Chap. 24. An Expofuion upon 'the Boob of J ä a. Veil. 24. was a rub, a remora in the way of the manof fin, chat he could not doe what he would: The power of theRomane Empire flood in his way, and till that was taken out ofthe way, he to do no great feates, he couldnot appear in his colours. Now As God tooke away the power'of the Romane Empire, as to that bight . wherein it had formerly been exercifd, That the man of fin, might havea liberty, to doe evill and fill up the meafìare ofhis ini- quity; fo God rakes away many wicked men,left they fhould do more evill, and even exceed the meafure of their inquity, They are taken out of the way ao all others. This may be expounded ; firft, ofperlons fecondly,ofthings; Transfernntùr They ¡hall be taken away, and be Pent out of the world as the u csre- z,rrec g ifü aa tueaneft pert°ns, or according to the common lot of all men, àeit jw quam i cæ,eib This is underftood two wayes;fiat, to thew that in death all men ris. fare alike;fo that we cannot diftingui(h a good man froma wick- Etfi ad tem os ed man by the manner of his death ; fecondly, to thew that they ä non deas are highelit in the world, areas Toone overthrown by death tent: tanmen non as the lowed. Hence Note. 65 God can to eafly removemou:ntaines as mole- bile, and as quick- ly triumph in his anger over theGreateff, su over the leaft. They who are higheft in this world, are nomore in his hand, who is higher then the higheft, then the lowell of this world are. Nocreature ikrengrh can Rand again(' God. Whenwe fee ene- mies high we are ready to fay, who (hall pull them do line, but God can pull them downe, a all others, the high Cedars, the thong oalses fhall be like the pooreft throb By whom ¡hall facob aril,for he it fmall ? (faith theProphet Amos 7.2.)O how (hall the weaknefleof7acob he ftrengthned,and the lownef a of 7acob beexalted ? by whom /hall ?acob ari(e, forhe is [mall ? as we are apt to queftion the riling of the people ofGod, becau'e they are fn,all, fo the fall of theenemies ofGod and of his people, b caul they are Rrong andgreat. By whom (hall the bloodyenemies be brought down, for they are high ? by whom fhall our oppref- bourr l e deftroyed, for they are flrong ? Such are the reafonings and queftionings ofour real and unbeliefe, 1 he text and poynt Qq q q make aliter quarr afij Eel:
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