'Chap. 25. An Expofttion upon the -Rook of j o B. Vert 2. 683 Power ía with him, and he can put forth his power:if God fend out his power, it g )eth and prevaileth. Sofeare ra with him, and be can fend out his feare to Ifrike- whom he will with feare, when and as oft as he will. TheScripture fheweth the Lord fending forth his feare at pleafure, and attaching the flrongefi and hardy- eft of the children ofmen. It is fayd (yen. 35 5.) And they j,ter- neyed (that is, yacob and his fmall company) and the terreur of God was upon the Cities that were round about them and they did not purfue after the Son; of yacob. The terrour ofGod was fent out to keepe them in, fo that none ofthem flitted. Elfe no doubt but all the Çieiee ould have purfurd them because of tint high provocation which the funs of yaceb had given them by the late (laughter of the Sichemites. When God promifed to fend Hor- nets before the people of liraelto drive out the uncircumcifed Nations, this feare was the HornetsEx;d. z3. 28.) God flung their hearts with feare, or (as it were b Hornets) buzz'd a fear into their cares ; as hedid into t ;e cares of the Syrians, who en- camped before Samaria ( z King 7 6, 7. ) The Lord made the heft of the Syrians to hear a noyfe of Ch:riors,and a style ofHerfèe, even the noyfe rfagreat iyff : and they laidone to another, lee the King of117,4(1loath hired ag=tiof us th Kings of the Hittites, and the Kings ofthe Egyptians toceme upon us Wherefore they arofe, and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horfes, and their afee, even the campe as it was, and fled for their life. As a word fromGod makes the heart confident and bold in the grea- teR danger, fo a word from God makes the heart fearefulf and cowardly, where there is no danger at all. This is the gory of God, that he can command our paflions. That by a mrdhe can make themfear, who doe not at allfear his word. Many menhave fear belonging to them, yet they cannot fend out their feare,they are in great place,and fo both dominion over men, and feare are with them ( for unto who.nfoever dominion belongs, fear Both belong ( Rem. 13. 7. ) Render to every man bis due, tribute to whom tribute is due, cu./tome to whom coifome. feare to whomfeare, honour ti vebsm honour, Yet (I fay ) many have dominion and fear belonging unto them, who cannot fend out their feare. Their power is defpifcd, and none regards them ç theycommand, andare not obeyed, they promífe and are not bt- leeved, they threaten and are not feared. Onely God can fend Sfffz out
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