Chap. 25. An Expsfition upon the Beokof JOB. Verf 3. 689 all thefe kinder, is as much the honour as it is onely in the power ofGod. He maketbpeace in his highplaces. Secondly, Oblerve.. Where God is mß eminently, there ismoff peace. Hee makes peace on the earth, but his high places where his tnoft glorious appearance is, there is nothing but peace. And as There is nothing but peace inheaven, where God declares him- felfe moft clearely, fo they towhomGod declares himfelfemod clearely on earth are moft for peace : the neerer and tine l.ker wee are unto God, the neerer wee are unto peace, and the more wee like it. All true peace floweth out fromGod, ansi the more of a healing and peace-making fpirit appeares in any man,the more of God appéares in him. Lathy , By way of inference ; Take this, Fitt, Seing God makes peace in his high places, or in heaven above, how eafil can he ( when our breaches are widen) make peace in thefe low placesof the earth. And becaufe,as it is his property; fohis proanife to doe ir, wee fhould Waite upon him for and urge aimwith the fulifillingof this pron,ife, that hewho makes peace alwayes in the high places of heaven , would make that five fold peace in the low places of the earth. Secondly, Seeing God is able to make peace in all places, he can alfo make cvarre in all places. The fame power doth borh,and 23i/dad íhewes the preparations of God for warre as wel as his fanâions of peace. For he bath innumerable Armyes under his command, as it follows in the next verfe. Verf. 3. Is there any number ofhis /Invite ? and upen whom doth not bis light arife ? There feemes to befornewhat a ftrange conjudáion between there two verles, bee makerhpeace, and, le there any number ofhis Armies ?One would thinke wee fhould heare of nothing but warre, whenwe heare of fuch cumberlefle armyes. God bath in- numerable invincible armyes, alwayes ready for warre, yet he is mofe ready tomake peace yea he who is The Lord f Hifts,is allo ailed, The Lord cfpeace (2, Thef. 3. a6.) This likewile fpeakes the dominion, power, and MajeffyofGod in that he maketh peace, Tttt and
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