Chap. 26. An Expofistan *pan the Book of J 014. Veil. j 727 That which we $rive not to doe in a right manner, we (upon the tarter) doe not at all. We may refolve there interrogations of the Tlx:. into negations, H R, baft thou helped hire, that off with- cut Aver ? is as much as this, thou haft not helped hin>: rowfavift thou the arme that bath no ftrenith?is indeed, Thu h41 net faved him : how heft rise c.unfelled him that hash no wild, nut ? carryeth this mea ,ing rh u kaftgiven him ne-counfel; we Luc t tay,as good never a whir, as never the better, and how good oevrr any thing is that we doe, if we doe it atniffe, it will be reckoned by God (what reckoning touter men make of i) as ifwe had done no fees thing. (Miffs raid to the Lord under a temptation, when he was troubled at the complaint of the people, becaufe the delive- rance promifed did not come on, and they were not freed as was exile&ed ; Lord, wber= f re haft thou evill entreated this (+:afile ? why ie it ¡hit thou haft lent me ? for fence 1 came to Phareah to Ireake in thy name, be barbd ne mill to this people,neither haft :bog delivered thypecp!e at all, (Esod. 5.23 ) Is this a deliverance.? this is no deliverance ; we areapt to thinke the mercies of God no mercies, unlefs he give us full and perfect mercies; unleffe we pretends/ receive all that we looke for, we look upon it as ifwe! had received nothing at all. But how truly may the Lord fay to the children ofmen,when they perform duties [lightly, and neg- ligently, ye have not done them at all, y e have wither prayed, nor heard, nor fatted at all,becau(e ye have been negligent ir,nd& unprofitable under them. The workes and duties of the belt are notevery' way full. but the works and dutyes of Tome are altoge- ther empty ; and they doe no hing in :ill they doe. Fourthly, In the(e feverall interrogations, axe hereheid forth the (overall effeets of holy advice given according to the word, and mind ofGod; row hall thoubelpedhim that io without power? Paved thearme that bath nefirength ? c=.unrolled kine that hail; ne »irdo ne ? As if he had laid, thou indeed hat offered me counÿel fromGod,ifthou had managed it righr,this would have binthe fruit of it; I who have no power thud have been hel; el, and I who am as a'n arme without ftrengrh fhould have been laved. Hence obfervc. That the word ofGoder divine truths are mighty in operation, when direly adininifred. The word of truthconveigherh strength to the weak;wifdome tos
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