770 Chap. 26. dnExpo/itiontepon theBook of JOB. Vert. ç. from the eye ofour uoderftanding,fo that,we can no moreconi- prehcnd the glory of Godin him'elfe or in his waycs and work- ings towards man, then we can fee the Sunne,M ann,snd Sta.-res, when muffled and wraps up in thicxe clouds,Thus David (peak eth of the Lord (`Pal. 18 a1.) He made darknefe his fierce place : hie pavilion rruod abint him, were dark,, waters and thick chub I the skies. But the Apoftle faith (1 Tim. 6, 16 ) That God'dwelleth in light. How then doth the ?tialmift fay there and elfewhere that he made clouds and darknefs his fecret place and his pavilion?I anfwer, As the Lord is light and bath no dart! fe ar all in him (?ohn 1. 5 ) fo, as to himirlfe, he ever dweilech in and hath no clouds nor darkneffe at all about him. And the: efore when it is Paid, that he fpreadeth a cloud upon his throne, and. maketh darknefte his fecret place,or his fenre: place dike; we are to underftand it in reference to our (elves; for wheufuever Godhi.deth htmfelfe, or the rea ton of his dealings and difpenfsnons from us, Then the cloud is Ipread upon his Throne. When God is laid to fpread a cloud, over us, or any thing we have, it noreth his care over us, aid his p.roteetionof us (I¡n. 4. 5.) /lead the Lordwill create upon ever) dwelling place ofmou:sr Zion, and upon her afomblyes a cloud andfneake by day,,, and theßainïxg ofa1lirning fl..e by night (what is meant both by this cloud and flaming fire ís clearly expounded in the loft words of the verfe)for upon all theglory 'hall be adefence(or a c tiering) Thus, I'fay, a cloud fpread by God upon us, implyeth that we are under his covert and defence. But when God fpreadeth a cloud uponor covereth himfelfe with a cloud, this implyeth(all theScripture over)the hidingind concealing of himfetf and his works from us. And in this fence 706 faith ; I'z koldeth backthe faceofIda ,thrane,,andfpreadeth a cloud upon it. Hence note. Firft, Clod bath a throne. Kings have thrones,rnuch more halls Gód who is the King of kings, King Solomon made hinolelfe a great throne of Ivory, and overlayd it with the beftgold (r Kings zo, 18.) Kings have for. mall Thrones, God bath areal one. He bath all power in his hand, and this he adminiftreth according to the pleafure of his Owes will both in heaven and earth-, Noce..
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