Chap. 26. Ai Expofition sepsn the Bookof JOB. Veri to. 777 Thirdly, God is able to flop thofe Seas of error, and give a bound to thofe floods of falfe dodrine,which are ready to over- flow the face of the world.The Sea or flood of the Arrian here- fie(:vhichdenyed the Diety of Chrift,or made him barely a mart by nature, onely chiathed with wonderful powers and priviled- ges, this heretic, I fay, like a fea or flood ) had almoft over- whel'end the whole world ; yet God compaffed thofe ßlacke waters with bound, and gave them a commandement which they could not paffe : and though in this age they feeme to re- turne , and firive to over flow the earth againe , yet both the Waters of that herefie and ofall other damnable herefies (as the ApoftieTtter calls them z Sp: 2. I.) which abound in thele dayes, and threaten us with .a fearerull inundation, are compaf- fed with bounds which they (hall not exceed. The Apoftle fpea- leech of Tome in his time, (2. Tim. 3. 8, 9 ) who as ?antics and ambres witbfhod Mc/es, fo did they alfo refifi the truth; men of corrupt minds, reprcbate(or as we put in theMargin, ofno Yudle- ment)concerning the truth.Bot they ¡hall proceed nofursher;So the Apoftle prophecyed of them ; as if he had laid ; They have a mind to proceed further, their will istooppofe truth and propa . gate erro r (in infinitum) without end But they have nowgone to the utmoft of their line, they are come to their border, to their bound ; they fhall proceed nofurther, for their folly /hall be made no,Inif,fi rinse all men, at theirs alio was ;that is, it (hall ap- peare toall men that the do6trine which they flood up for, was nothing elfebut a bundle of folly, and that the dodrine which they withftood was the truth and wildome of God. Fourthly,Then,theLord is able to flop and bound the floods, the feas ofaffliftion,trouble,and peefecution,which are ready to fwallow up hi 3 Church and people. The Church bleffeth God for her deliverance from troubles,under this AlleoorieofWaters (Tiod. 124.2, 3, 4, 5 ) If ir hadnot been the Zrd, who was on our jisle, when men rofe ap againfi su, they had [wallowed 114 rip quicke,when their wrath was kindled againgus, then the waters had overwhelmed ea, the fireatne had gone over our foilleithen the proud waters badgone over our fettle. Waters, ftreames, proud waters are nothing elfe but theperfecuting fpirit and proceedings ofungodly enemies. And why did not thefe lay all waft ? God would not fuffer them. When the Serpent (Rev: 12. Is, 16.) Ggggg raft
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