78o Chap, z6. AnExpofîtionuFon the Took of JO B. fJerf, i o. in regard of natural' ftrengthor ativity, and it feldome keeps long at the fame length in regard of civil ftrengch or Authority. As there are many things which man ctnnot nur ever could do, fo there are many things, which once a man could doe, but now he cannot.He is changed or the times are changed,eicher he hath not the fame power in him'elfe,or the fame powers are not con- tinued unto him.That man may be found (baking and trembling, who a while before (as'cis laid of the Affyrian, IJa: 14. 16.) made the earth ro tremble, and did 'hake kingdoms, inlomuch that all (as 'cis at the Io, verfe of the fame Chapter).ihall (peak and fayunto him. Art thou alfobecomeBeak as we,art thou become like untate?Thus we fee the mightieft men cannot dowhat they have done; they who have compaffd the rage and fury of men with bounds, can bound them no more, but they break in upon them like,a wide breaking in of the Sea, and beare down all be- fore them. But the power of Godknower no abatings, nor his / band any fhortnings, as he hach bounded both the natural and myflical warers,fo he can and will bound them and none (hall hinder untill the day and night come to an end, The Lord (faith. David, Pfal. 29 io.) liteeth upon the flood, yea the Lord ftuetá. Dingfor ever. As if he -had laid, The Lord loth not onely fit up- on (that is, rule-and govcrne) the floods fora while, but he ru- leth and governeth them alwayes, heReath upon them Ding for ever, even untill day andnight came to an end. Thirdly note. The waters [hall n^ver totally overflow the earth; As God bath given them a bound, fo fuch a bound as (hall keep them incom- pafir for ever;And as we have an affura7ce in the power of God, that hecan keepor com.paff the waters with bounds to the end of the world; fo altowe have his promife and his faïthfulnefs en- gaged that he will maintaine thofe banks and bounds, andkeepe them in fuch repaire that the waters (hall never prevaile over them (gen. 9., 8 91o, 11.) AndGod /cakeunto Noah and to his font with him, laying, andI, behold, I r;,lablilh my Covenant with you, and withyour feedafteryou; &c. neireer'hall all fi :/h becut many more by the waters ofa 17,od,ntither (ha& there beany more a flood todeffrey the earth. And as mankind is under this promife offreedome from an univerfal deluge, fo every godly man may rife
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