Chap. 26 An Expofition upon the Book of jOB. Vert. 12.. 80 up, fo that the deeper of the river,even thofe hindrances,which it was thought could never be removed, (hall dry upat his com- mand or rebuke,andthe pride ofAftria jhall be brurghe el wn,and the fcepter of Egypt ¡bald depart away, that is, they who flail then be to the p:opie ofGod, as Egypt and A¡fjriawere ofold, hard Ta -kwafters and leaders of them into Captivity, !hall be (ubdued and removed, when they areproudeft and in their grea- teft power.'Tis matter of ftrong confolation to all the faithful!, that they ferve a God who is able to reconcile the divided fpirits of his o.vn people one to another,and caufe all their envy tode. part from them; who is able allo to reconcile their greateft ad- verfaries to them, and eyther to flay their enmity, or to flay them as enemies. Thirdly, 'Ili matter ofcomfort to the people of God.For he who can appeafe the rage ofthe Sea,can allo appeafe the rage of Satan,and Imite through the proud waves of his Temptations. Satan goeth about conti-ually to raife formes, and me poore foules O the rage of temptation that manypoore foules are un. der, how do the billowes of it rife like a violent fea, wave after wave,gu(t after guff As God himfelfe raifeth formes of tempta- tion agsinft a poor foul (thus David fpake in his own cafe, Pfal. 42. 7. Dupe calleth untodupeat the wifeof thy water (pouts : all thy waves and thybillowes aregone over we)which yet in due time he will appeafe; fo when Satan by his leave orcommand,direc&i- on or permif on raifeth formesof temptation, which he bath nomind to allay but rather to encreafe and double dayly more and more, yet Owearied and weather beaten foul, be ofgood cheere, the Lord can Imite through the proud enemySatan,with ali his floods, and waves of temptation, and makea calme Laftly, Let them alto remember this and be comforted who find proud waves,proud lufts,and corruptions,ftirring and raging like a Sea within them. For that which is laid by the Prophet of the wicked,is true in part ofthe righteous,and fometimes it is in a very great meafure fulfilled in them (The wicked are like the troubled Sea when it cannot roß, (Ifa: 57. 20.) that is, they are like the Sea in a forme which is fo, not only becaufe ofthe un. quietnefïe of their (pinks about the providences and dealings of God with them, but becaufe their violent lufts hurry them this wayand that way as the fea is toy led and toffed by the windes, Kkkkk this
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