Chap. 28. e4fn Éxpofition upon`fhe Book, of J o s. Verf. 28, 3b3 of that fear which the Lord fearerh, for in a Uric` `f enfe the Lord whom all mull fear, teareth nothing ; he is .infinitely above all fear. We read indeed, the Lord f_tneiirues expreffìug r. < <ïrni"el`, as having a teat tor us, bur he ir ft_ve. art aid of us. Thu; Mofes repro ears the Lord altro sefct sr,;, acd yet ,ea-ing the iffue of what he had retclved upon concerning his people (Dent . 3 2. a 6, 27) 1 fail 1wouldfcatrcr them into corners, I would make the re- membrance of them to ceafefrom among men, ryere it not that I fea- red the we atb of the Enemy. Howdid the Lord fear the wrath of the Enemy ? was he afraid of the Enemies 01 the people of Ifael left they mould enter upon his Dominions, or hurt him in his eftata ? did the Lord thus fear the wrath of the Enemies of his people ? not at all ! he never feared any Enemy, he never feared any fuch fear ; but when he faith, were it notthat I feared the wrath of the Enemy , He feared it for his peoples fake, or he feared it, slot as if the wrath of the enemy could hurt him or impede his happinefs, but legit they should have an occafion to darken the glory of what he iliculd doe righteoufly in rfflicding his people, as if not his justice but their power had done it,or leaft they fhould over-doe it , azsd as heCpeakes (Zach. a. ti ) when be 'vas a little otofpltafed,they fhould help forward the affliilion,As. his meaning is clean), explained inthe wordes which follow in Deseterononne Luis their adverfaries fhould behave themfelvesJlrangcly, and staff they fhould fay oil, hand it high,:and the Lord bath not done all tbrù. As if be had laid, If I.give my pecprc up to their enemies , they will irfult and trample on them without mercy or meafeere, and fay,wbere is now their G d ? or'tis not god, but we,wbs have brought thins down; Of this blafphemy agairfi himfeif, and tyranny over his people, =h.e Lori himfelf was afra d ; he isfometimer afraid for man, beet he is never afraid of man. He is fom.imes afraid (to fpeak after themanner of men) to pa an ()cuticle' into the hands of wicked men ro vent their malic and their lusts, but he is never afraid of any detriment, which the hí ;heft astings of their malice and of their [arts can doe to bihp. Andas for this text in Job, it ftpe eketh nor of any tear at 1 which the Lord (i n any fence ) feareth, but of a fear wherewith theLord is to be feared. And thus in a twooisd fence; is iz C allerl the fear of the Lord. Cenitivuc ob. Firft, b.catrfc he is the cbj-fit of it, or the perion to be jeflt & feared. emit, Aaae Se-
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