434 Chap. 29. An Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf. 3, before them. So the Lord is with his own people, even in the things which theydoe weakly and foolifhly (while hcneftly and with righteoufnefs) to keep them from mifcarrying ; he will fo guide the feet of his Saints, that they (hall not be taken in their own folly, while the feet of the wicked (hall be taken in their own wifdom. This is a very fpiritual and comfortable expot ti- on of that Scripture, and doth wonder'ully magnifie the kindnefs of God in the prefervation of his people. Laftly, As Job, fo we ought to afcribe our fafety andpeace to the Lordsprefervatten. As no man bath made, fo no man bath preferved himfelf. Let noman cover himfelf with his ownfeathers, or think himfelf fife under his own fhadow, or under the (hallow of any creature God is and muti be acknowledged, the Great Lord Protellour and preferver of men., _Woe to thofe who fit down in their own help, and woe to thofe who goe down toEgypt for help. xf by . gaddefl thou about fo much (faith the Prophet, jet. 2. 36137.) to change thyway, or changing thy way (that is, looking after,and refortiog ro newwayes of ftmport and fuccour) Thou (halt be a- fhamed of Egypt, as thou wall afbamed ofAffyria ; That is, Egypt teal l no more be able to protect thee,then Affyria did,who indeed dïftreffed thee, but ftrengrhned theenor, (2 Cbran.28.244) Tea, thou (halt goe forthfrom bim,witb thy bands upon thy bead (that is, lamenting and bewailing thy difappoìnrments) for the Lordbath rejeted thy confidences (though thou hadit x thoufand of them ; and the more thou haft, the more the Lord will mica them) and thoufhalt not profper to them. TheLord fometimes feems as if hedid not preferve us, but thecreature at beff Both but feem to doe it. job fcarce thought himfelf preferved byGod when he wvas fo forely troubled ; hut when he was preferved, he knew no preferver but God. O that it were with meas in the Month: ?aft, as in the days when Godprefervedme, ,Verf. 3. When bit candle !killedupon mine bead, andwhenby hie light Iwalked through darknefr. In the former verfe job confeffed that God kept him from evil ; in this he confeffeth that God direeted him to and in that which was good.There he had the powerof God topreferve him, here the light of God to lead hiini,, 114 :
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