314 Chap. 3r. An Expofition upon the Boole of J o a. Verf.2. God had done againft her for a time, (T ¡at. 44. ro.) He will break! them fore in the place of dragons, and cover themwith the fhadowof death. Thirdly This verfe may be ttnderftood, as a query or que- (tion, towhich anfwer is made in the next verle; what portion ofGod is there from above ? &c. What bath Goddefigned them ro, and provided for them ? I will tell you what ( faith fob ) Is not deft ruElion to the wicked, and a firange puni/loment to the workers ofiniquitie ? This connexion is of like fence with that of the Apoftle ; Rem. 6.21. ) .Phatfruit hadyee thenofthofe things whereof yee are now aJhaweJ ?far the endofthofe things is death. As here the queftion is, what portionofGod is there from above ? &c. fo there the queftion is, what fruit had yee ? To this the Apoftle anfwers, Theend of thole things is death. And lobs an- fwer is the fame, though prefented in a queftion,Isnot deftration to the wicked ? That's a pregnant expofition leading to the next verle ; only before I come to thofe words , take this Inference from the verfe in hard. ?ob, we fee, propounds this as a reafon why he was fo watch- full over his eyes and heart, namely, left it fhould hinder his por- tion withGod, or take God offfrom being his portion. Then ; A godly man may keep his heart offfrom doing evill, left do- ing it he fhould keepeoffgoodfrom himfelfe. Thus yob a godly man tutor'd his foule, and thus any godly man may. When we are tempted to fin, wee may wel demand, What rortion Ad we have from Clod ? or conclude wee can.have no portion worth the having :'ris bell to watch againft fin, and over our owne foules, becaufe wee love holineffe, and defire to pleafe God, or b caute we would not grieve him thefe are the 'aloft fpirituall Arguments of our abftinence from worldly lulls, yet 'tis good to fay, I will abftaine , and take careof mine eyes and heart left I fin, becaufe fin will hinder my receaving apor- tion fromGod, or weaken my plea with God for a portion. What was ill anfwered by that kinfman, when hewas invited to marry Ruth ( Chap. 4.6.) will be a good anfwer when we at any time are tempted tocontras* with fin , or match with any wickednes,, We cannot doe it , left wemar our owne inheritance. As
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