422 Chap.3I. An E.epofition upon the Book of J o B. Vedaz. God. But yet he knows how to make ufe of all other notions, in which it is reprefented. He can make ufe of the fire andwrath that is in fin. And this not in a legal! but tpirituall way. He that bath attained to the greateft fpirituallneffe may doe fo , and be Spiritual! in it.Howholy a man was yob ! how hill ofevangelicall .principles ! yet thofe principles of the danger of fin had their place with him. Chrtft dire&s to fuch apprehenfions ( Luk 12. S. ) Fearehim which after ke bath !tilled, bathpower to eafii into hell, Ifay untoyou feare bins. Threatnings have their ufe aswell as promifes; And they who are heires ofthe promife,know how to make a profitable ufe of threatnings. A godly'man lookes not only to the evil! and filthof fin, and abhorrs it,but he lookes alto to the danger offin and avoyds it. He looks upon theblack- neffe offin and !oaths it; And he looks upon the fire that is in fin and feares it. who can take fire inbù bofome, andnot be burnt ? is Solomon, queftion in relation to this fin ofadultery, (Pro. 6: ) Surely no man can ; He that takes this tin into his bofome, takes fire into his bofome,and will not fire in the bofome burn ? And we may put another queftion in relation to the fame fin ; Is anyman fo foolífhor fool hardy,as to take fire into his bofome? Surely no man is. But though noman will take natural! fire into his bofome, no nor touch it willingly with his littlefinger, yet howmany are there who take this figurative fire into their be forces, yea let it lie burning in their foules. Againe, Yob faith ofAdultery, It io a fire that confumeth; He puts it in a dire& predication. Hence note. Sixthly: The evilly that at any time are upon us, are vertually or in of -, feïi ourfins. Thus the Prophet tells the peopleof /from/ ( 7er. 4. 18. ) Thy way andthy doings have procured thefe things unto thee, this is thy wickednefe, becaufe it isbitter,becaufe it reacloetbunto thineheart. So we may fay ofthe fire that confumeth thefe fanners, This is your adultery, this isyour uncleaneneffe. We may layof famine, and the fword deftroying other finners, thefe are your drunken- neffe, &c. Some wickedneffe or other produceth all thefe. Laftly , ( faith lob) it is a fire that confumeth. Wee lay of thofe naturali elements, fire andwater, They are geed fervants, Bat
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