501 Chap.31. fin Expofrtion upon the Book of J o B. Verf:2;, oufneffe without the feare ofman, fo in the feare ofGod all our dayes. All believers are warned to werke out their fakatienwith feare and trembling (Phil. 2. a 2.) that is, they Mould feare and tremble to doe any thing which doth nor(as the Apoftle fpeakes, He / }.ó. 9.)accompany falvation while they are working it out. `Princes muff be ju(f ruling in thefeare of God (2 Sam, 23. 3. ) Mom, ratio, The Kings ofthe earth are called, ( `Pfal. 2. io.) Toferve him... a prinùpibus tbitkfeare, andtorque!, before himwith trembling, to kiffe the Son femper recoten- leaß be be angry,Deftruâion from the Almighty should be a ter- da, ut del tima- rot to them againft doing evil! who by their r ifice are a terror re coercii ni-- to evil!-doers.tt was the unjuft Judge who neyther regardedmen hiC inDujtu n, nor feared God Luke 18.2. God delights to fee the fonnes nib%! viclentum ( } g Arrentant. ofmen honour him in alrthat he is, he delights to fee themhat tour him in his juftice, and in his wrath, aswell as inhis loveand mercy. WhenChrift law his Disciples dauntedwith the feare of men, (Luke r 2.4, 5 ) He faith, Be not afraidof them that kill the body, &c. But 1 will forewarne you whom, you ¡hall feare, feare him, whichafter he bathkillyd bathpower to calf into helyea, Ifayuntoyou feare him. While he cakes them off from the feare ofman, hedoth not take them offfrom all feare, yea he urgeth them with the feare of God ; He would have deftruâion from the Almighty a terror ro them. And, such is the proneneffe of man to fin, that he needs all manner ofhelpe,and the strength of all fortsofarguments to keepe him from ir. Laftly, We may take this cnunfel from lobs profeffion,when we areabout todoe any thing, let us examine and confider,whe. therGod allow it or no; If he diffallow it, let us forbeare and feare to meddle with it, thoughmen flatter us or give us liberty, yea though theyaflìft and give us helpe. The reason why fo rna- ray breake the rules, bothof piety towards God and of honefty towards man, is becaufe they have lavd by or afide, all feare of deftrue`tion from the Almighty. Deftruaionfrom the Almighty was a terror tome ; andby reafon of;ie Highneffe I couldmot endure. The rooteof the word here rendred HiQhnes, lignifies two Facial ejus things ; Firft, to lift up Secondly, to beare. Upbn which ground ferre nonpotui. this text is dived-1y trarflared ; Some thus, by realmof hie weight Vulg. or burden Icouldnot endure ; er, I couldnot ¿tare bùburden. But what
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=