Chap. 31. ..in Expofticn upon the Book of .16 s. Verl. 25. 547 politick and painful' men that could rever get riches by their ut-. melt Endeavours; it is ofGod that any get wealth. But the:cer- nali man takes alhor molt to himfelfe, and never afcribes hisMc- (tile ingettingwealth to God , unitffe it be to cafe hirfelfeof his fin in getting ir, Man naturally defires to be fomewhat CO himfelfe, acd to be looked upon as the Authour and fir:fher of his own Grearnefs. And therefore God chargeth his own people to take heed of this (Dent. 8. 14, 17, r 8.) Beware that then f r- get not the Lord thy GodWhich brought theeont ofthe landtfegypre. &c. And thoulay in thy keart,mypower and the might of myhand bathgotten race this wealth. Men femetimes thanke. God with their tongues, and fly, Bleffed be Godwe are rich; and yet with their hearts they fay, with mymight andpower have I got thin : but thou fhalt remember the Lord thy God, for he it in that give, thee power toget wealth. Many labour to get wealth but God is he that-gives power to get wealth ; and 'cis of grace that any. acknowledge this power to be of God. The proud Affyrian would not acknowledge this, we heare the language not onlyof his heart but of his tongue Ufa. t o, r 3.) Hejaith by the firesegth ofmy hand I have done se, and by mywijdome, for I am prudent. And fuitable to this opinionwas the practice of the Chaldean' (Hab. a. r6.) They (acriface to their cranenets, andburnt Intern unto their drag, becauje by them their portion in fat andtheir meato plenteous ., that is, they conceave that their hard or the meanes which they have deviled and ufed,'bath procured them all their fiore and plenty, and therefore they fecrcfice and borne lncenfe to them ; that is, having a`cribed to them that efficiency which is proper toGod, they allo bellow upon them that honour which is proper to God incenfe and facrfice. Thus 7buchadncz r boafted (Dan.4.3e.) This isgreat?abylonwhich I have built for the houfe ofthe kingdome (that wá. his defigne,but by what means did he effect ii? he liignifies that plainly enough, as to his owns appreherfion, in the next words) by the might of my power ; (to which he againe fobjoynes and thet more fully ; the finali cattle or his aymein rayfing this mighty RIOure) For the homer ofmy Mafffiy. Man is a covetotu Creature, bee wouldhave all for him - felfe; andhe is a proud creature, be attributes all to him,le.fe , or thinker hebath allfrom himfelfe. M n would have even falvatir,n it felfe byhis own getting. Hence that great Controvccfie, and Aaaaz con-
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