388 FOßGIYEï6ESS OF SIN. nitely. Behold the universe, the glorious fabric of hea- ven and earth! how little is it that we know of its beauty, order and design! yet was it all the product of the word of his mouth ; and with the same facility can he, when he pleaseth, reduce it to its primitive nothing. And what are we poor worms of the earth, an incon- siderable unknown part of the lower series and order of the works of his hands, few in number, fading in condition, disregarded even by most of our fellow-crea- tures, that we should withdraw ourselves from under his dealings with us, or be weary of waiting for his pleasure ! This he presses on us : "Be still, and know that I am God." Psalm 46: 10. Let there be no more repinings, no more disputings; continue waiting in si- lence and patience ; consider who I am : "Be still, and know that I am God." Further, to help us in this consideration, let us direct our minds towards some of the glorious, essential, in- communicable properties of his nature distinctly: as, 1. His eternity. This Moses proposes, to bring the souls of believers to submission, trust and waiting : "From everlasting to everlasting thou art God." Psalm 90 : 2. One that bath his being and subsistence, not in a duration of time, but in eternity itself. So doth Hab- bakkuk also : "My Lord, my God, my holy One, art thou not from everlasting 1" Hab. 1: 12. And hence he draws. his conclusion against making haste in any con dition, and for tarrying and waiting for God. The like consideration is managed by David also. Psalm 102: 27. How inconceivable is this glorious, divine property to the thoughts and minds of men! how weak are the ways and terms whereby they go about to express it !
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=