Job 10

Position 10. God's mercy, as it makes the saints happy, so it should make them humble: mercy is not the fruit of our goodness, but the fruit of God's goodness. Mercy is an alms that God bestows; they have no cause to be proud that live upon the alms of God's mercy (Job 10:15). "…

2. In other debts, men may get a protection, so that none can touch their persons, or sue them for the debt; but who shall give us a protection from God's justice? Job 10:7: there is none that can deliver out of your hand. Indeed the Pope pretends that his pardon shall be men's…

God works strangely; he brings Order out of Confusion, Harmony out of Discord; he makes use many times of unjust men, to do that which is just: He is wise in heart, Job 10.4. He can reap his Glory out of men's fury, Psalm 76.10.

God therefore being a faithful creator, tenderly loves all his creatures. So Job reasons with God, that he will not cast him off, because he is the work of his hands (Job 10:3). 2. God will bear with his creature, to see whether it will be brought to any good end and use before…

Surely our iniquities will inquire after us, if we will not inquire after them. Indeed, in the day of affliction, a gracious soul is inquisitive about nothing more than the procuring and provoking cause of his troubles (Job 10:2), Show me for what you contend with me? That is to…

And (2.) that peculiar vital Life which we have by the union of the rational Soul with the Body is from God also, and that in an especial manner, Gen. 2. 7. Job 10. 12. But neither of these are any-where called the Life of God.

But this is vastly different from the case of the saints under sanctified afflictions; for as they have highr motives and nobler principles, so they have lower and more sensible ones too; and these are, in their kind and place, very useful to them. (2.) Besides, you must know, t…

He comes nigh in mercies also, Psalm 145:18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, &c. Yea, he is said to visit us by his Providence when he corrects, Hosea 9:7 and when he saves and delivers, Psalm 106:4 These visitations of God preserve our spirits, Job. 10:12 And…

Seeing God gives the greater, we need not to doubt but he wil affoard the lesse. In this reason Christ teaches us, to make right use of our creation; namely, by the consideration of it, to learne confidence in Gods prouidence for all things needfull to our naturall life: Job. 10…

2. God bears much affection to man as he is his creature, and the work of his hands, and the saints plead it when they would be spared, and when they would be saved. As (Job 10:3): Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands? So vers…

I am a worm, and no man. Bradford a Martyr, yet subscribes himself a sinner, Job 10:15. If I am righteous, I will not lift up my head:

2. What we must do when we are brought low. 1. Let us search the sin which is the cause of our trouble, Job 10:2. Show me wherefore thou contendest with me: Lord, What is that sin which has provoked thee to bring me low? Lamentations 3:40.

I looked then, and saw a man named Evangelist coming to him, and he asked, “Why do you cry?” He answered, “Sir, I perceive, by the book in my hand, that I am condemned to die, and after that to come to judgment (Hebrews 9:27); and I find that I am not willing to do the first (Jo…

And if a gracious soul is so apt to be humbled for other men's sins, much more for his own. Fifthly, the upright soul is inquisitive under the rod to find out that evil for which the Lord contends with him by affliction (Job 10:2): 'Show me why you contend with me'; and Job 34:3…