An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…

1. That he hath a supreme power, and independent Dominion and Sovereignty over us, whereby he distributeth comfort, when, where, and to whom he pleaseth. For in being a God of it, that supposeth all comfort is at his command; he makes it go where he goeth, and he taketh it away where he pleaseth. Hence we read in Scripture a cup of consolation, Jer. 16. 7. and a cup of salvation, Psal. 116. 3. and Psal. 23. 5. David speaketh of his cup running over, that is, a cup of gladness and joy. Now why is it called a Cup? Expositors say, It's an allusion to the master of a feast amongst the Jews, whose custom was to assign the Cup of praise, and thanks to those who were to drink of it. In that then it is called the Cup of gladness, that supposeth it to be a cup in Gods hand, who is the chief governor of the world, and that he giveth those to drink, whom he approveth of. Even as the Scripture speaks also of a Cup of astonishment, a cup of anger and fury in his hand, which he will make nations to drink off whether they will or no, Jer. 25. 28. God then hath a cup of joy in his hand, and he giveth his people to drink of it, when he pleaseth; we cannot have joy and comfort when we please. The godly afflicted soul would give a world for comfort in his heart, but he cannot procure a drop to his own soul by his own power.

1. That he hath a supream power, and independent Dominion and Sovereignty over us, whereby he distributeth comfort, when, where, and to whom he pleaseth. For in being a God of it, that supposeth all comfort is at his command; he makes it go where he goeth, and he taketh it away where he pleaseth. Hence we read in Scripture a cup of consolation, Jer. 16. 7. and a cup of salvation, Psal. 116. 3. and Psal. 23. 5. David speaketh of his cup running over, that is, a cup of gladnes and joy. Now why is it called a Cup? Expositors say, It's an allusion to the master of a feast amongst the Jews, whose custome was to assign the Cup of praise, and thanks to those who were to drink of it. In that then it is called the Cup of gladnesse, that supposeth it to be a cup in Gods hand, who is the chief governour of the world, and that he giveth those to drink, whom he approveth of. Even as the Scripture speaks also of a Cup of astonishment, a cup of anger and fury in his hand, which he will make nations to drink off whether they will or no,