2. Impatience is a contempt of God as a Governor. When we meet with rubs in the way of any design, when our expectations are crossed, we will break through all obstacles, to accomplish our projects, whither God will or no. When we are too much dejected at some unexpected providence, and murmur at the instruments of it, as if God devested himself of his prerogative of conducting humane affairs. When a little cross blows us into a Mutiny, and swells us into a sauciness to implead God, or makes us fret against him, (as the expression is, Isaiah 8.21.) wishing him out of his Throne; No sin is so devilish as this▪ there is not any strikes more at all the attributes of God than this, against his goodness, righteousness, holiness, wisdom, and doth as little spare his Sovereignty as any of the rest; What can it be else, but an impious invasion of his Dominion, to quarrel with him for what he doth, and to say, what reason hast thou to deal thus with me? This Language is in the nature of all impatience, whereby we question his Sovereignty, and Parallel our Dominion with his. When men have not that confluence of wealth or honour they greedily desired, they bark at God, and revile his Government; They are angry God doth not more respectfully observe them, as though he had nothing to do in their matters, and were wanting in that becoming reverence, which they think him bound to pay to such great ones as they are. They would have God obedient to their minds, and act nothing, but what he receives a Commission for from their wills. When we murmur, 'tis as if we would command his Will, and wear his Crown, a wresting the Sceptre out of his hands, to sway it our selves, we deny him the right of Government, disown his power over us, and would be our own Sovereigns; You may find the Character of it in the Language of Jehoram, (as many understand it.) 2 King. 6.33. Behold this evil is of the Lord; what should I wait for the Lord any longer? This is an evil of such a nature, that it could come from none but the hand of God, why should I attend upon him as my Sovereign, that delights to do me so much mischief, that throws curses upon me, when I expected blessings? I'll no more observe his directions, but follow my own sentiments, and regard not his Authority in the lips of his doting Prophet. The same you find in the Jews, when they were under God's lash. Jer. 18.12.
2. Impatience is a contempt of God as a Governour. When we meet with rubbs in the way of any design, when our expectations are crossed, we will break through all obstacles, to accomplish our projects, whither God will or no. When we are too much dejected at some unexpected providence, and murmur at the instruments of it, as if God devested himself of his prerogative of conducting humane affairs. When a little cross blows us into a Mutiny, and swells us into a sawciness to implead God, or makes us fret against him, (as the expression is, Isaiah 8.21.) wishing him out of his Throne; No sin is so devilish as this▪ there is not any strikes more at all the attributes of God than this, against his goodness, righteousness, holiness, wisdom, and doth as little spare his Soveraignty as any of the rest; What can it be else, but an impious invasion of his Dominion, to quarrel with him for what he doth, and to say, what reason hast thou to deal thus with me? This Language is in the nature of all impatience, whereby we question his Soveraignty, and Parallel our Dominion with his. When men have not that confluence of wealth or honour they greedily desir'd, they bark at God, and revile his Government; They are angry God doth not more respectfully observe them, as though he had nothing to do in their matters, and were wanting in that becoming reverence, which they think him bound to pay to such great ones as they are. They would have God obedient to their minds, and act nothing, but what he receives a Commission for from their wills. When we murmur, 'tis as if we would command his Will, and wear his Crown, a wresting the Scepter out of his hands, to sway it our selves, we deny him the right of Government, disown his power over us, and would be our own Sovereigns; You may find the Character of it in the Language of Jehoram, (as many understand it.) 2 King. 6.33. Behold this evil is of the Lord; what should I wait for the Lord any longer? This is an evil of such a nature, that it could come from none but the hand of God, why should I attend upon him as my Soveraign, that delights to do me so much mischief, that throws curses upon me, when I expected blessings? I'll no more observe his directions, but follow my own sentiments, and regard not his Authority in the lips of his doting Prophet. The same you find in the Jews, when they were under God's lash. Jer. 18.12.
