An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

Job was one of Gods darlings; and God was embracing him, while he was scourging him. Job had kisses from heaven, when he felt nothing but lashes here upon the earth. The heart of God was full of love, while his hand was filled with a rod; his bowels yearned upon Job, and his face terrified him at the same time. That precious man Heman, was followed with terrors and visions of amazement all his days, I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up, while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted (Psal. 88.15.) The terrors of God, even terrors to distraction, may be the present portion of those, whose portion is everlasting mercy. Observe,

Job was one of Gods darlings; and God was imbracing him, while he was scourging him. Job had kisses from heaven, when he felt nothing but lashes here upon the earth. The heart of God was full of love, while his hand was filled with a rod; his bowels yearn'd upon Job, and his face terrified him at the same time. That precious man Heman, was followed with terrours and visions of amazement all his daies, I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up, while I suffer thy terrours I am distracted (Psal. 88.15.) The terrours of God, even terrours to distraction, may be the present portion of those, whose portion is everlasting mercy. Observe,

Secondly, Man is not able to bear the anger of G d.

Though he be but correcting us, yet we cannot bear his anger toward us. This caused the Prophet to cry out (Jer. 10.24.) Correct me, O Lord, but not in thine anger. The words are not a prayer for correction (I know no warrant for that) but a submission to it. As if he had said, Lord, I am willing to bear thy correction, but I cannot (and who can?) bear thine anger. The Church complains (