An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

A Second motive to beware o• this dreadful wrath is this, because if once the wrath of God be up, as there is no ransom, so no power in the creature that can deliver. That we have in the latter part of the 19th verse, nor all the forces of strength; though thou hast armies, millions of men in arms, yea though thou hast legions ⟨p. 296⟩of Angels in pay, yet they cannot prevail, all the forces of strength cannot deliver thee.

A Second motive to beware o• this dreadful wrath is this, because if once the wrath of God be up, as there is no ransom, so no power in the creature that can deliver. That we have in the latter part of the 19th verse, nor all the forces of strength; though thou hast armies, millions of men in armes, yea though thou hast legions ⟨p. 296⟩of Angels in pay, yet they cannot prevail, all the forces of strength cannot deliver thee.

There is also a third consideration, to show the unavoidableness of the wrath of God, namely, because there is no fleeing no making an escape from it. Some indeed are so angry that you cannot satisfy them with a ransom, and so powerful that no strength can deliver you from their power, yet possibly you may make an escape and hide from them, you may get out of the way and lye out of sight; but saith Elihu, that will not do neither in this case, (v. 20.) desire not the night when people are cut off in their place; the night or darkness will be no cover to thee from the wrath of an angry God. Thus you have the sum and substance of this admonition to Job, Beware, because there is wrath, and that wrath of God so terrible that nothing can deliver from it, no ransom, no power, nor can we deliver our selves by flight, or by darkness.

There is also a third consideration, to shew the unavoidableness of the wrath of God, namely, because there is no sleeing no making an escape from it. Some indeed are so angry that you cannot satisfy them with a ransom, and so powerful that no strength can deliver you from their power, yet possibly you may make an escape and hide from them, you may get out of the way and lye out of sight; but saith Elihu, that will not do neither in this case, (v. 20.) desire not the night when people are cut off in their place; the night or darkness will be no cover to thee from the wrath of an angry God. Thus you have the sum and substance of this admonition to Job, Beware, because there is wrath, and that wrath of God so terrible that nothing can deliver from it, no ransom, no power, nor can we deliver our selves by flight, or by darkness.