Patience and its perfect work under sudden & sore trialsPatience and its perfect work under sudden & sore tryals

Secondly, Faith brings home to a mans Soul the dominion of God, and the Sovereignty of that dominion, over a mans Soul and Person, to do what he will with them; and that may very well hush and quiet a man. In the ninth of Job 12. BEHOLD HE TAKETH AWAY (destroys City, a Nation, suppose, as in the ⟨p. 52⟩12. chap. v. 23. He increaseth the Nations and destroys them, enlargeth the Nations and straitens them again) AND WHO CAN HINDER HIM? (as in that chap. 9.) And who will say unto him, what dost thou? As it follows, If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helper• stoop under him: Or the helper• of strength (as in the margin) they bow under him. He took away your Goods, and who could hinder him? The Fire burnt thi• City, notwithstanding all th• Inhabitants that were interested and able to have quenched it; ye• the strong helpers, stood helpless looking on, weeping, shaking their heads, and crying Alas, fo• why! Who could hinder him they ALL bowed under him. An• again, Job 34. 31. Surely it is mee• to be said unto God, I have bor• chastisement, I will not offend an• more. For as v. 33. Should [IT ⟨p. 53⟩(the evil, or the good, he is pleased to bring on thee) be according to thy mind? (Hebr. Should it be from with thee) that is, from what is in, and with thee? must he ask counsel first of thee, & know what thy mind is? He will recompense it (or dispense it as he pleaseth) whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose, that is, whether thy mind be for, or against it: And not I. (This, is the speech of Elihu, in the Person of God, and on his behalf) That is, shouldst thou dispose of all these things for me, [and NOT I] my self? (says God.) This may, and must silence all, and every man, as well as it did Job there: For it follows, Therefore speak (if thou hast any thing to say against this) what thou knowest: As if he had said, this is not to be contradicted, but to be wholly submitted to.