Chap. z. An Expoftion_upon the Bookof J O B. VerC 2I . 195 Anfw. 2. If this be divine worship, then worshiping at the feeted the Church, notes worfhiping in the Church, not wor- thiping of the Church. The wor(hip is not terminated in the Church , but in Chrift , who dwels and rules in the Church, who isboth Head and husband ofthe Church. Thefe Enemies, being convinc'd of the pretence of Chrift in his Church (hall wor(hip him. This David prophefies of Chrift, fpeaking in his own perfon,Pfal. 18. 43,44 Thou haft mademe thebeadof the Heathen, apeople whom 1 have not knownJhall ferve me. As loon as they hear ofme they (hall obey me : the ftrangers (hall fasbmit themfelver untome. That ofthe Apostle will more illufirate this fence, who fpeakingof the great benefit ofprophecying in a known tongue, concludes his Difcourfe thus, Ifallpropbefie, and there c9171e in one that believeth etot,or one unlearned, he is convinced ofall,he is judged of all:And thus are thefecrets ofbis heart made manifeft,andfofalling down on his face,bewill WorshipGod, and report thatGod is inyou of a truth.The worship then is not given to the Church,but to God, who in fuch ordinances,or other aásofhis power and goodnefs, is evidently revealed as prefent in theChurch. So much for the actions or geftures ofjob, what he did ? He rent bis mantle, andfhavedhis bead, andfell down upon theground andworfhiped. Nowwe come to his words, to that which Jobfpake in the two laft verses. Verse 21. Naked came Iout of my mothers womb, andnakedfball I returne thither. The Lord givetb , and the Lord taketh, blrfed be the name of the Lord. Words are or ought to be the interpreters of the heart, and the Comment ofour actions. This fpeech of Job doth indeed inter- pret his heart and expound the meaning ofhis former actions.This fpeech ( I fay) ofyob is the true Comment of his own actions, for fotne teeing Job rentingbis garments and fhxving his head, and caningbim /lfdown upon the ground, they might not know the meaning ofall this, they could not read his heart in thefe firange behaviours, they might not underhand what his intentions were; probably they might judge that he was enraged and mad, that he was diftratled or drunk with forrow, that he was either C c 2 de-
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