Chap. 2. AnExpofition upon the Book%J OB. Vert. 6. 2 3 whom they could never move, either bywriting or difputing, while they lived,have yet recanted all when they died. Wherefore left Satan thould havedrawn a curtain over the glory of Jobs vi6ory, by afperfing him after his death, the Lord faith, Savehis life, job shall furvive his troubles, that mattersmay come to light, and a true report be made and left upon record bothofthy implaca- ble malice, and enmity, and of his invincible patience and since - rity. And this may lead us yet further to confider ; why God was fo careful ofthat precious part, his life. For Come may fay , Had it not been glory to God and honour to fob., (like that of Martyrdome) if he had died under the hand of Satan , holding fall his own integrity, blefling God even unto death ? I grant this,but yet God knew that the 1vingofhis life would be more advantagious both to hiwfelf,and his Job, for thofe ends: wherefore he faith, Save bis life, deftroy him not. Firti thus, God intended to make lob a Monument of mercy, as well as aMonument offuffering , he intended to let him up to all the world .s one , in whom they might behold the goodnefsof God in railing up, mixt with his wifdornc in calling down ; that men might learn hope from Job, as well as patience from Job. Therefore faith God,Save bis Life,I have fomewhat elfe to dowith him ; I will raifehim up again, and in him an everlafling Monu- ment both ofhis patience in fuffering,and ofmy own power in re- ftoring.Indeed if he had died in the conflict,& left his bones in the field,ke had been a wonderful example ofconfiancy : but he had not been filch an example ofmercy, ifhis life had not been Caved. There may be this in it top,Savebh life, faith God, I will have him preferved in this combate,his courage and carriage in it is my delight. God loveth to fee his peopleholding out, tugging and continuing in fuch affaults and temptations. Ifany thing in the Speflanr dii world gives delight to God, this is the thing that delighteth him. magnos vino$ The Heathen thought this the fort of their Gods ; Seneca in his `umcalamirare p aliqua collu- Book ofProvidence, fpeakingof Cato, andother gallant Romane Holmes. Ecce fpirits,faith,thegods delighted to lookupon them intheirconflitts fpaílaculura,ad with fortune. To fee them wratlle with fame great calamity,with quod refpiciat fomegreat danger, was fuch a fpedacle as would draw off Jupiter Ieri uu$.(sen from his greateft bufinefs. It. is a moll certain truth, that the moll nec de cat. e. true Goddoth love and delight to fee his children wreftling with 2 de Prov. Tome
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