280 Chap. 2. An Expofition upon the Bookof J B. Verf. 9. fill of bleffing ofGod ; thou art all for blefíing God, and holding fail thy integrity ; go on if thou wilt, and blefs God 11ííl, and fee what thou (halt get by ít; thou (halt have no other reward then a wound, thou ihalt receive no wages of this Matter but death, blot God and dye; repeat that fpeech now, which you ufed un- der the firft afflifion ; Repeat again that beloved maxime, with which you feem to be fo much delighted, The Lord bathgiven, and the Lord bath taken away, bleffed be the Name of the Lord; you (hall fee it will not fright death away, or be any fecurity from the grave : you thought when you ípoke thole words firif, 'that they would have prevented a fecond trouble, and that God who faw you take the former íforke fo kindly at his hand, would not ftrike you again : But you ,fee good words are no defence againfl blows : And if thou fhouldft be fo foolifh to fly for re- fuge to the fame fubmiflïve language, experience would quick- ly teach thee, that as before it could not proteét thee from this lore difeafe, fo now it would be no protection from the arreft of death. Biefs Godand aye Some firengthen this fenle from the form offpeaking here ufed, which is imperarive, Biel} God anddye : She.bids him do it, I, do it and fpare not. Such exprefiîons import a mixture of(corn, as Lam. 4. 21. Rejoyce andbe glad, O daughter of Edom : Here is á grant, ifnot acommand;a Teeming diredtion, ifnot an injunction, to rejoyce and be glad : what is given as the occafion of this joy ? TheCup alfo'hall parr through unto thee; What cup ? a cup ofblood,a cupof trembling : And is this to be rejoyc'd in ? Surely in fuch joy the heart mull be heavy, and the actingoffuch mirth is forrow ; yet he bids her rejoyce : as ifhe had faid, Be as merry as you can, yet the cup fball pals through unto thee, thou ¡halt Eia guæfo! not efcape. So Ecclef: 11. 9. Rejoyce Oyoung man in thy youth, nunc eumvix and let thine heart cheer thee, and walk in the zvaye.r of thine rihir rpmtc, heart, and in thefight ofthine eyes, (do fo) but know, thatfir all i there things God will bring thee intojudgment. Thus here, Blefr Sit Women De. $ 1 rt; T b nedic- God and dye ; Go on I pray, take thy fill ofbleíling God,blefs him tum s, poflea as much and as long as thou wilt, yet I fee the Imageof death in ..or re. thy face, dye thou (halt. Mr. Broughton feems to encline to fuch a meaning in his Tranllation, Doft thou Jlill retain thine integrity , blefing God and dying' ; As.if¡he had raid, wilt thou be fuck a fool to go on blefíing God and dying, blefling God while he is killing thee, which was indeed Jobs wifdom, and his refolu- tion
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