Chap. 3 3. Aie Expofition upon the Book of Jo B Verf. 26. 443 Righteoufnefs brings in peace, that's the frft fruit ; The warre is ended, the concroverfie determined between God and the fouler andwhen once peace is entred, joy will follow. It is ufuall to make triumphs, when, a-formerly broken, peace is made be- tween two nations. When Abimilech fent commiflioners to make acovenant of peace with Ifaac,the holy Story faith (Gon: 26.3o.) Hemade them afeaji, and they didBate anddrinke. Surely when God fends his holy Spirit to fpeake peace to a troubled foule (againfl whom his terrórs have been fet in array (as fob fayd in his own cafe, Chap: 6. 4.) and thearrowes ofthe Almighty within himhave drunke up hisfjnrit) he (-I fay) having his peace thus rellored to him, cannot but have the joy of the Lord reftored to him, as David prayed hismight (Pfal: 51. 12.) Reftore unto m. the joyof thy fálvation ; That is, Thewme that I am juftified, that myfin is pardoned ; this willlbring backinto my bofome the joy of thy falvation, andmy. drooping foul (ball be not only refreflied but feafted as with marrow and fatnefs. Joy is a certaine confe- quent upon the fight of our juftification; Yea joy is not only a confequent, but a fruit and effe& of it ; joy floweth out of the nature ofit ; nor is it ever interrupted or fufpended, but upon the hidingof righteoufnefsout of our fight. And therefore joy returnes unfayleably when the Lord ispleated rhos to render unto man his righteoufners. L I 2 JOB,
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