Chap. 3 z.: An Expofstion upon the- Boolz, of J o a. Verf. 3. ed in the fightof the world. And becaufe every fentence of con- demnation renders a man wicked in the eyes of worldly men, therefore righteous Magifirateswill not condemn hafiily ; They will not judge ( as Chriti did not, Ifa. i t. 3. ) after thefight of their eyes, . nor reproveafar thehearing oftheir cares ; To judge by thefight ofthe eye, is to Judge according to the 6rfi appearance of things, before mquiltion bath beenmade, and to reprove by the hearingofthe care, is to reproveacco 'ding to the firfi report which is made, without examination. We muff not judge_ thus, becaufe wemull judge in righreoufnelfe,w.hich cannot be, if we judge thus. Howdeliberate, how tender should we be in con- demning anyman, feeing condemnation Both not only impofe a punifhment upon, but fuppofe acrime, a wickedneffe, a fault in him. It is grievous enough to beare punithment, but to beare the barden of a crime or fault , is in reality much more grie- vous. But'feeing Elihrs declares hìs anger againfi Jobs three friends, becaufe they condemned 3ob,andhad found no anfwer. Somewill fay,did not Elihu condemne Sob fo too ? No, he condemned him indeed, but he firft found an anfwer. Again E'lihu condemned yob, but not as his friends condemned him, his friends condem- ned him, as to his flare, judging him unfound atheart ; But'Elihu condemned him onlyas to this or that particular; ae"t or fpeech ; I-le condemned him,Firf , becaufe he fpake fo largely in the jufii- fcarion of himfelfe(Chap: 3 3.$,g,i o,a t.)Surely thou haft fj:ok,en inmy hearing, and Ihave heard the voice of thy words, faying,I am clean without Iranfgrrefon; Iam innocent, neither ìs there iniquity inme. ( And Chap. 34. 5, 6.) For Yobbathfail, I am righteous, andgod bath takenaway myiudgement; fhould I lye aga:nfl my right, my wound is incurable without Iranfgrefen. Secondly, he condemned him for complying with the wicked, not that he thought ßób a6fed like them , but becaufe being agodly man, he inhis futferings fpake fometimes and behaved himfelfe like them(Chap. 34. á.) Which goeth in company, with toe workers of iniquity, and ixall<eth with wickedmen. Further, he chargedhim with fitibbornneffe againfi God ( Chap. 34. 37.) For he addeth rebellion unto his fin ; and ( which founds firangely ) with an eafi- , neffe towards eviil men (Chap: 36. i7.) Thou halq fulfilled the judgement of the wicked, judgement and jeoflice take hold on thee. Thus
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