S.a 8 Chap. 34. An E.kpe.fition .capon the Book,of Jo s. ` Verf.- ( or anunjudicious ) minde, *s he did theold Gentiles ( Rom: p., 28.) for then he will quickly doe thole thingswhich are notcen- venient ; not being able to difiinguifh nor difcerne between true or falle, hemuff needs put light for darknefs, hitter for fweer, fweet for bitter r.-Elihu doth not reprefent fobcomplaining that God had taken awayhis judgement in this notion: Secondly , , judgement is any angry difpenfation or wrath iowred out or executed upon perlons, nations,-or Churches ; If judgethent begin at thehaute ofGod, (thatis, if trouble or wrath begin at theChurch of God ) what will theend of thofe be that obey not theGofpel z (t Pet: 4. r 7;) .Davids Song confined ch twoparts (Pfal: aoia.)judgement was one of them,/ will;ngof mercy and judgement. This notion of judgement is every where found, in Scripture , . yet -- neither is this the notionof it in this Scripture: God had nor thus taken away jobs judgement ; he begl;'d indeed that God would takeaway this his judgement,and it was the matter of his complaint, becaufe he did not take.it away. Thirdly , Judgement is-right done or right due; right due, is judgement due ;.right done; is-judgement done. Thus David prayed ( Ptah 72.1.) Give the Ring thy fudgements O God, and thy righteoufnefs to the Kingsfon ; that is, give him anunder- Banding to doe right, or to give every man his right. To doe this is a thing fo defireable in all men, efpecially in Kings and Princes, that -when God at Gibeon fent young king Solomon a blanke from heaven, andbid himaske what he would, he asked only this Ca Kings 3.9.), Give thyfervent an underflandingheart,: Co- judge thy, people, that Imay._difcerne between good and- bad, . This is properlythejudgement intended here. lob complained,- God loath taken awaymy Judgement; that is,my right,-r hath not done me right. -Rut how is Judgement taken away ? I fhall anfwer it in three things. Firfi , When right is quite fubverted , and over-throwne., This the Prophet elegantly expreffeth and reproveth (Amos 6. ia,>) Te have turned 'judgement intogall, and thefruit ofrighte- oerners into Hemlock Right done is íweete and wholefome, but right denied is bitter asGall, and baneful! like Hemlock. Secondly , WhenJudgement isdefer'd, flopped, or delayed, then
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