r 5,70 Chap. 34; An Expoftion'upon the Book of J o B. Verf.a,2. we are fo indeed, when truth bath fully mattered us, and pre- vailed upon both our judgement and affections , and we are led captive by lightto the love and obedience of it. We have caule to bewayle thofe (much more have they caute to bewayle then, felves ) who are but Scepticks or Queftionefls in Religion, ne- ver comingxo apoynt, nor able (afrer adue making up of their thoughts ) tofay, Thus at is, And by, this we will-abide, as Elihu did in the then prefent cafe ;. delivering himfelfe confidently,.. yea . furely, orverily,verily, God- will`not doe wickedly. Tócleare themear ing in this Negative afl'ertion,we muff take in the highef} affirmatives of theholineffe andJufrice,of the righ- teoufneffe, truth; and faithfulneffeof God; For it founds like a flat and low commendation of God, to fay, howill not doe wicked- ly ; for fo it may be fayd ofevery lïonef} man, Hewillnot dowick- edly ; but feeing in this Negative commendationgiven by manw God ( as in all the Negative commandements given by Godto man) all affirmatives are to be underffood what can be fayd more to or more foundout his praife and glory then this ? God will not doe. wickedly ?. tram ejla_ The word here ufed.for áoiñ; wickedly, lignifies two things; líquando imps_ Firf}, to pronounceany perfon wicked ; andSecondly, to doe any um pronuncia- thingwhich is wicked ; both thefe often tneete together. For in re, condenna many cafes to pronounce a perfon wicked, is to doe a wicked re; aliguando thing ; he that condemneth a juf}perfon, pronounceth him wick Tern impie a- a gerevet iniqui ed, and what thingcan be done more wickedly then that ? Some quippiám face- take the word in that fence here,asa deniall thatGod either hat-' O. Mao done, or ever will condemne the innocent. There are two things wherein men doe very wickedly, with refpe& to the perfons of 'men, bothwhich the Lord abhorres. Firft, when they condesnne theinnocent. Secondly, when they acquit or cleave the guilty: The former way of doing wickedly,is chiefly removed from God here by Elliot, as the latter is direly and exprefsly by hiimfelfe (Excel: 34.7. ) The Lord; the Lord; &c. that will by no wanes eleare the guilty. Topronounce a guiftyperfon innocent, or an in docent perfon guilty, if ignorantlydone, is a great piece of weak *ef e; and if knowingly done, , is a great piece of wickednefíe. Yeti
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