Chap. 34. An Expoftion upon the Boole, of J o B. Verf. 18. 623 Apoftle's word, (i Tim. L 9.) The Law as not made for a righ-Aliu 17 tems man, but for the larders anddifobedient, for theungodly, and for 'inners, txç. that is, for theCons of Belial, or, for fuch as will noudeduicent, not endúre the yoke ; the Law is a yoke, Chriff calls the Law ofgun vinrutis the Golpel his yoke, ((Matth. it. 29.) and t1iy that will not teneaturaut. bear the yoke of Chritt, thall never have benefit by the CroCs of 7uga. Chriff ; we muff take up the yoke of Chriff, if we would tafie the fruit of the Crofs of Chriff. Nowa Belialli,- , will not hear of, .nor have to dowith the yoke ; he is like the wilde Msdefcri bed in the 39thof lob, who will not be taught toploy, nor be bound inthe furrow ; you cannot make the wilde Afswork like the Oxe. Wickedmen have hard and ftonyhearts, yet fuch foft, tender, and delicate necks, that they cannot abide the yoke ; 'tis their bondage to be tyed ro obedience. Again, The notationof the wordBelial, importsa perfon of 4111a tty+ no ufe, or altogether unprofitable, a man that is good for nothing, Proficere dede- ameer unchrifr, or fpendthrifr, a man that neither loth good to cum, frg- himfelf, nor to anyothers; as if he were born only to fpoil and n m`qui dtni. devour all that is before him , as if became into the world to eat h11fit utills. other mens labours,; and not to labour that he might have to eat. mere. . Chrifl calteth the idleor lorhful fervant, anunprofitablefervant,, (Matth. 25. 3o.) and tobe an unprofitable fervant, is tobe a fon of Belial'; one that bath no good in his heart, nor loth any good in hisplace, neither imhisprivate nor publick capacity; neither in his own family, nor in the neighbourhood, and Nationwhere he lives. Noman is born for. himfelf, nor ought any man to live to himfelf. It were better not to live, then not tobe doinggood while we live. He that liveth only to profit himfelf, lived) to littte purpofe" to-what purpofethendoth he live, whole life is altogether unprofitable tohimfelf ? And indeed, he that is not in Come refpec`f'or,other acommon good, or good toothers,cannoc be good, nor do any truegood to himfelf; yet fuch is the wicked man reprefented under the notionòf this Text. Seeing then there arefuch bad and bale fignificancies in the bowels of this word ; is- it fufferableby a- King.? Is it fit tofay toa King, thouart Bella!, or wicked ? What canbe laid more unfitly ?. What greater reproach cm be caft upon a King (who ought to be a living Law, _à breathing Law, as-allothe. Keeper of theLaw by, way of c.onfervation and proteaion),
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