63o Chap. 34. An Expofitiou upon the Book,of J 6 ,B Verf. t9, wicked thing to fpeake a word unduely of God. Is itfit tofay to a King, thouare wicked ? and toPrinces, ye are ungodly ? Verf.-1,9. How much left to him that acceptetb net the perfons er of Princes ? Who is that ? The wordsare a cleare Periphrafìskf God, he accepts not the perfons of Princes. i_s if Elihu had faid ; the Kings and Princes of the earth, expeá fuch great refpe& from their fubjeas,that no man fhoulddare tocenfure themor fpeake evill of there, though they doe evill, or deale unjuffly howmuch more unfit is it to fpeake evill of God, or to charge his govern- ment with injufiice , who never doth any evill, all whole wayes are not only juff,but juf#ice. He that accepteth not the perfons of Princes, who are thegreatefl: ofmen, can have neither will nor motive todeale unjuffly with any man. I (ball not flay to Phew what it is to accept perfons? becaufe that bath been (hewed at the 7th verfe of the r 3th Chapter, as alfo Chapter 3 z. zi. only I'le give it inoneword ; Toaccept perfons is to have more re- fpe& to the man then to the matter; and that's a very common fault among men , and as commonly condemned byGod. 'Tis a received axiom,He that would or clothput en the perfonof a3adge, xauf put offthe perfon of Ririe/a; that is,he muff not be fway'd by any refped whatfoever of friendfhip, or allyance, but mull judge purely asthe caufe deferveth. Nor (hall I flay to urge the greatnefs of the fin offpeaking any thing uncomely of God,that alto bath been fpoken to in many for- mer paffages of this Chapter. Only from there words,How much ¡effetohim that accepth not theperfonof Princes Note Firfl. That which aught not to be doneor fpoken to thegreateffofmen, ought much leffe to be either done or fpoken to God. The reafon is, becaufe,firff,God is infinitely more tobe reve. áenced then any man. Secondly, becaufe God is infinitely more able to take vengeance, and certainly will, of any that (hall doe or fpeake evill to him , then the greatefl among the children of men.. Yethow many are there who dare not offend aman, not a great man efpecially, either by word or deed, whoace not aft aid by
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