636 Chap. 34. An Ex-pop-ion upon the Book, of J o B. Verf.2o.. JOB. Chap..34. Verf. 20, 21, 22. Ina moment (hall they die,and thepeople 'hall be trou- bled at midnight, andpat} away : and the mighty 'hall be taken awaywithout hands. for his eyes areupon thewayes ofman, andhe leak all his doings. There is nodarknefs nor f adow-of death, where the workersof iniquity may hide themfelves. TN thefe three verfes Elihu doth two things principally ; Fir(I,. itHe fets forth the judgements of God; Secondly, Hegives an account of the equity of them. He fers forth the judgements of God, Fir&, More generally, Upon People and Nations. Secondly, UponPrinces and Governours ; All this in the loth verle. And in this judgement of God upon Nations, we may take notice, Firft, Of the nature of it, and how it is defcribed : and that is laid down three wayes. Fir(+, They (hall die. Secondly, They (hall be troubled. Thirdly, They(hallpats away. Under there No-- pions the judgement of God uponPeople and Nations is expreft. Secondly, We mayhere confider the fuddennefs of all this, Ina moment theyfklall die. Thirdly, We may confider thefeaCori, (or rather as toman,the unfeafonablenefs) of ir, it (hall be (though in adreaming time) when they little dream of it ; The people(hall be troubledat mid- night. Thus we have the judgement or fad difpenfation of God described in this Toth verfe,both as to the aeIs of ir, and likewife- as to the manner of it upon the people. Elihu having (hewed the judgement of God upon the people in the former part of this zoth verfe, declaresalto his judgement upon the Princes in the latter end of it ; The mighty (hall be takers away without hand. Where we fee, Finn., HowPrinces are expref- fed or called, They are the mighty. Secondly, What kinde of judgement befaileth them, They are taken away. Thirdly, The manner how this isbrought about, They are taken arvay without
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