Chap. 34. An Expofìtion upon the Book, of J o B. Verf.2o. 637 From the matter of the judgement. of God both uponpeople and Princes,Elihx proceeds to give the reafonwhy the Lerddeals thus with both Ibis he Both in the two verfes following. Firfi, Becaufe of their fin They are workers of iniquity; in the clge of the 22thverfe. Second*, Becaufe,as they are workers of iniquity, fo God is fully acquainted with all their iniquity, &c. He feeth all their work;,and the iniquity oftheir works,nothing can cover it or them . fromhis fight ; and therefore, as Elikau afferts the omnifcience of God pofitively in the 21thverfe, fo negatively in the. 22th verfe, There is no darknefs, leer fbadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themfelves. Nov feeing the works of thofe Na- tions and Princeswere naught, and the naughtinefs of themwas evident toGod, how could he but pünitla them ? And how jufl and righteous is he inpuni[hingof them ? By all this Elitist clears his general Aliertion, or the point he drives at all this chapter over, namely, to prove that God is righteous ; againl+ whichpo- fition,.he tells us before, Tob having fpoken dangeroufiy, he was engaged to maintainit vigoroufly ; whichhedoth here, efpecial- ly in that eminent branch of ir, mentioned at the r 9th verfe, That he accepteth not theperfansof Princes, or regardeth the rich more then thepoor. For, Princes as well as common people fall under his hand. So much for the parts and refolution of, thefe three verfes, as alfo for the generalfcope of them. Yet before I go qn to the particular explication of them, I would onlyminde the Reader of another Tranflationof the whole lothverfe, which varieth fomwhat from ours, rendring it as a defcription ofthe judgement of God uponPrinces, by the vio- lence of the people ; whereas according toour Tranflation, it is . adescription of the judgement of God both upon people and Princes. The Tranflation I mean; is that of the Vulgar Latine, which runs in-this form. Verf; zo; Suddenly 'hall they die,.at midni4ht the people sll-sublto iorierr- be ina tumult, and fhallpats over,and take away the violent tur t in mediae man withouthand. noEleturbibun. turpopuli, E3' ThisReading, and the expofitions given upon it, prove, Thatper tranfrbunt, God is fo far from accepting the perlons of Princes, this he does Y auferent, notonly tell them their own, and reprove them to their face for vivlentum abj; que their valmane: g,..
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=