Chap. 34. An Expofition upon the Book, of j o B. Verf. 24. 679 pture faith,agreat deep,we are not able to fathome them;therefore .wo unto thole that complain of, or murmure againft them : we Mould aiwayes praywith David,(Pfal. 143. 2.) Lord, enter not , into judgement with thy fervant, for in thyfight fall no man living be ju,(t¡fied : and we fhould aiwayes be afraid to enter into judge- ment withGod, for he will not only juftifie, but magnifie him= felf and his works in the fight of all menliving. We _Mould be fo far from entring into judgement with God (whichmany dowhen they think they do it not) that we thould continually beghim not to enter into judgement withus ; for we are not only unable to fland before him, but muff certainly be broken before him ; as it followeth, Verf. 24. He_hall break, inpieces mighty men without. num=- ber, andfee others in theirRead. al° As lob had often complained of his own troubles,.fo he had fomtimes of theprofperity of wicked men, or that God fuffer= ed themwho were not worthy to live,- yet to live inpomp, pow- er, and pleafure. Thus he expeflulated the matter, (chap.2I.7.) wherefore do the wickedlive, become old, yea, aremighty in power ? &cr We may conceive Elihu removing that Rumbling (lone, and anfwering him in thefe words,. while hetelleth us what work the Lordoften maketh in the world in chore his Leifer and `particular dayes of judgement, among the mighty of the world. He not only ftriketh and woundeth , troubleth and vexeth them, but breaketh- them , yea, breaketb them in pieces., The words are a ,, oil tft;áus comparifon between the mighty, & a potters veffel,ofwhomDa- fsbig, (T vid faith (Pfal. 2. 9.) Thou jhalt breakt hemwith a rodof iron,thou mollire. alt (not only give them a knock, or a crack, . but) dafh them in pieces as it potters veffel ; and he canbreak them fo fmall,that there shall not befound in the4urfling of them (as the Prophet fpeaks, ifa. 30. 14.) a fherd-to takefire from the hearth, or to take water° withal outof the pit. Thus the Lord fba11 break in pieces, not the poor, and weak, and mean, but Ofghty men, Or as forne render, He _hall breakiw pieces manymen; the Hieronymus Hebrew word refers to both quatrities, to great inbignefs, and interpretatur grear.in number; but becaufe we have their innumerablenefs men- mnt.os; timed
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