Chap. 34. An Espofttton upon the Boole.,of J o B. Verf. 27. 699 the Sea, but caufed them to lie upon the (hoar, that the Ifraelites might fee them : And when Ifrael faw that dreadtull flroak of the Lord upon the Egypttans,lt is fayd,The people feared the Lord,and believed the Lord and his fervantMofes:Thus they were confirmed'I in their faith by Gods open Judgements upon the Egyptians They were fmitten in theplace of beholders, or rn the open fight of others. There are yet twoother interpretations of thefe words, which I (hall touch. He firiketh them in the place ofbeholders,that is (faith myAu- In loco widen. thor) in fuch an eftate or conditionwherein themfelvesmight fee, tium. i.e. ext- both by that natural light which every man bath, & efpecially by' quo 0idem, the light of doarine and inftrudtion,what they ought to doe, and p terant tun, what to (bun or avoyd. In this fenfe tobe fmitten in theplace ofper naturalem Seers, is, to fee and behold, to have light andunderflandi :ngwhat rationen, tun todoe, or forbeare doing, and yet to aet againfl that light, and fo pe`: fa`rar 'o' provoke the Lord to ftrike us ; which is agreat aggravation both f rf, dune of the fin, andpunifbment of man, et quid e,Jir A fecond gives it thus, Hefiriketh them in theplace of Peers, or virandutct. where they faw; that is, he firiketh them in the eye of their un- Paquin: derftauding, or in their Judgement, he firiketh themwith fpiri_c- all blindnefs, as the Sodomites were with corporali, fo that they are not able to fee their way, or what becomes them ro doe. This is a moll fevere ftroake. There are manywho when they have a- bufed the light, and wouldnot doe what they law they ought-, Godbath firuck themwith fuchblindnefs,that they fbould not fee what they ought todoe. Both thefe are rather rropologicall Expo- liitions then literall,yet they may have their ufe and improvement byway of allufión. In this place Elihu having thus held out the o- pennefs and exemplarinefs of the judgements ofGod upon wick- ed men, proceeds in the following words,to Phew the equity and righteoufnefl'eof them. Vert'. 27. Besaufe they have turnedbackfrom him, and would not Confider anyof hiswages. Here, I fay, left any fhould furmife that Pod takes vengeance without caufe, the caufe is named and aligned why God takes vengeance ;'tis becaufe they turnedback from him,they in the pride Vuuu2 and
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