Chap. 3 S, tAn Expoftion upon the Book of j o B. Vers. 14. lot Hence Note ; Self -judging will keep oso from proud or high thoughts of our (elver, ofour own wages or works, howgoodfoever they are, Suppofe our wayes and our works pure and good,as fobs indeed were for the maine, (he was a man of the higheft elevation inho- linefs and of greaten integrity)'yet if we would thoroughly exa- mine and judge cur felves, confider our (bort comings in dury, our (innings aüainll duty, and the fins that cleave to our belt du- ties, we fhould find our very innocency to be guilty, and our righteoufnefs tobe unrighreous;and furely fuch a discoverywould Jayus very low in our own thoughts, and go very far towards the fubduing of that pride of our hearts,which often ariferh from the contemplaiion of our ownwel-doing. Laftly, Confider this counfel was given Sob (according to this'tranflarion) with refpe&R to that which follows ; judge thy felf,and troll in or wait forhias. Hence Note ; We are neverfit to trufl, nor to wait ups God IN any of his pro- vidercts, till we judge ourfelves ; or, Judgingof ourfelves mill difpofe and prepare our hearts for trufling and r iirrg up- s,* thepower, goodnefs andmercy of God, Themore we judge and humble our felves, the readier haih God declared himfelf to helpus in our extremities, (1 Per. g 6.) we alto are then the readier to truft and wait on him, both be- caufe we then fee more clearly what needwe have toerult on him for help, and may have the more affurance of his help, while we truft him. I fhali nowproceed to our own tranflatior, which fairly ac- commodares the (cope of Eliha'sdealing with fob in this place. although thou fapeFt thou (halt not fee him, Elihrs had reprehended two of Jobs fayings before in this Chapter ; here he reprehends a third ; Although thoufayeft` this, thou fhalt not fee him ; although thou fayeft ir, either fecretly in thy heart, ( the fool faith in his heart there is no God ) or al- though thou fayeft it with thy mouth, and haft openly declared thy defpayre of feeing him, Some patfages in the difcourfe of fob des
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