z26 Chap. 36. u/ln.Expoftionrapoasthe Boókof j oB. Verf.g,, mach light into thefoal: Affraion brings light to dilcover our works of da:kneffe, chat is, the f ïn`uineffe of our works; troubles make Comments uponour works, :ffliéiions expound our a&ions, . and aim where the error of there is. We are tifually very blind to fee or difcern a fault in our felves; or in what we have done, until! godoptneth our eyes, by laying a croi1e upon out backs ;. Then hefheweth them their work, And their trainffrefons that they haveexceeded. Here we fee as was toucht before) what kind ofworks they 'Sceieroeornm. are which God fheweth them in afflitlion ; works of tranfgrelli- Vulg. on, or the trapgreflion of th.°ir works. The Vulgar La ine ren- ders the Text by a harder word, Their wtcltednefes, at vidan es.. Othersby a word ofno leffe,, if not of a more hard and h ,rfr, fig- nification,Hefheweth them their prévartcati. n;as if they had dealt cunningly and treacheroufly with God, norplainl.l, clearly, and aboveboard, as if theyhad used tricks and policies very much unbecoming righteous perfons. Moll give it a more ea tie title Nomen hoc (as we) tranGlating by a word that will comply with any fin,tranf; ufurpatureel. g ' re Zott ever y fin ' if f the leaf# finis a tranf reffion ; Sin is e trap- ant do teviori- bsrr2irrís. grefl-ion of the Lam in the very nature of it; and taking the word Druf, in this lowetd, and moil favourable notion, Obfe rve ; Cod will rotfpare, he will notfpare therißhtcoua far their tranf greffions, or lefjer farolts,ifthey depotfledge and humble,them- ¡cives Iftheir Gnsbe but flips, the Lord will make them knowwhat they have done. But there feemerrh to be a great aggravation in the Texr,upon thefe tranfgreffions, which more thanintimares that they are no fiali ones ; for 'tis added, 2nd their tranfgeffions, That they have exceeded. Some read the words in the Prefent Tenfe, or time, Hefhew- ath them the trans&refóns, when they exceedor prevail : As if the meaning were, 16od doth not fumer the fins of righreous per- fons togrow toopotent and prevalent upon them, but takes them de time,, and nips their fans in: thebud,when he fees they begin to grow
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