a 36 Verf. I t . efynE^pofi tonuponthe l3001¿ of J d33. Chap. 3f, 1 J O B, Chap. 36. Verf. if I, 12. II. If they obey andferve hina-, they (hall fpend their d:tyes inprofperity, and their years in plea- fures... 12. Estt if they*bey nor, theyJhaltperijh by the fword, and they all die without knowledge.. N the former Context we heard, what the bleed defignes ,f God are upon the righteous, when they are bound in fetters, and holden in the cords of aftlietion, namely, toconvince them of their frn,to fit them for the receiving of Inftrrraion,,.and to, bring them clear off from iniquity.. In there two .verfes Elihra proceedeth to fbewwhat the iffue of thofe afflielions will be,.iñ a double refpeet or cafe. Fir(, In cafe the afì3iaed come up to and anCwer the fore- mentioned defignes of God; that is, if they take knowledge of their fin,if their earsbe opened to InfirueIion,if they return from iniquiry;what then?he tells us (.v, t t.) If they obey andfervehm, they fhall fpend.their dayes in profperity, and their years in plea- furet;that (hall be the iffue,the blotted iffue of all the afflielions with which they were exercifed.. Secondly, He thews us how thofe afflìe}ions will iffue in cafe the affli&ed comenor up to thafe defignes of cod, in cafe they are not brought to a knowledge of fin, nor receive intiru&ion,nor return from iniquity;whac then?he tells us that (v, z z.) if they obey not (.this will be the confequent of their obllinacy ) they 'haft perifhby thefloor', and they fhall die without knowledge. We have a parallel Scripture to thisalmoft in rermc, (Ifa. 19,. zó. ) Ifye %Dear and obey, ye Pali eat thegoodof the Land, beet ifye refute and rebeld, ye /hallbe devoured with the fword. This text not only car- ries the fenfe,but abort the words,by whichEfzhu expreffeth both the Lords pleafure and difpleafure inthis place to jab. Verf. s -r . If they obey , or hear,. That is, rake out the lelion taught them; if they do .hat which, the affliaion teacheth them, or which Cod teacheth by their of- fhiaìion,;
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