Chap. 3 S. an Expofition upon the Book of J o s. Verf. 3 s third perfon, it profiteth amannothing; and here for queftioning its his own person ; What profit fhall Ihave ? trim -tn Some derive the word Belial from this root, - fignifying an um, radite Llyj profitable one, or anunthrift, a man that loth nogood, either to l,rofu;t,utrli. himtelf, or others ; What profit (hall Ihave ? what Chan I get ? All totem attulit; the good I (hail get I may put inmy eye,and fee never the worfe: him- Beliat Inaword, Mali not mend my condition, if I mend my conver- 2F1Ut11N. ration; :fo°it foilowet'n; If I be cleanfedfrom my fin. The words,lfIbe cleanfed,are not erpref+ in the HebrewText, but are clearly implyedand underflood; For fob cannot be fuppo- fed to ask thisquellion; What profit fhall Iget by, orfrommyfin ? that queflion were nothing to the prefent purpofeor difputation. And therefore though all Interpreters donot make this fupple tnenr, yet all agree, that a fupplement is to be made : Moll- con- cur in this, What profit fhall I have, i fIdepart from, or forfakemy fin ? We fay, If I be cleanfed frommy fin ? As if there wereYobs -thoughts, this his laying, Let me keep myfin, or not keep myfin; Ifee I am like tofirffer. I(hall fill be kept under the red. That's -the plain fenfe of thewords ; Elrhu chargeth fobwith complain- ring 6f God, that it would beno advantage to him, as to the eaCe of himfelf from any outward afili&ion and calamity, how much ibever`he forfook or were claanfed from his fin. There are two Clam dixiJlt, other readings of this verle, which I (hall only name, and then quid profutura give two or three Notes from our own. t fc: ju;iitia 'Fin`s , Thus ; ThouhaltPaid, What profit (hall I havemore by too) fit obi it (that is, by my righteoufnefs) than bymy fins : As if his mean- p(ritemcram e)quid ing were ( which is a very groffe one) what good(hall Iget by ofix ea) mosso well doing more than by ill-doing? One of the Rabbins takes in quam expet- wrongly with this comparativeexpofition,betweetrehofe-rernoteft caro meo Pifc moral extreams good and evil, as to his cafe : But I dare not joyn ilab:Selom: either with the one or other in this interpretation. Si roger, quid A fecond gives it thus ; If thou demandeff what may it profit pofuturum ft thee,laying, What god fhall lget by frsrtier punifhment:.or fsffer- tibi,dieenr,quid irg proficerem a j'upplicia mea. Ic bath beenfaid before, that thofe.woräs, IfIbe cleanfed,`are Jun: not
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