254 Verf. t z. an Expofation upon the Beak of J o B. Chap. 36. them by their fetters and affli&ions, which they do not learn; and therefore they die without kwwledge, o-, becaufe they are without knowledge ; yet that want of knowledge, together with all their other wants and ignorances,are pardoned to them. Further we may expound the words thus ; They (hall die with- out .kaowa(edge, that is, without the knowledge or corfideracionof of that fpecial affli&ion or judgement which is coming upon N"nefl oratio them; they tlaàll die unawares,noc thinking,nor Co much asdream- u1tiativs ing of fuch a judgement or that fuch a hand of Cod was fo near fluititix el b t, s negativapi- them. According to this interpretation, Elihn intends either entiæ, fod,Tm- their inadvertency of that approaching fcourge or calamity with pricitèrnega which they are overtaken , or their not underfjanding the rea- advatenìißaa. fon of it. Chrift faith in the Gofpel ( Luke I a. 46.) The ma- Bold. fier of thatfervant ( the evilfervant) (Fall come ix a day which he knower not of, and in a time when he looked notfor him. Nov, as the lafl Judgement, the great Judgement flaall come upon the wicked in a time when they looknot for ir, fo the Lord may bring a fpecial particular judgement upon forme one or more of his own people, when they do not think of it,or never fufpe&ed that they fhould fall under it. Good men are fometimes furprized and fe, they (hall die without knowledge, is no more than this, they _ ¡hall be taken unawares by a fuddain unexpected judgement. Though every godly man bath a preparation for the general yr judgement, yet as to a particular one, he maybe much unprepa- red. Lafily, Some expound the words of more than inadvertency, or bare nefcience,even of folly,and fomedegree ofaffected igno- rance, which poflibly mayprevaile upon a righteous man in force cafes and for a time ; but I rather adhere to the former interpre- tation, becaufe (as was ¡hewed before) the wholecontext feems to intend a more ordinarycafe of a righteous man. So then, this Scripture holds out the fad iffues which the negle& of giving God the glory of his corre&ions and challenings maybring up- on the righteous. Hence note ; Difobediexce, or ase1leff of daty, vo dangeraus,wherefoetaer it is fond. The Church of Corinth felt this ; many of themdied (in the fence
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