37 4- Verf.2 5.. ,../fn E.rpoftion upon the Bocl¿of J B. Chap. 36. J O B , Chap. 36. Verf. 15, 16, 17. 15. He delivereth the poor in his ailic`Tlion, and operleth their ear inoppreffion. 16. Evenfowould he have removed thee out of the j7rait into a broad place,where there as noftraitnefs, and that which fhonld be fet on thy table, fltouldbe full of fatnefs. 17. But thou haft fulfilled the judgement ofthe wicked : judgement andjut ice take hold on thee. Lihu having(l,ewed how terrible God will be,how dreadfully .Li he will deal with fubtile hypocrites ; The hypocrites in heart Heap up wrath ; proceeds in thiscontext to do two things further. Firft, that he might raife force hope in rob, if he did at tan humble himfelf, he repeats the gracious dealings of God with humble and upright - hearted ones at the i 5 ch verfe ; I fay he re- peats it, becaufe he had fpoken of it before (verf. 6, 7. ) and this is a very ufeful and profitable repetition, by which fob is doubly admonifhed to raife himfelf from his defpair of a better condition ; forafmuch as God doch not agliawith a purpofe to defiroy, but that he may heal and help the affliaed. The greaten deign of Ood in chaftening us fhould be atwayes remembred, that he intends only our good, efpecially to make us thereby bet- ter or more partakers of his holinefs. Secondly, he makes application of the whole do&rine to fob ; and that two wayes ; Firl, by way of confolation, affuring himhe had beendelivered in cafe he had humbled himfelf duly &deeply before theLord (v.i 6.) Even,fo wouldhe have removed thee out ofthe firait into a large place, &A,. Secondly, he applies it by way of convic}ion, that as yet Purely he was unhumbled, becaufe Rill under the af13iaina hand of God, verf, 17. Bat thou hallfulf tied the judgement of thewicked, judgement and juflice takehold on thee. So much concerning the Cate of.cbefe three verfes in ge- neral ; I shall now go on toopen them inorder. Verf.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=