tAnExpofition upon the Book of JO B. Verf.s7. 2,S9 I, h of the World,and poor as long as I live,if I have no other treat.. -,but what is earthly; & thereupon pre=tefled he would not be fatefled with the bei things of this world,' though content with all thing. z'hus, I fay, God deals bountifully, with a liberal hand, to forge of his people efpecially. This was made good in the former, or Old Teflamentatimes, when thepromifes went more upon externals (as bath been (hewed) whereas now they go more upon fpiritual and heavenly things ; ye.t there wants not examples of Gods dealing bountifully in outwards with his faith- ful fervants under the Gofpel, he bath caufed that which was fet upon their Table, to be full of fatnefs. This isthe firfl part of the Application,wherein Elihuacquaints job what God would have done for him, if he had carried it humbly (as he fhould) under his af#lieting hand, he had been out of his fettersand bonds before that time, and fet in a large place, he had not fed fo long upon allies, his Table had beenfull offatnefs. As in this verfe Elihu applyed the matter to lob, by Chewing him how it ehould have fared with him, or how gracioufly and bountifully God would have dealt with him, if he had humbled himfelf,as heought, and been duly affeaed with the afflieîing hand then upon him, fo in the following verfe, he applyeth the Doarine tohim, by tellinghim, that the reafon why he was at the prefect infuck an afiliaed condition, was, becaufe he had not fo humbled hiitifelfin his afhliaion. Yeti-. 17. But thou haftfulfilled the 7udgonent of the wicked, therefore yudgment andMice take hold on thee. This is a home Application indeed, he fpeaks tohis face, Thou haft done tt, thou haft fulfilled the 3iidgmen of the wicleed ; which is, as a borne, Co a very hard and heavy charge. Take a twofold. Interpretationof it. Fidl, Some expound it (I think not rightly) of lobs ill car- riage in the rim: +f his profperity ; as if Elrbahad refie&ed up- on that : Thou haft heretofore fulfilled the Jud;mint of the wicked, and ilia:, Fira, by a general ill còurfe of life. As Chrili faith to the Pbarifees ( Math. a ; a.) Fill ye up the measure off' lour fathers fonie conceive flìhri fpessking ro lob in that fence, Thou heifi#lledup the reseafure of the wicked, , folloi.ing them i i their 9
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