Chap, 36. e.nExpoftióír opon the Bock of J o ß. Verf. r 7. 201 he fulfilling of that judgement of the wicked one ; and Ehhu might fay,7houhafl fulfilléd the judgement of the wicked,rhou half done (in a de;ree or flaew) as the Devil faid thou wouldil, if the hand o Godwere heavy upon thy body. Secondly, Thefewords, Thou haftfulfilled the judgement of the wicked, may have this meaning, Thouhaft rendred thy felt guilty of, or obnoxious to, that judgement which God utieäh to pro- nounce and execute upon wicked men. Thirdly, Thouhaft fulfilled the judgment of the wicked ; that is, thou under the hand of God hall carried thy fclf as wicked men ùfually do, thou haft imitated them in a great meafure. Marelrn=4or103 What do wicked men when the hand of God is upon them? `stir they rage and murmur, they toyl themfelves and are full of the . fury of the Lord, as a wildBull in a net ; ti ou feemel:l co have um rauMW -At. fulfilled this judgment of the wicked, for thou haft been fo far do. Sand. from humbling thy fell, as thou oughteff, that thou haft flood it out and flouted it withGod, and def red a day of hearing ; Haft thounot in all this fulfilled the judgment of the wicked ? In the 34th chapter of this book at the brh verfe, Elihu told Job, that hehadgone in company with the wicked, that is, that he had taken the fame courte with the wicked, and as they ufe to do in the day of their calamity, And that's the meaning of Elihte s charge here,. Thouhall fulfilled the judgement of thewicked, that is, thou haft carried thy felftoo too like v,icked men in theday of thy trouble Thus yob is here cenfured, not flri&ly, as if he had done likes wicked men, but beeaufehedid not fufïer fo patiently as becatale a goodman ; this was inhim a fulfilling of the judgment ofthe wicked, Hence note ; Nut to fubmit heartily, and humble our felves freely, when the alfbeting hand of qed is upon us, is to do very fitfully, even hk,e the wicked. I fhall not flay upon this, having fpoken of the extream {ïnful- nefs of murmuring and impatience under the hand of God here- tofore. Secondly, Note ; If we give way to asy corruption, or pillion, it will quickly carry is a verygreat way in fin, and fromour duty. P p 2 They
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