3 zer Verf. 2 ("Ias Expofri.ion upon the Book,of J o B. Chap. 36. It is a truth of Iniquity in general, regard not any iniquity ; yec here Elihu fpeaks not in that compafs ; is if he i11ou1d fay, re- gardnot rubbery,regard not murdeyegard notadulrery and wan- tanners, regard not any of there foil and grofs fins; but there was a fpecial fin which Eliba had an aym ar,and which he thought ob gave too much regard unto ; regard not iniquity, that is, un- due fpeeches and heart-g udgings, Or impatient complainings again the proceedings of God with thee ; that is, donot Band fo much complaining about what thou fuffereft, and juflifying thy felf in what thou haft done, ex oflulare the matter no more with God, with not for the night of death, 6-c. This is to regardor tarn thy face to iniquity ; rake heed of theft things,do not regard there evils, thiskindof iniquity. Fun her,whenElihu faith regard not in'quity,w°e are toekpound him by chefe affirmatives; flight it, turn from rt, abhar it, loath it, defpife it, rejeff it ; all there affirmatives are contained in that negative, regard not. Frequently in Scripture, negatives intend their contrary affirmatives. When that Scripture faith, defpife not proph.efjing, (t The! S.) the meaning is, ye (hall regard it, love ir, follow ir, delight in it ; fo on the other hand, when this Scri- prure*faith, regard not iniquity, the meaning is, defpife and oppofe iniquity to the utmofl ; ' Take heed, regard not iniquity. From this part of the verfe thus opened, Obferve, Firf'c ; It.isno eafie matter to keepour [elves right tohcn tbirogofilm togewrong with tin. It isa hard thing to forbear iniquitywhen we are pinched with dverficy ; not to (peak unduely and uncanny, not to fpeak =ifs ofGod, not to fpeákunbecoming our felves, require great cauti- on in aday of difirefs, We have need to take heed of this iniqui- ty, robewarchful inan evil day, that we neither do nor fay that which is evil. When things are amifc with acs, we are very apt to fpeakand do amifs. As loon as ever the hand of God toucheth V, how do we grieve ï how do we complain 1 how do we mur- mur i howdowe repine 1 O regard not this, 'ris an iniquity to be takenheed of, in a darkday, in a day of trouble, fuch as was urn job ; as blacka day was upon him, as ever upon any in the work', as tohis perfonal condition. If fuch a Cedar failed, have not
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