io . 988 Chap. 42. an Expofitien upon the Book of J o B. Vert: t$,e his beginning, but he bleffed his latter end more than his begin -. ning. Hence note ; Howmach [sever the Lordgives at one time,he cangive more at another. God gave fob good meafure before, but now according to that expreffion (Luke6, 3 8.) he gave himgood mealsere, heaped up, prefed down,and running over. Let us norCay,whenGochhuh given us much, or done much for us, he can give or do nomore for us : he bath more in his treafure of temporal good things, and he hath more in his treafure of fpiritual good things, than he bath yet given out to any ; he can give more faith, howmuch faith foever he bath given ; he can give more patience, how much patience foever he bath given, and fo of every grace and good thing. The Lords flock and treafure can never be drawn dry ; he is an ever-over-flowing fountain. If you had much at the begin- ning, you may have much more at the latter end. So much of thele words, as they hold out the refloring of fobs elate in ge- neral ; the particulars are fumm'd up in the dole of the'verfe : For hebad fourteen thoufand Sheep, andfix'tbouufand Camels, and a thoufand yoke of Oxen, anda thoufand She-Ajes. The encreafe of his effare is here fer forth in cartel only,as his firfl efface was (cartel were the riches of thofe times and Coun- treys) yet doubtlefs his efface encreafed inevery thing or kind. Firfi, his family and fervants encreafed,ro look to Co many cartel. Secondly, his Lands and paffures encreafed to feed them. Third- ly, his houle and buildings encreafed, to receive and lodge Co nu- merousa Family. Fourthly, his honour and dignity increafed. Some affirm, that whereas before, he had only' fome (mall prin- cipality under his government, now he was declaredKing over all the Land of Vz. Thusall forts of good things were given him double ; but whetherat once, or by degrees, is not exprefi. Some of the Rabbins have a fancy, and it is a wild one, that Jobs cattel which were taken from him, were not carried quite away, but only driven into Come other Country, and there kept ; fo that when he was refiored, they were brought.home to him again, with this double encreafc. This may well ga for a fancy ; for,
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