994 Chap. 42. an Expofition upon the Book of j o s. Vert*. Thus we,havePeen the three partsof pas reflauration. Firffy.. His friends; Secondly, His wealth; Thirdly, Hischildren,were rcaored to him. But Job had four loffes, and we , hear nothing about the refforing of the fourth. Firfl, He loll his fubfiancc;. Secondly, His children ; Thirdly, His health; Fourthly, His friends : Here's a reflortng of three of them, but nothing is . fpoken of the fourth, which 1 place third, the refloring of his kealth. Now health being the chief of outward bleffings, better than cheep andoxen, and whatever we can have in this world,why was not the refloring of that mercy mentioned ?_ L*Miner, Though the rdftoring of his health, and firengih be not exprefl verbally, yet it isexprcft equivalently or verbally; for when it is laidhe offered facrifice, when it is-faidbe did eat breed with his friends inhis houle, thefe are proofs of his health ; and . what was lafl fpokcn, that he had fomany children proves it much more. So then, though this fourth part of his mercy, be not men- tioned, yet it is implied in all that went before.. But, that bring granted, 'Lis further queried, when his health wrasrcflo:ed ? whether before he prayed for his friends, or in the time of his prayer for his friends ?- or whether after all was done ?- Some make hot difputes about this matter, which furely is not much . material, if we knew the certainty of it ; nor do I know how any fhould attain the certain knowledg of ir, feingthe Scrip- - tuae is utterly filent, as to any determination of it. There is one quellion more. The text faitb,G.od gave yob twicc at much incattle, (ire. but here is nothing laidof his twice as much in grace, here is no mention of any amendment in his fpintual flare his goods _were doubled, but was not his good- nets ? did :recover only intemporels ? I anfwer, Fitfl, The graces of fob were never toff, as hiscattle and children were ; and therefore there needed no mention of the refloring of his graces. Satan, by the Lo-ds permiflion, put him to it, and tried all :his graces, but could nor rob him of Secondly, fobs graces b were not only not loll, but doubled is that exercife or combate. Truc grace encreafeth by the ordina- ry ufeof it, much more by the extraordinary trials of it. And doubticfs job, who was fo eminently gracious, increafed inevery grace, .while he continued in this fiery trial. He Paid of himfelf ((bap.
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