1022 Chap.42. an, Expofition upon tbe Boakt,af J o s. Verl. i 6. much as in the plentyof hisellate. The Lord can forbid difea- fes, he can forbid the Gout, the Stone or any other pain,to couch the perfonof an old man, if he pleafeth. Some are even afraid to be old, bet;aufe of the infirmities of old age ; but God, who, continues life, canprevent orpreferve us from the natural,as well as the-providencial evilsof . ir. Solomon (Eccl. 12. i.) calleth old age, theevil day, and theyears wherein there is no pleafure ; and he ufeth it as an argument to move thole who-are young, to remember their Creator:yet God is able to makeold age agood day to us, and to lengthen out our pleafures (chore pleafures that are futable to old age) as long as he is pleated to lengthen out our lives ; -fo that, the comforts and contentments of our lives, (hall run parallel with the length of ourlives, to the end of our lives. Thus fob lived, he lived comfortably, he lived healthful- ly, the Lord preventing the decays or ufoal dilapidations of his haute of clay, as will appear further in the next words. After this job lived an hundred andforty years, Andfare his fops, and his fonsfons, even four generations. That is, Job lived tobe a great great Grandfather ; he tawhis artamgano- fons, and hisGrand- children, andhis great Grand-children, and vatianemIntel- his greatgreatGrand-children, four generations. fofeph (Gen. dtgoinsttfvè, i lived to fee but the third generation, he was only a ita utinteïliga- 5 o 23.) o zur vidj eli. greatGrand-father. Many among us live tobe great Grand-fa- am abnepotes, thers,and great Grand-mothers ;but to be a great great Grand- hi enimfunt in father, that is, to fee the fourth generation, is very rare. This is tuartograds recorded of Job, not only to fee forth the greatnefs of his age, progenitore but alto to thew the greatnefs of his blefsing, and the exceeding foil. Abavo. a a a Pik. greatnefs of the mercy and goodnefs of God to him, inmultiply- ing his Family ; he faw a numerous iffue, to take comfort in all that latter part of his life. Retaw (.faith the Text) hisfons, and r /orbovidendi his fons fons, evenfour generations. The learnedin that Language, sucunáigmur take notice, that the Hebrew word rendred, jars, implieth de- f lioremgene- light ; and doubtlefs, fob had a molt delightful fight of his ¡ons, potionconfpe- and hisfonsfons. It isno where faid, that Job fag his fis er,ot his £fusfrgnJ1ca. oxen, or any of his riches, to take delight in :hemp but Job jam aur, his fons, and hisfons four ; this fight was a thoufand times more pleating to him, than the fight of his fourteen thoufand cheep, or of his thoufauddyolk of oxen. Hence
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