3$ Chap. 39. ...4tt Expo/tion upon the Book of j o B. Yetf,t 3. From both, Iwould infer there two or three things, whichmay hold out much of the mind of God in this difcourfe with Job, and which fame Interpreters conceive God chiefly aimed at in this place, by telling jabor minding him, that he hadgivengood- ly wings, and gay feathers to Peacocks and Odriches. VWe fee thole creatureswhich have little worth in themfelves, have very goodly ornaments put upsn themby the hand of God. f-lence,we may infer, Firfl,Godoftentimes befloweth thegayandglitter ofworldly things upon the worfi, the unworthieft among the fond of men ; upon fuch as have nomore wildom in them, thana Peacock or an Ulrich. And if fo, then Secondly , take this inference ; we fhould not envy any fort of men in the world their ¿ay feathers. fob Humbled at this, and fo did David , who Paid of himfelf, I was envious at the foolifh , when I raw the profperity of the wicked (Pfeil. 73. 3.) David was troubled to fee them garnifhed and trim'd like Peacocks and Oflriches, flaunting with their feathers, whilehe poor man was chatinedevery morning ; yet he quickly faw he had little reafon for this trouble, when once he went into the fancçuary ; For there he learned in what a flippery place they flood, and therefore called himfelf ignorant fool andbeat ,' for envying them their gayer} feathers, greatefi profperity. (ver. 22.) Let it not offend us to,bchold bad men in thebell array. Is any man offended becaufea Peacock or an Ofirichhath fuch goodly feathers ? Surely,noman ought to complain of or find fault with the difpenfations of God, becaufe he bath beflówed a richer fuitof feathers upon the proud Peacock and the foolifh Oflfrich, than he hath upon the pious, kind-hearted, well-natur'd Starke, or the innocent Dove. Why then (hould anybe offended or murmur,if God give the good things of the world to thole that have no moregoodnefs than Peacocksor Ofiriches, if he fills and adorns forne bad men, with better things of this fife, than many that are good ? The Prophet (Ezekr,r7. g.) gives the defcriptionof an Eagle, having longwings, andembroydered fea- thers, or feathers of many colours. Yet that Eagle was -but ,a Heathen Prince, and he none of the bell, though one of the greateti of that fort. Badmen have their embroiderirs,the paint of an earthly glory, and that is all the portion, all the good they are
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