Chap. a. Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf.7. 53 5 . terrible Rorm to {wing upon the wicked and ungodly of the world, when we hear him (peaking to his own people in whirl- winds. Confider this ye that forget God (as fuch are admoni(hed Pfal.ço.za.) left he tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. For our God !hall come,and(hall not keep filence ;a fire gall devour before him, and it !hall be very tempeflosom round about him, as 'cis laid at the Idverfe of that Pfalnte. And Then, as 'cis threarned (Pfal, z 5.) (ball he (peak to.them in his wrath,and vex them in his fore difpleafure. That fpeaking will indeed be fpeaking out of a whirlwind ,which (hall hurry t hem away into everlaf}ingdarknefsp Thus far of the manner of Gods fpeaking to Job the fecond tithe It was Hill out of the whirlwind. Now followeth the matter fpoken, or what he fpake to him. Verf. 7. Gird up thy loins now Ike a man : 1 wild demand of thee, and declare thou untome. I (hall add but little about this verfe, becaufe we have had it almaword for word (Chap. 38, 3.) where the Lord thus be- fpake fob , gird up noiv thy loins like a man,-for I will demand of thee, and anfener thou me. Thefe words this fecund time fpoken or repeated by God to fob, fill under various apprehenCions, there fourefpecially. Fitts, Some look. upon them meetly as a challenge Pent of God ; Gird up now thy fel f like a man, come Rand to thywork,, or rather Rand to thyword, do thy be(}. Secondly, O.hers ex , nd them as an ironyor divine (corn, put upon Job to humble him. Come, Gird up thy lo;n, likea man; Don't flinch for it,Rand to it, thou wilt furely make good the day withme. Thirdly, Many (in a milder fenfe ) look upon there words, meetly as Counfel given to fob ; as if the Lord had raid, I mean' todealfartherwith thee,Tbereforecome s,ow,prepare and addrefs thy folf to thebuftnefs I givethee'leave to make the bell thou canfi of thy eaufe. - Fourthly, We may take there words; asfpokën to Job' for his EflQ ,,o Comfort and encouragement. The Lord feeìng him' as it were roof 8cc. finking, and refuting to(peak, faith to him, be not troubled, be of good cheat man, Gird up tby loins like aman. As the words are taken for a challenge,and under the notionof a from put upoafob, I (hall not Ray uponthem. This
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