chap. ,40, d/1n Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf.S. 543 Fifthly , Confider how finful a thing it is for any to go about to crofhe the adminiifration of God. Somewhat we may do, in all the judgements or fad difpenfationsof God we may pray about them , and we may in an humble fubmiflion expoflulate with God about them ; but we mull,take, heed of an unquiet fpirit under them, or of any rifings of heart again(( them : Pray we mayabout them; earnefily , inflantly , and importunately, and the more the better , yet flill quietly fubmit; and the morequi- etlywe fubmit CO them,themore fit we are to pray to, andmettle ,, with him about them ; that he in his own good time , and in his Own way , would remove them from us. Wilt thou difenul my judgement ? wilt thou condemn me , that thou mayeft be righteous. Thefe words may be taken as an Expofition of the former. As if the Lordhad faid , Either Imolt be condemned , that thou mayeîf be righteous , or thou muff be condemned , that Imay be righteous ; nowwhether it be meet that Ior thou muff becondemned, do thoujudge. While thou in/fief? fomuch upon thine own innocen- cy , thou feencefl to call blame upon my 7uflice. Either Ihave wronged thee by affliíting thee without juif caufe, or thou haft wronged me by intimations that Ihave donefo : One of there muff needs be true , feting there is no middle between them. Confider then which is mofl probable, that Ihave wronged thee, or thou me. Thera are immediate contraries; fo that the one beinggranted, the other muff be denied. .Now wilt thouaccufe' me of inlufirce in ahlilling thee, that thy cattle may be efleemed juif ? But did 7-4 ever accufe or condemn the Lord ? I anfwer , Not dìre&ly (as path been (hewed heretofore) It never carne into lobs heart to accufe God óf unrighteoufnefs: but becaufe by force mifunderflood fpeeches of his , they about him . judged he had ; therefore the Lord put this queflion home to him , that he might exonerateand clear himfelf. The onely mat- ters in which he might feem to condemn God as unrighteous,was his (peaking fo much of his affliEting the righteous, and profper- ing the unrighteous ; or his infifling fomuch uponthe defence of his own righteoufneffe before men , feemed toderogate from, or intrench upon the righteoufnef e of God. So then lob did not intentionally cafi any afperfion or blot upon the Juflice of God ; he
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