r, Kr 544 Chap. 40. 4.4n Exfolimn upon the Book of J o B. Vert'. 8 he oriely intended,in what he Paid , to thew that the aflli&ion that was upon him , was not for his fin, but for his trial , when he fpake fomuch of his own righteoufneffe ; and yet becaufehe was a little too lavith in fpeech, and too pailionate, the Lord here puts this que(}ion tohim, Wilt thou condemn me , that thou mayefl be righteous ? 'Tis I that juf}iñe thee, and wilt thoucondemn me ? The Lord is righteous, and all men are unrighteous ; and 'hall any mando that which caf}s a note of unrighteoufnefle up- on God. Wilt thou condemn me , that thou mayeft be righteous ? Teùwt ittjui- tie accufara videbaturqui ju(?os o,jjiige- rat. Merc. Hence Note, Firfi; He that is mush in thejuffifying ofhim(el f , when he is under the Judgement , or alflilling hand of God, dabupontbe met- ter condemn God. lob was much in juf}ifying himfelf , though not with an inten- tion to condemn God , yet the very a&ion fpake this in the o- pinion of ()filers , that he thought himfelf not righteouflydealt wrìh, or at leaf} rigoroafly dealt with. He that maintains his own right too much in afl3i&ion, chargeth God with wrong, though he never meant ittAnd therefore theApof le faith,Let God be true, and everyman a liar. A godly man in a good frame,though he cannot charge himfelf with any crime , nor is confcious of any wayof wickednefs , that he bath lived in, yet approves and juflifies the Lord in all his dealings with him ; and therefore we mat rake heed (it is a tender point) how we jufhfie our felves, efpecially under the aff1&ing hand ofGod. If we juf}ifie our felves,there is fomewhat of condemnation cat} upon God; there- fore Bill you (hall find that the holiefi fermis of God in their Confeflions charge all upon themfelves. Rigbteoufnefs belongsto God , but toet fhame and confufion offace. So fpakeEzra, and fo fpakeDaniel. It is very dangerous to , and we quickly may, re- fle&upon the juf}i.ce of God , and derogate fomewhat from him, by our juulifying of our felves. Obfer ve,Secondly; 'Zsour duty in all things wbatfoever'god doth, to juflifie bim. iuiïo jempeer As it is the highef}grace whichGodmanifefls to the creature, adaerfrm mu to jGflifie'man. It's-God that juflifes; who floail condemn. So it o 1. is one of the 'moll excellent duties of. man, to juflific God. K It
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