Chap 40. at, Expoftion upon the Book of .J o B. Verf.x;2. Behold every one that is proud andabaft him.' Go, look upon proud ones in thine anger, deal with them as theydeferve. The word implies more than bare beholding. There is a twofold beholding of things or perfons. Firl+, With favour, delight and pleafure (Tfäl. 33. 18. and aq., 13. ) In both places the Lord is reprefented, beholding or offing an eye upon his people, with grace and favour, for their good and comfort. Secondly, There is a beholding with anger and difpleafure ; that is the meaning here: beholdevery one that is proud, behold them all, not only to take notice of them who they are, but behold them as I do, in wrath and anger, Behold Every one that is proud. Be they fewor many, great or fLI all,fhew thy felf againfi every one that is proud, and Abaft hire. Every proud man is as a mountain. Go, thew thy felt like me, behold thofe that are as mountains among men, and make them valleys, abafe them; that's the Lords work, and the meaningof his word here ; as if he had faid, Ihave a power, that though proud ones are as great monntaine,yet I can make them as valleys.The Lord fpeaks thisagain at the beginning of the Verf. xa, Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low. Here is an elegant repetitionof the fame thing, almoft in the fame words, meerly to inforce the matter look on everyone that is proud, bend thybrows, look frowningly uponhim, as if thou wouldff look him thorough. Andbring him low. The Septuagint fay, quench him. The proud man is all in a flame ; now faith God, . behold this proudman and quench him, extiniuifh him, put him our. Thus the Lord calls job to exprefs hisdifpleafure in thefe effects againa proud men, that hemight appear in wrath like him : As if the Lord had Paid, Tbehold Eeee the 577 ti2s4pißabor d vaÆroy. Superbum ex- tingue. Sep;,
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