86e Chap. 42. anLxpofitien upon the Book, of Joy. Verf. 7 this blame which fell upon thole three. Fill}, He did not fpakk with, nor difcover a bitter fpirit, as they did. Secondly, eelihu objeClednot againff yob his former life, nor charged him as having done wickedly towards man, or hypocri- tically towards God ; he onlycondemned him for prefect mif- carriages under his trouble, for impatience and unduietnefs of fpirit under the crofs. Thirdly, That which Elihu chieflyobjected againff lob was; the juflifying of himfelf rather than God (as he fpeaks at the be- ginning of the 32d. Chapter) not the maintaining of his own innocency, nor the juftifying of himfelf before men. Indeed Job failed.while he infffed fo much upon that point, that he feemed more careful to clear himfelf; than tojuaifie God. Fourthly, When Elibu fpakehardly, it was more out of a true, zeal to defend the jut-lice of God in affliinghim, than to tax him with injuflice. Now becaufe Elibu did not carry it witha bitter fpirit, and hit the mark much better than his friends (though in force things he alfo fhot wide and mifunderflood Yob) therefore the blame fell only upon job: three friends, and not upon Llibre The Lordfaid to Eliphaz, my wrath is kindled againfi thee, and againfl thy two friends ; but his wrath went no further. Hence note, Firfl ; The Lord knows bow to declare wrath 41 well as love, dip pleafure as well asfavour. He bath a flore of wrath aswell as of love, and that is kind- ledwhen he is highlydifpleafed. Secondly, Note ; Sìn caufeth kindling: or difcoveries of divine wrath. Had is not been for fin, the Lord had never declared any wrath ün the world, nothing had gone out from him but kindnefs and love, favours and mercies. Wrath is revealedfromheaven againf6 all unrighteoufnef:, and ogainffunrigbteoufnefs only (Rom. 1. i 8.) uorighteoufn,rs kindleth wrath, fin i$ the kindle-coal. When we fee wrath or difpleafure going our, we may conclude fin is gone out. Aloft: faid to Aaron (l.\iumb. 16. 46,) Take 4 Confer, and par
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