Chap, 42. aAn Expofieion op" the Beak of j o R. Vert-. 7, Fifthly, Confider, job/ friends fpake many excellent cruths;yet faith the Lord, ye have notfpoken of me the thing that is right, as my 'truant Jobbath. g]t Hence note ; The Lord is greatlydifpleafed, when truth, or that which to right in itPelf, is wrong applied. robs friends were moflly right in their Do&rive, but often out in their Ufes ; all their open affertions hadCome truth in them, but fo had not all their fecret Inferences. God will not bear ir,to have truths put to any ill ufc, efpecially this, to grieve anddif- courage any of his fufferingfervants. To fpeakof the holinefs, jufkice and righteoufnefs of God, fo as to terrific an affli&ed foul, is to make a bad improvement of the be(+ things : 'Tis a fly in the box of ointment. Deadflies (faithSolomor, Ecclef. io. t,) saufs tbe ointment of the apothecary to fend forth a flinkingfa. your ; fo Both a little folly him that is in reputation for wifdom and honour, lobs friends were in reputation for wildom and honour; yet this littlefolly fent forth an ill favour in the Lords noftrils,and caufed him to fay, re have not fpoken of me the thing that is right. Sixthly, labs friends certainly meant well, and had a zeal for God; yet God was angry, and laid, they had not fpoken right.. Hence note ; ourgood intentions, pa, zeal for God, will not bear su ou when we door/peak atnifi. Thefe men had a zeal for God, elfe lob hadnot Laid as once he did, Will ye lyefor God ? Though they did not knowingly fpeaka lye, yet a lyewas inwhat they fpake; aid therefore their fpeaking. for God would not bear them our. Serenthly, The Lord Paid to 7ob.rfriends . re _ have not fpoken of me the thing that is right, as myfervant`Job bath. Though Sob' fpake fomethings amifs, yet the Lord did not charge himwith thew, as he did his friends. Hence note ; The Lordover-lookethmany failings, an will notupbraid his ifervants with them..
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