Chap, 42. an Expolition upon the Book of o s. Verf. 8, Fira, An incouragement by a gracious,promife, in thefe words; For himwill 1 accept. Secondly, A threar,in cafe they fhould negle&or refufe to go and perform this duty, laid down in the clofe of the verfe ; Left I deal withyou according totyour folly, in thatye bave not fpoken of me the thingwhich is right, likemyfervantJob. Thefe are the particularsconfiderable in this Sth verfe. Therefore takeuntoyoufeven Bullocks and(evenRams. TheLord fpake this to Eliphaz and his two-friends. The word of illation, Therefore, at the beginning of the verfe, refers to the word For, at the latter end of the former verfe. As if the Lord had Paid unto them, Becaafe ye have finned againfi me, and pro- voked me to anger, fo that my wrath is kindledby your not [peaking of me the thing that is right ; therefore Iadvife you (andbe ye fare at your peril, to follow myadvice; I advife you) for the making up of this breach, and the recovery of my favour, to take unto you (even Bullocks andfeven Rams. Take unto you. Some conceive that chefe words, 'Untoyou, are redundant, yet doubtlefs they carry a clear fenfe, as they Rand in the Text, Take unto you ; that is, for your life and behoof in this great fervice, Take unto you Seven Bullocks andfivers Rams, This was a great facrifiçe, and it was fo under a twofold con° federation. Fìrll, As to the matter of the facrifice, bullocks and rams were great cattle, there were facrifices of leffer matters. We read in the law of Mofes, of a pair of turtledoves, and two young pigeons for a facrifice ; there, the poorer fort under the law, did offer with acceptation, whereas rich and great men (and fuck were there Eliphaz and his two friends in their time) were com- manded to bring great and richer facrifices. The rich (as Solomon exhorts, Prov. ;.9.) were to honour the Lard with their fubftance, andwith the first fruits of their increafe, Thefe richmen were to bring bullocks and rams, a great facrifice in the matter of it, Se- 877
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