Chap. 42. an upan the Book of Jos. Verf. 8. 889 fo6,as inoffering up a facrifice,fo in praying for his faulty friends, was a type of Chri(i ; My fervent JobThai pray foryou. But for what fhould he pray in their behalf ? Surely, that their fin might be forgiien, and they find favour with God. The wordhere rendred to Prayfor, is elegant and fignificant, Uerbum ertt implying a forinfecal a&, when an advocate in Court moves the uezadrepm Judge in behalf of anoff.nder ; fo that when the Lord faith, My fervaat Job¡hall pray for you, his meaning is, he ihaïl deprecate ctatene;/gnt the wrath and vengeance that your fin bath deferved, and entreat cat orarevet my favour for you, and leek your peace with me. My fervant deprecari more Job fball pray for you, ejuspi ad jade-, diem appetlat, Hence obferve, Firfi iuumfup. It is a duty to pray for thofe that have wronged us. ptex edit precabundus. Not only is it a duty to forgive them, and be reconciled to Cos. them ; but to pray for them, and ieartily with their good. The Apoflle James having fait{ (Chap. 5 16.) Confefs your faults one to another ; prefently adds, Prayfor one another : yea,Chri(i commands us topray for the good, not only of chofe that con- fers they have wronged us, and delire reconciliation to us, but to pray for our enemies, that is, filch as (fill hate us, and conti- nue to contrive all the mifchief they can againfi us. It is a duty, not only to pray for them that acknowledge their fault, but for them alfo who goon in their fault againfi us ; enemies do fo.,Blefs theta that eurfe you, do good to them that hateyou, prayfor them that defpitefully ufe you and perfecute you. Thefe are Chri(ls, not only cownfels, but commands(Mat. 5.44.) Even for themwe (hould pray, that God would pardon their fn, turn their hearts, andgive them repentance, which is the befi we canpray for them.' Again, the Lord faith, Myfervant Job fhall pray foryou. Hence obferve, Secondly ; God undertakes andgives hit wordforagood man, that be will do his duty. God having fpoken to Yob about this matter, undertook for hisperformance ; Myfervant Job(hall pray for you, I will pur it into his heart to do ir. The Lord may very well be bound for a goodman, that he (hall dohis duty,becaufe, as he bath promifed, Xxxxx fo
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