904. Chap. 42. an .Expofrienupon the Book of Jos. Verf. S; There is forne difference in the readingof thele words. Fir(, Some read, Left I do or allfolly toyou. But how can the Lord door a& folly towards any ? Wemay expound this tranfla- Lion, by that (Pial. IS. 26.) where David faith of the Lord, with the pure thou wiltfhew thy felf pure, and with the froward or per- verfe, thouwilt fhew thy Pelf froward or perverfe, But how doch the Lord Phew himfelf froward with thole that are froward?chere is no frowardnefs in the Lord, he is alwayes in a compofed and fedare frame, infinitely beyond any pa(lìon or perturbation : the meaning is only this, The Lord will deal with men according to what they are ; the aftings and effe&s of his providence (hall be towa -ds a froward man, as if he were froward.If a man deal per- verfely with God, he will deal with him as if he were perverfe; andwith the pure,God will fhere binsfelf pure, that is, he will Car- ry it purely towards them ; they (hail receive good,who are and do good. thus here, go, faith the Lord , and do as I bid you, Left I dealfolly to you. In the Hcb:ew Language, to do kindnefs with one, is the fame as to exercife or fhew kindnefs to him.That form of fpeech is ufed, Gen. 20. 13. Gen, 24. 49, Gen, 40. 14. And fo to do folly with one, is to Phewor exercife folly to to him. The Lord doth folly to them that do folly ; that is, he makes them fee by his wife doing, how foolifhly they have done. Others exprefs it thus, Leff I deal foe lifhly withyou, or, folly to you ; that is, le({ I do that whichmay be accounted fooh(hnefs in me.You having appeared Advocates in my cauCe, and pleaded for me ('tis folly to pay any man with unkindnefs for the fervice be hath doneus.)Well (faith the Lord) look to ir, I will not ac- cept you, but deal folly toyou, or fooliGhly with you,in the feofe of fome men (poffibly) but wifely in my own. The Lord isal- wayes to be admired, in his wifdom, holinefs, and in the ferenity of his fpirit ; yet in the opinion of the wife men of this world, he may feem to deal foolifhly, or do folly. Secondly, The words may be renired, Left I do that which may be difgraceful to you. Thus the Chaldee paraphrafe readeth, Leff Iput adi(grace, or an affront upon you, and make it appear, to your frame, that you have not carried it aright in this matter, but have been (hamefullyour. Tire word here ufed, is leveral times ufed in Scripture, to note the defilingor difgrace of a thing (Nahum
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