924 Chap. 42. .4n Ezpfotion upon the Book of Jos. Verf.9 Rogavit Job And when'tis laid, The Lord alfo accepted Job, this implyeth, &Dominus that fob did willingly undertake the fervice and duty for his ignovit;pro. three friends. Though it be not Paid, that fob offered facrifice f`it ` amt' and prayed for them, yet both arc «rapt upand underflood in cilia, quibur p y y objuir injoten this conclufioe, The Lord alto accepted fob. This gives evidence sia.ñmbrof. or witnefs to the goodnelsof fob, and his eminence in grace ; 3.Oí<ic.c.ult how full of love, how ready to forgive was he! He did not in- fishover Elipbaz, &c. nor fay, now I have got the day, God Amid 'taw' bath determined the matter for me ; he didnot tell them, ye coy iior am. plexus eß, have wronged and abufed me, ye have unjualy cenfured and re- proached me ; but putting their unkindnefles into oblivion, and laying afide the thought of them, he laid out his foul to the ut- mofi for thehealing or making up of the difference (aching from their folly) between God and them. For the better improvement of thefe words, Firfl, Let us compare them with chofe in the eighth verfe. Here it is laid, The Lord alto accepted Job ; and there the Lord faid, Himwill f accept ; there it is apromife, here a perform- ance. Hence note ; Wbatfoever the Lordpromifeth todo, be will certainly perform and do. Áword from God is as lure as his deed ; our hope upon pro- mile, as good as poffetlion ; In hope of eternal life, which Clod who cannot lye, promfed before the world began(Tit. r. 2.) Chrifi will be Amen, that is, performance (2Cor, 1. 2o.) to all the promifes (2 Cor.i.2o.) As theyare all made in him, fo they fhall every one of them, and in every thing, be made goodby him, unto the slor, of Gel by to that is, we (hall at lafl have abundant cafe of glorifyingof God, in performing andmaking good of all the promifes, upon the undertaking of Chrif} for us. Noman Mall fail of acceptance, that is under (asfob was) a promife of acceptation ; get under promifes, andyou fhall partake the good promifed. Secondly,. Whereas upon' their dog according as the Lord commanded, prefently it follow.etlr,. The Lord, Alfa. Accepted lobo Nate ;
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