9'48 Chap. 42. e/Ín Expofstion upon the Book, of j o B. Vert, io trade a very great addition, poffibly in fome things treble, yea, fourfold to what he had before. And thus the Lord made good. what Bildad had fpokcn to fob, clofelyhinting, shat furely lob lay inTome fecrec fin, and was not right with God , becaufe God lec him lye in that forlorn c -lion, and did not fomuch as refto: e him to the fame,much lefsse him to a better efface, than he had before (chap. 8. 6, 7.)! ou wen pure, and upright, furely, row he would awake for_thee, and make the habitationof thy rsghte. oufnefr profperous, Though thy beginning was fmall, yet thy latter end fhould greatly increafe.. It is ufual in the Hebrew, to lay thole things are double, which excel and are great. Thus Ipake Zophar (chap. i I. 6.) O that God would fpeak and open his lips agai). Jb thee ; and that he would thew thee the fecrets ó f wifdom». that they are double to that which is.Know therefore, &c. The fe- crets of Divine wifdoin are double to what is, namely, to what they appear, or are apprehended to be The wifdoin of God is double, yea, an hundred fold more than what man is able to con - eive it to be; The fecrets of Gods wifdoin are unfearchable, and pall any creatures finding our. Thus in other Scriptures double isput for verymuch (Ifa. 40. 2.) Speak ye comfortably to- jerufalem, and cry unto ber, that her warfare is accomplifhed, that., her iniquity is pardoned, for floe bathreceived of the Lords hand double. for all her fins. We muff not think that fernfalem made fatisfaAion to the Lord for her íin9,,much lefs may we imagine that3erufa/enoe lufferings did exceed her fns, or the defert of her fins : For 'tis laid (Ezra g,, t;.) Thou haft punifked see left than aterìriruitie; deferve. And (Lam.. 3. 22.) It is of the Lords mercies that we are not confamed. But the meaning of double there, is plainly this, file bath received a very great punifhmenr, the Lori bath :madeher feel the forr.oriful effe&s of her fin fully; For raidDanice (ch'ap. 9. t 2,) tinder the whole heaven bath not been.done,as bath been done unto jerufalem.This is called a double recom aence by abot terProphet (jerem.16. t 8. ). I will recom- pence their iniuity; and their fin double,;becaufe they have defiled '7 9' áançi. Apd thtäs f er f10 paayed,.againft_ the oppofersand de- fpifers of his prophefe (chap. r y.:i 8,) Di/gray them with double delruaf'o J 'So tl t,,whensitisraid, the Làr'd addçd daublc, or twice as -pooch.'to: jclk a-: herbard befori,< it noreth; er.leaft; a very great addition to the prc,fperous d 'tare which Job hadbefore,even in outfrard things.- I;trco
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