Chap. 42.. ,4a Expofìtion upon the Book,o fJ o E. Verf, r o 949 Hence Obferve, Firfl ; When we are about fpiritteals, the Lord takes occafion to wini- fyer to aas in temporal!. The Lord not only turned the capti- vity of J;b, when he prayed for his friends, but gave him twice as much, yob did not pray for the doubling of his elate, or for great things in the world we findhimmany times givingup his hopes as to tempo als, when he would not dive, p his hopes as to fpi- rituals and erernals: Though he hill not, yet will I troll in him; he alfo (hall be my falvation, He fubmirced his life to God, inhope of abetter life, but he had little or no expeaation about the thingsof this life;, yet the Lod gave him abundance with his life, asaho an abourdanr, or .long life, as we read at the endof this Book. Tueroare two £pecial reatons, why the Lord gave job a great increafe in temporals, Firfl, Becaufe in chofe Old Teflament times the promifes want much in temporals, Secondly, Becaufe job having loft his credit in the world, hen he loft his eí{atc, fpiricual fupplies would never have fer h a right in the eye of the world, be had fuffered,as to his reputation in fpirituals,by his lofs inxeinporals;and therefore the Lord doub- led his dilate, to vindicate his reputation in the eye of the world. And the Lard did this unîo sghr & unthouaht of by eb; therefore .(as the point faith) it is a cinch, mat while we are careful about ,isirìtuals, roe Lord rakes care of our temporals (Mat, 6, 3 3 e) Seek ye fie.ff the kingdom of God, and his rtghteooefnefs, ahid all thefe things [hall be added unto you. Secondly, Note ; The Lord is a bountifulrewarder of his fervants, and a liberal ;repairer of their loffes Toe Lord is a boun,iful,rewardct two ways, irft, For what we do, we fväli.not lofe our labour in ferving mm. God gives good and,g..eic wages ( r (or. t 5..5g.) Be ye f}.edfafp and oenmcveabIç,allwáys abounding to the work of the Lord ; for as-much cis yeknow that your ,labour es not in vain in the Lord; that is, labour abudandy., o }tbuc. , trr. flail rave an aboun- otiant rewa,d > Not orgy fhall not a in vain, but richly re- warded.
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