14 Chap; 5. An Expofition upon the Book of J O B., Verf. z kifs or on embrace,and they that fit down quietly and believing- ly under any evil, bear it at prefènt withmore cafe, and in the end, find it in the inventory of their goods. So David, It isgood for me that I have been af}lieied. Fourthly note, That to envyanother mans good orproferity it an argument of the zvorfi fimplicisy. Envy flayeth the filly one] Envy is a common Theame, I will not flay upon it ; but fhall only give you two reafons to demon. !,rate the filly fimplicity of anenvious perfon. r . The good of another is not thy hurt,thou haft not the lets, becaufe another bathmore, Leab's fruitfulnefs was no caufe of Rachel: barrennefs. Thy portion isnot impaired by thy brothers increafe, thou haft thy Blare, and he kath but his; how filly a thing then is it to envy him, that hath much,when as, his having much is not the caufe why thouhaft little. Again, this troubling thy felf that others have more, will not get thee any more ; envy never brought in earnings or increafe. 2. A man of wifdome will make all the good of another's good. Take away envy, and that which is mine,is thine,arid if j; take away envy, that which is thine is mine. To have a heart to blefs God for his bleifings upon another, is it fell a great biding, and gives thee like wife apart in thole b.lefiings. Thus we may en- joy all the joyes and g comforts, the favours and deliverances,the 7Yollè tnvidiam health and peace, the riches andplenty,the gifts, yea and the very ell room quad mews races of all thole, in whole graces and gifts, plenty and riches, , eß:í5 JR ego toiamin peace and health,ec.Wecan really and cordially rejoyce.Where- vidiam quod as an envious man ever !lands in his own light,and cannot rejoyce roue: efl mourn In his own mercies, for grievingat his Brothers. Sofar of the fecond part of the Argument, whereby Eliphaz would convince yobof wickednefs, his likenefs to the wicked in bearingof, or rather fretting again his troubles. JOB
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