Chap. 5. AnExpofitian upon the Book of J OB. death. It was an obfervation among the Heathen, That no man it to be accounted blefed, until be die. But when life is (hut up with a Welling, then man is fully blef ed ; As in reafoning, fo in living, the conclufion lies in the premifes. A happy death is the refult of a holy life. Thou !halt come to thy grave] That phrafe notes two things. Fir(1, a willingnefs and a chearfulnefs to die, Thou Jhalt come, thou (halt not be dragged or hurried to thy grave, as it is Paid of the foolifh rich man, Leh 12. This eight f all thyfoul be taken from thee. But thou(halt come to thygrave, thou (halt die quietly and fmileingly as it were, tbou(halt go to thygrave, as it were up- on thine own feet, and rather walke, than be carried to thy Se- pulcher. Secondly, it notes the honour and folemnityof burying. Thou. !halt come to thegrave withhonour , as it is faid ofAbijab the fon. of Jeroboam, ! King 14. 12, 13. When Meffengers were Pent to the Prophet to enquire whether he thould recover, the Prophet tels them, ThechildThail die, and all. Ifraelfhall mournfor him,and bury him : For, he only of Jeroboam fhatl Come to the grave,becaufe in him there isfound force good thing toward the LordGod ofIfra= el, in the houle of Jeroboam. He only (hall come to thy grave., the reft (hall be thrutt into the grave, or lye unburied,but he (hall come, that is, he (half be buried with honour ; others (hall have reproach caft upon them, when the earth is caft upon them. Thoufbalt come to thy grave. In afull age] So we tranflate. The word is expounded two ritn Senruzn, wayes. fenei}ius rev In a full age, that is, in an age, when thou (halt be full full Po. of efiate, full of wealthand honour, thou (halt have abundance when thoudie(t.Aud tò it points at Yobs prefent poverty: though thou haft nothingnow, fcarce a rag to thy back ora (hest to wind thee in, if thou (houldll .die, yet Rate unto God, and thou (halt die in a full age, inagolden Age, thy wants (hall be fupplied, and thy loffes repaired to the full. But rather afall Age, notes here a fulnefs of daies, though the other fulaefs of eftate) be not excluded. The Prophet puts the' fame difference, between aged men, and men full of dales, as is between children, and young men ( yer. 6. 1 r.) I amfull of the fury of,tbe Lord, Iwill powre it out upon the children abroad, and aporb Verf. 26. -391 ,
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