Chap. 6. An Expofition upon theBook ofJ O B. Verf.r4. ¢9 r nopitty (toEpee kof) only to fpeakpitty; and therefore the A. poftle adds, veil: 18. My littlechildren, let us not love in word and in tongue, but indeedandin truth ; that's the true meaning of this word; to him that it afjlieled pitty fhould be 'hewed ; but you(my friends)have not given me fo much as the found of pitty, you have not bemoan'd me,lmuch lefs have you releived me, which is the fubftance of pitty, real pitty : you have not loved me in tongue, giving me good words, much let's in deed and in truth. Deed pitty, is both the duty and the difpofitionofa godly man therefore this word (Chafed) in theconcrete,is often ufed in Scri- pture to lignifie agodlyman : he is one that hath obtained much grace and pitty from the Lord,and he is kind,gracious and pitti- ful unto men.The holy Proverb affures us,that agood man is merci- ful, pittiful to his beaft, much more to aman, and moft ofall to a godly man, who is his brother in the neareft bond. And it is confiderable how this word was ufed by way ofdiftinc` ion among the Jews : who caft their whole people or nation into three ranks, (and it is grounded upon Rom. 5.6, 7. where the Apofile alludes to thofe three forts) Firft, there were (Refhagnim)ungod- .lymen, the profane rabble. Secondly, there were the (Ifa- dike m) righteous men : And thirdly there were (Chafidim) good mein, or pittiful men ; fcarcely faith the Apofl;le) will one dye for a righteous man, t for aman fair and juft in his dealings ; per- adventure (for one oftheChafidim) for agood man, fume one may chance to dye ; he that hath been pittiful, might (haply) find pit- ty ; and havingdoue fo much good in his life, all would delire he fhould live Rill. But hlrein God commended his love to us, that whilewe were yet finners (Re/hagmin, in the worft rankof men) Chriff dyed for us. No man hadeither love or pitty enough to dye for them, who had fomuch impiety. The fartheft that the na turai line ofmans piety can reach, is todo good to thofe who do himgoodor bad. Pitty,notes out fuch a fort ofmen,and fuch a fort of a6 ions,as Atufgui voeann arefulleft oflove, ofbowels ofbrotherly kindnefs and compatli- t tall;° citsaz are on : Hence the Storkwhichby diverfe ofthe anctents, was put eiconij, pieta® for theEmblem oflove andbenignity, is expreft in the Hebrew by eiimia efso, this word, Levit. i'1, i9.) The Stork is very tender towards her young ones,and her young ones are as tender ofher,when fhc. is old,as naturalifts have obferved. So then, this word imports the heightof all offices and affetions of love from man to man, R r r 2 efpecially(
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