492 Chap. 6. An Egpoftion upon the Book of J O B. Vert. 14 efpecially from Chriftian to Chriftian, in times oftrouble, and cafes of extremity. This' kittyyou fhould bave ¡hewed me, faith yob. But he forfaket thefear of the .Almighty. That is, he for- fakes all godlinefs, goodnefs and Religion ; fear takes in all thats good ; and fo it is conceived that job retorts the words of Eli- phaz in the,fourth chap. Is this tby fear, or where is thy fear, thy Religion ? Now lob fa ith, Is thisyourfear ? You haveforfaken the fear of the Almighty. Is thisyour religion to dealfo barfbly with a diftreffedfreind,,or to give himfueb cold comfort ? Surely you have forfaken that fear of the Almighty whichyou chargedme with. Have not I reafon to ask, Is this thy fear? or toconclude, You have for- faken the fear ofthe Almighty, Thefe words are diverfly rendred. Some thus, He that takes uí toltit ob awaypinyfrom hisfreind, loath forfaken the fear of the Almighty. amicofao ni- And that's a truth, and a good fenfe, though nót fo clear to the feruordronl,ti- ®orem Domini letter of the Text. derelinquir, Mr. Eroughton joyns this with the former ve-rfe, By himwhole 4?p1y. mercy is molten towards hisfriend, andwho leaveth thefear ofthe Almighty.So referring this(melting)tomercy,and not to the mani joyning it with the former,thus,Have not Imy defence,andisjudg- ment driven away fromme, byhim, whole mercy is molten away to- ward his neighbour,and ttho leaveth thefear ofthe Almighty ? As if yob had faid, Eliphaz doff thou think thou haft driven awayall wifdome from me by thy difpute ? Doff thou think that I have loft my r eafon, as thou haft lit tby kitty ? Thou thinkeft wifdome andunderflanding haveforfaken me, but it appears by thy dealings, that than haft for /aken thefear of God, which is the beginning of wifdome. .od{lfoluroit Thirdly, it is rendred in the contrary fenfe. The word (Che- fadatifao c®n- 'Viríum,(Y fid) being taken for reproach and harfh dealing, and fo. the mean- * e imorem amni. ing is made out with a kind ofadmiration,thus,Shóuld reproaches parentisdeferu: be calf upon a man that is afitrliedfrom hisfreinell fhouldbe be told ern.? An fiat that he bathforfaked thefear ofthe Almighty! and that wifdome is oA Situ jur ? drivenfrom him!Doyou think pam,not able to difcoveryour:dealings? c. utnunc Gould you o about to reproach me in this condition? fhouldyou tell ego dcubit au- y g p Y dio, mere, me thus ha.rfhly,that I am departedfrom thefear ofGod?Is this'think you afair carriage towards me:whenyoufawmemeltedandafiféd, youfhouldhave givenMcTwee t and.comfortablewords not reproach- ful words? 3,b-
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