Chap. 6. ' An Expedition :rpontbe Booke ofJ OB. Verf. 3i. i 55 Verfe 23 Now therefore be contest, lookupon me, for it is evident unto you, if I lie. Now thereforebe content, &c. ]Soine'read it,Now therefore begin to looklupon m k e,or to loo morefavourably upon me ; as if he had Paid, all this while ye have hardend your faces,& clouded your brows ,tcquiefrerein againfi me,therefore now begin to be more benigne in your al. re4uapiamc- peas towards me.The word fignifies,to begin, or take a thing in iunge ample- hand willingly ; as alío tobe well pieafed, content or fatisfied,thc a¡i, sat i&ificot fence of all comes to one point. We tranflate in the letter, Now cram inchoate, therefore be content, doe this thing freely, be fatislìed and acquiefce Deut. in it : as we ufe to cool and calme an angry friend. who difputing Gen. á8. 17. or fpeaking to a bufinefs, growes hot and paflïonate, Ipray, fir, be fatisfied, let us goe on meekly and moderately: Lookuponme. Which notes either his defire of their friend- ly complyance with, and refped to him, as Mr Broughton reads, Now therefore be content, regard me , or it notes the flrength and firmnefs ofJobs refolution, in thiscontefl with his friends, I am not afraid to look you in the face, or to (peak face to face, look, upon me, you (hall not read either fear or falfe- nefs written in my forehead ;the lines and characters ofmy coun- tenance, thall fhcw you nothing but the foundnefs and integrity of my confcience. For it is evident unto you, if I lie ; you will anon read the lie in my face,if there be a lye in my heart ; there -, fore break not off with me, turn not away in difcontent, let us dilcourfea little more about this bufinefs, and the truth will ap- pear. =n'9 t3p It is evident unto you, ifI lie. The Hebrew is,it i! before your face ifDie, that is ( as we tranflate ) it will quickly be evident, and appear unto you by a little lober debateof this bufinefs, whe- ther I am right or no. Et in faciem Some think,there is a kind offecret imprecation in this fpeeeh, vefirttmfimen.. It will be evident unto you, if I lie t As if he had Paid, Let not the tior fr. riche- Lordbemerciful or graciousunto me, let not the Lord pity or (pare ream vet no me, if I amfalfehearted and lie untoyou. It is frequent and fa- rrar,vrcnone y q mini prcpirirK miliar in the Hebrew, to give fuch expreflions ofan oath ; As in perm,vet tale that oath of God, ?faint. 95. a a . quoted Heb. 3, ix. Vuto whom quippiorß,llMee. .(wear in my wrath, If they_than enter into my reft ; which we ttanf1ate by a plain negative in bothplaces ; bey fhall not enter into fi,
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