156 Chap. 6. An Expofi ion upon the Book of J O B. Verf.ao again I fay rejoyce, faith the Apotlie, to note the :vehemency of his fpirit,and the neceffity of that Gofpel-duty, or how exceeding becorneing it is, for Chriflians to walk cheatfully and rejoyce. Here then, Return, yea return again, is, as ifhe had laid, there isgreat caufe you fhould return, and be better advifed, that you should confider other wife ofmy cafe,than hitherto you havedone My .righteonfnfs ii in it. That is, I am righteous in this mat ter,in this bufinefs : or upon fuch a further confide ration and re- turning to the queflion, my righteoufnefs, ( by a true hating of thefe.differences ) will appear unto you. job was no Juffi- ciary, no boafler in, or of his own righteoufnefs ; but he (peaks of the righteoufnefs of his caufe, and of the uprightnefs of his confidence. According that of (Pfal.73, verf: 6.) Thy righte- oufnef.r (hall appear as the light, that is, the righteoufnefs of thy caufe fb faith Job, my righteoufnefs is in it, when you, return and return again, to confider diligently and ferioully of this bufinefs, you will find the refuit ofall will be, that my righ- teoufnefs is in is,that is,that I am in the right, or free from blame . in this bufinefs, that I have not broken the rules of juilice, or departed from a good confcience. Further,` Others conceive lob befpeakes his friends in this Forte' jndigra quick languages return, yea return again, to recall his friends, . btmdi diicef,.mi who were ready to go away in a pett, or in a fume, as we ufe. to porobmt am fay,they were riling to be gone, and Job haflily calls theta back, dicr Return, I pray return ; As a man in difcourfe growing fo hot, diceßuri,qua re inot invitat that thehoule cannot holdhim, but he will break away, is ufu- adarontoven. ally reirivited, pray flay Sir, return again ; fo Job return again, dam difPutati- my righteoufnefs i' in it, you (hallfee I will make the matter good, ouempined. Hence Obferve, Firfi ( taking the return in a Metaphorical fence. That apafonate or inconfiderateman, goes from himfelf, and from the matter. Paflion carries from the bufinefs before us. An angry mans difcourfe runs wild, he had need be reduced.Confi- deration is the returning ofa man untohirnfelf, or his comming home. As the paffious of the concupifcible napetite, and intern- rancies ofyouth, carries a man, beyoundhis bounds (and there- fore the Prodigal repenting,is faid to come to,himfelf,(Luke.r5.. a 7.) fo likewife Both the pallions of the irafeible appetite.Anger diforders and difcomppfes the.fpirit, as much as luxury. Secot dly
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