5'S4 Chap. 7. An Expofitionupon the Booh,of J O B. Verf. 3. i! an hireling, and Gareth notfor thePeep ; he cares much for the fleece, and for the fle(h, but he cares little, if at all for the íheep, that is, how, or whether the fheep be fed and profper. He that works for Chritt,finds his reward in his work,and his eye is upon his work, as a reward, as well as upon the reward ofhis work : he is pleafed as much, yea far more with his bufinefs, then he is with his wages : Did he not take content,and pay bimfelfin this, that he is in a work acceptable to Chriii,he could take no content, he could not be pleafed at all, that he is in work prcfitable to himfelf. Now Job applies this general about thenature of a lervant and an hireling, to his own condition. So I am made to pofef months of vanity, and wearifom nights are appointed tome. Soam 'made. It looks like a $range, and a very unlikely fìmi- litude.; As afervant defireth the fbadoty, fo am I made to pofefs monthsofvanity: Therefore to clear it, we muff remember, that this is a fimilitudewith a diff militude:The fimilitude is conceald, Situ4itudo d>'f- the diflimilitude isexpreit,; we may make it out thus; As a fer- milrr, vant defireth thefhadow, and an hireling looke, th for the reward ofbis work, fo I, who am, labouring in the, heat of thefe afjli- Zi`ions, do earneály defre afhadow, and I who am at work, as an hireling, would havea reward ; that is, I' would fee the end and ifue ofthefe troubles ; But ( here's the diflïmilitude ) I am made to pofefs months of vanity,, and wearifome nights are appointed to me ; As if *job had Paid, When the fervant loath wrought all dayand is weary, he can lie downat night quietlyand refl. himfelf ; but alas ! the night is troublefome, and as laborious to me as the day ; When the hireling bath laboured and taken pains, he receives his reward at evening, but my wages are months of vanity, and my rewardsare nights of trouble, I am paid in ill Coyne, months of vanity, wearifóme nights are appointed for, the ,rewardof weary dayes. Thus the fence is plain. 11t Bß lure I am made topofefs. ] The word lgnifies poffeffing by inhe- Cereditorioa. ritance, and defcent. Two things are implied in that phrafe : liquidacquirere irlt,,that troubles and aff if ionsbelong to us byright,they are epIidore. poflkít as an inheritance, whichwe receive from our parents and .progenitors. Iam made topofefs, And, Secondly, it notes the continuance of troubles upon us.: We have not onely an ill lodgingfor a while,or we flaynot withtrou- 'ble,as. travellers for anight,but we poffefs and inherit thetuasour owza
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