Chap. g'. An Expofitionupon the Bookof J O B. Verf i i . 225 changeandvary, either place or condition.The tranfitory chang- ablenefs of the creature, is expreffed by it (PJal.io2. 27. ) Thou doeft change them, and theyfhall be changed; the creatures pats on, as fromplace to place, fo from condition to condition, Thefafhion of thempaffêth away ( i Cor. 7.3 ,.)They have not only a perfef}ive 10171 change, but a corruptive change; but of the Lord he faith, Thou Filij exc 2516 artthefame, and thy years fhall have no end. The word is u1ed for i.e.qui-r'ra icrr- thanging by opprcf live defiru(.fion (Prov. 31.8.) Open thy mouth tur "'id" forthe dumb in the cane o allfilch as are appointed to de frutiotz Jun.rn el f f I pp f b efl n:ia or death. Such as are appointed to that great change, arc called,a inrerpretario TheSons ofchange or defirufion :Thus the Original. So that the hujusdivinio-r. word fignifieth any change or motion,whether perfefive or cor- reHSrel ruptive. The Lord (faith Job) paffeth on, he maketh changes, he cmYrofs.r worketh fbmetimcs to perfed,fometimes to detiroy, but Iperceive naturahaq. o- himnot, I am not able to make out what he doth. faprenturt Here are twowords, one referring to fentc,the other to under- autlorer,l)eum, handing, He goeth by me, and ifee him not; that is, my feufes can- !opo inrho- anve ah tom,vef not finde him : Hegaffeth on alfo,and Iperceivebimnot; that is, he opereteffictm rooteth up, he dcflrsnyeth, he buildeth, and planteth, but I am not non oferva- able to apprehend him, or unriddle the meaningof his wonder- mzs,arq,e ira full works,.He doth great. tlungs, and things unfearcbable. rr rtedebt b There is much varietyof opinion about the meaning of thefe ten eflitur, w words,though I think the meaning is clear:i-n that generali Ihave quamlli fi<b- now given. Yet I will touch a little. tea.; raw. td. force interpret yobs difcourfe converting Hill, in and a- óóerradctod?n bout the c naturali works ofGod,the earth, the heaven,the waters frrrn omnibus and the air, ( ofwhich he had oen before as alfo about the a em f k f p ) lfb fuyrt omnil body of man ( Ad. 17. a8. ) Inhimwe live, and move, andhave lari nanpotej ?. our being. God islabout us, he is ever with us; and yet we obfèrve oiymP not,either when he begins to work, or reffeth fromworking.How m e ¿`vcniro he is in all things, without all things; and above all thing, is not di ftedero . known. Secondly, Others take hisgoing'andpang for the as of his Fred,. d favour or dif-favour, Hegoeth by me in bellowing favours,and Iïe ".quinas ad pared, on, in taking them away: his acceffes or recelfes in mercy or bcaefìcia 1'ræ_ his love and his wrath are often difcernable Hego- lrradenegau judgement, refer,. eth by and paffeth on, he variety his workings, and I perceive Trani r cum, him not. Topaf!byis taken fometimes for fparing, pardoning, or quern irai-ni- fhewing mercy. The Lord by his Prophet ( Amos 7.8.) reports Úmtr{zlinquir feverall judgments, froma full execution of which he was taken Gg off
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