_.a__...__._ _ Chap.gz An;Expofationxtpottthe .qol;,ofJ OBm Ved, 24.e -a 2 ffi Fourthly, God laughs at the laughter, and derides the joyes of wicked men,who fee his innocent ones tryed.For they fay in their hearts, and it may be with_their tongues,. Happy we, who havefees._ ped fuch afcouring,we wouldnot have been in their coatsfor a world: better die then live to bring ourhives intofuck troubles. Or,thus, Now the day is ours, We haveprevailed, theft men.are catcht and en- tangled, we jhall do well enough with them now. The Lord hearing fuch language at the tryal of the innocent, laughs, to think how thole wretches thail he thenlelves deceived, when they fee there who were fallen rifen again, or God by their fall railing others, and Petting his Kingupon his holy hill OfSion. Laftly, As God laughs at the tryal of the innocent fo let the n©cent and impenitent remember and tremble at it, that God will laugh at the approachof theirtorments,acad mock when their fear cometh, when their fear cometh as a .defolation, and their deftrudion as a whirlewind. yob having thus fhewd how the innocent are afHided, thews in the next verre how the wicked areexalted, and from both he infers, that there can be no judgement nude ofany mans inward fiate, whether he be innocent or.wicked, upon his outward fiat; whether he beprofperous or afiiled: The innocent are under the fcourge,and the wicked are upon the throne, and whodoth there things,but God himfelfl that's the funof this 24.th verle. Verfe 24. The earth isgiven into the hand of the wicked, he covereth thefacesof theJudges thereof,ifnot,where and who is he? The earth is given into the handofthe wicked. The earth. Earth may be taken ftriGfly for the element of earth, as it is oppoicd to fire,water,and air. Not fo in this place 9 - but more largely, earth is put for all earthly things, as Pf. a r5. 6. The heavenofheavens is the Lords, but the earth bath hegiven unto the childrenof men,that is,hehath divided all earthly comforts asa portion or inheritance among.men : their lot talleth there. Thirdly, Earth is put for the inhabitants or people ofthe earth, Pfal. roo. r.Pr.ifé him allyeearth; fo the Hebrewwhich we tran- llate,Prazfe him allyepeople ofthe earth. Ifa.24.4..rhe earth mourn- eth andfadtth away ; that is,thçy who dwell, on the earth. Foarthly,Èy_theearth we may underfiand fpecial Countries or Nations, tracts or parts of theearth. T t" Fifthly-
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