36o Chap. 9. An Expofition upon the Book of J OB. Verf.2$. pardon him becaufe he had finned, it being one of the Royal Ti- tles of God, The God pardoning iniquity tranfgreffion andfn. But if we take finningor offending in a firiter fenfe,as it imports aman obllinate and (till engaged withdelight to. fin (in which fenfe the next Title of the Lords great name, -after, Forgiving guity, tran grefon andfin, is to be underllood, And that will by no means clear theguilty (Exod. 34. 7.) The Hebrew is, And that clearing will not clear. We fupp y the wordgstilty ; which the Cbaldee well explains by this periphrafs, Him that mint not convert, or turn to the Lord) fuch offenders the Lord will not pardon. But to fay that the Lord will not fpare and pardon fuch guilty perfons,fuch delinquents,as will not returnunto him, but goon to add one wickedraefs to another, is no deniall of the Saints affurance ofpardon,they being already turned and conver- ted to the Lord. So much for that clank, as the antecedent refers Unto God, !know thou wilt not hold me innocent. But rather take the antecedent tobe Bildad.I knotr,thou Bildad, wilt not bold me innocent; as iffob had laid, When I thinkof corn: fortingmyPelf, my wounds bleed afrefb, and my forrows prefent themfe¡ves to my thoughts again, by thefight of which I ant alured Il Iliad not he judged innocent by theebua rather more wic el,asmyfor: rows appear to be more ; far feeing thou art refelved to conclude the multitude ofmyfinsfrom the Altitude of my fuferings, in vain fin varum la- fhall I labour tofhewand approve myPelfas an innocent perfon before borabo ut often. thee,wbet as Ifliall (till be an ofjl'i(`tedperfon before toes iIknow those dam tibi ojfli- inft not boldme innocent, whileabiding aflillions lead thyjudge- ïïutnfrmui dQ ment to conclude that a man is wicked, How(ball I being in trouble ianarentemma ,eke pole, Bol. gain any credit ofintegrity, in thy opinion, fo long as outward trou- bles render me ahypocrite in tby opinion? I tha11 note only this from it,He that judgeth of amans innocency by his ou: ward eftate, mayfor ever condemnan innocent. Bildad judged fo of lob, this caufed Job to fay, I know thouwilt net bold me innocent, or think me good, feeing evils are (kill upon me, and are like to continue uponme hill. Judge not according to appear- ance, but judge righteous judgement, is the rule of Chrift (John 7. r,q..) as ifthey could hardly judge what is right, who judge by what appears. Wemuff not judge ofthings till they appear; or may we judge ofperfons by their appearance. As oftentimes in holinefs, fo fometime in finfullnefs, men are not what they Teem tobe. All is not gold that glitäers, and fume gold doth nOt glider:
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