Chap.9. AnExpofition upon the Bookof ]® B. Verf.29. 36r glitter: Many are not that in holinefs, which they teem to be by their adings toward God; and tome are not in finfulnefs, what they teem to be by Gods ailing toward them. It is eater to do good,then to be good ; and ufually they who are good fuifer that which is evil. Verfe 29. If I be wicked, IVby then labour I in vain? Thefe words may be conneted with either of the interpreta- tions given upon the former verle, lknow thou (O God) or thou (O Bildad) wilt not holdme innocent. Now then, If I be wicked, &c. S1 Uiti 1311k The Original word bath been heretofore opened. Only note, Ego impixt. that the Hebrew is abfolute, and not by way of fuppofition,plain- Impiu, hoc lo- ly thus, I am wicked,or, Ifhall be accounted wicked, Why therefore co nonqui Jle, Iabour I in vain ? Or, now therefore I labour in vain. When fed qua ue probae tra6e- Job faith,/ amwicked, it is not as if he gave thecaufe,and afftntcd curvetqui i,a to his friends, Ye have had an ill opinion of me all this while, plus vtdcatur, now I begin to haveas ill an opinion ofmy felf,I am wicked. No, (9, liquer7a- he means it only thus, I am handled or accounted as a wicked bumtux a i man, I am wicked, in your thoughts, and the providence ofGod vilu át pi feèms to give you occalì.on of thinking fo, ye look upon tne, as. hoc Chryluet if I were a wicked man, and I look like one, Wiay then labour I prajerree, qua in vain? cum impijs re. Why labour I in vain? pxirorrafuit.Fre The word lignifes harden labour; why do I travel fo pain- aboravit, dc- 'fully to vindicate my Rif, and to hand fair in your eyes ? It is f°tfg°tmu fun labouring with toile, or moiling labour, anfwerable to that Greek Grp`° xoartt refpondet, word (Xoatdv) which lignifies fore and extreame labour. It is too notar exlaboe much to be-flow any labour in vain (that is,without fruit or fuc- Iummaot 81o1e' eels) much more to bellow hard and fore labour, fliam. But what was this fore, hard and painful labour? He means all 5r1L7 thefe labours which he bellowed, either to extricate himfelffrom 172;-1 pro his fuflerings, or to clear himfelf from their prejudice of his tin-1"1" eiuil, fulnefs, becaufe he fuffered, as if he had laid inparticulars. Why do I labour in Apologues toexcufe my fell? Or in argu- ments defend my caufe ? VV.hy do I labour in prayer to deprecate thefe troubles, and get out of the bands of my afliidions ? Plead- ing for our fclves with men, in hard labour, but efpeciall plead- ing
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