.-. Chap. 9. An Tsxjlofttiott upon Or iÿaokof. J O B. i'err 33. Thus to the prefent text, The layingon of the hand fgtgifies only the compoting or compounding of a difference. When fob complained or affirmed only, There is no Dayes-mixbetwixt us his meaningwas, that there was no man who could take up the matter betwixt God and him, there was none fuch to be found, for he fpeaks not only (De folio) that there was noDayes-man, but (de impolibili) as of a thing which was impofiible tobe', As Nonpereßdarl ifhe had Paid, I wouldgladly refer this matter to arkitration, but Deomihrguef. the Lord, who k engaged withme, is above the arbitration ofmenor end litrganti- tnge.'s; Creatures may not meddle with anyof his mattersfurther bae minor: then they are called and I know not of any whomGodbath called to, aq i `D«ui or appointed over this matter. potefiaten,4 Hence obferve, errand.. FirPt, When controverfiesarife, the ruleof loiebids in refer our differences to the determination of brethren. fob (peaks according co the ufage thole dayes ; men didnot prefently run to law, and call one another before the Judge, they had Dayes- men and "Umpires todeterminematters between them. Thus 'Jacob befpeaks Laban ( Gen. 3 i. 37.) bj'eereás thou haft fearcb:dall m (tuff, what haft thou found of all thy honfholdfix!? Petit here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt rte both. The Apofile (r Cor. 6.1,5)is very angry with theCorinthians, becaufe, they were fo flatly to go to Law, Verily there isutterly a fault aniongyau,becaufeyougo to law one withano- ther;. What ! is there not a Dayes-man among you ? Is therenot a roan amongyou fit to be an 4rbitratour ? I#eak toyour_Maine (faithPaul) Is it fo that there as not a wifeman amongyou, no not one that jhall be able to judge between his brethren? But brother go- h lobowith brother, and that beforethe unbelievers. The fin of` thole Corinthians was the-greater , becaufe the Judges were Hea- then, yet fuch contendings bear a proportion of [nifulnefs , though Judges be Ghrifiians. To bring everymatter to the judg- ment feat, when (poflibly) a brother or a friendmight take up the matter, isa tranfgreflìon againfi; the law of love. We thould rather labour after reconcilements, then lutes in Law , which -area caufe,not only of trouble and expence,but ofgreat breac es and ;heart- burnings among friends ,and brethren. We have' a he proverbia proverbial fpeech among.us, 4 lean Arbitration is better thena efPotioteaeii fat'Jttdgment. it is better to the :parties, they thall get more :ond°oats In it, the "charge of obtaining right_by law, many times eat- cptrna luidtî íng janttatia
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