Chap 9. An Expofitiou upon the Book of j O B. Verf 4, _ no Dayes-man between God and man in Heaven : But it will be unconceivably mine fad with thole, who having had the tender . ?02 vet of fuch a Dayes-man,fhall be found contemners of him. Greatefï virgo al per- lovenegleeled, brealtî foortb and ends ingreateff wrath. Bunt ntd nt VVrgavet bo- euluuo ad fu- JOB Chap. 9. Verf. 3k., 35. flentandum> Let him take his rod away fromme, and let not his fear terrifie me. Then would I fpeak, and not fear bine; but it it not fo withme. Ehave tlaewed (in the two former verles) yob renoun- VV cing and 'notching againft all thought of contending at all with God ; He it not a man as l am, that I Jhauldanfwer him, &c. In thefe two he defireth God not to contend with him : as Nibil aifud' if he had laid, Lord, I will not plead or difßaste with thee; and! pojlulat lob, know ( fuch it thy foveraignty) thou mayef do what thoupleafIF gum ut lob, withme ; Yet,oh that thou wouldelt bepleated to abate of thefeveri- vet minigares, tyofthyproceeding, and to remit the ferceneßof that wrath, wherein. ve! penirna, thou apparel? againft mt,tha-t I might have liberty to f pread my con - ` auf eta fc. ea dition in thy pre' ence. I haveno friend to take up the matterfor m:; tf geUo, frdo- but I would open my cafe in a fete words my felf, if I might obtain a' lore,. ceß'ation, butfor the time of treaty, if thou wouldit forbearfighting, Non agar pro while I am1peaking. Let himsake his rodaway fromme, and let not' jure, fadgra-. bit fear terrificme. Then would I 'peak, &c. +tit & mede- l r ationifaciae locum. Coc Let him tabe his rod away fromme. The rodhath divers acceptions. The word Shabet in the He- brew, is taken fometimes firidly for abranch, bough or fpr;g, growing forth from the flock of a`tree : and becaufe a rod or al,' hall is made of the branch of a tree, therefore the fame word' lignifies both. Secondly, It fignifics a Scepter ; the Scepter of a King, which t emblems the power of a King. Ahafuerus held forth his golden r Scepter to Qaeen Ether, in token of acceptance ( E/ib. 5, z') And becaufe in ancient times ( as the learned obfe.rve )''they' E e e a wercr
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