Chap; 91 AnExpofitioft upon the Boók.of J O B. Verf. 34. 397 Difciples to take flaws, he expreffethhimfelf by the word in the text, Shebet, which lignifies a corredingor fmitingftai : Take MU, no (laves- to finite and ftrike with, ye go out with a meffage of vërgo péTo peace in your mouths, let there notbe fo much as an infirument cut'endum of contentio 'rn your hands. But in Mark he ufeth theword Mil, n het bo- nan, whichunifies a flaffto lean upon , Take a flaff to reft or rulsgr ad fu- eafe your fclves upon, or to help your (elves on in your travel, tleruaadum> A walking Jtaf,,but not a ftriking Jtaf. Thus they reconcile the difference. But though this interpretation be good , yet this ground of it appears not, either in,the Syriack, which in both texts hath the word Sheba, or in the Greck, which expreffes both by (e & :) So then we mutti rather fay, that the Came word tgnilies a ftaff for both nu s, and that when Chrifi forbids his Difciples a flaff,hemeans a fEaffto llrik.e with (Preachers mull. be noftrikerr, according to the Apoftles rule in Timothy) and that when he bids them take a fiai'(, he means a walking flaft. Itene- rsnt Preachers might be wearied with travelling, a well as with peaking. But to the Text.The rod which job defìres might be removed, Nihil oliád' is; That fore affliction which the foveraign power of God laid poliulat lob, upon him, and cxercifed himwith. As if he had faid, Lord, thou 4usm iaDetr;° dealeft withme upon the height ofthyprerogative, and Iacknowledge vel peinigixet, thou mayeft do fo: But my bumble fute and prayer x,. that thou anferret abeo wouldejt afrft me left then thou haft, though thou haft not mitred me f1Jge.a, fc. more then thou mayejt. Thou haft net injuredme-atall, but 0 that morbor 0' do- thou wouldeft relieve me. lures. Non agar pro He fpeaks to this Pent with a little variety of words ( Chap. jute, fedgra. 13. 20,2r.) Only do not two things-unto me, then will 1 not hide my tip 6. mods. felf from thee; withdraw thine handfromme, and let not thydread rationiflan makeme afraid. And in -a language not unlike this, he defc.ribes locum. Coc; the peace and prcfperity of wicked men .( Ch.ap.-2.r. 9.) Their 1aouJes are fife from fear, neither is the rod ofGad upon them. We find allo that Elibu ( who undertook Job and debated the matter with him, when theft threehad no more to fay, or would fay no more.) He, I fay, perceiving what it was which Job had complained of as an impediment of (peaking:. unto God, pro- miles that himfelf would give him no fuch impediment or caule of complaint ( Chap. 33.7.). Behold,my terrae r .pall not make thee afraid, neither fhall my bandbe heavy upon thee; As if he had laid, The Lords hand . hath been heavy upon thee' and his terrour
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