Chap. 9. An Expofition upon the liaok of j O B. Vert-, 34.. 401 is taken away from the godly,-whilc they futfer, becaufe they arc ,bettered by the crois. Thirdly, Aflliftion is removed-from us, when Chriff gives us Itrength to bear atliif ion. Nothinggrieves as,eitlier in at:frve or paflìve obedience,but what is either againfi our wills,or above our power : It is all one to have a burthen taken off our íhoulders, Of tohave fo much flrength given, as makes it eatie to us, While the Saints have trouble upon their backs'and to ns,they have no trou- ble in their hearts and fpirits,when their 1pirits are carried above thole troubles. 70 conquer an enemy ii more noble then to havenoie. Muchmore (which is promi fed the Saints in the throng of foreft enemies) to be more then conquerours. In all, or any of thddc wayes,Jobs prayer may be fulfilled, Tak away thy rodframme. And let not thy fear terrifte,me. rott There was fomewhat more upon job then a rod, or it was an áradt o extraordinary rod , a rod like a Scorpion. Forrriddtlbo Let not thy fear terrifte me, terribitr,, Loathlh. Theword which we tranflate [fearlcomes from a root fignify- ing that which is very formidable and terrible. Fear anddread fha1) fall upon then (Exod. a 5. t 6.) that is, they (hall be extremely afraid, ;even dead with fear, as the next words import, They fhall he ¡till as aJtone, &c. There is a letter added as the Hebricians ob- ,:ete* ferve) to the word ul;edby, Moles, implying the excels of fear. vefumcgm. Giantsare called by this name Emims Deut. 2.11. becaulé they 5cpt olio`, "a arc of a dreadful afpeff. The wh( le huff of IJrael trembled at the tae°1114"e4 fight ofGoliab(tSa.17.24.)Anldol is expr, it by this nameEmimi And there is adouble re: foil of it. Either becaufe Idols are ater- rour to their worlhippers : we hear how at this day poor Pagans, who worship Idols, are extremely oppreil with flavilh fear of dtf- pleatiing them. The true God is terrible to bit del fers ; but falje Gods are terrible to their rvorfhippers. Or (econdly, They were called Eneinos in a way of contempt Tours are terribleGodsfore ne havebands adbadle not, feet and walk, not,eyes and fee no.t.Here are terrible gods.So then Idols are Emims, either becaufe the y are really to be feared fo little ; or .becaufe they are fuperilitioully teared.ko much. F f l jobs
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