Cha 9a 4nExpoftiost upon the Book- ._.. . of J-O B. serf. 35 x.05 faith, I wouldfpeak aadnot fear him, his, meaning is not to lay down that fear of God, which is a bridle to the foul, keeping it from fn,or that reverential affeóion, which fits us for,and íhould ad us in every holy duty we perform to God.When j,,b prayed to be free from the fear of God, he refolved thus to fear God. 'Tis only the perturbation of fear, diftrating fear, not t.udifying;,, humbling fear, which jobwould lay aide, when God thoulc pleafe to withdraw his terrifying fear. And lo his mind is plainly this,If the Lord will be entreated to remit the extremiey of my afflï= lion, and remove theft terreurs wherewith I am 4'1 then I ;in 'undo would fpeakboldly and chearfally tohim, I wouldJet out the truth of confternatwr tray cafe,and declare the innocencyofmyperfon. Vchement paffiots bin- non porefl roger der my reafön; tis uneafie tofpeak,tillI am eafidofmy pains: I cannot agere eaufam tell bow it is withme, folong as it is thus with me. Hence note. fu °m, fequeitr at oportet de- Diat extremity-offear is an interruption to fpeech. fenders ac tu. While feule is much troubled, realon cannot ad much. When cri,terror enieo EphraimJpake trembling, beexaltedhi,oJelf in Ifrael (Hof. t3.1.) iidiment* There, to (peak trembling, is, to (peak humbly. Our words to Pined, God fhould be accompanied with low thoughts of our feltes. Ephraim; trembling is oppofed to pride and hardnefs of heart. They who thus tremble at the Word of God, are fittefl to fpeak to God ; yet exceflive trembling hinders us in (peaking. And until the Lord quiets and compotes our hearts by a word from heaven ; till he (peak to our dillempered minds, as once to tha raging fea, Be quiet and dill ; we cannot utter our hearts, or dew clare our minds unto him. When God fends a gracious mdl'ago to poor (inners, and invites them to a conference, as he did his an- cient people (Ifai. I. i S,) Come, elet tar reafen together ; then they come boldly to the throne of grace , notwitlrftanding their trim fon and fcarlet fins ; then they arc not afraid to (peak, they may (peak and not fear him. ¡oit (faith Job) it is not fo with me, a9'tdr inmy There is much diverfity of opinion about thefe words. >>IN M. Broughton tranflates, I am not fo with my felf > and gives this ki.e nonfie note upon it, Iam not filch with my felf, as Gods fcorrge feemeth ego make to make me , or filch as our words would me. The rt' ísaNw renders it, lam notfo confeious so myfetf, or I am notfo fel f :guilty. Mon enimfir TheHebrew word for word runsthus, For not fo I withmy felf, fanfares fur,, Some
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