426 Chap. i o. An Expofitiän upon the Book of J p$. yerCi; Others give this fenfe, I will (peak at myown peril, and ifany danger or inconveniencecomeofit, I will bear it my felt, I will run that venture.job ufes fuch language(chap. il.i3.) ioldyour peace, let me alone that, I may (peal=,, and let come on me whatwid We may glofs it with that heroical refolution of Queen Efi-ber (Euh. 4. i6.) So will Igo inunto the King, which is not according to the Law, and ifIperifh, Iperifr. The !Hebrew prepofìtion hath various acceptions. Pr.epofitio'1v, Firft (as we) It is tranflated upon. Secondly, With. Thirdly, frequenterper 4gainfi. Fourthly,, Concerning orabout. 'fpupepercum_ We_maytake in . any of, or.all th tranflations. And from all, áaper cum themeaniñ of lob fear's to rife thus,! intendnot to ea a word oliquande ßi l 'eradverftor againft God, I will not charge tIe Almighty with inju/lice, or with redditur. rigour,to do which were highefl wickednefl;.. Ipurpofè indeed to corn.s Nihil:contra plain, but Iwill' complain only upon or with my el concerning or Deum,in a a ain m el Iwill not utter a word againfl the w f ilom of God, or aammalet g yf fi Pined. accuf hisprov'dence.I will scot(hoot an arrow againfl heaven, or find out a murmur againfl the moll high. There are two wayes ofleavingour complaints upon our (elves, Firft, When we let them lie wholly upon our (elves, and will not go to God for ftrength or patience to,bear them. Who can fufciently mournover them, who leave their complaints in this fenfe upon themfelyes ? It is finful and foolifh to leave our com- plaints thus upon' our (-elves : 'Tis a duty to leave them. upon God, and to pour.them into the bofomof Chrift, who can, and who only can either cafe us of them, or mak( them eafìe to us who can, and who only can takeoff our burdens, or enable us to carry them. The burdenof our ordinary cares will break our backs, if left upon our felves ; how then (hall we in our own Strength Rand under the burden of extreamefi forrows ? Secondly, We leave our complaint upon our felves, when we make no excufes or evauions,but plainly charge the fault upon our felves.Thus weought to leave all our complaints upon our (elves. It is finful and foolifh to charge any of themwholly upon the de- vil,or at all upon God.An honeft.heart takes them hore,and faith, God is righteous., but I am a tranfgref(our, what he hath done he may do, and he hath done juftly.in all that he hath done. This is the fenfe of Jobs refolution,, I,willleave, mycomplai;tt upon my felf Hence obferve, What-
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