430 Chap. io.. 1ín Expofrtion upon the Book of :j OB. Vert 2. Lord, do not ufe thy abfolute power to deffroyme ; 'Do not rejeá me, becaufe thou wilt ? Shery me the reafanof thyproceedings,tbat Imay either fit down contentedwith what it amifì in my (fate, or reform andamendwhat is amifs inmy life. Do not condenen me. The Septuagint bath a very-different rendering ofthis clautè, I ta4 t1A ae44r will fay unto God, Do not teach me to be wicked, or to do wicked- /wpm dotere y ' l but is it not wickednefs as black as hell, to fuppofe that God il!I tmpìum ate. teaches any man to be wicked? The Lord hates wickednefs, and Sept. can he teach it ? The Lordpunithes wickednefs,therefore he can- tenu graviore not teach it, auqua aorta The mind of the Greek tranflatours is not, tharGod doth for- dbrutrr,impìane mall teach any to be wicked, Come learn wckednefs elíqu?R .,6, y > but that t l i , rmìttoe, q: d. or are enfnared in fin by that which God doth unto them; As Nil, oceofre if lob had Paid, Lord, donot encreafeandheap affliltions upon me teem uitere q Do not over-grieve andburden the Phis of thypoor creature, hff he mei toifus. fhouldeven beforced through impatience to fpeak unadvifedly, or do any thing unbecommingly : Lord, do not occafion me thorow the ex- tremityof my affliltions to fay or do that which Imuff repent and be ¡famed of. Which is alto the fenfe of that petition in the Lords-prayer, Lead its not into temptation. Great afflictions lay us open togreat temptations. And as calamity is an accafton for our graces and verrues to [hew themfelves, fo alto for our lufls and corruptions. Some never appear fo holy ; and others, (d mean of thole who are really godly) never [hew fo much unholinefs, as inaffliaion. ;Hencethat requeti of Agur (Prov.3o.9,) Lord, feedme with foodconvenientforme, left I be poor,anditeal, and take the Name of my God in vain. Such is . the meaningof the Septua» girt, when they fay, Lord,teach me not to be wicked. God teaches man to be holy, both by his word,, and by his works, yet force of his works may occafion the flcíh to learn wickednefs , and toaft wickedly. Secondly, There words may be underftood, as a Preface ; or be ftnt a rhetorical introdu&ion to prepare the ears of the Lord to re- ceive ú fa amen thebill of complaint, which Job was about to put up unto fonts, ?' quaff p pr,rcolligimio him ; As if he had laid, Lord (plibly) through the tedioufrtefiof I bcrtoreot mypain, and the continuance of my forrews, wordsmayflip fromme, lüö "a oratì°. of which I (ball not be able togive a goodaeconnt; or other; makes rsom. Aquin. fair
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