Chap. Jo. An Expofttionuponthe Bookof O B. Verf. 3. 44= Among men (Mich. 7; 4 ) The heft ofthem isas a bryer, the wolf upright it (harper then a thorn hedge. Even they that feem molt gentle and companionate, will yet fometimes fcratch like brya.rs, and tear like thorns: but the Lord changeth not, neither .dohis compaflions fail. The adings of God appear fometimes unfutable to his nature, but they are never fo. When he breaks us to pieces, he delights not in our breakings, nor doth -he ever break his own, but with an intent to bind them upagain. God is fofar from loving to opprefs, that one ofhis molt eminent works of.providence is,to releive thole who are oppreffed, Pf 12 4 For., the oppreffion ofthe poor will Iarife,frsith the Lord. And when the Lord ariCes , oppreffors (hall fall. 0 Lord ( (cries H.eeekiah in his ficknefs ) I am opprefed, undertakeforme (Ifa. 33. r4) As it he had Paid, This difale like a mercilefs tyrant opprelfes my fpirit, deathhath even mattered me,and got the vic`fory over my houfe of clay. Lord, Come to my refcue, thou waft wont to de- liver poor men as a prey out ofthe hand, y .a mouths of their op- preffors. O deliver me from thiscruel frcknefs, which is ready to opprefs my life, and hale me as a prifoner to the grave. Is it good aento thee that thoufhouldeff opprefs ? And That thoufhouldeft defpife the workof urinehand. This claufe hath the Came fcnfe in general with the former, It is not goodunto thee, Is it neitherpl.afing, nor profitable, nor honourable , That thou jbouldejt defpife the work of thine hand; OND Some tranflaee thisclaufe by opprenìon , Is itgood that thou Sin aerejt. jbouldeJt opprefs the workof thine hands? The word in propriety cere cum fafli_ lignifies to defpife : we have met with it more thenonce before ; d;o, ranquorat it noreth alto loathing, yea abhorring. And it may very well 'e e pron- g Y g Y Y eaarum quid. bear that other fcnfe of oppre(ling : for when a man baths a Merc.imPagn. thing and abhors it, he will quickly flight and opprefs it :who Ex faflidio& cares what becomes of that which he abhors ? Thefe two are contempru fe- joyned together (2Kings 17. 2o.) The Lord rejeíledall thefeed of qui joler rei I racl and a ieled them, anddelivered them into the hand of o ,l- contempr op: F .úl , FfPs preóio aútob- err, untillhehad caft them out of hisfight. When once the Lord 3e8io. reje bred, or defpifed the feed of Ifrael , they were ,prefently af- Hule fiomirem naffed and delivered up to fpoyling. quern rub ma- -That thoufhouldeft defpife the workof thine hands] He meansd4eit f'rmo4t, L i l b im ei de taro terrc, ffDrw
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