450 Chap. i o. An Expo/tien upon the Bookof J O B. VerT4< difplearedwit b three Heathens that are at cafe, that is, I approve not their courfes, yea my wrath is kindled againtf their perfon9. The light whichChines upon wicked men, turns all at laft into heat; and theh have alwayes the heat ofGods anger Aixed with their light:a heat not to warm but to confume and burn them up. As when the Lord fends the clouds and darknefs ofoutward af- flidion upon his own people , he fends likewife the beams of his everlatling love into their hearts : So he clouds and darkens wicked men,whilehis candle thineth upon their heads. J O B Chap. io. Verf. 4, 5, 6, 7. Haß thou eyes offeffi ? orfeeft thou as manfeeth? Are thy dayesat the dayes ofmen ? are thy years as mans dayes. That thou enquires%after mine iniquity, and fearcberi after myfin? Thou !¿nomei`t that I am not wic&ed,and*here is none that can deliver out ofthy band. y o Bproceedeth upon the fameargument ; and as in the third verfe he had removed three things inconfitlent with, and dif- honourable to the jutiice God : So in the two Verfes follow- ing,he removeth two more. And as he thus acquits the Lord from injutlice or unrighteous dealing with him : foheappeals to the Lord (whowas able (he knew) to do it upon certain know- ledge)to acquit him from all the unjuft charges with whichhis friends had burdened him,Thouknoweff that 1 am not wicked, &c. Half thou eyes offies ? or feet{ thou as manlath ? The Queffion is to be refolved into this negation, Lord, %bots 1;4 not eyes offlefh ; Lord, thou fait not as maxfeetb , as ifJob had thus fpoken, Lord, Ibave been long affiitiedwith grievous pains, l am as a man banging upon a rack, te draw out and force a confellIon from;bim ; Lord, why is it abus with me F Why am l brought to-tsseh a trya{?i amtitre is itnot with tbGce at frith mortal lodges,
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