484 Chap. a.o. An Expofttion upon the rook of J. 0 B. VerC_ hitnfelf, or get deliverance out of the hand of God. There is no, difficulty in the interpretation of thefe words, but there is force difference about the intent of them. No meet quldem Pita, Some, for none, translatenothing, and fo joyn there words integritas, cu- with the former, as an argument of the infufficiency of mans its to mfhite- righteoufnefs, Thou knoxvejf that jam not wicked, yet there is fi'ses, rieft ut nothing ( in my righteoufnefs ) that can deliver me out of thine. hac plagi li- hand. As Paul laid (r Cor. 44.) I know nothing by my (elf,yet ám, óerers ut qui nfhitfaElo meo I not hereby jnffified.. So job faith, Lord, Thou knowet nothing corm to pro by me, yet hereby I cannot be delivered. merori parr,, Secondly, Thefe words may be expounded, as- tending :to move jun. compaflìon, and to flir up bowels of pity in God towards job As if he had faid, Lord, why doff thou deal thus feverely with me, when there is none that can deliver me out of thinehand; who can re- fcue me, while thou laieff thine arre1f Upon me ? Thou mayelf keep me: under reffraint, as long as thouwilt ; I cannot be fetcht off, or out, and wilt thou deal thushardlywith me? Wilt thoupunifh me thus ? whom we cannot hold long inour hands, we are apt to deal more roughly with, while they are in our hands, and to take our peny -worths out of them, while we have thetn.And 'tis.ufual with great Princes fpeedily to feat the Writ of execution agaii> lan eminent offender, when they hear or fufped any potent Enters will move for his pardon, and follicite his deliverance out of the hand of justice. 3o1á Seems to fpeak in allufion to fuch, If there were any who could deliver me out of thine hand, or pull me away from thee byffrertgth,.or byentreaty, I fhouldwonder_ -the left at thy, feverity. God doth fometimes even .befpeak the interceflion. of others, . and complains that none come in to deliver a peopleor a perlon out of his hand. Whenhe was about to.deffroy Sodom; he tellsit Unto Abraham, probably, for that very end,t hat Abrahammight_ 11°;n eft qurcJa:.in'tercede.for:Sodom,.and(at left) get.Lot out of .his hand. When, mnt Deuroptf_ God was about-to execute his judgments upon jerufa.lem,Hefaw,. i ène ßrtngai and there was no rnan,' andwondered that there was no interceffour, gladium, ne none to take him off fromdeflroying that people (Ifa.5g,x6.). ffrfflum(exter The Prophet complains in words of the fame importance (chap. das m populum 11111P7,, 64. 7)Zber.ais none that çalletb- upon thy namt,tb,atfiirretb.KaiWm. fell' to take holdof thee. ,Briends,feeing a father go outhaffily to t. correct his child,rife prcfently,or flit up themfelves to take hold of the fathcr,or tomediate for the.child,ñray fpare_häm fox this time, and,
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