488 Chap. *io. An Expofition upon the Tool;.; of 1 0 B. YerC8 fpifc and'detiroy thy work, It it elyr work ; I will go no further' for a reafon to vindicate thee in breaking me to pieces then this, 'That thine bands Lavefet me together: Thornhalf made me, and thou màyft'untnake nie; thou haft rais'd me up, and thou may ft pull me down. So The copulativ.e(vau) in the original, which we trantlate by '.the adverfative,yet, is taken for a conjunChon caufal; and fo it is frequently uf,;d in Scripture (Gen. 30. 20.) Dtift thouart, et. ndto'duff th'u Malt return ; The fenfe is, Duft thou art, tbere f re to duct thoufhalt return ( Exod. i 5.-23,24.) The raters were bitter, and the people murmured; that is, The waters were bitter, therefore the people murmured; here thus, Thine bands bare made -meand fafhionedme, therefore thou doff del roy me. He that builds the houfe at his own charge, and by his own power, may ruine it at his Own pleafure. Ev fua forma Thirdly, The words may carry the fenfe of a hrrong motive to :tone ariffìc.H prevail with God, to handle Job more gently, or to deal more mifericordiam tenderly with him ; why? The Lord had bellowed much care and tncuet d7 ea cal to make and fafhion him: therefore he will fitrelypity, and eeetmemarato fare him. There is a natural motion of the heart in every agent, t1 priftinobervi. ., cio,alia denad towards the prefervation of that which proceedeth twin it. effioglandian- Creationis followed with providence. If a fpeechlefs-and live- jam armpit. lefs .creature could fpeak and underfland, it 'would argue with Fined. it's maker (in fobs cafe) as Job doth, DO- thouy:t de/troy me ? David ilrengthens his heart to ask good at the hands of God,be- caufe he had fpoken good concerning him (a Sam. 7. 27.) Thou, O Lord of Hoft',God oflfrael, half revealed to thy fervant, laying; i ZYi11,' build thee an boufe; therefore bath thy f rvantfound in hi, -heart topray thítr prayer unto thee: Now,if Dayi4 were not onlycm- boldncd to ask, but even affurcd to receive mercy, becaufe God promifcd to blind him a houfe that is; to profper his efface and family, how muchmore Might yob be encouraged to pray for,and. xpct 'merry from the hand' of-God, be aUFe Geld had already .irarnecl'and built 'that ñafuáai houfe, his body ? The'Prophet ife61.ì'being' bout` tto. plea8'wtith G d fear iew'mercies, Isrefents liim with a caYálogiteOf his-t>ld nïereies ( Cbáp 63..7,8 9.)'i-trill mention the lovinf±k. ndneSes ofthe Lord,and the trailer of the-Lord arcrlyd ngta al Chit the Lore!hdtidone it!alto ae. , and thetg+reat grod- ìt f1-rrvrds0 0:44340of If iel ich he loaA'bfltimwón thin ! ác1 `cnr2it Q has't,h1,eber;r' :ale ebiif ng ot he iniii!tltúety ofh'ir lò0iieg;kia d ¡effis,!% r Hálriñg thies at lartë'told the Lo 'what he haddine iI ,"I the L
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