Chap. Io. An Expofitïon uyonthé B®itf&j O B. Verf. i2: 525 Now if this naturall life be fuch a favour, What is fpiritual and eternal life ? Thou haft givenme life andfavour, or life as a chef-et] omnia favour.' here,fìcia Dei Thirdly, By favour, in conjunC`fion with life, we may under- pr°mrfcaècom- fland the accidents of life ; that ís, thole good things which ac- company and accommodates our lives, Thou haft given me life, not Lin dodifli,fed a bare life, nota nicerfubliflence or being in the world,but with cumulafiibonia life thou haft alto given me favour,` many mercies and comforts emntburqux ad to make my lif tweet and icafant to me. et Y p rem, remvi- Betides, favour takes in not only thoCe outward comforts of reneceffsriaml health, ftrength, Iiberty, plenty, but thole inward ornaments of pertinent. life alto'; good cducation,and infirudion in knowledge, both hu- Hocrgmino mane and divine. I t appears, fob had a fair portion of there fa- f0mpleflitur e- yours. His was not a naked, but a cloathed foul ,a foul gilded and tiara cmnii $ nefìrio, quz engraven all over with heavenly truths. ultra vitam So that Job in this word reports the bounty and munificence of D.as h mini God towards him, in all the former additions and accomplilh- cAncedir, dun: ments of his life. Many have lives which they fcarce-look upon educandum eum, info+tuan- as a favour. Some accidents of life, are snare worth then thefub- dom et infor- ftancc ofit Our well-being is better then our being. It may prove a mondum in te. defirablefavour to be rid of life.ln which (-elite fob fpake ofhim- ge fra et time- felf at the firll verfe of this Chapter, My foul is weary of my life, crc r. His life was then a burden, but once a favour. hbou haft granted me life with favour. Fourthly, Job may here intend fpirituall and eternal favour. Chefed lignifies the grace or favour ofGod in Chrift;Pfa1.89 33.) oniamGhe- Myloving l indnefs will 1 not takefrom hint , norfuffer my faithful- fedjgnrfiat nefs tofail. If he fail in duty, I will chaften him in mercy, I aliquid perfa- will not remove mcrcyfrom him. The Vulgar tranflates, Thou £turn in amore; haft givenme life aad mercy, which Tome expound of that fpe- ideircaß.uu. cial mercy, the paid ,n of his fin, and his wafhing fromorigi- imus nail corruption ; As ifJob hadfaid, I partake not only of life,butÌamuwrgeye alto of that which is better then life it fell, Thy favour or f7t7eßud,un loving- kindnefs, Pfal, 63. 4. The favour of God in fpirituall quodDeut ex. things, (in pardoning fin, in regenerating the foul,in fending the'ces erga fuos holy Spirit) is the pertee`iion of hisfavour.What is man without gd0s facirfìlies that favour which makes him a fon ofGod, but even a beauti- f C0f in Cbrr,(ivt full, or at mobl a rationall beafl?as David calls him, Pal. 21. HOC` ° > f 49. And fhould t man give thanks foroutward favours only without any retlef ionupon fpiritual ; a beafl,could he fpeak,mighi give luch
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