Chap. io: tX!t Expofition ttportthe BookofJ O B. Verf. x5'. 547 The more holinefs any fowl bath, The more humility it path. Humility is a great part of our holinefs , much more then is it an argumentof holinefs. The Pharifèe (Lute. r S.) who thought: that he was righteous, lifted up his head full high, he would not.. lofe an inch of his commendation, and therefore commends him fëlf. He is his own reporter of what he had done, and who he was but the poor Publican durst not lift up his eyes to heaven, his fpirit hung down as well as his head, yet he was the righteous man, and went home jn{litìed rather then the other. It is the (cope and defign ofthe Gofpel to makeand keep us humble. God bath fet up the way c f laving us by f...ith,that :he might takeaway bowling, and that no iiclh might glory in his fight. Secondly, IfJob would not lift up his head, though righteous, what fhall we judge of thole, who lift up and carry their headsfo high, though they are wicked ? There is no reafön any man llioiild be proud of his goodnee, what a madnefs then is it for wicked men to be proud of, orin their waughtinefs! Thirdly,Though Job was very thankful' for, and joyful! in,yet he durft not lift up his head, or be proud of the white robes and coftdy rayrnent of imputed rightcoalrefs. What then (hall we fayof them, who are proud of the dirty rags and filthyraitnent of their own inherent righteoulhefs ? Agodly min walketh trem- blingly, lift he fhould offend, therefore he faith, if I am tricked wo unto me: and he walketh humbly when he doth not offend, therefore he faith, though am righteous, yet I will not hold op my head. Job'hath often breathed out the humility of.his foul in Sa:urlus fix:- former paffages, therefore I Ihall not infifi upon, it here. refptciranina ï ooi full ofcon f f ion , there f ore fee thou nine ,1fili,51i0Th qvnctzæ, _ I awe fee1. rum/arum co- That is, my mind is full. The fpirit hath a ftomack, or a ca- Pri" Fe Poni: pacious veil-el for the receiving either ofgood or evil, of joy or f01`'°q`'gre. g 1 Y Pined. forrow. yob's fpirit had received in, as much evil and forrow as 31`'7 ever it could hold, and more then he could well digeft. uod eftcre. I` amfull ofconfxtfon. or,rre,ignorri_ °>4 he,word finifies (harne and trirninheat Fïecaufe flume a "jrenira efjèe,t p. 19rrßorent qui..e pearerth with a burning heat or lilúfn in the façe, which is elfo .,gz,r,s 74.J- called cónfufiórí of fäçe. Bluiliiñg puts, the" face into a flame. in Corde et io Soine take conflation here fo'r (hame, rendering the text, I.tm vultufteuti,g_.. A a a a 2 fulí'nt8.
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