Chap. I I. cAn Expofition -upon the73ook,of j OB Verf.t6. t-29 about the fevenyears ofplenty , and the (even years of famine, (Gen.4r.13.) he faith there fhould be fuch a fatttine upon the land after the fevenyears of plenty, that the [evenyears ofplenty flaoxldbeforgotten; why forgotten ? becaufe there thouid be no print, no tigne left of plenty : fo the Lord fometimes after (even years of famine, after feven years of poverty or trouble , gives fevenyears of fuch plenty, peace, reft and comfort to his people, as wear out all the marks oftheirformer affli6lions. When 7ofephs brethren fearedhe would remember the wrongs which they had done him , he anfwers as if he would affure them that there was not the leaf} print of them left in his minde, Gen. so. 25. Fear.,ye not, I will nourijh you andyour little ones. He hath forgotten all received injuries , who resolves to return currefies. He is farthe from revenge , who is ready to feed his enemy. Thus faith Zo- phar, Thou fkaltforget thy mifery the Lordwill heal thy wound foperfealy that there (hall not be fo much as any mark ofit re- maining. The forgetfullneffe of mifery cannot but fpring from an eminent fucceffion of the contrary mercie. The Prophet de- obi :vifcetur fcribesfuch a change and this effeët ofit. Ifa.65. t 3. Myfervants áoftt eblivir4 (faith the Lord ) (hall eat, andyefhall be hungry, my fervantsEbel!,nemeria f,d drink, bat yefhall be thirffy, myfervants (haft rejoice, but ye(hall be bonorns, fuc- af coned; hencev.:6. Be that blef]eth himfelfin the earth, fhall bleffe cef./iene. Hier: himfelfin the godoftruth, becaufe theformer troubles areforgotten: iii cap.54 If2. Eatingcaufeth us to forget hunger, fo doth drinking thirft , and rejoycing,lhame.Thus faith Chrift, A womanafter fore travel! re- members her anguifh nomore , for joy that aman is born into the world, Job.' 6.zi. Either of there waies Zophar may be expounded Thou (,haltforget thy mifry that is, thou (halt have freedom from thy mifery, till thememory and marks of it are quite worn out ; fuch a feries ofmercies (hall fucceed thy troubles, as fhall make thee doubt whether thou waft at all in trouble : Thus toforget mifery is to beperfeEfly happy , and in the íffue both there met in lob : The long continuance, and the abundance ofmercy which he received , made him difcount all theevil which he had en. dured. 7bou (halt forget. But how could he forget ? For the clearing ofthis andother Scriptures ofthe fame Rile, take this diftinction. There is a dou- ble forgetfullneffe. Firfl, in reference to the ruionalI part. secondly
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