Caryl - Houston-Packer Collection BS1415 .C37 v4

196 Chap.12. Expoftion upon the Booii,ofJOB. VerC 5, on earth, do often gnafh their teeth in joy or (corn at the pain which others feel. The Prophet I27ofia defcribes the temper of fuch intemperate feaflers (chap .7 5.) In the day ofour King, the Princes have made hintfck.with bottles of wine, that is,"in the day of the celebration of the Kings birth, or coronation, or force of thofe great faftingfeflivals the Princes madehim drink more than did him good ; and what did he then ? He was then fit to. do evil, and fo he did, He ftretched. out hi,s handwith fcorners that is, lay fome,he took up his cups,or put his hand to his cups, as often, a; vile perfons, fcorners ufe to do : or neerer to ttìe point, He ftretchedout his hared;that is, he ac`led againft good - nefs and goodmen, againft juftice and thofe who are jufl, even asfcorners 'and contemnersofjuflice, and goodnefs ofju.ltand goodmen, ufe to do. Neither is it any wonder that men at eafe are thus ready to defpife the belt of men.in a low condition , Peeing they defpife even the molt high God. They who ferve their tufts cannot ferve either God or man, but they candefpife both. And their confciences feldorne trouble them (whatfoever theydoe) who have no trouble in their condition.. yafurun waxedfat, Ifrael was called. Iefaarun, either from Iofhet-, righte- oufnefi, becaufe they had received righteous laws, or were cal- led unto righteoufnefs , or from Shor to look or fee , becaufe this people lawmore ofthe gloryof God,thanany pepple under Heaven : yet even thisJefitrun whgnhe waxedfat, that is rich and great, then he kcke,d (Deut.32. t 5..)Kicking is an ae3. ofCon- tempt ; and againft whomdid he kick ? e%l 'ofes tells us Then heforfeok,God that made him, and lightly efleemed the rock_sfhis falvation. Ifmen at eafe venture to defpife God , they will not flick at men, i leaft ofall at men in their a ions. SecondlyObferve, It is very finfull to defpife thofe that are in afWien: Job fpeaks ofit not only by way ofnarration, declaringwhat was done, butby way of convftion, reproving what was done. Ifit be finful not topity thofe that are afi ced, then much more to defpife them. (Amos 6.4..) They,lye upon their beds of Ivory., and ftretch themfelves upon their couches, &c. But they are notgrieved for the a iltion of Jofeph ;. he fpeaks nothing of their rejo.ycing at Jf phs atidi ion , or that they laughed and paffed jells upon him, no, but theydid riot grieve, they did not pity him. in . his afllitio-n, this was their 1in : how finful

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