266 Chap.12. An Expofition upon the tsookof job. Vert'. 7. that's the proper work of Crntnfel ; CounCel is to !ay the defigne, - and to cut out the meanv,iaow butinefles are to be cirried,how to be managed, then others arecalled to execute. Counfel tables or- der the affairs of the whole world: they give the rule,and draw the method, they appoint the in(truments and let the time how all (hall be done. ACounfellor is like the Pilate at the Helm,ltcerii ig the vrfrf.is cot.irfe ( Prey. r i r 4, ) Where no counfelis the people fall, bet in the multitude of Counfellors there it fafety. Hence when Job would let forth the deferuaion of a people, he tells us that God leadeth Councellors Away fpoiled. dye a 3 h:- The Hebrety is vari mfly interpreted. The Septuagint faith,. às ar'x He leadeth them away as captives. Then the fence rifeth thus 5 A TES' That the Lord takes the wire Counfellors of the eart`r, as Pria,. Air cots¡Nt ners in War; when they in their counfels and deigns have let *ones captives. themfelves againíf his Throne and Kingdome, when they have been deviling devices againf his people ; then theLord comes out with his Army,conquers them and leads them captive. When Chriftafcended up on high (Pfeil. 68. t8.) He ledcaptivity cap- tive, or, He captivated captivity; that is,he led thole captive who had capti vaced his people, or he led his people, who were mife- rablecaptives to Satan, into ab":effed captivity, tohimfelf. And as he led captivity captive, fo he can lead liberty captive, making thofewho iujoyed the greatef liberty, even Councellours them- felves, his captives. There are three ways inwhich this leading Counfellours fpoil- ed and captivated may be under Rood. Degrs:lu dig Fir ft, Spoild of their honour and reputation. It is as eerie as is is vttatoc deijcir. natal with theLord, to ( poi l thofe o f honour in the World, who u f e i?ru r : their coup f e ls andtheir power againji tho f e whomhe honours. I t is as great an affliaion to cal( them our of the hearts of men,(erpeci- allp' of good men) as out of their effares. The band of Goths in nothing snore vi(fble then in making them adete;4afon among nten,who were the delight of mil. Honour is one of the riche-it fpoils that can be taken from any-man, efpecially from Counlellours ; who always do as much with their reputatîon,aswith their reafon,and can do nothing with all their reafon, when,once they have loft their rep station. Secondly,. He leadeth them away jpoiledof their hopes and e. x peecations,
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