Chap.' a. AnExpoftion upon theBookofJOB. Verf.2i. ;lift God brings thehonourable into contempt, & the ffrong to weaknefs, and whenall this is done, there is nothing wanting for the ruine of a people, but their aâual ruining. The next verle Thews us God doing both thefe. Verfe at . He poureth contempt upon Princes , and .weak Seth the ftrengt.h of the mighty. Sor This verfe (I fay) is a continuationof the former argument giving us yet more progno{ticks of the approaching ruine of Kingdoms and Common-wealths. He had laid (verle 19th) lie leadeth Princes awayfpoyled, now; He poureth contempt upon Princes. As underfranaing is molt proper for the aged fo is ho- nour for Princes, andftrength for the mighty: God, to make his judgements exalt punifheth them in that which is molt pe- culiar to them. He.ponreth contempt upon Princes, &c. He poureth contempt. That is, he makes themvery contemptible. To pour out any Sotet effäfro liquid, implieth plenty ofit ; as the pouring out of the fpirit , a GgfóKóp¡fem plentiful giving of the fpinit. When the fpirit was poured out,denorare. (AU 2.) The by-flanders laid, thefe men arefull ofnew wine Pined No faith the Apoftle, thefe men are not drunken (asyefiappofe ) but this is that which was fpoken by the Prophet Joel And itfhall come to pafs in the laft daies (faith God) that Iwill pour out ofMy fpiritupon ail field), that is, they than have abundance ofmy Spi- rit. So, Ifa.44.3, 1 will pour out water upon him that is thirfiy, and floods upon the dryground, that is , they Ihall have much fpi= ritual refrelhing who now are quite deftitute ofit : filch are there fhadowed out .by the thirfty anda dry ground. Again ; (Zech.12. t o,) /will pour upon the houfe of David , and upon the inhabitants ofJerúfalem , the fpirit of grace and a fítipplication; And as pouring, applied to the fpirit, implies a great meafureof the fpirit, fo in any other matter. Pfal42.4. WhenI remember thefe things, Ipour out my foul inme : The pouring out of the foul, is the pouring out offorrows; and to pour out forrow, is to be exceeding forrowful : So the pouring out offu>y, notes an exceflìve fury , Ezel¿,zo 33 And when David as aType of Chrilt complaineth (Pfai,22. a4..) I. ampoured out libewater°, q, cl 3 tti
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