s 328 Chap.' 2. An Expoftion upon the B00%,of JOB.VerG24ò Myfongive me thine heart. This atof God in the text is a chaitening of the former negle&. Hence Obferve, God rak;;th away their hearts who will gotgive up their hearts lotto him. It we gratioufly give our hearts unto God , he will not judi. ciardly take our hearts from us. We never have our underttand- ings, our wills, our courage , fo much in our own cuilody as when we refigne them to Gods keeping. God would fo order them in us and for us, that we (hould have the commandof them, were they once at his command. But if when he calleth, Give MC thine heart, we or any of the chief of the earth fay , no, We will not give our hearts to thee,not our unaerftandings to judge for thee, not our wills to fubmit to thee, not our courage to at for thee : Then faith God , I will take away your hearts from you; you that ufe your underitanaing>, your will<, your cou- rage againft me, (hall not have them to ufe (H6J-7 i i.,Ephraini is calledafilly dove without heart : then the chief of the earth 'are Likefilly doves (though indeed ravenous Harpies) when God taketh away their hearts. TheSainte are innocent doves, without gall, and the wicked are fillydoves, without a heart. God threat- neat his people to fend them fuck Chiefs, Ch efs without art heart (!fa 3 4,12) I will give them Child,en to be their Princes, and womenpall rule over them. He lothnot mean Children in age, or women in fex ; for fothe women are of maièuline ipirits and have done valiantly. °Twas Deborah a woman who laid O myfoul thou haft trodden down ftrengih ; no mai ever fpake more like a man : Soíne Children in years have afted like the aged, Jofiaio did fo. So then the Prophets meaning is, I will give than rulers that (hall be as little in underftanding, as Chil - dren are in ('rature , their reafon (hall fcarce be a cubit high ; I. will give them Chiefs, that (hall be as timeroùs a women natu- rally are : ! heir courage (hall fcarfeferve them to fee their own bloodwithout fwooning, much lefs toventure their blood irk a ny honourable fervice. Thus God takes away the hearts of the chiefof the people, when either theyor the people refufe to give God theirs. cnp .13'41 Again,the Hebrew is, He tak ehaway the heart ofthe [Heads C'apotamp,puli. of the people of the earth. The Leaders and Governours ofa peo- ple., are their Heads : That's the language of the old Teflament every_
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