Chap. i;. An Expojtion upon the Book of JoB. Vßaf. 4, 36 ç apply it to favour and fide with the pollutions of evil men, or when we do not apply it to cafe and revive the fpirits of good men,w;11 ye pollntc Ise anions noy people, to flay the fords thatfhoald not die, and tofave thefouls alive thatfhould not live ? The fouls that fhould not die are faid to be thin, when we threaten where we fhould promife; and we fave the fouls alive that fhould not live, when we pro:nife wherewe fhould threaten. Tiu ugh the unskilful.nefs or unfaithfulnefs of man cannot make the faith- fulnefs and counfels of Godof noneeffe&, either by flayingone foul of whom he hath faid, live, or by faving one foul of whom he bath faid, die : Yet they whole words run knowinglycrofs to the word and will of God, are juftlycharged with flaying thofe whom God will fave, and with Paving thofe whom God will flay. As they who willingly fcandalize a brother by any, to 'nisi doubtful, praetice, are faid to deliroy him for whomChriit died ( Rom. ig. t 5. i Cor. 8. t t.) becaufe theydo as much as in them lies to destroy and caufe him to perifh for whom Chritl: died, though indeed it be impndìble for fuch to perifh or be deftroyed. So alfoare we to expound the Prophet ; thefe do what in them lies to flay the fouls that fhould live, though indeed fuch (hall not be (lain: and this, ïfany thing, is to be, as fob rebukes his friends, a Phyfttiaa.fnovalne s An Idol, a no Phytitian, or one asgood as none t feetnd it were as good to ¿e never a whit , as never the better. yob having thus reprovedhis friends, and made an appeal to God, gives them advice in thenext words, not to (peak a word more unlefs it were to betterpurpofe then what they hadaireat dy fpoken. © thatyou would a ltatother holdyour pime ó j®s
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