Chap. 13. AnExpofition upon the Book of Jon. Val;8. 377 3. Man is faid to lift up the face ofanother; either the face of another man, or (as here ) of God hirnfelf : and this lìgnities al- wáyes extraordinary favour, fometimes illegal favour, ( Gen. 37., zo. ) Jacob fends a prefent unto E f su, and faith, Peradventure he will accept,or lift upmyface : So ( Deut.28.5o.) the Lord threat- neth his ancient people, that he would fend fuch enemies among them as fhould not regard theperfon ( fo we tranflate) or not lift up the face ofthe old_: anold man full of gray hairs and venerable gravity íhall haveno more regard then a childe or a beardlefs boy. The-honosarab'e man, is the man eminent in countenance, or whefeface it lifted eip(Ifa. 3.3.) The Lord threatned that hewould Transfertran a.. make the priers contensptible, becare a they had beenpartial in the yes inanrraatas f y p ut cumquis rem law, or becaufe they had acceptedfacer in or againtf the law (Mal. aliquarn reve- 2. g.) that is, becaufe they had done, or required fuch and fuch reel & permago things to be done, not becaufe the law required them, or becaufe ni aflimare vi- they faw it was thewill of God in the law, but becaufe they faw c tue, usare a it was for their own advantage and convenience Theypervert- re di peate,,,,i ed the law, both in-opinion and practice, topinchor favour men aliqua ratioae, as they,pleafed. 'Tis,faid of the jealous man ( Prov.6. 35.) that autfpelucri he Will not regard (or not accept theface of) any ranfom, that is, permetnt.?incd. he will not be moved by any gift to fpare him that bath diího- / noured his bed. More diftin fly, To accept aperfou confifts in thefe two things. Fitft, when to thofe who are like, we give an unlike judgment. Profo;oleplia secondly, when to thefe whoare unlike, wegivea likejudgment : definirne, felmis To do this is to be partial, and to accept 'perfons in judgment. par b e impa" Liberality or bounty is not obliged to give like to thofe who are bus pariez tri.. like, but jui}ice is. We may give as we will, but wemutt judge beat. Coc. by a rule. God elects according to what is in himfelf, but he judges according to what is in us, or according to what we have done. When Jacob andEfauwereyet unborn, neitherhavingdone anygood or evil, God loved Jacob and hated. Efau; this was not accepting of perfons, becaufe theLord did this, notas a Judge, but as an Elector; fo the Apoftle (fates it (Roan, 9,1 i,ia,i 3.) He loved theone and hated the other, though both were alike, that hispurpofe according to electionmight ffand, not of works, but of him that calleth. Thus God elects perfons,but he is no refpecter or accepter of perfons, for, In every nation he that feared, God and workleth righteoufnefs isaccepted withhim, Act. 10. 34. God will not ask anyman what coeintrey-man he is, or ofwhat kindred Ccc he
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