Chap. 13. An Expofation upon the Book of JoB. Verf. 9. 383 _j o s Chap. 13. Verf. ro, II, 12, 13. Is it goodthat he fhould,!earthyou out, or asone manmorketle artothcr, doyoufo mockhim ? He willfurely reproveyou, ifyou dofecretly acceptperfons. Shall not his excellency make you a>`raid, andhis dreadfall uponyou 3 Tour remembrancesare likeunto, fhes,aMdyour iodies to bodies of clay. Holdyourpeace, let me alone, that _I may !peak, and let come on mewhat will. B íälí perlfts preffing his friends to filence, and requiring audience for what he had to fpeak.The ninth and tenth verles arean appendix to,_or an enlargement of his fecond argument, which began at the fxth verfe. There he expoftulates, frillyou fptakwickedly for God ? and tall. deceitfully for him ? fVillye ac- cept his perfon? Will ye make fuch adventures ? and run fuch hazzards as thefe? Here he diffwades them from it. Ir itgood that he fhouldfearchyouone (verf. 9.) if he do,youwill have the worft of it : for, he will furely reproveyou, ifye do fecretly accep,. perfons, verf. 1o. If yougivewrong judgment for God, you thall not efcape the jufa judgement of God. His third argument is grounded upon the majef}y andgreatnefs ofGod, verf. r s. Shall not hit excellency makeyou afraid, &e. His fourth,upon theirown frailty and weaknefs,verf. 12. Tour remembrances are like unto alher ; and will you who are but duff and afhes (peakthus notonly before,but concerning the highand the holy God ? From all thefepremifes, hedraws the with.of the 5 ' verfe,O thatyou would altogether holdyour peace, into a conclufive charge, at the 13th verfe, Holdyour peace, &c. Verfe 9. Is it good that he!horrid leechyoreout ? The fence ofthis phrafe (is it-good?) was given at the 3' verfe of the tenth chapter, Good is here pat for profitable or advala- tagéous, Some
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