390 Chap. 13. AnExpofitionupon the Bookof°Jot. Verf.ir, Hewillford, reproveyore. The Hebrew is, Inreproving he willreprove yore. Which no- teth two things. z. Thecertaintyof the action, and a. The fe- verity of it. Firh, Certainty, God will do it. We tranflate.: He-willfarely, or without doubt hewill, there isno quehion to be madeof it, you Ihall be reproved. Secondly, Severity, In reproving he will reprove, that is, he will throng'', reprove yore, he will not do it to half's; no, he will rather do it double , as the words are doubled, in reproving hewillreproveyore; you shall have it both furelyand feverely. Reprove them I for what? He will reprove you for your un- juh dealing ; for your iniquity: thelater words ofthe verfe clear that fence, He will reproveyou, ifyou dofecretly accept erfens , that is, he will reprove you for accepting perfons. As (3oh.z6.) the fpirit is promifed tocome into the world, to reprove or con- vince the world (that Greek word anfwers this in the Hebrew ) he shall come to reprove the worldof fin, convincing them that they have finned, and 'hewing themwhat the defertof fin is. Further, This reproving may be taken two. wales. There is a verbal reproof, and a penal reproof. A reproof by fpea king., and a reproofby acting or inflietingpuniihment;both thefewaies we are to underhand the text, Hewillfarelyreproveyou,you Thal have it bothby,words and blows. Job in this feems to prophefìe : for theevent made good what he fpeaks, as weread in chap. 42. of this book,verf. q. where the Lord,upon.the conclufioñ of this debate,thusbefpeaks thefriends of 'job, Mywrath (he means Eliphaz) is kindled againfl thee., and againf1 thy two friends, forye have not fpokenofme the thing that is right, as myfervant Jobbath. Here is a reproof. Job, I fay, did, as it were, prophetie what would come upon them, that furely fóönerorlater, God would take them into his hand, and give them a found chiding, for their unfound arguing. HenceObferve, Firh, Sinners (hall not efcape the reproofof God. This reproof (for the clear underhandingof the point) may be taken twowaies. Ertl, For a flop to what they would alt a thus he doth very frequently reprove (inners, haying them- from a progrefs in their fins. degueudo arguez.
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