400 ' Chap. 3. An Exvofition upon tke Book of Joai: Verf. r Makeyou afraid ? Pp tutYa_ The word i gnifies extream fear, fuch fear as loth (wallowup lint, vit, and amaze. Pfd. i 8,4. 7 he f ouds of ungodly men, or ( nearer the ae9giloEt ú(.cús, letter ) The floods of the fons of belial, that is, theabundant un- rep. Torquebit,godlinefs of thofe who are molt ungodly , vomiting out re- txabit. proaches and threatnings upon me, made me afraid. (HeLL7.6,) [Tamanwas afraid 'before the Icing and the Oaten when FEther told 14hafuerus that he was the man that had coì fpired againfi the Jews, he was fo afraid that he funk under his fear. (/f4.2 i,4.) My heart panted, fearfulnef s affrighted me ('tis this word) the night of my pleafrare bath he turned intofear unto me fuch a fear fiezed upon me as turned all pny pleafure into dread and terrour. Put all thefe together,and there are fouror five waies in which the fence of this quettion [Shall not his excellencymakeyouafraid] -Djicit illis re=maybe madeout. riun R.dverfarum Firft thus,As if Job did fuggeft tohis friends how fùddenly they i>npatiestiam, would difcover their own weaknefs and fearfulnefs, though they femel entm now infulted over him, if the Lorddid but appear in his excel- correptia nce, lent and greatnefs to them as he had to him. As ifhe had faid, conftanttana Y g quam nuncfaoi You think, you fhall never be infuch a plight as Iam, whatfoever & felices ha- God doth withyou : But youfhallfind it otherwife, you will tell me 'acre videntar, another tale if God do but once ¡hero himfelf againfi you, and do $'taitre4t, i'iqui° with you as he loath done with me : You can now trample upon me, and think' am a man of a very fearful fpirit; bat if the Lord do but appear in his excellency, yourftrengthwill be nomore then mine. Shall not his excellency make youafratei,andhis dread fall uponyou, as it bath donc upon me ? Thatss one fence. Secondly, Some conceive that Job doth only threaten his friends with the terrour of the Lord, and with the breakin s Graviaillo m forth of wrath which They, were to expech -for what they had fuisotitis done againit him. Shall nothis excellencymakeyouafraid? Cerr crnaeainat"r tainly it fhall, that is, the Lords power andgreatnefs will at laft frpplicium. Pin. make you know that you have handled his caufe ill ; and done me wrong in handling it. Thirdly, Shall not his excellency makeyou afraid ? may refer to what he had faidbefore, Tot have accepted theperfon ofGod, but fhould not his excellency make you afraid to- do it? Mens greatnefs may make youwilling to flatter them (few flatter fBeir equals,
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