440: Chap. 13. Expofition upon the Bookof JoB. Verf. r 5: Hebrewwhich we render maintain, loth not lead us to it ; and th flare (though it hath learned Affertors ) I will not flay up it. n:' fgnifcat Again, Take the word in the fecond fence, as it lignifies to etiam repreben- reprove, and then. the meaning rifeth fomewhat different from dere, corrige're, the former, though it comes to the fame itfue : I will reprovemy- fit aóiqui satins own wafer; that is, Though I Ain affert my fincerity, yet I do exponant er rcferunt adpæ_ not prefume my felf free from fin : I will judge my felf to have nitentiam dc failed in many things, and that the Lordmight jutfly corrc6t me, vitæ antealtæ flay me, yea (in regard of the defers of tin) caff me to hell; erratis. thus, I willreprove mine own n'aies beforehim while God is fmi ting me, I will be accufing my felf, I will fay that I have finned, and that he doth me no wrong : I will not only acquiefce and roil fatisfied in the fentence of God upon me, though it be to death, but I will alfo blame my felffor whatfoever is blame worthy in my heart or life.So then,he intended not any accufationof God,' but anexaminaton of himfelf, or a ferious difcullìon ofhis courfe and confcience as in the fight of God. Hence Obferve, Thenwhen God isfmiting or flaying us, we fhouldbe judgingour felves, andconfefngour finfulnefs. I wall reprove mine own wailer leforehim. lob did not fay, I will reprovehis waies, but mineown : He faid not, God doth ill in flaying me, but I have often done ill in difobeying him. This is an argument of a holy heart,when in the mida of ail fufferings we can acquit God, and lay load uponour felves. The Apoille affureth us (t Cor. 71. 3 s. )1f`we would judgeourfelves,wejhould not be judged of the Lord : 'there's one truth : and yet this is as great a truth, When weareludgcd of the Lord, wefould judge our felves. When we are correaed ofthe Lord, we Mould cor- reaour felves ; When he repfoveth us, we fhould reprove Our felves, and acknowledge that we are fuch as in whom God might find enough, not only to lay rods of correction upon us, but even fcorpions ofdelIraîioii. 1 aalfo will reprove my waits before h,m.: . Laftly, Takng the word (as fome do) for correcting, Iwill correli my own n'aies before him, fo there is this fence in it, When God is flaying me, Iwill be thinking how tobe more holy, how Imay amend my own n'aies befive him. As if he had faid, Iwill not do lil¿e flubbornand rebelliousones, who when God cháfeui and affliîts them,
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