Chap. 13. An Expofztion upon the Book of JoB. Verf. i6. 45'I them, they more pollute and corrupt themfelvei, or do wo, fe and worfe : No, I would be and do better and better, I would corral my waiesyet before htm : I will not onlymaintain mywaits ìn hol:- nefs, as Ihave done, but 1 wouldput out a more pure and corral edition of my works; I would take care to have all the errata's, (which I have obferved in anypage ofmy life) amended : and now that the Lord hath call me into the fire of 411-lion, I would come out gold, I would have all my drofs purged out, and my whole lump refined. Thefe refolves, which the fence of the word now pretestedholds out untous, difcover allo much holinefsof heart. What greater difcovery of holinefs is there, then to make the belt improvement of the word ellate, and to be mending our fouls while our bodies are a flaying ? Yet I conceive (according to the coherence and drift of the place) that our tranflation renders it moil fair, that job notwithíítanding the Lord should flayhim, would yet !land upwith holy confidence to plead his own integrity, even in the light of God : Iwill maintainmine, awnwaits before him. But this'was not all, job might poffibly be checkt ; What'? Maintain your waits ? and that before God? yes do, feewhat you can get by it, will you plead with God? what will it advan- tage you ? What ? faith job,I fear not any lofs by this courfe,and I hope to be againer ; I am fo far frombeing ftartled with theft fears, that I am fetled in this afiarance; what that was he gives irtthe next verfe, Verfe s6. He alfo ¡hall be my falvation,for an hypocrite fhallnot came beforehim. As if he had faid, Never put me this doubt, that God will dif- claimme, becaufe Imaintainmineown wales before him; nor do I believe that Godwill damnme becaufe heflayethme : No, Though heflay ma, yet 1 will troll in him; and though Imaintain mineown Waies before him, yet he(hall be myfalvation. Some render, This (hall turn to my falvation; he will not re- -Hoc evodet mi bake me, much lefs condemnme, as he will thofe who juffifie t11 to fainters. themfelves proudly, for this fhall turn to my falvation; that is,simile, ctoeism he will be pleated with and accept of me ; he will not fay it is `Deum' Dt"f. rafhnefs or folly, pride, or felf- conceit whichbath furredme up to maintainmy waies,he will ratherfay it is the integrity and up- rightnefsof my heart, and that I have done no more then I M mm 2 might,
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