Chap. r3. AnExpofition upon the Book of JOB. Verf. 17. 467 Father draw him, fo none can come unto the Father unlef c Chriîl- bring him. Chrift takes his people (as it were) by thehand, and leads them unto his Fathers throne. As when a poor fuiter comes to prefent fume requettto a great King, he (pofhbly ) dares not come near, till the favourite, or fome eminent officer of the Court brings himup. ' Tis fohere : but as for thehypo- critehe may flay long enough at the door, before Chrift vouch- fafe to bringhim to his Father; and ifhehull be fo impudent as to come alone, Chrifiwill quickly turn him back. Man cannot come immediately before God : the hypocrite is out of the Me- diator,'and thereforean hypocrite ¡hall not come before him. J o s Chap. 13. Verf. Ií,18, Ig Hear diligently my fpeech , and my declaration with your ears. Behold now, 1 haveordered mycaufe, I know that!Pallbe juftifted. who is he that will plead withme ? for note if 1 hold nsy tongue, I pallgive up the ghoft. rB had made his preface, and called for attention, at the 6`h verfe of this chapter, Hear nowmy reafoning, and hearken to thepleadings of my lips. Having fpoken a little, he makes a new preface, and again cals up their attention, Hear diligently my fpeech, and my declarationwithyour ears. There are two parts in this fecondpreface. In the firff,'Ie requireth a fair hearing from his friends,whicl, withTome interpofitionsof his growing confidence, is contained in thefe three verfes. In the fecond, he defireth a fair hearing from God, verfzo, r,z2. In this part of the preface direteted to his friends, he cats for attention in general, at the r 7th verfe, Hear diligently myfpeech. And thews a two-foldground of it, verf. 18, 19. Firfl, From the goodnefs of his caufe, and the clearnefs of his confcience, at the x8th verfe, Behold now, Ibave orderedmy 0 o o 2 a saufe, 411111111111.M11.
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