C hap. ì 3. a4n 'Expofiiiorr uponthe Book of JOB. Vtrf.20. 4 T Verte 20. Onely -do not two things unto me, then will Inot hidemy felffrom thee, As if he had faid,I amwilling to arúe,liut it mutt ire upon thefe pre- cautions. Some underftand thefe words, Onely do not two things unto hautionem vi_ me : as if job lead defiri d God not to do two things untohim at deter a et: J g tere ante ctifpu. once, that is, not to afflict him And confer with him, not to tationis congref fmite him anddifpute with him together; it is too;much to be at film. Pined. two filch works, or rather to,be doing and fufferingat one time : Duo, út (üticet therefore do not two things to tile, any one of thefe is exercife mecrcm tir7ges, enough for one man at once. f7. ftmr"ne af_ zr totes- W'hat'the two things he would not havedone unto him were., are Pet down in the next verfe,Firft, Withdraw thine handfarfrom me.&c. Secondly, Let not thy dre4d,&cc. Then callthou, fzc. In that Jab delires God would not dg thefe two things unto him, Obferve, Firft, That all fufferings arenot equal, there isagradualdiffe- rence atnongfuffertngs as'well as As all (ins, fo ail fufferings are not equal. Some finsare :more grievousand burthenfome to God thanothers are (Jer. 44. 4. ) Idid fend unto youall nayfervents the Prophets, Paying, O donot this abominable thing which Ihate. This abominable thing. Therewere manyothtiabominable things which the Lord hated, and which he woulothave that people do; but their idolatrous worfhip, their burning incenfe to Grange gods, was a fpecial abomination, O donot this abo- minablething which1 bate. Now, asforce fins are more grievous unto God than others, and therefore he deliresearneftly, that we would not burthen him with them : fo the Lord laies force atilietions upon his people whichare more grievous to them than any other could be, and therefore they cry out, adonot this unto us : This is fad. Hence Note again, That weare apt to thinkwe can bear any %fliIlion better then that which we fear or feel. O do not thefe two th s unto me, were it any thing elfe, I might undergo it, but I no_ able to endure thefe. Some fpeak thus of any affliction ; and he chat hath pain in any partof his- body, is apt to judge, were this patio famgwheceelfe, .I could bear
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