486 Chap. t3. An Expoftttónupon theBook ofJos. Vert'. 20. bear it'better, we are very proue to difpute the difpenfations of God,and to think that he might place his chaftnings ( if he mutt chaftife us ) fome where elfe, as much to his own glory,and not fo much to our forrow. Only do not twrathings onto nae. What then ? Then will 1 not hide my Pelf from thee. The Hebrew is, Then will I not hidemyfe1 f from thy face. But ,fuppofe the Lord would not do thofe two things for Job, could he hide himfelf from his face ? David faith (Pfal, 139, whi_ ther (hall Igo frow thy prefence? It fhould feem Job hadfome whither to go outof the prefence of God : Elihu, in the 34íhof this book, ver. 22. tels us, There is no darknefs nor fhadow of death where the workers of iniquity can hide themfelves, How is it then thatJob faithhe would not hide himfelf, when as indeed he could not, upon what terms foever God fhould deal with him ? I anfwer, When Job faith, I willnot hidemyfelf,he intends not this, that he could hide himfelf, but that (if Godwouldnot do thofe two things to him) he should have no caufeto hide him- felt. Hiding proceedeth from a double caufe. Firfc, from fear, (Ifa2.19.) Theyfhallgo into the holesof the rocks, and into the caves of the earthforfear ofthe Lord, andfor the gloryof his Ma- jlly, when he arifeth tofyiake terribly the earth. Here is hiding for fear. So ( Kan. 22, 25. ) the Prophet Mica/4h having received fuch courfe ue from King Ahab, tels him to his face ; Behold thoufhalt fee in that day when thoufhaltgo into an inner chamber to hide thyfelf.Secondly,Hiding proceeds troni fhame; a man that is ahamed dares not fhew his head. That hiding ofour fillparents was the effet of both thefe ( Gen. 3. ro.) In their innocency they were naked and were not afhamed : but after they had finned they ran among the thickets to hide themfelves , being both afhamed and afraid : (verf. to.) 1 heard thyvoice in the .garden andÍ was afraid, becaufe I was naked, and1hidmy felf. ítf nìb;l mibi Fear and Hume made him hide himfelfwhenOnce he had finned. eonfcius fam,me WhenJob refolves,theu 1will not hide m el rom thee,b yf ff hísmean- rem "Satebras 1 °g's, I will not be afraid toappear before thee, nor afhamed to qusererem nits (peak unto thee, fo he explains himfelf at the za'1 verfe, 7-hen benevolentia call thou and I will anftver, or let me and anfwer thou me. tuxofienfene that is, I would come forth boldly, wandwith confidence re1o1a7'er at thy.Tribunal. I'hall give youa note from this, when I have 'hewed
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