49 Chapi t 3. Ai Expofationupon the Bookof oB, Vert, a a,' Thirdly, Obferve, That asjome afflictions aremoregrievoues than others,fo tllofe are le grievous ofGod.. 3 r y appearance of the dif- mo ri to agodly man which caer. an t 1 f 0 let not thy .dread terrifie me. All futferings cannot terrifie where God thews his love; and any will, where he Thews his dread. If a man were in hell aflàred of the love ofGod,he could rejoyce; and if he were in heaven under thoughts ofhis Wrath,he could not but tremble. His love is better than heaven, and bis . wrath'is worfe than hell. Laftly, Note, As a deducìion from the whole, That if ,godly manmay be thus terrified withthe majeffy ofGod, how terrible will the wrath of God"6e to the wicked! lob was not afraidof the wrathof God againe his perfon, for he had faid immediately before, Iknow 1fhallbe jsfl:jied.' If the majettical dread. of God fwallow up the belt, the ,holieft men, howwill the dreadful majetty of God fwallow up wicked men I how will he confute them, who is tohitown as a confuting, fire 1 We may argue here,as the Apollle.Peter doth in language neer to this (s Pet.4.,t8.) Ifthe r:ghteousfcareclÿ bePaved, where [hallthe ungodly and thefanner appear? dab having thus deprecated the terrour of the Lord, Withdraw thine handfarfrom me, and let not thy dreadmakeme afraid : re- folves (upon the fuppofition of this grant) what todo; Verfe 22. Then call thou, and]willasfirer, or let me[peak, and anfwer thoume. e This is as.much,and in effeano more,then hePaid beföre,Chap. 9.3. Then would1fpeak,and not fearhim : yet here he a little am- plifies what he faid there; for though fob doth-often fpeak the fame thing for fubftance, yet his expreffions are full of ufeful tilor vocal variety, new flowers of rhetorick, and new aaings of his affe- reum, el tare- ¿lions Thew themfelves. There it was, Then Iwillfpeak, and nee fpo àdet, Ir fear him," here, conßatur anfwer thou me. et:him call and 1 will anfiver,or let me fpeak,and judi_ chum cum vo- Job, in thefe words, gives God his choice to take which part %eationn intelli_ he pleated. As in law fuits, one fuftains thepart of the plaintiff, ter 'ail), o6. and another fuftains thepart ofthe defendant s or,as in difputes, clefenito, Cgc. o one futtains the perfon ofan opponent, and theother theperfon of a refpondent. Unto thefe joballudes, as if he had laid,!am entring
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