498 Chap. i 34 AnExpofition upon theBook of JOB. Verf. 2 3. But Firlf,He fpeaks thus,becaufe he knew his fins were neither fo gaily as his friends had reckoned them, nor fo great as they had - aggrayated them , nor fo black as they had painted them, Secondly, When he delires tobe fhewed,hisfin, it is a proof that he was not guilty of any beloved fin. He (peaks as Passl, a Cor.4 4. I know nothing by myfelf. Lord, if any filth lie unfeen, make me know it, his heart did not condemn him, and therefore he had confider:ée towards God. t Joh.3.2 i, as if he had faid,Lorr',, My accufers have no proof, they dobut gilds that I anwicke own heart isnot fomuch as my accufer at all;Lord,tilou know- etf exactly what I am, thew me, thew all, How many are my fins? Thirdly, He defired to know his fins, ñrff, that he might be- Mourn and repent forhis. yet unknown fins ; fecondly, that he Might turn from them, and return to God more fully; thirdly, That he might be more watchful againft them. Laftly, He was bold toask this queffionbecaufe he knewGod would deal withhim as a Father by a covenant of grace through Chri t, not asa Judge by. a covenant of works in himfelf : and thereforehe was not afraid to know his fins,- and to have them all fet inorderbefore him., He,was allured God would' not con- demn him, and he. did not.contend to juflifie himfelf before God, he only waited till Godwould juffifie him ágainft the con- tendings and uncharitable furmifings of men. Thefe, or fuch as thefe were the grounds upon which Job makes his addrefs to God, and puts both this.gäellion And requeff : How many are mineiniyuitte.r. andmy fins? :make me toknorr my trapfgre onand my fin. How noar,y.. rol ad rtt,u The word refers both to quantity and quality pertinet, ad reads it, How greatfins have I ? or howgreat are muttitudinem I have? we, read,it quancitively for the number, facet 6 my (ins? I`-ïowgreat, or howmany ? Make me magnitudinem. their number and their nature, vantas habeo Hence Obferve "'Pita"? ß Fitt} , Goti onlyCan give us the nunaher and g fins. Noman can tell how many his fins are, they The Vulgar, . thefins which how many are to know both nature of our are more then the
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