564. Chap. 14.. An Expofetion opon the BookofJoB Verfe 3 ; bat thou obferveff it, andnum6rcFb myveryflips ? Gum / oma- yob fpeaks in a kindof paffion,and the glofs which force inter- sho & indig- preters put upon hiswords,renders them,notonly very unbecom- natine le- ing, but very finful ; as,if he thought it altogether unfit for God gendam es ; to eye what he did,or to bring him into. judgment for it. Hea- ltanefuper thews laidof their 7upiter, he woc not at leafure to look at fmall hocfoliosn:-j- matters ; but it is a great difhonour to God , to fay hecannot fillu'am, &c. look after the fmalleft matters and motions of the creature : We )vfer. cannot difhonour God more, then by counting this a di(honour tohim. The lowefl perfon.c and agions are not beneath the obferva rion Qf the mos`it high God. /obi intendment was tomove God to compaflion, not to put himfelf beneath his confideration. Hence obferve; That ourfrailty is agoodpleadable argument to move God to- deal mildly and gently with us. I am a weak poor creature, therefore pitty me , therefore fpare me we muff never plead our fulnefs before God, but we may plead our emptinefs ; wemuff never plead our goodnefs, nor our worthinefs, but we may our firifulnefs and unworthine%. Verbum ef? The later claufe of the verfe thews us what Yob delires, when he futuri tem- deprecates the opening of Gods eyeupon him. poris,guod debitum con And 6ringefhne info jùdgment with thee. 4 notat f' de- Obferve here the change of the perfon He fpake before in corum, ut the third perfon, .Doff thou open thine eye upon fuch an one ? here Gen.18.25. he fpeaks in the firff perfon, Daft thou bring me to judgment with thee? He relates to his perfonal condition and makes ap.. Huc perti- plication to.himfelf, Doi? thou bringme into judgment with thee ? rent omnia I (hall not flay upon thefeword, 'havingoften ( from likepaf- qua hoc loco fages) (hewed how unable man is to ftand before God in judg- copiofe dif- ment. 7o6 infìffethmuch upon it, being provoked by his friends ferit Jobde charging him, with a conceit of felf-righteoufnefs, which he dif- miferia lost- claimed as often as they charge him with it ;' Daft thou bring me many vita, to judgment with thee? Men of eminency will not contend with ut Datas tam thole who are much inferiour to them, they cannot honour prsífereatur, themfelves byfilch contefts, as was lately Chewed at large ( cap-e necitam du- i 3-. a5.) upon that expoffulation, Wilt thou breakji leafdriven tè ris experi- andfro ?&c. Thus lob pleads here, Doll thou bring me to judge. mene pro- went with thee ? I am no match for thee, there is no equality between us, thou cantt not raifc thyName by calling me down : thot
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