Chap.16. tinExpoftion upon the BookofJ O Pi. Ve;f..9. Yea, if we make aliáion a witnefs , we may rather make it a witnefs of fincerity , and ofgrace , a markof adoption and fonihip, a mark ofdivine favour and Fatherly love , than of mans wickednefs, or of Gods reje4ion and disfavour. The word is clear and exprefs for this, Heb.12.6,7,8. For whom the Lord loveth be ckafleneth, and fcourgeth everySon whom he receiveth, &c. But if ye be without cha(fifement whereof all are partakers,then areye Baffards and not Sons. So then, our wrin. kies and our leannefs may upon Scripture Warrant,be brought as witnt illsfor us, but we have no warrant to conclude upon their witnefs, either again(1 our felves, or others. But it feems Job had a higher witnefs againfl him (if fuch witnefhes might be allowed ) than a wrinkled skin, or a lean face : Behold now his torn flesh, and his limbs rent in fundar, as if( not only like Daniel ) he had been call into a Lions den, hut as if ( which Daniel didnot) hehad felt the worttof the Lions teeth and paws. Vert. 9. He teareth me in bis wrath, who bateth me : he gnafheth upon me with his teeth , mine enemyfharpe- neth bis eye upon' me. Strange language. Heteareth me in bis wrath who bateth me. Job gives us a defcription of the Lords dealing with him, in allufon to the fury of wilde Beatls, Lions, Tygers, and Bears, who gnafh their teeth,and fparkle with their eyes, when they, either fight one with another, or fall upon their prey. He teareth me in bis wrath who hatetb me. 'Tis doubted whom job.meanet.h bythis Tearer : Some judge this Title applicable only to the Devil, and interpret lob fpeaking ofhim ', The Devil batetb me, he teareth me in bis wrath Job was delivered into the handof the Devil, Chap. a. And this is the courtfhip of He ll, He teareth; Secondly , Others underhand It of his extreme pain and torturing difeafe, that tore him like a favage Beat1. A third expounds it of his friends,as ifhecompared them to wilde Beads, who in (lead of comforting his fpirit, did ( upon the matter ) tear his flesh between their teeth. fourthly,, aG3
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