Chap.-16. An Expofition upon the Boob of J O B. VerCió, 271 take to be themolt futable interpretation of Jobs complaint in this place, Theyfiniteme on the cheek reproachfully. Hence Obferve. Era , The heft Saints on earth have been (mitten and deeply wtandedwiah reproach. God himfelt gave an honourable .teflimony of job, there was none like him , he had no Peer on earth , for holinefs and uprightnefs 9 yet men gave teftimony againfii him, as if he had been the (cum of the world , for unholinefs or hypocrite. Davida man after Gods own heart, was ( not only reproached, but ( a reproach among all his enemies , but e)peciaily among all his neighbours( or neareft friends , both in habitation and relation ) and he heard theflander of many, Pfal. 3t .r r .13,The word of God was made a reproaah to the Prophet Jeremy,Ch. áo. 8. And the Spirit was made a reproach to the Apoftles, Alts 2.13. Others mocked, fayirtg , Thefe men are full of new Wine : When indeed they were filled with the Holy Ghojt, Verf. q.. Drunkards made Songs upon David, but the Apoftles were iùng about for Drunkards. We are fools, faith Pau/(that is,Weare fo called and accoun- ted) for Chrifl, and being defamed(or as the word bears, blaf- phemed, to (peak again(( any thing of Godin Man, isblaf- phemy, as well as fpeaking direEtly againft God) we entreat. And to thew that this was no prick with a pin , or [mall fcratch upon their credit , which made him complain,he tells us what this fame did amount unto , We are made as the filth of the World, and as -tbe off- fcouring of all things unto this day, I Cor. 4.. r 3. Ihe whole World lieth in wickednefs ( which is a moral filthinefs ) fo that to be the filth of the World is to be the filth of filthinefs the filth of a clean thing i0 bad enough, what then is the filth of a filthy thing? The off-fcouring of any thing is bate, then what is the off fcouring of all things, whichmull needs include the bafetl things ? Thefe Apoftles who were the ornament and glory , the purefi and molt re- fined pieces of the whole inferiour World , were yet made ( not that thefe reproaches did at all change them fromwhat they were themfelves, but they made them to be in the o- opinionof others , what they leafl were of all) the rubbith, and the refute , the fweepings , and the drofs of the whole World.
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