27,8 Chap.i 6. !in'Expof tion upon the Bookof J OB. VerG r r Verf. i t. God bath delivered me to the ungodly,and tnrned me over into the bands ofthe wicked. The words Teem to bear an allulion to the proceeding ofan earthly Judge, who having tryed a Malefafor;and found him guilty, pronounceth fentence of death upon him, and then de- livers,or turns him over to thole whole office it is to fee exe cution doneaccordingly. The word which we render to deliver, fignifies alto to ¡hut up,which fuites well with the former notion ; for a condemn- ed Perlon is more clofely (hut up, and molt narrowly watcht, tivádíverrír. then before : But who were the ungodly to whom he was defleaii, decli, delivered, -and the wicked into whole hands,or power he was now, turned ? Thefe were tot only the Chaldeans , and Sabeans, but all() all fuch as (hewed any malice againfl , or willingly afflifed him in afflictions. The words carry in them a correEìion of his former com- plaint, as ifhe had Paid, Why do I trouble my felf with men, why do I complain oftheir unkindnefs or cruelty againfi me? God loath done it , hebathdelivered, and turnedme over(as a Magi. _irate doth a Malefaelor whom hebath condemned) into the bands of thefe torments, be bathPealed a writfor my execution. Thus job afcribes all to God, he fometimes wrangles with men, but as often before, fo now again , he looks beyond them, at once feeing and adoring the hand ofGod , putting him, and his ettate into the handsofmen. Hence note. Fitt}, Wickedmen are ordered by providence. They cannot take till God puts into their hands : a Spar. row falls not to the ground without God , much lets doth a godly man'fall-into the hands of the wicked without God. They do but execute what God decrees, though they do it without any refpe& to his decrees , and quite crois to his commands. Many wil be found at `once executing the decrees and difobeying the commands of God, Secondly, -Gad delivers'his dear* Childreen into the bandsof wicked men.for tryal andcorreGion. Their graces and goodnefs appear moil,- when they are under ill:: handling of evil and gracelefs men. Many of their aorxuptions are purged out, while they are in their power who
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