326 Chap.16, An Etcpofition upon the Book of J O B. Veg.' 6-- filedhis horn in:theduff, andfouled his face with weeping ; he regarded neither the beauty of his face, nor the dignityof his Condition, all was nothing tohim; Learn from it. great afilili ions take cffour refpeel to the world,andallworld- ly things; What is honour? What is Gold or flyer ?What is a good- lyHoufe.? What isa bea tiful Wife, and pleaCant children ? what are fine clothes, or a- fair face in aday-of Corrow, or in the approaches of death ? Spirituals are highelt prized when we are lowelt ; Grace Baines clearly in worldly dark- nefs; but the light of worldly enjoyments is darknefs to us, and that whichCome etteem as a Sun, is but a Cloud tous in theday of dithers: That is belt which is good to us in our wort} efface. The favour ofGod, the pardonof fin, the fruits of the Spirit, are alwayes pleáfant to the Saints, but then moil, when the yeares or times are upon thcm,of which they not:only fay with the Preacher ( Ecclef. az. r.) We have no pleafure in them, but, we have much pain and troia.- ble in them. The face of the new creature is never foul with weeping, nor is the horn of our falvation defiled, when we lye in theduff, or on a dunghil. i;,; ) fob having ( according tohis manner) accurately defcri- bed his calamities,and (hewed withwhat deep fenfe,and fell- abafemen he had entertained them; he paffeth toa reluta Lion ofthat inference which his Friends drew, and had often preffed upon him, from thofe premifesof his afid ton. .Eli. phaz fuggetted him impious and unjufl, becaufe he was thus (mitten. job plainly denies (verf. 17.) I have not received thefe wounds in my body and eflate, for any injuftice in my bands, no, nor for any impiety in my heart, alf) myprayer is pure.This verfe,takes off both parts of the general;atfertion,as to job's perfonal condition ( Chap. 15 .verf: 39..)7óe Congre. gationofHypocrites 'hall be defolate, fire(hall confume the Ta- bernacles ofbribery.There Eliphaz clofely hinted thatjob was an unjuft man,and an Hypocrite _ Job anfwers, no, my Ta- bernacle is not theTabernacle ofbribery, There is no injuftice in my hands;myCongregation,or thofe withwhom I joyned in worthip,were not a Congregation of Hypocrites,my pray* er ispure ;As ifhe had faid,ihough it be a trutb,tbat the Con. gregation
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