5ó Chap.r6. AnExpôfition upon the lookof j OB. Verf.r S Thirdly, By Blood in this aCtive fence, we may underhand thofe fpecial fins which draw blood ; the fin ofoppreffion, and the finof murder. The Scriptures lah cited, include thefe principally, though not there alone, or not there exclufively -to other fins; Sins of cruelty are often called blood by name, and fuch are named bloody men, who commit fuch fins, PJal. 55.24.. Blood.thirfly and deceitfull menfhall not liveout halfe their days ; that is, Murderers, and Oppreffours (hall nor. WhenSbimei curled David, he Paid, Çe thou bloody man, thou Son of Belial, 2 Sam. t 6 7,8. He calls him bloody man, in reference to that particular aft, with which Davidhadpain- ed his hands, the murder ofVriah. Hab.2. r 2. Woe to him that buildetha Town with blood, thatffatIifbeth a City with iniqui- ty ; that is, By the iniquity of opprdion : He builds with blood, who to fet his own nett on high, throws down the right, or takesaway the lives ofothers. Under this third, as allo the feeond notion of blood, we may beh interpret lobs imprecation, O earth, cover not thou my blood: that is, The oppreflions and cruelties which I have committed, if I have committed any. Some conceive that Job referrs to the Rory of Cain and Abel, Gen, 4. i o. The earth would not cover Cains blood ; that is, the bloodofAbel which Cainhad fpilt. Elipbaz told yob before in a third perfon, that his Tabernacle was a Tabernacle of bribery ; as much as to fay, That he had orgasm c, done wrong in his place, and had been a grinder of the faces deco maifci. ofthe poor. Now faith Job, 0 earth, cover not my blood, if j ebjiis uatra tuod have been an opprefhor, if I have drank the blood of the poor, vi, thud reve- or am guiltyoffuch like abominations, I delire that the earth Iet 3, frig =f,- would not cover, or diffemble it, but let it be publifhed to my eerur terra. (harm, and brought forth to my judgement. Matter Broughton: Jun. note is full to this fence,, If there be any injury in my hands; let OVeil" re CC. the earth reveal it. And the Tygurine, O earth do not conceal les fcelera 1104 capital crimes. cäpttalia. my p Thur. The fecond branch of the imprecation falls trotfe to this; for in this yobprayes, that his evil! deeds might be difcovered, in that he -prays that his very prayers (which were his belt deed t might not be accepted, if he had either been) or done as was fufpeEked, And
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