400 Chap.ió. AnExpofition upon the Boókof JOB. Vcf. 2 the work be peddled, for when a few dayes are corne , you (hall go the way whereye (hall net return. Laltly, Which was Job's fpecial cafe. It is an afflieriionforany man to die under a bolt of difgrace. Our credit and good name fhould be precious to us while we live; efpecially we (hould be careful to die withgood cre- dit, and not to let a blot lie on us when we are going out of the World. 7obwould not die under thename of an Hypo- crite, or an Oppreffour, with which Lblack titles he had been charged by his Friends. It is a mercy togo to the Grave with honour among men, and to die defied ; though it be enough that we go to our Grave having honour with God, and being defired of him. A good name is a Box ofoyntment powred forth ; and a good report (efpecially among thole that are good) is as the embalming ofour memories to pofterity. And yctthe Saintsare not fo follicitous for repairs in honour , be- caufe of that efleem which they have of their own efteem (that's the (train of ambition) and they have learned to go throughgood report and evil report, through honour and dif= honour ; they know how to go forth without the Campe, bearing the reproachofChrift : But they are unwilling that Chriti (hould bear their reproach, or that his name (hould be difhonoured through them. And therefore feting they delire while they live, to adorn the Doftrine of our Lord and Savi- our Jefus Chritt in all things, they cannot but be careful be- fore they die, to remove from their own names whatfoever might refle t difhonour upon his. How near Job was (in his own opinion) to the valley of the fhadow of death, is yet more evident in the firfl words of the next Chapter: Here he onely tells us, he mutt dye thortly, there he tells us, upon the matter, that he was dead already ; here he faith, When a few years are core, I fhallgo, there he faith not onely that he had no more years to come, but no more daies : My dales are extinel, &C, J OB,
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