Chaps 7. An Expoftion upon the Book of J O B. Vera, 409 thruft himfclf into it;fo the latter parts of the Verfe informs us, But his Armour - bearer would not, for he was fore afraid: therefore Saul tooka Sword andfell upon it. The Amalekite reports Saul thus befpeaking him, 2 Sam. I. 9. Stand Ipray thee upon me,aadflay me; for anguifh is upon me,becaufe my life isyei whole in me. Man dyes not by piecemeal, now a little, and then a lit. tie, nor is life vifible, when it departs it departs together, but when Saul had no mind to live, it troubled him that he was no nearer death. A dithonour was fallen upon him , the day was loll, atad he was wounded : Saul could eater dye then out live this difgrace. Such a readinefs to dye many have had, it vexeth them to live , dye they will, becaufe they cane not live as they would : this is a readinefs of dcfperation, not ofpreparation. Job was much troubled, pain and (mart alfil- °red him, and they had Come influence upon his defire of death; but his chief motive was above : what old Simeon defired, to depart in peace becaufe his eyes had feen his falva- tion, Job defired, becaufe he knew by Faith, that God was his falvation. Thirdly, job fpeaks chearfully of the -grave Hence learn. A Believer in the greatefii afflielions of this life, fees eafe and refrefhing in death. He knows that he [hall bury all his forrows when himfelf goes to the grave ; yea, that then his lins, as well as his affli. lions go to their grave too, and [hall never rife again. Fourthly, Job fpeaks confidently he [hall dye prefently, the grave was ready for him : But it was not fo, Job'sgrave was not ready, and he out-lived this black day many a fair year. Hence Obferve. AGoodman trwrIrty tniflake the times and feafòns of God difpenfations to him. He thinks, yea concludes, he [hall dye , when he [hall not dyer Wicked worldly men, do not believe they [hall dye when they mutt ; they cannot be perfwaded that they, [hall dye, when they are ready to drop into `their graves. Job feemed to have anaffurance that he [hould dye,ye he didnot, God reprieved him fromdeath, and reftoredhim from troubied Ggg We
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