412 Chap.17. AnExpofition upon the 'Book,. of J OB; Verf.2 thinkhe had little reafon to do confidering how rOughly they dealt withhim, he, .1 fad!; eels them) Flatterers at the fixth Verle of this Chapter:And what's the bulìnefs or chief Finis opens f5 defignof flatterers,but to catch others withwords, or to de, finisoperantis ceieve them into a complyance with their own =.,ds. And diflinganter. this is often ( and was in this cafe J the end, ut ucndency of the action, when it is not the end, 'or intent ox the Agent. From this notion of the.wotd, Obferve. Firth, 2'o be among Deceivers is agreat ret isw, Secondly, To be a Deceiver if agreat fin. Thirdly, To publifh that which isfalfe, though there be no tendment to deceive, is to be a Deceiver. As moll are ignorantly deceived , fo there are Come igno+ rant deceivers ; and fome think what that they do to be very Tuff, and that it is their duty to teach it, when indeed it is very finful, fo there are Come who think what they teach to be very true, and that it is their duty to teach it, when indeed it is very erroneous. There are but few who know they are deceivers, when they are:as that Servant which knewbis Lords will, but did not accorditg to his will, fhallbe beaten with many flripes,and yet,he who knew it not,and did commit things worthy of(tripes. fhall not cfcape a beating,he`fhall be beaten withfew ftripes,Luke Y 2.q.ß,48. Sohe that knows the truthof God,and yet deceives others with falfe Doctrine , (hall be beaten with many flripes, and he who not knowing the truth, deceives o- thers, fhall nct efcape unbeaten, or unblamed, as yobs friends did not. Novpeccavi. There is another reading, of this firfl claufe , differing from vulg. ours, Are there not mockers with me ? The Vulgar thus, dhave q.d. innocent notfinned. A fecond to the fame fence, thus, For as much as bra morior. there are no mockings or deceivings with me. I am a man who f nitfiním deals plainly and fimply : The word which we tranliate tatioresapud Mockers, as noting a Perfon,is rendered by the a,and that ne- e. Jun. gatively, : There are no mockings with me ; that is, I ufe no mockings or nofaife play, as I am accufed I have fpoken my heart nakedlyand clearly; Andyet mine eye continueth.in th. ürprovocation: therefore lay downnom, put me in furety with tbee 'c, Verf, 3. This is a good reading, but I will.not flay upon it only take two briefNotesfrom it. A
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