Chap.'7. An Expoftion upon the Took of J O B. Ver.3, 419 have done that mifchief, or executed that revenge to which they conceive themfelves provoked. But the eye of Job' did not continue in thofe unfriendly provocations, to watch an opportunity for the.felf revenge upon, or of doing mifchief to his fig friends : He did not let the Sun go down upon wrath, that hemight devife their ruine in thedark. He was not fo wife as he fhould have been to hurt himfelf , and hinder his refs , by fuch a continual poring upon their unkindneffes but he was not wicked at all, much lets fo wicked ( which tòme from this paffage may conceive him ) as to pore upon their unkindneffes, with a purpofe to hurt' them : So, that at might have fomewhat of fin in it, becaufe he troubled his own peace more then he needed, but itjad not this fin in it, that he fludied how to trouble the peaifothers: Lattly We may rather interpret thefe words to the blame of his Friends, who continued to provoke him, then to his, whole Lye becaufe they did fo) could feenothingbut pro- vocation, or at leafl mull fee that, whatfoever it faw, and therefore could not but continuein it. How could the eye of Hannah chufe but continue in the provocation of Peninnab, when it is laid, a Sam. 6, 7. That as her Husband Elkanah gave her 1pecial tokens of his love, year byyear, fo the pro- yoked her tomake her to fret year by year, therefore the wept and did not eat. Whilea provocation is continued,ourfence ofit can hardly be intermitted. yob having complained of received provocations, renews his appeal toGod. Verf. 3. Lay down now, put me in afuretywith thee, who is he that willfirike hands withme ? The words are an Apoftrophe tèGod, That Job (peaks to God,not to Eli phaz, is clearer then needsbeproved. The word which we render lay down, lignifies alto to appoint, Exodus r.ri. They did Jet ( -or appoint J over them. Task- maffers. And again , Exodus 21. r 3. I will appoint tbee a h °$ tqura r. e. nd. place whether he (the Man-flayer) .,(hallflee, In the prefent verse ya'foa= Text both rendrings of the word are ufed,We make u£e of the nimiár net:, färit,Put,or lay down: What would Job have God lay down ? vertiwVasa a Some give it thus, Lay down, or apply thine heart to me, attend j pray thee to my words, and confider ray caufe. H h h 2 Secondly,
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