422 Chap.i7. din Expohtidnupon the Book, of J O B. VerC i Da frdeju,/feö rem apudte, qui inhac con tentioneguet mihitecum inc rerciditfponA dear te flatu- rum ii+ qua. $udicarafue- rir,t ; ut tenon tanquam judi- and hence that known expreßion among us, Offtriking up a bargain, or a bufinefs. Thus the whole Text is carried on in terms alluding to the ordinaryproceeding, either in becoming Bound with another for Money, or in giving affurance to perform , and (land to the arbitrement, or award of thofe who (hall judge, and de- termine any matter in difference : But how are we to apply this to the prefent cafe ? Lay dozen now, put me in afurety with thee, who is he that will ftrike hands with me? There are three or four Bxpofitions given about it. Fir(t, That fob in thefe words, defires God to give furety that he would ¡land to the judgment which (hould be given or he would have God 4ffure him , that he would not deal with him according to the feverity ofhis Ju(tice, or excellen- cy ofhis Soverainty as a Judge, but defcend to fuch a courfe as is ufual among men, while they are engaged in any contro- vertîe between themfelves. Job hath fpoken the fame fence clearly before, in fame other pa(fagesof this Book, efpecially, Chap.g 33,34 But this fenfe isnot clear to the fcope of the prefent place : And therefore as they who maintain it, confefs that job was fomewhat too bold with God , fo we may fay that they are fotnewhat too bold with the Text. For the reafon or ground upon which Job defiles that God ceragerarfed wouldgive him a furety, hath no correfpondence with this t'nqrem.i°ruamiiriderega- , interpretation, , Verf,4, For thou haft hid my heartfrom under- Fjmiliarius ftanding. Now, what coherence is there between thefe two, quamparera that Job (hould fay, Thou haft hid their heart(that is, the heart cum Deo agit. of thefe men) from understanding : therefore give me a furety Mere, that thou wilt proceed with me after the manner ofmen. Betides the words of the fifth verf oppofe it yet more. He thatfpeaks flatttry to hisfriend, the eyes of his childrenJhall fail. Now, for Job to defre God to put him in a furety that he would deal thus or thus with him, becaufe the man who (peaks flattery to his friend, his Childrens eyes (hall fail , hath no argument at all in it; yet the abetters of this interpretation molifie all, by faying,that Job fpake from a difturbed fpirit being much moved with the ill dealing of his friends, and though
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