Chap.i'. An Expof;tionUpon the Bookof J OB. Ver.5 ; 441 be endangered ; a man knows not upon how many he may bring evil, when he doth ill himfelf. 7be eyes of his:ebildrenfhall fail. What is meant by the failingof the eyes, was fhewed , Ch' ix. 20 . where Zophar faith, 7 he eyes of the wicked (hall fail' and their hopefhall be as the giving upof theghoft. In general 'tis this, They-fhall be difappointedof their hopes, or they ¡hall expe4ì fo long and nothing come, that their eyes (hall fail with expec ation. The eyesof his Children (hallfail. Some by Children, underftand , not his natural Children, mourn arque or the Children ofhis body, but his Children in a figure, viræ imtraro. fuch as imitate and follow him, who take his courfe , and res, r4quine tread in his paths ; for as they are called the Children of the Devil, who are like him , and do his works; and as we are called the Children of God, not only in reference to our new . birth and Spiritual generation, but alto in reference to our newobedience and holy actions, Mat.5.4445 So they may be called a mans Children, who refemble him in his ínanners, as well as they who iffued from his loins. HenceNote. First, Thepunifbment offin doth not alway refs or determine in him that committed thefin. The bitter fruits offin are often tranfmitted , and handed over to thofe who had no prefent hand in them when they were committed. The whole family, and pofterityof finners may fmart many a day after, and inherit the fins oftheir Pro - genitors,as well as their Lands ; when the Father purchafeth, or provides an Inheritance for his Child by flattery, or any other indirect way, the eyes ofhis Children may fail for it. I have met with this point before, Ch. t 5.33, 34, and elfes where, therefore I only touch and pats from it. Secondly, Confider the particular fin againft which this judgement is pronounced : It is the fpeaking offlattery. Hence Obferve. 7be fin o fflattery is a veryprovokingfin. That fin which (hall be punithed in pofterity, is no ordinaa ry fin Thofe good afions which the Lord promifeth to rel ward in pofterity, or in after times, have a fpecial excellen- cy in them _ It Chewed that the deed of3ebu in dettroying L11, A+6abr
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