4d.6 Chap.z7. A>¢ Expofitiott upon the Book of J O B. Verf, 6. Verf. 6. He bathmade me a bywordof thepeople. ( He) Who is that ? The Antecedent is enquired for: Our late` Annotations fix it upon Etiphaz who fpake lait, and at whom he pointed in the Verfe before. Hebath talkedfo ofme, that now lam a common talk.: Hehathfpokenfuck words byme, that now 1 am madea by-word. We had need take heed what we fay of any brother, for ifone man give out the word, enow will follow tomake him a byword. Others refolveit upon God himfelf, He, that is, God hath d Qú ra made me a by- word. Job at Grit acknowledged God the au. ubigueficítfuo thor ofhis troubles, and fo he hath done all along,asbath been arum calamirc- toucht in diverfe paífagesof this difpute : as no man lifts up tun aud»rem. his hand, fono man lifts up his tongue without God.As afihiet- mere. ing adiions,íoafliling fpeeches are at his difpofe ; He bath \ made me L2tl:JC Pote- [ A by word. flatem geaa- damhatret¢'9' The Hebrewword in the Verb, fignifies properly, to rule,to excellentiam frgnificat govern, to have dominion, or rupreame power, as a Prince or Pot verbium,para. tentate; and by a Metaphor it fignifes any thing that excel bolan,aximo loth, or is eminent in any kind : upon. this account.rt is oft quad t ra cur ' iml.loyed to lignifie thofe Rules of Truth and holinefs, to rraxíma ' which every mans reafon mutt yield obeyfance ; fuch are cal- led ina wayof Excellency by Moralifis, Proverbs, by Orators Sentences, by Logicians Maxims, or Principles, which arenot to beproved, but fuppofed, Noman muti deny them, or ifa- ny man do he is not to be difputed with;fucb Rules are Rulers; and they are thus expreffed upon a two-fold reafon. Firft, Becaufe ofthe difficulty and myfierioufnefs of their meaning ; theyare ofkwwords, but of fo large and multi- plying a fenfe, that they do asmuch matter, as enlighten the undertianding. Secondly, They are fo exprefl'ed becaufe ofthe ;extent or.u. niverfality oftheir ufefulnefs, they being fuch as bear fway in, and have an influence upon all tranfaCtions ; that, One Sentence, or Rule of equity, Whatyou wouldhave others do to you,do fo to them ,runs through the whole courfeofmans life," and reacheth us in all ads ofJuttice, whether dittributive or. commuta-
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