468 Chap. 17. An Expofition upon the Bookof J O B, Verf. 8. yobs Faith that he thould be refiored and let up to govern a- mong the people : This turnof things (hall work attonith- mcnt in the belt and molt lober fpirited men, upright men Aninmdi£imr, fhall be afionied,to fee me tranflated from the dunghii to the f fcis viri boni Thììspe,from a (late of greate(t contempt,to a fine of higheft gtorientur in honour.Good men (hall glorifie God in me, and (hall rejoyce 1eo Ode by at the downfall of Hypocrites; but though the event did ye- p"" ufone em con ritie this,fobwas at the la(t reflored,and was made as a Prince tens. jun. among the people, and his rel§auration was fuck as might jutily aiitoni(h and draw all that either law or heard ofit into admiration, yet I much doubt whether fob had any fuch fcope in thefe words, which rather continue and heighten the aggravations ofhis then prefent troubles, then hold out any intimations of his hope, much letsof his affurance of a railing to a future worldly profperity. Thirdly, Some conceive this matter ofafionifhment to be the patience ofJob under his fufferings, that he fhould en- dure and holdout in fuch extremities, till his eye was dim by realon offorrow, and hismembers were like a fhadory upright men (hall be aponied at this Is)it notmarvellous that a man thould aft ra life ofgrace, when it could fcarce be perceived that he aced the life of.nature ? As God doth often work miraculoufly for the deliverance ofhis people out of troubl e fo they fometimes ( by his power) work miraculoutly un- der troubles , before deliverance comes. Such patience,fuch humility, fuch meeknefs, and faith, are recorded in Scrip. ture, as have caufed upright men to ftand attonied.This is a good fenfe, but I ratherpitch upon a fourth as molt proper . to this place. szadir hat Four thly, I conceive when job faith, upright menfhall be meaaniverfis affoniedat this t He points at thegreatnefs of his afidion : eß(lupenda As if he had thus expreffed it,l!%fybeingmade a by-word among fed jujuspre- the people, mydym'd eyes and lean body will male fuck a report fertim Pined. and befsscb a fight, as willfet all boneft men a wondring, up- Auod ita ciao- ri htmen. allbe a oniedat this. What I Rath he dealt thus titer affligar g warm inno- with job, a holy man, concerning whole integrity he bathgiven cent, eke. fuch ample teffimony ?- this is indeed the Lords doing, but it is Meec. marvellous in our eyes. Hence obferve. Fir(t, That the beft, ofmen,upright menare fometitnet ab e lefs_how to interpret the outwarddealings ofGod. Some.
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