Chap. 19. An Expoftion upon the Book_of J o B. Verf. 12. his paims, and his povertie, the anguifh and terrors ofhis foule ; all thefe were troopes, which carne upon him as armed men, yea his very friends who were about his bed were as troopes of enemies to him, at belt, they werebut miferable comforters to, him. This coming together of his troopes, may be taken two wayes. Firít, They come together, that is, they come all at once or at one time. Secondly , They come together; that is they come with one Vox orig.no i! confent, they have:( as it were) madea compas, or a confede- non ¡,tu n rem racy, they are united as one man to of l,d my foule. So the word ,m nfe f ss is rendred ( Pfal. 55. 14. ) Wee tookefweetecouncell together, that do volun(ans c- is, we were of one heart, we agreed fweetly in our counfels. ia¡;iè:n yob had many troubles, but they were all ofa minde ;theycame óativprxd^òs all upon him by orders from one hand , and they came with c or 7 °' 7" one heart. The Septuagint expreffe it by the fame word, which àvz is ufed in the AFts' of the Apo files (Chap. 2.46.) toPhew the Sept. oneneffe of the pure primitive Church in the worfhip of God. They continueddaily with one accord ( or unanimoufly) in the Tm- ple, Thus the Armie is levied, and the troopes are come to their Rendevoufe, we limit fed them in their march prefently, take only a note or two from thofewords; His troopes are come to- gether. Firít, Aflil ions areas Gods Armie ; Here are troopesof them. The name ofGod is, Lordof Hells, and as he raifeth his hoft to tuine his enemies, fo 4lfo to chaften his owne people. -Secondly , Obferve ; The Lord fends many ofiEtions upon one man at ene time. Here is not a tingle af,sion to a fngle man, but a Tingle man to many to a multitude of affhsions. Here was a man, and anArmie. lob and a whole Hoaft grapling to- gether t Many are the troubles ofthe righteous ( faith the Pfalme;) And, now ye are in heetvineffe through manifold temptations, faith the ,Apoftle (I 'Pet. 6.) And why were they in manifold temptations ? the next verfe .anfwers ; 'twas for the tryall of their faith. It is a fufficient tryall of humane fitength and manhood, to combate with one man ; He is counted more then a man , a Gyant , who contends with two. But for the tryall of divine strength and faith, manifold temptations are' but ,223,
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