/40 Chap. 19. s,e/n E'xpofrtión upon the Took,of J o$. Verf. iî unleffe themfelves were brought low by an impofition of new burdens. This was enough and this was all that God did when he turned the hearts of the Egyptians to hatehis people, anddealefubtillywith hisjèrvants ; unleffe Godhold our hearts, and keepe them for us, we are not onely uniteady in every du- ty both toGod and man, but we at quite betide yea contrary to our duty. We love where we fhould hate and hate where we fhould love; we helpe thofe whomwe fhould oppofe , and oppofe thofe towhom we fhould be helpful!. We are like bre- thren to thofe wholeenemies we fhould be, and we are as ene- mies to our brethren ; F-Iepath put my Brethrenfarcefromme. And my acquaintance are verily efirangedfromme. Brethren are our neerett acquaintance, and all our acquain- tance may be called brethren. The Hebrew word lgnifies to harmeívul, know. Some render it fo here, they who knew me, or were knowne NecefJ»rij met. to me are efranhed. The knowledge we have of men brings us Tygur: Scicntes nomen into acquaintance with them and the more we are acquainted return ob ?iti with them, the more we know them, The word implyes , junt merSept mate and fpeciall knowledge, ( Sam. 3. 7.) Samuel did not yet know the Lord; Not know the Lord 1 why how was Samuel bred, that he.did not know the Lord ? he was come to yeares ofknowledge, and had he lived in ignorance ? The meaning is not, that he didnot know the Lord at all, but he had not yet knowne the Lord by way of extraordinary revelation, or vili- on. Thus Samuel did not know the Lord till that time. God reproves the yewes for their hypocrifie and formalitie (Ifa. 58. 2.) Theyfeeke medaily, and delight to know my wayes ; that is, they pretend towncarnal defire of knowing my wayes, they feeke to ene as if they would creepe into my mouth yea and lodge in myheart , to know all my defire concerning the holi- neffe of their lives, and the exadeft conformitie of their wayes to my will. Thus they would be thought to know me and acquaint themfelves with.me; and fo much the word ufed by yob ( which we render acquaintance) holds forth. Yet becaufe lob fpeakes at the a 9th verle, of his inward friends , therefore I rather take his acquaintance here, for common friends filch as were but generally knowne to him , or fuch as knew him but generally ; 1l íy acquaintance, Are
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