Chap. 19. An Expefition upon the Book of JOB. Verf children, and they have rebelled againfi me. God relented it deep- ly when fuch as himfelfe had nourifhed, rebelled ; when the children whom he had brought up were difobedient againft him. There is an obligation in nature, to bring up children, to feed and nourifh them. Now, if it be fo offenfive when children doe not anfwer our care in their breeding and education ; much more is this true in reference to ftrangers. The Lord may tell thofe who are now his children, that he nourifhed, yea and re- deemed them, when they were notonely ftrangers, but'enemies ; how greatly then doe we provoke the Lord by our unthankful- neffe, when we make him a ftranger to us, who tooke us in when we were ftrangers, and afted fuch unfpeakeable love to us when we were enemies. Further, the Text holds out another antecedent to there words, betides the dwellers or fojourners in tub's houle, even his houfhold fervants. 21'1y maidens count me afiranger, F am an aliant in theirfight. He fpeaks alto ofhis men- fervants in the next verfe . Ícalled myfervant, and he gave me no anfwer. We are now come to the third fort whom lob taxeth of unanfwerableneffe in duty to him in his aili&ions. Firft, his Kindred were unkinde ; fecondly, his friends were unfriendly; thirdly, his fervants proved un- ferviceable. 259 My maidens. The wordWhich is here ufed for maidens, doth not lignifie rIn aneìïa, thofe who are for ordinary fervice onely, but fuch as have fie digs afide - command and trul, Inch as keepe the keyes ofthe familie. The !irate; ancilta word imports teefl : fervants are expreft by that word both for litera inge- the-truft committed to them, and for their expefted faithful, neta;rr,iaedi- neffe in that truit. Abigail gives a diílin.&ion of maid-fervants `1, 'afae,,,úsrmi- in that expreiìïon (t Sam. 25. 4r ) force for government, n%feria. Gold, others for common worke in the houle : that Text faith, She arom andbowed her felfe on her face to the earth, andfail, Behold, let thine hand-maidbe as afervant to wafh thefeete ofthe fervants ofm Lord. tes,.. ; Let thyhand-maid. There the expreffeth her felfeby the word t,,,ra, Jn ana ofthe Text, Let thj hand-maidbe as a firvant ; That word notes ahieFlio it mi- l. l;, aditionit.
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