260 Chap. 9 An êxpofition upon the Book., of JOB. Vert' 15. a fervantof an inferior ranke, not a directing, or an over tiing fervant,but a working fervant ; Let thy hand-maid be as afervant (t to doe the meaneft worke ) to wa¡h the feete of the fervants of my Lord. yob fpeakes ofthe belt fort offervants, not ofdrud ges; My maidens ( who had tauft ) accountedme ae a "ranger, Verf. 16. Icalledmy fervant, andhe gave me noanfwer. 'Tis the dutyof fervants to be at a call, or to come when they are called. The word implyes calling by name; which is a free and a familiar way of calling, It carries force reipe6t and favour in it to fpeake to a fervant by name ; /calledmy fervant, and hegave me noanfwer : Silence is fometime a figue ofconfent, but filenceis here taken for a figueof contempt ; not to anfwer when we are called is incivility in molt, and it is undutifulnes in force. Ifa fervant anfwer not when he is called he forgets what his calling is.The Apoítle forbids fervanrs force kind of anfwe- ring ( Tit. 2.9.) Exhortfervants to be obedient to their owne Ma- fiers, and topleafe them well in all things,noot anfwering againe ; yet here yob reproves and complainesof it as a fault in his fervant, that be old not anfwer, how then faii.h the Apoftle, not anfwe- ring againe. There is a twofold anfwering ; Ftrfl, by way of contradic`ti- on ; fecondly, by way of fubmiflion, or there is an anfwer of reluctance, and an anfwer ofobedi-nce ; when the Apoftle faith to feranrs, Be obedient toyour MN"ers, not anfwering againe, hé meanes, not anfwering by way of contradic`tion, or reluftance, as fervants are very apt to doe. When Matters give lawful! coin- mantis, fervants mutt give anfwer E y fur mi.ting, not b, quefti- oning, much lei% by oppofing : hence we put in thK margent, Not gainfaying., A fervant mutt give an anfwer when i e is asked a queftion, but he mutt not gain e-fay when he is ei jovned a duty. Some fervants are both lowd and lazy qui, ke of tongue and flow ofhand. Yob's fervant was one if not botti theme ; I called my fervant, and hegave me no anfwer. 1 S elf Nan AndI intreatedhimwith mymouth. úè lop', et cum I didnot onely call, but intreatehim ; the 'ang: age of a Ma- ebfecrnr{enibtu, 'ter is d 'tis his i im eratve place to comman , not to e..treate ut lo4asttur pau- p ti s per. but faith yob, I intreated, The word here ufed liguifìes the humble"
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