Chap: t 9. An Expofiticn upon the Book of J o B. Verf. 2$. 41.3i wicked men , till their finnes become very full of finfull evil! ; This lobs friends are likewife here conceived tocall the roote of the matter, a difcovery of which they fuppofed he would foone make ( according to this expofition ) were he but a little put to it and preffed. Let us perfecutehim, and we fhall finde the roote ofthe matteragainft him. But though this reading may yeeld Tome profitable meditati- on, yet I (hall not infift upon it , becaufe the words plainly ap- peare as fpoken by rob, and not by his friends. refhould fay,why perfecute we him ?feeing the roote ofthe mat- ter L. found in me. Secondly, Some have given this fence ofthe words, Yefhould fay,why perfecute we him ?feeing(ye ought to fay each one ofyou judging himflfe) The roste of thematter is in mee that is, the fault is inmee , or I am the caufe of this contention; I, by my prejudices and unfriendly jealouftes have been an occafion to flirre the paffion ofthis &Bided perfon , and to draw out this troublefome debate betweenus. Thus the latter words are made that forme ofacknowledgement,whichyobs friends fhould make, in charging the blame and fault,Vag the roote and sire of all up- on themfelvec. But Thirdly Rather fay , There words have the forme and force Radix w4 n. ofa reafon, upon which lob would perfwade his friends tofor- owe 67' fadu:ia beare perfecutinghim,or why they fhould rd feet upon and allogoendi deun con- fider themfelvesas having perfecuted him ; The roste ofthemat- eft fder in f r- vatore in qua ter isfoundin mee. habemur accef- The roste ofthe wordor matter, according to this interpretati- funi. Coo: on is, firlt, grace and faith in his heart : As Beleevers are fayd to Cam pia fide in be rooted ingrace, in love, &c. (Eph. 3. i7.) fo grace ofany knde dram radicau`, is as aroote in believers. Faith in the heart is the rooteof the 1/1)): ,;;ñe;,éQ` word in every mans mouth who believeth, and it is the roote inrerirate of the worke in every mans hand that believeth. And fo Yobs nuns verb.a ve- (cope in this fpeech may be thus reprefented ; As if he had fayd ritaris `area eo O myfriends, ye wonder that 1have fpokenand done thus, I tellyou 7r;djrat utiidea y diatæ ín ikfo the roteof the ward andwerke is in me, Faithmakes mefpeakeand fruilai, non an- dac(faith is the root ofour halt' libertie and holdnes in [peakingand ré c retie ano fai. doing both towards God andman) (Pfal. r i 6.io.)Ibeleeved (faith la es verborxm David) therefore have Ifpokeu:wealfa beleeve (faith the Apoftle, dúue os. z t,or. Jan:
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