Chap. 19. As Ex pohion upon the Bookof J O B. Verl. 29. +Z7 - caufed by, or being theeffe& of iniquitie : wrath bringeth the punilhnsent of the [word. There are divers other readings, I will briefly touch them, but infift onlyupon this. Firft, Thus ; For or becaufe the fword is the revenger of ini- P`ucn+am u'tcs quities. When the revenger ofiniquity comes, it is high time to inrgatratum look to our (elves, that we doe no iniquity, or repent fpeedily gladiue e /1. ofthat which we have done. The fword ( take it literally ) is ri- the.great inflrument in the hand of God to revenge his - _quarrell upon men ofiniquity. uia Ira (lüp° A fecond thus ; Be afraid ofthefword,for wrath (namely, the pie del) iniga ¡- wrathofGod ) it the defolationofiniquity. As ifhe had laid ; taunt defon trio Co not on in this iniquity;for the wrathofGod will be the defirsro- eft. ions ofiniquity, andofyou too, ifyou perfiff in'thio iniquity. The reafon why it is rendred defolation, or deftruEtion,is, from a diffe- d$ rio rent readingof the Hebrew, in which language a word of the arm ¡efol car. fame found written with a different letter, fignifies both the fword, and defolation ; and as they are near in found, fo nearer in fence ; Where the fword comes, defolation feldome flayeth tra iniquiraei behinde. Howmany Cities and Nationshave been made defo busgtadü.Reg: late by the fword ? i.e.ira imminet itatibuos Thirdly, wrath to the iniquitiesofthe fword ; that is, Wrath ini q .. hang,th aver the iniquities of the [word. But what doth this tran- raj Elation me ne by the iniquity ofthefword; By the iniquities ofthe vino ulriomanet [ward(fome fay) thole iniquities are meant which are worthy etulrifcitrini- to be punifhed by the fword.wrath hangs over the iniquity ofthe quitare, óladtt (word, that is, Over great iniquities : or as another; For bloody t. e. rniqutrates iniquities flirre op the heate ofanger : the iniquityof the [word is Hein "nm trs bloody iniquity, becaufe great and bloudy iniquities call for re- ('escirantJiní. venge by blood, and where revenge alts its part, anger is boy- quitases ctuen- led up. Againe, the iniquities ofthe fword; may be taken more ra Jun 'aridly for thofe iniquities,of which he fpake in the former verfe, g R1 m d ceinne- the iniquities of perfecution, and undue vexation of our inno- centrum erfide. cent brethren ; thefe arefreordiniquities, and thefe provoke the hum perfccutio wrath of God to take vengeance on perfetuters by the fword, eft liar er. i.e. Hence another trantlates : For thefins ofthe [word are wrath,. excitor at ipfum And fo 'cis a dire predication, like that (Ifa. 65. 5.) where impellat,utgla- the Prophet brings in the Lord fpeaking ofthofe hypocrites, dia vindicet in that fay, stand by thy felfe, come not nesre au, Thefe are a perfequére,.Co; ¡maake in my nefe, a fire that burneth all the day.That isathefe are Nam eflw Juno j i i z fUC h deb ajo g l4dt
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