Chap. 20 mn êxpofition sopen the Bookof J o B. Vert. Io . 481 Dyoniftus, that though he efcaped free anduntoucht in perfon from the vengeance which bis fecrilegious wickedneffe deterved, yet his Eons were involved in fo much mifery, , that in them he being patf feeling fuffered, and being dead paid dearly enough for his ftoln dainties. The light of nature, as well as Scripture, tells us that evills falling on pottery are reckoned upon the pa- rents fcore. Obferve, Thirdly, de is an eminent piece of divinejuice when either they or the children offach as have of fittedothers, and made them poor, areforced tofoe, and fubmit to them' though poor, and toPeek, their favour. This piece ofdivine retaliation the Prophet doth at once thre- aten, and promife ; he threatens the enemy with it, andmakes a promifeof it to thechildren of God, (Ifa.60. 14.) The fops alto of them that afflited theeJhall come bending unto thee, and they that dei»ifed theeJhall bow themfelves down at thefoles ofthy feet, andthey /hall call thee the City ofthe Lord, the Zionof the holyone of Ifrael. This is the honour that (ball be done toZion, and the fhame that (hall fall on Zion' enemies. The pofterity of thofe that afflicted Zion (hall come bending to her. We have apro- mile near that (Rev. 3. 9.) Behold, Iwill make themofthe Syna- gogue of Satan ( who are they ? Such as oppofe the Churchof God,bitter yet fecret enemies to Chrift) which fay they are 7ews, andare not,bat do lie ; Behold" will make them to come andwerfhip at thyfeet, and to know that I have loved thee. Some will never know nor acknowledge, that God Ioveth his people, till them- felves are put under theirfeet, and fubdued to their power. 'Tis prophecied (Tf. 45. 15.) The rich amsng the people¡hall intreat thyfavour. That Pfalm holds out the effet ofgrace ; but when theLord faith in this Prophecy, Iwill make them come, and wer- fhip, at thyfeet, it impliesonely an aft of Jutlice. Theywho have (corned and trampled thee under their impure feet, (hall fall down at thy feet and give thee reverence. Piurthty, Obferve That man ie brought to the loweffftateofaffliction who is put to feek the favourof thole whoare low ; how poor are they who leek to pleafe the poor ?- Itwas thecurie ofCham, 4fervant offervants'nellhe be; that Q.q q is,.
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