Chap. 20. An Expof:tion upon -the Bootle of J. O B. Verf. t$. 533 flitucion was leffened. Another Scripture (peaks of rettitution in an example (Lull, t 9. 8.) Zacheu:rflood, andfaid t9 the Lord, beir,ldLard, the halfe of my goods Irive to thepoor, and if have taken any thingfrom anyman by flip acceeìation I reflore himfour-- 61d. Zacheoes makes a double difpoficion of his eflate frfl, to thole who were poor.: Secondly, to tholewhom he had impo- verifht whether poor or rich ; Zache-us was lure his elate would bold out to reflore fourfold to thole that he wronged, cite he could tacit have given halfe his dilate to the poore. Now thoughwe cannot in thefe times enforce thefe rules of proportion taken from the Judicialls of Mofes, flritily upon the confciences ofmen : let we may draw downe thefe two conclu- (ions for our direction in this thing. Firtt, That in refutation the Dammage ofthe perfon wronged fhouldbe fully rep:ayred. Secondly, That ifthe wrong- doer be not able togivefo m?'ch as willfully repayre the dommage, then according.to his Jub' fiance, or to the utmofl of whathe hash he is bound to reflore., Reflitutionmutt be made according to the fubftance, unjuft- W gotten, or according to the fubfiance of the unjuft getter, They who reflore willingly as true repentants doe, will alwayes give back (if they have it) according to the fubílance unjuflly.. gotten ; But they whom divine vengeance forceth to reflore, than give back, fore againfl their wills, according to their owne fubflance, bow much foever it is, yea though it be much more ;hen they have unjufly gotten : God will takeallfrom himwho hoth no will to reflore anything. Thats Zophars meaning when he faith here ; According to hisfubflanee /hall his reflitutionbe. And he /fallnot rejoyce therein, Wherein (hall he not rejoyce? It maybe taken two wayesà Fira, In thisreflitution, it pleafedhitn well enough to op. preffe and doe wrong, but he (hall take no pleafure in _rettoring and doing right ; he that! not doe it willingly as Zotcheur, who rejoyced more in reflitution then ever he had done in oppreffi- on ; but the wicked man here fpokenofis forced to<reftore, and therefore can:.ot rejoyce therein,.. Sccondly.
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