S3.6 Chap. zo. An Expjition op»: the Book of JOB. Vert. t9 , Bat how is it faid, that All his day°es be eateth in dark et : What f a:li he not a candle to care by ? yes he may eate by Sun light and Candler light too, he may have outward light enough, yet he eats in darkneffe, that is, with dilcontent, and trouble of rnirde, hehath no joy in what he hath, his fweetell morfels are eaten with fowre fawce. He poffeffeth much, yet is as having nothing. For this word is gone out againft him ; He fhall not rtjoyce therein. Zophar having thus defcribcd the punifhrnent, returnes to the finneof this wicked man. Verf. 19. Becauf he bath oppref edandforlaken thepoore, de- caufe he barb violently taken away a bottle which he builded not.. This verfe, as it Rands between,fo it gives the reafonboth of the 18th and zoth series. Here's the reafon why he (hall re- ftore what he'hath labouredfor, ver. 18. Becsn¡e he bath oppref fed the poore ; this alfo is the reafon svhy piefhall notfede quiet- neffe in his belly (ver.`2o ) The word which we tranflate to op- prue, lignifiesoppreffion joyned not only°(as all oppreffion is) with injultice;but with extremity, tyrannical) oppreffion, with- out m rcy, or moderation, without hoe or hol.i ; tome give full (cope to their rage, andwrath, they put neither bond nor bri- dle upon their covetoufneffe and cruelty ; fuch are charadcrif'd 371 tortegir, by this word, which molt properly notes, breaking in pieces ; we contrivia, ad fayufually when men fay le in their eftates,fuch are broken , forre f,mmarn in o;.i breake through their own neglfct and carelefneffe, many ate am reducit. broken by the harfnnes and feveritie of others And as the wrathofman breaks many, fo the jufrice ofGod breaks not a few'( 1/a. 24. 19 ) The earth is utterly broken downe,the earth is cleans diffolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. Wicked men breake and oppreffe the poore, God breaketh the richeRNati- ons for their wickedneffe. Wereade inScripture, firR, ofbreak- ing the head ; fecondly, the teeth, thirdly, the hornes, fourthly, the hones,fffthiy, the armes ofthewicked ; All Phew thebreak- ingof their power, till there be no healing. And thus (to the utmoft ofhis power) doth the oppreffour breake the poore. And for this"Godpunifbeththe oppreffour. Becaufehe hash op! preffed, ( c. Hence note; 0pprlion
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