Chap. 20 : An Expofrtion upon the Book of J o a. Verf. 20. 542 o B,,Chap. 20. Verf. 20.2i, 22, 23. Surely he(ball not free quietnelfe in his belly; he /hall not fave ofthat whichhe rye/Ired . Therefhallnone ofhis mate be left, thereforejhall no man laokeforhisgoodr. in thefulnale ofhisfnficieney hefhall b3 in ilraitt : eve- ryhand ofthewicked(hall come upon him, When he k about tofuhrbelly,God f,{gall call thefuryofhis wrathon him,an.dfhall rain it on him whilehe is eating Z1 -lhar purfùes his former ptirpofe, ftill drawing 'out the ¡fad eftate of a wicked man : he fhew'd us his fin in the for- mer verfe ; B caufehe hathoppreffed andforfaken thepare, &c. Now follows his punifhment ; Surely be /hall not fedequietnefj'e inhis belly. He that hathdifquteted fo many (hall have little qui- et himfelfe, andhe that would not fuller others to reft in their houfeslhall have no reft in hisown heart. Surely he (hall not feule quietneffe. This verfe may containe, both a defcription of the fin, andof the punithment of this wicked covetous man. Some interpret it as a defcription of his fin ; of the furyofthat finofcovetoufnes whichis never quiet ; He lholl notfedequiet- nefje inhie belly; That is, his minde (ball never be fatisfied. O- thers interpret it as a difcription of his mifery.I conceive we may take in both; This is his fin, and this is his. punifhment, not on- lybecaufe his fin is his punifhment, but becaufe this punifhment falls uponhim for his fin; his fin was unquiet unfatisfiable de. fires, and now he is punifhed with an additionoffrefh defines, which will not be fatisfied; As he gaveuphimfelfe finfully, fo God gives him up judicially to vile and earthly affections. The Lord bath many external! punífhments for fin, and he leaves many under internal! punifhments, or penali fins. When fin is made a punifhment, it is the molt dreadful! punifhment. But to the words. °tr ',nit pa con, i. e. Non Surelyhe(ball notfee1e quietneffe. fen!iei Nam (tern aut fame TheHebrew is He /hall not knowpeace or qu ernes he (hall not etiamfi m to finde veravtris,
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