Chap. 20 . An Expofation upon the Booke of JOB. Vert. 23. onelyas before that the hand of the poore who had laboured for him, hands fa l all thofe whom he had vexed, (ha ' ll come upon him and vexe him. Thirdly, The word as it fignifies a labourer, and a man in Invadent Burn mifery ; fo a wicked man, as we tranflate it here, and frequent- wines in q+i ly inother places of Scripture. The fame word fignifies la- fa>atiafdi.»u,i- bour, mifery, and wic'kedneffe ; becaufe there is fo much labour, a vatabm in L erendam. and mifery, fo much trouble and vexation in wickedneffe ; eve- ry handof the wicked fhall come upon him ; God will let out the (pints of evill doers to take vengeance on him for his evill deeds. Hence note ; rod oftentimes makes one wicked manfcourge another, As God ufually makes wicked men the fcourge to his own peo- ple, fo fometimes to one another. One Lyondefroyes another , and a ravenous wolfe fucks theblood ofa ravenous wolle. This poynt hath been formerly hinted, and therefore I infift not upon it. But proceed to the next verle, which infifts Bill upon the fea- fon ofthe ;Kicked mans dedru&ion. yerf 23. When be is about to fill his belly, God ¡hall ca.tb the fury ofhis wrath on bim. This verfe as was Paid before, is of the fame fence with the for- mer, letting forth the fpeciall time ofGods wrath upon the wic- ked man. When be is about tofill hit belly. V tinam impte TheVulgar renders the words thus ; 0 that he badfilled his i uventer belly, that Codmight poweron him thefury ofhis wrath : as if he in e ira, had wifbed for the fillingup of the meafure of the fin of thik fxroris man, that he might come to his punifhment, becaufe til; (ìn bath vulg finifbed its worke, the worke of Judgement feldome be ins. But t> It eft the words found threatning,not wifhing,andare rather a proohe- èrc fie then a Prayer ; When he is, about tofill his belly, God 'hall doe io o 1tc i "p `eat ibis. uentrem A ffcond renders thus; Let it be that hefillhis belly, yet god de' ,''''o" e- will powre upon linos thefury ofhis wrath,~As if hehad faid all his é tre. riches gur.5 557
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