Chap. 20. An Expofition upon the Book of j ò B. Verf. 29. 597 verali difhes and meffes,every one hathhis parc, orportion or fo many have their mefs:Now faith Zophar,this is the mefTe ofmeat that God bath provided for a wicked man, here are the difhes, and the Courfe,which (hall be fervedup to his Table,in that for- rowfuil feaft ; This is the portion( or provifion) ofa wicked man. From Cod. The word is Elohim, which is applyed to God as a Judge, As if he had laid, God themolt wife,juft and impartial) Judge, hath fet this out for his portion. He bath not laid this in haft, or gi- , ven it out in paffion, but as aJudge upon mature deliberation , and the ferious weighingofhis cafe. God loveth judgement,and this is the award, the Judgement, which he bath palled concer- ning fuch a wicked man. And this is the heritage appointed him by Gad. The Hebrew is, This is the heritage ofhis wordfromGod : fo fome render it ; we put in the margine, This is his decreefrom j God. TheOriginals may be taken, eyther for the word of the HaTeduat di wicked mane or the word of God himfelfe. Some interpret in a, ceux, thefirít fence; This is the heritage ofhis word, by, or from god ; that is,God hath let out this heritage as due tohim for his word, Hard foot ver orwords ; all this (hall come upon him for his ill words,or blaf- bort t elute; phemies. This is the heritageofhis word; this he bath got by his Vu!g. ungovernd tongue, and unfavory language ; Words en mana Hoc f/t tie .l y gacm ipfe frä man deare. comtarat ¡ere But underftand it rather of the word fpoken againft him by tronibutfuit God ; And fo word is put for decree or appoyntment; as we tran rra'edicentia (late, The heritage appointed him b God : That is, God bath de- tua. Jut PPo y Portäajcrrr onäs termined thus concerninghim by an irrevocable decree.As mer__.eiuc, i e. ejua ties are under an appoyntment, fo alto are Judgements. Every quod a tverfus heritage ofman is laidout by God. elm diffum cif We have God in both parts of the verte, but under two Biffe- do decreMe a dmino Mac. rent titles in the Original. In the former part, Elohim, here El. Rob. so;. This is the portionof the wickedmanfreinElohim the ledge, and ''714M a de, the heritage appointed him by El, theftrongGod, or the puiffant. fait é7 totenti As if he had faid ; Let not the wicked man think (though it be a cr1`6en m bardfentence) tu avoid the executionofit ;,for ou the ud$ e Ì u 'dieiaet(uarnur opium. Mere
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