204 Chap. 22. An Expofition urn tbeBookof.10 B. Verf. zi. JOB, CHAP. 22. Verf. 21, 22. &C Acquaint now thy f ife with him, and be at peace`: thereby good(hall come unto thee. Receive, I pray thee, the Lawfront hismouth, and lay rip his words in thine heart. If thou retrtrne to the Almighty, thoufhalt be built up, thou limit put away iniquity.from thy Taber - nacles, &c. Liphaz havingreproved 74 for fin, andNett him with the remembrance of the Judgements of God againft finners : now turnes his fpeech into a ferrous' Exhortationmoving him to feehe the favour ofGod, and humble himfelfe, Acquaint now tby felge with kiwi, and be at peace. From this courfe and method in which Elipbaz deales with rob, rake this note. That in dealing withfirmer', we are not only to threaten, but to perfwadeand propofe the promi[es of peace to them. D<ariel dealt fo with 2&uchadnezzar yea though he had told him of a decree in`heäven part againft him (`Dan:4.2z. 27,) ethegives him faithful! counfell, andexhorts him to breaheoff' hie finsby righteouj,effe, and his iniquities by lhersing mercy to the poor, ifit fright be a lengthning of his tranquillity, or (as we put in the Margin) 4 healing ofhieerreur. Hopes ofmercy prevaile with many,more then fear ofwrath,and they are fooner led then driven unto Chrift. Thus E/ipba ; Acquaint now thy feljwith hirn, and be at peace. This 2,1 verle containes two general) Propofitions. Fìrft,aPro poficion concerning duty,in the former pare of the verf;Acquaint now whyfclfe, &c Secondly,Concerning mercy in the latter there- by geed i7a11 comae untothee. This dutyof acquainting himfelf with Prornigionibs God, and being at peace with,him is explained in the 22. verfe. i.nvitat amplif Receive, .I pray thee, the'Lawfrom his tríouth, and lay'up hie words fi .itypta& in in thine heart. That's a good Comment upon, Aegciaint now thy ie ve'a flint é5(elfe with hint, and be at peace. ThePropofition ofmercy, orthe cal:leg an- promifes laiddown in the dole ofthat verfe are drawne out in euiareroer ¡a ali the followin part ofthis Cha er in which Eli kaz by molt me.n',motira g P p' r Ct,r;,az pa ample propofails ofgood things, doch provoke fob to ;urn from ta:. -.' e.c. thole 1
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