zoo Chap. 22. .4n expofitionupon the Book,ofJ O B. Verf. 2.1 Real turn ijf^ concile thy félfeunto GOd. Mafter Beza reaches that fence fully, Ingraham. Beturne into hisfavour, get into his heart againe; Godbath as it L'-z. were lockt thee out of his heart, and Phut the door upon thee, ecmmf`i. 1e now get in again and the Tygurine reads veryaptly, Accommo. Tyur, g g y6 y date thy felfe to him, that is, every way fuite thy felt' to him ; thou haft heretofore been humorous,or haft followed thine own fpirir, and haft labour'd to pirafe thy (elfe, now Accomodate thy felfto him, or complywithhim in every thing,be nomore at thine own but at his difpofe. All thefe rendrings comply well both with the words and the general' fcope of Elipkaz in this part of his difcourfe. Our tranflation fully joynes with the firft of theca. Afuefe cum e/Icquaint now thyfelfe roith him. eo.Pagn. Reg, Get into afamiliarity withGod. The word implyeth a liknes, . varabl. or a fuitableneffe between two in their wills and affections, in their wayes and counfls;for from likeneffe in thefe familiarityor acquaintance doth arife. So that Elipbaz, here fpeakPth to 76.6 as one that had efiranged himfelfe and departed fromGod, as one who had broken offCommunion with God,and fo he mutt need( have done, hadhe run fuch acourfe of wickedneffe as Eliphaz charged himwith, in the former part of this Chapter. Therefore upon that fuppoficion hegives yob wholcfome advice, silcquaint Nov thyfelfe with him. Hence obferve; Firft, That as man by nature is af#rangerfrom Clod, fo everyati of/in, tfpecisllygreat and continuedaflings offin, breed a further e.ltrangement fromGod. We ad the part ofnature every time we fin,and that in a pro- portionbrings us back in forcedegree to what we wereby nature, f rangerstento fcd. A godlyman ( who hath had acquaintance with God)finning puts back his acquaintance,& a diftance grows betweenGod and him.Believers after great fins and follyes com- mitted, are not forward to come into the poefence of God, they have a kiade ofliftlefnefl'e to dury,a liftlefneffe to prayer,& to all adsofcommunion withGod. And God himfelf appears as ifhe didnot much care for them when they come, they have not thofe Communications fromGod which he ufually vouchfafeth his, Goddoth not give them the meting as formerly; they doe not finde
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