212 Cliap."22. An Expofit ion up,n the Bookof J 0B. Verf. 21. have altered the habit of their bodies,yea the difpofitions of their minds by long acquaintance with others; and have looked or ap- peared like them, by often looking upon or being with them, When Mule, had been forty daves in the Mount talking with God, his face fhoneforne rayes of a divine glory darted out from him, fo that ealaron ,pd the childrenof Ifraelwereafraid to cane nigh him (Exod. 34. 3o.) And thus every one who gets up into the Mount by faith,and acquaintshimfelfe with God, gets foray- what of God,which will draw a reverence upon him 'among men. As when Chrift fhall appeare hereafter to us inglory, we Ad be like; him (faith the ApoftleYohn i Ep: 3 2.) for we (hail fee him as he is ;le) according to the fight which we have ofand our ac- quaintance with Chrift in the wayesof grace here,will our likenefs. be untohim. The more rve are with God, the nnre Ire bave of gd. e4cquaint now 119,felfe with biro, and,be at peaces There is a threefold Interpretationof this claufe. traperatiorn Firff, it may be taken as anEffed ofwhat was laid before, , arofautro NJ- Acquaint thy felf with God,axdbe at peace, that is,Ifthou acquaint fin' it' 4'-"- HI' thy lelfe w.uh god then!halt bavepeace. So in the Hebrew often - daiai thelinperativemood is put for the future tenfe, as, Dm thie, alcunt pax ti51, anal live, '(according to the tenure of the Covenant ofworks) fg&ficant d that is, The thia, and thouAalt live,So acquaint thy [elfwith him. cliwa GTOcz iri" and be at peace, that is, thou fhaIt have peace.Pface comprehends verbis all good ; goodofthe minde, goodof the hotly, good ofthe e- frg:oeyiavelvflaee.When the Hebrewes fay,Peacebe untoyose,they fay as much &irrgiakifor in that one.wordeas the Greeks fay in three; whereof the firft re-. quorum preninm fpeds thewelfare of the mind ; the fecond, thewelfare or health ad animum re _of the body ; and the third the fucceffe °fall our affairs and un- feria r, [ma'am cdcorpus, uni..clertakings. So that while Eliphaz, faiqi to 74 according to this wn adathones icading,Thoupalt be at peace,it ìs a promife ofal mannerof good cxyrrias, flowing inupon the renewing of his acquaintance with, & his re- !yd. turning to a.revercatiall converfewith God,But becaufe this peoa miff followes in the next words, thereby godfhall,come unto thee, therefore I underftand this claufe as a duty, and not as a promife. Acquaint now thyfelfwith kiln, and be at peace. To be at peace is a dittinet duty from that ofacquainting ourselves with God, yet ncceffarily following upon it; The words may have there to,. thins in them,
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