Chap. 22. An Expofition upon the Boo; of JOB. Verf. 22. 219 lion of thofe good thingswhich are everlaf}ing, by acquainting > himfelfe with God. And becaufeby acquaintance with God fo much good cornes to us. Therefore Eliphazpre(feth lob further to in the next verlè. Verf. 22. Receive, I pray thee, the Lawfrom hie mouth, and lay up his words in thineheart. Receive, that is, learne from his mouth ; he that teaches gives, Dar Mgifler andhe that learnes receives;and the Hebrewword whichwe ren- quango deer, render here to Receive fi nifies not ordinary receiving,but recei- ving `apt` drfèiiOUlx, g g quanda difcit. with an carnet delire ; yea, itimplyeth a kind ofviolence in Druf. defire,fuch as theyhave who take fpoyle, in wárre.They flyupon rips verbal,' the fpoyle,and catch it with as much cagerneffe as they wonne it bmc ad pradam with courage. So Receive the Lazyfrom hWmouth. David faith, 19ua cumvtolen have réjoyced in thy word, more then they thai finde great Foyles, f rrr pot ire- (TSal. l 59. 163.) O how firongly did his heart runout tothe word ? and there is anElegancyalto in it, that this word which Ex bac radice Signifies to receive theLaw; doth allo lignifie the Lawor do&rin dicitur dollri- to be received (`Prow. 4. 2.) Igiveyougooddoftrîne, forfake jets 47c.ppaPt7 quafe not my Law. The word which is there ufed for do&rine is the aCep a velac- fame that is here rendred to receive, the reafon is, becaufe whol- Ì ? ¡éxdábe44ca fome do&rine is worthy to be received, and ought to be received cipi gran e willingly, chearfully andgladly, and therefore the Gofpel which lwbtnti animo, is thehigheft and molt precious do&rin is called an Acceptable do&rine : This is a faithfullfaying, and worthy ofall Acceptation (s Tim. i . I I.) TheGofpel is worthy not onely ofAcceptation, or ofgreat, but ofall Acceptation, and that from all men, even from the Greate*t;And fo alto is the Law, for, as (hall beopened farther afterwards,theLaw in this place comprehends the Gofpel allo. Receive the Lawat his mouth. Further, The word which we expre(fe Receive, is rendredby forne to day ; we may tonne& both fences here. Receivethe Law as a thing bought and carry it home with thee. That of Solomon ( Prov. 23. 23.) fuites it well ; Roy the truth, and fell-it not ; Truth is a Commodity the trade whereof goes but oneway; all Giviïl Trades. and Merchandizesare continued by buying and fel- ling, but this fpirituall trade is continuedby buying only, without felling, ic will be our profitto have this Commodity alwayes up- on our hands, or ratheralwayes:in out hands. Thushere,Receive F f the
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=