Chap. 22. An Explition upon theBook of JOB. Vcrf. 22. be removed from thee. It may feeme ftrange that they fhould have- -, the breadof adverfity, andthe water of Affli&ion, and yet have alto raine,which naturally caufeth the earth to bring,forth bread, and fElls the pooles with water. But the Prophet who fpeakes>of corporal! breadand waterin the former part of the verle, (peaks offpirituall raine in the latter, makingthis fief-tell a cornpenfation to the people ofGod,for the want ofother two,that they fhould have no caufe to complainofit.Asifthe Prophet had faid,Tkough you are cut ¡hart in outward things, yetyou (hall not be ßorrned ffiiritrtalls,ehe rain of holy dcarine¡hall not be removed frcrn you, oras we tranflate, thy teachers /hall not be remóved, &c. Some amongft uswould have the teachers of holy doctrine removed, left by feeding them the bread &water ofthe Land fhould fayle, asifthe chargeof publick preaching the riches ofthe Grace of Chrifi wouldbe an undoing, or at leaft an impoverifhing ofthe Nation. Whereas (I touch it only by the way) the Prophet com- forts the peopleofGod in the midit ofall their wants &outward afflidions, that they thould no want the prefence of their tea- chers,nor,the (flowers of holy inftruetionby them.Again(1cel2. 23.) Be gladO Zion, and rejoice in the Lrdyour. God,for. he bath giveny.0 theformer rainrrnode;ately, and he will saute to come dawn the rain; the former'.raine and the latter raine in the ill month. That which we render, ( The former rain moderately) others tranflate, aTeacherofrighteoufneJ'e, or according toxighte- Santfcóü;tdì, ouJneffe ; fo you may finde in the Margin of your larger Bibles, prophets nom, -. And that's the great mercy which Zion is to rejoyce in ; for can nibur doiloric we thinke that Zion, the childrenofZion fhould be called fo ear -f r" tegift4wrir neftly to rejoyce meetly in natural raine, or the effee s of it be- ;rmó úmireh, caufeofthe.abundatfce of.Corne.and, Wine and Oyle, which the 6rerorini;. earth.well wateredufuallyproduceth? This is..too.poor a thing (confidered alone) for Zion to rejoyce in 1 Zion or. the people ofGod doeand muff confeffe,themfelves unworthy. of the leaft outward mercy, even of a !bower of raine,or ofa fheafe ofcorn, and they ought to praife God, and be very thankful! for -thefe But theft are not properly, the matter ofZions gladneffe and re joycing. In thefe the world rejoyceth, Who will ¡hew ses any good (Pfal. 4..7.) they are farCorne,and Wine, and Oyle, but Lord (faith David) lift up the light ofploy Countenance upon, me, Those bafJputglad tefsiyt mine heartmore thsra.irt,thetime that their.cor's mo1 2,21
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