230 Chap. 22. An6xpofition upon the RackofJO B, Vert 23. vowét ; that is, thou in thy prayer having ruade vowes to God1 God{hall hear thyprayer, and fo give the occafion to pay thy vowes. Fifthly, Hepromifeth himnot onely that his prayer (ball be heard, but that his very purpofes and defignes (hall be fulfilled; Thom¡halt decree a thing, and it'had be ejtabli/hed to thee, v. 28. When thou refolvefbupon fuch a way, or courfe in thy affaires, thou (halt have this priviledge, thy decree(hall Rand. Sixthly, He promifethhimdirection and counfcll, what way be (hould take, what courte to run in the dole of the fame verfel; And the light ¡hallthineupon thy wayes;thatis,thou(halt fee what to doe, the Lord will give theecounfell. Seaventhly, Hegives him hope ofrift ngout ofany trouble, or that when others are overtaken with calamities,he fhould be pre- ferved, at the 29th verfe; When menare caft down then thou /halt fay, there in a liftingup, for gcdwill lave the humbleperton i ghtly, He promifeth, that he ¡hall not onely have Wettings perfonall,and family blef ings,but he (hall be a publique bleffing, (y. 3o.) He¡hall deliver the Iflandof the innocent,and it is delive- redby the purene11e of thy hand.Thus you have both ch.: generall fcope ofthis latter part of theChapter; which is to flirre up lob to return toGod, and likewife the particular bleflings and mer- <eies which are held forth as arguments movinghimto returne. Vert 23. If thou return unto the eAllmigbty. ToReturne is ufed frequently in Scripture in a metaphorical( fenfe,.andlignifies as much as to repent ; fin is a going away from God,great finning is a going farce fromGod, a going,as it were, into a farce Country, fuch tanners would goe our of Gods fight, and fall out ofhis memory. Eliphaz had charged yob deeply with fuchdepartures ; and now he peakes to himof returning. And here we may confider the conditionor (fate of lob, and thefeafon in which Eliphaz preffeth him to this duty, he was in an affli&ed condition, thehand ofGod was upon him. NowEli. phaz advifeth him to return; Intimating at leafl, that the prefent difpenfationofGod towards him, wasa fpeciall opportunity for theduty he movedhimunto. Hence Note. WhenGodof ftiëë#.r rt,wben hiahandkupen ttt,he fpea&s to aas,re- pent, or befpeskr our repentance. How
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