z5z Chap, zz. An Expofition upon theBookof JOB . Verf. z JOB, CHAP. 22. Verf. 26, 27. for thenfhalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and fhalt lift tip thyface untoGod. l hou fhalt make thy prayerunto him, and he fhall heart thee, and thoufhalt pay thy Roane:(. Tpath been (hewed from the Former context, how Elipbaz I encouraged yea provoked lob to repentance,and returning to God by the propofall of many promifes by promifes ofoutward,` and temporal( mercies, gold, filver, and protection. He might bavewhat he pleafedof God for the comforts ofthis life, if his life were once p(eafing untoGod.In this latter part ofthe Chap- ter he rifeth higher and propofeth fpirituall promifes ; And he begins with the belt of fpiritual! promifes, The free injoyment of god bimfelfe, Verf. 26. For then Malt thouhave thy delight in the Almighty, &c. As if Eliphaz had laid ; If thou doff indeedrepent and turn from fin, thy confidence which, now troubles,yea torments thee, fhall have fweet peace in God, and thouwho nowgrovelleff with thy eyes dowse to theground, by reafon of thy preffing guilt, and miler', /halt then with confidence lift up tbyfaceunto God in prayer, and thou fhalt findeGodfo ready at hand with an anfwer, that those (haltfee taufe chearefully to performe thy Vowes, which thou madrft to him in the dayoftrouble ; That's the general' (cope of this latter part of the Chapter. I ¡hall now proceed to explicate the particu- Jars. Fer then fide thouhave thy delight in the almighty. Thefirft word implyeth a reafonofwhat he had Paid before: Having fpoken oftemporal! promifes, he confirms his intereft in these by affuring himoffpirituall; for then /halt thou bave thy de- light in the Almighty. As if he had taid,God will not deny thee out- ward comforts in the creature,feing be intends togive thee thehigh; e i
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