Chap. 22, fin Expofition upon the Bookef JOB. Verf 29. 285 and trouble. So the word isufed(Efa. 2. 17.) The loftinefje of N. roanAd 6ebowed down ; that is, the lofty-man (hall be bowed,: downe, as a man with a heavy burden upon his Backe. We fay, when men are caft down, the word, men, is not cxprtI .1 ii the He- brew text, 'cis there onely,wben cafi down:and becaufe that word Cam fiamil%trs is not expreft, therefore tome fupply out of the former claufe,:fae,inc via tun the word, way, The light /hall fliine upon thy way when it, that i,, dims, elatíeit- wàen thy way to cafi down ; though thou benow in a low conditi lit oft, i e moz on, and though thou (houldeft hereafter be cart into a low condi f caries conditío- nem iaä éx liras tionagaine, yet thou(halt fay there is a lifting up, or, thou ¡halt faïïawt optima. be lifted up. Ifat any time thywayes be caft down in darkneffe, coirexras mire the light (hall (bine upon them, thou (bait fay in faith, thereù a con:i.(aa eff,idee liftingup. The Apoftle (peaks. (in a language like this) of him- varie intelttgi- tur. felfe and.ofhis fellow Apoftles (2 C'ar. 4. 8.) We are troubledon . Mete.. every fade, yet not difireffee:; perplexed, but rot in defpair, perfecu, ted,but not forfake,n, cafe: downe,hut net dcfiroyed.Thus here,.. ien there le a eafting downe, or, when thy wayer are cafi-dorxne, yet tbotn haltfay thereù a li,'ting up ; Thou mayeft hecati down, but t.or deftroyed. Yet, I conceive, that. Suplem.ent of the word men, which we put into the Texr, is more fuitable to the !cope of it & then the fence is this, When menare cafi down, that is, when fin nets or ungodly.men are call dotvne, when God comes to ruine his enemies, and make them defolate, then tbru (halt fay there 4tr . a lifting up. A lifting up for me,and for fuch as1 am. Thou (halt fay, This faj ing may be taken two wayes,and inboth 'cis thevoice of faith. Firft, Thou (halt fay inprayer, or thou (halt pray, 0Lord, let Dices,fc: ¡nut- there be a lifting up. Thus it is exp,runded as a promife to lob, u as dean pre. that when others were caftdown, he (hnuld [wipe them up again cibarexat.atio by prayer, thou (halt fay, There is a li'ring up,or,0 L'nd 1 t there ¡rt,mk' iQi de- bea lifting u namel ofhim who ie sRfid wn lifi himup O L rd, rero, i e, ex- p. y P lraillum0- , As prayer is in its own nature a lifring,upof thefoule to God dea,, .Pdcat. (tpfal. 25. 1.) fo prayer in the of t t of it hath a mighty power and prevalency with God for the lifting up both of our ownbo dyes and,outward eftates, as alfo the bodyes and outward eftatcs ofothers out of the deeps ofmifery and trouble. Many a Godly man hath lifted,himfelfcand others out of the mire by prayer, while:
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