402 Chap 23. An Expoftion upon the Book of JOB. Verf..t2 and re/-'lvedly. The Scripture is full of fuch negatives. Thuf when the Lord makes that promi a (7û1. 2.2'6.) My people f.yll never be ',thorned It feemsto be but a fmaii matter, that the neople of God fhalf not be ashamed, but the meaning is,they"(hal. br high. ly honoured,they (hail have a name and reputation in the world, they fha I make their boaft in &ofare their God al So when the Apofilegives that negative counlell, (i The¡:5 iho) Defpsfe not prepbrfie, tiis purpofe is to exhort the Theffalonians, and us in them to the readieft embraces and higheft etiitnations of it. Not to defpife, is to honour propkefie, that is, the preachingof theword ina due expolition and application ofit toexhortation, and eelißcation andcomfort. So then, there is much more in thefe words, I have not gone back from the commandement , then thus, I have not turned,or apolatized from the commandement,Ihave not throwneup, nor abjured my profellion ; 7obs meaning is, I have OrflriE`tlyand firme/ytoit,Ihave affcrtedit,andaffirmedit, andwill rnaintaine it to thee. d : as I have hitherto lived, fo I am purpofed to dye in the obedience of ir. I have notgone. back from the commandement ofhis lips. We finde the word is ufed in fuck a fignification ( Pray. 17. 13. ) Who fo remardeth evillforgood, dáarirer in ïlli evil! Jha1 not depart fromhie houfe, or evil /Bali notgne back from todomo ve> fa- his bottle. As evil! (ball come, fo evil! (:hill not goç back, he fhall %iron, not be .:b!e to difrnif e it when it cometh;evill (hall keep chile to his houle, dwell and abide in his houle, or hang uponhim like an unwelcome gueft, he (hall not get it out for ever. Again,(/fa 54. 1o.) The morent,ines !hall depart, and the 'riffs fhall he removed, but my kindnefffe A.;11 not depart from thee, neitherXII the Cove- nant (fmy peacebe removed,faith the Lord that hark mercy on thee. Thus the Lord afures his people of the grace and good of the newCovenant f. The mountainsfháll depart, that is, though the mountainesdepart, or let them depart,and the hills remove.yet my kindr5 r -doll not depart,or it (hall not go back from you ; that is, my kindncffe (hall imbrace you,ftick chofe to you, and abide with you forever; fo hete, .Ihave notgone backe, that is, I have im- braced, and thick to the commandement cfhis lips. We alto finde filcha fenfe or the word; ( Mich. 2. 3.) Therefore thtufaith the Lord, Behold, againfl theefamilydoe I advifè anevil!, from rhich youJb4ll,not remove (or withdraw) yourneckes ; that is, the evil! which 1 againit you (bail amine uponyou, and Itch by you,
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