456 Chap. 23: Anexpoftion upon the Beok,of J O B- Vert 16. up in a delugeof (earn the thoughts of the pretence ofGodwill be Eternal) terror to them, who now are unmoved with the thoughts of his pretence, or who have not God in all their thougbts.There isa pretence ofGod which fhall bedeath toWE; who have not lived in a due and awful) confederation of his pre- fence.Thus the Apoftledefcribes the punifhment of wicked men (2 net'. t. 9.) They[ballbe pxnifhed with everlafling dttrwilion from the prefence of the Lord. We may underftand it two wayes. Firft, They (hall be punifhed by being put from the pretence of the Lord ; That's the punifhment ofloffe,they [hall be for ever excluded and banifhed fromhis pretence. That which was their defire here,fhallbe their mifery hereafter.They who care not for the pretenceofGod in this world, (hall be everlaftingly curled with the want of it, in the world which is tocome. Secondly, I rather conceive the meaningof that Text to he this, there (hall be a rnanifeftacion of the wrathful) pretence of God to them, and that (hall be their punifhment, the pretenceof the Lord is everlafting life, and light, and j,)y to his own people; but the pretence ofthe Lord (hall be terrible and dreadful', even everlaftingde[trudion to wicked men; they (hill at left Confider it fo much, that they (hall feare to purpofe,- God will powre out fucka prefenceupon them as they [hall be equally ucahle tohide themfelves from or [tand before, but mutt liedowne and fink un- der it into the bottomleffe gulfeof defy?.ire tor evermore. If the Godlyare fornetimes afraid, where (hail me wicked appeare. when God appeares. When 1confider (with lob) I am afraidof him. Verf. 16. For God maketh my heart [oft, and the Almighty troubleth me. N hilopinor ad- This verle isneer in fence with the former. 3 ®b herein further der novi, fed (hewing both a teafon why hewas afraid ofGod, as alto the ef- felt which Gods dealing with him hadupon his owne heart, or tu»e yraceden g P ' tern exponit. how hewas affetîed with it. For Sant. godmaketh myheart fofr. The word rendred, to make loft, fgnif es the abateing of the ftrengeh of the heart. But it may enquired, what was this fort heart whichGod madehim ? I anftver, 1
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