Chap. 24. +.4n Expofttion upon the Book of J O B. Vere 2. 49! come neer theLandemarkes, but bècaufe this had an appearance ofevill in it, and becaufe while men handled the bounds, either it might come into their minds to remtpve them, or they might pofììbly remove them a lidtle againft tth it minds, therefore even that a& is forbidden, as having in it a teency to that fin. It is good for us to keepe at the fortheft diftance we can from that which is evil!. The Apoftles rule is,./bftain fromdlappearance of evill, (i Thef 5. 2a.) unlefl'e all the appearances dal! the ap- proaches unto evil! be abftained from, we fhall hardly abftaine from the evil! it Pelf. Solomon gives a like caution (Pro. 23 3 I.) Looke not upon the Winewhen it is red, when it givtth his colour in the cap, when it moverh it felfe aright. It is not a finne to looke upon the wine, yet Solomon faith, looke not upon it ; why ? becaufe that ac`s may occahor, another ; while you look upon the wine, you may be taken with the beauty and colour ofit, and fodrink intemperately ; for he adds, it will bite like a Serpent; which inn- plyes that looking mayenfnare a man, and caule him todrinke more then he ought, and then thewine will bite indeed;wine will goe down without chewing, but he that lets too much goe down (ball find it biting. And'tis more dangerous and venemous tobe wine. bit ten, then to be ferpent bitten; therefore looknot upon the wine.So here, tonch.not the Land rriarks,be not buhe about them, hand off from them, left you be enticed to remove or take them away ; They that will alwayet doe the utmoft of what is lane- full, may [eonbe overcome to doi that which is unlawful!. It is our wifdome as well as our duty, not to touch that, which to take away will be our fin. Laftly, When lob faith, Some remove the Land -n.j; that is not the onely thing intended, though it be onely here expreffed; for this removinghad a further purp:;fe : as toeichirg cornea to removing,fo removing theLandmarks goeth furrher,even to the taking awayof the Land. And they therefore tooke away the Lard marks, that they might take away the Land alto; they took away that which diftinguifbed their lands from other mens lands, that fo others mens lands might be accounted theirs, & that they might enter upon the poflr !lionof them as their ovine. Thus, to colour and cover their covetoufnefs and oppreffion in invading other mens lands - they removedthemarks whereby they held& claimed their lands.It Were not worth the while to remove lard- R r r z marks,
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