soo Chap. 24. An expofftion upon the BookofJ OB. Verf. 5. are bufìe to find out, and having found out, are greedy to purfue all advantagesand occafions to enrich thcmfelves, though it be with the ruineof the poor. They are glad to get fomething even from them who (according to common fprech) have nothing they fcr pe. from them,who have but (craps to live upon. Such was the grace of our LordJefus Chrift,that(as the Apotfle (peaks, 2 ('.sr. 8. g. ) though he was rich,yetfor our fakes he became poore, that we through his povertymight be rich. And such- is thecove- toufuefs ofTome men ,that though theyare rich ecougtt, yet they care not to make many; who are poor enough already, poorer, that they by making them poorer, mighr make themselves richer. Secondly, Confider the matter, they drive away .=á,oaffe of the fatherleffe, and take the widdowes rxo (or cow) for tt pledge. Hence note. Some rvi!l fiane for a [mall matter, they will doe much evill, though they get but littleworldlygood 'by it, onely a filly affe, or a labouring oxc from the fatherleffe or the widdow.Who as they never have many ofthere, commonly, but one ofeach (for both words areof t(te fingular numbtr ) to thofe that they have are uluaIly none of the b,ft, fattefi, ft:ongeff,greateft, and fo highef4 prized ones : As the facherle(fe, and the widdow, are poore, fo their axe and affe are but poor ones too ; yet tome will ur..,juffly drive and take thefe poore things away ; They will play at mall game as trio fay) 'rather thenfit out; And ad bafely to get but an affe. The Prophet Amos ( Chap. 2.6. ) reprefents the Lord protetting aginft Euch, thus; For three tranfgref-nt ofIfrael,and forfoure, I will not turne away thepunilhment thereof, beeaufe they fxld the righteows for[ilver, and thepoorefor a paire of(hoes; that is; they fould the right of the poore, when they could get but a very fmall advantage by it,the worthofa paire of f toes.Some in finning are likeEagles, they will not ftoop at fiyes, if they break the rules of righreoufneffe and faithfulnefle, it flail be for a Crown or aKingdom. They who fin for the greateft profit,make a locfing bargaine ofit: What thendo they who will fin for the low-eft profit? Thirdly, They drive away the aftfrom thefatherlefe, and talk the oxe of the widdow ; From the conûderati.on of the perfons wronged. Note.. is.
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