6 Chap 2 . An Expcfition upon the Book of J OB. Verf 5. !oene have noted that the woman, who committed the fira fin, did not like to be alone in it, and therefore having eaten her Pelf the gave the fruit of the tree to her husband to care alto . fhe de. fired an affociate both to countenance her in the aet,and to help beam her out in the conftquents of it. And when they had both finned, they fhewed themlelvcs like wild Affes indeed, running. into the thickets at theapproach ofGod,there to hide themfelves. both for (hame and feare. Behold as wild afres They go forth to their work. Hence note. To wrong men, tofinagainff Gd, is the wore ofwicked men. That's their bufinef.Therefore in Scripture theyare often cal. led worker', of iniquity; Implying that to doe iniquity is their trade oflife, or that which they live by and daily let themfelves about. The workeofGod is none of their worke, nor doe they count i fo, being (as the Apoftle"fpeaks, Tit. t .16 ) abominable, difobedient, and unto everygood workeepr bate. Goodwork is put into the handofman by thehand ofGod, but they have their work from another hand, the lufl"e ofyourfather ye will do (faith Chrift to the Pharifees, john 8.44. ), that is,yc will do the devils work ; That's their work, and they goe forth to it as the hone& labouring mangoethforth unto his workand to his labour tentill the. Evening, (Pfal. a 04. 23.) fo the wicked man goeth forth to fin as to his worke ; And that he doth fo is evident upon a four.fold. account. Firft, Becaufe he doth not fturnble upon it, but intends it ; a godlyman falls into fin, but to lin is not his intendment, a godly manmay fin whenhe goeth forth, but he doth not goe forth to fin, he doth not make it his butineffe. That is properly a mans work,which hepurpofeth tohimfeifto do, and purpofeth to do.. Secondly, He goeth forth to it as to his work, for he delights in it, he is pleafed with it. It is his meate and drink, yeahis mirth and muficketodoe evil'. That is properly a mans worke, which though it be painfull to him todoe it, yet he is pleafed indoing it. Thirdly, He goes forth to it as to his worke, for he (pends big
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