53$ (,:hr p. '' -4. An Expofition upon the Book of j o B_ Verf, r r, fomewhat, but.it flag be fo fhort, and poore, that he is not able to fubfif' upon r, Hence that common fpeech among us, ;bat itsere is nothing ckeop beet poor rnens labour ; men care not fo their work be done, though the workmanbe undone. They care not thug's the f veal of his brows will fcarfd (as'tis ufually phraed) find himwater co wafh his hands. Secondiy, This fin is committed when the labourer is defrau- ded ofthat which hath been agreed for, when cavilis are railed and fo the hire detained. This the Apoille Tunes reproves, (Chap. 5. 4.) (peaking of the labourers hire, which (faith he) to I f you kept bdckbyfraud ; they did not tell them plainly they fhould have no wages,but theyquarrelled urith them about their werke ye have not doneyour worke well, or not fo loon as ye fh >uld, and therefore they will not pay them, or they pay them to halves. Thus forne by fraud and cavills detaine the labourers hire, as others doe it by open violence, or flat denyall. Thirdly, This fin is committed by delaying to pay the labou- rer. We find in Mofes Law (the equity whereofremains to this day) that not oaely the den) ing, or defrauding of the labourer concerning his hire, is charged as finfull,but the very delayingof i:. Suppofe you pay all, at Intl, yet isyou caufe the poor to wait long for what is their due, this will be reckoned an oppref<:ion it'nu,'luir, therefore faith the Law (Deut. 24. 14, 15,) Thou l a/t not op- yki rhinos tan -. pre(e an hiredfervant that is pare, andneedy,at his day thou dole givekit» his hire, (Thou (halt not oppreffe him fomuch as by de. ferring it for a day) neither ¡hall the funne gee downe upon it. Confider how ftrit`t the righteous Lord, and our great Mailer is in this poynt, That Mailers fhou;d deal well with their fervants, and da, -labourers, TheSun muff not goe downe upon it, Why, for he to paor, andfeu his heart upon it. Which is not to be under- flood like that (Tfal. 62. to.) Ifriches increafe,fet not thy heart: espon them, that is, doe not fix your aff.ftions upon your riches, think not your felves happy becaufe ye are rich : but when c. 1a- ¡es faith, the pore labourer feu his heart up,n it, the meaning is the poor labourer havingwrought hard ail day thinks of his wife, and family,for whom he is to provide,and then remem- bers char at the evening he (hall have his. waged.) (faith he) fhall- have fomewhat at night, though I worke hard all day; therefore faith the Lord, give it him at hat day, let not the Stone goe downe . 103. .
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