544 Chap. 24. An Expofition upon the Book of j OB. Vert tz, fin. To lay folly to a man is not onely tocall him to anfwer for what he bathdone, but to punifii him as having done foolifhly. He looks for a fentence next who bathalready received his charg, and is not able to acquit himfelfe, and wipe it off. ,,np,fitit dear Thirdly, GodBoth not prefently flop evil) men in their work, proh:bitrone,t, or make their worke like the work ofa fool, which feldome pro- vatabl:in ii - fpers, or proves fuccefifull. The Prophet yeremy complainedof brae elf injdr this toGod (Chap. 12. i.) Why doth the way ofthe wickedpro- i.e nihitadLerf er ? Wherefore are al! they happy, that o rale very treackereufly ? ingrari As if he had Paid, Lord, whydoeft thounot fend out a prohibi- a-ciderepati- our. Vatabl: tion from thyCourt above, and top the proceedings of wicked .Q.taft infulfumand treacherous men ? they goe era finoothly, they meet no-rubs fitniftcet male in their way, but carry all before them, they meet with nothing nar:+rapalato malègratai tri- that doth difguft or diftaft them. A flop in our way is to our fpi. buiartone, qua,rits likehard and unfavory meare to our ftomacks, that which we eau: irn,iorum cannot digeft. Thus (faith 74) Cloddoth not lay folly to them, be cenatibut °pp,- doth not make them like foolifh builders that begin but are not "" jojfir. able to carry on their work.God laid folly (in this fence) to the Bold: builders of Babel, he checkt and confounded them in their work, fo that they left offto build the City (Gen. i I.7, 8.) But many begin a Babel, a work ofconfufion toothers, but are not con- founded themfelves, they not onely begin to build, but 6nifh ; They let up the top ftone oftheir work,whilemany cry,woe,woe to it, andyet God desk not lay folly to them. Fourthly, We may refolve this Negative, God layette notfolly to them, intoan Affirmative, God lets them goonas if they had done wifely, difcreetly, juftly. And whereas it is Paid toChrift in that prophecy (Pfal. 45. 4.) Ride profperonfly, becaufeof math, and meeknes,and righteoufnes.God teems to fay to them, ride pro- fperoufly, even in deceit, and wrath, and unrighteolefneffe ; They bate rigbuoufnet, and love wirkednefiyet God feema to anoint them with the ogle of ÇCladnefr andfuccefeabove theirfellowes. god lar eth not folly to them. Hencenote. Firft, The way' ofunri,hteoufnef fearefoolifh, and unfavory wayes. Whatfoever hath fin in it, wanteth fait in it ; Chrift faith to his Difcip:e (Marke 9. 50.) Havefait inyour[elves, and have peace
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