Chap. 24. An Expofetion upon the Book of J 0 B. Verf, 15. 5 7 ferret, I will have fuch a cover ofdarkeneffe over men that my neighboursand friends (hall not be able to take anynotice of me. Secondly, No eye, may referre tomen in chief; that is,no eye Verba qua fr ofthe Magiftrate, nor of any Minifter of Juftice (ball fee me. 9wuatar exieuat Mag(llrates are the eyes ofa Nation, they fbould overlooks all "4'Qaud`e places, either by themwelves or their Officers, to obferve what is ß pigs n,in firis done. As the Adulterers eye watcheth,fo there (hould be an eye intelblanrur, ofJuftice watching tocatch Adulterers.Some interpret this Text, Boil^a efpecially ofthe Adulterers hope, or felt' perfwafion that he (hall tZu'/q"rs °ter efcape the eye or knowledge of the Megiftrate,who is appoynted df`tali, r vedo tooverfee the manners of that people over whom he is placed, fifer alias in. and tobe a terror, yea a M,nifter of vengeance to them that doe fpi'it, QY'q, evil/ ;far he beareth not the Sword in vaine ( Rom. r 3. 3, 4.) Ma. ¢m",, ob/e,vat giftrates (hould fu much marke and eye the hire of a people, that vorat"r ecreiksa they a-e called eyes in Scripture (1/4. 29. ro.) For the Lord bath pewredout uponyet the Spirit of deepefltepe, and bath clofrd 3 ur eyes (what or who are thole eves ? the next words enForme us ) the Prophets and Rulers, the leers bath he covered. The Hebrew word which we render rulers is beads ; Rulers are the heads ofa people. and w!.at is a head without eyes, or having its eyes cove- red. God did not cover the'eyes which were in the peoples per. fonal heads but becovered the eyes which were in their publicke heads. Hebath clot dyour eyes that is, thofe that fhould be as heads and eyes to you, your Prophets and your rulers. Thus alfo fay Tome Government is expre(ffed by an eye (Deut. 3 3.28. ) ]freet eben ehal! dwell in fafety alone,the fountain of 7acob /hall be Fens vel codas upon a land cfcane andmine,alfo his beaven fhall drop dew. That ``'cob (uum im- which we tranflate thefountaine of 7acob, others renderas well J;'t"terra° Lit' and as truly from the Original, the eye of7acob, that is ( fay they) osan. Sold: the Magiflracy, the rulingpower, asif hehad Paid, as the people Apud perfaront ofIfrael in general/ (hall dwell in fafety, fo their eye, their go. regec e¡utdam vernment or their Governours in fpeciall fhall be bleffed with fieriest qui di- plenty, they (hall be upon a lard of corne and wine. It bath been Cebanr,r ocr,ir & wires. xa obfetved allo in antiquity, thee great Princes had certaine men in noph. office whom they called their eyes. Princes have their eyes and cares in every place, that is, their Officers. Thus we may expound this Text, theAdulterer fayth, Noeye fball fee me. The ruling or Ma_ giftraticall eye (hall not fee me, and ifwhat I doe benot feene by Ffffa chat
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