6o8 Chap. 24. An Expo MX upon the hook. of J OB. Verf witbboldeth Corne (that is,who hoards it up and will not fell it at a reafonable rate; refolving to make a dearth when God bath made none, he who thus wit/Add/4sCane ) the people will curfe himNow if the people curfe him that will not let them have corn for money,then much more him that Realeth or takethaway their come without money.He that defiroyeth other mens goods, gets a Curie inttead of good. Eliphaz faith (Chap.5.3 ) havefeen oho foolifh talking note, butfuddtnly i curfed hie habitation, that is, I law his habitation was curled, or undera curie, I know Mat would becomeof himThorny. In forne cafes it may be lawful! for man to with a Curieupon man, and the Curie ofman may be the CurfeofGod too ; and ufually it is fowl en any man is gene. rox ppili I:6x rally curled by men. The voiceofthe people is the voice of 9d. deS When a man is followed with a Curie from the moil ofmengood and bad, it is an argument that there is a Curie gone out from God againft him ; and that his portion is Carted in the earth. Sin is the defervingor procuring Caufe, and the wrath of God is the inflidingor procludive Caufe ofthe Curfe.,714Leakhired Bet. laam to Curie the people of God but the Curie could not take, the trainwas laid, but he could not make the powder take fire, the Curiecame not, why ? the reafon is given,yea Mahon him- felfe gives it (INZumb.23.21 ) He ( that is, God ) kath not be- held iniquity in 7acob, neither bath he lienperverfeneffe in Ifrati, If therehad been iniquity,that is any national iniquity or publick iniquity, perfilled in and not repented ofamong teem, that had brought the Curieinevitably ; but though Bataan) laboured to Curfe them, though he went from hill tohill, and tryed all meats to get an opportunity to Curie them, yet he couldnot,far (faith he) God loath bleffedthem, andI sannot reverfe it. There is at Inignity in 7acob, nor perverfneffe in Ifrall, therefore their porti- on was blared in the earth. Sin in whornfoever it is bath acurie in the belly or bowelis ofit. Even Chrift hirnklfe taking our fin upon him, was necellitated torake the curfe upon him which was due toour fin ; Chrift cakingour fin upon him, was ( as theA- polite faith, 2 Cor. 5. 2r. ) mulefinfor us, that isan offering or a facrafice for our fin, yea as the fame Apoftie faith (gat. 3.13.) He was thereforewade a curfefor up And ifChrift who (having no fin in him ) did only take our fin upon him, could not avoyd thecurfelow fhall they avoyd ir,who (having no part in oria) haveall manner offin in them ? 13ut
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