CChap.24. An .Expofttion npwn the Book of JOB. 'ea. 22, 637 vates the finof the wicked man in the neglect or omiffion ofhis dutyunto her,He troth not rod to the widow,no not to the widow, who is bound down with many forrowes ; he fpeakes not a good word for the widow, who is as 'David fpeakes in another cafe (Phil.3 9. 2. ) even dumbe withfilence. I have already both in this Chapter as alto in the 22d (hewed tow finfull it is either to negfedor effi,&widows, yea that tonegiec`t them is to afflict them ; therefore I (äa11 not profecute thole poynts here. Onely from the forme of fpeaking. Note. Not to doe good is finfeeLas well es to doe evil!, yea ate frnful .as to dee evil!. Not to doe what we are enjoyned, is as bad as to doe what we are forbidden. We are not only forbidden to wrong the widow (7er.22. 3.) but we are often enjoyned to relieve and help her, to vifit her and doe her good; therefore the widow hath wrong done toher, when good is not done to her. The fpirit ofwickedneffe is not yet drawrae to the full length, fee the wicked man (till at worke in the next verfe. Verf.22. He draweth alfo the mighty by bit power, herifeth up and no man it fiore of his life. In the formerverle thewicked man had to doe with the weak, with the barren, with the widow , but now he grapples with the ftróng&mighty ; He draceeth alto the mighty.The word maSr de- -Iwo traxit note atwofold drawingFirft,drawingby a fecret hidden & imper-per rr,x;, ea- ,ceptibie power,a moral power;thepower ofperfwafon workingcuirs impera. upon the heart and influencing the affections, There is an inter- /sPen ,rrpe/le e two velit,ver- nal atra`tivevertue,wco.draweth the minds the Lsadflonedothbe, 4, l,,.oer: iron,when nothing is fern. ,nor tro meich as a word heard. The word h, a 4°' is ufed in that fence ( 7udg.4 6,7.) where ( the people of Ifrael h.re. being fore oppreffed by Yabins Army under the coodu:t of Sife- ra)Deb rab the Propheteffe,who at that time Judged Israel, fent and.called Baruch and laid untohim, Hath not the LordGod of If- railCommanded, laying, gee and draw reward mount 7abor, .c d take with thee ten thoufandmen`ef the Children of aprh.cli,ar.d of the Children ofZCbalen. Thus God bid them draw to that place. But,
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