Chap. 24. fin Expojftion , upon the Book of JOB. Verf. 23 6.19 to confiding in and fstisfacaion with the things of this world. In this refpecg his very fafety was unfafe,and his rett,reftieffe to him. Only thecarnal man,whenGod givech him to be in C.fety,refteth in it;he fits downeand concludeth that hebath enough at prefent, and that his Enough will Taft forever ; He reieth in his fafety,not only as beingout ofdanger,but above ir.7o6 having thus let forth the outward Rate ofthe wicked man,he ie in fafety,as alto the Rate of his inward man, He refieth in it ; fheweth us in the lati place and clo`e ofthe verfe,whatGod is doing towards him,while he is doing thus, or notwithftanding he loth thus, 3'et his eyes are cepou their wayes. Some read though leis eyes are Capon their wayes, and give the fence thus though god feet d their wickednee, yet he lets them proceed and profper; That's a truth ; God doth not let wicked men profper , becaufe bee doth not know how wicked they are or what wickedneffe they doe ; bee knowes well enough, how ill they are, and what evill they doe, his eyes upon their wages, while they abufe his mercye% and (in Read ofrettitag in him who gives them fafety) rat in the fafety which he bath given them. Secondly, Others read thus, and his eyes are upon their wages ; as if thewords were a fiat-tiler defcription ofthe wicked mans out- wardprofperity, and a defcription ofit to fuch a height, as itthe eyes ofGod were fixed or faftned uponhis wayes, to take care of f ,afi humus trim, and to caufe him to profper in them ; as ifthe es es of God in ¡plat de: did dtopbleffings upon him,and guide hire every day fucceff:ful- `" orntit Nt eu ia e- ly in all his undertakings. The eye of God upon a place or per ,omnm animi x leipi. ion implyeth (inScripture language) his pretence with them for tentia Accede. good. (Dent. t 1. 12.) The land whither thou foeff in to peff ffe rent. Etz: it is net like n.. gypt, &c. bttt it is a landwhich the Lord thy God P I"' elf f fod tre carethfor,theeyes ofthe Lord thy Clod are alwayes open it, frost the pam pod fir. beginningof the yeare even unto the end of the_year' as if he had more !aadatut. fayd, The Lord is unceffrntly watchful! over it, both to prevent Ambref: evils, and to beftow good upon it. Read the fame fence of the phrafe (. zra 5. 5. epfal. 33. 18. P¡al;34. t 5.) And ufually in Scripture when the eye st God is fayd to be upon any, it is not taken inan evil!'fence unleffe ío expret : as ( Amos 9 4.) Mine eyes Ad be upon tbertt for evill, and notfor good. So that,while :b fayth, And hie ever are upon tkeir wits, The words,according to O000 this
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