Chap. 22. An Expojitian upon the Booke of J o B. Veri. 6. judging the fins ofothersGreat. yudge not ( faith our Saviour, Math. 7. t. ) that ye be not judged. He fpeakes not againft all judgment, but either, firft, againil fevere and harfa judging, or fecondly, againft falfe judging, or thirdly, againft inconfiderate or raga judging. Whenwe judge without du., ground, not know- ing the why or wherefore of our Judgement, take heed of filch judging, that yebe not judged, that is, left having judged others unduely, ye receive your due in Judgement.Eliph,azhad nothing upon knowledge to charge lob for, yet while he queftions, Is not thy wickedneufegreat ? He doth more then feemingly conclude that his fin was verygreat, and his iniquities infinite. And in the next verge in Read ofquerying, hecomes to peremptoryconclu- ding ; Verf.6.For thoubait taken a pledgefrom thy brotherfor nought, and ftripped the nakedoftheir cloaking. Now begins the fpedíall charge, or inditement, now he in- numerates feverall finnes; As if he had Paid; What docfit thou fraud looking for matter, or reafons why thouart theta a liEZed, here are the realonr, Iwill name them to thee; Thouhaft takenapledge from thy brotherfor nought. Thus Elipbaz powreth upon him, and difchargeth whole volyes of foot, but all at randome, and betides themaarke. Before, he fpake in the third perfon, he fpeaks now in the fecond, rhos, thou, thouart the man, thou haft taken e pledge. Againe, Eliphazhad formerly dealt with yob as anhyp3- crïte; he then granted that he had fome fbewes of holineffe, and tome appearanceor counterfeit of goodneffe at leaft, now he denieth that ; now hepulls offhis vifour or maske, and objects againft him barefaced. Before he charged himwith falfenef eof "heart, while he profeffed and praetifed Religion ; but now he objeets fuch pradifes againft bim,as no man doth who hath but a profeffionofreligion.He objee&s thofe crimes againft him which are proper to prophaneopen finners,to common oppreffors,who raife themfelves upon the ruins, and inrich themfelves by the fpoyles oftheir weaker brethren ; Thefe are (inners not only againft the Lawof God, butJight of nature ; thefe are alts not onely of impiety, but ofcruelty, inhumanity, and tyranny. H Thou 49
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