Chap. 24. ./In Expoftion upon the Boot of J. O B. Ver: 24. 655 others cat no honoùr upon theca, yet they willtake ir, and reach: aftcr ir.- Thus the word is applicable to internal! felfe exaltation, as well as toexternal! exaltation, or exaltation by others. For as many are outwardly humbled,who are not stall humble : and as Tome are inwardly humbled, who are not at aII outwardly hum- bled, (they have an humble lowly frame ofheart, a- d are alive in humbling of themfelves ) fo many are inwardly exalted, whoi never had nor deferved, in the lea(l,any outward exaltation.They are altive to exalt themfelves, whom no man b. fides themfelves, thinks worthy to be exalted. Themen ofwhom yob (peaks were doubtleffe forward enough to exalt themfelves, yet I under[land him rather (peaking of their outward exaltation For yob is here defcribing the profperity ofwicked meta, not their pride. Though, we know, profperity is the occallonofpride,and men ufually grow highminded, when they grow high in the world. As by pride cometh contention, fa* by exaltation cometh. pride. They are exalted. That is,they are great, and rich,they are promoted tohonour,. and let uppermoft amongmen. For a little while. TheOriginal! in ftriE neffe is onely teens ; They age exalteda uvr, 13P,.PN little, But the word is taken twowages in Scripture. Firft, For little in,drgree, orfor a little Beale ( as we fay)that is, for a thing that is little ( P(al 36. 16. ) A little that a rig tec.:es man bath is better eben the riches of many wicked g His mor- fel is better then the others feat, his penny is better then the wicked mans pound. Thus 7enathan fpake (t Sam. t 4.29,)when Satal had given that feverecharge that no man fhould care till the '-Sun went downe. LA/4fatbr loath-trembled the land,feel prayjea how my eves are inligbtened, berate/e 1 tailed a- little of this honey: As if he had faid,Td:d not e t much,not fo mach as to delight my felfe, much leff, fo much as to glut my felfe,I did eate but a drop or two; and rn;ne eyes are wonderfully inlightned, that is,my fpi- rits are much er,e(lird a_ d sheared, for naturally, when aman is faint," Sep r h ess i:á ti e orfor a fhort fpacc of time,
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