724 Chap. 26. An Expofation upon the Books{JOB. Verf. 3, Gentiles, to thofe who were finners of the Gentips, who fat in darknefs, and in the fhadow ofdeath, he fhewed merciful judge- ment, he !heaved them the knowledge of God, he reformed and purged them from their fins and finfial Idolatryes, he brought them into a holy flare & order under Golpel Government, this is the udgment which Chrifl brought to the Gentiles & chis judg- ment is a mercy ; bt flsaRbring 7.tdgement to the Gentile: ; How !hall he doe it ? be(hall n t /hive nor cry, neither !hall any man blare his voyct in thefireets;that is, he !hall not deale boyfterouf- ly, andconrentioufly, he (hall not be vexatious, and rigorous, he (hall not a& as aman chafed and enraged, as a man full ofwrath and fury, but as a man mofl tenderly affetied and full of pity, for a bruiltd reed (hall be not breaks, andfteroaking flax faall he net quench ; a bruited reed, and (awaking fl ix, are emblems of the weake, ofthe arme without firength, of thole who are without wifdome ; Chrik will not deale roughlywith thofe, be will not breaks the bruifed reed, nor quench the Tweaking flax, that is, fuch as are broken with the fence of ficn, fuch as are weak in faith, filch as are fo much over.powred by corruption,that they doe ra- ther fmoake, and make an ill dented Imother, then borne or thine in a g acious profeífion, fuch as are thus low and meáne in fpiri. tualls,ChrilA will not break with his power, nor quench with his rebukes, till be fend forth judgement so vinery, that is, till he bath perfeáed their couverfion, and hightned their graces to the full, andcaufeal the better part in them to prevails over the worfe (as the hoofe of David didover the houle ofSoil) till it arive at a bleffed vi Cory. And againe (Ifa. 6 t . z.) The pies: , f the Lord God is upon nee,( for what ) becatefe the Lord loath anointed not to preach good tidings to the wee=e, he bath feet not to bindup the bro- ken- hearted, to procl.ìima liberty to thecaptives, and the openingof the prifon to there that are bound. Here is bflp ng thole that have no power, andfaving the arme that path n?ffrragth. Thus (Thrift handles thofe who through temptation, r fft6tion,or any trouble are brought low, For the negleft of this duty,the Lord reproves the Shepheards (e ek. 34 2, 3, 4.) Son of man prophefie againft the Shepheards of 'Patel, prophecy andfat unto theta, floss faith. the Lard Gdunto the Shepheards ; Wo be to the Shepheards of I;rael, that doefeed themfelves fbeuldnet the Skepheards feed ahefl<.ekes ? That is, thould they not be more intent upon the feeding oftheir flocke
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