Chap. 26. aIn Expofition upon the Book of J O B. Ver(. 3. flock with fpiritualls, then upon the feedingof themfelves with temporalls? (honk' they not labour more to feed the peoples foules then their own beilycs ? furely they ought. But what did the Shepheards of Ifrae! ? The next words Phew us both what they did, and what they did not, re eau the fat, and ye stoat byon with the wool, ye kill them that are fed. There things they were forward enough to doe ; But fee what they did not ye feed wt the lick, That's a general neglea ofduty; then followeth their neg- left ofparticular duties ; The difeafed have ye not frengtbned, neither haveye healed that which is fiche, nettber have yebound sip that which tree broken, neither have ye brought againe ;bat which was driven away (by force of Satans temptation) neither have ye fought that which wad loft ( through (ehe folly and corruption) Here is a large inditement againft the Shepheards, All which may be fumtned upin robs language to Bsldad ; They did not helpe thofe who had no power, they did not fave the arme without ftrength, nor counfel,thofe who had no wifdome. See again how the Prophet defcrrbes the compafíi >natenes ofGod to his people in an affkifted condition (Ifa. 27 8.) In meafure (that is, mode- rately) when it Ihoote;h f rth th u wilt debate with it,be ftayetb his rough winde, in theday of the Eeft winde; that is, when affi Lion, like an Eaft winde blowe feircely upon his from the world, then be ftayeth his rough winde, he will not bring his rough wind out of his treafures to joyn with the Eaft - winde. God will deal gent- ly will his when they are hardly dealt with by men. And thus it is our duty when it isa day of the Eaft winde, a day oftroubles and temptation uponany (oule,to flay the rough w.nde,rtí breath gently, to give refrefhment and cafe to the weary (oule; How haft th u helped him that bath no power ? howfaveft thou the arm that herbno ftrtn,tb ? Secondly, Obferve. The manner how we perform any duty it to be attendedas well es the matter. Bildadt buff teffe was tocomfort the (orrowfulk,to i}rengthen the infirme; how did he performe this ? his atrengthning wa a weakning, his helping was a grieving of 7,b already weake a«d g ieved ; and the reafon was, becaufe he failed in the manner, or tnannaging ofthis worke , we mutt be carefull as to doe good fox tte 725
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