Chap. 29. an Expofition upon the Eeok of J o 3. Verf. 7, 46'7 J O E, Chap. 29. Verf. 7, 8. When Iwent out to the Gate thorow the City, when prep r4 eary feat in the fireet, zhe vofyw, menfopme andhid thesnfelver, the aged arojé afd4 jtood up. `4I thefe two verfes,and chore which follow to the iSth verfe, 114 fets forth bow it had been with him in his publick capacity as a Magi(trate, havingbefore (hewed how is had been with him in his privare capacity as a man andMafler of a family.And in this difcourfehe tells us firft, thathe was a man of Power ; fecondlys that he had much refpeétwith all forts of men when he was in Power. Thirdly, He gives the true caule of it, The Juflice and righteoufnefs of his proceedings in the mannagement of that Power which he received and was committed tohim. From all we may conclude that Job was aman compofed of outward happi- nefs, and compaled about with worldly bleflings onevery fide. He was-happie as a lather of a family, and he was happie as a fa- ther of his Country And what can be added or defired beyond this tomake up an outward happinefs ? Verf. 7 When Iwent ont to the gate thorow the City. Job 111(1 purfueth his with at the fecond verfe; O that Iwere as in the monthspall, as in thedayec when God preferved me, when his Candle 'hived upon mine bead,. &c. And O that is were with me now, as it was when I moved in that publick and highefl fphere of Magiftracy, when I went oat totbegate thorow the City, When Iwent out. That is, when'I went out of mine own houfe. AMagiflrate, or Prince, who is faithful to his truft,goethout morning by morn- ing like the Sun (Pfal. t9, S.) Which at a Bridegroom comes out or his Chamber, and rejoycetbas a flrong man to run bis race ; kid goingforth is from the end of the beaven,and bia Circuit to theends ofit. Job went out of his houfe in the morning as the Sun to run his race,, the raceof juRice and righteoufnefs.s An unjuft andop- O o o z pref
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