468 Chap. 29. An Expoption upon the Took of J o Verf. q. preffiog Magif1rate goech cut of his houle like fome Moufer whom men abhorr ; his riling is like that, of fotne malignant fair, which drops barrenners and difeafes upon the earth, or provokes forms and tempefs in the air : but a juts and righrea oats Magifrate rileth, in his capacity, as jeras Cbr iii the Sun of righteoufnefs doth in his, with healing in his wings, with light and warmth, with beauty and brightnefs in his face, fo that the people under his government, gee forth and grow up (as to all things which they may dulyexpea from him) as the calves of the (tall. when 1 went out (faith he) That form of fpeech is tared in Scripture as a Periphrafis of diligence. All the bufine+'s of mans life is defcribed bygoingout, and coming in. BleffedMalt thou be when thou comefi in, and bleffedMalt thou be when thougoefl out, that is,thou (halt b blefied to all thy undertakings (Dc t.26.6.) When C51/Mofer was about(by Gods appointment)to lay down his leading tiaffanddye, he fpeakes thus of himlelf to the people of I frael(Deut.3 a. z.)I am an hundred and twenty yeares old this day, I can no more got out, nor come in (and though notwithfanding this great age he might have done ir, for laid (Deut.34,. -i.) ,71/Lfes war an hundred and twentyyyeares old when he dyed t his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated ; therefore he fuggefs(a further and fuller reafon why he could not) alfo the Lord herb fail unto me, thoufhalt not goe over this ordan. For that realen chiefly, if not only, he faith, I can no more go out nor come in, that is, I can no longer hold the place of your Captain in War, nor of your Judge in peace. And thus ehe Priefs and people both prayed for and prophefied the profperity of David in his go- vernment (Pfal. r zI. 8.) The Lord/hall preferve thy going out, and thy coming in, from this time forth, and even for evermore ; that is,the Lord fhall bless thee in all the buiineffes, affairs, and adminifirarions of thyKingdom. Thus here, lob went our, not as an idle perico, who knowes not whither he goeth, or what he bath to doe, but he went out about the honourable employments of his calling as chief Magilirate among that people. It is well focus, when we can fay, weoe out, not to fatisfie our lulls, or to rake our pleafure, but to the work which God bath gi- v:nus todoe. 7'ob went cut to the gate thorow the City, There is tome variety in reading thefe words,to,the gate tho. me. the Crty. Firf,:
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