.47o hap.29. an Expofstion upon the Book of J o s. Verf. 7 and to this gate it was,or in this fence it was,that Job went out to the gate, that is ,," to the place where Juflicewas done, both in releiviog the oppreffed,and in punifhing evil doers. So the word is taken (Chap. ç. 4.) And coat it was ufual toexercife judge- ment in the gate, the Scripture is very full Myth 4. a.) Then went Boaz up to ;hegate andfat him down there ; and there he fpake to the Elders of the Cityconcerning his owncafe. (Pfal. z 27.5.) The righteous manschildren(hall not be afhamed to fpeak, with the enemy in thegate ; that is, they (hail not be afraid of any matter which their enemy can charge them with, they (hall not be afraid to appear in any Court of jutlice, or ro be called to the openbarr.(Zech.8. i6.)tbefe are the things that ye (hall do, (.,Beakye every man the truth to his neighbour, execute the judge- ment of truth andpeace inyour gates ; which should be as Sanc`cua- siesof juflice and Cities of refuge for all that are wronged and oppreffed.(Amos 5.1o.)Theyhate them that reprove in thegate: which may be underfloodof a twofold reproving : fir(l, of fpiri- cual reproving, or of a reproof by the prophets, for they gave re- proof in the gate, that is, openly, in the publickaffembly r and therefore wifdom is laid (Prow. 8.3.) to cryin thegate, in the placeofpublique Affembly. Secondly of civil reproving, or of a reproof given by the 1Vlagifirate His righteous fentence is a re- proof upon the wicked. And that Magiflrate who reproves im- partially, (hall be hated alfo. Again at the izth verfeof the fame Chapter,corruptMagifirates are thus reproved,They take a bribe, and they turn afide.the poor in thegatefrom their right : That is, receiving a bribe from the rich, they turn off the poor, and will not do them righr,though their caure be righreous.Ic is laid of the verrucas woman (Prov, 3 I. 23.) Her husbanl is known in the gate; (he fends him out fo well furnifhed that he is known to be ber husband when he fits among the Elders of the people,that is, among the Magifirates. Once more (Lament. 5. raj.) The El- ders have teafed from the gate, &c. And Co fome who expound that of God to Cain (Gen.4. 7.)If thou doefl well, (halt thou not be accepted t and if thou doff not well,fin lyeth at the door, or at the gate:chat is, punifhmenr,or a dreadful fentence lyeth at the gare ; thou malt be condemned as an evil doer, thou (halt have judge- ment as in open Court.But I will not`give that as themeaning of thofe words ;forche fenrence of the Judge cloth not lye at the one
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