Chap.29 . An Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf. t I. 501 ob the chief Magiftrate was fubmitced to by the Princes and Nobles, as well as by thecommon people. Theremay be feveral coordinate States in Government,but there is not a coordination of perlons. Soveraign Princes are leffe than all their peoplecon- fidered together ; but they are greater than any one of them, yea than all of them taken fingly or one by One. Thus we Lee the obfervance whichjob had from the uppermofi of his people, the Princes and Nobles. The next verte fhews us what refpe6t he had from the lower fort, or whole body of the people. Verf. r i . When the ear heard me, then it Meltedme : andwhen the eyelawme, it gavewittneffe to me. I might give you the full fence of this attefiation of the people to yob, in that of the people to David ( 2 Sam. 3. 36, ) where 'cis laid all the people took notice of his mourning for the death of Abner,and it pleafed them. uponwhich acquieffence and fatisfaaion of the people with that particular a , The Divine Hiflorian takes occafion to report the peoples fatisfaaion with all his anions, Aswhatfoever the King did pleafed all thepeople. Not that the people fwallowed all the Kings adtions by an impli- cit faith, or cryed up (as the flatterers of great Princes oftendo) his vices for vertues,or bis evil deeds for good; but the meaning is, that David was fo prudent in his carriage, and righteous in all his adminifirations to the people, that they took highcontent in him, and were pleafedwith him to the full. As Davidwas Gods darling and favourite, a man after Gods ownbeart,[o be was a King after the heart of thepeople, their darling and delight,and therefore as he did all well, fothey took all well that he did ; Whacfoevcr the Kingdid, pleafed all the pcople.This(I fay) is the clear fence and interpretation ofjobs Text, when the ear heard pee, then it Rebel me, &c. Yet I (hall touch upon it in the parcs a littlemore diftin&ly. when the ear heard me, etc: The ear is the proper organ of hearing, nor bath it anyother bufinefs to do, or office to performe but to hear. The care, Astir t+b- part,a little part of man is here put fynecdochically for the whole oath aeon man ; when the ear beard are, is, when any man heardme,be blef- pr..otdento.l fedme. And
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