Chap. 29. an Expofition upon the Book of j O B. Verf. 14. 52 5 Hence Note ; The widows fiate in it (elf sa a farm folliate. To make the widow fang, is to make her fing that is farthefl from tinging, 'cis to make her fing who is moli acquainted with forrow ; the widow is in a defolate condition, fhe wants her hwf- band to comfort her There muff needes be great cauce of joy, when they who are in fo much heavinefs cannot chufe but break (Agin tinging. The Apollo faith (jam. 5. a i.) Is any man merry, let himfing. And the captivated Jews being urged to fing in Babylon, could only filthout this doleful lamentador, How fhall we fang the Lardsfont in a firange land ? The widow is brought into a ftrange (late ; and therefore if fhe fing, we may be fore her cafe is altered,though her (late be the fame. Much huh been- offered about the-widows fad late, at the 22d Chapter, v, gth, and elfewhere in this book, whither I refer the Reader, and proceed CO the next verfe, which (hews us job in fuch a habit , as- might well cafe the widows heart, yea the molt filent tongue, to fing for joy. Verf. 14. Iput on rigbteoufnefs, and it cloaked me ;my judge mont was m a Robe and a Diadem. Lefl any fhould fay, that fak in helping of the poor, the father- lets, and him that had no helper , and in culling the widows heart to fing, was byas'd withpity, or blown up with ,populari- ty ; and that to get the applaufe of fuch kind of people, he had more refpeet to their perlons, then to the rule,and laboured more to doe good turns or a&s of charity" to the poor, then to doe . jullice to all : he to prevent. or remove fuch fufpitions, ails m s confidently that he was guided by his judgement, not by his af- fettkions, by rulers of equity, not by bowels of pity in all he did. He indeed helped the poor and helplefs, but not meetly be- cafe poor and helplefs ; he, !indeed, delivered chofe who were ready to perifh , and caufed the widows- heart to flag ; but the . reafonwhy he did either the one or the other, was not becauf the one was ready toperifh, and Iche other a widow, but becaufe.. all of them had right on their fide, and he found himfelf as much . engaged in duty as in delire to fluid up and improve his power for. them,. For all the rae he rias about chi? teak, Ileput on rigb.
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