5 Ç 2 Chap. 29. An Expofitton up®n the Book. of. J oB. Verf, 17 FirR, Wicked men will never give backthe fpoyl, or fatisfie thofe whom they bane wronged till they are forced to it. They do not restore in a way of repentance, but as beafis doe in a way of compulfion ; they are made to refiore, they have no mind to it. They boldfall deceit (as the Prophet (peaks of the oppreffing Jews, jet. 8. S.) that is, the things which they have deceitfully gotten and plucked away. from others, till it be plickt out of their teeth : they never chufe to reflore, but only refiore when they cannot chufe;'ds an AA of violence upon thcm,though an a& of lu(iicc in the Magiarace. Secondly, See bow hard a cask the Magilirate bath, oho as he bath to deal with men, fo alfo with beafis inmen, with Lyons and with Bears in men, who having taken the prey, would make hìm"a prey too if they could. I have fought with beafis at Ephefns (faith Paul, t Cor. 15. 32.) that is, with men made up of inhumanity : and fó mutt the Magifirate too ,he muff fight with beafis, fuch as would tear and rend him when he comes to take the prey out of their teeth, even as a hungryLyon would tear the man that comes to recover the prey out of his teeth. David at once (hews of what fpirit the wicked,are,and how dangerous it is to deal with them (z Sam, 23. 6.) The tons of Belial(hall he all of them as thorns tbruft away, becaufe they cannot be taken with bands ; no man can meddle with thorns rich his bare hand; they'l prick and fcratchhim , but the man that ¡hall touch them mull be fenced with iron,and thefiefof a (pear. Thefe fons of Be -. lial who cannot abide to bear the yoak of Gods government, no nor the yoak of mans,are to their very Governors, as well as to their fellowCitizens,like grieving thorns,and were they not fen - ced with Iron and theflaffeof a fptar, that is,bad they not an out- ward force and flrength as well as an Authority, they could not handle them as they deferve, and as in joíiice they ought. when the Lord wouldrire« Ezekiel what a hard and hot fervice he was like to have of ir, he thus enccurageth him ( hap. 2, 6. ) Thou ton of man,be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words , though briars and thorns be with thee, and thou doefl dwell among Scorpions. Both Minifiers and Magifitates mull ex- pe& to meet nor only with Thorns that will fcrarch them, and wild bealis that will rear them with their teeth , or pufh and gore them t, :ith their ho-nee, but even with Scor- pions,
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