Chap. 29. e,An Expofition uptn the Book of J o B. Yeti, 2Z. 59 peatech a matter, feparatetbvery friends ;'if he that bath head a matter will needs be irate, bearer, he will alto be'a peace break- er;or he that looked) ngxin and again,thar is, aver-curiouf1y and critically into every word f krn or thing-done (the text is indif- ferent to either reeding) by :aorher,to e!'fry end cenfure every flip and fayling in ir, this rñen will loon forfeit his heft friend. Love doth'not like theft kind of repetitions or fpeakingt again. A friend doch not love to hear either the courtt(i;.s `repeàred that have been received by him,or the in rrtirities thai'have puffed from him. Solomìon wfeth the fame word in char.',,.: ice (Prot'. 24, zt.) My fon, fear God and the King, and meddle not with them that are given tochange ; that love to turn from every thing, and fix in nothing'; that are alwayes reptsxing merrers, stir mover Rating them. They turn and change ac ofï;n as the yyar, often in a year. This word in the 0:iginar iignifes .a year , be- caufe of its continual changes, both by reafon of its alteration and iteration. Yet further (which comes neerer Jobe (cope and pur- pofe)theword here ufed fignifìes any oppofing of or. dilferirg from ghat is done or fpoken ; fo Mr Broughton rra'efletes , After ', lnab ¡,r e ^rs,mer my words they differed not; They werefo far from relifUng o; ceonertsb riling up again(hiy power, that they did not fo much as diffent imperiorcret, from my opinion or judgement ; nor did I leave any breach or diffent,among them ; my words reconciled and healed ail their differences, I made them all of one mind, and agreed them in my determinarion of their matters. More diÑinUly, when Job faith, After my words they fpake not again,` ' may underftand it thefe four wayes. Firft, They [pike nor again by way of addition, as if 'I had not fpokei enough to the point, but needed a fupplytnenc from thorn. Secondly, They fpakenot again, by way of diffatisfad}ion, of as not being pleáfed with what Ihad fpoken. When Elifha'lgave Naaman counfel (z Kings ice . a r,) Gowail') in Jordan ; Araaman was diffatisfied, and fpakeagain, I thought the Prophet wouldhave ,come out,and have laid his hands upon me ; be expeaed more ; he did nor refl in the word of the Prophet, as that blind man did, in the word of Chrift (ph. 9. 70 Go w;r(h in the pool of;Siloam, he went his way thereforeand wa(hed andcame feting. When Job gave the word of dire&tion, no man fpake again in a way of difs- ~ g g g ell-
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