.`p 593 Chap. 29. Am Expoftion wponZbe Book of J óB. Verf. 23. advifech thole that teach others, to divide the wordarighr, that is, to adminifter toevery manhis proper portion as he is fit and able to receive ir. For asi a regard of thematter, chat which is accom- modate to the condition of one man, is not to another , One muff bave milk, andanother mull bave meat, as the Apoftle fpc-akes of his own Minifiry to the Corinthiavr (t Cor. 3.2.) And again, (Neb. S. 13,14.) Ever7one that rsfith milk is unskilful in theword of righteoufnefo , for be is a babe, but ffrong meat belongetb to them that be offull age, &c. Now as we mutt diflinguilh the mat- ter of our minifiratton,{o the manner of it;fome ,can receive much at once; others can take but a bit, a fpoonful, or a drop or two at a cime, or how much (never they receive, they mut} receive it but by drops. And fo when the Prophets denounced judgements, Sallareprophe- they may be Paid to drop them, becaufe they did not declare the aatidioma whole difpleafure of God, nor open all the treafures of his wrath fcripturarum at once, but gradually ,or by drops. As we call Tome feat' fhow- toraquadnln ers, heat-dro s which are an argument of a greater tain behind foram final dei p r g ; ärferont tram, fo the Prophets are Paid to drcp fome'angry words among or up- fedpaves fill- on the people, when the Lord was purpofed CO fend down mighty lascomminatio- (hbwers, and a (weeping rain afterwards, CO carry them away as ne denuncient. with a flood. Hier.7 Amos Fourthly, This droppingof the word may refemble the drop- ping sap. 7. Yr pP e Y - of rain from the houfc-eves ; we fay the ever of the bohfcs drop. And isfuch droppings wear the Vi ones , and make them hollowby continual falling ; fo the Bony heart ofman is wrought by-tire frequent hearing of the word. And hence Lafily, I conceive this dropping ldcnotes, generally in Scrip- ture, the efficacy of divine or heavenly do&rine,rahichfallingup- on, and gently {baking or finking into the foul , dothnot only moytlen and [often it, but nourith and refrefh ir,and caufech it to .bring fo:th fruit according to the natureof the foyl, of the feed . fown, or trees planted upon it. As will appear more fury in the opening of the next verte, Verf. 23. And they waited for me as far therain,&c. They waited for me,thar i., for my counftl,as he fpake at the 2I th verte ; they waited for me as for the rain, that is, that I Ihould drop upon them like rain, as he fpake in the former part of this verte. It iras propheficd of Chrifi (PJal,72. 6.) He (hall boule
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