Chap'. zg. AnExpofition up,thr Book of J F. Veri. 25.' 6,; dic:soicen do)/ wzs nteek_an4 tender, aú ens whofe 6vsfinefr it was to comfort moterners,and refrefhfad hearts. At the : z h verfe of the 2d Chapter of this beok,we read that when fcbs Friend; heard of all the evil that was come upon him, they came every oi.efromhis own place : Eiiphaz, the temanrte, and :gilded the Shtthite,ar.d Zophar the Naamathite; for they had made do appointment to come together to mourn with bim, and to comfort him. It was (probably) very uual in tho e times , and places, when they heard of any friend in Qcion,to make a journey to comfort him. Now as fobs three frienhs did to him, fo he had done to others ; ! (faith he) was as one that comforteth the moor- ners, Some ref}rain chele words to chore immediately foregoing, I dwelt as a king in the Army,as one that ccmforteth hic mourning cum tonfolatur Army,after they have been w)rflcd in battell,or after frozegreat de mll;rer qr.i in feat. As Pat, advifed `David to doe (2 Sam. r9. 7.) when upon luElufianr pia. his extream paflionatenefsfor the death of Abfaloa, his con- Per rladeta ac- queriog Army was fo diCcontented and deje&ted, that they c =sere ce fa°,re,f. like a beaten and conquered dray ; as the text is expr e s at the t sex inner) 2d and 3d verfes of that Chapter ; And theviltory that day was turuansrlo.rfuos turned into mourning ants the people, fcr the people heard fay that quandolugea -. day bow the kingwas grieved for his fon. And the people gar them tes c nfolatur.. that day by flcaltbinto the ity, as people being afsarned flea! away Jun. when they flee in battle. l-lerece on foab (v.5.) catminto the `lsonfe to the King and [aid, thou haJ fhamed this day the faces of all, thy fervants, &c. Now thereforearate ( aith he v.7.) goe forth, and fpeak co,n[s'tablyonto thyfervants (that is, to the Army) for I 'wear by the Lord, if thougo not forth,there will not tarry one with thee this night, and that will be worfe unto thee then all the evil , that befell thee from thy youth until now, The Army of !froze/ was grieved to fee theKing fo cluch greived wich the death ofhis Ion, that would have been his death if he could.There`ore]gab gave good counfel, go forth-and comfort them. 'Pisa great part of a Generalis wifdome ro bear up the courage of his Army in hope of a better day, or of better fuccefs, when force hardfhip or dif. Peer isbefallen them. Thus Job is conceived to have been a- tt:ong his people,as a King comforting his mourning Army. But which way foever we take ir, we have beer an excellent example,of a wife and gracious.Prince,whoBoth not deftrt,but is ready.;
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