izo Chap. 3 T. An Expofition upon the "Book of J o D. Verf. 3, workers of iniquity. God leaves them long to their way and their will; and as it is fayd of Dàvids indulgence to Adonijah, ( a Kings t . 6. ) that he hadnot di( leafed hien at any time, by Paying, why haft thou denefo; So,the Lord (poliibiy) Bothnot difpleafe tome workersofiniquity for a long time by any kinde ofoutward punifhment for what they have done; but hi can Toone doe it, & hath often done it, putting Such a yoke of fuller® ing upon their faire and tender neckes as they never felt, much leffe were accuftomed tobefore. Their punifhment whatfoever it is, mtaft needs be ftrange to them , who have all their former dayes been orangers unto punifhment. Farther, the word punifhment is not expreffed in the Hebrew text, but only implyed and couched in another word. And fo the Scripture fpeakes elfewhere,fpeaking ofpunifhment (Amos+1z, r 3.)Tberefore these will I doe unto theeO Ifrael,ana becaufe I will doe thus to thee, prepare to meet thy Clod O Ifrael. The Lord threa- tens thepeople ofIfrael, for their incorrigiblenefTeunder punifh- ment, withother punithments, then famine and fword andpeat- lence(ell which they had formerly felt)but hedoth not tell them howor in what kinde he will punith them ,. but leaves them to imagine the worít, or intimates that he would bring upon them worfe evills then theycould imagine ; Thus will I doe unto thee, &c. So here when 7o6 fayth ; Is not deftruttion to the wicked, andafirange to the workers ofinigxity, not laying what firange he meanes. Surelyhis meaning is, that it is an evil! fo (orange, that he was eyther loth or knew not how to expreffe it, which (hall come upon the workers ofiniquity. Yea fome conceave that this word which we render as an ad- jeetive or Epithete, trange, is to be taken fubftantially, for Strangenes or Alienation, and fo isnot an intimation of Come o- ther punithment,butan expreonof that particular punifhment whichThal! come upon the workers ofiniquity. And then the words are rendred thus; Is not Strangenes (eftrangement or A- lienation ) to the workersof iniquity.? But you will fay , what pu. nifhment is there in that, or what punifhment is that ? I anfwer, Theworn ofall pnnifhments. Strangeneslhall be to theworkers of iniquity ; that is They (ball be f rangers to god , they !hall be ftrangers, not only totheirowne habitations, and relations, to their kindred andCountry ( though that is foraetitues their pu. nifh-
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