Chap. 3 r. An EYpofitien- upon the . Bo* J o s. Verf. 25, So (Pftl. 21. 8. I,fa. io. io.) IfIre ycedbecaufe my hand had found or gotten much. The word notes a maf e or weight of wealth. The Septuagint trar.[late, If Iput my hand to thegetting of innumerable wealth ; (pcun 'tow As if the meaningwere, that he bounded his defires in getting ;. t "sente'`t wealth. Some put their hands yea their hearts to the gathering a"'T ^f°ti et ofinnuanerable riches; they would be rich without all bounds. t d 0., They never thinke they have enough, and therefore they would nc'vxpt9jd 300; be alwayes getting more; As the Prophet faith (Hab.2. 6.) Hoar u<v ycîpa yon, T So we may fay, How much ?No man knowes. The Scher Nry Et frig in' liaft faith, Yob did nor put hie hand to innumerabler, becaufe hefit a non:erabilibx.o limit phi, defires ingetting riches; and whatfoever was beyond hs'z;,'nasep that, he d,flributed it to the poorer This is agood fence, but I ra- :ag:,!sins (e- ther keepe to that ofour owne reading, which doth not make: git cn man thefe wordsanew proteftation, but a highting of that in the for. me¢rr.. mer part of the verfe. As if he had fayd, Though Inot onlyhad much riches, but made myfelfe rich,yet Idid not rejoyce in it. Hence note, Fitft Muchdiligenceandaïïivitie in any kind, puts as in a pr,bable wayfor the getting ofmuch. As floathfullneffe tends to the loofngofall,fo diligence to the gettingof much ; The diligent handmaketh rich, that is, there is a great advantage in diligence toward the attainement of riches. Secondly , In that 7 h difci:<imes his rejoycing inr ches as got by his own hand ; He indeed ufed diligence in getting riches, but he would not take notice ofthem as gottenby him. Hence note. It ie finfull to aferibe our gaines to ourown getting. They who doe fo,put themlelves in the place ofGod,as if they were ade to -give an Ifliae to their ogtn Endeavours, and make them fuccefferbil. Whereas (Pfal. 427. i, 2, 3. ) except the Lirdbuild the horefe they labeur in vaine that build it ;' Except the Lord kecpe the Citie the watchman waketh in vaine. It ù vaine foryou to rife up early, to f. up late to ease she bread : f forrews. A z a d Thera
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