he refteth ; yer || his eyes «re upon their ways k,
k Heb. He giveth to him to be in ſafety, or all things neceſſary for his fafety, &c. This Verſe is underſtood cither, 1. Ofthe Oppreſſor, If the Oppreſfor give a man his hand or promiſe, that he ſhail live in
Cc,
7. The wicked mans difpo-
| foundation for any judicial conteſt with God,
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ſafety by him; or, If the Oppreſſed give Gifts to the Oppreſſor to purchaſe his quiet and ſafety, and as 1t follows, he refteth upon that
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aſſurance given him, zet his, 7. e. the Oppreflors eyes are upon their ways, he watcheth for their halting, and ſeeks tor all occaſions to quarrel with them,and to deftroy them. Or rather, 2, Of God, and
ſo the words are fitly rendred thus, He, 7. e. God, giveth, or granteth fo him, 1,6. to the Oppreſſor, to be in fafety, 7. e. te live a Quiet and comfortable life, and he reſteth ſecure, or he refteth or leareth upon him, 7. e. upon God ; hisjformer experience of God's favour makes him confid ent of the continuance of it : So he is not only happy in his preſent enj3y ments, but alſo of his freedom from diſtraQting tears of tuture miſeriecs?s and his 7.e: God's eyes are upon their ways, i, e. God bleſſeth and proſpereth him in all his undertakings. as this Phraſe ſt commonly ſignifies, as Deut. 118 12: Exra 5: 5. Pſalm 33. 1g 0 yet his eyes are upon their ways, 1. e, although God giveth them \ p ſtrange ſuccefles, this doth not proceed from his jznorance or re _ leſnels of theic wicked ations, for he ſees and obſerves them al] an will in Cue time puniſh them, though not alwiſe jn this life, nor 2: Fog as their fins a:e committed, but in ſuch time and way, as he or wiſdom ſeeth moft fit. 4 Jon
24 They are exalted for a little while I but + wn ws
gone 7, and brought low », they are + taken out of
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the way oas all others p, and cut off gas the tops of the {4 w.
ears of corn r.
I They live in honour 2nd happineſs, but not f | beſt during this fhort and mortal life, which [aſteth but for _ be t1me,and therefore their preſent happineſs is not to be novice ; = 15 1t any reproach to God's Providence , which hath time enoy Ap reckon with them hereafter. m Heb. arent ; to wit, in this Wo Id, they die. n As low as their Graves: Or, after C as the Particl F ' 15 elſe whereuſei, as hath been obſerved before J they Rs: hack brought low ; to wit, by pining Sickneſs, or other grievous Judgm = 9 7, e, Out of this World ans way ofliving by Death, Or are a et or ſhut up; to wit, in the Grave, the place of ſilence and im era p They <4 N0- more prevent or delay their Death, than the — 4 wen inthe World. q?By Death's Sickle, or by a violent hand ; eh api oa. and maturity when he is arrived at his
e& ſtature of wor ower an aye aanns _ d glory, then God cuts him off, and
' 25 Andif tbe not ſo now 5, who will make me a oe, and woke my ſpeech nothing worth ?
s To wit, as I have diſcourſed ; if God aoth not ſu ickec to live long and proſperouſly in the World arg of Fans and if good men be not ſometimes ſorely afflited here, if all thine: do not tall alike to all men in theſ: matters, : Io ts ONS.
uaad s anſwer, Loa s majeſty and purity is ſuch as that man cannot be
au ay * fore God Feds bim the heavenly lights doſe their Iuſtre and g ; "__ anſwered Bildad « the. Shuhite ,
aid, @ Not to that which Job ſpake laſt, but to that which in Bildad's mind, and which ſeemed moſt reproveable in alt bs Tit. courſes ; to wit, his bold Cenſure of God's proceedings with him, and his avowed and oft repeated deſire of diſputing the matter with him.
2 Dominion b andfear c, are with him d; he maketh peace in his high places |]; :
b 7.e., abſojute and Soveraign Power over all Pe with whom to contend, is both” rebellion and Hoary grgphdm. underſtood. or rerrour, 7. e. that which juſily makes him dreadful to a'l men, and eſpecially to all that ſhall undertake to diſpute with him 3 awfull Majeſty, infiaite Knowledge. whereby he knows mens hearts and ways, far better than_they know themſelves, and ſees much !in 1n them which themſelves do not diſcover, and exaRt purity and Jaſtice, which renders him formidable to ſinners. d Emphatically fpoken : with him whom thou challengeſt ; with him who is not hght- ly and irreverently to be named, much lefs to be contended with.and therefore 1t 15 thy dnty to humble thy ſelf for thy preſumptuous words and carriazgs cowards him, and quietly and modeſtly to ſubmit thy ſelf and thy cauſe to his pleaſure, || This Clauſe as well as the follow- ing Verſe, ſeems to be added to prove what he laſt ſaid of God's Dominion and Dreadfulneſs : He keepeth and ruleth all perſons and things,1in Heaven in peace and harmony, and the order which he hath eſtabliſhed among them. The Angels, though they be very numerous and differing 'n orders and miniſtries, do all own his Soverajgnity,and acquickce in his Pleaſure, without any diſputing and murmuring. The Stars and heavenly Bodies. though vaſt in their bulk, atd vari- ous 1n their mot1ons, yet exattly keep their courſes and the order am _ _ OP : And therefore it is great folly and
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