168 A Commentaryupon theGo(ßel Chap.S. he threatneth his brother (as molt Interpreters fenfe it) after his fathers head is once laid, without any refpec° at all to his mother, whom he not fo much as mentioneth. He took no great care, how fhe would take it : and his deferring till his fathers death, was more out offear ofacurie, then confcience ofa duty. There arc that read the words by way ofa with, Let the dayesofmourn- ingfor myfather dram ni1h,&c. A n i then it is a double parricide, veríc 4z. Sure we are, that as concerning his brother, he comforted kimfclf, TóHrtÑ purpofing to kill hirn,. fiethreatnedhim, faith the Septuagint, q.d. üëiv u p,.);;;; I will fit upon his skirts, and be even with him. The nature of G,ríP¡iáwi oês, ungodly men is vindialve, and rejoicing in other mens hurt, iTt tee,rotn- ( which is the devils difeale) efpeciaily ifprovoked by any in- ° o,9ov ûm jury or indignity, as finiting on the cheek : But God will(mire 7,70:: rW. them on the cheekbone fo hard, as that he will break the teeth of the ixitviriefir. ungodly ; fmite them in the hinder parts, where we ufe to whip co cum ab et re- froward children, and fo put them to a perpetuall reproach, lei- deretur I top. ther only will he finite upon their loyns,but thorom them, yea he tai : will crack their crowns, cleave their fouls, mound their hairy fcalps, be their locks iv ver fo bunny, their looks never fo lofty Lacenes con.ana and terrible, that count it courage to turnagain, and revenge, rurriebaet ad which every Turk and Heathen, nay every bull and boar can doe. terrorena. The Lamb ofGod gave his cheeks to thefrniters, fo did 1ldichaiah al' the meek, lob the jail, and Paulthepatient ; yet not fo patient, Ira. so . 6. ó' f could f h but e ouet orth his priviledge, when he was to be fcourged, 18.44. g s g F King..nr.zq, and clear his innocency with meekneffe of wifdo : -and fo Rfts 2; 1,;. may we ; yea,we may fairlydecline a likelydanger, in foaie ca- job 46 ro` fes efpecially,as our Saviòur did. spud tJahome< Verfe 4o, Andifanymaniple theeattheLam, and tae away thy coat.] nano. ferunr Rather remit of thy right, and fit down by the then fuflcr paucae árevef y a Y r -Ores of , quod the trouble of a vexatious law-fuit : Quiet is to be fought above tenure titian- prc fit : therefore 'fame removed his dwelling fo off, when the terpublicefla' fpit_efúll `Philifiims flrove with him about the wells he had dig- gar's-ex 7tar' gd. Not but that we may take thebenefit ofthe Law, and crave A4s z s.1 o, the helpe oftheMagifirate, for preventingor punifhingofwrong Lis I e;n ge. doneus : as Tani fens to the chiefCaptatn, and appealed toCa- iouir, legum tie far. But this mull be done, neither with a vindiftive, nor aco- fitia vini, vetoesminde, as the manner is. Therefore after Who made mea iet,neec /Î lge Iudge? our Saviour prefently addeth, Take heedofcovetoufuefe. porefi. Ovvxn, He that complaincthof another to the Magiftrate, mutt 1. Love Epigr. hisenemies. 2, Profecutc,witb continuall refpcd,to Godsglory and
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