?' 68 AÇPelìelation of the Apocalypse. CAP.1.8 . riots/oldofBodies and offoules ofWren;but in thefe laft words hepaffeth over to theAccufativeCafe(Andthe foules ofmen)as it is clear in the greek text;and at we have tranflated it in the Latin.Wherby it is fig- nified that there is a diverfe and diftint$ eonfideration made in this placeWools andbodies, and that theft words have a far other mea- ning than thofe have in Etechiel, howfoever there be an allufion in thcfe words to that place. Ver.a4.21nel the much dejiredfxsaits.Andhere thword in the greek feemeth to be put for thecaufal conjt nalonfor:Vor thdA tumnof-thy delire; The interpreter of Aretae, readsthins ;and the time-ofdefare. It is an Hebrew manner of fpeaking, for; Thy defiredHarvef#,as in the fireof theflame,for,withflamintfire;.2 Theff. t S. as if it fhould have beenfaid,Thy harveff which thouhaft fo longed afrerisnow decaied andperifned:bywhich Proverbiall formeoffpeech we ufe to lignifie that a man hath thepower ofgainingby his trade taken fromhim.Or elfe the fame Hebrewmanner of,fpeaking maybe ur derfood, that that whichgoeth before, íl ould be in the room ofan adjective, as if the hary1l: of delire were put for an harvefl;'defìre; thatis filch a de- fire as men have inharvefls time; as,from before theglory, ofhis might, for,from his glorious power, z Thefti.9.and thus this Harveft delire ofthe foul,may lignifie that lufcious and greedy appetite of.raw fruits which the richer and daintier fort ofpeople are troubled withal;who in a wanton húmour buy up the firlc fruits ofany kinde,which after- wards they loath,and difdain when there comes-to-be good plenty of them;as if it were raid, thou didft poure out thy money prodigally of old,tobuy trifles at a high rate anddear penny worth ;" -but now thy fingers ticklemot.fo as they did ;o be buying fuch trafh; thyformer wantonnefs and delicatenefs is paft and perdhed; the things which before thou didft think(corn ar,thouwould(' be glad ofnow;accor- ding to that ofthe Poet;aHungrymalt ùfeldomfeen tolet light by any thing that is mans meat,be it neverfo bare andordinary;whichway fo- ever. we rake the words,we fee that they are very well .joyned next after.the former verfes,for hereby the mourningof the merchants is much amplified,becaufe chapmen fhalbe altogether wanting now at Rom4,whereaabeforewhileRomeflouriihed,therewasffore of them, fa that the Market was very quick,and- the takings were very goad. And the H.Ghoft givethus a double reafon therof by .exprefling the caufeofthis mourning,firfk becaufe there is now no delire of- buying, and then becaufe al their wares arefunk&confumed at&with Rome. Andbil thyfat and excellent things.That is,all thy - plenty and over- flawing with wealth and pleafures is now gone away from thee, And.
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