z3$ Verf. q. AnExpofation upon the Bookof J OB. Chap. 2. But togive the fpecial meaningof --his words doth fomewhal trouble interpreters, Skinfor skin, and all that a man loath will he givefor his life. Firfi, LSkinforskin] Some interpret it thus,A an will venture the skin ofone member to fave the skin of another, which being cut off or wounded,his life is more in danger. As for intiance, if a blow comesat a mans head, he will hold up his hand, or his na- ked arm,he will venture the skinof his hand tofave his head.And the r'eafòn is, becaufe his life is more in danger, ifhe be wounded in his,head, then in his hand. Here is Skinfor skin, he gives the skin ofa member which is further off from the feat of lite, to fave the skin ofthat member which is fo near the feat oflife. Secondly, by skin in the former place, fome underfland all the outward dine that jobhad.It was ufualin thofe times to exprefs all riches by the word skin, and the reafon ofit was this, becaufe (as was obferved before) their fubftance was cat tel, and fo from the skin oftheir cattel they did denominate their eftates. Or as others,becaufe their money was made ofskins,and fo they did ex- prefs their wealth and riches under the word skin. Anfwerable to which cullome,the Latine word for koufhold-ftuffor houthold 1Es atáenum goods, is.derived from that word which properly fignifies a skin, habere irárur, a ' 0, quiaureor becaufe either they were wont to wrap up their goods in skins, or deber, & qui becaufe they did put a great value upon skins, and fo their whole cerium forma outward pertònal eltate was comprehended under that notion. pubïica per_ Hence that common Proverb among the ancient's, thouffendeff eu,Jfum, qua out of another mans skin. To be liberal out of another mans eJtate, te apud La- ccdænoniaa fu- zvas calleda being lavifh upon another mans skin. And then skin it. Send Ben in the lècond place Both lignifie the manhimfèlf, or the perfonof 1.5. c. 14. a man:the thing containing,or that which covereth,being put for S'unellexa the wholeby a Synechdoche ; the skin for the whole man. And pelle. it is ufùal in good Authors,to put the skin for the whole man,: as f.udárde alleno g á01ío (i+ e. ) ex to .look to the skin is to look to thé whole body. Take it thus, alien° liberalem that skin in the full place is all outward things ., and skin in the le t elá11 ru- fecund, is taken for the skin t hat covercth the body ; and fo the rare iubetHor. fence puns thus, skin for skin, &c. that is, a manwill giveall !ib z. sat. 5 his outrnard eft-ate, toJaye the f efh upott his back, that is, to'áve his Inouecuronclo life; As. if Satan had tàid, this adofjob which is fò cryed up, plus xcluo ope- and made a matter fo confìderable, being examined, will be.found ,rata juvcntus. as ordinary as the high-way.. It being .cutrmom to a Proverb, '3:0r. Ep.s. t, r . for y g y g , a man topart with all, that he may prefcrve hitnflf. There
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