Chap. 2. , fln Expoftion upon the Bookof J OB. Vert. 239 There is a.third expofition much labour'd by a learned inter- prtter,who by skin in the firff place underaands not generally all Z,nchiva, his eflate, but more efpecialJyhis apparel, his cloatning, which at the ñrll were made ofskins ; and were ufed long 'after fqr cloa> things, by Princes and great men in divers Countries;frotn which the fènfe of theProverb is thus given, skinfor skin, &e. Am part with his cloaths, call them off willingly, eafìly, that he may fave the skin of his body, làvehis life, And lo he expounds it by that ad ofJob the .farmer Chapter,.verfe aó. where it is faid,that Job rent hit mantle and call it off: as ifSatan had alluded unto that, and Paid no marvel if Job humbled himfel t o the duff, and renting his garment, call that away, when he heard all was taken fromhim; job parted with the skin, his garment, that he might move thee to compaflîon, and to fave h is other skin the garment which cloaths his ilefh; which he feared thouwouldeit rent by, wounding, and Iò let out his trembling foul, his beloved life. . A fourth gives this interpretation ofthe words, Skinfor skin, &c. The Original prepofìtion, which we tranllate (for) is of- ten in Scripture likewifè trauilated (upon)as in 2 King.4.5. The - iy]ì j8 widowwent from Elifba, and flaut the door upon be-,and upon her fon. So inother places; then the fenfe is made out thus ; Skin upon skin,andall that a man bath will hegive for hit life ; that is, ifa man had never fo many skins, ifhe could be fuppofed he had an hundred skins one upon another, he would let all be taken off to fave his life. That place isexpounded as a parralel, John I. t 6.where it is faid,rhat ofChriffsfulnefr we receivegraceforgrace; that is, grace upongrace, or abundance ofgrace,all thegrace rae have; this grace and that grace, faiLh, and love, and patience , and humility, every yace, all grace you receive from Chrilt. Thus force illufirate tlzefè two ;,places one by another. So Satan faith ofjob here, Skinfor S14n, that isskin upon skin, a man will give all his skins,, fuppofe he had many,he would part with all,: or take skin for never to much pfhis outward eftate, he will let all go to . fave his life. There is yet anotherinterpretation given of this,Skinfor skin, yea all that a man hatb,mill be givefor his life,take the words corn- paratively,we tranllate ityea all he bath. That copulativeparticle 11D1 in theHebxew is rend red fometime andfotatetlmeyea,fometinaej-a, according Which 14e ception,the fenfelfandeth thus,as a man will
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