Chap.3. An.Expofition upon the Book of J O B. Vérf, ïó. 303 is born to trouble , and he enters upon that as foon as ever he en- ters the world ; forrow is not his inheritance in reverfion , burin poffeffion; Even as the fparks flyupward , that explains it to be fo, as the fans of the Coal, (fo the Hebrew,) that is, fparks as foon as ever they are born out ofthe coal fly upward , and are prefently afcending ; fo isman tending unto trouble. Few and evil have the dayes oftheyears ofmy life been , faith Jacob, (Gen. 47.9.) How few foever they have been , they have been evil : Ithis life had been but one day , that had been an evil day. If his life had not been lengthened to the leaf number ofdaycs , yet his evils had multiplied to a number : in few-hours we havemany forroowes. Somemake the Infants Tears a prefage ofthfe forrowes , as if he wept to think upon what a Chore of trouble he is landed ; Or rather into what a Sea of forms he is lancliing,when he comes in- to the world fuch forms as he (hall never be fully quit of, till he is harboured in his grave. Wherefore as the Angel fàid unto the woman, Lull 24. 5. WhyPeekye the livingamong the dead ? So I may fay to you , Why leek ye peace in a Landof Trouble, and joy in a Land of. Sorrow ? Thefe are referved for us in our Coun- try which is above , expel} them not here, for this is not your Refl. Secondly,. We may note from this exprefion , Nor hid forrory frommine eyes. That thefight ofthe eye wounds the heart. Hedoth not fay,and hid trouble from my Soul , or trouble from my fpirit , but hid forrowfrommine eyes.It isa.proverbial fpeech among us, What the eyefees not, the heart grieves not. And when the Lord would chew how he was moved with the fufferings and knew the for- rowes of his people in Egypt, he doubles it upon this fenfe , I have feen, I have feen, or .1 have PurelyPeen the afiliionofmy people, Exod.3.7. Your forrowes are not hid frommine eyes. Mine eye áffells my heart, faith the Prophet Jeremy, Lam.3.51. That is , mine eye aflids my heart. While Jeremy went about the City, and faw fo many woful fpetacles in the ruine and captivity ofhis people, that fight finote him to the heart. k is Paid, that when Chill came to Jerufalenz and beheld the City, he wept over it , Luk.1 9,41. And for the forrow of repentance, the fight ofthe eye bath a great influence upon the heart , They (hall lookon me whom they have pierced, and they (hall mourn, &c. Zech, 12.10.. E c As
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