Chap. 3 2. An Expo f ition upon the Book, o f J o B: Verf. i 9. I I I is big with holy thoughts and conceptions, as awoman great with child, ready to be delivered.Agracious heart is continually me- ditating and conceiving holy things, which it brings forth, and is as it weredelivered of, upon any good occafion. Thefpirit with- . in me Conflrainethme. What Elihu had thus fpoken in termes by way of al er- tien in this verfe, he infiltrates by way of firnilirude or allufion in the next. Verf. 19. Behold , my belly is as wine which path no vent, ry-In ncn it it ready to burfi l;k,enew bottles. vinum novum Tel mußum, eui non efl ademp- Elihu profecutes the fame thing in another way ; and to thew tum odthuracu- how troublefome it was to refrarne fpeaking any longer , his lum ut exhales. thoughts beingnot only toomany, but too working tobe enclofed lun: in fo narrow a roome as his owne breat , he compares them to wine, or to new Wine, which will either find or make its way out. The whole fimilitude is exceeding elegant, Firfl, he compares his thoughts,or the matter he had in his mind to wine. Secondly, he compares his foule or fpirit to bottles, his inward man was theveffell that held this wine. Thirdly, he compares his long filence to the Bople or Cork:. of the bottle. Fourthly, he com pares that troubleand griefe of mind which this forbearance to fpeake brought upon him, to the working which is in a bottle fo flop., or having no vent. Fifthly, he compares his intended fpeaking to the opening of the bottle which gives it vent. Behold, my belly is as wine; that is, the thoughts of my belly are as wine. The Chaldee Paraphrafe faith, as newwine, which is full of fpirits, and being Bopt is ready to breake the bottle ; which thews the mighty force which Elihu's thoughts had upon him, they would our, there was no Bopping of them. Chrrt faith, ( Math: 9.17. ) Noman pntteth new wine intoold bottles, but men put new wine intonew bottles ; why ? becaufe they are Bronger, and fo more fit to preferve the wine ; My belly is. as wine, It
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