Chap. 3 2. An Expofition upon the Bookof J o B. Verf. more in the name of Jefus ; they anfwered, Whether it be meet to obey god or man judge ye ; for we cannot but f peak the things that we have feene and heard : you may cut out our tongues if ye will, take away the organs of fpeech ye may, but . otherwife we 'Cannot but fpeak. As it isfaid of Cbril}, they could not ref the Spirit by which he fpake ; fo they were not able to refill theSpi- ris by which,the Apoliles fpake. Sofne have fuch Impulfes from the Devil! upon them , that theycannot but fpeak boldly aswell, as wickedly and blafphernoufiy ; it is firange to fee what fame both old and new Impol}ors have done, their bellyes have been -like bottles full of newwine, they have even burli to vent their Efurit & e 'wicked opinions. Bernard difcourting of fuch an Opinioniff in his auditores °11;1 time; faith, He hungers and thirfis for Auditors, into whofe6ofon es b omne quod --he might empty himfelfe, andpowre out all his feniiments, that he fruit ejundar,, might appeare who and how great aman he was. He careth nos- quibul quake to teach thee what thou knoweftnot, nor to be taught by thee what hequantus fn doth not know but that him/elfe may be know .e to know what tnnotefcat. Mora r curat to docere knoweth: Now if there be fuch preffùres upon the fpirits of vaine vela re decori men tobe delivered of their falfe and ayery conceptions : How quad nefcit,jed much more when'a man bath firong impreffions from the Spirit of czre cBerr God ('ds difcernable by the matter that comes our of the bottle, ñardf whether it be tb a wine of Sodume, or of Sion) is he unable to containe hitrfelfe ? Such aman muf} fpeake not only to.inf}ruo} and refrefh others, but (as it followeth in the next verfe ) tocafe and refrefh himfelfe. Verf. 2o. I w%11 fpeak that I may be refrefhcd. The' Hebrew is, That I may breath, or -I may have reome. t0îtï let*, di- The word properly figni'ìes; that which is etalarr'a -i or widened; tarar r, re tea_ when a veffell is full, and you draw Tome of the' liquor out of c, r`" i°burr mihi /arum e- ther there is room ; So faith e/i1iu, I w'll feral that I may bc,:ir i.e. erir rni 'refre¡hed,or have rrome. hidilario íecre- 7will open my lips, and an wer. °rto. Mere: l Per verbs eva- To open the lips is a preparation to fpeal,ing ; Chrifi opened Pr:: fervoreYrn his mouth and fpake ; fpeaking is begun withopening the mouth ; & abanxieta- aman mayopen his lips for other ends then for (peaking, and a to äefrderij re- dumbe man opens lais lips who cannot fpeake, yet n) man can quiefcam.. Q. fpeak nqùtn:
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