Chap. 33. An Expof:tion upon the Bo(of J o B. Vert. 17. 297 his purpofe, he will on ; but faith E*ihu , the Lord withdrawes him, he firetcheth forth his hand, andpull's him back ; He with,- elraweth Cltrr. P ,Adamthe earthly man ; The proper name of the firff man, is the common name of all men. Man is earthly by nature, and fo are all his natural( purpofes. To draw an earthly man from that which is earthly, is no carte matter ; only the power ofGod can doe it,11e withdraweth man From his purpofe. The word which we render purpofe, properly lignifies a.worke; and fo it is tranflated not onlyelfewhere,'but hereby feverall In- terpreters. Mr. Broughton is expreffe, That the earthlyman leave of to work, andthenby work, he means an-evill work,as bypurpofe anevill purpofe. The word work fet alone ritually figmtfies an evil! work, as the word wife put alone is taken for a good wife (Prov.8.2.a.) He that findeth a wife, findeth good ; every one that findeth a wife doth not find good, (there are many bad wives) only he that findeth a good wife findeth good. Soon the Vt a meveas contrary, the word worke (landing here alone implyeth a bad homospis, fc: work. And towithdrawman from his work, or from his purpofe,fum» m t is towithdraw him from lais evil! work or purpofe : The Septua- wr gint gives it clearly fo, that he may withdraw man fromunrçghte- 95T64 oufneffe. And Mr. Broughton gloffing his own tranflation, faith, A Sept: that he leaveofmans work,and do theworkofGod. Againe, This terme work, feemes oppofed to the thought or concupifcence ofthe inner man ; he withdraweth man from his work, that his hand may noteffe&what his heart hath contrived that thebitter root may not bring forth evil! and bitter fruit. Or if we follow our tranflation, the fence will be the fame ; He with- draweth manfromhispurpofe, that is, he checks and flops the in- ward motions and workings of mans heart, and fo keeps him from bringing it to perfe&Rion by an outward evill work. (Tama i. r 5.) Thenwhen lull bath conceived, it bringethforth fsn,and fin; when it isfinifloed, bringsforth death ; God in great mercy takesman off from his purpofewhen he finds him upon an evil! device or pur- pofe; hecrufheth the Cockatrice's egge that it maynot be hatch- 0.t1 ed,
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