3g 8 Chap. 3 3. An. Expofition upon the Book of J o' s. Verf. they waxe warme, they vantfh when it is hot, and are confumed out oftheir place. Now , in this place, I conceive, we may take the word in either fenfe, either for ffrong and great or chronicall, and laflirig paine. The man is fo fick that hath.no good houres, nocomfortable intermiflìons, his paine coMmeth. And becaufe . the word paine is not in the text, therefore it bath caufed feveralt relstirings of thefe wo:ds, yetall meeting in the fame fenfe. Firfi , Some joyne the wordfirong to bone, or make it an epe- third of the mans bones. Though the multitude of' his bones be. firms, that is, though he were once a flrongman,found and per- all over, o- as we fay, found wind and,lcmbe, not crazy ,not, having the leafl iaw in him , yet he is chaflened all over with. pains. fn,,nulrttadine Secondly , Od iers thus, in the multitude of his bones., or, in all. e oum eject oft his bones there is a firang one, that is, a rongpains or gri ff. sfe , feì-. fàrrfs, i.e.acris zeth and poffeffeth all his bones. ,rerGsu dolor. Thirdly, Thus, The contention ofhis bones isfirong ; the word. which fi;nigeth a multitude, being alike in the letters with ano- ther which (ìgnifieth contention or f rife, hash given occafion for this reading.; that of David is neere the fame, There is no refs in Legendo n o m bosses îal: 8. As if Elihu had fad , the paine and an-. cem n1-11 et ,. (h 3 3 Y p zit our, ei griiilh by which God Both contend with all his bones is.flrong,,. veheesens ell. or God hath a firong cóntroverfie with his bones upon his ficke i.e. dolor QS- bed, um ejes per Laffly , The vulgar tranfûätes , Hemaketh all his bones to wi- queoi lit ipfo Cher, decay, and rots. When there is a confúmption or a wither- Pifc, ° ingamong the bones, how intolerable is.the pane I Broken bones Sunt ex He- caufe the ácutefi paines, but decaying bones the moil confiant brnisqui nr1 paine. Witheringbones are oppofed to fatnedbones in - that pro- analricudo, qu:a mile madeto him that falls fpiritually, not carnally only in ab-. - per ?fcribatur Raining from fiefh (Ifa. c 8. g a..) The Lord will make fat thy ßi-1 otfi lega- turper 1 expo- bones ; As if he had fayd, Doenot feare that thou (halt pine by nunt pro con- fpirituall.fafiing, I will-make fat thy bones. Which is true even rentione, quaii iii regard of that which is natural!, the- Lord reneweth bodi-' to cuntoeTibus ly firength to thole who humble themfelves_ foule and bod y dui contendat. verso; The body (ball not fuffer in this_fervice ofthe Lord,' if the foule be truly afflicted in it. Yet when he faith, he will. amid fat thy bones,it refpeas efpecially their fpirituall firength, that thrives'" befi in aday of holy abftinence and fal ing. Here, when 'tis fayd, theirs
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