342 Chap. 33. An Expotiitian Capon the Book of J o B. Verf. r q, What are difeafes but the Lordswleff;ngers ? When he pleafeth he can trouble the temperand caufe the humours of the body to corrupt. He can make them contend with one another to the death, let Phyfitiansdoe what they can to quiet and pacifie them. Yea though force skillful! Phyfitians have kept their own bodies in fo due a temper,and to fo exact t a diet,that theycould not fee which way a difeafe could take hold of them, or have anyadvan- tage againft them, yet ficknelfe bath come upon th'eike an ar- medman, and carryed themaway to the grave. Further, When Elihu faith ofthe Fick man, the multitude ofhis banes arechaflenedwithftrong paint. Note. No man isfoftrong, bat the Lord is able to bring him down by pain and fickneffe. He that is ftrong asan Oake, and hath (as it were)a bodyof brafle andSinews of iron ; yet the Lord canmake him as weak as water. The Lord hathitrong pains for ftrong men, and can quick- ly turne our ftrength into weaknef e. Thus Hezek.ah lamented in his ficknefie (Ifa. 38. i3. ) I reckoned till morning that as aLi- on,fo will hebreakall myy bones. God can arme difeafes with the ftrengthofa Lion,whonot only teareth the flelh,but breaketh the bones with his teeth. David faith ( Pfal 39. i r.) when thouvaith rebukes doff-correït manfor inigaity,thou makefl his beauty to conJasmeaway likea moth, farely every man is vanity. The word rrt]ii there rewired beauty fignifieth defire, thou makeft his defire, or üefderabile that which is moft defireable in him to.fade away ; we well tran- bene fanum et flate beauty becaufe beauty draweth the delires of man after ir, (-unarm and is fomuch delired,yea lulled after by man. Now, aswhen the rórFus denotar. Lord doth but touch theb©dy,he can make the beauty, fo alfo the ftrength ofit toconfine away as amoth. Sixtly, whereas it is faid, He ischaftenedwith pain upon his bed. We learne. The Lord can make thofe thingseafeleffe andre/tisfs toass,which aft togive us molt cafe antirelt. He that being up is weary,wearywith walking,riding orlabour- ing, hopeth to find eafe in his bed, yet then dock pain deny him raft
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