346 Chap. 33. An Expoftion upon the Pookof Jos. Verf. 20, and his foule dainty meat. The Hebrew is, Meat ofdefre. Not only fuch meat , as men ufüally delre for the wholefomneife of it, but fuch as curious palates delire for the pleafantnefs of it; fuch meat is here meant; Yea thirdly,fuch meat as the man had a delire to before his lick- male for the futablenefs of it tohis ovine talk. and appetite, he . t};:rn abhorreth. His foule abhorreth dainty meat. The turning of the flomack, and Joffe of appetite, are ufuall fymptomes of ficknefs ; Almofl all ficknefles weaken the appe- tite, and Tome take it quite away, fo that the patient not only bath nodelire to, but loathes dainty meate, or meate of defre. This phrafe or forme of fpeaking is ufed( Dan: to. 3.) I ( faith he ) ate no pleafant bread, or no bread of defires (as'weput in the! margin ) neither camefiefs nor wine an my mouth.'Tis ufed againe (B ¿hro 32. 27.) Hezekiah madehimfelfe.. treafuriesfor fzlver and gold, &c. and all manner of pleafant jewells ; we put in the Margin, for all jewellsof delire. So (Amos 5. i t. )Flail-ant vine- yards, or vineyards ofdefzre. It was the manner of the Hebrews to exprefle pleafant by defirable, becaufe pleafant things are much delired. His fouleabhorreth rneateofdeire,er dainty meate. Hence note. Phil., 'Vs amercy to tall our meat, or to take thecomfort of what we, rate. Many have meat, but cannot tafle it. That which giveth the heft tafle to our meat, is a tafle of the goodneffe of God in it ( z. Pet: 2. i. )Ifyehave talled that the Lord is gracions. It is llveet to talle meat and the goodnefle of the Lord together. Secondly, Note. God canquickly make thole things that are moll defirable. to yes, dainty meat, meat ofdefire, ioatiifeme to us. Some abhormeat, becaufe they have eaten of it long. The loves did eateManna and Quailes till they loathed them(Nums i i.2o.)Others loath meat, becaufe they have eaten over-much. A third fort, loath fotne meat by a naturall antipathy againft it. Fourthly,
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