352 Chap. 33 An Etipofi'tion upon the Bsok,of f o B. Verf. z and abateth the beauty of ir, but wafleth it deeply, lo that, as it followeth it cannot be feene ; Or as Mr Broughton renders, his Pp walleth away fromfght, or he hath no flesh left to be feene. Again , When it is fayd, his flefh is confumed away that it cannot befeene, fume expound it thus ; His flefh is fo confumed away, that thejeer withdreoweth from it;or no man cares to fee it, that is, the Fick man is fo difcoloured and wafted, that vi(iters and fpedlators flart and are almoft frighted to loo's¢ upon him. The 13e(ó of manin ahealthfull and flourifhing condition, is a lovely fpedlacle, and draws beholders, but the flesh ofa very Fick man is a gaflly fpee6acle and a regreet to the beholder. We love not to fee that which we doenot like. Beauty attra&s, deformi- ty withdrawes the eye. It is fayd ofJefes Chr:ft himfelfe, thatíáe was fo deformed by his fufferings ( Ira: 52. id..) that many were aftonifh'd at him ( his viffage wasfomarted more then any man, andhis forme more then thefens ofmen) and ( ¡fa: 5 3. 3. ) We hid as it were our facesfrom him, he was defpi fed and we ofee- oned him not ; that is, hewas fo dif-figured by forrow , that no man cared to look upon him. Thus 'tisoften with the Fick. And this is a profitable and aprobable fenfe of the text in hand ; His flefh is contained away , and then he who before delighted to fee it , is troubled at the fight of it, or is rather affrighted then pleafed in feeing it. kuid ficarnem There is yet afourth reading, which further aggravates the eonfumi dvifu, Fick mans confumption ; Hisflefh is contained infight ; that is, fay 1,er elegantem ¡lime, his flesh doth confume fo fall, that a man may almofl fee byperbelen of him confume ; as we fay offome plants, they grow fo fart , that fe tam smar- we may, almofl, fee them grow ; fo we may fayof thofe that de- Y ut pollcline and fade much, we may fee them confume, their flesh con- ab ipfa rebid- fumeth even to the eye or toview. He that lookes "fledfafllyup- eruisoculocen- on them, may fee them fade and wither like a flower, yea they ureBold: tilda- feeme to fade by 1i s looking or fixing his eye on them. eur. Hence notel Firfl, The fie man is avery fading and declining thing. It quickly confumes anddrips away in a difeafe ; A violent haver or any other acute difeafe,dries up the fpirits,anddrinkes up
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