364 Chap. 33. An Exppfttion upon the Bookof J o s. Verf. 22, thus it may be faid of a lick man, his lifedraweth nigh to thede, Jtroyers, that is, he is in the hand or under thepower of fuch dif- cafes, as probably will destroy him. That Teems tobe Mr.Breugh- Pr,tatgene- tons underitanding of the words,who renders,hisfoul drawer!) nigh :ale eft or ad to thegrave, and his life tokilling maladies. Wharfóever is a death- mnia mortis kriuger, whatever is deadly or mortal! toman,may be comprehen- f na et morti- ded under this ex P reffon TheDefroyers.And fo,thefe words,His. fora gsiceuid >illudftrefcrre. Lie draweth nigh tothedeftroyer, may lignifie only thus much, he Aáercr is deadly,or(as we commonly exprelfe it) mortally lick. There's no hopes of him, he is paff recovery, the Phyutians have given him over. Ileman (Pfal. 8.8. 3, 4, 5.) fpeaks to this fence and near in this language of himfelf. Myfoulisfuf oftroubles my fe draweth nigh unto thegrave. 1 amcounted with them that goe dawn into thepit : I am as a man that bath nofirength. Free sn,zeng the dead, like theflame that lye in thegrave whom thou re- membrejl no more. Reman was alive, yet with refpe& either to theanguish ofhis foul,or the pains ofhis body, he looked upon, himfelfas onefreeamong the dead, that is, as adead man, his life drewnear to thedeftroyers. And hence Fourthly , Otherslead the words not in an active fence, (as we ) Deftroyers, but in apafive, His lifedraweth nigh to thofe who are defiroyed or dead. Dying men are foneere to, that theymay be reckoued as dead men. That word ofencouragement in the Prophet ( Ifar 41. 14.) Which we render, Fearenot thou werme Saco`, andye men (or as weput in the MarginFewmen) of If rae1, is rendred by fome others, Feare net thou worme Jacob, andye that are deadof Ifrael, that is, who are (inyour owne fearefullapprehenfions or in the opinion of your proud and pre- potent enemies) as dead men, or nighuntodeath ; or (aswe may expound it by that of Paul concerning'hintfelfe and his Fellow- Apoffles, with refpe6 to the continual! hazzard of their lives 3 Cor: 4. y. )men, as it were, appoynted untodeath ; yea, as the Eali0 ar' ó learned in the. Hebrew language tell us, the word tranflated in Nato videter, the Prophetmen, with the change but of one poynt, and that only quodflmm!nor-.in the pofition of it, fignifeth properly, dead men. We find the ti Jib aEiis Ira wordapplyeel fpecially towicked worldly men (Pfal. 17.14. ) st a Grass whoare there.calledthe handof god (toafliia or take away he ßpezo et à [s- lives of Godl men and are fad to have their portion in thisli e ; tinÁ mortalr.! Y ) y patusa, the wordyI fay, is applyed to them, as implying, that howm l f txtl, foevex
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