400 Chap. 33. An Expofition upon the Bookyof J o B. Verf. 24. Ele that offereth er violence to the bloodof hehall flee to the pit, let nomanila), him ; That is, The murderer, who in wrath and hatred, or uponprivate revere deft; oyeth the life of any man, (hall haften to det ruction, either as chafed and hurried by his owne feares like Cain and judas, or as profecuted by the juflice of the Magif }rate. And as he thus hafteth to the pit, fo let noman flay him, thatis, Firft, let noman conceale him; Secondly, let no man move for his impunity, or follicire his pardon ; or if any doe, thenThirdly, let not the Magiftrate grant his pardon ; For the old univerfall Law tells him his duty ( Gen: Q. 6. ) Re that fheddeth mans blood, byman ( that is,by the Ma; iftrate command- ing, and by his officers executing ){Ball his blood be flied. And as another Law hath it (Dent: 19. t 3.) Thine eye {hall not fpare him, &c. The Magiftrate who is in Gods {lead , may not fay of him, as hereGod doth of the Fick man, Deliver him from going down to the :pit. His blood is ill:fpared who would not fpare the bloodofanother. But it may be queflioned, for asmuch as the text faith only in general, deliver him, Intowhole hands this warrant for his deli- verance is delivered? or who is dire&ted to deliver him ? Mailer Broughton reprefents Godfpeakingthis to the lick mans difeafe, for thus he renders the text ; Then he will have mercy upon him, and fay, Spare him (O killing malady ) from defcending into the pit. Godwill Beak thus to the difeafe ( and there is a great ele- gancy in it )fpare 'sine 0 killing malady. Difeafes come and goe at Gods command ; they hurt and they (pare at his dire&ion As the Lords breath or word bloweth away the winds (Math: 8. 27.) The men marvelled, faying, PYho is this that even the winde and the feasabey. him ? So the Lords breath bloweth away lick- nefs ; if he doe but fpeak to a difeafe, to a feaver, to anague, to a dropfie, to aconfumption, O killingmalady,fpare him, thou haft done enough ( any difeafe might prevaile todeath, did not God fay, fparehim) hold thy hand, not ablowmore, not a fit more O ;killing malady. Death it felfe, much more ficknefs, heareth the voyce of God. And it may be faid to heare him, becaufe it doth that, which they who have the power of hearing ought to doe ; that is,it obeyeth or yeildeth tothe voyce and command ofCod, &will no longer affli& the Fick man.Difeafesmay be faid rodeli- ver a man fromdeath,& the pir,when they depart from him.Yet, Secondly,
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