-5;6 Chap. 34: An Expefrticn upon the Bookof J o B. Verf. ry, violence like wine. It goeth downe fweetly and pleafaifdy ; But ( fay they) filch as lin, not out of pleafure but out of will or out of an af4e&&ed malicioufnefs, are fayd rodrink iniquity like water, which bath little pleafure in it , little fweetneis or tall in ir. There's fmall favour in water comparatively to wine and other delicate or delicious liquors. So that ( according to this notion ) they drink iniquity like water, who fin for fins lake.. And indeed Tome are fo delighted in fin it fell, that they will fn in that which yeilds them no delight. The very a& of doing evill is more con- tentfull to them, then any fruit or confequent of it. But weneed not flay in this nicity , the generali fence falls hard enough upon yob,to drink fcorning like water, is to bemuch and often in Icorn- ing. Water is the cheapefl liquor, and of molt common ufe ; every man can goe to theprice of that which colts nothing(in moll places ) but the labour of taking it up. what man is like yob, that drinketh (corning like water ? Taking the words in a pa'iive fence, as 70was a perfon fcorn- ed,and drunk in the fcomesof men powredupon him,as the earth drinketh in water. Note. He behaveth himfelfe unlike aman, that iayette himfelfe open to, and readily admits thefcorne ofmen, It is an affli &ion to be fcorned by others; But it is a fin to ren- der our felves a fcorne to others, andnot tobe fencible ofir. Secondly, ( which I rather adhere to) raking the aóiivéfence, he is charged with fpeaking fcornfully to his friends, or of the dealings of God with him how fare this charge might reach mb,hath been toucht a little already;and will be cleared yet fur- ther before the doleof the whole matter brought againfl him in this context. But in the meane time, from the general fence of the words ( not concluding lobbroadly fuch aone ) Obferve. Seorners are the vile fort ofmen. Whatman is like Job, who drinketh fcorning?N'or to doegood is finfull, but either to 'corn that which is good or thofe that are goad is farce more frnfull. That man is gone his furthefl length, or afcended to the highelt flep of fin, who turneth (corner, or gives
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