rt Chap.;3 a.. An Expol tion upon the Boob, of J o B. Verf. 6. Parvsu, ferun- The Hebrew is, Iamfete ofdayes, or, little according todays ; duo diesHeb if you lhould reckon or meafure me by dayes, I amvery little ; And is not everyman fo ? If you meafure any man by dayes, is not he very little ? 7 bon haft made my age a f jean long ( fard David, Pfal. 39, 7.) that's quickly matured. fob fpake thus ( chap. 14. a .) Man that is borne ofawoman , is of few (layer,.. and full of trouble ; He faith nor, this or that man , but man, take old men, the Elders, take all men, the oldeft menare but fewof dayes in themfelves confidered;and comparatively to the age or rather the eternity ofGod , their utmoft age is but as a drop to the ocean. Thus all men, even ancient men are few of dayes, . which is here the defcriptionof a young man,/ amyoung (faith E- ) or few of dayes ;.but compare one man with another, fo tome have few dayes, and others many dayes ; young men have few dayes,and old men have many dayes,compared with one another. I am young, and ye are very old. tiI'tt1' decre- Theword notes decrepid old age; the very dregs ofage, the F=ate utmoa line oflife ; old age like a heavy burdenbowes the back, . and criples the limbes of the ftrongefl and ftouteft fansof Adam, Homino etater See more of this word (Chap. r 5. o. ) Thereare feverall'divi- infeptert parti- fions of the life of man, Tome call it into foure parts , futable to ',Hippocrates the foute feafons of the yeare ; fome into five, alluding to the in, annum ad Arcs of an Interlude or play ; others into (even, in allufion to the : q Planets now what ever divifion you make of the life of man,, 2 Puer ad An: ; Lt. this decrepid old age is the lafI. Adolefrenrad. An: 21. I ano young , and ye are very old, 4 nuvenu ad- wherefore Iwas afraid, and dursi not fben' mine opinion. 2g' a g Pa What effe that fence whichEl hu had of. his youth or few'" d qo. nefhe of dayes produced in him , is let forth in thefe words Senex ad 'twas feare, I`( faith he )" was afraid, &c. 'There is, ( as to this An:56.. poynt) a twofold feare : Firfl, a cowardly feare; Secondly, a ry modefl feare ; whenElihu faith, he war afrátd, be do :hnotaneane ppJl gawmdiu ,ávat. the feare of acoward; but of amode&man : it is not cotvardize to be afraid of doing many things, to feare to doe thole things which are unlawful', or which are uncomely, is no part of co wardize. This latter feare furprized or rather compofed Elba -;;
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