Chap. 34: An Expoíitton upon the Bookof J o B. Verf. 20. 649 here 'cis app!yable only to ftrong and mighty men, of whom yet thereare three forts. Firft, Some are men of amighty arme. Secondly , Others are mighty inArmes. Thirdly, There are men mighty in Authority. The firfï of thefe is a natural mighty man , he bath a mighty arme, a thongbody, or he exèells in bodily flrengch. The fecond is aniaríhall mighty man, a fouldier, a man of warre. The third is the Magiftratical mighty man, he is cloathed with power both to punifh and reward:Poflibly he may have nobodily might,yea,pof- fibly he is no fouldier,yet a man of fuch power he is, that he com- mands whole Nations.Now take the word Mighty in any of thefe three fenfes, and it is a truth, the mighty fhall be taken away, the mighty in ftrength of the Arme,themighty in flrength of Armyes, the mighty inpower and dignity, are by the hand of the Almigh- ty God taken away. They (halt take them away (faith the Hebrew text) that is, fayn, 7K 1ì'D ti, forme (according tothe firft tranaation mentioned) the people (hall et amavent po- violently take away the mighty: But by an ufuall Hebraifme we tuitem, imper- enay read it Imperfonally,rhe mighty fhall be taken away,conceal- fonatitèr. Pifca ing or leaving it to be underfloodby whom. Like that Meech to die rich man (Luker 2.2s.) This night doe they require thyfoule 6f thee, (foweput in the Margin) that is , (as the text hark it ) this night thy foule fhall be required of thee, they (hall take thy foule, that is, it fha!! be taken away fo here they (hail take away the mighty, that is, the mighty (hall be taken away or removed. Wemay take notice of a two-fold removeor taking away. Firft , There is a removeout of place and power ; Thusa man is taken away when his authority is taken away. Secondly , There is a removing or taking of a man out of the world ; Thus they are taken away whole perfons are deffroyed, cut off, and peri(h. The mighty, both wayes or either way are of- ten taken away. The perfons of many mighty men have fallen, and manymore of them have fallen from their places and powers. Here they are under a generali threatning, They fhall be taken a- way. But how (hall they be taken away ? the text anfwers without hand. O000 It
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