Chap. 37. efln Evxofition upon the Book of JO D. Verf. i i.' '499 the latter part of theverfe as an effe& of the i.4 , fro(l being that non arFYur >: i et: whereby the breadth of the waters is ftraitned ; fo according to anguflum,fed this tranflation, it Elands in oppofrion to the former, By the breath °' or fre ofthe Lordfrofisgiven, andheaga. a (by his breath ) difflveth dung the water. Thawing as well as freezing is fromGod. Thawing is t,¡tt ftc'T (tote i the melting of the ice ; as mettalis melted in the fire, fo ice is efìett;tufi geltt meltedby the heat of the Sun. Trus the North makes ice, and 4uflro liquan the South unmakes or melts ir.The power of God is tobe Peen in dr unde"' dilfolving thofe huge -rocks and mountains of ice into water, as BoldrtGuit. well as in congealing chofe mighty'floods of water into icy rocks. Davidcelebrateth thepower of God ín :his allo (Pfe 1. 147.1 8.) Hefendeth out his word, and melteth them (that is, the models of ice fpoken of verf 17.) He caufet s the wind (a warm thawing wind) to blow, and the watersfew, chat: i,,thof waters which were bound up by the cold, flowaway by heat. Some infifl much upon this tranflation. It is of the Lord that the waters are enlarged or f'raitned, froz n or diffolved. I leave it with the Reader which to pitch upon (both are fafe and honourable toGod) and proceed to the next vecie. Vox )12 tom. pollta eft jra- Verf. i I. Alfo by watering he wearieth the thickcloud, ñ°n=1né ¡;q e hefcattereth his bright cloud, fryer,ficarurir- iigatio, (t verl0 There isa four-fold reading or expofition of the former part irrig ì 1 Ì-ìíe.. of this verle ; By watering he wearieth the thick cloud. Firfl, thus, For watering, or, that he may water the earth, he Cum remi5ue wearieth the thick cloud, that is, he calleth up fo much vapour as irrigandi rer- burdens or wearieth the thickCloud, that he may have fpfiî. lent ''a.? e'ltegir for the watering of the earth by rain. God caufe!h his v.t jour to' COnden f°r Y i nu(<es illa1?que attend, faith the Prophet (7er. to. I3.) than is, he d-aws'up magndaqua. much watet byvapors,as the matter of clouds,or as-the matter out rum copiagra- of which clouds aremade , and he fills the cloud fo full of wa- vidnrecit. ter, that it can fcarce bear the weight ; and all this he do..h for the p lentiful watering Inds a úd g Hometurn. 5 of the earth, m >te,Nytizu Secondly thus, He catefeth the cloud to giveout, or fpend its wa- k i. e. ter till it beweary. We fay of any thing that is fpent to the las, nufivan cen- it is tired =_od wearied., Thus the Lord by watering wearies the gregatúr7upt- thick cloud, commanding the Clouds to pour, rain upon the earth, ter Cold. till they are tired, till they have S f f e t all theirl}a.è, and cannot Mercerus. yeeld
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