36 Chap, 38. AnExpofition Ilan the Bookpf, o B. Verf, fir.ma to mint Combatants. Concroverfal Divinity is called Polemical Divini- armir tats, ß,ut ty. Difputes are Word-Mars. And there have been as hoc wars cowirfi irtendum madeby the Pen , as ever wereby the Sword. Thus the Lord duetlum mecum: feems to fend Job a challenge to the battei by a further debate. Ecce venio ad Arme thy fell like amighty man , get ready for the duel , for I ¡iferarum du- ampurpoied to try what a man thou art in arguing , or at anarge- dam team: ment , I have heard thee too Qiffe in complaining or at a com- drmatofciertis p a r ennh, Cajet. plaint. Signanter de La11ly , This girding upof the loins bath (asTome conceive) a precinflione fpiritual intendment in it,noang the mortificationof luÍf,or of the lumbarum facit fenfual appetite. They that go about any bufinefs for God,or with per lumbar ear- God had need to have their lulls fubdued. Girdup thy loins , J calif vroluptas Like a man, inteliigitur,que precipue im- That is , like a mighty man, a Giant , emphatically, as aman, áedirfpditam, with manly courage and aivity ; thew thy fell what a man thou tìquin. arc , let me fee what thou canft do , thou haft heretofore braved Marano fer.. it, and even challenged me , and defired that thou mightefl mono frgnificat come to the battei ; O that Iknewwhere I mightfind him :.that tibidini,inlum- Imight come even to hie feat (chap. z3. 3-.) Now then,IGirdup bis re,/;dent;: th loins like a man , thew thy f +rength , I mean to enter the lilt with thee, I have taken upthe glove, as it were , and am refol- 5'onatvirturem ved to try it out with thee. Girdup thy loins like a man, Do b fortinsdi- not play the child, do not trifle with me, do not think that I stem, 7 quod come to trifle with thee, oppo imH Some carry the oppofition thus e Gird up thy loins 1'kt aman, 7infirmitati not like a woman, whogirds her fell often for ornament only., pminee. and fometimes for oftentarion ; but like a man, that refoives to Utvir, empha- go about his work , and make a bufinefs of it ; Thus,Gird-up thy tire, animo vi. loins like a,ndn. Todo a thing flrenuoufly and with ex edition neptiro 1pritu> is the workof aman , who-is neither retarded by difficulty , nor tired with labour, nor flighted with danger; therefore the Lord counfels Job to-girdup his loins like as men do ,when they fer themfelves aboutor undertake any great bulincfs ; he would not have him do ir, as tender weakwomen , or as effeminate men. Taking thefe -words in the firfl notion, as an encouragement to Jab, or as comforting words (tshich I conceive to be a good lent,: ) Q
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