chap. 41. fiQn Expcftion upon the Book. of Jos. Verf.2 5. 757 )1 Secondly, We fay, They purifie themfelves : What's char thereare two interpretationsof this eradiation. Firft, Some interpret it of a bodily difiAmper, coming upon kandrare the mighty by reafon of their fear. In florins at fea paffengers ,{!ueiibeu into° purge their ilomacks, ufually by vomiting, and fometrmes by merit, nauJè fiool. Thus (I fay ) forge expound This Text, that through ex- aboritur,& treamity of fear, they are furprifed with a fuddein loofnefs. The viferevemunt, Prophet (peaking of a dreadful day, faith (Ezek 7. 17.) All flomaeburm knees (hall be feeble, we put in theMargin, All knees [hall ga into purguntes, the water ; the meaning is (as all interpreters give it) they (hall Druf. notbe able to hold there water. And as foche, upon afuddain Bevtmfolvfr.. affault of fear, cannot hold their water, fo, neither can others Rab, Levi. their ordure,. The reafon of it is plain in nature, fear making a great dififation of fpirics, weakens the retentive faculty. Some look upon this, as a fenfe too low and mean for the intendment of this place, though in it Pelf a truth. And therefore, .'tis enough to mention it ; nor ought it to be left unmentioned, fee- ing it may humble us to confider unto what pitiful exigents mighty ones may be brought, when furprifed with dangers. But ; Secondly, Iconceive (and upon that I (hail infifl)chefe words, vox 1;dfD lrr They Purifie themfelves, are rather to be taken morally; that is, in Piet d% mighty men, when they fee themfelves in fuch danger, mighty Bipbtaetex- Leviathan railing himfelf , breaking all before him, what do p,,auonem rP they? they purifie themfelves, that is, they betake themfelves to Platadefer- prayer and repentance ; and then they will purifie themfelves in tirurexpiabune all hats, by confeffing and vowing to put away their fins ; then fe,feupeni- they will On all haft) make their peace with God , this is a rentiam agent, good interpretation. And the word which we cranflate. here to &remionem. is a lied to this f ititual purifying, by confetting of fin, a Deo patent, purifie pp P p Y a Y prefentimor- and tuning to God, and promifesof amendment (Pfabes. 51.7.) icidifieimine Purge (or purifie) me with hyfop, and I (hall beclean; only there teriti. Scutt. 'cis sods a&, here mans. But as God doth purge us by pardon, fo we may be faid, topurge our felves by repentance, and earneft fuing to God for pardon. And how ufual 'is ir, even with bad men, when they are in great danger, when they fee nothing but death before them, then to falla praying and repenting, then to conffstheir fins, and promife amendment, or to become new men. Thus by reafonof breaking!, when all is ready to be broken, loft, and fpoiled, they purifie thtm(elvet. Hence
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