;40 Chaps. u n Expoftionupon the Bookof J O B. Verf. 19", not it is enough. That is a fourth thing (fc.fire being the moll in- fatiable ofall the rea ) faith not it is enough. The copulative participle ( and ) isoften in Scripture taken comparatively for much more, Pfal. a 2g. The mountains are round about rufalem, and the Lord is about his people : So the Hebrew ; we tranflate by a comparative of fimilitude. As, So. But more emphatically to the !cope of the place by a comparative a f excefs. Thus, As the mountains are about Ierufalern, fc. to fortifie and defend it; fo much,more is the Lord about his people to fortifìe and defend thctrr in this `fenfe we may take the co- pulative And in Xmas. For three trtngre)Tons, the Lord would not turne, arc. but much morefor afourth, would he not turne away the punifhment thereof. The former three were enough to provoke the Lord to deftroy you;but for thisfourth,he is refol- ved to be irreconcileable, and will defïroyyou.Others adde Three to Foure,which make feven,as ifthe Holy Ghofi had faid,for (even ( that is manifold ) tranfgreffionsofDamafcus, I will not turne away,&c,But rather take the numbers diflin& for 7 bree and Fcure, that is, for the many for the multitude of tranfgreflions committed inDamafcus,l will not turn away the punifhment thereof. Not that the mercies of God are exceeded by anynutnber,or that becáufe they had gone on to Lin three and foure times, that is,ve- ry often times, therefore the mercy of God was at a fiand,and couldgo on no further ; but thefe numbers three and foure, none the boundlefs impenirency of thofe Syrians, or their malicious perfecutions of the people of God, dayes and times without num- terq; quo' ber.They turnnot from their tranfgreffions, theirs are three and tarp' bean.. Virg:` lìb> 13 fozire, they will never have done ; therefore I will begin to pu- "Ensad rüth, or I will never havedone punifbing, T will not turne away T°rq; quaterq; the punifhment thereof. Such formes of fpeech are frequent in taunts paíaua Heathen Authors, when they would-enlarge, or multiply the rci fa Deco- rum. ed. 1. q, fenfe. VSifejtenar#o Againe, The numbers (even and eight, have a greateremphalis nurr.'e/ooaona. in Scripture ( Ecclef. t t. $, ) Give a portion to keen, and alfa s +iuceddirur unto eight. That is, give much, and give to many, give (yet dif- cri a erectly ) to all corners : We mull not flint nor bound our cha- peiri{ss¡rani e rity ; Give a portion to [even, give to many ; and if 'there come rnaaltiaudinem. more, give to more,give alfa unto eight; Charity preferres force,- butfhee refufes none, who are meet objelts of charity. And when the Lord'ivould thely what choice and flare of able men, both for
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