Chap. 6. An Expofttionupon the Booke onOB. Verf. 3. .hath been fo great, that I can hardly fpeak, therefore take noad vantake of the abrupt language and broken fentences, which have vat loqui pof, fallen fromme, for the truth is, my grief hath fwallowed up my fum, vox fait. words. I have rather fighed than declared my mind ; real for- tibuu hdr>t. row as well as poetical paf1 onateimitation of forrow makes ma- Vat ny an (Apofiopefis or) fudden flop and breach, when the tongue is upon the fwiftelt fpeed, and quicken. motion. . And fecondly, he feems to excufe himfclffor the matter ofhis fpecch, I have not yet fpoken all my mind, I have not given you my full fenfe, about my condi.ion for through grief I was for- ced to fwallow up my words, and to fupprefs what I had further to fay, Therefore fuppofe my fpeech bath been imperfect, yet be not fcandalized at it, for ifyou will have patience to flay, I (hall anon bring,up the words again, which my forrows have fnatcht from me and fwallowed down. Stay a while, and you (hall hear mur:, you (hall hear all, I will fpeak more largely and more diilint ly than I have done. One of the Eabbins rakes the words Ra akively, and refers the a&of fwallowing to Juba friends ; as if he b.IClmcbi, had Laid, Teary friends havefwallowed down m.prords. Ye have not leafhrey fed upon and digefted them, but fwallowed them in Inch hafte. that ye have not tatted them. As aman that fwallows down a mot fel greedily without chewing, never taftes ei(her the fweetnefs or the bittcrnefs of it. It is a ufual Metaphor to ex- prefs heating by eating ; and we have it (as many interpret) at the Iixth verfè of this Chapter, Can that which ùunfavo,y be eaten withoutfait. It is a truth, that whenwords are thus fwal- lowed or gobled down, we take not out the strength or intent of them. but I hay not upon this expofition, becaufe it ftraines too hard upon the grammatical confirudion, and other circum- fiances, of the Text. Obferve out of the former meaning. Fitt Great grief interrupteth fpeecb, and makes broken lan- guage ; 7herefore my fpeech or my words are fwallowed up. As fomctimes our words devour, fo fometimes our words are de- voured; Tome men (peak fwallowing words, andothers (wallow their words , (Pfal. 5.7, 4.) Thou loveft all devouring words,, or thou loveff all(wallowingwords, O thou deceitful tongue. There arc fwallowing words, as welias (wallowed words.Malicemakes aman [wallow the integrity of another with his words;And grief will make aman (wallow down his own words, fo that he-can- not
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