Chap. 6. AnExpofttipn upon tbe BookefJ OB. Yerf. 4. 4s5 J O B Chap. 6. Vert 4, 5," 6, 7. For the arrowes of the Almighty arewithin me, the poyfon whereof drinketh upmy fpirit :the terrours ofGod doe fet themfelves in aray againfl me. Doth the wild afs bray when be bath graft. ? Or loweth the Ox over hisfodder Can that which is unfavoury be eaten without fait ?Or is there any toile in the white of an Egge ? The things that my foule refuted to touch, are as my forroaefull meate. 0 B continueth his reply and his complaint. Hehad expreft the greatnefs of his calamity, by comparing it with the fand of the fea for weightinefs ; now he proceeds in the fame fad aggra- vation by comparing it to an arrow for fharpnefs, and to an ar- my for terriblenefs : For the arrowes of the Almighty are within me : The terrours of the Lord fee themfelves in array againt me. We art in this verle to open a quiverfull ofpoyfoned arrowes, and to marthal an army full ofdivine terrours, The arrowes of the Almighty, &c. AnArrow, is a deadly engine,fo called in the Hebrew,from its Yr i s'aini d effect; cutting or wounding. Being taken properly, it is an initru- YYïl dimidia- ment fhot out of Bow,ofwood or iron, either for fport or fight. f QMdP, quad But here figuratí'vely.And arrowes in Scriptureare taken in a ti- remperm1/40m. gure divers wayes. Firít, For the word ofGod, Pfal. 4.5. Thine arrowes areTharp in the hearts of the Kings enemies, srhereby the people fall under thee. That is, thy wordsare tharp and peirctng, whereby thou, convinceít and beatett downe fin and fànners,either convertingor deftroying them. The rider on the white Horfe, going out conquering and to conquer(who,i; conceived to be,Truth, or the word ofGod triumphing) is defcribed,with a Bowe in his had 'Rev. 6. a. Secondly, Arrows are put for the bitterand reproachful words ofmen, PC 64.34. & Pf. 120. + They bend their Bowes to fleet theirarrowei, even bitter words. Thirdly, For any evil or mifchievous purpofe, which a man 1ï i i intends
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