456 Chap. 6. An Expofttion upon the Bookof J O B. Verf. S. God, (pare his life, there he bound up his hand again. Now yob alluding (probably) to that refiraint : Lord (faith he) loofen thy hand a third time, do not only loofen it, to take away my e- ilate, to take away my health and tirength, but O that thou wouldeft loofen it, to take away my life too, enlarge I pray thee Satans Commifíìon,who is thy hand,let it quite loolè,that he may make an end ofme, and cut me off. laeae e1 2 The word here ufed,to cut off, comes up to heighenJobs fence cupidirotem fhll, fignifying to cut off,with an unfatiable appetite ofrevenge ; arq; immanem As if he fhould fay, Cut me off, fpare me not, (pare not my blood, ovidratem do it, as they who are molt greedy of blond,- and thirft moll ve- vulnnandig hemently after revenge. Let Satan that blood- fucker,come with nzmpn f n r: is great revenge(thy hand being loofned from rellraining his) as difrgniJ%ar. ever the greatefl Tyrant hatlued with, to fuck the blood ofinno- eents;Let him greedily cut me off, even as ifhe were to haveCome great gain,or get for-herich bootyby nay blood., Whatprofit it there inmy blood? (faithDavid,Pfal.3o 9.) Let himmake what profit he can ofmy blood, faith Job. The word lignifies to covet or de- lire gain;and it notes the worft kind ofcc vetoufnefs, covetouf- Arridem?ob. nefs offilthy lucre, or covetoufnefsof bloody lucre. Hence Job Junta, quaff em faith : Let Ged cut me of, as if he were to have profit, or raife mea moue in- himfi ifa revenew out ofmy blood ; or let Satan come upon me, gent lucrum and take his penny- worths out ofmy blood, let him murder me, .epouorurac, as if he were to find all manner of treafure in thy bowels, and Pined. y ' could thence fill and adorn all his chambers of darknefs with fpoils. Wemay note from hence. Firft, That God diffenfeth and al7ethhis power as hepleafeth, He loofeth his hands gradually as to him feemeth good. Firtl,To the eflate,then to the body, and when he wills,he can reach the life. Secondly obferve; IfGod put out his power, no creature can f}and before it. If God do but let loofe his hand, man is cut offprefently ; I t is but es a little twig, or as grafs before the fith, or before a fword, there is no more in it. As when Godopeneth the hand ofhis mercy; befatisfieth the defire of every living thing, Pfal. 145. 2. So whenGod loofeth the hand of hisjudgements. he takes away the life andcomforts of every living thing. God hath a handful of blef. fìngsand mercies; ifhe pleafe but to open that hand, all things are filled with comfort : God bath another handful ofjudgments and afflictions ; ifhe openor loofen that, all creatures fall before him,
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