478 Chap: 6. din Expofition upon the Book of J O B. Verf.'r fhould defer,& put offmydefires after the things of the world to come: Is there any thing in this life worth my flaying for it, . or any thing fo worthlefi in the next,thatJfhould not withprefently to. enjoy it?In this fence the word (Nephefh)is often ufed,as Gen.2 3.8. Abraham fpeaks to the children off-lab, If it be your foul or your defire, we tranflate, If it beyour mind,that Ifhouldbury my dead. So Pro, 23. 2. If thou be a man given to thy appetite, or whole defires are thy Lord and mafler,as the elegancy ofthat place bears.And again 1-fal. 27. r 2,Pfal.4r. 2. Eccl.6,9.The word is applyed,to lignifie the will or defire. So here, What is mine end, that Ifhouldprolong my life, or my defire of life I His (End) may be confdered two wayes. Firít, His end,may be taken for'the latter part of his life,which Elipbaz promifed would be very comfortable, Thou fhalt come to ° thy grave in a good old age, as a fhiclk of corn comeht into the :Pe; As if job fhould fay,you are promiling me good dayes, and au happy old age,but, what is mine end ? what's the latter part of a mans life, that he fhould defire to.prolong his dayes, to take it out ? why fhould I defire to prolong my life, I am now ftricken in yeares, and as for the end,the latter part ofa mans life, it is nothing (for the Mott part) but trouble and forrow? As old Barzitlai,(2 Sam. 19. 35. ) when Davidoffered him the pleafures of the Court, anfwers,I am thus old,and.can I tafie mymeat,and tafle my drink, or hear mufick ? What is the Fagge end ofmans life that one fhould hunger after it ? The fweetell comforts of this life are in the fore part of life, in the fpring ofyouth, in the firength and flower ofage. As for the winter of life, what is that but wet and cold, but clouds and darknefs ? rhat is my end (of old age) that I fhould defire toy life to be prolonged or ceked out to that But rather, we may take this End: Firft, for the end of his troubles;as if he had faid, what endfo gainful, or comfortable can 1 have of there evils, thatfhould recompeirce mypains in bearing them, till I receive it worldly comforts can anfwer my forrows,and therefore why fhould I delire to prolong my life for them.? Secondly,Take End,for the..very Ian term of life, not that latter part or condition of a mans life, troublefome o'd age, as before ; Qr a renewedefla re as here. But take End, for the ending, the termination,
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