chap: b. Expofftion upon the Bookof O B. var. ~: eá7 s , which is from the latine, fignífiesone without fight, iii wanting the appleor Pupil ofhis eyes, becaufe being deprived ofhis pa- rents he wants the light of counfel anddireffion, to carry him AupiLusfnni on in his courfe through the world. What Mofes fpakc to fiobab Augullinuat his father in law, is a truth ofall good parents to their children, ur uQto&e They are to them inffeadofeyes, Numb. i o. 3t. But here by fa- oculs,quapu_ therlefs,wemay rather underhand any one, that is defiitute ofheip, pills dicunrur, thoughhimfelfe be a father. He that bath many children may(in re.parenúbAu this fence ) be an Orphan, that is, friendlefs and comfortlefs. °kw* So Pfal. to. rq.. Thou art the helper of the fatherlefs; that is, Thou art the helper ofall thofe,who want help. That's the mea- ning ofChritls promife to his Difciples, Iwill not leave you corn - fortlefs,the Greek is,I will not leaveyou Orphans orfatherlefs ; Or- phansand fatherlefs are ufually ful! offorrows,therefore to be left fatherlefs, and to be left comfortlefs are the fame. In this larger fence take yobs mind, You over whelm the fatherlefs that is, you overwhelmme, who am a poor, de(litute, helplefs man, who haveno friend, fuccour or fupport. Andyoudig apitforyour friend. Velarlaqueuee Word for word, thus, Youdig foryourfriend. And this is on all u",adearn fides agreed on,to intimate the ferret circumventinoor fubtil pra capienduna;,e. dice( apprehended)ofhis friends. For in Scripture, to digs copuoaibra & itis a proverbial fpeech,and imports the laying offome fecret plot a i to circumvent another, either in wordor deed. So Pfal. 7. j 5, He venire. Mereí made, apit and diggedit,& isfallen into it himfelf;that is he,devifed force mifcheívusdevice to entraphis brother,and- the mifcheif is fallen upon his own head, Pfal. 6.}. 5. They commune of laying fnaresprivily;And Ifz.29.2t.the Prophet défcribes the evil work- ers, thus, They dig deep to hide their counfelfrom the Lord; wick- ed politicians are diggers and underminers; fometimes this is true literally ( as in our powder- plotters )but mytlically and myfte- rioufly every one that lavesa plot(though he never breaksground) isfaid to dig a pit for his neighbour. In the old law (Exod. at. 33.) A provifion was made, that whofoever digged apit, fhould cover it, becaufe pits were dangerous, both for men and cattel.To dig a pit for his friend,is to endanger á friend. In this ferace,the latterpart of the verle agrees with MrBrough- ton: tranflation of the fistt, Ye lay afnare for tha Orphan, and ye digapitforyourfriend ; Falle and fallacious arguments are A a a a 2 crape
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