Chap. 7 AnExpofrrioit upon the BeokefJ OB. Verr. 3p. 541 humour in the month, caufeth pleafantnefs of tafle. Here job fpeaks of doctrines, or ofactions, Cannot tt,, tafle difcern per. verfe things? If a thing be perverflyor prolrly, truly Or falle- ly fpoken, cannot I tafle it quickly ? And hence the wordofGod is compared to thole things, which are the object of tafle, as to neilk,,and to ffrongmeat, a Cor, 3. 2. 1 (faiththe Apoflle) have fedyou withmill{, andnot with meat ; that is , with cafe and common truths, not with the more mifferious parts of Gofpel- knowledge, becaufe ye,were not able tobear it. The tafle of fuck myfieries was too ffrong for your pallates.The fame Metaphor is enlarged by the Apolhle, lieb, 5. 12, 13, 14. And in this book we find it.more than once, Doth not the ear try words, and themout h tafle his meat (Job 12.11. Chap:34.3 j That is, Toth not the ear try words, as the mouth tales meat ? Cannot mytaftte difeern Perverfe things ? That is, words ill fpoken, or wrong placed. The word figni fies alÌo, any calamity or fad accident. And fo Mr. Broughton renders it. Cannot mypallate declare all kindeofheavy f rrorws ? Doye think I have loft my judgment of things, and that I can- not tell, when I am pinch't or pain'd. }Irft, in that he faith here, Is there iniquity in my tongue ? Obferve, The tongue oft times difcovers the iniquity ofthe heart. lfthere be iniquity in the heart, it will one time or other break forth at, and blitter upon the tongue. He that is rotten at his heart, is commonly rotten in his talk, Math. 12.34. Our ofthe aboundance oftheheart, the mouthlpeaks. And when there is a- boundance of iniquity in the heart, there is fddomea dearth or fcarcity of it in the mouth : efpecially in times of trouble, that iniquity and corruption, that difeafe and plague of the heart,will break forth at the lips, As, Evil words corrupt good manners ; fo evil words d ifcover that our manners are corrupt. Thereare few men, but as the Da motel fpake to Peter , Thier fpeech bewea}etb them, and you may fine]] the filth of their hearts by their breath. Secondly, obfervefrom thefe words, is there iniquity in my tongue? He roh fe heart,is upright, may know that he is upright. When Yob quefüons, Is there iniquity in my tongue ? He C c c c refolvcs ;111P'í
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