Chap. 7. An Expofttion upon theBookofJ O B. Vert. 3. 5$9 bave more that is, more troubles and trials, more difquietments and difappoiniments. The commoncondition ofall men, in their bail: eftate is, that they, are altogether vanity, but the vanity of Tome men is more vain, their affíidions more wilding, their troubles more troublefome,and their ficknefs morefick then their brethren. Job fpeaks as if hehad fpoil'd all the worldofthis in- heritance, and had engrofs'dall vanity to himfelf : I ammade to pe1efs months of vanity : That vanity which is the portion of all men, Teems fometimes to bethe portion ofone man alone. I Nader gems am the man that bath feen a,$litlion, faith the Prophet yeremie. vigtlúj ri Lam. 3. r. why,is that fuch a (range fight,who hath not feen al- °roe`°``b flié}ion ? True, but leremy had feen more,then molì,and therefore ii of he fpeakes, as ifhe only had feen afflilion. I amtthe man. lY'enferhrbe° Andwearifome nights are appointed to me. °mniPatio Wearifome nights.] Or nights oflabour and wearinefs ; As 11 tunofiib isgujs yob had Paid, though the fervant be weary all day, yet the demlicearnrib night is not wearifome to him, he refis at night;but I amwearied q;, ffQdfervi in the day, and wearied in the night;weariJbme nights are appoin- ted to me ;the night which is given unto others for reti, is mea- notiurnam gut_ furedout to me, in watchings and forrowes. And this is a great erem, Pined. aggravationof his fad condition : it is faid before, tha he had *N°2egril moneths of vanity,yet it might be fu ofed hisnights were corn- a°xme info° YY g PP g !j1 tarifan, in fortable intervals of refrefhing:As a man may fay,I have had (even cogitandsimolá years of hard labour, yet it is fuppofed he retied all the nights of fui'. thofe years ; fo when fobfaith, Ihad months of vanity, it might iúm °vlr, be conceived, he had, at leali fometimes, a good night ; therefore Nurneravir,n_ he adds, wearifomeriights are appointed to me ; J fpeak not after de enr menfèa the rate ofordinarymen, whofe months labour, is a month of quad luxralu- dayes, my labouring months include thenight alto. Na curium A ftrong, healthy mangoetbforth to his labour and to his work, meafea Hume" until the evening; Pi-01.10.p 23. But a fick, weak man,goeth forth tom "Line" * quantumq; ro. to his labour in théevening. The night is moil laborious to tick tionem nume- men, then they refolve their troubles, and being free from vitites randi4onorar, offriends,they vifit their own afflictions, a nd tiudy their own di- fed errificieletni Itempers, freely. e,lrbm Are appointed tome. ]The Hebrew is, * Are numbredor reckoned tC°'fl megs1- to me : as if he thould fay, God fets down my nights by tale or tam q Y Y , Y by t°nt Additiasr, fcores,It is an arithmeticalsvord,it notes to number byart & skiI: fed fubfira- And forceobferve,that it notes Arithmetique in that opperationof ilia ' Efff it,
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