588 Chap. 7. An Expof tion upon tÑeBookof J pB. Verf. 3: it,which we call fubltraïtion or fubduetion, not that which we call addition or mu'tiplication. Weariforne nights, are numbred or appointed to me, in a kind offubftrac` ion, that is, God takesor fubftrats the night out of the months, and makes them as wea- rifome and as troublefome to me, as the dayes are. And becaufe thofe things, whichare thus numbredby way offeparation or fub- um htcra. ftra}ion, are ufually appointed or appropriated to force fpecial &' ufe;therJore the word is well translated to appoint or con(titute: , nnenume if you fee a man feparate or fubltra9 one thing from another, it is u rdau ub an ument that hebath a reafon for what he doth, and intends gucuntur $ qòffepaan- it to tomeextraordinarypurpofe. The word is fo taken here, tur,ideofgnifi; to note a.fpecial end to which there nights,being fitbltraffed from gamead ae- the tell of his time, were appointed.; namely, they were to be as none ecialem Jobs pay and reward; He was troubled all day, and ifhe looked. efum, for his reward or comfort in the evening, this was given him, A night as wearifme as his day, or he had an ill nights reff given for his harddayes labour. The Prophet gives us the word in luch a fence, Ifa. 56. III 12. He tells theJews their tin in the former words, Ye jurni/h a drink offering to that number ; Some' under- hand his meaning to be,a reproofof that wicked and fuperftitious, cu(lome, wherein theJews ( it teems) did fymbolize with the heathens, who were wont to drink to their Idols by number, to fuch an Idol theywould drink fomany cups, and that was called a drinkoffering to that number ; Now faith God, becaufe you have done thus, namely, furnifhed a drink offering to that num- ber, therefore I will numberyou to the(word, or, therefore I will, appoint you to the fword, Iwill fub(iraít and take you out, and you [hall be-the men feparated for. the fword to deal with andde- ftroy ; I will number you to the fword, that 111all drink your bloud, becaufe you have been fo accurate in wickednefs, todrink by number. The word is applied to, Chrift ( Ifa. 53. ¡z.) He war numbredamongjt the tranfgreff"orr, that is, he was taken afide, and feparated from the innocent, and ranked amongft tranfgref- fors ; which notes him appointed, or fet a part to that end,that foe he might be the Saviour of tranfgreffors, and a deliverer of the wicked from their fins. In Daniel t ver. r o. when thofe chil- dren ofthe Hebrewes defired to be fpared from eating the Kings diet, jdare not doe it, faith the tteward,for I feare my Lord the King, who bath appointedyour meat andyour drink; as if it Ilbould be raid, be bath ussmbred out to you fo many, difbet of
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