chap. 7. 4n Expefstiontern the Beek of J O B. Verf: 4. 591 fafleft, when himfelf is bed-rid, or confide' to his bed : all the night is (pent in the travel of his mind, while his body cannot ilirre. But rather underfland it ofcorporal tongs. A lick man full of Ægrotänue paine removes fromone tideof his bed toanother,from one corner mutationtbstt toanother,fometimesfrom thehead ofthebed to the foot.TheMo- at ',mails u., ralift expreffes it excellently, Sicktnen ufe changer, as if they were tuntar.Sen* rnedicines,they hope by changing their place to ionic their painby . the way, Lamfull oftongs to andfro. Till the dawning of the day. Dtfj7 ceetu¡ca. tuta,vejperttnít Till the day brake, that is, the wholenight though. Some un- vetmatutinuny derfland this for the evening, the word lignifies both the evening and the morning. And thefe interpret the latter part of the verle, for his trouble in the day, having complained before, that weari- fome nights are appointed to him, When I lye down, Ifay, when will the night begone ? There is an end of thenight, but whenthe night is gone, have I any cafe in the day ? No, i am full of toi fangs to and fro, until' the evening.; And fo it isan amplification ofhis troubles in regard ofbothparts ofthe natural day, lightand darknefs. But we may more properly keep it to the defcription ofa wearifom night;and that word,which may note the evening, is here tobe appropriated to thedawning ofthe day,whendark., nefs begins to depart, and give way to theprevailing light. This was a great aggravationof theof tftions ofthis holyman, he hadno reft, no cafe, inany part ofthe night, he could not fo much as get a nap towards morning. The night is-the time of truce with troubles; though a - man be in conflicts with bufinefs all day.long,yet there is a ceffationat night, all is laid by till morning. Hence the night and sleep are MalortimVo well .called, The Conquerourr--of evil, and Vielors over forrow- ; moore:, becaufe in thenight a mangets rid of-them; Chrift faith, Mat. 6. ult. Sufficient to theday is the evil tbereof:iftheir be evil enoughin the day,who is aisle to Rand before the evils ofdayandnight too? Whenour veryBeep becomes our fight, what can ilefh and blood doeany more ? Sleep is a medicine for all difeafes, and Phyfi- tians oftenhave a fleepie portionfor a medicine,that the body may . have alittlerefxething,after he hath been worne and tired outwith a- wakeful ficknefs. O.bferve from the text, as it is the defcriptionof a fick man a 7bat
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