Chap. 7. An Ea`pofstionarm the Beek of J OB. 7erf. z0. Courts, are called-Prohibitions, and then no man may open his. ,re 64'cumad mouthmore in that bufinefs, until the Prohibition be diffol,ved, linguam fa or taken off: I (faith Job) will not give my felf a Prohibition, rattot mrefer. r, affúrt fup- I will not fìlence or fupprefs my forrowes : I will give my heart pturey rem full liberty to meditate, and my tongue to (peak out my Puffer- rquandam ings: Being emptied ofall my comforts, I will furely take my fill ,rohibitioue;, of.complainingc. It will be foene cafe to me, to mike known how eju£hmtitfpí- I ampained. I will not refrain my mouth. That word is uLd (Ija. mania, r ®ñtaa 5$, t.) Cry aloudflare not ; when the Prophet is commanded to tit fe anerta tell the p.ople of their tins, the Lord Pets his tongue at liberty, ore efandere. flarenot, thou art not (ilenced or limited, therefore, cry aloud ; Theirs, werecrying fngs,and crying fins mutt have crying re pr :ofs, loud (inners mutt not be whispered to, therefore Cry a- loud, (parenot. Iwill notflare my mou:b (faith Job) or refrain as ..y , we translate, i.e, in argulti: But I willjpealçin the auguifh ofmy fpirit., or in the flraitnefs of tiii,fptrituï I.1ti, coarffae myfpirit ; I am in a ftraight, I am fpent in my fpirit, and unie fs mej9irítut I let my fpirit out, my heart will break, I mull give it vent and petioreinctu- ayre, [will fpeakin the anguifh of my fpirit. furo, pre fa_ my ci:m t+$erun, I trill complain in the Gitterne ro foul. The word renderd attiaudítuta campiaìne, 46tyjfies to meditate,and fo, to fpeak upon meditation, , iîl'tÜ23 or to fpeak deliberately. It implies, firft, a forming,and fah( n c raodice t itV7 irrg of what we would fay in our thoughts,7bought: are the mjutds, our words. job intends not rani (peaking : what he intended tart, vetea :iThncemeedcrifi-siatitai°acirn:iinso to fpeak, ihoald be moulded, fhapt and wrought in his heart,: before brought forth by his tongue.Prayer is txpreft by this word,becaufe prayer ought to be firtt formed in the heart:Prayer is theguid exiteriva ,ta.anifeJiation of our deflect to God ; if the tongue fpeaks befote ó ÿ`jconu ri.' the heart, before the heart makes up our requetts, we take Gods îlacemadam name in vain. Hannah takes up this word (ì Samuel 1, I6,,) querilam, muf- Count not thine handmaid fora daughter ofBelial for ow. offpando 4 t'oe aboundance of my complaint (or meditation, fo the word is ,neditandi. rendred) andgriefhave l fpoken. Htnnab was praying, her voice !Mac. was not. heard, only her lips moved which eaufed Eli to fufpeft, and cerxfure- her for drunk or diftrated ;; but the anfwers in. words of truth and fobernefs, 0 my Lord, count nit:fbine band-, maid a daughter ofBilial,, .frr though my voice,hath; not been heard,yet t hake been (peaking outof the aboundançe of my corn- plaint, that is, out of theaboundance of my meditation; my com- plaintsare not the work of my tongue, but of my heart, and my Kkkk z lips 62i
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