666 Chap. , 7. Att Expofrtion upon the Book of J O B. Vert 17 2. They are called a vilitation, becaufe ofthe freenefs of tücm,. A vitt is one of the freeft things in the World. There is no oblii gation but that oflove, to make a vift: becaufe fuch a man is my friend, and I love him, therefore I vitit him. Hence I fay, that greateil aft offree-grace in redeeming the world, is called a vi(i- tation, becaufe it was freelydone, as ever any friend made a vifit to fee his friend, and with infinite more freedom, there was no obligation on mans ;fide at all, many uuktndncfïes and neglects there were, God in love came to redeem man. Thirdly, Tovitìt,iinports an adofcare and infpe& on,ofturo- Ui i lunar eJ1 rage and dircdion : The Paftors office over the dock is expreffed elegant apro b this at`.f,Zec io.t 3.Aa;15.3 6. And the care we o ht to have Hebrtot pro y g di. of the fatherlets and widows; is cxpreft by vilìting of there, l-genti3Onte Pure Religion(faith the Apoflle I anter)is tbis,to vifit thefa exa£li,,jtmercm and widows in their atflietion,Jam. t. 27 and ,1'fat. 26. 33,. Chrítf 8o1ß ,gars. pronounceth the blcflìng on them who,when he was in prtìon,vi- fired hitrr:which was not a bare fceing,or asking,how do you: but it was care ofChrill in his rmprifonment,and helpfulnefs and pro vifion for him in his of ided members. That feule alto agrees well =.,.. 7mt7 in this place,What it man that thou fhuuldeff vifit him ? that is, Singuib mow, that thou thouldetf take care, have fuch an infpedion over him, quoudiernane look fo narrowly to, and provide for him. ona -eautumf, eri dicitur quadguotidfe, fi ,acdiligen. terfeeulaq; t)ruf. a Latini vo- cttnt d,luculti, gal; diei Inca. ¡arta tux. 61{eliquues diei ternput, graft ob tnaj,- rem Luca' in tenfionem vardnt. DP0111 13x33 GberfemHa- c.remit That thoufhouldeff vifit him every morning Every morning. The Hebrew is, in -the mornings. And the word here tired for morning, is conuiderable : There is a two-fold morning, which the Jews di(}inguithed cxaf ly by their watch. One morning was that,which they accounted from an hour before Sun- riling, from the very full breaking of the day,till the Sun ap- peared above the Horizon, which is about the fpace ofan hour : And the word which they ufe for it is, Sbachar, which liignifies to be darkifh or blackifh, becaufe that hill morning is Comewhat dark : and fo thew Latine word (di/uculum) which is for the fiat morning; is by Criticks called, a littleof theday; but their other morning, was the fpace of an hour after Sun - tiling, and the root of that word lignifies to leek or toenquire, to cnqu re diligently And the reafon why they cxpr:Cs the fecond morning fo,is,becaufe when the Sun is up,we may Peek and fearch about our buínefs;or fiveroburd.e. go on,in our callings and affairs ; the height of the day, they call Bold. the b body th, we the heat of the day or sireng , ; either morning may,
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