Chap,B. An Expofition upon the Book,of J OB. Verfz, without a fignification ofhis diflafle. The word which the Apo- ufeth to Titus, is a metaphor taken from the muzlingof bark. ing, bawling dogs , when they open unfeafonably and are unquiet, Rational conviElton is a Gofel-ntuzle, and an efe&teal ftop-moutb for unruly talkers. And it is of fervable, that the Apofile ufeth this Gmilitude of muzling a dog , when he fpcaks of those of the cir0 cumcifion, concerning whom he had given caution in a very futa- ble charaCccr (Phi/.3.2.) Beware ofdoggs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concifiön ; that is, of thofe who flood for circu!nci- lion. Writing to the Philippians, he calls them doggs; and his ad- vice to Ting is, they muff be tüuzl'd. The noxious iffues of the tongue mutt either be cured or ílopped,Evil words corrupt (which is worfe then the corrupting ofgood air ) goodmanners. An infe ¿tion taken in at the ear, hath oftenpoyfon'd the heart. Pourthly , Taking Bildadas miflaken ( and fo he was) in this reproofand cenCure uponJob. Obferve Reproofs are often grounded upon miftakes. It is eafie to reprove, what we do not apprehend. Bildad perceived not the reach and drift ofjob and yet he falls heavily upon him with reproofs. A due underflanding of his fcope, would have givena fair comment upon his words. But Bildad clothes the fpeech ofJob; in afenfe which he abhorred ; and having put it in that ugly drefs , he re- proves and cenfuresit aecordingly. Many disfigure theopinions and doftrines of others with conceits of their own, and prefu- tning they hold or meanthus and.thus,they difpute not againft the real opinion of the oppofite party, but their own difguife. As the persons of the PrimitiveChriffianswere .oftenputintoLions, or Bears-skins , by t4ieir barbarous. and heathenifh perfecutors, and then baited withdogs fo are the opinionsofmany later ChriJti. ans debated. rm d And how longpall the words of thy mouth be as a ftrong wind ? spirfius fr.nnt- The Hebrew word for wordruns thus, And the words of thy turprahat :cre mouth a Jtrong wind :.We resume in this later clause, How long, do perl}Teraz Find ad dc, be like, to fir 1 the fence. There is no teartnofcom- ts:iarn } K,er PP Y parifon expreffed in the Original, yet the firength of one is imply - c ç5` ed, and therefore to fill i.p the meaning, we render, And how l > to ter t:a /hall the words of thy mouth be as afteongwinde ? M. Broughton lrro.7. l YF tYZro t ranflates it without a noteoffîmilitude , Row long wilt thou talk thisfort, that the words of thymouth be a vehement winde ? Words
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