33t¡ Chap.. An Expofition upon the Bookof J O B. Ved. 25. ning ?off. The Ancients emblem'd Time with wings, as if it were not running, but flying. The next word in the text comes near that fenfe, They flee away. My dayes (faith yob) flee away. The word doth not fig- nifie flying;as a fowl with wings,but fleeing as a fugitive fromhard bondage, or as a man from fume imminent dang r, Which, be- caufe 'tis done with fpced, therefore the word imports any fpee- dy motion, efpeciatly that ofa poll. A poll riding or -running, is an excellent emblemeof Time. There are many ,cOnfiderations in pojf-riding,which fhewsthow exceeding fpeedy tiMe mutt bc,to which it is here compared. Firft, A poll rides upon fleet or fpeedy horfes. Secondly, He rides his horfes upon their fpeed ; a man may have fpecdy horfes, and go foftly, but a poll fpurs on, Thirdly, A poll bath change ofhorfes at every liege, that he may keep them upon their fpeed: Fourthly, He hathhorfes flanding ready for change ; they are not to fetch out of- the field, or to make ready when he comes to h a age, it is but leaping into the faddle and away. Fifthly, He that rides pott, makes no long meals, much Ids feaft he takes a ,brt and away. -' Sixthly, He I it5 not- long a bed: he fcarce goes tobed till he comes to his wayes end. Seventhly, A poft hath extraordinary pay for his fervice, and that will caufe him to make fpeed. Eighthly, Sometimes he ridestAppn pain of death,with a baiter about his neck. No man will loiter, when -his,life lyes on't. Ninthly, Ifa man ride§ poll,' all mull give himway, he 'picks and choofeth his path, and no nun mull hinder him. Tenthly, he ftayes not to falute, much if like other trave llers `i 5 to gaze and view the Country, the Tow4s oudn ,Grde , , All thefe things laid togefber,evin 'ce,that'the Poli makesfPc',243' Yet, faithJob, My time out-itaize,th t19.eP4, 1.11tria .. goes fitter then he : Thepoll may flay a little foinetimes, but timewill not flay at all : The pofl may flay for changeot borfcs, but the cha- riot oftheSun never ítayeth to change la,)rfes Ç' the Sun is the meafure oftime ) and that makes no ttop; luth no flares or ng places, Our dayes arefoifter then apoft. Further, Experiences fpcak this, molt true Of that fpcciall tang,
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