338 Chap. 9. An Expofstion upon the Bookef jO B. Verf..,26. for the fea, a houle upon the fea, a moveable houfe ; and as it InPihit, oboe- inoveth variably , fo it moveth fwiftly : The inconftancy ofthe mire, occurrere windcs makes the motion of the Chip unconftant;and the ftrength fecir; quittic of the windes makes the motion of the Chip fwift. So that to fay, drtfm efi, quad his dayes paffed as a Chip, is an aggravation of their fudden paf- remigum nut venrerum irz. Page. A Chip paffeth without any flop from it felt: The Ship pens ¡npetta- needs not flay to bait, to ìleep or reft,while it is upon its journey; cur et feratur, whatfoever they `doewho are within the Chip, the fhipmoveson, if theyprepare it for motion. yob puts an emphafìs upon this comparifon, his dayes were not only as a Chip, but as afwift Jbip, there is much in that addi- tion. The Hebrew is, My dayes areas the Ships of E,beh, which is diverily rendred. Ebee, {f; rem J. Some take the word Ebeh to be the name ofa river in the rapiad :wumin Falter?: part of the world, about Arabia, Weer the place where Arobie.lj.ab. Job lived. A late traveller hath obferved a river of a very fwift motion, neerDamafcus, and not far from the Sepulchre had' of f ob.Now a Chip that mouth in a[fwift river,befidesthatit may have the winde, hath alto:: a great addition . to the fpeed,of its motion from the force and ftrength offuch a current. Thus, faith Job, mydaycs move as the Chips upon Ebeh, as Chipsupon the firearms of that fierce, fwift river, which go down with (peed as we fee boats with the tide, and: -fo proportionably greater vt. fels,wherethere is a river andecurrent proportionablyto bear and carry them. a a. Others conceive the word, not as a proper name, but as nefider.rtIt, : fr ,uifying defre,. from abab, to defre with earnefincfs, and Nale, tonn- then the fcnfc is rendred thus, Mydayesare paffedarray asAlps of larir, vdtdPfii- defire ; that is, as Chips, which being laden with rich commodi. riersj dedercAmmo ties, the Mailer and. the Eikkt defìrê-earneftly to bring the Chip, derider grape fpeCdiity`to her Port, that fÒ tïhe maypat of 'their- commodities, rantef and make fateofthe rich lading that is in her 'The winde doth not fo' much fill thefaits offuch a fliìp, as defire doth the mindes Virdejîkril- ofher marriners. Thus Daniel was called a man of de fires, 'be- rum, caule he was a man fddpiecio t's arid`ci fiteable.A Chip richly laden is much detìred ; locha Chip is.á great charge to the owners and merchants, they therefore fend' to fpéarhe''dlüp home,1 as fall as they can. (Thus faíth4fob)Mydayerpafcas.a fhip that hath the 'mof} deiredconpnpditiea. c, The
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