Cap. g. AnExpofttion upon the Bookof J O B. Verf. 26. 34t way to be feen : Salorón ufeth thofe fimilies, Prov. 30. 19. There be three things which I know not, the way ofan Eagle en the Air, ua' nullum theway ofa Serpent upon a rock, and the way of a fhip in ¿he Sea : fur curJusfìg- And it is frequent in Authours to exprefs thofe things which país mom reltnuunt away. Pot leaving any trail or print behind them, by the motion Per avium moo. lat.= et navi- erfa fhip in the lea, and ofanEagle in the air. tim: tranfmt.Ui'o- Hence note, That nemfjnfran- 7hc bell of worldly things when they are gone, are as if they bad fur. Janf. teener been. There are two motions which will certainly leave a mark be- hind them : fir(t; motions in fin. 2. In holinefs : Every (rep we tread in the waye§ of(in, or ofholincls, leaves a print, a remem- brance behind it ; but when the riches and honours, the pleafures and contentments ofthis life are pall, nothing remainsof them. It is laid, Dan. 8. 1. ( which may terve for the illutiratiou oftins place) in the vitionof the He-goat, that he touched not theground that He-goat was a type of Alexander the great, who (et up the Grecian Empire; and he is compared to a He -goat, which did not touch the ground, becaufe of his fpeedy conque(ls. When a man or beaft runs upon the ground with extream fixed , we fay, they do riot touch the ground. When the Hare leaves a deep trad,the hunter knows the runs flowly and is almolt !pent. Alexander con- quered the worldfooner then a man could well travel over it . And as Alexander came in, fo he palled out, both in his perfon and pofterity:For within a short time no man could tell what was be- come of the Grecian Monarchy ; the conquefts of Alexander could not be found, no more then toe way ofa !hip in the Sea, or of an Eagle in the air , or of a man running lb tait that he leaves no print behind him. Secondly, Takingboth thefe fimilitudes in the ordinary noti- on, as they import the fwift paflàgc of lobsprofperity. 'Tis que- flioned, How jobcan 'be. excufed for speaking thus ileighrly and undervaluingly of his temporal! eilate, which was fo railed, and fo enriched, that he was an eye-fore to thedevil ; Satan envied Jobirrq; ad him, becaufe of his abundance. And loth he now make nothing aMb leis( zm ofit? was it nothing to tie the >;reatd} malt in the Ent ? is he not ;012M. beaádr vet y u tot et ottiae t oodnefs and boon- Ham r,m,tiorn_ ty ofGod to him ? ílanuld he .4 t rather have Paid, I. have had bobebat, my dayes of profpetity , my worldly comforts, and I cnjoycd thefe a long iene
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