Vert. 27. Chap.g.; AnEzpofetion upon the BoakofJ O.B. droopingandmourning, as muchas praying, but as roan,as (h: had a hint ofaudience and acceptance, it is Paid, S ,5e vet àwry anddideat, andber countenance was me morefad the fadnefs of her heart appeared no more in her countenance, there was fair weather in her face, and Sun-thine inher fore-head, the rain and (bowers ofher tears were blown over and dryed up. As in loin finners, The fhewoftheir countenance Both tefifie agoinli thew, (Ifa. 3. g.) that is, they are fo gro(l'ely wicked, that you may fee finin their faces , whereas others can keep fin clofe enough in their hearts, they can keep the difeafe in, and (hut themfeives up, when they are fick of the plagueof their hearts (i King. 8.) no- thing butholinefs is difcernable in the face of their converfation, when nothing but rottennefs and corruption lies at the bottome of their fpirits. But as the corruption of many a mans heart breaks forth in botches upon the face ofhis actions, and the rot- tennefs ofhis fpirit.blifters upon his tongue in unfavoury fpeech- es: fo thole patfions and affefuions of the heart, joy and forrow, anger and heavinefs, appear in the face, andwe may read the di- fempers of the heart in the difguifednefs ofa look. The face is dir :ides the Index oftheheart, that tells you, how things goe withi n. C Caorlms ids ThereforeJob faith,IfI leave offmyface,rneaningas we tranflate, l moeßdn fa. IfI leave offmy heavinefr,which is foevident in my face,or which do. isas eafie to be feen as my face;IfI refolve toappear chearfull and Nooen far;ei merry,and will not let clouds darken my countenanceany longer, if.." s riptste yet,&c.The face is put generally for the appearance or out-fide of, on, habi. any thing ; as we fay, the face of the earth, the face of the hea- tun, fecut fa. vets, the face of the Church,or Common- wealth.So that,To leave j terre cria offbeavinefr, or the face, is to leave offall (hewof heavinefs. As La ino ld. fi. Mph left offhis tears ofjoy (Gen. 43.5°,31.) who,hayingeafed Lier fign cat hisheart ofhis joyfull forrows, by weeping fecretly in his chain- nonfolum oro- ber WaJhed hisface, went out and refrained himfelf. Thus Job culorgenes,fcd wouldhave wa(hed-his-moue ïulttearsfrom his face,he attempt- formam dant La. anneal, ed to refrain himfelf; but he could not, his forrows were too 12uam toeñe (lrong for him; and as he could not remove, fo he could not rorporú,afact- diffemble them. For thir leaving'of, is to be taken as the prece- end() dd£tat dent as offorgetting, for an affeé}ed, refolved laying afide. IfAul. I make it my bufnefstobechearfull,and leave offon heavinefs,yet &c. Obferve hence, Sorrow k not eafilyfhaken of . Sorrow flicks dole. It is very hard for a man to play Y y 2 the 34.7
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