3 5 a Chap, q. An Expofition upon the Book of O B. Verf.27. through forgetftilnefs or ignorance ; they (as the Apoflle chides the fiebrews,Chap. 12. 5.) have forgotten the exhortation, which (peaks unto them as unto children . Now,as wicked men rejoyce, becaufe they forget or know not their ill condition:So godly men are fad, when they forget or know not how good their condition is. Y et job fuppofes the review of his good efáatc,would neither check his forrows, nor eflablith his peace,IfIfay, I willforget my complaint, I will comfort my felf, I am afraidofall my farrows. Thirdly, Obferve, Man is not able to comfort himfelf; we can make our felves croffes, but we cannot makeour felves comforts. A man may (ay, as job did(Cbap. 7. 13.) to his bed,comfort me ; cr to his riches ; comfort me,or to his wine and good chear, com- fort me ; or tohis friends, comfort me : He may fay to all out- ward ads of pleaflre, to merry company, and rnufick, comfort cspa- me ; yea a Saint may fay to his graces and holinefs, comfort me vat prz mesa and yet noneof thefe can comfort him, or, they comfort him in fe obßnhure vain.To leek comfort any where but in Chrift, is toPeek the liv- rrnarem deno- in among the dead. Chrift is comfort clothed in our flan, and ;xat imminentis g g calamitati,. he is the comfort ofour fpirits. Till he gives comfort,every mats yV mull conclude, as lob, I amafraidof all myfarrows: Signíftrot do- Iam afraid. tore afficerr,ig interdum,fi8u- The word fignifies firong trembling,and fhaking fear. rare. gq,í mater em Ofall my furrows. cI,q;, m,.ut tu- The root bath a double fignification. Firft, To aRflit,} with rumvel ceram f u at r, a grief :anus (Ifa. 63. t 0.) They vexedbx holy Spirit. Secondly, To fa- eä digitis, is (pion or forth a thing (Job to. S.) Thy hands bave, made me and illatn prer+en fafnionedme round about. The fame word by a Metaphor fgni- d,, quafr dolore lies both to greive and to fa(hion, to vex and to forni, becaufe a officio Sold. man that forms & fafhions a piece of wood or (tone, feems to put elegans merapbora ; it to pain by cutting and hewing. And he that forms wax, vexes i erba alieujsos and chafes it in his hands. Thus I Cay,becaufcof the fafnioningof fimurare,nam a thing,a man doth bruife,cut,and(as it were)put it to pain,there- elui verba de. fore the fame word (ignifiesboth to vex or greive,. and to form or torquer alum failsion. And this word is a 1 ed unto the ill uTa e of words fs;uram, i.e. PP Y g fignif :atimert (Pfal.56.5.) Every day (faithDavid, fpeaking of his enemies) u tribi.it they wreft my words ; or they put mywords to pain, and grief, or they painfully and grievoufly wren my words. Davids enemies -took up what he fpakc, and put a new shape upon it, and this they
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