Chap. i o. AnExpoftion upon the Book of J O B. Verf. r r. 515 It is Paid of the vertuous woman (Prov. 31. 2 i.)That,fhe is not afraid ofIN fnowforher hoarfhold,for all her Bou/koldare all clothed with skarlet,or doublegarments.The great and moil wife God hath prepared fuch clothing for mans inward parts, that he needs not fear füow or cold, hebath provided double garments, two fuites, skin and ,flefh. Flefh is an under garment, and skin is an upper garment ::fleth covers the bones, and skin covers the flefh. Ana- tomiftsobferve, that m..n hath two diftinfk coates of skin upon his flefh, or mans skin is a lined garment, yet differing fromother garments, for here the lining is uppermofi. This uppermoft skin, or as fome call it; the fearf.Aim is without fenfe, you may thruft a needle thorow it without pain. There was great reafon it thould be fo, that it might defend the skin under it from ex- tertial injuries, as alto attemper theexquifite fenfe thereof, and fo become the mediumor mean of touching : for all fenfation is made by fòme means and is either altogether hindred, or much difturbed by the immediety of the objet and the organ. Hence when this cuticle orfcarf - -sin is off or broken, thegentleft touch upon that bared part, breedeth much pain, but fpoilcth the true , fenfation. Under this curtain orfearf-fkin, the true and proper skin lyeth; The Greeks call it iiiTes becaufe it may be -flayed off,or ¿ ptCct, gaaft aftimx, a band, becaufe it compaffeth or knitteth to- gether the whole body. This skin is a feamlefs garment, yet it hath diverfe out-lets made for the relief and cafe of nature force of which are obvious to fenfe, others called pores, are both innumerable and imperceptible. To this double veflure of skin, fleíh is added, as having accord- ing to robs philofophy,an immediate.conjunEtion or contiguity with one another. But our Fhilofophers in their profeifeddcfcri- ptions of mans Anatomy, place two parts between the skin and the flefh,narnely,fidt and thefejhy membrane. Concerning which, they who pleafe may ,confuit the writings of learnedNaturalifis. I fball not stepout into filch digrcifious. Further, As Godbath given usa clothing ofskin and flefh : fo he bath given us armour under that clothing. 'Thou h.ft fenced me witlt bones andfir_ems. The word which we tranflatefenced, is the fame ufed, Ghap. i. T o. where Satan tells the Lord that he hath fecured the fate of 7ob,fo,that he could not come nigh it,Haft not thou made an hedge about him ? The devil made many affaults against fob, but he 11 uu z could
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