Chap. i.o. An Expoftiou ttponthe Bookof.1 O B. Verf. 2o. 577 me, and let me alone ; we in the fecond, Ceafe then, and let me a, 'JCL; rrtzf lone. job looks upon himfelfas one befieged and firaitned with Ueponstame, afiCtions : Now (faith he) I befeech thee raife'thy liege, and fc.fi.igel1ue draw offthy force from, me : Or if thou wilt not make a finall aurfuppheiam: be anot exer- peace with me, yet grant me a ceffation, let me have a truce for cit i fuoa prc. a limited time, let me not have ditch continual alarms, orbe for. cut duce, cod to hand armed continually ; 'let me refl., faith the'Septua- Jun. tint ; dfachar flooped to burdens, becaufe he defired reft.'Some are fo.burdened that they cannot .reti , how much foever they defre it. yob defires 'God, to give, him refi, becaufe his dayes were few. .Hence obferve, Fir(t, It is an argument moving the Lord to forbear fending us many troubles, becaufe we havebut few dayes. ThusDavid prayes (Pfa'. 89. 47.) Remember howfhort my time is, whereforehaft thou made all men in vain ? Lord, I have but a few dayes, and ball my dayes be nothing but clouds and dark- nefs?The fameargument is abed, Pfà' .39. uit. ¡0filare me, that Imay recoverfirength, befòre Igo hence , PI be no more. I ball boon be gone, let me have force cafe, while I flay here. Ob- ferve, Secondly,That except the Lord"withdraw bis hand,nothing in the worldcan give tar cafe. C.eafe then, andlet me alone that Imay tale comfort ; as if he had laid, If thine hand be upon me, invain do friends comfort me; creatures offer me their help in vain, Celli then and let me alone. From the matter ofhis argument, Obfcrve, The life ofman isfhort, Tt.isa common theame, and every man thinks he can declaim uponit, and fptak to it but there are few' that can live to, or ad by it. A multitude ofinftruêtions atilt' tons from the fewnefs of our dayes And did men know indeed that their 'dayes are few, their evil' deeds would not bc fomany,' and their good would be more. Again,, That mans dayes are fo few, yields us not only many ïnflru t ons, but many wonders,' Is it not firange that'we who have bút''fewdycinour lives, thoultflaávefomanyaffli Lions inour lives ? that we fhould have few dayes and many forrowsJ? Is it not itrange that we thould have fërw`dayes'in*'bu lives, Ana'. E e e e many
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