266 Chip. t.6,- An Expofitiort upon the Book of j O B. Verf 9 Mine enemy fharpeneth his eyes upon me, This notes the tiercenefs of an enemy Wilde beads when they fight, whet their eyes as well as their teeth ; and a man that is extremelyenraged , looks upon his oppofite as if he would look through him : Thus Job reprefents the Lord in all the poflures of an enemy, He fharpneth his eyes againJt me, ä717e1 The word fignifies to fharpen , as a Sword, or aSpear, or Ace :t dere rfte gFadium ttt any infirument of Iron is (harpened , 1 Sam. a 3.2o. There fplendeat, ad was nofmith in Ifrael ; but all the 1fraelites coe;it clown to the terrorem poll- 'Phili(lims to fharpen every man his fhare,e c.That word is ufcd vitirillruuteeta here, Mine enemyfharpeneth his eyelike a Sword, as if he would ferrea autrenea [bike me through with his. eye ; we fay a man bath apiercing ir ocula alquem ántue eye, when he looks very an erl y' n* r quango When we are well pleafed, kindnefs is Peen in our. eyes ; we pao eje« bene give our friends a pleafant and gentle look ; Chrift tells the enterpretonrur. spout-e, Cant. 4.. 9.. Thou half ravifhed mine heart my Sifter, me my S ou a thou haft ravi ed my heart with one of thine eyes. The Per metapta. Y p f J y f tanadfcintil' Hebrew is , Thou haft taken awaymy heart with one of thine lationom oat- - eyes. A holy . love-loeknf}óle - away Chrifls heart i he could not forum transfer- but love the Churchwhen ( through the comelinefs which ettr,ubi °cull he had put upon her) the looked fo lovely on him. As thus ad mecum aaro eandente, vet a look of love from the Churches eye Bole away Chrifis heart, tampode or, . fo a look of mercy fromChrifls eye broke Peters heart,yea,and dente vet' au: opened theFlood gates of his eyes too, Luke 22, 61,62. And r3" radáos yr the Lordturned, and looked upon Peter ,.andPeter went out and erase dicun wt bitterly. Bold. e p y° ingenii vimin There are loft looks as well as loft words , and there are 4.o flagorocu- hard looks as well as hard words : The eye is a Spear and an forum ofiende+ Arrow;}ea, a (harp Sword as well as the tongue, Hefharpneth aoieñ in¡im ey,rsepan me,asifhe would flabme to the heart with aglanfc Permsvi- ofhis eye. The eye hath its fcintillations, itsfparklings , even brantem in, as bright burnitht brats , or as a burning Lamp , or as the tentitr eon morning Sun fends his rays and beams ; fuch. fcintil- on:uenresfrre lations.dolt he eye of ,fame men fend forth naturally. The t, Roman Hi(l'trians.re . port of .fl u se us.Ce ar , and our Turkiíh sezef.5'f. ellif. p g f Hiti.par. 2.da. Hiflorian reports of Tamerlane , that filch a Majeflick blare KnollcsTurk, fpaxkled from their eyes, as daáled the eyesoftheir beholders, H;tl. which ( faith my Author )- caafed the latter in a comely modeity
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