Chap. r6. An Expoj Lion upon the E9t1k. of j OB. Vert-. 2 291 cording to that difpenfation ) prevail againli Jacob, yet) he touched the hollow of Jacobs thigh, and made him halt; God wrefiled with job , not corporally, yet in corporal things, the tirefs all() of his wreihing was fpiritual , and he prevailed withGod, and over Satan yet God was ?leafed not only, for the prefent, to touch a joynt, and make him halt, but even to (hake every joynt and limb to peices. Secondlÿ, It is an allufion to Sergeants or Bailiffs, that are tent to arch men for debt, or for their evil deeds : This fort of men are boyflerous enough, they having power will not forbear to lay hold on Perfons obnoxious, and take them by the neck, when they attach them. We have that ufuage expreffed, Masth. 18. 28, The evil fervant, to whom the Lord had forgiven ten thoufand Talents ( a vats debt ) found one of his fellow fervants, who owed him an- hundred pence ( an inconsiderable fum) and would needs exalt the uttnoft from him: the Text faith, The fame fervrut went out and foundone of his fellowfervánts,which ought him anhudredpence and he laid hands upon him, and tookhim by the throat,Paying, Pay me that thou owefi : He took him by the throat, the word lignifies properly to choak, or take another fo rudely by the throat, as to choak, or as ( we fay )throttle him.It is tram hated to choak with water, Marks. 13. and is applyabie to any-violent aft by which the breath is ttopt, efpecially to ta- king by the neck, or throat. Thirdly, It is an allufion, as tome conceive, to Conqurers in War, who when they have worfted an Adverfary, take him by the neck, and make him their prifoner : As it is the laí1 ad of tryumph and infultationover an enemy , to tread upon his neck, Jofh.io.24. Jofhua called all the men of If- rael, and laidunto the Captains of the men of War , which went with them, Come near andputyour feet upon the necks a ftbef Kings : and they came near andput `theirfeet upon the necks of :kern ; Now as it is ( I fay ) the tall alit of tryumph to tread upon the neck: fo it is the firft a& of tryumph to take by the neck Job thought himfclf ufed thus, He harsh taken me by the neck,,_as a wraftler, as a Sergeant, or as viu`Ior in War. Ppa And L'rernebatfana ces Willi ¿obi- torts tanquam fuffeeaturur : allow coIlo premebat. Br.af,
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