3 1 o Chap.16,, An,.4x(zofition upon the Bookof J O 8,' Verf.I4_ and the thole heart faint, till from the foie of the foot, even unto the head, there is no foundnefs in them, but wounds and bruifes, and p'utrifying foares. As tete Vine- dreffer cats, and Vt in vinait cuts, prunes, and prunes the Vine,,..this day and the next day, labor labor:, becaufe one c,utting,or pruning will'nor ferve to make it fruit - curacura,rem. fuI : So the Lord prunes, and cuts, and pares, and breaks,and per addirur,& c breaks, not to defiroy his people, but to make them Casplea- Sana, font Vines) bring forth abundantly, either the fruits ofgod- ly forrow for their fins committed againft him, or the proofs and experiments of the graces*which they have received from him. This latter was Job's cafe, and the chief caufe why he was brokenvvitb breach upon breach. And no former had the Lord by his roaring Cannon, made breaches in him, fair, and affaultable, but he preafently takes his advantage as job (hews elegantly (purfuiúg the Allegory)in the lati claubeë He runs upon me as a Gyant. ESeeur fortis When a breach is made in the.wall, the befiegers run up to patens :dam affault and.florm the place. Job.keeps tothe Souldiers land gaterGiges £5 the Lord bath made breach upon breach ,`and now, Ile runsupon me as a Gyant. There are three things in this epreßïon, t. Firfl, The (peed which God made to allault him, He runs, Secondly, The ftrength that God puts forth 4,n affaulting him, he runs, not as a Child, not as a weak Loan, no nor as the ordinary fort of thong men, but as a Giant, or mighty man, whoexceeds other men as Goliab did David, both in flrength and flature. Thirdly, Running as as a Gyant, notes courage as well as firength. A Gyant runs fiercely and fearlefly. &uande aim:, David compares the Sun at his ruing, to a Bridegroom dtctrurautcur, coming out of his Chamber, and to a Giant, or )iron man rere,aut all., (it is the wordof this Text ) who rejoyceth to run a race,Pfal. guidagere;G- 19 Gyants are fwift, and Gyants are throng; Some men cut gas,ni are throe but not fwift of foot, but no man can be fwift of bil aliud demo- g tat,guam mag- foot,unlefs he be competently iirong, Gyants are both in ex- no animo &Y cefs:And therefore JoL, puts both together, He runs upon arse fireùae rem a. as a Gyant. And yet ( I conceive ) this running doth rather Bold. im oogre, d ply the fiercenefs of the Giant, then his fwiftnefs. Giants lP Y arc
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