520 Chap.i 6. An Expofitian upon the Book, of . J B. Vercr6 Pelf to a low condition, and to be, not only as manwho is duff in his nature,&mud return to dull, but as becomes that man whole power and honour, whofe excellency and greatnefs is laid in the duff t David imprecates, Pfal.7,.5, %f 1 have done this, if( as tome charge and fufpeF,} me.) there be iniquity in myhands,&c. Let the enemy perfecutemyfoul, and take it ; yea, let him treadmy life down to the earth, and lay mine honour in the duff- : that is,Let him totally ruine me, or lay me as low, as low can be. The Church is thus excited to rife from her Captivity, Ida, 52. 1,3. Awake,and¡bake thyfelffrom theduff, arife, andfit down, O jerufalem : loofe thyfelffromthe bandsof thy neck, 0 captive daughter of Zion. To lie in Captivity, is to lye in the duff; and as to shake off the duff is to return from Captivity, fo todefile thehorn in the duff is to lay afide our dignity. fob gives yet a further .Defcription of his felfHumiliatit on. Vert. 16. Myfaceisfoul withweeping, andon my eye lids is the Ihadowof death. As Jobput on his mourning Garments, fo he was indeed a mourner, he wept and he wept plentifully : much eye-water doth not cleanfe, but foul the face, Myface isfoul witb weep_ FadesElea in; ing ; yr my face is fwoln, and my cheeks blubbered with rumuit o fleru, weeping, faith the Latine Tranflator. vulg, Note here threeforts oftears fpoken ofinfcripture. Firft, There are tears of worldly forrow. Secondly, Tears ofgodly forrow. Thirdly, Tears ofHypocrifie. The lafl fort is applyable to both the former; it refpeíi:s fometimes worldly forrow, and fometimes godly farrow ; for bothmay be feyned:; Such were thofe tears, Je- i.: when IJhmael had killed6edaliab, the Text, faith, Ifhmael went'ta Mizpeb, andmet the mete, weepingall alongasbe went ; as ifhe had beengreatly troubled for the afflictions Land;' but they were Crokadiles team. Ifhmael wept only till he had gotten tholemen as a prey ) in hispower, and then he' de- firoyed them. Ifhmael was a State- hypocrite,and feemedfull ofcompafToa , that hemight get an ppportunity to vent his malice. There
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