396 Chap.i6. An Lxpoftiénupon theBookof J O B. Verf.22; tearer to Chrift, that he would plead for him? Why all this? %rerC 22. When afewyears are come, then/hall/go the way whence Ifhall not return. As if he had Paid, For as much as Imuff die fhortly, Ideftre L'eum tizilom to have this difference taken up before I die, I cannot live long in 1amj:m in this World, and I wouldnot go out of the World, under fuch a prafenria du' cloud as is now upon me : Is it not time for me to hallen my. ceptationem in caufe to an end when mineend hallens ? and to get my buli, f recipere quia nefs determined before my years are ? ad morrem prapero. Jun. When a fewyears are come. Anni numeri Bab. i.e. qui The Hebrew is, years of number, that is, Tears which mayea. numerati fiu,t fly be numbred, Ifa.lo.t9. The trees that 'remainfhall be fern' adeo et brevif that a Childmay write them, they (hall be trees of number, that Jiimaperiodo is a (mall number and Gen. 34.29. acob faith, We arebut few, ' 9 r the Hebrew is, We are men of number, we may loon be told, a Child may tell us, and yet you provoke City and Country a- gainft us. We very well translate according to the Hebraifme, years ofnumber, a fewyears, When afewyears are come, !fhall go the way whence Ifhall not return. What way is that (which hath , Veftigia nulla retorfum) where all Reps are forwards, and nonebackward; - this is fuch a wayas we meet not with inall our earthly travels, yet every man on earth is travelling towards fuch a way : travel which way you will, you have as many Reps backwards as forwards, men coming, and going; but (faith Job) I fball go the way I ¡hall not return. What way is this ? This is the way ofall Bella, Jofbua 23, a r Kings 2.2. This is the way to the grave, that way bath no ileps backwards. But are there none return from the grave ? It is true, fume have rifen; there have bin Tome firer fruits of asefurreáion; but they who have come from the grave are fo flew, that their foot.fleps are worn out by thole many & many thoufands ofthoufands who have gone to the grave. What multitudeshave gone the way to the grave, and are not retur ned?
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