lN 'u:;lll1 48 Chap. is. An Etepofrtioia upon the Book of J OB. Vert 12. fingers, frowardnefs is inhis heart, he devifith mifchiefcontinu- ally : Solomonputs a winking eye, and a froward mifchief-de- viling heart together : As if he had Paid, Awicked man (for of him he (peaks in the former Verfe) winks with the eye, as if he had Come higher rapture, whereas his mind islet upon mifchief, and curfuing the worfl of evils. Again, Prov. 1o, at). He that winketh with his eye caufeth forrow; but how doth a man'that winketh with the eye caufe forrow ? what depen- dence is there between thefe two, forrow, and winking, that the one thould caufe the other ? Thefe words, He that winkth withbis eye, are the defcription of,a deceaful man ; fuch a one &i omit O' may caufe forrowenough, both to himfelfand others. Solo - cHG,. fuo cum .man intends, not a fimple, but a fubtil fly winking with the fraud e. ; and fo the Syriack readeth it ; He who winketh with his deceitfully, caufetbforrow : Deceit makes thedeceived forrow- ful, and it will make the Deceiver forrowful ; he mutt either be forrowful to repentance, or feel the forrow of punifh- ment. Quidcolli. Fifthly, This winking with the eye, is conceived to be a cuantoculi, Metaphor taken from thole who fhoot with Guns or Bows ; tui, tun. P Meraphara a Gunners and Archers wink when they fhott, that they may jaculatoribus takeaim the better : The contrading of the fight,firengthens fumpo.1d. it. So here, What doff thouwinkat ? that is, what doll that aim at ? The eye of a mans mind aims at fume mark in me- ditation, and hence it is ufual for a man in vehement medita. tion, to wink with his eye. As if Eliphaz had faid, Cutely thou haft force great align, fame grand plot in thy brain, thou pretendefl toTome deep wifdom, or unheard of policies; thouhaft let up force fair mark before thy fancy, and thou wilt be lure to hit it ? what is it that thou aimefl at ? We t; find the phrafe ufed in this fenfe, Prov. 16. 3o. He/buttetb bis.eye to devife froward things, moving bis lips be bringeth evil topat}, he fhutteth his eyes,as if he would make his thoughts moreHeady and fixt,to hit or reach that froward device which he is calling about how he may effe&. And as a wickedman (hutshis eyesto devife froward, that is, finful things, fo a good man (huts his eyes (left variety of objeF s fhould divert Etguafhnag. or call off his mind) when he is deviling and íludying what nacogitsnsat- is bell both for himfelf and others. The rendring of the Vul- tonitw babes gar Latin, though it be far from the letter of the Original, ocular. Vuig. and
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