192. Chap. 19. An expofition upon the Book, of J o B. Veri.7, both together in our tranflation. (Hof7.14. ) though the Original!- words varie from that here ufed. 7hey havenot cryed to me with their hearts, when they howled upon their beds. Take this note from it. Strongaffl ifiions ufeally raifeírong affeEions isclerayer. As trouble and griefe rife, fo we rife in our fenceofthem,. and complaints about them. The Ap'Ale faith of Chrifc, (Heb.5.7. ) Thar in the dayes of his fle%h, that is, ofhis humilia- tion and weakneffe, while hewas fubjeft to the common ( fin. leffe) infirmities of our nature ; F or as the wordfleib is taken in Scripture for our naturali impuritie, and for our pure na- ture, fo for our naturall railties and infirmities Jefus Chrift never had flefh in the firft fence; he fill bath fiefh in the fecond ( Glorybath not abolifhed, but exalted the humane nature of Chrif) But in the third fence, he once had flefh, but now bath not, he fhooke off all our infirmities in the day that he arofe from the dead, and al-tended into heaven ; therefore ( faith the Apoftie ) in the dayes ofhisflefb, while he was continually bur- dened with temptations and atH:&ions ( In thofe dayes ) he ( Fred prayers andfupplications with f rang cryings and teares. Chrif was in a thong conflift ; the paines ofdeath tooke hold of him t And as his conflift was firong, foalto were his cryes. When 7a- cob wrefied with the Angel, he did not onelypray but cry ; He wept and madefupplication ( Hof. i z.4. ) Weeping is a loud cry ; though we fpeake not, every teare hath a voyce in it but ufually they who have the weepingcry, have the fpeakingcry too. And in proportion, whenGod, at any time, urgeth his people with greater and g-eater troubles, his people urge him with louder and louder cryes ; I cry aloud. emend there is no judgement. E! non e(ï gut jugicet. Vu!g. Voluti guidon "Phial in/fa- dio confrflenr vocifero; neJ tomen mown infliruitvr cliriw,m. O: ig. Some render it, and there is none tojudge. A learned Inter- preter tells us, that this isfpoken in allufion to the ancient ca- tionic of fencers, wralilers, or runners in a race, who in chofe exudes were wont to cryout, to cry aloud, to ftirre up them- felves mightily, and fhout, and then judgement was given, who had the better, or who had prevailed. According to this inter- pretation lob is conceived complaining thus; I have endured a great
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