Chap. 19. as expefatîon upon the Book of Jos. Verf. i 2. 225 of man is kindled, O, ifhe could get an Armie,he would doe won- ders. The Lord can leviean Armie with a word (peaking, he can have troopes, if he doe but found his Trumpet , and beat his Drumme ; if he doe but holdout his will, and fay it is his plea- lure, they are prefently at his call. How tonne did the Lord raife Armies againft Tharoah, ofOyes, and lice, arid hat. le ? &c How quickly did the Chaldeans, and the Sabeans, breake in upon lob ? how footle did an unkinde wife, fcabbs and fores, and what not, that was grievous to a poore man, either within or withour,come in troopes' againft him at the Lords appointment. His troopes come together. Thus they are met and mustered, now they are up- on their march. They raife up their way againft me. That is, (as fome interpret it) they make themfelves a large ??, parare and plaine way to come againft me; and fo iris an allulon unto viam /r Pod etur mac. Armies, who whenthey are marching, fend Pioneirs before them, tíubá ffernere to open narrowwayes, to level'thofe that are uneven, and throw q ad aqua'ira- downe their bankes, the ordinary roade is not fit to march in, tent ducere. Armies muff have roome , therefore they raife up or prepare their way. This word is ufed, (Ifa. 57. r q. ) to prepare, and fit a way , a way which beforewas way- leffe, and inacceffìble ; Callyou up, catyou up, prepare the way. TheBaptift in a fpirituall signifrcat fore fenfe fulfilled that Prophecy, he prepared the way of the Lord, ut Apofïoliman- by him the valleyes wereexalted, andevery mountaine andhill was firent, gentibxs made low, the crooked he madefgraisht, and the rough places plaine. ei m viamf [ 'Tis the worke of the Minifters of the Gofpel to take out all the aditum dfidem Rumbling blocks and rubs that lie in the wayof converfion., and evangel=i, no hinder foules from turning to the Lord. The troopes in the hireant au de- Text did not raife up a way for ?ob, but for themfelves, or a- t-rreantur di - culraribm. gainft him. Fecertint vian They raife up their way againft me. That is, they prepare a way Ape, tre vulg. to come upon me, or againft me. The Hebrew word fignifies ex "Tyne t o , f upon,as well as againft ; they make their way upon me, they goe POT n¡urpve. over me, and trample me under their feete, they make me their t viatntriram way. The Prophet fpeakes this language (Ifa. g i s 23. ) imply- reddiderunt fu- ing the extrearneinfultation of the adverfary aftli.&ingthe pco- per me, ur fin ple of God ; I willput it into the hand of them that afflift thee Wit velar via ( meaning the dregsof thecup ofhisfurie,) whichhavelaid to thy inut,ii -G g foule, trito. tderc.
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