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Chap. 19. An Expoftion upon the Book of J Verf i s r are verily efirangedfromme. The word lignifies, fuch an effrangernertt, or alienation of 'VT fpirit, as arifeth from naafeoufneffe, or the offence which the F'". ífomacke takes at fuch meates as are improper to it. As if he '' ` or elf had Paid, My acquaintance loath me, theirftomackes turne at me, aliquNwNfea,;; they are ready to vomit at thefight or thought ofme, and ofmyafii- baba. fled condition. In which fence, the word is ufed (E ak, Ike, 5. ) Where the Lord complaines of the backfliding of his ancient people to Idolatry ; They are all eftranged from me thorny their Idells ; As if the Lord had Paid ; My people whom 1have lovedbe- gin to loath me, l am out of date with them, andmywayes are out of requef with themfinee they have found new gods,ár new wayes of worfhipping God. Old acquaintance are often laid by when we finde new. And ( which was lob's cafe ) when old friends fall into alow condicion,fome will loath them,or eftrange themfelv.s from them, though theyhave no new. My acquaintance are Verily eßranged. - The word verily, hath an emphafis in it, and'notes rfòt onely the truth ofthe thing, or that it was fo, but alto the degree of the thing, thatit was very much fo. As if he had faid; They are VII altogether eflran ed,. or, there to nothing in thembut efirangement and unfriendlineffe. We have the like ufe of theword,though to another end (Pfal. 23. 6. ) Surely goodneffe e andmereÿ, ( or, onely M IU `pt goodnef eandmercy, pure goodnef;<e and mercy ) fullfollow me all Taurum b r urr the da eso my li eThat is,I fhall have oodneffe and mercy with- bonum rrerarm .Y f y f, g y ruRius moll out any mixture offarrow and trouble ; fo here, Theyare forey míxru a adnt- or verily efirangedfrom me; That is, they are ifrange as ffrange tera.uw. can be ; there is not the leap mixture of love, not the leaif ap- pearance ofgood will tome among them all. Verf. 14. Mykinsfolke faile. Before he fpake of his brethren and acquaintance, now of his kindred. All our brethrenare our kindred, but all our kin= Bred are not brethren.. The originali word lignifies one that zs neere, and in the verbe, to draw neere ; fo 'tis ufed ( Pfal. 73. 28.) It is good for me tbdraw neere to God ; We draw neere to Godin any aft ofworf lip, or in the exercife of any Grace, efpecially in the exercife offaith, even as we are 'Aid in, Scrip- I i ture,

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