266 Chap. 19 An 1=xpolition upon the Book, of JOB. Verf 17. have witbfiood, and how many biddings we have difobeyed. Let usbe exact in duty to God, and walke to all wellpleating, feeingwe expert exact neffe in duty from man, and to be pleated in all things. lob proceedeth to defcribe bis affliction in a neerer relation. By how much any relation is neerer to us in which our afi`bi_ on lyes, by fo much Both that affliction come neerer to us. Afflidion from a fervant pincheth much, but aftiiRion from a wife pincheth.much more. Verf. 17. My breath isftrange tomy wife, theoo entreated for the childrensfake of myowne bodie. We found that fob's wives breath was ftrange to him, (Chap. 2.9) when fhe bid him curfe God and die, now his breath is ftrange to her. 'Twas finne which made her breath orangetohim ; but forrowmadehis breath firange to her. My breathwad Eirange to my wife. There are foure interpretations ofthere words.. Firft, Some by the word ( ruach, which we render breath ) underhand the minde, or underftanding, and becaufe the word . which we tranflatePange, fìgnifies alto to be diftraEted, to be as a madman whobath loft the of his reafon ; from both the ,kaaii uxor J fence Is made up. thus , Iwas as a diftrattedman in theaccompt of b Cal)fro d`` my wife, my wife lookes on me as if I were out of my wits, menuhaó uerit,_ and founfit for her converfeor fociety. The underffanding of a madman is a [hanger to himfelfe, and we love not to be neere thofe who are mad. Secondly, Others tranfláte, not breath, but life, becaufe life is continued bybreathing, Life is the unionof foule and body, while breath continues, life continues, and the departing of our breath is the departure of life. According to this fence of the word, the Text is thus tranflated ; Oily life is Prange tomy, wife, that is, I being /icke andfull offores, my wife is weary of my life, and would be glad to fee me in my grave; )o6 was as a mart free among the dead, and thefe conceive his wife was willing tobe freed from him bydeath. Thirdly, Others by hi's breath underhand that which mo- wed'upon his breath, his words, or voyce, his fpeech, orcom- plaint,
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