ir l 348 Chap. t9: AnE.xpofstion upon the Booksof JOB. Verf: 22, Ianfwer ; By this biting and devouring the Apoftle meanes flandering, backbiting, and evillhfpeaking one of another. Words which have fuch a tendency in them, are devouring words, they devoure his good name who is concerned by them : Now faith the Apoitle, Take heed ye doe notdevoure one another by fharpe words, left that provoke you to cruel! aftions ; usually men tuft devoure one another by the tongue, and then by the hand ; detrafting words itirre up fuch ftrite and contention, fuch diftradions and divifions in families, neighbourhoods, and Churches; as prove an utter confurnption to them. Amon Lafily, We may referre this to.. the contempt and fcorne etï, :p;d which they powred upon him ; under the weight and fence of corpus moon which he had ,complained more then once before ; as if upon rsice%7bm creo- afrefh remembrance of it he had thus befpokenthem. my dukes me i in- friends, is it not enough that my body is worne and corrup- v ie babeatú?0 ted with painful! loares, unlefl-e you powre in the Vineger ásvtttam ;!r offharpe inveâives.and bitter fcoffes, to perplexe, and aftii6± team f rinaì,o. my troubled fpirit ? Are thefe the comforts which you have icFC, 7prepated for your friend ? Why. are ye not fatisfied with my J"P.m' Thus much of 7eb's fitpplication for pittie, and his depre. cationof their further perfecution ; in the next words he calls for audience and attention to what hehad yet to offer ;, o that my Words were written, cc.._ r j ï3-
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