49.4 Chap. 2o. An Expofition upon the &ookof j o a. Veri litude are fomtwhat obíbure, and darks, yet the fenlè and mean- ing ofit is plaine and eafie : in which we may take notice in ge- nerall, that a wicked man is compared to a glutton, eating gree- dily and vomiting filthily. More diftinftly. Firft, That fin is compared tomeate. Secondly, TESat the adings of fin are compared to the eat- ing,chewing, and digeftingofmeate, Thirdly, Thedelight thatgoeth with fin, is compared to the fweetneffe, and well taftedneffe ofmeate. Fourthly, Continuance in fin, to the holding of meate un- der the tongue, and keeping it in the mouth. Fiftly, The punifhment offin is compared to poyfon min- gledwith meate, or to poyfonous meate. Sixthly, The effetswhich follow this punifhment are coma pared to torments vexing the bowelIs, and to vomiting. Seventhly, The iffue of all is compared to death ; He fba ? fuckthepollen of A.tfies : TheVipers tongue fhallflay him. Though wicks.dnef e beBeet in his mouth. The wordwhich we conflate wickedneffe, fignifies any kinde fin, yet fame reftraine it here to that particular finne of the mouth, or tongue, evill- fpeaking, oathes, and blafphemy; there are fweet and pleafant to prophane mouthes, as the praife ofGod is to the mouthes of the righteous. There is a fecond reftri&ionofthis wickedneffe, ( which is more proper,) to the finnes ofoppreffion and fraudulent gaine ( Gen. 6, 5.) GodJaw the wickedneffe ofman that it wasgreat in theearth ; But what was the fpeciall wickedneffeof that age? Theholy Story tels us it was anage ofviolence, there were mighty men, who were mighty oppreffors ofinen: Theyare called, men of renowne at the 4th verle, whofe chiefe was Nimrod, Amighty Hunter before the Lord. Wemay take wickedneffe in the Text both wayes ; firer, in the generali ; fecondly, in particular ; for the fin ofvio- lence, and wrongful( obtaining the things ofthis life, which is fpecified at the i5th verfe ; He bath fwallowed downe riches. Though wickedneffe befweet in his mouth. Sweetneffe is the futeablenéffe of the humour which is in meate anddrinke, to the falival humour in the mouth or pa. late
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