Chap. 20. 4,1Expofition upon the Bookof J O B. Vert. 24. 567 (ìrike him thorow,cut himoff, or quite deftroy him. efl bow of fteele is the flrongeft bow. David, to (hew the extraordinary ftrength which he expe ted to receive fromGod, faith, A'b'ow offteele(hall be broken by mine armes (Pfal. 18. 34.) To draw a bow offteele, fhewes ftrength, and to break it (hews more ftrength. A bow of fteele gives a deadly blow, and finites home. Againe, This word, which we tranflate, to flrike thorow, Bin pertrarr others render, to change. The bow offleele¡hall change him, that Ire spenranfi is; kill him ; death is our great change. Further, The word is bbit ti rendred tomire by. The arrow often mifleth the marke, Tome- 7,.r god á na time it glides by the marke, or doth but graze upon it. Taking [aglow alb. ar- this Tranflation the fence of the wholeverfe rifeth thus; Sup- ms fereis, fed pofe the wicked man f ,e,andmake his efcapefrom the ironweapon; dim ar unf exit fuppofe alfo that the fteelebow be difchargedat him,and the arrow "in and áàeo paf eby,and not hit him;fuppofe,tbathe efcape thefir/Iweapon,and ámvunis eru, thefecond,yet (fayth he in thenext words) The glittering[word Bold, ¡hall come cut ofhis gall ;-another weapon is ready to doe it, According to this expofition thefe two verles are conneaed as they conned the two parts of this verfe, who give it (as was lately touched) thus ; Ifhe flee from the iron weapon, the bow offteeele¡hali firilq bim thorow. Now the fuppofit ion is carrieti one ftep further. If hefleefrom the iron weapon, and the bow of fteele miffe him, or glance awayJet the glittering fword (hall come out ofhis gall. But rather take it according toour reading ; He ¡ha/fleefrom the iron weapon,and thebow offteele ¡hallftrike him thorow. Hereare many termes, and varietie of warlike inftru- ments ; The Text being (as it were) the Inventory ofa little Magazine, or Armorie ofweapons. Whence obferve ; god bath inftruments ofallfortsat command, withwhich to puni¡h wicked men. We have here the Iron weapon, and the bow, here is fword, and fire. God cannot want meanes to rake revenge upon thofe who rebell.againft him. As the Lord hath various inftruments of mercy for the prot-ction and defence of his caufe andpeo- p'e(Cant.4.)In theTower of David there hang a thoe farad /hielas That is, shields enow God hath many and manifold inftru- mentt,
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