596 a.. Chap, 2o. r/In E'xpofition upon the lEtvokof J o a. Verf. 29. What mountaines.cioth he-meane? not naturali, but hetapho- ricáll mounntaines ; the mountainesofhumane flrength, riches and greatnefs.: thefe,forne pyleup as fo many mountaines,to fe. cure themfelves by,; they call riches their mountaine and worldly power their mountaine. ( Holy `David looked upon his power and riches as a mountaine, Pfal.3 o. 7. Lordin thy fa- vour thou haft mademy mountaine to flaw! flrong) But if the Lord rent the heavens, and come down in a dayof wrath, thefe rtaountaines flow away ; andwhat was fuppofed as fledfaft as a rocke, proves asunílable as water. Zophar in the Taft verfeof this Chapter, winds up all ina rhe- toricall acclamation; Verf. 29. This is the portionof awicked man fromGod, and the heritage appointed him by god. As ifhe had Paid, Reviewwhat I have fpoken, . confider my. wordsagaine I cannot abateyou one fyllable; this, and all this that I have faid is true, I will not recall a tittleofit; This is the portion ofa wickedman from god, and the heritage appointed him. by god. Both parts of this verfe carry the fame mind and mean This is the portion ofa wickedmanfromGod. The word which we renderportion, fignifiesfieeetneffe, asal fo flattery, becaufe many are delighted with flattery ; flattering words are Tweet, words. So 'cis rendred Chap. 17.5. Some ta- king that fenceofthe Original!,conceive Zophar fpeaking iro- nically, or in a kindoffcbrne to ?ob. As if he had faid ; Thou haft expeledgoodfrom god, or that hefhouldfpealz kindly to thee; thouhaft waited WhenTweet fugeredwords fhould dropfrom heaven into thine eare : here are the flatteries, thefe the foothings which god will give thee ; remember What I have at large difcourfed that's thy. portion ;Thyglory fhallbe made ac dung ; thy Children (hall beg ;she enemy hall devoure thy fubftance; thefink bow, Poo, para.) and thefwordhall ft thee thorow ; wrath(hall raine upon thee vial; a con- when thouart eating ; Thefe are thedelicates preparedfor thee, z,ivjs,ubicuiq; :bete thepleafant morfels thouare like to have. We render, This fit ponia etiam is-thy portion, or thypart. And fo it is an allufion to the manner. tai.x>debatnr. of,f ailing and banqueting where the mate is divided into fa- 'y,.'., yen%
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