Chap. 21, o/In é'xpofition upon theTookaf j o L. Verf. 3. 625 ofan ironicall concefl on ; as if he had Paid ; Let me(peak out., Deirde non ri- and then mockif you can. I doubt not but I;liall take you of ff em dchitirme.Sep. mocking, or Ibelieve you will have little minde to mock by that 01i remoner k 7, meor gwi(rerir time Ihavedonewithyou.Hence the Septuagint render by a u:- ;, e. uj(abill.r a redNegative Let me(peak, andwhen Ihave fpokenyouwill not Indibrijr rjq ir- mock me. And One of the Greek interpreters gives it in this rillione. ,Sy,m: Affirmative, when I have done my [peech you will be quiet.' alai{ make you as quiet as Lambes, you will give over mocking, by that time I give over (peaking. Hence obferve; When truth is put home, it will put thewittier befrdes their jeffing, and the proudeff befides their[corning. Truth is flrong and will prevaile. The wit ofman is no match for the word ofGod. Some have come purpofely to mock at a Sermon, whobefore they have goneaway have had little minde to mock ; they who have come. to laugh at the Preacher, or his doftrine, have found it no laughingmatter; they havebeen tent weeping and crying home. They who have come to catch atthe word, rather then to heare it, the word heard hath caught them : the word hath arrefted and laidhold upon them with irrefiftible, unanfwerab{e convictions, and fo (which proves the nobleft freedom ) they & their wits have bin led captive to the obedience ofChrift. Aufin,fome where,con- feffeth ofhimfelfe, that hecame toheare Ambroje(a man ofan excellent fpirit) rather to pick quarrel's, then to receive ín- flrue:lion, but before he went away his heart was toucht and then he had little leifure and leffe delire to play thecritick with what was fpoken. The word of God fubdues the foule, it makes a man ftoop, and take in his flag, it makes the fcorner ferious,and the lofty lowly. They who were moil quarrelfome, have not a word more to fayagtiníi the word, much leffe to (come it. Lafily, Thefe words, After Ihave/poker, meckon, may very well beare the fence ofa dreadful( threatning. Hence obferve ; The grease(! threatningevill againff finners,ie:to bid themfin, or goe on in doing evill. There are many terrible threatnings,, in the word ofGod Lill agairft
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