148 Chap. 22. An Expofitiin up-n the Bookof JO B. Vert 16,, But more particularly , for the explication of thefe words, »hofefoundation was overflown with a flood. Wholefoundation. This word foundation taken in a proper fence, referres to a ma. 'teriall building.And the foundationofany building is the ftability Ea ()mob vue and ftrength ofit ; by f undation, in a metaphoricall fence, we are í1t13 velar to underftand all thofe things by which the Rare ofperlons or dareri l co e things is upheld ; and here whatfoever wicked men fupport and rant, in guibur beare up themfelves by,as a building is bornup by the foundation, ¡per prafi- is to be underftood as their foundation. So their power, their rich drum ponebant,es their councell their wi(dome their friends and confed :races Merc whatfoever, I fav is the fupport oftheir worldly State,that's their foundation. And thus it is here faid,their foundation was overflown. VVitha flood.. In twoofthe former Tnf!ances,to which the àllufion was made, their foundation was oyerflowne by a flood properly taken. Ifwe take it more generally for all wicked men, who at any time have bun overthrown, we may fay, that they-have all been overflown . by a flood metaphorically. For fo. Fírft The difpleafure of God, by what meanes or inftru- ment !Dever put forth is called a flood ; whether it be by fword, or by famine, or by ptftilence, it isa flood. ( Efa. 8.7. ) We react warre Comparedto a flood; Now therefore behold the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river,flrong andmany (what were thefe waters f ) Even the King ofAffyria, andall ham glory, the King ofe/?ffyriawith his Armyes, in which heglori- ed, or which hecounted his glory, were the waters of the ri_ ver, ftrong andmany) andhe¡ball come up over all her channel's, andgce up over all his bands (that is, theformer Limits ofhis Do- minion) And hefhallpafe thorny 7udah, ht!Ball overflow and gee over. There the Sword is Compared toa floòd, or to a migh- ty river, which beares downe all before it. The fame Prophet fpeakes again in the fame Language (Efa. 59. 19.) When the enemy !hall come in like afood, the Spirit ofthe Lord/hall left up a Standard againff him ; as ifit had beenPaid, The enemy!hall come rstfhing in likea mighty torrent, but theSpirit of god, like amore mighty.
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