Chap. 23. !in Expojition upon the Book. of JOB. Veri. IB. But how much, orat what rate did he efteeme them ? it fol lows in the next words. (Afore thenm' xeceffary food. A f MCA There is yet fome variety obferveable in the reading of thefe abfeondielogaít latter words. Some give it thus; Ihave efleemedor hidshe wordof °F 0"1° hr's month, according to myformer manner, or as I was wont to doe : nrt Fx/faruto area As ifhe had laid ; what I now profeffe is no new thing with me, vet more men, I have not taken up this eftimaacion of the word now on the fud- ut ab ineurtte a7 daine, upon my fick bed,I have done fo long before now, and fo tateaffuevi præ- I doe hill. As it was laid of?imothy,thatfrom a child he bad lear- deter odioe¿a eá nod the Scripture. i. e. plena ele- Again, Taking the fame reading, the fence may k given thus; 'lione (, deli; Vpot; eletlion anddeliberation, I effseme the wordof his mouth ; As beraiionefixa if he had faid,l doe not 'flow the word cfGodfor netbing,or ete not P "die' non ex; having con tdered it, andjudged o the excellency ofit but upon long tQ7n t m et g f + 1$ f y f p $ levittrdivinam debate, confieltation, and tryad, Ihave pitchmy elettion upon it. legem cuftodire Further, Some in thefe words conceive 7,6 alluding to thofe aped fe decre. things which men doe out of long cuftome or according to V ent. Aden- their ancientcourfe of life, As ifhe had Paid ; There is nothing Ones bomj,,as fiu more .fixed and felled either in my heart, or in my pra6tife, then con¡xetas qu the Lawof God Obedience to it is now become to me as ano dre snore facit ther nature.l flight in comparifonof that all humaneLaws and referent; ut an- Confticutions; as alto my owne molt praáifed formes and cu- leeekdmini at ¡tomes. nema reconde e We render,/ have efieemed the word' ofhie mouth more then my to ei Operas neceffary food. The Original word fignifies a flatate, or a law, daceq foli. and fo any thing which is eltablifhedor appointed fur our nfe,as to co»uarn punra a law, or flame is. And b°eaufe our food, our nect ffary food,is fbteae nr . that which iscut out or appointed to us, either by God or man, lift proprie therefore thisword isapplyed to figoifie daily bread or neceffa- hatutum et de- ry food. Banquets, and great feats, are without all m: afore,and Ostrom:onar, bounds, they know no law, but are usually full ofexceffe,both as dcrt`ejamám towhat is prepared,and to what is confumed,'tis feldome that ei. bi rationem. :her providers or eaters keep the rule in featting.But a due necef- kutrgn dadt,i fary food, which is for the maintaining ofour lives, and the re- from ( vtram newing ofour arengthoto goon in our callings,this food hach a endm f note bound, and weeate (as it were) by tneafure, or by ftatute, fàrñem ; thereforewe tranflateneceffaryfood, others appointedfood, or a "PPeaatar. G g g puriien mere. 409
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