4 Chxp. 23. AnExpofttion upon the Book el JOB. Verf. 16 Thirdly, Much Iefe are we to urderfiattd by a loft heart, a fearefull or a Cowardly heart ; that's a loft heart indeed, but in a bad fence. We have it fo expreffed (Thor. 20. 3.) Heare ô I,- rael, you ap?roach this day Unto Battedagainff yocrr Enemies, let notycatr hearts be f.tir.t, &c. The Hebrew is, lit nst jour beárt., be lift or tender : a fofc heart is not for a fword, rvar for a bacrell, How fball they Rand in dangers, who are fallen below them ? A penitent heart,and a patient heart are proper indargerousun- dertakings,but a cowardly heart is the greaceft difadras.,tag in the world.; therefore the Lord commanded this to be prodaime,i to his people, Let not ur hearts be tender when yegoeforth egainf1 your Enemies, or as it is expref afterward, Fear not,neitker :rem ble, neither be ye terriAd becaufe ofthe»,. 74 had not filch a loft heart, he was no coward when he complained before,rh.et ths ter- roars ofthe Almightydid encampagain(`: inn as a drearttsíl4qmj nor while hefaid here, Clad bath mademy kart f,;`'t. Fourthly, A loft heart, is ancffemi-:ate, dellcae', wanton heart. There are too many who have inch lift heartf. Mon that are fit fornothing but what is worfe then nrrhing, to wallow in the finfull delicacies and delights ofthis preferir world. The Apo., paéttxoá. fleufeth a word (t Csr. 6. 9.) which expreff..th this fully. We .61/4m render it e framinate, but both the Greek and the Latine is fcft; that is, p rfons wantonly and vainely given. And Infoee applyes the very word of febs text to this kind offofenefs (`I)eu.t.2£; 56.) The tender (or loft)and delicate woman, that would not adventure tolet the foleof her foot upon thegronndfor delicatrneffe and tender- Liquefecit of- nes, (or (oftnes) her eye /ball be evill towards, &c. This is not only fllicilibm5 & a tinfu!l foftnefl'e of heart, but the worft offinfull foftnefTes. 7obp "'nTfi`' heart was far from this fofcnefTe. As he was at that time a manof here. Hac:rolritud) forrows, fo he had not been at any time a man ofpleafure. But if jterfieet alti- 7,6; Cott heart were none of thefe, what was it then rr:tretn vole' f conceive the loft heart proper to this place is, a heart reeake- me ie7 °rér é nod and laid low through theburden ofoffhtlion. A heart fo worn cedit drvina out and fpent that it can hardly bear any more, God had foftncd rriaje¡tari6,-ro and even conformed his heart with forrow and affiidion. As he refari,cnn is abhorred a hardnes ofheart to refi ft the band of God, fo nowhe ladle recrpt feared that his heart was not hard enough co Beare it with that tçózkatiznem et snetrrr,t Terns: chearefulnc fl'e and conftancyofcourage which he defìred. Hard arapimainis, things are firm, compa&, and knit together ; thofe that are loft, arc
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