Chap. 24. An Expyftion Upon the Book of J013. Verf. 2. 495 heart to (mite thee with forrowfor fmitinga faithful! Cubje&of thine todeath by thy Authority,that now thou canft delight thy' felfe ineating up the vineyardofthe dead mnan,Sonsetimesa god- ly man finsby inordinate desires after the creature, but 'ris very rare, that his ftomacke cloth not turne before be comes to Bate his finne, 2Daviel (2Sam. 23. 5.) had a longing define to the waters ofBethlem, andupon the making knowne of his delire, three mighty men broke through the hoaft of the Philiflims,and fetched him the water; bat (ver. 16. ) when the water was brought him his ftomacke turned, he would not drink becaufe it was gotten by the hazzard of three mens Iives,For though David didnot fpeake thofe words; O that one mouldgiveme drinkcfthe waterof the well ofBethlem,with an intent to put any of his Soul- diersupon that dangerous enterprife in fetching it for him ; yet that hemight declare how far he was from indulging himfelfe in fuch inordinatedeliires, to engage any mans life for the pleating' ofhis appctite,or fatisfyingofhis prelent(though probablya ve- ry urgent)chirft,thereforehewould not drink it,but powrd it out unto the Lord;faying, Farrebe it fromme 0 Lord,that I /b:uld do this, is not this the blood ofthe men that went injeopardy cf their lives?Thusit is with tender confciences, who though they fome- times fpeake and doe ra(bly and finfully,yet before they come to sate theirfinne, that is, what theyhave finfully delired or attai- ned, they repent and cannot makeeither meate or drinke ofit. Ungodlymen can drinke blood, not onely that which (as in Da- vids cafe) others have goteen for them with the danger oftheir lives,but even that which themfelves have gottenwith the unjuft fpoyle, (fometimes) ofother mens lives,but often of their lively hoods. They violently take awayflocks, andfeede thereof, Againe, I (hall touch a little upon the fecond reading; They. violently take awayfîicki, andfeed them; that is, they doe not onely drive other mens flocks away, but keep them openly in Vix vet 'L- their paftures, and feedethem ; fo Mr Broughton, They rob away.!"l Q Jr herds, andfeedthem. TheOriginal] word in the Hebrew, as all() of a:i nx.? r the Latine is feldome ufed to liignifie mans feeding upondead dens r, tranrxr fle(h, but often to lignifie mans feeding of living flèfit cnr cattell. d ï pe Fro, AShepheard'is bid to feed his ftocke. Thus fi, ft they play theP4ftnic in/far,, theeves, violently taking away their neighb;,urs flh cks,next they PPine'e'e. Lyme Shepheards and Gratîers:and feed them openly. d This,
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