chap. 24. An Expofition upon the Book of JOB. Veri. 3 997 vengeance, that they can neither feed nor feed upon their folne flockes, but even before the meate is in their mouches the wrath ofGod and 'Janice of man falls upon them& will not fufftr them to roll what they have got in this kindeofcruel hunting, yet others roil and care to the full, though indeed, they doe but fac ehemfelves againft a day of flaughttr.which though it come flow- ly will furely come. 70b Hill proceeds in defcribing their other alts ofviolence. Verf. 3. Theydrive away the Affe of the fatherlef they take the widdows Oxefor apledge. There k fomewhat con iderable in thefe words, though they are buta continued defcription of the fame thing under variety of inflames. Theydrive away the e-Affe of thefatherlefr. Here is more violence flit!. Some conceive the fingular is here put for the plural! ; The Affe for thé Aires of the father/4e; that Abigetu is pra is, all the Ailles that he had,chey left not one, but (wept all away. ',;,,et But ifwe take the word ftrietly for one tingle Affe,then it aggra- cuis vet ex as. vates the fin,Theydrive away the Aft of thefatberlefr:1- houghhe mentie bath but one,they drive that away; this hirhtensthe opprefllon, hit,d; abig.noe as (z Sam. ta. 3.) in the parable which 21 ahan put ro `David OTte nrn .stem e.x"rerá to convince him ofhis liane He tells him of a rich man that had LfiPia, c exceeding many flocks andherds, but the poor man bad nothingfave toot e,lf arxd. one littleEwe-Lamb,which he bad bought, andnourifhod oop,and it JaTijonfid or grew up'tcgether with vim, and wife his children, it did rate ofhie Abigtam c)i- owne meat, anddranke of his ovine cup, and lay in his 6oforne, and erect' was unto him as a daughter : Now, when the traveller came to the rich man, bejpared to take ofhie own fi cke, and ofhie own herd to dreffefor the way.fairing man, but Locke thepoor mans lamb, &c. So here, theydrive away the e.4freof the fatherlcffe; though he bath but one, they drive that away. Further, when he faith, They drive away the Affe, there are two things cor,fiderable in it. Firft, the Affe is a ufefull and fer- viceable beat for the bearing ofburthens. Secondly, the Affe is a meare creature, a beafl; ofnogreat value, though of Tome ufe. They drive away thever}' Affe, and that the Aire of the f Fatbrr.
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