50+ Chap. 24. An Expofïtionupon rbeBool{ cf j0 S. Vecf.4. fuch a man live ? and 'cis anfwered, he lives in a very good way, he bath fuch a way of living, fuch a trade, cailirg, or proftfffon; Via pauperum that's his way. Thus, to turne the needy out of the way, is toput e eft f,rulu"bi them betides the way ofgetting their bread, & maintaining their neCffa "a pa. families with neceffaryes for this life. In a figurative fence,every ape- mans profeffion and calling is hisway,and he that molds him in Víárnpat+pe- p rum fubverút it, turnes him out of his way. As fuppofe a min live in the Cour- ryrannws , cunt try, where he keepes a farme,ifhis cattle be taken away,he is tur- it!adetrakitfine ned out ofhis way, he can live no longer in that way. He that va;ter pauper, takes away what is inftrumentall to aman in his calling, puts him xerceri non out ofhis way ; And he that difturbs a man in the worke of his pitft. calling,turns him out ofhis way. Our ordinary work is our way, (Pfal. i. a.) Blefred is the man that bath r,ótflood in the wa7of firmer', that is, who hash not taken the courte which (as fuch ) fanners take.Now as a Godly man turnes out of, or will not Dard in the way offanners; foopprefïng fanners turnemany that are needy andGodly out of the way of their lawful callings,andwill not fuller them to ftand orabidein them. Secondly, We may underftand this way properly for the way or roade whereinmen walke or travaile upon their occafions,and then thefe words ; They turne the needy eat of the way, may be expounded, as an argument of the extreame prideof thefe rods, or finnisof violence. They caufed the needy to turne afide` out of the way to give them place;or they made the prat r to keep out oftheir fightfcr feare of them, left as they had already (poi- led themof their Oates, fo they fhould allo abufe their perlons, I!!ir gral anti. and make them !laves. Thus they turned the poor out of the bur, nutlis ne way hat is, they durft not come in fight for feare ; this fuites tenor: quide-tt well with the last claufe of the verfe. Jovri>, viatcrí- ET1tNt1fff7J7e Thepoor of the earth hide themfelves together. a..es utde;laíe- re a via publica The word reedy, in the former part of the verle (as was toucht ettarebrAl qua- before) gantur, Bez 1:gnifaes one full of delires; here the word which we rere render pore, is bble ' m y eek, loam , not onely one P ore, notes one that um low in (date, but lowly in miede, not onely him that is pore iin purfe,but roorin fpirit ;. fo 'tis tray Elated, (Ztpb. 2. 3.) Steke ye the Lord, 7e nuke of the earth, even theft pool' of the earth guide Ins,;fibre' fe, rhtmfelves together ; wicked proudmir mike the poor Peekcor- cerunt.Authot nets; the poor have often had experierce of their cruelty, rad Car.
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