Chap. 24. An Exp-fition upon the Book of J OB. Verf. 5. 5 r 7` his fpirits, his ltrengtb and time in it; we do many things which are not our worke, they are but by. works, or beíide our worke, we bcftow little ofour time and ftrength ir, fuch things: that which a man bellows his tine and (lrength upon,that whereat he labour, to (weal and weáríneffe of body, that's his worke; now the citric of wicked men runs out, and their ftrength is con(umed in finning, and though they are nor weary ofcommitting iniqui- ty, yet they weary themfelves (as the Prophet (peaks, Ter. 9i 5.) to commit iniq +ity, therefore t hat's their ago ke. Fourthly, Wicked men are skilfull to fin, they fin with a kind ofart, therefore that's their worke ; that which is a mans proper worke, he bath knowledge about it, and is dextrou - at; He do, b not bungle, bur makes Beane worke (as we fay) of that which is hie worke. A Mir,ifter (houid preach the Gofpel like a workman- that need, not be afh.amed (as the Apoftie !peaks.) The wicked fin like workmen, though the more they do fo, the more caufe they have to be afhamed. The Prophet (7er. 9. 5.) bewayling the extreame finfulneffeofthof times, faith, Theyhave taught their tongue! tofpeaklyes. As if they had í'eudied the art and language oflying,while they told or made grofs lyts,they would not naai.e them groffely,but with a kind offinenefs and neatnefs.As though what Godly man loth according to the mind of God, he cloth by grace, yet he ufeth a kind of artificialnefs in doing it ; and is: therefore exhorted to walke circumfpec`ilyor accurately ; that is,, toad all his duties with exadne(fe; fo, though what an ungodly man doth again(l the minde of God, he Both it by nature,or very naturally, yet he ufeth a kind ofartificialnefïe in doing it, and . therefore he is laid (Pfal, 5o. r9, zo.)Togive his mouth re evil!, andtoframe deceit with hid tongue, tofit (as an at till at his work) and fpeake again( his brother, arad fiander hie own mother, f rare;. Thus, they gooforth to their wort", Riling betime,fur a prey. Whence obferve. ,nickedman is very induf#riots-s-anddiligent in doing U., wart. To rife betimes, and to doe a thing diligently, are the fame in Scripture; to rife betimes is to rife fomewhat before theordinary timeofrifing; Now, when a man breaks his (leepe to go about his-
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