Chap. 24. An Expofrion upon the Book of J O_B. Vert 8. 527 make muchofit, theyare glad of it, for fo we are of thole things which we embrace ; inft.ad of(oft warme beds, they were glad of cold hard ftones to fecure and fhelcer them from the raine. ,Againe, They embrace the rock; that is, they goe into the holes and clefts of the rock,they hadhoufes(poilïbly) Pallares before, but now they are forced to dwell in the holes of the rock. In as ranch as 7eb faith, they did not onelygoe to the rock for fhelter,and make à fhift with it, but embrace and hug it, as being joyfull they had it. Note. Great affi'.ilfions make ['mad comforts very welcome to tae, He that is turned out naked and bath no cloaths to cover him; would be glad to have a thatcht houfe,or the meareft Cottageto hide himfclfe in ; he that bath no houfe is glad if he can have but the hole ofa rock. (Lam. 4. 5.) They who were brought up infcarlet embrace dunghills ; he doch not fay, they are throwne upon dunghills,but they embrace thern,they that were bred up in fcarlet, are now glad ofa dunghill to (crape in, there to finde a mouldy croft to eace, there to pickup an old dirty rag to cover theirnakedneffe with, or old (hoes to put upon theirfeete. So it was it the great famine and defolationof rufalena.And fo it was during the lare war;-es in Germany, and the later in Ireland.Some bave fought and contended for a peece ofCarrion, for a peece of a dead Horfe, nay for a peece ofa dead man ; that which ftuock above ground,rhey contended for,and having wonne it,they em- braced is and made dainty of it, as of the molt pleafanx mearé.. We that are in our fulnefs, and plenty, we that haveabundance, flight and make light of many good things; but we may loon be fo ftraitned ar.d put co it, that we would be glad to embracea rock, or adunghill, that we would beglad of the crums that fall from our tables, and of the worft (craps we leave upon our tren- chers. Thu; the old Saints are defcribed (He6. i 5.36.) glad they were of Caves and Dens, they wandred in deferts, and in moun- taint, and in dens, and Caves ofthe earth,being deflitute,affi i-ed, and tornlented,they wereglad to live among the wild beafts,when . they could not live quietly amo,eg men. When the wind and the San beat upon the head of 7onah, the text faith, 7snab amts glad of hiegourd, a thingof little value, very mean:, and fading in it (elf
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