Chap. 24. v4n Expofirion upon the Book of J OB. Verf. 20. 631 ar a tree. We may underfta,-,;d it firft ofa barren tree; barren trees are broken, and cut downe. Theword broken, imports vio- lence, and fo a violent breaking ; wicked men fhall be broken vio- lently. Chrift faith ofthe B rren tree ( Lnk 13 8.) Cut it down, why combereth it rhaground. Fruii full trees adorne and beautifie the ground,but barren trees doe only burden and comber it. 'Ale goodnot to be as tobegocdfor nothing. The wicked fhall be cut down,: and brokenas a barren tree; fecondly ( which provokes more to breaking) they 'hall be broken as a tree that bria,getbforth difafffull, barer, poyjonousfruit ; It is not good to let a tree live, which brings forth evil! and deadly fruit. If they deferve to be broken who bring forth no fruit,+iähen much more they who berg forth none but noughty fruir. Now as the wicked are akaves barren ofgood fruit, fo they are alwayes baaring,evill fruir, nor can they beare any ocher, Doe men gather grapes of thorn(' ? Thirdly, they (hall be broken as a tree that is rent and fhivered bothbody and boughes with a tempert, or forme ofthunder and lightening ; Thus many tall and goodly trees are broken,and thus the wicked fhall be hroken,a forme, a tempeft from heaven flail breake them. Thedownfall and deftruetion of wicked menhatb been infrfted upon from other pa(hages of this booke, and there- fore I forbeare to adde any thing further here. JOB,
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