Chap. 24. An .Expoftion upan the Bookrf JO 13. Verf 2I , 633 beare thisfence, and the Context or Antecedentsfrite well with it ; but yet I frail rather keepe to our ewn tranflasion then fall jnto this channel! of interpretation, which changes both the per- fon and the {late of the text : we rendring it of the atings ofthe wicked man in reference unto others, and thefe rendering it as the a&ings of God in reference to the wicked. The reafon of this of fererce is, as the gramarians fpeake, becaufe the nominativecafe is not here (et downe ( and according to the Concifeneffe of the Hebrew tongue it is unuall to leave it out) the verbe only being expreffed, whence fome referre it to man, others to God. Secondly, As the word lignifies to affociate, or joyne toge.rir pavïr ther So, to feed, nourifh, and take care of, as a fhepheard feed- a7J e; ert eth his flock, or a father his children andhoufhold : this fuites dep2¡fsu just well with the former fignifieation, becaufe they that are joyned rerdidit de- together and aff-ociated,doe ufually feed together. ( Prov.28.7.) druxi' whofeever l'eepeth the Law is a wife fon, but be that is a Compani- on of riotous men (weput in themargin,he that feedethglutton ) j amete hiefather. According to this fence of the word ehe In- terpretation is given thus ; hefeedeth thebarren that beareth not, Paw fierilem and doeth not good to the widow ; That is, he runs after harlots, pR °p ram. and feedeth them fuch lewd women are expreffed by the barren, Ali ¿ lila becaufe fuch feldome bring forth Children,nor doe they deli re it, f orta, non pro- being fo intent upon the fullfilling of their wanton or covetous iia fed obfcena lufts,that they quite forget the ends ofmarriage. Thus the Prodi v°iarrratis g' gal tonne lived after he was gone from his Father, as his Elder ua. brother gave the charaâer ofhis finfull courfe of life, which his father (upon his returneand humiliation) had covered and for- given (L415, 3 0.) eel's fool as this thyfoane was come, which haddevoured thy living with harlots, &c. They who feed and keepe fuch barren ones, (hall bekept bare and feed barely enough themfelves,if they be not quite devoured. Thirdly, Theword lignifies as-the care of the fhepheard, in feeding his flock, or thecare ofa father in feeding his houfhold, fo it lignifies to feedupon,toBate up and devour : and then the fence is ; be e.ateth up,or be devotereth the barren; which rendring falls in with ours, be evill entreateth thebarren ; he that devoures andeases themup, evill.entreates them. To which fence allo the word istranflated to breaks orto:fpoyle, (7er.sr.16. mfal.z 9) HeAdbreaks themwith a rod of Iron. Thus he eateth up or M m m tra he
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