Chap. zz. An expofition upan the Took of JO a. Veg. 7. 6g impofíible matterfor him-to giveor do with a ready or chearfull mind. Thus the covetous man,the hard - hearted worldling cannot give fo much as water : a worldly man never thinks that himfelfe bath enough of the world, andhe never thinks that ethers have taro little, when he is full he thinks all others are full enough too. Such narrow hearted creatures the Prophet Ifaiahdefcribes (ck. 3 z.6, 7. )- who es they practice hypocrifse andutter error againf the Lord, fo they practice oppteffion andutter cruelty against man, to make empty thefouleof the hungry, and to caufe the drinke ofthe thir,lfj tofayle.The Inffrumenu of the Churle are evill.What Inftraments doch he meane ? Some fay, the inftruments of his commerce, his weights and meafures,he pincheth the poor there, that's rrue,thofe inftruments ofthe churlsfh Merchant or Trades- man are evill.Yet we may rather expound it more largely for all the meanes,whether perfons or things,whether agents and under- officers, orcourfes and devices, which thechurlifh man ufeth as inftruments to compaffe and bring about his purpofes; all there favour of himfelfe, they are evill, that is, falfe, treacherous, and lying in walte to deceive.. For ( as it followes) He drvifeth wic- keddevices to dejlroy the poore with ying words, even when the needy .ffieaketh right, or (as we put in the margin) whenhe fpea(- cth againft the poor in yudgment. Thirdly, Note That a little is muck reckonedupon by chofe that are in need, or have nothing. Water is a welcome mercy to the thinly, to the weat y, to thole who are ready to dye with beate and travell. The rich marlin hell would have been glad of a drop of water to conic his tongue. Sicera the General! of7abins Army, beggs of yael, to give him a little water, for ( faith he) I am thirfty.(judg.4. 19.) The full foule loaths the honeyeombe, that which is fweet and delicious the full ftomack loathes it, but they that are weary, hungry and thirfty, a piece of bread, a Cup of wa- ter, how pleafant l how fweet ! Such are glad of any thing, who are inwant ofall things. Much is little to them who have much, a little is much to them whohave but little. The weary will tkanke you more for water, then the wanton will for K wine.
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