li ¡:.l i r I; ;li 74 Chap. 22. ln Expofition upon the Book! of J o E. Verf. fiirft, becaufe of their arength ; and, fecotdly, b.caufeof their fruit. What fruit doe Oakes beare ? onely acornes ; and who- are fed with acornes ? onely fwine; Acorns are but hoggs meate; he gives the allufion thus wicked men in power, beare fruit, but it is onely for fwine, that is, for wicked men, they bellow the tokens oftheir bounty, the overplus of their plenty, upon hoggs and fwine, that is, upon carnal and (en. flail men, they have nothing for the People of God, for thole Pavieres ve fi that are the true ob-ecs ofchant they make their honks tes attr'o, J?cmi l y y act vet nuda fats. their dóggs fat, none are seine but Gods poore. Thus tit ?,panem pa. one of the Ancients reprehends thole greatones of his time;, flu/a, bon.o, & re cloath the walles ofyour hcufes with gold,wirh .orris hangings, epuottuut an" and ye let the poore got naked; thepeore akebread, andye give ruoY jab ntr mod them not ; it may beyour o themes a Golden Bitt and the Eur Q i y hr a r. Ì1 , AtnbrcL poore man loath not a Bitt rfBread. The fpirits of carnali men are carried out from that which is their duty, they care not how profufe and lavifh they are to chofe who fuirs with their own hearts; the poore have nothing, while the mighty mail bath theEarth. Thus Eliphaz reproved lob, though indeed it was otherwife with him, as appeares in the defence which he after- wards made for himfelfe against thefe groffe infinuations. And as to this particular he anfwers (Chap. 29. 17.) I brake the ?awes ofthe wicked, andpluckt the fpoyle front between his teeth ; be indeed pul'd the earth from the mighty, or the mighty from the earth ; though here fayd, The mighty had the earth., and The honourable man dwelt in it. Areeprt ve! TheHebrew is, Theman whofeface if liftedup ; which phrafe etevarus foie is Interpreted two wayes. babitaba: CO, Firft, Paftïvely; Secondly, Ac&ively,Pafli.vely. thus, the man E3eB "' who is liftedup by others, that is, who is refpec4ed, who is re- Hebrai pr;nci- verenced according to his place or worth : All which agree with prm tioraot Na: our rendering, the honourable man ; And in the Hebrew, Princes A', qua¡t e?evaire and great ones are expreft by that word which fignufies to lift facie abalit: up the face, becaufe fach are lifted up above others, and are much eceprii refpe&ed byothers,So the word is ufed(Jrn.19.aI-) See (faith the Angel to Lot) Ihave accepted thee ; The Hebrew is, Ihave lifted up thyface, that is, I have refpe led and honoured thee by granting thy requef, Secondly,,
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