144 Cbap.27. An Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf14 when the text faith, They fharl not befatisfaed withbread,lt may beunderflood two wayes. Firfh, That they (hall not have plenty :though they havebread tokeep (aswe fay) life and foul together, yet they fhall not have enough to live comfortably; they (hall be pinched or pined with hunger, and though not flaïved, yet in a {larving conditions or hunger -bitten. Not to have enough is adegree offamine. Secondly, When he faith, they (hall not be fati>fed with bread more is intended than exprefled, and fo not to be fatisfied with bread,is to famifh for want of bread; not to be fatisfledwith bread, is, they (hall perifh becaufe they have nobread. Such forms of Speech are frequent inScripture, (cWatb. i 2. 3 a, ) whofeevrr fpeaketh aword againfi the Son of man, it fhall de forgiven him a but whofoever fpeaketh againft the HolyGhoft it (ball not beforgiven bim, neither in this world, neither in theworld to come; The,mean- ing is,he fha!l be punifhed in thisworld,and in the world tocome. The words arc milder than the fence ; not tobe forgiven in this world, nor in the world to come, is to be punifhed Pverlaílingly, or to be punifhed both in thisworld,and in that which is tocome. So here, His off-fpringfhallnot befatisfaed withbread,i ,they (hail be fatnifhed and dye for want of bread. In Scripture, bread fignifieth,firfl, any kindeof good thing be; longing to this life. When Chrift diredteth us to pray(Meth.6. a r.) Give see this day our daily bread, we are to nuclei(land that all the needful comforts of this life are asked in that one peti. tion. Secondly, Bread is put more particularly , for any kindeof food, even the bell ; all things eatable come under the name of bread.Thus Beth is bread,and greatefi dainties are bread(zSam, 7.) `DavidPaid untoMepbibofheth, Feare not, for Iwill furely pew thee kindneße for 7onathan thy fathers fake, and will rebore thee all the land ofSaul thy father , and thou(halt eat bread atmy tablecontinually ; that is, thou (halt fit with me, and have fuchas Ihave, a kingly fare, and that was more than bread,it was all marts ner ofdainties. A Kings table is a full table. Thirdly, Bread is taken properly and in kind for the lowef+ and meanefl fort of food only, becaufe though bread be the mòfl neceffaryfood, yet it is the moll common food, which is proper for man;and a man that is kept only with bread, is kept with the lowefl
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