Chap. 29. an Expof:tien upon ibe Book ofJ o a, Verf. i J O B, Chap. 29. Verf. 1.8, 19, 20. SSS Then Ifail, Ifhall dye in my nefl,and 1', jhall multiply mydayes as thefand. My rootwas fpread out by the waters, and the dew layall night upon my branch. idly glory n'asfrefh inme, and my Bow was renewed in minehand. J 0B beingveiled with much power and authority, andbeing fo much a(feted by and applauded of all forts of men, even by men of power andauthority (as bath been (hewed" in the former context, from the 7th to the 17th verfe inclufively, matters (land. ing, I fay, thus fairly with him)be began to perfwaded, or affure hìmfelf,that this Mountain of hisoutward profperity fhould not be removed, or that he fhould live long happily, and at left dye peaceably : This was firongly fec upon his fpiric ; and that's the film of the words nowunder difcuffion. That fuch was his per- fwafion is clear and exprefs. Verf. 18. Then I (aid, I (halldye in myHeft, and I /hall multi- ply myBayer as thefund. And to (hew thatthis was no phancy nor irrational perfwafi- bn,he gives us the grounds and rcafons of it;which he both propc, feth and illufirateth by a twofold fimilirude. Fir(t,By the fimilitudeof a Tree (in the (9th and part of the oth verfe, My root mat fpreadout by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon mybranch. My glory wasfrefh inmw_ Secondly, By the fitnilitude ofa Bow, in the dole of the 2o.h verfe ; Lacy Bow was renewed inmine band. As if he had laid, badgoodgrounds tohope that mygood tftate would continut,becaufe it was fo well let, it had a root ç and becaufe it didßourtfh fo well,tt bad goodly branches, and theft fo far from withering, that they werealwayes fpringing,or I bad a perpetual fpring: myglory was frefh inme, andas my glory was frefh, fo it was firm myftrengtb Bbbbz was
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