; cSoo Chap. 29. .fln'Expolition upcn the Bookof ]o B. Veil, 23 edified and comforted. Paul's mouth was open to fill theca with the treafures of Gafpel-knowledge, not to be filled by them. But tnofi úfually, a man is faid to open his mouth for receiving ; 'They opened their "'tooth wide, As for the latter rain. , We find this diflinótion of `rain into the former and latter Vrituromnibus in many placesof Scripture(Deut. r t t 3,14.)1t fhallcome to pals, vocabulsr qui - if you (hall hearken diligently tomy Commandements, &c: that1 endi facundiá di- will give you the rain of year land in bis dew feafon the frfí rain erubertarem, and latter rain, that thou mayeli gather to thy Corn and thy, nec nonfubdi- Wine, and thine oyl. Read the fame diflinétion(Jer,5.24. James torum, qui earn _ 5. 7 ) dfflrenremau But why Both fo` mention the latter rai.n,,pand put en-;Empha- taemnexpriup fis upon char, rather then the former rain ? why doch he not fay, mat. Bold. they waited for me as for the former- rain ? amber ferocious I anfwer, l"irft, more generally ; Jobufeth thole expreflions in oflquifrulius this place, which might maft properly fet forth the great longing perducitad of the people to hear him fpeak, and their delight when they marurtratem, 'beard him (peak, and therefore that. the latter rain carrieth fome- what in it more then ordinary cannot be doubted. I anlwer, fecondly, Both the former and latter rain were ex- ceedingly defired and prifed. The former rain falling in the fe- venth Moneth,which was feed -time, prepared the earth both for the receiving and bringing forth of the feed, and was therefore much defired ; but the latter rain was much more defired,as may appear (Jer.3. 3.) Therefore the flamers have been withbolden, .and there hash been no latter rain ; that is, none of that rain which is fo much defired, as falling in the firfi Moneth called according to the Syriack Nyfan, but according to the Hebrew abib,which fi ForteYabitus nifies an ear of Gorr, becaufe in that Moneth their Corn was dieaperiendí eared, and then rain was exceeding welcome , for the filling of osef?loabitus the car, and ripening of the ICorn'; and upon this ground precantis;qúod The Prophet (Zech.r o. r.) bids them ask even that rain of the álteimberfero Lord an onus foteret s d he would give it, Askye of the Lord rain in the mukir prod time of the latter rain ; as if chat were the fpccial feafon for bus adeo ob. rain to he looked after and prayed for. And when Scicrsaon would tineri. fi ew how deferable a thing the favour of a King is, he puts it in- to that comparifon(Prov. 16, is.) In the light of the Icings cout,- teeance
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