610 Chap. 29. An Expofition span the hook of J op. Vert. 24. intanta it proceeded from any lightnefs of fpirir, or vanity of mind, bur neeramapud interpreted his very mirth ferioufnefs, and his laughter grave. ä11o: ut etian His jefi had a kind of carnet in it, and his fmiles did not at all lef- jocabunndifer- fen his repute. Ht maintained or kept up his reverence in the rtonene ferio midft on. of his recreati s, gave no man occafi As to think he aeeiperent. ° an Jun, was loft in his pleafure, while he took ir. Secondly, If Ilaughed on them,tbey beleived it not ; that is, they did not grow familiar with me prefently;to this fence Mr Brough- ton tranflates fully , When I laughed on, them they would not be bold.. Though I did let my feif bow down to them fometimes, yet they never came up come, nor bore themfelvesas if I had been chéir equal, or their fellow. Thirdly, We may expound chefe words as an argument of the peoples high content to fee himmerry and plcafed,;.as if he had faid, all were fo overjoyed when they taw me cbearfully, fluff- .- ing any kindnefs to chem,or acceptation of chem,thac they would not beleive it, as if it were too much, or too great a favour for them. So it is laid of the Difciples of Chrift, After he hadfpoke a to therm," and 'hewed them bù hands and hie feet (which gives light to this paffage) (Luk,, 24.41.) They yet beleived not for joy, andwondered 84c. Chriif appearing to his Difciples,.as re- turned from death and the grave, was fe great a mercy, that for joy they could not beleive it ; they thought it (for a while) too good to, be true, a blefling too bigg for them..We find a like ufe of the word (fob 39.24) where among other defcriptions of the Hotfe,this is given as one,Iiejwallowetb the groundwith fiercenef} and rage : neither belelveth he that it is thefoundof the Trumpet; he is fo glad of the battel that he can fcarce beleive it for joy, or he doubteth whether it be the battel or no,becaufe he is fo de- fir ous of it. Thus here, IfI laughed on them they beleived it not, they were foover-joyed to fee me well pleated and pleafant,. with them, that they could not beleive for joy. Fourthly, The words are taken by force as a fignification of that great refpe61 which the people gave to Jobs Judgment, or how much they were taken with his opinion in any bufneffe brought before him,fo that Ifbe laughed on tkem,that is(sccording to this inrerpretation)if hedid but by a fmile give any intimation of his diflike, they beleived it not, that i's, they began to fnfpe thematter WOnot right, which thcrnfelvcs had prcfcnted or re- ported,
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