x38 Chap.3o. An Expofition open the Book of J o a. Verf t5, (Tfal. 23.6.) Surely goodneffe andmercy /hallfollow (or pur- fue) me ad the dayes of my life. 'Tis a full mercy to be followed or purfued with mercy, to have mercies even thrult upon us. And as good purfues good men, le good men are fayd to purfue that which is good, (Tfal. 34. t4,) Depart fromevill anddoe good,feeke peace andpurism it. 'Tis this word we thould follow peace with all our might and heate ; not as upon a cold fens, but in the warmth and flrengthofour fpirirs ( Frets. 9. ) The way ofthe wicked is an abomination to the Lord : but he loveth him that f lloroeth afrer (or purfueth) ri9htecufneffe ; righteoufneffe Lath many oppofers and perverters, but few purfuers. Wecan ne- ver runfarre enoughfrom evil!, norloft enough after tkat which is good; yet the nature of man is farce more flacke to purfue good thenevill, lea indeed the nature ofman can hardly be reclaimed or held backe from the fiercit purfuic ofevill. This word is ufed in caution by Solomon ( Trov, r 1. t9.) Ai righteoufnefe tendeth to life : fo he that purfueth evil!, purfueth it to his own death. Solomon doch not fly, he thatBoth evil, but he that purfueth e. vili ; That is,who Both it with a kind of force and violence, or he that hunteth and followeth this game earneftly, fhall die for it, or only catch his death by it. Thus here terrors purfued ?obi fou le, they hunted:him, and preft hard upon him. Terroars (faith he) purfue my foule. .`1) ä'13 3 The word by us tranflated feule, falls under much varictieof A:ntui reddunt rendrin The Septuagint fa The ur ue m hope; I fee not animam cream g B Y, y P I 1 p alíj u,troneam upon what ground they raife this interpretation, tenleffe we take wean,alii rpm- it in a figure, hope, for that which his foule hoped for ; and fo the taneam mum vulgar ; They purfue my defire;that is,all that I had in this world recd is 713 worth the defirin and hence a third faith, They ur ue m rer,'dir : alrj g 7 y p f j principalem alit children I fee as little reafon for that ( though children are the a murifcn me- molt defireable pieces of this world) teeing his children were ám. Prince's a dead andgone. A fourth fort render it, They purfue my honour, muni,rt;erúau. my dignitie. A fifth, They purfue my ingenuitie that is, as the (fur, guar mu- , niflu f libe- fame Author glofieth it, myglory meaning that glory both of ratir. Dud. his flare and a Lions which he had defcribed in the former Chap - Ani namcream ter. Mr. Broughtonrenders neere to this fence ; Each coeorfe my nobilem 6'v ix- Nobility as the wind ; As if hehad fayd, They have deprivedme tlyram. pcáb, not
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