Chap. 30. tln F:xvofstión upon the Book of J o B. Veit 18. 175 fwarmes oflice and vermine (ofwhich we have many examples in the Hittor ies ofGods fevereft judgements upon the cruel per- fecuters of his people , and Inch was that upon tiered for his pride, AFL( r2. 23. Thole difeales (I fay) are full of force, which bring forth ftich forces) to eate'up the flefn and change the Garment. By the great force e f my difeafe, it try garment changed: Ie bindethme about as the collar of my coats. Some read here alto, he b ideth, &c. that is, God bindeth me about with fores, ( making me but one fore) even as the collar ofmy coate bindeth my coate. We translatewell, It ; that is, the difeafe, or the fickneffe blades meabout , aQ the collar of my coate ; it girls and houlds me,as adole andover.clofe collar doth the necke. `lob alludes in this expreflion to the frequent well knowne fashion ofthe garments of thofe times and places_ where- dunica' inron in he lived ; which had no feame ( fuch was Chrif;s colt, lob. t9. ¡ ;iiGbc vee. 23. ) but were one whole piece woven from the top throughout, ros tfraeliia u only they had a collar, through which the head was put , and fo :ebantur undil; hung,loofe about the body. As the collar bindes the upper part cle fPrzter ofthe coate or garment ; fo it bindes the neck ofhim that weares f & supra, era: su- it. Thus"lobs difeafe bound him about,as the collar of his coate ; rem fupern? os he was fïraitly bound by it. Mr. Broughton tranflates, as the edge angufu'n per ofmy coate girder me ; but whether the one or the other word be skid indueban, used, the fence is the lame; his difeafe Huckdole to him, and gir. t,u ales,; ded him in as the upper-edge, ( which mutt needs be the collar ) or his coate. Fierce note. Wecan neither heart bodily difeafes and di flempers with cafe, nor caft them offoaffy. Howmany are bound about with or made prifoners to a dir. cafe ; ficknes holds us fait, we cannot get our neckes out of that collar when wewill. Then Firfl, Be thankfull for health continued; health is a great :blef flag, the prince of tempora.11 bleffings, though we littleprize it, orgive the Lord glory by ferving him with it. They who retie Paine, and are under theurea offickneffe, would give much and upon even spend (as that woman in the Gape! did) allthat they have
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