Chap. 3o. do Expofttion upon the Book of f o B. Verf. ao. 177 But rather the word (as we give it) fignifieth, to caft down, and tocart downe with ftrength ; fo that though the other be a more fpirituall fence, yet this is a more proper and commodi- ous fenfe in this place. He bath caftf me into the mire. What mire i'Tis ufuall in Scripture to lignifie any Hate ofgreat adver- fity by mire. David acknowledged the goodneffe ofGod in his deliverance from trouble under this Notion ( Tfal. 40. 2. ) He brought me alto out ofan horrible pit, out of the miery clay. And under the fame metaphor he bewayles his trouble (Tfal. 69.2 -1fts+e in deepe mire where there is noffanding : and (v. 14. ) He prayeth, Deliver me out ofthe mire,and let me no: finke. Such was the mire into which lob was cart. And This aggravated -.b.r af- flittio:u God did not only cati mire upon him, but cart him into the mire and againe, God did not meerely let him fall into the mire oftrouble and fickneffe , but he caft him into it. This ratt- ing notes, fir ft, a violent a&, we caft or throw a thing our of our hands with force : Secondly, an a& of difpleafure, when we cart a thi:.g upon the ground, much more when wecalf it into the dirt andmire,,£ adoe it with a kindofindignation ; what we raft from us any how is offenfive to us, much more doth that offand us, which we cati into the mire. Yea to be calf into the mire notes two thing,. further. Firft Pollutionall over ; whenmire is caft upon us, it defiles us, but to becaft into the mire, is a toral defiler_e.,t. Secondly , Irl:mott fhame, it is a difg. act fall thing to be caft Contumetiafisrn into the dirt, and tumbled into the mire, 74was in borh,noti. & grace e/tin ons -.aft into the mire, be was aili&.d all over,. and he was re- hitum yroiice vil' ' both inand With his af33, &ions. He was doubledirted, He re, tmerc: was dirted with poverty, and dirted with reproach ; and 'cis rare that any good man who is cart into the former dirt, that of po- verty, can koepe hirnfelfe out ofthe latter, the dirt of reproach, we ate Pure ?oh could not; And therefore when we heare him crying out, He batbcalk me into the mire, His meaning is Iam cart into great and deepeaii&ion ; nary worldly goods are gone, and fo is my good name, my health is gone, ar,d fo is my honour, myoutward profperity is gone , cod fo ism y inward peace ; once I was upon a mountaine, but now I A a atri
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