Chap. 3 I. An expáfirisn upon the Boob of J o B. Vert. r2. 415 not appeafe its appetite ; it cates all even to deflru&ion; That is,babere of et lin- keaten till ail be deftroyed. Some render it , a fire that eat et, to gusm etafüenes bell, ( the fame word fignifieth hell and deftrut$ ion ) or, it con- emzdendï. Kirg.r8. fstmeth todef1ru5li,fr ; that is, to the place of deftruâion, into zf,_ y 5, which they are caff who perifh with an everlafting deftruetion. 111:The 1V There are feverall expofitions and opinions about this fire; I will Au ("hennara give you foure (Latinaones. rj9, f rfc, Firft Some corceive, that 70b in thefe words carrieth on his imprecation, or maketh another imprecation ; As if he had fayd, IfI have layd waite army neighbours doore, ifthofe finfuil fires bave kindled inmy bofome, then let fire confume my houle, and all I have todetlruttion. Secondly Others expound this fire in a tropologicall or mo- rail fence ; hilt doth not only meritoriouflykindle outward fires to confume and deftroy us, but it felfe is a confurning fire , and it confumes to deftruetion. The fire of this luft confumes both body andgoods, that is, the good things which concerne the bo- dy. Purther,itconfumes the good things ofthe foule; it confumes Eldulrerirrm erç the endowments and furniture of the foule, all the ftotke and 7gnir omniavir ftore of the inner man, all vertuou: difpofitionsand inclinations, rerum erjaníla- This fire Burnes up thofebudsand bloffomes ofthe minde, good rum reronr in thought: and deliires, right affections and intentions. This fire k homme incre- moft deftrut ive toour belt goods or good things. And as it de menf. P'ailNp; yours the flowers ofingenuitie and vertue in moral men, with the gifts and appearances ofgoodneffe in common prnfeffors, fo it exvreameiy withers the reali graces ofgodly men. This fin con- fumed 'Davideven to deftrue ton, and brought him as low as Afinoti í11e . bell in his fpirituali condition. Davidwas brought fo lowby it, damon matu:, this fire had fo confumed bis graces, that he begs ( Pfal.y r r o.) qui dicirur re; Create in me a cleave heart, p g,,od, and renewa right fjiirit within finer ornneffrti- we and this fire had fo confumed his comforts, that he prayd, rnenxliaber a6' Ref ore tome thejoyofthyfalvation (v. 22.) The fire of this lult igne Farn A, makes wofull havock whcrefoever it comes and kindles. That e ignifefi r, -1.10, viii (pink' Afmodeut, who is called by fome , A king over all the matiri It igitu), tons oflull and uncleaneneffe, bath his name compounded of two oli qui igrem words, the firft fignifying fire, the fecond to nteafare, becaufe he 9u uantuuin- (as k were)meafures out fire, filthy fire , and blowes up thofe tend¡ïr luxe id btftfull flames inproportion to the defires and opportunities of in corde be.na, undone perrons, no excitor! p;f Thirdly,,,rr Pined,,
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