415 Chap. 3x. An Expoßtion upon the Rook of Jo a. Vtrf. iz. Thirdly This fire fay others is the fire of jealoufie, kindled cyther inhusband or wife when wronged by adultery. Solomon defcribes the jealoufie of an abufed husband (Pro.6 34, 35. ) ?eloufie is the rage of a man( that is, jealoufie puts man into fuck a rage, that it hardly leaves him tobe a man , and what is rage but fire inman ? ) therefore it followeth, He will not pare in the day of vengeance ; He will fpáre no more then fire will by any entreaty ; yea he will not let this fire be quencht with that which often quencheth rage, a gift, or ranforne ; Hewill not regardany ranfom ; neitherwill be relit content,though thougivefi manygifts; we know 'tis fire which kindles fire; The fireof Adultery, kindles the fire ofJealoufie, whichnothing can put out. 'Tit in itskind an unquenchable fire; a fire that goeth not out of man, till man goeth out of the world. fins dicitur a5 Fourthly , I rather take this fire for thofe confurning effeás ifffla, which are produced by this fin. Firft , it kindles divine wrath, which is often compared to fire, as God himfelfe in his Anger is (Heb.12.29.) Our God is a confirming fire. Not that this or any other finmakes any change in God, but whenwe fin , God difcovers that wrath againft fanners, which before he didnot. Secondly,all or any other evills which God inwrath fends upon fanners, are as a fire to confume them to the deftru&ion. (Dent. 3z. 2z. ) .4 fire is handled in mine anger (that is mine anger bath kindled a fire)and itJhali borneto the lowef hell,and(hall con- fume the earth with ber increafe. So lob fpeakes in the dole of this verle. It would root out all mine increafe. Adultery is a fin,which not only puts offthe leaves,flowers and fruit, or which only puts down the branches,borghs.and body of the tree ; as it was faydof that tree ( Dan. 4. 14. ) Hewdome the tree,and cut (f f his branches, fhalte,ffhis leaves, arrdfcatter kis fruit, &c..Nevertbeleffe, leave thefrump of his roots in the earth, even myth a hand of iron and braffe in the tendergrafie of the field, &c. Bat Adultery pulleth up the very rootes ; it not only de- fiours mans efface or takes off the brautie and glory of it, but layeth it waft root andbranch. a Itwould root out all mine increafe. t ttiee yaod The word fignifieth all kind of increafe, or any thing thatb eft venire ixi come
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