Chap. 3 it. An txpofition upon the Book of J o B. Vert. to 455 andas the eyes ofa maiden to the hand of her mifireffe ; fo our eyes waite upon the Lord, our G,d urtill that he have mercy open us. That is, we will waite and pray, or pray waiting for his mercy. And as the eye waires on God , fo in proportion upon man. When Teter and johncarne into the Temple (4th 3.)there fate a poore lame man asking an almes (v. z.) And Teterfaflruing his eyes upon him, with f ohs., lard looks on ovs (v. 4.) As if he had fayd, you look upon many others as perlons able to relieve your necef Ties, but now looke on us, and fee what we will doe for you; Andbegave heed unto them, faith the text (v. 5. ) expell- ing to receive fomerhing from them; that is, he faftned his eyes up- on them, he beheld them os an.expedant of reliefe. Thus the widdow (wemay fuppofe) came to7,6 and look's pitifully up- on him, or gave him an humble look ofexpe&ation, as ifthe had si 9" good fayd, give me your affiiJtance,doe fuch a thing for nie ; And when ex, eÉlat Eton fludid fo, he did not caufe her eyes to faile, nor did he feed her obúnet lei dici- with vaine hopes, as they doe who are forward to make promi trot cr.J i ptio fes, but flow to make performance. Every where in Scripture oexio, on the fruftrating ofexpectation, is called the failingof theeye , or 's`.z'i "" v arz4 (c- is the caufeof it. (`Plat. 69. 3.) I am weary of my crying, my ;;,,,,,3,, throat is dryed ;mine eyesfaile, while I waitefor anyGi d ; that is,. God is pleated to put me ro fuch long waiting, and expectation, . that my eyes areeven worne with looking and my heart with expeding. (Pfd. 119. 033. ) t/Wine eyesfailefor thyfalvation, andfor the wordofthy righteoufneffe ; that is, for the receivingof the benefit, bleffing, deliverance, or falvation, which that word of thy righteoufneffe hath promifed to cne,and made me to waite fog. And asGod,to try the faith and patience of his people, lets themwaite till their eyes begin to fayle; fo men eyther through unfaithfulnefs or weaknefs, oft caufe the eges of thole who waite' upon them to fayle utterly. ( Lam. 4.17.) eArsfor ua, our eyes as yetfailedfer our vaine helpe; that is, we lookt for helpe and no helpe came, and fo our eyes failed inour expectation. But up.; onwhom did they waite in this total fru$ration ? the next words- tell us, We have watchedfor a nation that could not fave tu. 7 he Hebrew is, inour watchingwe have watched , or (as that Ele- gancy imports)we have earneftly watchedfor anation that could not fave us ; that is, for the Egyptians who promifed us helpe, . and upon whomwe trotted - for helpe, but all in vaine. They proved',
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