111111=MW Chap. 3i. An Expoftion upon the Beek, of J o B. Verf. 22. 4srd let minearme bebrokenfrom thebone, or, from the chan- nell bone. The word fignifieth a reed ora cane, as alto a fpeare, which is long and Slender like a reed;The bone in the arme reaching from the fhoulder to the elbow, or rather to the hand-wrift, refembles alfo a cane, both as to the length and hollownes of it Let mine arme be brokenfrom the bone. This imprecation may be confidered, eyther with reference to all that ?ob fpake in the former Context , or more particularly, to the 2r th verle, to which 'tis moft futable , hitting the poyne fully, according to the Lawofretaliation ; Ifmine hand ( faith he)bath been liftedupagaînff thefatherleffe, then let mine arme fellfrommyJkoulder-blade;'As ifhehad fayd, let Godpunifh me in that very member andpart, which may mcft evidently poyne out my fin. Let him even write my fin upon my judgement; which cannot be done more vifibly, thenwhen a man who bath un'utiq, lift up his hand againft the fatherleffr;feeles his arme fal- ling off from hi. (boulder. blade. Let mine arme fall from my Jboelder blade, &c. Hence ( paffing by the doârine of impreca. tions before handled ) wemay. obferve. Firft ,The lore ofan arme or limbofthe body, it agrlevoau Iffe. God bath focompadted and built up this houle of clay, mans body, he bath*put it in to fuchan exquifrte frame,that ifany one member be aiennng, or but out of order, the whole is difabled ; ifanyone member be loft, it is a lofe to the whole body. The Apoftle treating of that fpitituall body or corporation the Church (r Cor. 12.26. ) thews what a fympethy there is or ought tobe among the members, and that in the(offering cfany one ofthem, they all fuffer , the whole fpiruuall body tuff.°rs in one member,evenas the naturali body doth The eye feed for the whole body and the care hea-es for the whole body and the hand workes for thewhole body; and therefore the Joffe ofany one member is agreat loi( becaufe'cis both thepeine and Joffe ofthe whole body. And iffò, Then Firft,' Let us be fenfible oftheir flii&ion, who fuffer the Joffe ofa limbor bodyly member. Secondly Let chofe be thankfull who injoy the oft and bene- S f fit 497
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