Chap.; I. Rn expoftion upon, the Book of J o a. Verl. 3o. 615. TheHebrew is, Neither have Igiven my mouth tofin, that is, I rrv. 2.t)i have not given way to my mouth, nor indulged this liberty to nen frvi.3 i. c. my tongue ; I have not taken off the bridle of a watchful re- p.e,mif (re par- Brain; from my lips, nor let my words run at random without 6m j,mitur controule. So this forme of fpeech is ufed in the 9thChapter of verbum ]f1] this Booke (v. 18. )where lob complaining of the preffures,the drdit, yuando continual preffures that burdened him, fayth, he ( that is, God) out Géundio will not (offerme to rake my breath,the Hebrew is, be will not give cenfl uitur. me,( that is, leave) to take my breath. Thus (Gen.2o.6.) when Drut: vlbraham by difembling( at leaft) that Sarah was his wife put her into a danger of being abufed by Alimeleclo, who yet be- ing rebukedby God in a dreame, could plead, In the integrity of my heart and innocency ofmy bands have 1done ;kid ; yea (faith the Lord) I know thou. didfi this in the integrity of thy heart ; for I withheld theefrom finning again/ me; therefore (offered .1 thee not to touch her ; As if the Lord had fayd, Thou wait ready to have given way to thy affections, but I would not I would not Puffer thee to run into that error. In this manner Mofes (Numb: 21. 23.) expreffeth that unkind flop which the King of the Amorites gave the Children of Ifrael in their march toCanaan, And Sikn wouldnotPuffer Ifraelto page throughLisborder; the Hebrew is, Sïban would not give Ifrae! (that is, freedome) to pale through his border. And thus 'cis fayd in that prophecy concerning Christ (Pfal: 16. io.) Neither wilt thou(offer thy holy one to lee cor- ruption, or, thou wilt not give corruption any power over thy holy one; corruption. (had it been let-alone to take its courfe) would have' feifed upon the body ofChrift, as well as upon the body of anyother man, but Goddid not give corruption leave to doe fo, he would not fuffer it to take its courfe againft hire. To dy was enough to fatisfie the penaltyofthe Law; There was no neceflcy that the body ofChrift fhould corrupt todoe it ; yea if the body of Chrifl had corrupted in the grave, his fatisfae`Iion had not ap- peared. The fame language is ufedin another Pfalme, to fignifie prefervation fromcivili corruption (Pfal. 121, 3. ) He will not Puffer tbffoote to be moved ; that is, none (hall beable todiflurbe thy,peace ; the text is, He willnot give thy foote to be moved ; As ifhe had fayd,many will endeavour to call thee downe;but by the power and providenceof God, thou (halt be upheld and main.. tamed firme in thy place or ¡landing. This word is ufed againe (z.o
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