upon the Epiflle of JAM I s. or dfe from envJ at thofe that fuffered lefs then they did ; if any mans condition be more tolerable, we are apt to murmur. and to fay , 1'lo forrow like our forrow; and fo fretting agaiofi God, ma– keth us angry with men; thus the Apofile would underftand En– 'Viomgroans; and to this fenfe our TranOators render s-evJ.~~7e, by Grndgnot, that is, at the .happinefe of thofe that are not exer– cifed with fuffermgs, or.'with the fame degree offufferings that yon are : I lhould eafily fubfcribe to this fenfe , as unwilling to recede from our ownTranOation , but that I fee no caufe why we thould not retain the proper feofe of the word, Groan not one ;~gainft ttn– other, Brethre~; for the Apofile feemeth tome herein,to tax thofe mutual injuries, and animofi~ies, wherewi.th the Chrifiians ofthofe times, having banded lfnder the namrs of Circumcijhm , and V •– circumcijion , did grieve one aoother , and give each other caufe to groan ; fo that they did not only figh under the oppreffions of the ric"R perfecutors • but under the injuries.which t-hey fufiain- / ed from many of the Brethren,who together wrth them,dtd profefs the holy faith;whichExpofrtiou wil wel fuit with thE£lateof thofe times, and the prtlfent conte•: The ApoA:le is perfwading them to patience now, becaufe the preffures did arife, not only from Ene– mies, but Brethren; he feeketh to diffwade them froo1 a poocwce fo fcandalous , left they lhould all be involved, and wrapped up in the common ruin: What1 fhould 'Brethren grHdgone t$gainft an– other ? take heed, fuch praB'ic:es feldom efcape \\1itbt~ut aquick.. re– venge : my thoughts are the more confirmed in this Expolition) becaufe here feemeth t-e be aTacite altufion to the hifiory of Cain and . 549 A.bel; where the bloud ofone brother, cryed, or groaned againll the oM1er, and God tol~ him that afin IAJ "t the door, intending the aGen•4•7• punithmen't offin, as the Apofile telleth thefe, that the 1udge "'.u ttt . the door, meaning the judgements hanging over their heads. Ob. Ob[trv11t. · ferve hence,Many times differences may fo far be heightnedamong· Brethren, thtflt thq maygrMn orre againft another, frJ much 111 "· gainfl thecommon enemy. P11-ul fpeaking of the llate of primitive b z;;finjl,,. rft times, lbeweth how Chrifiians did bite, anti devour one another, mih~ qtMm rft i Gal. 5 .I 5. To thew their rage, he ufeth words proper to the fi~ts l:aa~n~u (n_~· an.d quarrels ,o.f beafis ~ ~bus ufually it falleth out when contefts ~~o~u~;~;Paart{e mthe ~hurch; religtous hatreds are mofi dtadly. Thus b Ltt- pifl,e fr.eratl t th!r.:._complt~meth, t~at ht never httda \\1~rfe en.em-! tli•m 9lrol{)- ac i!J~ amici .ftaibus: '~~Z1f.111glm, That the P11pijls ~~re never[o bhter to nojb. · . . ~~~a 3 · - · him
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