558 A Commentaryupon the GD[ el Chap.24. And,tock them 4/4w y]}are never leffe fate, then when they are molt fecure. Babylon bore it felt bold upon the twenty lerodot.lib.a. years provifion laid up afòrehand, to Eland out afiege. When it Aratt.Polit,t.3. was nevertheleffc taken by Cyrau, fume part of the city would notknow orbeleeve of three dales after, that there was any fuch matter. Verfe 40, The one l allbe taken, the other left] The flood tookall away in a manner : but at Chills coming there (hall be found aconfiderable company offuch as (hall be Paved. He thall feparatehis Saintswith a wonderful) feparation, and make himfelf tobeadmired in all them thatbelieve, a Theft: r .ao. How care- fully then fnould we werk out our falvation, and enfure to our felves our eleftion by good works ? Verfe41. Two Women fhall be grinding at the mill] A poor . trade, ahard task. Go21 would have every man in his honeft oc- cupation tohumble himfelf by ¡Lilt labour, and fo to accept of the punillnment of their iniquity, Levit.z6,41. But one of theee two poor grinders at the mill, is left by Chrift forher pride and Aug.detiv.dei. profanef e. Many are humbled, but not humble, low, but not tab a'®"; 3 lowly. To thefe Chrift will fay, Perdidiftisvtilitatem calamita tis,miferrimifatti effis, Ci pefmi permanfJis. Mifery hula no whit mended you : woe be to you. Bernard. Verfe 4a. Watch therefore,&c.] Lati fimsu, nonfecuri, &c, Whiltt Ifhhofbeth fiept uponhis bedat noon, Bannahand Rechab AFY.3. took away his head. Hold faft that thou haft, that no man take thycrown from thee. Whilft the Crocodile fleepeth withopen mouth, the Indian rat gets into him,and eateth his entrails. Satan works ftrongeft on the fancy when thefoul is droufie. The fpoufe therefore promifeth to get up early, Cant.7. i a. toshake offfecu- rity, and not to be found henceforth lupine and flu gifh, but to stand upon her watch : as of Scanderbeg it is faiíi, that from his. Taárk bift.fol, firft coming to Epirtee,he never fept above two hours in a night, 287 but with reftleffe labour profecuted his affairs. Ariftotle and forceothers wouldnot fleep, but withbraten bails in their hands ; which falling on vale's purpofely let on their beds fades, the Toq quarer noife did diffwade immoderate fleep. Our Saviour pranouoceth Peat:, v r;. them three times happy that watch, Luke I2.3738.4. Theblef .eltcer tçr Qy a,ps`fr, Fior. fed Angels are calledWatchers, yqn2i,py,, Dan 4 to. For ye know not what hour your Lord, &c.] He may haply, seine upon you, as Epaminendne ditii upon his tentinell, whom finding
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