596 , LAI Commentary upon the Goda hap. x6. to theveffell whereinto they are powred. Be Pure to teach them Gods fear, and to pray, and then where ever they come to live, they (hall dogood, and finde favour, as the captive children did in the court of Babylon, Dan. t. and as the Hebrew girle did in Naamaus family : that great Lord lighted his candle at his hand- maids coal fogood a thing is it to acquaint our children with the works ofGod, with thepraifeofhis Prophets. Verfe7o. 1 know not what thou faieFt ] He makes as ifheun. derftood not either her words, or her meaning. And this falfe difiembling, was a true denying. StMark,faith, that now the cockcrew, chap.14.68. A fair warning to to foul a firmer ; but he-took no noticeof ir, till Chrilt lookedback upon him ; to teach us, that without the helpe of divine grace, no means can convert a finner from theerrourofhis way. God himfelf preached a Ser- mon of repentance to Cain, but it prevailed not. Whereas thrift no sooner looked back upon this falne Apoftle, but he went out and wept. bitterly. Christ cured himwith lefle ado,then he didMalthus his ear : that washealed by a touch, this by a lookonly. Verfe71. Andwhen he war gon out, &c.] Theorifice ofhis wound was not yet clofe : and therefore bled afrelh fofool. again. Thus Lot committed inceft two nights together, 6-c. See the Noteon verf.43. Verfe72. And again hedénied with an oath] This was fear_ full : and the worfe, becaufe his matter, whomhe forfwore, was now ( even as Peters faith was,) upon his trial', and might fay, with wounded Celàr, What, thou my fònne Brutus ? Is this thy kindeneffe to.thy friend ? Scipio had rather that Hannibal should eat his heart with fait,. then that Lelius do him the 'aft dif courtefìe. Verfe 73. For thy f techbewrayeth tbee] 7 cob mutt name himfelf 7aceb, with the voice of 7acob. The Ephraimite muff lisp out his Sibboleth in defpight of his heart, or habit. Each countryman is known by his idiome or dialed. The fool faith to every one that he is a fool, Ecclef.ro.3, when the, wife mans tongue talkethofjudgensent, Pial 37.3o. Verfe 74. Then began he to curfe and (wear] This he had learnd, belike, of the ruf iantoy fouldiers, withwhom ulually, ex_ ecrarions are but expletives, and horrible oathes, interje&ions of speech. But thougth Ifraetplay theharlot, yet why Ihould 7udah offend ?
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