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Their heart is as fat as grease: but my delight is in thy law.

Their hearte is as fatte as greace: but my delight is in thy lawe.

Here David maketh a comparison between the contemners of God, and those which desire to serve him. And why doth he so? He showeth, that the cause which so induceth the Infidels too contemn GOD, is the dissolute and brutish life which they lead: because they are as fat as an Hog in his sty, that hath been fed with Acorns and Barley, and that lieth wallowing on an heap in his own grease. He is so very fat and heavy that he is not able to get up: and although he be already a marvellous fat and ••auy beast, which desireth nothing else but draff and swill, yet will he be far fatter and heavier, when as he shall be stied up and so fatted. Even so fareth it with these cursed contemners of God, which have no regard unto everlasting life, but are wholly given up too their God the belly. They wallow them selves in their own grease, as a Swine which hath his groin always in the trough. Now contrariwise David saith, that all his delight hath been in the word of God. Whereby he doth us to wit, that although God had made him fat, yet that he wallowed not for all that in his own grease, but delighted in that spiritual gift which was given him, because that God had taught it him in his School.

Heere Dauid maketh a comparison betweene the contemners of God, and those which desire to serue him. And why doth he so? He sheweth, that the cause which so induceth the Infidels too contemne GOD, is the dissolute and brutishe life which they leade: because they are as fatte as an Hogge in his stye, that hath beene fed with Accornes and Barley, and that lyeth wallowing on an heape in his owne greace. Hee is so very fatte and heauy that hee is not able to get vp: and although hee bee already a meruelous fatte and ••auy beast, which desireth nothing else but draffe and swill, yet will hee bee farre fatter and heauyer, when as he shall be styed vpp and so fatted. Euen so fareth it with these cursed contēners of God, which haue no regarde vnto euerlasting life, but are wholely giuen vpp too their God the belly. They wallowe them selues in their owne greace, as a Swine which hath his groine alwayes in the trough. Nowe contrariwise Dauid sayth, that all his delight hath beene in the woorde of God. Whereby hee doth vs to witte, that although God had made him fatte, yet that he wallowed not for all that in his owne greace, but delighted in that spirituall gifte which was giuen him, because that God had taught it him in his Schoole.