An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

The latter branch of this verse, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground, is of the very same importance with the former, therefore I shall not need to stay upon it. The word which we translate Trouble signifies properly, toilsome labour, or any laborious toil ¹accidental to man in this life, as a fruit of sin. This doth not spring out of the ground. It is an allusion to plants or herbs, which grow in the open field, without the work or care of man, and so are opposed to plants or herbs in a garden: As if he should say, ²thy troubles are not like those herbs, that grow wild, in the fields, without the labour and pains, the care or art of man. There is some hand or other, that both plants and waters them.

The latter branch of this verse, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground, is of the very same importance with the former, therefore I shall not need to stay upon it. The word which we translate Trouble signifies properly, toylesome labour, or any laborious toyl ¹accidentall to man in this life, as a fruit of sinne. This doth not spring out of the ground. It is an allusion to plants or herbs, which grow in the open field, without the worke or care of man, and so are opposed to plants or herbes in a garden: As if he should say, ²thy troubles are not like those herbes, that grow wild, in the fields, without the labour and paines, the care or art of man. There is some hand or other, that both plants and waters them.

1. 1[Greek or Hebrew]〈non-Latin alphabet〉
2. 2Terrâ nata dicuntur illa, quibus nulla ab agricolis impensa est opera, ut sū • herbae quas •• tro terra fund • in pratis & locis incuis. Sact.