An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

4. There is another sense given by those,¹ who derive the word from a root, which signifies, to hare and oppose, or to be an adversary; and then it is thus rendered, My days pass away as a Pirates ship; or as a ship that goes out to take a prey, as a ship that goes out to take prizes upon the sea. Now we know, when ships go out either upon piracy, which is robbery at sea, or upon any lawful way of taking prizes by public authority: these ships of all others are the swiftest, they are prepared on purpose to make way and overtake other ships; their lading is not burden but ballast, that they may be swift of said; so saith Job, My days pass away like a swift ships; not like some great Merchant-ship deeply laden, which can make no great way in the sea, but as a ship of piracy, that hath nothing in her but weapons, artillery and ammunition, to oppose those they meet, such are as your nimble Frigates, Fly-boats, and Catches, which sail with every wind, or Galleys which pass without wind, carried with strength of arms and oars, all being vessels used to run in upon, and surprise a booty. This also is a good interpretation; and so M. Broughton translates it, My days do fleet away as the Pirates ships. That's the second similitude, My days are passed away as the swift ships.

4. There is another sense given by those,¹ who derive the word from a root, which signifies, to hare and oppose, or to be an adversary; and then it is thus rendered, My daies passe away as a Pirats ship; or as a ship that goes out to take a prey, as a ship that goes out to take prizes upon the sea. Now we know, when ships go out either upon piracy, which is robbery at sea, or upon any lawfull way of taking prizes by publike authority: these ships of all others are the swiftest, they are prepared on purpose to make way and overtake other ships; their lading is not burden but ballast, that they may be swift of said; so saith Job, My daies passe away like a swift ships; not like some great Merchant-ship deeply laden, which can make no great way in the sea, but as a ship of piracy, that hath nothing in her but weapons, artillery and ammunition, to oppose those they meet, such are as your nimble Frigots, Fly-boats, and Catches, which sail with every winde, or Galleyes which passe without winde, carried with strength of arms and oars, all being vessels used to runne in upon, and surprize a booty. This also is a good interpretation; and so M. Broughton translates it, My daies doe fleet away as the Pirats ships. That's the second similitude, My daies are passed away as the swift ships.