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…

But rather, according to the letter of our translation, Changes and war are against me, that is, I am exercised with variety of wars. The word imports any kind of change, change of times or change of things, it signifies also change of garments.¹ (Judg. 14.12) That notion of the word, hath an elegance in it in reference to Jobs condition. He was a man clothed with affliction, sorrow encompassed him as a long mourning cloak, and Job had changes of this raiment, he went not always in one suit, though his suits were still of one colour, for he went always in blacks.

But rather, according to the letter of our translation, Changes and warre are against me, that is, I am exercised with variety of wars. The word imports any kinde of change, change of times or change of things, it signifies also change of garments.¹ (Judg. 14.12) That notion of the word, hath an elegancy in it in reference to Jobs condition. He was a man cloathed with affliction, sorrow encompassed him as a long mourning cloak, and Iob had changes of this raiment, he went not alwaies in one sute, though his sutes were still of one colour, for he went alwaies in blacks.

1. 1Exerceor contrariu & interse compugnantibus malis vel potius varijs & sibi invicem succedentibus malorum agminibu. Merc.

Again, We may interpret this change, of his change from one estate to another, from joy to sorrows, from peace to trouble, from plenty to want, from costly robes to filthy rags. Time was when Job went in scarlet, and fine linen, and, if he pleased, might have fared deliciously every day, but when he spake this,¹