John Trapp on James 4:9

Verſe 9. [non-Latin text not transcribed]. Be afflicted] Or, Be miſerable: Ye are ſo, but ſee your ſelves to be ſo. Or, Afflict your ſelves, viz. with voluntary ſorrows for your ſins. See that ye be active here.

And mourn] [non-Latin text not transcribed]. Savouringly and ſoakingly, with a deep and down tight ſorrow, ſo as a man would do in the death of his deareſt friend. The Greek work imports a funeral-gri[illegible: 1 letter]f.

And [illegible: 3 letters]p] In judgement at leaſt: and then, dry ſorrow may go as for as we[illegible: 1 letter], where teats will not come.

Let your laughter be turned] Turn all the ſtreams into this one cha[illegible: 3 letters], that may drive the mill, that may grinde the heart Meal was offered of old, and not whole corn.

And your joy to heavineſſe] [non-Latin text not transcribed] Tr[illegible: 1 letter]ſt[illegible: 3 letters] cum vul[illegible: 2 letters]s [illegible: 1 word]. Bu[illegible: 3 letters]as. Such as makes a man hang down his head, and go heavily through grief and ſhame.