PAR. 29.
COncerning the girding of the loynes in the first place. That the Iewes used to weare ordinarily loose hanging vestments, is evinced, because on extraordinary occasions, they girded their cloathes to them; for pendent, and discinct cloathes are more offensive to travailers. When Eliah was to runne before Ahab, He girded up his loynes.b 1.1 1 Kin. 18.46. Gird up thy loynes, said Elisha to his servant,c 1.2 2 King. 4.29. when he sent him in haste. When Peter was commanded,d 1.3 Act. 12.7. To arise up quickely, he was also then commanded, First, to gird himselfe, then to bind on his sandalls, ver. 8. Which is another preparative to travaile; and the second hastening cere∣mony, enjoyned to the way-fareing Israelites.