a9"6 Chap. 33. An 'Expofition upon the Book,of J o B. Verf. And fo this isbut a further illuf}ration of what was faid before ; heopeneth their ears to receive the word, and then' fealeth in- firuòlion upon them. The .Apofile fpeaking of force perfons con- verted, who were the fruit of his miniftry, faith,re are thefeale of more Apoftlefhip (i Cor:-9. a, 3.) that is, ye -confirme and ratifie mÿ minifiry, that it is of God, and that God is in it. Nowas the - "converßon of (inners, and thebuilding up of Saints, is the feale of ourminittry ; fo the fealingof inftruelion upon the foule, is the converfion: of (inners, and the edification of Saints. When a fin finer is converted, his inftruetion is fealedUpon him, and when a Saint is built up andedified, and increafeth in the things of God, then infltuótion is Pealed upon him alto. And untill we thus pro.. . fitbyrtheword, we havethe word, as I may fay, without a feale, nothing fattens upon us. Thus muchof the firfi-defigne of God-in fending dreams and vifions in thole times, it was to open the ears ofmen, and to Peale their Inftrudtion; This being only a generali benefit aynied at by thofe meanes, we have thole which are more fpeciall fet - -down in the words which follow. Verf. 17. That he may withdrawman from 'his parpofe, and -hide pride from man. This i7th verfe containes two of thole ''bleffed ends or de- liignes of God in revealing himfelfe toman by dreams and wifi- ons, or by vifions -in a dream, of which Plihu fpake in the two former verles ; as then he takes an opportunity to open the ears of men, and feale their Infirssltion, to fatten and fix his word upon them, to make it flick and flayby them ; fo in all this his pur- pole is Thathe "may withdraw -man from his pssrpofe. auferre The word rendred towithdraw, lignifies, to take off, orput err, vel muta- away, to remove or change for thebetter. ( Ifa: r . 16. ) Put a- re- ist neliur. way the evill of your doings ; thatis, doe no more evill, or ( as the "Lord fpeakes by another Prophet, (fer: 44. 4. ) O dot hot this abominable thing that I hate; we render theword in the other fenfe ( fob í7. a.) Ilebath removed my 3udgementfarrefrom, 'mwe, There is inman akind of fettlednefs and refolvednefs ùpo s
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