334 Chap, 3 3. An Expofition upon the Book of J o a. Verf. 19 ing, fwoonin`ti, or a readinefs to expire and give up the ghofl ( v. 22, ) His foul draweth near to thegrave, and his life to the deflryer ; That is, he is lick and even tick to death. All rhefe are fpeciall fymptomes of a Pick man, or of the ficknefs of nian. I begin with the firft. Verf. 29. He is chaffered alfo with painupon his bed. The wordwhich we render to chuflen, hath a twofold fignir- cation in Scripture. ri a rebutt Firfl., to reprove or convince both by authority and reafon reprebendit, (:Lev; 19.17. ) Thoufhalt not hate thy brother in thy heart, thou Corripuit vet- f/salt in any wife rebuke him ; or, reproving thoufhalt reprove him . búfrvefsfiis, that is, Thoufhaltfurely reprove him. And in that famous Pro- phecy concerningChrifi ( Ifa: 11.4.. ) He fhall reprove with e- - gutty ; we put in the margin, Hefhatl argue with equity, or con- vince by filch reafons and arguments as (hall carry the.greatefi equity in them. Thus when Chrift had finifhed his Sermon on the mount, it is fayd (Math: 7. 28,29. ) Thepeople (hisAudi- tors) were afloniflied at his daffrine, for he taught them as one ha- ving authority, and not as the Scribes. This Sermon carrying fo great a reproofe of the Scribes and Pharifees,both as to their life and dofrine throughout, may well be expounded as a fullfilling of that ancient prophecy ; It being confeffed in another place of the Gofpel, even by the Officers that were fent to attach hire ( Yohn 7.46.) Never manfpake like this man. The words of Chrifi had fo much evidence,fo much equity in them , that they who came to take and catch him, were taken and caught, if not to converfion,yet to filch a convi&ion, by what he fpake,that they could not ( though they highly difpleafed their Mailers in Paying fo ) but fay, Never manfpake like this man ; As if they had fayd, Surely, theman thatfpeakes thou as more thenawn. Secondly, Theword often lignifies to corree, which is alto to ìnfiru& ; corre&ion is for infiruftion. Chaflning is the mart re- all reproving. And fo we renderit, He is chaflened. Man is in- itru&ed not only by fpeech and counfell, but by firipes and cor- n re&ions. ThusDavidprayed (Pfdl: 6. T .)OLord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neitherchatters me in thy hot difpleafure. The firfi word which we render rebuke, is that in the text; As if he had fayd, Lorddoe not rebuke me byangry af fliftiens, let me notfind thee greatly
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