Verf.2 3go Chap. 33. An Evpof:tion upon the Book of ] o B. a. Verf. 24. Then he isgracious unto him,andfaith, Deliverhies from going down into thepit, I have found a ran- fame. There words hold out the generall iffue and fruit of the la- bours and good counfell of that meffenger or Interpreter dealing with the tick man, aBd Chewing him his uprightnefs. There are three dittino& interpretations which run quite through this verfe, and they arife from a different apprehenfion about the antecedent in this pronorne L He ] thenhe is gracious unto him, He ; who is that ? All the Popish interpreters refer it to the Guardian-Angel fent to attend on this fick man ; Then he ( the Angel) will be gracioau,andhe willJay, deliver him. But as I then layd by that opinion that the meffenger was an Angel properly taken, fo I (hall not flay upon that which is a confequent of ir, here, Secondly , Severall of our Protetiant interpreters referre this he, to theMeffenger or Interpreter, to the Prophet or any fpiri- tuallywife and holy man, fent ofGod to ailìfl and help the tick man in his difirefle.Some are fo pofitive in this opinion,that they Hoc de nuncio deny the text any other reference ; This is to be under (Food of the dicitur non de Meffenger(faith one) andnot ofGod. And Igrant 'ti! futable to deo; apiènim the bufinefs ofthe meffenger who comes to comfort and infirull- the tribuitur nuuncio etinterpreti vo. fickman, thathe fleauldpatty and compaffate him in tbat difcon- tuntatú dei ut folate condition, and lrkewifepray for him, according to the tenour of mifereatur ho- theft words in the text, or to thefame effel ; O Lord God, be gra- minis infummo clous to him, and deliver him, let him not gee donne to thepit, for vire difcrimi- ne con1lituri, the ranfomefake which Ihavefound. As if Eauhad fayd ; when Merl: that faithFull meffenger(hall have declared the benefits and grace Et degratia e- ofGod to the affliblcd man, then pittying his affliEledfoule, he fhall um atloquuim ra for him O God deliver himfrom death and condemnation discene redime flon the it and fromdefiruflion, for Ihave found and /hewed him eum nec defcè- p dar'in foveam a ranfome, by which his foule may be delivered, and his fins par- expiation Boned, (quam) inve- In the t gth Chapter of this Bookeat the 27th verfe, fob ufeth èri. Jun: this word in hisapplication to his friends, for their pitty to him, ,'umma oratio- nis qua. aped and more favourable dealing with him ; Havepittyupon me, ha* deum pro patty upon me, O myfriends, for the hand ofGod hath touched me. c ts, habenda As if he had fayd, 7hehand of godprefeth me fore, 0 let notyour ell. Jun: hand
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