Chap. 3 3 . An Expo fition upon the Book of J o Y. Verf. 24. tall falvation without ir. Whena man is fick to death ( as in the . text, falvation comes not, the Lord is not gracious till the fick trans .fpi, it is humbled and fet right ; till the meffenger bath Chewed him., howhe may (land upright before the Lord, and he bath inibraced his meffage ; then, and not till thenhe L. gracious. Andas in thefewords we have the occafion of this grace;- fo: in the following words we have the publication of this grace Then he isgracious. andfaith, Deliver himfrossgoing downe into thepit. [ Andfaith] that is, the Lord gives out an order prefently,he gives outa warrant for the releafeof the fick man. When earth- ly Princes have once granted pardon to -an offender, they fay, deliver him ;they figne a warrant for his deliverance out of pri- fòn, or they figne a pardon, and fay , deliver him from death, whenhe is at the place of execution. Thus concerning this fick man, God faith, deliver himfromgoingdamn to the pit. . The word rendred deliver, lignifies alfo to redeem, 'tis ufed in v- Vide giza this forma no where elfe in all the Scripture. To free, deliver or ftS redemit redeeme a man, intimates his perfon in hold, then will hefay,de- liberavir ver- liver him. Fromwhat ? -there are as many forts of deliverances, bum Vl non as there are of troubles, eachparticular farair; and trouble, hath et liro r.iitone a proportionable deliverance. There is deliverance, Firff, from loci intelligaur captivity or bondage. Secondly, fromwant or poverty. Thirdly, et exponirur from imminent fuddendanger or perill by land or Sea. Fourthly, pro rrm fromficknef es and difeafes. Fifthly, from death ; and that two- Merc: fold ; Firf+, from temporall , Secondly, from eternall death. Here when he faith, deliver him, we naaydetermine this delive- rance by the latter words of the text; tobe a deliverance from deadly ticknefs ; deliver him fromgoing downe to thepit ; that is, deliver him from death ; Togoo downe to the pit, is often in:. Scriptureput to fignifie dying. Further , The pit implyes corruption , becaufe in the pit or grave, the body corrupts. it is fayd indeed ( Numb: i6. 3o. ) of that rebellious triumvirate, Coral), Dathan, and Abiram, they wear damne alive into the pit, but they went downe to death; and ordinarily the deadonly goe downe to the pit. The fame phrafe is ufed. (Pfal: 28. I. Pfal: 88. q.. Ezek. 3 I. 14: Ezek 32. IS, 24 29, 30.) That text is very rernarkeable ( Prov: 28. 07 ): 399
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