410 Chap., 33,; An Eep.Jition upon the Book, of J o s. Verf. 24c.. with himfel fe, andfit hsheart on .Daniel to deliver him, and he la-, boured (beatinghis brines and fludying) till the going downof the Sun todeliver him , yet could nor, but call he was to the hun- gry Lions, only he told him, ( verj.16.) ThyGodwhom thou[cr_ vc,Jl continually, h&willdeliver thee. Dariva could not find a ran- fome, any means of deliverance for his fervant and great Favou- riteDamcl,,. But when we hadbrought ourCelves intoa fnare, and mull have, been cal to.the Lions for ever,tobe torne by them , the Lord brought forth this rare invention, a ranfome, whereby we poorfinners are delivered out of the mouth ofthe rearing Li. on, who (Taal, about continually to devoure uí. Secondly, Inafmuch.asdeliverance is got byranfome. ., Obferve.- OHr deliverance is co»y. Souks are precious, they are dear ware ; Blood, and that the blood of Chriff is their ranfome; (Math. 20.28. Rom. 3.2.5, Fph. 1.7. Col, r. r 4. Heb. 9. r 2. Rev, s. 9.) in comparifon of which all.the.treafures of thisworld are trafh,ourGold and Sil- ver corruptible, and our very righteoufnefs acorrupt thing. De- liverances are obtained three wages.. Firfl, By power or plain force ; thusAbraham delivered his NephewLot when hewas carryed captive ( Gen. 4.14_ ¡4. ) He armedhis trainedfervants,bornin his'houfe three hundred andeigh- teen, and refcued him. Imay fay, theLord Jefus hathdelivered us thus, even by force andpower, hehash beatenall our enemies, and havingbrokenandfpoyledprincipatllitiesand powers, he madea _thermof them , openly, triumphing over them in it (his Crofte fpoken of in the former verfe) or is himfelfe; that is, in hisown perfo- nail-power, pot by any aideor forreigne Alliance received from . men or Angelis Secondly, Deliverance isobtained by price orpayment. When our friends or country-men are takenCaptives by 'Dukes or o- thers, we cannot fend an Army torefcue them, but ufually we doe it ranfome.; we by them againe out of the enemies hand, or out ofbondage: jefus Chrifl bath delivered us,.not only by power, but byprice,it was not (ashash been already fhéwed) by P. .old or filver,but by his own moll precious blood, (1 Pet.a. r 8. ) jogChr,ia bath delivered, us, out the foul deffroying handof Satan
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