420 Chap. 3 3. 47; Exp f tion sedan the Book. of o B. Verf.2S, fo) Thus alfta the word or Arrant of God renewetha wet-being to thofe, with whom it is w.orl},or a comfortable life to thofe,whó are compafïèd about with the forrowes of death. The word of Godprevailes over all, or is effe&ualltoevery purpofe (Pf41: 3 3. 9.) HefFake and it was dose, he commandedandit floodfag. Further, In this reboring of the rick, we have a fhadow of the refurreetion.. The rayfingof adying man from hisbed, is like the rayling of the dead from the grave. The fixing of theyeare is a fhadory of the refurreelion, becaufe then the earth returnes to 'ter youth, and is frefh as a child. In winter all things are dead and defolate, their glare and beauty is gone; but then cometh the fpringand all revives againe, the fare of the earth looks frefh, cornand graffe,trees and plants flourifh andput forth their buds and bloflomes. Now, what the fpring of the yeare is to the. body of the earth,the fame is the returne of health to the bodyof man;, Inboth we have anexemplar of the refurredion , as all() in the regenerationor newbirth of the foule, by the power of the holy`. Ghoul. For till then we are,like old fickly men , in the old man, . yea we are dead. But no fooner doth the Spirit bring us forth by afecond creation into the life ofthe new man, but we beccme to fpirit frefh like Children, our youth returnes to us againe ; than is, we returne to that Date wherein we were firfl created and fet up byGod in righteoufnefs and true holinefs ; yea into abetter and furer flare themthat. Man through grace is not only as .he was in the firD dayof his creation, but better ; Ile returnes to theday of his youth, and receives fuch a youth as fhailnever de- cay into oldage ; yea the olderhe is in nature, the.younger, that is, the flrongerandmore beautiful' he fhall be ingrace. He fhali' (according to that promife, Pfal: 92. 14. ) frill king gforth fruit inold age, hefliall he fat andflowri thing. This renewed youthful l- nefs and flourifhing condition of the reflored fick'maninfpiritu- alls, is fpecially and fully fet forth in the next verle. For Elihuhaving Chewedthe recovery of the fick mans body, . he proceeds tothe recovery of his foule, which emindntly re- turnes to the dayes of its youth, both in the puttings forth of or exercifing the grace of God received, and in receiving more grace, favour, and comfort from God, as will appeare in open _ . the words.. Vert. z6:',
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