Chap, 33. An Expofation upsn the Bookof J o B. Verf. 28. °.457 and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not ; then, this 28th verle isrendred tomake up that fence,as a thankfull ac- knowledgement of his recovery, Hehath delivered myfolic frouu going into thepit, andmy lifefeeth the light. Thus, as we. had his confeffion ofrepentance in the verfe fore-going,[havefinned, &c. 7uxt3 haw le. fo herewe have his confeilionof praife and thankfulnefs ; Ile loath glionem era e_ delivered mjfoulefromgoing into the pit. Mr Broughton translates tiamnuhiever- to this fence Ilefaved my foule fromgoing into thepit, that my iurexrófe one life doth fee the light. Thus the tick manbeing reflored breakes reflaintae gol out into thankfgiving;The Lordin mercyhathfreedmefromdeath, mam been- hell,and thegrave ; [ need not fBareSatan: accufations ; my body en- tiara agnofcen- joyer the light of the world, and my joule thelight of Gods comae-tn. Mere: Hancefhining upon me, which is better then life. But becaufe our ovine reading is cleare in the originali text , and holds out the fcope ofthe context fully enough,thereforeI (hail profecute that only. Hewill deliver his foulefiom going into the pit. The words are an afl'ertion ofthe favour and goodneffe ofGod to the penitent lick man ; Ile (that is, God) loeketh upon men, and ifhe heare any laying, Ihavefinned and perverted that which is right, and it pro,ltetb'me not, if he make fuch an humble and graciousconfeffion, this will be the iffue ; the. Lord will deliver . hisfoulefrom going into the pit. At the 18th verle, we had words of the fame import ; Ilekeepeth back hisfoulefrom the pit, Andhis lifefrom peri thing by the fword. And again, at the 24th verle, De- liver himfromgoingdowne to the pit. To be delivered from the pit ( as was there (hewed) is tobe delivered from death. And the word joule ( as was then likewife expounded ) is put for the perfon; As if it were fayd; He will deliver him, the penitent man from death ; and that both from temporali death,the deathof the body,and from eternall death, the deflrudtion of body and joule; or he will deliver him frftfrom the pit of the grave ; and fecond- ly, from the pit of hell. Hewill deliver hisfoulefrom the pit. rere !woo and his life ftall f ee the lig ht. periprafr eft That is, he (hall live to fee the light ; To fee the light, is a sir vltt ; flour -è f g contrario tone; eumlocutionof life; As if it hadbeen fayd, He 4,all recover out brafunsfymóo of his deadly ficknefs, andbehold the light of the Sun, as living turn marts. N n n rnenPined;
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