Chap. 33. An Expofition upon the Boobof J spi, Verf. 2g. 459 That command hath a. promifejoyned to it, ( P'alr 5o. i s ) Call upon me in the day oftrouble, and 1 will deliver. The r o7th 'Pfalrne fpeakes this quite through, where we find many forts of perishing perfons, crying unto God, and God delivering them from periflung when they cryed. As when fin cryeth God will aflü, fo when finners cry, God will relieve them in+or :bring them out of their afcion. 'From the latter branch, His-lifeffall fee the light. Note. Nat-grail life,.and light are a great bleffing. God promifeth much when he promifeth life and light The light of this life is no fmall mercy; howmuchgreater is the light of fpirituall life ? But whocan conceive howgreat a mercy the light of eternal' life is'. yet all this God fpeakes to the humble and believing (inner, when he faith, His lifefloallfee the light. Secondly ,' Comparing the two parts of this text together, Ile wn willdeliver himfromgoing do to the pit, and his life f allfee the light. Qbferve. The mercyofGod tohumble(inners, is a cornpleate mercy. Here is not onlydeliverance from evill, but the betiowing' of good ; irismuch to be kept from going downe into the pit, but it is more to fee light, the light of comfort here, and the light of . glory hereafter. The mercy of God to his people is great in temv poralls, greater in fpiritualls, greatefl in eternalls. The benefit of redemption (to Phew the fullnefs of it ) is let forth two wayes Firf+, by our freedome fromevill ; Secondly , by our enjoyment of good. ( John 3,16. ) Godfo loved the world, that he gave his onlybegotten Sen, that whofoever believeth inhim, fhould notperifh, but have everlafling life. He 'half not perifh (that is, he (hail bedelivered from going downe to the pit.) he (hall basic everlafl -. ing life; that is (as the text fpeakes ) his life fhallfee the light. Elihu havingat large drawne adefcriprion or narration of the whole proceedingof Godwith finfuil man in all the parts and particulars ofir, gives abriefe ofall that he fayd, in the twonext verles. N n n 2 Verf, 29e
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