Chap, 34. An Expo/Irian upon the Book of J o B. Verf. zo, 639 moment, or be only foramoment dead, but they (hall die before uin Il1ipfrs a moment isover there is an Elipfis of the prepouition [Beth,j prepofrmnno. in the Hebrew, which we fupply in our Tranflation, In amoment they 'halldie : Amoment is the leaft particleor parcel of time;we cannot imagine any thing fhorter thena moment, tis the verypoint oftime, (Pú1.30.5.) His anger endurethfor a moment, (faithDa- vid, when he would thew how very ihort (comparatively) the anger of God towards his people is) but in his favour as life : Thus Solomon (Prov. 2. i 9 ,) He that fpeaketh truth, his tongue (hall be eftabliflied ; but a lying tongue isfor a moment : A lye can- not lait long ; he that fpeaks truth, what he fpeaks to day, is good tomorrow, and tomorrow, and will be good for ever ; but a lyingtongue is for a moment; that is, his lies willbe difcover- ed, andufually they are quickly difcòvered ; though he live long to tell lies, or doth nothing but tell lies as long as he liveth, yet his !yes arenot long lived. lob defcribing the joy of the hypo- crite (chap. zo. 5.) faith,. It is but for a moment ; like a fire of thorns, ablaze and gone : when the Apofile would flrengthen and encourage the hearts of believers againfi all the troubles and for rows of this prefent life, he calls them, (z Cor. 4. r7.) Firfl, light, Secondly,.fhort; Our light afflittions that are but for a Mo- ment, workfarus afar more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, And that we might know howquick the devil was athis work with Chrifi, the Scripture faith (Luke 4.. 5 ) He 'hewed him all-the Kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. As to fhew the in-- fiantaneoufnefsofour change from death to life in the refurre&i- on, it is Paid, (a Cor. t 5, 5 z .) Inamoment, in the twincltlingaf an eye, at the lait Trump, we (hall be changed : So to Phew the extream fuddennefs of thefemens change from life to death, it is faid here, In a moment. They fhell die, They ? Who ? Both great and frnall, one and another-of them 'ball die ,or be frvept away bydeath in a moment.There.is a two- fold death; Fiat, Natural ; When either ficknefs..or old age diffolves the earthly horife of this tabernacle: The natural death of force is very lingring and flow,, others are fuddenly fnatcht away, they diema,moment. _ Secondly),.
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