694 Chap. 39.. An Expsßtion upon the Book,of J:o B. Verf.26. Thy fin and thy doings have procatred theft things_ to thee, &c. He firiketh themas wicked men. In the open fight of others. .00ns videnti Thefe words are a further defcriptionof the manner howGod Cam, torus pa- firikes the wicked, he cloth it openly, or ( awe put in the mar- tens frcquens gin ) In theplace ofbeholders, that is, in fuch a place, and in fuch a celebrú, omni manner that all may behold it : we fay, Heflrikes them in the open urn ocu&ï cx- Y Y pofitass. Pat: fight ofothers "; that is, he punifheth them in an exemplary way, Importer vtfe-'qr that theymay be an example ofwarning unto others. For, The nem paradig- plactofleers)orofbeholders, is force open and eminent place or, i am n et ex. .pof'd to a Co:tier; as Easel fayd pleading his caufe before king 'MUG: Agrippa ( A&s 26. 26.) Thin thing was not done in aCorner ; no, it was done,as upon the houle-top, even inthe place ofbeholders. The Lordwill not have to doe with wicked men only in a Coil ner. He will have witneffes of his doings with them. There (ball be enow to take notice how he handles them, therefore he often takes open vengeance on them, inthe frequent afi'embly andcon- coùtfe: of many beholders, both approving and reverencing, yea adoring the impartial) equity ofthe fupreame Judge, and hiscare of humane affaires. So then, thewords arean allufiotáto the exe- cution of Common mal'efaaors, who dye by the Judgement of the Magifirate, fuch being condennaed and fentenced by the Júdge, are not put to deathin the prifon, or in a hole, but are ta- ken out and carried to forte noted place of execution, or a Scaf- fold is purpofely ere&ed, where a multitude offpeetarorsare ad- mitted to come and behold the Tragedy. When our Lord Jefus Chr ili, who ( todeliver us from our tranfgref ions) was moobred with tranfgreffsrs, whenhe (I fay ) was crucified , The Evangelifi faith ( Luke 23. 35.) The peopleflood beholding, and the Rulers cal- fewith them deridedhim. Chrifi himfelfewas (rucken as awicked man in the place of Beholders. And fo have many thoufands of his faithful) witneffes. Thewicked deale with them often, as the Lord dealeth fometitheswithwicked tnen,theyare brought forth from' prifon to death, and executed in the open fight of others. Al¢ things (in this world) come alike to all, nomanknoweth love or- hatred by all that is before them (Eccl: 9. t, 2.) TheApofile Past f eaking of himfelfe and his `fellow- Apofiles (to fhew the, pub- lick difgrace which they were put to) faith, We are madea fpe- (lack
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