Chap. 36. viloExpofition up-7n thePookofj o E. Verf. 7. 215 of God by el hn, be fulfilled to the utmofi, withKing are they upon the Throne; Tea, he loth efiablifh themforever,and theyare exalted, Elihu proceeds to fhew the happinefs of the righteous yet fur- ther ; The Lord lothnot only advance them, but eflablifh them; nor doth he only e(iablilh them for a while, but even perpetua- teth their eflablithment, He efiablitheth them f o r ever. The werd d i ', fe°- is,He makes themfit. We render fully to the fenfe, He eflablifh Jere, (y inbac eth there. The Lord lets them up on high, and then fettles them cenjugaeione, onhigh. Some get on high, but they cannot keep on high , theyfedere freie. find no eflablifhpient there ; but God can eflablifh. For ever. The fcr ever of this world is a long time. The Lord faith of Sion, ( Pfal.13 E. 14.) Here will l dwellfor ever, that is , long. Thus in the text, He will eflablifh them for ever, that is,they (hall have long eflablifhment.And if we take it as to their exaltationin the other world, there God will efiablifh them to the atmofl la- titude of for ever, that is,to eternity. The Septuagint tranflate, is vixos in He will eflablifh them to viElory, The fame word in the Hebrew, vifgoriar,i. figniRes eternity , and an 'v ttory , becauCe eternity overcomes Sept: and triumphs over all :The Lord (hall fettle them to vid}ory; and Sic 2 Sate. that mayhave a good interpretation, with refpe& to the power of IA 45. píres God in fetling them ; He (hallfettle them to villory, thar is, they Eg.ray.lyerei llall (in his power) overcome all difficulties that fland in the vuoaua. way of their effabli(hment, Hence 'Note ; Al preferment, fo eftablifkrnert i.e from God., Firff , He eflablilhethall things, whether they be, Firfi, natu- ral things, the heavens and the earth, times and fealons, (,Gen, 8. aa, ) or Secondly,.Civil things, States and Nations ; or Thirdly, Spiritual things; Firfi,the Gofpel and théChurch Of the Gofpel, that he eflablifheth as a Rock, againfl which the gares of hell (hall not prevaile, (Mat, 16. 18. fo Ifa.44. 28. Pfal, 87. 5 ) Secondly, Grace in the hearts of his people, (a Pee. 5. to. ) and them in the wayes of grace, (iTbef, 2. 17, Chap. 3. 3. ) Thus God,eflabli(beth all things., Secondly,
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