tF 2I 6 Chap. 36. /n Expojitionupon the Beek, of Jo B. Verf. 7 Secondly , He el°ablitheth, counfels and ac ions, (Ifa. 44. e6. ) He c mfirmeth the word of his fervants , and performeth the counfel ofhUMeffengers ; that is, he makes good, and brings to effea that word which they have given in counfel. And as for actions, carafes prayeth ( Pfal. 90. 17.) Eflablifh thou the wort, ofour hands upon ua , yea the work of our hands eflabltfh thou it. Whatever is incur hands quickly molders away, and (as the e- nemies Paid when the Jewes built the wails of jerufälem, Neh.4. 3.) Ifa Foxgoup upon it,it will fall, unlefs the Lord eflablifh it ; but neither theFoxes with their fubtilty, nor the Lyons'with their power and cruelty, (hall be able to overthrow that wall, or thofe actions, which the Lord is pleated to efìabliih ; for he cloth efla- bhjh them For ever. Hence Note ; The Lord can eiablifh, not onlyfor a tune, but for alwayes ; he can give a perpetuity of eflaklifkment, not only a lafing, hut an everlafltng eflabli fhment ; he cangive an eternity of efla- bli fhment. Here, is compleat happinefs, What can we defire more, than Firfi,to be ina great and good efface ; Secondly, to be ettabli(hed there; Thirdly,to be effablifbed for ever ? They that are fet high arefet in flippery places,unlefs the Lord be with them; how much more if the Lord be againff them ? (PCal. 73. 18.) But the Lord can fet us as high as the higheff Rock , and yet make us as firme as the firmeff Rock. He Both eflablifh themfor ever, And they are exalted. Some read thus, He efiablijheth themfor ever, when they are exalted, which makes a very clear fenfe ; when they are gothigh, the Lord doth e(fabli(h them fullyand finally. We render it as a ditf:ina aft of God, Theyare: et.bli flied for ever, and they are ex- alted ; probably intending thus much ; that theLord when hewill do a thing, can do ìt,notwithffanding all oppofirion,that either is or can be made againl} it ; he fets them with Kings on the Throne, anddoth eflablifh there for ever, yea, they rift in power and diioity more and more, They are. exalted. Hence
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