3 3 8 Verf. z a. e." Expûfition upon the Book. of J e B. Chap. 3 6. Verbum ïS-I' It fignif eth alio to raine, and fo the raine which fats from heaven, coinnune ad becaufe that is as it were , call from the clouds to the earth. dveiri am,et ad Hence by a Metaphor it fignifieth to teach or infiruCl' , becaufe ílr narn, ti'et 'gem, qua per- holy dorìne or inllruclion çometh down like raine from heaven fundiraret ex- upon the minds and hearts of thofe that are taught. lily dot`Erine colitur animsse'hall difiih as the dew, andmy fpeech(hall drop ar the raine, faid ad fr..f ste ho- 015fes ( Deut. 3 2. i .) And hence the whole Law ofGod is ex- aorum oparum. prefièd by a word in the Hebrewediting from this roote,that be- ing powred down from heaven in f11owres of doarine to make men fruitful! in every good word and work. In anfwer to which, Nuttusei mi Come tranflate this latter part of the verfe,There is no Lazygiver Fi+ in Legt/la- like unto him. Who is a Law-giver like him ? or there is no Law- aoii m. vutg: giver like him.' To give Law, or to be a Law- giver, is more than . barely to be a teacher, though he that teacheth, cloth alto (in a fenfe ) give Lawes. Here, I conceive, we take the fittefl and moll fuitable fignifi- cation of the word, when we render it by teaching, Who teacheth like him ? As if be had faid, None can teach like God,and there- fore furely none can teach him how togoverne the world , or to difpofe of any mans perronor condition, as thou,0 job, hall rafh- ly or overboldly done ; for while thou haft complained fo much and fo often of his dealings with thee, thou hall ( upon the mat- ter) attempted to teach him. But, Who teacheth like him ? Where (hall we find any able to give in(lruClion, and apply do- &rine like God ? Cod is exalted infinitely in power, and yet he condefcends tobe a teacher,or an inflru&er; God Both not (land upon his power only,he faith not,I have power to do what I will, I can force all men to my will, or break them if they will nor, but he inïlrtìis and perfwades, he labours to allure the foul into a right under(landing of nis will,and fubtnifiion to it. Who teacheth likehim ? Hence note ; Firft, Thegreat goodnefi of God ; that he mho bath all power to command. ¡houldyet veuahfafe to infrugs ; that he who is the Yudge, will alp be the. Teacher of hit People. This is the grèat Promife in theCovenant of grace, They fhall itall taught of God (Jôhn 6.45..) Some things may be known by
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