Chap, 37. r, Expoftson :span the Book of J o B. Verf, i. 477 various apprehenfions about the meaning of this command given the Prophet,'ytet the moll probable intendment of it is, tharLod would not have him lofe any more time in dealing with -thofe £aithlefs and profane fcoffers of hismeífage, but referve thofe fa- cred niyfieries, as fecrels, tobe communicated only to the faith- ful, who would with due reverenceand faith religioufly receive them. Seal the Law among, orfor my difciples, thatis, fuch as de fire to learn, or have been taught and learned of me, andby learn- ing are become fpiritually skilfuland learned, as theword is ren- dred (Ifa.50.4.) Woe to finners when the Teflimony isbound and the Law fealed ; which is the ieìport (Iconceive ) of that place in the fame Prophet (-Ifa, 29. i i.) And when in the Re- velation (Chap. 4. r,) a Book felled with feven teals was thew- ed to John, he wept ( verf. 4.) becaufe no man was found-wor- thy to open, and to read the Book, arc. implying, that theBook was full of divine fecrets, hidden from the eyes or underllandiegsof men, and fo mutt havecontinued, ifthe Lion ofthe Tribe0f3ndah, the Root of David, that is, the Lord Jefus Chrifl, had not prevailed to open theBook., and to lofe the feven Peals thereof, Sealed things are hidden things. Is not this (laid the Lord, Deut. 3 2. 34.1 - laid up in!lore with me,and fealedup amongmytreafnres ?.That is it not kept doleand hidden there ? are not their turfed crea- tures of fin laid up,among my righteous creatures of wrath ? The. Church (Cant. 4. 12.) is called, a Fountain fealed, becaufe the: waters by which tiie is refrefhed andmade fruitful are a hidden thing maleworld, or becaufe the Church muff keep:her felt apart and difiinSt from the .p:ophane and unbelieving world. That's one thing,we ftal what we would hide or keep dofe,. Secondly, the word importeth fömetimes,to finifh.orcompieat a thing. When a Writing is perfeeled then we leaLit, wl .a' Letter is madeup we .teal it ; to that purpofe the word is ufe& ( Dan: 9.24.) Where the Prophet fpeaking of Chrifls coming, in the fefh,and what he (hould then do,faith, Fie (tallfni(htranf greffion, that is, he (hall cornpieat, by the facrifice of hi nfelf, all the facrrfices for tranfgre(fion.. Chrill had no hand in any tranf grefiion, as to the doing of ir, but in this fence he finished alt trankgrelflon3 that is, he finned the facrifices of atonement for tranfgreflion, thatto our tranfgreflions might not be charged upon ass. Further, that word.,astbere.ufed,.may very well heir the fist's Pests
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=