5 14 Verf. t 3. an R.tp'ftionrupon tke Rook of J o B. , Chap. 37. fop on the wall, among the Plants, and from the Lion to the Moule, or to the leaf{ of living or fenfible crearttiresamong the ßeafis ; all w';ich God, according to his Soveraign Power, and Jufiice, dorheither comfort or aff a as he pleateth. Again, The ends which Godaimeth arrefpeaing Man, are ei- ther for CorrePtronor for Mercy. Firth, Hecaafeth the Cloud, with . wharfoever is its burden, lived vir- or Rain, or Snow, to unlade and disburden it felt, for cor- Si ad vi reEtion The Hebrew is, for a Reed fó we put in the Margin. A .gm,ÆavTtitiOs mid txv. Rod is for corredfion ; therefore we tranflate for correelion, for Sive in difci- discipline. Cod fends the Clouds to,whip-or discipline a people. P%ina Further, the word fignifies a Rod under a twofold Notion. Firíi, ARod or a Staff to finite or firike with, in which fence it is called (Prov, 22. z g. ) The Rod of corgi-ion ; and at the $t#a verfe of the fame Chapter, The Rod of anger; asallo (Ifa. r o.. y. ) O e/fffyriant the Rod ofmineanger (taith God) Here's a Rod to Imite with. Secondly, It fignifies a Rod to govern with, or to rule with ; and hence this word denotes the Scepter of a Prince. The two great Emblems of Magiftracy are.a Sword and aScepter. The Scepter is in the fafhionof a Rod or VVand, wh'c imports chafiening and correêion ; and from hence it was that the chief of the Tribesof the Children of Ifrcel ( Numb, r7. z. ) were Commanded to take 'every one ofthem aRod, according to the ho:,fe oftheir Fathers, twelve Rodo, and to write every mates Nameupon his Rod, and lay them up in the Tabernacle ofthe Congregat°on, Vic. Now thofeRods given in by the Princes of the Tribe, were s fo many Emblems of their Power and Authority, becaufe to the chief Magifirate the puniflooent'ofthe faults and mitcarriages of all under hisgovernment did belong. And hence the Cave word fìgnifes a Magiftratical Rod or Scepter of Government, and a Tribeor whole Family under the Rodof Scepter of a Governour, bemire as Rods or B anches g-ow fromone Root, fomany Trib is or Familiesfrom one Father ; thus the Twelve Tribes of Ifracl fprung_from Jac.b. And that's the R.rafon'why the Latine Tran flator renders this place, nor as we, ( whether for coreáion ) but, 3ï'hetber for a Tribe; the meaningof which reading, Whether for a Tribe, or for his Land, is thus given, VVhether it be for cne particular place, or for the whole Country or earth in general, as till
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