E6 Chap. 3g. Expottion upon the Book, of Jos,. Vert-. a confuted noire or (hour, for fear and forrow. But moflly and mofi properly , the wordlignifies to fhout for joy , and in a way of triumph , aswhen anarmy is vi &orious, and ready to divide the (poll ; or as in the time of harvefi or vintage , when the fruits and good things of the earth are gathered is : and Each is the (homing here intended. The Angels, theSons of God, did net only fing as the Stars , when the foundations of the Barth were laid ; but they (heated for joy. It is but one word in the Hebrew , which we r ender, fwutedforjoy. The Angels did not onely approve, but applaud theworks of God. Further, Confider the generality of this divine Plaudite, or applau(e, All the Sons of God 'Boatedfor joy. As before the Lord faith,7he Starsfang together ; fohere, All the Sons óf God ; not one of them was left out , every one bare a part in this triumph; theyall with one accord , with one heart, and one voice, joyned in it : all the Sons of yod (therewas not one diffenting voice) fhoutedfor joy. Hence Firff , I might refute their opinion who denied Angels and Spirits , as the Sadduces did (Ads 23. g.) but I (Bail not flay upon that. Further, hbeingfaid, All the SonsofGod fhoutedfor joy Note ; TheSons of God, the holy Angels, are of one mind. It is a moll blefied fight and hearing, when all the Sons of God joyn in one thing. It was not a part of the Sons of God , it was not here one, and there another , but all of them. Behold (fith David, Pfal. 1; 3. s.) how good and how pleafant a thing it ¿r, for brethren to dwell together in unity i The Angels,who are Bre- thren, the Sons of one Father, did all joyn together in t his du- ty. TheArofíle (peaks concerning the Work of the Miniflry, (z Cor. 6. 1) We as workers together, thofe words [with himj are put in by the Tranflttors , and the fupply is to a very good fenfc : We as workers together with him , that is , with God, For he is pleafed toufe his Miniflers as Workers togetherwith himfelf. Yet it may well be underflood concerning the Mini- fiers cf the Golpel, only, joynina in this one thing, (bat is, with one voice,or one cry, be'feeching (inners to be reconciledunto God (chap: s. ao.) and that, as it followeth in thedole cf this u rfi
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