Chap. 38. An E.rpofition upon the Bookof J o B. Verf. 6. 69 Pon, or Lord, is fuppofed a derivative from ir. And from Per literam,in this Appellative, one of the proper Namesof God is formedby fine æeerdnre Ca. the additionof a letter in the end : Under which, royal Title he P is reprefenced to ourfaith as the Lord and Upholder ofall things. mers. Sorpe have obferved ,'that God is called by this Name one hun- dred thirty and four times inScripture. All which drew , that he ,who is the Creator , is alto the Sutlainer and Supporter of the whole fabrick of Nature ; fuck is the fagnilicancy of this word. Nowwhen thé Lord asks., whereupon are the foundations thereof fa(fened ? There's noanfwer can be given tó this quellion , but what was givento the former. God bath fallened them upon him- fell, in his power and will they hand fure. Or tvh3 bath laid the Cornerftone thereof ? O., Whohach caJ her Corner-flame ? As if he had Paid , Who made the parts of the earth to keep yidernur r1fca.. foelofe together, and to keep up one another ? This is another refgnt ,art veryconfiderable part in a building. As thong buildings mull polLrerræ. have a Eure foundation to hold up thewhole ; to they muff have Grot. corner-flones to hold the parts together. The corner-hone Lepisngf lui bindeth and flrengchenetb the fabrtck, AS well as gives beauty eflin,ancula: and ornament to it. i ifc. There are two forts of corner -Rones : Firti, There is a corner-hone laid below or beneath in the earth with the foundation. The Maher-builder is very careful' to fet that right. Secondly, There isa corner-hone laid upon the foundation , or in the joyning of the walls , both below as foon as the building appears above ground, and up to the top or tttmoh height of-the- building. Our Lord Jefus Chrill is expreffed'in Scripture under the notion of a corner-hone as to both thefe ufes. Firh , He is' the corner-hone laid below in the earth with the foundation (Ifa. 28. 16.) Behold, flay in Zion fora foundation, a.(tone, a tried floue, a precioasu corner-floue, a lure foundation ; in fundamen- So we tranflate this latter part of the verte. Some others render rum fundaturr. it thus , ,tAr cornerfloue founded upon a foundation ; implying, kue fortefun- that Ch.ift is the lowefl, the chìefell and firme( foundation damentt reAtr- hone , as well as a tried preciouscorner - Crone. The ApoflleTfll ; fund<t> affirms both thereof Guilt in -one verte (Eph. 2. ao;) re arrmemf patent built our porrnaio;
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