594 Chap. 7. An Expofitionupon the Bookof J O B. Verf. 5' relation to it,which lignifies to bring and publith good tidings,or welcome news ; and therefore the gofpel is exprett by it ( Evan - gelium) is the fame in Latin, or ( avar,ta,or) in Greeke, with this in the Hebrew : And fome Criticks give the reafon, why Ph is expreft by this word, which lignifies to publith or bring good ty- dings, becaufe there fhould be a takingof fleth, or a making of flehh, namely the incarnation of our Lord f efus ChrifI, which thould be the bell tydings, and the mutt joyful news that ever the world heardof, Ir cloathedwith worms. Inthefirli Chapter of this bookat the 2r. verle, Job defcribes himfeif thus, Naked . came I out of my mothers wombe, and na- bedfhall I return; but now it feems job bath got clothivg,and being ready to lie down in the grave, he had a vefture put upon him ; now (it teems) job thould not goe naked out ofthe world, for he faid, Myflehh it clothed; but, what is this clothing ? My fleh it clothed with mjrms, and clods of duff, that's a fuite of clothes very fit and futablefor the grave,but it is ufuallyput on in the grave, Job is in his grave- cloths before he dies ; or, he fpeaks this to thew that he accounted himfeif dead, while he lived,or(as Reman mourns, fal. 88.) Free among the dead ; A member of that Corporation, a brother of that fociety already. For he was now in their habit,orlivery, A gown of wormsfet or embroidered with lolods ofduff. nayflefh is cloathedwith.worms. uays re ve- It is frequent in Scripture,when the holyGhoft would heighten flirt dicimur, the fenceofwhat we are,& would enjoy,to note the abundance of Cuyre occeJia- a thing,oxhowman is adorned,or de filed with it all over,then to ne vetdede.co. exprefs it under the notion of cloathing .: God ex- roam, feif is ram, vet or - mow. prat, cloathed with Mu a y, becaufe he is Ma J eftie all over, and there is nothing but glory upon him ; God is alfo ,defcribed, clothed with judgement andwith juflice; why ? Becaufe thefe arehislhonour and his ornament,he is juflice and judgement all o- ver ; we find' yob in the a9. ofthis book at the r 4.verfe, fpeaking thusofhimfelfin his (late ofMagiltracy,'I put on righteeufnefs, and it clothedme, my judgement was as a robe and a diademe ; chat is, I was full of righteoufnefs, I was altogether righteous, in dï ,, "_rating ,ewards and punifhrncnts, in exexcifing mypower a- among
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