3358 Chap. 9. An Expofition upon the Book of j O B. Verf.28. gacel ruun sude cafli fiat kee (lark ur," fern guib . pate ulcer UCYt7 purg BCE. Nov fit in Got. Von e.f Atm. :ánnoc ßt:n away of guilt (every facrifice fpake this, (Mewing tizat there was an atoneunen t to be made by fome other blood, which the blood of the fact-it-ice typified) yet notwithftanding there was not a clearing and a quieting of their hearts, becaufe Chrifi (though in the promifè flair from the beginning of the world)was not adiu- a11y fdain,nor offered up for finners.TheApofile (Heb. xo. I, 2.) argues upon the fame point, That the Lawwith thofe Sacrificer, couldnot make the comers thereunto perefeet, that is, it could not affure the heart that fin was taken away, for if it could, theta (faith he) thefacriftcesfhould not have needed to be offered up J often.. what needed any repetition, Peeing they who were once fo purged thould have had no more confcience of fin, that is, fin ihould never have troubled and vexed their confciences any more? But nowChri/t by one offering bathfor ever perfei2ed them that are fänllifîed (verfe ad..) that is, he hath madea perfea fatisfadion for thcin ; and compleated the peace of their confciences. So then, while there remaineth any fcruple about fin, fears of evil will hang upon the fpirit. And we find that the old Saints were very karfull ofoutward affliahons, becaufe thay had as it were a relifh or tafie of the disfavour and difpleafure of God in them. And in proportion, as any of themhad more or lets offree grace appearing to them, fo they were more or lefs enthralled with flick fears. Wemay obferve throughout the old Testament, that there was not fucha fpirit ofrejoycing in fufferings and atflidi- ons, as we find breakings forth in the new. Paul never faith, Iam afraidofall my forrows ; No, he faith, Asforrawfull, yet always rejiycing. You never hear him complain of his affliaions. He indeed complainsofhis corruptions, 0 mifirable man that I am, ri bo'hall deliver mefrom this body of death! But he never faid, O oniferable mán,boar am I a flitted, I am in deaths often, whofbaN de- liver onefrom Ibis death ofthe body ! We find the Saints under the Gofpe! clothed with a fpirit of exultation and rejoycing, of which we hear little,ifany thing at all under theLaw: The want ofwhich we are toafcribe to their want ofa clear light about the removingofguilt, and pardon of fm. I know thou wilt net boldme innocent; Thirdly, obferve,:That Godoften deals withhis beffervants in `regardof outward troubles, as ifthey wereguilty. Ib.,nor,'thou wilt. not hold me innocent; that is,thou wilt not deal with me a>'with-an innocent perfon, As the Lord dealt with his Son,
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