394 e 'hap: 9 An Ex p o tionu on the Book- o f J O B, Verf. 34á' were wont to make Scepters of finch rods; and all Sceptershave the formor fhape of a rod, therefore.the original expreffes the rod and the Scepter by the fame word:( Gen. 49.1cs) The Scepter LShebet, the rod] o1,all.not depart from. Judah, nor a Lam-giver from between hir feet. Thy Scepter, 0 God, is a Scepter of righte- oufnefl- (Pfal: 6-.) that is, thou urea thy Scepter righteonffy. The Scepter notes two things. r. Authority to judge or com- mand. 2. Power to corred or punifh ; both are included in that prophecyof the Kingdom of Chriil ( Pfal 1.10.2.) The Lord fhall f nd the rodof thy Jtrengthout ofSion that is, he fhall inve`t thee with power to govern, as the next words expound it; Rule thou in the mtdjt of thine enemies. Commanders in war direan. with a rod or leading-ffaffe; and Magiflr.,tes pun.ifh with a rod in fiats idoneta times of peace. eft patisati:a Hence thirdly; By a Metonymy.tlae Scepter imports dominion, fequefter De- rule and government it.felf,Atnos.l .8..I will cut off him thatbold- ,K,.fi injuriara eth the Scepter, that is, whohath the government in his $aid. dapper* Fourthly, The word is oftetrufed in Scripture to figni. e.a ter eutn,ui- Tribe, or a family ofperfons,. becaufe a tribe is P as a branch f run damns, eft' et from one Ilock;fi the twelve-Tribes of Ifrael(Iike twelvebranch o na r i. tutor; ji dolo- es) fprung from that great and ancient flock, the Patriarch,facob. xem,medicsr ;- Lalidy, The word fignifies pun.ifhmcnt orcorreciìols.; corre£ti- tnweem, re- is often given with a rod, therefore to be under the rod is to be üfeieator under uni ment.Thus the Lord threatens-to vifìt the.tranfgr.fíi- lertul. 1. tie P fh ,fount, on of the houle of David with a rodiand their iniquity with ftripes, Pfal.89.32. 7be rodand reproofgive wifdem t Prov. 29.i 5.) The rod hath a voice, Hear the rod ttàith the Prophet, Mie. 6.9.) but 'tis bell when a voiceis.joyned with the .rod,and.iriflta tioii,mix- cd with correction. There are in the Hebrew (to note that by the way ) five words, which lignifie a rod or a flail. Some rcfolve that Teeming contradiction which is in the two Evengelifts, Matthew and Mark, by the different fignification of thefe words. When Chriil ( Matth. a o i o. as alío, Luke 9 5.) fent forth his ApoftIes to preach the. Gofpe!, among other ilnitructions and directions given them for their journey, this is one, Tákeno faves. But ( Mar 6.8.) Chrift commanded them that they j,'nvuld take nothing for theirjourney, lavea Jfaffonly. One EvangeliiI faith,.they,mutì not take Slaves, and in the. other they are bidden to take (laves. Now (fay thefe) in Matthew and £itk,e, where he forbids his Difciples
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