'Chap. io. AnExpofition upon the Book of J O B. vc;rf. 9. 4-97 foul, this a11, which thou haft made, for thy glory, therefore give me underflanding that I may learn thy will; I would not do the will of another, while i dwell in thy houle, and am thy tenant at will.I would not imploy thofemembers which thou haft given me, to fullfil the Law of fir, or the commands of Satan. The Apoftle is clear upon this argument in reference to redemption (r Cor.6. 19.) Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price; therefore glorifie God with your bodies, and inyourfpirits, whichare .Gods ; Now as in the work of Redemption ,we are of God by grace, fo in the work of Creation we are of Godby nature. The reafón holds in both, glorifie God with your bodies, which are not your own, but Gods. It is ufual in letting out ofhoufes to put a clauCe in he !cafe, that the houle (hall not be imployed to fuck and fuch ufes,but only to fuch as are expreffcd in the inden- ture. Surely the Lord who bath built and furnithed thefe houfes, bath taught us how to iihploy them, and what trade to exercili: in them, even the trade of holinefs. Take heed you do not let out any room or corner of a room in this houfe for fin to trade in, or for the work of iniquity. This is to let out a houle of Gods making tothe devils ufing. Yet thou doff defiray me. .dbjorvero eft The word lignifies to fivallori up ; and to fwallow up with moufi puffs, Coc. greedinefs, Pfal. S 2. 4. Thou loveff all devouring (or fwallowing) Deglutiofi ni_ words; words which fwallow down thy neighbours credit, and ficat omniuio. devour his good name, as one morfel. The holyGhoft exprefleth naíloner1a_ our final vióioryover death, by a word which reacheth this fenfe ru;rue ermni. (r Cor, i5.54 )Death iaJwallowed up (or drunk down) in viCioiy; uei profundF- death is drunk up at a draught. Chrifi carted his fu(ferings ( by mumexitivas. I which he got this victory) a cup. The Apoffle ufes the fame "7 :6 °gd' word again (a Cor. 5.4.) That mortality might befvatlon edup Of , rta life. When this mortality (hall have put on immortality, death (hall be fwallos d up in'vidory, that is, there fhall be acompleat - viC}ory over death, and not only fo, but mortality thall be (wal- lowed up of life. In heaven th.re fhall be no death,nor any : hing like death,nothing bearing any the leali relemblanceof its image, or letter of its fuperrcriprion, nothing ofmortality (hall be found or felt "there': There mortality (hall be fwallowed up of lift; here yob complains that his life was almofi (wallowed up ofmortality. Tet thou doff deftroy,or fallowme up . As thou half already fwal- lowed S if
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