452 Chap, /3. AnExpo fitionupon the Bookof JOB. Verf. I 6, might, yea, nomore then I ought for his glory, being thus char- ged as I am by you my friends : I donot dittrufé my caufe,though you do; yea, I am felled in this perfwafion, that when God bath heard my plea, he will give fentence on my fide, though you are my accufers. He alfo ,;hall be myfalvation. Salvation is a large word. God is all falvations to his people, and the aut,orof all falvation, of temporal as well as ofeternal. Upon whatfoever we can write falvation, we may entitle God to it. He that is our God is the God offalvation. (Pfal. 68.ao.) bunt qui de fu_ But vvhat is the falvation to vvhich fob here intides God ? taro accipiunt, Some refer it to temporal falvation. He alfo(hall he my fal- erit poll mortar, vation, that is, he shall deliver and refaore me from myprefent fentigrempore troubles; thoughhe now flay and quite undo me, yet I believe accipia. Merc. that he vvill revive and repair me again. !n falutemeße Others interpret it flrietly of eternal falvation; He alfa !hall dicicur non ra_. be myfalvation, that is, though he flay me here, yet I am fure he tione prafentis will fave me hereafter,and be myportion for ever.Three reafons omnniopis fed ration rife from the text, vvhy Job shouldhere rather be underilood of om s alir, eternal thenof temporal l thf falvation. es. tralatio_ FirI+, Becaufe he fpeaks in the next claufe about the prefence ais adbeatitudi- of God, an hypocrite (hall not come before him : coming before nem.. Coe God (in the fence there intended) and falvation are the fame; eternal falvationconGíls in the vifion of God, Pfal. 16. I i.inthy prefence isfielnefs of joy. Secondly, Becaufe we find yob expreffing little confidence, but rather much diffidence about any temporal reflaurátion, he gave himfelf for a loft man as to the riches, honour andgreat - nefs of this vvorld. Hehad better,affurance of the glory he De ver had, then of the greatnefs he once had, Thirdly, Becaufe he fpeaks here upon fuppofition ofhis being fláin ; take flaying f}rietly, for the feparating of foul and body, andhe that is fo (lain is beyond temporal falvation. For thefe three reafons we may conceive Job here aiming at and reaching after eternal falvation. He alfofhall be my falvation. Some conneeling this claufe vvith that fenceof the former, arill reprovemy one waits, give the Obfervation thus, While
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