Chap.17. 4riÉxpoftion upon`the Book of` S`O'B. Ver,3 the fame meaning with Chap. i6. 21 where Job having made hisappeal to God, decares his confidence that Chriff would plead`fbr him,'andappear-his Advocate. Hence Obfeve..:; First, fefus Cbriff it not onlyan Advocatefor 'his people, but their furety. He clothnot only plead our caufe, but pay our debts.Chrif entered into Bond for us, and took all our Debts and Dut . ties; ':Whatfoever we owe to God', upon himfelf, to fee all performed, that wearight go free, and be accepted 22. Byfo notch was feftts made' the Surety öf a better Te!fa- mens. Where the fame word which is here -tiled by 7ob,is(with thedifference onlyof that Dialef}7ufed alto in theSyriak ver fon of that Epife. Jefus Chrillmay,be called the Surety of the Covenant twówayes. First, Becaufehe ratifies it on Gods part, Making faith of it unto us, or afl"uring us that all the mercies and good things therein granted and pomifed, (hall be made good, and fulfil- led to every Believers as the Apoffle concludes, 'a Col.. t. 20, For all the Protnifes ofGod in hint are yea, and in him Amen : that is, He will give a being and an,accomplifhment 'tó ttìem all. Whatfoever God hath fpoken, he'will fee it d;òné,. Secondly, Jefus Chrilt is called the Surety of theCovenant becaufe he ratifies it on our part : For though ( as Socinians object again({ this point)we fent not Chrift untoGod in our time; but God Pent him'to us is his `name, 'Yet hrift did undertake , as in our nature, fo in our fiiatne , and ,did, rein- platewith Godon our behalf, thatwhatfoever was owing, to his juftice and holinefs by man, either as a penalty for part defaults, or as a duty to prefent commands,, thould all be ra- tified and performed h mfelf c 4ná ` as Prot (bejñ oar Surety. )didboth therein his o'wn Per on, by 1,46ivç an l,Paf fiveob'edienèe fo far as itwasfatuf4ory, '(ó Ças i'Sïitefy) he helps us to perform the latter fo far as 'it is grätrsh tory.. For whatfoever dutyGod requires of us,'. and cals üs to, n testimonyofour thankfàlnefs far his benefits, ánd dour rub% million to his wííí , thi5'Chti t íïnder'falts to his ' ather that wet`hall do, and' accordinglyb\tt of`his''iuineïs;gtvé . s taco andltrength to do it.' 1 is Secondly,
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