Chap.I5. An Expofi.tionupon the BookefJOB. Verf.r4. 59' What is manthat hefhouldbe clean ? The words contain a great and neceffary truth , but becaufe td Nomen we met with it, Chap. 14 4. where thepoint was opened, and humansfra_ the impoflibilityof Pelf- cleannefs cleared from thofe words: Octanmd Ìpaf Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean z ( which Que- ta. Ilion anfwers for job, that he was pofitive for the univerfàl pollution of the nature of man ) I thall not therefore flay up- on it ; take only this brief hint. Here isa firong proofof ori- ginal fin, we are clean, but not of our (elves; we are clean un- der a fourfold notion. Firft, Clean meritorioufly by Chrift. Secondly , Clean efiicaeioufly by the Spirit uniting us to Chrili, and fanáifyingour hearts. Thirdly, Clean inttrumentally by the word , which difco- vers Chrift the fountain tous, and fo purifies us ( john15.44 'You are clean through the word which I have fpokenunto you. Fourthly , We are clean impulfively and attraáively by faith (Ails 15, 8.) He madeno difference purifying theïr hearts byFaith ; thus many are clean , and but thus there is no man clean > What is man that befheuldbe clean.? Andhe that is born of a woman that he (houldbe righteous ? Both partsof the Verfe import the fame thing. Gleanand pns° righteous are near of one fignification, yet in this place we may iii diftinguifh them ; To be clean ; refers to the purity of mans na.. undo s®rr ture ; to be righteous, or to be jullified (for fo the word may iungunrur dim be tranflated ) refers to the integrity of his life ; fromboth it flinguendafunr, follows. Man cannot merit , for he is not clean : he cannot tllad latitUpr anfwer God , for he is not righteous. As if Eliphaz had Paid, tet; humos dici- g rur creur What is man that he jhouldeither have any cleannefs in himfelf, judice abfolu4 or that he fhould be reputed and looked upon as righteous by o- tern dimiititur. tiers. (Both which be intends as applicable to Job.)IfGodfhould IDante non fearch thy nature, whatart thou that thoufhouldejt be clean? If tantuminno El God ould (larch thy life what art thou that thou ouldef be cenn fed ¡ f , ,(h 1 Cc knit uat righteous ? The point ofmans utter inability , to Hand before tur. Coc. God in himfelf for juflification, bath been met with , more than once before, and therefore I will not flay upon that ner- ther, only confider the form of exprellion, or the periphrafis of Man. 12 He
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