290 Chap. a 9. ' ition open the Book of JOB. yerl ro mini{hed theglory of his miracles, as thore Magicians did the miracles wrought by Mofee, faith ( Leek; 11.20.) If1with the frnger of god caft out Devils, etc. Which another Evangelist ex- pounds by the Spirit ( who is the great power ) of God (Matth. 1 z.z8. ) So thathand and finger may fignifie the fame divine power, not onely in kinde, but in degree. However fob confeffeth that he felt not the finger, but the handofGod up. on him. But feeinghe faith, this hand had finely touched him, doth it not import force lighter affil&ion? The hand of God bath tom- shed me. :PI non forum I anfwer, theword which we tranflate to touch,lignifies a tangerei ed eti- grievous ftroake, and is in Scripture appled to ftnitinî with .the am percurcre la of Leprofie. This touching is a woundoig, and leaves den®ray /Jinn p gue Jape de percuj its marke and skarre behinde it, as the Leprofie d, d. W':ïen the fione le?ree in Leprofie arofe in the foreheadof Vzziah, as he prefumtuoufly tell; l: r. ufurped the Priefis office, the Teat (,xprefi'cng it by this word ). faith, The Lord loath (mitten him,(z Chron. 26.20.) and though, firi &ly to touch, especially when the word finger is the inítru- meet ofit, fi gnifies but a little ff oake, or a light dealing with a thing as ( Luke 11.46.) where Chrift rebukes the Pharifies,, who bound heavie burdens on the people, but themfelves would not fo much as touch them with on of their fingers; that is, they wouldnot take the least paines about them ; and to fhew how great vertue there is in a little, or the ligheft true applicationby faith toChrift ; it is (aid in theLGofpel, that ma x, befought Chrift that they might onely touch the hem ofhis gar. ment. (Math.14.3 6. )'yet to touch,implyes allo an heavie flrroak; and we in our common fpeech joyne it with words of deepest impreffion, as when we fay, touch him home, or touch him to the quick!: And fuch I conceive is themeaning here ; The hand of theLord loath touched me ; that is, he hath made my woùnd deep, . mine are-fore and great afic ions, he bath fmitten not onely any fleur, but my bone, or `he bath (mitten me to the bone The Lord bath touched me home, he bath touched me to the uicke; Haveyou pittie upon me,for the hand ofGod bath touched me. 'Firlt, From the matter ofthe Petition, Have pittie upon me. hivepittie upon me; Yob being in a troubled condition, what Flo:h.
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