336 Chap. 19. Ari Expofition upon the Bookof JOB. Verf 2$, God, and from him all things received their beginning. He is the laft, becaufe he 'hall continue for ever without end, and is the end ofall things that had a beginning ; All things were crea- ted (not onely)by him,butfor him (Col. i.t6.) He is allo the Iaft, becanfe when we have attained him, we are at the highehor laft ofout attainments; werei and have no more to feeke when we have found him, for he brings us to the father in whom, through himfelfe the Son, we have eternal! rat, Thus we may conceive fob's faith triumphing inhis Redeemer, as the fumme and comprehenfion ofall things,He livethas thefirfl,and the laft 'hallRand. Vpon the Earth, or upon the daft. t7ÿ Which is expounded three wayes( as I fhall flew further. ) Superpittverene rira, Of his ftanding upon theearth, when he was made vet antra14- man. /37 in.- Secondly, his up upon theearth for the word as portatYojtat:ta- Y. g P etn. was toucht before, lignifies both to rife up and to hand upon ) after he had laiddownehis life, and abode in the grave three dayes. Thirdly, Of his handing upon the earth, or over the earth ( the Hebrew bears that alto) when he 'hall judge man. Againe, Some render, He (hallHand 4,0;4 the dart ; that is, He Thall contend with the duff, and fhall by his power raife me and all men up out of the duff ; he flu!! conquer the duff ; fo the word ( with this prepofition) is ufed (gen. 4. 8.) Cain roje,orflood upagainfl his brother Abel: Cain: riling againf him was a contending with him to flay him. ( fudges 9. 12. ) Ye are rifen upagainfi the bottle ofmyfather. (`Pfal 54. 5 .) Mine enemies rifeup againfl me,or upon me. Thus theRedeemer (hall rife, or hand up againft the earth. What earth ? This earth is interpreted two wayes ;. firft, for men, who are Srabir (pia but duff and refined earth ; or for that earth into which the pHtverem ztc. bodies of men are refolv'd in the grave. aria Chan hand up vindex trim- against that earth, torecover the bodies of his people our of plans, fpotiato it ; fo a late expofiter gives the fenfe. This Verle ( faith he ) Morris ea/cere, declares the manner how Chril fhall vindicate our deaä bo- "i `arnett: "°- dies out of the hand of corru tin. He will hand u on the it ,,detirtebat p P ccc. earth
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