Chap. 19. An Expoftion upon the Bookof ) O B. Verf. 25. earth as upon a conquered enemy. Our bodies are fownein the earth, there they are held prifoners B t Chrift will re- cover them out ofthe earth, he will firive with the duff, and putting forth his Almighty po,cer, breake the barres and gates of that prison wherein the bodies of of his people are deteined. Death is an. enemy the IA enemy ,as the Apofile fpeakes, ( Cor. i 5. 25, i6,) where he reprefen s Chris}, contending with it, and conquering it. He muß reigne till he bath put all ene- °miesunder hifeet; The laß enemy that 'hallbe dcflroyed as Death. Now Death keeps all under it's feet, but Chrift fhall put Death under his feete, ftanding triumphantly upon the duff in the latter day. For the further underfianding ofthefe words, I fhall gather the diftini interpretationsand verfions of them together, that they may lye the fayrer to the Readerseye and judgement. He¡hallRandat the latter day upon the earth. Firfi, The Vulgar tranflation rendeXs this claufe, as the former, in the firít perfon, as 7ob's profeffion of his faith about InnovíjfTwo die his owne refurret iòn. Iknow that myRedeemer liveth; and that refurreTfuru: IJhall rife in the latter day. The favourers of that tranflation f "m. Vulg firive much to vindicate and maintaine it, as alfo to reconcile it to the Original], which is in the third perfon ( as all agree ) befides other wide differences, very hardly, if at all, to be a- greed Nor is there anyneed to expound ¡lob (peaking in this Verle of his perfonall refurre&ion, (unleffe inclufively with the refurreerion ofall mankinde) that being, the bufines- of the two Verles following. For as Toone as he hadPaid, He (that is Chrift the Redeemer ) Landat the latter day upon the earth;. he fubjoynes his affurance in the next- words , that himfelfe, fhould then be railed up ; Though after my skinne vormes d.firoy this body,yet in my floib I'hall fee Cod.How firong and confident an affertionofhis owne refurre&on is couched and contained in that profeflìon, will appear when I come to the opening of it. Secondly, This claufe i3 underflood. by tome metaphori- cally ; ToRand , is to overcome and be victorious ; He (hall Rand laßupon the earth; that is, Chrift (hall conquer all his ene.- mies, all that oppofehim (hall fall before him ; his enemies (hall: X x licks 337
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