Chap. i9. AnExpofttion upon the Bookof J R. Verfr 2j. 339 rendring the words, And at lafl fhall rife upon the duff ; which he thus explains, MyRedeemer (ball rifefrom death, See then how rich a (tore we have here of precious truths about the great myftery ofChritt in this one Scripture, which the holy Ghoft bath been pleated fo to pirate, that it may at once hold forth 7eb's faith in the incarnation of Chrift, that he fhould Rand upon the duff in our nature, as allo in the refurreétion of Chrift, that he fhould rile out ofthe duff in our nature. Thefe two involve each other ; for unleffe Chrift had taktn flefh, and flood upon the duff, he could not dye and fo lye dotane in the dull ;; and his riling from theduff, neceffarily implyes, that he had taken flefh, which he layd down by his free fubmiffion unto death. Yet (as I conceive ) thefe words are more flri&ly to be un. Hacverba in derflood not of Chrifts taking fi:0fh, and ftanding upon the vari°r fenfuo earth in it, nor of the perfonall rifing ofhis flefh out of the duff todrmurum a- ( both which are yet included) but of his comming to raife n=i,gia ftdei all flefh our of the dull, and then to proceed in judgement with crngruentes ; them. And thus a late Expofiter conclàdes. Theft words ( faith c°mmodua & he) have various interpretations, allagreeing with the analogy of JQmern fegaimur faith;jet this isa plain and pertinentfenfe whichwefollow,Namely, elf. .etermen that lob believed) his Redeemer to be eternall,who(.hallat loftffand fe: effe bunsfu. upon theearth. & by his foveraignepower or command raife the dead. um redempre- Our tranflation together with our renewed Annotations ap- em,Q4i taßen peare fayreft this way ; and Mr. (/Mercer ( though himfelfe fol- pro imperio loweth the Rabbines in the opening of this Text, yet) confef. mortuos exci feth, that it is the Judgement ofmolt Interpreters, both ancient cet. Merl: and moderne, that thele words are to be underftood of the E' n°i'iffm° general!refurretion, and of the Judgement which Ihall fol- (;é pelvereon low. For when 7;,b profeffeth hisafiurance, that his Redeemer ftaruram. fhail ftà,:d upon the earth in the latter day, we arenot to flay Mont. our thoughts in al are pofture, but are led forth to confider, what his fanding there intends, or what the Scriprnre tells us he (hall doe wnen he appeares and Rands upon the earth in the latter day. Now the worke òf that day is plainly reduced to there two heads in Scripture, Refaerrellion and yudgement. In . refe-ence toboth which, I (hall fpecificate diefe general! words, and draw them out into expreffe andparticular obfervati- ons. X x 2 firdl.
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