Chap. t 9. An E.xpofitionupon the Bookof JOB. Verf. 27. 395 thegold and filver which they.lay'up in their bofomes ; wtiat- foever they loose in the world , when they are Grippedofall, let they have a theft full ofthis treafure. This hope is laidop in mybofome. Saints have their bofomes full of this hope, when ftript ofall. But becaufe this reading, though the fence be pi- ous, ftrains too hard upon the Text, therfore I will not infift upon it. Further, Whereas we fay, Though my reinsbe confumed within me. The word,.Though, is not in the Hebrew ; There'tis onely ,11,'ß 11.1 myreins are confumed. Now becaufe ordinarily in Scripture reins are taken for defires, therefore this fence is very clearly madeout from it, that lobhaving fpoken ofthe fight he fhould have ofGod, and the affuranceofhis owne refurrection, con- Defideria, vote elúdes with this expreffion; My reins, or my de/fres areBent, that immix anima is, I have nothing more to defre,nothing more to with and feeke t gzrann8ne, é7 after then this. A bleffed refurrec`kion,andthe enjoyment ofGod aftñm1°n s con for ever. Hence we may note ; netn peif1C All the defires ofSaintsare confummate,yea (I mayfay) con- jú°tem dectuLia fumed in thehope ofn happie rejurrellion,and of the vifion,and Nrbii babeo enjoyment ofgod. quad defderem. Thefe are the confummation, and the very utmoft of their defires : The feventy fecond Pfalme concludes thus ; The prayers ofDavid theTonne offefe are ended: Whichfoie render,the de- fires ofDavidare confumed and finifhed;David had no more to- defire. Why dothhe put fuch a conclufion to that Tfalme,The prayersor defires of `Davidareended. That Pfalme is a Prophefie ofChrift ; David was fetting faith on work upon the Kingdome ofChriG, and whenhe had done this, he (huts up all, 1have no more to defzre,here I make anend;here is the utmoft of my joyes Cumhicpfat- and comforts ; not an end ofconfumption, but anend of perfe- mu+ It de ee. coon, I can goe no further ; being come toJefus Chrift,I have no tend° do ex. more toaske. peflando lifea non Mum eo So all() David (2 Sam. 23.) having elegantly defcribed the pí41-f.o fuum bleflings which follow a righteous Government, flints up thus }fa&eriw clac¡rt (v. ;.)Thoughmy bottle be not fo with God ; that is, though I have avQéturt not fuch a glorious pofteritie, and Each an illuftrious fucceflon /je fumma r s upon my throne ; or, as the former verfe fpeakes it; Though my fpci, derderío: haute be not as the light ofthe morning when the Sun rifeth, evena rum, & Preoume E e e Z morning`
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