Chap. 23. AnExpofition upon the Book of J OB. Vert i 3 . 417 unchangeablenes ofGodswill,and the foveraigntyofhis power. Thus much for the generali fcope ofthefe words. Verf. I 3. But be it ofone minde. ,ì1K7 zz1nj Thefe words undergoe variety ofreadings, I will name (cure. Firft, Some translate thus ; For be it aline. That is, he is the ¡pie enim irt4ß onely Judge, there is none above him, towhom I might appeale elf. vulg. from him, nor bath he any equall to ballancehim. There's none to be found upon the earth, nonor in heaven, that can alter and controule his decrees,or fupercede and check anyof his proceed- ings ; He is alone. ?life urns; off. Secondly, Others conceive there is a redundancy in the affix Paget (beth,) in.And fo inftead ofHe is inone,the wordsare thus given, Aliqut re- Heu one; As if fobs meaning were this, There is none Onemu Cr`puraer, but He, or none One as He. AsChrift faith, There is none geoei cum nema ab- but God, or there is but one good, that is, abfolutely good ; fo therefo!fit nifi d,r. is none one but God, that is, abfolutely One, God is fuperlatively aóf the bo úr one, the one.mefl<.one. nifi dew; ita Thirdly, Thus ; But ifhe aól againfl one, whocan turne bim ? nemo anus ell And foMr Broughton ; Yet when be is againftznee, who can flay nu i deus. him? This hath a clear truth in it, and fully hits the (cope of theDel eft unif- plaee. Sed ft ipfe con- But I conceive a fourth reading, ( which leads to ours) to be tea unumw agit, yet more cleare, and that is, He is in one, andwho can turne him ? quit revoter. In one; what one ? we anfwer, in one mind; noting the ftabilityer Ian. ofthe thoughts, and purpofes ofGod, his minde is one, his bur- olxée rn unoe pofe is one,his decree is one,he is alwayes like himfeif in all chefe. m uno, flappie, He doth not change his minde,as mandoth ; He is conftant andf xus, ipfeper. fixed to his owne purpofes, to the diáates ofhis owne will and petxofui fmilìs wifdome ; He is one. eff.l. e. non mu- spur ;at home. j ß vfnel whocan turnhim ? 1aß tÚ Y1 Er qua ave,;er Or, Who' can turne him away ? Or, as another renders, Whocan earn, Mont, Et gais redire make him return backwards? that is, who can make hire go back sae;et et,r; , from what he bath determined andonce refolved upon. True re- erorfum.Ya ;t3'. pentane or converfion is the change ofthe minde in man. Every i.r, ab inugituto man that is convertedfrom hisfinfull fiate &courfe 4 the power ce! [eurel t ji ofGod, becomes another man (as to his morals and fpiritualls) f b1 h h then
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