Chap. 25. An Expofuion open the Book of JOB. Vert 4 Maher Broughton trac flares thus ; Or, The bornof woman look to be cleared. We fay; How can he be clean that is born ofa woman f that is, hose can he have a nature at all dean, or be altogether cleane in his life, who cometh into the world through a world of uncleanene,? Can the itreame be cleane, when the fountain is un- clean ? or the produtt bebetter-then that which is produced Man born of a woman by natural generation(fo Bildad is to be under. flood) comes from an uncleane fountaine,from an Impure Ogi- nai, and therefore, how can he be pureor clean -What the p<.rti- cular Emphafis and importanceof this phrafe (To be born ofa wo- man) is, hath beenopened already (Chap. 14 z Chap. 15. 14 ) and therefore I referre the Reader to thofe Texts for a further Expofition. And [hall here onely giveout this Odferva;ion. 411 menbarn 01'4 womanby natural generationare imrare and uncleane. There was never but one man, the Lord Je!n. Chrifi, hornofa woman who was not uncleane, and he was born ofa woman, not in anordinary, but miraculous way ; The holy Gkil flJh.oll come up- on thee, 4nd the power ofthe m %l high fhad overfhadew thee (1.1.1k. z. 35,) All elfebarnofa woman have been and are uncleane, It is fail (gen. 5 3.) Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a S,n in bis own likenefs,after hie Image, and called hie name Seth. e/idam begat afon in bis own likenefs ; what likenefs ? it is not meant of hisoutward likenefs, of the figure or feature ofhis body, that was the leali part ofthe likenefs there intended,in wch his fon was borne ; every father begets a ton in a humane fhape; and we fay thechild is like his father,not only as having the fame fpecifical nature, but as having the perionai figure and proporti- ons ofhis father. But when it is (aid, Adam begat a fen in hid arene likenefs, in bid Image,the meaning is,he begat a fon that was a tanneras himfelfe was, and corrupt as him'elfe was, even Setb, who w. s given in the place ofAbel. God in the creation made man in his image after his likenefs; Man by procreation begets a fon, nor in Gods image, but in his oscine ; And that not only like him in conflitution as a man, but in corruption as a fanner. David confeffeth of himelfe (I)fat. 51. 5.) B<bold Iwas Aspen in Ini- fteity,and infin didmy mother contrive me. Some to avoyd the X x x x ftrength 705
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