346 Chap. 28. an Expofition typon the Boon, of J ois. Verf. 27 Saints, and he fulfils them according their number , not one of themGall be miffing or flail fail. Then did be declareor number át, And prepared it; That's the thirdA&: This word alto bath a twofold Ganification in Scripture, and ra apralrtt' both very appliable to this place. sttfpsfuilf}abi- Firft, as we tranílate, toprepare, to fit, to dijpo fe a thing for ftvit. luth and fuch a bufinefs , or ufe, to fuch and fuch an end or deg; ligne. Secondly, To ellabl¡fh, to confirm, tofettle ; and it is ufefui for us toconfider the text under both thefe readings. Firft, He prepared it, he difpofed or dire&ed it. God loth not provide before-hand, for any bufinefs as mendoe, that he may have things in readinefs whenhe bath occafìon to ufe them : asit is laidof David, that he made a preparation for the building of the Temple, and laid up vaft ftores and treafure towards the fi nifl;iñg of that work by Solomon. But when 'tit laid the Lord prepared it, the meaning is, that the wifdom ofGod was in a rea- dinefs for all his workes both of creation and providence,even as if he had been a long time providing and preparing materials for them. The Lord who bath all things alwayes in his hand, Both not (asmen) prepare things afore-hand for what hitnfelf means to doe. The fignification of his pleafure is fufficient to put thofe things into aft, which as to us and all fecondcaufes have not the leaft appearance of the remote} poffibility. Hence Note, godfrom everlafiingdid moft vifely order and difpofeall things to and for their feveral endsand ijfwes. All things were ready to be from everlaling, though they be- gm to be in time. They were prepared to appear, though we can hardly fay there was anypreparation for them, when they did appear. The Temple. of Solonssn was the more fpeedify fet up, hecaufe as the Gold and .Sliver was provided by David, fo the timber and (toneswere prepared before in the mountains and for- refts of Lebanon. All being ready the fabrickwet quickly put toge- ther and railed. God let up this great houle, the World, in fî;t dayes,. hecoul.d have done it in fix houres, yea in one moment, There
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