Oa Chap. 36. An Expofstion upon the Book of J © B. Verf. 24. dangers. And fo, David: meaning is only this, 0,Lbrd, than half brought meforthfrom thole mills, an troubles, which I feared would certainly bring me tomygrave ; I have efcaped the grave very narrowly, I was in my owne thought and in the thoughts . of others a deadman but thou haft redeemed _mee from the maresand feares of death. The Apoftle bath a like exprefiìon, (z Cor.. r. 9, to.) Wee had the/entente of death in our [elves, that We fboula' nor trui in our felves, but in God who raifetie the dead. Who bathdelivered aufrom fegreat .a death, and dodo deli- ver, inwhom al/o we tru/ that he willyet deliver. This great death was a deadly danger , fromwhich the Apofties were deli- vered ; and in that fenfe, God often ftrercheth out his hand to the grave,or to death ; he delivers thofe whoare ready to perifh, or who looke on rhemfelves a, free among the dead : but for thole that are dead properly, wehave no warrant tobelieve that God will.ftretch out his hand to their grave , though they cry in his deftruetion. It is not matter ofduty, but of prefumption, to fcek God byprayer for the returneof the dead to life. ice preeatlo So much of thefe words in their firft fcope , as if 7,k would non porrigit here fetforth, the retied purpofe of God concerning his death, nianum (qua- as if he had fayd, I know I (hall goes to the grave, and there is vis) in contra- no fetchingme back from thence, He will notfiretch out bis hand L}i ne Mills to the rave, thou h theycry in his de ruFli,n when he hath de` ( fir) clamor. g g y J % e i. e. immune ftroyed them. . non p,oderant Secondly, The fcope ofthis verte may be thus conceaved, as peeces ai deum if 7.4 had Ipoken thefe words tocomfort humfelfe in that fuppo- quatnT. i ¿lo:eant firion, that he fhould prelentiy dye /know he will bring,mee to hemmer Her tompo re cal, , iratis death, es the place, appointedfor all living; Howbeit , he will net etamare ad de, firetchfa tb his band to thegrave; that it, I know he will nor at; am. v.,rabl: fli& me after I am dead, or when I am in the grave ; though he oßi effe vet- ftretch forth his hand upon me now while I am alive in my own ba homrarr ve houle, yet hewill not troubleme in that other h.oufe my grave, bemeniér dolt yet y $ ois coq; Ji i cro- there I (hall have an end of, and he delivered from all my for- ciarus medicina rows, and fufferings. Thus men greatly pained and <rfll: &ed ufe fclatium to comfort themfelves, when they have no comfort toexpeeî in quærentis non this life, that death will be a conelufion and a cure of all their pf tx quae. airies and gib:aims. It is ufually fad that when old age ` exiamorte. p y , is a g Fined- mans difeafe, there is no cure, nomedicine for it but death ; and Hoe ipfum me it isas trueofTome troubles and,griefes which we may meet with non nibtl foie. before.
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