6®, efln Expofition of the CH A P. I. thingtinder different expre(fions. a. Theparticle ISadded unto am, refers us to the beginning ofthis verfe, `r liv Orove who bring the brightn:ßof glory, and bearing all things. So that thefe things muff neceffarilybe fpoken of him in the fame refped 3 and the former, as we have (hewed, relateth untohis Petfon in refped ofhis Divine Nature, fo therefore doth the latter, and his ailing therein. . 3. There is yet another word, which I fuppofe the Apoff/e had a principle aim to exprefs, and this is 771. 171 is properly to ride, to be carried, tobecarriedover; and it is frequently, thoughmetaphorically ufed concerningGod h;.mfclf; as Deut. 33.26. =taw377 riding on the heavens ;. on the .clouds, Ifs. 19. i. on the wings ofthewind, lfal. a8. and Pfal.68.5. whereby his Majelly, Authority and Government is fha-. lowed outunto us. And hence alto the word fignifies to adminifler, difßofè, governor pnefide in and over things. Thus in Ezekiel's Vifion ofthe glorious providence of God in ruling the whole Creation, it is reprefented by a Chariot ( r D71a) of (i=i+Dti17 ) Cherubims. The arari7 Cherubim, with their wheels made that Chariot, over which fate the God of Ifrael, in his difpofing and ruling of all things. And the words themfelves have thataffinity in fignification, which is frequently feen among the Hebrew Roots, differ- ing only in the tranfjsofttion of one letter. And the defcriptionofhim who fat above the Cherubim, of Providence, Ezek. i. i o. is the fame . with that of John,. Revel 4. Now God in that Vifion is, placed 371, as governing, ruling, influencing all fecond Caufes, asto the orderly Production oftheir Effects, by the communication of life, motion and guidance unto them. And though this divine Adminiffration of all things be dreadful toconfider, the ringsofthe wheels being high and dreadful, chap.s.18. and the living creature ran as the appearance ofa flafh oflightning, v. 14. as alto full of entanglements, there being toappearance crofs wheels, or wheels within'wheels, v. 16. which are all Paid to be rolling, chap. io. 13. yet it is carried on in an unfpeakable Or- der, without the leali Confufion, chap. a. v. 17. and with a marvellousfacility, by a weer intimationof the Mind Will ofhim whoguides thewhole ; and that becaufe there was a,livingpowerfulfßirit, palling through all, both livingcreatures and ,heels, that moved them fpeedily, regularly and effectually, as he pleafed ; that is, the Ener- ggeticaGPower of divine Providence, animating, guiding and difpofing the whole, as teemed good unto him. Now all this is excellently e effed by the Apoffle in there words. For as that, power which is in him that f er the Chariot, influencing and giving exiffence life, motion and guidance un11 things, is clearly expreffed by eii3O Taa 2,11,7d,, upholding anddifpofing ofall things, that is, 3Ti 1T1y ; fo is the exercife and iffuing of it forth by thef¢irit of life in all things to guide them certainly and regularly, by ihofe words, TW yll1.44T1 .1 8urdµens, by the word of hi, power; both denoting the un-. fpeakablefacility of omnipotentpower in itsoperations. And Kimcbi on the 6 of Ifaiab affirms, that the vifion which the Prophet had was of the glory ofGod, that Glory which Ezekiellaw in the likenefs ofa man; whichwe find applied unto the Lord Chrifl. ,fob. 12.42. hjhallonly adde, that in Ezekieï's vifion, the voiceofthe guadrigatpthb living crea- ture:in its motion, was as thevoice no, omnipotentie, pnepotentis, ftbi uficientis, of the Almighty, the Pgwerful, theAll, or Self- fiefjcient, which is alfo fully expreffed in this of the Apoffle, bearing,uphglding,diff oftng ofall things. Our next enquiry is after the manner whereby the Son thus upholdeth and dif - pofethofall thing:. Hedoth it ly the word ofhis power. Tl p;,uays 8ndµeeas. Pilps in the New Teffament is ufed in the fame latitude and extent with 131 in the Old. Sometimes it denotes any matteror thing, be it goodor evil ; as Match. 5. i 1, 12, 36. 18. 16. Mark9.22. Luke 1.37. 2.15. 18. 34. A word of bleng by providence, Match. 4.4. any word fßoken, Match. 26.75. 27.14. Luke 9.45. ofpromife, Luke r. 38. And pñµava lAdamnt m, blalphemous words, Atis 6. 11. The Word of God, the WordofProphetic, Luke 3. 2. Rom. Io. 17. Ephef.5. r2. 6.17. a Pet. 1.25. An Au- thoritativecommand, Luke 5. 5. In this Epi ileit is ufed varioully ; in this only it dif- fers from aoycs, that it never denotes the Eternal' or Effential Word of God. That. which in this place is denoted by it, with its adjunct of sl é`uvd¡iwc,is the Abyor, ivdY- r9evos, ortheDivine.Power, executing theCounfels of the Will and Wifdom ofGod; or the Eficaccy ofGod's providence, whereby he workethand effedeth all things ac- cording tothe counfelofhis will. See Gen. 1.3. Pfal.47.15,18. Ppl.148.8 Ifa. 30.31. And this is indifferently-expreffed by fñtsa end Alyce. Hence the faine thing which
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