Ver. 5,6. Verfe 5, and 6, opened. 361 Lords Vineyard, to the morning when we'bail receive our reward as much to the fenfe of theplace as the former : and fo Chry- foffrme interprets it of our whole life. It cannot be denyed but that they were lead into thefe mi[lakcs by the Tranflation of the 70. and that of the Vulgar 'Latino, who both of them have divided thole Words, quite contrary to their proper dependance ; and read them thus, My foul expec ed the Lord. From the Morning watch to the Night watch, Let lfrael truff in the Lord; fo making the words tobelong to the followingExhortation unto others, which arc plainly a part of the expretlion of his own duty. The words then are a Comparifon, and an Allufion unto -Watchmen, and may be taken in one of thefe two fenfes. i. In things Civil ; As thole who keep the Watch of the Night, do look, and long for, and expel the morning, when being difmifed from their Guard they may take that Sleep that they need and delire, which expreffes a very earneft expeda- tion,inquiry and delire, Or, 2. In things Sacred ; With the Chaldee Paraphraft, which renders the words, more than they that look, for the morning watch, which they carefully obferve, that they may offer the Morn- ing Sacrifice. In this fenfe, as faith he, the Warders and Watchers in the ?emple, do look diligently after the Appear- ance of the Morning that they may with Joy offer the Morning Sacrifice in the appointed fcafon ; So, and with more diligence doth my Soul wait for Jehovah. You fee the reading of the words ; and how far the fenfe of themopens it felf unto us by that confederation. Let us then nextly fee briefly the feveral parts of them, as they (land in Relation one to another. We have then, r. The ExpreJTon of the Duty wherein he was cxercifed, and that is earneff waiting for 7ebovab. 2. The bottome and foundation of that his waiting and ex- petation ; that is the Word of God ; the word of promite, be diligently looped in the Word. 3. The Frame of her Spirit in, and the manner of his per.. romance of this Duty Expreffed, it. In
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