in Scripture by another Phraſe, Here am! 7, and never, to my remem- brance, in theſe words. Beſides this Phraſe in that ſenſc, ſeems not to be proper in this place, but rather, Lo T hear, which beſt ſuits with the foregoing words, mine E415 haff thou opened, But theſe words do moſt Literally and truly belong to Chrift, and the Senſe 1s this : Se- ing thou requireſt a better Sacrifice than thoſe of the Law, Lo, I do offer my ſelf to come, andI will in due time come, to wit, from Rea- wen or in the fleh, or inte the World, as this Phraſe is more fully ex- prefied, and explained in diversplaces of Scripture, and particular- lie Heb, 10. 5. where this place is explained and applicd toChriſt. Theſe two words, Volieme and Book arcindifferently uſed of any Writ- ing and both words icem here to expreſs the ſame thingy as may ap- pear by comparing Jer. 36. where we have the very ſame words, and what is called the Roll or Felume of a Buok v, 24 4. is called fim- ply a Roll or Yolume,v, 6, 20" 21+ and the Book, v, 10. I3e 8 being uſual withthe Hebrews rojoyn two words together in like manner 5 of which we have an inſtance kere above, v. 2. Miry Clay, Heb. Clay of Mire. Now this Volume of the 8eok.is meant, either, 1. Of the Book of Predeſtination, in which Chriſt was written, as being fore-ordamed before the Foundation of the World, x Pete 1. 20. But that 15 2 ſecret Book not to be read by any manliving, and therefore not fitly alledg- ed a$an evidence in this matter. Or, 2 Of a Legal Inſtrument, wherein the Contra was drawn between God and him, wherein he did oblidge himſelfto ſerve God,and to execute his Will in all things it being the manner of the Hebrews to write their Contra in a little Volume or Book, But 1. We read of no ſuch uſage among tne Hebrews in the Cont:aGs between Maſter and Servant, but only of the boring of the Servants Ear,Ez 21. 6. So the Foundation ofthisAllufion is dc- ſtroyed.2.Atleaſt there was no ſuch contraQtwritten betweenGod and him, And if it be ſaid, that he only ſpeaks this by way of Allution, that is but a ſuppoſition without ground. And when the words may be TY properly underſtood as they ſound,ot a thing really done, why ſhould we torſake the piain Senſe without neceſſity 2 3. The Phraſe here u+ ſed doth not agree to :his Senſe 3 for then he ſhould have ſaid, Tam writtenin the Volume of the Buk, (i. e.) In the Catalogue of thy Servants; for is that caſe the 'erſons or their Names are conſtantly Taid to be written, as Exodus 32, 32, 33« Pjalm 59, 28. Dantel 12+ 1. Luke io, 20, Hebrews 12. 23. Revelation 13. 8.; and 20, 15. and 21. 27. and not any thing to be written of them as it is here, Or. 2. Of the Holy Scriptures, In which ſomethingindeed was written cone cerning David : Namely, that he was a man after Gods own Heart, 1 ' Samuel 13, 14. Butit muſt beremembred. that thoſe Books were not writtentiil after Davids Death,in whoſe time there was no other Rook of Scripture extant, but the five Books of Moſes, unleſs you will ex- cept the Book of J6b- And therefore this is meant of rhe Law of Me- ſes. which is commonly and emphaticaly called #he Book, and wa: made up in theform of a Roll or Volume, asthe Hebrew Books gener- ally were. Sce Ezekiel 3. 1, 2, 33 Zechariah 5, 1, 2. Luke 4. 17, 20, And ſo this place manifeſtly points to Chriſt, and muſt neceſſari- ly be underſtood of him, and of him only, concernin? whom much is ſaid in the Books of Moſes, as is evident from Luke 24. 27, 44. Jobh 5. 46- Affs 3. 22. and 26, 22. and 28. 23, And this Senſe be- ing plain and natural and unforced, and exatiy agreeing both with the woros, and with the truth of the thing, and with the belief of all Chriſtians, I ſee no reaſon why I may not acquieſce 1 1t.
8 * I delight to do thy will s, O my God: yea,
92. thy law is F within * my hearte. Kom.7.22, & This though ina generalSenſe.it may be true of David and of all + Heb. in Gods people ; yetif it be compared with the foregoing Verſe, and © themidſt of with the explication thereof in the New Teſtament, ( in which thoſe
my 'owels. Myſteries which were darkly and doubrfully expreſſed 1n theOld Tefta- *P1.39.31« men”, arefully and clearly revealed ) muſt be appropriated to Chriſt, Jer.31-33+ of whom it is eminently true, and is here obſerved as an AR of Hes roical Obedience, that he not only reſolved to do, but d-lighted in doing the Will of God, or what God had commanded him, and he had promiſed to do, which was to dye, and that a moſt ſhameful and painful, and curſed Death S:e Luke 12. $0. Fohn 10. 18. Hebrews 10. 9. 10. &C re it with Clrrieſ Loveand Affettion, delighting both to me- ditate of it, and to yield Obedience to 1t.
9 * Thave preached righteouſneſs f, in the: great congregation g : lo haye not refrained my lips þ, O
LORD, thou knowelſt z,
f To wit, thy Righteouſneſs, as it is expreſſed in the next Verſe, Ct, e, ) thy faithfulneſs, as it is there explained : Or Righteouſneſs properly ſo-calledz for both were fully declared and demonſtrated in Chriſt . the former in ſending him into the World according to his Procoiſe, A#s 13. 23,and thc latter in infiliting Death upon him for Mans fin, Remans 3. 25, 26- g In the moſt publick and ſolemn Af- ſemblies : not only to the Jews, but alſo to all other Nations; to whom Chriſt preached by his Apoſtles, as is obſerved Epheſians 2. 17, h To wit, from preachingit, out of Sloth or Fear, or-felf-love, bur have preached it publicklie, and even to the Face of mine Encmies, though I knew my Preaching would coſt me my Life. 7 I call thee to witneſs the Truth of what I ſay,
To TI have not hid thy righteouſneſs within m & ; 1 have declared thy faithfulneſs and thy _— ]: I have not concealed thy loving kindneſs, and th truth from the great congregation. 4 k I had it there- v. 8. but 1 did not ſmother or ſhut it up there,
but ſpread it abroad for thy Glory, and the good of the W Which thou haſt wrought both for me, and by - ay e Warld.
11 With-hold not thou thy tender mercies from me,
O LORD » : let thy loving kindneſs and thy truth continually preſerve me.