כפרה

atone it.]

should save them

from evil, ver. 12,

91. (21) Deut. xxi.

&c.

par

8. See above, No. 7. 92. (22) 2 Chron. xxx. 18, Hezekiah prayed, saying, the good Lord don [atone] every one, 19, that prepareth his heart to seek God, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary. 20, And the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.

EFFECT. Accept

ance of the service and worship of the people, as if they had been regularly purified; and probably deliverance from some bodily distemper inflicted; for it is said, ver. 20, That the Lord healed the people.

MEANS. The prayers of king He

zekiah.

EFFECT. Exemption from destruc

tion.

MEAN. The divine compassion.

for

94. (24) Jer. xviii. 23, Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsels against me to slay me, give [atone] not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee. 95. (25) Isa. xxviii. 18, And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, [atoned] and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

EFFECT [of this negative atonement] destruction. Let their men be put to death, let their young men be slain.

MEANS. God's denying his mercy, and executing his justice.

EFFECT. Ye shall not be safe, as ye presume, ver. 5, but my judgments shall overtake you.

MEANS. God's atoning, blotting out, smearing over, cancelling their covenant with death, i. e. he would bring death upon them, notwith

standing their secu

F

98. (28) Job xxxiii. 24. When God visits man with bodily diseases, so that (ver. 22,) his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. (Ver. 23,) If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: [which he ought to follow.] (Ver. 24,) Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, [or, then he shall have compassion upon him, and say,] Deliver him from going down into the pit, I have found a ransom [an atonement.]Ver. 25,) His flesh shall be fresher than a child's, &c.

Which Dr. Patrick paraphraseth thus, (ver. 23.) 'If 'then there come a 'divine messenger 'unto him; a rare 'person, that expound the mind. of God, and per'suade the sick man

can

MEANS. Correction on God's part, and repentance on the sinner's. Ecclus. xxxv. 3, To depart from wickedness is a

thing pleasing to the

Lord: and to forsake

unrighteousness is a

propitiation,or atone

ment.

Job

99. (29) xxxvi. 18, Because there is wrath, beware lest he [God] take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom [atonement] cannot deliver thee. (Ver. 19,) Will he esteem thy riches? &c.

100. (30) Prov. vi. 35, He [the jealous man] will not regard any som [atonement,]

ran

neither will he rest

EFFECT [of this negative atonement] non-exemption from death.

MEANS.No means, no consideration, not of his riches, or forces, how much soever they may prevail with men.

EFFECT. Nonexemption from revenge.

MEANS. No pre

sents whatsoever.