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PSAL. CX.
A Psalme of David.
FOR the first words, The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, enough is said by our Lord himself, to shew, that it is spoken pro∣phetically * 1.1 of him, Matth. 22. 44. where the explanation may be seen.
The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion. That is, thy Gos∣pel, which shall be of power, as a Kings Scepter, the Ensigne of Soveraign * 1.2 Authority; and so thy Kingdom, beginning to be preached in Zion, shall be set up in all other Nations. Be thou Ruler amongst thine enemies, which is, * 1.3 when they that were sinners, and so enemies before, are converted and re∣conciled and subjected to Christ.
Thirdly, Thy People shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holinesse: Before he spake of the rod of Christs power going out, now he saith, That in the day in which he goeth out, Thy people shall be willing, that is, they, in whose hearts this power taketh place to convert them, shall shew all willingness and chearfullness in submitting to the Gospel, as indeed they did, being full of joy, where the Faith of Christ was imbraced, as it is sayd of them in Samaria, Act. 18. and of the Eunuch baptized, that he went away rejoicing; and the Jailour Act. 16. so Act. 1. 46. 47. So that they, who live not in obedience to the Gospell out of good will, but for fear coming to duties in publick, and by compulsion giving, and being restreined from gross sins, have not yet felt the power of Christ in their hearts to al∣ter [Note.] and change them, and although they beleive, they are none of his rege∣nerated ones, neither shall they enter into the Kingdome of Heaven: for true Christians are Voluntiers In the beauties of holinesse, this is to shew, what manner of people these Voluntiers should be beautifull or shining through holiness, as it is said, Wisdome makes the face to shine, sin deformeth and makes black, that God cannot love; but holinesse beautifieth and maketh a∣miable. [Note.] To be willing to do Christ an duties, but not to be of an holy life, is not to be so willing as they in the day of Christs power; but as in the night of Satans power still. Of the womb of the Morning thou hast the dew of thy birth; This is by Expositois most commonly understood of the Faithfull, who are born of the Spirit of Christ, for which birth, or they, which are born of him are spoken of, and they are compared to the dew, which falleth in the calm and silent night, and in great abundance, to shew the great number that should be borne unto Christ, as ••t is sayd, When he shall make his soule an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, Esa. 53. 10. and in another place the same Prophet speaks of them as an admirable great company; so that the Church is brought in way of admiration, saying, who hath born me all these? And in the morning, as the word signifieth, to denote that this should be betimes, even so soon as the light of the Gospel began to dawn; and it is cal∣led, Hebr. The dew of his youth, because they of whom he speaketh, are new born by Regeneration, and so very young, Joh. 3. 3. see also Micah 5. 7 where the Faithfull are again compared to the dew, and for the dew or rain coming out of the womb of the morning, Job 38. 28. 29. and a multitude likened to the dew, 2 Sam. 17. 12. And being thus taken, it is as if he had sayd, Thou O Christ, betimes at the going out of the Gospel hast abundance of people born unto thee, not being brought in by tumult, but quietly; even so many as the Dew covering the Ground Hyperbolically. Some refer it to Christ, in respect of his divinity thus, Early, even from Eternity, thou hast thy Essence by being begotten of the Father, alleadging for this, Prov. 8. 22. 23. and this is favoured by the Septuag. Of the womb before the morning