the time of harvest Vnlesse one should say that these speeches were spoken the yeare following in some season which is not specified Look on by spirituall contemplation The fields namely the whole world sowne al over with the elect who are upon the point of being called and converted V. 36. Hee that reapeth though it should seeme that the Prophers have bin like the labourers and sowers enduring the hardest labour in respect of you Apostles who come to the harvest which is ready to be reaped which is the more easie and pleasant work yet there is a great reward layd up for you as well as for them in the heavenly happinesse common to the Prophets the Apostles and all Gods true servants Unto life of which labour the recompence is eternall life V. 37. That saying it might bee some ordinary proverb spoken of such men as doe reape the fruits of other mens labours V. 42. And know by the inward perswasion of the spirit which went a long with Christs word V. 43. Into Galilee namely to Cana v. 46. and not into Nazareth his own Citie out of which hee was driven Luk. 4 29. nor to Capernaum the place of his ordinary abode Mat. 4. 13. and 9. 1. Ver. 46. Noble man the Italian Royall officer namely one of Herod the Tetrarchs officers who yet usurped the title of King though hee were put by it by Augustus See upon Matth. 14 1. V. 48. Except yee see a reproofe made to the Galileans because of their incredulity V. 50. Liveth that is to say he is safe and sound Ver. 51. Going downe that is to say was pretty well on ward in his way going homeward V. 53. Beleeved that is to say made open profession of his beliefe in Christ. V. 54. The second the meaning is after hee was already returned into Cana where he had wrought his first miracle Iohn 2. 7 11. hee wrought this second miracle there also CHAP. V. VER 1. AFeast if Saint Iohn hath exactly followed the order of times this feast might bee Pentecost which immediately followed the Passeover Iohn 2. 13. Ver. 2. Sheep market the Italian Sheepe gate it was one of the gates of Ierusalem which stood neere the Temple and it is likely was called so because that thorow that gate cattel were brought into the Cuie See Nehemiah 3. 1. 32. and 12. 39. Others the sheepe-market but it is all one for this market was close by the Gate A poole a great place to keepe water in as there were many of them in Ierusalem into which the water of Gihon came by pipes under ground for to bathe themselves to wash or water their Cattel in or the like uses Nehemiah 2. 14. and 3. 16. Isaiah 7. 3. and 22. 9. 11. and â—6 2. Iohn 9. 7. Bethesda that is to say a house or place of pietie so called by reason of the miraculous healing which was there Others doe expound this name otherwise but this seemes to be the likelier sence Verse 4. An Angell by GODS will and power V. 10. It is not true it is that carrying of burthens was one of the bodily actions which were forbidden to be done on the Sabbath day Neh. 13. 19. Ier. 17. 21. but Christ being the Soveraigne Lord might exempt them from it and besides this act was not contrary to the meaning of the Law because it was not a labour but a publike signe of the deliverence to the glory of God and for the instruction of men V. 14. Sinne no nore turne from those thy sins which had moved Gods justice to so long a punishment Matth. 9. 2. Or seeing thou hast receaved this favour at Gods hands yeeld him a perpetual acknowledgement therefore in obedience and service V. 17. My Father as God is not subject to the Lawes of the Sabbath but operates incessantly though not to create a new world or any new species so I his everlasting son do operate at all times without any law or limitation as well in workes which are purely divine as in those which I doe in the qualitie of Mediatour V. 19. Can doe not by reason of any impotency but by reason of the unitie of the essence and the perfect union of will and operation which is betweene me and the father who is the spring and as it were the first pattern of al the aforesaid actions What he seeth a figurative term to shew the unspeakeable communion of wil wisedom and power between the Son and the Father in the internall order of the most holy Trinitie or the perfect dependencie and conformitie of the will of Christ as Mediatour to that of God his Father And his Fathers perpetuall conduct towards him Isa. 11. 3. Or the office of fulfilling all Gods secret councel Isai. 11. Or the office of fulfilling and performing Gods secret councell which was as it were the model of al Christs actions see the same orderof operation in the holy Ghost John 16. 13. V. 22. Judgeth no hee doth not governe the world nor his Church immediately as by the operation of his owne person but doth doe it in and by his Son to whom he hath given all power and by him doth operate and manifest all his power Phil. 2. 10. Col. 1. 18. Heb. 1. 2 3. V. 23. As they honour he means that religious reverence which is engraven naturallv in all men towards the God-head and which God by his word commandeth to bee yeelded to his Sonne who is his living subsistent and perfect Image Philippians 2 10 11. Verse 25. The dead namely those which are spiritually dead in sinne Ephesians 2. 1. Col. 2. 13. That heare with a lively faith in the Gospell Hebrewes 4. 2 Shall live in a spirituall life consisting in the participating of the grace and Spirit of GOD in CHRIST Rom. 6. 4 Ephes. z. 4. Col 3. 4. V. 26. Hath life Namely hee is the beginning and spring of all the naturall subsistency and life of every thing To the Sonne as hee is mediatour and head of the Church To have Namely to bee the Author and beginner of a spirituall and everlasting life to all his beleevers Ioh. 6. 56. V. 27. To execute judgement namely to rule and governe ver 22. Because he is not onely as hee is true everlosting God but also as hee is Mediatour having taken humane flesh upon him Acts 17. 31. 1 Cor. 25. 28. in which nature also he is his fathers deputy Dan. 7. 13. V. 28. Marvaile not Christ proves his power to work this spirituall resurrection by the resurrection of bodies which is an effect of the same power but more sensible V. 30. I can See upon ver 19. Mine own will not that indeed the Son of God as he was God had a will severall from his Fathers will but because it seemed so to men to whom he did speake See Ioh. 6. 38. and 7. 16. and 8. 50. Vnsesse this be understood of the will of his humane nature which though it were not
he is the head of his Church and also in regard of the state of celestiall life and glory to which he was ordained by God his father and of which he hath taken possession from thence to power doune his spirit upon all those who are his V. 49. We have borne beeing engendered by him we have bin like him in nature and qualities shall also bâ—eing regenerated by him wee shall be also made like him in glory V. 50. Now this as the vicious nature of of man signified by these termes of flesh and bloud ought to be changed by the gift of the holy Ghost to have entrance into Gods kingdome so the body ought to be spoiled of its corruptible mortall and animall qualities before it can enjoy the everlasting and glorious life 2. Cor. 5. 1. 4. V. 51. We shall not all those beleevers which shall bee found aliue at CHRISTS last comming shall not die a naturall death which is with sicknesse sorrow and perishing of the body but in stead thereof there shall be in them a sodaine change of qualities V. 52. we shall be namely those beleevers who shall be then living And the Apostle speakes thus to teach every one to be prepared expecting that day every moment 1 Thess. 4. 15. 17. V. 54. Swallowed up destroyed and brought to nothing Rev. 20. 14. in victory that is to say eternally according to the meaning of this phrase amongst the Hebrews from whom it is taken V. 56. The sâ—ing namely that thing which armeth and gives death and hell strength and victory over us The strength namely that by vertue of which sinne produceth utter condemnation and death upon man namely in so much as he transgresseth the law Rom. 4. 15. which besides beeing unable to correct mans wickednesse doth kindle and exasperate it Rom. 5. 20. and 7. 5. 8. 9. 13 V. 57. Through Our lord iâ— as much as through his satisfaction condemnation is disannulled and through his spirit of regeneration the kingdome of sinne is ouerthrowne Rom. 8. 1. 2. 3 and by his coâ—porall death he freeth vs from the reliques of sinne and by his resurrection he freeth vs from all manner of Subiection to death V. 58. In the worke in all actions belonging to your heauenly vocation and to the servâ—ce of God Not in vaine namelie without fruit or reward seeing there is a resurrection eternall happinesse In the Lord that is â—o say iâ—respeect of God and of Christ and accordinge to the manner and order as he vseth in rewarding those who are his with spirituall and everlasting goods which is spoken in opposition of the world in which beleevers ought not to looke for there reward CHAP. XVI VER 1. COllection namelie contribution of almes For the Saints namelie for the Churches of Ierusalem and Iudea V. 2. The first day which was the Sunday which after the Lords resurection and his appearings upon that day Iohn 20. 19. 26. was dedicated to sacred actions and assemblies in stead of the ancient Sabbath Acts 20. 7. Reu. 1. 10. Haâ—â— prospâ—ed as he shall iudge fitting to be done according to reason Or according to the prospering of 〈◊〉 estate V. 6. That ye may desiring to have some of you to beare me companie in my voyages becausâ— of the great confidance I have in you I will stay till the season and time of yeare be sitting because I will not vrge you to any discommoditie V. 9. Doore namelie an occasion of preaching and advancing the worke of the Gospell namelie in Ephesus Acts 19. 1. 9. 23. V. 10. Come to you because that he had given him aduice to goe theither 1. Cor. 4. 17. V. 11. Dispisâ— him for his youth 1 Tim. 4. 12. Jâ—peace louinglie or saâ—elie With the brethren be seemes to meane other brethren who accompanied Timothie V. 15. Adâ—cted themselues nameliâ— to the ministrie of the Gospell as it seemes to be set foorth in the verse following Oâ— in the office of Deacon V. 16. Submâ—tt as to lawfull guides of the Church And labouâ—eth in the holie ministrie which is common to vs all V. 17. That which was namelie the comfort of the spirit or pereadventure bodilie assistance which by reason of your remoâ—enesse I can not re 〈…〉 from you Philip. 2. 〈◊〉 Philp. 13. V. 18. My spirit namely my soule which 〈…〉 holly yours by a sincere and perfect love V. 19. In the Lord that is to say with a spirituall affection in the communion of Christ. V. 21. With mine owne The Apostle employing some scribes for to write his epistles Rom. â—6 22. was wont in the end of them to write something with his owne hand which was well knowen to the Châ—rches to prevent supposed epistles and keep the Church from being deceived Such are this ver and the two following in the first of which he excludes the false brethren who are Christâ— and his churches enemies not only from these his testimonies of charity but even from the communion of Saints V. 22. Anathema a greeke word used in solemne excommunications which signifieth curse and execration See 1. Cor. 12. 3. Maranatha A Syriack word which signifie the Lord commeth vsed amongst Christians in the highest and greatest excommunications in imitation of other equivalent termes which was alwayes used amongst the Iewes to signifie a citing of the excommunicate person before the terrible judgment Seat of God at the last comming of the sonne of God See Iude 15. V. 24. My love I present my good will unto you and all mine intimate affections in the spirituall communion of Christ. The Second Epistle Of Saint Paule the Apostle to the Corinthians Argument THe former epistle having brought forth great fruit of correction in the Church of Corinth yet there remaining many disorderly persons amongst them who on set purpose and to the utmost of their powers did vilifie Saint Pauls â—uthority to with draw the Corinthians love respect and â—bedience from him he writs unto them this second epistle to exhort them to accomplish the reformation which they had so happily begun And at the very first beginning he writes unto them of his troubles combates and dangers and likâ—wise of his deliverances and comforts and desireth to be assisted by their prayers and to bee by 〈◊〉 seconded in his thansgivings Excusing himself for that he had not yet in person visited them according as he had given them hope that he would which was not by reason of any incon 〈…〉 cie in him but onely because he would give them time to sett their Church in such state that he might not at his comming he forced to use and Apoctolicall rigor to the common grief of them and him Commending them in the meane time for their obediâ—cce in the incâ—stuous mans case who bâ—eing becom 〈…〉 penitent upon the first admontion he exhorteth them to receive him again into the peace and communion of the Church giving his Apostolicall vote to the said absolution And he relates unto them how that
indeterminable eternity of the Sonne of God equall with the Father in essence and glory vers 4. V. 9. Patience the Italian sufferance which he commands and brings forth in those who are his by his Spirit to his own likenesse see 2 Cor. 15. Others in the patient expecting of Christ. Patmos an Iland in the Archipelagâ— in these dayes by some called Palmosa into which Saint John was conâ—ined by Domitian the Emperour for the Gospel and the preaching thereof V. 10. In the Spirit that is to say In an extasie and rapture of minde in which all the senses were suspended and bound up by a supernaturall power and the understanding fixed and raised up to the contemplation of divine objects represented in the vision see Ezech. 11. 24. On the Lords day the Italian that is to say The day of the Lord So was the first day of the week called even from the Apostles time because that day the Lord was risen whereupon it was consecrated to exercises of piety in stead of the Sabbath see Acts 20. 7. 1 Cor. 16. 2. V. 12. I turned namely in vision The voyce namely him from whom it proceeded V. 13. Unto the Sonne the Italian unto a Sonne that is to say unto a man Dan. 7. 13. and 10. 1â— Revel 14. 14. and was Christ himself Revel 2. 18. who in vision shewed to Saint Iohn a likenesse of his humanity which is resident in Heaven V. 15. His feet see the explication of this upon Cant. 5. 15. Ezech. 1. 7. Dan. 10. 6. Fine brasse the Italian Calcolibano that is to say a kinde of most fine and bright brasse see Ezech. 1. 4. V. 16. Sword a figure of the most effectuall and penetrant power of Gods word in the destroying of his enemies and overcomming the world V. 18. Amen that is to say This is an everlasting truth which every one ought to acknowledge and worship The keyes namely the absolute power over these things to condemn unto them and to free from them at my pleasure V. 20. Are that is to say do signifie and represent The Angels that is to say the Bishops or the chiefe ministers honoured sometimes in Scripture with this title by reason of the resemblance of theirs and the Angels office concerning beleevers salvations see Eccles. 5. 6. Mal. 3. 1. The seven by which are meant the particular Churches because the Lord hath set in them the gift of his Spirit which is in stead of oil and faith which is in stead of fire to carry and hold up before all men the lamp of truth and knowledge of God and make it to shine before the eyes of the world by works see Zech. 4. 〈◊〉 Matth. 5. 15. Philip. 2. 15. CHAP. II. Vers. 1. THe Angel that is to say The Pastor or Bishop under whose person ought to be understood the whole Church That holdeth who is the soveraign Lord and master of all the Pastors who have no authority but from him who onely doth establish them and likewise can depose them according to their works Who walketh that is alwayes present and working in his Church in the power of his Spirit to preserve the light of his power and the oil of his grace in it as anciently the Priestâ— had the charge of the great Candlestick to make it clean and keep the lamps lighted in it all the night see Exod. 27. 20. and 30. 8. Levit. 24. 3. V. 3. Hast born the Italian hast born the burden namely those sufferings and that yoke which I have laid upon thee V. 5. Will reâ—â—â—ve that is to say I will deprive thee of every qualitie title and property of a Church transporting my grace and truth elsewhere Matth. 21. 21 41 43. V. 6. Nicolaitans most ancient hereticks who permitted the community of women and eating of idols sacrifices it is thought the name came from Nicolas a Deacon Actâ— 6. 5. and that the heresie was grounded upon an act and saying of his misunderstood if Histories be true V. 7. That overcommeth that is to say that perseveres unto the end against all assaules and temptations by a lively faith in me Will I give that is to say I will cause them to enjoy the everlasting goods of my glory Figurative termes taken from the earthly Paradiâ—e Gen. 2. 8 9. see Revel 22. 2 14. Paradice see Luke 23. 43. V. 9. Rich namely in spirituall goods see Luke 12. 21. James 2. 5. The blasphemie or sâ—anders and calumâ—ies And are not are not the true people of God in Spirit and faith John 8. 39. 44. Rom. 2. 28. and 9. 6. V. 10. Dayes some take these dayes for yeers as Dan. 9. 24. V. 11. Second death which is the everlasting and totall separation of the whole man from God and from his life to be abyssed into everlasting torments after the corporall death V. 13. Where Sataâ—s namely where he reigns powerfully be it by false religion or by wickednesse of life or by persecution of the Gospell My name namely the pure profession of my Gospel in which I have fully manifested my self V. 15. Nicolaitans who by such decâ—its did lead Christians astray 2 Pet. 2. 18. V. 16. Will fight that is to say I will destroy them by my judgements pronounced by my mouth and executed by my power and withall imprinting the feeling of their condemnation in their hearts by my word V. 17. Will I give that is to say I will cause him to enjoy the everlasting goods of my heavenly kingdom teaâ—ms taken from the Manna which was kept in the Sanctuary Exod. 16. 32 33. Psal. 65. 4. see Iohn 6. 31 35 48 51. A white stone the sigure of the new heart puâ—iâ—ied and made sound by faith which God bestoweth upon those who are his and whereon by his Spirit he engraves and seals the testimonie of their adoption by which they obtain the new name and right of the children of God Iohn 1. 12. Revel 3. 12. the certain judgement and knowledge whereof lieth in the closet of the beleevers conscience and is not manifested but onely by the effects Rom. 8. 16. V. 19. Service the Italian ministerie namely in alms assistances and other duties of charitie V. 20. Iezâ—â—â—â— whether this were that womans proper name or that for the resemblance of the old Iâ—zebel an impious dishonest and wicked Queene of Israel here be meant some false Prophetesâ—e of the Nicolaitans or some such like heretiâ—ke sects V. 21. Fornication namely bodily fornication and likewise the spirituall of idolatry V. 22. That commit adultery this may likewise bee understood spiritually of the communicating with that womans false doctrine V. 24. Aâ— have not as have no way assented to that devillish doctrine which those hereticks did qualifie with the name of great and deep mysteries of Gods Spirit 1 Cor. 2. 10. though indeed it was nothing but a gulph of abominations and hollow illusions of the divell Burthen or calamities or threatnings V. 26. My workes the faith and
need for to assist them or whether Pâ—late suffered them upon this occasion to make use of them CHAP. XXVIII VER 1. THe other namely she that is called the mother of Iames and Ioses Matth. 27. 56 61. V. 2. There was a namely whilest these women were upon the way the Lord rising at that instant and comming out of the monument for by that time they came thither he was gone but the Angell remained there at whose sight the watch fled and in the meane time the women came who were told by the Angell that the Lord was risen and they went and reported it to Peter and Iohn Ioh. 20. 2. and these two Apostles comming to the Sepulcher the women came backe with them but they returning to the Citie Mary Magdalen stayed by the monument Iohn 20. 10 11 and it is likely that the other women staid there with her and Mary had a new vision of Angels and the Lord appeared first to her Mar. 16. 9. Iohn 20. 14. which she related to the other women by the way as they returned to Ierusalem for to make the second report thereof to the Apostles The Angell the first time there appeared but one the second time two Luke 24. 4. Iohn 20. 12. V. 7. I have told you assure your selves of it doe it and doe not faile as for my part I have discharged my commission V. 9. Jesus by Marke 16. 9. and Iohn 20. 14. it appeares that hee appeared to Mary Magdalen in some speciall manner before he appeared to the rest V. 18. Is given unto me in qualitie of Mediatour And in the personall union of the two natures divine and humane I have received from my Father the universall Kingdome of the world and the spirituall Kingdome over my Church and now I enter into the glorious possession and administration of it V. 19. Therefore namely to make knowne what I am to gather together my subjects and beleevers to governe and distribute the effects of my Kingdom un o them to bring tydings unto them of the judgment of the Nations which is done by the preaching of the Gospell See Psal. 110. 2. Isaiah 2. 3 4. All Nations indifferently without any distinction of Iewes or Gentiles Baptizing See Mat. 3. 6. for a Sacrament of my grace in remission and expiation of sinnes and regeneration to a new life And likewise for a token that they are bound on their side to consecrate themselves to me and give themselves over to the conduct of my spirit and to confesse my Name perpetually In the Name to consecrate them unto the onely true God revealed in three persons 1 Iohn 5. 7. by the baptisme administred by their power and authority which are also called upon to ratifie the externall ceremonie thereof each one by the speciall property of their operation V. 20. I am not in corporall presence Mat. 26. 1â— but in the presence of my God-head Spirit and vertue With you namely with my beleevers and true Church whereof ye now represent the body The holy Gospell of Our Lord Iesus Christ according to Saint MARKE Argument BEcause that in the sacred History this name of Marke is often mentioned amongst the Disciples and followers of the Apostles There was a doubt made first whether wee ought in all other places to take it for one and the same person called Iohn amongst the Iewes and Marke amongst the Romans as this diversitie of names was in those dayes very frequent Then if there were diverse of one name to which of them ought to be attributed the composing of this Gospell The opinion of the Ancients hath bin that whether there were one or many the writer of this book is he who is mentioned 1 Pet. 5. 13. called by S. Peter his Sonne whither it were because hee was by his meanes converted to the Christian faith Or because hee had taken him for a coadjutor and companion in preaching of the Gospell as an Evangelist whereby he might have received the gift of the Holy Ghost as it was very usuall in those first beginnings of the Church And as Saint Paul and other Apostles after they had founded a Church by their owne preaching at the first did afterwards employ these Evangelists in the directing and ordering of Churches in severall provinces So it is thought that S. Peter sent Marke to give a forme to the Church of Alexandria in Aegypt and peradventure to all the other Churches of that Country for to governe them And from thence also proceeded a constant opinion that Saint Peter did dictate this Gospell unto him to be as it were the foundation of the establishment and propagation of Christian dâ—ctriâ—e amongst those Churches Now there is a great conformitie betweene this Gospell and Saint Matthewes but only that Saint Markes is a little briefer and that there is some slight diversitie of order according to the liberty of the Holy Ghost in inspiring and directing his servants CHAP. I. VER 2. IIn the Prophets some Texts have it in Isaiah the Prophet V. 10. He saw namely Iohn Iohn 1. 33. V. 15. The time that is to say the time prefixed by God for the comming of the Messias which is therefore also called the fulnesse of times Gal. 4. 4. Ephes 1. 10. V. 25. Rebuked him refusing to have the father of lies to beare witnesse of him as Luk. 4 41. Acts 16. 17 18. V. 26. Torne him having shaken and stretched him as if he would have torne him in peeces V. 29. They were namely Christ and his Disciples V. 34. To speake others to say that they knew him Ver. 38. Came I forth that is to say sent by my Father Luk. 4. 43. come from heaven the habitation of my glory and appeared to the world in the flesh V. 45. To publish it to publish many things and divulge what was done Could no more by reason of the great multitudes which thronged unto him and hindered him from â—â—tering his doctrine which was his principall businesse CHAP. II. VER 2. THe word of God namely the Gospell V. 8. In his spirit the Italian By his spirit namely by his God-head and divine power V. 14. Levi called also Matthew V. 18. And they namely Iohns Disciples Matth. 〈◊〉 14. V. 26. Abiathar called also Ahimelech 1 Samuel 21. 1. V. 27. The Sabbath that is to say the Law of the Sabbath was made for the good of man as well his spirituall as his corporal good for to ease him of his labours And not to subject all necessary respects of man to an absolute and superstitious honour of the day in abstaining from every act whereby it appeares that if God commanded mans rest on the Sabbath day much more would he have his nourishment and sustentation Ver. 28. Therefore that is to say seeing that the intent of the Law touching the Sabbath is such it belongeth to me who am the Soveraigne Law-giver to know what belongeth to mans necessity and not to you false Iudges CHAP.
CHAP. IX VERS 6. ALL the By the 9. 19. and 25 verses it seemeth that all the Egyptians cattell did not dye but the meaning is that the mortality took hold of all kind of caâ—â—el and consumed great quantity of them V. 11. Stand To practice wiles or to seeke to withstand him with false miracles So it seemeth that the small knowledge of God which they had obtayned Ex. 8. 19. had wrough no conversion in them V. 14. Send Or I willer flye and shoot off like so many arrowes which shall pierce thee mortally V. 15 For now Beleeve not that because thou hast hitherto escaped that it hath proceeded from want of power in me or that thou hadst might to strive with me I have preserved thee my selfe by not casting that mortality upon thee which hath spoyled thy cattell V. 16. Raysed thee up Caused thee to be born into the world raysed thee up to royall dignity and upheld thee till now though I knew thine untamed malice that by striving with it and overcomming it I might manifest my omnipotency to all men to the comfort of my people and terrour to the wicked See Ex. 14. 17. Prov 16. 4. Rom. 9. 17. 1 Pet. 2. 8. V. 17. Exaltest thou thy self Like a bank to oppose thy self against the increase and free departure of my people V. 18. Foundation thereof Since the first setting up of this kingdome v. 24. V. 19. Send A warning out of superabundant mercy to make Pharaoh so much the more condemnable and to spare such amongst the Egyptians as had some feare of God in them V. 23. Ran along Did run along upon the earth The Italian hath it Did seize upon V. 27. I have sinned I confesse my sin condemne my selfe and give God the glory of having commanded me just things and to have punished mee justly for my rebellion V. 28. Mighty thunderings The Italian hath it Thunders of God That is to say so terrible and extraordinary V. 29. I will spread This is the ancient gesture in praying with armes stretched out and the palmes of of the hands turned upwards V. 32. The Rye The Italian hath it Spelt or Formenty which is the noblest kind of wheat CHAP. X. VERS 1. I Have Seeing that through my just judgement hee still remaines hardened I will have thee to urge him againe that I may have new matter proffered me to overcome and tame him I might shew That I might publikely shew the effects of them and leave the memory thereof to posterity for a remembrance of my power and justice V 2. Thou mayst That is thou Moses and by thy means and instruction every one of my people V. 7. A snare That is to say for an occasion to make us guilty before God and so to insnare us in an inevitable ruine V. 9. A feast And therefore it is fitting that all' both great and small which are comprehended within Gods covenant and bound to his service should be present And that we should also have all our cattell with us to offer unto God according to his will V. 10. Evill You stand provoking my wrath and drawing on your own ruines through your enterprizes and bold demands the Ital. hath it Evill hangeth over you Others have it you have evill before you That is to say you have some evill designe which I will severely punish if I doe discover it Hee feared they would go quite away to his losse and the losse of his whole countrie for losing the service of so many men and therefore he will have them leave their children for hostages of their comming back againe see Exo. 1. 10. V. 11 For that The Italian hath it Seeing that If this be your sincere intent be content that I grant you this without desiring that which is not needfull thereto V. 13 An East-wind Raised by miracle to serve for Gods work see upon Gen. 8. 1. Numb 11. 31. V. 17 This death That is to say this mortal plague which will bring in a generall famine V. 19 The red Sea Called by the authors the Arabian gulfe This name of red hath been taken from this because this Sea bounded the Land of Edom or Idumea 1 King 9. 26. 2 Chron. 8. 17. and Edom signifieth red The Hebrew word signifieth the Sea of Sea grasse which is a kinde of grasse or small Sea bull-rush V. 21 May be felt Through the thicknesse of the vapours and the mist raised by miracle to hinder the Sunne-beames and dimme yea put out any artificiall light V. 24 Called unto very like it was after the darknesse was past for before no man could stirre out of his place V. 26 With what Of what kinde of cattel and what number CHAP. XI VERS 1. SAid unto Namely before Moses withdrew himself for the last time from before Phâ—raoh V. 5 That sitteth He who is acknowledged for Prince and successor is already installed in the Kingdome others have it That must sit Behind According to the use of those days to make the mâ—n and maide servants turne the mill Judg. 16. 21. Isa. 47. 2 Matth 24. 41. V. 7 Not a dog There shall be no stirring nor noise so much as to make a dog barke in the niâ—â—t every thing shall be exceeding quiet see Jos. 10. 21. CHAP. XII VERS 1. SPake It is likely that this was before the plague of darknesse V. 2 This moneth Called by the Hebrews Abib Exod. 13. 4. and 23. 15. Dâ—ut 16. 1. and by the Chaldeans Nisan Hest. 3. 7. which was the moone after the Equinectiall of the spring Shall be Whereas untill this day the yeare hath begun the moone after the Autumnall equinectiall Gen. 7. 11. and 8. 5 14. hereafter you shall have an holy yeare which shall begin the fore-said moneth of Abib and the other yeare shall remaine for civill acts and affaires see Exo. 23. 16. and 34. 22. V. 3 In the tenth This keeping of the Paschall Lambe for foure dayes or there abouts was ordained to teach the preparation and sanctification required in the participation of the Sacraments And also to figure unto us that Christ the true mysticall lambe after his solemne consecration through Baptisme should exercise his function for three years and a half untill his death see Dan. 9. 27. Christ did also the tenth day of this moneth make entrance into Jerusalem and the fifteenth he was crucified Now because there is no mention made elsewhere of this keeping it is likely that it was one of the singularities for the first celebration v. 6. which had no perpetuall Law Every man the Italian hath it Every house To shew the communion of the Church in the enjoying of Christ and his benefits V. 4 Take it Let them joyntly provide the lambe and provide in common for all things required for this action According to the number in such manner that these two do make out of their families a sufficient number to eat up a lambe at one time V. 5 Without
blemish A figure of Christs perfâ—ct jâ—stice and innocency Heb 9. 14. 1 Pet. 1. 19. V. 6 Uâ—till the fourteenth Towards the end of which day which was at the setting of the sunne the lâ—mbe was killed made ready and eaten v. 18. Lev. 23. 5. Num. 28. 16. and then immediatly after being the fifteenth begun the feast of unleavened bread Lev. 21 6. Num. 28. 16. and ended on the even of the one and twentieth In the evening The Italian hath it Beâ—ween the two eveâ—â—ngs The Jewes anciently used no houres but did part the light or naturall day into morning midday and evening Psal. 55 18. Dan. 6. 10. Now the midday and evening were by them called by a duall name as who should say two middayes and two evenings because that under the name of midday were comprehended two houres before and two houres after thâ— just meâ—idiâ—nall point and under the name of evening the beginning of the â—â—nnes declining untill the full setting thereof The Romanes brought up the division of day light into twelve houres whereby this time of two evenings was then accounted from the ninth houre or three in the afternoone untill the sun was set see Acts 3. 1. and 10. 3. 6. and this time answereth just to the time of Christs death Matth. 27 46. Mark 15. 34. V 7 Of the blood For a marke to distinguish those houses which God would free from that corporall death which should overthrow the Egyptians houses and for a figure of the application of Christs bloud in baptisme for the redemption from everlasting death which falls upon the rest of the world see concerning the spirituall seale figured by this Rev 7. 3. and 9. 4. and 14. 1. This circumstance also was singular for the first Passeover V. 8 Let them eate So Christ having sealed us with his bloud in Baptisme to absolve us from death and damnation doth afterwards give himselfe to us for food whereof the holy Communion is a Sacrament In that night In the evening of the fourteenth the night of the fifteenth comming in into which night the n eale did also somewhat extend it selfe â—oste To figure Christs â—uâ—â—erings which were extreame and universall without any drop of comfort or refreshing subsisting in the fire of Gods anger against the sin of man for which he was become pay-master Psalm 22. 15. 16. John 19. 28. Through the onely juice as one may say of his owne justice and innocency With unleavened bread In remembrance of their hasty departure out of Egypt verse 34. and for the peoples poverty in that countrie Deuteron 16. 3. and to teach us that none can participate of Christ with the leaven of hypocrisie impurity or malice Matth. 16. 6. 11. 1 Cor. 5. 7 8. Bitter hearbs The Italian hath it Wiâ—de lettuce So the Hebrew word is translated by the ancient and so now the Jewes do use to eat wilde succory which hath been holden for a kinde of lettuce dipped in a certaine sauce made with other bitter hearbs That signified at that time the troubles which should accompany the people at their going out of Egypt untill they did arrive into the Land of Canaan And for ever the tribulations of all the true faithfull partakers of Christs life and of his sufferings Mat. 20. 22 23. Rom. 8. 17. V. 9 Râ—w Ill or half dressed As a figure of Christ who to be our true Passeover was to be afflicted to the uttermost Isa. 53. 3. Sodden Because that water correcteth and tempereth the scortching of the fire which did not befall Christ at all who felt the heat of Gods wrath against sin without any lightening or easâ— Head this betoakeneth also that Christ ought to be apprehended by faith in his whâ—le person his office grace justice and benefits without any division The purâ—enance Namely that which was to be eaten and not be offered unto God as the fat the caul and the kidneies were 2 Chron. 35. 12. 14. V. 10 Ye shall let nothing to avoid superstition and to shew that Christ must be apprehended whole and at once V. 11 With your loines the Italian â—ath it Have your loines with your garments girded and tuckt up alter the manner of travailers to be ready to depart out of Egypt A figure of all the faithfuls preparation to expect Christ for their full deliverance disburthened of all affâ—ctions sollicitudes and other carnall hinderances Luke 12. 35. 1 Pet. 1. 13. This ceremony was also singular and peculiar for that first Passeover as it app 〈…〉 th by our Saviours Passeover with his Apostles Passeover that is in commemoration of the passing over of the destroying Angell by whom I will work your deliverance It is a figure and Sacrament of Christ his passing out of the world to the Father by death Joh. 13. 1. by which the Church hath obtained redemption V. 12 Execute judgement Either that the Idols of Egypt by miracle were thrown down or that he only meaneth that through his judgements upon Egypt he would confound the false Gods thereof that they should not be able to escape see â—pon Isa. 19. 1. and 46. 1. and elsewhere in the Prophets I am a manner of affirming a thing as it were by oath as if he should say as certaine as it is true that I am the Lord. V. 13 A token of safety to you and for a distinction to mine Angel as Ezech. 9. 4. Rev. 7. 3. To destroy you not like unto the Egyptians plague V. 14 For ever All the time that ceremonies shall last namely till Christ who by the fulfilling of them shall abolish the use of them bringing in a new age and state in the Church Rom. 10. 4. Col. 2. 16 17. V. 16 A holy That is to say a solemne and holy day on which the people shall meet in a place for the publique servâ—ce of God to be instructed in his word and to render unto him the worship of praises and sacrifices c. Lev. 23. 35 36. May be done Unlesse it were in case that â—ay should fall on the Sabbath which day the making ready of meat was forbidden Exo. 16. 25. and 35. 3. And it is credible that this permission did extend also to other solemne feasts V. 22 Ye shall take This also was ordained only for the first Passeover Untill the That is to say before the slaying of the first borne be ended for otherwise they went out in the night yet somewhat neere the morning v. 42. V. 23 Will passe The Italian hath it When the Lord shall passe That is to say shall cause his destroying Angel to passe V. 24 This thing The generall command of the Passeover and unleavened bread but not to observe all the particular forenamed orders V. 25 When ye be For the Passeover by reason of many discommodities was kept but once in the wildernesse and that by Gods expresse command Num. 9. 2 3. This service The Sacraments being part of the sacred acts of the publique service of
23. 17. and 24. 21. Of the Lord Which he so strictly recommends unto us and is so acceptable and pleasing unto him and to which he bindeth all his children through the kindnesses which he sheweth them Or which wee have sworne between us in his name I dye not through jealousie of state or to revenge the injuries and persecutions done to thee by my father V. 16 Let the Lord The Italian But the Lord Notwithstanding these covenants and Davids faithfulnesse in performing of them 2 Sam. 9. 3. and 21. 7. God executed his judgements upon Sauls issue by other meanes 2 Sam. 31. 2. 1 Sam. 4. 7. and 31. 8. V. 17 Because he loved him The Italian hath it By the love he bare him Not onely by the duty of gratitude for his watching for his safety but also by the most strict and loyall bond of amity V. 19. When the businesse The Italian In the day of businesse It was peradventure some speciall name of some one day in the week as a day of worke Others translate it in the day of that businesse namely when I made intercession for thee towards my father Ezel The Italian That sheweth the way or Ezel V. 20 I will shoot The reason of this kinde of giving warning was because that if there was no hurt meant to David he might come securely of his owne accord that their acquaintance might not be discovered to make Saul jealous V. 21. Goe find out Goe and stand in such a place that when I have shot mine arrowes thou mayest take them up and bring them to me againe Take them come thou along with him as if thou caâ—est thither by chance and come to my fathers court without any feareâ— No hurt There will be no danger nor cause of mistrust V. 25 Arose It is likely that Saul and Jonathan were set before Abner came and that when he came Jonathan did him this honour as being the Kings cousen and captaine of his host V. 26 Hath befallen him By nocturnall pollution or some other ceremoniall uncleannesse Lev. 11. 24. and 15. 2. 16. whereby it was not lawfull for him to eate of the offerings of thanksgiving which were offered the first day of the moneth with the flesh of which these holy feasts were made see Lev. 7. 19. 20. V. 27 The second day Of those three dayes in which it was concluded between David Ionathan to sift out Sauls intention or the second day of the royall feast Wherefore This sheweth that Saul imagined that David would attribute his endeavouring to â—lay him to his madnesse of which he being now cured David would forget it and not bee affraid V. 29. A sacrifice Of thanksgiving after which there followed a holy feast V. 30 Thou sonne Whether he had any evill conceit of Ionathans mother Or that hee would say thou art more likely to be a bastard than my lawfull sonne having so little care of thine owne good and credit V. 40. Artillery Namely his bow his arrows and his quiver V. 42. Forasmuch Our enterchangable oathes may cause thee to trust me and beleeve that I will never betray thee but will doe what lyeth in mee for thy safety and on the other side the confidence which I have in thee causeth me to wish all happinesse unto thee The City of Gibeah which was Sauls residing place CHAP. XXI VERS 1. NOb A City of Benjamin Neh. 11. 32. into which it seemeth the Tabernacle was brought from Siloh by the authority and in the behalfe of saul who was of the tribe of Benjamin as t was brought to Siloh a city of Ephraim in the dayes of Ioshua the Ephramite and David afterwards carried it into his Tribe to have Gods oracle alwayes neere him upon all occasions and that was the reason that there were so many Priests in Nob. â—as afraid suspecting some sinister accident seeing the Kings sonne in Law and such a great commander in warre alone or with but small company Alone By the fourth verse and Matth. 12. 3. It is plaine that David was not alone in this voyage but by this word is onely to bee understood that hee was without his ordinary traine of followers V. 3 Under thine hand What food thou hast ready to be eaten V. 4 Hallowed In other places bread of the presence or Shew-bread Exodus 25 30. Mat. 12. 4. Young men Those few that David had with him Kept themselves They ought not to be eaten but onely by the Priest Lev. 24. 9. Yet in this urgent necessity which thou shewest unto mee I will give you share of them so that you have refrained from all cohabitation with women though legall which though it was not comanded by the law yet was observed by a laudable kind of devotion in your most sacred occurrences as Exodus chapt 19. vâ— 15. Zac. ch 7. v. 3. V. 5. Vessells That is to say we and all that we have having been clean from all ceremoniall pollution ever since our departure though we did not think to doe any religious act How much more carefull then will we be this day of not prophaning the hallowed bread by any bodily pollution of our persons or of any thing about us see Hag. 2. 13. V. 6 That was taken On the Sabbath day see Lev. 24. 8. 9. V. 7 An Edomite By nation but by profession a Proselite Detayned Within the Court of the Tabernacle which was in Nob by some vow or some expresse devotion Neh. 6. 10 as contrarywise there were some detainments which did exclude men out of the Temple Jeremy Chapter 36. verse 5. V. 9 Behind the That is to say behind that holy place where the sacred vestures and holy ornaments were laid up of which the Ephod was the chiefest Exodus Chapter the 28. and verse the 4. 6. V. 11. King That is to say he that is in as great esteem as the King and is followed in the wars and comands as the King or peradventure the Philistims had heard something of Davids being destinated to be King V. 12 Laid up Weighed them and did deliberately think upon them V. 13 In their hands Being taken by them to be brought to Achish Ps. 56. 1. CHAP. XXII VERSE 2. IN distresse Through poverty debt or other wants Discontented For some injury or violence offered them for which they could not bee righted or by reason of some notable losse or accident V. 4 In the hold In Mizpeh which was a strong hold V. 6 In Ramah Within the territories of that City neere to Gâ—ibeah or in some hill within Ghibeah Hiâ— speare Whether that were his custome as amongst many nations such weapons were in stead of a scepter Or whether it was to shew that his wrath was ready to be put in execution against any one that should be found guilty V. 8 Lye in wayt According to Sauls false suspition and mistrust which hee had conceived of Jonathans friendship with David by Davids returne into the Countrey and by Jonathans
2. v. 8. V. 6. Wheat For their pay according to the ancient custome Under the fifth rib see upon the second of Samuel chap. 2. v. 23. CHAP V. VERS 1. THy bone Of the same bloud people and parentage Genesis chapter 29. verse 14. and therefore nature invites us to unite our selves to thee And the triall which wee have had of thee under Saul moves us to desire thee for to be our King and Gods calling thee unto it obligeth us to receive thee V. 3. Before the Lord Namely in the publick assembly where God was called upon and where he was present in grace and was called to bee witnesse and judge of the loyalty of the covenants Judges Chapter 11. verse 11. 1 Samuel Chapter 23. verse 18. Anointed Hee was consecrated by some Prophet or Priest with the consent and approbation of all the people for this signe was alwayes conferred upon one by some sacred persons 1 Kings Chapter 1. verses 34. 39. 2 Kin 9. 1. V. 4. Fourty Since David raigned seven yeares and a halfe in Hebron and three and thirty in Jerusalem if those yeares were compleat hee raigned fourty yeares and an hâ—lfe V. 6. Jebusites See Joshua Chapter 15. verse 63. and chapter 18. verse 28. Judges Chapter 1. verse 21. and chapter 19. verses 11 12. Thou shalt not The meaning is This place is so strong by nature that it would be impregnable though there were none but blind and poore Iame men to keepe it how much more impossible is it then to take it now it is kept by stout and valiant Souldiers Others will have it as if they had indeed in scorne set blind and lame men upon the wals as if they were sufficient to guard them V. 7. The strong bold Jerusalem was divided into two little hils Sion and Salem or Moriah Salem was already taken by the Tribe of Judah Judges chapter 1. verse 8. Sion was yet held by the Jebusites and in it there was a rock cut round about upon which this strong hold was built which afterwards was called the City of David where his Royall palace was V. 8. Getteth up Ascending and soaring up to give the assault To the gutter it might bee some conduit or cistern upon the plaine top of the Rock through which the raine water ranne therefore thereby is understood the top of the rocke That are hated By whom David hath so much annoyance they having been placed there in despight of him to guard the place Hee shall bee This is supplied by 1 Chronicles Chapter 11. verse 6. They said The Italian It is said May bee it was a kind of by word to say those blind and lame men could not keepe the place well in the Jebusites dayes therefore wee must not trust such men to keepe it but to employ the valiantest and ablest men to that purpose Unlesse that in remembrance of this act it was even from that time forbidden to suffer any blind orlame men to come into that place V. 9 From Millo The Italian hath it From the rampier Wherewith the wall was earthed within side The meaning is David did at his owne cost and with his own endeavours build and re-edifie the inside of the city and left the care of building the walls to Joab 2 Chr. 11. 8. V. 11 Cedar-trâ—es For the King of Tyre was Lord and Master of Lebanon which abounded in Cedars 1 Kings chapter 5. verse 6. And there were also in that countrey exccellent Architects Carpenters and Carvers Ezech. 27. 9. V. 13 Tooke him Against the Commandement Deuteronomy chapter the 17. verse the 17. V. 17 To seek David To sight with him wheresoever they should finde him Went downe out of his royall palace to muster up his forces and make preparation for warres within his City which was like a muster-place V. 18. Spread themselves Pitched their camp or made their excursions Valley which was in the land of Iudah Ioshua chapter 15. verse 8. V. 19. Enquired By Urim and Thummim Num. 27. 21. V. 20 Baal-Perazim That is to say in this place which was afterwards so called by this that happened there Breach That is to say a great floud or inundation which overfloweth all it meeteth with Baal-Perazim or the plaine of breaches See Isaiah chapt 28. verse 21. V. 21. Burnt them The Italian Put them away consuming them with fire 1 Chronic. 14. 1â— V. 24 The sound The signe of Gods comming with his Angels who are his Armies CHAP. VI. VERS 1. GAthered together The Italian addeth Againe After the first-time 2 Samuel ch 5 v. 3. V. 2. Baal It was that City which in other places is called Kiriath-Iearim 1 Samuel chapter 7. verse 1. 1 Chronicles chapter 13. verse 5. which anciently was called Kiriath-Baal Ioshua chapter 15. verse 60. That is to say the City of Baal and in detestation of the Idoll the name was changed into Baala Joshuah Chapter 15. verse 9. and into Baal Judah that is to say the plaines of Judah By the name Of that great and venerable name That dwelleth See upon 1 Samuel Chapter 4. verse 4. V. 3. They set This manner of transporting the Arke though it was peradventure done for the greater state as 1 Samuel Chapter 6. verse 7. was neverthelesse beyond Gods command who had appointed it should bee carried upon mens shoulders Numbers Chapter 4. verse 15. and Chapter 7. verse 9. And thereupon grew the occasion of the dismall chance V. 7. The Anger For it was not lawfull for any one but onely the high Priest and his sonnes to touch the Arke Numbers 4. 15. Smote him With some suddaine and supernaturall death V. 8. Had made a breach That is to say had smitten Uzzah with a violent death Perez Uzzah That is to say the breach of Uzzah V. 10. Of Obed-Edom According to some it is the same that is mentioned 1 Chronicles Chapter 15. verses 18 21 24. who was a Levite called the Gethite Namely of the city of Gath Rimmon which was assigned to the Levites Joshuah Chapter 21. verse 24. Others thinke that hee was a proselite of Gath of the Philistims as 2 Samuel chapter 15. verses 18 19. V. 14. Danced In signe of holy mirth Ephod See upon 1 Samuel Chapter 2. verse 18. V. 17. Tabernacle The Italian A Tent For Moses his Tabernacle was then in Gibeon 1 Chronicles Chapter 16. 39. And the Altar also 1 Chronicles Chapter 21. verse 29. And David by Divine inspiration made another in the meane time to have the Arke of GOD alwayes by him that he might at any time enquire of the LORD having already the building of the Temple in his minde V. 20. To blesse After hee had sent home the people with vowes and prayers to GOD for their prosperity he came home to do the like for his houshold and family Uncovered The gravity of the ancient manner of clothing left no part of the body to bee seene or uncovered Now peradventure David unadvisedly might not observe this
despised a proâ—erbiall kinde of speech as much as to say a thing of nought and of no value like a piece of a bâ—rnt stâ—â—k or like a smoaking snuffe see Isa. 7. 4. and 42. 3. of him of you my friendâ— that have not the feeling and experience of my evills and therefore cannot rightly judge of them nor have any fellow feeling of them V. 6. Prosper very often and almost ordinarily Iâ—b opposeth tâ—is to his friends maxime who said that adversity alwayes followed the wicked V. 7. The beasts the thing is so plaine that in a manner the vâ—ry beasts doe know it and publish it V. 11. Try think you that I will without any examination or distinction allow of your discourse I who by reason of mine â—ge have obtained wisedome and experience see Iob 15. 10. and 32. 6. V. 13. With him I doe with you acknowledge Gods wisdome â—ustice and soveraign power but that is nothing touching this present case wherein the question is how his fatherly favour which I am certainly perswaded of can agree with this sâ—me extreame rigour which hee now useth towards mee V. 15. With-holdeth if hee doth not let it raine the waters of the earth doe drie up V. 16. And wisedome namely the rule and order of the right guiding of the world are his as hee is Soveraign Lord over all even of the Devills and of all their instruments of deceit so doth he goveâ—n their actions as also the actions of seduâ—ed men though they be wicked so that nothing happeneth withoâ—t his permission and without being restrained within certaine boundâ— and reduced unto the very point of his most just will see 1 Kings 22. 22. Prov. 16. 4. Ezech. 14 9 2 Thes. 2. 11. V. 17. Hee leadeth in triumph like prisoners taken in the warres after he hath overcome them in their combats against his Kingdom Councellers the wise Princes and Conductors of the world 1 Cor. 2. 6 8. spoiled of all honour power and dignity V. 18. Looseth that is to say he degradeth them taking away all command and authority from them which is the bond which bindeth the people to obedience and subjection Iob 30. 11. Isa. 45. 1. 5. girdeth hee causeth them to bring themselves into bondage see Psal. 66. 11. Ier. 27. 2. 2 Kings 25. 7. V. 20. The trusty the Italian the eloquent or confident speakers V. 21. Weakneth the strength the Italian â—â—ackneth the girdle hee makes them faint-hearted and weak a phrase taken from girdles which bind a mans garments and buckle his armour close to him which makes him more steddy and nimble see Dan. 5. 6. V. 22. Shaddow namely most hidden things which seemed to bee buried in perpetuall ignorance V. 24. To wander amazed irresolute without direction or councell in their businessâ—s CHAP. XIII VER 3. SVrely I would that Majesty which is sâ— terrible to his enemies shall not hinder me but I will dare and desire to maintaine the right of my faith and good consciencâ— before him He answereth Zophers saying Iob 11. 5. V. 4. Forgers the Italian botchers you gather up without any order and to no purpose whatsoever commeth in your way to strengthen and maintaine your false accusation against me V. 7. Speak wickedly condemn me through a manifest prevarication without knowledge or against your own conscience onely to insinuate your selves into Gods favour as defendoâ—â— of his honour or advocates in his cause V. 9. Search you out namely to know whether you did it in true zeale or only in flattery and dissimulation dâ—e yee so mock him the Italian would or could yee so mock him by or with a feigned affectation of words void of truth V. 11. His excellincie namely the Maiesty of that great God the authour and terrible defender of truth V. 12. Are like unto they seeme indeed to bee of some value or greatnesse but they have neither soundnesse of truth in them nor worth of wisdome V. 13. Let come one me let what please God befall me I must seek some ease in my complaints and in my instances towards God V. 14. Wherefore what may be the reason of these extreme torments which bring mee into such distresse that me thinks I should teare my selfe with my teeth Iobâ—8 â—8 4. Put my life the Italian hold my soule that is to say why am I perpetually in present danger of death see 1 Sam. 28. 21. Psal. 119. 109. V. 16. For an this mine assured confidence ought to bee a certaine argument for you that I am no such hypocrite as you accuse me to be for such a one dares not appeare nor cannot subfist before God V. 18. Justified namely approved of by God as a true believer observing the Lawes of the duty of a true child see Job 9. 20. V. 19. If I hold my tongue the Italian I will hold my tougue and give up the meaning is I have but a short time to live therefore I beseech thee give me leave besore I die that I may pleade my cause unto thee see Iob. 16. 21. 22. V. 22. Call take which part you please in this cause be either plantiffe or defendant I am ready every way V. 26. To possesse to beare the punishment of my faults committed in mine age of ignorance and imprudencie For since I came to knowledge I have forborne to doe any such thing Iob 20. 11. Psal. 25. 7. V. 27. In the stocks see Job 7. 12. and 42. 10. settest a print thou followest me close and upon the track like a hunter Iob 10. 16. CHAP. XIIII VER 1. BOrne of a woman whose issue is defiled and subject to Gods curse by his sentence given against her Gen. 3. 6. Iob 1â— 14. V. 3. Open thou enquirest diligently into his whole course of life for to punish him therein although he be otherwise sufficiently wretched see Iob 7. 17. V. 4. Bring canst thou in thy rigorous judgement finde me to be pure and perfectly just being even from my birth stained with originall sinne which can never be blotted out in this life V. 5. Seeing his let that great misery which he is fallen in through sinne suffice thee namely that he cannot escape deatly at that prefixed time which thou hast appointed and doe not aggravate it by extraordinary torments which may drive him to impatience or despight see Psal. 78. 40. and 89. 48. and 103. 14. with thee that is to say determined within thy councell V. 10. Where is he namely his body and his corporall life for Iob did firmly believe the immortality of the soule and the resurrection of the â—â—esh verse 12. Ioh 29. 26. V. 11. Faile from doe resolve and evaporate V. 12. Till the so long as the world shall last in this present estate untill the change and restauration which thou shalt make of it in the last day Psal. 102. 26. Isa 51. 6. and 65. 11. and 66. 22. Acts 3. 21. Rom. 8. 20. 2 Pet. 3. 7. 10. 11. not awake namely at the
neere to Jerusalem and very much abounding in Corne. V. 6. Grapes that is to say some small remnant of people shall remaine in the Countrey V. 7. At that day when these calamities have hapned that small remnant shall be converted to me and to my true seruice which came to passe in part under Iosias 2 Chr 34. 33. and was perfectly accomplished under Jesus Christ. V. 8. That which namely the Idols the Groves which were consecrated by the Idolaters Isai. 1. 29. Or the images see Lev 26. 30. V. 9. A forsaken Bough namely after all the fruit is shaken of V. 10. Of the Rock see Deut. 3â— 4. Shalt thou plant thoushalt tâ—ke much paines and use much industry in tilling of ground but the fruit thereof shall be carried away by thine enemies Strange slips rare and excellent â—â—ips which were brought a great way either through curiosity or for the rarenesse of them V. 11. The day of griefe namely of the last desolation of the Assyrians Country V. 12. Woe to a new prophecie of the discomfiture of the Assyrians Army by the Angel 2 King 19. 35. Of many people or many sorts of divers Nations whereof the Assyrians Army was composed V. 14. Trouble a horrible tumult by reason of such a sudden slaughter CHAP. XVIII Vers. 1. SHadowing which raiseth and sendeth forth such mighty Armies that they seeme to be thicke Clouds of Locusts which shadow the Earth which is ordinary in Ethiopia Joel 2. 10. see concerning these innumerable Armies of Ethiopians 2 Chron. 14. 9. So Armies are called wings Isa. 8. 8. This prophecie seems to have relation to the conquest which Nebuchadnezzar made of Ethiopia together with Egypt Beyond or along by he Rivers V. 2. Ambassadours Ethiopia is divided into the Easterne which was a part of Arabia and the Westerne and the Red-Sea in the middle Gen. 2. 13. Numb 12. 1. and it seems that the seat of the Kingdome as in the Easterne part so that they were faine to send messengers into the Westerne parts for to have levies of men made By the Sea namely the red Sea or Arabicke gulfe Of Bulrushes according to the ancient custome of those Countries which in some places lasteth to this day to make the easier way against the streame by rockes flats and fals of Rivers Scattered the Italian hath it Of a long stature Heb. a Nation of long extent which is a thing namely their tallnesse that hath beene obseâ—ed at all times in the Ethiopians Peeled without haire or smooth having no haire upon their bodies which is also a property of those Country bodies by reason of the excessive heat A terrible people namely the most savage and rude amongst them which are those that dwell in the innermost parts of Ethiopia farre from the Sea looking more blacke and horrid and being more barbarous then the others Troden namely a vile and abject Nation kept in extreame slavery a thing proper to the Moores and Ethiopians both in their owne Country and abroad The Rivers this is also one of the properties of Ethiopia namely that the Rivers Nilus and Niger overflowing by reason of the great raines in Winter doe wash away all the fatnesse of the Land whereupon Egypt was by the ancients called the gift of Nilus V. 3. All ye that is to say I doe bring the world tidings of the Chaldeans generall over-running the Country Wherefore so soon as ye shall perceive it once to begin you must expect the continuance of it untill such time as all that be accomplished which I prophecie unto you V. 4. I will that is to say I will give the Chaldeans leave to goe on with this their great enterprise and will no way hinder them onely I will have the eye of my providence open and sixed upon my Church to comfort conduct and defend her amidst all these tempests as I did at her comming forth of Egypt and in the wildernesse by the siery and cloudy pillar Isa. 4. 5. V. 5. For that is to say the effect of my sufferance shall be this that the King of the Chaldeans shall conquer and destroy the great states of the world before they be growne old and weake with age even as if one should cut and dresse a Vine where it is budded and ready to beare fruit V. 6. Left that is to say they shall be left for a prey to their Conquerours and new Lords or to the eves and robbers on the high way as it often falleth out in new conquered Countries V. 7. In that time namely after all these ruines and calamities the Ethiopians shall be converted to God under the Gospell and shall embrace the Christian faith which indeed hath been so and is so to this day see Acts 8. 27 37. Shall the a figurative description of that peoples spirituall subjection to Christs Kingdome with termes taken from tributes and presents which are brought to earthly Kings and Princes as Psa. 68. 31. 72. 10. Isa. 16. 1. CHAP. XIX Vers. 1. RIdeth a propheticall description of Gods sudden and unlooked for judge ments executed by the Chaldeans upon Egypt as Psa. 18. 9. 104. 3. The Idols all the divels endeavours who is served in those idols and thereby seduceth men making a shew of defending those that worship him shall be quite overthrowne see Exod. 12. 12. and the beliefe which men had in them shall vanish away and the images themselves shall be beaten down and destroyed Jer. 43. 12. or carried away into captivity according to the custome of the heathen Isa. 46. 1. V. 2. Set the raising warres and civill factions amongst themselves Kingdome namely a province or rectories for Egypt was divided into rectories V. 3. The Spirit namely their strength valour and heart shall faile them at their need familiar spirits see Lev. 19. 31. V. 4. Cruell Lord namely Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon Jer. 46. 26. V. 5. The waters a figurative description of an extream desolation of Egypt which had all its pleasure profit ritches and security comming in by Sea the chiefest meanes of their great traffique and by means of the River Nilus which is the cause of the Countries great fruitfulnesse V. 6. Turne the Rivers farre away the Italian the Rivers shall goe backe namely by reason of the falling of the waters Of defence Egypt is often times thus called by reason of the Hebrew names signification The Countrey being much strengthned by meanes of the waters Others construe it as though he meant great bankes raised up upon the sides of the Rivers V. 7. By the Brookes being sowne and growing upon grounds all wet and dirty by reason of the overflowing of the River Nilus Driven away they shall be all spoiled through the rage desolation of war which shal be like the overflowing of a River V. 9. In fine Flax which was one of the singular and choicest rarities of Egypt see 1 King 10. 28. Prov. 7. 16. V. 11. Zoan a most ancient City of
is to say I will sanctifie them by my Spirit and will give them a heart and will agreeable to my Law from whence shall ensue their voluntary obedience see Psal. 40. 8. Rom. 6. 17. V. 34. Teach no more that is to say all the true members of Christs Church shall be lively illuminated by Gods Spirit so that all humane instruction and perswasion after that divine and internall shall be of small vertue as without it it hath no force at all but is altogether unprofitable Or he speaks of the infusion of the supernaturall light and of the motion of the heart which are the true beginnings of faith created by the Spirit and not framed by any humane precepts or authority For I will that is to say I will give them my Spirit for I shall have received them into favour As by the sinne of man Gods gifts had been taken away from him see Rom. 11. 27. V. 36. If thâ—se ordinances that is to say as I have established the order of nature and chiefly for the heavens so that it is unvariable untill the end of the world Psal. 72. 5. 17. and â—9 2 36. and 119. 89. So I have also decreed that my Church shall never totally fail Psal. 102. 28. and also that the Israelitish nation shall never be utterly abolished Ps. 83. 4. untill I do re-establish it at iâ—s last conversion V. 38. The city under the figure of Jerusalems restauration after the captivity must be understood the Churches eternall re-establishment by Christ see Zach. 14. 10. The tower see concerning these places 2 King 14. 13. 2 Chron. 26. 9. Nehem. 3. 1. Zech. 14. 10. the space here mentioned was the North side of Jerusalem V. 39. Gareb Goath these places are not mentioned elsewhere It is thought that Gareb was a little hill on the north-west side of the City the word signifying North in the Caldaick tongue and Goath is thought to be the same as Golgotha by which is meant the western side of Jerusalem V. 40. Valley this was as it is thought a certain bottom neer to mount Calvarie which served for a place to cast out ordures in and also the bodies of executed malefactors Of the ashes this seems to be some place neer to the said valley where they did use to carry the ashes of the brazen altar Levit. 4. 12. and 6. 11. these places also were on the west side The fields hereby is meant the south side where there were without the City divers closes called fields as the fullers field Isa. 7. 3. the potters field Matth. 27. 7. The horsegate of which see 2 King 11. 16. Neh. 3. 28. now this gate and brook were on the east side of the City whose whole compasse is here described by the four winds Holy that is to say unviolable protected by the Lord even as his own dwelling which by a figure must be understood of the spirituall safeguard of the Church CHAP. XXXII Vers. 5. IUisa him namely untill I take him out of the world by a naturall death Jer. 34. 4 5. V. 7. Thine uncle the Hebrew word doth also signifie cousin and in this signification it should be referred to Hanameel and not to Shallum Buy it was decreed by the Law that the next of kin might redeem the Land which was sold Levit. 25. 25. and therefore to avoid suits and contentions and for the speedier course in such sales the custom was to make an offer thereof unto the neerest of kin to the end that if he refused it it might freely be passed over to another Ruth 3. 12 13. And so doth Hanameel here Field seeing that Jeremiah was of the priestly stock Jer. 1. 1. he could not enjoy any field that was for tillage Numb 18. 20 24. So that by the word Field ought to bee understood some part of those suburbs which were appointed to the Priests for Gardens Orchards Pasâ—urâ—s c. see Numb 35. 2. And it is likely that the Law Levit. 25. 34. by which such lands could not be alienated was by processe of time altered V. 8. I knew that is to say I was perswaded by the precedent vision that what Hanameel did was by divine motion whereupon I resolved to consent unto it V. 10. Subscribed for in those dayes there were no publike notaries nor scriveners for that purpose V. 11. Sealed by this it appeareth that they did make two copies of these contracts or Instruments the one open which contained onely the sale for a remembrance and confirmation of the act the other closed and sealed which did moreover containe all the clauses of conditions assurances and private agreements ratified by the Law as it was expounded by the Doctors that one might have recourse thereunto in case of suit and for the preventing of any others that might lay any claim or have any pretence thereunto V. 12. To Baruch who was Nehemiahs houshold servant and being at liberty might do his masters businesses who was a prisoner V. 14. An earthen vessel which questionlesse was to be hidden in some secret place to serve after the return from Babylon not onely to prove the purchase but especially to make good Gods promise concerning the peoples re-establishment V. 15. Shall be that is to say this bargaine which was made in a time of the extream desolation of this country and of the peoples approaching captivitie is a token that I am assured that the people shall be re-established in their ancient possession and that the commerces of buying and selling and all other acts of civill society shall be used here again V. 18. The bosome that is to say in full measure Psal. 79. 12. V. 19. The fruit that is to say as he hath deserved V. 24. The mounts which were not onely like to your trenches in these dayes but like Galleries and Terraces of earth to fill up the ditches and to be raised up as high as the walls to fight as it were upon even ground with the besieged V. 39. I will give them that is to say I will regenerate them by my Spirit which operating in the whole body of my Church shall make them all joyntly to serve and obey me A prophesie directed to the spirituall Israel V. 41. Assuredly Heb. in truth which may also be thus understood faithfully performing and constantly maintaining what I had begun CHAP. XXXIII Vers. 2. THereof namely of the deliverance and re-establishment promised in the prcedent Chapter which in this Chapter is further confirmed V. 3. Mighty the Italian reserved things as it were in secure secresie to my selfe V. 4. By the namely which are made to withstand the enemies or to make empty places for courts of guard see Isa. 22. 10. V. 5. Of men which were slain when the City was assaulted by the enemies V. 6. Reveale that is to say causing this to happen unlookt for and beyond all hope V. 9. A name that is to say It shall be a glory to me and a common
which he had made himselfe See Hos. 5. 2. which Priests committed many outrages and murthers upon them which frequented the Temple of Jerusalem contrary to his command or generally upon all travellers For they I doe liken these Priests violences to theft for they are cruell and insufferable V. 11. Judah that is to say O yee tenne Tribes though now you have no plants of true beleevers left amongst you yet you shall be filled with them againe When by meanes of the Gospell which shall come forth of Jerusalem Psal. 110. 2. Isa. 2. 3. God shall deliver his elect of all Nations out of their spirituall captivity and at the last the whole body of his people Israel also Jer. 31. 5. CHAP. VII Ver. 1. WHen I when I have sought to correct the sinnes of my people by my word their secret wickednesse and inward hardnesse hath manifested it selfe as it often happeneth in bodily infirmities Commeth in into the houses to steale V. 2. Have beset them like unto ropes and snares that they may no longer escape my judgements Prov. 5. 22. or the punishments of their misdeeds have bound them They are they commit their misdeeds boldly and openly Or I keep them in minde and they are alwayes before me V. 3. They make all their wickednesses are made occasions of mirth and pastime even by the Judges and Magistrates themselves A signe of an extreame corruption V. 4. As an Oven A similitude taken from common Ovens to represent unto us an unbridled kind of concupiscence to fulfill the Which all meanes are used V. 5. In the day namely the day of his Birth or of his Coronation his Courtiers have perswaded him to drunkennesse Whereupon having laid aside all manner of Majesty he hath done acts besitting a jester or jugler V. 6. For they have the Italian when they have when they have plotted some treachery they hatch it within themselves secretly untill such time as the passion of desire or of revenge being come to the height breaks out in effects See Mic. 2. 1. V. 7. They are all this Rage discovers it selfe chiefly in their seditions frequent conspiracies and murthers of their Kings 1 King 15. 27. and 16. 9 10 21. and 2 King 9. 14. and 15. 10 14 25 30. There is none they are so possessed with an affection to evill that they cannot thinke upon me to call upon me in these publicke disorders nor to be rightly converted to me V. 8. Hath mixed himselfe by treaties leagues and commerces which have brought them into the participation of idolatry and vices As a cake as who should say he is neither raw nor baked which may be referred either to the mixture and indifferency of Religions or to that being as it were all fired by Gods judgements he was not one whit humbled or amended by it but was still raw in impenitency and obstinacy V. 9. Gray haires he is decayed by meanes of old age V. 10. For all this for all these foresaid punishments V. 11. They call to to ayde and releeve them and would not come to me See 2 King 15. 19. and 17. 4. Hos. 5. 13. V. 12. I will spread I will curse their endeavours and make the issue thereof be to their ruine and confusion As their as it hath been fore-told and declared by my Prophets 2 King 17. 13. V. 13. They have spoken when I have delivered them they have made false protestations to me of future faithfulnesse and service Or they have spoken lies against me attributing their deliverance to men or to idols and all their afflictions to me V. 14. They have not cryed by true and sincere prayers of faith but have only howled when they have felt their evils Or through grumbling and impatience See Job 35. 9. They assemble to make publicke supplications V. 15. Strengthened I have compared my punishments and have given them strength to beare them and not to be overthrowne by them Or after I have scourged them I have re-established them Mischiefe by their rebellion and Apostasie V. 16. Tâ—ey returne they have no stedfastnesse nor uprightnesse towards Me but are like an ill stringed or ill fashioned bow or a bow which turneth in the Archers hand Psal 78. 57. For the rage through their blasphemies against me and their proud boasts and insolencie which were hatefull even to the Egyptians who were their friends CHAP. VIII Ver. 1. SEt the as it were to give warning of the enemies comming Hos. 5. 8. He shall come namely the King of Assyria The house namely against the children of Israel amongst whom God had his habitation as in his Temple or Palace V. 2. Shall â—â—y out of season for being heard And out of the meere feeling of evil without faith piety or conversion as Job 27. 9. Prov. 1. 27. Isa. 1. 15. Mic. 3. 4. We Thou hast revealed thy selfe unto us by thy law and word And we make profession of being thy people See Mat. 7. 21 22. Luke 13. 26 27. V. 3. Hath cast off they have strayed from all piety and righteousnesse Or they are the cause that all my grace and blessing is gone away from them V. 4. They have the people of their owne proper motion without enquiring after my will or staying for my command or permission have chosen and made Kings of their owne heads separating themselves from the lawfull rule of Davids posterity 1 King 11. 31. though this happened according to Gods secret providence Hos. 13. 11. V. 5. O Samaria namely O you ten Tribes whose chiefe City is Samaria your idolatry with your calves hath been the chiefe cause of your being scattered out of your owne Countrey Or your Calfe hath been carried away into a far countrey namely into Assyria As the idols of Nations which were overcome were carried away captive in triumph by the conquerors See Hos. 10. 6. V. 6. Was it the Italian that Calse came the worship of Calves in which the children of Israel professe they worship the true God is false and reproved by God being but a humane invention as all other idolatries are Broken in peeces the Italian shall be reduced into sparkles the stuffe being laid againe upon the anvill by the Workeman V. 7. They have A proverbiall kind of speech that is to say they have studied vaine things and shall reape nothing thereby but dammage and ruine If so be it if their counsell should bring forth any seeming commodity or profit the enemies shall take it away from them V. 8. It swallowed up spoyled by the Assyrians and laid waste May be hath a relation to what is written 2 King 15. 19 20. They be the Nations whose favour they seeke after doe disdaine them and neglect them as an old broken vessell â—it for none but uncleane uses Jer. 22. 28. and 48. 38. V. 9. A wilde asse A savage people inhumane and intractable that care for no body See Job 39. 8 9. Jer. 2. 24. V. 10. Gather them bring them up in armes
Palestine and Syria was for the most part inhabited by the reliques of the ancient Canaanites who in those dayes used the Greeke tongue and rites which were brought into that Countrey by Alexander and his successors Kings of Syria V. 23. Answered her not to try and sharpen her faith the more Send her away granting her request V. 24. I am not sent my fathers will is that whilest I am in this world I should direct my ministery and distribute my favours only upon the Israelites Rom. 15. 8. V. 26. To dogges To prophane and uncleane persons such as the Pagans were in their false religion and customes in respect of the people of God which were adopted and sanctified by him V. 27. Truth Lord a confession of her unworthinesse not to be quite put off without any hope as the wicked are when they be convinced but to come on with a more fervent invocation joyned with a deepe humility V. 29. Vnto the sea namely unto the lake of Genazereth V. 32. Three dayes in which time it is likely they had spent all their provision which they had brought with them V. 36. Gave thanks by this word is meant the same as by the word blessing Matth. 14. 19. namely the act of piety which was used before meales as an acknowledgement and praise to God for his benefits CHAP. XVI VER 1. TEmpting not with an upright intention to be instructed and conformed but with a temerary essay to try Christs power whose ordinary miracles they did vilifie and cavill at and for to have a pretence for their incredulity if hee denied their request as hee had formerly done Matthew 12. 39. as if it had beene for want of power V. 3. Ye can though the conjecture of the future temper of the aire be of it selfe very uncertaine yet men by long custome have observed certaine naturall signes which doe seldome faile Why doe not you then use the same industry to gather the signes of the Messias his comming which signes are given by the Prophets by the succession and termination of times and in Saint Iohn Baptists preaching by the properties and circumstances of my person and of my workes and doctrines if so bee you doe sincerely desire to bee cleered of it But all that you doe is nothing but meere hypocrisie V. 5. They had They found they had forgotten Verse 7. They reasoned as wondering at it Or they argued as laying the blame upon one another by a double errour First because they thought Christ had forbidden them to make use of the same bread as the Pharisees did Secondly because that they mistrusted they should want food because they had not then provided any V. 13. Philippi this 〈◊〉 set downe to make a distinctio between two Cities oâ— one name whereof one hath bin built by Heroâ— the Great and the other by Philip the Tetrarch his â—on neere unto Lebanon V. 14. Iohn risen againe from the dead V. 17. For slesh that is to say no humane light understanding or vertue which is in thee or any man else Thus often times is called all that is in man and that proceedeth from him through his own pure naturall beginnings which without the work of regeneration and oâ— Gods Spirit are in regard of spirituall things like unto a body without light understanding and motion V. 18. I say also in exchange of that thou hast confessed me I tell thee that as I have given thee this sirname of Peter Iohn 1. 42. for a signe of the stedfastnesse of faith which I will grant thee Luke 22. 32. and of the office of Apostle accompanied with the infallible light and guide of the holy Ghost I will cause the doctrine of this selfesame faith to be the foundation of my Church authenticall truth worthy to be beleeved without any further proofe as immediately inspired by God and the rule oâ— every ones doctrine Now as Pet 〈…〉 hâ—d spoken in the name of all the Apostles for a signe and proofe of their unity of faith So Christs answer belongeth to them all in regâ—rd of their common doctrine and equall Apostleship See Rom. 15. 20. 1 Cor. 3 10. Ephel 2. 20. Rev. 21. 14. The gates that is to say according to the phrase of Scripture the Devils Citty opposite to the City of God spoken of before and 〈◊〉 the gates thereof spoken of hereafter and thereby is meant his kingdome his endeavours his deceipts his plots and the devices of his whole faction V. 19. I will give unto thee I will make thee the steward of my Gospell and of the spirituall goods of my house an office signified by carrying the keyes Isay 22. 22. Rev. 3. 7. So is the doctrine of faith called he key of the kingdome of heaven â—uke 11. 52. and the Ministers of the Gospell the Steward 's Luke 12. 42. 1 Cor. 4. 1. Tit. 1. 7. 1 Pet. 4. 10. Bâ—nde a similitude taken from masters of great houses who had authority over their â—lâ—ves to punish them with imprisonment stockes or any other way to shew the authority of the ministery of the word Mat. 18. 〈◊〉 Iohn 20. 23. over the members of the Church for to exercise a reasonable discipline over them to tye and captivate their consciences by censures and denunciations of Gods judgements and exclude them from the externall communion of the Church by excommunication for their errours or to restore them and set them free upon their conversion and repentance and all this ministerially and declaratively by power of and according to the rule of their commission not absolutely and out of a full liberty and power Others understand the word binding for to declare a thing to be unlawfull and by the word loosing to suffer a thing that is lawfull the conscience being bound by the forbidding and loosened by the permission V. 20. Charged he it should seeme he did it because hee would remaine unknowne for that little space of time untill his death and to make as it were a pause in manifesting himselfe to the world to give way to the execution of Gods councell concerning his rejection and suffering by the Iewes V. 22. To rebuke him driven thereunto by his love to Christ more carnall than spirituall and thorow his naturall â—ervencie which savoured of rashnesse and presumption and the false hope â—ee conceaved of Christs worldly kingdom and being fearfull of the Crosse. V. 23. Satan a proverbiall kind of speech used when one would reject an evill and pernicious councellour who either wittingly or ignorantly made himselfe and instrument of the Devil See 2 Sam. 19. 22. An offence a disturber and hinderance as fat as in thee lieth of my vocation Thou savourest not thy judgement and affections are yet but carnall both groveling as yet upon the earth and not enlightned by the Spirit of God in divine and heavenly things V. 24. Deny that is to say let him lay aside all manner of presuming upon his owne understanding and for sake all
this wine was given to condemned men in mercy to dull their sences The other was given by the souldiers in mockery and insolency Vnlesse we should say that these wicked men mingled all together Received it not as well to preserve and keepe himselfe in his entire senses to the last to make his sufferings perfectly voluntary as because he would not abate any thing of his torments willing to beare them all thorow obedience and overcome them by his onely vertue uprightnesse and innocency V. 25. The third namely of cleere day which was divided into twelve even hours Iohn 11. 9. and therefore this third houre was correspondent to our nine a clock in the morning See touching the houre of our Lords death upon Iohn 19. 14. V. 32. And they that is as much as to say one of them Luke 23. 39. V. 39. That he so the Italian that after he had cried so though there were some apparent causes to judge that in this death there was some supernaturall thing it being cleere that it was a voluntary death seeing he was yet full of life yeelding so strong a cry and that he had no other wound but onely the piercing of his hands and his feet whereupon Pilate also marvelled that he should be dead already Yet for all that we must beleeve that the Centurion had some divine instinct to beleeve and speake in that kinde V. 40. The lesse so sirnamed either by reason of his stature or for some other unknowne reason to distinguish him from the other two Iames of Alpheus and Zebedeus the Apostles V. 42. Because it was it should seeme that this was the occasion which moved Ioseph to make such haste by reason of nights drawing on namely because at the selfesame time he began the preparation of the feast which lasted from nine houres untill the beginning of the day which was before the feast of which three houres there was at the least one festivall The preparation see upon Matthew 27. 62. V. 43. Counsellor Senator or member of that great Councell of seventy two The kingdome namely the restauration of the spirituall kingdome of the Church by the Messias See Luke 2. 25. 38. CHAP. XVI VER 1. HAd bought namely in the three last houres of the day in which our Lord was crucified Psal. 16. 9. See upon Iohn 19. 40. V. 4. For it was so that it was impossible to remove it out of the place without rouling of iâ— Or we must suppose that they wondered that it should be so rolled away being a very great stone V. 5. Into the sepulchre cut out in the rock in the manner of a cave A young man an Angell in that wonted forme to represent that this age was the condition of the blessed life alwaies equal like to the splendor and glory of the angels and their vigor and swiftnesse in their service and motion V. 7. And Pâ—â—er whether it were to preserve Peter in the honour of being in the first order amongst the Apostles or to comfort him particularly after his repentance Or because Peter with Iohn had shewed himselfe most zealous of inquiring out the truth of the businesse by comming to the Sepulchre and going into it Iohn 20. 3 6. and that therefore the Angell would free him from his anxiety V. 8. Neither said they that is to say they stayed not to talke with any one but runne in haste to relate it to the Disciples Mat. 28. 8. Luke 24. 9. V. 12. In another forme severall from that in which he appeared to Mary Magdalen or from that which he was in before his resurrection or in regard of his habit Iohn 20. 15. or in regard of the splendor of his countenance after his resurrection or that their eyes were dazled by a divine power Luke 24. 16. V. 14. At meat after their meale in their talke and holy conversation a good while before night Iohn 20. 19. V. 16. And is baptized that is to say hath added himselfe to my Church being baptized taking it as a token and signall of the open profession of faith which is necessary to salvation Rom. 10. 〈◊〉 V. 17. These signes this promise is especiall for those first times of the Gospels preaching and belonged onely to those who had the gift of working of miracles either in generall as the Apostles or in particular as others of the Church 1 Cor. 12. 7. 8 10 28. V. 19. Had spoken severall times Acts 1. 2 3. THE HOLY GOSPELL OF OVR LORD JESVS CHRIST ACCORDING TO SAINT LVKE Argument QUestionlesse the writer of this Gospell is that Luke of whom Saint Paul speaketh in diverse places of his Epistles calling him sometimes the most beloved Physitian Col. 4. 14. Sometimes his faithfull companion who hath not forsaken 〈◊〉 in all his labours 2 Tim. 4. 11. Sometimes his fellow labourer in the Lords work Phile. 24. Thouâ—h it be not specified any where who or whence he was nor when be was converted to the faith which notwithstanding seemes to be after our Saviours ascent into heaven nor what office he hath borne in the Church But howsoever it is likely that he was one of the Evangelists whereof the Apostles had alwayes some one under them to send and imploy for 〈◊〉 planting and ordering of Churches in particular Provinces or to manure maintaine and set forward the Gospell in those places where the Apostles had first sowne thâ— seed of it for which purpose the Evangelists were endowed with the infallible conduct of the Holy Ghost in their word and writing Such an one was S. Luke 〈…〉 der S. Paul who also seemeth to have compiled this Evangelicall history for the use of the Gentile Churches for which the Apostle was eâ—pecially appointed having to that end indited it in a stile which retainteth the character and property of the pure Greek tongue more then the rest of the Evangelists Now he therein relates by way of summary the greatest part of the doctrines and notable acts which the other had touched and addeth thereunto diverse parts which do illustrate and make up the body of the history exceeding well Especially touching the miraculous birth of John the Baptist and of Iesus Christ And many other heads from which the Church may draw great increase of knowledge and edification CHAP. I. VER 1. Aâ— many it is likely that he meanes the holy and true Evangelists and not the other false ones The meaning is seeing that Gods providence would raise up diverse writers of the Gospell I also moved by the same Spirit do freely undertake the same worke V. 2. Of â—he word namely of the Gospell or of Christ himselfe called the word Iohn 1. 1. V. 3. To me by divine inspiration See Acts 15. 19 25 28. 1 〈◊〉 40. Theophilus a noted personage in the Church in those dayes Acts 1. 1. V. 5. Of the course the Priests being divided in severall courses or turnes to do their ministery in the Temple by week 1 Chron. 24. 3.
Whereas indeed it is but only a leaving it to him See Rev. 13. 2 7. V. 13. For a season untill such time as he openly set upon him and assaulted him at the time of his passion See Luk. 22. 53. Iohn 14. 30. V. 14. In the power carryed in this voyage by a divine power and peradventure by a swiâ—t motion As by the same power he had beene maintained in the desert without any food V. 16. And stood up it was the fashion amongst the Iewes that if any one did come to their Ecclesiasticall meeting who was knowne to have the gift of understanding the holy Scripture which was read every Sabbath day Acts 13. 27. and 15. 21. they would inâ—reate him to make them partakers of it for their common edification See Acts 13. 15. 1 Cor. 14. â—9 30 V. 17. He had opened for bookes in those dayes were made of parchment or some such like stuffe rolled up about a stick V. 18. That are bruised with troubles and torments in their slavery and captivity V. 19. The acceptable that is to say the yeare or time of grace and reconcliation in which God hath shewed himselfe propicious and hath layd open his good will to mankinde Ver. 21. Is this this is a summary of the Lords Sermon shewing that those things which had beene spoken by the Prophet were now accomplished by the Gospell which hee had begun to preach unto them V. 22. The gracious divinely pleasing and gracious words attracting soules by a secret perswasion as proceeding from the grace of the Holy Ghost of which hee was full Iohn 1. 14. and words which brought them tydings of Gods grace where of hee was the Mediatour Psal. 45. 2. Cant. 4. 3. Isa 50. 4. Ioh. 7. 46. See Ephes. 4. 29 Col. 3. 16. and 4 5. V. 23. Physician an ordinary proverb meaning respect those that are neere thee more than strangers thou hâ—st wrought many miracles in other places and here thou workest none Whereupon thou art not here so much honoured nor accepted of as thou art elsewhere Which things they spake because hee wrought never a miracle in Nazareth Marke 6. ver 4. V. 25. I tell you these examples are to shew that God oftentimes in the communicating of his graces preferres strangers and such as are far from him before those that are neerer unto him if they prove unworthy V. 30. Passing having miraculously dazled their eyes or restrained their power V. 36. What a word that is to say doctrine accompanied with so many miracles Or this kinde of operative word which is so effectuall that it presently produceth its effects V. 38. They besought namely his Disciples or those of Peters houshold V. 39. He stood that is to say he came and stood nigh her and bowed himselfe over her V. 41. Suffered See upon Mar. 1. 25. To speake or to say what they knew c. CHAP. V. VER 8. DEpart Peter finding in Christ a divine and extraordinary vertue did presently feel within himselfe the naturall terrors of the soule of a sinfull man when he drawes neere to God Which terrors being overcome by faith in his grace are changed into an humble reverence and adoration See 1 King 17. 18. V. 17. The power that is to say God whose actions are free in a superlative degree would shew his power in delivering them there thorow Christ who also told them so See Acts 11. 21. V. 39. No man the meaning is that all manner of change of life though for the better must bee done by little and little and by a deliberate using ones selfe to it By which meanes those things which seemed very harsh doe grow more pleasing to man Even as they use to let Wines settle before they pierce them or make use of them CHAP. VI. VER 1. THe second as it was commanded Lev. 23. 14 15. to count seaven weekes or Sabbaths from the day after the Passeover at which time corne especially the first kind of graine did begin to ripen in those places to Pentecost V. 15. Zeloâ—es See upon Mat. 10. 4. V. 19. There went see Mar. 5. 30. V. 22. Shall separate you the Italian Excommunicate you namely from the externall communion of Gods people as prophane whose names were blotted out of their register This ought to â—ee understood of the Iewish persecutions and those persecutions which were wrought by them who carryed the name of being the Church and the heads thereof See Iohn 16. 2. V. 24. That are rich that is to say worldly that doe set all your delight love confidence and glory in your riches which is the false wealth opposite to poverty in spirit Luk. 12. 21. â—o ye have you shall have no other but temporall happinesse which you have so much affected and desired See Matth 6. 2. V. 26. When all men when you shall have the generall applause and favour of the world which you cannot obtaine without framing your selves to their wicked workes and to the wronging of Gods service Iohn 15. 19. V. 27. Which heare which have the gift of my Spirit to receive my doctrine into your hearts by the internall eare of the faith V. 30. Aske them not namely by unlawfull violent and scandalous wayes Suffer the wrong that is done to thee rather than to transgresse against the lawes of christian charity and equity V. 32. What thanke what approbation or reward from God who doth not hold that to be a good work and done for love of him which is done for carnall and civill respects and thorow a meer naturall motion 35. Hoping for with an intent to lose whatsoever ye lend if your neighbours want do require it and that you cannot get it againe without violating the lawes of charity and giving scandall and offence Or without any respect to your selves to expect a recompence or an equall curtesie for requitall Ye shal be you shall shew your selves to bee such in effect See upon Matthew 5 45. 1 Iohn 2. 29. and 3. 9 10. V. 38. Into your bosome See upon Psal. 79. 12. V. 40. Shall be the Italian Ought to be that is to say must or ought to content himselfe to be so V. 43. For a good or the Tree is not good which bringeth forth evill fruit And this is the reason of the precedent exhortation As if he should say to beare the fruit of judging thy brother uprightly cleanse thy selfe from thine owne vices CHAP. VII VER 3. HE sent Saint Matthew saith that he came himselfe But that which was done in his name was attributed to himselfe V. 5. A Synagogue a place for our meetings for exercises of piety This Centurion was of the third kinde of proselites noted upon Matthew 23. 15. V. 21. And plagues see Mar. 3. 10. V. 29. Justified namely these men acknowledged and defended Gods honour in the truth of his doctrine of grace preached by Iohn and confirmed by Christ against the accusations and reproofes of the Pharisees and Doctors after they
See Rom. 15. 26. 1. Cor. 16 1. 2. Cor. 8. 4. and 9. 1. Gal. 2. 10. Verse 30. To the Elders a generall name for all the guides and ministers of the Church from which greeke name hath been taken and framed the name of priest CHAP. XII VER 1. HErod surnamed Agrippa who was grandchilde to Herod the great and had received the title of King from the Emperours Cains and Claudius together with the governement of the temple in which hee did according to his pleasure whereupon he also undertooke these executions as by a generall commission though capitall judgments were taken away from the Iewes Ver. 2. Hee killed secretly in prison for after this triall hee purposed to make a publike spectacle of Peter Ver. 3. Then were this seemes to be added to signifie the cause why the punishment was delayed namely in reverence of the Passeover which lasted eight dayes Ver 12. Marke it is uncertaine whither it bee the same as writ the Gospell and that seemes to bee named Col. 4. 10. 2 Tim. 4. 11. 1 Pet. 5. 13. Ver. 15. It is bis amongst the Iewes as it appeared by their histories there were very frequent apparitions of dead persons and these phantasmaes which lesse were diabolicall were thought to be the spirits of the persons whom they represented and they thought there were some good and some bad according to the diversity of the persons and their fore-passed life Now it should seeme that these people amazed as it were at an unlooked for chance followed the popular opinion and would thereby inser that Peters death was inviolable seeing his spirit did already begin to appeare V. 17. James antiquity affirmed that this is hee who was called the brother of the Lord Matthew 13 55. who was also made the first Bishop of Jerusalem Act. 15. 13. and 21. 18. Gal. 1. 19. and 2. 9. 12 and was surnamed Juslus and Oblia and was held in great esteeme even amongst the Iewes Others take it to be Iames of Alpheus the Apostle Matthew 10. 3. Verse 23. He gave not not rejecting nor suspecting but rather swallowing up and accepting of those impious flatteries Verse 25. Their ministery Namely their carrying and delivering the reliefe which was sent by the Church of Antioch CHAP. XIII VER 1. PRophets it should seeme that here a remnant such as had the gift of expounding publickly the resolutions of the Christians faith by the infallible conduct of the holy Ghost 1. Cor. 14 23. 32. and it was an extraordinary degree and singular for these times of Ecclesiasticall office yet inferiour to that of Apostles 1. Cor. 12. 28. Ephes. 4. 11. And in many it was accompanied with divine predictions Tetrarch See upon Matth 14. 1. Verse 2. Ministred in publick prayers expounding of the word administration of the sacraments and other parts of the evangelicall ministry Said by some prophetick Revelation directed to some or more of them with the consent and approbation of all the rest Separate me to be held in equall degree with the Apostles and to be as they sent indifferently every where with eqvall authoritie as haveing the same infallible grace of the holy Ghost Gal. 2. 9. V. 3. Laid their for a signe of consecration to the office of Apostle and in signe of blessing Acts 14. 16. V. 4. Seleucia a sea towne of Siria called by authors Pieria V 5. Salamis a City of Cyprus which is thought to be that which in these dayes is called Famagusta Minister not so much to their persons as to the worke of the ministrie See Acts 15. 37. V. 7 Deputie the Italian Proconsul or propretor for Cypres was not consular but a praetorian province governed by them which came out of the yearly office of Praetors and were called propraetors Verse 8. For so is Elymas an Arabian name which signifies a magician or a master of hidden arts and sciences Verse 9. Who also it is uncertaine whether he alwayes had these two names whereof Paul is the Roman name and Saul the Hebrew name or whither hee tooke the Roman name after hee was appointed Apostle to the Gentiles V. 10. To pervert to give bad constructions and lay false imputations upon the Gospell which is the way of salvation and to hinder the worke of Gods grace Verse 12. The doctrine which he saw accompanied with so much power of God in perswading arguing and doing of miracles and with so much majestie and holinesse Ver. 15. The reading which was every sabbath-Sabbath-day in certaine parcels or portions See Acts 13. 25 and 15. 21 If ye have See upon Luke 4. 16. Verse 17. The God the end is to shew that God after he had governed his people by divers persons and by severall kindes of governement had at the last established the everlasting Kingdome of the Messias sonne of David according to the flesh to whom all Gods promises had a relation and to whom all other governements had bin referred Exalted first by Iosephs greatnesse and next by the marvellous increase of the people and lastlie by their glorious deliverance Verse 21. Fourty in which ought to bee comprehended the time of Samuels governement Verse 25. I am not hee namely the Messias or the great Prophet foretold by Moses See Iohn 1. 21. 25. Verse 26. To you namely to the Iewes dispersed into far countries seeing those of Jerusalem had rejected it and persecuted the Lord. Verse 33. As it is not that the Son of God was engendred at his resurrection or after it but because by it all humane weaknesse which hee had put on being put off hee was gloriously and undoubtedly declared to be the Son of God Rom. 1. 4. Verse 34. And as concerning by his resurrection he hath fulfilled this following promise others to shew that he hath raised him he said c. The meaning of this prophecy sheweth that Christ was to rise againe To corruption Namely to a mortal life and to death The sure Namely the effect of the invariable promises of grace which I made to David concerning the everlasting Kingdome of his progenie Psal 8 9. 4. 19 Ver. 36. For David we must suppose that this passage must necessarily have a relation to Christ for it cannot properly belong to David He had served done that which God hath appointed him to do in his royall and prophettick calling Fell a sleep died See Acts 7. 60. Verse 39. From all things namely from all sinnes pollutions bonds justified absolved in Gods judgment Christ having satisfied for all by his death Eâ—a 53. 6. 11. By the law because that the ceremoniall Law being but figurative had no power of it selfe over the soule Heb. 9. 9. and 10. 1. 11 and out of its relation to Christ had nothing but signals and seales of sinne and condemnation Col. 2. 14. the moral law also being without force in sinfull man â—om 8. 3. could not justifie him but only discouer and condemne his sinne Rom. 3. 20. and 4. 15. Gal 3. 21.
this gift by their â—all doth not hinder the foresaid priviledge from subsisting For God shall also recall the Iewes in his appointed time making use of his grace best 〈…〉 wed upon the Gentiles to provoke the Iewes to conversion verse 11 14. V. 32. For God the Soveraigne cause of these things which have happened is Gods absolute will Who hath suffered the Iewes to fall into the same state of â—ebellion against him as the Gentiles were in because he might likewise shew towards them at the appointed time the some mercy that it may appeare that all Nations of themselves are in an equall condition before God and are all equally saved by the only meanes of his grace Upon all Namely to the generality of those two Nations Iewes and Gentiles V. 33. Of the riches Namely of Gods grace to sinners Rom. 9. 23 Ephes. 1. 7. and 2. 7. Of the wisedome iâ— the meanes and times appointed by him His judgements the rule and proceeding of all his actions and government Ver. 35. Or who this is added to stoppe the mouthes of all those whom the Lord forsakes from complaining V. 36. Of him he alone is the Soveraigne cause of all things he himselfe creates all and disposeth all the meanes and secondary causes 〈◊〉 and finally hee and his glory are the onely ayme of all great things CHAP. XII VER 1. I Beseech you a conclusion drawne from all the precedent doctrine of this Epistle By the mercies even so far as the infinite mercies of God binde yoâ— See 2 Cor. 10 1. That 〈◊〉 that in acknowledgement of all the favours ye have receaved from God in stead of sacrifices of thanks-giving and of praise which were formerly used and are now disannulled under the Gospell you will consecrate your whole persons quickned by the power of the Holy Ghost A living sacrifice namely in a new life in regeneration of spirit which also hath a correspondencie with ancient sacrifices in which a beast that was dead or torne by wild beasts was uncleane and unacceptable but they were to be presented living to be Lord and the bloud of them to bee spilt at the foote of the altar Reasonable that is to â—ay spirituall opposite to the sacrifices of bruit beasts under the Law See Hos. 14. 2. Mal. 1. 11. Phil. 4. 18. Heb. 13. 15 16. 〈◊〉 Pet. 2. 5. V. 2. To this Namely to the customes inclinations and actions of worldly and corrupt men Transformed that is to say regenerated and changed from your naturali wickednesse in all the parts of your soule beginning from the highest which is understanding and reason by which the spirit of God also worketh upon the inferior Gods grace following the order of nature in its operation Ye may prove that ye may by this gift of spirituall judgment discerne and approve that Gods Law is all good lovely and compleate Psalme 19. 8 11. Rom. 7. 16. 22. to submit your selves unto it with a free will Or that yee may prove that which according to this Law is good acceptable to God and rightly correspondent to his will to doe it See Phil. 〈◊〉 10. and Rom. 2. 18. Ephes. 5. 10 17. Colos. 1. 9. and 3 10. V. 3 Forl this instruction of having the knowledge of the will of God for a guide in all our actions is a very great one for it takes place in all callings especially ecclesiasticall ones to not undertake any thing therein of ones proper minde Through the grace namely the charge and authority of Apostle guided by an infallible conduct of Gods spirite Soberly that is to say modestly holily keeping within the bounds of the revelation of Gods Word the onely rule of faith and within the measure of the degree of knowledge which others have in it V. 4. For as he gives a reason of this diversity of measure because that there be diverse functions amongst beleevers and according to those functions God conferreth his gift V. 6. Prophecie this was one of the extraordinary degrees of Ecclesiasticall ministery in those dayes in which some persons by speciall inspiration of the Holy Ghost were enlightned in the knowledge of Gods mysteries to expound them in the Church to which was oftentimes joyned the revelation of secret and future things See Acts 〈◊〉 27 and 13. 27. and 13. 1. and 16. 32. and 2 1 9. According to according to the fust measure of this illumination in the doctrine of faith without adding of changing any thing therein of their owne mind Ver. 7. Ministery under this word are comprehended all ordinary ecclesiasticall functions which afterwards are divided into two generall kindes of the word and of pious works that of the word likewise into two of Doctors and Pastors that of pious works into distribution of Almes into the externall government of the Church and the relieving of the sicke and afflicted c. Let us waite on without going beyond the bounds of our vocation or of the gift of God belonging unto it He that teacheth whose office was to expound the tenents of the Christian faith in their substance truth and purity by plaine interpretation as they doe in the Schooles without an applications to demeanours or any exhortations or comforts or reproofes as they use to doe in the Church V. 8. He that exhorteth namely the Pastor of the Church who addeth the foresaid uses to the doctrine and taketh them out of it and especially that of exhortation See Acts 13. 15. 1 Tim 62. Tit. 1. 9. and 2. 15. That giveth the Italian He that distributeth namely he that hath the office of giving or distributing the publicke almes which was the Deacons charge Acts 6. 5. With simplicitie without any fraud Or with an upright affection without acceptation of persons without hatred or favour Or liberally as a pure and simple gift See 2. Cor. 8. 2. That ruleth he meanes the office of Elders who together with the gravest wisest and most qualified Pastors made up the Ecclesiasticall Senate to provide for the occurrent affaires govern demeanours pacific differences administer discipline in admonitions censures c. 〈◊〉 Tim. 5. 17. That sheweth mercy the Italian Hee that doth pious workes as the particular care of the sicke impotent Widdowes Orphans Prisoners strangers c. V. 10. Preferring the Italian Preventing namely without staying untill it be done to you and then requiting it Or goe beyond one another in honouring one another that is to say strive who shall doe most honour to each other give your selves enterchangeable examples of honour V. 11. In businesse the Italian In studie which every one is bound to doe in his own vocation to be spiritually carefull of the glory and service of God the benefit and profit of the Church and of the salvation of the faithfull Fervent zealous and burning in spirituall affection Serving that is to say having no other end in all your actions but onely his service Ver. 13. Given to that is to say with a free will
25. 31. Jude 14. CHAP. IV. VER 1. BY the Lord the Italian in the Lord in his behalfe in his name for the love of him V. 4. His vessell namely his bodie in which his soul lodgeth and which is the instrument of the operations of it especially in Gods service as a vessell of his Temple And honour See upon Col. 2. 23. V. 6. In any matter the Italian In the affaires of thiâ— life As to contaminate by fornication persons who are allied or belonging to others as wife or daughter c V. 8. Given unto us the Italian put in us Hath endowed us Apostles with the light and conduct of his Spirit in such measure as we do teach Gods truth most purely and certainly V. 9. Are taught not onely inlightened but also inwardly moved and framed thereunto by hiâ— Spirit V. 10. Which are in the charitie which is amongst you appeares sufficiently by that you shew towards other believers who are out of your Citie and Church V. 11. Your own businesse Every one according to his calling without medling with importunitie or curiositie with other mens businesse 1 Pet. 4. 15. With your own under these manual Arts are comprehended all lawfull callings and exercises V. 12. Honestly shunning idlenesse which leades a man to vices or brings him to dishonest beggerie That are without namely unbeleivers and such as are strangers to the Church Of nothing or of any one and that through your own sloath you be not driven to look for relief of other men V. 13. Are asleep that is to say are dead in hope of a blessed Resurrection an ordinary terme in Scripture No hope of everlasting life V. 14. In Jesus the Greek terme signifies the manner of dying well as who should say who by Jesus Christ namely by faith and by calling upon his name have passed to death Will God that is to say we must know and believe that God will bring into that heavenly glorie which his son possesseth those that shall die in his faith V. 15. By the word namely by especiall revelation of God See 1 Kings 13. 17 18. and 20. 35. We which are alive namely those who shall then be alive as we are now who ought each moment to expect Christ. See 1 Cor. 15. 51 52. Shall not that is to say shall have no advantage above them but as one should say the dead shal have advantage above those which are alive being they shall rise from the dead before the qualitie of the others be changed to enter into everlasting life V. 16. A shout the Greek word signifies such kindes of shouts or watch-words as men that row or vintage-men do use to encourage or call upon one another V. 17. Caught up After we have been both in soul and bodie endowed with such qualities as are fitting for everlasting life as amongst the rest with agilitie of bodies See 1 Cor. 15. 51. CHAP. V. VER 1. YE have no need Take heed of presuming to be so bold as to enquire concerning the prefixed time of Christs comming to judgement V. 2. Know namely by the Lords words which have often been spoken over again by the Apostles See Matth. 24. 43. As a thief that is to say unlooked for not but that many signes and tokens shall be seen before his comming Matth. 24. 30 32. but yet none shall be able to set down the prefixed day or moment V. 3. Shall say namely worldly men V. 4. In darknesse of ignorance or blindnesse of sinne V. 6. Let us me sleep through carelesnesse slacking or giving over doing acts of pietie being lulled asleep by worldly desires cares and pleasures V. 9. Appointed us He hath not by his immutable decree excluded us from his grace and given us over to the state of sin and natural corruption to punish it according to the rigour of his justice V. 10. Wake nos these words may be understood either in their own proper sense or figuratively for living or dying V. 11. Comfort your selves or exhort one another V. 12. To know to judge well and worthily of them which is the first degree of honour Which labour in the holy ministerie In the Lord by his commission and authoritie in his Name in the service of his Church keeping within the bounds of his will and of their own vocation V. 18. For this is As God through his grace in Christ turneth all things to be for your good and salvation Rom. 8. 2â— So he will have you give him thankes for all things as benefits bestowed upon you V. 19. Quench not do not you suffer through rebellion impurity ingratitude negligence or contempt the gift of the spirit of grace which worketh in you in light of faith and knowledge and in fire of power to depart or to be abolished in you but preserve it nourish it and make use of it See Matth. 25. 8. A similitude taken from the fire of the Altar which was to be kept continually alive and burning V. 20. Prophesyings the Italian prophesies namely the writings of the Prophets in the old Testament or the ordinary expositions which are made in the Church by a singular gift of the Spirit See Rom. 12. 6. 1 Cor. 14. 1. 6. 29. V. 21. All things namely all the doctrines opinions actions and examples which every believer is bound to examine by the light of the Holy Ghost according to the rule of Gods Word V. 23. Spirit by his Word here differing from the soul he meanes either the gift of Gods Spirit and the spiritual part of a regenerate man or the understanding and minde and by the soul onely the meer animal part V. 24. That câ—â—leth you namely God who hath begun his worke in you calling you effectually to the participation of his Gospel is loyall and constant in keeping of his promises which he hath made to those that answer to his call to bring them to the last period and end of it V. 27. I charge you For these Epistles writtâ—◠〈◊〉 the Apostles were directed to the college 〈…〉 stours by whom they were afterwards read 〈◊〉 publike Assemblies of the Church and expounded by the Prophets or other Pastours being laid up and kept in the Churches treasurie of records THE SECOND EPISTLE OF St. PAUL the Apostle to the THESSALONIANS ARGUMENT THis Epistle is almost of the same subject as the former for the Apostle having not yet had libertie to visit the Thessalonians writes this second Epistle unto them to confirme exhort and correct them and first he commends their faith charitie constancie and patience in persecutions and strengthens them praying to God that he will be pleased to accomplish his worke in them then afterwards upon occasion of a certain opinion which was grown up amongst them that Christs last coÌ„ming was at hand wherupon there grew great discorders in the Church he declares unto them that it was false for before that time Antichrist was to come whose kingdom pestilent doctrine false miracles