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A short and svveete exposition vpon the first nine chapters of Zachary. By William Pemble
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Pemble, William, 1592?-1623.; Capel, Richard, 1586-1656.
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A SHORT AND SWEETE EXPOSITION VPON THE FIRST NINE CHAPTERS OF ZACHARY BY WILLIAM PEMBLE 2. PET. 1.20 No Prophesie of the Scripture is of any private interpretation Aug. de utilit Cred. ad Honorat cap. 7. Nulla imbutus poetica disciplina Terentium sine Magistro attingere non auderes Asper Cornutus Donatus innumer abiles alij requiruntur ut quilibet poeta posset intelligi Tu in sanctos libros fine duce irruis de his sine praeceptore audes ferre sententiam LONDON Printed by R. Young for John Bartlet at the Signe of the gilt Cup in Cheape-side Anno Domini 1629. To the right Worshipful Katharine the Wife of Nath. Stephens Esquire Grace and Peace Right Worshipfull ALthough the Scripture be in its selfe most a Psal 19.7 perfect both for b 2. Tim. 3.16 17. sufficiencie and c Pro. 8.9 Ps 119.105 perspicuity yet in respect of us cleere and familiar Expositions have bin even from anon after the Apostles times held of use and profite in the Church of God For the same God who gave the Scriptures to be the d 2. Tim. 3.16 Rule of Faith and Manners gave also c Eph. 4.11 12 Doctors and Pastors for the worke of the Ministry to the edifying of the Church the Scriptures to be as the materials Pastors as the f 1. Cor. 3.10 builders The Scriptures I know are dark to many because they are * 2. Per. 1.9 blinde to some because they are g 2. Cor. 4.4 blinded and to all in sundry places because our sight is dimme and but in h 1. Cor. 13.9 part A darke eye wee know hath need of a spectacle be the light ever so cleere and the letter ever so plaine and the explanations of the godly and learned on the Text are as a spirituall spectacle to helpe to perfect the imperfect sight of our minds Now the Scriptures are opened to us not onely by the publicke preaching of the Word but in its kinde and place also by the Writings and Commentaries of the Learned whose pens and hands are I doubt not guided by a sweete influence of the providence of God and some instinct of his holy Spirit this difference being ever observed That the Writers of the Scripture were so i 2. Pet. 1.11 moved by the Holy Ghost that they could not erre but Commentators and Expositors lye open to some errours they sometimes speake as men and not onely k Rom. 3.4 may but now and then they doe and l Rom. 8.28 Quia humiliores redeunt doctiores Aug. de correp grat c. 9. cum Rom. 12.3 Rainold Thes 2. sect 12 must mistake T is true that the Word of God is so briefe that none can say he wants leisure to read it and so plaine in necessaries to salvation that none can pretend hee cannot understand it but withall t is most certaine that as there are plaine places to feed us so there are obscure places to exercise us which harder bookes and places the better to understand it s our wisedome first to be qualified with a m Psal 19.7 simple and a n Psal 25.9 meeke heart and then to acquaint our selves not only with the publicke Ministry but also with the printed Expositions of such Writers as are sound and cleere Now amongst the hardest bookes of Scripture the Prophets may have place and amongst the Prophets Zachary is a Deepe wherein an Elephant may swimme and therefore I cannot but commend the wisedome of that man of God the Author of this Booke who bestowed his learning and his paines to open the mysteries of this Prophecy Death ended his dayes ere hee could quite finish his Worke and great weakenesse hindred an intended supplement t is even pitie the Church should want it any longer and therefore I make bold to publish it under your name desiring God to giue a blessing to all that reade it but chiefly to your selfe whom the Lord in mercy hath made a sincere lover of the Word of God Yours in the Lord Iesus RICH. CAPEL AN EXPOSITION VPON THE PROPHESIE OF ZECHARIE CHAP. I. IN the eight moneth of the second yeere of Darius came the Word of the Lord unto Zechariah the sonne of Berechiah the sonne of Iddo the Prophet saying 2 The Lord hath beene sore displeased with your Fathers 3 Therefore say thou unto them Thus sayth the Lord of Hostes Turne ye unto me sayth the Lord of Hostes and I will turne unto you sayth the Lord of Hostes 4 Be ye not as your Fathers unto whom the former Prophets have cryed saying Thus sayth the Lord of Hostes Turne you now from your evill wayes and from your wicked workes but they would not heare nor hearken unto me sayth the Lord. 5 Your Fathers where are they And doe the Prophets live for ever 6 But did not my Words and my Statutes which I commanded by my servants the Prophets take hold of your Fathers And they returned and sayd As the Lord of Hostes hath determined to doo unto us according to our owne wayes and according to our workes so hath he dealt with us 7 Vpon the foure and twentieth day of the eleventh moneth which is the moneth Shebat in the second yeere of Darius came the Word of the Lord unto Zechariah the sonne of Berechiah the sonne of Iddo the Prophet saying 8 I saw by night and behold a man riding upon a red Horse and he stood among the Mirrhe Trees that were in a Bottome and behind him were there red Horses speckled and white 9 Then said I O my Lord what are these And the Angel that talked with me said unto me I will shew thee what these be 10 And the man that stood among the Myrrhe Trees answered and said These are they whom the Lord hath sent to goe thorow the World 11 And they answered the Angel of the Lord that stood among the Myrrhe Trees and said We haue gone thorow the World and behold all the World sitteth still and is at rest 12 Then the Angel of the Lord answered and said O Lord of Hostes How long wilt thou be unmercifull to Ierusalem and to the Cities of Iudah with whom thou hast been displeased now these threescore and ten yeeres 13 And the Lord answered the Angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words 14 So the Angel that communed with me said unto me Crie thou and speake Thus sayth the Lord of Hostes I am jealous over Ierusalem and Zion with a great zeale 15 And am greatly angry against the carelesse Heathen for I was angry but a little and they helped forward the affliction 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord I will returne unto Ierusalem with tender mercie mine House shall be builded in it sayth the Lord of Hostes and a Line shall be stretched upon Ierusalem 17 Crie yet and speake Thus sayth the Lord of Hostes My Cities shall yet be broken with plentie the Lord shall yet