138 Belly 100.148 To behead 147 To beget 173 To bind up 58 To bite 146 Biting 165 Bitterness 169 Body 42.160 Bowels 47.90 Bosom 48.164 Bow 71.179 Book 72 Bones 90.148 A bone 148 Boar 152 Bonds 183 Buying 56 To build 58 Builder 67 Butter 149 Bull 154 Blood 19.149.196.92.165 To blot out 59 Blast or blowings 86 Blindness 167 Blackness 168 Brass 12 Breathing 53 To break 58.59 Bridegroom 68 Bread 73.96.145 Branch 79.136 Brutes 91 Brook 121 To break out 125 Brimstone 134 Bridle 154 To bubble 126 C. CArmel 16.128 Calling 56 Camphire 81 Candle 113 Canaan 185 Carkass 196 City 17.97.177 Circumcision 188 Cloathing 74 Clouds 117 Commanding 56 Counsellor 67 Coals 114 Corn 143 Corner 177 Cover 182 Christ 18.19 Chair 27 Crying 54 Chariots 72.179 Creation 100 Cherub 101 Chaff 144 Chattering of Birds 158 Childhood 170 Chamber 178 Crown 180 Cup 17.72.180 To cut off 61 D. DAvid 184 Days day 23.108.195 Desart 16.130 Devil 25 Deserve 26 Deriding 53 To devour 59.147 Dew 119 Den 129 Death and to dye 166 Debt 181 Diamond 134 Divination 8 To direct 59 Dimension 81 To distill 126 Dirt 130 To do 11 Dog 155.199 Dove 158 Door 177 Dregs 141 To drink 173 To drop 126 Dust 130 Dung 130 E EArs 44.90.162 Earnest 71 Earth 87.127.130 To Eat 147.173 East 194 Elohim 99 Elias 185 Empire 128 To enjoy 173 End 24 Eunuch 197 Evening 110 Exalted 199 Eyes 43.90.161.199 F. FAce 43.161 To Fan 61 Father 67.171 Feet 48.164 Feast 24 Fear 27 To feed 156 Feast of Tabernacles 189 Flight 15 To fly 79.148 Flame 113 To flow 125 Flower 125.136 Flesh 194 Firre-tree 12 Finger 47 Finding 65 First-born 68 To fight 174 Firre 86.111.162 Fishers 159 First-fruits 188 Forgetfulness 53 Footstool 68 Forehead 161 Foreknowledge 70 Fountain 87.123 Fortress 88 Fox 153 Foundation 176 Fruit 136 Furnace 72 G. GArden 138 Gate 177 Garment 182 To Gird 58.174 Glory 13.19 Gleaning 141 God 19 Gold 132 Goats 156 Grave 17.178 Grinding 144 Grashoppers 149 H. HAnd 6.46.9.163 Hast 15 Harvest 24.143 Hatred 51 Hail 118 Halting 164 Hardness 169 Hand writing 180 Hammer 181 Heart 15.18.47.148 Head 42.160.194 To hew 59 Hedge 60 Heaven 103.139 Hearing 63.168 Heifer 154 To heal 165 Hissing 53 To hide 58 Hind 77.154 Hiding place 88 Hill 129 House 16.177 To hold 58 Hour 24.195 Hope 26 Hook 60 Horn 77.145 Horse Horsemen 154.179 Hornets 158 Strong holds 177 To hunt 150 Husband 171 To hunger 173 I. IDols 100 Jerusalem 185 Ignorance 52 To Joy 14.50 Inheritance 72.181 Infants 170 Islands 16 To Judge 11 Judgment 7 K. KEy 177 Kissing and to kiss 28.54 Kingdom 128 To know 8 Knowledge 51 Knee Knees 29.164 L. TO Laugh 28 Laughing 53 Labour 57 Lamb 77 Lamps 86.113 Lanthorn 113 Lameness 164 Latitude ibid. Leviathan 91.159 Lebanon 128 Leaf 136 Leaven 145 Leopard 153 Levites 187 Lip 5.45.91.147 Line 6 Light 11 Lightning 118 Life 13.165 To love 11 Love 26 Lord 172 Looking-glass 182 Lyon 77.151.152 M. MAgistrates 99 Marrow 149 Man 170 Mercies 7 Metaphor 38. c. To meet 64 Meteors 116 Measure 181 Ministers 164 Milk 149 Mouth 5.45.146.162 Morning 109.195 Mountain 127 Mother 171 Munition 88 Mud 130 Myrrhe 80 N. NAmes of Countries 17 Name of God 18.30.31 Navel 163 Nail 177 New man 15 Nest 17.158 Net 151 Night 111 Nose 44 Noon 110 Numbring 56 O. OLives 139 Old age 202.170 Ophir 17 To Open 58 Orphan 171 To Overflow 125 Oyl 21.73.198 P. PAlate 6 Passeover 24.189 Passing through 65 Part 193 Peace 68 Poyson 166 Power 13 To pour out 59 To please 14 To plant 137 To pluck up ibid. Plowing 142 Plague 166 Place 194.68 Promise 19 Prison 178 Prize 180 Propitiation 186 Priest 187 Prince 18 Q. QUarries 133 Quiver 179 R. RAin 119 Razor 182 To remember 10 Remembrance 52 Repentance 50 Revenge 51 Rebuking 56 Rest 57 Returning 65 Reed 138 Reapers 144 Reins 148 Riding 64.154 Rising up 65 Riches 72.181 River 122 Rod 75.181 To roar 78 Root 80.135 Rose 81 Rock 87.129 To rob 198 S. SAbbath 195.189 Sadness 50 Solomon 184 Satan 102 Salt 134 Schoolmaster 172 Sea 16.121 Scorpions 157 Seal 61.73 Seeing 61.167 Seeking 65 Seraphim 111 Seed 135.201 Serpent 156 Selling 56 Sense 26 To search 60.65 Servant 172 Sin 8.19.21.98 Silence 56 To sift sifting 59.144 Silver 132 To sit 174 Sion 185 Soul 4.32.193.194 Softness 169 Son 171 Ships 17.178 To shame 60 Shepherd 67 Shield 71.179 Sharon 81 Sheath 182 Shadow 89.107 Sheep 150 Shoulder 162 To be shod 165 To sleep 28.64.169 Smelling 63.168 Smoke 114 Snare 151 Snow 119 Spirit 2 Sprinkling 189 Speaking 54 Spouse 171 Spoils 182 Steps 49 Star 85.86.104.105 Stone 87.180 Stream 121 Step or stayr 176 Staff 179 Stipend 182 Summer 24 Sun 83 Sulphur 134 Supper 190 Sword 6.27.71.179 To sweep 61 To swallow 147 Swine 155 Sweetness 168 T. TAbernacle 178 Table 16.182 To take 174 Tail 148 Tasting 64 Tears 60.162 Temple 88.185 Tempest 117 Throat 6 Thoughtfulness 53 Throne 68 Thunder 118.198 Thorns 138 Threshing 144 To thirst 173 Time 22.70.194 Tongue 5.90 Touching 64 Tower 88.177.198 Tooth 147 To try 58 Treasure 74 A Tree 137 V. VAlley 129 Vessel 182 Victory 13 Visitation 65 Vine 80.140 Virgin 97 Vine-yard 140 Vintage 141 To make void 59 Voice of Blood Page 92 Vomit 197 To ungird 59 Unicorn 152 W. TO Wash 58.126 Way 59.88 Walking 64 Man of War 67 War 197.174 Water 87.120 Wall 175 A Well 124 Weight 182 Wine 22.96.141 Winter 30 Witnessing 56.68 To wipe 58 Windows 72 Wings 79.147 Whiteness 168 Whip 181 Widdow 171 VVinnowing 144 VVheat 143 VVork 8 VVorld 16 VVorkman 67 VVorm 78.157 VVormwood 138 Wood ibid. Wolf 152 Woman 170 To write 60 Y. YEars 23 Yoke 155 Youth 170 Z. ZEal 51 Zerubbabel 184 A Synopsis of the CONTENTS of the First BOOK Chapter I. Of a Metonymiâ—â— OF the Cause page 2 Chap. II. Of a Metonymiâ—â— Of the Effect 12 Chap. III. Of a Metonymiâ—â— Of the Subject 15 Chap. IV. Of a Metonymiâ—â— Of the Adjunct 20 Chap. V. Of an Irony and Antiphrasis 31 Chap. VI. Of a Metaphor in General 38 Chap. VII Of an Anthropopathy 41 The Parts and Members of a Man attributed to God 42 Humane Affections ascribed to God 49 Humane Actions ascribed to God 51 Humane Adjuncts ascribed to God 66 Chap. VIII Metaphors Translated from other Creatures to God 77 Actions of Living Creatures ascribed to God 78 Parts and Members of a Living Creature ascribed to God 79 Chap. IX Of a Prosopopaeia 92 Chap. X. Metaphors taken from God c. 99 Angels 101 Heaven 102 Light 106 Time 108 Fire 111 Air 116 Water 120 Earth 127 Chap. XI Metaphors taken from Minerals Plants and Living Creature 131 Inanimate Bodies 132 Things growing out of the Earth 135 The Olive Tree and its fruit 139 The Vine 140 Corn c. 142 The Parts and Members of Living Creatures 145 The Kinds of Living Creatures 151 Chap. XII Metaphors taken from From Man and what belongs to him 159
you wholy and I pray God your whole Spirit and Soul and Body be preserved blameless unto the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ For other places where the Spirit is put for the New Man and spiritual strength see Psal. 51.17 Esa. 26.9 Ezek. 18.31 Matth. 5.3 and 26.41 Acts 17.16 and 19.21 and 20.22 Rom. 1.9 1 Cor. 5.3 4 5. and 6.20 Gal. 3.3 c. More especially the SPIRIT is put for those peculiar or extraordinary Gifts of the Spirit which for various uses whether publick or private spiritual or external are bestowed on Man as Numb 11.17 I will take off or separate part off for so the Hebrew is the Spirit which is upon thee and will put it upon them viz. the 70 Elders who as verse 25 thereupon Prophesied and did not cease upon which Vatablus says The Lord so abstracted from the Spirit of Moses that he took away nothing as one Candle which Rab. Salomo calls a most Elegant similitude lights several yet loses nothing of its Original light To this may the request of Elisha be referred 2 Kings 2.9 I pray thee let a double portion of thy Spirit be upon me where there is an evident Allusion to the right of Primogeniture or first-born Deut. 21.17 where the first-born was to have a double portion c. As if Elisha had said I am your first Disciple received into your School therefore ask of God a greater measure of Spirit for me then any one of your Disciples Daniel had a more excellent Spirit Dan. 5.12 with 6.3 for so the hebrew Text runs and more knowledge and understanding c. then the Presidents and Princes that is more excellent and higher gifts of the Spirit see Luke 1.17 80. and 2.40 Acts 19.2 John 7.39 Acts 1.5 To this may be referred what is spoken of Revelations Visions or Extasies whether real or pretended as Ezek. 37.1 The hand of the Lord carryed me out in the Spirit of the Lord that is by a Vision or Rapture of Spirit So 2 Thes. 2.2 That ye be not shaken in mind or be troubled neither by Spirit nor by Word nor by Letter as from us c. That is by Revelations which are pretended to come from the Spirit so Rev. 1.10 I was in the Spirit that is in an Extasie or immediate Revelation of the Spirit as 2 Cor. 12.2 Rev. 4.2 c. and 17.3 and 21.10 is described The SPIRIT is also put for Doctrines revealed from Heaven whether 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 truly or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by vain boasting so pretended as 1 Cor. 14.32 The Spirits of the Prophets are subject to the Prophets that is the Doctrine or Scripture Interpretation proposed by some Prophets are subject to the Judgement of the rest for it would savour of Haughtiness Ambition and Disdain for any individual to Vsurp an Infallibility and reject the Judgment of the Brethren as verse 29. Let the Prophets speak two or three and let the other Judge If any thing be Revealed to another that sitteth by let the first hold his Peace 1 John 4.1 We are thus exhorted Believe not every Spirit but try the Spirits c. The Marks of which are given verses the second and third c. Here it is evident that the Spirit is put for Doctrine whether really revealed or pretended to be so And by seducing Spirits 1 Tim. 4.1 is meant false Teachers that pretend their Doctrine to be from Gods Spirit but is indeed of the Devil Parents or Ancestors are put for their Children or Posterity As Gen. 9.27 Japhet and Shem Jacob and Israel for the Israelites Exod. 5.2 Numb 23.21 and 24.5 17. Deut. 33.28 c. Abraham Isaac Jacob of whom according to the flesh Christ came are put for Christ Gen. 12.3 In thee which the Chalde Translates for thee And the Targ. Hierosol In thy Righteousness or Holiness shall all the Families of the Earth be blessed And Gen. 18.18 All the Nations of the Earth shall be blessed in him which is meant of his Seed as Gen. 22.18 Which Seed is Christ who took on him the Seed of Araham Heb. 2.16 Through whom the blessing of Abraham is come on the Gentiles Gal. 3.14 The Writer or Author is put for his Writing Book or Work Luk. 16.29 31 They have Moses and the Prophets let them hear them that is they have what Moses and the Prophets by inspiration from God have written and delivered to Posterity for the Canon and Rule of Faith So Luke 24.27 Acts 15.21 and 21.21 2 Cor. 3.15 But even unto this day when Moses is read that is the Mosaical Writings c. The SOVL the noblest part of man is put for Life which is its effect Gen. 9.5 What we translate blood of your Lives is in the Hebrew blood of your Souls and Gen. 37.2 Reuben said let us not kill him the hebrew says let us not smite him in the Soul So Lev. 17.11 Life of the Flesh in hebrew is soul of the Flesh See Ps. 56.13 14 15. Jer. 40.14 1. This Term is sometimes put for the whole Person of man consisting of Soul and Body Gen. 46.27 Acts 27.37 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all the Souls in the Ship 2. For the Body only Ps. 105.18 Iron entred into his Soul we translate it he was laid in Iron that is the Iron fetters made dints in his Flints 3. 'T is put for Life as before Psal. 94.21 and 7.1 2 5. 4. 'T is put for a Carkass Lev. 19.28 Ye shall not make any cutting in your flesh for the Dead the hebrew is for the Soul and so it is taken Lev. 21.1 And Hag. 2.4 5. It is put for the Rational Soul Ps. 19.7 Deut. 11.18 c. 2. The SOVL is put for the Will Affections and Desires which are operations of the soul as Gen. 23.8 If it be your mind in the Hebrew 'tis with your Soul as Psal. 27.12 and 41.3 and 105.22 The Septuagint translates it if ye have in your Soul the Chaldee If it be the pleasure of your soul. So Exod. 23.9 Ye know the heart of a stranger Heb. the soul of a stranger that is his mind or affection See Deut. 23.24 1 Kings 19.3 2 Kings 7.7 Psal. 17.10 and 27. 12. and 41.3 Prov. 23.2 Jer. 34.16 John 20.24 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 how long dost thou hold our soul in suspense That is as our Translation hath it how long dost thou make us to Doubt It may be referred hither when the SPIRIT which is often put for mans soul is used to express the Motions or Affections of the Soul whether Good or Evil as Gen 45.27 The Spirit of Jacob their father revived Numb 14.24 My Servant Caleb had another Spirit Judg. 8.3 Their anger was abated ' tiâ—â— in the Hebrew their Spirit was abated 2 Chron. 21.16 The Lord stirred up the Spirit of the Philistines c. 2 Chron. 36.22 The Lord stirred up the Spirit of Cyrus c. see Psal. 76.13 and 77.4 Pro. 1.23 and
1 Col. 858. Promise is put for Faith which embraces or receives the gracious promise of God Rom. 9.8 Children of the promise that is of Faith which receives the gracious and free promise of Christ. They are called Sons by a Metaphor with respect to Abraham who is by the Holy Spirit called the Father of Believers Rom. 4.16 As if he had said they that tread in the steps of Abraham and are a like unto him in Faith See Rom. 4.12 Gal. 3.7 29. and 4.28 c. Blood is put for bloody-men or those that are malicious and ready to spill blood or perpetrate any villany Esa. 33.5 That stoppeth his Ears from hearing of blood that is hearkens not to them who conspire or confederate to commit Murther slaughter or other wickedness â—â—for that is synecdochically noted by the word Blood See Prov. 1.10 11 12 c. The Subject or Argument of Writing is put for the writing it self 1 King 8.21 The Ark wherein is the Covenant of the Lord that is the tables wherein the Covenant was written Exod. 34.28 So Rom. 9.4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Testaments or Covenants that is the two tables of the Covenants as they are expresly called Heb. 9.4 So the Old Testament is taken for the Books wherein it was written and contained 2 Cor. 3.14 which is common in our vulgar speech to take the Old and New Testament for the Books wherein they are written 5. The thing Signified is put for the Sign THE thing signified is sometimes put for the sign materially that is for the thing it self which is the Sign 1 Chron. 16.11 Seek the Lord and his strength that is the Ark of the Covenant which was a sign and symbol of his presence and strength So Psal. 78.61 Psal. 105.4 Whence it is expresly called the Ark of the strength of God Psal. 132.8 Ezek. 7.27 The Prince shall be Cloathed with desolation that is with a garment denoting mourning and desolation 1 Cor. 11.10 A Woman ought to have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 power on her Head that is a garment signifying that she was under the power of her Husband Sometimes the thing signified is formally put for the Sign that is for the term or appellation of the sign as Exod. 8.23 And I will put Redemption between my people and thy people that is the sign or token of Redemption Deut. 16.3 Seven days shalt thou eat unleavened Bread therewith even the bread of Affliction that is a sign monument or Memorial of the Affliction which you endured in Egypt By this Trope Bread is called the Body of Christ and Wine is called his Blood Matth. 26.26 28. Mark 14.22 24. 1 Cor. 11.24 25. that is a Sacramental sign and symbol of his Body and Blood instituted in remembrance of him CHAP. IV. Of a Metonymie of the Adjunct A Metonymie of the Adjunct is seven fold 1. When the Accident is put for its Subject in kind 2. When the Thing contained is put for the Thing containing or a thing in a Place is put for the place 3. When Time is put for things done or existing in time 4. When the Opinion of men is put for the Thing it self 5. When the Occupatum or Subject concern'd is put for its object 6. When the Sign is put for the thing signified 7. When a Name is put for a person or thing Of these in Order 1. When the Accident is put for its Subject in kind THE Abstract is put for the Concrete Gen. 42.38 Shall ye bring down my hoaryness or gray headedness so the hebrew with sorrow to the Grave that is me that am now an old man gray and decrepit with Age. 1 Sam. 15.29 The Eternity or strength of Israel shall not lye that is the Eternal and strong God of Israel 2 Sam. 9.12 And all the Habitation of the house of Ziba were Servants unto Mephibosheth that is his whole Family or all that dwelt in his house as we translate it Job 5.16 Iniquity stoppeth her Mouth that is wicked men are compelled to be silent before God Job 32.7 Days should speak and multitude of years should teach wisdom that is ancient men that are arrived to a great Age or many days See Psal. 12.1 Psal. 68.18 Thou hast led Captivity Captive that is such as were in Captivity as Esa. 49.24 and Jer. 29.14 or actively making those Captives that kept us in Captivity as the World Sin Death and the Devil So Eph. 4.8 Col. 2.12 13 14 15. c. Psal. 110.2 3. From the Dew of the Morning thou hast the Dew of thy Nativity that is thy Children who as dew seems to be generated of the morning moist ayr and then appears scattered in innumerable drops so shall thy Children be begotten by the Preaching of the Gospel in innumerable numbers More examples you may see Prov. 23.21 Esa. 57.13 Psal. 144.3.4 Psal. 90.8 9. Jer. 2.5 Ezek. 44.6 And you shall say to the Rebellion so the hebrew that is to the Rebellious people Luk. 1.78 The day spring from on high hath visited us An epithete of the incarnate Messiah taken from those places where he is compared to the Sun and Light Esa. 9.2 and 60.1 2. Mal. 4.2 c. John 11.40 If thou wouldst believe thou shouldest see the Glory of God that is his glorious works Rom. 11.7 Eph. 1.21 Phil. 1.16 Supposing to add affliction to my bonds that is to me in Bondage and Captivity 1 Pet. 2.17 Love the Brotherhood that is the Brethren or the Congregation or Assemblies of the Faithful 1 Pet. 5.9 So Circumcision is put for the Circumcised Jews Rom. 3.30 and 15.16 which is a Metonymie of the Sign and for the Spiritually Circumcised Col. 3.3 which is a Metaphor Other Adjuncts are put for their Subjeâ—â—ts Ezek. 26.8 He shall stir up the Buckler against thee that is Souldiers that wear Bucklers or Targets in War See Esa. 19.9 Zech. 9.15 Light is put for the Sun 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by way of eminency because it is the Fountain and original of Light Job 31.26 Hab. 3.4 It is put for Fire Mark 14.54 And he sate with the Servants and he warmed himself 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by the Light that is the Fire which gives Light as well as heat See John 18.18 Oyl or Ointment is put for one singularly annointed Esa. 10.27 The yoke shall be destroyed because of the annointing in the hebrew 'tis from the face of Oyl or because of Oyl that is for the annointing of the Lord and his Grace Junius and Trenellius expound it thus The yoke shall be destroyed because of the annointing that is by and through Christ thou shalt be set free in whom the Spirit of Jehovah rests who annointed him cap. 61 1. Illyricus says That this is properly fulfilled at the coming of the Messiah and the Redemption purchased by him who has broken the yoke cancel'd the hand writing and took away the Tyranny of the Law of Sin Death and Satan See Chap. 9.4 6.
put his Hook in the Nose and his Bridle in the Lips of his Enemies when he stops their fury thwarts their purposes and keeps them under 2 Kings 19.28 Esa. 37.29 He is said to put the Tears of the Godly in a bottle when he suffers them not to be shed in vain but preserving their Memory turns them to Everlasting Joy Psal. 56.8 Christ is peculiarly said to Bear our sins Esa. 53.4 12. by which their imputation to him and a full satisfaction is understood 1 Pet. 2.24 Who his own self Bare our sins in his own Body on the Tree that we being dead to sin should live unto Righteousness by whose stripes ye were healed God is said to cast our sins behind his back when he forgives them and remits the Punishment Esa. 38.17 To which there is a contrary phrase Psal. 90.8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee our secret sins in the light of thy Countenance He is said to Shave with a Razor the Head and the hair of the Feet and the Beard when he makes a spoil and devastation of the Land and scatters small and great from thence Esa. 7.20 God here intimates that by the King of Assyria he would punish the Israelites so as that Men Beasts Buildings Plants c. should be destroyed He says with a Razor that is hired that they may know it would exact its own reward that is that the Assyrians through greediness of Prey and Spoil would make havock of and sweep away all things The Lord is said to break forth upon his Enemies when he disperses crushes and slays them 2 Sam. 5.20 and 6.8 He is said to Shoot with an Arrow when he heaps swift and speedy vengeance upon the wicked Psal. 64.7 But God shall Shoot at them with an Arrow suddenly shall they be wounded God is said to Write which denotes his Knowledge and Providence with respect to Grace and Benignity as when he is said to VVrite the Godly in the Book of Life or his Book Esa. 4.3 Dan. 12.1 or when he VVrites his Law in their Hearts Jer. 31.33 Heb. 8.10 By which a Renovation by the Holy Spirit is noted that Beleivers should know and willingly obey the Will of God 2 Cor. 3.3 Hence he is said to Grave them upon the palm of his Hands Esa. 49.16 Which shews his most faithful care and eminent Grace towards them See Rev. 3.12 Sometimes his VVriting signifies his Wrath and Punishment of sinners as when Job says thou VVritest bitter things against me Job 13.26 that is thou dost afflict me with bitter and heavy strokes a metaphor taken from Courts of Judicature where legal sentences are Recorded Esa. 65.6 Behold it is VVritten before me I will not keep silence but I will recompence even recompence into their bosom by which Divine knowledge is noted a metaphor taken from men who Write down in a Book or Paper what they would remember It is said Jer. 17.13 They that depart from thee shall be written in the Earth because they have forsaken the Lord the Fountain of living waters that is such Apostates shall be excluded from Heaven and destinated to Eternal Destruction God is said to Search Jerusalem with Candles that is all their secret sins shall be brought to light and punished Zeph. 1.12 He is said to Engrave the graving of one stone c. Zach. 3.9 Which betokens the Wounds Languor and Passion of Christ who is figured by that Stone He is said to put an Hedge round about one when he preserves him from the malignity of malicious Spirits Job 1.10 And to remove the Hedge signifies that he will leave them naked exposed and defenceless Esa. 5.5 Psal. 8.12 13. and 89.40 41. When he is said to Enclose mans way with hewen Stones it denotes a being environed with Afflictions and Calamities as Lam. 3.9 To Hedge up the way with Thorns as Hosea 2.6 signifies that God will by Afflictions and other means hinder and divert men from an intended sin and iniquity God is said to Seal up the hand of every man Job 37.7 When he prohibits or hinders their actions It is said that God the Father Sealed Christ John 6.27 that is sent him forth with Divine Authority for the good of men See Cant. 4.12 and 8.6 Hag. 2.24 Where by Seal is betokened that he confirms and preserves Believers in Truth and Piety 2 Cor. 1.22 Eph 1.13 and 4.30 As men fix their Seal to that which they would Ratifie and Confirm The Father is said to Draw men to Christ John 6.44 45 65. When he illuminates the mind with his word and bestows the true knowledge of Salvation So Cant. 1.4 Jer. 31.2 Hosea 11.4 John 12.32 2 Thess. 3.5 This is no violent Compulsion but a benevolent flexion bending or disposition of a mind averse to goodness and that by means as the word Revealed and Preached c. It is said Jer. 15.7 I will Fan them with a Fan c. that is in my Anger I will disperse and destroy them The word is properly taken Esa. 30.24 It is said of Christ Matth. 3.12 Luke 3.17 That his Fan is in his hand and he will throughly purge his Floor and gather his VVheat into his Garner but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire that is by the word of his Power and by Afflictions and Tribulations he will segregate or separate the Godly from the Wicked as by a Fan or winnowing the pure grain is divided from the Chaff God is said to Sweep with the Besom of Destruction Esa. 14.23 which intimates an utter Desolation and spoil of Inhabitants to the Land It is said Psal. 76.12 He shall cut off the Spirit of Princes the word Translated cut off is emphatical and signifies the lopping off the branches of a Vine leaving it naked and desolate and so it notes a deprivation of Strength Courage or Life it self God is said to Annoint when he Comforts lifts up or makes glad his People Psal. 23.4 5. 2 Cor. 1.21 But most large extensive and copious in the Vnction of Christ our Blessed Saviour wherewith he is by the Father annointed for the Salvation of poor sinners Psal. 45.7 8. Esa. 61.1 Luke 4 18. Heb. 1.9 John 3.34 Act. 10.38 c. A third kind of Actions which properly belong to the Feet are ascribed to God as Gen. 3.15 A breaking the Serpents Head where by the Serpent is meant the Devil who seduced Eve in that form and by the Serpents head his Power and diabolical fierceness So the breaking of his Head is to be performed by the Messias God-man and signifies the destruction of the power and Kingdom of the Devil and mans Redemption from its Tyranny and Vassallage Our Saviour is figured here as a magnificent Hero who with his Feet tramples upon the Serpent or Dragon and breaks his Head But it is said that the Serpent shall bruise his heel by which phrase the Passion and Death of Christ is
10. Zach. 13.7 Munsterus upon Esa. 34. says that the Sword of the Lord is his Divine Decree which none can change Psal. 35.2 3. By these Weapons Divine Vengeance is metaphorically described See Rev. 19.15 21. The term Sword is applyed also to God with respect to its penetrating force of which more hereafter in its proper place A glittering Spear or lightning Spear is attributed to God Hab. 3.11 Stones Hail Thunder Lightning c. sent from Heaven are thereby noted as Josh. 10.11 When a Shield or Target is ascribed to God it is to be understood of his propitious Favour and Mercy to men through Christ becoming their defence protection and security warding as a Sheild does blows all assaults and violences of the Enemy and converting all into Good for his people Gen. 15.1 Deut. 33.29 Psal. 3.3 4. Psal. 18.2.3 Psal. 28.6 7. Psal. 84.11 12. Psal. 5.12 For thou O Lord wilt bless the Righteous With favour wilt thou compass them as with a Shield The Word of God is called a Shield Psal. 91.4 Prov. 30.5 Eph. 6.16 Because when it is received by Faith its vertue is exerted in the defence of Believers The Holy Spirit is called an Earnest given by God to Believers 2 Cor. 1.22 and chap 5.5 Eph. 1.14 The Hebrews call 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of whom the Greeks borrowed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Latines Arrhabo any thing that is given to confirm a promise or bind a bargain therefore some translate it a pledge According to Suidas Arrhabo or an Earnest is a piece of money given by the Buyer to the Seller to ascertain the payment of the residue Jerom says it is a certain Testimony Evidence or Obligation to secure the bargain made It differs from a pledge which is left as a security for the return of borrow'd money and upon payment is returned to the Owner The Holy Spirit is thus called because it assures believers that they shall obtain Eternal Life Some refer this metaphor to Nuptials or Marriage as the Bridegroom pledges his Faith to the Bride and gives her an Espousal token as a pledge to assure her that he will Marry her so when God Espouses himself to believers Hos. 2.19 I will betroth thee unto me for ever yea I will betroth thee unto me in Righteousness and in Judgment and in Loving kindness and in Mercies c. But the Nuptials of the Lamb did not yet appear Rev. 19.7 Therefore God gives them a most noble Earnest viz. The Holy Spirit to comfort their Hearts and confirm their Faith that they shall in due season be admitted to the Marriage of the Lamb. It is said Psal. 75.8 For in the hand of the Lord there is a Cup and the Wine is red it is full of mixture and he poureth out the same but the dregs thereof all the wicked of the Earth shall wring them out and drink them by which the various kinds of Divine Afflictions are intimated The like Metaphor we meet with Esa. 51.17 22. c. Chariots are attributed to God by which either his Divine Magnificence is manifested to men as Habac. 3.8 Thou didst ride upon thine Horses and thy Chariots of Salvation or else it denotes those Myriads of ministring Angels mentioned Psal. 68.17 The Chariots of God are twenty thousand even many thousands of Angels The Wheels by which a Chariot or Cart moves are by an Elegant Metaphor attributed to God Psal. 65.11 Thy Cart-wheels drop fatness so the Hebrew that is thy Clouds distill down Rain and Snow which refresh and fertilize the ground so that with the blessing of God it produces various profitable and necessary fruits The Clouds are called the Chariots and Horses of God and Rain is said to make the Earth fat and fruitful Psal. 18.10 11 12. and Psal. 164.2 3. Esa. 19.1 Riches are attributed to God by which the abundance of his Divine Majesty and Glory as also his Mercy and Grace are noted Prov. 8.18 Rom. 2.4 9.23 10.12 11.33 2 Cor. 8.9 Eph. 1.7 8 18. 2.4 7. 3.8 16. Col. 1.27 Phil. 4.19 Such as receive these in true Faith are called Rich in God Luk. 12.21 and Jam. 2.5 Windows are ascribed to Heaven the Habitation of God out of which he has as it were a prospect and sends good or evil upon men Gen. 7.11 and 8.2.2 2 Kings 7.2 Esa. 24.18 Mal. 3.10 Deut. 26.15 Psal. 14.2 and 102.19 20. Lam. 3.8 50. A Furnace is attributed to God Esa. 31.9 by which the Divine Vengeance whereby God as it were in a fiery oven consumes the Enemies of his Church is intimated Esa. 30.30 33. Psal. 21.8 9 10. Lot Portion or Inheritance is attributed to God when it is said that the People and Land of Israel is his Heritage Deut. 32.9 Jer. 2.7 and 12.7 8. and 6.18 c. By which his great Love and singular Care and Providence is intimated See Exod. 19.6 Deut. 11.12 And when it is said of Christ that he is constituted Heir of all things Heb. 1.2 And that he hath by Inheritance obtained a more excellent name then Angels ver 4. it is with respect to his right of primogeniture and Divine title of Command over all things A Book is ascribed to God by which his most exact knowledge and Providence is noted the metaphor is taken from wisemen who are wont diligently to note down in their Books such Persons Things and memorable Actions which they would remember The Book of Gods Providence generally considered concerns every Creature as Psal. 139.16 To this belongs the Book of Life out of which to be blotted is death which we find mentioned Exod. 32.32 33. compared with ver 10. Numb 11.5 And sometimes more specially it concerns the Church and Believers Psal. 56.8 9. Mal. 3.16 The Book of life so often mentioned in Scripture as Esa. 4.3 Dan. 12.1 Psal. 69.28.29 Phil. 4.3 Luke 10.20 Rev. 3.5 and 13.8 and 17.8 and 20.12 15. and 21. ult is nothing else but the singular knowledge God has of such as shall be saved of which See 2 Tim. 2.19 The Lord knoweth them that are his c. Or as it were a Catalogue which God keeps of those who by Faith in Christ are elected to Everlasting Life In the vision of Daniel chap. 7.10 and John Rev. 20.12 We find Books of Judgement mentioned by which that Divine and most exact knowledge of mens Deeds and Words are symbolically denoted And whereas the Scripture uses a plural expression Jerome and others do understand that there are two Books of Judgment one for Believers the other for Vnbelievers for the World is wont to be distinguished into these two sorts John 3.18 â—â—6 c. To this relates that saying Esa. 65.6 Jude 4. viz. Behold it is written before me I will not keep silence c. Oyl or Annointing is attributed to God Psal. 45.7 Thy God hath Annointed thee with the Oyl of gladness above thy Fellows
25. c. And verse 3. The Wicked themselves speak ver 4. The Churches or the Psalmists words are set down ver 6. God the Father speaks ver 7. God the Son then again the Father ver 10. And then the Royal Psalmist speaks the Conclusion Esa. 51.1 Jehovah is represented as speaking ver 3. The Prophet ver 4. Jehovah again ver 9. The Prophet ver 12 Then Jehovah and so on Something of the like nature may be observed Esa. 53.1 4 14. And in the whole Book of the Canticles wherein there is a vicissitude and change of Persons continued 2. There are frequent Allusions in the Prophetical Writings to things written by Divine Revelation before them as shall be shewâ—â—d chap. 20. following 3. In the very Text of Ezek. 21.27 He prophesies of Christ the Son of God as constituted a Judge by the Father and in the stead of God attributes Judgement and the power of Judging to him as our Saviour himself says John 5.22 That all Judgement was committed to him by the Father These things presupposed the explication of these words will not be difficult The Prophet declares the vindicative Anger of God against the rebellious Jews by the similitude of a furbished and sharpned Sword delivered into the violent Enemies hand in order to slay but suddenly changing his speech by the change of persons and alluding to Psal. 2.9 Thus speaks ver 10. A Sword is sharpned to make a sore slaughter it is furbished that it may glitter so far the words of Jehovah to which a short but Divine Paraenesis or exhortation of the Prophets is subjoyned advising the people what they should do to avoid that destruction should we or shall we then make mirth that is shall we vaunt proudly let us rather tremble and submitting to and serving the Lord as enjoyned Psal. 2.11 Serve the Lord with fear and rejoyce with Trembling let us rejoyce and work Rightousness as true Conversion and Piety towards God is expressed Esa. 64.5 If you do this it will be well but if not says Jehovah again The Rod of my Son despising every Tree so the Hebrew shall come upon you or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is at hand as v. 13. And whereas it is said that this Rod despises every tree we are to understand that it consists of more lasting materials then any sort of Wood being of Iron which is very hard and difficult to be broken as Ps 2.9 See Esa. 30.32 This but more concisely is laid down v. 13. VVhen there was a tryal what then as if he had said whilst by my castigations they were in a fatherly manner corrected have they hitherto repented Or what effect has it produced Even nothing at all shall not therefore a Rod despising viz. that Iron Rod despising or hard in comparison of all other wood came upon them that is shall I not deservedly save that Iron Rod of my Son as a sharpned Sword amongst them and so rather deal with them as open Enemies then transgressing Children says the Lord God So much for that place But observe that as Ezekiel alludes to the second verse of that Psalm in this place So Esa. 13.14 Alludes to the later part he shall break it as the potters Vessel c. In alike description of punishment upon a stubborn and refractory people CHAP. VIII Of Metaphors Translated from other Creatures to God THE things existing in Nature besides Man are either Animate or Inanimate The Animate are such as have a sensitive Life as Beasts or a vegetative as Plants From Beasts are taken and attributed to God 1. Certain Names of Living Creatures as when Christ is called a Lamb John 1.29 Rev. 13.8 Because he was made an immolation or sacrifice for the sins of the whole World which the sacrifice of Lambs in the Old Testament Typically prefigured 1 Cor. 5.7 1 Pet. 1.16 Rev. 5.6 as also with respect to his mildness patience innocence and beneficence c. See Esa. 16.1 2 Sam. 8.2 with 2 Kings 3.4 c. Christ is called a Lyon Rev. 5.5 Behold the Lion of the Tribe of Judah hath overcome He is so called because of his great and Divine Fortitude in his Resurrection from the Dead and his victory over the Devil the World and Hell D. Franzius in Hist. Animal pag. 73. Gen. 49.9 says The whole Polity of the Jews is called a Lion and a Lions whelp because of the great firmness of that Empire which endured even until Christs time and was esteemed then the most famous among the Governments of the World and although in some respective seasons they had Kings eminent for Power and Wisdom Yet Christ only is called a Lion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or by way of eminency that is he was the most powerful most wise and most excellent of the Kings that ever ruled in Juda c. And Drusius lib. 10. p. 410. The Lion of the Tribe of Juda whose Coat of Armour was a Lion which was painted in the Banner of that Tribe in three colours with these words Arise O Lord let such as hate thee be scattered and thine Enemies Fly from before thee c. The Coats of Armour of the four principal Tribes of Israel as R. Kimchi on Ezek. 1. ult recites them from the Thalmud were thus In the Banner of Judah the shape of a Lion according to that which is written Gen. 49.9 Judah is a Lions whelp In the Banner of Reuben the shape of a man according to what is said of it Gen. 30.14 And Reuben found Mandrakes in the Field which are of a mans shape In the Banner of Ephraim the similitude of a Cow according to Deut. 33.17 His Glory is like the firstling of his Bullock or Cow And in the Banner of Dan the shape of an Eagle as it is said Gen. 49.17 Dan shall be a Serpent by the way and it 's said here as Esa. 30.6 The Viper and Fiery Flying Serpent Psal. 22. In the Title Luther and other interpreters say that Christ is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ascleth the morning Hind upon which see Luth. Tom. 2. Lat. Jen. fol. 238. Illyricus in Clav. Script Col. 112 113. D. Gerhard Harm histor passionis Dominicae cap. 7. p. 310. D. Franz Hist. Animal p. 163 c. To which also some refer the Chald. Paraphr which says for thy Everlasting and Morning sacrifice by which the end or reason for which this afflicted Hind was slain seems to be fairly expressed For the Oblation of Christ upon the Cross is truly an Everlasting and a most perfect sacrifice Heb. 10.12 14 26. It is called the Morning Hind because his vertue and prefiguration began about the beginning of the World after the fall of our first Parents Rev. 13.8 Hebr. 13.8 Typified by the Morning sacrifices wont to be offered in the Old Testament Numb 28.4 The Appellation of a Morning Hind is thus expounded viz. By it is denoted a Hind which the Hunters in the
and increase of Godliness from the similitude of a humane body which increases and grows greater and stronger c. Eph. 4.13 Col. 2.19 The Head of a man is his Chief Supreme and Principal Member and therefore carries a threefold Metaphorical Notion 1. The Beginning or Original of any thing Gen. 2.10 Exod. 12.2 Deut. 20.9 Isa. 41.4 and 51.20 Ezek. 10.11 and 40.1 c. 2. Superiority and Eminency as well with respect to Quantity or Place as Quality and Rule 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Caput a Head the very top or highest part of a thing Gen. 28.12 18. where what we translate top of Jacobs Ladder in the Hebrew is Head Gen. 47.31 Exod. 34.2 2 Sam. 15.32 and 16.1 2 Kin. 1.9 Psal. 24.7 9. and 72.16 Isa. 2.2 Amos 1.2 The Head-stone Zach. 4.7 is the highest in a Building which finishes the Work It denotes Superiority of Government as a Prince or Chief Ruler Num. 14.4 and 36.1 Deut. 1.13 15. and 28.44 Judg 10.18 and 11.8 2 Sam. 22.44 and 23.13 2 Chron. 31.10 Job 12.24 Psal. 18.43 and 110.6 Jer. 52.24 Lam. 1.5 Eph. 3.23 1 Cor. 11.3 c. The Head of the Corner denotes the extreme Corner-stone which by another Metaphor is attributed to Christ Psal. 118.22 Matth. 41.42 Luk. 20.17 Act. 4.11 1 Pet. 2.7 3. The most chief or desirable in any thing Exod. 30.23 the Head spices that is the best See Cant. 4.14 Ezek. 27.22 Deut. 33.15 Psal. 141.5 Head Oyl that is Excellent Oyl Psal. 119.160 Isa. 7.8 9. The Head of Syria is Damascus the Head of Ephraim is Samaria that is the Principal or Metropolitan City Head is put for the Chief or Principal place 1 Sam. 9.22 1 Kin. 21.9 It is put for the sum or contents of any thing Exod. 30.12 Num. 1.2 49. and 4.2 22. and 31.25 Psal. 139.17 See Lev. 6.5 Hence comes the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to reduce into one sum which is Elegantly spoke of the precepts of the Divine Law of the second Table the sum or whole Contents of which is Charity or Love as the Apostle has it Rom. 13.9 See Acts 22.28 Heb. 8.1 The distinct squadrons of an Army are called Heads because they consist of a certain or select Number Judg. 7.16 and 9.34 37 43. 1 Sam. 11.11 and 13.17 Job 1.17 Finally the Sections or Divisions of Books are called heads Capita vulgarly Chapters to which we may Refer what is spoken Psal. 40.7 In the volumn of thy Book which the Apostle Heb. 10.7 renders 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Head or Chapter of thy Book Upon which Cunaeus lib. 3. de Repub Heb. cap. 1. says These 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are nothing else but those which the Jews and especially the Thalmudists call 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is the members or parts of Books Therefore the Apostle being himself a Jew and writing to the Jews very significantly makes use of that word There is a Synecdoche joyn'd with the Metaphor here and by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the whole body and volume of the old Testament in which the Prophecies and Types of the Messiah are extant is to be understood Hierome on Isa. 29. says In the Head of the Book says our Saviour in the Psalm it is written of me not of Jeremy or Isaiah but in all the Holy Scripture which is called one Book A Face the foremost part of a mans head Bare and fit for seeing and apt to vary its posture or aspect according to the different affections of the Mind carries a threefold Metaphorical Notion 1. It denotes the first part of any thing 2 Sam. 10.9 Jer. 1.13 Ezek. 2.10 2. The Superficies and external species of any Substance which appears to or is beheld by Men Gen. 1.2 1 Sam. 14.25 2 Sam. 17.19 Isa. 14.21 Luk. 21.35 3. The Mind or inward faculty or affections as Anger Joy Benevolence Magnanimity c. Gen. 32.20 1 Sam. 1.5.18 Job 9.27 Prov. 16.15 and 27.17 Ezek. 3.8 A Forehead the Superior part of the face is Metaphorically brought to denote the Interior Affection of the Mind A hard forehead denotes obstinacy in Wickedness Isa. 48.4 and a persevering Magnanimous Zeal against the Wicked Ezek. 3.7 8 9. A Whores Forehead Jer. 3.3 signifies extreme Impudence the Metaphor being taken from those Graceless Shameless and Immodest Prostitutes An Eye the Organ of sight by a Metaphorical Translation oftentimes denotes the Mind Judgment and Knowledge Gen. 16.4 5. Deut. 15.18 1 Sam. 15.17 and 18.23 2 Sam. 6.22 Job 32.1 Psal. 15.4 Prov. 3.7 and 28.11 and 30.12 Isa. 5.21 Zach. 8.6 Matth. 6.22 Joh. 5.35 Hence the Right Eye is put for the greatest Prudence Zach. 11.17 An Evil Eye for a perverse and Malignant mind Deut. 15.9 Prov. 23.6 and 28.22 Matth. 20.15 Mark 7.22 A Good Eye for a Good and benevolent Mind Prov. 22.9 Eccl. 35.9 An Eye signifies a providential Carefulness sometimes a solicitude in Evil as Psal. 10.8 17.8 see 1 Sam. 18.9 sometimes in Good Gen. 44.21 Numb 10.31 Ruth 2.9 Job 29.15 Psal. 10.6 Prov. 4.25 and 21.9 12. Eccl. 2.14 Sometimes it denotes Experience Gen. 3.7 Sometimes spiritual Illumination or Renewing of heart Psal 13.3 Psal. 119.18 Isa. 32.3 Eph. 1.18 Sometimes spiritual Blindness Psal. 69.23 Isa. 6.10 Matth. 13.15 Joh. 12.40 Act. 28.27 Rom. 11.8 10. See Lam. 5.17 It denotes a fountain Gen. 34.13 and 49.22 Exod. 15.27 Psal. 84.6 Psal. 114.8 A Tear an humor flowing from the Eyes of such as Weep metaphorically denotes Wine and Oyl because they drop as tears do when the Grapes or Olives are bruised in the Press Exod. 22.29 See Deut. 7.13 Eye-salve denotes the spiritual healing of our Natural Darkness Rev. 3.18 three things are said of a man corrupted by sin ver 17. viz. that he is Poor Naked and Blind and therefore Miserable To remove these three ver 18. are Medicines proposed 1 Gold tried in the Fire that is heavenly Treasure which makes one Divinely Rich. 2 White Raiment that is the merits of Christ apply'd by Faith by which nakedness being covered a man may be preciously adorn'd 3 Eye-salve to annoint the Eyes that is the saving word of the Gospel by which a man is illuminated which restores or gives spiritual sight An Ear as well as the Eye is translated to denote the Mind and when referred to the Word of God denotes a faithful attention and Receiving of it Psal. 49.4 and 78.1 and 45.10 Isa. 55.3 where you may Note nevertheless that the external hearing of the word is not excluded but presupposed Heaviness or shutting of Ears denotes hardness and stubbornness of heart Isa. 6.10 Matth. 13.15 Act. 28.27 Rom. 11.8 Itching ears denote such as with a perverse curiosity study after false opinions 2 Tim. 4.3 with Act. 17.21 The Phrase Gal. 6.7 Be not deceived God is not mocked is emphatical for the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies more than to mock viz. to fleer with the Nose and Mouth And in
9.1 Lam. 3.48 49. c. 1 Sam. 25.37 1 Kings 1.40 1 Kings 10.5 Esa. 5.25 with Deut. 32.22 Lam. 2.11 Ezek. 27.28 2 Sam. 17.13 2 Kings 19.24 Job 29.6 and 40.18 Esa. 13.13 and 14.14 and 34.3 4 7. Ezek. 26.4 and 32.5 6 7 8. and 39.9 10. Amos 9.13 Nahum 2.3 4. Gal. 4.15 A Logical Hyperbole which is used in proper words shall be considered 1. With respect 1. To Hyperbolical comparisons when one thing is compared with another which can bear no tolerable proportion with it as Gen. 13.16 And I will make thy Seed as the Dust of the Earth So that if a man can number the Dust of the Earth then shall thy Seed also be numbred The sence is that the Seed of Abraham should be a very great multitude because innumerable or not to be numbred But inasmuch as it is compared to the Dust of the Earth it is Hyperbolical because as Augustine says it is obvious to every ones sense that the number of the Sands or dust is incomparably beyond the number of humane kind from Adam to the end of the world much more beyond the number of Abrahams Seed whether natural Jews or Believers who are called his Seed because they believe as he did The same Comparison of the Sand of the Sea and the Dust of the Earth is to be read Gen. 22.17 and 28.14 Judg. 7.12 1 Sam. 13.5 1 Kings 4.20 29. 2 Chron. 1.9 Job 29.18 Psal. 78.26 27. Esa. 29.5 Jer. 15.8 Heb. 11.12 c. So other Comparisons swifter then Eagles 2 Sam. 1.23 that is Saul and Jonathan Jer. 4.13 Lam. 4.19 See 1 Kings 10.27 See ver 21.2 Chron. 1.15 and 9.20 c. Job 6.3 and 41.9 Habakkuk 2.5 Lam. 4.7 8. c. 2. In certain Hypotheses where for Emphasis sake the things are amplifi'd more than really it is or can be Psal. 139.8 9 10. If I ascend up into Heaven thou art there if I make my Bed in Hell behold thou art there If I take the wings of the Morning and dwell in the uttermost part of the Sea Even there shall thy hand lead me and thy Right hand shall hold me Now no man living can ascend unto Heaven nor descend into Hell nor take wings and fly as fast as the morning But these things are mentioned by way of Hyperbolical fiction to illustrate the Infiniteness and Omnipresence of God which no man can avoid or fly from There is an hyperbolical expression or hypothesis Prov. 27.22 which denotes that no endeavours will reclaim or bring men obdurate in folly to the Right way That Hyperbole Obad. ver 4. denotes the certainty of Divine Judgment against the Edomites See Jer. 49.16 c. Matth. â—â—6 26 But what is a man profited if he shall gain the while world and shall lose his own Soul By the word World all the Power Riches Pleasure and precious things there are to be understood in one word And by this hypothetical hyperbole the most grievous state of the wicked that by these toys which are but transient forfeit Eternal Life is denoted See Mark 8.36 Luke 9.25 c. 1 Cor. 4.15 and 13.1 2. Gal. 1.8 c. 3. In some others 1 Kings 20.10 as that Thrasonical or boasting speech of Benhadad King of Syria is recorded to the King of Jerusalem that the Dust of Samaria should not suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me This is a high peice of hyperbolical boasting as if he had said all your Land can be brought by handfails by my Army yea shall not be enough for the number of bearers so great is my Host how easily therfore shall I overcome you Hos. 2.17 There is an Hyperbole which denotes the contempt of Idolatry that will be and that their names shall not be used with any reverence which must be the meaning for Paul names Baal Rom. 11.4 See Acts 7 4â—â— c. Matth. 5.29 If thy Right Eye offend thee pluck it out and cast it out from thee ver 30. If thy right hand offend thee cut it off and cast it from thee c. Christ would not have a man Maim his body but by this hyperbolical precept intimates the great heinousness and extreme danger of scandal or offence and that we are by any means to avoid it and part from all occasions of giving it That Hyperbolical expression Matth. 24.2 denotes extreme destruction and razing of the Foundation See Hag. 2.16 Matth. 1.6 and Luke 10.4 Of which before in the Metonymie of a sign John 21.25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did the which if they should be written every one I suppose that even the whole world it self could not contain the Books that should be written Some expound this of the capacity of the understanding hence Theophilact expounds 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to understand as the same word rendred here contained is taken Matth. 19.11.12 that the sence may be that there would never be such an one in the World that could comprehend all in his mind because of the variety and multitude of things done and spoken by Christ the world being metonymically put for the Men and Books for their Contents Others understand it of local capacity properly so called that the whole world was not big enough to contain all the Books if in every Circumstance all the sayings and actions of Christ were written which explication is favoured by the pronoun 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it self added to the world Take it which way you will it is an hyperbolical expression especially in the latter sence Some compare Amos 7.10 with it The Land is not able to bear all his words c. By that Hyperbolical wish of the Apostle Rom. 9.3 his great and exceeding love to the Israelites is noted See Gal. 3.13 14. Jude ver 23. c. Examples of a Meiosis or Extenuation 1. TO a Rhetorical Meiosis belong such things as are by any Trope extenuated or lessened as Gen. 18.27 Behold now I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord which am but dust and ashes that is a most low and most abject Creature 't is a metaphor or a metonymie and alludes to the first Creation of man out of the Earth So to be exalted out of the dust denotes to raise one of the meanest sort of men to honour 1 Kings 16.2 Psal. 113 7 c. 1 Sam. 24.15 Whom dost thou pursue After a dead Dog after a Flea as if he had said that it was beneath or unworthy so great a King to pursue me that am but weak and mean with so great a Troop Psal. 22.6 But I am a Worm and no Man that is a most afflicted man trampled on by the Enemy like a Worm c. So Job 25.6 Esa. 41.14 2. A logical Meiosis is when for extenuation sake a comparison is made with a very little thing as Numb 13.34 We saw men and we were
Books shall be opened and the Dead shall be judged out of those things which are written in the Books XXIII God never judges alone The Son is with him the holy Spirit is with him the Angels and whole Court of Heaven do acquiesce in the Judgments that he executes XXIV God when he peremptorily pronounces Judgment without reserve it stands and must abide If he say Pharaoh and his Host shall be seen no more for ever Babylon the Glory of the Chaldean Kingdom shall be overthrown Israel shall be removed the Land shall be forsaken of both her Kings If he publish the Decree there is no changing his Determinations his Judgment is like the Laws of the Medes and Persians Abraham cannot save Sodom nor Noah Daniel or Job Judah and Israel but when a Decree of Judgment is gone forth they must die by the Sword For the Mouth of the Lord hath spoken it God an Hiding-Place Psal. 32.7 Thou art my Hiding-Place thou shalt preserve me from Trouble Psal. 119.114 Thou art my Hiding-Place c. SEcret Place as Mr. Ainsworth renders it a Phrase alluding to some Den Cave or secret Chamber where Men have found and may find Safety in Times of Danger according to what is said Isa. 26.20 Come my People enter thou into thy Chambers and shut thy Doors about thee hide thy self as it were for a little moment The Saints of old hid themselves in Dens in Caves Mountains and Wildernesses from the Rage of Men Heb. 11.38 were sometimes sheltered by the Providence of God when there was a general Combination against them therefore called God's hidden Ones Psal. 83.3 because covered by him when Edom the Ishmaelites Moab and the Hagarens Gebal Ammon and Amalek the Philistines with the Inhabitants of Tyre took crafty Counsel and consulted Mischief against them And in as much as Hiding-Place is a borrowed Speech from a Rock Mountain Cave or Den secret Chamber or Place of Shelter we may consider the Conveniency of the Metaphor and bring in a Parallel from God Metaphor I. AN Hiding-Place is usually a strong Place Men will not adventure themselves in it or think themselves safe without some considerable Strength II. An Hiding-Place is an invisible and obscure Place not known to every Body a Place that Enemies have much ado to find III. An Hiding-Place is a Covering or Shelter from many Evils from the scorching Heat of the Sun the blustering Storms of Wind and Hail IV. An Hiding-Place frees from Fear and much abates the Hurries and Discomposures of the Mind because Men do imagin themselves safe when they have taken Sanctuary in some secret Rock or Cave V. An Hiding-Place doth disappoint the Enemies who please themselves in the thoughts of preying upon the Righteous as Pharaoh said of Israel My Lust shall be satisfied The Enemies of David cry Let us persecute his Soul and take it Aha! thus would we have it Parallel I. GOD the good Man's Hiding-Place is a strong God as a Rock in time of Need nay as the Shelter of a great Rock as the Security of many Rocks His Place of Defence shall be the Munition of Rocks He is as a Place built on purpose for Safety The Name of the Lord is a strong Tower the Righteous run into it and are safe He is hence said to be the Almighty the Lord strong and mighty a strong Rock Psal. 31.2 Strong Habitation Psal. 71.3 Strong Refuge v. 7. Strong Lord Psal. 89.8 Mighty in Power Isa. 40.26 II. God is an invisible Being in respect of his Essence No Man hath seen God at any time No Man hath beheld his Form or seen his Shape He is the invisible God c. He is invisible also as he is his Peoples Hiding-Place Pharaoh saw not the Covering Israel had when he said I will pursue I will overtake my Hand shall destroy The Enemies of David saw not the Cave the Rock his Hiding-Place when they said There is no help for him in his God Haman was unacquainted with this Covering when he designed Destruction to all Israel The Wicked plot against the Just because they know not where their Safety is In the Lord our God is the Salvation of Israel III. God is no less a Covering to his People than the best of Hiding-Places have been or are unto any People He secures from the Hurt of Persecution when Men rage and rise up against them He secures from Satan's Temptations as well when he appears like a Serpent as when he acts like a Lion or great red Dragon So that not only David and the Old-Testament Church could say Had not the Lord been on our side when Men rose up against us we had been swallowed up quick He breaks the Head of Leviathan and gives it for Meat to the People inhabiting the Wilderness But even the Church now may say He that is our God is a sure Hiding-Place a God of Salvation IV. This Advantage is most eminently enjoyed by the Godly who have made God their Sanctuary and Hiding-Place they are freed from the Fear that wicked Men are surprised with their Hurries and Discomposures are much abated As 't is said of Moses He feared not the Wrath of the King And David saith At what time I am afraid I will put my Trust in thee I will discharge my self of Fears and Discomposures and account my self safe in God my Sanctuary and Hiding-Place I will not fear what Man can do unto me tho Ten Thousand compass me about In the Name of the Lord there is strong Confidence not Fear when evil Tidings come Psal. 112.7 V. God hath throughout all Ages as the Hiding-Place of his People disappointed their Enemies and secured than from being a Prey to their Teeth He saved Israel when Pharaoh pursued them He saved David when Saul hunted him like a Partridg upon the Mountains He destroyed the Host of the Philistins and Assyrians when their Expectations were very high He frustrateth the Tokens of Liars and makes Diviners mad by catching the Wise in their own Craftiness In the things wherein they deal proudly he is above them For Disparities see Rock and Strong-Tower Inferences I. IF God be an Hiding-Place then let all Godly Men flie to him in Times of Trouble and Danger by Faith and Prayer Thus David Deliver me O Lord from mine Enemies I flie unto thee to hide me There is Reason for it for good Men cannot be secure without him 1. Because weak themselves 2. Are pursued and hunted after by potent and subtile Enemies II. Let them that have taken God for their Hiding-Place abide in him for in him there is Safety and no where else 'T is vain to trust in Men or put confidence in Princes to look for Safety from the Hills or Multitude of Mountains For in the Lord alone is the Salvation of Israel THE Second HEAD OF Metaphors Allegories Similes Types and other borrowed Terms RESPECTING The Lord Iesus Christ The
If thou dost well shalt thou not be accepted of If thou followest on to know the Lord then shalt thou know him Seek and ye shall find Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved XII Christ's last Will and Testament is the godly Man's Title Whoever he be that Christ hath bequeathed such and such a Blessing or Promise to he is sure enough of it from the Nature of the Covenant and from the Provision that is made by Christ the Testator for the fulfilling and accomplishing thereof My People shall be willing in the day of my Power Christ makes the Condition easy to his Elect. XIII Christ hath resigned this great Trust of fulfilling of his Will into the hands of the Father and the Holy-Ghost who are not only faithful Executors of this his Testament but able to supply the Wants of every one and helps all those to whom the Covenant doth belong Holy Father keep through thine own Name those whom thou hast given me I will pray the Father and He shall send you another Comforter who shall abide with you for ever XIV Christ's Will and Testament being confirmed and ratified by his Blood as He will not alter it himself much less may any Man or Angel presume to do it If We or an Angel from Heaven preach any other Gospel unto you than that which we have preached let him be accursed If any Man shall take away from the Words of the Prophecy of this Book God shall take away his part out of the Book of Life If any Man add unto these things God shall add unto him the Plagues that are written in this Book XV. Christ by dying opened a way and gave Legacies to Sinners to have his Testament executed if the Testator had not died there had been no room nor access to them that are called to receive the Eternal Inheritance Testator I. THe Death of a Testator amongst Men makes only his own Will valid cannot make and confirm the Will of another II. A Testator amongst Men cannot be a Witness to the Will he ratifies and establishes III. A Testator among Men bequeaths or gives Legacies comparatively but to a few IV. A Testator among Men cannot enjoy or possess that Kingdom Estate or Inheritance himself after he hath given it away to others and settled them in possession V. A Testator amongst Men commits his last Will and Testament to Men to be fulfilled VI. The best Legacies Testators among Men bequeath are but earthly and temporal things Disparity I. CHrist did not only give force and value to his own Will but to the Will of the Father also II. Christ is not only a Testator but a Witness of the same Testament as 't is the Father's He is given of God as the great Evidence of Covenant-Love and of all the choice Favours and Good-will to Sinners God so loved the World c. And secondly he is given as the great Covenant-Interest and Relation betwixt God and Sinners He testifies that all that is contained in the Covenant is true and the absolute Will and Pleasure of God He said these things are true and faithful Who is it that affirms and testifies this Jesus Christ who is the true and faithful Witness III. Christ gives Legacies to Thousands and Ten Thousands no Godly Man hath nor ever shall have any spiritual good thing but what was bequeathed to him by Christ's Will and Testament IV. Christ the spiritual Testator tho he hath given away all that he hath and gives the possession to Believers by his last Will and Testament yet is Co-heir of the same Kingdom and Glory and shall possess it together with them V. Christ the spiritual Testator surrogates his Spirit in his absence and after his Death to see his Will executed in all points and to give real and actual possession of all his Covenant-Blessings unto them to whom they are given VI. The Legacies Christ bequeaths are spiritual things of a high and most sublime Nature As all things are given to Christ the Mediator so all that he is or hath he parts with freely to his faithful Followers the Graces of the Spirit Adoption Pardon of Sin Peace of Conscience precious Promises in a word all things that appertain to the Life that now is and to that which is to come All is yours and ye are Christ's and Christ is God's Inferences 1. THis exceedingly shews forth the Grace and Love of Christ to Sinners in that he should assume Man's Nature and become liable to Death and Mortality what marvellous Condescension is here that he should act or do any thing in contemplation of Death and be a Testator and yet could not see Corruption the Grave could not keep him and yet refused not to submit unto Death that thereby through the Spirit he might convey a legal Right and Possession to us of eternal Life 2. From hence we may also see how firm and sure the Covenant of Grace is made to all the true Seed and faithful Children of God 3. And let all the Friends and Legatees of Jesus Christ know that their Right and Title to spiritual and eternal Blessedness is of absolute Grace and meer Pleasure of the Testator 4. And what cause have we to praise the Name of God in Christ who hath published and made known his last Will and Testament unto the Sons of Men We have the Mind of Christ. 5. And in that he hath left one to execute his Will and that it is put into the hands of the holy Spirit in Christ's absence who is able to do it effectually But the Comforter which is the holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my Name he shall teach you all things he shall testify of me 6. Moreover let all such tremble that adventure to alter add to or diminish from any thing that is left in Christ's last Will and Testament the Plagues of God without Repentance are like to be their Portion for ever 7. Furthermore from hence you may see what reason we have to examin what is preached for Doctrine or published by any Man as the Mind of Christ for if it be not written or found in his last Will and Testament we ought utterly to reject it tho an Angel from Heaven should preach it Whatever is affirmed to be an Ordinance of Christ's if it be not nor cannot be naturally inferred without Abuse or Wrong to the Text let it be abhorred and contemned by us 8. This affords much Comfort to the Godly whose Names are written in this Testament and in the Lamb's Book of Life You will there find exceeding great and glorious things bequeathed to you and let it be your care to sue for them according to the Will and Directions of the Testator 9. Also let them not forget their Friend nor neglect to keep up his Remembrance in those holy Signs of his Death and Suffering for their sakes
Will and one who knew all the Father's Secrets No Man hath seen God at any time save the only begotten Son of God which is in the Bosom of the Father he hath declared him XIII Jesus Christ hath excelled all that went before him in this respect He was not applauded by the People only who said he was a Teacher come from God that he taught like one that had Authority and never Man spake like him but he was commended as one fit to be heard by God himself and that with an audible Voice from Heaven This is my beloved Son hear ye him This great Prophet of the Most High hath in pursuit of his Prophetical Office laid a fair Foundation for the Church to build upon in these great and most important Points 1. He hath set forth God in the Excellency of his Nature and Perfections He hath told us we are to have Faith in him to love him with all our whole Soul and with all our Strength and to worship him in Spirit and in Truth 2. He hath set forth Himself as Mediator the immediate Object of Faith and to be followed in his Life and Doctrine Another Foundation can no Man lay 3. He hath confirmed the Holy Scriptures as the Rule of Worship directing Men to them for the Regulation of their Hearts and Lives Search the Scriptures 'T is written in your Law c. And to the young Man that would know what he should do to inherit eternal Life he said How readest thou c. 4. He hath set forth the World to come in the Glory of it as the Reward of Worship telling them that there is a Kingdom to be given and The Pure in Heart shall see God XIV Jesus Christ hath not only as the Author of our Faith laid a sure Foundation for us to build upon but as the Finisher thereof hath Store of Gifts and Graces to bestow which he hath promised to give down and hath also proposed such Examples and Precepts touching all the Particularities of our Duty which if followed cannot miss of perfecting and making the Church compleat Be ye merciful as Be ye perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect Love one another Walk as you have me for an Example and what you would that Men should do to you that do unto them This is the Law and the Prophets XV. Jesus Christ was the most perfect Copy to write by the best Example to conform our Lives unto that ever our Eyes beheld or that ever appeared 1. In his unparallel'd Meekness Humility Self-Denial and Contempt of this World 2. His unwearied Patience under Afflictions and Sufferings 3. His Zeal and Forwardness to do good even to the worst of his Enemies XVI Jesus Christ hath given forth Scripture by the glorious Power of the Holy-Ghost which are the four Evangelists and all the Epistles and as to the Book of the Apocalypse he hath so confirm'd it that he hath made it Damnation to any that shall add to it or diminish from it XVII Herein Jesus Christ hath compleated his Work as a Prophet He did expound to his Disciples what was written in the Law of Moses in the Prophets and in the Psalms concerning himself And not only so but he foretold them things that were yet to come to pass as the Destruction of Jerusalem and the Captivity of the Jews He did not conceal but plainly told that there should be a Day of Distress such as had not been since they were a Nation And soon after his Ascension sent his Angel to signify to his Servant John for the teaching all his Churches many things that are and shortly should come to pass As 1. The Rise Reign and Ruine of the last Beast 2. The Suffering of the Church in the Wilderness during his Reign 3. The Glory Grandure horrid Wickedness and fearful Overthrow of Mystery Babylon 4. The going forth of the everlasting Gospel into all the World 5. And lastly his own coming in Glory with the New Jerusalem the holy Angels and all Saints to solemnize the last and dreadful Judgment Prophet I. ALL other Prophets besides Christ were inspired by Christ. The Prophets searched what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them did signify c. by which he preached to the Spirits in Prison II. Other Prophets pointed at Christ as the Scope of their Prophecies they testified before-hand the Sufferings of Christ and the Glory that was to follow III. Other Prophets did but begin the holy Books that were to be the perpetual Rule of Faith and Practice they told us of Divine Things but in part IV. Other Prophets spake of God by private Inspiration and the Intelligence of Angels and few of them confirmed their Words by Miracles V. Other Prophets have left their Work and are all gone Your Fathers where are they And the Prophets do they live for ever What Man is he that liveth and shall not see Death Abraham is dead and the Prophets c. Disparity I. JEsus Christ received not the holy Spirit by measure but hath the Fulness of the Godhead dwelling bodily in him For in him dwelleth all the Fulness of the Godhead bodily II. Jesus Christ came as the Sum of their Prophecies to fulfill them and compleat what they foretold This is He of whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets did write III. Jesus Christ did finish and compleat the holy Books which are to be the perfect and compleat Rule of Faith and Practice to the end of the World He shewed plainly of the Father He is that Prophet that all Men are to hear upon the Penalty of being destroyed from amongst the People He that hears not his Voice and believes not his Gospel shall not see Life but perish in his Sins How shall we escape if we neglect so great Salvation confirmed by Signs and Wonders IV. But Jesus Christ spake of the Father as he had seen Him and conversed with Him heard his Words and was in his Bosom before He came down among us in the likeness of Man and confirmed his Doctrine by many immediate and mighty Miracles No Man has seen God at any time but the only begotten Son that is in the Bosom of the Father he hath declared him The things that I have heard of him I speak unto you If I had not done amongst them the Works which none other Man did they had not had Sin but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father V. Jesus Christ abides in his Prophetical Office still that is of like continuance with his Kingly and Priestly Office as he abides a Priest continually so a Prophet He is with his Church to lead it and guide it to the end of the World as himself saith And lo I am with you always even to the end of the World Inferences I. WE may infer from hence That God hath been exceeding good
well that which is written in the Heart of Man as that which was written in Tables of Stone and then as to the Law of the Gospel that is called the Law of Christ because he gave forth all the Precepts contained thereâ—â—â— 2. The Lord Jesus Christ is full of Goodness full Proofs of which he gave before his advancement to his Dignity He is not forward to accuse is free from Anger not subject to take advantage by the Weakness of an Offender but ready to pity and forgive if the Circumstances of the Cause will bear it An Instance of which we have in what Christ said to the Woman taken in Adultery He that is without Sin let him cast the first Stone c. 4. The Lord Christ is a Man of Justice that will not be flattered with fair Words His Impartiality appeared in the days of his Flesh. He told Nicodemus a great Ruler that he must be born again called Herod the King a Fox He told the Rulers of the Jews that they should hereafter see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and Glory that is as a Judg to arraign them for their Injustice Cruelty c 5. The Lord Jesus tho he be a Lamb for Meekness and a Dove for Innocency yet he is a Lion for Boldâ—â—ess and Courage and in his time will shew himself so to be to all the Ungodly of the Earth whether Kings Captains or mighty Men They shall cry to the Rocks to fall upon them and Mountains to cover them to hide them from the Face of him that sits upon the Throne and from the Wrath of the Lamb. III. The Work assigned to the Lord Jesus as a Judg is grounded upon the highest Reason 1. The Authority of God the Father who hath committed all Judgment into the hands of the Son 2. The Reasonableness of his Authority He gave to all their Being and therefore may challenge a Right more than earthly Sovereigns to sit as Judg over them 3. The Equity of his Laws which are holy just and good there is nothing amiss no fault can be found in them 4. In respect of his Subjects God is not unrighteous to forget their Work of Faith and Labour of Love c. of the Godly And 't is a righteous thing with him to recompense the Ungodly according to their Deeds He shall render unto every Man according as their Works shall be IV. The Lord Jesus Christ is appointed to take the Place and Office of a Judg He acts not of himself but by Commission from the great and mighty Potentate of the whole Universe God judgeth no Man but hath committed all Judgment to the Son 'T is he that is ordained of God to be the Judg of the Quick and Dead He hath appointed a Day in which he will judg the World in Righteousness by that Man whom he hath ordained It is appointed unto Men once to die and after Death the Judgment to which end Christ shall appear the second time V. In like manner is there a set Time a certain Day limited for the Lord Jesus the great Judg to keep a general Sessions and hold a solemn Assize for the Honour of the eternal God called the Day of Judgment It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of Judgment than for that City VI. The Lord Jesus as Supreme Judg by virtue of his Authority and Commission when the set Time is come will summon the whole World even all Offenders to appear before his Judgment-Seat The Time is coming when all that are in their Graves shall hear his Voice and come forth The Trumpet shall sound and the Dead shall be raised incorruptible There shall be a Resurrection from the Dead both of the Just and Vnjust The Lord shall descend from Heaven with a Shout with the Voice of the Archangel and the Trump of God and the Dead in Christ shall rise first We must all appear before the Judgment-Seat of Christ c. VII The Lord Christ immediatly after Summons upon this great Appearance before his dread Tribunal enters upon his last and great Work First to open the three great Law-Books that Men have lived under viz. 1. The Law of Nature 2. The Law of Moses 3. The Gospel-Law The Judg being set the Books are opened next in Order the Witnesses appear and first those that gave the Laws and they are of three sorts 1. God that wrote the Law of Nature after an invisible manner on the Hearts of Men I will come near you to Judgment and be a swift Witness against you saith the Lord. 2. Moses that delivered the Law to Israel There is one that accuses you even Moses in whom you trust 3. The Apostles that published the Gospel-Law not to Jews only but to the Gentile World These will appear not only to judg the twelve Tribes of Israel but the Gentiles whose Persons and Works also must be tried by Christ as well as the Jews He shall judg the Secrets of all Men. VIII Jesus Christ will judg the World viz. all Men both Jews and Gentiles according to their Works God shall bring every Work into Judgment with every secret thing whether it be good or whether it be evil The Necessity of which appears in these four Cases 1. The Scripture will not else be fulfilled and made good which doth fully assert the bringing to Light the hidden things of Darkness and making manifest the Counsels of the Heart 2. The Ungodly will not otherwise be convinced of all their ungodly Deeds and all their hard Speeches which ungodly Sinners have spoken against the Lord. 3. The Judgment will not otherwise appear just upon which the Glory of the Judg doth so much depend 'T is for his Glory to overcome when he judgeth And unless Matter of Fact be charged due Proportions will not be weighed out and awarded according to Desert with clearness and satisfaction either in a way of Mercy or just Severity to all Spectators Therefore the Gentiles shall be charged with Matter of Fact against the Law of Nature Whâ—â—remongers and Adulterers God will judg The Jews shall be charged for rejecting Moses and killing the Prophets The Jews and Gentiles jointly that they have neglected Faith and Charity under the Vouchsafement of the Gospel He shall judg the Secrets of Men by Christ Jesus according to my Gospel The fore-mentioned Witnesses are sufficient to prove Matter of Fact both in point of Number and Capacity The first and chief Witness will be God himself who knew all things and there can be nothing hid from him The second Witness will be Conscience which was and is with Men in all Places and Actions which Man could never leave at home nor shun his Company when he went out or when he came in He is with him in his most secret Retirements and has often told him