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A95681	The reconciler of the Bible: wherein above two thousand seeming contradictions throughout the Old and New Testament, are fully and plainly reconciled. Being necessary for all those that desire to understand the sacred scriptures aright unto salvation. / By J.T. minister of the Gospel.	Thaddaeus, Joannes, fl. 1630.	1655 (1655)	Wing T831; Thomason E1605_1; ESTC R208447	167,285	363

great quantity of silver and gold to the oppression of their subjects otherwise they had need of great riches to preserve their Countries and their Kingly Majesty 165. Deut. 18. 10. There shall not be found amongst you an observer of time 1 Sam. 28. 7 Lev. 19. 13. Ch. 20. 17. Rom. 14. 6. He that regardeth a day regardeth it to the Lord. Moses condemns superstitious observation of dayes as if one day were more happy then an other The Heathens divided dayes into white and black fortunate and unfortunate The Apostle shews the liberty of Christians against those who by an opinion of sanctity would have the legall feast dayes observed 166. Deut. 18 11. You shall not consult with Wisards or seek truth from the dead Mat. 17. 3. Moses and Elias spake with Christ in Mount Tabor It is an abomination in the sight of God and a heathen superstition to consult with Wisards c. The appearing of Moses and Elias was of another way and their speaking with Christ was to confirm the Disciples in the doctrine delivered by Moses and the Prophets 167. Deut. 20 17. Thoushalt destroy with the edge of the sword the Hittites the Amorites the Canaanites the Perisites the Hivites and the Jebusites Josh 9. 15. Joshua made a league with the Hivites and the Jebusites Solomon spared the Amorites 1 King 9. 20. The Gibeonites craftily saved their lives laying down their high spirits and Solomon made the Amorites tributaries the other enemies of God and his people who continued stubborn in their wickednesse were destroyed 168. Deut. 20. 19. When you besiege a City you shall not destroy the trees 2 King 3. 19. You shall fell euery good tree Those trees that bear fruit the Israelites could feed on were not to be cut down in the promised land but in the Country of the Moabites God would shew a peculiar example of his just anger for their sins 169. Deut. 21. 16. The sons of the hated being first born must be acknowledged for the first born Gen. 48. 5. Jacob assigned the right of primogeniture to Joseph the son of his beloved Rachel and gave two tribes to his children Jacob lived before the promulgation of the Law Joseph was his first born of his beloved Rachel to whose children he wisely assigned two Tribes as he made to Judah born from Leah the primogeniture and gave him the dominion over his brethren Gen. 49. 8. 170. Deut. 21. 21. If any man beget a stubborn child he shall bring him to the Elders of the City to the gate of judgement and he shall be stoned with stones till he die Prov. 19. 18. Instruct thy son and despaire not of him Moses speaks of the incorrigible son Solomon concerning fatherly correction whilst there is hope of the sons amendment and warns him that he shall not set his mind to destroy him 171. Deut. 23. 2. A bastard shall not enter 2 King 14. 6. 2 Chron. 26. 4. into the Congregation of the Lord. Ezek. 18. 20. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father God would not suffer bastards to be admitted to publick offices for the disgrace of their births and the honour of Matrimony lest the Common-wealth should grow contemptible by such but that exclusion is not to be taken for a punishment but an affliction which God in the next life will reward with more glory if they be pious and penitent 172. Deut. 23. 6. Thou shalt make no peace with the Ammonites and Moabites Rom. 12. 18. If it be possible as much as lyeth in you live peaceably with all men Those Nations did not only lay snares for the Israelites temporall life but also for their eternall life we so farre as we are able and where piety is not indangered must hold and embrace peace with all men 173. Deut. 23. 15. Thou shalt not deliver to his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee Philemon vers 13. Paul sent Onesimus who was fled from his Master to his Master again The fugitive servant was not to be sent back to his angry master who was ready to kill him There was a difference amongst the servants of the Jews for he that was to serve seaven years if he ran away after he had served six years he was not to be sent back to his Master but the Gentiles were bond-servants all their lives 174. Deut. 24. 1 If a man have taken a wife and married hor and she find no favour in his eyes because he hath found some uncleannesse in her let him write her a Bill of divorcement and give it 1 Cor. 7. 15. in her hand and send her out of his house Mat. 5. 32. Chap. 19. 7. Whosoever shall put away his wife saving for the cause of fornication causeth her to commit adultery and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery The law of divorcement of wives was nothing but a concession of Moses for the hardnesse of the hearts of the Jewes and the danger of the lives of the women Christ abrogated that custome by the divine Law and a precept from the beginning and corrected the false glosses upon the Divine Mal. 2. 6. Law 175. Deut. 24 2. She that was sent away from her husband might marry an other husband Rom. 7. 3. Whilst her husband liveth she shall be called an adulteress if she be married to an other man Divorce by a bill of divorcement doth not dissolve matrimony therefore they that are unlawfully parted must not attempt second marriages because they that are once marryed are made one body 176. Deut. 24. 16. The children shall not be Gen. 5. 1. 1 Cor. 15. 35. put to death for the parents Rom. 5. 12. By one men sin entred into the world The innocent children are not punished for the sins of their fathers but in Adam we all sinned and we are dayly polluted with many actuall transgressions 177. Deut. 25. 3. Forty stripes he may have given him and not exceed 2 Cor. 11. 24. I received of the Jews five times forty stripes save one The Jews to seem more mercifull subducted one stripe 178. Deut. 25. 4. Thou shalt not musle the Ox Jos Ant. ●● 4. c. 8. which treadeth out the corn 1 Cor. 9. 9. Doth God take care for Oxen The former place doth not properly appertain to Oxen but it is a figurative speech In the latter the Apostle speaks tropologically of the Ministers of the Church as if he would say if God take care for Oxen then much more doth he care for men and the Ministers of his Church 179. Deut. 27. 15. Cursed be the man that maketh a m●lten Image Rom. 12. 14. Blesse and curse not The former place must be understood to proceed from duty and zeal to the glory of God not out of desire to revenge So Moses and Paul did curse Let us follow the example 1 Cor. 4. 12. of Christ who being reviled reviled not again when he suffered

because the beginnings of this did not seem to answer the Majesty of the former Temple 283. 1 Ezd. 7. 7. And there went up some of the children of Israel of the Priests and the Levites unto Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes Ch. Jer. 25. 12. 34. 10. 2 Chron. 3. 22. 1. 1. In the first year of Cyrus King of Persia the Jews had power given them to go up to Jerusalem After that Cyrus had given licence to them to return from Babylon to Jerusalem many with Ezdras and Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem under the reign of Artaxerxes 284. 2 Ezd. 3. 8. The Jews built the wals of Jerusalem after their return Zach. 3. 4. Jerusalem shall be inhabited without wals Under the name of Jerusalem Zacharias prophesieth Zach. 2. 5. of the Church of Christ and the heavenly Jerusalem the majesty of it is larger then can be comprehended in one City of which God is the wall a fire round about and glory in the midst of her 285. 2 Ezd. 5. 9. 10. 12. Nehemias reprehends the richer Jews because they thought to live by usury Gen. 47. 23. Joseph bought the land of Egypt and the people thereof he made subject to Pharaoh for corne The Egyptians were punished by God for their iniquities the Jews after their return into their Country were so proved the richer Jews oppressing their poor brethren with biting usury did burden them which Joseph did not 286. 2 Ezd. 10. 32. The houses were not builded Vers 3. Let not your doores be open Their houses were not fully built the Cities had gates 287. 2 Ezd. 8. 18. Ezdras read in the book day by day 1 Ezd. 3. 4. They kept also the feast of Tabernacles as it is written This was a singular example of piety for they were not bound to do so by the Law yet they came willingly day by day to hear the book of the Law 288. 2 Ezd. 10. 32. Also we made ordinances amongst our selves yearly to charge ourselves with a third part of a shekell for the work of the Lord. Exod. 30. 13. They shall give every one that passeth amongst them that be numbred halfe a shekell Moses once by Gods command laid on them that tribute and Joas at the renewing of the Temple ordered that every one should give what he pleased so Nehemias ordained the third part of 2 shekell by the year to restore the Temple not from the Law but from necessity 289. 2 Ezd. 11. 6. Of the children of Phares that dwelt at Jerusalem were 468. Benjamin 928. 2 Chron. 9. 6. Jehuel 690. Benjamin 956. First the chief are set down to whom a dwelling fell by lot then other voluntary inhabitants who chose a habitation willingly ESTHER THe book of Esther is so called from Esther who was Ahasuerus wife here is shewed how Ahasuerus divorcing Vashti chose Esther to be Queen Haman the enemy of the Jews and of Mordecai is hanged Mordecai is made Provost of the Kingdome It contains the History of 20 years Ezdras was the writer of it or else the men of the great Synagogue 290. Esth 1. 12. Ahasuerus divorced Vashti because she refused to come at his commandement Mat. 19. 9. Whosoever shall put away his wife except for fornication and shall marry an other committeth adultery The pride of Vashti hurt not the King alone but all the people and Princes of the Kingdom by shewing a kind of dominion over the King before other women Now adayes men do not divorce their wives but for the cause of Adultery only and they are bound by the Laws of God and man to obey their husbands 291. Esth 9. 21. Mordecai sent to the Jews in all the provinces that the 14 and 15 dayes of the moneth Adar should be held for festivals Deut. 4. 2. Chap. 12. 32. What I command you this day you shall not add to it The ordinance of Mordecai was not against the Law nor was it a feast of Gods worship but only commemorative for the divine wonderfull deliverance of the people of the Jews JOB THis Book is so called from Job who was also called Jobab King of Edom. Moses Gen. 36. is thought to have written that book for an example of patience there is contained the affliction of Job and contention with his friends and disputing with them God ends this controversie at last and restores Job to his former posterity The History appertains to the time of Jacob. 292. Job 1. 1. He lived in the land of Vz his name was Job he was a perfect and an upright man and one that feared God and eschewed evill Psal 147. 20. He hath not done so with any Nation Under the old Testament the publick worship of the true God was amongst the Israelites whither other Nations were admitted to come which God called by divers wayes to come unto him and he had amongst them some that served him sincerely as Jethro Moses father in Law the Gibeonites and Job here so Rahab and Ruth 293. Job 1. 6. Satan came amongst the sons of God 2 Pet. 2. 4. God spared not the Angels that sinned but cast them down to hell and delivered them unto chains of darknesse The coming of Satan amongst the sons of God was onely as an executioner of the commands and judgments of God 294. Job 5. 1. Call if there be any that will answer thee and to which of the Saints wilt thou turn Isa 63. 16. Abraham knew us not Israel was ignorant of us Eliphaz teacheth Job that there is no flying to Saints in misery and that no man is unjustly punished by God but there is alwayes a just cause for it therefore saith he shew any of the Saints who being in such a calamity as thou art that was so without a cause as thou supposest thy self to be 295. Job 14. 4. Who can bring a clean thing Psal 51. 7. Rom. 7. 20. out of unclean Rom. 11. 16. For if the first fruits be holy the lump is also holy All of us by originall sin are conceived and born in sin and sin dwels in us yet by Gods grace we are reckoned for holy which account passeth over all within the Covenant as we are 296. Job 14. 5. His dayes are determined the number of his moneths are with thee thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot passe Prov. 18. 21. Life and death are in the power of the tongue Death and life of man are in the power of God who hath put bounds to his dayes Life and death is said after a sort to be in the power of the tongue because a wicked man may by slanders and detraction and contention hurt a man even to death 297. Job 14. 6 14. Shall a man if he die live again 1 Cor. 15. 22. In Christ shall all be made alive Job denyeth not the resurrection but he saith Dan. 12. 2. rather that men shall rise not with bodies subject to death but such as shall live for ever

God who promiseth for Christs sake a reward of his grace to them that ask him and crowns his gifts in us Nor doe the afflictions and sufferings of this life merit the free rewards of eternal life 543. Mat. 5. 12. Great is your reward in heaven Ephes 2. 8. By grace you are saved through faith it is the gift of God Our salvation properly is not a reward but Rom. 5. 6. c. 3. 28. Phil. 2. 13. 1 Tim 4. 8. the gift of God in respect of acquiring it and application conservation and perfection 544. Mat. 5. 14. You are the light of the world Joh. 8. 12. I saith Christ am the light of this world All Doctors of the Church and all Christians enlightned by Christ are light not of themselves but from Christ of whom they receive their splendor and divine light or Christ is of himself the true original light who enlightens every man that comes into the world 545. Mat. 5. 16. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works c. 6. 1. Beware that you give not your alms before men All that are enlightned with the light of the Gospel must study to doe good works Rom. 13. 12. That by the works themselves the faith and godlinesse in our hearts may be known to men But in the latter place all works of ambition and boasting are forbidden by Christ for hypocrites they doe so desiring to be praised and seen of men 546. Mat. 5. 17. I came not to destroy the Law but to fulfill it Gal. 3. 13. Christ came to redeem us from the curse of the law There is a difference between the law and the curse of it as Christ hath fulfilled the law so must we walk in his commandements and by applying Christs satisfaction to our selves we are said spiritually to fulfill the law from the curse and condemnation whereof we are redeemed by Christ 547. Mat. 5. 22. Whosoever is angry with his brother is in danger of judgement Ephes 4. 6. Be angry but sin not That anger is unlawful when any one without just cause is angry and more with the person then the faults for his own cause and not for Gods cause Thou shalt not kill It is lawful when for Gods glory we are angry with the sins and not with the persons also the Apostle warn's us to moderate this just anger that we offend not by anger against God or our Neighbour 548. Mat. 5. 22. He that saith to his brother Thou fool shall be in danger of hell fire Luk. 24. 25. O fools and slow of heart to believe Gal. 3. 1. O foolish Galatians who hath bewitched you Christ condemns a contumelious despising of our brother and a reproachful aspersion of foolishnesse but he in his way to Emaus cals Cleophas and his fellows fools not out of a vitious desire but for their dulnesse and folly because they believed not the Prophets nor the Word of God so the Apostle called the Galatians foolish 549. Mat. 5. 25. Agree with thine Adversary 1 Pet. 5. 9. Whom resist strong in faith The first place is concerning all adversaries in general with whom we must agree according to the rule of charity The latter is concerning the Devil in particular whom we must alwayes resist being armed with heavenly weapons against him 550. Mat. 5. 32. Whosoever puts away his wife unlesse it be for fornication causeth her to commit adultery 1 Cor. 7. 11. If she depart let her remain unmarryed or be reconciled to her husband Fornication or Adultery is the principal cause of divorce betwixt those that are marryed but other causes as witchcraft impotency malicious forsaking doe not so dissolve the band of Matrimony The Apostle speaks of desertion and in that case reconciliation must be first endevoured before the party forsaken or forsaking should be left out of Matrimony 551. Mat. 5. 39. Resist not evill but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek turn the other to him also Joh. 18. 23. If I have spoken evill bear witnesse of the evill if well why smitest thou me The manner of resisting evill is either of retaliation with injury and this Christ forbids or of just defence by which without injury we drive off injuries by reason or law So Christ said Why dost thou smite me Not out of a mind desirous of revenge but from a well composed heart he spake that and it is lawful for godly men to complain to the Judge of injuries done unto them 552. Mat. 5. 43. Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy Ver. 43. Love your enemies Luk. 6. 35. Rom. 12. 20. doe good to those that hate you The first place was corrupt and came into use from the time of the Maccabees The latter was not delivered by Christ as a new law but the true sense of the divine law concerning love to our neighbours is explained by him For God in the Old Testament expressely commands men to love their enemies Deut. 22. 2. 553. Mat. 6. 6. When thou prayest enter into thy closet and shutting the dore pray 1 Tim. 2 8. I will that men pray in every place Christ against boasters teacheth us that our duty in prayer is that we seek to please God rather then men because God considers our hearts men look only on the outside and he that is alone prayeth better with a composed mind then he that prayeth amongst a multitude of People whether therefore we pray privately or publickly let us alwayes pray so as if we were hid in our closets The Apostle witnesseth that our prayer is accepted with God be it in private or publick when God is worshipped in spirit and truth 554. Mat. 5. 40. If any man will sue thee at the law and take away thy coat from thee let him have thy cloak also Rom. 13. 1. There is no power but of God Christ doth here prescribe the law of patience to his followers that they should not be troubled for the losse of their goods but wait on the Lord quietly untill he take revenge on wicked men yet he forbids not the lawful means of recovering goods fraudulently or forcibly taken away or appeal to the Magistrate for power much lesse doth he condemn it 555 Mat. 6. 7. When you pray use not vain repetitions Luk. 18. 1. Men ought to pray alwayes and not to faint Col. 4. 2. 1 Thes 5. 17. Christ taxeth the vain babling and foolish Isa 23. 13. prating of those who suppose to move God with words often repeated though they be cold and distrustful in their prayers But he forbids not continuance in prayers but will have us to pray alwayes if not in words yet in desires for the prayers of godly men are arrows that are shot into heaven 556. Mat. 6. 13. Lead us not into temptation Jam. 1. 13. Let no man say when he is tempted that he is tempted of God Temptation is either good for a good end as when God proves