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A36033	Pious annotations, upon the Holy Bible expounding the difficult places thereof learnedly, and plainly: vvith other things of great importance. By the reverend, learned and godly divine, Mr. Iohn Diodati, minister of the gospell; and now living in Geneva. It is ordered this 11. of Ianuury, 1642, by the committee of the House of Commons in Parliament, concerning printing, that this exposition of the book of the Old and new Testament, be printed by Nicholas Fussel, stationer. Iohn White.; Annotationes in Biblia. English	Diodati, Giovanni, 1576-1649.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, engraver.	1643 (1643)	Wing D1510; Wing D1509A; ESTC R5893	1,521,231	922

not that singular gift from God to preserve themselves in holinesse and purenesse of body and spirit without the remedy of marriage Then to burne with a car●all desire which God doth not give every one the gift to quench without marriage whereby man is troubled in minde and hindered in his spirituall actions which require a tranquillity of all passions V. 10. Not I not by a new doctrine or law 〈◊〉 yet by meere councell and advice of wisdome as ver 25 40. but by Christs expresse command Mat. 5. 32. and 19. 6. 9. Depart namely by divorse unlesse it be for the only lawfull cause which is adultry which was very frequent amongst the Greke● and the Romans and from them this abuse did also partly creep in amongst the Iewes though the law of Moses gave the wife no power at al to be divorced from her husband See Marke 10. 12. 〈◊〉 Ti● 5. 9. V. 11. Let her remaine this is not to say that this separation without marrying again is lawfull v. 3. 4 5. but if the woman can not be induced or forced to live with her husband or that there be some invincible le●● The Law of God doth absolutely forbid her to marry another V. 12. To the rest spoken of in the letter which you sent to me namely beleevers married with unbeleevers Speake I guided in this mine opinion by the Holy Ghost ver 15. 40. though without Gods expresse command in his word Ver. 13. The woman namely the believing and Christian woman Ver. 14. Is sanctified though the unbelieving partie be uncleane before God yet the use of ma●●monie with her is holy unto the believing party thorow the mediation of faith and invocation Ti● 1 15 and Gods appro●ation and blessing no otherwise then if both parties weare holy So he answeareth them who thought themselves to be defiled by these ma●i●ges with infidels contracted before their conversion and by reason of this scruple sought for 〈◊〉 separation Y●u Children borne of such unequall marriages Uncl●ane that is to say they would not from their birth bee comprehended within Gods co●●●ant made with the fathers and with the sons Ge● 17. 7. nor endowed with the spirit of sanctification And would by the Church he held as profane ●cap ab le of baptisme untill such timeas being come to age they were admitted thereunto by their owne faith Holy namely members of the Church and partakers of the grace of regeneration which Saint Paul speakes by Apostolicall declaration according to which such little children were admitted to baptisme V. 15. Depart be divorced for hatred to the religion o● that shee marrieth another Or that all possible and reasonable remedies having beene used and a convenient time allotted for that purpose the unbelieving party cannot be induced to a due conjunction A brother namely the beleeving party is loos●ed from the bond being thus forsaken by the unbelieving party But God but the believers they are 〈◊〉 by Gods command to endeavour to maintain by 〈◊〉 and concord the matrimony which they 〈◊〉 contracted Ver. 16. Thou shalt save whither thou staying with him mayest be the instrument of his conversion 〈◊〉 salvation by word holy conversation example prayers c. V. 17. Bu● as howsoever it be if the In●idell be 〈◊〉 co●verted yet let the believer remaine in the state 〈◊〉 condition which his person is in be it marriage 〈◊〉 otherwise and in that ordinary course of life which God had appointed him before he called him to be a Christian because these things may very well 〈◊〉 together V. 18. Let him not become as some used to doe by C●irurgerie to cancell in their bodies all signes of I●daisme which they had renounced 1 Mac. 1. 16. V. 19. Is nothing Namely now under the Gospell it is of no force nor anyway considerable for Gods service or for mans salvation But the keeping the true Christian and spirituall vertues are not only sufficient but do likewise disannull and exclude under the Gospell all ceremonies of the Law Iohn 4. 23. Rom. 14. 17. V. 20 Abide hee may abide therein with a safe Conscience and ought not rashly to change it neither through superstition nor by doing another any wrong but if hee can doe it for any just causes or through any lawfull meanes it is then lawfull for him to d●● it V. 21. Care not for it be not grieved at it nor doe not take it to heart as if it were a condition unworthy of a Christian or pernicious and unlawfull for him If thou mayest by lawfull and honest wayes V. 22 For he hee confirmeth the exhortation made to servants to beare their condition mildely thorow the comfort of their spirituall freeing from si●ne the Devill and death by ●esus Christ. In the Lord to the communion of his spirituall body and Church and to the participation of his grace Is Christs servant he is not master of himselfe not of his actions hee is subject to Christ his Lord. So in Christ all servants and distressed persons have matter of comfort and those who are free and live at ease have cause to humble and subject themselves V. 23. Be not yee if yee bee free doe notwilfully make your selves servants but keepe your selves wholly both body and soule for Christs service to which bodily service is a great disturbance in outward actions Or in your servitude remember alwayes that before anyother you are Christs servants therefore doe not doe any mens service which may bee contrary to Christs service Or as concerning your soule and conscience let not living man have any command over you depend upon Christ onely and upon his word See 2 Cor. 11. 20. Galath 2. 4. Col. 2. 18. V. 24. With God in the order and degree of service which he hath appointed for every one Ver. 25. Vergins namely daughters of families concerning whom the Corinthians had also written to the Apostle to know whither their Parents were oblieged to get matches for them or no. I have no God hath not declared any thing expressely concerning it in his word I give my as of a thing which of it selfe is free and indifferent I doe advise by wisdome enspired by the Holy Ghost what is most expedient according to the circumstances See 2 Cor. 8. 〈◊〉 10. That hath obtained being by especiall grace endowed with the infallible guide of the Holy Ghost not onely in truth but also in good and loyall councell See Isaiah 11. 2. 1 Cor. 7. 40. 1 Thes. 4. 8. V. 26. That this this seemes to shew his opinion concerning the Corinthians question namely whither it was good to keepe ones daughter at home without marrying This is good See ver 1. For the namely for the distresses and persecutions which the Church is falling into which are more difficult to be borne then when one is married then when one is not See Ier. 16. 1. and 29 6. I say that because the reason is generall for all manner of persons To be namely

of my pure worship which thou canst not now pretend being fully instructed in it As a young Maid if ●hee were seduced might partly be excused for her simplicity which a married woman that is of full age cannot plead V. 23. P●●ed Names of some people of Asia which were subjects to Nebuchadnezzar of which his army was also composed Jerem 50. 21. V. 24. To their Iudgements they shall indeed be my judgements but I will leave the execution of them to their discretions 〈…〉 hee doth oppose mens judgments which are without mercy to the judgements of God which are alwayes tempered with some clemencie see 2 Sam. 24. 14. Zec. 1. 15. V. 25. Take away the Italian cut off manners of speaking taken from the ignominious punishments used in some countreys towards adulterous women or from the cruelties of enemies enraged against their prisoners before they kill them V. 27. From the land I will hinder thee from going any more into Egypt to commit fornication 〈…〉 or I will cause thy fornication which thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt to cease V. 29. Shall be discovered even as a male factors misdeeds are discovered when he is once sentenced to death V. 31. Of thy sister namely of the ten tribes will I give that is to say I will inflict the same punishment upon thee a terme taken from the ancient manner of feasting where every one had his portion of meat and drinke given them see Psal. 75. 8. Jer. 25. 15. V. 34. Breake Thou shalt grow mad therewith like to a drunken man who after he is overcome with wine will breake the cups and the po●s and will teare his flesh with his nailes and with his teeth Jer. 25. 16. V. 38. They have They have openly derided and mocked mee making a shew as if they would doe me some service in my Temple at appointed times see Ezek. 20. 39. Or they have even committed these abominations in my Temple and upon Holidayes see 2 Kings 21. 4. Jerem. 11. 15. Ezek. 8. 3 6. V. 40. Yee have sent A figurative description of the prophane entertainment given to the Chaldeans Egyptians and others sent for by the Jews to treat about unlawfull covenants taken from a Whores preparation when she entertaineth her expected Ruffian Wash thy selfe he directs his speech to either of them two namely Ahola or Aholibah V. 41. Vpon a According to the manner of many ancient Nations and also of the Jews namely at their most solemne feasts to sit or lye upon beds Est. 16. 78. 6. 4. Joh. 13. 25. mine incense namely which thou hast received of me together with other blessings and with which they did rub and anoint themselves at banquets and publique feasts Hee would say that she had employed Gods gifts in gaining the favour and friendship of prophane nations V. 42. With her The Italian in her that is to say Jerusalem and Samaria upon these occasions have been full of strangers walking and taking their pleasures like fornicators in a brothel-house with the men the Italian besides the men besides those great and noble nations as the Chaldeans the Jewes have also desired the friendship and reliefe of the Arabians the Ethiopians and other base nations who thinking themselves much honoured by such a request have carryed them preseu●s which the nobler nations have not done but have received presents of the Jewes Ezek. 16. 33. 34. V. 43. Vnto her the Italian of her of or to either of those nations which were growne old in their idolatrie now words of disdaine as much as to say now they will satisfie their unbridled lust having all these fornicators at their command V. 45. Righteous men namely the Assyrians and Chaldeans have executions of Gods justice who shall have a just cause according to mens opinions to revenge themselves of the Jewes and Israelites perjuries and rebellions V. 48. All women namely Nations and Cities especially those where God hath planted his Church V. 49. Your lewdnesse namely the just punishment for it CHAP. XXIV Vers. 1. THe ninth of the captivitie of Jehoiakim Ezek. 1. 2. V. 3. Set on a Pot See such a similitude Jer. 1. 13. Ezek. 11. 3. The Pot is Jerusalem the flesh and the fat pieces are the chiefe richest and the noblest that are in her the fire are Gods judgements by which hee would have humbled and mollified his peoples hearts to bring them to repentance but that having taken no effect by reason of their obstinate rebellion hee would convert those judgements into a totall consumption V. 5. Burne also the Italian Lay the bones in the bottome it seemes that the bones that were put into the bottome of the pot v. 4. 10. and not as others have understood it without the pot to kindle the fire And by the bones are meant the great ones and governours which beare up the body of the State V. 6. Wherefore thus To make the accomplishment answerable to the figure to the p 〈…〉 namely to Jerusalem that hath not been cleansed by my punishments see Jer. 4. 11. and 6. 29. Ezek. 22. 24. bring it out Let all the people without any difference be driven out of it and carryed away let none be pardoned for in warres often times they cast lots to slay some and save some V. 7. Her blood Shee is full of misdeeds especially of murthers and oppressions She set it she committed them boldly and did not care if they were knowne to all men contrary to that which God had commanded namely that the very blood of beasts should be covered over with dust Lev. 17. 13. Deut. 12. 16. 24. V. 8. Set her blood I will punish her openly and the signes and monuments thereof shall remaine for ever V. 9. I will make thee that is to say What I have commanded thee to doe for a signe doe thou also in effect making ready the Caldeans great fire Jer. 1. 13. V. 10. Spice it well the Italian Bring her to be like a composition of sweet smells causing the whole Nation to be destroyed leaving not so much as any forme or strength of state V. 11. Set it empty To signifie that Jerusalem after the inhabitants were gone out of it should be burned by the Chaldeans as it were to cleanse it perfectly from all its ordures The brasse As who should say her rust V. 12. She hath in stead of the onely meanes of deliverance which was repentance and conversion shee hath with a great deale of care sought out other worldly and unprofitable meanes V. 13. In thy filthinesse that is to say Wicked obstinacie hath been the onely cause that thou hast not been cleansed for I have sought to doe it with all carefulnesse by admonitions exhortations and punishments V. 14. The Iudge namely the Chaldeans see Ezek. 23. 45. V. 16. The desire namely thy deare wife V. 18. A 〈◊〉 namely by a sudden death proceeding from some supernaturall and divine cause V. 17. Binde the tire Shew