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A64467	The reconciler of the Bible inlarged wherein above three thousand seeming contradictions throughout the Old and New Testament are fully and plainly reconciled ... / by J.T. and T.M. ...	Thaddaeus, Joannes, fl. 1630.; T. M.	1662 (1662)	Wing T831_VARIANT; ESTC R33916	334,239	278

than the Pharisees not all the Precepts perfectly There is a disciplinary knowledge as when any thing is taught by Precepts and an experimental knowledge which we from experience obtain which is proper to the Elect and faithful 1466. 2 Pet. 1.21 Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost Joh. 7.39 The Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glorified The Prophets in the Old Testament had the same Holy Ghost which the Apostles had in the New Testament but after another manner and degree the least of the Apostles after the visible miraculous sending of the Holy Ghost in the day of Pentecost knew the Prophesies more fully and clearly than the Prophets that foretold them because the Apostles had seen the fulfilling of the Prophesies and Christ opened their minds Luk. 24.41 that they might understand the Scriptures Three Epistles of the Apostle St. JOHN THe first is Catholick it breaths out the love of God to us in Christ out Mediator and our love towards God and our neighbour commands us to beware of the world Antichrist and Idols The second admonisheth the Elect Lady and her Children that remaining in the doctrine and love of Christ they take heed of seducers The third commends the bounty of Gaius and commends to him those that were banished for Christ rebukes Diotrephes and gives testimony to Demetrius 1467. 1 JOH 1.8 If we say we have no sin we deceive our selves Joh. 9.3 Neither hath this man sinned nor his parents In the former place sin is taken generally and so we are all sinners In the latter in special for some grievous sin which useth to be the cause of some grievous singular punishment from God 1468. 1 Joh. 1.8 If we say we have no sin the truth is not in us Chap. 3.9 He cannot sin because he is born of God To have sin and to commit sin differ we all have sin and we are conceived and born in it yet the faithful commit no sin because they will not suffer sin to reign in them but the wicked and hypocritical have sins dwelling in them 1469. 1 Joh. 2.2 Christ is the propitiation for our sins and for the sins of the whole world Ver. 15. Love not the world Joh. 17.9 I pray not for the world The word World is taken variously in the Scripture In the first place are meant the men that are in the world son whose sins Christ is the propitiation as for the sufficiency of his merits the price and vertue but not for the efficacy thereof which is hindered by the infidelity and sins of the wicked concerning which the latter places must be understood 1470. 1 Joh. 2.18 Antichrist shall come and even now are there many Antichrists 2 Thes 2.3 Antichrist was not yet revealed All those are Antichrists in general who deny Christs Divine or Humane Nature or in his Person or Office c. In special that great Antichrist is the son of Perdition who in the time of Paul was not yet revealed though the mystery of iniquity began to work * 1471. 1 Joh. 3.15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murtherer Luk. 14.26 He that hateth not his brother cannot be my disciple The former place speaks of an hatred towards our brother which is either because our brother is good or upon the account of some temporary affairs or upon the account of true Doctrine whosoever thus hateth his brother is a murtherer The latter place is spoken of such an hatred as cometh by our brothers being against Christ and hating of him or striving to draw us from him 1472. 2 Joh. v. 10. If there come any unto you and bring not this doctrine receive him not into your houses neither bid him God speed Mat. 5.44 Love your enemies The first place forbids not to shew our duty of humanity to all men or to salute them civilly but we are admonished not to use too great familiarity with seducers * 1473. 2 Joh. 10.11 with Rom. 16.3 3 4. Salute Priscilla c. John speaks of such persons as are enemies to God and to his truth and Church such we must not embrace 2 Kin. 3.14 These here in S. John were open and desperate enemies such as Marcion whom Polycarpe meeting would not salute the not saluting them is a chastisement to them by it they may know whence they are fallen The other place is salutation of one Christian to another 1474. 3 Joh. v. 13. I had many things to write but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee Joh. 20.31 These things are written that you might have life through his Name In the former place it is not said as though the Apostle would say something else then what is contained in the sacred Scriptures In the latter he manifestly confirms that all things are written which appertain and are necessary to true faith in Christ and to eternal life So that we have no need of Traditions by word of mouth The Canonical Epistle of St. JUDE The son of Thaddaeus HE exhorts the Faithful to constancy and threatens the adversaries of Christ with extream misery and warneth that the godly hold their faith in God and avoid false doctrine 1475. JUDE v. 9. Michael disputed with Satan about the body of Moses Ver. 14. The Prophesie of Enoch is mentioned whereof the Scripture before speaks not at all The striving of the Arch-Angel is not expresly set down in Scripture yet there appears some prints of it in the burial of Moses by God for that the Israelites knew not the place of his burial and it is out of question that the devil would willingly have made that known to the Israelites to set up Idolatry there but that he was hindred by Michael The Prophesie of Enoch if it were not set forth in writing yet it went by tradition from hand to hand unto posterity The REVELATION of St. JOHN The Apostle the Divine IT is called Apocalyps that is the Revelation because it contains the visions which St. John saw in the Isle of Pathmos about the year of Christ 96. and the Prophesie concerning the state of the Church Militant on earth and the Church Triumphant in Heaven 1476. REV. 1.1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave ●nto him Col. 2.3 In whom are 〈…〉 treasures of wisdom and know●●●● Christ as he is God is the fountain 〈◊〉 knowledge born of the substance of the Father in respect of order he is ●●id to have received this Revelation from the Father because the Father by him doth reveal his secrets unto us as man by his personal union he hath a perfect knowledge of all things communicated to him They are hid in Christ as in a Treasury yet not so hid but he that seeks may find All Treasures are hid in him though some of the droppings are to be revealed to us 1477. Rev. 1.1 The things which must shortly come to pass they are not yet fulfilled Shortly signifies the

given to be bestowed on us 501. Psal 69.1 Save me O Lord. 1 Pet. 3.21 Baptism saveth us God is the principall efficient necessary cause of our safety Baptism is the instrumentall cause and not absolutely necessary because many are saved without Baptism for it is not the want of it but the contempt of that condemns us 502. Psal 69.23 Let their Table be made a snare unto them Matth. 5.44 Rom. 12.14 Blesse and curse not We may curse the enemies of God out of pious zeal not out of evill affection Christ bids us pray for our enemies rather than curse them 503. Psal 69.25 Let their habitation be desolate Act. 1.20 Peter applies that to Judas That which David speaks in generall of the enemies of Christ that Peter applies to the Captain of them Judas his habitation was desolate and his place amongst the Apostles untill another tooke his Bishoprick * 504. Psal 69.28 Let them be blotted out of thy Book of Life Lev. 17.8 Whose names are not written in the Book of Life The booke of the living is one thing the Booke of Life another The book of the living in the Old Testament is the book of such as live here the Booke of Life in the New Testament is the Book of Eternall Life David prayes that they may not be in the Land of the living or their names found in the book of the living that is they may die and go to their grave Or else By the Book of the living and Life is meant the Book of Eternall Life and so it signifies That he desires that God would make it appear that they are not written in the Book of Life though they seem by their profession to be of that number So that this doth not speak that their names were ever in the Book of Life for those whose names are once there cannot be obliterated the Election of God standing firme but in regard wicked men are subject to flatter themselves out of an erroneous heart with the love and favour of God which they never had He desires that God would make a plain discovery of this their damnable delusion letting their consciences taste the terrors of God that so they may not deceive themselves 505. Psal 74.12 God is my King of old working salvation in the midst of the earth Phil. 2.12 Worke out your salvation with feare and trembling God from eternity worked our salvation in respect of his decree in the midst of the earth freeing his Church from the beginning and defending it in us he works it when he draws us to him and gives us power to will and to do that being so justified we may study for holinesse and walk in good works unto the accomplishment of our salvation 506. Psal 72.8 He shall reign from Sea to Sea John 18.36 My Kingdom is not of this world Vers 36. It is not from hence The first place is concerning the power of Christs Kingdome he reigns also powerfully amongst his enemies the latter is of the Kingdome of Grace for with his grace by faith he blesseth godly hearts therefore he saith My Kingdome is not of this world yet he denied not but that it was in this world * 507. Psal 72. ult The Prayers of David the sonne of Jesse are ended Psalm 86.1 A Prayer of David The first place tells us this was his last Prayer that he made for Solomon a little before his death Or the last Psalm which David penned leaving it as a depositum or testimentary Legacy to Solomon Or the last of those Psalms that David set in order before his death for the use of the Church The rest were gathered together by others as some of Solomons Proverbs were Prov. 25.1 * 508. Psal 73.1 Truely God is good to such as be of a cleane heart Prov. 20.9 Who can say his heart is clean To have an heart clean by endeavour is one thing to boast of a clean heart is another David tells us that God is good to such as endeavour to have clean hearts God accepts of the will for the deed and by Christ have cleannesse imputed to them But yet even these cannot but say they find a polluted principle against which they strive * 509. Psal 78.24 And had rained down Manna upon them to eat and had given them the Corn of Heaven Jo. 6.31 Our Fathers did eat Manna in the desert as it is written He gave them bread from Heaven to eat With Jo. 6.32 Moses gave you not that bread from Heaven The Heavens are twofold either visible or invisible the two former Texts speak of Manna coming from the visible Heaven the latter Text saith the Manna came not from the invisible or spirituall Heaven Manna was a corporall food and so came from a corporall Heaven It s said to be Angels food comparatively not positively or simply as if the Angels had eaten thereof But the Hebrews use the food of Angels for the food of the Mighty an epithite given to Angels i. e. a food that seemed rather Angelicall and Celestiall than Earthly as well by reason of its origine purity and perfection as for the efficacy of it to preserve the body in perfect health and equall strength by Gods speciall appointment in those who did not by their distrust or rebellion make it of no efficacy This Manna was not truely and properly Heavenly but by signification and Sacramentally as given by Moses the Minister of the Lord. * 510. Psal 78.59 When God heard this he was wroth Isa 27.4 Anger is not in me The first place tells us that God was as an angry man in the effects he poured out upon his people The second place that an implacable anger towards his people is not in God or that Gods anger and displeasure towards his Church was then over Not that he never would expresse the effects of anger upon any part of his Church for the future but that he at present was appeased with them 511. Psal 79.4 We are made a reproach to our neighbours a scorne and derision to them that are round about us Matth. 5.10 Happy are they that are persecuted for righteousnesse sake Good men are more affected with scorns and reproaches than with blowes for saith Chrysostome a blow on the body is divided betwixt the body and the soul but a reproach wounds the soul only Yet the godly must valiantly endure injuries for the glory of God and safety of their neighbours but if that accrue not to Gods glory and is hurtfull we are to remit it to God by our just complaint and prayer for revenge on him that doth the injury * Psal 79.4 with Matth. 5.10 The former is a complaint to God The second is declaration of Gods judgement of such men as are a reproach for his Gospell-cause Men may be happy in Gods account and yet such are they in the latter place and yet be miserable in their own the apprehension of misery is enough to make them cry out