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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

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coming of Christ and the last Judgement 1018. 1 Pet 1. 12. The Angels desire to look into Matth. 18. 10. Their Angols behold the face of my Father The first place is concerning the mystery of Redemption which the Angels desire to look into because in that is the height and the depth and the length and the breadeth of Gods mercy manifested so far that the very Angels cannot comprehend it all 1019. 1 Pet. 2. 11. I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims Eph. 2. 12 19. You are no more strangers and forrainers but fellow Citizens with the Saints The faithfull are strangers and 〈◊〉 in respect of the Kingdome of Glory but not of the Kingdome of Grace which S. Paul speaks of 1020. 1 Pet. 2. 23. Christ when he was reviled reviled not again when he suffered he threatned not John 8. 44. He contended with the Jews Christ as a Priest in his sufferings threatned not and being reviled reviled not again but as a Prophet he threatned those that were refractory with hell fire 1021. 1 Pet. 5. 8. The devil as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour Rom. 8. 31. If God be for us who can be against us The devils malice can do nothing against us when God defends us 1022. 2 Pet. 1. 19. The sacred Scripture is as a burning lamp in a dark place ch 3. 16. In Pauls Epistles somethings are hard to be understood In the Scripture things are handled clearly and not obscurely though they may seem obscure to us yet that obscurity is not in respect of faith but of humane reason whence it is that many ignorant and unlearned people do foolishly wrest the Scriptures into a contrary sense 1023. 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 then the Prophets that foretold them because the Apostles had seen the fulfilling of the Prophesies and Christ opened their mindes that they might understand the Luk. 24. 47. Scriptures Three Epistles of the Apostle St JOHN THE first is Catholique it breaths out the love of God to us in Christ our 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 1024. 1 John 1. 8. If we say we have no sinne we deceive our selves Ioh. 9. 3. Neither hath this man sinned nor his parents In the former place sinne is taken generally and so we are all sinners in the later in speciall for some grievous sinne which useth to be the cause of some grievous singular punishment from God 1025. 1 John 1. 8. If we say we have no sinne the truth is not in us ch 3. 9. He cannot sinne because he is born of God To have sinne and to commit sinne differ we all have sinne and we are conceived and born in it yet the faithfull commit no sinne because they will not suffer sinne to reign in them but the wicked and hypocriticall have sinnes dwelling in them 1026. 1 John 2. 2. Christ is the propitiation for our sinnes and for the sinnes 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 for whose sinnes Christ is the propitiation as for the sufficiency of his merits the price and vertue but not for the efficacy thereof which is hindred by the infidelity and sinnes of the wicked concerning which the later places must be understood 1027. 1. John 2. 18. Antichrist shall come and even now are there many Antichrists 2 Thess 2. 3. Antichrist was not yet revealed All those are Antichrists in generall who deny Christs Divine or humane Nature or in his Person or Office c. In speciall that great Antichrist is the sonne of Perdition who in the time of Paul was not yet revealed though the mystery of iniquity began to work 1028. 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 1029. 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 later he manifestly confirms that all things are written which appertain and are necessary to true saith in Christ and to eternall life So that we have no need of Traditions by word of mouth The Canonicall Epistle of St JUDE the sonne of Thad●aus HE exhorts the faithfull 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 1030. 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-Angell is not expresly set down in Scripture yet there appear some prints of it in the buriall of Moses by God for that the Israelites knew not the place of his buriall 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 1031. Rev. 1. 1. The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave unto him Col. 2. 3. In whom are bid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge Christ as he is God is the fountain of all knowledge born of the substance of
sacrifices unto God by Jesus Christ God would none of the sacrifices of the Jews which were offered without faith The Apostle speaks of the spirituall sacrifices of Christians as the oblation of our body a contrite heart giving of thanks works of Charity which are acceptable sacrifices to God 331. Psal 40. 9. Lo I come in the volume of the book it is written of me that I might do thy will O God Mat. 26. 39. Father if it be possible let this cup passe from me yet not as I will but as thou wilt Christ that he might fulfill the will of his Father in redeeming mankind offered himself freely and though in the act he was sorrowfull as men are and would if it had been possible have escaped death without the detriment of mans salvation yet he submitted himselfe to his Fathers will 332. Psal 44. 23. Awake why sleepest thou O Lord rise 121. 4. The keeper of Israel sleepeth not So the godly being grievously afflicted speak after the manner of men not as if God slept or took no care of them but they crave of God that he would shew himself by his works of justice and mercy and would help them 333. Psal 45. 2. Thou art fairer then the children of men Isa 53. 2. There was no comelinesse in him he was despised and we esteemed him not In the first place is spoken of Christs exaltation and the glory of his Kingdome of which Solomon was a type not outwardly in the sight of men but inwardly and spiritually before God and the faithfull people In the latter of Christs humiliation and as carnall men judge of Christ 334. Psal 49. 8. The Brother shall not redeeme his Brother Heb. 2. 12. Christ our Brother offered himselfe for the price of our Redemption Because men could not satisfie the divine law Christ God and Man our Brother and our Saviour by his obedience and suffering fulfilled the whole Law for us his satisfaction is our Redemption for our sins and the sins of 1 Joh. 2. 2. Rom. 20. the whole world and he is the fulfilling of the Law for righteousnesse to every one that believeth 335. Psal 59. 11. Slay them not O Lord. Vers 13. Consume them in thy wrath First he prayes that the enemies of God may be tolerated a while for example to others and led captive in triumph then when others are taught better by their example let them be destroyed That destruction if it may not be understood of their lives yet it may be of their power dignities and wealth that so being brought down they may not be able to hurt the Church or oppose themselves against God 336. Psal 60. 3. O God thou hast cast us off Rom. 11. 1. Hath God cast off his people God forbid David speaks of temporall casting off Paul of eternall 337. Psal 62. 11. God spake once Heb. 1. 1. God spake by divers manners to the Fathers and Prophets God speaks once not by number but by counsell nor doth he deliberate the second time but he speaks divers wayes with a voice or without a voice to men waking or sleeping by himself or by his Angels In the former place the certainty in the latter the manner of divine Revelation is understood 338. 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 it that condemns us 339. Psal 69. 23. Let their table be made Mat. 5. 44. a snare unto them 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 then curse them 340. 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 an other took his Bishoprick 341. Psal 74. 12. God is my King of old working salvation in the midst of the earth Phil. 2. 12. Work out your salvation with foar 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 doe that being so justified we may study for holinesse and walke in good works unto the accomplishment of our salvation 342. Psal 72. 8. He shall reign from sea to sea Joh. 18. 36. My Kingdome 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 343. Psal 79. 4. We are made a reproach to our neighbours a scorn and derision to them that are round about us Mat. 5. 10. Happy are they that are persecuted for righteousnesse sake Good men are more affected with scorns and reproaches then 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 344. Psal 79. 6. Poure forth thine anger upon the Nations 1 Cor. 13. 7. Love endures all things The Psalmist asks this not out of a vitious affection and desire of revenge but from a just zeal kindled by the holy Ghost whereby he was inflamed for Gods glory against Blasphemers the incurable enemies of God 345. Psal 81. 13. He gave them over to their own hearts lust Act. 17. 28. In him we live and move and have our being The first place speaks of the ill affection proceeding from mans corrupt nature the latter of the work of God in men and the conservation sustentation and government of all his creatures 346. Psal 82. 6. I said Yee are Gods Joh. 17. 3. This is life eternall to know thee the only true God Jer. 9. 23 24. The Magistrates are called gods not by nature but from the Majesty communicated to them and their judiciary power that so men may be brought to obedience by them God is so by nature the Magistrate by his office hath a grant of part of divine power and being Gods Vice gerent he must do all according to Gods will and not according to his own will 347.