to in the like case v. 16. 7. His breaking out of praises into thanksgiving for it v. 17. 8. His Repetition of the same charge given to Timothy v. 3. that he would answer the expectation of prophecyes made of his being a good pastour 1. By resisting like a stout souldier of Jesus Christ the enemies of the Church v. 18. 2. By professing sound doctrine and keeping a good conscience and not making shipwrack of either as some had done as Hymenaeus and Alexander who denyed the resurrection and whom he had excommunicated for their amendment v. 19 20. CHAP. II. 1. An Exhortation to men to pray 1. Generally for all sorts of men whatsoever v. 1. 2. Particularly for Kings though they were Infidels v. 2. The Reasons 1. Because God would have all men saved v. 4. 2. Because God is a God of all men and therefore would have all men prayed for v. 5. 2. A Direction how they should pray they must pray 1. Humbly by lifting up the hands v. 8. 2. Charitably without bearing malice to any v. 8. 3. Faithfully without doubting of having their requests granted v. 8. 3. A Dehortation to Women 1. Concerning their apparell they are 1. Allowed to use decent attire v. 9. 2. Forbid to use gaudy and light attire with gold pearles c. ibid. 3. Are commanded to regard more 1. The inward ornament of the mind v. 10. Then 2. The outward ornament of the body 2. Concerning their tongues which they may use 1. In private to learne of their Husbands v. 11. But not 2. In publique to teach others v. 12. especially men for these Reasons 1. Because men are their superiours and therefore not to learne of them as being first created v. 13. 2. Because Adam was not immediately deceived by Satan as Eve was v. 14. and for this Reason man ought to be superiour and not to learne of women 4. A Consolation to Women that though they be punished for the sinne of Eve 1. With subjection to their husbands 2. With the paine of child-bearing Yet notwithstanding this punishment shall be no hindrance to their salvation if they continue in Faith v. last Charity v. last Holinesse v. last and Sobriety v. last CHAP. III. 1. The Apostles discourse 1. Of the virtues required in a Bishop which are 1. Chastity 2. Care over his flock 3. Modesty 4. Hospitality v. 2. 5. Learning 6. Temperance 7. Meeknesse 8. Contentednesse without covetousnesse v. 3. 9. Gravity in the government of his house v. 4. 10. Good name v. 7. 2. Of the virtues required in a Deacon which are 1. Gravity in his manners 2. Truth in his words 3. Conscientious profession of his Religion 4. A sufficiency for the Deaconship which must appeare by examination v. 10. 3. Of the virtues in the Wives of Deacons 1. Gravity in carriage 2. Government of their tongues 3. Fidelity v. 11. 4. Of the carriage of Deacons in respect of their families viz. good government v. 12. 5. The Deacons reward if they doe well which is preferment to higher places in the Church v. 13. 2. The Occasion of his discourse which was his desire to instruct Timothy how to carry himselfe in the Church 3. His Commendation of the Church 1. For being Gods House v. 15. 2. For professing nothing but meer truth i. the Gospel of Christ which he calleth a mystery because unknowne to a meer naturall man CHAP. IV. 1. The Apostles foretelling 1. Of false Teachers and what they are viz. 1. Deceivers of the people 2. Pretenders to the Spirit 3. Hypocrites 4. Men of guilty consciences v. 1 2 2. Of their false doctrines and what they are 1. Forbidding to marry v. 3. 2. Forbidding to eate certaine meats under pretence of holinesse whereas all meats are lawfull as being 1. Created by God v. 4. 2. Declared by his Word to be lawfull v. 5. 2. His forewarning of Timothy against them and charge to him often to instruct his flock concerning such things v. 6. and to regard their traditions concerning meates and drinkes no more then old wives tales v. 7. Because that such abstinence is 1. But an outward thing and profiteth but little i. in subduing the flesh And not 2. Godlinesse it selfe which is the chiefe thing he would have him to looke after because blessings are promised to it v. 8. 1. Begun in part in this life by peace of conscience c. Which will be 2. Perfected in the next the hope of which makes godly men willing to suffer any affliction in this life v. 10. 3. A threefold Exhortation to him more in particular 1. To maintaine his credit and authority and 1. Not to suffer his profession to fall into contempt by reason of his young yeares v. 12. But 2. To supply what was wanting in yeares with the gravity of his carriage and to maintaine his authority by being exemplary to others in word in conversation c. ibid. 2. To follow his study and booke close v. 13. 3. To follow his calling diligently unto which he was ordained v. 14. 4. A Repetition of the same Exhortation as being a thing of great concernment 1. To consider well what he had said to him v. 15. 2. To be carefull 1. To live a good life v. 16. 2. To preach sound doctrine ib. because both these going together would be a meanes 1. To save himselfe 2. To save others ibid. CHAP. V. Rules to be observed by Timothy 1. Concerning Elders who were so called not 1. Because of age But 2. Because of office which was twofold And these rules are 1. In matter of reproofe which ought to be mixed with meeknesse v. 1 2. 2. In matter of respect to them he chargeth him to let them have double honour v. 17. 1. In a venerable respect 2. In a comfortable maintenance v. 18. 2. In matter of judgement against them which 1. Should not be passed without good evidence v. 19. 2. Should inflict publique punishment if they be scandalous v. 20. 4. In matter of ordination into Holy Orders which should not be without examination of the sufficiency of men both in life and doctrine v. 22. 1. By rejecting those who are known to be bad and admitting others who are knowne to be deserving at the very first v. 24. 2. By taking time to consider of those of whose deserts he hath no certainty v. 25. 2. Concerning himselfe in matter of his owne health i. to use wine moderately to preserve it v. 23. 3. Concerning Widowes whereof 1. Those that have kindred friends or children to maintaine them are not to be kept at the publique charge of the Church v. 4. Nor 2. Those that are young as being wanton tatlers c. v. 11. But 3. Those that 1. Are old and have no friends to relieve them v. 3.9 2. Are of good report and have done good workes 1. In bringing up their Children 2. In entertaining Strangers 3. In relieving the afflicted v. 10. CHAP. VI. 1. More Rules and
Of their false teachers 1. For their going about by maintaining justification by the works of the Law and not by faith to overthrow the Gospell which he affirmeth to be unalterable Either 1. By men Or 2. By Angells v. 8 9. 2. For their vilisying his person the better to bring in their false opinions by saying that he was not ordained a Minister by God as the other Apostles were which the Apostle confureth by affirming that he received not the Gospell 1. In an ordinary way by men v. 11. But 2. In an extraordinary way by revelation from God v. 12. and this he justifieth 1. By Arguments that the Gospell was not taught him either 1. At Jerusalem for he went not up thither to them which were Apostles v. 17. to be taught by them and his going to Peter there was onely to visit him not to learne of him for he stayed but 15 dayes v. 18. Or 2. Of the Churches of Judea for he was not 1. Knowne to them by face v. 22. and therefore could not learn of them But 2. Onely knowne of them by name who had heard of his condition both 1. Before his conversion v. 23. And 2. After it for which they praised God v. last CHAP. II. He proceedeth in the Argument of vindicting against the aspersions of false teachers 1. The dignity of his person that he was not as they fally reported inferiour to the other Apostles 1. Because his going to Jerusalem with I tus and Barnabas v. 1. was 1. To acquaint them with the â—â—cesse of his preaching amongstâ— Gentiles v. 2. And not 2. To learn any thing of them v. 2. Because he reproved Peter whiâ—â— shewed he was not inferiour to him v. 11. for his dissimulation and halth betweene two opiuions viz. Jewish aâ— Christian which proceeded not 1. Out of errour of judgement But 2. Out of passion i. feare and 〈◊〉 not 1. Of danger But 2. Of giving offence and scandall to the Jewes v. 12. which occasioned 1. A greater scandall both to the Gentiles and Saint Pauls doctrine of Christian liberty form Circumsion And 2. A Revolt of many by his example as Barnabas c. v. 13. 2. The dignity of his doctrine wherein 1. The quality of it that it was not contrary to what the other Apostles taught as was objected 1. By their not forcing him to circumcise Titus v. 3. 2. By the testimony and approbation which Saint James and Saint John gave unto him of his preaching v. 9. 2. The Matter of it i. Justification which he proveth 1. Negatively not to be by the Law v. 16. But 2. Positively to be by faith ibid. 3. The Consequence and effect of his doctrine of justification by faith which doth not tend 1. To the encouragement of sinne But 2. To fanctification of life which followeth justification by faith ibid. and v. 18. 2. In shewing the absurd consequence of the Doctrine of Justification by Workes for if that were true Men would be their owne Saviours and there would be no need of having Christ to be our Saviour v. last CHAP. III. 1. The inconstancy and sottishnesse of the Galatians in falling off from the Gospell for which he blameâ—â— them the more because 1. They had a perfect and clear knowledge of the Gospell v. 1. 2. They had the benefits by it which we the gifts of the Spirit to confirme 〈◊〉 truth of the Gospell to them viz. 1. Regeneration v. 2. 2. Power of doing miraclâ—â— v. 5. 3. They suffered persecution for it and 〈◊〉 forsake that doctrine they suffered for was folly v. 4. 2. His Doctrine of Justification by Faith from which they were seduced by false teachers which he prove to be true doctrine 1. From the example of Abraham who wâ—â—â— justified by faith v. 6. and was a Father 1. Not onely to those that were eâ—nally and lineally descended from him i. the Jewes which the bragged much of But 2. More especially to all true belevers and so a Father to the Gentiles v. 7 8. 2. From the Scripture it selfe Hab. 2.4 3. From the terrible and sad effect of the Law which is death v. 10. 3. The Meanes of Justification i. Christ who hath redeemed us 1. Not from the obedience to But 2. From the curse of the Law v. 3. which 1. Did not disanull and make void the promise made unto Abraham v. 17. as they objected But 2. Did serve as a Schoolmaster 1. To curbe and keepe in subjection the Israelites which were as children under it v. 19. 23. 2. To fit us like Schoolmasters who traine up youth from smaller matters to greater for greater i. the receiving of the Gospell v. 24. which we should not receive if we were not first made sensible by the Law both 1. Of our sinnes And 2. Punishment for them 3. Whose power and retrour did cease at the coming of Christ v. 25. 4. The End of our Justification by Christ was to shew Gods great mercy who suffered us to sinne that he might shew mercy v. 22. which mercy is without partiality and not respecteth 1. The person of any either 1. Of birth Jew or Gentile Or 2. Of sex Male or Female 2. The Condition of any bond or free rich or poore v. 28. CHAP. IV. The Comparison of the Law 1. To a Tutour under which we were 1. As Children subject to the ceremonion of it v. 3. 2. From which we were freed by God whâ—sent 1. His Sonne to redeem us v. 5. 2. His Holy Ghost to assure us of our redemption v. 6. Not 1. Which Doctrine the Apostle adviset them to embrace and not to rely on the ceremonies of the Law which are 1. Weake and unable to dâ—â— us any good 2. Beggerly without the rich gifts of the Spirit v. 9. Not 2. Here he takes occasion to speake 1. Of his true love to them express'd 1. In suffering affliction to preaâ— the Gospell to them v. 13. 2. In telling them the plaine truth v. 16. 2. Of their love to him though unconstant whiâ—â— they expressed 1. In rejoycing that he was their Minister 2. In being willing to part with any thing though as deare as an eye for his sake v. 15. 3. Of the false and dissembled love of their fall Teachers whose designe was onely 1. To get a name 2. To draw their affections from him v. 17. 2. To Abrahams Bondmaid whose sonne was born to bondage and after the flesh v. 23. 3. Of us to Isaac who was his sonne by Sarah of the promise where the Apostle concludes that we are the sonnes of Abraham by faith v. 28. though not descended from him according to the flesh and that though 1. We suffer persecution by false teachers of Judaisme c. v. 29. Yet 2. This may be our comfort that not they v. 30. but we shall inherit v. last CHAP. V. He sheweth 1. That Judaisine in trusting to our owne workes and fulfilling the Law is not the way to salvation 1. Because to such
26. 3. Read his Epistle to the Saints v. 27. 4. His Benediction v. last The Analysis of the 2. Epistle of Saint PAUL to the THESSALONIANS CHAP. I. After his usuall salutation and benediction 1. His Thanksgiving unto God wherein is implyed a commendation of the Thessalonians to incite them to persevere v. 3. 1. For the increase of their faith and charity 1. By the Word 2. By the Sacraments 2. For their patience the effect of their faith in afflictions v. 4. which afflictions would be matter 1. Of reward to the sufferers v. 5.7 2. Of punishment to their persecuters v. 6. at the coming of Christ to judgement v. 7. which will be 1. Glorious by reason of the Angels that will attend him ibid. 2. Terrible to the wicked who shall then be cast out of his presence v. 8 9. 3. Gracious and joyfull to his Saints which will be wondred at for this for being in honour and happinesse there who were in scorne and misery here v. 10. 2. His Petition unto God for them and in it 1. The matter of it 1. That God would continue them in that state they were in and count them worthy of the inheritance of Heaven v. 11. 2. That he would increase those graces he had begun in them as faith c. ibid. 2. The end of it 1. The honour of Christ 2. The honour of the Saints for his sake v. last CHAP. II. 1. Signes of the nearnesse of the day of judgement which some false Prophets pretending the spirit undertaking to foretell much troubled the people v. 2. Viz. 1. The miserable state of the Church by the peoples falling off from the true worship of God v. 3. 2. The coming of Antichrist of whom the Apostle tels us 1. The pride in usurping and taking upon him the honour and worship which is due unto God v. 4. 2. The beginning of his raigne i. the time of the destruction of the Roman Empire v. 7. 3. The working and plotting to maintaine his power and greatnesse which is 1. False doctrines 2. False miracles by the power of the Devill v. 9. 4. His followers and such as shall be deluded by him not the Elect but the Reprobate that wilfully refuse the meanes of their salvation Concerning whom we may observe 1. The manner of their delusions the drawing away of his grace from them 2. The reason why God will leave them and give them over to such blindnesse is because of their shutting of their eyes against the light of the Gospell v. 12. 5. His Ruine and destruction 1. Partially and by degrees here by the preaching of the Word v. 8. 2. Totally at the day of judgement ib. 2. The Apostles Thanksgiving to God for their safety from the tyranny and delusion of Antichrist which consisteth in their election unto salvation v. 13. 1. By the inward calling of the Spirit ibid. 2. By the outward calling of the Word v. 14. 3. His admonition to them to sticke close to their Religion though all the world besides themselves should stagger waver and fall off from it and not to part with that which he had taught them either 1. By word of mouth v. 15. Or 2. By writing v. 15. 4. His prayer for them 1. That God would comfort them in afflictions that their faith might not be shaken by them v. last 2. That he would keepe them constant 1. In the profession of true doctrine 2. In leading good lives ibid. CHAP. III. 1. His desire of their prayers 1. That the Gospell might be dispersed abroad v. 1. 2. That it might be adorned by a good conversation ibid. 3. That it might not be opposed 1. Secretly by Hypocrits 2. Openly by Jewes and Heretickes 2. His good opinion of them that they would not disobey him as others did v. 3. 3. His Exhortation to them not to keepe company with those that under pretence of the Gospell lived idly upon the meanes of others without any calling whom he calleth disorderly persons v. 6. Which kind of life was 1. Contrary to his doctrine ibid. and v. 10. 2. Contrary to his manner of life whereby he confirmed his doctrine for notwithstanding his preaching for which they were bound to maintaine him he followed his tent-making that he might not be changeable v. 8 9. 4. His Exhortation to those persons who though idle yet were most busy in medling with things which did not concerne them that they would live upon their owne labours v. 12. 5. A Direction for their Charity which as 1. It was not to be extended to those idle drones So 2. It was not to be denied to others that were in want for their abuse and unworthinesse of it v. 13. 6. His advise to them what to doe if those persons would not by admonitions be drawne to worke and labour which was to excommunicate them yet so as 1. To love their persons 2. To hate their vices v. 15. 7. The Conclusion of the Epistle 1. With a Benediction v. 16. 18. 2. With a Superscription of his owne hand that they might discerne it from counterfeit Epistles which went in his name v. 17. The Analysis of the 1. Epistle of Saint PAUL to TIMOTHY CHAP. I. After his usuall Salutation and Benediction 1. The Apostles charge to Timothy and in him to all Pastours of Churches to be carefull to keepe out of their Churches 1. Innovations and new doctrines v. 3. 2. Nice and curious disputes 1. About Jewish ceremonies concerning meates drinkes c. 2. About Genealogies wherein the Jewes boastingly and out of scorne of the Gentiles derived their pedigree from Abraham v. 4. 2. His Reason why he did forbid such nice disputes was 1. Because they did not tend to edification and profit of one another ibid. But 2. Did cause dissention and breach of Charity contrary to the very Law which they did so much boast of that were his enemies v. 5 6 7. 3. His Opinion concerning the Law wherein he sheweth that he did not goe about to abolish it by hiâ— preaching as the false Teachers reported but thiâ— he did thinke it usefull and good v. 8. 1. For direction and so to the very just themselves 2. For condemnation and so not to the just v. 9. but to the wicked as Whoremongers Sodomites c. 4. His Vindication of the Gospell that it was not a destroyer of the Law as some pretended but maintainer of it in punishing the same sinnes condemned by it v. 11. 5. His manner of life 1. Before his conversion wherein he is not ashamed to confesse what he was viz. a blasphemer and a persecuter v. 13. 2. After his conversion which was the exercise of the Ministry v. 12. wherein he had as great a measure of grace as before he had of sinne v. 14. 6. His praise of Gods great goodnesse in making him who was so great a sinner 1. The object of his mercy in saving him v. 15. 2. The example of it for other sinners to trust
was with him with spirituall strength and comforts v. 17. 5. The Conclusion wherein is 1. A Salutation of some that were eminent for piety as Aquila c. v. 19. 2. A Repetition of his former Request to Timothy v. 22. 3. His Benediction v. last The Analysis of the Epistle of Saint PAUL to the TITUS CHAP. I. 1. The Apostles calling which he names that his words might have the more authority and power v. 1. 2. The truth of his doctrine which was nothing but what the Elect themselves did professe and hope to be saved by ibid. 3. The Author from whom he had his orders and commission to preach v. 3. which was Christ Jesus 4. His Care of the Church of Crete which he had founded 1. In leaving Titus whom 1. He had converted from Paganisme And 2. Calleth his sonne and blesseth v. 4. to finish what he had begun v. 5. 2. In giving him directions how to chuse Ministers in vacant places by telling him 1. Negatively what kind of men they were not to be as 1. Not Riotous v. 6. 2. Not Unruly ibid. 3. not selfish 4. Not Drunkards 5. Not Quarrellers 6. Not Covetous v. 7. 2. Affirmatively what kind of men they were to be as 1. Hospitable 2. Lovers of good men 3. Sober just holy temperate v. 8. 4. Constant in their Religion v. 9. 5. Well skilled 1. In positive Divinity to direct their flokes ibid. 2. In polemicall and controversies to confute the enemie of the Church ibid. 3. In giving him a character and description of the people amongst whom he lived and shewing their temper which were either 1. Cretians whom he proves out of one of their Authors of great esteeme amongst them to be given 1. To lying v. 12. 2. To cruelty v. 12. 3. To gluttony v. 12. 2. Jewes then living in Crete whom he calls 1. Unruly 2. Venters of vaine opinions 3. Seducers v. 10. 4. In telling him what course to take with such which is silencing them for preaching pleasing things onely for profit v. 11. Either 1. With Arguments Or 2. With Church censure 5. In giving him a Caution to shun the fond and vaine opinions and traditions of the Jewes concerning the difference of meates c. whereas all meats 1. Are cleane and pure to the faithfull v. 15. Thought 2. Nothing be pure to such men ibid. who were 1. Impure and corrupt both in judgement and conscience 2. Hypocriticall in lives v. last CHAP. II. 1. His Exhortation to Titus 1. To teach others how to live well by preaching such things as may edify and make them pious v. 1. As 1. Old Men to be sober grave temperate sound in saith charitable and patient v. 2. 2. Old Women to be of a comely behaviour not false accusers not drunkards c. v. 3. but to give good examples to young women to be discreet and chast c. v. 5. 3. Young Men to be sober minded v. 6. 2. To live well himselfe and to use 1. Sound and sincere doctrine in publique v. 7. 2. Good discourse in his ordinary private talke v. 8. 3. To teach servants their duty which is 1. Obedience to their Masters v. 9. 2. Honest and faithfull dealing without cheating them v. 10. 2. His Reasons whereby he perswades all to live godly and religious lives which are 1. Because we were redeemed 1. From the guilt of sin v. 14. 2. From the power of sin v. 14. that denying ungodlinesse c. we might live 1. Soberly in respect of our selves 2. Righteously in respect of others 3. Piously and godly in respect of God v. 12 13. 2. Because God will reward us for out good lives not for any worth in them but of his meer goodnesse with eternall happinesse v. 13. 3. His Instruction to him 1. To use authority in all his reproofes v. 15. 2. To get and maintaine his authority power and repute amongst them by leading a good life ibid. CHAP. III. 1. Instructions how to behave our selves 1. In particular to our Superiours in being subject to them whom some thought it against Christian liberty to obey v. 1. 2. In generall to all men by being gentle 1. In word to all v. 2. 2. In deed to all v. 2. 1. Because we were as bad as the worst before our conversion v. 3. 2. Because God was gentle and loving to us 1. In saving us out of his meer mercy without our desert for the sake of Christ Jesus v. 5. 2. In sanctifying us by his Holy Spirit v. 6. that we being redeemed and sanctified might 1. Live good lives answerable to this great mercy v. 8. 2. Follow sound doctrine and avoid vaine Questions about Jewish ceremonies v. 9. 3. To Heretickes that will not yeild 1. After confutation of their errours 2. After private and publique Exhortations In not medling any more with them but rejecting and excommunicating them v. 10. as men that are 1. Past all hopes 2. Sinners against their own consciences v. 11. 2. His desire to see Titus with some others as Zenas the converted Lawyer c. and his care of the Church in promising to send Artemas or Tychicus to looke to it in his absence and so concludes which his usuall salutation and benediction v. 13 14 15. The Analysis of the Epistle of Saint PAUL to PHILEMON CHAP. 1. 1. After his usuall Salutation wherein 1. He names himselfe a prisoner to move pity 2. Names Timothy to make his Epistle of more authority v. 1. And 2. His Benediction 1. Unto him 2. His wife Appia 3. Archippus a Pastour in the Church v. 2 3. We may observe 1. His praise of Philemon 1. For his faith in God v. 5. 2. For his love to the Saints in relieving their wants v. 5.7 2. His prayers for him that the might shew his faith more and more in doing good workes and exercising those gifts which he had as being a Member of Christ Jesus v. 6. 3. His Request to him to receive Onesimus his servant who 1. Had runne away from him for some theft or some such thing committed v. 11. And 2. By Gods providence meering with him was converted by him v. 10. and whom he now commends for one 1. That had done him good service v. 13. 2. That would be more comfortable to Philemon 1. By being more dutifull 2. By being a Christian v. 16. 4. His offer to make satisfaction for the wrongs Onesimus hath done him though he might by his Apostolicall authority command him to forgive him all for the spirituall favours done unto his soule in his conversion v. 18 19. 5. The Conclusion wherein 1. His Confidence that his request will be granted v. 21. 2. Another Request to prepare him a lodging if God for the good of the Church release him out of prison v. 22. 3. His usuall Salutation in the names of some persons eminent for piety as Marcus Lucas c. v. 23 24. and Benediction v. last The Analysis of the Epistle to the HEBREWES
and infirmity which they commit partly 1. Out of ignorance 2. By being suddenly surprized with temptations 3. Contrary to their owne purposes and endeavours 4. Of Brotherly love and in it 1. The kinds of it which are 1. Loving words which are good 2. Loving deeds which are better 3. Loving thoughts in the heart which are the best of all v. 18. if this kind of love be wanting the other two will be to no purpose And if 1. We be judged of hypocrisy and want of charity by the heart v. 20. We cannot 2. Escape the judgement of God who knoweth the secrets of our hearts ibid. 2. The benefit of it 1. To others in supplying their wants especially those of our owne profession v. 17. 2. To our selves which is an assurance of our regeneration which is a passing from the death of sinne to the life of righteousnesse v. 14. 2. Of our being no Hypocrites v. 19. 5. Of Gods Commandments 1. Their summe comprehended in two words 1. Faith in Christ Jesus v. 23. 2. Love of our brethren v. 23. 2. Their reward for keeping them 1. The grant of all our prayers v. 22. 2. An interest in Christ who if we keepe his Commandments will 1. Dwell in us v. 24. 2. Discover to us that he doth dwell in us by the testimony of the Spirit ibid. CHAP. IV. 1. Concerning faith in matters of Religion wherein he exhorts them 1. Not to be too rash in believing every doctrine they heare v. 1. But 2. To examine every thing Not 1. By the rule of their owne fancies and humours But 2. By the touchstone of Gods holy Word v. ibid. 2. He sheweth 1. What doctrines 1. Are true and to be adhered to viz. the doctrine of salvation by Christ Jesus v. 2. 2. Are false and hereticall which are such as denied the Divinity and Incarnation of Christ v. 3. 2. The natures and conditions of the venters of such doctrines They are such 1. As have not the spirit of inspiration and revelation which they beast so much of v. ibid. 2. As are worldly minded v. 5. 3. As are fleshly minded And 1. Preach sensuall things pleasing to flesh and bloud as licentiousnesse of life v. ibid. 2. Have sensuall Auditours v. ibid. 3. He doth comfort them against such Heretickes by telling them that they are such as have overcome the subtilties of them Not 1. By their owne strength and power But 2. By the wisedome of God whereby they are enabled to discover the falshood of such Heretickes And 3. By his power whereby they become Conquerours v. 4. 2. Concerning 1. Gods love to us wherein observe 1. The extent and greatnesse of it 1. In loving us first v. 19. 2. In expressing this love Not onely 1. In giving us the creatures for our use and service and preservation and good of our bodies But 2. In giving up his deare and onely Sonne for the salvation of our soules v. 9. 2. Our love to our neighbours 1. Because God loveth us v. 11. 2. Because we cannot love him againe unlesse we love our brethren v. 20. CHAP. V. 1. Of Faith 1. Its fruits which are 1. Regeneration and newnesse of life whereby the Regenerate 1. Beare Gods image v. 1. 2. Have a freedome 1. From wilfull sinning and making a trade of sinne v. 18. 2. From being if not 1. Assaulted Yet 2. Overcome by Satans temptations v. ibid. 3. Obtaine victory over the world v. 4. when it doth either 1. Flatter with prosperity Or 2. Threaten with persecution 2. A strong confidence of obtaining the grant of those prayers which we shall offer up to God at any time v. 14. 1. For our selves if they be not made 1. According to our own vain and wicked desires But 2. According to Gods blessed will which should be the rule of all our prayers v. 15. 2. For others when we pray for the pardon of their sinnes so as they be not such sinners as doe not 1. Sinne against the Holy Ghost v. 16. 1. For which God will give no repentance 2. To which for want of repentance he will give no pardon But 2. Onely commit such sinnes whereof 1. They may 2. They doe repent v. 16. 2. Of the object of faith 1. Jesus Christ 2. The promises of God concerning him 3. The fulfilling the types of the Ceremoniall Law in him As 1. The types of sacrifices by bloud in his freeing us from the guilt of sinne by his death 2. The types of washing in his freeing us from the polution of sinne by the Spirit 4. The certainty of Christs being on earth to be our Saviour because we have proofe and evidence for it and that of three Witnesses which is Not 1. Of men though that were sufficient by the Law of Moses But 2. Of the Holy Trinity v. 7. 1. Of God by a voice from Heaven 1. At his Baptisme 2. At his Transfiguration 2. Of Christ himselfe 1. By his doctrine 2. By his miracles 3. Of the Spirit perswading the truth of it 1. In the Word of God 2. In the consciences of men 3. Of Brotherly love the cause whereof is 1. The love of God whose image they beare v. 1. 2. Love of his Commandments which doe 1. Enjoyne us to love others v. 2 3. 2. Are easy to be performed because by the Spirit we have both 1. Will. 2. Power to keepe them v. 3. 4. Of our service to God who hath beene so loving to us in giving us his Sonne to save our soules which must be 1. Religious 1. In Spirit 2. In Truth And not 2. Superstitious in carved images under the faire pretences of representing him who is a God of a Spirituall Essence v. 21. The Analysis of the 2. Epistle generall of Saint JOHN CHAP. I. This Epistle was writ to a Lady wherein 1. The Commendation of her 1. Generally in being called a Lady Elect either 1. Because others did probably thinke her so for her many virtues as charity hospitality c. Or 2. Because the Apostle did certainly foresee her to be in the state of salvation by the inspiration of the Spirit v. 1. 2. Particularly for the good education and bringing up of her Children in the true Religion v. 4. whereby she preserved them from those heresies which many others were fallen into 2. The love and affection which was borne to her both from himselfe and others v. 7. and herein we may observe 1. The grounds of it which was not 1. Her beauty honour and riches But 2. Her Religion for she was loved for the truths sake v. 2. 2. The fruits and effects of the love which the Apostle bore to her which were 1. Joy for her Childrens good proficiency and increase in Religion v. 4. 2. An Exhortation to her to joyn love with her faith wherein he telleth her that his doctrine of Christian love is 1. No new upstart doctrine of his own invention v. 5. But 2. Such as was taught by the Apostles
themselves from the beginning of the preaching of the Gospell ibid. 3. A Caution to her to take heed 1. Of the dangerous doctrine of Heretickes who denied 1. The Incarnation of Christ 2. The Redemption by Christ v. 7. 2. Of the dangerous company of Heretickes v. 10. 1. Because they were deceivers cheats and coseners able to deceive well grounded Christians if they did not look to themselves v. 7. 2. Because if they did not persevere in that course they had begun but should unhappily be misled by Heretickes there would be a losse 1. Of all his pains taken with them 2. Of all that ever they had done and suffered for Christ 3. Of that reward which God will give to perseverers v. 8. 3. Because by being familiar with them they would sinne 1. By encouraging them in their sinnes 2. By giving scandall to others v. 11. 3. An Apology and excuse for the shortnesse of his Epistle v. 12. The Analysis of the 3. Epistle Generall of Saint JOHN 1. He expresseth 1. His affection to Gaius the Host at Corinth which was not 1. Fained and complementall But 2. Reall and true as appeares by his hearty praver for the health of his body answerable to the health of his soule v. 2. Which consisted 1. In a joyfull communion with God 2. In a chearfull peace of conscience 2. His commendation of him for his great hospitality whereof 1. The ground and cause of it which was Not 1. Vaine-glory But 2. A lively faith in that whatsoever he did in this kind he did it faithfully v. 5. 2. The extent of it which was Not onely 1. To the brethren of his owne profession as Christians who were persecuted for the Gospell v. 7. But 2. Even to strangers as men v. 5. 2. He encourageth him to continue in his hospitality by telling him 1. The thankfulnesse of those that were relieved by it which they expressed by making a publique report of it before the Church v. 6. 2. The acceptablenesse of it God as being done after a godly sort ibid. 3. The generall duty of all Christians to relieve those that are in distresse v. 8. 4. The hospitality of Demetrius as a fit example for him to follow v. 11. who hath 1. A good report both 1. Of others v. 12. 2. Of himselfe v. 12. 2. A true report as being of the truth it selfe ibid. 3. Sheweth his disaffection to Diotrephes a Minister at Corinth wherein 1. The cause of it which was his want of charity to the distressed brethren v. 10. and of this uncharitablenesse in Diotrephes observe 1. The cause of it which was ambition v. 9. he would not have the brethren respected least their respect should lessen his respect amongst them 2. The aggravation and hainousnesse in that he was not onely 1. Uncharitable himselfe But 2. Hindred the charity of others v. 10. 2. His intention to exercise his authority in calling him publiquely to question for it ibid. 4. He concludeth his Epistle with an Apology as in the former for the shortnesse of it v. 13 14. The Analysis of the Epistle generall of Saint JUDE 1. The Parties to whom the Epistle is writ which are Not 1. Particular men or Churches as those to whom the other Apostles writ But 2. All men whatsoever that are 1. Inwardly sanctified by the Spirit v. 1. 2. Outwardly called by the practice of the Word ibid. 2. His care of their salvation 1. In writing to them of a weighty matter concerning the salvation of their soules 1. To discharge his duty For saith he it is needfull for me to doe so v. 3. 2. To forewarne them to be constant and to keepe close to the faith Which is not here meant 1. A justifying faith But 2. The doctrine of the Gospell which is the object of it v. 3. 2. In not neglecting the fit season and opportunity of writing when Heretickes began to stirre themselves whom that they may the better avoid he doth 1. Shew the wickednesse and abhomination 1. Of their Tenents and Doctrines which was 1. The denying of the Godhead of Christ 2. A preaching of licentiousnesse of life under the pretence of Christian liberty v. 4. 2. Of their lives 1. In generall as being men 1. Who were not loved by God But 2. Let to their owne wayes and permitted by his divine providence to fall into those damnable opinions v. ibid. 2. In particular 1. By comparing their sinnes with the sinnes of old as 1. Their murmuring against Governours with that of the Israelites v. 6. and more particularly with that of Corah v. 11. the aggravation whereof appeareth in that 1. They used their Governours worse then Michael the Archangell did the Devill for Michael did not raile against Satan v. 9. Though 1. He was greater then they and had authority to doe it 2. Satan was worse then the worst of Governours 2. They railed against them out of ignorance v. 10. 2. Their contempt not onely of Governours but of Government it selfe with that of the Angels that fell v. 6. 3. Their uncleannesse and bestiality with that of Sodom and Gomorrah v. 7. 4. Their covetousnesse in venting their heresyes meerly for gaine with that of Balaam v. 11. and respecting and admiring men more 1. For their outside riches and greatnesse to advance their fortunes v. 16. Then 2. For their inside holinesse 2. By shewing 1. The hypocrisy of their carriage in making a shew of more learning and piety then they had in being men 1. Of faire pretences and promises 2. Of no performance and for this reason they are compared unto 1. The clouds that promise raine but yeild none v. 12. 2. To wels without water and trees without fruit ibid. 2. Their gluttony and drunkenesse without feare 1. Of offending God by it 2. Of being ashamed amongst men for it ibid. 3. Their frothy and rotten discourse which they belch out as the Sea doth mire and dirt v. 13. 4. Their ficklenesse and inconstancy running from one opinion unto another like Planets that observe no regular motion ibid. 2. To disswade them the more to forsake Heretickes he further sheweth 1. The disgrace of being in their company and having any familiarity with them as being blemishes to their company especially in their feasts as spots from fat and liquor are to garments v. 12. 2. Their punishment 1. From the example of Gods justice upon the like sinners as the Israelites the Angels those of Sodom and Gomorrah c. 2. From the certainty of Gods judgement upon them at the day of judgment the certainty of which day appeares by the prophecy of old by Enoch who foretels 1. The coming of Christ to judgement v. 14. 2. The pomp and state of his coming i. with Angels waiting upon him ibid. 3. The dreadfull sentence that will be passed by him 1. Upon ungodly deeds v 15. 2. Upon bitter and railing speeches 1. Against Magistrates 2. Against the mysteries of Religion ibid. Lastly He concludeth with praising God 1. For his power which can 1. Keep them from backsliding and Apostasy v. 24. 2. Present them at the day of judgement 1. Without fault v. ibid. And 2. Without feare because without fault so that his presence which will be 1. Dreadfull to great sinners Will be 2. Joyfull to them v. ibib 2. For his wisedome v. 25. which is 1. Excellent above all humane wisedome confounding the wisedome of the wisest 2. Perpetuall shewing it selfe at all times when as the wisest man upon earth is not wise allwayes 3. For his goodnesse in using 1. His power for our good in that he is our Saviour ibid. 2. His wisedome for our good in that he is our Saviour ibid. FINIS