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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45436	A paraphrase and annotations upon all the books of the New Testament briefly explaining all the difficult places thereof / by H. Hammond.	Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.	1659 (1659)	Wing H573B; ESTC R28692	3,063,581	1,056

not in the notion of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 slow or idle but of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 swift so saith Hesychius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and in Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are swift eager dogges and so signifies greedy devourers And to this sense hath Guil. Canterus with full confidence interpreted the phrase Nov. Lect. l. 1. c. 15. But that which to me seems more facile is to render 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bellies as Hesychius doth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they that take no care but for food and so the word bellies will be proverbially taken for gluttonous persons as in Hesiods Theogenia from whence the latter part of this verse seems to be imitated and lightly changed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And then 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 idle annex'd to it will signifie all those sins of uncleannesse consequent to gluttony which are also proverbially express'd by idlenesse as in Sodome Ezech. 16. 49. and so seem to signifie here among the Gnostick hereticks in Crete V. 15. Unto the pure The meaning of this verse will be discern'd by considering the doctrine of the Gnosticks which here and through this whole Epistle he arms them against that talked much of Christian liberty and extended it to the partaking of idol feasts and to all the filthinesse of the flesh calling themselves the Spiritual and Perfect to whom all these things were lawful and indifferent or free These are they that pervert the truth ver 14. teach things which are not lawful v. 11. and are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 polluted in the latter end of this verse Now the notion of lawful or indifferent is here expressed by pure that is that hath no impurity or turpitude in it defileth not the conscience Of which sort of things the Apostle here pronounceth that to them that live pure lives and unspotted from the pollutions of the flesh these indifferent things may thus freely be used And this he thus expresses To the pure all things are pure that is They that strictly abstain from unlawful freedomes may with a safe conscience use any lawful liberties but to them that are defiled and unfaithful that is to polluted filthy Apostate Gnosticks nothing is pure there is no place for such pretences as these that what they doe they doe with a good conscience their mind and conscience is defiled they are far from those faithful and knowers of the truth 1. Tim. 4. 3. who have this liberty there allow'd them their mind is polluted with pestilent errors and their conscience with knowledge and memory of their foul sins and so Christian liberty belongs nothing to them That this is the meaning of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to the pure and not onely to them that count these indifferent things lawful may appear by the latter part of the verse where 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the polluted are set opposite to the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pure to whom nothing is pure or lawful that is the things that are in themselves most indifferent are by them done in a polluted manner their eating things offered to idols is far from being lawful or indifferent in them Christian liberty can never excuse them or be pretended for them CHAP. II. 1. BUT speak thou the things which become sound doctrine Paraphrase 1. But let thy preaching be of those things which agree perfectly with that doctrine which thou hast heard from me see c. 1. 9. 2. That the note a aged men be sober grave temperate sound in faith in charity in patience Paraphrase 2. And for the deacons or other officers of the Church beside the Bishops c. 1. 7. they must be free from all manner of intemperance or excesses of a reverend behaviour discreet orthodox and such as have not been guilty of the Gnostick heresie who have so much love to Christ as to persevere in that profession in time of persecution see note on Rev. 2. b. 3. The aged women likewise that they be note b in behaviour as becometh holinesse not false accusers not given to much wine teachers of good things Paraphrase 3. So for the Deaconesses that they behave themselves as becometh those that are received into holy Orders for the service of God in the Church not backbiters not accustomed to intemperate drinking of wine such as by words and examples may teach good not ill lessons unto others 4. That they may note c teach the young women to be sober to love their husbands to love their children Paraphrase 4. Carefull of instructing and advising of the younger women in all Christian duties 5. To be discreet chast note d keepers at home good obedient to their own husbands that the word of God be not blasphemed Paraphrase 5. staying at home taking care of the family gentle and kind and charitable in all their relations to servants at home and to others that need their charity respectfull and observant of their husbands that Christian religion be not thought to infuse any thing into them contrary to moral vertue 6. Young men likewise exhort to be sober-minded Paraphrase 6. Likewise for the men all those that are under authority see note on Luke 22. d. advise them to take care that they be humble and temperate 7. In all things shewing thy self a pattern of good works in doctrine shewing uncorruptnesse gravity sincerity 8. Sound speech that cannot be condemned that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed having no evil thing to say of you Paraphrase 8. True doctrine and coming with so much clearnesse of expression and conviction that it is not liable to the censures of any but that they that doe not like but oppose the Christian profession may have nothing to lay to your charge and so be ashamed that they oppose such excellent persons 9. Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters and unto please them well in all things not answering again 10. Not purloining but shewing all good fidelity that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things Paraphrase 10. but approvin themselves the most truly faithfull servants that can be that by their actions the Christian religion may be well spoken of by all men in this as well as other respects 11. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men Paraphrase 11. For the Gospel see note on Heb. 13. d. hath been made known and published to Gentiles as well as Jewes see Luke 3. b. 12. Teaching us that denying ungodlinesse and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world Paraphrase 12. And the summary doctrines of that are to oblige us Christians to renounce and forsake all impious licentious practices and perform all sorts of duties reducible to three heads toward our selves toward our brethren toward God sobriety justice and piety all the time of our living here 13. Looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of that

when 't is prophetically mentioned by Hosea c. 6. 2. said to be after two days So a lustrum and an Olympiad though they contain but four complete yeares are yet said to be five yeares after the manner of our accounting a tertian and a quartan Ague See Nebrissensis quinquag c. 25. and Is Casaubon against Baron p. 16. CHAP. XIII 1. THE same day went Jesus out of the house and sate by the sea side 2. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him so that he went into a ship and sate and the whole multitude stood on the shore Paraphrase 2. was forced to goe sit in a boat 3. And he spake many things unto them in parables saying Behold a sower went forth to sow Paraphrase 3. by similitudes 4. And when he sowed some seeds fell by the waies side and the fowles came and devoured them up Paraphrase 4. And as he sowed in the field some of his seed fell on the path or the ground which was not prepared for sowing but left to goe on in passing through the field and there that which fell was trod on saith Luke and so was never able to grow but lay till it was devoured by the birds 5. Some fell upon stony places where they had not much earth and forthwith they sprang up because they had no deepnesse of earth Paraphrase 5. sufficient mould to take root only enough to cover them and by that meanes as the manner is they came up the sooner for having no depth of mould to take root in 6. And when the sun was up they were scorched and because they had not root they withered away Paraphrase 6. when the time of year came for the sun to get up to more strength and heat 7. And some fell among thornes and the thornes sprang up and choaked them Paraphrase 7. in some parts of the field where there were roots of bryars not destroyed and the bryars or thornes overgrew the corne and so choaked it 8. But other fell into good ground and brought forth fruit some an note a hundred fold some sixty fold some thirty fold Paraphrase 8. those cornes sprang up prosperously to the harvest every corne yeilding plentifully 9. Who hath ears to heare let him heare 10. And the Disciples came and said unto him Why speakest thou to them in parables Paraphrase 10. And his Disciples wondred that he should speak so mystically and obscurely to the people and therefore asked him why he did so 11. He answered and said unto them Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdome of heaven but to them it is not given Paraphrase 11. And he gave them this answer The understanding the higher and obscurer parts of the Gospel is a priviledge that belongs only unto you disciples which are believers already which have already received and profited and undertaken to direct your lives according to the rules of my doctrine communicated to you but these which have not done so are not yet fit for revealing of secrets to them that which is fitter for their turn is to be incited by the darknesse of parables to enquire into the meaning of them v. 13. 12. For whosoever note b hath to him shall be given and he shall have more abundance but whosoever hath not from him shall be taken away even that he hath Paraphrase 12. Whosoever hath to purpose that is hath made use of any degree of grace or knowledge afforded him by God shall have more given him as in the seed that fell on good ground he shall have an abundant encrease as proverbially 't is known of rich men 't is easie and usual for them to grow richer soon by wise imployment and laying out of their wealth and every mans presenting them But whosoever is poor ordinarily growes poorer And so shall it be in the spiritual wealth whosoever imploys what he hath he shall encrease by exercising his graces and besides have addition from God but whosoever makes not use of what he hath and so by his own fault falleth into poverty he shall not onely be denyed more but shall be deprived of what he hath the means of grace shall be taken from him and also grace it self as to that measure which is in all the children of God upon his wilfull continuance in sin against conscience And all degrees of it taken away either when he shall have filled up the measure of his iniquities or in all who die before effectual repentance at death 13. Therefore speak I to them in parables because they seeing see not and hearing they hear not neither doe they understand Paraphrase 13. Parables may be designed to severall uses 1. They are such things that those who desire sincerely to learn may by industry and examination of the parables more fully discerne by them then by the plainest speech and withall better carry it away and retain the sense of them But secondly They that willingly shut their eyes against the light because their deeds are evil they doe not use to see but understand and discerne lesse by parables then otherwise and yet thirdly if they have any desire of learning left parables will more excite and inflame a desire of understanding and enquiring after the meaning of them then any thing else and therefore doe I not speak plainly to them but in such veiles as these because what hath formerly been without parables delivered unto them as plainly as what is before their eyes they have not made use of 14. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias which saith By hearing ye shall heare and shall not understand and seeing ye shall see and shall not perceive Paraphrase 14. And so what Esaias foretold of Gods dealing with an obstinate people although it was foretold of some of your ancestors yet hath a most eminent completion now and is found most true of them That they shall not receive so much profit as otherwise they might by what is represented or delivered to them things shall be so aenigmatically and darkly represented to them as that they having before shut their eyes v. 13. shall now discerne but little 15. For this peoples heart is waxed grosse and their eares are dull of hearing and their eyes they have closed lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and should understand with their heart and should be converted and I should heal them Paraphrase 15. And this is a just judgement of Gods upon them for their former obduration and obstinacy in that they have hung down their eares as creatures doe that hearken not whereas others hold them up and shut their eyes against me wilfully blinded themselves for fear as 't were that they should see or hear or understand and by repentance and conversion become capable of my working cures of mercy on them which otherwise I should infallibly doe and also on Gods part lest such precious knowledge should be exposed to farther