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A35951	An expositon of all St. Pauls epistles together with an explanation of those other epistles of the apostles St. James, Peter, John & Jude : wherein the sense of every chapter and verse is analytically unfolded and the text enlightened. / David Dickson ...; Expositio analytica omnium Apostolicarum Epistolarum. English	Dickson, David, 1583?-1663.; Retchford, William.; Dickson, David, 1583?-1663. Epistle of Paul to the Hebrews.	1659 (1659)	Wing D1403; ESTC R7896	807,291	340

as the body is one and hath many members and all the members of that one body being many are one body so also is Christ. Argum. 8. Christ Mystical or Christ is one Body with the Church consisting of many members and they instructed with variety of gifts Therefore as in the humane so in the Mystical Body there ought to bee concord in the use of gifts Vers. 13. For by one Spirit are wee all baptized into one body whether wee bee Jews or Gentiles whether wee bee bond or free and have been all made to drink into one Spirit Argum. 9. All the faithful are joyned together in the Sacrament of Baptism and the Lords Supper or the union of all the Faithful into one Church and partaking of one life in one body and one Spirit is signified in the Sacraments Therefore you ought not to disagree amongst your selves about the diversity of gifts Vers. 14. For the body is not one member but many 15. If the foot shall say Because I am not the hand I am not of the body Is it therefore not of the body 16. And if the ear shall say Because I am not the eye I am not of the body Is it therefore not of the body Argum. 10. Seeing the condition of the body requires necessarily plurality of members and by consequence diversity it will follow that the meanest offices in the least gifts are as well of the body as the most excellent offices and gifts And if they should exclude themselves they would not do less foolishly than if the foot should deny that it was the hand or the ear deny that it was the eye and for this cause should conclude that it is not of the body Therefore there ought to bee no dissention amongst you because of the diversity of gifts Vers. 17. If the whole body were an eye where were the hearing If the whole were hearing where were the smelling 18. But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body as it hath pleased him 19. And if they were all one member where were the body 20. But now are they many members yet but one body Argum. 11. Even as if the body was one member three inconveniences would follow 1. The rest of the members should bee excluded and the more noble senses ver 17. 2. The change should bee made contrary to the wise dispensation of God who hath otherwise appointed diversity of members ver 18. 3. The change should bee contrary to the nature of an organical body for the very organical body should bee destroyed ver 19. Because God hath made one organical body of many members ver 20. So in Ecclesiastical Functions if there was but one Function three inconveniences would ensue 1. The other offices would bee extinct 2. The dispensation of God would bee destroyed 3. The Organical Church it self would bee overthrown which now consists of many offices united together into one body Therefore concord and agreement is to bee regarded Vers. 21. And the eye cannot say to the hand I have no need of thee nor again the head to the feet I have no need of you 22. Nay much more those members of the body which seem to bee more feeble are necessary Argum. 12. As in a natural body the superiour and more excellent members cannot bee without the inferiour which are most necessary therefore they are friendly each to other so it is in Ecclesiastical functions therefore ought they to bee assisting one to another Vers. 23. And those members of the body which wee think to bee less honourable upon those wee bestow more abundant honour and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness 24. For our comly parts have no need but God hath tempered the body together having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked Argum. 13. As in the body natural that there may bee an agreement those members which are more infirm are most honoured and necessary by the appointment of God so ought it to bee in Ecclesiastical functions Therefore in the chusing of Deacons rather than Pastors care must bee had that other things being alike men of the fairest fortunes may bee elected for the adorning of this inferiour office Vers. 25. That there should bee no Schism in the body but that the members should have the same care one of another Argum. 14. As the Natural body would come to ruine by Schism if the members should strive among themselves and should not regard each other So in Ecclesiastical functions Therefore concord is to bee highly regarded Vers. 26. And whether one member suffer all the members suffer with it or one member bee honoured all the members rejoyce with it 27. Now yee are the body of Christ and members in particular Argum. 15. As amongst the superiour and inferiour members of the body there is a sympathy in joy and grief so it ought to bee amongst the Governours and Ministers of the Church Therefore the greatest accord Hee gives the Reason of it Because yee saith hee are the body of Christ and members in particular i. e. such as ought as members to agree with the whole body the Church and amongst your selves And here is the common Apodosis of the whole similitude taken from the body from vers 12. to this 27. verse Vers. 28. And God hath set some in the Church first Apostles secondarily Prophets thirdly Teachers after that miracles then gifts of healings helps governments diversities of tongues Now in order hee reckons up the Ministers of the Church as much as might bee sufficient to restrain the ambition and envy that was among the Corinthians The Authority of Paul by name and of the other Apostles was prejudiced by the subtil and Eloquent Doctors amongst the Corinthians as is manifest in the second Epistle Therefore hee asserts the dignity of the Apostles in the first place as those that were appointed of God to lay the foundation of all the Churches Concerning the Evangelists and Prophets extraordinary either there was no question amongst them or the dignity of the Ministers of the Gospel extraordinary being asserted in the vindication of the Apostolical office concerning the authority and dignity of the Evangelists and Prophets extraordinary whose Ministery was common to all the Churches and subservient to the Apostles it was manifest and apparent enough Secondly Hee determines concerning Prophets by which name as shall appear chap. 14. hee understands Pastors who applied in their Sermons the doctrine to usefulness whose gift was the word of wisdome as verse 8. In the third place hee names Teachers who although they were not eloquent and prudent for the application of the doctrine to all the uses of the Church yet they had a word of knowledge that they were able to apply the general Doctrine to the capacity of the Church These are the functions which were imployed in the Word and Doctrine and therefore the more eminent In the fourth place hee sets down those who in the

death that is the Devil Argum. 10. Christ out of his love to the Elect the Children of God would partake of the same humane Nature with them that hee might by his death satisfie for them and so abolish the power of the Devil which hee as an exe●utioner hath by the Law against all sinners Therefore the reputation of Christ is not to bee diminished because of his sufferings in the flesh Vers. 15. And deliver them who through fear of death were all their life time subject to bondage Argum. 11. Amongst the fruits and ends of Christs death this is one that hee might deliver his from the fear of death both temporal and eternal under which fear all sinners are held all their life long till they see themselves freed from sin and death upon the merit of Christ dying for them Therefore c. Vers. 16. For verily hee took not on him the nature of Angels but hee took on him the seed of Abraham Argum. 12. Christ by assuming the seed of Abraham or humane nature into the unity of his person wherein from eternity hee subsisted he● advanced the humane nature in respect to priviledges dignity and honour above the Nature of Angels which hee took not Therefore the reputation of Christ is no● to bee lessened because of his sufferings in the flesh Vers. 17. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to bee made like unto his Brethren that hee might bee a merciful High Priest in things pertaining to God to make reconciliation for the sins of the people Argum. 13. Christ ought to bee made like his Brethren the Elect in Nature Properties Affections and all infirmities except sin that his Brethren might bee the more certain and assured of his faithfulness and mercy in the exercise of his Priestly Office and perpetual intercession with God for them Therefore the excellency of Christ ought not to bee diminished because of his sufferings in the flesh Vers. 18. For in that hee himself hath suffered being tempted hee is able to succour them that are tempted Argum. 14. Confirming the former Christ by his suffering afflictions and temptations in the humane Nature was fitted by his experience of sufferings in whom wee may trust to bee able and willing to succour us under the like trials Therefore his reputation is not to bee diminished because of his sufferings in the flesh And thus as in the former Chapter it was demonstrated that Christ is the true Son of God so in this Chapter hee hath demonstrated him to bee the son of man The one true God-man and hath removed the scandal of infirmities and sufferings of Christ in the flesh which all the beleeving Hebrews did dash against CHAP. III. THe excellency of the Prophetical Office and person of Christ being vindicated in the fore-going discourse even under all his sufferings in the flesh Hee exhorts them now to a consideration of this excellency that they may hold fast the profession of the Christian Faith and not apostatize from it to this end producing fifteen Arguments Vers. 1. Wherefore holy Brethren partakers of the heavenly calling consider the Apostle and High Priest of our Profession Christ Iesus The Proposition concerning the holding fast their Profession of the Faith is contained in an Exhortation to a serious consideration of Christ the Apostle and High Priest of our Profession Argum. 1. Yee are sanctified and by Faith made partakers of an effectual calling to heavenly things Therefore you ought to hold fast the Profession of this Faith Apostle Argum. 2. Yee have Jesus Christ the Son of God the Apostle or Teacher of your Faith sent from God and our High Priest who hath expiated our sins by his blood You have him I say the Author of this Profession Therefore it is to bee held fast Vers. 2. Who was faithful to him that appointed him as also Moses was faithful in all his house Argum. 3. Christ in the administration of his Apostleship and Priesthood committed to him is not less faithful than Moses who obtained testimony from God that hee was faithful in all his house Therefore ought yee to hold fast your Christian Profession Because the Hebrews ascribed too much to Moses and could hardly bee drawn away from Mosaical Ceremonies that they might bee brought to Christ Therefore here on set purpose hee compares Christ with Moses Vers. 3. For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses inasmuch as hee who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house Argum. 4. Christ is so much more excellent than Moses and the whole Church also by how much the builder of the house is more excellent than the house it self or any part of it Moses also is but a member of that Church and a part onely of that house Therefore the Profession of your Faith is to bee held fast Vers. 4. For every house is builded by some man but hee that built all things is God Argum. 5. Confirming the former under the same comparison As no house not part of an house is built by it self but by another man so neither the Church nor Moses who is a member of the Church is built by himself but owes his building to some higher Architect But Christ who is proved God is the builder of the Church and of every member of it and also of all things Therefore hee is more excellent than Moses and the Faith and Profession of his Doctrine is to bee held fast Vers. 5. And Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant for a testimony of those things which were to bee spoken after 6. But Christ as a Son over his own house whose house are wee if wee hold fast the confidence and the rejoycing of the hope firm unto the end Argum. 6. Moses was faithful as a servant in anothers family to testifie and that indeed darkly which afterwards more fully and openly was to bee spoken of Christ and his dominion But Christ is faithful as Son and Heir who is over his house and speaks from his own authority Therefore Christ is more excellent than Moses and the Profession of his Doctrine is to bee held fast Whose house Argum. 7. If wee firmly hold fast the confidence and hope of eternal life procured for us by Christ and to bee communicated in which hope wee now make our boast wee shall declare our selves to bee his house or his true Church in which the Lord will dwell Therefore the Profession of our Faith is to bee held fast Vers. 7. Wherefore as the Holy Ghost saith Today if yee will hear his voice 8. Harden not your hearts as in the provocation in the day of temptation in the wilderness 9. When your Fathers tempted mee proved mee and saw my works forty years Argum. 8. From Psal. 95.8 9 c. unless you hold fast the Faith of Christ you will disobey the Holy Ghost who in the Scripture forbids you to harden your hearts when you hear the Word of God

yet if men continue in it Vers. 19. The Doctrine of Chap. III. Vers. 1. Wherefore holy Brethren partakers of the heavenly calling consider the Apostle and High Priest of our Profession Christ Iesus 1. After hee had taught them somewhat more of Christ bee exhorteth them of new to consider of him Then 1. As wee get further light of Christ wee are bound to further use-making of our light 2. As further is revealed unto us of Christ so must wee set our minds on work to ponder and weigh what is revealed that the matter may sink deeper in our mind and in our heart 3. Except wee shall consider seriously what is spoken of Christ wee can make no profitable use of the Doctrine For such high mysteries are not soon taken up and the heart is not soon wrought upon so as to receive impression of his Excellency except after due consideration 2. Hee calleth Christ Iesus the High Priest and the Apostle of our Profession The high Priesthood was the highest calling in the Iewish Church The Apostleship the highest calling in the Christian Church Christ is here stiled by both Then Christ hath inclosed in his Office the Perfection and Dignities of the highest Callings both in the Jewish and Christian Church Those Dignities which were divided in men or conjoyned in him in men by way of Ministerial imployment under him in Christ by original Authority above all 3. Hee calleth the Christian Religion our Profession or Confession Then It is the nature of Christian Religion not to be smothered but to be openly brought forth confessed and avowed in word and deed to the glory of Christ who is the Author thereof 4. Hee stileth these Hebrews to whom ●ee writeth Holy Brethren Partakers of the Heavenly Calling Then 1. Christians do not possess their prerogatives without a warrantable title They have a calling thereto 2. The calling is heavenly because God by his Word and Spirit calleth men to the communion of his grace and glory by forsaking of themselves and things earthly and following Christ in an holy conversation all is heavenly here 3. Christians are partakers alike of this vocation that is have alike warrant and obligation to follow him that calleth them albeit all do not alike follow the calling 4. They are Brethren amongst themselves for their adoption albeit some weaker some stronger 5. And holy is this Brotherhood that is spiritual and so superiour to civil or natural or earthly bands whatsoever Vers. 2. Who was faithful to him that appointed Him as also Moses was faithful in all His House 1. Because the Iews did too highly esteem of Moses in appointing of the Legal Service and not so highly of Christ as became in abrogating thereof the Apostle compareth Moses and Christ giving to Moses his due place of a servant and to Christ the place due to the Master Then It is no new thing that people incline so to esteem of good mens authority as to forget to give Christ his own room 2. The way to help this is so to esteem of Gods Servants Fathers or Councils more or fewer as the estimation that men have of them derogate nothing from the estimation due to Christ. 2. In special hee maketh all the points of Moses commendations duly deserved points of Christs commendation 1. Did Moses Office reach it self to all the house of God under the Law and all the service of it so did Christs Office reach to all the Church of God and all the service of it under the Gospel 2. Was Moses appointed to give out what hee delivered So was Christ appointed to institute what hee did institute and abrogate what hee did abrogate 3. Was Moses faithful to him who appointed him in all the matters of Gods House keeping back nothing that hee was directed to reveal So is Christ faithful to the Father who did appoint him in like manner Then like as if any man should have added or pared chopped or changed the Ordinances of Gods House under the Law it had been an imputation either unto God of not sufficient directing his Church or unto Moses and the Prophets of unfaithful discharge of their duty in the Church of the Old Testament So is it alike imputation to God and Christ if any shall add or diminish chop or change the ordinance of Gods Church under the New Testament Vers. 3. For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses inasmuch as hee who hath builded the House hath more honour than the House 1. Having equalled Christ unto Moses bee now preferreth Christ to Moses Then Christ is not rightly esteemed of except hee be preferred as far above all his servants as the Father hath counted him worthy of more glory than his servants 2. Hee preferreth Christ above Moses as the Builder is above the House Then as no stone in the house nor all the house together is comparable in honour with the Builder of the house So the honour and authority of no particular member of the Church not of the whole Catholick Church together is comparable to the honour and authority of Christ. Yea as far as the builder is above the house in honour as far is Christs authority above the Churches authority which is his house Vers. 4. For every house is builded by some man but hee that built all things is God Hee proveth Christ to be the builder of the Church because some builder it must have as every house hath But onely God that buildeth all things is able for this work Therefore Christ who buildeth all things is the builder of it Then 1. Whatsoever imployment a man get of God in edifying of the Church yet in proper speech hee is a part of the building builded by another 2. The honour of building the Church belongeth to God alone properly 3. The building of the Church is a work requiring omnipotency in the builder For to make a Saint of a sinner is as hard as to make a man of the dust of the earth or of nothing Vers. 5. And Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after Moses was faithful as a servant Now a servants part is to do and say by direction and not of his own authority Then Hee is the faithfullest servant that doth least in his own authority and most attendeth unto the direction of God beareth testimony to what God hath commanded and teacheth not for Doctrine the Precepts of men Vers. 6. But Christ as a Son over his own house whose house are wee if wee hold fast the confidence and the rejoycing of the hope firm unto the end Moses was faithful as a Servant but Christ as a Son over his own house Then as much difference betwixt Christs authority in the Church and mens how excellent soever as betwixt the authority of the Master and the Servants 2. Christs authority is native over his Church by virtue of his Sonship by

receive the Promises is to receive the thing promised or the Promises in performance But here it is to have the Promises first and immediately made unto him Then the meaning of forms of speech in Scripture is to be found by consideration of all circumstances of the place where they are spoken and not of some circumstances onely 4. It serveth to the commendation of his faith that he obeyed Gods command when it seemed to make the promise null Then 1. To adhere to the promise when by appearance of reason it is likely not to be performed is tried faith indeed 2. When Reason sighteth against Faith it is wisdom to quit that Reason which would make us quit the Promises 3. When Gods commandments and promises unto us seem to cross one another it is wisdom for us to justifie them both All his words are truth Vers. 19. Accounting that God was able to raise him up even from the dead from whence also he received him in a figure Abrahams looking to Gods Fidelity and Omnipotency made him victorious over every difficulty and so to give obedience to this hard commandment Then 1. When we get hard commandments we must lay our reckoning how we may obey them and not how we may shift them 2. Difficulties and impossibilities as would appear must be rolled over upon God 3. Gods Omnipotency maketh that his promise cannot miss but take effect 2. Abraham as he expected so he found He expected Isaac ' s resurrection from the dead and in a figure or similitude be received Isaac back from the dead that is from the jaws of death no less unexpectedly than from the dead Then 1. The Believer shall finde as much as he can expect from Gods word 2. If the performance be not as he doth forecast yet it shall be by a way as comfortable and p●ofitable Vers. 20. By Faith Isaac blessed Iacob and Esau concerning things to come Isaac ' s blessing of his sons is said to be by Faith Then Patriarchal benedictions were given by ordinary Faith albeit from the ground of extraordinary revealed truth For faith ordinary believeth Gods truth revealed howsoever ordinarily or extraordinarily 2. In that this example is propounded for ordinary imitation in believing of Gods ordinary revealed word it teacheth us That he who hath the ordinary word of God hath as sure a ground to rest upon as if he had a particular and extraordinary revelation Vers. 21. By Faith Iacob when he was a dying blessed both the sons of Ioseph and worshipped leaning upon the top of his staff Jacob a dying blesseth his off-spring and worshippeth God in bodily weakness Then 1. Faith can look through the cloud of Death and behold both its own and others felicity 2. In the solid assurance which it hath it can worship or glorifie God for things to come as if they were already past 2. It is not said that he worshipped the top of his Staff but upon the top of his Staff leaning for his weakness cause by approaching Death because he would for this fore-seen blessing of God upon his posterity testifie by signs of worship in his weak body how he esteemed of that favour Then 1. Faith will make the body albeit it be weak concur with the Spirit in the Lords worship 2. When the infirmity of the body maketh it unable to concur with the Spirit it must be helped with a stone as Moses prayed against Amalek or staff as Iacob here or any thing else which may enable it to perform the worship the better being put under breast or arms or knees 3. Iacobs bending of his body in so great weakness thereof must bear witness against the prophane ease which many men now-a-days take unto themselves both in private and publike worship Vers. 22. By Faith Ioseph when he dyed made mention of the departing of the children of Israel and gave commandment concerning his bones Joseph also testified his Faith in his death concerning the delivery of Israel out of Egypt by direction giving for transporting his Bones in sign of his assurance of their going to Canaan because God had promised so Then the Lords promises are sure comforts in death whereby Faith both sustaineth it self and is able to encourage and strengthen others And Faith maketh a man to keep them in memory and to make use of them in due time Vers. 23. By Faith Moses when he was born was hid three moneths of his parents because they saw he was a proper childe and they not afraid of the Kings Commandment How great weakness Moses parents did bewray the history maketh evident yet is their faith commended as victorious over the fear wherein their weakness did most appear Whence we learn 1. That nothing is commendable but because done in faith Their natural love is not mentioned but their Faith 2. That God so loveth faith in his children that he commendeth it in the measure it hath albeit it go not so far as it ought and marketh what faith hath and not what it wanteth of the perfection 2. The Evidence of their Faith he maketh this That they were not afraid of the Kings Commandment Then 1 GOD alloweth not that Kings commandments should be regarded when they command impiety and wickedness for then should they be honoured above God if for their commandment we should do that which he forbiddeth 2. Nothing but faith in God is able to make a man overcome the fear of that which Potentares may do unto him And it is a commendable work of faith to get this victory 3. The beauty of the childe stirred up his Parents to this work of Faith thinking with themselves that it behoved to be for some special end that God had so fashioned the childe Then 1. The Lord hath ways enough to excitate the faith of his own and bring it forth to act 2. Where special endowments are given there is good evidence of special employment to follow Vers. 24. By Faith Moses when hee was come to years refused to be called the Son of Pharaohs Daughter Moses refusing the honour which hee might have had in Pharaohs Court because it might have hindred him from the honour of one of Gods people is commended for a work of Faith Then It is better to be a member of GODS Church amongst GODS People than to be a Prince in a great Kingdome without the Church 2. Because hee would not have chosen to be the Son of Pharaohs Daughter therefore hee refused to be called so Then That which a man dare not avow himself to be or may not lawfully chuse to be hee must refuse to be esteemed to be hee must refuse to be called such 3. His manner of refusing this unhallowed honour is expounded to be by joyning himself with the people of God and so forsaking of Pharaohs Court Then 1. That is the true way of refusing unlawful honour to quit the place whereunto the unlawful honour is annexed and betake themselves to what they may