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A20414 A short explanation, of the epistle of Paul to the Hebrewes. By David Dickson, preacher of Gods Word, at Irwin Dickson, David, 1583?-1663. 1635 (1635) STC 6824; ESTC S109679 160,093 348

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4. In speciall as our sinnes daylie deserue and provoke GOD'S anger so doeth Christ's Priesthood pacifie GOD'S wrath and worke Reconciliation to vs. Vers. 18. For in that HEE Himselfe hath suffered beeing tempted Hee is able to succour them that are tempted 1. HEe showeth Christ's experience to bee both of Sufferinges and Temptations that whether of the two annoy vs wee may get Comfort for eyther or both from him THEN 1. There are two Evills which attende the Children of GOD to annoy them to wit Troubles and Sinne or Sinne and Miserie 2. Christ hath experience albeit not of Sinne in his owne person yet of temptation to sinne and of suffering of trouble 2. Hee applyeth the Comfort expresselie to the Tempted THEN 1. Men in trouble haue neede of Comfort and Reliefe but men vnder temptation to sinne much more 2. Yea Sinne and temptation to sinne is more grievous to a true Chylde of God whē he seeth matters rightlie than any trouble 3. No bearing out vnder tryalls or standing in temptations but by succour helpe frō Christ. 4. Christ's experience of temptation may assure vs both of his abilitie and willingnesse to succour such as seeke Reliefe from him In this case The Summe of Chap. III. THerefore weygh well what a one CHRIST is and preferre none before him Vers. 1. For hee is as faythfull in his Message for changing of the typicall Priesthood as Moses was in his m●ssage when hee delivered it Vers. 2. And so much more honourable than Moses as the Builder is over the Stones builded Vers. 3.4 And Moses was faythfull as a servant in the Church Vers. 5. But Christ as Sonne and Lord over the Church to dispose of the service thereof at his pleasure Vers. 6. Therefore beware of Olde Israels hard heart lest you be debarred of GOD'S Rest Vers. 7.8.9.10.11 Beware of lyke vnbeliefe for it is the ground of Apostacie Vers. 12. And doe your best to preserue others from it also Vers. 13. For Perseverance in Fayth is necessarie to Salvation Vers. 14. For David's wordes doe proue That there were some albeit not all hearers of GOD'S Word of olde that did provoke him Vers. 15.16 And who were these but such as hee punished Vers. 17. And whome punished hee but Vnbelievers Vers. 18. So Misbeliefe debarred them out of GOD'S Rest of olde and will also doe the lyke yet if men continue in it Vers. 19. The Doctrine of Chap. III. Vers. 1. Wherefore holie Brethren part-takers of the Heavenlie Calling consider the Apostle and High Priest of our Profession CHRIST IESUS 1. AFter hee hath taught them somewhat more of CHRIST hee exhorteth them of new to consider of him THEN 1. As wee get farther light of Christ wee are bound to farther vse-making of our light 2. As farther is revealed vnto vs of Christ so must wee set our mynde on worke to ponder and weygh what is revealed that the matter may sinke deeper in our mynde and in our heart 3. Except wee shall consider seriouslie what is spoken of Christ wee can make no profitable vse of the Doctrine For such high Mysteries are not soone taken vp and the heart is not soone wrought vpon so as to receaue impression of his Excellencie except after due consideration 2. Hee calleth Christ Iesus The high Priest and the Apostle of our Profession The high Priesthoode was the highest Calling in the Iewish Church The Apostleship the highest Calling in the Christian Church CHRIST is heere styled by both THEN CHRIST hath inclosed in his Office the Perfection and Dignities of the highest Callinges both in the Iewish and Christian Church Those Dignities which were divyded in men or conjoyned in Him in men by way of ministeriall employment vnder Him in Christ by originall Authoritie aboue all 3. Hee calleth the Christian Religion Our Profession or Confession THEN It is the nature of Christian Religion not to bee smoothered but to bee openlie brought foorth confessed and avowed in word and deede to the Glorie of Chri who is the Author thereof 4. Hee styleth these Hebrewes to whom hee wryteth Holie Brethren Part-takers of the Heavenlie Calling THEN 1. Christians doe not possesse their Prerogatiues without a warrandable Title They haue a Calling thereto 2. The Calling is Heavenlie because GOD by his Word and Spirite calleth men to the communion of his Grace and Glorie by forsaking of themselues and thinges earthlie and following Christ in an holie conversation all is Heavenlie heere 3. Christians are part-takers alyke of this Vocation that is haue alyke Warrand and Obligation to follow him that calleth them albeit all doe not alyke followe the Calling 4. They are Brethren amongst themselues for their Adoption albeit some weaker some stronger 5. And holie is this Brotherhood that is Spirituall and so Superiour to Civill or Naturall or earthlie Bandes whatsoever Vers. 2. Who was faythfull to Him that appoynted Him as also Moses was faythfull in all His House 1. BEcause the Iewes did too highlie esteeme of Moses in appoynting of the Legall Service and not so highlie 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 1. It is no new thing that people enclyne so to esteeme of good mens authoritie as to forget to giue Christ his owne rowme 2. The way to helpe this Is so to esteeme of GOD'S Servantes Fathers or Councils moe or fewer as the esteemation that men haue of them derogate nothing from the estoemation due to Christ. 2. In speciall hee maketh all the poyncts of Moses commendations duelie deserved poyncts of Christ's commendation 1. Did Moses office reach it selfe to all the house of God vnder the Law and all the service of it So did Christ's Office reach to all the Church of God and all the service of it vnder the Gospell 2. Was Moses appoyncted to giue out what hee delivered So was Christ appoyncted to institute what hee did institute and abrogate what hee did abrogate 3. Was Moses faythfull to Him who appoyncted him in all the matters of God's house keeping backe nothing that hee was directed to reveale So is Christ faythfull to the Father who did appoynct him in lyke manner THEN lyke as if anie man should haue added or paired chopped or changed the Ordinances of GOD'S House vnder the Law it had beene an imputation eyther vnto GOD of not sufficient directing his Church or vnto Moses and the Prophets of vnfaythful discharge of their duetie in the Church of the Olde Testament So is it alyke imputation to GOD and CHRIST if anie shall adde or paire choppe or change the Ordinance of GODS Church vnder the New Testament Vers. 3. For this Man was counted worthie of more Glorie than Moses in as much as Hee who hath builded the House hath more Honour than the House 1. HAving equalled Christ vnto Moses hee now preferreth Christ to Moses THEN CHRIST is not
rightlie esteemed of except hee bee preferred as farre aboue all his servantes as the Father hath counted him worthie of more Glorie than his servants 2. Hee preferreth Christ aboue Moses as the Builder is aboue the house THEN As no stone in the house nor all the house togther is comparable in honour with the Builder of the house So the honour and authoritie of no particular member of the Church nor of the whole Catholicke Church together is comparable to the honour and authoritie of Christ. Yea as farre as the Builder is aboue the house in honour as farre is Christ's authoritie aboue the Churches authoritie which is his house Vers. 4. For everie house is builded by some man but Hee that built all things is GOD. HEe prooveth Christ to bee the Builder of the Church because some builder it must haue as everie house hath But onlie GOD that buildeth all thinges is able for this worke Therefore Christ who buildeth all thinges is the Builder of it THEN 1. Whatsoever employment a man get of GOD in edifying of the Church yet in proper speach hee is a parte of the Building builded by another 2. The honour of building the Church belongeth to GOD alone properlie 3. The building of the Church is a worke requyring Omnipotencie in the Builder For to make a Saynct of a Sinner is as hard as to make a Man of the dust of the earth or of nothing Vers. 5. And Moses verilie was faythfull in all His House as a Servant for a testimonie of those thinges which were to bee spoken after MOses was faythfull as a Servant Now a Servant's parte is to doe and say by direction and not of his owne authoritie THEN Hee is the faythfullest Servant that doeth least in his owne authoritie and most attendeth vnto the direction of GOD beareth testimonie to what GOD hath commanded and teacheth not for Doctrine the preceptes of men Vers. 6. But CHRIST as a Sonne over His owne House whose House are wee if wee holde fast the Confidence and the rejoycing of the Hope firme vnto the ende MOses was faythfull as a Servant but Christ as a Sonne over his owne house THEN 1. As much difference betwixt Christ's authoritie in the Church and mens how excellent soever as betwixt the authoritie of the Master and the Servantes 2. CHRIST'S authoritie is natiue over His Church by vertue of His Sonneship by His Eternall Generation of the Father Hee hath this Prerogatiue 3. The Church is CHRIST'S owne House and Hee may dispose of it and of the Service thereof as pleaseth Him Men who are but servantes must change none of the Ordinances of GOD'S Worship in it But CHRIST may change the Ordinances of His owne Worship and therefore alter the ordinances of Levi and appoynct a more simple forme of externall worship in place thereof 2. Hee expoundeth this House to bee the Companie of true Believers THEN 1. The Church of GOD vnder the Law and vnder the Gospell are one Church one House of GOD in substance and all the Faythfull then and now lyuelie Stones of this House 2. The Church haue GOD dwelling and conversing and familiarlie manifesting Himselfe amongst them 3. Hee addeth to a Condition If wee holde fast the Confidence and the rejoycing of the hope firme vnto the ende That is If wee continue steadfast in the Fayth inwardlie gryping the promised Glorie by hope and outwardlie avowing by confession Christ's Trueth whereby hee neyther importeth the possibilitie of finall Apostacie of the Saynctes nor yet myndeth hee to weaken the Confidence of Believers more nor hee doubteth of his owne perseverance or myndeth to weaken his owne fayth for hee joyneth himselfe with them saying If wee holde fast But wryting to the number of the Visible Church of whom some not beeing sound might fall away and by their example make some weake ones though sound stumble for a tyme to the dishonour of the Gospell hee putteth a difference betwixt true Believers who doe indeede persever and tyme-servers who doe not persever to whom bee doeth not grant for the present the Priviledge of beeing GOD'S House This conditionall speach then IMPORTETH 1. That some Professoures in the Visible Church may make Defection and not persever to the ende 2. That such as shall make finall Defection heereafter are not a parte of GOD'S House for the present howsoever they bee esteemed 3. That true Believers must take warning from the possibilitie of some Professoures Apostacie to looke the better to themselues and to take a better grip of CHRIST who is able to keepe them 4. That true Believers both may and should holde fast their Confidence vnto the ende yea and must ayme to doe so if they would persever 5. That true Believers haue ground and Warrand in the Promises of the Gospell both to hope for Salvation and to rejoyce and glorie in that Hope as if it were present Possession 6. That the more a man aymeth at this solide Confidence and gloriation of Hope the more evidence hee giveth that hee is of the true House of GOD. Vers. 7. Wherefore as the holie Ghost sayeth To day if yee will heare His Voyce 1. IN the wordes of the Psal. xcv vers 9. he exhorteth them to beware of hardening their heart in vnbeliefe The wordes of the PSALME are called heere The Saying of the holie Ghost and of the GOD of Israell 2. SAM 23.2.3 THEN 1. The authoritie of the Scripture is not of man but of the holie Ghost 2. The Scriptures are no dumbe letter but the voyce of the holie Ghost who by them speaketh 3. The holie Ghost is God the Inspirer of the Prophets that wrote the Scripture 4. The holie Ghost is a distinct person of the Godhead from the Father and the Sonne exercing the proper actions of a person inspiring the Prophets dyting the Scriptures and speaking to the Church 2. In the wordes of the Exhortation To day if yee will heare His Voyce harden not your heartes OBSERVE 1. That whyle men haue the offer of Salvation and the Word preached vnto them it is their day 2. That by the outward hearing GOD requyreth the heart to be brought downe and mollified 3. That Hee requyreth present yeelding To day whyle Hee calleth without delay because wee can not bee sure howe long GOD will spare or continue His offer beyond this present 4. Hee that studieth not to yeeld his heart to belieue and obey GOD'S Word sounding in his eares hardeneth his heart For what is it else not to harden their heart but heartilie to belieue and giue obedience Vers. 8. Harden not your heartes as in the Provocation in the day of temptation in the Wildernesse Vers. 9. When your fathers tempted me prooved mee and saw my Workes fourtie yeares HEe prooveth the danger of this sinne in the example of their fathers As in the day of provocation when your fathers tempted mee EXOD. xvij 7 Whence WE LEARNE 1. That the ill of Sinne is not seene