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A00415	Certaine godly and learned expositions vpon diuers parts of Scripture As they were preached, and afterwards more briefly penned by that vvorthy man of God, Maister George Estey, sometimes fellovve of Goneuill and Caius Colledge in Cambridge. Late preacher of the word of God in Saint Edmunds Burie.	Estey, George, 1560 or 61-1601.; Estey, George, 1560 or 61-1601. Most sweete and comfortable exposition, upon the tenne commaundements, and upon the 51. Psalme.	1603 (1603)	STC 10545; ESTC S101734	265,746	444

is said he dwelt the meaning is hee dooth not so now in person Among vs is not onely in our nature but in our presence our who are Apostles of Ierusalem of Iudea Now he so conuersed as Acts 10.38 1 Make this vse then First to follow his humilitie Phillip 2 5. 2 In our conuersing to take occasion of dooing all the good we can 3 Know that as Christ dwelling among thē they not profiting their sinne was the greater so will it be with vs or any amongst whom Christ any way or while dwelleth The third speech followeth And we saw c. wherein is set downe what is said of Christ and how it is confimed It is said of him that he had glory as of the onely begotten of the Father It is confirmed in that he saith we saw it That which is said of Christ hath the bare thing or the measure the bare thing is glory the measure in the rest Glory to speake properly doth signifie naturall brightnesse as the glory of the sunne c. Now for that the greater the brightnesse is the more is the excellencie of the thing whence it commeth therefore glory doth signfie bewrayed excellencie heere bewraied diuine excellencie which Christ had 17 Iohn 5 so as that Iohns meaning is we saw him to be God easily perceiued it The measure is of an onely sonne of a Father Father doth heere signifie God the Father of distinction of person betweene the Father and the onely begotten Onely begotten who is to haue all that which the Father hath Christ is sometimes called the onely begotten sonne of GOD in respect of the diuine nature which of all Gods sonnes he onely hath Others are sonnes by adoption fauour Sometimes first borne in respect of the humane nature wherein he excelleth all other Ob. But how doth this will some say increase the glorie Solu The Fathers glory is infinite the Sonnes is equall therefore it is very great Besides this glory is increased by the particle as which signifieth truly not onely likenesse so else where It appeareth from hence 1 That the VVord is GOD 2 That he is a person distinct from the Father 3 That hee is equall to the Father Now followeth how it is confirmed we saw that is often and wistly looked vpon VVee who conuersed with him to whom God gaue eyes to see All did not perceiue this Que. How could they perceiue it Aun By his wonderfull works See 1 that it is not sufficient to be in meanes vnlesse God open the hart 2 The chyldren of God by meanes labour for strength of fayth The fourth last speech is that Christ was full of grace and truth VVherein is the thing measure The thing grace truth Grace the holy Spirit without measure in himselfe wherof hee giueth to his whereby they profit to saluation by meanes Truth presence of good things not as by Moses in shadowes and shewes So as that we should seeke to Christ for both these Thus farre the summe and briefe of the storie of the Gospell Now followeth the setting downe at large in the speciall branches thereof All is of Christ Christ is set out in his harbinger or forerunner Iohn Or in his owne personall presence The things of Iohn or Christ are neyther summarilie 〈◊〉 part set together but intermedled and mingled the 〈◊〉 with the other First mention is made of Iohn 1 for that hee was prophecied to come before Christ 2 For that he was before Christ in time in the flesh 3 Being to be witnesse to Christ it was meete his person should be knowen that the sufficientnesse of his witnesse might appeare 4 The birth of Christ being to be of a Virgin might somewhat be made more probable when it should be knowen that two old folkes whereof one was barren should haue a child Luke 1 chap. 5 verse The first thing deliuered of Iohn is his conception 1 Luke from the beginning of the 5 verse to the later end of the 25. In all which are three things 1. Somewhat before the conception to the 24 verse 2. The conception it selfe verse 24 3. Somewhat immediatly after verse 25. That which is before the conception is the making knowen his Parents by whom he was conceiued His parents are made knowen ioyntly seuerally Ioyntly by their time their godlynesse not hauing of children Seuerally the husband and first from his kind of life generally that he was a Priest 2 particularly of the course of Abia 3 by his name 4 that he was married 5 that to him this conception was foretold The Wife 1 by her stocke that she was of the daughters of Aaron 2 by her name she was called Elizabet The time was In the daies of Herod then King of Iudea Where we may consider how the time is called and how it is further made knowen It is called in the Greeke daies by an vsuall manner of speaking in the scriptures belonging to the Hebrew tongue for that a day was the first difference of time 1 To teach vs that time and things in time are but momentary and but for a day 2 That good Gouernours raignes are but in daies so as that in them we must not be secure 3 That Tyrants shall no continue for euer that we should not be discouraged Question But what speciall time was this in Answer About the 31 or 32 of Herods raigne when he grew to be most outragious murdering Salomes husband and sonne the 40 gentlemen and their teachers yea euen his owne sonnes Aristobulus Alexander and a little after the Sanhedrim and infants of Bethlehem Question why is this time thus noted 1 Answer to teach vs first that though tyrants rage neuer so much God will haue his Church and number 2 That the godly will not giue ouer their profession for feare of Tyrants but in corrupted and corrupting tymes wil be the same 3 That God in such disordered times taketh knowledge of such as truly feare him so as that they should not be discouraged by any aduersaries This time is further set out 1 by the person in it and by his calling The person is named Herod his calling King and that of Iudea There were three Herods mentioned in scripture One in the Acts 12 Herod Agrippa I take it the graund child to this Another who cut of Iohn the Baptistes head called Herod Antipas The third this the sonne of Antipater by his fathers and by his owne meanes called the great for his victories buildings of the Temple Sebaste Amphitheatrum c. He is noted to be King to put a difference betweene him and other gouenours before him for his father Antipater was but deputed by Caesar The Assamonaei had not this title of King Now this man the Senatours of Rome made King Iudea is opposed I take it to the territories of Samaria and was the place of the visible Church Marke what greate places in the world wicked men like Herod may mount vnto 1 so as

22 23. And those are three 1 Zacharias tarying in the Temple ver 21 2 His dumbnesse verse 22. 3 His going home ver 23. Zacharias tarrying is first set downe in that it is said hee tarried in the Temple Secondly it is set out 1 by the peoples wayting 2 by theyr admiration In the setting downe are the person place of both which we haue spoken before The thing is tarrying that is continuance of time more then vsuall The vsuall time was while the incense vvas burnt This when God otherwise would Zacharias did exceede So as it may iustly fall out that holy assemblies may longer then ordinary be continued namely when iust occasions warrantable by the word require So as men must not at all times tye such exercise to the same stint of time Nor blame theyr Zachariasses if they sometimes continue longer then at other times Marke also that sometimes good customes may be ouerruled by an higher commaundement of God Zacharias tarrying is first set out by that the people wayted The people as before many together Wayting was theyr tarrying till he came Which they ought to haue done for that Zacharias was busie with God for them So as though all must be diligent yet if there should be any wayting people in matters of diuine worship should waite for Ministers rather thē Ministers for people Looke Cornelius his fact Acts 10 24. And indeede for people that haue not prepared themselues at home timely repayring to the assemblies may supply domesticall wanting preparation Men attend vpon Lawyers and Physitians though they pray and pay Note besides that the people departed not though Zacharias tarried longer then ordinarie It is a fault in people when Ministers at set times are faine to attend vpon the people till they come As also when the people depart before the assembly be orderly dismissed The peoples wondring noteth 1 That they thought it a strange thing So as Zacharias did not vse to breake good customes no more should we 2 As that the people did not hastily blame Zacharias for long tarrying no more should we The second is his dumnesse Verse 22 verse 22. And this is set downe shortly and more largely Shortly in two degrees 1 That he was dumbe 2 Continued dumbe And of both these somewhat was spoken before The larger setting downe of these is in three poynts 1 From the presentnes 2 The occasion 3 The effect The presentnesse that as soone as euer hee came out hee could not speake So as wee must be perswaded of Gods almighty power who can say and doe and feare his threatnings least they fall presently vpon vs. Quest Why is his dumbnesse at his comming out noted Aun For that eyther he should haue vsed some speech of edification vnto them or made some defence for his long tarrying or dissolued the assembly with the blessing Numb 6 23. The occasion is seeing a vision And this is noted to be knowne by the people and to haue been in the Temple Vision is a sight one of the meanes whereby God opened himselfe vnto his people This was sometimes to the minde sometimes to the bodie and eyes As heere in this place For it is most probable that the Angell appeared in some visible shape Now these visions were of speciall fauour and not ordinarie So doth God grace his children bewraying himselfe more familiarly to his children then others if not by such visions yet by the word and worke of the holy Ghost So as the godly should comfort themselues in their estate and the wicked haue no cause to contemne them Quest Are we now to looke for such visions Aun No. For Christ is he in whom God hath spoken to vs. Only the visions we are to looke at are in the word and Sacraments Luther saith notably that if God should offer him a vision to confirme him in the truth of his doctrine he would refuse it he had such euidence for it in the word This vision the people perceiued that Zacharias saw The word perceiuing in the Greeke is knew To know is without dieceit to perceiue This perceiuing is infallible probable Probable is heere vnderstood for the people might haue beene deceiued Ob. Zachary might haue seene some euill sight which might thus haue affected him Aun True yet Zacharias godlinesse made them thinke the best of him So as Godlinesse purchaseth credit where it is Men ought to presume the best of godly men This vision was in the Temple Which may incourage vs to serue God in our places for then God will one way or other shew himselfe fauourable vnto vs. Now followeth the effect wherby is proued Zacharias dumnesse For proferring to speake he could not but was faine to vse signes Ob. One may thinke that Zacharias finding his vnabilitie to speake was vnaduised to vse signes to his owne discredit which could not otherwise be in some of the people and did not rather withdraw himselfe Aun Men must not when God is to be glorified though it be to their owne shame seeke shiftes and cloakes The third and last remaineth Verse 23 and is his going home to his house Which is set out by the time when the dayes of his office were fulfilled And heere first marke the words then the matter Dayes signifie time fulfilled accomplished or continued That which is heere translated office and so by the vulgar is Act 13 2 interpreted saying or singing masse by the Papists And yet one would marueile why they should so take it there and not heere or refusing it heere should vnderstand it there Leturgie signifieth any publique seruice looke Rom 13 6. The matter is behind It may be demanded how many dayes his office lasted Aun I thinke seauen as may be gathered 2 King 11 9. Sure it is that Zacharias did not depart before they were run out Ob. How could Zacharias discharge the Priests office lacking speech Aun Others supplied the duties of speech he did that he could to looke to the lights incense c. So as we must be willing to doe what we can when we cannot doe as we should As sure it is when the dayes were ouer that then he went as to refresh himselfe after his labours so to fit himselfe by study for afterward as also to doe the duties in his priuate family So as that Magistrats Ministers and others in place are to haue conuenient refreshings Now for the better vnderstanding of his going home we must know that 1 The publique worship of God was to be performed at Ierusalem 2 The Priests did not all dwell there 3 They came from their owne houses and had chambers about the Temple that they might be neerer to their businesse Neh 13. So haue our termers towards Westminster The Papists gather from hence that Priests should haue no wiues as well might they say no houses and say the like of our Lawyers who goe to London to the terme Zacharias house was in the hill countrie of Iudea a mile from Emaus