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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10928	The vvild vine: or, An exposition on Isaiah's parabolicall song of the beloued: Isa. 5. 1,2,3, &c. By Nehemiah Rogers, pastor of Messing in Essex; Strange vineyard in Palæstina	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1632 (1632)	STC 21200; ESTC S116115	254,274	348

them they being dearely beloued of him But the Prophet explaineth his owne meaning when he saith My well-beloued hath a Vineyard Now the Vineyard of the Lord of Hoasts is the house of Israel vers 7. By well-beloued then he vnderstandeth not the people of God but God himselfe And he cals him so in a two-fold respect More Generally as he himselfe was a member of the Church and in the behalfe of it and thus said Solomon r Cant. 2.13 6.3 7.10 My well-beloued is mine and I am his Or more Specially as he was a Prophet and so one of the Bridegroomes friends to whom the charge of the Church was committed according to that of Saint Iohn ſ Iohn 3.29 He that hath the Bride is the Bridegroome but the friend of the Bridegroome which standeth and heareth him reioyceth greatly because of the Bridegroomes voice A Song Three kindes of Songs were in vse especially amongst the Iewes Mizmor Tehillah Shir. Some they called Psalmes othersome Hymnes and another sort they had which they called Songs or Odes All which kindes Saint Paul mentioneth when he willeth vs to speake to our selues with Psalmes and Hymnes and Spirituall Songs t Ephes 5.19 Coloss 3.16 The first of these were such as were artificially framed in a certaine full number of words and measure as the originall word noteth it comming of a word u Zamar which signifieth to prune or cut off superfluous twigs and containeth in it holy matter of what argument soeuer whether Precatorie Praiers for benefits to be receiued or Deprecatorie Petitions against aduersities or Consolatorie Matter of comfort and consolation These were wont to be sung both with Instrument and voice The second sort were speciall songs of praise and thanksgiuing and come of a word * Halal which signifieth the lifting vp or exaltation of the voice in extolling and magnifying either the worthy person or his noble action and these are properly those that set forth the Almighties praise Hymnus Psalmo sanctior Chrys in Colos 4. Hom. 9. therefore saith Chrysostome A Hymne is more diuine than a Psalme These were wont to be sung either with the Instrument or without The third kinde contained in them doctrine of the chiefe good or mans eternall felicitie with other such like Spirituall matter and were artificially made and after a more maiesticall forme than ordinary These were sung only with the voice without any Instrument A learned writer x Zanch. in Colos cap. 3. vers 16. sheweth diuers other differences and distinctions giuen of these by diuers of the Ancients but that I haue named is the most receiued Let this suffice there were and are varietie and all allowable by the Lord. As for this Song of our Prophet y Calu. in loc it is of this latter kinde and was most artificially composed and set out with the most exquisite skill that might be It is of the like nature and kinde with that of Solomons Oecolamp which is called the Song of Songs For here the great loue of God towards his Church with the fruit of that his loue is set forth vnto vs. In this indeed they differ as some haue well obserued that is Comicall but this is Tragicall for though our Prophet beginneth merrily yet he endeth heauily Of my beloued D●dho Here the Prophet vseth the same word that he did before though with some little alteration and some z Moller Hector Pint. in loc translate it Vncle others Couzen For so it signifieth as well as friend or beloued and would by it note out the Messiah and his humanitie in a speciall manner For Isaiah descended from Dauid and so was of Christs kindred in which regard say they he calleth him his Vncle or his Couzen. But this exposition is reiected by other of the learned a Caluin Vrsin as constrained And they take the word here vsed to be the same in signification with the former holding the addition to be but a garnishing of the Prophets speech which liberty Poets haue aboue other writers to the end that by the rime and running of the verse the Memorie might be the better helped and the Vnderstanding quickned Now in that he saith it was Of his beloued he hereby noteth out his Warrant and Authoritie It was the Song which his Beloued put into his mouth and which he had in charge from him to publish It was of him and from him as well as for him Touching his Vineyard Some reade it to his Vineyard others for his Vineyard The word may be read both waies both in the Genitiue and Datiue case as b Muscul one obserues By this Vineyard we are to vnderstand the Church as appeareth vers 7. The reasons why it is compared to a Vineyard we shall hereafter see And thus much for Explanation Come we now to matter of Obseruation And first in generall from the Prophets method and manner of proceeding which we see was not as vsually it was Doct. Ministers both for matter and method to fit themselues to their hearers note we What wisdome is requisite for Gods Ministers that they may be able to apply themselues to the seuerall affections if not sinfull of their hearers becomming all things to all men seeking by all possible meanes to winne or gaine any vnto Christ To the Iew c 1 Cor. 9.19 20 21 22. saith Saint Paul I became as a Iew that I might gaine the Iewes to them that are vnder the Law as vnder the Law that I might gaine them which are vnder the Law To the weake became I as weake that I might gaine the weake I am made all things to all men that I might by all meanes saue some Then followes that generall exhortation d Vers 24. So run that you may obtaine This course likewise tooke our blessed Sauiour sometimes he taught by Explication otherwhiles by Application sometimes Propounding doctrines othertimes Expounding them sometimes he deliuereth plaine Principles at other times Parables and darke sentences and not seldome by exemplarie similitudes The rich man he teacheth by the rich mans care and greedy gathering The Vine-dresser by the Vinitors digging and hedging The Labourer by the Labourers hire and working The Builder by the builders laying of a good foundation The Husband-man by the Husbandmans sowing and reaping The Fisher-man by the Fishermans casting in nets and drawing By all which the Ministers of the Gospell are admonished to become all vnto all that they may winne the more Muscul in Matth. 4. according to our propounded point Let vs not then be discouraged though we haue to Vse 1 deale with a stubborne and refractarie people so as to surcease our paines The Physitian omits no point of his Art though the recouerie of his Patient seeme desperate he will vse his best skill before he giues him ouer What is this diuine trade of ours but a spirituall Piscation Now how much skill and toyle