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A41670	A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.; Gouge, Thomas, 1605-1681.	1655 (1655)	Wing G1391; ESTC R34210	2,433,641	1,664

by simple impossibility Others by a singular ●…gative Of the former sort are such as these Eternity without beginning Infinite●… Omnipotency All-sufficiency Ubiquity Omniscience and such like 〈◊〉 these Acts to Create Redeem Work miracles search the heart and such 〈◊〉 The things which God reserveth to himself as singular Prerogatives are 〈◊〉 1. To forgive sins Mar. 2. 7. 2. To judge mens final estate Rom. 14. 10 11. 3. To take revenge Deut. 32. 35. Rom. 12. 19. All these and other things registred in Scripture are for our learning Rom. 15. 4. 〈◊〉 3. 16. But some things are matters of faith to be believed and some things 〈◊〉 for our imitation To know what things of God are paterns to us we must compare Gods practices 〈◊〉 his precepts What in Gods word is enjoyned to us to do if God himself do 〈◊〉 we may we ought therein to imitate him Such are the virtues and graces 〈◊〉 mentioned Behold here the tender respect of God towards us children of men He hath 〈◊〉 to command and exact of us whatsoever he will but as a Father he go●… before us and shews that he requires no more of us then what himself 〈◊〉 Who can now think that to be any way unseemly for him which seems not ●…ly to God In this case thus saith Christ Ye call me Master and 〈◊〉 and ye say well for so I am If I then your Lord and Master have washed your 〈◊〉 ●…e also ought to wash one anothers feet Joh. 13. 14. This is a great aggravation of their pride who scorn Purity Meeknesse Mercifulnesse Holinesse and other like Excellencies as God in his own example com●…deth unto us Of imitating Christ See Ch. 13. v. 13. § 132. Of imitating Saints See Ch. 13. v. 7. § ●…01 §. 63. Of endeavouring after rest in heaven THe Greek Verb thus translated Let us labour is derived from another Verb that signifieth to make haste It intendeth an endeavour on mans part and so it is translated 2 Pet. 1. 15. Ephes. 4. 3. 1 Thess. 2. 17. but such an endeavour as makes a man forward to a thing and is accompanied with study labour and diligence answerably it is translated as I was forward to do Gal. 2. 10. Study to shew thy self approved 2 Tim. 2. 15. Give diligence 2 Pet. 1. 10. This word then compriseth under it two duties 1. That men endeavour after the fore-said Rest. 2. That they be forward and diligent in their endeavour The general concerning mans endeavour to attain to heaven where this Rest is enjoyed is much pressed in Scripture and that in these and such like phrases l●…y ●…ld on eternal life 1 Tim. 6. 12. Strive to enter in at the straight gate Luk. 13. 24. Workout your salvation Phil. 2. 12. The Apostle makes himself a worthy patern in this case where he saith I presse towards the mark Phil. 3. 14 c. Hereby that life reason grace and ability which God any way giveth is manifested and God would have it to be so When Christ put life into the Rulers daughter that was dead he said unto her Maid arise Luk. 8. 54. and to Lazarus he 〈◊〉 Lazarus come forth Joh. 11. 43. Object Natural men are dead in sin Eph. 2. 1. Answ. Man may be considered in a double estate 1. Natural 2. Spiritual In his natural estate so much is to be done as by a natural man may be That this may be the better conceived I will exemplifie a natural mans power in fire branches 1. In natural acts as to move go stand sit eat drink see hear smell taste touch 2. In civil acts about humane affairs as in Arts Sciences Trades sundry other Callings Professions and Offices Likewise in governing Kingdoms Cities Corporations Universities Colledges Schools and Families Coins posterity was skilfull in such things Gen. 4. 20 21. The Sydonians were skilfull about timber 1 King 5. 6. Saul that was but a natural man had a spirit given him fit for government 1 Sam. 10 9. 3. In moral vertues as Justice Temperance Mercy Liberality c. In reference to these the Apostle saith That the Gentiles do by nature the things contained in the Law Rom. ●… 14. 4. In Ecclesiasticall matters which tend to the externall worship of God as to go to Church hear the Word Pray Fast partake of the Sacraments Reade search and study the Scriptures Preach and conferre about holy matters Iudas whom Christ stiled a Devil John 6. 70. went sit herein 5. In spiritual matters by resisting the Spirit and the motions thereof Ye 〈◊〉 always resist the holy Ghost saith Stephan to such Jews as were uncircumcised in heart Act. 7. 51. According to the afore-said power in men they ought to go as far as they can as to go to Church to attend upon the Word to forbear wicked acts and company Though none of those gifts be supernaturall none simply preparatery to grace Yet if a natuaall man improve the abilities which he hath to his best advantage God will not leave him but give him more and better grace As for spiritual men who are quickned they must stir up the gift of God which is in them 2 Tim. 1. 6. By this it is manifest that the proper cause of mans destruction is of himself H●… 13. 9. None that perish do what they can to be saved Behold here the deceitfulnesse of most mens mindes and their folly about the salvation of their souls They are carefull to use all means about the preservation of their bodies but put off all care for their souls according to this cursed Proverb I will take care for my body let God take care for my soul. God will take care for mens souls in his own way and course Let us be exhorted to put out our ability in the things of eternal life and both to learn what on our parts is to be performed and also to put in practice what we shall be instructed in hereabouts The Apostle setteth down his Exhortation in the first Person of the Plural number thus Let us labour whereby he involveth himself among others and ●…cites with others himself to duty Hereof see Chap. 2. v. 1. § 4. §. 64. Of diligence in mans endeavour for attaining to rest THe extent of mans endeavour that it should be with diligence is implied in these words study strive and labour mentioned in the beginning of the former Section and more expresly in these phrases Give all diligence 2 Pet. 1. 5 10. Let us runne with patience Heb. 12. 1. David professeth as much in the phrase I will runne the way of thy Commandments Psal. 119. 32. and the Church in this We will run after thee Cant. 1. 3. and the Apostle in this I prisi●…ward the mark Phil. 3. 14. 1. The excellency of the object set before us should quicken us up hereunto for there is nothing that we can endeavour after to be

spirituall The spirituall vertue and efficacy that it had came from thence 2. Though Christ began to execute his Priestly function on earth For the works of services and sufferings which belonged thereunto must be done on earth Yet after that he ascended into heaven there to continue his intercession which is also a principall part of his Priest-hood By the way take notice of this main point that we may rightly conceive Christs Priest-hood stedfastly beleeve on it and every way rightly esteem and use it so shall we partake of the virtue and comfort thereof These words of the things which we have spoken have apparent reference to 〈◊〉 which he had in the former Chapter delivered about the excellency of Christs Priest-hood so as this first clause is a transition betwixt Chapter and Chapter which the Apostle the rather useth 1. To ro●…se up their attentions lest by the former long discourse they should be o●…-wearied 2. To keep them from a losse from forgetting that which he had before insisted upon Much matter oft confounds men such a transition revives them 3. To move them to give the more diligent heed to a matter that was of so much moment Teachers and instructers of others may hereby learn to point out the main point that they intend Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter saith the wise man Eccl. 12 13. These are the Commandements which the Lord our God commanded to 〈◊〉 you saith Moses Deut. 6. 1. Our Lord Christ compriseth the whole Law under these two clauses Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart c. Thou shalt 〈◊〉 thy neighbour as thy self Matt. 22. 37 39. The Apostle compriseth all under this one word love Rom. 13. 8. By such sums mens minds are held more attentive and brought better to discern the force of every reason or argument A good Archer in having his eye upon the mark while he is drawing the arrow will shoot the neerer to the mark Thus hearers by understanding the main scope of that that is taught them will be kept from roving and wandering in their minds and better discern that doctrine which is taught them There are many that only mark words and sentences that are taught them without heeding that scope and main sum whereat the preacher aimeth Thus mistakings many times arise and a great part of that profit which they might reap by that which is taught them is lost The sum here intended is in generall thus expressed we have such an High-Priest This hath reference to Iesus mentioned Chap. 6. v. 20. and 7. 22. So as here it is taken for granted that Iesus is a Priest and an High-Priest See Chap. 2. v. 17. § 172 173 174 175. How we are said to have this High-Priest is shewed Chap. 4. v. 14. § 83. The word translated such an one is here so used as it was Chap. 7. v. 26. § 108. In particular the said sum is thus exemplified who is set on the right hand c. The verb translated is set is the very same that is used Chap. 1. v. 3. and Chap. 10. v. 12. in both which places it is used actively and translated he sat For the Father said to him sit Psal. 110. 1. and he sat Of this act of sitting of this kind of dignity on the right hand of this amplification thereof of the throne of the Majesty and of this particular place in the heavens See Chap. 1. v. 3. § 31 32 33 34 35. This high transcendent description of the place where our High-Priest exerciseth his function doth much commend his person and his office and sheweth what just cause there is to have the one and the other in high account and confidently to expect whatsoever may be expected from such a Priest such a Priest-hood §. 3. Of Christ a Minister Heb. 8. 2. A Minister of the Sanctuary and of the true Tabernacle which 〈◊〉 Lord pitched and not man IN the former verse the Apostle sets out the excellency of Christs Priest-hood ●…ply and plainly by the supereminency of the place where he continueth to ●…cise it Now that he may more distinctly manifest that therein Christs Priest-hood far surpassed the Leviticall he doth in this verse further insist on the same poin●… 〈◊〉 metaphorically his Metaphors being taken from the places where those Priests ●…ercised their function The first is thus expressed A Minister of the Sanctuan The Greek word translated Minister is the same that was used Chap. 1. ●… 7. § 79. where it was shewed that according to the notation of the word it 〈◊〉 out one that is imployed about publick services The Hebrew word whe●… to this Greek one answereth is applied to Priests who are stiled Ministers f●… 〈◊〉 house of God Ezr. 8. 17. and Ministers of the Altar Joel 1. 13. and Ministers of 〈◊〉 Lord Joel 2. 17. It is here spoken of Christ so as Christ was a Minister of those things which belonged to his place There is another Greek word which signifieth in generall the same thing and in our English translated Minister attri●… to Christ Rom. 15. 8. He is expresly called Gods servant Isai. 42. 2. He took 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the form of a Servant Philip. 2. 7. and thus he saith of himself the Son of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to minister The work which he undertook required matters of service and suffering Therefore rather then that work should not be done he would become a Minister to do it Object That which is here spoken of Christ is a matter of dignity and authority He is here set on a throne of Majesty and that in heaven Is he there a Minister Answ. 1. This title may be here given him in reference to his whole work 〈◊〉 the beginning to the end and because while he began it on earth he was property a Minister the same title is still continued 2. This title is here given unto him in reference to the Priests under the Law that as they were Ministers of that Sanctuary which belonged to them so Christ of that which belongeth to him 3. The title Minister hath reference to the work done which if it tend to the good of others is counted and called a service not in reference to any subject●… or inferiority of the person that doth it but meerly in reference to the good of others to whom thereby service is done thus the highest in a Kingdome 〈◊〉 stiled ●… Minister Rom. 13. 4. and that as the Apostle saith for good even the good of others Of different kindes of service See Domest Dut. on Eph. 5. 21. § Our Lord Christ doth in this very thing set himself forth as a patern u●…to 〈◊〉 For when he had shew'd himself a Minister by doing a work of service to his Dis●…ples in washing their feet he maketh this application Ye call me Master and L●… and ye say well for so I am If I then your Lord and

Master have washed your 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 also ought to wash one anothers feet For I have given you an example that you 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I have done to you Joh. 13. 13 14 15. This patern of Christ sheweth that ●…o m●… ought to think himself too great to be a Minister specially for doing good to o●… The glorious Angels are ministring Spirits sent forth to minister for them w●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●…eires of Salvation Heb. 1. 14. Magistrates Ministers Masters Parents all of 〈◊〉 sorts apply this §. 4. Of Christ a Minister of the Sanctuary THe first particular place whereof Christ is here said to be a Minister is in English thus expressed the Sanctuary or word for word holies Of ●…he notation and meaning of this word holy See Chap. 3. v. 1. § 5. The Greek word is ambiguous It is of the genitive case in the plurall number which compriseth all genders under one termination Hereupon some 〈◊〉 it in the Masculine gender and apply it to persons and thus expound it a Minister 〈◊〉 the Saints because Christ as a Priest presenteth their persons and prayers to God ●…keth intercession for them Others take it in the neuter gender and apply it to holy things namely to those heavenly and holy gifts which Christ dispenseth to the Saints But this word is in this Epistle frequently attributed to the place where holy things were administred I find it eight severall times thus used as here and Chap. 9. v. 2 3 8 12 24 25. and Chap. 13. 11. In like manner another word of the plurall number and neuter gender is put for heaven We translate it heavenly places Eph. 1. 20. and 2. 6. and 3. 10. The word thus taken for a place is fitly translated Sanctuary This is the title given to that place under the Law where holy Priests administred holy things Exod. 15. 8. It is here metaphorically used and put for heaven whereof the Sanctuary of the Jewes was a type Of it the Apostle ●…us saith It was a figure for the time then prese●…t And Christ by his own blood entred in once into the holy place Heb. 9. 9 12. The word that is here is there also used whereby we see that heaven is metaphorically set forth thereby How Christ our Priest is in heaven was shewed Chap. 4. v. 14. § 84. Here we will consider how he is said to be a Minister of this Sanctuary Sanctuary i●… sometimes indefinitely put for all those holy places wherein any of the Prists did any of their holy services as Chap. 9. v. 1 2. Sometimes again it is more restrictively used for that most holy place wherein●…o the High-Priest only went once a year and this for distinction sake is called the ●…ly of holiest Our English translates it The Holiest of all The doubled phrase ●…ly of holies is an Hebraisme I take the word Sanctuary here in this restrictive sense for the most holy place into which Christ entred after he had offered up his sacrifice even into heaven Christ then is such a Minister of this Sanctuary as the High-Priest was a Minister of the most holy place and that in these particulars especially 1. The Priest-hood was annointed Exod. 30. 30. This oyntment ran down from his head to the skirts of his garments Psal. 133. 2. This was an outward sign of his calling and gifts Thus Christ was annointed Psal. 45. 7. The Greek name Christ and Hebrew Messiah imply as much He was called Heb. 5. 5. and gifted for his work Iob. 3. 34. And of his fulnesse we all receive grace for grace Joh. 1. 16. 2. The High-Priest was arrayed with rich and glorious apparell which is described Exod. Chap. 28. Thus was Christ arrayed with immortality incorruption purity majesty and all manner of glory fit for his place 3. Among other things wrought by the art of man the High-Priest had in his breast-plate two things called Vrim and Thummim which according to the notation of the words signifie light and integrity Exod. 28. 30. what kind of things they were is not expressed By reason of their notation they are applyed by divines to that light of knowledge and integrity of life which is required of Ministers Christ the true High-Priest hath all the treasurers of wisdome and knowledge in him Col. 3. 2. His purity is set out to the full Heb. 7. 26. 4. The High-Priest carryed before him on his breast-plate the names of the twelve tribes of Israel Exod. 28. 9 10. Christ hath the names of the whole Church in continuall remembrance and presenteth them to his Father to be graciously accepted by him 5. On the High-Priests Myter in a plate of Gold was engraven Holinesse to the Lord Exod. 28. 36. Two reasons are rendred hereof One that he might bear and so take away the imperfections of their best works The other that he might make the people acceptable to God In Christ were truly and properly accomplished those things which were only typified in and by the High-P●…iest 6. There were Bels of Gold on the skirts of the High-Priests Ephod which with 〈◊〉 least motion of his body sounded Christ by his intercession maketh a continuall pleasing sound in the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God In these and other like respects may Christ be said to be a Minister of the ●…ry All this is the more to incite us to take Christ for our High-Priest and so to 〈◊〉 him and that by offering up our prayers and praises in him and to expect acc●…ptation from the Father thorough him §. 5. Of the Tabernacle typifying Christs body THe other particular place whereof Christ is said to be a Minister is thus exp●…sed The true Tabernacle c. Herein the Apostle hath reference to that ●…cle which Moses was commanded to make Exod. 26. 1. c. There it is largely described This tabernacle is that which is called the first tabernacle Heb. 9. 2. This was the place of Gods worship till the Temple was built Then it was ca●… into the Temple and there laid up 1 Kings 8. 4. It is called a Tabernacle because it was made as a tent of such materials 〈◊〉 after such a manner as after it was set up might be taken down again and 〈◊〉 without prejudice thereunto It is differenced from an house made of stone 〈◊〉 timber or other like substantiall materials which is set upon a foundation and ●…maineth firm and stable 2 Cor. 5. 1. In this did the Priests offer incense and did sundry other services Great question there is about the meaning of the word here Some ta●… 〈◊〉 same thing here to be meant that was before by sanctuary namely heaven T●…y say that heaven answereth to all the places which were used by the Priests under 〈◊〉 Law But questionlesse the Apostle doth intend two distinct things by these two 〈◊〉 places Others therefore do apply this to the body of Christ and that upon these gro●… 1. These two metaphors