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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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our conception helped 1. CHRIST the Sonne is called the Brightness● of His Fathers Glorie The similitude is borrowed from the Sonne beams Then 1. As the Father is glorious so is CHRIST His Sonne glorious with the same Glorie Therefore 1. Cor. 2.8 Hee is called the LORD of Glorie 2. As the beames of light haue their originall from the Sunne so hath CHRIST His originall of the Father and is vnseparable from Him for as the Sunne was never without its light so neyther was the Father ever without the Sonne but coëternallie with Him 3. As the Sunne is not manifested but by its owne brightnesse So the inaccessible light of the Fathers Glorie is not revealed to the creature but by the Sonne 2. CHRIST is called the expresse Image of the Fathers Person The similitude is borrowed from a Signets impression which representeth all the lineaments of the Seale Then 1. The Father is one person and the Sonne is another person of the Godhead having His owne proper subsistence distinct from the Father 2. The Sonne resembleth the Father fullie and perfectlie so that there is no perfection in the Father but the same is substantiallie in the Sonne As the Father is Eternall Omnipotent Omnipresent infinite in Wisedome Goodnesse Mercle Holinesse and all other Perfections So is the Sonne Omnipotent Eternall and all that the Father is 3. Whatsoever Perfection wee can perceiue in CHRIST shyning in His Manhead or Word or Workes the same wee may conclude to bee in the Father also whose resemblance and expresse Image Hee is Finde wee CHRIST good and mercifull loving and pittifull meeke and lowlie not abhorring the most vyle and miserable whether in soule or bodie that commeth vnto Him for reliefe wee may bee assured that such a one is the Father and no other wayes mynded to such as seeke vnto Him through CHRIST 3. CHRIST vpholdeth all things by the word of His power Then 1. The preservation of the creatures as well as their creation is from Christ. The Father vpholdeth all so doeth the Sonne 2. What Hee doeth Hee doeth as Omnipotent GOD by His Word without trouble or burthen As Hee spake and all was done So Hee but by His Word commandeth and all standeth fast And this His Word is nothing else but His powerfull Will ordayning thinges to bee and continue and powerfullie making them so to bee and continue so long as Hee will 4. CHHIST by Himselfe purged our sinnes To wit by bearing our sinnes vpon his Bodie on the Tree 1. Pet. 24. Then 1. Our sinnes are a filthinesse that must bee purged 2. The satisfactorie cleansing of our sinnes is not a thing to bee done by mens meritorious doinges or sufferinges but alreadie done and ended by CHRIST before Hee ascended and that by Himselfe alone all creatures beeing secluded 3. Hee that vpholdeth all thinges by the Word of His owne Power and Hee that purged our sinnes by His owne Blood is but one selfe same Person GOD and Man is Hee in one person 5. CHRIST sate downe on the right Hand of the Majestie on high That is when CHRIST had cleansed our sinnes by his death hee ascended to Heaven and possessed himselfe as Man in the fellowship of the same Glorie which as GOD hee had before the Worlde was Iohn 17.4.5 Then 1. The Sonne is joyned in the fellowship of the same Glorie with the Father as well in his Manhead after his Resurrection as in his Godhead before his Incarnation For though the Glorie of CHRISTS Godhead was hid for a whyle by the sufferinges of his Manhead yet was it not abolished nor in it selfe abated thereby but the Manhead first was assumed vnto the vnitie of Person with the Godhead that our Ransome might bee rich and then to the vnion of the same Glorie that the Redeemer after the Ransomes paying might bee altogether glorious 2. Seeing Hee that hath cleansed our sinnes is so glorious a Person all the meanes of his cleansing vs how base soever such as were his Hunger and Thirst his Povertie and Weaknesse his sh●mefull and paynfull Death should bee glorious in our eyes also 3. Majestie and Magnificence and Grandour properlie so called is the LORDS The highest excellencies of the creature are but sparkes of his Majestie and weake resemblances onelie albeit their earthlie glorie often holde mens eyes so as they forget the LORDS Greatnesse Vers. 4. Beeing made so much better than the Angels as Hee hath by Inheritance obtayned a more excellent Name than they 1. HEe prooveth Christ to bee greater than the Angels because his Name is more excellent than theirs For they are called Angels and hee GODS Sonne which hee is sayde to haue by Inheritance as due to him both as God by eternall generation and as Man by assumption of our nature in vnitie of one person according to which hee is not the adopted but naturall Sonne of GOD Filius natus non filius factus Then GOD giveth not ydle Titles as GOD calleth thinges so they are or are made to bee CHRIST as GOD is called GODS Sonne because by eternall generation hee is so as Man hee is called GODS Sonne because by assumption of the humane nature vnto the personall vnion of his Godhead hee is made so to bee 2. As farre as Sonneship is aboue servile employment as farre is CHRIST more excellent than the Angels Vers. 5. For vnto which of the Angels sayde Hee at anie tyme Thou art My Sonne this day haue I begotten Thee And agayne I will bee to Him a Father and Hee shall bee to Mee a Sonne 1. HEe prooveth his poynt by Scripture PSAL. 2.7 2. SAM 7.19 and putteth them to improbation of his Doctrine by Scripture if they could Then 1. In the true Primitiue Church in matters of Religion all Authoritie was silent Divine Scripture spake determined questioned points of Trueth 2. The Apostle counted it sufficient to bring Scripture for his Doctrine and permitteth no impugning of it but by Scripture 2. Onelie of CHRIST sayeth GOD I haue begotten Thee Then 1. Howsoever GOD hath manie Sonnes by Creation by Office by Grace and Adoption yet a Sonne by Generation a natiue Sonne hath Hee none but CHRIST 2. CHRIST is of the same Nature and Essence with the Father consubstantiall with him because begotten of him in himselfe without beginning the Sonne beeing eternallie in the Father and the Father eternallie in the Sonne of the selfe-same Nature and Godhead 3. This day haue I begotten Thee Beeing vnderstoode of CHRIST according to his Godhead signifieth the Fathers tymelesse eternall perpetuallie constant and present generation of his Sonne in himselfe Beeing vnderstoode according to his State in his Manhead it signifieth the Fathers bringing foorth of the Sonne to the knowledge of the Worlde and declaring him to bee the Sonne of GOD with power by his Resurrection from the dead ROM 1.4 These places it is true were spoken of David and Salomon as Types of Christ typicallie in a slender resemblance PSAL.
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