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A63065	A commentary or exposition upon all the Epistles, and the Revelation of John the Divine wherein the text is explained, some controversies are discussed, divers common-places are handled, and many remarkable matters hinted, that had by former interpreters been pretermitted : besides, divers other texts of Scripture, which occasionally occur, are fully opened, and the whole so intermixed with pertinent histories, as will yeeld both pleasure and profit to the judicious reader : with a decad of common-places upon these ten heads : abstinence, admonition, alms, ambition, angels, anger, apostasie, arrogancie, arts, atheisme / by John Trapp ...	Trapp, John, 1601-1669.; Trapp, John, 1601-1669. Mellificium theologicum.	1647 (1647)	Wing T2040; ESTC R18187	632,596	752

God Sp●c Europ In hoc eorum omnis flamma est in hoc uruntur in●●ndio Hence they burn up Bibles tanquam doctrinam peregrinam as strange doctrine En●bir loc com cap. E●●les Hence they censure S. Paul as savouring of heresie and could finde in their hearts to purge his Epistles Eckius is not afraid to say That Christ did never command his Disciples to write but to preach only Bellarmine saith the Bible is no more then commonitorium a kinde of store-house for advice Hosius saith Ipsissimum Dei 〈◊〉 That the Popes interpretation though it seem never so repugnant to the Scripture is neverthelesse the very Word of God The Councel of Basil answered the Hussites requiring Scripture-proofs for such doctrines as were thrust upon them that the Scriptures were not of the being of the Church but of the well-being only that traditions were the touchstone of doctrine and foundation of faith And blasphemed the name of God The truth of God contained in the Scriptures What a devil made thee to meddle with the Scripture Act. and Mon. said Stephen Gardiner to Marbeck They tell us of divers that have been possest by that means and assure us that ●u● condemnation is so expresly set down in our own Bibles and is so clear to all the world that nothing more needs hereto then that we know to read and to have our eyes in our heads Alex. Cook at the opening thereof Verse 10. Vpon the scat of the Beast This City of Rome which was never yet besieged since it became the seat of Antichrist but it was taken and shall be again shortly to purpose And his kingdome was full of darknesse It appeared to be so as motes appear in the Sun-shine by the clear light of truth shining upon it A Scotish mist is here already fallen upon a piece of his Kingdome and what further service God hath for their and our armies to do against the Pope in Ireland or elswhere 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we expect and pray God grant us good agreement among our selves and then much may be done abroad And they gnawed their tongues Being as mad with malice as Boniface the 8. was of discontent who being suddenly taken prisoner at his fathers house by Sarah Columnus his mortall enemy Turk hist 126. and brought to Rome laid up in the Castle of S. Angelo within 35. daies after most miserably died in his madnes renting himself with his teeth and devouring his own fingers Verse 11. And blasphemed the God of heaven As they did in 88 when the Spaniards gave out That Christ was turned Lutheran And as Faux the Gunpouder-traitour did when he told those that took him that not God but the devil had brought to light and to naught that desperate design Lonicer theatr histor Thus they set their mouths against heaven and their tongue walketh thorow the earth as if Augustus Caesar were dealing with some god Neptune or the three sons trying their archery at their fathers heart to see who can shoot nighest What an execrable blasphemy is that of John Hunt a Roman Catholike in his humble appeal to King James in the sixth Chapter of that Pamphlet See D Sheld mark of the● Beast The God of the Protestants is the most uncivil and evil-mannered God of all those who have born the names of gods upon the earth yea worse then Pan god of the clowns which can endure no ceremonies nor good manners at all And repented not This leopard Chap. 13.2 can never change his spots because they are not in the skin but in the flesh and bones in the sinews and most inward parts Tigers rage and tear themselves at the sound of a drum and at the smell of sweet spices so doe these savage Papists when called to repent Verse 12. Vpon the great river Euphrates i. e. Upon whatsoever yet hindereth the destruction of spirituall Babylon and the comming in of the Jews as the Turkish Empire c. That the way of the Kings Christians say some who are Kings in righteousnesse and come from the East or from Christ That day-spring from on high Luk. 1.78 Others understand this Text of the Jews who are most of them in the East dispersed thorow Turkie Tartary the ten Tribes especially and China Junius saith Tartars of Tothar a remnant or residue That which is called the land of Sinim Isa 49.12 may probably be meant of China which if it be the meaning there may be many of the Jews whose conversion we daily expect and pray for See Isa 11.15 16. Zach. 10.10 11. Verse 13. Three unclean spirits Spirituall fathers as the Papists call their Jesuites who seek to subject all to the Pope and the Pope to themselves being ultimus diaboli crepitus as one speaketh Arist denat animalium the last attempt of a daring devil These are the Popes Janizaries bloud-hounds vultures whose nest as Aristotle saith cannot be found Aristoph yet they will leave all games to follow an Army because they delight to feed on carrion Like frogs For their filthinesse impudency loquacity with their continuall brek●k●kex coax coax Come out of the mouth That is By the counsell and command by vertue of that vow of Mission whereby the Jesuites are bound to the Pope to go whither he shall send them about whatsoever attempt he shall enjoyn them Yea if their Governours command them a voyage to China or Peru without dispute or delay they presently set forward Hence haply they are called spirits Verse 14. The spirits of devils Or breathing devils Working miracles Lying wonders 2 Thess 2.9 Vnto the Kings of the earth The Popes Nuncio's Legats a latere and other emissaries stir up the spirits of Princes to embroil the world with wars for the upholding of his tottering greatnesse but all in vain The greatest impostors have ever been the greatest Courtiers The Arrians in their age and of them the Jesuites learned it And of the whole world Papists shall call in the help of forraign Princes out of Asia Africa America to suppresse the heretikes as they call them But with evil successe for they shall associate themselves only to be broken in pieces Isa 89. Exorientur sed exurentur Rev. 9 18. The mountain of the Lord shall be lifted up above all mountains These auxiliaries shall speed no better then those subsidiary Syrians 2 Sam. 10.18 19. Verse 15. I come as a thief Who gives no warning See the Note on Mat. 2.44 Blessed is be that watcheth The prophecy is here interrupted as Gen. 4.18 to fore-wa●n and fore-arm the Saints Luke 12.37 8 43. they are three times said to be blessed that watch Verse 16. And he gathered God hath an over-ruling hand in that which the frogs of Rome do at the Courts of Kings and ordereth the disorders of the world to his own glory Called in the Hebrew Armageddon That is They shall receive a famous foil such as Sisera

on 1 Pet. 3. Heb. 13.17 It is a vile thing saith one to vex our Ministers by our obstinacy yea though they were not able to make so full demonstration yet when they reprove such things out of a spirituall j●alousie and fear that they corrupt the peoples hearts they are to be heard and obeyed Verse 17. I praise you not q. d. I discommend and dispraise you The Corinthians were in many things faulty and blame-worthy St Paul deals plainly and freely with them and would not therefore take their offered kindenesse 2 Cor. 12. lest he should be ingaged to them and by receiving a curtesie fell his liberty Verse 18. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 There be divisions Gr. Schismes rents yea and that about the Sacrament of the Lords Supper that bond of love thorow Satans malice Now there can be no greater sinne committed saith Chrysostome Hom. 11. ad Ephes Lib. de unitate Ecclesie Oecol ad frat in Suevia then to break the peace of the Church Cyprian saith It is an inexpiable blemish such as cannot be washt ost with the bloud of martyrdome The errour of it may be pardoned saith Oecolampadius in his Epistle to the Lutherans of Suevia so there be faith in Christ Jesus but the discord we cannot expiate though we should lay down our lives to doe it Verse 19. There must be heresi●s Therefore much more schismes which also for most part do degenerate into heresies as an old Serpent into a Dragon In the time of Pope Clement the fifth Frederick King of Sicily was so offended at the evil government of the Church that he began to question the truth of the Christian religion But Arnoldus de villa nova confirmed and setled him by this and such like places of Scripture Offences must come there must be heresies c. God having so decreed and fore-told it May be made manifest As they are now if ever in these shedding and discriminating times So in the Palatinase they fell to Popery as fast as leaves in Autumn Verse 20. This is not to cat c. When the Lords Supper therefore is not rightly administred it is no longer his especially if the substantials thereof be omitted As in those Sacrifices Hos 9 4. Their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the Lord that is the bread for their naturall sustenance He speaks of that meat-offering Levit. 2.5 appointed for a spirituall use yet called the bread for their life or livelihood because God esteemed it no other then common meat So Jer. 7.21 in scorn he cals their sacrifice flesh c. Verse 21. Every one taketh Eateth and communicateth with those o● his own sect and faction only not staying for others Such among the Philippians were those of the concision Chap. 3.2 that made divisions and cut the Church into little pieces and sucking Congregations making separation Verse 22. What Have ye not houses Here he abolisheth their love-feasts for the disorder that fell out therein The Greek Church neverthelesse retained them but the Roman Church laid them down as Justin Martyr witnesseth Verse 23. For I have received Rectumest regula sui obliqui The Apostle seems to rectifie them by reducing them to the first institution The same night c. It was his last bequeath to his Church for a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Ignatius hath it a soveraign both purgative and preservative This is my body En praeclaram illam consecrationem Behold that goodly consecration saith Beza for the which the Shavelings say that they are more holy then the very virgin Mary For that Mary only conceived Christ but they create him Beza in confess 241. Whereunto the Virgin might well reply That she carefully nourished Christ whom they cruelly devour Dost thou beleeve said the Doctour to the Martyr that Christs body and bloud is in the Eucharist really and substantially I believe saith he Act. and Mon. that that is a reall lie and a substantiall lie When Cranmer was brought forth to dispute in Oxford Dr Weston Prolocutour thus began the disputation Act. and Mon. fol. 1300. Convenistis bodiè fratres profligaturi detestandam illam haeresin de veritate corporis Christi in Sacramento c. At which mistake divers learned men burst out into a great laughter Verse 25. He took the Cup See the Note on Matthew 26.27 Verse 26. Ye do shew We need no other crucifix to minde us of Christs passion Till he come There shall be a Church then and the pure worship of God till the worlds end maugre the malice of tyrants and heretikes Verse 27. Shall be guilty Because they profane the holy symbols and pledges of Christs blessed body and bloud These are in some sense as guilty as those that spit upon Christs face or that spilt his bloud As the Donatists that cast the holy elements to dogs or as that wretched Booth a Bachelour of Arts in S. Johns Colledge in Cambridge who being Popishly affected at the time of the Communion took the consecrated bread and forbearing to eat it B. Morton Instit of the Sacr l. 5. c. 3. convey'd and kept it closely for a time and afterwards threw it over the Colledge-wall Not long after this he threw himself headlong over the battlements of the Chappel and so ended his life Verse 28. Let a man examine A Metaphor from Metallaries or Lapidists as they try their mettals or precious stones and do it exactly that they be not cozened so here men must make an exact scrutiny And so let him eat After preparation participation The Heathens had their caena pura the night before their Sacrifices The Russians receive children after seven years old to the Communion saying Breerwoods Enquit 135. that at that age they begin to sin against God But can they say that at that age they can examine themselves and receive preparedly Chrysostome calleth the Lords Table that dreadfull table 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the Ancients call the Sacraments dreadfull mysteries Verse 29. Eateth and drinketh damnation He that came in without a wedding-garment on his back went not away without fetters on his feet He was taken from the table to the tormentours Gods table becomes a snare to unworthy receivers they eat their bane they drink their poison Henry the seventh Emperour of Germany was poisoned in the Sacramentall bread by a Monke Pope Victor 2. by his sub Deacon in the Chalice and one of our Bishops of York by poison put into the wine at Sacrament God will deal with ill communicants as Job 20.23 They will speed no better then Amnon did at Absoloms feast Verse 30. Many are weak The mortality at Corinth began at Gods house and that for unworthy communicating God will be sanctified of all that draw-near to him He loves to be acquainted with men in the walks of their obedience and yet he takes state upon him in his ordinances and will be served like himself or

back oft on what they were before calling that they may thankfully cry out with Iphi●rates 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from what misery to what dignity are we advanced Fulfilling the desires Gr. The wiles of the flesh Now therefore we must as diligently fulfill not the will but the wils of God as David did Act. 13.22 The children of wrath Deires Gregory the great said of the English boyes that were presented to him Angli quasi Angeli And demanding further what Province they were of in this Island it was returned that they were called Deires which caused him again to repeat the word Abbots Geog. pag. 119. and to say that it were great pity but that by being taught the Gospel they should be saved de ira Dei from the wrath of God Verse 4. But God who is rich in mercy Such a mercy as rejoyceth against judgement as a man against his adversary which he hath subdued Jam. 2.13 Verse 5. Hath quickned c. The very first stirrings in the womb of grace are precious to God he blesseth our very buds Isa 44.3 according to the Geneva translation Verse 6. And made us sit together We have taken up our rooms afore-hand in heaven whereunto we have just right upon earth by vertue of the union the ground of communion 1 Joh. 5.12 He that hath the son hath life he hath possession of it as by turf and twig Verse 7. In his kindenesse toward us We come not to the knowledge of God but by his works And even his way of knowing him we naturally abuse to idolatry Verse 8. For by grace ye are saved So ver 5. and every where almost S. Paul is a most constant preacher of the grace of God as Chrysostome stileth him Sub laudibus naturae latent inimici gratiae saith Augustine The patrons of mans free-will are enemies to Gods free-grace Verse 9. Least any man should boast As that fool did that said Vega. Coelum gratis non accipiam I will not have heaven but at a rate Non sic Does coluimus aut sic vivimus ut ille nos vinceret said the Emperour Antonius Philosophus Valcat Gallic in Avid Cassio We have not so lived and deserved of God that they enemy should vanquish us Verse 10. For we are his workmanship His artificiall facture 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or creature that wherein he hath shewed singular skill by erecting the glorious fabrike of the new man Created to good works In the year 1559. there was published a paradox that good works are pernicious to salvation of mens souls David George the broacher of this heresie was digg'd up and burnt at Basile God hath before ordained i. e. By his eternall decree Oar Vivification then is not a work of yesterday but such as God hath with singular complacency contemplated from all eternity rejoycing in that habitable part of his earth Prov. 8.31 Verse 11. Who are called uncircumcision In great scorn and reproach as 1 Sam. 17.26 Howbeit unregenerate Israel was to God as Ethiopia Amos 9.7 And Iether by nature an Ismaelite 1 Chron. 7.17 was for his faith and religion called an Israelite 2 Sam. 17.25 Verse 12. Strangers from the Covenant The Saints only are heirs to the promises but the devil sweeps all the wicked as being out of the Covenant They stuff themselves with promises till they have made them a pillow for sin Deut. 29.19 Sed praesumendo sperant sperando pereunt Having no hope But such as will one day hop headlesse such as will serve them as Absoloms mule served her Master when she left him hanging by the head betwixt heaven and earth as rejected of both Without God in the world Because without a teaching Priest and without law 2 Chron. 15.3 As it is said of the poor Brasileans at this day that they are sine fide sine rege sine lege This was the case of our Pagan Predecessours Verse 13. Are made nigh by the bloud Christ hath paved us a new and living way to the throne of Gods grace by his own most precious bloud O happy lapidi-pavium Joh. 19 13-17 O Golgotha become our Gabbatha Verse 14. For he is our peace That is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 our peace-maker and peace-matter When he was born there was among all Nations a generall aut pax aut pactio as Florus observeth When he took his name he would not have it either entirely Hebrew as Jesus or entirely Greek as Christ but both Jesus and Christ to shew saith one that he is our peace that hath reconciled two into one c. Verse 15. Having abolished in his flesh That is by his death in the flesh Colos 1.22 At which time the veil rent and the Ceremonies died only they were to be honourably buried For to make in himself Gr. To create sc by regeneration Gal. 6.15 So by conjoyning he new created them and by new creating he conjoyned them Verse 16. In one body Vbi igitur separatistae saith one Having slain the enmity Not the Ceremonies only as ver 15. but sin that great make-bate that sets God at odds with his own creature Verse 17. To them that were nigh That is The children of Israel a people ●ear unto him Psal 148.14 Verse 18. We both have an accesse With good assurance of successe The Persian Kings held it a piece of their silly glory to hold off their best friends who might not come near them but upon speciall licence Esth 1. Not so our King Oh come for the Master calleth thee Verse 19. Fellow citizens with the Saints Paul as a Citizen of Rome Act. 22. escaped whipping we as Citizens with the Saints escape hell tortures and torments Verse 20. Vpon the foundation Foundation is taken either for Christ 1 Cor. 3.11 Mat. 16.16 or the doctrine of the Scriptures which teach salvation only by Jesus Christ as here and Rev. 21.14 Verse 21. Fitly framed together Or perfectly joyned together by the ciment of the holy Spirit working in the Saints faith in Christ and love one toward another which the Apostle calleth the bond of perfection Verse 22. For an habitation of God c. The Father makes choice of this house the Son purchaseth it the holy Ghost taketh possession of it This happinesse he best understandeth that most feeleth The Cock on the dunghill knows it not CHAP. III. Verse 1. For this cause TO wit That you may be an habitation of God through the Spirit I Paul the prisoner I hold not S. Paul so happy for his rapture into Paradise saith Chrysostome upon this Text as for his imprisonment for Christ Verse 2. Of the dispensation Gr. Oeconomy The Church is Gods house 1 Tim. 3.15 Paul was faithfull therein as a steward Mat. 24.45 Verse 3. As I wrote afore in few Sc. Chap 1.9 2.13 c. Fulnesse of matter in fewnesse of words This is the Scriptures pre-cellency above all humane writings Verse 4. My knowledge in the

very 6. Gravity is such an Elixar as by contraction if there be any disposition of goodnesse in the same mettall it will render it of the property So that Deacons wives cannot be otherwise then grave and gracious having such husbands as is above described Verse 12. Husbands of one wife c. See the Notes on Verse 2. and 4. Verse 13. A good degree Or a fair step to a higher order i. e. to a Bishoprike or Presbytership And great boldnesse in the saith The peace of a good conscience and the plerophory of faith This those that are faithfull in the Ministery shall be sure of the former preferment they may possibly fail of Verse 14. Hoping to come unto thee And to be an eye-witnesse of thy diligence whereof I doubt not joying in the mean while and beholding your order and the stedfastnes of your saith in Christ Col. 2 5. Verse 15. In the house of God See here the dignity of the Church and the duty of Ministers which is to be faithfull as stewards in all Gods house But what mean the Papists so to cry up the Church even above the Scriptures as the Councel of Basil did by their Cardinal Cusanus in answer to the Hussites nay above Christ himself as Hosius and others Can they mean honestly quoth that Martyr A ●●and Mon. fol. 1478. that make so much of the wife and so little of the husband ● Bastard children are all for their mother and are called by her name c. Verse 16. And without controversie Learned Cameron beginneth this verse at those words before The pillar and ground of truth and confessedly great is that mystery of godlinesse God manifested in the flesh C●mer de eccl p. 278. c. It being a usuall form of speech among the Jews as he proveth out of Maimonides to preface these very words The pillar and ground of truth to any speciall doctrine touching religion God manifested Out of the bosome of his father out of the womb of his mother out of the types of the law c. CHAP. IIII. Verse 1. Speaketh expressely VErbis non disertis solùm 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sed exertis Abroad and aloud that it may be heard all the Church over Some shall depart from the faith As did the ancient heretikes the Papists in whom all the old heretikes seem to have fled and hid themselves and the present prodigious Sectaries with their opinionum portenta our modern Antitrinitarians Arrians Antiscripturi●s Anabaptists c. Doctrine of devils Vented by Satans emissaries and instruments About the time of Pope Hildebrand letters were disperst up and down that were said to be sent from hell wherein the devil gives great thanks to the Popish Clergy for the great multitudes of fouls that by their seductions came thronging to hell more then ever in any age before Mat. Pa● i● Hist an Dom. 1072. Verse 2. Speaking lies in hypocrisie It was grown to a common Proverb A Frier a lier One of them undertook to shew a feather of the wing of the Angel Gabriel The Pope to honour and encourage Tyrone the Rebel sent him but who will believe it a plume of Phoenix feathers The poor people are perswaded to believe that the thunder of the Popes Excommunication bath so blasted the English heretikes that their faces are grown all black and ugly as devils their eyes and looks gastly their breaths noisome and pestilent c. that they are grown barbarous and eat children blaspheme God and all his Saints c. Having their consciences seared There 's more hope of a sore then of a seared conscience a dead and dedolent disposition Ephes 4. a heart that hath contracted a kinde of hoof Verse 3. Forbidding to marry Papists forbid some to marry at any time as the Clergy all at some times and that not as a precept of conveniency but necessity and holinesse In Anselms time cursed Sodomitry and adultery passed free without punishment where godly matrimony could finde no mercy Act. and Mon. fol. 1061. Ibid. 790 The Cardinal of Cremona after his stout replying in the Councel of London against the married estate of Priests was shamefully taken the night following with a notable harlot They hold that it is far better for a Priest to keep many whores then to have a wife This say they is the heresie of the Nicolai●ns To abstain from meants As the Papists superstitiously do upon certain daies when to eat an egge is punished with imprisonment c. Qui autem to tam diem Dominicam vacat temulentiae scortu aleae audit bellow homo Schol. in epist ad episc Basil saith Erasmus But he that spends the whole Lords-day in drinking dicing and drabbing is let go son a good-fellow Which God hath created He made the grasse before he made the beasts and the beasts before man that all might have food convenient for them Verse 4. If it be received with thankesgiving Whilest we tast the sweetnesse of the Creatour in the creature and are stirted up thereby to praise his name Doves at every grain they pick look upwards as giving thanks The Elephant is said to turn up towards heaven the first sprig or branch that he seedeth on c. Birds chirp and sing to their maker Verse 5. By the Word Of permission Act. 10.15 and of promise a new right purchased by Christ c. And praier For his leave and blessing that staffe of bread c. This is to eat to the Lord Rom. 14.6 to imitate Christ Mat. 14. Paul Act. 27 35. Samuel 1 Sam. 9.13 Verse 6. Nourished up in the Words Such are fittest to be made Ministers as have been well bred and inured to the reading of the Scriptures as have sucked in holy learning together with their mothers milk Verse 7. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Make a fair excuse But refuse Gr. Shift them off set them by say thou art not at leasure to attend to them hast no time to lose upon them Poter as has horas non perdidisse said Pliny to his nephew You might have found you somewhat else to do Exercise thy self 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Te nudū exerce Lay aside thine upper garments as runners and wrestlers use to doe and bestirre thee lustily See Heb. 12.1 Verse 8. For bodily exercise presiteth little Somewhat it doth if rightly used toward the strengthening of the body preserving of the health subduing of the slesh c. But godlinesse is profitable to all things Plutarch The B●bylonians are said to make 360. severall commodities of the Palm tree but there is a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a thousand benefits to be got by godlines Godly persons are said in Latine Deum colere because they are sure by sowing to the Spirit to reap of the Spirit life everlasting Gal. 6.8 Besides that in this world they shall obtain joy and gladnesse outward and inward comforts but sorrow and sighing shall

only the great and not greatest high Priest Heb. 4.14 Pope Hildebrand especially whom when no man would advance to Peters chair he gat up himself Heidsoll Quis enim melius de me judicare potest quam ego said he Who can better judge of me then my self But he that said unto him He glorified him or made him high Priest To day have I begotten then Adde the words following Ask of me a. and the sense is full For to ask of God those things that pertain to the peoples safety and salvation is the proper office of an high-Priest Christ as he expiated his peoples sins by his own blond so he made intercession for them 1. A little afore his attachment Job 17.1 2. c. 2. In the very time when the sacrifice was hanged up Luk 23.34.3 In the heavenly Sanctuary Heb. 9 24. Verse 6. Thou art a Priest c. The former proof was not so evident bus this puts the matter out of all question A Minister should use sound speech that cannot be contradicted that he that is of the contrary part may be a shamed having nothing reasonably to oppose Tit. 2.8 The Jew would object That Christ was not of the Tribe of Levi therefore no Priest the apostle answers Yes a Priest but after another order and proves it This is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 colla● is testimon● is demonstrare as Paul did Act 9 22. to confirm and assert Verse 7. Praiers and supplications Gr. Deprecations 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and most ardent requests uttered With deep sighes hands lifted up and manifold moans Vnto him that Was able to save him c. Neither let any here object That many Marty is suffered with lesse ado may with great joy and triumph For 1. What were all their sufferings to his 2. He therefore suffered the worst that they might the better suffer 3. They were lifted up with the sense of Gods love which he for present fest not 4. Their bodily pains were miraculously mitigated as Rose Allen being asked by a friend how she could abide the pain full burning of her hand held over a candle Act. And Men. fol. 1821. so long till the very sinews crackt asunder She said at the first it was some grief to her but afterward the longer me burned the lesse the felt or well near none at all Sabina a Roman Martyr crying out in her travell and being asked by her keeper how she would endure the fire next day On well enough said she for now I suffer in childe-birth for my sins Genesis 3. but then Christ shall suffer in me and support me And was heard in that he seared Or He was heard that is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Delivered from his sear I or no sooner had he praied but he met his cnemics in the face and asked them Whom seek ye I am he Verse 8. Yet learned be obedience He came to know by experience what a hard matter it was thus to obey God Schola crucis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 N●ument docume●a schola lu●● Gideon by threshing the men of Succoth taught them Judg. 8 7-16 Gods chastisements are our advertisements See my Treatise on Rev. 3.19 p. 145 Verse 9. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And being made perfect Or Being offered up in sacrifice or being complcated by this experimentall knowledge of passive obedience also The anthour 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And finisher too cap. 12.2 Gr The cause viz. by his merit and essicacy Verse 10. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Called Gr. Spoken unto called by name or entituled an high-Priest c. therefore he is truly so For persons and things are as God calleth them Verse 11. Of Whom We have c. The digression here begun holds on to the end of the next Chapter Hard to be uttered Gr. Hard to be expounded But dissiculty doth not dishearten but rather what on heroick spirits to a more serious search it doth not weaken but waken their earnestnesse not amate but animate them Seeing Me are dull 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mako Gr. Slow paced and heavy banded Our mindes me like narrow mouthed vessels Our Saviour therefore spake as the people could bear like as Iacob drave as the little ones could go Verse 12. Ye have need that one But people plead their rotten cha●ters of age and marriage against Catechisme Verse 13. In the Word of righteousnesse That is in the more solid doctrine of the Gospel concerning Christ who is our righteousnesse Verse 14. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To them that are of full age Or that are perfect comparatively perfect not only past the spoon but full grown Who by reason of use Gr. By reason of habit got by continuall custome and long practice as in an expert Artist Have their senses exercised Their inward senses for the foul also hat her senses 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as the body hath Instead of seeing faith of hearing obedience of smelling hope of tasting charity of touching humility To discern good and evil Doth not the ear try words and the mouth taste his meat Iob 12.11 Eye bath not seen c. 1 Cor. 2.9 Where the carcase is the Eagles Will be Saints have a spirituall sagacity and they lay hold on eternall life CHAP. VI. Verse 1. Let us go on unto perfection GR. Let us be carried on as with a force Act. 2.2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 breaking thorow all impediments aiming at the highest pitch and eying the best paterns It is a low and unworthy strain in some to labour after no more grace then will keep life and soul together that is hell and soul a sounder Repentance from dead Works these are the six Principles of Christian religion that must be laid as a foundation Verse 2. Doctrine of baptismes Inward and out Ward Falminis sluminis of water and of the spirit that washing of regeneration and renuing of the holy Ghost Tit. 3.5 And of laying on of bands hereby is meant the whole Ministery and order of Church government Wilsons theol Ruaes as prescribed by the Word The Scripture is to be taken in the largest sense if nothing hinder neither matter phrase nor scope Verse 3 If God permit If God give me life and ability 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as 〈…〉 of l●●●ming and you capacity and stability for many fall away whose damnation sleepeth not Verse 4. Who were once enlightned Knowing persons and those they call the Wits of the World are in greatest ding●r of the unpardonable sin which begins in apostacy holds on in persecution ends in blasphemy And have t●ast●● As Cooks do their sauces with the tip of their finger only or as the Israclites casted 〈…〉 of the land and yet perished in the wildernesse Partakers of the holy Ghost Of his common and inferiour gif●s and operations These a man may lose and have his d●ops● 〈◊〉 to sinne seven times more enl●m●ed then before Mat. 12.41

q. d. As God hath given you all things pertaining to life and godlinesse and hath granted you exceeding great and precious promises so must you reciprocate by giving all diligence or making all haste that ye be not taken with your task undone Acti agamus Adde to your faith Faith is the foundation of the following graces Indeed they are all in faith radically Every grace is but faith exercised Adde Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Link them hand in hand as Virgins in a dance Or Provide your selves of this rich furniture one grace strengthneth another as stones do in an arch Verse 6 And to knowledge temperance That ye be Wise to sobriety not curiously searching into those things whereof ye can neither have proof nor profit Some are as wise as Galilaeus who used perspective glasses to descry mountains in the Moon Verse 7. Mar. 10.11 Joh. 11.3 And to brotherly kindenesse c. Love we must all men but especially the family of faith as our Saviour loved the young man but not so as he did Lazarus Verse 8. If these things be in you What God doth for us he doth by grace in us And it is the growing Christian that is the assured Christian Whilest we are yet adding to every heap we shall be both actuosi fructuosi and so get more abundant entrance and further in to the kingdom of Christ Verse 9 But he that lacketh these Those that adde not to their stock of grace shall have no comfort either from the time past for they shall forget they were purged from their sinnes or from thoughts of the time to come for they shall not be able to see things farre off to ken their interest in the kingdom of heaven Cannot see farre off Being pur-blinde blinking Lusciosi qui siquando oculorum aciem intendunt ut certiùs aliquid cernant minùs vident quam antè 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith Vives If weak-sighted men look wishly upon a thing they see it no whit the better but much the worse And hath forgotten As if he bad been dlpt in the lake of Lothe and not in the laver of baptisme Divers of the Spanish converts in America forget not only their vow but their very names that they received when they were baptized Verse 10. Give diligence Say not here as Antipater King of Macedony did when one presented him a book treating of happinesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I am not at leisure But do this one thing necessary with all expedition Your calling and election We must not go saith one to the university of election T. C● on Colos before we have been at the grammar-school of Vocation First we are to begin below at our sanctification before we can climbe to the top of Gods counsell to know our election Sure Some copies have it Sure by good works and indeed these settle the soul 1 Cor. 15.58 as a stake the more it is struck into the ground the faster it sticks Ye shall never fall Stumble ye may but he that stumbles and fals not gets ground Verse 11. Ministered unto you abundantly Ye shall go gallantly into heaven not get thither as many doe with hard shift and much ado A ship may make a shift to get into the harbour but with anchors lost cables rent sails torne mast broken another comes in with sails and flags up with trumpets sounding and comes bravely into the haven so do fruitfull and active Christians into Christs Kingdome Verse 12. Act and Mon. fol 1●89 I will not be negligent Ministers must carefully watch and catch at all opportunities of benefitting the people Dr Tailour the Martyr preached at Hadley his charge on any day as oft as he could get the people together and once a fortnight at least went to the almhouse and there exercised his charity both spirituall and corporall Verse 13. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To stir you up Gr. To rouse you and raise you ex veterno corporis teporis oblivionis Grace in the best is like a dull sea-coal-fire which if not stirred up though it want no fuell will yet easily go out of it self Verse 14. I must put off See the Note on 2 Cor. 5.1 What is this life but a spot of time betwixt two eternities Our tents shall be taken down Verse 15. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 After my decease Gr. Mine out-going or Passage to heaven The Apostle in this expression hath respect doubtlesse to that Luke 9.31 As Daniel 6.15 referres to Psal 2.1 To have these things alwaies c. Dilexi virum said Theodosius concerning Ambrose I could not but love the man exceedingly for this that when he died he was more sollicitous of the Churches then of his own dangers And I am in no lesse care saith Cicero Mihi non minori curae est c. Cicer. Lael what the Commonwealth will do when I am dead then whiles I am yet alive Verse 16. Cunningly devised fables Artificially composed and compiled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not without a shew of wisdome and truth to deceive silly people The Jesuites confesse that the legend of miracles of their Saints is for most part false but it was made say they for good intention that the common-people the females especially might be drawn with greater zeal to serve God and his Saints Verse 17. This is my beloved Sonne See the Notes on Matthew 3.17 and 17.5 Verse 18. When we were with him Witnesses of his glory and the same were shortly after witnesses of his agony Envy not the gifts or honours of others sith they have them upon no other tearms then to undergo the sorer trials In the boly Mount Holy for the while as are our Churches during the publike assemblies Verse 19. A more sure word The authority of the Scriptures is greater then of an angels voice of equall command to Gods audible and immediate voice and of greater perspicuity and certainty to us for besides inspiration it is both written and sealed As unto a light As the Governour of a ship hath his hand on the stern his eye on the pole-star so should we on Christ the day-star Rev. 2.28 and 22.12 Verse 20. Of any private interpretation That is of humane interpretation Private is not here opposed to publike but to divine or to the holy Ghost The old Prophet may bring a man into the Lions mouth by telling him of an Angel that spake to him Verse 21. As they were moved Forcibly moved acted 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 carried out of themselves to say and doe what God would have them CHAP. II. Verse 1. Who privily shall bring in OR Fraudulently soist in false doctrines under the title of truth and pretext of piety Some truths they shall teach 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the better to perswade to their falshoods Together with the gold silver and ivory of orthodox tenets they have store of apes and peacocks as Solomons ships had Sunt

seven golden pipes thorow which the two olive branches do empty out of themselves the golden oils of all precious graces into the golden candle-stick the Church Zach. 4.2 3. So some interpret those seven eyes upon one stone Zach 3.9 concerning the Spirit in his severall operations upon Christ according to Isa 1.2 Verse 5. And from Jesus Christ Who is here set last of the three persons because more is to be said of him both as touching his three-fold office and a three-fold benefit there-hence redounding unto us That hath loved us See Ezek. 16.6 8 9. Christ that heavenly Pellican Pierij b●erogl●ph revived his dead young-ones with his own heart-bloud He saw the wrath of God burning about them and cast himself into the midst thereof that he might quench it Judah offered to be bound that Benjamin might go free Jonathan perilled his life and quitted his kingdome for love of David Arsinoe interposed her own body betwixt the murtherers weapons and her children But what was all this to this incomparable love of the Lord Jesus When the Jews saw him weeping for Lazarus Behold say they how he loved him When we see him weeping bleeding dying for us Shall not we much more say so Verse 6. And hath made us Kings To rule in righteousnesse to lord it over our lusts to triumph over and trample on all our spirituall adversaries being more then conquerours thorow him that loved us and laid down his life for us that we might raign in life by one Jesus Christ Rom. 5.17 And surely if as Peter Martyr once wrote to Q. Elizabeth Kings are doubly bound to serve God both as men and as Kings What are we for this spirituall kingdome Judg 5.28 And Priests u●to God To offer up to him the personall saer fice of our selves Rom. 12.1 the verball of praise 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and reall of alms Heb. 1.15 16. See the Note on 1 Pet. 29. Verse 7. Bel old he cometh He is already upon the way and will be with us shortly Let us hasten his coming and say ●s Sisera's mother Why are his chariots his clouds so long in coming Why tarry the wheels of his chariots Shall nail Gr. Shall smite their brests or thighes the elect as repenting the reprobate as despairing Iisdem quibus videmus oculis flemus so here 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they shall look and lament Verse 8. Which is and which was The Father is called He that it Exod 3.13 The Son He that was Joh. 1.1 The holy Ghost He that cometh Joh. 16 8 13. as Aretas observeth Verse 9. In the kingdom and patience Christ hath a two-fold kingdom 1. Of power 2. Of patience Nec nisi per a●gusta ad augusta c. I have no stronger argument against the Popes kingdome saith Luther quàm quod sine cruce regnat Luth. T 2. then this that he raigns without the crosse The glory of Christs Church said George Marsh Martyr stands not in out ward shews Act. and Mon. fol. 1423. in the harmenious found of bels and organs nor yet in the glistering of mit●es and copes c. but in continuall labours and daily afflictions for his Nam●s sake Was in the Isle Patmos He tels us not how he came thither he boasteth not of his banishment Virtus proprio contenta theatro Vertue is no braggard Verse 10. I was in the Spirit Acted by him and carried out of himself as the demoniack is said to be in the unclean spirit as being acted and agitated by him Sec the Note on 2 Pet. 1.21 On the Lords day The first day of the week the Christian Sabbath Mat. 24.20 called the Lords-day from Christ the authour of it as is likewise the Lords Supper and the Lords Church Kirk 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the very word here used To sanctisie this Sabbath was in the Primitive times a badge of a Christian For when the question was asked Servasti Dominicum Keepest thou the Sabbath The answer was returned Christianus sum inter●●ittere non possum I am a Christian I must keep the Lords-day And heard behinde me Not before me implying that the Spirit calleth upon us being secure passing by and not regarding those things it cals for As of a trumpet To teach us that the things here delivered to the Church must be ever sounding in out ears and hearts indwelling richly in us Col. 3.16 Verse 11. Greg. Mag. Send it to the seven As all holy Scripture so this piece especially may well be called The Epistle of Almighty God to his creature Verse 12. And being turned I saw It is well observed here by a learned Interpreter M. Brightman That every godly endeavour doth receive some fruit greater then a man can hope for John turned himself to behold the man and behold over and besides seven Candlesticks which he had not the least suspition of Verse 13. And in the midst Christ is in the holy assemblies in the beauties of holines●c he walketh in his garden Cant. 6.1 he comes in to see his guests Mat. 22.11 The face of God is seen in Sion Psal 84.7 Agarment down to the fi●t As a Councellour Isa 9.6 And girt It implies readinesse nimblenesse handinesse and handsomenes●e We also must gird our selves and serve the Lord Christ Luk 17.8 About the paps This implies his entire love seated in the heart Verse 14. White like wooll Noting his antiquity or rather his eternity and unspeakable purity Thales one of the Heathen Sages called God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The most ancie●t of Beings Di●g Lae●● As a flame of fire Sharp and terrible such as pierce into the inward parts Heb. 4.13 See the Note there Verse 15. And his f●et He stood firm then when he was cast into the fire of his Fathers wrath He trod the wine-presse alone and set his feet on the necks of all his and our enemies He lost no ground when he grappled with the devil on his own dung-hill Matth. 4. He will also bruise Sa●●● under our feet shortly Rom. 16.20 As the sound of many waters Audible Som. Scip. terrible forcible Some Catadupes are deaf●ed by the fall of this Nilus But the Spouse cries out O thou that dwellest in the gardens the companions hearken to thy voice cause ●e to hear it Cant. 8 13. Verse 16. And he had in his right-hand See heere the dignity and safety of a faithfull Minister Whiles a childe hath his father by the hand though he walk in the dark he fears nothing A sharp two-edged sword The word like a sacrificing sword slits open and as it were unridgeth the conscience Verse 17. I fill at his feet as dead The nearer any one comes to Christ the more rottennes entreth into his bones And be laid his right-hand The same right-hand wherein he held the seven starres verse 16. Christus sic omnibus attentus ut ●●lli dotentus sic curat universos quasi singulos sic singulos quasi

other necessaries to follow their great armies in their long expeditions of whom scarce one of ten do ever return home again but there perish by the way if not by the enemies sword yet by the wants intemperatenesse of the air or immoderate pains taking By the brimstone By the gun-powder or by their sulphured bowstrings which they discharge as out of their mouths whereunto they draw or lay them Verse 19. Plin Turk h●st In their mouth and in their tails Like the Serpent Amphisbaena that hath a head to do hurt at both ends Perhaps the Turks perfidy is here pointed at they keep leagues no longer then standeth with their own profit Verse 20. 1 Cor 10.10 That they should not worship devils As all idolaters do The devil is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith Synesius glad to be worshipped in an idol as he was by Israel in a calf Verse 21. Math●ol in Dioscorid Neither repented Being stupified as those Asses in Hetruria that feed upon hemlock They that make them are like unto them See Isa 44.17 CHAP. X. Verse 1. Come down from heaven NOt from the bottomlesse pit as Antichrist that opposite to Christs unction and function Clothed with a cloud Not yet so clearly to be seen and enjoyed by his as when he shall come in the clouds A rain-bow upon his head The effect of the Sun shining against a cloud and is Nuncius foederis serenitatis the Angel of Gods Covenant and of fair weather His feet as pillars of fire His meanest members stand out the hotest persecutions Verse 2. A little book open The Bible translated and explained It is called a great roul written with the pen of a man that is Isa 8 1. Deu● 30.11 clearly that the simplest of men may conceive it But it is little in comparison of the volumes of School-Doctours and Popish-Decretals wherewith the world was pestered when the Bible lay locked up and obscured We may well say of it as S. Bartholomew quoted by Dionysius said of Divinity 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that in sundry respects it is both a little and a great Book He set his right-foot upon the sea As Lord of sea and land ma●gre all heretikes and Antichrists that sought to throw him out of possession Neither the beast that ariseth out of the sea Chap. 13. nor the other that ariseth out of the earth shall be able to do it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Verse 3. As when a lion roareth Gr. Loweth like an Oxe mugit for rugit See here an oxe in a lion mildenesse mixt with fiercenesse Satis est prostrasse leoni This lion preys not upon the prostrate Non mihi placet vindicta sed victoria said Caesar So may Christ say I seek not revenge but victory Seven thunders uttered their voices As the eccho of Christs loud voice No sooner had he spoken but great was the company of preachers sons of thunder who should speak powerfully Psal 68.11 prophesie and cry down superstitious worships and hereticall doctrines before peoples Nations tongues and Kings vers 11. of this Chapter This was fulfilled in Wicliffe Husse Luther Lambert and other heroicall Reformers Conter Amos 3.7 8. Verse 4. Had uttered their voices Not audible only Di●stiu● but articulate so as that John heard and was much affected Nescio quid divinum in auscultatione est there is no small efficacy in a lively voice to work upon the heart In Demosthene aliquid d●est Demosthenis quandò legitur non auditur Val. Max. Seal up these things viz. Till the time appointed See Dan. 8.26 and 12.9 Or for that the things were the secrets of Gods kingdom Math. 13. not fit or possible to be revealed 2 Cor. 12.4 Verse 5. Lifted up his hand And so swore solemnly Gen. 14 22. Numb 14.30 Ezek. 20 5. Because it seemed improbable if not impossible that ever Babylon should down Rome be ruined But all the judgements in the Revelation those of the seven seals seven trumpets and seven vials are still upon Rome Pagan Christian and Antichristian We may therefore conclude with that Emperour of Germany Frederike 2. Roma diu titubans varijs erroribus acta C●rruet mundi desinet esse caput Rome tottering long shall once be shattered And of the world shall cease to be the head Verse 6. That there should be time no longer i. e. The Beasts time shall be no longer but till the daies of the seventh trumpet which were shortly then approaching Or there shall be now no longer delay and protraction of time Verse 7. The mystery of God The conversion of the Jews called a mystery Rom. 11.25 the bringing in of the Gentiles fulnesse Ephes 3 3,4,6 the kingdome of the Saints of the most high Dan. 7.18 then when all the kingdoms of the world shall become the kingdoms of our Lord Jesus Christ Chap. 11.15 Verse 8. In the hand of the Angel which standeth This description of Christ is here purposely repeated that we may learn to trust in his power and flie to his wisdome as Agur did Pro. 30.1 2. for the understanding of divine mysteries Verse 9. Give me the little book Let Preachers ply the throne of grace if ever they will preach to purpose Bene orasse est bent studuisse said Luther Three things make a Preacher Reading Praier and Temptation He that will understand Gods riddles must plough with his heifer the Spirit which is not given but to them that ask it Alsted Ch●on 450 Ibid 267. Vide parcum in Gen. pro●●g And eat it up By reading and meditation Ministers must so devour and digest the holy Scriptures that as good Scribes they may draw out new and old for the use of the Church upon all occasions Jacobus de Voragin● was so called Quod esset veluti vorago bibliorum because he had as it were devoured the Bible So Petrus Comestor for the same reason Joannes Gati●s a Sicilian was so well versed in the Scriptures and so great a Divine that he once said Si libri sacri perirent se per Dei gratiam restititurum That if the Bible were lost out of the world he could restore it Some thinke that Ezra did so after the Babylonish captivity but I cannot think so Verse 10. Sweet as honey The word is so to the spirituall palate whereas to the carnall it relisheth no better then the white of an egg or a dry chip Luther said He would not live in Paradise without the word At cum verbo etiam in inferno facile est vivere but with the word he could live even in hell it self See Ps 19.10 119.103 Jer. 15.16 Tom. 4. 〈◊〉 My belly was bitter By reason of the trials and tribulations that usually follow upon the faithfull preaching of the Word Opposition is Evangelij genius saith Calvin And Praedicare est nihil aliud quam derivare in se furorem mundi saith Luther To preach is to get the ill will