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A04619 A commentary vpon the Epistles of Saint Paul to Philemon, and to the Hebrewes together with a compendious explication of the second and third Epistles of Saint Iohn. By VVilliam Iones of East Bergholt in Suffolke, Dr. in Divinity, and sometimes one of the fellowes of the foundation of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge. Jones, William, 1561-1636. 1635 (1635) STC 14739.5; ESTC S112377 707,566 758

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she_o have_v be_v a_o harlot_n some_o of_o the_o rabbi_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v a_o blot_n of_o ignominy_n to_o their_o nation_n that_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v repute_v harlot_n they_o will_v have_v the_o word_n to_o be_v derive_v from_o another_o root_n of_o zun_n and_o translate_v it_o a_o hostess_n or_o innkeeper_n rahab_n that_o vitler_n or_o innkeeper_n but_o harlot_n she_o be_v none_o but_o 1._o the_o most_o native_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n be_v a_o harlot_n neither_o be_v it_o otherwise_o take_v or_o by_o probability_n can_v be_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n let_v all_o the_o place_n be_v examine_v where_o it_o be_v use_v 2_o the_o 70._o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o do_v the_o author_n of_o this_o epistle_n and_o the_o apostle_n james_n now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v import_v nothing_o save_v a_o harlot_n that_o sell_v her_o chastity_n &_o make_v a_o gain_n of_o her_o body_n it_o do_v never_o signify_v a_o innkeeper_n therefore_o undoubted_o before_o her_o conversion_n she_o be_v a_o harlot_n yea_o a_o famous_a and_o notorious_a strumpet_n hazzenah_n 6.23_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o harlot_n which_o be_v public_o know_v all_o the_o city_n over_o 1_o let_v none_o take_v occasion_n from_o hence_o to_o set_v light_n by_o preach_v where_o it_o be_v god_n can_v save_v i_o without_o preach_v therefore_o a_o fly_n for_o it_o what_o need_v i_o go_v to_o church_n and_o be_v such_o a_o diligent_a hearer_n there_o as_o if_o a_o man_n be_v at_o a_o table_n furnish_v with_o all_o kind_n of_o dish_n shall_v say_v wherefore_o shall_v i_o eat_v god_n can_v preserve_v i_o without_o meat_n as_o if_o a_o sick_a man_n have_v learned_a and_o expert_a physician_n about_o he_o shall_v say_v why_o shall_v i_o take_v physic_n god_n can_v restore_v i_o to_o my_o health_n without_o it_o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v say_v god_n can_v give_v i_o light_v without_o the_o sun_n therefore_o i_o will_v close_v up_o my_o eye_n when_o the_o sun_n shine_v or_o as_o if_o a_o man_n be_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o pinnacle_n as_o christ_n be_v shall_v say_v wherefore_o shall_v i_o go_v down_o by_o the_o stair_n though_o i_o cast_v down_o myself_o headlong_o god_n can_v keep_v i_o if_o god_n vouchsafe_v thou_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n beware_v how_o thou_o contemn_v that_o ladder_n let_v we_o say_v with_o the_o prophet_n david_n lord_n how_o love_v i_o thy_o law_n it_o be_v dear_a to_o i_o than_o thousand_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n 2_o therefore_o let_v none_o say_v of_o any_o country_n as_o nathaneel_n do_v of_o galilee_n can_v any_o good_a come_v out_o of_o turkey_n muscovie_n indie_n i_o sure_o god_n be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o jew_n only_o but_o of_o spain_n ireland_n england_n of_o france_n italy_n etc._n etc._n of_o all_o tribe_n some_o be_v seal_v and_o of_o all_o nation_n some_o shall_v be_v save_v they_o shall_v come_v from_o the_o east_n west_n north_n south_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 3._o even_o among_o publican_n he_o have_v a_o zacheus_n among_o persecutor_n he_o have_v a_o paul_n a_o abraham_n among_o idolater_n among_o they_o that_o be_v possess_v of_o devil_n he_o have_v a_o mary_n magdalen_n among_o the_o pharisee_n a_o nicodemus_n among_o harlot_n he_o have_v a_o rahab_n therefore_o let_v we_o peremptory_o condemn_v none_o let_v we_o not_o shoot_v our_o fool_n bolt_n rash_o with_o the_o barbarian_n doubtless_o this_o man_n or_o this_o woman_n be_v a_o reprobate_n there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o salvation_n for_o such_o a_o one_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v wonderful_a as_o the_o wind_n blow_v where_o it_o will_v so_o the_o spirit_n breathe_v where_o it_o please_v he_o notorious_a sinner_n may_v be_v call_v when_o glorious_a hypocrite_n shall_v be_v condemn_v whereupon_o christ_n say_v that_o the_o publican_n and_o harlot_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n before_o the_o conceit_a scribe_n and_o holy_a pharisee_n as_o they_o seem_v many_o may_v be_v write_v in_o god_n book_n who_o name_n we_o will_v scorn_v to_o set_v down_o in_o our_o book_n let_v we_o examine_v ourselves_o whether_o christ_n be_v in_o we_o 4_o though_o we_o be_v egregious_a sinner_n have_v lead_v a_o loose_a life_n and_o defile_v ourselves_o with_o many_o sin_n yet_o let_v we_o not_o suffer_v ourselves_o by_o the_o malice_n of_o satan_n to_o be_v plunge_v in_o the_o pit_n of_o desperation_n i_o have_v be_v a_o harlot_n a_o adulterer_n therefore_o i_o can_v have_v no_o place_n in_o heaven_n indeed_o the_o scripture_n say_v whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v he_o will_v judge_v they_o though_o they_o be_v his_o own_o child_n with_o temporal_a plague_n in_o this_o life_n for_o their_o own_o instruction_n and_o the_o terror_n of_o other_o as_o he_o do_v david_n the_o child_n bear_v in_o adultery_n die_v all_o his_o fast_n and_o cry_v will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n he_o lay_v with_o vriahs_n wife_n god_n stir_v up_o his_o own_o son_n to_o lie_v with_o his_o wife_n david_n lay_v with_o bathshebah_n in_o secret_a absalon_n lay_v with_o his_o wife_n in_o the_o open_a sight_n of_o all_o israel_n thus_o god_n judge_v he_o for_o it_o yet_o david_n escape_v eternal_a judgement_n there_o be_v no_o sin_n but_o the_o sponge_n of_o repentance_n will_v wipe_v it_o away_o if_o they_o that_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n can_v repent_v they_o may_v have_v be_v save_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o be_v renew_v to_o repentance_n therefore_o they_o be_v damn_v but_o at_o what_o time_n soever_o a_o sinner_n repent_v etc._n etc._n let_v drunkard_n thief_n murderer_n harlot_n repent_v and_o god_n will_v receive_v
mean_n that_o as_o man_n by_o sin_n have_v deserve_v death_n so_o by_o the_o death_n of_o a_o man_n he_o shall_v be_v redeem_v from_o sin_n and_o death_n the_o necessity_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n he_o prove_v first_o from_o the_o end_n of_o it_o he_o that_o by_o suffer_v for_o man_n be_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o salvation_n must_v be_v man_n christ_n by_o suffer_v for_o man_n be_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o salvation_n ergo_fw-la christ_n be_v to_o bring_v many_o to_o glory_n this_o he_o can_v not_o do_v but_o by_o affliction_n and_o namely_o by_o death_n itself_o for_o the_o cross_n must_v go_v before_o the_o crown_n therefore_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o in_o our_o humane_a nature_n he_o shall_v first_o suffer_v it_o become_v this_o be_v most_o comely_a fit_a and_o convenient_a for_o he_o namely_o that_o god_n ver_fw-la 9_o which_o so_o gracious_o give_v his_o son_n for_o we_o that_o be_v god_n the_o father_n by_o who_o grace_n and_o mercy_n christ_n die_v for_o we_o it_o become_v he_o for_o the_o better_a illustration_n of_o his_o owneglory_n for_o a_o more_o lively_a demonstration_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o justice_n to_o the_o world_n of_o his_o mercy_n in_o not_o spare_v his_o own_o son_n but_o give_v he_o up_o to_o the_o death_n for_o we_o of_o his_o justice_n in_o punish_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n so_o severe_o in_o his_o own_o son_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o christ_n not_o to_o god_n the_o father_n 1._o they_o be_v affirm_v of_o he_o in_o scripture_n 1_o cor._n 8.6_o col._n 1.16_o 2._o before_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o humiliation_n it_o be_v meet_v to_o premise_v something_o concern_v his_o glory_n power_n and_o dignity_n 3._o for_o so_o much_o as_o it_o be_v say_v he_o be_v to_o be_v perfect_v through_o affliction_n by_o affliction_n to_o mount_v up_o to_o glory_n that_o concern_v his_o deity_n be_v well_o premise_v that_o we_o may_v know_v it_o be_v no_o new_a glory_n which_o he_o take_v but_o that_o which_o he_o have_v from_o all_o eternity_n as_o he_o be_v god_n joh._n 17.5_o it_o become_v god_n the_o father_n to_o perfect_v the_o prince_n of_o our_o salvation_n through_o affliction_n for_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n and_o by_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n after_o he_o have_v bring_v many_o child_n to_o glory_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v make_v they_o willing_a by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n we_o be_v say_v also_o to_o be_v draw_v sed_fw-la trahit_fw-la sua_fw-la quemque_fw-la voluptas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o syntaxis_fw-la may_v better_o be_v refer_v to_o christ_n than_o to_o the_o father_n otherwise_o the_o participle_n shall_v have_v be_v in_o the_o dative_a case_n to_o agree_v with_o the_o pronoune_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o in_o the_o accusative_a case_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v translate_v thus_o for_o it_o become_v he_o for_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n and_o by_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n to_o consecrate_v the_o prince_n of_o 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sacred_a ceremony_n whereby_o he_o be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n through_o affliction_n in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n especial_o at_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n the_o archduke_n the_o captain_n the_o leader_n in_o who_o step_n we_o be_v to_o tread_v the_o author_n of_o their_o salvation_n act_v 3.15_o if_o christ_n have_v not_o become_v man_n afflict_a and_o put_v to_o death_n he_o can_v not_o have_v carry_v man_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o a_o purgation_n must_v be_v make_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n by_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n of_o affliction_n and_o especial_o by_o death_n therefore_o it_o become_v christ_n to_o be_v make_v man_n too_o though_o he_o be_v god_n god_n be_v the_o efficient_a and_o final_a cause_n of_o all_o 1._o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o it_o be_v by_o god_n the_o host_n of_o heaven_n the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n be_v by_o he_o the_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n the_o fishy_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o 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jude_n verse_n 22.23_o but_o alas_o this_o duty_n be_v neglect_v every_o one_o for_o himself_o and_o god_n for_o we_o all_o be_o i_o my_o brother_n keeper_n i_o will_v look_v to_o my_o own_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o my_o brother_n soul_n let_v not_o we_o that_o be_v christian_n have_v such_o a_o thought_n in_o we_o let_v we_o as_o the_o scripture_n will_v we_o exhort_v one_o a_o other_o daily_o labour_v to_o preserve_v one_o a_o other_o from_o be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n and_o let_v we_o be_v as_o bell_n to_o toll_v one_o another_o to_o the_o
sharp_a not_o with_o one_o edge_n but_o two_o which_o pierce_v more_o speedy_o and_o thorough_o with_o two_o mouth_n the_o edge_n of_o a_o sword_n be_v as_o a_o mouth_n that_o bit_v isai._n 49.2_o ephes._n 6.17_o apoc._n 1.16_o it_o be_v say_v to_o have_v two_o edge_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o two_o testament_n aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la not_o sharp_a than_o some_o but_o any_o let_v all_o the_o sword_n in_o the_o world_n be_v put_v together_o and_o they_o be_v nothing_o to_o this_o pierce_v as_o water_n and_o oil_n to_o the_o divide_v asunder_o bear_v down_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o way_n as_o a_o flood_n do_v of_o soul_n and_o spirit_n that_o be_v of_o the_o inferior_a and_o superior_a part_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o affection_n and_o understanding_n isai._n 26.9_o 1_o thes._n 5.23_o and_o of_o the_o joint_n and_o marrow_n some_o greek_a copy_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n nothing_o so_o firm_o compact_v and_o unite_v together_o 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thou_o shall_v die_v in_o a_o pollute_a land_n and_o israel_n shall_v sure_o go_v into_o captivity_n elias_n resist_v ahab_n our_o bless_a saviour_n the_o pharisee_n saint_n john_n baptist_n herod_n saint_n paul_n elymas_n the_o sorcerer_n o_o full_a of_o all_o subtlety_n and_o all_o mischief_n thou_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n thou_o enemy_n of_o all_o righteousness_n will_v thou_o not_o cease_v to_o pervert_v the_o right_a way_n of_o the_o lord_n 13.10_o saint_n athanasius_n withstand_v arrius_n liberius_n speak_v his_o mind_n free_o to_o valens_n the_o emperor_n saint_n basil_n resist_v eunomius_n 5._o saint_n augustine_n be_v malleus_fw-la omnium_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la a_o hammer_n to_o crush_v all_o heretic_n in_o piece_n here_o saint_n john_n set_v we_o a_o flag_n of_o defiance_n against_o diotrephes_n we_o must_v all_o pluck_v up_o the_o like_a courage_n against_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o truth_n saint_n chrysostome_n commend_v azariah_n the_o high_a priest_n for_o go_v 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