Of the tribe of Judah 500000. 1 Chron. 21. 5. They are numbred 47000. First the Souldiers are numbred with their Colonels but next they are reckoned without their Officers 232. 2 Sam. 24. 13. Shall seven yeares of Famine come unto thee 1 Chron. 21. 12. Choose three years Famin. The Famin of seven years is joyned with the three years famine sent for the cruelty of the house of Saul after that should follow the other for the sins of David 233. 2 Sam. 24. 14. It is better to fall into the hands of the Lord. Heb. 10. 31. It is a fearfull thing to fall into the hands of the living God It is good to be in the hands of God when he is pleased with us because his mercies are great It is fearfull to fall into the hands of God when he is angry for the wicked cannot stand before him in judgement 234. 2 Sam. 24. 15. God sent a Pestilence upon Israel from the morning unto the time appointed Vers 13. Shall there be three dayes Pestilence in thy Land The time appointed was from the morning untill noon of one day or of the continuall morning sacrifice that is four hours 235. 2 Sam. 24. 24. David bought of Araunah the floor and the Oxen for 50. shekels of silver 1 Chron. 21. 25. David gave to Araunah for the threshing floor 600. shekels of gold of just weight The floor with all the ground about it was bought for 600. shekels of gold a greater price then what was given for the threshing floor the Oxen and the wood appointed for the sacrifice The two Books of KINGS Heb. Malachim THe first Book contains the History of Solomon The building of the Temple The division of the Kingdome to Judah and Israel The life of five of the Kings of Judah and eight of Israel Of Elias the Prophet With the History of 116 yeers The second contains the deeds of sixteen Kings of Judah and twelve of Israel Of Elisha and the destruction of the Kingdome and carrying the people of Israel captivo to Assyria Of the children of Judah to Babylon With the History of 345. yeares Jeremias writ them both 236. 1 King 2. 4. If thy children shall keep my wayes and walk in them in truth there shall not fail thee a man to sit on the throne of Israel Gen. 49. 10. The scepter shall not depart from Judah till Shiloh come In the former place it is spoken conditionally of the Kingdome of Israel If the sons of David should keep the wayes of the Lord but because Solomon failed therefore the Kingdome of Israel departed from his son and in the seventh generation the Kingdome of Judah was translated upon Nathan whose posterity ruled over the Jews untill the coming of Christ In the latter place any kind of dominion is foretold to remain in Judahs posterity untill the Messias should come 237. 1 King 3. 1. Solomon took Pharaoh his daughter and brought her into the City of David Exod. 34. 15. Enter not into Covenant with the Inhabitants of that Land nor marry a wife c. Marriages in a different Religion are dangeros nor are they pleasing to God We must not 2 Cor. 6. 14. draw in the same yoak with Infidels for there can be no firme charity or unity where the foundation is neglected that is true Godlinesse That Queen forsaking her Religion and her 1 King 11. 4. fathers house and marrying with Solomon was a type of the mariage of Christ and his Church But because Solomon loved also the women of other Nations and his heart was led away by them to follow other gods he drew the anger of God upon himself and his posterity and caused a defection from them 238. 1 King 3. 13. I have also given thee riches and honour thot none of the Kings shall be like unto thee Mat. 6. 29. Solomon in all his glory was not like the Lillies of the field Solomon exceeded all the Kings in wisdom riches and honour Christ compares the Lillies with his vestiments in his greatest splendour 239. 1 King 6. 2. The house which Solomon built for the Lord the length thereof was 60 cubits the breadth 20. cubits and the height thereof 30 cubits 2 Chron. 3. 4. it is said to be 120 cubits In the first place common cubits in the latter cubits of the Sanctuary must be understood for the sacred cubit did contain two common cubits 240. 1 King 7. 15. He made two brasen pillars of 18 cubits high a piece 2 Chron. 3. 15. He made two pillars of 35 cubits high a piece Both the pillars did appear but 35 cubits high the half of each cubit was hid in the capitall or crowning of the pillar 241. 1 King 7. 19. The chapiters were four cubits 2 King 25. 17. They were three cubits The crown with the chapiter was four cubets without the crown but three cubits 242. 1 King 7. 26. The sea contained 2000 baths 2 Chron. 4. 5. 3000 baths In the former place is expressed the number of baths which ordinarily were put into the Vessell by the Kings order In the latter the capacity of the vessell is set down unto the brim of it so it would hold 3000 baths 243. 1 King 8. 4. The Priests brought up the Arke of the Lord and the Tabernacle of the Congregation into the Temple 2 Chron. 1. 13. The Tabernacle of the Congregation of God was at Gibeon The Tabernacle of David was a new one 2 Sam. 6. 17. 1 Chron. 16. 1. in which was the Arke of the Covenant The old one made by Moses was in the desart and remained at Gibeon 244. 1 King 8. 46. There is no man that sinneth not 1 Joh. 3. 9. Every man that is born of God doth not commit sin Naturally we are polluted with sin by the frailty of the flesh they that are born of God are the sons of God who being regenerate by the holy Spirit doe not give way to sin but carefully resist it being guided by the holy Ghost 245. 1 King 8. 27. The heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain God Col. 2. 9. In Christ dwelleth all fulnesse of the God-head bodily The divine nature cannot be apprehended by us the divinity of Christ is personally united to the flesh and dwels in it as in its proper Temple 246. 1 King 9. 23. Princes over Solomons work 550. 2 Chron. 8. 10. All the Princes over Solomons work were 250. In the former place mention is made of all who took charge of the work in the latter of those that took charge by course 247. 1 King 9. 28. Hiram sent to Solomon 420 talents of gold 2 Chron. 8. 18. They brought from Ophir 450 talents af gold The mariners and Solomons servants spent 30 talents by the way and they brought to Solomon to Jerusalem 420. 248. 1 King 11. 35. God said to Jerohoam I will give unto thee tentribes Vers 36. To Solomons son one tribe Chap. 12. 21. Rehoboam
Elias the Thishbite who lived in the dayes of Ahab for the Jews were of that opinion as some now adayes look for Enoch and Elias 589. Mat. 11. 18. John came neither eating nor drinking cap. 3. 4. His meat was Locusts and wild Honey Christ commends Johns austere life sobriety and temperance in the former place because he used not ordinary meat and drink Yet he did not exceed Christ in his austere life For bodily exercise 1 Tim 4. 8. profiteth but little 590. Mat. 11. 25. O Father Lord of Heaven and Earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes Jam. 3. 13. Who so is a wise man and endued with knowledge amongst you let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meeknesse of wisedome Christ speaks of the wisdome of this world and Diabolical wisdome which is contrary to divine wisdome James speaks of both divine and humane wisdome 591. Mat. 11. 28. Christ saith Come unto me all 1 Cor. 1. 26. You see your calling brethren how that not many wise men after the flesh not many noble are called The general vocation extends to all there is one general call of all men to the great Supper and another special cal of believers onely who Luk. 14. obey Christ and his Gospel 592. Mat. 11. 30. My yoak is easie and my burden is light Mar. 10. 25. It is easier for a Camel to goe through the eye of a needle then for a rich man to enter into the Kingdome of God The yoke of Christ is easie and his burden light to the spirit not to the flesh to those that are mild and humble by Christs example or the Gospel yoke is easie by the holy Ghost and in comparison of the unsupportable yoke of the law It is a hard matter for a rich covetous man to enter into the Kingdome of God not for that riches are evil but because he doth wickedly abuse them 593. Mat. 12. 10. The Pharises ask Christ if it be lawful to heal on the Sabbath days Mar. 3. 4. Christ asketh the Pharisees whether it were lawful to doe good on the Sahbath dayes To the question of the Pharisees Christ answered by inversion intimating that God was more pleased to help a miserable man then to Mat. 12 8. forsake him 594. Mat. 12. 32. Whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of Man it shall be forgiven him but whosoever speaketh against the holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven him Rom. 5. 20. Where sin hath abounded grace doth much more abound The unpardonable sin against the holy Ghost is not so in it self that it cannot be forgiven but for the malicious obstinacy of those that will not come to Christ by repentance and doe proudly seduce others 595. Mat. 12. 49. He stretched forth his hand towards his Disciples and said Behold my Mother and my Brethren Mat. 1. 10. Luk. 2. The Virgin was Christs Mother Christ denyeth not his kindred according to the flesh but prefers spiritual kindred before them and that speech depends on his Office who receives the faithful into the first degree of honour as though they were his neerest kindred 596. Mat. 13. 12. Hee that hath not Ver. 12. From him shall be taken away even that he hath He is said not to have who is more careful to seek after novelties then to believe Gods Word or look after his own salvation such a one because he thinks he hath the knowledge of God and disdains his Word shall fall away at last by his boasting and shall by his own Luk. 8. 18. Rom. 2. 17. Ap. 3. destruction understand how miserable naked and poor he is 597. Mat. 13. 16. Blessed are your eyes that see Joh. 20. 29. Blessed are they that have not seen and yet believed In the first place is understood the temporal blessednesse and felicity of those who conversed with Christ In the latter the heavenly and eternal felicity of believers 598. Mat. 13. 33. The kingdome of heaven is like to leaven 1 Cor. 5. 7. Purge out the old leaven The doctrine of the Apostles was like to leaven because of its sudden piercing into the whole world as the doctrine of the Pharisees was like to leaven which was to be avoided or all iniquity and filthinesse of nature and Mat. 16. 22. carnal desires of wicked men may be so compared therefore we may interpret this either for good or evill leaven in the first place is taken in a good sense in the second in an evill sense 599. Mat. 15. 22. A woman of Canaan Mar. 7. 26. A Greek a Syrophenissian She was of the posterity of the Cananites by kind a Syrophenissian in the borders of Tyre and Sydon she dwelt in the Countrey of Syria and Phenicia 600. Mat. 15. 24. I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel 1 Tim. 2. 5. There is one Mediator between God and man who gave himself a ransome for all In the former place Christ speaks of his Prophetical Office that is of teaching and working Miracles In his second of his Mediatorship of salvation and redemption that belongs and is extended to all believers 601. Mat. 16. 6. Take heed of the Leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadduces c. 23. 2 3. The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses seat All therefore whatsoever they bid you that observe and doe By the leaven of the Pharisees is here understood their perverse doctrine corrupting the purity of Gods Word Christ commands them to beware of this and their hypocrisie infecting the sincerity of manners for like leaven it penetrates puffs up and corrupts but the eyes of God respect sincerity only yet he bids them observe what they taught that sit in Moses Jer. 5. 5. chair out of the law of God For truth whosoever preacheth it must be received for it self but we must not depend on their false hypocritical glosses for God is worshipped in vain after the commandements of men 602. Mat. 17. 15. Lord have mercy on my son for he is lunatick Mar. 9. 17. I have brought unto thee my son who hath a dumb spirit He is lunatick who upon the wane of the Moon is sick of the Falling-sicknesse or a Vertigo which happens to many by imperfection of nature This man was said to be dumb and deaf not by nature but because Satan possessed his tongue and ears so that he added more diseases to his natural Infirmity 603. Mat. 18 8. If thy hand or thy foot offend thee cut it off and cast it from thee Ephes 5. 29. No man hateth his own flesh Christs speaks figuratively that we should crucifie the old man with his evill affections that bear rule in the members of our bodies that we must cast away the most dear and profitable things from us which set our sins on fire and foster them and offend us 604. Mat. 18. 15. If thy brother trespasse against thee
Psal 89. 7. O Lord God who is like unto thee 1 Joh. 3. 2. We know that when he appears we shall be like him The Psalmist speaks of the mighty men of the earth who living wickedly and ungodly are not like to God And John speaks of the faithfull who though they are here strangers and pilgrims seeing only in a glasse by faith yet when the time of perfection shall come we shall see him face to face as he is and reign for ever with him 348. Psal 90. 9. We passe away in thy wrath Joh. 3. 36. He that believeth not the Son the wrath of God abideth on him God is angry for a time not against the persons of the godly but against their sins and he chastneth them here not for ever for their good and not for their hurt but unbelievers shall never see Gods gracious face unto life 349. Psal 92. 16. There is no iniquity in God Rom. 11. 32. God hath concluded all under unbelief that he might have mercy upon all God being free from all iniquity hath concluded that it argueth all men to be guilty of sins not as the cause thereof but as a judge whilst he declares them guilty for sinne if he would deal according to rigour of divine justice 350. Psal 102. 26 27. Heaven and earth shall passe away as a garment shall they wax old and as a vesture shalt thou change them 104. 5. The earth Eccles 1. 4. shall not be removed for ever c. The earth shall endure to the time appointed by God and what is corruptible of it shall be burnt with fire in the end of the world For ever here signifies not eternity but a long time 351. Psal 103. 10. Dealt not with us after our sins nor rewarded us after our iniquities Deut. 7. 10. I will repay to them in time God rewards believers not according to their iniquity nor doth he deal with us after our sins for when we were his enemies he was reconciled to us by Christ and gave us life but he rewards the unbelievers according their works and condemns them by just judgment 352. Psal 104. 5. Thou laidst the foundations of the earth 2 Pet. 3. 5. The earth standing out of the waters and in the waters by the word of God The basis of the earth is the power of God that supports all this Universe the earth is called the Centre of the Universe and is said to subsist in the waters and out of the waters because it is compassed by the waters like an Island 353. Psal 104. 15. Oyle that maketh a chearfull countenance Isa 3. 18. The Lord will take away the bravery of their tinckling ornaments their caules and their round tires God will not have people to paint their faces for that is reprehended in Isaiah but because God fore-knew by the fall that most grievous diseases would afflict us he gave power of healing to plants and art to Physitians and Apothecaries to make oyles and unguents Chymically to cure and refresh men of this the Psalmist speaks 354. Psal 105. 37. There was not one feeble person amongst them Deut. 25. 18. Amalek slew all that were feeble behind thee The Israelites going out of Egypt were sick of no disease but there were women with childe and old people who were weary in the way and sat down to rest 355. Psal 106. 31. Phinehas slew two of them in their fornication and that was counted to him for righteousnesse Rom. 4. 3. Abraham believed God and it was imputed unto him for righteousnesse This just heroicall act of Phinehas pleased God To Abraham believing in Christ grace and righteousnesse is imputed Therefore to be imputed for righteousnesse signifies diversly as it is applyed to different persons 356. Psal 108. 9. He curseth his enemies Mat. 5. 44. Love your enemies blesse them that curse you c. Christ in the person of David by a propheticall spirit wisheth horrid punishments to the enemies of God and his Church In Matthew he exhorts to sincere and ardent charity to our enemies 357. Psal 110. 3. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power Mat. 11. 12. The kingdome of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force We are willing to do good when the holy Ghost doth his work in us and renews us The Evangelist means a spirituall violence of men with a burning zeal entring into the Kingdome of God and taking of it as it were by force obeying the Gospell forsaking legall ceremonies and embracing salvation by Christ 358. Psal 112. 6. The righteous shall not be moved for ever Prov. 24. 16. The righteous man shall fall seven times a day Job 5. 19. Psal 34. 10. The righteous in Christ founded on him by a true faith shall not be overthrown though the World and the Devill rage against him but if at any time by infirmity of the flesh he do fall yet he riseth again by Gods grace nor doth he despair or cast away his trust in God but by repentance he returns into favour with God again 359. Psal 115. 4. The Idols of the heathens are silver and gold Isa 41. 45 46. 1 Cor. 8. 4. An Idoll is nothing in the world Idols for their matter are things created by God but an Idoll is nothing privatively not negatively because it is not that which it is called namely God it hath nothing of God it can do neither good nor hurt 360. Psal 216. 11. Every man is a lyer Rev. 14. 5. There was found no guile in their mouth The first place sheweth what we are by nature of our selves the latter of what we are by grace after we apprehend Christ by faith and are led by the Spirit of God which is the Spirit of truth 361. Psal 119. 13. With my lips have I shewed all the judgements of thy mouth Rom. 11. 33. The judgments of God are unsearchable The Psalmist speaks of the judgements of Gods mouth revealed in his word Paul of the secret and unscrutable judgements or the reason why God doth this or that to make one man rich an other poor 362. Psal 119. 13. I have hated the wicked Rom. 12. 14. Blesse those that persecute you and curse them not Godly men must not hate mens persons Mat. 5. 2. Act. 7. but rather their faults not those that sin of weaknesse but those that sin of obstinacy and rather to pray for them both by the example of Christ and Stephen c. then to curse either 363. Psal 119. 155. Health is far from the ungodly Mat. 9. 13. I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance The Psalmist speaks of wicked men obstinate and such as are hardned in their sins rejecting the grace of God and Christ the author of salvation Christ speaks of penitent sinners who being convinced with the sense of their own sins flie to the mercy of God and seek health in Gods grace onely through Jesus Christ 364. Psal 125. 1.
known the Father in him 756. Joh. 14. 12. He that believeth on me the works that I doe shall he doe also and greater chap. 3. 2. No man can doe those Miracles that thou doest Christ means not works of divine Creation Redemption or Sanctification but of his mission such Miracles as he wrought in the world such and greater then they were wrought by the Apostles whose shadows cured sick men as they passed by after Christs Ascension and the wonderful conversion of the Gentiles followed 757. Joh. 14. 13. chap. 16. 24. Whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my Name that will I do Ask and you shall receive Jam. 4. 3. Ye ask and receive not We ought to ask in Christs Name in full confidence of his merits with true faith and without doubting spiritual or corporal blessings with exception of Gods will and our own salvation in all occasions and in all our prayers they that ask so receive and they that receive not ask amisse 758. Joh. 14. 23. If any man love me he will keep my words vers 23. The Word which ye hear is not mine The Word that Christ taught was his but not any invention of his but his Fathers Word which he was sent into the world to preach 759 Joh. 14. 23. And we will come unto him and make our abode with him Rom. 7. 20. Sin dwelleth in me vers 14. I am sold under sin The first place is concerning the inhabitation of the Sacred Trinity in the spiritual part of a regenerate man The latter is of the dwelling of sin in our carnal members 760. Joh. 15. 15. I call you not servants but friends Mat. 25. 21. Well done good servant The Disciples were Christs servants by right of creation redemption and vocation friends by right of adoption communication and patefaction Aug. tr 55. on John 761. Joh. 15. 15. All things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you chap. 16. 12. I have yet many things to say unto you In the Scriptures some things are said to be full which are to be fulfilled in the former place Christ speakes concerning the knowledge of God and the perfect worship of Christians in it self in the latter concerning the understanding of this Word which the Disciples by reason of their rudenesse could not bear before they had received the holy Ghost nor did they understand it 762. Joh. 16. 13. The Spirit of Truth shall guide you into all Truth Gal. 2. 11. Peter erred after he had received the holy Ghost The Apostles were led into all truth in parts and degrees of it After they had received the holy Ghost they erred not in doctrine in writing or teaching but in life and conversation such was the errour of Peter which was to be reproved whilest he conversed amongst the Gentiles 763. Joh. 16. 24. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my Name Mat. 6. 9. Luk. 11. 2. He had given them the form of Prayer before The Disciples did indeed pray before but not so plainly with a clear knowledge of Christs Office that their prayers should be heard for the Messias that was sent 764. Joh. 16. 26. I say not unto you that I will pray the Father for you Rom. 8. 26. He makes intercession for us Christ alone doth not pray for us but we also must come to the Father and in his Name at his command pray in full assurance which is necessary for our salvation 765. Joh. 17. 3. That they may know thee Father to be the only true God Act. 20. 28. The Son is God chap. 5. 4. The holy Ghost is God Onely here doth not exclude the Persons in the Divine Essence but creatures and Idols which are no gods 766. Joh. 18. 20. I speak openly to the world and in secret have I said nothing Mar. 9. 28. He taught his Disciples privately in the Desert In the first place he speaks of his doctrine which he brought from Heaven that he might reveal it to all men and teach it publickly and in the temple not in private corners In the latter place he taught privately explaining those things which he had taught publickly 767. Joh. 19. 9. Jesus answered not Pilate 1 Tim. 6. 13. Christ Jesus before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession To Pilates question first Christ did not answer because he stood before him to suffer and not to plead or excuse at length he gave testimony to the Truth in words and deeds for his passion and death were a sufficient testimony and sealing of his doctrine 768. Joh. 20. 1. Christ rose on the first day of the week Mat. 12. 40. The Son of Mâ—â— shall be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth untill the third day This is a Synecdochical computation of time for the least part of the day of the preparation is taken for a whole day and the beginning of the day after the Passeover or the Sabbath is taken also for a whole day Christ was three days in the grave but it was incompleatly three days so also he was two nights in the grave the night before being added to them 769. Joh. 20. 1. Mary Magdalen came early when it was yet dark unto the Sepulcher Mar. 16. 2. Very early they came to the Sepulcher at the rising of the Sun When it was yet dark very early in the morning she went out of her house and the City waiting for the rest of the women with which afterwards she came to the Sepulcher at the Sun-rising 770. Joh. 20. 17. Touch me not Ver. 26. Reach hither thy finger Christ after the Resurrection would not be touched of Mary Magdalen who only sought him after a carnal way and thought of enjoying him no otherwise then she did formerly by his earthly presence amongst them But he commanded Thomas to touch him that his faith being confirmed he might be a more certain witnesse of Christs Resurrection The ACTS of the APOSTLES LVKE the Evangelist describes either in generall all the Acts of the Apostles or in speciall Peters Preachings Acts Visions Miracles Imprisonments the Conversion of Paul his Travels Disputations Miracles Bonds Imprisonments and the History of the Primitive Church after Christs Ascension from 26 years unto the 60 year from Christs Nativity 771. Acts 1. 1. Of all things that Jesus began both to do and teach Luke wrote John 21. 25. There are also many other things which Jesus did the which if they should be written every one I suppose that even the world it self could not contain the books that should be written Luke in the first Book wrote of all things necessary for our salvation though not of all things but summarily concerning the conception of Jesus Christ his Nativity Life Passion Death Resurrection and Ascension into heaven August Christ did many things that are In John Tract 49. not written as John the Evangelist witnesseth but those things were chosen to be written which might suffice for the salvation