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A88607	The hatred of Esau, and the love of Jacob unfoulded being a brief and plain exposition of the 9. chapter of Pauls epistle to the Romanes, being the heads of what was delivered in several discourses, both publick and private. By Samuel Loveday servant of the church of Christ.	Loveday, Samuel, 1619-1677.	1650 (1650)	Wing L3233; Thomason E1380_2; ESTC R209387	35,117	84

a man do what he could to keep himself pure yet there would be defilements and so separations from God and Christ but now God doth not so require purity of men that is external purity that is to abstain from touching of dead bodies or the like but now onely wilfull sins make a separation betwixt God and man I mean those once truly joined unto him see Hebr. 10. vers 26. If we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth there remains no more sacrifice for sins The Apostle I say being thus very high in his expressions of his blessed condition with the rest of the Saints viz. believers in Christ as verse the first he now like an affectionate friend looks back upon the rest of his kindred after the flesh as it is the condition of a compassionate heart to look upon others as well as himself and to endeavour to bring others to the same enjoyment with himself this was Pauls condition as if he should say Am I and you who are in Christ thus happy glorious But stay have none lost that which we have found yes you my brethren the Jews have lost that which we have found therefore my joy is a little abated this he is now upon he doth not onely hug and embrace the thing found but withall he wisheth he could perswade the owners to take it of him again though he lose it see verse the third where the Apostle wishes himself accursed or separated from Christ for his brethren his kinsmen after the flesh Therefore the discourse that follows is to be looked upon as from a man deeply sensible of his friends losse which will cause him to comfort himself and them with this that the lost goods shall be returned Now I come to the words verse the 1. Vers 1. I say the truth in Christ I lie not my conscience also bearing me witnesse in the holy Spirit These words are a preface to that which follows the words themselves are an affirmation or I may say an oath where the Apostle doth affirm that he will speak nothing but truth in this following discourse and therefore according to the custome of men he swears himself being not required by any other We have in the words something to be understood or explained as what he means by saying the truth in Christ Secondly what he means by not lying or by a lie Thirdly what he means by Conscience Fourthly what he means by holy Spirit For the first to wit speaking the truth in Christ I understand he meaneth that he will not present that before them which is not which we call a lie but speak words in reference to Christ who is truth it self and speak them as the truth it self and speak them as the truth is in Jesus and so it being truth which he should speak it must center in Christ who is the truth it self But the second will more explain it what he means by a lie The Greeck word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is severally taken in the Scriptures sometimes it is taken for vanity or emptinesse in opposition to substance and fulnesse so God is said to be true and every man a liar Rom. 3. chap. vers 4. And so Christ was said to be full of grace and truth John the 1. chap. vers 4. And so God will be worshipped in Spirit and truth John the 4. vers 24. But this lie is in opposition to truth and so Idols are called a lie in opposition to this substance Jesus Christ see Esai 44. vers 20. Speaking of Idols he saith is not there a lie in my right hand and so the Devill is called a liar because be perswades men to that which is not as at the first he did to Eve Genes 3. chap. vers 4. Therefore the Apostle exhorts the Ephesians and so consequently all believers in Gospel-order to put away lying see Ephes 4. vers 25. Thirdly for that word conscience the Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which hath affinity with the Hebrew word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth knowledge and understanding with the mind and regard with the affections as Genes 48. vers 19. the words of Jacob I know well my Son I know well Exod. 1. vers the 8. Who knew not Joseph that is he did not know him so as to regard him so Eccles 2. vers 19. Psalm 49.11 Where the same word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is here rendred conscience is rendred an inward thought see likewise Luke 3. vers 27. Math. 7. vers 23. Where the Lord is said not to know the workers of iniquity that is not to know them so as to regard them with his inward affections so that now the Apostle will speak nothing but what he knows very well and is affected with Fourthly what he means by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the holy spirit by which we are to understand sometimes that visible discovery of cloven tongues Acts 2.3 sometimes a Dove as Matth. 3. vers 16. sometimes for the word of Christ as John the 3. vers 5. Compared with 1. Pet. 2. vers 2. Where you may see that that which is called Spirit in the one place is called word in another see Rom. 8. vers 16. The Spirit of God beares witnesse with our Spirits that we are the Sons of God to wit the word this is that Spirit which being received and believed quickneth see Psalm 119. vers 50. Where David saith thy word hath quickned me Compare this with the 6. of John and the 63. Which will make it appear plainly that the word is that quickning Spirit so Christ saith in the conclusion of the verse The words that I speak they are Spirit and life and so our bodies are said to be a habitation for God by his Spirit Eph. 2. vers 22. compared with Colos 3. vers 16. Let the word of Christ dwell richly in you and to this add 1. John 2. vers 24. Let that therefore abide in you which you have heard from the beginning which if it do ye shall continue in the Father and in the Son to this add John 15. vers 7. If ye abide in me and my words abide in you ye shall ask what you will and it shall be done unto you this is that Spirit or anointing 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Christhood which makes us on with God as we have the mind of Christ or Spirit of Christ see 1. Cor. 2. vers 16. That is as we have the word of Christ I speak the more of this because men in these late dayes speak much of a Spirit and yet lay low the words of Christ which are Spirit and life but take notice this is that Spirit that doth cleanse comfort exhort and lead into truth yea and make the man of God perfect and wise unto salvation see 2. Tim. 3. vers 15.17 The word Spirit if we take it as it is taken for the quintessence or abstract of God as it may be so

3. where they came to require Baptism of John because they were of the seed of Abraham but that were not sufficient therefore the promises were made to Abrahams seed by faith which are those who are of the faith of Abraham this is clearly proved Rom. 2.28 29. For he is not a Jew which is one outwardly neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh but he is a Jew which is one inwardly and circumcision is that of the heart in the spirit and not in the letter whose praise is not of men but of God Rom. 4.14 So the Apostle layes all the blame upon Israel not upon God for the word of God is become of none effect to that Israel because they rejected this line of faith for the Apostle saith in v. 31.32 That Israel hath not attained to the law of righteousnes because they sought it not by faith that is Israel looked not further then this covenant according to the flesh as they were circumcised persons upon which ground John had such an harsh discourse Mat. 3.9 Think not to say you have Abraham to your father for that is not the right line but you are to be the children of Abraham by faith before you claim this badge of baptisme as you shall find the words clear and upon this ground most of Pauls discourse is to beat men off from this prop to wit outward priviledges as witnesse his whole Epistle to the Galatians especially chap. 3. the latter end For ye are all the Sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus if ye be Christs ver 29. then are ye Abrahams seed and heirs according to promise And hence it is that Paul lays low the whole dispensation of the law which is called Circumcision equall to those without it as Galat. 6.15 For in Christ Iesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision but a new creature And here is the Israel of God namely a new creature by faith For in Christ Iesus you may remember I proved being in Christ Iesus was to be in and under the ordinances or dispensations of the Gospel as Rom. 8.1 not under the law which is called flesh as Gal. 4.29 and by circumcision and uncircumcision is meant Iews and Gentiles the whole world as Rom. 2.3.4 largely declared so that now it lies here it is not circumcision that is all those priviledges promises whatsoever avails to acceptance with God now but faith neither is the uncircumcision any thing or the contrary to availe for condemnation if thou be a new creature as it is clear Rom. 2.26 to the end So it is the circumcision of the heart which was typified by the outward circumcision of the flesh and therefore the same persons Acts 7. who were of this outward circumcision yet were uncircumcised in heart as ver 51. Ye are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears because they did not come under the dispensation of the Gospell by faith And to this agrees the whole current of Scripture and if you do but read Pauls Epistles to the Galatians and Romans you may plainly see this truth so that here lies the cause now Paul is not so much grieved and sorrowfull for the Iews because they are no longer such a glorious people as formerly they were but for the cause of it that they should be so blind as not to see the intent of God in all those dispensations as having reference to Christ for it was upon this ground that Israel was rejected of God and blinded because they would not see Christ the end of the law and that now the just should live by believing as Rom. 1. Then we are come thus far That the promises of God Gen. 17. and severall other places were not made with Abraham as he was a person circumcised but as a person believing and received the signe of circumcision a seal of the righteousnesse of faith as Rom. 4.10 and so those are his children that believe in Christ as witnesse Zacheus Salvation is come to thy house in as much as thou art a child of Abraham compared with Galat. 3.26 Ye are all the Sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus for as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ And thus the Word of God is not fallen away but the Jews Israel is fallen from the Word or Promises of God so that God did never intend that men should be justified by fulfilling the law but by eying Christ in it Rom. 3.28 Thus I am come down again to the words Neverthelesse it cannot be that the Word of God should fall away or be of none effect so that thus I conclude that Israel whom Paul so much grieved for and those that have not obeyed the Gospell nor entred upon that true line of faith in Christ so the comfort lies here That there is yet an Israel of God which are those that are of a clean heart Psal 72.1 Pax super ill●s misericordia super Israel Dei Gal. 6.16 Well then how doth this comfort Paul concerning the Iews That at the time when those Iews shall believe in Christ they shall be counted for the Israel of God and their punishment shall be taken away 2 Cor. 3.15 When they shall turn to the Lord the vale shall be taken away And this shall be and therefore Israel is yet in a hopefull condition Israel is not yet past mercy and grace and then Israel who is now hated for their disobedience shall then be loved and his adversaries hated and now we must understand that as the Jews or Israel sinned they were not only blinded spiritually but afflicted outwardly and given up into the hand of the enemies as ye know the whole current of the Scripture runs Now Paul is grieved for this cordition of theirs and chiefly the cause of it their unbelief they who were such a glorious people above other nations should now lie amongst the pots Psal 68.13 that they should now be the undermost who then were highest they the taile that were the head they the last which were the first Mat. 20. but in Isaac shall thy seed be called Gen. 21.12 that is in that line that is most unlikely with men a son of laughter o● mocking a son in Abrahams old age God in all ages made use of the lowest and weakest means and ways to drive on this designe because he will have men to stoop to him in this way it must not be glorious Israel according to the flesh deckt with outward circumcision and carnall ordinances but Israel of a clean and circumcised heart in the mean way of believing in Christ and hence it is that Christ himselfe comes as a Carpenter of mean parents despised and mocked of men as Isaac was and not like a noble learned man or wise after the flesh 1 Cor. 1. God will make men stoop let them be never so high never so learned never so wise after the flesh and why should men in this age