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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

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

a naturall but federall holines as 1 Cor. 7.14 Verse 17. Wert graffed in Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pricked into the middle the center of the Olive Verse 18. Boast not Gr. Throw not up thy neck in a scornfull insulting way but rather pity and pray for them Verse 19. Isidor so●il Greg Moral Thou wilt say Carnall reason will have ever somewhat to say and is not easily set down Verse 20. Be not high-minded but fear Alterius perditio tua sit cautio saith one Ruina majorum sit cantela minorum saith another Seest thou thy brother shipwrackt look well to thy tackling Verse 21. Take heed lest Cavebis autèm si pavehis Verse 22. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Severity Gr. Resection or cutting off as a Chyrurgian cutteth off proud and dead flesh Verse 23. God is able He can fetch heart of oak out of an hollow tree and of carnall make a people created again Psal 102.18 Eph. 2.10 Verse 24. Contrary Therefore nature contributes nothing toward the work of conversion Verse 25. That blindenesse in part It is neither totall nor perpetuall Lyra was a famous English Jew Tremellius was also a Jew born they are but Methe mispar a very few that are yet converted Spec. Europ They pretend but maliciously that those few that turn Christians in ●taly are none other then poor Christians hired from other cities to personate their part But when God shall have united those two sticks Ezek. 37.19 and made way for those Kings of the East Rev. 16.12 then it shall be said of Jacob and Israel What hath God wrought Numb 23.23 Verse 26. Shall turn away ungodlinesse That is He shall pardon their sin The Prophet Isaiah hath it Vnto them that turn from transgression in Jacob c. They whose persons are justified have their lusts mortified Verse 27. When I shall take By the spirit of judgement and of burning Isa 4.4 with 27.9 Verse 28. They are enemies i. e. Hated of God as appears by the opposition and banished as it were by a common consent of Nations out of humane society See 1 Thess 2.15 16. Verse 29. Are without repentance When God is said to repent it is Mutatiorei non Dei effectus non affectus facti non consilij a change not of his will but of his work Repentance with man is the change of his will Repentance with God is the willing of a change Verse 30. Through their By occasion of their unbelief Pungit Judaeos humiliat Gentes saith one Verse 31. That they also It noteth not the cause but the event as 1 Cor. 11.19 Verse 32. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 For God hath concluded Or lockt them all up in the laws dark dungeon Gal. 3.22 Unbelief breaks all the law at an instant by rejecting Christ as the first act of faith obeys all the law at an instant in Christ That he might have mercy upon all Luther in a very great conflict was relieved and comforted by the often repeating of this sweet sentence Verse 33. O the depth of the riches The Romans dedicated a certain lake the depth whereof they knew not to victory so should we the unsearchable counsels of God being subdued to that which we cannot subdue to our understandings Verse 34. Who hath been his Counsellour Alphonso the wise the fool rather was heard blasphemously to say Roderic Santij Hist Hispan p. 4 ● 5. That if he had been of Gods counsell at the Creation he could have advised and ordered many things much better then they now are Verse 35 Who hath first given to him Doe we not owe him all that we have and are And can a man merit by paying his debts Verse 36. For of him As the efficient cause and through him as the administring cause and to him as the finall cause are all things A wise Philosopher could say That man is the end of all in a semicircle that is All things in the world are made for him and he is made for God To whom be glory for ever God saith one counts the works and fruits that come from us to be ours because the judgement and resolution of will whereby we do them is ours This he doth to encourage us But because the grace whereby we judge and will aright comes from God ascribe we all to him So shall he loose no praise we no encouragement CHAP. XII Verse 1. That ye present AS they of old did their sacrifices at the altar With the burnt offering which signified the sacrificing of the flesh was joyned the sin-offering that is Christ Faith applies Christ to the believer the believer to Christ Your bodies That is your whole person Cainistae sunt saith Luther offerentes non personam sed opus personae They are Cainists that offer to God the work done but do not offer themselves to God A living sacrifice In the old law they had many kindes of Sacrifices killed and offered Now saith Origen in stead of a Ramme we kill our irefull passions in stead of a Goat our unclean affections in stead of slying fowls our idle thoughts c. Verse 2. To this world To the corrupt customes and courses of wicked wordlings See them set forth Rom 13.13 Ephes 4.18 19 20. 1 Pet. 4.3 and shun them But be ye transformed Gr. Metamorphosed the old frame being diflolved and a new form acquited That ye may prove sc By your practice Verse 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Xenoph. de dictu factis Socrat. lib 3. But to think soberly Gr. To be wise to sobriety Socrates made no distinction between wisdome and sobriety 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 non distinguebat Verse 4. For as we have c. See 1 Cor. 12.12 which is a Commentary on this text Verse 5. One body in Christ See the Note on 1 Cor. 12.12 13. Verse 6. According to the proportion That form of sound words 2 Tim. 1.13 those principles of the doctrine of Christ Heb. 6.1 with which all interpretations of Scripture must bear due proportion Verse 7. Or Ministery Take it either largely for the whole ministery as 1 Cor. 12.5 Act. 1.17 Or more strictly for the office of a Deacon as Act. 6. Verse 8. Or he that exhorteth The Pastour properly so called See the Note on Eph. 4.11 Verse 9. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Abhorre that which is evil Hate it as hell it self so the word signifies Mihi certè Auxentius nunquam aliud quam ●abolus erit quia Arrianus saith Hilary I shall look upon Auxemius no otherwise then as upon a devil so long as he is an Arrian Verse 10. Be kindely affectioned As naturall brethren and more Arctior est copula cordis quam corporis We are brethren in Adam according to the flesh in and by Christ according to the Spirit Verse 11. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cunctator Not slothfull Or Not driving off till it be too late Charles the son of Charles Duke of Aniou