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A20809	The vvorldes resurrection, or The generall calling of the Iewes A familiar commentary vpon the eleuenth chapter of Saint Paul to the Romaines, according to the sence of Scripture, and the consent of the most iudicious interpreters, wherein aboue fiftie notable questions are soundly answered, and the particular doctrines, reasons and vses of euery verse, are profitable and plainly deliuered. By Thomas Draxe. Minister of the word of God.	Draxe, Thomas, d. 1608.	1608 (1608)	STC 7187; ESTC S116746	91,311	159

knowledge and vnderstanding of them is for therevnto are we referred in all our doubts controuersies and difficulties for resolution Isai. 8.20 Luke 16.28 31. Ioh. 5.38 Secondly they conteine the meanes deedes euidences charter and the broad seale of our saluation Ioh. 5.34 Ioh. 20.31 Rom. 1.16 1. Tim. 3.15.16 Psal. 19●7 Thirdly the ignorance and neglect of them is the cause of all Athiesme errour heresie sinne rebellion persecution misery yea and damnation it selfe 2. King 17.26 Psal. 95.10 Isay. 5.13 Math. 22.29 Iohn 12.35 Rom. 10.2 1. Cor. 2.8 1. Thes. 4.13 Lastly God hath both in the old Testament as also in the new laide a speciall charge and command vpon all sorts of people soueraigne and subiect publike and priuate persons mighty and meane to exercise themselues and continually to trauaile in the reading and meditation of holy scripture Deut. 6.6.7.8.9 Iosua 1.8 Psal. 1.2 Coloss. 3.19 Iohn 5.39 1. Tim. 4.13 Vse It condemneth the idlenesse and vanitie of this present age wherein many most bestow none or little time in reading and consulting the sacred Scriptures wherein they might bee made circumspect redresse their waies haue comfort and supportance in all afflictions and be made wise vnto saluation But in the practise of the vnfruitfull workes of darkenesse in the excesse of sinne and vanitie and in the reading and reuising toyes and trifles that can minister nothing vnto them but matter of mourning and cause of after repentance they can willingly and wilfully spare spend whole houres daies nights weeks The Lord amend this and renue and reuiue the dying pining zeale of his people and seruants in so many places How he maketh request vnto God speaking against Israell And in the 1. of Kings 19.10 he saith that he hath beene iealous for the Lord of Hosts all tending to one purpose from which place I obserue and gather That the Pastors Preachers of Gods word especially must be enfired and inflamed with an holy zeale of Gods glory with a holy indignation against sin and idolatry then principally when with Elias others they see most grieuous transgressions of the people when they see Baals Priests viz. Iesuites and Seminaries Popish Emisaries to be had in request and high reputation and themselues and the true Prophets and ministers of the Lord reuiled and reiected yea wringed and wronged yea killed and slaughtered when they see Christ to bee vilified and Antichrist to be deified and when they see the Gospell troden vnderfoot impiety superstition aduanced Examples hereof wee haue in Moses who seeing the Golden Calfe that the Israelites had made and the dauncing about it waxed wroth cast the tables out of his hands brake them in peeces before the Mountaine burned the calfe in fire ground it to powlder strawed it vpon the water and made the Children of Israell drinke of it In Phaenehas the sonne of Eleazar who arose vp from the midst of the Congregation tooke a speare in his hand and with it thrust thorow Zimri the sonne of Sal● and Cozbi the daughter of Zur the Midianitish woman and so the plague ceased from the children of Israell In Zacharias the sonne of Ichoiada the Priest who obseruing the people after Ichoiodah his death to fall away to idolatrie in zeale reproued them for transgressing Gods commandements hee told them that they should not prosper but that as they had forsaken the Lord so he had forsaken them and herevpon they at King Ioash his tyrrannicall command stoned him to death In Iohn the Baptists for his bold reprehension of the Pharasies and Saduces and for reprouing of Herod for his incest and many other sinnes In Peter against Ananias and Saphira his wife Act. 5.3 In Steuen in telling the Iewes they were stif-necked and that they like their fathers alwaies resisted the holy Ghost that they had not kept the law but that they were the betraiers and murderers of the iust In Paul whose spirit was stirred vp in him whē he saw the citty of Athens subiect to idolatrie And in himselfe and Barnabas who when the people with their Priest would haue done sacrifice to them in zeale rent their owne clothes and rebuked the people In Dauid as the tipe and most eminently in Christ the truth and perfection all of whom were consumed with the zeale of Gods house Psal. 69.19 Math. 21.12 Ioh. 2 15. Reason The reason hereof is because they are Gods watchmen and forewarne the people they are Gods trumpetters to tell the people of their sinnes and the spirituall leaders guides and directers of the multitude 1 Vse This doctrine serueth for reproofe of some Ministers of our time who either are remisse and negligent and seeking their owne ease neuer oppose themselues by doctrine and example against the errors and sinnes of their flockes but rather applaude them or at least in conniuence take notice of nothing and if the shew any zeale it is rather for their own Diana and advantage then for Gods true religion and glory 2 Vse It is a great comfort for all true and sound hearted Ministers who in an aduized and discreete zeale within the compasse of their callings both by preaching example and authority shew their dislike and opposition against superstitions and enormous sinnes and abuses beeing assured that what contumelies and indignities they vndergoe for Gods honour God will accordingly consider of them and censure their aduersaries he will honour them that honor him and despise them that despise him They haue killed thy Prophets and digged downe thine Alters From these two members ioyntly considered ariseth this instruction That it is the plot and practise of Apostataes and Idolaters in their hatred rage against God to labour to blot all remembrance of God and not to suffer the Ambassadors and Messengers of God to remaine aliue Psal. 79.1 2. Psal. 8.13 Apoc. 12.2 13.16 17. Apoc. 18.24 Reas. The reason in regard of the holy monuments of Gods seruice is because they are profaine and wicked and regard them not and as for the good ministers of God they like the King of Aram against Ahab though indeed a most wicked King fight against none in comparison but against them for they seeme stumbling blockes and hubbes in their way who by their ministerie and zealous example vexe them Apoc. 11. ver 10. 1. Vse Let vs be thankefull vnto God for the long continued vse and ministery of his blessed Gospell and that neither Prelates nor Pastors nor Preachers are not giuen into the hands of our blood-thristy woluish aduersaries 2. Vse Secondly let the ministers prepare and resolue them-selues not onely to suffer rebuke and losse for Gods cause but also to die for it if they be therevnto called for God will highly reward them and they shall not bee loosers but gainers by it and not damnified but euerlastingly glorified 3. Vse Seeing the good pastors and ministers of Gods word are so much maligned

gold and siluer c. 2. Tim. 2. v. 20 Therefore in the worke of our predestination and redemption Gods mercy and goodnesse is all in all and hath not any respect to any thing that is without and not partaker of his owne nature and essence It serueth to beate downe all pride and humane glory and all confidence in any of our owne workes because all the workes and glory of our saluation is from Gods grace and mercy onely and not from our selues or any thing in vs Rom. 9.18 2. Vse And if it did hang vpon our owne workes wee should bee vncertaine because wee cannot satisfie GODS iustice Secondly in that GOD hath beene so good vnto vs wee must pay vnto him the continuall impost of praise and thanksgiuing and for a document and proose hereof labour to frame and conforme our liues wayes and workes to the rule of his written word 3. Vse Lastly wee must not doubt a●d remaine in suspence of his loue and fauour but take notice of it secure and perswade our selues of it more and more For God is full of mercie and goodnesse who is a louing Father a kinde and sweete Sauiour in Christ and doth by the perfume and magneticall attraction of his mercies prouoke and allure all men to worship feare loue inuocate and trust in him And therefore wee cannot offer greater indignitie nor doe more notable iniurie to so good a Maiestie then to call his grace goodnesse or mercy into question What then Israell hath not obtained that he sought 2. Section i. What shall wee say and confesse namely this as the trueth is that Israell i. those carnall Israelites who boasted themselues to be Israelites and gloried in the flesh hath not obtained that he sought i. that whereas they went about and endeauoured to attaine vnto iustification and eternall life by their owne workes and merits they haue not obtained it v. 22. But the election hath obtained it i. the elect as farre forth as they are elect haue obtained it in and by the force of election and because they sought it onely of grace through faith But the rest i. they are not elected but reiected haue beene hardened i. their heart hath in Gods iust iudgement through their owne malice and contempt of Christ beene so brawned and drawne with such an hard skin that no doctrine of saluation and faith can bee wrought or rooted in them According as it is written i. by the Prophet Isayas God hath giuen them i. powred out vpon them in his iudgements and indignation the spirit of pricking according to the translation of the septuagint which Paul followed i. all ill affection and bitternesse of spirit against the light of truth and sharpe and greeuous biting of minde or the torments of enuie and of a galling conscience by reason of the preaching and successe of the Gospell or according to the Heb●●w the spirit of slumber i. a dull and drowsie minde and a deepe and dead sleepe in so much that they are depriued of all iudgement and feeling eyes that they should not see i. such a minde whereby they cannot vnderstand the true doctrine of saluation and eares that they should not heare i. such an heart whereby they cannot obey the Gospell and thereby bee conuerted vnto this day i. from Elias his time vnto the time of Pauls preaching for so long continued their hardening and euer since vnto our present time Quest. Why should not Israel obtaine that he sought for seeing that Christ is the doore and Heauen gates stand open day and night Ans. First because they would not acknowledge nor receiue Christ the true Messias and mediator Secondly they did not nor would not goe the right way to saluation but by their owne workes The rest were hardned Quest. Who is the author and cause of the Iewes hardning Sathan or themselues or God Ans. If wee consider it as it is a sinne and an offence against God then it proceedeth onely from man and from Sathan for mans heart is stony and as hard as Flint by nature whereby it is fitte for Sathan to worke vpon Secondly mans heart beeing so hard Sathan doth counsaile ●gge and solicite it to sinne and man beeing destitute of grace willingly forsaketh God and yeeldeth his assent and consent vnto euill and detesteth good and so becometh more hard and indurate Thirdly the more meanes either of instruction and mercy or of threatnings and iudgements GOD offereth to soften and ouer-come their hardnesse the more they by with-standing and resisting them are hardened and confirme the habite of their nature and so growe worse and worse And thus with Pharao they more harden their owne hearts so that the sinne and fault resideth in themselues and is not to bee imputed to God Quest. In what respects doth God harden Ans. As it is an action and iudgment and a worke of iustice and in respect of the end and euent so God doth it and is the author of it As it is an action or motion it is good for wee all haue our beeing and moouing from God but the corruption and defect of the action proceedeth from mans corrupt minde and will as it is a iudgment God is the author of it thus hee hardened Pharoes heart and doth by the ministerie of his word instrumentally harden the wicked Lastly in respect of the end and euent which is his owne glory and thus God in the hardening blinding and obstinacie of the Iewes tooke occasion to call and shew mercy to vs Gentiles and thus hee turneth their hearts whether soeuer pleaseth him and doth mooue them to execute his owne iudgements and thus God directed Sathans malice the Scribes and Pharisies enuie Iudas his couetousnesse and Pilate his iniustice in killing the Lord of glorie to the redemption of mankind the instruments intending no such matter Isay. 1● v. 7. Qu. How doth God harden and in what forme Ans. Not by infusing malice or instilling sinne into the delinquent for he is iust holy and purity it selfe and therefore he cannot but hate and punish it but he doth it first either by not imparting grace or by with-drawing his spirit from them for God is not bound either to conferre grace vpon them which they want or to continue that they haue receiued Hee is an absolute Lord and a most free agent hee hardeneth whom hee will and sheweth mercie vpon whom hee will shew mercy Secondly God hardneth them by an outward action that is indirectly and accidentally by casting and obiecting certaine outward things to their eyes eares and outward senses whereby they might bee enlightned mollified and saued Of this kinde are preaching sacraments miracles benefites warnings threatnings punishments all these through their owne fault and want of faith become hurtfull and dangerous vnto them euen as good and strong wine is most vnholesome and perilous to a sicke man Thus the gospell is the sauour of death to them yea and a killing letter