greatest part The root of the Jews was holy by reason of the Covenant because they were born from their Father who was in the Covenant and so were they confederate with God and separated from the prosane Gentiles 434. Jer. 10. 23. O Lord I know that the way of man is not in himself it is not in man to direct his steps Mat. 23. 37. I would have gathered thy children together and thou wouldest not In spirituall matters that concern his salvation a man can do nothing that is good In politick and civill affaires he can indeed doe something but more inclining to evill then to good 435. Jer. 17. 5. Cursed be the man that trusteth in man Rom. 10. 11. He that believeth in Christ shall not be confounded Isai 28. 16. The Prophet speaks of bare mortall deceitfull man in himself The Apostle speaks of man subsisting in the person of the Son of God in whom the fulnesse of the Godhead dwelt bodily 436. Jer. 15. 1. If Moses and Samuel stood before me yet my minde could not be toward this people Mat. 18. 19. If two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall aske it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven In the former place the speach is hypotheticall as if he should say though they were amongst the living and did stand before me and would turne away my wrath from this people yet would I not spare them Christ in the latter promiseth temporall good things upon condition of repentance 437. Jer. 17. 10. Chap. 20. 12. I the Lord search the heart I try the reins 1 Cor. 2. 11. Who knowes what is in man but the spirit of man which is in him God is not excluded from knowing what is in the heart but Angels and men are be they good or bad 438. Jer. 22. 11. Thus saith the Lord touching Sellum the son of Josiah 2 King 23. 30. 2 Chron. 3. 6. The people of the land took the son of Josia Joachaz and anointed him to be King Joachaz is called Sellum ironically because as King Sellum Israel was led captive into Egypt so Joachaz shall not return from the Babylonish captivity 439. Jer. 22. 30. Thus saith the Lord Write ye this man childlesse for no man of his seed shall prosper 1 Chron. 3. 19. Mat. 1. 12. Salathiel his son Jekonias died without children Salathiel the son of Neri was from Nathan the adopted son of Jekonias and by succession not his naturall son 440. Jer. 25. 1. The fourth year of Jehojakim the son of Josiah King of Judah was the first year of Nabuchadonoztr King of Babylon Dan. 1. 1. In the third year of Jehojakim King of Judals came Nabuchodonozor King of Babylon to Jerusalem That is in the end of the third year and the beginning of the fourth year of Jehojakims reign 441. Jer. 25. 11. And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment and these Nations shall serve the King of Babylon 70 years Act. 1. 7. It is not for you to know the times God by a Propheticall spirit revealed this to Jeremiah and so comforted his people but we must not curiously search to know the times contrary to Gods will that is the moment of the day of Judgement the destruction of the world which the Father hath reserved in his own power 442. Jer. 29. 11. I think toward you thoughts of peace and not of evill Vers 17. Thus saith the Lord of hosts I will send upon them the Famin. God gives peace to penitent sinners but punisheth sinners for their sins 443. Jer. 31. 15. A voice was heard in Ramah lamentation and Rachel weeping Mat. 2. 16. That was done at length in the killing of the children at Bethlehem The Prophets speak often in the present tense or time past of things which are to come for the certainty of the Prophesie So here he foreshews the lamentation of the Mothers for the children thae were slain at Bethlehem by Herods command 444. Jer. 31. 2. The Lord shall create a new thing on the earth Eccl. 1. 10. There is no new thing under the sun New things are made by creation so God the Father created all things new so we are a new creature in Christ by sanctification when we are regenerated by the holy Ghost by change so when Christ shall come all things shall be made new 445. Jer. 31. 31. Beheld the days come saith the Lord and I will make a new Covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah Mat. 5. 17. I came not to destroy the Law God promised a new Covenant when Christ should come yet such a one that should not differ from the former Covenant in substance but sanctified by the Messias The Doctrine of the Prophets and the Apostles was not changed by the coming of Christ but remains an eternall Law of leading our life the ceremonies are abrogated according to their use but their signification was more declared by his coming and illustrated and the Prophesies had their complement in him 446. Jer. 36. 30. Thus saith the Lord of Jehojakim King of Judah he shall have none to sit upon the throne of David 2 King 24. 6. And his son Joakim reigned in his stead Joakim did not sit that is he had no fast seat in the Kingdome for in the third month of his government Sedechias was put by force not by right into his place by Nebuchodonozor 447. Jer. 37. 14. Jeremie said I fall not away to the Chaldeans Chap. 21. 9. He that goeth out and fals to the Chaldeans shall live Jeremie taken in the gate defendeth his innocency that he fell not to the Caldeans nor was a betrayer of his Country but he said that he would go into the land of Benjamin 448. Jer. 52. 31. In the 37 year of the captivity of Jehojakim King of Judah in the 12 month in the 25 day of the month Evilmerodach lifted up the head of Jehojakim King of Judah 2 King 25. 27. In the 37 year of the captivity of Jehojakim he he was lifted up in the 12 month the 27 day On the 25 day Evilmerodach took counsell to deliver Joakim out of prison on the 27 day it was concluded and effected all things being disposed well for his enlargement The THRENES or LAMENTATIONS of Jeremiah THe Prophet bewails the destruction of Jerusalem and the Kingdome of Judah and the captivity of the people He comforteth himself and the people in the promises of God and commends the cause to God by his prayers 449. Lam. 3. 37. Who is he that saith and it cometh to passe when the Lord commandeth not Vers 38. Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not both evill and good Deut. 32. 4. The works of the Lord are perfect The evill of punishment not of sin is meant in the first place which is not ill in it self but in respect of men For all punishment in respect of God that
own damnation The flesh of Christ in it self giveth life because it is alwayes so also in respect of men because some are faithful which it doth actually give life to others Infidels who are not quickned in Christ the cause whereof is not from Christ but from their own Infidelity and unworthinesse for not discerning the dy and bloud of the Lord they draw on the judgements of God upon themselves 721. Joh. 7. 5. Neither did his brethren believe in him chap. 16. 27. Ye have believed that I came out from God The former place must be understood of his brethren and corporal kindred the latter of the Apostles and his Disciples which were not all kindred to Christ according to the flesh 722. Joh. 7. 7. The world cannot hate you chap. 15. 19. Ye are not of the world but I have chosen you out of the world therefore the world hateth you In the first place Christ speaketh to his Brethren and Cousins according to the flesh that did not believe in him living carnally and after the manner of the world in the latter place he speaks of the Apostles who believed in him and were purged from all dregs of Infidelity and he assigns the causes wherefore they and other believers were hated of the world 723. Joh. 7. 8. I goe not not up yet unto this feast vers 10. He went up to the feast He went not openly with his friends that he might be seen but privately by this example of his he hath taught us not to venture our selves rashly amongst our enemies 724. Joh. 7. 16. My Doctrine is not mine but my Fathers who sent me chap. 17. 10. All mine are thine and thine are mine The Doctrine of Christ is said to be his Fathers and his in different respects the Father hath it from himself Christ from his Father also it is said to be the Fathers because he sent his Son for Christ was sent from the Father to publish it 725. Joh. 7. 26. Doe the Rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ 1 Cor. 2. 8. Had they known it they would not have crucified the Lord of glory The knowledge of Christ is either carnal and historical so the Rulers of the Jews and the Devils knew Christ but this is nothing to salvation or a spiritual knowledge by faith which justifieth believers and which the Jews that crucified Christ had not Here the same thing is said in both places and what in the first place is explained by an Ironical Interrogation in it self negative that in the latter place is done affirmatively 726. Joh. 7. 34 36. Where I am thither ye cannot come chap. 17. 24. Father I will that they also which thou hast given me be with me where I am Christ in the former place speaks to the Pharisees and carnal men rejecting his grace and he saith to them Where I am ye cannot come that is into heaven In the latter place he speaks of all the faithful which his Father hath given him 727. Joh. 8. 16. I am not alone but I and the Father that sent me chap. 16. 5. Now I goe my way to him that sent me In the first place Christ speaks of the unity of the Divine Nature and the inseparable conjunction of the Person in the latter concerning his Death and Ascension into Heaven to intercede with God the Father for us 728. Joh. 8. 23. Ye are of this world chap. 15. 19. Ye are not of this world To be of the world is to be in darknesse and to lead a wicked life not to be of the world is to acknowledge Christ and to live godly The first place therefore respects the unbelieving Jews and carnal men the latter respects all the faithful the children of God and elected to salvation 729. Joh. 8. 26. I have many things to say and to judge of you chap. 3. 18. He that believeth not is condemned already In the first place the present tense is put for Rom. 14. 10. the future For we must all of us appear before Christs Tribunal that every man may receive the things done in his body according to that he hath done whether it be good or bad 2 Cor. 5. 10. 730. Joh. 8. 28. I doe nothing of myself ch 10. 18. I have power c. Christ of himself that is without the Father or against his Fathers authority did nothing 731. Joh. 8. 33. We be Abrahams seed v. 44. Ye are of your Father the Devil There are sons carnal and sons spiritual the carnal Jews were the seed of Abraham in respect of corporal propagation Spiritual are such as are guided by a good or evill spirit sons by a good Spirit are all the faithful who are of the seed of Abraham by faith in Christ who gave to believing Abraham that he should be called the Father of believers Christ saith the Jews were from an evill spirit who did not the works of Abraham but of the Devil in respect of their malice and imitation and he that doth the works of another may be called his son 732. Joh. 8. 35. The servant abideth not in the house for ever 1 Thes 4. 17. We shall ever be with the Lord. In the first place is spoken of a servant of sin in the latter of the faithful who shall be delivered from all bondage being made free by the Son Joh. 8. 36. 733. Joh. 8. 36. Yee shall be free indeed Rom. 7. 23. Paul was a captive under the law of sin The faithful are free from sin in respect of condemnation dominion and perfect liberty which they shall enjoy in the next life they are said to be captive under sin by reason of inherent sin which begets ill desires in them against their wills 734. Joh. 8. 46. Which of you convinceth me of sin chap. 9. 24. We know that this man is a sinner Christ speaks of firm proof that no man could convince him of sin The Jews for despight and calumny said falsely that he was a sinner 735. Joh. 8. 50. I seek not mine own glory vers 12. I am the light of the world Hee meanes glory acquired from his Father not affected glory and he calls himself the Light of the world truly confessing what he is and not by hunting after vain glory 736. Joh. 8. 51. If a man keep my saying he shall never see death Heb. 9. 27. It is appointed unto all men once to dye Christ speaks of spiritual and eternal death the Apostle speaks of corporal and temporal death 737. Joh. 8. 58. Before Abraham was I am Heb. 2. 17. He took upon him the seed of Abraham There are three kind of speeches concerning Christ some things are spoken of him according to his divine Nature so he was before Abraham some things are spoken according to his humane Nature when he is called Abrahams seed or Davids and some things are spoken of both Natures that he is the Mediator between God and Man 1 Tim. 2. 5. 738. Joh. 9. 3.
the faith hope patience obedience constancy of his children or evill to an evill end and we pray in the Lords prayer that God will not let us be tempted with evill nor give us over into the hand of Satan to tempt us 557. Mat. 6. 13. For thine is the Kingdome the power and the glory Luk. 11. 4. That conclusion is not found in the Lords Prayer One Evangelist omitting what the other hath set down doth no wayes derogate from the truth of Gods Word David used the same 1 Chron. 29. 11. 2 Tim. 4. 18. thanksgiving Thine is the greatnesse and the power and the glory and the Victory and the Majesty And Paul useth the same words And the Lord shall deliver me from every evill work to whom be glory for ever Amen From whence is taken that of the Church Glory be c. 558. Mat. 6. 19. Lay not up for your selves treasures upon earth 1 Tim. 5. 8. But if any provide not for his own especially for those of his own house he hath denyed the faith Christ forbids no man to possesse wealth that comes as a blessing from God but to lay up treasures to the wrong of other men and to put our trust in them as the Gentiles doe nor Lev. 36. 14. Psal 112. 3. doth he condemn the care for a mans own family 559. Mat. 6. 31. Therefore take no thought saying What shall we eat or what shall we drink 1 Tim. 5. 8. If any man provide not for his own he hath denyed the faith Christ condemns here carnal care joyned with Heathenish distrust but not a Christian care to provide for our family with confidence in God 560. Mat. 7. 1. Judge not Joh. 7. 24. Judge righteous judgement Christ forbids rash judgement and defamation Mat. 18. 15. Jude v. 8 but not Politique or Ecclesiastical Judicature appointed by God under the Old-Testament nor yet domestick because all men are bound to judge of doctrine and manners and to call those to the right way that are wandring from it 561. Mat. 7. 8. Whosoever asketh receiveth Jam. 4. 3. Ye ask and receive not He that asketh as he ought to doe in faith receiveth what is convenient for him they that ask not as they should that is in faith nor for a good end receive not because they ask amiss 562. Mat. 7. 12. All things that you would that men should doe unto you doe you even so to them for this is the law and the Prophets c. 22. 4. On these two Commandements the love of God and our Neighbour hang all the Law and the Prophets The first place excludes not the love of God for he that loves his neighbour loves God the latter comprehends a moral rule of all things which are contained in the Books of Moses the Law and the Prophets 563. Mat. 7. 22. Many will say unto me in that day Lord Lord have we not prophesied in thy Name and in thy Name have cast out Devils Then will I professe unto you I never knew you depart from me c. 10. 32. Whosoever shall confesse me before men him will I confesse before my Father which is in heaven Christ in the former place speaks of hypocrites who prophesied in his Name and teaching so did confesse him with their tongue In the latter place he speaks of those who professe his Name by faith openly and sincerely without hypocrisie they have both a promise and a large reward 564. Mat. 8. 4. Tell no man V. 4. Go thy way shew thy self to the Priest Christ forbad the Leper for a time but not for ever that he should tell no man that he was healed but that first he should make his comparition before the Priest 565. Mat. 8. 5. A centurion came to Jesus beseeching him and saying Luk. 7. 3. The Elders of the Jews were sent unto him beseeching him to come Theophylact reconciles these places thus first the Centurion sent Messengers to Christ then he came himself and met the Lord and beseeched him with his own mouth relating the businesse 566. Mat. 8. 19. A certain scribe came unto him and said Master I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest And Jesus said unto him The Foxes have holes Joh. 6. 37. Him that cometh to me will I in no wise cast out That Scribe would follow Christ out of vain boasting and promised to himself great wealth and dignities Christ did not reject this man but only admonished him of the poverty and misery of those that follow him in this life which is rewarded with salvation and eternal life 567. Mat. 8. 26. The Disciples were fearful and of little faith Jam. 1. 6. Ask in faith nothing wavering for he that wavereth is like a wave of the Sea driven with the wind and tossed The infirmity of the Disciples is to be distinguished from Heathenish distrust they that doubt receive nothing but believers receive what they ask in faith 568. Mat. 8. 28. Jesus came to the other side into the Countrey of the Gargasens Mark 5. 1. They came over to the other side of the Sea into the Countrey of the Gadarenes The City Gadara and Gergaza were neighbour places in the Tribe of Manasses having their several circuit in the borders whereof the possessed met our Saviour 569. Mat. 8. 28. There met him two possessed with Devils Mar. 5. 2. There met him out of the Tombes a man with an unclean spirit They were two in number Mark mentions one because the other was notably known August 570. Mat. 8. 29. The Devils cryed out saying What have we to doe with thee Jesus thou Son of God Joh. 8. 44. The Devil is a lyar and the Father thereof The Devils did not that for the glory of God and Christ but to cause distrust in mens hearts for the Devil though he doe speak truth yet he doth it not without fraud and a false end that he may draw men into errour 571. Mat. 9. 6. The Son of man hath power to forgive sins 23. 34. Father forgive them they know not what they doe The Father gives the Son hath merited and the holy Ghost confirms salvation and remission of sins 572. Mat. 9. 1. Jesus sat at meat in Matthews house Luk. 5. 28. Matthew left all rose up and followed Christ Matthew left all things which might hinder him from following Christ as the receipt of custome and his Office of a Publican but he left not his house nor did he wholly cast away his houshold affairs 573. Mat. 9. 18. My daughter saith Jairus to Christ is even now dead Luk. 8. 42. The daughter of Jairus lay a dying being about twelve years old She lay a dying when her Father went forth of his house she was dead before Christ came to her 574. Mat. 10. 2. The first Simon Peter Andrew James John Mar. 3. 17. Peter James John Andrew Gal. 2. James Cephas The Apostles were equal in dignity and office but unequal in order The Evangelists in naming the
Matth. 7. 7. Seek and you shall finde In the first place he speaks of works so they that seek God and righteousnesse attain it not but in the later the promise is made to them that seek by faith 870. Rom. 11. 11. The fall of the Jews is for the salvation of the Gentiles that they may provoke them to emulation ch 3. 8. We must not do evil that good may come of it God rejected the Jews by his just judgement not that were guiltlesse but because they were rebellious and unbeleeving and so caused God to cast them off and to take the Gentiles in their room the later place is to be understood of the evil of punishment 871. Rom. 11. 22. The Jews that were cut off shall be engrafted again and the Gentiles shall be cut off Ch. 11. 29 15. The gifts and callings of God are without repentance The unbeleeving Jews are excluded but they that beleeve shall be grafted in again and be saved therefore here follows no change of the counsell of God 872. Rom. 11. 16. If the first fruits be holy the lump is also holy and if the root be holy so are the branches Mat. 12. 39. An evil and adulterous generation John 8. 44. The Jews were of their father the devil The Jews are called holy by right of the Covenant because they were separated from the prophane Gentiles thence it is concluded that all hope of salvation is not cut off from them they are called a perverse generation for their wicked works 873. Rom. 11. 17. The Gentiles were engrafted into the stock of the Jews or the Olive tree Ch. 6. 5. If we be planted into the likenesse of his death we shall be also into the likenesse of his resurrection Christ is the Vine the Olive tree the Figg tree in respect of his efficacy which is imputed to the Church by participation and they that are engrafted into Christ the Head are made members of the Church which is his Body 874. Rom. 11. 20. Be not high minded but fear v. 22. Otherwise thou also shalt be cut off ver 29. For the gifts and callings of God are without repentance The first place concerns hypocrites who profers the Doctrine of the Church the faithfull who are certain of their salvation by confidence from the heart fear with a filiall but not a servile fear for they are taught by that fear to be carefull that they do not by carnall security cast themselves into Gods displeasure 875. Rom. 11. 25. Blindnesse is happened in part unto Israel untill the fulnesse of the Gentiles be come in 1 Thess 2. 16. The wrath of God is come upon them to the uttermost The wrath of God remains upon the unbeleeving obstinate malicious Jews who crucified Christ persecuted the Apostles and hindred the preaching of the Gospel to the Gentiles 876. Rom. 11. 26. And all Israel shall be saved Luk. 18. 8. When the sonne of man cometh shall he finde faith on the earth Christ speaks comparatively extenuating the number of the faithfull in the last times either in respect of the multitude of the wicked or seduction of Antichrist but Antichrist being discovered and consumed with the blast of Gods mouth there will be a great multitude of the faithfull so that all Israel shall be saved for as the fulnesse of the Gentiles is not taken generally for the conversion of every individuall amongst the Gentiles but for a great part so it must be understood of the conversion of the Jews 877. Rom. 11. 32. God hath concluded them all in unbelief that he might have mercy upon all Matth. 7. 14. For straight is the way which leadeth unto life and few there are that finde it The Apostle understands all that is Jews and Gentiles who are not saved by themselves but of the meer mercy of God 878. Rom. 11. 34. For who hath known the minde of the Lord 1 Cor. 2. 16. But we have the minde of Christ The first place is concerning the inscrutable secrets of Gods wisdom which are not needfull for us to know the later is concerning mysteries that belong to our salvation revealed in Gods Word and such which no man by his naturall reason were it never so acute could ever come to know 879. Rom. 12. 20. Thou shalt heap coals of fire upon the head of thine enemy Matth. 5. 44. Love your enemies do good to them that hate you The Apostle understands here by coals the spirituall things of conscience not naturall coals for benefits done to an enemy are a cautery to his conscience which pricks and burns our adversary doth justly convince him and stirres him up to peace concord amendment of life let us therefore overcome evil with good and so win the victory over our enemies 880. Rom. 13. 1. There is no power but of God 1 Pet. 2. 13. Be subject to every Ordinance of man The Magistracy is a Divine Institution It is called the Ordinance of man because men undergo it and it is employed for the government of men and was ordained for the good of man though the Magistrate be ordain'd of men yet that is done by Divine Authority and subalternates disagree not 881. Rom. 13. 2. Whosoever resisteth the power resisteth the Ordinance of God Matth. 22. 21. Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars and unto God the things that are Gods Preachers have authority to reprove the Magistate Theologically for his sinnes but not politiquely to resist him when he applies himself to Gods Commandments But if he shall degenerate into a Tyrant and Idolater and opposing 1 Tim. 5. 20. 2 Tim. 4. 2. Act. 5. 29. himself to God shall set up what is contrary to God then we must obey God rather then men For the second Table of the Law must give place to the first Table 882. Rom. 13. 5. You must needs be subject not only for wrath but also for conscience sake Gal. 5. 1. Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free The Decrees of the Magistrate if they agree with Gods Word and are appointed for good order they binde the conscience so also Ecclesiasticall constitutions for keeping the morall Laws are to be piously observed so farre as they hinder not the use of our Christian Liberty 883. Rom. 13 8. He that loveth another hath fulfilled the Law Matth. 22. 40. On these two Commandments the love of God and our neighbour hang all the Law and the Prophets The love of our neighbour proceeding from the love of God is the fulfilling of the Law since we have but the Image of God in our neighbour therefore God must be principally beloved 884. Rom. 13. 13. Let us not walk in strife and envying 1 Cor. 14. 39. Covet spirituall gifts Emulation joyned with envy by reason of anothers profit is evil and meant by the first place in the later sincerity of love proceeding from good zeal and Justicee 885. Rom. 14. 1. Him that is weak in the faith receive
inflicts it hath the nature of good 450. Lam. 5. 7. Our fathers have sinned and are not and we have born their iniquities Ezek. 18. 20. The sons shall not bear the Fathers iniquities The children succeeding the Parents in their sins succeed them also in their punishments Godly and penitent children shall not beare the iniquities of their parents for ever though they be afflicted with temporall punishments 451. Lamen 5. 21. Turn thou us unto thee O Lord and we shall be turned Psal 119. ult Hosea 14. 2. Turn O Israel to the Lord thy God Conversion and Repentance is the worke Act. 11. 8. of God he gives it to the Gentiles and none but those that are enlightned in their hearts can truly turn unto God EZEKIELS Prophesie THe Priest the son of Buzi who was brought into Babylon under Jekonias and confirmed the Prophesie of Jeremiah and comforted the captives about the year 3350. by the river Chebar he had the visions from God He prophesied 20 years 452. Ezek. 8. 12. The Lord seeth us not Heb. 4. 13. All things are naked and open before the eyes of God The Prophet makes mention of what foolish men say who thought both by their words and deeds that God saw them not whose perverse judgement doth not hinder the truth which maintains that all things be they never so secret yea the thoughts of our hearts are open before God 453. Ezek. 18. 4. The soul that sins that shall die Rom. 5. 6. Christ died for us The first sentence is legall and teacheth what must be done by the law divine or humane legally The last is Evangelicall shewing that God for Christs sake freely gives us his grace and salvation 454. Ezek. 12. 13. I will bring Zedekiah into Babylon to the land of the Chaldees yet shall be not see it though he shall die there Jer. 34. 3. Thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the King of Babylon and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth Zedekias being taken saw the King of Babylon afterwards they put out his eyes that he could not see the Land of the Caldees nor Babylon in his captivity 455. Ezek. 18. 19. Walke in my precepts keep my judgements 1 Tim. 19 The law was not made for the righteous but for the wicked and disobedient The Prophet understands the law that teacheth and enlightens us The Apostle the law that condemns us For there is no condemnation Rom. 8. 33 to those that are justified in Christ Jesus 456. Ezek. 18. 21. But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed he shall not die Heb. 6. 4. It is impossible for those that were once illuminated if they shall fall away to renew them again by repentance It is hard and impossible in respect of those who bar themselves out from Gods mercy and shut their hearts that they may not be enlightned by the Sun of righteousnesse but it is not so in respect of God who would have all men to repent and be saved yet he justly punisheth with finall impenitency all obstinate and malicious Apostates and such as sin against the holy Ghost 457. Ezek. 18. 23. 33. 11. God will not the death He hath no pleasure in the death of the wicked Rom. 9. 18. He hath mercy on whom he will and whom he will he hardneth God will not the death of a sinner by his antecedent will but by his consequent will or his justice because he justly punisheth him who rejects the grace of God offered unto him He hardens therefore permissively not effectively 458. Ezek. 18. 23. I will not the death of him that dyeth Chap. 3. 18. Thou shalt die the death God as our Father will not by the Gospell but as he is our judge and revenger he will by the law that a sinner shall die 459. Ezek 18. 23. 32. I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth 1 Joh. 5. 16. A sin unto death God will not the death of him that repents for his mercy is over all his works A sin unto death is a sin against the holy Ghost and so it is called because it is iustly punished with finall impenitency 460. Ezek. 18. 26. When a righteous man turns away from his righteousnesse and doth iniquity he shall die in it Rom. 8. 30. Whom he justified them he glorified Righteous in the first place is not truly so but only in opinion so Christ came not to call the just but the Apostle speaks of Mat. 9. 13. those that are truly just who are justified in Christ and shall be surely glorified Or if the place of the Prophet be to be interpreted of him that is truly just it is conditionall and so proves nothing and the contradiction is reconciled 461. Ezek. 20. 25. I gave them also Statutes that were not good and judgments whereby they should not live Psal 19. 9. The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether Precepts that are not good are either legall threatnings by which God menaces curses to the wicked or false doctrine when God by his just judgement suffers those that would not believe the truth but go forward in iniquity to believe lies 462. Ezek. 44. 9. No stranger uncircumcised in heart and flesh shall enter into my Sanctuary Gal. 5. 2. If you be circumcised Christ shall profit you nothing The Prophet means spirituall circumcision by faith in Christ but the Apostle means nothing but corporall and legall circumcision which was that the Jews strove to be justified by Col. 2. 15. DANIELS Prophesie DAniel was carried young with Joakim to Babylon there he lived 70 years to the time of Cyrus in the year 3370. He interprets Nebuchodonozors dream of the image and writeth what was done under Nebuchodonozors reign Balshazars and Darius And describes the four Monarchies and the eternall kingdome of Christ he numbred also the weeks of years of the coming of Christ 463. Dan. 1. 5. The King appointed for Daniel and his fellowes a dayly provision that at the end of three years they might stand before the King Chap. 2. 1. In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar the King dreamed a dream wherewith his spirit was troubled Vers 16. Daniel went in and desired of the King that he would give him time That was done in the second year after these things were ended which were appointed for the education of Daniel and his companions under the government of Nabuchodonozor 464. Dan. 1. 21. 6. 28. And Daniel continued unto the first year of King Cyrus Chap. 10. 1. In the third year of Cyrus King of Persia a thing was revealed to Daniel In the former place the two following years are not excluded but it is noted that God prolonged the life of Daniel untill the time of the return of the people of the Jews from Babylon Daniel was in his office at Court to the first year of Cyrus then being grown old he led a quiet private life 465. Dan. 2.