NOTES.
{a) P. G4. — ' Doubled. . . , Sometime for emphasis sake, as Christ did often, "Amen, amen," and "in dying thou shalt die."' The 'Amen, amen' {afiriv, dfiTiv) is rendered by ' Verily, verily,' throughout the Gospel of John in our English
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Bible. Cf. i. 51, iii. 3, 5, 11, aud frequeutly. 'Dyiug thou slialt die' is the more literal trauslation of Gen. ii. 17.
(b) V. G4. — ' The sacraments. . . . The primitive church had them every Lord's day.' This has been matter of controversy in all sections of the church. It fills a largo space in ecclesiastical histories. The annotated editions of the Apostolical Fathers, in the original and translations, furnish the most satisfactory materials for a decision. Cf. also among others, Blunt's ' History of the Christian Church during the First Three Centuries' (2d cd., 8vo., 1857) ; and on the heretical side, Dr Lamson's ' Church of the First Three Centuries' (Boston, 1860, 8vo).
(c) P. 65. — ' Nay, take heed of these, for so the word in the original is, " these dogs." ' The original is rovg xvvag, which is rather ' the dogs,' = those designated. Cf. Bishop Ellicott in loc., and for much quaint lore aud vehement denunciation of 'false teachers,' Airay's Lectures in loc. (4to., 1618).
(d) P. 67.—' Spira.' Cf. note qq, Vol. III. p. 533.
(e) P. 6Q. — ' Bellarmiue saith that their government was carnal, . . . but it is carnally spoken of him.' The reference is to the Mosaic ritual and service, which Bellarmiue empties of their spiritual significance.
(/) P. 80. — ' Bucer.' Martin Bucer, born 1491, died 1551, an eminent Eeformer.
(g) P. 80.—' Luther.' Born 1483, died 1546. Cf. note uu, Vol. III. p. 533.
(k) P. 80. — ' Peter Martyr.' That is, Peter Vermilius Martyr, a celebrated divine. He was born at Florence 1500, died 1562. Having been a professor of divinity at Oxford, his works were early translated in England, and seem to have been very popular. His name is prominent in English ecclesiastical history.
(j) P. 80. — ' Zanchius.' This is Jerome Zanchius, a famous Eeformer, born 1516, died 1590. He must not be confounded with Basil Zanchius, a contemporary.
(J) P. 84. — ' Oh, but Bellarmiue says, the prophet speaks this in the person of the wicked ' — i.e., in Isa. vi. 5. Cf. Bellarmiue in loc.
(k) P. 84. — ' Their own authors agree hereunto: as Ferus.' By Ferus is intended Vincent Ferre, a Dominican, who died 1682. His Commentary on the Sum of Theology of Aquinas fills several huge folios.
(Z) P. 84. — ' Cathareu, a cardinal of their own, says there is donata justitia, and inhcerens.' Ambrose Catharinus was born at Sienna 1487, died 1553. The distinc- tion referred to by Sibbes is found in his ' Speculum Hcereticorum et Liber de Pcccato Originali et Liber de Perfecta Justificatione a Fide et Operibus,' 1541. This remark- able book, as well as his less known ' Disceptationes de Certitiidine de Prajdestina- tione,' &c., contains many not merely Protestant-like, but evangelical, opinions.
(m) P. 84. — ' A pope of theirs, Adrian the Fourth, saith that all our righteousness is as the reed of Egypt, which will not only fail us if we rest on it, but will pierce our sides.' This renowned pontiff was an Englishman, born near St Alban's. His own name was Nicholas Brakespeare. He was pope from 1154 to 1159. It is a pity that Sibbes has given us no clue to his authority for the sentiment.
(n) P. 84. — ' St Cyprian saith also, that he is either sy^^erbus or stultus, that says or thinks he is perfect.' Repeatedly. Cf. Indices sub vocibus.
(o) P. 85. — ' However they may brabble in schools to maintain this their asser- tion, yet when death comes, they must fly those shifts, aud lay hold only on God's love.' Cf. note w, Vol III. p. 531.
(p.) P. 93. — ' Some read the words actively.' The original is sv^sdui iv ahriZ, •= ' be found in him ; ' but cf. Dean Alford in loc.
{q) P. 96 ' As it is with the imicorn, who, having put his horn into the water,
&c. This and similar singular illustrations recur over and over in the Puritan and Church writings equally, being accepted apparently as a stock metaphor. Probably they are to be traced to the quaint translations of Pliny's ' Natural History,' whose infinite wonders commended the old folio to our forefathers. On the ' Unicorn,' consult Dr Bostock's aud Piiley's Pliny, ii. 279, 281, and relative notes.
(r) P. 103.—' As Cyrus did with the waters of Babylon.' Cf. note a, Vol. II. p. 248.
(s) P. 107. — This made Cyprian to complain of his corruptions, saying they were bred and brought up with him ; aud therefore feared they would hardly give i)lace to grace, being but a stranger.' A reminiscence, apparently, of a sentiment in one of his Letters.
{() P. 110. — ' " I press forth." It is a word of vehemency, &c.' The original is xara cSM'ttov dluizu, on which cf. Bishop EUicot in loc. and on ver. 12.
(m) P. 119. — ' The word " nevertheless," some read it " only." ' '^rXfjv is the adver-