ſhould not be Literally underſtoud ct, and applicd unto Chrit?, nere 1s nothing more ordinary in the Propte,,, than ater 4 chreatiing of Judgment and C:ptvity unco the Perplie, wo com tort fuch as tcared Gud amonytt them with Promifes ot the 372 /14, and the ſpiritual Salvation wich was to be Erouche in ; Thc Land of Zebaulon and Napntili tuftered muck by R2nbid 1d, 1 Kine. I5-20. and mure by Tizlath-Filezer, 2 King. 15. 25. hitore the Gencral Ciptivity of che ten Tribes, 2 King. 17. 5. The Lord by rhe Propiicr, c.:p. 8, had been chrearning this genvre Captivity + potholy che Prophet mi;zhe fay che Affliction of rhefe parts ſhouid nor be fo creat as the ſecond mentioned, 2 Kins. 15. 20. Becauſe by che ſtory ic teems they were generally carried into Captivity, be- tcre rhe more gener: D2!tru&im of the other Tribes : There, faith hethisDarvres thall be abundantiy hereafter compenſatcd by the Co- ming of che MHefran, and Preaching amongſt this Pecple ; who hvins at a great diſtance. trum 7ery/ lem, never had ſuch a Lizhr as ſome ocher Parts ot Fudet; and irit drank of the Cup-ot God's Wrath in ther Capijvity, Ir was called Galilee of the Gentilos, becauſe i was ncar to the Men of Tjre, who were Genti/es, and had doubriefs in it a greater mixrure of Genti/es, chan any other parr of Canam, ever tince $4/omm gave Hiram twenty Cities in chis
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to ſay, * Repent: for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
From tie tune of Chriſt's Baptiſm ; or from the time that he heard that John was committed to Priton ; he, who betore had preached and raughr privately, and more rarely, began to Preaci more ordinarily and publickly ; and the tum of his Do&rine was the lame with thar oft John che Buptiſt, confirming his Dodrine ; Repent, fir the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, See the Senſe of chole words, ch. 3. v. 7. Mark hath the fame, May. 1. I4.,
18 And Jeius walking by the Sea of Galilee. ſaw two brethren, Simon * called Peter, and Andrew his Brother, caiting a Net into the Sea ( for they were Fiſhers ) |
Whether by the Sea, he here meant the Lake of Gennz/aret or che Oce.n, 1s not wortk the arguing ; fer the Jews called all great Collections of Waters the Se.rs, according ro Gen. 1. 10. i He jaw two Brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his Brother 5\ Whe- ther natural Brethren, or called ſo, becauſe of their joint Im- ployment, | Caſting a Net into the Sea; | cither for the catching of Fiſh, or tor the wathing of their Nets ; fee Luk. 5. 2. | For they were Fiſkers | Sea-men ( as the word teems to fiznifie ) uſed ro fiſh in-the Sea: ,$Simom had a Ship of his own, L1b.5. 3, The Evan- gelilts diflering Relation of the Call of Simm and Andrew; hat!: made a great deal of work tor Iuterpreters. The greateſt ditice rence ſcemerh ro be berwixe 3autthew in this Text, and br, chap. 1. 35, 35, 37,39. But certainly 7ohn ſpeaketh of wne Call in thoſe Vertes, the other Evingeltts of another. According ro Tohn, they were call2d to the Knowledze of, and firſt Acouain- rance with Chrift : This was while John was in the publick Exer- cife of his Miniftry, tor they were his Ditciples, 79%. 1. 35, 35. and v. 39. They are Jaid ar rhar crime, #2 have abate. with him that day ; Probably they again returned to their old Imploy- ment ; and when John was impritened, Chriſt walking by the Sca, faw them, and chen called them to the Apoſtleſhip. There are 2ther differences in their Call obſerved, berwixe Matthew, Mirk, and Luke, bur fuch as may be cafily anſwered by thoſe who obſerve, char there is noching mere crdinary, than for the Evangeliſts, 1n reporting tne fame Hiſt-rv, one of them ro ſup- ply more largely wiat the other had recorded more fumma- rily.
19 And he ſaith unto them, Follow me,and I will make you Fithers of men.
Here was their Call ro the OFce of A27/Hes. Tr 15 obſervable, thar God's Calis of Men ro Places of Dignity and Honour, and his Appearances of Favour to them, have ordinarily been when they have been” buticd in the honeſt Imployments of their Cal- lings. Saul was ſeeking his Farher's Afies, D:vid keeping his Father's Sheep, when che Lord called tt.cm to the Kinzdom : The Shepherds were teedins thicir Flocks, when they had the Re- velation of Chriſt : He calleth four Apoſtles from their Fitherv ;, Amos from amongſt the Herd-men of Tekoan ; 21rthew from the Receir of Cuſtom 3 Miſes when keeping Fethroe's Flock, Ext, 3. 2. Gidzm trom rhe Thrething-thor, 7a. 5. 11. God never encou- ragerh Idlencfs, bur deſpiſern not Perſons in meaneft Impl-y- ments. | fillow me; ] Thar 1s, co return no more © your Im- plovmenr. { I will make you Fiſhers of Zen, ] Rere is the work of Mfniſters ſer our ro gain Souls to God ; they are nor to Fiſh meerly for a Livelihood, much lefs for Hoitcur 2nd Applauſe © themſelves, bur to win Souls to God, and are to bafr their Hacks, and order thcir Nets to this end ; which they will Never {erve, it cicher by general Diſcourtes they make the Marks 19 wide, that all will darc chrough them ; or it by their Wir and Lezrning they make their Diſcourſes 15 fine and curious, that ter or none of their Hearers can underſtand them. Nor will all ovr Are make us Fifhers of Men : Twill mabe 3u ( faich Chriſt, ) Paul may plant, and Apollos may water 5 God muſt give the increaſe « But yer we muſt order our Nets rationally and probably 10 order to cur
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