and it ſhall influence your Tongues, Speech. This was verified in Stephen, and hath been eminently verified in a Multitude of Wwe may obſerve from hence, to be confined tothe Will and Affedtions. upon our Words in the Service of God z not that we can conclude, that whatſoever Chriſtians, ſo ſpeak ether in their Confeſſions or other Dutzes, ere is ſuch an Influence,
That 15, not you,
the Gentiles ) as thoſe they ſhould meet his Aſcenſion ; yer not excluding what Jews; for what is faid about
their Syna-
eſpectally ſuch as have for ſuch Othces ;
p, ir doth as well fignifie, In me thar think, that they had niſhed Ot-
up.take no thought all be given you
Thar the Influence of Ir hath
is from ſuch immediate Afffi- cho” the Spirit in this, as ions, like the Wind, bloweth where and when it
ll be hated of alkmen for my Names fake : but * he that endureth to the end , ſhall be
[ For my Names ſake :| For
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Glory of God, of, the Good of others, calls to v
$ for \ Bur what may be judged in ſuch Caſes, is a rhweng rti Queſtion. Auguſtine to Honoratus ſpeaketh well in the Cate —_ ſters ought nor to fly raſhly, nor our of Cowardice, nor that .
a flight,
| might live elſewhere lazily; nor when their flight will betra
the Church of God ; not where the Perſecution j
where the Per{ecution is Particular, againſt ng qo; _ there will be enough lett for the Care of the Church in and abſence, and with the Conſent of the Church they may = this 15 00 large a Caſe ro be ſpoken to here : Eſpecially ly dering ( as I ſaid ) that I do not think that any lizhc, Cons juſtified trom this Texr, the Precept being particular {ur # wh Reaſons. | Uniil the Sm of Man come, ] There is a woos. = Variety of Interpreters Senſes of this Text, founded y rg various Comings of Chriſt, mentioned in Holy Wrir : = my already come in the Fleſh ; fo as ic ſpeaking of a time to G vn could nor be, meant of thar. Nor can ir be underſtood *73- Second Coming to Fudgment, for they have gone through the Citi
of Iſrael long ago. Chriſt is therefore ſaid in Scripture to c:15
; when he appeareth in ſome great Work of Providence , whether »f
Fudgment or Mercy, This makes fome interpret ir of the De.
. Strudtion of Feruſalem; in which Senſe ſome think the Coming if
Chris is mentioned, Mat. 24. Some of the Reſurre&ion of Ch:i8 from
; whence, m_ ſay, Chriſt's Epxha commenced. Others uriderſizng Efu
fron of the Spirit in the day of Penteco# + This tc ground on oh. 14. 17, 18. where they think Chriſt's Com? promiſed, ver. 18. 1s the Coming of the Spirit promiſed. wer, %, Undoubtedly in the General , our Saviour means, till the T Ine , accompliſhed, when you mu$ leave Preaching to the Jews, 10 ; - the Gentiles ;, and my Kingdom ſhall be further extended than ir . at preſent: Which Diſpenſarion of God may, for ought | ;;.; ay be called the Coming of Chri8 ; being an eminent A& of Gee: Providence, by which Chrift was more ſhewed to the Worla ol his Kingdom further extended. ;
24 The diſciple is not above his maſter, nor the
ſervant * above his lord.
25 It is enough for the diſcipl? that he be as his C: , maſter, and the ſervant as his Lord : If* they hare * called the maſter of the houſe || Beelzebub, hoy i. much more /hal/ they call thoſe of his houſhold > {6
As much as if he had ſaid, Think nor much if you meet with *
Perfecutions : I am your Lord and Maſter, you are my Sery
and Houſhold; you have no reaſon to lock for hs wn from the World, than I your Lord meer with. It is Hy enough tor you, to be uſed as well as I am ; you know they have perſecuted me; they call me Beelzebub , ſaying, Thar I ca# w aevils by Beelzebub, the Prince of Devils. Why ſhould you expe berter ? Our Saviour uſed rhe ſame Argument, Lub. 6. 40. Brl- zebub was the Td of Ekron, 2 King. 1. 2. The word fi2niiie the the Lord of Flies : Either, becauſe they invocarecd his help azainſt the Flies, or (as others ſay ) the Name was in Derifion tothar Idol, given by the Fews to the Prince of the Devils, becauſe the places wherein they Sacrificed ro it were infeſted with Flies, which they ſay God's Temple at Feruſalem never was, notwithſtanding the Mulritude of Sacrifices which were there killed. Certain it i: they underſtood by it the Prince of Devils. ;
26 Fear them not therefore : for there is nothing covered that ſhall not be revealed , and. hid, that {hall not be known.
This is a Proverbial Speech uſed by our *aviour, upon more occaſions than this, Mar. 4. 22, Luk.8.17. aud 12. 2. As to hv preſent uſe of it; the Senſe is, Tho' my Goſpel be now covered and hid, yer it ſhall be revealed and made known : Or, Tho your Innocency be hid and covered, yet G-'d ſhall bring forth your Judgment as the Light , and your Righteouſnel as the Noon-day : Or, Tho' your Enemies Rage and Mi lice be hid, and their Vengeance ſeemeth ro ſleep, yer it ſhall be revealed. The firſt ſeemerh moſt probable, from what to loweth in the next Verſe , which he ſeemeth to ſpeak as a mians tO Its
=p What I tell you in darkneſs, rhar ſpeak je in light : and what ye hear in the ear, zhat preact
ye upon the houſe-tops.
The Candle of the Goſpel, which God hath by 7n the Baptist and me, lighted up, is not to be hid : Tho” cheretore you have ir from me in private, yet do you publiſh ir ; I doas it were whiſper ic in your Ear by private Diſcourſes, and in a private Converſe; bur it ſhall be made as publick, as if ic were public to the greateſt advantage ; and do you contr:bure what you cal unto ir; do you publiſh my Goſpel , as ic were, upou che Howe: LOPS.
28 And fear not them which kill the body, an are not able to kill rhe ſoul : bur rather fear hm