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20 * Then charegcd he his diſciples that they 3” ſhould tell no man that he was Jeſus the Chriſt.
We met with ſeme Chargcs of this nature before, given to tote whom he had miraculouſly Cured, that they ſhould tell no Manof ic, Hutth. 8, 4. and 9.39. bur this feemerh to ditter from them. There he only forbad rhe Public:tiomm of his Miracles: Here he torbids chem preaching, That 7eſivs was the Chrizt : A Dofrine neccſiary to be believed, 1n order to Peoples Salvarion, We are not able co give an Account of all our Saviour's particular Actions. i. We are ſure this was a Precept bur of a Temporary Force and Oblization ; for we know that atterward they did ſuthciently publith. chis abroad, only for a rim? he would nor have 1t publith'd by his Diſciples. We cannor certainly derermine wherher he forbid them : 1. Becauſe they were nor as yer fit t9 publiſh 1o great a Truth : Or, 2. Becauſe the rime was nor yet come for the Publication of ir: Or, 3. He would nor have 1c publiſhed till he rofe again from the Dead, having triumphed over Death; leſt People hearing of ir betore, ſhould have had their Faich ſhaken by his Dearh : Which teemern very proba- ble, becauſe, in rhe next words, he begins to ſpeak of his Death. Or, 4. Thar he 1nighr hereby (as much as mizhr be) avoid che Oliv; and Envy of the Phariſees, Or, 5. That Himſelf might publith firſt chis greac Truth of the Goſpel, and confirm 1t by his Miracles,
21. From that time forth began Jeſus * to ſhew unto his diſciples, how that he mult: go unto Jeru- I falem, and ſuttzr many things of the elders , and chict prieſts, and ſcribes , and be killed , and be
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Our Lord taught his Hearers by degrees, as they were able to hear , and to bear his Inſtruction : He rheretore firſt inſtruft- &1 them 1n the Truth of his Divine Nature , and bringerh chem 194 firm and ſteady Afent to this Propoſition, That he was th? Chri$t, the Son of God, Leſt they ſhould have this Faith of theirs ſhaken by his Sufferings, and Dearn , he beginneth to 1n- firu them, as to choſe things, that when they faw it come ro pi, they might not be offended, bur wait for his ReſurreCtion trom the Dead,
22 Then Peter took him , and began to rebuke
Peter rook our Lord aſide, as we do our Friend to whom we would ſpeak ſomerhing which we would nor have all ro hear, and began to rebube him; &mmud.v, t repre him, as Men often do their familiar Friends, when they judge they have ſpoken fome- thing beneath them, or that might turn ro their Prejudice. | Say- ins, Be it far from thee Lord « this ſhall not be unto thee.) The Words in the Greeb want the Verb, fo leave us in doubr, whether we ſhould cranſlate them , B2 Merciful to thy ſelf, ſpare thy ſel; or let God, or, God ſhall be merciful unto thee. The laſt Words expound chem, This ſhall not be unto thee; God ſhall be mercitul unto thee, and help chee ; chis ſhall nor beride thee. Theſe Words were undoubtedly ſpoken by Peter out of a good Intention, and with a fingular Affection ro his Mafter : Bur, 1.They ſpeak him as yer 1znorant of the Redemprion ot Mankind by the Death of Chriſt, of che Doctrine of rhe Croſs, and of the Will of the Father concerning Clirift. 2. They ſpake great Weakneſs in him, ro contradi& Kim whom he had bur now ac- knowled zed to be the Christ, the Son of Gad, Gond Intentions, and _ Affe&ions, will nor juſtifie Evi! 4&ioms, Chriſt rakes him up martiy :
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Peter! hou rhinkeſt chat by this Diſcourſe , thou ſheweſt ome tindnets unto me , like a Friend ; bur thou art 1n this an * as, ro me ( tor ſo the word Satan doth tignific , and is ney ce narity appiy'd ro the Devil, who is the grand Ad- a I Mankind ) {Get thee behind me.) I abominate ſuch ſe] wy x ets [ you Su fer LS was the dererminare Coun- Gifluaderh 12. 2 205 CO 2 il : He ls mine Enemy, thar
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