ers in it tO Builders, Roms 15. 20. Gal. 2. 18, Our Lord 13 here compared to a Stone, becauſe he 1s the onty arm Foundation. The chief Corner-SHMe, M whom all the Building fitly framed, graweth unto an Holy Temple In t he Lord. In whom aljo we are fir an Habl- ration of God through the Spirit. Eplef. 2. 20, 21, 22. called by the Prophet 1/uiah, Ch, 28. 15. A Stone laid in Zion for a Filn- dation, a 1 yed Stone, 4 precrotes Carner Stone, a ſure Foundation. Which is applyed ro Chriſt, AdFs 4. 11, Rom. g. 33. 1 Pet. 2. FER Se # become the Head of the Cerner, ] thar 1s, the ict, tic principal Stone-in the Building, Left they ſhould be ſtartled ar this, he adderh, | This is the Lord's doing, and-it 3s Marvellous In our Eyes. | This may ſcem ſtrange ro you, that thote who ſeemed ro be Builders and Pillars, ſhould be rejetted, and thrown away 3 and no wonder, tor it is the Lord's doing. In the Reformarions of Churches from groſs Corruprions. Gcd doth always fome extraordinary things, which we are not ar prefent able ro reconcile ro our Reaſons, Y. 43. (which ſome think ſhould have been pur atter the nexr Verſe) Our Lord tells them plain- Iv. That God was removing his Church from them to the Gentiles, Which he callerh a People thar ſhould: bring forth the Fruits there- of,” | And whoſoever ſhall fall on this Stone ſhall be broken ] There will be many that ſhall be offended ar Chrift, his Perſon, his Doctrine, his Inſtirurions, upon which Acccunt he is called a Stano of Stumbling, Rome. 9. 33. But they ſhall be broken, If they tuke Offence at me, ſo as rhey will not belicve on me, nor r=ccive me, It will be their Ruin, { But on whym{-ever it (ball fall, it ſhall grinae kim to Powder. | Tf rhey thall go on to Perfecure me. ane my Members, fo that T ful In them, they ſhall he ruined 3 irreparably aud irrecoverably with a morc dreadiul Deſtruction.
45 And when the chizf Prieſts and Phariſees had
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46 But when they ſought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitud -, b-cauſe they took him tor 1 Prophet.
1orb hath much the ſame, Chap. 12. 12. fo hath Luke, Chap. 25, 19,20. But Luke adds, Tncy watched him, and ſent out Spies, which (hou!d feign themſelves juſt Men, that they might take hold of his Words, that {5 they might deliver him to. the Power and Authori- ty of the Goavernour. Theſe wretched Men were convinced in their own Conſciences ; they perceived he ſpake of them. They had no- thing to oppoſe to what he ſaid. They could nor deny, bur chat the P/almiF, Pſal. 118. 22. ſpake of the Meſſtas. They could not bur own that they were the Builders, and that they had refuſed him, yet their Luſts and Intereſts would nor ſuffer them to obey theſe Convittions, to receive, and to embrace Chriſt, and prevent that Kuin which was coming upon them. They durſt not apprehend Chriſt for fear of: the People. They had nothing to lay to his Charge, they theretore ſend our Spies to watch him, to fee if they could catch any thing from him in Diſcourſe, whereof to accuſe him before Pilate rhe Roman Go- vernour in Fudea at this rimes
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ND Teſus anſwered, * and ſpake unto them \ again by Parables, and ſaid, : 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his ſon,
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bidden to the wedding : and they would not come.
4 Again, he ſent forth other ſervants, ſaying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared bor. ;.2, my dinner : * my oxen and my fatlings are killed, | and all things are ready : come unto the marriage.
5 But they made light of zz, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandiſe.
6 And the remnant took his ſervants, and intreat- &d them ſpitefully, and flew them.
7 But when the king heard zhereof,he was wroth: and he ſent forth his armies, and deſtroyed thoſe murderers, and burnt up thelr city.
3 Then ſaith he to his ſervants, The wedding 1s ready. but they which were bidden, were not worthy.
o Go ye therefore into the high-ways, and as ma- ty 4S ye ſhall find, bid to the marriag_2..
10 So thoſe ſervants went into the high-ways. and g1thered together all,as many as they found. both bad and good; and the wedding was furniſhed with gueſts. - And when the king came in to ice the gueſts, Hg be ſaw there a man * which had not on a wedding- L; 7 garment: dkw,;, 12 And he faith unto him, Friend, how cameſt © 15.15, thou in hither, not having a wedding-garment ?
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13. Then aid the king to the ſervants, Binde him nand and foot, and rake him away, and caſt him * mo outer darknels: gnalning of teerh. 1.4 * For many ate called, but few cre choſen.
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Lube hath this Parable, Ch. 14. from wv. 15. to 25. which hath :