We met with this Argument twice in Matthew z to the ot upon which I refer the Reader : Mark adds thoſe words, 4" the Goſpel ; thereby teacliiug us, that a ſuffering for ts 14#- the Goſpel ; that is, for owning the Propatitions 01 it, ON > up to the Precepts cf it, is by Chriſt accounted a ſoff?71ns *- Chriſt's ſake. "Puggy here muſt ſignifie Life, (as it 15 raul 5, for a Man cannot joie his Soul for Chriſt's ſake and the voi The meaning is, He that will deny, and abandon me 91d Goſpel, out of a deſire to fave his Temporary Life, ſil! '0© 5 or at leaſt ſhall loſe his Soul's portion in a better Lites but * that is willing to loſe his Life, or will run the hazar' on 4 1 my ſabe, for his owning and profeſſing me, and the Fair Vt n Goſpel, or living up to the .Rules, ſhall either fave 17 77 Sen”,
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Lube faith, If he tiſe himſelf, and be caſt away, Though Vuyiv was rightly trantlated Life in the former Verſe, the ſenſe juſti- &ing that Tranſlation of it there, yet here it 15 as truly tranila- od Soul, for there are mary things which Men value in pro- -ortion with their Lives, their Honour, Eſtates, nay many va- '1c their Luſts above their Lives 3 and Chriſt himſelf here teach- oth us, that his Diſciples ought to vaiuc his Honour and Glory, ind their ſtcady Profeifion of Faith and Holineſs above. their Life; becauſe he that will loſe his Life, ſhall ſave 1t, See the Notes on theſe Words, Maith. 16. 25,
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ve beet; before ſpoken to : ſee the Notes 01 thoſe Texts, Luke rercats them moſt perfectly, as here they are recorded. Mah expounds Eube's Words 3; where he faith, that Chriſt thall come in 11s on Glory, and of the Father, and of the Angels. By the Girms of the Fbly Angels, 1s meant no more than attended by the Hi! Angels, according to Matth, 13. 41, and 1 Theſ. 4. and other
Scriptures Matthew ſaith, chap. 16. 279, For the Son of Man ſhall ene in the Glory of hs Father, with the Angels, and then he ſhall reward every Han according t) his Worbs chap. 19. 32. | Whoſoever Aut dens me bee ten, him will T deny alfa before my Father whici) * in Hon, ) There are two Patfions which prevail upon Men
to mike re 2 Apc.itatize 1n a Day of Temptation, Fear and Shame ; the tirſi prevariced upon Peter, 1n the H7zh Priets Hall; the fecond
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and a voicecame out of the cloud, laying, This is my beloved Son, hear him. : 3 And ſuddenly, when they had lookea round a bout, they faw no man any more, ſave Jeius only with: themſelves. 9 Andas they came down from the monntain, !:
charged them that they ſhould tell no man wha: Tainzs they had ſeen, till the Son of man were rijen from +; dead.
10 And they kept that ſaying with them%ives,que- {tioning one with another, what the riliyz from +h;- dead ſhould mean. :
_ Both Matthew and Luke, as well as Jf1rh, bear Record to Truth of this Hiſtory. See the Notes on Mutth-, ch. 17, 4 Our Saviour was pleaſed thus to fortifie thefe three. 35 14; ciplcs agnnft his Pathon, which they were Joon to tee , difo to confirm their Faith as to his Divine Nature. Why 3!
and Eltas, rather than any others appcared, is but a uric Qucition of no great uſe tc us, if reſolved, and not PuITHDLC £4 be r:folved. Theſe three Diſciples , by this Apparitior , ſro our $4v1our owned by Myſes, who gave the Law; and by E{-.: In great Repute both of thein with the Few. pcs could know neither of them {dead many Hundreds of your: before they were in being) but by Revetation « Probavly Crifl fold tem who they were, What their Diſc.urte with Topit was in the general, 3 hew tciteth us. I'here i: no contidera!:- thiag 1n this Evangelijts Relation, which we did not meet witte
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