The Utage of theſe Phraſes ; of the darkning of the Sun, and the M0n, ane the filling of the Stars, to ſNgnifie the Ruin of Nations, and Changes wrought in them, as in Jaiah 13. 1o. as to the De- ſtruction of Babzlom, and, Exek. 22. 7. to cxpreſs the Change the Providence of God made by. the Deſtruftion ot Egypt; as alſo to fignific the change made in the World, by ſetting up the Goſpel ; to which purpoſe they are uſed by Joel,chap. 2. 31. hath given In- terpreters a Lattiude, to interpret theſe Verſes with relation to the Deſtru#jon of the Jews, which made a great Change as to the Jewiſh Church and State. 2. And with reference to the Change
made by ſetting up the Goſpe]-Church : But the 25 and 25 Ver-|
ſes incline me rather to interpret them ef the End of the World. For though thoſe other Expreſſions are uſed to expreſs great Changes and Mutations, yet it is not faid of aty of them, [| Then * ſhall they ſee the Smn of Man coming in the Chads, with great Power and Glory. And then ſhall he ſend his Angels, &c. ] Which Phraſcs do ſo agree with thoſe Texts, where Chriſt's ſecond coming to Judgment is expreſſed certainly, that I cannot but think our Saviour ſpeaks here with reference to that. See Matth, 13. 41. 1 Cor. Ig, $2. 1 The. 4.16. REV. 1. 7.
* Mat. 24 28 * Now learn a parable of the fig-tree. When 22 . her branchis yet tender, and putteth forth leaves,ye Luk-21. 25- know that ſummer is near. 31> 5955 29 Soye in like manner, when ye ſhall ſee theſe things come to paſs, know that it is nigh, ever at the doors. 30 Verily I ſay unto you, that this generation ſhall not paſs, till all theſe things be done. 31 Heaven and earth ſhall paſs away : but my words ſhall not paſs away. See the Notes on Mutth, 24. 32, 23; 24- where we met with the ſame things,alaoft word tor word: So as more Words need not to be repeated here in the Explication of theſe Verles,
32 Bat of that day and tar hour, knoweth no mar, no not the angels which are in heaven,neither the Son, but the Father.
23 lake ye heed, watch and pray : for ye know not when the time Is.
Sce the Notes on Matth. 24. 35, 42. 1tc3 later ultimus Dies, ut objervertur omnes Pies: God Hath concealcd from us the know- ;EEpe ct the laſt Day, that we might watcl: all our Days, See
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the Notes on Mathew, in what ſenſe Chriſt faith, he dia Tos know the laſt Day and Hour. Watching is oppoſed to St, _ there is a natural Sleep, and a ſpiritual! Sleep, of which << ſtle ſpeaks, Rom. 13. 11. Epheſ. 5. 14. The latter is here Apo: pally intzyded, to which the Watching here command 580 yoſed, and tignifies an induſtrious diligent Care "<p" ite Op- ſclycs from Sin, upon a proſpett of the laſt Judgment: CEP Gu; Confideration of the uncertainty of the particular egy Ut, when it ſhall be : Together with ſuch a bodily Watchin; FD be ſubſervient unto that end, and fit vs f5r "Ri Watching principally intended, 1s a ffr/vimmg neginlt $3 the ſpiritual Sleep: And thus 1t is exvyunded by "WV "oy 35. compared with ver. 34, 35+ &3 dp. 21
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34 For the Son of man 13 as a man taking a far ney, wholetr his houſe,and gave authority to es he vants, and to every man his. work, and commande, the porter to watch. _—
35 Watch ye therefore (for ye know not when ti | maſter of the houſe cometh, at even, or at mid-ni _ ' orat the cock-crowing, or in the morning ) th
36 Leſt coming ſuddenly, he find you ſleeping,
37 And what I fay unto you, I fay unto Wl Watch: | ; 7
In thc Greek, thoſe Words, For the S-n of Man 4, arc nc 3. thoſe, or ſome ſuch like, are neceſſarily to be underſto9d,t; wak | up the ſenſe. The Watching here again twice called tor. jc -i, ſame with that before mentioned. The Senſe of thcic Verſes ;
the ſame as before; the uncertainty of the time when ©6+.n cometh to Judgment, ſhould eblige all Men to be diligent a1
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