Virgins betrothed, until the Conſummation of their Marriage, were ordinarily kept in their Friends Houſe : thither came this An- gel, and ſaith, | Hail thou that art highly favoured.) The Word Trantlated Hail, fignifics Rejoyce thou; or, is as much as God ſave thee., It is not the Form of a Prayer (as the Papiſts uſe it) but an ordinary Salutation, as much as, God ſave you, or Good-morrow, 1s amongſt us | Toou that art highly favoured, Keyagloutyn,the Word comes originally from yaes, which fignitteth in Scripture two Things: 1. The free Love and Favour of another beStowed on any. thus 1t is taken v. 45. thou haſt found Favour, Eph. 1. 6. to the Praiſe of the Glory of his Grace, 2. It ſignifies good Habits in the .Scul, as 2 Pet. 3. 18. Grow it Grace, Col. 3. 16. Singing with Grace in your Hearts, Heiice the Verb, a Participle from which the Word here uſed 1s, may fignifte-two Things : Either, Thou haſt received Grace or Favour from God or, 2. Thou that art full of gracious Habits. The firit ſeems to be 17s Senſe in this place.It followeth in theVerſe, { Bleſſed art thou. ] So alſo it is expounded v. 3o. For thou haſt found t:vour with Gods $2 as the Virgin was the Obje& of Divine Grace, a we are,and therefore not to be prayed to as the Fountain of Grace, She her telf had nothing but what ſhe received, This whole Verſe {cenicth to be only a Salutation ; there 1s nothing ofa Prayer in 1t The Angel doth only take notice of her as a Favourite of Heaven, one dear unto his Lord,with whom God was in an eſpecial manner, ang whoin Go bleticd above the rate of thoſe ordinary Bleſſings with which he bleiſeth other Women. -
29 And when ſhe ſaw him, ſhe was troubled at his ſay ing,and caſt in her mind what manner of ſaluta- 10n this ſhould be.
it ſezracth that the did not only hear a Voice,and ſaw an ordi- ory Appearance,but the Appearance of the Angel was attended w th ſome Manfettation of the Glory of God, which affeted her, and made her admire what the meaning of this ſhould be,that God inhoud fead an Anzel to her,and with ſuch a kind cf Salutation.
39 And the angel ſaid unto her, Fear not, Mary, for thou haſt found favour with God.
This expounds thoſe Words, Thou art highly favaured,v. 28. and ſets her know, that he came upon no ill Defign unto her, neither upon any Humane Errand,nor yet with any Meſſage of evil Tidings from God ; for, ſhe was one for whom God had 2 favour.
' Type of Chriſt's, 2 Sam. 7. 13. P/al. 2. 6. and 172. 1:. Jags
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31 And behold, thou ſhalt conceive in thy womy, i and bring forth a ſon, and * ſhalt call his name Jeſyg, « ,, n 32 He ſhall begreat, and ſhall be called the fon of 1, ® j the Higheſt,and the Lord God * ſhall give unto him & the throne of his father David. "Ka a 33 * And he ſhall reign over the houſe of Jacob fg; !' ' ever, and of his kingdom there ſhall be no end, ®* v Theſe three Verſes contain the Subſtance of the Angel's Meſſage Tok w p
or Errand to the Virgin, to tel: her ſhe ſhould be the Mother ©, Son , by what Name ſhe ſhould call him; and what he ſhouid y ; 67 In telling her this, who knew her ſeif to be a Virgin, one who hag be not known Man, (as ſhe exprefles it, v. 34.) he plainly mindeth ' : her, that the Prophecy Jah 7. 14.ſhould be fulfilled in her, Thy; far the Angel's Words fignifics a Promiſe. | And thou ſhalt call 3;; name Jeſus } The Angel, Matth. 1. 21. ſaith the ſame to 7ejeph, anq expounds it,adding.for he ſhall ſave their People from their Sins : ang thus the Prophet expoundeth 1t,who faith 7a.7.14.his Name ſhoylg be called Emanuel. There were two of tius Name betore, 7:3, or Jehoſua, both of which were great Types of Chriſt, as b-jpg great temporal Saviours to the Jraelites. The one brought they into. Canaan; the other led rhem out of Babylon, Ezra 2. 2. But thi, was yet a more excel!ent Jojhua, who was to ſave his People (roy their Sins. The Angel farther goes on deſcribing nimyfay ing, | ſhall be great.) Tfaiah had ſaid Chap. 9. 5. his Name fhall be cajjgy Wonderful, mighty both in words and deeds, Luk 24-19. And ſhall j; called the Son of the Higheſt, ] that is, the Son of God, who. is oftcy in Scripture made known by this Name, Gen. 14.19. P/4l.92.;.4;6 83. 18. Mark s. 95. He ſhall be called t2 Son, that 15, he fhall be 5, for this Phraſe ſo ſigniticth often, 7/.17ah 1. 25. John 1. 12, forh: ſhall be known, and declared t9 be ſo, Rom. 1. 4. Peter fo cilled ! in, ſo did the Centurion who attended his Croſs ; God hirnafelt called hin ſo, P/al. 2. 9. and that in a Senſe agreeing ts none but him, ng no to the Angels, Heb. 1. $. much lcfs to Saints. | And the Lind G1; ſhall give unto him the Throne of his Father David. | Not the Ter. poral Kingdom, but the Spiritual Kingdom, over the fame Peggy's over whom David ruled, trom whom he is deſcended. It appearer;; from many Paſſages in the Prophets, that David's kingdom was ;
Amos 9. 11+ Hence we find the Name of P:uid given to Chrif, Jer. 3o. 9. Ezek. 34. 23. Ch. 37. 24. Hoſea 3. 5, | And he ſhallryjn over the Houſe of Facob for ever,and of his Kingdom there ſhall be mend] Jacob was the Father of the Tweive Tribes of Jrael ; So as th: Houſe of Jacob primarily ſfignifieth the Jews, who were the natwa! Branches 1n this excellent 0l:ve. Chriſt's Kingdom extended heycnd the Houſe of Jacob, but it began there, his Law went Afrft out S7mm, and he was in the firſt place tent to the 15/t Sheep of Tie; he was the Miniſter of the Circumciſion, Rom. 15, 8. others were to hs Jjoyned to the houſe of Jacob, Iſatah 14. 1. Or Jacob, and the His of Jacob, may fignifte the whole Church, all that ſhould believe 1n Chriſt. The Rod of his ſtrength went out of Sion, Pſal. x 1c, 2. tho his Kingdom was not contined to Jacob. All Believers who worſhip God in the Spirit and rejozc: in Jeſus Chriſt, are by the apdſilc determined the Circumciſion, Phil. 3. 3. and he is a Few, who 150: inwardly, Rom. 2. 22. | And of his Kingdom ſhall be no end. \ Thi both expounds the Words for ever, going juſt before, and alſadi- ſtinguiſheth the Kingdom ot 'Chriſt trom all Kingdoms of the World,wkich all have their Periods; and alſo affureth us of the Continuance of the Goſpel-Church, which is Chriſt's Kingdom, till his Kingdom of Glory be revealed : And this agreeth with tlis Prophecies of the Old Teftament concerning the Kingdom «f the Mettiah, and the Typical Kingdom of David, Yſal. 145, 13. 1a) ge 7. Dan. 7, 14. Micah 4. 7.