Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2 — Section 1001

| | | Law. Now weare told that the Jews had three Degrees of this | regard to his own Alilities, or C.rcumſtances of Perſons begs:: Separatim. Some they meecr!y ſeparated from thezr Communion 5] gf acking of him, to give to every one that bath the Confidence 1 3 { others they Anathematied, «hat is, Curſed 3 others they ſo ſepara- | ack of him, but as cbliging us to Liberality, and Charity, ac or%ins ted, that they prayed againft them, that God would mike them Exam- | tg our Abvities, and the truc Needs, and Circumſtances of ou? _—_ | ples of bis Vengeance, and ſome think (but I judge it bat a Gueſs)that | prethren, and in that order which God's Word bati dircficd ic; 0 theſe were thote vInners unto Death, for whom John would not ha e] firſt providing for our own Families z then doing good to th: (i, i- Chriſtians Pray.1 Jo. 5. 16. Now it 1s certain that the Jews Exercl-| ho1q of Faith, then alſo to others,as we are able, and ſce any of th:m ſed not the loweſt degree only, but the higheſt againſt Chriſtians, | trye ObjcRs of our Charity. Nor mu't the ſecond part of the Verſ - and alſo made it their buſineſs by Letrers, and Word of Mouth to | Le interpreted, as if it were a reſtraint of Chriſtiaus from purſus; if Reproach them all over the World, As, 28. 22. Now Chriſt pro-| of Thieyes, or Opprefſors, but as a Precept, prohibiting us privitc | nounceth them under theſe Circumſtances, Bleſſed, if they ſuffered Revenge, or too great contending for little things, Gc.tee the Note d! "WY AT . . bs 3 au LUTY j theſe things for his Name ſake. This caſting out of there Names @ | gn Matth. g. 42. Fri Evil, doth not only ſignifie,their blotting out their Narres out of the . | Rolls of the Church, but the defaming of them in the manner before 31 And as FOR would that men ſhould do to you, do aa mentioned, which was like to be a fore Temptation to the Diſci- ye alſo to themlikewiſe, bi ples, againſt which he further Armeth them, ſaying, Rejoyce ye in| See the Notes on Matth. 7. 12., This is the Law of Nature, tli þ 7.2, Ol that Day, and leap : for 7”), for great us your reward in Heaven, for| Golden Rule of ali Juſtice, and may alſo ſerve for a Guide to usto fai in the like manner did their Fathers unto* the Prophets z ſec the Notes | expound the former Verſes, and ſome other Precepts . of Chart! in yo ot: Matth, g. 12. this —_— Men in all theſe Cafes ſhould comider what they _ : would be glad, and think reaſonable that others ſhould do to them, *Amos.6.1. 24 But * wo unto you that are rich, for ye have | were chey in their Circumſtances, and the others had the ſame abi; = Jam, $s- 1. received your Con ſolation. ty, oradvantage todo good to them, and by this they ſhould mc nor Not becauſe you are Rich, but begauſe you are not Rich towards |{ure their Acts both of Juſtice, and Charity. Sins God, becauſe you look upon your Riches as your Portion, as your 32 For if ye love them which love you, what thai: trar 9 or, you that are Rich in the opinion of your own Righ- | have ye ? for ſinners alſo love thoſe ther love them. gre tcoutneſs. : . . "SM « w 33 And if ye do good to them which do good toyon, oa a.65.13 25: o unto you that are full, for ye ſhall hun-| what thank have ye ? for ſinners alſo do even the Crou ger: Wounts you that laugh now, for ye ſhall mourn | ſame. . and and WeeP. 24 * And if ye lend to them of whom ye hore to'i! 1 he; Our Saviour muſt be underſtood, either of thoſe who are Sinfully | TeceIve, what thank have ye? for ſinners alſo lcndto _ full, or at leaſt ſuch as be Spi-itually empty z thoſe that are full, are | ſinners, to receive as much again. wn, £4 hs - fangs that hunger ; If we take hunger for an Hungring| See the Notes on Matth. 5. 45, 47. The Strength of our Sivl- ens and Thirfting after Righteouſneſs, as Matthew ſpeaks, thoſe that are | ours Argument lyeth in this, That God exp<eth, that thoſ: who P, ry Sy are - wn as _ filled with Wind, an high opinion of their own | have received more Grace, and favour from God than others ard _ " Rig 1teouſneſs, If we take Hunger for a want of the neceſſaries of | who make an higher profeſſion than others, ſhould do morc in 0% them. this Life, then fulneſs ſignify eth either a Sinful fulneſs, with Drink, | dience to the Poſitive Commands of God and the Revelation: of 1s wiſes, or Meat, or ill gotten Goods, or_at leaſt for ſuch as are Spiritually | Will in his Word, than th ho Li k -oht of nature its Ss be Kenatedelt or © £Coq: ally 1 , than they who Live mcerly by the light ot nature, afts « pry ge, or Grace ot God; there will come a time f and live up meerly to theLaw of Nature . on, 5 25 they _ _— Rich Dives wanted a little Water to Cod! ; any 11s Tengu2. So by thoſe that laugh muſt be underſtood. ej Io - | , h thoſe that are Sinfully Merry, or at leaſt thoſe that have Amon 35 But love as va CNENNES, and do good), ard _ cauſe of Spiricual Joy. By Mourning and Weeping threatned to ſuch lend, hoping for notning again, and your reward ſhall, 13 tic + = pp the 0 $99 of God upon them.in this Life, or in be great, and * ye ſhall be the children of the lig-,, MR... 0 Ih 6h 4-7 _—_ ere there ſhall be Weeping,and Walling, and = for he is kind unto the unthankful, and * te. Par « ; evil. 26 Wo unto you when all men ſhall ſpeak well of | 36 Beye therefore merciful, as your father 3ls wa you,for ſo did their fathers to the falſe prophets. merciful. In. TOP Now 7; . . orc k A good Report of all, even thoſe th ; | a thing. —_ 29 all bs 6 Moab +1 bro fy 6 - -* amr SG, know not how to agree what I find many Interpreters juz! My ing any juſt occaſion & their ſpeaking ill of th 7 y avoid- | that this Text 1s a Prohibition of Uſury. I ſhould rather interpret 1! of 3. a O peax1ng 111 of them, and by doing all | more largely, as a Command # & . +] to tl agg the Atts of Kindneſs and Charity, that may commend Religion to! Ci SC'Y's ana tor Aets of Mercy, with refpett to ' dent C the. Butthe World is ſo Corrupt, that uſually none g 0 | Circumſtances of Perſons, obliging us not to with-ho!d a Clarita. thew bn Coles of than the Dt te * 4 Mi are worſe | Hand, fron our fear, that jf we lend we- ſhall loſe what we !enl, ti | POKeN of, tnan the belt Men. And this is true of no fort of M d obligsi ; ny CY Me wh more than of the Miniſters of the Goſpel; neither the rock en, | and ovliging us, that if we find the Circumſtances of any, tht immedi; OHd,: nor Jobs the Barkift, nor Chriſk wor on ales © op ets of ; fireth us to lend him for his neceffity, ſuch a quantity of vMoncy © | Rake oy ood Wards from thi wicked ty 4 - vPayms 4 _ _ Goods as we can.ſpare, and we can well enough bear the lots 9f, !3 bre ſet Prophets of old, were in much greater Creditwith —_— - - alſe | the Providence of Ged ſhould render the Perſon unable to 1cp4Y 9 P'araly a ws Jews] thap the thopd enerality of | we ſhould not be awed by ſuch a fear from Ads of Charits, 90! Tjees » than the Prophets of the Lord. The Doftrines of th ; 2 erf OF e | give with a Reſolution toloſe it, if God pleaſe to diſable the Fer!9" Who the