verſe with them, and obſervation of them. 2. Suppot fe nad 0 RS 1 heen a Sinner, might ſhe not he a convert now, ar & 4 not hey RD: c.-4 behaviour toward Ckrilt (before mentioned ) witne? 2 chat © £1 her? 3. Admit the had been yet fuch a Sinner. ft might got ing touch Chriſt * This was indeed a Pharifaicei error, 190% 2:1 not | of ticir own, Religion, and all Perſons notorious for ime Sins; Ys were in the ſame order, as Lepers, and other Perſons that were Le- viticall;, or Legally Vnclean. foas none might toucit them. ut : that >ontact made them allo Unclean. It is {11d, alfo of the Samaritans, that when they meet a Jew, or a Chri'tz.in, they woud f5rſt call ou: to him,Do not touch me, That there was of old fi.ch a Party 2mongſt the Jes that cryed., and by thy ſelf, come nit near t9 me, - fr T am holier than thou, 1s plain from 1a, 55. v. 5.
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40 And Jeſus an{wering, {ai4 unto him, Sumon, I have ſomewhat to fay unto thee, And he faith Maſter,
12y On. : | 41 There was a certain crediror which had two deb-
tors, the one ought five hundred || peuce, and the other
fitry. * And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, Which of them
will love him moſt ? |
43 Simon anſwered and ſaid, I ſuppoſe that he to whom he forgave moſt. And he ſaid unto him, Thou haſt rightly judged. ; :
44 And he turned to the woman, and faid unto St- mon, Seeſt thou this woman ? I entred into thine houſe, thou gaveſt meno water for my feet : but ſhe hath waſh- ed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of
her head. a5 Thou gaveſt me no kiſs: bit this woman, fince the time I came in, hath not ceafea to kils my
feet. : 45 Mine head with oil thou did not anoint ; but this
woman kth anointed my feer with ointment
47 Wherefore 1 ſay unto thee, Her fins, which are many, are forgiven; for ſhe loved much : but to whom little is forgiven, the fame loverh little.
43 And he ſaid unto her, Thy {ins are forgiven.
Our Saviour treateth h1s hoſt civilly, but yet letteth him know, that hc both knew his heart, and the he4rt of this poor Woman, whom he had ſo uncharitably retletted upon. Sm, v. 39+ ſpake
his heart. have, ( faith he) ſomething to ſay unto thee. So he civil- fy obtaineth leave of him to ſpeak Simon ſaith, Maſter ſay on. Our Saviour tells kim, There was a certain Creditor, &c. It 1s obvious by our Saviour's application of this Parable, v. 44, 45, 46, 47. that he whom Chriſt here intendeth under the notion of a Creditor 2s God, That one of the debtors that did owe five hundred pence, (that 1s, a oreat Sum,) was this Woman ; whether Simon were intended by the other or no.is not eaſily determined ; but admit tne other was 6 Setve zny one that was a Sinner, but not ſo notorious a Sinner z God for- gives freely both the one and the oth©r, Chriſt asks which would love moſt ? Simmn tells him, that Debtor to whom moſt was forgi- ven. Chriſt tells him that he had judg.d rightly ; whence obſerve, 1. That as all Sins, ſo all Sinners are not cqual in the fight of God; all are guilty, but there are degrees in guilt. 2. That be ens Sins leſs or greater, fewer or more, thoſe who have leaſt vill ſtand in need of pardoning Mercy, and Forgiveneſs. 3. Thar God is free in the forgiveneſs of all Sins, be they few or more. Ze frankly forgave them both. 4. That Chriſt firſt ſpeaketh of theſe two Debtors as be- ing forgiven, then of ticir /ovi!ng much; and of their being forgiven 25 the cauſe of their loving much. $. That much love will follow a great forgiveneſs ; a great Sinner(one IF mean who hath been ſo) will hard!y ever be able to ſatisfie himſelf, that his much 1s forgiven, if he doth not find his heart very warm with Love fo God. 6. A true Loveto God and Chriſt will be ſeen in all ats, which may be de- monttrative or declarative of jt. Chriſt turns to the Woman, and ſaith to Simm, &c. Kiſſing, waſhing of feet, anointing with Oyl, were uſual Complements of thoſe Countrics, by which men ſhewed their reſpett: and kindneſs, to Stranz?rs and Friends, For Waſhing of Feet. ce Gen. 12. 4. (0 19g. 2, Jid. 19. 21. 1 Sam. 25. 41. 1 Tin, $. 10. For anointing with Ol. Sce Pſal, 23. 5. CF 45. 7. This Woman had excceccd the uſual kindneſs and civility of theCountry toward Chriſt, they were wont to Ering their Friends Water to waſh their Feet, 2nd p::ſhbly a piece of Linnen to wipe them, ſhe waſheth his Feet with her tears, and drieth them with hcr hair, They uſed to anoint
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Theſe were either the Phariſees, who thought that Chrift blaſyr.
med, in arrogating to himfeltfſuch a Power as belonged to Cog alpte- or the others, who ſpeak this rather in admiration ; but it ; None, ble the former are here meant. > prof.
ved thee; go in peace.