what authority I do theſe things. See the Notes on Matth. 21. 24, 25. ſtance of our Savioars Anſwer is this, From whence had ohn his Authority ? He Preached and Baptized, Who gave him his Authori- ty ? They had ſent much ſuch another Meffage to Foby, Fohn 1. 241, 22, 23. was Fohns Authority ordinary or extraordinary ? It 15 plain that he had no Authority from them, for then they would not have ſent to him to know who he was. He muſt therefore have it tron Heaven, now if they had al'owed Johns Call extraordinary, why ſhould not they allow Chriſts to be ſuch, to whom Fohn gave (5 large a Teſtimony, and who confirmed his extraordinary Miffion by miraculous Operations, which we do not read that Fohn ever did ? Beſides, the Phariſees ſaw that if they allowed Fohn's Miffion to >2 extraordinary, and from Heaven, they had obviouily expoſed them- ſelves to a check for not believing what he ſaid ; they therefore refuſe to make any Anſwer, and Chrift refuſeth alſo to fatisfie
them,
9 Then began he to ſpeak to the people this para- ble: A cettain man planted a vineyard, and let ic forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time, | | | | 10 And at the ſeaſon he ſent a ſervant to the husband- men, that they would give him of the fruit of the vine- yard : but the husbandmen bear him, and ſent him awty
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leſs than forty yezrs 2f- Judgment is affigned, bec.wuj? th: Gods Viſitations are either of of Wrath, Exod. 32- 34. Levit. 26.16. Fer. 15. 2: any It 15 plain that our Saviour uſeth the terin ere in the latter, not the former ſenſe, and that by Gods Viitation meant his viſiting them by his Prophers, b Fohn the Baptiſt, and by hirnſelf, "pr boom hnwwing of it, ( Joc:
45 And he went * into the temple, and began to caſt « Mat.
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: ! I2, 45 Saying unto them, * Ir is written, My houſe is * Ifz. 55. 7:
but ye * have made it a den of * J<'-7-11-
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ND * it came to paſs, that on one of thoſe days, * Mat. 2t- as he taught the people in the temple, and preached 23. | prieſts and the ſcribes came upon him, Mark 11 | || 27.
2 And ipake unto him, ſaying, Tell us, * By what * At: 4.9” & 7o 27,
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him allo, and entreated {1m {tamefully , and ſent h1m
mpty. | | Dy £ An Che he ſeat the third ; and they wounded him
and caſt 7,7: our. _ 1hen {aid the Lord of the vineyard, What ſhall 1 do? I will lend my beloved fon : it may be they will reverence im: when they lee him,
14 But when the husbandmen {aw him, they reaſoned among themſelves, ſaying, This is the heir : come, let us kill him, chat rhe inheritance may be ours. |
15 Eo they caſt him our of the vineyard, and Killed him. What therefore ſhall the lord of the vineyard do unto them ?
16 He {hall come and deſtroy theſe husbandmen, and ſhall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they ſaid, God forbid. | 22 6
17 And he beheld chem, and {aid, Whar is this then
+* Mat. 21 that is written, * The ſtone which the builders rejected,
the fame is become the head: of the corner * | 18 Wholoever ſhall fall upon that ſtone, ſhall be bro-
ken : but on whomſoever it ſhall fall, ic will grind him to powder, |
We met with this Parable at large both in Matth. 21. 23, to tne G8, and in Ywhk 12.1. Its obvious Scope 15to let them know, that God in rizhteous Judgment, for the Fes abuling the Zords Prophets, Zohn the Bapti/t, and hiumieir, who was 11 4 few Days to be killed by them, would uachurch and deitrov them. a Churci among thc Genti es, anda that tins was No IMOrc than was prophetied of, V/i/. 118. 25.
19 And the chief prieſts and rhe ſcribes the fame hour ſought ro lay hands en him ; and they feared the peo- ple: for they perceived that he had ſpoken this parable
againſt them. | 20 And they watched i, and fent forth ſpies, which
* Mat, 22. ſhould * feign themſelves puſt men, thar they might take
15, 20,
hold of his words, thar ſo they migar deliver him unto
the power and authority of the governour.
Thcre is nothing ia tht V-rie', but what we before met with» and is opcned 11 the Note: on Muith. 21. 45, 45. of Mark 12. 22,13. They let us ſce us in a Glats the Sprrzt. aud Ger7zs of wicked men filled with M.lice againſt the Go pel. They 772 continually ſeeking to deitroy fuch as have any relation to Chrift, 25d to effect their end>, they will judge no mcans untfur, and their great art 15 to re- preſent them as dangerous perſors to the Cruit Governnient, 1o as if good mcn find the ſame things ftil: , thev have this to comfort them, Tyat the Diſciple is not above his Maſter, nor the Servant a- bove his Lord,
21 And hey asked him, ſaying, Maſter, we know thar thou ſayeſt and reacheſt rightly , neither acceprteſt ;
!] Or, of thou the perſon of any, but teacheſt the way of God
Truth.
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18. 28,
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truly. © Is ic lawful for us to give tribute unto Ceſar, or no ?
23 But he perceived their craftineſs, and ſaid unto them, Why tempt ye me ?
24 Shew me a || penny: Whoſe image and fuper- {cription hath it 2 They antwered and faid, Celars.
25 And he faid unto them, Render therefore unto Celar the things waich be Cefars, and unto God the things which be Gods.
26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people ; and they marvelled at his anſwer, and held their peace, |
This piece of Hiftory ve have likewiſe met with both, in Matth. 22,15, and 3h 12. i2. Sce the explication of it there.
27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees * which deny thar there is any refurretion, and they asked him,
28 Saying, Maſter, * Moſes wrote unto us, If any mans Erother diz, having a wife, and he die without chil- dren, that his brother ſhould: rake his wife, and raiſe up {-ed unto his brother.
29 There were therefore {even brethren : and the firſt took a wife, and died virkout children.
30 And the ſecond took her to wife, and he died childleſs.
31 And tne third took ker ; and in like manner the feven allo. And they lefr no children, and died.
22 Laſtof. all the woman died allo.
33 Therefore in the reſurrection, whoſe wife of them i5 ſhe ? for ſeven had her to wife.
34 And Jetus an{wering {aid unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage ;