Sec the Notes on Matth. 19. 19, 20. Marh 12.11. We muſt not think, that our Saviour by this forbids us what is naturally impotti- ble for us to avoid : That is, the forming of thoſe words firſt in our thoughts which we ſpeak, nor yet a prudcnt thinxing bcfore-hangd what we ſhould ſpeak, but an anxiozs thinking what we thou!d © PCak 5 ſuch a thinking as thould argue a diſtruſt in God to carry «©, through with that Teſtimony, which he calleth us forth to give. #5 ſaith he, I will give you a mouth and wiſdom. So he prom:/{.d Moſes. Exod. 4. 12, 15; That he would be with hs mouth, and t: ch ki what to ſay ; and he tells Ezekiel, chap. 3. 27. that he would :2n ki; mouth , here he promiſeth the Dilciples a mouth and wiſdon:. rat 1: ſuch Wiſdom as ſhould guide their Tongues when they thou'd be called out to teſtifie for him. This was made good to Stephin, 457; 6. 10, The Libertines, Cyrenians, Alexandrians, thoſe of Cil:ci.c 1114 Aſta, were nit able to reſiſt the Wiſdom and Spirit by which he (pate. Thus it fared with Peter and John, A&s 4; 10, 13. By refit we muſt underſtand conquer, or vi@oriouſly refift. The Encmics 4£ the Goſpel have been always oppoſing, aad reſiſting the Patrons and Witneſles of, and for the truth, but never yet made a Congueit ; !et any indifferent Reader but read, and judge the accounts we have of the conili&s betwixt the Papiſts and the Proteſtants in the begintins of the Reformation, or betwixt the Papiſts and the Martyrs it Queen Marys Days 1n this Nation, and judge on whoſe fide there was moſt Scripture and Reaſon. This promiſe hath been fulfilling from Chriſts time even to this day. It is true, the enemies have been able to kill the perſons of Chriſt's Diſciples 3 they ſtoned Stephen, killed- Zames with the Sword, A&s 9.099 ch. 12, They crucified Peter and Andyew, ſtoned Philip, baniſhed F1n into Pathmos, fleaed Bartholomop, be- headed Matthew, arid various ways deſtroyed many.in the firſt, and moſt furious times, and have ſlain many Thouſands fince 3 but the Truths which they preached, prevailed,
See the Notes on Matth. 24. 6, 10. and Mark 13. 12, 13. 13 But there ſhall not an * hair of your head periſh,
them. When at the laſt you come to caſt up your Accounts, you ſhall find you have loſt rothing, and your Enemies ſhall alſo find that they have gained nothing.
i9 In your patience poſſeſs ye your ſouls.
Patience 15 either paſſrve, ſeen in a quiet free and courageous iut- tering thoſe Evils which God will pleafe in his Providence to order us for our portion 3 or Ave ſeen in a quiet believing waiting tor, and expeQation of what God hath promiſed. Poſſeſs your ſouls, that is, your ſelves. Do not decline ſuffering for my Naines ſake, but live: in the exerciſe of Chriſtian courage and fortitude, until the Lord will pleaſe to releaſe you. In this ſenſe Fames expound this Phraic, Fames 1.4. But let patience have her perfett Work, that you may bz perfef, and entire, wanting nothing. Others ſay, Foſſeſs your Soals, is the ſame with ſave your Souls, So it ſeems to be expounded by Matth. 24. 13. and Mark 13. 13. But he that indureth to the end ſal be ſaved.
20 * And when ye ſhall ſee Jeruſalem compaſſed with armies, then know that the delolation thereof is nigh.
21 Then ler them which are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let them which are in the midit of ir, depart out ; and let nor them thar are in the countries,
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After our S2viour's Aſcenſion, t! e Seditions amongſt the Jews were ſo many, and they rev<l!:d fo often againſt the Rom.ms, during the Governments of Felix, Feſtus, Albinzs and Flors, that the Ro- mans reſolved wholly to dettroy them, and to that purpoſe itz Veſpaſiuns was ſent with an Army againſt them, who took the City. Our Saviour foreſaw, that when that time ſhould come, there would be ſome vain perſons full of Stomach for their Liverties,. that would. be prophecying their Deliverance, and incouraging them to hold out to the laſt. He warneth his Diſciples to give no credit to them, for God would certainly deliver the City into their Hands ; there- fore he adviſeth them as ſoon as they ſhould ſce the City beſtegec, they thould all ſhift for themſelves, as faſt as they could, for there was no true ground to hope for any deliverance. The time of Gods: Venzcance was come, when God would molt certainly fultil againt* that place, whatſoever he had foretold againit it,
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