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Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679 • SECTION 1104

Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2 — Section 1104

← Matthew Poole — Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2

| Indicative, ſee Gen 42. 18. Deux, rela was the mighty Power of en, that.Chriſt, a lingle,] 32. 50, 1a. v. 9.10. and J4. I, F9h. 13. 27=" Deſtroy, IS a$ MUCH as, I private, obſcure Perſon, ſhould withour any more noiſe or oppoſi -|I know you will deſtroy, or if you do deſtroy this Temple, I will 1 tion, drive out rhe multitude of theſe Huckſters, and overturn their | build 'C up in three Days. The Reſurrection of Chriſt from the Tables. Nor I think, ( after the conlideration of this Circumſtance ) dead, is ordinarily in Scripture attribured to the Father ; but here & need we enquire, By what Authority he did this? It was prophehied Chritt faith he would do It, and the Spirit by whom he Is faid to h of him, Mal. 3. 1. That he ſhould come t9 hs temple; and ». 3-| have been quickened, equally proceedeth borh from the Father and | Should ſit as a refiner, and purifier of ſilver 3 and purifie the Sox; his Sov. Nor is this the only Text, where it is attribured to Chriit, . 9 Levi, and purge them as gold and ſilver. : Chriſt here according | ſee Chap. 20. 17. 18. It was the Work of the Triniy our of it ſelf, Y that Prophecy, cometh to his Temple, ang begins ro Purge|and ſo the Work of all the three Perſons. Theſe Woriis were three i ir - | Years after this made a great Charge againlt Ehri:i, 244.25. 65, bur n 16 And ſaid unto them that fold doves, Take theſe| they reported them _ Nh NR 1am abie '0 dejtroy the L ings hence ; make not my Fathers houſe- an houſs of _ my Fora "nl4 it #n three daye. He fad only the Tem WY nerchandiſe'y, 9 ER Ti , = *l _ : b Atthis his firſt coming, he gives them that ſold Doves a liber. | 26 - hen faid the Jews, .>ty and Nx years was this : ly to take their Goods away ; bur ar the laſt coming, Mat. 21. 12:\ temple in building 2, and wilt thou rear it upin three - Its faid, He overeurned therr ſeats. Thoſe that think this preſident days 0? . ſufficient to vindicate privare Perſons eumultuons pulling down 7 The Fews underſtood his words of that marerial Temple in _ lmages, ſeem nor ro confider, thar Chriſt was no private Perſon. which they at this time were, which the beſt Interpreters think wag * lio' ſo eſteemed and did what he did as Lord of his Houte: the Temple builded by Ezra and Jerobabel; but how to mike it our Thoſe who urge it as inferring Magiſtrates and Superiours my that it was Forty ſix years building, they were not well agreed. 4 this caſe, urge ir well; for it may well be from hence concluded Some ſay, Cyrus reigned, 30 Cambyſes 8, Dariys 6, Theſe added s, Thatit is the Wil of Chriſt, har places ſet aparr for publickh By or together make 44- Others ſay that the Mag: reigned more, two fo "P, ſhould neither wickedly be made $ of Thieves, nor yin | years. Some reckon to Cyrus 31. to his Son Cambyſes 9, Daring 6. en 19 Wade places for men to buy and ſellin; tho' . we can af-| Others fay that the years wherein the building was hindred, durin ne Me no ſuch holineſs to any place as to the Temple, which had nor Artaxer xes time, Ezra 4. 21. added to the Second year of Da- My a particular Dedication, bur was built by Gods order, - his ic-| rith, v. 24+ 11 whoſe Sixth year it was finiſhed 3 are reckoned toge- : <taton of it declared, and had peculiar Promiſes annexed to it ; t 0 The Fews thought ir {trange that our Saviour ſhould under- 5 rn d | -ogur=tion of Chriſt, ( of which we thall ſpeak more Y crwar

Yer even Nature ir ſelf reacherh,

erence and reſpect due to ſuch places. all Uo beſt

ore he had publiſhed the Dodctrine

take inthree days, torear a Building lo many years.

Thar there is a decent This Action of Chriſts,

of the Goſpel, inſtructs] 21 But he [pake of the xn * hat thoſe who have Authority, are not always to refrain from P Bur alas, our Saviour ſpake not of their % + Wing Initruments of Superitirion and Idolatry, or groſs and in- | of the Temple of his ay cent Corr uprions ; untill People be tirſt by the Preaching of the | the Apoſtle calleth our ed OoGtrine Lang willingly tOpart with them. Bur if this were] 3- 16. and 6. I9. 2Cor.6. 16. Ic much 1 8, 0 «Ke Lods houſe

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which had colt their Forcfathers

Bodies the Temple of God, as he doth, 1Cor.

vealeth his Fathers Nature and - Worſhip him,

Peak Concerning his Bo. { Would theſe blind Fews lorying in their Temple, Fer,

by their ſhewing their Relicks Notion of the Temple agree to Chrift, in wh ch for C1, 865 to People, thereby to ger Money for thei: Prielts, and | head divele bodily.? Col. 2. 9. who re i 0 ſelling Pardons. Indulgences 2 &5. Never were Gods Houſes |, Willto Men, Mae, 1x. 27. and in whom all muſt , ; _E : that degree made places of Merchandiſes, and Dens of Thieves, | SO ag the Temple at Flier, uſalem Was every Way a molt Iflutiriouy 8 Wy one at Cheateth for his Profit be (as he is) a Thief Type of Chritt, and Chriſt might well. f or TA on 2058 . p dy, ſay, deſtroy thy Temple; and thus Chriſt/ w Thc! nd tis ciſciples remembred thatit was WIEN, | have ſeen it) drew off the Fews trom 2 ” © Zeal of thine houſe hath eaten me up s. 7-4. and from the Temple, which w. "5 WM Vol, Ir Nacle was before,

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that his better Difcip!es were as yet weak in Faith; ani none purteth |

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" iis Ciſciples rememhr. d that he had ſaid this unto

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