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Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679 • SECTION 1141

Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2 — Section 1141

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Theſe his Brethron were nor concerned that we 2 Ha! 4" Y lumyjelf equal with the Father. read of ar this time in the Pallication of it, nw 12d any OCCafmm Oy ; lh Mi i " Mf , * Now the Jews ſeaſt of tahernacles was at hind 4. |a&* n errielves known, and odious ro the World upon thar_ac- pu yi 4-8 00 : . 4 be ount, therefore he faith, c5e Morld, (the wicked Fes here fo called 4; þ 01; 4 [: d Tie Feat of Tabernacles was a Feaſt which God ordained the|conid not he reaſonably imagined to have any ſoiphr aber LIT | '7 J cews to keep the fifteenth Day of the ſeventh Month, ( which ſome reem. - Bur ſaith he, me 5+ Nh a pe A = BOL! 3158 ike 19 anfwer our September, others our Ottober ) Lev.23« 34-39.| we meet with, Ci-ap. 5 18. » Bur his ns ba gt * Fane Kh k.\ fer icy had gathered in the Fruits of the Land. Tt was to be kept | Chriſt, bur only for his Preaching the Doctrine of ti Gr F Dy 8 | 81! | IE f von davs, the firtt and laft of which Days were ro be kepr as Sab- | # 5 : - 2 ogg me Lopes. ene 0087) | 3; yen Ca) l | | tree Reproving them for the evil of their Works, the corrianrio:: 1 RFI | * Lacks ; they WETE all rhe ſeven Days to dwell in Tents or Booths, in| of their Doctrine, and the Errors cf their Life 2nd Comneeari. KT 118 ORG. | (FAT 171m Dbrance of the _ Years they ſo _ in the 2 cok atk : t "B81 be jþ Þ no from Ezypt to Canaan, as we read there v. 43. Now this . i We _— Was _ at hand ; fo as we muſt nnd Treg fol- 5 Go ? phe ——_ this feait 0, Igo noe up. Yee uno ity: Pi 1. iawing to have happened about rhe Sep:ember or October before this feaſt p, * for my time is not yer full come q, OD, | RAE f Ciritts Sufftring, which was at the next Paſſover ; thar is, the March| »o Let nor my forhearance to go up, hinder your going up accord- W ATM ee 4 | or 4pri! following, as we count the Months. mg tothe Law. p I have ſome particular Reaſons, why as yer 1 lk Lt Hy ys His brethren e therefore ſaid unto him, Depart — cnere a = _ { 3 know any ficns b: | Wt! "ws" . K.3-5-* "A 1 G1 , | 30A Þ or me. I that be PS EI11-41 af} | [1 14+ NCC) and S ene J row ya thy diſciples alſo may |'1.re ome time during the Feaſt, but my time is not ver come. I BER (ft FF fee the WO! Ks that thou Joe If ſhall nor be there ar the beginning of it, v. 14+ it appeareth that he Ae. NOW 2 tf ; + His Friends and Kindred ; fee the Notes on Mat. 12. 47, 48-| came nor into the Temple till about the middle of ir, which was War N! 4. G f Either ſach as did believe in him, or ſuch as did nor believe, for| three or four Days after ir was began, for it held ſeven Days, 427. Wit POIROT . 5. all of them 01d not believe in him, would have him leave Ga-|23. 33. 34. Or his time was not yet come, becauſe he defigned to ::0 Js MS 7 ; ize, which was the far more obſcure and ignoble part of the Coun: |very privately without any notice taken of his coming ; which mutt Nt Ws. | try, ard go into Fudea, which was the more noble and famous Pro- |haye been, if he had at that time gone up with his Kindred and RS i 5; vince; 72at thoſe who in that Province followed him, might alſo| Acquaintance. if 3B. k ſee the Miracles which he wrought. 9 When he had ſaid theſe words unto them, he a- UM-th, kf 2 v For there is no man 2hat doeth any thing in ſecret, [bode #41] in Galilee y. | oi 4d 2 and he himſelf ſeeketh to be known openly g: If thou} 7 He ler them rake their Journey to Hiernfaln to the Feaſt withs HMLEIR NF p lotheſe things, ſhew thy ſelf to the world h. out him, and himſelf {1:11 abode in Ga//lee. OWL . ” fs ON Thethings which thou doeſt, thou doeſt our of a defire by them] T9 | But when his b-e Nren were gone 17, then , im yigl , Wl wo to b! made known, and ro ſpread thy own Fame and Glory. For|went he alſo up unto the tait /; not openly, bat as ir WS! bs! hy this Galzlee is not a proper Place, becauſe it 1s an obſcure part in the| were in ſecrete, I $96 8; "6 Country. The Phraſe which we Tranſlate, to be made known, is| { He went up to ſhew his Obedience to his Fathers Commands, [9-116 iN inthe Greek, ey Teppnoia ave; The uſage of it here ſeemeth to be| £904. 23.17. The Feaſt of Tabernacles, was the ſame with the oh (FIR! Gs ſorething different trum the ule of it in other places of Holy Writ. | Feag of in-gathering in the end of the Tear, whenthey had gathered an. /s 0G | jr Ir ſometime fgnifies confidences and ſecurity 3 and we Tranſlate it| -hezr Labours out of the Field, mentioned, Ex. 23. 16. and that w: is {Hi * boldneſs, ACts 13. 45. and 25. 25. and 28. 31. Phzl. 1. 20. Heb. 3.6.one of thoſe three times, ( as appears from thar Chapter } when al WH y and 10. 19+ But this cannot be the ſenſe of this Text ; tor 1t were no |+he Males in Iſrael were to appear before the Lord, v. 17. Chriit be- & 1, 1 1 bt ſenſe ro read 1T, ſeec ct h to be known boldly, confidently, or (ecurely : ing born under the Law, ſhewerh a punctual Obedience ro it, and Fl HANS | Sometimes we Trantlate it openly, as in this Text; and Ch. Il. 54«|therefore in Obedience to ir, he would go up; but his Wiſdom dwelt FW 3. 6-1, PO nat and Co/.2. 15+ It ſometimes tignifierh a f' reedom of Speech, Acts 2-29- | with Prudence, and therefore # he did nor go up op:uly, nor in any RET! 7. and 4+ 13+ 2 Core 7+ 4» SOMETIMES 1L Ggnifieth clearneſ# and plaineſi| crgud of Company, fo as a publick norice conld be taken of him ; jl 16,5. 1 ye of Speech, Civ. 19. 24» and I1: 14. Sometimes it fignifieth a ſpeaking bur ſecretly, to teach us, that we are nor fo ttrictly tied up ro Ritual 4 He. ht ;n publick Meetings, as inMark, 8.32. Ch.18. 20, Dr. Hammond notes Precepts, which concern only Rites and Circumttances of Worſhip, bh, ALY The that it alſo ſometimes ſignifies eo ſpeak with Authority, Acts 4. 29,31. |rhat we may not abare them ſometimes for the performance of Moral i Vit | tha and Eph. 6.19, Certainly the word inits primary Signification fig-| Duties, Ir was a Moral Duty incumbent upon our Saviour to pre- AN es ifon nifierh a freedom and boldneſs of Speech, which freedom and bolaneſs|ſerye himſelf with what Wiſdom and Prudence be could. from the NG. ft O- is neceſſary to him that ſpeaketh openly, and in publick Meetings ;|rage of his Enemies, till his time ſhowd fully come to yield up him - RS ball 48! the and is advantaged by the Authority which any Man hath to ſpeak: |ſelf to their Rage ; which was the reaſon why he, who went up now | WK reth Hence in a ſecondary Senſe ir may tignifie both zo ſpeak with Au-|fingly, without any Company, when he went up to the laſt Paſſo- By 149 n to thortty, and alſo to ſprakin publick Aſſemblies 3 and this laſt, I take ver, where he was to ſuffer, went up with all imaginable Boldne(s WORE 5 t by to be here ſignified. Ir is as our Sayiours Friends tell him, both] ang afacrity, leading the way, to their Amazemant, Mar. 10. 32» \ 91-0 EG 3painit Reaſon, and the ordinary Courſe of the World, for men de- Then * th Cinabur tl fad # | He, yous | frous of Opportunities to ſpeak boldly and freely in publick Afſem-| _ It en tne yowne ougnt mim at ene icatt andy, . 1.36 JH 19 blies, t0-kecp themſelves in obſcure Places, where are no ſuch Pub- laid, Where 1s he x : MR | If "Mm lick Aſſemblies. þ They theretore adviſe him, that 1f indeed he] "2 Qur Saviours conſtant going up to the Few:ſſ Fealts. made the bir HE | 0! vronghr theſe Miraculous Operations, and were able to produce|Rulers of the Fews, who ſought to {lay him, Ch. 5. £3. at the Fat 0 i : oo ſuch Efects, he would not bury up himſelf and his a inf of the Paſſover, (which was bur fix Months before this ) becaute he 4 WH. (ES: > 4d ſuch an hole as Galz/ee, but ſhew himſelt ro the more noted and Fa-| haq violated rhe Sabbath, ( as they interpret his healing the Impo- i bf $f M mous part of the World, which was, (as to that part of the World)] rent man on that Day, and bidding him take up his Bed and walk ) Wi Ms! { Hieryalem,, and at the Feaſt now, where multitudes of the People| and becauſe he had made himſelf equal with God his Father,as Ch. : WK | LO would be to Celebrate the Feaſt of Tabernacles. . : 5. 18, ſeek him the firſt days of the Feait, ſpeaking of him with MIS 2-50Þ -: Us 3 $5 For * neither did his brethren believe in him. great contempt and ſlight. Mg i Not all his own Friends and Kindred 3 he came not only a-| 12 And * there whs much murmuring amongſt ne vo 9.15: "$/ i from mongſt his own Country-men, but amongſt his own Relations,and | people concerning him w: For * ſome ſaid, He iz a g ; | 19: 300. ay they received him not: Or if they had ſome Opinion of him, good man, others ſaid, Nay, but he. deceiveth the * Mar. 21. WHIRL p wo 2nd ſome little hopes concerning him, yer they did nor believe as people x. 46. WIE Gi os ons ro INES. Py _ / _— — w Our Saviours conſtant attendance ar theſe publick Feſtivals.did Luke 7-16: WT 7 Truth = "_ Om CEN, © guage he ems a Gaſol not only creat an expectation of his being there amonglt his Ene- Ch2Þ.S- 74 pf:cih read Dore, ret Sons, mw To - + che Toes. Wis a ok mies, who therefore ſought him there, rhar they might deiiroy him ; Vere 4: YT hat 18 TS s. oe ling enourh to hive believes | 295 nel the generality of the People, who had very ditferenr FAY Special gag ow _ o ir = © dengan ge : Ne World res: Opinions abour him. X Sorne having heard his Doctrine, and hear- 3 1TR n of Honour of th ie =—_ how ſo far inclined them ) Ir - ing nothing from him but what was good and ſpiritual, tending to LRRne Faith in in olfib! h ye _—_— 2 hers ſhould have had-greater extermal ſhew them the way of Holineſs, and the true Path-way to Eternal NH IR ne Gol oo tos © hoc Aomori p i 2] Lite and Happinefs, concluded that he was a good man: Others f.19, | 6 8RP": | þ cars, Aids, and Affiftances for their Faith, than Chrilis Preaching |1Þ. ul 1 meer Impoſtor, one that deceived and cheated the more ' aht46 54 M8 mo_ them, and confirming - Doctrine op — mans ionorant common People, RB Cns before them 2 If now they had Power in their own Wi1lls,to have . ' 2+ Ste. WB--11 f lookt upon Chriſt as the a Meſſiah, and Saviour of the World ; r3 Howbeit, no man ſp ake Gpemy of him, * for tea: Ch. 9. 22 V1 2NY HheFedf and accordingly to have received and embraced him ; what was of the Jews y. aa F tn. EIS Ba R -joatels, the matter they believed mor, or as yer; at lealt they believed not in| I Tho' many, both of the Gaileans, among whom he had con- g. , ., 4, WES el oY RE Ch nor fo atr ENS in wel Rigs "0-0 l ' *Ma 3c nor ver [nion of Chriſt, yer the Rulers ems \ ge a- oy: Ty oy i Then Jeſts Laid yo them, my. tine: 5-108 Es ain{t him rl, ro durit not freely diſcourſe rheir Toougits 'Y. the Chit] comet, hut your time is already /. - - "A. Ns Weg Das y PPE Yep concerning him. Ws 13 713} { The time of my Death, (ſay ſome) of my manifeftation ro the » THE 4. pers 194 Vorld, ſzy others ; bus quetiionleſs our Saviour intends no more] 14 © Now about the midlt of the feaſt, Jeius went 17 198 Doctrine, _ bis time for going up to this Feait, for we ſhail read thar he did up into the Temple and taught -M Th WT at | 3” . wt "Patterward ; bur (fairh tie ) as yer | canmor go up, / you may] About the third or fourti Day of the Feaſt { which conti:-d "ft Bis ' Mo-ge?! PT /- 2011 you pleeſe : And this be further openeth, ſaying. ( Y D -Lord being (as we ſaid before) come up privately my: i: TEEN we 7 *The world cannot hate you w, bur me ic haterh, | a eur nn come | Meri; 4 HAT l ne Jo) 4 IY agg CY , *SEt>land by itealth as it were, to Hzieryfaiem, tirft appears 1a the Lemp.s 4 AIP | [1 -Calig 1 teftifie of it, that che works thereot are Preaching. What our Savioue at this time Diſcourted abour, 1:15 i} 40 ls iy Wilt fioar had Py Evangelitt doth nor tell us ; bur doubtleſs ir was the things of the 1-718 tf C "A 5. I an! & World ; our Saviour plainly underſtanderh the men of |King:lom of God, which were the uſual Themes or onthe” rt TIT aTIR Ti or Sav'- * W010; men not Regenerated, Renewed, and Sanctified. Theſe [his Diſcourſe, as we may allo un.er itznd by the larter rung | 443 4610 NY, wenT 1:3:0 fm faith oe, Cannot as yer hare you ; there wasa time afterward Our Lord probably deferred [11s Preacnng LO The miidle of ine awed: 4; iN Me b W134 of whici ; en Ulls p.rt ef the World haced all the Diſciples of Chriit;as Chriſt partly, becauſe the Pharzſees hear in TRRTnR after _— —_ F j Wir! | PY; ) Converts - OG Ci 15. 1%. but that was after the DoCtrine of the Goſpel |lirtle over ; and that there might bs 2 juller concourls of People is it | 1 ij} FU ule, nh IM Preached, and made known Io the World by the Preagh» | hear hun. - | WW ! F 83/8 4 Conver's ; T5 Ad A LORIN 4 Sf | : f

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