's Mary, ver. 32. faith the ſamz. They were both in an Error, for Lazarus his death was appointed, and determined by an Eternal Counſel; and he was both Sick, and died for a wiſe end, that God might be glorified, and his Son glorified in raiſing him from the dead 3 as we are before told wer. 4. Bur it lets ns ſee the vanity of our Natures ; who in the loſs of our Friends, are ready to think, if ſuch or ſuch means had been uſed, we had not loſt our Friends ; ne- ver conſidering our days are appointed, and we cannot pals the num- ber of them. If any rationa}, probable means for continuing their Lives be omitted, chat alſo is not without the Counſel of God, who having determined the iſſue, concealeth diſeaſes, or the true, and proper means for their cure, from Phyſirians, or ſuch as are about the Sick Perſonas. Nor did Martha ind Mary fail in this only, but in that, they made the Lord's preſence neceſſary to the preſerving of the Life of their Brother 3 who had he pleaſed, could (tho abſent ) have kept him from Death.
22 But know, that eveſn now whatſoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give :t theew.
w She ſhewed ſome unbelief in her former words, but here again ſhe ſheweth her Faich, but not without ſome weakneſs mixed
them, that tho Lazarus ſlept the ſleep of Death, yet he went Go
Wake him; which could have no other ſ=nſ>, than to raife him our |
'with her Faith ; for by theſe words ſhe ſeemeth not to be ſatisfied, that the fulneſs of the Godhead dwelt in Chriſt, and that he was
Her Faith extendeth no farthee than a belief, that he was in ſo much favour with God, that if he would pleaſe to intercede with God, he would reſtore her Brother to Life ; this ſhe meaneth, tho the raiſing of perfons from the dead, was a thing fo rar?, and unuſual, thac ſhe dareth not ro mention that particular thing, the uppermoſt in her thoughts.
23 Jeſus ſaith unto her, Thy brother ſhall riſc again x.
x Chriſt takes no notice of Martha's failings before-mentioned, ( He can have compaſſion upon-his peoples Infirmities ) but appliert himſelf ro the reliet of her under her affl:;Qion. He doth nor rel! her, that her Brother ſhould be raiſed to Life preſently, nor th he would do it; bur only faich, He ſha riſe azain: To ler us know, that a belief of the general ReſurreQion is enough, and onght to be improved by ns, to curb our immoderate mourning and Paſſions for thoſe of our Friends who are dead in the Lord.
2.4 Martha ſaid unto him *, I know that he ſha!' rite . again in the Reſurrection at the laſt day y. yl
y From hence we learn, that the general Reſurrecton of 15, Dean” Cl 15 no novel DofQtrin ; ob believedir, Job 19. 25, 27. Dante! pubiift ed ir, Chap. 12.1, The Phariſees owned it, tho the Saad"icce, den ed it; and poſſibly the Phariſ:es had bur a confuſed Noton of 17, Martha here makes it an Article of her Faith.
2s Jeſus ſaid uato her, I am the reſurrection and
of that flzep of Death, of which he had ſpoken. Ah ! To what cr- the * life = : * he that believeth in me,tho he were dead, Sb
tOrs do our Paſſions betray us? _ 17 Then when Jeſus came o, he found that he had kn 11 the grave four days already p.
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'yet ſhall he live 4. = z Martha by her ſpeech ſeemed not to have a true Notion of 3 > | Chriſt,ſhe belizverh that there ſhould be a general Reſurre&ion from 0 Chriſt came ro Bethany where Lazarus; died ; p He found he kad 'rhe dead in the laſt day, by the mighty Power of God ; bur ſhe did n thegrave four days, ſo as probably, Chrift came not to Bc- ; nor truly vadeftand, whar influence Chrift had upon this Reſur-
any till four days or more after the Death of Lazarus, or near upon. ire&ion, that the raiſing of the Dead, ſhould be the peculiar work of wut poſſibly, it is better judged by others,thar Chriſt was not yer come | Chrift, not without the Father, but as he was Ordained by the Fa:
into Bet hany,
bur only ro the place where he met 3/ar:ha ; becauſe 'cher, to be the Judge of the Quick and of the Dead. Chriſt doth
Xs faid after this, wer. 30. That Feſus was not yet come into the therefore here further inſtru& her, and tel} her, He was the Reſaw
own, but was 1n Frobable, was at La
that place where Martha met him ; which it is | -e&i0n ; where ( as is uſual in Scripture ) the Ff# is pur for the zarns $ Sepulcher, out of the Town, but near it, Cauſe : 1am the Reſurre#ion ; 18 no more, than I am, and ſhall bs.
(3s al the Jewiſh Burying-places were ) where he heard from the 'the Principal Cauſe of the Reſarrefion: The Dead ſhall hear the
relation of Martha, how long Lazaras had been Buried. Our Saviour
Voice of the Son of God; Chap. 5. 28. He alſoadds, and oe Lije
= have come ſooner had he pleaſed, for tho Bethabara was on the | That is, the cauſe of Life ; both chat Life which the Dead fhaJi =o fide of Zardan, ( ſo out of the Confines of Judea) yet if we |in the ReſurreQion recover, and alſo that Ererna! Life which "dg any credit to thoſe who have laboured in the ſtudy of places, ! ſhall follow. - And whoſoever looketh upon me in that Not:
35 about forr miles off Jeruſalezs, ſo as it could not be fix miles |on, and committeth himſelf unto me, tho he dorh dye, yer he
10M Ber kany, an four or fiy Une to Chriſt
ured not of of his Sickneſs ; after which we read ver. $5. that he
which our Saviour could have travelled in a leſs time | ſhall Riſe agairf, and Live Eternaly; and this Power being in e days. Some think Lazarus died the ſame day news | me, I am to be tyed to the laſt day, bur have a Power when I pleaſe to Raiſe the Deaq. Our Saviour indeed hath more wn 915
two days ; after which it was wver+ 7. that he took {Anſwer than reſpeRed the preſent caſe, bur there was nothing _ UL us
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