, God hath taken Saul away by death ; for he would not ſuffer David to haſten it. 0 Favoured or beloved by me, and obedient to me; my ſervant, as God ſpeaks of him, Pſal. 89. 20. p And here, that he ſhould ff all Gods Will, to wit, in governing his people ; for he hath a Teſtimonial upon record in Gods Word, Pſal. 78. 72. He that is according to Gods heart, fulfils all the Will of God, and does nothing by partiality; thus alſo if it be Gods Will ei- ther for him to do, or to ſuffer any thing, he is ready to ſet his far toit ; a the daily prays (undesſtiadingly ) that the Will of the Lord m3} b2 done.
2 ; Otchis 4 mans ſeed hath God according to his
romiſe, raiſed r unto Iſrael a Saviour - Jeſus.
4 Chriſt was the Son of David, and fo frequently called, Mar. 1.1, Luke 18. 38, 39. with reference unto the promiſe made, JJa.11. 1. ſpoken of Chap. 2. 3o. Kom, 1. 3. » Becauſe he lived amongſt the Jews, and Salvation was firſt offered unto them by kim, as verſe 46. s Our Saviours name 15 added, to ſhew that he nuely was according to his name, and what he was ſaid to be, as Mat. 1. 21-
24 * When John had ficſt preached ct before his com-
rae.
: John the Baptiſt did not ſpeak of Chriſts coming, as the Prophets had done, as of a thing a great way off, or at a diſtance of time , but he ſpake of it as of a preſent matter, before his and their faces, and in their view ; Behold the lamb of God, John 1. 29, 36. 1uSo1t 1s called, Mat. 3. 2, 8. Mark 1.4. Luke 3. 3. Repentance being a due qualification for ſuch as hope to receive the mercies of God in Chriſt, unto |ifz Eternal. -
25 And as John fulfilled x his courſe, he ſaid y, Whom think ye that Iam ? I am not & he; Bur behold, there cometh one « after me, whoſe ſhooes of hzs feet I am
not .'. worthy to loofe.
x The courſe of his Miniſ/ryy, or of his life; in reſpeCQt of tither, he ran as one in a race. The ſenſe of theſe Words ye have John 1. 20, 27. & That 1s, the Mefſias, which theywere in ach expeCtation of, and ſo inquifitive about. a Chriſt began his life ( as to the flzſh ) after Job ; and he began * his Miniſtry after tin, and in that reſpe& may be ſaid to come after him. .*. A proverbial expreſſion, whereby the meaneſt office is implied, Mas. 3 which the Diſciples or ſervants could do for their
alters,
26 b Men and brethren,children of the ſtock of Abra-
yo is d the word of this ſalvation ſent.
b He ſpeaks to the Fews according as the manner was among them; to the Jews he became as a Jew, «c Some think, the de- vout Piſ:dians, or men of char Countrey, are here meant ; bur ra ther it may 1nſinuate the Apoſtles hope ,concerning theſe Fews, that
and curſed a dezth, and to take away the ſcandal of this Coll, - thews, that bis ReturreQtion was as glorious , as his dearth cory ! 1gnominious, being by it declared to bethe Son of Cod with m4. Rom. 1. 4, :
31 And he*® was ſeen q many days of chem - which 25: came up with him from Gali'es to Jerufalem, who arg © his wicn*!ſes unto the peop'e.
q Fourty days betwixt his Reſurre&ion and aſcenſion, Chz>. ; r Chriſt was ſeen, not onely by the Apoſtles, bur of the G2/11c7; Women which came up with him unto Feruſalem, Match »8 1. and by above five handred at once, 1 Cor. 15. 5, 6. fo pl:nrifully would God have this great article of our faith, and obiet; of o::+ hope to be confirmed unto us. |
32 And we declare unto you 5 glad tidings, how th: the : promiſe which was made unto thefathers,
5 Oc the Goſpel, which is nothing elſe but the glad ridines of ous Salvation from Sin and tlell. £ This promiſe was f:equenrly mad: and renewed to their Anc-ſtors, and typified b | eſpecially from Ezzpr and Ba3z/om.
33 God hath fullilled che fame unto us their children, in thathe hath vraited up Jeſus again ; as itis alſo written In the ſecond pſalm, x * Thou art my fon 7, this day * Heb, have I begotten thee.
# Some refer theſes Words to the Incarnation, others, to the Rejiur- recon of our Saviour. Our Tranſlators lay the ftrets upon the pre- polition with which the verb 1s compounded : and by addinso 07.1:7; intend it to be underſtood of the RefurreQion ; and there is ground tor it in the context : for the Reſurreftion of Chriſt, is that whic!» in the 3o, verſe is propounded by St. Faul, as his theam or argu ment to Preach upon. *x Theſs Words quoted, though they do nor leem to be a proof of Chriſts ReſurreCQion ar the ff} view ; vet if we weigh them well, they anſwer Sr. Pau?*s purpoſe ; Thou art +:
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ſon, Pſal. 2. wer. 7. is uſhered in with , I have made thee King,
ver. 6, and followed with, 1m: give hee the heathen for thing in- keritance, which was ina <ſpecia! manner to be fulMlcd afrer the Re- ſurreCtion ; as our®Saviour maniteits, Marrh 28. 18, 19, » Not as if Chriſt at his ReſurreQion began to be the Son of Cod ; he ths he was manifeſted to be fo, Boz. 1, 4, which befors, whilelt he wasin a ſuffering cendition, vas not fo apparent. Soine of the Ancients have underſtood theſe Words, of the Eternal generation of the Son of God ; Erernity being an<verlaſting poinr, and one and the ſame day for ever. 34 And as concerning that & he raifed him up from the dead, 12 No More to return tocorruption, he ſaid on this wiſe a, I will give you the t b fure mercies ot i ©: David. Te COU, x . holy, or jujs z The former verſe was not intended fo much by Sc. Paul for a |; Jy proof of the Reſurre&ion, as ir was to ſhew how faithful Cod was in fulfilling that promiſe there ſpoken of ; hete thz Apoſtles deſign ; 15, toevince Chriſts ReſurreRion, and that ir was agreeable to the the 79. ot Prophecies vhich were concerning him. a Theſe Words are ſound, *” the P AL2e Iſa. 53. 3. and the ſure mercies of David there; and here ſpoken of, of Fa, 53+ I, areſfuch mercies as were promited ro David, ( Dawid being to bez aud in "#6 taken typically ) now the mercjes which were promiled to David,are ow PREY all included or {urmounted in this ; that by this Son of Dav.a ( our 4/9597 5947 Lord and Saviour frequently and truly fo called ) God would ere& #2Þ5cÞ #1 **«