they were ſuch as feared God ; which hope they ought the rather to have carefully anſwered. & Chriſt who 1s the inca.nate Word, or j the Word made fleſh, John 1. 14. or the Goſpel, which is glad / tidings of Salvation ; as if the Apoſtle had minded them, thar it | vas not any buſineſs which belonged unto others alone, which he : 45 ſpeaking abour ; bur of ſuch things as pertained unto theireSal- 12:12 ; and ſack a Salvation ( tis Salvation ) as_never greater Was, | Or ever will be publiſhed ; this is certain, that we are concerned in it for our ſelves, if we accept or neglect this Salvation, 12 15 for our oat : Oh that in this reſpe& elt intereft were more prevalent with
27 For e they that dwell at Jeruſalem 7, and their ers*, becauſe they g knew him nor, nor yet the voices
icy have fulfilled ther in condemning hm. eThe common people and their f great Council; both had a adin aur Saviours death. g Bur if ſo great a fault was capable ofany alleviation, the Apoſtle gladly mentions it. that it was done Out of Ignorance ; they knew neither Chriſt ;h2 word, nor the Word 01 tie Goſpel) concerning Chriſt, though thar rhey may be made Faltble that this their ignorance was not invincible þ He minds "1 tat 1t was their fin, having hid . means whereby they might "*e come anto' the knowledge of Chriſt. j See Chap 4. 28. Luke
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44 © And the next ſabbath-day came almoR the whole city together f to hear the word of Gog . © © ec The Citizens generally reſorted thither. f Some —_ riotiry, ſome to cavil at it, though fome allo our of love to St was doubtleſs a mixt Congregation, 45 But when the Jews ſaw the multitudes, the, were filled g with envy, and ſpake againſt thoſe things which were ſpoken by Paul, þ contradicting ang vi. pheming. wo g The Jew; could not indure that the Genci/es ſhould be equa!] to them, ( being as much concerned againſt the Geyt/1;; "War exalted, as againit cheir own being depreſſed ) þ Envy . bs vicious humour, made they difrehth the whollomeR, and moſt ſaving truths : contradifting the Doctrine of the Goſpel, ang 1, | pheming the Preachings of1t; or going from one degree of , - j fiction unto another, until they came to the higheſt enmity = n both. | i 46 Then Paul and Barnabas z waxed bold, and faiq * It was &neceſfary that the word of God ſhould fir 4 have been ſpoken to you ; but ſceing you pur it fron Rep you /, and judge yourſelves unworthy ot everlaſting life tf lo, we || curn co the Gentiles. Th. ; Being nothing affrighted with the reproaches and blaſphem,, Mat.y they met with, which bur increaſe their zeal, as a little Water $0.16 does the fire in the Smiths forge. & There was a neceſfity, ,, |Ch.; the Word of God ſhould be firſt Preached to the Jews, 1; Becauſe 8 Chriſt was promiſed to the children and heirs of their Anceſto; 2. Becauſe Chriſt did command it to be chus Preached, Mar, j, 5, 6. "Luke 24. 47. Chap. 1.8. 3. Chriſt himſelf thus Preachyy it, declaring that he was not ſent, ( comparatively ) but to the1gg ſheep of the houſe of 1/rael, Matth. 15. 24. y this their con. tradiCting and blaſpheming, they ſhew as evidently that they 1; thus unworthy of everlaſting life , as if a judge had determine = or pailed ſuch a ſentence upon his Tribunal , or Judgment. cat.
repretented, "_ 37 Bui he whom ere Tr: pron, : L That is, on the third day. according to the Goſpel. i Was not under the power of death To long, as to be preyed upon fo far by 2t. 28 Be it known unto you therefore k, men and brethien, thar * through / chis man is preached unto | yo: z2 the forgivenets of fins: i lolin 2, 12. & The uſual compeliation given in theſe caſes. concerning Chriſts Reſurre&ion, which onely can be meant of him 10 his krvmane nature, here, according unto that nature the Apoſtle calls him, Men. mn As in Chap. 10. 43 This forgivenels of ſins, 1s that which the Avoſtic tb much would recommend to all to feek after, and magnifie Chriſt for; it being onelv chrough him ; and hz cou'd not be overcome by death, who could deliver us from 111.
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