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Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679 • SECTION 1394

Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2 — Section 1394

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

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be raiſed at the laſt day, but the Righteous ſhall be raiſed after a

as our Father, bur it doth aſcertain 2nd 2fTure us (-5 before) that we are Hes Children, And this it doth no: by an outward voice. as God the Father tg Jeſus Coriſt; nor by an Angel, as to Danicl and rhe Firgm Mary; but by an inward and fecrer ſuggeſtion, whereby he raifeth our hearts to this nerſwalion, that Gad is our Fat her and we are his Children. This is not the Teſtimony of t::< Graces and Operations of the Spiric bur of the Spirit it ſelf Con- celve 1t thus » A mans own Spirit doth witneſs to him his Adop- tion ; he finds in himſelf upon diligent {earch and exainination the manifeſt ſigns and tokens thereof : Bur this Teſtimony of its ſelf 1S weak, and Satan hath IMLANLY Ways and wiles to invalidate it . therefore for more ailurance ir is confirmed by another and grearer teſtimony, and thar is of the Spirit hin.ſelf; He witnetict! with our Spirits, and ſealsit up unto us He firſt works Grace in our Hearrs, and then witnetiſerh ro it This Teſtimony is not alike In all Believers, nor in any one of them ar all times; ir is bercer els than expreſſed. He witneſſerh to our Spirit (to fome reid it) by a diſtin& and immediate teſtimony, az4 witn ſer with our Spirits (fo the word properly ſignifies) by a conjun&ive and concurreat teſtimony.

17 And it children, then heirs þ, keirs of Gud and x

joynt-heir; with Chriſt ; *, it fo he that we futfer with Fm» > > Ve 93 $4.5, =AgGgoarlhoapr / ba him k that we mav he allo glorifhd coperher / 2 Tim >

þ There is a parallel Text in Gal 4. - 'ris no: fo with the Chil 15. 12 dren of Earthly Princes ; vid. 2 Chron. 21. 3. + Or Coburs wrb © Chrift he is our Elder Brother and is not alhamed to call us 3-: thren ; the inheritance is his by Nature, ours by Grace. & : he Croſs of Chriſt is the condition of our Heavenly inherirance. Tac pronoun him, 1s not inthe Original, bur firly ſupplved in our T1.n- {lation : ſuffering with hm, is much the fame with ſufirmg fr bm. Suffering Bel:evers do but picdge Chriſt in the Cup thar oe be lin to them. 1 Or, Glorified with him, not with equal Glory, burac. cording to our proportion ; he was glorified in this way, Luke :4. 26. and fo muſt we. Thrice things are implyed in our being Glori- fre! r.gether, 1 Confornaty, we ſhall in ſome meaſure be like him in Glory, wid. John 17. 22. Phil. 3. 21. 2. Concomitancy, we {all be preſent with him in Glory, Tobn 17. 24. 1 Thefſ' 4. 17. 3. Cons veyance, our Glory will be from him ; his Glory will refleCt oa us, and we ſhall jhine in his Beams.

18 For 1 reckon #9, that the * ſufferings of 1.15 vre-

{; © / - m = " hy 2 Cor. ent || time, are not worthy 10 veccrmnard Witch the $g10- 4. 17. ry which ſhall he revealed in us ». 1 Per. r.

mM. 1. e. | make account; I certainly conclude ; wid. chap 3. 28. 6, 7.

The word is borrowed either from Arichmericians, win by cating & 4. 13, their Accounts do find the true and rotal Summ : Or from « 9g:c;- 1 Or, ſeas ans, who by conſidering the Premiſes do draw the Crnewuſior. /53, n The word properly ignifieth rhar pars of the Balance wh:ch go- etch aoun: q. a. It the ſufferings of this life be werghed with the Glory to come, they will be light in compariſon. Theſe words, zo be compared, are ſupplyed in our Tranſlation to make up the ſenſe. 0s Itis revealed to us, and it ſha!l be revealed in us. This Text is a confuration of the Popiſh Doctrine of Merit and humane Satisfation,

:9 For the earneſt expectation of the creature p wait- * x Jokn etha for * the manifeſtation of the ſons of Ged r 3. 2.

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