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of the Tews ? ( wid wer. V1. 14. ) win the Jews ſhall ſee the Gen- *iles Miercy,s. ec. Goas Mercy tothem: How the whole Worldflouriſh- eth vader the Proteſſion of Chriſtianity; how the Meizs 1s in vain expected by them ; how their Navoen 15 diſperſed, &c. then they {ha'l at laſt come jn and cleave to Chrif#, and be mercitully received by tim. :
22 For* Gud hath {| concluded them all in unbeitet, tiathe might have mercy upon all z,
z 9.4. God hoils, in juit Judgment, ſhut up both Jews? and Gen- ?z/e:, equaily and tuccellively, in woeclef, as in a Priſon, that 10 1N hi: own tine, hz might fulfil the Couniel of his 77, in ſhewing un»
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220 O* thedepth of the riches both of the wiſdom and knowledze of God p ! * how unſcarchable are his judgments, and his ways || paſt finding out q!
0 In this and the following Verſes, i5 the Conclution of all that þ2 had delivered ; eſpecially in this, and the two preceding Chaprers. He had ſpoken of many profound Myſteries; and anſwered many critical Queſtions ? And here he makes a Pauſe, and falls into an Admiration of God, his abundant M:ſzom and Knowledge. He ſeems here to he like a Man that wades into the Waters, tu1ll he begins to feel no bottom, and then he cryes out, O the depth! and goes no farther. p i. e. The unmeaſurable, unconceivableabundance of his I: ſaom and Knowledge. Some diſtinguiſh theſe Two ; others take them for the tame, wig. Col, 2.3. 9 Some diſtinguiſh berwixt the judements and zap of God: By the former, Underſtanding his Decrees 2nd Purpoſes concerning Nazt0zs or Perſons : By the lat- ter, The Methods of his Providence in his dealings with them : Others think the ſame thing is meant, by an Ingemination which 1s familiar amongſt the Hebrews. He ſays, of Gods judgments, That they are unſcarchable ; therefore not to be complaincd of, cenſured, or to be narrowly pryed into; and of 4x ways, that they are paſt finding out ; theſame in ſenſe with unſearchable : *Tis a Metaphor from Hounds, who haveno Footſtep or Scent of the Game which they purſue : Nor can Men trace the Zord, or find out the reaſon ofhis doings; as none can Line out the Way of a Ship in the Sea, oran Eagle in the Air, &'c. Some reſtrain the ſenſe to the ways of God in dilpoling and ordering the EleFion and RejeFion of M:n.
34 For * who hath known the mind of the Lord or *
1 Cor. 2. 16. who hath been his counſellor 7.
® Job 36.22.
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7 i,e. Who knoweth what God is about to do, or who hath given his Advice about the doing of ir ? This 1s taken out of 7, 40. 13, 14. . e
35 Or who hath firſt given to him, and it ſhall be re- compered to him again sf —#
s 9. d, If any Mai hath obliged God, by anything he hath done for him, 1: ſhall have an ample Reward ; Alluding (as fome think) ro 705 41. 11, But fecing thiscannot be, and that God is indebted unto none, therefore t 1e Salvation of a// is of meer grace and mercy; and there 1s no cauſe of complaining, if he deal more bountitfully with ſome than with others. :
26 For * of him, and through him, and to him are all things 7: || To whom be glory for ever. Amen «.
? i.e. All things are of him, asthe efficient Cauſe ; throagh him, as the diſpoſing Cauſe ; to him as the final Cauſe. They are of him, without any other Motive ; through him, withour any aſliſtance ; and :o him, without any other end; z. e. For his ſake alone. # An uſual Doxology in Scripture, vid. Gal. r. 5. 2 Tim. 4. 18, Heb. 13.21. I Pe. 5,11, ;
CHAP. XII.
Exhortations te an Holy Life ; to offer up our ſelves to God, and not be like unto the World, not tobe-proud of any Office or gift, but to uſe the Jame to edification, 1 6: Miniſters and Deacons, 7,8. To Bro- therly Love fervent Zeal, Hope, Patience, Prayer, 9—12. To com-| muncate ; to Meekneſs, Compaſſion, 13=--15, Unity, Humility, for-| bearance, peaceableneſs, not to be revengeful, but love our Enemies, and do them good : Amitive hereto, 16 21,
I a | i B-ſcech you therefore, brethren, by the mer-
cies of God b, that ye * preſent c your bodies d a living facritice e, holy , || acceptable untoGod g, 2w:irh is your rec. ſonable ſervices.