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Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679 • SECTION 1418

Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2 — Section 1418

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omet . ' and 10 Words in the foregoing Verſe, .Let ws be one anothers Mem. | Union and Con

ropheſying, Teaching, Exhorting, &c. Others think; ir|5- £p%. 5. 31.) 1 ! - 10 Be, * kindly affeQioned one to another 5 ;* Heb. 13.

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hs hath, ſeeing all:is of Grace.

thelf a1@ not : $& . : 38s ''o fill up the Sence. There +15 an Ellipſis in the Words; Ny

hing mult be inſerted. Some make the Supply from

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> Jet us be wiſe unto ſobricty in Propheſying ; and o in all the l fy chat follow : In all the ſeveral gifrs and offices, he ſheweth 4 v4 they ſhould behave themſelves. The Greek Seholiaſts: will ne ſupply'd in them all (let ws perſevere.) By: Propheſying, in this place, YOU had 10 tr, witl gs joyned, things, 9/4.

1 a wonderful Dexterity in applying the ſame ; to which

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Underſtanding d:vine Myſteries, .and O!d-Teſftament Prophe-| Young : So much the Word here uſed imports. Expounded by Phi/. 2. 3. It is exemplified in Abraham, Gen. 1}.

ſometimes the Revelation of Secret, and Future| 9. Moſt defire Preference and ' Honour before others, which 0 AE. 11.27. and 21.9. x 7.e. They that have this |contrary to the good Counſel in this Text. Some read ir prevent

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Do not only avoid it, but hare it, and that as Hell

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qo ohie This: 'is added to prevent Pride and Envy : None| Word, -and in Tongue only bat in Deed, and in Truth, 2 70h: AE 'be iprond "of that he hath himſelf, or envy what ano- 3. 18.. g | w Theſe words, Let ws Pro- | (elf. The

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he ſimple Yerb imports extream Deteſtation, and 'ris ag+ in the Text ; bur they are put in by our Tranſla- | gravated by the Compoſition (wid. Pſal. 119. 104. Amos 5. 15.)

h Be glued ro it. (So the Word fignifieth.) Things that are Glued rogether, are hardly diff joined ; the fame Word is uſed of the junftion between Man and Wife, (vid. Mac. 19.

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Fl Chriſtians onght to have ſuch Affe:Qion one to another, as || Or,

may underſtand an extraordinary Gift, that ſome| Parents have to their Children ; and as all Creatures have to their love of the & This Clauſe is brerhron.

cifh of Propheſying, muſt exerciſe it according to the meaſure of | one another ; Don't carry til] others honour you, but do you go be.

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e, ink : Siem Faith, and ſee that they regulate themſelves according

ch:reunro. Some think, he calls the Holy Scripture in general, in Analogy or Proportion of faith'; by. theſe, the falſe Pro- hers of Old, were diſcerned, if they delivered any thing con- trary thereunto (Deut. 13. x. &c.) Othepsthiok, he ſpeaks of cer- | in Principles, or Heads of Chriſtian Religion (v1. Hes. 6. 1.) om which the Prophers and others, were not to ſwerve ;. Yea, ome thinks, he aimes at the Symbol. and Creed, called the

Apoſtles 3 which, froin the Beginning, was called the Analogy of

the Duries of thy particu that reſpe&s the glory

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heavenly myſterics, that God hath given rhem : Or |fore them in this Expreilion of broth:rly Love, and be Examples heir Propheſying, they muſt have regard to the Articles of |to them. | : I1 || Not flothful in buſineſs / : || fervent in ſpirit #:;"! Or, i ſerving the Lord » : | a

itl:g.mcebs net 1thful.

! This Clauſe may be Expounded by Eccleſ. 9. 10. 4.4, In all || Or ſcct;;-

lar, and gzneral Calling ; in every thing of God, thane own, or Neighbours Good ; take heed of Slorhfulneſs. wid. Mat. 25. 26. Heb. 6. 12. m This is added to the Former,.as the Cure of ir. will drive away Sloth. This Spiritual W mended ro us in Scripture, vid. Gal. 4. 18. Rev. 3. 19. See Ex.

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Zeal and Fervency armth 15 often recom-

Fain. amples of it in Pſal. 6 So TIL REIT” 7 ples © . 69. 9. John 2.17. and 4. 34. A#.18. 25. 7 Or miniſtry ”, let us wait ON our miniſtr ing 45 OT |» 5. e. Diligently performing all things that are required to his

e that teacheth, on teaching 4. 241K } Under this Word, are comprehended, all ordinary Eccleſi- ical FunCtions, which afterwards he divided into two Sorts : he Firſt relating to the Word ;' The Second to other pious Works.

12 * Rejoycing in hope 0; patient in tribulation

; Theſe Words (Ler s wait) are not in the Text, bur fitly ſup- | Continuing inſtant.in prayer p. |

led. 4 4- Let all that be called to rhe office of the Miniſtry, |'

if thoſe, that 2niniſter and-labour in the Word and Do#rine : Some| 1 link, they are diſtin& Offices 3 (vid. Eph. 4. 11.) and that in

ud the Office of Teachers, and-chiefly exerciſed themſelves in In-

Ring their Hearers in the Principles of Religion ; in laying wn ſound Do&rine, and Confuting of Errors ; Others had the £ of Paſtors, and attended chiefly ro Exhortation and Admo-

ereofT, Others think, that they are diſtin& gifts, bur not di-

roffces ; ſome have a gift to Teach, that have none to Exhort and Carre. The Apoſtle, wer. 6. calls them differing gifts ; ſome. mestheſe T'wo are found in the ſame Perſons, and they are excel- my Gifted, both for Teaching and Exhorting.

$ Or.. he that exhorteth, on exhortation 5 : he['

that | giveth, Jet 4im2 do it | with ſimplicity c ; he that|curſe not :.

Ieth d, with diligence 3 he that ſheweth mercy, * with

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