k There were differences in the Church of Ro, about th, obſervation of Days, as well as the choice of Mears ; and in thi. he endeavours an Accommodation as well as in the other. Tj. converted Jew was of opinion, that the Feſtival days aPpointey in Moſes Law, were holier than other days, and thar they thoul ſtill Be obſerved ; wid. Gal. 4. Io. Col. 2. 16. On the 1, ſide, the believing Gentile was of opinion, that the diffcrencs k days under the Old Teſtament was now ceaſed, and þ; (the Ts. ſayes) eſteemed or approved of all days. The word (2lijs) i, wo in the Original, but it is aptly ſupplied by our Tranilaows; 1 i.e. Ler every man be fatisfied, as ro the grounds of hi. _ ice; let him a& by his own, an not another Mans Judem:q and Conſcience : Let him be ſo fully aſſured in hs own wg of the lawfulneſs of what he doth, as to find no doubting ocſcn. pulous heſitations in the doing of it ; ler him be abletoſy , the Apoſtle himſe)f doth, v. 14. Thereafon of this Count|y,y have, wv. 23. He that doth what be thinks is a ſin, is un four againſt God, whether it be a ſin or no. And yet a man may tin i
that, wherein he is fully perſwaded he finneth nor. A fy! :
ſwaftion muſt be had, bur it is not ſufficient, co make an As good or lawful.
6 He that ||regardeth the day, regardeth it uny tie Lord ; and he that regarderh not the day, to the 1g), he doth not regard it mm. Fe that eateth, exteth tothe Lord, for * he giveth God thanks » ; and hethuey,' eth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and piycth God thanks o.
- In this Verſe, you have a Reaſon why Chriſtians ſhould noe cenſure one another, upon an account of different Opinionsad Practices, becauſe they have all the ſame End and Scope, which is the pleaſing and glerifying of God. Ir 1s with reg tohin that they ear, or eat net ; that they obſerve thoſe Feliny! Ds, or obſerve them 1: ; and ſo far they are on both ſides tobecom. mended ; for that indeed ſhould be our end in all our Adions, to glorifie and pleafe the Lord, wid. 1 Cor. 10. 31. Col.;,1, ni He is thankfu! unto God, for the bountiful and free Uſe of his Creatnres. Some would ground thar laudable pradiceof giving Thanks at Meals, upon this Texr, but it hath a clearer Warranc from Mat. 14. 19. and 15.36. and 26. 26. A# 27.1;. 8Be- cauſe he hath Meat enongh beſides, which: he is not forbidden, I Cor. io. 28.
7 For * none of us liveth to himſelf, and no man dyeth to himſelf,
8 For whether we live, we live unto the Locd ; and whether we dye, we dye unto the Lord p, whether ue tive therefore, or dye, we are the Lords q.
p Here he proves what he had before aſſerted, That Chriftizs have regard to God and his Glory, in their particular Attions; and that from their general End and Deſign, which 1s to devore themſelves, and their whole Life and Dearh to God. He tellstam firſt in the Negative, that none of ws; #5. e. That nos of vu; Cir fttans and Believers, do live or aye to our ſelves; we ere notour own Lords, nor at our own diſpoſal : And then in the 4fras- tive, he hews, That we live er aye to the Lord; we ſpradoc Lives in his Service, and part with them at his Appoirement, His Glory is the hit? at which we aim, living or dying : Heis che Center, in which all the Lines in the whole Circumference of our Lives do meet, 2 Cor. 5. 9. Phil. 1. 21, q Thiswals ference from what he had faid before: 9. 4. Ar a!l rime, anda all eftatcs, whether of health or ficknels, abundance or poutr!}, 48 or death, we are the Lerds Propriety, and ar his diſpor ; he hui an abſolute Dominion over us, living or dying ; in this world, & in the next. 9g For * to this end Chriſt both dyed, and roſs, and revived 5, that he might be! Lord both of the dead and living rt. "x r q. d. This is the Fruit that accrues to Chriſt, by his De and ReſurreFion, that he might, &c. s The Vulgar Lei lezxes our this Word. Chryſotome ieft out the former word, He #4; Ambroſe inverts the order of the words, and reads them tus, 3 this end he lived and died, and roſe again. Some think, the 9127 Tenſe is here put for the Preſent-Tenſe, He revived; &- He £ut lives, to intercede for us, and to exerciſe Dominion 6v£* 57 Others ckink, That Chriſts reviving here doth denote, thaes? fate of Life, which he had akier bis Reſurre&ion. ? Or — may Govern and Lord it (ive we:d7y) over all his, whether -” or alive, That he might obtain Downer, or rather the Exerc of his Deminion over them. As God, he hath an Univerſs)9* evios over all ; but as Mediater, he hath more ſpecial _—_— ' all the Father gave to him: This Drminiox he purchaſed z © Death, and he fad the full exerciſe of 1t, when he 19/24 Mat. 28, 18. Phil, 2.9, 10.
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