Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2 — Section 1526

well as in this Epiſtle. Beſides, that our Saviour he Moe. t 53 For this corruptible muſt pur on incorruption, he the ſtare of wor _—_— ee be _ that they thoy'd by. * Al PICS ./ = - 1l "7. /L m - _ i! 7 tne poor always wit 1t Im. 7,4 #3, C25 I 28 ; h1g Prophetic 3+4+* and this mortal z7#/7 Put on IMMCT.ALV 2. of a Famine, which ( tome think ) rage at this em , = i þ "So | . IM : the perſecution ar Jeruſalem had ſcattered the Brethren 1c, / a leorews [3 : nr 0 rr ! : a y - D k 6 n dotou] an . þ God hath ud 6 "= [ ; g ke LEES ay - © deg _ being our of their Country and imployments, they cou,d nor wh Þ a4 an gfeÞ x wy opt "© 1. ae + +: ongoing my be ar a lofs for a livelihood, and ſo need the charitable copy, 1 iy = oth 4 ; 6% - 29s t 9 ET k _ hate ps of other Churches under better circumſtances, as they ny ra t + 4 aol wan "444 p61" 4; Re $i aobard: go of Fm wt of | 5imein Greece, The Churches of Galatia and AMacozy,; x, jt Iva F — ag wa, | ciIvre It CINn enter into the 13g : very liberal this way ; and the Apoſtle, by their Exainpl. at. 425 ; the Churches both at Rome and Corinth, Rom. (5, 46, « c,, NY | . 6 As tothishe had (as he ſaith) given orders ro rhe Chun}, js oo FT, n 54 Sn when this corTUPtibie ſhall have put 07 it- | :2a, which, it iSthought, he didin his journey thinugh Gala;ip _ py corruption, and this mortal ſhall have puc on im- ; FRO and he ordereth the Church at Corint/ to foliow thy; (4, py mortality, then thall be brought ro paſs the fay- i hich followeth. cc ing that is written, Death is ſwallowed up in Vi- | : fl ys & ; P | 2 * Upon the firſt day of the week c, It es, ..; of : - » Ph wi Av C L 'one of you lay by him in ſtore, as G4 h th IQ- oy F - . os $ . . 4 SOR V- 0.1 1 & That is, in 2ncternal and continuing Vitory ; the Sazars ſhall 'ſpered him, that there be no gatherings when ] wi die no more. The quotation which the Apoſtle bringeth, 15 out of | come 4d. by thoſe rwo Texts, 2/2. 25.8. Ho. 13. 14. which two Texts the Apo- Jo: le faith. at that day w;Jl have a more fujil, perfeQ, and eminent c From hence both divers of the Ancients, and very _ -h1 accompliſhment, than ever they beiore had. late Divines, argue for the change of the Sabbath from rhe {.y.. ./ A f Cas day of the week to the firſt. It 15 plain irom hence, thar the (4, Ap * Hoſ. 13 56 O death where z: thy {ting / : Ollgrave, where ſpel-Churches were wont to affemble upon that day, ( nor dy tha L” & Sie Hitars 2 we read in Scripture of any Aſſembly of Chriſtians tor religious oth! i Or, O He! 7 7 Worſhip on any other day.) On this day the Apoſtle order; (y, Ar | The Apoſtle, in the contemplation of this bleſſed day,triumph- lections for the poor Saints to be made, accordingly as God hid the eth over D-vrh ; in a Metaphorical Phraſe, Where z thy fig 2 What proſpered any in their imployments ; he direQerh thar they ſhould hoe canſt thou now do unto Believers, more than a Walp, or | every one lay by him ſomething, not doing what he did wi | Hornet, or Bce, that bath loſt its ſting 2 2 O Grave, or O He!! (the | 30Y oſtentation , but having It ready when It thould be called for: I. you ſme word ſignifieth both) where now is thy Viftory ? The Conque- this he calls a Treaſuring, (foir is in the Greek) monies 1; Lo! rour of all fleſh is now conquered, the $por'er of all men is tpoilzd ; | by for charitable uſcs are Treaſures , both with reſpeCt to thoſs it had got a Victory, but now, O Death, waere 1s thy Vittory * for whom they are laid up, and alfo for our ſelves; for he thy ) giveth to the poor, Jayeth up tor himſelf Treatures in Heaven, B bs , . : « d He would have no gatherings when he came; either to avoidths ” * Rom. 5 Fo The ſting of death 7s fin , andthe * ftrengrh of | ſcandal of his being chargeable ro them, or that he would hay: 1g why 13. &7.5. {in ;« the Law o. delay ; bur when he came, it might be in a readinefs co be prefer; T 13. | Iy {ent away. | C - » If it were not for fin, death cou!.\ have no power ever man ; = ii IS that aho1 _ do a by power = + pes —_ m—_— 3 And * when I come, whomſoever you ſhall aþs * : on ihe wares of fin is deat Rom.6. 23. o And withour the Law there Fn i i : l er 2 _ oh | ro 0487 rs, them will I fend 1016, 1 ſ cold be no tranigreſfion. [he Law is to far from taking away the Pong Fu letter \, _ ” bring my ſter cuilt of fin, that through the corruption of our Natures, ſtrongly | ! Ul erality to Jeruſalem e. V4 { am. aclining us to what is forbidden, it addeth ſtrength to fin; Six ( as EE. PE the Apoſtle ſaith, Rom. 7. 8.) taking occaſion by the commandment, and | * The word here tranſlated Liberality, 1s the fame which lignifith I working in 4 all manner of concupiſcence, Grace ; their Charity is called by that Name, either becauſc ic lowed him | from their Fee Love towards their poor Brethren, (though liring at {loo *; 10h... $7 But thanks be to God, which giveth us * the vi. | 2 8r*at diſtance from them ; ) or becauſe their fenle of th ine wall obs > Kr h our Lord Jeſus Chriſt Love and Grace of God to them, was that which movedthzm 2 »E OrY, CArougHh our P- that charitable aCt, 2 Cor. 8. 9. upon 2 Victory over $1 7 both through th the rel » The Viftory over Sin andover Death, we have gh the _ BO” h Death 2nd the Refurre&ion of our Lord Jeſus Chriſt; who by his 4 And if it be meet that I goalſo, they ſhall gowith have Death both delivered us trom the guilt of ſin, and alſo from the | ME 5 ipel 36 power offin; and who through death deſtroyed him who had the _ : | power of deaih, even the Devil. f To incourage them to the freer and more liberal Conrribwion, Mea he prot f.-h -hein himſelf to go along with thote that carried ic, (if F i , J oa 4 t1 it 1 I2 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye ſtedfaſt, iv rut meet ) Jeſire unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the ' w'1 will come unto you when * | {hall paſs *A but h oT or as much as ye know chat your I; 1s BG . . wy Lord q, fo a ak hat your labour is not , Macedonia : For 1 do paſs through Mace: ?' bur h in vain inthe Lord 7. dn; 7 The Apoille concludeth his Diſcourſe, proving the R rf , 1 a Op on of the Body from the dead, founding upon it an «x. M's OT 29d = _ | noma —_ 1. 16 *e - Holineſs; which is here called :he work of the Lord bu 47 6-1, 7 10:96 ate ary Pr le Br, ER - — nk, that. he ſpeaketh there of another jour- them ; made up of works done by us at the command of Chril!. a., a oe: Tas be did os ae a dire&treſpc&t to his Glory in obedience to his Will. He wind. CO IT + i La; WT TIY '2canſe we read, 47s 19, that he went into 27, 28, them not only to do theſe things, but to do them fedf2i1y ; nor by | LEY ada | . . | SF "+6 _ ...-*#1e a conſiderable time; during which, minated fits, but never turning alide from them either one way or 2nother ; | 5 ' did > ww wiſe the Cnc & orfiwad and wmo able, fo as no temprations either from dangers, or re- | * = vn aches | Rd wards, or tale Te:chers, thould thake their Paith, as to the prin- ; 77%”: ws © ciples, that lad unto [nach an holy lite ; this eſpecially ofthe Refur- ; : ia ba reGion from the dead, r &ecan!e rhey knew, that through the 6 Ana ay be that I will abide, yea, and Winter Pa ys Grace of God, and the Merits of Cuarift, tuch works as theie thou!d | with you, !:4 vou may bring me on my journey whi- hears. J not wait their reward; tor though the work of God be WISS TO ! therſoever | oc FL | I. ſelf, and Chr tins ſhould no! {erve God meert; for Wages, yet oeve S FI 13 y tis lawful tor them Vas tor Moſes) to have an eve to the Recom- : , : £ > it encz of Peward ; ant a greater reward than this of rhe Reſtwrreftz- ! 2 He did ſtay a Macedonia three mouths, ny _—_ Wen : | COT TEERECSCCTET 1 har fin a flare err 5 believed ſome thinys hindered him , that he did not ' - : wb + Uhaelacty jon _—_ (hirpal © tnorable fore Ws _ | at Corinzch. Tr was the cuſtom for ſome Members of the ag * War, 'h LE ; | E ONE { Churches, to accompany the Apoſtles ſome part of _ _ I&p ; a ; when they went from them to any other places, i 7G : notion Ne "IJ 7% ' 17. 15, & 20. 38. in token of their kindneſs and eIpet © on MAP Svy BEAT. 3 2 diligen 4 n 4 * od. > » TEM. T4 tem , ;-- EE ; | hel Holineſs, L OX HE) from Wake 3 Cot2c71v77 Zor * ge pour Bret rea at Je- 7 For } will not ſve you now by the way, dy in t ".(alews, by fre Erampiy of the Chrrches of Galatia, how it might truſt to carry a while with you, * if che Lord per- *4 Doftrine be dence, and by whom be ſent, 1 -Q, Commendeth to them Ti-| - . . ; al the Wyo rm8thy, 1C>——12. 2 gineral Exhnriation to ſtedfaltneſs in Faith MIL 7. Ci elves like