t Here the Spirit cloſely applieth his former Arguments for their purſuit of Holineſs, eſpecially that of Chriſt's ſpeaking by his Blood to them, by Caution, wer. 25, 25, 27. by Counſel, wer. 28, 29. He introduceth this Gaution with /ooþ ye, or take ye heed, a term ex- preſſing the things ſaid to be great and weighty, intimating that fear, ſolicitude, and watchfulneſs, about this great and important concernment of their Souls, Luke 12. 15. that they ſee to it there be no averſion in their Spirits to, no undervaluing or deſpiſing of, no diſlike or Apoſtacy from, but a hearing, believing, and obeying, Jeſus ſpeaking by his Blood all the Goſpel-Covenant to us, convin- cing them of Sin and Guilt, that needed his Blood, calling them fo Repentance and Faith in his Blood and Satisfa&tion, declaring h1s Interceffion with God for Pardon, Holineſs and Glory by it, and fo importunes them to follow Holineſs which would evidence all this to them. # He inforceth his caution by a rational motive of the danger of their refuſal, arguing from the leſs to the greater ; that is, their Anceſtors eſcaped not the Vengeance of God when they refuſed to hear, Lelieve and obey the Legal Covenant which he ſpake on Earth from Mount Sina, and writ on Tables of Stones, and delivered to Moſes on the Mount, and by him communicated it to them, Chap. 2, 2. and 10, 28, 30,31, Deut. 33. I, 4 AC&s 7. 5H»
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ſuc who turn afide fornfully from Jeſus, and not receive his Voice and che Revelation of God's Goſpel-Covenant by it, who is Gods only begotten Son, and brought down from the Father's Bofam 1n Heaven, Chap. 1.2. Fohn 1. 14, 15,17, 18. and 3. 13. ratized if with his own Blood on Earth; and as the Sin 1s beyond compare greater, fo will the puniſhment be, and the certainty of its inflictt- on both for Time and Eternity, Aatth. 12.24. 2 Theſl. 1. 7, 8, 9- Heb. 10. 25, to 32, There remainins no more Sacriice for ſuch Sin and Sinners.
26 Wholz x voice then ſhook the earth, but now y he hath promiſed, ſtying, * Yer once more I ſhake not the earth only, bur alto heaven.
x The Sin and Puniſhment of Goſpel -defpifers and rejeRers, 15 azoravatcd by the Perfon concerned in both. It is that Jeſus, the preat Anzel of the Covenant, ſpeaking now by his Blood, whyz { "ice at the delivery of La:y on Mount Sinai, and fſetling Ire! 1n a Church-State under that Covenant-Diſpenſation, Exod.20.1,1g. Deaf. 4. 12. and 5. 2, 4, 22. did ſhake the Mount, Exod.19.18. Pſal.68.7, 2. and 114. 4, 7. and not only the literal Sinai, but that /my eart yy condition, and ſtate of 1/rae! coming out of Egypt, and bearing its reproach as a common People of the Earth, tozether with other N4- tions, 7oſh. 5.39. This he removed away, and brought them then 11to a Church-ſtate wich himſelf by Covenant, which Church-ſLate 05- tinned the name or title of Heaven, Matrth.2 1.43. and is by the Pro- pact ftiled the Old Heaven, Tia. 65.17, which was to be ſhaken and removed allo, y But now the ſame Jeſus fo ſhaking them, had prc- miled, and ha4 at this time 1 part fulflled what he ſpaks, Hg. 2. s, 7. even aitcr the Prophet's little while was expired, and Chriſt the deſire of all Nations-was come ; that vet once more, he would ſhale the Ifraclitiſh Church-Nate, pitcned till the time of Retormation , not the earthy one only, as he did at Mount S'naz, which yet Jeſus li-erally did at his D-ath and Retarrettion, Watth. 27. 51, 54. and 28. 2. and the Heavens alſo by his Star, {atth. 2.2. Li-ht to the Shepiterds, Libe 2. 9, His Baptiſm, atth, 3. 17. Transf:ura- tion, Mutth, 17. 5. His Prayer, 7chn 82. 28, 29, 30. His Paiſion, AMatth. 27. 51. Lhe 23. 44,45. Effufion of the Holy Ghoſt, 4#s 2, 2,3, 4, But tis is allo a powerful, moral (hiking, foas to change and remove that Heavenly Church: frame pitched 1n the jewith Ta- berna-Je, that he mizht pitch a Tabernacle himlelt more Heavenly and Spiritual, witereof jelus Thould be the Lord High-Prieft and Ru- ler, as well as Miniſter, Chap. 8. 1, 2.
27 And p this word, Yer once more ſignifteth * the removing of thoſe things thit}] are thaken,as of things that are made, that = thoſe things which cannot be {haken may remain.
y The Interpretation of the former Matter in this Verſe, is intro- duced by re-afluming, And this yet once more, as it he ſaid, I told you that God promiſed, yet once more, &c. what he meaneth by 1t Inow declare to you ; this ſhaking of God, intends not a ſmall alteration, but a total removal and abolition of the 7/-aelitiſh Heaven and Earth forementioned, an alteration of their Church, Religion, and Admi- niſtration, and a total abrozating of them, becauſe they are Hand- work, Chap. 9. 24. Such as were at God's direftion made by Men, as Tabernacle, Altar, and that Typical Service, not reaching the Spiritual deſign of God,and but Types of far better to ſucceed them; and which ſetled, did make the others to be finiſhed, paſt, and ne- ver to return azain. 2 Theſe better thinzs are the Adminiſtration of C'1:1/t's Kingdom unſhakeable, his Church-ſtate, which is Heavenly, ſeti-1 by his own Evanselical Laws and Ordinances, which he hath fo fixed by Promiſe, as never to be removed till the whole Church of Chriit be compleated with him in Heaven, Haggat 2. 7. Matth, 17. 5. and 28.18, 19, 20.
23 Wheretore a we receiving 4 - kingdom which cannot be moved, || let us have grace 6b, whereby we may ſerve God acceptably, with reverence and godiy tear. |