A sermon preached before the right worshipful company of merchants trading into the Levant, at St. Olaves Hart-Street London, Tuesday June, 2. M.DC.LXVIII. By Tho. Smith, M.A. fellow of Magdalen College in Oxford, and chaplain to the right honourable Sr. Daniel Harvey, His Majesties embassadour to Constantinople.
though it brought along with it the glad tydings of Salvation, and laid down rules of Life, beyond the strictest institutions of Philosophy, so conducive to the improvements of reason, which was Clouded and be-nighted with Error,
though it brought along with it the glad tidings of Salvation, and laid down rules of Life, beyond the Strictest institutions of Philosophy, so conducive to the improvements of reason, which was Clouded and benighted with Error,
so directly tending to the advance of Humane nature, and the peace and quiet and benefit of the Universe, beyond the highest reaches and fetches of State-Policy ;
so directly tending to the advance of Humane nature, and the peace and quiet and benefit of the Universe, beyond the highest reaches and Fetches of State-policy;
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which might be enough to stagger and shake the weake faith of the newly-converted Christians, and prove a dangerous temptation to make them Renounce that Christian Profession, they had so lately taken up, which they saw was pursued with Scorn, and Persecution, and Death.
which might be enough to stagger and shake the weak faith of the newly-converted Christians, and prove a dangerous temptation to make them Renounce that Christian Profession, they had so lately taken up, which they saw was pursued with Scorn, and Persecution, and Death.
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To Obviate and prevent which, is the design of St. Peter in this Epistle inscribed to the believing Jews, and especially those of the Asian dispersion, his peculiar charge and care,
To Obviate and prevent which, is the Design of Saint Peter in this Epistle inscribed to the believing jews, and especially those of the Asian dispersion, his peculiar charge and care,
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as being the Apostle of the Circumcision, and to encourage them to constancy and perseverance, notwithstanding their present sufferings and hardships they were forced to indure and undergo:
as being the Apostle of the Circumcision, and to encourage them to constancy and perseverance, notwithstanding their present sufferings and hardships they were forced to endure and undergo:
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The one, That to Suffer for righteousness sake, and the Gospel, to endure Persecutions and Crosses upon the accompt of the true Religion, to bear witness to the Truth,
The one, That to Suffer for righteousness sake, and the Gospel, to endure Persecutions and Crosses upon the account of the true Religion, to bear witness to the Truth,
In the eye of the World their condition might seem dolorous and sad, but to them it was to be esteemed a matter of joy and triumph, that They were accounted worthy to suffer for Christ.
In the eye of the World their condition might seem dolorous and sad, but to them it was to be esteemed a matter of joy and triumph, that They were accounted worthy to suffer for christ.
A good Conscience, and the honour of being a Martyr, and the hope of Glory, promised as a reward of their sufferings and constancy, should carry them through all difficulties;
A good Conscience, and the honour of being a Martyr, and the hope of Glory, promised as a reward of their sufferings and constancy, should carry them through all difficulties;
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only they were to be very sollicitous, that they suffered as Christians, that no base or unlawfull Act brought them into those sad instances, that their Accusers objected to them no other crime but their Religion, that they were not haled to the Barr,
only they were to be very solicitous, that they suffered as Christians, that no base or unlawful Act brought them into those sad instances, that their Accusers objected to them no other crime but their Religion, that they were not haled to the Bar,
and arraigned as Murderers, or as Thieves, or evil doers, or busy-bodies in other mens matters, not as Enemies to the Government, under which they lived, not as Seditious nor Pragmatical, not as Invaders of other mens lives,
and arraigned as Murderers, or as Thieves, or evil doers, or busybodies in other men's matters, not as Enemies to the Government, under which they lived, not as Seditious nor Pragmatical, not as Invaders of other men's lives,
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The other, From the Example of our Blessed Saviour in the verse before the Text, For Christ also hath once suffered — He came down from his Glory, wherewith he was encircled,
The other, From the Exampl of our Blessed Saviour in the verse before the Text, For christ also hath once suffered — He Come down from his Glory, wherewith he was encircled,
and at last, after he had spent very nigh Four and thirty years in sadness and disgrace, was condemned to the ignominy and torment of the Cross. They could not faint,
and At last, After he had spent very High Four and thirty Years in sadness and disgrace, was condemned to the ignominy and torment of the Cross. They could not faint,
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Innocence it self was arraigned, that the Criminal might be acquitted, and Justice condemned to dye, that We, that were the only Guilty, might survive.
Innocence it self was arraigned, that the Criminal might be acquitted, and justice condemned to die, that We, that were the only Guilty, might survive.
and bring us to God: and shall not we follow after the Author and Finisher of our Faith, this Captain of our Salvation, who was thus consecrated by Suffering, and endure a little for his sake, that Suffered so much for ours?
and bring us to God: and shall not we follow After the Author and Finisher of our Faith, this Captain of our Salvation, who was thus consecrated by Suffering, and endure a little for his sake, that Suffered so much for ours?
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The Apostle having pursued his Argument thus far from the Sufferings and Death of Christ, immediately subjoyns the Article of his Resurrection, Being put to Death in the Flesh, but quickened by the Spirit ;
The Apostle having pursued his Argument thus Far from the Sufferings and Death of christ, immediately subjoins the Article of his Resurrection, Being put to Death in the Flesh, but quickened by the Spirit;
for so much we must understand by those words, quickened by the Spirit, which cannot be meant of the Soul of Christ, the other part of the Humanity, which, being immortal, can in no wise whatever be said to be made alive, but are in a direct opposition to the former Clause, where Flesh signifies The whole Humane Nature, as it doth in several places of Scripture, which refer particularly to our Saviour;
for so much we must understand by those words, quickened by the Spirit, which cannot be meant of the Soul of christ, the other part of the Humanity, which, being immortal, can in no wise whatever be said to be made alive, but Are in a Direct opposition to the former Clause, where Flesh signifies The Whole Humane Nature, as it does in several places of Scripture, which refer particularly to our Saviour;
that is, Christ, as man, the Son of a Virgin-Mother, derived his descent and Pedigree from the Jewish Nation, and particularly from the Royal Family, the house of David ;
that is, christ, as man, the Son of a Virgin mother, derived his descent and Pedigree from the Jewish nation, and particularly from the Royal Family, the house of David;
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that is, by reason of the infirmity of the Humane Nature, which is obnoxious to death, yet he liveth by the Power of God, where his being Crucified through weakness is the same with his being put to death in the Flesh, and his living by the Power of God the same with his being quickned by the Spirit.
that is, by reason of the infirmity of the Humane Nature, which is obnoxious to death, yet he lives by the Power of God, where his being crucified through weakness is the same with his being put to death in the Flesh, and his living by the Power of God the same with his being quickened by the Spirit.
NONLATINALPHABET, in or by which, which, according to all Grammatical Analogy, does plainly and necessarily refer to the word immediately foregoing, NONLATINALPHABET, the Spirit, and therefore I cannot but wonder at the Greek Scholiast, who explains them by the Illative NONLATINALPHABET, which were to make the Apostle argue at a very loose rate,
, in or by which, which, according to all Grammatical Analogy, does plainly and necessarily refer to the word immediately foregoing,, the Spirit, and Therefore I cannot but wonder At the Greek Scholiast, who explains them by the Illative, which were to make the Apostle argue At a very lose rate,
Which reference being so plain and easy and natural, this Notion of Spirit, so agreeable to Scripture and the Articles of our Faith, will serve for a Key to open the difficulties of the Text. By which also he went and Preached to the Spirits in Prison : —
Which Referente being so plain and easy and natural, this Notion of Spirit, so agreeable to Scripture and the Articles of our Faith, will serve for a Key to open the difficulties of the Text. By which also he went and Preached to the Spirits in Prison: —
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1. Some there are, and those great Names, justly reverenced for their Learning and their Antiquity, men that by their Writings and by their Sufferings have deserved well of the Church of God, who, relying too much on the Literal sence of the Words, which they took in grosse,
1. some there Are, and those great Names, justly reverenced for their Learning and their Antiquity, men that by their Writings and by their Sufferings have deserved well of the Church of God, who, relying too much on the Literal sense of the Words, which they took in gross,
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then really separate from his Body, during the intervening space between his Death and his Resurrection, Preached to the Souls of men below in Prison, which they explain by Hell,
then really separate from his Body, during the intervening Molle between his Death and his Resurrection, Preached to the Souls of men below in Prison, which they explain by Hell,
and accordingly that the Patriarchs and their Posterity, together with Plato and other good-natured and enlightned Heathen, upon their owning of Him, were freed and delivered from that Prison where they had been so long detained,
and accordingly that the Patriarchs and their Posterity, together with Plato and other good-natured and enlightened Heathen, upon their owning of Him, were freed and Delivered from that Prison where they had been so long detained,
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An Exposition received by several of the Ancients, and so dispersed in their Writings, that I shall not heap up Citations in the Proof of a Thing that is granted on all hands:
an Exposition received by several of the Ancients, and so dispersed in their Writings, that I shall not heap up Citations in the Proof of a Thing that is granted on all hands:
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I shall therefore content my self with that single one of St. Clement of Alexandria, NONLATINALPHABET; That the Scriptures manifestly declare, that our Lord preached the Gospel to those that perished in the Floud,
I shall Therefore content my self with that single one of Saint Clement of Alexandria,; That the Scriptures manifestly declare, that our Lord preached the Gospel to those that perished in the Flood,
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and by which They explain it. But whatever be the meaning of that Article, which I am not in the least obliged to explain, (which Ruffinus tells us was left out of the Old Creed of the Roman Church, and is not extant in the Nicene, and was first found in that of Aquileia, where He was a Presbyter ) their Interpretation of these words can no way stand. For
and by which They explain it. But whatever be the meaning of that Article, which I am not in the least obliged to explain, (which Ruffinus tells us was left out of the Old Creed of the Roman Church, and is not extant in the Nicene, and was First found in that of Aquileia, where He was a Presbyter) their Interpretation of these words can no Way stand. For
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1. It supposes NONLATINALPHABET, by which, to refer to the Soul of Christ, which before has been sufficiently disproved, (and the Translating the words by vivens spiritu, which perhaps might contribute to the mistake among the Latins, is very untrue, all the Greek Copyes having not NONLATINALPHABET,
1. It supposes, by which, to refer to the Soul of christ, which before has been sufficiently disproved, (and the Translating the words by Living spiritu, which perhaps might contribute to the mistake among the Latins, is very untrue, all the Greek Copies having not,
2. Supposing the meaning of the Article in their sense, there may be other ends of the descent assigned, this of theirs to free the Patriarchs, and to preach to those that were dead long before, being impossible to be true: As being
2. Supposing the meaning of the Article in their sense, there may be other ends of the descent assigned, this of theirs to free the Patriarchs, and to preach to those that were dead long before, being impossible to be true: As being
marking out that Generation of men that was contemporary with Noah, and the particular time of their being disobedient, the time before the Floud, while the Ark was a preparing.
marking out that Generation of men that was contemporary with Noah, and the particular time of their being disobedient, the time before the Flood, while the Ark was a preparing.
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and yet they reckon Adam among those that ascended with Christ, (which they grounded on the XXVII. St. Matthew 52. and the Graves were opened, and many bodies of Saints, which slept, arose ) and consequently that He enjoyed the benefit of this descent ;
and yet they reckon Adam among those that ascended with christ, (which they grounded on the XXVII. Saint Matthew 52. and the Graves were opened, and many bodies of Saints, which slept, arose) and consequently that He enjoyed the benefit of this descent;
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They had, when they were upon Earth, a praenotion and belief of Messias that was to be born in the fullness of Time, and by his Merits they were saved, who was The Lamb slain from the Foundation of the World, that is, in the Divine decree and appointment;
They had, when they were upon Earth, a prenotion and belief of Messias that was to be born in the fullness of Time, and by his Merits they were saved, who was The Lamb slave from the Foundation of the World, that is, in the Divine Decree and appointment;
I know it was maintained of Old, that, notwithstanding this supposed descent and deliverance, the Souls of departed Saints are still in abditis receptaculis & exterioribus atriis, in some secret recesses, where they expect the Resurrection of the Body. But the holy Scriptures make no mention of a Third estate ;
I know it was maintained of Old, that, notwithstanding this supposed descent and deliverance, the Souls of departed Saints Are still in abditis receptaculis & exterioribus atriis, in Some secret Recesses, where they expect the Resurrection of the Body. But the holy Scriptures make no mention of a Third estate;
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The Souls of the Just are in the hands of the Lord, and therefore there was no need they should long and wish for Christs descent into the lower Parts, who before had been made Partakers of the benefits of his death and passion, as some strangely gloss from Zach. IX. 11, 12. As for thee also, by the bloud of thy Covenant I have sent for thy Prisoners out of the Pit, wherein is no Water;
The Souls of the Just Are in the hands of the Lord, and Therefore there was no need they should long and wish for Christ descent into the lower Parts, who before had been made Partakers of the benefits of his death and passion, as Some strangely gloss from Zach IX. 11, 12. As for thee also, by the blood of thy Covenant I have sent for thy Prisoners out of the Pit, wherein is no Water;
Which words in their Literal sense import only thus much, That God either had or would for his Covenants sake free the Jews, (the People of the daughter of Sion, v. 9.) out of their Babylonian slavery, (bring them from the dry,
Which words in their Literal sense import only thus much, That God either had or would for his Covenants sake free the jews, (the People of the daughter of Sion, v. 9.) out of their Babylonian slavery, (bring them from the dry,
2. For the Souls of the unfaithful and disobedient, who dyed in their sins, and at defiance with God, They were shut up in Prison, never to be released:
2. For the Souls of the unfaithful and disobedient, who died in their Sins, and At defiance with God, They were shut up in Prison, never to be released:
nor were they in a capacity of receiving benefit by the Preaching of Christ. There is no saving faith, no effectual repentance in those infernal Regions :
nor were they in a capacity of receiving benefit by the Preaching of christ. There is no Saving faith, no effectual Repentance in those infernal Regions:
Rivers of tears there poured out cannot wash off the stain and guilt of Sin. After death immediately follows the Judgment, and the Soul at its departure knows its Doom,
rivers of tears there poured out cannot wash off the stain and guilt of Sin. After death immediately follows the Judgement, and the Soul At its departure knows its Doom,
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that is, Publish the Gospel through all the Parts of the known and Habitable World, make known the Doctrine of the Cross to all the Nations of the Earth,
that is, Publish the Gospel through all the Parts of the known and Habitable World, make known the Doctrine of the Cross to all the nations of the Earth,
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it is not, Descend into the Regions below, and there Preach me, as some have fancyed the Apostles to have done after their death, that they might speak congruously to their Hypothesis. But we know,
it is not, Descend into the Regions below, and there Preach me, as Some have fancied the Apostles to have done After their death, that they might speak congruously to their Hypothesis. But we know,
and gained credit from their Authority, is very weak, and bottoms upon a Sandy Foundation, and signifies just nothing, as to the true sense and meaning of the Words.
and gained credit from their authority, is very weak, and bottoms upon a Sandy Foundation, and signifies just nothing, as to the true sense and meaning of the Words.
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2. Others there are, who, rejecting the Literal sense, fly to a Mystical one, understanding by the Spirits in Prison sinners in general, who are imprisoned and shut up in darkness and infidelity,
2. Others there Are, who, rejecting the Literal sense, fly to a Mystical one, understanding by the Spirits in Prison Sinners in general, who Are imprisoned and shut up in darkness and infidelity,
who were disobedient after the manner and likeness of those, that lived in the times of Noah. But against this Exposition I have these Two things to allege,
who were disobedient After the manner and likeness of those, that lived in the times of Noah. But against this Exposition I have these Two things to allege,
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1. In General, That it is a sure Rule of the Schools, and ought to be followed in the explaining of Scripture, Scripturae verba proprie accipienda sunt, quando nihil inde absurdi sequitur ;
1. In General, That it is a sure Rule of the Schools, and ought to be followed in the explaining of Scripture, Scriptures verba Properly accipienda sunt, quando nihil inde absurdi sequitur;
and as they are vulgary understood, when nothing of absurdity, nothing that is disagreeable to Faith, or the common notices of Mankind, can follow from such a literal acception.
and as they Are vulgary understood, when nothing of absurdity, nothing that is disagreeable to Faith, or the Common notices of Mankind, can follow from such a literal acception.
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for if a liberty be once indulged herein, what bounds can be set to a roving fancy, which loves to sport it self with pleasing Idaeas and Phantasms it self has raised? and men too are very favourable to the issue of their brain, those fine and nice conjectures and interpretations, that owe their conception and being to a strong and ungoverned imagination. And how much Religion has been prejudiced,
for if a liberty be once indulged herein, what bounds can be Set to a roving fancy, which loves to sport it self with pleasing Ideas and Phantasms it self has raised? and men too Are very favourable to the issue of their brain, those fine and Nicaenae Conjectures and interpretations, that owe their conception and being to a strong and ungoverned imagination. And how much Religion has been prejudiced,
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and the truth of Scripture-story brought into question by this NONLATINALPHABET, this vein and humour of Allegorizing, which Origen by his great Name and Learning brought into the Church, having borrowed it from Philo the Jew, I wish there was no cause to complain, especially in this Age of ours, wherein every Pretender, out of an itch of vainglory to seem wiser then others, presently sets up for an Origenian, and vents his ill-grounded conjectures for proofs and demonstrations,
and the truth of Scripture-story brought into question by this, this vein and humour of Allegorizing, which Origen by his great Name and Learning brought into the Church, having borrowed it from Philo the Jew, I wish there was no cause to complain, especially in this Age of ours, wherein every Pretender, out of an itch of vainglory to seem Wiser then Others, presently sets up for an Origenian, and vents his Ill-grounded Conjectures for proofs and demonstrations,
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and take up his way of interpreting some parts of Scripture, according to a pretended Cabbala and a mystick Theology fetched from Plato and Proclus, they have given occasion to Atheists and profane Persons to deny the Truth of all.
and take up his Way of interpreting Some parts of Scripture, according to a pretended Cabbala and a mystic Theology fetched from Plato and Proclus, they have given occasion to Atheists and profane Persons to deny the Truth of all.
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for who can rationally imagine that St. Peter, when he saith, Christ preached to the Spirits in prison, which were sometimes disobedient, should mean this preaching of his own and after Ages, who is so careful first to tell us of what persons he meant it of,
for who can rationally imagine that Saint Peter, when he Says, christ preached to the Spirits in prison, which were sometime disobedient, should mean this preaching of his own and After Ages, who is so careful First to tell us of what Persons he meant it of,
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but when? why, NONLATINALPHABET of Old, which being a general reference of time, and so might comprehend all from the Creation, He limits and restrains to the Age just before the Floud.
but when? why, of Old, which being a general Referente of time, and so might comprehend all from the Creation, He Limits and restrains to the Age just before the Flood.
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Besides this, there is another Figurative notion of the word NONLATINALPHABET, brought in first by St. Hierome, and taken up by the same Grotius and others, which I shall briefly examine.
Beside this, there is Another Figurative notion of the word, brought in First by Saint Jerome, and taken up by the same Grotius and Others, which I shall briefly examine.
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They taking the Greek word, which we justly render Prison, in a large and unconfined sense for any kind of close receptacle, thereby understand the Body, in which the Soul is detained and shut up,
They taking the Greek word, which we justly render Prison, in a large and unconfined sense for any kind of close receptacle, thereby understand the Body, in which the Soul is detained and shut up,
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as a Sword in a Sheath. Thus Grotius, Hinc interpretari liceat illud, 1 Pet. III. 19. NONLATINALPHABET, illis Spiritibus humanis, quos velut in vagina detineri inutiles Deus querebatur ;
as a Sword in a Sheath. Thus Grotius, Hinc interpretari liceat illud, 1 Pet. III. 19., illis Spiritibus humanis, quos velut in vagina detineri inutiles Deus querebatur;
who is herein followed by a late most Excellent, and Learned Person of our own Nation, who takes also these Spirits in Prison to be the Souls of men, that lay so sheathed, Sensless and unprofitable in their Bodies, immersed so deep in carnality,
who is herein followed by a late most Excellent, and Learned Person of our own nation, who Takes also these Spirits in Prison to be the Souls of men, that lay so sheathed, Senseless and unprofitable in their Bodies, immersed so deep in carnality,
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But to this I Answer, That the ground of this Conjecture is very uncertain, as being built upon an interpretation of another place of Scripture, whereto they suppose this to refer, which yet may be otherwise accompted for:
But to this I Answer, That the ground of this Conjecture is very uncertain, as being built upon an Interpretation of Another place of Scripture, whereto they suppose this to refer, which yet may be otherwise accounted for:
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They are pleased to Paraphrase, And God said, the Souls which I have breathed and given to men, the Sons of Adam, and which are sheathed in them, imprisoned, detained uprofitably, shall no longer continue and abide in them.
They Are pleased to paraphrase, And God said, the Souls which I have breathed and given to men, the Sons of Adam, and which Are sheathed in them, imprisoned, detained uprofitably, shall no longer continue and abide in them.
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1. There is no need, in favour of this Interpretation, to fancy with Cappellus in his Critica Sacra, and others, that the Greeke Interpreters read otherwise in their Copies, either NONLATINALPHABET as He,
1. There is no need, in favour of this Interpretation, to fancy with Cappel in his Critica Sacra, and Others, that the Greek Interpreters read otherwise in their Copies, either as He,
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who are herein followed by the Syriack and Arabick Translators, and with them Onkelos in his Chaldee Paraphrase (which indeed in the general is nothing but a strict and rigid version, a few words some time being added over and above only for explication) does well enough agree;
who Are herein followed by the Syriac and Arabic Translators, and with them Onkelos in his Chaldee paraphrase (which indeed in the general is nothing but a strict and rigid version, a few words Some time being added over and above only for explication) does well enough agree;
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But this without any reference to NONLATINALPHABET or the abiding and continuing of a Sword in a sheath, and they may in their Translation be very probably supposed to allude to,
But this without any Referente to or the abiding and Continuing of a Sword in a sheath, and they may in their translation be very probably supposed to allude to,
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and have in their mind the Syriack Word NONLATINALPHABET, which in the New Testament is set down to express the Greek NONLATINALPHABET and NONLATINALPHABET, it being usual for defective Verbs of these kinds mutually to exchange their significations.
and have in their mind the Syriac Word, which in the New Testament is Set down to express the Greek and, it being usual for defective Verbs of these Kinds mutually to exchange their significations.
and not to be parallell'd in Scripture, nor in any of the Languages, that derive from the Hebrew, as neither can the Notion of my Spirit for the Spirit, that I have breathed in them.
and not to be paralleled in Scripture, nor in any of the Languages, that derive from the Hebrew, as neither can the Notion of my Spirit for the Spirit, that I have breathed in them.
3. That the ordinary and common acception of the word for striving or contending is very applicable to the scope and design of the Text, And the Lord said, my Spirit shall not alwaies strive with man, I will no longer endure the perversness and obstinacy of this evill and sinfull Generation, I will no longer bear with their Provocations, (and sure as long as God forbears, He may well be said to strive with man) but now am resolved to punish;
3. That the ordinary and Common acception of the word for striving or contending is very applicable to the scope and Design of the Text, And the Lord said, my Spirit shall not always strive with man, I will no longer endure the perverseness and obstinacy of this evil and sinful Generation, I will no longer bear with their Provocations, (and sure as long as God forbears, He may well be said to strive with man) but now am resolved to Punish;
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that is, hath corrupted his waies, and has polluted himself by abominable acts of uncleaness, yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years, so long time I will forbear, saith God, and no longer.
that is, hath corrupted his ways, and has polluted himself by abominable acts of uncleanness, yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty Years, so long time I will forbear, Says God, and no longer.
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II. The equity of the judgment in the reason of the Denuntiation, For that he also is Flesh, because of their fleshly lusts and abominations. III. A mercifull forbearance of the judgment threatned in the time alloted for their repentance, Yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years ;
II The equity of the judgement in the reason of the Denunciation, For that he also is Flesh, Because of their fleshly Lustiest and abominations. III. A merciful forbearance of the judgement threatened in the time allotted for their Repentance, Yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty Years;
but that beyond this time God would not defer his vengeance, as it is excellently Paraphrased by the forementioned Onkelos, The space of one hundred and twenty years shall be given to them, to this end, that they may return and repent.
but that beyond this time God would not defer his vengeance, as it is excellently Paraphrased by the forementioned Onkelos, The Molle of one hundred and twenty Years shall be given to them, to this end, that they may return and Repent.
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and suitable to the scope and design of the Text, and to the common and ordinary signification of the words, do sufficiently confirm and justifie this interpretation.
and suitable to the scope and Design of the Text, and to the Common and ordinary signification of the words, do sufficiently confirm and justify this Interpretation.
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that Christ by his eternal Power and Godhead preached to the Generation of men immediately before the Floud, whose Souls are now shut up in Hell, upon the accompt of their disobedience and infidelity.
that christ by his Eternal Power and Godhead preached to the Generation of men immediately before the Flood, whose Souls Are now shut up in Hell, upon the account of their disobedience and infidelity.
For operari sequitur esse, How could He be said to Preach, unless He were? Before Abraham was, I am, said Christ to the Jews. St. John, VIII. 58. Here in the Text, before Noah was, He is;
For operari sequitur esse, How could He be said to Preach, unless He were? Before Abraham was, I am, said christ to the jews. Saint John, VIII. 58. Here in the Text, before Noah was, He is;
St. John, I. 1. In the beginning was the Word, — in the beginning of the Creation, (for it is a plain allusion to Gen. I. 1. In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth ) when as yet there was nothing made; (for v. 3. All things were made by him, and so Hebr. I. 2. By whom also he made the Worlds ) the Word, the Son of God, the Second Person in the Sacred Trinity had his being and existence,
Saint John, I. 1. In the beginning was the Word, — in the beginning of the Creation, (for it is a plain allusion to Gen. I. 1. In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth) when as yet there was nothing made; (for v. 3. All things were made by him, and so Hebrew I. 2. By whom also he made the World's) the Word, the Son of God, the Second Person in the Sacred Trinity had his being and existence,
and consequently is God Eternal. Rom. IX. 5. (speaking of the Jews and their Privileges, by reason of the Covenant God made with the Patriarchs) Whose are the Fathers,
and consequently is God Eternal. Rom. IX. 5. (speaking of the jews and their Privileges, by reason of the Covenant God made with the Patriarchs) Whose Are the Father's,
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A Text able to confound all the Sophistry and blasphemyes of Socinus and his Party, who deny the Divinity of our Blessed Saviour, and put them to an eternal silence, who very presumptuously reject the Mysteries of Faith, because they cannot fully comprehend them,
A Text able to confound all the Sophistry and Blasphemies of Socinus and his Party, who deny the Divinity of our Blessed Saviour, and put them to an Eternal silence, who very presumptuously reject the Mysteres of Faith, Because they cannot Fully comprehend them,
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as if the shallow capacity of a man were to be the measure and standard of divine Truth: when they can give no satisfactory Accompts of the ordinary Phaenomena of Nature, much less of its secret operations,
as if the shallow capacity of a man were to be the measure and standard of divine Truth: when they can give no satisfactory Accounts of the ordinary Phaenomena of Nature, much less of its secret operations,
But certainly we have the highest reason in the World to believe the Articles of the Christian Faith, which are so plainly revealed in the Holy Scriptures ;
But Certainly we have the highest reason in the World to believe the Articles of the Christian Faith, which Are so plainly revealed in the Holy Scriptures;
But Christ rose from the dead by virtue of his Godhead and divine Power. Rom. I. 4. Declared to be the Son of God with Power, according to the Spirit of Holiness by the Resurrection from the dead.
But christ rose from the dead by virtue of his Godhead and divine Power. Rom. I. 4. Declared to be the Son of God with Power, according to the Spirit of Holiness by the Resurrection from the dead.
Heb. IX. 14. How much more shall the bloud of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your Conscience from dead works to serve the living God? that is,
Hebrew IX. 14. How much more shall the blood of christ, who through the Eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your Conscience from dead works to serve the living God? that is,
for the cleansing from sin, and delivering from its Guilt and condemning Power, and in order to the serving of God acceptably, is the Bloud of Christ, shed upon the Cross, who,
for the cleansing from since, and delivering from its Gilded and condemning Power, and in order to the serving of God acceptably, is the Blood of christ, shed upon the Cross, who,
3. That Hell is meant by this Prison is very easy to conceive, having before proved it could not be meant of the Body, much less can it of the Grave, for the Soul at its departure takes a flight beyond the Grave and Regions of Death,
3. That Hell is meant by this Prison is very easy to conceive, having before proved it could not be meant of the Body, much less can it of the Grave, for the Soul At its departure Takes a flight beyond the Grave and Regions of Death,
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nor does it sleep, as some have fondly dreamed, that is, remain in a state of dulness and inactivity, without any apprehension or knowledge till the Resurrection,
nor does it sleep, as Some have fondly dreamed, that is, remain in a state of dullness and inactivity, without any apprehension or knowledge till the Resurrection,
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And the resemblance and comparison between Hell and a Prison is very fit and proper: When men are legally Imprisoned, it is either for their Crimes or for their Debts ;
And the resemblance and comparison between Hell and a Prison is very fit and proper: When men Are legally Imprisoned, it is either for their Crimes or for their Debts;
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and by this means has contracted a guilt upon his Soul, which binds over to punishment, is a debtor to God, and has forfeited his Soul to Justice, and because He took no care to agree with God, who was become his Adversary, and impleaded him, While He was in the Way with him, did not in his life time compound for the Debt,
and by this means has contracted a guilt upon his Soul, which binds over to punishment, is a debtor to God, and has forfeited his Soul to justice, and Because He took no care to agree with God, who was become his Adversary, and impleaded him, While He was in the Way with him, did not in his life time compound for the Debt,
But with this vast and great difference, that They shall be remanded and sent back to this Prison, where there will be no possibility of escape or ransom, where they must undergo an eternal Imprisonment.
But with this vast and great difference, that They shall be remanded and sent back to this Prison, where there will be no possibility of escape or ransom, where they must undergo an Eternal Imprisonment.
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and to measure out the slow minutes of ones wearisome life with sighs and Groans; This is That, that troubles nature, and puts her into a fright to think of: How dismal then!
and to measure out the slow minutes of ones wearisome life with sighs and Groans; This is That, that Troubles nature, and puts her into a fright to think of: How dismal then!
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How insupportable must it be to lye under the wrath of God, under the quick apprehension of a guilty mind, under the sting of Conscience, to be gnawed upon by that worm, that never dyes, to have no other company but Fiends and damned Spirits equally miserable with themselves,
How insupportable must it be to lie under the wrath of God, under the quick apprehension of a guilty mind, under the sting of Conscience, to be gnawed upon by that worm, that never dies, to have no other company but Fiends and damned Spirits equally miserable with themselves,
as a just punishment of their disobedience, and not at all to the Preaching: which will yet further appear from the IV. Chap. of this Epistle, Vers. 6. NONLATINALPHABET, For this cause also was the Gospel Preached to the dead ;
as a just punishment of their disobedience, and not At all to the Preaching: which will yet further appear from the IV. Chap. of this Epistle, Vers. 6., For this cause also was the Gospel Preached to the dead;
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Where (that I may note this by the way) the Apostle speaks not in general of Gods making known his will to the Ages before Christ, but particularly mentions the Preaching of the Gospel, which must be limited to the times of Messias, and therefore those in that verse, that are dead, to whom the Gospel was Preached, must be supposed to have lived since the coming of Christ in the Flesh, and consequently this place is not parallel, but only in the Phrase or form of speech, with the Text, as some imagine;
Where (that I may note this by the Way) the Apostle speaks not in general of God's making known his will to the Ages before christ, but particularly mentions thee Preaching of the Gospel, which must be limited to the times of Messias, and Therefore those in that verse, that Are dead, to whom the Gospel was Preached, must be supposed to have lived since the coming of christ in the Flesh, and consequently this place is not parallel, but only in the Phrase or from of speech, with the Text, as Some imagine;
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as if Christ did actually preach and appear to the men of that Generation ; (though some of the Antients have thought, that Christ did often appear to the Patriarchs in humane shape,
as if christ did actually preach and appear to the men of that Generation; (though Some of the Ancients have Thought, that christ did often appear to the Patriarchs in humane shape,
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which Opinion I shall not now stay to examine) but that he did it by the Ministery of Noah, who is called 2 Pet. II. 5. NONLATINALPHABET, a Preacher of Righteousness ;
which Opinion I shall not now stay to examine) but that he did it by the Ministry of Noah, who is called 2 Pet. II 5., a Preacher of Righteousness;
that is, He denounced the Judgements of God against them for their sins, fore-warned them of the danger and ruine They were bringing down upon their own Souls,
that is, He denounced the Judgments of God against them for their Sins, forewarned them of the danger and ruin They were bringing down upon their own Souls,
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except they repented, and did by their unfeigned humiliations and amendment of life stop and prevent the Anger of God, which otherwise would break out upon them,
except they repented, and did by their unfeigned humiliations and amendment of life stop and prevent the Anger of God, which otherwise would break out upon them,
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So that by the same divine Power, by which He preached in the Apostles after the Resurrection, who preached in his name, by virtue of that Commission and Authority They received from Him (and upon this very accompt, He is said to come, (a Phrase like this in my Text) and preach peace to the Ephesians, Ch. II. v. 17. as several have well observed) He Preached in the Prophets, that lived before his Coming in the Flesh. 1. Pet. I. 10, 11. Of which Salvation the Prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who Prophesied of the Grace that should come unto you, Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, did signifie,
So that by the same divine Power, by which He preached in the Apostles After the Resurrection, who preached in his name, by virtue of that Commission and authority They received from Him (and upon this very account, He is said to come, (a Phrase like this in my Text) and preach peace to the Ephesians, Christ II v. 17. as several have well observed) He Preached in the prophets, that lived before his Coming in the Flesh. 1. Pet. I. 10, 11. Of which Salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who Prophesied of the Grace that should come unto you, Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of christ, which was in them, did signify,
and the dishonour that is done to Them, God takes as done to himself: 1 Sam. VIII. 7. They have not rejected you, saith God to Samuel, but They have rejected me ;
and the dishonour that is done to Them, God Takes as done to himself: 1 Sam. VIII. 7. They have not rejected you, Says God to Samuel, but They have rejected me;
Let none therefore be so vain as to say in their hearts, Had we lived in the times of Messiah, when he was upon Earth, Had we heard those powerfull Oracles of Truth drop from his sacred lips, Had we heard him Preaching to us the Great mysteries of God, how affected should we have been!
Let none Therefore be so vain as to say in their hearts, Had we lived in the times of Messiah, when he was upon Earth, Had we herd those powerful Oracles of Truth drop from his sacred lips, Had we herd him Preaching to us the Great Mysteres of God, how affected should we have been!
He hath appointed several Orders, and hath setled a Sacred Ministery in his Church, and hath provided also for a constant succession to the Worlds end. 2 Cor. V. 20. We are Ambassadours for Christ,
He hath appointed several Order, and hath settled a Sacred Ministry in his Church, and hath provided also for a constant succession to the World's end. 2 Cor. V. 20. We Are ambassadors for christ,
and lead better lives, that are resolved to continue in their sins, notwithstanding the frequent and often repeated importunities of Gods Ministers in his Name to the contrary, would even reject the Preaching of Christ himself, if He were upon Earth.
and led better lives, that Are resolved to continue in their Sins, notwithstanding the frequent and often repeated importunities of God's Ministers in his Name to the contrary, would even reject the Preaching of christ himself, if He were upon Earth.
II. That the Souls of the disobedient are now shut up in Hell, He went and preached to the Spirits, that now are in Prison, which sometimes were disobedient. III. That God, notwithstanding the daily and great Provocations of sinfull men, doth oftentimes give them time and space to repent:
II That the Souls of the disobedient Are now shut up in Hell, He went and preached to the Spirits, that now Are in Prison, which sometime were disobedient. III. That God, notwithstanding the daily and great Provocations of sinful men, does oftentimes give them time and Molle to Repent:
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without any institution or teaching, every one sees, by an innate internal light, the Essential and Fundamental differences of good and evill, and none can pretend ignorance.
without any Institution or teaching, every one sees, by an innate internal Light, the Essential and Fundamental differences of good and evil, and none can pretend ignorance.
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so inconsiderate a thing is Man, that he is wilfully forgetfull of his duty, that he throws off those restraints, which Nature hath laid upon him, breaks through all obligations of Religion and Conscience, refuseth the conduct of his Reason, and gives himself over to the hurry of his Passions and foolish Lusts, and thus puts out his eyes to be lead by a blind guide, till he loseth himself in a maze of errour and vanity.
so inconsiderate a thing is Man, that he is wilfully forgetful of his duty, that he throws off those restraints, which Nature hath laid upon him, breaks through all obligations of Religion and Conscience, Refuseth the conduct of his Reason, and gives himself over to the hurry of his Passion and foolish Lustiest, and thus puts out his eyes to be led by a blind guide, till he loses himself in a maze of error and vanity.
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and given up themselves to work wickedness, and that with greediness and delight, He inspires Noah and sends him among them to re-mind them of their duty, to shew them how much they had degenerated from their Nature, to rouse them out of their carnal security, by thundering Judgment in their ears, and to bring them home, if possible, to himself.
and given up themselves to work wickedness, and that with greediness and delight, He inspires Noah and sends him among them to remind them of their duty, to show them how much they had degenerated from their Nature, to rouse them out of their carnal security, by thundering Judgement in their ears, and to bring them home, if possible, to himself.
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'Tis true, God will not force us to be happy against our wills, He will use no violence to our Faculties, He treats us as Rational Creatures. He invites, He threatens;
It's true, God will not force us to be happy against our wills, He will use no violence to our Faculties, He treats us as Rational Creatures. He invites, He threatens;
So far is God from decreeing the eternal ruine of myriads of his Creatures, meerly to shew his Soveraignty and Power, as some maintain to the great prejudice of his Goodness, that most lovely Attribute of a God, that He protests solemnly with an Oath (and sure God is to be believed upon his bare saying so, much more upon his so vehement asseveration) and He commands the Prophet to tell them so in his Name, Ezech. XXXIII. 11. As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the Wicked :
So Far is God from decreeing the Eternal ruin of myriads of his Creatures, merely to show his Sovereignty and Power, as Some maintain to the great prejudice of his goodness, that most lovely Attribute of a God, that He protests solemnly with an Oath (and sure God is to be believed upon his bore saying so, much more upon his so vehement asseveration) and He commands the Prophet to tell them so in his Name, Ezekiel XXXIII. 11. As I live, Says the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the Wicked:
God puts the Question to us, and that most seriously in the same verse, Why will you dye? Why will you so foolishly make your selves away? Why will you ruine your sleves for ever? When we are at the brink of the Pit,
God puts the Question to us, and that most seriously in the same verse, Why will you die? Why will you so foolishly make your selves away? Why will you ruin your sleves for ever? When we Are At the brink of the Pit,
lest we tumble down the Precipice. Turn ye, turn ye, Why will ye dye? And as we value our own eternal concern in another World, let us obey this Heavenly call, let us fly to his mercy, which he so freely offers to us now in the time of life,
lest we tumble down the Precipice. Turn you, turn you, Why will you die? And as we valve our own Eternal concern in Another World, let us obey this Heavenly call, let us fly to his mercy, which he so freely offers to us now in the time of life,
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for hearafter it will be too late: The Justice of God will exact punishment on those hereafter, which refused his mercy here, and dyed in disobedience. Which brings me to 2. The Second Proposition ;
for hearafter it will be too late: The justice of God will exact punishment on those hereafter, which refused his mercy Here, and died in disobedience. Which brings me to 2. The Second Proposition;
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but only am hence briefly to shew the groundlesness of their fancy, that so easily perswade themselves to the great damping and cooling the heats and ardors of devotion,
but only am hence briefly to show the groundlessness of their fancy, that so Easily persuade themselves to the great damping and cooling the heats and ardors of devotion,
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and to the making men suspicious and mistrustfull of its ever being awakened out of such a long and stupid Lethargy, that the Soul sleeps during the interval between death and the Resurrection, that it enters the same Grave with the Body, without any reflexive knowledge or expectation of the last Day, that, in a manner, it is dead for a time,
and to the making men suspicious and mistrustful of its ever being awakened out of such a long and stupid Lethargy, that the Soul sleeps during the interval between death and the Resurrection, that it enters the same Grave with the Body, without any reflexive knowledge or expectation of the last Day, that, in a manner, it is dead for a time,
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A conceipt as wild as the Poets, concerning the stupifying Waters of Lethe, which they fancied to drown and overwhelm the sense and memory of things done here upon Earth.
A conceit as wild as the Poets, Concerning the stupefying Waters of Lethe, which they fancied to drown and overwhelm the sense and memory of things done Here upon Earth.
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But not now to allege the several Texts of Scripture that assert the contrary, and that it was the cheif design of our Blessed Saviour in the Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus, to assure us of the survival of the Soul after its Emigration, either in a state of bliss or woe,
But not now to allege the several Texts of Scripture that assert the contrary, and that it was the chief Design of our Blessed Saviour in the Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus, to assure us of the survival of the Soul After its Emigration, either in a state of bliss or woe,
and the independency of its Operations, I shall only urge at present this Moral Consideration. The Soul, we know, in some of its nobler flights soars far above the Earth,
and the independency of its Operations, I shall only urge At present this Moral Consideration. The Soul, we know, in Some of its Nobler flights soars Far above the Earth,
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and when raised and advanced by Grace and Holiness, grows weary of its confinement, and with furious and impatient desires and longings gasps and pants after a more close and immediate enjoyment of the Divine Presence, breathing out, When shall I come and appear before God! While the disobedient and the ungodly, that have made their Souls drudges and slaves to the brutal Part, to procure for their Lusts,
and when raised and advanced by Grace and Holiness, grows weary of its confinement, and with furious and impatient Desires and longings gasps and pants After a more close and immediate enjoyment of the Divine Presence, breathing out, When shall I come and appear before God! While the disobedient and the ungodly, that have made their Souls drudges and slaves to the brutal Part, to procure for their Lustiest,
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when they come to dye, then begin to have too quick a sense, that there is something within them, that will prove immortal, that will pass beyond the Grave,
when they come to die, then begin to have too quick a sense, that there is something within them, that will prove immortal, that will pass beyond the Grave,
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when they have the least reason to flatter or abuse themselves, and when They are the likeliest to make the most impartial judgments, seem to me (if there were no express Scripture or other Argument to induce or compel my belief) conviction enough, that the Soul immediately knows its eternal Doom upon its first entry on a new Stage:
when they have the least reason to flatter or abuse themselves, and when They Are the likeliest to make the most impartial Judgments, seem to me (if there were no express Scripture or other Argument to induce or compel my belief) conviction enough, that the Soul immediately knows its Eternal Doom upon its First entry on a new Stage:
and that it is very absurd and irrational to doubt of or deny the possibility of a Souls existing separately, because we cannot fully comprehend the manner of it,
and that it is very absurd and irrational to doubt of or deny the possibility of a Souls existing separately, Because we cannot Fully comprehend the manner of it,
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or solve all the difficulties, that some mens Curiosity and Scepticism have raised with convincing Demonstrations, and evidence no less than Mathematical.
or solve all the difficulties, that Some men's Curiosity and Scepticism have raised with convincing Demonstrations, and evidence no less than Mathematical.
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How much and how greatly God was provoked by their sins, before He threatened them with his Judgments, you may read in the Sixth of Genesis. Wickedness had overspread the Face of the whole Earth :
How much and how greatly God was provoked by their Sins, before He threatened them with his Judgments, you may read in the Sixth of Genesis. Wickedness had overspread the Face of the Whole Earth:
They had thrown off all fear of his Name: They gave up themselves to their Lusts, and their own hearts desire: Their thoughts and imaginations were set upon evill and mischief:
They had thrown off all Fear of his Name: They gave up themselves to their Lustiest, and their own hearts desire: Their thoughts and Imaginations were Set upon evil and mischief:
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They were guilty of unnatural and beastly lusts, and of all manner of injustice and violence: So great was their Wickedness, that it troubled and grieved God at the very heart, that he had made man.
They were guilty of unnatural and beastly Lustiest, and of all manner of injustice and violence: So great was their Wickedness, that it troubled and grieved God At the very heart, that he had made man.
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They were in••rious still, NONLATINALPHABET, a World of ungodly wretches, NONLATINALPHABET in the Text, They were disobedient and refractory still, They would not be perswaded,
They were in••rious still,, a World of ungodly wretches, in the Text, They were disobedient and refractory still, They would not be persuaded,
and by Gods appointment Sixscore years before the time, that they might not complain of a surprise, sets upon the building of an Ark, to convince them by a visible representation of Gods intended purpose,
and by God's appointment Sixscore Years before the time, that they might not complain of a surprise, sets upon the building of an Ark, to convince them by a visible representation of God's intended purpose,
and By this He condemned the World, and became Heir of the righteousness that is by Faith, Heb. XI. 7. Every stroke should have been more terrible in their ears, than a Clap of Thunder:
and By this He condemned the World, and became Heir of the righteousness that is by Faith, Hebrew XI. 7. Every stroke should have been more terrible in their ears, than a Clap of Thunder:
What meanest thou, O thou Foolish Builder, by this strange Project and device? The impossibility of the thing seems to us a sufficient confutation of your Prophecy,
What Meanest thou, Oh thou Foolish Builder, by this strange Project and device? The impossibility of the thing seems to us a sufficient confutation of your Prophecy,
and your design too, that all the Earth should be covered with Water; and what the Mountains too? and be changed into Sea. This is against Nature, and therefore cannot be.
and your Design too, that all the Earth should be covered with Water; and what the Mountains too? and be changed into Sea. This is against Nature, and Therefore cannot be.
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Thus they might dispute and argue themselves into a confident disbeliefe of the threatned Judgment. But see the Goodness of God and his unlimited Patience!
Thus they might dispute and argue themselves into a confident disbelief of the threatened Judgement. But see the goodness of God and his unlimited Patience!
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as plotting and contriving the ruine of his Creatures, by an absolute and peremptory decree, as if he was an Almighty Tyrant. No, He takes no pleasure in revenge,
as plotting and contriving the ruin of his Creatures, by an absolute and peremptory Decree, as if he was an Almighty Tyrant. No, He Takes no pleasure in revenge,
especially the raging and consuming Pestilence, and the late Dismal Fire. But what use have me made of all these dispensations? Let us therefore at last be perswaded to close with God,
especially the raging and consuming Pestilence, and the late Dismal Fire. But what use have me made of all these dispensations? Let us Therefore At last be persuaded to close with God,
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or, that Gods Judgments are never so Universal, but He spares some. In this Universal Deluge few, that is, Eight Souls were saved by Water. Where I might observe.
or, that God's Judgments Are never so Universal, but He spares Some. In this Universal Deluge few, that is, Eight Souls were saved by Water. Where I might observe.
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II. The number of those Persons, that were preserved, which was incomparately small in respect of those vast multitudes that perisht, wherein few, that is, Eight Souls were saved by Water.
II The number of those Persons, that were preserved, which was incomparately small in respect of those vast Multitudes that perished, wherein few, that is, Eight Souls were saved by Water.
The History of which Judgment was recorded and taken notice of by Heathen Writers, being derived down to them by a general and uninterrupted tradition,
The History of which Judgement was recorded and taken notice of by Heathen Writers, being derived down to them by a general and uninterrupted tradition,
their Excesses and their Wantonness and their caresses into loathing and horrour and confusion; they exchanged their Marriage-Songs and Triumphs into shrieks and howlings;
their Excesses and their Wantonness and their Caresses into loathing and horror and confusion; they exchanged their Marriage-Songs and Triumphos into shrieks and howlings;
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Thus they perished in the Waters, while Noah and his little Family was safehoused in the Ark. So when Clouds of Fire and Brimstone discharged themselves upon Sodom and Gomorrah, and consumed the impure Inhabitants, who had burned with unnatural Lusts,
Thus they perished in the Waters, while Noah and his little Family was safehoused in the Ark So when Clouds of Fire and Brimstone discharged themselves upon Sodom and Gomorrah, and consumed the impure Inhabitants, who had burned with unnatural Lustiest,
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and went over Jordan to Pella, and so were freed from all those unparalell'd miseryes, which their obstinate and perverse and unbelieving Country-men were forced to endure from the close Siege of Titus, that happened some Months after. To Conclude;
and went over Jordan to Pella, and so were freed from all those unparalleled miseries, which their obstinate and perverse and unbelieving Countrymen were forced to endure from the close Siege of Titus, that happened Some Months After. To Conclude;
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As the Old World was once drowned and overwhelmed by Water, so we believe God will one day let loose upon it that other more fierce and raging Element of Fire, which shall consume all its Glories into Ashes,
As the Old World was once drowned and overwhelmed by Water, so we believe God will one day let lose upon it that other more fierce and raging Element of Fire, which shall consume all its Glories into Ashes,
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How doth it concern us to prepare for that Day, wherein we and all the Generations of men, that ever were or ever shall be, must stand before his Throne,
How does it concern us to prepare for that Day, wherein we and all the Generations of men, that ever were or ever shall be, must stand before his Throne,
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and as Noah and his Family were saved in the Universal Deluge, as the Text says, NONLATINALPHABET, through or in the midst of Water, so shall we be saved in the time of that Universal Conflagration, NONLATINALPHABET, through or in the midst of Fire.
and as Noah and his Family were saved in the Universal Deluge, as the Text Says,, through or in the midst of Water, so shall we be saved in the time of that Universal Conflagration,, through or in the midst of Fire.
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Stromatum lib. 6. p. 270. ex Editione Fr. Sylburgii Graec A. C. 1592. Who taking this for granted, presently after argues thus, p. 271. NONLATINALPHABET. — NONLATINALPHABET. For other Testimonies I refer the Learned Reader to Arch-Bishop Ʋsher 's answer to the Jesuites challenge, Chap. of Limbus Patrum : and to the Learned Dr. Pearsons Exposition of the Apostles Creed on the Article of Christs descent into Hell.
Stromata lib. 6. p. 270. ex Edition Fr. Sylburgii Greek A. C. 1592. Who taking this for granted, presently After argues thus, p. 271.. —. For other Testimonies I refer the Learned Reader to Arch-Bishop Ʋsher is answer to the Jesuits challenge, Chap. of Limbus Patrum: and to the Learned Dr. Pearsons Exposition of the Apostles Creed on the Article of Christ descent into Hell.
Inconveniens erat, ut cum multi ex eo nati remissionem acciperent peccatorum, & beneficium resurrectionis consequerentur, non magis ipse Pater omnium hominum hujusmodi gratiam consequeretur. Origen. Tract. XXXV. in D. Matth. cap. 27.
Inconveniens erat, ut cum multi ex eo Nati remissionem acciperent peccatorum, & beneficium resurrectionis consequerentur, non magis ipse Pater omnium hominum hujusmodi gratiam consequeretur. Origen. Tract. XXXV. in D. Matthew cap. 27.
Which Vatablus renders in the Future, and thus interprets; Liberaturus sum Te: Intelligit Patres, qui decesserunt ante adventum Christi, & in fide ipsius Christi venturi mortui sunt: Herein followed by several Pontifician Writers, who cite this Text to prove a Limbus Patrum.
Which Vatablus renders in the Future, and thus interprets; Liberaturus sum Te: Intelligit Patres, qui decesserunt ante adventum Christ, & in fide Himself Christ venturi Deads sunt: Herein followed by several Pontifician Writers, who Cite this Text to prove a Limbus Patrum.
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Grot. in loc. Loquitur, quasi iidem fuissent, & fuerant iidem Spiritus sive animi non NONLATINALPHABET, ut Aristoteles loquitur, sed genere: i.e. an mi pariter Deo inutiles, illi scil. qui Noae praedicationi non •rediderunt.
Grot. in loc. Loquitur, quasi iidem fuissent, & fuerant iidem Spiritus sive animi non, ut Aristoteles loquitur, sed genere: i.e. an mi pariter God inutiles, illi scil. qui Noah praedicationi non •rediderunt.
Per quem Dei spiritum missum in Apostolos, NONLATINALPHABET post quam in coelum ascendit, Christus dicitur praedicasse Gentibus, quia Apostoli id ejus nomine as virtute fecerunt. in loc.
Per Whom Dei spiritum missum in Apostles, post quam in coelum ascendit, Christus dicitur praedicasse Gentibus, quia Apostles id His nomine as virtute fecerunt. in loc.
Annot. p. 800. Grotius in loc. Non permanebit, i.e. nolo diù permaneat. Spiritus à me datus homini non manebit in homine diù inclusus, velut in vaginâ, quippe nulli bono usui, non magis quam ensis tectus. Nam NONLATINALPHABET est vagina, 1 Paral. XXI. 27. Et Corpus Chaldaicè sic dicitur, Dan. VII. 15. nempè quòd Spiritum intrà se contineat. Hinc interpretari liceat illud, I Pet. III. 19. ut supra. And to the same purpose in his Commentary upon the Text; Si proprietatem vocum sequimur, id dicit, non erit ut in vaginâ detentus sic spiritus meus in homine, i.e. non erit inutilis animus, quem ei dedi, sicut ensis in vaginâ, qui nihil efficit ejus, ad quod factus est — Est autem vagina carcer gladio. Chaldais NONLATINALPHABET vagina. Eodem modo corpus Hominis Chaldaei vocant, ut Dan. VII. 15. Et in Talmudicis saepè. Sic & Tertullianus, Caro vagina afflatûs Dei. lib. de Resurrect. carnis. Haec interpretatio non nova est, sed Hieronymi ad Esaiam.
Annot p. 800. Grotius in loc. Non permanebit, i.e. nolo diù permaneat. Spiritus à me Datus Homini non manebit in homine diù inclusus, velut in vaginâ, quip None Bono usui, non magis quam ensis tectus. Nam est vagina, 1 Parallel XXI. 27. Et Corpus Chaldaicè sic dicitur, Dan. VII. 15. nempè quòd Spiritum intrà se contineat. Hinc interpretari liceat illud, I Pet. III. 19. ut supra. And to the same purpose in his Commentary upon the Text; Si proprietatem vocum sequimur, id dicit, non erit ut in vaginâ detentus sic spiritus meus in homine, i.e. non erit inutilis animus, Whom ei dedi, sicut ensis in vaginâ, qui nihil efficit His, ad quod factus est — Est autem vagina carcer Gladio. Chaldeans vagina. Eodem modo corpus Hominis Chaldaei Vocant, ut Dan. VII. 15. Et in Talmudicis saepè. Sic & Tertullian, Caro vagina afflatûs Dei. lib. de Resurrect. carnis. Haec Interpretation non nova est, sed Hieronymus ad Esaiam.
Hereto perchance may be referred that difficult place in Job, Ch. XXVI. v. 5. which the Vulgar Latin hath thus, Gigantes gemunt sub aquis; the LXX. render, NONLATINALPHABET; from another signification of the Verb: Symmachus, NONLATINALPHABET, and so may denote the Gyants NONLATINALPHABET (those mighty Apostates, that fell from the belief and Service of God, into Atheism and (NONLATINALPHABET) open rebellion against Heaven) who were upon the Earth in those dayes, Gen. VI. 4. that is, in the dayes of Noah ; and the manner of their punishment by being overwhelmed by Water, and that They and their Accomplices are now troubled, and forced, by reason of the horrour and sadness of their condition, to sigh and lament: and Rephaim (NONLATINALPHABET) is so rendered by the LXX in other places, and particularly, Prov. IX. 18. NONLATINALPHABET, Symmachus again, NONLATINALPHABET (which name may be well applyed to the men in Noah 's time, and hence the Heathen in all likelyhood borrowed the story of their NONLATINALPHABET) T••dotion, NONLATINALPHABET, and St. Hierome, Gigantes. This I take to be the meaning of the words, as deeming it in no degree probable, that they are to be understood of Sea-Monsters, such as Titans and Whales, as Grotius, or of Metals, or Seeds, as Others.
Hereto perchance may be referred that difficult place in Job, Christ XXVI. v. 5. which the vulgar Latin hath thus, Giants gemount sub aquis; the LXX. render,; from Another signification of the Verb: Symmachus,, and so may denote the Giants (those mighty Apostates, that fell from the belief and Service of God, into Atheism and () open rebellion against Heaven) who were upon the Earth in those days, Gen. VI. 4. that is, in the days of Noah; and the manner of their punishment by being overwhelmed by Water, and that They and their Accomplices Are now troubled, and forced, by reason of the horror and sadness of their condition, to sighs and lament: and Rephaim () is so rendered by the LXX in other places, and particularly, Curae IX. 18., Symmachus again, (which name may be well applied to the men in Noah is time, and hence the Heathen in all likelihood borrowed the story of their) T••dotion,, and Saint Jerome, Giants. This I take to be the meaning of the words, as deeming it in no degree probable, that they Are to be understood of Sea-Monsters, such as Titans and Whale's, as Grotius, or of Metals, or Seeds, as Others.
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