regenerate by the holy Spirit do not give way to sin but carefully resist it being guided by the holy Ghost 360. 1 Kings 8.27 The Heaven and the Heaven of Heavens cannot contain God Col. 2.9 In Christ dwelleth all fullnesse of the God-head bodily The divine nature cannot be apprehended by us the divinity of Christ is personally united to the flesh and dwels in it as in its proper Temple * 361. 1 Kings 9.11 with Lev. 25. The Land shall not be sold for ever c. Answ Solomon parted not with the dominiost but the use of these Cities to the King of Tyre that he might have the benefit of those Cities so long till he had reparation for his expences 1 Kings 9.23 Princes over-Solomons work five hundred and fifty 2 Chron. 8.10 All the Princes over Solomons work were two hundred and fifty In the former place mention is made of all who took charge of the work in the latter of those that took charge by course * 1 Kings 9.23 with 2 Chron. 8.10 There were five hundred which served by turns two hundred and fifty at a time these two hundred and fifty mentioned in the latter place fifty more are to be added which were over those five hundred Rulers in their course and gave account of the five hundred so that there were in all five hundred and fifty Now these fifty Commissioners were Israelites the other inferior ones which were more in number were strangers and but onely Solicitors or Overseers 1 Kings 5.16 362. 1 Kings 9.28 Hiram sent to Solomon four hundred and twenty talents of Gold 2 Chron. 8.18 They brought from Ophir four hundred and fifty talents of Gold The marriners and Solomons servants spent thirty Talents by the way and they brought to Solomon to Jerusalem foure hundred and twenty 363. 1 Kings 11.35 God said to Jeroboam I will give unto thee ten Tribes Verse 36. To Solomons son one Tribe Chap. 12.21 Rehoboam gathered together all the house of Judah and the Tribe of Benjamin Rehoboam had but one whole Tribe and Jeroboam ten Tribes the Tribe of Benjamin was divided between them both Some others also of other Tribes that were godly men specially the Priests and Levites came to Jerusalem and staid in Judea 2 Sam. 7.16 Psal 142.12 364. 1 Kings 12.24 This thing is from me saith the Lord that is the revolting of the Israelites 2 Chron. 13.5 The Lord God gave the Kingdome of David over Israel to him and his sons by a Covenant of salt The promise made to David doth not much concerne his temporall Kingdom as the eternall and incorruptible Kingdome of Christ and the promise also was under a condition if his children should keep Gods Laws and walk in his wayes 1 Kings 2.4 * 365. 1 King 15.5 Save only in the matter of Vriah Now he sinned frequently he was resolved and had destined Nabals family to death 2. He promiseuously slew the Ammonites 3. He numbred the people c. Answ God speaks here aftâ—r the manner of men as he not sinning in these things which had any hoâ—est or virtuous pretâ—xt The anger conceived against Nabal and the Ammonites was covered with the pretext of a just revenge The numbring the people with the pretence of a religious Tribute for the Temple God therefore was content not to divulge them that they may be known ipsius judicio privato but adultery and murther enormous crimes as all men acknowledge Therefore these were accounted by the people grievous crimes of him in the matter of Vriah 366. 1 Kings 15.14 As a took not away the high places 2 Chron. 14.5 Also he took out of all the Cities of Judah the high places and the Images Those high places where God was worshipped Asa took not away but he destroyed the Idols of the Gentiles and the Images of the Sunne * 367. 1 Kings 15.16 And there was War between Asa and Baasha all their dayes 2 Chron. 15. ult There was none between them untill the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa It s one thing to reckon the Reign of Princes as it respects the people over whom they Reign Another thing to set down the years of their personall Reign respecting themselves The five and thirty years spoken of in the Chronicles in which the War brake forth between Asa and Baasha was so acconuted in regard of the people who had now been so many years under these divided times since the revolting of the Tribes to this day which was not five and thirty yeares of his personall Reign being but the fifteenth of that Reign * 1 Kings 15.25 with 1 Kings 15.28 Nadab the sonne of Jeroboam c. Even in the third yeare of Asa King of Judah did Baasha slay Nadab and reigned in his sted Nadab who began to Reign in the second year of Asa might Reign two years although Bâ—asha succeeded him in the third year of Asa because the last years of the Kings of Israel and Judah are not fully expired but some of them as in this place do scarcely contain moneths in them the rest of the years being put compleatly 368. 1 Kings 16.8 In the twenty six year of Asa King of Judah began Ela the son of Basa to reigne over Israel in Tersa two years Verse 10. And Zimri went and smote Ela in the twenty seaventh year of Asa King of Judah In the twenty six yeare of Asah King of Iudah Ela Reigned over Israel in the twenty seaventh year of Asa Zimri rebelled against Elah and killing him took the Kingdom from him * 369. 1 King 16.8 with Vers 10. Ela is said to Reign two years not that he reigned two compleate years for Zimries conspiracy was when he had not Reigned one or but one year But Ela began to Reign in the six and twentieth of Asa and so in the twenty seaventh was slain by Zimri and so he is said to Reign two yeares not of his own Reign but two yeares of Asa's or part of them which are reckoned for the whole 370. 1 Kings 17.4 God commands the Ravens to feed Elias Lev. 11.15 Every kind of Raven was abominable to God A Raven indeed is an unclean creature not by creation but by divine ordination and the forbidding men to eat his flesh but to touch the Raven alive or to eat the meat he brought was not unclean to Elias nor an abomination before God * 1 Kings 17.4 with Lev. 11.15 Some things were unclean ab intrinseco as by leprosie others ab extrinseco as by eating or touching of these there was a spirituall and corporall uncleannesse the spirituall when any beast though clean was abused to spirituall fornication as to be offered to Idols c. Corporall uncleanness was effective of bad nourishment or subjective as the swine c. such as fed uncleanly or lived in unclean places or both Some creatures though clean for use yet not for sacrifice as the Buck. Some unclean secundum speciem as those in Lev.
condition not performed the Lord might give the Kingdom to whom he would * 2 Chron. 16.1 In the thirty six year of the reign of Asa Baasha the King came up 2 Chron. 15.19 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of King Asa The former place thirty six year must be understood of that Kingdome wherein Asa was now King For Baasha began to reigne in the third year of Asa 1 King 15.28 and reigned twenty four years Verse 33. He died in the twenty seventh of Asa or twenty six compleat 1 Kings 16.8 and therefore this thirty six wherein Baasha waged War with Asa must be meant of the Kingdome of Judah that is since the division of the two Kingdoms at first and so reckoning seventeen years of Rehoboams reign and three of Abijah we found this thirty six to be the sixteen of Asas the next year after that full reformation 2 Chron. 15.10 and to be the thirteenth year of the reign of Baasha This difficulty is too hard for me to unloose it requires another Aedipus However Schorpius thus 2 Cro. 15.19 reckoneth the years of the Kingdome of Judah over which Asa was King from the division and separation of the ten Tribes from the two in Rehoboams time Kingdomes sometime have their denomination from the people sometime from the Prince which rules The time when Baasha went up against Judah was thirty six years of the Kingdome of Judah after the separation from the ten Tribes and this war to happen about the fiftenth yeare of Asa 2 Chron. 15.10 after which viz. the year following Baasha waged war against Asa viz. sixteen years of Baasha and for ten years together till his death 413. 2 Chron. 19.2 Iosaphat because he lent help to the wicked and made friendship with those that hated God deserved Gods wrath Gen. 14.13 Abraham and Isaac were in league with heathen Kings and Gentiles Leagues in civill affaires are granted but otherwise there can be no firme league made with them So was David at peace with his Neighbours and Abraham with the Cananites * 414. 2 Chron. 34.28 Thou shalt go to thy grave in peace but he was slain in the battle therefore this prophesie was not fulfilled Answ This Prophet speaks not of the private but the publick peace of this Nation and the prosperity which then flourished greatly when Iosias went out of his Kingdome with his Army to meet the King of Aegypt * 415. 2 Chron. 35.11 And they killed the Passeover and the Priests sprinkled the bloud from their hands and the Levites stayed them Lev. 1.6 And he shall stay the burnt-offering viz. Aarons sons The former Text tells us what was done by the Levites upon an extraordinary occasion the like 2 Chron. 29.34 the Priests being few and their work too great for their hands The latter place tells us what should be done ordinarily by the Priests 416. 2 Chron. 35.18 There was not the like Passeover in Israel from the dayes of Samuel the Prophet 2 Kings 23.22 There was not the like passeover from the dayes of the Iudges which judged Israel nor all the days of the Kings of Iudah Samuel was the last of the Judges the meaning therefore of the words is this there was no passeover like that from the time that Kings began in Israel 417 2 Chron. 35.34 Iosias was killed in battail by the City of Megiddo by the Archers of the Aegyptians Chap. 34.38 I will gather thee to thy Fathers and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace Iosias his reign death and buriall were peaceable though he were wounded in the war fighting against Pharaoh Necho contrary to Gods Word yet there is no doubt of his salvation * 418. 2 Chron. 36.9 He was eight yeare old when he began c. with 2 King 24.8 And he was eighteen years old c. He ruled eighteen year with his father and his father being dead he began to rule when he was eighteen years old and so according to this he ruled but three moneths and ten dayes So some But others better say that it s meant of Iehojakim the father mentioned Verse 8 and not of the son Iehojakim EZRA THey were both written by Ezra and contain the returne of the Jewes from Babylon to Judea and the building of the Temple and of the City Jerusalem the correction of the people and restitution of Religion with the History of two hundred years 419. EZra 1.5 There rose up the chief of the Fathers of Iudah and Benjamin the Priests and the Levites with all them whose spirit God had raised 1 Chron. 9.3 The Israelites the Priests Levites the Nethinims went up to Jerusalem the children of Judah Benjamin Ephraim and Manasses There came to Jerusalem in their return not only the children of Judah but of other Tribes and they restored the worship of God amongst themselves who were before time transported out of Judea with them into Babylon 420. Ezra 2.5 The sons of Arah returned seven hundred seventy five Neh. 7.10 They are recorded six hundred fifty two First are set down those that gave up their names to return then those that came into Judaea the rest remaining in Babylon or perishing in the journey so also is reconciled the unequall number of other families * 421. Ezra 2.5 with Nehem. 7.11 There was a double numbring of the people The former was taken at their setting out from Babylon The other upon their coming to Judea and Jerusalem and so some might not come to Jerusalem which had not registred their names in Babylon and some might register their names in Babylon which yet came not up to Jerusalem either changing their minds to stay in Babylon or dying by the way Or else that in Nehemiah might be applied to the persons that were living and remaining in the Land of Judah in his time or else it may be taken out of some other Register besides this in Ezra The numbers of them that returned with Zerubbabel in this Catalogue Ezra 2. and in that Nehem. 7.6 62. fall far short of that totall summe both in Ezra and Nehomiah which is said to be forty two thousand three hundred and sixty besides seven thousand three hundred thirty seven more of servants and Profelites Ezra 2.64 65. Nehem. 7.66 67. The number wanting seems to be supplyed out of those Ezra 2.62 and out of the Relicts of the ten Tribes which were both captivated and returned with them of Judah and are not numerically set down yet after the return continued among them and professed their Religion even till the coming of our Saviour and the small destruction of Jerusalem 422. Ezra 2 6. The children of Pahath-moab eight hundred and Joab of the children of Joshua and Moab two thousand eight hundred and twelve Nâ—â— 7.11 The children of Pahath-moab of the children of Joshua and Moab two thousand eight hundred and eighteen There was a lesse number of some of those families but at length it
11. others unclean secundum accidens as being torn of wild beasts or found dead The Raven was unclean as the Gentiles used them in sacrifice as some think however it fed on Carrion But yet not so unclean as to be touched or to eat that it brought However this was an extraordinary case of necessity which will grant a dispensation in Ceremoniall uncleanness 371. 1 Kings 17.22 Elias raised the sonne of the Widow of Sarepta 2 Kings 4.18 Elizaeus raiseth the Shunamites childe John 5.28 God quickneth the dead God raiseth the dead by his own power the Prophets did it not by their own power but by power from him and so confirmed the heavenly doctrine 372. 1 Kings 19.11 The Lord was not in the wind or the tempest Ephes 4.6 God is all in all Act. 12.21 God did not reveal his presence to Elias in the wind or tempest though he be otherwise in all his creatures * 1 Kings 19.11 with Eph. 4.6 Gods essence and presence is one thing the manifestation of that presence is another God was and is in all things but doth not visibly manifest himself in all things The former place speaks not simply but by way of manifestation The latter place speaks of God simply considered and as his power is in all things * 373. 1 Kings 22.42 And he reigned twenty five yeares in Jerusalem 1 Kings 22.41 And he began to reign the fourth year of Ahab King of Israel 2 Kings 8.16 And in the fifth year of Joram the sonne of Ahab the King of Judah c. began to reign Joram the sonne of Jehosaphat began to reign when as yet Jehosaphat was King of Judah 1 Chron. 21.3 Jehosaphat gave him the Kingdome and yet not so but that he was still King his sonne reigning with him four years as some or seaven as others which will solve the doubt By the 2d Kings 3.1 it appeareth that in the eighteenth year of Jehosaphat Joram King of Israel began to reign and by 2 Kings 1.17 that the eighteenth year of Jehosaphat was Jorams second year and by 2 Kings 8.16 Joram the sonne of Jehosaphat did not begin to reign but in the fift year of the other Joram King of Israel Whence we must conclude that in these twenty five years of the reign of Jehosaphat is comprehended all the time from his succession to the Kingdom even to his death whereof he reigned sixteen years alone and then he joyned his sonne Joram with him for seven yeares space and at last put the whole Government into his hand disburthening himself of it two years before his death * 374. 1 Kings 22.15 This prophesie seems to be false for the King was slain in the battle Answ The Prophet spake ironically which the King might easily perceive by his gesture or manner of speaking and hereupon it was the King adjures him to lay aside all fiction and tell him the truth which the Prophet did 375. 1 Kings 22.49 Ahasias the sonne of Ahab said unto Jâ—hâ—saphat Let my servants go with thy servants in the Ships but Jehosaphat would not 2 Chron. 20.35 Iehosaphat joyned himself with Ahasias King of Israel to make Ships to goe to Tarsis Iehosaphat first refused the friendship of Ahazias but at length he granted 376. 2 Kings 1.10 Elias consumed two fifties with fire Luke 9.54 Christ forbade his Disciples to do so Elias was the executer of the wrath of God on the enemies of God The Disciples would rashly have done the like their vocation was not to return evill for evill but to overcome evill with good and to love their enemies * 377. 2 Kings 1.17 And Ahaziah died c. with 2 Kings 1.17 Iehoram the son of Ahab reigned in the eight c. Iehosaphat determined in the seventeenth year of his reign to help King Ahab against the Syrians appointed his sonne Ioram to be Viceroy in the eighteenth year of his own reign and in the second of his sons Ioram the son of Ahab reigned Afterwards in the fift yeare of this Ioram the son of Ahab Iehosaphat being strucken in age confirmeth his Kingdome to his son Ioram Who is said to have reigned eight yeares some whilst his father was alive and four alone by himself after the death of his father 378. 2 Kings 4.29 Go and if thou meet any man salute him not Rom. 16.10 Salute one the other with an holy kiss Salute the Churches Superstitious salutations must be rejected profitable and honest salutations by which we wish good and profit to our neighbour must be observed The command of Elisha to his servant obliged him that without delay or lingring he should performe his errand for what he was commanded was a singular charge * 379. 2 Kings 8.10 Go tell him he shall be healed and presently after the Lord hath shewed me he shall dye the death The Prophet either spake ironically or else he spake according to the mind of the party inquiring for the Question was Whether the disease was mortall to whom the Prophet answered as before the King grew well of that infirmity and died not then but by an externall cause was suffocated as Verse 15. and so they are two answers to severall causes or cases 380. 2 Kings 8.25 Ahasiah reigned in the twelfth year of Ioram the sonne of Ahab Chap. 9.29 In the eleventh year of Ioram the son of Ahab Ahasiah raigned over Iudah In the end of the eleventh year and beginning of the twelfth of Ioram Ahasiah began to reign 381. 2 Kings 8.26 Ahasiah was twenty two years old when he began to reign 2 Chron. 22.2 Ahasiah was forty two years old when he began to reign Ahasiah his age in the former place and the time of the reign of all the house of Omni is put in the latter place 2 Kings 8.26 with 2 Kings 9.29 2 Chron. 22.2 Here seemeth to be two plain differences the one about the age of Ahaziah and the other about the time when he began to reign Answ Ioram the sonne of Ahab reigned one whole year in the life time of his father and eleven years afterward and so one Text calleth his last year his twelfth i. e. of his whole reign and another Text calleth it the eleventh i. e. his sole reign after his fathers death As for the other difference which seemeth the more difficult Ahaziah was but two and twenty c. and Chronicles saith forty two years and so this latter maketh him two years elder than his father for his father began to reign when he was thirty two years old and reigned eight years and so died being forty 2 Kings 8.17 Now for the reconciling of this scruple the Originall helpeth us which in our Translation is not visible The Originall meaneth thus Ahaziah was the son of the two and forty years namely of the house of Omir of whose s ed he was by the Mothers side and he walked in the wayes of that house and came to run at the same time
with it This the Text directed us to look after when it called his mother the daughter of Omri which was indeed the daughter of Ahab Now these forty two years are easily reckoned by any that will count back in the Chronicle to the second of Omri 382. 2 Kings 9.26 I have seen the bloud of Naboth and the bloud of his sons saith the Lord. 1 King 21.14 Then they sent to Iesabel saying Naboth is dead Naboth and his sons were killed lest they should by lawfull inheritance possesse the Vineyard what therefore the holy Ghost conceals in one place he explains in another * 2 Kings 9.27 with 2 Chron. 22.8 9. The current of the story at large was thus Iehu slayeth Ioram in the field of Iezreel as Ahaziah and Ioram were together Ahaziah seeing this flieth and gets into Samaria and hides himself there Iehu marcheth to Iezreel and maketh Iezabel Dogs-meat from whence he sendeth to Samaria for the heads of Ahabs children and posterity which are brought him by night and shewed by him to the people in the morning Then he marcheth to Samaria and by the way slayeth Ahaziahs kinsmen two and forty men findeth â—ehonadab coming in to Samaria he maketh search for Ahazia they find him hid they bring him to Iehu he commands them to carry him up to Gion by Ibleam and there to slay him It may be his father Ioram had slain his brother there as Ahab had done Naboth in Iezreel they do so smite him there in his Chariot and his Chariot driveth away to Mâ—giddo before he dies The story in the Book of Kings is taken up short and laid with the story of the death of Iehoram that the end of both the Kings may be taken up together but Chronicles shew the order 383. 2 Kings 12.21 Iosachar and Iosabad his servants smote Iâ—as and they buried him with his Fathers in the City of Dauid 2 Chron. 24.26 Zabad and Iosabad conspired against him and killed him in his bed and buried him but not in the sepulchre of the Kings Iosachar otherwise is called Zobad Ioas was unworthy of Kingly buriall because he was perfidious to God and ungratefull to men 384. 2 Kings 13.1 In the three and twentieth year of Ioas the sonne of Ahaziah King of Iudah reigned Iehoahaz the sonne of Iehu over Israel in Samaria seventeen years Vers 10. In the thirty seventh year of Ioas King of Iudah began Iehoash the son of Iehoash to reign over Israel sixteen years in Samaria Ioachas King of Israel reigned seventeen years to the thirtieth year of Ioas King of Iudah the son of Ioachas Ioas was joyned with his father in the Governement in the thirty seventh year of Ioas King of Iudah and so he reigned two years with his father * 385. 2 Kings 13.1 with Verse 10. If this be taken in the first place of the begining of the year and the account made from the two and twentieth year and the seventeen years be accounted current so as he reigned but sixteen years compleat and the thirty seventh year mentioned Verse 10. be taken compleat then the account of this Verse will very well stand with the account of the other * 386. 2 Kings 13.21 with 1 Cor. 15.20 Rising to a temporall life and dye again is one thing rising to an everlasting life never to dye another thing The first sort were all they that ever by divine Miracle rose from death before Christs coming The latter only in Christ and cannot befall the creature untill the last resurrection * 2 Kings 14.21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah which was sixteen years old and made him King instead of his father Amaziah 2 Chron. 26.1 Then all the people of Judah took Vzziah who was sixteen yeares old and made him King Here is the same person designed under two Names Azariah and Vzziah 387. 2 Kings 15.30 Hoshea the sonne of Elah after the death of Pekah reigned in the twentieth year of Jotham the sonne of Vzziah King of Judah about thirty three Jotham reigned sixteen years Hosheah reigned in the twentieth yeare of Jotham not of his reign but from the beginning of his reign who died in the sixteenth year and Ahaz his son succeeded him * 2 Kings 15.30 with 33. Jotham lived twenty years after he came to be King but four years before he died he resigned up the Kingdome to his son Ahaz so he reigned twenty and yet but sixteen or else the twentieth year from the time that Jotham began to reigne for he reigned but sixteen yeares Vers 33. * 2 Kings 15.30 And Hoshea reigned in the twentieth year of Jotham 2 Kings 16.2 Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign and he reigned sixteen yeares With 2 Kings 17.1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz King of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reigne in Samaria over Israel nine years 2 Kings 18.1 In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah King of Israel Hezekiah began to reign Here seems a double difficulty in the twentieth year of Jotham i. e. the fourth of Ahaz How can this agree with that which is said Ahaz onely reigned twelve years 2. When it is said Hoshea onely reigned nine years and began his reign in the fourth of Ahaz How could it come to pass that Ezekias began his reigne in the third of Hoshea i. e. the seventh or eighth of Ahaz How can the third of Hezekiahs be the seventh of Hoshea By collation of places and the diagrams of the Kings of Judah and Israel it appears there was seventeen yeares exclusive from the twentieth yeare from the beginning of Iothams Kingdome or from the fourth of Ahaz to the sixt of Hezekias in which year Samaria the Metropolis of the Kingdome of Israel after three yeare siege Hoshea the last King of Israel with the ten Tribes were led into Assyria by Salmanassar Captive so as by this account Hoshea reigned seventeen years or if the last of Ahaz and the first of Hezekiah were the same year as it sometimes happens in such accounts the sixt of Hezekiahs must be the seventeenth of Hoshea How then did Hoshea reigne only nine Ahaz about the beginniÌ„g of his reign being oppressed by the Syrians and Israelites called into his help Tiglath-Pelezer and conquered them in the fourth of Ahaz and first of Hoshea So as Hoshea was for eight years Tributary to Tiglath-Pelezer and those eight years he is said not to reign But rising up in the twelfth year of Ahaz he reigned nine years till the transportation of the ten Tribes which was in the ninth year from the Rebellion or rising and this was the sixt of Ezekias so as Ezekiah reigned in the third of Hoshea not from the beginning of his reigne but from shaking off the Assyrian bonds in the eighth of his reign It was the third of the Rebellion and the eleventh of his reign Hoshea began the fourth of Ahaz from thence to Hezekiah twelve which was the eleventh of Hoshea
descents of another line that is of Nathan the younger sonne of Solomon from which line came our Saviour and not of Solomons line and though Ieconiah may seem to have seed and sons more out of Ier. 22.28 30. yet he is doomed childlesse because neither Salathiel if he were his son nor any of Ieconiahs race Zedekiah the last King being uncle to Ieconiah did succeed him in the legality to sit on the Throne of David though in a kind of Soveraignty as Zerubbabel the son or grandchild rather of Salathiel by Pedaiah did succeed in regard of which successions both Salathiel and after also Zerubbabel may be called sonnes of Iehojakim the father of Ieconiah It is likewise said he shall have none to sit upon the Throne of David that is for any time worth speaking of for his son Ieconiah reigned but three moneths and ten dayes 401. 1 Chronicles 3.18 The sonne of Salathiel Pedaiah of Pedaiah Zorobabel Ezd. 3.2 Mat. 1.12 Salathiel begat Zorobabel Zorobabel was the nephew to Salathiel which he begat by his sonne Pedaiah * 402. 1 Chron. 3.18 with Matth. 1.12 Sons of Pedaiah Pedaiah might dye while his sons were young and Salathiel their grandfather bring them up and in this respect Zerubbabel is called the sonne of Salathiel or Shealtiel 403. 1 Chron. 10.6 Saul died and his three sonnes and all his house died together 2 Sam. 2.8 Abner made Isbosheth the son of Saul King over Israel Isbosheth after his fathers death though he had for a time the name of a King at last he was miserably slain in his bed and Mephibosheth was by favour in the Court of David without any rule so the family of Saul perished rightly with him nor ever could aspire any more to any eminent dignity 404. 1 Chron. 18.12 Abishai smote of Aedom in the valley of salt eighteen thousand 2 Samuel 8.13 It was David Psalm 60.2 That Victory is imputed to Joab Abishai with Joab having the Army divided conquered the enemy at the first assault he overcame six thousand of the Edomites Joab killed twelve thousand of those that fled away but the Victory is imputed to David as their King * 405. 1 Chron. 21.5 The summe of the number a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand 2 Sam. 21.9 There were eight hundred thousand Upwards to the eight hundred thousand in 2 Sam. 24. seem to be added here those twenty eight hundred thousand of Davids Trained-bands 1 Chron. 27.1 15. already enrolled in publick Records and their Collonels Captains and Commanders and Officers to the number likely of twelve thousand which make up the said eleven hundred thousand to the forty seven hundred thousand of Judah are thirty thousand added more in 2 Sam. 24.9 which addition might either be the number of the Regiments under those thirty worthies of David having one thousand in each or rather an addition of so many out of Jerusalem only or out of Levi and Benjamin also which still joyned themselves to Judah after Joabs first return to Jerusalem and giving up the number to the King which he finished not he being weary of that service which was so abominable to him viz. 2 Sam. 24.9 * 406. 1 Chron. 21.12 with 2 Sam. 24.13 Three years famine or seven years famine Answ Some say there is a failing in transcribing the Text in the Hebrew three and seven being so like and the seventy in the 2d of Samuel read it three year and the Arabick M S. in the hands of the Congregation Orators and reason much asserts that it was three years for other judgments go by three as three dayes three moneths Some say the Prophet at the first spake of seven years but his heart being troubled at Davids horror mitigated it to three 407. 2 Chron. 2.14 Hiram was the sonne of a woman of the daughters of Dan whose Father was of Tyre 1 Kings 7.14 He was the son of a widow of the Tribe of Nephtalim The Father of Hiram was of the Tribe of Nephtalim who lived many years in Tyria and had a wife of the Tribe of Dan. * 408. 2 Chron. 6.1 The Lord hath said that he will dwell in thick darknesse 1 Tim. 6.16 Dwelleth in light which no man can approach He dwels in darknesse not so as to include him nor so in light as to exclude him from dark places He may be said to dwell in thick dark-darknesse in relation to us who are ignorant of him and yet dwell in light in relation to himself The Lord probably was said to dwell in darknesse in Solomons time because the sanctum sanctorum by reason of the burning of Incense was through the great smoake therein as it were filled with a cloud or darknesse and in this place did God manifest himself and dwell therein * 409. 2 Chron. 6.6 I have chosen Jerusalem to put my name there John 4.21 Nor yet at Jerusalem men ought to worship In the time of the Law God did put his name in Jerusalem by setting his Tabernacle there and having his Temple built there and thither the Tribes went to worship In the time of the Gospell God took away the priviledge of that place and now he willeth that men lift up pure hands every where 410. 2 Chron. 8.1 Solomon built those Cities which Hiram restored to him 1 Kings 9.11 Solomon gave to Hiram twenty Cities in the Land of Galile Solomon gave to Hiram those Cities for twenty yeares that he might have a yearly revenue from them untill the charges were paid to him then Hiram restored them to Solomon and he built them and made the children of Israel dwell in them * 411. 2 Chron. 14.2 He overthrew the Altars 1 Kings 15. He took not away the high places There were two sorts of high places among the Jews Altars and Temples in the higher places some whereof were erected to Idols these Asa subverted Others were dedicated to the true God which was likewise unlawfull for the Temple by divine institution was only to be at Jurusalem And so although he purged the prophane Temples yet he overthrew them not which occasioned the restitution of Idolatry afterwards * 412. 2 Chron. 15.19 The War was not till the thirty fift year And Chap. 14. It was said Zura was slain by Asa therefore there is war Answ The computation of years is not taken from the beginning of the Kingdom of Asa but from the Kingdom of Judah i. e. Solomons death when the devision began betwixt Rhehoboam and Jeroboam And thus the Text of the next Chapter is to be understood where it is said Baasha the King of Israel ascended into Judah Anno 36 of the Kingdome of Asa for then it was the sixteenth year of his Kingdome * 2 Chron. 13.5 The Lord God of Israel gave the Kingdome over Israel to David for ever 1 Kings 13 32 35. But I will take the Kingdome out of his sons hand c. The promise was conditionall if his sons would walk in his wayes the
make no marriages with them Moah who was the sonne of Lot of his posterity they were not forbid to marry wives but of the Hittites Gergeshites Amorites Cananites Perisites Hivites Jebusites c. Ruth followed the true Religion and the Nation of the Jewes and not the Moabites The two Books of SAMUEL Heb. Schemuel IN the first Book is described the life and death of Samuel with the Governement of Saul In the second the translation of the Kingdome to David and his administration of it Samuel writ the first Book to the twenty fift Chapter The rest with the second Book were writ by Nathan and Gad both Prophets In these two Bookes is contained the History of an Hundred and Twenty yeares * 295. 1 SAM 1.1 with 1 Cro. 6.33 The one saith Elcanah was of the Tribe of Levi the other saith he was an Ephramite Answ He was truely of the Tribe of Levi but born of the City Ramata a Levites City so that by dwelling he was an Ephramite yet Levitish Parents So some think those Cretes and Arabians in Acts were Jewes by birth the other by dwelling * 296. 1 Sam. 1.12 with Numb 3.45 Object How was Samuel dedicated by his Mother to the Lord since all Levites were so by institution Answ The Levites were so from thirty to fifty by the Lords Institution Numb 4.2 But Hanna devoted her sonne to be a Nazarite in perpetuall obedience * 297. 1 Sam. 3.7 And Samuel yet knew not the Lord with 1 Sam. 2. Samuel grew and pleased the Lord and men Object How could he please the Lord and not know the Lord Answ This Text speaks of a peculiar knowledg and science which the Lord indewed Prophets withall sensibly and by revelation 298. 1 Sam. 3.13 Eli knew his sonnes did wickedly and he restained them not Chap. 2.24 He said to his sons Wherefore do you all these things that I hear of you from all the people do not so my sons it is no good report The correction of Eli in reproving his sonnes was too gentle nor is it accounted for a restraint Chrysostome saith if Eli had been unreproveable himself in his life In Mat. hom 17. he should more sharply have corrected his sonnes treading under foot the Law of God therefore was he justly punished 299. 1 Sam. 7.2 From the day that the Arke of God abode in Kiriath-jearim the time was long for it was twenty yeares and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord. 1 Chron. 13.6 David in the fifth yeare brought it from thence The Ark was in Kiriath-jearim unto the dayes of Saul who first brought it into the Army and then sent it back to its place David being made King first translated it to Obed-edoms house and after that unto the Mountain of Sion * 300. 1 Sam. 8.6 with Deut. 17. Object How should it be so displeasing to the Lord to have the Israelietes ask a King of God and yet he sets a King over them or suffer them to have one Ans The people offended not in asking a King that would be guided by Gods Laws but their offence was in asking a King to be governed by strange and barbarous Laws such as the Nations had and upon this account it was that the Kings Laws are held to be unjust * 1 Sam. 8.18 with 1 Sam. 9.16 The Lord refuseth to answer the people when they cry against the oppression of their Kings which they so desired He refused not to hear their prayers in other afflictions * 1 Sam. 11.1 with 1 Sam. 12.12 Naas is said to fight against Jabesh Galead after Sauls election one moneth and yet it s said it was before this Answ Naas undertook this expedition against Israel before Sauls election and Israel hereupon made tearms of agreement but having this new and fresh occasion the Tyrant renews his Wars 301. 1 Sam. 9 16. Thou shalt annoint him to be Captain over my people Israel for I have looked upon my people because their cry is come unto me Hos 13.11 I gave thee a King in mine anger and took him away in my wrath God gave a lawful Magistrate of his mercy for the good of the godly to defend them against the Philistines yet because by diffidence of God they sought for a King after the example of the Nations as if they could not be safe without a King therefore God gave them a King in his anger * 302. 1 Sam. 10.6 And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee and thou shalt prophesie with them and be turned into another man Rom. 8.14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God they are the Sonnes of God The true and sanctifying graces and gifts of the holy Spirit is one thing the common illuminations of the Spirit are another The Spirit of the Lord came upon Saul with gifts fitted for a King to make him exercise that office better than another man but not the sanctifying graces as faith repentance c. for these come onely on the Elect which are the Sonnes of God * 303. 1 Sam. 13.1 And Saul reigned two years over Israel That is he reigned according to Law and Equity or de jure rightly God by reason of the Princes wickednesse leaves out or omits his name or the number of his years * 1 Sam. 13.1 with Acts 13.20 Answ These forty years seem to take in the Regiment of Samuel and Saul Paul joyns them both together Saul begun to reign in the thirty eighth year of Samuel and so onely two is for Saul Or as others Saul reigned more than two years but he reigned onely two years unblameably in which he represented his child-like candor and upon this account Saul begun his reign in the twenty three of Samuel 1 Sam. 13.14 David was a man after Gods own heart Acts 3. 2 Sam. 11.4 An adulterer Verse 5. A Murderer David amended all by repentance and the heart of God is that he desireth not the death of a sinner but rather that he should be converted and live Just Mart quaest 78. David indeed erred in many things yet was he constant in the Covenant with God * 304. 1 Sam. 14.3 with 1 Sam. 22. Abimelech the Sonne of Achitob Answ The Priests had two names as many others in the Scripture 305. 1 Sam. 15.24 Saul said to Samuel I have sinned now therefore I pray thee pardon my sin Esay 43.25 I am he saith the Lord that blot out thy transgressions for my Name sake God by his own authority but men ministerially from God remit sinnes and declare to those that are penitent the pardon of their sins for Christs sake 306. 1 Sam. 15.35 After Agag was slain Samuel saw Saul no more Chap. 19.24 Saul prophesied with the rest before Samuel Samuel saw him no more when he had withdrawn himself from Saul till he had joyned himself to the company of Prophets or he never saw him more in his Kingly ornament or to converse familiarly with
makes up seaven years of famine * 341. 2 Sam. 24.14 with Heb. 10.31 It is better to fall into the Hand of God immediately for when men are employed in these punishments of God they mix their own passions and often exceed the measure of Gods manifest intent though not of his secret Decree It is better to fall into the hands of God which revives penitents which cruell men will not The other place tels us it s a fearfull thing to displease God and purchase to themselves not only a temporall but an eternall displeasure 342. 2 Sam. 24.14 It is better to fall into the hands of the Lord. Heb. 10.31 It is a fearfull thing to fall into the hands of the living God It is good to be in the hands of God when he is pleased with us because his mercies are great It is fearfull to fall into the hands of God when he is angry for the wicked cannot stand before him in judgment 343. 2 Sam. 24.15 God sent a Pestilence upon Israel from the morning unto the time appointed Vers 13. Shall there be three dayes Pestilence in thy Land The time appointed was from the morning untill noon of one day or of the continuall morning sacrifice that is four hours 344. 2 Sam. 24.24 David bought of Araunah the floor and the Oxen for fifty shekels of silver 1 Chron. 21.25 David gave to Arunah for the threshing floor six hundred shekels of gold of just weight The floor with all the ground about it was bought for six hundred shekels of gold a greater price then what was given for the threshing flour the Oxen and the wood appointed for the sacrifice * 2 Sam. 24.24 with 1 Chron. 21.25 Fifty shekels of silver was only the price of the Oxen and instruments and the price of the threshing floor is not mentioned at all Others reconcile this diversity thus that in both places is to be understood the price of all together both of floor and Oxen c. But that by the fifty shekels of silver are to be understood not shekels of silver in kind but simply so much money as should amount to the Summe of fifty shekels of Gold and that in the Chronicles the six hundred shekels of Gold ought likewise to be understood for shekels of Gold in kind but for common shekels of silver paid in fifty shekels of Gold in specie according to the proportion of the weight one in Gold being in value as much as twelve of silver unlesse the sale of the floor were made at an old quit rent the principle value of which is set down in the Chronicles The two Books of KINGS Heb. Malachim THe first Book contains the History of Solomon The building of the Temple The division of the Kingdome to Judah and Israel The life of five of the Kings of Judah and eight of Israel Of Elias the Prophet With the History of an hundred and sixteen yeares The Second Book contains the Deeds of sixteen Kings of Judah and twelve of Israel Of Elisha and the destruction of the Kingdome and carrying the people of Israel captive to Assyria Of the children of Judah to Babylon With the History of three hundred forty five yeares Jeremias writ both of them * 345. 1 KIngs 1. with 1 Chron. 23.1 29.22 The doubt lieth in this whether he were three times made a King indeed and so all the three Texts that speak of it to be taken severally or whether only twice as 1 Cro. 29.22 seemeth to hold Answ The annointing of Solomon in 1 Kings 1. upon the aspiring of Adonijah was the first time that ever David shewed who should Reign after him See Vers 20 27. and therefore it must needs be held concurrent with the same 1 Chron. 23.1 onely that scruple that lies in the way that being supposed is this That David at this first unction of Solomon should be in his Chamber and upon his bed and exceeding decrepit and yet at his second annointing should be in the midst of his Princes and Commanders and standing upon his feet 1 Chron. 28.2 but this also will be removed if it be but considered that Davids present infirmity was not sicknesse but coldnesse and benummednesse and old age he was heart-whole and head-whole but he was old and Palsiish and therefore though his common and most commodious posture and composure was to be in his Chamber and upon his Couch yet upon such an occasion as to Crowne Solomon before all Israel he came forth and stood upon his feet and made Orations and gave advice for things to come 346. 1 Kings 2.4 If thy children shall keep my wayes and walk in them in truth there shall not fail thee a man to fit on the Throne of Israel Gen. 49.10 The Scepter shall not depart from Judah till Shiloh come In the former place it is spoken conditionally of the Kingdome of Israel If the sons of David should keep the wayes of the Lord but because Solomon failed therefore the Kingdome of Israel departed from his sonne and in the seventh generation the Kingdome of Judah was translated upon Nathan whose posterity ruled over the Jews untill the coming of Christ In the latter place any kind of dominion is foretold to remain in Judahs posterity untill the Messias should come 347. 1 Kings 3.1 Solomon took Pharaoh his daughter and brought her into the City of David Exod. 34.15 Enter not into Covenant with the Inhabitants of that Land nor marry a wife c. Marriages in a different Religion are dangerous 2 Cor. 6.14 nor are they pleasing to God We must not draw in the same yoake with Infidels for there can be no firme charity or unity where the foundation is neglected that is true Godlinesse That Queen forsaking her Religion 1 Kings 11.4 and her fathers house and marrying with Solomon was a type of the marriage of Christ and his Church But because Solomon loved also the women of other Nations and his heart was led away by them to follow other gods he drew the anger of God upon himself and his posterity and caused a defection from them 348. 1 Kings 3.13 I have also given thee riches and honour that none of the Kings shall be like unto thee Matth. 6.29 Solomon in all his glory was not like the Lillies of the field Solomon exceeded all the Kings in wisedom riches and honour Christ compares the Lillies with his vestments in his greatest splendour * 349. 1 Kings 3.13 with Mat. 6.29 The former place compares Solomon with other Kings The latter place compares him with the Lillies of the field He might be the most glorious of Kings and yet lesse glorious than Lillies * 350. 1 Kings 4.26 Solomon had forty thousand stals of Horse 2 Chron. 9.25 Solomon had four thousand stals of Horse and Chariots Some thus he had forty thousand for his Chariots the other four thousand Horse and Chariots The latter puts them together to be numbred according to the
grew greater by the dignity of those that went forth and greatest of all wheâ— others joyned themselves to them that had not set down their names 423. Ezra 3.8 The Jews built the wals of Ierusalem after their return Zach. 3.4 Ierusalem shall be inhabited without wals Zach. 2.5 Under the name of Ierusalem Zacharias prophesieth or the Church of Christ and the heavenly Ierusalem the majesty of it is larger than can be comprehended in one City of which God is the wall a fire round aboue and glory in the midst of her 424. 2 Ezra 5.9 10 12. Nehemias reprehends the richer Iews because they thought to live by usury Gen. 47.23 Ioseph bought the Land of Aegypt and the people thereof he made subject to Pharaoh for corâ—â— The Aegyptians were punished by God for their iniquities the Iewes after their returne into their Countrey were so proved the richer Iewes oppressing their poore brethren with biting usury did burden them which Ioseph did not 425. Ezra 6.3 Cyrus the King decreed that the house of God should be built at Jerusalem and let them lay the foundations the height thereof sixty cubits and the breadth thereof sixty cubits 1 Kings 6.2 The house which King Solomon built for the Lord the length thereof was sixty cubit the breadth twenty cubits the height thirty cubits The structure of Solomons Temple was more beautifull than this 2 Chron. 3.3 Agg. 2.3 Ezra 3.12 therefore the Elders that saw this wept because the beginnings of this did not seem to answer the Majesty of the former Temple * Ezra 6.3 with 1 Kings 6.2 Cubits are common or sacred the common are half the length of the sacred which were unknown to the Heathen In the former place they are taken for common cubits and so the former Temple eâ—ceeded the latter And the number of them may be reckoned from the bottom of the foundation to the top of the outside and from the ouâ—â—ides of the Temple including the thicknesse of the Walls and of the Chambers adjoyning And so this Temple will be less than Solomons besides Solomons exceed the other in proportion ornaments outward and inward 426. Ezra 7.7 And there went up some of the children of Israel of the Priests and the Levites unto Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes Chap. 1.1 Jerem. 25.12 34.10 2 Chron. 3.22 In the first yeare of Cyrus King of Persia the Jews had power given them to go up to Jerusalem After that Cyrus had given licence to them to return from Babylon to Jerusalem many with Ezâ—â—ras and Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem under the reign of Artaxerxes 427. Ezra 10.32 The houses were not builde Vers 3. Let not your doores be opend Their houses were not fully built the Cities had gates 428. Ezra 8.18 Ezra read in the book day by day Eza 3.4 They kept also the feast of Tabernacles as it is written This was a singular example of piety for they were not bound to do so by the Law yet they came willingly day by day to hear the book of the Law 429. Ezra 10.32 Also we made ordinances amongst our selves yearly to charge our selves with a third part of a shekell for the work of the Lord. Exod. 30.13 They shall give every one that passeth amongst them that he numbred half a shekell Moses once by Gods command laid on them that tribute and Ioas at the renewing of the Temple ordered that every one should give what he pleased so Nehemiah ordained the third of two shekels by the year to restore the Temple not from the Law but from necessity 430. Ezra 11.6 Of the children of Phares that dwelt at Ierusalem were four hundred sixty eight Benjamin nine hundred twenty eight 2 Chron. 9.6 Iehuel six hundred and ninety Benjamin nine hundred fifty six First the chief are set down to whom a dwelling fell by lot then other voluntary inhabitants who chose a habitation willingly NEHEMIAH * 431. NEhemiah 8.18 with Leviticus 23.36 and Ezekiel 3.4 The former place speaks of what was done extraordinarily by the people The latter what was usuall for the people to do as their duty * 432. Nehem. 11.5 My God put it into my heart c. to reckon by genealogies c. 1 Tim. 1.4 Neither give heed to endlesse genealogies The Jewes were to observe and keep their genealogies because they were to know of what Tribe Christ was Saint Paul forbids not making or reckoning up Genealogies simply But he forbids our spending our time and study in seeking out Genealogies which were endlesse By endlesse may be understood those of the Iews who were turned Christians which were so addicted to these Genealogies that they might have a pretence of claiming kindred of Christ that they made no end of drawing down their lines of descent from David or from Abraham or because the Questions moved concerning Genealogies by reason of the slender proof and ground they had for them could receive no determination or end * Nehem. 11.6 The sons of Perez were four hundred sixty eight with 2 Chron. 9.6 Six hundred and ninety In the former place mention is made of those who came by lot to inhabit at Ierusalem In the latter 2 Chronicles 9. not only of such but of voluntary inhabitants as Ephraim Benjamin and Manasseh ESTHER THe Book of Esther is so called from Esther who was Ahasuâ—rus wife here is shewed how Ahasuerus divorcing Vashti chose Esther to be Queen Haman the enemy of the Jewes and of Mordecai is hanged Mordecai is made Provost of the Kingdome It contains the History of twenty yeares Ezdras was the writer of it or else the men of the great Synagogue 433. ESther 1.12 Ahasuerus divorced Vashti because she refused to come at his commandment Matth. 19.9 Whosoever shall put away his wife except for fornication and shall marry an other committeth adultery The pride of Vashti hurt not the King alone but all the people and Princes of the Kingdom by shewing a kind of dominion over the King before other women Now adayes men do not divorce their wives but for the cause of Adultery onely and they are bound by the Laws of God and man to obey their husbands 434. Esther 9.21 Mordecai sent to the Jewes in all the Provinces that the fourteenth and fifteenth dayes of the moneth Adar should be held for festivals Deut. 4.2 Chap. 12.32 What I command you this day you shall not add to it The ordinance of Mordecai was not against the Law nor was it a feast of Gods worship but onely commemorative for the divine wonderfull deliverance of the people of the Jews JOB THis Book is so called from Job who was also called Joab King of Edom. Gen. 36. Moses is thought to have written that Book for an example of patience therein is contained the affliction of Job and contention with his friends and disputing with them God ends this controversie at last and restores Iob to his former prosperity The History appertains to
A righteous man turns away from his righteousnesse and doth iniquity he shall dye in it Rom. 8.30 Whom he justified them he glorified Righteous in the first place is not truely so but only in opinion so Christ came not to call the just Matth. 9.13 but the Apostle speaks of those that are truely just who are jâ—stified in Christ and shall be surely glorified Or if the place of the Prophet be to be interpreted of him that is truely just it is conditionall and so proves nothing and the contradiction is reconciled * Ezek. 18.26 with Heb. 6.4 The first place speaks Hypothetically Qui subponit nihil ponit such suppositions say nothing positively that the supposition is true the latter place speaks positively The first place speaks in vindication of Gods justice that if it were so that a righteous man could fall that God would do and so The latter place speaks in confirmation of those that are godly that they cannot fall away The first place speaks of Hypocrites the latter of reall Saints so as they cannot be in opposition to one another The former of such a man as is righteous by his own righteousnesse The latter by such as is righteous by the righteousnesse of Christ 677. Ezek. 20.25 I gave them also Statutes that were not good and judgements whereby they should not live Psalm 19.9 The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether Precepts that are not good are either legall threatnings by which God menaces curses to the wicked or false doctrine when God by his just judgement suffers those that would not believe the truth but go forward in iniquity to believe lies * 678. Ezek. 20.25 I gave them also Statutes which were not good Rom. 7.12 The Law is holy just and good God gave them Statutes which as they relate to the Law-giver were good and in themselves were good but in respect of them that seek justification by them they will prove such judgments whereby they shall not live 679. Ezek. 44.9 No stranger uncircumcised in heart and flesh shall enter into my Sanctuary Gal. 5.2 If you be circumcised Christ shall profit you nothing The Prophet means spirituall circumcision by faith in Christ but the Apostle means nothing but corporall and legall circumcision which was that the Jews strove to be justified by Col. 2.16 * 680. Ezek. 48.35 Jehova Schamma The Socinians hence would gather that the name Jehovah is not onely attributed to God But this place proves no such thing for 't is a sentence which is as a name to the City and 't is not in the nominative but hath a transition into the genetive case and the name of that City shall be the habitation of Jehovah the place of the habitation of Jehovah DANIEL HIS PROPHESIE DAniel was carried young with Joakim to Babylon there he lived seventy years to the time of Cyrus in the yeare 3370. He interprets Nebuchadnezzars Dreame of the Image and writeth what was done under Nebuchadnezzars Reign Belshazzars and Darius And describes the four Monarchies and the eternall Kingdome of Christ he numbred also the weeks of years of the coming of Christ 681. DAn 1.5 The King appointed for Daniel and his fellowes a daily provision that at the end of three years they might stand before the King Chap. 2.1 In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar the King dreamed a dreame wherewith his spirit was troubled Vers 16. Daniel went in and desired of the King that he would give him time That was done in the second year after these things were ended which were appointed for the education of Daniel and his companions under the government of Nebuchadnezzar * Dan. 1.5 with Dan. 2.1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar That is two years after that these young Jews had been brought up in the Court the space of three years Dan. 1.5 So that this second year is not to be taken from the Kings Reign which fell out in the fift but from Daniels Coronation as it were with wisdom this dreame following was expounded 682. Dan. 1.21 and 6.28 And Daniel continued unto the first year of King Cyrus Chap. 10.1 In the third year of Cyrus King of Persia a thing was revealed to Daniel In the former place the two following years are not excluded but it is noted that God prolonged the life of Daniel untill the time of the return of the people of the Jews from Babylon Daniel was in his office at Court to the first year of Cyrus then being grown old he led a quiet private life 1 Sam. 7.3 683. Dan. 2.46 Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and worshipped Daniel Deut. 6.13 10.30 Matth. 4.10 Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God Revel 19.10 Nebuchadnezzar would have worshipped Daniel after the heathen manner but being better instructed by him he changed his purpose being admonished by Daniel to worship and adore the true God of gods 684. Dan. 3.12 Chap. 2.49 Daniel Shadrach Meshach and Abednego despised the Kings commandement Rom. 13.1 Let every soul be subject to the higher powers Act. 4.19 ch 5.29 God being the highest power we must principally obey him and above all men we must obey the Magistrate in things which are not against Gods Word and his true worship 685. Dan. 4.27 O King break off thy sinnes by righteousnesse and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor Isai 53.7 The Lord hath laid upon him the iniquitie of us all 1 Joh. 1.7 The Bloud of Jesus Christ doth cleanse us Our sinnes before men are redeemed by making satisfaction for injuries and by sorrow for them to this Daniel exhorts Nebuchadnezzar but before God onely the merits of Christ Jesus can take away sinnes 686. Dan. 6.10 Daniel his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem kneeled upon his knees three times a day and prayed 2 King 4.33 Elisha shutting his doores prayed Matth. 6.6 Christ commands the same Daniels work of confession was necessary lest he should seem to deny God and his truth by reason of the wicked command of the King Christ forbids not publick prayers but boasting hypocrisie 687. Dan. 9.3 to the 20. The prayer of Daniel is contained in many words Matth. 6.7 And when ye pray use not many words Isai 23.3 Daniels prayer was no vain repetitions but a testimony of his fervent desire powred out in prayer from before the most holy God So was the prayer of Moses David Solomon and our Lord Jesus Christ But in the latter place Christ reprehends the foolishnesse of them who think that by many words repeated they can perswade God 688. Dan. 9.17 Cause thy face to shine upon the Sanctuary for the Lords sake John 16.24 Ye have hitherto asked nothing in my name We do aske in the name of Christ with confidence of his merit that did the godly under the Old Testament comparatively secretly implicitely under a shadow and a propitiatory but under the New Testament simply nakedly
greater amongst all men but not that all under the New Testament should have the gift of Prophesie The latter places are of publick and ordinary Prophesie * Joel 2.28 with 1 Cor. 14.34 I suffer not a woman to speak in the Church If women were to have the spirit powred upon them in the times immediately after Christs Ascention then why must they not speak in the Church The former place speaks of extraordinary gifts given to some women the latter of a duty lying upon all The former â—s to be restrained to the times â—ext after Christs life the latter is a duty lying upon all times The former hath reference to extraordinary parts and gifts the latter hath reference only to ordinary preaching and teaching by way of office 702. Joel 2.32 Whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered Heb. 6.4 Chap. 10.26 They that are once enlightned if they fall they cannot be restored The first place speaks of the faithfull who call on the Lords name in faith The latter concerning Apostates that sinne against the holy Ghost who have neither faith nor true prayer though they pray with their lips for they do it not sincerely and therefore their prayers are an abomination to God * Joel 2.32 with Heb. 6.4 The former place is a promise to those that can pray The latter to those who cannot pray but actually fall away The former is spoken of Gods Children for God heareth not sinners the latter speaks of the wicked for Gods Children never fall away finally from grace enlightning not being put here for saving knowledge but a Theory of Christ 703. Joel 3.20 But Judah shall dwell for ever and Jerusalem from generation to generation Amos 9.11 The Tabernacle of David is fallen down Matth. 24.1 Acts 15.16 The promises of the perpetuity of the Temple and Kingdome of Judah belong not to the building and walls of the City or the civill Kingdome but to the perpetuity of the Kingdome of Christ and his Church against which the gates of hell shall never be able to prevail and they â—re conditionall upon their faith obedience and purity of Divine worship * Joel 3.20 with Matth. 24.1 The former place is meant of the spirituall Jerusalem and Judah the Children of God The latter of the materiall Temple and Jerusalem The former is a promise if it be meant of the externall Judah and Jerusalem which hath a condition if not expressed yet implyed viz. that they should walk with the Lord. The latter by the threatning of such judgements shews and implies that they had broke their promise The former place useth the word for ever But that in Scripture is many times used for a long season and so it was in the latter before the judgment came on Jerusalem after Joels time AMOS HIS PROPHESIE VVHO was of the common people amongst the Heardsmen of Tekoa He prophesieth of the wrath of God to the Kings and Kingdomes of Judah and Israel and he threatens Famine Sword Pestilence devastation and ruine to the neighbours who were enemies to Gods people He prophesied in the year 3153 in the dayes of Josiah King of Judah 704. AMos 1.3 6 9 11 13. Chap. 2.1 4 6. For three transgressions and for four I will not spare And at length he reckons but one It is a periphrasis of the seventh number which three and four do make which is called a perfect number in the Scriptures and a certain number is put for anuncertain as if he would have said For many iniquities I will not spare those Nations * 705. Amos 3.6 Is there any evill in a City that I have not done Deut. 32.4 The Lord is a God of truth void of iniquity The former place speaks of God as the Author of malum poenae of affliction the latter of him not as Author malum culpa of sinne In the former sense affliction is not simply and in it self evill or as it is a punishment of God but in respect of mens understanding or apprehension and if God should punish sinne with sinne we cannot say but the punishment is good as from God though the sinne be naught as practised by man 706. Amos 5.18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord that day of the Lord is darknesse Matth. 6.10 Thy kingdom come Chap. 24.30 Let it come with glory The Prophet speaks of the day of Judgement of this world which hypocrites desire who look to be justified in their works and not of the last judgement which godly men ought to pray for and to cry without ceasing Rev. 22. Come Lord Jesus * 707. Amos 5.18 with Matth. 24.30 Rev. 6.10 The former place speaks of a profane or scoffing desire either as daring and provoking God to bring that once to passe which he hath so long threatned Or as believing that the day should never come to passe or by an impudent presumption as if God coming to Judgement should find them innocent or lesse guilty than they were adjudged to be and so they are the words of profane persons The latter place of the desire of the faithfull in humility for the coming of Gods grace God comes sometimes as a Judge with vengeance to the wicked so in the former and he comes by his Spirit to the godly as a sanctifier so in the latter 708. Amos 5.21 I hate I despise your feast dayes Exod. 20.8 Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day God hated the feasts and solemnities of the Israelites because they were defiled with humane traditions and a Pharisaicall opinion of merit But he doth not despise the Sabbaths appointed by himself and feasts which are kept at his command 709. Amos 5.26 But ye have born the Tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your Images the star of your God which you made for your selves I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus Act. 7.43 You took up the Tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your God Rempham figures which you made to worship them and I will carry you beyond Babylon Rom. 16.19 1 Esd 8.17 Stephen cites this Prophesie though in divers words yet in the same sense so Christ and his Apostles cite other places of the Old Testament Moloch and Rempham were the Idols of the Ammonites The Israelites of Damascus by Cyromedia were carried further into Persia and the Countrey of the Caspians beyond Babylon * 710. Amos 5.26 with Acts 7.43 The places have some seeming differences but thus reconciled The former place useth the words the latter place the matter and sense of those words which accorded to the institution and transposed some words for perspicuity and evidence Rempham in the latter place is added or put for Chiun if by Chiun as some will the Planet Saturne is meant Plautus in his Penulus calls the Ciun and the Aegyptian Anubis calls Cyon in Greek Plutarch conceives to be the same with Saturne then its the same with Rempham Besides Rephan in the Coptick language