GENESIS 69, parts of man,(which yet the Scripture calleth al- The Apostle calleth her a Freewomtan, and maketh I lo uncitcumcifed,Exo.6.3o.Ier.6.1 o.)but on the her a figure of the new Teftament and heavenly privy member to teach the regeneratioli ofua- Ierufalem, Ga1.4.22.24,26. and the example of ture,even of the wholeman,who is borne in fn,PC Abraham and Sarah, thus called, bleffed,and in- 51.7. and thederivation cf his covenant , to the creafed,is fet forth fortheir children the Church feed of the faithfull,who are thereby boly,Ezr.9.2 to confider,and comfort themCelves withal!, Efa. I Cor.7.14.and to fignifie, that the true circum 51.1,2,3. I ciIon is inward, and fecret, Rom.2.28,29. This VerI s 6. Pall be to nations] that is , fhall become 16 which in the eyes ofman,fèemetha thing tmpro- nations, and bee a mother of them , both in the ficablc ,fooiift,andignominions,doth God chufe flefb, and in the Lord. For all godly women are CO make a ligne of the covenant of his grace its called her children, i Pet,3.6.. and Ierufalem her Chrift, whoisaltohimfelfafcandall and foolifh- anfwerable type, is the mother of us all, Galat.4.26. neffe to the world : but the folifbnefkofGod,iiee fer Pfal.87.5,6. then (thewifedomepf) men, I Cor.z.23,25.And VerCt7. laughed] that is, as theChaldee tranfla- 17 that member of the body which man thoughtto teth it,rejoyred: and fo the word after importeth, be leffe honourable,on it God put onmore abun- Gen.21.6, though fometime it implycth aliò a dant honour ,(aslCor.rz.23.)thatitshouldbeare doubting, as in Gen.i8.12,r3. but the praifeof themarke of the heavenly covenant. Abrahams faith,who was not nie.+le,nor ftaggering, I4 . Verf.14.that fettle] that is , as theChaideeez- bit gave glory to God ,Rom.4.19,2o. feemeth to poundeth it, that man : fee Gen. t 2.5. cut off] free hint fromthis imputation. Thargum Ierufa- The Greeke and Chaldee tranflate it,defiroyed,and lemy exponndeth it be marvelled. Of this word coiefúmed. This word is ufed before, inGen.9.tI. laughed, in Hebrew jfaak the childpromulid, was and after often in the law,Exo,s 2, r 5.19.and 31. called Ifaakj in whom Abraham faw the day of 14. Lev.7.2o,2I,25,27. &c. It is fometinscfpo- Chrift, and rejoyced. °ld]Hebr.fonneoftoo ken of God; cutting off men by death for their Jeerer, that is, going in his hundred yeere. So Sarah finnes, Levit.17.1 q: and 20.3,5,6. and fo the He- was daughter of nineyyJeerer. See Gen.5.32. At tbelè brewes underhand it here , and .inall other like yceres , both their bodies were now dead, unapt places: thatforwillingtranfgrellioninfecret ,God for generation ,Rom.4.19.Hebr.t1.12. will cut them off by untimely death: and if there Verf.I 9. Thal beast or beareth : fpeaking as of a I 9 be witneffes of it , the Magiftrate is to panifh or thing prefent t for God calleth the things which bee kill them : but for ignorant tranfgreflion , they not, se though they were, Rom.4.17, IJaak] Heb. were to bring the appointed- facrifices. Under Iìtfcbak; theCansewordnfed before ihverLt7.and this a1Co,eternall damnation is implyed.Maim.in fignifieth laxghing or jo: for befides his father and trcar,of Repentance, chap.8, S.1 fpeaking of eternall mother, alltbat beare , have occafion to laugh and deatb,faith, And this is the Cutting off; written °fin the rejoyce for his birth, Gen.z t .6. in whom both Law,ae it is Paid (in Nat-n.15.31.) that fiule pall be Chrift the joy of the whole earth was reprefen- rat- offheThalbe cut o: Which we have beard expounded ted and all the children ofpromifé,lohis8.56. thus , cut off in this world, and cut off in the world to Rom.9.7,8.Gal.4.28, feed] the Greekever- sasse. Of this fan&tion here they lay, If the father Gon addeth, to be a God to him and to leis feed, as be- or miller dcesanfreff , and circumcife not, thjbreake, fore inverfe 7. ac°mmandement, but are not guilty of cuttüt °ff: fir Verf.. 20 ,beard] the Chaldcexplainetlìit, have 20 crating -off belongs but to. the uncircumcifed:perfrn him- accepted thy prayer. twelve Princes] So of Iakob, felf : Naimoli) treat. ofCiecumrifth.1.S.1. Howbe- Iïaaks fon, canse twelve Patriarchs, A &.7.8. Thcic it, Molès the father, had al yoft beetle killed, for Peinees are after named, in Gen.2 5,12. - -16. not circnmciling his Course, Exod.4.24 &c. Verb 21. covenant] This is the thirteenth'time 21 broken] or, made fiuftrate, broken dowse : this word that the covenant is named in this Chaptes' and is oppolcd to theformcriablijhing,or ntakivg firm hereby is meant the promife ofChrilt, & bilvati- in verl:,7. The Hebrewes have a canon who fo on in him,as the Apollle llheweth in Rom.9, 5,7,8 kcal etle the covenant °f Abraham our father, andlca- & by this it appeareth,that Gods covenant with vethhie faperflu°us- foreskins ,ergatherethit over' againq Abr ham., was of 1pri wall and heavenly things although he bave in him the .law and goodw°rke,s, bee in Chrilf, as is allo confirmed by Luke t.5 5,72, bath naportion in the world to came. Maimony treat, of 73,74._Gal.3.a 9.whcrein ltàakwas preferred be- Cireumcifebayy.3.S,8,Which rule is true according forejfntael. to the Apo4les interpretation, ap lyingcirams- Ver(: az. God went up] toweer, into beaten, and Z2 ' ci (ion to the heart, fpirit, and faith in Chrift, appeased nolonger:loin other like vidonsofAn- Rom.2.29.and 4. r1.Col.2 11. gels , they are laid to got into heaven, Luke 2.2 5. 15 Verf.rS.Sarab]inGeèkeSarrha, The letter) For God, theChaldte faith, the glosyof the Lord, changed intoh, fignified the multiplication ofher meaning the'vifion which had now appearèd: children, as before in Abr.mts name, verf.5 And which phrafe the holy text fometime ufeth, as in the Greeke having no b,at. theend of words,dou- . Ezekiel I, 29. and 3. 23, and 8, 4. So after, in blcth therefore the letter r, with an afpiration Gen.35.13. Sarrha, andfo the Apo ftles afro write it,Rom.g.g, Verb23. Abraham Tooke] bereits het Eheweda 23 t Pet.3.6.Sarai the Chaldean name, is made He- rare example of obedience to Gods word.not re- brew Sarah: which is by interpretation:aPrince. garding the affli&i on, dauger,fhame,fcandall,and foolifh-
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