G6NESIB whereon himfelfe died,Ióhn t 9:17. and all good Chriftians are to kart theircroffe, and follow him, Luk. 14.27. And the facrifice being to be burned to allies, it was no ftt1a11 quantitieof wood that would fufllce hereunto : by which alto appeareth that Itàak was not now a child but a man grown; Iofiphus maketh him z 5 yeere old: others 33 7 Verf..y. the Lambe] or kid. The Hebrew word fig - nifieth either young fheepe or goat, Exod. 1 2.5. Deut.14.4. the Greeke tranflateth it fbce . g Verf. 8. provide him] or fee far himfelfe. So Abra- ham imparted not the whole eiatter to Ifàak, till he came to the place of execution: but ftaied him upon the providence of God.Unto this faith and promifeof Abraham, God anfwered in perfor- manceaverf.13. and upon this divine providence, the place had the name, verfl4. 9 Verf.9. al tar] to fanitifie the facrifice, Mats; . i 9.See Gen.8.zo. bound Ifaak ] whofe faith and obedience hereineas alfo admirable,that he neither indeed nor word refitted his father Abra- ham, (there being nene but they two) but meek- ly fuffered himfelfe to be bound and layd on the altar as a lambe to be flain : being alfo herein a type of Ghrift,in his meek and patient fufferings, Mark.' 5.i. Aft.8.3z.Phil.z.8. and of all Chrifti- ans,the children ofpreneik, who are to prefent their bodies a livid; facrifice; hòly, acceptable to God, which is their reafonabl, fmvice, Rom. i 2. 1. The Icwes yerely feat; upon the firft of Tizri(or Sep- tember) called the memorial of blowing of trumpets, Levit. z 3.x4: they named alfo The binding of Ifaah,, in remembrance of this a&jon. 20 Verfi 0.10 1Zi,K his fine] By faith Abraham , when be was tempted , offred up /reek, and he that had re- ceived the promifes, ojead up his only begotten forme, of whom it was frid, that in Ifaak, furl called to thee: Heb. t 1.17 18. Abrabam cur father , work nat jupif ed by works; having eed Ifaak his forme up- on the altar? Seeft thou bow faith wrought with his workes, and worlken, was faithperfelíed? And the feripture wasfulfilled which faith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for jut ice , and bee was caledtbefriend!God. Iam.z.zt 22,23. l Vcr i ;.the Angell who .fpeaket?i as God, verf. i 2.fwcarethby him elfe, and is called Iehovah, verlé 1 &wherefore this was Chrift himfelfe : fee before on Gen. t 6.7.and , 8.2. 12 Verf t 2.put not forth] or fend not forth, that is, lay no violent bands upon him. Thus God fpared Ilaak from death; and Abram, who beleeved that hood was able to raife him up, even from the dead;did from thence alto receive him, in a parable: Heb. 11.1 g. I know] that is, I have experience: God fpeaketh after the manner of men , as in Gen.t8. 2 i. and often. and th1u bap,] or for that thou hap, fee Gen.' 2.19 I 13 Verf..13. täe.ram,], Thus Abrahams word was fulfilled, that God would provide himfelfe a lambe, veríS, and hereby the redemption of the Church by Chriff, (the Lambe without bless fh, r Pet. I.19.) was fignified according to that in lob 33.24 De- Ifver him from going-dewne to the pit ; I have found ranfome. II 85 Verf.14. lehovab Iire1] that is, lehovah wafts, 14 or provide, asverfe 8. the Greke interpretéth it, The Lord batbfeeee:'for peeanfwering toAbra- hams prophetic, ver.t the perpetual) meinöry of his mercy,was kept in the name of the place.M'- ri- Iab,thé ufuall name of themountaine,is oflike interpretation : Iebovah beingfhortned into Ids, whereof fee Exo.15.z.The Chaldeeparaphrafeth thus. And Abraham prayed and fervid, ( God) there , in that place ; and fail before the Lord, here fhall the generations ( to tome) firve (God ) Therefore woo it faidin this day , In this mount Abram ferved before the Lord. He hath reference to the Temple built after in this mount ,wherein God was served; z Chron.3.1. Aaraham calling this place Iehova& Iireh, fpeaketh figuratively, as the Scripture ufeth in all Sacramental) things : be- cauCe it was a figne of Gods providence. SoMo- fes called his altar, IehovabNifb, Exod. 17. 15. Ierufalem is called Jehovah Sbammab,Ezek.48.3 5 it fhal be f ene,] or , it frail be provided, of God. So this fpecial providence of God towards Abraham, is become a generall proverbe, for the comfort of his children, in all their diftreffes. The Greeke tranflateth it , In the mountain the Lord was fene. Verf. l6. Bymy felfe,] the Chaldee turneth it 16 By my word. Elfewhere the fcripture faith , God fweareth by his feule, Ier.5 .24. by his boline, A- mos 4.2. by hisname , Icr.44.26. Of this the A- poflle faith, when Godmade promife to Abraham, be- eat f he could fweare by nogreater, be forare by bimfelft Paying, frsrely &c. And , God willing more- abundant- ly to fbero unto the beyres of promife, the immutability of hra ciunfel, confirmed it by an oath ; that by two immu- table things , inwbicb it ie impoffible fir Codes ye, we might have aprang eonfolatios: Heb.6. i3, 14, 17, 18. where aJfo the Apo41e teacheth that this is written for our comfort, as all other fcriptures, Rom. r54. And by this it is plaine, that the An- gell who fpake to Abraham was God himfelfe: and this oath had the accone lifhment in Chrift, Lak.1.73. &c. affuredy- fsitb]or,tbefaithful faying. The originali word Neum, is peculiar to Gods o racles,which are allfaitbfull fayings, as Paul fpeak- eth,1 Tim.1.15.and 3. ;.and 4.9.Of the fame He- brew letters tranfplaced comment alto Amen. Veda 7.Surey] fo the Apoftle (following the common Greek verfion) tranflateth the Hebrew Ki (which alto fignifieth Becaufe, or Trat:)Heb.6. 74.And here under the name bkifmg, is meant the promife of eternal! falvation,as the Ape/file there fheweth. thy feed] for which, the Apof{le faith thee : Heb.6.14.Againe where Mores faith thee, in Gen., 2.3. the Apothe faith,, thy feed,A'&.3'.2 5. By filch interpretations, the holy Gholt teacheth us how to underftand the Scriptures: and by A- brahams feed, Chrift the principall,and author of falvation, is implyed : and all the faithful! by him Caved, Ça1.3.16.29.. fhore] Hebrew lip. Here they are compared to the fand of the fea, which before in Gen.13.16. were to be like the duff of the earth : fee afro Gen. 15.5. This promife through the faith of Abraham and Sarah I be-
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