Chap,17. An Expofition upon the Book of J p B. Verf.7, 4.73 they thouldbe moved when they were come. Thus Chrift warned his Difciples, and he warned them for this end(johlt a 6.a:)Thefe things have Ifpoken toyou that you be not offended What things were there? They (faith he) {hall put you out of the Synagogues ;yea, the time cometh that whofoever killeth you, will thinkthat he doth Godfervice: Chrifl forefaw that when there thingscame they would find work enough to quiet their fpirits in, and to iquit themfelves horn trou- bleforne motions: And as Chrift to keep ormake their hearts quiet, tells them of their fufferings aforehand, fo he there. fore tells them that he hit-Ili-elf had fuffered before hand (lob, 15, 18. ,If the world hateyou,you know it hated me be- fore it hatedyou ; you know it,and knowing it,you ought not to be troubled when you meet with troubles in the world z The Servant mutt not exped'better ufage then his Mailer, We fee fomuch laid in to fortifie our fpirits againfi outward croffes,in,or for the profeffion of theGolpel, it is an aboun.: dant argument that our hearts are apt to tlartle,!and we to be aftonied -at them. Andtbe, nnocentfhall ffir up himfelf again( the Hypocrite. (Theinnocent.) Here is a different Chara6ier, or cloathing of words,but the perron is the fame. The innocent{hall f irry `gÿEvigita. up himfelf : The word lignifies to fir up from fleep, and to vit,excit:vit. fir up from floath, it lignifies alto filch a flirting as the Ea- gle ufeth to provoke her young ones to flye ( Deut, 32, i a,) Thus the innocent (hall awake and fir up himfelf: { 'gainfi the Hypocrite. The Hypocrite is taken two wayes:Either (frifly, as op- poled to the upright in the former part ; and under that no- tion I have heretofore fpokenof the Hypocrite (Gimp: 8 6rc) Secondly, The Hypocrite may be taken largely, and fo e rmp,oFltri quo, very wickedmanis he,except he who openly pröfeffeth wic- modo ea- vol kednefs, and yet even he may go for an hypocrite,, for he i-s e^ 't kitur o.= more wicked (when he bath profkffed his utmofr ( then he pa J'elv`ass.. doth profeffe.himfelf tobe.: '''f' The Septuagint render him, "UnjuJf,and the Chaldee.Para. t?eddunrini. phrafe, The backbyter,or defamer : And another of the (¡reek gu-,o,Sep De; P p p Isly lnorcnTarg.
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