Pronife.r of the Mefsiah Vi dicated. xof Chap. 13. z. and univerfally, where ever it is ufed, it fignifies either all mankind, or 'humane nature. So that 1=11.4Y trzno is he who is the Ruler over all mankind, which is the Meflialo alone. linlefs weMall interpret this Exprefsiouby that pf Pfal. 68. v.' 9. Thouhsjb afcended on high, thou haft lead captivity captive i1N] nnno nr777, accepijti dona in homme; and thou haft received gifts in man , that is, in thehumane nature ex- alted, whereof the Pfalmift treats in that place. For whereas theApoftle EphJ. 4. v. 8: renders thefe words, tine dótwTxvcis áetpw'xois, he gave gifts unto men, it is'manifeft that he expreffeth the End and E. fa of that which is fpokera in the Pfalm ; for the LordChM} receivedgifts in his own humane nature, that he might give and bellow them on others, as Peterdeclareth, Aar 2.v.33. The remainder alit) of the words contain a defcription of the Mefliah; He is 'WTI; ó d'ixare, the jut} and Righteous One, As 3.14. And He alone is t-1. +74t3 TNT he that rules in the things that concern, the fear andWorfhip ofGod. Ifa. 11. v. z, 3. So that thisplace doth indeed belong un- to the faith of the Antient Church concerning the Meffiah. r Kings 4. v. 33. In head of thefe words concerning Solomon ; He fake rf Trees 4. 16. from the Cedar Tree that is in Lebanon, unto the Hÿffip that ffringeth out of the Wall; The Targum reads, tsrnwrn tí,Nl t `íy11 j+77 No'nZLhtlwr77jt`Tny1'lt1 n+3 +7L7 `ly +=INI And be Prophecied of the Kings of the bottle of David in this world, ( the duration Of time and (tote of things under the Old Teftament ) and of the Meßiah in the world to come; fo they call the dayes of the Mefliah. I know of none who have confidered what bccafion the Targumifts could take from the words of the Text, to mention this matter, in this place. I will not fay, that he doth not intend, the Book of Canticles, owherein under an Allegory ofTrees, Herbs, and Spices, SolomonProphefieth of, andPets forth the Grace and LoveofChrilt towards his Church, and wherein many things are by the latter Targuoni t applied. untothe Malt, olio, as we thall fee. There is mention likewife madeof the Meßiah in the Targum, by an addition unto 4. 17. the Text, Ruth 3.v.I5. It wae'Jiìdin the Prophefe, thatfix Righteous PerfansJbouldcome of Ruth, David, and Daniel with hú Companions, and the King Mfliah. The general End of the writing of this Bookofitauh, was to declare the Providence ofGod about the Genealogie of the Mellish. And this Items to have been kept in Tradition amongfb them. And for this Caufe dothMatthew exprelly mention her name in his Relicarfol of the Genealogie ofChrift, Mat. I. 5. For it being a Tradition amonglt the Jews, that this was the end of the writing of her Story, whereon they add that confide- ration unto the Text in their Targum, it was remembredby theEvangelilt, in acom- pliance therewithill. Theplace of Job wherein he expreffeth his faith in him , and expedition of Re. 4. 18. demption by him, hath been already explicated and vindicated, fo that we, Mall not need here to inftt upon it again. The Pfalms'next occur.. In Davidthe Light and Faith ofthe Church began te, be greatly inlarged. The Renovation of the Promife unto him, theconfirmation of it'by anOath,, the Confinement of the PromifedSeed unto his Pollerity, the eltablifhment ofhis Throne andKingdom, as aType of the Do- minionand Rule of the Mefsiah, with the efpecial Revelations made unto him, asone that fignally longed for'his coming, and rejoyced in the proffeiï which he had of it, in the Spirit ofVrophefie, 4id greatly further theFaith and Knowledge of the whole Church. Hence forward therefore themention.of him is multiplied, fo that it would be impofsible to infitt on all the particular initances of it ; I thall therefore only call over fomeof themolt eminent,with an efpecial refpe6 unto the concurrence of the Perfwafion and Expeélation of the Jews. Pfal. z. v. 2. The Rulers take counféll together againff the Lordand againft buAnnointed g 1. 19. HisMefsiah, as the Word Ihould be left uninterpreted. Targum ; 7TIVI3 `3y againff hosMefliah. The.Talmudïfìs in feveral. places acknowledge this Pfalm to be a Pro- phefie of the Meßiah, and apply fundryPaffages, thereof untohim. And theft words, Thouart mySon; this day have I begotten thee, arenot amifsexpounded by them in Trail; Sueca/r. cap. 5. +n rIri w n1+í14 rl!?N ih`i,' I will this day reveal unto men than thou art my Son s for fixate they applyed by our Apo(tle dealing with the Jews, AB: 13.0.33. Heb.1. v. 5. namely, untohis Refurreéïion from the Dead, whereby he was declared to be the S'onofGod withPower; Rom. 1.0. 4. All the principal Expofitors amonglt them, asRafhi, Kimebi, AbenEzra, Bartenora, or Rab. Obodia, acknowledge that their ancient Dodlorsand Mattersexpounded this Pfalm concerning the Mefsiah: Themfelves, fome of them apply it unto David s and fay it was compofed by Come of thefingers concerning him, when. he was annointed King, which the Pbiliftins hearing
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