VE R. b. t0 the HEB R E W 5. born into the world, but quite of another matter, as is evident upon the firft view of the Text ; fo that this teftimony is evidently not taken from this place ; norwould, nor could the Ajìeftle make cafe ofateftimonyliable unto filch juttexceptions. Later Expofitors generally agree, that the words are taken out of Pfal. 97.v. 7. where the Original is .rendred by the "LXX, aapoarvetíe es eive so:erss rsyrAO, ävì'x g which with a very fmall variation in the words, and none at all in the feufe, is here expreffedby the Apoftle, And let all the Angels ofGod marfhip him. ThePfalm bath noTitle at all-in the Original, which the GrerkVerfion noteth, af- firming that it is ávsxíypagoc var"E(ofafon; but it addesone of its own, namely, ,I.aaaas vçñ Az(3td' gas á Si y úuaú Mt0i5,7q APfabn ofDsvid, whenbis.lsnd Was re(fored. Hence it is referred by fame to thetime ofhis .return unto Hieru(.;le a, after he had .been expelled the Kingdom by Abfolom ; byothers, with more probability, to the time ofhis bringing the Arkinto the Tabernacle from thehoufe of ('bed-edam, when theland was quietedbefore him, And unque(lionably in it, theKingdom of God. was thadowed out under the Type of the Kingdomof David ; which Kingdom of Godwas noneother but thatof the Mfah. It is evident that thisPfalm is of the fame Nature with that which goes before, yea apart of it, or an Appendix unto it. The fist} words of this take up and carrie on what is affirmed in the tenth verfe, ordofe ofthat : fo that both of themare but one continued Pfalm of Praife. Now the Titleof that Pfalm and confequently this is win "my, AnewFong, v. t. whichPfalms, as Ra/hi confeffeth, , are tobe referred unto the World to come, that is the Time and Kingdome of the Mph. SoKi,nehi affirms, that this.Pfalm and that following, rcfpeét the time when the people (hall be deli- vered from the Captivity out ofall Nations,that is the timéof the Mefab. And Ra- kenati affirms, . that the laft verrfe of it, He earned,tojudge the earth, can refpednothing but. Me coming and reign of the Mefab. Thus they out of their Traditions. Some of the Antients, I confefs, charge them, with corrupting this Pfalm in the vergon of the toverfe, affirming that the words fometimes were a aletoc sâaairgvasv áaò ax 5', The Lord reignedfrom the Tree, denoting, as they fay, the Croß. SoMin Martyr in his Dialogue withTrypho. And after him the fame words are remembred by Tertullian, ad. 3ud.e.cap. ro. ad. March lib. 3. AndAuguffin. Enarr. in Pfal. 95. And though the fraud and corruption pretended be improbable, indeed impoffible ; nor are the words mentioned by Nine acknowledgedby the Taegum `or any Greek Tran-. par, r or Hierom ; yet it is evident, that all parties granted the affiab and his King- dom to be intended in the Palm, or there had beenno need or colour for the one to fulped the otherof corruption abóut it. It is then evident, that the Antient Church ofthe Jews, whole Tradition is herein followedby the Modern, acknowledged this Pfalm to contain adefcription of the KingdomofGod inthe Mph, and on their ton - fent doth the Apof }le proceed. And thenext Pfalm, which isofthe fame importance with this, is entituled by the Targumi(f, 7121]] r rativt, A Prophetical Pfalm, namely ofthe Kingdom and Reignof theMcJTah. But the matter of the Pfalm it feltmakes it manifeft that theHoly Ghoft treateth in it about God's bringing in thefirfi-born into theworld, and the (citing up ofhis King- dom in him. AKingdom is defcribed, wherein God would reign, which fhould deftroy Idolatry and falfe-worthip; a Kingdom wherein the ?es ofthe Gentiles fhould rejoyce, being called to an intent} therein ; a Kingdomthat wasto be preached, proclaimed, declared, unto the encreafe of Lightand Holinels in the world, with the manifeha- Lion oftheglory of Godunto the ends ofthe earth ; everypart whereof declareth the Kingdom ofChrift tobe intended in thePfalm,and confequently that it is a Prophetic ofthebringing in ofthe ftrff-begotten into the world. 2. Ourfecond enquiry is, Whether the Angels be intended in thefe.words. They are, as was before obferved, , ammo dii ; and are fo rendred by Hierom, Adorate eurn omnes dii ; andby ours, Warfhip him, allyegods. The preceding words are, Confounded be all they thatferve graven images, Ò54í5t1] i=l711rlrtt)Tie that boaff themjelves in,or ofidols; Vanities, Nothing:, as the word fìgnifies ; whereon enfues this Apoffrophe, Warfhip him, OmS14-43, allye gods: And who they are, is'our prefent enquiry. Some, anal] theModern Jews, fay, that it is thegods oftheGentiles, thofe whom they worthip, that are intended ; fo making nsn'tt1.andp,`PSN, gods, and vain idols, tobe the fame in thisplace : But, n.It cannot be,that the PP/mifffhould exhort the idol: ofthe Heathen, Come Where- of
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