V Ii, Io. Epifile to the Ha B R E W s. 22.7 bearing. It concerns the whole executionof the defign of God, for the falvation and glorification ofbelievers. nook q}s, manyfans,Jews and Gentiles, allthat were by faith rt.n>,tis ÿ&s. tobecome his Eons; untoglory. Tip apxnyav, the Author. Where ever this word is ufed in the. New Teftament, it is Tit,apxn 'or. applied untoChrift Nis ' 3. 15. he is called apxnyas à nñs, the Princeoflife: And ehaß. 5.31. God is laid to make him irxayar ÿ aorio., a Prince and a Saviour ; that is, m'exnyap awenpíxs, as here, the Prince ofour falvation. Heb. 52.13. the Apo:ile calk him, Tip 4 +toads apxnyóv 7sasra7ñv, as we render it, The author andfniJher offaith. As here God is faid 7e.20Zr ar 7óp dpxnySe, tofmifh or perfeét this Author ofourfalvation. Nowhere elfeis thisword ufed in the New Teftament : It anfwers jullly the Hebrew 7+)), which the LXX render á'pxmv and ;Ames, the fignification of both which words are inc1 ded in rlp)tnyase Princeps, Dux, Prxfes, Author; a Prince, Captain, liuler, Author. And it is ufed in Writers with refped to works good and bad. 'E4pxnyas ,, d'tJ'ancm>,& 7,4 $pya,p. 7oru7wv, Ifocrat. The Author and Teacher offilch works. And .ipxnyàt sáí xsxoupy,ípsalot, artifex maleficii, the principal contriver of mifchief. Iris alío ufed for the Author ofa Stock, Race, or Kindred of men. In this place it is limited by anlnpias, it denotes the Chief or Principal Operator, or workerof that falvation; with efpecial reference unto the Kingly or Princely Power, whereunto he was ad- vanced after his fufferings. As he is alfa abfolutely a Prince, a Ruler, and the.Autlìbr orSpringofthe whole Race and Kind of Believers, according unto the other fènfs of the words. Tw.e,moc , this word is varioufly tiled, and varioufly rendred : to confummate,. to T,sa ri r; perfell, tomake perfell, to confieratt, dedicate, fanllifie. Some would have it in this place to be the fame with ¿,v éts J'açeav, to bring untoglory. But what is the precife fignifi- cationofthe word, we (hall clear in the Expofition enfuing, when we declare what Ail of God it is that is here intended. Before we proceed to theExpofition òfthe feveral pasts of thisText, we mull con- fider the Order ofthe words, to prevent Come miftakes that divers LearnedCommen- tators have fallen into about them. Some fuppofe an hyperbaton in them ; and that thofeexpreflions, For whom are all things, and bywhom are allthings, in bringing many fins toglory,' do intend the Son, theCaptain offalvation. The word durw, him; it be- camehim, they confefs to relate unto erg, God, in the verle fore-going, and to re- late unto the Father; inwhich Order this would be the fente of the words, It became him, that is God, to make perfell through fufferings the Captain of their falvation, for whom are all things, and bywhom areall things, who bringeth manyfont unto glory. But there is no jolt reafonwhy we fhould arbitrarily thus tranîpofe the words. And that fe- parationof, from whom are all things, andfor whom are all things, from, it becamebim, takes away one main foundation of the Apoliles reafoning, as we (hall fee. And the reafon alledged for this ordering ofthewords is infirm, namely that it is Chrift who brings themanyfons unto glory, not the Father; for it is alto aligned unto him, as we shallfee upon manyaccounts. Some refer the whole words unto Chrifl, to this purpofe, it became him, that is the Son incarnate,for whom, &c. bringingmany fans unto glory, tobe confammated or made perfeet byfufferings. So Tena,and thofe whomhe followeth. But this expoítion of the words is directly contrary to the fcope ofthe Apoltle, declared in the verfefore-going, and that following. It leaves allo anon, biro, nothing tö relate unto; not allows the caufal ;S,for, togive an account of any ad of God before mentioned ; and betides the whole ofit is built on the corruption ormillake ofone word in the Vulgar Tran- flation ; confummari for confummare, and that but in Come Copies, as is acknowledged by the moli learnedKomanifis, who here adhere unto the Original. For taking that word alíively, and the Objectofthe Adexpreffed in it, being the Captain offalvation, fome Agent dillind from himMull needsbe fignified, which ii Godthe Father. Some fuppofe an inaa4sr in the words, and therefore in the reading of thofe, in bringing manyfuns untoglory, they fupply by afjlillion3 or fufferings, having brought many tons toglory by4fitlions, it became him tomake the Captain of their falvation petted through fufferings. SoCapellus. But this imaginary defetl arofe meerlyfrom a millake, that the 7à tryewe, or condecency here mentioned, hath a refped unto the things done ; that Peeing theSons had fuflered, it wasmeet and convenient that their Captain fhould do fo in an eminent manner. But the truth is, it refpeds only the doer ofthem, itwas onhispart requifitefo todo the things mentioned: Bbbb Verfá
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