47 Chap. ACommentarie upon E.fsu;, the tovetue Patriarkes,; Andrew andPeter;. Imes and !ohm. I I. for thole that are ofath.nitie. Thus the kinfemen of Chrtl},are calledhis brethren: which the llelvidiins not obfer- uing, thought they had beene his natural! brethren, by thevir- gin :J1aric : thus Abraham and Lot are called brethren, Gen. 5 13. V. 8, z 4. though Lot MS but his brothers fonnc. Gen, 14, z 2. Thus Iacob the nephew ofLaban, calleth himfclfehis bro. `ther. Gen. 29. t 2. and fo Laban calleth him. v. 1.5. I I I. for I men of the fame countrey. Thusall the Iewes arecalled bre. threeone to another.Deut. z 7.1 5. Frommono thy drethri7balt to thoumak! a king aster thee,. and, Deu.t.23. 19. Thou !halt not gitse to vfst-ie to thy brother. ánd, Rom 9.1. Paul faith , he mid zrilh hirìifelfe anatheina,oraccvr/ed, forhis brethren, that is,the Iewes. I I I L for thole ofthe fame religion. z. Ioh. 3. ¡6, Wem fllay dmme our huesforour 6rethren, Matth. 2 ;.8. One isyour Dollar, t 3 to wit,Chri!}4ndallyeare brethren. z. Cor. 5.1i. /foxy that is' called a brother brafornicatour, withfilchaone eate net.To there we may adde a fifte acception : for all thole that arcconfedc- rate, or otherwife ioyned together, by the bond ofnature, hu- manitic, focietie, or friendlhip. Thus Ahab calleth Benhadad 20 his brother, that is, his friend. t. King. 2o. 3 2,33 thus Simeon Gen 4y.5. and Leui are called brethren inwic1ednes, that is, confederate in euill.Thus all men arccalled brethren one toanother,byreafon ofthe bondof nature, Gen. 9.. 5. at the bandofamans brother, I mil! I the l fe ofman. In all countries thole that affociate 25 thcmfelues together in warre,after a fpeciall mariner, are called fnorne brethren.Nowwemull not rel}raine the word brethren, to thole that arebrethrenbynature, or by affinitie, or by coun- trev: neither inlarge it to all thole that arebrethren by the bond ofnature : but one's, to thofe that are brethren in the-fourth 30 acception, that is to fay, brethren in religion, or brethren in the Lord,(thou h they befalfe brethren)iftheybe brethren at leall din outward 'prof-Aim): for reproofs becing apart ofEccle/rafli- ca11 Dfcipli>re, belongeth not to thofe that areout of the vifibie Church ,as to !ewes, Turkes,Pagans; becaule our Sauiour ;¢ Chrift faith, 7fhe !care them net, tell the Church : 'motifhe will not heare the church ,let him be v# ro theeas a heathenman, and Publican. Which cannot bevnderfioodofhim that isa heathen or Pagan aireadie. And Paul faith, z.Cor<5. z z.7fany that is calleda brather,that.is,a Chriflian,de ataxicatonr,t-c, and then he
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