' .-':"" 44 r:..J1nExpojitionofChrifis uing one Father which is God, as Adamis cal- A\ Judgement, andhi,:counfoll: rhofo that arcrA{h– led the fonnc of God, Luk.3. 38. The fccond I; angri<, Jha/1 vnd"!.'' God! iudgemmt: and degree of murthcr, is calling hM brother Raca. hec that rrJAlt.!J flnownc hi~ angtr b; jpuch or Some expound this wordRaca,an idle or cmpr;oHntenanu, Jhall be. punijhed more grie~to:tjly tic brainc:othcrs,an cuill man: others take it to tmdvnde1goc a dufrr iudgemer.t, M it were by tignific aloathfomc man, one to be fpit at, as the Lords counfe/1: but heoharfoal/ kY open rewe by fpltting vfc to!hew our contempt: but uiling_s and raylings,jhewe forsh hU mallice athefe interpretations cannot fo fitly fland: for gain]I hid 6rother; tub; calling himfoole, or fl 1 ch then the third degree of murther and this fcLik.!, hu jJJtz/1he worthie themOft grieuous iudgecond,i11ou!d be one and the Cunc: for to call a mmt and torment of hellfrrc; alluding to the man cmptic braine, cuill, or loathfomc, and w highdt degree of tOrment among the Icwcs, call him fOolc arc equal indegrcc.Now Chrifls which was buming: for before their Goucrnintcnt is to iCt downc di!lind degrees ofmurmem vvas taken ffom them byHerod,the I ewes ther,as is cuidcm by chc ditlinCl degrees ofpu- ~~fed thcfc fourc kinds of puniihmcms; hangnifhment adioyncd thereunto. A more fit exmg, beheading, Honin-g,and burning.Funhcr, pofition is this, that Raca hath no pcrfc~ figthe words tranfiatcd hellfire, are properly the· nificatian 1 but is onely an imericClion ofindig- B fire ~f Gehmna; for there was a place neere to nation,-..\·hcreby a man doth not flaundcr or rethe iuburbs oflctufalem called G~henna,which Gehenn~ uile his brother, but oncly in gctlure i11ew the is a compound Hebrew word, fignifYing the contempt aud anger ofhis heart againit him;as valley of Hinnon, wherein was a place called when in Englitll 'RC f.1.y, fte,tufo, orfuch like: Tophet, lc(•7•31• where the idolatrous Uwcs, which words arc Hot open raylings, but oncly follO\'Iing the horrible fupcrfiition of the Naoutward llgncs ofthe invvard anger and contions about them, vfcd to burnc their children tempt concealed in the hearr; fo that the meavmo Molech: for whid1 fact the place became ning is this: He th:~.t is angric withhis brother, fo odious to the godly, that to aggr::matctbc and expreffcth this his anger either in gcfl:ure hcinoufnclfe ofthis crime, they vfcd this name or coumcn:mcc, by fr<!twning lookcs,gnaiJ.1igg to fignific and betoken the place of torment of teeth, or by imperfcC1: fpcach, as tuth, fie, appointed for the reprobate: whereupon in pifh,or fi1ch like: hcc is guiltic ofmurther.Thc ChriH:s time, Gehenna, and thefir~ ofhell, were third degree of mm'ther is, when aman doth in fignification all one. Now in this valley the. {hew his anger againH his b1·othcr by open raiIewes vfcd to burnc their malefa&ors;and vnlings,and reproachful namcs:exprdfed in thcfc to this llindc of iudgemcnt Chdlt alludcth, words, T-Vhofocuer (hall call his /Jr:orher foole. meaning not ftmply hell fire, the torments of And 'all thefe three degrees arc beyond tbc in- C the damned, but amore grieuous and greater terprctation ofthe IcwHh Teachers,who oncly kind of punifhment then the formiT,becaufe it condCned aCtual killing~y tl11s c61nandemem. was a higher degree of finne : fo that Chrifis Now to there feucrall kindcs ofmunher, meaning is this; 1-Iowfoeuer y~u ~ ,.;/;er .anJ ChrHt addcth difiin8: degrees of puniihmcnt. Pharifutet~ch .JOH, that there M no munher 611t The firlt is, to he culpable of i:ulgmunt for vna[fu:.r/1 /:JIIing, and that it onely de[er!kJ conaduifcd anger. The fccond, to heworthicrobe demnJttion: ;et 1 which am the Law-ghtr:r foJ pttnifhed wirh a Co1t1t[e!J~ f0r out\vard figncs of vnttJ you, tha<: as you httttcdiuers punifhmentJ in this anger. The third is, tobe worthie of bellfire, feuera/1 coiP'tJfor ditlers ujf'mces, tU hanging, Jlofor rcproachfull nam"'q or r?yiings. And here ning, and lmrning:'.foGod hee hathdiuersdewe muft vndcriland, thJ!t Chrilt fpcaketh not grees ofp•nif/,mcntt f'r the fouera/1 breachu of propcrly,i.n fctting do"vn~ thcfedcgrees ofputhh· co"!ma11demcnt: hce that :1 rafoly angrie,is nifhmcnt, but iiguratiucly,alluding to the cuworthie ofiudgemmt.: and~hee that gittes Ql/tan; 'I fiomc of p11ni!l1ing offenders vfcd among the jbew ofhUanger iHgd/Hre,fha/1 6ept~n_ifbedmore Couma· Iewes: for thcv h~d three courts; T he firfi was grieHtJHjly:. 6mhee that pJbes forth hu anger by ~C:~.~t;ee. : held by three: .:nen for mcanc mattcr.;,and ~thc1· D rtiJiing andreuilmg, (hallends:;-e the mofl gr~HOIU P F2giu~in cafes offinall importance.The fccond '.-vas hdd p11nijhment of all. Deat.u>. · by thr~eandtwcntie mr-;1, whcrcm were deterFirH, V\hereas Chrill hc1e makcth degrees mined matter of great importance, that could of pum{hments for d1ucrs finnes, the P apdls I' ~:;la~~. ·not be decided in the firfi court; as m.atters ef hc1 con would bmld their d1ihnChon offinncs life and de:nh; and it was kept in the cheife Cimto venJall,and ti'J()rta!I.Vcma!!Jin,es(f.1y they) tics of the tand. The third court \Nas held at arc hoht 11nncs, as badde thoughts, vame fpec.. Ierufalem oncly called the court ofLhe Se:menchcs,~nd filch hkc,whtch doe not dcCcruc dam- ! rie.rwo, from. WI~iCh oon~: migbt appcale to anation, but fomc tcmporall punifumcm, ondy ny other.J n it were all w~ightie :md great eaufuch as were nllottcd to ci\fill courts among the fes determine-d, and this court is here called a !ewes: for here (fay they) Chri!l oncly makes Cosmfoll. Now Chrir.:alludlnghcreto, faith to open rayling au~ rcuiling of our brother, this effect: .(..ook§as.am 0;7 g ]Oft !ewes there are fuch an heinous finne as defcrues hell fire. But differenr co!lrt.r, and fome mattenm·ei!diudged this difiinCl:ion can not here be grounded: l j in yom· coHrts of iur{gement, mu/ others in t~e for Chrifi cloth not appropriate condemnation l \ ConQfo/1 at Icmflli<m, .foGod alfo hu barb hi; tothistcarmcofhellfirc:buthehathrefcrence I ~---~----------------------------------------------------------------thcret~o _______.
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