CH A P. 5. Epá/Ile to the Theffaloniaas. Vlacc. 5,6o 417 i derfull pleating, and delightful) to fente: fitly,fignifying felicity. Children of Light: by an Hebraifine; fuch as to whom God path granted the meanes of knowledge and fanfli- fication ; and nude them efefluall to your inlightning and lanflihcation. And of the Day. It is added to amplifie the bletred- nelIe of their etlate. There is light in crepHfcaslis : the cicare light is that of the Day. q. d. God 'lath beene pleated to grant you in the meanes, and power of them, nota glimmering Light ; and obfcure infight into the fecrecs offaluation ; but after a fort perfcflion of grace, and illumination ; fo that yee fee, and fee clearely the things that concerne your peace : he herb freed you, not onely from the night, but cues from the dark:lac of ig- norance. For the particle of vniuerfalitic ; thtas conceiue it : Firif, either tohaue reference to the meanes of know- ledge. Secondly, or elle to be fpoken after the judge- ment of Charitie. Hidderto of the fenfe. The points obferuable here are thefe. Firfl, The bief - fedplate of Gods Church now in dales ofNew Teflament, as in other refpeflsf for the plenty and clearnesofreuelatian, and bbnowled- egranted vs by the Go fiel.I fay not,God was euer wanting Co his Church, in a comperercie ofknow -'. ledge; butfure it is, that light the Jews had,côparatiuely was but as of the dawning, ours as the cleare light of the Day.Propheticall Scriptures, faith Peter, are as the light of a o candlefhining in a darb`e place : The light we now haue, z Per.r.rg. is as that of the Day.flarre. S.Paul (peaking of the ni (le- i rie of -the Gofpel, faith, It P was hidden from the begin. e Rom.ró.z.' 1 níngr of the world, till th% lag awl. What is his mea - ning ? Say forne, From Gentiles, not from Iewes. 9 Rather thus , comparatiuely hidden being miter fo clearely made knowne to the Tonnes of of men, 9 as it ù q Ephe.3.5 now reuealed ta 4pofiles and 'Prophets by the Spirit: Cca Jr
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