114 4- Commentary upon the Gdd Chap.' 9. Mall Gods maid.. Os durum! Our Parents, faith the Heathen, . ofoi iptsr,t. are our,Houfhold Gods. Honour them we mull both inword and Flieroc(cs. deed. That our Saviour here cals her Woman, and not Mother, Luke Z ;, was either becaufe he would not adde to her grief , who- was now pierced to the foul withthat fword Simeon fpake of;, or , left he thould createher further trouble, if fhe had been known tobe-.his z-Cor. a mother; or, for that., being now inhis !all work, and ready way Aft&Mon,, to heaven,he knew none after the Heal.. Thomas wats, Martyr., fui.1450, fpake thus at his death to his wifeand ix children. Wife; and my good children ; I mutt now depart from you.: therefore hence- forth, know I you no more , &c. But whereas Chrifl commends . the care of his mother tohis beloved Difciple, with,Behold thy ma -_ s,,i Tay.,¡,, a- Cher , the Samians ufed the like fpeech, when to the richer of the 4 niv . Citizens,the mothers of thofe who died in the wars,were given to. 7i :. be maintained by them. Verfe 2e... That the Scripture mightbefulfilled.']. It: is a. high: point ofheavenly wifedome todo out ordinary bufineffe in obedi: ence to Godscommand , and with an aim at his glory to go ar bout our earthly aftaires with heavenly mindes,.and in ferving men to ferve God ;. to tafl-.God.in the creature,. and. whether we.-eat. i'Cor. to.,; i ar drink, or what ever:elfe we-doe,to fet upGod. Every a lion is a.flep, :either to heavenorhell. The poorefervantan being faith- full to hisMafler , ferves the Lord Chrifl. Col.-_4. who-was more carefuilhereof fulfilling the.Scripture,and working out our falvati, an, thenoffatiffying his ownmolt vehement thirst, Verle 29. Now there was fet a veffcl1full ofvinegar.] Cold Grano,alirsris comfort : they ufed to. give others wine to comfort them : acccrd-. in calice vpi. ing to Prov. 31.6..and mingled myrrhe with the wine, that might attenuate their bloud,and fo help to difpatchthem:as alfo,to caufe They mint a giddines in them,that they might be-the lefle fenlbleoftheir pain go nofurther But they dealt much worfe withour Saviour, mingling for .him,in on theprcpara- mockery, vinegar and gall,to add. to his other milery.This he tion day thm . drank, that we might, drink._of. the heavenly,,illepenthes, that tot- th:eeparre i.e. rent of pleáfüre. Tfah 16. . twelve ft miles, le comming Verfe i 3. It is fanifhed..j Chrift would not.off the Croílfe till.ai! home.too late, were done, that was here to be done : that which remained .being theymight not rather aplay then a,:work to him.. have lcifare to Verfe 31. Recaufe it wíst the `Preparation..]'Their preparation prepare. Ban. . Synagog 1st- to the Sabbath beganat three of the clock in . the after-noon. .The chic,, bait and,wealthieitof them even thofe that had.many fervants,did avatb
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