i38 A Commentary upon the Gofßel Chap.i9. it,faith the Chaldee Paraphraff.there. Sbeaffeds,not only anunion, but anunity withhim. Verfe 3. Peter therefore °entforth.] He defpaired not, though be had grievoufly fallen. The Saints cannot fall fo far, but that Gods fupporting hand is ever under them. They may bedowzed o- verhead and Bares in the waters of iniquity, yea, fink twice to the bottom, yet (hall rifeagain and recover; for.the Lord puts under his hand ; yea,as he that ffumbleth,and yet falleth not,gets ground by his-{lmnbling : So it is here. Verfe 4. Só they ran both together..] But the fwifter of foot they were, the flower in faith : for he that believeth maketh not hate,Ifa.2d.'6. They believed not fully the .refurredion.: when they heard the news of it, and from the Angels too,they flit-red not, but rejeded it as a fable. Now that they hear (though but by a womanonly) that the Lords body was removal to another fe- ptilchre (though that were but a rafh report, and nothing fo) they run amain. Oh thedulneffe that is found in-the beff1 Verfe 5. Yet Went he not in.] He duril not : fo fome fearfull are afraid of every ffep, faying,as C afar at Rubicon yet we may goe relago re non hack :.and as the KingofNavar told Reza, That he would launch ita comrriffu- no.further into the fea, then.hemight he fure to return fafe to the 7U4 efet quan haven. quando'iberet pédam !fibre Verfe 6. Following him and Went in.] fohn came firft, Peter po/Te:. entred firft : Soft andfair goesfer : Soft fire makes fweet malt: Leap Chriifians are not much to be liked ; filch as quickly ffep out 6 ofprofanenefíe into profefïìon. Hot at hand feldoan holds out. iecrñ. The ffony ground immediately received the feed with joy,and ffar- Var, ,;. ted up fuddenly : but the good ground brings forth fruit withpa- Pray. 4. 26. tience orrarriance.Walke deliberatly, and ponder the paths ofthy Prov. 4. i2. feet, as Solomonbids. A Chriflians progreffe is as the fun, which ,{nines more and more to the perfect day : andas the Trumpet in Mount Sion,Exod.20. which founded louder and louder, till it was heard all the countryover. Verfe 7. And the napkin that was about ,his head] Thefe grave- cloathes were evidences ofour Saviours refiirreaion, and are there- fore mentionedby theEvangeliff. But what fhift made Paleottus ArchbifhopofBonony for matter, who wrote a great book ofthe Ihaddowof Chills dead body in the findonor linen-cloth, wherin it waswrapped ? This bookwas altocommented upon by thePro - fefl'our ofDivinity there.Had not thefe men littletodoe? Did they not, viordrommillal
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