48' A Commentary upon the Gofliel Chap:2 minima tibi afere. Lord it over theChurch, faith,Baronitss.. Regia more impera, Raignas a King, faithBellarmirre. Chri[t on the cones trary faith,The kings ofnations exercifedominion over them, but ye íPct..z ; fhall not dofo. And Peter himfelf faithtohis fellow Elders, Feed the ckofÇod,not as lording it over Gods heritage ,-c.Indeed aotbidtlm here ufed, fometimes lignifies to govern(ufually to feed) but t?6P,w, theother word twice ufedhere in this text,alwaies lignifies tofeed, But they catchat government,, let go feeding. It is as rare a thing tohear a Bifhop preachamongít them,faid D` Baffinet, as to fee at spifc,Winton. Ale flee. Fifcopotiús apudmultoscanfulitur quántz Chriflo : atton. fionipotiusgregisgnamattention. Verfe 17. 7efusfaithunto him the third time.] To confirm him doubtleffe, againft the confcioufnefeofhis three-fold - deniall, and tore-authorize him in his.Apolllefhip. Lovell' thoume ? ] AMinifter had needhave his heart inflamed with a mofl ardent attenion to Chrift : for elfe he will neverfufler . that hardfhip , devour thofedifficulties, andget overall chofe im pediments that he is Cureto be encombred with. The Miniflery,'. believe it,is not an idle-mans occupation :he muff preach the word, be inftant in feafon,out offeafon, &c. cry in the throat,( Clamare ut Stentora vincat)lifr up his voice like a trumpet, fpeak till he fpet forthhis lungs , and yet to no more purpofe, many times, then Bed didwhen to an heapof[tones. Now this he will, never do, unlefethe love ofChrifl conflrain him, z Cor. 5.14. with - a Cor. 16. 22. Peter was grieved. ] Either in remembrance of his former falle= play : orelfe,as thinking our Saviour fomewhat diftrufted his fide- lity ; orelfe filrely,he.was as much toblame to be grieved,as David a-Saan.6 . was to be angry, when God had made abreach upon.Vzzah. FeedmyJheep] My. [beep withgolden fleeces, with preciousfouls every foul being moreworth then a world, as our Saviourreckons it, who onlywent to the price ofit. Can that,bewholfome meat Matt.i6.16 then that is fawcedwith the bloudof fouls ?. Will it not be bitter! neffe-in the end ? Verfe 18. Another faall gird thee] That is, cord thee., manacle and pinion thee, carry thee prifoner whither thouwouldfl not. Pe-, ter would, and he would not futfer. Every new man is two men, bath two contrary principles in him, flefh and fpirit. The fpirit to Willing, thefleJhweakand wayward. This made the Martyrs ma- nyofthan;chide themfelves, and craveprayersofothers. B, Rids,y fai4. Pf314.8a.
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