402 .n Expofition upon Chap: I©, ed by God indifferently ,upon the as he is not onely good to them, but Jews and Gentiles, Gal. 3. 8. tEphef. 2. [Rich] to them, and heapeth his grace 17,18. upbn them. See Epbef.2.5. Thirdly, we T í M. In what fenfe irGod Paid to bee .stave no caule to envy other Chriftians, 3 AU. Lord of all? feeing God is rich enough to fuffice all, b,terpre- s i L. Becaufe hee is the common as the Sonne bath light enough for all tation. Creator of all, who made both Jew and that ftand in it. Therefore, as theJewes Gentile.Secondly,becaufe he is the jufti= at a to be blamed for the grutching at her of all, without re(pe& of country, the converfion of the Gentile, whereby' everyone which beletveth in Chrift, nothing was taken from the Jew , fo (hall have righteoufrieffe before God, they are faulty and doe finne, which who is one which doth juftitìe the dr- fret at the profperity ofothers, either cumfion by faith, and the uncircum- fpirituall or bodily .This difeafefprin - cifson through faith, Rom, 3.30. From geth from hence, that they confider not whence it doth follow,that God accep- that the goodneffeof God is bottom- tali not perlons, f1t5 r o. 3o. fo as to leffe, being fuch afountain as can never love one the more becaufe he is a Jew, be drawn dry, his riches being far un r the lelle becaufe he is a Gentile , but like worldly riches,which are dimifhrd is of like aiie &ions to all the faithful, of by giv ng. what people or language foever : as a T s M. Whence is the fecond authority Father is well affe&ed unto all his chu- fetched? dien which doe well, and a workman S i L. From Joel 2.32. to all his work made by him : fo is T a M. How may it appear that Tina ddtb God good to all his people without rightly apply this to CbrifI, and to faith in dillin&ion of place.Therefore a Gentile him? though not circumcifed, yet if he have Sr. L. By-comparing this text with faith , hee (hall become righteous and Nis 2.2t. where Peter expoundeth this ! live for ever : whereas an unbeleeving place of Joel touchingChrift and falva- Jew [hall bee Pent away unjuftified , tlon by him : fuch harmony,there is in though he be circumcifed. the holy Scripture. ' T t M. What is meant by this, that God T t si.What doilrine learnwe from this , it. good to all? verfe? S i L. That he is abundantly loving S a 'L. That whofoever confe(feth and kinde (not to every particular per- Chrift, and calleth upon him, is Pure fbn,witheut exception of any fingular) of falvation, becaufe God hath fo pro - but to all men of all forts, for [Richer] mifed. Secondly, that religious prayer hgnifie plentiful) goodneffe, as Ephef. 2. is to be dire &ed unto God alone, be- 4.7.andby [AI/,J is often meant fome caule hee alone is the fearcher of the of ail kinds,Countries, and degrees, as heart,& is God al-fufficient, Gen 17. L. r 4im.2 .3 Room t 1.32. Here falleth to ground invocation of T i si. What are we to learn from hence ? Saints. Thirdly, that there is no true S i L. Not that every man and wo- prayers but in the Church of God, Man be cieli, called, and juftified , as ( which is the Sion and Jerufalem) fomctkllely colle& from hence, being where the Prophet promifeth delive- the enemies of Gods grace, fufficiently rance and falvation. Fourthly,the peo- confuted from this place where the uni- plc of God never pray to him in vain ; verftll particle [All] is limited to fuch tor howlcever they are not .heard ;in as call upon him, which none doe in that very particular which they regete$, truth but belcevers onely : but that any for that God feeth it notexpedient for ahiéh be juftified and faved they are them ; yet feeing they that call on him beholden to the great and exceeding are faved,therefore he is never called on goodncIlè of God for it, Ephef. 2.7, 8. without great fruite and wholefome 2.7)08. Secondly, God fo loves his Children, effe &. This is a great encouragement to
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