x 454 An Exporition upon Tim. Whatgood may we take of our own though it be a fin,yet God can and will Calf, and the fats of others? fhewus this, more make good to come of it; but though fu Ay and diffinìfly? God in his providence can difpofefaults S t L. Fsrl, our own finites fhould to very good ends: this n.u(t not be an be a meanes to humble us. Secondly, encouraging to offend. to caufe us to be more watchfull.Third- ly, to flirte us up more to prayer againft them. Fourthly, to a greater flrtfe a- gainft fume, that it prevaile not nor foil us. And laltly to a greater compaf- fion towards our neighbours which have faine by feeling our infirmities. The finnes of others should Ilk us up to more heedfulneffe that we do not the i'te; alto to take occafion of exerci- fing charity in prayer for them, and ad- T a M o r H E U s. monilhing of them. We had need to jflat doth this Scripture contain have skill to know how to reap fome l / in it ? good of finne, for we have had a great St L.An illuftration or larger Petting dealeof harm by it even the offence forth ofthe two ends ofthe tall of the and difpleaftrre of a good God, the Jewes, mentioned in verle i t. viz. the wounding and defiling of our could- adoptionofthe Gentiles,and the reptil- ence, hurt to our name and efiate, dan- tance and converfion of the Jewes; this ger of p,erifhing to our perlons , many latter he beginneth within this 12. ver. miferies, and death in the end ; which and the former he illukrateth in the 13. fhould caufe us to feare before finne, and 14. verfes. The reafon why he and after finne to be made wary and fart dealeth with the latter end of wife by our owne , and other mens Gods hfto be contrary to the former, faults. it T t M.Wtat other things are to &e learned and therefore he is careful] to reconcile from hence ? them. Dotirine. S I L. That there is great difference T a M. flowth ano hefe t two ender rule between God and men in their manner to of governing; his wayes and our wayes mies? are not alike ; for he may use all occafi- S t L. Thus as if the Jewes were ons,meanes,,and inlruments of doing call out of the Covenant and Church, good, becaufe he is a mofl free agent, to make roorne for the Gentiles to and cannot be defiled by partaking with come in;hereof the Gentiles might fur - evil]; but men are bound to doe good mite, that the receiving of the Jewes things by good means, Rom.3. 5. We fhould be their rejeftion and cutting may not doe evil that good may come of it. off. For it was likely and might be fea- Moreover we learn, that where the red,that as the falling away of the Jews, Gofpell is,there cometh falvation; for was the occafion of the converfion of it is both a meffage of falvation to fin- the Gentiles, fo the converfion of the ners, and the power of God unto falva- Jew, fhould occafion the filling away tion, Luke 2. so. Rom. r. t 6. Therefore 'of Gentile. Unto which obje&ion, called Gofpell, ( that is) a gladlome the Apoftle anfwereth negatively, de- tidings,and fo it is to al; of hi &ed finners vying the objeftion; he lrengthneth which feel the burden; of lin and groan his argument from theleffetothemore, under it. Lally, we learn that the pro- thus: If the diminilhing and poverty of fperity ofothers, it is the caufe of lea- the Jewes, be the riches of the Gentiles, loule,and envy in our felves : the Gen. much more (hall their plentiful! calling tiles good is the Jewes griefe ; which lbe: if their fal do further the falvation the f DIALOGUE X. Verf. 12. Wherefore if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and thedimini(bing of them the riches of the Gentiles, bow much more fbpU their abundance be ? 1
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