Vert. 25. the Epifile to the Romans. they cannot fee into the Do &rine of the Gofpell : this is called unbeleefe, verfe 20, 30, 32. This happened unto them by the juffqudgements of God, infli &ingit as a punifhment for their former (inner, as was before written, verfes 8,9,1o. T r M. What meancth this [in part ?] S i L. It Both fsgnifie, either that obfinacy in their unbeleefe was not totall of all Jewes, but particular,there being ever and every where, now and then, fome of the Nation that beleeved in Chrif ; or elfe that it fhould not be perpetual!, but for a time onely, at length to have an end, And this latter feemeth better to agree with the word [Myfery,] for it was no fecret, that force Jewes were faithful!, and re- ceived the Gofpell, Paul before had taught that by his own example, verfe t. and by the prophefie of Elias, as verfes 4.5. and had Paid that the Jewes were diminifhed only, not abolifhed, verfe t 2. that is, a few of them onely were ele& and beleevers. But that of their generali and great blindneffe there fhould be once a tearme,end,and conclu- fion : this was not un till now that Paul (hewed it to be a fecret, having himfelfe firft learned it of God. T t M. We have Peen that the Jews (Pall 483 on or habitable countrey paff by, which fhould not imbrace the Gof- pell, at leaf for a time, according to that prophefie in Pjaltne i 9. 4, and that of ourSaviour,Marke 15. t6, and that teftimony of Paul, Col. I. 6. and that O- racle ofChriff, Matt. 24. 17. T t M. But fhall there be any time wherein the Gentiles (ball be f o univerfally called, fo as everyone (ball be faved? S i L. Not fo, for then the Church of God fhould want enemies, and the prophefies ofAntichrif fhould be un- true: but hereby their aboundant acceffe to the Church in greater heapes then ever fince the Apofles time, is noted ; which when it comes to paffe, then the blistdneffe of the Jewes (hall ceafe, that they may beleeve and be all taken unto Chrift : as both Ambrofe, and the Greeke Scholia doe declare upon this place, and as the Apofle faith plain in the next words, that all Ifrael may be raved, which is a third part of this my. fiery. T I M.What is here meant by [Ifrael ?] S a L. Not fpirituall Ifrael, the whole people of God, conhfing of Jewes' and Gentiles, as the word is ufed Pfal. t 24.1 .and Gal.6.16. for then were it no myftery, (for it is well knowne . that the Church (hail ever confift of be called inat;length, declare now ante us at both thefe peoples,) neither were it what time tbey fhall be called, and how long it I any confolation to the Jews;which Paul here intendeth to give them from the hope of their future and full converfion, but according to the letter it fignifieth the Nation of the Jews, as in the former verfe, T t M. What it meant by [all !Gad ?] S t L. Not every particular amongfl them, but a great determinate number, namely, the better and greater part of them,as i Tim. 3. 2 Sohn 6.45.-It is ufu- all in Scripture by this particle [ail] to lgnifie fonietime the better, and fome- time the greater fort. T r M. What is the dollrine from hence ? S i y. That towards the end of the world, the Nation of the Jewes (hall be converted unto Chrif, that they may beleeve in Chrift, be juftified ,by T t faith will be before it be ? S s L. Even until! the fulneffe of the Gentiles (hall be come in. T i M. Tell us the meaning of tbefe words ? S s L. [ Coming in ] lignifies the Gentiles tree acceffe or entrance into the houfeof the living God, which is the Church of Chrif ; and by (ful -: ne(Te) is fignified the whole body of the Gentiles, or an appointed multitude ofNations, which are here called ful- neffe; (as before verfe 12. the Jewes are called abundance ) becaufe the number of beleevers among the Gen- tiles fhould arife to a great company , fo that publikely among the Gentiles there fhould be gathered a great com- pany unto Chrift, there being no Nati-
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