difciple. b 27. And whofoever doth not bear his nd come after me, cannot be my difciple. 28. For of you intending to build a tower, fitteth not down d counteth the coft, whether he have fufficient to fi 29. Left haply after he hath laid the foundation, not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock 30. Saying, This man began to build, and was not finish. 31. Or what king going to make war against king, fitteth not down firft, and confulteth whebe able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh him with twenty thousand. 32. Or elfe, while the 3 yet a great way off, he fendeth an embaffage, and 1 conditions of peace. 33. So likewife whofoever he ou, that forfaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be ciple. 34 T 34. Salt is good: but if the falt have favour, wherewith fhall it be feafoned? 35. It is fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghil; en caft it out. He that hath Ears to hear, let nes, and faftens fuch imputation on the Creator of the World. ords of that excellent Prelate, Bishop Hooper, who fuffered Martyrthe reform'd Religion, in his Preface to his Expofition of the Commandments, are very weighty, and to the prefent matter. , faith he, was no more excluded from the Promifes of Chrift, till <cluded himself, than Abel; Saul than David; Judas than Peter; than Jacob: concerning which two Brethren, in the Sentence of given to Rebecca, there was no mention at all, that Efau fhould be herited of Eternal Life, but that he should be inferior to his Brother in this World; which Prophecy was fulfilled in their Pofterity, not the Perfons themselves. God is faid by the Prophet to have d Efau, not because he was difinherited of Eternal Life, but in laybis Mountains and his Heritage wafte for the Dragons of the Wilderness, 1.3. That Threatning of God against Efau (if he had not of ful Malice excluded himfelf from the Promife of Grace) fhould no re have hindred his Salvation, than God's threatning againft Nine: The Cause of Rejection or Damnation, is Sin in Man, which will not rnor receive the Promife of the Gospel. See Dr. Fowler, late Biof Gloucefter, his Difcourfe of Chriftian Liberty; where are Citations A.B. Cranmer,Bp Latimer,and Bp. Hooper, P. 86,&c. T CHA P. XV. HEN drew near unto him all the publicans and fin for to hear him. 2.And the Pharifees andScribes fm mured, faying, This man receiveth finners, and eateth wit them. 3. And he fpake this parable unto them, fay 4. What man of you having an hundred theep, if he one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the dernefs, and go after that which is loft, until he find 5. And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his ho ers, rejoicing. 6. And when he cometh home, he calle together his friends and neighbours, faying unto them, joice with me, for I have found my fheep which was k 7. I fay unto you, that likewife joy fhall be in heaven ove one finner that repenteth, more than over ninety and just perfons which need no repentance. 8. Either wh woman having ten (1) pieces of filver, if fhe lofe one pi doth not light a candle, and fweep the houfe, and feel gently till he find it? 9. And when fhe hath found calleth her friends and her neighbours together, faying joice with me, for I have found the piece which I had 10. Likewife I fay unto you, There is joy in the pre of the angels of God, over one finner that repenteth And he faid, A certain man had two fons: 12. And younger of them faid to his father, Father, give me the tion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto t (1) ‡ Drachma, here tranflated a piece of Silver, is the eighth Part Ounce, which cometh to feven Pence halfpeny, and is equal t Roman Peny. Mat. 18. 28; m his living. 13. And not many days after, the younger fon gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wafted his fubftance with riotous living. 14. And when he had spent all, there arofe a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country: and he fent him into his fields to feed fwine. 16. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the fwine did eat : and no man gave unto him. 17. And when he came to himfelf, he faid, How many hired fervants of my fathers have bread enough and to fpare, and I perish with hunger! 18. I will arife, and go to my father, and will fay unto him, Father, I have finned against n heaven, and before thee, 19. And am no more worthy to be called thy fon: make me as one of thy hired fervants. 20. And he arofe, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father Pfaw him, and had compaffion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kiffed him. 21. And the fon faid unto him, Father, I have finned against heaven, and in thy fight, and am no more worthy to be called thy fon. 22. But the father faid to his fervants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and fhooes on his feet. 23. And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill u ; and let us eat and be merry. 24. For this my fon was dead, * s 4. n Dan. 26. Thy Kingdom thall be fure unto thee, after that thou fhalt have known that the Heavens do rule. Mat. 21. 25. The 10 Baptifm of John, whence was it? from Heaven, or of Men ?→ . Acts 2. 39. The Promife is unto you, and to your Children, and to all that are afar off, even as 15 many as the Lord our God fhall call. Eph. 2. 13, 17. But now in Chrift Jefus, ye who were fometimes far off, are made nigh by the live. 9 Mic. 7. 18. - He retaineth not his Anger for ever, because he delighteth in Mercy. Ifa. 49. 15. Can a Woman forget her fucking Child, that fhe fhould not have Compaffion on the Son of her Womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Ecclefiafticus 21. 1. My Son, haft thou finned, do fo no more, but ask Pardon for thy former Sin. s. Pfal. 51. 4. Against thee enBlood of Chrift. And came and 20 ly have I finned, and done Evil in Preached Peace to you which were far off and to them that were thy Sight. See on Joh. 5.25. And they be and is alive again; he was loft, and is found. gan to be merry. 25. Now his elder fon was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard mufick and dancing. 26. And he called one of the fervants, and asked what these things meant. 27. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him fafe and found. 28. And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. 29. And he answering, faid to his father, Lo, these many years do I ferve thee, neither tranfgreffed I at any time thy commandment, and yet thou never gaveft me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: 30. But as foon as this thy fon was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou haft killed for him the fatted calf. 31. And he faid unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. 32. It was meet that we fhould make merry and be glad for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was loft, and is found. A CHA P. XVI. ND he faid alfo unto his difciples, There was a cer tain rich man which had a fteward; and the fame was accufed unto him that he had wafted his goods. 2. And he called him, and faid unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? Give an account of thy ftewardship: for thou mayft be no longer fteward. 3. Then the fteward faid within himself, What fhall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the ftewardship: I cannot dig, to beg I am afhamed. 4. I am refolved what to do, that when I am put out of the ftewardship, they may receive me into their houses. he called every one of his Lord's debters unto him, and faid unto the firft, How much oweft thou unto my lord? 6. And he said, An hundred (1) measures of oyl. And he said 5. So unto him that is ready to judge the quick and dead. Rev. 20. 12. I faw the Dead small and great fand before God. (1) The Word Batus in the Original, containeth nine Gallons and three Quarts. See Ezek. 45. 10, 11, 14. m, Take thy bill, and fit down quickly, and write 12. 36. While ye have ieve in the Light, that ye the Children of Light. 8. Ye were fometimes darknow are ye Light in the 5 walk as Children of Light. 5.5.8. Ye are all the ChilLight, and the Children lay. Let us who are of e fober. an. 4. 27. Break off thy Righteoufnefs, and thine by fhewing Mercy to the + Mat. 6. 19. Lay not up felves Treafures upon Earth, Moth and Ruft doth corrupt, ere Thieves break through al. Mat. 19. 21. Jefus to him, If thou wilt be per and fell that thou haft, and the Poor, and thou fhalt reafure in Heaven. † Luk. them that are Rich in this World, that they be not High minded, nor truft in uncertain Riches, but in the Living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy That they do good, that they be rich in good Works, ready to diftribute, wil ling to communicate; laying up in Store for themselves a good Foun20 dation against the Time to come; that they may lay hold on Eternal Life. in the Original containeth about The Word here interpreted Measure, containing fourteeri ́s and a Pottle. Mammon fignifies Wealth or Riches. The Terms Mammon of Unrighte the Poor. |
