Bible Commentaries

Exodus 25:18 — appointment, and set out of sight. Hence then is no warrant for the use of images in churches. These here were to represent the holy angels attendant upon God, looking intently into the mystery of Christ, as the cherubims did into the propitiatory, 1 Peter 1:12 and joined to the society of saints.

Exodus 25:21 — And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. Above upon the ark. — The ark covering the law within it, the mercy seat upon it, and over them two cherubims covering one another, did typify Christ covering the curses of the law, in whom is the ground of all mercy; "which things the angels desire to pry into," 1 Peter 1:12 as into the pattern of God’s deep wisdoms. Ephesians 3:10

Exodus 8:20 — my people go, that they may serve me. Rise up early in the morning. — Sanctificat, sanat, ditat quoque surgere mane. Early rising is good for health, wealth, and godliness. David "prevented the dawning of the morning," … Psalms 119:147 Christ "rose up a great while before day." Mark 1:35 See Trapp on " Mark 1:35 "

Job 11:20 — Job’s mind by telling him what he must trust to if he persist in his sin. And first, his eyes shall fail. The eye is a principal part of the body; and the failing of the eyes followeth either upon some sudden fright or upon much weeping, Lamentations 1:2 Psalms 38:1-22 Psalms 88:1-18 . (we read of one Faustus, son of Vortigem, king of Britain, who wept out his eyes), or too long looking after the same thing, or on the same object. Ut vehementius vellicet et fodiat inopinatum, ut putabat Iobi, animum

Leviticus 25:43 — Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God. Rule over him with rigour. — As the Egyptians did over the Israelites. Exodus 1:13 Thy servant is made of the same earth with thee, and hath right to the same heaven with thee. See Galatians 3:28 . The servant paid the half shekel as well as the master. Stand not therefore on terms of inequality, but know that yourselves also have

Ezekiel 1:4 — ] En esta visión misteriosa subsiguiente de un torbellino, cuatro querubines, cuatro ruedas, un trono sobre el firmamento, formidabilis Dei forma proponitur, se expone "la apariencia de la semejanza de la gloria del Señor", como se expone, Ezequiel 1:28 , para que por medio de esto la arrogancia del pueblo fuera mejor sometida, la doctrina del profeta recibida con más reverencia y el profeta confirmado en su llamamiento. La suma de esta visión celestial es que la divina providencia gobierna en el

Numbers 9:8 — command concerning you. Stand still and I will hear. — Moses was but the echo of God’s voice; John Baptist, "the voice of one crying in the wilderness": St Paul "received of the Lord" what he delivered to the Church, 1 Corinthians 11:23 and took care that the faith of his hearers "might not be in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God." 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 Unwarranted doctrines come not cum gratia et privilegio.

Matthew 16:18 — unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Thou art Peter — i.e. Thou art a living stone in the spiritual temple, like as Peter saith all other Christians are,1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 2:5 . And here Christ tells Peter why at first he gave him that name. Upon this rock — That is, upon this thy rocky, thy solid and substantial confession of me. Austin saith, the rock is Christ, not Peter. But this, saith Stapleton,

Acts 28:28 — Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. That the salvation of God — i.e. The gospel, that "grace of God that bringeth salvation," Titus 2:11 , and is the power of God to salvation to as many as believe,Romans 1:16; Romans 1:16 ; therefore called the word of this life, that is able to save souls; and hath heaven in it, potentially, as the kernel hath the tree, or the seed the harvest.

Romans 2:5 — thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Treasurest up unto thyself — Sicut mittentes pecuniam in gazophylacium, quod, ubi iam impletur, confringitur, saith Stella upon Luke. In treasuring, there Isaiah 1:1-31 . Laying in; 2. Lying hidden; 3. Bringing out again, as there is occasion. Wicked persons, while by following their lusts they think they do somewhat to their happiness, shall in the end find, pro thesauro carbones, those burning coals, Psalms

Romans 3:23 — For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; All have sinned — The first man defiled the nature, and ever since the nature defileth the man. Adam was a parent, a public person, a parliament man, as it were; the whole country of mankind was in him, and fell with him. Short of the glory of God — i.e. Of his image now obliterated, or of his kingdom, upon the golden pavement whereof no dirty dog must ever trample. It is an inheritance undefiled, 1 Peter 1:4 .

1 Corinthians 7:3 — Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. Let the husband, … — Let them be chaste between themselves, and beware both of excess and defect. Chastity is a man’s honour,1 Thessalonians 4:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:5 . And modesty is the best preserver of nuptial chastity. Marriage as well as meats must be sanctified by the word and prayer. God must be sent for to bless this physic to the soul. Raging lust is a great enemy

2 Corinthians 6:4 — afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, In much patience — Or tolerance, suffering hardship, as good soldiers of Jesus Christ. In afflictions — Out of which there is little or no use of patience; at least she cannot have her perfect work,James 1:4; James 1:4 . In necessities — Want of necessaries. In distresses — Such straits as that we are at a stand, and have not whither to turn us, στενοχωριαις ; we are in a little

Ephesians 2:11 — Por tanto, recordad que habiendo pasado en el tiempo a los gentiles en la carne, a quienes se les llama incircuncisión por lo que se llama la circuncisión en la carne hecha por manos; Ver. 11. Que son llamados incircuncisión ] Con gran desprecio y oprobio, como 1 Samuel 17:26 . Sin embargo, el Israel no regenerado era para Dios como Etiopía, Amós 9:7 . Y Jether, por naturaleza un ismaelita, 1 Crónicas 7:17 , fue por su fe y religión llamado israelita, 2 Samuel 17:25 .

1 Thessalonians 5:16 — evermore. Rejoice evermore — A duty much pressed in both Testaments, but little practised by many of God’s whinnels, who are ever puling and putting finger in the eye, through one discontent or another. The wicked may not rejoice, Hosea 9:1 ; the saints must,Psalms 32:11; Psalms 32:11 ; Psalms 33:1 , and that continually, striving to a habitual cheerfulness, which occurs when faith heals the conscience, and grace husheth the affections, and composeth all within: what should ail such a

Titus 2:10 — which made them call servants and thieves by one name, Audent cum talia fures. Virgil. ordinary among the Hebrews; whence that saying of Rabbi Gamaliel, Marbe gnabadim, marbe gezel, He that multiplieth servants, multiplieth thieves. Pirke-aboth, Titus 1:1-16 Ordinary also among us, whence that proverb, "He that will be rich must ask his servant’s leave."

Hebrews 8:2 — λειτουργος . Or, a public officer, an agent for the saints, about holy things. Which the Lord pitched — Christ’s body was conceived in the virgin’s womb, not by human generation, but by divine operation. SeeHebrews 9:11; Hebrews 9:11 ; John 1:14 . He was the stone cut out of the mountain without hands,Daniel 2:34; Daniel 2:34 ; the rose of Sharon that grows without man’s care, Song of Solomon 2:1 .

2 Peter 2:11 — Mientras que los ángeles, que son más poderosos y poderosos, no presentan acusación contra ellos ante el Señor. Ver. 11. Cuáles son más poderosos ] a saber. Que el monarca más poderoso, Daniel 10:20 , y por Daniel 10:20 les llama principados y potestades, 1 Pedro 3:22 . Poderosos, Isaías 10:34 . Ver 2 Tesalonicenses 1:7 ; Éxodo 12:23,27 2 Samuel 24:15 ; 2 Reyes 19:35 . Todo esto es para nuestra comodidad, ellos son nuestros guardianes. Vea mi lugar común de ángeles.

1 John 4:17 — En esto se perfecciona nuestro amor, para que tengamos confianza en el día del juicio: porque como él es, así somos nosotros en este mundo. Ver. 17. En el día del juicio ] Los que lleven su imagen oirán su euge; bien hecho, los reconocerá y honrará, y su fe, que obra por amor, "será hallada para alabanza, honra y gloria en la aparición de Jesucristo", 1 Pedro 1:7 . El que fue juzgado de tan buena gana por ellos, no dará sentencia dura contra ellos.

1 John 4:18 — hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. There is no fear in love — But complacence and acquiescence in the person beloved. Perfect love casteth out fear — Timorem scilicet servilem illum, non amicalem. (Beda in Proverbs 1:1-33 ) Because fear hath torment — Quem metuunt, oderunt, Whomsoever men fear, they hate, saith the proverb. And odium timorem spirat, saith Tertullian. Hatred hath fear, which sets the soul on a rack, as it were, and renders it restless.