poffible that he fhould be holden of it. 25. For peaketh concerning him, I forefaw the Lord alfore my face, for he is on my right hand, that I ot be moved. 26. Therefore did my heart rejoice, tongue was glad: moreover alfo, my flefh fhall hope. 27. Because thou wilt not leave my foul in 1, neither wilt thou fuffer thine holy One to fee ion. 28. Thou haft made known to me the ways of thou fhalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. n and brethren, * let me [Or, I may] freely speak concerning that he raised from the Dead, now no › return to Corruption, he this wife, I will give you Mercies of David. † A&ss -Whereof he hath given ce unto all Men, in that he fed him from the Dead. 4. 24. —If we believe on raifed up Jefus our Lord 10 e Dead. Rom. 6. 4.-Like t was raised up from the the Glory of the Father.8. 11. If the Spirit of him fed up Jefus from the Dead, 15 in you, he that raised up from the Dead, fhall alfo 1 your mortal Bodies by his that dwellethin you. † 1 Cor. God hath both raifed up the 20 nd will raife up us by his Power. t1 Cor. 15. 15. have teftified of God that he up Chrift.- 2 Cor. 4. 14. Hh 3 unto the Operation of God, who hath Pet. 1. 21. Who by him do be- Deftroy this Temple, and in three Days I will raife it up. He fpake of the Temple of his Body. Joh. 10. 17, 18. I lay down my Life that I might take it again. No Man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of my felf: I have Power to lay it down, and I have Power to take it again. This Commandment have I received of my Father. I Pet. 18 Being put to Death in the Pfal. 16. 8. I have fet the ing, that he which raifed up 25 is at my right Hand, I fhall not be rd Jefus, fhall raise up us alJefus- † Gal. I. I. Paul an le, not of Men, neither by but by Jefus Chrift, and God ther, who raifed him from the 30 † Eph. 1. 20. Which be ght in Chrift, when he raised From the Dead. Col. 2. 12. ed with him in Baptifm, ein alfo you are rifen with 35 [Chrift] through the Faith of moved. 8 Pfal 121.5. The Lord is thy Keeper: the Lord is thy Shade upon thy right Hand. h Dan. 2. 24. Seventy Weeks are determined upon thy People, and upon thy holy City, and, to anoint the most holy. Luk. 1. 35. That holy Thing which fhall be born of thee, fhall be called the Son of God. The Word here tranflated Hell, does not fignifie the Place of the ned, but the Grave, or the State or Place of Death, с unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his fepulchre is with us unto this day: 30. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had fworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loyns, according to the flesh, he would raise up Chrift to fit on his throne: 31. He feeing this before, fpake of the refurrecti on of Chrift, that his foul was not left in hell, neither his Hefh did fee corruption. 32. This Jefus hath God raifed up, whereof we all are witneffes. 33. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promife of the holy Ghoft, he hath fhed forth this which ye now fee and hear. 34. For David is not afcended into the heavens: but he faith himself, The LORD faid unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35. Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 36. Therefore let all the houfe of Ifrael know affuredly, that God hath made * King. 2. 10. So David fept with his Fathers, and was buried in the City of David. † Acts 13. 36. David, after he had ferved his own Generation, by the Will of God, fell on fleep, and was laid unto his Fathers, and faw Corruption. L h that over the House of Jacob for ever, and of his Kingdom there fhall be no end. † Rom. 1.13. Concerning his Son Jefus Christ our Lord, which 5 was made of the Seed of David according to the Flesh 2 Tim. 2. Jefus Chrift, of the Seed of 8. David. * Pfal, 16. 10. See on Joh. d Ver. 24. e See on Luk. 24. 48. f † A&s 5.31. Him hath God exalted with his right Hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give Repentance to Ifrael, and Forgive. nefs of Sins. † Phil 2. 9. Wherefore God alfo hath highly exalted him, and given him a Name which is above every Name. b 2 Sam. 7. 12. -I will fet up thy Seed after thee [David] which fhall proceed out of thy Bowels, and 10 20.9. I will establish his Kingdom Chron. 22. 10. I will eftablish the Throne of his Kingdom over Ifrael for ever. * Pfal. 132. 11. The Lord hath Sworn in truth unto 15 David, he will not turn from it, Of the Fruit of thy Body will I fet upon thy Throne. Ifa. 9.7. Of the Increase of his Government and Peace there fhall be no end, upon 20 the Throne of David, and upon his Kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with juftice, from benceforth even for ever: the Zeal of the Lord of Hofts will perform this. Ifa. 11. 1. There hall come forth a Rod out of the Stem of Jeffe.- Mat. 1. 6. Jeffe begat David the King, and David the King begat Solomon.+ Luk. 30t 1:32, 33.The Lord God fhall give unto him the Throne of his Father David. And he hall Reign 25 3 † Joh. 14. 26. Joh. 15. 26. + Acts 1. 4. See on Luk. 24. 49. † Acts 1c. 45. They of the Circumcifion which believed, were aftonished, as many as came with Peter, becaufe that on the Gentiles alfo was poured out the Gift of the holy Ghost. * Pfal. 110. 1. † 1 Cor. 15.25. Eph. 1. 20. † Heb. 1. 13. See on Mat. 22. 44: * Aûts 5.31. Phil. 2.2. Words under Ver. 13. The n me Jefus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and 37. Now when they heard this, they were ed in their heart, and faid unto Peter, and to the reft apoftles, Men and brethren, what fhall we do? en Peter faid unto them, " Repent, and be baptized ne of you in the (1) name of Jefus Chrift, for the reof fins, and ye fhall receive the gift of the holy 39. For the promise is unto you, and to your chilnd to all that are P afar off, even as many as the Lord d fhall call. 40. And with many other words did ifie and exhort, faying, Save your felves from this rd generation. 41. Then they that gladly re ech. 12. 10. I will pour upLoufe of David, and upon tbitants of Jerufalem, the of Grace and Supplications, Hh 4 muft I do to be faved? 4. 17. ceived See on Mat. Joel 2. 28. It fhall come to ey fhall look upon me 5 pafs afterward, that I will pour out they have pierced, hey hall mourn for one mourneth for his only id fhall be in bitterness for one that is in bitterness for 10 t born. my Spirit upon all Flefh, and your Sons and your Daughters fhall prophefie. P Acts 11. 1. The Apostles and Brethren that were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles had alfo received the Word of God. A&s 22. 21. And he said unto me, Depart: for I will fend thee far Luk. 3. 10. The People ask. faying, What fhall we do † Acts 9. 6. He [Saul] ing and aftonifhed, faid, 15 hence unto the Gentiles. † Eph. 2. vhat wilt thou have me to 13. Ye who fometimes were far Acts 16. 30.-Sirs, what off, are made nigh by the Blood of Chrift. In the first Institution of Baptifm, Mat. 28. 18, 19. The Names of ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, are all exprefly mentionWe cannot therefore think that St. Peter here intended to exclude ather and the Holy Ghost. And though they are not here particulardown, those who were baptized might notwithstanding be bapin their Name, as well as in the Name of Jefus Christ. For it is cerhat from the Apostles Times the Names of all the three were used. Lightfoot's Account of this Matter is to this effe&t: That among ews, the Apostles baptized in the Name of Jefus Chrift only, becaufe already believed in the Father and the Holy Ghost, who fpake by the ets; for the Point controverted among them was, whether Jesus was the Son of God, and the true Meffiah, which those who were zed by the Apoftles profeffed to believe. But among the Gentiles leathens, they baptized in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and e Holy Ghoft; by which they were inftructed in the Knowledge of true God, of whom before they were ignorant. The Name only of Lord Jesus and of the Lord, is mentioned A&ts 8. 16. A&s 10. 48. 19. 5. a b ceived his word, were baptized: and the fame day there were added unto them about three thoufand fouls. 42. And they continued ftedfaftly in the apoftles doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43. And fear came upon every foul: and (1) many wonders and figns were done by the apostles. 44. And all that believed were together, and had all things (2) common; 45. And fold their poffeffions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46. And they f continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and ↳ breaking bread (3) from house to houfe [Or, at home], did eat their -- Acts 1. 16. The Number of the Names [of the Disciples] together, were an hundred and twenty. Acts 4.4. Many of them which heard the Word, believed, and the Number of the Men was about five thousand. A&s 5. 14. Believers were the more added to the Lord, Multitudes both of Men and Women. preached unto them.— meat dt Acts 4. 32, 34 And the Multitude of them that believed were of one Heart, and of one Soul, neither faid any of them that ought of the things that he poffeffed was his own, but they had all things common. Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as ΙΟ many as were poffeffors of Lands or Houfes fold them, and brought the Prices of the things that were fold. bt Ver. 46. A&s 1. 14. Thefe all continued with one accord in Prayer and Supplication, with the Women, and Mary the Mother of Jefus, and with his Brethren. Acts 15 2.1. They were all with one accord, in one Place. A&ts 6. 4. We will give our felves continually to Prayer, and to the miniftry of the Word. Heb. 10. 25. Not forfaking 20 the Affembling our felves together as the manner of fome is; but exhorting one another; and fo much the more, as ye fee the Day approaching. Acts 20. 7. Upon the first day of the Week, when the Difciples came together to break Bread, Paul 25 (1) The Apoftles had not only a Power of Healing the Sick, raising the Dead, &c. but they had likewife a Power of inflicting Punishments, as in the Cafe of Ananias and Sapphira, Acts 5. and Elymas the Sorcerer, Alts 13. What Signs and Miracles were wrought by the Apoftles. See on Mar. 16. 17, 18. (2) We are not to understand this Place, as if thefe Chriftians were obliged to put what they had into one common Stock. For the contrary is evident from what St. Peter Says to Ananias, A&ts 5. 4. Whilft it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was fold, was it not in thine own Power? (3) The Words rendred from House to House, are in the Margin at Home, 47. Praifing. And the . meat with gladnefs and finglenefs of Heart. God, and having favour with all the people. Lord added to the Church daily fuch as fhould be (1) faved. N CHA P. III. OW Peter and John went up together, into the 1 temple, at the hour of prayer, being the ninth bour. 2. And a certain man a lame from his mothers womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entred into the temple. 3. Who seeing Peter and John Morning, and at Noon will I pray, and cry aloud and he fhall hear my Voice. it Luk. 2. 52. Jefus increased in Wifdom and Stature, and in Favour with God and Man. † A&ts 4. 33. With great Power gave the Apofiles witness of the Refurre&tion of the Lord Jefus: and great Grace was upon them all. Rom. 14. 18. He that in these things ferveth Chrift, is acceptable to God, and approved of Men. k See on Ver. 41. m+ Pfal. 55. 17. Evening, and 5 nf A&ts 14. 8. There fat a certain Man at Lyftra, impotent in his Feet, being a Cripple from his Mothers Womb, who never had walked. +Joh. 9. 8. The Neighbours 10 therefore, and they which before had feen him, that he was blind, faid, Is not this he that fat and begged? or they may be tranflated in the House; that is, the Place where they were wont to meet together to perform their publick Worship as Chriftians. The Learned think that this Place, Ats 1. 13. is called the upper Room. Dr. Cave, in his primitive Christianity, tells us, that by a very antient Tra dition, this is fuppofed to be the Room where our Saviour, the Night before his Death, celebrated the Paffover. In this Place probably they were affembled when the Holy Ghost came down upon them, As 2.1.So that the Senfe of this Verfe feems to be, that having performed their Devotions in the Temple at the accustomed Hours of Prayer, they used to return home to this upper Room, there to celebrate the holy Eucharift, and then go to their ordinary Meals. See Prim. Chriftianity, Part I. Chap. 6. Mr. Mede's Difcourfe on 1 Cor. 11. 22. (1) We cannot from hence conclude that there is any determinate Number of Perfons appointed to Salvation, and that the refidue, which are the much greater Part of Mankind, are, by a peremptory Decree of God's, appointed to everlasting Destruction; for the plain Import of thefe Words is this, That thofe, who by the Preaching of the Apoftles, were perfwaded that Jefus is the Chrift, and accepted of the Salvation purchased by him, on the gracious and reasonable Conditions it was offered to them, were added to the Church, being by Baptism admitted into it, Which Conditions are, Faith, Repentance, and fincere Obedience to the Laws of Chrift, the Performance of which are promifed and vowed in Baptifm. The ftri&t rendring of thefe Words is, The Lord added to the Church daily the faved. |