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heard, lest at any time ↳ we should let | you good doctrine, forsake ye not my them slip.

* Gr. run out as leaking vessels.

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but teach them thy sons, and thy son's sons, Deut. iv. 9. Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee, 23. And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it, xxxii. 46, 47. Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. Else, if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you, Josh. xxiii. 11, 12. Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed, 1 Chron. xxii. 13. My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; then

shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD giveth wisdom : out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding, Prov. ii. 1-6. My son, let not them depart from thine eyes keep sound wisdom and discretion, iii. 21. Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. For I give

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law. For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments and live, iv. 1-4. My son attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart, 20-22. My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye, vii. 1, 2. good ground are they, which in an But that on the honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience, Luke viii. 15. Let these sayings sink down into your ears; for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men, ix. 44.

tation which speaketh unto you as b And ye have forgotten the exhorunto children, "My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him, Heb. xii. 5. Do ye not understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Matt. x. 9. Having eyes see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? Mark viii. 18. Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up, by putting you in remembrance, 2 Pet. i. 12, 13. Moreover, I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance, 15. This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance, iii. 1.

VER. 2.

ἐγένετο βέβαιος, καὶ πᾶσα παράβασις καὶ Εἰ γὰς ὁ δι ̓ ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος παρακοὴ ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν,

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For if the word a spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward ;

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And he said, the LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints; from his right hand went a fiery law for them, Deut. xxxiii. 2. The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place, Psal. Ixviii. 17. Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it, Acts vii. 53, Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator, Gal. iii, 19.

b He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses, Heb, x. 28. And he said unto them, thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men, Exod. xxxii. 27, 28. And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them; and they died before the LORD, Lev. x. 1, 2. Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp: and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin, xxiv. 14, 15. And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death, 16. And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was cleaved, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague,

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Numb. xi. 33. Say unto them, As
truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye
have spoken in mine ears, so will I
do to you. Your carcases shall fall
in this wilderness; and all that were
numbered of you, according to your
whole number, from twenty years old,
and upward, which have murmured
against me, Doubtless ye shall not
come into the land, concerning which
I sware to make you dwell therein,
save Caleb the son of Jephunneh,
and Joshua the son of Nun. But your
little ones, which ye said should be a
prey, them will I bring in, and they
shall know the land which ye have
despised. But as for you, your car
cases, they shall fall in this wilder-
ness. And your children shall wander
in the wilderness forty years, and
bear your whoredoms, until your car-
cases be wasted in the wilderness.
After the number of the days in which
ye searched the land, even forty days,
each day for a year, shall ye bear
your iniquities, even forty years; and
ye shall know my breach of promise.
I the LORD have said, I will surely
do it unto all this evil congregation,
that are gathered together against
me: in this wilderness they shall be
consumed, and there they shall die.
And the men which Moses sent to
search the land, and who returned,
and made all the congregation to mur-
mur against him, by bringing a slan-
der upon the land, Even those men,
that did bring up the evil report upon
the land, died by the plague before
the LORD, xiv. 28-37. And while
the children of Israel were in the
wilderness, they found a man that
gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
And they that found him gathering
sticks brought him unto Moses and
Aaron, and unto all the congregation.
And they put him in ward, because it
was not declared what should be done
to him. And the LORD said unto
Moses, The man shall surely be put to
death: all the congregation shall
stone him with stones without the
camp. And all the congregation
brought him without the camp, and
stoned him with stones, and he died;
as the Lord commanded Moses, xv.
32-36. And it came to pass, as he
had made an end of speaking all these
words, that the ground clave asunder

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thrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples; and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall, 1 Cor. x. 5-12. I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destoyed them that believed not, Jude 5.

that was under them; And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive * into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: 'and they perished from among the congregation. And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense, xvi. 31-35. Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah, 49. And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice; and the water came out abundantly: and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them, xx. 11, 12. And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died, xxi. 6. And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand, xxv. 9. Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baal-peor for all the men that followed Baal-peor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you. But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God, are alive every one of you this day, Deut. iv. 34. Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones till they die, xvii. 5. And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy a of how much sorer punishment, God, or unto the judge, even that suppose ye, shall be thought worthy, man shall die: and thou shalt put who hath trodden under foot the Son away the evil from Israel, 12. Cursed of God, and hath counted the blood of be he that confirmeth not all the words the covenant, wherewith he was sancof this law to do them. And all the tified, an unholy thing, and hath done people shall say, Amen, xxvii. 26. despite unto the Spirit of grace, Heb. But with many of them God was not x. 29. See that ye refuse not him that well pleased for they were over-speaketh. For if they escaped not

© Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward, Heb. x. 35. But without faith it is impossible to please him, for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him: xi. 6. Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward, 26.

VER. 3.

Πῶς ἡμεῖς ἐκφευξόμεθα, τηλικαύτης ἀμελήσαντες σωτηρίας; ἥτις ἀρχὴν λα βοῦσα λαλεῖσθαι διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, ὑπὸ τῶν ἀκουσάντων εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐβεβαιώθη,

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a How shall we escape, if we neglect b so great salvation? which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

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who refused him that spake on earth,
much more shall not we escape, if we
turn away from him that speaketh from
heaven, xii. 25. And the inhabitant
of this isle shall say in that day, Be-
hold, such is our expectation, whither
we flee for help to be delivered from
the king of Assyria, and how shall we
escape Isa. xx. 6. But he rebelled
against him in sending his ambassa-
dors into Egypt, that they might give
him horses and much people. Shall
he prosper? shall he escape that
doeth such things? or shall he break
the covenant and be delivered, Ezek.
xvii. 15. Seeing he despised the oath
by breaking the covenant, when, lo,
he had given his hand, and hath done
all these things, he shall not escape,
18. Ye serpents, ye generation of
vipers, how can ye escape the damna-
tion of hell? Matt. xxiii. 33. And
thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest
them which do such things, and doest
the same, that thou shalt escape the
judgment of God? Rom. ii. 3. For
when they shall say, Peace and safety,
then sudden destruction cometh upon
them, as travail upon a woman with
child; and they shall not escape,
1 Thess. v. 3. For the time is come
that judgment must begin at the house
of God: and if it first begin at us,
what shall the end be of them that
obey not the Gospel of God? And if
the righteous scarcely be saved, where
shall the ungodly and the sinner ap-
pear, 1 Pet. iv. 17, 18. And said to
the mountains and rocks, Fall on us,
and hide us from the face of him that
sitteth on the throne, and from the
wrath of the Lamb: For the great day
of his wrath is come; and who shall
be able to stand, Rev. vi. 16, 17.

And

A. D. 64. righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arm shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust, li. 5. For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation, 8. Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy salvation cometh; Behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him, lxii. 11. hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, Luke i. 69. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God, John iii. 16-18. Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved, Acts iv, 12. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief, 1 Tim. i. 15. For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men, Tit. ii. 11. with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God, which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, Rev. vii. 10.

b And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him, Rev. v. 9. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. For such an High Priest became us who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens, vii. 25, 26. Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid for the LORD JEHOVAH is trength and my song, he also is people witn salvation, Isa. xii. 2. My

And cried

c Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his son, Heb. i. 2. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, Matt. iv. 17. Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the kingdom of God, Mark i. 14. And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the Ye men of people, Luke xxiv. 19. Israel, hear these words; Jesus of

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Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know, Acts ii. 22.

d And he said unto him, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these things shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God, Mark xvi. 15-19. Even as they delivered them unto me, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word, Luke i. 2. And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things, xxiv. 47, 48. And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning, John xv. 27. Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection, Acts i. 22. Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly; Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before God; even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the judge of quick and dead, x. 40—42.

VER. 4.

Συνεπιμαρτυροῦντος τοῦ Θεοῦ σημείοις τε καὶ τέρασι, καὶ ποικίλαις δυνάμεσι, καὶ Πνεύματος ἁγίου μερισμοῖς, κατὰ τὴν · αὑτοῦ θέλησιν;

* God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, baccording to his own will?

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a See on Mark xvi. ver. 20. b And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? Dan. iv. 35. Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, Eph. i. 5. Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself, 9.

VER. 5.

Ου γὰρ ἀγγέλοις ὑπέταξε τὴν οἰκουμέν την τὴν μέλλουσαν, περὶ ἧς λαλοῦμεν.

For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection a the world to come, whereof we speak.

a And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, Heb. vi. 5. And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever, Rev. xi. 9.

VER. 6.

Διεμαρτύρατο δέ που τις, λέγων· Τί ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος, ὅτι μιμνήσκῃ αὐτοῦ· ἡ ὑιὸς ἀνθρώπου, ὅτι ἐπισκέπτῃ αὐτὸν ;

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But one a in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the sun of man,

* Or, distributions.

that thou a visitest him?

a For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works, Heb. iv. 4. As he saith in another place, Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedec, v. 6. Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow, 1 Pet. i. 11.

b What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and shouldest try him every moment? Job vii. 17, 18. What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born

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