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they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 Pet. i. 5 -8. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless, iii. 14.

b Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water, Heb. x. 22. And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever, Isa. xxxii. 17. That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ, Col. ii. 2. For our Gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake, 1 Thess. i. 5. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure for if ye do these things ye shall never fall, 2 Pet. i. 10. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death, 1 John iii. 14. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him, 19.

See on Rom. v. ver. 2. clause 3. * See on chap. iii. ver. 6. clause 3.

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that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster, xviii. 9. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed, Matt. xxv. 26. Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord, Rom. xii. 11.

b Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Heb. xii. 1. Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation, xiii. 7. If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents, Cant. i. 8. Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein, Jer. vi. 16. And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised, Rom. iv. 12. Take, my brethren, the prophets who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy, Jam. v. 10, 11. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement, 1 Pet. iii. 5, 6.

c And so after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise, ver. 15. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise, x. 36. By faith Abraham, when he

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HEB. VI. 12, 13.

was called to go out into a place
which he should after receive for an
inheritance, obeyed; and he went out,
not knowing whither he went. By
faith he sojourned in the land of pro-
mise, as in a strange country, dwell-
ing in tabernacles with Isaac and
Jacob, the heirs with him of the same
promise: For he looked for a city
which hath foundations, whose builder
and maker is God. Through faith
also Sara herself received strength to
conceive seed, and was delivered of
a child when she was past age, be-
cause she judged him faithful who
had promised. Therefore sprang there
and him as good as
even of one,
dead, so many as the stars of the
sky in multitude, and as the sand
which is by the sea shore innumerable.
These all died in faith, not having
received the promises, but having seen
them afar off, and were persuaded of
them, and embraced them, and con-
fessed that they were strangers and
pilgrims on the earth. For they that
say such things declare plainly that
they seek a country. And truly, if
they had been mindful of that country
from whence they came out, they
might have had opportunity to have
returned. But now they desire a
better country, that is, an heavenly;
wherefore God is not ashamed to be
called their God: for he hath pre-
pared for them a city, xi. 8—16. But
that on the good ground are they,
which in an honest and good heart,
having heard the word, keep it, and
bring forth fruit with patience, Luke
viii. 15. To them who by patient
continuance in well doing seek for
glory and honour and immortality,
eternal life, Rom. ii. 7. But if we
hope for that we see not, then do we
with patience wait for it. Likewise
the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities:
for we know not what we should pray
for as we ought: but the Spirit itself
maketh intercession for us with groan-
ings which cannot be uttered, viii.
25, 26. Remembering without ceasing
your work of faith, and labour of love,
and patience of hope in our Lord
Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and
our Father, 1 Thess. i. 3. He that
leadeth into captivity shall go into
captivity: he that killeth with the
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Here is the patience and the faith of
the saints, Rev. xiii. 10. Here is the
patience of the saints: here are they
that keep the commandments of God,
and the faith of Jesus, xiv. 12.

d Are they not all ministering spi-
rits, sent forth to minister for them
who shall be heirs of salvation, Heb.
i. 14. For ye have need of patience,
that, after ye have done the will of
God, ye might receive the promise,
x. 36. By faith he sojourned in the
land of promise, as in a strange
country, dwelling in tabernacles with
Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him
of the same promise, xi. 9. By faith
Abraham, when he was tried, offered
up Isaac: and he that had received
the promises offered up his only be-
gotten son, 17. Who through faith
subdued kingdoms, wrought righte
ousness, obtained promises, stopped
I am the
the mouths of lions, 33.
God of Abraham, and the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is
And it came
not the God of the dead, but of the
living, Matt. xxii. 32.
to pass that the beggar died, and was
carried by angels into Abraham's bo-
som: the rich man also died, and was
buried, Luke xvi. 22. Now that the
dead are raised, even Moses shewed
at the bush, when he calleth the Lord
the God of Abraham, and the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he
is not a God of the dead, but of the
living; for all live unto him, xx. 37,
38. And this is the promise that he
hath promised us, even eternal life,
1 John ii. 25. And I heard a voice
from heaven saying unto me, Write,
Blessed are the dead which die in the
Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the
Spirit, that they may rest from their
labours; and their works do follow
them, Rev. xiv. 13.

VER. 13.

Τῷ γὰρ Αβραὰμ ἐπαγγειλάμενος ὁ Θεὸς, ἐπεὶ κατ ̓ οὐδενὸς εἶχε μείζονος ἐμόσαι, ¦ ὤμοσε καθ ̓ ἑαυτοῦ,

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, a he sware by himself,

a For men verily swear by the greater and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing more abun

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dantly to shew unto the heirs of promise, the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath; That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us, ver. 16-18. And the angel of the LORD called

unto Abraham out of heaven the se

cond time, and said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed

shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice, Gen. xxii. 15-18. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever, Exod. xxxii. 13. Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant, Psal. cv. 9, 10. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear, Isa. xlv. 23. But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation, Jer. xxii. 5. For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes, xlix. 13. Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou bast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old, Mic. vii. 20. The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, Luke i. 73.

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Saying, a Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. between me and thee, and I will mula And I will make my covenant tiply thee exceedingly, Gen. xvii. 2. And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and I will give this land ing possession, xlviii. 4. Remember to thy seed after thee for an everlastAbraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine multiply your seed as the stars of own self, and saidst unto them, I will heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, Exod. xxxii. 13. The LORD your God and they shall inherit it for ever, hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye multitude, Deut. i. 10. The children are this day as the stars of heaven for also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it, Neh. xix. 23.

VER. 15.

Καὶ οὕτω μακροθυμήσας ἐπέτυχε τῆς wayyedías.

a

dured, he obtained the promise.
And so, after he had patiently en-

VER. 14.

Λέγων, Η μὴν εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω σε, καὶ πληθύνων πληθυνώ σε.

a See on ver. 12. clause 3.

VER. 16.

*Ανθρωποι μὲν γὰρ κατὰ τοῦ μείζονος ομνύουσι, καὶ πάσης αὐτοῖς ἀντιλογίας πέρας εἰς βεβαίωσιν ὁ ὅρκος.

For men verily a swear by the greater: and ban oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

a For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could sware by no greater, he sware by himself, ver. 13. And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have 'lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, Gen. xiv. 22. Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto and to the land wherein thou

me,

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hast sojourned, xxi. 23. Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein: And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon, Matt. xxiii. 20-22.

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* Gr. interposed himself by an oath.

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They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures, Psal. xxxvi. 8. I am come in my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved, Cant. v. i. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon, Isa. lv. 7. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly, John x. 10. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1 Pet. i. 3.

b And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because they sware both of them, Gen. xxi. 50, 31. The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob swear by the fear of his father Isaac, xxxi. 53. Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good, Exod. xxii. 11. As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shal! die. Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: 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. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head. And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me, Ezek. xvii. 16-20.

VER. 17.

'Ev & megiooótago Bouλóμevoses ἐπιδεῖξαι τοῖς κληρονόμοις τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τὸ ἀμετάθετον τῆς βουλῆς αὑτοῦ, ἐμεσίτευσεν ὅρκῳ

Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, a confirmed it by an oath :

b That ye be not slothful, but followers of them, who through faith and patience inherit the promises, ver. 12. By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became beir of the righteousness which is by faith. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise, xi. 7-9. And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together, Rom. viii. 17. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise, Gal. iii. 29. Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? Jam. ii. 5. Likewise, ye husbands,

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dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered, 1 Pet. iii. 7.

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be broken with David my servant that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers, Jer. xxxiii. 20, 21. Thus saith the LORD; if my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers of the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them, 25, 26. For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed, Mal. iii. 6. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance, Rom. xi. 29. Every good gift and

cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning, Jam. i. 17. d See on ver. 13.

VER. 18.

Ἵνα διὰ δύο πραγμάτων ἀμεταθέτων, ἐν οἷς ἀδύνατον ψεύσασθαι Θεὸν, ἰσχυρὰν παράκλησιν ἔχωμεν οἱ καταφυγόντες κρατῆσαι τῆς προκειμένης ἐλπίδος·

That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consola tion, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us, ver. 18. But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me and many such things are with him, Job. xxiii. 13, 14. The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations, Psal. xxxiii. 11. There are many devices in a man's heart; never-every perfect gift is from above, and theless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand, Prov. xix. 21. The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand, Isa. xiv. 24. This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth : and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all nations. For the Lorp of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannual it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? 26, 27. Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure, xlvi. 10. For this is as the waters of Noah unto me for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wrath with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee, liv. 9, 10. So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it, Iv. 11. Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; Then may also my covenant

b

That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, c who have fled for refuged to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

a See on 2 Tim. ii. ver. 13. clause 2. b I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass, Isa. li. 12. Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem, Ixvi. 10-13. And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem,

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