A26981:642
A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainness and…A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and…
A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainness and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter.A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for B. Simmons, 1685
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
37, &c. It is Christ that soweth the good seed, by Preaching the Gospel and planting the Churches by himself and his servants. The World is the first object of the Gospel preached, and out of which believers are gathered: The good seed (as sown is the Gospel, but) as springing up in fruit, are the faithful, who are properly the members of the Church of Christ: The Tares (as sown are evil doctrines and temptations, but) as sprung up in fruit are the Children of the Devil, who is the father of wickedness; The enemy of God and goodness and man that sowed them, by himself and his servants, signifieth the Devil: the time of harvest is, the end of this world, even the day of judgment: The reapers or executioners are the Angels.
40. As therefore the tares are gathered and burnt in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world: 41. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity. 42. And shall cast them into a furnace of fire, there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
40, &c. So in the end of this World: Christ shall send forth his Angels as his executing Ministers; and they shall gather out of the world (which he is over) and specially out of the visible Church, all rebellious unholy, wicked, scandalous, carnal men, and shall cast them into hell, which is likened to a lake of Fire; where they shall, in torment and a self-afflicting Conscience.