Some Object, Chap. 15. 7. Receive you one 1another, as Christ hath received us unto the Glory of God, and from thence supposing they were all in Church-fellowship before, whereas the Text saith not so: For if you consider the 8th and 9th verses, you may see he speaks unto Jews and Gentiles in general, that if the Jews had the receiving, they should receive Gentiles; and if the Gentiles had the receiving, they should receive Jews; For had they not ⟨p. 106⟩been on both sides commanded, The Jews might have said to the Gentiles, you are commanded to receive us, but we are not commanded to receive you; and if the weak had the receiving, they should receive the strong; and if the strong had the receiving, they should not keep out the weak; and the Text is reinforced with the Example of the Sons receiving us unto the Glory of God, that as he receiveth Jews, and poor Gentiles, weak, and strong; in Church-fellowship, or out of Church-fellowship: So should they, to the Glory of God. And as the Lord Jesus received some, though they held some things more than were Commanded, and some things less than were Commanded, and as those that were weak and in Church-fellowship, so those that were weak and out of Church-fellowship; and that not only into mutual Affection, but unto Fellowship with himself; and so should they, not only receive such as were weak within into mutual Affection, but such as were without, both to mutual Affection and to Church-fellowship: Or else such weak ones as were without, had been excluded by the Text. Oh! how is the heart of God the Father and the Son set upon this, to have his Children in his House, and in one another's hearts as they are in his, and are born upon the shoulders and breasts of his Son their High-Priest? and as if all this will not do it, but the Devil will divide them still whose work it properly is; But the God of Peace will come in shortly, and bruise Satan under ⟨p. 107⟩their feet, as in Rom. 16. 20. And they will agree to be in one House, when they are more of one Heart; in the mean time pray as in Chap. 15. 5. Now the God of Patience and Consolation grant that we be like-minded one towards another according to Christ Jesus.
Some Object, Chap. 15. 7. Receive you one 1another, as Christ hath received us unto the Glory of God, and from thence supposing they were all in Church-fellowship before, whereas the Text saith not so: For if you consider the 8th and 9th verses, you may see he speaks unto Jews and Gentiles in general, that if the Jews had the receiving, they should receive Gentiles; and if the Gentiles had the receiving, they should receive Jewes; For had they not ⟨p. 106⟩been on both sides commanded, The Jewes might have said to the Gentiles, you are commanded to receive us, but we are not commanded to receive you; and if the weak had the receiving, they should receive the strong; and if the strong had the receiving, they should not keep out the weak; and the Text is reinforced with the Example of the Sons receiving us unto the Glory of God, that as he receiveth Jewes, and poor Gentiles, weak, and strong; in Church-fellowship, or out of Church-fellowship: So should they, to the Glory of God. And as the Lord Jesus received some, though they held some things more than were Commanded, and some things less than were Commanded, and as those that were weak and in Church-fellowship, so those that were weak and out of Church-fellowship; and that not only into mutual Affection, but unto Fellowship with himself; and so should they, not only receive such as were weak within into mutual Affection, but such as were without, both to mutual Affection and to Church-fellowship: Or else such weak ones as were without, had been excluded by the Text. Oh! how is the heart of God the Father and the Son set upon this, to have his Children in his House, and in one anothers hearts as they are in his, and are born upon the shoulders and breasts of his Son their High-Priest? and as if all this will not do it, but the Devil will divide them still whose work it properly is; But the God of Peace will come in shortly, and bruise Satan under ⟨p. 107⟩their feet, as in Rom. 16. 20. And they will agree to be in one House, when they are more of one Heart; in the mean time pray as in Chap. 15. 5. Now the God of Patience and Consolation grant that we be like-minded one towards another according to Christ Jesus.
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