The former part of the verse, is a reason of that good exhortation, and necessary to every one, which he had given before, Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall: Why? Because there hath no temptation as yet taken hold of you, but such as all men are capable of. An humane temptation, that is, little, short and attemperated to mans strength, or what is usual amongst men; As the rod of a man: And Isa. 8. 1. The pen of a man. Rom. 6. 19. I speak after the manner of men, ye have not yet been afflicted for Christianity. Nero hath not yet commanded the Christians to be vexed and tormented for the faith you profess: Like that expression, Heb. 12. 4. Ye have not yet resisted to blood. So that they had just cause to walk humbly, and to be afraid of falling, because God had not put them yet upon any hard trials for Christs sake. What they hitherto suffered was such as other men, though not Christians, did endure as well as they. But lest this should deject too much, as if the time were coming, when their persecutions should make them Apostates, he giveth them this wine to comfort their hearts with. This gracious promise which every Christian should call his promise, a continual Antidote, a daily Cordial, God is faithful, &c. where every thing ingredient to it, is of admirable comfort, God is faithful. It belongs to the faithfulness of God to preserve you, he hath taken you for his, and therefore his dishonour would be more than thy loss, if thou shouldst perish. No husbandman will lay a greater burden upon his beast, than he can bear: Shall man be pitiful to beasts, and not God a gracious Father to his children? The Artificer or Refiner likewise, he will not suffer his gold to lie longer in the fire, than the dross will be purged away; and shall not God so faithful regard his children under their burdens? Again, He will not suffer you to be tempted. No Devil, no wicked man in the world can ⟨p. 280⟩go further than God suffereth: Further, Not above that ye are able] He knoweth your strength, he knoweth what will hurt you; he knoweth the time when he must take off the affliction: Therefore the issue will be comfortable, He will give to escape, [Greek or Hebrew]. Some make it a Metaphor from the soldier, who escapes out of the war with victory and conquest.
The former part of the verse, is a reason of that good exhortation, and necessary to every one, which he had given before, Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall: Why? Because there hath no temptation as yet taken hold of you, but such as all men are capable of. An humane temptation, that is, little, short and attemperated to mans strength, or what is usual amongst men; As the rod of a man: And Isa. 8. 1. The pen of a man. Rom. 6. 19. I speak after the manner of men, ye have not yet been afflicted for Christianity. Nero hath not yet commanded the Christians to be vexed and tormented for the faith you professe: Like that expression, Heb. 12. 4. Ye have not yet resisted to blood. So that they had just cause to walk humbly, and to be afraid of falling, because God had not put them yet upon any hard tryals for Christs sake. What they hitherto suffered was such as other men, though not Christians, did endure as well as they. But lest this should deject too much, as if the time were coming, when their persecutions should make them Apostates, he giveth them this wine to comfort their hearts with. This gracious promise which every Christian should call his promise, a continual Antidote, a daily Cordial, God is faithfull, &c. where every thing ingredient to it, is of admirable comfort, God is faithfull. It belongs to the faithfulness of God to preserve you, he hath taken you for his, and therefore his dishonour would be more than thy losse, if thou shouldst perish. No husbandman will lay a greater burden upon his beast, than he can bear: Shall man be pitifull to beasts, and not God a gracious Father to his children? The Artificer or Refiner likewise, he will not suffer his gold to lie longer in the fire, than the drosse will be purged away; and shall not God so faithfull regard his children under their burdens? Again, He will not suffer you to be tempted. No Devil, no wicked man in the world can ⟨p. 280⟩go further than God suffereth: Further, Not above that ye are able] He knoweth your strength, he knoweth what will hurt you; he knoweth the time when he must take off the affliction: Therefore the issue will be comfortable, He will give to escape, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Some make it a Metaphor from the souldier, who escapes out of the warre with victory and conquest.
