A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

Object. Sometimes God hath blessed the reading of the law to the conversion of men, Deut. 31, 10, 11, 12, 13. He blessed it not only to them that knew the law before, but to their little ones that knew nothing; and why then should not the reading of the Gospel be as effectual now, seeing of the two it's fuller of power?

Answ. You shall not read that God blessed the ordinary reading of the law to this end, but the reading there spoken of Deut. 31. was a solemn reading of the law, at the years of solemn release, which was but once in seven years, and the reason of it was, because that year of release was an acceptable year, and typed out our redemption by Christ; for in one of those years of release, Christ was put to death; therefore to denote that God could give an extraordinary blessing to the reading of the law even to little children, and show that those that are released by Christ, they shall read with understanding and profit, this solemn reading every seventh year was instituted and blessed.

Answ. You shall not read that God blessed the ordinary reading of the law to this end, but the reading there spoken of Deut. 31. was a solemn reading of the law, at the years of solemn release, which was but once in seaven years, and the reason of it was, because that year of release was an acceptable year, and typed out our redemption by Christ; for in one of those years of release, Christ was put to death; therefore to denote that God could give an extraordinary blessing to the reading of the law even to little children, and shew that those that are released by Christ, they shall read with understanding and profit, this solemne reading every seaventh year was instituted and blessed.