but upon examination of the case be found not guilty: as Paul, concerning whom they said, This man doth nothing worthy of death, Act. 26. 31.
2. He might be restrained for something about the Christian Profession; but when the case came to be heard, the Judge finding it to be a question thereabouts, might say as Gallio did, I will be no Judge of such matters, Act. 18. 15. and so set him free.
3. There might be some prudent man among his Judges, such an one as Gamaliel was, and he a means of his liberty, Act. 5. 40. Or God might stir up some faithful friend for him, such an one as Ebedmelech was to Jeremiah, Jer. 38. 8, &c. Many other ways might be for effecting his liberty: so as though the particular be not set down in Scripture, we may and ought to believe the general, that he was set at liberty.
4. To the fourth, When he was delivered: This Question is the rather moved,1 because many are of opinion that the restraint and liberty here intended was after Pauls death, yea and after the Acts of the Apostles were written. But this would make too much against the Divine Authority of this Epistle, which maketh mention hereof. It hath been proved that this Epistle was penned by Paul: so as this must be in the time of Pauls life, and before Paul himself was imprisoned at Reme. It was while Timothy was in the strength of his age, and might do most service to the Church of God.
5. To the fifth, Why Paul called Timothy brother: This Question is moved, because2 Paul called Timothy son, 1 Tim. 1, 2, 18. 2 Tim. 1. 2. thereupon they do infer, That either Paul was not the Author of this Epistle: or that this was not that Timothy to whom Paul sent his Epistles. But this is a very slender Objection, for in these Epistles he wrote to him as one that had a kind of charge over him, and partly in ⟨p. 151⟩regard of their age (Paul being an old man, and Timothy a young man) partly in regard that Paul had been a means of Timothy's regeneration, he calls him son. But at other times and in other Epistles he joins Timothy with himself in sending his Epistles to the Churches, and calleth him brother, as 2 Cor. 1. 1. Phil. 1. 1. Col. 1. 1. 1 Thes. 1. 1. & 3. 2. He stiles him brother for honour sake: and to make the Church to have him in higher account:
but upon examination of the case be found not guilty: as Paul, concerning whom they said, This man doth nothing worthy of death, Act. 26. 31.
2. He might be restrained for something about the Christian Profession; but when the case came to be heard, the Judge finding it to be a question thereabouts, might say as Gallio did, I will be no Iudge of such matters, Act. 18. 15. and so set him free.
3. There might be some prudent man among his Judges, such an one as Gamaliel was, and he a means of his liberty, Act. 5. 40. Or God might stir up some faithfull friend for him, such an one as Ebedmelech was to Ieremiah, Jer. 38. 8, &c. Many other wayes might be for effecting his liberty: so as though the particular be not set down in Scripture, we may and ought to believe the general, that he was set at liberty.
4. To the fourth, When he was delivered: This Question is the rather moved,1 because many are of opinion that the restraint and liberty here intended was after Pauls death, yea and after the Acts of the Apostles were written. But this would make too much against the Divine Authority of this Epistle, which maketh mention hereof. It hath been proved that this Epistle was penned by Paul: so as this must be in the time of Pauls life, and before Paul himself was imprisoned at Reme. It was while Timothy was in the strength of his age, and might do most service to the Church of God.
5. To the fifth, Why Paul call'd Timothy brother: This Question is moved, because2 Paul called Timothy son, 1 Tim. 1, 2, 18. 2 Tim. 1. 2. thereupon they do infer, That either Paul was not the Author of this Epistle: or that this was not that Timothy to whom Paul sent his Epistles. But this is a very slender Objection, for in these Epistles he wrote to him as one that had a kinde of charge over him, and partly in ⟨p. 151⟩regard of their age (Paul being an old man, and Timothy a young man) partly in regard that Paul had been a means of Timothies regeneration, he cals him son. But at other times and in other Epistles he joyns Timothy with himself in sending his Epistles to the Churches, and calleth him brother, as
- 14. When was Timothy set free.
- 25. Why this Apostle called Timothy brother.
