1. Solomon was a man of Rest; and Christ was the Prince of Peace, Isa. 9. 6. God gave Solomon rest from all his enemies, such as were the Philistines, Aramites, Moabites, Ammonites, and others like them: But Christ so judgeth among the Nations, as they beat their swords into plough-shares, &c. Isa. 2. 4. and the Wolf shall dwell with the Lamb, &c. Isa. 11. 6, 7, 8, 9. Yea, God in giving Christ hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his Servant David, that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us (Luk. 1. 69, 71.) not only from men but1 from devils also: For he hath spoiled Principalities and Powers, Col. 2. 15.
2. God gave peace and quietness to Israel in Solomons days; But Christ is our Peace (Eph. 2. 14.) and it pleased the Father to reconcile all things to himself by Christ, Col. 1. 20.
3. bSolomon was the seed that proceeded out of Davids bowels, whom God set up after David: But Christ was that promised seed that by an excellency and property was called the Son of David, Matth. 1. 1. who also by lineal descent proceeded out of Davids bowels. An ancient Father expounding this phrase, Out of thy bowels, thus, Out of thy belly (as the LXX and vulgar Latin do) hath this comment upon it; If you simply take this of Solomon, it is ridiculous; For then might David be thought to have brought forth Solomon as a Mother: Hereupon he applieth this to the Virgin Mary, out of whose womb Christ came: But that Father mistook the mark. For the Hebrew word properly signifieth the bowels, (as our English turns it) and it is elsewhere applied to men, as Gen. 15. 4. 2 Sam. 16. 11. And3 in 1 Chr. 17. 11. it is thus expressed, which shall be one of thy sons; therefore Solomon must not be clean excluded, but be immediately intended, yet as a type, and Christ most principally as the truth and substance.
4. God established Solomons Kingdom, but much more Christs; whose Kingdom cannot be moved, (Heb. 12. 28.) as Solomons was: For first ten Tribes fell away from his Son, 1 King. 12. 20. and afterwards the whole Kingdom was translated4 from Solomons race to Nathans. Compare Mat. 1. 12. with Luk. 3. 27. where therefore it is further said, I will establish the Throne of his Kingdom for ever. If this be applied to Solomon, it must be taken improperly for long date: but applied to Christ, it is most truly and properly spoken:
1. Solomon was a man of Rest; and Christ was the Prince of Peace, Isa. 9. 6. God gave Solomon rest from all his enemies, such as were the Philistins, Aramites, Moabites, Ammonites, and others like them: But Christ so judgeth among the Nations, as they beat their swords into plough-shares, &c. Isa. 2. 4. and the Wolf shall dwell with the Lamb, &c. Isa. 11. 6, 7, 8, 9. Yea, God in giving Christ hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his Servant David, that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us (Luk. 1. 69, 71.) not only from men but1 from devils also: For he hath spoiled Principalities and Powers, Col. 2. 15.
2. God gave peace and quietnesse to Israel in Solomons daies; But Christ is our Peace (Eph. 2. 14.) and it pleased the Father to reconcile all things to himself by Christ, Col. 1. 20.
3. bSolomon was the seed that proceeded out of Davids bowels, whom God set up after David: But Christ was that promised seed that by an excellency and property was called the Sonne of David, Matth. 1. 1. who also by lineall descent proceeded out of Davids bowels. An ancient Father expounding this phrase, Out of thy bowels, thus, Out of thy belly (as the LXX and vulgar Latin do) hath this comment upon it; If you simply take this of Solomon, it is ridiculous; For then might David be thought to have brought forth Solomon as a Mother: Hereupon he applieth this to the Virgin Mary, out of whose womb Christ came: But that Father mistook the mark. For the Hebrew word properly signifieth the bowels, (as our English turns it) and it is elsewhere applied to men, as Gen. 15. 4. 2 Sam. 16. 11. And3
- 1Si in Salomove simpliciter edisseres, risum mihi incuties. Videbitur enim David peperisse Salomovem. An & hic Christus significatur, ex •o ventre semen David, qui esse ex• David, id est Mariae. Tertul. adver. Marcion lib. 3.Si in Salomoue simpliciter edisseres, risum mihi incuties. Videbitur enim David peperisse Salomouem. An & hic Christus significatur, ex •o ventre semen David, qui esse ex• David, id est Mariae. Tertul. adver. Marcion lib. 3.
- b[Greek or Hebrew] LXX [Greek or Hebrew]. Ve•. La•. ex ventre tuo.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 LXX 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Ve•. La•. ex ventre tuo.
- 3Thronus in aevum & Regnum in aevum magis Christo competit, quam Salomoni temporali scil. Regi. Tort. loc. citat.
- 4Quia aedem Dei magis Christus aedificaturus esset hominem scil. sanctum, in quo potiore Templo in habitaret Dei Spiritus, in Dei filium magis Christus habendus esset, quam Salomon filius David. Tert. loc. cita•.
