The third particular in this Return, is the Manner: In an §3audible voice, the Lord answereth him. The multitude heard this voice, though they understood it not. We read not often of an audible voice from heaven to Christ; only at his Baptism, there was a testimony given of him from heaven, Mat. 3.16, 17. and at his Transfiguration, Mat. 17. of which Peter speaketh, 2 Pet. 1.18. And this voice we heard, when we were with him on the holy Mount. The Lord, in the hearing of men, gives a testimony of his Son Christ, and his good cause. He was accused because he made himself the Son of God; he prays to God, and calleth him Father, openly; a voice from heaven openly answering, acknowledgeth him to be the Son of God; though they knew not the Lords testimony from heaven. God maketh a good cause,1 though darkened, to shine as day-light, if men would open their eyes and see. Psal. •7.5. Roll over thy way upon the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to pass. But flesh and blood saith, Innocency lieth in the dark, and weepeth in sack-cloth in the dungeon, and is not seen. The Lord answereth, Vers. 6. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgement as the noon-day. It is true, [Greek or Hebrew] signifies to go from one place to another; its here applied to the sun, and elsewhere to things that grow out of the earth, Judg. 13.14. The sun in the night seems dead, and lost, as if there were no such thing; yet the morning is a new life to the day, and the sun. The grape of the wine tree sown in the earth, is a dead thing; yet it springeth in some days, and cometh to be a fruitful tree. Christ was crucified, and buried; yet the Wine-tree grew again: and, Rom. 1.4. He was ⟨p. 175⟩declared to be the Son of God, with power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection from the dead. The Gospel, and a good cause seems buried, and weeps in a dungeon. Joseph in the prison, and a sold stranger; yet in the eyes of his brethren he is exalted. The Lord cleared Daniels cause. Psal. 97.11. Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. The light and joy of the Saints, are often under the clods of the earth.
The third particular in this Returne, is the Manner: In an §3audible voyce, the Lord answereth him. The multitude heard this voyce, though they understood it not. Wee read not often of an audible voyce from heaven to Christ; onely at his Baptisme, there was a testimony given of him from heaven, Mat. 3.16, 17. and at his Transfiguration, Mat. 17. of which Peter speaketh, 2 Pet. 1.18. And this voyce we heard, when we were with him on the holy Mount. The Lord, in the hearing of men, gives a testimony of his Son Christ, and his good cause. Hee was accused because he made himself the Son of God; hee prayes to God, and calleth him Father, openly; a voyce from heaven openly answering, acknowledgeth him to be the Son of God; though they knew not the Lords testimony from heaven. God maketh a good cause,1 though darkened, to shine as day-light, if men would open their eyes and see. Psal. •7.5. Roll over thy way upon the Lord, and trust in him, and hee shall bring it to passe. But flesh and bloud saith, Innocencie lieth in the dark, and weepeth in sack-cloth in the dungeon, and is not seen. The Lord answereth, Vers. 6. And hee shall bring forth thy righteousnesse as the light, and thy judgement as the noon-day. It is true, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 signifies to goe from one place to another; its here applied to the sun, and elsewhere to things that grow out of the earth, Judg. 13.14. The sun in the night seems dead, and lost, as if there were no such thing; yet the morning is a new life to the day, and the sunne. The grape of the wine tree sowne in the earth, is a dead thing; yet it springeth in some dayes, and cometh to be a fruitfull tree. Christ was crucified, and buried; yet the Wine-tree grew againe: and, Rom. 1.4. Hee was ⟨p. 175⟩declared to be the Son of God, with power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection from the dead. The Gospel, and a good cause seems buried, and weeps in a dungeon. Joseph in the prison, and a sold stranger; yet in the eyes of his brethren hee is exalted. The Lord cleared Daniels cause.
- 1God ••areth a good cause, though darkened.God ••areth a good cause, though darkned.
