So that the lesson given to young Timothy is to extend to the old, also Paul himself doing what he exhorteth Timothy to do as the gloss thereon, Cherion notes And Chrysostom, that Paul did that himself which he exhorteth Timothy to do by Pauls so often writing of the Oracles of God in the old Testament, and by other circumstances: now this knowledge is not to be kept under a bushel but we must teach and instruct the people, and resolve of questions according as it is said, ask the Priests, which thing before they should have done since they could not choose but read in Deut. that they should teach Jacob Gods judgements, and Israel his laws, which the better to perform, they are forbidden, Levit. 10. to drink wine or strong drink, when they enter into the Lords Tabernacle, that they may discern things aright, & teach what was to be observed among other Christian duties, as to instruct, 1correct, reprove, 2 Tim. 3. Paul also requireth of the Minister• not in the strictness of that law to drink no wine at all, yet not to be vinodeditus, given to wine, and for the same end according as Plato in Cratylo saith, that temperance is called [Greek or Hebrew]—quasi [Greek or Hebrew] whereto Aristotle assents Ethic. p. 6. which Etimologi although some Grammarian dislike yet it is true that temperance preserveth wisdom and contra as Pliny saith, lib. 23. cap. 1. Sepia ob umbrator vino, and therefore of Rishope and Pastors, it is required that they be temperate in dy•t that so they may preserve knowledge to instruct others, the w•nt of which makes the Prophet Isa. 56. Denounce woe against the Pastors, as blind guides wanting knowledge, ⟨p. 141⟩which he ascribes partly to their covetousness, and partly to riot and excess, the plagues which such draw on them for letting the people be destroyed for want of knowledge, we may see in Hos. 4. because thou hast refused knowledge saith the Lord, I will also refuse thee that thou shalt be no Priest to me, since thou hast forgotten the Law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. To which if any shall reply that they have no children, and therefore think in this respect that they shall escape the curse, let them remember the curse their denounced, and so Zach. 11. 17. O idle shepherd that leavest thy stock, the sword shall fall upon thy right eye, &c.
So that the lesson given to young Timothy is to extend to the old, also Paul himselfe doing what he exhorteth Timothy to doe as the glosse thereon, Cherion notes And Chrysostom, that Paul did that himselfe which he exhorteth Timothy to doe by Pauls so often writing of the Oracles of God in the old Testament, and by other circumstances: now this knowledge is not to be kept under a bushell but we must teach and instruct the people, and resolve of questions according as it is said, aske the Priests, which thing before they should have done since they could not chuse but read in Deut. that they should teach Jacob Gods judgements, and Israel his lawes, which the better to performe, they are forbidden, Levit. 10. to drinke wine or strong drinke, when they enter into the Lords Tabernacle, that they may discerne things aright, & teach what was to be observed among other Christian dutyes, as to instruct, 1correct, reprove, 2 Tim. 3. Paul also requireth of the Minister• not in the strictnesse of that law to drink no wine at all, yet not to be vinodeditus, given to wine, and for the same end according as Plato in Cratylo saith, that temperance is called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉—quasi 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 whereto Aristotle assents Ethic. p. 6. which Etimologi although some Gramariane dislike yet it is true that temperanc• preserveth wisedome and contra as Pliny saith, lib. 23. cap. 1. Sepia ob umbrator vino, and therefore of Rishope and Pastors, it is required that they be temperate in dy•t that so they may preserve knowledge to instruct others, the w•nt of which makes the Prophet Isa. 56. Denounce wo against the Pastors, as blind guides wanting knowledge, ⟨p. 141⟩which he ascribes partly to their coveteousnesse, and partly to rio and excesse, the plagues which such draw on them for leting the people be destroyed for want of knowledge, we may see in Hos. 4. because thou hast refused knowledge saith the Lord, I will also refuse thee that thou shalt be no Priest to mee, since thou hast forgotten the Law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. To which if any shall reply that they have no children, and therefore thinke in this respect that they shall escape the curse, let them remember the curse their denounced, and so
- 11 Tim. 5. 23. 2 Tim. 3. 16. 1 Tim. 3. 3. Sic quoque in proverbium essit Sapientiam vino obumbracipem. lib. 23. cap. 1. Isa. 56. v. 10. 11.
