therefore that Offence that is against Man is compared to an hundred Pence, but that which is against God to ten thousand Talents, And when he had begun to reckon, 1one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand Talents. ver. 24. And because he had nothing to pay, his Lord commanded him to be sold, and his Wife, and Children, and all that he had, and the Debt to be payed. ver. 25. The Servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, refrain thine Anger towards me, and I will pay thee all. ver. 26.2 Then the Lord of that Servant had Compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the Debt. ver. 27.3 But the same Servant went out, and found one of his Fellow-Servants which ought him an hundred Pence, and he laid his Hands on him, and took him by the Throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest. ver. 28. &c.
VII. An ill Debtor, that is very far in Debt, does not love to see nor meet his Creditor, he will go some by-way, or go much about, rather than come near him, or meet with him. | VII. So Sinners who are notoriously Guilty before God, love not to meet with him, nor hear of him: if God comes near them by the reproofs of his Word, or by the checks of Conscience, or by the rebukes of the Rod, how are they startled? As in the case of Felix, who when he found that God had met with him by Paul's Preaching, who reasoned of Righteousness, 4Temperance, and Judgment to come, ('tis said) he trembled: but mark his answer to the Apostle; Was he pleased with that Doctrine? Alas no, he could not bear it: therefore cries out, Go thy way for this time, when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
VIII. A Debtor that is far in Debt, is often-times afraid of an Arrest, and much perplexed and troubled in his Mind; the thoughts of a Prison being grievous to him. | VIII. So guilty Sinners are afraid of the Serjeant, Death; if they perceive Death is approaching, how troubled are they for fear of the Prison of utter Darkness? (provided their Consciences be awake.) See Sin a Debt.
⟨p. 221⟩Metaphor. | Disparity.
I. A Debtor among Men, upon the non-payment of his Debts is exposed but to external Punishment, suppose it should be the highest Punishment that we read of in Scripture or History; we read under the Law they were bound to sell their Children,5 yea, themselves to become Slaves or Bond-men; it was a sore Punishment to have Children sold for Parents Debts.
therefore that Offence that is against Man is compared to an hundred Pence, but that which is against God to ten thousand Talents, And when he had begun to reckon, 1one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand Talents. ver. 24. And because he had nothing to pay, his Lord commanded him to be sold, and his Wife, and Children, and all that he had, and the Debt to be payed. ver. 25. The Servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, refrain thine Anger towards me, and I will pay thee all. ver. 26.2 Then the Lord of that Servant had Compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the Debt. ver. 27.3 But the same Servant went out, and found one of his Fellow-Servants which ought him an hundred Pence, and he laid his Hands on him, and took him by the Throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest. ver. 28. &c.
VII. An ill Debtor, that is very far in Debt, does not love to see nor meet his Creditor, he will go some by-way, or go much about, rather than come near him, or meet with him. | VII. So Sinners who are notoriously Guilty before God, love not to meet with him, nor hear of him: if God comes near them by the reproofs of his Word, or by the checks of Conscience, or by the rebukes of the Rod, how are they startled? As in the case of Felix, who when he found that God had met with him by Paul's Preaching, who reasoned of Righteousness, 4Temperance, and Judgment to come, ('tis said) he trembled: but mark his answer to the Apostle; Was he pleased with that Doctrine? Alas no, he could not bear it: therefore crys out, Go thy way for this time, when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
VIII. A Debtor that is far in Debt, is often-times afraid of an Arrest, and much perplexed and troubled in his Mind; the thoughts of a Prison being grievous to him. | VIII. So guilty Sinners are afraid of the Serjeant, Death; if they perceive Death is approaching, how troubled are they for fear of the Prison of utter Darkness? (provided their Consciences be awake.) See Sin a Debt.
⟨p. 221⟩Metaphor. | Disparity.
I. A Debtor among Men, upon the non-payment of his Debts is exposed but to external Punishment, suppose it should be the highest Punishment that we read of in Scripture or History; we read under the Law they were bound to sell their Children,5 yea, themselves to become Slaves or Bond-men; it was a sore Punishment to have Children sold for Parents Debts.
- 1Mat. 18.28. ver. 24. ver. 25.
- 2ver. 26.
- 3ver. 27.
- 4Act. 24.25.
- 5Exod. 21.7. & 22.2. 2 King. 4.1.
