The Marrow and Juice of 260 Scriptures, Part 56
The 24. Sonday after Trinity.Good Lessons of obedience must hauehave good attentio
Summe of the 2 first Lessons.THe two former selected Scriptures, taken out of the Prouerbes of Salomon doe afford doctrines of instruction concerning the duties of the second Tables and that good which ariseth to such as performe those duties, with exhortations thereunto, not without most gracious Lessons giuen to Gods people, for their louelove vntounto godlinesse, the feare of God, their de…re to be instructed therein, and for their affecting of all good fruites of the spirit, in thought, word, and deed.
Summe of the Epistle & GospellThe two latter, being chosen out of the new Testament, are to the same ends and purposes, though in other manner and phrases deliuered: Whereof in the first Saint Paul doth praise God that the Colossians had practised many good Lessons of holinesse, and spirituall walking in their faith, hope, and louelove: praying also for their continuance therein, and in other fruits of righteousnesse. And in the second, our Sauiour Christ himselfe, by his owne example of raysing vp the Rulers daughter, & stopping the womans bloudy issue, will teach vsus to performe workes of charity one towards an other, omitting no occasion of doing good at any time.
The first Lesson for morning prayer is Pro. 13.Mor. Prayer 1. Les. Prou. 13. Wherein, that the rest of his documents may with more fruite bee receiued,Parts. he
First, giues in his Prologue a Lesson of obedience and of effectuall hearkning to all good instruction.1 A Lesson of obedience and hearkning to al good instruction. A wise son will obey the instruction of his Father, but a scorner will heare no rebuke. ver. 1.
Secondly, he giues many good Lessons in particular, as
2 Many particular instructions,1 Concerning the well ordering and guiding of a mans tongue with warinesse and discretion. ver. 2.3.
2 Concerning diligence in a mans calling. ver. 4.
Good Lessons for men and women3 Concerning truth and vpright dealing, by poore and rich, ver. 5, to the end of the 9.
4 Concerning humility, diligence, discrete behauiour, & hearkening to good counsell by poore and rich. ver, 10. to the end of the 18.
5 As touching the difference betwixt the obedient and disobedient, whom he calleth wise, and foolish in respect of many things falling out to them both. vr. 19. to the end of the 25. the end of the chapter.
The first Lesson for euening prayer is Prouerbes 14.Eue. Prayer. 1 Less. Prou. 14. which in regard of his subiect matter, doth not much differ from the former.Parts. For though in the
First part of the chapter his first parable bee of a wise woman.1 Of a wise woman, ver. 1. yet in the rest of the chapter he speaketh as he did before, namely in the
Second place of righteous and holy men, of lewd & vngodly person,2 Of righteous and holy men, of lewd & vngodly persōs of wise and foolish, of frugality and ill husbandry. ver. 2.3,
In the third, of speaking the truth,3 Of speaking the truth. ver. 5. and of the fruit which they do reape that walke holily and seeke wisedome, and so on the contrary. ver. 6. to the end of the 11.
Fourthly, of those rules and precepts that are to be obserued in a mans life and conuersation,4 Rules to bee obserued in a mans conuersation. & with what wisedome a mans waies are to be directed and managed. ve. 12. to the end of the 22.
Fiftly, there is a commendation of labour and taking paines,5 A commendatiō of labour & paines taking a commendation of wisedome, truth, and the feare of God, ver. 23. to the end of the 27.
Sixtly, Salomon discourseth of the honour and chiefe ornaments of a King:6 Of the honour & chiefe ornaments of a king. and what good vertues they are which both inwardly and outwardly doe adorne the people of any nation, and contrary-wise what vices do dishonour and disgrace them, ver. 24 to the end of the 35. the end of the chapter.
The Epistle for this day, Colossians chapter 1. ve. 3.Epistle Col. 1, 3. to the end of the 12. to the end of the 12.Good trees of Colosse bring forth godly fruite. Scope of the text,containes an holy and thankfull rehearsall of the graces and fruits of the spirit, which did grow so plentifully among the fruitfull people, those holy trees of Colosse.
The partsParts. of the text are,
1 Saint Pauls thank…giuing,1 Saint Pauls gratulation and thanksgiuing to God. ve. 3. to the end of the 8.
2 His comprecation, that is the ioynt prayer of him, & his fellow-labourers2 The ioint prayer of him and his fellow-labourers. for Gods furtherance, increase and continuance of his grace in them, ver. 9. to the end of the 12.
Parts of his thanksgiuing,1 He giues thankes to God for their fai…h, their louelove, and their hope. ver. 3.4. and a part of the 5.
2 Secondly, he tels them that these graces came to them by the ordinary instrumentall meanes of the preaching of Gods word: for the fruitfulnesse & good effects whereof he also implyeth a thanksgiuing, as praysing God in like manner for Epaphras the Minister therof, whom God had set ouer them, in the rest of the 5. ve. and in the 6.7. & 8. verses.
His comprecation is,
Parts of the comprecation or ioynt prayer,1 That they might be fulfilled with knowledge of Gods will, in all wisedome and spirituall vnderstanding.
2 That they might walke worthy of the Lord,
3 And please him in all things.
4 Being fruitfull in all good workes, which are the ends of knowledge, and increasing in the knowledge of God. ver. 9.10.
5. Their confirmation and strenghning with all might through his glorious power, vntounto 1. patience, 2. long-suffering: and all these with alacrity, willingnesse, cheerefulnes, ioyfulnesse. ver. 11.
6 That they might (hauing attained all) giuegive thankes vntounto the father which hath giuen all, which hath made vsus meete to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light. ver. 12.
Gospell. Math. 9.18, to the end of the 38,Though the cleargy-men, the Pharisies with their schollers, and the Herodians being in profession spirituall men, had no purpose so to shew themselues by their spiritual walking,One good beleeuing Ruler, among many bad Pharisies. or by their indeuouring to vnderstand,Dependance of this Gospel wi…h the former Scope of this text. much lesse to beleeue and relye vponupon Christ, yet in this portion of Scripture, Math. 9. ve. 18. to the end of the 26. the Euangelist will tell vsus of a certaine good ruler among them (whom Saint Marke cals Iairus) who beleeued in the Lord, and therefore came vntounto him to hauehave his daughter raised from death to life.
In this Scripture,Parts of this Scripture. for memory and order sake, wee may consider that S. Matthew drawes all vn…o two principall & maine heads, For in the
First place he sets downe▪ what was done abroad, & without, before Christ came into the rulers house,1 What Christ did before hee came into the Rulers house. and that hee doth, in the first 5. verses.
Secondly, he relates what fell out after2 What fell out after, Christ camc into the house of the Ruler: in the other 4. verses.
In the first generall we may obserue,Parts of the first generall:
1 Either what was done at the Rulers first coming to Christ being abroad.
2 Or what fell out in the way as Christ went, for
First, the Ruler came vntounto Christ and made his petition. ver. 18.
Secondly, we may respect the manner & matter of Christs answere vntounto him, as
1 In his rising vp with his Disciples
2 In his following the Ruler to his house, ver. 19.
The things to bee obserued falling out in the way as our Lord went to the Rulers house,Parts of the second generall, are
1 What the woman did which was diseased with an issue of bloud 12. yeares. ver. 20.
2 What the woman thought and spake out of a true & sound faith (Who beleeued, and therefore she spake) ver. 21.
3 What she suffered, what Christ did to her (for she was his patient) who
First, turned him about,
Secondly, with compassion beheld her.
Thirdly, he spake to her: Daughter be of good comfort, Christs inexplicable kindnes to the bele…uing ruler,thy faith hath made thee whole.
Fourthly, he healed her the same houre. ver. 22.
In the Rulers house whereinto Christ entred,
Obseruations of things done in the rulers house.1 Obserue the miracle which was done,
2 Marke the sequele and consequent of the miracle.
In the miracle note,
1 Christs preparing of himselfe vntounto it.
2 The forme and manner of doing and performing it.
Christ prepares himselfe to do this miracle,
Part… and notes of the miracle1 By perswading the minstrels and multitude of fidlers and dauncers to auoide the house,
2 By thrusting them out by force, though they derided him. ver. 23.24.
Christs preparation to the miracle.The forme of this miracle consists in two things,
1 Christ tooke her by the hand
2 She arose. ver. 25.
The sequele of the miracle, is the same which arose therof, The bruit of it went through all the land. Forme of the miracle consists in.ver. 26,