Review of the Paraphrase of the New Testament, 1 Thessalonians – 2 Thessalonians
On the firſt EPISTLE to the THESSALONIANS.
Chap. II. ver. 3.
[In guile.]
In deſigne to rayſe ſeditions, &c. as many of their falſe Chriſts had done.
NOte a. Of the notion of foreign for fallacious, treacherous, Adde,foreign And then v. 3. he expreſly addes to this matter, foreign, Our exhortation was not out of deceit, or that I might deceive.
Note c.foreign. Of the active notion of foreign for ſeducing others. Adde, Thus Theopylacts gloſs intimates, foreign, ſaith he, foreign, I teach not any impurity, ſuch as are the doctrines or practices of the Magi and Sorcerers.
Ibid. ver. 8.
[So, ff being affectionarely deſirous.]
Note ff.foreign Theophylact is ſo peremptory for another reading in this place foreign, inſtead of foreign, that I cannot but ſet it down, foreign, ſaith he, foreign, The phraſe foreign, ſignifies bound, or cloſe, or near to you, from the word foreign together and foreign which ſignifies to bind together; Adding that ſome have read it foreign for foreign deſiring foreign but that it is not ſo. If his meaning be, that foreign doth not ſo ſignifie, I ſuppoſe his authority will not prevaile againſt the known uſe of the word, and the expreſs Gloſſarie of Heſychius, foreign, it ſignifies to love, to deſire. But if his meaning be that foreign is not the right reading, then unleſs we know what copies he had to authorize that confidence, there will be no reaſon to conſent to it, and yet as little cauſe to make a controverſie of it, the ſenſe being either way the ſame, the word foreign rendred by Heſychius, juſt as foreign is, for ſo in him, all that we find of that word is, foreign. It ſignifies to deſire, as the other before had done.
Ibid. ver. 17.
[*For a ſpace for ſome time foreign. For a ſhort time.]
Ever ſince I was firſt with you, and driven ſuddenly from you, Act. 17.5.10.
Ibid. ver. 18.
[Satan hindred us.]
Some difficulty or other from time to time was interpoſed by the inſtruments of Satan the obſtructors and perſecutors of the Goſpel.
Chap. IV. ver. 4.
[That every one ſhould know.]
Every one by ſtudy and by exerciſe, or practice, to learn, and enable himſelf.
foreign.Ibid. Note b. Of the uſe of foreign for unnatural, uncleane exceſſes, Adde, Theophylact, though he acknowledge the phraſe to belong to matters of uncleanneſs, and ſo interprets, foreign, yet thinks it belongs peculiarly to foreign adultery, which, ſaith he, is here fitly called foreign and foreign (I ſuppoſe it ſhould be read foreign, that it may be anſwerable to foreign) becauſe God, ſaith he, hath allowed every man his wife, foreign, and defined bounds to nature, foreign, that he ſhould content himſelf with that one woman, and he that doth not, he may properly be ſaid to exceed, and to deſire inordinately, foreign, and this peculiarly, againſt, or to the wronging of his brother. But the ſin here mentioned being a ſpecification of what was meant by foreign, and an inſtance of the practice of the heathens that knew not God, v. 5. and preſently attended with Gods being an avenger of all ſuch things, v. 6. it will not ſo reaſonably be reſtrained to adultery, but be taken for thoſe foul ſins, for which the Gentiles myſteries were ſo famous, and for which Gods judgements remarkably fell upon them, and muſt in like manner be expected to fall on Chriſtians, that are guilty of them. To theſe S. Chryſoſtome applies the phraſe, Tom. 11. p. 24. l. 13. foreign, He that exceeds the Lawes ſet by God, deſires ſtrange and not regular things. I ſhall here adde, how the Biſhops of our Church in the daies of Henry 8. thought fit to interpret or paraphraſe this place, in the book named A neceſſary Doctrine and erudition for any Chriſten man. In the diſcourſe of Matrimony, where falling on mention of this text of Scripture, they thus expreſs this part of it, [that no man ſhould craftily compaſs, and circumvext his brother to obtain his fleſhly luſts] where it is evident, what they underſtood by the whole phraſe, particularly by foreign, to obtain his fleſhly luſts, agreeably to what we have here noted.
Ibid. ver. 16.
[With the voice of the Archangel.]
And the Archangel that hath other Angels under him ſhall call them to be ready at the preſence of the Judge, to ſummon all the world, &c.
Ibid. Note c. Of the notion of foreign, that their Chriſtianity expreſly obligeth, and is deſigned to this end of impreſſing this duty on them of loving one another, Adde, Thus S. Chryſoſtome applies the words of the Prophet, they ſhall be all taught of God, to the perſpicuity and plainneſs of the Evangelicall precepts, *To. 5. p. 244. l. 25.foreign, &c. The Apoſtles as common Doctors of the world propoſed to all things perſpicuous and manifeſt of themſelves, that every one might by bare reading learn them, and to this the prophet agrees ſaying, they ſhall be all taught of God, and ſhall not ſay every one to his neighbour, &c.
Chap. V. ver. 16.
[Quench not the ſpirit.]
When ye ſee gifts in others, by which they appear to be true teachers, ye muſt not have the ſame averſion to them, that ye would to falſe prophets.
Ibid. Note e.foreign. Of the notion of foreign for kind, not bare appearance, Adde, Theophylact, foreign, fly from all ſimply not from this or that, from every lying prophet and from every ſinne. So *Bib. Pat. Graec. t. 1. p. 503. B.Leontius de ſect. foreign. ſpeaking of the hereſie of the Manichees, which choſe the worſt things foreign out of each hereſie, he addes, foreign, it abſtains not even from Idolatry nor from any ſort (not ſhew or appearance, but kind or ſort) of evil.
Ibid. Note f. Of the diviſion of the whole man into body, ſoul, and ſpirit, foreign. p. 907. D.Adde Marcus Eremita foreign the three parted hypoſtaſis of body, ſpirit, and ſoul.
Ibid. foreign.Of the notion of foreign for the will among the Septuagint, Adde, This Thalaſſius, Cent. 2.27. calls foreign the practical ſoul, viz. the beginning of Action, for ſuch the will is. And that this, &c.
Ibid. Of this Philoſophy concerning the parts and diviſion of man, before the teſtimonies out of Irenaeus, Adde, This *foreign.Nemeſius cites from Plotinus, foreign, that the man is made up of three, body, ſoul, and mind; And he affirmes Apollinarius Biſhop of Laodicaea to have followed him in it.
Ibid. Of the fruits of the ſpirit, conceived, when the Spirit gets the conſent, and embraces of the will, Adde, And ſo *Cent 2.27.Thalaſſius having compared the will under the title of foreign the practical ſoul, or beginning of action, to a woman, addes, foreign, with which when the mind joynes, it brings forth virtue.
On the ſecond EPISTLE to the THESSALONIANS.
foreign.CHap. II. Note e. Of foreign, man of ſinne, that it notes ſome Magician, Adde, Theophylact, who ſaith of him, foreign, 'tis a man that hath Satan in him working by him.
foreign.Ibid. That Simon and the Gnoſticks were Anti-Chriſt, Adde, And accordingly Theophylact ſpeaking of the myſtery of iniquity, foreign, ſaith he, foreign, the myſtery of iniquity was already begun, for Simon and Nicholas leaders of hereſies did work the works of Antichriſt.
foreign.Ibid. Note f. Of foreign for the thing worſhipped, Adde, So ſaith Theophylact, foreign, worſhips, i. e. Idols.
foreign.Ibid. Note i. Of the notion of foreign for is all ready acted, Adde, So Theophylact, foreign, hath received its beginning.