A commentary vpon the Epistles of Saint Paul to Philemon, and to the Hebrewes together with a compendious explication of the second and third Epistles of Saint Iohn. By VVilliam Iones of East Bergholt in Suffolke, Dr. in Divinity, and sometimes one of the fellowes of the foundation of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge.

VERSE 11.

FOr there were many of them: of what sort and condition so ever.

Standeth: as a Servitour at the Altar.

For some thing or other was done every day: there was the morning and evening sacrifice.

For the publike good of the people, being the Minister of them all.

One time would not serve the turne, as it doth with Christ.

The sacrifices in speciall, were Bulls, Goates, Sheepe, &c. yet of∣ten iterated.

Never: no hope of it.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: fully and utterly, as they ought to be, so as they never trouble the consciences of men againe: they were a recordation of sin, but no a motion of sin.

No Priest was exempted from service. In the Church of Rome peradventure the inferiour Priests, the Parish Priests take some paines among the people. But the Pope, the High-Priest,

the Cardinalls, and those that are called Majores sacerdotes, live at ease: some of them, they are minstred unto; but wee must all mi∣nister in those places, wherein God hath set us, that we may enter in∣to the joy of our Master in the life to come.

The Angels are ministring spirits, and shall we thinke scorne to minister?

2. We must no day bee idle, but dayly serve God in our severall functions whether wee bee Ministers or people: passe the dayes of your dwelling here in feare. As wee aske our daily bread at Gods hands: so wee must daily performe service to God. Daniel prayed three times a day. Anna served God in prayers day and night. The Bereans turned over the Bible daily: every day let us doe something whereby God may be glorified.

3. As the Priests in the time of the Law offered up the same sacrifices: So let us the same sacrifice of prayer, of preaching, of praise and thankesgiving, of almes deeds and the workes of mer∣cy. So long as wee tarrie in the world, let us alwayes be offering up these spirituall sacrifices: though they bee the same, yet they are ac∣ceptable to God.

No more can any thing that wee can doe now. CHRIST IESUS alone is the Lamb of God that taketh away the sinnes of the world.