The vvorldes resurrection, or The generall calling of the Iewes A familiar commentary vpon the eleuenth chapter of Saint Paul to the Romaines, according to the sence of Scripture, and the consent of the most iudicious interpreters, wherein aboue fiftie notable questions are soundly answered, and the particular doctrines, reasons and vses of euery verse, are profitable and plainly deliuered. By Thomas Draxe. Minister of the word of God.

Thou bearest not the roote but the roote thee.

We learne here,* 1.1 that we Gentiles are beholding vnto the Iewes, and in many respects inferiour vnto them, howsoeuer they (for the present) are generally cast off and plucked from the vine.* 1.2

For first, we haue our religion & doctrin yea the begin∣ning, foundation & establishmēt of our church from thē. Isa. 2.3. but not they from vs. For the Fathers & the Pro∣phets, sowed the seed of the church of the new testament:* 1.3 y^e couenant is deriued from thē into vs & we are changed

into their commonwealth and not they into ours.

Secondly our Sauiour Christ God blessed for euermore, had his birth and beginning from them, and so hee came from them. Rom. 9.4.

* 1.4Thirdly they were the chosen nation, the peculiar people, and a royall Priest-hood, when all the world besides were out of the couenant, and so no people nor beloued, yea and were without God in the world.

Lastly all the particular promises, such as were the land of Canaan, a certaine forme of gouernment, setled sacrifices, and ceremonies, the glorious Temple, particu∣lar promises of long life, and of dominion annexed to the morrall law, and the preseruation of the stock amongst them, out of which the Messias should come belonged and were proper to the Iewes of the olde Testament onelie.

Vse. We must therefore acknowledge our selues deb∣ters vnto the Iewes, and deepely engaged vnto them, we must bee so farre off from rendring or returning vnto them euil for good, that we must pray for their recouery, and do our vttermost dilligence, by doctrine, writing, and vnblameable life to allure and winne them to the appro∣bation and acceptance of the Gospell.

V. 19. Thou wilt saie then, the branches are broken off that I might be graft in.

V. 20. Well through vnbeleife they are broken off and thou∣standest by faith: be not high minded but feare.

V. 21. For if God spared not the naturall branches, [take heed] lest he also spare not thee.

Thou wilt say. i. to me Paul, why doest thou boast of the holinesse of the Iewish stocke, surely, the branches are broken off. i. they are cast away, that I might be grafted in. i. am ingrafted in the Church in their sted.

Well. i. thou saieth truely, they through their vnbeliefe are broken off. i. excommunicated and eiected out of Gods church:* 1.5 and thou now standest by faith grafted into Gods

Church, neither art thou yet falne into the vnbeleife of the Iewes, be not high minded. i. do not thinke proudly of thy selfe or be ouer-wise in thine owne conceit, but feare. i. remaine in true humility and in the feare of God, and be religiously carefull to preserue faith.

For if God spared not. i. but cast them off for their vnbeliefe.* 1.6 The naturall branches, i. the Iewes borne in the Church discended from those holy Fathers, Abra∣ham, Isaac, and Iacob, [take heed] least hee also spare not thee, thou that art but ingrafted in, and taken out of the wilde Oliue, maiest possibly be discouered to bee but an hypocrite, mayest fall away from the grace of God, and bee thrust out of his Church.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Doctr.
• * 1.2

  Rom. 3. v. 2
• * 1.3

  Ioh. 4. v. 38
• * 1.4

  1. Pet. 2. v. 9 and 10. Ephes 2.7. Deutr. 32
• * 1.5

  V. r. 21.
• * 1.6

  Verse. 2••.