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.

How he maketh request vnto God speaking against Israell.

And in the 1. of Kings 19.10. he saith that he hath beene iealous for the Lord of Hosts (all tending to one purpose) from which place I obserue and gather. That the Pastors & Preachers of Gods word especially must be enfired and inflamed with an holy zeale of Gods glory, & with a ho∣ly indignation against sin and idolatry, then principally when with Elias & others, they see most grieuous trans∣gressions of the people, when they see Baals Priests, viz. Iesuites and Seminaries, Popish Emisaries to be had in re∣quest and high reputation; and themselues and the true Prophets and ministers of the Lord reuiled and reiected, yea wringed and wronged, yea killed and slaughtered, when they see Christ to bee vilified and Antichrist to be deified, and when they see the Gospell troden vnder∣foot & impiety & superstition aduanced. Examples here∣of wee haue in Moses who seeing the Golden Calfe that the Israelites had made,* 1.1 and the dauncing about it, waxed wroth, cast the tables out of his hands, brake them in peeces before the Mountaine, burned the calfe in fire, ground it to powlder, strawed it vpon the water, and made the Children of Israell drinke of it.

* 1.2In Phaenehas the sonne of Eleazar, who arose vp from the midst of the Congregation, tooke a speare in his hand and with it thrust thorow Zimri the sonne of Sal•• and Cozbi, the daughter of Zur the Midianitish woman, and so the plague ceased from the children of Israell.

In Zacharias the sonne of Ichoiada, the Priest, who ob∣seruing the people after Ichoiodah his death, to fall away to idolatrie, in zeale reproued them, for transgressing Gods commandements: hee told them, that they should not prosper, but that as they had forsaken the Lord, so he had forsaken them: and herevpon they at King▪ Ioash his tyr∣rannicall command stoned him to death. In Iohn the Bap∣tists, for his bold reprehension of the Pharasies and Sadu∣ces, and for reprouing of Herod for his incest, and many other sinnes. In Peter against Ananias and Saphira his

wife Act. 5.3. In Steuen in telling the Iewes they were stif-necked and that they like their fathers alwaies resisted the holy Ghost,* 1.3 that they had not kept the law, but that they were the betraiers and murderers of the iust. In Paul, whose spirit was stirred vp in him,* 1.4 whē he saw the citty of Athens subiect to idolatrie. And in himselfe and Barnabas, who when the people with their Priest would haue done sa∣crifice to them, in zeale rent their owne clothes and rebuked the people. In Dauid as the tipe, and most eminently in Christ the truth and perfection, all of whom were con∣sumed with the zeale of Gods house. Psal. 69.19. Math. 21.12. Ioh. 2, 15.

Reason. The reason hereof is, because they are Gods watchmen and forewarne the people, they are Gods trumpetters to tell the people of their sinnes, and the spi∣rituall leaders, guides and directers of the multitude.

1 Vse. This doctrine serueth for reproofe of some Mini∣sters of our time who either are remisse and negligent, and seeking their owne ease, neuer oppose themselues by doctrine and example, against the errors and sinnes of their flockes, but rather applaude them or (at least) in conniuence take notice of nothing; and if the shew any zeale it is rather for their own Diana and advantage, then for Gods true religion and glory.

2 Vse. It is a great comfort for all true and sound hear∣ted Ministers, who in an aduized and discreete zeale within the compasse of their callings, both by preaching, example and authority shew their dislike, and opposition against superstitions and enormous sinnes and abuses, beeing assured that what contumelies and indignities they vndergoe for Gods honour,* 1.5 God will accordingly consider of them and censure their aduersaries, he will ho∣nour them that honor him and despise them that despise him.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Exo. 32. v. 19.
• * 1.2

  Num. 25. v. 7.
• * 1.3

  Act 7. vc. 16
• * 1.4

  Act. 17. v. 16
• * 1.5

  1 Sam. 2.30