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Whether the whole body of ye Iewes (as many take it) or ye Catholick Church to be gathered of Iewes & Gentiles
Ans. Specially and properly here is ment the whole bo∣dy of the Iewes in generall, and of whom the Apostle directly speaketh, but not euery seuerall and singular person of them.
Secondly it is opposed to a remnant or part, therefore it must needs signifie the greatest number or a very great multitude.
Qu••. The deliuerer shall come to Sion (as in the Hebrew context) or The deliuerer shall come out of Sion or from Sion, as Paul applieth it) how can or may these two scriptures be reconciled?
Ans. We must distinguish of the times vnto which the Prophet Isaiah and the Apostle Paul had respect, and so we shall more easily cleare the difference:* 1.1 Isaiah pointeth at the very moment of the time that was then to come, but Paul passing from Christ his comming vnto other things that follow it, saith, he shall come from Sion .i. out of his Church for the good and comfort of it. So that Paul doth not take vpon him the office of an interpreter, but applieth it to his time, and who can dislike or gain∣say it?
Ques. Shall this comming be corporall or spirituall.
Ans. It cannot now be corporall, for the heauens must containe him vntill the daies of iudgment,* 1.2 ergo it must needs be spirituall, by the Preaching of the Gospell.
Obi. But saluation came not to the Iewes at the first comming of Christ therefore he must needs come to con∣ue••t them at his second comming, visibly?
Ans. Saluation came by his first comming, but not al∣together at one time and in one age, but in diuers suc∣cessions of times and ages, for he must saue his people to the worlds end.
Iunius in Paral∣le••is.
Acts. 3.2••.