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.

The Deliuerer shall come out of Sion: Christ the Redeemer.

* 1.1Seeing that the Iewes, and so all we Gentiles haue need off and haue giuen vnto vs of God, not onely for our temporall, but especially for our eternall deliuerance and saluation, a Deliuerer and a Redeemer, we see what wretched and miserable sinners we are by nature,* 1.2 chil∣dren of wrath, lost sheepe. Math. 15.24. Vassals, cap∣tiues and slaues vnder sinne and Sathan. Luke 4. V. 18. Lying and liuing in the shadow and point of death. Ephes. 2.2. and for feare of the second or eternall death, al our life subiect to bondage. Hebr. 2.15.

The reason hereof is, for that all men without this Deliuerer and Redeemer (to omit their temporall mise∣ries and malladies) are in farre worser estate then any brute beast or vgly toad, or any other vilde creature, for when it dieth, his life and woe endeth together with it: but the death of man without a Redeemer, and without faith in him, is but the beginning of vncessant and euer∣lasting terror and torment.

Vse. Let vs labour to feele and finde our selues to bee thus wretched and miserable, and acknowledge that without Christ his suffering and obedience we euerlast∣ingly perish,* 1.3 we must from a touched heart acknowledge that shame and confusion belongeth vnto vs, that of sin∣ners we are the greatest, and therefore wee must intreate the Lord to be merciful vnto vs, & to receiue vs into his grace and fauour. And therefore it standeth vs in hand carefully to labour and endeauour that Sathan doe not fore-stall, bewitch and possesse our hearts with his de∣ceites and illusions,* 1.4 and so take all sense of our miseries from vs wherein they must needes pine and perish that seeke any other by-waies or shifting euasions.

Vse 2. Wee must in time seeke vnto Christ onely for helpe, for pardon of sinnes and for saluation, he hath e∣ternall life in himselfe, and is author of eternall saluation, to all that obey him, and for our better direction herein, we must craue and desire the instructions,* 1.5 aduise and as∣sistance, not only of our pastors and ministers, but also of our Christian and beloued friends and acquaintance.

Notes

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  Doct••.
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  Titus. 3. v. 3.
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  Daniel 9.6 1 Tim. 1. v. 15
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  Isay 55. v. 2
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  Ca••••••. ••. v. 1.2