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.

As concerning the Gospell they are enemies.

Doctr. Seeing that the Iewes oppugning the preaching of the Gospell, and refusing to admit of it, are said to bee enemies vnto God, we draw this generall Theoreme, viz. that all men, during the time that they receiue not the word of God,* 1.1 but resist and with-stand the course and preaching of it, are Gods enemies and hated of them, Apoc. 12. v. 4. & 17. 1. Thes. 2.15.16. 2. Tim. 4.15.

Reas. The reason hereof is, because the Preaching and ministery of the word is Christs golden Scepter, vnder which all his subiects must be ranged, and his easie yoake that all his people must beare, Math. 11. v. 29.30.

1. Vse. This serueth to condemne Iewes, Turkes, Pa∣pists, false brethren, and all vnderminers and persecutors of the Church, who, howsoeuer they slatter themselues in their sinnes, errors and Idolatry, and thinke they do God seruice, yet in very truth, they are nothing else then Gods flatte enemies, and they that refuse to be sworne to, and acknowledge his supremacy ouer their soules and bodies.

2. Vse. Secondly we must take heed, that wee make no leagues of amitie, or of vnnecessary traffique, with them, least (in fine) by our ouer-much sociablenes & familiarity

with them wee learne their workes and pollute our selues with their sinnes,* 1.2 and abhominations. 2. Cor. 6.16.

They are nothing but pitch, poyson and contagious leapers, by whose familiarity we may soone bee defiled and infected.

Vse 3. We must not by our dissimulation, hipocrisie & ill life harden and confirme them in their sins & heresies, but (to the vttermost extent and straine of our ability) endeuor both by life and doctrine, to gaine & win them.

Vse 4. We must remember how God hath for these ma∣ny hundred years punished their contempt & contuma∣cy both with spiritual & bodily punishment & captiuity, and forasmuch as we professe our selues to be Christs subiects and seruants, to suffer no euil lusts and concupi∣scences to rule and raigne in vs, but to permit Christ by his word and his spirit to guide & gouerne vs, otherwise we shalbe bruised with an Iron rod, slaine before Christ his face, and shall neuer enter into his rest, the heauenly Canaan and the heauenly Ierusalem. Ps. 2. v. 9. Lu. 19.27. Heb. 3. v. 18. & 19.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Luk. 19.27. Apoc. 11.7. & 10.
• * 1.2

  Psa. 106 35