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 sixt part of the Chapter.

V. 33. O the deepenesse of the riches, both of the wisdome and

knowledge of God! How vnsearchable are his iudgements and his waies passe finding out!

V. 34. For who hath knowne the mind of the Lord? Or who was his Counsailer?

V. 35. Or, who hath giuen vnto him first, & he shal be recōpensed.

V. 36. For of him, and through him, and for him, are all things: to him be glory for euer Amen.

Sense. O the deepnes of the riches both of the wisdome and knowledge of God .i. the riches of his deepnes, or O the deepe plentifull and Ocean Sea that can neuer be drawn dry of these attributes of Gods knowledge and wisdome, whereby God knoweth his, and when he will call them, and most wisely and iustly determineth of them, and disposeth and gouerneth all men and all actions (albeit our poore and shallow vnderstan∣ding cannot apprehend it, and many times iudgeth amisse.) How vnsearchable are his iudgements? i. his meanes & manner both in chusing and refusing, in shutting vp all vnder sinne, in sauing and condemning men, cannot possibly be sounded and found out by mans reason, and his waies past finding out .i. no man can find out his secret purposes and disseignes, for they are not reuealed in the Scriptures.

V. 34. For who hath knowne the mind of the Lord?

Sense. Viz. Who hath knowne his purpose and counsailes & secret iudgements that are not disclosed and declared in the word?* 1.1 Or who was his Counsailer? In the creation and preser∣uation of the world, in the redemption, gouernment and salua∣tion of his Church, he needed not mans aduise and counsaile, but performed all by counsaile of his owne will.

V. 35. Or who hath giuen to him first? i. Who hath bestowed any benefit or blessing vppon God and so hath made him a debpter vnto him, and he shal be recompensed .i. he will repay and requite him. For of him and from him are al things, they haue their being and beginning from god, and through him al things are adiministred and gouerned by him, and for him .i. they are created and ordained, to set forth his glorie, To him be glory for euer Amen .i. Let al humaine and worldly glo∣rie cease & vanish away, and let al y^e glory of goodnes, mercy wisdome, and iustice bee ascribed onely vnto God, of vs and of al creatures for euer Amen.

I beleeue it shall bee so, and I pray that it may bee so.

Ques. How vnsearchable are Gods iudgements?

Ans. If Gods waies and iudgements be vnsearchable, why are wee commanded to search the Scriptures, or the Israelites taxed and reproued for being ignorant of Gods waies? Ioh. 5. v. 38. Psal. 95. v. 10. Math. 22. v 29.

Gods waies and iudgements in this place are taken for his secret will, which hee reserueth to him-selfe, and which no man is to inquire into, for it is bottomelesse gulfe, and will drowne them, and a flame that may not be come vnto but wil burne them, it is the Arke that may not be looked into. But for his reuealed will which he hath manifested in Scripture, all sorts of people are commanded to search, learne and know: prouided that they keepe them within the boundes of sobri∣etie, and do not measure misticall and supernaturall things by the scantling and shallownesse and humaine reason.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Eph. 3. v. 16.11.