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§. 33. Of Doctrines raised out of Heb. 4. 3, 4.
I. UNbelievers are excluded from the priviledge of Believers. The inference of this verse upon the former, in this causall particle FOR, demonstrates th•…•… much. See §. 21.
II. True Believers may know they have faith. He was a true Believer that said, Wee which have believed. See §. 22.
III. Professors must judge of others, as they do of themselves. This Apostle doth put others in the same rank with himself by using the plurall number. See §. 22.
IV. Faith gi•…•…es assurance of the thing promised. For thus saith a Believer, We 〈◊〉〈◊〉 enter. See §. 23.
V. Future things promised are as sure as if they were present. The rest concern∣ing which he saith in the present, We do enter, was then to come. See §. 24.
VI. Beginnings of heavenly rest are here enjoyed. It is of the time of this life that be here saith, We do enter. See §. 24.
VII. Rest is prepared for Believers. This is here set down as a granted case. See § 24.
VIII. God spake by his Prophets. This relative HE, hath reference to God, ye•…•… they were the words of David. See §. 25.
IX. The Word written is as a Sermon preached. That whereof this is spoken, He said, was the written Word. See §. 25.
X. That which unbelievers misse of, Believers attain to. This is the force of the Apostles argument implied in this conjunction AS, God said that unbelievers should not enter into his rest: thence the Apostle inferres that Believers do en•…•…er thereinto. See §. 25.
XI. Gods Oath is an infallible argument. Unbelievers shall not enter into 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as God hath sworn, or because God hath sworn they should not enter. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 §. 26.
Of Doctrines gathered from Gods Oath, the form and matter thereof, See Chap. 3. v. 11. §. 120.
XII. Things of the same name may be of different kinds. This discretive conj•…•…∣ction Although, intends as much. Heaven and the Sabbath are both a rest: ye•…•… different rests. See §. 27.
XIII. The creatures are Gods work. They are hère so called. See §. 28.
XIV. God in six daies made up the full number of creatures. In this sense it is here said that he finished them. See §. 28.
XV. God perfected his creatures. The word finished, implieth thus much also See §. 28.
XVI. The world is a comely Fabrick. The notation of the Greek word translated world, intends as much. See §. 29.
XVII. The world hath a foundation. This is here taken for grant, by attributing a foundation to the world. See §. 29.
XVIII. Gods works were perfected at the very first. This is the intendment of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Preposition From. See §. 29.
XIX. God left not off to work till he had finished his works. The inference of Go•…•… resting upon finishing his works, by this causall Conjunction FOR, proves 〈◊〉〈◊〉 point. See §. 30.
XX. A Divine testimony is a sound argument. This phrase, For he said, sh•…•…∣eth that the Apostle useth this testimony to prove the point in hand. See §. 30.
XXI. Scriptures may be quoted without naming the place. So doth the Apostle here. See §. 30.
XXII. Seven is a number of perfection. God rested on that day. See §. 30.
XXIII. The very words of Scripture are to be expressed. This phrase, on this wise, intends thus much. See §. 30.
XXIV. God rested not till he had finished his works. This copulative and inte•…•… so much.
XXV. The last day of the week was the day of Gods rest. This was the seventh day here mentioned. See §. 31.