A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...

§. 95. Of Christ comprised under the promises made to Abraham.

THe foresaid promises, and also Abrahams faith therein, were the greater, in that they held out Christ, and Abraham eyed Christ in them. For

• 1. That generall promise, that God would bless Abraham, did set out Christ: for all blessings come to children of men in Christ.
• 2. The promise of seed intended Christ, which the Apostle proveth by the singu∣lar number, seed, spoken as of one, Gal. 3. 16.
• 3. The numerous encrease, as the Stars of Heaven, dust of the earth, and sand of the Sea, hath especiall respect to the Church, which is the body of Christ.
• 4. The extent of the blessing, to all Nations (Gen. 12. 3. and 22. 18.) was in and by Christ accomplished.
• 5. The Land of Canaan which was promised, was a Type of heaven, which was purchased by Christ, and where we shall have an eternall communion with Christ.

To Christ therefore Abraham had an eye in the promises which were made to him. In which respect Christ thus saith to the Jewes, Your Father Abraham re∣•…•…ed to see •…•…y day, and he saw it, and was glad, Joh. 8. 56.

Hereby we may learn what specially to behold in Gods promises: namely, Iesus Christ, and in him Gods favour, and all needfull blessings that may bring us to an eternall communion with him. Thus shall our faith be more firmly stablished, and we made the more patient in expecting the issue and end of all, the Salvation of our soules.