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 ...

§. 92. Of the Resolution of Heb. 13. 5, 6.

IN these verses the Substance of the eighth Commandment is laid down.* 1.1

We have thereabout:

• 1. The Parts.
• 2. The Reason to enforce them.

The Parts are two:

• One Negative, forbidding a vice.
• The other Affirmative, enjoyning a vertue.

About the vice two things are expressed:

• 1. The Kinde of it, Covetousnesse.
• 2. The Practice of it, in this word, Conversation.

About the vertue two other things are expressed:

• 1. The Kinde of it, Contentednesse.
• 2. The Subject whereabout it is exercised, Such things as you have.

The Motive to enforce the one and the other, is Gods Promise.

About this we may observe,

• 1. The Substance of the Promise, v. 5.
• 2. An Inference made thereupon, v. 6.
  • The former sheweth, what God for his part will do.
  • The latter, what we for our part must do.

In the former is manifested,

• 1. A Preface.
• ...

  2. The Point it self.

  In both

  • 1. The Manner.
  • 2. The Matter.

The Manner of the former is by an indefinite expression of the person promi∣sing, HEE.

The Matter implieth a Promise, in this phrase, Hath said.

The Manner of the latter is by a multiplied negation.

The Matter in two branches.

In both branches there is an express Act and Object.

• The former Act, in this word, Leave.
• The later in this, Forsake.

The Object in both is the same, but twice expressed; in this Particle, THEE.

In the Inference there is,* 1.2

• 1. An Introduction, in this phrase, So that we may boldly say.
• 2. An Instruction; whereof are two parts,
  • 1. A Believers Confidence.
  • 2. His Courage.

In the former we have,

• 1. The Subject whereon his Confidence resteth, The Lord.
• 2. The Ground or reason of resting thereon, Helper.
• 3. The Appropriation of it, in this particle, MY.

In setting down his Courage, note,

• 1. An opposition betwixt God and man, in this negative Connexion, And not.
• 2. A manifestation of his Courage.

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Here we are to observe,

• 1. The Manner of setting it down, by a negative.
• 2. The Matter. Wherein
  • 1. A Vice, Fear.
  • 2. The Object, Man.
  • 3. The Extent, Can do.
  • 4. The Application, To me.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Vers. 5.
• * 1.2

  Vers. 6.