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 ...

§. 111. Of Christs declaring God.

THe a 1.1 word which the Apostle here useth, translated declare, is more emphati∣call then b 1.2 that which the LXX useth. This is a compound word. c 1.3 The sim∣ple Verb signifieth to make known or declare. From it is derived the word d 1.4 An∣gel: which in the generall signifieth a Messenger sent to declare his minde who sent him.

The Verb admits sundry compositions: every of which addes much empha∣sis: As

• 1. To explain, or clearly and fully to declare a thing. When the Messiah comet•…•… he will e 1.5 tell us all things, (Joh. 4. 25.) namely fully and clearly.
• 2. To divulge and spread abroad. That my Name might be f 1.6 declared throughout all the earth, Rom. 9. 17.
• 3. To celebrate or shew forth. Ye do g 1.7 shew the Lords death, 1 Cor. 11. 26.
• 4. To shew forth or make evident. h 1.8 Shew forth the praises of God, 1 Pet. 2. 9.
• 5. To professe: openly and freely to declare. i 1.9 Professing godlinesse, 1 Tim. 2. 10. and to promise. God promised, Tit. 1. 2.
• 6. To command or enjoyn. k 1.10 I command, saith the Apostle, 1 Cor. 7. 10.
• 7. l 1.11 To shew beforehand, or foretell, Act. 3. 18, 24.
• 8. Among other compounds, that which is here used by the Apostle, wants not his Emphasis: for it imports a declaring of that which is for that end received. This is the word which Christ useth to Iohns disciples: m 1.12 Shew Iohn again these things which ye do hear and see, Matth. 11. 4. This also is the word which the Apostle twice useth, in this manner, We have seen it, and SHEW unto you. That which we have seen and heard DECLARE we unto you, 1 John 1. 2, 3.

Two points are here intended under the full sense of this phrase, I will de∣clare.

• 1. Christ had from auother that which he delivered to others. The n 1.13 Prepositi∣on with which the Greek Verb is compounded implieth as much: and other places* 1.14 of Scripture do expresly shew who that other was: namely, He that sent him, even his Father. For thus saith Christ, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me, Joh. 7. 16. and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him that sent me, as the Father hath taught me, I speak these things, Joh. 8. 26, 28. This is to be taken of Christ as Gods Minister and Messenger, and that in our nature.
• 2. Christ concealed not that which his Father appointed him to make known:* 1.15 He declared it. The Psalmist by way of Prophesie bringeth in Christ affirming 〈◊〉〈◊〉 much of himself, thus, I have preached righteousnesse, &c. I have not hid thy righte∣ousnesse within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulnesse and thy salvation: I ha•…•… not concealed thy loving kindenesse and thy truth, Psal. 40. 9, 10. Yea Christ himself pleadeth this as an evidence of his faithfulnesse to his Father, while he was on earth, thus, I have manifested thy Name unto the men which thou gavest me, &c. for I ha•…•… given unto them the words which thou gavest me, Joh. 17. 6, 8. For indeed this is a•…•… especiall point of faithfulnesse: and Christ was faithfull to him that appointed him▪ Heb. 3. 2.

In both these is Christ a president and pattern to us: and we ought in both these to be faithfull to him that hath appointed us. See The whole Armour of God, on Ep•…•…. 6. 19. Treat. 3. part. 7. §. 180, &c.

Notes

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  Christ recei∣ved what he declared.
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  Christ con∣c•…•…aled not what he re∣ceived.