Annotations upon all the New Testament philologicall and theologicall wherein the emphasis and elegancie of the Greeke is observed, some imperfections in our translation are discovered, divers Jewish rites and customes tending to illustrate the text are mentioned, many antilogies and seeming contradictions reconciled, severall darke and obscure places opened, sundry passages vindicated from the false glosses of papists and hereticks / by Edward Leigh ...

CHAP. III.

Vers. 1. IN the last daies * 1.1] That is, all the time from Christs first to his second comming. Perilous times] Vulg. tempora periculosa. The Greek is proper∣ly difficult times, in which it is hard to consult, or to carry ones self.

Vers. 2. For men shall be lovers of their own selves] Self-love is the root of these 19 vices here mentioned. The Apostle begins with self-love, and concludes with love of pleasures; men alwaies abound with self-love, but it shall then prevaile more then in times past.

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Truce-breakers] Or promise-breakers,* 1.2 for it needs not be confined to the leaving of those Covenants of Cessation from Armes betwixt enemies which we call truces, but may be understood generally of any promise or compact whatsoever.

Vers. 4. Traytors] Such as betray * 1.3 those who put their confidence in them.

Heady] Such as flye before they should; 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

High-minded] Such as are puffed up with pride, shew it outwardly 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

Lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God] There is an elegant paronomasia in the Greeke, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

Vers. 6. For of this sort are they which creep into houses] Syriacke creepe like Ferrets, or Weesils.* 1.4

Vers. 8. As Iannes and Iambres * 1.5 withstood Moses, so doe these also resist the truth] The series of the speech seemed to require that he should say, as Iannes and Iambres re∣sisted Moses so doe these also resist us. But he alters his stile, and saith more emphatical∣ly they resist the truth, that he may shew that their opposition is not so much against men preaching the truth of the Gospell, as against truth it selfe; and therefore a∣gainst God who is the first truth: Estius and Gerh. in loc. It is likely they were there∣fore two (saith Calvin) because as God raised up Moses and Aaron as two Captaines for his people, so Pharaoh would have so many Magicians to oppose them.

Vers. 12. Yea and all that will live godly in Christ Iesus, shall suffer persecution] There is a kind of godlinesse, which may be free from persecution;* 1.6 but if one will live god∣ly up to the rule and principles which Christ hath given, he shall be subject to perse∣cution.

Vers. 13. But evill men and seducers a 1.7 shall wax worse and worse] That is, evill men who are seducers, or among all evill men, especially seducers.

Vers. 15. And that from a Childe, thou hast known the holy Scriptures] 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, from his Child-hood, yea from his infancy as the word properly signifies,* 1.8 from thine in∣fancie say the Rhemists who yet cannot endure that Children should be put to the reading of the Scriptures. See Estius.

Here is a large praise of the knowledge of God; in the commendation we have

• 1. Of whom: Timothie, a Child:
• 2. For what
  • 1 Act, knowledge.
  • 2. Subject, Scripture, set out by the adjunct holy; effect, make wise to salvation.

Vers. 16. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God] 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Because he had exhorted Timothy to the reading of the Scripture, therefore he here commends it, 1. From the authority. 2. From the profit of it, not onely the sen∣tences, but the severall words, and the order, and the whole disposition of them is from God, as speaking or writing by himselfe;* 1.9 this is to be divinely inspired saith Estius.

Is profitable.] Shewing that the word of God must never be medled withall but for some profit. Then particularly he sheweth wherein the profit consists.

For doctrine] That is, to teach men what to know, and beleeve.

Reproofe] Of errour and false opinions.

Correction] Of ill behaviour.

And instruction] In good behaviour.

Vers. 17. That * 1.10 the man of God] Meaning not any man, but the Minister, 1 Tim. 6.11. 1 Cor. 4.1. Yet not one particular person, but the whole calling.

May be perfect, thoroughly furnished] That is, sufficiently instructed to execute all the parts of his office.

Bellarmine, and Andradius, make themselves merry here, and say that the word profitable never notes sufficiency; but the same Greek word is used, 1 Tim. 4.8. for sufficient.

The Scripture is so profitable, that a Doctor of the Church may thence confirme the true doctrine, and confute false; may instruct and mend his manners, and be made wise to obtaine salvation; therefore it is perfect. That which containes all things necessary, containes a sufficient doctrine. Classicus hic locus est, ex quo Scripturae perfe∣ctio contra Pontificios demonstratur. Gerh. in loc.

But Estius saith the Apostle here speakes onely of the old Testament; for Timothy could not from his Child-hood know the Bookes of the New Testament, since they were not then extant. To that we answer with Calvin, that for the substance there was nothing added; for the Apostles writings are but an explication of the Law and Prophets, together with an exhibition of the things. And if the Old Testament alone were profitable for all these ends, then much more now is the whole Scripture, the new being also added.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Comprehendit universum Chri∣stianae Ecclesiae statum. Calvi∣nus. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 tempora molesta. Tribuuntur tempori istiusmodi epitheta metonymicè, propter ea quae in tempore contin∣gunt maximè propter horum mores ac studia. Estius.
• * 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, foe difragi, infidi.
• * 1.3

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, pro∣ditores, amici∣tiae desertores.
• * 1.4

  Vide Fulleri Miscell. Sac. l. 3. c. 14. & Be∣zam.

  Vulg. ex his enim sunt qui penetrant domos. Grae∣cum 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, hîc idem est quod 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, pe∣nicus seu in pro∣fundum ingredi, in penitiorem recessum se abdere. Ambrosiaster legit, qui irrepunt in domos. Locus parralleis, habetur, Tit. 1. v. 11. Gerh. in loc.
• * 1.5

  Jannes & Jambres qui fuerint, docent Hebraet, Graeci & Latini Scriptores. Apud Nathanum etiam Hebraeum autorem Lexici juris, scribit Drusius, se invenisse: eos principes magorum Pharaonis fuisse, ac Mosi edenti miracula restitisse. Scultetus.
• * 1.6

  Causis suffici∣entibus positis in actu necessa∣riò ponitur effe∣ctus. They have enemies enough.
• a 1.7

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 propriè significat incan∣tatores ac prae∣stigiatores, deinde generaliter usurpatur pro impostoribus ac deceptoribus. Estius. Gerh.
• * 1.8

  Mr. Hildersam. Mos erat & est nunc qucque Indaeorum, à pri∣ma aetate quae literarum capax est, sacra scripta legenda dare pueris. Grotius. Vide Gerh. et Espencaeum. in loc.
• * 1.9

  Rom. 15.4. Consolation is added, but that may be comprehended here under doctrine or in∣struction.
• * 1.10

  Verisimile est Apostolum respicere ad illud, quod in V. T. Prophetae peculiariter vocabantur viri Dei. 1 Sam. 9. v. 5. 1 Reg. 17. v. 18.2. Reg. 4. v. 7 Gerh. Quod si scriptura sacra doctoribus sufficit, quidni sufficiat auditoribus? Scultetus.