Acts 2

Acts 2:1

PEntecost,] a greek name which signifieth the fiftieth day, Namely after the Passe〈…〉. For as fiftie dayes after the first Passeover celebrated in Aegypt, God gave his Law for a certaine form of his service, and to governe the people whom he had gotten, Exodus 12. 6. and 19. 1, 11. So fifty dayes after the slaying of Christ the true Lambe of God; the Holy Ghost was sent, to bring in the spirituall service, and to governe the Church, after bee had redeemed it, by the spirit of grace and liberty, disannulling the predanticalnesse of the Law, with its figures, and in its bondage, Galatians 4:6 Were all,] it seemes this should be restrained to the Apostles ly, called to the service of the Gospell, and the use of tongues therein.

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There came,] to move them to coder of the comming of the HOLY GHOST, as a divine and miraculous worke and dispose th to receave it in humilitie and reverence, and to sh them the force of it in their owne ministerie, Iohn 3. 8. with some conformitie to that which happened in mount Sina, when the Law was given, Exodus 19:16.

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Cloven tongues,] a figure of the office and Talent of preaching the Gospell in diverse 〈…〉ges miraculously infused into the Apostles: and 〈◊〉 in one language as anciently under the Law. A that for a remedy to the curse of the division of lguages, Genesis 11:7. by which a great part of the world, was separated from the communion of God, and of the Church, and all in the purenesse and power of the Holy Ghost represented by the 〈◊〉. See Isaiah 6:6-7. Ier. 5 14.

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With the Holy Ghost,] Namely with the gifts and graces of it Gave them,] not only 〈…〉ing in them the sounds of strange words, but giving them also the understanding of the meaning, 1 Corinthians 14:4. and it should seeme that it was not an habituall and perpetuall qualitie imprinted in them, as in thse languages that are learned by studie and practice: but an actuall gift, which shewed it selfe, when the motion of the H. Ghost came upon them, seconding their sanctified desire.

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Were dwelling,] there were come thither; and staid there for the feast. Or were come thither to dwell thorow devotion, Acts 6:1-15. ver. 9. and 9. 29 Every Nation,]Namely out of every Countrie, the IEWES being dispersed into diverse provinces though they were all of the very same Nation.

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Noised abroad,] the Italian, That sound,] Namely the sound mentioned, verse 2. which questionlesse was heard about the Citie. Other the report thereof being noised abroad Were confounded,] that is to say they wondred and were sore amazed.

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Galileans,] Of birth, and ordinarie remaining there, and therefore hold to be simple, and grosse people, Ioh. 1. 46.

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Elamites,] people of Persia.

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Strangers,] dwelling in Rome though Iewes by Nation Jewes,] it should seeme they did thus divide, all the soresaid Nations into these two generall kindes namely into native Iewes: and proselyte Iewes, which were Iewes by profession, Matthew 23:15.

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The wonderfull workes,] the high mysteries of Gods doctrine. See Hosea 8:12.

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Hearken to,] The Italian, Receave,] that is to say give mee audience, and conceave well what I speake.

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The third houre,] Namely before noone; an houre not very convenient for drunkennesse. See Ecclesiastes 10:16. Isaiah 5:11.

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Having loosed,] that is to say having delivered him from the dolorous estate of death, in which hee was held as in bonds. For calamities are called bonds or prisons, Iob 13. 27. and 42. 10. Psal. 69. 33. and therefore in the Hebrew there is great affinitie betweene the word paines, and bonds Because it was not,] Seeing his perfect righteousnesse accomplished in his voluntary death, and his God head. Whereof the first is the meriting cause, and the second the efficient cause of his life and Resurrection.

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My soule,] namely my person considered in its mortall part, which is the body.In Hell,] the Italian, In subterraneall places,] by this word is often meant the grave, and the state of the dead To see,] to suffer that totall destruction of a putrified body, reduced to dust by death.

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With thy,] that is to say fully discove¦ring unto mee and communicating unto mee the fruition of the glory of thy Kingdome: Which is called seeing the face of God, Psal. 17. 15. 1 Corinthians 13:12.

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Patriarch,] that is to say a head of a Nation. So were the chiefe, amongst the ancient Fathers called, Acts 7:8-9. Hebrews 7:4 Dead,] therefore those so pregnant termes of the 16. Psalm. can not belong to him in their proper and naturall sence

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According to the,] in his humane nature, whereby wee ought to inferre that in Christ there is another nature, which is his divine nature.

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By the right hand,] that is to say by his infinite power, this may bee referred either to the full possession of the gifts of the Holy Ghost, in his humane nature glorified, Iohn 3. 34. Or to the power which hee hath obtained in his whole person, after he went up into heaven, to be the giver out or distributer of Gods Spirit This which,] those gifts and that vertue of the H. Ghost, by which we speake and operate.

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Is not,] bodily, nor to bee established head of the Church, raigning from Heaven over it.

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They were pricked,] convinced with griefe, and with remorse of Conscience.

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In the Name,] not only for a signe of the profession of Christians, but also to participate of his spirituall vertue in the washing away of your sins with which he accompanieth, and ratifieth the externall Ceremonie of those who are his The gift,]that is to say those first motions of the spirit of regeneration, shall bee followed by a great increase of light, and vertue: and also by miraculous gifts which God communicated in those primitive dayes, to those which receaved Baptisme, Acts 4:3. and 8. 15. and 10. 44. and 19. 6. Ephes. 1. 13.

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The promise,] Seeing that as you are Abrahams children, you are within Gods covenant. You ought to acknowledge Christ to bee the head, and foundation of this covenant, and by this meanes hope for the benefit thereof; and especially the gift of the Spirit Shall call,] Namely by his Gospell. So he doth restraine the Israelites to whom the promises are directed, onely to those who by Gods gift beleeve in Christ. See Romans 9:8. Gal. 4 28.

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Save your selves,] quickly joyne your selves to the Church, withdrawing your selves from the corrupt societie of unbeleeving Iewes, that you may not participate of their sinnes and plagues, Revelation 18:4.

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Were added,] namely to the body of the Church

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Doctrine,] in the hearing publike exerciss, and profession thereof.Fellowship,] of holy assemblies, and other sacred actions. And generally in christian societie and all the duties thereof both spirituall and temporall In breaking,] a phrase taken from that which God did at his last Supper, Matth. 26. 26. used to signifie, the celebration of the holy Supper, together with which in those dayes were made certaine feasts of Charity. Sec Acts 20:7; Acts 20:11. 1 Corinthians 11:21. 2 Peter 2:13. Iude 12.

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Feare came,] they were all dismaied, at this new and miraculous estate, increase, gifts, miracles, and power of the Church, whereupon no man durst to molest or hinder them.

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Common,] this community was not of all the goods of all beleevers, but of that part which every one would consecrate for the publick necessities, or of thole of particular persons, Acts 5:4. and was used only in Ierusalem in those first beginnings. And we doe not reade that it was made a president for other times and places.

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Asshould be,] according to the everlasting election. Others, those who saved themselves: namely, those who according to the exhortation of v. 40 did reduce themselves into the Church, there to seek for their salvation.