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Of charity in lending money, and justice in repaying. Of alms, and of being surety.
And he that is stronger in hand... That is, he that is hearty and bountiful in lending to his neighbour in his necessity.
Of correction of children. Health is better than wealth. Excessive grief is hurtful.
Of the desire of riches, and of moderation in eating and drinking.
Lessons for superiors and inferiors. Advantages of fearing God, and doing nothing without counsel.
In faith... That is, follow sincerely thy soul in her faith and conscience.
The fear of God is the best security. Times and men are in the hands of God. Take care of thyself as long as thou livest, and look to thy servants.
Change thee... That is, so as to have this power over thee.
The pre-eminence... That is, be master in thy own house, and part not with thy authority.
The vanity of dreams. The advantage of experience, and of the fear of God.
What sacrifices are pleasing to God.
A prayer for the church of God. Of a good heart, and a good wife.
A woman will receive every man... That is, any man that her parents propose to her to marry, though she does not like him, but marries in obedience to her parents, who make the choice for her.
Of the choice of friends and counsellors.
Of physicians and medicines: what is to be done in sickness, and how we are to mourn for the dead. Of the employments of labourers and artificers.
A scribe... That is, a doctor of the law, or, a learned man.
The exercises of the wise man. The Lord is to be glorified for his works.
Ye divine offspring... He speaks to the children of Israel, the people of God: whom he exhorts to bud forth and flourish with virtue.
The miseries of the life of man are relieved by the grace of God and his fear.
Of the remembrance of death: of an evil and of a good name: of what things we ought to be ashamed.
Have a shame, etc... That is to say, be ashamed of doing any of these things, which I am now going to mention; for though sometimes shamefacedness is not to be indulged: yet it is often good and necessary: as in the following cases.
Of what things we ought not to be ashamed. Cautions with regard to women. The works and greatness of God.
Better is the iniquity, etc... That is, there is, commonly speaking, less danger to be apprehended to the soul from the churlishness, or injuries we receive from men, than from the flattering favours and familiarity of women.
The works of God are exceedingly glorious and wonderful: no man is able sufficiently to praise him.
The praises of the holy fathers, in particular of Enoch, Noe, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
The praises of Moses, of Aaron, and of Phinees.
The praise of Josue, of Caleb, and of Samuel.
Jesus the son of Nave... So Josue is named in the Greek Bibles. For Josue and Jesus signify the same thing, viz., a saviour.
And in the descent... Of Beth-horon .
The praise of Nathan, of David, and of Solomon: Of his fall and punishment.
Ecclesiasticus Chapte 48
The praise of Elias, of Eliseus, of Ezechias, and of Isaias.
The praise of Josias, of Jeremias, Ezechiel, and the twelve prophets. Also of Zorobabel, Jesus the son of Josedech, Nehemias, Enoch, Joseph, Seth, Sem, and Adam.
They prophesied... That is, by their being carried out of Egypt they verified the prophetic prediction of Joseph. Gen. 50.
The praises of Simon the high priest. The conclusion.
Clothed with the perfection of power... That is, with all the vestments denoting his dignity and authority.
Abhorreth... Viz., with a holy indignation, as enemies of God and persecutors of his people. Such were then the Edomites who abode in mount Seir, the Philistines, and the Samaritans who dwelt in Sichem, and had their schismatical temple in that neighbourhood.
A prayer of praise and thanksgiving.
THE PROPHECY OF ISAIAS
This inspired writer is called by the Holy Ghost, the great prophet, from the greatness of his prophetic spirit, by which he hath foretold so long before, and in so clear a manner, the coming of Christ, the mysteries of our redemption, the calling of the Gentiles, and the glorious establishment, and perpetual flourishing of the church of Christ: insomuch that he may seem to have been rather an evangelist than a prophet. His very name is not without mystery; for Isaias in Hebrew signifies the salvation of the Lord, or Jesus is the Lord. He was, according to the tradition of the Hebrews, of the blood royal of the kings of Juda: and after a most holy life, ended his days by a glorious martyrdom; being sawed in two, at the command of his wicked son-in-law, King Manasses, for reproving his evil ways.
The prophet complains of the sins of Juda and Jerusalem, and exhorts them to a sincere conversion.
All nations shall flow to the church of Christ. The Jews shall be rejected for their sins. Idolatry shall be destroyed.
The last days... The whole time of the new law, from the coming of Christ till the end of the world, is called in the scripture the last days; because no other age or time shall come after it, but only eternity.-Ibid. On the top of mountains, etc... This shews the perpetual visibility of the church of Christ: for a mountain upon the top of mountains cannot be hid.
Idols shall be utterly destroyed... or utterly pass away. This was verified by the establishment of Christianity. And by this and other texts of the like nature, the wild system of some modern sectaries is abundantly confuted, who charge the whole Christian church with worshipping idols, for many ages.
The confusion and other evils that shall come upon the Jews for their sins. The pride of their women shall be punished.
After an extremity of evils that shall fall upon the Jews, a remnant shall be comforted by Christ.
The bud of the Lord... That is, Christ.
The reprobation of the Jews is foreshewn under the parable of a vineyard. A woe is pronounced against sinners: the army of God shall send against them.
My cousin... So the prophet calls Christ, as being of his family and kindred, by descending from the house of David. Ibid. On a hill, etc... Literally, in the horn, the son of oil.
A glorious vision, in which the prophet's lips are cleansed: he foretelleth the obstinacy of the Jews.
The prophet assures king Achaz that the two kings his enemies shall not take Jerusalem. A virgin shall conceive and bear a son.
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