1 Timothy 2

Objection 1. But how does this consist with the truth of God? He says he will have all to be saved, (1 Timothy 2:4) yet some perish. Response. Saint Austin understands it not of every [reconstructed: individual] person, but some of all sorts shall be saved: as in the ark, God sa…

And this honor is to be shown by a civil respect to their persons, and a cheerful submission to their laws, so far as they agree and run parallel with God's law. Kings are to be prayed for, which is a part of that honor we give them (1 Timothy 2:1): I exhort that supplications,…

What to be angry with God, and to justify it? I do well to be angry, the man was not well in his wits; passion unfits for prayer (1 Timothy 2:8). I will therefore that men pray lifting up holy hands without wrath.

Are our words savory, being seasoned with grace? Is our apparel according to God's will (1 Timothy 2:9)? In like manner that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, not wanton and garish to invite comers.

So the words are used again (Mark 10:45). And both these notes of a succedaneous substitution are joined together (1 Timothy 2:6): [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉]. And this the Greeks call [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] — to buy any thing, to purchase or procure any thing, with the pri…

1. That he offered himself a sacrifice to God, to make atonement for our sins, and that in his death and sufferings (Isaiah 53:10): "When you shall make his soul an offering for sin" (John 1:29): "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world" (Ephesians 5:2): "Chr…

And there we have found a valuable price to merit, that which has in it enough to answer for the justification of sinners, but still this added to the former yet falls short of the actual meriting of it, there is yet something more wanting, but that also is supplied by Christ, h…

Quest. 17. Which are the principal institutions of the Gospel to be observed in the worship of God? Answ. (1.) The calling, gathering and setling of Churches with their Officers, as the seat and subject of all other solemn instituted worship. (2.) Prayer with thanksgiving. (3.)…

(5) because in all the prayers of the Church, there is an especial regard had to himself, and the whole work of his mediation. (1) Luke 18:1; Chap. 21:36; Romans 12:5; 1 Timothy 2:1, 2. (2) Ephesians 4:8, 12, 13; Romans 8:15, 16; Galatians 4:6.

This authority in the Discipline of the Church they exert and put forth by virtue of their Office; and not either as declaring of the power of the Church itself, or acting what is delegated to them thereby, but as ministerially exercising the authority of Christ committed to the…

Quest. 52. Wherein consists the duty of any Church of Christ towards other Churches? Answ. (1) In walking circumspectly, so as to give them no offence. (2) In prayer for their peace and prosperity. (3) In communicating supplyes to their wants according to ability. (4) In receivi…

Q. Since there are two natures in Christ, the divine and human, whether is Christ then two persons? A. By no means, but one only (1 Corinthians 8:6; 1 Timothy 2:5). Q. But is not Christ a person in respect of his Godhead?

Q. Having spoken of the person of Christ, tell in the next place what is Christ's office? A. His office in the general is to be a Mediator between God and man, to work reconciliation between them (1 Timothy 2:5; 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19). Q. What need was there of such a Mediator?

Q. Whether must we pray to God directly and immediately, or through a Mediator? A. Only through the mediation of Jesus Christ (John 14:6 & 16:23; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:25). Q. What are the parts of prayer?

For if that righteousness of his satisfied God, who in condemning us is greater than our hearts, then it may satisfy our hearts much more. The righteousness of his life and death is not only a sufficient ransom (1 Timothy 2:6), but there is 'plenteous redemption' in it (Psalm 13…

The woman indeed was the first that brought in sin; and being deceived herself by the devil, she deceived man. In which sense the Apostle says, 1 Timothy 2:14, The man was not deceived, but the woman; and she was in the transgression. And for that cause, grievous calamities, and…

And the Lord Christ is there said to be [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] antecedently to his Resurrection: which must be with respect to his internal holiness, You shall not suffer your Holy One to see Corruption. And in the New Testament the word is every where used for him, that is…

But hereof there is nothing at all in the description they give us of this office. But this the Apostle does in his elsewhere (1 Timothy 2:5, 6): There is one God, and one Mediator between God and man, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all. The principal part o…

So the Redemption that is by Christ, is everywhere said to be a price, a Ransom. See (Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 1 Timothy 2:6; 1 Peter 1:18, 19). It is the deliverance of persons out of a state of captivity and bondage, by the payment of a valuable price or…

From there is [in non-Latin alphabet], mediatorem ago, pacificatoris partes ago, to interpose a mans self by any means to confirm and establish peace, which was here done, [in non-Latin alphabet], with an Oath. The word is used in this place only in the New Testament, as [in non…

1. Some would have our Lord Jesus Christ to be the Surety of that Testament also. For so our Apostle affirms in general, There is one God, and one Mediator between God and Man, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransome for all to be Testified in due time (1 Timothy 2:5, 6…

But (3.) both these do not render it prayer or intercession. For intercession is prayer (1 Timothy 2:1; Romans 8:26). Therefore there is in it moreover, a putting up, a requesting, and offering to God, of his desires and will for the Church, attended with care, love, and compass…

Matthew 5:44. Pray for them which hurt you, and persecute you. 1 Timothy 2:1. I exhort that prayers, intercessions, etc. be made for all men, for kings, etc. Yet when Paul gave this commandment, we read not that there were any Christian kings, but all Infidels.

First to whom it is made: secondly, in what manner: thirdly, whether it be made by Christ alone or no: fourthly, what be the fruits and benefits thereof: fifthly, the duties to which we are moved thereby. For the first, intercession is, to make suit, request, or entreaty in some…

Question 3: What place must we pray in? Answer: The place is set down (1 Timothy 2:8). We may pray in all places: of which there is no difference.

All this may be done by persons of a private gift and station. There is something that the Magistrate may do; he is the Minister of God for good; not only for good civil, but spiritual; and therefore does the Apostle bid us pray for them, that they may be keepers of both the Tab…

Malachi 1:11: The prophet foretells of a clean sacrifice that shall be in the New Testament, and that (say they) is the sacrifice of the Mass. Answer: This place must be understood of a spiritual sacrifice, as we shall plainly perceive if we compare it with 1 Timothy 2:8, where…

He turns her eyes and thoughts away from the difference of places, to look at the spirituality of the worship: for as God is no respecter of persons, so he is no respecter of places; but wherever, for that indefinite [where] is equivalent to an universal, Wherever two or three a…

My proposition he must either grant, or else say that the incestuous man was not to be put out of the midst of women, and that the Apostle did not forbid women to be commingled with fornicators. My assumption is his own, Pag. 24. where he tells us from (1 Corinthians 14:34, 35;…

Question. 3. What place must we pray in? The place is set down (1 Timothy 2:8): we may pray in all places, of which there is no difference. Some will say, that in the time of the Law, the Tabernacle and Temple were places for divine prayer.

Mat. 5:44: Pray for them which hurt you and persecute you. (1 Timothy 2:1) I exhort that prayers, intercessions, etc. be made for all men, for kings etc. Yet when Paul gave this commandment: we read not that there were any Christian kings, but all Infidels.

For the second part he says (1 Corinthians 10:31), "Whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God: give no offence, neither to the Jew nor to the Grecian, nor to the Church of God." And again, the apparel even of women, must be such as become…

To keep within the compass of one's calling, is neither to go above our ability in them, nor yet above those with whom God has sorted us in age, degree, condition of life and trade: but in diet, apparel, recreation, to square ourselves according to the most sober of our age, deg…

And Hebrews 4:15-16: therefore in all things it behooved him to be made like his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest, etc. And that we have such a Redeemer makes God, to say so, trustworthy, and grace to have access (1 Timothy 2:5): there is one God, a…

Therefore (1 John 2:1) he is called an advocate with the Father; and yet he does not advocate our cause verbally as we said before. And (1 Timothy 2:5) there is one God, and one Mediator between God and man: where the Apostle is speaking of praying; and here he is said to make i…

And he was Intercessor before his Incarnation in these three respects. 1. In respect of his office, being designed to be Intercessor; For (as we said) being designed to be Priest, and being Mediator before his Incarnation, he needed to be Intercessor also: For that way he did me…

Sure the infiniteness of his person conferred infiniteness of worth to his merit; so as he purchased a Church by the blood of God (Acts 20:28). The Lord Jesus gave himself for his Church (Ephesians 5:25-26), and a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28; 1 Timothy 2:6). But I see no reas…

3. [in non-Latin alphabet] for "All" is a word of efficacy, and holds forth the Lord's effectual intention; but if Mr. Moore's gloss stands, there is no effectual intention in Christ to save all and every one. Nor does the place, (1 Timothy 2:4-6) signify any reconciliation, not…

Thus both in Ephesians 1 and Colossians 1: 'In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.' His person gives us title to all the promises, and his blood shows the tenure they hold on — a purchase and a full price, an adequate price (1 Timothy 2:6). A…

So that if you could suppose there were anything which none of all the former three could do or effect for us, yet his intercession could do it to the uttermost, for it itself is the uttermost and highest. If money would purchase our salvation, his death has done it, which he la…

Two solemn ones: a ransom; and, a mediatorial sacrifice. 1. A ransom; [illegible] (Matthew 20:28), [illegible] (1 Timothy 2:6), 'Who gave himself a ransom for all.' A ransom is a price given to a judge, or one that has power of life and death, for to save the life of one capital…

Civil honor and worship is commanded in the second table. They are expressed by godliness and righteousness (1 Timothy 6:11) and godliness and honesty (1 Timothy 2:2). 1. For religious worship.

3. There are several sorts of Prayer: Both as to the kinds, modes, and circumstances. The Apostle distinguishes of Supplications, Prayers, Intercessions, and giving of Thanks (1 Timothy 2:1). There's also Public Prayer, Family Prayer, and Closet Prayer.

Now is the prophecy accomplished, (Malachi 1:11): In every place, incense shall be offered to my name. Which the Apostle also asserts expressly, (1 Timothy 2:8). Much has been said in controversy concerning the holiness of places; but this seems to be an undeniable argument agai…

I will pray with understanding: For blind devotion is not pleasing to God: 2. A sensible feeling of our wants, we must come weary and heavy laden (Matthew 11:28). Pressed with the guilt of sin, pinched with want of grace: 3. Fervency of spirit (James 5:17), arising from a consid…

There are distinctions of men in respect of nation, some Jews, some Gentiles: in respect of condition, some bond, some free, some rich, some poor, some in authority, some in subjection, etc.; in respect of sex, some men, some women: yet in Christ Jesus, all are even as one man.…

And though there be neither male nor female in Christ, but we are all one in him (Galatians 3:28), namely, in receiving of the Gospel: yet in dispensing of it, there is great difference: it being unlawful for a woman to preach, or publicly to teach. I permit not a woman to teach…

But we must note the phrases of speech which are usual and familiar among the Prophets: for they use such figures as fitted their own times (as we have already showed:) for by the Temple and sacrifices they mean God's pure worship and service. The Prophet here therefore sets for…

Which Christ also himself teaches (John 4:21), saying; The hour is come, and now is, when you shall neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. And Saint Paul wills that men in every place do lift up pure hands to heaven, without wrath or doubting (1 Timothy…

Now in this respect solitude has a powerful influence, by disposing those who engage in prayer, when God is their only witness, to be more on their guard, to pour their heart into his bosom, to be more diligent in self-examination; and, in a word—remembering that they have to do…