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Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 16:23

Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Browse this work.

Matthew16:23

23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me Satan, thou art an offence unto me, for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

Peter, thou thinkest that by this Discourse, thou shewest some kindness unto me, like a Friend, but thou art in this an Adversary to me (for so the Word Satan doth signify) and is therefore ordinarily applyed to the Devil, who is the Grand Adversary of Mankind.) Get thee behind me. I abominate such Advice, I told thee I must suffer. It was the Determinate Counsel of God, it is my [illegible: 1 letter]athers Will. He is mine Enemy that dissuadeth me from a Free, and Chearful Obedience to it. I will hear no more such Discourse. For thou savourest not the things of God, but those that be of Man. The Word is [non-Latin text not transcribed], and it may be, were better Translated, Thou thinkest not of, or, thou understandest not The things that be of God, that is, the Counsels of God in this matter, as to the Redemption of Mankind, thou considerest me only as thy Master, and thy Friend, and wouldst have no harm come to me: thou doest not mind, or think of me, as the Saviour of the World, or the Redeemer of Mankind, which canno[illegible: 1 letter] be Redeemed otherwise than by my Death. Tho by thy intemporate Affection to me, thou wouldest hinder the Redemption of Mankind, this is not in this thing to mind, think on, or savour the things of God, but to suffer thy self to be seduced by thy Carnal Affection. It is a mistaken kindness to our Friends, to dissuade them for our Personal advantage, to do what they cannot do in consistency with their Obedience to the Will of God.

Marginal references: See 2 Sam. 19.12.

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