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The firfl thing in this Commiffion is this, Chrift cornman
J.- -'lem to make Difciples by their Miniflry. The
W. rd th^c is %'-annated Teach, is in the Hebrew M^l)
VtLmdn, \i fj, rufics to make Drfciples by teaching ;' ior
the Root u Lmxd, he learned. And from thence is forme;.
.rit-Heemardquc Noun T^zZ/^iV, a Scholar or Difciple,
vvne that harh ..rned
Tiie plain meaning therefore is, That they were firfl to
ma^e Diiciples by their Miniftry, and after that .to baptize
them.
I: wc slf^ *!xamine the Greek Copy, wefhall find it to
agree with rhe Hebrew ; nofdt^^Kls?^ ?;/. fxa^^Tivozcn
'Tm.vrur 7% fe-v^fw, (6a.'7fli'(^ovTii ctuTK? wf. That word upon
whirh the whole Scrv-fs of the Argument depends, is
Miithi^'iifate, which fignifies, to make Difciples. The
LtJued render M^ttktfs, a Scholar, a Difciple ; and Alat'rauio,^
to be a Sc.oJar, or Dilciple. And upon this
word in this place, the Greek Lexicon renders ic, to mah ^
Difcip/cs.
But if Mr. J^mis will not believe our LexicographerSy 1
can give him r.^e Oi^inion of all the Tranfljtors of the
N.vv TefJamtnc for ic, who have rendred ic fo in 3 multitude
of Places ; and fo far as I have found, in every place
where the word is ufed, except only in this Commifllon,
and h^re, (^ for fome Realon beft known to themfelves
inftead of Dif iples, they have only rendred ic Tcacb.
Ana chat which is mofl remarkabl-, they have five
times in tliis Chapcer r.ndred it DijclpUs, till titey came
to cne i(}th Vtrfe, ^and there only ic muft be rendred
tiaclu as in vh'. 7,8, g, 15, and 16 And in fohn^i, i,
2. Jefiis ynade :.ud.b2pti\e2 more Dijdpks than John, but
his DiJdpUs ; m :
- inch the fame word is ufed.
Ana i pray obiervt the Order of the words, They were
f.n'i mjde Difcipl s, and afterwards baptized*, as a prere^(yixh\ii r» great Ximber believed, and turned to th: Lord.
An. chij* they ivere made Difciples, according to Chrift's
ConiiiiilTion.
Eefidcs,