ery Outs # Words too mild for ſuch Diabolical A&ions. b Either, 1. The Women that by your Inſtigation were drawn to Folly. Or, 2. Others who are eaſily brought ro follow your pernicious Example. Or, 3- Other perſons of pious and honeſt Minds, whom therefore he calls the Lords People by way of diſtinQtion from the chilaren of Be- tial, who-were fo highly offended with the great diſhonour done ro God, and to his Worſhip, and with the horrible wickedneſs of the Prieſts, that upon that occaſion, they were hurried into the other Extreme, and lived in the negle& and contempr of their own indi(- pentible Duty of offering Sacrifices, becauſe they came through the Prieſts hands. :
25 Ifoneman ſin againſt another c, F the judge ſhall judge him 4: but if a man fin againſt the LORDe, | js rey WRO ſhall intreat for him f? notwithſtanding, they
-zy hearkened not unto the voice of their father, becauſe frhim to the LORD would ſlay them f.
the LORD* «© By doing any Injurie. 4 The Magiſtrate ſhall by his Sentence
#Heb. who end the difference, and both parties ſhall acquieſce in his Determi-
make nation, and ſo the Breach ſhall be made up. The ſenſe is, It only
himſelf ® Man be wronged, Man can right it, and Reconcile the perſons.
Judge for e Towit, inſuch manner as you have done, d:.re&ly and immediate-
tim? Iy, in the matters of his Worſhip and Service wilfully and pre-
ſumptuouſly. f The Offence is of 1o high a Nature, that few or
none will dare to intercede for him, but will leave him to the juſt
Judgment of God. He ſpeaks after the manner of men, who do off
intercede with the Prince, for ſuch as have injured any private per-
ſon; but will not preſume to do ſo when the Injury is commirted
againſt his own perſon. The words are, and may be thus rendred,
IWho ſball judge for him 2 Who ſhall interpoſe himſelf as Umpire, or
Arbitrator between God and him ? Who ſhall compound thar Dit-
ference ? None can or dare do it, and therefore he muft be left
ro the dreadful, but righreovs Judgment of God: which is your
Caſe and Miſery. f z. e. Becauſe God had determined to deſtroy
them for their many and great Sins; and therefore would not, and
did not give them grace to hearken ro E's Counſel, and to repent
of their Wickedneſs, but hardned their Hearts to their deſtruCti-
+ Heb. God ſhall judge him,
ON» *Pro.3:4 26 And the child Samuel grew on g, and was in*fa- Luke your both wich the LORD, and alſo with men.
Age : g He grew better in bad Times, which is remembred to his Com- 2: 47 mendation. |
Rom- 27 And there came a man of God hþ unto Eli, and 14: 18: (2jd unto him, Thus faith the LORD, || Did I plainly Or, in «
avearing APPEAr 5 unto the houſe of thy father &, when they did I op» Were in Egypt, in Pharaohs houſe m ? | pears þ (3. e ) A prophet or Preacher ſent from God ; See t Tim. 6.
Tl. 2 Tim, 3+ 17. 2 Pet» 1+. 21, Who this was is not revealed by God, and therefore it is vain to enquirey and impoſlible ro deter-
mine. 7; Did I indeed ſhew ſuch a favour, and appear ſo evident-
ly and gloriouſly to thee, and for thee, and is this thy r:quital ? k (i.e. } Unto Aaron the Chief of thy Fathers Houſe. / See Exod. 4 27- 1m (1.e,) Either, 1. In Pharaohs Land ; the whole Kingdom being as it were one great Family, whereof Pharaoh was the Maſter. Or, 2. In Pharaohs Court, where Aaron might probably be at rhe time of this Revelation, either to anſwer tv ſome Accuſation againft him, or his Brethren, or to beg ſome Relaxation of the Rigour, or for ſome other occaſion.
28 And did I chuſe him » out of all the tribes of If- rael, tobe my prieſt, to offer upon mine altar, to burn *Levit, Incenſe, to wear anephod o, before me ? and * did I
10: 14 $g1VE unto the houſe of thy father all the offerings made = 54 by fire p of the children of Iſrael ?
» Towit, Aaron thy Father ; whereby ne ſhews what he meant by his Fathers houſe. o That golden Ephod, which was peculiar to
she High-prieſt. p (7. e.) Allthe prieſts part 5f the Off:rings. H only had the Office, and he had che whale benglle gs. te
29 Wherefore kick ye at my ſacrifice 9, and at mine offering, which I have commanded is my habitation, and honoureſt thy ſons above me r, to make your ſelves fat s wich the chiefeſt of all the offerings c of Ifrael my people 2
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9 Uſing them irreverently, contemptuouſly, and prophanely ; both by abuſing them to your own Luxury, and by cauſing the people to abhor and negle&t them, He chargeth £/ with his Sons Faults. » Permitting them ro difhonour and injure me, by tzking my part to themſelves; chuſing rather to off:nd- me by thy con- nivence at their Sin, than to diſpleaſe them by ſevere Rebukes, 'and effeQtual Reſtraints,. and juſt puniſhment ; and ſo prefer their Will and Pleaſure, and Honour, befoxe mine. 5s To pamper your '{elves. This you did not out of any Nec<fliry, bur oyt of mere - \Luxury. £ Not contented with thoſe parts which Þ had alloted , you, you. invaded thaſe. choice Les which I, reſerved for my ſelf*
' 30 Wherefore the Lord GOD of Iſrael ſzith, I ſaid indeed «, that thy houſe, and the houſe of thy father ſhould:walk before me x for ever y: but now the LORD faith, Be it far from me z3 forchem that honour me | 8, I will honourk; and * they that deſpiſe me c, *Mal.2. 9. ſhall be lightly eſteemed. d. |