Jews and Gentiles ſhall be united togerher into one Foid, unde; Chriſt their great Shepherd ; all which is propheſied and promiſe. John 19: 16: Rom: 91: andelſewhere. For it is not neceſſary chat all the Propheſies concerning the Kingdom of the Meſſias ſhould be ac- complithed in an inſtant or at the beginning of it ; but it is ſifh cient if they be fulfilled before rhe end of ir. And ſome of them do manifeſtly belong to the laſt days of that Kingdom. And there- fore there is no truth nor weight in that Argument which the Jews bring from this Place,againſt our Meſias, becauſe of thoſe Wars thar bave hitherto been and ſtill are amongſt Chriſtians 3 for this doth not prove that theſe Wars ſhall never ceaſe, or thar there ſhall not be ſuch a Peace in the World as they underſtand, before the end of Chriſts Kingdom.
O houſe of Jacob, come ye r, and let us walk in
5 the light of the LORD s.
r Seing the Gentiles are thus ready and reſolved to_go to the Lords HouſZ, let this oblidge and provoke you, O ye I/-aelires, to g0 with them, or before them. Whereby he ſecretly intimares their backwardneſs, and'that when the Gentiles did come into the Church they would apoſtatize fromit: 5 Take heed that you do not reje&t that Light which is ſo clear that even the blind Gentiles will diſ- cern it.
10ers 6, Therefore t thou haſt foreſaken « thy people the ln che houſe of Jacob x, becauſe they be repleniſhed || from 7 , theeaſt y, and * are ſoothſayers z, like the Ptiliſtines « *:,, and they [|pleaſe themſelves in thechiidren of ſtran-
(Or,atoung geTs C. >;
With thery { # For the following Reaſons. Or, But, as this Particle is of Uildrey, uſed. Bur why do I perſwade the 1/raelites to receive the Lizht bo; of the Goſpel ? My labour is in vain; I foreſee they will refuſe j- ? and God, for their many and great Sins, will give them up to Apoſtaſy and Infideliry. « Wilt certainly forſake and reje&. » The Body of that Nation. y Their Land js full of the impious, and lit perſtitious, and idolatrous Manners of the Eaſtern Nations, th«
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tous Obſervation of the Stars, or Cloyds,. gr Birds, or other ways
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of Divination, which God had ſeverely forbidden? See Levit! 19: 26. a Who were infamous for thoſe YraQticy ; of which ſee one Inſtance, 1 Sam: 6: 2, b They delightin their Manners, and Company, and Converſation, making Leagues,and Friendſhips, and Marriages with them. c Either, 1+ in the Children begotten by them upon ſtrange Women ; or rather 2. in ſtrangers; as this Phraſe is uſed, Neb: 9:2. 1/a: 60: 10: and elſewhere. | G 7 Their landalfo is full of filver and gold, neithee' is there any end of their treaſures d : their land alſo is full
of horſes e, neicher is there any end of their chariots,
4 They have heaped up Riches immoderately, ( which was for« bidden even to t{.cir King, Deut: 17: 57: ) and by wicked Praftices ; they are never ſatisfied, bur {till greedily purſuing afrer moxe and more Wealth, making this their chief Buſineſs and Joy. e Which even their King was forbidden to multiply, Dew: 173: 16. much more his Subje&s. p | ES
8 Their land alſo is full of idols : they worſhip the work of their own hands f, that which their own fin- gers have made.
f They give that worſhip to their own Creatures which they des ny to me their Creator, than which nothing can be more impious and abſurd. ©
9 And the mean manbowethdown, and the great
man humbleth himſelf z : therefore forgive them not þ. -# Men of all Ranks fall down and worſhip idols. +þ Cut off theſe incorrigible Idolaters. Such an imprecation is not ſtrange, conſide- ring the hainouſnes and inzxcufableneſs of the Crime, the ſingular Condition of the Prophets, who ſpake ſuch things not from any diſorderly Paſſion, bur by Divine Inſpiration, and from a fervent Zeal for Gods Glory, which ever was and ought. to be dearer to them than all the Intereſtsof Men ; and from a pious Care&Fear leſt others ſhould be infe&ed by their Counſel or Example. Yet the words may be taken as a Prediftion, Thou wilt nor forgive them : By this I know thou haſt determined utterly to deſtroy them; for the . Hebrew Particle al is ſometimes taken only for a ſimple denial, as Pſalm 121: 3: Prov: 12: 28. 10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the duſt z, tor fzar of the LORD,and for the glory of his majeſty &. z This is ſpoken ironically,&with deriſion. The ſenſe is,Suchdread- ful Calamitiesare coming upon you, that ye will be ready to hide your ſelvesin Rocks and Caves of the Earth, bur all to no purpoſe. k For fear of the glorious and terrible Judgments of God.
the haughtineſs of men ſhall be bowed down 1, and the LORD aloue ſhall be exalred in that day m.
[ Judicially, as they bowed down voluntarily before their Idols, So the Puniſhment is very ſuirable ro the Sin. m His Juftice and Power ſhall be magnified, and the Vanity and Impotency of all o» ther gods {all be deteted. | Es OY
12 For the dayof che LORD » of hoſts ſba/] be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and opon every one that is lifted up,and he ſhall be brought low ; |
n The time of Gods taking vengeance upon Sinners, which is - _ Goas day, Iſa: 13: 6, g: Ezek: 13: 5; and 30: 3: and oft elſe» where. |
' 13 And upon all * the cedars of Lebanon, high and lifred up, and upon All the oaks of Baſban o. ”**
o Either. r. Metaphorically, upon the higheſt and proudeſt Sine ners ; or, 2. Literally, as may.ſeem probable from the following Verſes, where there is diſtin&t mention made of mountains and hills,
V. 14. Of towers and walls, y. 15. of (hips and piftures, v. 16. Whereby
he intimates, that the Judgment ſhould be ſo univerſal and terrible,
that it ſhould not only reach to Men, but to things alſo, whether
Natural or Artificial, in all which there ſhould be manifeſt Tokens
of Gods Diſpleaſure againſt the Land. The cedars and ooks ſtanding:
in the Mountains ſhall be either thrown down'by furious Winds or
Earthquakes, or torn in pieces by Thunder and Lightning ; and
| cn16 itately Houſes bui!c with Cedars and Oaks ſhall be deſtroyed. . 14 And upon all the high mountains, andupon all
the hills that are lifted up p. t
p T's which Men ufed to berake themſelves in times of War and' Danger. Irs uſual with the Prophets to deſcribe Gods Judgments ' upon Men by the ſhaking and ſmoaking of the Mountains,the trem= ling of che Earth, and the like, | 2 foes
15 And upon every high tower and upon every fen- ced wall 9. | | |