ath theſe Perfeftions in it ſelf,and confers them wpon him. Ir is 1cither eafie, nor at all neceſſary, exatly to diſtinguiſh theſe two Gifts ; it is. ſufficient that they are neceſſary Qaalificatjons for 2 Governour, and for a Teacher, both which Offices were to meet in the Meſſiah; and as is evident that they ſignifie a praftical and perfe&t knowledge of ail things neceffary for the diſcharge ot his Truit, and for his own and Peoples good, and a ſound Judgment, to diſtinguiſh between things thar differ. k Of prudence, to give 400d Counſel ; and of might and Courage, to execute it ; which ire two neceſſary Qualifications of a Ruler. ! Of the perte& Knowledge of the whoie Will and Counſel of God, eſpecially that which Concerns the Salvation of Men, the proſecution whereof was his grear Work, as alſo of all ſecret and hidden tiings, .yea of the Hearts ofmen, the Knowledge whereof is aſcribed to Chriſt, March. 9. 4, Revel, 2. 23, m Not a fear of Diffidence or Horrour, but of Reverence, a Care to: pleaſe him, and lothneſs ro offend him 5 which well became the Meſſiah towards his Ged and Father,
3 And ſhal make him of + quick underſtanding » in #Heb fre | the fear of the LORD 0, and he ſhall nor judge p after ® gs. |
ing of his ears /. b- | 3 Heb. he ſball make him ſmell, 7. e. perceive, as that Word is uſed, Jud. 16.9, Job 39. 25. underſtand or judge, as it 15 explained in the next Clauſe, Or, his ſmelling ſhall be. Smelling is put for Judging, becauſe the ſenſe of Smeiling, where it is quick and good, is more exatt and ſure 1n the judging of its proper Obje&s, than the tenſes of Seeing and Hearing are. o Which is added, either, 1. as the Objett of his Judging : He is moſt perfpicacious and judicious in the things which concern the fear, i,e. th: Worſhip and S-rvice of God, which he wasto order and eſtabliſh in his Church ; Or rather 2. as the Rule and Manner of his Judging, as may be gathered from the oppoſite and following Clauſe. So the ſence is. He ſhal not Judge raſhly and partially, bur conſiderately and juſtly, as-che Fear of God obligeth all judges to-do. p Of Perfo:is or Cauſes. And Judging ſeems to be here Synecdochialiy put for abſolving or giving Sentence for a Perſon, as it is uſed, Pal. 7. 9, 11. and in many other places, becauſe this is oppoſed to reprovingin the nzx: Clauſe. q According to outward appearances as men muit do;becauſe they cannot ſearch mens hearts, 1 Sam: 16: 7, or with reſpz& of Per- ſons, bur with righteous Judgment, which is oppoſed to judging by ape pearance, Joh: 7. 24: r #8, e. Condemn or pais Sentence againſt a Perſon; for Chriſt is here ſuppoſed to be a Judge,and ſo he ſpeaks of a Judicial Reproof. [ By falſe or uncertain Rumours or Suggeſ- tions, but ſhall thi oughly examine all cauſes, and ſearch out the Truth of things, and the very heartsof men. |
4 But * wich righteouſneſs ſhall he judge the poor ?, *Pſat: 72. and || reprove « with equity for the meek x of the earth: 2, 4. and he ſhall * ſmite y the earth z with the rod F of his Rev: 19-
mouth 8, and with the breath of his lips 5 ſhall he lay che wicked c. l
: Defend and deliver them, as judging is oft uſed, as Deut. 32.36. 2Theſ 2.8 fer: 5. 28, & 22:13, Oc. Or, juage fir the poor, the Prefix, lamed, Rev. 13 16: biag underſtood out of the next clauſe, as is uſual in the Hebrew & 2; 16.. Languzge, He mentions the poor, partly to fignifie the Juſtice of & 19: 15. this judge, becauſe Humane judges commonly negle& and opp:2ts ;Or, word. the Poor ; and partly to declare the Nature of Chriſts Kingdon: of his mout and the Qua'ity of his Subje&s, who ſhould, for the generality of rhem, be the poor and contemptible ſort of men Matth: i 5: 5. Jam. 2. 5. # Or, asthis word ſeems to be taken, wer: 3. condemn, ta wit, their malicious and furious Enemies. - x On their behalf, or giving Sentence for them. He calls thera meek whom before he called poor, partly to ſhew his juſtice in defending them who are moſt expoſed to the Contempr and Injuries of Men ; and partly ro ſignifie that his Subj<&s ſhould be poor in Spirir as well as in the Word, and not poor and proud, as many worldiy mer: are, » i: 0: Slay, as this Word is uſed, 7/a::37. 36. and very commonly, and as it 1s expounded in the next Clauſe, = The men of the Earth, zhe wicked, as it iS1n the next Branch of the Verſe : fitly called earth; either becauſc of their Earthly minds and Converſations, as they are called the Men of this World, that have their portion hers upon the Earth, Pal: 17: 14. or becauſe the far grearcft parc of che Inhabitants of the Earth is wicked : the whole Wnrld lies in wickedneſs, 1 fohn _ 9. for which reaſon they are oft celled che World, as john 16; 20, ©: 17.9. 25, fc, « With his Word, which is his Scepter, and zhe rod of his Power, Pſal: 116; 2; which is fharpey than @ ſword, Heb: 4: 12 b the preaching whereof he ſubdued the world to himiclf, and will Ceſtroy his Enemies, 2 Theſſ. 2. 8. This he adds, further to des clare the Nature of Chriſts Kingdom, | that it is not of this
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Ir: Or,arcre * Job 4: 93
condition when Hezekiah was born. d He doth norfay of David, but | their Souls 3. or properly, which he doth very frequently by-bi of Joſe, who was a private and mean Perſon, r Sam; 18: 18, 23. & | Terrible Judgments execut | es mans «rm | a
World, and that bis Scepter and Arms are not Carnal but Spiris tua], as 1f 1s ſaid, 2 Cor: 1o: 4. 6 With his Word breathed out of his Lips; whereby he explains what he meant by the forego- ing 704, c Either ſpiritually, by infliting deadly Plagues upon
ed upon many: of them, and will 5Q3 certainly
hap. XI. ISAT
certainly doz and that fully and univerſally, at his coming to Judg-
MN od righteouſneſs ſhal be the girdle of his Loins 4,
and f:ithfuineſs the girdle of his reins e, | >= 1: ſhall adorn him, and be the Glory of iis Government,as 2 > Glrdle was uſed for Ornament, Iſa. 3. 24. and as an Enſign of Power, Job 12: 18: and it ſhall conſtantly cleave to him, in all his Adminiſtrations, «5 s Girdle cleaveth to a mans Loins, which is the
Prophets Similitude, Jeremish 13.11. e The ſame thing in other Words.