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eantipucd infidelity, and for their Perſecutions of Gods prophets, | an. Righteous Servants, and for their Rejection of their Own Meſſiah ; bur ſhall at laſt be brought back unto the God of their Farhers, and to their M:pm. c Through fear of their Enemies, who, from rime to time, have moleſted them, bur now they ſhall be delivered from them all, and ſhall ſerve God without fear, as 15 ſaid, Luke 1, 74.
23 But when he ſeeth his children 4, the work of mine hadse, in the midſt of him f, they ſhall fanaify my name g, and ſanctify the holy One of Jacob, and
ſhall fear the God of Iſrael. _
d When the believing Seed of Jacob ſhall ſee thoſe Children, whom they have begotten to God, by the Preaching of the Goſpel, even the Gentiles coverted by their Miniſtry. e The children, not of the fleſh, but of the promiſe, Rom. 9g. 8. whom I, by my Almighty Power and Grace, have Created or Regenerated, of Stones railing up Children to Abraham. f Which Gentiles ſhall be: incorporated with the 7ews, into one and the ſame Body and Church. g They ſhill not deſpiſe and hate the Gentiles,and envy them the Grace of Gad, and an intereſt in their Mz{ia{, bur ſhall praiſe and glorify God, with them and for
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them, as the believing Jews did, 4#s 11. 18.
24 They alſo that erred in {pi
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h Thoſe Gentiles, whoſe Spirits or Minds were ignorant of and erred from Gods Truth ; and who were led aſide by a lying Spirit, or by the Spirir of crruur aad deluſion to Idolatry, and all manner of Impicry. # Shall come to the knowledge of the Truth. k They that would not receive the dottrine of God, but murnmured at Gods faithful Proph-ts and Teachers, who delivered it, which was the prattice of divers, both Jews and Gentiles, ſhall now leara Doctrine, 21nd receive Gods Truth in the Love cf it.
CHAP XX
The Prophet threatneth the People for their Confidence in Egypt, 1——=7, and contempt of Gods word, 8 11. wherefore they jhall be deſtroyed, I2 7. Goas mercies towards the Church, 18 26. Gods wrath and h:s Peoples joy in the d ſiru.on of A4ſſjria, 27, 33.
O to the rebellious children a, ſaith the LORD, * that rake counltei b, but not of nie c, and that cover with a covering 4, but not of my ſpirit e, that
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a The Jews, who call themſcves Gods Children. though they are rebellious Ones, as was ſaid, 1/2, x. b That Conſuit together, and reſolve to do what follows, v. 2. c Not following, nor asking | my Advice, which they pad command-and encouragement from
me to do. & That ſeek proreQ&ion. e Nor ſuch as by my Spirit, ſpeaking in my Word, I havedireCted, and required them to do; but tuchas 1 have ſeverely forbidden to them ; for the contrary Affirmarive is frequently implied in the Negative ; of which I have formerly given many inſtances. f Thatunto thoſe Sins, by which they have deſerved ans procured my Judgments upon them, they may add diſt-uſt of my power and Merey to Save them, and con- fidence in -n Arm of Fleſh, which alſc is Rebellion againſt my expreſs Command to the contrery.
2 * That walk to gov down into Egyptg( and have not
31.1 asked at my mouth +) to ſtrengthen themtelves in the
ſtrength of PHaraoh,and to truſt in the ſhadow ; of Egypr.
7 That ſent Ambaſſadours to Ezypt for ſuccour, as we read, v. 4. which the Jews were forward to do upon all occaſions, and did now upon the invalion of the King of Aſ”:a, as is evident from I's. 20. 5, 6. anddid tie like againſt the King of Babylon, Jer. 37,7. Ezek. 17. 15. h Either by the Prieſts or Prophets, as they were to do in weighty caſes; of which, ſee Nums. 27. 21. Jof. 9. 14. x Sam. 43.9, 20. I Kings 22, 7, Fer. 21.2, and 42. 2, 20: or by ſtudving my Word : which plainl» direAs them to another courſe and forbids them this p attice. 7 In their power (3s it is in the foregoing Clauſe) and prore&ion, which is oft ſignified by zhz ſhadow. as Judges 9. 15. Pjal. 17.8. and gr. 1,4. |
2 Therefore ſhal the ſtrength cf Pharaohbe your ſhame &, and the truſt in the ſhaJlow of Egypt year confuſion.
& As being not only unprofitable, bur miſchievous to you.
4 For his princes /wereat Zoan, and his ambaſſadours came to Hanes. 2. |
{ The Princes of Judah. either ſent by the King, or by the appoint- ment of their Brethren. »» An eminent City of Egype, called more largely Tahepanes, and Tahpanhes, Jer. 2 16. and 43. 3,8.
%r.2.36- 5 * They » were all aſhamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an helpnor profit, but a ſhame and alſo a reproach» |
= Both the Meſſengers, and they who ſent them. |
6 The burden » of the beaſts of the ſouth p: into the land of trouble and anguiſh q, from whence come the young and old lion r, the viperand fiery flying ſerpents: they t will carry their riches upon the ſhoulders of young attes x, and cheir treaſu1cs upon the bunches y of camels, tO a. peopic hat (hail not profit :hemn. |
o Fithe: . 1. the Prophecy ; which is oft called zhe burden; or rather 2. the burden ot riches or treaſures, as it 15 explained in the latter part of the Verſe. p Whichis carried upon Afles or Camels, as it follows, into Egzp!, which lay ſouthward from 7udea. q Into Egypt and Ethiopia, or Cujb; tor both are joyncd together in this
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enguiſb prophetically, bccaule they ſhould aiftrels them, and not help them ; as was ſaid of the Aſyrians in the like caſe, 2 Chrone28. 20. Some render it, by or through the land, &c. and underſtand it of the vaſt Wilderneſs which lay berween Jude and Egypr. Bur it was Mare proper, and important to {peak of the Laiid, ro which rheſe Men and Beaſts wenr, ran of that, thiough which they were to Paſs ; which it was ncedlcsſs fo particularly co detcribe, Nor was
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