the Church of the Jews, which had been married to Godfor many |} ages, until by her Apoſtacy from God, and trom.her Meſſiah, ſhe
provoked Go34 to piit her away, He alludeth here either ro the Hiſtory of Saraþ, who was long and uaturilly barren, but by the
s Wirth kindneſs to thee and thy ſed through all ſucceeding Gene= { ratiens, here and unto all Eternity.
whom ſee on Prov. 5. 18. whom though he might through a ſud- den and violent paſſion put away, yet he ſoon repents of it, and his affetions work towards her, and he invites her to return to him. z When thou waſt in a deſolate Eſtate, and*hadſt been for ſome time rejeed by me, then I recalled thee. Or, althoughthou waſt re=
cy upon thee, and freely offered Reconciliation to thee, # Who will again be, and will thew himſelf co be, thy God, and will re- new his Covenant with thee. Es 2 - * Fora ſmall moment b have forſaken thee c,burt - 5. with great mercies 4 will I gather thee e. Wd Fo þ For the ſpace of ſome few years, as Seventy years in Babylon, : and ſome ſuch intervals, which may well be called a ſma# moment in compariſon of Gods everlaſting Kindneſs mentioned in the nexr verſe. c Withdrawn my favour and help from thee, and lefr rhec in thine Enemies hands. 4 Suchas are moſt precious and ſweer for quality, 25 is hereſaid, and ſuch as are of long continuance, as is ſaid in the following Verſe. e From all the places where thou art difperſed, from all rhe parrs of the World.”
$ Ina little wrath Thid my face f from thee, for a moment ; but with everlaſting kindneſs g will I have mercy on thee, faith the LORD thy Redemer.
f T removed the means and pledg's of my preſence and kindneſs;
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I T$ 414 Hf. Chap. LV, | A 9 MW this 35 2s the waters of * Noah unto me h: for d Both the Smith that maketh all warlike Inſtruments, and the
Souldier that uſeth them, are my Creatures, and totally at my ate os | have ſworn that the waters of Noah ſhould no more | 6 4, and therefore they cannot hurt you without my leave.
go over the earth, ſo have I ſworn that I would not be | .”Todeſtroy only whom and when 1 pleaſe.
- 5- wroth with thee z, * nor rebuke thee. 17 No weapon that is formed againſt thee,ſhall pro<
I ith thee ſhall be as . - . etl cap ET rhe ny padre No#h, that there ſper , and every tengue that (hall riſe againſt thee in
ſhould never be another flood of waters to drown the World ; of | judgment, thou ſhalt condemn g- This 7s the heritage which ſee Gen. 9. 11, 5 To wit, ſo as I have been, orſo asto tor- | þ of the ſervants of the LORD, and their righteouſ-
fake thee utterly. ] neſs z is of me &, faith the LORD. 46.2. Io For * the mountains ſhall depart, and the hills be f And as they cannot do any thing againſt thee without my -18. removed &, but my kindneſs ſhall not depart from thee, leave, fo I aſſure thee Twill nor ſuffer them to do it: and if any neither (ball the covenant of my peace 1 be removed, | Smith fhall make any weapons to be employed againſt thee, he ſaith the LORD, that hath mercy on thee m7 thall not ſucceed init. g And I will deliver thee nor only fromthe = ch = Math be. MAC 6 rr - Rh em FAR oy” Hills, that fury of the War, but alto from the ſtrife of Tongues, from all the I En VETIEE by - TA moved from their threatnings and boaſts, and reproaches of thine Enemies, and from by wg np eo 7, b40 Hl I oo cms om- all the claims and pretences which they have of any right and power . Places. ur : —_ N \noarer th = Iſa. $1.6. and ſo the tenſe over thee. So thine Enemies {hall neither prevail againſt thee by go yy un </ ib Loa Groce theit places, fhak my violence, nor by pretences of Juſtice. þ This bleited condition ry; - e Moun - pe pe "when be 35 fi abſotnrily, 7 deicribed in this Chaprer, is the portion allotted to them by me: indnels ſhall depart from thce. 7 Either 1. The Reward or Fruit of their Righteouſneſs, as Righ«
deſired M:rcy and not Sacrifice, it 1s meant comparatively, Tdefired Mer reouſneſs is uſed, Pſal. 112. 3, 9. Or, 2. Their Right or the righte- - TS _y obo a4 ag os þ _ —_—_— ous Adminiſtration of all their concerns whereby they are preſerv=
h ten anong iſed : to thee all manner of happineſs, which ed from all manner of oppreflions, as Righteouſneſs was uſed wv. 14: thee, and have promiſed unto the Pp , k I giveit, and Twill continue it to them, and who then can
frequently comes under the name of peace in Scripture. The ſenſe |... away from them. CHAP. LY.
of the place is, That God ma not calt off - Oo es ChugS, a
a of the Jews ; and that the New Covenan DEN, as Ca ; © TEENS bereer and - ir than the Old, as is ob- An invitation to ſeck for ſpiritual Bleſſmgs from Chriſt : whom the father ſerved, Heb. 8. 6, 7, &c. and elſewhere. m Who doth thus with | Jendeth, 1 | 5. to come to him ſpeedily and by Repentance, 6, 7. his ho _ © for thine own merits, but meerly for his ewn Grace and _ —_ 8, 9. his Word Powerful, 10, 11. the joy of Belicyers, Mercy. b [ my -
I D Oh thou afflicted, tofſed with tempeſts, and not H® every one « that thirſteth 5, come ye to the *Jch.,.;4 27. comforted », behoid, I will lay thy ſtones with * fair u waters c, and he that hath no money 4; come ye, 4 7- 37s, colours, and lay thy foundations with ſaphires o | PV 6, and eat, yea come, buy wine and milk f, with- S cog