Ic notes either their Convi&ion, or Sorrow, or both, See Jerem. 14. 7. Or, we know what are thoſe ſins thou art ſo angry with us for: And this is fayoured by the ſequel, where they ſeem ro particulare ize thoſe bns in the following verlts.
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{ Chap. LIX.
T3 In tranſgrefling s andlying t againſt the LORD, and departing « away from our God, ſpeaking x op- preflion and revolt, conceiving and uttering y from the heart words of falſhood z.
He now enumerates ſome. of thoſe particular ſus they pref*ſs themſelves to be convinced of, whereby he dgth not mean the ſins of jome particular per- ſons, or ſome /ljoht ſins, but a general defefion and corruption of the whole Body. 5s Properly we rebel againſt God, ſo the word 1s, chap. 1, 2. and have pc1liſicd in our Rebellion. #7 Being true to none of their Engagements, Vows, and Promiſes ; ſome make tranſgreſſing here,
and /y;ng to be one and che ſame thing, inaſmuch as 1n their tranſ- greſſing of the Law of God, they dia break their ſolemn Engage- ment to God upon Mount Sinai, Exodus 19. 8. and 24 3. and elſe- where frequently, whici is a downright lying againſt God ; For wherein do we more lye to God, than in a perfidious withdraw- ing from him? So dl by tranſgreſſng here he doth mean not a breach of one or another of the Laws of God, but there being as It were fugitives, that would be under no yoke. u i.e. Turning from God to Idols. x As it were talking of !ittie elſe one among another, but how to oppreſs their Neighbours, and apoſtatize from God. y i.e. Firſt contriving and forging in their heart falſe accuſations to the ruine of th-ir Neighbour, and falſe worſhip ro the dithonour cf God ; laying the contrivance fo, that it might be cff<Ctual ; and then atrering it, or venting themſcives one to ano- ther in their diſcourſes, thereby encouraging each other in their pe: verſe ways, ſee verſe 3 and whereas it 15 ſaid from the heart, 1t notes a retoluteneſ. in thcir wickedneſs, being a great deal worſe, than now and then to deai falſly upon ſome occaſion or rempration. z They are called words of falſbwd, both with reference to men, and 'v {ignific ſlanders, and falſe accuſations ; as alſo to God, aid
ſo ſignifie their dealing falſly with God, as an Adultereſs doth with her Husbans, hec:ce Idoiaters are called the ſeed of frlſhood, chap. 57. 3, 4,5. and it is ſaid from rhe heart, to ſhew that when they dealt with men in ways of fraud, it was from the heart, but when they ſpake with God it was but from the lip.
14 And Judgment is turned away backward 4, and
Juſtice ſtandeth afar off b: for Truth is fallen c in the
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{treer d, and equity cannot enter e.
a He ſpeaks here of the Sentences and Decrees in Courts of Ju- dicature, which are carried quite contrary to Right and Juſtice: God denies you Juftice as you have denied help to others. & It notes the ſame rhing with the former, to ſhew that Juſtice and Judges are far aſſunder. c A Mc=taphor taken from a feeble perſon, that wants ſupport, without which he falls: Thus T-ath hath none to ſupport or patronize it: The ſame. only otherwiſe expreſſed, with verſe 16. Truth is cait upon the ground, and Juſtice trampled under foot 4d i.e. In publick. e No ſuch thing will be admit- ted in their Courts; all corrupt, ſo that all Equity and Juſtice is violently keept off by the authority of the great ones.
| for, n 45 15 Yea,Trutn tailezth fand he thar departeth from evil nat 2||maketh himtelf a prey 4: and the LORD ſaw is z, and
f Heb ir: T it difpleaſed him & that there was no Judgment.
wa: evilin f q. d. Truth is more than fallen, which he bad faid in the for-
his eyes. ſelf again, bur failing notes the loſs of its very Vitals: As being every where neglected, in Court, in City, in Country, 1n inferi- our as well as ſuperiour Ranks, in the Streets, in the Gates, in the
Markets, in the Fairs, in all publick places of Commerce, the con- |
dition much iike that under the Beaſt coming out of the Earth, Revel. 13. 11, &c. See Pſalm 10. 7, 8, &. All things are amiſs, neither Judgement or $u'!ic:, or Truth is to be found among us, but Fraud and Deceit, yet. none troubled at it. g That ſepara- teth himſelf from evil things, 3nd Yerſons; will not be as vile as others. + Or, is accounted mad, is jaughed at that talks of
eſtruction of Jeruſalem, it was matter of icorn to be Religious. Though there be no ſolid ground for, nor necd of that marginal reading, yet isit a Truth : The Tranſlators reach the meaning by Prey: The wicked, like wild Beaſts, endeavouring to devour ſuch as are not as bad as themſelves; Where Wickedneſs rules Inno-
that are ſimple, and innocent, are outwitted by the crafry and frau- dulent, as nor willing, or rather daring to oppoſe fraud with fraud, but to do all things in fincerity. # 1. e. Took netice of it, 'tis ſpoken of God after the manner of men, as Geneſis 11. 5. and 18. 21. and many other places. k 9. d. If you would know why God is ſo angry with you, it is for ſuch things as theſe: the Lord c | takes notice of it, and it is a great evil in hw eye. | ag 16 And he ſaw that 1here was no man }, and won- *Ch.yz.2; dred »» that there was no interceſſour:; * therefore » and 63. 5. his arm brought ſalvation unto him 0, and his * righ- ceouſneſs p ir ſuſtained him.