» As it were to accompliſh that which is foretold, and promiſed in the foregoing Chapter, whereby this appears to be either the Ho« ly-Ghoſt, fee on, 3 King. 18. 12. or the Spirit of Prophecy; z.e. the gifc of Prophecy ; ſo we are often ro underſtand by the Spirit, wiz. The gifts, as the Spirit upon Sampſon, viz. The gift of valour, and courage, and ſtrength,, ſee, 1 Cer. 12. 4, ©&c. Though the Pro- phet may ſpeak this of himſelf in Perfon, yet that it is principally underſtood of Chriſt, is evident, becaulc he applieth this Texr un« to. himſelf, Luke 4. 18. being the firſt text he preached upon after his Baptiſm, at which time the Holy-Ghoſt did deſcend upon hiar in a viſible ſhape, of which that Joh», who Baptized him, was ant
ocular wirneſs, Joln 1. 32, 33. and ſo making good the truth of '
this Prophecy ; and ir 1s ſaid ro reft upon, and dwell in him, ac- cording as it is propheſied, ch. 11. 2. & 42.1. o Set me apart,i.e.both capacitating him with Gifts, and commiſſionationg bim with Au- thority ; and yet more, as it is applied to Chriſt, a Power to make all effeual, from whence he hath alſo the name of M:/iah among the Hebrews, and ofChriff among the Greeks;nay Chriſt alone among the Prophets hath obtained this name, Pſal. 45. 7. and the Propherſeems here to deſcribe, firſt, who Chriſt is, and then what are his Oftces, this being the uſual Coromony for the deligning Perſons to the Ots, fices of Prophets,Priefts,and Kings,as hath been divers times ſhewn in all which reſpe&s it doth moſt eminently belong to Chriſt, ſo that the Propher doth kereby intimate borh the final cauſe of his unQtion, viz. that he ſhould execute theſe Offices to whicle he was anointed ; and the effe& of it : that unftion being upon him as the head, it would flow from thence to his members, and ſo is an union more peculiar to them, and in a more general way ir hath reſpe& unto all the faithful, 2 Cor, 1. 24, 22. 1 John 2. 20, 27. þ Being meant of Chriſt, this relates to his Propherical Office. Literally this points at the good news thar [ais/ RI 0
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of Cyrus his Being raiſcd up to bring them out of Babylon, now they are become meek and humble ; bur if it be thus raken, it muſt be underſtood of his Prophecies left behind him, for he died many years before the Captivity. Bur they chiefly ſignific the good rid- 10gs of the Goſpel, that diſcovers Chriſt come in the fleſhro redeem
oor ſinners from the Captivity of ſin, and Satan, ſuch as are meek, and humble, or affi#:d, as rhe word lignihes, becauſe ordinarly affliitions make men meek, and bumble; called allo the Poor, and our Saviour expreſſeth it by that word, Luke 4. 18. To theſe the Gol- pel, theſe good ridings are brought, Mas. It. 5. Whether by Poor you underſtand, s. The Gentiles void of all Grace and Salvation, or tenders of it till now. Or, 2. Properly ſo called, indigent and needy Perſons, of which fort were the greateſt: number that followed Chriſt, of which the reaſon might be, becauſe Chriſt preached the contempt of the World, and Riches, which the Poor would there- fore ſooner embrace, and the Rich more likely to oppoſe. Or, 3. The Poor in Spirit. 9 Now follow ſeveral particular expreſ- fions to deſcribe the ſame thing, that he mentioned before more ge- nerally ; a Metaphor taken from Chirurgians, that carefully and tenderly roll up a broken bone, Hoſ. 6. 1. and this relates ro Chiſts Prieſtly Office. r The heart dejeSed, and, broken with ſorrow. I am ſent to eaſe their pains, whoſe Conſciencesare wounded with a ſenſe of God's wrath, s Thoſe Caprives ii Babylon, but princi- pally to Satan, thar they thall be delivered : and this appertains to Chriſt's Kingly Office, whereby he proc/aims liberty from the Do-
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minion, and Boridage of fin, and from the Fear, and Terrour of Hell. See Ch. 42.7. # 7. e. Suppoling tiem to be in chains, arid fetters, yet they ſhould be delivered, chough in the greateit bon- dage : the further explication of theſe things will be found upon Luke 4. 18. Becauſe there are ſome paſſages expreſſy mentioned here.
2To proclaim « the acceptablexyear y of the LORD, and the day of vengance z of our God, to comfort all