. inthe Prophet, to encourage them to their induſtrious Endeavours, te!!s them rhat the Lord had ſworr: to ſee to the proſperity of Jeru- falem ; Ard he names the Hard, ro fignifie his Faithfulneſs, as the giving of our hand nores our Fidelity, and 4rm to fignifie his Pow- er, the 41m of 1s ſtrength, 1. e. His ſtrong Arm ; Theſe being emi- nently to be engaged, and pur forth for his People, he ſwears by them. « Or, j7 1give, an utual Apoſzopeſss, an abrupt form of ſweat- ing, implying ſomerhing of an 117 precation, As great as Can be ex- preſſed, 9. d. never account me Faithful or Almighty, it Iaccom- pliſh not this = See chap. 61. 5. y The meaning is, that Mcar and Drink, and all neceffaries, that thou haſt laboured for, the Ba- bylonians took away from thee, but now it ſhal} bz {lo no more, te will not give thee up to the will of thine enemies.
9 Bur they that have gathered ic z, ſhall eat ir, and
*-Deur. Praiſe the LORD # ; and they thar have brought it to- ,2.12.and gether, ſhall drink it * in the courts of my holineſs b.
14-26.and 2(i.c.) The Wine mentioned in the former verſe, that have
16411, 14. brought ir from their ſeveral Vineyards, and laid it in their Cel-
| lars, every one {hall eat the Fruit of his own Labours; Thou thalr
not ſow, and anorher reap, as formerly. @ They themſelves ſhall
praiſe him, to wit, for his Bounty, and Goodneſs; and others alſo,
that ſhall be partakers with them; God will be bountiful, and
. they ſhall be thankful. +5 As i have commanded, Deut. 14+ 23. in
| my Courts: Holineſs being put for God himſelf by a Metonymy of
: the Adjuntt; alluding to thol2 anniverſary Feaſts, and Thank-oftter-
, ings thar were to be eaten in thoſe places about the Temple, and
: perhaps in ſpecial to that part which was appropriated to the
Prieſts; implying herein, that they ſhould be all Prieſts, and, for
ought Iknow, here may bean alluſion ro the great Goſpel-teaſt,
or Thank-offering in the Lord's Supper, theſe Promiſes being nor
| only applicable to, but do point at the Soul-protettions, and the
Soul-proviſions of the Church of Chriſt. 10 Go through, and go through the gates c; * pre- pare ye the way 4 ofthe people, caſt up, caſt up the
high way, gather out the ſtones e, lift up a ſtandard f
for the people g.
| c It is doubl:d by way of Emphaſis, 9. 4. mike haſte to your
| own Land, as if Cyrus thould ſay, get you out of Captivity as ſoon
as you will, chap. 48. 20. Or, it may intimatean invitation iſſued
out from them at Jeruſalem ro thoſe that were ſcattered about in
the Captivity, therein poſſibly rypifying the going of Chriſt's Dit
ciples into the various parts of the World, to bringrthoſe that were
ſcattered up and down into the Church: Or, go meer the Gentiles,
whom God purpoſeth to bring into the Church, that by pure Do-
0; Atrine, and your holy Lives they 'may be the ſooner won. d Let
© them not have any ob{truftions in their way, he ſeems to call u-
pon others to prepare the way for them; Thus John was ſent to
prepare the way for Chriſt, as was propheſied, chapter 40. 3. aCccor-
dingly it is ordered to be caft up, ice chapter 57. I4- & Thar there
2 no ſtumbling itone, or offence in their way: Or, 9.4. go to
and fro, and remove every ſcandal that rhey may boggle at, Rem.
14. 13. The former nores the c:rtainty of their Deliverance, Harbin»
gers ſent before; this the ſpeed of ir, no impediment. f An alluſion to
Soldiers, that uſually fer up their Standard that the Army may
4 know whether to repair from all Quarters. See chapter 49. 22. and
| lifting of it up, is that it may be more viſible, ſee chaprer 17. 10, I,
IN 12. and this is Chriſt held forth in the preaching of the Goſpel. | g Or, over the People.
11 Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed h unto the 9. 9*. nd of the world, * fay ye to the daughter of Zion 5, Jo Behold, thy falvation # cometh, behold, his * reward
*< 40.10. is With him, and His || work / before him. Rev. 2212 + This may be underſtood of Cyrus his Proclamation, being there- t9r,recom- unto direed by God, ſee 2 Chr. 36. 22, &C. 3 (i- e.) To Jeruſas wmpenſe. lem, or the Church, the ſumm of which Proclamation is in the fol- Jowing words. & Either 1. The time of it is come, .ch. 56. 1. and 6s. 1. Or rather 2. The Perſon that effe&s ir, thy ſaviour, by a Metonymy of the Efficient, Luke 2, 30. 1 (i-e.) The Reward due to the Work, the ſame thing with the former; ſee of this on chap. 40.15. Or, his Work is ready cut out for him, which heis to do: Or, he will induſtriouſly ſer himſelf about the Work that is before him; John 4. 34: and he is ſaid ro bring it wiz him, to wit, the Reward that he will give to his true Worſhippers. Or, he brings eternal Salvation with him, or the Reward of Redemption which is the Subje& of the next Chapter. i2 And they ſhall cal! them; The holy people m,, the
redeemed of the LORD : and thou ſhalt be called,
ſought out », a city not forſaken e.
»» Or, they ſhall be called, or they ſhall be a peculiar ſeparate People, chap. 4. 3. n Or, one found that was loſt, ſee Ezek*34- 16. Or, foughfout, or fer, or one in great eſteem, one that the Genriles ſhould tcek ro join themſelves withal, ſo as to be one Church with | her : That reproach ſhould be wiped off from her, rhat #445 25 Stor whom no man ſeeketh after, Jerem. 3o- 17. Or, carcd for, to wit, by God, whom he hath out of infinite Love gathered to himſelf. » See verſe 4+ The meaning is, thar thus they ſhall eſteem the Go- fpel Church 3 ſhe ſhall be accoſted with ſuch falutations as theſe are, the Holy People, the Redeemed of the Lord, QC.
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