his words s : your brethren t that hated you, that caſt you out « for my names ſake x ſaid, * Let the Lord be glorified y bur he ſhall appear co your joy, and they ſhal be aſhamed z. | 5 The Propher rutneth his diſcourſe from denouncing judgment againſt the 1do/aters, and formal:ſts amongſt the Jews, to ſuch as fear a ea God, whoſe religion is deſcribed by a trembling at his werd, as v. 2. ſuch a turning of the Prophets diſcourſe was, ch. 50. 10. c<. 57. 1 7. The ſame words belong not to Saints and preſuinpruvus Sinners, t Your Brethren by Nation, or by external profeſſim in Religion, tho' falſe brethren, Gal. 2. 4. Thus Par! calls all th& reje&ed Jews, Brethren, Rom. 9. 3. u That either ſhut you out of their intimate ſociety, or ( which is more probable ) excommun/cate, and caſt you out of their Synagagues, or caſt you our of their City, and ſome of you out of the world, Join 9.35, 22. Johni6. 2. x*7.e. Fir my ſake, for your owning me, and adherence to my Jaw, ſaid. y Eithermocking you as the Jos did Chriſt, when hanging upon the croſs, Mat, 27. 43. Luke 23. 35- thus they mocked at David Pſal. 42.3. Or, Let the Lord be glorified, thinking they did God good ſervice, John 16. 2. z There will come a day when God ſhallappear and let them know his judgment concerning their violence, and rage, then you ſha] have joy, and a ſhall be aſhamed, 2 The/. 4. 16, 17, 18..
6 A voice of noiſe from the city #, a voice from the temple a voice of the Lord thac rendreth recompence
ro his Enemies 6. | Ty 7 a The expreſſion of a Prophetical extaſy, as much as, miethinks 1 already hear a voice of neiſe, rather a ſad and affrighring noiſe, than the noiſe of Triamphers ( as ſome think ) yea, it comes nor from the City only, bur from the Temple, wherein theſe formalifs have ſo much gloried, and repoſcd ſo much confidence. There is a noiſe of Sol- diers ſlaying, and of the Prieſts or poor people fled thither, thrieking or crying out. b A voice of the Lord, not in rhunder, which is ſome= times Called ſo, Pal. 29, 3, 4, 5, &c. but that rendreth recompence ro his enemies, Thus, the noiſe "t Soldiers, the roaring of Guns, the ſound of Drums and Trumpets are the waice of the Lord. * Thus the Prophet ſeemerh to expreſs the deſtruftion of the Jews by the Ros man Armies, asif a thing at thatrime doing. | 7 Before ſhe travailed (be brought forth, before her pain came, ſhe was delivered of a man-child c. : c The whole verſe is expreflive of a great and ſudden ſalvation which God would work tor his Church, like the delivery of a woe man, and that of a man-child, before her travail, and without pain. The only doubr is, whether it referreth to the deliverance of the People out of Babylon, or the worlds ſurprizal with the Mefiah, and the tud- den and ſtrange propagation of the Goſpel, and it is a queſtion nor ealily determined. The delivery of the Jews out of Bavz/en, indeed
next words, He that ſacrificeth # Lamb, k The compariion thewerh j God's deteſtation of ceremonial perfirmances from men of wicks= « ed hearts and lives. / From hence it is piain, that the Pro«! phert is not here refle&ting upon 1aolatrous Worſhip, but Formal Wor- fjhi> ; for to ſay, He that burneth Incenje 10 an Idol, is as he that bleſſeth an Idol, is but to ſay, he that bleſſerh an Idol bleſſerh an Idol, | but upon thoſe who in a formality worthiped the rrue God, andby | as which he had appointed, ſuch were offering Szcrihces, O-. blation, Incenſe. God by the Prophet declares, that theſe mens ; Services were no more acceptable ro hin tian Murther, Idolarry, or che molt horrid prophanarion ofthis name. Such would cutting off 2 dogs neck for Sacrifice, have been, or offering Swines blood ; folittle ' do ritual performances, though inftirured by God himſelf, pleaſe ' God when they are but meer get as they alwiſe are, » ' When thoſe that perform them, live as they liſt, Jeud, and looſe | Jives, and chink to ſave themſelves by their prayers, like the Whore 14, Is. » Not only ſinaing by humane frailey, but taking
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was without #rug/ings or any pain, not like their deliverance from E-. Zypt, after the waiting of therr enemies by ten fucceſſive Plagues, bur by the &:ud Proclamation of Cyrus : but it { ecms nor to have been ſudden only as to the day, and hour, and manner, for Danicl under- ſtood by Books that the time was come, Dan, 9: 2... and the people had a profpe&t of it 70 years betore,Jer.25. 72.& 29. 10. The Proph, cy therefore ſeems rather to refer to, the coming of Chrift, and theſudden »/. The Popith Interpreters app!ying it ro the
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