alſo argucth wirh God, from h's former Love and Kindneſs to this people. which he had made the Throne of his Glory. The words are Either to be underſtood of the Throne of the Houſe of David, calle4 the Lord's Throne, 1 Chron: 29: 23. or elle the Temple, and the ” Arkin it, the more ſpecial Symbol of God's Preſence : hence he is faid to have dwelt berwixt the Cherus:ms, Pſal: 80: r. ſo Chap: 19: , 72, the Pcophet ſaich, 4 glorious high Throne from the Beginning is ou San#uary, Lord (faith the Prophet) we have deſerved all the diſ- race thou canſt rhrow upoa us, but do not thou diſgrace the Fhrone of thine own Glory. » Remember, br.ak not thy Covenant with w. Did not Jeremy then know tha: God could nor break his Cove. want ? Anſ, He did know it ; but he alſo knew, thar it is our Du- ty to pay to God to fulfil it ; or poſſibly he would extend ir a Jit- tle farther, and for God's Covenant, fake made with the Faithful in Iſrael, he would have obtained mercy for the whole Body of the Nation. : 22 Are there ay among the vanities of the gentiles pſ135:7 that can cauſe rain z ? or can the heavens give lbowers? Iſa: 30:23, # * Art not thou he, OLORD our Go09? b therefore we Ch: 30:13, will wait upon thee, for thou haſt made all theſe rhingsc. = The preſent Judgment under which they groaned, was a Drought, which he had deſcribed in the fix firſt Verſes ; the Pro- Phet imploring God for the removal of it, argues from the impoſli- bility ot help in this caſe from any other way, none of the Idols of the Heathens, which he calls vainthings, nothing in themſelves, and of no uſe or profit to thoſe that ran after them, could give Rain. #& The Heavens indeed give it ; but in the order of ſecond Cauſes, if God ſtoppeth thoſe Bottles they cannot run. 6b Lord, art not thou able for to do it (faith the Prophet? ) nay, art not thou he
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of theſe Judgments, and the prevention of ſuch as were yet ro come, |
Hen ſaid the LORD unto me, * Though * Moſes *Exek; 1, * and Samuel ſtood before me, yer my -mind could *K not bs towards this people a ; caſt them out of my ſight, ,; I. and let them go forth b. 7 AY s We are ( though in another chapter ) yer in the ſame Prophe- 9. = cy, or diſcourſe berwixt God and his Prophet. Jeremiah having becn once denyed, follicited God again, as we hadit in the four laſt veries of the former chapter. God here replyeth to that Prayer ; and the Summ of what he ſaith is, that he was inexorable in their cale, Though Moſes who could obtain ſo much of God upon their fianing, in the caſe ofthe Golden Calf, Exod: 32: 11, 14. and inthe Cale of the peoples murmuring, Numb: 14: 19, 20. and Samuel who was ſo prevalent with God, 1 Sam; 9: 9. though theſe two former= ly fo potent and prevalent Mediators for a people with me, #00 be- fore me, waited (thatis) upon me, 2nd ſoliciced me on the behalf of this people, yet I could nor favour this People, b 9. 4d. T am not avle to abide the fight of them, and chavefoes for them go forth, 2 And it ſhall come to pals, if they ſay unto thee, Whither ſhall we go forth ? then thou ſhalt rell them, Thus faith the LORD, *Such asare for death, to death, and ſuch as arefor the Sword, to the ſword, and ſuch as are for famine, to famine, and ſuch as are for Capti- vity, to caprivity &d. _ © Iftheyask thee what thou meaneſt by going forth: which be- ing aterm of Metion, implieth a Termto which the Motion ſhould be. &d Saith God in the general, it is to Ruine and Deſtruction, but they ſhall nor all be deſtroyed one and the ſame way ; ſome ſhall be deſtroyed by the Peſtilence, ( for that is here to be under- ſtood by death ) others ſhall be deſtroyed by the Famin, others by the Sword of Encmi-s, others ſhall go into caprivity, but one way or other the Land ſhall be quitted ot the moſt of you.
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, 3 And 1 will * appoint over them four + kinds,ſaith 16. ene LORD e, the ſword to ſlay, and the dogs to tear, t Heb: ru. and * the fouls of the heaven, and the beaſts ofthe earth os to devour and deſtroy f. Ch:7:33:
e Four kinds of deſtroyers, the Enemies Sword ſhall ſlay them, _ {0 mak: meat for the Dogs, who ſhall tear their Carcaſes, and for the Birds of prey, who ſhall prey upon their dead Bodies that ſhall lic unburied. f And I will allo ſend amongſt them wild Beaſts, who ſhall both tear their living Bodies and their dead Carcaſes.
'4 And FI will cauſe them to be *removed into all fHeb:grvs kingdoms ofthe earth g ; becauſe of * Manaſſeh the ſon tho for « ot Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in !-wg; Hierufalem þ. | C_
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] Ch: 24: as 1t1s more than probable rhat many of them fled into other Coun» Ezck 23 "1ES fo fave themſelves. ſo there is no doubt, but the King of Baby- 46,
9% removed them into ſeveral Kingdoms belonging to his large Em- * 2 Kings Pire. þ What Manaſeh did; may be read 2 Kigs 21: 11. He did 24 3: wickedly, abve all that the Amorites did that were before him, and made
alſo Judah to ſin with his idols, Verſe 16. Mywreover, he ſhed innocent blood
Very much, till be hal filled Jeruſalem from one end to another, beſides hus ſin whevewith he made Judah to ſim, &c. Some make a Queſtion whether
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who alone is able to do it ?: ( for ſo much the Phraſe doth imporrt. ) The Scripture conſtantly giveth God the Honour of giving Rain, F- Gen: 2: 5. Deut: 28: 12. 1 Kings 8:26. 2 Chron: 6: 27, Job 5; 10. and 38: 26, 28. Pſal: 147: 8. Ch: 5: 24. and 51: 16. Joel 2; 23. Zech: 19: xt. Matth: 5: 45. As 14: 17, c Therefore ſaith the Pro- pher, we thy people will wair upon thee by Prayer, and the pay* ment of thoſe Homages thou requireſt ; for thou haſt made all theſe #hings, that is ( fay ſome ) thou haſt cauſed all theſe Judgments, or afflictive .Diſpenlations ; or rather, thou haſt made the Ran, laſt
mentioned, CH A ÞP. XV.
The Jews R:jeftion and Judgments, eſpecially of four kinds ; the ſins which * . procured them, 1——9. The Prophet complaineth, that the peepic curſe