| * Chap, ofthe Prophet againſt his Enemies,ſfee the Notes cn Chap. 1:.20. {| #4 LRELR: | 1,20, 19 q Thus faith the LORD unto me, Go and ſtand : that there was one more noted and eminent than thereſt, ro whoſe WRNLT1E | in the pate of the children of the people, whereby the ; Houſe: the Lord here ſendeth the Prophet, intending there further (HERR . 7: . 7 Bs . + tOtel] him his mind what h uld have him publiſh as his Mind 58 kings of Judah come in,and by the which they go out,in | a1q win to this Pe _ ar he would have him PUbIuh as iis Nun { : all the gares of Jeruſalem 6. j 3 Thenl went downto the potters houſe, and be- Aker ; Moſt think that here'begins a new Prophecy, E a} therefore * hg1q he wrought a work on the || wheels þ : f 18 this verſe ſhould have began a new Chaprer. The Prophets were : RO ; | . | THIRTY oftzn commanded to publiſh ſuch Revelations as they had from —_ 6 red rs : _ and =_ Obedience to the COB a yn. , o | 01488 God, cither at che Gates of the Ciry,or at rhe Gares of che Temple, - pe NE Tome winch ho fe SIE ap. 7. 2. and 19, 2, 1t 1s not agreed What this Particular Gate * aa Font, | J” SET WOEIEE. pg * , 1018 was,at which the Kings of Judah were wont moſt ordinarily to come | the OY — the form ved ogg nc F _—_ _ _ wr = | lf in, and go out, but the Propher was alſo commanded to publith ir + moaned Feynman hs os _ way — wp _ Mll4 in all the Gates of Ferujalem, that all might take notice - pe | but zccording to the > #7 og Moron Bran 2 _ a pang uv} Me And lay unto them, Hea1 ye rE wor y che Engines made fitted to their own fancies and purpoſes. | = mk ye Og pd ing and —— _ all the 4 Andthe veſlel || that he made of clay c, was mar- || Gr, 44th — icants of Jeruſalem,that enter in by t = oF: red in the hand of the potter, ſo he + made it again he made; {MF i The word of the Lord equally concerneth the higheſt, an the | another veſſel as ſeemed good to the potter to make T3 mars W * Nch ;, loweſt, the greareſt Princes as well as the meaneſt Subjects. © ene PÞ i age i ad | 8 ve-13* 2x Thus faith the LORD *, T#ke heed to your it d. Ie "= rid lf 9. 5 c That which we read of clay may be read({as our Margent tells us) of the pore: | [WRE as clay ; that is, while it was yet. clay, 1t was ſpoiled in the Potters + Heb. -e ſi
ſelves &, and bearno burden on the ſabbath day, nor
bring z#t in bythe gares of Jeruſalem»
k The Hebrew is, take hed to your Souls, intimating to us, that the San&ification of the Sabbath is a great thing, wherein the wel- fare of our Souls is concerned.
22 Neither carry forth a burden our of your houſes on the ſabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hal- low ye the ſabbach day,as I commanded your fathers /.
1 This command for the SanCtification of the Sabbath, was gi-
| ven, Exod. 20. 8. repeated Chap. 23. 12. and 31- 14, 15. Levit, 1g. i 3. and 23. 3. Dert. 5. 12, 15. Exzck. 20. 12. the bearing of burdens | forbidden, was ſuch as was for profit ; for in ſome caſes it was Jaw- ful to carry burdens for the ſaving of the Lives of Men, or Beaſts, and ſome learned Men jultifie the poor ſick Man carrying his Bed when he was'cured, not only from the Command of Chriſt alone who could authorize him to it, though againſt the Rule of the Law,bur becauſe he had no further occaion, himſelf ro be there,& was not obliged by the Law of the Sabbath ro leave his Bed be- hind him, himſelf going away ; but no unneceflary Burdens,no tra - ding Burdens might on the Sabbath day, be either carried out of the Gatcs of the City, or out of the Gates of any of their private
: PR Houles. 6 : : : | Rage 22 * But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ears, 1+ 19. but made their neck ſtiff that they might not hear, nor
receive inſtruction m.
m The Jews were a very covetous People, and their Covetouſ- neſs as well as their orher Luſts, were temprations to them to pro- phane the Lords Sabbaths, Neh. t3- 19. Ezck. 20. 21.
24 And it ſhall come to paſs, if ye dilligently hearken unto me, ſaith the LORD, to' bring in no burden
_—_ | through the gates of this city on the ſabbath day, bur
| hallow the ſabbth day ro dono work therein 25 * Then (ball there enter into the gates of chis city,
kings and princes ſitting upon the thione of David, rid- ingin chariots. and on horſes, they and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jeruſalem,and
this city ſhall remain for ever. 26 And they (ball come from the cities of Judah,
and from * the places about Jeruſalem, and from the land of Benj:min, and from the plaia, and from the mountains, and from the ſouth, bringing burnt offe- | rings, and ſacrifices, and meat-offerings, and incenſe, and bringing ſacrifices of praiſe unto the houle of the
LORD ». ;
» The ſum of all theſe three Verſes is, that if they wou'd ſan- Qifie the Lords Sabbath, they ſhould either continue in, or be re- ſtored vnto their Ancient, Civil,and Eccleſiaſtical order.they ſhould have Kings and Princes in their former order and ſplendor,and Men ſhould come from all parts of the Countrcy bringing their utual Sacrifices and Offerings to the Temple,and thoſe of all ſorts. Some think this Promiſe is ro be underſtood Syrecd>chically, one principal part ofthe Law of God, and ſuch a one as was in thezr power to = obey, being putfor the whole Law of God. Thoſe who deſire to
be ſatisfied in the niceties as to the terms and places here mention. ed, may find ſatisfation in the Eng/iſh Anno-atzons upon this Verſe. The general ſenſe is no more, than that both their Ciry and rheir T-mple, their Civil and Eccleſiaſtical Stare ſhould continue and flouriſh in that order wherein it was. |
27 Butif you will not hearken unto me to hallow
the ſabbath day, and not bear a burden, even entring in at the gates of Jeruſalem onthe ſabbath day,chen will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it ſhall devour the places of Jeruſalem, and it ſball not be quencted o,
'0 A Threatniog quite contrary to the former Promiic,upon their ating contrary to the Duty to which that Promiſe was annexed. God would deſtroy their City, it ſhould be burned with fire, and the higheſt and nobleſt Struftures ſhould be burned. and though the hand of the Enemy ſhould do this, yer God ſhou'd order them to do it, ſoas it ſhould be a fire of his kindling and therefore nor like to be quenched,rill it had effeQ<d that thing for which God ſo
kindled its
Hand, ſo as be did not think fir to 71 7 : F
rag 26s go on with his deſign as to the 2 I