way of promiſe, whic! they performed under Folia, 2 Kine, 22. and 23, whici with their confeſſion, reacherth ro the end of the Chapter, #> Words expretling the fronveſt inducements to ic in4s gtnadle, becauſe God huh right to them, is willing to acceptthem, au avle to fave them, 1/z. 55. 7. Chap. 14. 22, -
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fat br. to divided, the enmity that was between them {hall be raken away, poll-\-. and they ſhall walk hand in hand in a friendly manner one with a- nother, which is implyed in this phraſe of walking rogether, Pſa!. $5, 14. Am 3. 3. and this points ar thei incorporating into one body united by the ſame Spirit, 25 members of the ſame body un- der Chrift their Head, and thac wirhour diſtinction of Nations.
See 1ſa. 11.12, 13. and Exzek. 37. 16, 17. Eph. 2. 14. 5, 16. and 3.6. e Viz. Of their Captivity, See the place, verſe 12. f Viz.
Cana. This 1s both a promite of their enjoying agaur therr an- cient poſletſion ar their laſt converiton, and typitying the Church of Chriſt, which they .\aull be of, when brought our of their ſpiritual Captivity. ;
19 But I] ſaid, How ſhall I
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g put tliee among the
+ Hcb./z:7 children þ, and give thee a F pleaſant land z, ÞF a "$s | g£oodly heritage & of the hoſts of nations /? and I ſaid, i... mou thalc call me, my father », and thalt not tuin
away | from me.
+ p3 wage, s Words that ſpeak, either firſt God's putting thera to their own b ORE thoughts, how they could think he thould bring ſuch a perfidious Jrom aſter people as they were into the Land, which he had promited * Or ne ee &!fe, Secondly his confidering within h:im{elf, how or whar courſe
he ſhould rake to bring ſuch a tying about, and accomplith it, they had ſo greatly degenerated from him, and diiobliged him. See Foſ. 6. 4. both implying that ſuch a thing cou!d not be broughr about without Repentance and true converſion to him, wrought by {is free grace, Eph. 1.5, 6. þ Eſteem thee as my Child, rill thou g1vc ſome clearer proof and demonſtratioa of thy Repen- tance. # How ſhall T putthee into poſſerſion of that pleatant Land of dire, that T have promiſed thee, Canazn is fo called, P{al. 106.
24. Dan. 8. 9. and 11. 16, 41+ k Heb. Heritage of glory, or þ:5ty, See 1ja. 4. 2. { So called either becaule poileſlea by feveral
potent Nations, Nr». 13. 28. and Deu?. 4. 38. or rather it may norte the great hoſts 2nd multitudes of Nations, or Genti!2s, thar
23 Truiy in Van zs jarvation hoped for from tlic mils x, and from the multicude of mountains = -
rruly 12 the LORD our Gold 5: che ſalvation cf + p71 - - [fracl a,
” ® © ! ' . ” Y o . X y, 2.e. Ether from tacir 14's which were worthipped ron Hills,
a bctonymy of the Sject, Chap. 2, 20. lHo!s of rhe bills, or from any other external power whatloever, cither f rorfons, or things y | la \ £4 . ' £ \ . i ”
as the ſtrength of 031!ls, or Forts, High placcs, and trons mlaces, Balf 3; - _ 7x * ng oy _ i —_ 2 ae
and atliftance from KMnZ5, Hof, 14.3. &3 Fiz. Theabundance of
riem that they have in their Mountains, or the multicude of Sa- critices, which they © 'n the Mountains : Or, to multiply Sa- ices. reſt. But doth not the Plaliniit hops for Saivation from £112 Hills, Pſal. 121+ 1. Aujw. Yes the Hills of the Land of Promite. which were a pledge of Gods favour to his People, eſpecir'ty thote ewo of Zion and Moriah, where God Gid pecuitirly manife!? his preſence, Pja/., 87. a Gr our Salvation, which we do nov acknowledge 1s only in our God, and not in 1's, of which we have had ample experience, Pjal. 44 7. and 132.7, 3. See 11. Hoſ. 13. 4, 9.
24 For ſhame b hath devoured the labour of ov: fachers c from our yeuth 4d ; their flocks and their herds, their ſons and their daughters e.
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b Eirher in general put for fn, which cau/-th ſhame, a Mecty-» 13my Of the Effect ; for that brought ſhame tult inco che World . Ger. 2. 25. Or mn paiticular tiie Idot Baz! called the ſhane. thine, Tor. 11. 13. Hy. 9. 10. c, 9.4, This hath been the fruit of our Idolatry, to have all things go to ruine, both inretpet ofex- pence, that which our Fathers liaving got for theaulelves, and us by their induſtry, .they have expended vpon &:2/, and other Idols. Ezk. 16. 16.to 21. and alto of the hcivy judements thar God broughtupon us for it, Chip. 5. 17. - d Either with 1cfecence to the Nation, ever fince they began tirſt ro be a People unto Go3. and followed him in the \Wildernets, Cz.:p. 2. 2. or rather ever
ſhould be joyned to them in the Goſpel Church, viz. Of God's
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F.te&. and fo an heritage of rhe greareſt d2lights, or the defire of KS. -* SNNEDS 2A ies 7 EC ; . Nations ; a Peopie to whomall rhe Nations would deſire to flock.
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Chap. IV,
FERE
P!2a4} noon 21}
Rew, hat hey did thine in nothing, but either a L % pI "do f ; from Gd, Holi g. 11, to the end. Ain, 2.2,3. Of Idols JACTHICE) C03313umed al il, A395 &þ + +, I. the I, lols {f10T [t; aring Q\ hgh 7. Or the Enemy | [poiled them Of $
teir very Children, Pal. 1c6. 3 i ry Chip. ©... 6/07 all rhis as the fad effect 07 their Iloia-
Tc Ve lie youu f in our ſhame, and our contutt- Mn covercth us for we have finned againſt tne LORD oir God, we and our Fathers » "MM O'11 VOurh even unto this day i, and hare not obeyed tlic
voice of the L O R D our God.