g They are turned back from me, or they turned back from their own better courles in the time of David, to the fins of their forefathers that worſhipped the Golden Calf, or the many Idols which they worſhipped 1n the time of the Judges. r They are all alike, both the Ten Tribes which were the Houſe of Iſrael ; and the Two Tribes, which made the Kingdom of Fudah ; they hive all broken the Coyeaant Whica I made with theic Fore-
y Once before, and we ſhall find once after this, Chap. 14. 11. God forbiddeth the Prophet to pray for this People, hence arileth a Queſtion how.the Prophet 1; excuſed from Sin, in praying for them after this Prohibition, eſpecially when God had afſared him that he would not hear. Sol. God (ſay ſome) ſometimes forbid- deth Prayers for Perſons and People to (tir them up to more fer- vent Prayer, We fad the like done by Meſes, Exod. 32. 10. and Samnel, 1 Sam. 15.35. and 16, 1, Others ſay, 3. That we mult not underſtand thele worcs as ar abſolute prohibition to Fe-
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the ebſtinate part of this People, but for the Ele&t of God amongſt | is brought to the Slaughter-houſe, chat knoweth nothing whac | deſign 1s againſt its life.
* il.rzr, 15 *Þ+ What hath my beloved todo in my houſe, 20 Bur, O LORD of hoſts, that judgeſt righte- + ___ ſeeing ſhe hath wrought lewdneſs with many ? z and{ onſly, that * trieſt the reins and the heart, let me ſee + , 5m. x41 is tothe holy fleſh is paſſed from thee «: || when thou doelt| thy vengeance on them 3 for unto thee have [revealed 16. 9.
my beloved .1;1 then thou rejoycelt 5. my cauſe h. | r Chron. in my houſe. __ make theſe TED the words of the Prophet, declaring] 6 The P. ophet appealeth to God, and appealeth to him as one 28: 9+ [| Or, when; God (whom they ſuppoſe here called the beloved) was about that knew both the innocency of his hearc roward them, and the Pl41.7-9- thy evil is.,, torſake- the Temple. Others make them the words of God,| malice, of their hearts, towards, and uſed to deal our juſt 'ce Ch-17+ 19- ſpeaking of his Propher, whom he callech his Beloved. Or rather| impartially and commitrteth his caufe unto God ( as we are com-& 20. 12- {peaing of his People, whom he calleth his Beloved, upon the ac-| manded, nr Per. 2. 23. ) and deſires that God would avenge him REY. 2-22. count of his ancient Union with-them, and. Marriage to them, this and that he might ſee the Vengeance, which words ſome learned ſeemeth moſt probable, and agreeth both with Chap. 7. 9, 10. and Interpreters think ſpoken not without ſome paſſion ard mixture of allo with the uſual confidence of the Fews, becauſe of the Temple humane frailty. Others, not as a Prayer ſo much as a Pro- of the Lord, #ad their forma] Services of God in it, my People| phecy. Others, not out of a Defice of private Revenge, but ſaith God,though I was formerly thelr Husband,yer have wrought| out of a pure zeal for the glory of God, whoſe Propher he was, Jewdnefs with many,that is, committed Idolatry with many Idols, 1nd Servant in the delivery of thoſe Prophecies thac were ſo in- and now what have they todo more in my Houſe, than a baic| gratefu] to them. Strumpet which hath turned a Whore, hath to do in the Houſe off 21 Therefore thus ſaith the LORD of the men of je her Husband ? a Some by this phraſe underſtand that God would Anathoth, that ſeek thy life, ſaying, * Pr ophelie not frm. 5 >
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they ſhall paſs away from thee, lo the words import a threataing,| wil] bring evilupon the men of Anathoth, ever the that becauſe chey had polluted and prophaned the Sacrifices, God ar of their viſitation ; would make their Sacrifices to ceaſe. b And this the Lord wouid Ye: The Prayers of God's Þ : hete. chena chav mov femmes! rather do againſt them. becauſe they were not only evil, but glo. h FSR _ he ” Th _—_ : wy . fon I, CS ried in their wickednels, or at leaſt were as full of mirth and jolli- — _—_ per mpg SY bY "Riot oo —_ ty, $ it they had done no iniquity terrible things, as to thoſe agrinſt whom they ace directed ; the 16 The LORD called thy Gs. A abay olive- ſame thing they deſigned to do againſt the Prophet, God threaten- tree, fair, and of goodly fruitc : with the noiſe of a| eh to do againſt them, utterly ro conſume them, ſo as no remem-
Ereat tunmnlt , he hath kindled fire upon It, and the| brance of them ſhould remain.