were originally wild Olives, and grafted in amongſt the Jews, 20d with them 141e par:akers of ihe root, and fatneſs of the Olive- dr Coe | 17 But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up, and deſtroy that nation, fſairh the LORD 7. | n But tor thoſe, whether they be Jews or Gentzles, that ſhall continue in their [dolatrous, and Superſtitious courſes 3 that ſhall retule the M-ſſias, and continue in unbelief, and go on 1n.courles of Rebellion and Diſobedience (faith God) I will utterly deſtroy that People, Thus 1/4. 60. 12. The Nation and Kingdom, that will not ſerce thee ſhall periſh, y:4, thoſe Nations ſnail be utterly
wiljted. CHAP. XI.
In the Type of a Linen-Girdle Ged prefigureth their D:-ftrufion, 1, —— 11. inler the Parable of Botil2s filled with Wine 4s fore 1014 their Drunkenne(s with Miſery, 12, ——= 14. He exhorteth to prevent theſe Judgments by Repentance from their fins, which are the cauſe thereof, 15, — 17+
7 Hus ſaith the LORD unto me, Go, and get
F | tace a linen girdle, and pat it upon thy loins, and put 1t not 11 Water 4.
2 God's defizn, by what is recorded in this Chapter, is by two Types, as in two Glaſſes, to ler the People underſtand by the Pro- phet, how he looked upon them, and what they were in his Eyes, and allo what he would do unto them,and tFey might expect from him: To this purpoſe he direteth the Prophet to procure himleif a Girdle, not woollen but linen made of Flax, or the like, and to Put it not. upon his Clothes, but upon his Loins, to fignifie ( as tome think) that this people were a people whom God had made, near to him. He commands him not to put it 1n water, to foften | it, 45 ſome think ; Linen newly made, before 1t 15 wetted in wa- ter, being rough ; andthis they conceive the Prophet was forbid- den, for a further Type of the ſtiffneſs and roughneſs, and ſtub- bornaels of this People. Others think, to typitie that God was no cauſe of this Peoples rotting, and growing corrupt.
2 Sol got a girdle according to the word of the LORD 6, and put zr on my loins c.
b That is, according to God's Command. £ And uſed it as God
{uch a thing.
3 And the word of the LORD came unto me the ſecond time, ſaying, |
4 Take the girdle that thou haſt got, which 7 | upon thy loins, and ariſe, go to Euphrates, and hide it there 1n the hole of the rock 9.
d God having commanded the Prophet to procure ſuch a Girdle as was before mentio: ed, and totie it upon his Loins, he a ſecond
was bur a Viſion, is very uncertain. b When he came to the p'ace, or 19ghis V:{ton, he though: wherd he came to the place, that he law all the Girdle rotred, and good tor gothing but ro bethrown upon a Dung111l.
S Then the word of the LORD came unto me, ſaying,
' 9 Thns faith the LORD, After this m1nner will r the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Fert-
ſalem 7. : By this it appears that God commanded-Jer2miah to do this not only as a repreſentatio7 of the rotten and corrupt ftate of this Peop.e, but of his Vengeance which ſhou!d ſuddenly be brouohe upon them. Though they were a proud zeotlz lifted up and fwelld in the Opinion of themſelves, from the favour which Gol ha4 ſhewed them, in making them a People near unto him, an. as :* were wearing them upon his Lois, -yet thev having corrupted thiemtelves by mixing their ſtreams with the ſtreams of Er95r.1er, corrupting them'elve; with the Superſtitions, Corruptions 2:16 [dolatries of Hearthens, God would make uſe of ſome of tho{e M2. tions toabate their Pride,and pluck their teathers,and they ſhau d rot amongſt tnoſe peopl-,and in lome of tiole nations with wha, and by whoſe Examp'e they had ſinned againſt the Lord. This lenieof thoſe words is much confirmed by the following words.
pt - : 7 and walk after other gods to ſerve thei, and to worſhip them ſhall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing, k. | k Hitherto the Prophet Fad yielded a blind obedienceto God, doing what he commanded i.1m though he poſſibly knew no other reaſon for 1t, but becauſe God bade him do {o (which is 3n Ho- mage we owe unto God, tho'tonone but him) now God expornds himlelf what he meant to teach the Jews by this, viz. Thar he did intend thar they ſhould be contumed by the People berond tte River Euphrates.as that Girdie was there marred,and he alſo ſhews chem, that their own fins 11 difobeying his word, and following the 1map1inations of their own hearts, parcicatariy their Idolati y was whar had brought this fore judgment upon them.
11 Foras the girdle clexveth to the loins of a man, ſo have I canſed to cleave uito me the whole houte of Iſrael, and the whole houſe of Judah, ſrith the LORD, that they might beunto me for a people,aund for a name, and for a praiſe, and for a glory /: but 'they would not hear m:
| Here God openetih to the Prophet, why he command tum to put the Girdie about his Loins, vis. to ſhew that te of his f19- gular fayour, had uſed the J-ws as a Manuteth his Girdle which ( he faſtneth about his Loins.and asa Man weareth his Girdle,made [up of tome coſtly Materials tor an honour and praileto him, 10 | God's defign in honouring this people,wearing ot themas a Girdle, ; was that they might bring him honour and glory,” living to his praiſe, in the obedience of 15 Commands, etpecta!ly ſuch Come
;mands as related to his Woiſh'r, #2 But they would not aniwer
commanded me, never diſputing the reaſon, why God bid me do | God's deſigns, r.or hearken to any Countels of that nature whic!
ne gave them, and therefore he was retolved to pluck them tron his Loins, ard to ſuffer them torot and conſume ; 2s that Gud'e was rotted. See Pſa!. 81. trom Ver/e 8, to the end ; which the Author of the Eng/ith Annotations faith well, is an excellent Comrent on this Text.
| 12 © Therefore thou ſhalt fpeak unto them this word, Thus faith the LORD the God of Ifracl, E- very bottle ſhail he filled with wine, and they ful!