y SO as he returred no more to ſee his rative Country, as ts here ſzid, But others think this Shallum was Joſiab's tunrth Son, that Jobanndied before his Father, and the People male Shal- law iis youngeſt Son King, calling him Jeboaha3, io as he re!gned immediately after Joſeab.
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_uſeth his neighbours ſervice without wages, and gt- veth him not for his work 2. | #7 We have not here any certain Guidance, to let us us know , Wherher the Prophet intended Jeho2haz or J-hojakim 3 boih of . them did evil in the fight of the Lord, as we read in their Story. ; The Sin here reflected upon is manifeſtly Injuſtice and Orpreſſion, but poſtioly in the former part of the Verſe, all unjuit and oppret- | five Acts, by which either of thele Princes entleavoured to pr 9- mote their Grandeur, may be underſtood; tor we need not tuke building his houſe in a ſtridt literal Sence, bur ſignifying the pro. | motion of his Fami!ly, or eſtablithing his Stare and Digaity, a In | the latter part, a ſpectal Oppreilion, withholding Workmens Wa- ! ges, 15 the Sin upon which the Woe is denounced, a Sin contrary to the Law, Lev 19. 13+. Deut. 24.14, 15. and againſt whichiche Judgment of God is allo denounced under the New Teſtamenr, James 5. 4, An evident Demonſtration of God's Love to'Man- kind, ſecuring by his Law juſt Dealings berween Man aad Man, and revenging Acts of Injuſtice ; and particuiarly where Men take Advantage of the!r Greatneſs above, and Superiority over others. to trample them under their feet, and to withhold their ju't Rights from them : Though fuch Perſons may be out of the reach of humane Juſtice, yer God hath denounced a Woe azain{t them.
14 That ſaich, I will build me a wide houſe, and
milion 6. b Tha: is Woe to that Man, who ſuffering Opyreftian in his Government, or maketh it his Buftneſs kimfelt co opprets, yet buildeth himſelf great Hooſes and large Chambers, cieling ther with Cedar,promifing himſelf Proſperity and Splendour norwtth- Randing his wicked Courtes ; for orherwile, it is lawtul enough for Princes to build themſelves ſtately Houtes, cc. Yer tome think thar Fehcizkim's Pride, and Luxury, and Magntt:c*nce, 1s here blamed ; which alto may be, conftidering what Fate he was under, ſo Fudab was reprieved only during Fofrab's Life, 2 Chron. 34.24, 25,26, 27, 28, And this Prince had fcen Shal!um or Fehoatar his Brother carried into Captivity, and he ftiil walked in the {ame wicked Courles his Brother had don? ; yer 10 corrempt of the Word cf the Lord by Hu#/Jab io his Father's tline, he promiterh himſelf all Profpericy and Splendour and.accortingly was builde ing himſelf ſtately Houles, and adorning tem, for this the Woe is here denounced. :
15 Shalt thou reign becauſe thou cloſeſt thy fel/ in Cedar c ? did not thy father car and drink, and do judgment aud juſtice, and then i was well veifln him 4 ? | £ Art thou ſo vain, asto think that hrave Houſes will continue thy Kingdom > Thou art miitzkeoa; m-gnificeat Puildings are not thote things which eftabliiha Prince; Throne. 4 How was it withthy Father 2 He lived profperovſly, yer had nv tuch ffarely Edifices; his Throne was eſtabliſhed by Juſtice and Judgment ; ' that were the right wa; for the® to fit jure upon thy Throre.
16 He judged the canſe of the poor and neccy e, then 7 was well with ht;z ; was NOT LNLS to KLOW MC, faich che LORD? ?
e By himlelt in perſon; for the Rings of Tfra:l and Fulah of- ten {ate perionally to judge Cautes ; or by ferting tuch Judges as | £1 1t, adminiftiing Iullice impartially, particularly to tnch as in | reſpect of their low Condicica, were moſt expoſed to the Power | of others : and doing thys he proſpered, f This was for him {truly to own and acknowle:/ge me. They only traly know God who obey h1n ; and Men vainly pretend to P:zty who are 10- ; tortouſly detective in Duties of Jullice and Charircy., :
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