e To evince to them that his Dominion extendeth to them, he mindeth them, that he was the firſt efficient caule of all rhe (rec- tures, and made both all Men, and all B-aſts that are pon the Earth, and therefore had a ſpecial propriecy in them, and an uni- verſa] power over them, 1t being 1a his power to ditpole of what was at firſt the work of his hands, and accordingly in the merhods and workings of his Providence he did daily Gitpoſe of Kingdoms, and Nations according to his pleatire, without being tor luch di - ſpoſal of them accountable unto any Perton.
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| faral ro them, ſo did Ahab's Prophets, thar encouraged him to go ES . Lmoth-Guead; and Zedehiah's Prophets, who periwaded
a | : 4 &'v * : and! vp to Ramoth=Cruead 5 1 P , pe LE, And all NATIONS ſhall ſet Ve uM and his ſon a | him norto ſubmir to the King of Babylon; Jeremy perfivades Z2de- his ſons {on 7, * until the very time of his land come *:! p;zh, nor ro hearken to them; thar is, nor to. believe them, nor and ther many nations and great Kings ſhall fervCc | follow their advice 3 and he gwerh him a good reaſon, becautz:
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homey never wanted falſe Prophets, Eccleſiaſtical Minifiers who other Beals which he ſhould uſe in his Wars for Carriages or con- | would entitle God ro what they ſpake 13 houmour to their Gover- vemency, ro him ſo as they ſhould be really ſerviceable ro him in | nours. Such Miniſters rhey would have, and uſuaily they proved
In the Article uſed here detnonſtrarively, rhough not fo taken no-
tice of by our Tranſlators. 3 And Ecil-Meradach his Son, who
tucceeded him, Chap. 52. 31. and B{{{hazzar his Granchild,
P21. 5 1, 11+. þ Until the perted of his Kingdom ſhall come,(for Nations have their periods ) which was after ſeventy Tears, aC-!
cording to Uþ4). 29, 10.* during which Years ſome ſay four Prin-'
ces ruled in Bzby/ar, the Scripture mentions but three. / Afcer that he ſhall himſelf be eonquered ; as 1t came to pals in BelÞ13- -2"s rime, Dan. 8. 30, Datirs the Emperour of the Medes ta- king Ins Kingdom.
$ And it ſhall come to paſs, har the nation and kinzdom which will not ſerve the ſame Nebuchad- 1e7zar kins of Babylon 2, and chat will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that na- tion will i puniſh, faith the LORD, with theſword, 2nd with rhe famine, and with the peſtilence, uptil I have conſumed them by his hand z. : =
7m That is, that 1:1] not upon Nebuchadnczar's coming againſt tem freely ſubmit to his power, and yield themſelves ro h1s Suv- j2Rion, » 1 will humble them by my fore judgments of Sword, P: lence and Famine; and make them vield, and they ſhall nor avoid whar through their ſtubbornnels they ſtudy to avoid, bur {14 at laſt be brought under by his Power.
9 Therefore hearken not ye to your Prophets o, 207 to your diviners p, nor to your || dreamers 4, nor to your enchanters, nor to your fſorcerers, which ſneak unto you, ſaying, Ye ſhall not ſerve the king of Babylon /.
2 It is uncertain whether theſe words were part of the Meſſage which Jeremiah by Command from God, ſent to the Kings above- mentioned, or the Prophers words to the Jews; for as thoſe Pagar Nations, had Diziners, Dreamers, Enchanters and Sorcerers, fo the F:s had chemallo, Tja. 47. 12,13. The meaning is, hearken ro none of rhem that pretend as from God to forerel] your eſcape from this Judgmenr, and nor being brought into Servitude to the King of BIbylon, for you fhall ſerve the King of paby/on. By Frophers he means ſuch as prerended ro ſome Diviue Revelations. » By Diviners, he means Southſayers, of which were ſeveral ſorts. 5 By Dreamers, ſuch as pretend to Revelations in their ſleep. » By Tn:hanters and Sorcerers, he means their Aſtrologers, and ſuch as uſed Necrom2%cy, Or by any uDlawtful ways and means pretended to know the Mind and Will of God,
10 For they propheſtea lye unto you 7, to remove you far from your land, and that 1 ſhould drive you out, and ye ſhould perth z.
t Let riiem come by their prerended knowledge which way they will, what they (ay 1s falſe, 5 And the 1tJue of your belief of what they ſay, will be norhing bar your carrying into Captivity out of your own Country, and your ruine and deftruction,
11 Bur the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and ſerve him, thoſe will 1 let remain ſtill 1n their own land, faith the LORD. and they ſhall till it, and dwell there- 1N 2P. :
w Thoſe that upon the firſt Summons, or without making any hoftle oppotition, ſhall vicld themſelves Servants to the King of Pavzlon, they ſhall remain fiill, and be left in the Land ro till che 2round, and ſhall dwell therein. Tr1sthe time when God 1s reſolv- e« to put an cnd to the Kingdom of J:42h tor a rime, and to the erher Nations mentioned for ever : There 1s therefore no reſiſting ot God's Counſcls ; thoſe rhat moſt quietly yield will be 1n the beſt Condition.