cld Murderer, 'tis even cruel, and ſpares neither Sons or Daughters. þ Thar are uſvally the Fathers Darlings, are always the Strength and | Glory of the Family, without ReſpeCt ro him that begat them, were| by this Adultercſ: deſign'd to pleaſe the Ido]. # Uſua'ly the Moth-r $| great Delight, whoſe tender Sex required better Uſage, unregarded, are by a cruel Mother in Idolatrous Abominations deſtroy'd. k Which were mine, born within Covenant, before the lewd Mother was di
voiced ; born to be of my Family, and to ſerve and love me. / Theſe | very Children cf mine, tomy Diſhonour and Grief, to provoke me to utmoſt Anger, haſt thou deſtroy'd. #2 Not only conſecrating them to be Prieſts ro dumb Idols, Dunghi!-Gods, as ch. 20.26. and 2 Chron, 33. 6. or IdoJatrouſly purityi.g them, called Luſtration, or which is moſt inhumanely cruel, burning them in Sacrifice to Molech, which Cruelty the Jews themſelves did barbarouſly imitare; 2 Chren. 28.0. 3. » To be conſumed to Alhes, being made a Burnr-Off-ring to the De il :, as Pſal. 106. 37. o Were thy Whoredoms a ſmall Matter with rthee,! thac thou haſt proceeded to this height of unnatural Cruclty, Or, 1s both Face and Heart fo hardned by an impudent Couric of Adultecies, | thar thou canſt dothis, asif it were no. great Matter? Wil} ſpiri'ual | Adultereſles, as well as bodily, thus hunt the precious Lite ? Could | ſuch commit the worſt, who were forbid to commir aiiy Murdei ?
21 That thou haſt p ſlain my q children F, and r de
s them” ;
P Thy blind Superſtition call'd this Religion, and accounted it Sa- crifice, but Truth is, *twas unnatural Mu:dcr ; it 15 asif thou hadſt cur their Throat, ſomewhat worſe, becauſe it put them to greater Tor- | ture. The word is uſed 1/a. 57. 5.and Hof 5. 2. 4 Sons here, arc firſt born, which peculiarly were devoted to God ; he reſerved a ſpecial Right in theſe, and yet this cruel Mother, this perfidious Wife, this
with chem, and proſtirured themſelves to their Luſts 00. & By Coha- bitation wile the S-rv1rade laſted, and by neara-fs of Place, when in Canaan. The Few ſh Nation r<rained too much Inclina: ion io thoſe Idolatrous and Luſtfui Neighbours -/ Policical'y they were great in Power, and 'ik= ro defend and h-Ip the Jew ; Naturally of big Moke, and Men of great Stature, and ſuc as intatiable Adu'rerciles v.ou! co- ver; ard theie Conſiderations induced Aiul-crous and F'oiatrons 7% rae] to unite with them 1G Loagues and Kel:gioa. m Fo a fiercenzls of Anger for 1's D-gree, and to anabhcrring and contemning of the Pere ſon, againft » hom this Ange» 1s ſtirr'd
27 #2 Behold thertetoce, IT have » ſtretched out my
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hand 0 over thee, and have: p diminiſhed thine ©rdinary * 2 Chr.
food, and q thee, » * the {] daughters of the 5 Phutittines , w4ich are aſhamed ot thy lewd way.
» Open thine Ey<s thou ſecure and fooliſh Adultereſs, fee what hath been done againſt thee, and conſider it is tor thy Lewdneſs , 2 1 have chaſtis'd and puniſh'd already in foime meaſure. o Ir may be read againſt thee, In like Phraſe, 1/a. 5. 25. and 9. 12, 17 21, and 10. 4. expreiteth the punithing of this People. p Abated of chat p'ent1ful Allowance a kind Husband m:ide,and an unfaithful Wife abuſed : Ir refers to Scarcity ard Penury, wich whici. God did puniſh Idolairous Tſrarl,and this more than once. q Stirr'd up firlt ſuch to fight againtt tnem, and thzn gave Vittory to their Arms, that they might uſe the conquered as thev pleas'd ; ſeat them inco Caprivity inco an Ea: mics Land, where they that hatred them, ruled over them, ani no doubt ſuch would ſatisfy their own Luſts on theſe Captives. » Eirher 'ris an Hebraiim, the Darghters of the Ph117,' im:s for the who'e Na- tion, or elſe ſome particular Citics and Principalicies of the PliiliBines,
ſacrilegious Adultereſs, ſacrificeth theſe to her Idols. r Either gave them to the Idols Pricſts, or rather with her own Hands gave them, |
which quzrrei'd with, and prevailed agiinſt the Jews, when God had
been ſe provoked by the Sins ofthe Jews. s ITdoaters, bur in this ho- neſt-r than tie Jews : They were conſtant to rheir awn God, and dil
z.e. led them through the Fire, if luſtrared, or put them inro the Idols! gr as the Jews, lewdly go a whoring wirh every Ido! they ſaw. : Will
Arms of Braſs or Iron, which greſp'd them faſt whileſt they were con- ſumed with Fire, that made the Ido) red hot. s For the Idols Wor. ſhip, or po:iibiy for the Parents, whodid wicked!y imagine thisa way to preſerve and proſper the reſt of their Chiidien.
22 And7 in all thine « abominations and thy x whore
- when thou walt naked and + bare, and waſt poliuted in thy blood.
£ Thou weſt fo intent upon, and delighted in thy lewd Courſes, thou never thoaghtr'ſt what unce thou waſt, or what again thou migit- eſt be. « Both corpora) and ſpiritual. « T his is the fame thing, cha: ged thus on her, becauſe ſhe would not coniider. or lay it ro heart 3 Thou haſt utterly forgotten. Ir 15 a Form of Speech that contains more than the Words ſcem to havein them, ſhe had forgorcen her ſelf and her God. z The Miſery and Loathſom: eſs of chy Birth, which is expreſs d very elegantly. 1. Naked, as contemptible as Poverty cou!d make her. 2. Nay, ſhe was Nakedneſs it ſelf, as the word will bear; expoſed to all the Suffering that can befal ſuch poor helpleſs Wretches. 3: B'eeding to Death in a molt loatbſom defiled Condition, that none would come near her, butungrateful, ſhe forgot all.
23 Andita came to paſs after all thy wickedneſs, ( wo,
2 It ſhall come to paſs; fo the Heb. may be read, and then this
therefore reprove, and teack thee ſoms Modeſty and Chaſtity. 28 * Thou halt z played the whorealſo withthes Aſs
{latizfied, » Courted their Friendſhip and Alliance,and to obtain it haſt eater. rain d their R<'1g1on, Manners and Impieties ; been an Iiolarrefy with