nc. u Daniel mentions this Deliverance now, that God would pleaſe to Wold. 51; forth the ſame Power in their Deliverance out of Bzbylon, accor- 85. 4ins to his Promiſe,”?/ 1.85. $- Fer.16.14 and 23. 7. this he grounds his Faith upon - Fer. 22.13. read thence to the end, 1 How the Lord aſſar2d them they ſhould return out of Captivity, by the Prophet's making a Vurchaſe and ſealing Evidences, and laying then up late, 2. How the Lord would certainly plague them notwithſtanding, for their Wickedneiv. 3. How he would deliver them, as once our of Bip s , 16 COLORD according to all thy rightcouſnels, | beſcech thee, ler thine anger and thy fury be turned away * from thy city Jeruſalem, thy holy mountain : becauſe © forour ſins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jeruſa-
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$ As if he had ſaid, Lord, according to thy Righteouſneſs thou haſt puniſhed thy People, as they juſtly deſerved ; now alſo according to thy Mercies,which 15 the other part of thy Righteouſmeſs,ſave thy Veo- ple though they deſcrve it not. See Pſal. 14.3. 1, 2, For God hath pro- miſed, and rheretore he ivil] do ir , yet in Mercy, and this is Faithful- neſs and Righteouineſs. See 1 Fokn 1. 9. y Now though Sin is the Ke- prochof any People and Nation,yet much more of the People of God ; which ſhould be a holy People, becauſe their God is a holy God, and his Laws are holy Laws, by which they excel all other People, Yet Lord, ſaith he, if Feruſalem be a Reproach, this is a Reproach to thee,be- cauſe of their relation to thee therefore I pray thee take away this ” double Reprodch x it is grievous unto us to bear it for thy Name's ſake, Q let it be grievous unto thee, and therefore wipe it away.
17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of © thy ſervant, and his ſupplications, and cauſe thy face to = ſhine upon thy ſanCtuary that is deſolate, for the Lords = lake z.
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God,but alſo of Chriſt ; becauſe in all theſe the Lord is greatly concern- ed in Honour, eſpecially confidering ; 2. His Argument, tor the 3 Lord's /ibe; for Chriſt's Sake the Meiiah : who is meant here as I 23 prove, 1 Becauſe the concurrent Teſtimony of the beſt Interpre- 2X fers is for this Interpretation ; and the Synod of Sardis. 2. Becauſe 23 this Conſtruction is moſt agreeable to the Text and the Hebrew : the contrary is againft it; forced and figurative, when there is no need
New Teitament, Luke 1. 43. and 2. 11+ Fob. 20. 28. Rev. 17. Iq» 5. Becauſe the Jews had none elſe to truſt to for Salvation, Fob.14.13- ATS 15.11. Eph. 3. 12. 1 Tim. 2.5. Thus in the Old Teſtament, \Fſal. $0. 15 16, 17, for the Son's ſake, whom he calls the Son of Man, $27.17. for ſo the Chald, Paraphraſe,tor the King Meſſiah. So upon that Place, Pſul. 72. 1. Give the King thy Fudgments, and thy Kletreayt neſs 10 the King's Son; 2, e, the King the Meſſiah. 2 Sam.7 21. for thy Word's ſuke, 7. e, Chriſt, Foh. 1. 1. 2 Sam. 12, 25. be called bis Name Jedidiah, becauſe of the Lord, of whom Solomon was a Type. |
oy. 18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear ; open 1." thine eyes, and behold our deſolations,. and the city cl WW | which is called by thy name a: for we do not + pre- Gus, ſent our ſupplications before thee for our righteouſneſ- 0: 1 ſes, but for thy great mercies.
1 a Obſerve here, 1. How he entitles God to the City for his Name. Joed: It was the City of God, Pſal. 48. 1, 2, 8,9, ut. Fer. 25. 29. Itisa ndery good Argument in Prayer to entitle our ſelves to God z yea to intereſt
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__ God b: for thy city and thy people are called by thy allo, 0 : | Nn a m Go : 1.2, 2 Here, 1, We have the effeftual fervent Prayer of a righteous others 2 Man prevailing z he never gave over till he got it. 2. The Lord al- to i, {WG 1095, and loves Importunity in Prayer. 3. He and the Feople of em, 0 God were under a fore Trial, for the 70 Years Cap"ivity were expl- he Book red ; Therefore he faith, defer not now Lord ; *tis high 17m? for thee 19 hrve Mercy upon Sion, yea the ſer time is come i, Lord hear for thine 11 this BS 22 fake, though not for ours ; What ? haſc thou forgotten ? O a9 x Lord, remember. % "nm our! 20 EC And whiles I was ſpeaking, and praying, and ay <onteſſing my. fin, and rhe fin of mv people Ifrael, and creat MY Preſenting my ſupplication beſore Lune LORD my God, z201 5 for the holy monntain of my God : and i WF 21 Yea, whiles 1 was ſpeaking in prayer, even the pu man * Gabriel, whom 1 had ſeen in the vilion at the __ depinning, being, cauſed to fly + ſwiftly ®, touched me ow (6:1 BW ©Dour the time of the evening-oblation c. did tal C1. By this we ſee Dant?l uſed vocal Prayer, pouring out his | Soul, 2. That the Saints in Prayer do parly with God ; it's an hum- on Ul Ole and holy, and fervent unboſoming our Svul to Gol. 3. That ho- 'r God l Men in confeffing the <ins of the Nation, confeſs their own Sins too, for we andthar Impartially, begging Pardon for all. 4. That when a Child E God ſets himſelf in earneſt to ſeek God by Prayer, the Lord hears ey Mk Compare ver. 20. with 23. 5. As the Angels are all mini- en my nz Spirits,ſo the chiefeſt Angels are ſent on the chiefeſt Meffages re- 2 Si , ng tt the Church of God, Thus Grbr::1 hetore, chap.8. 16. Thus — ne: Allo to Zachary and Mary, Luke 1. 11, 19, 26, about the Incar- 21011 3h
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