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c. 1» Delio ht, mich Tels for Profit 5 whereas Adultereſſes ordinarily ae or De profic and Delights. God will punifh Adulterous 7/7 4e/ with —_ both to her ſhe ſhall be like the Wilderneſs, horrid and itar my 5 This is much the ſame with the former,ana added to confirm nal Nuſtrate it. #8 Al] this {hall be done to the end the may be Jaſtroyed* Of old God led his People through the Wildernefs, to a City of Habitation 3 now he will make them as the Wild-:net+, that I: may periſh in it. x A miſerable End ſurely, thus ro be icorch'd oe i parching Heat ; ſo will God's Wrath burn up thule wicked iJolatrous //74e11es.
+ And I will not have mercy y upon her children z ; * for they be the children of whoredoms 4.
s Vid. chp. 1, vere 6. let. c, 4, 7 By this Expreſhion particular Pcrſons are ſeverally, as by Mother the whole Nation was threatned, © chat none might flatter themſelves with hope of better ; *tis obſervable | they are called her Children, not |God's. 4 Born in Whoredomaand like the Mother addifted to Whoredom ; as if God had ſaid they are none of mine by Birth,nor any whit like me in Diſpoſition, but a ſpuri- ous and hateful Brood, and as ſuch I will uſe them.
For 4 their mother b hath. played the harlot c ; ſhe that conceived ther hath done ſhamefully d - for ſhe aid e, I will go after f my loversg, * that give h me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oul and. my | drink. |
1 This demonſtrates the Truth of the Charge, and juſtifieth the Se" verity of the Puniſhment. b Vid. ver. 2. let. g. c Doted on Idols» E worſhipp'd them, and brought forth, and educated Children for them,
| 4 This Prattice, though in beſt Circumſtances it can be put, was diſho- # nourable as well as diſhoneſt 5 but here is an Aggravation of it, 'twas done with ſhameleſs Impudence, and openly avowed, Fer. 3.3. with a Whore's Fore-head,.: e She took it Reſotntions, declar'd them, ſtood to them, none could alter her. Conrfe. f When they came not to her, ſhe will go tothem ; impudent Adulterels / forſaken,thou courteſt and ooeſt, g This ſpoken as if they loved her better than her Husband oved her ; this high degree of Itnpudence. Theſe are the Idols ſhe Kworſhipp'd,and the Idolaters ſhe affociated and: traded with. b Where- s every Mercy ſhe enjoy'd was Got's Gift to her, and a. Fruit of his ovenant, Love and Faithfulnels towards her ; yet ſhe denies (like an mpudent. Strumpet) all his Kindneſs, aid ina manner chargeth him Sith ſuch Hardneſs and. ill Uſage, that ſhe had ſtarved, if her Idols d idolatrous Friends had not maintained her ; and gives out, the ead she eat, and Water she drunk, and: the Clothes she wore, all was their Kindneſs,: ., This is shamefyl indeed ; and the Prophet hath fer forth to thelite ; and now is there nivt good reaſon; why 1 Husband > abuſed Should without Pity caſt'of fach a Mother, ſuch Children, d leave them to live on their choſen Lovers, vz'to perish under
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ae 44004 4:4 w oL i,14 «d wu - 04 $12.04 6 @ Therefore # behold,k, * I will heds up thy way ith thorns 1, and + make # wall m1, that fhe ſhall not find er paths. [74 Eats + to W | i Becauſe she: is ſo. impetuons and shamelels in her idolatrous Cour- s,nothing hath, and she reſolves.nothing $hall hinder her, but she will low them, k Take notice of itthou lewd Womanand all that ſtand j, } Thou wilt it no'bounds to thy. Luſts, and thy Wandrings to ticfy then; I will deal with thee as Men do with unruly and rambling aſts, ſet a Hedge of Thorns about thee ; 7. e. compals thee in with ars, and other Calamities, which shall wound and pierce thee, that tough thou love thy ſinful Courſes, 'and wilt follow them, thou shalt we little pteaſure in them. Another Alluſion to the Method Men ke to keep in wildeſt Cattle which would break through Hedges, t cannot. break through Walls ; God will make, the Calamities of is People as a ſtrong and high Wall, over which they cannot leap id throw which they cannot break :* <0 was the'4Hſpian Army under W:lmaneſer, which coopt then up in a long Siege of Samaria, and at. Wt took them, and carried them into'a long Captivity, which now ſteth. # Wherein thou didſt.go when thou wenteſt to Egpyr, or 7ia for Help; but by my Judgments, and thine Enemies Power and atchfulneſs, always shall be watch'd and guarded, thou shalt not find dw to ſend to them for Relief: © Theſe were her Paths, whereas a aſte Wite would to her Husband for Relief. " Tg
} 7 And ſhe o ſhall follow p after her lovers,q, but ſhe all-not overtake them r ; and ſhe ſhall ſeek s them, but all not find'f them - then ſhall ſhe ſay « 1 will go and re- rn x to-my firſt husband y for then was jt better with
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0 _ in with many and great Diſtreſſes, when under the Judg- ents of God, p With earneſt Travel,and with weariſome Toll, she 1! attempt every. way to get to them, but to-no purpoſe 3 Atflicti- is and Sorrows ſurround J/r4e!,theſe 7ſrae] can by no means break out to theſe Lovers z and they like falſe Lovers haſten as faſt and as far om this Adulteteſs as they can. q Idols and Idolaters, her falſe ends, and falſer Gods, r They which haſten after. ſuch ſtrange odsand Helps, as this shameleſs Harlor, shall-meet with Sorrow, but er overtake their deſired Help.' 5 As is the manner of immodeſt mpets, it-ſpeaks alſo her obſtinate Reſolution in her way 3 ſo J/rael look a God that would have ſought him to do him Good, and by d Dilappointments would' be. (for a lonk time) taken off from this antick Wildneſs, of ſecking to Idols that could do him no Good, he final Iffue of all is at lalt, she is wearied in her Folly, tired with itleſs Labour, and fits down hopeleſs of ever finding Help from Idols Id Idolaters. # As the Prodigal,firſt think well on it, next reſolve th her ſelf. x Reſtleſs the will try one way more; happy she, if I had tried this ſooner 3 this would have been ſucceisful, She will un, come back, and ſeek to her Husband. y Z. e. God who had Tried 1ſ74e} to himſelf,who was her Hushand indeed, all others were lterers, are Deceivers and Seducers, who abuſe the Credulity vaton Women firſt, and next abuſe their Hu-hands Beds. + How h the Tune is changed ; in ver. 4. all her Gallantry, her Feaſts, TI Apparel,;theſe are Gifts of her Lovers; not a word of her Hul- * $6 Kindneſſez. But now $he {ces and confeſſeth, the leaſt
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