called * my ſon c out of Egypt d. 4 In the Ir.fancy of 1ſrael, which is here dated equal with his being in Egypt, 6b Mjanifeſted that tender and paternal AffeCtion which I did hear to him, increafing him in Numbers, Wealth and Honour. c Adopted him toe my Son, and as my Son provided for him, and brought him out «<t Servitude ; I fo loved him as togive Eg ypt for his Ranſom, 1/4. 43. 3- 4 Where they had ſojourned 215 Years, and in them ſuffered many Outrages from the Fg yptians, who were their E- nemies, and aim*d at extirpating rae : now amidſt ſuch Enemies God own*d them to be his Sons, his eldeft Son, and redeemed him out of Bondage, a Fruit of wonderful Love never to be forgotten, This in the Letter and Hiſtory is exceeding plain, but there is difficulty in the Application of this unto Chriſt, and his Call out of #2ypr, of whick many Interpreters treat at large, which may not now be ſo much as ſummarily toucht; it is too little to ſay that the Evangeliſt doth Mat. 2. 15. allude to this place, and I think ftis too much to ſay this place is cited by Matthew, as in the Hiſtory of the thing referring only to Chriſt, being called out of Egypt : but if you will make J/rae! the firft adopted Son, Type of Chrift the firft-born, and the Hiſtory of 1/a- cl's coming out tohe a Type of Chriſt's tuture coming out, you then give to both their proper ſhare in theſe words, and the Letter and Hiftory is verified in both, and the principal Import of the words will refer to Chrift as principally intended in them, yet not exclud- ing the Type.
2 As they e called f them g, ſo theyh went from / them
i cies of God to us are his Righteouſneſs to us. + Who repent and | WE ©Þcy his Counſel by his Prophets. ; Wis. 13*Ye 4 have plowed wickedneſs b, ye have reaped
&. iniquity c, ye have caten 4 the fruit of lies e : becanſe thou # didft truſt in thy way F, in the multitude of thy migh- + ty men p.
a You, O Jſaelites, Subjefts of the Kingdom of the ten Tribes, b Inſtead of Repentance, and a Life of Righteouſneſs, yeu have lived in Wickedneſs, and propagated it, you have increaſed all manner of Impieties, thus' you have abuſed and perverted the Fruits of God's = . Goodneſs, c The Wickedne(s vou have ſown hath ſprung up and ri- # pened into Iniquity, or you have met with a Recompence worthy of this your Labour, God hath puniſh'd yon for your Wickednels ; the
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1 | firftſeems moſt agreeable to the Text. 4 Fed your ſelves with vain þ Hopes. e Maintained your ſelves upon a carnal ſinful Confidence, : 1 torſaking the Fountain of living Watersz and theſe Lies the Prophet x doth in the following words reduces to two Heads, f Dependance on « WW {{ols, worshipping them, and ſreking to them their way, was their : Kolatry committed with the Calves. g The next Lie on which they h lived was the Wiſdom and Valour of their great Men, their King, a Nobles, Captains and Counſellors z in Confidence of ſufficient help
by them, they held on in a way of Sin and Wickedneſs, 14 Therefore þ ſhall a tumult 7 ariſe among thy peo-
mn" . + Ek, and all thy fortreſſes ſhall be ſpoiled /, as Shal- o WF 0an+”7 ſpoiled * Beth-arbel = in the day of battel \W-.** tbe * mother was daſhed in. pieces upon ber chil- ng , dren p. , < b Since ſuch are their Sins, and ſuch will be their Diſappointments, od lace their Refuges will be {o vain, and their Enemies ſo many and 6 rong, 7 A Diſcontent, Murmur and Outcry as of Men affrighted, rt not knowing what courſe to take when the Alarm 1s given, and cer- pr fn News cometh that Shalmaneſer comes with his Army againft the 7 | Kingdom of Jſrael. k The Jjraclires amongall ſorts of People, among 's, all the Tribes of the Kingdom. 1 Every one of thy ftrong Holds, Fit tote impregnable Fortifications on which thou haſt laid out all that
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e Moyes and 42ron, and other Prophets, and holy zealous Judges and Pricfts, as Samuel, &c. f Adviſed, perſwaded, intreated and ur- ged by Exhortations. £ The whole Houſe of J/72el, and among theſe the ten Tribes, or Ephraim, þ Jſraelites called and intreated, eſpecial- | ly they of that Age when the Diviſion was made, and ever fince, 7
Frowardly, and moſt difingenuouſly apoſtatized more and more, as the Prophet, 1/a. 1. 5. horrible Ingratitude ſo to requite God ! k From the Prophet*®s Counſel and Commands, delivered as they came from God. 1 In the Deſert they began this Apoftacy, join*d themſelre; to Bal Peor, Numb, 25. 3. and worſhippd the Calf, Exod. 32. 4,5, 6. and he!d on with Obſtinacy in it. #2 Images of their Gods, before which they performed another part of Religious Worſhip, burning Ins cenle beiore them.
3 I taught, Ephraim alſo to go z, taking them by their arms o : but they knew not that I healed them g.
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waits on it; ſuch like was the Tenderneſs of God toward /ſrae! in his | Childhood. o Sapporting and bearing them up, as XNurles bear up ! the Child in their Hands, taking them up by their Arms, giving Strength forMotion,ti}l theChild ſhould grow to Strength. qUnthani:- ful, ſottiſh and heedlet> ones, neither would ſee nor acknowledge me kn it, but Exod. 4. within few Months time alcrib? their Deliverance to a Golden thus foolithly they requite the Love of their God,
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