3 ko W$o the Temper of thoſe Times he lived in, and will be cleareſt underſtood by thoſe that do diſtinly read over and digeſt the Hi- d. Wor y of Iſrael and Judah, as they'are reported in the 1ſt of Kings, and 2 Kings, from the firſk Apoſtacy of Iſrael from God, that nd their Revolt from the Houſe of David. But more eſpecially the Stories of Judah through Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezeki- ml Wh Reign; and of Iirael through Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekah and Hoſhea's times ; in which moſt of the Sins and ere reproved and threatned did reign, and which were (whilſt Micah lived) puniſhed according to hs Word with Sword, Fa- 07 nine, Peſtilence and Captivity. He lived to ſee Iſrael made a Deſolation and an Hiſſmg, and ſurvived this dead Kingdom
bout ten Tears : Judah's Calamity followed ſurely and not ſlowly ; for within 130 or 133 Tears Jeruſalem was ruined, and ve Jews carricd Captives to Babylon. Many Paſſages of our Prophet have both their literal and hiſtorical Reference, and bir ſpiritllal and myſtical : In this latter I have been ſparing, becauſe the Deſign of the preſent Work was to give the plain
of, tera! Senſe ; yet 1 have ſeldom ( if ever ) omitted to point out the Myſtery. If any one ſee more into this, and be larger aſi 1t than the Author ; let fuch one know, the Author had his Reaſons why he ſaid ſo little, though be ſaw more of the My- : ;, F'<# Feference of the Words t the Meſhrah, bis Birth, bis Kingdom, the Redemption of the Ele@, the Calling of the Gen-
«i! "5, 4nd other Evangelical Truths contained in our Prophet, who- did certainly preach the Goſpel, as well as the Law, to his of the UCATEYS,
Ito * mS 07 0 - . o 2 19ers 4 Thus Hoſea begins his Prophecy, cap. 1. 1. and Foe! 1.1, and Jo» o'r = © % 48" | 1ah 1. 1. and Zeph. 1. 1+ which ro b Ling oo nx 5p In thi Wcah's Countrey and time of Propheſying, 1, He ſheweth the wrath of God and Dorotheus, are ſaid tO report this Mica » ro Ve the ame wit the con againſt Facob {or their ow e/ying " oodart guy Feruſalem, les Son of Imlah, 1 Kings 22. 8. yet R, Sol. Jarcht s Reaſon why this cou! 4; 1.0 BN = exborteth ro deep bumiliation and mourning, 10 16, not be, is ſatisfattory, for one Generation and almoſt half interven'd nul ; between Ahab and Jotham : Apab died about 3046 Year of ” World, We IB ; *Mj_ | #orham began to reign about 3190 3 by which 1t appears there were _ 25 woes of the LORD that-came 4 £0 f _ One hundred forty and four Years between Micaiah the Son of Imlah, 7 cah þ the Moraſthite in the days 4 0 Jo- and Micah our Prophet, c Whether Mareſbab, rebuilt by Rehoboam,
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