tions kind to Facov ſhould for this ſpring and flouriſh, as the Gras doth by the Dew and Showers,
7 Tt ſhall be the only Work of Ggs he ſhall by his 1mmediate Hand bleſs ſuch as he alone, without the help of Man, giveth Dew and Showers. As this was fulfilled in the Type defore the Goſpel of the Kingdom was preached to all Ni. ons, ſo it hath been, now is, and ever ſhall be fulfilled in Apes 1, come. God's Remnant 1hall be a Bleſfing to the Places they live in and the Perſons they live with, as Facob was to Laban, ' my Reg and Foſeph was to Poriphar, and to the Keeper of the riſon.
S T7 And the remnant of Jacob ſhall be among the Gentiles in the midit of many People », as a Lion + mong the Beaſts of the Foreſt, as a young Lion aro the flocks of || ſheep p - who if he go throvgh, both ig treadeth down q, and teareth in pieces r, and none cz deliver «c. |
n Vid, ver. 7. let. 7. Who are Enemies that do injure them, » For Strengrh and Courage, which the Beafts of the Foreſt dare not pole, and cannot refift ; ſo ſhould this Remnant, much like that 7, 2C. 8. Þ A ſecond Alluſion of the ſame import, but yet with ſme greater Emphaſis; in the former Compariſon, the greater Cattle. led Behemoth ; in this Sheep, much lefſer and weaker Cattel are. pared with the Lion and young Lion. q Overbeareth, and throys down by Strength, and treads under foot with as much eaſe asa Nan would tread on Worms, or tread down Straw for the Dunghil. r Tg devour, fatisfy his Hunger, and repair his Strength for a new afſult on his Prey. s That dares attempt a reſcue, but the Prey is le ur. der the Lion's Paw, to ſatisfy the hungry Beaſt ; ſo ſhall /ſrael be afer | their return out of Captivity, and while they keep the ways of the Lord 3 ſo they were in Eſther's time againft ſuch as would haye de. ſtroyed them; ſo in the Maccabees time, when they ſubdued the Nxi. ons about them. But the conquering Power of the Word, the Rv of Chrift's Strength, doth greater wonders than the Sword of tie Maccavees ever did. It is the mighty conquering Power of the Gd: pel that is here ſhadowed forth to us. |
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ries x, and all thine enemies y ſhall be cut off z.
t Meſhah, or a People of God, nay both, for as much as whaterer theſe can do, they do it, not in their own Power, but in Chrift's Pow Er. u Thy Strength and Power, for ſo does the Scripture uſualyer preſs Strength or Might, x Shall be greatly exalted, and ſhall be wonderfully ſucceſsful againſt Enemies, who in great Multitudes did ſet upon the People of God z ſuch were thoſe who fought the Me bees, and were defeated by them. y Who do obftirately holdonin the Enmity of their Natures, Ways and Doings. 2 Finally, certainly, eternally and dreadfully periſh. This hath a partial fulfilling now, but its full Completion will be when Chriſt will appear the Julget
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4 When the threats againſt the Enemies, and the Promiles to the People of God ſhall be made good. 6 This is added for affuring ti: PFertormance of the things foretold, c Not in Judgment, but in Mer cy, tor there ſhall be no ſtich need of them, nor ſhall the Church God any more rely on them; ſo #oſ.14.3. We will not ride upmHoſe; though we have put confidence in them, we will do ſo no mote. 4 Warlike Chariots prepared for War z as God alone is, {© they vil make him their only truſt.
11 And Te will cut off the Cities f of thy Land, and throw down g all thy ſtrong holds : ; e The Lord thy God, and thy Saviour. f Cut off the occaſion thy fortifying thy Cities ; as heretofore thou haſt done, thou (hal dwell in nnwalled Towns, and need no other defence than what 140 to thee. g Demoliſh all thy Forts, and Watch-Towers, and Frontier Guards : Theſe here mentioved are Means of defence againk Ene mies Affaults, in which J/rael had too much truſted ; the others 6 fore-mentioned, ver. 10. are offenſive Preparations for annoying the Enemy; but in the Day of that Peace here ſpoken of, there ſhould no Enemy to invade the People of God to put them on thell De- fence, nor ſhould they have any need to attempt upon their Ee mics; and though theſe Means are lawful to be uſed, yet ſhall Ice the Happineſs of God's People not to need them, for their God, fe! Lord is the Saviour in midſt of them, and he will cut off Enxm? round about them, ſo that vircually this is a Promiſe to 1/42), that Adverfaries ſhould be deſtroyed, and fo his Fears diſappear
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