2 Either by his Judgments, each of which is the Lord's Voice, he ſpeaks by them z or rather by his Prophet, and whether People hear it or forbear, the Lord himſelf is concerned in it. 65 As to deaf, or to ſleepy and ſecureMen ; who will not hear the milder and ſoiter Calls, the Prophet muſt cry to them in the loudeſt manner he can ſpeak. c To every City in Jſrae! and Fudah, but principally to Feruſalem and Samaria, Places of greateſt Concourſe, and where the Men of greateft Senſe may reaſonably be ſuppoſed to dwell, who ſhould hear and con-
hþ The Puniſhments God is now ſend-
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bians, &c, brought upon 1ſr4el and Fudeh, which were the begiunings
plain Heartedneſs, Integrity and Honeſtſy among them. $o Dau complains of his Times, P/al. 12. 2, 5.
. 13 Therefore e alſo will 1 make thee ſick f in fmi- ting vo , In making thee deſolate g becauſe of thy tins 2.
e For theſe many Sins of Violence, Frauds and Lies, f Some read, I have begun to ſmite thee, ſo it ſutes well with the Hiftory of the Wars, Rapine, Captivity or Deſolation by the Syrians, Aſſyrians, 44
of their Sorrows, and God's juft Puniſhments ; but as we read it fit in ſmiting, it will as well ſute with the Grammatical Conftruftion of the Words, with the Hiſtory too, and thus *twill give the greater En- phaſis to the Words; God will *ere long ſo ſmite, that the Strokes of his Rod ſhould reach the very Heart and make 1ſrae} Heart-fick of his Wounds inflifted on him by the Lord. g This was fully accom pliſh'd, when the Kingdom of the ten Tribes was overthrown by Shalmaneſer, and the Kingdom of the two Tribes captivated by Nebw chadnezzar, h Multiplied, aggravated, obſtinately retain'd, and not repented of, = 14 * Thou ſhalt eat #, but not be atisfied &, and thy caſting down 1 ſhall te in the midſt of thee ”, and thou ſhalt take hold», bur ſhalt not deliver 0: and that which thou delivereſt oo will I give upp to tt ſword 9. 7 Both literally and figuratively taken for uſing what they have. Q God threatens, Zev. 26.26. So God did puniſh the Fews, Hg. 1,66 which ſee. k Not be filled with ſweetneſs or ſtrength in the cating ufing of what thou haft, thy Sins ſhall bring either bitterneſs 07 ſuiciency upon all thou haft, by both all ſhall be made ufelc6 f0 thee. 1 Thy DeftruQtion, partly by thy Diffenſions , Deſolation Violences and Conſpiracies within thy ſelf, and partly by the Enem'e breaking in upon thee, and bringing the War into thine owl Bowels, m Thou ſhalt be weakned at home by thine own Hands, and be wane utterly by thine Enemy, belieging thee in thy Cities and taking theme = Though there is ſome variety of readings here, yet the plaine! an moſt obvious Senſe is as we render it, whether you do refer £15 tae ing. bold to Perſons, as Wife, Children or Friends, whom ( though they endeavour to ſave out of the Enemies Hand, yet ) they" not. be able to ſave z or if referr'd ro Things, Goods, their moſt ralus- ble and moſt portable Goods and Wealth; as Men in Diſtreſs, and fi
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ing out or the reach: of Enemies, pack up their beſt Morcablcs,J85