a In the former Yerſe the Prophet declared the Uſeleſsneſs, and Unprofitableneſs of the Idols of Babylon, now he. threatens the Ido- laters. They fſinn'd greatly by placing their Confidence in them, and they ſhould ſuffer the more for it, b Whatever ſhape Art may pive it, or whatever Veneration blind Idolaters may bear to it, 'tis till Wood, no better; a Log, a worthleſs Block. c This exprefſ- ſeth the Tdolatcr's Prayer to his Idol, Awake, what? Is he a ſleepy Gol? No, not ſo much, 'tis a lifeleſs Log, and its Eyes never did ice, d Another ſort of their uſeleſs Idols, ſenſeleſs as the Stones, and ſtill as unable to riſe or help as before they were graven and carved, 'tis a Stone, no God. e Another Form of praying to this Idol; and when the Idol can riſe Babylm ſhall be help'd, till then it muſt abide its Sorrows. f Sottiſh Men! in Miſery to hope that lifeleſs Idols ſhall counſel and dire ; what, dumb and without Senle, and yet teach ? g Look ye Self deceiving Idolaters, con- lvit your own Senſes, fee what Matter they are made of. h See tne Facings or Plates are different from that which is under, and can that be a God that is made up of ſuch different Materials ? It vere more hike Men to pull off the Gold and Silver, and with _ to purchaſe your Safery, 7 Not ſo much as the Soul of a Brute 10 knem,
., 20 But 4 * the LORD / 7s in his holy tem- if em; + ler all the earth 7 keep filence before a7 Lim 0. 7 /b + What Idols are, he had already ſhew'd, a Dofarine of Lics, im- bln, Poicnt and lifeleſs Statues. But the God of Iſrael 1s not like them, 17,7 he Is Zehovah, Fountain of Being, Life, Power and Salvation to his 13, People, he can do all he will, for or againſt a People. m Or Pa- ce of his Holineſs, he is in his Temple and in Heaven, every where at all times ; though his People he in Babylon, yet He 1s where he 3th hear, ſee and diſcern their ſtate, and whence he promiſed to Tcieve and help them. n Both Chaldea the Oppreſſive. and Fudea lic Oppreſſed, and Medes and Per/ians and all their Confederates, let al] theſe Nazions, o Fear, ſubmit, pray, wait tor and depend on
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3 God o * came p from || Teman 7g, and the holy *Tuig. « 4 one 7 from mount Paran s. Selah 7. His glory z co- Plal. 62.7. vered x the heavens y; and the earth 5 was tull of his Fas - Praile 9. a
o The God cf our Fathers, cur God; Appeared , diſcovered
himſelf, for that is his coming, who ſince he fills all places at all times, cannot be ſaid to come by any change of place. p Either appellatively the South, or elſe as a proper Name of 4 Mcuntain or | Country, ſo called from Teman Son of Eliphax, and Grand-ſon of Z- ſan. Its alſo called Seir, or is one particular Hiil among thoſe mz- oy, which make up Mount Seir. It was not far from Mount Sina? where the Law was given, and the Prophet hath reſpe& to rhat Dov. 33- 2. where God appcared in a manner equally Glorious and Ter- ible. r Of Iſrael. s Which was a Name to Wilderneſs, Plains and a Mounrain, of which the Prophet here ſpeaketh, and in Deut. 33. 2. tis ſaid God fſhined thence. This the Prophet mentions as a Sup- port of his Faith, as an Encourazement to others, as a Motive why God ſhould renew his work among them, fince he ſo gloricuſly ap- peared among their Fathers, and made a Covenant with them. t To the Argument he addeth this to awaken us to attention. » Lizht- nings and Thunders, and Fire and Smoke, Tokens of the Power, My- zefty and Greatneſs of God, at the ſight whercot M/s himſelf trem- bled. x Overſipread, ivtercepred and obſcured. y That part of the viſible Heavens, under which /{-ae/ then encamped. #7 That part of the Earth where this was done. a Ot works which deſerved then, and ſtill dodeſerve to be had ia remembrance, with Praiſe ro God who did them,
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a That Luftre in whic!: God appeared. that ynparallctl'd Spien- of bts ſides dour which ſhined from him. þ Pure, clear as t..c Sun, but imnuch more dazling and overcoming. c Some read it Bcams cr Rays of Light, and fo the Heb. will bear, and thus 'tis plain. d Our G2d 15. all Glory and Light, Moſes's Face ſhined ; the Face, yea Hands of our God ſhine with glorious Light ; he dwelleth in Light. e Either in that p'ace where he thus appeared, or in that Lizht wherewit!; he ap- peared. f One would think his Brightneſs ſrould aye diſcovered, not hid his Power; it did both, it difcovered much of. it, but hid much morez it was Light inacceſſible, and therefore a hiding Light. £ Strength or Might, by what was there done ir did evidently ap-
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nts and CorreQions of Sinters. g Tis ſaid to be in his right Lund again. will make it il] with the Wicked, who will fully aid C+- mw h They turced the Cup of pleaſure about 3 God will carry the Cup of Indignation about al-
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