fell from Heaven like Lightning, as Chriſt tel!s us, when the Goſpel waz 1. :
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2 © And it ſhall come to paſs in that day e, faith the *Ewy, LORD of hofts, zhat I will * cut off the names of the 23, idols out of the land f, and they ſhall no more he re. ?fa. membred g : and alſo I will cauſe the prophets b, and j* the unclean ſpirit ; to paſs * out of the land. oy
e Vid. ver. 1. let. a. f Utterly deſtroy Idols and Idolatry 3 Satan 42,
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al.1,, Mar, preach'd by thoſe he ſent, and 'tis known the Birrh of Chriſt filen. , ced the Devil, that he could no more give anſwer to thoſe that enqui- red at his Oraclesz the Light of the Goſpel is ſuch, that none of the Idols can bear it, TheDevil put it into the Heads of the Romans to keep Chriſt from being received by publick allowance for a God, he. cauſe he would turn out all the reft of them. g With Veneration Sacrifices, Gifts, .ereQing of: Temples, depending on, or conſulting with them; they fhall be remembred and abhorred, whereas before they were remembred and ador'd. þ Either thoſe that being Prieſts to Idols, did conſult with them,and pretend to forerel future Events; or more likely the falſe Prophets among the Fews, who are Prophets as Idols are Gods. 7 72. e. The Devil which ſets the falſe Prophets on
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work 3; Chriſt caſt many out of Perſons poſlefſed, and by his DoQrine n {till doch caft out Satan.
3 And ir ſhall come to paſs, z7hat when any ſhall , yet propheſie &, then his tarher and his mother that he. : gat him /, ſhall ſay unto him //, Thou ſhalr nor live , f: tor thou ſpeakeſt lies in the Name of the LORD » : D and his tather and his mother thar begat him, ſhall - thruſt him through o when he prophefieth. s
þ Whoſoeyer he be that ſhall pretend hereafrer to propheſie thrg | the inſtigarion of that unclean Spirit ; for it can be from no othe 1 Pet. 1, Al when the Lord ſhall have fully revealed his Mind to us. / His deareſt Th tr! Friends, they who arc by Nature neareſt to him, who begat him, Pl.go.15- p 9 11 Shall diſcourſe him, and inform him what rhe Law of Moſes di- Pf, 144- pe reRcth in this Caſe, m WhichlT take to be not the Sentence con- ' : demnatory, for being private Perſons,they could not condemn him ; 2 þ but it is a repetition of the Law, which faith, ſuch ſhall nor live; Sily and then it amonnts to this, a falſe Prophet ought not to live, Dey ſels 13.6, 3. what then doſt thou do to break this Laiv, and endanger ſive) thy Life ? Thou oughteſt to die tor this by the Law z the Father and
| Mother thus ſhould admoniſh and ſhew the matter of Law arid Dan-
wer, but not judicially paſs Sentence, and determine what fiall be | done. #n Thou Callefk under that Law, Deut. 13.6. o Or, wound, The chaſtiſe with Stripes that may leave their marks behind them, n: rx- C01 ther ſha!l ſharply reprove him, and with cutting Words terrifie him Th from the lie Praftice : You read of words that are pierciag words, na)
Prov. 12.18. words that run through as a Sword; and the Chaldee Paraphra!t on this of our Prophet allows the Father and Mother
rt deai ſharply with their Son, they thall rebuke cuttingly : be- |
des, if *twere to be underſtood of killing, the Law direRs to ſtone aH ſuch a one, Deaf. 13. Io, not to run him through with Lance or Ous N; Sword. upon t R : for pu
4 And it ſhall come to paſs p in that day, 2zhat ths Zeph. 1 prophecs ſhall be aſhamed 9 every one of his viſion, ſoon © when he hath prophefied ; neither ſhall they wear a _ * + rough garment 7 Þ to deceive s : hory | OY ' þ By this means it will come to ,paſs, ſuch ſharp Reproofs, ſuch"? they ſ} impartia] Threats,ſuch convincing Arguments will have a good effett, very pl 9 Thele Prophets will ſee their Error and be ainamed, and pive over | |.” and wh what they bluſh at, and is their ſhame. » Such Garments the true” < Prophets were wont to wear.aud theſe Cheats had uled them for a 2 Þ Cover to their jugling Hypccrifte 3 but when throughly conviticed, 13.16, lem to none ſhall need pull, they will themſelyes caſt off thoie Garments. houſes s By firſt ſeeming to be more holy and ftri& than they are, aud next the cir on ſuch i}l grounded Opinion of the Holineſs of their=Perſons, draw E ati; rhem into their Opinions, Religion, and Pra&ice. *Tis an excellent Y the | Work of the Grace of God to recoyer Deceivers, and to make e This chem turn off the Deceiyer, and deal plainly and faithfully with 0- this chin thers and themſelves. £ qt |
5 Bur he ſhall ſay, I 2m no prophet, T am an Huſ. bis Coun bandman ; for man taught me to keep cattel from my the Powe youth. \ = Know
This Verſe is this reclaimed Man's Recantation, or Yemncii To mak of his former Courſe, and his ſolemn Promiſe to rake up his own Arg Calling, and become a plain honeſt Man, and live upon his Labour, t alt an to which he was trained up from his Youth, and is ſorry he cycr we te left it. f 0g juſt
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6 And one ſhall fay unto him , What are theſe ng W wounds 7 in thine hands ? Then he ſhall anſiwer #, era - 1hoje with which I was wounded 77 the houſe of my a fixth Par friends x. as ch, 13,
# This Verſe continueth the Account of the reclaimed Prophet, ws #1 and ſuppoſeth whar is uſual, that ſome will enquire what che meaaing Who were of the Marks or Impreffions on his hands, whether they were not ſuch I or about as appropriated him to an Idol, or declared him a profeſt Diviner- tor ceaſed | 4 Plainly and tuily nofuch as you imagine. x But the Scars of the rulnd the C Wounds my ſtu»borneſs deſeryed, and che Love of my Friends gave 3 The me under a ſcyere Diſcipline, to recoyer me from ruining my felt gainſt thc and others by Impoſtures and Lyes, | batte] [nc
7 < Awake y, O ſword 2,againſt my ſhepherd z, and , jb T = s, againſt the man 6 * zhat 3s my tellow c,ſaith the LORV ,;.8 : Bo bf ot hoſts : * {mite the ſhepherd d, and the ſheep fhall jo," Men ) as a v be ſcattered e- and TI will turn mine hand f upon the = lem, and © little ones g. 1 God fought
Many words are ſpent by Interpreters to ſhew what they think to : 4.7 4TA ve the Connex10n of the words; it is eafier to ſay what are the Col- Mount of tents and Defign of them. Ir is poſſible they are ſubjoined to the eaſt ;, tormer to vindicate Chriſt from the ſuſpicion of an Impoſtor,thoug" the z, and he was wounded, for this his Father did foretel by Zechariah 499 Ireof x
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