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A63069	A commentary or exposition upon these following books of holy Scripture Proverbs of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel & Daniel : being a third volume of annotations upon the whole Bible / by John Trapp ...	Trapp, John, 1601-1669.	1660 (1660)	Wing T2044; ESTC R11937	1,489,801	1,015

of Syria went to Jerusalem and in thankfulness to the God of the Jews offered his oblations at the Temple there Antiq. l. 12. c. 2 Of his father Philadelphus also he reporteth that he redeemed one hundred and twenty thousand Jews that were slaves in Egypt and sent them home and bestowed many rich gifts upon the Temple at Jerusalem Ver. 10. But his sons Callinicus his sons viz. Seleucus Ceraunus and Antiochus Magnus quasi duo fulmina belli Shall be stirred up At not enduring that Ptolomy Philepator son of Euergetes should possesse any part of Syria under their noses Lib 5. Shall assemble a multitude of great forces Seventy thousand footmen and fifty thousand horsemen saith Polybius Ceraunius id est fulminem quod audaci veloci ingenio praeditus Justin And one shall certainly come One not both because Ceraunus who seemed to be as swift and as irresistible as Lightning and therehence had his name was slain by Nicanor so that Antiochus Magnus was King alone And shall overflow and passe thorough To wit against the Captains of Ptolomy in Syriae Attalus and Theodatus And he shall be stirred up even to his fortresse To Ptolomies fortress or fortified City Raphia which lyeth in the entrances of Egypt saith Hierom. Ver. 11. And the King of the South Ptolomaeus Philopator so called say some per Antiphrasin because he killed his father he slew also his both sister and wife Eurydice and was otherwise very vicious and yet victorious Even with the King of the North i. e. With Antiochus Magnus who was so called perhaps saith one for undertaking much and performing little Pausan lib. 5. Spoliavisset regno Antiochum si fortunam virtute juvisset Justin And he shall set forth a great multitude Sixty two thousand footmen and six thousand horsemen And the multitude Antiochus his army himself hardly escaping with life through the deserts Ver. 12. His heart shall be lifted up So that he shall flight his enemy and not pursue his victory but give himself up to a luxurious life Vincere scis Annibal victoriauti nescis said that Roman General Ver. 13. For the King of the North Antiochus Magnus Shall return After Philopators death to fight against his yong son and successor Epiphanos Hierom. And shall set forth a multitude greater then the former Gathered out of the upper parts of Babylon He called in the help also of Philip King of Macedon and other Princes His army is said to have consisted of three hundred thousand footmen besides horse and Elephants And shall certainly come Heb. by coming he shall come i. e. surely swiftly suddenly but to small purpose Lib. 2. c. 8. Lib. 5. c. 5. And with much riches Gold silver purple silkes ivory at Florus and G●llius testifie Ver. 14. And in those times there shall many stand up against the King of the South Many of the Jews who supplyed Antiochus in this expedition of his against Egypt Effractores Praevaricato●es both with men and other warlike provision Howbeit sundry Jews called here robbers or refractories fierce furious and desperate fellows adhered to Ptolomy Epiphanes who gave them leave to build a Temple in Egypt which was accordingly also done by Onias not far from Memphis upon pretence of fulfilling that prophecy Isa 19.19 called here establishing the vision But they shall fall As they did afterwards by the Romans who destroyed the Jews there in great multitudes and burnt their mock Temple Ver. 15. So the King of the North shall come i. e. Not the Romans as some would have it but Antiochus Magnus still He had been foiled at Raphia now he greatly prevaileth against the Egyptians If we Princes said our Henry the seventh shall take every occasion that is offered the world shall never be quiet but wearied with continual wars And the armes of the South shall not withstand Scopas the Egyptian General though very skilful and valiant shall be beaten by Antiochus into Sidon besiged there and forced to yeild all the power of Egypt being not able to raise the siege and relieve Scopas The battle is not alwayes to the strong Eccles 9.11 Ver. 16. And he shall stand in the glorious land Heb. the land of ornaments that is Judaea which lying betwixt these two potent Princes was perpetually afflicted as corn is ground asunder lying betwixt two heavy milstones Now Judaea is called the glorious or beautiful land Ezek. 20.6 15. it is called the comeliness of all countries not so much for the fertility thereof Babylon was much more fertile nor for the miracles done therein many great works had been likewise done in Egypt as for the sincere service of God there set up This is the beauty and bulwark of any Nation Forrain writers have termed England The fortunate Island the Terraflorida the Kingdom of God the Paradise of pleasure c Plato commendeth the Attick Country for this that the Inhabitants were 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the right Natives that grew out of it at first 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Thucyd. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Plato but especially for this that it was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a place that loved God and was interchangeably beloved of God May that be evermore Englands commendation Which by his hand shall be consumed Gods Church goes to wrack both by South and North. All she comfort is that whether North or South-wind blow on Gods garden they shall blow good to it at length Cant. 4.16 Ver. 17. He shall also set his face Antiochus longed sore to be Lord of Egypt and therefore undertook a third expedition against Epiphanes but that not succeeding to his mind he seweth the Foxes skin to the Lyons hide and seeketh to get that by treachery which by open hostility he could not And upright ones with him Or equal conditions with him he shall palliate his treachery with very fair pretences he shall seem to do righteous things drawing a fair glove over a foul hand Thus shall he do And he shall give him the daughter of women The fair Cleopatra his beautiful daughter like as Saul gave Michal to David to be a snare to him Filiam è mulieribus selectam● Munera pulchrae quidem mittis sed mittis in hamo Martial Corrupting her Suborning her to make away her husband Ptolomaeus Epiphanes This was devilish policy Simulata necessitudo duplex simultas but it took not But she shall not stand on his side neither be for him As became a good wife she ●lave to her husband so did the above-mentioned Michal in whom though we find no great store of religion for both she had an image in the house and afterwards mocked David for his devotion yet nature had taught her to prefer an husband to a father Ver. 18. After this he shall turn his face unto the Isles Missing of his design for Egypt and losing also much in Asia Minor which Epiphanes got of him by means