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A46807	Annotations upon the five books immediately following the historicall part of the Old Testament (commonly called the five doctrinall or poeticall books) to wit, the book of Iob, the Psalms, the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon ... / by Arthur Jackson ...	Jackson, Arthur, 1593?-1666.	1658 (1658)	Wing J64; ESTC R207246	1,452,995	1,192

see the Note Numb 11.1 Vers 23. Though he had commanded the clouds from above and opened the gates of heaven To wit to give them manna in great plenty as out of his store-houses And therefore having formerly done this for them they had no cause to murmure for flesh Vers 24. And had rained down manna upon them This expression is used to imply in what plenty the manna was given and because it fell together with the dew Vers 25. Man did eat angels food So their manna was called either 1. because it was provided and sent by the ministry of angels or 2. because it seemed to come down from heaven the dwelling-place of the angels or 3. to set forth the excellency of this bread that it was meat as one would say fit for angels if angels needed meat And so indeed the exceeding glory of Stephens countenance is set forth by this that they saw his face as if it had been the face of an angel Act. 6.15 and Paul calls an excellent tongue the tongue of angels 1 Cor. 13.1 See also the Note Numb 16.35 Vers 26. He caused an east-wind to blow c. See the Note Numb 11.31 Vers 28. And he let it fall in the midst of their camp c. That is the flesh mentioned in the foregoing verse to wit the quails which being fat and heavy fowls and having their wings moistened with the South-east wind fell upon the earth and so were gathered by the Israelites See the Notes Numb 11.31 Vers 30. They were not estranged from their lust c. That is Having the quails continued to them they still glutted themselves therewith though they had already eaten greedily on them and then the wrath of God fell upon them See the Note Numb 11.33 Vers 31. The wrath of God came upon them and slew the fattest of them c. See the Notes Job 15.27 and Psal 22.29 and Numb 11.33 Vers 32. For all this they sinned still c. To wit when they refused to enter the land of Canaan and believed not for his wondrous works that is sincerely and constantly though now and then for the present they seemed to be strongly convinced by the mighty works of God Exod. 14.31 Vers 33. Therefore their daies did he consume in vanity c. That is say some they were presently consumed as some vain thing that is gone on a sudden But I rather think it is meant of that sentence which God pronounced against them that they should all perish in the wildernesse that they spent their whole life in fruitlesse labours wandring up and down and being still travelling towards Canaan but all in vain in regard they never came to that land in hope whereof they were brought out of Egypt And their years in trouble to wit they lay still under Gods displeasure and were still afflicted with many and divers troubles all the time of their being in the wildernesse Vers 34. And they returned and inquired early after God That is They presently seemed to repent and turn to God Vers 38. But he being full of compassion forgave their iniquity In regard of those that did but feignedly repent there can be no more intended hereby but that the Lord did upon their seeming repentance withdraw his plagues and judgements yet withall we may be sure that God was truly reconciled to those amongst them that did truly repent and did indeed fully acquit them of all their transgressions Vers 39. For he remembred that they were but flesh c. That is 1. corrupt naturally prone to sin and 2. weak and frail unable to bear the full wrath of the Lord if it should be poured upon them yea such as were subject to many calamities and sure ere long to die of themselves and therefore a fitter object of pity then of continuall displeasure And that this last is indeed chiefly intended is the more probable because of the following clause where he adds also that they were a wind that passeth away cometh not again that is such as would be soon irrecoverably gone Vers 41. Yea they turned back c. That is After some shews of repentance when the hand of God was upon them they soon turned back to their former evil waies and tempted God see the Notes Exod. 17.2 Deut. 6.16 and limited the holy one of Israel to wit by prescribing God what he must doe or else they would not believe in him or by conceiving of God after the manner of men that this he could doe this he could not doe so robbing him of the glory of his omnipotency Vers 45. He sent divers sorts of flies among them which devoured them c. To wit by their extreme annoyance and the mischief they many waies did them see the Notes Exod. 8 21 and frogs which destroyed them to wit in that they were also severall waies very mischievous to them and when they lay dead in heaps both air earth and water were infected and corrupted therewith Vers 47. He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore trees with frost Or with great hail-stones The meaning is that the hail did not only beat off the leaves and fruit of their vines other trees or otherwise marre them but that it did even kill the very roots of the trees that they never grew more see the Note Exod. 9.23 Ver. 49. He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger wrath indignation trouble c. That is many supernaturall dreadfull plagues that came thick upon thē were clear evidences of Gods indignation against them that by sending evil angels among them that is Angels by whose ministry these plagues were inflicted on them therefore there is no necessity that this should be meant of devils the good angels may be called evil with respect to the sore evils they inflicted then upon the Egyptians I know that some Expositours hold that the Egyptian plagues were inflicted by devils they ground their opinion wholly upon this passage of the Psalmist But because as St. Augustine argues well the devils sided with the Egyptian sorcerers against Moses Aaron in working their magick miracles it is no way probable that they were imploied on the other side too in plaguing the Egyptians And therefore either it was by the ministry of the holy angels that all these evils were brought upon Egypt or else we must say that it is the judgements themselves or the inferiour creatures by whom these judgements were inflicted that are here called figuratively because they were sent of God evil angels Vers 50. He made a way to his anger c. To wit 1. by giving way to bring greater judgements upon them then hitherto he had done even to the taking away of the life both of man beast from which hitherto his compassion had restrained him providing that nothing should hinder the just execution of his wrath herein thus I conceive the following words do explain this

prayer of thy people Thus they complain because even after their prayers things were worse with them then they were before Vers 5. Thou feedest them with the bread of tears c. See the Note Psal 42.4 Vers 6. Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours That is They are continually striving with us and fighting against us according to that of the Prophet Jer. 15.10 woe is me my mother that thou hast born me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth or Being all our enemies they even strive amongst themselves who should first invade us prevail against us and make a prey of us Vers 8. Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt c. The Psalmist in these words may seem to allude to the precious account which men make of vines that are brought out of forraign countries Vers 9. Thou preparedst room before it c. To wit by casting out the heathen thence as he had said in the foregoing verse even as men digge up and cast out stones and roots and briers and thorns and whatsoever may hinder the prosperous growing of their vines and didst cause it to take deep root to wit in that thou didst firmly settle thy people in that land for many years that so they might flourish the more Vers 10. The hills were covered with the shadow of it c. That is The whole land was subdued and inhabited by them not so much as the very hills but were full of people And besides hereby also may be implyed how exceeding glorious this people should be for riches power and extent of their dominions that other kingdomes which are usually compared to hills in the Scripture should be subdued by them and that the glory of other kingdomes should be obscured by their glory And the like may be said of the following clause and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars Yet this some understand of those great and glorious men that should grow up in this nation such as David and Solomon c. Vers 11. She sent out her boughs unto the sea and her branches unto the river See the Note Psal 72.8 Vers 12. Why hast thou then broken down her hedges To wit by withdrawing thy protection Vers 13. The boar out of the wood doth wast it and the wild beast of the field doth devour it That is the savage and unclean heathens both princes and people to wit the Assyrians or Babylonians Vers 14. Look down from heaven c. As if they should have said Though we enjoy not the Ark the outward sign of thy presence amongst us yet from heaven we know thou wilt hear our prayers and there is help to be had though there be none upon earth see also the Note Psal 76.8 and behold and visit this vine that is send help to thy people Vers 15. And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted c. Herein there seems to be an allusion to the precious account men are wont to make of those vines or trees which they have planted with their own hands and the branch which thou madest strong for thy self that is the people whom thou didst establish that they might be thine own peculiar people and for thine own honour and glory And in this expression there seems also to be an allusion to the custome of strengthening young vines by driving stakes into the earth whereon they might grow up Vers 16. It is burnt with fire and cut down c. To wit the vineyard or the branch mentioned in the foregoing verse and the meaning is that the Israelites were destroyed with fire and sword Vers 17. Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand and upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thy self That is By thy power protect that people that hath been formerly dear to thee and carefully protected by thee see the Note Gen. 35.18 For those words the man and the son of man must be understood I conceive collectively as comprehending the whole body of the people of Israel Yet there are some that conceive and that upon very probable grounds that this prayer is particularly made for the king and people of Judah whom God had hitherto defended and maintained and that were at present the only remainders of Israels desolations see also the Note before vers 15. Vers 18. So will not we goe back from thee c. That is We will not any more as we have done revolt from thy truth worship and service but will trust in thee and yield obedience to thee in all things quicken us that is chear us up by delivering us see also the Note Psal 71.20 and we will call upon thy name that is we will praise thee and worship thee continually PSALM LXXXI Vers 3. BLow up the Trumpet in the New-moon c. That is the New-moon of every moneth for which see the Notes Numb 10.10 and 28.11 in the time appointed on our solemn feast-day that is upon every one of our solemn feast-daies for the service whereof it seems this Psalm was composed or both clauses may be meant of one and the same time to wit the new-moon of the seventh moneth which was indeed a solemn feast-day and called the feast of trumpets for which see the Note Lev. 23.24 Vers 5. This he ordained in Ioseph c. That is in Israel see the Note Psal 77.15 for a testimony that is for a law see the Note Psal 19.73 or for a memoriall of the mercy in the following words mentioned when he went out through the land of Egypt to wit when he led his people thence with an out-stretched arme or as it is in the margin of our Bibles when he went out against the land of Egypt that is when he went forth as a captain before his angels that were to execute his judgements upon the Egyptians As for the following clause where I heard a language that I understood not it is spoken I conceive by the Psalmist in the name of the people of Israel And though some understand it thus that when God had carried them out of Egypt they did hear a language which they had never been acquainted with to wit the voice of God speaking from mount Sinai yet I doubt not but the meaning is this that in Egypt they heard a language which they understood not and that this is added by way of aggravating the misery of their bondage there from which God delivered them and that because for the same reason we see this very particular alledged elsewhere as Psal 114.1 when Israel went out of Egypt the house of Iacob from a people of strange language see also the Notes Deut. 28.49 Vers 6. I removed his shoulder from the burden his hands were delivered from the pots That is from making pots or from filling and carrying pots laden with water straw clay bricks mortar c. all which may be comprehended in that generall expression Exod. 1.14 And