solemn assemblies for his worship and service in the beauties of holinesse Or in the comely honours of the Sanctuarie meaning either the comely or honourable places of holinesse the Sanctuary or Church or rather in the beautiful ornaments of holinesse that is holy graces and vertues which with admirable varietie adorne the faithful and their inner man from the womb The second propertie or condition of the subjects of Christs Kingdome to be very numerous as willing so numerous as the dew from the womb of the morning 2 Sam. XVII 12. by a sudden unusual and wonderful increase and multiplication Esay LIV. 1. Micah V. 7. Esay LXVI 9. so numerous shall his youth be his new-borne people Iohn I. 13. and III. 3. Gal IV. 19. Heb. II. 14. 1 Pet. II. 2. See Esay LIII 10. So that these words are not to be understood of the temporal Nativity of Christ from the Virgin or his eternal generation from the Father as some do but of his active spiritual generation of his children the subjects of his Kingdome The Lord hath sworne The Vocation of Christ to his Office of verse 4 Priesthood Jehovah is the Author of it hath sworne Jehovah swears to confirme matters of greatest moment when and where his wisdome pleaseth And upon this point here of Christs eternal Priesthood mans salvation dependeth He swears by himself though that is not here expressed because he hath no greater to swear by Heb. VI. 13 16. Gen. XXII 16. And so by his life Esay XLIX 18. by his soul Jer. LI. 24. by his right-hand and the arme of his strength Esay LXII 8. The result of all which is the same with himself And implying thereby thus much Let me not be accounted what I am namely God the living God the omnipotent God if that which I speak be not true or my promises or threatnings do faile of performance Of Oaths See the Observations on Jer. LI. 14. and my Annotations on Hos. IV. 15. and will not repent Will not change or retract what he hath sworne Num. XXIII 19. James I. 17. Repenting is sometimes ascribed to God as Gen. VI. 6 7. Psal. CVI. 45. 1 Sam. XV. 11. 35. Not that there is any change of minde of will in God as there is in mans repenting But the change is in the work God eternally and unchangably decreeing both as to do the thing so again to change it upon mans repentance or disobedience Jer. XXVI 3 13 19. Of this see more in the Observations on Jer. XV. 6. In all this God condescends to mans weaknesse Heb. VI. 17 18. Shewes the greatnesse and excellency of the thing here avowed that the Lord Christ was lawfully Called and Ordained to be an eternal Priest for us and our salvation for our greater confirmation and consolation herein Thou art The Lord Christ well knew this and could not doubt of the will of the Father herein What then needed this Oath to be made unto him Answ. It was made to him for the use of his Church that his Church might know and be assured of it As that John XI 42. art God saying is as much as doing a Preist So Gen. XIV 18. Heb. VII 1. Melchizedec in type Christ in truth the Antitype The Priests office was to Teach Pray and Sacrifice The High Priest among the Jewes once a year entred into the most Holy place Yet he in all things was not an absolute and sufficient Type of our High Priest Christ the Lord. For he is an eternal High Priest and both King and Priest and his Sacrifice of another nature and himself of another Tribe for ever Not so the Priests after the order of Aaron Heb. VII 23. 34 and chap. IX 12. after the order Or similitude Heb. V. 6. and chap. VII 15. of Melchizedec Much question who this Melchizedec was He was not the Sonne of God himself our Lord and Christ. Very many take him to be Sem the Sonne of Noah who saw both worlds before and after the Flood and lived to the one hundred and fiftieth year of the age of Abraham Yet because Sems genealogie is exactly set down in Scripture and that the Levitical Priests themselves came from him after sundry descents and the Land of Canaan seems not to be Sems habitation which took its name from his younger brother Cham or from Chams sonne Canaan Neither would Abraham so long have forborne his due respects and visitation of Sem in Canaan if Sem had lived there Therefore divers learned men take this Melchizedec to be rather some eminent man in Canaan raised up by God in those corrupt times both good and godly both King and Priest living in Salem after called Jerusalem whose King in Joshuahs time was called Adoni-Zedeck that is Lord of righteousnesse Josh. X. 1. As this man here is called Melchizedec that is King of righteousnesse By which place or near to it Abraham in his returne from this warre and victory was to passe Of this Melchizedec and his Priesthood and the difference of it from Aarons Priesthood the Apostle to the Hebrews chap VII entreateth at large and observeth divers things his Name and Title his greatnesse in that he blessed Abraham and received Tythes of Abraham his being mentioned in Scripture without any Pedegree without father without mother without descent having neither beginning of dayes nor end of life All these he had as our Saviour himself had them but none of them recorded or registred in the Scripture that he might so become a Type of the eternity of Christs Person and Priesthood verse 3. The Apostle further observeth his Offices that he was both King and Priest and that our Saviour was made such with an oath of God the Father and a Priest of a better Priesthood Covenant and Commandment and that he was made not after the Law of a carnal commandement having carnal successors in his Priesthood but after the power of an endlesse life consecrated for evermore having an eternal Priesthood and unchangeable continuing ever and living ever to make intercession and by his one offering up himself once for all saving them to the uttermost that come to God by him In all which there are manifold resemblances between Christ and Melchizedec and manifold differences between theirs and the Aaronical Priesthood As for those fond and forced dreams of the Papist That Melchizedec offered up to God the sacrifice of bread and wine And therein was a Type and Figure of their sacrifice of the Masse And that thereupon Christ our Lord is said to be a Priest after the order of Melchizedec These may well befal to them who for want of the love of the truth are given up to beleeve lies but are too weak poor and silly for us to trouble our selves withal The Lord at thy right hand The prophesie of Christ the Lord his administration of his Kingly Office verse 5 in this and the next verse The Lord God the Father who will make thine enemies thy footstoole
one certain time and these two Evenings in the larger or stricter signification to be contiguous or continued rather to be that Communis terminus which couples the end of the day and the beginning of the night together or the two extremities of our Evening-tide whereof the former belongs to the end and shutting up of the natural day preceding and the later to the beginning of the night which leades on and ushers in the natural or civil day following as the first part of it So that this time is a participle of both or a Borderer betwixt both as the large Annotations fitly expresse it Two side-posts In this first Passeover each Head of a family served as a Priest verse 7 divers Rites were enjoyned which were not observed or required afterwards And the second moneth also allowed for it Num. IX 11 And other seven dayes 2 Chron. XXX 23. No maner of work On divers Feast-dayes of the Jewes it was not lawful for them to do any servile work verse 16 On others any kinde or maner of work save that which every man must eate But on the Sabbath day and so likely on the day of expiation that it self was unlawful or to kindle a fire on it Exod. XII 16. and Ch. XVI 5 23. and Ch. XXXV 2 3. And much more to do any maner of work upon it Neh. XIII v. 15 22. Jer. XVII 21 22. though for the making of the Tabernacle it self Exod. XXXI 11 12 13. or at any time in earing-time or harvest Exod. XXXIV 21. And that upon paine of death Exod. XXXV 2. For ever Many Legal Ceremonies verse 17 or Ordinances are enjoyned the Jewes to be observed throughout their generations for ever all which yet ended at the coming of Christ in the flesh And some such enjoyned in like termes yet ended in the year of Jubile Exod. XXI 6. Levit. XXV 40. Of this see more in the Observations on Deut. XV. 17. 430 years These do commence from the first Promise made to Abram verse 40 in Ur of the Chaldees whence 30 of the years are made up thus viz 5. in Haran 11 in Canaan when Ishmael was borne Gen XVI 3. And 14 years of Ishmaels age when Isaac was borne Gen. XVII 25. and Ch. XVIII 10. and XVI 16. and XXI 5. And the 400. begin from Isaacs birth as was shewed on Gen. XV. 13. By day in a Pillar of a cloud The Pillar of a cloud by day and of fire by night chapter XIII verse 21 may seem to be two Pillars Exod. XIII 21. 22. Nehem. IX 12 19. Num. XIV 14. Or rather seeme to be one Pillar Exod. XIV 19 20 24. Spread as a cloud by day to cover them from heat and gathered up into a Pillar of fire by night to guide them Out of which God spake unto them Psal. XCIX 7. Num. XII 5 10. Deut. XXXI 15. See the Annotations on Esay IV. 5. Migdol A strong City or Fort chapter XIV verse 2 situate in the territory of Bethshemesh in Egypt not farre from the Red-sea Num. XXXIII 7 8. Jer XLIV 1. Before the Testimony This command for Aaron to lay up the Pot of Manna before the Lord chapter XVI verse 34 was performed by him in laying it not before the Testimony not at this time of the Command here but after the Ark and two Tables of the Covenant were made Exod. XXXIII 29. and Ch. XXXVII 1 c. An Omer The Omer and Ephah here seeme quite altered in that Visionary New State of Israel chapter XVI verse 36 Ezek. XLV 11. Unlesse Gnomer and Chomer be two several measures which I rather incline unto and conceive the truth to be this That 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Exod. XVI 36. is the tenth part of an Ephah as is there set down whereunto accords that ver 16. it being the measure of the eating of Manna sufficient for a man by the day But 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ezek. XLV containes ten Ephahs or Baths both being of the same measure v. 11. and 14. And hereunto accords that Esay V. 10. where one 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for so the word is there written as it is in Ezek. XLV yeelds but one Ephah i. e. the tenth part of the seed it being a judgement of famine there denounced See also Levit. XXVII 16. And this may serve for the better explication of my Annotations upon that place of Ezekiel contained in the second Edition of the great Annotations printed 1651. Rock Rocks twice smitten chapter XVII verse 6 this Rock Exod. XVII 6. And that water going likely into the Red Sea and so failing them in the 32. Station at Ezion-gaber Upon their new murmuring another Rock was smitten 39 years after Num. 20. 1 13. And both called the waters of Meribah Went up Moses nine or ten times goes up to the Lord on Mount Sinai chapter XIX verse 3 See Exod. XIX 3 7 8 10 14 20 21 25. and Ch. XX. 21. and Ch. XXIV 3 12 13 15 18. and Ch. XXXII 7 15 30. and Ch. XXXIII 6 7 21. and Ch. XXXIV 2 29 34. Moses spake This speech verse 19 not mentioned what it was But seems to be that recorded Heb. XII 21. Priests So verse 22 v. 24. These Priests probably seeme to be the fathers of the families The young men Exod. XXIV 5. might possibly be of those Primogeniti or First-borne which God first challenged to himself within one quarter of a year before Exod. XIII 2. and Ch. XXII 29. And for them the Levites were taken in afterwards Num. III. 12 13 40 41 45. and Ch. VIII 18. Or else such as Moses pleased to imploy in slaying and dressing at least of these Sacrifices Called young men likely as those servants of the King of Assyria are called in the Original young men 2 King XIX 6. An Altar These Altars mentioned in this verse chapter XX verse 24 and v. 25 26. were allowed and appointed for the time much differing from those by appointment made when the Tabernacle and Temple were erected and builded Exod. XXVII 1 c. 2 Chron. IV. 1. Of Altars see more on Levit. XVII 3. In the seventh In the Seventh and Sabbatical year chapter XXI verse 2 beginning in September as the Iubile did The Book of the Law was to be read publikely and solemnly in the beginning of that year The Land was to rest from Culture Lendings vouchsafed to poor Hebrews and then due were to be released and intermitted if not clean remitted Luke VI. 35. Hebrew servants both men and women though bought if not redeemed before were to go out free if themselves would and that liberally furnished Exod. XXI 2 7. and XXIII 11 16. Levit. XXV 4 5 6 7 20 21 22. Deut. XV. 1 18. Jer. XXXIV 14. Who hath betrothed her to himself The Hebrew Text hath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying Not chapter XXI verse 8 and so runs thus Who hath not betroathed her But the Hebrew Criticks commonly called Masorets put for
it V. 37. Moah The Moabites idolaters neighbours and enemies to the Israelites yet Ruth a Moabitesse and our Saviour came of her V. 38. Ben ammi Sonne of my people Ammonites like the Moabites to the Israelites Many foule faults and infirmities in Lot and yet pardoned upon repentance and he commended 2 Pet. 2. 7. CHAP. XX. Verse 1. THence From the Plaines of Mamre ch 18. 1. There it is likely he had now lived about fourteen yeares ch 13. 18. 14. 13. between Kadesh and Shur Ch. 16. 14 7. Gerar Ch. 10. 19. Hither Isaac came to sojourne ch 26. 1 6. and after went from Gerar to the valley of Gerar v. 17. V. 2. She is my sister Abraham falls into the same sinne the second time ch 12. 13. And so Jehoshaphat in joyning with Ahab and after with Ahaziah reproved both times 2 Chron â—9 2. 20. 37. Abimelech The common or usual name of the Kings of the Philistines ch 26. 1. Psal. 34. title See Annoâ— on ch 12. 15. V. 3. God came Psal. 105. 14. in a dream by night Dreams natural are not much to be heeded as being full of vanities and deceits Eccles. 5. 3 7. Esay 29. 7 8. Job 20 8. Dreames are sometimes by the illusions of Satan as to the false Prophets Deut. 13. 1 3 5. Jer. 23. 25 27. 27. 9. 29. 8. Zach. 10. 2. Jude v. 8. Dreames are sometimes supernatural sent of God and bring their evidence and assurance with them God thereby signifying what he would or what men should do And thus God sends dreames sometimes upon extraordinary occasions to wicked men as here to Abimelech and so to Laban Pharaâ—h and his butler and baker to the Midianite Judg. 7. 13. to Nebuchadnezzar to Pilates wife Mat. 27. 19. And all these for the good of his own servants and people And chiefly God sends them to his choice servants themselves as to Jacob to Solomon to Daniel to Joseph the sonne of Jacob to Joseph the husband of the blessed Virgin And this was one of the ordinary meanes whereby God revealed his Will unto his Prophets Numb 12. 6. Joel 2. 28 Acts 2. 17. Under which colour Saul complaines of the want of them 1 Sam. 28. 15. a dead man A condition and exception is implied v. 7. So Jonah 3. v. 4. John 3. 18. The Lord had now struck him and his v. 17 18. And here tells him the cause V. 4 Near her Nor touch her v. 6. being hindred by Gods plague and sicknesse v. 17 18. a righteous Nation Seeing it on his family v. 17 18. and fearing it on all his people and subjects As they sometimes smart for the Princes sinne so ch 34. 24. 2 Sam. 24. 17. so threatened here 27. V. 5. Even she her self said It was even Sarahs sinne also integrity Yet he had a wife v. 17 but haply he thought Polygamy no sin V. 6. Withheld thee Gods restraining grace in the wicked giving meanes to stay from evil Gen. 31. 7. 1 Sam. 25. 26. Gen. 35. 5 Exod. 34. 24. And again sending delusions when it pleaseth him for the punishment of sin 2 Thes. 2. 7. against me Though wronging in it both Abraham and Sarah Psal. 51. 4. V. 7. A Prophet Psal. 105. 15. To whom God familiarly revealed himself and his Will and who foresaw Christs day ch 18. 17 18 19. John 8. 56. Some Prophets foretel this to come some only interpret Scripture as 1 Cor. 14. 3 29. 31 32. Rom. 12. 6. Aaron is called Moses Prophet i. e. Interpreter Exod. 7. 1. and he shall pray for thee Prayer for others is the work of a Prophet Jer 14. 11. 15. 1. 27. 18. V. 12. Indeed she is my sister See Annotat. on chap. 11. 19. V. 13. When God caused me In the Hebrew it is when they even God or the gods caused errare facerent Deus So 2 Sam â— 23. Here Elohim is coupled with a word plural expounded singularly Josh. 24. 19. V. 16. Thy brother As thou callest him This summe is 62. li. 16. sh. a thousand pieces of silver i. e. shekels usually where silver is set down and not the kinde shekels are understood as Numb 7. 13. where in the end shekels are named And where shekels are set down and the mettal not expresed there silver is understood so Exod. 30. 13 15. compared with Exod. 38. 25 26. The common shekel is 1. sh. 3. d. The shekel of the Sanctuary 2. sh. 6. d. i. e. ½ ounce In gold 15. sh. ½ shekel is a Bekah Exod. 38. 26. ¼ is mentioned 1 Sam 98. which is the Romane penny and Grecian drachma our 7. d. ob still counting upon the sacred shekel A common shekel is ten Gerahs our 1. sh. 3. d. The Kings shekel 1. sh. 10. d. ob The sacred shekel is 2. sh. 6. d. Shekel comes of Shakal weigheth whence haply come our skole or skase to weigh they used of old to weigh money A sacred shekel is twenty Gerahs Exod. 30. 13. A Gerah weighed sixteen barley cornes and is our 1. d. ob Of shekel or the Chaldee Selang our shilling seemes to come The Greeks translate shekels didrachmaes or double drams a covering of the eyes Covering of the eyes and face with a vaile is a signe of the wives subjection and of the husbands power Gen. 24. 65. 1 Cor. 11. 3 6 7 10. He is the Guardian of thy chastity to cover thee from the eyes and lusts of all others Thus she was reproved These are rather Moses words then Abimelech here a Heathen King schooles her to her greater shame V. 17. Healed Abimelech Therefore there was some further punishment then the closing up of the womens wombes by barrennesse which was a thing that could not in so short a time either be perceived as a judgement or discerned as a cure upon Abrahams prayer CHAP. XXI Ver. 1. VIsited This word signifieth Gods remembrance care providence performance of what he hath spoken be it good or evil in justice as Exod 20. 5. or in mercy for blessings temporal or spiritual Here for performance of his promise of a childe to Sarah ch 17. 19 21. 18 10 14. V. 2. Conceived Hereupon her faith commended Heb. 11. 11. at the set time Ch. 18. 10 14. Hereupon Isaac is said to be borne by promise Gal. 4. 23 28. Isaac borne at Gerar. V. 3. Isaac So appointed by God ch 17. 19. V. 4. Being eight dayes old On the eighth day chap. 17. 12. V. 5. An hundred yeares old Ch. 17. 1. V. 6. Laugh For joy now Esay 54. 1. 66. 10. Gal. 4. 27. not out of diffidence as ch 18. 12 13 15. Laughing is taken for mocking or laughing to scorne v. 9. V. 7. Who would have said So Esay 49. 21. Rom. 4. 18. children As daughters for daughter and sonnes for sonne ch 46. 7 23. V. 8. Weaned So Samuel 1 Sam. 22. 23 24. It is not said at what yeare of his age feast Fitter at that time then at the time
that God is ignorant of what is in man but to make it the better known to himself and others So Exod. 15. 25. 16. 4. Deut. 8. 2 16. 13. 3. Indeed God and Satan may both have an hand in one and the same tentation as in Davids numbring the people 2 Sam. 24. 1â— 1 Chron. 21. 1. But to far different ends both Satan and wicked men tempted our Saviour often in the Gospels with an evil minde to an evil end And the sinful Israelites are said often to tempt God by making doubt and trial of his presence Providence Wisdome Power and so by unbelief and murmurings tempting and provoking him to wrath And so Ananias and Sapphira tempted the Spirit of the Lord. And Paul gives the caveat that we tempt not Christ 1 Cor. 10. 9. And again tentations are taken for troubles afflictions persecutions which try the truth and strength of Gods graces in his children And so if God lead into temptation Matth. 26 13. he will with it give you the issue and outgate 1 Cor. 10. 13. Here God doth so wiâ—h Abraham in a marvellous trial of his faith and obedience V. 2. And he said In such a manner as he could not doubt but it was God and no Satanical illusion thy only sonne Isaac Only in thy family Ishmael was gone and we never read he returned but to the burial of his father ch 25. 9. And it seems at this time Abraham had not taken Keturah or had no children by her Thy only Isaac that childe of Promise Heb. 11. 18. Thy only begotton son Heb. 11. 17. namely of Sarah thy lawful wise the freeâ—woman wâ—om thou lovest Above all and that for many good reasons land of Moriah Here afterwards Solomon built the Temple 2 Chron. 3. 1. Moriah had this name afterwards upon the occasion in the fourteenth verse a burnt-offering Not that God intended he should do it But this was for trial of his rare faith and obedience and that in a most extraordinary way and manner For indeed here all that was in Abraham as a Man Father Husband Believer Professor of Religion were put to trial Heb. 11. 19. one of the mountaines It was a mountainous countrey Psal. 125 2. The mountaine or hill Sion was close by it V. 3. Rose up early It seemes the command was given in the night Here in this strange trial is his strange and ready quick obedience and went From Beer-sheba in the land of the Philistines ch 21. 31. 33 34. and v. 19. of this chapter God had told him More particularly then at first v. 2. 4 9. V. 4. The third day Either he went leisurely or some occasions might let and hinder him in his travel V. 5. Abide you here Lest they should hinder him lad The same word used of Joshuah when he was thirty yeares old ch 41. 12. and of Joseph when he was fifty three yeares old as appears in that he lived fourty yeares in the wildernesse and seventeen yeares after Moses death and his whole life was one hundred and ten Josh. 24. 29. and so of Benjamin Gen. 43. 8. when at that time he had nine or ten sons ch 46. 21. And so of Absalom at the time of his death 2 Sam. 18. 29. and come again to you He speaks this as a man astonished and amazed or in humane frailty or as Prophet as Caiaphas did John 11. 49. 50 51. not knowing or meaning what his words would bear Heb. 11. 19. and so v. 8. V. 6. And laid it upon Isaac Isaac a type of Christ in many things Christ the only Sonne of his Father Well-beloved Son in whom he is well-pleased the promised seed bore his Crosse was bound sacrificed meekly submitted being obedient unto death rose again as Isaac from the Altar V. 9. And bound Isaac Telling him no doubt at this time Gods whole command and he having only his fathers word for it yet readily submits and obeyes V. 10. To slay his sonne Heb. 11. 17 18. James 2. 21 22 23. V. 11. And the Angel Christ the Angel of the Covenant who speaks of himself as God v. 12. sweareth by himself and promiseth as God and is called Jehovah v. 16 17 18. Out of Heaven So to Hagar ch 21. 17. V. 12. Lay not thine hand Heb. 11. 19. God accepts the Will for the deed 2 Cor. 8. 12. Against idolaters sacrificing their children both Jewes and Gentiles haply upon this pretended example V. 13. Behinde him Likely that way the Angels voice sounded aram This is for the Lamb mentioned v. 7 8. This he toâ—k as sent from God 1 Pet. 1. 19. V. 14. Jehovah Jirch The Lord will see or will be seen answerable to that v. 8. Mori-Jah is of the same signification so Jehovah-Nissi Exod. 17. 15. Jehovah Shammah Ezech. 48. 35. in the Mount of the Lord it shall be seen The meaning of the proverb is that in due time and place God will help and provide for his children and they shall see it V. 16. By my self have I sworne Heb. 6. 13 14 17 18. Sometimes God doth swear by his Soul Jer. 51. 14. by his Holinesse Amos 4. 2. by his Name Jer. 44. 26. And all this is to swear by himself saith the Lord Thus saith Christ of himself In like manner Ps. 2. 7. for because Not for the merit of this prompt obedience The Promise was freely made afore ch 12. 2. 13. 16. 15. 5. 17. 2 4 5 6 16. But as an occasion of repeating and confirming the Promise finding him rightly qualified and to encourage him and others to the execution of faith and obedience V. 17. In blessing Surely under the name blessing is meant the Promise of eternal salvatation thy seed Isaacs posterity ch 21. 12. possesse the gate Ch. 24. 60. where all publick places were for consultation for judgement Job 31. 21. Deut. 22. 15. 21. 19. Amos 5 12 15. and which were the strongest fortifications The meaning is thy seed shall subject them and bring their strength and government under command their holds and cities Mat 16. 18. V. 18. In thy seed Christ. So the Apostle applies it Gal. 3. 16 18. Jer. 4. 2. Ps. 72 17. Beer-sheba Ch. 21. 31 33 34. V. 20 Milcah Ch. 1. 29. Abraham sends thither for a wife for Isaac ch 24. 15 47. V. 21. Uz In this land Job dwelled Job 1. 1. There is another Uz ch 10. 23. and another ch 36. 28. Buz Job 32. 2. dwelt by his elder brother Uz in Arabia Jer. 25. 20 23 24. Kemuel the father of Aram Aram throughout the Bible is turned in Greek Syria and Syrians as Mizraim is Egypt and Cush Ethiopia V. 22. Bethuel Ch. 24. 15. V. 23. Rebekah Isaacs wife ch 24. 15 67 For this cause chiefly is this Genealogy here set down V. 24. And his Concubine An half wife sometimes called by the name of a wife yet not solemnly betrothed nor taken with dowry nor Partner in the Government of the family but subject to
and 29 9. Exod. 2. 16. V. 17. Ran to meet her v. 13. but had removed a little aloof off to give way â—o Rebekah and to mark her V. 22. Took a golden ear-ring To give her as taking or receiving Psal. 68. 19. is expounded giving Eph. 4. 8. He puts the ear-ring upon her face v. 47. after he had asked whose daughter she was Shekel See Annotat. on ch 20. 16. and on ch 23. 15. Half a shekel is called Bekah Ex. 38. 26. V. 26. Worshipped v. 52. ch 22. 5. Exod. 4. 31. This is more then kneeling or bowing of the head This is a prostrating of the whole body a falling down upon the face to the ground Psal. 95. 6. Luke 5. 12. compared with Mat. 8. 2. V. 27. Brethren Kinsfolk v. 48. ch 13. 8. V. 28. Mothers house It seems the custome of those times and places was for the women to dwell in tents and houses apar by themselves v. 67. ch 31. 33. V. 32. And he ungirded i. e. Laban and water to wash Ch. 18. 4. 1 Tim. 5. 10. In those hot countreys men used to go barefoot or with sandals open above V. 33. I will not eate Eph. 6. 5 6 7 8. V. 47. Upon her face Some were worne in the eare some on the forehead which hanged down to the nose Ezech. 16. 12. Esay 3. 21. V. 48. Daughter Grandchilde V. 49. Kindly and truly Mercy and truth joyned ch 47. 29. Josh. 2. 14. Prov. 3. 3. Psal. 85. 10. V. 50. Then Laban and Bethuel The sonne set before the father as having the chief managing of all by reason of his fathers age v. 55. bad or good Nothing at all against it chap. 31. 24 29. V. 51. At the Lord hath spoken As we plainly see by the whole carriage of this businesse v. 15. 2 Sam. 16. 10. V. 57. At her mouth About this motion for her sudden departure V. 59. Her nurse Deborah ch 35. 8. Great is the tendernesse of the affections of nursing fathers and nursing mothers Numb 11. 12 13. 1 Thes. 2. 7. Esay 49 22. 2 Sam. 4. 4. V. 61. And followed the man Psal. 45. 10. V. 62. Lahai-roi Ch 16. 14. 12. 9. 25. 11. in the wildernesse of Beersheba ch 21. 14 33 34. â—e dwelt Not apart from his father but with him That Well was not far from Beersheba where Abraham dwelt ch 21. 14 33 34. V. 63. To meditate Or pray or both so the word signifieth Psal. 77 3 6. 12. 119. 15. V. 65. A Veile A signe of modesty and subjection 1 Cor. 11. 5 6 10. The custome was to bring the spouse veiled to her husband The face was covered sometimes for grief and mourning as in Davids mourning for Absalom Sometimes by others in token of wrath and judgement as when Hamans face was covered Sometimes in way of feare and reverence as Elias covered his face 1 Kings 19. 13. V. 67. Sarahs Tent Women it seems had their tents apart ch 31. 33. And Sarahs Tent and furniture it seems was reserved for Isaacs wife and took Rebekah By solemnity of marriage in the fourtieth yeare of his life ch 25. 20. loved her Eph. 5. 25 28. after his mothers death Three yeares before ch 17. 17. 23. 1. Dear and durable was his affection toward his mother CHAP. XXV Ver. 1. THen again Whether in Sarahs life-time cannot certainly be determined The sacred story mentions nothing of Keturab or her children till now after Sarahs death And the words here seem to give it to be after her death And Sarah in her life-time not enduring Hagar and Ishmael would hardly have endured another And Isaac when offered is called his only son And yet on the other side Keturab is called a Concubine implicitely v. 6. and expresly 1 Chron. 1. 32 And though a Coucubine be called a wife yet I finde not that a legitimate wife as she should be after Sarahs death or a second wife is called a Concubine And the words of Abrahams servant seeking a wife for Isaac ch 24. 36. compared with v. 5 6. of this chapter seem to reflect on Keturahs sonnes in Sarahs life-time And which is most of all if Abraham did not take her to wife till after Sarahs death then he must be one hundred thirty eight and likely one hundred and fourty yeares old when he married her and after that begat six sonnes of her whereas the Apostle saith that fourty yeares before that time his body was dead for begetting of children Rom. 4. 19. Gen. 17. 17. 18. 12. If then it were after Sarahs death it must be said that God did renew unto him that masculine strength and vigour of body after fourty yeares by an extraordinary blessing in a marvellous if not miraculous manner and that to make good his Promise of multiplying Abrahams seed ch 17. 5. in others also though principally in Isaac V. 2. Medan Ch. 37. 36. Midian Numb 25. 6 17. Shuah Job 2. 11. V. 3. Sheba Job 1. 15. V. 4. Midian Numb 31. 18. Judg 7. 25. 8. 5. children of Keturah And Grandchildren V. 5. To Isaac As being his only heire and childe of Promise ch 21. 12. a figure of Christ and Christians ch 24. 36. V. 6. Concubines Hagar and Keturah and sent them away from Isaac Because he was to be the heire of Canaaâ— Eastward Arabia Syria Job 1. 3. Job likely came of Keturah Judg. 6. 3. 7. 12. V 7. One hundred seventy five yeares Ch. 15. 15. Heber of whom he was called an Hebrew ch 14. 13. out-living him And Jacob and Esau were then fifteen yeares old v. 26. ch 21. 5. V. 8. Gathered unto his people V. 17. which implies the immortality of the soule and so the phrase of gathering to their fathers Judg. 2. 10. Heb. 12. 23. V. 9. Isaac and Ishmael Ishmael though never received again into Abrahams family yet dwelt not so far off but might heare of his fathers death and come to his burial V. 11. Blessed Isaac Entailed the blessing and Promises made to Abraham on him ch 17. 19. Lahai-roi See ch 24. 62. V. 12. Generations of Ishmael ch 16. 10 12. 17. 20. much exceeded Isaacs 1 Cor. 15. 46. Nebaioth He and his brethren seated in Arabia Esay 21. 13. 60 7. Ezech 27. 21. Jer. 49. 28. V. 15. Tema Job 2. 11. V. 16. Twelve Princes Ch. 17. 20. Like the twelve sonnes of Jacob. V. 18. Havilah Ch. 2. 8. an ample region in Arabia not that Havilah in India Shur Ch. 16. 7 Ex. 15. 22. died in the presence His brethren surviving him ch 16. 12. V. 20. The Syrian So Luke 4. 27. Aramite is translated Syrian by our Saviour Padan-Aram Called Aram-Naharaim ch 24. 10. sometime Padam only ch 48. 7. This is Mesopotamia of Syria distinguished from Aram-Zobah Ps. 60 tit V. 21. Intrcated Often no doubr barren Twenty yeares v. 20 26. many good women in Scripture barren a long time V. 22. Strugled A misery to her and a mystery in her v. 23. if
mothers sonnes Cursed Ch. 12. 3. Numb 24 9. The efficacy of the blessing here did not depend upon the intention of Isaac And no more doth the truth and efficacy of the Sacrament depend upon the intention of the Minister V. 33. Trembled As one perplexed astonished between wonder and feare lest he had done amisse Yea and he shall be blessed By that trembling as by a bit and bridle God restraines him from revoking the blessing And recollecting himself he doth now by faith re-establish it Heb. 11. 20. And after more advisedly chap. 28. 3 4. V. 34. Exceeding bitter cry Yet found no place of repentance no way to change his fathers minde to recal what he had done though he sought it carefully with tears Hebr. 12. 17. Prov. 1. 24 28. V. 35. Thy blessing Which I intended thee and by birth-right pertained to thee V. 36. And he said These words shew no true repentance in Esau. he took away Nay Esau sold it and despised it ch 25. 33 34. my blessing Not his then when the birth-right was none of his V. 37. Thy Lord V. 29. and what shall I do As if he should say comparatively all other blessings are nothing V. 39. The fatnesse of the earth Not unlike that v. 28. Mount Seir was such a place Josh. 24. 4. By faith Isaac blessed Esau concerning things to come Hebr. 11. 20. yet Canaan far surpassed Idumea Besides that Canaan was a type of the heavenly Canaan V. 40. And by this sword shalt thou live With warres and troubles defend thy state and countrey Mat. 10. 34. And not enjoy peace as Jacob Deut. 33. 27 28. Esay 2. 4. and shalt serve thy brother In thy posterity Deut. 33. 29. Gen. 25. 23. 2 Sam. 8. 14. 1 Kings 22. 47. Obad. v. 18 19 21. when thou shalt have the dominion Because of Israels sins as in the days of Jehoram 2 Kings 8. 20. 22. 2. break his yoke Of thy servitude 2 Chron. 21. 8. under which thou wast from Davids dayes till then above one hundred yeares Esay 9. 4. 10. 27. Jer. 27. 8 11. Herod was an Idumean V. 41. Hated Spitefully This shewes no true repentance in him 1 John 3. 12 15. This hatred continued in his posterity Obad v. 10 11 12 13 14 18 19 21. said in his heart Afterwards uttered it in words v. 42. are at hand In his wish and opinion Isaac being now blinde and yet he lived fourty foure yeares after V. 42. Comfort himself To receive his birth-right by killing of thee Revenge is sweet to the enraged wicked man yea the very purpose of it And thus they harden their heart in evil against Gods known Will so did Saul against David 1 Sam. 18. 28. God useth a like speech of himself in an holy sense Ezech. 5. 13. V. 44. A few dayes It proved to be above twenty yeares ch 31. 38. Doubtful whether ever Rebekah saw him again She sent not for Jacob because she saw Esaus rage and malice continue ch 32. 6. V. 45. Both in one day By fighting they might kill each other or if Esau lived they should and would then count him as dead and no better And the Law was such chap. 9. 6. V. 46. Of the daughters of Heth Esaus wives ch 26. 35 34. A wise godly and crafty counsel she conceales from Isaac the hatred of Esau and dangerous discord between his sons CHAP. XXVIII Ver. 1. ANd blessed him Isaac was constant to his first blessing notwithstanding Jacobs craft in getting it Jacob had need of this second blessing to confirme his faith against his future troubles and trials Isaac therefore by his fatherly authority now wittingly and willingly settles it on him again V. 2. Arise go Isaac was not but his fathers servant ch 24. 3 4. 5 6. And he with ten camels c. Jacob here with his staffe in his hand ch 32. 10. and to serve for a wife Hos. 12. 12. thy motheâ—s brother Cousin-germans marry V. 3. A multitude of people Chapter 35. 11. 48. 4. V. 4. The blessing of Abraham His Grandfather who had the Original grant of the blessings both temporal and spiritual earthly and heavenly made over to him and his seed and the blessing chiefly of the promised seed art a stranger Ch. 17. 8. This is to prevent the weakening of his faith by being but a stranger in it still as also his father and Grandfather were unto Abraham By Promise ch 12. 7. and often repeated V. 5. Of Bâ— thuel the Aramite Syrian So Luke translateth the word Luke 4. 27. V. 9. To Ishmael The Ishmaelites for he was dead ch 25. 17. Mahalath Called also Basemath ch 36. 3. sister By the same mother at least if not father Nebaioth Ishmaels eldest sonne ch 25. 13. From him Esau had his sister to wife Ishmael being now dead Esau and she were Cousin-germans two brothers children This Esau did to please his father and strengthen himself by the Ishmaelites against Jacob. And now he hath three wives assoon likely as Jacob had any V. 10. From Beersheba Ch. 26. 23. toward Haran Charran Acts 7. 2. a long journey seven dayes journey in Labans pursuit to Mount Gilead ch 31. 22 23. which Mount stretched through the two tribes and 1 2 beyond Jordan Eastward And now was Jacob seventy five or seventy six yeares old See Annot. on ch 29. 21. V. 11. And he lighted By Gods Providence chap. 32. 10. because the Sun was set And so or for wearinesse he did not reach Luz after called Bethel Though it were hard by v. 19. It is conceived to be near fifty English miles distant from Beer-sheba and from Jerusalem eight miles Northward for his pillowes Hard distresse He went so meanly from his parents or haply stole away in a sort lest Esau should lie in wait for him by the way as he did at his returne ch 32. 6. Abrahams servant went with great state so that Rebekah calls him Lord ch 24. 18. But Jacob with his staffe in his hand ch 32. 10. V. 12. Dreamed A divine dream See Annot. on ch 15. 1. and on ch 20. 3. Ladder Signifying Christ John 1. 51. In his two natures personally united Heaven and earth are as it were joyned together And by him the only Mediatour is man reconciled to God Colos. 1. 20. by him the Angels for our service and the Holy Ghost and his gifts descend down to us and we and our prayers have accesse and ascend unto God And secondarily hereby is signified the Providence of God in governing the world Psal. 113. 5 6. and particularly his provident care over Jacob in his journey going and returning v. 13 15. and 32. 1 2. And both these specially by the Ministery of Angels Psal. 91. 11 12. Heb. 1. 13 14. earth Denoting Christs humanity and his conversing with men Joh. 16. 28. Heaven Denoting his Deity and Mediation or negotiation for men with God Heb. 8. 1. 9. 24. John 14. 6. ascending Coming and going looking
Rachel made account that some part of her barrennesse was put away and some of her husbands good will swayed from her sister whose envious rival she was to her side V. 4. Handmaid to wife Called a Concubine ch 35. 22. so a secondary wife is called such was Hagar ch 16. 3. Keturah 1 Chron. 1. 32. and Zilpah v. 9. yeâ— she and Zilpah are called his two women-servants ch 32. 22. The sonnes of Bilhah and Zilpah became Heads of tribes and did in herit in Canaan as well as the sonnes of Leah and Rachel V. 5. And bare Jacob a sonne An improbable cunjecture it is that this should be the same yeare wherein Leah did bear Levi. V. 6. God hath judged me On my side against Leah who upbraided me with barrennesse as Peninnah did Hannah 1 Sam. 1 6. so judging is used 1 Sam. 24. 15. 2 Sam 18. 19 Gen 49. 16. V. 8. Have I wrastled By prayer and by all meanes V. 9 Left bearing An improbable conjecture it is that it was not above half a yeare that she stayed ere she conceived again And yet to these straits they are driven that hold the opinion that Jacob did not marry till the beginning of the last seven yeares service V. 13. Call me blessed Luke 1. 48. Cant. 6. 9 V. 14. Reuben Must now needâ— be more then five yeares old rather eight or nine having seven brethren at this time borne after him three of his own mother and foure by the two Hand-maids whiles his mother left off bearing And yet if he were now but five or six yeares old as the late Annotat. affirme on this verse there would remain but one or two yeares for her three last children Issachar Zebulun and Dinah which helps still to make against the foresaid opinion formerly rejected mandrakes Pleasant to the eye and of a sweet smell Cant. 7. 13. Lovely flowers whether those we call mandrakes iâ—is uncertain But it seemes they were of some esteeme amongst them such ado is here kept about them V. 15. Hast taken my husband His affection from me and so his conjugâ—l duty belonging to me that he doth estrange himself from my bed through thee Haply these contentions were not meerly carnal but aimed and reached further shall lie with thee Rachel makes ill use of her husbands great affection to her takes upon her the disposal of his person and hires him out â—or a trifle to her sister V. 16. Leah went out to meet him To make sure he should not go in to Rachel It seems they had several tents V. 17. And God hearkened unto Leah v. 22. Therefore she prayed to him for a child Gods Providence reacheth to the numbring of our haires Mat. 10. 30. and she conceived Not the same yeare that Zilpah her Hand-maid had her first sonne much lesse the fifth yeare of the last seven yeares service V. 21. Diuah Ch. 34. V. 23. My reproach Of Barrennesse 1 Sam. 1. 6. Esay 4. 1. Luke 1. 25. V. 24. The Lord shall adde Prayer-wise See the accomplishment ch 35. 7. V. 25. When Rachel had borne Jacob then was ninety yeares old send me away He being now out of Labans debt chap. 31. 41. mine own place Ch. 28. 13. The respect he had to the Promise made him earnest to return thither V. 26. Give me my wivâ—s cb 21. 21. He would not have stollen them away against his will and have married them after He had served for them and yet here craves his good leave to depart Though afterwards upon good occasion he steales away ch 31. 20. V. 27. Favour in ahine eyes Ch. 18. 3. for thy sake Ch 39. 3. V. 30. Since my coming And at my labour and now when I being now ninety yeares old 1 Tim. 5. 8. He alters his former real intention to return presently upon good considerations And God did not command his return till ch 31. 3 13. V. 31. Not give me any thing No fit wages nothing out of thy precedent or present estate but out of that which shall accrew to thee afterwards V. 32. I will passe through Jacob will depend upon Gods bounty rather then upon Labans churlish covetousnesse and of such shall be my hire Of the speckled only when no speckled ones were left in the flock But only white ones V. 34. I would it might be For this was likely to be a good bargain for Laban for naturally cattel bring forth young ones like themselves yet seeing the issue of this Laban changes this course ch 31. 7. V. 37. Rods This he did at the ramming-time and it seems by Gods command ch 31. 9 10. 11 12. in recompence of his sore labours ch 31. 38 40. As the Israelites dealt with the Egyptians at Gods command And otherwise Laban would have sent him away empty ch 31. 42. Ezech 39. 10. V. 38. Conceive The colour of the rods haply made also the shadowes of the rams that leaped upon them to appear particoloured in the water And the strength of fancy or imagination is much at such a time of conception and specially with Gods blessing upon it as here V. 40. The Lambs That were particoloured and set the faces That so they might conceive the like as they did before by seeing the pilled rods in the troughs his own flocks by themselves Not amongst Labans cattel lest his own seeing Labans cattel of one colour shouln engender the like to Labans and so be Labans not his A third device V. 43. Increased exceedingly Thus even in temporal things God abundantly blessed him ch 31. 9. CHAP. XXXI Ver. 1. GOtten all this glory i. e. riches Riches procure men honour and glory in the eyes of the world And worldly men esteem them as their chiefest glory Psal. 49. 16 17. Riches and glory or honour are joyned together Prov. 3. 16. 8. 18. Eccl. 6. 2. V. 2. Countenance Bewrayes the heart its looking glasse V. 3. Returne Thus God removes all Jacobs feares and doubts And Jacob makes use of it ch 32. 9. V. 5. Hath been with me To bid me returne v. 3 13. V. 7. Ten times That is many times So Numb 14. 22. Job 19. 3. Lev. 26. 26. Zech. 8. 23. yet ten times may well be in six yeares if sheep in Mesopotamia bring forth young twice a yeare as some say now they do in Italy suffered him not God 's restraining grace in the wicked ch 20. 6. V. 8. Ring straked With a round strake like a ring of a contrary colour about their leg Thus Laban ties and restraines him to that one mark all the cattelâ— For the greatest part V. 9. God hath No fraud in Jacob. V. 10. In a dream Sent of God six yeares afore this time and this apparition v. 13. V. 11. Angel The God of Bethel v. 13. which appeared to him in Bethel ch 28. 13. ch 48. 16. the Angel of the Covenant Mal. 3. 3. Exod. 23 20 21. V. 13. I am the God This Apparition was six yeare after the former of
24. 3. V. 52. To thee For harme V. 53. The God of Nahor the God of their father Terah both idolaters Josh. 24. 2. The idolater sweares by his gods his idols V. 54. Offered sacrifice Killed beasts for a feast not sacrifice Feasts used at the making of Covenants ch 26. 30. Numb 22. 40. 1 Kings 1. 9. 19 21. 1 Sam. 28. 44. V. 55. Blessed them Thus God over-rules the wicked so ch 33. 4. so he turned Balaams curse into a blessing Numb 23. 11. Deut. 23. 5. so the mindes of the Barbarians towards Paul Acts 28. 4 5 6. CHAP. XXXII Verse 1. ANgelis of God To comfort and confirm him against the future fear and danger by Esau Psal 91. 11. met him In a visible Apparition when he was awake V. 2. Gods Host Camp Army Heavenly souldiers Luke 2. 13. Horses and charets of fire 2 Kings 6. 17. fighting for Gods people against their enemies Dan. 10. 13 20. 2 Kings 19. 35. Psal. 34. 7. Hoste For their Numbers Order Power Employment Angel the Guardian of Jacob but two Hosts Heb. 1. 14. No Angel is restrained from a particular ministration to any of the Elect nor any of the Elect so allotted to the custody of any Angel that he may not expect the protection of many Mahanaim Two armies the word is of the Dual number Cant. 6. 13. on either hand of him or before and behinde Ps. 34. 7. 91. 11. Here is not one peculiar Angel It seems not so likely that by the two Armies should be meant the one of the Angels the other of Jacobs family Hence likely is the name of that City Josh. 21. 38. in the tribe of Gal assigned to the Levites the children of Merari V. 3. Land of Seir Ch. 14. 6. Deut. 2. 22. The Horims dwelt there afore called Seir not from Esau but from Seir a Chorite or Horite ch 36. 20 21. ch 14 6. Thither was Esau gone ch 36. 6 7 8. And that lay in Jacobs way which he must passe V. 4. My Lord Esau. Thy servant Jacob V. 18. 33. 8. Not here by prejudicing or renouncing the birth-right or blessing ch 27. 29. Though yielding for a time as David after he was anointed did to Saul so Jacob here to pacifie Esaus old malice and present rage v. 5. Prov. 15. 1. waiting by faith for the Promise which was to be accomplished in future times I have sojourned with Laban As an exile as it were so long and rendering to him an accompt of his time spent V. 5. And I have oxen And so will not be burdensom to him or to his fathers house not gape after his fathers riches nor be a reproach to their family by his poverty nor seek Esaus favour for his own profit sake to tell my lord q. d. I would not passe by thee without acquainting thee with it V. 6. Foure hundred men Most likely with a bloody intent how grievous soever it might be to his aged father v. 8. These were too many for ostentation sake V. 7. Greatly afraid The infirmity of the flesh appears the Angels being gone he divided V. 8. Another division ch 33. 1 2. Good and godly policy so v. 16 17 18. and ch 14. 15. 30. 38. V. 9. O God He falls to prayer as his only safe-guard And prayers not to the Angels that appeared for their mediation But labours to strengthen himself and his faith in God and his Promises and Word throughout his Prayer of my father To whom thou hast made such promises He prayes not to Abraham which saidst unto me Return Ch. 31. 13. Be now as good as thyword to me obeying it V. 10. I am not worthy of the least Nor of this I now beg so ch 18. 27. 2 Sam. 9 7 8. Luke 17. 10. Though he justly pleaded his merit to Laban ch 31. 38. the truth In performing thy gracious Promises and Predictions this Jordan Now in sight being in Mount Gilead or nearer two bands V. 7. V. 11. And the mother with the children Or upon them as Hos. 10. 14. Deut 22. 6. V 12. And thou saidest Ch. 28. 14 15. 31. 3. V. 13. Which came to his hand The night and his haste to prevent his brother would not suffer him to stand upon choice 1 Sam 25. 8. a Present Rich of five hundred and eighty head of cattel a stock for breed As Jacob prayeth and trusteth in God and his Promises so yet he useth means Prov. 17. 8. 18. 16. V. 16. A space betwixt V. 20. To mitigate his displeasure by degrees ch 33. 8 9. and that if he fell in hostile manner upon the first the other might seek the better to escape V. 20. Jacob is behinde us Lest Esau might surmise that he sent these only that he in the mean season might escape some other way V. 21. That night Not that v. 13. but the night following having spent the day before in sending away the droves and Presents by his servants V. 22. Two women-servants So are Bilhah and Zilpah called here eleven sonnes Dinah his daughter not mentioned And Benjamin not yet borne Jabbâ—ak Deut. 2. 37. 3. 16. Numb 21. 24. Josh. 12. 2. Judg. 11. 13. the border of the children of Ammon If Jacob now had not been well setled in the confidence of Gods Protection he would not likely have passed over this river as having better meanes to escape on the other side Or rather he being last stayed yet on the other side of the river V. 23 Sent them ever He remaining behinde left alone on the other side v. 24. And there without knowledge of any wrestled with the Angel that night v. 24. 26 31. V. 24. Wrestled Jacob wrestling both spiritually and corporally He deignes this who afterwards deigned to be borne in a stable to die on a Crosse for us Esay 55. 8. 1 Cor. 1. 27 28. a man God in the shape of a man even Christ v. 26 28 30. Called God and an Angel Hos. 12. 3 4. that Angel Gen. 48. 16 Mal. 3. 1. that Arch-Angel Michael Jude v. 9. After he had stayed behinde alone purposely to pray as he did Hos. 12. 4. with weeping at the last the Lord appeared and set on him with wrâ—stling until the breaking of the day A private wrastling without Spectators v. 26. nor then did Jacob fully know with whom he wrastled V. 25. And when he saw This is spoken after the manner of men God knowes all with one pure and perfect act that he prevailed not With that measure of strength which God in that assumed body was then pleased to take and use Gen. 19. 22. Mar. 6. 5. Mat. 15. 22. 24. 27 28. Exod. 32 10. Luke 24. 29. To confirme him hereby that he should prevail with Esau. out of joynt The huckle-bone where the Sciatica is to humble him that he should not be exalted out of measure but know by whose indulgence he did prevaile and this halting to remain as a monument of it and of this Apparition V.
sacks mouth before V. 10. My servant The steward speaks in his Lord Josephs name V. 12. And be searched He knew well how not to meddle with that end of the sacks where he had put their money V. 13. Rent their clothes See Annot. on ch 37. 39 34 V. 14. He was yet there Expecting their return V. 15. What deed As ch 3. 13. 4 10. can certainly divine See Annot. on v 5 V. 16. What shall we say Their consciences clear and yet their conviction seems as clear They knew not what Apology to make God hath found out So ch 42. 28. If we see not evident cause of our affliction let us look to the secret counsel of God who punisheth us justly for our sins A good use of afflictions and crosses Esay 27. 9. Gen. 42 21 22. Judah thought this his best argument and way having no legal excuse or defence to make for the clearing of themselves though he was sure enough of Benjamins innocency and could not upon this occasion but remember the putting of their money in their sacks yet he durst not accuse any of Josephs family nor stand out against him but yields and submits as an hopeful way to procure favour with a man of a generous spirit iniquity Our other sins though free of this both we V. 9. and he also Not die aâ— v. 9. but be servant as v. 10. is found He forbears to say that he stole it V. 17. He shall be my servants Joseph confirmes his stewards dealing v. 10. In Moses Law for theft restitution should be made in some cases double in some fourefold if the party not able thereto then to be sold or become a slave to him from whom he had stollen Exod. 22. 31. Here Josephs power and their own yielding bindes them V. 18. Then Judah came near Judah before v. 16. And now Judah more addresseth himself to plead because he had undertaken for Benjamin ch 43. 8. 9. in my Lords eares But an Interpreter yet still for ought we reade as Pharaoh And so thine anger would be dreadful and deadly Prov. 19. 12. have ye a father See Annot. on ch 43. 7. V. 20. A little one Ex enuating his age by an officious lie to excuse his taking so long a journey See Annot. on ch 43. 8. V. 26. We cannot go down Ch. 43. 5. We will not go down V. 27. My wife bare me Rachel his wife by way of eminency first in his choice and dearest in his love Leah but by fraud V. 28. Torne in pieces Thus Joseph might perceive how they coloured to their father their dealing with him V. 30. Bound up in the Lads life 1 Sam. 18. 1. If he die or be thought so the father cannot live V. 33. In stead of the Lad A filial affection to his old father And yet love useth more to descend then ascend V. 34. How shall I go He would rather remain here a servant or prisoner CHAP. XLV Verse 1. REfrain himself before Upon this supplication of Judah though hitherto he had refrained ch 43. 31. to go out He would not have his brethrens fault divulged nor his own passion being a man of his place so openly discovered as to weepe aloud before others V. 2. Wept aloud No thought of revenge for their cruel usage of him heard it V. 16. V. 3. Could not answer him Through astonishment at the wonder and the prick of their guilty conscience V. 4. Come near They had kept no doubt at a reverend distance from him so great a Lord. ye sold Tells this not to upbraid them but to assure them it is he V. 5. not grieved Ch. 31. 35. nor angry with your selves He comforts them 2 Cor â— 7. Look up to Gods Providence who turnes your sin to good for God did send V. 8. Ps. 105. 16 17. V. 6. Neither earing nor harvest None till Joseph supplied them with corne for it the last yeare ch 47. 23. or as good as none few had corne to sowe few would attempt to sowe as being to expect little or no increase by Josephs prediction V. 8. But God Ch. 50. 20. Josph cleares not his breâ—thren but he cheeres them up in contemplation of Gods merciful Providence who turnes their sin to much good God can and doth bring good out of evil out Judas sin and others in the death of Christ the salvation of mankinde Acts 4. 27 28. a father to Pharaoh Judges 17. 10 11. Gen. 41. 40 44. As a son follows the direction of a father so did Pharaoh Josephs V. 10. Goshen A Province between Nilus and the red-sea very fruitful ch 46. 28 29. 47. 1. 6 27. Another Goshen in Canaan Josh. 11. 16. 10. 41. 15. 51. This he saith presuming of Pharaohs assent ch 47. 4 6. near unto me On the City whence he married and where he most resided was near to Goshen V. 12. My mouth And not an Interpreters as chap. 42. 23. V. 15. He kissed See Annot. on ch 20. 13. talked with him Having overcome their astonishment and feare talked of any thing he or they desired to know V. 16. And his servants The Courtiers envied not but honoured Joseph V. 19. Thou art commanded Thou needest no more authority or instructions from me V. 20. Regard not your stuffe That is not portable Here you shall be supplied V. 22. Changes of raiment Such as were used to be given for honour or reward 2 Kings 5. 22. Zech. 3. 4. Judg. 14. 12. Apoc. 6. 11. 7. 9 14. Three hundred Shekels See Annotat. on ch 20. 16. and on ch 23. 16. V. 24. Fall not out by the way About the selling of me Reubens former words ch 42. 22. occasioned haply this charge V. 26. Heart fainted Between hope and doubt between joy and feare Unbelief and doubting weakeneth the heart Rom. 4 19 20. Mat. 14. 31. Believed them not So he fell into that fainting swooning fit Luke 24. 41. They beleeved not for joy Jacob might the lesse believe them because of their former lie they had told him of Joseph V. 27. Revived Rose out of that swoone as it were His failing of spirit did not altogether take away the use of his sight and senses but that he saw the wagons V. 28. It is enough Here is proof enough And it is enough to me that he is alive and enough for me if I may be so happy as to see him once before die chap. 46. 30. CHAP. XLVI Verse 1. TO Beer sheba This was in the way from Hebron to Egypt the most Southern part of Canaan Here Abraham and Isaac had much been See Annot. on ch 21. 31. sacrifices Of thanks for the tydings of Joseph and to consult with God about his going into Egypt and thereby to worship God V. 2. In the visions of the night See Annot. on ch 15. 1. what this vision was and in what manner is not set down Jacob Jacob To rouse him up to attention and for more certainty as ch 22. 11. 1
though in that favour and of that power ch 45. 19. yet would not do it without the Kings expresse consent Goshen See Annot. on ch 45. 10. for every shepherd See Annot. on ch 43. 32. CHAP. XLVII Verse 1. GOshen See Annotat. on chap. 45. 10. 46. 28. V. 2. Five men Not set down which five and therefore guesses here are but idle and curious V. 3. Occupation Ch. 46. 33. Jonah 1. 8. 2 Thes. 3. 10. Good Magistrates inquisitive against idlenâ—sse as the bane of a Common-wealth shepherds Every one a shepherd v 6. ch 46. 34. V. 4. To sojourne For a time duriâ—g the famine This likely their intent at first and not to leave Canaan Though afterwards for Josephs sake and his great accommodations afforded them they continued their abode there And afterwards the following Kings against the Lawes of Hospitality kept them as bond slaves no pasture It failed sooner in Canaan then in Egypt and Goshen Canaan being an higher land let thy servants dwell Pharaoh made a frank offer ch 45. 18 20. Joseph intended this place for them ch 45. 10. His brethren here requested it and no doubt by Josephs direction ch 46 34. Thus by this meanes Joseph in his modesty would gaine Pharaohs â—onsent to this particular place V. 6. Of Activity Men of fit and able parts are to be chosen to places and offices Jacob blessed Pharaoh Saluted him with prayer for his welfare and thanks and praise for his bounty to Joseph to him and his children 2 Kings 4. 29. Numb 6. 23 24. Mat. 26. 26. with Luke 22. 19. so again when Jacob left Pharaoh v. 10. V. 9. Of my pilgrimage Pilgrims here seeking after a better countrey an heavely Heb. 11. 9 13. 13. 14. 1 Chron. 29. 15. Psal. 39. 12. 119. 19. Jacobs flittings from Labai roi to Gerar to the valley of Gerar to Rehoboth to Beersheba to Bethel to Haran in Mesopotamia to Gilead to Mahanaim to Succoth to Shalem in Sechem to Bethel to Ephrath to Mamre to Beersheba to Egypt to Pharaohs Court one hundred and thirty yeares Therefore Jacob was ninety when Joseph was borne and seventy six when he came to Laban v 28. and have not attained Abraham lived to one hundred seventy five Isaac to one hundred and eighty V. 11. Ramases Exod. 12. 37. The City built after by the Israelites Exod. 1. 11. After the Israelites multiplied and spread further and had Egyptian families among them and about them whence their doores were distinguished by the blood Exod. 12 7 23. and v. 35 37. they soon borrowed jewels of them V. 12. According As a child is nourished by the nurse ch 45. 11. 49. 24. 50. 21. lovingly tenderly carefully V. 13. Fainted Yet now among strangers God satisfies his Church with fulnesse V. 14. All the money into Pharaohs house His treasury Josephs fidelity V. 15. Money failed Generally for the most part â—almost totally give us bread Yet ask it in an humble manner v. 17. 18 19 25. V. 18. The second yeare Namely after their cattel was sold which seemes to have been the sixth yeare of the famine the second of their extremity V. 19. And our land Die become desolate As trees while they bear fruit are said to live when not to die so may the ground and give us seed This is the seventh year of the famine V. 21. He removed them So to gain the right of propriety and possession from the people to Pharaoh The people mutinie not in all these extremities nor break open the granaries of Pharaoh but by Josephs prudence and Gods over-ruling Providence keep their loyalty and obedience Thus Chams posterity was brought into bondage ch 9. 25. V. 22. Only the land of the Priests Or Princes Pharaohs chief Officers and Lords as ch 41. 45. See Annos on that place ch 14. 18. if it be here understood of Priests as the Chaldee and LXX translate it This shews Pharaohs care not Josephs for he favoured not idolatrous Priests to preserve their rights and revenues to save their lands from alienation to maintain them so Jezabel 1 King 18. 19. These shall rise up in judgement against many Christian Kings and people who neglect the maintenance of the Ministers of the Gospel V. 24. The fifth part He might have required the halfe or have allowed them but the fifth part Here then he deales not with them injuriously or uncharitably making his best advantage of their necessity But mercifully as themselves confesse v. 25. and yet faithfully as became the steward of Pharaoh whose corne he sold. This fifth part was no more then was laid up in the yeares of plenty ch 41. 44. V. 25. Pharaohs servants His Farmers and Tenants V. 27. Multiplied exceedingly So God fulfilled his Promise ch 46. 3. V. 28. Seventeen yeares So long Joseph nourished his father in Egypt as his father had nourished him at home V. 29. Thy hand under my thigh See Annot on ch 24 2. Jacob requires this oath not so much doubting Josephs obedience herein but that he might alledge it to Pharaoh ch 50. 5. and so decline the envy of the Egyptians and their surmising of his scorning their land and that it might be a testimony of his faith in Gods Promises for possessing the land of Canaan that as a type of Heaven Heb. 11. 9 10 14 15 16. and for a strengthening of the faith of his seed that they should return thither And for this also Joseph layes his bones as it were at stake ch 50. 25. Heb. 11. 22. Thus being dead they teach and preach faith to them V. 30. But I will lie Lie down and sleep Such is death lie in burial with my fathers Abraham and Isaac See v. 29. V. 31. Bowed himself Unto God with thankfulnesse Heb. 11. 21. His religious thoughts now near his end took up his minde with matter of praying to God and praising of God And though weak and bedâ—id yet he would not do it without some outward expression of devout reverence This bowing then was not to Joseph ch 48. 12. nor yet towards the East or Canaan but to God so David 1 Kings 14. upon the beds head The LXX read it leaning upon the top of his staffe The Hebrew word without pricks or vowels serves both Mittch is a bed Matteh is a staffe The LXX sure had a copy without pricks The Apostle follows the LXX in Heb. 11. 21. See Annot. on ch 46. 27. and on ch 11. 12. Jacob turning his face to the bed and so rearing himself upon the boulster at his beds head he then bowed himself and worshipped the Lord ch 48. 2. 1 Kings 1. 47 48. And it well may be that to help himselfe herein in his great weaknesse he might leane upon the top of his staffe which he had in his hand being an old man and the Apostle knowing this also to be true did not therefore stick to alledge the place according to the Translation of the LXX CHAP. XLVIII Verse
unclean might eate of common meats as the child-bed-woman Levit. XII But in no case of Sacred meats as Leviticus VII 20. Fat the Fat of other cleane Beasts then of such as were fit for Sacrifice verse 25 was allowed to be eaten Levit. VII 25. The Fat also of the flesh or body of the beast sacrificed might lawfully be eaten Neh. VIII 10. Esay XXV 6. and LV. 2. But the Fat or Suet that was about the flanck and the kidneys or about and upon the entrails Levit. III. 3 4. was reserved out of all Sacrifices as Gods portion to be burnt upon his Altar Levit. III. 15 16. and IV. 8 10. and XVII 6. Deut. XXXII 38. 1 Sam. II. 15 16. And is forbidden therefore to be eaten by any Levit. III. 17. and XVII 23 25. Take Aaron On the same day chapter VIII verse 2 36. that is the first day of the first moneth of the second year Moses began to consecrate and anoint the Tabernacle Altar and all things belonging to them As also Aaron and his sonnes Exod. XL. 1 17. Levit. VIII 1 36. Anointed Aaron and all his sons were at first anointed verse 12 v. 30. Num. III. 3. XXXV 25. Psal. CXXXIII 2. Not the Levites And the High-Priest onely was anointed afterwards Exod. XXIX 29 30. Levit. XVI 32. We read oft of the Anointing of Kings 1 Sam. X. 1. XVI 13. 2 Sam. 11. 4. 1 Kings I. 39. 2 Kings IX 6. XXIII 30. Psal. LXXXIX 20. But never of Prophets That of Elisaeus 1 Kings XIX 16. seemes not to have beene done with material oile see ver 19. As neither that of Hazael to be King of Syria compare 1 Kings XIX 15. with 2 Kings VIII 13. nor that of Absolon 2 Sam. XIX 10. nor that of Cyrus Esay XLV 1. there being no such custome of oiling Kings in his Countrey But anointing in those places is taken simply without that Ceremony for designing them to their Offices Burned Moses at the Consecration of Aaron verse 1 and his sons Sacrificed with Common Fire See ver 20. 21 28. But upon Aarons first Sacrificing fire came out from before the Lord out of the Sanctuary or came down from heaven rather Levit. IX 24. which must never after be suffered to go out Nadab and Abihu Nadab and Abihu took Strange or Common Fire chapter X verse 16 and not fire from the Altar of Burnt-Offering which was sent from heaven to burne Incense therewith before the Lord on the Altar of Incense as the dayly duty required at or before the dayly morning Sacrifice But fire from the Lord as Num. XVI 35. that is from heaven or the Sanctuary or from the Altar of burnt-Offering like lightning strook them with sudden death not consuming their bodies or their coats Levit. X. 4 5. Some Names of some Beasts chapter XI and Birds and Fishes as also of some Trees and Apparel and some other Hebrew words having no mate in Scripture are to us now and so to the modern Jewes of uncertain signification See also the Annotations on Esay III. 18 23. and on Jer. XVII 3. Hoof The Beasts verse 3 dividing the hoof that is into two clawes and also chewing the cud were clean and to be eaten See ver 26. Deut. XIV 6. Fins Fish here we meet with a phrase of a flesh of fish verse 9 Levit. XI 11. and Num. XI 22. as well as 1 Cor. XV. 39. that had Fins and Scales were likewise cleane and to be eaten Deut. XIV 9 10. Come not The High-Priest must enter into the most Holy place but once in the year chapter XVI verse 2 on the tenth day of the seventh moneth Levit. XVI 29 34. Exod. XXX 10. Heb. IX 7. That is for his Priestly Ministration and Expiation And then he was to be cloathed not with the glorious garments which were peculiar to the High-Priest but with those which were Common to him with the inferiour Priests Levit. XVI 4. as being a day of Humiliation and Afflicting the soul Levit. XVI 29. Yet upon other necessary occasions he might enter in at other times as at the taking down and setting up of the Tabernacle in their removals and journeys in the Wildernesse And when they took thence the Arke upon severall occasions as Josh. VI. 4. 1. Sam. IV. 3. Not to the doore No Sacrifices must be offered chapter XVII verse 3 9. but by Priests nor killed by any but the Priests except in some extraordinary Cases by the Levites but never by the Bringer for whom it was offered Nor was it to be offered at any other place but upon the Altar of Burnt-Offering at the Tabernacle Levit. XVII 3 9. Yet upon Extraordinary and necessary Occasions God commands Deut. XXVII 5 6 7 8. And holy men of Prophetical spirits though not Priests did Sacrifice and for a present time and use did make and use other Altars as Samuel 1 Sam. VII 9 17. and Ch. XI 15. and Ch. XVI 2 5. And David 2 Sam. VI. 13. and XXIV 18 25. And Solomon 1 King VIII 64. And Elijah 1 King XVIII 32. And Gideon and Manoah See Judg. II. 5. and VI. 26. and XIII 16 19. and XXI 4. Blood Blood to make an atonement for their souls Levit. XVII chapter II 11. As a Type of the Messias his Blood Rom. 3. 25. Ephes. I. 7. Col. I. 14 20. Heb. IX 12 22. which is the principal cause of the prohibition of the eating of Blood Defiled The dignity and estimation of the Priest chapter XXI verse 11 and principaly of the High-Priest See v. 4 7 8 9 15. and v. 21 23. is remarkable Burnt The Capitall punishments among the Jewes verse 9 were Burning Gen. XXXVIII 24. Levit. XXI 9. Josh. VII 15. Stoning Levit. XX. 2 27. and 24. 14 16 23. Hanging Num. XXV 4. Deut. XXI 22. And in after-times by example of the Romanes Crucifying and Beheading as in our Saviour and John Baptist. Superfluous In a Freewill-Offering chapter XXII verse 23 the Sacrifice which had something Superfluous or lacking in his parts was accepted To the Feasts chapter XXIII Levit. XXIII are added the Feasts of the New-Moones Num. XXVIII 11 15. 1 Chron. 23. 31. 2 Chron. II. 4. and Ch. VIII 13. The Feast of Purim Esth. IX 17 19 22 26 28. And of that Dedication John X. 22. Sabbath Sabbath is called Sabbath of Rest or Rest of Rest and so verse 3 v. 32. And Sabbath sometimes signifies besides the seventh day weekly other Feast-dayes also as Levit. XXIII 11 24 32 39. And sometimes the whole week as Levit. XXIII 15. Luke XVIII 12. John XX. 1. Of the Sabbath-day see the Annotations on Jer. XVII 21 22 24 27. The seventh moneth The seventh moneth had as many Feasts in it verse 24 as all the year almost beside Levit. XXIII Deut. XVI And the only set Fast-day Of blowing of Trumpets The Feast of blowing Trumpets was the first day of the seventh moneth Beside the Feast of the New-Moone Levit. XXIII v. 24. And
in his time by divine warrant doth distribute them for the service of the Temple into three sorts to three several Functions and Offices One was to Attend the Priests and to be helpful and subservient unto them in their several Services Of these there are sundry Orders set down 1 Chron. XXIII and XXIV Chapters A second to solemnize the Service of God with all maner of Musick by Voice and Instruments both winded and stringed The third sort was to be Porters Of whom 1 Chron. XXIII 5. and Ch. XXVI and 2 Chron. XXIII 4 5 6 19. and XXXV 15. Their Orders are set down 1 Chron. XXV These three Sorts being divided by Lot into twenty four Orders or Courses as the Priests were That the first Course of these might attend with the first Course of the Priests and leave the Temple when they left it The Levites also had other Offices over the Treasures of the house of God and of the Dedicate things and for the outward businesse over Israel for officers and Judges in all businesse of the Lord and in the service of the King 1 Chron. XXVI 20 32. over divers Tribes See further 1 Chron. XXIII 28 32. Even those Levites numbered males from thirty years old to fifty are 8580. Upon which reckoning there was then one such Levite for every seventy such males in Israel In Davids time the Levites besides the Priests from thirty years old to fifty were 38000. 1 Chron. XXIII 3. She The Blessing of conceaving Seed verse 28 seemes to be promised to the innocent Wife chapter V though barren before upon the triall of her innocency in the case of her Husbands jealousie We read not that the man in like case was subject to like triall yet we finde that the Wife could divorce her Husband Mar. X. 12. Woman Women might be Nazarites chapter VI verse 2 Num. VI. 2. And such likely was Sampsons mother Judg. XIII 4. The word Nazarite signifieth one that is separate And the name Pharisee is of the same signification And of these Nazarites some were for a certaine time of moneths or years at their own choice by their own special vow as Acts XVIII 18. and Ch. XXI 24. Of whom these Lawes here are chiefly to be understood Some for terme of life as Sampson Judg. XIII 5. and so Samuel 1 Sam. I. 11 28. And John Baptist Luke I. 15. Our Saviour was not a Nazarite as hath beene commonly mis-conceived out of a mis-translation and mis-understanding of that text Matth. II. 23. Offered At the Consecration of the Tabernacle chapter VII verse 1 9. there were two Waggons and four Oxen given to the Gershonites for carriage Four Waggons and eight Oxen to the Merarites Num. VII 7 8. as they had the more need The Kohathites Levites were to carry upon their shoulders Num. VII 9. 2 Sam. VI. 6. 1 Chron. XV. 2 13 15. And what it was see Num. III. 31. and IV. 15. The Priests Aaron and his sonnes being so few were not then to Carry but to Cover Num. IV. ver 5 15. Deut. XXXI 25. But afterwards growing more in number they onely were to carry the Arke as Josh. III. 3 6 8 13 14 15 17. and IV. 3 9 10 11 18. and ch VI. 4 6. and 2 Sam. XV. 29. and not very rarely as some writing on Josh. III 3. and on 1 Chron. XV. 15. do conceive Altar The Altar of Burnt-Offering had seven dayes spent for the Consecration and Expiation of it to sanctifie it verse 10 as it was appointed by God Exod. XXIX 37. As likewise for Ezekiels Altar Ezek. XLIII 18 27. Yet twelve dayes spent at the Dedication of it Num. VII Silver charger The silver Vessels of Chargers and Bowles verse 13 were for the Altar of Burnt-offerings All Vessels of and in the Sanctuary were of Gold Exod. XXXVII From off the Mercy-seat Moses hears the voice of one speaking to him from off the Mercy-seat Num. verse 89 VII 89. As the Lord promised Exod. XXV 22. Whereas formerly the Lord spake out of the Tabernacle of the Congregation Levit. I. 1. Num. I. 1. Take the Levites The Consecration of the Levites was done in one day chapter VIII verse 6 22. That of the Priests in seven dayes Which was so appointed Exod. XXIX 35. and so executed Levit. VIII 33 35. Certain men chapter IX The Passeover of the second moneth is extended to more dayes then are here mentioned verse 6 or v. 10. As in Hezekiah's time 2 Chron. XXX 2. 15. Priests The blowing of Trumpets is to be used by the Priests alone chapter X verse 8 Num. X. 8. 2 Chron. XXIX 26. And that in Convocating Assemblies in journeying through the wildernesse in going forth to warre Num. X. 2 9. and Ch. XXXI 6. 2 Chron. XIII 12 14. in the first day and tenth day of the seventh moneth Num. XXIX 1. Levit. XXV 9. in the New Moones Num. X. 10. Psal. LXXXI 3. In all their solemne Feasts over their Burnt-Offerings and Peace-Offerings Num. X. 10. And upon Extraordinary Occasions of Fasts and Humiliations Joel II. 1 15 Or of Joy and Gladnesse Num. X. 10. as when David brought in the Arke to the place which he had prepared for it 1 Chron. XV. 24 28. And appointed Priests to minister before it 1 Chron. XVI 6 42. And when Solomon brought the Arke into the Oracle he mightily had multiplied the number of Trumpets and had 120 Priests sounding them at that Solemnity 2 Chron. V. 12 13. And at the Dedication of the Temple the Priests sounded Trumpets 2 Chron. V. 12. and VII 6. As also at the laying of the foundation of the second Temple by Zerubbabel Ezra III. 10. And the Dedication of the Walls of Jerusalem by Nehemiah chapt XII 35. And in Hezekiâ—h's joyful Reformation 2 Chron. XXIX 26 27 28. Besides there were civil Trumpets for civil use sounded by others then Priests As in Warre Judg. VII 2 Sam. II. 28. At the Coronations of Kings as of Solomon Jehu and Joash And upon other occasions The Levites used other Instruments of Musick and not Trumpets 1 Chron. XV. 19 20 21. and Ch. XVI 5. 2 Cron. V. 12. and Ch. VII 6. and Ch. XXIX 25 26 27 28. And used them and song at the daily Sacrifices and all Festival Sacrifices 1 Chron. XXIII 30 31. And haply in the night 1 Chron. IX 33. Psal. CXXXIV 1. On the The Israelites journeyed from Mount Sinai verse 11 in the second year second moneth twentieth day having stayed there in that their twelfth Station a year within thirteen dayes Exod. XIX I. See v. 12. Deut. I. 6 7. Hobab Jethro or Hobab verse 29 32. a Kenite the sonne of Revel or Raguel a Midianite and father-in-Law of Moses comes to Moses to Horeb and brings to him his wife and two sonnes And Moses upon his counsel appointing very many Rulers and Judges over the people Jethro returnes into his own Land Exod. XVIII Deut. I. 9 18. He rather then his
11 12 17 18 26. and Ch. XIV 22 26. And this second Tythe seems every third year to be distributed to the poor Or rather a third Tythe every third year not carried to Jerusalem and eaten there But gathered for these charitable uses onely and to be eaten any where throughout the Land Deut. XIV 28 29. and XXVI 12 13. And this third year is therefore called the year of Tything Deut. XXVI 12. Amos IV. 4. Of Tythes see more 2 Chron. XXXI 4 19. Nehem. X. 32 39. and XII 44 47. and XIII 5 12 13. Mal. III. 8 10. Luke XI 42. and XVIII 12. Heb. VII 2 9. The great maintenance of the Levites appears in that the whole Tribe of Levi being three or four times lesse in number then any other Tribe yet had they distinguished from all the Priests the Tythes of all the Tribes and so more then any one other Tribe Besides their thirty five Cities and Suburbs whereof five were Cities of Refuge Josh. XXI one belonging to the Kohathites Levites two to the Gershonites and two to the Merarites In all twice at least more Cities then some other Tribes had that were twice their number See also that Num. XXXI 30 47. The greater maintenance of the Priests appears in that being but three persons at first at least of ripe and mature age yet they had the Tythes yearly of all the Levites Tythes which were at first 8580 of thirty years old and upwards and so about the hundred part of all the fruits and increase of all Israel And as the numbers of the Priests multiplied afterwards so did in all probability the number of the other Tribes They had also all the First-fruits of all things from all persons throughout the twelve Tribes even of their doughs and bakings Deut. XVIII 4. Num. XV. 20 21. which as some think exceeded their Tythes aforesaid They had also all the First-borne of Oxen Sheep and Goats which were given to them in kinde And the Redemption money of the First-borne of Men and of unclean Beasts and cattell Num. III. 46 52. Exod. XXXIV 19. 20 and Ch. XXII 29 30. Deut. XV. 19. They had also all Oblations both Voluntary and by Vow And the Redemption of Things and of Persons Devoted to God And all Sacrifices for Sinnes and for Trespasses and the Meat and Drink Offerings and Heave-offerings And the Breast and Shoulder in Peace-offerings Deut. XVIII 3. And the Skins of the whole Burnt-offerings And all their Tythes First-fruits and Oblations were to be of the best and choisest sorts Num. XVIII 12 29. Besides these they had thirteen Cities and Suburbs and Priviledges belonging to them whereof one was a City of Refuge Josh XXI 13. See Num. XVIII 8 19. And that also Num. XXXI 28 29 37 38 39 40 50. Levit. X. 12 13 14 15. and Ch. XXVII 21 28. See the Annotations on Num. XVIII 29. Rock At Rephidim by Mount Sinai chapter XX verse 8. 13. Exod. XVII 1 7. being the eleventh Station of the Israelites Num. XXXIII 14. Moses with his miraculous Rod struck the Rock in Horeb in a due obedience to Gods commandment and waters came forth And he named the place Massah and Meribah Exod. XVII 5 6 7. But at Kadesh in the Wildernesse of Zin where Miriam died being the thirty third Station Num. XXXIII 36. Moses with Aarons miraculous Rod for he took it from before the Lord as he commanded him having his spirit provoked by the rebellious people smiles the Rock twice without any such command or commission to smite at all And he and Aaron likewise speak unadvisedly with their lips uttering words of passion and incredulity and so rebelling against Gods commandment And thereupon they not sanctifying the Lord in the eyes of the children of Israel He was sanctified in them by his excluding them from entrance into the Land of Canaan And this also is called the water of Meribah or Strife as here so Ch. XXVII 14. Psal. CVI. 32 33. Aaron Aaron chapter XX verse 28 whose name may seem to signifie an Ark or Chest dies seven moneths and seven dayes before Moses at Mount Hor the Place called Mosera Deut. X 6. in the thirty fourth Station For Aaron dying in the fourtieth year fifth moneth first day Num. XXXIII 38. And that compared with the moneths mourning for Moses Deut. XXXIV 8. and three dayes preparation to passe over Jordan Josh. I. 1. and Ch. III. 2. And their coming out of Jordan on the first moneth tenth day Josh. IV. 19. Do shew that Moses died in the twelfth moneth seventh day And so seven moneths and seven dayes after Aaron In which short interval of time many and mighty things were done and atchieved as among other things Sihon and Og and their Kingdomes conquered the Midianites almost destroyed among whom Balaam was slaine Josh. XIII 22. and the book of Deuteronomie written Num. XXI and XXXI Deut. I. 1 3. Fiery Serpents onely in the later part of the fourtieth year chapter XXI verse 6 after Aarons death Heshbon Heshbon a chief City in Moab verse 26 afterwards of Sihon King of the Amorites Deut. I. 4. afterwards of Gad and out of that Tribe given to the Merarites Josh. XIII 26. and XXI 38 39 40. 1 Chron. VI. 80 81. Afterwards recovered by the Moabites and wasted by Shalmanesar Esay XV. 4. and XVI 8 9. and after by the Babylonians Jer. XLVIII 45. There may seeme to be another Heshbon of the Ammonites Jer. XLIX 2 3. And one in the Tribe of Reuben Num. XXXII 37. Josh. XIII 15 17. Heshbon signifies Devises And an allusion is made to the name Jer. XLVIII 2. in the judgement there denounced against it like to this is English There is mischief devised against the Devises the name of a town with us Balak Balak needed not to have hired Balaam chapter XXII verse 2 and feared Israel Num. XXII and XXIII and XXIV if he had known the prohibition of God to Israel Deut. II. 9. which they obeyed Judg. II. 15 17 18 25. 2 Chron. XX. 10. Yet that part which was great of the Lands of Moab which Sihon had lately conquered from Vehab King of Moab as Tremelius translates Num. XXI 26. the Israelites conquering Sihon in that right possessed it Num. XXXIII 49. Deut. I. 5. and XXXIV 1 5 6 8. and it was given to the Reubenites and Gadites Josh. XIII Unicorne So Deut. chapter XXIII verse 22 XXXIII 17. Job XXXIX 9 10. Psal. XXII 21. and XXIX 6. and XCII 10. Esay XXXIV 7. Yet the translation of the word is doubted of or at least the nature of the beast such as the Pensil of our Painters doth portray out unto us because no such beast was known or seen by any man And the Unicornes horne so deemed is of some strange Fish not of any known Beast Some learned render the word Bufale or Buff or else the wild Oxe called by the Latines Urus eminent for bignesse strength hornes and untamable fiercenesse
and Bathshebah are mentioned Now there being four hundred and eighty years from the coming of the children of Israel out of Egypt to the Building of the Temple in the fourth year of Solomon 1 Kings VI. 1. whereof fourty years were spent in the wildernesse and seventy in Davids life time 2 Sam. V. 4. and four in Solomons reigne The Remaining time between Rahabs receiving the Spies and Davids Birth must be 366. which may and must be made up in some such reckoning as this viz. Supposing Rahab to be eighteen years old when she received the Spies and sixty six when she did bear Boaz to Salmon then of necessity must Boaz beget Obed and Obed beget Iesse and Iesse beget David each about the age of 106. Which well considered evidenceth and evinceth these two things 1. That the years of the six Oppressors in the times of the Judges Ch. III. 8 14. and IV. 3. and VI. 1. and X. 8. and XIII 1. which amount to 111. years cannot be reckoned distinct and apart But are to be included within the years of the Judges and of the Rest of the Land For otherwise the years between Rahabs receiving the two Spies and Davids birth would rise to 477. which cannot be true And secondly that the years 480. which is that famous Link of time 1 King VI. 1. cannot possibly be forced to any more then 480. much lesse to 580. as some learned men of late would have it and contrary to that sacred text 1 King VI. 1. which never received any veriâ—â—s Lection and contrary to the clear evidence and notation of paâ—â—â—cular times set down in Scripture which exacty make up that summe of 480. as was now shewed viz. fourty in the Wildernesse seventeen in Ioshuah's Government 299. in the Judges times eighty in Eli Samuel and Sauls times fourty in Davids and four in Solomons Ark The Ark here leads the way before the hoast chapter III verse 3 into Iordan and Canaan without any more mention of the Pillar of Cloud and Fire Two thousand Cubits The distance of two thousand Cubits from the Ark verse 4 Josh. III. 4. was on either side of it and seemes to be the same distance that was kept from it in their Campings or Pitchings and in their Journeyings in the Wildernesse And may well be deemed to be the Sabbath-dayes journey mentioned Acts I. 12. Comparing together John XI 18. and Luke XXIV 50. Rose up upon an heap When the Israelites passed through Jordan verse 16 the waters were not as a wall unto them on the right hand and on the left as likely they were when Elias and Elizeus divided them with a mantle 2 King II. 8 14. And as certainly the waters of the red-sea were Exod. 14. 21 22. But God stopped the waters of the river that came down from above and they stood and rose upon an heap very farre from the City Adam And thereupon those waters that came down from Adam to the Salt and Dead Sea and Lake of Sodom and Asphaltites did run away failed were cut off Midst The often mentioning the midst of the river of Iordan to be the place where the Priests feet stood bearing the Ark of the Lord verse 17 the place where twelve stones were erected and the place whence twelve stones were taken to be set up in Gilgal Iosh. III. 17. and IV. 3 5 8 9 10 18. doth induce me to take the word midst in its proper signification having no maner of inconvenience in it for so doing rather then to transferre it to the Channel close by the further side and banck Passed over The place of their passage over Jordan chapter IV verse 1 may seeme to be called afterwards Beth-barah in the Tribe of Reuben beyond Jordan Judg. VII 24. And Bethabara John I. 28. not Bethania as the Trent-Bible erroneously there hath it where John baptized Jesus as well as others And Betharabah seemes to be a City not farre from the Passage on the other side a City of Benjamin bordering upon Judah Josh. XV. 6. 61. and XVIII 22. Though some not so rightly place the foresaid town higher upon the river more then twenty miles above Adam and farre off from the border of Judah At this Passage the Altar Ed seemes to be builded in the Tribe of Reuben Josh. XXII 11. Twelve men Reuben verse 2 and Gad are here included in the twelve though their Possessions were beyond Iordan And of these two Tribes and half Manasseh about fourty thousand armed men passed over Iordan to the warre ver 13. which were yet but a few more then one third part of their military men Num. XXVI 7 18 34. The rest stayed behinde for their many necessary occasions Came up They came over Iordan verse 19 on the tenth day of the first moneth were Circumcised the eleventh And did eate the Passeover on the fourteenth Ch. V. 2 10. Both which were omitted in the wildernesse at least since the Returne of the twelve Spies and after that Passeover at Mount Sinai Num. IX 5. See Iosh. V. 5 7. And on the XVI day Manna ceased ver 12. The second time Not that these were Circumcised once before chapter V verse 2 See ver 7. It was neglected or omitted many years for some reasons And at this time upon many reasons renewed and again injoyned by God See the Annotations upon this text Gilgal Of this place verse 9 see the Annotations on Hos. IV. 15. A man This Captain of the Lords hoast verse 13 was not Gabriel or any other created Angel but Michael the Archangel Iude 9. Michael the great Prince of Gods people Dan. X. 21. and XII 1. the Angel of the Covenant Mal. III. 1. Christ the Sonne of God Appearing here and sundry other times in the shape of man as a foregoing presage and prologue to typifie his future Incarnation And this appeareth by Ioshua's Adoration of him as his Lord Jehovah Ch. VI. 2. and by His acceptance of it which an Angel would have refused Apoc. XIX 10. by his Commanding Joshua to put off his shoes because the place was holy like to that Exod. III. 5. Not that the Place was capable of any inherent holinesse in it self but hallowed by Gods holy presence in it and in that relation onely so esteemed and which ceased so to be when his Presence was withdrawn from it This Captain instructs Joshua about the maner of besieging and conquering Jericho Ch. VI. 2 5. Seventh day chapter VI The Sabbath-day must needs be one of the seven wherein the Camp of Israel did march round about the walls of Jericho verse 4 if not the seventh wherein they compassed the Citie seven times and took it And this by the command of him who is the Sovereigne Lord of the Sabbath Priests shall blow with the Trumpets Priests not Levites And Priests not Levites carry the Ark. See the Observations on Num. X. 8. and on Ch. VII v. 1 9. Achan Achan is called also Achar chapter VII
called Harosheth of the Gentiles Judg. IV. 2. as lying in that Tribe of Naphtali Thirteen Thirteen Cities with their Suburbs in title and dominion given to the Priests Josh. chapter XXI verse 19 XXI 4. See the Annotations on 1 Chron. VI. 59. Though one of them at that time was too much for their present use and habitation we reading but of three of them in number about fifty years before this time Called The two Tribes and a half dismist chapter XXII verse 1 likely at the end of sixe or seven years before the Division of the Land and stayed not fourteen yeers till after the Division which Division might yet possibly be made sooner then so Josh. XX. 11. Divide This Dividing the spoile with their brethren verse 8 those that stayed at home beyond Jordan seemes to relate to that Num. XXXI 27. And David seemes hereupon to revive and enact that Law of like Division 1 Saem XXX 24 25. Mention of the name The not naming of Idols is mentioned chapter XXIII verse 7 as here so Exod. XXIII 13. Deut. XII 3. Psal. XVI 4. And a like Ephes. V. 3. Yet the thing in it self is not simply and absolutely unlawful Shechem Shechem was a City in Mount Ephraim chapter XXIV verse 1 Josh. XX. 7. North-North-East from Shiloh and Bethel and close by Mount Gerizim and Ebal Judg. IX 7. Here Abraham and Jacob had sojourned And Jacobs two sonnes Simeon and Levi young men upon Dinah's ravishment murthered the Citizens Gen. XXXIV Here after Gideons death the Citizens worshipped Baal-Berith and rebelled with Abimelech and were after punished and spoyled by him Judg. IX This City in Ioshua's time was made a City of Refuge and given to the Kohathite-Levites Iosh. XXI 21. And here Ioshua made a Covenant with all the people to serve the Lord Chap. XXIV ver 25. The Mount Ephraim whereon the City stood was famous for Burials Here they buried Iosephs bones in Shechem in a parcel of ground which Iacob bought of the children of Hamor or Emor Josh. XXIV 32. Acts VII 16. Gen. XXXIII 19. Here was great Ioshua himself an Ephraimite buried in his inheritance in Timnath-Scrah or Here 's which is in Mount Ephraim on the North-side of the hill Goash Josh. XXIV 30. Judg. II. 9. And here was the High-Priest Eleazar buried in an Hill that pertained to Phineas his son which was given him in Mount Ephraim Josh. XXIV 33. Here Deborah dwelt Judg. IV. 5. And Tola the Judge ch X. 1. Hither came Rehoboam to be made King But Jeroboam was there made King in his stead who built or fortified the City and dwelt there 1 King XII 1 20 25. Judges THE Book of JUDGES contains an History not of four hundred and ten years but of two hundred ninty and nine years So Counting the years of the VI. Oppressors within the years and times of the Judges as I have shewed they necessarily must upon Rahabs marriage with Prince Salmon Josh. II. And so Expounding the Texts following according to the truth of the times thus That the Land had Rest by Othniel in the fourtieth year after it was first settled in Rest by Ioshua at his Death Judg. III. 11. not after the Death of Moses And again had Rest by Ehud in the eightieth year after the former Rest by Othniel Ch. III. 30. And again had Rest by Deborah in the fourtieth year after the former Rest by Ehud Ch. V. 31. And again had Rest by Gideon in the fourtieth year after the former Rest by Deborah Ch. VIII 28. These make up two hundred years And then follow three of Abimelech twenty three of Tolah twenty two of Jair sixe of Jephthah seven of Ibzan ten of Elon eight of Abdon twenty of Sampson which make np the other ninty nine years in all two hunded ninty nine The text Judg. IV. 3 4. seemes to accord with rhis reckoning and to accompt Jabins Oppression within the years of Deborah But yet counting beside these the times of the VI. Oppressors distinctly over and above which amount to one hundred and eleven years and is according to the seeming letter of the texts And then fourty years of Eli being added thereunto the summe ariseth to those 450. years mentioned by Paul Acts XIII 20. But reading the words of Saint Paul as in order they stand there in the Original and after these things about four hundred and fifty years he gave them Judges untill Samuel the Prophet we may rather conceive the four hundred and fifty years to comprehend all the time from the choosing of the Fathers till the Division of the Land by Joshua it being four hundred fifty two from the Birth of Isaac and four hundred fourty seven from the Rejection of Ishmael both wayes about four hundred and fifty wherein those things mentioned ver 18 19 20. were done and accomplished And after that time he gave them Judges until Samuel the Prophet And after that time He gave them Kings And thus the most learned Primate of all Ireland hath it in his learned Annals This Book seemes written of and concerning the Judges as the Book of Ruth concerning Ruth And long after their times As may seeme to be gathered by those phrases remaine unto this day and the like Ch. I. 21 26. and VI. 24. and X. 4. and XV. 19. And Ch. XVIII 30. must needs have relation at soonest to the captivity of the Arke in the dayes of Samuel 1 Sam. IV. 17. Psal. LXXVIII 60 61. Asked They asked the Lord chapter I verse 1 by Phineas the High Priest who by Urim and Thummim makes answer Num. XXVII 21. Both which were on or in the Breastplate and the Breastplate was annexed to the Ephod Exod. XXVIII 28 30. and XXXIX 21. which made David call for the Ephod and High Priest thereby to enquire of the Lord 1 Sam. XXIII 9 10 11 12. and Ch. XXVIII 6. So Ezra II. 63. See more on 1 Sam. XXIII 9. Bezek Bezek a City in the tribe of Iudah verse 4 not farre from Ierusalem lying from it South-West and midway between 〈◊〉 and Bethlehem Adoni-Bezek verse 5 Of him see on Iosh. X. 1. Said verse 7 seventy Kings His seventy Kings subdued and mangled by him must needs be very pettie Kings of Provinces or Cities if not such Princes as are now in Germany where all the brethren of a Prince are called Princes likewise And these seventy were such as in the time of all his reigne and tyranny Adoni-bezek had subdued He was brought from Bezek to Ierusalem to be made a publike example there Ierusalem Iudah had taken Ierusalem verse 8 slaine the inhabitants and burnt the City i. e. that part of it which belonged to Iudah Iosh. XV. 8. yet so as the Jebusite still dwelt therein with the children of Iudah ver 63. even till Davids time 2 Sam. V. 6 7 8. And Benjamin did the like and no more with their part of Ierusalem Judg. I. 21. yet both had little hold in it
of the men of Hamath Nibhaz and Tartak of the Avites Adrammelech and Anammelech of Se phervaim Siccuth Chiun and Remphan named Amos V. 26. Acts VII 43. The seven Planets under several names by several Nations And from the Egyptian Apis the Bull and Mevis the Cow the Jewes took their Idol of the golden Calf or Oxe Psal. CVI. 20. And Ieroboam's Calves These Idols are called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quasi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not gods 1 Cor. VIII 4. Ier. 2. 11. and V. 7. and Ch. XVI 20. or nothing worth Ier. XI 13. Vanities They are called Shames Abominations 1 King XI 5. Dungie or Dunghil-gods Deut. XXIX 17. Devils Deut. XXXII 17. 2 Chron. XI 15. 1 Cor. X. 20 21. Apoc. IX 20. Psal. CVI. 37. 2 King XX. 1. Shechem See the Observations on Josh. chapter IX verse 1. 2. XXIV 1. Threescore and ten persons So ver 18 24 56. and Ch. VIII 30. The whole number designed to slaughter though the youngest of them Iotham escaped and Abimelech himself was the murderer And this is a thing usual in the Scripture As Gen. XLII 13. Num. XIV 32 33. 1 Cor. XV. 5. Gerizim Near Shechem verse 7. 20. Millo See the Observations on 1 Sam. V. 9. Iair Not that Iair chapter X verse 3 Num. XXXII 41. Deut. III. 14. But of his posterity and name Thirty Cities That former Jair in the dayes of Moses verse 4 had but twenty three Cities 1 Chron. II. 22. though the sonnes of Machir the son of Manasseh and the father of Gilead and grandfather of this Iair had among them sixty Cities in the dayes of Moses Iosh. XIII 30 31 32. But here this Iair the Judge had thirty sonnes and they had thirty Cities seven more then the former Iair had all which they called by the same name of Havoth-Iair as their progenitor had called his twenty three Philistines In this time of their oppressing Israel verse 7 which was the sixth oppression Sampson lived and was a Judge and began to deliver them Ch. XIII 5. Ammon This was the fifth oppression And Iephthah was the Judge and deliverer And that year The last of the eighteen of their oppressing the Israelites verse 8 Eighteen years Which years of oppression fell upon the two Tribes and a half beyond Iordan in Iairs time Passed over Iordan In this eighteenth year the Ammonites proceeded verse 9 further to invade the Tribes on this side Iordan And then Iephthah doth vanquish them and begin his sixe years of judging Israel And all this stands well with the Chronologie of the times viz of two hundred ninty nine years in the Book of the Iudges and of the four hundred and eighty mentioned 1 King VI. 1. The Sidonians Divers of these Deliverances are not expressed in the holy History verse 12 Grieved Gods compassion to his people verse 16 Mizpeh There is mention of the Land of Mizpeh verse 17 under Hermon Josh. XI 3. But most commonly there were Citiet of that name And those builded on hills or high places as the word signifies fit to set wath-towers upon as our Beacons We read of divers such in Scripture One Mizpeh in Moab 1 Sam. XXII 3. Another in Mount Gilead in Manasseh beyond Iordan not farre from the Tribe of Gad Josh. XIII 26. Here Laban overtook Iacob Gen. XXXI 49. And here the Israelites encamped against the Midianites in this text Iudg. X. 17. And Iephthah their Judge and General had his house here Iudg. XI 11 29 34. Another Mizpeh was in Iudah Josh. XV. 38. Likely that re-built by Asa 1 King XV. 22. 2 Chron. XVI 6. But the most famous Mizpeh was that in Benjamin upon the border of it Iosh. XVIII 26. which was near the middle of the Land and not farre from Shiloh which stood East from it This was a Place and City fit for general meetings and Assemblies of the Land Thither all Israel assembled against the Benjamites Iudg. XX. 1 3. and XXI 1. There Samuel brought all Israel to publike Repentance 1 Sam. VII 5 6. And thither likewise as to Bethel and Gilgal he came in câ—rcuit from year to year to judge Israel ver 16. There Saul was found out and made King 1 Sam. X. 17 21. And there Gedaliah was Governour so made by Nebuchanezzar and there slaine by Ishmael 2 King XXV verse 3 23 25. Tob Some thirty miles East from the waters of Merom chapter XI My Land No. It was the Land of the Moabites after of Sihon and from him conquered by the Israelites by Gods command and donation ver 21 22. Three hundred years And four of five over which are omitted for the roundnesse of the number As Ch. XX. 46. 2 Sam. V. 5. See the Observations on Ch XX. 46. A Vow Of Vowes verse 30. 31. see the Annotations on Jonah I. 16. And I will offer it These words of Jephthah's Vow do fairly admit a Disjunctive acceptation of the letter Vau to be interpreted and rendered Or and not and. As it is likewise used in Gen. XXVI 11. Exod. I. 10 and XXI 15 17. Deut. XVII 9 12. and XIX 17. Judg. XV. 18. 1 Sam. VI. 3. Jer. VI. 20. and IX 12. and XIII 23. and XVI 2 7. and XXI 9. and in very many other places Bewaile my Virginity Much more her death verse 37 if she had been vowed to be a burnt-offering but that she doth not mention And she knew no man But lived a Virgin verse 39 as her father had vowed and she consented To lament Or talk with her verse 40 and comfort her being cut off from all hope of having posterity to uphold her fathers house ver 34. Smote Ephraim In a Wood chapter XII verse 4 whence that place seemes to be called the Wood of Ephraim from that slaughter of the Ephraimites Where afterwards Absolom was slaine and his armie 2 Sam. XVII 6. Ephraim having in truth no Wood or Land or portion of inheritance on that side of Jordan East-ward Because they said The Ephraimites said the Gileadites are fugitives mungrels the refuse of both Tribes Or the Gileadites being got between the Ephraimites and Manassites said to the Ephraimites ye are but the fugitives of Ephraim Took the Passages As the Ephraimites were to return back from Gilead verse 5 West-ward Shibboleth Which signifies the streame of a river verse 6 or foard a proper word for the present place and purpose Fourty years These fourty years of Oppression by the Philistines fall in with the times of Sampson and Eli chapter XIII verse 1 and are a part thereof Angel The Angel of the Lord verse 3 is called by Manoah Elohim God ver 22. And by his wife Jehovah ver 23. He whose Name is Wonderful ver 18 19. Esay IX 6. Nazarite Of Nazarites verse 5 see the Observations on Num. VI. 2. Begin Sampson did but begin only For the Philistines prevailed and Lorded it over Israel all the dayes of Sampson Ch. XIV 4. of Eli of Samuel partly 1. Sam.
VII 8. 13 and of Saul slaine by them This deliverance was not perfected till Davids dayes Drink no Wine The mother is thus forbidden verse 7 ver 14. Likely because the infant was to receive hutriment and suck from her If the Lord A good plea and comfort verse 23 And a good example for our imitation to comfort us in sundry cases and conditions Sampson Sampson's Birth hath relation to that verse 24 Ch. X. 7. where the Philistines are mentioned before the Ammonites And he began to deliver Israel being young and died about fourty To move him Inspire him with magnanimous verse 25 heroical thoughts and indow him with miraculous strength Timnath In the Tribe of Dan chapter XIV verse 1 East from Ekron of the Philistines Here Sampson intended to have his first wife And Judah had his sheep-shearing Gen. XXXVIII 12. This Citie was given to the Tribe of Judah Josh. XV. 57. And after out of that Tribe to Dan Josh. XIX 43. But the Philistines most what possessed it And in the dayes of wicked Ahaz we read that they took it from him 2 Chron XXVIII 18. Some make this in Dan and that in Judah to be divers Cities Sampson Sampson by extraordinary motion of the Lord the lawfull Dispenser with his own Law seeks a marriage though a Nazarite with a Philistine had thirty of the Philistines brought as companions to be with him at the nuptial feast to honour him in shew but more in jealousie and fear of him seeing and noting some things extraordinary in his person His wife weeping before him the seven dayes while the Feast lasted but more after the third day and most upon the seventh and last day he expounds his Riddle to her and she to the companions He performes what he had promised thereupon And in anger for their fraud and her treachery he went away leaving them and her too behinde him Foxes The Lanâ— was full of them chapter XV verse 4 And besides his own art and industry by sundry meanes to take them he was not debarred the help of others and above all Gods providence eoncurring therein Hip Sampson hip and thigh verse 8 pell-mell haply with his leg and foot onely slew the Philistines with a great slaughter And afterwards slaying one thousand of them with Lehi that is the jaw-bone of an Asse upon that occasion he called the place jaw-bone or Lehi And at his prayer had a Well of water which he therefore calls En-hakkore springing in that place of Lehi to revive his spiri being near dead with thirst Rock Etam We read of a Citie of that name 1 Chron. IV. 32. Called also Ethar Josh XIX 7. in the Tribe of Simeon as it joynes to the Tribe of Dan and Judah in the North-East corner of Simeon and not very far from Zorah in the South-East corner of Dan where Sampson was borne ver 2. not meaning that Dan or that so farre distinct portion of Dan that lay in the North-bounds of the Land of Canaan Of Judah Iudah joyning to Dan verse 11 on the East-side of it Twenty years These twenty years verse 20 in the just computation of the times do fall in with the former half of Eli his fourty 1 Sam. IV. 18. Gaza See the Annotations on Amos I. chapter XVI 6. Harlot Sampsons sinne yet upon repentance pardoned and he registred among those Worthies Heb. XI 32. Took the doores His strength came up to a miracle verse 3 Before Hebron Not so farre as Hebron Of Hebron see the Observations on Gen. XXIII 2. Sorek The river or torrent of this name divides Dan verse 4 and Simeon Delilah The chief Passages of this part of the History are these That Delilah had a very great summe payed in hand for betraying of Sampson ver 5 18. whose strength yet lay not in his haire in the having of it or in the growing of it again the haire being but a ceremonial signe of it But in Gods presence with him And so his weaknesse not in the losing of his haire which here he lost unwittingly and unwillingly But in the Lords departing from him for his sinnes ver 20. The shaver might easily have cut his throat being asleep But Gods Providence was in and over all And blinde Sampson coming at last to see his sinnes and repent And being brought into the magnificent house and Idol-temple containing about three thousand persons spectators upon the roof of it verily a wondrous building is moved by an extraordinary instinct of Gods Spirit in his last act not to murder himself but to undervalue his own life so as he might therewithal as a Judge and publike person execute Gods mighty vengeance upon his own and Gods peoples enemies and oppressors ver 30. wherein many make him a Type of Christs victorious conquest over our spiritual enemies at and by his death Or at least do take an occasion to use an Allusion from the one to the other Dagon Dagon seemes to have his name from Dag verse 23 signifying a Fish in Hebrew And was portraied in the likenesse of a Fish from the middle downward and of a man from the middle upward 1 Sam. V. 4. A sea-Idol worshipped by them of Gaza and the Philistines that dwelt on the sea-coast as the Heathens did their Neptune or Triton And the Idolaters do here ascribe it to this Idol their god that he delivered Sampson into their hand and therefore offer a great sacrifice to him In his most stately Temple they fastened the head of King Saul 1 Chron. X. 10. And at Ashdod by Dagon in the house of Dagon for he had many Temples they placed the Arke of God 1 Sam. V. 2. Of this again you may see more in the Observations upon that text 1 Sam. V. 2. These five last Chapters of Iudges containe Histories of things done soone after the death of Ioshua chapter XVII and those Elders that out-lived him chapter XVIII Iudg. chapter XIX XX. XXI II. 7. soone after the Idolatry and Apostasie of the People mentioned Ch. II. 11 12 in the times if not before the times of all the Judges whose times and Histories are recorded Ch. III. and along to the XVII Chapter without any interruption And this appears by very many Passages in these five last Chapters Cursedst So Prov. chapter XVII verse 2 XXIX 24. That is didst adjure with an execration if an answer were not made in truth and fidelity Thus 1 King VIII 31. Levit. V. 1. Num. V. 21. And so it is expounded 1 Thes. V. 27. And so put to our Saviour Matth. XXVI 63. And so used 1 Sam. XIV 24. 2 Chron. XVIII 15. Neh. XIII 25. The Lord Micha's mother dedicated this silver to the Lord Jehovah verse 3 to make both a graven and a moulten Image Ch. XVIII 18. to worship Jehovah in and by them and not any false god For in this point of the Object or Thing worshipped the Idolatries of the Jewes and of the Heathens most what differed See
a miracle and to declare to all That they were gifted and assumed to that their present Office and imployment Naked i. chapter XIX verse 24 e. Stript of his upper garment or military habit So Peter John XXI 7. and Micah chap. I. 8. Esay chap. XX. 2 4. And those Acts XIX 16. Slew chapter XXII verse 18 Sauls most horrid and bloody Act. Ephod The Ephod here is that of the High Priests chapter XXIII verse 9 wherin were the Urim and Thummim Exod. XXVIII 30. which Urim and Thummim were not the twelve precious stones of the Breast-plate mentioned v. 17-21 Or the words of Vrim and Thummim engraven in the middest of those twelve precious stones on the Breast-plate Or things committed into the hands of the workmen to make them But rather given by God to Moses to put them not on but into the Breast-plate which haply to this end and purpose was doubled ver 16. so to have them hid there And accordingly Levit. VIII 8. Moses is said to put in the Breast-plate the Urim and the Thummim Yet what things or what kinde of things they were appears not Only we know the names signifie Lights and Perfections haply intimating Knowledge of Doctrine and Integrity of Life and Conversation And that by these the High Priests extraordinarily did ask Counsels of the Lord and did receive Answers as Oracles from him So we see the Precept for it Num. XXVII 21. Joshuah shall stand before Eleazar the Priest who shall ask Counsel for him after the judgement of Urim before the Lord at his word shall they go out and at his word they shall come in both he i. e. Joshuah and all the children of Israel with him And the Practice of it we finde expected earnestly by Saul 1 Sam. XXVIII 6. though the same it may seeme lighty sleighted by him 1 Sam. XIV 18 19. And here acted by Abiathar the High Priest for David David hereunto adjoyning his Request unto the Lord for the Answer ver 10 11 12. And again 1 Sam. XXX 7. And not unlike but Davids enquiring of the Lord 2 Sam. II. 1. and chap. V. 19 23. and XXI 1. And possibly that Judg. XX. 18 23 27 28. was by the same meanes upon the same ground And if it were burnt or lost at the ruine of the Temple and all by Nebuchadnezzar yet the Tirshatha entertains an expectation of the restoring of it Ezra II. 63. Neh. VII 65. a Messinger Gods providence for the preservation of his verse 27 unto Achish This second time chapter XXVII verse 2 upon better security beforehand given then formerly was had in Shunem In Shunem and Aphek chapter XXVIII verse 4 1 Sam. XXIX 1. the Philistines pitched And the Israelites in Gilboa by a Fountain which is in Jezreel All in the Tribe of Issachar Josh XIX 18. This is Davids Spoile i. chapter XXX verse 20 e. all that the Amalakites had taken from others save from them of Ziglag This by his right and free consent and gift of his souldiers he made use of to gratifie his friends and engage them to him ver 26 31. they shall part alike They both alike shall have their shares verse 24 according to Gods appointment Num. XXXI 27 30. Josh. XXII 8. Though not both equal shares fell upon it Saul his own bloody butcher and self-murderer chapter XXXI verse 4 The Amalakite belies himself in most of his relation to David 2 Sam. I. 5 10. in hope of grace and reward from David but in issue to the losing of his life God in his secret justice justly takes it upon himself that he slew him 1 Chron. X. 14. his head This they fastened in the Temple of Dagon verse 9 1 Chron. X. 10. His body to the wall of Bethshan or Bethshean And his Armour in the house of Ashteroth a name of their female goddesses II. Samuel THis Book contains an History of fourty years from the death of King Saul to the death of King David or the time immediately preceding it 2 Sam. V. 4 5. The time and story of Davids reign Crown that was upon his head Likely not so worne by him in the day of battel chapter I verse 10 1 King XXII 30. But carried with him or before him by his armour-bearer verse 18 or some others as an Ensigne of his Kingly honour bowe That they might be skilful in the right use of their armes and weapons against their enemies in this time of need Of the Bowe in warre see ver 22. And the Annotations on Hos. I. 5. and on Zech. X. 4. How are the mighty fallen Repeated verse 19 ver 25. and 27. as the foot of this sad song and Elegie Tell it not in Gath This impossible not to be told there But this shews Davids desire verse 20 if it had been possible A Pathetical expression not much unlike is that ver 21. Unto Hebron Of this place chapter II verse 1 thus once for all Hebron was a City in the Tribe and Mountain of Judah Josh. XV. 54. Called also Mamre and Kiriath-arba the City of Arba the father of Anak where Anak lived his sonnes and the Anakims a race of Giants Here formerly dwelt the children of Heth and Hittites And Abraham Isaac and Jacob sojourned here And they and Sarah and Rebekah and Leah were buried here in the Cave of Machpelah before Mamre the same is Hebron Gen. XIII 18. and XXIII 19. and XLIX 31. Hence Joseph was sent to see the welfare of his brethren Hither the Spies came that were sent from Kadesh-barnea in the Wildernesse of Paran to search the Land Hoham the King of Hebron was one of the five Kings mured up by Joshuah in a Cave and after slaine and hanged up And soone after the City taken and another King thereof seems then to be slaine by him And he and Caleb slew the Anakims that dwelled here This City and Suburbs were given to the Priests and to be a Citie of Refuge The Fields and the Villages of it to Caleb the sonne of Jephunne the Kenezite that good Spie Josh. XX. 7. and XXI II. To the top of an hill before Hebron Sampson carried the Gate of Gaza To them in Hebron David sent a Present of the Spoile taken from the Amalakite 1 Sam. XXX 31. Hither God directed him to go in this Text. And here he was anointed King and reigned seven years and six moneths And here he had six sonnes born to him of six several women his wives Here Abner was slain by Joab and mournfully buried by David Hither King Ishbosheths head was brought by his murderers buried in Abners Sepulchre and they hanged up here Hither came all the Tribes of Israel to make David King over all Israel and anointed him here And Absalom being borne here pretended a vow to be performed here and rebelling against his father made himself King here This Citie of Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt Num. XIII 23. And in Rehoboams reigne was
into the midland Sea And so making that lower part of Egypt to be of a triangular forme with the point upward and the basis beneath toward the Sea v One of the seven streames named Pelusian hath a stream issuing from it which first makes the Sea or Lake of Sirbonis of a great length and vast depth dividing Egypt from the Edomites and Philistines and so justly is named one of the Limits of the Land of Promise Num. XXXIV 5. Josh. XIII 3. 1 Chron. XIII 5. as the River Euphrates is named the other Gen. XV 18. Deut. I. 7. and chap. XI 24. Josh. I. 4. This River Nilus supplieth the place of Raine in Egypt Zech. XIV 18. by the overflowing of it as is famous in Histories The seven streames of old are now become four Baal-Perazim By anticipation chapter XIV verse 11 See the Observations on 1 King XIII 32. not after the due maner The maner of doing makes or marres in matters of Gods worship chapter XV verse 13 Esay I. 11 15. God ownes not but loaths his own services of his own ordaining and commanding when by evil men and in an evil maner performed Jer. VI. 20. and VII 21 22. Psal. L. 13 16. Prov. XV. 8. and XXI 27. Esay LXI 8. and LXVI 3. Amos V. 21 22. Micah VI. 7. Mal. I. 10. seven Of the number of seven verse 26 see the Annotations on this Text. dancing See 2 Sam. VI. 14. verse 29 Usual then to expresse their joyful and thankful hearts to God by Dancing Psal. CXLIX 3. and CL. 4. and XXX 11. See Exod. XV. 20. Judg. XI 34. and XXI 21. he appointed High and Solemne Service chapter XVI verse 4 for and before the Ark appointed by David 1 Chron. XVI See that Particular 2 Chron. V. 12 13. trumpets See the Observations on Num. verse 6 X. 8. verse 7 delivered first See the Observations on Psal. CXV 1. and on Psal. XCVI at Gibeon Hither was the Tabernacle brought after that beastly and bruitish slaughter of the Priests made by bloody Saul at Nob verse 39 1 Sam. XXII Of Gibeon see the Annotations on Hos. IX 9. his throne for ever Some things here chapter XVII verse 12 and hereafter are true in Sololomon as the Type but more in Christ the Antitype some things proper to the Type only others to the Antitype only as was said on 2 Sam. VII 12. Sate before the Lord Of this gesture in Prayer verse 16 see the Annotations on this Text and Exod. XVII 12. Abimelech the sonne of Abiathar See the Observations on 2 Sam. chapter XVIII verse 16 VIII 17. It may appear that there is no necessity that both these persons father and sonne had both of them these two names of Abimelech and Abiathar See the Observations on 1 Sam. I. 3. Satan stood up In 2 Sam. chapter XXI verse 1 XXIV 1. The Lord moved David against Israel See the Observations on Esay VI. 9 10. to number Israel Out of pride only and curiosity and carnal confidence Otherwise the thing in it self not simply unlawful when done upon good grounds and to good ends As we see it done at other times in Scripture God commands it Num. I. 3. and XXVI 1 2. And Solomon and Amaziah did it 2 Chron. II. 17. and XXV 5. the summe of the number 1100000. verse 5 of Israel able men from twenty years old and upwards To the 800000. in 2 Sam. XXIV 9. seeme to be added here those 288000. of Davids Trained Bands 1 Chron. XXVII 1 15. already enrolled in publick records And their Colonels Captains Commanders and Officers to the number likely of 12000. which make up the said 1100000. To the 470000 of Judah are 30000. added more in 2 Sam. XXIV 9. which addition either might be the number of the Regiments under those thirty Worthies of David having one thousand in each Or rather an Addition of so many out of Jerusalem only or out of Levi and Benjamin also which still joyned themselves to Judah after Joabs first return to Jerusalem and giving up his number to the King For he was weary of the service it being abominable to him and therefore he is said not to count Levi and Benjamin and to begin to number but not to finish it because there fell wrath for it against Israel neither was the number put in the account of the Chronicles of King David 1 Chron. XXI 6. and XXVII 24. In all 1600000. neither yet took he the number from twenty years old and under 1 Chron. XXVII 23. It is enough God in mercy shortens the three dayes of Pestilence verse 15 stops the Angel and repents of the evil Ornan Or Araunah was the more free verse 23 and forward in his Offer so to expedite the businesse for the staying of the Plague for feare whereof and of the Angel he and his four sonnes had there hid themselves for the Place For the whole place and plot of ground verse 25 with the Buildings Gardens and other things pertaining to it which was a sufficient space and circuit of ground for the Building of the Temple upon it with all the Courts Chambers Walls c. David gives here a great summe Whereas he gives farre lesse for the bare threshing-floore Oxen and Instruments 2 Sam. XXIV 24. And David might give more then the worth out of his royal bounty as 1 King X. 13. I have prepared ver 16. Davids wonderful Preparation of gold and silver chapter XXII verse 14 for the building of the Temple amounting to seven hundred and fifty millions of pounds See on Exod. XXXVIII 24 25 26. Whereof Dovid gave out of his own proper goods eleven millions and 250000 pounds Serling in Gold and two millions and 625000. pounds in silver In all thirteen millions and 875000. pounds Serling And the Heads Princes and Rulers gave eighteen millions and 750000. pounds and 3125. pounds In all 18. millions and 753125. pounds in Gold And three millions and 750000. in Silver The whole amounts to twenty two millions and 503125. pounds Sterling Adding to this Davids proper Offering aforesaid the whole amounts to thirty six millions and 378125 pounds See further 1 Chron. XXIX 4 7. and Chap. XXVI ver 26 27 28. All which yet is but a small part of that summe prepared by David Chap. XXII 14. See the notes on Exod. XXXVIII 24 25 26. See the Offerings given in Zerubbabels time towards the second Temple Ezra II 69 70. And those in Nehemiahs time Neh. VII 70 71 72. made Solomon his sonne King This verse better concludes the former Chapter chapter XXIII verse 1 For what followes to the 28. Chapter concerning the whole Ordering of the Kingdome Church and State both Ecclesiastical in the Levites chap. XXIII and Priests chap. XXIV and Singers chap. XXV and Porters and other Officers chap. XXVI And also Political or Civil in the 12. Captains for each several moneth in the Princes of the twelve Tribes and other several Officers chap. XXVII were acted
verse 9 The Princes by their authority and in the Kings name made way for them so to do with the better courage countenance and successe Philistines These verse 11 and the Arabians subdued by Asa chap. XIV 14 15. Numbers See the Observations on chap. verse 14 XIII 3. Waited Waited in their Courses verse 19 some at one time some at another Jehoshaphat Jehoshaphat marries his sonne Jehoram to Athaliah chapter XVIII verse 1 Ahabs daughter And this in the eighth year of Jehoshaphats reign as appears by the age of Ahaziah succeeding his father Jehoram in the Kingdome when he was two and twenty years old 2 Kings VIII 18 26 27. 2 Chron. XXII 2. with chap. XXI 5. went down to Ahab In the twenty two and last year of Ahabs reign verse 2 and life And in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat Ramoth Gilead See the Observations on 2 Kings VIII 28. at a venture Gods Providence verse 33 See the Observations on Ester V. 8. and on Ezek. I. 18. Wrath Wrath deserved by him chapter XIX verse 2 and appearing on him chapter XVIII 31 and XX. 1. from Beershebah to Mount Ephraim The South and North borders of the Kingdome of Judah verse 4 set As Jehoshaphats Commission for teaching throughout the Kingdome was chap. verse 8. 11. XVII 9. So here is his High-Commission-Court at Jerusalem 2 Chron. XIX 8 11. following therein the Ordinance of Moses Deut. XVII and XIX See the Observations on Deut. XVII 8 13. Hazazon-Tamar Gen. chapter XX verse 2 XIV 7. Called also Engedi a Citie of the tribe of Judah Josh. XV. 62. thy friend So Esay XLI verse 7 8. James II. 23. cliffe of Ziz And so the Wildernesse of Jervel verse 16 both in the tribe of Judah near Tekoah and Berakah ver XX. 26. Korhites Korhites that descended of that Korah the sonne of Izhar the sonne of Kohath swallowed up of the earth Num. XVI 1. 32. These were singers in the Temple and some of them Porters Praise the Lord Psal. verse 21 CXXXVI So chap. XXIX 27. began to sing In assurance of victory verse 22 three dayes A rich spoile verse 25 of Jehu See the Annotations on chap. verse 34 XIX 2. in the book 1 King XVI 1. joyned himself Jehoshaphat first verse 36 it seemes refusing to have Ahaziah to joyne with him to make ships to go to Tarshish 1 Kings XXII 49. doth at last yeeld and is reproved by Eliezer and the ships are broken Not that he joyned first and refused after upon the Prophets reproof for then the ships might well have been unbroken But however Here the good King falls once and again into the same fault of joyning himself with wicked Ahaziah as formerly he had done with wicked Ahab chap. XVIII 1 2 3. and chap. XIX 2. As we see the like in Abraham Gen. XII 13. with chap. XX. 2. Jehoshaphat King of Israel Jehoshaphat here is called King of Israel chapter XXI verse 2 that being then a distinct Kingdome from his So again are the Princes called ver 4. And Ahaz likewise 2 Chron. XXVIII 19 27. And Darius is called King of Assyria Ezra VI. 22. And Artaxerxes King of Babylon Neh. XIII 6. As indeed the Persian Monarchs were the rightful Kings of Persia Assyria and Babylon or Chaldea Of names see more in the Annotations on 2 Chron. XXIV 20. of his father After his father Jehoshaphats death verse 4 In his fathers life-time Jehoram carried himself better both as Viceroy and King slew all his brethren And see Gods judgements upon his sonnes ver 17. and his grand-children chap. XXII 10 11. only Jehoahaz or Ahaziah or Azariah left of the one and Joash of the other compelled By force and persecutions verse 11 A most wicked sonne of a godly father A writing to him from Elijah Written in the life-time of Elijah verse 12 15. who died before Jehoshaphat 2 Kings III. 11. Left and directed to Jehoram or for him who would not endure the Reproof of a living Prophet Therein prophesying and foretelling Jehorams Sinnes and Punishments Amongst other his wickednesses He shew all his brethren the sonnes of Jehoshaphat 2. Chron. XXI 4. And his sons were all slaine by the Philistines and Arabians but Ahaziah the youngest called also Jehoachaz 2 Chron. XXI 17. and Azariah chap. XXII 6 7. 2 Chron. XXI 17. and XXII 1. And Ahaziah was slaine by Jehu 2 Chron. XXII 9. when he was twenty three years old 2 Kings VIII 26. And the sonnes of Ahaziah were slaine by their grand-mother Athaliah save Joash that was hid from her and after crowned King and at last slaine by his own servants 2 Chron. XXIV 24 25. We read that Josiah and Cyrus by their names were prophesied of many ages before they were borne But their good deeds were foretold not any evill of them as of idolatrous bloody Jehoram here Elisha foretels Hazael face to face of his bloodinesse and evil that he would do to the children of Israel 2 King VIII 12. Arabians near the Ethiopians See the Observations on Gen. verse 16 II. 13. he reigned Iehoram of Iudah his Life verse 20 Death Burial Fourty and two Clear it is chapter XXII verse 2 That Iehoram the father of Ahaziah was but fourty years old when he died chap. XXI 5. And that Ahaziah himself was but twenty two years old when he began to reigne 2 Kings VIII 26. But it was in the two and fourtieth year of the continuance of the Crown in Omri and his race from whom Ahaziah descended by his mother Athaliah 2 Kings VIII 18 26. And the Hebrew expression by the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a sonne together with a trajection of some clauses in this verse do render this interpretation the more passable And a like passage we finde as hath been shewed in chap. XVI 1. And such trajections are used 1 Sam. XX. 16. Ezra X. 17. Neh. XII 22. Athaliah Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah and wife of Jehoram the sonne of Jehoshaphat and daughter of Ahab and Jezebel and grandchilde of Omri in Samaria Not in the Citie verse 9 but in the Kingdome of Samaria 2 Kings IX 27. Sonne of Jehoshaphat Grandchilde So daughter for grandchilde verse 2. A phrase usuall in Scripture seed royal Sonnes of Ahaziah verse 10 ver 11. likely by other women of the King Jehoram verse 11 and sister of Ahaziah as is expressed in this verse Of the Priests chapter XXIII verse 4 and of the Levites They the Prime men in the deposing of Athaliah and crowning of Joash guarding the gates and compassing the King round about with weapons in hand their courses being not dismissed and others of them gathered out of all the Cities of Iudah gate of the foundation Called Shur verse 5 2 Kings XI 6. the high or higher gate 2 Kings XV. 35. 2 Chron. XXVII 3. Of the Gates of the Temple and Courts See the Annotations on Ezek. VIII 3. See also Ezek. VIII 5. 14. and chap. IX 2. and chap. XL.
Matth. XXVII 39 44. Luke XXIII 35. Not that Christ herein murmurs against God but declares and deplores his own misery whereunto for mans sake and his redemption he willingly subjects himself laugh me to scorne Matth. XXVII 39. He trusted Matt. verse 8 XXVII 43. But thou art This verse verse 9 and the next shew his Hope in God The like see in David Psal. LXXI 5 6 7. out of the womb By a natural not miraculous way as David was Psal. LXXI 5. by the opening of the womb without any losse or laesion of Blessed Maries Virginity not by a miraculous penetration of dimensions and substances to keep the womb still closed and shut breasts So Job XXXI 18. Psal. LXXI 6. 2 Tim. III. 15. Esay XLVI 3. and XLIX 1. Luke I. 15 41. I was cast By him saved from Herods intended murder verse 10 Mat. II. Be not farre from me Therefore he was not utterly forsaken verse 11 ver 1. So Psal. X. 1. and XXXVIII 22 23. So againe Esay XLVIII 9. for trouble is near Death it self none to help Esay LXIII 3 5. His Disciples fled Peter forswears him none but God could help him Many Bulls So afterwards Lions verse 12 ver 13. Dogs ver 16 20. Such were his enemies to him the Devil and his instruments the Priests and Rulers of the Jewes in our Saviours dayes Bashan See the Annotations on Micah VII 14. roaring Lion Even they forced Pilate verse 13 notwithstanding all his pleadings for Jesus to condemne him See Matth. XXVII 17. 26. John XIX 1 13. like water Such is his state verse 14 As 2 Sam. XIV 14. His bones heart bowels melted burnt as it were with the heat of Gods wrath the Assembly In their Councils verse 16 Marke XIV 55. and XV. 1. John XI 47. They pierced Our Hebrew Bibles have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as a Lion Which yet by anomalie in Grammer may signifie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they pierced And such anomalies are found sometimes in the Hebrew text as Ezra X. 16. 44. Psal. X. 15. And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is confessed to be found in some ancient Copies or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So that the text here may be said to admit divers readings Yet the Spirit of God in the New Testament doth constantly render it they pierced The ancient Jewes maintaine this reading And some of the moderne The other reading as a Lion is but a various reading and though in the text yet in good sense it seemes not so well to stand and therefore this foderunt set in the margin is to be read And some Copies have foderunt in the text yea and the other reading as was said by anomalie in Grammar not unusual in Scripture will signifie foderunt also And thus they dealt with our Saviour Jesus Christ John XX. 25. Luke XXIV 40. Zech. XII 10. compared with John XIX 37. stare upon me As Psal. XXXV 21. verse 17 and LIV. 9. They fed their eyes with my miserable spectacle with all pleasure and without any pitying of me parted my garments John XIX 23 24. verse 18 The four souldiers that had the chardge of the execution did so But other souldiers with their Captaine or Centurion were there present lots Of Lots see the Annotations on Jonah I. 7. Lots are for division or consultation and Divination my darling Psal. verse 20 XXXV 17. or my onely one which is without an helper ver 11. Unicorns See the Observations on Num. XXIII verse 21 22. I will declare Recount verse 22 publish and praise thy bounty and goodnesse all thy Divine attributes perfections and actions unto my brethren Heb. II. 10 11 12. brethren in that one and common sanctification ye that fear the Lord Christs speech and exhortation to his Church to praise verse 23 and worship God Psal. CXXXV 1. c. hath not despised Christ in his low and base estate verse 24 though men did Esay LIII 3. he heard Heb. V. 7. my praise As Christ exhorted others so himself will not be behinde verse 25 but an example to them to praise his Father vowes See the Annotations on Jonah I. 16. The meek Spiritual feeding verse 26 and blessings are here mainly intended by allusion likely to the feastings at Peace-offerings as at that 2 Sam. VI. 18 19. See Esay LV. 1 2. Prov. IX 5 6. All the ends The large bounds of the Church of Christ verse 27 Psal. II. 8. Gen. XVII 18. and XLVIII 10. Esay XLIX 22. Acts XIII 47. and XIV 14. worship 1 Sam. I. 3 19 28. John IV. 20 24. For the Kingdome His Kingdome of Grace verse 28 revealed to the Gentiles whereby he reigneth in their hearts Esay II. 4. All they All sorts and conditions of men shall worship before him verse 29 James I. 9. the rich and great ones Psal. XLV 12. Esay XLIX 23. and the poor hungry ones ready to die and perish Matth. XI 5. A seed Christs Church shall be Catholike verse 30 as for places and persons so here for time and duration Esay LIII 10. Those worshippers in the former verse shall have a seed and succession to continue from generation to generation Psal. LXXXVII 5 6. Acts XV. 16. They shall come They that are first in Christ verse 31 begotten by the immortal seed of his Word shall declare his righteousnesse In performing his promises in the exhibition of the Messias and the benefits of redemption and salvation by him Psal. XL. 10. and LXXI 15. that he hath done this Like that Psal. XXXVII 5. Shepheard A frequent similitude chapter XXIII verse 1 none oftner used in Scripture yet may David the more willingly use it as having been a Shepheard himself It is used of God of Christ and of Magistrates and Ministers under them And the godly are called by the name of sheepe The texts are numerous I shall not want 1 Cor. III 21. Mat. V. 33. in green pastures Ezek. verse 2 XXXIV 14. Esay XLIX 10. thou art with me Gen. XV. 1. and chap. XXI 22. 1 Chron. XI 9. 2 Kings VI. verse 4 verse 16 Judg. VI. 12. Acts XVIII 9. Jer. XV. 20. Esay XLIII 2. Thy rod and thy staffe Micah VII 14. Zech. XI 7. dwel in the house of the Lord The place of Gods worship verse 6 Judg. XIX 18. Psal. LXVI 13. and XXVII 4. yet God dwells not in Temples made with hands Esay LXVI 1. Acts VII 48. The earth 1 Cor. chapter XXIV verse 1 X. 26 28. twise alledged by the Apostle and to two several purposes and both appositely hill of the Lord Though all the earth be the Lords verse 3 verse 1. yet the hill of Zion Psal. II. 6. is his holy place As Exod. XIX 5. Deut. X. 14. Of this hill see Esay II. 2 3. Micah IV. 1. See Psal. XV. 1. holy place Place not capable of holinesse in it self of any inherent holinesse But of a relative holinesse in a relation to Gods presence therein for the time either by extraordinary signes and
tokens as Exod. III. 5. or by appointing his ordinary means of worship therein ceremonial under the Old Testament which now is done away and not to be recalled or spiritual under the New The former though of Gods appointment and ordination had not in themselves nor could give absolute holinesse to the worship therein performed And much more now the Places of Gods worship do not make holy the Services therein performed but by them rather are made holy only relatively being appointed to such holy uses He that hath Esay XXXIII verse 4 15 16. clean hands Psal. XVIII 21. Esay LVI 2. Ezek. XVIII 8. pure heart Matth. XV. 19. Prov. II. 19. Jer. XVII 9. yet Acts XV. 9. 1 Tim. I. 5. Psal. CI. 2. nor sworn deceitfully Oaths are taken in a strict and proper sense or at a great latitude They are Assertorie or Promissorie single or with a curse or execration annexed lawful in themselves an act of Religion Esay XIX 18. Lawfull in the Old Testament by Gods precept promise and examples of holy men Lawful in the New Testament by same nature and use of them as in the Old Hebr. VI. 16. by those warrants Esay XLV 1. Jer. XII 16. speaking of the times of the New Testament by the example of the Angel Apoc. X. 16. of the Apostle Rom. I. 9. 2 Cor. I. 23. That text Matth. V. 34. and so that James V. 12. is not to be understood simply and absolutely but relatively as Christ thereby opposeth the corrupt practise of the Pharisees and their false interpretation of Gods Law concerning swearing as if swearing so as Gods name were not directly used in it and no falshood or perjury contained in it were no sinne with them but ever and altogether lawful though it were never so lightly and slightly vainly and customarily unnecessarily and causelesly done where yea and nay had been sufficient Thus Christ opposeth and forbiddeth even all swearing as much as lieth in us but forbids not lawfull swearing upon just urgent and necessary occasions Of Oaths see more in the Observations on Hos. IV. 15. He shall He is a true member of the invisible and Catholike Church verse 5 and he only whereas hypocrites and wicked persons may be members of the visible and of particular Churches by reason of their external profession only Rom. IX 6. Matth. VII 21. The former are members properly univocaly essentialy formaly inwardly in truth and in the judgement of God The later only equivocaly externaly materialy not formaly and essentialy in shew in the opinion of men as rotten members or ill humours in the body 2 Tim. III. 5. Gal. V. 24. These are in the visible Church as chaffe is among the wheat receive Not by merit of condignity for the worth of his works Dan. IX 18. Rom. VIII 18. For the works are imperfect in themselves and again not our own and wholy from our selves and besides due debt otherwise without this reward and lastly no wise equivalent and equipollent to this reward But receive the blessing and reward by and because of Gods free grace rich mercie bountiful promise whereby he hath freely engaged himself to give such and so superabundant a remuneration And so he gives it in justice now because engaged and obliged thereunto by the truth of his so free gracious and bountiful a promise God is just to performe his promise 1 John I. 9. 2 Tim. IV. 7. Blessing Gen. XII 2. Gal. III. 9. Eph. I. 2. Mat. XXV 34. righteousnesse Of Justification and of Sanctification Righteousnesse with the encrease fruit and reward of it according to Gods righteous promise and performance This is the generation This kinde of men verse 6 As Luke XI 29. and XVI 8. Matth. XII 39. Not those that brag of being Abrahams or Iacobs seed Matth. III. 9. Iohn VIII 33. but these are the true seed and generation Gal. III. 7 29. Rom. IX 6 7. These are the true Israel of God that seek him that seek Deut. IV. 29. Psal. XXVII 8. 2 Kings XX. 3 4. which grace comes of God Esay LXV 1 2. thy face O Iacob O God of Jacob. Or this in Jacob or the generation of Jacob that seek Gods face as Jacob did Gen. XXXII 24 30. See John I. 47. Rom. IX 6. and II. 28 29. Lift up Having mentioned the hill of the Lord verse 7 and his holy place ver 3. This may seeme to relate to the gates and doors of the Temple vowed by David and to be built by Solomon and to the coming in of the Ark into it or rather proceeding from the Type to the Truth we may mysticaly referre this to the Church of Christ and the true members of it to lift up the gates and doors of their hearts and everlasting souls that the Lord whom they seek may come into his Temple Mal. III. 2. that they prepare themselves to receive and entertaine him at his coming in the flesh at his coming into their hearts Apoc. III. 20. who is indeed the true King of glory Apoc. XVII 14. 2 Cor II. 8. the true Jehovah Exod III. 15. Psal. LXXXIII 18. Col. II. 9. and Christ compare Num. XXI 5. with 1 Cor. X. 9. and Esay VI. 1. with John XII 41. Even Iehovah our righteousnesse Ier. XXIII 6. the mighty God Esay IX 6. the increase of whose Kingdome and government shall have no end Esay IX 7. Dan. VII 14. Mat. XXVIII 18. for whose in-coming the doors of our hearts and affections should lie open To make the Alphabetical order perfect in this Psalm chapter XXV some would have the verses in it not to be rightly all distinguished as namely the second and the fifth And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to seeme wanting in the beginning of the seventeenth verse And the last verse to be only the later part of the foregoing verse without cause Given on my part verse 3 not provoked by me for it is great And so needs much mercie verse 11 great mercie seek ye my face chapter XXVII verse 8 Deut. IV. 29. Davids soul did most seek it to be near where the Ark of God was and so before the face of the Lord as the Scripture phraseth it being out of heart when he was barred from it ver 4. Psal. LXV 4. Psal. LXXXIV and XLII 1 Sam. XXVI 19. Gods command here was Davids request and the thing he aimed at regard not Esay V. chapter XXVIII verse 5 12. do not attend and wisely consider of them of the mysteries of Gods providence and wayes in bringing David to the Crown in managing the matters of this world as to the godly and as to the wicked in husbanding mans salvation by contraries c. Rom. XI 33. in the beauty of holinesse chapter XXIX verse 2 In the comely honour of the Sanctuary Psal. XCVI 9. the glorious holy Sanctuary The voice of the Lord Of thunder verse 3 see Exod. IX 23. Job XXXVII 4 5. and XL. 9. See the Observations on Psal. XVIII 13. Sirion See the
1 King X. 11. He arken Matth. XVII 5. Rom. X. 17. verse 10 O daughter John I. 13. Apoc. XXI 9 10. forget also Luke IX 23. and XIV 26. Matth. X. 37. As Abraham did Gen. XII 1. and Ruth chap. I. 16 17. So shall Upon these termes verse 11 more and more greatly desire This true in Solomon But Christ loves his Spouse first 1 John IV. 10. Loves her in her blood Ezek. XVI 6. thy Lord 1 Pet. III. 6. Judg. XIX 26. And that no common or vulgar person In the highest degree is Christ so to his Spouse the Church even her Lord and God Worship thou him Pharaohs daughter was with civil worship to do it to Solomon with civil reverent incurvation and adoration The Church to Christ with religious worship of Tyre Of this Citie verse 12 see the Annotations on Amos I. 9. This rich Merchant-Citie the prime Mart for traffick should bring to Solomons Spouse gifts and nuptial presents And much more Tyre and all Heathen Nations should bring themselves and their Gifts with all offices of submission and subjection to the Spouse of Christ Esay XLIX 23. and LXVI 12. Psal. LXXXVII 4. the rich Esay LX. 3 10 11 16. glorious within 1 Pet. II. 4 5. verse 13 Not Helen without and Hecuba within This true in Solomons Spouse partly But in Christs Spouse true altogether by her bridegroomes donation and operation Ephes. V. 27. brought With pompe verse 14 joy and jubilation of needle-work As formerly costly for matter so here curious for Art and work As the like Exod. XXVIII 6 8 15 39. with gladnesse As is fit in marriage solemnities verse 15 they be brought The Spouse first the Virgins and brides maids following and waiting on her Cant. IV. 8. Apoc. XIX 7 8 9. 2 Cor. XI 2. palace As the wise Virgins Matt. XXV 10. thy children We read not that Pharaoh's daughter had any child by Solomon verse 16 But this is abundantly verified in the Church the Spouse of Christ Esay XLIX 18 21. and LIV. 1 2 3. Heb. II. 13. I will Saith the Psalmist by himself verse 17 and by informing others so to do thy Name The name of the Bridegroome therefore By my example as well as for all the reasons foregoing in this Psalme praise thee Christ the Bridegroome for ever and ever whereas Solomon by his foul fall worthily merited and inherited shame and dispraise present help Deliverer chapter XLVI verse 1 or Assistant will not we fear Though a natural fear as Prov. XIV 16. and XXII 3. verse 2 Matth. VIII 26. yet not a godlesse and faithlesse fear Here faith triumphs over such a fear though the earth Hyperbolical expressions usualy intimating the fearful alterations of States and Polities or the most dreadful dangers a river Alluding to that of Kidron Gihon verse 4 and Shiloah intending chiefly that Ezek. XLVII 1. Joel III. 18. Apoc. XXII 1. Or the meaning of this seemes best expounded in the next verse and in the two verses following He maketh Esay XLV 7. Amos III. 6. Psal. LXXVI 3. verse 9 Exalted Esay XXXIII 9 10. and XXX 15. verse 10 O clap A signe of joyful acclamation used at the coronation of Kings 2 Kings XI chapter XLVII verse 1 12. and upon other joyous occasions Ezek. XXV 6. See Psal. XCVIII 8. Esay LV. 12. Psal. LXVI 1. The Psalmist exhorteth all people to sing Praises unto God ver 1. 7. A thing usual in the Psalmes For the Lord Reasons from Gods nature and properties verse 2 appliable also to Christ terrible to the wicked his enemies and a great King above all earthly Kings Mal. I. 14. Matt. XXVIII 18. He shall subdue The Jewes enemies verse 3 And he had done so the Canaanites and others And he will do so the Churches enemies Christ will call the Nations and bring them into subjection under him and his Church Ezek. XX. 37. He shall choose He did choose Canaan for his people Israel Psal. LXXVIII 55. verse 4 And will choose and prepare that heavenly Canaan that inheritance incorruptible 1 Pet. I. 4. for all that beleeve and hope in him for us The Jewes seeming here to include the Gentiles as called by Christ into the same communion of the Covenant for grace and glory John X. 16. Eph. II. 14. the excellencie of Jacob High and glorious excellencie whereby Jacobs posterity excelled Ezek. XXIV 21. Amos VI. 8. and VIII 7. Nahum II. 2. viz. the Temple Priesthood c. all those most excellent and precious promises and blessings made in Christ unto Iacob and his posterity God is gone up When the Ark was carried from Kiriathjearim to the house of Obed Edom verse 5 thence to the Citie of David thence by Solomon into the Oracle 1 Chron. XIII 8. and XV. 28. and 2 Chron. V. 13. Spiritualy and mysticaly when Christ ascended with triumph into heaven See Eph. IV. 8. Col. II. 15. the King of all the earth The universal Kingdome of God and of Christ. verse 7 So again verse 8. Differing from earthly Kings with understanding 1 Cor. XIV 15. The word Maschil is here used for Psalme which is the Title of sundry Psalmes signifying an instructing Psalme Thereby to instruct your selves and others of the Kingdome of God and Christ and of your duty of throne of his holinesse Psal. IX 4. Apoc. IV. 2. The Princes The voluntary verse 8 bounteous Princes and people subject themselves to this King of the God of Abraham His spiritual seed Luke III. 8. verse 9 John VIII 33. c. Rom. IV. 16 17. Sheilds He is the great Shield Gen. XV. 1. Psal. V. 12. and XVIII 35. the great conqueror and protector of all And Magistrates Sheilds under him Hos. IV. 18. Psal. LXXXIX 18. greatly exalted Psal. XCVII 9. A Song and Psalme chapter XLVIII Wherein both voice and instrument were used the voice began and the instrument after And where the Inscription is a Psalme and Song there likely the instrument began and the voice followed Of the former sort are as this Psalme to Psal. LXVI LXXXIII CVIII Of the later are Psal. LXVII LXVIII LXXV LXXXVII and XCII whole earth Or Land of Judea verse 2 As Exod. X. 15. and most likely Matth. XXVII 45. the sides of the North The Temple on Mount Moriah and the City of Jerusalem joyned North to Mount Sion Moriah is the North part of Sion So Esay XIV 13. the Kings were assembled The Philistian Princes 2 Sam. V. or those verse 4 in the dayes of Jehoshaphat 2 Chron. XX. or of Ezekiah 2 Kings XVIII Upon some of which occasions this Psalme seemes to be composed and inspired Psal. XLVI 6. marvailed and were troubled At Sions beauty verse 5 and at her strength and their own overthrow Thou breakest As in a Shipwrack verse 6 so thou didst break them As 2 Sam. V. 20. Tarshish See the Observations on 1 Kings X. 22. East wind See Ezek. XVII 10. and XIX 12. Hos. XII 1. and Ch. XIII 15. Jonah
God The beginning of their song verse 26 or part of their praise from the fountain of Israel Ye that flow from that fountain are of that progeny Esay XLVIII 2. Deut. XXXIII 28. Deut. V. 15 18. There is Both those near verse 27 and those a farre off meet and joyne in this praising of God See Psal. LX. 9. little Benjamin The youngest sonne of Iacob and least Tribe since their fatal blow Iudg. XX. and contesting most for Sauls house against David Yet he here one if not first among them And all the rest likewiseâ—joyne ruler Of the enemies or rather of the Benjamites but no way of the other Tribes Thy God He petitions for strength and growth of blessings verse 28 as God had formerly begun to work for them hath commanded So Deut. XXVIII 8. Psal. CXXXIII 2. XLII 8. and XLIV 4. and LXXI 3. See Psal. XXXIII 9. Matth. VIII 8 9. thy strength The strength of the King and of the people Because of thy Temple Because of thy Promises made to thy Church verse 29 and thy presence at thy Temple Ark and Tabernacle therefore thou wilt grant and do according to the foresaid Petition Shall Kings David and his successors shall therefore with all grateful and thankful acknowledgement worship thee Rebuke He petitions against the adversaries of the Church verse 30 proud cruel and malitious Rebuke them in word and deed The meaning is contained in the last words of the verse the company of spear-men Of enemies armed with Lances and Spears or Reeds fitted and used for Spears or arrowes as the maner of those times was buls with the calves The robustick and strong enemies with the rest of the rude and Epicurish multitude Psal. XXII 12. Amos. IV. 1. submit himself with pieces of silver Though hypocriticaly Or rather that glories and vaunts himself in his brave attire embroydered with pieces of silver and out-braves and tramples upon others or is so rich as he seemes to tread silver under foot yet indeed trusts in it and boast himself of it And such usually though unprovoked delight to break forth into warre and wrong-doing such enemies of thy people rebuke and break Princes Prophesying of the calling of the Gentiles to Christ verse 31 he exhorteth them to praise God Ephes. III. 5 6. Esay XLIX 6. and LXVI 19. stretch out her hands In prayer in offerings in way of subjection a mighty voice Psal. XXIX His thunder verse 33 Heb. IV. 11. Ascribe Adds arguments for Gods praise verse 34 terrible To be had in reverence in the assembly of his Saints verse 35 and dreadful to his enemies faile while I waite The constancie and earnestnesse of Davids hope and expectation chapter LXIX verse 3 For the zeale of thine house Literaly true in David verse 9 Psal. XXVII 8. Principaly true in Christ the Sonne of David and to him applied by his disciples John II. 15 16 17. And so are the later words of this verse by the Apostle Rom. XV. 3. They gave me also gall Verified in our Saviour verse 21 and in relation had to this text John XIX 28 29. Let their table This used by David against his enemies verse 22 applyed by the Apostle against the Jewes in his time Rom. XI 9. Let their habitation That which David speaketh here of his enemies verse 25 and as Type of Christ of Christs enemies Saint Peter applieth to Judas the traitor Acts I. 20. blotted out Phil. IV. 3. Apoc. III. 5. Luke X. 20. Heb. XII 23. verse 28 Of Imprecations see the Observations on Psal. CIX 14 15. Sion The Type of the Church verse 36 inherit it Under the temporal promises of the Land of Canaan verse 35 are comprehended the promises of life everlasting to the faithful and their posterity Psal. CII 28. to the true Israel of God the true members of the Church Esay XLIV 26. for to bring to remembrance For to record chapter LXX See the Title of Psal. XXXVIII Both Psalmes are not to remember any notable deliverance or benefit already received But rather a time and case of affliction and distresse For the matter of both shew that they were inspired in such a time and do make earnest petition for deliverance to deliver me This Psalme is in a maner the same with Psal. XL. 13 17. verse 1 Cause me to escape Likely from Absalom chapter LXXI verse 2 For this Psalme may seem to be penned by David though his name be not in the Title and in his old age God This word is Jehovih verse 5 that is with the vowels of Elohim So again verse 16. and Psal. LXVIII 20. And so it is usually written when as I have said Adonai goeth before it or next followeth it At other times having the vowels of Adonai it is pronounced Lord. See 2 Sam. VII 18 19 20. a wonder Esay VIII 18. verse 7 Heb. II. 13. Zech. III. 8. and 1 Corinth IV. 9. even of thine only not mine owne verse 16 which is none to thine quicken me again verse 20 and shalt bring me up Me me in the Hebrew margin but us us in the text For Solomon Made by David for him chapter LXXII verse ult by David in his old age The like inscription is Psal. CXXVII This Psalme is composed as in the name of the Church And contains a Prayer a Praise and a Prophesie of the just peaceable righteous merciful plentiful flourishing estate and large extent and bounds of the Kingdome of Solomon set out indeed with some hyperbolical expressions scarcely appliable to him or to any mortal man So as Solomon may be the immediate object of the words he literaly intended in them But yet he so as a Type of Christ and of his Kingdome who is in truth the maine subject of this Psalme For all in a mystical sense is appliable to Christ more truly then to Solomon appliable to him in a spiritual sense exactly without any hyperbole For Solomon see that 2 Sam. VII 14. c. For Christ see that Heb. I. 5. And that passadge Psal. LXXXIX 19 37. is not unlike the subject matter of this Psalme This premised may serve to clear the hardest places of this Psalme The prayers Psalmes verse 20 Hymnes Songs are ended As the like is said of Davids words 2 Sam. XXIII 1. The one may be as an Appendix of the other This his last Prayer though not placed in the last place Or the last of those that David set in order before his death or the last in this second part or book of the Psalmes as they are all divided into five parts Or his last touching Solomon and his prophesying of Christ and his Kingdome So various may our thoughts and interpretations be and so uncertaine and unsafe to pitch and fixe upon any single one Truly The Psalmist premiseth this chapter LXXIII verse 1 as his undoubted ground against all conflicting doubts as a pacificatory protestation before this his contesting plea Touching the prosperity of the wicked and his
and was made a Sacrifice for sinne for us 2 Cor. V. 21. Esay LIII 6. Yet this may have a right understanding of Christs spiritual children who are subject to the lapses and infirmities of sinne 1 John I. 8. Rom. VII 15. sworne Of Oaths verse 35 see the Observations on Hos. IV. 15. as the Moone Which although it sometime waxeth verse 37 and sometime waineth and sometime seemes to be gone a fit resemblance of the state of Christs Church yet is continualy renewed and so stable Witnesse See Jer. XXXIII 20 21. And Christ is so called Apoc. I. 5. Esay LV. 4. But thou The Psalmist complaineth of the miseries of the Church verse 38 whereby all the former Promises seeme to be frustrated youth hast thou shortned Wherein by thy promises he should have flourished verse 45 and grown up as a youth how short How vaine verse 47 momentanie and uncertaine yet am I thy creature the footsteps of thine Anointed verse 51 This may be referred to Christ and his Offices and Works in us and for us or to Christians which follow his footsteps Blessed The voice of faith verse 52 and joy as finding an issue out of the temptation and rejoycing in the midst of tribulation This is the end of the third Book of Psalmes See the Observations on Psal. XLI ult and on LXXII ult of Moses This seemes inspired and penned by Moses for the use of the people chapter XC when upon the returne of the Spies they had murmured against God and he had sentenced to death all above twenty years old Num. XIV 22 23 29 34. Returne The body to the earth verse 3 the soul to God that gave it watch The night divided into four Watches verse 4 the evening midnight cock-crowing dawning threescore years and ten So for the most part verse 10 And so in David And none of the Kings of Judah or Israel after him attained to those years Or seventy here in regard of that judgement denounced Num. XIV 29. even according to thy fear verse 11 so is thy wrath Thy wrath is as thy feare teacheth it to be which teacheth us to fear thee for thy wrath But who knoweth the power of it to number They might number the utmost extent of them verse 12 upon that judgement Num. XIV But not how much sooner they might die establish Esay XXVI 12. verse 17 he shall deliver thee Having practised in the second verse what he taught in the first chapter XCI verse 3 Here he teacheth others to do the like applies his example to them not be afraid Esay XLIII 2. verse 5 emphatical expressions and rhetorical amplifications allowed in all humane Authors Not yet implying that we are actualy deliveâ—ed in all such dangers but that at least they shall work for our good if we be not delivered out of them Rom. VIII 28. his Angels charge over thee Alledged by the Devil to Christ verse 11 Mat. IV. 6. in all thy wayes Of holinesse and righteousnesse These words the Devil omits as making against his temptation which was against the minde of the text tread upon the lion Esay XI 6 9. verse 13 Hos. II. 18. without harme or damage Not as the Pope applied it to his treading upon the neck of the Emperour on high Safely above all perils and dangers verse 14 with long life If God shall see it good and fit for him verse 16 Otherwise a good man may be cut off by Plague or warre for the Sabbath day For the Rest on this day chapter XCII see the Observations on Exod. XII 16. For Hallowing it That was by an holy convocation by offering of Sacrifices singing Psalmes reading and expounding and hearing Scriptures Praying Disputing and Conferring by meditating on Gods word and works and doing works of mercy Exod. XX. 10. Esay LVIII 13. Jer. XVII 21 22. Levit. XXIII 3. Num XXVIII 9 10. Acts XIII 15. and XV. 21. and XVI 13. and XVII 2. and XVIII 4. Matth. XII 2 7 8 11 12. as the Palme tree The LXX read 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 verse 12 which signifies indeed a tree As the Hebrew word here doth And the meaning of the whole verse imports Yet hence many learned men taking it up one from another have raised that fable of a wondrous bird called a Phoenix which yet never was seene or known in the world holinesse becometh thy house In the services chapter XCIII verse 5 and servants of it and all professors of so holy a God The Lord knoweth Cited chapter XCIV verse 11 1 Cor. III. 20. But judgement shall returne unto righteousnesse Though they might seeme awhile parted verse 15 yet they shall returne and meet and the wicked shall be punished and the godly rewarded O come Davids Psalme chapter XCV verse 1 though without his Title as appears Heb. III. 7. and IV. 7. to day This extends to the whole time wherein Christ speaketh by his Gospel verse 7 Heb. III. 7. 13 15. and IV. 7 8. So 2 Cor. VI. 2. Provocation Meribah verse 8 in the Hebrew temptation Massah in the Hebrew See Exod. XVII 1 7. Num. XX. 1 3 13. Deut. VI. 16. tempted me Tempted Christ verse 9 1 Cor. X. 9. my work Works Heb. III. 9. of miraculous mercies and judgements I sware At Kadesh-barneah verse 11 Num. XIV 21 c. Heb. III. 17 19. my rest Canaan a Type of a better Rest Heb. IV. 3 8 9 11. O sing This Psalme chapter XCVI verse 1 and Psalme CV 1 15. with small alterations make up that Psalme composed by David upon the bringing of the Ark from Obed-Edoms house into the Citie of David 1 Chron. XVI 8 36. a new song See the Observations on Psal. XXXIII 3. beauty of holinesse In the glorious holy Sanctuary searoare In token of joy verse 9 the trees Humane affections ascribed to insensible creatures verse 11 thereby to set out mans duty verse 12 for the cometh Or when he cometh Which may relate to Christs coming into the world verse 13 Matth. XII 20. Acts X. 42. and ch XVII 31. Psal. XCVIII 9. and CX 6. Esay II. 4. and XI 3 4. and XVI 5. 2 Tim. IV. 1. Apoc. XIX 11. The Lord reighneth Here seemes the Kingdome chapter XCVII verse 1 both of God and of Christ to be majesticaly described a new song See the Observations on Psal. chapter XCVIII verse 1 XXXIII 3. made known Esay LII 10. Let the sea roare Psal. verse 2 XCVI 11. let the people tremble And so chapter XCIX verse 7 the earth be moved that is with a reverend fear at his Presence and appearance verse 1 Or though they be stirred up with anger Apoc. XI 17 18. Acts XVII 13. The Kings strength God mixeth his power with justice verse 4 Job XXXVI 5. Moses and Aaron among his Priests Moses did many things of the Priestly office verse 6 And the word Cohen here used doth signifie also a Prince and principal officer as 2 Sam. VIII 18. and in many other places
though that tookest Even when thou tookest vengeance of their inventions verse 8 yet even then a forgiving God a God answearing their prayers and not we Or chapter C verse 3 and his we are as the Hebrew in the margin readeth it Deut. VII 6 7. and chap. IX 4. c. Psal. XCV 5. A Psalme of David This seemes inspired and written by David chapter CI when he was new made King Or as some He promiseth what to do when he shall be made King and how he will governe his own house in the meane time not know Matth. chapter CII verse 4 VII 23. of the afflicted Or for the afflicted A set forme of Prayer for him for any in a poor afflicted estate And so divers other set formes of prayer are found in Scripture in a set forme of words As Num. VI. 24 25 26. Matth. VI. 9 13. And again at another time and upon another occasion Luke XI 1 4. Psal. XX. and XXI This Prayer may seeme inspired and composed by Daniel or some other Prophet towards the end of the Babylonish Captivity verse 13 16. Zech. I. 12 13. the appointed time Jer. verse 13 XXIX 10. Dan. IX 2 24. c. in her stones Neh. verse 14 II. 13. c. and IV. 2. Zech. I. 22. Of old This verse verse 25 and the two next are cited Heb. I. 10 11 12. and applied to prove the Deity of Christ. This Psalme chapter CIII and the four following containe the Praises of God and the arguments of his Praise both Ordinary and Extraordinary in relation to his Church and to all his Creatures thy youth is renued like the Eagles Thou keepest thy self fresh and vigorous verse 5 as in thy youth thou returning to the dayes of thy youth Job XXXIII 25. And like the Eagles youth or strength and vigour which abides so long even to and in old age and length of very many years and seemes to renew her youth by the casting of her feathers yearly not her bill the upper beak whereof groweth at last in an extreme old age so to over-grow and bend over the lower beak as causeth the Eagle to die of famine not of feeblenesse Arist. lib. 9. cap. 32. de historia animalium See Esay XL. 31. hoasts ye Ministers Both Angels verse 21 and men and all his creatures Ephes. 3. 10. Col. I. 16. 1 Kings XXII 19. Gen. XXXII 2. Psal. CIV 4. Dan. VII 10 Apoc II. 1. Esay LXI 6. Neh. IX 6. This Psalme is exquisite for loftinesse chapter CIV and other ornaments with light as with a garment Gen. verse 2 I. 3. 1 Tim. VI. 16. He wholly so shines as the eyes of any no not of the Angels are able to behold the luster and splendor thereof As neither we that of the Sunne the beams of his chambers in the waters Maketh and distinguisheth the regions of the aire verse 3 as into lofts or upper chambers in and by the watery clouds ver 13. his Angels spirits Alledged and interpreted of Angels verse 4 Heb. I. 7. useth them being spiritual substances as speedy active messingers ministers and executors of his will Heb. I. 14. his ministers a flaming fire The Angels such 2 Kings II. 11. and chap. VI. 17. Or the flashes of lightnings and other meteors are his ministers to do his will waters stood above the mountains At the Creation verse 6 Gen. I. 2. And at the Flood Gen. VII 20. to cover the earth Job XXXVIII 8 verse 9 10 11. Jer. V. 22. Gen. IX 11 13 15. oile Psal. XXIII verse 15 5. and XCII 10. Eccles. IX 8. Matth. VI. 17. her house In them is her house verse 17 Psal. LXXXIV 4. Job XXIX 18. Matth. VIII 20. Luke IX 58. Dan. IV. 12. Conies Prov. XXX 24 verse 18 26. in wisdome hast thou made them all By wisdome here to understand Christ punctualy verse 24 is more then the Text yeelds Or that Text either Prov. III. 19. though that be a sacred truth Heb. I. 2. Sea Not that Psal. verse 25 CXIV 3. but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that which particle doth distinguish the great Midland Sea from the other lesser go the ships See verse 10. verse 26 Gen. II. 14. Esay XXXIII 21. Leviathan The Whale Job XLI renewest By causing new creatures to come in the place of the old verse 30 Eccles. I. 4. Praise ye the Lord In the Hebrew verse 35 Halelu-jah Praise ye Jah This Halelu-jah is kept in the Greek and in other languages set sometimes in the beginnings sometimes in the end of Psalmes Apoc. XIX 1 3 4 6. O give thanks See the Observations on Psal. chapter CV verse 1 XCVI 1. whereby most likely it is that this is Davids Psalme his strength seeke his face The Ark where God declared his power and presence Psal. LXIII 2. and LXXVIII 61. See the Observations on Psal. XXVII 8. his judgements Esay XXVI 9. verse 7 Specialy those upon the Egyptians are famously known and spoken of oath unto Isaac To Abraham verse 9 in the Presence of Isaac Gen. XXII 17. and XXVI 3. mine anointed This is spoken of the Patriarchs verse 15 not of Kings my Prophets So Abraham is called Gen. XX. 7. with fetters Gen XXXIX verse 18 20. his word came Gods word in dreams touching his advancement verse 19 Gen. XXXVII 7 9. came to be fulfilled Or Josephs word in the interpretation of the dreams of Pharaohs Officers and of Pharaoh himselfe He turned See the Observations on Esay VI. verse 25 10. they rebelled not The Signes and Wonders did not verse 28 Or Moses and Aaron did not rebel c. haile for raine Raine rare in Egypt Zech. verse 32 XIV 18. much more haile first-borne Thus all the ten plagues of Egypt are reckoned up verse 36 save the fifth of Murrain of Beasts and the sixth of Boyles upon Man and Beast a cloud for a covering A large cloud to cover all that hoast from the parching heat of the Sun verse 39 Quailes Twice verse 40 Exod. XVI 13. Num. XI 31. dry places In the deserts of Sin verse 41 and Zin from the rocks of Rephidim Exod. XVII and Kadesh Num. XX. That they might Obedience the end of all Gods mercies verse 45 Exod. XIX 4 5 6. leannesse By their ratson chapter CVI verse 15 or lust they purchased to themselves razon leannesse yea a plague and death Psal. LXXVIII 30 31. Esay X. 16. Dathan Korah is omitted here verse 17 Oxe Elsewhere the terme of Caâ—â— is used verse 20 Ham Gen. verse 22 X. 6. pleasant land Deut. verse 24 XI 11 22. Ezek. XX. 6. See the Observations on Zech. VII 14. Baal-Peor See the Observations on Judges VIII verse 28 33. Baal signifieth Lord Master Husband or Patron Peor is the name of a mountaine And Beth Pehor the name of Baals Temple there Num. XXIII 28. Deut. III. 29. For the idolatry committed to this idol the Scripture sometimes for the word Baal useth Bosheth which signifieth shame Hos. IX 10. See Jer.
III. 24. and XI 13. and the Annotations of learned Master Gataker upon those places verse 31 of the dead Offered to those dead idols Num. XXV 2. Jer. X. 5. And that was counted unto him for righteousnesse i. e. this fact of Phineas was approved of God as just and righteous and for such ever to be esteemed The same phrase used Gen. XV. 6. hath another sense of justifying Abrahams person before God by faith though a man without faults in himself otherwise And so is rightly applied by Saint Paul Rom. IV. 3 5 8 9 22 23 24. to the justification of sinner before God by Faith meerly for righteousnesse A right and just action not the fruit of a rash zeale though done without ordinary authority unadvisedly Num. XX. Devils Levit. verse 33 XVII 7 See the Observations on Judges VIII 33. his Covenant This verse 37 and his Name sake verse 8 are the ground of Gods free mercies verse 45 among the heathen among whom divers Israelites were scattered verse 47 in the times of the Judges and Saul by reason of their often troubles at home till the Kingdome came to David whose words these are 1 Chron. XVI 35 36. This Psalme hath much elegancy and sublimity in it chapter CVII South In the Hebrew verse 3 Sea meaning the Red Sea which was South from Canaan But much more usualy in Scripture by Sea is understood the West because the great Mediterrane Sea lay West from Canaan mount up And hyperbole verse 26 Of them see the Observations on Josh. XI 4. them Marriners verse 30 and passingers rivers Watery fruitful places verse 33 dry Barren thirsty will observe Not that such deliverances are vouchsafed alwayes to all in such dangers verse 43 Gods wayes of his governing Providence are a great deep unsearchable But those deliverances when they come they come from him A Song chapter CVIII a Psalme See the Observations on the Title of Psalme XLVIII This Psalme is composed of Psal. LVII 7 11. and Psal. LX. 5 12. See the Observations on both those Psalmes glorie See the Observations on Psal XVI verse 1 9. wash-pot So Psal. verse 9 LX. any washing pot to wash the filth of my feet in Without any allusion to the Marishes of Moab or their Land to be washed in blood or themselves wiped cleane away as a pot is wiped But rather to be used to servile sordid base offices of David By the matter of the Psalme chapter CIX it seemes to be penned and inspired towards the end of Sauls reigne when all things were grown to a forlorne and wicked state See 1 Sam. XXVI 19. unto Prayer The use and comfort of Prayer Set Many Imprecations follow verse 4 And the like see in Psal. XXXV verse 6 4 8. and LIX 5 13. and LXIX 22 28. and LXXIX 10. and CXIX 84. and CXL 10. Job XXXI Nehem. VI. 4. 5. and VI. 6 14. Esay II. 9. Jer. XI 20. and XV. 15. and chap. XVII 18. and XVIII 21 22 23. and XX. 12. 2 Tim. IV. 14. And these with exquisite formes of speeches And uttered by David and the rest against transcendent sinners rather as Prophets but of zeale to God and his glory therein then in relation to their private passions of revenge or respect to themselves as parties And yet these or the like Prayers and Imprecations may possibly be mixt with Humane infirmities as those in Jeremy See the Annotations on Nehem. IV. 5. Or in some they may be understood with silent limitations and reservations right hand He plead and prevail against him condemned Go out guilty verse 7 or wicked become sinne Let no suit or defence of his avail for him but rather hurt him 8 his office Applied to Judas Acts I. 16 verse 8 20 26. their desolate places Their houses and families that are desolate and destroyed verse 10 fathers Thus God punisheth to the third and fourth generation verse 14 the wickednesse of the parents on their wicked children Exod. XX. 5. As he cloathed himself with cursing See the Observations on Psal verse 18 LXXIII 6. Let it be unto him The curse wherein he delighted in cursing others which pleased him as water and oile Let that same be unto him Or let a curse thus cover and cleave unto him and come into his bowels and bones See the Observations on Psal. LXXIII 6. shaked their heads Psal. verse 25 XXII 7. This Psalme is all Prophetical chapter CX all of Christ foretelling his Person Natures and Offices specialy his Kingdome and Priesthood And of his Victory over his enemies and of his Triumph afterwards And hereupon it is cited and made use of Matth. XXII 44. Mark XII 36. Luke XX. 42. Acts II. 34. Heb. I. 13. and V. 6. and VII 17. The Lord The Messias himself applies verse 1 aâ—d appropriates this verse to himself Matth. XXII 44. Marke XII 36. Luke XX. 42. Saint Peter from this verse proves Christs Ascention into heaven Acts II. 34. Saint Paul relates to it in the point of Christ reigne over all enemies 1 Cor. XV. 25. Denying that the words of this verse were used or could be used to any of the Angels Heb. I. 13. And therefore they cannot be appliable to David himself or to any meere man The Lord Heb. Jehovah See the Annotations of learned Master Gataker on Esay I. 2. and XXVI 4. See also my Observations on Psalme LXXXIII 18. and on LXXI 5. and on LXVIII 4. This Name of Essence never admits any affix in the Hebrew tongue And it may lawfully be pronounced though the ancient Jewes refrained from doing so to gaine thereby the more reverence to it And this Name is common to the three Persons yet according to the sense and circumstances of divers texts and places chapter CIII specialy when relation is had to another Person of the Trinity it is taken Personaly And so here for God the Father As likewise Psal. II. 7. said In his eternal Decree predestinating his Sonne to be the Messias to execute in time the Office of Mediatorship unto my Lord Davids Lord as well as his Sonne sit thou This and other phrases here are not proper but figurative to be understood not corporealy but spiritualy Christ is said in Scripture promiscuously both to stand and to sit at the right hand of God Heb. I. 3. Acts VII 55 56. 1 Pet. III. 22. at my right hand The right hand signifies power and strength Psal. CXVIII 16. Exod. XV. 6. Psal. CXLIV 8. Power to help verse 5. Psal. XVI 8. and CXLII 4. Eccles. X. 2. To be or sit there imports dignity and honour 1 Kings II. 19. Matth. XX. 21. And such is the meaning here And this dignity here expressed by this phrase is ascribed to Christ not in relation to his Deity for so he and the Father are one Herein he is and alwayes was of equal dignity with the Father But in regard of his Humanity whereby the Father was greater then he And wherein formerly he had emptied
He at thy right hand ready to assist thee O Christ as Psal. XVI 8. and CIX 31. Shall strike through Kings Psal. II. 2 4 5. even the highest Powers and Potentates that oppose Christ and his Kingdome 2 Cor. X. 5. In the day of his wrath the time appointed in Gods wisdome the time of his just will so to punish them with plagues temporal eternal in this life in that to come 1 Thes. I. 9 10. Not that Christ the Lord shall be exempted from this powerful conquest and overthrow of his enemies the Sonne being in all things coequal consubstantial with the Father And so the Act coming from the Father by the Sonne But in this speech relation is had to Christ as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God and Man as the King Mediatour and receiving his Office from the Father He shall judge The Lord at thy right hand shall execute judgements and punishments verse 6 among the heathen Psal. II. 1. Acts IV. 27. all his enemies whatsoever he shall fill the places with the dead bodies All places with the carkases of the slaine See Jer. XVI 4. A figurative and poetical expression of an huge slaughter such as was that of the Jewes at the final destruction of Jerusalem after the death of our Saviour he shall wound the head in many countries Wound or strike through Head for heads collectively Psal. LXVIII 21. in many or great countries See that Apoc. XX. 9 10. He Christ the Lord. verse 7 Thus the Prophet passeth from the Father to the Sonne The Father acteth by the Sonne the Sonne from the Father shall drink of the brook in the way In pursuing the victory over his enemies he shall do as Gideons souldiers did Judg. VII 7. admit of no delaies which occasioned that interdict adjuration and curse of Saul 1 Sam. XIV 24. Or rather these words seeme to have relation to Christs state of Humiliation and the rather because of that opposition thereunto in the words following And so here we have Christs exinanition and exaltation his passion and resurrection whereby he was brought to sit at the right hand of the Father verse 1. drink In passing through this valley of tears in this world he shall drink deeply of the cup of sorrowes the waters floods and torrents of afflictions and miseries should overtake and encompasse him if not overwhelme and drowne him Psal. LXXXVIII 7. 17. See Jer. XXV 15 16. and chap. XLIX 12. Matth. XX. 22. John XVIII 11. Matth. XXVI 39. in the way Of this life the way of doing his fathers will for the work of mans redemption Phil. II. 7 8. He hid for the time the luster and beams of his Divine Majesty that it might not hinder the sufferings and death of his Humanity 1 Cor. II. 8. Matth. XVII 9. therefore Thus Christ came from his humiliation to his exaltation from his Priesthood to his Kingdome Therefore here notes not a Merit preceding in Christ meriting for himself this exaltation or his glorie either in body or soul his life eternal All necessarily followed upon that hypostatical Union which he could not merit to himself All Christ did was to merit for us The particle here notes the consequence or sequel and order the means and manner how he came to this exaltation shal he lift up the head Be exalted sit at Gods right hand See for the phrase Psal. III. 3. and XXVII 6. Jer. LII 31. Lam. II. 10. sublimi feriet sydera vertice Praise This is one of the Alphabetical Psalmes chapter CXI verse 1 And so is the next Psalme Thereby to help memory and to mark out the excellency of these Psalmes See the Observations on the beginning of the Book of Psalmes wonderful works In Egypt verse 4. 5. meat Manna and Quails Covenant Though they by their sinnes often and grievously provoked him heathen Canaanites verse 6 Praise chapter CXII verse 1 See the former Psalme wealth See the Observations on Psal. XXXVII 1. verse 3 light in darknesse Esay LVIII 10. Job XI 17. Psal. XXXVII 6. verse 4 of evil tydings Prov. I. 33. Otherwise is it with the wicked verse 7 Jer. XLIX 23. gnash with his teeth See that Luke XIII verse 10 28. who humbleth himself to behold Psal. chapter CXIII verse 6 CXXXVIII 6. and CXXXIX 1 c. Job XXXIV 21 22. Prov. V. 21. Jer. XVI 17. contrary to that Psal. LXXIII 11. and LXIV 6. and XCIV 7 10. Job XXII 12 13. He raiseth 1 Sam. II. 8. verse 7 mountains skipped Sinai chapter CXIV verse 4 Horeb quaked and shaked Exod. XIX 18. Hab. III. 6 10. Psal LXVIII 8. Their idols are Not like unto our God chapter CXV verse 4 verse 3. are like unto them As much without sense and reason verse 8 as blocks and stones their help Theirs that trust in him or one person verse 9 put for another which is not unusual hath he given To their use verse 16 in this world Or the earth also is the Lords which he hath given to the children of men The dead praise not Psal. verse 17 VI. 5. and XXX 9. and LXXXVIII 10 11 12. Esay XXXVIII 18. I love This may seeme to be Davids Psalme chapter CXVI verse 1 upon his new coming to the Kingdome Therefore The experience of Gods hearing our prayers verse 2 doth hearten us to pray the more Pains of hell The sorrowes and straits of death verse 3 and the grave Psal. XVIII 5 6. Gratious The issue and effect of Prayer verse 5 thy rest Thy quiet comfortable estate in God without trouble of conscience verse 7 and that because of Gods goodnesse and good dealing towards thee I beleeved 2 Cor. verse 10 IV. 13. upon consideration of the Premises his Faith thus triumphed notwithstanding his afflictions I was greatly afflicted The Hebrew word here hath an Active forme but in a Passive signification As sometimes an Hebrew word in a Passive forme is of an Active signification See Esay XXI 10. and chap. XXV 9. and LIII 7. and Ezek XIV 4 7. haste verse 11 All men are liers Even the Prophets as Samuel that promised to me the Kingdome Yea all men in comparison of God unable to help in time of need Rom. III. 4. cup of salvations Used in the Israelites Peace-offerings of Thanksgivings verse 13 and in the Meat-offerings joyned to them and to their whole-burnt offerings and used in their holy Feasts 1 Chron. XVI 1 2 3 whence that seemes to be Luke XXII 17. vowes Made in mine adversity verse 14 Of vowes see the Annotations on Jonah I. 16. Pretious Psal. LXXII verse 15 14. which God shewes in preserving my life from death in the midst of all mine enemies Praise The Apostle alledgeth this to prove Gods mercy to the Gentiles chapter CXVII verse 1 that they should therefore glorifie him O give thanks This may seeme to be Davids Psalme chapter CXVIII verse 1 and likely inspired and composed upon his returne from his last victory over the Ammonites 2 Sam.
XII 29. on my side Heb. verse 6 XIII 6. Psal. LVI 4. 11. All nations David had to deale with all the neighbouring nations round about him verse 10 Thou Speaking to the enemie verse 13 Open to me The gates of the Sanctuarie verse 19 or house of God the gates of the Court thereof which the Levitical Porters were to do for men to come and serve the Lord. of righteousnesse For the righteous and cleane only were to enter in thereat 2 Chron. XXIII 19. See Esay XXVI 2. Apoc. XXI 27. The stone David Typicaly verse 22 His Sonne the Messias Realy Mat. XXI 42. Ephes. II. 20. builders refused The Rulers refused David in the reignes of Saul and Ishbosheth The Priests and Elders refused Christ Mark XII 2 10. Luke XIX 14. 1 Pet. II. 7. the head stone Acts IV. 11. Luke XX. 17. Of this stone see more Esay XXVIII 16. Dan. II. 34 35 45. Zech. III. 9. Rom. IX 33. the day A chief and choise day of God shewing his mercie verse 24 Save nowâ—beseech thee Heb. Hoshiahâ— na verse 25 in Greek sounded Hosanna wherewith Christ is welcomed to Jerusalem and the Temple Mat. XXI 9 15. Luke XIX 37 38. we have blessed you These seeme to be the Priests words verse 26 relating to Num. VI. 23. light Prosperity verse 27 under the Kingdome of David and Christ. even unto the hornes of the Altar Likely the hornes of the Altar Exod. XXVII 2. intended for that use Or sacrifices abundantly all the Court over till you come to the hornes of the Altar Levit. IV. 7. Blessed Of this Psalme see the Observations on the beginning of the Book of Psalmes chapter CXIX verse 1 David probably is the penman of it The stile is plaine fitted for all capacities And the Alphabetical order was used for help of memory It is full of the ardent pious affections of a religious soul. Petitions for saving knowledge and gracious assistance from God and Promises of all holy sincere obedience thereupon are in every Octonarie with wondrous art and variety of sense yet running much upon the same words without any tautologie Before I was afflicted So verse 71. verse 67 Before I spake or answered is not so proper an interpretation of this place though it pleased Junius unlesse we understand it thus Before I cried out by reason of affliction my soul is continualy in my hand i. e. verse 109 my life is dayly in danger As Iudg. XII 3. 1 Sam. XIX 5. and chap. XXVIII 21. Many read this text in thy hand or hands understanding Gods hand which imports not danger but safety and security as Psal. XXXI 5. Luke XXIII 46. 1 Pet. IV. 19. And is indeed a wrong reading and breeds sundry senses not consonant or consisting with the tenour of this verse any iniquity either in me verse 133 subjective or of others against me objective And so the later way may be understood that Gal. II. 7 90 Ephes. VI. 12. Heb. XII 4. Psal. XLIX 5. and XL. 12. and LXV 3. and XXXIX 8. A song of degrees or ascensions chapter CXX heights or excellencies This and the fourteene Psalmes following have this Title prefixed The meaning whereof is variously conjectured As thus That they were to be sung with a loud voice as 1 Chron. XV. 16. Or upon the steps and degrees of the staires ascending to the Court of the people or to that of the Priests which they say were fifteene in number according to these number of these Psalms Or in the coming of the Ark into the Temple Or in their returne out of Babylon Or to be sung in their returne into their own land in the time of the Messias Others have other conjectures yet without any certaine determination neither is it much material Of these four bear Davids title and some of the rest not unlikely were penned by him I David likely verse 1 from lying lips Of such as falsely accused him to Saul verse 2 1 Sam. XXIV 9. and chap. XXVI 19. what shall be given What good or profit shalt thou get or gaine by it verse 3 sharp arrowes Such is a false tongue verse 4 or such are the plagues God will render as a reward unto it Woe is me Laments verse 5 that in his exile he was forced to dwell so long with the cruel and barbarous posterity of Mesech the sonne of Japhet Gen. X. 2. and of Kedar the sonne of Ishmael Gen. XXV 13. or rather with men of like evil cruel conditions to them hills Moriah chapter CXXI verse 1 and Zion where God dwelleth But most to God himself verse 2. The Sunne By its parching heat verse 6 as Ionah IV. 8. Nor the Moon by its cold vapors Gen. XXXI 40. nor any discommodity shall be able to annoy thee Psal. XCI 5. I David having brought the Ark of the testimony to Ierusalem chapter CXXII verse 1 and setled the Thrones of judgement there pens this Psalme of joy and gladnesse therefore Praising the Citie and praying for the prosperity of it testimonie The Ark. verse 4 See the Observations on Ex. 25. 16. thrones of judgement Both Ecclesiastical verse 5 and Civil as God had commanded Deut. XVII 8 c. the captivity of Zion Out of Babylon chapter CXXVI verse 1 which returne figured our Redemption by Christ. that dreame So incredible it was and the joy of it that we half doubted whether it were true or but a dreame As Peter did Acts XII 9 11. See Esay XXIX 7 8. And the like speech we read of in Abdolominus when he was taken from manuring the earth to possesse a Kingdome and in Isaacus Angelus when he was suddenly lifted up to the Empire and in that famous Iohn Chrysostome when he was first chosen into the Presbyterie Turn again Prayes that the deliverance begun verse 4 may be carried on and brought to perfection For it had many stops and hinderances as appears in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah They that sow in tears That went mournfuly into captivity verse 5 shall return joyfuly for Solomon Seemes to be inspired and penned for Solomon chapter CXXVII by David a litle before his death Psal. LXXII title Except the Lord This is true generaly verse 1 yet may relate to the future building of the Temple by Solomon and the safe keeping of the Citie Ierusalem or rather to the building of Solomons house and posterity so By building verse 2 keeping blessing their labours without sorrow he giveth Or surely will give or rightly doth give his beloved Whom he loves and who in assurance of his love commits himself to him and his care The Hebrew word Iedid seemes to allude to Solomons name Iedidiah 2 Sam. XII 25. his darling sleep Or quiet rest without carking care and sorrow The Hebrew word is written with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a quiet dumb letter otherwise then usual to denote the more quietnesse And this rest not your care and toil but Gods blessing will bring unto you Prov. X. 22.
bones Davids verse 7 and his followers they are in such like present danger when he was in the cave Psal LVII 1 Sam. XXIV 4. The later part of this prayer seemes chapter CXLII as spoken in the cave Yet it all might be composed after his deliverance out of it As that Prayer Jonah II. prison This Cave verse 7 wherein I am shut up as in a close prison faithfulnesse chapter CXLIII verse 1 For performance of thy faithful and true promises made to me righteousnesse To maintaine and defend a righteous cause Enter not Though my cause be just verse 2 yet my person is sinful and unjust not able to abide thy judgement Rom. III. 20. So Job XXII 4. and XIV 3. Gal. II. 16. no man living Heb. not all living i. e. not any living As Mat. XXIV 22. 1 John II. 21. 2 Pet. I. 20. Psal. LXXVI 5. is desolate Or wondrously amazed verse 4 upheld only by Gods power cause me The work is Gods verse 8 He the actor of it And therefore to him he lifts up his soul. So verse 10. good lead me Or verse 10 by thy good Spirit lead me Thus prayer-wise or shall lead me spoken in way of assurance of David It seemes composed after he came to the crown chapter CXLIV verse 3 and had got some victories over his enemies and yet other enemies were ready to invade him 2 Sam. V. VIII what is man Psal. VIII 5. Job VII 17. Heb. II. 6. Bow the heavens Shew thy self present on earth verse 5 for my help and my foes ruine who are like mountains in comparison of other men 1 Sam. XXII 10. a right hand of falshood Though they shake hands verse 8 yet they keep not promise whose God is the Lord This is opposed to all the other worldly wealth verse 15 as farre more then over-poising it all of praise His Hymne chapter CXLV And the whole book in Hebrew is called the book of Hymnes or Praises This is an Alphabetical Psalme Only the letter Nun is wanting See the Observations on Psal. XXV 1. and on the beginning of the book of Psalmes over all his works Or verse 9 towards upholdeth all that fall Psal. verse 14 CXLVI 8. all whom he in his goodnesse knows are to be upholden without whom and his goodnes none are upholden But some fall and never rise wait upon thee Psal CIV verse 15 27. 28. in truth This in Prayer requireth sincerity verse 18 without hypocrisie faith repentance earnestnes and constancie the desire Or will We pray that Gods will may be done verse 19 Matth. VI. 10 Here he doth his servants will So he honoureth them that honour him 1 Sam. II. 30. And their will agrees with his 1 John V. 14. Praise ye the Lord Heb. chapter CXLVI verse 1 Halelu-jah And thus do begin and end likewise the rest of the Psalmes that follow In the Greek it is Alleluia Apoc. XIX 1. Halelu-jah is in Psal. CIV and CVI. and CXXXV and in many others which executeth judgement Who succours and relieves all verse 7 in and according to their several necessities He it is that doth it But that when and how in his wisdome and goodnesse it seemeth to him best out-casts Deut. chapter CXLVII verse 2 XXX 4. telleth the number Esay XL. verse 4 26. though to man they are innumerable Ier. XXXIII 22. at least in common opinion and of him indeed cannot be all seene The number of the stars is counted by ancient Astronomers And all within and without their several Constellations in their several magnitudes are reduced by all much under the number of two thousand Yet their number in Scripture-phrase is marshaled with the sands of the sea as innumerable Which is spoken according to vulgar opinions and apprehensions as that of the Sunne and Moone Gen. I 16. And divers other things are in Scripture in like sort spoken of And yet the innumerable multitude of them appears the more in our times Wherein Galileus and others after him by their new instruments and Tubi Optici have made such strange discoveries of many many numbers of them never seene before young ravens Iob XXXVIII verse 9 41. Psal. CIV 27 28. Matth. VI. 26. fat of wheat Psal. verse 14 LXXXI 16. Deut. XXXII 14. runneth Psal. verse 15 XXXIII 9. snow like wooll accordingly the phrase is verse 16. 17. 19. fleeces of snow his yce like morsels Frost or frozen hailstones his word unto Jacob This is singular mercie and peculiar to his Church farre beyond all those formerly mentioned for which his Church is so bound to praise him stars of light Job XXXVIII chapter CXLVIII verse 3 7. havens of heavens The heaven of heavens is the highest heaven verse 4 called the third heaven 2 Cor. 2. XII The sky where the starres are is the second heaven And the aire under it and next us is the first heaven In the upper part whereof are the waters here mentioned For this Text and Gen. I 6 7. yeeld not a sure foundation whereon to build an Orbe of supercelestial waters above the starry heavens nor from the windowes of that Orbe came the waters in Noahs flood But from the lowest region of the aire called Heaven and the firmament of Heaven wherein the winds clouds and fowles do flie and do divide between the sea-waters and the watery clouds which moysten the earth and make it bring forth fruit for the sustenance of man and beast See Gen. I. 20. Jer. LI. 16. Dan. VII 2 13. Psal. LXXVIII 23. Mal. III. 10. a decree Statute verse 6 Rule and Ordinance whereby every creature is bound to his set time place and function Job XIV 5. and XXVI 10. and XXXVIII 33. Jer. XXXI 35. and XXXIII 25. the horne of his people Psal. verse 14 LXXV 10. the power glory and Kingdome of his people and Church and that by Christ who is the horne of salvation Luke I. 69. him that made him Heb. chapter CXLIX verse 2 his makers Likely relating to the Trinity of persons as Gen. I. 26. and III. 22. and XI 7. Job XXXV 10. Eccles. XII 1. Esay VI. 8. LIV. 5. King Christ of whom King David was a Type As Mat. XXI 5. Cant. I. 4 upon their beds Night and day verse 5 Psal. LXIII 6. Job XXXV 10. and a two-edged sword Heb. verse 9 two-mouthed This chiefly at least aimes at the spiritual sword Ephes. VI. 17. Heb. IV. 12. Apoc. I. 16. which is the Word of God coming out of Christs mouth To execute vengeance upon the heathen Chiefly in and by the power and preaching of the Gospel verse 7 2 Cor. X. 4 5 6 8. See Esay XLI 15 16. John XVI 8 9. To binder their Kings Psal. verse 8 II. 2 3 9 10. Esay XLV 14. Mark VI. 20. Acts XXIV 25. Apoc. XXI 24. Matth. XVI 19. the judgement written This may have reference to that Law verse 6 Deut. VII 1 2. Or to the exact rule of Gods Word without any addition or diminution Deut.
to Haman Shebna and others A soft answer Chap. chapter XV verse 1 XXV 15. As Gideons to the Ephraimites Judg. VIII And Abigaels apology to David 1 Sam. XXV 32 33. Yet roughnes hard language in some cases circumstances is necessary The tongue Which David stiles his glory verse 2 and he used it accordingly The eyes of the Lord As a well-drawn picture viewes all that come into the roome verse 3 The sinner vainly thinks to hide himself from God by hiding God from himself But the world and our thoughts are to him as a sea of glasse God like the Optick vertue in the eye sees all Iob XXXIV 21 22. tree of life Gen. verse 4 II. 9. Ezek. XLVII 12. Apoc. XXII 2. breach A sting and a staine in the conscience and spirit yea and grieves the spirit of God is prudent Wise he is verse 5 and wiser he will be Psal. XIV 5. much treasure The righteous man is alwayes rich verse 6 and rich in all estates rich in the most precious spiritual things rich in reversions in sure Bills and Bonds rich in propriety he holds all in capite in Christ he is no usurper of them 1 Cor. III. 22. Rom. VIII 32. trouble In getting keeping and fears of losing together with sting of conscience Iob XX. 15. disperse knowledge As Stars diffuse their light Phil. verse 7 II. 15. The sacrifice As good words uttered with a stinking breath verse 8 from rotten lungs Their sacrifice is abominable quoad fontem quoad finem not proceeding from a right principle nor tending to the right end which is Gods glory that should consume all other ends as the Sunne puts out the light of the fire See chap. XXI 27. Amos V. 22. Esay I. 11. and LXVI 3. Jer. VI. 20. and VII 22. but the prayer Esay XLV 11. command ye me The way Prov. verse 9 XXI 4. Their very consciences send up continual poisonous vapours unto God followeth after With might and maine as ravenous creatures have in chase their prey Phil. III. 11 14. resurrection of the dead that is that height of holinesse that accompanieth the resurrection Correction is grievous Being in love with his own ruine verse 10 hateth reproof Being imbittered not bettered by it Hell Job XXVI verse 11 6 Psal. CXXXIX 12. Heb. IV. 13. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 though invisible to us loveth not Yea hates verse 12 Amos V. 10. neither will he go As he should Dan. XII 4. 2 Kings IV. 23. Psal. LXXXIV 7. Esay LXVI 20. He saith as Jeroboam 1 Kings XII 28. A merrie heart Acts VI. verse 13 15. and V. 41. Cant. II. 4. This chiefly is true spiritualy broken Is as a limb out of joynt A dejected spirit takes off as it were the wheels of the soul. seeketh knowledge As an hungry man seeks meat verse 14 or a covetous man gold the more he hath the more he desireth feedeth As swine do on swill a continual feast This is eminently true in a good verse 15 clear and chearful conscience 2 Cor. I. 9 12. a little It is not the great cage makes the bird sing verse 16 neither do they sing when they are on the ground but when got up into the aire or on boughs of trees from the ground See chap. XVI 8. and XVII 1 15. Psal. XXXVII 16. 1 Tim. IV. 8. and VI. 6. appeaseth strife Is busie to stint it verse 18 not to stir it up See chap. XXII 24. is made plaine By much practise having gotten an habit verse 19 he dispatcheth duty with delight and comes off with comfort Esay XL. 31. Christs yoak is no more burdensome to him then the wing is to the bird is above In heaven verse 24 and thitherward he goes Phil. III. 20. Col. III. 1. He deals in low and earthly things as a wise man may sport with children but that is not his businesse hell beneath That when the cold grave shall have his body hot hell may not hold his soul. widow That hath none to stick to her verse 25 and stickle for her So to the Shunamite the widow of Sarepta and of the poor Prophet 2 King IV. The thoughts Thoughts are not free verse 26 Jer. VI. 19. pleasant words Mal. III. 16. chap. X. 20. and XXV 11. troubleth Fires his own nest verse 27 when he thinks to feather it and troubles all his houshold with hast and hurrie to get gain studieth His tongue runs not before his wit verse 28 heareth the prayer Psal. verse 29 CXLV 18. 1 Pet. III. 12. the breathing Lam. III. 56. the minde of the spirit Rom. VIII 26 27. Baal hears not though they call on him never so long never so loud 1 Kings XVIII See 2 Chron. XXXIII 13. The light Light and sight are comfortable verse 30 Eccl. XI 7. reproof Better the Vine should bleed verse 32 then die before honour is humility The lower the ebbe the higher the tide verse 33 The lower this foundation of humility is laid the higher shall the roof of honour be over-laid Honour followeth him that flies from it as the shadow doth the body The preparations Or disposings chapter XVI verse 1 verse 9. and chap. XVI 9. and chap. XIX 21. and chap. XX. 24. Ier. X. 23. is from the Lord By the obstetrication of his assistance and by his secret influence and disposing providence beyond mans own imagination Acts XVII 28. Esay X. 7. in his own eyes Chap. verse 2 XXI 2. He thinks his penny good silver But all is not gold that glisters Luke XVI 15. Rom. II. 29. Iudg. XVII 13. we set up a counter for a thousand pounds weigheth the spirits Chap. V. 21. the inside and there discovers a New-found world of wickednesse Commit Luke XII 29. Cast thy burden upon the Lord Psal. LV. 22. as it were verse 3 by a writ of removal 1 Pet. V. 7. Psal. XXXVII 5. established Till then it flickers up and down as Noahs Dove till it return to the Ark. for himself His own glory verse 4 and the demonstration of his goodnesse properties and attributes Rom. XI 36. for the day of evil Iob XXI 30. as they are wicked men and as such looked upon by God though he created them good and he be the absolute Sovereign Lord of all his creatures and his will be both recta and regula He justly keeps orders and ordains such for the day of their deserved punishment Rom. IX 17. 21 22. though hand Chap. verse 5 XI 21. Heb. X. 31. By mercie and truth Of God Chap. XIV 22. verse 6 his mercie in promising his truth in performing Or where these graces are in man there iniquity is purged Piety and grace and the fear of God are a sure token of remission of sins even his enemies Sinne is the make-bate verse 7 Please God Esay XXVII 4 5. and all his creatures are at his beck and check God made Laban and Esau at peace with Iacob Gen. XXXI and XXXIII Chapters A divine sentence Is
wherein severity ought to cast the scale And this Kings best do when they sit in the throne themselves and leave not all alwayes to Judges under them my heart clean The Pharisee verse 9 and Popish Justitiarie saith it Not Paul Rom. VII 15. 1 Cor. IV. 4 nor Iob chap. IX 30 31. and XIV 4. nor David Psal. CXXX 3. and LI. 5 Eccles. VII 20. 1 John I. 8. a childe Is or should be known by his doings verse 11 early shewes his inclination and how he is like to prove afterwards and from his childhood it self should be a plaine dealer without any hypocrisie eare Exod. IV. 11. Psal. XCIV 9. Therefore he sees hypocrites and all and will punish Yea he makes and opens the spiritual eare and eye 1 Cor. II. 9 10. sleep Chap. verse 13 XIX 15. open Be vigilant and diligent chap. XII 11. and XXVIII 19. the lips of knowledge Chap. verse 15 V. 2. Psal. XLV 3. Cant. V. 1. John VII 46. is sweet Chap. IX 17. but afterwards Job XX. verse 17 15 after the meale comes the reckoning we must not think to dine with the Devil and afterwards to sup with Abraham Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdome of heaven Every purpose Deliberate oft ere thou resolve once verse 18 Take Counsel Esay XXX 1. Psal. CXIX 24. See chap. XV. 22. and XXIV 6. warre Chap. XXIV 6. be neither timorous nor temerarious Ahab or Jehoshaphat rather in this might have been a good president to Josiah 1 Kings XXII 5. 2 Chron. XXXV 22. tale-bearer Chap. verse 19 XI 13. Meddle not with such Curseth Chap. verse 20 XXX 17. Exod. XXI 17. Levit. XX. 9. Matth. XV. 4. lamp Chap. XXIV 20. gotten hastily Chap. verse 21 XIII 11. and X. 2. and XXVIII 20. I will recompence Chap. verse 22 XXIV 29. Deut. XXXII 35. Rom. XII 17 19. 1 Thes. V. 15. 1 Pet. III. 9. Wait It belongs to him This is the way to be even with him that wrongs thee yea to be above him divers weights Verse 10. verse 23 not good 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mans goings Chap. verse 24 XVI 1 9. and chap. III. 6. Psal. XXXVII 23. Jer. X. 23. a snare As the fish that swallows the hook verse 25 Against Sacriledge Acts XIX 37. Rom. II. 22. Let Princes and all look to this make inquirie How the vow may be made void candle The minde and conscience is such verse 27 Matth. VI. 23. 1 Cor. II. 11. It is Gods Spy and Mans overseer a kinde of middle thing betwixt God and Man Our God as well as Moses was Pharaohs God and Aarons God Exod. IV. 16. and VII 1. the King Chap. verse 28 XXIX 14. Psal. CI. 1. Yet this rule is not without all exception as in our late King of blessed and bleeding memorie and in many others gray head Chap. verse 29 XVI 31. clenseth Corrections beat out corruptions verse 30 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nocumenta documenta chap. X. 13. The Kings heart Jer. chapter XXI verse 1 X. 23. Ezek. XXI 19 20 21. Though never so absolute is ruled yet and over-ruled by him who is higher then the highest Yea to do his will though unwitting to the King then Sacrifice To obey is better then sacrifice verse 3 God will have mercie and not sacrifice Mark XII 33. Heathens could see and say so much See Esay I. 11. Hos. VI. 6. Micah VI. 7. the plowing Whether they plot verse 4 or plough Tit. I. 15. As a plague-sore will render the richest robe infectious Even their Prayer is sinne diligent Chap. verse 5 X. 4. and chap. XII 24. hastie Rashly make more hast then good speed to be rich treasures Chap. verse 6 X. 2. and chap. XI 4. and chap. XIII 11. and chap. XX. 21. So in Achan Joshuah that could stay the Sunne in his course could not stay him from fingering those accursed treasures The robberie Robbing and spoyling others verse 7 by briberie wrong judgement and wrong dealing a brawling woman Verse 19. verse 9 chap. XXV 24. and chap. XIX 13. and XXVII 15. desireth evil Evil to all verse 10 but to himself findes no favour Whether he sink or swim is no part of his care Psal. LXIX 26. 2 Tim. III. 3. wisely considereth That it shall be overthrown verse 12 and so envies not at their present prosperitie but makes their destruction his instruction Esay XXVI 11. 1 Cor. X. 11. Psal. LII 6. not be heard Of God verse 13 or man Matth. XVIII 30. Esay LVIII 7 9. A gift Chap. verse 14 XVII 8. and chap. XVIII 16. and XIX 6. This Abigael knew well 1 Sam. XXV It is joy Psal. CIX verse 15 162. Rom. VII 22. workers Jer IX 5. Psal. VII 14. Esay V. 18. wandereth He cannot wander so farre as to misse of hell verse 16 Prov. II. 18. Esay L. 11. in that Congregation-house of Gehenna-gyants where is punishment without pitie miserie without mercie sorrow without succour crying without comfort mischief without measure loveth pleasure Luke XVI verse 17 13. a ransome Chap. verse 18 XI 8. God causing that to fall upon the wicked which was intended against the righteous spendeth it up Foolishly lavisheth it verse 20 1 Pet. IV. 3 4. Whereas it should be husbanded thriftily for necessity and honest affluence and comfortable livelihood followeth after Though not overtake it verse 21 si faciat etiamsi non perficiat though he cannot open the door yet if he lift at the latch be an active apprentise though not yet his crafts-master A wise man scaleth Prudence is better then Puissance verse 22 Eccles. VII 19. and IX 15 16. Prov. XXIV 5. 2 Sam. XX. 16 21 22. Proud Chap. verse 24 XIII 10. and chap. XV. 25. giveth Chap. verse 26 XI 25. and chap. XXII 9. Esay LVIII 7. Psal. CXII 9. 2. Cor. IX 9. Deut. XV. 10. Matth. XIX 21 22. Rom. XII S. Eccles. XI 2. Ephes. IV. 28. See on Prov. XIX 17. heareth What he witnesseth verse 28 against the Lord The arme of humane policie as Jeroboams in that case shrinks up presently verse 30 The horse Though so serviceable verse 31 Job XXXIX 19 25. Yet avails not Psal. XXXIII 17. A good name Eccles. chapter XXII verse 1 VII 1. See the Observations there Omnia si perdas famam servare memento meet together Chap. verse 2 XXIX 13. Have mutual need one of another Deut. XV. 11. Matth. XXVI 11. And meet many times as travellers in the mid-way by an alteration and exchange of their conditions Luke I. 53. foreseeth Eccles. verse 3 II. 14. and X. 2. looks before he leaps sees a tempest in the clouds and seeks seasonable shelter under the hollow of Gods hand passeth on Pusheth on without fear or wit desperately into danger chap. XIV 16. and XXVII 12. These after-wits and post-masters may prove prudent but too late farre from them From those thornes and snares verse 5 from the miseries and misdemeanours too of the froward man Traine up a childe Young Saints verse 6 old
4 20 27. 1 Cor. II. 14 15. Esay I. 3. Usurie See the Annotations on Ezek. XVIII 8. verse 8 See also Nehem. V. 7 10. Ezek. XXII 12. And see that Matth. XXV 27. for him Chap. XIII 22. Job XXVII 17. Eccles. II. 26. even his Prayer Chap. XV. 8. verse 9 and I. 28. Jer. XI 11. and XIV 2. Zech. VII 12 13. John 9. 31. to go astray Chap. XXVI 27. verse 10 Matth. XV. 14. He shall be catcht in his own trap upright 2 Pet. III. 17. and 1 Pet. I. 5. in his own conceipt A very small winde will blow up a bubble verse 11 Chap. XIV 12. and Chap. XVI 2 25. and Chap. XXI 2. See the Explanations on those texts This rich man here thanks his wit for his wealth he sacrificeth to his own net 1 Tim. VI. 17. great glorie Verse 28. verse 12 Chap. XI 10. and Chap. XXIX 2. Their joy carries publick and eminent good in the mouth of it as the Cause of it and so bespeaks a common joy hidden Keeps close or flees So Matth. II. 13. Apoc. XII 14. And those worthies of whom the world was not worthie Heb. XI 38. covereth his sinnes Psal. XXXII 5. 1 verse 13 John I. 9 10. Job XXXI 33. Gen. III. 12 13. Sinne and shifts came into the world together But if not confession sure confusion will follow upon it In the Court of Heaven it is best to plead Guilty 2 Sam. XXIV 10. and forsaketh Many Papists use Confession as drunkards use vomiting not to forsake sinne but that they may adde drunkennesse to thirst hardeneth his heart Esay LXIII 17. Psal. XCV 8. Heb. III. 8 15. and IV. 7. verse 14 The dehortation in this case is urgent the accusation dreadful the sinne it self direful As the heart so the neck and the face are said to be hardened made stiffe not to hear harder then a rock God is said to harden the hearts of Pharaoh and sundrie others And that whom he will he hardeneth Rom. IX 18. But how he doth this see in the Observations on Esay VI. 9 10. fall Into ruine without remedie a wicked ruler As a Lion verse 15 and Bear Zeph. III. 3. Micah III. 3 11. Jer. LI. 34. flee to the pit Die without mercie verse 17 Gen. IX 6. Exod. XXI 14. Deut. XIX 13. uprightly Chap. X. 9. Psal. XXIII 4. verse 18 perverse Crooked and doubling can shift his saile to every wind verse 6. chap. XIX 1. tilleth Chap. XII 11. verse 19 We must earne our bread ere we eate it haste to be rich Verse 22. chap. XX. 21. 1. Tim. VI. 9 10. verse 20 robbeth As Micah rob'd his mother verse 24 Judg. XVII 1 2. And Absalom did his father of his crown proud heart Chap. XIII 10. verse 25 through haughtinesse and ambition thinking great thoughts of himself and nothing too good for himself not enduring to be crossed in the least Esay II. 11 12 13. trust in the Lord 1 Tim. VI. 6. That which would break a proud mans heart will not break an humble mans sleep giveth Chap. XIX 17. verse 27 See there Chap. XXII 9. and chap. XXIX 7. 2 Cor. IX 6 7. Deut. XV. 8 10. Matth. V. 42. and chap. X. 42. Luke VI. 35. Esay LVIII 7. Eccles. XI 1 2. Job XXIX 16. and Ch. XXXI 16 20. hardeneth his neck Esay XLVIII chapter XXIX verse 1 4. Jer. VII 26. and chap. XVII 23. Neh. IX 16 17. Acts VII 51. There is much complaint of it and exhortation against it Without remedie 2 Chron. XXXVI 13 16. Remedilesse sinning brings remedilesse destruction Gods wrath shall shatter into shivers Esay XXX 13 14. such a sinner as will needs stand and stout it out with him a snare That strangles his joy verse 6 checks and choaks all his comforts that his jollitie is but the counterfeit and hypocrisie the mask of mirth chap. V. 22. and XIV 13. Eccles. VII 6. Guilt within makes his heart ake and quake when his face and forehead faines a smile righteous sing Righteousnesse carries joy and comfort in its own mouth in the deed-doing that peace and joy Phil. IV. 7. Rom. XV. 13. even in tribulations chap. V. 3. 2 Cor. VII 4. scornful men Being proud verse 8 and contentious bring mischiefs upon the stage a Citie into a snare set all on fire But wise men of a milder temper turne away the wrath of God and man Job XXII 30. Psal. CVI. 23. Exod. XXXII 10. Gen. XVIII 32. whether he rage or laugh He the fool or he verse 9 the wise man as some sense the words there will be no quiet and that through the fooles fault he as a foul stomack will turne good nourishment it self into vitious humours Luke VII 30. The blood-thirsty hate As being enemies to them verse 10 and their bloodinesse his soul The soul of the upright yea of his enemies all his minde Hath no command of himself verse 11 specialy when he is angry yea or in his foolish jollitie till Due season and occasion all his servants They will be fit helves for such hatchets verse 12 fit lettice for such lips to humour them and ingratiate themselves They take their Rulers as Looking-glasses wherein and whereby they dress themselves wicked are multiplied 1 Sam. XXIV 13. verse 16 the sluce and flud-gate of transgression is then set loose and of it self will make an inundation see their fall Psal. LVIII 10 11. and Psal. XXXVII 36. and XCI 8. no vision As 1 Sam. III. 1. verse 18 2 Chron. XV. 3. Hos. IV. 6. Psal. LXXIV 9. Matth. IX 36. And so in time of Popery when Preaching failed and the Scripture was not read Keepeth Doth not only hear but practise James I. 22. Luke XI 28. John XIII 17. So on chap. XIX 16. A servant will not Some such there are verse 19 Luke XII 47. Exod. XXI 20 21 26 27. Ephes. VI. 5. sonne at the length And turne young master verse 21 so ungratefuly abusing himself and his masters goodnesse to him An angry man See on chap. XXII 24. verse 22 pride Chap. XV. 33. verse 23 and XVIII 12. Job XXII 29. Luke XIV 11. Matth. XXIII 12. partner Chap. I. 10 13 14. Psal. L. 18. Apoc. XVIII 4. Ephes. V. 7 11. verse 24 and IV. 8. fear of man Apoc. XXI 8. cowes a man both to sinnes verse 25 and sufferings where it prevailes above the fear of God So even in Abraham Peter and others trusteth Esay XXXIII 15. and chap. XL. 30 31. the Rulers favour Chap. XIX 6. from the Lord. Who ruleth verse 26 and over-ruleth the Ruler chap. XXI 1. and orders every mans state and condition of life This Chapter is not Solomons chapter XXX But in this are the words of Agur some man famous in his time for wisdome his words unto his disciples or friends Ithiel and Ucal Or here is a Comportation and Collection of Agurs wise sayings and Sentences though none of all their names mentioned in the first verse are found elsewhere
XXVIII 1. Dan. III. 16 17 18. Psal. III. 6. and XXVII 3. and XLVI 3. Job XI 15. Luke XXI 28. Prov. IV. 18. Some thus And wisdome will change the boldnesse of his face to more modesty The Kings commandment Obedience in the Lord verse 2 and for the Lord Acts V. 29. the oath of God Whereby thou hast sworne allegeance to thy Prince 1 Pet. II. 13. See Ezek. XVII 15 21. So as this is both a limitation and an enforcement of this duty Papists can slight this oath And some other too to go out of his sight Turne not thy back to him discontentedly verse 3 fling not away in a chafe But forbear and submit Prov. XXV 15. and chap. XXX 32. If thou hast offended him provoke him not more by persisting in it What dost thou Prov. verse 4 XXX 31. Job XXXIV 18. Yet he may be admonished and altered as 1 Sam. XIV 45. as Elias Micaiah Nathan and other Prophets did he is not absolute as God is Job IX 12. And as the Pope would be as the Canonists make him Whatsoever pleaseth him Such was their power specialy in the Eastern Empires the Commandment Of God verse 5 and the King shall feele Know experimentaly no evil No danger of punishment ver 3. But being morigerous and obedient shall finde good and encouragement rather Rom. XIII 3 4. Ephes. VI. 8. 1 Tim. II. 2. a wise mans heart Yeelds not blinde obedience But discernes when and how both the season and the meanes and manner of obeying so to apply himself to the King as to prevent his displeasure to gaine his favour and yet to preserve his conscience and allegeance to the King of Kings See 1 Chron. XII 32. time A well chosen season verse 6 which is the greatest advantage to any enterprize and action Prov. XV. 23. Amos V. 13. Acts XXII 25 29. and chap. XXIII 6 7. miserie of man Is great for not knowing and observing that point of time that proper season to every action as the next verse expresseth For he knoweth not Jer. verse 7 VIII 7. Luke XIX 42 44. Man cannot foresee to prevent the miserie He is in the dark in regard of future events He cannot so much as fore-appoint his own actions for the future much lesse foresee the consequences issues which would follow thereupon Prov. XXVII 1. James IV. 14. Therefore his misery is great upon him not knowing that point of time and exact season only fit for transacting and dispatching his great affairs which way is but one And he so having a thousand wayes to misse the mark and but one to hit it Difficult then is this though not alwayes altogether impossible Prov. XXII 3. and XXVII 12. Power over the spirit To retaine breath and life verse 8 to keep it from going away to prolong it or to adjourne and proroge death Psalme XLIX 7 10. Heb. IX 27. no man no King can do it The syth of death mowes down as well the Lilies of the Crowne as the grasse of the field no discharge in that warre No weapon againstit no dismission from it no vacation or exauctoration Some apply this verse to the power of a King over the life of a man and that there is no power in a man to withstand it and escape it Prov. XVI 14. neither shall wickednesse Sinfull shifts avoid it though they turne every way move every stone make a Covenant with death and hell Esay XXVIII 15 18. Ruleth over another to his own hurt Through his tyrannical rule verse 9 and evil government he comes to hurt punishment and destruction Esay X. 12. and chap. XIV 4. 23. 1 Kings XV. 30. Thus he proceeds to another vanity verse 10. The wicked buried Such wicked Rulers buried magnificently verse 10 who had come and gone In the administration of Government as the phrase elsewhere is to go in and out Numb XXVII 17. from the place of the holy Seat of judicature Where the Holy one sits among the Judges and Rulers as Lord Paramount were forgotten Their names perished even in the places where they had so domineered and been flattered and been buried Psalme XXXVII 9 10 35 36. Prov. X. 7. Because sentence Psal. verse 11 XXXVII and Psal. LXXIII God is patient willing men should repent 2 Pet. II. 9. Rom. II. 4. Esay XLVIII 2. But men abuse this patience of God unto presumption Fsay V. 19. Ier. XVII 15. 2. Pet. III. 4. Matth. XXIV 48 49. Ezek. XII 22. therefore the heart Therefore wicked Rulers go on more boldly and other wicked men abuse this patience of God unto presumption But yet Gods forbearance is no acquittance If he be slow yet he is sure the deeper he draweth his arrow the soarer it woundeth his delay abused doubles the blow when it cometh Though a sinner Yea though he commit the same sinne an hundred times over verse 12 and his dayes be prolonged In prosperity and his punishment be delayed yet surely I know Here he answereth that Tentation whereby the godly are offended and the wicked hardened well with them Psal. LXXIII 1. Esay III. 10. He inverts the order to begin with the remuneration of good men to strengthen their faith and comfort them against this tentation that they may neither fret nor murmur but go on to hold fast their integrity not be well with the wicked But very ill verse 13 Esay III. 11. Num XXXII 23. Psal. XI 6. Nay even his prosperity shall slay him and this Sun-shine ripen them to ruine Neither shall he prolong his dayes Unlesse it be for a curse And all that while living he is truly dead dead in sinne dead in Law Mat. VIII 22. 1 Tim. V. 6. Col. II. 13. Luke XV. 24. Rom. VII 9. Ephes. II. 5 7. That there be just men This vanitie and vexation he doth more then once insist upon verse 14 It hath gravelled great Divines and Heathen wise moral men But all this is done and falls out here upon the earth as it is in the words of the Text. The wicked live in pleasure and receive their good things here James V. 5. Luke XVI 25. And the godly receive their rods Physick and Surgery here Yet this Solomon speaketh not to censure the Providence of God in this distribution of things but according to judgment of flesh and blood and thereby to shew the vanity of these earthly things using an argument against them like to that argument used against Idolatry Deut. IV. 19. Then I commended mirth Some make this a sensual and carnal deduction from the former passage and observation verse 15 But it seemes rather to accord with that sense formerly expressed chap. II. 24. and III. 12 13 22. and V. 18. That is all that can be reaped from all our labours in earthly things And that will make our comforts to be much more comfortable and our troubles to be farre lesse troublesome Whereas the contrary puts us under the reigne of continual unthankfulnesse and indisposeth us
Whether thou wilt or no when thou shalt in vaine call to rocks to hide thee into judgement If not in this life yet at thy death thy doomesday and at the judgement of the great day Jude 6. called The terror of the Lord 2 Cor. V. 10. Acts XVII 30. See Esay XXVIII 17. Therefore remove sorrow Sinne verse 10 which is the true cause of sorrow as the end will prove Prov. XIV 13. and the true cause of Gods indignation Or particularly this sinne of thy indignation and all inordinate passions thy swelling and storming at the will and wayes of God or at any serious advice given thee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Remember 1. Chron. XXVIII 9. Prov. XXIII 17. thy Creator Heb. chapter XII verse 1 Creators Father Sonne and Holy Ghost So God my Makers Job XXXV 10. The Makers of Israel Psal. CXLIX 1. thy Makers is thy husbands Esay LIV. 5. Gods created Gen. I. 1. youth Youth is slippery prone to lusts and sensual pleasures apt to put off the evil day farre from them to look on death and judgement as at a great distance as evil men use to do Ezek. XII 27. Amos VI. 3. 2 Pet. III. 3 4. Solomon here calls on them to remember themselves better to minde God in the Spring of their age to present the first-fruits to God as young Samuel Jeremy and Timothy did and not to leave and reserve the dregs and snuffs to God while the evil dayes Old age is very unfit to begin so great a work in Old age will bring evils enough of its own besides While the Sunne Before the sight of thine eyes grow dimme Or verse 2 before thy most delightful and pleasant things begin to grow unwelcome unpleasant to thee The darknesse of lights about them as of the Sun candles torches c. Whence we need Spectacles Returning of the clouds after the raine alludes to the winterly state of old age In summer after raine the clouds break up and fair weather comes Not so in winter So in youth Not so in old age nor the clouds return One grief comes upon the neck of another as the billows of the sea wallow and tumble upon the back one of another A proverbial speech as Psal. XLII 7. the Keepers of the house The hands and armes verse 3 Some here take in the head and ribs and outward senses and inward faculties but not so properly strong men Thighs and legs Here some take in the feet Grinders The teeth They come not with us into the world And they commonly leave old men before they go out of the world look out of the windows The eyes out of the eye-lids darkened A further degree of dimnesse then that ver 2. And the doores Old men shall shut the street-dooers shall stay within doores because the weaknesse of their appetite and digestion when the sound of the grinding with the teeth was low and doth cause them to eat little and so weakens their bodies to stir abroad Others by streets here understand those Pipes and passages which are for the meat to go down to the stomach and for the breath and aire to go down to the lungs which passages have doores and covers which open and shut And these being weakened in old age breed weaknesse of the body and difficulty of swallowing and of speaking Those which stretch the words to the Hearing or to the eye-lids or to all the senses seeme to misse most of the true meaning doores Lips When for want of teeth the meat is rolled and ravelled in the mouth and hath need of shut lips to keep it from falling out of the mouth at the voice of the bird Shall wake out of sleep at every little noise through the badnesse of sleeping and wearines to lie long in bed by reason of little ease and much paine and akings daughters of musik That we can neither sing our selves nor be delighted with the musik of others 2 Sam. XIX 34 35. afraid of that which is high To go up it verse 5 being weak and short-winded And fear stumbling at every little stone in the way Both heights and hollows in the way annoy their goings almond-tree The gray-hairs which some call the white flowers of the Church-yard grashoppers Every light thing shall be a burthen to them who are now already become a burthen to themselves and desire shall faile The lust of the flesh libido As also the lust of the eye and the pride of life In decrepit age all these desires die though they reigned and raged in him before long home The grave his own house and long home Nox est perpetua Vna dormienda Esay XIV 18. never to returne hither again Job VII 10. But long to abide there till the Resurrection-day mourners Jer. IX 17. verse 6 and XXII 18. Amos V. 16. See Job III. 8. silver cord The marrow of the back-bone be loosed or lessened and contracted whence old men grow crooked and bending in the back Some take this for the sinewes which are the ligaments of all the members and are loosened by cold humours and palsie-distempers golden bowle The heart the blood of it or the pericardion or the brain pan pia-mater and pericranion Some understand this of the cista fellis the gaul and choler which easily breaks out in old men Some of the skull parted in the sâ—tures and seams of it diseases grow round as a bowle-golden for the colour and precious use of it in preserving the brains or the pitcher be broken at the fountain By fountain we may understand those principal parts as the Heart Head Liver from whence the vital supplies of spirit heat blood sense and motion are drawn into the body By Cisterne the same aforesaid or those places of the body whereinto those vital supplies are drawn and conveyed By the pitcher and wheele the veins arteries and sinewes which as subservient instruments do conveigh those supplies into the several parts of the body Some understand by the pitcher the bladder and by the cisterne the belly that neither duly performe their office by the fountaine or spring the issuing forth of the water the retentive faculty of the muskle at the neck of the bladder being broken so that water the urine issueth from him insensibly without stay the wheele broken at the cisterne The Lungs broken off from their motion of inspiration and respiration by phlegme from the stomach stopping and stifling the Lungs The Lungs are as the wheele transmitting the aire in and out up and down and when this free course is stopped then follows ratling in the throat and death after The stomach is the cisterne from all the body And the spirit shall returne Gen. II. 7. Joh XXXIV 14 15. verse 7 And even the wisest Heathen have avouched the immortality of the soul and a life of joy or paine after this life ended according to our carriage here So Socrates Plato Cicero Plutarch Epicharmus Euripides Lucretius Heraclitus Virgil and others
desire after Christ is exalted to the highest as the grave Which is never satisfied and filled Prov. XXX 16. coales of fire Luke XII 49. This was her fever and sicknesse in this Song She was carried up as it were in a Chariot of fire and consumed as it were in her love towards Christ in the zeale of it Psalme LIX 9. and CXIX 139. See 2 Cor. V. 13. Not lukewarme she Many waters verse 7 c. As no good can match it so no evil can over-match it Nay the floods of afflictions are so farre from drowning this Love that they do rather inflame and increase it as the water that is cast upon lime Rom. VIII 35. all the substance of his house To buy this love of me or to get it from me or to bribe and corrupt it Yea his house it self lands life and all utterly oontemned As Acts VIII 20. Phil. III. 8. Matth. X. 37. Luke XIV 26. IX 24. we have a little sister Thou Lord and I have such a one verse 8 meaning the Church of the Gentiles so thy holy Prophets have foretold me So as this continues to be the speech of the Church or of them both no breast Not marriagable yet immature yet As once the Church of the Jews also was Ezek. XVI 7 8. What shall we do Love is laborious Sichem will do all that can be done for his beloved Dinah So Paul for the Jewes Rom. IX 1 2 3. True Love is not in word only but in deed John XIV 15. when she shall be spoken for For her good and advancement for to have an husband Gal. IV. 4. Rom. XVI 25. If she be a wall The answer to the foresaid question verse 9 Parabolical very obscure and difficult Yet seems plaine in this that Christ and the Jewish Church are contriving here and mentioning some good which they purpose to do to their sister the Church of the Gentiles That in nothing they will be wanting unto her but in love provide and do all for her that they can in her respective conditions If she be a wall strong and well-grounded Or when she shall be so we will do thus and thus for her Or they will make her a Wall first and afterwards enlarge her pulling down that partition-wall which formerly was between Jew and Gentile and then making a new wall larger and able to comprehend both Jew and Gentile We will build We both yea the whole blessed Trinity will have an hand in building the Church of the Gentiles a palace of silver A royal precious Palace that she may beseeme to be the City of the great King Psal. XLVIII 2. and if she be a doore Or when she shall be a doore to open to the righteous Nation c. Esay XXVI 2. to open to the faithful Ministers 1 Cor. XVI 9 that come to build her for an habitation of God through the Spirit Eph. II. 22. to open to the King of glory Psal. XXIV 7. And thus become as it were the gate of heaven as Gen. XXVIII 17. enclose her with boarde of Cedar Board her and beautifie her with faire sweet and strong Cedars Compasse her with my everlasting mercies and preserve her walls and her gates that the gates of hell shall not prevaile against her Esay XXVI 1. and LX. 18. Matth. XVI 18. I am a wall Saith this Church of the Gentiles verse 10 answering that in the former verse Or when I shall so be as I desire to be and my breasts like towers Not as once without breasts verse 8. but now as Ezek. XVI 7. yea beyond those of my elder sister new like towers farre greater then those See Esay XLIX 21. and LIV. 1. and LX. 4 8. and LXVI 8. then was I c. Or then shall I be c. Here is the effect and issue of her being built up through Christ. For when God shall have united these two sticks Ezek. XXXVII 19. And made way for those Kings of the earth Apoc. XVI 12. then it shall be said of both what hath God wrought as Num. XXIII 23. then she shall be neare her compleat happinesse her heavenly and everlasting peace And all this through the free favour and meere mercy of God in Christ. Solemon had a vineyard This verse 11 and the two next evrses are the last speech of Christ to and of his Spouse in this Song Wherein he magnifies the price and praise the precious fruitfulnesse and worth of his Church by the comparison of a Vineyard the best of Vineyard even Solomons in Baalhamon a very fruitful place a Lord of multitudes of wine as the word signifieth And yet is that far short of Christs Vineyard he let out c. Solomon set and let out his to keepers and farmers every one Every Tenant and Keeper for his share a thousand pieces of silver See Esay VII 23 a thousand Vines for a thousand silverlings Every keeper then likely had so much ground as would plant a thousand Vines And wonderful then was the fruitfulnesse and increase that would raise the rent to so high a rate Of silverlings and shekels See the Observations on Exod. XXXVIII 24. My vineyard The Church often called a Vineyard verse 12 Esay V. 1 7. Psal. LXXX 8. Here is the other part of the comparison the difference between Christs Vineyard and that of Solomons This superiour to that which is mine He ownes it And it is his by a manifold right of donation purchase conquest plantation preservation fructification 1 Pet. I. 18. 1 Cor. III. 7. is before me Ever in his sight dear and tender in his eyes He is alwayes with his Church Matth. XXVIII 20. He walks among her candlesticks having engraven her upon the palms of his hands and her walls being continualy before him Esay XLIX 16. and under his constant never-slumbring charge and protection ch XXVII 3. Thou O Solomon Solomon could not be ever with his Vineyard nor dresse it himself But the Keepers and Tenants must have their share of the fruits of it to themselves as good reason they should But I look to my Vineyard my self 1 Cor. III. 7 9. Nor suffer I any part of the profits to go from me Thou that dwellest verse 13 c. Thou Church here called the inhabitresse of the gardens because she is divided and branched into many particular Congregations which are no lesse delightful to him then so many Edens and Paradises the companions The Angels say some Eph. III. 10. 1 Cor. XI 10. 1 Pet. I. 10. Or rather Those Partakers of the same precious faith and grace with her self 2 Pet. I. 1. hearken to thy voice Thine obedient children will hearken to their mothers counsel Ier. XIII 15 16. set to their seals Iohn III. 33. glorifie the Word Acts XIII 48. cause me to hear it Chap. II. 14. In holy exercises preaching prayer conference c. uttered by the Spirit of grace and supplication Or as some cause them to hear me by thy preaching
after chap. XXXVIII 5. 2 Kings XXI 1. 2 Chron. XXXIII 1. As the Sun stood still at Joshuah's Prayer and the Moone likewise and consequently with them the whole frame of the Heavenly Bodies and their Motions about a whole day Josh. X. 12 13. So upon Ezekiah's choise the Sunne went back and consequently the other Celestial Bodies with it ten degrees in the Heavens that the Chaldeans took notice of the wonder 2 Chron. XXXII 31. as well as in the Sun-dial of Ahaz chap. XXXVIII 8. Making that miraculous anomalie of time in obedience to their Creators will Esaiah his going naked without his upper raiment or Prophetical rough garment as that 2 Kings I. 8. Zech. XIII 4. Matth. III. 4. and bare-foot though but three dayes like to that Ezek. IV. 4 5 6. yet was a three yeares Prophetick signe that Egypt and Ethiopia by that time should be led into captivity naked and bare by the King of Assyria chap. XX. 3 4. The 185000. were slaine by the Angel in the Camp of Sennacharib not after their returne from the Ethiopians but in that very next night after the message and promise sent from God by Esay to Hezekiah Esay XXXVII 21 35. And slaine either before Jerusalem in the Camp that Rabshakeh brought thither and in his returne to the King at Libna left there Esay XXXVI 2. Or in Sennacharib's Camp before Libna where himself was so drawing near to Jerusalem chapter XXXVII 8 9. 14 33 36. 2 Kings XIX 8 32 35 36. 2 Chron. XXXII 9. If not in both Camps The Vision chapter I verse 1 One of those meanes whereby God in those times imparted his minde and word to his Prophets Of Isaiah Heb. Jeshajahu In other places Jeshajah In the Greek Esaias whence our English Esay and Esaiah It signifies Gods salvation saw Hence the Prophets of old called Seers Judah and Jerusalem Chiefly and mainly Though likely in a relation to them he prophesied also concerning and against other neighbouring Nations Hezekiah Heb. Jechizkijahu Micah I. 1. Jechizkijah sometimes Chizkijahu and Chezkijah Greek Ezekias Likely Esay died in the latter end of his reigne and was not sawn in sunder in the reigne of Manasseh as commonly out of Heb. XI 37. but groundlessely it is conceived Heare verse 2 c. His first Sermon in this first chapter And if so Then we must understand the desolations herein mentioned to be Propheticaly denounced for they seeme to have relation to Ahaz his time O heavens See Deut. XXXII 1. and XXX 19. and IV. 26. See Micah VI. 1 2. Israel The common name of Gods people verse 3 yet meaning hereby Judah and Jerusalem your countrey c. Spoken Propheticaly as was said if this were his first Sermon and Prophecie See chap. IX 12. 2 Chron. XXVIII 5 17 18. Heare verse 10 c. Thus wicked they were likely in King Uzziah's time upon thee Or rather verse 25 unto thee as the work-man turnes his hand to the work I will once more set upon the reforming and new moulding of thee So mitigating that direful doome in the former verse as at the first Fulfilled in the times of Hezekiah verse 26 and Josiah and after the returne from the Babylonish captivity in Zerubbabel Joshua Nehemiah and others oaks Trees set apart and used for idolatrous services verse 29 gardens Where they practised Idolatry as well as in Groves and Woods strong Strong Idols as ye esteeme them The word verse 31 c. A second Sermon to the end of the IV. chap. in the last dayes Micah IV. chapter II verse 1 1 2 3. the dayes of the Messias and of the Gospel verse 2 all Nations The Gentiles He will teach us verse 3 c. The Messias will And so ver 4. Nation shall not verse 4 c. Such shall be the peaceable meek disposition among themselves which the Gospel shall bring them to Acts IV. 32. Though the wicked will rise up in war with fire and sword against them Mat. X. 21 22. Luke XII 49 53. O house of Jacob verse 5 let us Provokes the Jewes so to do by the example of those Gentiles Therefore thou hast forsaken verse 6 c. A sad charge against the present people for their grievous manifold sinnes whereby God is brought to desert them and proceed in fierce wrath against them boweth down To their Idols in their Idol-worship verse 9 And therefore God will bow them down and humble them by his judgements ver 11. forgive them not Spoken by way of imprecation if not rather as a meere prediction or denunciation that God would now at length without further delay proceed most severely to punish them without sparing Enter into verse 10 c. So foretelling what sorry shifts they should be then driven to though to small or no purpose verse 19. and 21. Cedars of Lebanon Not any verse 13 not all their strongest hopes and helps shall any whit availe them against the wrath of the Lord when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth when he comes to make a terrible earthquake in the State for their hainous and hideous sins to the moles His most precious Idols verse 20 in whom he trusted seeing no help or hope in them he shall cast them away with indignation and disdaine into the vilest and filthiest holes and corners chap. I. 29. Cease ye from man Seeing no humane help verse 24 no might or height will availe against the Lord therefore cease to put any confidence in frail man Psal. CXLVI 3 4. Ier. XVII 5 6. Psal. LXXVI 7. For chapter III verse 1 behold c. God will take away the stay and the staff of man and of other creature-comforts and supports one and other children In age verse 4 or men of childish dispositions Oppressed Which followes of none verse 5 or of evil government I will not verse 7 c. Men will refuse publike imployment to undertake the care and cure of the State and to be Rulers in it being so full of confusion so perplexed and perilous as theirs then should be is ruined And therefore for their extreme obstinacie and impudencie verse 8 as the words following do declare Say ye A consolation to the small companie of the Godly among them verse 10 in those calamitous times As for my people Proceeds on to declare the confusion and disorders of the times verse 12 that even boyes and women persons so qualified abused them and domineered over them The Lord He riseth up to plead and judge for his people verse 13 against those cruel oppressors Moreover verse 16 c. Comes from the Men to the Women tinckling ornaments Divers names following in this wardrobe of Women verse 18 are of conjectural rather then certaine and sure signification to us at this day glasses Looking-glasses verse 23 of bright brasse or steele or like mettal Exod. XXXVIII 8. Of glasse properly so called we finde no certaine mention in the Old Testament girdle Girding verse 24 The word is
Observations on Neh. III. 1. And the Annotations on this text of Esay fullers field See the Observations on Neh. III. 1. the sonne of Tabeel Uncertaine who verse 6 But whoever a King to hold from and under them the forementioned calamities These a Type of the Elect Phil. IV. 3. Apoc. III. 5. and XVII 8. and by the spirit of burning By the fire of Gods zeale verse 4 chap. IX 7. rhe fire of his Spirit And the Lord will verse 5 c. A promise of Gods gracious presence among his people for their direction and protection after they are so washed and purged her assemblies for the solemne services of God Psal. XLVI 5. Zech. II. 5. a cloud As the Pillar was to the Israelites Exed XIII 21. a cloud by day and a fire by night Even the same Pillar Exod. XIV 19 20 24. all the glorie All Gods people Or rather all that glorious estate that God would advance his people unto as aforesaid should continue firme and stedfast unto them under his protection over-spreading every part of it and preserving it from all annoiance in any kinde Now will I sing chapter V verse 1 c. His third Sermon what could have been done more c Matth. verse 4 XXIII 37. and ch XI 21. more in regard of Ordinances and means offered and used more as a Vine-dresser more in this kinde and way by my Ministers and Labourers and Husbandmen more to leave them inexcusable Gods absolute power and will are not here questioned See Matth. III. verse 10 9. and ch XI 25 26. 1 Cor. III. 6 7. Rom. IX 16. one bath See the Observations on Gen. XVIII 6. an Homer See the Observations on Exod. XVI 36. the work of the Lord The judgements verse 12 either impendent or incumbent And the Lords hand in them are gone into captivity Or verse 13 are going It is as sure so to be as if it were done already So Jer. IX 1. and John III. 18. Hell The grave or any kinde of receptscle of mans dead body verse 14 Gen. XXXVII 35. Jonah II. 1 2. Mean man See the Annotations on Ch. verse 15 II. 9. Adam of base earth mighty man Ish. in judgement In his righteous judgements upon them verse 16 Then After the judgements threatened verse 17 are accordingly executed shall the Lambs Literaly Or rather the godly poore ones after their maner Freely and quietly as they had wont to do before their disturbance and expulsions by their great oppressors And this either in the time of the captivity when they were left in the land and the great ones carried away or upon their returne quietly enjoying their own lands and meanes againe whence by the injurious dealings of the mightier sort they had formerly beene ejected strangers eate As Chap. I. 7. Woe More wilde grapes verse 18 and vile fruits that Gods Vineyard brought forth And woes with them draw iniquity Toile and tire themselves with all their might to draw on iniquity to practise it Let him make speed That scoffe at his threatenings verse 19 jest at his judgements Therefore as the fire Gods judgements at the heeles of sinne verse 24 their carcases 2 Chron. verse 25 XXVIII 6. 120000 in one day And he will lift up verse 26 c. More and greater judgements should follow after those still more to the Nations The Assyrians in the time of Hezekiah Some stretch it to the Chaldeans in the time of Nebuchadnezzar slumber or sleep Be drowzie and sloathful verse 27 but vigilant and diligent girdle They shall not lay their armes aside but be alwayes ready for journey and march and action nor the latchets Nothing should befal them that might retard them in their march or hinder their expedition roare like young lions See the Annotations on Job IV. verse 29 10. By sundry similies and hyperbolees he sets forth the fiercenesse of the enemies and their armies and if one look The forlorne and perplexed condition of the Jewes verse 30 by the irruption of so fierce and powerful an enemie that cast they their eye which way soever they could downward or upward yet no hope of help or comfort should appear So again chap. VIII 21 22. in the closing up of this hideous prediction yeare that Uzziah died And the beginning of Jothams reigne chapter VI verse 1 Jotham had ruled some yeares in the life-time of Uzziah See the Annotations on Hos. I. 1. And the Observations on 2 Kings I. But this here is after Uzziah's death This is the fourth Vision or Sermon of Esay I saw the Lord One God in Trinity of persons as the Plural terme ver 8. go for us seemes to imply Esay saw him not in his Essence but in this visible module of glory here represented traine Of his robes filled the Temple The Throne then it seemes was in that high Portal of 120 Cubits high and the traine of his robes filled the Temple or the Sanctum flie Verse 6. verse 2 Dan. IX 21. one cried to another As by course singing out the praises of the Lord. verse 3 holy Thrice to denote the superlative eminencie of the Lords holinesse and likely the holinesse of his justice And the posts verse 4 c. The Temple doores and posts shaken and the body of the Temple filled with smoak Signes of Gods anger and indignation Psal. XVIII 8. at the voice of him that cried A loud and dreadful voice See Amos IX 1. woe is me As Hab. verse 5 III. 16. See the cause here and v. 7. within sixty five yeares From the fourth of Ahaz verse 8 to the four and twentieth of Manasseh wherein he was carried to Babylon by Esarhaddon 2 Chron. XXXIII 11. who withal swept away the remainder of those that Shalmaneser had left Ezra IV. 2. are 65. years and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's sonne Pekah verse 9 And he was slaine by Hoshea And Rezin by Shalmaneser both almost presently after 2 Kings XV. 30. and chap. XVI 9. See my observations on 2 Kings I. Ask thee a signe Seeing thou still remainest staggering and doubtful verse 11 for all this A great grace offered to a gracelesse man I will not ask Not as loath to tempt God verse 12 though he pretend that But because he beleeved nothing of that the Prophet spake and was resolved to go on another way contrary to the Prophets minde to seek help of the Assyrian and not to rely on God and his help O house of David Speaking as to him verse 13 so to his traine and attendants alike herein faulty as he was weary my God In distrusting him and me his messenger Therefore Or verse 14 Neverthelesse Though you are unworthy of it by your refusal a signe Such as never any was before it or since a Virgin This fell out in many ages after And so things to ensue afterwards are sometimes given for signes as chap. XXXVII 30. Exod. III. 12. Jer. XLIII 9 10. and LI. 63. By this signe God shewes that
to the Nations for them bring or send in the Israelies that are in captivity with them or sojourne among them This typicaly and chiefly relates to the calling home of the elect of them to Christ wheresover dispersed some at one time some at another and also the maine body of the residue in his own appointed season Acts II. 41. and IV. 4. and XXI 20. Rom. XI 5 25 26. 2 Cor. III. 16. The envie also of Ephraim That had beene between them verse 13 and Judah since the rent of the Kingdomes by Jeroboam the Ephraimite 1 Kings XII was to cease when united either to other in Christ Ezek XXXVII 16. Jer. III. 18. and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off In the time of the Messias the obstinate enemies of the Church of God shall by Christ be destroyed see chap. LX. 12. But they shall flie verse 14 c. They shall subdue these inveterate enemies the enemies of the spiritual Kingdome of Christ hereby typified the tongue of the Egyptian sea verse 15 The Prophet here promiseth from God a removal of all impediments that might hinder the Jewes in this their returne into their land This their returne shadowing out the reducing of people to the obedience of Christ and his spiritual Kingdome By this tongue there is meant the red-sea which is like a tongue the river Nilus in the seven streames By which as by so many mouths it emptieth it self into the Sea To make way for the Jewes returne from her into their own land The meaning is that no impediment or obstacle should be so great that might hinder those who were to be brought home to Christ and his Church out of all quarters but it should be removed an high way The same meaning for Assyria verse 16 as in the former verse for Egypt in that day chapter XII verse 1 Of thy returne home thou shalt say And sing these or the like Hymnes of Praise composed by the Prophet as set formes or as directories to them or both So 1 Chron. XVI 7 35 36. in that day A preface or passage into a new forme verse 4 another ditty and this in way of exhortation to others to do the like Babylon Here begin Prophecies chapter XIII verse 1 purposely against forreign States And first against Babylon that should be their principal enemy The Inscription of this Sermon is here in the first words Of Burden See Jer. XXIII 33 36. Of Babylon see my Observations on Dan. IV. 30. Of her Fall see Jer. L. and LI. And this seemes to be the seventh Sermon Lift ye up a banner To summon those that were to be imployed against Babylon verse 2 nobles The great Peeres of Babylon my sanctified ones Set apart to this service verse 3 ver 17. Jer. LI. 27 28. a far countrey Media and Persia. verse 5 whole land Of Chaldea Howle ye Babylonians their faces shall be as flames Lam. IV. verse 6 8. and V. 10. Ezek. XX. verse 8 47. Yet this here seemes to be for fear of evil yet to come See therefore that Jer. XXX 5 6. Joel II. 6. Nahum II. 10. Yet the Original word seemes to incline to the faces of Lybians or tawny-moores the stars All shall be so full of horror and terror verse 10 that the heavenly bodies may seem to have lost their light no glimps of comfort shall appeare Ophir See the Observations on 1 King verse 12 X. 11. shake the heavens I will cause them to be in such confusion and distraction verse 13 as if heaven it self were falling upon their heads and the earth moving or removing from under their feet And it shall be Babylon turne to his owne people Babylon shall be forsaken by her hired forces and confederates verse 14 found Medes and Persians Medes verse 15 Under the conduct of Cyrus and Darius verse 17 overthrew Sodom verse 19 This utter devastation of Babylon was not at once but began at the conquest of it by Cyrus and in the succeeding ages was consummated It shall never be inhabited Jer. LI. 26 verse 20. 22. 29 43. and her time is near to come Esay in vision seeth the judgements as if presently approaching or this may be taken as spoken to and for them that then should be living in the time of the captivity of the LXX years For the Lord The reason of the hastening of the destruction of Babylon chapter XIV verse 1 which is Gods mercie and compassion towards his people the deliverance of whom depended upon Babylons destruction strangers shall be joyned See the like ch 5. XLIV and LVI 3. and LX. 3. Esther VIII 17. Psal. XLVII 8 9. This partly accomplished at their returne from Babylon but more in the Kingdome of Christ by the Ministery of the Gospel possesse them These Proselites and Converts verse 2 take them captive c. Partly verified in the time of the Maccabees literaly but most of all spiritualy by the means and ministery of the Apostles and Preachers subduing them to the obedience of Christs Scepter this Proverb Or by-word verse 4 or taunting speech Here the Prophet continues the denunciation of the destruction of Babylon the King i. e. the Kingdome O Lucifer Meaning the Babylonian verse 12 the mount of the Congregation Mount Sion verse 13 or mount Moriah being in the North-side of Jerusalem 2 Chron. III. 1. Psal. XLVIII 2. that opened not the house of his prisoners But kept them LXX verse 17 years in captivity Prepare slaughter Esay speaks to the Medes and Persians verse 21. 23. 25. for the bitterne See chap. XIII 21 22. that I will break the Assyrian in my land Rather as in breaking the Assyrian in my land Sennacheribs overthrow it seemes was before this And it is brought in as an argument and example to prove that as God had done that one so he would as certainly do the other that is overthrow Babylon in its time In the yeare that King Ahaz died Here begins another Sermon verse 28 or Prophecie And might well be the beginning of another Chapter Chap. VI. did beare the date of the death of Uzziah This of the death of Ahaz Palestina Meaning here the Westerne part of Jury that was inhabited by the Philistines verse 29 Of the Philistines see my Annotations on Zech. IX 6. The Babylonians were the greatest enemies to the Jews farthest off The Philistines were their greatest enemies nearest at hand because the rod c. This is meant of King Uzziah who prevailed much in his wars against them 2 Chron. XXVI 6 7. But in Ahaz his reigne the state and strength of the Jews was much weakened whereat the Philistines did much rejoyce But Esay biddeth them not to be overjoyed for it should not last long a cockatrice Ezekiah 2 Kings XVIII 8. and his fruit shall be a fiery flying Serpent The Serpents fruit shoul be a cockatrice yea more then so a fiery flying Serpent And the first-borne of the poore The extremely poore verse 30 as
the words a Nation meting out and treading down arrogating so much to themselves and acting accordingly the rivers have spoiled The forces of the King of Assyria say some thus should spoile the land of the Ethiopians The others understanding here the land of the Assyrians conceive it here to be thus described by the rivers and the abundance and violence of them and their streams in it All ye inhabitants Esay calls all the world to observe verse 3 how remarkable and conspicuous Gods judgements and the execution of them by the Assyrians should be upon the Ethiopians say some Gods judgements upon and against the Assyrians say others And accordingly they apply what is set down in the 4 5 and 6. verses following the one for the Assyrian executing the judgement upon the Ethiopian the other for God executing his judgement upon the Assyrian asserting to himself the defence and security of his owne people In that time A prophecie of the Conversion of the Ethiopians to Christ verse 7 in the dayes of the Messias Acts VIII 27 39. As most hold shall the present be brought By the Ethiopians a present of their spiritual services Others expound it a present of the prey of Sennacheribs armie chap. XXXIII 23. consecrated to Gods service and in way of Thanksgiving to him Jer. LI. 44. of Egypt Of Egypt see the Observations on Gen. chapter XIX verse 1 XII 10. Of this burden of Egypt see likewise Jer. XLIII 10. and XLIV 30. and XLVI 2 13. Ezek. XXIX and XXX and XXXI 2 18. and XXXII swift cloud Swiftnesse for expedition cloud in an extraordinary manner for clouds are not ordinarily seen in Egypt Psal. CIV 3. a cruel Lord and a fierce King Which some understand of Sennacherib verse 4 some of Nebuchadnezzar some rather of one of their own Kings as namely Psammetichus who had beene a pettie King of one of the two Provinces into which Egypt had beene divided after the death of Sethon who had beene King of the whole Countrey before But this Psammetichus at last overpowering the rest made himselfe Lord of all Egypt and was the father of Nechoh who slew the good King Josias 2 Kings XXIII 29. See Herodotus lib. 2. Diodor. lib. 1. And the waters shall faile from the Sea This may imply the impeaching of their trade and traffick by Sea verse 5 and the river shall be wasted Nilus upon which the wealth and felicitie of Egypt did depend The miseries which should ensue upon the wasting and drying up of it are set downe in the five verses following of Zoan See Num. verse 11 XIII 22. Psal. LXXVIII 12. Land of Judah shall be a terror Judah's overthrow shall fright Egypt verse 17 left the like befall them and their own turne come next In that day five Cities A gracious prediction of the conversion of Egypt to God verse 18 and his service which principaly hath reference to the dayes of the Messias So againe Jer. XLVI 26. see the like comfortable closes chap. VI. 13. and XVII 7. and XVIII 7. and XXIII 17 18. one shall be called the Citie of destruction Or of Heres Or of the Sunne See the Observations on Josh. XIX 38. at the border thereof Alluding to that verse 19 Josh. XXII 10 24 25 27. a Saviour and a Great one Principaly the Lord Jesus verse 20 Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians Both serve the Lord. verse 23 And Israel be the third All three serve the Lord ver 24 25. In the yeare chapter XX The time when this Prophecie was delivered chapter I that Tartan One of the three that Sennacherib sent to Ezekiah 2 Kings XVIII 17. came to Ashdod Of Ashdod see the Annotations on Amos III. 9. When Sargon Of him see the Observations on 2 Kings XV. 19. and took it Some say in the twelfth year of Ezekiah some in the fourteenth some in the fourth But most likely about the eight or ninth year of Ezekiah after Shalmanezers decease And the Egyptians and Ethiopians coming to the relief of Ashdod were by the Assyrians defeated and carried captives in such scornful and despiteful manner as is described ver 4. the sackcloth Not here a mourning weed verse 2 but such an upper garment made of course and hairy stuff as the Prophets ordinarily were wont to weare 2 King I. 8. Zech. XIII 4. Mat. III 4. naked Not stark naked But stript of his Prophetical mantle As 1 Sam. XIX 24. Joh. XXI 7. Mic. I. 8. Act. XIX 16. As captives are wont to be led three yeares And well might the siege of Ashdod continue three yeares verse 3 as well as that of Samariah most likely the Prophet went so three dayes so fourty dayes for fourty years Num. XIV 33 34. Ezek IV. 4 5 6. upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia Judgements denounced upon them before severally upon Ethiopia Chap. XVIII upon Egypt Chap. XIX Here now upon them joyntly so shall The explication of the signe verse 4 It shall be so at the end of three yeares from the beginning of the siege of Ashdod And they shall be afraid both the Ashdodites verse 5 and Jews that relied so much upon their aid Isle See the Observations on Gen. X. 6. verse 6 of the desert of the sea chapter XXI verse 1 Another Sermon and prophecie against Babylon And so there are many Sermons against the Assyrians and also against the Egyptians by this Prophet Babylon and Caldea is here called the desert of the sea a desert because a large desert or wide Wildernesse lay between Caldea and Media or it self should be made so by the judgements ensuing Or the word here used signifieth a Plaine and in a plaine Babylon was built Gen. XI 2. And called a sea because of the great river Euphrates on the banks whereof Babylon was built and because of the vast lakes made out of the river And hence is Babylon said to sit upon many waters Jer. LI. 13. and ver 36. I will dry up the sea As whirlwindes such shall the violent irruptions be of the Medes and Persians breaking into Chaldea The treacherous dealer hath now his match verse 2 is now paid in his own coine Or the treacherous dealer dealing treacherously which some apply to the Chaldeans some to the Medes and Persians and the spoyler spoyleth Some apply only these words to the Medes and Persians O Elam The Persian all the sighing Wherewith Babylon made my people sigh Therefore loines Spoken in the person of the Babylonians verse 3 The night of my pleasure Even in their sestival night was Babylon taken by Cyrus Dan. verse 4 5. 1 30. hath he turned Though it were done about 170. years after This is an usual Prophetick phrase Prepare the table Most likely K. Belshazzars words verse 5 for the Feast and for the Watch. arise ye Princes Cyrus and Darius set a watchman Gods word to the Prophet verse 6 And that as if God willed him to stand as on a watch-tower to see what he
could descry And for him to relate what himself in Vision had seene as chap. VI. 1. For this seemes to be done in a Vision as that 1 Kings XXII 17 19 22. â—earkened diligently with much heed A through watch-master verse 7 A Lion Viz. leads them Or rather verse 8 he cried loud as a Lion by his hideous noise expressing much fear and terror my Lord I stand That watchmans words professing his constant vigilancie here cometh Even now are gone into Babylon verse 9 speaking as a thing suddenly done the issue of what he had hitherto so vigilantly expected Babylon is fallen God himself expounding more fully to the Prophet what this apparition all tended to O my threshing My threshed ones verse 10 saith the Prophet my afflicted ones though not by me that which I have heard Foreseene and foreshewed is no dreame or relation of my own devising but what by revelation I have received from God As 1 Cor. XI 23. Dumah In Arabia say some Edome say others Another Prophecie verse 11 short and sharp obscure and difficult wrapt up in two verses He calleth to me out of Seir Seir so called from Seir the Horite Gen. XXXVI 20. in whose race it continued untill the Edomites or posterity of Esau thence expelled them Deut. II. 12. Watchman what of the night Either in a scoffing way Or rather implying a distracting and hazardous condition of those by whom they were uttered unto whomsoever they were directed What of the night or in the night Or concerning the night hast thou seene and observed The night of black affliction that at the present lay heavie upon them they seeme to enquire of The watchman said As by Divine Oracle verse 12 The morning cometh either a faire morning as ye suppose having shaken off that yoake wherewith Jacobs issue kept you under Gen. XXVII 40. Yet this faire morning should not last long In issue this morning should be such a morning as shall afford you no light or comfort at all and also the night Cometh A night of calamitie and misery will by the Assyrians ere long seize upon you worse then the Israelitish yoak And this as sure as night succeedeth day If ye will enquire Not scoffingly but seriously do it then with all earnest eager and ardent inquisition returne come Returne to God Come to his People upon Arabia Another Prophecie verse 13 Of Arabia see the Annotations here They did wander up and down and did pitch in tents chap. XIII 20. The Arabians were neere the Egyptians 2 Chron XXI 16. Mount Sinai was in it Gal. IV. 25. Paul went into it Gal. I. 17. Solomon had yearly gold from all the Kings of it 1 Kings X. 15. They traded with Tyre in Lambs and Rams and Goats Ezek. XXVII 21. They brought Jehoshaphat presents flocks 7700. Rams and 7700. He Goats 2 Chron. XVII 11. But they rose up against his sonne Jehoram in battel and their camp slew all his eldest sonnes save onely the youngest 2 Chron. XXI 16. and XXII 1. In Uzziah's time God helped him against them 2 Chron. XXVI 7. Nebuchadnezzar subdued them Jer. XXV 24. Yet afterwards in Nehemiah's time they eagerly endeavoured to hinder him in the building of the walls of Jerusalem Neh. II. 19. and IV. 7 8. In the forrest Leaving their abode in the champion they should be driven to seek shelter in the Woods See Jer. XLIX 28 29. O ye travelling companies of Dedanim A people of Arabia descended from Dedan one of Abrahams sonnes by Keturah Gen. XXV 3. These travelling companies are like those Gen. XXXVII 25 28. We now call them Caravans Tema Another people of Arabia verse 14 of Ismaels race Gen. XXV 15. Arabia had in it a mingled people See Jer. XXV 23 24. Job VI. 19. This intimated unto the Temanites what distresse their Countreymen of other parts of Arabia should be brought unto For they fled It was no groundlesse feare that makes them flee thus verse 15 within a yeare A shorter time that assigned to the Moabites verse 16 chap. XVI 14. Or that to the Egyptians and Ethiopians joyntly together chap. XX. 3. the Assyrian falling in upon these parts of Arabia before those other of the other Countries an hireling Which reckons his year accurately Kedar The sonne of Ishmael Gen. XXV 13. Another people of Arabia They and their Princes also occupied with Tyre in Lambs and Rams and Goats Ezek. XXVII 21. They also dwelled in tents and therefore called Scenites which they were wont to remove from place to place to procure change of pasture for their cattel See Psal. CXX 5. Cant. I. 5. Nebuchadnezzar did smite them Jer. XLIX 28. Yet in the dayes of the Gospel they should be converted unto Christ Esay XLII 11. and chap. LX. 7. valley of Vision Judah chapter XXII verse 1 and Jerusalem ver 4 8 10. Ierusalem and Iudea were full of mountains and consequently of Valleys And the Patriarchs and Prophets had therein many Visions from God What aileth thee now In this distresse by Sennacherib in the dayes of Ezekiah Rather then that by Nebuchadnezzar house tops To lament or look about for help c. not slaine with the sword But verse 2 as it were stark dead with fear ere they came to any fight they are bound by the archers Or verse 3 from the bowe Their hands are so restrained and tied up with extremity of fear that they are not able to manage and make use of their bowes Or they are bound and captived by the archers of the enemies of crying to the mountains So loud verse 5 as will cause the mountains to ring againe with it Or so making to the mountains for shelter and safeguard Elam Under the Assyrian verse 6 fighting in his army Kir A Citie in Media and under the dominion then of the Assyrian 2 Kings XVI 9. Amos I. 5. thou didst look About thee verse 8 and bestir thee in that day When the Countrey was full of forreigne forces to the house of the forrest The name of an armory situate within Jerusalem Most likely that which Solomon built and called the house of the forrest of Lebanon 1 Kings VII 2. See the Observations there of the lower poole See the Observations on Neh. verse 9 III. 1. between the two walls See 2 Chron. XXXII 5. Jer. XXXIX 4. for to morrow we shall die Either desperately verse 13 or rather thus mocking the threatnings of the Prophets revealed The Lord of Hoasts did in my hearing reveale himself verse 14 saying c. Shebna He was a rotten-hearted man and one that had much abused his power verse 15 being in likelihood of meane parentage and it may be a stranger by descent See ver 16. and chap. XXXVI 3. He is called the Scribe or Secretarie 2 Kings XVIII 18. Here over the house as high Steward Wherein Eliakim succeeded He was one of the three sent out to Rabshake and will surely cover thee With shame and sorrow verse 17 As Ester
all his might So shall the Lord in powerful maner reach and smite his enemies on either side Zech. V. 3. thy walls The walls of Moab ver verse 12 11. this Song A large Song of purpose penned in this set forme chapter XXVI verse 1 by Esay for Gods people then to be made use of what time these foresaid benefits should betide them For in the Lord Jehovah Heb. verse 4 Jah Iehovah See the Observations on Psal. LXVIII 4. Both used distinctly Psal. CXXXV 1. Iehovah the usual name c. the feet of the poore He setteth up his poore formerly afflicted ones verse 9 over the power of their proud oppressors Thou most upright Esay directeth his speech unto God verse 7 and so runneth on in the greatest part of that which followeth relating therein the various passages of his Providence and acknowledging his goodnesse in going along with them for his people and in due time giving a good issue of them will learne Or should learne verse 6 for their envie at the people Their envious and spightful carriage towards Gods people verse 11 Or thy zeale and ardent affection which thou bearest towards thy people and in behalf of them against those that oppose them yea the fire of thine enemies The fire prepared for thine enemies the fire whereof they are the object Lord Esay speaks still in the person of Gods people verse 12 all our works Those gracious protections and strange deliverances to God alone they ascribe them all our works not done by us but for us in us Heb. unto us to our hand or for us They are dead God 's dealing with other people and persons verse 14 irrecoverably destroying them Thou hast increased the Nation He deales otherwise with his owne people verse 15 ver 19. though he variously afflict and chastise them we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth By all their devices verse 18 and designes they were not able to compasse or accomplish ought for the succour or safeguard of them and their Countrey Thy dead men In opposition to that ver 14. Thus Gods people relate their faith and confidence in God even in the midst of their deepest miseries Alluding haply herein to the general resurrection at the last day my dead body In this restitution and National resurrection of the Jewish people no one of them shall faile to have his share in the same Come my people Esay having ended his Song verse 20 adviseth Gods people to hide and shelter themselves under Gods protection till the storme of Gods foresaid general indignation be overpast In that day Justice shall be done upon those chapter XXVII verse 1 be they never so great that have been the murtherers and oppressors of Gods people even Leviathan that crooked Serpent Collectively taken not of any one particular person alone but of sundry great Tyrants that had been principal oppressors of Gods people ch XXVI 13. In that day When the potent adversaries of Gods people shall be destroyed verse 2 and Gods people by the former afflictions and chastisements pruned and purged Fury is not in me No implacable fury towards mine verse 4 as it is towards mine and my Churches enemies I am towards my people reconcileable Jer. III. 1. Who would set the briars Sinners set against me in their strength should by me be soone consumed Or let him So much rather let the Sinner do verse 5 He shall cause them The blessing and benefit upon such as should so make peace with him verse 6 Hath he smitten him as Not so verse 7 He deales better in his chastisements of his people In measure Not over-roughly verse 8 but accordingly as he enables them to beare Jer. XXX 11. 1 Cor. X. 13. Psal. LXXVIII 38. when he maketh all the stones of the Altar When Jacob verse 9 by his repentance shall abolish all monuments and reliques of his idolatry yet the defenced Citie But Gods dealing with his enemies shall be as followeth in this verse 10 and the next verse even without mixture of mercy in that day Esay verse 12 after his wonted maner Concludes this long Sermon with a gracious promise of Gods restitution of his people after the maine body of the obstinate wicked were by his judgements destroyed from among them and the residue reformed the Lord shall beat off Sever his dispersed people from the Nations among whom they remained to gather them to him and his worship the great trumpet Cyrus his Proclamation verse 13 Ezra I. 1 2. Woe chapter XXVIII verse 1 Another Sermon or Prophecie Ephraim Describes them as men drunk with pride and prosperity and drowned in sensuality Thus were the ten Tribes whereof Ephraim was the head fat valleys Under the mountaine of Samaria verse 2 and strong one Salmanezer with the hand By maine might unto the residue of his people To Judah verse 5 to the gate Of the enemie verse 6 beat them thither But they Even they of Judah verse 7 whom God vouchsafeth these favours unto yet take the same evil courses with Ephraim Whom shall he teach Their sensuality and and riotous excesse verse 9 made them sottish and unteachable Precept upon precept Yet all to as little purpose to them verse 10 as if it were done to a new wearied infant another tongue They no more reaped fruit from ought spoken to them verse 11 then if it had been spoken in a strange tongue utterly unknown to them See 1 Cor. XIV 21. he said God by his Prophets verse 12 This is the rest The only means to procure rest and refreshing But the word of the Lord Through their obstinacie verse 13 and Gods judgement thereupon scornful men Verse 15. 2 Pet. 2 3. verse 14 are we at agreement We have made provision for our safety verse 15 ver 18. come unto us Or at us I lay in Zion For the stay of the minds and hearts of the faithful ones verse 16 in the midst of all the ensuing judgements God maketh this provision for them to rest and build upon a precious corner stone Jesus Christ Psal. CXVIII 22. Matth. XXI 42. Acts IV. 11. 1 Pet. I. 4. shall not make haste But with patience wait and expect Rom. IX 33. the Apostle in his quotation renders it shall not be abashed or confounded regarding not the words but the matter Or having an eye to this text and that also ch XLIX 23. As in the former part of that quotation he joyneth two places together ch VIII 14. and XXVIII 16. lay to the line God will in an exact and precise way of justice proceed against those sensual verse 17 secure and scornful wretches A metaphor taken from Carpenters For the bed They should be in such straits and distresses verse 20 as all their wiles and shifts should not be able either to secure or sucour them in as in mount Perazim 2 Sam. V. 20. See the like verse 21 ch X. 26. and XIII 19. Valley of Gibeon Either that 2 Sam. V.
25. Or that Josh. X. 10. his strange work His dismal judgement and that upon his owne people grown to such an extreme height of sin and obstinacie Strange in it self strange to God to deale so with the body of his own people lest your bands Lest God tie them up the shorter for it verse 22 a consumption Of such of you as so continue through the whole land Doth the ploughman He doth not alwayes insist upon one piece of verse 24 his work And so God will not alwayes and only be menacing Another Sermon seemes to begin and to continue ch XXX and XXXI Woe A sad prophesie against Jerusalem chapter XXIX verse 1 and the Temple and consequently the whole State of the Jewes to Ariel The word signifies a Lion of God Hereby is meant the brazen Altar so called Ezek. XLIII 15 16. and called Gods furnace or chimney ch XXXI 9. the Citie Or of Or in Or and to the Citie adde ye year to year Cause feastival sacrifices still to be slaine and it shall be unto me as Ariel The whole Citie shall be as an Ariel all on a light fire verse 2 all full of gore blood and dead bodies of men slaughtered after the surprisal of it And I will camp Bring an enemy to do it verse 3 verse 8. my self commanding them as in chief This enemy may be understood both of the Assyrian Sennacherib and the Babylonian Nebuchadnezzar of thy strangers All thy help 's from abroad verse 5 or at home with thunder In a most dreadful and direful maner verse 6 As when an hungry man Sets out the appetite verse 8 the eagernesse and unsatiablenesse of the enemies cruelty and thirst after blood and wonder At the strange stupidity of the body of the people verse 9 that regarded not what had been threatned the Lord hath powred Verse 14. verse 10 See the Observations on ch VI. 10. See ch XIX 14. And the Apostles allegation of this text Rom. XI 8. draw near me with their mouth Matth. XV. 3 8 9. verse 13 deep to hide Hide deep verse 15 from the Lord for him to be able to discerne and discover Thus these scoffing States-men conceived of their own contrivances their wiles and shifts for themselves and derided all that the Prophets spake as the potters clay Lieth as open to his eye verse 16 and as easie for him to mould or marre Is it not yet c. This seemes rather a Promise verse 17 then a Commination chap. XXXII 15. That great should be the fruitfulnesse of the Land upon the restitution of their State either after the Assyrian devastation or after the Babylonian deportation shall the deaf hear Esay here verse 18 after his usual maner beginneth to close up his Sermon with matter of comfort and gracious promises fulfilled partly in those times but chiefly in the Kingdome of the Messias The Promises concerne the illumination of the minde in this verse the joy of the godly verse 19. the confusion of those that wronged them verse 20 21. the vindication from shame and fear and the propagation and enlargement of the Church by accesse of many Proselites verse 22 23 24. In this and the next Chapter Esay principaly bends himself against those that sought and trusted to forreigne helps and succours and not to God Zoan This chapter XXX verse 4 and Hanes otherwise called Tahapanes and Tahpanhes were famous Cities in Egypt Thither they sent for help against the Assyrian and after against the Babylonian The burden of the beasts of the South The burden that the beasts of the Jewes were to carry Southward into Egypt verse 6 either to secure their treasures there or to procure aid thence from whence come the young and the old Lion The way thither so dangerous And the Egyptians themselves should prove such and so dangerous to the Jewes write it before them in a table Or write this prophesie on a table verse 8 that it may be with them to witnesse against them hereafter And therefore Having reference to what followes verse 18 Or Notwithstanding if it relate to the premises Will the Lord wait Here is matter of comfort concerning the deliverance and restitution of Gods people ver 18 26. And the destruction of the Assyrian their enemie ver 27 33. and thine eares Not as before verse 21 ver 10 11. Get thee hence As Matth. IV. 10. verse 22 and ch XVI 23. great slaughter Of Sennacheribs camp verse 25 towers fall His great ones and Princes in state and place as the light of seven dayes Put all in one verse 26 So great then should their joy be burning with his anger The destruction of Sennacherib verse 27 and his forces And the great joy that Gods people should have thereupon With the same are divers Chapters and Sermons concluded as ch X. 33 34. and XIV 24 25. and XVII 12 14. and XXXI 8 9. and XXXIII 13 14. the Nations That served under Sennacherib verse 28 causing them to erre And wander to and fro to make what haste they could into their own Countrey again as in the night Of their holy Festivals verse 29 Some solemne night-wakes they used to have before or after the day of their Feastivals goeth with a pipe With musick in the way going up to Gods House to cheere up themselves the journey being sometimes long scattering and tempest and hailstones It may seeme that together with the Angel smiting verse 30 there was an horrible and hideous tempest wherewith the Assyrians were surprized And thus also it is by some deemed that God disturbed the Egyptian at the red-sea with a storme like this described Assyrian Sennacherib verse 31 Tophet See the Observations on 2 Kings XXIII 10. verse 33 for the King His forces wherein he suffered or those Kings that served under Sennacherib yea his Commanders he counted as Kings ch X. 8. 33. For himself his Temple was his Topheth chapter XXXVII ver 38. This Chapter is of the same subject with the former for help Against the Assyrians chapter XXXI verse 1 chap. XXX 6 7. and XXXVI 8. As after in processe of time against the Chaldeans Jer. XXXVII 5. and XLIII 5 6 7. For thus Here beginneth the Comfortable part of this Prophecie verse 4 to fight for mount Zion Farre higher mounts incircled it As birds flying And fluttering about their nests verse 5 to defend their young ones in what they may so God in all affection and sedulity will defend Jerusalem and those that trust in him Turne ye unto him And so should they partake of the promised protection verse 6 children of Israel Meaning here Judah deeply revolted Hos. V. 2. and IX 9. cast away his idols Wherein they trusted for help verse 7 ch II. 20. fall with the sword Not of a man verse 8 but of an Angel flee As he did ch XXXVII 37. strong hold To Nineveh afraid of the Ensigne That God by his Angel had lifted up in the slaughter of their fellowes
subject matter of it agreeth much with ch XXIV This being a Prophecie of the destruction of the enemies of Gods people And more particularly of the Edomites in Idumea set forth in many hyperbolical expressions And all the hoast of heaven So strange and dreadful shall Gods judgements be verse 4 that the whole frame of the world shall seeme to be dissolved It is the maner of Gods Prophets in their descriptions of some extraordinary judgements to set them forth in such colours as if they were deciphering the face of that last universal judgement whereof such are in some sort resemblances and forerunners And again to set forth the restitution and restauration of Gods people out of greatest calamities in such termes as have occasioned many to be mistaken in them conceiving no other then the general and joyful resurrection at the last day to be described in them Unicorns Or Rhinocerots See the Observations on Num. XXIII 22. verse 7 for ever and ever Heb. verse 10 ever of evers The Cormorant See the like verse 11 Chap. XIII 18 22. and XIV 23. Zeph. II. 13 14. Apoc. XVIII 2. Seek ye out The certainty of this Prophecie verse 16 As if each thing here were entred into a roll of Record In the day of the execution of this judgement take this Book read this passage and see if any of these be found wanting then and there they shall These wilde creatures shall verse 17 This Chapter agreeth much with chap. chapter XXXV XXV And containes the joyful and glorious restitution exaltation and exultation of Gods people Sharon A fertil region verse 2 and pleasant lying beneath mount Lebanon in the Tribe of God and adjoyning unto Bashan 1 Chron. V. 16. There were the Roses mentioned Cant. II. 1. There had David his herds feeding 1 Chron. XXVII 29. Likely it is the same with Lassharon Josh. XII 18. Strengthen ye He incites them to hearten and encourge one another verse 3 with faith and patience to expect the accomplishment of those glorious promises Then the eyes of the blind Fulfilled in Christs time verse 5 both corporaly and spiritualy For in the wildernesse Literaly true in the Jewish Kingdome verse 6 being there â—n a Type of Christs And an high way They shall be blessed with peace verse 8 and safety the way of holinesse A Type of the way to heaven but it shall be for those Holy ones verse 5 6. No Lion shall be there As the way so plaine verse 9 so as free from danger This History is brought in to confirme and seale up the truth of some of the Prophecies and Predictions aforegoing This is recorded 2 Kings XVIII and XIX 2 Chron. XXXII came up Upon pretence likely of the Contribution with-held by Hezekiah chapter XXXVI verse 1 which his father Ahaz had paid to Tiglath-Pilezer 2 Kings XVI 7 9. and XVIII 7. without the Lord Heb. Jehovah verse 10 that sonne of four letters as the Hebrews call it used here by Rabshakeh six times in his Speech Syrian language See the Observations on Ezra IV. 7. verse 11 dung and pisse See the Observations on 2 Kings X. 27. verse 12 and take you away The maner of Conquerours to transplant the Natives verse 17 Sepharvaim Subdued before his time verse 19 2 Kings XVII 24. Eliakim Now in Shebna's office and place verse 22 And Shebna now the Scribe and so here is the beginning of his fall chap. XXII 20 21. chap. XXXVII 2. This Chapter the same in substance with 2 Kings XIX chapter XXXVII a rumor Verse 9. and 36. verse 7 So Rabshakeh returned Most likely leaving the armie still before Jerusalem verse 8 Libnah See the Observations on 2 Kings VIII 22. Lachish See the Annotations on Micah I. 13. Ethiopia See the Observations on Gen. II. 13. warre with thee Either to assist the Jewes verse 9 or in Assyria in the absence of Sennacherib and his forces Thus shall ye speak Instructions to his messengers verse 10 delivered to them in writing and so by them in writing to Hezekiah Likely as if he scorned to write himself to Hezekiah but sent him only a Copie of the Instructions Eden See the Observations on Gen. II. 8. verse 12 Cherubims See the Observations on Gen. III. 24. verse 16 And the Annotations on Ezek. IX 3. and on this text a Signe See the Observations on chap. VII 14. verse 30 and on Exod. III. 12. ye shall eate this yeare A confirmation of Sennacheribs sudden departure and returne home And also including in it an assurance of a comfortable provision of necessary food for them out of the Land notwithstanding all the havock that Sennacheribs armies had made in it and the coincident Sabbatical year for intermission of culture See the Observations on Lev. XXV 21. Then In that night verse 36 2 Kings XIX 35. the very next night after the message sent from God by Esay and smote The maner how is not expressed in the camp Likely both before Jerusalem and Libnah See Ch. XXXVI 2. and verse 8 9 14 33. of this Chapter all dead corpses All in a maner Yet some escaped and sled with Sennacherib himself See chap. XVII 14. Nineveh See the Annotations on Jonah I. 2. verse 37 and on this text his sonnes These words here written verse 38 are read in the margin but not written in the text 2 Kings XIX 37. Armenia Heb. Ararat on the mountains whereof the Arke rested Esarhaddon See the Observations on Ezra IV. 2. In those dayes chapter XXXVIII verse 1 Shortly after Sennacheribs defeat and departure shalt die Yet a secret reservation there was See Jer. XVIII 7 8. Ezek. III. 18. See the Observations on Jonah III. 4. to the wall Which haply might be towards the Temple verse 2 or by that withdrawing that he might with the more privacie and intention make his addresse to God remember now Humbly appealing to God verse 3 touching the integrity and sincerity of his heart and endeavours wept sâ—re One cause might be the want of a son Manasseh was not yet born And the State of Church and Common-wealth much unsetled Then Afore Esay was gone out into the middle Court verse 4 2 Kings XX. 4. where the text is Citie but the margin Court And the first Court of the Kings house that neerest the Palace and farthest from the street or Citie seemes here to be meant to thy dayes That he had lived already verse 5 fifteene years About the one half of his reigne verse 6 will deliver thee and this Citie The promise before made is again here renewed assuring him as of his life so of peace and tranquility to be continued to him with it that Sennacherib should not return or any Assyrian to molest him or this Citie 2 Chron. XXXII 22. which yet afterwards was done in the dayes of his son Manasseh 2 Chron. XXXIII 11. a Signe Asked by Hezekiah ver 22. verse 7 and put to his choise 2 Kings XX. 8 10. So the Sunne returned ten
17 In this Chapter Ieremie directs his speech and Sermon to the whole body of the State chapter II as in the name and person of God debating the case and expostulating with them thus viz. minding them of Gods mercies and favours towards them taxing them for their base and unworthy thy carriage towards him convincing them of their extreme folly and madnesse in bringing mischief and misery upon themselves and forewarning them of the sorry successe they should finde by relying on such as would not be able to relieve them the kindnesse of thy youth What kindnesse verse 2 and love God then had shewed them As Psal. CVI. 4. Esay XLVI 3. when thou wentest Gods kindnesse to them then even though they then did but ill deserve it Psal. CVI. 7 32 33. Amos V. 25 26. what iniquity No fault in God verse 5 that he is now changed towards them mine heritage As dear to me verse 7 as mine heritage and by me assigned to you for an heritage and with your childrens children will I plead As I formerly pleaded the cause with your forefathers verse 9 chap. VII 25. 2 Chron. XXXVI 14 15. Pleads here upon a new ground verse 10 11. Though they had no cause to plead with him v. 29. Kedar In Arabia verse 10 a kinde of savage people desolate Lose your lustre verse 12 Is Israel a servant That he is so servilely verse 14 slavishly used by his enemies The young lions Former judgements upon them verse 15 as by the Syrians and Assyrians Noph and Tahapanes Cities in Egypt verse 16 Sihor Nilus verse 18 river Euphrates The two broken Cisterns v. 13. when upon every high hill Notwithstanding thy Promises and engagements verse 20 see thy way in the valley God points them verse 23 as it were with his finger to the particular places of their idolatries dromedarie A swift beast whence in Greek it hath its name A lesser and lower kinde of Camel very rife in Arahia and much used by Curriers there Strabo l. 15. Diodore l. 2. c. 54. Leo Afric l. 9. A wilde Asse Male verse 24 or female For Genders in the names of beasts are often promiscuously used by the Hebrews And we finde both Genders used sometimes of the very self-same thing as Ezek. II. 9. Jonah I. 17. and II. 1. snuffeth up the winde Of lust after the male or female in her moneth they shall finde her When she is heavie with young goeth near her time and cannot so easily shift for her self withhold A wholesom admonition and Caveat verse 25 to break off their wicked courses in gadding after strange people and strange gods lest they suffer for it will I go Whatsoever comes of it And so they are past cure and past care to a stock The ignorant idolatrous Jew no worse then the ignorant idolatrous Papist verse 27 And the learned Papist not much differing herein from the learned idolatrous Jew Arise and save us Judges X. 10 13 14 15. of thy Cities verse 28 are thy gods Tutelar gods As Papists had their Tutelar Saints to every Citie Parish Corporation trade sicknesse c. See the Word of the Lord As verse 31 hear the rod Micah VI. 9. See Deut. XXIX 2 3 4. Prov. XX. 12. Eccles. I. 16. Psal. XVII 2. and LXVI 18. Jer. II. 19. we will come no more unto thee We have no further need now of thy support we can do well enough without thee forgotten me Their ornament verse 32 and attire why trimmest Esay LVII verse 33 9 10. thou also taught Wicked Harlots may learne of thee by thy evil example but upon all these The skirts of thy garments verse 34 it is openly to be seene to change thy way Ranging up and downe verse 36 to seek aide and auxiliaries abroad ashamed 2 Chron. XXVIII 20. from him Heb. verse 37 this place into captivity The five first verses seeme to belong to the former Chapter and Sermon chapter III shall he returne unto her againe Clearly No. verse 1 And the Law expressely forbids it Deut. XXIV 1 4. Neither could his heart brook it lien with So verse 2 Deut. XXVIII 30. In both places the over-mannerly Masorets check the Pen-men of Scripture in appointing an honester terme to be read in the roome of that they found written See the Observations on 2 Kings X. 27. as the Arabian As Thamar did Gen. XXXVIII 14. See Ezek. XVI 24 25 31. or to truck and trade with them from this time Of my Correcting thee verse 4 and admonishing thee v. 3. and chap. II. 25. My Father Lamenting as a childe to his father offended thou hast spoken As formerly verse 5 v. 4 5. and done evil things But still doest evily and wickedly as thou couldest Get opportunity and have ability As Micah II. 1. A new Sermon in Josiah's dayes verse 6 backsliding Israel The revolt of the then Tribes and Gods Bill of divorce thereupon given her her treacherous sister Judah Not fearing verse 7 or mending by that example proves worse then Israel v. 11. but feignedly In the dayes of good Josiah verse 10 For all that he could do yet the generality of the people never turned unto God with their whole heart as too well appeared by their sudden relapse and revolt presently after his death 2 Kings XXIII 32 37. 2 Chron. XXXVI 12 14. North Whither the ten Tribes were carried verse 12 Not that he was to go thither but to proclaime setting his face towards it So Ezek. XX. 46. and XXI 2. one of a Citie God would make such an exact enquirie and search for them verse 14 upon their sincere turning to him in all places of their dispersion that though there should be but some one only of them in a Citie or some two only in a whole Countrey yet he would c. See a parallel place Esay XXVII 12. in those dayes After the enlargement and growth of the Church under the Messias verse 16 The Arke An utter cessation of Legal Rites under the Messias Now they should have no misse of it no want or use of it at all Jerusalem Gods Church verse 17 whereof that was a Type Cal. IV. 26. Apoc. XXI 2. See Esay LX. 14. and all the Nations Esay II. 2. neither shall they Israelites or Proselyte-Gentiles Iudah walk with the house of Israel They shall be reconciled together verse 18 land of the North From Chaldea and Assyria The spiritual deliverance and restitution of them by Christ being shadowed out in these Prophetical Sermons by those temporal deliverances and restaurations So chap. XXXI and XXXIII Esay XI and LIV. and LX. But I said I had such thoughts as these with my self verse 19 How shall I Demanding of them how he should do so great things for them whenas they had dealt so perfidiously with him in times past verse 6 9 13 20. Somewhat like that Hosea VI. 4. and XI 8. and I said After such crosse thoughts to disswade me yet at length I resolved to
do it upon the condition following which in effect God promiseth to effect in them surely as a wife God requires her to engage her self to such future loyal carriage verse 20 because she had in this kinde beene very faulty before A voice was heard Or verse 21 is heard as Esay XIII 4. bewailing their sins ch XXXI 19 18. Returne Gods exhortation verse 22 and invitation we come Their Answer and Confession to the end of the Chapter O Israel Doubtful chapter IV verse 1 whether the ten Tribes or Iudah in him In God verse 2 men of Iudah and Ierusalem Them he exhorts to repentance verse 3 to prevent the imminent judgements to come Break up Hosea X. 11. Blow the Trumpet To give warning of the enemies approach verse 5 towards Zion Whereby men may be admonished to repair towards Zion verse 6 their chief place of strength The Lion is come Nebuchadnezzar verse 7 thou hast The false Prophets in Gods Name verse 10 those in the end of the former verse those he blames for promising them peace unto me To do my will against them verse 12 from Dan The utmost bound Northward verse 15 and towards Babylon ch VIII 16. Ephraim North-border of Judah by which Nebuchadnezzar must come watchers Hostile forces verse 16 v. 17. my bowels The Prophets passionate grieving at the miseries of the war upon his people verse 19 ch IX 1. Esay XXII 4 bewailing their folly that would take no warning my tents spoiled The tents of my people verse 20 I beheld In a spiritual rapture verse 23 represented to the eye of his minde the earth The Land of Iudea Very Rhetorical delineations do follow of their miseries by this invasion of Nebuchadnezzar graphicaly as in a Map described yet will I not make a full end But reserve a remnant verse 27 rentest thy face with painting Noted as a whorish practice in Jezabel verse 30 2 Kings IX 30. in Aholah and Aholibah Ezek. XXIII 40. if ye can finde a man Zeph. chapter V verse 1 I. 12. If not ten in Sodom how much is it stranger that not one in Jerusalem a larger Citie See the oecumenical contagion and yet Gods marvelous mercie So Gen. XVIII 32. Yet here by a man and any we are not to tie it up to one individual person No doubt more then one such there were among those chap. XXVI 16 24. and chap. XXXVI 25. in Jehojakims time And in Zedekiahs time during the siege there were Ebedmelech Jeremie himself and others The meaning must be to understand scarce a man very few no considerable number worth the speaking of that a man might go to and fro for a long time in it and yet not light on any man one or other that were sincere and upright See the like Gen. VI. 1. Psal. XII 1. and XIV 2 3. Esay LXIV 6 7. Micah VII 1 2. The Lord liveth Of swearing verse 2 see the Observations on Hos. IV. 15. These are poore Poverty may put them upon evil courses verse 4 a Lion Nebuchadnezzar and his forces Go ye up Gods Commission to the Chaldeans verse 10 not a full end Verse 18. chap. IV. 27. not he That thus threateneth verse 12 by Jeremie and some others a Nation The Chaldeans verse 15 O house of Israel Of Judah who are of the linage of Israel which have eyes and see not Esay XLII verse 21 20. Ezek. XII 2. Acts XXVIII 26 27. See the Observations on Esay VI. 9. they catch men As Jezabel set a trap verse 26 and a snare to catch Naboth they overpasse the deeds of the wicked They surpasse them verse 28 Or rather they passe by evils they escape those evils wherewith others are surprised as Psal. LXXIII 5. and the Priests beare rule by their meanes Priests verse 31 Or Princes Both banded against Gods true Prophets This Chapter is full of plagues and judgements chapter VI chiefly by the Chaldeans threatened for their sinnes And their sinnes charged upon them as the Cause of those judgements Benjamin Which Tribe adhered still to Judah verse 1 had the Northerne halfe of Jerusalem and joyned to the North-side of it Josh. XVIII 28. flee out Before flee unto it for succour chap. IV. 6. now to flee out of it to escape yea out of the Land ch X. 17. Tekoah A fenced Citie built by Rehoboam 2 Chron. XI 5 6. Where Amos was among the herdmen and called to be a Prophet Amos I. 1. And where that wise woman dwelled 2 Sam. XIV 2. Bethhaccerem Nehem. III. 14. Very many Cities in Jurie begin with Beth. There set up a signe of fire or fire a Becon to give warning of the Babylonians approach Wholly oppression As if all made of it verse 6 before me continually is grief and wounds Their grievances and woundings one another verse 7 by their cruel dealings are still before me to provoke me to proceed in wrath against her Be thou A summons to Repentance verse 8 Turne back thy hand Gods speech to the Chaldeans verse 9 To whom The Prophets Speech verse 10 I am full The Prophet cannot longer hold it in verse 11 the aged With the decrepit were they ashamed The false Porphets verse 15 They were shamelesse in it stand ye The seduced people verse 16 stand as travellers use to do when they are at a stand and doubtful of the way we will not Their wilful obstinacie Nations God calls all the world to witnesse verse 18 To what purpose So long as their lives and courses were such as had beene shewed verse 20 Esay I. 11 15. Sheba Psal. LXXII 10. I will lay stumbling-blocks I will bring those things upon them that shall be meanes of ruine and mischief to them verse 21 Ezek. III. 20. and VII 19. I have set thee God to his Prophet verse 27 They are all The Prophets answer verse 28 One only verse in Jeremie is written in the Chaldee-language for the ready use of the Jewes there among and against the Chaldeans Idols viz. that in Ch. X. v. 11. The seventy years captivity or serving the King of Babylon Ch. XXV 11. take their rise and commencement not from the last of Zedekiah But from the first of Nebuchadnezzar and third or fourth of Iehojakim if not from the last of Iehojakim and captivity of Iechoniah See Jer. XXV 1 11 12. and XXIX 1 2 3 10. Ezek. XL. 1. and XXXIII 21. 2 Chron. XXXVI 21 22. Rach l who kept her fathers sheep and had her name from Sheep or Ewe her weeping for her children chap. XXXI 15. applied most-what by way of Allusion to the mothers weeping for their children Matth. II. 17 18. Jonadab the sonne of Rechab and not Rechab the Author of that Injunction and Inhibition to his Posterity Chap. XXXV 6 8 14 16 18 19. The Command concerning the Yoakes chap. XXVII 1 2 3. was either injoyned in the beginning of the reigne of Jehojakim and so the reigne of Nebuchadnezzar and of Zedekiah propheticaly foreseene and foretold
as a bud or sprout from the root of Jesse Esay XI 1 10. And so from David Apoc. V. 5. and XXII 16. Psal. CXXXII 11 17. Acts XIII 23 32. called the Righteous Branch in this Text and chap. XXXIII 15. springing from a withered stock and stump sprouting at first in a mean and despicable maner Esay XXXIII 2 3 4. Yet after branching out beautifully retaining its verdure perpetualy spreading and growing flowering and flourishing to all eternity Dan. II 44 45. A man See the Annotations on Esay II. chapter XXX verse 6 9. uncles sonne Sonne omitted in the Original chapter XXXII verse 12 haply for brevity fake as well knowne to be supplied out of verse 7. preceding As likewise the word Sister seemes to be omitted 2 Sam. XXI 8. And the word Brother Verse 19. of that Chapter Funeral Burnings chapter XXXIV among the Heathen were of the dead bodies But among the Jewes not of the bodies but of sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the Art of the Apothecaries burned in the Tombe where the embalmed body was to lie 2 Chr. XVI 14. This was denied to the wicked King Jehoram 2 Chron. XXI 19. yet granted here to Zedekiah in Babylon And that burning of the Flesh of Saul and his sonnes 1 Sam. XXXI 12. was a case extraordinary and as their present condition and that exigent seemed to require when they cut the calf in twaine chapter XXXIV verse 18 c. The maner of making Covenants whence the Hebrew phrase is to Cut a Covenant that is from the right of Cutting a beast in twaine sometime for Sacrifice sometime for Feasting and the Covenanters passing through betweene the Parts of it implying it seemes and that by way of execration Themselves to be alike cut in sunder in case of violating the Conditions of the Covenant Matth. 24. 51. Though some make the Cutting to relate to the strict and exact cutting out of Articles agreed upon for mutual performance by both parties Gen XV. 9 10 17. Deut. XXIX 12. Of Covenants see more betweene man and man and betweene God and man Gen. IX 9 17. Gen. XXI 27 32. and chap. XXVI 28 31. and chap. XXXI 44 55. Exod. XXIV 4 8. Deut. V. 2 3. whence the two tables are called the Tables of the Covenant and the Ark the Ark of the Covenant And the Tabernacle The Tabernacle of the Covenant the Book of the Law the Book of the Covenant Josh. XXIV 24 25 26 27. Neh. IX 38. 1 Sam. XVIII 3 4. and XXIII 18. 1 Kings V. 12. and XX. 34. 2 Kings XI 17. and XXIII 3. Ezra X. 3. Esay LIX 21. Jer. L. 5. And God promises to make a New Covenant with his people Jer. XXXI 31 32 33 34. cited Heb. VIII 8 9. which yet is not simply New in regard of the substance of it for the maine matter and substance of the former Covenant is there verse 33. And Gen. XVII 7. Deut. XXVI 17 18. and XXIX 13. And both Covenants ratified by the blood of the Messias But as Love is called a New Commandment John XIII 34. So this a New Covenant in that it is ratified by the death of our Saviour exhibited in that the Doctrine of the Gospel is now more fully and clearly revealed in that this runneth wholly upon the spiritual and celestial Blessings in that the Ceremonials are removed and the more Spiritual Service substituted for it in that it is more generaly dilated and enlarged to all Nations in that a large measure of Spiritual Gifts and efficacie of the Spirit is now vouchsafed in that the continuance of it without change is to be to the end of the world hath sworne by himself Having no greater to swear by chapter LI verse 14 Heb. VI. 13. So Gen. XXII 16. Jer. XXII 5. Amos VI. 8. By his soul So is the Hebrew in this text and chap. LI. 14. By the excellency of Jacob Amos VIII 7. By his Holinesse Amos IV. 2. And againe the Forme of his Oath is thus expressed As I live Heb. I. live so Jer. XXII 24. and XLVI 18. Ezek. V. 11. And I live for ever Deut. XXXII 40. So men use to swear The Lord liveth Jer. IV. 2. and V. 2. As the Lord liveth that made us this soul Jer. XXXVIII 16. Gods oath shall undoubtedly be fulfilled Psal. CX 4. and CXXXII 11. Heb. VI. 17 18. Of Oaths see more in the Annotations on Hos. IV. 15. and Gen. XXIV 3. carried away captive chapter LII verse 28 Five captivities into Babylon are mentioned in Scripture Lamentations THese are not those of Jeremie for Josiah 2 Chron. XXXV 25. No more then those were for him Ezek. XIX 1 14. which indeed were commanded to be taken up by Ezekiel for Jehoachaz and Jehojakim But these were written by Jeremie in the time of the Babylonish captivity after the Temple of the Lord and Citie of Jerusalem were burnt and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar Lamenting here those more then lamentable miseries As the whole Matter and Contents of this Book doth declare And particularly that very passage it self chap. IV. 20. which is appliable properly to King Zedekiah and not to King Josiah The LXX and Jerome doth expresse this very time in the beginning of the Book it self These Lamentations are full of Pathetical expressions And for the weight of the Matter and the Help of Memorie The first second and fourth Chapters do containe twenty two verses apiece according to the number of the Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet and do begin each verse with one of them in their order methodicaly And chap. III. contains 66. verses treble the former number And begins each three of them with one letter of the Hebrew Alphabet in the order methodicaly The last Chapter only is without this Art Many Signes of Lamentations are expressed here Which from hence and other Scriptures may more fully be gathered thus Sighing Mourning mournful Songs weeping howling Fasting changing of the garments mourning women Ier. IX 17. 2 Chron. XXXV 25. Amos V. 16. rending of the Cloathes wearing black and sack cloth sitting on the ground and keeping silence lying prostrate upon the ground sitting lying covering rowling wallowing in ashes in dust and ashes casting up dust ashes earth upon them and their heads spreading and wringing the hands laying the hands upon the head smiting with the hand stamping with the feet hanging down the head uncovering the head and bare and againe in some ages the covering the head covering head and face too as our close mourners covering the upper lip bare-foot shaving the head and beard making baldnesse plucking off the haire beating the breast printing marks upon the flesh tearing it cutting it Amongst other places see these viz. Lam. II. 10. and III. 16. Lev. X. 6. and XIII 45. and XIX 27 28. and XXI 5 10. Deut. XIV 1. Iosh. VII 6. 1 Sam. IV. 12. 2 Sam. I. 2. and XIII 19. and XIV 2. and XV. 30 32. and XIX 4. 2 Chron. XXXV