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A36033	Pious annotations, upon the Holy Bible expounding the difficult places thereof learnedly, and plainly: vvith other things of great importance. By the reverend, learned and godly divine, Mr. Iohn Diodati, minister of the gospell; and now living in Geneva. It is ordered this 11. of Ianuury, 1642, by the committee of the House of Commons in Parliament, concerning printing, that this exposition of the book of the Old and new Testament, be printed by Nicholas Fussel, stationer. Iohn White.; Annotationes in Biblia. English	Diodati, Giovanni, 1576-1649.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, engraver.	1643 (1643)	Wing D1510; Wing D1509A; ESTC R5893	1,521,231	922

that there being four beasts there were also four wheels and so there was the whole frame of a cart or wagon see Ezek. 10. 9 V●●n the earth namely upon the floor which appeared in this vision Faces that is to say Sides so that two Cherubims flew before the two first wheels the other two by the chariot side before the two last wheels V. 16. ●s a wheel not in manner of a sphere two circles cutting one another by direct angles which would be absurd in a chariot but one wheel being doubled upon the other to signifie as it sh●uld seem either the severall sphericall compasses of the Heavens upon which Gods Majestie is carried Or the two orders of Gods manner of working n●mely the order of nature and the order of grace Or his two orders of government namely the temporall and spirituall order joyned together in his Church V. 17. They returned not they did not move cut of the direct tract wherein the beasts did lead them but even as the beasts were led by their chief so did they also guide the wheels see vers 20. A figure of the consonant harmony which is in all the works of Gods providence towards his Church V. 18. ●●ll of in stead of great nails wherewith Charet wheels are garnish●d here were eyes for to represent either the stars of Heaven or more particularly the providence of God in all parts of this government or the gifts of the Spirit in the instruments which are thereunto imployed see Zach. 3. 9. Reu. 4 6. V. 20. The Spirit see vers 12. For the Spirit that is to say The same divine inspiration which did drive the beasts did also give a motion to the wheels to signifie that God is present and effectuall in all the instruments of his providence and ●●at 〈◊〉 ●●st doth do all in all in his Church 1 Corinth 12. 16 Ephes. 1. 11 Colos 3. 11. V. 22. The s●●m●m●nt see Gen. 1. 6 by this is meant Christs celestiall glory who is King of the Church V. 23. Straight namely when they did flie for when they sto●d still they did 〈◊〉 down their wings V. 24. As the voyce namely like th●nder V. 26. A ma● which repres●nted the Son of God Head of the Church and King of the universe who at the appointed time was to take upon him humane flesh see Isa. 6. 1. Ioh. 12 41. and was the same who was personally present upon the Ark of the covenant V. 28. I sell astonished and affrighted at the sight of Gods Majestie alwayes terrible to sinfull men during this mortall life see Dan. 8. 17. Revel 1. 17. CHAP. II. Vers. 2. THe Spirit the holy Ghost did work powerfully in me for to strengthen and embolden me in mine aff●ig●tm●nt and to restore me to the free and entire use of my senses to hear and apprehend those things which were spoken to me V. 4. Impudent the Italian hard of forehead that is to say Such as are not ashamed of any thing Ier. 6. 15 and 8. 12. V. 9. A roll namely a book or a volume wrapped and rolled up upon a stick according to the ancient fashion Isa. 8. 1. Now this book did set forth the subject of these ensuing prophecies ●ull of threatnings and curses CHAP. III. Vers. 1. HE said namely he that had spoken to him in the precedent chapter which was very likely to be he that sate upon the throne Eat all this was done in vision to represent the deep impression of the word of God in the heart of his Ministers who must apprehend it by Faith and disgest it by Meditation ●or to utter it not as a meer narration but as a quick and lively doctrine That thou 〈…〉 st namely that I give thee whatsoever it be swe●● o● bitter hard or soft pleasing or displeasing to signifie that one ought to follow their voca●ion fre●●y without contradiction or doubt V. 3. It was the office of a Prophet at the first seemed pleasing to me by reason of the excellency of revelations the communication with God the profit that might from thence come to the Church and the honour which God did therein do me by the seal of his grace but the bitternesse followed afwards vers 14. V. 5. For thou that is to say I will not employ thee in preaching to strange and barbarous nations as ●onas and others but thou shalt preach only to thine own Nation which should be a pleasure and a confort to thee and should strengthen thee in zeal and vertue V. 9. Though they ●e or Because they be V. 12 The Spirit namely Gods Spirit by which the Prophet was taken up and corporally transported from the place where he had seen the vision to the chief residence of his countrey men which were captives in Babylon a thing which did often befall the Prophets 1 Kings 18. 12. 2 Kings 2. 16. Acts 8. 39. F 〈…〉 his namely out of Heaven where the A●gels and blessed Spirits do uncessantly glorifie the Name of God V. 14. In bittern●ss● after I had well thought upon the subject of my Prophesies and of my Commission finding them full of miseries for my Nation and of danger and troubles for my self the hand that is to say the power of Gods Spirit made me to overcome all these fleshly apprehensions Isa. 8 11. Ier. 19 V. 15 Tel-abib the name of some chief place or plantation of the Iews in captivity astonished by these dolefull prophesies and mine unlookt for vocation V. 18. I say When I shall have given thee commission to say so to him from me die by some notable punishment or casualty which is asigne and forerunner of eternall punishment Will I require I will in part hold thee to be guilty of his death and shall make thee bea● the punishment of it V. 20. A stumbling block namely some casualty danger or occas●on of death into which he shall run himself His righteousa●sse seeing it is not accompanied with perseverance shall be of no esteem with me to free him from my judgements neither shall the evill which came after be satisfied nor counter-poised by the good which was done before V. 25. Binde thee in vision thou shalt think that thou art bound with cords for a signe of Gods straitly forbidding thee Others think that God foretelleth him that he shall be shutup by those of his own houshold as if he were beside himself as Prophets often seemed to be V. 26. Dumb a token of a propheticall extasie Ezek 24 27 Luke 1 22 V. 27. But when thou shalt remain thus dumb untill I come to thee again by prophetick revelation It should seem that this continued but till the next vision see Ezek. 14 7. CHAP. IV. Vers. 1. TAke thee it is likely that all this was inspired too and done by the Prophet whilst he was in extasie V 2. And lay draw a design of a very strait siege Battering rams namely to batter the walls according to the ancient manner V. 3. An

peoples deliverance bringing them into the land of promise which was denied to Moses to shew us that Christ only pointed at by Joshua Exo. 3. 8. doth bring his Church to the fruition of the kingdom of heaven which the Law could not do V. 49. Unto mount See how this ought to be understood upon Num. 27. 12. V. 50. He gathered See Gen. 15. 15. CHAP. XXXIII VERS 1. THe man of God Namely a Prophet inspired by divine Spirit in giving this blessing V. 2. Came From the top of Sinai a hill of Idumea called Seir in the wildernesse of Paran God appeared unto his people to give them his Law Exod. 19. 18. From Seir. from off Idumea see Gen. 33. 14. 16. and 36. 8. Now under the name of Idumea often times is meant in Scripture all the Countrey from the red sea to the dead sea or lake of Sodom See 1 King 9. 26. Paran See of this name generall to that great mountainous wildernesse Numbers 13. 3. Ten thousands The Italian hath it From the ten thousands Namely from heaven which is the habitation of holy Angels which are in manner of innumerable armies of God see Psal. 68. 27. Dan. 7. 10. Rev. 5. 11. and 9. 16. Went The Italian Having on his right hand Being in a manner armed with fire Exo. 19. 18 and 24. 17. for to pronounce his Law in token of the power of it Jer. 23. 29. and of his terror and curse against sinners Heb. 12. 18. V. 3. Yea he loved The Italian Though thou lovest that is to say O Lord though thou through a common love causest all men to feele some effects of thy goodnesse yet thou bearest thy people a speciall affection whom thou hast sanctified and taken as proper to thy selfe to have them under thy care and protection At thy feet attentive and tractable like to thy disciples Luke 10. 39. Acts 22. 3. V. 4. The inheritance The singular wealth and treasure that God bestoweth upon his children and in which as in a generall inheritance are comprehended all other goods which also by vertue of the Covenant passeth from the father to the child See Psal. 119. 111. V. 5. King He hath not only been a Law-giver but also a supreme Magistrate actually administring his own Law Such Kings raigning by vertue and justice only not by force and violence were anciently called Heroick Kings When the heads So it is declared that this Monarchy of Moses was tempered with Aristocracy in which temperature consists the most absolute kind of government And the Tribes This seemes to be added to shew so much the more the harmony of this Common-wealth the whole people with a free accord consenting to Moses his Laws proposed in the generall assembly V. 6 Let Reuben live God will not suffer and I pray him it may not the tribe of Reuben be utterly extinguished for the grievous sins of its first father Gen. 49. 3 4. though by that meanes it were deprived of the gift of great increase which seemed to belong unto him by birth right and was conferred upon Joseph V. 7. Judah Because that there is no mention made of Simeon in these blessings some imagine that this tribe was comprehended under Judah in whose countrey Simeons part was also included Jos. 19. 1. Judg. 1. 3 Bang him He hath a relation to the severall captivities of this tribe out of all which it was delivered ever untill the comming of the Messias whereas the other tribes were dispersed without being restored Be sufficient let it have no need of any human helpe to maintain it but only thou O God lend it thine aide Others he shall fight with his own hands for himselfe that is to say he shall defend himselfe valiantly against all his enemies Gen. 49. 8. V. 8. Thy Thummim He directeth his speech to God The sense is O Lord confirme thy Priesthood meant by these two words Exo. 28. 30. to Aarons lineage whom thou hast consecrated to it though thou hast imposed that just punishment upon him that he should not enter into the land of Canaan for the fault which he committed at the waters of Meriba Numb 20. 13. which were also called of Massah as the rest Exod. 17 7. because that God did there try his servants Thou diddest strive rebuking him and severely punishing him V. 9. Who This hath a relation to that that the Priests being judges in many cases Deut. 17. 9. and 19 7. ought to be free from all acceptation of persons following Moses and Aarons examples who had proceeded therein with all manner of integrity Others referre this to the history of the execution done by the Levites for the pure zeale of God without any carnall respects Exod. 32. 27. and to the Law of mourning for the next of kinne Lev. 10 6 7. and 21. 10. They The Priests and Levites who till then had kept themselves pure in Gods service and obedience more than the rest of the people but by these words their duty is not so much set down as the act commanded Mal. 2. 7. See Jer. 18. 18. V. 11. His substance The Italian hath it His army for the orders services and the whole conduct of the Leviticall Ministery had some resemblance of military discipline See Numb 4. 3. The worke Namely his Ministery Smite through Destroy all Shcismaticks that shall seeke to oppose that order of Priesthood which thou hast appointed See Numbers chap. 16. v 5. V. 12. The belived It should seem he calleth Benjamin so by reason that as Jacob loved Benjamin in a singular manner he being the youngest of all his children Gen. 44. 30. So the Lord honored that tribe being the least of all the rest 1 Sam. 9. 21. Psal. 68. 27. Chusing Jerusalem which was within her territories Jos. 18. 28. for the place of his Temple and service By him Neere to his Temple which was as it were Benjamins safeguard Between his Let the chiefe City of Benjamin be Jerusalem a City of Gods singular presence in which the two holy hills of Moriah and Sion resembled two shoulders a figure of Gods power and protection who beareth of the whole body of his people V. 13. The precious things See Gen. 49. 25. For the deep that is to say of the earth moystned and fattened by the sweet exhalations up the waters under the earth V. 14. By the Sun Which warmeth the earth and quickens the seeds and ripens the fruits The Moon Which the diverse seasons and months of the yeare produce in great variety V. 15. Mountaines See Gen. 49. 26. V. 16. Of him Of God who appeared in the bush Exodus 3. 2. for a signe of his residence in grace and power in the middest of his people V. 17. His glory He hath a reference to the power valour and warlike customes of these two tribes See Psal. 78 9. The people which shall come to assault him or all those Nations whose land that was which God had assigned for his

over the Church within which the Elect have their true inheritance for feare least they should fall into dispaire or be tempted to take some unlawfull course V. 5. Turne aside that goe out of the high beaten way of Gods service and justice to follow the errors of the world and sinne with hypocrisie or deceit Prov. 2. 15. Isa. 29. 16. PSAL. CXXVI VER 1. THe captivitie this Psalme seemeth to have been penned expressely upon the deliverance from Babylon Like them our deliverance seemed so wonderfull and almost incredible V. 4. Turne againe that is to say accomplish our deliverance as well in delivering of our brethren which are yet remaining in Babylon as in fulfilling of ours who yet lie languishing under grievous burthens As the streames that is to say that it may bee such a comfort and refreshing to us as watering is to dry and desolate places which are refreshed and flourish againe by the comming in of the streames V. 5. They that sow this may be understood either of the times which have been or of the present times Of the former times in this sense As in time of dearth the poore husbandman throweth with an evill will that small store of seed which hee hath into the earth but is afterwards comforted by the ensuing harvest so were wee carried into captivitie with much griefe but now wee gather the fruits of Gods promises and of our faith and patience with joy and feasting Jer. 31. 9. Of the present time in this sence Now in these weak and small beginnings wee are g●ieved because of the small likelihood there is of that whereupon we doe employ our meanes and labours namely in the re-edifying of Ierusalem and of the Temple c. But the time will come that the Lord will cause us to gather● the fruit of full comfort thereby V. 6. Precious seed the Italian seed bought for a price this is added to aggravate the occasion of grief so much the more Hebrew the gathering in of the seed namely which is not our own harvest but such as wee have beene faine to gather up out of a strange countrey Others precious seed that is to say corne which is good and sitting to be sowed PSAL. CXXVII VER 1. THe Lord build that is to say unlesse he doe co-operate and assist our labours and endeavours in the grounding and establishing of our families with his power and blessing V. 2. Of sorrowes that is to say gotten with a great deale of labour and sweat and eaten in great scarcitie Vain namely if it doth not please God to encrease your store which is the end of your laboursome life of your wretched sparing Sleep that is to say sweet rest without anxietie or care the soul taking its rest through faith in Gods providence after it hath with loyalty and diligence performed such duties as it was called unto V. 3. Children namely good ones An heritage a gift which God the great father of all bestoweth upon his children as a blessing V. 4. So are Italian such are that is to say fathers are armed and guarded by a companie of valiant children as it were with a strong armour V. 5. His quiver namely his family They shall speak the Italian when they speak that is to say when they shal meet in honourable assemblies or in courts of Iustice where there is any pleading such courts being anciently kept near the city Gates they may maintain their state and defend their right against all oppressions finding themselves accompanied by vertuous and couragious children and fathers that have such children shall not need to stand in feare of any reproach at their enemies hands in the behalfe of the said children see the contrary Iob 5. 4. PSAL. CXXVIII VER 2. THoushalt eats thou shalt peaceably enjoy what thou hast lawfully gotten in following thy vocation He now directeth his speech to all the faithfull V. 5. Of Zion namely out of that place where God appears to his children in grace and power To make a distinction between those benefits which God as Creator doth generally bestow upon all men those speciall blessings which he bestoweth upon his children in his Church which is his house PSAL. CXXIX VER 1. FRom my youth in the Prophets the time of the peoples youth is the time that they dwelt in Egypt Ezeck 23. 3. Hos. 2. 15. 11. 1. V. 3. The plowers figurative termes to signifie on the one side the evills done the Church rending and tearing of it and on the other side Gods saving end therein which is to prepare it through afflictions to receive the seed of his grace word and spirit as in an earthly heritage well cleansed manured V. 4. The cords that is to say all the harnesse belonging to this work namely all the meanes power and councels of these tyrants V 6. Grasse opposite to good and fruitfull plants which are brought forth through labour such as the spiritual and everlasting happinesse of the Church is PSAL. CXXX VER 1. THe depths that is to say as out of an abisse of evils and dangers or out of a deep feeling of my sins which without thy grace would sink me in dispaire V. 3. Shouldest mark that is to say if thou shouldest cause them to come in judgement against me and shouldest examine them according to the rigor of thy law V. 4. That thou mayest that is to say thou art gracious unto men not to nourish them up in their wickednesse through indulgencie and impunity but to give them occasion and to move them inwardly by thy spirit to respect thy mercy and so to yeeld unto thee voluntary service which would be impossible for them to doe without the spirit of grace which God granteth to none but those whom he hath received into grace by the remission of sins without which every work is contaminate and unacceptable to God 1 Kings 8. 40. Psal. 85. 9. V. 6. More then more fervently then those who tired by long watching in the night doe desire the comming of the day that they might thereby be relieved and take their rest V. 7. Plenteo●s hee redeemeth man from innumerable sins through his mercy which is infinite PSAL. CXXXI VER 1. MY heart I have not through pride or rashnesse undertaken any thing beyond my vocation or capacity see Rom. 12. 16. V. 2. Surely I have the Italian if I have not a manner of affirming as it were by an implicite and shortned oath Behaved the Italian composed or framed namely to obedience silence and docilitie This being referred to the people after the captivity sheweth their weak and lowly estate by which they were induced to depend absolutely upon Gods grace and providence acknowledging no wisedome nor meanes of subsistance in themselves PSAL. CXXXII THe Title A song penned by Solomon or some other Prophet in his dayes after he had made an end of building the temple and afterwards referred to the re-edifying of the same Temple after the

of any Common-wealth or Church whereof he would notwithstanding preserve the seed in Babylon amongst those poor captives to make it revive and flourish again at the appointed time And the Prophet doth set down and exaggerate at large in divers Chapters the causes of this decree namely the violation of all his commandments both of the first and second Table of Gods Law in a suparlative degree And he also taxeth those which were already in captivity in Babylon with the same sins with most severe threatnings Then he turneth himself to many strange nations which were the Jews neighbours and had been either a cause of misleading them or had through malice been assisting to their desolation and overthrow or had rejoyced at it especially to Tyre Egypt and Edom whom he telleth that they should be enfolded in the same Caldean deluge who raised an Empire out of the ruine of many States and Kingdoms And so goeth on to the foretelling of the ruine of Gog and Magog the last and cruellest persecutors and enemies of the Church to which he turneth himself again towards the end of his Book with comfort and consolation by the promises of eternall redemption through the Messias and the establishment of his Kingdom in this world which is magnificently described by the vision of the admirable restauration of Solomons ancient Temple described very particularly in its first form and state to which the Church renewed by Christ should be every way correspondent in spirituall excellency and glory into which he should come again to make his eternall residence there setting it again in a perfect order of spirituall pietie pure service of God holinesse and righteousnesse after which should follow a compleat and eclestiall happinesse CHAP. I. Vers. 1. THe thirtieth that is to say From the beginning of Nabopolassar his reign who was father to Nebuchadnezzar the great according to the Babylonian accompt where Ezekiel was which accompt was also observed for a long time after Captives namely under King Ichoiakim 2 Kings 24. 12. Chebar a river of Mesopotamia neer to which it should seem were appointed the habitations for the Iews which were led into captivitie Psal. 137. 1. The heavens a kinde of speech very much used in the description of visions Mat 3. 16. Acts 7. 56 and 10. 11. Rev. 19. 11. to shew a suddain breaking forth of light from above created by God miraculously as if it came out of Heaven it self in and through the midst of which were shewn the representations of divine things V. 3. The hand that is to say God did work in him after a miraculous manner did ravish him in Spirit did enlighten and strengthen his minde and the other faculties of his soul and did reveal to him in vision such divine secrets as did far surpasse any humane capacity 1 King 18. 46. 2 King 3. 15. V. 4. A whi●●winde a figure of the coming of the Son of God eternall King of the Church in judgement against the Iews using the Caldeans which lay northerly from Iudea for his instruments Amber the Italian sine brasse the Hebrew word is of a very uncertaine signification according to some it is a kinde of mettall composed of gold and silver according to others a kinde of very fine brasse as Rev. 1. 15. V. 5. Out of the mids the meaning of this vision seems to be That the Son of God who had estastlished the Ark of the covenant with all the things belonging to it for a signe of his residence amongst his people and for a figure of heaven where he dwelleth and reigneth in glory amongst his angels doth here reveal his heavenly Majestie in forms and shapes answerable to the earthly figures of the Temple appearing in judgement against his people purposing to depart from them and destroy them as it is declared Ezek. 10. 17 19. and 11. 22. untill the time appointed for the restauration of the Church at which time he would return in the same form Ezek. 43. 3. See the like visions Dan 7. 9. Rev. 4. 6 7. Thereof namely of the fire Creatures living and moving bodies which represented the Angels about Christ his throne as likewise upon the Ark and upon the walls on the outside and inside of the Sanctuary there were pictures of Cherubims as these beasts are also called Ezek. 10. 15. V. 6. Four See vers 10. and Ezek. 10. 14. V. 7. Their scot according to the Hebrew phrase by the foot is meant the leg and thigh here described to best●ait without any bending in the ham or houg● like unto the fore legs of beasts S●l● to signifie as it should seem the indefatigable motion of Angels in the service of God and of his Church V. 8. The hands to shew the vertue and diversity of their operation The four si●●s namely on the four sides of the wagon on each side of which there was a Cherubim V. 9. Their wings namely with which they did flee vers 11. did spread themselves and move alike to signifie the equall uniformity of the Angels motions in Gods service Returned not namely at their own will and pleasure but according to the directions of him th●t sat upon the throne vers 14. A figure of the constancy perseverance simplicity and uprightnesse of the Angels in all their service V. 10. Faces which by some have been taken for resemblances of a man in the generall shape of the body of an ox in the h●o's of a lion in the hair and of an eagle in the wings But most commonly they are taken for resemblances of the head those of the man and of the lion being opposite seem to represent the ang●ls done sometimes in milde nesse and sometimes in rigour those of the eagle and the ox the various object of their working sometimes in earthly and sometimes in heavenly things V. 11. Vpwards namely above the shoulders where the four faces did begin to divide themselves and where the four wings of the Cherubims were also divided whereof two they used to she with and with the other two they covered the lower parts of their bodies The first two signifie the swiftness● equeualitie and subli●enesse of their service the secon● their unspotted purity as Isa. 6. 2. V. 12. The Spirit namely the will and pleasure of him that ●ate upon the Throne who did drive ●nd put forwards the beasts and the wheels to the same kinde of motion vers 20. V. 14 Returned not in a tumultuary way by chance and according to their own minds but according as their he●d did guide them V 15. One wheel the Ark which was the figure of Gods throne of glory is called a cha●iot 1 Chr 28. ●8 to shew that God is not shut up in heaven nor is not idle but moves and works continually by hi● Spirit and power So also he set wheels to the celestiall throne Dan. 7. 9. The meaning in this place is that the Prophet did see a wheel by every one of the beasts so

the uncircumcised of prophane and accursed people like to the ancient Cananites which were accursed See Ezek. 32. 21. V. 12. Thou hast sealed up the summe the Italian thou wert at the height Heb. thou sealedst the summe or thou didst make up the account a terme taken from them which tell money and make up what is wanting of the whole summe V. 13. In Eden like to a tree planted in an earthly Paradise Gen. 2. 8. Ezek. 31. 8 9. the workmanship Hee hath a relation to the art of musick which was alwayes held in great esteem amongst the Tyrians Isa. 23. 16. Ezek. 26. 13. was prepared in the Even at the first founding of thy state musicke began to flourish in thee V. 14. Anointed endowed by God with severall Prerogatives Cherub amongst the great ones of the world which are Gods Ministers upon earth thou wert exalted in glory even as the Cherubims are amongst Gods other Angels in heaven that covereth the Italian the protector being a secure defence to thy people covering them with thy wings which are attributed to this King because he is called Cherub whose shape and forme is set downe in the Scripture with wings The Holy having likened him to a Cherub he compares his seat being full of magnificence to mount Sina where God appeared with millions of his Angels having a fiery pavement under his feet Exod. 24. 10. V. 15. In thy wayes the Italian in thine imployment Heb in thy wayes which may be also understood of the state and condition or of the enterprises From the day He seemes to allude to the fall of wicked Angels till iniquity whilest thou hast continued in justice and integrity I have borne thee up But since thou and thy City have given your selves to violences deceits and other manner of wickednesses thy ruine hath been ready at hand V. 16. Cast thee that is to say I will subvert thy glorious state V. 17. Thou hast corrupted thy glory and greatnesse have caused thee to lose thine understanding and wise carriage for which thy predecessors were admired and thine owne splendor hath dazled thee V. 18. Thou hast thou hast made thy chiefe City which ought to have been a holy Seat of justice and vertue a den of theeves and of all manner of wickednesse From the mids He seemes to intimate that the occasion of the ruine of Tyre did succeed from its selfe by some meanes or accident which the History doth not specifie V. 22. Shall be in the manifestation of my justice and power exercised over thee Sanctified I shall have given sufficient subject for to be feared and worshipped yea and blessed and praised V. 25. When I shall This prophecye hath in part and according to the letter a relation to the returne from the captivity of Babylon but perfectly and in spirit to the spirituall re-establishment of the Church by the Messias CHAP. XXIX Ver. 1. THe tenth namely of the captivity of Jehoiakin Ezek. 1. 2. V. 2. Pharaoh likely this was Pharaoh Hophrah Jer. 44 30. V. 3. Dragon the Hebrew word signifieth any great creature that liveth in the sea Here is meant the Crocodile the figure of Pharaoh the river I possesse a most fruitfull kingdome and so strongly situated by reason of the river Nilus that it cannot be taken away from me by any humane strength I have made it I doe not depend upon any one as I have gotten and increased my kingdome of my selfe so am I sufficient to maintaine it against all men V. 4. Hooks I will draw thee out of thy country which is so strong together with all thy subjects which will follow thee to goe and meet Nebuchadnezzar to the end that you being all slaine by him your bodies may lye for food for the fowles of the aire and the wilde beasts of the field Psal. 74. 14. V. 5. Gathered to be buried V. 6. They have been they have solicited my people to rebell against the Caldeans promising them assistance and have violated their faith and so have not only been unprofitable but also very hurtfull to them V. 7. Madest all their loines thou hast left them to defend themselves with their owne strength and alone to beare the burden of the warre which they had undertaken for your advantage V. 9. And I have he speaks in the person of this King or in generall of all the Kings of Aegypt his predecessors who with great charges and labour had brought Nilus with channels over all the land of Aegypt V. 10. From the tower from one of the ends of Aegypt to the other Of Seventh it hath been commonly thought by reason of the likenesse of the name that it was the city of Siene standing upon the confines of Aegypt and Aethyopia where there might be some tower to marke the defect of shadowes in the very day of the Summer Solstice as there was a Well also to that purpose But because here are set downe two bounds from the North to the South and that Siene was the Southerne bound we must with more likelihood take it to be the branch of Nilus called Sebenniticus upon which there was in former times Pharus called by the Greeks the tower of Persons which was the Southerne bound or confine V. 14. A base namely subject and tributary to the Persians who shall people it againe See Ezek. 17. 6 14. V. 16. Which bringeth that by reason of these unlawfull practises through which my people trusting upon Aegypt have forsaken their beliefe they had in me and have broken their faith to the Chaldeans I may not againe call them to account for all the sinnes which they have committed imitating the Aegyptian idolatries Ezek. 8. 10 14. and 23. 19 20 21. V. 17. Seven and twentieth It is not likely that this yeare must be counted after the taking of Jehoiachin as the rest of the yeares are in this booke See Ezek. 29. 1. and 30. 20. but after the Jubile Unlesse this prophecye be inserted out of the order of times and was directed to the Prophet after the taking of Tyre the enterprise of Aegypt being already begun V. 18. Caused his army namely to execute my judgements upon Tyre and therefore I will requite him And if that ancient Histories be true that siege lasted thirteen yeares Every head that is to say they have suffered long and hard labours and toiles and have worne out themselves about it V. 20. For me to execute my judgements though they did not know my will nor had no intent for to obey it V. 21. In that day when I shall beat downe the Aegyptians then will I begin to raise up again my people in Babylon by the exaltation of Jechoniah Jer. 52 31. which questionlesse caused a great deale of ease and liberty to the Jewish prisoners To bud See Psal. 132. 17. will give thee I will make it so that thou Ezekiel and all the rest of the beleevers may freely and with open mouthes praise the Lord in your

I have made use of therein have added their rage and the excesses of their cruelty thereunto not containing themselves within the limits of my revealed will though they could not go beyond my secret permission See Isay 47. 6. V. 16. A line that is to say her buildings shall be reedified and made up againe V. 17. Chuse shall confirme and renew the right and priviledge which he had granted her of being the place of his residence See Isay 14. 1. Zech. 2. 12. V. 18. Foure hornes a figure of the Churches enemies which had set upon her from the foure corners of the world or of the foure Monarchies by which she had been and should be oppressed untill Christs comming Dan. 2. 17. 7. 3. Now by these hornes must be meant iron hornes such as warriers did weare upon their helmets and therefore Carpenters are brought in to breake them and not Butchers V. 20. Carpenters a figure of the instrument which ruined those Empires that persecuted the Church V. 21. So that so that they have easily brought it to passe seeing none had power to resist them CHAP. II. Verse 1. I Lift up in a vision A man the Sonne of God in humane shape as appeares by V. 9. 11. This vision sets forth the great amplification of the Church under the Messias See Isay 54. 2 3. 60. 4. 11. V. 3. The Angell he that had the line in his hand Another Angell namely a created Angell V 4. And said unto he that was the Sonne of God commanded the other who was but a creature to expound the meaning of the vision of the line to the Prophet Shall be inhabited the number of those which shall come thither shall be so great that it will be impossible to encompasse the City with wals Figurative termes to signifie the infinite number of beleevers which shall be called into the Church by the preaching of the Gospell V. 5. A wall of fire that is to say an impregnable wall and defence The glory my presence in Spirit grace and power shall make it glorious as the residence of a King is a glory to the royall City Or as formerly in the desert the glory of God shewed it selfe in the signes of the pillar and of the cloud V. 6. Ho he he exhorteth all the Jewes whereof many for case and carnall enticements staid in Babylon to returne to Jerusalem And by this figure all the elect to leave the world and the corruption thereof to come into Christs Church For I have Babylon cannot be your countrey nor a blessed nor holy abode for you seeing I sent you thither to exile and punish you wherefore when I set you at liberty make use of my benefit V. 7. Deliver thy se●fe come forth speedily that thou maist not be infolded in her totall ruine See Jer. 51. 6. 45. Acts 2. 40. V. 8. After the glory a terme taken from that which was ordained in the desert namely that all the people should move and follow the cloudy pillar in which God appeared in majestie when it stirred Exod. 40. 36. Num. 9. 17. The meaning is let all true beleevers follow thorow the deserts of this world the guide of my word and spirit residing and divinely shining in my Church by which they may be conducted to the firme seat of glory which is the heavenly Jerusalem Hath he sent words of the Sonne of God speaking of his Father V. 9. To their servants namely to nations that had been subject to them A figure of the Churches victory over the world which before had oppressed her and kept her in bondage V. 11. In that day namely in the time of the Churches re-establishment by the Messias figured by the Babilonian deliverance V. 12. Shall inherit he shall hold his elect which are the true spirituall Judah for his proper and peculiar people and as such he shall love governe and preserve them See Exod. 34. 9. In the holy namely in the Church V. 13. He is raised he hath wrought powerfully from heaven and hath manifested his power for the deliverance of his people CHAP. III. Verse 1. SHowed me in a vision The end whereof is to shew that in the restauration of the Temple of Gods service it was first of all necessary to have those persons which were to be imployed therein reconciled to God and cleansed from the pollution which they had gotten in Babylon And that likewise the Church represented here by Jehoshua a chiefe Officer of it should be re-admitted into Gods favour to the end that the service which she should yeeld unto him might be accepted which is figured by a forme of judgement wherein Jehoshua is by the Lord absolved and afterwards sanctified Standing like unto a man accused before a Judge Before the Angell namely before the Sonne of God who is both Judge and Advocate and Defendor of those that beleeve in him in this judgement 1 Joh. 2. 1. Satan the adversary the malicious accuser of the Faithfull to 〈◊〉 against whom he complaines pretending to be zealous of having justice done though he be onely moved through an envious and malignant rage Rev. 12. 10. See Psa. 109. 6. V. 2. The Lord namely the Sonne of God who was before called Angell Rebuke thee may mine● everlasting Father rebuke and confound thee in this malitious instance which thou makest against my Church See Jude 9. the same words spoken upon another occasion That hath chosen hereby is intimated and shewne the chiefe foundation and ground of the Churches absolution here represented by Jehoshua which is that God from all eternity hath out of his own meere grace chosen his elect to salvation Rom. 8. 33. Is 〈◊〉 this namely this small company which Jehoshua represents a reservation of my grace which I have reserved out of my people whom I have caused to passe thorow the fire of my judgements Amos 4. 11. See Rom. 11. 5. And therefore towards them my decree of grace shall stand firme and invariable V. 3. Filthy garments an ordinary signe of sinne as a white and cleane garmentis a signe of Christs righteousnesse put on by faith and of the regeneration of the Spirit to the newnesse of life See Ezek. 16. 8. 10. Rev. 3. 4 18. 7. 14. V. 4. Unto those namely to the created Angels his Ministers to shew that Christ who only hath power to forgive sinnes doth therein imploy the holy Ministery for an instrument See 2 Cor. 5. 18. I have caused this hath a relation to two spirituall effects The one is that by Christs satisfaction sinne is taken away from before the eyes of God and is not imputed to condemnation though the corruption be not altogether blotted out in man during this life See Psal. 32. 1 2. The other is that Christs merit and righteousnesse is applyed to the beleever to life and that by his Spirit he puts on the new man in righteousnesse and holinesse Gal. 3. 27. Col. 3. 10. V. 5.

〈◊〉 12. 1. 12. Of the daughters namely of their descent or lineage V. 6. Before God in truth and sincerity of conscience answerable to God and to his Judgement and not in shew towards men onely V. 9. His lot this manner of distributing the particular services in the Temple is not specified in Scripture and therefore is thought to be brought in by tradition Now that which is said Exod. 30. 7. that it belonged to Aaron to burne incense ought also to be understood of all his children 1 Chron. 6. 49. V. 10. Without namely in the peoples Court. V. 13. Thy prayer which he had made long before for to obtaine children For it is not likely that he sought it at that time being both past age See v. 18. 25. Iehn that is to say favour or grace of the Lord to shew not onely the abundant favour and grace of the Lord upon his person but also the ministery of Gods grace in Christ for which he was ordained V. 15. In the sight that is to say in his service and in his esteeme which is opposite to Iohns meannesse according to the worlds esteeme Neither wine beeing consecrated to God as a Nazarite Num. 6. 3. Shall be filled that is to say he shall be abundantly endowed with the gifts of the holy Ghost befitting his vocation V. 16. Shall he turne that is to say he shall be an instrument of their conversion by his preaching accompanied with Gods power Acts 26. 18. Iames 5. 19. 20. V. 17. Before him namely before the Messias who is the true God of Israel as it is cleere by this passage In the Spirit that is to say adorned in his person and acompanied in his ministery by the miraculous power of Gods Spirit as Elias was and for the same ends The disobedient this is added for the explication of the words of Mal. 4. 5 6. to shew that the childrens going astray from their fathers wayes which Malachy speakes of was nothing but their disobedience and rebellion and their going astray from the wisdome and justice of their good forefathers V. 19. That stand as his minister and messenger V. 20. Thou shalt be a miraculous signe to confirme the foresaid things and withall for a punishment of his incredulity See Ezek. 3. 26. 24. 27. Because thou hence it appeares that Zecharias his request v. 18. did not proceed from a pure and humble desire of being confirmed in Gods promise as M●●ies was v 34 but from a vicious diffidency V. 23. As the dayes which were a whole weeke● 1 Chro. 9. 25. V. 24. Hid her selfe untill the miracle came to be certaine because she might not expose her selfe to the scorne of men which might have moved her faith and have redounded to the contempt of God V. 25. Thus hath words of admiration and joy after she was certain of her conception My reproach because that barrennesse was accounted a dishonourable thing amongst Gods people Gen. 30. 23. as a kinde of curse of God or defect of nature V. 26. Sixth moneth after Elizabeth had conceaved V. 28. Favoured who art excepted of at Gods hands and hast received this singular favour as to be esteemed worthy of this Soveraigne honour to be the Mother of the Messias V. 32. Shall be called that is to say shall be acknowledged to be the true everlasting and essentiall Sonne of God though manifested in the flesh which he taketh from thee and that by reason of the union of the two natures The throne that is to say the spirituall kingdome of the Church of which Davids temporall kingdome was a figure V. 34. How shall a question out of pure admiration and a desire to be instructed in a truth needfull to be knowne and not to be apprehended by mans understanding Seeing the Virgin speaketh thus because that the Angell had spoken to her of Christs conception as of a thing which should shortly come to passe and the marriage betweene Ioseph and her might be deferred for a time as it appeareth by Mat. 1. 18. V. 35. Overshadow thee a figurative kinde of speech to signifie the secret power of the holy Ghost in this worke taken most likely from thence that God did anciently appeare wrapped up in a Cloud and mist 1 Kings 8. 12. Therefore that is to say this supernaturall conception and sanctification of Christs humanity shall cause the glorious name of Sonne of God which did from all eternity essentially belong unto his Godhead to be also fitly attributed to him in regard of his humanity by reason of the correspondency of it in perfect holinesse and other vertues V. 36. With her of her being with childe V. 39. The hill countrey it was a part of the land of Iudah See Iosh. 15. 48. Into a Citie namely Hebron a City appointed for the Priests such as Zacharias was in the same countrey of Iudah See Iosh. 21. 11. V. 41. Leaped for a signe of this new power and motion of the holy Ghost that did at that instant seaze upon the mother by Propheticall inspiration Or to shew the secret and miraculous correspondency which was between Christ and Iohn and Iohns joy at Christs comming Was filled that is to say was inspired and fully enlightened by the h. Ghost in the knowledge and mistery of the incarnation of the Sonne of God and in the knowledge of such things as had hapned to Marie though absent and farre off V. 45. That beleeveth for Mary by faith which is also a gift of God in her had made her selfe capable of this miraculous grace as that vertue was necessary in all miracles V. 48. Hath regarded that is to say hath taken pity upon the wretched condition and estate that I the daughter of David was brought into and hath not disdained my poverty but hath been pleased to chuse me for a vessell of his grace in this great work See Psal. 113. 56. and 138. 6. V. 51. He hath a prophecie of the establishment of Christs kingdome to the overthrowing of all the counsels and endeavours of Gods enemies In the the Italian By the as Psal. 34. 22. and 94. 23. Or those who are proud in the imagination of their hearts See Iob 5. 12. V. 54. Hath holpen or hath taken into his protection or hath raised up V. 55. As he spake that is to say as he promised V. 59. They came namely into the place of prayer or into the Synagogue according to the custome or into the private house with an assembly of people V. 60. Not so it is likely that Zacharias had given Elizabeth notice by writing of the name which was appointed by the Angell v. 13. V. 66. The hand that is to say Gods apparant favour and protection was with him and there appeared in him an extraordinary divine vertue and operation V. 67. Prophecied that is to say he spake by divine inspiration of the misteries of the Churches salvation which as yet were not fully revealed V. 68. Visited that