Children of Israel and they looke to other Gods and loue flaggons of wine 2. So I bought her me for fifteene shekels of siluer and for an homer and a halfe of Barley 3. And I said vnto her many dayes shalt thou abide for mee play not the harlot nor bee another mans likewise will I for thee 4. For many dayes shall the children of Israel abide without a King and without a Prince and without sacrifice and without a statue and without an Ephod and without Images 5. Afterwards shall the children of Israel returne and seeke Iehouah their God and Dauid their King and fearefully shall come to Iehouah and his goodnesse in the last dayes 1. The second Type not much vnlike former together with the declaration of the Type are both in this Chapter For the Type hee taketh a woman espoused and to bee married but long put off for her adulteries As God hath loued and betrothed the Israelites but for their idolatries a great while neglected them whom yet in the end hee will be pleased to ioyne to himselfe in spirituall marriage It riseth in these degrees First God in bidding the Prophet to loue a woman that had plaid the Adultresse intimateth his loue and purpose to call them home euen when they went a whoring after strange Gods forsaking the true worship seruice of God in Christ That is meant after the manner of those times by looking to other Gods and louing bottles of wine for in those Sacrifices to Idols the manner was to drinke wine aboundantly Secondly the Prophet bought her which I interprete to bee the setting apart of a remnant whom hee would afterwards call with a holy calling and marry vnto himselfe 3. The price he paid 15. pieces of siluer and an homer and a halfe of Barley vnder that the Law requireth for a bond slaue Exod. 21. 32. and slaues onely were saleable noteth her vilde and base condition at the time worse then any slaue whether you consider her spirituall thraldome or miserable dispersion among the nations for of all people in the world they are now the basest most contemptible 3. Fourthly the long continuance of this their slauery hauing beene in that estate almost 1600. yeares since the destruction of their Temple and Citie by Uespasian Fiftly the vtter desolation which shall bee among them all that while by allusion to the law Deut. 21. 13. Sixtly Gods promise to call them home by faith and true repentance at the last in that hee is pleased to stay for them till the time that they also shall be ioyned in spirituall wedlocke 4. Thus farre of the Type The signification of the Type expresseth cleerely First their long desolation and miserable state of things all that while in that they shall haue no forme nor face of Church or Common wealth no not of a corrupt or depraued Church 5. Secondly the promise of their conuersion that in the last dayes or last yeare as Ezechiel hath it Ezech. 38 8. they shall embrace Christ their King who is called heere Iehouah and Dauid kisse the Sonne and with feare and trembling submit themselues vnto his Kingdome for all the while they reiected him they were without God in the world Ephe. 2. 12. CHAP. 4. 1. Heare the word of Iehouah yee children of Israel for Iehouah hath a controuersie with the Inhabitants of the Land because there is no faithfulnesse nor kindnesse nor knowledge of God in the Land 2. By swearing and lying and killing and stealing and whoring they doe breake out that murders touch one another 3. Therefore the Land shall mourne and euery one that dwelleth therein shall become feeble both the beasts of the field and the foule of the heauen yea also the fishes of the Sea shall bee taken away 4. Yet let not a man contend neither let a man rebuke for thy people are as they that contend with the Priest 5. Therefore shalt thou fall in the day and the Prophet shall also fall with thee in the night and I will cut off thy Mother 6. My people shall be cut off for lack of knowledge because thou hast reiected knowledge I will also reiect thee from being a Priest to me and seeing thou hast forgotten the Law of thy God I will also forget thy children 7. As they were encreased so they sinned against mee I will changs their glory into shame 8. They eate vp the sinne of my people Therefore vpon their iniquitie doe they set their heart 9. Wherefore there shall bee like people like Priests when I shall visite his wayes vpon him and render vnto him his doings 10. For though they eate yet shall they not haue enough though they commit fornication yet shall they not breake forth in multitude for they haue left of to obserue Iehouah 11. Whoredome and wine and new wine take away the heart 12. My people aske counsell at their stock that their staffe may tell them for the spirit of fornication causeth them to erre that they goe a whoring turning from their God 13. They sacrifice vpon the toppes of the mountaines and burne incense vpon the hilles vnder the Oake and Poplar and Elme because the shadow thereof is good therefore your daughters play the harlots and your spouses commit adulterie 14. Should I not visite your daughters because they play the harlots and your spouses because they commit adultery Because these with harlots doe separate things which they may sacrifice with whores yes verily the people that doth not vnderstand shall bee ruined 1. Hitherto of the typicall part of this Prophesie That which is declaratiue of the Type standeth vpon two parts as the Type it selfe doth First the sinnes of the people and Gods iudgements vppon them for the same Secondly the promise of grace peace and reconciliation to a little remnant The former of the two hee comprehendeth in three Sermons Whereof the first in this fourth Chapter hath a notable reproofe of the Israelites sinnes three in number vnfaithfulnesse inhumanitie ignorance of God and an enterlaced threatning of Iudgements for the same Both first propounded and afterwards amplified and enlarged 2. Their vnfaithfulnesse and perfidious treachery breaking all the duties of the second Table in most outragious manner like a current or a streame that cannot bee kept within any bounds insomuch that euen bloudshed and murder were growne so common that dead carcases lay by heapes one vpon another 3. But the punishment should bee a wofull calamitie and generall plague vpon the whole Land all the commodities of it 4. Their barbarous inhumanity noted to bee so great that they can abide no reprehension so as it were but lost labour to goe about to admonish them They are so fierce that there is no dealing with them but they doe all manner of wickednesse obstinately and with an high hand and therefore are in as great fault as those that hearken not to the Priest 5. But
the memory of former acts vers 18. and the first part of the 19. the watering of the dry and barren Desert with the dew of his grace the second part of vers 19. and vers 20. that is the framing and fashioning of this people so long cast off anew to the honour and praise of God vers 21. whose gracious and mercifull dealing in this behalfe is garnished and set forth two manner of waies 1. Notwithstanding they serued not the true God for God is not worshipped but in Christ vers 22. 23. 24 yet he onely for himselfe that is for his goodnesse sake will haue mercy on them vers 25. 2. Which their owne Consciences cannot but accuse them of vers 26. though for their transgressions the transgressions of their forefathers and of their chiefe principall persons that should be the Interpreters of the Will of God among them vers 27. he had worthily cast them off and exposed them to reproch vers 28. yet hee will performe most large and ample promises in powring aboundantly vpon them the graces of his Spirit chap. 44. vers 1. 2. 3. 4. 4. A fourth and last promise is the ioyning of other Nations vnto them in the socity of the Gospell whereby is intimated the full comming in of the Gentiles ver 5. Esay Chapter 49. IT describeth the calling of Christ from all eternity to the Office of Mediation vers 1. 2. and the benefit that shall thereby redound to others both the offer of saluation to the Iewes vers 3. and vpon their refusall vers 4. 5 the calling of the Gentiles vers 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. And lastly that the Iewes themselues after a long desolation vers 14. shall be thought vpon vers 15. wherefore touching the Iewes these things are deliuered in Order 1. Gods care and affection to them 1. part of vers 16. 2. Their conuersion and building vp 2. part of verse 16. and vers 17. 3. The repaire to their old seates 1. part of verse 18. 4. The surpassing glory excellency of their Church 2. part of vers 18. 5. The multitudes that shall ioyn themselues to Christ vers 19. 20. 21. 6. Their continuall concourse from out of the most remote parts vers 22. 7. The honour which the Nations shall do vnto them vers 23. 8. The ruine and destruction of the mighty Tyrant who can that be but the Turke that now holdeth them captiues vers 24. 25. 26. Esay Chapter 50. and 51. THe parts of this Prophesie are three In the first Christ sheweth the Iewes diuorce and Gods casting of them off to be most iust and their owne fault in refusing him vers 1. In the second he wondreth that his own people should set him so light 1. part of vers 2. seeing hee is as able as euer hee was to helpe them 2 part of vers 2. and verse 3. and as ready being furnished of his Father with all needfull graces fulnesse of the spirit and powerfull doctrine vers 4. obedience vers 5. patience vers 6. and constancie vers 7. and last his cause being so good and iust vers 8. 9. In the third part hee turneth his speech to the Iewes wherein 1. He quickneth the poor remnant such among them them as should receiue Christ vers 10. 2. Hee pronounceth against those that refuse Christ sentence of obduration from God vers 11. 3. By the example of his mercies to Abraham Sara from whom they were descended chap. 51. vers 1. 2. hee doth assure them that hee will comfort and conuert their soules 1. part of vers 3. which conuersion is set out by the excellency and happinesse of it 2. part of vers 3. and in that it shall draw with it the full comming in of the Gentiles vers 4. 5. 4. He promiseth the destruction of their enemies who being so powerfull and mighty and so sharpe set against them hee vseth many arguments to hearten and encourage the Iewes that they should not be afraid First Argument God will dissolue heauen and earth vers 6. Why then should they feare vers 7. for he can much more make the enemies of the Church to melt before his face vers 8. Second Argument is from the power of God in himselfe and from his owne mighty and outstretched arme 1. part of vers 9. Third Argument from former examples His iudgements vpon Pharaoh and the Land of Egypt 2. part of vers 9. and the drying vp of the red Sea for the people to passe verse 10 The like whereof he will doe for the redemption of the Iewes when they shall returne to Tsion vers 11. Fourth Argument from the nature of God our Comforter vers 12. Fifth Argument from his mighty powerfull workes who made heauen and earth 1. part of vers 13. bridleth the furie of the wicked that their hands are able to doe nothing 2. part of vers 13. and vers 14. and stilleth the raging Sea vers 15. Sixth Argument from his word and couenant with this people vers 16. Seuenth Argument by comparing the former tyrannizing of their enemies vers 17. 18. 19. 20. with Gods gracious deliuerance of them vers 21. 22. 23. Esay Chapter 52. to the 13. verse THis Chapter if it be a seuerall Sermon of it selfe and not a part of the former is all in promises to the people of the Iewes First is the freeing of them from the tyranny of their enemies to wit Gog and Magog vers 1. 2. 3. which is amplified by setting before them the like examples of Gods former mercies The Aegyptians saith hee whether the people went downe to soiourne causelesly oppressed them and I set them free So if the Assyrians that is to say the Babilonians vers 4. The like will I doe to these oppressors vers 5. The second promise is the communication of the knowledge of Iehouah Christ the speaker or Interpreter of his Fathers will vers 6. Thirdly the ioy and cheerfulnesse of the Church of the Iewes receiuing the Gospell of peace the Gospell of the Kingdome vers 7. 8. 9. Fourthly the large spread of the Gospell throughout the world vers 10. Fifthly the sanctitie of the new Ierusalem vers 11. Sixtly their safety and security through Gods protection in a more glorious sort then when they came out of Aegypt vers 12. Esay Chapter 54. THE barren one whom the Prophet addresseth his speech vnto is the Church of the Iewes in their desolation For first the fourth verse speaketh of her widdowhead as of one that once had beene a Church but now diuorced as chap. 50. 1 More plainely in the sixt verse shee is termed a wife forsaken and the wife of the youth none of which agree eyther to the Church of the Gentiles or the Catholike Church secondly in the 11. verse shee is sayd to be humbled tossed not comforted how fitting is that to their estate
then before Compare Numb 24. vers 13 to the end of the Chapter 8. The diuiding of the land and what seats shall be assigned to euery Tribe chap. 48. 1. to vers 30. 9. The elegancie of the Holy Citie newly to be re-edefied vers 30 31 32 33 34. 10. The perpetuitie of it God will abide therein for euer From that day forward the name of the Citie shall be Iehovah Shammah or Iehovah there vers 35. The truth of that which the Temple whilest it stood as a type or figure did represent This is my rest for euer Here will I dwell Psal 132. 14. Dan. chap. 2. vers 40 41 42 43 44 45. THe fourth kingdome is the Romane Empire whose leggs are of iron vers 40. The feete and toes part of iron and part of clay vers 41 42 43. are the Roman Empire yet continuing but weaker then it was before whilest it consisted of leggs of iron being now but of feet and toes And this Empire is diuided as the feet and toes are One part is the kingdom of the Pope in the West for he is the 7th head of the beast Rev. 17. 10 11. He whom we call the Emperor hath nothing to do with the Empire which was of Rome The other part is the Turke in the East before whom 3 of the hornes of the Empire are rooted out See Dan. 7. 8. It is euident that these feete and toes are part of the Romane Empire for the Image describeth onely 4. Kingdomes But if the feete and toes were a distinct kingdome from the leggs there should be fiue The kingdome raised vp in those dayes which shall not be destroyed for euer but shall destroy all other kingdomes is the kingdome of the Iewes vers 44 45. Whose Church is the stone hewen out of the mountaine without hands Till which time the Romane Empire shall endure and then wholly be destroyed Chap. 7. THE 4 beasts vers 3. are 4 kingdomes as it is expounded vers 17. whereof The first beast a Lion is the kingdome of the Assyrians extinct and gone before Daniel saw the Vision vers 4 The second a Beare is the Persian Monarchie v. 5. The third a Leopard the Greeke Monarchie or the Kingdome of the Macedonians vers 6. The fourth is the Romane Empire whose X. hornes vers 7. are 10 kingdomes not diuers from that of the beast For then there should be 5. Kingdomes contrary to that is said here vers 17. And these 10 Kingdomes are the 10 hornes of the Dragon Rev. 12. 3. The litle horne that grew out among them 1 part of vers 8. is the Turke the Dragon of the sixt Viale Revel 16. 13. Of whom onely and of the rest of the enemies that should oppresse the Iewes Daniel speaketh without any respect to the west Antichrist By this litle horne three of those hornes were rooted out 2 part of vers 8. That is a third part of the Romane Empire subdued which yet retaineth 7 hornes whereof the Turke shall neuer be Lord and Maister further then as he may by some sodaine storme for a while oppresse them This third part of the Romane Empire so to be destroyed is intended from East to West not from South to North. For therein the Turke possesseth more then euer the Romanes had This litle horne must raigne till the thrones be taken away and the auncient of dayes sit vers 9. That is till after all the kingdomes of the world destroyed the whole principalitie remaine with Christ as presently it shall after this blasphemous horne the Turke cut of And till that time the fourth beast is not to haue an end The continuance of the Turkish tyrannie shal be a time times and a diuision of times vers 25. that is a set time set times and a halfe as it is explaned Dan. 12. 7. Of what length that is may be vnderstood by Rev. 9. 13. that giueth him an houre a day a moneth and a yeare which in all accounting a day for a yeare commeth to 395 dayes A time then is 100 yeares times 200 yeares halfe a time 50 yeares So the whole space if you account from the beginning of the Turkish power which all histories place Anno 1300 will end at they yeare 1650. But that you will say commeth short of that which is in the Reuelation by 45 yeares The reason is because the Reuelation setteth downe the vttermost period of the Turkish name but the Angell here and Dan. 12. 7. noteth his first declining which shall be 45 yeares before as is apparant Dan. 12. 11 12. So Dan. 11. 44. tidings shall first trouble him and then a few yeares after followeth his vtter destruction in the land of comelinesse The distribution therefore of time both here and Dan. 12. 7. reacheth no further then to those tidings And then shall the people of the Iewes destroy him vers 26. After which shall be set vp a glorious both kingdome and Church among them vers 27. Dan. 9. 24. c. to the end of the Chapter DANIELS weekes as they are commonly termed belong in part to this Argument for in them is foretold the destruction of the Citie and Temple at Ierusalem for the Iewes contempt in reiecting the Messiah But this requireth some larger Tractate And therefore I refer it to the end of the Booke Dan. chapters 11. 12. THese two Chapters are a prophecie of the manifold oppression of Gods people the Iewes and of the happy issue which God shall send Oppressors there are fiue First the Persian Monarchie ve 1 2. Secondly the Graecians to wit Alexander the Great his foure successors the Ptolomees and Antiochus vers 3. to the 36 verse Thirdly the Romane Empire vnder the name of that King vers 36 to vers 40. Fourthly the Saracens pointed at vnder the name of the King of the South Who in the time of the end meaning towards the end of the glory of the Roman Empire hauing Mahomet for their Captaine assaulted the Roman territories out of Arabia and other meere Southerly countries 1 part of vers 40. Lastly the King of the North. That is the Turke whom the furthest northerne parts sent into the world thorough the Caspian gates 2 part of vers 40. Him you haue described First by his prospering against the Saracens Romans 3 part of vers 40. against Iudaea the land of comelinesse and other adioyning countries vers 41. Aegypt Lybia and Aethiopia vers 42 43. Secondly by his ruine and downefall Whereof two steps are noted One his first declining vpon the Iewes of the East and North countries conuerted to the Christian faith Which must needs terribly affright him being then beset before with vs Christians of the West and behinde by the new Christian Iewes vers 44. The other his vtter ouerthrow by warre in the land of Iudaea which is here described by two notes one in saying betweene the Seas meaning Euphrates which the Scripture is
in place of it is come mourning and complaint pining away for the calamitie and hard estate which their grieuous transgression hath brought vpon them But as the punishment is most heauy so the sinne here pointed at is a sinne of all sinnes the most superlatiue degree of sinne Such a transgression as exceedeth without comparison all other transgressions that euer were Detestable aboue and beyond all the sinnes whatsoeuer of all ages in the world What is that The crucifying of Christ the Lord of Glory vpon a desperate and deepe malice adding to the same so many circumstances of most notorious contumacie and ingratitude Obseruations 14. These shall lift vp their voyce and sing For the excellencie c. 21 The children of God haue their eyes open to see an excellencie of wisedome iustice goodnesse where the world is blind and can discerne nothing but deformitie and confusion Wherefore though their mouthes be stopped vp and mousled that not a word can come from them to the honour and praise of God yet the godly finde matter not onely to speake but to lift their voyce aloud yea to sing and shout There is a difference betweene Gods children and the wicked in obseruing the workes of God For the wicked themselues are forced to acknowledge Gods iustice As I haue done so hath God rendred vnto me Iudg. 1. 7. But Gods children behold an excellencie in Gods workes which maketh them with cheerefull and ioyfull hearts to magnifie his name The deformities that are in the world which seeme to minister nothing but iust complaint and discontent fill their mouthes with songs and hymnes For they with spirituall eyes discerne that excellencie of Gods worke such an aboundance of wisedome power goodnes holinesse truth iustice that maketh them perforce to breake forth into his praises And this is a holy vse of singing and vsing mirth when it tendeth as Dauids Psalmes to the glorifying of the high and mighty workes of God which he would haue to be had in euerlasting remembrance In the Iles of the Sea 25 No place should discourage vs from seruing God the solitarie wildernesse the Iles that are most comfortles What and how noble visions did God reueale to his seruant Iohn in the I le of Patmos when vpon the Lords day he gaue himselfe in that barbarous place to heauenly meditations Glorifie yee Iehovah 26 It is an excellent and a holy dutie to quicken others in pietie and godlinesse as God by his Spirit hath quickned vs. Psal 122. 1. I was glad of them that said vnto me Let vs goe to the house of Iehovah Zach. 8. 21. The inhabitants of one Citie shall say vnto another Let vs go diligently to be sutors to Iehovah and to seeke Iehovah of Hoastes I also will goe And where the zeale of God warmeth at the heart it will breake forth as fire to the kindling and inflaming of others The God of Israel 27 The true God as he reuealeth himselfe in the Church is he that we must honour and serue The memoriall of whose name is alwaies one and the same Heretofore knowne to his people by the name of the God of Israel but now manifested vnto vs more clearely in his Sonne Christ Iesus who with the brightnes and excellencie of the New Testament obscureth and drowneth the former couenant And here haue you the very marke of the true Church which is to celebrate and professe the great and glorious name of the true God the God of Israel the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ 15. Sea valleys 30 In what place of the world soeuer any such may be found though lurking and lying hid in the middest of most barbarous and sauage Nations they are to be acknowledged the liuely members of the Church invisible From the skirt of the land we haue heard Psalmes 31 It is a holy and sweet musicke in Gods eares when as his benefits are generall so generall thanks is giuen of many 2 Cor. 1. 11. 16. Comelines to the iust 32 A land flourisheth and it is well with them when they feare God and walke in his commandements Contrariwise the rejecting and setting light by Gods mercies offred vnto a people is the cause of ruine and destruction of flourishing States and Kingdomes Neuer did any people flourish more then the Israelites when they kept close to Gods ordinances Neuer was there example seene of such a fearefull desolation as befell them when they fell from God which Moses had before threatned Deut. 32. and all the world hath seene to come to passe That in them as in a picture you may behold the truth of that which Solomon saith in his Prouerbes Prov. 14. 34. Righteousnes exalteth a Nation But sinne is the reproch of people To the iust one 34 The cause of the blisse of a whole State is for the iust that are among them Contrary to that the world esteemeth which ascribeth the growth of Kingdomes to the wisedome policie and power of the State yea thinke the seruants of God many times the cause of the calamities that light vpon them as appeareth in many of the Edicts of the first Heathen Emperors Who notwithstanding haue beene oft driuen to acknowledge that God blessed them for the Churches sake that harboured in their kingdomes Most treacherous treacherie 35 What a fearefull sinne it is to lend a deafe eare to Christ For if it shall be easier for Sodome and Gomorrha in the day of Iudgement then for those that despise his Ministers what shall be thought of those that do despise himselfe This is to be noted because of the steps whereby men climbe vp to the height of sinning For those that make no conscience of Christs Ordinances nor to entertaine the Prophets whom he sendeth will at the last make no conscience of killing Christ himselfe if they might come by him All sinnes therefore are not equall neither is there an equalitie of punishments Mans nature is so dull and heauy so vncapable of holy admonitions that they had neede to be beaten vpon againe and againe with varietie and heape of words and particularizing of Gods iudgements so to fasten them into their hearts as with goades and nayles Eccles 12. 13. 17. Feare and the pit and the snare shall come vpon thee O inhabitant of the Land 18. For it shrll be that he that fleeth because of the noise of the feare shall fall into the pit and he that getteth vp out of the pit shall be taken in the snare for the windowes from on high shall be opened and the foundations of the earth shall shake 19. The land shall be vtterly broken downe the land shall be cleane dissolued the land shall be moued exceedingly 20. The land shall reele to and fro like a drunken man and shall flit like a lodge and the transgression thereof shall be heauie vpon it so that it shall fall and rise no more EXPOSITION FIftly and lastly the threatned iudgement is
vers 19. Which is not meant so much of a temporall subduing as of a spirituall ioyning with them in seeking of the Lord yet so as the chiefe soueraigntie and stroke of keeping men within the lists of their subiection and obedience vnto Christ shall remaine among the Iewes And so Iames teacheth vs to expound those phrases Act. 15. 17. Where that which Amos saith that they the Israelites may possesse the remnant of Edom Iames rendreth that the residue of men may seeke after the Lord. The enemy whom indeed they shall conquer roote out and destroy after they haue groaned long vnder his hard yoke and bondage is not alwaies represented by one and the same name But sometimes more obscurely by one or other of the capitall enemies of Gods people Moab Edom Rabba that is to say the Ammonites Asshur Iauan whether because the holy Ghost would thereby note the cancred malice of that tyrant to the Church or that those which inhabit the seat of these people shall ioyn hands and fall in the same destruction Sometimes his qualities and conditions paint him out Leuiathan a Serpent a Dragon Esay 27. 1. Somtimes you haue him more plainely decyphered either by the countrey from whence he deriueth his pedegree Gog of the land of Magog Ezech. 38. 2. or else by his territorie and dominion the King of the North. Dan. 11. 40. the Dragon which is in the sea Esa 27. 1. But by all these names one and the same enemy is vnderstood which marueylously cleereth the place in Ezechiel chap. 38. 17. where the Lord by his Prophet speaketh to Gog in this wise Art thou hee of whom I haue spoken in ancient time by my seruants the Prophets of Israel which prophecied in those dayes and yeares Hee can not moane himselfe nor Daniel which was but one of his age much lesse Zacharie that came after but hee meaneth the ancient Prophets long before who spake of the same person though not by the same name These things premised we come now to the particulars wherein my meaning is not to open euery hard word or darke and obscure phrase much lesse to endeauour in euery place a full exposition of the text That must bee had from other the godly and learned interpreters But only to point at the heads of those Scriptures and that but so farre as they concerne the thing wee deale with to lead vs by the hand in the discouery of this heigh and heauenly secret for that name the Apostle giueth it Rom. 11. 25. The reader that would profit thereby I desire to haue the text before him as hee goeth The comparing whereof will bring great light to things that otherwise may seeme obscure and that he be not deceiued in the chapters and verses I follow not where any difference is the Hebrew but number them as they are in the English translation Balaams Prophesie Numb 24. 14. to the last verse of the Chapter THE Spirit of God that sate in the mouth of this wicked man mastring and ouer-ruling his tongue to speake things tending heighly to Gods praise and the comfort of his people doth heere vtter a Prophecie of the kingdome of Christ to be set vp among the Iewes in the latter end of the world It is for the maine matter one entire prophecie but broken off by seuerall proems The summe of all is that the Iewes shall destroy their enemies But themselues must before that endure a long and tedious thraldome Notwithstanding which God in the end will set them free giue them a great and glorious victory that the tyrant who keepeth them in subiection shall vtterly be destroyed 1. Wherein obserue the time vers 17. I see it that which I am to say but not now I behold it but not neere How is that He spake it plainer vers 14. I will tell thee what this people shall doe to thy people in the last dayes By which notation of time these things that were to come so long after are wont ordinarily to be expressed Ezech. 38. 16. 8. Esay 24. 22. This being the last and vttermost period of whatsoeuer the Scriptures doe foretell for hitherto and no further reach the holy Oracles of the Prophets Reu. 10. 7. and 16. 17. So this Prophecie can not bee drawen to Dauids temporall kingdome 2 Vnder the conquest of Moab and Edom he pointeth at that conuersion which shall bee of the Gentiles when the Iewes returning to seeke Christ shall subdue and bring vnder his yoke all nations that doe oppose as Esay 11. 14. Ioel 3. 19. Obadia vers 18. Zack 10. 11. To wit Moab Edom Amalek Midian noted by the Kenites and by Kaine the first father of that kindred 3. Those that shall thus preuaile and deale valiantly are Israel and of Iacob or the people of the Iewes that very people out of whom the starre Christ should spring according to the flesh This Prophecie then being of the Iewes of the destruction of their foes and that in the last dayes note in the fourth place he speaketh of bearing rule of a Scepter or a kingdome before which the enemies shall all fall as it is said Dan. 2. 44. It shall destroy and consume all other kingdomes but it selfe shall stand for euer And againe Dan. 7. 9. I saw till the thrones were taken away Which euidently pointeth at the glory and greatnes of the Church that shall be among them 5. Is enterlaced their owne sore bondage which shall be in the meane time for the second part of the 22. verse I read interrogatiuely by an admiration and apostrophe or turning of his speach vnto the Israelites How long shall Ashur hold thee ô Eber of whom he speaketh immediatly in the verses following and whose troupes and squadrons were then before his eyes captiue Notwithstanding all the glory and happines that I now foretell vnder the name of Ashur then in Balaams time the soueraigne Monarch and the first who in truth deuoured Israel comprehending the whole succession of Tyrants euen to this day who consume his very bones as Ieremie speaketh Ier. 50. 17. Wherupon sixtly hee breaketh forth into a lamentation and yet triumphing in the end Alas who shall liue when the mighty God shall order this that shippes from the coast of Cittim shall euen afflict Ashur who afflicted Eber and also he shall for euer perish Hee that shall thus perish is not Eber or the Iew as some Interpreters of great note would haue it for that crosseth the whole scope of Balaams Prophecie but it is the people that afflicted Eber and consequently this is a prohecie of the kingdome of the Iewes who shall maister and ouercome that people which is enough for our purpose But yet in so difficult a piece of Scripture wherein euery man is to haue his iudgement free giue me leaue to doe my best to bring some further light vnto it first I hold it for
euen that the end whereof is the beginning of their greatnesse Esay Chapter 6. 9. c. to the end of the Chapter The hardning of the peoples heart was fulfilled vpon Christs preaching of the Gospell and is meant of those times for thither the Euangelist doth referre it Ioh. 12 41. These things said Esaias when he saw his Christs glory and spake of him Wherefore you must take heed of applying this to the Babylonian or any other captiuity that went before But not to contend in that certaine it is that this hardnesse at what time soeuer you assigne the beginning not only endured to the Apostles times Act 28. 25. 26. but yet now endureth and shall endure till the fulnesse of the Gentiles become in Rom. 11. 25. So the fearefull desolation here spoken of comprehendeth all that time and therefore the thirteenth verse an euident prophesie of their conuersion which I thus read But yet there shall be in it a tenth part which againe shall be eaten vp neuerthelesse as an Elme and as an Oake which when they are rammed in the fastning is in them so the holie seed is the fastning thereof that is of that tenth part By the tenth part is meant a small remnant through the election of Grace that shall be left in the middest of this dereliction Esay 24. 13. and 65. 8. which againe shall be eaten vp He meaneth that when once they begin to make head embracing Christ and returning towards their own countrie Gog and Magog shall afflict them most extreamly Esay 26. 20. Dan. 12. 1. But as hard and durable trees that are rammed into the ground on both sides of a Cawsey doe keepe the earth fast from falling downe so the holy seed shall fasten them By holy Seed I vnderstand not the poore remnant of the godly among them for whose sake God will spare the rest for the holy seed is sayd heere to be the stay of that remnant or tenth part and it were vnproper to make the remnant the stay of the remnant hee meaneth therefore the blessed seed or seed of the woman Christ Iesus who shall then after a wonderfull manner put life and vigour into his people holding them vp in the middest of that grieuous conflict from whence a generall doctrine is easie to be gathered for the comfort of all Gods people To conclude I parallel this place in all points with Dan. 12. 1. That Michael there spoken of so named to note his Deity is this blessed seed according to the flesh or humane nature Esay Chap. 11. 1. 12 c. to the end of the 12. chapter This 11th Chapter which is a part of the Sermon begunne in the eight as the xij chapter is an Appendix vnto this hath a further and a more noble comfort added to those that went before from the benefit wee haue by Christ Whose person is first described in his pedigree according to the flesh outward condicion the place of his birth vers 1. and gifts of the spirit resting vpon him Secondly in the manner of his princely Gouernment and the fruit that redoundeth from it which is of two kindes one peace among his subiects the other the gathering together and vniting of the Saints both the Gentiles and the Iewes Concerning the Iewes these things are spoken in order 1. Their generall Call and the bringing of them home againe out of all the places of their dispersion 2. It shall bee of all the Tribes Israell as well as Iudah 3. The vnion of their mindes which shall no more bee rent asunder but make one entire kingdome as Ezech. 37. 19. c. 4. The enemies of the Church by them shall be subdued and brought vnto subiection of Christ and of his people as Numb 24. 17. Obadiah vers 18. Zach. 10. 11. 5. Gods myraculous hand and power in their deliuerie and leading them to their country who as he layd the red Sea dry when he brought the Israelites out of Egypt so once againe will do the like vnto the riuer the riuer which the Scripture is wont to call the great Riuer the Riuer Euphrates Gen. 15. 18. when the people lending their care to the Call of Christ shall make head and repaire towards their former seates Esay 51. 10. 11. and Reuel 16. 12. and for explaning of the terme Riuer in this place compare Esay 27. 14. 2. Chron. 9. 26. 6. The Churches magnifying of God for so great a mercie Esay Chapter 14. 1. 2. By occasion of the Iewes restoring from the captiuity of Babel the Prophet enterlaceth a comfort of their spiritu all deliuery from the thraldome of sinne and Sathan when the Gentiles being added to the folde the Iewes in the end shall ioyn with them beare the soueraigne sway in the Church of Christ They shall take the people themselues and bring them to their owne place and the house of Israell shall make themselues possessors of them in the land of Iehoua for seruants and for handmaids and they shall hold those Captiues that captiuated them and beare rule ouer their oppressors See Esay 61. 5. Esay Chapter 19. 18. 19. c. to the end of the Chapter A Prophesie of the Kingdome of Christ to be set vp in Egypt and of the spirituall Communion betweene Egypt Ashur and the people of Israell which pointeth out the last dayes when after the calling of the Iewes the Gospell shall be receiued throughout the world as appeareth Esay 27. 13. Zach. 10. 13. and in diuers otherplaces Esay Chapters 24 25 26 27. Vpon these foure Chapters hauing laboured heretofore an Exposition by it selfe with some few obseruations I refer you for the same to the end of the Booke because I would not interrupt the course that is here begun Esay 30. 19. c. to the end of the 31th Chapter This 19. verse to the end of the chapter is all of Evangegelicall promises made to the people which shall dwell at Tsion and in Ierusalem that is in their owne land Whereby it is easie to gather to what times you must refer it The promises generally propounded in the beginning are of two sorts 1. The meanes of their restoring which is the ministerie of the word 2. The conversion it selfe vers 22. 3. The fruitfulnesse of their soyle amplified by the circumstance of time when this shall be namely in the day of the great slaughter when the Towers the mightie top-gallant enemies of the Church shall fall who can that be but the Assyrian mentioned afterwards 4. The glorious light that shall shine in their Church as Esay 24. 23. Rev. 21. 23. 22. 5. 5. The ruine of the enemie that shall oppresse them named the Assyrian but manifest by the whole argument to be the Turke But he speaketh of the Assyrian because
of Gods great hand and power euidently seene in his late ouerthrow In this part you haue 1. The author The maiestie of God full of wrath and indignation 2. The time when in the iudgement of flesh blood he was far off and had of a long time 1600 yeares withdrawne himselfe from them 3. The Churches hymne and song to Gods praise 4. The weapons that God shall fight withall against them haile-stones and coales of fire as before Esay 27. 3. Ezech. 38. 39. Rev. 20. 8 9 10. 5. The generalitie of this destruction that shall light vpon him vers 31 32. 6. The eternitie of Gods decree fore-appointing him to this punishment And as the Iudgement should be marueilous and singular so he bestoweth a word vpon him neuer else-where vsed in such an argument As he doth Dan. 11. 45. the beginning of the 33 vers 7. There is a kinde of distribution The King himselfe the grand Signior aswell as the rest of the people shall fall in this destruction in the second part of the vers 8. Lastly is expressed the heauinesse of the Iudgement The 31 chapter which is added as a conclusion shortly comprehendeth the effect of the former chapter wherein after threatning of the Iewes and those in whom they put their confidence he resorteth to the promises made vnto the Church being in three steps or degrees 1. Gods zeale for his people in the praeparation to help them and in their blessed and happy deliuerie 2. Their conuersion and turning vnto him vttered exhortation-wise but yet as a prophesie of what should fall out indeed which the verse following doth more clearely expresse 3. The downefall of that mightie tyrant their enemie and oppressor of whom hee spake chap. 30. 31. which is declared by foure circumstances First it shall be by a iudgement of God from Heauen not by mans strength or power as Reuel 20. 8. 9. 10. Ezech. 38. and 39. Secondly his followers all those gallant Begs and Bashaws shall fall with him come downe and be brought into subiection Thirdly it shall be vnrecouerable all refuge shall faile him Fourthly the reason of all this comprehending the secondarie or instrumentall cause Tsion and Ierusalem God now dwelling there shall be made as a fire and burning furnace to consume all that are aduersaries to the Church Esay Chapt. 32. The first 8 verses are of the kingdome of Christ In the verse following is threatned an extreme desolation which shall continue till by the Spirit from aboue an other heart be put into this people to regenerate and make them new creatures vers 15. The fruit whereof is Righteousnes vers 16. Peace vers 17 18 and Ioy in the Holy Ghost vers 19 20. As Rom. 14. 10. All which things expressed by terrene similitudes include as well outward blessings as inward graces And so by the premises and conclusion a certaine inference may be gathered what are the times that this desolation doth point vnto Esay chap. 33. 34. 35. These three chapters are all of one argument The 18. verse which the Apostle 1 Cor. 1. 10. applieth to the times of the Gospell is a key to open the sense and vnderstanding of them First you haue the generall proposition He that maketh such waste and hauocke of Gods people the Iewes when the period which God hath set to his tyrannic is runne out shall himself be brought vnto confusion vers 1. wherefore to this grand enemie all the rest of the prophecie hath respect Which proposition is inlarged by a prayer of the whole Church that in so perilous a time wherein all humane helpe shall faile God would be an arme of defense for them all and euery one vers 2. and a discomfit to their foes both scattering their persons vers 3. and enriching his people with their spoiles vers 4. After which followeth a branching of the proposition in two diuided members The iudgement which God will execute for the reuenge of his Church vers 5. and the stabilitie of the Iewish Synagogue conuerted to Christ thorough faith and the feare of God vers 6. The former comprehendeth the Iewes extremities and Gods setting of them free Their extremities 1. No peace to be had at their enemies hands what equall conditions soeuer they do propound Which shall make euen the valiantest among them him whose heart is as the heart of a Lion to weepe bitterly vers 7. and all trauailing to and fro to cease vers 8. 2. The country shall lye all waste vers 9. for though I doe not denie but the Prophet might frame the mould of his speech by the things that fell out when Senacharib so dominierd ouer Gods heritage yet I hold this to be a prophecie not an historie and to respect that sore time of affliction Dan. 12. 1. for the auerting whereof it cannot be thought but the Iewes will seeke all meanes that may be of peace and quietnesse which the proud Turke will scorne and set at naught as that Tyrant did to bring iudgement vpon his owne head Gods wonderfull deliuerance of his people and the setting of them free ruining their foes is vers 10. 11 12. In the second part whereunto he moueth attention by proclaiming the excellencie of the worke vers 13. are all the memorable things whereof euery where in the Scripture promises are made vnto the Iewes to wit their first call the ouerthrow of their enemie and the glorious Church that shall be set vp among them In their call First by reason of a Prolepsis or Obiection of certaine hypocrites vnder the maske of counterfeit humilitie colouring their want of Faith and beleeuing of Gods promises for all shall not receiue the grace offred vers 14. he describeth the badge and markes of the persons whom God will vouchsafe to call vers 15. Secondly he setteth downe the promises themselues which are of six sorts 1. Their stabilitie vers 16. 2. The beauty of Christ dwelling among them vers 17. 3. The large spread of the Gospell Their eyes saith he shall behold the most remote nations ioyning in the profession of the same faith and subiect to them second part of vers 17. 4. Safetie and securitie voide of all feare Well may they think vpon the dangers past and call them to minde as ministring matter enough to scorne such attempts the counsels purses and forces of their enemies but neuer shall they neede to stand in feare of such or the like any more vers 18 19. 5. The excellencie of the Church vers 20. by reason of Christs dwelling there vers 21 22. 6 The fruit and benefit that shall come to euery one euen the seeliest and meanest vers 23 24. The ruine and ouerthrow of their enemies which commeth in the second place is Chap. 34. In it you haue a
meane time to be left as Esay 6. 13. 24. 13. vers 8. 5. That of them God will in the end gather a Church who shall dwell in their owne countrey vers 9. 6. The X. Tribes as well as Iudah shall returne home For Sharon was in Gilead which belonged to Manasse 1 Cron. 5. 16. the valley of Achor parcell of the tract of Iericho in the tribe of Iudah vers 10. 7. The happinesse and felicitie of this people Amplified 1. By a godly opposition of the contrary state of the refractarie Iewes for it seemeth all shall not lay hold on the grace offred ioyne hands and professe the faith Some shall remaine obstinate how cleare arguments soeuer Christ do manifest of his glory Dan. 12. 2. Rev. 21. 8. vers 11 12 13 14 15 16. 2. By enumeration of the particulars which are A new face of things in their glorious and blessed renovation Antiquating of the ceremonies by the ministerie of the Gospell vers 17. As Rev. 22. 1. gladnes vers 18 19. life vers 20. peace and prosperitie vers 21 22 23 24. Esay chap. 66. IN this Chapter which is as it were the last farewell that Christ taketh of the old synagogue he leaueth them three remembrances First an instruction how the Iewish Church should demeane themselues in his worship who delighteth not in the Temple-obseruances but in spirituall seruice vers 1 2 3. Secondly what heauy iudgements shall come vpon the Iewes for sticking obstinately and hypocritically to the legall rites vers 4 Thirdly the state and constitution of the Church which shall bee set vp among them conteyning these things 1. The restoring of them which shall be to the exceeding ioy of his children and confusion of those hypocrites vers 5. 2. The terror and affright vnto their foes vpon the report of their repairing home as Dan. 11. 44. vers 6. 3. Their prompt and ready embracing of the Gospell by an allegorie from the manner of naturall child bearing vers 78. The author whereof is God himselfe vers 9. 4. The nations reioycing in their behalfe and doing homage to them vers 10 11 12. 5. The ioy and happinesse of this people vers 13. â— part of 14. 6. The great ouerthrow that God will giue both to open enemies 2 part of vers 14. vers 15 16. and secret hypocrites vers 17. 7. The Gospell to be preached among the most remote nations vers 18 19 20 21. 8. The perpetuitie of Gods loue and blessings vpon them vers 22. 9. Their constant and continuall seruing of him vers 23. 10. The Churches triumph ouer Gods enemies and theirs slaine by the reuenging hand of God a fore-runner of eternall damnation vers 24. Ieremie chap. 3. 12. to the 19. GOd hauing aggrauated the sinne of Iudah and made it greater then the sinne of their sister Israel whose abhominations and Gods iustice vpon her for the same they saw euident before their eyes and yet iustified her by their practise doth now will the Prophet to publish the promise of reconciliation euen vnto them whom he had exiled so farre from their owne countrey Wherein obserue 1. This is a direct prophesie of the X. tribes bringing home vers 12. vpon their repentance and acknowledgement of their fault vers 13 14. And note he speaketh of the North as Ier. 16. 15. 23. 8. for thence it seemeth the first conuerted Iewes shall come 2. The graces of Gods Spirit in them vers 15. 3. The fruitfull increase of the Church 1 part of vers 16. 4. The glory and excellencie of it That in comparison thereof the Arke of the Couenant the visible signe of Gods presence shall not be spoken of or thought vpon 2 part of vers 16. 6. The propagation of the Gospell among all Nations vers 17. 7. Iudah and Israel shall both ioyne in one 1 part of vers 18. 8. They shall dwell in their owne Land 2 part of vers 18 Ieremie 16 14 15. SPeaketh of this setling of the people in their owne land from out of all the parts of their dispersion praeferring this deliuerance before that out of the land of Aegypt And here also he nameth the North as Ier. 3. 12. Ieremie chap. 23. 3 4 5 6 7 8. IS the same very argument with some more amplification of words Ieremie chap. 30. 31. THe summe of these two Chapters which you haue vers 3. is a promise of restoring the Iewes out of thraldome and seating them in their owne country Not meant of the captiuitie of Babel but of their long and tedious desolation as is euident in that both the Chapters are meere evangelicall vers 1 2 3 4 it is set forth by these particulars 1. The heauinesse of their former calamities vers 5 6. 1 part of 7. 2. Gods setting of them free 1 part of vers 7. vers 8. 3. Their conversion to Christ vers 9. 4. Their safetie vers 10 11. 5. The former miseries are repeated vers 12 13 14 15. the more to magnifie Gods iustice in taking vengeance of their oppressors vers 16. and his goodnesse in curing and healing them vers 17. 6. They shall dwell as before in their owne countrey vers 18. 7. Their reioycing multitude honour vers 19. 8. The establishment and perpetuitie of them v. 20. 9. The state of the Common-wealth flourishing vers 21. 10. The Couenant of God renued vers 22. 11. The vtter ruine of their enemies vers 23 1 part vers 24. 12. All this shall be in the last dayes which are vsuall words to expresse this mysterie 2 part of verse 24. 13. This couenant renued shall be with all the Families of Israel So the X. tribes as well as Iudah haue their part in it chap. 31. vers 1. 14. Their flourishing and happy estate By way of a prolepsis or obiection vers 2 3. which he remoueth vers 4 5 15. The instrumentall cause is the preaching of the Gospell vers 6. and prayer to God vers 7. 16. The place whence they shall come the North c. 1 part of vers 8. 17. The generalitie of their call Not any one the meanest or of least account shall be left behinde None shall perish that God the Father hath giuen to his Sonne 2 part of vers 8. 18. The innumerable multitude that shall returne 3 part of vers 8. 19. Gods directing leading them in the way v. 9. 20. The praise that shall redound to God by the most remote Nations celebrating his great and glorious name in this behalfe vers 10 11. 21. The testimonies of the thankfulnesse which the Iewes shall manifest 1 part of vers 12. 22. The fulnes of their Ioy. 2 part of vers 12. ver 13 14. These things thus laid downe now he amplifieth the fame by
a double argument ech in the nature of a prolepsis or obiection 1. It is true great afflictions shall befall the faithfull euen as soone as Christ commeth into the world the poore Innocents murdered c. vers 15. Howbeit the successe shall be prosperous and happy children shall be borne to the Church euery day euen out of the enemies country that is pulled out of the kingdome of Sinne and Sathan vers 16 17. 2. But much greater shall the lamentation be in the last dayes when Ephraim that is the Israelites in the sense of their many miseries and conscience of their sinnes the cause of it shall mourne bitterly and with teares of vnseined repentance seeke vnto the Lord. vers 18 19. whom God will most graciously take tender pitie and compassion of as a father doth of his dearling sonne vers 20. Whereupon he taketh vp againe the blessings which God will powre vpon this people of the Iewes returning vnto God The 23th therefore is The bringing of them home vnto their Cities to dwell in vers 21. The 24 vttered by way of encouragement is the wonderfull and miraculous ouerthrow of their mighty enemies by such sillie meanes as they Why saith he shouldst thou delay repentance and be afraid to ioyne thy selfe vnto me seeing for thee and by thee the Lord will worke a strange and wonderfull worke A woman the feeble nation of the Iewes shall compasse that is besiege and bring into straights and difficulties a valiant man the great and mighty tyrant their oppressor vers 22. So I interpret this place the same in effect which by an other allegorie is spoken Esay 26. 6. The 25. The glorious Church that shall be among them testified by others suffrages to be the habitation of the righteous and a hill of sanctitie vers 23. The 26 the thorough inhabiting and replenishing of the country vers 24. The 27 the aboundance of Gods blessings vers 25. The 28 Gods speciall loue and fauour the cause of all the rest who sleeping and waking hath euer a specall care ouer his Church vers 26. The 29 the multiplying of the people vers 27. The 30 Gods watching ouer them to doe them good vers 28. The 31 his punishments vpon the refractarie Iewes that will not beleeue vers 29 30. The 32 is the couenant of God most gloriously ratified and stablished with this people Which is here set forth by many arguments and amplifications vers 31 32 33 34. Now all these promises so great and excellent he doth confirme by two most noble comparisons 1. They are as certaine as the ordinance of the Sunne the Moone the Starres and the tides of the Sea vers 35 36. 2 It is as impossible they should faile as it is impossible to measure the heauens or to search the foundations of the earth vers 37. The 33 is the reedifying of the Citie of Ierusalem from one end vnto an other vers 38 39. first part of 40. The 34 and the last the perpetuall continuance of this their flourishing and happy estate 2 part of vers 40. Ieremie Chap. 33. IN this Chapter are many excellent promises whereunto a preparation is first made vers 1 2 3 4 5. and then the promises themselues laid downe Which are 1. The restoring of them 1. part of vers 6. 2. Aboundance of Gods blessings 2 part of vers 6. 3. It shall be both of Israel and Iudah vers 7. 4. Forgiuenesse of sinnes vers 8. 5. Other Nations reioycing and blessing God for it vers 9. 6. The ioy and happines of the people vers 10 11. 7. The inhabiting of the Country and the fruitfulnes thereof vers 12 13. 8. which is the ground and foundation of all The making of Christ to flourish amongst them by their embracing of Gods promises of peace and righteousnesse thorough him vers 14 15 16. 9. The flourishing state of the kingdome and weale-publicke in a perpetuall succession of Princes vers 17. 10. The flourishing state of the Church in a perpetuall succession of Pastors and Teachers vers 18. Lastly the certainty of these two promises that went last before is verified much by the same arguments that were vsed to that purpose Ierem. 32. vers 19. to the end of the chapter Ezechiel 16. THis Chapter doth maruellously fet forth the exceeding mercy and goodnesse of God in his first fauours vnto the Iewes vouchsafing to receiue them into the spirituall marriage bed in the first 14. verses and how many wayes they dealt most perfidiously and falsly with him from thence to the 52. verse for the which hee threatneth vtterly to cast them off vers 52. to verse 59. recompencing vnto them according to their wayes for as they made no reckoning of the curse annexed to the transgression of the Law and brake the Couenant made with God so would he break his Couenant made with them vers 59. yet such is the riches of his mercy to their posterity the generation that should come after a remnant according to election of grace he would extend grace and fauour And so he falleth to the sweet promises of the Gospell wherein you haue 1. The fundamentall cause and ground of all the rest Gods free gracious and euerlasting couenant vers 60. 2. The meanes their serious and true Repentance 1. part of vers 61. 3. Samaria that is the X. Tribes shall be called as well as they 2. part of vers 61. 4. The Gentiles also shall be receiued into participation of the Couenant and become sonnes and daughters of the Church begotten by the Word of the Gospell 3 part of vers 61. for by the younger sister is meant Sodome of the posterity of wicked Canaan 5. The instrument or hand of the soule to lay hold vpon the Couenant is Faith which standeth in the true and effectuall knowledge of God and wherewith they shall plentifully be indued vers 62. 6. The end of all is that being ashamed and confounded in themselues they may embrace the onely expiation which is to be had in the bloud of Christ vers 63. Vers 63. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 When I shall expiate thee that is be reconciled vnto thee through the expiation made by the death of Christ Ezech. Chap. 20. 32. c to the end of the chapter THe Iewes obstinate and froward heart their hypocrisie and rebellion vers 32. ministreth occasion to the Prophet to fall into consideration of the kingdome of Christ who shall with an hard hand ouer-rule the sturdinesse of the wicked their insolent and proud stomacke vers 33. and contrariwise shew mercy and kindnesse to his people wherefore these things are heere handled in order 1. The gathering of them out of the countries where they were dispersed that they may make head to returne to Tsion vers 34. 2. The difficulties they shall meet with in the way alluding to the tediousnesse of
7. for as they sold the children of Iuda and Ierusalem to the Gręcians that they might be carried farre from their borders so will God sell their sonnes and daughters into the hands of the children of Iuda who shall sell them to the Sabaeans famous Marchants that will vent them into remote Countries vers 8. whereby is intimated the sway which the Iewes shall haue in the Church of Christ by conuerting of the Gentiles as Esay 14. 2. 4 He proclaimeth open war and encourageth men vnto it vers 9. 10. 11. 12. 5. He assureth them of victory vers 13. 6. He sheweth what a multitude shall be slaine as Ezec. 39. verse 14 7. He denounceth the vtter downfall and ruine of this mightie Monarchie by such Metaphors as with the Scripture is vsuall the ruine of potent and flourishing kingdomes vers 15. 16. 8. The holinesse and sanctitie of the new Ierusalem vers 17. 9. The fruitfulnesse of the land 1. part of vers 18. 10. The aboundance of Spiritual graces as Amos 9. 13. 2. part of vers 18. 11. Other nations associate to the profession of the Gospell 2. part of vers 18. for by the valley of Shittim which was in the playnes of Moab Numb 25. 1. the Gentiles are vnderstood and their subiection vnto Christ by the laying of them waste and desolate vers 19. As Zach. 10. 11. 12. Perpetuity of the Church of God in Iudah and Ierusalem vers 20. 13. The cause of all this is expressed vers 21. Because Iehouah Christ dwelleth there Amos 9. 8. to the end of the Prophesie THese words containe the threatning of an extream desolation vers 8. 9. 10. with some comfort enterlaced in the end of the 8. verse of a little remaine to be left Secondly they containe promises of the Gospell to wit 1. The setting vp among the Iewes of the kingdome of Dauid through Christ as glorious as euer it was before in the most flourishing times of Dauid or Salomon verse 11. 2. All nations shall ioyne with them and be made partakers of one common inheritance So doth Iames Acts 15. 16. 17. expound it 3. The chiefesway soueraignty shal remain with the Iewes as Obadiah vers 19. the 2. and 3. you haue vers 12. 4. The fruitfulnesse of their land as Ioel. 3. 18. verse 13. 5. The inhabiting in their owne countrey vers 14 6. Perpetuity of their abode there vers 15. Obadiah verse 15. IT is ordinarie with the Prophets vpon occasion of the crueltie of the oppressors of Gods people to breake forth into meditation of the kingdome of Christ and the glory of the new Ierusalem so doth our Prophet here His meditation containeth 1. The destruction of the enemies of the Church in generall vers 15. 2. The time after the Iewes haue drunke of the cup of Gods wrath whereby he doth intimate their long desolation 1. part of vers 16. 3. The vtter downfall and vnrecouerable ruine of these enemies 2. part of vers 16. 4. Aremnant a holy seede that shall be left among the Iewes in the middest of their wofull desolation 1. part of vers 17. 5. That of these a Church shall be gathered at the last 2. part of vers 17. 6. They shall inherit their olde possessions 3. part of vers 17. 7. The vtter ruine of this particular enemy the house of Esau but by it is meant that by the power of the Iewes they and the rest of the Gentiles enemies to the Church tamed and subdued shall stoop vnto Christs obedience vers 18. as Num. 24. 17. Esay 11. 14. The soueraignty ouer other Nations that shall ioyne with them in the profession of Christ remaining with the Iewes 1. part of vers 19. As Ioel 3. 12. 8. Iudah Beniamin shall inhabit all their ancient bounders 2. part of vers 19. and the X. Tribes theirs verse 20. 9. The spreading of Christs Kingdome to all Nations of the world by the ministery of the Gospell as Math. 24. 31. vers 21. The 19. and 20 Verses thus I render Vers 19. The house of Iacob shall possesse the South with the Mount of Esau and the low place with the Philistims They shall possesse I say the Country of Ephraim with the Country of Samaria and Beniamin with Gilead Verse 20. And these armies of the children of Israell that are carried away Captiues shall possesse that which was the Canaanites vnto Sarepta the border of the X. Tribes the Israelites scituate betweene Tyre and Sidon at the Sea-side 1 Kings 17. 9. and those of Ierusalem that were carried away Captiues shall possesse that which is in the bounder of the gouernment They shall possesse the Cities of the South the border of Iudah Iosh 15. 21. c. Micah 7. 7. to the end AFter complaint made of the iniquity of the times the Prophet first exhorteth Gods people to faith patience and expectation of the promises vers 7. 8. 9. and then layeth downe comforts and consolations which are of two sorts the destruction of their enemies which though it be spoken but in generality yet the circumstances considered may well be thought to haue an eye to the Tyrants that now hold the Iewes in subiection vers 10. and then fauours to his Church Those fauours are 1. The building of them vp that is their heauenly calling 1. part of verse 11. Read Verse 11. thus In the day that thy walls are to be built that day shall the Decree got farre He meaneth the Decree which is Verse 14. 2. The publishing of the Gospell throughout the world vttered first generally that the Decree of God to build vp the Church and to gather a holy people to himselfe shall goe forth and be proclaimed farre abroad 2. part of vers 11. and afterwards in particular reckoning vp A shur East Aegypt South to whose name the Originall doth elegantly allude in the word which we translate fortified Cities and the Sea West as Hosh 11. 10. 11. vers 12. 3. The desolation that before that time shall befall them vers 13. 4. The inhabiting of the land againe vers 14. 5. Great and wonderfull things that God will shew for their deliuerance euen as hee did when they came out of Aegypt vers 15. Like enough he meaneth the drying vp of Euphrates fire and brimstone that shall come downe from heauen to deuoure Gog and Magog c. See Zach. 9. 12. which shal astonish all Nations and cause them to yeeld subiection to the Iewes vers 16. 17. Tsephania Chap. 3. vers 8. to the end THe Prophet here comforteth those in whom there is some grace and feare of God in the middest of corrupt and most depraued times by propounding 1. The destruction of their enemies the same that are spoken of Micah 7. 10. vers 8. 2. The generall consent of all Nations in
and as it were be held in prison by the hand and power of God that they shall not be able to hurt his Church which shall be about the yeare of our Lord 1650. The other expressed by the name of visiting both here and Ezechiel 38. 7. which for cleerenesse sake we translate punishing noteth their vtter ruine and ouerthrow following some 45. yeares after the other as Daniel also doth distinguish them Dan. 12. 11. 12. See Reu. 9. 15. Obseruations 21. In that day 46. The calamities of Gods people are not perpetuall Hee chideth not euerlastingly nor reserueth wrath for euer Psal 103. 9. When their case is most desperate and all humane help faileth then is Gods help ready at hand for them As in the deliuerance at the red Sea and in many other stories is euident to be seene When God hath done afflicting of his children by the hand of the wicked and vngodly he will cast the rod in the fire and render affliction to those that afflict vs 2. Thes 1. 6. Esay 10. 5. c. Woe to Ashur the staffe of my wrath c But when the Lord hath accomplished all this worke in Mount Tsion and in Ierusalem I will visit the fruit of the greatnesse of the heart of the King of Babell and vpon the glory and haughtinesse of his eyes There is an end and period that God hath set to the tyrannle of the wicked Psalm 125. 3. The rodde of the wicked shall not rest vpon the lot of the righteous least c. The day and certaine time is determined how long it shall be giuen them to preuaile against the Saints and then to haue an end He that set the bounds to the raging Sea saying Hether shalt thou come and no farther and here shall the shore set it selfe against the pride of thy waues Iob 38. 11. hath also set the bounds of their preuailing Visit the hoast 50. There is no strength no power against the Lord how loftily soeuer the wicked looke and how deepely soeuer they be rooted Gods hand will fetch them downe and plucke them vp as rotten and vnprofitable branches In the lofty place 51 Yea in their very loftinesse he will be as lofty as they as good Iethro said of the Aegyptians in that very thing wherein they were proud he Iehoua was aboue them as if he should say too good for them Exod. 18. 11. The King 52. They that will take part and haue their hands in the sinnes of the wicked must be content to haue a part in their plague punishment And here we see the truth of that which Salomon hath in the Prouerbs Let hand ioyne in hand the wicked shall not be vnpunished Prou. 11. 21. In this very land 53 God to abate the pride of the wicked and that men may bee warned from walking in their steps when they see how much God detesteth the loftiness of the haughty punisheth them by such base meanes as they most of all do scorne What a thing is it the Turke his gallant Princes his Begs Bashawes to fall in the land of Iudaea a land so base and contemptible in their eyes 22. They shall be gathered as a prisoner into a pit c. 54 Oh the patience of God in bearing with the wicked he goeth euen towards them with a leaden heele to punishment that two manner of waies in the measure and in the time For the measure first hee curbeth and bindeth their hands from hurting his Church and people fettreth their strength and power and holdeth them vnder bonds then when that will not profit he taketh all strength away He first giueth a taste of his power to shew what he is able to doe making them to totter and decline But when they goe on still in mischiefe against his Church hee sweepeth them cleane from the face of the earth After many daies shall be punished 55. For the time hee spareth them long many daies The Amorites he bare with 400. yeares after their iniquity was grown to a great head because it was not as then fully accomplished Gen. 15. 16. Which must make vs not despaire nor cast off our faith in Gods promises for the subuersion of the wicked though they be long a comming Abac. 2. 3. If he stay waite for him Contrary to that the vnbeleeuers say in Ezechiel The daies are lengthened and all vision perisheth Ezech. 12. 22. For we runne by nature headlong in our owne desires and are impatient if God come not when wee would haue him This therefore serueth to exercise our faith that wee faint not in our prayers as we are prone to doe The fault which our Sauior noteth Luk. 18. 8. when God commeth in the performance of his promises and to the succour of his children shall he finde faith vpon earth 23. And the Moone her selfe shall blush and the Sunne it selfe bee ashamed when Iehouah of hoasts shall raigne in mount Tsion and in Ierusalem and before his elders gloriously EXPOSITION AFter the Turke once destroyed commeth the kingdome of Christ to be set vp among the Iewes as it is also certaine by Ezechiel Daniel and the booke of the Reuelation which is the second degree of their restoring This Kingdome the holy Ghost doth here describe by the person of the King the Scepter which he weldeth the place where his throne shall be the forme of administration and the glory of the kingdome The King is Iesus Christ the Lord of Hosts Soueraigne commander of heauen and of earth and of the armies and powers of them both that nothing can be lacking to those that haue such a King The Scepter is his word the word of the Gospell wherby he ruleth and raigneth in the middest of his people for it is the power of God vnto saluation to euery one that beleeueth Rom. 1. 16. The spirituall armor powerfull and mighty from God to cast downe strong holds and euery high thing exalted against the knowledge of God as the Apostle speaketh 2. Cor. 10. 4. Psal 110. 2. The rodde of thy power will Iehouah send out of Tsion saying Rule thou in the middest of thine enemies The place where his throne shall be is Tsion and Ierusalem whether the Iewes shall once againe repaire not to set vp the legall ceremonies but to institute the true spirituall worship and seruice of God Ezech. 36. 24. and 37. 12. 14. 25. Esay 61. 8. The forme of the Church pollicy and gouernment you haue pointed at vnder the name of Elders Comprehending Pastors Teachers and other gouernours of the Church The glory of the Kingdom shall be so great that in comparison of it the Sunne and Moone shall cast no light of the glory thereof reade Esay 54. 11. c. and 60. 1. 2. 3. 13. c. Dan. 12. 3. What if by the Sunne and Moone hee meane heere the Churches of the Gentiles who shall blush to see their zeale and loue of
of that Darius raigne bringeth in the Angell speaking thus Zach. 1. 12. How long wilt not thou haue mercy on Ierusalem and on the Citties of Iuda with whom thou hast beene wroth these 70. yeares and Zach. 7. 5. the Prophet saith When you fast and mourne in the fift and sixt Moneth and these seauenty yeares Which was spoken in the fourth yeare of that Darius The Phrase these 70 yeares must needs import that they were not long before ended 2. The age of Ezra and of those to whom Haggai speaketh Hag. 2. 3. Which of you saw the former house will not suffer you to referre it to the times of Darius Nothus Histories giue this Darius 20. yeares and so much the Computation of the 7. weekes doth warrant The fift King was Artaxerxes Ezr. 7. whom I take to be sonne to Darius Hystaspis This is that worthy Prince vnder whom Ezr. first found fauour for the house of God Ezr. 7. and after him Nehemie had commission to build the Citie and to settle a gouernment there Nehem. 1. Some 33. yeares of his raigne are set downe Nehem. 13. 6. In the 32. yeare of Artaxerxes King of Babylon I had returned to the King onely at the end of a yeare I got leaue of him is meant Ezr. 6. 14. they built and brought it to perfection by the aduise of the God of Israel and by the aduise of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes King of Persia Artaxerxes is there by anticipation ioyned to his father Darius Hystaspis because the purpose of the holy Ghost was to set downe all the furtherers of the worke together for albeit the structure and edifice of the house was made an end of in the sixt yeare of Darius yet Artaxerxes by his decree furnished the sacrifices and the vessels for the ministery of the house and other necessaries As it followeth in the next Chapter Ezra 7. And so was a coadiutor for the perfitting of the Temple Such anticipations are common in the Scripture See Exod. 16. 33. 34. 35. This decree of Artaxerxes was in the seauenth yeare of his raigne Ezr. 7. 7. which is not to bee taken the next yeare after the structure of the Temple finished in the sixt of Darius Hystaspis as if by that it might bee gathered that Darius and Artaxerxes were all one but some yeares after for the very first verse of the seauenth Chapter of Ezra giueth some kinde of inckling that there beginneth a new Story in the daies of another King Now after these things in the raigne of Artaxerxes King of Persia Ezra the sonne of Seraiah c. went vp from Babilon Further of the Kings of Persia you finde nothing saue that Nehem. 12. 22. the Catalogue of the high Priests is reckoned vp till the Kingdome of Darius King of Persia which was the last Darius whom Alexander the great did conquer for Iaddua the high Priest there mentioned is he that met Alexander Therefore to the Kings that succeede Artaxerxes I giue among them the remainder of the 70. yeares namely 26. Great Zerxes I put not in this number who spent his time in warres abroad whilst Artaxerxes did all at home And therefore the holy Ghost hath him not in his Catalogue Dan. 11. 2. hee is named a fourth King but that is in respect of the Grecians And were he King or no King all his yeares are swallowed vp in Darius his fathers and his successors The next difficultie is in the Greeke gouernment more vncertaine than the former for here we lacke the light of the holy Scripture to go before vs. And all other accounts whether taken from Historians in the succession of the Syrian Kings the high Priests the Macchabees or the Ptolomies of Aegypt c or from Astronomicall obseruations and the Ecclipses reckoned vp in Ptolomie or from the Olympicke games which crosse this accompt of 490. yeares from the first of Cyrus to the destroying of Ierusalem that is the word of truth vttered by the Angell are vaine and not to bee beleeued This is certaine that the first 70. yeares the last 73. being knowne as they are one as I haue shewed by Esay and the bookes of Ezra and Nehemie the other by the new Testament and Ecclesiasticall Storie the interuenient time cannot bee vnknowne though how to reckon each particular in so great variety of Greeke and Latin Historians it be a thing impossible wherefore let the Greeke gouernment accompting it to beginne with Alexander and to expire at Cleopatraes death haue 321. yeares Betweene Cleopatraes death and the time that our blessed Sauiour was borne are commonly reckoned 26. yeares Christ liued 33. yeares and somewhat more from his death to the destruction of Ierusalem by the Romanes are 40. yeares So then vpon the whole matter the 70. seauens that is 490. yeares are thus made vp The Persian Monarchie held 70. yeares The Greeke gouernment was 321. From Cleopatraes death to the birth of Christ are 26. Christ liued 33. yeares From this death to the destruction of Ierusalem 40. yeares Totall 490. A word now or two for a particular explication of the Text. Wherein the Angell first layeth downe the summe of all verse 24. That instead of 70. yeares captiuity wherein the Land lay desolate and kept her Sabbaths they shall dwell in the Land 7. times 70. yeares before the Citie and Sanctuary shall haue an end so farre doth the mercy of God exceed his wrath within the compasse of which time and euen vpon the point of the expiration of it some forty yeares before Christ the King Priest and Prophet of his Church shall performe the worke of our redemption for hee was to come the second Temple standing Hag. 2. 9. The power of his Kingdome euident in abolishing sin and bringing in euerlasting righteousnes Sinne he doth abolish by mortifying and subduing the power of it by his death by pardoning and forgiuing both the guilt and punishment by the full and all-sufficient satisfaction that hee hath made vpon the Crosse who is the propitiation for our sinnes righteousnes euerlasting righteousnesse which shall make vs accepted of God for euer and neuer can be lost as Adams was hee doth bring in first by the reckoning and imputing of his owne righteousnesse vnto vs making it ours through faith whereby wee are iustified or held iust and righteous euen in the strict and most exact Iustice of God himselfe Secondly by making vs new creatures by the vertue of his resurrection Againe he is our Prophet by whom onely God speaketh vnto vs in these latter dayes and in whom all visions and reuelations haue an end Heb. 1. 1. Lastly he is our Priest a Minister of the Sanctuary and of the true Tabernacle which the Lord pight and not man who by his owne blood entred once into the holy place heauen it selfe purchasing euerlasting redemption and abolishing thereby the vnction of the Law Hebr. 8. 2. 9. 8. 12. The summe of all being thus laid downe the
Prosperity 26. Posit Continue for euer 28 Posit Country populous 5. Posit Call 27. Posit Fruitfulnesse of the land 46 Posit Enemies possessed 45. Posit Nations honouring them 40 Posit Glorious Church 35 Posit Couenant 45 Posit Nations honouring them 31 Posit Glorious church 18 Posit Conquest a Read Verse 3. And of the people not a man could stand with me 19 Posit Gods fighting b Read Verse 3. In doing terrible things which we looked not for ô that thou wouldest come downe that the mountaines might flow c. 18 Posit Conquest 2 Posit Reiection 4 Posit Desolation 3 Posit Remnant 5 Posit Call 8 Posit X. Tribes 9 Posit Wrath against refractarie Iewes 34 Posit Puritie 40 Posit Joy 39 Posit Prosperitie 4 Posit Desolation 31 Posit Glorious church 37 Posit Cheerefull obedience 45 Posit Nations honouring them 39 40 Position Joy Prosperitie 18 Posit Conquest 44 Posit All Nations embracing Christ 31 Posit Glorious church 18 Posit Conquest 8 Posit X. Tribes 10 Posit First conuerted 36 Posit Glorious church Spirituall graces 36 Posit Multiplication of beleeuers 31 Posit Glorious church 44 Posit All nations embracing Christ 39 Posit One kingdome 23 Posit Dwell in their Countrey 23 Posit Dwell in their Countrey 10 Posit First conuerted 23 Posit Dwell in their Countrey 10 Posit First conuerted 23 Posit Dwell in their Countrey 4 Posit Desolation 5. Posit Call 41 Posit Safety of the Church 4 Posit Desolation 23 Posit Dwell in their Countrey 31 Posit Glorious church 42 43 Pos Stabilitie of the Church Perpetuitie 30 Posit Flourishing Commonwealth 35 Posit Couenant 18 Posit Conquest 6 Posit Last dayes 8 Posit X. Tribes 39 Posit Prosperitie 10 Posit First conuerted 7 Posit Generall call 38 Posit Multitude of Beleeuers 45 Posit Nations honouring them 40 Posit Joy 8 Posit X. Tribes 5 Posit Call 23 Posit Dwell in their Country 18 Posit Conquest 31 Posit Glorious church 33 Posit Sanctitie 24 Posit Inhabit all the Land 36 Posit Spirituall graces 38. Posit Multitude of belieuers 9 Posit Wrath against refractarie Iewes 35. Posit Couenant 24 Posit Inhabit all the Land 26 Posit Continue for euer 5 Posit Call 39 Posit Prosperitie 8 Posit X. Tribes 45 Posit Nations honouring them 40 39 Pos Joy Prosperitie 23 Posit Dwell in their Country 27 Posit Fruitfulnes of the Land 31 Posit Glorious church 26 Posit Cōtinue for euer 32. Posit Churches beauty 5 Posit Call 8 Posit X. Tribes 44. Posit All nations embracing Christ 36 Posit Spiritual graces 12. Posit Repayr towards their Country 16. Posit Sore distresse 3. Posit A Remnant 9. Posit Wrath against refractaries 23. Posit Dwelling in their country 31. Posit Glorious Church 4. Posit Desolation 5. Posit Call 5. Posit Call 41. Posit Safety of the Church 23 Posit Dwell in their Countrey 27. Posit Fruitfulnesse of the land 5. Posit Call 44 Posit All Nations embracing Christ 18 Posit Conquest 27. Posit Fruitfulnesse of the land 23 Posit Dwell in tlxir Church 8 Posit X. Tribes 31. Posit Glorious Church 26 Posit Cōtinue for euer 23. Posit Dwell in their Country 27 Posit Fruitfulnesse of the land 5 Posit Call 38 Posit Multiplication of beleeuers 5 Posit Call 8. Posit Ten Tribes 26 Posit One kingdome 23. Posit Dwelling in their country 29. Posit One Kingdome 35. Posit Couenant 26 Posit Continue for euer 43. Posit Perpetuity 18. Posit Conquest 18. Posit Conquest 19. Posit Gods fighting 17. Posit Place of the conflict 18. Posit Conquest 21. Posit Place of the armies discomfit 20. Posit Place of Gogs Fall 7. Posit Generall call 31. Posit Glorious church 34. Posit Puritie 33 Posit Sanctitie 36 Posit Spirituall graces 24 Posit Inhabit all the Land 8 Posit X. Tribes 31 Posit Glorious church 43 Posit Perpetuitie of the Church 46 Posit Enemies subdued 18 Posit Conquest 11 Posit Time of first conversion 18 Posit Conquest 30 Posit Flourishing Commonwealth 31 Posit Glorious church 10 Posit First conuerted 17 Posit Place of conflict 20 Posit Place of Gogs fall 19 Posit Gods fighting 16 Posit Sore distresse 7 Posit Generall call 9 Posit Wrath against refractaries 31 Posit Glorious church 11 Posit Time of first conversion 11 Posit Time of first conversion 22 Posit Time of conquest 3 Posit Remnant 5 Posit Call 18 Posit Conquest 17. Posit Place of conflict 46 Posit Enemies possessed 18 Posit Conquest 18 Posit Conquest 33. Posit Sanctity 27. Posit Fruitfulnesse of the land 36. Posit Spiritual graces 44. Posit All nations embracing Christ 46 Posit Enemies subdued 26 Posit Continue for euer 31. Posit Glorious church 4. Posit Desolation 3 Posit Remnant 5. Posit Call 31 Posit Glorious Church 44. Posit All Nations embracing Christ 46. Posit Enemies possessed 36 Posit Spirituall graces 23 Posit Dwell in their Countrey 26. Posit Continue for euer 18. Posit Conquest 4 Posit Desolation 18 Posit Conquest 3 Posit Remnant 5 Posit Call 23 Posit Dwell in their Countrey 46 Posit Enemies subdued 46 Posit Enemies possessed 23. Posit Dwell in their Country 8 Posit X. Tribes 44 Posit All nations embracing Christ 18 Posit Conquest 5. Posit Call 44. Posit All nations embracing Christ 4 Posit Desolation 23 Posit Dwell in their Countrey 44. Posit All nations embracing Christ 18 Posit Conquest 44 Posit All nations embracing Christ 7. Posit Generall call 33. Posit Sanctity 40 Posit Joy 45. Posit Nations honouring them 31 Posit Glorieus Church 18. Posit Conquest 45 Posit Nations honouring them 18. Posit Conquest 5 Posit Call 38 Posit Multiplication of beleeuers 23 Posit Dwell in their Countrey 5. Posit Call 23 Posit Dwell in their Countrey 35. Posit Couenant 44. Posit All Nations embracing Christ 5. Posit Call 4. Posit Desolation 23. Posit Dwell in their Country 8 Posit X. Tribes 18 Posit Conquest 2 Posit Reiection 18 Posit Conquest 8 Posit X. Tribes 23 Posit Dwell in their Countrey 40 Posit Joy 5. Posit Call 38 Posit Multitude of belieuers 23 Posit Dwell in their Country 28 Posit Country populous 44 Posit All Nations embracing Christ 26 Posit Continue for euer 2 Posit Reiection 18 Posit Conquest 5. Posit Call 34 Posit Puritie of doctrine 3 Posit Remnant 4 Posit Desolation 5 Posit Call 16 Posit Sore distresse 17 Posit Place of conflict 41 Posit Conquest 19 Posit Gods fighting 31 Posit Glorious church 36 Posit Spirituall graces 44 Posit All Nations embracing Christ 24 Posit Inhabit all the Land 27 Posit Fruitfulnes of the land 33 Posit Sanctitie 41 Posit Safety of the Church 18 Posit Conquest 44 Posit All nations embracing Christ 33 Posit Sanctitie 5 Posit Call 18 Posit Conquest 4 Posit Desolation 5 Posit Call 5. Posit Call 22 Posit Time of conquest 31 Posit Glorious church 8 Posit X. Tribes 5 Posit Call 44 Posit All nations embracing Christ 21 Posit Retection 3 Posit Remnant 5 Posit Call 2 Posit Reiection 5. Posit Call 31 Posit Glorious church 5. Posit Call 8 Posit X. Tribes 12 Posit Repayr towards their Country 13 Posit Euphrates dry 16 Posit Sore distresse 15 Posit Conflict with Gog. 17