-1/0'//717ihuud WE/ /r/.,,416° 1í lo I'SALML of fach palaces or coffers. Kings palaces were fometime made of boric or tooth , z King. z2. 39. more than they that make thee joyfull] or, (kin theirs that make tree glad: that is, thy gar- ments are more odoriferous than the garments of thy fellowes , forementioned verfe 8. For though the Spotife or Church hath the favour of her odours, better than ail fpie.s,ard the finell of her garments ad doe odour of Lebanon, the being per- fumed with myrrh, and ?mettle, andall ¡ices of the mer- chant ;Song 4.10 11. and 3.6. yet Chrift himfelfe is more odoriferous , even wholly delellable, for God had) not given him the Spirit by meafure, Song 1. 2. and 5. 16. Joh 3.34. And the Saints are laid to make Chrift joy full, for all bia delight is in them, era:. 16.3. Song 7.6. Verle r o. Kings daseetters] Theft the Chaldce interprtteth Countries of Kingdmes. among eby precious ones] that is, with thy honourable women: or, in thy preciaufnes, that is, are in thy precious honourable ornaments, or palaces. fee fe the &ueene] or, married *teen, (the wife) is placed at thy right, band, that is, in the waft honourable place, ' r Kings 2. 19. The Chaldeereferreth this to the Books of the Law, at the right band of the King. The word Sbegal is ufed here, and Nehemiah z.6. Dan. 5.23. for the Kings wife, the gyeene in fine gold] that is, as the Greeke explaineth it, cloth offine (or gl:flering)gold, called Cethem; a fpeciall name for the me pure and,fp!endent gold, Job 28. x6, 19. and 31. 24. Song 5.11. Daniel 10.5. Here- of is Mann, Pfal.r6 r. ofOpbir]that is, out of the land of Ophir, who was the fon of Iektan, the Con of Shem,the fon of Naach,Gen. to. 29.who dwelt in a part of India, and of him the country was called Ophir : from thence was much Cethem or fine gold brought to Judea and other coafts,as appeareth x Kings 9. z8. and so. r t. and 22.48. t Chro.29.4. The gold it felfe was called by his name Ophir, Job 22.24. tI Verle 11 .HeareOdaughter]Hefpeakethtothe rceene fore- mentioned, figuring the Church, or heavenly Ierufalem, the Lambs wife, Revel. 2 1.9, r o, &c. And fo the Chaldce paraphrafeth, Heart 0 congregation of Israel, the Lam óf his mouth, and fee hia marvellous worker and bow thine care to the words of the Law, and forget the evill worker of the wiclgdof thy people , and the boufe of Idols whom thou frvedff in thy fathers hou fe. and thy fathers hoof] As man and wife mutt leave their parents, to cleave each to ocher, Genefis 4.24. and 31. 14. lo mnft we leave all, to cleave unto Chrilt, Matthew 1o. 37. Luke 14. 26. r 2 Verle 12. will covet try beauty] will delight himfelfe in thy fairne, (tiny fan&itie;) let forth in Song 1. 14. and 2..14. and 4. 1, &c. So the King it tied in the raJiers,Song 7.5. and bars dowse] or,there- fore wor fbip thou him. 13 Verle 13. the daughter afTyrtsa] that is the peo- ple, or Common-wealth of Tyre; as daughter of Sim, Pfal. 9.15. So the Chaldee expoundeth it, 7 hey that dwell in the fort of Tyrus. Tyre or Tyrus (in Hebrew Tfor, which fignifieth a Rock, or For- tre f ;) was a ftrong ride appertaining to thetribe XLVI. 71 ofAfr, Jot: s 9.29. butpoffefed hill by the hea- t hens,whole King Hiram became friend toDavid, 2 Sant. 5. t r. and to Solomon Iris Tonne, t Kings 5. Is 2, &c. yet afterwards Tyrrn remembred not the brotherly covenant, Amos r.9. but rejoyced at the defolation of Ierufalem, Ezek.26.2. banded;I it felfe with other enemies againit Ifrad, Pfal.83. 8. and was wafted of Nebuchodnezar King of Babel, by Gods judgement, 7o.yeares, Efa.23.15. Ezek. 26.7. It continued under idols till the Maccha- bees times, and then had hill Ilercubt for their chiefe God, 2 Mac. 4.18,19. This one chic Tyre is here named in Read of other nations,becattfe it was the chide citie of traflique in the world, be- ing an Ile in the Sea whole merchandife and magnificence the Prophet largely delcribeth; Ezek. 27. her merchants were Princes, her chapmen the Nobles of the world, Efa. 23. 8. fhe he Ted rap f:lver as duff, and gild at the myre of the ffreets, Zacharie 9. 3. Of the lùbje&ion here prophehed, which they fhould yeeld unto the Church, we may fee it ful- filled in the New Teltament, where many that dwelt about Tyre and Sidon flocked after Chrift, Marke 3. 8. and he refereed into their borders, Mar.7. 24. and by their readinelle, he upbraided the backwardneffe of the Jewes, Mat. 11.20,21. and afterwards in the Apoftles dales there was a Church of zealous Christians in that Citie, 6ít. 21.3,4,5, &c. See alto Pfal.87.4. earnefily be- fèeke thy face] (ball inflantlypray (or fue) unto Thee Q (Zueene. The originall word naturally fignifieth to make fiche or forry, and being joyned with the word face (which oft is ufed for anger) it nmean- eth, to abate the anger by imported-rate prayer and by humble lute to prevaile. So after, Wm. 11 9.5Z. rich of the people]the wealthy among them, meaniiigof theTyrians, which were a wealthy na- tion , and generally other peoples. See Efa. 6o. 1, 3, 5, 11. and 49.23. Revel. 2 t. 24,26. where the riches and honour of the Gentiles are brought to the Church. Verle 1 ¢. glorious within] or honourable inward,' 14 the heart adorned with faith, hope, love, &c 4 or in the inner man, as Ephdìans 3.16. Here the Chaldce maketh this paraphrafe; Everything that it praise- worthy, faire and to be defrred, the wealth of countries and treafieries of Kings which are laid up within, 'hall they der for ablations before the King, and gifts unta the Prieffs, whole garments are mull with fine gold. purled works] or grounds clafures of gold, filch as precious hones are let in, Exoduç 28. 1r, 14. Compare alto herewith, Ezekiel 16. 13. Verlè r 5. In embroideries] with broidered (or needle wrought) garments. Hereby is meant the varietie of graces, and embroidery of the Ipirit. So Ezek. 16. lo. Verle 17. In ( lead of try fathers] Here the Hebr. 17 is of themalculine tender : fo thefewords are fpoken to the King. Though fometime the mail culine is ufed in fpeech of women, as Num.27.7. So lahem, r Kin .22.17. labels, 2 Chron.18. r 6. frail be thy fns thy children foall fioeceed , meaning either all Cbriflians,.that by the immortali feed Gggggg a of 15 W///Hilli1 1111%"
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