1`IuMBERSiIII. of b fl b b G fevered me from the homes ofVnicornes,Pfa1.22.22.And God himfelfe Geweth the nature his eat to be ftich,as he will not be tamed, or made fervice- able to nun , nor bide by the crib, nor plough, or harrow,or bring home the feed into the barne, 10h39. 9,10.12. The originall word of flrengths here ufed,(which the Greeke tranftatethglory,the Chaldee , firength;) is properly fuch lutineffe, courage and proweffe, as whereby one endureth labour without wearineffe or fainting. Hereby then is figutfied,that as God himfelfe is Almigh- ty,fo ofhis grace he contmunicateth to his people filch trength,as whereby they Gall vanquifh their enemies,but (hall he vanquifhed of a onefor being tro`ng in faith, and the word of God abiding in them, they overcomethe world, and the wicked onc(Satan,)t Ioh.5.4.and 2.14-fin Gall not have dominion over them, Rom. 6.14. neither are they the fervants of men, I Coe. y. 23. they renew their trength, they runfle and are not weary they walke and faint not,Efay 40.31. 23 Verfe 23. Surely there is] or, as the Greekeand Chaldee interpret it, f r there info makingthis that followeth a reafon of the former comparifon. And whereas humane Writers report a fpeciall vertue to be in the Vnicornes borne againt poi - fon,fome apply that to the poif8 of inchantment and divination next fpoken of, which could not prevaile againt Ifrael becaufe ofthe vertue of Gods grace given to his people. no incbantment] or,ne obferving offortnnes; a finfull art, when by ob- ferving the events of things, they gatheredfgnes of good or evill lucke to themfelves or others:fee the Annotations on Letal9.26. and Deut.l8. a o. agaiitfi Iakb]or,in Iakob:but m is oftentiled for againft,as in Numb.s 2.5. In this fenfe he teacheth that no devillifh arts could hurt Gods people,for the gates of hell (hall not prevaile againft the Church ofChrit,Mat.s6.i8. Although therefore Balak had led him from place to place,to trie if one were more ltickie for him than another, that Ifrael might be curled; & Balsam had now twice gone to meet with incbantments, that hee might have curled them,Num.24.l.yet all was in vaine, for God would not fuller it. But the Chaldee giveth the latter fenfe,as if no filch inchantnients were pleahng tinto , or in life among this people, being forbidden them of God,Levit.s 9. Deut.l 8. divination] that is,prefaging or fondling of things to come: fee the notes on Deut. i 8.1 o. according to this time] or , even at this time it fhall be faid: that is,not hereafter only, but even now, it Gall be Laid by me, who ant w prophefie of this people,what great things God bathwrought and will worke for thermicmay allo be referred unto time to come , as Chazkuui expoundeth it, The next yeare , after they are gone over b edon , about this time , it (hall be faid concerning lakob and Ifrael, how many(great)workes the'holy bled d(God) bath wrought for them. See the like phrafe in the Annotations on Gen. 18, to. and 25,3t what bath God wrought i ] that is how wonderfull things God hath wrought for them. The Greeke tranflateth it,What God (hall peeforme. He teacheth that all the valiant alts of Ifrael Gould not be done by them- elves ut y od for them, as it is (hewed in Pfalm.44.1,2, &c. Wherefore it is written, Lord thou wilt ordain peace for ur :for thou alto haft wrought all our workes in us, Efay 26.1 t. And fo the Apolfle faith , It ie God which worketh inyan both to will , and to doe ,of his good pleafore, Philip. a.13. and, he which bath begun agood worke inyou, will performe it, until! the day of lifterChriff, Pki1.1.6. Verfe 24. as a couragiout Lion] Of thefe names of Lions, fee the Annotations on Gen.49.9 Of the Lions nature,Solomon faith it is firongeff among l beafts , and teerneth not away for any , Prove 30.30. Here , the ble(fing which was fpecially given to the tribe of Iudah,Gen.49.is applied to all Ifrael, which were in Chris, the Lion ofthe tribe f ludab, Rev. 5.5. for, jut# men are held as a Lion , Prov. 28, I. lifi up himfe f] a frgne of Itóutneffe, courage, and Majeftie. By this, and the former riling up, is meant the valiant onfet which they Gould make upon their enemies the Canaanites, whereofthe booke of Iofua is a tetimony : and under them were figured the fpirituall enemies of the fairs - Lion of Ifrael; Satan, finne, the world, &c. which the Church ofChrit Gould refit add overcome by faith,' Pet.5.9.and 2. 11.1 loh.5.4. untill he eat the prey] that is, as theChaldee , adtl Tar- gum lonathan expound it , untill he have killed his enemies. Signifying hereby Hints confiant fighting of the Lords battels,not lying downe,or giving themfelves ret, till they had gotten a full vihtory.This was in part fulfilled in the conquefi ofCariaan,at the end whereof the two tribes and an halfe returnedwith notch riches, eattell,filver, gold, &c. to divide the fpoile of their enemies, with their brethren, lof. a 2.3,4,8. And when Da- vid having fought the battels of the Lord, fang unto his praife, .1 haze purfeed mine enemies, and deflroyed them, and turned not againe, untill I had con- firmer! them, 2 Sam.22.38. But chiefly it isperfor- med by the grace of God in Chris, againt the enemies of our follies: whereof it is thus prophe- fed , And the remnant of Jakob fhall be among the nati- ons , in the middefi of many peoples , of a renting Li- on among the beafts of the farref , all a young Lion a- mong the flocken offheepe ; who if he goe therm , both treadetb dowse , and teareth in peeces , and none can deliver. Thine band fhall be lifted up upon thine ad- verfaries , dud áll thine enemies foalll be eut off, Mie. 5. 8, 9. And this fpirituall warfare is not like the battels of the world , with confuf d noife' , and garments rolled in blond , Efay 9. 5. but with the fwordof the Spirit , which is the word of Go4 Epbef. 6. 57. in much patience , in áffliïlions , in neeeffities , in d f ref s , in Pipes , in imprifwements , in tofngs so and fin, in labours, in watching., , infaflings,bypurenefje, by knowledge , by long duff ring , by kndnef je, by the holy Ghoft by love unfeigned, by the word of truth , by the power of God, by the armour of rightroufnej on the right band , and on the left , &c. 2 Cor.6.4. - - -7. For even Chris himfelfe when he was called the Lion of the tribe ofluda,appeared like a Lamb alit had been Paine , Revel.5.5,6.and his people for his fake are killed all the day long , are counted at fbeepe for the flaughterf 24
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