130 DEUTERONOMIE XXV III. ny, as is noted on Gen .2.2. and 3; 3 Levit. 4.4. lc figpifieth alfo their di(pet fion , every man his way,whereas they came out joyntly together, all one way. 8 . Vcrc8. will command] that is, will powerfully fend, and effe&ttally procure the blelfing. Of this phrafe, fee Levit. z 5.21. The contrary hereunto is, he waft' nd upon thee,v.zo. the bleJfing]where- unto is oppofed the curie, vexation, and rebuke, v.20. flore-houfes]orbarnes in Chaldee, tre,rfures: fo in Prov.3.10. that thou ferret! shy hand unto] Hebt. the fitting to of thy hand : whereof fee Deut. 12.7. Thus this fixt promife itnplieth a general! blelling upon all that the godly hath or doth. 9 Verf..9. fiabiifb thee] let thee up firme and fire. This fcventh blefling properly concerneth fpiri- tuall things and heavenly , for the fanaification of the Church,and eltablifhment thereof in that grace, by reafon of the covenant & oath of God, whereof he never repenteth, Pfal. 110.4. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance, Rom. 1 1.29. I o Verf t o. is called upon thee] that is, thou art called by hit name : as before Mofes told, Tee are the f nnes of IehovahyourGod, Deut. t 4.1.Of this phrafe, fee the Annotations on Gen. 48. 16. Here God en- largeth his former bleffings, in cauling them to be knowne and acknowledged of all other peo- ples. afraid of thee] as was fore-promifed, Dim :t x.25. and' had come to paffe unto Ifrael, Deut. 2. 25. and unto Abraham, Efay 41.5. and other particular perlons, as Saul was afraid of Da- vid, beeaufe the Lord wen with him , 1 Sant. 18. 12. 25.29. I I Verf x x . make thee plen:eous]or,make thee to a ceell; in Greeke , multiply thee. in good] or, for good things. An enlargement of the biding pro- mifed in verf.4. which allfhould tee by the abun- dance of good things from beneath. 12 Verf t z. treafure] or, treafury,(lore- boufe, which he expoundeth after to be raine from heaven, for fo the Scripture elfewhere mentioneth, treafuries of the fnow, and treafuries of the baile, and of the wind, Iob 38. 22. P1ä1.135.7. and there were blef- lings from above which canlèd the increafe of thofe good things promifed in v. 4.5. in hit feafon] that is, in due feafon; meaning the firtt and latterraine, mentioned in Deut.t 1.14. See the notes on Levit.26.4. fbalt ked] that is, Ihait have fuch plenty , as that thou lhalt lend unto many nations ; a frgne both of wealth, liberali- ty, and foveraignty ; for, the borrower it fervam to the man that lendetb,Prov.2 2.7. therefore the Greek giveth here a double interpretation ; then Pall lend unto many nations, and thou ]halt not borrow : and fhalt rule over many nations , and they frail not ruleover thee : which words are borrowed here from Dent.' 5.6. 13 Vert. 13. the head] a figure or parable , mea- ning chiefe in authority & power, (called before, a ruling over many nations, Dent. 1 5. 6.) as the table 6gnifieth inferiority and bafeuefíé,which the Chaldeeexpoundeth thus , The Lordwill give thee to beflrong and not wear. This is opened in Efay 9.14.15. The Lord will coco off fnm'freel, headmid talle, &c. the ancient and honourable, he is the bead ; and the Prophet that teacheth lier , nee is the talle. Thus by head here,wemay alla underhandfpiritoally, the honour of the truth , wherewith the Church of God fhonld be adorned and exalted, abase] in honour and dignity , not earthly onely , but heavenly , as in verte 1. So Ghrilt laid to the Iewes, Tee arefrom beneath, I am frrm above : yet aro of the! world, Iam not of this world, loh.8.23. Like- wife of his Difciples he faith , They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world, Ioh. t 7.16: If thou hearkeen]The condition of theformer pro - mifes, the firtt branch whereof is obedience,to d9 all that.is commanded. Verf. r 4. and thou fhalt not] that is , If thouflalt not ; for this is the lècond branch of the conditi- on , reltraining all difobcdieuce againft any of Gods words. other gods] which the Chaldee expoundeth, /dais of the peoples. Ver C 15. not hearken] in Chaldee , trot receive the 55 Word of the LOR D. Here followeth a large ! commination of the curies that ]hall cbme upon the tranfgreffors of the Law': compare herewith Levit. 26. 14. &c. and this condition is oppolite to the former in verfe i,2. Verl: t6.Curfed thon] The fini curfe is upon x6 their perfons, oppofed to the blellinginverlè3. What the craft meaneth,fee eut.27.15.Gen.3.14.' VerC 17. dough-trough] flore; in Greeke, thy 17 remainders. This fecond curie is oppofed to the third Melling in verte 5. Verf.. 18. fruit of thy wombe] in Chaldee, the child Ig of thy bowels. This third curie is let againft the fe- cond bluffing in verle 4. VerC r9. commrfiin, &c.] that is, in all thy 19 waies and adrniniltration. The fourth curie, op- poled to the fourth blelfing; in verte 6. VerCzo. acurfc] fo God threatneth the Priests, 30 in Mal. 2.2- and this tilt denunciation is againit the fixt promilè of bletfing, in verte 8. This cur f the Greeke expoundeth, lacke, or pernr). vexation] or, trouble, tumult and deflrulliet , as Deuter.7.23. this the Greek interpreteth, famine ; but the word is more generali,implyingwarres allo, and other plagues upon the body , as Zach. 14.13. 1 Sant. 14.20. and 5.9. And this judgement was upon IGae1,2 Chron.15.5. retuls]this is not only from men , but fromGod , who is Paid to rebuke, not only by words, but by deeds, whereupon men perifb, Plal.so.i 7. and hit rebuke is with fames of fire, Efay 66. 15. Hereupon the Greeke here tranflateth it confumption. How this came upon I(rael, fee Efay 5 1.20. and 30. 17. forfaken me] in Chaldee, for fallen my flare. Verf2 t. tbepeflilence] The Greeke and Chaldee 2I tranllste it, death: fee the Annotations on Exod. 5.3. and Levit.z6.25.The fulfilling of this plague is mentioned in Amos 4.10. Verf. 22. confumptim] of this and the agie fol- 22 lowing,fee Levit.z6.16. the (word] or drought: hut the Greeke taker it in the firlt.fenfe, .tranfla- ting it/laughter : So inLevit.z6.zf. blafling] of corne & fruits with a dry wind, z Ein. s 9.26.. for 14
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