_ -... Chap.12. An Expofitionupon the Boo ofJos, Vere tb 27 Pagnine r:ra Zfla-e ) t.h:tt 314 to pm his loins, (i King. 2 6. )'Chriii him e!f(Ifa r t .5 fcríbed, Rightea: fitefs the girdle ofhis loins., and fa;thfalnefs the girdle ofhis reins, that is, coming forth girded, or be re.! bJti a it V ftJrio:rsC snIaerour, with righteoufnefs and faithfalneífs, Thies t zt tneanin; of that coolingmefl'a,ge (t King ao. t t ) Let not him that girdeth on his harnefs; boali himfelf as he that utteth it o that is do not finA 31i caererrF- ViEtoria before the oactie; ,he<'pent of wads urrceztain, 'And it v7p ;Yriar.,áron- was tifual, when coin/tiffs. n Officers of Armies were cafhlered Winnd,p,fu;rii' and turned riff, for any ont; Sorneanour, to take away thei leer. tt:ms ,andsrn There is a fern oars Rory in Voila, about it, ofone Auxen fins a Pa" Pociris great Commander under [.vcinius the Emp' otr; He reports, that when Lycinius came into the ; oart ç his palace, .a'he'e there was ag'eat bath andfume vines growing aloom it, with the image of Art Iinper,f Bacchusfet up among the vines t The mperour bad Auste,ofius to',Chrrfiianue drawhis (word and cut of t b anch ofgrapes., which affoon as he had enirn ego Turn done, hecommandedhilt to ofr it at the feet of 3acchur, which war igitur spage as much as to ack. iovled him tobe agod; ft .xen.(iu,c anf+ered, I retina militia ama Chrilïian, lwill not doit 7 What ? not do it upon my co //mare]. (must Licinr- faiththe Einperoar,then you mull quityou:' place ; with all my heart urn nrhrt Szr y CXritatNSfOtt/r- faidthe Chri lian fouldier,and in to&en ofit,put o'his belt,wh. ieh zona.'» é, flat was as much as thegiving up of his cornmifftm, andwent away with ttm alacer pa- joy in that fuffering for Chri/l, lath ixccfjir.- llcccordi>eg co this trànílation stud ufe of the 'word, he loofeth Srz :tn Auseat4 the bondandbelt of Kings, the fign is put fur the thing fignified; 00. and the meaning rifeth thus. God cafteth downKings,not only No pun, re- from their fovereignty and regal power, but from their military gait diadern.are power. He takes not only their crown from their head, and ittos trait frd their fcepeer out of their hand, but the belt and (word font etiarn Bithe® their loins: So thatas their people refufe to give them any wil- 4 f'a,ÿ ÿ:fisin- ling ftrbje&ion, fo theyare diCah:ed to compel them. e iiluc' eos abjicit, ut HenceObferve, net nritiris qui- Kings arein the handof God, tofet up and to cal down as himfelf dern. ro,-,ine pleafeth. digni repu,er. By tale (faith God) Kings reign Princes ru). U gnand decree ¡mike, Prov. 8. 15. and when Princes r cfule to decree jullice, God can fay it, end effe& ir, ye_Pall notreign. (1ì;.45.i.) Thus faith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whole right hand Ihave holden to fob- due Nations before him, and I rill loo1e the ¡aines of Kings, 8&e, N n 3 God
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