252 Chap.i6. AnExpofttion upon the Book of:_J O. B. Veri7, defola.tenefs, When. David hadPaid, I am def elate andafillad, he prefently adds, The farrowsof my, heart are enlarged (Pfal. 25, 16,17,) A manmay be much affli&ed, and yet not defo late, but a, man cannot be at all. defolate, but he muff be ex treamly afflidied. When the Prophet would put all the mife- ries of the Jews intoone word, he puts it into this Ift. it. 7.) Toter Country is defolate.your Land Jtrangers fr:all devour in your prefence : And when a Land is devoured offirangers, either it is made defolate ófits own company, or its own company is made defolate. Babylon boalis (ï?evel. 1$, 7,) fit a kueen,and am no widdow that is, as I have power, fo I have rcfort and company enough; Lam not defolate : The Apoftle puts theft: two together, Widdoaw hood.,andDefolate- nefs (r. Tien. 5 5.) NowJbe that is a widdow anddefolate, &c. So that when Babylon faith, L am no widdow, her meaing is, L am not defolate ; and hence the punifhment of Babylon is threatned in this language ( Revel, 17. 16.) The ten borne:.. which thoufawefi upon the Bereft, thefe(hall bate the Whore,and makeher defolate, &c. Thofe tcn.borns are ten Kings, who fometime doted up- on the painted beauty ofthat Whore, and then made frequent addreffes to her, and did throng about her from all parts of the world.; but when once their. eyes (hall be opened, their, hearts will loon be alienated ; Theyfh41bale the whore. And then as they withdraw affet ion, fo vifits and meffages ; Ba. bylons Courts (hall becroudcd.with Suitersno longer : Thus they (hall make her.defoiatc of the company of her old friends . before they makeher defolate by, bringing in new. enemies, w.ho.fhall firip her, not only ofher company , but of her cloathes, yea ofher skin , they (hall make ber naked, and eat herflefh, and burn her with fire (Revel. 17. 16.) Thus as the mifery which came uponJerufalem.,fo the rnifery which (hall come upon Babylon meet in this, Themakingoftheir company, defolate : yet in this they differ, the defolations of Jerufalent !Bali be (at kalt myflically) repaired, but the defolations of tnyf#ical Babylon (when they are fully. come upon her) (hall he irreparable. Man is naturally, as the Philofophers call him, afaciable creature, he loves company ; they who. are for a folitar.y life, Monks and to have put off thenatureofman,. Theta .
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