5 t zz ;i.3. z,. An Expo,tition npon thegook OB. Verf. 5. upon that which g. ew in the wildernefs,or in thefe waft pla- ces, but heca:ufe in the wilderneffe they took occafion to fpoyle a,;d r4 h thole thattSorough.it travailed to other places. Many gt their livings there, where none live, and where notl,ir_g is to be had of the growth of the place to live upon. Outrages and robberr}es are ufually committed in fuch places.And therefore in the Prophetic of that great Peace whichChrifi fhould give to his Church (Pfal, 72. 3.) It is laid, The mountainsflall bring peace to the pe.,ple, and the little Gills by righteoufreffe; He names the mr>unta;ns and the hills above other places, becaufe in or upon theca violence is oftenexercifed ; and to fay, the mcuntains fball bring peace,. is much more then to fay the valleys and the Cityes (hall bring peace : when there is peaceand fafety upon hills and mountains, we may prefume that there is peace every where. Therefore as when God promifeth Ufa. 6o. i 7.) that in the lat- ter dayes he will make the tfficers among hie people peace, and their tx;flerj rigfreoufntffe, he means that he will make all forts of mar; peacefull and righteous,becaufe he will make them fuch who areu'ually má$ troub :efome and unrighteous rfficers.(, exaElors: fo when he iaith.tbe mountainshall bringpeace, the meaning is, every place (hall, or that thepeace (hail be univerfal in all places, becaufe mountains and wilderneffes are the places where robbers and poylers take their prey, and get their fubfHence. And hence it iny u el be anfwered, why7ób faith, that the reildernesyeeldect them food, even becaufe that place was fitteft for them to rob and 1poy le in, who made the fpoyleofothers their daily food. Thus the wildernefryeelds foodfor them Andfor their Children. The word fignifies any that are young-, and is taken as well for farvants as forChildren(i Sam.2i.5.) The vefeli of the young men areholy, laid David to the Prieft concerning his followers. Ss (a Sam. 25.. 9.) Thus here it comprehends all that are about them, even all their family and retinue. They and all theirs, all that belong to them have their food in the wilderneflè, that is, there they takeopportunity by violence and oppref ion to main. Laine thecnfelves and theirs. Here we may confider, fire, that lob calls thefe fpoylers wilde e er, nor doth the Scripturefpeake this in vaine. Hence.
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