Chap.; I. An gxpofttion upon the Book, of J o B. Vert. 24 303 what was this heavy burden ? The wrath of God is a burden, and the only burden which man cannot beare., J, faith lob ( ac- cording to this trar:flation) was prefïed in my fpirit with a fençe of the wrathofGod. The weight of divine difplea:ure is insole- rable,who can beare it ? that's a good fence;and therefore threat- ning Prophecyes in Scripture ( which Or= manifefiations of the wrathfull d fpleafúre ofGod againfi menor Nations) are often called burdens. Thus we read ( Ifa. 13. i.)The burden of Baby- lon which Ifaiah the fon of Amos didfee. And ( Ifa. 15. I.) The burden ofAs tab, Becaufe in the night Ar of M,ab is layd waft. Once more ( Ifa. I7. a.) The Burden of Dsnsafcus ; Behold Da- mafcue ie taken away from being a Citie, and it (hall be a ruinous heare. See the like, Chap. 19 I. Chap. 2I. I. I I. Chap. 22. I. Chap. 23. r. All Thefe P.ophe(ies declared heavy Judgements ready to fall downe upon the head of Babylon,Moab and D.tmaf- core, &c. to crufh and ruine them, to breake and defiroy them. Thus 7ehu fpake whenhe had executed the fentence of Godup- on 7eharatn, ( 2 Kings 9. 25. ) Then faid 7ehu to Bidkar his Cap- taine, take up andcaft him in the portion ofthefield cf Nabcth the 7n ,reelite : for remember bow that when Iand thou rode together after Ahab hiefather, the Lord layd this burden uponhim; that is, paired this heavy doome upon him. There is one very obfervable Scripture (eí°.23.33.) where the people are charged with mock- ing the.Lords Prophets for their frequent ufe of this word, The Burden ofthe Lord : And when this people, sr the Prophet ( that is, falfe Prophet) or a Triefl ( that is, a prophane Priefi) [hall aike thee,faying,what is the burden of the Lord ?thoufhalt then fay un- to them,what burden ? Iwill evenfrfake you faith the Lord ;when theyßhall coke, that is, when they (hall fay in fcorne, or fcoffing- iy, what is the burden ofShe Lord ? we know you have fotne bur- . den forus, we ufe to heare nothing but burdens or threatnings from you , as if youwere borne with the word burden in your mouthes (So theyderided the Prophets , and their threatning Prophefies,called burdens) what is the burden of the Lord ? thou (halt fay unto them, Iwill even forfake you faith the Lord. Thst's your burden, and that'senough to breake your backs for ever. And to (hew how highly the Lord was difpleafed with their aiu- fìng his Prophets for the frequent ufe ofthis word; he tells them ( v. ;4. ) and set for the Prophet, and the Print and thepeople, that
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