Chap. 3 i. tin Expalition upon the Book of ) o s. Verl.. 2 ;. 507 TheHebrew is only thus , by reafon of his highnefs I could rot, leaving us to conceive what he could not doe, by reafon of the highnefs of God ; and hence the fupplement is varioufly made to this, I could not; and it may be queftioned what was it that b' could not by reafon of the Highnes of God? Ftrft, force read, I couldnot wit kfiandor refill, he would be too hard for me; Se- N-Pr(pom Pf c condly, Mr. Broughton reads ( which reacheth the fame fence) 1 pa e'n cz could not ftand before his Highnes. A third makes the fupplement nandu.fi d. thus,/could not efcape,nor get out of kit hand; his highnefs is fuels , fk iíoeudo.'n that if! had done wickedly, there had beenno avoyding or flee- iu'íuc impetxtn ing from his revenging hand. We make up the fcnfe with the in me "if`fn- word Endure, by reafon ofhis highnefs I could net endure. And in tun P.nrd. deed as he could not Rand nor withlland, nor fly from him, fo it is as true that beingunder the handof God he could not endure his Highnes. The power and Greatnes, the excellency and High- nes ofGod, defheth asan out of countenance, and confounds him. But why could not lab endure the H`.ghnes ofGod, Peeing the Prophet fpeakes of tholewho rejoyceand triumph in it ( Va.] 3. 3.) 1have commandedmy lanaifled ones, 1 have alfa called my Mighty onesformine anger, even them that rejoyce in my Highhh- neft. I anfwer, The Lord in that place defecibes thole Worthyes to whom he had liftedup his banner (v. 2.) and whom he had fitccd for that Great fervice of his anger, the over throw of7346ylon ; and therefore he termes them ¡antrtifiod ones ( that is ) men fr.- daily prepared and lit apart for that worke, as wel as mighty enet for his anger, that is, mighty to execute his arger upon Bab- Ion ; Now they whomGod doch call and fpirit for any Noble under- taking in the executionof his anger again(} Brbylon;.fh enemies, have much caufe to rejoyce and exult in the Highnes of God, or that they therein ferve the high God.But when any man in Read ofbeing the inftrument,is theobjed oÈGods anger, how can he then rejoyce in his Highnes? Yea then hemutt fay ( as 7,4 here did upon fuppofition ofGods anger againtt him) By reafon ofhis Highner I cannot endure, Hence obferve., Firft, Highneft belangt to gad. Ttt2 Cod
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