61 fl"e/ltimonres proving the l9ilefíah to be cosne. hands all dfnable things that are found in their Lands : Veffels of Silver and of Geld, Garments and, pretious (tones; and this, as I fail, is their general fail:. But Fire, It isdirehly contrary unto the Context : for it is the plain dcfignofthe Holy Ghofrto take of thethoughts of the people from that kind of glory, which con-. filled in coacervation of ornaments of Silver and Gold,which being all of themalwayes in his power, he couldat that time have furnifhed them withall, brit that hewould have them lookfor another glory. Secondly, It is perfedlyfaf as to the event;. for whenwas there fuch anoutwardfhaking of all Nations under the fecond Temple, as that thereon they brought their Silver and Gold unto it, and that in fuch abun_ ' dance, as to render it more rich andglorious, then the Houle ofSolomon : So to wrest the words, is plainly to avert, that the Promife was never fùlfillcd. For nothingcan be more ridiculous, then to make a compardon between the Riches and Treafures of Solomon Ten.pie,and thofe which at any time, were laid up in the fecondTemple. Betides, what was fò, It was but Gifts and Oblations ofthe peopleof theJews, which the Nations fometimes took awaÿ, but never brought any thing unto it. And therefore themfelves which ufe this evafion dare not place the excelling glory of this Houfe herein, though theText do plainly affirm, that it doth conftt in what these words intend, but turn to other imaginations of largnefl and duration. Thirdly, Open force is otiered -- unto the words themfelves; for they are not maim =rür. 571N12+1 , and all Nations (hall bring their defirable things , but i vu;1 MOrs 1 t3., the defireefall Nations ¡hall come. Sò woful is the condition ofmen, rebelling againft light, that they care not into what perplexities they run themfelves, fo theymayavoid it. Abarbinelhaving repeated all thefe Expofitious, and seeing, no doubt, that they would not endure a tolerable Examination, would have thedfire of all Nations tobe jump/ern; becaufe they should all come up to Waragainti it, with a deftre to takeit in the dayes of the third Temple, which he fancieth to be here intended. There arefcarce more words, then Monllers in this Subterfuge. It may suffice for its removal, that we have already demonftratcd, that his Figment of a third Temple, isdevoid of any pretence tocover it from open thame. g. i9, .We fay then, that theft words contain a Prophecy of the Meffiab, and of the real glory that should accrue unto the fecond Temple,lby his coming unto it; yvhilelt it was yet lianding. This is the importance of the words, [=12ri 4] mtort INZ1, The LXX. give us acorrupt interpretation of the words, 6 din TÇ, ;47:60. OA,Te3V tt 61,631/, and choice things of all Nations (hall come : inwhich error they are followed both by theSy'riackand Arabick Tranflators: zd éxxe& Both in nothing anfwer to more, the word here ufed by the Prophets, and retained by Jonathan in the Chaldee Tirgum t who indeed is not unfaithful in places relating unto the Mejliah, fo asto exclude him ; although he pervertthe true meaningof many of them. The Vulgar Latin harp rightly. to the fenfe rendred thefe words ; Et verriet defideratus cuntlis gentibtis ; and he fhall come who is the defired of all Nations. mart from 1Cr7, is properly defiderium, de- fire t but is no where ufed i>3,the Scripture, but forá thing, or perfon defired, or d_- finable, loved, valued, or valuable : as is MOM allo. Dan. 9.23. Chap. 1o.. s i. Chap.. 11.8.43. Gen. 27.15. Ezekiel23.6. Amos 5. II. Jer. 3.19. dlaiah. z. 16. This I lay, is theconfiant ufe of the words, to denote the perfon or thing that is defired, or de- ferable : And it being Paid. here emphatically, that this defre fball come ; nothing but a ,defired, or defirable perfon canbe intended thereby. And this was no other but the Meab, the bringing of whom into the world was the end of the build ng of that Temple t and of the whole Worship performed therein and therefore by his coming unto it;,it had the complement of its Glory. The Promife of him ót old unto Abrahamwas, that inhim all the Nations of the Earth fbould be bled. üntill his coming they were generally tobe left to walk in their own wayes ; and in the ifiue everlaffingly to perish, by him were they to be relieved ; and fois rightly called their defire, or he that de jure, ought to be defirableabove all things unto them, the define of allNations, and he towhom the gathering of the peopleshould be, that is the Shilo, are one and the fame. It is true, being filled with blindnefs and ignorance, the-ages pail before his coming had de fa&o, and aéì'ively no delireafter him ; but as there was a secret groaning and tendency in the whole nature of things after his produ pion t So he' when he came, who was alone tobe defired by them, was actually received and embraced, as the full accomplifhment oftheir delires. That then, wherein all their . bleffednefs and deliverance were laid up , may be properly called their defier becaufe containing all things truly*table, andbecaufe like.defire fuóftlled, it was perfeihly fatis- fadory unto them when enjoyed. The
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