Jeremiah 15

Jeremiah 15:1

MOses and Samuel] by whose prayers and intercessions God was formerly appeased with his people, Exodus 32:14. 1 Samuel 7:9. Psal. 99. 6. Cast them out] tell them that I have cast them off, and that I will heare them no more, nor no others for them.

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Foure] namely, kindes of living creatures that shall destroy them The Sword] that is to say, their enemies, that shall execute the full rigor, and rage of warre upon them.

Jeremiah 15:6

I am weary] that is to say, I have so often put off my judgements, and revoked my threatnings, that unlesse I should wrong my justice, I can doe so no more, a humane kind of speech,Gen.〈◊〉. 6.

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F them] a terme taken from Corne lying upon the floore. The meaning is, though I have already scattered a great part of the people, by the meanes of the ten Tribes captivity, which were upon the confines of the Countrey, see Leviticus 26:33.

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I have brought] I have brought against Judea the mother of so many valiant warriours, the Chaldeans, who by open force, like a thiefe that ravisheth a thing at noone day, are come to assault her.

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She that] namely, that most fruitfull Nation of the Jewes, as by way of proverbe they were wont to say, a woman, the mother of seven children, Rth 4:15. 1 Samuel 2:5. to signifie the great fruitfulnesse of a woman Sue] that is to say, her calamities are come upon her suddenly, whilst she yet was in hope of some worldly ayd and meanes.

Jeremiah 15:10

Woe is me] the Prophets complaint, seeing that his prophecies, did produce nothing but contradiction, and rebellion against his word, and deadly hatred against his person I have]that is to say, I have neither had strife nor contention with them, but all is by reason of mine office.

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The Lord] I have not set forth any thing of mine owne will, nor spoke any thing but in Gods Name, and by his expresse command Thy remnant.] a kind of an oath. As much as to say, I will surely destroy the body of this Nation, and will save but a small remnant of them, Isaiah 10:22.

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Shall, &c.] the Italian, Is it possible to breake Iron, the Iron and Brasse of the North; that is to say, is it in the power of me Jeremiah to breake Gods decrees, or to keep backe, or take power away from his words? Or, O thou Jewish Nation, I will send the Northerne Chaldeans which are a warlike and invincible Nation against thee The Northern] a part of the world most abounding with such kinds of hard mettals which are good to make weapons of.

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Without] having no regard at all neither to losse, nor gaine, but onely, to the justice of my revenge, Psal. 44. 12.

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To passe] the Italian, I will make thine enemies to passe through a Land, &c. I will give them meanes, and shew them waies unknowne, and incredible, whereby they may accomplish their designes.

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Thou knowest] that I have done nothing without nor beyond thy command Take me not] whilest thou doest use so much patience towards these my wicked adversaries, do not thou suffer them to kill me.

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Thy words] the Italian, so soone as thy words: I have received the words which thou directest to me, with promptitude and good will, disposing my selfe to obey thee with great zeale and freedome of mind Thy name] that is to say, I am thy Prophet, and professe my selfe to be thy servant, dedicated and consecrated to thee alone.

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I sate not] I have kept my selfe from all prophane companies and recreations, to lament the calamities which hang over the head of this people, Jeremiah 13:17. Indignation] namely, with prophecies, threatnings and curses, Jeremiah 6:11. Or with griefe, and despight, to see the untamed malice of this people, which causeth their evils to be irrevocable.

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Unto me] Have I in vaine hoped in thee? shall I finde my selfe deceived in my greatest need, Like to one that in the greatest heat of Summer runs to some dried up Spring, Job 6:15.

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If thou return] that is to say, if thou renounce all diffidency, impatience and murmuring, and turnest to me with true faith and obedience. I will strengthen thee, and will give thee grace to attend upon my service freely, and without any feare If thou] that is to say, if thou dost loyally and constantly, without feare or flattery declare, what the true good is which I approve of, and the evill which I reprove: if thou maintainest that which is good, and dost beare up and comfort good men; and contrariwise, condemnest that which is evill, and keepest downe evill men, thou then shewest by the effects that thou art my true Propliet Let them] take heed lost thou goe astray after them, or imitate their wicked fashion, but be thou rather a constant example of vertue to them, 1 Tim. 4 12.