Of diuerse actions done in the earthly Hierusalem, and the kingdome, differing from Gods promises, to shew that the truth of his words concerned the glory of another kingdome, and another King. CHAP. 10.
NOw after the confirmation of all these promises, least it should bee thought that they were to be fulfilled in Salomon (as they were not) the Psalme ad∣deth: Thou hast cast him off, and brought him to nothing. So did he indeed with Sa∣lomons kingdome in his posterity, euen (a) vnto the destruction of the earthly Hie∣rusalem, the seat of that royalty, & vnto the burning of that temple that Salomon built. But yet least God should be thought to faile in his promise, he addeth: Thou hast deferred thine annointed: this was not Salomon, nor Dauid, if the Lords annoin∣ted were deferred, for though all the Kings that were consecrated with that my∣sticall Chrysme, were called annointed, from Saul their first King: (for so Dauid * 1.1 calleth him) yet was there but one true annointed whom all these did prefigure, who (as they thought that looked for him in Dauid, or Salomon) was deferred long, but yet was prepared to come in the time that God had appointed. What became of the earthly Hierusalem in the meane time where hee was expected to reigne, the Psalme sheweth, saying: Thou hast ouer-throwne thy seruants coue∣nant, prophaned his crowne, and cast it on the ground. Thou hast pulled downe his walles, and laid his fortresses in ruine. All passengers doe spoile him, hee is the scorne of his neighbours: thou hast set vp the right hand of his foes, and made his enemies glad. Thou hast turned the edge of his sword, and giuen him no helpe in battaile. Thou hast disper∣sed his dignity, and cast his throne to the ground. Thou hast shortned the dayes (b) of his reigne, and couered him with shame. All this befell Hierusalem the bond-woman, wherein neuerthelesse some sonnes of the free-woman reigned in the time ap∣pointed: hoping for the heauenly Hierusalem in a true faith, beeing the true sonnes thereof in Christ. But how those things befell that kingdome, the historie sheweth vnto those that will read it.
L. VIVES.
VNto the (a) destruction] 2. Kings 25. (b) Of his reigne] The vulgar, and the Greeke, say, of his time: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.