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1. With Not removing the punishments. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still: For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seek the Lord of hoasts, Isa: 9. 12, 13. Ʋnto him that smiteth them.] In the Hebrew it is as much as, close, or* 1.2 quite home to him,
that smiteth them. Perhaps to intimate that they did turne, but not quite home, and with∣all their heart: and you may see their hypo∣crisie complain'd of, within a few words af∣ter, v. 17. and in the next Chap. vers. 6.
2. Encreasing the punishwents: for thus Moses told the Israelites, God would deale with them, in case they were incorrigible, af∣ter he had punished them for disobedience, Lev. 26. 18. And if yee will not yet for all this hearken unto me; then I will punish you seaven times more for your sinnes. So vers. 23. 24. If yee will not be reformed by these things, but will walk contrary unto me. Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sinnes. And againe, v: 27. 28, you have the like threat.
3. Leaving to Incorrigiblenesse; or Punish∣ing without intention to correct, (which is the heaviest punishment.) In thy filthines is lewd∣nesse: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged; thou shalt not be purged from thy filthinesse any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee. Ezek: 24, 13. In thy filthi∣nesse is lewdnesse.] Thy sinne is not infirmity, & barely uncleannesse: for surely then, so much purging by affliction, would have made thee cleane: but there is joyned with it (as the word* 1.3 in the originall seems to signifie) stu∣died and premeditated wickednesse, a resolved
frowardnesse to walk contrary to me, let me doe what I will.
4. Totall destruction to whole nations, as to the Jewes, in the place above quoted: For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, &c. Therefore the Lord will cut off from Isra∣ell head and tayle, branch and rush in one day, Isa: 9. 13. 14.
That God is very much provcked by In∣corrigiblenesse under judgements, may be ga∣thered yet further: First out of the Scriptures, where there is a mark of contempt, and ha∣tred, set upon Ahaz King of Judah, for this sinne. And in the time of his distresse did he trespasse yet more against the Lord: This* 1.4 is that King Ahaz. 2. Chr. 28. 22. This is that King Ahaz] as it is said, Num: 26. 9. This is that Dathan and Abiram. Second∣ly, from reason and from our selves, because by this sinne, God is frustrated of his end and purpose, in sending the punishments: and wee see, how much it vexes us, to misse our ends and aymes, in humane affaires; especially, if it be by such a ones interposing, who can be never the better for it. Continuing in sin, notwithstanding punishments, is as flat walk∣ing contrary to God, as can be. For, in that a man knows Gods end; & that this end is solely his good, and not God's: it can argue nothing but perversenesse, and frowardnesse in him,
not to turne from his sinne: as if hee did it meerely to be contrary, and because God should not have his will.* 1.5 A Physitian will be very angry, when be hath given his pati∣ent physick, if he shall endeavour either by using things forbidden, or by neglect of that which he should use to make it worke, to hinder it from working. For it argues ex∣treame frowardnesse; and it is a thousand to one, but the Physician, if he be not very pa∣tient himselfe; will resolve to meddle with him no more.
If this be the condition of them, who are not better, after they have been punished; what is provided for these, who are worse? Doubtlesse their punishments shall be more and many. For thus was Israel threatened (when he said, in the pride and stoutnesse of his heart. The bricks are fallen downe, but we will build with hewen stones, and the Syca∣mores are cut downe, but we will change them into Cedars.) Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and joyne his enimies together, Isa. 9. 9, 10, 11.
See Pu∣nishments, and Not being Hū∣bled.
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The Rab∣bins say the pronoun is thus used likewise. concerning Esau. Gen. 36. 4. 3.
This seems to be Aristotle's 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 (one of the kinds of contempt, which are usually the cause of anger wh••ch hee defines, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 hindering of another, not to doe one's selfe good, but only to crosse him Rhet. l. 2. c. 2. 6.