A commentary upon the prophet Ezekiel . 21. Ver. 31. oAnd make you a new Heart and a newSprit.~\ The Prophets often exhort the Jews to aninward Purity and Holinefs, thereby to take themoff from relying upon an outward legal Righteouf-nefs, upon EZEKIEL. 135 nefs, and an Exa&nefs in the Obfervance of the Chapterritual Parts of the Law : See the Note upon Ver. By thus in (trusting them in a more excellent L/^V^Jway of ferving God, than the Ceremonial Law diddireclly prefcribe, they prepared their Minds forreceiving thofe Truths which the Gofpel wouldmore fully difcover. God promifes Cha
A commentary upon the prophet Ezekiel . 21. Ver. 31. oAnd make you a new Heart and a newSprit.~\ The Prophets often exhort the Jews to aninward Purity and Holinefs, thereby to take themoff from relying upon an outward legal Righteouf-nefs, upon EZEKIEL. 135 nefs, and an Exa&nefs in the Obfervance of the Chapterritual Parts of the Law : See the Note upon Ver. By thus in (trusting them in a more excellent L/^V^Jway of ferving God, than the Ceremonial Law diddireclly prefcribe, they prepared their Minds forreceiving thofe Truths which the Gofpel wouldmore fully difcover. God promifes Chap, to give them a new Heart, and to put withinthem a new Spirit: here he exhorts them to makethemfelves a new Heart and a new Spirit. Whichdifference of Expreffion is thus to be reconciled,that altho God works in us to will and to do, andis the firft Mover in pur Regeneration, yet wemuft work together with his Grace, at leart wil-lingly receive it, and not quench or reftft its Motirons. See the Note upon Jer. xxxi. 18. [. CHAP. i%6 A Commentary C^r CHAP. XIX. ^ TheARGUMENT. Under the Tar able of a Lions Whelps, the Trophetdefcribes the fad Cataftrophe of the two Kjngs ofJudah, Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim : and under thefigure of a Vi?ie he reprefents the TDefolationand Captivity of the whole Teople. Ver. i. Ver. i. ili||liiilll|5e/4^ thou up a Lamentation ffi for the Trinces of Ifrael.]The Expreflion alludes tothe mournful Ditties ufed atFunerals : Compare 17. xxvii. 2. Such aLamentation the Prophet is directed to apply to themournful Eftate of the Royal Family of Judah:particularly with refpect to Jehoahaz and 2. Ver. 2. What is thy ] The Prophet pro- pofes a Queftion that may be applied to each Princediftindly. Ibid. What is thy Mother ? a Lionefs, 8cc] TheLand of Judea thy native Country, See Ver. 1 o. is
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