A commentary upon the prophet Ezekiel . k one uponanother as Perfons under aftonifhment for the Great- upon EZEKIEL. Greatnefs of your Calamities, and pining away ordying a lingring Death thro Famine and otherHardfhips. See Chapter xxiv. 23. 37 •^^t w^^, V£^ *^, V*v fS~ Chapter \J Ver. 1. CHAR V. The Argument. The Trofhet is commanded to [have his Hair, andthen consume it, to fignify thereby Gods Judg-ments upon Jerufalem for her repeated provoca-tions, by Famine, Sword and T)iff>erfion. oAke thee a fiarp Kjiife^ takeV^* lthee a Barbers Rajbr.] Thelatter Expreflion explains theFormer:
A commentary upon the prophet Ezekiel . k one uponanother as Perfons under aftonifhment for the Great- upon EZEKIEL. Greatnefs of your Calamities, and pining away ordying a lingring Death thro Famine and otherHardfhips. See Chapter xxiv. 23. 37 •^^t w^^, V£^ *^, V*v fS~ Chapter \J Ver. 1. CHAR V. The Argument. The Trofhet is commanded to [have his Hair, andthen consume it, to fignify thereby Gods Judg-ments upon Jerufalem for her repeated provoca-tions, by Famine, Sword and T)iff>erfion. oAke thee a fiarp Kjiife^ takeV^* lthee a Barbers Rajbr.] Thelatter Expreflion explains theFormer: Hair being an Or-nament, and Baldnefs a tokenof Sorrow, thereupon Shaving denotes a great Ca-lamity or Defolation. Compare Ifd. vii. %o. Maimo-nides Moreh Nevoch. /. 46. obferves;.upori thisPlace, that the Priefts were forbidden (havetheir Heads ; fee Chapter xliv. 20. and not allow-ed to do it in the time of Mourning, Levit. xxi. whence that Author concludes that what theProphet is here commanded, was performed only. g8 A Commentary Chapter in Vifion; But there is no need of fuch an Evafi-V. on to anfwer that Difficulty. For the immediatety^\<NJ Command of God to any Prophet is a fufficientDifcharge from any Obligations of the CeremonialLaw. So Elijah offered Sacrifice upon MountCarmel: i Kjngs xviii. 20. contrary to the Rule ofthe Law, Deut. xii. 5. Ibid. Then take thee ^Balances, &x.] To fignifythe Exaftnefs of the Divine 2. Ver. 2. aAnd thou (halt burn a third fart in the midft of the City J) Of that Portraiture of the Citywhich the Prophet was commanded to make,Chapter iv. 1. This fignifies the Deftru&ion of theInhabitants within the City by Famine and Pefti-lence. See Ver. 12. and Chapter vii. n. Ibid. aAnd thou fhalt take a third Tart, and finiteit about with a Kjtife.] To (hew that a third Partof the Inhabitants (hall be (lain with the Sword,juft after they have efcaped out of the-City : SeeVer. 12. This was remarkably fulfilled in the
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