A commentary upon the prophet Ezekiel . conveniret fama Jua. Verbis ejus fufyendebar inte?itut, rerum autem incurtofm iScontempor aftabam. I heard him diligentlyu when he difcourfed in the Congregation, but not with that Application of Mind which I ought to have done; but T came rather out ofu Curiofity to know whether his Eloquence was anfwerable to that Opinion the World had of him. I was very attentive to his Style, and charmed with the fweetnefs of his Delivery, but had little Value or Con- cern for the Subjects he treated 21. Ver. 33. <»And when this comes to pafs, lo itwill co
A commentary upon the prophet Ezekiel . conveniret fama Jua. Verbis ejus fufyendebar inte?itut, rerum autem incurtofm iScontempor aftabam. I heard him diligentlyu when he difcourfed in the Congregation, but not with that Application of Mind which I ought to have done; but T came rather out ofu Curiofity to know whether his Eloquence was anfwerable to that Opinion the World had of him. I was very attentive to his Style, and charmed with the fweetnefs of his Delivery, but had little Value or Con- cern for the Subjects he treated 21. Ver. 33. <»And when this comes to pafs, lo itwill come, &c.] Or rather, lo it is come; forfo the fame Phrafe is tranflated, Chap. vi. 2, 6y10. the Verb being in the Prefent Tenfe, Whenyou fee my Prophecies concerning the Deftructi-on of Jentfalem, actually brought to pafs, as itappears they are at this time. See Ver. 21. thenyou will be convinced of the Truth of my Mif-fion, and of your own inexcufable Crime in de-fpifing my Predictions. See Chap. xxiv. 27. CHAP. upon EZEKIEL. 277. ^F^^ CHAR XXXIV. The Argument. G0J reproves the III Conduct of the G over now sof the Jewi/I) Nation loth Civil and Ecclefi-aftical: oAnd promifes a General Rejlorati-on of his People, and their Happy Conditionunder the Government of the Messias their Ver. 2. s m,Rophefj> againft the 1 herds of Jpael.] TheWord Shepherd in the Pro-phetical Writings com-prehends both Civil andEcclefiaftical Governours. See the Notes upon Ifa. lvi. 11. Jerem. ii. 8. xxiii. 1. Princes being called Shepherds of their Peopie as well as thole who have the immedi-
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