Ruth — Chapter 3

layerh the merucloits and miferable mutations of tem- poral great Kingdoms before the eyes of his people. That we may fee,and admire his merciful prouidence,and our ownc follie ,when we truft in the -helpe of our felues, or of other men, who can not defend themfelues from ruine and ignominie: and. much lefte can they faue-vs, or we our felues. Asthefe examples: make manifeft. The Kingdom of Lfrael (ortenne cribes)trufted in Damafcus,which could not defend it- felf, buc was ouerthrowne. The Kingdom of Lada (or two tribes) trufted in Aegypt. The Acoyptians trufted in the Ethiopians , and both were ouerthrowne by the Aft rians, The Afsirians glorying in their vidories and triumphes, attriouting. al te their owne ftrength, were overcome by the Babylomans.The Babylonians, likewife in%o- lent and proud, were opprefled-by the Medes and Perfians, The Medes and Perfians were fubdued by Alexander the great. Who-was shortly taken away in his youth by poyfon ; and his erear Monarchie diuided amongfthis feruants. And fo other peo- ples, and Kingdomes , much more particular perfons and families are turned like a wheele, And therfore our only refuge muft be to Godin whem is.altruc hope, helpe, fafetie, and happines, temporal aad eternal. CuHoar. XXL The.deftruion of Babylon by tht Medes and Perfians is againe prophecied. 31.The like of the Idumeans .13-and of Arabsans. H ¢ burden of the defert fea.As whirlewinds come =4{ fromthe South, it commeth from the defert , from an horrible land. 2, Afore vifion was told me: he al . that is incredulous doth vnfaithfully : & he thar is a A {poiler, wafteth, Comme vp Aclam,befiege*o Mede: 1 haue made al the moorning therot to ceafe. 2, ESP eed Therfore.are my loines filled with forow , anguish hazh polieiiea me, as rhe anguish of a woman that trauailethz] fel cowne when I heard ir, I wastroubled when I {aw it. 4. Mine hart fayled,dark- nes made me aftonifhed:Babylé my beloued is made 4 miracie vnto me. §. Lay the table,looke about in the watch rowre the eaters. and drinkers: arife ye Princes, take shield. 6, Forthus hath our Lord fayd io me: Goe, and fet a watchman : and what foeuer he shal {ee , let him_tel.. 7, And he faw achariot of two horfemen, aridervpon an {«) afle,anda rider vpon acame]l:and he beheld rhem dibgently whith rouch looking, 8, And a lion cried : I am vpon the watch towre of our Lord , fiandin continually by day : and 1 am vpon my watch , ftanding who, nights. 9. Behold this man commcth , the rider vpon the chariot oy Lil 2 wo dence in pu- nishing al thar nruft in men & not in him. Examples of Mutations in Kingdoms. The fixt cOmi” lation was againgtahe Af. firians and fpe- cially the Ba- pylonians, ra)Cytus Ki g lof the Perfiars 2 people of fmal powre , & cf the Medes, icf oreat ftrength, 1 &) The feuenth “ prophetical rcOmmM ination wasagainft the Idumeans. (¢) The eight againft the ItmaelLices (4) The ninth againft the bow bent, from the face of a gricuous battel. 16. Becaute thus fayth our the glorie of Cedar fhal beraken away,1 7. And theremnant of the num- icheefe rulers of, Herufaiem. 4)Sion ficuated ion a hil, and Imountame,is : there called a vale, forthe af- fii@ed ftate Wwnerin it Was’ in the captiui- ]tic. -toften called a [E= Depart trou 1c, 1 wil Weepe bitterly : Jabournot to camtort me, for the and the horfmen thal place chemielues in the pare,.8,.And the couering of Iuda fhal be difcoucred, and thou fhalt fee. in that day the-armourie of the houle of the torelt, 9. And you thal fee the breaches af the citie of - [lake betweé the two walles to the water of ‘the old poole:& you looked not vpto him that made it, and the workertherot long before you faw’ 470 THE PROPHECTE two horfemen, and he an{wered and faid : Fallen, fallen is Babyion,and al the {culptils of the Gods therof are broken to the ground. 10.0 my threshing, and children of my flore, the things that J] haue heard of the Lord ot hoftes the God of Ifrael,] haue fhewed vnto yow,11.(/)The bur- den of Duma crieth tome out of Seir : Watchman what of the night? watchman what of the night 212. The watchman faid : morning is come and night:ifyou fecke.feet-e: returne,come.13.(¢) The burden in Arabia, Inthe toreft at eucn you shal fleep, in the pathes of Dodanim,14.Mecting the thirftie bring water , you that inhabite the Jand of the South > with bread ineete himthat flyeth. 15, For they are fled from the face of the {words, from the face of the iword hanging ouer, from the face ot the Lord to me: Yet in one yeare, asinthe ycare of an hyred man, and al ber of che {trong archers ot the children of Cedar {hal be diminithed : for our Lord the God of Irael ath fpoken it CHarv, XXIL For the finnes efpecially of cluefe officers, Sion and the temple shal be deftroyed,

wil fane vs : this is our Lord, we haut patient - ly wayted forhim, we shal reioyce and be toyfulin his faluation, 10,Becaufe the hand of our Lord shal reft in this mount : and Moab thal be threshed wndet him,as ftraw is broken withthe wayne.t1.And he shal ftretch forth his hands vnder him, as he chat fwimmeth ftretcheth forth to {wimme:and he shal humble his glorie with dashing of his hands.12. And the munitions of thy high walles shal fal,and be humbled, & shal-be ftrangers:that it beno citie,& thar it be not built for euer, 3. For this shal {trong people prayfe thee, the citie of ftrong nations fhal . the neediein histribulation:an ope againft the whirlwinde , a fhadow eApore! Cm UI. plucked downeto the grownd even tothe duft. Cuar,' CHoar. XXVI into the Church of Chrift: ; hanging the old Synagogue into the Church o, 4 vl mee vane of sete fab, 12.4nd more patience in tribulations: 19. white inthe general refurreStion shal be made manifeft. i in the land THAT day shal this fong be fung in the offal Sion the citie of our ftrength, aSauiour therin shat be put (¢) a wal and buiworke. 2.Open yethe gates, and let the iuft nation enter in,that kepeth truth. .

Whar aileth thee, that thou art alfo wholly gone wp inrothe houfe toppes? 2. tul of clamour ,a populous citie, reioycingithy flaine are net flaine by the fword,nar dead in barrel. 3. Al thy:Pringes are fled toger It A {J -ogether,they are fled far off.4.Thetfore haueTfayd deftrudtion of the daughter of my people, 5. Forit is.aday-of flaughter, and conculcation,and weepings toour Lord the Godaf hoties.an thevale of vifitation , fearching the wal , and magnifical ypon the maunraine, 6. And Aelam tocke quiuer , chariot of the horfiman., and the fhielde+hath made the wal naked:7,And:thy principal valleyesdival be fulat chariots, of Dauid , becaufethey are multiplied ; and you. have gathered together the waters of the lower poole, 10. and hauc numbred.the houtes of Ieruifa- lem , and deftroyed houfes to tortifiethe wal, 11,.And you haue anadea Apocst, 14, lere.f, and are bound hard : al that-were found, are bound not. were fome bodie here ? becaufe thou haft cut thee out a fepulchre here, iby craftie in- chariot of thy glorie be , the ignominie of the houfe ot thy Lord, jtous & amb: - rhe defruktion of Tyrus by the Chaldees,15 «and reparation therof after feuentie faying:] naue not trauailed,and J haue not brought forth, and J haue not /mered inshe) OF IS ATE,” 471 not, 12. And our Lotd the God of hoftes fhal cal in thar day to weeping, andro mourning , to baldnes,and to girdle of fackcioth ; 13, and behold ioy and gladnes ,to kil calues yand toflearammes, to eate flefh , and to drinke wine: Let vseate and drinke : tor to morow we shal die.14.And the voice of the Lord of hoftes was reuealed in mine eares ; If this ini-: quitie shal be forgiuen you vntil you die, fayth our Lord the God of hoftes, 15, Thus {ayth our Lord the God of hoftes: Goe,ger theein to \Co) This Sobna him, thar dwelleth in the tabernacle,to (¢) Sobna the prouoit of the temn- eee chor. thel ple, andthow shalt fay to him : 16, What doeft thou here, or as if thou : ‘Temple , bur 4 . theu haft cut-out a-memorial diligently in an high place, atabernacle for trufion and thee inarocke. r7, Behold our Lord wil caufe thee to be caried away, iwniuft ae Da- as a cocke is caried , and he wil litt thee vp as a garment, 18, Crow- then by aye ning hewilcrowne thee with tribulation, he wil caftthee asabal ful induétion,! into a brode and large countric : there shalt thou die, and there shal the ‘was very cove