That is,1 Judah shall take pains and go through many difficulties in the ways of my Worship, and shall suffer much while Ephraim lives delicately for a long time, yet Judah suffered more difficulty, Judah suffered much more difficulty and hardship than the ten Tribes did. And I think that this Scripture hath reference to those two Scriptures that we find,2 the first is in 2 King. 18. from ver. 3. to ver. 9. and the other Scripture is in 2 Chron. 28. 6. Judah shall plough and be kept in a great deal of hardship in that time when Ephraim was so frolic as he was. In 2 King. 18. you shall find the great Reformation that Hezekiah made in the Worship of God in Judah, and Jerusalem: And then for his suffering that you have in 2 Chron. 28. 6. and 2 King. 14. 13. 3In 2 Chron. 28. 6. it is said, That Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men. It's a very strange Scripture, Israel, the ten Tribes they were worse than Judah: Israel forsook the true Worship of God; Judah kept themselves to the true Worship; and yet God let Israel so prosper that they did prevail against Judah and the Tribe of Benjamin, so as to slay in one day an hundred and twenty thousand valiant men. Oh! what crying and shrieking was there in the Country then, that of two Tribes an hundred and twenty thousand valiant men should be slain in one day. We think it's a dreadful battle to have three thousand slain in the Field, but here's a battle of an hundred and twenty thousand slain in one day, and that of two Tribes. And in 2 King. 14. 13. Hoshea King of Israel took Amaziah King of Judah, the son of Jehoash, son the of Ahaziah at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem &c. Here they were put to a great deal of trouble even by Ephraim; Judah and Benjamin those two Tribe that kept to the Worship of God were to put a great ⟨p. 439⟩deal of afflictions by Ephraim (the ten Tribes) that did forsake the Worship of God; in the forenamed place, 2 King. 18. there you may see how these reformed, and yet they suffered much difficulty. Strange is the Counsels of God concerning men.
That is,1 Judah shall take pains and go through many difficulties in the waies of my Worship, and shall suffer much while Ephraim lives delicately for a long time, yet Judah suffered more difficulty, Judah suffered much more difficulty and hardship than the ten Tribes did. And I think that this Scripture hath reference to those two Scriptures that we find,2 the first is in 2 King. 18. from ver. 3. to ver. 9. and the other Scripture is in 2 Chron. 28. 6. Judah shall plow and be kept in a great deal of hardship in that time when Ephraim was so frolick as he was. In 2 King. 18. you shall find the great Reformation that Hezekiah made in the Worship of God in Judah, and Jerusalem: And then for his suffering that you have in 2 Chron. 28. 6. and 2 King. 14. 13. 3In 2 Chron. 28. 6. it is said, That Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men. It's a very strange Scripture, Israel, the ten Tribes they were worse than Judah: Israel forsook the true Worship of God; Judah kept themselves to the true Worship; and yet God let Israel so prosper that they did prevail against Judah and the Tribe of Benjamin, so as to slay in one day an hundred and twenty thousand valiant men. Oh! what crying and shreeking was there in the Country then, that of two Tribes an hundred and twenty thousand valiant men should be slain in one day. We think it's a dreadful battel to have three thousand slain in the Field, but here's a battel of an hundred and twenty thousand slain in one day, and that of two Tribes. And in 2 King. 14. 13. Hoshea King of Israel took Amaziah King of Judah, the son of Jehoash, son the of Ahaziah at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem &c. Here they were put to a great deal of trouble even by Ephraim; Judah and Benjamin those two Trib• that kept to the Worship of God were to put a great
- 1Expos.
- 22 King. 18. 3-9. with 2 Ch. 28. 6.
- 32 Chr. 28. 6. a strange Scripture.2 Chr. 28. 6. a strang Scripture.
