WHAT, God departed? Woe to us when God departs from us.1 Why? but Ephraim might bless himself in his prosperous condition in which he was, Ephraim (might say) What do you speak of Gods departing? We are in a good condition, it's but your melancholy fears that makes you speak of such fears as these are, we were never stronger, nor never had better fortifications, nor never prospered better than we do; and as I told you, ⟨p. 254⟩this hath reference to the time of Jeroboam the second, and the Prophet grants it,2 that they were in a prosperous estate, Ephraim was like Tyre planted in a pleasant place as Tyre was; Tyre, it was a brave City, an Island in the Sea, much like (as it's reported) that famous City in Italy, 3[Venice] which is in the Sea about seven hundred paces from the Land, it is built as it were upon a rock in the Sea; and so indeed the word signifies,4 it comes from a word that in the Hebrew signifies a Rock: it was a very exceeding strong place.5 Quintus Curtius in his fourth book of the Story of Alexander, saith that, Alexander in his conquest had more to do to conquer Tyre than all Asia besides,6 it was such a mighty and strong place. Pliny saith the compass of it was nineteen miles.7 It was the general Mart almost of all the world, and it was a City very full of people; and to this the Prophet hath reference, when he saith, Ephraim was like Tyre; because Ephraim did so glory in his numerous Progeny; for Tyre was a mighty populous place, as Pliny saith of it, that there were three other ancient Cities came out of it,8 as Leptis Utica, and that great CARTHAGE that was but a spring out of this root, that CARTHAGE that was such a famous City that did strive a long time for the Empire of Rome, and the Monarchy and Dominion of the whole world; Yea and Gades divided (as it were) from the rest of the earth, were peopled from hence: We need not go so much to the Authors that write about this City and the braveness of it,9 for in Ezek. 27. you have a description of the City Tyre, as a most brave, rich, and glorious City. Oh! thou that art situate at the entry of the Sea, which art a Merchant of the people for many Isles: thus saith the Lord God, O Tyre, thou hast said I am of perfect beauty; Thy borders are in the midst of the Seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. And then in the 33.
WHAT, God departed? Wo to us when God departs from us.1 Why? but Ephraim might bless himself in his prosperous condition in which he was, Ephraim (might say) What do you speak of Gods departing? We are in a good condition, it's but your melancholly fears that makes you speak of such fears as these are, we were never stronger, nor never had better fortifications, nor never prospered better than we do; and as I told you, ⟨p. 254⟩this hath reference to the time of Jerohoam the second, and the Prophet grants it,2 that they were in a prosperous estate, Ephraim was like Tyrus planted in a pleasant place as Tyrus was; Tyrus, it was a brave City, an Island in the Sea, much like (as it's reported) that famous City in Italy, 3[Venice] which is in the Sea about seven hundred paces from the Land, it is built as it were upon a rock in the Sea; and so indeed the word signifies,4 it comes from a word that in the Hebrew signifies a Rock: it was a very exceeding strong place.5 Quintus Curtius in his fourth book of the Story of Alexander, saith that, Alexander in his conquest had more to do to conquer Tyrus than all Asia besides,6 it was such a mighty and strong place. Pliny saith the compass of it was nineteen miles.7 It was the general Mart almost of all the world, and it was a City very full of people; and to this the Prophet hath reference, when he saith, Ephraim was like Tyrus; because Ephraim did so glory in his numerous Progeny; for Tyrus was a mighty populous place, as Pliny saith of it, that there were three other ancient Cities came out of it,8 as Leptis Vtica, and that great CARTHAGE that was but a spring out of this root, that CARTHAGE that was such a famous City that did strive a long time for the Empier of Rome, and the Monarchy and Dominion of the whol world; Yea and Gades divided (as it were) from the rest of the earth, were peopled from hence: We need not go so much to the Authors that write about this City and the braveness of it,
- 1Expos.
- 22 King. 14
- 3Venice.
- 4Rupes. [Greek or Hebrew]Rupes. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉
- 5Quintus Cur•ius.
- 6Lib. 4. de Reb. gestis Alexandri.
- 7Plin. lib. 5. cap. 19.
- 8The Colonies of Tyre.The Colonies of Tyrus.
- 9Ezek. 27.
