An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…

And then secondly, builds the Cities which are overthrown, that himself may dwell in them. He will not dwell in Cities built to his hand, or in Palaces ready made, but he will make goodly Palaces out of desolate places; a City wasted by War, by Fire, and Sword, shall revive out of the rubbish, and recover to its ancient splendour, if he undertake it.

And then secondly, builds the Cities which are overthrown, that himselfe may dwell in them. He will not dwell in Cities built to his hand, or in Palaces ready made, but he will make goodly Palaces out of desolate places; a City wasted by Warr, by Fire, and Sword, shall revive out of the rubbish, and recover to its ancient splendor, if he undertake it.

Master Broughton renders clearly to this sense, Though he makes dwellings of Cities ruinated, of houses undwelt, which were coming to heaps of stone: Here's the completeness of his worldly ⟨p. 152⟩power. He makes flourishing Cities desolate, and desolate Cities flourish; he dwells in desolate Cities, in Houses where no man inhabiteth; that is, in Cities which he himself once made desolate (having cast out their proper Inhabitants) but hath now re-edified and enlarged for his own use and honour.

Master Broughton renders clearely to this sense, Though hee makes dwellings of Cities ruinated, of houses undwelt, which were comming to heaps of stone: Heres the compleatnesse of his worldly ⟨p. 152⟩power. He makes flourishing Cities desolate, and desolate Cities flourish; he dwells in desolate Cities, in Houses where no man inhabiteth; that is, in Cities which he himselfe once made desolate (having cast out their proper Inhabitants) but hath now re-edified and enlarged for his owne use and honour.