The Prophet Jeremiah quits himself from this in one point (chap. 17.16.) I have not desired the woeful day (Lord) thou knowest. He was so far from desiring it, that he prayed for the peace and prosperity of that people; but though Jeremiah did not desire the evil day to come on others, yet when the evil day was come upon himself we find him venting strange and strong desires of that kind (Chap. 9.2.) O that my head were a fountain, and mine eyes rivers of tears, that I might weep night and day for the slain of the daughter of my People. He had visions of slaughter, and he did even beg a head melted into water for abundant mourning over that day. But what were his other, what were his further wishes, with respect to himself at that time? we have them in the next verse. O that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of a wayfaring man, that I might leave my people, and go from them, for they be all adulterers, a company of treacherous men. What uncomfortable desires had Jeremiah as to that day of distress! O how did he covet to have a retiring place, any hole in the wilderness, like a wayfaring man, that he might leave his people and see them no more, because they were so wicked, and their wickedness he foresaw would bring down such dreadful evils upon them. And as he wished this sad retirement upon the foresight of evils to come, so we find him in another place (Chap. 20.14, 15, 16, &c.) wishing that he had never been born to see such present evils. We have the like plain wish of David, in the day of his trouble (Psal. 55.2.) Attend unto me (O God) and hear me, I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me (they charged him with evils that he had not done) my heart is sore pained within me, the terrors of death are fallen upon me, fearfulness and trouble are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed, or covered me. David was at that time in a very sad day, you see; and what was his wish that day? we have it at the 6th verse, And I said, O that I had wings like a dove, for then would I flee away and be at rest; lo then would I wander ⟨p. 316⟩far off and remain in the wilderness. Holy David could not keep his heart (in those distresses) from extravagant wishes.
The Prophet Jeremiah quits himself from this in one point (chap. 17.16.) I have not desired the woful day (Lord) thou knowest. He was so far from desiring it, that he prayed for the peace and prosperity of that people; but though Jeremy did not desire the evil day to come on others, yet when the evil day was come upon himself we find him venting strange and strong desires of that kind (Chap. 9.2.) O that my head were a fountain, and mine eyes rivers of tears, that I might weep night and day for the slain of the daughter of my People. He had visions of slaughter, and he did even beg a head melted into water for abundant mourning over that day. But what were his other, what were his further wishes, with respect to himself at that time? we have them in the next verse. O that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of a wayfaring man, that I might leave my people, and go from them, for they be all adulterers, a company of treacherous men. What uncomfortable desires had Jeremiah as to that day of distress! O how did he covet to have a retiring place, any hole in the wilderness, like a wayfaring man, that he might leave his people and see them no more, because they were so wicked, and their wickedness he foresaw would bring down such dreadful evils upon them. And as he wisht this sad retirement upon the foresight of evils to come, so we find him in another place (Chap. 20.14, 15, 16, &c.) wishing that he had never been born to see such presnet evils. We have the like plain wish of David, in the day of his trouble (Psal. 55.2.) Attend unto me (O God) and hear me, I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; because of the voice of the enemy, because of the •ppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me (they charged him with evils that he had not done) my heart is sore pained within me, the terrors of death are fallen upon me, fearfulness and trouble are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed, or covered me. David was at that time in a very sad day, you see; and what was his wish that day? we have it at the 6th verse, And I said, O that I had wings like a dove, for then would I flee away and be at rest; lo then would I wander ⟨p. 316⟩far off and remain in the wilderness. Holy David could not keep his heart (in those distresses) from extravagant wishes.
