1The word which we translate withdraweth, and is here used negatively, He withdraweth not, signifies, strictly in the Noun, any kind of abatement or diminution, and in the Verb, to diminish, or abate, or take short in any kind that which was before. When Pharaoh (Exod. 5.8.) gave out a fresh Charge for burdening, or indeed oppressing the Children of Israel in their bondage, the Order ran in this stile; The tale of bricks which they did make heretofore you shall lay upon them, you shall not diminish or withdraw any, you shall not abate them a brick. And Moses showing how sacred a thing the Word of God is, (Deut. 9.2.) gives a double check or prohibition to all meddlers with it: First, to meddlers by way of addition, Ye shall not add unto the Word: Secondly, by way of abatement, or abstraction, Ye shall not diminish, or withdraw from it: it is this word; As if the Lord had said, Every tittle of my word shall stand by it self, and every Iota be established; be sure that ye put nothing to it, that you withdraw ⟨p. 201⟩nothing from it. Further, this word which we translate withdraw, is rendered also to clip, as the hair of the head or beard is clipped, (Jer. 48.37.) It is indeed high treason against the King of Heaven, to clip his coin, his word, which bears the royal stamp and superscription of his truth and holiness. Thus here, he withdraweth not, that is, the Lord doth not abate, lessen, diminish, or take off his eyes from the righteous, his eyes are fixed on them for good always, and they are always fixed in the same strength and virtue; He withdraweth not His eyes.
1The word which we translate withdraweth, and is here used negatively, He withdraweth not, signifies, strictly in the Noune, any kind of abatement or diminution, and in the Verb, to diminish, or abate, or take short in any kind that which was before. When Pharaoh (Exod. 5.8.) gave out a fresh Charge for burdening, or indeed oppressing the Children of Israel in their bondage, the Order ran in this stile; The tale of bricks which they did make heretofore you shall lay upon them, you shall not diminish or withdraw any, you shall not abate them a brick. And Moses shewing how sacred a thing the Word of God is, (Deut. 9.2.) gives a double check or prohibition to all medlers with it: First, to medlers by way of addition, Ye shall not add unto the Word: Secondly, by way of abate•ent, or abstraction, Ye shall not diminish, or withdraw from it: it is this word; As if the Lord had said, Every tittle of my word shall stand by it self, and every Iota be establisht; be sure that ye put nothing to it, that you withdraw ⟨p. 201⟩nothing from it. Further, this word which we translate withdraw, is rendred also to clip, as the hayr of the head or beard is clipt, (Jer. 48.37.) It is indeed high treason against the King of Heaven, to clip his coyn, his word, which bears the royal stamp and superscription of his truth and holiness. Thus here, he withdraweth not, that is, the Lord doth not abate, lessen, diminish, or take off his eyes from the righteous, his eyes are fixed on them for good alwayes, and they are alwayes fixed in the same strength and vertue; He withdraweth not His eyes.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] minuit, diminuit, ademit, substraxit.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 minuit, diminuit, ademit, substraxit.
