Jeremiah 19

And all these sorts of office-bearers among us we doe as rightly warrant from the like sorts among them as other whiles we warrant our baptizing of Infants from their circumcising of them, our Churches by their Synagogues, &c. Now that the Jewish Church had also such Elders as w…

The Hebrews teach, with respect to Jud. 6:25, 26, that some of these were fattened for several years for that purpose, so that more handsome victims might be slaughtered. To these they added human sacrifice (Jer. 19:5, 32:35) — concerning which crime we will say more in the foll…

Nor need we flee to that exposition ever and anon, that Christ died for all, that is, all ranks of men. For "all" is put in Scripture ordinarily for many; as (Deuteronomy 1:21; Psalm 71:18; Jeremiah 15:10; Jeremiah 19:9; Jeremiah 20:7; Jeremiah 23:30; Jeremiah 49:17; Ezekiel 16:…

By Topheth, no doubt he means hell: not as though we should imagine there were some place where the wicked are shut up after their death as in a prison, there to suffer the torments which they have deserved: but he thereby signifies their miserable condition and extreme torments…

Leviticus 20:3, the reason given against it, is the defiling of God's Sanctuary, and profaning his holy name, both which spoke in reference to the worship of God only and matters of religion, as Ainsworth in his Notes upon both these Texts, fully and excellently shows, as also t…

Jeremiah 11:6: 'Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear the words of this covenant, and do them.' So also Jeremiah 19:2 and 7:2. Proverbs 8:1: 'Does not wisdom cry, and understanding put forth her voice?'