Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 18:30

30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his wayes, saith the Lord GOD: repent, and turn your selves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruine.

Since you persist to implead me of Iniquity in my Judgments, after all I have said to clear my self, there is nothing left by which I may be cleared, but this, to proceed with you according to your doings.

I will debate, determine with you.

Who do keep up this opinion of me, the proud contemners of God, and justifiers of themselves.

None shall be overlookt, or excused, every one shall be judged.

Your wayes shall be the standard and measure; if they are good, you shall receive good, if evil, you shall suffer evil; and then there can be no colour of complaint.

'Twill be safest for you that are proud quarrellers, be therefore advised, repent, and venture not your life and wellfare on self-justification; some others there were of better temper, they are exhorted by repentance to prevent wrath, and prepare for the mercy which the Lord ever sheweth to the Penitent, as ver. 21, 22

Or return your selves, perswade others also. (Your selves is not in Hebr.)

Neither your ungodly practices, nor your unjust opinions of me and my wayes, saith the Lord.

The cause of your Temporal and Eternal misery, or thus, cease from sin, then you'l judge aright, and not be stumbled at the supposed inequality of my Judgments; who leave sin, can see what mercy spared, pardoned, saved them, but who live in s[illegible: 1 letter]n, will have soft thoughts for sin, and hard thoughts of God.

Marginal references: Matth. 3.2.; Or, others.