Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 31:14

14 And I [illegible: 1 word] satiate the soul of the priests with fatness , and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD .

By Priests some understand the Ministers of the Gospel, whom God here promiseth l[illegible: 2 letters]erally to provide for, or rather by giving a succes[illegible: 1 letter] [illegible: 1 word] their Ministry, and letting them see the fruit of their labou[illegible: 1 letter]s▪ make to rejo[illegible: 1 letter]ce, in which Metaphorical sense I should rather interpret it, applying it first to the Priests of the Iewes after the Captivity, of whom it is said▪ Ez[illegible: 1 letter]a 6.16. that they kept the feast of t[illegible: 1 letter]e de[illegible: 1 letter]icat[illegible: 1 letter]on of th[illegible: 1 letter] [illegible: 1 word] Temple with joy, and verse 22. the Lord had made th[illegible: 1 letter] p[illegible: 1 letter]ople joyful.

Nor were the people for a short time only satisfied with the Lords goodness. In a secondary t[illegible: 1 letter]pical sense it may also signifie the spiritual success, and rejo[illegible: 2 letters]ing of good Ministers under the Gospel, and the spiritual joy of Believers. This rejoycing is Metaphorically expres[illegible: 1 letter]ed by fat[illegible: 1 letter]es, with allusion to the fat of the Sacrifices under the Law. It is an usual thing for God by his Prophets to express New Testament duties and priviledges, by phrases borrowed from the worship of God, under the Old Testament, vide Isa. 66.22, 23.