Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 23:39

39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

We have the same, Luk. 13.33, 34. O Ierusalem! Ierusalem! The doubling of the word, sheweth the vehemency of our Saviours Affection. Thou killest the Prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee. That hast killed, and abused, and art yet going on to do the like not taking notice of the Vengeance of God upon thee before for this very sin, 2 Chron. 36.16, 17. Neh. 9.26. How often would I have gathered thee? Giving thee all External means, proper to have reformed thee, and reconcile thee to God, as an Hen gathereth her Chickens under her Wings: Which if thou hadst accepted, and imbraced, the Chickens are not safer under the Wings of the Hen, from the danger of a Kite, than thou wouldst have been from Enemies. But thou wouldst not. Instead of hearkening to my Prophets, thou killedst them, and didst stone those sent unto thee, and so didst voluntarily reject me, and all my offers, and tenders of Grace, Mercy, and Protection, through the meet obstinacy of thy perverse[illegible: 1 letter] Will. Behold your House is left unto you desolate. Both the Temple, in which you place such a Confidence, and your own dwelling Houses shall be destroyed, burnt and razed down, or at least left without you as Inhabitants. For I say unto you, you shall not see me henceforth, till you shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the Name of the Lord. I will appear no more to you as a publick Preacher, after two or three days for ever; and you, that the other day so envied the Peoples Acclamations to me, Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Shall be glad your selves, to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and shall say the same thing, Blessed is he, &c. for whereas some interpret the term Till, &c. of the day of Judgment, or the time when the Iews shall be converted, I take them to be strained Interpretations. Till here certainly is to be interpreted, as Psal. 110.1. and Math. 1.25. and this Comporteth with the History, for after this time, our Saviour appeared in the Temple publickly no more. For the Disputes raised from v. 7. About Gods secret Will, whether he seriously willed the Salvation of the Iews, &c. I take the Affirmative part, to have no Foundation in this Text, for would I, is plainly enough here interpreted by the foregoing Word, Sending them Prophets, and other Ministers, to perswade them to Repentance, and Reconciliation with God. As the use of means proper to an end appear to us, Indications of the Will of him that useth them.

Marginal references: Psal. 118 26. Chap. 21.9.