John Trapp on Isaiah 11:4

Ver. 4. But with righteouſneſs judge the poor] i.e. The poor in ſpirit, thoſe meek ones of the earth. So the Anabaptiſts of Germany called themſelves, and ſaid, that now the Promiſe muſt be fulfilled, The meek ſhall inherit the earth; when as they by blood, rapine, cruel wars, ſeized on the poſſeſſions of others. And have we not now amongſt us many loaves of the ſame Leven, brats of the ſame breed,This was written, May 1. 1657. bloody in their poſitions and diſpoſitions (the fifth Monarchy-men they call themſelves) Chriſt Jeſus (as he hath lately to his great praiſe, ſo ſtill) preſerve, and bleſs us out of their bloody fingers, and from their prodigious principles, and practices. He hath promiſed it here, and much more; Thou ſhalt give thy Judgement to the King (Chriſt) and he ſhall deliver the poor, Pſal. 72.2. viz. from all foes and perſecutors.

And he ſhall ſmite the earth] i. e. Earthly-minded men, who are of the earth, ſpeak of the earth, and the earth heareth them, John 3.31. As the earth is cold and dry: ſo are they. As the earth is heavy and beareth downward: ſo do they. As the earth keepeth down hot exhalations that naturally would aſcend: ſo is it with ſuch. And laſtly, as the earth ſtandeth ſtill in the midſt of Heaven, and taketh no notice of the whole circumference that is carryed round about it: ſo are earthly men ſtupid and inſenſible, &c. Howbeit, by the Rod of his mouth, that is, by the preaching of the Goſpel, Chriſt doth eftſoones ſecretly ſmite the earth, that is, the conſciences of carnal people, glued to the earth, making them ſound heavily as a ſhawlm.

And with the breath of his lips ſhall he ſtay the wicked] The Devil and his Deputies, Antichriſt eſpecially, 2 Theſſ. 2.8. and that with little ado, even with a blaſt of his lips only: as with his bare Word he laid on their backs, thoſe Souldiers that came to apprehend him.