John Trapp on Jeremiah 9:7
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Jeremiah9:7
Ver. 7. Behold I will melt them and try them] I will caſt them into the fiery crucible of ſharp affl[illegible: 1 letter]ction. A Metaphor from Metallaries. See chap. 6.29.
For how ſhould I do for the daughter of my people?] i. e. How ſhould I do otherwiſe? what can I do leſſe to them though they are my people, ſith they are ſo ſhameleſly, ſo lawleſly wicked? an unruly Patient maketh a cruel Phyſician: a deſperate diſeaſe muſt have a deſperate remedy.
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