John Trapp on Micah 5:4

Verſe 4. And he ſhall ſtand and feed (or, rule) in the ſtrength of the Lord] He ſhall ſtand, and none ſhall be able to ſtirre him: there ſhall be lifting at his government, but it ſtands firm and fixed. Earthly Monarchies have their times, and their turnes: their ruine, as well as their riſe. The Roman Empire fell under the weight of its own greatneſſe. The Turkiſh, although it be indeed very ſtrong, yet is it by many probably thought to be on the declining hand. But Chriſt ſhall ſtand, when all earthly greatneſſe ſhall lie in the duſt. And He ſhall feed his flock in the ſtrength of the Lord: neither ſhall any ravenous Lion, or grievous Wolf, pluck them out of his hand; becauſe He and the Father are one, Joh. 10.39. and God hath laid help on one that is mighty, Pſal. 89 19.

and in the majeſty of the name of the Lord his God,] that is, by the power of Gods word, called his name, Acts 9 15. and elſewhere. This word hath a ſingular majeſtie in it, whereby it aweth and affecteth mens conſciences, to the propagating of Chriſts kingdom: viz when it is accompanied with the Spirit of God, called his ſtrength in the former clauſe. And that theſe ever go together, in all the ſubjects of Chriſts kingdom, ſee Eſay 59 21. As for me, this is my Covenant with them, ſaith the Lord, My Spirit that is upon them, and my word which I have put in thy mouth, ſhall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy ſeed, nor out of the mouth of thy ſeeds ſ[illegible: 1 letter]ed, ſaith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.

for now ſhall he be great unto the ends of the earth.] Now, that is, ere long: in Gods due time, which oft ſeems long, becauſe we are ſhort; apt to antedate the promiſes, in regard of the accompliſhment, to limit the Holy One of Iſrael, and to ſet him a time, to ſet his Sun by our diall, Jer. 8 20. help they would have that Summer at furtheſt. But as God never fails in his own time, ſo he ſeldom comes at ours: We muſt live by faith, Hab. 2.2. and ſtay Gods leiſure, as David did for the kingdome, and thoſe in Eſther, for deliverance. Gods promiſes will at length take their way over all Alpes of oppoſition: but we have need of patience &c. For yet a little while, and he that ſhall come, will come, and will not tarry, Heb. 10 36, 37.