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upon E Z E K^l E L. if
ber Colour outwardly, but appeared more flaming Chapter
inwardly , the lower part of a deeper Red, en- I.
compailcd with a bright Flame, to reprefent God's
coming to take Vengeance of the Jews. See the
Notes on Verfe 4.
In mod of our Englim Bibles the Stops are placed
wrong in this Verfe j whereas the whole
Verfe fhould be pointed thus, And I faw as the
colour of Amber, as the appearance of fire round
his loyns
about within it, from the appearance of
even upwards, and from the appearance of his loyns
even downwards, I faw as it were the appearance
of Fire, Sec,"] The Words mould be thus pointed,
as appears by comparing them with Chap. viii.
2.
Ver. 28. As. the appearance of the Cloud, See] Verfe 28.
The Light reflected from this Vifion had the appearance
of a Rainbow, a Token of God's Covenant
of Mercy, Gen, ix. 11, &c. to denote that
God in the midft of Judgment would remember
Mercy, and not utterly deftroy his People, Compare
Revel, iv. 3. Efpecially this Vifion being an
evident Reprefentation of the WORD that was to
be made Flejh, whofe Incarnation is the Foundation
of God's Covenant of Mercy with Man-
kind ^ a Rainbow, the Symbol and Token of
Mercy was a very fit Attendant upon that Glo-
rious Vifion. Compare Revel, x. 1.
Ibid. This was the appearance of the likenefs
of the Glory of the LORD"] This is a Defcription
of that Glorious Vifion wherein God ap-
peared, and whereby he made manifeft his Attri-
butes and Perfections.
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