the_o blood_n of_o slay_a abel_n by_o a_o very_a weighty_a emphasis_n as_o to_o the_o phrase_n of_o a_o voice_n and_o cry_v direct_v to_o god_n it_o manifest_o intimate_v these_o two_o thing_n first_o that_o he_o be_v a_o just_a judge_n and_o the_o avenger_n of_o wickedness_n and_o therefore_o the_o violent_a murder_n of_o abel_n can_v not_o but_o come_v to_o he_o for_o justice_n on_o the_o assassinate_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o like_a case_n 2_o chron._n 24.22_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o it_o and_o require_v it_o viz._n the_o blood_n of_o zechariah_n the_o second_o be_v that_o he_o be_v a_o gracious_a love_a father_n and_o defender_n of_o such_o as_o be_v his_o and_o mind_n they_o as_o well_o in_o life_n as_o in_o death_n for_o he_o have_v not_o only_o a_o respect_n for_o abel_n when_o alive_a but_o hearken_v also_o to_o the_o cry_n of_o his_o blood_n when_o dead_a according_a to_o rom._n 14.8_o whether_o we_o live_v or_o die_v we_o be_v the_o lord_n some_o put_v a_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d haima_fw-la as_o to_o the_o sense_n and_o connexion_n because_o cain_n do_v not_o only_o not_o confess_v his_o sin_n but_o also_o impudent_o deny_v that_o he_o be_v concern_v in_o the_o care_n or_o keep_n of_o his_o brother_n god_n deal_v more_o open_o say_v the_o voice_n of_o thy_o brother_n blood_n cry_v to_o i_o from_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v thy_o brother_n be_v slay_v i_o do_v not_o vain_o inquire_v where_o he_o be_v his_o blood_n demand_v vengeance_n of_o i_o and_o i_o be_o concern_v to_o call_v his_o murderer_n to_o account_v therefore_o speak_v plain_o what_o haste_n thou_o do_v that_o be_v why_o do_v thou_o dare_v or_o presume_v to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n on_o he_o thou_o say_v thou_o be_v not_o his_o keeper_n as_o if_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o thou_o have_v keep_v he_o tell_v rather_o what_o thou_o have_v design_v against_o he_o this_o be_v the_o paraphrase_n of_o musculus_fw-la upon_o the_o place_n to_o this_o place_n heb._n 12.24_o refer_v where_o the_o cry_a blood_n of_o dead_a abel_n be_v fair_o compare_v to_o the_o live_a blood_n of_o christ_n our_o mediator_n and_o intercessor_n 261._o esa._n 14.9_o 10._o the_o dead_a be_v feign_a to_o come_v from_o hell_n or_o the_o grave_n to_o deride_v the_o pride_n and_o haughtiness_n of_o that_o inhuman_a king_n of_o babylon_n speak_v to_o he_o when_o fall_v from_o his_o greatness_n and_o upbraid_v he_o for_o his_o monstrous_a pride_n and_o shameful_a downfall_n jer._n 31.15_o rachel_n the_o mother_n of_o joseph_n and_o benjamin_n long_o before_o dead_a be_v bring_v in_o as_o bitter_o weep_v for_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o people_n which_o pprophecy_n be_v allege_v to_o express_v the_o cruelty_n of_o herod_n massacre_n of_o the_o infant_n matth._n 2.18_o for_o the_o agreement_n of_o that_o tyrannical_a fact_n with_o that_o place_n rachel_n sepulchre_n be_v near_o bethlem_n in_o which_o and_o the_o adjacent_a place_n that_o most_o cruel_a villainy_n be_v commit_v etc._n etc._n see_v also_o ezek._n 32.21_o etc._n etc._n 2._o of_o other_o thing_n void_a of_o life_n and_o soul_n gen._n 4.11_o and_o now_o be_v thou_o curse_v from_o the_o earth_n which_o have_v open_v her_o mouth_n to_o receive_v thy_o brother_n blood_n from_o thy_o hand_n by_o this_o prosopopeia_fw-la the_o wickedness_n of_o cain_n be_v aggravate_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v the_o very_a earth_n though_o destitute_a of_o sense_n and_o reason_n yet_o be_v more_o humane_a and_o kind_a to_o thy_o brother_n then_o thou_o be_v because_o it_o receive_v and_o lay_v up_o that_o blood_n which_o thou_o have_v spill_v from_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n lest_o it_o shall_v cause_v horror_n in_o they_o other_o say_v that_o this_o speech_n denote_v the_o extreme_a grievousness_n of_o his_o wickedness_n and_o the_o horror_n of_o his_o guilty_a conscience_n render_v the_o very_a senseless_a creature_n his_o enemy_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v the_o very_a earth_n which_o as_o it_o be_v with_o open_a mouth_n receive_v the_o blood_n of_o thy_o brother_n from_o thy_o hand_n will_v account_v thou_o as_o execrable_a which_o agree_v fair_o with_o the_o follow_a word_n gen._n 47.19_o death_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o land_n which_o denote_v desolation_n exod._n 9.18_o it_o be_v say_v of_o mount_n sinai_n that_o jehovah_n appear_v it_o quake_v that_o be_v it_o have_v such_o commotion_n as_o if_o like_o a_o man_n it_o have_v tremble_v for_o fear_n levit._fw-la 18.18_o spue_v out_o its_o inhabitant_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o land_n which_o signify_v their_o expulsion_n for_o their_o wickedness_n deut._n 32.42_o god_n be_v say_v to_o make_v his_o arrow_n drink_v with_o blood_n that_o be_v that_o out_o of_o his_o just_a wrath_n he_o will_v send_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o land_n to_o kill_v the_o wicked_a and_o rebellious_a people_n see_v esa._n 34.5_o jer._n 46.10_o josh._n 24.27_o and_o joshua_n say_v unto_o all_o the_o people_n behold_v this_o stone_n shall_v be_v a_o witness_n unto_o we_o for_o it_o have_v hear_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v unto_o we_o etc._n etc._n the_o stone_n erect_v there_o be_v by_o a_o prosopopeia_fw-la say_v to_o hear_v because_o it_o be_v present_a as_o it_o be_v a_o witness_n and_o be_v appoint_v as_o a_o memorial_n and_o testimonial_a sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n god_n then_o make_v with_o his_o people_n judg._n 5.20_o they_o fight_v from_o heaven_n etc._n the_o star_n in_o their_o course_n or_o degree_n fight_v against_o sisera_n the_o star_n be_v say_v to_o fight_v because_o they_o be_v instrument_n of_o exciting_a those_o hail_n and_o storm_n which_o god_n probable_o use_v against_o his_o enemy_n josephus_n say_v that_o when_o the_o canaanite_n encounter_v with_o the_o israelite_n a_o violent_a shower_n fall_v and_o much_o rain_n and_o hail_n by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o wind_n be_v fierce_o drive_v into_o the_o canaanite_n face_n so_o that_o their_o bow_n and_o sling_n become_v unprofitable_a and_o useless_a neither_o can_v they_o be_v so_o benumb_v with_o cold_a handle_n their_o sword_n which_o tempest_n nevertheless_o do_v no_o way_n prejudice_v the_o israelite_n brentius_n thus_o expound_v it_o '_o we_o simple_o expound_v it_o that_o god_n be_v no_o way_n favourable_a but_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o enterprise_n of_o sisera_n because_o he_o dwell_v in_o heaven_n and_o terrify_v the_o host_n and_o chariot_n of_o sisera_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 4.15_o and_o whereas_o the_o star_n be_v say_v to_o fight_n it_o carry_v the_o show_n of_o a_o proverb_n signify_v that_o no_o prosperous_a fortune_n be_v on_o sisera_n side_n for_o when_o any_o ill_a luck_n betide_v man_n they_o be_v wont_n to_o say_v that_o no_o star_n shine_v upon_o they_o or_o that_o the_o star_n resist_v they_o by_o which_o be_v mean_v that_o all_o creature_n both_o earthly_a and_o heavenly_a threaten_v their_o destruction_n junius_n and_o tremellius_n translate_v that_o the_o star_n e_fw-la suis_fw-la aggeribus_fw-la from_o their_o sconce_n or_o bulwark_n fight_v against_o sisera_n that_o be_v from_o the_o superior_a region_n of_o the_o air_n a_o speech_n translate_v from_o soldier_n fight_v from_o high_a place_n job_n 3.8_o eyelid_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o morning_n by_o which_o its_o early_a beam_n be_v understand_v or_o the_o first_o shine_v of_o its_o ray_n arise_v from_o the_o approach_a sun_n a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o one_o new_o awake_a that_o lift_v up_o his_o eyelid_n or_o as_o other_o say_v from_o the_o swift_a motion_n and_o vibration_n of_o the_o eyelid_n because_o the_o sunbeam_n move_v swift_o till_o they_o be_v diffuse_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o hemisphere_n job_n 31.38_o if_o my_o land_n cry_v against_o i_o or_o that_o the_o furrow_n thereof_o weep_v the_o good_a man_n declare_v that_o he_o
thou_o and_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o youth_n mal._n 2.14_o that_o be_v to_o join_v they_o in_o a_o individual_a society_n of_o life_n a_o judicial_a inquisition_n which_o inflict_v revenge_n and_o punishment_n upon_o the_o guilty_a be_v note_v in_o these_o text_n gen._n 9.5_o josh._n 22.23_o psal._n 9.12_o psal._n 10.14_o 15._o the_o metaphor_n be_v take_v from_o the_o custom_n of_o judge_n who_o by_o the_o examination_n and_o weigh_v of_o testimony_n first_o inquire_v into_o the_o case_n and_o then_o proceed_v to_o sentence_n number_v by_o number_v the_o most_o exact_a care_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v note_v as_o man_n keep_v account_n of_o affair_n that_o concern_v they_o much_o psal._n 56.8_o thou_o tell_v my_o wander_n put_v thou_o my_o tear_n into_o thy_o bottle_n be_v they_o not_o in_o thy_o book_n matth._n 10.30_o but_o the_o very_a hair_n of_o your_o head_n be_v number_v also_o his_o most_o exact_a knowledge_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v innumerable_a to_o we_o psal._n 147.4_o he_o tell_v the_o number_n of_o the_o star_n he_o call_v theâ—â—_n all_o by_o their_o name_n esa._n 40.26_o he_o bring_v out_o their_o host_n by_o number_n he_o call_v they_o all_o by_o their_o name_n by_o the_o greatness_n of_o he_o may_v etc._n etc._n by_o the_o term_n sell_v a_o delivery_n into_o the_o power_n of_o the_o enemy_n by_o a_o offend_a god_n be_v note_v sell_v as_o thing_n that_o be_v sell_v by_o man_n be_v transfeer_v into_o the_o right_n power_n and_o property_n of_o another_o as_o deut._n 32.30_o how_o shall_v one_o chase_v a_o thousand_o and_o two_o put_v ten_o thousand_o to_o flight_n except_o their_o rock_n have_v sell_v they_o jud._n 2.14_o and_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v hot_a against_o israel_n and_o he_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o spoiler_n that_o spoil_v they_o and_o he_o sell_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n round_o about_o etc._n etc._n and_o chap._n 4.9_o the_o lord_n shall_v sell_v sisera_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o woman_n etc._n etc._n see_v psal._n 44.12_o esa._n 50.1_o ezek._n 30.12_o etc._n etc._n by_o the_o term_n buy_v be_v signify_v redemption_n by_o and_o through_o christ_n as_o 1_o cor._n 6.20_o for_o you_o be_v buy_v with_o a_o price_n therefore_o glorify_v god_n etc._n etc._n and_o 1_o cor._n 7.23_o you_o be_v buy_v with_o a_o price_n be_v you_o not_o the_o servant_n of_o man_n so_o gal._n 3.13_o and_o 4_o 5._o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o rev._n 14.3_o 4._o the_o price_n which_o purchase_v this_o mystical_a buy_v be_v the_o blood_n death_n passion_n and_o merit_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n the_o second_o kind_n of_o action_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o hand_n action_n be_v either_o general_a or_o special_a in_o general_a there_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n by_o a_o anthropopathy_n labour_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o creation_n so_o job_n call_v himself_o the_o labour_n of_o his_o hand_n job_n 10.3_o that_o be_v fashion_v and_o form_v he_o in_o his_o mother_n womb_n labour_n of_o which_o he_o emphatical_o speak_v in_o verse_n 8._o thy_o hand_n have_v make_v i_o and_o fashion_v i_o together_o round_o about_o 〈◊〉_d the_o hebrew_n word_n proper_o signify_v the_o form_n of_o a_o thing_n with_o great_a labour_n art_n and_o diligence_n in_o other_o place_n it_o denote_v anxiety_n grief_n and_o trouble_n set_v forth_o the_o exceed_a great_a wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n or_o form_v of_o man_n which_o be_v expound_v in_o the_o 10_o and_o 11_o verse_n with_o more_o special_a and_o emphatical_a word_n have_v thou_o not_o pouâ—â—ed_v i_o out_o as_o milk_n and_o curdle_v i_o like_o cheese_n thou_o have_v clothe_v i_o with_o skin_n and_o flesh_n and_o have_v fence_v i_o with_o bone_n and_o sinew_n etc._n etc._n psal._n 139.13_o 14_o 15._o this_o divine_a work_n be_v speak_v of_o thou_o have_v cover_v i_o in_o my_o mother_n womb_n i_o will_v praise_v thou_o for_o i_o be_o fearful_o and_o wonderful_o make_v marvellous_a be_v thy_o work_n and_o that_o my_o soul_n know_v right_a well_o my_o substance_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o when_o i_o be_v make_v in_o secret_a and_o curious_o wrought_v in_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d the_o hebrew_n translate_v curious_o wrought_v be_v very_o emphatical_a for_o it_o proper_o signify_v to_o paint_v with_o a_o needle_n or_o the_o texture_n or_o weave_n various_a figure_n and_o picture_n in_o arras_n or_o tapestry_n hang_n or_o garment_n interweave_v or_o wrought_v with_o many_o curious_a colour_n contexturam_fw-la the_o formation_n of_o man_n be_v therefore_o compare_v to_o such_o a_o work_n because_o of_o its_o marvellous_a order_n symmetry_n and_o contexture_n of_o various_a member_n vein_n artery_n bone_n flesh_n skin_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o work_n of_o redemption_n the_o passion_n and_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v call_v labour_n as_o esa._n 43.24_o thou_o have_v make_v labour_n in_o thy_o iniquity_n so_o the_o hebrew_n he_o shall_v see_v the_o labour_n or_o travel_n of_o his_o soul._n esa._n 53.11_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o a_o twofold_a respect_n which_o attend_v labour_n as_o 1._o anxiety_n and_o toil_n then_o 2._o the_o utility_n and_o profit_n that_o follow_v for_o the_o word_n comprehend_v both_o according_a to_o that_o say_n gen._n 3.19_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n shall_v thou_o eat_v bread_n where_o the_o toil_n and_o profit_n be_v join_v the_o toil_n and_o anxiety_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n be_v large_o describe_v by_o the_o evangelist_n and_o how_o great_a the_o profit_n and_o benefit_n of_o it_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o unspeakable_a blessing_n it_o bring_v to_o poor_a mankind_n be_v evident_a to_o every_o soul_n that_o have_v taste_v of_o his_o grace_n to_o labour_n be_v oppose_v rest_v and_o recreation_n rest._n which_o by_o this_o figure_n be_v attribute_v to_o god_n gen._n 2.2_o and_o god_n rest_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n from_o all_o his_o work_n which_o he_o have_v make_v and_o verse_n 3_o and_o god_n bless_v the_o seven_o day_n and_o sanctify_v it_o because_o that_o in_o it_o he_o have_v rest_v etc._n etc._n this_o rest_n in_o god_n presuppose_v no_o wearyness_n as_o it_o do_v in_o man_n but_o the_o complete_n end_n and_o perfection_n of_o his_o admirable_a work_n of_o this_o great_a and_o incomprehensible_a fabric_n and_o so_o only_a a_o cessation_n from_o his_o create_a work_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v for_o among_o man_n the_o more_o arduous_a laborious_a and_o profitable_a the_o work_n be_v the_o more_o please_a and_o delectable_a the_o artificer_n rest_n be_v when_o he_o complete_v it_o some_o say_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rest_n be_v proper_o attribute_v to_o god_n which_o strict_o signify_v rest_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v but_o a_o bare_a and_o simple_a cessation_n as_o josh._n 5.12_o job_n 32.9_o rev._n 4.8_o etc._n etc._n and_o common_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o that_o cease_v from_o his_o work_n do_v rest_n although_o not_o weary_a but_o in_o full_a strength_n and_o vigour_n be_v it_o so_o but_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v put_v for_o the_o very_a rest_n here_o speak_v of_o exod_a 20.11_o for_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o that_o in_o they_o be_v and_o rest_v the_o seven_o day_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o the_o word_n signify_v a_o mere_a cessation_n without_o any_o previous_a wearyness_n 1_o sam._n 25.9_o it_o be_v to_o heedful_o note_v that_o it_o be_v say_v exod._n 31.17_o for_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n he_o 〈◊〉_d rest_v be_v refresh_v or_o take_v breath_n which_o word_n be_v also_o use_v exod._n 23.12_o of_o the_o weary_a servant_n after_o his_o labour_n viz._n on_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v thou_o rest_v and_o 2_o sam._n 16.14_o it_o be_v express_o oppose_v to_o weariness_n zion_n and_o the_o church_n be_v call_v the_o place_n of_o his_o rest_n psal._n 132.14_o and_o esa._n 11.10_o which_o denote_v his_o gracious_a presence_n operation_n and_o complacency_n of_o the_o special_a action_n of_o man_n a_o great_a many_o be_v attribute_v to_o god_n by_o which_o his_o various_a work_n of_o grace_n righteousness_n and_o wrath_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o wash_v 1._o he_o be_v say_v to_o wash_v away_o filth_n and_o sin_n when_o he_o gracious_o remit_v it_o psal._n 51.2_o wash_v i_o thorough_o from_o my_o iniquity_n and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n esa._n 4.4_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v wash_v away_o the_o filth_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n etc._n etc._n hide_v 2._o he_o be_v say_v to_o hide_v the_o godly_a and_o believer_n when_o he_o protect_v
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the_o wound_n stand_v invincible_a never_o yield_v till_o death_n 363._o as_o if_o death_n itself_o be_v nothing_o to_o they_o say_v the_o historian_n so_o that_o their_o young_a one_o may_v be_v safe_a xiii_o lion_n be_v full_a of_o clemency_n to_o they_o that_o prostrate_v themselves_o at_o their_o foot_n ovid._n they_o will_v not_o touch_v such_o as_o do_v as_o it_o be_v by_o submission_n humble_v themselves_o to_o they_o fourteen_o out_o of_o the_o dead_a carcase_n of_o sampson_n lion_n come_v forth_o sweetness_n as_o in_o his_o riddle_n xv._n none_o can_v take_v away_o the_o prey_n from_o a_o hungry_a lion_n xvi_o it_o be_v affirm_v that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v anoint_v all_o over_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o lion_n 3â—â—7_n he_o shall_v never_o be_v destroy_v by_o wild_a beast_n xvii_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o lion_n as_o naturalist_n say_v be_v rub_v or_o spread_v upon_o a_o canker_n or_o sore_a which_o be_v swell_v about_o the_o vein_n will_v present_o cure_v the_o grief_n 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yea_o whole_a legion_n of_o they_o and_o ride_v in_o triumph_n through_o the_o air._n 2.15_o he_o overcome_v the_o world_n trample_v it_o under_o his_o foot_n he_o conquer_v sin_n yea_o death_n itself_o the_o woman_n bring_v forth_o the_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n portend_v nothing_o less_o than_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o devil_n kingdom_n v._o christ_n appear_v in_o his_o dispensation_n for_o some_o time_n to_o couch_v down_o as_o it_o be_v suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v abuse_v in_o his_o people_n and_o seem_v to_o lie_v still_o as_o if_o he_o be_v asleep_a vi_o christ_n when_o he_o be_v rouse_v up_o by_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o church_n and_o the_o cry_v of_o his_o people_n will_v be_v very_o terrible_a 41.25_o he_o will_v come_v upon_o prince_n as_o upon_o mortar_n though_o now_o he_o seem_v still_o and_o peaceable_a like_o a_o lamb_n yet_o the_o day_n be_v at_o hand_n when_o he_o will_v rise_v up_o like_o a_o lion_n to_o destroy_v and_o devour_v 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their_o own_o blood_n as_o with_o sweet_a wine_n xi_o the_o lord_n jesus_n as_o he_o avenge_n the_o wrong_n and_o injury_n do_v to_o his_o people_n so_o he_o will_v requite_v kindness_n show_v to_o they_o such_o as_o feed_v the_o hungry_a 39_o clothe_v the_o naked_a visit_v the_o sick_a and_o those_o that_o be_v in_o prison_n for_o christ_n sake_n shall_v be_v reward_v their_o work_n of_o faith_n 10.42_o and_o labour_n of_o love_n shall_v not_o be_v forget_v yea_o he_o that_o give_v but_o a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o disciple_n shall_v not_o lose_v his_o reward_n 41._o which_o be_v a_o reward_n of_o grace_n not_o merit_n for_o there_o be_v no_o proportion_n between_o eternal_a life_n and_o the_o best_a of_o our_o performance_n yet_o god_n accept_v of_o they_o xii_o the_o lord_n jesus_n love_v his_o people_n with_o such_o a_o strong_a and_o endear_a love_n that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o fight_v with_o cruel_a enemy_n in_o their_o behalf_n but_o free_o also_o 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faith_n or_o have_v every_o faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n viz._n the_o whole_a man_n bathe_v therein_o shall_v never_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o devil_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n xvii_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n cure_v all_o wound_n canker_n and_o putrify_a sore_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o inward_a man_n when_o apply_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o faith_n metaphor_n the_o lion_n be_v cruel_a bloodsucking_a proud_a prey_v stony-hearted_a malicious_a a_o devourer_n of_o flock_n and_o herd_n the_o very_a tyrant_n of_o beast_n disparity_n the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v mild_a merciful_a tender-hearted_a forget_v injury_n the_o preserver_n and_o saviour_n of_o the_o innocent_a poor_a weak_a and_o helpless_a one_o etc._n etc._n inference_n 1._o let_v the_o ungodly_a tremble_v
that_o find_v christ_n have_v enough_o they_o need_v no_o more_o riches_n they_o be_v not_o only_o make_v happy_a here_o but_o also_o to_o eternity_n and_o may_v say_v with_o jacob_n they_o have_v all_o xi_o christ_n be_v the_o saint_n rich_a ornament_n those_o that_o be_v grace_v and_o adorn_v with_o this_o pearl_n be_v the_o most_o renown_a and_o honourable_a one_o in_o the_o world_n 12.26_o the_o righteous_a be_v more_o excellent_a than_o their_o neighbour_n xii_o there_o be_v no_o cordial_n to_o a_o disconsolate_a and_o droop_a spirit_n like_o christ_n the_o virtue_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o spirit_n revive_v immediate_o the_o sick_a and_o faint_a soul_n it_o be_v he_o that_o keep_v we_o from_o the_o poison_n and_o venomous_a sting_n of_o the_o old_a serpent_n that_o strengthen_v we_o and_o purge_v out_o all_o our_o corruption_n xiii_o christ_n be_v singular_a there_o be_v but_o one_o christ_n 2.5_o one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man._n metaphor_n i._o pearl_n be_v of_o a_o earthly_a original_a ii_o pearl_n be_v of_o a_o very_a small_a dimension_n for_o though_o they_o be_v very_o considerable_a in_o value_n yet_o be_v the_o least_o of_o all_o precious_a stone_n iii_o man_n may_v find_v a_o rich_a and_o precious_a pearl_n and_o yet_o be_v miserable_a in_o divers_a respect_n and_o that_o can_v help_v they_o iu_o man_n that_o find_v precious_a pearl_n may_v sell_v they_o if_o they_o please_v and_o sin_v not_o nor_o injure_v themselves_o thereby_o v._o other_o pearl_n be_v of_o a_o perish_a nature_n they_o may_v be_v deface_v break_a dissolve_v and_o come_v to_o nothing_o disparity_n i._o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o lord_n from_o heaven_n ii_o christ_n be_v infinite_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o deity_n without_o measure_n fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n with_o his_o presence_n he_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o yet_o with_o his_o people_n on_o earth_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 28._o iii_o he_o that_o find_v this_o pearl_n of_o 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be_v better_a than_o wine_n and_o here_o she_o compare_v his_o name_n to_o ointment_n pour_v forth_o etc._n etc._n the_o word_n be_v a_o proposition_n in_o which_o you_o have_v two_o part_n 1._o the_o subject_a 2._o the_o predicate_a 1._o by_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n some_o understand_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n declare_v in_o the_o gospel_n other_o by_o his_o name_n his_o person_n illyricus_n in_o locum_fw-la you_o shall_v be_v hate_v of_o all_o nation_n for_o my_o namesake_n i_o will_v show_v he_o how_o great_a thing_n he_o shall_v suffer_v for_o my_o name_n that_o be_v for_o my_o sake_n 2._o christ_n have_v several_a sweet_a name_n or_o appellation_n give_v he_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o precious_a ointment_n as_o first_o his_o name_n jesus_n emanuel_n the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n prince_n of_o peace_n etc._n etc._n simile_n i._o ointment_n be_v of_o a_o fragrant_a and_o odoriferous_a scent_n precious_a ointment_n yield_v a_o very_a 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