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the_o old_a testament_n so_o matthew_n do_v in_o the_o new_a the_o second_o quotation_n be_v from_o mat._n 1.23_o from_o isa_n 7.14_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n nor_o difficulty_n except_o with_o the_o jew_n who_o plead_v that_o call_v immanuel_n can_v signify_v his_o nature_n or_o natural_a name_n but_o his_o impose_v individual_a name_n against_o both_o scripture_n and_o rabbinical_a authority_n but_o by_o the_o point_n i_o shall_v give_v thou_o a_o paraphrase_n on_o that_o difficult_a context_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n a_o most_o degenerate_a son_n and_o grandson_n god_n afflict_a judah_n both_o by_o syria_n and_o ephraim_n separately_z these_o two_o now_o confederate_a and_o intend_v to_o overthrow_v judah_n kingdom_n and_o the_o davidical_a succession_n and_o to_o set_v up_o a_o viceroy_n the_o son_n of_o tabeal_n a_o famous_a warrior_n who_o shall_v pay_v tribute_n to_o they_o two_o according_a to_o agreement_n the_o news_n of_o this_o most_o grievous_o afflict_v ahaz_n 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on_o and_o ma_fw-fr god_n i_o have_v choose_v jehova_n i_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o he_o shall_v have_v no_o place_n among_o my_o go_n in_o opposition_n to_o it_o isaiah_n blame_v he_o for_o weary_v his_o god_n my_o god_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o further_o inform_v he_o how_o god_n will_v dispose_v of_o the_o davidical_a family_n first_o that_o a_o virgin_n of_o that_o family_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v the_o promise_a seed_n gen._n 3.15_o second_o that_o that_o seed_n shall_v be_v call_v on_o believe_v in_o and_o profess_v to_o be_v god_n with_o we_o isa_n 62.4_o jer._n 3.17_o ezek._n 48.35_o isa_n 61.3_o &_o 9.6_o &_o 54.5_o so_o far_o matthew_n cite_v for_o what_o follow_v belong_v not_o to_o his_o birth_n but_o life_n ver_fw-la 16._o viz._n all_o riches_n honour_n and_o glory_n will_v perish_v from_o that_o family_n for_o that_o great_a king_n shall_v not_o live_v like_o solomon_n but_o on_o natural_a country_n wild_a food_n inter_fw-la caseatos_fw-la nutritus_fw-la montes_fw-la sylvasque_fw-la melleas_fw-la heirom_n butter_n and_o honey_n but_o beside_o that_o he_o shall_v experience_n affliction_n very_o much_o yet_o always_o his_o choice_n shall_v be_v holy_a but_o say_v he_o ver_fw-la 16_o 18._o though_o on_o this_o account_n god_n will_v perfect_v this_o royal_a line_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v your_o iniquity_n to_o pass_v unpunished_a and_o though_o as_o i_o have_v say_v thy_o two_o enemy_n shall_v quick_o be_v ruin_v and_o not_o thou_o by_o they_o who_o thou_o fear_v but_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n who_o thou_o trust_v in_o shall_v destroy_v thou_o a_o second_o more_o to_o my_o purpose_n be_v mat._n 2.5_o from_o mic._n 5.2_o herod_n inquire_v about_o the_o place_n of_o christ_n birth_n the_o priest_n and_o scribe_n answer_v from_o a_o famous_a prophecy_n that_o give_v account_n of_o a_o triple_a
be_v read_v thus_o above_o the_o earth_n towards_o the_o open_a firmament_n of_o heaven_n or_o that_o firmamental_a heaven_n signify_v all_o between_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o proper_a heaven_n mention_v v._o 1._o or_o at_o least_o to_o the_o water_n under_o they_o thus_o we_o see_v pass_v by_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o accent_n that_o be_v requisite_a to_o explain_v each_o of_o these_o verse_n i_o have_v but_o point_v at_o one_o that_o be_v like_o a_o candle_n give_v light_n to_o the_o whole_a context_n the_o whole_a chapter_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v but_o a_o little_a one_o in_o his_o office_n and_o dignity_n as_o well_o as_o bulk_n but_o his_o use_n be_v there_o to_o limit_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o discourse_n to_o a_o particular_a part_n of_o what_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o before_o argument_n 7._o for_o the_o sacredness_n of_o the_o number_n i_o will_v conclude_v with_o this_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o sacred_a argument_n on_o a_o better_a account_n i._n e._n for_o the_o medium_n sake_n viz._n the_o sense_n of_o that_o promise_n of_o christ_n mat._n 5.18_o till_o heaven_n or_o earth_n pass_v one_o jota_n or_o one_o tittle_n shall_v in_o no_o wise_a pass_n from_o the_o law_n and_o here_o i_o will_v free_o acknowledge_v that_o man_n consonant_n or_o vowel_n or_o word_n may_v perish_v with_o out_o the_o impeach_a of_o christ_n fidelity_n the_o expression_n seem_v to_o be_v proverbial_a and_o the_o sense_n the_o preservation_n of_o divine_a oracle_n as_o to_o their_o matter_n or_o sense_n and_o therefore_o if_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o jew_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n be_v understand_v in_o the_o letter_n the_o accent_n seem_v to_o be_v christ_n intent_n be_v preserver_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n there_o be_v horn_n for_o flourish_n or_o superstition_n set_v upon_o the_o consonant_n by_o the_o jew_n if_o so_o old_a as_o christ_n time_n be_v very_o doubtful_a but_o that_o christ_n shall_v mean_v they_o be_v incredible_a thus_o stand_v these_o horn_n and_o therefore_o i_o think_v the_o care_n of_o preserve_v the_o scripture_n entire_a have_v be_v a_o special_a favour_n of_o divine_a providence_n but_o that_o care_n 1._o have_v not_o be_v exert_v without_o humane_a mean_n 2._o not_o superstitious_o as_o the_o jew_n do_v who_o be_v so_o zealous_a for_o a_o letter_n where_o sense_n be_v not_o concern_v as_o to_o the_o first_o man_n be_v the_o penman_n and_o it_o be_v write_v in_o a_o method_n customary_a to_o man_n isa_n 8.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d write_v it_o with_o a_o man_n pen_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gimel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zajin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d t_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nun_fw-ge 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hajin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tzadi_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schin_n be_v say_v the_o jew_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n and_o manner_n of_o write_v among_o man_n as_o legible_a as_o intelligible_a as_o what_o be_v suit_v to_o their_o common_a converse_n but_o still_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n take_v the_o overrule_a conduct_n of_o these_o man_n admit_v to_o be_v amanuensis_n for_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n speak_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o all_o scripture_n the_o chetubim_n as_o well_o as_o the_o law_n and_o prophet_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o as_o to_o the_o preserve_n of_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v enjoin_v to_o man_n commit_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n deut._n 31.2.4_o when_o moses_n have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o write_v the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n in_o a_o book_n until_o they_o be_v finish_v where_o on_o the_o by_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o pentateuch_n or_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o law_n from_o beginning_n to_o end_v except_v the_o last_o chapter_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n himself_o for_o it_o be_v twice_o in_o this_o verse_n emphatical_o assert_v first_o in_o the_o same_o phrase_n that_o god_n assert_v the_o finish_n of_o the_o creation_n viz._n chekaloth_n and_o second_o in_o a_o more_o emphatic_a ghalsepher_n ghadtomim_n until_o the_o complete_a perfection_n of_o the_o book_n ver._n 25._o moses_n command_v the_o levite_n which_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v take_v this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o put_v it_o in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n etc._n etc._n as_o moses_n be_v the_o writer_n of_o the_o law_n and_o write_v all_o the_o word_n of_o it_o and_o consequent_o leave_v none_o to_o tradition_n so_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o law_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o levite_n as_o the_o person_n immediate_o concern_v and_o this_o office_n continue_v with_o they_o while_o they_o be_v a_o church_n rom._n 3.2_o unto_o they_o be_v commit_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n now_o indeed_o the_o keeper_n be_v change_v the_o christian_a church_n the_o house_n of_o the_o live_a god_n be_v the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o especial_o the_o levites_n as_o in_o the_o old_a timothy_n keep_v that_o which_o be_v commit_v to_o thy_o trust_n malachi_n 2.7_o the_o lip_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o knowledge_n the_o people_n must_v ask_v the_o law_n at_o their_o month_n as_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o ark_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o temple_n be_v the_o repository_n but_o the_o bearer_n of_o the_o ark_n be_v the_o person_n entrust_v ver._n 9_o moses_n write_v this_o law_n and_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n which_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o show_v their_o fidelity_n once_o in_o seven_o year_n viz._n on_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n they_o be_v to_o read_v that_o individual_a law_n before_o all_o israel_n some_o think_v no_o levite_n but_o they_o that_o be_v priest_n be_v entrust_v with_o this_o the_o second_o thing_n to_o be_v speak_v to_o be_v the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v keep_v moses_n express_v it_o thus_o b._n azad_n aaron_n in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n but_o × _n signify_v rather_o from_o or_o by_o the_o difficulty_n be_v whether_o it_o be_v in_o the_o ark_n or_o in_o some_o box_n beside_o the_o ark._n my_o opinion_n be_v with_o the_o latter_a for_o first_o sam._n 6.8_o the_o same_o expression_n be_v use_v of_o the_o philistine_n present_n second_o 1_o king_n 8.9_o 2._o chron._n 5.10_o there_o be_v nothing_o find_v to_o be_v in_o the_o ark_n but_o the_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n three_o both_o jonathan_n the_o paraphra_v and_o the_o talmud_n mention_v a_o little_a chest_n at_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n wherein_o moses_n put_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n four_o the_o manna_n and_o aaron_n rod_n be_v only_o put_v by_o the_o ark._n five_o the_o ark_n be_v now_o cover_v with_o the_o propitiatory_a six_o none_o but_o the_o high_a priest_n once_o a_o year_n dare_v go_v in_o where_o the_o ark_n be_v but_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n be_v a_o place_n sure_a enough_o and_o sacred_a enough_o for_o this_o end_n book_n that_o be_v not_o put_v in_o here_o be_v call_v apocryphal_a that_o be_v not_o put_v into_o the_o hide_a or_o secret_a place_n as_o epiphan_n in_o the_o book_n de_fw-fr ponderibus_fw-la say_v of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n and_o son_n of_o syrach_n they_o be_v profitable_a book_n but_o not_o canonical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v not_o put_v that_o be_v say_v scaliger_n on_o euseb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testament_n afterward_o when_o prophetical_a book_n be_v write_v they_o be_v likewise_o lay_v up_o here_o 1_o sam._n 10.25_o when_o samuel_n have_v tell_v the_o people_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o kingdom_n he_o write_v it_o in_o a_o book_n and_o lay_v it_o up_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o same_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o josh_n 24.26_o jonathan_n the_o paraphra_v be_v interpreter_n there_o be_v a_o noble_a testimony_n to_o divine_a providence_n prevent_v humane_a miscarriage_n or_o repair_v they_o a_o failure_n on_o the_o one_o side_n we_o find_v in_o 2_o chron._n 34.14_o hilkiah_n the_o priest_n find_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n write_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o a_o special_a care_n on_o the_o other_o isa_n 34.16_o seek_v you_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o read_v one_o of_o these_o viz._n prophecy_n shall_v not_o fail_v neither_o one_o or_o other_o shall_v be_v want_v for_o my_o mouth_n itself_o have_v command_v it_o may_v be_v christ_n and_o his_o spirit_n have_v gather_v they_o