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he_o if_o i_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n then_o show_v i_o a_o sign_n that_o thou_o talk_v with_o i_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n let_v this_o be_v a_o sign_n unto_o thou_o ezechiah_o who_o well_o know_v that_o isaiah_n be_v a_o prophet_n ask_v a_o sign_n of_o he_o when_o he_o foretell_v his_o recovery_n which_o show_v that_o the_o prophet_n have_v always_o some_o sign_n by_o which_o they_o be_v certain_a of_o the_o thing_n they_o prophetical_o imagine_v and_o therefore_o moses_n deut._n chap._n 18._o v._n 22._o bid_v the_o people_n ask_v a_o sign_n of_o any_o that_o pretend_v to_o prophesy_v which_o sign_n be_v to_o be_v foretell_v some_o future_a event_n prophesy_v therefore_o in_o this_o particular_a give_v place_n to_o natural_a knowledge_n which_o need_v no_o sign_n but_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n include_v certainty_n but_o the_o certainty_n of_o prophecy_n be_v not_o mathematical_a but_o only_o moral_a which_o also_o appear_v by_o scripture_n deut._n chap._n 13._o moses_n warn_v the_o people_n that_o if_o any_o prophet_n shall_v teach_v they_o to_o worship_n any_o other_o god_n though_o he_o confirm_v his_o doctrine_n by_o sign_n and_o miracle_n yet_o the_o prophet_n be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o moses_n go_v on_o and_o say_v that_o god_n do_v by_o sign_n and_o miracle_n prove_v the_o people_n whether_o they_o love_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n christ_n in_o like_a manner_n warn_v his_o disciple_n tell_v they_o math._n chap._n 24._o v._n 24._o there_o shall_v arise_v false_a christ_n and_o false_a prophet_n and_o shall_v show_v great_a sign_n and_o wonder_n ezechiel_n chap._n 14._o v._n 9_o plain_o declare_v that_o god_n sometime_o deceive_v man_n with_o false_a revelation_n and_o if_o the_o prophet_n be_v deceive_v when_o he_o have_v speak_v a_o thing_n i_o the_o lord_n have_v deceive_v that_o prophet_n which_o michaiah_n also_o testify_v of_o the_o prophet_n of_o ahab_n 1_o st_z book_n of_o king_n chap._n 22._o v._n 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know_v that_o god_n be_v omniscient_a and_o that_o human_a action_n be_v govern_v by_o his_o decree_n for_o though_o god_n tell_v he_o exod._n chap._n 3._o v._n 8._o that_o the_o israelite_n will_v hearken_v to_o his_o voice_n yet_o moses_n doubt_v and_o say_v in_o the_o 1_o st_z verse_n of_o the_o 4_o the_o chapter_n what_o if_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v i_o nor_o hearken_v to_o my_o voice_n and_o therefore_o god_n be_v reveal_v to_o he_o as_o indifferent_a and_o ignorant_a of_o man_n future_a action_n for_o he_o give_v unto_o he_o two_o sign_n and_o say_v exod._n chap._n 4._o v._n 8_o 9_o and_o if_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v they_o will_v not_o believe_v thou_o nor_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o first_o sign_n they_o will_v believe_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o latter_a sign_n but_o if_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o latter_a sign_n then_o take_v of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n etc._n etc._n and_o indeed_o if_o a_o man_n will_v without_o prejudice_n 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country_n which_o god_n choose_v for_o they_o require_v a_o particular_a and_o different_a worship_n of_o god_n from_o that_o of_o other_o country_n nor_o will_v they_o suffer_v the_o worship_n of_o other_o god_n or_o any_o worship_n proper_a to_o other_o country_n to_o be_v exercise_v among_o they_o it_o be_v believe_v that_o the_o people_n who_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n bring_v into_o the_o country_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v devour_v by_o lion_n because_o they_o know_v not_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o land_n 2_o d._n book_n of_o king_n chap._n 17._o v._n 24_o 25._o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o aben_n ezra_n that_o jacob_n upon_o this_o ground_n when_o he_o be_v about_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n command_v his_o son_n to_o put_v away_o the_o god_n of_o the_o land_n in_o which_o they_o be_v and_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o a_o new_a way_n of_o worship_n gen._n chap._n 35._o v._n 23._o david_n tell_v saul_n because_o he_o be_v by_o persecution_n compel_v to_o forsake_v his_o country_n that_o he_o be_v drive_v out_o from_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o send_v to_o serve_v other_o god_n 1_o sy_n book_n of_o sam._n chap._n 26._o v._n 19_o last_o moses_n believe_v that_o god_n have_v his_o habitation_n in_o the_o heaven_n deut._n chap._n 33._o v._n 26_o which_o be_v a_o frequent_a opinion_n among_o the_o heathen_a now_o if_o we_o careful_o observe_v the_o revelation_n of_o moses_n we_o shall_v find_v they_o fit_v and_o suit_v to_o those_o conception_n and_o opinion_n which_o he_o have_v of_o god_n because_o he_o believe_v that_o god_n nature_n be_v gracious_a merciful_a long-suffer_v etc._n etc._n therefore_o according_a to_o this_o opinion_n and_o these_o attribute_n be_v god_n reveal_v to_o he_o exod._n chap._n 34._o v._n 6_o 7._o where_o it_o be_v declare_v why_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o also_o exod._n chap._n 20._o v._n 4_o 5._o in_o exod._n chap._n 33._o v._n 18._o we_o read_v that_o moses_n desire_v to_o see_v god_n but_o because_o moses_n as_o have_v be_v already_o say_v have_v form_v in_o his_o imagination_n no_o likeness_n or_o figure_n of_o god_n and_o as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v god_n be_v not_o reveal_v to_o the_o prophet_n but_o according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o their_o fancy_n and_o imagination_n therefore_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o under_o no_o image_n or_o similitude_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v because_o it_o be_v repugnant_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o imagination_n of_o moses_n but_o other_o prophet_n isaiah_n ezekiel_n and_o daniel_n testify_v that_o they_o see_v god._n moses_n be_v answer_v by_o god_n in_o the_o 20_o the_o verse_n of_o the_o 33._o chap._n of_o exod._n thou_o can_v not_o see_v my_o face_n and_o because_o moses_n believe_v that_o god_n be_v visible_a that_o be_v it_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o be_v so_o else_o he_o have_v never_o make_v such_o a_o request_n therefore_o god_n also_o answer_v no_o man_n shall_v see_v my_o face_n and_o live_v give_v a_o reason_n suitable_a to_o moses_n opinion_n for_o god_n do_v not_o say_v that_o his_o divine_a nature_n be_v in_o itself_o invisible_a and_o impossible_a to_o be_v see_v as_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v see_v because_o of_o human_a weakness_n and_o frailty_n after_o the_o israelite_n have_v worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n that_o god_n may_v reveal_v to_o moses_n the_o israelite_n shall_v become_v like_o other_o nation_n god_n tell_v he_o exod._n chap._n 33._o v._n 2_o 3._o that_o he_o will_v send_v a_o angel_n that_o be_v a_o be_v who_o instead_o of_o the_o supreme_a be_v shall_v take_v care_n of_o the_o israelite_n but_o that_o he_o himself_o will_v be_v no_o more_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o and_o from_o this_o moses_n be_v to_o conclude_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v thenceforth_o not_o to_o be_v belove_v by_o god_n any_o more_o than_o other_o nation_n who_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o angel_n or_o other_o being_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o 16_o the_o verse_n of_o the_o chapter_n last_o because_o moses_n believe_v that_o god_n dwell_v in_o heaven_n therefore_o be_v god_n reveal_v as_o descend_v from_o heaven_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n and_o moses_n that_o he_o may_v speak_v with_o god_n ascend_v the_o mount_n which_o he_o need_v not_o to_o have_v do_v have_v he_o think_v god_n to_o be_v in_o all_o place_n the_o israelite_n know_v very_o little_a of_o god_n though_o he_o be_v reveal_v to_o they_o as_o be_v sufficient_o manifest_v by_o their_o bestow_n on_o a_o calf_n the_o honour_n and_o worship_n due_a to_o god_n and_o by_o say_v to_o that_o calf_n these_o be_v thy_o god_n
happen_v to_o they_o in_o time_n to_o come_v all_o which_o full_o prove_v that_o he_o have_v be_v always_o a_o prophet_n or_o have_v often_o prophesy_v and_o what_o be_v further_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o likewise_o have_v that_o which_o make_v the_o prophet_n certain_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o prophecy_n namely_o a_o honest_a and_o good_a mind_n for_o he_o do_v not_o as_o balaack_n think_v curse_n and_o bless_v who_o he_o will_v but_o only_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v bless_v or_o curse_v as_o god_n please_v therefore_o he_o answer_v balaack_n if_o balaack_n will_v give_v i_o his_o house_n full_a of_o gold_n i_o can_v go_v beyond_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v either_o good_a or_o bad_a of_o my_o own_o mind_n but_o what_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o will_v i_o speak_v as_o for_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o happen_v to_o moses_n when_o by_o god_n command_n he_o go_v into_o egypt_n exod._n chap._n 4._o v._n 24._o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n meet_v he_o and_o seek_v to_o kill_v he_o his_o take_z money_n to_o prophecy_n be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v do_v by_o samuel_n 1_o sy_n book_n of_o sam._n chap._n 9_o v._n 7_o 8._o st._n peter_n in_o his_o 2_o d_o epistle_n chap._n 2._o v._n 15_o 16._o and_o jude_n in_o the_o 11_o the_o verse_n of_o his_o epistle_n tell_v we_o in_o what_o balaam_n sin_v but_o what_o say_v the_o 20_o the_o verse_n of_o the_o 7_o the_o chap._n of_o ecclesiastes_n no_o man_n so_o just_a upon_o earth_n who_o always_o do_v good_a and_o never_o sin_v certain_o the_o prayer_n of_o balaam_n be_v very_o prevalent_a see_v it_o be_v so_o often_o record_v in_o scripture_n that_o for_o a_o testimony_n of_o god_n mercy_n to_o the_o israelite_n he_o refuse_v to_o hear_v balaam_n and_o turn_v his_o curse_n into_o a_o blessing_n as_o we_o may_v see_v deut._n chap._n 23._o v._n 5._o josh._n chap._n 24._o v._n 10._o and_o neh._n chap._n 13._o v._n 2._o so_o that_o without_o question_n he_o be_v a_o person_n very_o acceptable_a to_o god_n who_o be_v never_o move_v with_o the_o prayer_n or_o curse_n of_o wicked_a men._n see_v therefore_o that_o balaam_n be_v a_o true_a prophet_n and_o that_o notwithstanding_o joshua_n chap._n 4._o v._n 22._o call_v he_o a_o soothsayer_n yet_o that_o name_n be_v sometime_o take_v in_o a_o good_a sense_n and_o those_o that_o the_o gentile_n call_v augur_n or_o diviner_n be_v true_a prophet_n and_o those_o who_o the_o scripture_n condemn_v for_o false_a diviner_n be_v they_o that_o deceive_v the_o nation_n as_o the_o false_a prophet_n do_v the_o jew_n which_o clear_o appear_v out_o of_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n we_o therefore_o conclude_v that_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o the_o jew_n but_o common_a to_o all_o nation_n but_o the_o pharisee_n zealous_o maintain_v the_o contrary_a and_o say_v that_o the_o jew_n only_o have_v that_o divine_a gift_n and_o that_o other_o nation_n do_v foretell_v future_a event_n what_o will_v not_o superstition_n invent_v by_o i_o know_v not_o what_o diabolical_a power_n and_o art_n the_o place_n of_o great_a authority_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o the_o pharisee_n quote_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o their_o opinion_n be_v exod._n chap._n 33._o v._n 16._o where_o moses_n say_v to_o god_n wherein_o shall_v it_o be_v know_v here_o that_o i_o and_o thy_o people_n have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n be_v it_o not_o in_o that_o thou_o go_v with_o we_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v separate_v i_o and_o thy_o people_n from_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n hence_o the_o pharisee_n infer_v that_o moses_n petition_v god_n to_o be_v present_a with_o the_o jew_n that_o he_o will_v prophetical_o reveal_v himself_o to_o they_o and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o grant_v that_o favour_n to_o any_o other_o nation_n certain_o it_o be_v very_o ridiculous_a to_o think_v moses_n envy_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n to_o other_o nation_n and_o people_n or_o that_o he_o dare_v desire_v any_o such_o thing_n but_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o case_n be_v that_o after_o moses_n know_v the_o obstinate_a disposition_n and_o rebellious_a mind_n of_o his_o nation_n he_o clear_o see_v that_o without_o very_o great_a miracle_n and_o the_o particular_a external_a assistance_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v never_o perfect_v what_o he_o have_v begin_v but_o that_o they_o must_v all_o necessary_o perish_v without_o such_o assistance_n and_o therefore_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v god_n will_v preserve_v they_o he_o pray_v for_o that_o extraordinary_a external_a aid_n from_o god_n for_o he_o say_v exod._n chap._n 34._o v._n 9_o if_o now_o i_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n o_o lord_n let_v my_o lord_n i_o pray_v thou_o go_v among_o we_o for_o it_o be_v a_o stiffnecked_a people_n the_o reason_n therefore_o why_o moses_n desire_v that_o particular_a external_a help_n from_o god_n be_v because_o the_o people_n be_v stubborn_a 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