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38.2_o 17_o 18._o ver._n 8._o now_o go_v etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o the_o prophet_n now_o go_v write_v it_o before_o they_o in_o a_o table_n and_o note_v it_o in_o a_o book_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v since_o i_o have_v so_o often_o warn_v they_o in_o vain_a go_v now_o and_o write_v it_o before_o they_o to_o wâ—t_v this_o which_o thou_o have_v prophesy_v to_o they_o or_o that_o forego_v sentence_n ver_fw-la 7._o their_o strength_n be_v to_o sit_v still_o or_o that_o which_o be_v add_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n that_o this_o be_v a_o rebellious_a people_n lie_v child_n etc._n etc._n in_o a_o table_n to_o wit_n to_o be_v hang_v up_o in_o some_o public_a place_n that_o every_o one_o may_v read_v it_o the_o very_a same_o thing_n we_o find_v enjoin_v the_o prophet_n habbakkuk_n chap._n 2.2_o but_o see_v the_o note_n before_o chap._n 8.1_o that_o it_o may_v be_v for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o that_o be_v that_o it_o may_v 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several_a other_o exposition_n which_o be_v give_v by_o interpreter_n for_o because_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n lebanon_n shall_v return_v to_o garmeâ—_n and_o carmel_n become_v as_o a_o wood_n or_o forest_n therefore_o some_o understand_v it_o as_o a_o far_o threaten_v denounce_v against_o the_o jew_n either_o 1._o concern_v the_o great_a devastation_n that_o shall_v within_o a_o little_a while_n be_v make_v in_o the_o land_n by_o the_o assyrian_a or_o babylonian_a army_n to_o wit_n that_o lebanon_n shall_v become_v like_o the_o plain_a field_n of_o carmel_n all_o the_o goodly_a tree_n therein_o be_v hew_v down_o and_o that_o the_o fruitful_a field_n of_o carmel_n shall_v become_v wild_a be_v overgrow_v with_o bush_n like_o a_o wood_n or_o forest_n see_v the_o note_n chap._n 7.23_o 24._o or_o else_o mystical_o concern_v the_o rejection_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o call_n in_o of_o the_o gentile_n in_o their_o stead_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o indeed_o very_a many_o learned_a expositor_n do_v think_v be_v here_o intend_a to_z wit_n that_o the_o gentile_n that_o have_v be_v as_o lebanon_n a_o fruitless_a forest_n shall_v by_o spiritual_a manure_v become_v as_o carmel_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o believer_n among_o they_o abound_v in_o the_o fruit_n of_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n and_o that_o the_o jew_n on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o have_v be_v as_o carmel_n a_o fruitful_a field_n shall_v become_v as_o a_o wild_a and_o fruitless_a forest_n according_a to_o that_o mat._n 21.43_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o you_o and_o give_v to_o a_o nation_n bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o which_o they_o say_v be_v here_o foretell_v as_o a_o change_n that_o shall_v short_o come_v to_o pass_v because_o many_o hundred_o year_n be_v with_o god_n but_o as_o a_o very_a little_a while_n and_o again_o other_o understand_v it_o as_o speak_v figurative_o to_o wit_n that_o the_o assyrian_n that_o be_v exalt_v like_o lebanon_n shall_v lie_v low_a like_o carmel_n namely_o when_o their_o army_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o afflict_a jew_n shall_v lift_v up_o their_o head_n like_o the_o lofty_a tree_n of_o the_o forest_n of_o lebanon_n but_o in_o regard_n the_o very_a same_o word_n in_o a_o manner_n be_v repeat_v again_o chap._n 32.15_o and_o be_v there_o clear_o a_o promise_n i_o can_v conceive_v that_o they_o be_v here_o to_o be_v take_v as_o a_o threaten_a and_o for_o the_o latter_a of_o the_o two_o exposition_n before_o give_v that_o do_v no_o way_n suit_n with_o our_o translation_n and_o therefore_o that_o which_o be_v mention_v first_o concern_v the_o great_a fertility_n of_o the_o land_n i_o conceive_v be_v first_o and_o principal_o here_o intend_v by_o the_o prophet_n and_o if_o it_o be_v take_v as_o speak_v in_o a_o mystical_a sense_n it_o must_v then_o sure_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o great_a abundance_n of_o grace_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n ver._n 18._o and_o in_o that_o day_n shall_v the_o deaf_a hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v say_v some_o in_o that_o day_n when_o ariel_n shall_v be_v besiege_v when_o the_o judgement_n now_o foretell_v shall_v come_v upon_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n they_o that_o be_v deaf_a and_o blind_a as_o to_o the_o word_n speak_v by_o god_n prophet_n and_o to_o who_o therefore_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o book_n seal_v or_o which_o they_o can_v not_o read_v as_o be_v before_o say_v ver_fw-la 11_o 12._o shall_v then_o be_v constrain_v to_o yield_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o have_v be_v speak_v but_o those_o be_v clear_o promise_v of_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o the_o meaning_n rather_o be_v that_o in_o that_o day_n when_o after_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o these_o judgement_n threaten_v god_n shall_v begin_v to_o show_v they_o mercy_n again_o many_o of_o those_o that_o be_v deaf_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v attend_v to_o understand_v believe_v and_o obey_v it_o and_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a shall_v see_v out_o of_o obscurity_n and_o out_o of_o darkness_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v cure_v of_o their_o spiritual_a blindness_n yet_o though_o this_o be_v partly_o fulfil_v in_o those_o that_o be_v in_o those_o time_n reform_v by_o the_o judgement_n that_o god_n bring_v upon_o the_o land_n this_o prophecy_n may_v have_v respect_n to_o a_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o it_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n see_v the_o note_n chap._n 9.2_o and_o that_o especial_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n ver._n 19_o the_o meek_a also_o shall_v increase_v their_o joy_n in_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o humble_a faithful_a one_o among_o god_n people_n see_v the_o note_n psal_n 22.26_o shall_v exceed_o rejoice_v and_o that_o many_o several_a way_n they_o shall_v have_v joy_n upon_o joy_n to_o wit_n for_o save_v grace_n wrought_v in_o their_o heart_n for_o god_n 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and_o power_n shall_v be_v sudden_o waste_v and_o consume_v and_o bring_v to_o nothing_o according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o poet_n par_fw-fr levibus_fw-la ventis_fw-la voluerieque_fw-la simillima_fw-la somno_fw-la and_o this_o likewise_o some_o apply_v to_o the_o sudden_a destruction_n of_o sennacherib_n army_n and_o other_o though_o not_o so_o fit_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o babylonian_n within_o a_o while_n after_o they_o have_v ruin_v jerusalem_n by_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n but_o it_o seem_v far_o better_o to_o suit_n with_o the_o context_n that_o as_o in_o the_o forego_n verse_n so_o here_o still_o the_o prophet_n shall_v proceed_v on_o in_o threaten_v the_o jew_n and_o they_o that_o understand_v it_o so_o do_v according_o hold_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o expression_n here_o use_v to_o be_v either_o 1._o that_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o fight_v against_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o dream_n of_o a_o night-vision_n to_o wit_n to_o the_o jew_n 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stay_v yourselves_o and_o wonder_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o prophet_n do_v here_o enter_v upon_o a_o very_a sharp_a invective_n against_o the_o strange_a security_n and_o stupidity_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o not_o mind_v the_o dreadful_a judgement_n which_o god_n have_v threaten_v to_o bring_v upon_o they_o and_o because_o the_o follow_a word_n be_v render_v by_o some_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bibles_n take_v your_o pleasure_n and_o riot_n therefore_o they_o hold_v that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o to_o these_o secure_a wretch_n stay_v yourselves_o and_o wonder_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v speak_v ironical_o persist_v in_o your_o slight_n what_o be_v speak_v hold_v off_o still_o from_o harken_v to_o my_o word_n and_o only_o through_o infidelity_n make_v a_o wonderment_n at_o what_o be_v threaten_v as_o esteem_v they_o strange_a and_o altogether_o unlikely_a thing_n and_o thereupon_o take_v your_o pleasure_n and_o riot_n as_o 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to_o receive_v and_o embrace_v they_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v more_v and_o more_o assure_v they_o of_o the_o certainty_n of_o it_o that_o it_o may_v be_v esteem_v as_o a_o seal_a truth_n among_o they_o and_o a_o establish_a law_n according_a to_o the_o direction_n whereof_o they_o be_v to_o order_v themselves_o 2_o other_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v now_o deliver_v they_o take_v it_o to_o be_v a_o information_n give_v to_o the_o prophet_n concern_v the_o success_n his_o word_n shall_v find_v among_o the_o people_n to_o wit_n that_o his_o disciple_n only_o that_o be_v enlighten_v and_o teach_v by_o he_o shall_v understand_v and_o embrace_v they_o as_o
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wait_v upon_o he_o for_o that_o success_n which_o he_o be_v please_v to_o give_v to_o my_o labour_n and_o patient_o submit_v to_o his_o good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n even_o when_o he_o hide_v his_o face_n in_o anger_n and_o do_v punish_v their_o obstinacy_n by_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n and_o spirit_n from_o they_o and_o so_o cause_v his_o word_n to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v bind_v and_o seal_v up_o from_o they_o ver._n 18._o behold_v i_o and_o the_o child_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v i_o be_v for_o sign_n and_o for_o wonder_n in_o israel_n etc._n etc._n because_o these_o word_n behold_v i_o and_o the_o child_n which_o god_n have_v give_v i_o be_v by_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 2.13_o apply_v to_o christ_n therefore_o many_o learned_a expositor_n hold_v that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o himself_o and_o his_o disciple_n or_o follower_n but_o the_o very_a word_n of_o christ_n speak_v to_o the_o prophet_n and_o that_o to_o comfort_v he_o against_o the_o hatred_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n which_o they_o cast_v upon_o he_o by_o his_o own_o example_n who_o take_v upon_o he_o in_o our_o nature_n the_o work_n of_o a_o prophet_n be_v to_o be_v use_v as_o scornful_o and_o contemptuous_o himself_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v behold_v i_o who_o be_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o great_a prophet_n of_o the_o church_n and_o my_o disciple_n that_o shall_v through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n embrace_v my_o doctrine_n the_o child_n which_o god_n shall_v give_v i_o according_a to_o that_o chap._n 53.10_o when_o thou_o shall_v make_v his_o soul_n a_o offering_n for_o sin_n he_o shall_v see_v his_o seed_n shall_v be_v esteem_v as_o monster_n deride_v and_o reproach_v among_o god_n people_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n though_o they_o use_v thou_o so_o the_o disciple_n be_v not_o above_o his_o master_n nor_o the_o servant_n above_o his_o lord_n mat._n 10.24_o but_o to_o make_v these_o not_o to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n but_o of_o christ_n only_o be_v methinks_v very_o harsh_a and_o overthrow_v the_o whole_a passage_n of_o the_o context_n nor_o be_v it_o necessary_a they_o shall_v be_v so_o take_v because_o the_o apostle_n apply_v they_o to_o christ_n nothing_o be_v more_o usual_a in_o the_o new_a testament_n than_o to_o apply_v many_o passage_n to_o christ_n that_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v speak_v of_o other_o that_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n as_o we_o may_v see_v for_o instance_n in_o 2_o sam._n 7.14_o for_o which_o see_v the_o note_n there_o other_o therefore_o do_v better_a i_o conceive_v take_v they_o to_o be_v the_o prophet_n own_o word_n but_o withal_o they_o differ_v in_o their_o opinion_n concern_v the_o meaning_n of_o they_o for_o 1._o some_o understand_v this_o of_o the_o prophet_n child_n bear_v to_o he_o by_o his_o lawful_a wife_n to_o wit_n shear-jashub_a and_o mahershalalhashbaz_a mention_v before_o chap._n 7.3_o &_o 8.3_o and_o 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