which_o be_v not_o affirm_v in_o this_o relation_n but_o by_o degree_n which_o god_n may_v so_o order_v for_o this_o very_a end_n that_o the_o magician_n may_v have_v matter_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o their_o experiment_n and_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v neither_o do_v he_o hearken_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_z have_v say_v 23_o and_o pharaoh_n turn_v and_o go_v into_o his_o house_n neither_o do_v he_o set_v his_o heart_n to_o this_o magician_n this_o he_o do_v not_o serious_o consider_v it_o nor_o the_o cause_n or_o cure_n of_o this_o plague_n and_o be_v not_o much_o affect_v with_o it_o because_o he_o see_v this_o fact_n exceed_v not_o the_o power_n of_o his_o magician_n also_o 24_o and_o all_o the_o egyptian_n dig_v round_o about_o the_o river_n for_o water_n to_o drink_v it_o drink_v it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a to_o we_o whether_o they_o lose_v their_o labour_n and_o find_v only_a blood_n there_o as_o josephus_n affirm_v or_o whether_o they_o succeed_v and_o find_v 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stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n with_o thy_o rod_n over_o the_o stream_n over_o the_o river_n and_o over_o the_o pond_n and_o cause_n frog_n to_o come_v up_o upon_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 6_o and_o aaron_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n over_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n and_o 30._o and_o psal._n 78._o 4â—…_n and_o 105._o 30._o the_o frog_n come_v up_o and_o cover_v the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 7_o â—…_n 7_o wisd._n 1â—…_n â—…_n and_o the_o magician_n do_v so_o with_o their_o enchantment_n river_n enchantment_n nor_o be_v it_o hard_o for_o the_o devil_n to_o produce_v they_o out_o of_o their_o own_o spawn_n and_o the_o slime_n of_o the_o river_n and_o bring_v up_o frog_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 8_o then_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o say_v entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v take_v away_o the_o frog_n from_o i_o and_o from_o my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v let_v the_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v do_v sacrifice_n unto_o the_o lord_n 9_o and_o moses_n 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or_o commandment_n to_o wit_n the_o ten_o commandment_n so_o call_v by_o way_n of_o eminency_n for_o these_o only_o be_v write_v by_o god_n upon_o the_o stony_a table_n as_o appear_v by_o exod._n 34._o 28._o the_o rest_n be_v write_v only_o by_o moses_n in_o a_o book_n above_o ver_fw-la 4._o which_o i_o have_v write_v that_o thou_o may_v teach_v they_o 13_o and_o moses_n rise_v up_o and_o his_o minister_n joshua_n 21._o joshua_n who_o do_v not_o go_v up_o with_o moses_n to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n as_o be_v sufficient_o employ_v both_o here_o and_o above_o ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o but_o abode_n in_o some_o low_a place_n wait_v for_o moses_n his_o return_n as_o appear_v from_o exod._n 32._o 17._o and_o there_o joshua_n abide_v 40_o day_n not_o fast_v all_o the_o while_n but_o have_v as_o the_o rest_n have_v manna_n for_o his_o meat_n and_o for_o his_o drink_n water_z out_o of_o the_o brook_n that_o descend_v out_o of_o the_o mount_n as_o we_o read_v deut._n 9_o 21._o and_o moses_n 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the_o mount_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n 16._o night_n in_o which_o he_o do_v neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v exod._n 34._o 28._o deut._n 9_o 9_o 18._o whereby_o it_o seem_v most_o probable_a the_o six_o day_n mention_v for_o 16._o be_v a_o part_n of_o these_o 40_o day_n because_o moses_n be_v in_o perpetual_a expectation_n of_o god_n call_v seem_v not_o to_o have_v have_v leisure_n for_o eat_v and_o drink_v nor_o provision_n neither_o beside_o he_o be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o cloud_n so_o long_o but_o only_o in_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o be_v those_o six_o day_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o chap._n xxv_o 1_o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v worship_n speak_v have_v deliver_v the_o moral_a and_o judicial_a law_n he_o now_o come_v to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n wherein_o he_o set_v down_o all_o thing_n very_o minutely_o and_o particular_o whereas_o in_o the_o other_o law_n he_o be_v content_a to_o lay_v down_o general_a rule_n and_o leave_v many_o other_o thing_n 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his_o heart_n you_o shall_v take_v my_o offering_n 3_o and_o this_o be_v the_o offering_n which_o you_o shall_v take_v of_o they_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o brass_n 4_o and_o blue_a jew_n blue_a or_o sky-coloured_n but_o here_o you_o must_v not_o understand_v the_o mere_a colour_n which_o can_v not_o be_v offer_v but_o some_o material_n proper_a for_o the_o work_n and_o of_o the_o colour_n here_o mention_v to_o wit_n wool_n or_o thread_n or_o some_o such_o like_a thing_n as_o appear_v from_o heb._n 9_o 19_o and_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o purple_a and_o scarlet_a and_o fine_a silk_n fine_a or_o silk_n linen_n 14._o linen_n which_o be_v of_o great_a esteem_n in_o ancient_a time_n and_o use_v by_o priest_n and_o great_a officer_n of_o state_n see_v gen._n 41._o 42._o rev._n 19_o 8_o 14._o and_o goat_n hair_n place_n hair_n heb._n goat_n but_o that_o their_o hair_n be_v understand_v be_v apparent_a from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o from_o the_o use_n 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the_o signification_n of_o the_o hebrew_n name_n of_o the_o several_a stone_n be_v not_o agree_v upon_o by_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o day_n and_o much_o more_o may_v we_o safe_o be_v ignorant_a of_o they_o the_o religious_a use_n of_o they_o be_v now_o abolish_v and_o stone_n to_o be_v set_v purpose_n set_v stone_n of_o fullness_n or_o fill_v or_o perfect_a stone_n so_o call_v either_o because_o they_o do_v perfect_a and_o adorn_v the_o ephod_n or_o because_o they_o fill_v up_o the_o ouch_n or_o the_o hollow_a place_n which_o be_v leave_v vacant_a for_o this_o purpose_n in_o the_o 4._o the_o chap._n 28._o 4._o ephod_n and_o in_o the_o 15._o the_o chap._n 28._o 15._o breastplate_n 28._o breastplate_n
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deut._n 32._o 50_o 51._o or_o rather_o 2._o the_o people_n for_o who_o they_o pray_v which_o though_o not_o express_v may_v be_v easy_o understand_v from_o the_o follow_a word_n and_o from_o the_o history_n to_o which_o these_o word_n relate_v for_o this_o forgive_n be_v evident_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n answer_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o person_n above_o mention_v and_o therefore_o as_o their_o prayer_n record_v in_o scripture_n be_v not_o for_o the_o pardon_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n but_o for_o the_o pardon_n of_o the_o people_n sin_n so_o this_o forgiveness_n grant_v be_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n and_o whereas_o the_o people_n be_v not_o here_o mention_v it_o must_v be_v remember_v that_o in_o scripture_n the_o relative_a be_v frequent_o put_v without_o the_o antecedent_n as_o it_o be_v numb_a 7._o 89._o and_o 114._o 2._o prov._n 14._o 26._o o_o lord_z our_o god_n thou_o be_v a_o god_n that_o forgave_v they_o a_o though_o thou_o take_v vengeance_n of_o their_o invention_n 34._o invention_n this_o clause_n limit_n and_o explain_v the_o former_a thou_o do_v forgive_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n not_o absolute_o and_o universal_o for_o thou_o do_v punish_v they_o severe_o but_o so_o far_o as_o not_o to_o inflict_v that_o total_a and_o final_a destruction_n upon_o they_o which_o they_o deserve_v and_o thou_o have_v threaten_v see_v exod._n 32._o 10_o 14_o 34._o 9_o exalt_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o worship_n at_o his_o holy_a hill_n zion_n hill_n either_o in_o zion_n or_o in_o his_o church_n typify_v by_o it_o and_o oft_o call_v zion_n for_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n be_v holy_a psal._n c._n a_o psalm_n of_o thansgiving_n of_o or_o thansgiving_n praise_n this_o psalm_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v compose_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o their_o thank-offering_n or_o upon_o other_o solemn_a occasion_n of_o praise_v god_n as_o the_o title_n speak_v but_o withal_o it_o have_v a_o further_a prospect_n even_o to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n as_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n acknowledge_v and_o to_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n who_o he_o invite_v to_o join_v with_o they_o in_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n their_o lord_n and_o maker_n 1_o make_v a_o joyful_a noise_n be_v noise_n partly_o with_o voice_n and_o song_n of_o rejoice_v and_o thanksgiving_n and_o partly_o with_o musical_a instrument_n as_o the_o manner_n than_o be_v unto_o the_o lord_z earth_n lord_z heb._n all_o the_o earth_n all_z you_o land_n god_n land_n all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o all_o the_o land_n i._n e._n all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n dwell_v in_o this_o land_n although_o his_o invitation_n seem_v to_o be_v more_o general_a extend_v also_o to_o the_o gentile_n of_o who_o many_o even_a in_o those_o day_n join_v themselves_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 2_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o gladness_n come_v before_o his_o presence_n with_o sing_v 3_o know_v you_o that_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v god_n it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v make_v we_o not_o we_o both_o by_o creation_n and_o by_o adoption_n and_o regeneration_n whereby_o he_o make_v we_o his_o people_n which_o also_o be_v call_v a_o creation_n or_o make_n as_o deut._n 32._o 6._o isa._n 29._o 23._o and_o 43._o 7._o eph._n 2._o 10._o therefore_o we_o owe_v he_o homage_n and_o service_n and_o he_o only_o and_o not_o other_o god_n who_o make_v we_o not_o be_v not_o or_o and_o his_o we_o be_v and_o not_o we_o ourselves_o do_v 31._o do_v psal._n 95._o 7._o ezek_n 34._o 30_o 31._o we_o be_v his_o people_n and_o the_o sheep_n of_o his_o pasture_n 4_o enter_z into_o his_o gate_n house_n gate_n the_o gate_n of_o his_o court_n for_o the_o people_n may_v enter_v no_o further_o and_o the_o court_n have_v wall_n and_o gate_n as_o well_o as_o
imposture_n and_o the_o real_a miracle_n wrought_v by_o moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o from_o chap._n 8._o 18._o and_o from_o other_o passage_n and_o this_o be_v a_o great_a evidence_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o scripture-story_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o write_v by_o fiction_n and_o design_n for_o if_o moses_n have_v write_v these_o book_n to_o deceive_v the_o world_n and_o to_o advance_v his_o own_o reputation_n as_o some_o have_v impudent_o say_v it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o think_v that_o he_o will_v have_v put_v in_o this_o and_o many_o other_o passage_n which_o may_v seem_v so_o much_o to_o eclipse_v his_o honour_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o work_n with_o their_o enchantment_n 12_o for_o they_o cast_v down_o every_o man_n his_o rod_n and_o they_o become_v serpent_n 11._o serpent_n either_o 1._o in_o appearance_n for_o the_o scripture_n oft_o speak_v of_o thing_n otherwise_o then_o they_o be_v because_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o and_o 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14_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n 27._o moses_n chap._n 8._o 15._o &_o 〈◊〉_d 1_o 20_o 27._o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v he_o harden_v be_v obstinate_a and_o resolve_v in_o his_o way_n so_o as_o neither_o my_o word_n nor_o work_n can_v make_v any_o impression_n upon_o he_o he_o refuse_v to_o let_v the_o people_n go_v 15_o get_v thou_o unto_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o morning_n lo_o he_o go_v out_o unto_o the_o water_n testify_v water_n i._n e._n nilus_n whither_o he_o go_v at_o that_o time_n either_o for_o his_o recreation_n or_o to_o pay_v his_o morning-worship_n to_o that_o river_n which_o the_o egyptian_n have_v in_o great_a veneration_n as_o plutarch_n testify_v and_o thou_o shall_v stand_v by_o the_o river_n brink_n against_o he_o come_v and_o the_o rod_n which_o be_v turn_v to_o a_o serpent_n shall_v thou_o take_v into_o thy_o hand_n 16_o and_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o he_o the_o lord_z god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n have_v send_v i_o unto_o thou_o say_v let_v my_o people_n go_v 3._o go_v chap._n 3._o 12_o 18._o &_o 5._o 1_o 3._o that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o behold_v hitherto_o thou_o will_v not_o hear_v 17_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n in_o this_o thou_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n cost_n lord_n because_o thâ—…_n say_v 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n chap._n 5._o 2._o thou_o 〈◊〉_d know_v he_o experimental_o and_o to_o thy_o cost_n 9_o cost_n chap._n 4._o 9_o behold_v i_o will_v smite_v cause_n smite_v viz._n by_o aaron_n hand_n who_o shall_v do_v it_o by_o my_o command_n and_o direction_n thus_o pilate_n be_v say_v to_o give_v christ_n body_n to_o joseph_n mark_v 15._o 45._o because_o he_o command_v it_o to_o be_v deliver_v by_o other_o to_o he_o the_o same_o action_n be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o principal_a and_o instrumental_a cause_n with_o the_o rod_n that_o be_v in_o my_o hand_n upon_o the_o water_n which_o be_v in_o the_o river_n feel_v river_n nilus_n which_o be_v 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the_o rod_n from_o before_o the_o lord_n unto_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o they_o look_v and_o take_v every_o man_n his_o rod._n 10_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n â—…_n moses_n heb._n 9_o â—…_n bring_v aaron_n rod_n again_o before_o the_o testimony_n to_o be_v keep_v for_o a_o token_n against_o the_o rebely_n the_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d of_o rebely_n rebel_n and_o thou_o shall_v quite_o take_v away_o their_o murmur_n from_o i_o that_o they_o die_v not_o it_o not_o for_o if_o after_o all_o these_o warning_n and_o prohibition_n backâ—…_n with_o such_o miracle_n and_o judgement_n they_o shall_v usurp_v the_o priesthood_n they_o shall_v assure_o die_v for_o it_o 11_o and_o moses_n do_v so_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o so_o do_v he_o 12_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v behold_v we_o die_v we_o perish_v we_o all_o perish_v themselves_o perish_v word_n of_o consternation_n arise_v partly_o from_o the_o remembrance_n of_o these_o severe_a and_o repeat_v judgement_n partly_o from_o the_o threaten_n of_o death_n upon_o any_o succeed_a murmur_n partly_o from_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o own_o guilt_n and_o weakness_n which_o make_v they_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v relapse_n into_o the_o same_o miscarriage_n and_o thereby_o bring_v the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n upon_o themselves_o 13_o whosoever_o come_v any_o thing_n near_o commit_v near_o i._n e._n near_o than_o he_o shall_v do_v a_o error_n which_o we_o may_v easy_o commit_v unto_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v die_v shall_v we_o be_v consume_v with_o die_v another_o die_v will_v god_n proceed_v with_o we_o in_o these_o severe_a course_n according_a to_o his_o strict_a justice_n will_v he_o show_v we_o no_o mercy_n nor_o pity_n till_o all_o the_o people_n be_v cut_v off_o and_o destroy_v with_o die_v one_o after_o another_o chap._n xviii_o 1_o and_z the_o lord_z say_v unto_o aaron_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o father_n house_n with_o thou_o shall_v bear_v 25._o bear_v leu._n 18._o 25._o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n consider_v sanctuary_n i._n e._n shall_v suffer_v the_o punishment_n of_o all_o the_o usurpation_n or_o pollution_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o the_o holy_a thing_n by_o the_o levite_n or_o any_o of_o the_o people_n because_o you_o have_v authority_n and_o power_n from_o i_o to_o keep_v they_o all_o within_o their_o bound_n and_o i_o expect_v you_o use_v it_o to_o that_o end_n thus_o the_o people_n be_v in_o good_a measure_n secure_v against_o their_o fear_n express_v numb_a 17._o 12_o 13._o also_o they_o be_v inform_v that_o aaron_n high_a dignity_n be_v attend_v with_o great_a burden_n have_v not_o only_o his_o own_o but_o the_o people_n sin_n to_o answer_v for_o and_o therefore_o they_o have_v no_o such_o reason_n to_o envy_v he_o as_o they_o may_v think_v if_o the_o benefit_n and_o encumbrance_n and_o danger_n be_v equal_o consider_v and_o thou_o and_o thy_o son_n with_o thou_o shall_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o your_o priesthood_n priesthood_n priesthood_n i._n e._n of_o all_o the_o error_n commit_v by_o yourselves_o or_o by_o you_o permit_v in_o other_o in_o thing_n belong_v to_o your_o priesthood_n 2_o and_o thy_o brethren_n also_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n the_o tribe_n of_o thy_o father_n bring_v thou_o with_o thou_o that_o they_o may_v be_v 34._o be_v see_v gen._n 29._o 34._o join_v unto_o thou_o and_o minister_v unto_o thou_o thou_o thou_o about_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n and_o other_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n and_o limit_n i_o have_v prescribe_v they_o the_o levite_n be_v say_v to_o minister_v to_o aaron_n here_o to_o the_o church_n numb_a 16._o 9_o and_o to_o god_n deut._n 10._o 8._o they_o shall_v not_o contend_v with_o thou_o for_o superiority_n as_o they_o have_v
prisoner_n and_o either_o use_v as_o slave_n or_o sell_v they_o for_o such_o 22_o for_o there_o fall_v down_o many_o slay_v because_o the_o war_n be_v of_o god_n it_o god_n god_n put_v they_o upon_o it_o and_o mighty_o assist_v they_o in_o it_o and_o they_o rest_n they_o i_o e._n that_o party_n of_o these_o tribe_n which_o go_v out_o to_o this_o war_n be_v 44760_o man_n or_o part_n of_o they_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o rest_n dwell_v in_o their_o stead_n until_o the_o captivity_n 6._o captivity_n of_o which_o 2_o king_n 15._o 29._o and_o 17._o 6._o 23_o and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o half-tribe_n of_o manasseh_n manassites_n manasseh_n have_v discourse_v of_o the_o reubenites_n v._o 3_o etc._n etc._n and_o next_o of_o the_o gadite_n v._o 11_o etc._n etc._n he_o now_o come_v to_o the_o manassites_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n jordan_n land_n i_o e._n in_o their_o land_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o the_o land_n beyond_o jordan_n they_o increase_v from_o bashan_n unto_o baal-hermon_a and_o senir_fw-fr and_o unto_o mount_n hermon_n 24_o and_o these_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n even_o epher_n and_o ishi_n and_o eliel_n and_o azriel_n and_o jeremiah_n and_o hodaviah_n and_o jahdiel_n mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n 〈◊〉_d valour_n heb._n as_o 〈◊〉_d famous_a man_n and_o head_n of_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n 25_o and_o they_o transgress_v against_o the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n and_o go_v a_o 〈…〉_o a_o 〈…〉_o whore_v after_o the_o god_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n who_o god_n destroy_v before_o they_o 26_o and_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n stir_v up_o the_o spirit_n other_o spirit_n he_o so_o govern_v his_o counsel_n and_o affection_n that_o he_o shall_v bring_v his_o force_n against_o this_o people_n rather_o than_o other_o of_o 〈…〉_o of_o 〈…〉_o pull_v king_n of_o assyria_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o tilgath-pilnese_a king_n of_o assyria_n and_o he_o carry_v they_o away_o even_o the_o reubenite_fw-la and_o the_o gadite_n and_o the_o half-tribe_n of_o manasseh_n and_o bring_v they_o unto_o 〈…〉_o unto_o 〈…〉_o halah_n and_o habor_n and_o hara_n and_o to_o the_o river_n gozan_n 17._o gozan_n of_o which_o place_n see_v 2_o king_n 15._o &_o 17._o unto_o this_o day_n chap._n vi_o 1_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n 〈…〉_o levi_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o gershon_n kohath_n and_o merari_fw-la 2_o and_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n amram_n izhar_n 21._o izhar_n call_v also_o amminadab_n v._o 22._o compare_v exod._n 6._o 21._o and_o hebron_n and_o uzziel_n 3_o and_o the_o child_n of_o amram_n aaron_n and_o moses_n and_o miriam_n the_o son_n also_o of_o aaron_n 〈…〉_o aaron_n 〈…〉_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n 4_o eleazar_n beget_v phinehas_n and_o phinehas_n beget_v abishua_n 5_o and_o abishua_n beget_v bukki_n and_o bukki_n beget_v uzzi_n succession_n uzzi_n in_o who_o day_n it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o high-priesthood_n be_v translate_v from_o eleazar_n family_n to_o ithamars_n for_o some_o cause_n now_o unknown_a in_o who_o line_n it_o continue_v for_o some_o succession_n 6_o and_o uzzi_n beget_v zerahiah_n and_o zerahiah_n beget_v merajoth_a 7_o merajoth_n beget_v amariah_n and_o amariah_n beget_v ahitub_n 8_o and_o 1â—…_n and_o 2_o sam._n â—…_n 1â—…_n ahitub_n beget_v zadok_v and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 2_o sam._n 1â—…_n 〈◊〉_d zadok_v beget_v ahimaaz_n 9_o and_o ahimaaz_n beget_v azariah_n and_o azariah_n beget_v johanan_n 10_o and_o johanan_n beget_v azariah_n 〈…〉_o azariah_n 〈…〉_o he_o it_o be_v that_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n 11._o office_n so_o do_v all_o the_o rest_n but_o it_o be_v imply_v that_o he_o do_v it_o worthy_o he_o fill_v his_o place_n and_o valiant_o discharge_v his_o office_n in_o uzziahs_n time_n of_o which_o see_v 2_o chron._n 26._o 17_o etc._n etc._n or_o this_o he_o may_v relate_v to_o johanan_n otherwise_o call_v jehojadaâ—…_n who_o be_v so_o high_o commend_v for_o the_o good_a service_n which_o he_o do_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o king_n of_o who_o see_v 2_o king_n 11._o house_n 11._o heb._n iâ—…_n the_o house_n in_o the_o 〈…〉_o the_o 〈…〉_o temple_n that_o solomon_n build_v write_v build_v in_o solomon_n temple_n so_o call_v to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o second_o temple_n which_o be_v build_v or_o in_o building_n when_o these_o book_n be_v write_v in_o jerusalem_n 11_o and_o 〈…〉_o and_o 〈…〉_o azariah_n beget_v amariah_n and_o amariah_n beget_v ahitub_n 12_o and_o ahitub_n beget_v zadok_v and_o zadok_v beget_v 〈…〉_o beget_v 〈…〉_o shallum_n 13_o and_o shallum_n beget_v hilkiah_n and_o hilkiah_n beget_v azariah_n 14_o and_o azariah_n beget_v 〈…〉_o beget_v 〈…〉_o serajah_n 21._o serajah_n who_o be_v slay_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n at_o riblah_n 2_o king_n 25._o 18_o 21._o and_o serajah_n beget_v jehozadak_v 15_o and_o jehozadak_n go_v into_o captivity_n 〈…〉_o captivity_n 〈…〉_o when_o the_o lord_n carry_v away_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n 16_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n 16._o levi_n 〈◊〉_d 6._o 16._o 〈…〉_o 16._o 〈…〉_o gershom_n kohath_n and_o merari_fw-la priest_n merari_fw-la this_o he_o repeat_v as_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o follow_a genealogy_n of_o those_o levite_n who_o be_v not_o priest_n 17_o and_o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o gershon_n libni_n and_o shimei_n 18_o and_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n be_v amram_n and_o izkar_n and_o hebron_n and_o uzziel_n 19_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n mahli_n and_o mushi_n and_o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o levite_n according_a to_o their_o father_n course_n father_n who_o be_v distinguish_v and_o name_v from_o their_o father_n and_o the_o follow_a catalogue_n be_v think_v to_o contain_v the_o successive_a head_n or_o chief_n of_o their_o several_a family_n until_o the_o time_n of_o david_n by_o who_o they_o be_v distribute_v into_o several_a rank_n or_o course_n 20_o of_o gershom_n libni_n his_o son_n jahath_fw-mi his_o son_n 〈…〉_o son_n 〈…〉_o zimmah_o his_o son_n successor_n son_n i_o e._n his_o grandson_n by_o his_o son_n shimei_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 42_o 43._o the_o name_n of_o father_n and_o son_n be_v oft_o use_v in_o scripture_n of_o more_o remote_a progenitor_n or_o successor_n 21_o 〈…〉_o 21_o 〈…〉_o joah_n his_o son_n 〈…〉_o son_n 〈…〉_o iddo_n his_o son_n zerah_n his_o son_n jeaterai_fw-la his_o son_n 22_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n 〈…〉_o kohath_n 〈…〉_o amminadab_n his_o son_n korah_n his_o son_n assir_fw-fr he_o son_n 23_o elkanah_n his_o son_n and_o ebiasaph_n his_o son_n and_o affiâ—…_n his_o son_n 24_o tahath_fw-mi his_o son_n 〈…〉_o son_n 〈…〉_o uriel_n azariah_n uriel_n call_v also_o zephaniah_n v._o 36._o where_o also_o uzziah_n here_o follow_v be_v call_v azariah_n his_o son_n ‖_o uzziah_n his_o son_n and_o 〈…〉_o and_o 〈…〉_o shaul_n his_o son_n 25_o and_o the_o son_n of_o elkanah_n 24._o elkanah_n the_o son_n of_o that_o korah_n mention_v above_o v._o 22._o as_o be_v manifest_a by_o v._o 35_o 36_o 37._o and_o by_o exod._n 6._o 23_o 24._o 1_o 24._o see_v 〈◊〉_d 35_o 1_o amasai_n and_o abimoth_n 26_o as_o for_o elkanah_n amasai_n elkanah_n this_o be_v another_o elkanah_n son_n or_o grandson_n of_o the_o former_a elkanah_n and_o either_o the_o son_n or_o brother_n of_o ahimoth_n last_o mention_v or_o of_o amasai_n the_o son_n of_o elkanah_n 〈…〉_o elkanah_n 〈…〉_o zophai_n his_o son_n and_o nahath_n 1._o nahath_n call_v also_o toah_n v._o 34._o and_o tohu_n 1_o sam._n 1._o 1._o his_o son_n 27_o 〈…〉_o 27_o 〈…〉_o eliab_n his_o son_n jeroham_n his_o son_n elkanali_fw-la here_o elkanali_fw-la the_o father_n of_o the_o prophet_n samuel_n 1_o sam._n 1._o 1._o who_o therefore_o follow_v here_o his_o son_n 28_o and_o the_o son_n of_o samuel_n the_o first-born_a 2._o first-born_a 〈◊〉_d also_o 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 33._o â—…am_n 8._o 2._o vashni_n and_o abiah_n 29_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n mah_o libni_n his_o son_n shimei_n his_o son_n uzza_fw-mi his_o son_n 30_o shimea_n his_o son_n haggiah_o his_o son_n asajah_n his_o son_n 31_o and_o these_o follow_v these_o who_o name_n here_o follow_v be_v they_o who_o david_n set_v over_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d service_n 27._o service_n heb._n the_o hand_n hand_n put_v for_o 〈◊〉_d or_o service_n which_o be_v common_o perform_v by_o the_o hand_n thus_o god_n be_v frequent_o say_v to_o speak_v or_o command_v thing_n by_o the_o hand_n i._n e._n the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n compare_v 2_o chron._n 29._o 27._o of_o song_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n after_o that_o the_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 16._o 1._o ark_n have_v rest_n 17._o rest_n which_o be_v in_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n 6._o 17._o 32_o and_o they_o minister_v before_o the_o dwelling-place_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n 6._o tabernacle_n or_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o tent_n as_o the_o same_o hebrew_n word_n be_v translate_v exod._n 39_o 32._o &_o 40_o 2_o
with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v to_o tell_v thou_o calamity_n thou_o who_o satan_n spare_v no_o less_o malicious_o than_o he_o destroy_v the_o rest_n that_o job_n may_v have_v speedy_a and_o certain_a intelligence_n of_o his_o calamity_n 16._o while_o he_o be_v yet_o speak_v 19_o speak_v before_o he_o can_v have_v time_n to_o compose_v his_o disturb_a mind_n and_o to_o digest_v his_o former_a loss_n or_o indeed_o to_o swallow_v his_o spital_n as_o he_o express_v it_o ch._n 7._o 19_o there_o come_v also_o another_o and_o say_v fire_n say_v or_o a_o 〈◊〉_d fire_n the_o fire_n of_o god_n ruin_n god_n a_o terrible_a flame_n of_o fire_n send_v from_o god_n in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n to_o intimate_v that_o both_o god_n and_o man_n be_v his_o enemy_n and_o all_o thing_n conspire_v to_o his_o ruin_n be_v fall_v from_o heaven_n 2._o heaven_n i_o e._n from_o the_o air_n which_o be_v oft_o call_v heaven_n as_o have_v be_v note_v again_o and_o again_o whereof_o satan_n be_v the_o prince_n eph._n 2._o 2._o and_o have_v burn_v up_o the_o sheep_n and_o the_o servant_n and_o consume_v they_o and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v alone_o to_o tell_v thou_o 17._o while_o he_o be_v yet_o speak_v there_o come_v also_o another_o and_o say_v the_o chaldaean_n observe_v chaldaean_n who_o also_o live_v upon_o the_o spoil_n as_o xenophon_n and_o other_o observe_v make_v out_o three_o band_n they_o band_n that_o they_o may_v come_v upon_o they_o several_a way_n and_o nothing_o may_v be_v able_a to_o escape_v they_o and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d fall_v upon_o the_o camel_n and_o have_v carry_v they_o away_o yea_o and_o slay_v the_o servant_n with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v alone_o to_o tell_v thou_o 18._o while_o he_o be_v yet_o speak_v there_o come_v also_o another_o and_o say_v thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n be_v eat_v and_o drink_v wine_n judgement_n wine_n i_o e._n feast_v after_o their_o manner_n and_o as_o job_n general_o fear_v and_o suspect_v sin_v against_o god_n v._o 5._o which_o be_v a_o dreadful_a aggravation_n of_o the_o judgement_n in_o their_o elder_a brother_n house_n 19_o and_o behold_v there_o come_v a_o great_a wind_n side_n wind_n heb._n fâ—…t_a side_n from_o the_o wilderness_n 24._o wilderness_n whence_o the_o fierce_a wind_n come_v as_o have_v most_o power_n in_o such_o open_a place_n see_v jer._n 4._o 11._o and_o 13._o 24._o and_o smite_v the_o four_o corner_n great_a corner_n in_o which_o the_o chief_a strength_n of_o the_o house_n do_v consist_v it_o smite_v these_o either_o all_o together_o or_o rather_o successive_o one_o immediate_o after_o another_o be_v possible_o a_o whirlwind_n which_o come_v violent_o and_o sudden_o whirl_v about_o in_o a_o circle_n and_o be_v drive_v about_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v very_o great_a of_o the_o house_n and_o it_o fall_v upon_o the_o young_a man_n sequel_n man_n his_o son_n in_o their_o youth_n and_o his_o daughter_n also_o as_o appear_v from_o the_o sequel_n and_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v alone_o to_o tell_v thou_o 20._o then_o job_n arise_v posture_n arise_v from_o his_o seat_n whereon_o he_o be_v sit_v in_o a_o disconsolate_a posture_n and_o rend_v his_o 〈◊〉_d his_o or_o 〈◊〉_d mantle_n 34._o mantle_n to_o testify_v his_o deep_a sense_n of_o and_o just_a sorrow_n for_o the_o heavy_a hand_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o humiliation_n of_o himself_o under_o his_o hand_n see_v gen._n 37._o 34._o and_o shave_v his_o head_n 16._o head_n i_o e._n cause_v the_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n to_o be_v shave_v or_o cut_v off_o which_o be_v then_o a_o usual_a ceremony_n in_o mourning_n of_o which_o see_v ezra_n 9_o 3._o isa._n 15._o 2._o and_o 22._o 12._o jer._n 7._o 29._o and_o 41._o 5._o mich._n 1._o 16._o and_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o ground_n dispensation_n ground_n in_o way_n of_o self-abhorrency_a and_o humiliation_n and_o supplication_n unto_o god_n to_o wit_n god_n who_o be_v express_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n and_o who_o be_v the_o only_a object_n of_o religious_a worship_n instead_o of_o curse_v god_n which_o satan_n say_v he_o will_v do_v he_o adore_v he_o and_o give_v he_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n and_o of_o his_o justice_n and_o of_o his_o goodness_n also_o in_o this_o most_o severe_a dispensation_n and_o worship_v e._n 21._o â—…d_n say_v 6._o say_v eccles._n 5._o 1â—…_n 1_o tim_n 6._o naked_a come_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n womb_n myself_o womb_n i_o bring_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v now_o lose_v with_o i_o when_o i_o come_v out_o of_o my_o mother_n womb_n into_o the_o world_n but_o i_o receive_v they_o from_o the_o hand_n and_o favour_n of_o that_o god_n who_o have_v now_o require_v his_o own_o again_o i_o still_o have_v all_o that_o substance_n wherewith_o i_o be_v bear_v and_o have_v lose_v only_a thing_n without_o and_o beside_o myself_o â—…nd_v naked_a shall_v i_o return_v thither_o etc._n thither_o i_o shall_v be_v as_o rich_a when_o i_o die_v as_o i_o be_v when_o i_o be_v bear_v and_o therefore_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v content_v with_o my_o condition_n which_o also_o be_v the_o common_a lot_n of_o all_o man_n thither_o i._n e._n into_o my_o mother_n womb_n which_o in_o the_o former_a clause_n be_v understand_v proper_o but_o in_o this_o figurative_o of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v our_o common_a mother_n as_o it_o be_v call_v by_o many_o author_n out_o of_o who_o belly_n we_o be_v take_v and_o into_o which_o we_o must_v return_v again_o gen._n 3._o 19_o eccles._n 12._o 7._o and_o as_o our_o mother_n womb_n be_v call_v the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n psal._n 139._o 15._o so_o it_o be_v not_o harsh_a if_o reciprocal_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v call_v our_o mother_n womb._n nor_o be_v it_o strange_a that_o the_o same_o phrase_n shall_v be_v take_v both_o proper_o and_o metaphorical_o in_o the_o same_o verse_n for_o so_o it_o be_v mat._n 8._o 22._o let_v the_o dead_a spiritual_o bury_v the_o dead_a corporal_o see_v also_o levit._n 26._o 21_o 24._o psal._n 18._o 26_o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n give_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o counsel_n away_o he_o have_v take_v away_o nothing_o but_o his_o own_o and_o what_o he_o so_o give_v to_o i_o that_o he_o reserve_v the_o supreme_a dominion_n and_o disposal_n of_o in_o his_o own_o hand_n so_o i_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o murmur_v or_o complain_v of_o he_o nor_o have_v i_o reason_n to_o fret_v and_o rage_n against_o the_o chaldean_n and_o sabean_o and_o other_o creature_n who_o be_v only_o god_n instrument_n to_o execute_v his_o wise_a and_o holy_a counsel_n bless_a be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n 25._o lord_n i_o e._n the_o lord_n god_n name_n be_v often_o put_v for_o god_n himself_o as_o psal._n 44._o 5._o and_o 48._o 10._o and_o 72._o 18_o 19_o dan._n 2._o 19_o 20._o as_o name_n be_v put_v for_o man_n act._n 1._o 15._o rev._n 3._o 4._o the_o sense_n be_v i_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o quarrel_v with_o god_n but_o much_o cause_n to_o bless_v and_o praise_v he_o that_o he_o do_v give_v i_o such_o blessing_n and_o suffer_v i_o to_o enjoy_v they_o more_o and_o long_o than_o i_o deserve_v and_o that_o he_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o afflict_v i_o which_o i_o great_o need_v for_o my_o soul_n good_a and_o which_o i_o take_v as_o a_o token_n of_o his_o love_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o i_o and_o therefore_o minister_a more_o matter_n of_o comfort_n than_o grief_n to_o i_o and_o that_o he_o have_v leave_v i_o the_o comfort_n of_o my_o wife_n and_o yet_o be_v please_v to_o continue_v to_o i_o the_o health_n of_o my_o body_n and_o a_o compose_a mind_n and_o a_o heart_n to_o submit_v to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o that_o he_o have_v reserve_v and_o prepare_v such_o a_o felicity_n for_o i_o who_o not_o chaldean_n or_o sabean_o no_o man_n nor_o devil_n can_v take_v away_o from_o i_o of_o which_o see_v chap._n 19_o 25._o 22._o in_o all_o this_o occasion_n this_o i_o e._n under_o all_o these_o pressure_n or_o in_o all_o that_o he_o say_v or_o do_v upon_o these_o sad_a occasion_n job_n sin_v not_o disprove_v not_o to_o wit_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o devil_n presage_v that_o he_o will_v and_o as_o be_v express_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n as_o christ_n say_v joh._n 9_o 3._o neither_o have_v this_o man_n sin_v nor_o his_o parent_n to_o wit_n so_o as_o you_o imagine_v in_o a_o eminent_a or_o extraordinary_a degree_n but_o both_o here_o and_o there_o human_a infirmity_n be_v except_v of_o which_o job_n oft_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o be_v guilty_a nor_o be_v the_o question_n between_o god_n and_o satan_n whether_o
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and_o then_o other_o as_o occasion_v require_v 2_o 15._o 2_o ps._n 73._o 3_o 12_o 13._o mal._n 3._o 15._o all_o thing_n come_v alike_o to_o all_o man_n all_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n do_v equal_o happen_v to_o good_a and_o bad_a man_n there_o be_v one_o eveâ—…t_n to_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a to_o the_o good_a and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o clean_a ground_n clean_a either_o 1._o moral_o clean_a or_o holy_a man_n or_o 2._o legal_o who_o make_v conscience_n of_o keep_v himself_o pure_a from_o all_o legal_a defilement_n according_a to_o the_o law_n then_o in_o force_n and_o consequent_o from_o all_o other_o sin_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n and_o to_o the_o unclean_a to_o he_o that_o sacrifice_v cost_n sacrifice_v that_o worship_v god_n sincere_o though_o it_o be_v to_o his_o cost_n and_o to_o he_o that_o sacrifice_v not_o as_o be_v the_o good_a so_o be_v the_o sinner_n deny_v sinner_n as_o to_o all_o outward_a thing_n to_o wit_n customary_o and_o 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compare_v this_o place_n with_o eccles._n 8._o 11._o and_o madness_n be_v in_o their_o heart_n after-reckoning_n heart_n upon_o this_o account_n they_o go_v on_o mad_o and_o desperate_o in_o evil_a course_n without_o any_o fear_n of_o a_o after-reckoning_n while_o they_o live_v and_o after_o that_o they_o go_v to_o the_o dead_a word_n dead_a after_o all_o their_o mad_a and_o wicked_a prank_n in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o their_o life_n they_o die_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o best_a man_n do_v so_o hitherto_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n for_o solomon_n here_o forbear_v the_o consideration_n of_o the_o future_a life_n only_o he_o seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o as_o the_o madness_n so_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v end_v by_o death_n which_o be_v more_o full_o express_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n 4_o for_o to_o he_o that_o be_v join_v to_o all_o the_o live_n citizen_n live_n that_o continue_v in_o the_o land_n and_o society_n of_o live_v man_n or_o 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