come_n out_o of_o egypt_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n leave_v at_o this_o time_n when_o they_o be_v number_v again_o but_o only_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n so_o that_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o the_o levite_n be_v not_o here_o include_v for_o of_o they_o there_o be_v leave_v moses_n and_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n and_o perhaps_o many_o other_o chap._n xxvii_o verse_n 1._o then_o come_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n etc._n etc._n because_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n vers_fw-la 53._o that_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v among_o those_o they_o have_v now_o number_v from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a and_o so_o zelophehad_v be_v dead_a without_o son_n his_o child_n be_v like_a to_o have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n therefore_o his_o daughter_n come_v now_o to_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n desire_v that_o that_o share_n of_o the_o land_n may_v be_v assign_v to_o they_o which_o shall_v have_v be_v their_o father_n have_v he_o be_v then_o live_v verse_n 2._o and_o they_o stand_v before_o moses_n and_o before_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o before_o the_o prince_n and_o all_o the_o congregation_n by_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n whither_o they_o be_v it_o seem_v for_o this_o very_a purpose_n come_v that_o they_o may_v inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n concern_v this_o difficult_a case_n for_o i_o conceive_v they_o have_v former_o demand_v a_o inheritance_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o be_v by_o they_o appoint_v to_o plead_v for_o themselves_o before_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o answer_n from_o god_n himself_o verse_n 3._o our_o father_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n this_o plea_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n be_v in_o effect_n as_o if_o they_o have_v thus_o say_v our_o father_n be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o the_o lord_n carry_v out_o of_o egypt_n to_o go_v and_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o though_o he_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o take_v away_o by_o any_o special_a judgement_n because_o he_o have_v his_o hand_n in_o some_o insurrection_n and_o rebellion_n such_o as_o be_v that_o of_o those_o that_o gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o company_n of_o korah_n and_o this_o they_o allege_v to_o make_v their_o cause_n the_o more_o favourable_a because_o have_v he_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o any_o sâ—ch_a insurrection_n some_o may_v judge_v that_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n though_o his_o posterity_n be_v exclude_v from_o have_v any_o share_n in_o the_o land_n of_o caâ—aan_n but_o die_v in_o his_o own_o sin_n that_o be_v he_o die_v his_o natural_a death_n when_o his_o time_n be_v come_v as_o be_v by_o sin_n liable_a to_o death_n as_o all_o other_o man_n be_v thus_o korahs_n conspiracy_n be_v mention_v here_o either_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n this_o one_o be_v put_v for_o all_o other_o the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o so_o the_o meaning_n must_v be_v that_o their_o father_n die_v in_o no_o particular_a rebellion_n against_o the_o lord_n or_o else_o because_o whereas_o all_o the_o other_o murmur_n and_o insurrection_n against_o moses_n be_v especial_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n korahs_n be_v chief_v of_o the_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n of_o every_o tribe_n chap._n 16._o 2._o and_o so_o happy_o because_o their_o father_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n therefore_o they_o mention_v only_o the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o great_a one_o and_o as_o for_o that_o phrase_n of_o their_o father_n die_v in_o his_o own_o sin_n though_o some_o expositor_n understand_v it_o thus_o that_o he_o die_v not_o for_o any_o special_a insurrection_n but_o only_o for_o that_o sin_n wherein_o the_o whole_a congregation_n be_v involve_v as_o well_o as_o he_o and_o for_o which_o the_o lord_n threaten_v that_o they_o shall_v all_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o wit_n for_o refuse_v to_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n when_o god_n have_v bring_v they_o thither_o yet_o i_o rather_o think_v it_o be_v mean_v of_o his_o own_o private_a sin_n which_o make_v he_o liable_a to_o death_n as_o all_o other_o man_n be_v for_o that_o all_o have_v â—inned_v rom._n 5._o 12._o verse_n 4._o why_o shall_v the_o name_n of_o our_o father_n be_v do_v away_o from_o among_o his_o family_n because_o he_o have_v no_o son_n that_o be_v why_o shall_v not_o he_o be_v name_v among_o other_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o his_o name_n and_o family_n will_v be_v quite_o extinguish_v as_o if_o he_o have_v never_o be_v and_o hence_o some_o expositor_n conclude_v that_o as_o when_o a_o man_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o his_o brother_n marry_v his_o widow_n to_o raise_v up_o seed_n unto_o his_o brother_n his_o first_o son_n be_v in_o their_o genealogy_n reckon_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o he_o that_o die_v without_o issue_n so_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n the_o first_o son_n of_o those_o that_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n be_v account_v the_o son_n of_o zelophehad_n and_o so_o under_o his_o name_n do_v inherit_v his_o land_n verse_n 4._o give_v unto_o we_o therefore_o a_o possession_n among_o the_o brethren_n of_o our_o father_n this_o plead_n for_o a_o portion_n in_o that_o land_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o conquer_v be_v a_o true_a act_n of_o faith_n and_o must_v needs_o encourage_v other_o and_o help_v to_o strengthen_v their_o faith_n and_o beside_o hereby_o be_v show_v as_o in_o a_o type_n that_o even_o woman_n have_v a_o equal_a share_n with_o man_n in_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n for_o all_o inherit_v through_o christ_n in_o who_o there_o be_v neither_o male_a nor_o female_a but_o all_o be_v one_o gal._n 3._o 28._o verse_n 7._o thou_o shall_v sure_o give_v they_o a_o possession_n of_o a_o inheritance_n among_o their_o father_n brethren_n etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o lord_n grant_v these_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n their_o desire_n which_o how_o it_o be_v perform_v by_o joshua_n we_o may_v read_v josh_n 17._o 4._o according_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o give_v they_o a_o inheritance_n among_o the_o brethren_n of_o their_o father_n yet_o withal_o there_o be_v afterward_o a_o caution_n add_v to_o wit_n that_o they_o may_v not_o marry_v out_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n chap._n 36._o 6._o verse_n 12._o get_v thou_o up_o into_o this_o mount_n abarim_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o long_a tract_n of_o mountain_n which_o be_v call_v the_o mountain_n of_o abarim_n chap._n â—3_n 47._o and_o into_o one_o of_o these_o be_v moses_n now_o send_v to_o wit_n that_o which_o be_v elsewhere_o call_v mount_n nebo_n which_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n over_o against_o jericho_n deut_n 32._o 49._o and_o pisgah_n deut._n 34._o 1._o hence_o moses_n may_v see_v the_o land_n afar_o off_o though_o he_o may_v not_o enter_v it_o and_o so_o the_o law_n do_v show_v the_o israelite_n heaven_n afar_o off_o but_o not_o as_o it_o be_v now_o reveal_v to_o we_o in_o the_o gospel_n verse_n 13._o and_o when_o thou_o have_v see_v it_o thou_o shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o thy_o people_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v the_o land_n god_n have_v threaten_v before_o numb_a 20._o 12._o seâ—_n the_o note_n upon_o that_o place_n verse_n 14._o that_o be_v the_o water_n of_o meribah_n in_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n this_o be_v add_v to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o another_o meribah_n exod._n 17._o 7._o where_o water_n be_v fetch_v out_o also_o from_o the_o rock_n but_o there_o moses_n and_o aaron_n displease_v not_o the_o lord_n verse_n 16._o let_v the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n set_v a_o man_n over_o the_o congregation_n moses_n at_o this_o time_n pray_v also_o earnest_o to_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v go_v over_o and_o see_v the_o land_n but_o god_n will_v not_o grant_v he_o his_o desire_n herein_o deut._n 3._o 23_o 26._o concern_v this_o phrase_n the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n see_v the_o note_n upon_o numb_a 16._o 22._o this_o title_n be_v fit_o in_o this_o prayer_n of_o moses_n give_v unto_o the_o lord_n both_o as_o imply_v that_o he_o be_v the_o searcher_n of_o man_n spirit_n and_o therefore_o know_v best_o who_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o place_n and_o likewise_o as_o intimate_v that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o frame_v and_o fashion_v their_o spirit_n as_o he_o please_v and_o to_o give_v they_o any_o gift_n or_o grace_n requisite_a for_o the_o employment_n verse_n 17._o which_o may_v go_v out_o before_o they_o and_o which_o may_v go_v in_o before_o they_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v who_o
he_o say_v i_o have_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o a_o strange_a land_n gershom_n be_v by_o interpretation_n a_o desolate_a stranger_n now_o so_o he_o name_v his_o elder_a son_n both_o to_o testify_v his_o faith_n concern_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n which_o he_o look_v upon_o because_o of_o god_n promise_n as_o his_o true_a country_n and_o the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o child_n and_o profess_v therefore_o that_o his_o child_n be_v but_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o nativity_n and_o likewise_o to_o express_v his_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o afford_v he_o this_o comfort_n to_o support_v he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o affliction_n when_o he_o live_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o banish_a man_n in_o a_o strange_a country_n another_o son_n moses_n have_v by_o his_o wife_n zipporah_n who_o he_o call_v eliezer_n as_o we_o may_v see_v chap._n 18._o 4._o but_o the_o first-born_a only_o be_v mention_v here_o verse_n 23._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o process_n of_o time_n that_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n die_v and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n sigh_v etc._n etc._n the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n be_v here_o mention_v to_o show_v the_o misery_n of_o the_o poor_a israelite_n who_o be_v no_o way_n ease_v of_o their_o burden_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o former_a oppress_a tyrant_n but_o have_v as_o much_o cause_n of_o sigh_v under_o their_o burden_n as_o ever_o they_o have_v before_o chap._n iii_o verse_n 1._o now_o moses_n keep_v the_o flock_n of_o jethro_n etc._n etc._n the_o priest_n of_o median_a either_o this_o jethro_n be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v before_o call_v revel_v chap._n 2._o 18._o or_o else_o if_o jethro_n be_v the_o son_n of_o revel_v he_o also_o be_v priest_n of_o midian_a as_o his_o father_n have_v be_v the_o son_n succeed_v in_o his_o father_n office_n and_o that_o happy_o because_o revel_v be_v now_o dead_a this_o be_v forty_o year_n after_o moses_n come_v thither_o as_o we_o see_v act_n 7._o 30._o and_o when_o forty_o year_n be_v expire_v there_o appear_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o mount_n sinai_n and_o come_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o god_n even_o to_o horeb._n horeb_n be_v call_v here_o by_o anticipation_n the_o mountain_n of_o god_n both_o because_o of_o this_o follow_a vision_n wherein_o god_n appear_v to_o moses_n in_o so_o miraculous_a a_o manner_n and_o also_o especial_o because_o there_o afterward_o the_o lord_n come_v down_o to_o moses_n and_o deliver_v he_o the_o law_n and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o his_o people_n exod._n 19_o for_o it_o be_v say_v express_o that_o this_o apparition_n be_v at_o mount_n sinai_n act_v 7._o 30._o and_o when_o forty_o year_n be_v expire_v there_o appear_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o mount_n sinai_n a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o flame_a fire_n in_o bush_n and_o there_o we_o know_v the_o law_n be_v give_v exod._n 19_o 1._o it_o seem_v therefore_o that_o the_o whole_a mountainous_a tract_n or_o circuit_n where_o mount_n sinai_n stand_v be_v call_v horeb_n or_o else_o as_o some_o of_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n hold_v this_o mountain_n be_v former_o call_v horeb_n but_o after_o this_o apparition_n of_o god_n in_o the_o bush_n it_o be_v call_v sinai_n from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n sâ—neh_n which_o signify_v a_o bramble_n bush_n verse_n 2._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v untâ—_n he_o in_o a_o flame_n of_o fire_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o bush_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n god_n himself_o that_o now_o appear_v unto_o moses_n for_o vers_fw-la 7._o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n speak_v unto_o he_o and_o verse_n the_o fixth_n he_o say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n and_o which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v observe_v vers_fw-la 5._o he_o that_o appear_v to_o moses_n require_v that_o worship_n and_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a only_a to_o god_n namely_o that_o he_o shall_v present_v himself_o before_o he_o barefooted_a as_o a_o poor_a caitiff_n not_o worthy_a to_o stand_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o so_o great_a a_o majesty_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o just_a cause_n why_o we_o shall_v question_v this_o because_o it_o be_v say_v here_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o since_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o christ_n the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n be_v call_v the_o messenger_n or_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n mal._n 3._o 1._o now_o as_o concern_v the_o burn_a bush_n wherein_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o moses_n it_o be_v doubtless_o intend_v not_o only_o to_o cause_n moses_n with_o the_o more_o reverence_n and_o humility_n to_o attend_v to_o what_o shall_v be_v say_v unto_o he_o but_o also_o to_o be_v a_o sign_n represent_v to_o he_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o his_o people_n concern_v who_o the_o lord_n now_o give_v he_o a_o charge_n to_o wit_n that_o though_o his_o israel_n have_v be_v long_o in_o the_o fire_n of_o affliction_n the_o enemy_n seek_v with_o all_o possible_a fury_n to_o destroy_v they_o yet_o hitherto_o they_o have_v be_v miraculous_o preserve_v and_o so_o still_o shall_v be_v and_o that_o because_o the_o lord_n be_v among_o they_o to_o preserve_v and_o defend_v they_o and_o will_v now_o rescue_v they_o from_o the_o power_n of_o their_o oppressor_n verse_n 3._o and_o moses_n say_v i_o will_v now_o turn_v aside_o and_o see_v this_o great_a sight_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v which_o some_o affirm_v that_o moses_n conclude_v that_o this_o be_v some_o secret_n of_o nature_n that_o the_o bush_n burn_v and_o be_v not_o consume_v and_o so_o out_o of_o curiosity_n do_v rash_o resolve_v to_o approach_v near_o that_o he_o may_v search_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o no_o such_o thing_n can_v be_v conclude_v from_o these_o word_n rather_o his_o call_n it_o a_o great_a sight_n may_v seem_v to_o imply_v that_o he_o think_v it_o some_o vision_n but_o indeed_o the_o most_o probable_a opinion_n be_v that_o he_o neither_o conclude_v the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o but_o be_v sudden_o strike_v with_o admiration_n at_o the_o sight_n and_o not_o know_v what_o to_o think_v of_o it_o he_o determine_v at_o last_o to_o approach_v near_o hope_v thereby_o to_o be_v the_o better_o inform_v and_o wait_v with_o reverence_n to_o see_v what_o the_o issue_n will_v be_v verse_n 4._o god_n call_v unto_o he_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o bush_n and_o say_v moses_n moses_n etc._n etc._n this_o call_n of_o moses_n by_o his_o name_n and_o the_o redouble_v of_o his_o name_n in_o such_o a_o familiar_a and_o love_a manner_n be_v both_o to_o make_v he_o know_v that_o the_o vision_n he_o see_v be_v of_o god_n thereby_o to_o stir_v he_o up_o the_o more_o careful_o to_o intend_v what_o be_v do_v and_o say_v and_o also_o to_o intimate_v the_o great_a love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n to_o he_o and_o indeed_o consider_v how_o strange_a and_o terrible_a the_o apparition_n be_v and_o that_o moses_n though_o all_o alone_a and_o in_o a_o desert_n place_n be_v not_o yet_o so_o astonish_v but_o that_o when_o he_o hear_v himself_o call_v by_o name_n from_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o burn_a bush_n he_o can_v answer_v so_o ready_o here_o be_o i_o we_o may_v well_o think_v that_o it_o be_v this_o gracious_a manner_n of_o god_n call_v upon_o he_o that_o do_v thus_o far_o encourage_v he_o verse_n 5._o put_v off_o thy_o shoe_n from_o off_o thy_o foot_n the_o put_v off_o of_o shoe_n be_v use_v as_o a_o sign_n of_o mourning_n and_o humiliation_n ezech._n 24._o 17._o 23._o forbear_v to_o cry_v make_v no_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n and_o put_v on_o thy_o shoe_n upon_o thy_o foot_n etc._n etc._n 2._o sam._n 15._o 30._o and_o david_n go_v up_o by_o the_o ascent_n of_o mount_n olivet_n and_o weep_v as_o he_o go_v up_o and_o have_v his_o head_n cover_v and_o he_o go_v barefoot_a etc._n etc._n esai_n 20._o 2._o 4._o go_v and_o loose_v the_o sackcloth_n from_o off_o thy_o loin_n and_o put_v off_o thy_o shoe_n from_o thy_o foot_n etc._n etc._n so_o shall_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n lead_v away_o the_o egyptian_n prisoner_n and_o the_o ethiopian_n captives_z young_a and_o old_a naked_a and_o barefoot_a etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n no_o doubt_n be_v moses_n here_o enjoin_v it_o both_o that_o this_o outward_a ceremony_n may_v strike_v he_o with_o the_o great_a awe_n and_o reverence_n of_o god_n majesty_n into_o who_o presence_n he_o may_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o approach_v but_o in_o so_o lowly_a and_o submissive_a a_o manner_n and_o also_o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o outward_a expression_n of_o the_o inward_a religious_a affection_n of_o his_o mind_n that_o he_o do_v
yet_o therefore_o in_o their_o father_n house_n but_o other_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o husband_n of_o other_o daughter_n of_o he_o that_o be_v already_o marry_v into_o the_o city_n which_o seem_v best_a to_o agree_v with_o the_o text_n but_o if_o so_o than_o we_o must_v far_o consider_v though_o his_o son_n in_o law_n be_v here_o only_o mention_v as_o the_o head_n of_o the_o family_n yet_o their_o wife_n if_o live_v be_v also_o speak_v to_o and_o hence_o it_o may_v seem_v be_v lot_n linger_a that_o he_o shall_v leave_v his_o child_n to_o be_v destroy_v and_o the_o angel_n command_v vers_fw-la 15._o take_v thy_o two_o daughter_n that_o be_v here_o intimate_v that_o he_o may_v not_o wait_v for_o the_o other_o that_o be_v not_o there_o verse_n 17._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v etc._n etc._n that_o he_o say_v etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n one_o of_o the_o angel_n to_o who_o lot_n therefore_o afterward_o direct_v his_o speech_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n because_o it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v give_v he_o the_o charge_n of_o fly_v to_o the_o mountain_n look_v not_o behind_o thou_o this_o be_v enjoin_v lot_n 1._o thereby_o to_o express_v how_o detestable_a the_o inhabitant_n of_o sodom_n be_v a_o people_n hate_v of_o god_n and_o unworthy_a of_o the_o commiseration_n of_o good_a man_n for_o who_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a he_o shall_v take_v the_o least_o thought_n or_o care_n 2._o to_o teach_v he_o hereby_o that_o he_o be_v so_o to_o be_v affect_v with_o god_n meâ—cy_n in_o deliver_v he_o from_o that_o wicked_a curse_a place_n and_o the_o judgement_n that_o be_v now_o to_o fall_v upon_o they_o that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o mind_n nor_o regard_v his_o house_n cattle_n or_o whatever_o other_o riches_n he_o be_v to_o leave_v behind_o or_o in_o the_o least_o degree_n to_o repent_v of_o his_o come_n away_o and_o according_o be_v the_o very_a same_o phrase_n use_v luke_n 9_o 62._o no_o man_n have_v put_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o plough_n and_o look_v back_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 3._o to_o intimate_v with_o what_o speed_n they_o be_v to_o haste_v away_o not_o to_o hinder_v their_o flight_n so_o much_o as_o by_o look_v back_o upon_o the_o city_n verse_n 19_o and_o i_o can_v escape_v to_o the_o mountain_n etc._n etc._n because_o the_o mountain_n be_v so_o far_o off_o he_o fear_v lest_o ere_o he_o can_v get_v thither_o the_o destruction_n shall_v be_v pour_v forth_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v overtake_v in_o it_o and_o therefore_o desire_v that_o zoar_n may_v be_v the_o place_n of_o refuge_n for_o he_o which_o be_v near_o at_o hand_n verse_n 21._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o see_v i_o have_v accept_v thou_o concern_v this_o thing_n the_o angel_n not_o without_o god_n direction_n undoubted_o yield_v to_o the_o weakness_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o grant_v his_o request_n but_o as_o god_n do_v usual_o grant_v his_o servant_n those_o request_n which_o he_o do_v not_o approve_v of_o that_o they_o may_v by_o their_o own_o experience_n see_v their_o folly_n and_o that_o it_o be_v still_o better_o for_o they_o to_o follow_v his_o direction_n for_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o lot_n who_o afterward_o vers_fw-la 30._o fear_v to_o dwell_v in_o zoar_n and_o then_o therefore_o find_v that_o he_o have_v do_v best_a it_o at_o first_o he_o have_v follow_v the_o angel_n counsel_n in_o fly_v to_o the_o mountain_n verse_n 22._o therefore_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n be_v call_v zoar._n which_o signify_v little_a before_o it_o be_v call_v bela_n chap._n 14._o 2._o and_o the_o king_n of_o bela_n which_o be_v zoar._n verse_n 23._o the_o sun_n be_v rise_v upon_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n this_o i_o conceive_v be_v thus_o express_v 1._o to_o show_v how_o narrow_o let_v escape_v the_o destruction_n that_o fall_v upon_o the_o sodomite_n it_o be_v break_v of_o day_n when_o the_o angel_n hasten_v he_o and_o he_o to_o get_v they_o out_o of_o sodom_n vers_fw-la 15._o and_o when_o the_o morning_n arise_v than_o the_o angel_n hasten_v lot_n say_v arise_v etc._n etc._n and_o by_o that_o time_n the_o sun_n be_v rise_v the_o judgement_n threaten_v fell_a upon_o sodom_n whereby_o no_o doubt_n lot_n be_v bring_v to_o see_v and_o acknowledge_v both_o his_o own_o folly_n in_o linger_a so_o long_o and_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o force_v he_o away_o and_o not_o suffer_v he_o to_o stay_v there_o any_o long_o and_o 2._o to_o make_v it_o the_o more_o manifest_a that_o this_o judgement_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o supernatural_a and_o how_o sudden_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o these_o wicked_a city_n be_v overwhelm_v with_o the_o storm_n of_o god_n fiery_a indignation_n without_o any_o warning_n give_v they_o when_o doubtless_o they_o have_v not_o the_o least_o fear_n of_o any_o such_o mischief_n that_o be_v come_v upon_o they_o the_o sun_n rise_v as_o fair_o that_o day_n as_o upon_o other_o day_n and_o yet_o present_o a_o shower_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n fall_v upon_o they_o and_o consume_v they_o all_o verse_n 24._o then_o the_o lord_n rain_v upon_o sodom_n and_o upon_o gomorrah_n etc._n etc._n sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n be_v here_o mention_v as_o the_o chief_a but_o withal_o admah_n and_o zeboiim_n be_v also_o destroy_v deut._n 29._o 23._o like_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboiim_n which_o the_o lord_n overthrow_v in_o his_o anger_n etc._n etc._n now_o from_o the_o lord_n be_v here_o add_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o clause_n then_o the_o lord_n rain_v upon_o sodom_n and_o upon_o gomorrah_n brimstone_n and_o fire_n from_o the_o lord_n the_o more_o emphatical_o to_o express_v that_o it_o be_v not_o by_o any_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n but_o by_o the_o immediate_a almighty_a power_n of_o god_n and_o doubtless_o it_o be_v the_o supernatural_a and_o miraculous_a work_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o from_o any_o natural_a cause_n that_o such_o shower_n not_o of_o water_n as_o when_o the_o old_a world_n be_v drown_v but_o of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n shall_v fall_v from_o heaven_n upon_o these_o city_n who_o do_v therein_o fit_a the_o punishment_n to_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o that_o be_v destroy_v thereby_o they_o burn_v with_o vild_a and_o unnatural_a lust_n and_o therefore_o against_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n fire_n fall_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o devour_v they_o and_o their_o stink_a abominable_a filthiness_n be_v punish_v with_o the_o stench_n of_o brimstone_n mingle_v with_o fire_n yea_o this_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n be_v but_o a_o forerunner_n of_o their_o everlasting_a punishment_n in_o that_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n for_o evermore_o rev._n 21._o 8._o for_o so_o the_o apostle_n s_o judas_n say_v that_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n suffer_v the_o vengeance_n of_o eternal_a fire_n judas_n 7._o verse_n 26._o but_o his_o wife_n look_v back_o from_o behind_o he_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v lot_z going_z before_o and_o his_o wife_n follow_a behind_o he_o she_o look_v back_o from_o behind_o he_o towards_o sodom_n to_o wit_n as_o doubt_v whether_o any_o such_o judgement_n will_v fall_v upon_o sodom_n as_o be_v threaten_v or_o linger_a in_o her_o desire_n after_o those_o friend_n that_o wealth_n and_o estate_n which_o they_o have_v leave_v behind_o they_o and_o thus_o she_o do_v rebel_n against_o the_o express_a commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n give_v before_o to_o lot_n vers_n 17._o and_o in_o he_o unto_o all_o that_o be_v with_o he_o and_o that_o when_o god_n have_v afford_v she_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a mercy_n to_o fetch_v she_o away_o by_o his_o angel_n from_o sodom_n when_o it_o be_v to_o be_v destroy_v and_o so_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n or_o statue_n of_o salt_n not_o such_o salt_n as_o we_o ordinary_o use_v which_o be_v wet_n will_v melt_v and_o turn_v into_o water_n for_o it_o be_v to_o stand_v as_o a_o monument_n of_o her_o infidelity_n and_o disobedience_n but_o a_o kind_n of_o rocky_a mineral_n salt_n which_o will_v endure_v all_o weather_n and_o not_o waste_v away_o verse_n 29._o god_n remember_v abraham_n and_o send_v lot_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o overthrow_n that_o be_v god_n remember_v his_o promise_n whereby_o he_o have_v engage_v himself_o to_o abraham_n not_o only_o to_o bless_v he_o in_o his_o own_o person_n but_o those_o also_o for_o his_o sake_n that_o be_v dear_a unto_o he_o chap._n 12._o 2._o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n i_o will_v bless_v they_o that_o bless_v thou_o and_o he_o remember_v the_o request_n which_o abraham_n have_v make_v to_o he_o for_o sodom_n and_o that_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o those_o few_o righteous_a one_o that_o may_v be_v in_o that_o city_n press_v he_o particular_o with_o this_o that_o the_o righteous_a may_v not_o be_v destroy_v
with_o the_o wicked_a and_o so_o he_o save_v lot_n for_o abraham_n sake_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o god_n have_v respect_n to_o the_o piety_n and_o righteousness_n of_o lot_n in_o deliver_v he_o for_o so_o the_o apostle_n faith_n 2._o pet._n 2._o 7_o 8._o that_o he_o deliver_v just_a lot_n and_o that_o because_o the_o righteous_a soul_n of_o this_o good_a man_n be_v vex_v from_o day_n to_o day_n in_o see_v and_o hear_v the_o filthy_a conversation_n of_o those_o wicked_a wretch_n but_o this_o do_v not_o exclude_v that_o which_o be_v here_o say_v concern_v abraham_n there_o may_v be_v divers_a cause_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o effect_n the_o main_a cause_n of_o all_o be_v god_n free_a grace_n both_o to_o abraham_n and_o lot_n and_o not_o any_o merit_n in_o they_o but_o subordinate_a hereunto_o there_o be_v also_o other_o inducement_n to_o wit_n the_o joint_a respect_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o lot_n his_o faithful_a servant_n and_o to_o the_o intercession_n of_o abraham_n as_o here_o be_v express_v verse_n 30._o for_o he_o fear_v to_o dwell_v in_o zoar_n etc._n etc._n the_o cause_n of_o this_o fear_n be_v not_o express_v but_o may_v probable_o be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v either_o that_o see_v the_o abominable_a sin_n of_o that_o city_n he_o fear_v lest_o god_n will_v also_o destroy_v that_o or_o else_o that_o he_o doubt_v lest_o because_o of_o his_o escape_n the_o people_n will_v fall_v upon_o he_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o overthrow_v of_o those_o neighbour_a city_n and_o indeed_o his_o hide_v himself_o in_o the_o cave_n make_v this_o most_o probable_a verse_n 31._o and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n on_o the_o earth_n to_o come_v in_o unto_o we_o etc._n etc._n some_o conceive_v that_o they_o do_v very_o think_v that_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v destroy_v by_o fire_n but_o many_o thing_n make_v this_o improbable_a 1._o their_o knowledge_n that_o zoar_n be_v not_o destroy_v and_o that_o the_o angel_n have_v promise_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v destroy_v 2._o their_o see_v that_o the_o shower_n of_o fire_n which_o have_v burn_v up_o those_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a reach_v not_o so_o far_o as_o the_o mountain_n wherein_o at_o present_a they_o be_v 3._o the_o remembrance_n of_o abraham_n their_o uncle_n a_o righteous_a man_n not_o like_a to_o be_v destroy_v and_o 4._o that_o last_o clause_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o time_n present_a that_o they_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o society_n with_o man_n which_o everywhere_o else_o they_o do_v enjoy_v other_o conceive_v that_o she_o mean_v only_o this_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o godly_a man_n with_o who_o only_o they_o dare_v marry_v they_o take_v the_o perish_v of_o their_o sister_n in_o sodom_n to_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o for_o their_o marry_n with_o the_o wicked_a sodomite_n not_o dare_v to_o do_v so_o therefore_o and_o grieve_v by_o this_o mean_n to_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o common_a blessing_n of_o mankind_n they_o resolve_v upon_o a_o more_o wicked_a course_n but_o i_o rather_o conceive_v thus_o of_o the_o place_n lot_n and_o his_o daughter_n fly_v in_o some_o great_a fear_n into_o the_o mountain_n and_o be_v there_o in_o a_o manner_n mure_v up_o in_o a_o cave_n his_o elder_a daughter_n utter_v these_o word_n as_o a_o complaint_n that_o by_o this_o solitary_a life_n they_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o hope_n of_o marriage_n the_o common_a blessing_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n in_o the_o earth_n to_o come_v in_o unto_o we_o that_o be_v here_o we_o live_v in_o a_o cave_n without_o society_n of_o any_o but_o ourselves_o and_o it_o be_v to_o we_o all_o one_o as_o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n upon_o the_o earth_n come_v let_v we_o make_v our_o father_n drink_v wine_n etc._n etc._n but_o indeed_o any_o of_o these_o exposition_n may_v be_v embrace_v for_o whatever_o absurdity_n there_o be_v in_o their_o resolution_n must_v be_v ascribe_v to_o their_o fear_n that_o passion_n blind_a man_n and_o drive_v they_o upon_o any_o absurd_a thought_n or_o course_n verse_n 32._o let_v we_o make_v our_o father_n drink_v wine_n to_o wit_n the_o wine_n which_o they_o have_v bring_v from_o zoar._n verse_n 37._o and_o call_v his_o name_n moab_n etc._n etc._n moab_n be_v by_o interpretation_n of_o the_o father_n and_o benammi_n be_v son_n of_o my_o people_n or_o son_n of_o my_o kindred_n in_o both_o name_n â—here_o be_v a_o memorial_n of_o their_o incestuous_a procreation_n that_o which_o these_o daughter_n of_o lot_n it_o seem_v boast_v of_o be_v their_o have_a child_n of_o their_o own_o kin_n not_o of_o the_o faithless_a and_o curse_a nation_n chap._n xx._n verse_n 1._o and_o abraham_n journey_v from_o thence_o etc._n etc._n the_o cause_n of_o this_o remove_n be_v not_o express_v but_o in_o likelihood_n it_o be_v because_o of_o some_o inconveniency_n arise_v from_o the_o late_a fearful_a destruction_n of_o sodom_n verse_n 2._o and_o abimelech_n king_n of_o gerar_n etc._n etc._n abimelech_n be_v the_o common_a title_n of_o the_o king_n of_o palestina_n as_o pharaoh_n be_v of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n psal_n 34._o the_o title_n a_o psalm_n of_o david_n when_o he_o change_v his_o behaviour_n before_o abimelech_n verse_n 3._o but_o god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n by_o that_o which_o we_o read_v verse_n 17._o so_o abraham_n pray_v unto_o god_n and_o god_n heal_v abimelech_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o maidservant_n etc._n etc._n it_o appear_v that_o present_o upon_o the_o take_n of_o sarah_n the_o lord_n strike_v abimelech_n with_o a_o dangerous_a sickness_n and_o plague_v his_o court_n with_o a_o strange_a disease_n now_o in_o his_o sickness_n the_o lord_n by_o a_o dream_n the_o extraordinary_a glory_n whereof_o be_v undoubted_o such_o that_o abimelech_n may_v easy_o perceive_v it_o come_v from_o heaven_n inform_v he_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v a_o dead_a man_n which_o must_v be_v understand_v conditional_o unless_o he_o restore_v abraham_n wife_n vers_n 7._o now_o therefore_o restore_v the_o man_n his_o wife_n for_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o he_o shall_v pray_v for_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v live_v and_o if_o thou_o restore_v she_o not_o know_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v etc._n etc._n verse_n 4._o will_v thou_o slay_v also_o a_o righteous_a nation_n that_o be_v him_z and_o his_o people_n vers_n 18._o for_o the_o lord_n have_v fast_o close_v up_o all_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o house_n of_o abimelech_n verse_n 7._o for_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n they_o be_v call_v prophet_n in_o the_o scripture_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n do_v more_o familiar_o reveal_v his_o will_n then_o to_o other_o man_n and_o by_o who_o he_o do_v teach_v and_o instruct_v other_o such_o be_v abraham_n gen._n 18._o 17_o 18_o 19_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v shall_v i_o hide_v from_o abraham_n that_o thing_n which_o i_o do_v see_v that_o abraham_n shall_v sure_o become_v a_o great_a nation_n etc._n etc._n for_o i_o know_v that_o he_o will_v command_v his_o child_n and_o his_o household_n after_o he_o etc._n etc._n and_o of_o this_o the_o lord_n give_v notice_n to_o abimelech_n 1._o that_o he_o may_v not_o dare_v to_o detain_v sarah_n because_o her_o husband_n be_v not_o a_o ordinary_a man_n but_o a_o prophet_n one_o in_o special_a favour_n with_o god_n who_o wrong_n god_n will_v sure_o avenge_v psal_n 105._o 15._o touch_v not_o my_o anoint_v and_o do_v my_o prophet_n no_o harm_n 2._o that_o he_o may_v hope_v by_o his_o prayer_n be_v a_o man_n so_o prevalent_a with_o god_n to_o have_v the_o plague_n remove_v that_o be_v lay_v upon_o they_o verse_n 12._o and_o yet_o indeed_o she_o be_v my_o sister_n etc._n etc._n he_o add_v to_o excuse_v himself_o that_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o false_a which_o he_o have_v faid_fw-we because_o it_o be_v true_a in_o a_o sense_n that_o she_o be_v his_o sister_n as_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n lot_n and_o he_o be_v call_v brethren_n gen._n 13._o 8._o for_o we_o be_v brethren_n namely_o because_o she_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o his_o father_n though_o not_o of_o his_o mother_n and_o for_o the_o clear_n this_o the_o hebrew_n hold_v that_o sarah_n be_v that_o iscah_n the_o daughter_n of_o haran_n abraham_n brother_n as_o be_v the_o son_n of_o terah_n though_o by_o another_o woman_n for_o this_o be_v yield_v she_o be_v indeed_o the_o grandchild_n of_o terah_n abraham_n father_n and_o so_o may_v be_v call_v the_o daughter_n of_o his_o father_n as_o jethroe_n daughter_n be_v call_v revel_n who_o be_v their_o grandfather_n exod._n 2._o 18._o and_o yet_o withal_o not_o be_v the_o daughter_n
that_o be_v if_o you_o do_v not_o punish_v he_o according_a to_o that_o law_n before_o give_v exod._n 22._o 18._o thoâ—_n shall_v not_o suffer_v a_o witch_n to_o live_v verâ—_n 9_o for_o every_o one_o that_o curse_v his_o father_n or_o his_o mother_n shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n this_o word_n for_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o forego_n exhortation_n sanctiâ—ie_v yourselves_o and_o be_v you_o holy_a etc._n etc._n and_o it_o must_v be_v extend_v also_o to_o all_o the_o particular_a penal_a statute_n that_o follow_v in_o this_o chapter_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v for_o if_o you_o do_v not_o sanctify_v yourselves_o and_o keep_v my_o statute_n behold_v thus_o and_o thus_o as_o you_o shall_v now_o hear_v have_v i_o in_o all_o those_o follow_a particular_n appoint_v you_o to_o be_v punish_v the_o law_n that_o be_v first_o here_o deliver_v be_v for_o the_o put_n of_o he_o to_o death_n that_o curse_v his_o father_n or_o his_o mother_n which_o be_v not_o mean_v of_o every_o wayward_a word_n but_o of_o such_o revile_v speech_n as_o they_o may_v plain_o perceive_v proceed_v from_o a_o manifest_a contempt_n of_o their_o parent_n of_o which_o see_v exod._n 21._o 17._o by_o what_o manner_n of_o death_n they_o be_v to_o die_v it_o be_v not_o express_v some_o conceive_v that_o because_o ston_a be_v appoint_v both_o in_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n as_o may_v be_v see_v ver_fw-la 2._o and_o ver_fw-la 27._o therefore_o in_o all_o other_o place_n of_o this_o chapter_n where_o no_o other_o kind_n of_o death_n be_v express_v this_o of_o ston_a be_v intend_v but_o however_o in_o this_o particular_a of_o child_n that_o curse_v their_o parent_n we_o may_v the_o rather_o think_v it_o be_v so_o because_o elsewhere_o this_o kind_n of_o death_n be_v appoint_v for_o rebellious_a child_n deut._n 21._o 20_o 21._o his_o blood_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o own_o death_n which_o be_v add_v to_o show_v that_o however_o man_n may_v think_v this_o law_n too_o severe_a yet_o he_o have_v deserve_v this_o punishment_n and_o must_v therefore_o undergo_v it_o verâ—_n 10._o he_o that_o commit_v adultery_n with_o his_o neighbour_n wife_n the_o adulterer_n and_o the_o adulteress_n shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n namely_o by_o ston_a as_o it_o may_v probable_o be_v gather_v from_o these_o place_n deut._n 22._o 22_o 23_o 24._o if_o a_o damsel_n that_o be_v a_o virgin_n be_v betroth_v unto_o a_o husband_n and_o a_o man_n find_v she_o in_o the_o city_n and_o lie_v with_o she_o then_o you_o shall_v bring_v they_o both_o unto_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o you_o shall_v stone_n they_o with_o stone_n that_o they_o die_v and_o so_o also_o deut._n 16._o 38_o 40._o and_o john_n 8._o 4_o 5._o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n be_v only_o express_v for_o the_o adultery_n of_o the_o wife_n and_o so_o they_o be_v also_o deut._n 22._o 23_o 24._o nor_o do_v we_o any_o where_o read_v that_o the_o husband_n break_v the_o covenant_n of_o marriage_n by_o lie_v with_o a_o single_a woman_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n and_o that_o because_o the_o adultery_n of_o the_o wife_n in_o some_o degree_n be_v more_o injurious_a to_o the_o husband_n by_o cause_v he_o to_o father_n a_o bastard_n brood_n verse_n 14._o and_o if_o a_o man_n take_v a_o wife_n and_o her_o mother_n â—t_a be_v wickedness_n they_o shall_v be_v burn_v with_o fire_n both_o he_o and_o they_o that_o be_v the_o man_n and_o both_o mother_n and_o daughter_n marry_v to_o he_o if_o both_o consent_v to_o this_o wickedness_n or_o either_o of_o they_o indifferent_o whether_o mother_n or_o daughter_n that_o be_v take_v to_o the_o other_o and_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o punishment_n be_v to_o show_v the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o sin_n verse_n 15._o and_o if_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o a_o beast_n he_o shall_v sure_o be_v pâ—t_v to_o death_n and_o you_o shall_v sâ—ay_v the_o beast_n both_o to_o show_v how_o horrible_a and_o detestable_a that_o fact_n be_v as_o likewise_o that_o the_o â—ight_n of_o such_o a_o beast_n be_v unfit_a for_o other_o employment_n also_o for_o no_o man_n will_v willing_o keep_v such_o a_o one_o may_v not_o bring_v to_o remembrance_n so_o filthy_a a_o sin_n verse_n 16._o they_o shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n their_o blood_n shall_v be_v upon_o they_o that_o be_v both_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o man_n before_o speak_v of_o that_o be_v find_v guilty_a of_o this_o unnatural_a sin_n of_o beastiality_n verse_n 17._o and_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v take_v his_o sister_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o law_n concern_v the_o punishment_n of_o incest_n between_o the_o brother_n &_o the_o sister_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o their_o see_v one_o another_o nakedness_n whereby_o either_o nothing_o else_o be_v intend_v but_o what_o in_o other_o law_n be_v call_v uncover_v their_o nakedness_n or_o else_o because_o this_o may_v happen_v this_o be_v add_v to_o show_v the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o how_o just_o it_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n the_o manner_n of_o their_o death_n be_v not_o express_v and_o therefore_o happy_o that_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o magistrate_n or_o else_o it_o be_v ston_a as_o be_v note_v before_o upon_o ver_fw-la 9_o only_o it_o be_v say_v they_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o people_n whereby_o be_v intend_v that_o they_o be_v immediate_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o that_o open_o for_o a_o warn_n to_o other_o and_o that_o if_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v forbear_v to_o cut_v they_o off_o than_o the_o lord_n himself_o will_v do_v it_o verse_n 18._o and_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v lie_v with_o a_o woman_n have_v her_o sickness_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v if_o he_o do_v it_o witting_o for_o if_o he_o do_v it_o unwitting_o he_o be_v only_o render_v unclean_a thereby_o and_o be_v to_o be_v purify_v and_o to_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o himself_o according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o other_o law_n verse_n 19_o they_o shall_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o incest_n be_v express_v in_o other_o place_n here_o it_o suffice_v to_o express_v their_o guiltiness_n verse_n 20._o they_o shall_v bear_v their_o â—inne_n they_o shall_v die_v childless_a that_o be_v they_o shall_v present_o be_v put_v to_o death_n here_o the_o phrase_n be_v thus_o carry_v to_o show_v that_o one_o reason_n why_o the_o lord_n appoint_v such_o to_o be_v cut_v off_o be_v that_o the_o land_n may_v not_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o issue_n of_o such_o unclean_a mixture_n chap._n xxi_o verse_n 1._o there_o shall_v none_o be_v defile_v for_o thâ—_n dead_a among_o his_o people_n that_o be_v none_o of_o the_o inferior_a priest_n shall_v by_o reason_n of_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a defile_v themselves_o to_o wit_n by_o touch_v their_o dead_a body_n or_o be_v in_o the_o house_n where_o their_o dead_a body_n be_v or_o come_v nigh_o they_o aâ—d_v so_o consequent_o be_v present_a at_o their_o funeral_n etc._n etc._n and_o several_a reason_n may_v be_v give_v why_o this_o be_v forbid_v 1._o that_o they_o may_v not_o too_o frequent_o be_v thereby_o disable_v from_o attend_v the_o work_n of_o their_o priestly_a office_n 2._o that_o hereby_o it_o may_v be_v see_v that_o there_o be_v a_o high_a degree_n oâ—_n holiness_n require_v in_o the_o priest_n then_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n 3._o that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o clear_a type_n of_o the_o messiah_n who_o shall_v be_v so_o exact_o holy_a 4._o that_o their_o refrain_v to_o mourn_v may_v be_v a_o real_a instruction_n to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o 5._o to_o teach_v we_o what_o purity_n be_v require_v in_o those_o that_o be_v by_o christ_n make_v priest_n unto_o god_n rev._n 1._o 6._o verse_n 2._o but_o for_o his_o kin_n that_o be_v near_o to_o he_o that_o be_v for_o his_o mother_n and_o for_o his_o father_n etc._n etc._n among_o other_o here_o express_v for_o who_o the_o priest_n may_v defile_v themselves_o the_o brother_n be_v one_o but_o why_o then_o be_v eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n forbid_v to_o bewail_v the_o death_n of_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n their_o brethren_n leu._n 10._o 6._o uncover_v not_o your_o head_n neither_o rend_v your_o clothes_n leâ—t_v you_o die_v etc._n etc._n i_o answer_v that_o charge_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o peculiar_a 1._o because_o hereby_o they_o be_v require_v to_o testify_v their_o submission_n to_o that_o severe_a proceed_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o their_o brethren_n and_o 2._o because_o they_o be_v new_o that_o day_n enter_v upon_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o priestly_a office_n for_o
among_o they_o it_o be_v because_o the_o fire_n break_v out_o only_o upon_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o camp_n and_o withal_o it_o may_v imply_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o punishment_n because_o by_o these_o word_n it_o seem_v probable_a that_o in_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o camp_n the_o sin_n begin_v among_o those_o that_o be_v faint_a and_o weaâ—y_a with_o travel_n as_o in_o deut._n 25._o 18._o how_o he_o meet_v thou_o by_o the_o way_n and_o smite_v the_o hindmost_a of_o thou_o even_o all_o that_o be_v feeble_a behind_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v faint_a and_o weary_a and_o he_o fear_v not_o god_n and_o upon_o they_o therefore_o the_o judgement_n do_v principal_o fall_v verse_n 2._o and_o the_o people_n cry_v unto_o moses_n the_o reason_n why_o they_o run_v to_o moses_n for_o his_o intercession_n may_v be_v these_o 1._o the_o sudden_a terror_n of_o the_o plague_n 2._o the_o guilt_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n stop_v their_o mouth_n 3._o the_o opinion_n they_o have_v of_o his_o holiness_n and_o special_a interest_n in_o god_n 4._o because_o their_o repine_n against_o he_o who_o be_v god_n instrument_n in_o lead_v they_o along_o they_o may_v think_v be_v now_o punish_v and_o therefore_o they_o come_v and_o desire_v he_o to_o forgive_v they_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o verse_n 3._o and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n taberah_n this_o name_n impose_v upon_o the_o place_n where_o the_o fire_n break_v out_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o where_o they_o pitch_v their_o tent_n after_o their_o three_o day_n travel_n which_o by_o occasion_n of_o the_o follow_a story_n be_v call_v kibroth_n hattaavah_n but_o rather_o some_o other_o place_n in_o the_o way_n they_o travel_v thither_o when_o they_o be_v faint_a and_o weary_a a_o little_a before_o they_o come_v to_o kibroth_n hattaavah_n verse_n 4._o and_o the_o mix_a multitude_n that_o be_v among_o they_o fall_v a_o lust_a etc._n etc._n what_o this_o mix_a multitude_n be_v see_v in_o the_o note_n upon_o exod._n 12._o 38._o among_o they_o it_o seem_v the_o murmur_a begin_v though_o the_o israelite_n soon_o join_v with_o they_o in_o the_o sin_n once_o before_o they_o murmur_v for_o want_v of_o meat_n exod._n 16._o 2._o when_o upon_o their_o murmur_v the_o lord_n give_v they_o both_o manna_n and_o quail_n but_o that_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n immediate_o after_o they_o be_v come_v out_o of_o egypt_n this_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n above_o a_o twelvemonth_n after_o that_o when_o not_o have_v any_o other_o food_n but_o manna_n from_o â—eaven_n which_o now_o they_o begin_v to_o loath_a they_o murmur_v and_o who_o say_v they_o shall_v give_v we_o flesh_n to_o eat_v where_o by_o flesh_n be_v mean_v fish_n as_o well_o as_o that_o which_o we_o more_o peculiar_o call_v flesh_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o follow_a word_n we_o remember_v the_o fish_n which_o we_o do_v eat_v in_o egypt_n free_o and_o ver_fw-la 22._o where_o moses_n object_n to_o the_o loâ—d_n shall_v all_o the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v gather_v for_o they_o to_o suffice_v they_o and_o so_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 1._o cor._n 15._o 39_o there_o be_v one_o kind_a of_o flesh_n of_o man_n another_o flesh_n of_o beast_n another_o of_o fish_n many_o indeed_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o egyptian_n at_o lest_o some_o of_o they_o be_v strict_o superstitious_a therein_o use_v not_o to_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o â—heep_n no_o nor_o leek_n onion_n and_o garlic_n which_o they_o worship_v as_o god_n according_a to_o the_o poet_n porrum_fw-la &_o cepe_fw-la nefas_fw-la violarâ—_n aâ—_n frangere_fw-la morsu_fw-la o_o sanctas_fw-la gentes_fw-la quibus_fw-la haâ—_n nascuntur_fw-la in_o hortis_fw-la numina_fw-la lanatis_fw-la animalibus_fw-la abstinet_fw-la omnis_fw-la mensa_fw-la nefas_fw-la illic_fw-la foetum_fw-la jugulare_fw-la capellae_fw-la but_o however_o the_o israelite_n do_v use_v to_o eat_v of_o they_o free_o and_o want_v they_o now_o therefore_o they_o murmur_v against_o moses_n and_o against_o the_o lord_n verse_n 6._o but_o now_o our_o soul_n be_v dry_v away_o that_o be_v we_o languish_v and_o pine_v away_o have_v nothing_o to_o cat_n that_o will_v either_o nourish_v we_o or_o satisfy_v our_o appetite_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v often_o put_v for_o the_o body_n or_o the_o whole_a man_n or_o for_o the_o appetite_n or_o desire_n after_o meat_n drink_v and_o other_o thing_n verse_n 7._o and_o the_o manna_n be_v as_o coriander-seed_n etc._n etc._n see_v the_o note_n upon_o exod._n 16._o 31._o it_o be_v therefore_o pleasant_a to_o the_o eye_n delightful_a to_o the_o taste_n and_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v dress_v several_a way_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v thus_o loathe_v and_o despise_v verse_n 10._o then_o moses_n hear_v the_o people_n weep_v throughout_o their_o family_n every_o man_n in_o the_o door_n of_o his_o tent_n that_o be_v open_o as_o desire_v to_o make_v know_v their_o discontent_n and_o to_o stir_v up_o discontent_n in_o other_o also_o that_o shall_v hear_v their_o complaint_n verse_n 15._o and_o let_v i_o not_o see_v my_o wretchedness_n that_o be_v let_v i_o not_o see_v myself_o slay_v by_o the_o people_n in_o a_o shameful_a and_o disgraceful_a manner_n or_o rather_o let_v i_o not_o live_v to_o see_v myself_o thus_o miserable_a for_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o it_o be_v better_o for_o he_o to_o be_v kill_v out_o of_o hand_n then_o live_v to_o see_v so_o many_o heart-breaking_a misery_n continual_o befalling_a he_o day_n after_o day_n verse_n 16._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n gather_v unto_o i_o seventy_o man_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o speech_n of_o moses_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n be_v so_o full_a of_o distemper_n &_o passion_n yet_o the_o lord_n commiserate_v his_o condition_n command_v he_o here_o to_o choose_v and_o gather_v together_o seventy_o choice_a man_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o officer_n over_o they_o that_o be_v who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v not_o only_o elder_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o year_n but_o also_o man_n of_o singular_a gravity_n and_o wisdom_n and_o for_o that_o choose_v to_o be_v governor_n over_o the_o people_n and_o these_o be_v by_o god_n appointment_n which_o the_o better_a to_o testify_v they_o be_v to_o be_v present_v before_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o undertake_v the_o government_n as_o helper_n to_o moses_n that_o so_o his_o burden_n may_v be_v the_o less_o indeed_o once_o before_o upon_o jethroe_n counsel_v there_o be_v certain_a man_n choose_v to_o be_v ruler_n and_o judge_n over_o the_o people_n for_o the_o case_n of_o moses_n exod._n 18._o 25_o 26._o but_o those_o be_v only_o choose_v to_o determine_v of_o small_a matter_n but_o these_o now_o be_v to_o be_v judge_n in_o the_o great_a and_o most_o difficult_a cause_n both_o of_o religion_n and_o civil_a affair_n which_o be_v former_o whole_o refer_v to_o moses_n and_o be_v therefore_o choose_v among_o those_o that_o be_v already_o in_o those_o inferior_a place_n of_o government_n because_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o experience_n therein_o they_o be_v the_o fit_a to_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o weighty_a work_n and_o this_o many_o conceive_v be_v the_o original_n of_o that_o great_a council_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o they_o call_v their_o sanhedrin_n and_o be_v continue_v among_o they_o till_o herod_n day_n verse_n 17._o and_o i_o will_v take_v of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v upon_o thou_o and_o will_v put_v it_o upon_o they_o that_o be_v i_o will_v give_v of_o the_o same_o spirit_n to_o they_o which_o i_o have_v give_v to_o thou_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o there_o be_v now_o any_o impair_n of_o moses_n gift_n as_o some_o conceive_v for_o how_o can_v the_o join_n of_o these_o with_o he_o be_v then_o any_o advantage_n to_o he_o or_o where_o do_v we_o find_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o follow_a story_n that_o argue_v the_o least_o abatement_n in_o the_o gift_n of_o moses_n but_o because_o the_o lord_n intend_v to_o give_v the_o same_o gift_n to_o they_o which_o he_o have_v give_v to_o moses_n as_o if_o some_o part_n of_o moses_n spirit_n dwell_v now_o in_o they_o therefore_o be_v this_o expression_n here_o use_v i_o will_v take_v of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v upon_o thou_o and_o will_v put_v it_o upon_o they_o verse_n 18._o sanctify_v yourselves_o against_o to_o morrow_n and_o you_o shall_v eat_v flesh_n etc._n etc._n the_o original_a word_n do_v sometime_o signify_v to_o prepare_v and_o so_o may_v intend_v that_o they_o shall_v prepare_v themselves_o for_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o god_n will_v give_v they_o the_o next_o day_n in_o abundance_n but_o be_v render_v sanctify_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v
miracle_n and_o yet_o i_o think_v not_o that_o the_o ground_n be_v all_o over_o cover_v two_o cubit_n thick_a as_o far_o as_o a_o day_n journey_n reach_v round_o about_o the_o camp_n for_o where_o then_o do_v they_o spread_v they_o abroad_o when_o they_o have_v gather_v they_o but_o that_o they_o lie_v here_o and_o there_o scatter_v the_o heap_n be_v in_o many_o place_n two_o cubit_n thick_a verse_n 32._o he_o that_o gather_v least_o gather_v ten_o homer_n that_o be_v a_o hundred_o bushel_n for_o a_o ephah_n be_v near_o the_o same_o with_o our_o bushel_n and_o a_o homer_n contain_v ten_o ephah_n ezek._n 45._o 11_o 14._o the_o ephah_n and_o the_o bath_n shall_v be_v of_o one_o measure_n that_o the_o bath_n may_v contain_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o homer_n and_o the_o ephah_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o homer_n and_o indeed_o hereby_o we_o may_v see_v how_o miraculous_o abundant_a this_o flight_n of_o quail_n be_v which_o make_v the_o psalmist_n say_v that_o god_n rain_v flesh_n upon_o they_o as_o dust_n and_o feather_a foul_n as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n psal_n 78._o 27._o and_o they_o spread_v they_o all_o abroad_o for_o themselves_o round_o about_o the_o camp_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o putrify_v to_o which_o end_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o they_o use_v art_n also_o in_o salt_v and_o dry_v they_o or_o else_o they_o be_v as_o miraculous_o preserve_v as_o send_v for_o they_o eat_v of_o they_o a_o month_n together_o verse_n 33._o and_o while_o the_o flesh_n be_v yet_o between_o their_o tooth_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o twenty_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o the_o people_n do_v eat_v of_o these_o quail_v a_o month_n together_o ere_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n break_v out_o against_o they_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v well_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v thus_o express_o note_v that_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o the_o people_n and_o that_o he_o smite_v they_o with_o a_o very_a great_a plague_n while_o the_o flesh_n be_v yet_o between_o their_o tooth_n ere_o it_o be_v chew_v to_o imply_v first_o the_o insatiable_a greediness_n of_o the_o people_n who_o after_o a_o month_n feed_v on_o these_o quail_n be_v still_o so_o eager_a upon_o they_o second_o how_o opportune_o the_o lord_n punish_v they_o that_o they_o may_v see_v the_o lord_n punish_v they_o for_o lust_a after_o flesh_n and_o for_o their_o murmur_a against_o moses_n because_o they_o have_v it_o not_o he_o make_v the_o very_a flesh_n they_o have_v desire_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o destruction_n and_o while_o they_o be_v glut_v themselves_o with_o these_o dainty_n they_o lust_v after_o his_o wrath_n break_v forth_o upon_o they_o and_o three_o how_o full_o he_o make_v good_a what_o he_o have_v before_o threaten_v vers_fw-la 20._o that_o they_o shall_v eat_v flesh_n till_o it_o come_v out_o of_o their_o nostril_n and_o it_o become_v loathsome_a unto_o they_o what_o this_o great_a plague_n be_v wherewith_o god_n smite_v they_o it_o be_v not_o express_v but_o it_o may_v seem_v probable_a by_o the_o expression_n here_o use_v that_o the_o lord_n cause_v they_o to_o surfeit_v of_o this_o their_o feed_n without_o fear_n and_o so_o hereof_o many_o of_o they_o die_v chap._n xii_o verse_n 1._o and_o miriam_n and_o aaron_n speak_v against_o moses_n because_o of_o the_o ethiopian_a woman_n etc._n etc._n miriam_n be_v here_o name_v first_o and_o that_o as_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o conceive_v because_o she_o it_o be_v that_o begin_v the_o quarrel_n and_o aaron_n be_v stir_v up_o by_o she_o and_o therefore_o also_o afterward_o we_o see_v that_o she_o only_o not_o aaron_n be_v strike_v with_o leprosy_n however_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n doubtless_o it_o be_v the_o better_a to_o clear_v it_o that_o moses_n be_v exalt_v by_o god_n special_a favour_n not_o by_o any_o compaâ—t_n among_o themselves_o that_o his_o own_o brother_n and_o sister_n do_v thus_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o what_o the_o ground_n or_o occasion_n of_o that_o quarrel_n be_v may_v seem_v questionable_a only_o thus_o much_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a first_o that_o one_o main_a ground_n of_o their_o quarrel_n be_v their_o envy_n at_o the_o pre-eminence_n of_o moses_n above_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o that_o their_o expostulation_n vers_fw-la 2._o have_v the_o lord_n indeed_o speak_v only_o by_o moses_n have_v he_o not_o speak_v also_o by_o we_o because_o miriam_n be_v a_o prophetess_n exod._n 15._o 20._o and_o aaron_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o employ_v by_o god_n together_o with_o moses_n in_o fetch_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n therefore_o they_o grudge_v that_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o government_n shall_v be_v sole_o in_o moses_n and_o perhaps_o this_o envy_n be_v new_o stir_v in_o miriam_n because_o she_o be_v a_o prophetess_n be_v not_o one_o of_o those_o seventy_o of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n that_o be_v choose_v to_o be_v assistant_n to_o moses_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o people_n and_o second_o that_o whatever_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o their_o quarrel_n against_o moses_n yet_o the_o only_a cause_n they_o allege_v be_v that_o he_o have_v marry_v a_o ethiopian_a woman_n or_o a_o cushite_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n not_o one_o of_o abraham_n holy_a stock_n and_o this_o be_v doubtless_o no_o other_o but_o zipporah_n the_o midianitesse_n for_o of_o her_o death_n we_o read_v not_o and_o ordinary_o in_o the_o scripture_n the_o midianite_n and_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n that_o inhabit_v arabia_n cush_n his_o land_n be_v call_v cushites_n or_o ethiopian_n as_o hab._n 3._o 7._o i_o see_v the_o tent_n of_o cushan_n or_o ethiopia_n in_o affliction_n and_o the_o curtain_n of_o the_o land_n of_o midian_a do_v tremble_v verse_n 2._o have_v the_o lord_n indeed_o speak_v only_o by_o moses_n have_v he_o not_o speak_v also_o by_o we_o that_o be_v have_v not_o we_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n as_o well_o as_o he_o and_o what_o reason_n then_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v all_o in_o all_o who_o have_v match_v himself_o to_o one_o that_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o the_o holy_a seed_n of_o israel_n verse_n 3._o now_o the_o man_n moses_n be_v very_o meek_a etc._n etc._n imply_v that_o first_o he_o have_v give_v they_o no_o cause_n thus_o to_o quarrel_v with_o he_o and_o second_o that_o he_o be_v now_o content_a to_o swallow_v these_o affront_n patient_o and_o make_v no_o complaint_n but_o the_o lord_n take_v his_o cause_n in_o hand_n nor_o be_v it_o strange_a that_o moses_n shall_v thus_o commend_v himself_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o he_o do_v it_o by_o the_o immediate_a inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o his_o meekness_n may_v be_v a_o pattern_n for_o the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n and_o therefore_o elsewhere_o we_o see_v also_o that_o he_o relate_v his_o sin_n and_o weakness_n and_o thus_o also_o do_v s._n paul_n speak_v of_o himself_o as_o 1._o cor._n 11._o 1._o be_v you_o follower_n of_o i_o even_o as_o i_o also_o be_o of_o christ_n and_o 2._o cor._n 11._o and_o 12._o but_o withal_o it_o may_v be_v hold_v without_o wrong_v the_o authority_n of_o moses_n write_n that_o here_o and_o there_o by_o joshua_n or_o some_o other_o of_o the_o prophet_n after_o he_o some_o passage_n be_v insert_v which_o moses_n himself_o write_v not_o such_o as_o that_o deut._n 34._o concern_v the_o death_n and_o burial_n of_o moses_n verse_n 5._o and_o the_o lord_n come_v down_o in_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n and_o sâ—ood_a in_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o call_v aaron_n and_o miriam_n before_o god_n have_v command_v moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n vers_fw-la 4._o to_o come_v all_o three_o together_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n where_o be_v all_o three_o together_o and_o the_o cloud_n be_v withal_o descend_v to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o lord_n now_o from_o thence_o call_v to_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n to_o stand_v forth_o both_o because_o he_o be_v now_o particular_o to_o speak_v to_o they_o and_o not_o to_o moses_n as_o also_o that_o this_o separate_n they_o from_o moses_n may_v intimate_v their_o folly_n in_o go_v about_o to_o make_v themselves_o equal_a with_o he_o verse_n 7._o my_o servant_n moses_n be_v not_o so_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v i_o do_v not_o make_v know_v my_o will_n to_o he_o so_o as_o to_o other_o prophet_n in_o dream_n and_o vision_n but_o with_o he_o will_v i_o speak_v mouth_n to_o mouth_n even_o apparent_o and_o not_o in_o dark_a speech_n and_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v he_o behold_v but_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o doubtless_o god_n be_v invisible_a col._n 1._o 15._o no_o man_n have_v see_v god_n at_o any_o time_n
john_n 1._o 18._o nor_o can_v see_v he_o 1._o tim._n 6._o 16._o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o any_o mortal_a creature_n to_o behold_v the_o very_a essence_n of_o god_n as_o he_o be_v in_o himself_o even_o moses_n himself_o can_v not_o so_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n exod._n 33._o 20._o thou_o can_v not_o see_v my_o face_n say_v the_o lord_n to_o moâ—es_n for_o there_o shall_v no_o man_n see_v i_o and_o live_v and_o second_o neither_o can_v there_o be_v at_o any_o time_n present_v to_o moses_n any_o similitude_n or_o likeness_n of_o god_n essence_n and_o be_v for_o no_o material_a visible_a thing_n can_v be_v a_o representation_n of_o the_o spiritual_a and_o invisible_a essence_n of_o god_n to_o who_o willye_o liken_v god_n or_o what_o likeness_n will_v you_o compare_v unto_o he_o say_v the_o prophet_n esa_n 40._o 18._o that_o therefore_o which_o be_v say_v here_o concern_v the_o privilege_n of_o moses_n above_o all_o present_a and_o succeed_a prophet_n consist_v in_o two_o thing_n first_o that_o god_n manifest_v not_o his_o will_n to_o moses_n in_o dream_n and_o vision_n as_o to_o other_o prophet_n in_o both_o which_o they_o have_v only_o imaginary_a representation_n set_v before_o the_o eye_n of_o their_o mind_n but_o that_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o with_o a_o audible_a voice_n out_o of_o the_o cloud_n and_o out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o that_o he_o do_v oftentimes_o appear_v to_o he_o in_o a_o visible_a shape_n and_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o a_o familiar_a manner_n mouth_n to_o mouth_n as_o one_o friend_n shall_v speak_v to_o another_o and_o have_v at_o time_n discover_v to_o he_o more_o of_o his_o glory_n then_o ever_o he_o do_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o mortal_a man_n as_o we_o see_v in_o that_o story_n of_o his_o see_a god_n backpart_n exod._n 33._o 20._o and_o then_o second_o that_o when_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o he_o do_v not_o make_v know_v his_o mind_n to_o he_o in_o obscure_a figurative_a expression_n as_o he_o do_v to_o the_o prophet_n as_o when_o he_o tell_v ezekiel_n of_o a_o great_a eagle_n with_o great_a wing_n etc._n etc._n ezek._n 17._o 3._o but_o plain_o and_o clear_o apparent_o and_o not_o in_o dark_a speech_n as_o it_o be_v here_o express_v verse_n 9_o and_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o they_o and_o he_o depart_v not_o abide_v their_o answer_n which_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o great_a displeasure_n now_o this_o depart_n of_o the_o lord_n wâ—s_v by_o remove_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o presence_n the_o cloud_n out_o of_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v to_o they_o as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n vers_fw-la 10._o and_o the_o cloud_n depart_v from_o off_o the_o tabernacle_n nor_o yet_o do_v the_o cloud_n remove_v away_o from_o the_o tabernacle_n for_o when_o it_o do_v so_o that_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o the_o people_n be_v to_o remove_v but_o it_o remove_v from_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n whither_o it_o do_v usual_o descend_v when_o god_n mean_v to_o speak_v unto_o they_o and_o so_o rise_v up_o do_v hang_v over_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o at_o other_o time_n verse_n 10._o and_o behold_v miriam_n become_v leprous_a white_a as_o snow_n though_o aaâ—on_n join_v with_o miriam_n in_o speak_v against_o moses_n yet_o only_o miriam_n be_v punish_v 1._o because_o she_o begin_v the_o quarrel_n and_o 2._o because_o he_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n and_o so_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o strike_v he_o with_o leprosy_n lest_o in_o his_o dishonour_n the_o priesthood_n shall_v suffer_v but_o choose_v rather_o to_o punish_v he_o in_o his_o sister_n as_o for_o the_o leprosy_n wherewith_o miriam_n be_v strike_v it_o do_v well_o answer_v her_o sin_n a_o virulent_a envious_a murmur_a tongue_n be_v like_o a_o fret_a leprosy_n that_o spread_v where_o it_o come_v if_o it_o be_v not_o prevent_v to_o the_o infection_n of_o many_o and_o indeed_o how_o memorable_a a_o thing_n this_o be_v we_o may_v see_v by_o the_o lord_n put_v they_o in_o mind_n afterward_o of_o it_o deut._n 24._o 9_o remember_v what_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n do_v unto_o miriam_n by_o the_o way_n after_o that_o you_o be_v come_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n verse_n 12._o let_v she_o not_o be_v as_o one_o dead_a etc._n etc._n miriam_n strike_v with_o this_o white_a leprosy_n be_v like_o a_o child_n that_o have_v be_v sometime_o dead_a in_o the_o womb_n when_o it_o come_v into_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n of_o such_o a_o child_n will_v be_v white_a putrify_a as_o if_o it_o be_v sodden_a and_o half_o consume_v and_o so_o be_v miriams_n and_o though_o she_o be_v still_o alive_a yet_o as_o one_o dead_a she_o be_v to_o be_v carry_v out_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n as_o one_o that_o must_v needs_o defile_v all_o that_o touch_v she_o numb_a 5._o 2._o command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o put_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n every_o leper_n and_o beside_o this_o fret_a plague_n will_v in_o the_o end_n have_v utter_o consume_v and_o kill_v she_o if_o god_n have_v not_o heal_v she_o verse_n 14._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n if_o her_o father_n have_v but_o spit_v in_o her_o face_n shall_v sâ—e_v not_o be_v ashamed_a seven_o day_n etc._n etc._n god_n have_v immediate_o hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o moses_n and_o heal_v she_o give_v order_n notwithstanding_o that_o she_o shall_v be_v shut_v out_o seven_o day_n from_o the_o camp_n indeed_o other_o leper_n be_v cleanse_v be_v yet_o shut_v up_o by_o themselves_o seven_o day_n but_o it_o be_v in_o the_o camp_n leu._n 14._o 8._o and_o he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v cleanse_v shall_v wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o shave_v off_o all_o his_o hair_n and_o wash_v himself_o in_o water_n that_o he_o may_v be_v clean_o and_o after_o that_o he_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o camp_n and_o shall_v tarry_v abroad_o out_o of_o his_o tent_n seven_o day_n but_o say_v the_o lord_n if_o her_o earthly_a father_n have_v in_o great_a displeasure_n spit_v in_o her_o face_n she_o will_v have_v be_v ashamed_a to_o show_v her_o face_n for_o a_o time_n and_o therefore_o much_o more_o be_v it_o fit_a in_o this_o cause_n both_o as_o a_o expression_n of_o her_o shame_n and_o sorrow_n for_o that_o she_o have_v do_v and_o that_o his_o seclude_v she_o from_o other_o may_v be_v a_o real_a instruction_n to_o all_o the_o people_n that_o he_o will_v have_v they_o take_v heed_n of_o be_v corrupt_v with_o the_o same_o sin_n now_o this_o expression_n of_o spit_v in_o her_o face_n god_n use_v because_o spit_v be_v a_o sign_n of_o anger_n shame_n and_o contempt_n job_n 30._o 10._o they_o abhor_v i_o they_o flee_v far_o from_o i_o and_o spare_v not_o to_o spit_v in_o my_o face_n isa_n 50._o 6._o i_o hide_v not_o my_o face_n from_o shame_n and_o spit_v and_o god_n by_o this_o punishment_n have_v show_v his_o anger_n against_o she_o and_o have_v pour_v shame_n and_o contempt_n upon_o she_o verse_n 15._o and_o the_o people_n journey_v not_o till_o miriam_n be_v bring_v in_o again_o but_o stay_v mourn_v for_o she_o which_o be_v a_o special_a honour_n unto_o miriam_n above_o other_o leper_n for_o who_o the_o people_n stay_v not_o numb_a 5._o 2_o 4._o command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o put_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n every_o leper_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v so_o and_o put_v they_o out_o without_o the_o camp_n verse_n 16._o and_o afterward_o the_o people_n remove_v from_o haxeroth_n and_o pitch_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n which_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v and_o pitch_v again_o in_o another_o place_n but_o still_a in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n for_o that_o they_o come_v not_o now_o first_o into_o that_o wilderness_n be_v evident_a because_o it_o be_v say_v before_o chap._n 10._o 12._o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n take_v their_o ioxrney_n out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n and_o the_o cloud_n rest_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n and_o the_o place_n where_o they_o pitch_v in_o this_o wilderness_n be_v call_v rithmah_n chap._n 33._o 18._o and_o kadesh-barnea_a chap._n 13._o 26._o deut._n 1._o 19_o which_o be_v close_o upon_o the_o border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n chap._n xiii_o verse_n 1._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v etc._n etc._n in_o deuteronomie_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o people_n desire_v that_o some_o may_v be_v send_v to_o search_v the_o land_n thus_o therefore_o it_o be_v when_o god_n have_v lead_v his_o people_n from_o mount_n horeb_n to_o kadesh-barnea_a through_o the_o great_a and_o terrible_a wilderness_n and_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o amorites_n moses_n assemble_v the_o people_n and_o encourage_v they_o
slay_v and_o for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o may_v know_v he_o do_v it_o by_o the_o special_a motion_n of_o my_o spirit_n because_o i_o the_o lord_n have_v thus_o both_o approve_v and_o reward_v the_o fact_n say_v that_o be_v make_v it_o know_v that_o behold_v i_o give_v unto_o he_o my_o covenant_n of_o peace_n where_o god_n covenant_n with_o phinehas_n for_o the_o settle_n of_o the_o priesthood_n in_o his_o posterity_n be_v call_v a_o covenant_n of_o peace_n first_o because_o they_o shall_v peaceable_o enjoy_v it_o and_o second_o because_o the_o work_n of_o the_o priesthood_n be_v to_o make_v peace_n betwixt_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o people_n verse_n 13._o and_o he_o shall_v have_v it_o and_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o even_o the_o covenant_n of_o a_o everlasting_a priesthood_n that_o be_v a_o priesthood_n that_o shall_v be_v continue_v to_o his_o seed_n as_o long_o as_o ever_o the_o leviticall_a priesthood_n shall_v continue_v but_o the_o dignity_n of_o be_v high_a priest_n shall_v have_v come_v to_o he_o and_o he_o by_o descent_n may_v some_o say_v because_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n aaron_n elder_a son_n i_o answer_v though_o he_o be_v so_o yet_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v remove_v to_o another_o family_n for_o want_n of_o his_o issue_n that_o be_v of_o god_n goodness_n and_o be_v here_o promise_v as_o the_o reward_n of_o his_o zeal_n indeed_o the_o great_a doubt_n concern_v this_o promise_n be_v whether_o it_o be_v continue_v in_o his_o posterity_n or_o no._n concern_v which_o all_o that_o we_o find_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v this_o first_o that_o we_o find_v the_o posterity_n of_o this_o phinehas_n record_v unto_o the_o time_n of_o the_o israelite_n captivity_n in_o babylon_n 1._o chron._n 6._o 4_o 15._o second_o that_o if_o it_o be_v true_a which_o some_o hold_n that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o judge_n the_o high_a priest_n office_n be_v wrest_v from_o the_o son_n of_o phinehas_n the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n and_o confer_v upon_o eli_n who_o be_v of_o the_o stock_n of_o ithamar_n yet_o in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n it_o be_v again_o take_v from_o abiathar_n who_o be_v of_o elies_n house_n and_o settle_v upon_o zadok_n and_o so_o it_o come_v again_o into_o the_o line_n of_o phinehas_n and_o so_o continue_v unto_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n 1._o king_n 2._o 25._o and_o three_o that_o though_o it_o be_v no_o where_o express_o say_v of_o what_o stock_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v after_o the_o israelite_n return_v out_o of_o babylon_n yet_o we_o find_v that_o esra_n that_o great_a priest_n and_o scribe_n be_v of_o his_o line_n ezra_n 7._o 1_o etc._n etc._n and_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o think_v that_o the_o high_a priest_n still_o continue_v in_o that_o line_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o those_o time_n when_o there_o be_v nothing_o among_o they_o but_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n neither_o indeed_o be_v there_o any_o cause_n why_o we_o shall_v understand_v this_o promise_n to_o be_v so_o absolute_a but_o in_o case_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o posterity_n they_o may_v for_o a_o time_n be_v deprive_v of_o this_o dignity_n verse_n 14._o zimri_n the_o son_n of_o salu_n a_o prince_n of_o a_o chief_a house_n among_o the_o simeonites_n it_o be_v particular_o express_v how_o great_a a_o man_n he_o be_v who_o phinehas_n slay_v because_o herein_o the_o zeal_n of_o phinehas_n be_v notable_o discover_v verse_n 15._o he_o be_v head_n over_o a_o people_n and_o of_o a_o chief_a house_n in_o midian_a he_o be_v reckon_v one_o of_o the_o five_o king_n of_o midian_a chap._n 31._o 8._o verse_n 17._o vex_v the_o medianite_n and_o smite_v they_o etc._n etc._n these_o word_n smite_v they_o imply_v a_o promise_n of_o victory_n but_o why_o be_v they_o not_o to_o smite_v the_o moabite_n as_o well_o as_o the_o midianite_n first_o because_o he_o have_v already_o forbid_v israel_n to_o distress_v the_o moabite_n deut._n 2._o 9_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o distress_n not_o the_o moabite_n neither_o contend_v with_o they_o in_o battle_n second_o because_o the_o midianite_n have_v the_o chief_a hand_n in_o the_o mischief_n as_o seem_v probable_a first_o by_o balaams_n stay_n among_o they_o whâ—n_n balak_n have_v leave_v he_o in_o displeasure_n and_o second_o by_o this_o particular_a fact_n of_o cozbi_n who_o be_v a_o king_n daughter_n among_o they_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xxvi_o verse_n 2._o take_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o two_o first_o numbring_n of_o the_o people_n see_v exod._n 30._o 11_o 12._o and_o numb_a 1._o 1_o 2._o but_o now_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o three_o number_v of_o the_o people_n as_o we_o may_v gather_v by_o some_o passage_n be_v these_o first_o because_o this_o will_v make_v way_n to_o the_o more_o equal_a divide_v of_o the_o land_n which_o they_o be_v present_o to_o go_v about_o according_a as_o they_o find_v the_o tribe_n more_o or_o less_o in_o number_n see_v vers_fw-la 53_o 54._o unto_o these_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v for_o a_o inheritance_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o name_n etc._n etc._n second_o to_o manifest_v how_o full_o that_o which_o god_n have_v threaten_v chap._n 14._o 29._o be_v now_o accomplish_v vers_fw-la 64_o 65._o but_o among_o these_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n of_o they_o who_o moses_n and_o aaron_n the_o priest_n number_v when_o they_o number_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v of_o they_o they_o shall_v sure_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n happy_o all_o the_o old_a company_n be_v not_o dead_a till_o this_o last_o plague_n wherein_o four_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o therefore_o it_o may_v seem_v express_o note_v ver_fw-la 1._o that_o it_o be_v after_o the_o plague_n that_o god_n give_v this_o charge_n to_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n for_o number_v the_o people_n because_o than_o god_n have_v exact_o bring_v that_o to_o pass_v which_o he_o have_v long_o since_o threaten_v as_o they_o shall_v now_o see_v in_o take_v the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n three_o to_o manifest_v god_n power_n and_o goodness_n in_o preserve_v unto_o they_o so_o many_o notwithstanding_o they_o have_v wander_v so_o many_o year_n through_o a_o wilderness_n wherein_o they_o be_v encounter_v with_o so_o many_o difficulty_n and_o have_v so_o often_o by_o their_o sin_n provoke_v god_n to_o cut_v off_o many_o among_o they_o as_o also_o his_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n who_o have_v so_o wondrous_o increase_v they_o as_o he_o promise_v their_o forefather_n notwithstanding_o they_o have_v often_o by_o their_o rebellion_n provoke_v he_o to_o destroy_v they_o &_o the_o more_o seasonable_a it_o be_v to_o comfort_v they_o in_o this_o kind_n because_o it_o be_v immediate_o after_o four_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o have_v be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o forego_n plague_n chap._n 25._o four_a it_o be_v because_o they_o shall_v hereby_o see_v god_n care_n over_o they_o and_o love_n towards_o they_o as_o moses_n at_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n receive_v god_n flock_n by_o tale_n so_o now_o before_o his_o death_n he_o must_v deliver_v they_o up_o by_o tale_n again_o verse_n 4._o take_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o people_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o he_o command_v moses_n to_o number_v the_o people_n when_o they_o be_v new_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n so_o have_v he_o now_o again_o command_v to_o number_v they_o before_o their_o enter_v canaan_n verse_n 7._o and_o they_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o be_v forty_o and_o three_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o at_o their_o last_o number_v the_o reubenites_n be_v forty_o six_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 21._o so_o that_o this_o tribe_n be_v decrease_v two_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o which_o may_v in_o part_n be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o conspiracy_n wherein_o they_o join_v with_o korah_n verse_n 10._o and_o the_o earth_n open_v her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_v they_o up_o together_o with_o korah_n etc._n etc._n this_o place_n according_a to_o our_o translation_n clear_v it_o beyond_o all_o exception_n that_o korah_n be_v swallow_v up_o into_o the_o earth_n together_o with_o dathan_n &_o abiram_n ch_n 16._o and_o they_o become_v a_o sign_n that_o be_v for_o a_o example_n that_o other_o may_v take_v warning_n by_o they_o as_o sea-mark_n be_v set_v up_o to_o give_v we_o warning_n of_o danger_n 1._o cor._n 10._o 6._o now_o these_o thing_n be_v our_o example_n to_o the_o intent_n we_o shall_v not_o lust_n after_o evil_a thing_n as_o they_o also_o lust_v verse_n 11._o notwithstanding_o
8._o 4._o verse_n 6._o you_o have_v not_o eat_v bread_n neither_o have_v you_o drink_v wine_n or_o strong_a drink_n the_o more_o miraculous_o god_n have_v preserve_v they_o the_o more_o evident_a be_v god_n care_n over_o they_o and_o the_o more_o reason_n they_o have_v to_o be_v circumspect_o careful_a of_o yield_a obedience_n to_o all_o his_o commandment_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o moses_n put_v they_o in_o mind_n how_o the_o lord_n have_v sustain_v they_o without_o bread_n or_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n feed_v they_o with_o manna_n from_o heaven_n in_o stead_n of_o bread_n and_o doubtless_o ordinary_o they_o have_v no_o other_o bread_n though_o at_o sometime_o they_o may_v of_o which_o see_v the_o note_n deut._n 2._o 6._o verse_n 12._o that_o thou_o shall_v enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o into_o his_o oath_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v into_o the_o covenant_n confirm_v with_o a_o oath_n verse_n 15._o but_o with_o he_o that_o stand_v here_o with_o we_o this_o day_n before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o also_o with_o he_o that_o be_v not_o here_o with_o we_o this_o day_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v no_o less_o with_o he_o that_o be_v not_o here_o with_o we_o that_o be_v your_o posterity_n that_o be_v not_o yet_o bear_v tâ—en_v with_o he_o that_o stand_v here_o with_o we_o this_o day_n verse_n 16._o for_o you_o know_v how_o we_o have_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o how_o we_o come_v through_o the_o nation_n etc._n etc._n this_o have_v reference_n to_o that_o which_o go_v before_o vers_fw-la 12._o 13._o where_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o be_v now_o meet_v together_o that_o they_o may_v enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o this_o be_v add_v may_v be_v twofold_a first_o to_o show_v how_o requisite_a it_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v renew_v their_o couâ—nant_n with_o god_n because_o have_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n at_o least_o many_o of_o they_o in_o their_o young_a year_n and_o have_v go_v through_o many_o idolatrous_a nation_n in_o their_o passage_n towards_o canaan_n and_o see_v their_o several_a idolatry_n and_o abomination_n there_o be_v some_o cause_n of_o fear_n lest_o perhaps_o some_o of_o they_o be_v taint_v by_o this_o mean_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o prevent_v this_o that_o they_o shall_v all_o solemn_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o hereto_o agree_v that_o which_o follow_v vers_fw-la 18._o lest_o there_o shall_v be_v among_o you_o man_n or_o woman_n or_o family_n who_o heart_n turn_v this_o day_n â—rom_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n to_o go_v and_o serve_v the_o god_n of_o these_o nation_n or_o second_o to_o persuade_v they_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o enter_v into_o this_o â—ovenant_n to_o wit_n both_o from_o the_o experience_n they_o have_v of_o the_o gross_a abomination_n of_o these_o idolatrous_a people_n and_o the_o lord_n severity_n in_o punish_v they_o and_o likewise_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n fatherly_a providence_n in_o carry_v they_o safe_a through_o so_o many_o danger_n veâ—s_n 18._o leâ—t_v there_o shall_v be_v among_o you_o a_o root_n that_o bear_v gall_n and_o wormwood_n the_o gaâ—l_n and_o wormwood_n here_o mean_v or_o the_o poisonful_a herb_n and_o wormwood_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n be_v idolatry_n of_o which_o moses_n speak_v in_o the_o forego_n word_n or_o more_o general_o all_o sin_n of_o rebellion_n against_o god_n and_o they_o be_v so_o câ—lled_v either_o bâ—cause_n they_o be_v displease_v and_o distasteful_a to_o god_n even_o as_o gall_v and_o wormwood_n be_v to_o we_o or_o because_o they_o will_v prove_v to_o the_o sinner_n and_o such_o as_o shall_v by_o he_o be_v infect_v bitterness_n in_o the_o end_n yea_o as_o deadly_a â—oyson_n to_o he_o and_o their_o soul_n and_o thus_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o sin_n in_o other_o place_n as_o amos_n 5._o 6_o 7._o seek_v the_o lord_n you_o who_o turn_v â—udgement_n to_o wormwood_n and_o heb._n 12._o 15._o lest_o anâ—_n root_v of_o bitterness_n spring_v up_o trouble_v you_o and_o thereby_o many_o be_v desire_v and_o as_o sor_n the_o root_n that_o bear_v gall_n and_o wormwood_n thereby_o be_v mean_v either_o the_o evil_n apostatise_v heart_n foremention_v lest_o there_o shall_v be_v among_o you_o man_n or_o woman_n etc._n etc._n who_o heart_n turn_v away_o from_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o also_o the_o apostle_n speak_v after_o the_o sâ—me_a manner_n heb._n 3._o 12._o take_v heed_n brethren_n lest_o â—here_o be_v in_o any_o of_o you_o a_o evil_a heart_n of_o unbelief_n in_o depart_v â—rom_o the_o live_a god_n and_o this_o be_v call_v the_o root_n that_o bear_v this_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n because_o it_o be_v hide_v from_o man_n as_o the_o root_n be_v hide_v under_o the_o earth_n and_o yet_o be_v the_o very_a spring_n from_o whence_o idolatry_n anâ—_n all_o other_o sin_n do_v grow_v so_o that_o when_o man_n give_v over_o their_o evil_a way_n and_o yet_o purge_v not_o sin_n oâ—t_v of_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v but_o as_o the_o crop_n of_o weed_n in_o a_o gaâ—den_n when_o the_o root_n be_v leave_v behind_o or_o â—lse_o rather_o the_o root_n here_o intend_v be_v â—ome_v close_a idolater_n that_o may_v be_v among_o they_o who_o conceal_v themselves_o from_o the_o public_a view_n as_o the_o root_n be_v hide_v under_o the_o ground_n will_v secret_o by_o their_o example_n and_o persuasion_n inâ—ect_a and_o poison_v many_o and_o cause_v their_o wicked_a practice_n to_o grow_v and_o spread_v among_o the_o people_n till_o at_o length_n they_o break_v forth_o open_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o all_o and_o indeed_o the_o whole_a series_n of_o the_o word_n both_o before_o and_o after_o seem_v plain_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o some_o dangerous_a person_n that_o may_v be_v among_o they_o the_o mischief_n whereof_o he_o desire_v to_o prevent_v by_o cause_v they_o all_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o solemn_a covenant_n with_o god_n lest_o say_v moses_n there_o shall_v be_v among_o you_o man_n or_o woman_n or_o family_n or_o tribe_n who_o heart_n turn_v away_o this_o day_n srom_o the_o lord_n our_o goâ—_n to_o go_v and_o serve_v the_o god_n of_o these_o nation_n lest_o there_o shall_v be_v among_o you_o a_o root_n that_o bear_v gall_n and_o wormwood_n and_o then_o mark_v what_o follow_v and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o this_o curse_n etc._n etc._n all_o the_o way_n he_o speak_v of_o some_o false-spirited_n man_n that_o may_v be_v among_o they_o verse_n 19_o i_o shall_v â—â—ve_v peace_n though_o i_o walk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o minâ—_n hearâ—_n to_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n this_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o secure_a sinner_n that_o despise_v the_o curse_n and_o presumptuous_o assure_v himself_o of_o peace_n and_o impunity_n though_o he_o do_v that_o which_o he_o hear_v accurse_v in_o god_n law_n i_o shall_v have_v peace_n say_v he_o though_o i_o wâ—lk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o my_o heart_n that_o be_v though_o i_o do_v what_o i_o list_v myself_o or_o whâ—t_o seem_v good_a in_o my_o own_o eye_n to_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n now_o man_n thus_o imboldn_v themselves_o with_o hope_n of_o impunity_n may_v be_v say_v to_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n in_o two_o respect_n first_o because_o whereas_o natural_o they_o thirst_v aster_n sinâ—e_v but_o yet_o be_v restrain_v by_o the_o light_n and_o check_n of_o conscience_n this_o make_v they_o add_v sin_n to_o sin_n in_o abundance_n to_o drink_v iniquity_n like_o water_n job_n 34._o 7._o to_o work_v all_o uncleanness_n with_o greediness_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v eph._n 4._o 19_o it_o make_v they_o let_v looâ—e_v themselves_o even_o to_o take_v their_o fill_n and_o glut_v of_o sin_n till_o they_o become_v at_o length_n like_o drunken_a man_n voâ—d_v of_o all_o sense_n and_o reason_n and_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n not_o have_v any_o thing_n leave_v in_o they_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o from_o the_o prosecute_n of_o any_o villainy_n whatsoever_o and_o second_o because_o the_o long_o and_o further_a man_n proceed_v to_o satiate_v themselves_o with_o sin_n the_o greedy_a they_o will_v still_o be_v upon_o it_o this_o give_v of_o themselves_o to_o take_v their_o â—ill_n of_o sin_n be_v as_o sure_a to_o make_v their_o desire_n after_o sin_n more_o eager_a than_o they_o be_v before_o as_o drunkenness_n be_v to_o increase_v thirst_n verse_n 20._o the_o lord_n will_v not_o spare_v he_o but_o then_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o jealousy_n shall_v smoke_v against_o that_o man_n that_o be_v it_o will_v break_v forth_o with_o great_a fury_n and_o terror_n against_o he_o moses_n allude_v in_o this_o metaphor_n of_o the_o smoke_n of_o god_n anger_n and_o jealousy_n against_o