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the_o seven_o remark_n be_v israel_n army_n do_v also_o burn_v down_o all_o the_o city_n of_o midian_a and_o all_o their_o castle_n v._o 10._o which_o the_o chaldee_n expound_v their_o temple_n be_v place_n of_o their_o idolatrous_a worship_n and_o house_n of_o heathenish_a adoration_n etc._n etc._n two_o reason_n may_v be_v render_v why_o those_o be_v thus_o destroy_v the_o first_o be_v lest_o they_o shall_v make_v use_n of_o those_o place_n again_o at_o another_o time_n for_o their_o superstitious_a service_n for_o this_o cause_n our_o henry_n the_o eight_o demolish_v so_o many_o monastery_n say_v corvorum_fw-la nidos_fw-la esse_fw-la penitùs_fw-la diruendos_fw-la ne_fw-la iterùm_fw-la corvi_n ad_fw-la cohabitandum_fw-la convolent_a those_o crow-nest_n be_v utter_o to_o be_v destroy_v lest_o the_o crow_n shall_v rally_v again_o and_o fly_v together_o to_o a_o far_o employ_v they_o for_o their_o foul_a work_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v rather_o lest_o sloth_n or_o avarice_n shall_v 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not_o man_n for_o the_o sabbath_n mat._n 2.27_o that_o we_o may_v sanctify_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o holy_a unto_o god_n and_o to_o all_o those_o that_o true_o sanctify_v it_o the_o lord_n make_v it_o a_o blessing_n indeed_o to_o they_o 3_o god_n give_v the_o sabbath_n as_o a_o most_o royal_a and_o sovereign_a gift_n to_o man_n he_o make_v the_o sabbath_n for_o man_n not_o man_n for_o the_o sabbath_n as_o before_o and_o bestow_v it_o as_o a_o peculiar_a favour_n and_o prerogative_n on_o man_n as_o appeareth_z by_o three_o scripture_n the_o first_o be_v exod._n 16.29_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v you_o his_o sabbath_n this_o be_v god_n gift_n to_o man_n from_o the_o creation_n for_o see_v from_o that_o very_a time_n there_o be_v a_o solemn_a worship_n of_o god_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o cain_n and_o abel_n sacrifice_n to_o god_n so_o there_o must_v be_v a_o solemn_a time_n set_v apart_o for_o that_o worship_n and_o what_o time_n can_v be_v more_o fiâ—_n than_o that_o day_n which_o god_n 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at_o all_o in_o the_o former_a the_o six_o remark_n be_v god_n suffer_v man_n to_o be_v tempt_v by_o the_o tempter_n though_o he_o foresee_v if_o man_n be_v tempt_v he_o will_v sure_o fall_n the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n which_o always_o be_v a_o fathomless_a depth_n rom._n 11.33_o must_v be_v acquiesce_v in_o and_o there_o be_v no_o chat_n for_o wording_n it_o with_o god_n rom._n 9.20_o man_n must_v not_o ask_v god_n a_o reason_n why_o he_o do_v permit_v the_o first_o sin_n or_o why_o he_o do_v not_o prevent_v it_o god_n will_v be_v sometime_o secret_a yet_o always_o just_a as_o it_o be_v never_o sever_v from_o his_o wisdem_fw-la god_n be_v a_o free_a agent_n can_v be_v unjust_a to_o any_o because_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o none_o god_n unsearchable_a counsel_n do_v conquer_v our_o understanding_n when_o our_o understanding_n can_v comprehend_v they_o yet_o those_o reason_n of_o this_o divine_a permission_n may_v be_v understand_v as_o 1._o it_o be_v to_o prove_v man_n whether_o 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his_o grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o receive_v the_o choose_a vessel_n be_v most_o evident_o and_o eminent_o declare_v rom._n 9.22_o 23_o and_o 11.32_o 33._o these_o be_v therefore_o groundless_a cavil_n to_o say_v either_o god_n will_v or_o nill_v the_o fall_n of_o man_n if_o he_o will_v it_o why_o do_v he_o forbid_v it_o and_o how_o can_v he_o just_o punish_v man_n for_o do_v what_o god_n will_v yea_o and_o be_v not_o this_o to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n or_o approver_n of_o sin_n or_o if_o god_n nill_v it_o why_o do_v he_o make_v a_o serpent_n that_o tempt_v man_n and_o why_o do_v not_o god_n hinder_v the_o sin_n of_o man_n by_o sustain_v he_o in_o his_o temptation_n all_o those_o carnal_a reason_n against_o god_n deep_a counsel_n be_v but_o fleshly_a folly_n control_v divine_a wisdom_n in_o the_o bottomless_a and_o incomprehensible_a depth_n whereof_o it_o be_v confound_v for_o in_o this_o dilemma_n or_o double-horned_a argument_n which_o carnal_a reason_n raise_v against_o this_o 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manifestation_n of_o divine_a glory_n as_o before_o so_o god_n hinder_v it_o not_o but_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v yet_o herein_o design_v and_o direct_v all_o both_o the_o temptation_n and_o the_o fall_v to_o the_o high_a advancement_n of_o his_o own_o praise_n and_o honour_n the_o seven_o remark_n be_v 1._o the_o proper_a procure_a cause_n and_o 2._o gradual_a progress_n of_o this_o primitive_a sin_n 1._o the_o prime_a external_n cause_o be_v satan_n with_o his_o outward_a insinuation_n and_o inward_a impulse_n john_n 8.44_o 1_o john_n 3.8_o 9_o the_o next_o exterior_a cause_n be_v the_o ear_n eye_n hand_n and_o mouth_n of_o man_n for_o by_o those_o outward_a sense_n and_o member_n the_o allurement_n of_o satan_n and_o sin_n do_v penetrate_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o to_o the_o internal_a appetite_n the_o interior_n cause_o be_v their_o freewill_n voluntary_o turn_v itself_o from_o god_n and_o subject_v themselves_o to_o the_o devil_n hereby_o they_o spoil_v the_o image_n of_o god_n 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and_o not_o to_o follow_v she_o in_o it_o but_o the_o grand_a aggravation_n of_o all_o be_v when_o man_n can_v not_o come_v to_o be_v like_o god_n in_o deity_n as_o the_o devil_n have_v deceive_v he_o he_o will_v then_o make_v god_n like_o himself_o in_o iniquity_n this_o adam_n do_v in_o transmit_v his_o fault_n upon_o god_n as_o if_o god_n have_v be_v the_o principal_a therein_o and_o himself_o but_o accessary_a both_o to_o god_n and_o the_o woman_n oh_o the_o unparallelled_a gentleness_n of_o god_n in_o make_v no_o reply_n to_o adam_n frivolous_a apology_n well_o may_v he_o say_v fury_n be_v not_o in_o i_o isa_n 27.4_o god_n turn_v from_o he_o to_o eve_n gen._n 3.13_o who_o confess_v the_o fact_n yet_o deny_v the_o fault_n impute_v it_o to_o the_o serpent_n fraud_n rather_o than_o to_o her_o own_o ambitious_a affection_n and_o too_o too_o liquorish_a appetite_n thus_o sin_v and_o shift_v come_v into_o the_o world_n both_o together_o oh_o what_o woeful_a work_n adam_n and_o eve_n 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companion_n hear_v his_o voice_n cant._n 8.13_o it_o be_v sore_a displeasure_n on_o saul_n when_o god_n will_v not_o answer_v he_o 1_o sam._n 28.15_o and_o on_o israel_n when_o they_o have_v no_o vision_n 1_o sam._n 3.1_o to_o be_v warn_v by_o god_n spirit_n at_o every_o turn_n of_o imminent_a danger_n be_v a_o most_o precious_a privilege_n isa_n 30.21_o such_o honour_n have_v all_o the_o saint_n psal_n 149.9_o but_o god_n will_v have_v no_o such_o deal_n or_o negotiation_n with_o the_o wicked_a world_n god_n will_v not_o in_o this_o friendly_a and_o familiar_a manner_n appear_v to_o egypt_n no_o nor_o to_o israel_n in_o egypt_n but_o they_o must_v be_v call_v out_o into_o the_o wilderness_n for_o enjoy_v such_o
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he_o will_v do_v you_o hurt_v after_o he_o have_v do_v you_o good_a josh_n 24.19_o 20._o so_o they_o presume_v and_o be_v punish_v the_o second_o time_n ver_fw-la 24_o 25._o five_o and_o last_o god_n suffer_v this_o second_o loss_n of_o eighteen_o thousand_o man_n to_o be_v add_v to_o their_o former_a loss_n of_o twenty_o two_o thousand_o to_o avenge_v his_o own_o cause_n against_o idolatry_n because_o israel_n be_v not_o still_o stir_v up_o to_o avenge_v god_n cause_n against_o idolater_n they_o that_o can_v be_v so_o sensible_a of_o a_o injury_n do_v to_o a_o sorry_a whore_n in_o gibeah_n still_o do_v remain_v senseless_a of_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n by_o dan_n idolatry_n n._n b._n therefore_o see_v vice_n come_v still_o to_o correct_a sin_n many_o achan_n many_o gross_a offender_n be_v still_o in_o their_o army_n they_o can_v not_o proceed_v with_o any_o prosperous_a success_n moreover_o divine_a providence_n ought_v not_o atheistical_o to_o be_v 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merab_n but_o for_o a_o destructive_a purpose_n v._o 17_o 18_o 19_o saul_n malice_n to_o david_n be_v such_o and_o so_o unsatisfiable_a that_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o ruin_v he_o vel_fw-la vi_fw-la vel_fw-la clam_fw-la vel_fw-la precariò_fw-la either_o private_o or_o open_o and_o when_o he_o see_v the_o latter_a can_v not_o be_v do_v he_o make_v a_o experiment_n of_o the_o former_a by_o propound_v a_o royal_a match_n to_o he_o think_v that_o will_v please_v the_o people_n who_o he_o fear_v will_v protect_v david_n from_o his_o offer_v he_o any_o open_a violence_n therefore_o his_o secret_a wheedle_n be_v to_o offer_v he_o merab_n in_o marriage_n only_o upon_o this_o condition_n be_v valiant_n for_o i_o and_o fight_v the_o lord_n battle_n hope_v he_o may_v fall_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v a_o forward_a man_n in_o fight_n he_o well_o know_v and_o will_v venture_v far_o yea_o too_o far_o as_o uriah_n do_v afterward_o and_o be_v cut_v off_o 2_o sam._n 11.16_o 17._o n._n b._n note_v well_o first_o this_o very_a pit_n which_o saul_n have_v dig_v for_o david_n the_o lord_n overrule_v the_o matter_n so_o that_o saul_n fall_v into_o that_o very_a pit_n himself_o psal_n 9.15_o 16._o and_o 7.15_o 16._o for_o whereas_o he_o design_v that_o david_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n that_o very_a fate_n do_v befall_v himself_o they_o make_v he_o kill_v himself_o chapter_n 32._o verse_n 3_o 4._o n._n b._n note_v well_o second_o merab_n be_v due_a to_o david_n before_o by_o promise_n for_o his_o kill_a goliath_n chap._n 17.25_o yet_o he_o that_o there_o twice_o inquire_v into_o the_o reward_n of_o that_o enterprise_n before_o he_o undertake_v it_o never_o demand_v it_o after_o the_o achievement_n behold_v saul_n base_a hypocrisy_n still_o wax_v worse_a and_o worse_o love_n be_v here_o pretend_a and_o truth_n in_o perform_v his_o promise_n but_o mischief_n be_v purpose_v design_v that_o he_o be_v make_v saul_n general_n so_o valiant_a in_o himself_o will_v expose_v himself_o the_o more_o in_o most_o desperate_a erterprise_n to_o give_v more_o than_o ordinary_a proof_n of_o his_o extraordinary_a valour_n n._n b._n note_v well_o three_o david_n modest_a refusal_n of_o this_o royal_a offer_n because_o of_o his_o own_o meanness_n not_o because_o there_o be_v real_o so_o much_o distance_n betwixt_o saul_n and_o david_n for_o the_o former_a have_v be_v but_o a_o feeder_n of_o ass_n as_o the_o latter_a have_v be_v a_o feeder_n of_o sheep_n and_o saul_n himself_o when_o he_o have_v a_o better_a mind_n than_o now_o have_v the_o like_a modesty_n to_o samuel_n when_o he_o be_v first_o send_v to_o anoint_v he_o king_n chap._n 9.21_o but_o alas_o honour_n mutant_fw-la mores_fw-la his_o honour_n have_v mar_v both_o his_o mind_n and_o his_o manner_n he_o have_v now_o forget_v that_o himself_o be_v raise_v out_o of_o the_o very_a rubbish_n of_o almost_o destroy_v benjamin_n judg._n 20_o etc._n etc._n david_n speak_v lowly_a of_o himself_o without_o dissimulation_n as_o too_o low_a and_o unmeet_a for_o so_o high_a a_o marriage_n that_o saul_n may_v not_o suspect_v so_o low-minded_n a_o man_n for_o be_v ambitious_a to_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n though_o already_o anoint_v thereto_o n._n b._n note_v well_o four_o the_o perfidious_a deal_n of_o saul_n with_o david_n when_o he_o have_v perform_v the_o condition_n in_o fight_v the_o lord_n battle_n that_o he_o may_v be_v marry_v to_o merab_n and_o through_o divine_a protection_n and_o contrary_a to_o saul_n expectation_n have_v run_v through_o many_o difficulty_n and_o eminent_a danger_n saul_n contrary_a to_o his_o promise_n to_o david_n give_v his_o daughter_n to_o another_o man_n namely_o to_o adriel_n v._o 19_o on_o purpose_n to_o provoke_v david_n into_o some_o treasonable_a action_n and_o speech_n which_o may_v give_v saul_n some_o colour_n to_o cut_v he_o off_o this_o affront_n and_o injury_n be_v very_o unbearable_a and_o the_o like_a have_v incense_v samson_n to_o destroy_v the_o corn_n vines_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o philistine_n judg._n 15.2_o 4._o though_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o joy_n of_o marriage_n and_o when_o the_o marriage_n day_n be_v come_v wherein_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v in_o high_a expectation_n of_o embrace_v his_o bride_n even_o then_o to_o be_v disappoint_v be_v exceed_v hard_a measure_n yet_o david_n resolve_v to_o bear_v it_o patient_o n._n b._n note_v well_o five_o david_n over-matched_n saul_n malice_n in_o this_o matter_n also_o by_o his_o great_a prudence_n and_o patience_n neither_o act_v nor_o speak_v any_o thing_n unbeseeming_a a_o loyal_a subject_n but_o commit_v his_o cause_n with_o all_o calmness_n to_o god_n who_o judge_n righteous_o and_o so_o indeed_o god_n do_v notable_o when_o merab_n five_a son_n which_o she_o have_v by_o this_o adriel_n be_v in_o due_a time_n by_o god_n own_o appointment_n all_o hang_v 2_o sam._n 21.8_o 9_o to_o appease_v his_o great_a wrath_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o secret_a design_n of_o saul_n to_o destroy_v david_n be_v by_o his_o marry_v he_o to_o his_o young_a daughter_n michal_n who_o can_v not_o hide_v her_o love_n to_o david_n which_o some_o say_v her_o sister_n want_v otherwise_o she_o will_v not_o have_v consent_v to_o marry_v another_o man_n even_o adriel_n v._o 20_o 21._o here_o this_o hypocrite_n discover_v his_o hypocrisy_n it_o be_v say_v he_o be_v please_v that_o his_o daughter_n michal_n love_v david_n yet_o be_v high_o displease_v that_o his_o son_n jonathan_n love_v he_o so_o that_o this_o be_v not_o please_v to_o saul_n simple_o that_o david_n be_v belove_v of_o michal_n but_o that_o she_o may_v become_v a_o snare_n to_o he_o either_o by_o cause_v he_o to_o run_v some_o desperate_a adventure_n for_o procure_v she_o or_o by_o oblige_v she_o as_o
be_v not_o long_o before_o this_o detain_v before_o the_o lord_n under_o pretence_n of_o great_a piety_n chap._n 21.7_o with_o this_o very_a highpriest_n ahimelech_n yet_o now_o impeach_v he_o of_o no_o less_o crime_n than_o high_a treason_n wretched_o wrest_v all_o that_o he_o see_v and_o hear_v do_v or_o say_v at_o that_o time_n relate_v to_o david_n to_o the_o most_o mischievous_a misconstruction_n and_o all_o along_o conceal_v that_o part_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o declare_v for_o ahimelech_n just_a defence_n namely_o how_o he_o be_v circumvent_v by_o david_n plausible_a pretence_n so_o can_v not_o be_v a_o accessary_a to_o any_o such_o suppose_a conspiracy_n with_o david_n against_o saul_n n._n b._n note_v well_o upon_o this_o occasion_n david_n compose_v his_o fifty_o second_o psalm_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o title_n wherein_o doeg_n be_v right_o repute_v a_o liar_n and_o stigmatise_v he_o stand_v for_o ever_o upon_o scripture_n record_n for_o his_o lie_a tongue_n for_o though_o he_o tell_v some_o truth_n to_o saul_n here_o yet_o not_o for_o any_o love_n to_o truth_n or_o justice_n but_o for_o devilish_a end_n both_o for_o incense_a saul_n and_o for_o disgrace_v both_o david_n and_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o massacre_n of_o the_o lord_n priest_n by_o doog_o both_o informer_n and_o executioner_n at_o the_o command_n of_o saul_n that_o bloody_a tyrant_n ver_fw-la 11._o to_o the_o 19_o wherein_o we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o many_o sad_a circumstance_n of_o that_o most_o savage_a tragedy_n as_o first_o upon_o the_o evidence_n give_v by_o this_o curse_a informer_n doeg_n saul_n send_v out_o his_o summons_n and_o serve_v a_o citation_n by_o his_o apparitor_n upon_o ahimelech_n and_o all_o that_o wear_v a_o linen_n ephod_n to_o appear_v personal_o before_o he_o at_o gibeah_n n._n b._n here_o saul_n stay_v and_o stand_v in_o a_o tyrannical_a posture_n with_o a_o spear_n in_o his_o hand_n ver_fw-la 6._o be_v always_o under_o a_o guilty_a affrightment_n of_o receive_v harm_n from_o other_o and_o always_o in_o a_o ready_a posture_n of_o do_v mischief_n to_o other_o n._n b._n saul_n cit_v those_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n under_o a_o pretence_n of_o justice_n though_o his_o intent_n be_v to_o be_v both_o their_o accuser_n and_o their_o judge_n and_o resolve_v before_o hand_n they_o shall_v all_o die_v whatever_o good_a defence_n they_o can_v make_v for_o themselves_o and_o for_o the_o save_n of_o their_o own_o life_n ver_fw-la 11._o the_o second_o circumstance_n be_v ahimelech_n and_o the_o rest_n appear_v at_o saul_n summons_n each_o man_n in_o person_n than_o saul_n impeache_n they_o of_o high_a treason_n in_o conspire_v with_o david_n against_o their_o liege_n lord_n and_o sovereign_n which_o charge_n or_o accusation_n he_o can_v only_o prove_v by_o presumption_n and_o probability_n ver_fw-la 12_o 13._o say_v in_o so_o much_o as_o you_o have_v contribute_v your_o best_a assistance_n to_o that_o grand_a rebel_n david_n you_o be_v abettor_n of_o his_o rebellion_n and_o therefore_o you_o shall_v die_v and_o saul_n be_v in_o such_o a_o rage_n here_o that_o speak_v to_o ahimelech_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o rest_n he_o disdain_v to_o call_v he_o by_o his_o own_o name_n but_o the_o best_a title_n he_o can_v afford_v he_o be_v thou_o son_n of_o ahitub_n in_o a_o way_n of_o contumely_n because_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o condemn_v he_o right_a or_o wrong_n though_o his_o arraignment_n be_v false_a for_o what_o he_o do_v be_v do_v in_o the_o integrity_n of_o his_o heart_n the_o three_o circumstance_n be_v ahimelech_n apology_n and_o answer_v to_o the_o indictment_n ver_fw-la 14_o 15._o wherein_o the_o defendant_n argue_v against_o this_o royal_a plaintiff_n in_o defence_n of_o his_o own_o innocency_n say_v first_o as_o to_o david_n he_o declare_v what_o david_n have_v former_o be_v both_o real_o in_o himself_o and_o relative_o in_o the_o common_a estimation_n both_o of_o king_n and_o people_n insomuch_o that_o saul_n himself_o have_v judge_v he_o worthy_a to_o receive_v he_o into_o a_o royal_a relation_n in_o his_o court_n by_o make_v he_o the_o king_n son-in-law_n etc._n etc._n as_o to_o present_a difference_n that_o have_v late_o happen_v between_o saul_n and_o david_n he_o do_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o determine_v n._n b._n some_o here_o do_v say_v that_o ahimelech_n do_v not_o speak_v word_n of_o wisdom_n in_o so_o high_o commend_v david_n to_o saul_n face_n who_o he_o see_v so_o hot_o incense_v against_o he_o at_o this_o time_n whatever_o he_o have_v be_v former_o but_o other_o do_v better_o affirm_v that_o this_o holy_a high_a priest_n whole_o lay_v aside_o all_o worldly_a policy_n not_o act_v like_o the_o politician_n of_o our_o time_n who_o to_o curry_v favour_n with_o a_o angry_a tyrant_n will_v acknowledge_v their_o mistake_n and_o will_v have_v promise_v they_o will_v know_v david_n better_o for_o time_n to_o come_v etc._n etc._n this_o good_a man_n abhor_v such_o subtle_a and_o sinful_a shift_n but_o in_o the_o honesty_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o in_o all_o godly_a simplicity_n will_v give_v david_n his_o due_a rather_o than_o debauch_v his_o own_o conscience_n he_o will_v justify_v the_o righteous_a though_o he_o tacit_o tax_v saul_n of_o tyranny_n therein_o and_o so_o run_v himself_o into_o desperate_a danger_n of_o his_o life_n thereby_o n._n b._n in_o this_o apology_n second_o ahimelech_n speak_v as_o to_o himself_o have_v do_v with_o david_n say_v this_o be_v not_o the_o first_o time_n that_o i_o have_v inquire_v of_o god_n for_o david_n have_v it_o be_v so_o there_o have_v be_v some_o ground_n of_o jealousy_n for_o my_o be_v a_o conspirator_n know_v that_o david_n be_v now_o fall_v under_o the_o king_n displeasure_n though_o it_o have_v oft_o be_v so_o before_o yet_o have_v they_o be_v as_o oft_o again_o reconcile_v but_o see_v it_o have_v be_v my_o constant_a custom_n thus_o to_o inquire_v of_o god_n for_o he_o in_o former_a time_n when_o he_o have_v be_v send_v forth_o upon_o the_o king_n service_n therefore_o this_o thing_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o i_o for_o a_o fault_n which_o be_v and_o have_v often_o be_v but_o the_o duty_n of_o my_o priesthood_n much_o less_o for_o a_o treacherous_a conspiracy_n against_o my_o sovereign_n which_o my_o soul_n abhor_v and_o whereof_o i_o be_o altogether_o ignorant_a less_o or_o more_o n._n b._n though_o he_o may_v know_v something_o of_o saul_n displeasure_n against_o david_n at_o some_o time_n yet_o this_o he_o may_v ascribe_v to_o the_o violence_n of_o saul_n frantic_a disease_n as_o jonathan_n have_v do_v chap._n 20.2_o and_o not_o to_o himself_o see_v when_o his_o passion_n be_v over_o he_o have_v be_v reconcile_v to_o david_n and_o give_v he_o security_n by_o oath_n but_o he_o know_v nothing_o of_o any_o treasonable_a design_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o circumstance_n be_v saul_n rash_a pronounce_v that_o 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ought_v not_o to_o die_v but_o without_o delay_n in_o a_o furious_a rage_n he_o denounce_v this_o illegal_a and_o rash_a doom_n and_o as_o furious_o proceed_v he_o from_o this_o cruel_a sentence_n to_o a_o present_a bloody_a execution_n n._n b._n it_o may_v well_o be_v wonder_v at_o why_o ahimelech_n do_v not_o apologise_v at_o lest_o now_o in_o so_o desperate_a a_o pinch_n and_o tell_v saul_n that_o david_n have_v deceive_v he_o and_o draw_v he_o on_o to_o all_o he_o do_v for_o he_o by_o all_o those_o lie_n which_o he_o have_v tell_v he_o this_o allegation_n may_v seem_v most_o effectual_a for_o the_o high_a priest_n excuse_v but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o this_o for_o it_o be_v probable_a this_o good_a man_n be_v unwilling_a by_o excuse_v himself_o of_o a_o seem_a fault_n to_o accuse_v david_n of_o a_o fault_n that_o be_v both_o foul_a and_o real_a
at_o his_o alcend_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n suppose_v he_o have_v be_v bury_v in_o it_o which_o can_v upon_o any_o solid_a ground_n be_v suppose_v yet_o have_v be_v bury_v about_o two_o year_n before_o this_o time_n his_o body_n must_v needs_o be_v so_o putrify_v and_o his_o mantle_n so_o mar_v much_o more_o that_o the_o devil_n can_v not_o assume_v either_o but_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a aerial_a show_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v make_v to_o represent_v samuel_n and_o to_o act_v his_o part_n but_o no_o real_a thing_n more_o of_o this_o subject_n may_v be_v meet_v with_o in_o descant_v upon_o the_o follow_a verse_n the_o nine_o remark_n be_v how_o the_o dialogue_n be_v transact_v betwixt_o saul_n and_o satan_n mark_v first_o saul_n greet_v the_o spectrum_n with_o congee_n and_o adoration_n v._o 14._o mark_v second_o mock_v samuel_n complain_v that_o he_o have_v disquiet_v he_o v._o 15._o which_o the_o true_a samuel_n will_v not_o have_v say_v have_v he_o come_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_n when_o god_n send_v moses_n and_o elias_n at_o the_o transfiguration_n of_o christ_n matth_n 17.3_o they_o complain_v not_o of_o any_o disquietment_n and_o as_o this_o elias_n or_o elijah_n say_v to_o ahaziah_n be_v it_o because_o there_o be_v not_o a_o god_n in_o israel_n that_o thou_o send_v to_o beelzebub_n the_o god_n of_o ekron_n 2_o king_n 1.2_o 3._o so_o the_o true_a samuel_n will_v have_v say_v to_o saul_n such_o word_n how_o have_v thou_o sin_v thy_o god_n away_o that_o now_o thou_o be_v constrain_v to_o make_v the_o devil_n and_o this_o witch_n thy_o refuge_n etc._n etc._n mark_v three_o saul_n answer_v pardon_v i_o for_o disquiet_v thou_o because_o my_o distress_n have_v force_v i_o to_o this_o unmannerly_a incivility_n i_o be_o at_o a_o nonplus_n and_o none_o but_o thyself_o can_v direct_v i_o as_o former_o thou_o have_v do_v in_o thy_o life_n time_n what_o be_v best_a to_o be_v do_v by_o i_o in_o this_o distress_a condition_n v._o 15._o so_o that_o god_n have_v so_o blind_v saul_n eye_n for_o his_o great_a condemnation_n that_o he_o very_o believe_v satan_n in_o samuel_n shape_n and_o garb_n and_o act_v his_o part_n be_v the_o very_a real_a samuel_n raise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o have_v it_o be_v so_o yet_o be_v it_o false_a that_o saul_n have_v disquiet_v he_o for_o he_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n that_o be_v the_o witch_n work_v but_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o only_o mark_v four_o the_o spectrum_n answer_n wherefore_o do_v thou_o ask_v of_o i_o v_o 16._o know_v thou_o not_o that_o i_o can_v favour_v thou_o see_v thou_o be_v god_n enemy_n god_n will_v do_v for_o david_n what_o i_o tell_v thou_o off_o etc._n etc._n v._n 17._o as_o satan_n have_v personate_v samuel_n in_o his_o form_n so_o now_o in_o his_o word_n in_o all_o this_o conference_n and_o god_n permit_v both_o saul_n to_o think_v it_o be_v the_o true_a samuel_n for_o his_o sore_a punishment_n and_o this_o evil_a spirit_n to_o speak_v so_o grave_o so_o severe_o and_o so_o divine_o as_o samuel_n himself_o can_v not_o have_v deliver_v himself_o in_o a_o more_o elegant_a and_o succinct_a oration_n n._n b._n no_o divine_a of_o the_o high_a rank_n can_v have_v preach_v any_o funeral_n sermon_n better_a than_o the_o devil_n do_v saul_n here_o etc._n etc._n yet_o the_o devil_n design_n be_v to_o nourish_v saul_n and_o to_o encourage_v other_o in_o this_o wicked_a way_n of_o consult_v with_o witch_n yea_o and_o god_n comples_fw-la this_o lie_a spirit_n to_o tell_v some_o truth_n as_o matth._n 8.29_o such_o as_o the_o rend_n of_o saul_n kingdom_n from_o he_o because_o the_o whole_a be_v not_o at_o first_o take_v from_o saul_n posterity_n but_o a_o part_n of_o it_o be_v hold_v for_o a_o while_n by_o ishbosheth_n his_o son_n see_v the_o like_a 1_o king_n 11.31_o in_o rehoboam_n reign_n etc._n etc._n mark_v five_o the_o spectrum_n tell_v saul_n of_o his_o sin_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o suffering_n but_o with_o notorious_a partiality_n saul_n have_v commit_v many_o heinous_a sin_n for_o which_o he_o deserve_v rejection_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o murder_v of_o so_o many_o of_o the_o lord_n priest_n the_o persecute_v of_o innocent_a david_n against_o his_o own_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n and_o that_o sin_n now_o to_o wit_n his_o resort_v to_o a_o witch_n for_o relief_n but_o the_o devil_n name_v not_o a_o word_n of_o these_o save_v only_o that_o concern_v amalek_n v._o 18._o n._n b._n note_v well_o the_o wile_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o method_n here_o he_o have_v before_o tempt_v saul_n to_o spare_v amaleck_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o work_n of_o mercy_n and_o when_o he_o have_v overcome_v he_o to_o commit_v it_o than_o he_o accuse_v he_o for_o it_o and_o press_v it_o upon_o his_o conscience_n now_o in_o distress_n to_o bring_v he_o into_o despair_n for_o this_o horrible_a sin_n but_o such_o a_o preacher_n be_v the_o devil_n here_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o pious_a preacher_n to_o declare_v the_o whole_a counsel_n of_o god_n act._n 20.27_o and_o not_o to_o mince_v the_o matter_n as_o the_o devil_n do_v here_o tell_v saul_n of_o one_o sin_n only_o and_o pass_v over_o other_o in_o silence_n nor_o ought_v minister_n to_o administer_v corrosive_n when_o cordial_n be_v needful_a nor_o on_o the_o contrary_a cordial_n for_o corrosive_n but_o a_o word_n in_o season_n isa_n 50.4_o mark_v sixthly_a this_o mock-samuel_n come_v in_o with_o his_o moreover_n to_o morrow_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n shall_v be_v with_o i_o etc._n etc._n v._o 19_o here_o he_o lay_v more_o load_n upon_o this_o already_o despair_v wretch_n saul_n that_o he_o may_v hurry_v he_o headlong_o to_o hell_n thus_o satan_n play_v the_o fawn_a parasite_n with_o saul_n until_o he_o have_v sin_v but_o now_o after_o he_o have_v sin_v he_o prove_v a_o cruel_a tyrant_n to_o he_o this_o in_o the_o general_a n._n b._n note_v well_o and_o more_o particular_o mark_v this_o mock-samuel's_a double_a quibble_n in_o his_o two_o ambiguous_a expression_n exact_o like_o the_o devil_n oracle_n at_o delpho_n which_o may_v be_v take_v in_o a_o double_a sense_n either_o good_a or_o evil_a to_o save_v the_o devil_n credit_n however_o the_o event_n happen_v which_o he_o can_v but_o give_v his_o conjecture_n thereof_o from_o the_o probability_n of_o his_o compare_v cause_n with_o cause_n so_o may_v be_v mistake_v the_o first_o quibble_n here_o be_v to_o morrow_n which_o strict_o take_v signify_v the_o next_o day_n and_o so_o the_o devil_n lie_v for_o it_o be_v two_o or_o three_o day_n after_o this_o that_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n be_v slay_v see_v the_o philistine_n be_v now_o but_o prepare_v for_o the_o battle_n achish_n create_v david_n his_o captain_n of_o the_o lifeguard_n v._o 2._o here_o but_o it_o be_v from_o the_o disgust_n of_o the_o philistine_n lord_n david_n be_v dismiss_v chap._n 29.2_o etc._n etc._n but_o if_o morrow_n be_v large_o take_v as_o oft_o it_o be_v for_o a_o time_n near_o approach_v as_o exod._n 13.14_o deut._n 6.20_o josh_n 4.6_o 21._o in_o all_o which_o place_n it_o be_v read_v the_o time_n to_o come_v but_o more_o plain_o matth._n 6.34_o so_o satan_n save_v his_o credit_n as_o the_o man_n do_v in_o his_o motto_n good_a ale_n to_o morrow_n for_o nothing_o the_o second_o of_o satan_n quibble_n be_v shall_v be_v with_o i_o that_o be_v in_o a_o good_a state_n if_o understand_v of_o samuel_n or_o in_o a_o bad_a state_n if_o understand_v of_o satan_n who_o be_v think_v by_o saul_n to_o be_v samuel_n and_o therefore_o flatter_v he_o into_o a_o opinion_n of_o his_o future_a felicity_n especial_o for_o his_o die_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n for_o his_o israel_n but_o the_o true_a sense_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o not_o either_o hell_n or_o heaven_n for_o heaven_n be_v too_o good_a a_o place_n for_o wicked_a saul_n and_o hell_n too_o bad_a a_o place_n for_o godly_a jonathan_n hereby_o also_o satan_n persuade_v saul_n that_o the_o soul_n die_v with_o the_o body_n etc._n etc._n the_o ten_o remark_n be_v saul_n consternation_n he_o swoon_v at_o the_o sad_a tiding_n v._o 20._o when_o saul_n have_v seek_v the_o devil_n as_o he_o shall_v have_v seek_v god_n by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n than_o the_o devillurche_n he_o in_o this_o forlorn_a state_n for_o we_o find_v not_o a_o word_n more_o of_o or_o from_o this_o mock-samuel_n but_o the_o witch_n come_v and_o commiserate_v he_o after_o this_o private_a conferrence_n v._o 21._o prepare_v a_o morsel_n for_o revive_v he_o after_o his_o long_a fast_n saul_n be_v sullen_a yet_o she_o with_o his_o servant_n compel_v he_o to_o eat_v for_o loath_a she_o be_v he_o shall_v die_v within_o her_o door_n lest_o she_o shall_v be_v question_v for_o
truth_n for_o saul_n have_v indeed_o fall_v upon_o his_o own_o weapon_n but_o his_o coat_n of_o mail_n have_v hinder_v it_o from_o pierce_a deep_a enough_o to_o be_v so_o speedy_o a_o mortal_a wound_n but_o that_o the_o philistine_n may_v come_v and_o catch_v he_o alive_a and_o abuse_v he_o and_o though_o it_o be_v say_v when_o his_o armour-bearer_n see_v that_o saul_n be_v dead_a he_o slay_v himself_o 1_o sam._n 31.5_o which_o yet_o dr._n lightfoot_n sense_v thus_o when_o he_o see_v saul_n have_v give_v himself_o so_o deadly_a a_o wound_n he_o do_v the_o like_a and_o die_v indeed_o but_o saul_n wound_n be_v not_o of_o so_o quick_a a_o dispatch_n therefore_o he_o desire_v this_o man_n to_o kill_v he_o outright_o n._n b._n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o yet_o upon_o a_o more_o serious_a inquest_n into_o particular_n this_o whole_a story_n seem_v more_o probable_o to_o be_v a_o pack_n of_o lie_n one_o stitch_v to_o another_o for_o these_o reason_n the_o first_o be_v it_o be_v altogether_o improbable_a either_o that_o saul_n after_o he_o have_v give_v himself_o such_o a_o deadly_a wound_n whereof_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v shall_v be_v able_a to_o call_v he_o and_o spend_v so_o many_o word_n in_o talk_v with_o he_o or_o that_o this_o man_n shall_v dare_v to_o stay_v so_o long_o in_o this_o discourse_n with_o saul_n see_v he_o also_o be_v flee_v with_o the_o whole_a army_n to_o save_v his_o own_o life_n which_o he_o may_v have_v lose_v by_o make_v this_o halt_n have_v the_o philistine_n overtake_v he_o in_o their_o pursuit_n which_o saul_n fear_v for_o himself_o during_o this_o parley_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v probable_a that_o saul_n shall_v desire_v to_o die_v rather_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o uncircumcised_a amalekite_n than_o of_o the_o uncircumcised_a philistine_n which_o he_o so_o much_o fear_v he_o can_v not_o put_v any_o such_o difference_n between_o they_o see_v amalek_n be_v more_o accurse_v and_o devote_v to_o destruction_n than_o the_o philistine_n the_o three_o reason_n be_v it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o saul_n fall_v upon_o his_o own_o sword_n 1_o sam._n 31.4_o but_o this_o fellow_n say_v he_o fall_v upon_o his_o own_o spear_n v._o 6._o here_o gnal_n chanatho_n hebr._n whereas_o it_o be_v ethbachereb_n his_o sword_n the_o four_o reason_n be_v it_o be_v as_o express_o say_v that_o saul_n armour-bearer_n be_v yet_o alive_a see_v that_o saul_n be_v dead_a 1_o sam._n 31.5_o which_o doubtless_o he_o will_v thorough_o know_v before_o he_o do_v kill_v himself_o the_o five_o reason_n be_v have_v the_o armour-bearer_n be_v yet_o alive_a when_o saul_n call_v this_o amalekite_n to_o dispatch_v he_o he_o will_v certain_o have_v hinder_v he_o from_o do_v that_o which_o himself_o dare_v not_o do_v 1_o sam._n 31.4_o the_o six_o reason_n nor_o can_v that_o be_v more_o probable_a which_o he_o tell_v david_n i_o take_v the_o crown_n that_o be_v upon_o his_o head_n v._n 10._o but_o look_v rather_o like_o a_o lie_n for_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a saul_n will_v wear_v his_o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n in_o battle_n this_o will_v have_v make_v he_o a_o fair_a mark_n to_o his_o enemy_n who_o they_o chief_o aim_v at_o a_o wise_a general_n will_v rather_o disguise_v himself_o as_o 1_o king_n 22.30_o than_o be_v so_o fond_o expose_v etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o reason_n the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n do_v manifest_o ascribe_v saul_n death_n to_o be_v his_o own_o action_n 1_o sam._n 31.4_o 5._o even_o to_o his_o fall_n upon_o his_o own_o sword_n which_o must_v be_v of_o more_o credit_n with_o we_o than_o a_o artificial_o compose_v speech_n of_o a_o accurse_a amalekite_n who_o have_v teach_v his_o tongue_n to_o tell_v lie_n jerom._n 9.5_o and_o all_o to_o curry_v favour_n with_o david_n from_o who_o he_o promise_v to_o himself_o some_o great_a preferment_n by_o thus_o gloss_v with_o he_o n._n b._n note_v well_o first_o thus_o far_o it_o be_v true_a that_o this_o fellow_n bring_v saul_n crown_n etc._n etc._n to_o david_n how_o he_o come_v by_o it_o be_v the_o question_n the_o rabbin_n relate_v that_o as_o the_o armour-bearer_n be_v doeg_n so_o this_o man_n be_v his_o son_n and_o as_o the_o father_n have_v the_o crown_n in_o his_o custody_n to_o carry_v it_o before_o the_o king_n in_o state_n and_o now_o see_v saul_n be_v like_a to_o wear_v it_o no_o long_o and_o that_o himself_o be_v resolve_v to_o die_v with_o the_o king_n he_o give_v saul_n royal_a crown_n and_o bracelet_n to_o this_o fellow_n his_o son_n advise_v he_o to_o carry_v they_o to_o david_n ut_fw-la in_o ejus_fw-la gratiam_fw-la se_fw-la insinuaret_fw-la so_o to_o win_v the_o favour_n of_o he_o who_o he_o call_v his_o lord_n who_o he_o own_v as_o king_n now_o saul_n be_v dead_a n._n b._n second_o this_o very_a sword_n wherewith_o at_o god_n command_n saul_n shall_v have_v cut_v off_o the_o amalekite_n but_o spare_v they_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o his_o own_o death_n and_o as_o some_o say_v a_o amalekite_n one_o who_o saul_n have_v spare_v with_o agag_n must_v push_v it_o forward_o and_o saul_n who_o have_v be_v so_o cruel_a to_o david_n all_o along_o be_v now_o become_v cruel_a to_o himself_o thus_o god_n fill_v man_n with_o the_o evil_a of_o their_o own_o way_n prov._n 14.14_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o this_o relation_n which_o be_v twofold_a first_o what_o david_n do_v v._o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o and_o second_o what_o david_n say_v thereupon_o shall_fw-mi 17_o 18._o etc._n etc._n first_o what_o david_n do_v as_o 1._o he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n v._o 11._o which_o be_v usual_o do_v in_o those_o day_n to_o testify_v a_o extremity_n of_o passion_n without_o regard_n either_o to_o damage_n or_o decency_n &_o regis_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la his_o man_n do_v the_o same_o with_o david_n 2._o they_o all_o mourn_v weep_v and_o fast_v until_o even_o v._o 12._o though_o upon_o their_o own_o private_a account_n they_o have_v but_o small_a cause_n to_o do_v so_o yet_o upon_o the_o public_a account_n there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o so_o do_v because_o a_o great_a blow_n now_o be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o that_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o uncircumcised_a who_o will_v by_o this_o mean_n exalt_v their_o dagon_n above_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o there_o be_v cause_n enough_o of_o this_o humiliation_n because_o israel_n have_v bring_v this_o fatal_a overthrow_n upon_o their_o own_o head_n for_o their_o many_o grievous_a sin_n yea_o though_o saul_n be_v their_o capital_a and_o irreconcilable_a enemy_n yet_o be_v he_o the_o lord_n be_v anoint_v and_o one_o that_o have_v fight_v the_o battle_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o good_a success_n therefore_o it_o may_v not_o be_v marvele_v at_o that_o though_o david_n be_v so_o well_o please_v with_o nabal_n death_n yet_o he_o thus_o mourn_v for_o saul_n because_o the_o case_n be_v not_o alike_o beside_o many_o brave_a man_n be_v fall_v in_o battle_n out_o of_o israel_n but_o above_o all_o david_n dear_a jonathan_n as_o afterward_o 3._o david_n do_v after_o all_o this_o arraign_v examine_v condemn_v and_o execute_v the_o amalekite_n that_o come_v to_o curry_v favour_n with_o he_o v._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o wherein_o david_n like_o a_o just_a judge_n give_v he_o a_o fair_a trial_n in_o a_o judiciary_n way_n and_o though_o the_o fellow_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o amalekite_n v._o 8._o yet_o david_n ask_v he_o again_o who_o he_o be_v either_o for_o fear_v of_o his_o mistake_n in_o not_o mind_v his_o story_n well_o enough_o because_o of_o his_o great_a grief_n or_o it_o be_v to_o try_v the_o man_n whether_o he_o will_v agree_v with_o himself_o in_o tell_v his_o tale_n then_o david_n say_v why_o do_v not_o thou_o refuse_v to_o kill_v the_o king_n as_o his_o armour-bearer_n have_v do_v how_o know_v thou_o but_o some_o providence_n may_v have_v happen_v for_o save_v his_o life_n notwithstanding_o his_o most_o eminent_a danger_n etc._n etc._n thou_o confess_v thou_o kill_v the_o king_n thou_o shall_v be_v kill_v n._n b._n note_v well_o a_o just_a hand_n of_o god_n on_o this_o amalekite_n for_o his_o lie_v as_o david_n before_o have_v as_o it_o be_v sacrifice_v a_o whole_a band_n of_o amalekite_n to_o saul_n funeral_n 1_o sam._n 30.17_o before_o he_o have_v intelligence_n of_o saul_n death_n so_o now_o he_o sacrifice_v this_o intelligencer_n thereof_o on_o the_o same_o account_n which_o david_n may_v lawful_o do_v both_o because_o god_n have_v command_v that_o all_o the_o amalekite_n may_v be_v slay_v as_o before_o and_o because_o david_n at_o saul_n death_n be_v now_o virtual_o the_o king_n 2._o what_o david_n say_v as_o well_o as_o do_v namely_o david_n elegy_n or_o funeral_n song_n upon_o
now_o the_o lord_n send_v he_o here_o with_o sad_a tiding_n about_o fill_v his_o family_n with_o variety_n of_o sore_a confusion_n the_o former_a be_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o integrity_n because_o he_o be_v a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n 1_o sam._n 13.14_o and_o have_v respect_n unto_o all_o god_n precept_n psal_n 119.6_o yea_o and_o because_o it_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o build_v god_n a_o house_n therefore_o god_n will_v build_v a_o house_n for_o he_o 2_o sam._n 7.11_o 1_o king_n 8.18_o 1_o chron._n 17.10_o but_o this_o latter_a be_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o apostasy_n and_o backslide_n from_o god_n and_o godliness_n david_n dangerous_a down-fall_a have_v many_o manifest_a gradation_n each_o low_a than_o the_o other_o as_o n._n b._n note_v well_o mark_v first_o he_o begin_v with_o ease_n and_o idleness_n unbeseeming_a a_o king_n mark_v second_o he_o fall_v into_o lust_n and_o wantonness_n which_o fire_n be_v not_o careful_o quench_v flame_v forth_o into_o the_o act_n of_o adultery_n mark_v three_o this_o act_n harden_v his_o heart_n so_o that_o all_o his_o care_n now_o be_v to_o hidâ—_n his_o sin_n and_o to_o avoid_v the_o shame_n in_o order_n hereunto_o he_o make_v vriah_n drink_v to_o flush_v he_o with_o desire_n of_o do_v with_o his_o wife_n that_o david_n do_v so_o may_v not_o be_v discern_v mark_v four_o when_o this_o project_n will_v not_o prosper_v vriah_n must_v be_v murder_v in_o a_o treacherous_a manner_n mark_v five_o joab_n his_o general_n must_v be_v involve_v into_o the_o gild_n of_o the_o murder_n mark_v sixthly_a and_o rather_o than_o this_o murder_n shall_v be_v omit_v the_o very_a ammonite_n shall_v be_v encourage_v with_o a_o conquest_n and_o some_o brave_a soldier_n of_o his_o own_o army_n be_v kill_v for_o company_n and_o send_v into_o another_o world_n mark_v seven_o david_n dreadful_a descent_n into_o sin_n from_o one_o degree_n to_o another_o do_v so_o hoof_n and_o harden_v his_o heart_n through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n heb._n 3.13_o that_o he_o lie_v in_o this_o spiritual_a lethargy_n of_o impenitency_n for_o three_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n and_o upward_o until_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o tender_a compassion_n towards_o he_o be_v gracious_o please_v to_o send_v nathan_n to_o awaken_v he_o and_o to_o make_v he_o feel_v the_o bruise_n of_o his_o foul_a fall_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n oh_o than_o what_o need_n have_v we_o all_o to_o pray_v lord_n lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n or_o if_o so_o then_o lord_n leave_v we_o not_o in_o temptation_n but_o lead_v we_o out_o of_o temptation_n godly_a david_n when_o leave_v of_o god_n do_v worse_a than_o wicked_a ahab_n who_o only_o covet_v his_o neighbour_n vineyard_n but_o david_n covet_v the_o wife_n yea_o even_o the_o life_n of_o his_o most_o valiant_a and_o renown_a worthy_a and_o for_o no_o fault_n in_o he_o but_o only_o because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v draw_v from_o his_o honest_a simplicity_n to_o serve_v for_o palliate_a david_n adultery_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v nathan_n be_v send_v of_o god_n to_o rouse_v david_n out_o of_o this_o deep_a sleep_n who_o most_o prudent_o introduce_v his_o divine_a reproof_n with_o a_o pleasant_a parable_n v._o 2_o 3_o 4._o after_o the_o manner_n of_o ancient_a time_n and_o those_o eastern_a country_n because_o man_n that_o be_v awaken_v hasty_o out_o of_o a_o deep_a and_o sweet_a sleep_n be_v apt_a to_o brawl_v at_o their_o best_a friend_n for_o do_v so_o therefore_o nathan_n fall_v not_o foul_a upon_o david_n upbraid_v he_o with_o reproachful_a name_n of_o a_o adulterer_n and_o a_o murderer_n but_o in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n dip_v his_o nail_n of_o reproof_n in_o the_o oil_n of_o a_o smooth_a apologue_n that_o it_o may_v drive_v the_o better_a and_o deep_o n._n b._n david_n himself_o be_v a_o prophet_n yet_o needs_o he_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n to_o be_v send_v to_o he_o as_o one_o physician_n to_o another_o but_o it_o be_v sanus_fw-la ad_fw-la aegrotum_fw-la as_o chrysostom_n say_v the_o sound_n to_o the_o sick_a nathan_n take_v david_n when_o alone_o in_o his_o closet_n retire_v from_o his_o courtier_n and_o fetch_v about_o this_o form_n of_o speech_n as_o the_o wise_a woman_n of_o tekoah_n do_v chap._n 14.20_o in_o which_o parable_n he_o first_o fish_v out_o of_o david_n what_o the_o law_n be_v and_o then_o force_v david_n to_o give_v sentence_n against_o himself_o v._o 5_o 6._o nathan_n dress_v up_o his_o discourse_n in_o another_o person_n as_o if_o the_o relation_n have_v be_v real_a n._n b._n man_n usual_o favour_v themselves_o too_o much_o when_o they_o be_v chancellor_n in_o their_o own_o cause_n and_o measure_v all_o thing_n by_o their_o own_o biased_a mind_n as_o the_o patriarch_n judah_n be_v partial_a in_o his_o sentence_n let_v she_o be_v burn_v gen._n 38.24_o until_o himself_o be_v concern_v and_o then_o come_v he_o off_o with_o she_o have_v be_v more_o righteous_a than_o i_o v._n 26._o little_o do_v david_n dream_n that_o he_o be_v the_o man_n in_o the_o parable_n he_o can_v allow_v himself_o another_o man_n wife_n yet_o judge_v another_o man_n to_o death_n for_o take_v away_o a_o poor_a man_n lamb_n while_o david_n imagine_v it_o the_o offence_n of_o another_o and_o not_o his_o own_o oh_o how_o be_v he_o transport_v with_o passion_n he_o can_v be_v more_o severe_a than_o god_n himself_o for_o god_n law_n only_o require_v a_o restore_a fourfold_a exod._n 22.1_o but_o david_n doom_v this_o thief_n in_o the_o parable_n not_o only_o to_o do_v that_o but_o to_o die_v too_o while_o david_n be_v indulgent_a to_o himself_o he_o be_v most_o severe_a to_o other_o as_o to_o the_o ammonite_n after_o v._o 31._o n._n b._n that_o inhumanity_n in_o put_v the_o conquer_a ammonite_n to_o such_o terrible_a torture_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o impenitency_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v nathan_n apply_v all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o parable_n to_o point_v out_o david_n person_n when_o he_o have_v make_v his_o own_o tongue_n a_o lance_n as_o austin_n say_v to_o rip_v up_o and_o heal_v his_o own_o heart_n and_o so_o become_v self_n condemn_v tit._n 2.11_o say_n thou_o be_v the_o man._n narratur_fw-la fabula_fw-la de_fw-la te_fw-la as_o the_o offence_n commit_v so_o heinous_a in_o thy_o eye_n be_v thy_o own_o so_o the_o sentence_n thou_o have_v denounce_v with_o so_o much_o severity_n shall_v be_v thy_o own_o also_o hereupon_o he_o reckon_v up_o the_o great_a favour_n god_n have_v do_v to_o david_n v._o 7_o 8._o and_o the_o grievous_a sin_n that_o david_n have_v commit_v against_o god_n ver_fw-la 9_o wherein_o mark_n first_o david_n be_v the_o rich_a man_n that_o have_v many_o wife_n so_o under_o no_o need_n of_o steal_v poor_a vriah_n cade-lamb_n as_o it_o be_v not_o want_v but_o wantonness_n no_o small_a aggravation_n so_o be_v it_o the_o great_a injury_n to_o vriah_n to_o be_v rob_v of_o his_o only_a jewel_n and_o the_o more_o kind_a vriah_n have_v be_v to_o his_o own_o ewe-lamb_n bathsheba_n the_o great_a be_v her_o disloyalty_n to_o so_o love_v a_o husband_n in_o prostitute_v her_o body_n to_o david_n lust_n mark_v second_o the_o traveller_n who_o david_n feast_v in_o his_o debauch_v of_o bathsheba_n some_o say_n be_v the_o devil_n who_o be_v a_o true_a trudge_v over_o even_o over_o the_o whole_a world_n job_n 1.7_o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o but_o other_o better_o say_v it_o be_v fleshly_a lust_n which_o yet_o be_v the_o devil_n messenger_n with_o a_o mandate_n to_o david_n that_o he_o may_v satiate_v himself_o with_o steal_a pleasure_n etc._n etc._n this_o carnal_a concupiscence_n be_v indeed_o but_o a_o traveller_n to_o david_n but_o a_o stranger_n and_o not_o a_o home-dweller_n with_o he_o n._n b._n this_o ought_v also_o to_o be_v our_o care_n and_o conscience_n that_o though_o a_o temptation_n make_v its_o own_o entrance_n when_o the_o door_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v not_o careful_o keep_v that_o against_o it_o yet_o may_v we_o not_o bid_v it_o welcome_n or_o make_v it_o any_o kind_a entertainment_n we_o may_v not_o give_v it_o any_o voluntary_a lodging_n jer._n 4.14_o much_o less_o feast_n it_o etc._n etc._n mark_v three_o do_v david_n think_v say_v nathan_n that_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o so_o many_o great_a benefit_n that_o he_o may_v hire_v thou_o to_o be_v wicked_a and_o to_o break_v his_o commandment_n against_o adultery_n and_o murder_n thou_o have_v give_v a_o most_o wretched_a reward_n to_o thy_o worthy_a vriah_n that_o man_n of_o gallantry_n who_o have_v venture_v his_o life_n for_o thy_o sake_n and_o will_v have_v lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o thy_o safeguard_n yet_o have_v thou_o base_o slay_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o ammonite_n who_o will_v revile_v religion_n and_o its_o god_n for_o his_o give_v israel_n no_o better_a
be_v from_o the_o sentence_n out_o of_o his_o own_o mouth_n say_v if_o thou_o o_o king_n dislike_v the_o severity_n of_o my_o kindred_n against_o my_o son_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o severe_a against_o thy_o own_o son_n absalon_n thy_o jewel_n and_o the_o very_a live-coal_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n so_o not_o to_o be_v quench_v second_o she_o argue_v it_o be_v but_o just_a and_o equal_a that_o a_o just_a king_n of_o god_n set_v up_o shall_v rather_o drive_v away_o evil_n from_o a_o kingdom_n than_o hasten_v they_o now_o see_v thou_o and_o absolom_n must_v die_v in_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n according_a to_o that_o unrepealable_a statute_n of_o heaven_n heb._n 9.27_o yet_o as_o thou_o must_v have_v thy_o time_n appoint_v thou_o of_o god_n so_o let_v absolom_n have_v his_o and_o let_v he_o not_o die_v before_o his_o time_n three_o she_o urge_v the_o example_n of_o a_o merciful_a god_n who_o merciful_o meditate_v the_o preservation_n of_o all_o mankind_n in_o general_n and_o have_v merciful_o preserve_v thou_o in_o particular_a notwithstanding_o vriah_n murder_n four_o she_o argue_v from_o she_o own_o hope_n see_v the_o king_n have_v in_o so_o private_a a_o case_n as_o i_o so_o ready_o yield_v to_o give_v his_o sentence_n at_o my_o suit_n for_o the_o rescue_v of_o my_o second_o son_n though_o he_o slay_v his_o elder-brother_n how_o much_o more_o do_v i_o expect_v that_o in_o a_o public_a cause_n david_n will_v consult_v the_o public_a peace_n in_o rescue_v his_o own_o son_n etc._n etc._n five_o she_o than_o argue_v from_o the_o praise_n of_o david_n that_o he_o be_v wise_a as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n both_o for_o dexterity_n and_o for_o integrity_n in_o pass_v a_o righteous_a judgement_n thus_o the_o insinuate_v six_o and_o last_o she_o argue_v ab_fw-la vtili_fw-la that_o god_n will_v bless_v he_o the_o more_o for_o call_v home_o his_o banish_a son_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o she_o prove_v a_o false_a prophetess_n for_o he_o become_v his_o bane_n not_o a_o blessing_n the_o six_o remark_n be_v the_o effect_n hereof_o v._o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o wherein_n mark_z first_o david_n hitherto_o have_v hear_v her_o silken_a word_n with_o sweet_a delight_n but_o now_o begin_v to_o smell_v a_o plot_n so_o ask_v if_o joab_n have_v not_o a_o hand_n in_o it_o nor_o be_v she_o to_o seek_v for_o a_o answer_v affirmative_a high_o extol_v david_n singular_a sagacity_n for_o smell_v a_o joab_n in_o it_o mark_v second_o joab_n probable_o bring_v in_o this_o wise_a woman_n and_o so_o stand_v as_o he_o hear_v she_o tell_v her_o tale_n to_o david_n to_o he_o therefore_o be_v present_a the_o king_n give_v his_o royal_a mandate_n to_o recall_v absalon_n from_o his_o banishment_n for_o which_o joab_n thank_v he_o mark_v three_o the_o term_n of_o absalom_n return_v be_v when_o return_v he_o must_v not_o presume_v into_o the_o king_n presence_n this_o good_a david_n do_v to_o humble_v his_o haughty_a son_n and_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o repentance_n the_o second_o part_n be_v absalom_n reconciliation_n to_o the_o king_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o joab_n v._o 25._o to_o the_o end_n remark_n be_v first_o though_o absalon_n be_v admit_v to_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n yet_o must_v he_o not_o come_v to_o the_o court_n but_o be_v keep_v from_o the_o king_n presence_n for_o two_o full_a year_n no_o long_o can_v his_o haughty_a heart_n brook_v that_o distance_n n._n b._n will_v to_o god_n it_o be_v as_o grievous_a even_o to_o holy_a heart_n to_o live_v at_o distance_n from_o christ_n and_o not_o to_o see_v he_o in_o his_o ordinance_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o haughty_a mind_n this_o be_v his_o bodily_a beauty_n a_o none-such_a for_o comeliness_n yet_o this_o be_v but_o a_o mean_a commendation_n see_v he_o have_v but_o a_o black_a soul_n in_o a_o beautiful_a body_n like_o a_o paint_a sepulchre_n nothing_o but_o stench_n and_o rottenness_n within_o he_o pride_v himself_o also_o in_o his_o hair_n which_o god_n after_o make_v a_o halter_n to_o hang_v he_o up_o in_o and_o he_o pride_v also_o in_o his_o three_o son_n bear_v to_o he_o and_o one_o daughter_n name_v after_o her_o aunt_n tamar_n deflower_v by_o amnon_n but_o this_o pride_n soon_o dwindle_v for_o they_o all_o die_v before_o their_o father_n chap._n 18.18_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v absalon_n send_v for_o joab_n by_o entreaty_n joab_n a_o crafty_a courtier_n dare_v not_o own_v he_o while_o david_n do_v disow_v he_o either_o dislike_a his_o ambition_n or_o fear_v the_o king_n may_v suspect_v he_o of_o hatch_n some_o sedition_n if_o he_o shall_v dare_v to_o consort_v with_o he_o hereupon_o absalon_n fire_v his_o field_n of_o corn_n to_o make_v he_o come_v with_o his_o complaint_n n._n b._n thus_o do_v god_n but_o in_o a_o more_o just_a way_n fetch_v his_o home_n by_o affliction_n fire_v we_o out_o of_o our_o false_a rest_n and_o refuge_n then_o joab_n run_v speedy_o to_o expostulate_v the_o cause_n absalon_n hector_n he_o to_o intercede_v etc._n etc._n the_o four_o remark_n be_v absalom_n deep_a dissimulation_n while_o he_o cry_v let_v i_o see_v the_o king_n face_n i_o can_v live_v out_o of_o his_o favour_n etc._n etc._n even_o than_o be_v he_o hatch_n treason_n in_o his_o haughty_a heart_n against_o his_o own_o too_o indulgent_a a_o father_n etc._n etc._n he_o teach_v joab_n to_o tell_v david_n if_o there_o be_v iniquity_n in_o i_o let_v he_o kill_v i_o presume_v either_o of_o his_o father_n lenity_n or_o of_o his_o own_o conceit_a innocency_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o remark_n be_v joab_n venture_v to_o intercede_v for_o he_o the_o second_o time_n have_v speed_v so_o well_o in_o his_o first_o intercession_n and_o as_o he_o have_v get_v he_o recall_v to_o the_o city_n he_o now_o get_v he_o recall_v to_o the_o court_n also_o know_v it_o well_o suit_v with_o david_n overfond_a disposition_n absalon_n come_v to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o king_n kiss_v he_o who_o he_o shall_v rather_o have_v kick_v out_o of_o his_o sight_n and_o not_o thus_o have_v harden_v he_o in_o his_o far_a villainy_n but_o alas_o david_n blind_a charity_n make_v he_o too_o credulous_a of_o his_o son_n penitency_n so_o he_o sore_o smart_v for_o this_o credulity_n 2_o sam._n chap._n xv._o this_o chapter_n relate_v the_o project_n of_o absalom_n rebellion_n wherein_o three_o part_n be_v remarkable_a first_o the_o antecedent_n second_o the_o concomitant_n and_o three_o the_o consequent_n first_o the_o antecedent_n or_o preparative_n of_o the_o plot._n remark_n upon_o it_o be_v first_o the_o tiâ—â—â—â—â—hen_o josephus_n tell_v we_o it_o it_o be_v two_o year_n after_o but_o dr._n lightfoot_n place_v it_o in_o the_o â—â—th_n year_n of_o david_n reign_n be_v the_o very_a next_o year_n after_o david_n have_v take_v his_o graceless_a son_n into_o his_o grace_n and_o favour_n his_o ambitious_a mind_n be_v restless_a to_o hatch_v and_o hammer_v out_o his_o too_o fond_a father_n ruin_n and_o though_o he_o have_v now_o a_o fair_a prospect_n of_o be_v his_o father_n successor_n after_o his_o death_n yet_o his_o pride_n prick_v he_o so_o as_o not_o suffer_v he_o to_o stay_v so_o long_o till_o david_n die_v which_o now_o be_v not_o far_o off_o he_o proud_o press_v after_o present_a possession_n though_o he_o make_v his_o father_n carcase_n a_o step_v whereby_o to_o ascend_v into_o the_o throne_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o manner_n how_o he_o aspire_v to_o the_o crown_n he_o will_v appear_v public_o to_o the_o people_n in_o a_o princelike_a port_n a_o noble_a train_n a_o gallant_a retinue_n attend_v he_o in_o all_o his_o progress_n suitable_a to_o he_o as_o next_o successor_n to_o the_o kingdom_n v._o 1._o n._n b._n no_o doubt_n but_o absolom_n be_v jealous_a that_o solomon_n be_v design_v to_o be_v david_n successor_n because_o he_o be_v a_o true_a israelite_n both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n whereas_o himself_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o pagan_a mother_n therefore_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a brother_n resolve_v to_o put_v the_o matter_n out_o of_o doubt_n and_o to_o be_v before_o hand_n with_o soloman_n and_o possiby_o some_o subtle_a sophister_n such_o as_o achitophel_n be_v may_v suggest_v into_o absolom_n ear_n that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n allow_v not_o the_o son_n of_o the_o love_a wife_n to_o dispossess_v the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a who_o be_v the_o elder_a deut._n 21.15_o 16_o 17._o but_o not_o withal_o remind_v he_o that_o the_o stubborn_n and_o rebellious_a son_n must_v be_v stone_v as_o be_v say_v there_o v._o 18_o 19_o 20._o however_o absolom_n prepare_v chariot_n and_o horse_n etc._n etc._n not_o usual_a in_o israel_n because_o forbid_v by_o god_n law_n deut._n 17.16_o but_o he_o know_v the_o vulgar_a sort_n will_v be_v much_o take_v with_o this_o
go_v cut_v cause_n with_o a_o sword_n but_o his_o design_n be_v above_o they_o or_o the_o two_o woman_n reach_n the_o action_n of_o wise_a king_n oft_o transcend_v vulgar_a capacity_n nor_o can_v they_o comprehend_v their_o deep_a project_n solomon_n speak_v with_o some_o earnestness_n divide_v the_o live_a child_n in_o two_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 25._o this_o sword_n shall_v force_v nature_n to_o speak_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o true_a mother_n which_o he_o well_o know_v will_v work_v as_o indeed_o it_o do_v ver_fw-la 26._o she_o rather_o choose_v to_o have_v her_o live_a son_n alienate_v than_o destroy_v by_o which_o motherly_a affection_n solomon_n judge_v she_o the_o true_a mother_n ver_fw-la 27._o this_o singular_a sagacity_n of_o solomon_n make_v good_a man_n reverence_n he_o and_o bad_a man_n dread_v he_o as_o a_o strict_a judge_n ver_fw-la 28._o n._n b._n 1._o all_o wrester_n of_o god_n word_n 2_o pet._n 3.16_o harlot-like_a lay_v their_o dead_a fancy_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o scripture_n the_o mother_n and_o steal_v the_o live_a sense_n from_o it_o n._n b._n 2._o arminian_n in_o divide_v man_n salvation_n betwixt_o god_n free_a grace_n and_o man_n free_a will_n and_o papist_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o work_n do_v according_a to_o salomon_n but_o seem_a sentence_n never_o design_v it_o say_n give_v half_a to_o the_o one_o and_o half_a to_o the_o other_o etc._n etc._n n._n b._n 3._o the_o king_n of_o thrace_n learn_v this_o lesson_n from_o solomon_n when_o three_o son_n be_v pretend_v themselves_o heir_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o cimmoria_n that_o king_n be_v dead_a to_o decide_v the_o difference_n he_o order_v they_o to_o take_v up_o their_o dead_a father_n set_v he_o as_o a_o mark_n and_o which_o of_o the_o three_o can_v come_v near_a his_o heart_n shall_v have_v the_o crown_n thereupon_o the_o corpse_n be_v take_v up_o two_o of_o they_o shoot_v with_o their_o utmost_a dexterity_n but_o the_o three_o cry_v god_n forbid_v i_o shall_v seem_v so_o cruel_a to_o my_o father_n now_o dead_a who_o be_v so_o kind_a to_o i_o while_o live_v by_o this_o the_o king_n judge_v he_o the_o true_a son_n and_o both_o the_o other_o bastard_n even_o so_o be_v they_o that_o dare_v break_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n as_o he_o complain_v ezek._n 6.9_o by_o belch_a out_o blasphemous_a oath_n etc._n etc._n such_o be_v no_o better_a than_o bastard_n etc._n etc._n 1_o king_n chap._n iu._n this_o chapter_n be_v a_o narrative_a of_o the_o magnificency_n and_o majesty_n of_o king_n solomon_n first_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o both_z as_o to_o his_o court_n and_o as_o to_o his_o kingdom_n and_o second_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o both_z as_o to_o his_o own_o subject_n and_o as_o to_o neighbour_a nation_n yea_o and_o as_o to_o those_o that_o be_v afar_o off_o remarks_n first_o upon_o the_o matter_n of_o solomon_n majesty_n and_o magnificency_n as_o to_o his_o court._n first_o this_o be_v most_o manifest_o demonstrate_v in_o the_o excellent_a order_n of_o it_o both_o as_o to_o ecclesiastic_n to_o politic_n to_o polemic_o and_o to_o domestic_n he_o have_v a_o most_o orderly_a distribution_n of_o office_n v._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o second_o how_o his_o court_n be_v most_o sumptuous_o provide_v for_o with_o all_o good_a thing_n necessary_a both_o animate_v and_o inanimate_a for_o food_n every_o day_n to_o foreign_a ambassador_n which_o be_v not_o a_o few_o v._o 34._o as_o well_o as_o to_o his_o own_o numerous_a courtier_n ver_fw-la 7_o 22_o 23_o 27_o 28._o the_o second_o remark_n be_v as_o to_o his_o kingdom_n he_o appoint_v twelve_o governor_n over_o all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v all_o name_v from_o v._o 8_o to_o 19_o as_o all_o man_n of_o renown_n which_o be_v a_o confirmation_n of_o what_o be_v say_v that_o solomon_n reign_v over_o all_o israel_n v._n 1._o which_o be_v more_o than_o what_o his_o father_n david_n do_v in_o the_o first_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o more_o than_o any_o of_o his_o successor_n do_v save_o his_o son_n rehoboam_n only_o for_o a_o short_a space_n chap_n 12.16_o and_o though_o israel_n and_o judah_n enjoy_v a_o sublime_a peace_n under_o his_o government_n v._o 25._o both_o without_o fear_n of_o any_o foreign_a invasion_n and_o without_o danger_n of_o domestic_a division_n yet_o make_v he_o all_o warlike_a provision_n provide_v forty_o thousand_o stall_n of_o horse_n v._o 26._o for_o furnish_v his_o four_o thousand_o sttable_n 2_o chron._n 9.25_o each_o of_o which_o have_v ten_o stall_n or_o partition_n contain_v ten_o horse_n at_o least_o a_o piece_n and_o though_o this_o great_a number_n seem_v forbid_v deut._n 17.16_o and_o both_o joshua_n and_o david_n hough_v the_o horse_n they_o win_v from_o their_o enemy_n yet_o peter_n martyr_n say_v solomon_n sin_v not_o against_o that_o law_n see_v he_o trust_v not_o in_o his_o horse_n prov._n 21.31_o and_o he_o may_v have_v some_o peculiar_a dispensation_n from_o god_n though_o not_o record_v because_o god_n promise_v he_o the_o great_a grandeur_n and_o the_o high_a splendour_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o a_o type_n of_o the_o messiah_n glorious_a kingdom_n and_o this_o reign_n of_o solomon_n be_v the_o golden_a age_n of_o israel_n therefore_o have_v they_o little_a cause_n to_o complain_v of_o his_o yoke_n after_o chap._n 12.4_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o solomon_n sin_v in_o multiply_a horse_n as_o well_o as_o in_o multiply_a wife_n etc._n etc._n so_o lavater_n and_o other_o affirm_v chap._n 11.1_o 2._o the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o solomon_n magnificency_n and_o first_o upon_o his_o own_o subject_n remark_n upon_o it_o be_v first_o the_o plenty_n both_o of_o person_n and_o thing_n that_o solomon_n peaceable_a kingdom_n produce_v v._o 20_o 22_o 23._o his_o subject_n do_v eat_v and_o drink_v plentiful_o and_o peaceable_o as_o well_o as_o himself_o without_o fear_n of_o foe_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v their_o make_v merry_a be_v not_o only_o in_o one_o part_n but_o in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n v._o 24_o 25._o have_v peace_n on_o all_o side_n round_o about_o he_o who_o name_n be_v peaceabe_n as_o solomon_n in_o hebrew_a signify_v wherein_o he_o be_v a_o lively_a type_n of_o christ_n that_o prince_n of_o peace_n isa_n 9.6_o who_o as_o he_o be_v bring_v from_o heaven_n with_o that_o song_n of_o peace_n luke_n 2.14_o so_o he_o return_v back_o again_o to_o heaven_n with_o that_o farewell_n of_o peace_n joh._n 14.27_o leave_v to_o the_o world_n as_o one_o well_o observe_v the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n eph._n 2.17_o which_o work_v that_o peace_n that_o surpass_v all_o understanding_n phil._n 4.7_o n._n b._n how_o may_v christ_n subject_n eat_v their_o bread_n with_o joy_n and_o drink_v their_o wine_n with_o a_o merry_a heart_n when_o they_o know_v god_n accept_v their_o person_n and_o performance_n eccles_n 9.7_o all_o be_v accept_v in_o that_o belove_a one_o eph._n 1.6_o and_o why_o be_v they_o so_o lean_a from_o day_n to_o day_n see_v they_o be_v son_n and_o daughter_n to_o such_o a_o king_n of_o peace_n 2_o sam._n 13.4_o who_o give_v they_o the_o white_a stone_n and_o the_o new_a name_n revel_v 2.17_o enough_o and_o enough_o to_o make_v they_o everlasting_o merry_a and_o that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o thousand_o cross_n and_o casualty_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v solomon_n subject_n make_v thus_o merry_a not_o only_o for_o a_o few_o year_n but_o for_o forty_o year_n this_o mirth_n continue_v all_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n v._o 21_o 25._o notwithstanding_o his_o apostasy_n for_o as_o god_n truth_n appear_v in_o perform_v that_o promise_n chap._n 3.13_o give_v he_o all_o this_o peace_n and_o plenty_n so_o god_n love_n and_o long_a sufferance_n be_v mighty_o magnify_v in_o this_o that_o though_o he_o so_o foul_o fall_v afterward_o yet_o god_n continue_v this_o his_o goodness_n to_o he_o all_o his_o day_n indeed_o god_n stir_v up_o some_o adversary_n chap._n 11.14.23.26_o but_o they_o be_v such_o as_o do_v more_o mischief_n to_o his_o posterity_n than_o to_o himself_o second_o the_o effect_n upon_o his_o neighbour_n as_o well_o as_o his_o subject_n v._o 21_o 24._o wherein_n mark_z first_o all_o neighbour_a nation_n become_v subject_v to_o solomon_n dominion_n as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o river_n euphrates_n which_o be_v their_o coast_n northward_o as_o god_n have_v promise_v gen._n 15.18_o exod._n 23.31_o deut._n 11.24_o josh_n 1.4_o as_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v their_o coast_n on_o the_o west_n and_o egypt_n on_o the_o south_n numb_a 34.3_o 4_o 5._o all_o the_o king_n that_o border_v upon_o israel_n become_v subject_a to_o king_n solomon_n mark_v second_o all_o the_o adjacent_a king_n of_o moab_n ammon_n edom_n syria_n etc._n etc._n which_o david_n subdue_v
muzzled_a mouth_n be_v unmuzzele_v and_o now_o he_o not_o only_o confess_v his_o sin_n say_v calvin_n but_o aggravate_v it_o say_n i_o be_o not_o only_o a_o hebrew_n of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o so_o a_o member_n of_o god_n church_n and_o a_o true_a believer_n as_o heber_n gen._n 10.21_o and_o abraham_n gen._n 14.13_o be_v but_o also_o i_o be_o a_o prophet_n in_o god_n church_n a_o doctor_n in_o israel_n yet_o have_v i_o do_v perverse_o and_o deal_v perfidious_o with_o the_o great_a jehovah_n who_o make_v this_o troublesome_a sea_n that_o now_o trouble_v you_o so_o sore_o and_o the_o dry_a land_n likewise_o which_o you_o will_v so_o glad_o recover_v and_o as_o he_o create_v they_o by_o his_o power_n so_o he_o govern_v they_o by_o his_o providence_n and_o will_v unmake_v all_o again_o rather_o than_o his_o shall_v want_v help_n in_o due_a season_n etc._n etc._n thus_o like_o a_o prisoner_n upon_o the_o rack_n he_o not_o only_o tell_v all_o with_o aggravation_n but_o also_o thrust_v himself_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n yet_o not_o without_o hope_n of_o mercy_n mark_v 5thly_a when_o jonah_n have_v tell_v they_o not_o that_o he_o be_v of_o judah_n for_o that_o be_v false_a say_v tarnovius_n nor_o of_o israel_n lest_o they_o shall_v think_v he_o a_o worshipper_n of_o jeroboam_n calf_n but_o a_o hebrew_n teach_v from_o a_o child_n to_o know_v the_o true_a god_n yet_o have_v now_o base_o disoblige_v he_o relate_v his_o message_n to_o nineveh_n and_o his_o miscarriage_n in_o turn_v his_o back_n etc._n etc._n to_o they_o they_o be_v sore_o afraid_a ver_fw-la 10._o be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o of_o their_o great_a sin_n than_o this_o of_o jonah_n and_o preceive_v say_v calvin_n that_o jonah_n god_n be_v a_o just_a judge_n so_o severe_o pursue_v he_o with_o a_o storm_n for_o his_o disobedience_n how_o much_o more_o may_v the_o same_o god_n punish_v they_o for_o their_o great_a rebellion_n as_o idolatry_n etc._n etc._n yet_o whatever_o they_o think_v concern_v themselves_o and_o their_o sin_n against_o god_n say_v daneus_n they_o say_v why_o have_v thou_o do_v this_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v the_o only_a misdoer_n among_o they_o all_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 6thly_a the_o sentence_n pass_v upon_o jonah_n wherein_o 1._o they_o make_v jonah_n to_o be_v his_o own_o judge_n say_v what_o shall_v we_o do_v unto_o thou_o ver_fw-la 11._o meaning_n say_v mercerus_n thou_o be_v a_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o know_v best_a how_o he_o may_v be_v pacify_v see_v also_o thou_o be_v the_o party_n who_o he_o pursue_v they_o fear_v to_o execute_v jonah_n look_v now_o upon_o he_o as_o a_o saint_n of_o god_n and_o as_o a_o prophet_n and_o so_o dare_v not_o offend_v jonah_n god_n and_o in_o this_o great_a grief_n they_o appeal_v to_o he_o that_o they_o may_v not_o perish_v with_o he_o hereupon_o 2._o jonah_n denounce_v his_o own_o doom_n against_o himself_o cast_v i_o forth_o into_o the_o sea_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 12._o wherein_o we_o have_v as_o before_o his_o real_a repentance_n so_o here_o his_o famous_a faith_n triumph_v over_o death_n offer_v himself_o to_o it_o with_o great_a courage_n and_o his_o illustrious_a love_n likewise_o in_o choose_v rather_o to_o die_v as_o a_o piacular_a person_n than_o to_o cause_n so_o many_o man_n die_v for_o his_o crime_n n._n b._n 1._o man_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o life-loving_a animal_n david_n ask_v what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o desire_v life_n and_o love_v long_a day_n etc._n etc._n psalm_n 34.12_o and_o austin_n answer_v there_o be_v no_o man_n but_o will_v be_v master_n of_o such_o a_o felicity_n therefore_o jonah_n do_v not_o rash_o offer_v himself_o to_o death_n his_o natural_a reason_n will_v oppose_v it_o but_o he_o do_v it_o by_o a_o supernatural_a revelation_n as_o a_o prophet_n whereby_o he_o prophesy_v of_o the_o calm_a that_o will_v ensue_v when_o the_o rage_a sea_n have_v get_v its_o prey_n he_o only_o do_v free_o submit_v to_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n that_o have_v mark_v he_o out_o by_o the_o lot_n to_o punishment_n n._n b._n 2._o jonah_n be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o say_v mercerus_n that_o christ_n offer_v himself_o to_o death_n without_o which_o the_o tempest_n upon_o the_o world_n can_v never_o have_v be_v becalm_v and_o quiet_v and_o who_o without_o murmur_a take_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n upon_o himself_o as_o jonah_n do_v of_o the_o ships-crew_n here_o and_o in_o that_o much_o more_o of_o his_o be_v in_o the_o whale_n belly_n three_o day_n and_o night_n as_o will_v appear_v afterward_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n remark_n the_o nine_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o sentence_n which_o judge_n jonah_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d self_n condemn_v tit._n 3.11_o denounce_v against_o himself_o mark_v 1_o its_o antecedent_n which_o be_v two_o first_o their_o fear_n of_o execute_v the_o innocent_a make_v the_o mariner_n row_v hard_a ver_fw-la 13._o to_o save_v jonah_n life_n if_o possible_a n.b._n the_o trinity_n consult_v to_o make_v man_n in_o god_n image_n gen._n 1.26_o therefore_o magistrate_n may_v not_o rash_o mar_v it_o but_o rather_o maintain_v it_o if_o it_o may_v stand_v with_o justice_n they_o must_v show_v mercy_n as_o the_o mariner_n do_v here_o however_o they_o shall_v sweat_v to_o save_v their_o soul_n man_n be_v like_o a_o glass_n once_o break_v can_v be_v make_v up_o again_o second_o when_o they_o see_v all_o their_o cordial_a compassion_n and_o utmost_a endeavour_n as_o the_o sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v with_o all_o their_o might_n to_o bring_v the_o ship_n to_o shore_n for_o save_v jonah_n but_o can_v not_o strive_v only_o against_o the_o stream_n and_o the_o irresistible_a will_n of_o god_n voluntas_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la necessitas_fw-la rei_fw-la then_o they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o pray_v when_o row_v can_v not_o prevail_v ora_n labora_fw-la be_v the_o rule_n and_o 1._o the_o object_n of_o their_o prayer_n be_v not_o aeolus_n or_o neptune_n those_o pagan_a god_n of_o wind_n and_o sea_n but_o jehovah_n who_o they_o name_v thrice_o ver_fw-la 14._o thus_o much_o they_o have_v learn_v from_o jonah_n to_o invocate_v the_o true_a jehovah_n and_o not_o their_o false_a god_n as_o they_o do_v ver_fw-la 5._o before_o this_o 2._o the_o subject_n of_o their_o prayer_n be_v deprecate_v both_o that_o they_o may_v not_o perish_v for_o jonah_n sake_n and_o also_o that_o innocent_a blood_n may_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o they_o for_o he_o have_v do_v they_o no_o harm_n 3._o their_o submission_n in_o it_o be_v a_o acquiesce_n in_o god_n good_a pleasure_n say_n our_o row_v in_o vain_a against_o a_o tempestuous_a sea_n that_o still_o continue_v so_o be_v god_n reveal_v his_o will_n it_o be_v thy_o will_n and_o law_n that_o thou_o have_v appoint_v he_o to_o be_v execute_v though_o full_a sore_n against_o our_o will_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 2._o its_o concomitant_n ver_fw-la 15._o where_o 1._o they_o take_v up_o jonah_n not_o against_o his_o will_n for_o his_o own_o sentence_n against_o himself_o have_v give_v his_o consent_n to_o it_o so_o that_o he_o in_o a_o sort_n offer_v his_o carcase_n unto_o condign_a punishment_n herein_o jonah_n charity_n be_v very_o exemplary_a who_o yield_v to_o perish_v alone_o rather_o than_o to_o have_v other_o perish_v with_o he_o and_o for_o he_o 2._o they_o cast_v he_o into_o the_o sea_n this_o be_v their_o last_o refuge_n be_v force_v to_o do_v it_o in_o their_o utmost_a extremity_n the_o mariner_n have_v try_v all_o mean_n to_o save_v he_o now_o they_o see_v it_o be_v god_n will_n which_o no_o man_n can_v resist_v rom._n 9.19_o that_o they_o must_v either_o drown_v and_o destroy_v he_o or_o be_v drown_v and_o destroy_v with_o he_o than_o they_o cast_v he_o overboard_o n._n b._n 1._o thus_o deal_v god_n with_o his_o servant_n jonah_n former_o faithful_a and_o able_a in_o his_o office_n and_o therefore_o send_v to_o nineveh_n all_o his_o forego_n act_n of_o obedience_n can_v not_o preponderate_v this_o one_o act_n of_o his_o disobedience_n in_o refuse_v to_o go_v thither_o when_o god_n command_v he_o n._n b._n 2._o our_o good_a deed_n be_v so_o far_o from_o outweighing_a our_o bad_a deed_n that_o a_o lesser_a fault_n lay_v unrepented_a of_o may_v do_v we_o more_o mischief_n than_o all_o our_o well-doing_n can_v possible_o claw_v off_o as_o may_v easy_o be_v instance_a in_o moses_n miriam_n david_n etc._n etc._n yet_o all_o this_o proceed_v from_o displease_a love_n of_o god_n mark_v three_o the_o consequent_n thereof_o which_o be_v twofold_a first_o respect_v the_o mariner_n who_o be_v not_o only_o deliver_v from_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o tempest_n the_o sea_n cease_v from_o its_o rage_a when_o it_o get_v its_o prey_n ver_fw-la 15._o nec_fw-la
kingdom_n of_o persia_n remark_n the_o second_o hence_o daniel_n name_v only_a darius_n his_o settle_v the_o kingdom_n consist_v of_o 120_o province_n over_o which_o he_o set_v 120_o prince_n whereof_o daniel_n be_v chief_a etc._n etc._n dan._n 6.1_o 2_o 3._o and_o this_o he_o do_v with_o all_o expedition_n even_o immediate_o after_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o that_o year_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n for_o which_o haste_v junius_n render_v this_o reason_n because_o he_o be_v now_o come_v to_o his_o old_a age_n which_o be_v call_v a_o evil_a age_n eccles_n 12.1_o and_o desire_v to_o see_v some_o settlement_n before_o he_o die_v josephus_n say_v that_o darius_n carry_v daniel_n from_o conquer_a babylon_n along_o with_o he_o into_o media_n out_o of_o his_o great_a veneration_n to_o he_o because_o 1._o he_o have_v foretell_v the_o fall_n of_o belshazzar_n etc._n etc._n for_o which_o cause_n nabuchadnezzar_n have_v favour_v jeremy_n jer._n 39.11_o etc._n etc._n 2._o he_o see_v in_o daniel_n a_o right_a noble_a spirit_n even_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o holy_a god_n and_o 3._o because_o himself_o be_v now_o old_a and_o unfit_a for_o government_n and_o therefore_o darius_n take_v daniel_n along_o with_o he_o for_o his_o assistance_n jos_n antiq._n 10.12_o n.b._n 1_o we_o read_v how_o daniel_n prophesy_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o belshazzar_n dan._n 7.1_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o four_o monarchy_n which_o he_o call_v beast_n because_o they_o be_v all_o beastlike_a unruly_a troubler_n of_o the_o world_n especial_o of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o world_n the_o jew_n think_v that_o when_o they_o see_v the_o first_o beast_n the_o babylonian_a kingdom_n destroy_v and_o themselves_o in_o hope_n of_o return_v from_o captivity_n they_o may_v enjoy_v sublime_a peace_n and_o god_n plenty_n after_o their_o return_n to_o this_o daniel_n say_v nay_o in_o a_o plain_a denial_n say_v three_o beast_n be_v yet_o to_o follow_v in_o trouble_v they_o and_o this_o prophecy_n he_o write_v in_o chaldee_n for_o a_o caution_n to_o the_o chaldee_n but_o belsbazzar_n will_v not_o be_v caution_v but_o by_o pride_n and_o profaneness_n ruin_v himself_o and_o all_o he_o n.b._n 2._o daniel_n after_o that_o first_o year_n of_o belshazzar_n prophecy_n again_o in_o his_o three_o and_o last_o year_n dan._n 8.1_o etc._n etc._n now_o be_v babylon_n close_o besiege_v therefore_o daniel_n can_v not_o be_v corporal_o at_o this_o time_n in_o shushan_n the_o chief_a city_n in_o persia_n but_o in_o vision_n only_o ver_fw-la 2._o say_v maldonate_fw-it though_o josephus_n say_v it_o be_v in_o ecbatane_n a_o prime_a city_n in_o media_n in_o this_o chapter_n daniel_n prophecy_n how_o the_o grecian_a goat_n shall_v destroy_v the_o medo-persian_a ram_n as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o babylonian_a and_o how_o in_o the_o 137th_o year_n of_o the_o grecian_a monarchy_n when_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v come_v to_o the_o full_a a_o little_a horn_n shall_v arise_v out_o of_o alexander_n successor_n namely_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n which_o will_v cast_v down_o the_o doctrine_n of_o truth_n and_o its_o professor_n to_o the_o ground_n prosper_v in_o such_o practice_n for_o a_o little_a time_n which_o as_o christ_n himself_o that_o palmoni_n hammadabbar_a or_o excellent_a speaker_n or_o wonderful_a numberer_n ver_fw-la 13._o interpret_v to_o last_v not_o all_o out_o 7_o year_n which_o be_v much_o less_o than_o their_o 70_o year_n suffer_v in_o babylon_n for_o 23000_o natural_a day_n of_o 24_o hour_n do_v but_o amount_v to_o six_o year_n three_o month_n and_o twenty_o day_n so_o gracious_a be_v the_o messiah_n to_o put_v so_o timely_a a_o period_n to_o his_o people_n suffering_n at_o that_o time_n in_o their_o own_o land_n ver_fw-la 14_o 20_o 24._o but_o the_o prince_n of_o prince_n against_o who_o he_o war_v shall_v at_o the_o end_n break_v he_o in_o piece_n by_o lay_v a_o loathsome_a disease_n upon_o he_o and_o so_o wrap_v he_o up_o without_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n in_o the_o sheet_n of_o shame_n v._o 25._o this_o prophecy_n daniel_n write_v in_o the_o hebrew_n dialect_n and_o all_o the_o follow_a chapter_n to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o book_n because_o these_o all_o concern_v the_o jew_n to_o know_v as_o before_o he_o have_v write_v in_o the_o chaldean_a tongue_n from_o the_o 2d_o chap._n ver_fw-la 4._o to_o this_o chap._n the_o 8_o because_o it_o concern_v the_o chaldean_n etc._n etc._n this_o sad_a vision_n make_v daniel_n sick_a out_o of_o sympathy_n with_o zion_n yet_o prudent_o he_o restrain_v his_o sorrow_n and_o rise_v up_o to_o do_v the_o king_n business_n ver_fw-la 27._o which_o word_n make_v it_o manifest_a say_v polanus_fw-la out_o of_o calvin_n that_o daniel_n be_v not_o now_o in_o persia_n but_o in_o babylon_n execute_v the_o office_n of_o that_o triumvirate_n or_o chief_a of_o the_o three_o prince_n who_o have_v the_o oversight_n of_o the_o 120_o governor_n who_o darius_n have_v place_v over_o his_o 120_o province_n who_o account_n daniel_n take_v both_o of_o tribute_n and_o affair_n with_o his_o other_o two_o copartner_n n._n b._n 3._o darius_n be_v enamour_a with_o that_o excellent_a spirit_n of_o prophecy_n prudence_n etc._n etc._n he_o behold_v in_o daniel_n design_v to_o prefer_v he_o over_o all_o the_o prince_n and_o precedent_n and_o to_o commit_v to_o he_o the_o government_n of_o the_o whole_a realm_n when_o he_o find_v himself_o disenable_v for_o it_o by_o his_o old_a age_n dan._n 6.3_o this_o singular_a promotion_n of_o daniel_n conceive_v to_o be_v present_o after_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n and_o settle_v of_o the_o empire_n make_v this_o holy_a prophet_n a_o most_o obnoxious_a eyesore_a and_o object_n of_o envy_n to_o all_o the_o prince_n and_o precedent_n who_o hereupon_o club_n their_o wit_n with_o the_o devil_n as_o well_o as_o one_o with_o another_o ver_fw-la 4._o to_o find_v some_o fault_n in_o the_o management_n of_o his_o high_a matter_n that_o they_o may_v impeach_v he_o of_o high-treason_n say_v grotius_n and_o vatablus_n and_o so_o take_v he_o out_o of_o their_o way_n but_o they_o fail_v in_o this_o impious_a project_n remark_n the_o three_o be_v hereby_o introduce_v no_o soon_o have_v god_n promote_v daniel_n thus_o high_a for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n in_o her_o low_a estate_n still_o in_o babylon_n to_o have_v such_o a_o friend_n in_o the_o court_n as_o this_o prudent_a prophet_n to_o plead_v for_o they_o but_o present_o the_o devil_n employ_v all_o his_o imp_n and_o instrument_n to_o remove_v he_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o when_o they_o can_v find_v no_o treason_n in_o he_o as_o to_o his_o service_n of_o man_n say_v grotius_n they_o resolve_v to_o find_v it_o in_o his_o service_n of_o god_n they_o lay_v their_o plot_n to_o destroy_v daniel_n but_o god_n overshoots_a the_o devil_n in_o his_o own_o bow_n mark_v 1_o those_o plot_v prince_n do_v request_n of_o this_o king_n darius_n to_o establish_v a_o royal_a but_o a_o most_o irreligious_a statute_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v ask_v a_o petition_n of_o any_o god_n or_o man_n for_o 30_o day_n save_v of_o thou_o o_o king_n he_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o den_n of_o lion_n ver_fw-la 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o this_o act_n of_o uniformity_n by_o a_o unalterable_a decree_n be_v the_o plot._n mark_v 2._o this_o too_o facile_a old_a king_n now_o in_o his_o dotage_n be_v easy_o overcome_v to_o pass_v this_o act_n and_o to_o sign_v it_o with_o his_o signet_n manual_n because_o say_v capellus_n it_o be_v accommodate_v to_o his_o ambitious_a humour_n now_o flush_v up_o with_o his_o new_a conquest_n of_o babylon_n he_o can_v now_o swallow_v down_o divine_a honour_n do_v to_o he_o beside_o say_v junius_n this_o will_v exalt_v he_o above_o his_o corrival_n cyrus_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o when_o daniel_n understand_v what_o be_v do_v ver_fw-la 9_o hear_v it_o proclaim_v he_o leave_v the_o court_n as_o unwholesome_a air_n to_o breath_n in_o and_o retire_v to_o his_o house_n he_o comfortable_o converse_v with_o his_o god_n his_o window_n be_v open_a as_o his_o custom_n be_v ver_fw-la 10._o and_o this_o custom_n he_o will_v not_o break_v in_o shut_v his_o window_n now_o either_o to_o the_o scandal_n of_o the_o weak_a or_o scorn_n of_o the_o wicked_a who_o watch_v he_o and_o will_v have_v charge_v he_o with_o dissimulation_n if_o he_o have_v shut_v they_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 4._o these_o watcher_n find_v daniel_n thus_o pray_v upon_o his_o knee_n the_o sun_n shall_v soon_o stand_v still_o in_o heaven_n than_o daniel_n will_v stop_v his_o pray_n to_o his_o father_n in_o heaven_n who_o can_v stand_v before_o envy_n prov._n 27.4_o those_o envious_a one_o have_v now_o get_v matter_n enough_o they_o come_v with_o full_a mouth_n to_o accuse_v daniel_n to_o darius_n ver_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13._o they_o call_v he_o in_o
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threat_n and_o partly_o by_o letter_n to_o darius_n etc._n etc._n remarks_n first_o upon_o his_o threaten_n as_o first_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o minatory_a message_n which_o be_v the_o jew_n reassume_v to_o carry_v on_o the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n according_a to_o both_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n by_o his_o prophet_n ver_fw-la 1._o and_o the_o command_n and_o example_n of_o both_o their_o ecclesiastical_a and_o political_a governor_n ver_fw-la 2._o n.b._n the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n lie_v quite_o forlorn_a for_o seventeen_o year_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n in_o which_o time_n the_o whole_a history_n of_o hawan_n esther_n and_o mordecai_n etc._n etc._n happen_v for_o though_o matter_n go_v well_o with_o the_o scatter_a jew_n in_o the_o province_n of_o persia_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o mordecai_n may_v in_o the_o king_n court_n which_o be_v much_o corroborate_v by_o queen_n esther_n likewise_o yet_o those_o jew_n that_o be_v return_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o have_v 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it_o with_o strong_a wall_n and_o bulwark_n for_o they_o take_v liberty_n without_o any_o hindrance_n to_o build_v their_o own_o house_n and_o so_o they_o may_v have_v build_v also_o the_o house_n of_o god_n have_v they_o not_o be_v too_o lazy_a for_o which_o haggai_n check_v they_o and_o quicken_v they_o up_o to_o work_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o so_o soon_o as_o ever_o they_o begin_v to_o build_v god_n temple_n they_o immediate_o meet_v with_o opposition_n again_o ezra_n 5.3_o as_o they_o have_v do_v before_o at_o lay_v its_o foundation_n ezra_n 4.5_o etc._n etc._n their_o first_o impediment_n at_o this_o time_n now_o the_o same_o rabble_n of_o rebel_n against_o god_n and_o his_o people_n combine_v together_o like_o that_o company_n of_o caitiff_n psalm_n 83.5_o 6._o to_o obstruct_v the_o work_n with_o threat_n accuse_v the_o jew_n of_o disobedience_n to_o the_o former_a decree_n for_o desist_v which_o depend_v sole_o say_v grotius_n upon_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o king_n and_o be_v not_o any_o unalterable_a decree_n such_o as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n be_v common_o repute_v and_o reckon_v n.b._n however_o that_o humane_a decree_n do_v but_o yet_o carry_v on_o the_o divine_a decree_n thus_o all_o opposer_n of_o god_n and_o godliness_n while_o they_o sit_v backward_o like_o waterman_n to_o god_n command_n yet_o row_v forward_o to_o god_n decree_n which_o though_o it_o permit_v they_o for_o a_o while_n to_o get_v the_o ball_n upon_o the_o foot_n and_o think_v to_o carry_v all_o the_o game_n away_o before_o they_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o ad_fw-la exitium_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la exercitium_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la for_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o church_n but_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o her_o faith_n and_o patience_n and_o that_o only_a for_o a_o little_a time_n isa_n 10.25_o
thou_o lord_n will_v not_o do_v so_o our_o neighbour_n nation_n will_v say_v we_o serve_v a_o bad_a master_n etc._n etc._n oh_o do_v not_o part_v with_o thy_o purchase_n from_o egypt_n and_o from_o babylon_n so_o easy_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 6._o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o prayer_n ver_fw-la 11._o he_o end_v as_o he_o begin_v ver_fw-la 5._o plead_v the_o low_a degree_n of_o grace_n be_v at_o least_o find_v in_o they_o namely_o they_o at_o least_o desire_a to_o fear_n god_n name_n therefore_o beg_v that_o god_n may_v not_o cast_v they_o off_o say_v wolphius_n as_o have_v nothing_o but_o a_o empty_a title_n of_o god_n people_n and_o that_o his_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n may_v be_v make_v prosperous_a who_o he_o call_v this_o man_n so_o much_o below_o god_n who_o have_v his_o heart_n in_o his_o hand_n prov._n 21.1_o and_o he_o turn_v it_o etc._n etc._n nehemiah_n chap._n ii_o this_o chapter_n give_v a_o account_n first_o how_o nehemiah_n obtain_v a_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n to_o rebuild_v the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n and_o second_o how_o he_o improve_v that_o royal_a leave_n against_o opposition_n remark_n upon_o the_o first_o part._n as_o first_o see_v the_o sure_a course_n this_o good_a man_n take_v for_o success_n he_o apply_v himself_o first_o to_o god_n by_o prayer_n and_o afterward_o he_o address_n to_o the_o king_n with_o his_o petition_n the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n found_v upon_o the_o covenant_n grace_n as_o he_o be_v can_v easy_o miscarry_v it_o be_v grant_v it_o be_v long_o even_o above_o three_o month_n from_o chisleu_n neh._n 1._o to_o nisan_fw-la chap._n 2.1_o betwixt_o his_o petition_n to_o god_n and_o this_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n reason_n be_v render_v 1._o his_o turn_n to_o wait_v upon_o the_o king_n come_v not_o till_o the_o month_n of_o march_n 2._o he_o can_v not_o march_v so_o tedious_a a_o journey_n in_o the_o deep_a of_o winter_n 3._o the_o king_n may_v be_v under_o some_o indisposition_n or_o such_o attendant_n be_v about_o he_o as_o be_v know_v adversary_n to_o the_o jew_n so_o that_o nehemiah_n can_v find_v no_o fit_a season_n for_o his_o petition_n present_v until_o now_o that_o his_o design_n may_v not_o be_v disappoint_v or_o 4._o and_o that_o chief_o he_o think_v fit_a that_o some_o considerable_a time_n may_v be_v spend_v in_o seek_v god_n for_o success_n in_o so_o weighty_a a_o affair_n both_o by_o himself_o and_o some_o of_o his_o brethren_n in_o prayer_n and_o fast_v remark_n the_o second_o the_o fit_a opportunity_n that_o he_o find_v be_v at_o a_o feast_n ver_fw-la 2_o 6._o where_o the_o queen_n be_v present_a who_o a_o lapide_fw-la reckon_v with_o many_o more_o learned_a man_n to_o be_v queen_n esther_n and_o menochius_fw-la make_v mordecai_n also_o to_o be_v a_o guest_n at_o this_o feast_n which_o if_o so_o must_v needs_o give_v nehemiah_n a_o fair_a opportunity_n to_o petition_v free_o but_o his_o heavy_a heart_n discover_v by_o a_o sad_a countenance_n have_v like_a to_o have_v spoil_v all_o in_o his_o handing_z wine_n to_o the_o king_n ver_fw-la 2._o n.b._n for_o king_n general_o be_v make_v merry_a by_o musicianer_n and_o jester_n and_o more_o especial_o the_o persian_a king_n for_o no_o mourner_n may_v be_v see_v in_o ahasuerus_n court_n esth_n 4.4_o but_o this_o good_a man_n have_v be_v macerate_v his_o body_n and_o afflict_v his_o soul_n for_o some_o month_n as_o above_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o can_v not_o have_v any_o blithe_a aspect_n which_o the_o king_n be_v a_o prudent_a man_n and_o a_o love_a master_n soon_o observe_v n._n b._n masius_n make_v a_o odd_a construction_n upon_o the_o king_n question_n why_o be_v thy_o countenance_n sad_a &_o c_o the_o king_n be_v jealous_a he_o have_v put_v some_o poison_n into_o his_o wine_n and_o that_o the_o malice_n of_o his_o mind_n be_v discover_v by_o the_o sadness_n of_o his_o countenance_n vulius_fw-la est_fw-la index_n animi_fw-la the_o face_n be_v a_o indication_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o that_o which_o increase_v the_o king_n jealousy_n be_v that_o nehemiah_n say_v menochius_fw-la refuse_v from_o his_o sadness_n to_o taste_v to_o that_o wine_n he_o hand_v to_o the_o king_n though_o the_o office_n of_o the_o king_n taster_n require_v he_o to_o do_v so_o this_o suspicion_n of_o treason_n in_o the_o king_n make_v nehemiah_n before_o afraid_a say_v wolphius_n but_o necessity_n of_o obey_v say_v tirinus_n overcome_v his_o fear_n remark_n the_o three_o nehemiah_n answer_n to_o the_o king_n question_n concern_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o sad_a countenance_n ver_fw-la 3._o after_o he_o have_v recover_v his_o courage_n both_o from_o former_a grief_n and_o present_a fear_n he_o say_v say_v sanctius_n it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o i_o to_o have_v any_o treasonable_a design_n against_o thy_o life_n that_o i_o pray_v for_o its_o length_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n let_v the_o king_n live_v for_o ever_o or_o very_o long_a therefore_o thou_o need_v not_o suspect_v my_o sadness_n which_o in_o truth_n have_v another_o cause_n namely_o the_o common_a calamity_n of_o the_o city_n of_o his_o father_n sepulcher_n lay_v waste_n at_o this_o time_n grotius_n well_o observe_v he_o speak_v not_o one_o word_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o religion_n or_o worship_n wise_o consider_v that_o he_o speak_v to_o a_o pagan_a king_n and_o before_o such_o courtier_n who_o like_o gallio_n act_v 18.17_o care_v for_o none_o of_o those_o thing_n but_o of_o his_o father_n sepulcher_n which_o all_o nation_n account_v sacred_a and_o honourable_a and_o no_o less_o than_o a_o piece_n of_o sacrilege_n to_o annoy_v or_o demolish_v they_o and_o which_o will_v not_o be_v avoid_v so_o long_o as_o the_o gate_n thereof_o lie_v waste_v remark_n the_o four_o the_o king_n become_v willing_a to_o redress_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o his_o cupbearer's_a great_a grief_n assoon_o as_o he_o understand_v it_o ver_fw-la 4._o say_v for_o what_o do_v thou_o make_v request_n this_o put_v nehemiah_n to_o prayer_n again_o after_o his_o much_o pray_v in_o chap._n 1._o not_o now_o by_o turn_v aside_o into_o some_o secret_a place_n but_o by_o dart_v up_o say_v grotius_n a_o ejaculatory_a desire_n which_o be_v express_v before_o god_n by_o himself_o grant_v i_o mercy_n lord_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o man_n chap._n 1.11_o n.b._n thus_o ought_v we_o to_o begin_v our_o petition_n to_o king_n with_o prayer_n to_o god_n and_o thus_o with_o hearty_a ejaculation_n we_o may_v pray_v always_o continual_o and_o without_o cease_v eph._n 6.18_o col._n 4.2_o 1_o thess_n 5.17_o if_o we_o do_v but_o thus_o dart_v up_o our_o desire_n from_o a_o sincere_a heart_n and_o inflame_a affection_n at_o all_o time_n in_o all_o place_n and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n when_o we_o be_v alone_o or_o in_o company_n or_o in_o work_v any_o lawful_a work_n thus_o moses_n cry_v to_o god_n yet_o speak_v nothing_o exod._n 14.15_o so_o hannah_n be_v not_o hear_v and_o yet_o she_o pray_v 1_o sam._n 1.13_o and_o thus_o nehemiah_n here_o that_o god_n will_v direct_v his_o own_o tongue_n and_o incline_v the_o king_n heart_n say_v menochius_fw-la such_o sudden_a prayer_n hearty_o and_o frequent_o use_v argue_v a_o heavenly_a heart_n and_o a_o holy_a familiarity_n of_o man_n with_o god_n and_o a_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n phil._n 3.20_o remark_n the_o five_o nehemiah_n then_o petition_n the_o king_n after_o he_o have_v thus_o pray_v to_o god_n ver_fw-la 5._o wherein_o mark_v 1._o though_o he_o be_v a_o high_a favourite_n at_o court_n above_o many_o noble_n not_o betrust_v with_o the_o king_n life_n as_o he_o be_v yet_o plead_v he_o not_o his_o own_o merit_n but_o only_o the_o king_n mercy_n say_v if_o it_o please_v thou_o etc._n etc._n mark_n 3._o nor_o do_v he_o petition_v for_o any_o high_a office_n at_o court_n as_o many_o ambitious_a courtier_n so_o great_a a_o favourite_n of_o the_o king_n as_o he_o be_v will_v have_v do_v under_o his_o circumstance_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o but_o only_o send_v i_o as_o thy_o commissioner_n into_o judah_n not_o absolute_o say_v to_o rebuild_v the_o city_n say_v sanctius_n but_o only_o the_o city_n of_o his_o father_n sepulcher_n which_o repeat_v expression_n say_v menochius_fw-la denote_v that_o the_o care_n of_o ancient_a sepulcher_n be_v a_o commendable_a custom_n high_o account_v off_o among_o the_o persian_n mark_v 4._o he_o humble_o propose_v this_o request_n wrap_v it_o up_o in_o modest_a insinuation_n of_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o king_n will_n and_o wisdom_n plead_v his_o former_a favour_n as_o a_o pledge_n of_o future_a and_o further_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o six_o the_o king_n grant_v his_o request_n ver_fw-la 6._o which_o be_v god_n answer_n to_o nehemiah_n prayer_n chap._n 1.11_o and_o here_o ver_fw-la 4._o love_n be_v liberal_a and_o charity_n be_v no_o
be_v agent_n from_o other_o state_n or_o other_o that_o come_v either_o with_o complaint_n or_o intelligence_n of_o the_o enemy_n design_n all_o these_o he_o feast_v daily_o at_o his_o own_o cost_n ver_fw-la 17.18_o from_o his_o office_n in_o the_o persian_a court_n which_o be_v doubtless_o very_o profitable_a say_v sanctius_n as_o well_o as_o honourable_a etc._n etc._n mark_v 6._o nor_o do_v he_o declare_v all_o this_o like_o a_o boast_a pharisee_n out_o of_o a_o vain_a ostentation_n to_o get_v himself_o a_o name_n in_o the_o world_n but_o to_o show_v how_o he_o be_v constrain_v by_o his_o love_n to_o god_n as_o 2_o cor._n 5.14_o to_o who_o he_o pray_v ver_fw-la 19_o say_v as_o i_o have_v do_v thy_o people_n good_a for_o thy_o sake_n so_o dâ—_n thou_o i_o good_a for_o thy_o own_o sake_n also_o thus_o masius_n sense_v it_o out_o of_o junius_n so_o that_o here_o be_v nothing_o for_o merit-monger_n but_o only_o a_o pray_v over_o that_o promise_n measure_n to_o i_o as_o ishave_n measure_v to_o man_n matth._n 7.2_o for_o he_o lean_v not_o on_o his_o own_o merit_n but_o mere_o upon_o god_n mercy_n as_o he_o profess_v after_o all_o chap._n 13.22_o nehemiah_n chap._n vi_o as_o the_o four_o chapter_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o first_o impediment_n nehemiah_n meet_v with_o which_o be_v external_n and_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o which_o be_v internal_a so_o this_o six_o chapter_n be_v a_o narrative_a of_o his_o three_o impediment_n which_o be_v mix_v and_o make_v up_o of_o both_o the_o two_o former_a be_v partly_o external_n and_o partly_o internal_a the_o external_n by_o the_o know_a enemy_n be_v twofold_a first_o by_o secret_a craft_n and_o treachery_n and_o second_o by_o public_a threat_n in_o a_o open_a letter_n remark_n the_o first_o sanballat_n tobiah_n and_o geshem_n crafty_o send_v a_o summons_n to_o nehemiah_n before_o he_o have_v set_v up_o all_o the_o door_n of_o the_o gate_n to_o come_v down_o to_o they_o at_o some_o village_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n that_o they_o may_v consult_v together_o about_o some_o friendly_a accommodation_n for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n who_o be_v both_o their_o master_n and_o his_o also_o ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o here_o be_v fair_o pretend_v a_o amicable_a conference_n but_o they_o foul_o intend_v to_o do_v he_o mischief_n either_o by_o murder_v he_o or_o by_o imprison_v he_o before_o he_o bid_v hang_v the_o city-gate_n upon_o the_o hinge_n remark_n the_o second_o but_o nehemiah_n here_o become_v wise_a as_o a_o serpent_n matth._n 10.17_o and_o smell_v the_o rat_n of_o their_o design_n for_o either_o kill_v he_o or_o captivate_v he_o before_o his_o good_a work_n be_v complete_v therefore_o he_o send_v a_o messenger_n but_o go_v not_o himself_o though_o the_o place_v appoint_v be_v near_o to_o jerusalem_n that_o he_o may_v the_o soon_o be_v decoy_v to_o come_v his_o message_n be_v i_o be_o do_v a_o great_a work_n so_o that_o i_o can_v come_v down_o for_o 3._o 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to_o answer_v the_o tempter_n thus_o i_o be_o do_v a_o great_a work_n etc._n etc._n when_o he_o will_v inject_v some_o wander_a thought_n to_o divert_v we_o from_o our_o earnestness_n in_o praying-work_n say_v we_o can_v attend_v thou_o o_o tempter_n while_o we_o be_v attend_v our_o god_n let_v we_o learn_v also_o to_o cry_v with_o david_n our_a heart_n be_v fix_v upon_o our_o god_n once_o and_o again_o psalm_n 57.7_o and_o 108.1_o remark_n the_o three_o nehemiah_n not_o only_a prudence_n in_o send_v such_o a_o prudent_a yet_o true_a excuse_n for_o his_o absence_n from_o their_o conference_n and_o consult_v but_o also_o his_o constancy_n in_o refuse_v to_o go_v notwithstanding_o their_o many_o solicitation_n of_o he_o thereunto_o ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o those_o sordid_a and_o sorry_a sycophant_n sanballat_n etc._n etc._n solicit_v this_o good_a man_n four_o several_a time_n into_o their_o society_n think_v to_o prevail_v with_o he_o by_o their_o importunity_n they_o have_v learn_v that_o 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remove_v with_o the_o least_o touch_n quia_fw-la tangunt_fw-la cerram_fw-la tantùm_fw-la in_o puncto_fw-la they_o touch_v the_o earth_n only_o in_o a_o point_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o a_o sledge_n that_o lay_v all_o along_o upon_o the_o ground_n require_v a_o strong_a draught_n than_o a_o wheel_n of_o either_o carâ—_n or_o coach_n those_o often_o solicit_v adversary_n find_v nehemiah_n as_o unmoveable_a as_o a_o rock_n so_o firm_a to_o his_o principle_n that_o four_o time_n he_o answer_v they_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n which_o when_o sanballat_n see_v he_o try_v a_o five_o trick_n in_o leave_v out_o his_o comrade_n geshem_n ver_fw-la 2._o and_o send_v a_o letter_n from_o himself_o alone_o and_o that_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o own_o servant_n that_o it_o may_v be_v less_o suspect_v and_o the_o better_o receive_v so_o restless_a in_o sanballat_n sub_fw-la ascensore_fw-la diabolo_fw-it as_o bernard_n phrase_v it_o having_z satan_n ride_v upon_o he_o and_o bear_v kick_a and_o prick_v he_o forward_o and_o our_o phrase_n be_v they_o must_v needs_o run_v who_o the_o devil_n drive_v etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o five_o this_o letter_n come_v open_a and_o unseal_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v no_o secret_a to_o be_v conceal_v but_o a_o common_a matter_n every_o where_o divulge_v the_o content_n whereof_o be_v a_o threaten_v nehemiah_n with_o a_o pretend_a treason_n ver_fw-la 6_o 7._o allege_v from_o common_a rumour_n which_o common_o be_v a_o loud_a liar_n that_o he_o design_v to_o set_v up_o himself_o the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o same_o be_v cast_v upon_o our_o bless_a saviour_n john_n 19.12_o and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o only_o build_v the_o wall_n for_o this_o purpose_n but_o have_v also_o hire_v prophet_n to_o preach_v he_o up_o as_o king_n possible_o mistake_v the_o prophecy_n of_o haggai_n and_o zechariah_n who_o prophesy_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n but_o he_o have_v no_o better_a witness_n hereof_o than_o his_o fellow_n conspirator_n geshem_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 6._o this_o gashma_n or_o geshem_n tongue_n be_v no_o slander_n for_o he_o be_v know_v to_o be_v one_o that_o have_v teach_v his_o tongue_n the_o art_n of_o lie_v jer._n 9.3_o 5._o remark_n the_o six_o though_o sanballat_n have_v sure_o learn_v machiavel_n rule_n fortiter_fw-la calumniare_fw-la &_o aliquid_fw-la sultem_fw-la adhaerebit_fw-la slander_n stout_o and_o something_o will_v stick_v yet_o be_v not_o nehemiah_n much_o concern_v to_o wipe_v off_o the_o slander_n his_o clear_a conscience_n make_v he_o careless_o confident_a well_o know_v that_o though_o dirt_n may_v stick_v to_o a_o mudwall_n yet_o it_o can_v do_v so_o upon_o marble_n and_o that_o this_o misreport_n be_v so_o transparent_a a_o lie_n that_o it_o may_v easy_o be_v see_v through_o then_o deal_v he_o plain_o with_o he_o which_o oft_o
to_o the_o godly_a as_o he_o say_v to_o jacob_n fear_v not_o to_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n into_o the_o grave_a etc._n etc._n p._n 409._o it_o be_v sudden_a to_o some_o but_o linger_a to_o other_o p._n 418._o decree_n of_o god_n firm_a as_o a_o mountain_n of_o brass_n p._n 6._o deliverance_n must_v be_v wait_v for_o p._n 370_o 410_o 425._o departure_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o the_o wlderness_n p._n 455._o have_v the_o cloudy_a pillar_n for_o their_o conduct_n p._n 457._o devil_n a_o fall_a angel_n speak_v in_o the_o serpent_n as_o a_o man_n to_o deceive_v eve_n etc._n etc._n p._n 41_o 42._o his_o fall_n be_v final_a p._n 43_o 44._o doom_v to_o eat_v dust_n p._n 48_o 49._o devotion_n what_o it_o be_v that_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n p._n 77_o 78._o dream_n of_o sundry_a sort_n p._n 248_o to_o 253._o and_o of_o several_a subject_n p._n 355._o to_o 359._o joseph_n and_o daniel_n great_a interpreter_n of_o dream_n vol._n 1._o page_n 390_o 391._o e._n ear_n of_o man_n how_o create_v and_o corrupt_v p._n 16_o 17_o election_n not_o from_o foresee_a work_n p._n 75._o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o holiness_n not_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o p._n 76_o to_o 210._o england_n a_o isle_n that_o god_n have_v a_o eye_n upon_o p._n 386._o enmity_n put_v betwixt_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o woman_n p._n 50_o 51._o enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n p._n 83_o etc._n etc._n his_o prophecy_n p._n 86_o 87._o his_o translation_n p._n 94._o as_o elijah_n p._n 95_o to_o 99_o envy_n the_o cause_n of_o joseph_n sale_n upon_o many_o account_n p._n 351_o to_o 354._o eve_n first_o in_o the_o transgression_n as_o she_o be_v first_o assault_v p._n 43._o eye_n of_o man_n corrupt_v by_o the_o fall_n p._n 14_o 15._o f._n faith_n give_v we_o acceptance_n with_o god_n p_o 79._o what_o true_a faith_n be_v p._n 131._o it_o have_v a_o soul-satisfying_a property_n p._n 334._o fall_v reason_n why_o god_n suffer_v the_o first_o fall_n of_o adam_n p._n 44._o fear_v much_o attend_v the_o most_o pious_a mind_n and_o sometime_o upon_o suspicion_n only_o without_o any_o real_a cause_n p._n 405._o fear_v of_o god_n be_v the_o best_a preservative_n from_o sin_n p._n 373._o first_o bear_a consecrate_a to_o god_n p._n 453_o 454._o flesh_n when_o god_n allow_v man_n to_o feed_v thereon_o p._n 128._o g._n godliness_n be_v both_o the_o fealty_n and_o the_o felicity_n of_o man_n it_o be_v both_o his_o duty_n and_o his_o dignity_n p._n 90_o 91._o how_o there_o be_v safety_n solace_n and_o satiety_n in_o walk_v with_o god_n p._n 92._o see_v piety_n grace_n be_v free_a p._n 75._o in_o put_v difference_n betwixt_o son_n of_o one_o father_n and_o betwixt_o twin_n of_o one_o mother_n ibid._n noah_n find_v grace_n in_o god_n sight_n he_o be_v not_o save_v for_o his_o own_o righteousness_n p._n 108._o h._n holiness_n see_v godliness_n and_o piety_n husband_n a_o man_n may_v be_v long_o so_o before_o he_o be_v a_o father_n p._n 215._o a_o husband_n may_v be_v bless_v though_o he_o be_v not_o bless_v to_o become_v a_o father_n ibid._n hypocrite_n in_o the_o church_n at_o last_o discover_v 5.58_o i._o jew_n may_v not_o boast_v of_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o progenitor_n p._n 327_o 328._o innocent_n do_v oft_o perish_v by_o false_a accusation_n p._n 377._o job_n whole_a history_n speak_v to_o p._n 429_o 430._o joseph_n sell_v at_o a_o low_a price_n be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n p._n 359_o 360._o and_o in_o his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n and_o exaltation_n p_o 365_o etc._n etc._n whether_o jacob_n know_v how_o cruel_a his_o son_n have_v be_v to_o joseph_n be_v discuss_v p._n 366_o to_o 369._o joseph_n chastity_n when_o exalt_v p._n 366_o 367._o how_o far_o he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o jesus_n in_o his_o exaltation_n p._n 394._o he_o be_v justify_v in_o his_o monopolise_v all_o the_o corn_n etc._n etc._n p._n 397_o 398._o how_o he_o be_v far_a a_o type_n of_o christ_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o a_o christian_a p._n 399._o he_o make_v himself_o know_v to_o his_o brethren_n p._n 400_o and_o 403._o present_v his_o brethren_n first_o to_o pharaoh_n p._n 412._o and_o then_o to_o his_o father_n p._n 420._o journey_n see_v travel_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o divine_a warrant_n for_o all_o our_o ingress_n and_o egress_v vol._n 1._o page_n 128._o isaac_n a_o type_n of_o christ_n how_o p._n 148_o 149._o his_o birth_n wean_a etc._n etc._n p._n 157._o judgment-day_n be_v unknown_a why_o p._n 104._o sign_n of_o its_o sudden_a come_n ibid._n and_o p._n 150._o k._n key_n there_o be_v four_o key_n hang_v at_o god_n girdle_n p._n 127._o l._n ladder_n of_o jacob_n the_o sundry_a sense_n put_v upon_o it_o in_o many_o resemblance_n p._n 256_o 258_o etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o excellent_a property_n of_o it_o as_o it_o represent_v christ_n p._n 261_o to_o 267._o language_n hebrew_n be_v the_o most_o ancient_a of_o all_o language_n p._n 55._o life_n of_o man_n but_o a_o pilgrimage_n how_o jacob_n be_v so_o with_o a_o witness_n p._n 332_o 333_o 334_o etc._n etc._n love_n how_o base_a lust_n differ_v from_o proper_a love_n p._n 377._o lie_v the_o aggravation_n of_o that_o sin_n p._n 235._o m._n man_n make_v up_o of_o the_o four_o element_n god_n masterpiece_n p._n 9_o 10._o of_o man_n body_n p._n 11._o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n p._n 12_o 13._o and_o after_o the_o fall_n p._n 14._o man_n heart_n the_o cause_n of_o sin_n and_o his_o eye_n the_o occasion_n of_o it_o p._n 15._o marriage_n be_v honourable_a for_o minister_n p._n 88_o of_o many_o wife_n how_o it_o be_v a_o type_n in_o jacob_n p._n 273._o it_o be_v honourable_a in_o itself_o p._n 315._o yet_o want_v not_o woe_n see_v of_o it_o in_o adam_n p._n 316_o 326._o matter_n that_o concern_v the_o church_n though_o small_a be_v record_v in_o scripture_n when_o great_a matter_n of_o the_o world_n be_v pass_v over_o in_o silence_n p._n 84._o mercy_n god_n give_v the_o godly_a no_o pure_a mercy_n in_o this_o life_n without_o some_o mixture_n of_o misery_n p._n 216_o 217._o ministry_n be_v a_o great_a blessing_n p._n 63._o miracle_n god_n will_v not_o multiply_v they_o but_o where_o there_o be_v a_o defect_n of_o mean_n p._n 460._o moses_n a_o type_n of_o the_o messiah_n in_o many_o respect_n p._n 432._o of_o his_o bush_n burn_v and_o not_o consume_v p._n 435_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 436_o 437._o he_o be_v famous_a for_o his_o birth_n life_n and_o death_n p._n 433._o mortality_n teach_v by_o adam_n death_n and_o immortality_n by_o enoch_n translation_n p._n 85_o 86._o mother_n her_o authority_n be_v great_a over_o her_o child_n see_v parent_n p._n 228._o n._n name_n change_v for_o the_o better_a p._n 158._o nature_n must_v be_v change_v in_o we_o p._n 159._o noah_n and_o his_o deluge_n p._n 99_o his_o ingress_n progress_n and_o egress_n p._n 123_o to_o 128._o o._n obedience_n of_o abraham_n how_o excellent_a it_o be_v p._n 141_o 151_o 152_o 153_o to_o 156._o p._n paradise_n man_n lose_v it_o by_o sin_n p._n 53_o 54._o the_o earthly_a and_o heavenly_a paradise_n p._n 95_o 96._o parent_n thankful_a for_o child_n vol._n 1._o page_n 55._o ought_v to_o train_n they_o up_o in_o god_n worship_n p._n 64._o may_v not_o hinder_v they_o from_o good_a p._n 132._o ought_v not_o to_o be_v partial_a in_o cocker_a one_o above_o another_o vol._n 1._o page_n 354._o passover_n large_o describe_v p._n 447_o to_o 454._o persecutor_n do_v imprison_v the_o saint_n yet_o god_n be_v with_o they_o there_o as_o with_o joseph_n p._n 382_o 383._o piety_n or_o impiety_n of_o person_n commend_v or_o discommend_v their_o action_n p._n 70._o it_o be_v never_o safe_a without_o policy_n p._n 229_o 282._o pilgrimage_n of_o the_o patriarch_n p._n 332_o to_o 336._o plague_n the_o ten_o send_v upon_o egypt_n p._n 443_o to_o 445._o possession_n that_o be_v earthly_a be_v but_o vanity_n p._n 55._o potter_n have_v power_n over_o his_o clay_n etc._n etc._n p._n 55._o as_o in_o cain_n and_o abel_n p._n 56_o 75._o prayer_n man_n prayer_n for_o god_n promise_n must_v be_v perform_v instant_o and_o constant_o p._n 215._o god_n promise_n must_v not_o prevent_v man_n prayer_n ibid._n jacob_n wrestle_a with_o god_n p._n 286_o to_o 310._o predestination_n it_o lay_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o god_n eternal_a decree_n as_o jacob_n and_o esau_n do_v in_o rebekah_n womb_n p._n 218_o 219._o price_n there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o price_n the_o kind_a the_o discreet_a and_o the_o rigid_a price_n p._n 361._o promise_v the_o outside_n thereof_o can_v save_v p._n 126._o see_v prayer_n deliverance_n prosperity_n attend_v the_o bad_a more_o than_o the_o good_a p._n 242_o 244._o joseph_n fear_v his_o prosperity_n more_o
his_o conception_n the_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o be_v this_o that_o the_o matter_n christ_n be_v conceive_v of_o 1._o negative_o first_o he_o be_v not_o make_v of_o nothing_o as_o the_o world_n be_v at_o the_o creation_n second_o nor_o be_v he_o raise_v out_o of_o the_o dead_a earth_n as_o adam_n be_v nor_o three_o do_v he_o bring_v his_o flesh_n with_o he_o out_o of_o heaven_n as_o some_o fond_o imagine_v but_o 2._o positive_o he_o be_v conceive_v of_o the_o live_a flesh_n of_o the_o holy_a virgin_n gal._n 4.4_o when_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v god_n who_o do_v all_o thing_n pondere_fw-la mensurâ_fw-la &_o numero_fw-la as_o plato_n say_v in_o weight_n measure_n and_o number_n therefore_o as_o he_o never_o come_v too_o soon_o so_o nor_o do_v he_o ever_o stay_v too_o long_o but_o time_n his_o mercy_n in_o the_o best_a season_n isa_n 30.18_o then_o he_o send_v forth_o his_o son_n even_o out_o of_o his_o own_o bosom_n joh._n 1.18_o lo_o how_o he_o love_v we_o joh._n 11.36_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o greek_a word_n imply_v of_o thy_o flesh_n and_o substance_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 34_o 35._o some_o heterodox_n man_n hold_v that_o christ_n bring_v his_o flesh_n from_o heaven_n and_o that_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o virgin_n be_v womb_n as_o water_n pass_v through_o a_o conduit-pipe_n but_o the_o orthodox_n believe_v from_o those_o two_o scripture_n testimony_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o matter_n whereof_o christ_n be_v conceive_v be_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o virgin_n because_o also_o have_v he_o take_v other_o foreign_a flesh_n or_o bring_v it_o from_o heaven_n this_o will_v have_v make_v he_o a_o unmeet_a redeemer_n for_o by_o the_o order_n of_o divine_a justice_n the_o same_o nature_n that_o sin_v must_v suffer_v for_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v man_n that_o have_v sin_v so_o it_o must_v be_v man_n that_o must_v be_v punish_v therefore_o take_v christ_n the_o flesh_n of_o a_o woman_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o inquiry_n 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of_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o house_n till_o utter_o demolish_v leu._n 14.41_o to_o 46._o still_o stupidity_n and_o diffidence_n break_v forth_o again_o in_o the_o disciple_n say_n whence_o shall_v we_o have_v so_o much_o bread_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 15.33_o and_o mark_v 8.4_o they_o forget_v the_o former_a miracle_n of_o the_o five_o loaf_n but_o wave_v their_o own_o experience_n of_o christ_n power_n they_o consult_v appearance_n of_o reason_n about_o furniture_n of_o mean_n so_o can_v see_v through_o a_o seem_a difficulty_n the_o 5_o remark_n be_v this_o apparent_a impossibility_n of_o feed_v four_o thousand_o with_o seven_o loaf_n and_o a_o few_o small_a fish_n as_o before_o five_o thousand_o with_o five_o loaf_n and_o two_o fish_n be_v only_o to_o give_v the_o great_a lustre_n unto_o christ_n miracle_n who_o never_o work_v any_o but_o when_o need_n be_v and_o mean_v fail_v yet_o do_v he_o not_o despise_v the_o disciple_n loaf_n in_o either_o miracle_n but_o drive_v they_o so_o 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9.25_o or_o it_o be_v to_o show_v the_o pleasure_n of_o divine_a power_n cause_v the_o meat_n so_o to_o abound_v as_o that_o sometime_o there_o remain_v more_o and_o sometime_o less_o that_o those_o two_o miracle_n may_v not_o be_v confound_v however_o see_v the_o people_n who_o belly_n christ_n have_v fill_v with_o the_o first_o miracle_n to_o the_o five_o loaf_n be_v so_o far_o transport_v as_o to_o take_v and_o make_v he_o king_n by_o force_n john_n 6.15_o therefore_o immediate_o after_o this_o second_o miracle_n of_o feed_v they_o christ_n withdraw_v from_o they_o into_o the_o coast_n of_o magdala_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v mary_n magdalen_n country_n mat._n 15.39_o call_v also_o the_o part_n of_o dalmanutha_n mark_v 8.10_o which_o place_n may_v have_v two_o name_n as_o the_o gadarens_n and_o
they_o all_o i_o psl_n â—0_n 10_o 11._o and_o i_o will_v not_o lose_v so_o much_o as_o one_o of_o they_o john_n 6.39_o and_o 17_o 12._o but_o i_o will_v give_v they_o eternal_a life_n etc._n etc._n john_n 10.27_o 28_o 29._o oh_o what_o a_o bless_a bishop_n or_o overseer_n have_v all_o his_o sheep_n that_o know_v his_o voice_n and_o follow_v he_o and_o know_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o stranger_n so_o as_o to_o follow_v they_o john_n 10.3_o 4_o 5_o â—_o they_o know_v not_o any_o voice_n but_o the_o voice_n of_o christ_n there_o be_v many_o more_o eâ—â—â—nds_v our_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o travel_v to_o heaven_n as_o 8._o to_o have_v aâ—hotter_a influence_n upon_o his_o vast_a 〈◊〉_d â—â—e_v â—â—â—aâ—ce_n as_o the_o sun_n in_o his_o strength_n at_o noontime_n judg._n 5.31_o so_o â—â—is_n 〈◊〉_d of_o righteousness_n mul._n 4.2_o be_v elevate_v high_a than_o the_o heaven_n hâ—â—â—_n 7.16_o 〈…〉_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n above_o the_o reach_n of_o his_o high_a adversary_n exod._n 15_o â—â—_o 1â—_n 〈…〉_o over_o rule_v they_o all_o etc._n etc._n his_o 9_o errand_n in_o go_v up_o so_o high_a may_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v that_o he_o may_v come_v down_o again_o in_o mighty_a power_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o sallow_a ground_n the_o world_n that_o wallow_v in_o wickedness_n 1_o john_n 5.19_o with_o a_o great_a force_n to_o wound_v the_o harry_z scalp_n of_o such_o as_o go_v on_o still_o in_o their_o trespass_n ps_n 68.21_o thus_o the_o eagle_n and_o other_o brid_n of_o prey_n do_v first_o mount_v up_o on_o high_a and_o then_o do_v they_o come_v down_o swift_o with_o a_o â—â—â—dain_a violence_n and_o knock_v down_o the_o bird_n that_o they_o prey_n upon_o and_o devour_v they_o thus_o likewise_o the_o batteve_a ram_n step_v backward_o and_o the_o far_o the_o more_o forcible_a in_o his_o return_a push_n etc._n etc._n in_o like_a manner_n do_v our_o lord_n step_v back_o to_o heaven_n that_o he_o may_v bring_v swift_a destruction_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o wicked_a who_o as_o natural_a brute-beast_n be_v make_v to_o be_v take_v and_o destroy_v and_o who_o damnation_n slumber_v not_o 2._o pet._n 2.1_o 3_o 12._o our_o lord_n be_v not_o slack_a concern_v his_o come_n but_o he_o will_v come_v as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n upon_o a_o secure_a world_n 2._o pet._n 3.4_o 5_o 6_o 9_o 10._o the_o 10._o errand_n be_v both_o to_o receive_v gift_n for_o man_n and_o to_o give_v those_o gift_n to_o men._n we_o be_v tell_v in_o the_o old-testament_n how_o he_o ascend_v upon_o high_a and_o receive_v gift_n for_o man_n yea_o for_o the_o rebellious_a also_o for_o renew_v their_o refractory_a nature_n that_o the_o lord_n god_n may_v dwell_v among_o they_o ps_n 68.18_o and_o when_o he_o have_v receive_v those_o gift_n have_v no_o need_n of_o they_o himself_o be_v all_o and_o in_o all_o col._n 3.11_o we_o be_v tell_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n that_o he_o give_v those_o gift_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v unto_o man_n eph._n 4.8_o when_o he_o ascend_v up_o on_o high_a also_o and_o we_o be_v far_o tell_v therein_o john_n 7.38_o 39_o that_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v because_o that_o jesus_n be_v not_o yet_o glorify_v before_o which_o time_n those_o river_n of_o live_v water_n do_v not_o flow_v out_o of_o the_o belly_n of_o believer_n etc._n etc._n namely_o both_o the_o gift_n ordinary_a as_o well_o as_o extraordinary_a act._n 2.4_o rom._n 12.6_o 1_o cor._n 12.1_o 4_o 8_o 11_o 28._o and_o the_o grace_n that_o accompany_v salvation_n heb._n 6.9_o 1_o cor._n 13.1_o 3_o 13._o these_o be_v the_o pound_n and_o talent_n which_o our_o lord_n do_v bestow_v upon_o his_o servant_n to_o trade_n with_o and_o concredit_v they_o therewith_o in_o a_o trade_n improvement_n until_o his_o return_v n.b._n note_v well_o moreover_o this_o phrase_n of_o give_v gift_n to_o man_n may_v be_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o usual_a custom_n of_o great_a conqueror_n who_o manner_n be_v in_o magnify_v their_o triumph_n to_o throw_v about_o great_a plenty_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n among_o the_o people_n that_o do_v attend_v they_o and_o do_v cause_n the_o open_a conduit_n to_o run_v stream_n of_o rich_a wine_n during_o the_o solemnity_n as_o to_o any_o more_o discourse_n of_o this_o nature_n concern_v our_o lord_n travel_v into_o a_o far_a country_n i_o must_v refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o ascension_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v large_o speak_v to_o afterward_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n etc._n etc._n this_o introduce_v the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o parable_n to_o wit_n the_o servant_n trade_n with_o either_o their_o master_n pound_n as_o luke_n expression_n be_v or_o with_o their_o lord_n talent_n as_o matthew_n phrase_v it_o n._n b._n note_v well_o here_o 1._o as_o this_o lord_n in_o the_o parable_n when_o he_o travel_v into_o a_o far_a country_n do_v dispose_v of_o his_o good_n and_o order_v all_o his_o affair_n until_o his_o return_n even_o so_o do_v our_o lord_n jesus_n dispose_v of_o his_o gift_n and_o grace_n by_o his_o spirit_n unto_o all_o his_o redeem_a and_o do_v give_v a_o exact_a rule_n in_o his_o word_n how_o he_o will_v have_v his_o house_n order_v in_o all_o respect_n and_o how_o his_o church_n shall_v be_v govern_v in_o all_o its_o concern_v until_o his_o return_n at_o his_o second_o come_v etc._n etc._n n._n b._n note_v well_o 2._o as_o this_o lord_n here_o do_v not_o give_v a_o equal_a number_n though_o of_o the_o pound_n yet_o not_o of_o the_o talent_n to_o each_o of_o his_o servant_n alike_o but_o in_o his_o distribution_n thereof_o he_o have_v respect_n unto_o their_o differ_a capacity_n etc._n etc._n so_o our_o lord_n jesus_n give_v not_o the_o like_a measure_n of_o gift_n and_o grace_n to_o each_o of_o his_o servant_n but_o he_o deal_v to_o every_o man_n differ_v measure_n of_o faith_n rom._n 12_o 3._o he_o have_v various_a vessel_n in_o his_o great_a house_n some_o of_o gold_n and_o some_o of_o silver_n and_o some_o of_o wood_n and_o stone_n etc._n etc._n for_o various_a use_n 2_o tim._n 2.20_o 21._o n._n b._n note_v well_o 3._o those_o pound_n in_o luke_n be_v well_o know_v what_o sum_n of_o money_n that_o contain_v but_o talent_n be_v not_o so_o well_o know_v though_o oft_o mention_v in_o scripture_n both_o of_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n some_o do_v compute_v a_o talon_n of_o gold_n to_o be_v of_o the_o value_n of_o three_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o pound_n and_o now_o gold_n be_v rate_v at_o a_o much_o high_a value_n a_o talon_n of_o silver_n be_v but_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o that_o sum_n aforemention_v there_o be_v other_o who_o do_v thus_o compute_v it_o say_v a_o talon_n be_v seven_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o ounce_n so_o a_o talon_n of_o silver_n after_o five_o shilling_n the_o oâ—â—ce_n at_o least_o amount_v unto_o the_o sum_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o seven_o pound_n ten_o shilling_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n note_v well_o 4._o the_o mystical_a mean_v of_o those_o sâ—mâ—_n aforesaid_a be_v to_o show_v how_o our_o lord_n do_v great_o betrust_v we_o with_o his_o good_n that_o be_v very_o of_o a_o great_a value_n both_o 1._o with_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o common_a nature_n namely_o with_o health_n strength_n wit_n memory_n etc._n etc._n 2._o with_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o ordinary_a providence_n which_o pagan_n call_v â—ortune_n namely_o with_o wealth_n honour_n pleasure_n etc._n etc._n but_o above_o all_o 3_o with_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o special_a grace_n which_o flow_v from_o christ_n unto_o we_o as_o he_o be_v our_o redeemer_n and_o which_o set_v we_o apart_o for_o god_n ps_n 4.3_o and_o distinguish_v â—s_a from_o the_o world_n that_o lie_v in_o wickedness_n 1_o john_n 5.19_o this_o be_v a_o talon_n indeed_o etc._n etc._n n._n b._n note_v well_o 5._o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o be_v not_o betrust_v with_o some_o of_o those_o good_a thing_n of_o god_n sva_fw-la cuique_fw-la do_v est_fw-la say_v seneca_n every_o man_n have_v his_o pound_n if_o not_o his_o talent_n to_o trade_n with_o for_o the_o common_a good_a there_o be_v scarce_o any_o man_n that_o have_v not_o something_o for_o other_o in_o he_o which_o be_v not_o excellent_a and_o extraordinary_a even_o every_o person_n have_v some_o part_n either_o such_o as_o be_v natural_a or_o such_o as_o be_v civil_a though_o not_o such_o as_o be_v sacred_a some_o thyme_n upon_o his_o thigh_n as_o virgil_n phrase_n be_v câ—â—â—a_fw-la thymo_fw-la plena_fw-la to_o bring_v home_o to_o the_o common_a hive_n have_v he_o but_o a_o heart_n to_o improve_v it_o even_o natural_a and_o civil_a gift_n be_v useful_a to_o humane_a society_n every_o man_n ought_v to_o acknowledge_v whatever_o ability_n he_o have_v either_o for_o his_o get_a wealth_n or_o wisdom_n etc
spiritual_a affair_n it_o be_v well_o if_o churchman_n will_v practise_v after_o this_o pattern_n the_o six_o circumstance_n be_v the_o manner_n of_o their_o manage_n this_o impeach_a of_o jesus_n not_o only_o load_v he_o with_o bare_a accusation_n base_a lie_n all_o but_o also_o urge_v pilate_n to_o condemn_v he_o who_o they_o have_v already_o condemn_v in_o their_o court_n and_o so_o tumultuous_o cry_v out_o crucify_v he_o crucify_v he_o in_o so_o much_o that_o pilate_n be_v afraid_a of_o the_o tumult_n mat._n 27.24_o though_o this_o be_v gross_a injustice_n for_o by_o the_o jew_n law_n the_o blasphemer_n as_o they_o judge_v jesus_n to_o be_v be_v to_o be_v stone_v not_o crucify_a leu._n 24.12_o 13._o beside_o these_o shameless_a wretch_n go_v herein_o beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o witness_n who_o work_n be_v only_o to_o testify_v what_o they_o know_v and_o leave_v the_o cause_n to_o the_o judge_n determination_n yet_o these_o lump_n of_o impudence_n do_v over_o magisterial_o impose_v their_o most_o malicious_a prescription_n they_o at_o length_n extort_v by_o their_o vehement_a clamour_n what_o they_o can_v not_o by_o convince_a argument_n yea_o those_o christ-crucifying-priest_n do_v not_o only_o impose_v upon_o the_o judge_n pilate_n but_o also_o upon_o the_o jewish_a people_n make_v they_o by_o their_o influence_n to_o cry_v crucisie_n him_n with_o they_o as_o this_o demonstrate_v 1._o the_o mischief_n of_o bad_a governor_n so_o 2._o the_o inconstancy_n of_o common_a people_n call_v too_o true_o the_o mobile_n and_o neutrum_fw-la modo_fw-la mass_fw-la modò_fw-la vulgus_fw-la blow_v hot_a and_o cold_a with_o the_o same_o breath_n as_o those_o do_v here_o cry_v hosanna_n one_o day_n and_o crucify_v the_o next_o both_o priest_n and_o people_n be_v alike_o in_o fierceness_n and_o outrageous_a fury_n against_o jesus_n luke_n 23.5_o 21_o 23_o etc._n etc._n now_o come_v in_o the_o second_o grand_a remark_n which_o be_v the_o defence_n christ_n make_v for_o himself_o upon_o pilat_n examination_n of_o he_o the_o heathen_a judge_n overlook_v the_o two_o first_o article_n of_o those_o profane_a priest_n black_a bill_n of_o indictment_n against_o he_o to_o wit_n his_o pervert_v the_o people_n and_o his_o deny_v tribute_n to_o caesar_n be_v both_o such_o thin_a lie_n as_o may_v easy_o be_v see_v through_o etc._n etc._n this_o impeachment_n of_o jesus_n be_v transact_v at_o the_o judgment-hall_n gate_n the_o impeacher_n not_o dare_v to_o enter_v in_o for_o fear_n forsooth_o of_o defilement_n therefore_o go_v pilate_n out_o to_o they_o to_o hear_v their_o accusation_n there_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n he_o will_v yield_v so_o far_o to_o their_o superstition_n which_o he_o can_v not_o but_o contemn_v but_o hear_v nothing_o save_o clamour_n and_o confusion_n without_o door_n he_o take_v his_o prisoner_n into_o the_o praetorium_n and_o there_o examine_v he_o at_o the_o bar_n and_o there_o our_o lord_n answer_v for_o his_o life_n to_o the_o first_o and_o second_o article_n as_o nothing_o be_v ask_v so_o nothing_o be_v answer_v but_o to_o the_o three_o pilate_n ask_v he_o if_o he_o be_v a_o king_n this_o be_v a_o point_n of_o high-treason_n christ_n plain_o confess_v that_o he_o be_v a_o king_n but_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n mat._n 27.11_o mark_v 15.2_o luke_n 23.3_o &_o john_n 18.33_o 36._o pilate_n have_v retire_v himself_o from_o the_o gate_n where_o one_o can_v not_o hear_v another_o speak_v through_o disorder_n and_o tumult_n into_o the_o palace_n then_o more_o sedate_o set_v himself_o to_o sift_v the_o business_n in_o christ_n answer_n thou_o say_v or_o say_v thou_o this_o of_o thyself_o etc._n etc._n observe_v first_o that_o judge_n be_v to_o proceed_v secundum_fw-la allegata_fw-la &_o probata_fw-la if_o to_o be_v accuse_v be_v enough_o to_o make_v a_o man_n guilty_a none_o can_v be_v innocent_a if_o pilate_n say_v this_o of_o himself_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n he_o shall_v be_v both_o judge_n and_o witness_n mr._n say_v so_o by_o other_o why_o be_v not_o my_o accuser_n here_o bring_v face_n to_o face_n why_o do_v not_o they_o appear_v here_o as_o well_o as_o i_o the_o accuse_v second_o christ_n deny_v not_o but_o confess_v that_o he_o be_v a_o king_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la nonide_v fâ—cto_fw-la for_o he_o be_v a_o bear_a king_n the_o wiseman_n salute_v he_o will_n this_o royal_a title_n at_o his_o birth_n mat._n 2.2_o but_o his_o kingdom_n come_v not_o with_o observation_n luke_n 17_o 2d_o nor_o be_v of_o this_o world_n john_n 18.6_o but_o consist_v in_o righteousness_n peace_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 14.17_o now_o see_v it_o be_v no_o worldly_a kingdom_n as_o casar_n be_v there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o fear_n from_o i_o concern_v any_o prejudice_n to_o the_o roman_a power_n this_o be_v that_o same_o good_a confession_n which_o he_o witness_v before_o pontius_n pilate_n that_o paul_n speak_v of_o 1_o tim._n 6.13_o wherein_o he_o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v indeed_o a_o king_n but_o his_o kingly_a power_n be_v most_o confine_v to_o and_o conversant_a in_o the_o court_n of_o man_n conscience_n in_o the_o discipline_n of_o his_o church_n and_o after_o at_o the_o last_o great_a day_n of_o judgement_n pilate_n receive_v so_o much_o satisfaction_n from_o this_o plain_a confession_n that_o he_o bring_v he_o forth_o to_o the_o give_v again_o where_o the_o priest_n and_o people_n wait_v with_o big_a expectation_n that_o their_o bill_n of_o attainder_n for_o high_a treason_n will_v infallible_o do_v their_o job_n against_o jesâ—â—_n and_o profess_v to_o they_o he_o find_v no_o fault_n at_o all_o in_o he_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o he_o deny_v not_o that_o he_o be_v a_o king_n but_o he_o say_v his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o a_o worldly_a kingdom_n and_o no_o way_n inconsistent_a with_o caesar_n but_o rather_o a_o support_n to_o it_o as_o it_o cause_v man_n to_o be_v holy_a and_o righteous_a therefore_o as_o caesar_n have_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v afraid_a of_o he_o so_o i_o can_v see_v any_o cause_n of_o death_n in_o he_o n._n b._n this_o may_v teach_v we_o 1._o see_v christ_n be_v a_o king_n let_v we_o not_o say_v as_o those_o luke_n 19.27_o we_o will_v not_o have_v he_o to_o reign_v over_o we_o he_o must_v be_v our_o king_n to_o rule_v we_o and_o our_o prophet_n to_o teach_v we_o or_o he_o will_v not_o be_v our_o priest_n to_o save_v we_o etc._n etc._n such_o as_o will_v not_o be_v rule_v by_o he_o here_o shall_v never_o reign_v with_o he_o hereafter_o and_o 2._o as_o christ_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o suffering_n comfort_v himself_o with_o this_o that_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n so_o we_o in_o our_o trouble_n shall_v say_v our_o comfort_n be_v lay_v up_o above_o the_o cloud_n a_o heir_n apparent_a of_o the_o crown_n may_v have_v his_o trouble_n in_o his_o travel_n through_o a_o strange_a country_n but_o he_o comfort_v himself_o with_o happy_a usage_n when_o he_o come_v home_o to_o his_o own_o 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the_o camp_n to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a piacular_a and_o satisfactory_a sacrifice_n not_o only_o for_o the_o jew_n within_o but_o also_o for_o the_o gentile_n without_o the_o pale_a heb._n 13.11_o 12_o 13._o this_o golgotha_n or_o calvary_n be_v a_o filthy_a noisome_a place_n where_o not_o only_o the_o garbage_n of_o the_o city_n but_o also_o the_o skull_n and_o bone_n of_o malefactor_n former_o execute_v lie_v to_o offend_v both_o christ_n sight_n and_o smell_n four_o they_o compel_v simon_n of_o cyrene_n to_o bear_v the_o small_a end_n of_o the_o cross_n after_o jesus_n if_o not_o the_o whole_a tree_n luke_n 23.26_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o suppose_v that_o by_o this_o time_n our_o lord_n must_v faint_v under_o the_o burden_n his_o agony_n in_o the_o garden_n his_o be_v toss_v too_o and_o fro_o and_o toil_v all_o night_n by_o the_o soldier_n one_o while_o before_o caiaphas_n and_o another_o while_n before_o pilate_n his_o scourge_v buffet_n etc._n etc._n must_v needs_o 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our_o cross_n and_o follow_v christ_n mat._n 16.24_o as_o simon_n here_o do_v who_o be_v compel_v to_o carry_v it_o after_o christ_n and_o as_o peter_n be_v pinion_v and_o carry_v prisoner_n whither_o he_o will_v not_o john_n 21.18_o this_o can_v be_v do_v till_o carnal-self_n be_v deny_v and_o undo_v etc._n etc._n the_o four_o remark_n be_v believer_n have_v communion_n with_o christ_n in_o bear_v the_o cross_n as_o simon_n here_o who_o do_v but_o bear_v up_o the_o small_a and_o light_a end_n thereof_o upon_o his_o shoulder_n the_o cross_n and_o heavy_a end_n lie_v still_o upon_o the_o shoulder_n of_o christ_n n._n b._n note_v well_o this_o may_v be_v very_o comfortable_a to_o we_o to_o consider_v that_o while_o we_o be_v fill_v up_o the_o affliction_n of_o christ_n col._n 1.24_o and_o bear_v his_o cross_n yet_o the_o heavy_a end_n lie_v upon_o he_o remember_v christ_n have_v a_o great_a load_n and_o burden_n already_o add_v not_o but_o be_v spare_v of_o sin_n our_o part_n be_v but_o the_o small_a end_n yea_o the_o chip_n and_o shivers_n of_o his_o cross_n the_o 5_o remark_n be_v we_o must_v go_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n of_o sin_n and_o out_o of_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v to_o the_o right_a altar_n etc._n etc._n heb._n 13.10_o 12_o 13._o the_o jew_n law_n be_v that_o such_o as_o be_v put_v to_o death_n it_o shall_v be_v do_v without_o the_o camp_n numb_a 15.35_o and_o without_o the_o city_n 1_o kin._n 21.13_o when_o our_o lord_n christ_n be_v make_v furcifer_n a_o bearer_n of_o his_o cross_n murmur_v not_o at_o any_o indignity_n or_o expulsion_n put_v upon_o we_o the_o 6_o remark_n be_v let_v we_o put_v all_o our_o sin_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o this_o holy_a oblation_n leu._n 16.27_o christ_n go_v out_o of_o the_o old_a jerusalem_n to_o bring_v we_o into_o the_o new_a and_o to_o fit_v we_o for_o the_o society_n of_o angel_n after_o the_o preamble_n come_v the_o concomitant_n of_o christ_n execution_n the_o one_a be_v the_o place_n where_o 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who_o cain_n decoy_v into_o the_o field_n and_o there_o kill_v he_o be_v a_o type_n hereof_o so_o be_v isaac_n as_o above_o and_o joseph_n who_o they_o cast_v into_o a_o pit_n and_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n lift_v up_o upon_o a_o pole_n in_o the_o wide_a wilderness_n gen._n 4._o and_o 22_o &_o 37._o &_o numb_a 21._o to_o this_o unclean_a place_n be_v our_o lord_n hurry_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n as_o a_o profane_a and_o unhallowed_a person_n unworthy_a to_o abide_v in_o that_o so_o call_v holy_a cty_n mat._n 27.53_o the_o 2d_o concomitant_a circumstance_n be_v the_o company_n that_o come_v along_o with_o christ_n to_o his_o place_n of_o suffer_v beside_o the_o rude_a rabble_n which_o mock_v he_o as_o a_o malefactor_n after_o the_o rude_a manner_n there_o be_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o good_a soul_n that_o abhor_v the_o rabble_n rudeness_n and_o condole_v with_o christ_n in_o all_o these_o his_o sorrow_n and_o suffering_n luke_n 23.27_o 28_o etc._n etc._n especial_o a_o multitude_n of_o weep_v woman_n to_o who_o he_o have_v be_v a_o bless_a benefactor_n which_o the_o evangelist_n name_v not_o yet_o some_o of_o they_o be_v name_v mat._n 27.56_o to_o those_o disconsolate_a one_o christ_n speak_v comfort_v word_n weep_v not_o for_o i_o that_o be_v do_v not_o you_o condole_v my_o death_n because_o i_o most_o willing_o lay_v down_o my_o life_n and_o most_o free_o undergo_v my_o death_n which_o i_o shall_v in_o a_o short_a time_n conquer_v by_o my_o resurrection_n and_o unless_o i_o dye_v you_o can_v live_v neither_o spiritual_o nor_o eternal_o but_o weep_v for_o yourselves_o admonish_a that_o they_o will_v have_v great_a and_o more_o grievous_a cause_n to_o bewail_v their_o own_o case_n and_o
nature_n to_o be_v bear_v live_v die_v and_o be_v bury_v for_o we_o as_o the_o wife_n leave_v all_o for_o her_o husband_n go_v to_o prison_n with_o he_o for_o love_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xxxv_o of_o christ_n resurrection_n have_v discourse_v upon_o and_o dispatch_v the_o burial_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o low_a step_n of_o his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n and_o the_o very_a turn_a step_n as_o before_o so_o he_o descend_v not_o into_o hell_n into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o damn_a but_o only_o into_o the_o grave_a for_o the_o horror_n of_o hell_n have_v be_v before_o upon_o he_o both_o in_o his_o agony_n and_o on_o the_o cross_n in_o the_o three_o hour_n darkness_n etc._n etc._n now_o come_v we_o to_o speak_v of_o his_o state_n of_o exaltation_n it_o be_v say_v he_o have_v god_n exalt_v etc._n etc._n phil._n 2.7_o 8._o the_o degree_n whereof_o be_v four_o first_o his_o resurrection_n second_o his_o ascension_n three_o his_o sit_v down_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o 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〈◊〉_d act_n 2.24_o signify_v till_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o he_o and_o the_o bond_n wherewith_o death_n have_v bind_v he_o in_o the_o grave_a he_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n more_o easy_o break_v asunder_o than_o samson_n his_o type_n do_v the_o new_a cord_n wherewith_o the_o philistine_n manacle_v he_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o he_o as_o this_o be_v a_o triumphal_a sign_n of_o christ_n power_n over_o the_o earth_n and_o hell_n and_o over_o all_o the_o power_n of_o both_o so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v he_o be_v lord_n of_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o of_o earth_n and_o hell_n he_o command_v the_o holy_a angel_n from_o thence_o to_o come_v and_o do_v he_o homage_n hence_o that_o angel_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a speaker_n to_o the_o good_a woman_n call_v christ_n the_o lord_n see_v the_o place_n where_o the_o lord_n lay_v mat._n 28.6_o intimate_v that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o your_o lord_n the_o lord_n of_o saint_n but_o also_o 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here_o inquiry_n be_v make_v why_o our_o lord_n rise_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n answer_v the_o reason_n be_v one_a the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o week_n that_o the_o first_o and_o old_a creation_n begin_v with_o the_o same_o day_n must_v the_o second_o and_o new_a creation_n begin_v with_o also_o now_o this_o be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o all_o the_o seven_o which_o the_o lord_n make_v psal_n 118.24_o with_o ver_fw-la 22_o 23._o all_o which_o be_v apply_v to_o christ_n and_o his_o resurrection_n act_v 4.11_o 1_o pet._n 2.7_o etc._n etc._n as_o god_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n draw_v the_o world_n out_o of_o that_o confuse_a chaos_n as_o well_o as_o out_o of_o that_o abhor_a estate_n of_o nothing_o and_o
then_o in_o confirm_v it_o by_o a_o proof_n of_o their_o sense_n in_o behold_v and_o handle_v he_o v._o 39.40_o 2._o by_o deed_n in_o his_o eat_n with_o they_o v._o 4â—_n 43_o which_o a_o phantasm_n or_o spectrum_n do_v not_o for_o eat_v be_v a_o real_a demonstration_n of_o a_o corporal_a life_n then_o christ_n far_a demonstrate_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o resurrection_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o be_v first_o allege_v ver_fw-la 44._o and_o then_o explain_v ver_fw-la 45_o 46._o after_o this_o he_o institute_v a_o gospel_n ministry_n ver_fw-la 47_o 48._o promise_v the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o attend_v it_o and_o command_v obedience_n ver_fw-la 49._o n.b._n but_o john_n method_n differ_v from_o luke_n thus_o he_o relate_v the_o time_n place_n and_o manner_n of_o this_o five_o appearance_n to_o the_o ten_o thomas_n be_v absent_a johnâ—0_n â—0_z 19_o then_o give_v he_o we_o christ_n saying_n to_o wit_n that_o customary_a form_n of_o salutation_n peace_n be_v unto_o 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be_v there_o more_o reverend_a attention_n to_o the_o word_n and_o more_o plenary_a aquiescency_n in_o it_o there_o will_v be_v more_o conversion_n at_o this_o day_n n.b._n but_o beside_o philip_n evangelical_n eloquence_n wherewith_o he_o draw_v his_o auditory_a to_o his_o oracle_n he_o wrought_v miracle_n also_o which_o be_v as_o so_o many_o evidence_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o oracle_n and_o whereby_o he_o show_v god_n authority_n for_o what_o he_o preach_v he_o heal_v many_o disease_n and_o cast_v out_o many_o devil_n call_v unclean_a spirit_n because_o they_o delight_v in_o sin_n that_o spiritual_a uncleanness_n of_o the_o soul_n who_o cry_v out_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n as_o very_o loath_a to_o leave_v their_o lodging_n have_v they_o not_o be_v constrain_v to_o it_o etc._n etc._n n.b._n the_o performance_n of_o what_o christ_n promise_v mark_v 16.16_o 17._o do_v both_o corroborate_v the_o faith_n of_o those_o gospel-minister_n and_o do_v mighty_o promote_v the_o success_n of_o philip_n ministry_n in_o samaria_n then_o 3_o the_o effect_n hereof_o be_v brief_o comprise_v v._o 8._o and_o there_o be_v great_a joy_n in_o that_o city_n thou_o samaria_n be_v a_o place_n of_o corrupt_a worship_n and_o base_o bewitch_v by_o the_o sorcery_n of_o simon_n magus_n yet_o even_o there_o god_n beget_v a_o people_n to_o himself_o who_o not_o only_o rejoice_v for_o the_o miraculous_a cure_n wrought_v upon_o their_o body_n but_o more_o especial_o for_o the_o word_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o salvation_n preach_v to_o their_o soul_n n.b._n josephus_n say_v that_o at_o samaria_n be_v a_o sanctuary_n open_v by_o sanballat_n for_o all_o renegado_n jew_n and_o upon_o the_o very_a build_n of_o the_o temple_n upon_o mount_n gerizim_n multitude_n of_o jew_n flock_v thither_o that_o call_v jacob_n their_o father_n have_v their_o priesthood_n service_n pentateuch_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o samaritanism_n general_o be_v but_o a_o mongrel-judaism_n therefore_o the_o jew_n hate_v the_o presence_n the_o be_v the_o fashion_n and_o the_o very_a book_n of_o the_o samaritan_n john_n 4.9_o now_o this_o despise_a samaria_n embrace_v the_o gospel_n with_o joy_n when_o the_o former_o belove_v and_o holy_a city_n jerusalem_n do_v explode_v and_o persecute_v it_o n.b._n such_o strange_a alteration_n do_v the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n work_n both_o in_o city_n and_o country_n and_o in_o all_o society_n of_o men._n once_o it_o be_v before_o this_o that_o christ_n must_v needs_o go_v to_o samaria_n john_n 4.4_o oh_o happy_a city_n that_o than_o lay_v in_o a_o sweet_a saviour_n way_n to_o be_v look_v upon_o with_o his_o gracious_a look_n of_o love_n and_o that_o his_o footstep_n may_v drop_v fatness_n upon_o it_o psal_n 65.11_o many_o believe_v in_o christ_n at_o that_o time_n of_o the_o samaritan_n john_n 4.40_o 41
and_o barnabas_n send_v to_o the_o gentile_n this_o divine_a historian_n luke_n the_o recorder_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v hitherto_o carry_v on_o the_o history_n of_o the_o church_n and_o gospel_n as_o both_o have_v their_o reception_n among_o the_o jew_n wherein_o he_o more_o peculiar_o pitch_v upon_o the_o act_n of_o peter_n and_o john_n those_o two_o special_a minister_n of_o the_o circumcision_n more_o especial_o peter_n now_o he_o turn_v his_o pen_n to_o follow_v the_o plant_n and_o progress_n of_o the_o gospel_n among_o the_o gentile_n which_o history_n he_o begin_v with_o the_o act_n especial_o of_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n who_o be_v the_o two_o singular_a minister_n of_o the_o uncircumcision_n and_o more_o peculiarly_a paul_n to_o the_o very_a end_n of_o that_o book_n n.b._n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o barnabas_n know_v beforehand_o as_o he_o be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o his_o be_v design_v for_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o uncircumcision_n and_o of_o paul_n be_v join_v with_o he_o in_o that_o work_n long_o before_o these_o two_o be_v send_v away_o from_o antioch_n upon_o it_o as_o barnabas_n be_v send_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o confirm_v that_o first_o gentile_a church_n there_o so_o his_o seek_v out_o saul_n as_o before_o to_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o same_o work_n give_v some_o confirmation_n hereof_o etc._n etc._n n.b._n the_o solemn_a mission_n of_o saul_n and_o barnabas_n to_o their_o ministry_n among_o the_o gentile_n be_v full_o relate_v act_v 13.1_o etc._n etc._n after_o they_o have_v carry_v the_o benevolence_n of_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n to_o that_o of_o judaea_n they_o return_v to_o antioch_n again_o act_v 12.25_o where_o they_o spend_v some_o considerable_a time_n at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o this_o new_a gentile-church_n observe_v a_o solemn_a fast_o for_o the_o sad_a famine_n that_o then_o be_v sore_o upon_o the_o country_n and_o while_o in_o pray_v and_o preach_v at_o their_o public_a ministration_n as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v for_o which_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n reads_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o preach_v which_o be_v the_o high_a office_n and_o honour_n of_o a_o gospel-minister_n n.b._n though_o some_o protestant_n make_v it_o only_o a_o read_n the_o liturgy_n as_o the_o papist_n translate_v it_o as_o they_o sacrifice_a to_o countenance_v their_o abominable_a idol_n of_o the_o mass_n which_o that_o greek_a word_n can_v never_o mean_v the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v they_o their_o mission_n and_o commission_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o this_o church_n at_o antioch_n upon_o this_o extraordinary_a day_n of_o humiliation_n to_o fetch_v in_o the_o gentile_n who_o have_v long_o lie_v behind_o the_o partition-wall_n to_o the_o jew_n this_o can_v not_o be_v do_v without_o a_o divine_a warrant_n for_o though_o peter_n in_o the_o case_n of_o cornelius_n have_v open_v a_o door_n for_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o gentile_n that_o be_v only_o a_o single_a gap_n or_o breach_n make_v in_o the_o wall_n yet_o now_o the_o whole_a partition-wall_n be_v to_o be_v throw_v down_o and_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v into_o all_o gentile-countreys_n and_o that_o heavenly_a manna_n be_v to_o be_v rain_v down_o at_o their_o tent-door_n when_o the_o lord_n say_v separate_a those_o two_o man_n to_o the_o work_n whereunto_o i_o have_v call_v they_o v._n 2._o which_o confirm_v that_o saul_n and_o barnabas_n know_v their_o work_n beforehand_o n.b._n in_o paul_n first_o peregrination_n or_o travel_n among_o the_o gentile_n as_o their_o great_a apostle_n in_o conjunction_n with_o barnabas_n three_o famous_a circumstance_n be_v principal_o observable_a the_o first_o be_v his_o egress_n the_o second_o be_v his_o progress_n the_o three_o his_o regress_n n.b._n in_o his_o egress_n from_o antioch_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o move_a cause_n thereof_o namely_o his_o solemn_a call_n to_o undertake_v this_o apostleship_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o which_o call_v be_v mention_v 1._o the_o minister_n who_o set_v he_o apart_o for_o that_o office_n with_o his_o colleague_n barnabas_n simon_n lucius_n and_o menaen_n act_v 13.1_o 2._o the_o author_n god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n point_v out_o those_o two_o man_n to_o a_o employment_n of_o his_o own_o who_o be_v late_o return_v from_o a_o employment_n of_o the_o church_n verse_n 2._o and_o 3._o the_o manner_n how_o those_o three_o abovenamed_a who_o be_v prophet_n as_o well_o as_o preacher_n understand_v the_o lord_n mind_n and_o appoint_v another_o solemn_a day_n of_o fast_v and_o prayer_n lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o saul_n and_o barnabas_n so_o set_v they_o apart_o by_o ordination_n v._o 3._o this_o be_v n.b._n the_o second_o ordination_n or_o imposition_n of_o hand_n since_o the_o gospel_n begin_v which_o do_v not_o confer_v the_o holy_a ghost_n with_o it_o for_o these_o two_o be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n before_o and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o ordination_n of_o elder_n since_o the_o gospel_n that_o be_v practise_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o judaea_n among_o the_o gentile_n the_o remark_n from_o the_o first_o part_n to_o wit_n the_o egress_n be_v these_o first_n god_n grant_v to_o this_o new_a gospel-church_n at_o antioch_n the_o extraordinary_a help_n of_o prophet_n endue_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n which_o have_v cease_v from_o the_o day_n of_o malachy_n to_o christ_n time_n this_o divine_a grant_n of_o such_o as_o be_v partaker_n of_o revelation_n be_v according_a to_o the_o present_a state_n of_o this_o new_a church_n as_o necessary_a to_o its_o well-being_n until_o time_n and_o study_n have_v enable_v other_o to_o be_v teacher_n there_o which_o as_o yet_o none_o can_v attain_v to_o in_o its_o infancy_n where_o god_n deny_v mean_n he_o supply_v mean_n the_o second_o remark_n from_o the_o egress_n be_v the_o lord_n be_v so_o free_a a_o agent_n in_o scatter_v his_o grace_n that_o he_o pour_v it_o out_o upon_o some_o person_n even_o in_o the_o worst_a of_o place_n n.b._n as_o appear_v in_o the_o case_n of_o this_o manaen_n who_o be_v pver_fw-la collectaneus_fw-la one_o that_o have_v suck_v of_o the_o same_o milk_n with_o herod-antipas_n the_o same_o that_o behead_v the_o baptist_n and_o set_v at_o nought_o our_o precious_a saviour_n yet_o this_o foster-brother_n of_o herod_n manaen_n and_o bring_v up_o at_o court_n with_o herod_n do_v notwithstanding_o all_o contemn_v the_o profit_n pleasure_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o court_n and_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n so_o much_o contemn_v by_o both_o the_o king_n and_o his_o courtier_n v._o 2._o n.b._n in_o all_o age_n god_n have_v have_v some_o to_o fear_v he_o and_o to_o love_v his_o good_a way_n even_o in_o the_o worst_a of_o family_n and_o royal_a court_n he_o have_v his_o moses_n in_o proud_a pharaoh_n family_n his_o obadiah_n in_o impious_a ahab_n hall_n 1_o king_n 18.3_o 13._o some_o good_a soul_n in_o herod_n house_n luke_n 8.2_o as_o this_o manaen_n also_o and_o some_o believer_n even_o in_o the_o household_n of_o nero_n that_o monster_n of_o mankind_n phil._n 4.22_o this_o man_n manaen_n make_v moses_n choice_n heb._n 11.25_o 26._o the_o three_o remark_n be_v a_o solemn_a seek_v of_o god_n before_o any_o great_a enterprise_n be_v a_o good_a preparation_n for_o entrance_n into_o it_o n.b._n our_o saviour_n himself_o will_v not_o enter_v upon_o his_o ministry_n till_o he_o have_v fast_v forty_o day_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 4.2.17_o if_o we_o make_v god_n our_o alpha_n he_o will_v be_v our_o omega_n therein_o also_o and_o will_v be_v with_o we_o in_o the_o beginning_n in_o the_o middle_a and_o in_o the_o end_v thereof_o too_o as_o he_o be_v with_o these_o two_o saul_n and_o barnabas_n in_o their_o ministry_n among_o the_o gentile_n n.b._n in_o such_o serious_a and_o secret_a address_n at_o the_o entrance_n unto_o god_n we_o make_v our_o humble_a acknowledgement_n that_o all_o safety_n and_o success_n in_o our_o weighty_a undertake_n must_v come_v from_o god_n n.b._n the_o church_n approbation_n of_o what_o be_v do_v in_o set_v saul_n and_o barnabas_n apart_o and_o their_o pray_v for_o god_n blessing_n upon_o their_o labour_n be_v say_v to_o be_v he_o send_v of_o they_o forth_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n verse_n 3_o 4._o whereby_o the_o like_a apostolical_a authority_n with_o all_o the_o other_o apostle_n infallibility_n of_o spirit_n and_o a_o plenipotentiary_n commission_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n to_o the_o disperse_a gentile_n be_v put_v upon_o they_o n.b._n the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n do_v betoken_v their_o separate_n and_o consecrate_v to_o the_o work_n as_o the_o priest_n under_o the_o law_n do_v separate_v and_o consecrate_v the_o beast_n for_o sacrifice_n by_o lay_v their_o hand_n thereon_o and_o the_o reason_n of_o those_o present_a action_n in_o this_o first_o ordination_n among_o
syrian_a army_n be_v smite_v with_o blindness_n so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o captivate_v that_o one_o single_a servant_n of_o god_n elisha_n 2_o king_n 6.18_o their_o sense_n be_v so_o delude_v by_o a_o divine_a operation_n yet_o be_v this_o conjurer_n worse_o confound_v than_o they_o and_o stop_v in_o his_o pervert_n career_n the_o seven_o remark_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o wrath_n god_n remember_v mercy_n even_o in_o his_o deal_n with_o wicked_a man_n hab._n 3.2_o and_o stir_v not_o up_o all_o his_o wrath_n psal_n 78.38_o this_o blindness_n therefore_o be_v not_o a_o perpetual_a as_o it_o may_v have_v be_v but_o only_o a_o temporary_a blindness_n thou_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o sun_n for_o a_o season_n n.b._n this_o phrase_n intimate_v that_o it_o be_v inflict_v upon_o he_o not_o so_o much_o in_o a_o penal_a as_o in_o a_o medicinal_a way_n that_o he_o may_v be_v reclaim_v from_o his_o villainy_n be_v reduce_v by_o repentance_n and_o receive_v his_o sight_n again_o the_o ancient_n do_v without_o book_n affirm_v that_o he_o do_v hereby_o repent_v of_o his_o sin_n and_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o eyesight_n again_o yet_o after_o this_o they_o say_v he_o return_v with_o the_o dog_n to_o his_o vomit_n and_o with_o the_o sow_n to_o his_o wallow_n in_o the_o mire_n not_o only_o of_o his_o old_a judaisme_n but_o to_o his_o devilish_a magic_a trick_n again_o which_o show_v he_o repent_v of_o his_o very_a repentance_n but_o so_o do_v not_o paul_n who_o be_v strike_v blind_a also_o act_v 9.8_o for_o he_o see_v save_o etc._n etc._n the_o eight_o remark_n be_v god_n overshoots_a satan_n in_o his_o own_o bow_n that_o which_o the_o devil_n design_v for_o obstruct_v the_o gospel_n be_v overrule_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o a_o far_a promote_a it_n sergius_n paulus_n be_v set_v upon_o by_o satan_n in_o this_o sorcerer_n to_o be_v turn_v aside_o from_o become_v a_o proselyte_n yet_o when_o this_o prudent_a man_n see_v that_o the_o gospel_n which_o paul_n preach_v be_v attend_v with_o so_o much_o majesty_n and_o with_o such_o a_o power_n of_o work_a miracle_n accompany_v it_o he_o the_o more_o firm_o believe_v be_v astonish_v at_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o lord_n verse_n 12._o n.b._n the_o word_n never_o work_v more_o kind_o than_o when_o it_o be_v receive_v with_o admiration_n the_o second_o journey_n paul_n and_o barnabas_n take_v from_o cyprus_n when_o they_o have_v do_v their_o work_n there_o n.b._n be_v to_o perga_n in_o pamphilia_n verse_n 13._o whereof_o we_o have_v nothing_o of_o note_n record_v save_v only_o how_o their_o colleague_n that_o minister_v to_o they_o verse_n 5._o play_v they_o a_o slippery_a trick_n there_o though_o some_o say_v this_o be_v that_o john_n mark_v who_o write_v the_o gospel_n call_v by_o his_o name_n yet_o his_o departure_n from_o they_o at_o this_o juncture_n when_o they_o be_v walk_v their_o biennial_a circuit_n be_v blame-worthy_a act_v 15.38_o whatever_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o withdrawment_n from_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n sundry_a conjecture_n there_o be_v why_o he_o do_v so_o n.b._n asdruball_n 1._o that_o he_o foresee_v from_o this_o short_a experience_n what_o difficulty_n and_o danger_n attend_v the_o gospel_n and_o therefore_o in_o time_n provide_v for_o his_o own_o safety_n and_o avoid_v it_o as_o one_o soon_o weary_a of_o his_o work_n there_o be_v too_o many_o who_o can_v be_v content_a to_o be_v do_v something_o for_o christ_n yet_o care_v not_o to_o meet_v with_o suffer_v little_a or_o nothing_o for_o he_o as_o the_o king_n of_o navarr_n tell_v beza_n he_o will_v launch_v no_o far_o into_o the_o sea_n of_o religion_n than_o so_o as_o that_o he_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o save_v himself_o by_o return_v safe_a home_n to_o shore_n at_o night_n 2._o n.b._n some_o suppose_n mark_v return_v to_o jerusalem_n out_o of_o a_o overfond_a affection_n to_o his_o age_a mother_n who_o live_v there_o but_o he_o have_v learn_v a_o better_a lesson_n in_o his_o own_o gospel_n mark_v 10.29_o 30._o to_o forsake_v mother_n for_o christ_n who_o promise_v to_o be_v worth_a ten_o mother_n to_o he_o etc._n etc._n n.b._n the_o three_o conjecture_n be_v that_o mark_v hear_v of_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o peter_n with_o who_o he_o have_v some_o special_a familiarity_n yea_o a_o peculiar_a interest_n in_o he_o as_o appeareth_z from_o 1_o pet._n 5.13_o who_o peter_n there_o call_v his_o son_n and_o in_o that_o peter_n be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o mark_n be_v mother_n house_n act_v 12.12_o therefore_o his_o extraordinary_a respect_n to_o peter_n may_v draw_v he_o back_o to_o see_v what_o become_v of_o he_o at_o jerusalem_n n.b._n the_o four_o opinion_n be_v that_o his_o relation_n to_o peter_n who_o be_v the_o special_a minister_n of_o the_o circumcision_n make_v he_o the_o more_o shy_a and_o nice_a to_o venture_v among_o the_o uncircumcised_a gentile_n not_o only_o lest_o he_o shall_v not_o shun_v that_o occasion_n of_o offence_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o peter_n but_o 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