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only_o my_o permission_n but_o commendation_n but_o that_o they_o have_v be_v always_o the_o general_a sense_n of_o their_o church_n or_o though_o true_a aught_o to_o be_v impose_v upon_o all_o christian_n as_o condition_n of_o communion_n the_o one_o i_o do_v not_o always_o believe_v the_o other_o i_o do_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n allow_v i_o be_o glad_a to_o see_v such_o effect_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o solid_a knowledge_n among_o a_o people_n more_o ingenious_a free_a and_o generous_a that_o they_o be_v ashamed_a somewhat_o of_o folly_n and_o falsehood_n though_o too_o ancient_a and_o too_o much_o authorize_v this_o writer_n indeed_o be_v learned_a and_o have_v much_o consider_v the_o task_n he_o undertake_v but_o all_o be_v not_o extraordinary_a and_o all_o that_o be_v so_o be_v not_o perhaps_o true_a for_o very_o many_o thing_n be_v now_o common_o know_v and_o many_o observation_n concern_v the_o pontifician_n or_o the_o more_o early_o reform_a critic_n and_o commentator_n altogether_o ignorant_a or_o indifferent_o skill_v in_o oriental_a learning_n nor_o get_v out_o of_o the_o prejudices_fw-la of_o a_o infallible_a church_n or_o more_o modern_a system_n not_o then_o to_o be_v question_v without_o the_o suspicion_n of_o atheism_n or_o heresy_n many_o also_o be_v his_o remark_n which_o though_o they_o have_v the_o hap_n now_o first_o to_o appear_v in_o public_a yet_o they_o have_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o many_o among_o the_o protestant_n who_o have_v not_o be_v so_o forward_o to_o publish_v they_o but_o choose_v rather_o to_o reserve_v they_o to_o long_a consideration_n and_o in_o general_n i_o think_v it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o that_o learned_a genius_n that_o free_a judicious_a and_o serious_a spirit_n in_o philosophy_n morality_n and_o religion_n which_o have_v of_o late_o show_v itself_o among_o the_o french_a have_v be_v much_o early_o and_o more_o propagate_v among_o we_o here_o in_o england_n if_o it_o be_v not_o again_o oppress_v or_o 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first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n which_o i_o have_v not_o see_v when_o this_o preface_n be_v first_o write_v and_o go_v off_o from_o the_o press_n but_o since_o i_o have_v see_v and_o peruse_v it_o and_o the_o manager_n of_o this_o whole_a edition_n for_o some_o reason_n of_o their_o own_o have_v defer_v the_o perfect_a and_o publish_v of_o it_o till_o this_o present_a time_n have_v put_v i_o upon_o a_o necessity_n of_o alter_v some_o thing_n in_o this_o sheet_n and_o give_v i_o opportunity_n of_o add_v other_o i_o have_v before_o in_o this_o preface_n mention_v the_o most_o natural_a and_o easy_a interpretation_n in_o my_o judgement_n of_o that_o so_o much_o criticize_v and_o seem_o difficult_a place_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 10._o for_o this_o cause_n ought_v the_o woman_n to_o have_v power_n on_o her_o head_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o angel_n it_o seem_v a_o receive_a opinion_n among_o the_o ancient_a jew_n that_o some_o of_o the_o good_a angel_n when_o they_o please_v use_v to_o be_v present_a with_o some_o curiosity_n and_o concernment_n in_o their_o religious_a affair_n and_o assembly_n as_o perhaps_o the_o evil_a one_o be_v in_o the_o filthy_a and_o idolatrous_a one_o of_o the_o heathen_n which_o be_v by_o their_o own_o contrivance_n suggestion_n and_o encouragement_n this_o opinion_n in_o itself_o not_o improbable_a to_o reason_n the_o apostle_n may_v approve_v and_o make_v use_n of_o it_o be_v there_o somewhat_o unexpected_a to_o i_o that_o our_o author_n so_o well_o verse_v in_o these_o writing_n shall_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o but_o that_o contrariwise_o in_o page_n 303._o of_o the_o ensue_a volume_n he_o shall_v interpret_v that_o place_n of_o evil_a angel_n make_v a_o bate_n of_o the_o beauty_n of_o woman_n to_o entangle_v the_o heart_n and_o eye_n of_o the_o men._n yet_o i_o suspect_v that_o he_o may_v have_v change_v his_o opinion_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o this_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n but_o now_o 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on_o dumah_n also_o as_o it_o have_v do_v on_o babylon_n that_o arabia_n tent_n shall_v be_v so_o spoil_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o lodge_v in_o the_o open_a forest_n etc._n etc._n esay_n xxii_o this_o chapter_n contain_v a_o sad_a prophecy_n against_o judea_n which_o he_o call_v the_o valley_n of_o vision_n because_o of_o god_n reveal_v himself_o there_o to_o his_o prophet_n he_o foretell_v in_o it_o the_o heavy_a time_n that_o be_v come_v upon_o that_o people_n of_o judea_n by_o the_o assyrian_a army_n before_o it_o be_v miraculous_o destroy_v that_o the_o slay_v thereof_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v slay_v with_o the_o sword_n nor_o dead_a only_a by_o battle_n but_o dead_a with_o famine_n vers_fw-la 2._o for_o the_o invasion_n of_o that_o army_n shall_v cause_v husbandry_n to_o be_v neglect_v so_o that_o briar_n and_o thorn_n shall_v come_v upon_o the_o land_n through_o this_o neglect_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v this_o trouble_n for_o many_o day_n and_o year_n together_o and_o lament_v for_o the_o pleasant_a field_n and_o the_o fruitful_a vine_n as_o chap._n 32._o 10._o 12_o 13._o elam_n and_o kir_n persia_n and_o assyria_n shall_v be_v combine_v in_o this_o invasion_n and_o shall_v fill_v the_o country_n with_o charet_n and_o horseman_n that_o by_o this_o misery_n the_o lord_n shall_v discover_v the_o cover_n or_o uncloak_v the_o hypocrisy_n and_o pretence_n of_o judah_n for_o now_o they_o will_v show_v their_o carnal_a confidence_n ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o their_o carnal_a security_n vers_fw-la 12._o 13._o he_o prophesi_v of_o the_o displace_n of_o shebna_n from_o be_v over_o the_o household_n and_o place_v of_o eliakim_n in_o his_o room_n which_o be_v accomplish_v and_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o rabshakeh_n lie_v before_o jerusalem_n esay_n 36._o 22._o esay_n xxiv_o xxv_o xxvi_o xxvii_o xxix_o as_o in_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v the_o misery_n and_o perplexity_n of_o judea_n by_o sennacherib_n army_n before_o the_o angel_n destroy_v it_o so_o in_o the_o first_o and_o last_o of_o these_o chapter_n he_o declare_v the_o final_a desolation_n of_o it_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n as_o he_o do_v the_o desolation_n of_o tyrus_n by_o he_o chap._n 23._o and_o the_o final_a desolalation_n of_o ephraim_n by_o salmaneser_n chap._n 28._o he_o mingle_v many_o sweet_a and_o gracious_a promise_n and_o comfort_n among_o his_o threaten_n etc._n etc._n he_o call_v the_o altar_n ariel_n and_o jerusalem_n ariel_n or_o the_o lion_n of_o god_n the_o one_o for_o devour_a sacrifice_n the_o other_o for_o devour_a man_n by_o slaughter_n and_o he_o threaten_v that_o god_n will_v distress_v ariel_n the_o city_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v as_o ariel_z the_o altar_n with_o abundance_n of_o slay_v about_o it_o chap._n 29._o 2._o esay_n xxx_o xxxi_o the_o oppression_n and_o terror_n of_o the_o assyrian_a army_n make_v perplex_v judea_n look_v after_o a_o arm_n of_o flesh_n the_o reed_n of_o egypt_n as_o chap._n 36._o 9_o this_o carnal_a confidence_n the_o prophet_n tax_v smart_o in_o these_o two_o chapter_n yet_o for_o his_o promise_n sake_n assure_v of_o deliverance_n and_o foretell_v the_o divine_a vengeance_n upon_o the_o assyrian_a the_o misery_n and_o oppression_n by_o this_o army_n what_o under_o shalmaneser_n and_o what_o under_o sennacherib_n have_v be_v long_o and_o have_v be_v grievous_a so_o that_o they_o have_v eat_v the_o bread_n of_o adversity_n and_o drunken_a the_o water_n of_o affliction_n and_o their_o teacher_n have_v be_v remove_v into_o corner_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 30._o 20._o but_o as_o the_o stream_n of_o the_o assyrian_a power_n have_v overflow_v and_o wrought_v up_o even_o to_o the_o neck_n as_o chap._n 8._o 8._o so_o shall_v the_o lord_n anger_n do_v now_o to_o he_o chap._n 30._o 28._o and_o they_o of_o jerusalem_n shall_v have_v joy_n in_o the_o night_n ver_fw-la 29._o compare_v chap._n 37._o 36._o for_o the_o assyrian_a shall_v be_v beat_v down_o with_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 31._o in_o the_o valley_n of_o hinnom_n or_o tophet_n ver_fw-la 33._o and_o shall_v fall_v not_o by_o the_o sword_n either_o of_o great_a or_o mean_a man_n but_o of_o the_o mighty_a god_n chap._n 31._o 8._o these_o and_o other_o particular_n do_v plain_o clear_v the_o method_n of_o these_o chapter_n and_o show_v they_o lie_v here_o in_o their_o proper_a time_n esay_n xxxii_o xxxiii_o xxxiv_o xxxv_o unto_o the_o same_o time_n be_v we_o to_o refer_v these_o chapter_n also_o speak_v among_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o sad_a time_n that_o judah_n suffer_v while_o the_o assyrian_a army_n be_v range_v and_o destroy_v up_o and_o down_o before_o the_o lord_n destroy_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v spoil_v the_o vintage_n and_o husbandry_n chap._n 32._o 10._o 12._o and_o that_o he_o make_v the_o highway_n waste_v and_o care_v not_o to_o keep_v any_o covenant_n that_o he_o make_v chap._n 33_o 8._o but_o he_o shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o so_o shall_v the_o other_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n particular_o edom_n who_o be_v a_o constant_a adversary_n chap._n 34._o and_o good_a and_o comfortable_a thing_n shall_v accrue_v to_o zion_n chap._n 35._o micah_n iii_n iv_o five_o vi_o vii_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o three_o of_o micah_n be_v own_v by_o the_o man_n of_o jeremiahs_n time_n to_o have_v be_v utter_v in_o the_o time_n of_o hezekiah_n jer._n 26._o 18._o and_o here_o may_v both_o that_o whole_a chapter_n and_o all_o the_o chapter_n that_o follow_v it_o be_v very_o well_o place_v as_o prophesy_v in_o some_o time_n of_o hezekiahs_n first_o thirteen_o year_n before_o sennacherib_n besiege_v jerusalem_n for_o in_o chap._n 5._o 1._o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v of_o that_o siege_n and_o of_o sennacherib_n blasphemy_n both_o against_o god_n and_o hezekiah_n smite_v the_o judge_n of_o israel_n as_o with_o a_o rod_n upon_o the_o cheek_n and_o he_o foretelleth_a that_o christ_n shall_v be_v the_o people_n peace_n in_o the_o assyrian_n invasion_n and_o that_o though_o the_o proud_a enemy_n think_v to_o triumph_n and_o tread_v down_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o all_o the_o nation_n jerusalem_n yet_o shall_v that_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v insult_v over_o by_o he_o that_o bethlehem_n a_o poor_a town_n shall_v yield_v and_o produce_v one_o that_o shall_v tread_v both_o the_o assyrian_a and_o all_o other_o the_o church_n enemy_n under_o foot_n and_o so_o as_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n of_o a_o virgin_n be_v a_o sign_n to_o ahaz_n so_o be_v his_o birth_n in_o bethlehem_n a_o sign_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n the_o prophecy_n of_o nahum_n all_o in_o these_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n also_o live_v nahum_n the_o prophet_n and_o be_v one_o of_o the_o comforter_n of_o jerusalem_n esay_n 40._o 1._o against_o the_o burden_n and_o terror_n of_o assyria_n he_o be_v general_o hold_v to_o have_v prophesy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o manasseh_n with_o habakkuk_n which_o he_o may_v very_o well_o do_v begin_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o continue_v in_o manasseh_n he_o mention_v the_o evil_a counsel_n of_o sennacherib_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o foretelleth_a his_o death_n in_o his_o idol_n temple_n chap._n 1._o 11._o 14._o and_o denounce_v destruction_n to_o niniveh_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o assyria_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n xviii_o from_o ver_fw-la 13._o to_o the_o end_n and_o xix_o all_o 2_o chron._n xxxii_o from_z beginning_z to_z vers_n 24._o esay_n xxxvi_o &_o xxxvii_o world_n 3295_o diwision_n 266_o hezekiah_n 14_o sennacherib_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n have_v invade_v judah_n hezekiah_n send_v a_o submission_n to_o he_o at_o lachish_n who_o cheat_o get_v three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o talent_n from_o he_o and_o then_o depart_v not_o away_o from_o he_o for_o all_o that_o year_n the_o assyrian_a first_o send_v some_o of_o his_o servant_n with_o a_o message_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o have_v persuade_v the_o people_n out_o of_o their_o own_o defence_n but_o when_o that_o will_v not_o prevail_v he_o send_v a_o great_a force_n against_o the_o city_n where_o rabshakah_n in_o the_o head_n of_o they_o revile_v hezekiah_n and_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n but_o hezekiah_n pray_v and_o send_v to_o isaiah_n have_v a_o comfortable_a answer_n and_o a_o comfortable_a sign_n a_o comfortable_a answer_n that_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n shall_v be_v bridle_v and_o muzzle_v and_o this_o very_a thing_n shall_v be_v a_o comfortable_a sign_n for_o the_o future_a that_o god_n will_v prevent_v the_o famine_n which_o they_o have_v great_a cause_n to_o fear_v and_o that_o god_n will_v establish_v they_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v the_o assyrian_a army_n have_v spoil_v all_o their_o tillage_n through_o the_o country_n for_o a_o long_a time_n as_o chap._n 32._o 9_o 10_o 12_o 13._o etc._n etc._n and_o what_o shall_v they_o do_v now_o for_o meat_n and_o sustenance_n
if_o they_o escape_v that_o army_n why_o eat_v this_o year_n what_o grow_v of_o itself_o and_o what_o may_v be_v find_v up_o and_o down_o on_o the_o tree_n and_o the_o ground_n but_o what_o must_v they_o do_v the_o next_o year_n which_o be_v a_o year_n of_o release_n and_o rest_n as_o every_o seven_o year_n be_v and_o they_o may_v not_o till_o the_o ground_n why_o providebit_fw-la deus_fw-la god_n will_v also_o then_o provide_v for_o they_o of_o what_o grow_v of_o itself_o again_o and_o then_o the_o three_o year_n sow_v and_o reap_v and_o return_v to_o your_o old_a peace_n and_o prosperity_n esay_n xxxviii_o 2_o king_n xx._n to_o ver_fw-la 12._o &_o 2_o chron._n xxxii_o ver_fw-la 24._o hezekiahs_n sickness_n of_o the_o plague_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o very_a time_n while_o the_o assyrian_a army_n lie_v about_o jerusalem_n for_o though_o the_o destruction_n of_o that_o army_n by_o the_o angel_n be_v relate_v before_o the_o story_n of_o his_o sickness_n yet_o that_o his_o sickness_n be_v while_o that_o army_n be_v alive_a may_v be_v conjecture_v upon_o these_o two_o collection_n first_o it_o be_v past_o all_o doubt_n that_o his_o sickness_n be_v this_o very_a same_o year_n that_o the_o assyrian_a army_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o angel_n for_o if_o he_o reign_v nine_o and_o twenty_o year_n as_o 2_o king_n 18._o 2._o and_o that_o stroke_n of_o the_o angel_n upon_o that_o army_n be_v in_o his_o fourteen_o year_n as_o vers_n 13._o of_o that_o chapter_n and_o he_o live_v fifteen_o year_n after_o his_o sickness_n as_o 2_o king_n 20._o 6._o then_o it_o make_v that_o matter_n past_o controvert_v second_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o sickness_n do_v not_o only_o promise_v he_o recovery_n from_o his_o disease_n but_o also_o that_o he_o will_v deliver_v he_o and_o that_o city_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n which_o show_v there_o be_v then_o danger_n to_o he_o and_o jerusalem_n from_o that_o king_n and_o this_o may_v be_v conceive_v one_o cause_n that_o make_v hezekiah_n to_o weep_v so_o bitter_o when_o the_o message_n of_o death_n be_v denounce_v unto_o he_o because_o he_o be_v to_o leave_v jerusalem_n and_o judea_n under_o the_o pressure_n and_o danger_n of_o the_o assyrian_a tyrant_n and_o must_v not_o see_v the_o delivery_n of_o it_o therefore_o though_o the_o whole_a story_n of_o sennacherib_n be_v lay_v together_o as_o be_v fit_a yet_o can_v i_o not_o but_o in_o my_o thought_n insert_v this_o story_n of_o hezekiahs_n sickness_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o army_n as_o no_o doubt_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v before_o sennacherib_n death_n and_o yet_o be_v that_o story_v before_o it_o for_o the_o conclude_a of_o his_o history_n all_o at_o once_o to_o hezekiah_n alone_o be_v it_o give_v to_o know_v the_o term_n of_o his_o life_n and_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o firmament_n know_v not_o his_o go_v down_o that_o hezekiah_n may_v know_v he_o 2_o king_n xx._n from_o vers_fw-la 12._o to_o vers_n 20._o esay_n thirty-nine_o all_o 2_o chron._n xxxii_o vers_fw-la 25_o 26._o merodach_n or_o berodach-baladan_a the_o king_n of_o babel_n visit_v hezekiah_n by_o his_o ambassador_n to_o congratulate_v his_o recovery_n and_o to_o inquire_v after_o the_o miracle_n of_o the_o sun_n turn_v back_o the_o lord_n leave_v hezekiah_n to_o try_v what_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n and_o it_o show_v folly_n the_o lord_n foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n the_o captivity_n into_o babel_n which_o city_n and_o kingdom_n be_v now_o small_a and_o under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o assyrian_a before_o it_o rise_v to_o be_v the_o golden_a head_n for_o observe_v in_o 2_o chron._n 33._o 11._o that_o babel_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n carry_v manass_v unto_o babel_n it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v that_o eser-haddon_a who_o succeed_v sennacherib_n in_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n take_v offence_n at_o merodach-baladan_a for_o his_o intimacy_n and_o familiarity_n with_o hezekiah_n and_o thereupon_o set_v upon_o babel_n and_o take_v it_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n babel_n have_v be_v tributary_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o assyria_n hitherto_o the_o assyrian_a have_v build_v it_o for_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n that_o trade_v upon_o euphrates_n in_o ship_n and_o make_v it_o a_o fair_a city_n but_o now_o eser-haddon_a subdue_v it_o and_o deface_v it_o esay_n 23._o 13._o 2_o chron._n xxxii_o from_z vers_n 27._o to_o end_n 2_o king_n xx._n vers_fw-la 20_o 21._o division_n 267_o hezekiah_n 15_o hezekiah_n live_v these_o fifteen_o year_n in_o safety_n and_o prosperity_n division_n 268_o hezekiah_n 16_o have_v humble_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o pride_n to_o the_o ambassador_n division_n 269_o hezekiah_n 17_o of_o babel_n the_o degree_n of_o the_o sun_n reverse_v and_o the_o fifteen_o division_n 270_o hezekiah_n 18_o year_n of_o hezekiahs_n life_n prolong_v may_v call_v to_o our_o mind_n the_o fifteen_o division_n 271_o hezekiah_n 19_o psalm_n of_o degree_n viz._n from_o psalm_n 120_o and_o forward_o there_o be_v hezekiahs_n division_n 272_o hezekiah_n 20_o song_n that_o be_v sing_v to_o the_o string_a instrument_n in_o the_o house_n of_o division_n 273_o hezekiah_n 21_o the_o lord_n esay_n 38._o 21._o whether_o these_o be_v pick_v out_o by_o he_o for_o that_o division_n 274_o hezekiah_n 22_o purpose_n be_v it_o leave_v to_o censure_v the_o jew_n hold_v they_o be_v call_v psalm_n division_n 275_o hezekiah_n 23_o of_o degree_n because_o they_o be_v sing_v upon_o the_o fifteen_o stair_n that_o rise_v into_o division_n 276_o hezekiah_n 24_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n who_o so_o in_o read_v those_o psalm_n shall_v have_v division_n 277_o hezekiah_n 25_o his_o thought_n upon_o the_o danger_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o sennacherib_n and_o her_o delivery_n and_o the_o sickness_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o his_o recovery_n shall_v find_v that_o they_o fit_v those_o occasion_n in_o many_o place_n very_o well_o but_o i_o assert_v nothing_o but_o leave_v it_o to_o examination_n division_n 278_o hezekiah_n 26_o 1_o chron._n iv_o from_o vers_fw-la 34._o to_o the_o end_n division_n 279_o hezekiah_n 27_o in_o the_o time_n of_o hezekiah_n some_o of_o the_o simeonites_n subdue_v the_o meunim_n division_n 280_o hezekiah_n 28_o and_o the_o amalekite_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o former_a fourteen_o year_n of_o hezekiah_n when_o the_o assyrian_a army_n be_v all_o abroad_o and_o none_o dare_v peep_v out_o but_o in_o his_o last_o fifteen_o year_n when_o that_o army_n be_v destroy_v and_o go_v world_n 3310_o division_n 281_o hezekiah_n 29_o hezekiah_n die_v esay_n xxiii_o &_o esay_n xl_o xli_o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n the_o prophesy_v of_o esay_n be_v conclude_v by_o the_o title_n of_o his_o book_n in_o the_o time_n of_o hezekiah_n though_o the_o hebrew_n of_o old_a have_v hold_v that_o he_o live_v and_o die_v in_o the_o day_n of_o manasseh_n and_o be_v saw_v asunder_o by_o he_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n may_v seem_v to_o speak_v to_o that_o heb._n 11._o 37._o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o chronology_n of_o the_o title_n of_o the_o book_n in_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o it_o these_o chapter_n that_o be_v set_v after_o the_o story_n of_o hezekiahs_n fourteen_o year_n or_o after_o the_o story_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o assyrian_n and_o hezekiahs_n recovery_n be_v all_o to_o be_v allot_v to_o the_o fifteen_o year_n of_o his_o prolong_a life_n since_o there_o be_v no_o direction_n to_o lay_v all_o of_o they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o in_o any_o time_n else_o etc._n etc._n the_o three_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n also_o fall_v under_o the_o same_o time_n even_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o hezekiahs_n reign_n when_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n have_v now_o take_v babel_n this_o be_v apparent_a by_o ver_fw-la 13._o speak_v of_o a_o little_a before_o for_o there_o the_o lord_n threaten_v tyrus_n by_o the_o example_n of_o babel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o city_n have_v be_v found_v by_o the_o assyrian_a 1._o assyrian_a assyrian_a assyrian_a for_o ship_n and_o for_o man_n of_o the_o desert_n thereupon_o babel_n be_v call_v the_o desert_n of_o the_o sea_n esay_n 21._o 1._o for_o his_o ship_n and_o ship-man_n to_o traffic_v upon_o euphrates_n as_o tyrus_n be_v build_v on_o the_o sea_n for_o the_o like_a purpose_n but_o now_o the_o assyrian_a have_v bring_v that_o to_o ruin_n and_o so_o shall_v the_o case_n of_o tyrus_n be_v by_o the_o babylonians_n nabuchadnezzar_a destroy_v tyrus_n ezek._n 29._o 18._o now_o the_o reason_n why_o this_o chapter_n that_o fall_v so_o late_o in_o hezekiahs_n time_n be_v yet_o lay_v in_o that_o place_n where_o it_o be_v be_v this_o because_o the_o prophecy_n against_o those_o country_n
entertain_v what_o he_o be_v relate_v to_o she_o shall_v give_v unto_o he_o the_o throne_n psal._n 2._o 7_o 8_o 9_o ezek._n 21._o 27._o dan._n 7._o 14._o etc._n etc._n vers._n 33._o he_o shall_v reign_v over_o the_o house_n of_o jacob._n this_o term_n the_o house_n of_o jacob_n include_v first_o all_z the_o twelve_o tribe_n which_o the_o word_n israel_n can_v not_o have_v do_v second_o the_o heathen_n and_o gentile_n also_o for_o of_o such_o the_o house_n and_o family_n of_o jacob_n be_v full_a vers._n 34._o see_v i_o know_v not_o a_o man_n these_o word_n say_v the_o rhemist_n declare_v that_o she_o have_v now_o vow_v virginity_n to_o god_n for_o if_o she_o may_v have_v know_v a_o man_n and_o so_o have_v have_v a_o child_n she_o will_v never_o have_v ask_v how_o shall_v this_o be_v do_v and_o jansenius_n go_v yet_o further_o from_o these_o word_n say_v he_o it_o do_v not_o only_o follow_v that_o she_o have_v vow_v but_o this_o seem_v also_o to_o follow_v from_o they_o that_o her_o vow_n be_v approve_v of_o god_n see_v also_o aquin._n part_n 3._o quaest_n 28._o art_n 4._o baron_fw-fr in_o apparatu_fw-la ad_fw-la annal._n etc._n etc._n answ._n first_o among_o the_o jew_n marriage_n be_v not_o hold_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a or_o at_o their_o own_o liberty_n to_o choose_v or_o refuse_v but_o a_o bind_a command_n and_o the_o first_o of_o the_o 613._o as_o it_o be_v find_v rank_v in_o the_o pentateuch_n with_o the_o threefold_a targum_fw-la at_o gen._n 1._o 28._o and_o paul_n seem_v to_o allude_v to_o that_o opinion_n of_o they_o when_o speak_v of_o this_o subject_n he_o say_v praeceptum_fw-la non_fw-la habeo_fw-la 1_o cor._n 7._o 6._o second_o among_o the_o vow_n that_o they_o make_v to_o god_n virginity_n never_o come_v in_o the_o number_n jephtha_n be_v heedless_a and_o may_v have_v be_v revoke_v as_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v and_o rabbi_n solomon_n well_o conceive_v and_o david_n kimchi_n be_v of_o a_o mind_n that_o he_o be_v punish_v for_o not_o redeem_v it_o 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macedonian_a or_o about_o their_o orison_n how_o god_n scatter_a and_o divulge_v this_o tongue_n of_o the_o greek_n over_o the_o world_n against_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n and_o write_v of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v remarkable_a alexander_n the_o great_a with_o his_o macedonian_n make_v the_o eastern_a part_n grecian_a the_o old_a testament_n at_o ptolomaeus_n his_o request_n translate_v into_o greek_a be_v as_o a_o usher_n to_o bring_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n when_o japhet_n shall_v come_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o sem._n the_o jew_n use_v to_o keep_v a_o mournful_a fast_o for_o that_o translation_n but_o as_o jew_n mourn_v so_o have_v gentile_n cause_n to_o rejoice_v in_o like_a sort_n for_o the_o preparation_n for_o the_o gospel_n of_o late_a which_o as_o far_o as_o antichrist_n his_o power_n can_v reach_v lay_v depress_v but_o not_o overwhelm_v the_o greek_a tongue_n at_o the_o sack_n of_o constantinople_n by_o the_o turk_n be_v send_v into_o these_o western_a 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xlvi_o the_o country_n of_o jericho_n and_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o city_n here_o we_o will_v borrow_v josephus_n his_o pencil_n 27._o pencil_n pencil_n pencil_n pencil_n pencil_n pencil_n joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la lib._n â—_o cap._n 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n jericho_n be_v seat_v in_o a_o plain_a yet_o a_o certain_a barren_a mountain_n hang_v over_o it_o narrow_a indeed_o but_o long_o for_o it_o run_v out_o northward_o to_o the_o country_n of_o scythopolis_n and_o southward_o to_o the_o country_n of_o sodom_n and_o the_o utmost_a coast_n of_o the_o asphaltites_n of_o this_o mountain_n mention_n be_v make_v jos._n ii_o 22._o where_o the_o two_o spy_n send_v by_o josua_n and_o receive_v by_o rahab_n be_v say_v to_o conceal_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n opposite_a against_o this_o lie_v a_o mountain_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n begin_v from_o julias_n on_o the_o north_n and_o stretch_v southward_o as_o far_o as_o somorrha_n which_o bound_v the_o rock_n of_o arabia_n in_o this_o be_v a_o mountain_n which_o be_v call_v the_o iron_n mountain_n reach_v out_o as_o far_o as_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n but_o the_o country_n which_o lie_v between_o these_o two_o mount_n anous_a place_n be_v call_v the_o great_a plain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d extend_v from_o the_o village_n ginnaber_n to_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n in_o length_n a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o furlong_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o mile_n in_o breadth_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o furlong_n fifteen_o mile_n and_o jordan_n cut_v it_o in_o the_o middle_n hence_o you_o may_v understand_v more_o plain_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v relate_v of_o the_o plain_n of_o jericho_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 5._o and_o what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o region_n about_o jordan_n mean_n matth._n iii_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n jericho_n be_v distant_a from_o jerusalem_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o furlong_n eighteen_o mile_n and_o three_o quarter_n and_o from_o jordan_n sixty_o furlong_n seven_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a the_o space_n from_o thence_o to_o jerusalem_n be_v desert_n and_o rocky_a but_o to_o jordan_n and_o the_o asphaltites_n more_o plain_a indeed_o but_o alike_o desert_n and_o barren_a this_o our_o author_n assert_v the_o same_o distance_n between_o jericho_n and_o jordan_n elsewhere_o in_o these_o word_n 1._o word_n word_n word_n word_n word_n word_n antiq._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o israelite_n travail_v forward_o fifty_o furlong_n from_o jordan_n encamp_v the_o distance_n of_o ten_o furlong_n from_o jericho_n that_o be_v in_o gilgal_n in_o the_o east_n coast_n of_o jericho_n jos._n iu._n 19_o but_o concern_v the_o distance_n between_o jericho_n and_o jerusalem_n he_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o agree_v with_o his_o countryman_n for_o however_o they_o according_a to_o their_o hyperbolical_a style_n feign_v very_o many_o thing_n to_o be_v hear_v from_o jerusalem_n as_o far_o as_o jericho_n to_o wit_n 8._o wit_n wit_n wit_n wit_n wit_n wit_n tamid_n cap._n 3_o hall_n 8._o the_o sound_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n when_o it_o be_v open_v the_o sound_n of_o migrepha_n or_o the_o little_a bell_n etc._n etc._n yet_o there_o be_v some_o of_o they_o who_o make_v it_o to_o be_v the_o distance_n of_o ten_o parsae_fw-la 2._o parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la bab._n joma_n fol._n 20._o 2._o &_o 39_o 2._o rabbath_n bar_n bar_n channah_n say_v rabbi_n jochanan_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n be_v ten_o parsae_fw-la and_o yet_o from_o thence_o thither_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n pronounce_v the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v hear_v etc._n etc._n the_o hinge_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v hear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o far_o as_o the_o eight_o bind_v of_o the_o sabbath_n that_o be_v as_o far_o as_o a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n eight_o time_n number_v the_o gloss_n have_v these_o word_n the_o hinge_n indeed_o not_o further_o but_o the_o gate_n themselves_o be_v hear_v to_o jericho_n there_o be_v a_o hyperbole_n in_o their_o measure_n of_o the_o space_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o that_o plain_n burn_v in_o the_o summer_n and_o by_o too_o much_o heat_n render_v the_o air_n unhealthful_a for_o it_o be_v all_o without_o water_n except_o jordan_n the_o palm_n that_o grow_v in_o who_o bank_n be_v more_o flourish_a and_o more_o fruitful_a than_o those_o that_o grow_v more_o remote_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n near_a jericho_n be_v a_o very_a plentiful_a spring_n and_o very_o rich_a for_o water_v and_o moisten_v the_o ground_n it_o rise_v near_o the_o old_a city_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o nave_n take_v it_o of_o which_o spring_n there_o be_v a_o report_n that_o in_o former_a time_n it_o do_v not_o only_o make_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o tree_n to_o decay_v but_o also_o the_o offspring_n of_o woman_n and_o be_v universal_o unwholesome_a and_o harmful_a to_o all_o but_o it_o be_v change_v into_o a_o better_a condition_n by_o elizeus_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v 2_o king_n ii_o 21._o so_o that_o those_o water_n which_o before_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o barrenness_n and_o famine_n do_v thenceforth_o produce_v fruitfulness_n and_o abundance_n and_o they_o have_v so_o great_a a_o virtue_n in_o their_o water_v that_o whatsoever_o place_n they_o touch_v they_o bring_v on_o to_o a_o very_a speedy_a ripeness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o overflow_v the_o plain_a seventy_o furlong_n in_o length_n and_o twenty_o in_o breadth_n and_o there_o they_o nourish_v very_o fair_a and_o thick_a garden_n of_o palm-tree_n of_o divers_a kind_n etc._n etc._n that_o place_n also_o feed_v bee_n and_o produce_v opobalsamum_n and_o cyprinum_n and_o myrobalanum_n so_o that_o one_o may_v not_o call_v it_o amiss_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o divine_a country_n etc._n etc._n strabo_n speak_v like_o thing_n 16._o thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n strabo_n geogr._n lib._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n jericho_n be_v a_o plain_a cirround_v with_o mountain_n which_o in_o some_o place_n bend_v to_o it_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o theatre_n a_o grove_n of_o palmtrees_n be_v there_o with_o which_o be_v mix_v also_o other_o garden_n plant_n a_o fruitful_a place_n abound_v with_o palmtree_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hundred_o furlong_n all_o well_o water_v and_o full_a of_o habitation_n the_o royal_a court_n and_o paradise_n of_o balsam_n be_v there_o etc._n etc._n and_o pliny_n 14._o pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n plin._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 14._o jericho_n plant_v with_o grove_n of_o palm_n and_o well_o water_v with_o spring_n etc._n etc._n hence_o the_o city_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o palmtree_n deut._n xxxiv_o 3._o and_o judg._n i._n 16._o where_o for_o that_o which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o city_n of_o palmtree_n the_o targum_fw-la have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o city_n jericho_n which_o nevertheless_o kimchi_n approve_v not_o of_o reckon_v the_o city_n of_o palmtree_n to_o be_v near_o hebron_n who_o see_v see_v also_o the_o targum_fw-la upon_o judg._n iii_o 13._o and_o kimchi_n there_o and_o the_o targum_fw-la upon_o judg._n iu_o 5._o when_o you_o take_v a_o view_n of_o that_o famous_a fountain_n as_o it_o be_v describe_v by_o josephus_n thence_o you_o understand_v what_o water_n of_o jericho_n the_o holy_a ghost_n point_v out_o in_o jos._n xvi_o 1._o and_o when_o you_o think_v of_o that_o most_o pleasant_a country_n water_v from_o thence_o let_v that_o rabbinical_a story_n come_v into_o your_o mind_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gift_n of_o jericho_n of_o five_o hundred_o cubit_n square_a grant_v to_o the_o son_n of_o hobab_n moses_n father_n in_o law_n of_o which_o see_v baal_n turim_n upon_o numb_a x._o 29._o and_o the_o rabbin_n upon_o judg._n 1._o chap._n xlvii_o jericho_n itself_o we_o read_v that_o this_o city_n be_v not_o only_o waste_v by_o josua_n with_o fire_n and_o sword_n but_o curse_v also_o curse_a be_v he_o before_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v rise_v up_o and_o build_v that_o city_n jericho_n jos._n vi_o 26._o 4._o 26._o 26._o 26._o 26._o 26._o 26._o hieros_n sanhedr_n fol_z 29._o 4._o nor_o be_v another_o city_n to_o be_v build_v say_v the_o talmudist_n which_o be_v to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o jericho_n nor_o be_v jericho_n itself_o to_o be_v build_v although_o to_o be_v call_v by_o another_o name_n and_o yet_o i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o chance_n this_o city_n creep_v out_o of_o dust_n and_o rubbish_n live_v again_o and_o
we_o have_v produce_v be_v plain_a and_o without_o any_o difficulty_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v it_o be_v a_o old_a tradition_n which_o have_v obtain_v for_o many_o age_n verse_n xxii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o i_o say_v the_o word_n of_o one_o that_o refute_v or_o determine_v a_o question_n very_o frequent_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n to_o this_o you_o may_v lay_v that_o of_o esaiah_n chap._n ii_o vers_fw-la 3_o and_o he_o will_v teach_v we_o of_o his_o way_n etc._n etc._n when_o kimchi_n write_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o teacher_n be_v king_n messiah_n and_o that_o of_o zacharias_n chap._n xi_o vers_fw-la 8._o where_o this_o great_a shepherd_n destroy_v three_o evil_a shepherd_n namely_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi and_o the_o saduâ—ee_n and_o the_o essene_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o whosoever_o be_v angry_a with_o his_o brother_n without_o a_o cause_n etc._n etc._n first_o let_v we_o treat_v of_o the_o word_n and_o then_o of_o the_o sentence_n with_o his_o brother_n the_o jewish_a school_n do_v thus_o distinguish_v between_o a_o brother_n and_o a_o neighbour_n that_o a_o brother_n signify_v a_o israelite_n by_o nation_n and_o blood_n a_o neighbour_n a_fw-fr israelite_n in_o religion_n and_o worship_n that_o be_v a_o proselyte_n the_o author_n of_o aruch_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o son_n of_o the_o covenant_n write_v thus_o the_o son_n of_o the_o covenant_n these_o be_v israel_n and_o when_o the_o scripture_n say_v if_o any_o one_o ox_n gore_v the_o ox_n of_o his_o neighbour_n it_o exclude_v all_o the_o heathen_a in_o that_o it_o say_v of_o his_o neighbour_n maimonides_n write_v thus_o 2._o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ch._n 2._o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o kill_v a_o israelite_n and_o a_o canaanite_n servant_n for_o both_o the_o punishment_n be_v death_n but_o a_o israelite_n who_o shall_v kill_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o strange_a inhabitant_n shall_v not_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n because_o it_o be_v say_v whosoever_o shall_v proud_o rise_v up_o against_o his_o neighbour_n to_o kill_v he_o ex._n xxi_o 14._o and_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o say_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n for_o kill_v a_o heathen_a where_o this_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o heathen_n and_o strange_a inhabitant_n who_o be_v not_o admit_v to_o perfect_a and_o complete_a proselytism_n be_v not_o qualify_v with_o the_o title_n of_o neighbour_n nor_o with_o any_o privilege_n but_o under_o the_o gospel_n where_o there_o be_v no_o distinction_n of_o nation_n or_o tribe_n brother_n be_v take_v in_o the_o same_o latitude_n as_o among_o the_o jew_n both_o brother_n and_o neighbour_n be_v that_o be_v for_o all_o profess_v the_o gospel_n and_o be_v contradistinguish_v to_o the_o heathen_a 1_o cor._n v._o 11._o if_o any_o one_o who_o be_v call_v a_o brother_n and_o mat._n xviii_o 15._o if_o thy_o brother_n sin_n against_o thou_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 17._o if_o he_o hear_v not_o the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v a_o heathen_a but_o neighbour_n be_v extend_v to_o all_o even_o such_o as_o be_v stranger_n to_o our_o religion_n luk._n x._o 29_o 30_o etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v be_v guilty_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d word_n signify_v guilt_n or_o debt_n to_o be_v meet_v with_o a_o thousand_o time_n in_o the_o talmudist_n es._n xxiv_o v._o 23._o they_o shall_v be_v gather_v together_o as_o captive_n be_v gather_v into_o prison_n where_o r._n solomon_n speak_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d guilty_a of_o hell_n unto_o hell_n which_o agree_v with_o the_o last_o clause_n of_o this_o verse_n of_o the_o council_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o sanhedrin_n that_o be_v of_o the_o judgement_n or_o tribunal_n of_o the_o magistrate_n for_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judgement_n in_o the_o clause_n before_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n will_v appear_v by_o what_o follow_v raka_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o word_n use_v by_o one_o that_o despise_v another_o in_o the_o high_a scorn_n very_o usual_a in_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n and_o very_o common_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o nation_n 2._o nation_n nation_n nation_n nation_n nation_n nation_n tanchum_fw-la fol._n 5._o col_fw-fr 2._o one_o return_v to_o repentance_n his_o wife_n say_v to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d raka_fw-mi if_o it_o be_v appoint_v you_o to_o repent_v the_o very_a girdle_n wherewith_o you_o gird_v yourself_o shall_v not_o be_v your_o own_o 4._o own_o own_o own_o own_o own_o own_o id._n fol._n 18._o col_fw-fr 4._o a_o heathen_a say_v to_o a_o israelite_n very_o suitable_a food_n be_v make_v ready_a for_o you_o at_o my_o house_n what_o be_v it_o say_v the_o other_o to_o who_o he_o reply_v swines-flesh_n raka_fw-mi say_v the_o jew_n i_o must_v not_o eat_v of_o clean_a beast_n with_o you_o cxxxvii_o you_o you_o you_o you_o you_o you_o midras_n tillin_n upon_o psal._n cxxxvii_o a_o king_n daughter_n be_v marry_v to_o a_o certain_a dirty_a fellow_n he_o command_v she_o to_o stand_v by_o he_o as_o a_o mean_a servant_n and_o to_o be_v his_o butler_n to_o who_o she_o say_v raka_n i_o be_o a_o king_n daughter_n 4._o daughter_n daughter_n daughter_n daughter_n daughter_n daughter_n id._n fol._n 38_o col_fw-fr 4._o one_o of_o the_o scholar_n of_o r._n jochanan_n make_v sport_n with_o the_o teach_n of_o his_o master_n but_o return_v at_o last_o to_o a_o sober_a mind_n teach_v thou_o say_v he_o o_o master_n for_o thou_o be_v worthy_a to_o teach_v for_o i_o have_v find_v and_o see_v that_o which_o thou_o have_v teach_v to_o who_o he_o reply_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d raka_fw-mi thou_o have_v not_o believe_v unless_o thou_o have_v see_v 2._o see_v see_v see_v see_v see_v see_v bab._n berac_n fol._n 32._o 2._o a_o certain_a 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the_o wilderness_n as_o it_o be_v write_v they_o go_v down_o and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o they_o alive_a into_o hell_n num._n xvi_o 33._o another_o in_o the_o sea_n as_o it_o be_v write_v out_o of_o the_o belly_n of_o hell_n have_v i_o call_v thou_o have_v hear_v my_o voice_n jon._n ii_o 2._o the_o three_o in_o jerusalem_n as_o it_o be_v write_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n who_o fire_n be_v in_o zion_n and_o his_o furnace_n in_o jerusalem_n esai_n xxxi_o 9_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o school_n of_o r._n ishmael_n who_o fire_n be_v in_o zion_n this_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o gehenna_n the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v upon_o esai_n ch_n xxxiii_o ver_fw-la 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gehenna_n eternal_a fire_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gehenna_n of_o eternal_a fire_n we_o come_v now_o to_o the_o sentence_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o verse_n a_o threefoid_a punishment_n be_v adjudge_v to_o a_o threefold_a wickedness_n judgement_n to_o he_o that_o be_v angry_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v without_o cause_n judgement_n also_o and_o that_o by_o the_o sanhedrin_n that_o call_v raka_fw-mi judgement_n of_o hell_n to_o he_o that_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fool._n that_o which_o be_v here_o produce_v of_o the_o threefold_a sanhedrin_n among_o the_o jew_n please_v i_o not_o because_o pass_v over_o other_o reason_n mention_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n be_v make_v only_o in_o the_o middle_a clause_n how_o the_o judgement_n in_o the_o first_o clause_n be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n in_o the_o second_o will_v very_o easy_o appear_v from_o this_o gloss_n and_o commentary_n of_o the_o talmudist_n of_o not_o kill_v 1._o kill_v kill_v kill_v kill_v kill_v
this_o be_v a_o rabbi_n let_v there_o not_o be_v many_o such_o in_o israel_n verse_n fourteen_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o devour_v widow_n house_n the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n be_v ingenious_a enough_o for_o their_o own_o advantage_n hear_v one_o argument_n among_o many_o forge_v upon_o the_o anvil_n of_o their_o covetousness_n a_o little_a rude_o draw_v but_o gainful_a enough_o 2._o enough_o enough_o enough_o enough_o enough_o enough_o bab._n joma_n fol._n 72._o 2._o say_v the_o lord_n make_v i_o a_o ark_n of_o shittim-wood_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hence_o it_o be_v decide_v say_v they_o in_o behalf_n of_o a_o disciple_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n that_o his_o fellow_n citizen_n be_v bind_v to_o perform_v his_o servile_a work_n for_o he_o o_o money_n thou_o mistress_n of_o art_n and_o mother_n of_o wit_n so_o he_o that_o be_v prefer_v to_o be_v precedent_n of_o the_o council_n be_v to_o be_v maintain_v and_o enrich_v by_o the_o council_n see_v the_o gloss_n on_o bab._n taanith_n 1._o taanith_n taanith_n taanith_n taanith_n taanith_n taanith_n fol._n 21._o 1._o they_o angle_v among_o the_o people_n for_o respect_n and_o by_o respect_n for_o gain_n with_o a_o double_a hook_n i._o as_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n where_o they_o first_o and_o above_o all_o thing_n instill_v into_o their_o disciple_n and_o the_o common_a people_n that_o a_o wise_a man_n or_o a_o master_n be_v to_o be_v respect_v above_o all_o mortal_a man_n whatsoever_o behold_v the_o rank_n and_o order_n of_o bench_n according_a to_o these_o judge_n 2._o judge_n judge_n judge_n judge_n judge_n judge_n jerus_n horaioth_n fol._n 84._o 2._o a_o wise_a man_n be_v to_o take_v place_n of_o a_o king_n a_o king_n of_o a_o high_a priest_n a_o high_a priest_n of_o a_o prophet_n a_o prophet_n of_o one_o anoint_a for_o war_n one_o anoint_a for_o war_n of_o a_o precedent_n of_o the_o course_n a_o precedent_n of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o head_n of_o a_o family_n the_o head_n of_o a_o family_n of_o a_o counsellor_n a_o counsellor_n of_o a_o treasurer_n a_o treasurer_n of_o a_o private_a priest_n a_o private_a priest_n of_o a_o levite_n a_o levite_n of_o a_o israelite_n a_o israelite_n of_o a_o bastard_n a_o bastard_n of_o a_o nethinim_n a_o nethinim_n of_o a_o proselyte_n a_o proselyte_n of_o a_o free_a slave_n but_o when_o be_v this_o to_o be_v namely_o when_o they_o be_v alike_o as_o to_o other_o thing_n but_o indeed_o if_o a_o bastard_n be_v a_o disciple_n or_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v unlearned_a the_o bastard_n be_v to_o take_v place_n of_o he_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o a_o king_n for_o if_o a_o wise_a man_n die_v he_o have_v not_o leave_v his_o equal_a but_o if_o a_o king_n die_v any_o israelite_n be_v fit_a for_o a_o kingdom_n this_o last_o bring_v to_o my_o mind_n those_o word_n of_o ignatius_n the_o martyr_n if_o indeed_o they_o be_v his_o in_o his_o ten_o epistle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n my_o son_n say_v he_o honour_n god_n and_o the_o king_n but_o i_o say_v honour_n god_n as_o the_o cause_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o the_o bishop_n as_o the_o chief_a priest_n bear_v the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o rule_n bear_v god_n image_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o priestly_a office_n christ_n and_o after_o he_o we_o ought_v to_o honour_v the_o king_n also_o ii_o under_o a_o pretence_n of_o mighty_a devotion_n but_o especial_o under_o the_o goodly_a show_n of_o long_a prayer_n they_o so_o draw_v over_o the_o mind_n of_o devout_a person_n to_o they_o especial_o of_o woman_n and_o among_o they_o of_o the_o rich_a widow_n that_o by_o subtle_a attractive_n they_o either_o draw_v out_o or_o wrest_v away_o their_o good_n and_o estate_n nor_o do_v they_o want_v net_n of_o counterfeit_a authority_n when_o from_o the_o chair_n they_o pronounce_v according_a to_o their_o pleasure_n of_o the_o dowry_n and_o estate_n befalling_a a_o widow_n and_o assume_v to_o themselves_o the_o power_n of_o determine_v concern_v those_o thing_n of_o which_o matter_n as_o it_o be_v perplex_v with_o infinite_a difficulty_n and_o quirk_n you_o may_v read_v if_o you_o have_v leisure_n the_o treatise_n jevamoth_n chetubboth_n and_o gittin_n concern_v the_o length_n of_o their_o prayer_n it_o may_v suffice_v to_o produce_v the_o word_n of_o the_o babylon_n gemara_n in_o beracoth_n 2._o beracoth_n beracoth_n beracoth_n beracoth_n beracoth_n beracoth_n fol._n 32._o 2._o the_o religious_a ancient_o use_v to_o tarry_v a_o hour_n meditate_v before_o they_o begin_v their_o prayer_n whence_o be_v this_o r._n joshua_n ben_fw-mi levi_n say_v it_o be_v because_o the_o scripture_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bless_a be_v they_o who_o sit_v in_o thy_o house_n r._n joshuah_n ben_fw-mi levi_n say_v also_o he_o that_o pray_v aught_o to_o tarry_v a_o hour_n after_o prayer_n as_o it_o be_v say_v the_o just_a shall_v praise_v thy_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o upright_o shall_v sit_v before_o thy_o face_n it_o be_v necessary_a therefore_o that_o he_o shall_v stay_v meditate_v a_o hour_n before_o prayer_n and_o a_o hour_n after_o and_o the_o religious_a ancient_o use_v to_o stay_v a_o hour_n before_o prayer_n a_o hour_n they_o pray_v and_o a_o hour_n they_o stay_v after_o prayer_n since_o therefore_o they_o spend_v nine_o hour_n every_o day_n about_o their_o prayer_n how_o do_v they_o perform_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o law_n and_o how_o do_v they_o take_v care_n of_o their_o worldly_a affair_n why_o herein_o in_o be_v religious_a both_o the_o law_n be_v perform_v and_o their_o own_o business_n well_o provide_v for_o and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n 2._o place_n place_n place_n place_n place_n place_n fol._n 54._o 2._o long_a prayer_n make_v a_o long_a life_n verse_n xv._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o make_v one_o proselyte_n the_o talmudist_n true_o speak_v very_o ill_o of_o proselyte_n 2._o proselyte_n proselyte_n proselyte_n proselyte_n proselyte_n proselyte_n bab._n middah_fw-mi fol._n 13._o 2._o our_o rabbin_n teach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o proselyte_n and_o sodomite_n hinder_v the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proselyte_n be_v as_o a_o scab_n to_o israel_n the_o gloss_n for_o this_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v not_o skill_v in_o the_o commandment_n that_o they_o bring_v in_o revenge_n and_o moreover_o that_o the_o israelite_n perchance_o may_v imitate_v their_o work_n etc._n etc._n yet_o in_o make_v of_o these_o they_o use_v their_o utmost_a endeavour_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o their_o own_o gain_n that_o they_o may_v some_o way_n or_o other_o drain_v their_o purse_n after_o they_o have_v draw_v they_o in_o under_o the_o show_n of_o religion_n or_o make_v some_o use_n or_o benefit_n to_o themselves_o by_o they_o the_o same_o covetousness_n therefore_o under_o a_o vail_n of_o hypocrisy_n in_o devour_a widow_n which_o our_o saviour_n have_v condemn_v in_o the_o former_a clause_n he_o here_o also_o condemn_v in_o hunt_v after_o proselyte_n which_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n be_v at_o all_o kind_n of_o pain_n to_o bring_v over_o to_o they_o not_o that_o they_o care_v for_o proselyte_n who_o they_o account_v as_o a_o scab_n and_o plague_n but_o that_o the_o more_o they_o can_v draw_v over_o to_o their_o religion_n the_o great_a draught_n they_o shall_v have_v for_o gain_v and_o the_o more_o purse_n to_o fish_n in_o these_o therefore_o be_v so_o proselyte_v they_o make_v double_o more_o the_o child_n of_o hell_n than_o themselves_o for_o when_o they_o have_v draw_v they_o into_o their_o net_n have_v get_v their_o prey_n they_o be_v no_o further_o concern_v what_o become_v of_o they_o so_o they_o get_v some_o benefit_n by_o they_o they_o may_v perish_v in_o ignorance_n superstition_n atheism_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o wickedness_n this_o be_v no_o matter_n of_o concern_v to_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n only_o let_v they_o remain_v in_o judaisme_n that_o they_o may_v lord_n it_o over_o their_o conscience_n and_o purse_n verse_n xvi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n whosoever_o shall_v swear_v by_o the_o gold_n of_o the_o temple_n he_o be_v a_o debtor_n these_o word_n agree_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o those_o of_o the_o corban_n chap._n xv._o 5._o we_o must_v not_o understand_v the_o gold_n of_o the_o temple_n here_o of_o that_o gold_n which_o shine_v all_o about_o in_o the_o wall_n and_o ceiling_n but_o the_o gold_n here_o mean_v be_v that_o which_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o the_o corban_n it_o be_v a_o common_a thing_n with_o they_o and_o esteem_v as_o nothing_o to_o swear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o temple_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o altar_n which_o we_o have_v observe_v at_o the_o 31_o vers_fw-la of_o the_o 5_o
yet_o be_v the_o subjection_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o superiority_n of_o the_o man_n all_o that_o by_o and_o because_o of_o which_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v that_o a_o woman_n must_v not_o pray_v but_o veil_v and_o a_o man_n the_o contrary_n for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o argue_v by_o he_o let_v not_o a_o woman_n pray_v but_o with_o her_o head_n cover_v because_o she_o be_v subject_a to_o her_o husband_n it_o may_v be_v argue_v in_o like_a manner_n let_v not_o a_o man_n pray_v but_o with_o his_o head_n cover_v because_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o christ._n i_o fear_v lest_o that_o interpretation_n which_o suppose_v the_o vail_n of_o woman_n in_o this_o place_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o woman_n subjection_n to_o her_o husband_n shall_v more_o obscure_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o place_n obscure_a enough_o indeed_o of_o itself_o so_o one_o write_v primasius_n write_v write_v write_v write_v write_v write_v primasius_n a_o woman_n ought_v to_o have_v a_o cover_n that_o she_o may_v show_v herself_o humble_a and_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o her_o husband_n and_o another_o carthusâ—an_n another_o another_o another_o another_o another_o another_o carthusâ—an_n now_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o vail_n of_o woman_n be_v because_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o man_n etc._n etc._n beza_n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n beza_n take_v a_o cover_n by_o which_o be_v signify_v that_o the_o wise_a be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o husband_n and_o last_o camerarius_fw-la last_o last_o last_o last_o last_o last_o camerarius_fw-la a_o vail_n whereby_o be_v signify_v that_o she_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o power_n of_o another_o and_o very_o many_o to_o the_o same_o sense_n but_o let_v i_o ask_v i._n where_o i_o beseech_v you_o be_v a_o vail_n propound_v as_o a_o sign_n of_o such_o subjection_n it_o be_v put_v indeed_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o true_a modesty_n gen._n xxiv_o 65._o and_o of_o dissemble_a modesty_n gen._n xxxviii_o 14._o but_o where_o be_v it_o use_v as_o a_o sign_n of_o subjection_n ii_o hair_n be_v give_v to_o our_o grandmother_n eve_n for_o a_o cover_v as_o the_o apostle_n clear_o assert_n in_o this_o place_n from_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o her_o creation_n before_o she_o be_v subject_v to_o a_o husband_n and_o hear_v that_o he_o shall_v rule_v over_o thou_o yea_o before_o she_o be_v marry_v to_o adam_n iii_o the_o apostle_n treat_v not_o of_o wife_n alone_o but_o of_o woman_n in_o general_a whether_o they_o be_v wife_n virgin_n or_o widow_n iv_o the_o obligation_n of_o subjection_n towards_o the_o husband_n follow_v the_o woman_n ever_o and_o every_o where_n ought_v she_o ever_o and_o every_o where_o to_o carry_v a_o vail_n with_o she_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o that_o subjection_n must_v she_o necessary_o be_v veil_v while_o she_o be_v about_o the_o affair_n of_o her_o family_n must_v she_o be_v veil_v in_o the_o garden_n in_o the_o field_n walk_v alone_o or_o with_o her_o family_n it_o be_v clear_a enough_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o vail_v only_o when_o they_o be_v employ_v in_o religious_a worship_n and_o that_o regard_n be_v have_v to_o something_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o woman_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n rather_o than_o in_o respect_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o although_o we_o shall_v not_o deny_v the_o vail_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v some_o sign_n of_o her_o subjection_n towards_o her_o husband_n yet_o we_o do_v deny_v that_o the_o vail_n concern_v which_o the_o apostle_n here_o speak_v have_v any_o regard_n to_o it_o v._o the_o jew_n assign_v shame_n as_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o woman_n vail_v 17._o vail_v vail_v vail_v vail_v vail_v vail_v â—ereshith_fw-mi râ—â—_n â—â—_z §._o 17._o why_o do_v a_o man_n go_v abroad_o with_o his_o head_n not_o cover_v but_o woman_n with_o their_o head_n cover_v r._n josua_n say_v it_o be_v as_o when_o one_o transgress_v and_o be_v make_v ashamed_a she_o therefore_o go_v with_o her_o head_n veil_v behold_v a_o vail_n a_o sign_n indeed_o of_o shame_n but_o not_o of_o subjection_n and_o they_o fetch_v the_o shame_n of_o the_o woman_n thence_o that_o she_o first_o bring_v sin_n into_o the_o world_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n require_v the_o vail_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o religious_a worship_n by_o the_o same_o notion_n and_o reason_n as_o man_n veil_v themselves_o namely_o for_o reverence_n towards_o god_n but_o certain_o it_o may_v be_v inquire_v whether_o he_o so_o much_o urge_v the_o vail_n of_o woman_n as_o reprove_v the_o vail_n of_o man_n however_o by_o this_o most_o fit_a argument_n he_o well_o chastise_v that_o contrary_a custom_n and_o foolishness_n of_o man_n as_o though_o he_o have_v say_v do_v you_o not_o consider_v that_o the_o man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o glory_n of_o god_n but_o the_o woman_n be_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o glory_n of_o the_o man_n that_o woman_n be_v make_v for_o man_n that_o man_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o then_o how_o ridiculous_a be_v it_o that_o man_n shall_v use_v a_o vail_n when_o they_o pray_v out_o of_o reverence_n and_o shame_n before_o god_n and_o woman_n not_o use_v it_o who_o glory_n be_v less_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o woman_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o man_n so_o r._n solomon_n 13._o solomon_n solomon_n solomon_n solomon_n solomon_n solomon_n in_o esay_n xliv_o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o man_n that_o be_v say_v he_o like_o the_o woman_n who_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o husband_n see_v also_o the_o targum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dishonour_v her_o head_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lightness_n of_o the_o head_n among_o the_o talmudist_n be_v levity_n or_o irreverence_n and_o if_o you_o shall_v render_v the_o greek_a expression_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o though_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o viliâ—ies_v his_o head_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d she_o viliâ—ies_v her_o head_n one_o shall_v not_o much_o stray_n either_o from_o grammar_n or_o from_o truth_n but_o the_o sense_n arise_v high_a a_o man_n pray_v cover_v as_o ashamed_a of_o his_o face_n before_o god_n disgrace_v his_o head_n christ_n who_o himself_o carry_v the_o like_a face_n of_o a_o man_n especial_o he_o disgrace_v the_o office_n of_o christ_n by_o who_o we_o have_v access_n to_o god_n with_o confidence_n and_o a_o woman_n pray_v not_o veil_v as_o if_o she_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o her_o face_n disgrace_v man_n her_o head_n while_o she_o will_v seem_v so_o beautiful_a beyond_o he_o when_o she_o be_v only_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o man_n but_o the_o man_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n verse_n vi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v she_o also_o be_v shear_v if_o she_o be_v not_o veil_v let_v she_o be_v shear_v yea_o rather_o you_o will_v say_v let_v she_o go_v with_o her_o hair_n loose_a for_o it_o be_v give_v she_o for_o a_o cover_v by_o nature_n will_v the_o apostle_n suffer_v this_o or_o any_o civilise_a nation_n by_o no_o mean_n he_o say_v the_o hair_n of_o woman_n be_v give_v they_o for_o a_o cover_v and_o yet_o require_v another_o cover_v call_v to_o mind_v the_o primitive_a reason_n why_o the_o cover_v of_o hair_n be_v give_v by_o nature_n to_o a_o woman_n viz._n to_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o her_o reverence_n humiliation_n and_o shame_n before_o god_n the_o apostle_n permit_v woman_n to_o gather_v and_o bind_v up_o their_o hair_n into_o knot_n by_o hairlace_n a_o thing_n do_v in_o all_o nation_n that_o be_v not_o fierce_a and_o wild_a yea_o he_o will_v scarce_o suffer_v the_o contrary_n but_o if_o any_o woman_n be_v so_o unmindful_a or_o forgetful_a why_o the_o vail_n of_o her_o hair_n be_v grant_v she_o by_o nature_n and_o so_o much_o assure_v of_o her_o beauty_n and_o her_o face_n as_o when_o she_o pray_v to_o take_v off_o her_o vail_n the_o sign_n of_o her_o reverence_n towards_o god_n let_v she_o take_v off_o also_o say_v he_o that_o natural_a sign_n of_o reverence_n the_o vail_n of_o her_o hair_n verse_n x._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n for_o this_o cause_n ought_v the_o woman_n to_o have_v power_n etc._n etc._n that_o which_o common_o here_o obtain_v be_v that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n be_v understand_v a_o vail_n a_o sign_n of_o power_n above_o she_o or_o of_o her_o subjection_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v inquire_v whether_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v power_n do_v not_o proper_o yea_o always_o denote_v to_o have_v power_n in_o one_o own_o hand_n not_o a_o power_n above_o one_o as_o matth._n vii_o 29._o joh._n xix_o 10._o 1_o cor._n vii_o 37._o and_o ix_o 4._o and_o elsewhere_o a_o thousand_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o angel_n because_o of_o the_o
there_o be_v sin_n unto_o death_n than_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o sin_n that_o be_v not_o unto_o death_n as_o our_o apostle_n say_v there_o be_v in_o the_o word_n immediate_o go_v before_o these_o that_o i_o have_v choose_v in_o these_o that_o i_o have_v choose_v you_o see_v there_o be_v two_o clause_n and_o out_o of_o either_o of_o they_o arise_v two_o question_n out_o of_o the_o former_a i._n what_o sin_n it_o be_v the_o apostle_n mean_v and_o ii_o why_o he_o title_n it_o by_o such_o a_o name_n a_o sin_n unto_o death_n out_o of_o the_o latter_a i._n why_o he_o forbid_v to_o pray_v for_o it_o and_o ii_o why_o he_o forbid_v not_o to_o pray_v for_o it_o i_o mean_v why_o he_o speak_v not_o out_o in_o down_o right_a term_n i_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o pray_v for_o it_o but_o say_v only_o i_o say_v not_o that_o he_o shall_v the_o rhemist_n popish_a expositor_n upon_o the_o place_n will_v answer_v you_o even_o all_o these_o question_n with_o a_o breath_n if_o you_o will_v but_o take_v their_o word_n and_o little_o more_o than_o their_o bare_a word_n must_v you_o expect_v for_o the_o proof_n and_o confirmation_n of_o what_o they_o tell_v you_o 1._o they_o will_v tell_v you_o that_o the_o sin_n our_o apostle_n mean_v be_v any_o sin_n whatsoever_o that_o any_o one_o life_n in_o unrepentant_a all_o his_o time_n 2._o they_o will_v tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v title_v a_o sin_n unto_o death_n because_o he_o live_v in_o it_o till_o his_o death_n and_o so_o die_v in_o it_o 3._o they_o will_v tell_v you_o that_o the_o apostle_n by_o not_o pray_v for_o he_o mean_v not_o pray_v for_o he_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a but_o he_o that_o sin_v not_o a_o sin_n unto_o death_n that_o be_v that_o live_v not_o in_o his_o sin_n till_o he_o die_v but_o repent_v of_o it_o before_o for_o he_o you_o must_v pray_v after_o his_o death_n for_o that_o the_o place_n be_v most_o proper_o or_o only_o mean_v of_o pray_v for_o the_o depart_v say_v they_o this_o convince_v that_o neither_o the_o church_n nor_o any_o man_n be_v debar_v here_o from_o pray_v for_o any_o sinner_n while_o live_v nor_o for_o remission_n of_o any_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n and_o so_o they_o go_v on_o when_o i_o read_v these_o man_n annotation_n on_o this_o scripture_n they_o often_o mind_v i_o of_o benhadad_n servant_n with_o rope_n about_o their_o neck_n catch_v at_o any_o word_n that_o fall_v from_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n mouth_n that_o may_v be_v for_o any_o advantage_n to_o their_o forlorn_a and_o lose_v cause_n and_o condition_n these_o man_n popish_a cause_n have_v have_v the_o rope_n about_o its_o neck_n now_o a_o long_a time_n and_o be_v in_o a_o lose_a and_o forlorn_a case_n and_o i_o can_v tell_v whether_o i_o shall_v laugh_v or_o frown_v to_o see_v what_o pitiful_a shift_n and_o shameful_a scramble_n they_o make_v for_o it_o by_o catch_v at_o any_o word_n or_o syllable_n in_o the_o scripture_n or_o father_n and_o wrest_v and_o twist_v and_o twine_v it_o to_o any_o seem_a or_o colourable_a advantage_n to_o their_o condemn_a cause_n to_o save_v it_o from_o execution_n certain_o they_o be_v at_o a_o very_a hard_a pinch_n for_o proof_n of_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a when_o they_o make_v such_o a_o scrape_n in_o this_o portion_n of_o scripture_n to_o rake_v it_o out_o thence_o whereas_o the_o word_n be_v as_o far_o from_o mean_v the_o live_a pray_v for_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o dead_a pray_v for_o the_o live_n and_o at_o the_o very_a same_o game_n they_o be_v in_o their_o note_n upon_o our_o saviour_n word_n concern_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v forgive_v in_o this_o world_n nor_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v matth._n xii_o 32._o their_o note_n be_v that_o some_o sin_n may_v be_v remit_v in_o the_o next_o life_n and_o consequent_o this_o prove_v purgatory_n as_o the_o poor_a frantic_a distract_a wretch_n at_o athens_n that_o feed_v and_o please_v himself_o with_o this_o fancy_n that_o every_o ship_n that_o come_v into_o the_o port_n be_v his_o ship_n that_o all_o the_o good_n that_o come_v into_o the_o town_n be_v his_o good_n whilst_o he_o himself_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v miserable_o poor_a naked_a and_o ready_a to_o famish_v so_o these_o man_n think_v every_o verse_n in_o scripture_n bring_v in_o something_o to_o their_o stock_n every_o say_n of_o the_o father_n something_o to_o their_o bank_n whilst_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n their_o pitiful_a cause_n walk_v starven_v and_o poor_a and_o blind_a and_o naked_a and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n indeed_o be_v distinct_a and_o something_o different_a from_o this_o sin_n unto_o death_n that_o our_o apostle_n speak_v of_o yet_o since_o there_o be_v such_o a_o particular_a sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v so_o deadly_a why_o shall_v not_o these_o man_n think_v that_o sin_n in_o the_o text_n that_o carry_v so_o deadly_a a_o name_n be_v a_o particular_a sin_n likewise_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o a_o sin_n in_o which_o a_o man_n continue_v unrepent_v until_o his_o death_n and_o in_o which_o he_o die_v may_v very_o just_o be_v call_v a_o sin_n to_o death_n that_o be_v a_o sin_n until_o his_o death_n and_o it_o will_v prove_v a_o sin_n to_o death_n eternal_a but_o that_o the_o apostle_n mean_v here_o a_o particular_a sin_n and_o that_o he_o estimate_n it_o not_o by_o its_o length_n but_o by_o its_o weight_n not_o by_o how_o long_o the_o party_n continue_v in_o it_o but_o by_o how_o grievous_a the_o sin_n be_v in_o itself_o will_v appear_v as_o we_o go_v along_o partly_o by_o discovery_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o title_n he_o put_v upon_o it_o and_o partly_o by_o discovery_n of_o the_o very_a sin_n itself_o that_o be_v here_o intend_a but_o before_o we_o begin_v with_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o title_n let_v we_o a_o little_a look_n first_o into_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n joh._n xx._n 22._o he_o breathe_v on_o they_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o receive_v you_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o soever_o sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v to_o they_o and_o who_o soever_o sin_n you_o retain_v they_o be_v retain_v do_v not_o the_o apostle_n here_o receive_v a_o new_a power_n or_o privilege_n or_o gift_n which_o christ_n have_v not_o impart_v to_o they_o before_o else_o why_o such_o a_o action_n as_o he_o have_v never_o use_v towards_o they_o before_o so_o breathe_v on_o they_o the_o common_a acceptation_n of_o these_o word_n who_o soever_o sin_n you_o remit_v or_o retain_v be_v remit_v or_o retain_v be_v to_o make_v they_o to_o mean_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o what_o you_o bound_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n but_o beside_o that_o the_o expression_n be_v of_o a_o vast_a difference_n why_o if_o christ_n have_v give_v they_o the_o very_a same_o power_n in_o those_o word_n that_o he_o do_v in_o these_o why_o shall_v he_o repeat_v it_o especial_o 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sacred_a story_n tell_v you_o the_o apostle_n do_v and_o none_o but_o the_o apostle_n can_v do_v and_o 2._o in_o his_o word_n who_o soever_o sin_n you_o remit_v or_o retain_v he_o give_v they_o a_o punitive_a or_o executive_a double_a power_n viz._n to_o strike_v desperate_a or_o incorrigible_a and_o horrid_a transgressor_n with_o some_o corporal_a punishment_n or_o stroke_n or_o else_o to_o give_v they_o up_o to_o satan_n to_o be_v torture_v and_o scourge_v in_o body_n and_o vex_v and_o disquiet_v in_o mind_n where_o have_v peter_n his_o warrant_n to_o strike_v ananias_n and_o sapphira_n with_o death_n but_o from_o these_o word_n and_o paul_n
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trouble_n and_o i_o will_v deliver_v thou_o yea_o though_o god_n know_v our_o want_n we_o must_v pray_v for_o the_o supply_n of_o they_o that_o be_v a_o strange_a motive_n to_o prayer_n in_o matth._n vi_o 8._o your_o heavenly_a father_n know_v what_o thing_n you_o have_v need_n of_o before_o you_o ask_v they_o what_o need_v then_o be_v there_o to_o tell_v they_o if_o he_o will_v give_v he_o will_v give_v whether_o we_o ask_v or_o ask_v not_o yes_o pray_v for_o what_o you_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o though_o you_o be_v sure_a of_o the_o grant_n of_o those_o thing_n daniel_n pray_v for_o the_o restoration_n of_o the_o captivity_n which_o he_o know_v certain_a david_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n which_o he_o know_v god_n will_v pardon_v and_o that_o for_o these_o reason_n first_o god_n will_v have_v his_o homage_n it_o be_v reason_n elias_n shall_v have_v his_o cake_n first_o that_o provide_v meal_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o whole_a family_n 1_o king_n xvii_o 13._o second_o we_o pray_v not_o to_o show_v god_n our_o want_n as_o if_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o they_o but_o to_o show_v that_o we_o be_v sensible_a of_o they_o and_o to_o signify_v that_o we_o know_v he_o only_o be_v able_a to_o supply_v they_o saint_n be_v call_v poor_a because_o they_o know_v their_o want_n and_o know_v they_o live_v on_o god_n alms._n see_v rev._n iii_o 17_o 18._o because_o thou_o say_v i_o be_o rich_a and_o increase_v with_o good_n and_o have_v need_n of_o nothing_o and_o know_v not_o that_o thou_o be_v wretched_a and_o miserable_a and_o poor_a and_o blind_a and_o naked_a i_o council_n thou_o to_o buy_v of_o i_o gold_n try_v in_o the_o fire_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v rich_a etc._n etc._n god_n will_v that_o this_o church_n of_o laodicca_n shall_v know_v her_o want_n and_o buy_v by_o prayer_n the_o supply_n of_o they_o three_o i_o may_v add_v we_o have_v need_v to_o pray_v because_o of_o our_o advantage_n and_o benefit_n yea_o though_o we_o receive_v not_o particular_o what_o we_o pray_v for_o though_o as_o psal._n xxii_o 2._o we_o cry_v in_o the_o day_n time_n and_o god_n hear_v not_o and_o in_o the_o night_n season_n we_o take_v no_o rest_n though_o god_n seem_v as_o in_o psal._n lxxxviii_o 14._o to_o cast_v off_o our_o soul_n and_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o we_o yet_o we_o have_v need_v to_o pray_v still_o because_o we_o still_o want_v and_o if_o we_o never_o receive_v particular_o what_o we_o pray_v for_o yet_o these_o benefit_n we_o shall_v reap_v by_o our_o prayer_n 1._o we_o keep_v up_o and_o refresh_v our_o communion_n with_o god_n constant_a prayer_n have_v this_o advantage_n that_o it_o suffer_v not_o god_n to_o forget_v we_o lord_n why_o have_v thou_o forget_v i_o say_v david_n prayer_n permit_v not_o god_n to_o forget_v no_o more_o than_o a_o mother_n can_v forget_v a_o cry_a child_n he_o that_o pray_v be_v god_n remembrancer_n and_o give_v he_o no_o rest_n 2._o the_o more_o we_o pray_v the_o better_a god_n will_v know_v our_o face_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n i_o know_v you_o not_o shall_v christ_n say_v to_o some_o why_o they_o never_o look_v towards_o he_o psal._n fourteen_o 2_o 3._o the_o lord_n look_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o do_v understand_v and_o seek_v god_n they_o be_v all_o go_v aside_o etc._n etc._n and_o i._n esay_n 4._o there_o it_o be_v say_v of_o wicked_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o be_v estrange_v backward_o or_o turn_v backward_o to_o these_o methinks_v the_o great_a judge_n will_v say_v another_o day_n you_o be_v always_o stranger_n to_o i_o such_o as_o turn_v their_o back_n upon_o i_o i_o can_v never_o see_v your_o face_n and_o therefore_o very_o i_o know_v you_o not_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a he_o that_o now_o confess_v christ_n and_o make_v himself_o know_v to_o he_o by_o prayer_n and_o humble_a address_n he_o will_v know_v and_o confess_v he_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 3._o the_o more_o we_o pray_v the_o more_o the_o heart_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o with_o god_n so_o that_o prayer_n itself_o be_v a_o bless_a benefit_n phil._n iii_o 20._o our_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n this_o of_o all_o other_o conversation_n be_v the_o heavenly_a conversation_n as_o christ_n when_o he_o pray_v be_v transfigure_v luke_n ix_o 29._o so_o in_o prayer_n the_o christian_n heart_n be_v change_v the_o soul_n be_v wing_v and_o mount_v up_o till_o it_o get_v hold_v of_o god_n as_o jacob_n have_v he_o in_o his_o arm_n when_o he_o pray_v 4._o time_n will_v come_v that_o all_o our_o prayer_n and_o tear_n shall_v meet_v we_o god_n put_v our_o tear_n in_o his_o bottle_n god_n reserve_v our_o prayer_n not_o one_o of_o they_o be_v leave_v and_o we_o shall_v in_o time_n receive_v the_o fruit_n of_o they_o in_o 1_o king_n viii_o 59_o there_o solomon_n pray_v let_v these_o my_o word_n wherewith_o i_o have_v make_v supplication_n before_o the_o lord_n be_v nigh_o unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n day_n and_o night_n that_o he_o maintain_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o servant_n etc._n etc._n prayer_n be_v nigh_o unto_o god_n and_o thus_o i_o have_v finish_v the_o first_o observation_n viz._n that_o we_o have_v need_v to_o pray_v i_o come_v to_o the_o second_o ii_o that_o we_o have_v need_v to_o be_v teach_v to_o pray_v there_o be_v no_o do_v spiritual_a work_n but_o according_a to_o the_o pattern_n in_o the_o mount_n god_n prescribe_v form_n as_o at_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n xxvi_o deut._n 3_o 4._o etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v go_v unto_o the_o priest_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n and_o
that_o nation_n for_o some_o time_n that_o so_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o remnant_n may_v come_v in_o and_o that_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v perish_v it_o may_v be_v question_v whether_o any_o jew_n persevere_v in_o the_o gospel_n till_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n but_o those_o that_o be_v the_o elect._n true_a many_o have_v embrace_v it_o but_o god_n and_o trial_n have_v sift_v they_o and_o there_o be_v many_o heresy_n and_o a_o great_a apostasy_n so_o that_o matth._n xxiv_o 24._o argue_v that_o the_o elect_a only_o hold_v out_o and_o thus_o we_o come_v to_o understand_v the_o reason_n i._o why_o the_o apostle_n speak_v so_o much_o of_o their_o election_n viz._n because_o the_o nation_n before_o be_v reject_v and_o there_o be_v only_o a_o remnant_n to_o be_v save_v ii_o why_o he_o conceal_v the_o word_n ecclesia_fw-la church_n viz._n partly_o because_o the_o other_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d elect_v together_o speak_v it_o enough_o and_o partly_o because_o his_o mind_n be_v to_o pitch_v upon_o that_o that_o make_v and_o preserve_v a_o right_a church_n indeed_o in_o those_o time_n that_o it_o be_v elect_v choose_a and_o take_v out_o from_o among_o the_o rest_n of_o people_n reject_v and_o cast_v off_o and_o now_o we_o come_v to_o take_v up_o some_o theological_a observation_n i._o a_o church_n at_o babylon_n 1._o how_o do_v grace_n appear_v here_o to_o abound_v where_o sin_n abound_v at_o babel_n be_v the_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n at_o babel_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o heathenism_n there_o be_v idolatry_n practise_v in_o its_o height_n and_o from_o babel_n proceed_v a_o continual_a persecution_n of_o god_n church_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o yet_o now_o there_o be_v a_o church_n how_o be_v that_o fulfil_v in_o psal._n lxxxvii_o 4._o i_o will_v make_v mention_n of_o rahab_n and_o babylon_n to_o they_o that_o know_v i_o to_o which_o also_o that_o be_v consonant_a in_o esa._n xix_o 23._o in_o that_o day_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o 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