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about_o the_o burden_n that_o be_v upon_o he_o from_o the_o 11_o verse_n etc._n etc._n moses_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n â_o the_o plead_n of_o moses_n wâ_n god_n â_z the_o burden_n that_o be_v upââ_n he_o fromâ_n verse_n 11._o &_o â_o whersore_n have_v thou_o afflict_v thy_o servant_n and_o wherefore_o have_v i_o not_o find_v favour_n in_o thy_o sight_n that_o thou_o lay_v the_o burden_n of_o all_o this_o people_n upon_o i_o have_v i_o conceive_v all_o this_o people_n have_v i_o beget_v they_o that_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o i_o carry_v they_o in_o thy_o bosom_n as_o a_o nurse_n father_n bear_v the_o suck_a child_n i_o be_o not_o able_a say_v he_o to_o bear_v all_o this_o people_n alone_o because_o it_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o i_o and_o if_o thou_o deal_v thus_o with_o i_o kill_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o out_o of_o hand_n if_o i_o have_v find_v favour_n in_o thy_o sight_n and_o let_v i_o not_o see_v my_o wretchedness_n which_o plead_n of_o moses_n though_o they_o do_v arise_v from_o 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grant_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o word_n now_o read_v unto_o you_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n gather_v unto_o i_o seventy_o man_n etc._n etc._n the_o text_n contain_v a_o new_a election_n of_o magistrate_n for_n the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n wherein_o you_o have_v these_o particular_n notable_a 1_o the_o person_n to_o be_v elect_v part_n text_n divide_v ânto_o 3_o part_n or_o choose_v 2_o the_o manner_n or_o order_n of_o the_o election_n 3_o the_o main_a end_n or_o purpose_n of_o god_n in_o it_o the_o person_n to_o be_v elect_v or_o choose_v be_v describe_v two_o way_n qualificaââons_n the_o person_n âo_o be_v elect_v too_o way_n describe_v by_o âheir_a number_n ând_v qualificaââons_n 1_o by_o their_o number_n seventy_o man_n 2_o by_o their_o qualification_n elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o officer_n over_o they_o in_o the_o former_a part_n and_o such_o as_o as_o also_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o text_n then_o 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business_n which_o come_v full_o up_o to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o he_o in_o that_o which_o he_o request_v for_o say_v he_o i_o will_v come_v down_o and_o talk_v with_o thou_o there_o where_o thou_o be_v appoint_v to_o stand_v with_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o officer_n over_o they_o and_o i_o will_v take_v of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v upon_o thou_o and_o put_v it_o upon_o they_o &_o they_o shall_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o people_n with_o thou_o that_o thou_o bear_v it_o not_o thyself_o alone_a i_o shall_v but_o cursory_o run_v over_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o text_n as_o have_v my_o eye_n chief_o upon_o that_o which_o lie_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n gather_v unto_o i_o seventy_o man_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n passing_n by_o the_o number_n seventy_o as_o that_o which_o be_v not_o intend_v sure_o to_o be_v always_o bind_v bind_v the_o number_n seventy_o not_o bind_v or_o perpetual_o presidential_a 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to_o moses_n exod._n 18.21_o such_o as_o fear_n god_n not_o with_o a_o slavish_a but_o with_o a_o filial_a not_o with_o a_o vicious_a but_o with_o a_o gracious_a fear_n in_o short_a take_v it_o thus_o martion_n quid_fw-la est_fw-la quââ_n sapientia_fw-la câstiani_n qâânisi_fw-la timor_fw-la ãâã_d amer_n chriââ_n salvian_n ad_fw-la eccles_n cathol_n lib._n 4._o fides_n facit_fw-la formidinem_fw-la formido_fw-la facit_fw-la solich_o nem_fw-la solicitudo_fw-la facit_fw-la perseverantiam_fw-la tertul._n contr_n martion_n the_o consideration_n of_o his_o presence_n who_o be_v 6.15_o be_v 1_o tim._n 6.15_o king_n of_o king_n &_o lord_n of_o lord_n the_o great_a &_o the_o only_a potentate_n all_o eye_n to_o see_v and_o all_o ear_n to_o hear_v and_o all_o hand_n to_o punish_v every_o disobedience_n this_o shall_v awe_v the_o magistrate_n continual_o and_o make_v he_o afraid_a to_o 23.3_o to_o exod._n 23.3_o patronize_v the_o nocent_a to_o 24.17_o to_o deut._n 24.17_o pervert_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o innocent_a to_o 17.15_o to_o prov._n 17.15_o justify_v the_o wicked_a to_o condemn_v the_o righteous_a 8.3_o righteous_a 1_o sam._n 8.3_o to_o take_v bribe_n to_o 28.21_o to_o prov._n 28.21_o accept_v person_n to_o 18.6_o to_o mat._n 18.6_o offend_v any_o of_o the_o little_a one_o of_o god_n he_o that_o true_o fear_v god_n dare_v not_o do_v any_o of_o these_o thing_n and_o why_o but_o because_o he_o know_v all_o such_o practice_n as_o these_o be_v to_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o that_o god_n who_o be_v a_o 12.29_o a_o heb._n 12.29_o consume_a fire_n and_o that_o have_v provide_v 30.33_o provide_v isa_n 30.33_o tophet_n for_o prince_n and_o great_a one_o aswell_o as_o for_o those_o of_o a_o mean_a rank_n and_o quality_n this_o therefore_o may_v well_o go_v for_o a_o 3_o support_v under_o all_o the_o former_a burden_n support_n 3_o a_o spirit_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n four_o a_o spirit_n of_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n that_o be_v also_o very_o requisite_a in_o a_o magistrate_n faithfulness_n a_o spirit_n of_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n without_o which_o all_o the_o other_o qualification_n that_o i_o have_v mention_v already_o be_v but_o shadow_n of_o honour_n and_o of_o no_o worth_n at_o all_o 51.6_o behold_v thou_o desire_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n ps_n 51.6_o for_o though_o a_o man_n be_v repute_v never_o so_o wise_a a_o man_n never_o so_o courageous_a and_o stout_a and_o able_a a_o man_n yea_o never_o so_o pious_a and_o religious_a a_o man_n 37._o veritatem_fw-la quam_fw-la scripfit_n in_o cord_n hominis_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la legebatur_fw-la in_o cord_n iteravit_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o tabulis_fw-la ut_fw-la voce_fw-la fornisecùs_fw-la admotâ_fw-la rediret_fw-la ad_fw-la cor_fw-la &_o ibi_fw-la inveniret_fw-la quod_fw-la extrà _fw-la legeret_fw-la lombard_n sentent_fw-fr lib._n 3._o distinct_a 37._o though_o his_o name_n be_v up_o and_o his_o credit_n never_o so_o great_a for_o all_o these_o thing_n for_o wisdom_n for_o courage_n for_o pretty_a yet_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o in_o he_o of_o a_o truth_n if_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o confide_v in_o or_o nothing_o look_v after_o but_o a_o appearance_n or_o a_o outward_a show_n of_o these_o thing_n such_o a_o one_o be_v but_o the_o picture_n of_o a_o magistrate_n he_o be_v no_o more_o a_o magistrate_n in_o reality_n or_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n than_o a_o paint_a man_n be_v a_o man_n but_o he_o that_o be_v a_o magistrate_n indeed_o god_n vicegerent_n indeed_o he_o be_v a_o 18.2_o a_o exo._n 18.2_o man_n of_o truth_n one_o that_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o that_o love_v the_o truth_n ãâã_d truth_n non_fw-la solùm_fw-la verum_fw-la opponiâ_n tur_fw-la falso_fw-la et_fw-la uâ_n ritas_fw-la mendacââ_n verùm_fw-la etiam_fw-la ãâã_d significat_fw-la sinââ_n rum_o et_fw-fr simplâ_n cem_fw-la et_fw-la opporâtur_fw-la fucato_fw-la et_fw-la ãâã_d mulato_fw-la zanâ_n de_fw-fr nat._n dââ_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 3_o ãâã_d both_o way_n both_o in_o 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