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in_o who_o he_o have_v free_o adopt_v we_o for_o his_o choose_a and_o always_o receive_v we_o unto_o mercy_n according_a to_o which_o s._n paul_n say_v that_o in_o christ_n all_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v yea_o and_o amen_o 2._o cor._n 1.20_o as_o oft_o then_o as_o god_n send_v any_o succour_n to_o his_o people_n in_o old_a time_n he_o by_o and_o by_o reconcile_v they_o to_o himself_o in_o christ_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o threaten_v famine_n pestilence_n or_o sword_n he_o set_v the_o messiah_n before_o their_o eye_n to_o give_v they_o hope_v of_o deliverance_n see_v this_o be_v so_o apparent_a the_o jew_n have_v no_o cause_n to_o storm_n here_o as_o if_o the_o prophet_n shall_v speak_v without_o cause_n of_o a_o thing_n so_o far_o remote_a for_o whereupon_o do_v the_o deliverance_n of_o
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albeit_o it_o shall_v overspread_v far_o and_o widâ—_n and_o comprehend_v infinite_a multitude_n of_o people_n yet_o none_o of_o all_o this_o shall_v let_v god_n to_o put_v his_o decree_n in_o execution_n verse_n 27._o because_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v determine_v it_o and_o who_o shall_v disannul_v it_o and_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o and_o who_o shall_v turn_v it_o here_o the_o prophet_n use_v a_o exclamation_n as_o it_o be_v the_o better_a to_o confirm_v the_o former_a sentence_n for_o have_v tell_v they_o that_o thiâ—_n be_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v show_v they_o it_o be_v so_o inviolable_a that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v break_v psal_n 33.11_o he_o ask_v the_o question_n as_o of_o a_o thing_n utterlie_o impossible_a who_o say_v he_o can_v disannul_v his_o counsel_n or_o turn_v his_o hand_n back_o and_o thus_o by_o this_o exclamation_n he_o set_v himself_o bold_o against_o all_o creature_n for_o the_o lord_n no_o soon_o decree_v a_o 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courageous_a in_o his_o ministry_n then_o ever_o before_o verse_n 17._o so._n 17._o or_o so._n therefore_o i_o will_v wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n that_o have_v hide_v his_o face_n from_o the_o house_n of_o jaakob_n and_o i_o will_v look_v for_o he_o so_o i_o will_v wait_v i_o have_v rather_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n particle_n van_n in_o this_o sense_n because_o the_o prophet_n retire_v himself_o aparâ—_n as_o it_o be_v have_v receive_v consolation_n from_o the_o lord_n as_o we_o have_v see_v heretofore_o it_o be_v as_o much_o then_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v see_v the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o have_v some_o disciple_n among_o who_o his_o doctrine_n shall_v be_v seal_v i_o will_v wait_v although_o he_o have_v hide_v his_o face_n from_o jaakob_n that_o be_v to_o say_v although_o
out_o to_o afflict_v they_o with_o a_o new_a plague_n verse_n 13._o yet_o 13._o oâ—_n but_o yet_o for_o the_o people_n turn_v not_o unto_o he_o that_o smite_v they_o neither_o do_v they_o seek_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n they_o expound_v this_o as_o if_o the_o prophet_n yield_v a_o reason_n why_o god_n cease_v not_o to_o strike_v they_o blow_v upon_o blow_n with_o new_a chastisement_n to_o wit_n because_o the_o people_n be_v so_o obstinate_a and_o stifnecked_a that_o they_o will_v not_o come_v to_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o their_o fault_n nor_o to_o amendment_n for_o wherefore_o shall_v god_n give_v place_n to_o the_o obstinate_a in_o who_o he_o see_v no_o repentance_n so_o it_o may_v seem_v they_o be_v strong_a thâ—n_n he_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n then_o why_o he_o continue_v to_o smite_v they_o more_o sharp_o and_o see_v israel_n amend_v not_o for_o any_o correction_n whatsoever_o his_o destruction_n be_v just_a such_o be_v their_o extreme_a obstinacy_n that_o not_o so_o much_o 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rush_v in_o one_o day_n 15._o the_o ancient_a and_o the_o honourable_a man_n he_o be_v the_o head_n and_o the_o prophet_n that_o teach_v lie_n he_o be_v the_o tail_n his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v universal_a and_o that_o it_o shall_v wrap_v all_o estate_n in_o it_o for_o the_o whole_a people_n be_v corrupt_v and_o the_o contagion_n thereof_o have_v so_o invade_v the_o whole_a country_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o whole_a nor_o sound_a among_o they_o now_o then_o when_o impiety_n have_v thus_o get_v the_o swinge_n man_n begin_v to_o flatter_v themselves_o and_o every_o one_o think_v to_o frame_v goodly_a excuse_n when_o they_o have_v many_o to_o bear_v they_o company_n and_o imagine_v that_o they_o have_v sufficient_a reason_n to_o defend_v themselves_o withal_o when_o they_o make_v comparison_n of_o themselves_o with_o other_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n then_o why_o he_o denounce_v this_o vengeance_n against_o all_o in_o general_a because_o 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and_o fro_o in_o see_v the_o world_n so_o shake_v on_o all_o side_n and_o therefore_o seek_v by_o all_o mean_v they_o may_v to_o avoid_v these_o wave_n and_o tempest_n for_o it_o be_v our_o desire_n always_o to_o be_v in_o such_o a_o place_n of_o safety_n as_o we_o may_v be_v free_a from_o all_o danger_n of_o gunshot_n as_o they_o say_v some_o of_o they_o peradventure_o then_o may_v seek_v some_o other_o place_n of_o abode_n the_o better_a to_o provide_v for_o their_o own_o affair_n but_o when_o the_o mischief_n shall_v press_v they_o on_o every_o side_n this_o may_v make_v they_o tarry_v at_o home_n and_o admonish_v they_o that_o they_o can_v find_v no_o better_a or_o safe_a habitation_n then_o in_o the_o company_n of_o the_o faithful_a by_o this_o example_n also_o many_o may_v be_v advertise_v who_o for_o fear_n of_o danger_n separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o church_n think_v they_o can_v find_v none_o great_a out_o of_o it_o the_o jew_n than_o may_v be_v solicit_v with_o such_o 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to_o her_o child_n then_o to_o wander_v abroad_o to_o drink_v the_o lees_n and_o dregs_n which_o shall_v strangle_v and_o choke_v the_o wicked_a for_o if_o the_o child_n be_v thus_o chastise_v what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o stranger_n and_o reprobate_n it_o may_v be_v also_o that_o the_o dumeans_n molest_v god_n people_n while_o their_o neighbour_n assail_v they_o on_o all_o side_n of_o seir._n it_o be_v a_o mountain_n of_o idumea_n as_o it_o appear_v gen._n 14.6_o and_o under_o the_o name_n of_o this_o mountain_n he_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n now_o in_o this_o place_n he_o represent_v as_o in_o a_o glass_n those_o thing_n which_o have_v need_n of_o word_n of_o vehemency_n and_o see_v the_o idumean_n ask_v the_o watchman_n what_o be_v in_o the_o night_n it_o be_v very_o likely_a they_o be_v not_o far_o off_o and_o be_v in_o hazard_n of_o the_o common_a danger_n for_o he_o bring_v they_o not_o in_o inquire_v as_o curious_a to_o know_v what_o news_n but_o they_o ask_v what_o the_o watch_n see_v in_o the_o night_n as_o when_o one_o inquire_v then_o come_v another_o and_o the_o three_o will_v come_v and_o do_v the_o like_a hereunto_o tend_v the_o repetition_n that_o it_o be_v not_o one_o alone_a that_o inquire_v but_o many_o as_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v when_o thing_n be_v doubtful_a and_o perplex_a when_o every_o one_o affright_v in_o himself_o give_v credit_n to_o nothing_o that_o be_v tell_v they_o verse_n 12._o the_o watchman_n say_v the_o morning_n come_v and_o also_o the_o night_n if_o you_o will_v ask_v inquire_v return_n and_o come_v his_o meaning_n be_v that_o this_o fear_n shall_v not_o last_v a_o day_n only_o or_o some_o little_a space_n as_o if_o the_o watchman_n shall_v answer_v i_o will_v tell_v you_o that_o to_o morrow_n which_o i_o tell_v you_o to_o day_n and_o if_o you_o fear_v now_o you_o shall_v also_o fear_v to_o morrow_n now_o it_o be_v a_o most_o miserable_a condition_n when_o man_n be_v so_o trouble_v as_o they_o hang_v in_o suspense_n whether_o they_o shall_v live_v or_o die_v it_o be_v that_o extreme_a curse_n wherewith_o the_o lord_n threaten_v the_o wicked_a by_o moses_n wwo_n will_v warrant_v i_o life_n till_o the_o evening_n and_o when_o the_o evening_n be_v come_v who_o will_v let_v i_o see_v the_o morning_n deut._n 28.67_o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o faithful_a be_v environ_v about_o with_o many_o danger_n this_o note_n of_o thankfulness_n he_o aggravate_v their_o crime_n â—hat_n in_o so_o great_a light_n of_o the_o heavenly_a truth_n they_o cease_v not_o to_o stumble_v as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v utter_o destitute_a of_o it_o whâ—t_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v here_o he_o now_o bend_v his_o speech_n to_o jerusalem_n not_o that_o this_o destruction_n concern_v that_o city_n alone_o but_o because_o the_o whole_a land_n think_v themselves_o secure_v under_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o be_v in_o it_o as_o alâ—o_o that_o the_o jew_n may_v think_v what_o be_v like_a to_o befall_v they_o if_o this_o city_n which_o be_v so_o well_o furnish_v shall_v be_v thus_o deal_v withal_o he_o ask_v by_o way_n of_o admiration_n whence_o it_o come_v that_o every_o one_o leave_v his_o house_n flee_v to_o the_o top_n thereof_o to_o save_v their_o life_n now_o the_o roof_n of_o the_o jew_n house_n be_v make_v otherwise_o then_o we_o be_v and_o thence_o it_o be_v â—hat_n jesus_n christ_n say_v what_o i_o tell_v you_o in_o the_o ear_n that_o preach_v you_o on_o the_o house_n top_n mat._n 12.27_o when_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalâ—m_n then_o flee_v to_o the_o top_n of_o their_o house_n and_o leave_v the_o house_n themselves_o to_o the_o will_n of_o their_o enemy_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o they_o be_v exceed_o flight_v they_o may_v all_o get_v up_o thither_o to_o chase_v away_o their_o enemy_n with_o dart_n and_o arrow_n but_o his_o meaning_n rather_o be_v that_o the_o enemy_n constrain_v they_o to_o run_v up_o thither_o because_o they_o be_v not_o only_o amaze_v at_o their_o come_n but_o also_o flee_v for_o fear_n yet_o so_o as_o their_o flight_n shall_v not_o save_v they_o verse_n 2._o thou_o that_o be_v full_a of_o noise_n a_o city_n full_a of_o brute_n a_o joyous_a city_n thy_o slay_a man_n slay_v or_o be_v not_o slay_v shall_v not_o be_v slay_v with_o sword_n nor_o die_v in_o battle_n his_o meaning_n be_v that_o it_o be_v people_v and_o full_a of_o inhabitant_n because_o there_o be_v great_a noise_n where_o many_o people_n be_v gather_v together_o neither_o can_v the_o fear_n there_o be_v so_o great_a isaiah_n add_v this_o by_o way_n of_o amplification_n to_o wit_n that_o whereas_o be_v a_o sufficient_a number_n they_o shall_v have_v be_v upon_o the_o wall_n and_o rampart_n to_o defend_v the_o city_n they_o like_v coward_n give_v place_n to_o the_o enemy_n and_o flee_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o their_o house_n he_o therefore_o press_v the_o jew_n the_o more_o near_o with_o these_o word_n that_o they_o may_v due_o weigh_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n for_o when_o man_n heart_n be_v cast_v down_o with_o so_o great_a fear_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o such_o a_o astonishment_n be_v send_v of_o god_n it_o be_v as_o much_o they_o as_o if_o the_o prophet_n have_v say_v whence_o come_v it_o that_o thou_o have_v no_o more_o courage_n to_o resist_v sure_o because_o the_o loâ—d_n himself_o chase_v and_o pursue_v thou_o now_o this_o doctrine_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o 28._o of_o deuteronomie_n for_o we_o have_v often_o say_v that_o the_o prophet_n do_v many_o time_n borrow_v sentence_n out_o of_o moses_n to_o serve_v their_o turn_n withal_o only_o the_o difference_n be_v that_o they_o apply_v that_o particular_o which_o moses_n speak_v in_o general_n the_o
a_o summons_n to_o repentance_n repentance_n every_o chastisement_n a_o summons_n to_o repentance_n but_o doubtless_o the_o prophet_n mean_v to_o express_v somewhat_o more_o to_o wit_n that_o in_o despise_v the_o holy_a admonition_n which_o be_v send_v unto_o they_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o rise_v up_o as_o it_o be_v even_o against_o god_n himself_o who_o after_o a_o fatherlie_a manner_n beckon_v they_o unto_o he_o there_o be_v yet_o great_a weight_n in_o that_o he_o say_v it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o affliction_n wherein_o the_o danger_n press_v hard_o upon_o they_o for_o they_o be_v admonish_v both_o by_o word_n and_o blow_n the_o sign_n of_o god_n anger_n appear_v the_o prophet_n cry_v without_o cease_v and_o yet_o they_o become_v never_o the_o better_a in_o that_o he_o name_v sackcloth_n and_o pluck_v of_o their_o hair_n heart_n repentance_n consist_v not_o in_o outward_a ceremony_n but_o in_o the_o heart_n he_o note_v out_o repentance_n by_o the_o sign_n of_o it_o for_o it_o consist_v neither_o in_o sackcloth_n in_o ash_n nor_o in_o any_o external_a thing_n but_o it_o consist_v in_o the_o heart_n those_o who_o repent_v in_o good_a earnest_n and_o be_v displease_v with_o themselves_o they_o hate_v their_o sin_n and_o be_v touch_v to_o the_o quick_a with_o such_o a_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o sorrow_n that_o they_o abhor_v and_o detest_v themselves_o and_o their_o life_n past_a but_o because_o this_o can_v not_o be_v do_v unless_o therewithal_o they_o confess_v the_o same_o before_o man_n therefore_o he_o name_v the_o outward_a sign_n whereby_o we_o give_v testimony_n of_o our_o conversion_n now_o the_o jew_n use_v such_o gesture_n and_o custom_n at_o that_o time_n when_o they_o mean_v to_o show_v sign_n of_o repentance_n isaiah_n mean_v then_o that_o they_o be_v call_v to_o repentance_n to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v first_o humble_v themselves_o before_o god_n and_o then_o that_o they_o shall_v therewithal_o show_v testimony_n of_o that_o displeasure_n they_o have_v conceive_v in_o themselves_o before_o man_n the_o sign_n indeed_o alone_o be_v nothing_o see_v conversion_n begin_v at_o the_o heart_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n joel_n say_v rend_v your_o heart_n themselves_o these_o outward_a testimony_n of_o repentance_n be_v not_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n in_o themselves_o and_o not_o your_o clothes_n not_o that_o he_o will_v have_v these_o sign_n neglect_v but_o he_o show_v that_o they_o be_v not_o sufficient_a nor_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n of_o themselves_o let_v we_o hence_o gather_v what_o be_v our_o duty_n when_o the_o sign_n of_o god_n anger_n appear_v unto_o we_o namely_o that_o our_o repentance_n ought_v not_o only_o to_o be_v know_v unto_o god_n but_o also_o to_o man_n the_o ceremony_n indeed_o be_v indifferent_a neither_o have_v we_o any_o commandment_n to_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n nor_o to_o pluck_v off_o our_o hair_n consist_v wherein_o the_o truth_n of_o these_o sign_n consist_v but_o we_o ought_v willing_o and_o in_o good_a earnest_n to_o put_v the_o truth_n of_o these_o sign_n in_o practice_n to_o wit_n a_o unfeigned_a displeasure_n in_o ourselves_o that_o we_o have_v so_o displease_v god_n a_o confession_n of_o our_o offence_n a_o break_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a life_n for_o if_o we_o judge_v not_o ourselves_o worthy_a of_o punishment_n we_o can_v come_v into_o favour_n with_o god_n to_o bâ—â—ort_n even_o as_o the_o poor_a malefactor_n bow_v doâ—ne_v his_o face_n and_o clothes_n himself_o in_o vile_a arayment_n to_o bow_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o judge_n so_o ought_v we_o to_o run_v in_o all_o humility_n to_o god_n mercy_n in_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n with_o unfeigned_a testimony_n of_o our_o inward_a repentance_n yet_o be_v we_o by_o the_o way_n profitable_a how_o farforth_o these_o outward_a testimony_n be_v profitable_a to_o note_v the_o profit_n of_o these_o outward_a sign_n of_o repentance_n to_o wit_n that_o they_o serve_v as_o goad_n to_o prick_v we_o forward_o to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o our_o guiltiness_n and_o to_o the_o loathe_n and_o detest_a of_o our_o sin_n and_o thus_o as_o they_o be_v spur_n to_o quicken_v we_o to_o this_o duty_n they_o may_v be_v call_v cause_n of_o repentance_n and_o as_o they_o be_v sign_n they_o may_v be_v call_v effect_n for_o the_o token_n of_o our_o condemnation_n that_o we_o bear_v upon_o we_o provoke_v we_o to_o a_o more_o thorough_a acknowledgement_n that_o we_o be_v sinner_n and_o guilty_a person_n and_o they_o be_v also_o effect_n because_o if_o repentance_n go_v not_o before_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v bring_v to_o use_v they_o of_o a_o sincere_a affection_n verse_n 13._o and_o behold_v joy_n and_o gladness_n slay_v ox_n and_o kill_a sheep_n eat_v flesh_n and_o drink_a wine_n eat_v and_o drink_v for_o tomorrow_o we_o shall_v die_v the_o prophet_n condemn_v not_o joy_n simple_o for_o we_o see_v that_o saint_n paul_n himself_o exhort_v the_o faithful_a to_o rejoice_v with_o a_o true_a joy_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o lord_n phil._n 4.4_o but_o he_o here_o reprove_v that_o joy_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o sorrow_n which_o proceed_v of_o repentance_n whereof_o also_o the_o same_o apostle_n speak_v in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n for_o indeed_o none_o can_v be_v touch_v with_o repentance_n nor_o with_o the_o true_a feel_n of_o god_n wrath_n but_o be_v sorrowful_a he_o willing_o afflict_v himself_o the_o joy_n then_o opposite_a to_o this_o sorrow_n be_v naught_o 2.12_o luk._n 6.25_o joel_n 1.14_o &_o 2.12_o because_o it_o proceed_v from_o a_o brutish_a blockishness_n and_o be_v just_o reprove_v because_o the_o lord_n accurse_v it_o hence_o it_o appear_v then_o sufficient_o wherefore_o the_o lord_n upbraid_v they_o with_o the_o kill_n of_o ox_n and_o butcher_v of_o sheep_n for_o this_o be_v not_o evil_a in_o itself_o neither_o do_v it_o displease_v god_n but_o because_o fast_v be_v a_o solemn_a part_n of_o repentance_n which_o 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doctrine_n of_o the_o former_a verse_n &_o show_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v the_o chief_a leader_n in_o this_o war_n and_o that_o the_o assyrian_n shall_v undertake_v nothing_o but_o by_o his_o commandment_n notwithstanding_o themselves_o be_v thrust_v forward_o with_o a_o inordinate_a lust_n and_o desire_n of_o reign_v over_o the_o poor_a jew_n for_o it_o be_v very_o requisite_a that_o this_o people_n shall_v be_v full_o persuade_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o the_o calamity_n wherewith_o they_o be_v oppress_v to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v thereby_o come_v to_o a_o narrow_a examination_n of_o their_o impiety_n now_o the_o often_o we_o meet_v with_o this_o doctrine_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n so_o much_o the_o more_o careful_a aught_o we_o to_o be_v in_o imprint_v the_o same_o well_o in_o our_o heart_n for_o the_o bless_a spirit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o wont_a to_o repeat_v one_o thing_n again_o and_o again_o without_o just_a cause_n verse_n 4._o so_o shall_v thou_o be_v humble_v and_o shall_v speak_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n and_o thy_o speech_n shll_v be_v as_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n thy_o voice_n also_o shall_v be_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n like_v he_o that_o have_v a_o spirit_n of_o divination_n and_o thy_o talk_n shall_v whisper_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n he_o deride_v the_o pride_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o as_o long_o as_o they_o be_v in_o prosperity_n as_o hypocrite_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v despise_v all_o admonition_n and_o threaten_n the_o prophet_n therefore_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v one_o day_n be_v humble_v to_o wit_n after_o their_o pride_n shall_v be_v take_v down_o not_o that_o they_o shall_v change_v their_o manner_n but_o because_o shame_n shall_v constrain_v they_o to_o turn_v their_o wont_a mirth_n into_o mourning_n and_o therefore_o here_o must_v be_v a_o close_a opposition_n supply_v for_o he_o speak_v to_o those_o jolly_a fellow_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v the_o world_n at_o will_n who_o with_o big_a look_n disdain_v every_o one_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o no_o god_n at_o all_o nay_o they_o fear_v not_o to_o load_v he_o with_o blasphemy_n and_o injury_n and_o contemn_v his_o holy_a word_n this_o pride_n say_v isaiah_n shall_v be_v bring_v down_o well_o enough_o and_o this_o intolerable_a arrogancy_n shall_v cease_v in_o the_o next_o word_n he_o express_v this_o further_a by_o a_o similitude_n say_v that_o they_o shall_v whisper_v and_o speak_v as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o he_o compare_v the_o voice_n of_o those_o which_o in_o time_n past_a be_v so_o loud_a and_o high_a to_o the_o speech_n of_o conjurer_n who_o give_v their_o answer_n out_o of_o some_o hollow_a cave_n dig_v under_o the_o earth_n mumble_v out_o i_o know_v not_o what_o confuse_a noise_n for_o they_o speak_v with_o no_o distinct_a voice_n his_o meaning_n be_v then_o that_o these_o haughty_a one_o shall_v be_v like_a unto_o they_o some_o expound_v this_o as_o if_o the_o prophet_n 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and_o thus_o they_o be_v not_o restrain_v by_o any_o fear_n or_o awe_n of_o god_n because_o they_o esteem_v of_o religion_n but_o as_o a_o fable_n he_o also_o comprehend_v other_o wickedness_n in_o add_v that_o they_o rise_v betimes_o to_o do_v evil_a for_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o chaldaean_n or_o assyrian_n but_o of_o such_o as_o will_v be_v hold_v to_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o boast_v that_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n verse_n 21._o which_o make_v a_o man_n to_o sin_n in_o the_o word_n and_o take_v he_o in_o a_o snare_n which_o reprove_v they_o in_o the_o gate_n &_o make_v the_o just_a to_o fall_v without_o cause_n we_o have_v tell_v you_o heretofore_o with_o who_o the_o prophet_n have_v to_o deal_v namely_o with_o hypocrite_n and_o profane_a contemner_n who_o esteem_v all_o the_o reprehension_n &_o threaten_n of_o the_o prophet_n but_o as_o wind_n and_o have_v forge_v to_o themselves_o a_o god_n of_o their_o own_o devise_v for_o such_o 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god_n of_o israel_n the_o only_a god_n very_o it_o be_v no_o more_o possible_a for_o the_o idol_n to_o beguile_v the_o faithful_a which_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o school_n of_o god_n then_o at_o high_a noon_n to_o persuade_v one_o of_o a_o perfect_a sight_n that_o black_a be_v white_a so_o far_o be_v it_o off_o for_o they_o then_o to_o get_v any_o credit_n by_o their_o foreknowledge_n and_o yet_o lest_o of_o all_o by_o their_o power_n neither_o of_o which_o it_o be_v any_o way_n lawful_a to_o ascribe_v unto_o they_o see_v it_o appear_v by_o continual_a prophecy_n that_o one_o god_n only_o rule_v and_o govern_v all_o thing_n both_o adverse_a and_o prosperous_a the_o assyrian_a thank_v his_o idol_n for_o his_o victory_n which_o he_o obtain_v but_o god_n have_v long_o before_o instruct_v the_o jew_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v happen_v yea_o and_o have_v make_v it_o evident_a in_o all_o man_n sight_n that_o he_o arm_v this_o wretch_n to_o execute_v his_o own_o judgement_n read_v chap._n 10._o now_o to_o do_v evil_a correction_n evil_a take_v for_o correction_n be_v not_o take_v here_o to_o commit_v any_o outrage_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n far_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n but_o it_o signify_v to_o correct_v and_o send_v adversity_n which_o indeed_o ought_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o god_n providence_n and_o neither_o to_o fortune_n nor_o idol_n and_o this_o be_v often_o meet_v withal_o in_o the_o scripture_n as_o in_o amos_n 3.6_o be_v there_o evil_a in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o do_v it_o jeremiah_n also_o accuse_v the_o people_n in_o that_o they_o know_v not_o that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n both_o of_o evil_n and_o good_a lament_v 3.38_o the_o lord_n than_o punish_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n by_o war_n plague_n famine_n poverty_n sickness_n and_o other_o the_o like_a evil_n and_o will_v be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o efficient_a from_o who_o all_o of_o they_o proceed_v now_o isaiah_n allege_v not_o all_o the_o example_n and_o argument_n 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power_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n be_v so_o great_a that_o none_o be_v able_a to_o vanquish_v they_o for_o they_o seem_v invincible_a then_o indeed_o but_o even_o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o babylonian_n trust_v in_o their_o wealth_n despise_v their_o enemy_n and_o proud_o advance_v themselves_o the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o that_o they_o and_o infinite_a other_o beside_o shall_v be_v tread_v under_o foot_n as_o the_o potter_n do_v his_o clay_n in_o a_o word_n his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o prosperous_a estate_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n can_v not_o way_n hinder_v the_o change_n that_o be_v to_o come_v neither_o shall_v they_o be_v able_a to_o let_v the_o mede_n and_o persian_n from_o enjoy_v their_o monarchy_n and_o true_o the_o issue_n do_v well_o verify_v and_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o similitude_n when_o cyrus_n have_v vanquish_v so_o many_o nation_n and_o get_v many_o godly_a victory_n do_v in_o a_o little_a space_n of_o time_n conquer_v all_o the_o east_n verse_n 26._o 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that_o resist_v he_o we_o shall_v easy_o perceive_v that_o all_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v as_o isaiah_n foretell_v what_o be_v his_o apostle_n that_o they_o subdue_v so_o many_o king_n and_o nation_n by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n may_v they_o not_o well_o be_v compare_v to_o little_a sprig_n thus_o the_o prophet_n show_v then_o by_o what_o mean_v christ_n kingdom_n shall_v be_v erect_v and_o establish_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o judge_v thereof_o as_o of_o a_o worldly_a kingdom_n 18.36_o joh._n 18.36_o the_o deformity_n whereof_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o next_o place_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o christ_n person_n kingdom_n this_o deformity_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o christ_n person_n but_o to_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n which_o be_v contemptible_a and_o despise_v of_o the_o world_n be_v at_o last_o adjudge_v to_o a_o shameful_a and_o curse_a death_n but_o also_o to_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n which_o have_v no_o form_n beauty_n nor_o glory_n at_o 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able_a ever_o to_o conceive_v otherwise_o unless_o the_o lord_n correct_v and_o reform_v his_o judgement_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o howsoever_o he_o seem_v here_o to_o tax_v the_o jew_n principal_o who_o shall_v disdainful_o reject_v the_o son_n of_o god_n promise_v and_o offer_v yea_o and_o put_v himself_o in_o the_o number_n as_o be_v a_o member_n of_o that_o body_n yet_o let_v we_o learn_v from_o this_o place_n notwithstanding_o that_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v here_o tax_v and_o condemn_v of_o ingratitude_n for_o contemn_v of_o christ_n because_o they_o judge_v he_o unworthy_a the_o look_n upon_o nay_o they_o turn_v their_o eye_n from_o he_o as_o from_o a_o abominable_a thing_n verse_n 3._o sure_o he_o have_v bear_v our_o infirmity_n and_o carry_v our_o sorrewe_n yet_o we_o do_v judge_v he_o as_o plague_v and_o smite_v of_o god_n and_o humble_v the_o particle_n sure_o be_v not_o only_o a_o affirmative_a but_o also_o serve_v for_o a_o exposition_n humble_v now_o the_o prophet_n set_v down_o the_o cause_n why_o christ_n be_v thus_o far_o humble_v to_o wit_n when_o any_o thing_n be_v bring_v to_o light_v that_o seem_v strange_a and_o unwonted_a for_o be_v it_o not_o wonderful_a nay_o monstrous_a that_o he_o to_o who_o god_n have_v give_v sovereign_a power_n over_o all_o creature_n shall_v be_v thus_o abase_v and_o humble_v so_o then_o if_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o render_v here_o all_o will_v esteem_v this_o no_o better_o than_o a_o fable_n why_o be_v christ_n thus_o cover_v over_o with_o dolour_n and_o infirmity_n sure_o because_o he_o bear_v our_o sorrow_n saint_n matthew_n allege_v this_o prophecy_n after_o he_o have_v tell_v how_o christ_n heal_v disease_n of_o diverse_a kind_n chap._n 8.17_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o he_o be_v appoint_v rather_o a_o physician_n of_o man_n soul_n then_o of_o their_o body_n add_v also_o that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o spiritual_a sorrow_n but_o in_o the_o miracle_n show_v in_o the_o heal_n of_o man_n body_n christ_n manifest_v a_o plain_a proof_n of_o that_o power_n he_o have_v to_o heal_v the_o sickness_n of_o their_o soul_n this_o heal_n then_o whereof_o s._n matthew_n speak_v extend_v further_o then_o to_o their_o body_n for_o he_o be_v ordain_v a_o physician_n of_o soul_n matth._n 9.11_o 12._o and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o matthew_n attribute_n that_o to_o the_o sign_n which_o agree_v to_o the_o thing_n signify_v in_o the_o second_o member_n the_o prophet_n show_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o people_n ingratitude_n and_o perversitie_n in_o that_o they_o do_v not_o see_v the_o cause_n why_o christ_n be_v thus_o far_o humble_v and_o afflict_a but_o do_v rather_o judge_v that_o he_o be_v smite_v of_o god_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o yet_o they_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o he_o be_v a_o innocent_a yea_o the_o judge_n himself_o testify_v it_o matth._n 27.24_o luk._n 23.4.14.22_o john_n 18.38_o since_o than_o they_o see_v well_o that_o he_o be_v not_o guilty_a bare_a the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n which_o he_o never_o commit_v wherefore_o do_v they_o not_o conceive_v some_o rare_a excellency_n to_o be_v in_o he_o but_o in_o regard_n they_o see_v he_o smite_v and_o despise_v they_o never_o stand_v to_o examine_v the_o cause_n but_o judge_v only_o by_o the_o event_n as_o the_o foolish_a be_v wont_a to_o do_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n isaiah_n complain_v of_o the_o frowardness_n of_o man_n judgement_n which_o consider_v not_o of_o the_o reason_n why_o christ_n be_v so_o great_o afflict_v and_o especial_o he_o bewail_v the_o senselessness_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o esteem_v god_n the_o swear_a enemy_n of_o christ_n without_o think_v of_o their_o own_o iniquity_n which_o by_o this_o mean_n be_v do_v away_o verse_n 5._o but_o he_o be_v wound_v for_o our_o transgression_n he_o be_v break_v for_o our_o iniquity_n the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o peace_n be_v upon_o he_o medicine_n he_o or_o in_o his_o wound_n be_v our_o medicine_n and_o with_o his_o stripe_n we_o medicine_n we_o or_o in_o his_o wound_n be_v our_o medicine_n be_v heal_v he_o once_o again_o repeat_v the_o cause_n of_o these_o so_o great_a affliction_n of_o christ_n abasement_n a_o repetition_n of_o the_o cause_n lest_o any_o shall_v be_v offend_v at_o christ_n abasement_n to_o prevent_v the_o scandal_n that_o may_v arise_v for_o the_o spectacle_n of_o the_o cross_n drive_v many_o far_o from_o christ_n that_o be_v to_o say_v while_o they_o only_o consider_v of_o that_o which_o be_v present_a before_o their_o eye_n not_o look_v whereunto_o the_o same_o tend_v but_o all_o offence_n be_v remove_v when_o they_o see_v that_o by_o his_o death_n he_o have_v not_o only_o do_v away_o our_o iniquity_n but_o have_v also_o â—btained_v salvation_n for_o us._n some_o think_v that_o chastisement_n be_v here_o call_v the_o chastisement_n of_o peace_n because_o man_n be_v grow_v senseless_a and_o harden_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v needful_a christ_n shall_v suffer_v other_o refer_v this_o peace_n to_o the_o conscience_n namely_o that_o christ_n have_v suffer_v to_o give_v our_o conscience_n rest_v to_o which_o purpose_n saint_n paul_n say_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n rom._n 5.1_o but_o i_o take_v this_o word_n simple_o for_o reconciliation_n because_o christ_n bear_v the_o chastisement_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o us._n and_o thus_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n just_o inflame_v against_o we_o be_v appease_v and_o the_o peace_n make_v between_o god_n and_o we_o by_o mean_n of_o this_o mediator_n so_o as_o we_o be_v now_o reconcile_v hence_o we_o gather_v a_o general_a doctrine_n to_o wit_n doctrine_n a_o general_a doctrine_n that_o we_o be_v free_o reconcile_v unto_o god_n because_o christ_n have_v pay_v the_o ransom_n of_o our_o
according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o hebrew_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o oecolampadius_n have_v translate_v oecolampadius_n oecolampadius_n he_o have_v expose_v his_o high_a place_n to_o the_o rich_a by_o the_o rich_a understand_v tyrant_n and_o proud_a man_n for_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o wax_v insolent_a and_o intemperate_a in_o regard_n of_o their_o riches_n which_o they_o abuse_v to_o play_v the_o tarmogant_n thus_o i_o think_v that_o by_o the_o wicked_a and_o rich_a he_o understand_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n isaiahs_n meaning_n be_v then_o that_o christ_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o contumely_n insolency_n and_o lust_n of_o the_o wicked_a pharisy_n scribe_n and_o pharisy_n for_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisy_n on_o the_o one_o side_n rush_v upon_o he_o with_o a_o desperate_a fury_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o factious_a people_n cry_v not_o hang_v but_o crucify_v he_o pilate_n the_o factious_a people_n pilate_n crucify_v he_o matth._n 26.66_o pilat_z contrary_a to_o all_o equity_n &_o law_n give_v a_o unjust_a sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o he_o though_o he_o be_v inform_v of_o his_o innocence_n soldier_n the_o roman_a soldier_n mark_v 15.14_o and_o the_o roman_a soldier_n greedy_a of_o any_o pray_v put_v the_o cruel_a and_o wicked_a sentence_n cruel_o and_o wicked_o in_o execution_n john_n 19.16_o who_o will_v not_o have_v think_v now_o but_o that_o chrst_o have_v be_v utter_o overwhelm_v anâ—_n bury_v among_o the_o bloody_a hand_n of_o these_o cruel_n murderer_n for_o i_o take_v the_o grave_n here_o by_o a_o metaphor_n in_o regard_n the_o wicked_a and_o their_o executioner_n have_v almost_o overcharge_v he_o object_n and_o if_o any_o object_n that_o christ_n be_v bury_v honourable_o i_o answer_v ans_fw-fr that_o this_o burial_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o his_o glorious_a resurrection_n but_o here_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o death_n which_o be_v often_o signify_v by_o the_o grave_n this_o than_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o true_a meaning_n and_o yet_o i_o give_v every_o man_n leave_v to_o judge_v as_o it_o please_v he_o though_o he_o have_v do_v none_o iniquity_n the_o prophet_n set_v christ_n innocence_n here_o before_o we_o not_o so_o much_o to_o defend_v he_o against_o the_o slander_n of_o the_o wicked_a as_o to_o recommend_v unto_o we_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o death_n lest_o we_o shall_v imagine_v that_o he_o suffer_v at_o adventure_n he_o be_v innocent_a and_o suffer_v by_o god_n decree_n not_o for_o his_o iniquity_n but_o for_o we_o for_o he_o bear_v the_o punishment_n due_a to_o us._n now_o in_o two_o word_n he_o express_v christ_n perfect_a innocence_n to_o wit_n that_o he_o sin_v neither_o in_o word_n nor_o deed_n sure_o every_o one_o will_v confess_v that_o this_o can_v be_v affirm_v of_o any_o mortal_a man_n it_o follow_v then_o that_o it_o appertain_v to_o christ_n only_o verse_n 10._o yet_o the_o lord_n will_v break_v he_o and_o make_v he_o subject_a to_o infirmity_n when_o he_o shall_v make_v 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himself_o unto_o it_o levit._fw-la 4.27.29_o and_o therefore_o saint_n paul_n call_v christ_n the_o curse_n or_o execration_n say_v christ_n have_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o galat._n 3.13_o and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o make_v he_o to_o be_v sin_n for_o we_o which_o know_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o 2._o cor._n 5.21_o also_o in_o rom._n 8.3_o for_o that_o which_o be_v impossible_a to_o the_o law_n in_o that_o it_o be_v weak_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o have_v god_n do_v by_o send_v his_o own_o son_n in_o the_o similitude_n of_o flesh_n subject_a to_o sin_n and_o for_o sin_n have_v condemn_v sin_n in_o the_o flesh_n that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v in_o us._n the_o prophet_n then_o by_o this_o word_n asham_n signify_v the_o same_o which_o paul_n call_v curse_v and_o sin_n in_o the_o place_n former_o allege_v now_o here_o 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he_o that_o make_v thou_o be_v thy_o husband_n who_o name_n be_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o thy_o redeemer_n the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o all_o of_o or_o all_o the_o world_n here_o he_o render_v a_o reason_n why_o she_o shall_v forget_v all_o the_o sorrow_n and_o affliction_n which_o she_o sustain_v before_o namely_o consolation_n reason_n by_o which_o he_o confirm_v the_o former_a consolation_n because_o god_n will_v accept_v she_o into_o his_o favour_n again_o for_o the_o captivity_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o divorce_n as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o chap._n 50.1_o now_o he_o say_v he_o that_o make_v thou_o shall_v be_v thy_o husband_n for_o so_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v so_o construe_v he_o call_v himself_o the_o maker_n or_o creator_n of_o his_o church_n not_o only_o because_o he_o have_v create_v she_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n regeneration_n creation_n take_v for_o regeneration_n but_o in_o regard_n he_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o 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the_o lord_n will_v send_v true_a and_o faithful_a prophet_n which_o shall_v remove_v and_o purge_v out_o those_o offence_n of_o the_o church_n wherewith_o it_o be_v corrupt_v by_o false_a prophet_n and_o wicked_a governor_n for_o they_o as_o he_o show_v in_o chap._n 56.10.11_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o they_o judge_v that_o here_o be_v a_o better_a and_o more_o desirable_a estate_n promise_v but_o this_o exposition_n suit_n very_o ill_o and_o therefore_o i_o have_v rather_o follow_v the_o first_o namely_o that_o albeit_o the_o jew_n for_o a_o time_n be_v to_o be_v deprive_v of_o this_o land_n yet_o the_o lord_n will_v establish_v they_o therein_o again_o who_o will_v to_o that_o end_n command_v the_o rough_a way_n to_o be_v make_v smooth_a for_o their_o return_n this_o place_n therefore_o agree_v with_o that_o which_o we_o have_v see_v in_o chap._n 40.1.2.3.4_o where_o the_o lord_n command_v that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v comfort_v that_o their_o return_n shall_v be_v proclaim_v and_o that_o the_o way_n shall_v be_v cleanse_v for_o be_v yet_o in_o babylon_n as_o in_o a_o sepulchre_n and_o the_o distance_n of_o place_n very_o great_a and_o the_o passage_n tedious_a they_o be_v hardly_o draw_v to_o hope_v that_o they_o shall_v ever_o return_v again_o into_o their_o country_n isaiah_n therefore_o be_v not_o light_o to_o pass_v over_o this_o matter_n that_o so_o he_o may_v take_v from_o they_o all_o fear_n of_o be_v hinder_v in_o their_o journey_n either_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o mountain_n or_o the_o sea_n he_o speak_v to_o cyrus_n cyrus_n cyrus_n and_o darius_n darius_n darius_n then_o into_o who_o mind_n god_n will_v inspire_v a_o will_n to_o give_v the_o jew_n both_o passage_n and_o all_o necessary_n fit_a
deal_v cruel_o with_o our_o neighbour_n or_o to_o offer_v they_o any_o outrage_n the_o word_n of_o vanity_n be_v the_o three_o kind_n of_o wrong_n by_o which_o we_o hurt_v our_o neighbour_n in_o deceive_v they_o with_o sweet_a and_o sugar_a word_n for_o all_o iniquity_n be_v compose_v either_o of_o secret_a fraud_n and_o malice_n or_o of_o open_a violence_n verse_n 10._o if_o thou_o pour_v out_o thy_o soul_n to_o the_o hungry_a and_o refresh_v the_o trouble_a soul_n then_o shall_v thy_o light_a spring_n out_o of_o darkness_n and_o thy_o darkness_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o noon_n day_n pour_v out_o thy_o soul_n he_o continue_v to_o recommend_v unto_o they_o the_o duty_n of_o charity_n for_o the_o whole_a sum_n of_o his_o exhortation_n be_v to_o show_v that_o man_n worship_n god_n in_o vain_a if_o they_o only_o offer_v unto_o he_o some_o cold_a and_o naked_a ceremony_n see_v god_n true_a and_o pure_a worship_n consist_v not_o in_o such_o childish_a thing_n but_o rather_o command_n and_o charge_v we_o to_o live_v in_o innocence_n and_o uprightness_n with_o our_o neighbour_n do_v they_o good_a to_o our_o power_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o help_v they_o when_o need_n be_v ready_o and_o cheerful_o the_o two_o part_n of_o this_o duty_n be_v to_o be_v mark_v which_o isaiah_n also_o have_v express_o distinguish_v for_o in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o commend_v unto_o we_o the_o affection_n of_o pity_n and_o compassion_n in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o exhort_v we_o to_o manifest_v the_o same_o by_o the_o effect_n for_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o do_v good_a to_o man_n unless_o it_o proceed_v from_o a_o frank_a and_o willing_a mind_n if_o i_o distribute_v all_o my_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a say_v s._n paul_n and_o have_v not_o love_n i_o be_o nothing_o 1._o cor._n 13.3_o thus_o then_o to_o pour_v out_o the_o soul_n signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o pity_v our_o brethren_n misery_n &_o to_o be_v as_o much_o affect_v with_o their_o want_n as_o if_o we_o ourselves_o be_v afflict_v with_o they_o heb._n 13.3_o as_o contrariwise_o all_o such_o as_o be_v straight_o lace_v be_v give_v to_o their_o private_a commodity_n shut_v up_o their_o bowel_n and_o be_v void_a of_o affection_n 1._o john_n 3.17_o be_v call_v man_n of_o a_o hard_a heart_n whereas_o other_o translate_v if_o thou_o present_v thy_o soul_n it_o a_o agree_v not_o the_o same_o promise_n with_o that_o in_o verse_n 8._o follow_v and_o under_o the_o same_o similitude_n or_o figure_n for_o by_o darkness_n he_o understand_v a_o woeful_a estate_n and_o by_o light_n a_o happy_a and_o prosperous_a condition_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v the_o lord_n will_v cause_v all_o thy_o misery_n which_o now_o overwhelm_v thou_o to_o cease_v and_o a_o sudden_a felicity_n shall_v succeed_v the_o same_o he_o show_v therefore_o that_o they_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o complain_v of_o god_n when_o affliction_n press_v they_o so_o the_o quick_a because_o they_o shall_v forthwith_o escape_v and_o enjoy_v a_o happy_a estate_n if_o they_o serve_v and_o obey_v god_n verse_n 11._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v guide_v thou_o continual_o and_o satisfy_v thy_o soul_n in_o drought_n and_o make_v fat_a thy_o bone_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v like_o a_o water_v garden_n and_o like_o a_o spring_n of_o water_n who_o water_n fail_v not_o the_o lord_n shall_v guide_v thou_o now_o he_o more_o clear_o express_v that_o which_o he_o touch_v before_o in_o brief_a and_o under_o borrow_a speech_n namely_o that_o god_n will_v be_v their_o leader_n so_o as_o nothing_o shall_v hinder_v they_o from_o enjoy_v all_o thing_n in_o abundance_n it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n guide_v we_o when_o we_o feel_v by_o experience_n that_o he_o go_v before_o we_o as_o if_o we_o see_v he_o with_o our_o eye_n next_o he_o add_v that_o this_o shall_v not_o be_v for_o a_o time_n because_o god_n never_o leave_v those_o that_o be_v he_o in_o the_o mid_a way_n but_o with_o a_o unchangeable_a course_n continue_v his_o benefit_n always_o unto_o they_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o prophet_n also_o promise_v fullness_n and_o satiety_n in_o their_o extreme_a penury_n for_o god_n have_v abundance_n of_o blessing_n always_o in_o his_o hand_n wherewith_o to_o relieve_v the_o want_n of_o his_o child_n and_o sure_o his_o only_a blessing_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o the_o sweet_a dew_n that_o can_v fall_v in_o a_o whole_a year_n and_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o promise_n to_o the_o faithful_a that_o they_o shall_v have_v always_o a_o goodly_a and_o plentiful_a increase_n of_o fruit_n and_o good_a season_n to_o end_v their_o harvest_n and_o vintage_n well_o but_o that_o god_n will_v nourish_v they_o albeit_o the_o earth_n shall_v bring_v forth_o no_o food_n at_o all_o and_o thus_o he_o command_v they_o to_o depend_v upon_o god_n help_n and_o to_o content_v themselves_o therewith_o notwithstanding_o that_o the_o barrenness_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v put_v they_o to_o their_o shift_n in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v say_v afterward_o he_o will_v make_v fat_a thy_o bone_n he_o say_v not_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v full_o feed_v and_o fat_a but_o so_o lean_a that_o their_o bone_n shall_v pierce_v the_o very_a skin_n he_o call_v they_o bone_n then_o who_o be_v pinch_v with_o penury_n and_o famine_n in_o a_o word_n such_o as_o in_o who_o there_o be_v nothing_o leave_v but_o skin_n and_o bone_n utterlie_o shrink_v up_o and_o wither_v and_o thus_o he_o signify_v that_o the_o jew_n shall_v have_v to_o wrestle_v against_o famine_n and_o leanne_n until_o god_n shall_v be_v please_v to_o restore_v they_o hereunto_o appertain_v that_o which_o he_o add_v touch_v a_o water_a garden_n and_o of_o the_o spring_n of_o water_n for_o isaiah_n can_v satisfy_v himself_o in_o express_v the_o largeness_n which_o god_n will_v pour_v out_o upon_o his_o servant_n that_o so_o man_n may_v seek_v the_o cause_n of_o dearth_n no_o where_o but_o in_o themselves_o the_o sum_n be_v that_o this_o fountain_n of_o god_n bountifulness_n shall_v never_o fail_v nor_o be_v draw_v dry_a if_o so_o be_v we_o stop_v not_o up_o the_o same_o by_o our_o frowardness_n verse_n 12._o and_o they_o shall_v be_v of_o thou_o that_o shall_v desert_n shall_v or_o restore_v the_o old_a desert_n build_v the_o old_a waste_n place_n and_o thou_o shall_v raise_v up_o the_o foundation_n for_o many_o generation_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o repairer_n of_o the_o breach_n and_o the_o restorer_n of_o the_o path_n to_o dwell_v in_o by_o desert_n the_o prophet_n mean_v a_o horrible_a waste_n which_o befall_v the_o jew_n at_o that_o time_n prevent_v a_o objection_n prevent_v when_o they_o be_v lead_v captive_n for_o the_o land_n become_v like_o a_o desert_n the_o city_n be_v ruinate_v the_o temple_n be_v raze_v the_o people_n make_v bondslave_n and_o scatter_v into_o all_o quarter_n he_o call_v they_o desert_n and_o old_a because_o they_o can_v not_o be_v so_o soon_o re-edify_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o hope_v leave_v that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o their_o first_o estate_n if_o any_o city_n be_v waste_v or_o lay_v on_o heap_n yet_o as_o long_o as_o the_o inhabitant_n remain_v there_o it_o may_v in_o short_a time_n be_v restore_v but_o if_o the_o inhabitant_n which_o dwell_v therein_o be_v dead_a or_o have_v be_v carry_v away_o into_o a_o far_a country_n and_o shall_v be_v long_o absent_a what_o hope_n be_v leave_v that_o such_o a_o city_n shall_v be_v new_o build_v again_o will_v it_o not_o seem_v strange_a if_o a_o long_a while_n after_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o one_o shall_v say_v the_o people_n which_o seem_v forlorn_a shall_v build_v and_o repair_v it_o again_o see_v this_o promise_n than_o be_v incredible_a the_o prophet_n mean_v to_o meet_v with_o this_o doubt_n for_o they_o may_v object_v if_o the_o lord_n mean_v to_o raise_v we_o to_o our_o former_a estate_n why_o suffer_v he_o we_o to_o languish_v so_o long_a a_o time_n he_o answer_v that_o the_o length_n of_o time_n shall_v not_o let_v god_n to_o raise_v up_o the_o thing_n again_o that_o be_v fall_v to_o the_o earth_n for_o many_o year_n together_o now_o this_o must_v not_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n begin_v by_o zerobabel_n and_o continue_v by_o nehemias_n ezra_n 3.8_o but_o it_o comprehend_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v effect_v some_o age_n after_o of_o thou_o signify_v that_o out_o of_o this_o people_n almost_o dead_a shall_v come_v forth_o such_o as_o shall_v repair_v these_o woeful_a ruin_n and_o thus_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o carpenter_n and_o mason_n to_o re-edify_v jerusalem_n a_o little_a after_o he_o seem_v to_o attribute_v to_o all_o the_o people_n that_o which_o he_o now_o restrain_v to_o some_o particular_n but_o the_o sense_n notwithstanding_o
vengeance_n unto_o the_o enemy_n who_o unjust_o afflict_v the_o faithful_a and_o to_o give_v rest_n to_o the_o afflict_a neither_o can_v the_o jew_n expect_v any_o good_a issue_n out_o of_o so_o many_o misery_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o the_o confusion_n of_o their_o adversary_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o it_o be_v good_a to_o note_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o deliverance_n which_o must_v be_v whole_o ascribe_v to_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n and_o not_o to_o our_o merit_n worthiness_n or_o any_o industry_n that_o be_v in_o us._n the_o prophet_n seem_v indeed_o as_o i_o have_v say_v to_o allude_v to_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n but_o yet_o we_o must_v principal_o observe_v this_o namely_o that_o our_o salvation_n consist_v altogether_o upon_o the_o free_a will_n of_o our_o god_n to_o comfort_v we_o must_v remember_v what_o i_o have_v touch_v before_o to_o wit_n what_o the_o end_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v namely_o that_o we_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o all_o misery_n and_o restore_v to_o our_o first_o liberty_n our_o tear_n wipe_v from_o our_o eye_n we_o may_v enjoy_v spiritual_a comfort_n and_o consolation_n but_o if_o we_o be_v deprive_v of_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n let_v we_o impute_v the_o same_o to_o our_o own_o incredulity_n and_o unthankfulnes_n whereby_o we_o both_o reject_v and_o repulse_n god_n who_o free_o offer_v himself_o unto_o us._n verse_n 3._o to_o establish_v to_o or_o to_o establish_v appoint_v unto_o they_o that_o mourn_v in_o zion_n and_o to_o give_v unto_o they_o magnificence_n they_o or_o magnificence_n beauty_n for_o ash_n the_o oil_n of_o joy_n for_o mourning_n the_o garment_n of_o gladness_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o heaviness_n that_o they_o may_v be_v call_v tree_n of_o righteousness_n the_o plant_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v be_v glorify_v he_o prosecute_v the_o same_o argument_n continue_v the_o same_o argument_n continue_v and_o declare_v that_o the_o chastisement_n wherewith_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v exercise_v shall_v not_o be_v so_o sharp_a but_o that_o there_o be_v hope_v notwithstanding_o leave_v for_o they_o touch_v remission_n of_o sin_n which_o that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o persuade_v they_o of_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v give_v he_o charge_n to_o publish_v this_o deliverance_n and_o that_o not_o to_o himself_o alone_o but_o also_o to_o all_o the_o prophet_n even_o till_o the_o come_n of_o that_o great_a ambassador_n to_o wit_n christ_n jesus_n who_o shall_v indeed_o publish_v and_o accomplish_v that_o which_o god_n will_v now_o have_v diwlge_v for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v yet_o therewithal_o he_o signify_v that_o their_o sorrow_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o let_v god_n from_o give_v they_o matter_n of_o joy_n when_o it_o shall_v seem_v good_a unto_o himself_o for_o to_o establish_v be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o to_o appoint_v a_o time_n that_o the_o long_a delay_n may_v not_o discourage_v they_o again_o by_o the_o verb_n to_o give_v he_o recommend_v unto_o they_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o prophecy_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v undoubted_o persuade_v touch_v the_o event_n thereof_o well_o he_o allude_v herein_o to_o the_o ancient_a ceremony_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o when_o any_o affliction_n in_o those_o time_n press_v they_o be_v wont_a to_o cover_v their_o head_n with_o ash_n and_o to_o clothe_v themselves_o with_o sackcloth_n by_o these_o thing_n than_o he_o note_v out_o that_o mourning_n and_o deformity_n which_o of_o necessity_n be_v to_o ensue_v upon_o the_o people_n woeful_a condition_n and_o oppose_v the_o same_o to_o that_o joy_n and_o gladness_n which_o they_o shall_v be_v fill_v withal_o after_o they_o have_v obtain_v their_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n but_o yet_o i_o think_v i_o can_v not_o let_v pass_v the_o answer_n of_o these_o word_n peer_n and_o epher_n one_o to_o another_o which_o signify_v magnificence_n and_o ash_n for_o by_o the_o transposition_n of_o the_o letter_n they_o signify_v thing_n clean_o contrary_a by_o which_o 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