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believe_v and_o take_v he_o upon_o these_o term_n that_o he_o be_v offer_v you_o shall_v be_v save_v mark_n 16.16_o the_o sacrament_n which_o god_n give_v to_o man_n in_o his_o corrupt_a estate_n be_v covenant_n either_o 1._o before_o christ_n prefigure_v he_o 2._o after_o he_o as_o memorial_n of_o he_o the_o sacrament_n before_o christ_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n 1._o either_o such_o as_o belong_v to_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n 1._o the_o ark_n and_o noah_n preservation_n in_o it_o gen._n 6.18_o heb_n 11.7_o 1_o pet._n 3.20_o 21._o 2._o the_o rainbow_n gen._n 9.9_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 15_o 16_o 17._o 2._o such_o as_o be_v peculiar_o appoint_v to_o the_o jew_n some_o of_o which_o be_v 1._o extraordinary_a during_o but_o once_o or_o a_o short_a time_n and_o answer_v either_o to_o baptism_n as_o the_o red_a sea_n the_o cloud_n 1_o cor._n 10.1_o 2_o 3_o 5._o
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28.21_o which_o we_o enforce_v he_o unto_o atque_fw-la dolet_fw-la quoties_fw-la cogitur_fw-la esse_fw-la ferox_fw-la in_o all_o their_o affliction_n he_o be_v afflict_v isaiah_n 63.9_o affliction_n can_v separate_v from_o his_o love_n rom._n 8.35_o 39_o he_o preserve_v their_o tear_n as_o precious_a liquor_n in_o his_o bottle_n psal._n 56.8_o see_v psal._n 116.15_o psal._n 31.7_o psal._n 38.9_o psal._n 145.8_o 9_o 3._o for_o good_a god_n afflict_v his_o child_n for_o their_o good_a there_o be_v many_o benefit_n godly_a which_o god_n promise_v and_o his_o spirit_n work_v by_o affliction_n 1._o general_n they_o be_v bless_v who_o the_o lord_n correct_v behold_v happy_a be_v the_o man_n who_o god_n correct_v therefore_o despise_v not_o thou_o the_o chasten_n of_o the_o almighty_a job_n 5.17_o the_o like_a promise_n we_o have_v jam._n 1.12_o psal._n 94.12_o who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o correct_v 3.19_o even_o as_o a_o father_n the_o son_n in_o who_o he_o delight_v pro._n 3.12_o quem_fw-la unicè_fw-la diligit_fw-la who_o he_o cocker_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o child_n so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v that_o son_n in_o who_o he_o be_v well_o please_v say_v mercerus_n quem_fw-la approbat_fw-la who_o he_o make_v his_o white_a boy_n so_o theophylact_v interpret_v heb._n 12.6_o the_o original_a there_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chastise_v be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o son_n or_o child_n our_o light_a affliction_n english_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n work_v for_o we_o a_o far_o more_o exceed_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n we_o shall_v have_v for_o affliction_n glory_n for_o light_a affliction_n heavy_a massy_a substantial_a glory_n a_o weight_n of_o glory_n for_o momentany_a affliction_n eternal_a glory_n he_o add_v also_o degree_n of_o comparison_n yea_o go_v beyond_o all_o degree_n call_v it_o more_o excellent_a far_o more_o excellent_a a_o exceed_a excessive_a eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n see_v rom._n 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juda_n until_o shiloh_n come_v creed_n that_o be_v the_o messiah_n come_v for_o shiloh_n signify_v the_o tunicle_n or_o skin_n that_o lap_v the_o infant_n in_o the_o mother_n womb_n call_v by_o physician_n the_o secundine_a because_o it_o grieve_v the_o woman_n that_o be_v with_o child_n the_o second_o time_n as_o it_o be_v a_o second_o birth_n in_o french_a arriere_n fais_fw-fr in_o english_a the_o afterbirth_n or_o after-burden_n and_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o figure_n be_v put_v for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o virgin_n make_v man_n to_o note_v he_o to_o be_v of_o the_o flesh_n of_o mary_n and_o his_o birth_n to_o be_v like_o the_o birth_n of_o other_o child_n sin_n only_o except_v there_o shall_v come_v a_o star_n out_o of_o jacob_n and_o a_o sceptre_n shall_v rise_v out_o of_o israel_n numb_a 24.17_o in_o all_o succeed_a age_n moses_n and_o all_o the_o prophet_n in_o their_o time_n foretell_v of_o christ_n 1.2_o act_v 3.24_o &_o 10.43_o the_o lord_n thy_o 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the_o reward_n of_o inheritance_n for_o you_o serve_v the_o lord_n christ_n col_n 3.23_o 24._o the_o apostle_n peter_n show_v that_o a_o poor_a servant_n when_o he_o suffer_v hard_a word_n and_o ill_a usage_n from_o his_o master_n do_v herein_o find_v acceptation_n from_o god_n â—_o pet._n 2.19_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o the_o faithful_a to_o keep_v their_o house_n and_o bless_v they_o in_o their_o go_v out_o and_o come_n in_o it_o be_v a_o special_a blessing_n oft_o promise_v to_o the_o godly_a that_o their_o habitation_n and_o dwelling_n shall_v prosper_v 24._o pro._n 3.33_o that_o god_n will_v make_v the_o habitation_n of_o their_o righteousness_n prosperous_a job_n 8.6_o yea_o that_o they_o shall_v know_v and_o feel_v that_o peace_n shall_v be_v in_o their_o tabernacle_n job_n 5.24_o there_o shall_v no_o evil_n befall_v thou_o neither_o shall_v any_o plague_n come_v nigh_o thy_o dwell_n pro._n 14.11_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o upright_o shall_v flourish_v the_o house_n of_o 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woman_n and_o proverbes_n 11.16_o promise_v concern_v child_n god_n promise_v the_o godly_a 1._o to_o give_v they_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v promise_v as_o a_o blessing_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n to_o his_o people_n to_o multiply_v their_o seed_n and_o to_o make_v they_o fruitful_a i_o will_v make_v you_o fruitful_a and_o multiply_v you_o leu._n 26.9_o he_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o multiply_v thou_o there_o shall_v neither_o be_v male_a nor_o female_a barren_a among_o you_o deu._n 7.13_o 14._o the_o like_a be_v deu._n 6.3.8_o â—_o &_o 28.11_o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v great_a and_o thy_o offspring_n as_o the_o grass_n of_o the_o earth_n job_n 5.25_o thy_o wife_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o fruitful_a vine_n by_o the_o side_n of_o thy_o house_n thy_o child_n like_o olive_n plant_v round_o about_o the_o table_n lo_o
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god_n child_n so_o far_o he_o give_v it_o to_o they_o gen._n 25.8_o 25.8_o he_o promise_v â—itam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—ongatam_fw-la and_o give_v vitam_fw-la perpevatam_fw-la for_o it_o in_o coelis_fw-la repâ—sita_fw-la est_fw-la maior_fw-la compensatio_fw-la calvin_n 1_o chron._n 34.28_o act_n 7.5_o tibi_fw-la dabo_fw-la &_o semini_fw-la tuo_fw-la gen._n 13.15_o particula_fw-la et_fw-la videtur_fw-la exegetica_fw-la pareus_n in_o locum_fw-la god_n delay_v the_o fulfil_n of_o his_o promise_n hab._n 2.3_o goodness_n make_v the_o promise_n truth_n perform_v it_o and_o wisdom_n observe_v the_o fit_a time_n isaiah_n 60.22_o 2_o king_n 4.16_o 17._o gen._n 3.15_o jude_n 14._o the_o amorites_n country_n be_v by_o promise_n give_v to_o abâ—ahams_n see_v iâ—_n gen._n 12_o 7._o &_o 13.15_o and_o 15.18_o and_o abraham_n seed_n in_o the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n possess_v it_o amos_n 2_o 10._o but_o some_o 400_o &_o seventy_o year_n after_o the_o promise_n luke_n 2._o â—5_n always_o some_o distance_n of_o time_n pass_v between_o promise_n &_o â—erfoâ—mances_n pollicitiâ—_n diveâ—_n quilibet_fw-la este_fw-la potest_fw-la ovid._n ovid._n matth._n 4._o excelse_a from_o 〈◊〉_d in_o excelso_fw-la on_o a_o mountain_n he_o promise_v mountain_n 1_o pet._n 1.4_o 1.4_o like_o the_o man_n in_o erasmus_n his_o naufragium_fw-la who_o in_o a_o storm_n promise_v the_o virgin_n a_o picture_n of_o wax_n as_o big_a as_o s._n christopher_n but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o shâ—re_v will_v not_o give_v a_o tallow_n candle_n heb._n 6.12_o 15_o psal._n 130.7_o 8_o 8_o he_o promise_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n only_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o he_o give_v they_o beside_o the_o whole_a lâ—nd_n of_o canaan_n two_o other_o kingdom_n which_o he_o never_o promise_v and_o to_o zachary_n for_o his_o unbelief_n strike_v dumb_a he_o promise_v to_o give_v his_o speech_n at_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o child_n but_o beside_o he_o give_v he_o also_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n god_n prevent_v his_o people_n with_o his_o blessing_n psal._n 2d_o 3_o he_o be_v bountiful_a to_o they_o afore_o they_o ask_v ver_n 3._o and_o above_o their_o request_n ver_fw-la 4._o christ_n