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providence_n and_o esther_n obtain_v favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o by_o her_o comely_a countenance_n and_o gracious_a deportment_n plutarch_n speak_v of_o a_o spartan_a woman_n that_o when_o her_o neighbour_n be_v show_v their_o apparel_n and_o jewel_n she_o bring_v out_o her_o child_n virtuous_a and_o well_o teach_v say_v these_o be_v my_o ornament_n and_o accoutrement_n esther_n do_v the_o like_a by_o her_o virtue_n which_o draw_v all_o heart_n unto_o she_o like_v as_o fair_a flower_n in_o the_o spring_n do_v the_o passenger_n eye_n she_o have_v deck_v herself_o with_o the_o white_a of_o simplicity_n with_o the_o red_a of_o modesty_n with_o the_o silk_n of_o piety_n with_o the_o satin_n of_o sanctity_n with_o the_o purple_a of_o chastity_n as_o tertullian_n express_v it_o taliter_fw-la pigmentatae_fw-la deum_fw-la habebitis_fw-la amatorem_fw-la say_v he_o and_o be_v thus_o adorn_v and_o beautify_v scem_fw-la tertâ—de_v cult_a scem_fw-la woman_n shall_v have_v god_n himself_o to_o be_v their_o suitor_n and_o all_o godly_a man_n their_o admirer_n whereas_o on_o the_o otherside_n nequaquam_fw-la ornata_fw-la est_fw-la benè_fw-la quae_fw-la morata_fw-la est_fw-la malè_fw-la pulchrum_n ornatum_fw-la turpes_fw-la mores_fw-la pejùs_fw-la coeno_fw-la collinunt_fw-la 3._o plaut_n m_o stell_n act._n 1._o scen._n 3._o verse_n 16._o so_o esther_n be_v take_v unto_o king_n ahashuerus_n and_o so_o that_o sweet_a promise_n be_v fulfil_v and_o exemplify_v in_o she_o though_o you_o have_v lie_v among_o the_o pot_n yet_o shall_v you_o be_v as_o the_o wing_n of_o a_o dove_n cover_v with_o silver_n and_o her_o feather_n with_o yellow_a gold_n psal_n 68.13_o god_n raise_v up_o this_o poor_a orphan_n this_o despicable_a exile_n out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o lift_v this_o needy_a one_o out_o of_o the_o dunghill_n that_o he_o may_v set_v she_o with_o prince_n even_o with_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n psal_n 113.7_o 8._o thus_o he_o raise_v moses_n and_o joseph_n david_n and_o daniel_n etc._n etc._n into_o his_o house-royal_a a_o place_n of_o rest_n and_o honour_n thus_o flebile_fw-la principium_fw-la melior_fw-la fortâ—na_fw-la secuta_fw-la est_fw-la in_o the_o ten_o month_n not_o in_o the_o twelve_o month_n as_o josephus_n have_v it_o false_o and_o yet_o the_o papist_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o common_a people_n may_v well_o want_v the_o historical_a part_n of_o the_o bible_n and_o for_o it_o read_v josephus_n his_o jewish_a antiquity_n barclai_n barclai_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n four_o or_o five_o year_n before_o hamans_n advancement_n this_o be_v a_o sweet_a providence_n that_o god_n shall_v set_v up_o one_o to_o be_v a_o deliverer_n to_o his_o church_n so_o long_o before_o the_o danger_n grow_v on_o so_o joseph_n be_v send_v down_o to_o egypt_n before_o moses_n be_v skill_v in_o all_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o afterward_o send_v to_o midian_a that_o he_o may_v be_v fit_v to_o be_v king_n in_o jeshurun_n etc._n etc._n oh_o how_o unsearchable_a be_v god_n judgement_n and_o his_o way_n past_o find_v out_o oh_o the_o depth_n &_o c_o latimer_n three_o last_o petition_n be_v grant_v verse_n 17._o and_o the_o king_n love_v esther_n this_o be_v the_o lord_n own_o work_n who_o regard_v the_o low_a estate_n of_o his_o handmaid_n and_o frame_v the_o king_n heart_n to_o affect_v she_o 1.48_o luke_n 1.48_o let_v all_o such_o maid_n as_o desire_v love_a husband_n and_o all_o such_o wife_n as_o will_v have_v their_o husband_n loyal_a and_o love_a to_o they_o get_v god_n favour_n and_o adorn_v themselves_o with_o humility_n and_o modesty_n as_o esther_n do_v let_v christian_n husband_n also_o learn_v for_o shame_n of_o this_o barbarian_a to_o love_v their_o wife_n above_o all_o woman_n with_o a_o conjugal_a chaste_a and_o fast_a affection_n not_o lust_a and_o hanker_a after_o strange_a flesh_n it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o after_o solomon_n have_v say_v rejoice_v in_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o youth_n be_v thou_o ravish_v always_o with_o her_o love_n he_o subjoin_v and_o why_o will_v thou_o my_o son_n be_v ravish_v with_o a_o strange_a woman_n and_o embrace_v the_o bosom_n of_o a_o stranger_n prov._n 5.19_o 20._o she_o obtain_v grace_n and_o favour_n in_o his_o sight_n surely_n as_o meat_n please_v better_a in_o a_o clean_a dish_n so_o virtue_n in_o comely_a person_n in_o more_o amiable_a say_v hugo_n beauty_n of_o itself_o be_v a_o great_a commendation_n say_v aristotle_n than_o all_o letter_n testimonial_a so_o that_o he_o set_v the_o royal_a crown_n upon_o her_o head_n for_o queen_n also_o have_v their_o crown_n and_o do_v shine_v with_o the_o beam_n of_o their_o husband_n say_v as_o once_o those_o roman_a lady_n vbi_fw-la tu_fw-la caius_n ibi_fw-la ego_fw-la caia_n wheresoever_o thou_o be_v king_n i_o also_o be_o queen_n severus_n here_o say_v that_o the_o king_n clothe_v esther_n with_o a_o purple_a robe_n to_o show_v that_o he_o share_v the_o kingdom_n with_o she_o but_o the_o text_n hold_v forth_o no_o such_o matter_n indeed_o he_o make_v her_o queen_n in_o stead_n of_o vasthi_n he_o make_v also_o a_o great_a wedding_n feast_n and_o give_v a_o release_n to_o the_o province_n and_o gift_n to_o his_o grandee_n as_o it_o follow_v verse_n 18._o then_o the_o king_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n feast_n be_v never_o more_o in_o season_n then_o at_o the_o recovery_n of_o the_o lose_a rib_n see_v the_o note_n on_o gen._n 29.22_o unto_o all_o his_o prince_n and_o his_o servant_n so_o do_v mauritius_n the_o emperor_n of_o greece_n 8._o niceph._n l._n 18._o c._n 8._o when_o he_o marry_v constantina_n and_o henry_n the_o three_o emperor_n of_o germany_n when_o he_o marry_v agnes_n daughter_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o pictavia_n at_o ingelheim_n whither_o when_o a_o great_a sort_n of_o player_n fiddler_n jester_n and_o juggler_n resort_v 1044._o funcc_fw-la â—d_a annum_fw-la 1044._o
not_o endure_v job_n 31.23_o verse_n 22._o then_o call_v thou_o and_o i_o will_v answer_v etc._n etc._n here_o job_n give_v god_n his_o choice_n offer_v to_o be_v either_o defendant_n or_o plaintiff_n respondent_fw-la or_o opponent_n hoc_fw-la multum_fw-la erat_fw-la say_v lavater_n this_o be_v much_o and_o indeed_o too_o much_o for_o if_o god_n shall_v enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o his_o best_a servant_n no_o man_n live_v shall_v be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n psalm_n 143.2_o the_o best_a may_v bear_v a_o part_n in_o that_o song_n of_o mercy_n asperge_fw-la i_o domine_fw-la purge_v i_o with_o hyssop_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v clean_o wash_v i_o etc._n etc._n psalm_n 51.7_o job_n be_v confident_a of_o his_o innocency_n and_o he_o may_v be_v for_o that_o particular_a wherewith_o his_o friend_n charge_v he_o viz._n that_o he_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n but_o yet_o in_o defend_v himself_o and_o charge_v god_n so_o high_o as_o he_o do_v in_o this_o and_o the_o next_o chapter_n he_o can_v be_v excuse_v what_o though_o he_o know_v himself_o justify_v by_o christ_n righteousness_n impute_v according_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n omnino_fw-la tamen_fw-la semper_fw-la est_fw-la job_n immodicus_fw-la say_v merceâ—_n here_o yet_o sure_o he_o pass_v the_o bound_n of_o moderation_n and_o be_v overbold_a in_o this_o offer_n of_o he_o lay_v the_o reins_o in_o the_o neck_n of_o his_o passion_n fertur_fw-la equis_fw-la auriga_fw-la etc._n etc._n cajetan_n say_v these_o word_n be_v arrogant_a and_o scandalous_a and_o eliphaz_n be_v suppose_v for_o this_o passage_n to_o tax_v job_n as_o he_o do_v chap._n 15.4_o yea_o thou_o cast_v off_o fear_v or_o let_v i_o speak_v and_o answer_v thou_o i_o i._n e._n i_o will_v be_v plaintiff_n or_o opponent_n i_o will_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v it_o be_v not_o seemly_a to_o handle_v he_o as_o a_o enemy_n who_o know_v nothing_o by_o himself_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n more_o than_o involuntary_a and_o unavoidable_a infirmity_n in_o i_o show_v i_o what_o and_o how_o many_o my_o sin_n be_v that_o require_v so_o many_o and_o great_a punishment_n verse_n 23._o how_o many_o be_v man_n iniquity_n and_o sin_n how_o many_o too_o many_o to_o be_v reckon_v sin_n impute_v to_o thou_o sin_n inherent_a in_o thou_o sin_n issue_v from_o thou_o commission_n omission_n fail_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o performance_n for_o a_o good_a work_n may_v be_v mar_v in_o the_o do_n as_o many_o a_o garment_n be_v in_o the_o make_n and_o many_o a_o tale_n in_o the_o tell_n thy_o life_n be_v full_a of_o sin_n than_o the_o firmament_n be_v of_o star_n or_o the_o furnace_n of_o spark_n beside_o thy_o birth-blot_n and_o inward_a evil_n which_o may_v just_o cause_v thy_o destruction_n as_o a_o man_n may_v die_v of_o inward_a bleed_n when_o the_o house_n be_v well_o sweep_v and_o all_o room_n seem_v very_o clean_o if_o the_o sun_n do_v but_o shine_v into_o it_o through_o the_o window_n the_o beam_n thereof_o discover_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o mote_n in_o all_o place_n so_o will_v it_o be_v with_o the_o best_a if_o narrow_o examine_v lesser_a sin_n secret_a fault_n be_v of_o daily_a and_o almost_o hourly_a incursion_n yet_o we_o must_v be_v cleanse_v from_o they_o psalm_n 19.12_o or_o else_o vae_fw-la hominum_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la quantumvis_fw-la laudibili_fw-la say_v one_o woe_n to_o the_o life_n of_o man_n though_o praiseworthy_a as_o the_o world_n judge_v a_o pardon_n there_o be_v of_o course_n for_o such_o sin_n and_o they_o do_v not_o usual_o distract_v and_o plunge_v the_o conscience_n but_o yet_o that_o pardon_n must_v be_v sue_v out_o and_o those_o sin_n must_v be_v dislike_v and_o bewail_v make_v i_o to_o know_v my_o transgression_n and_o my_o sin_n that_o particular_a sin_n that_o thou_o chief_o strike_v at_o for_o every_o affliction_n have_v a_o voice_n in_o it_o mic._n 6.9_o and_o say_v to_o the_o sufferer_n as_o those_o mariner_n do_v to_o ionas_n chap._n 1.8_o what_o evil_a have_v thou_o commit_v or_o admit_v what_o good_a have_v thou_o omit_v or_o intermit_v up_o and_o search_v israel_n have_v sin_v why_o lie_v thou_o upon_o thy_o face_n as_o the_o lord_n once_o say_v to_o joshua_n chap._n 7.10_o 11_o something_o sure_o there_o be_v amiss_o that_o god_n will_v have_v amend_v it_o be_v therefore_o meet_a to_o be_v say_v unto_o he_o make_v i_o to_o know_v my_o transgression_n and_o my_o sin_n yea_o the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n the_o filthiness_n of_o my_o lewdness_n all_o my_o transgression_n in_o all_o my_o sin_n as_o the_o phrase_n be_v leu._n 16.21_o that_o be_v how_o many_o transgression_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o my_o several_a sin_n and_o their_o circumstance_n this_o either_o job_n mean_v here_o or_o else_o he_o be_v afterward_o by_o elihu_n tutor_v to_o it_o chap._n 34.31_o 32._o sure_o it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v say_v unto_o god_n i_o have_v bear_v chastisement_n i_o will_v not_o offend_v any_o more_o that_o which_o i_o see_v not_o teach_v thou_o i_o if_o i_o have_v do_v iniquity_n i_o will_v do_v no_o more_o verse_n 24._o wherefore_o hide_v thou_o thy_o face_n who_o be_v wont_v to_o shine_v upon_o i_o chap._n 29.2_o 3._o he_o that_o hide_v his_o face_n sheweth_z that_o he_o neither_o pity_v nor_o purpose_v to_o relieve_v god_n seem_v to_o look_v upon_o job_n no_o otherwise_o then_o as_o under_o satan_n cloak_n say_v that_o martyr_n but_o he_o hide_v his_o love_n sometime_o out_o of_o increasement_n of_o love_n as_o joseph_n do_v to_o his_o brethren_n and_o be_v never_o so_o near_o we_o as_o when_o with_o mary_n magdalen_n we_o be_v so_o blear_v with_o tear_n for_o his_o absence_n that_o we_o can_v see_v he_o though_o at_o hand_n a_o child_n of_o light_n may_v walk_v in_o darkness_n isai_n 50.10_o which_o when_o he_o do_v he_o must_v resolve_v as_o isai_n 8.17_o i_o will_v wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n who_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n and_o i_o will_v look_v for_o he_o he_o must_v also_o in_o that_o dark_a condition_n cast_v anchor_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o shipwreck_n act_v 2.7_o and_o pray_v still_o for_o day_n wait_v till_o the_o day_n star_n arise_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o all_o clear_a up_o and_o hold_v i_o for_o thy_o enemy_n which_o if_o god_n shall_v have_v do_v indeed_o it_o will_v have_v be_v wide_a with_o job_n and_o far_o worse_a than_o ever_o yet_o it_o have_v be_v for_o if_o a_o man_n find_v his_o enemy_n will_v he_o let_v he_o go_v well_o away_o 1_o sam._n 24.19_o i_o trow_v not_o unless_o it_o be_v for_o a_o great_a mischief_n at_o another_o time_n but_o job_n be_v out_o when_o he_o judge_v himself_o hate_v of_o god_n because_o afflict_a since_o he_o scourge_v every_o son_n who_o he_o receive_v heb._n 12.5_o see_v my_o love-token_n pag._n 23._o and_o 54._o verse_n 25._o jun._n indignum_fw-la est_fw-la majestate_fw-la tua_fw-la ut_fw-la misellum_fw-la homuncionem_fw-la etc._n etc._n jun._n will_v thou_o break_v a_o leaf_n drive_v to_o and_o fro_o &_o c_o q._n d._n egregiam_fw-la verò_fw-la laudem_fw-la think_v thou_o to_o get_v any_o honour_n by_o encounter_v and_o overturning_a i_o who_o be_v at_o my_o best_a but_o as_o a_o leaf_n or_o as_o stubble_n weak_a and_o worthless_a and_o be_o now_o by_o reason_n of_o my_o affliction_n but_o as_o a_o leaf_n blow_v off_o and_o whirl_v up_o and_o down_o or_o as_o stubble_n full_o dry_v which_o be_v soon_o scatter_v by_o the_o wind_n psalm_n 1.4_o or_o quick_o burn_v by_o the_o fire_n nah._n 1.10_o david_n reason_v in_o this_o manner_n with_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 24.14_o after_o who_o be_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n come_v forth_o after_o who_o do_v thou_o pursue_v tibul._n tibul._n after_o a_o dead_a dog_n after_o a_o flea_n a_o great_a purchase_n sure_o a_o great_a victory_n an_fw-mi gloria_fw-la tanta_fw-la est_fw-la insidias_fw-la homini_fw-la supposuisse_fw-la deum_fw-la the_o truth_n be_v god_n do_v not_o afflict_v any_o man_n who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o nothing_o on_o purpose_n to_o try_v his_o strength_n or_o to_o show_v his_o power_n but_o either_o to_o exercise_v his_o justice_n upon_o the_o wicked_a or_o to_o prove_v the_o faith_n of_o his_o people_n and_o to_o promote_v their_o salvation_n verse_n 26._o for_o thou_o write_v bitter_a thing_n against_o i_o as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o judicial_a rescript_n thou_o decree_a my_o doom_n and_o according_o thou_o inflict_a hard_a and_o heavy_a thing_n upon_o i_o jun._n humanitùs_fw-la dictum_fw-la ex_fw-la usu_fw-la forensi_fw-la jun._n as_o be_v most_o elegant_o describe_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n by_o metaphor_n fetch_v from_o the_o course_n of_o court_n sin_n be_v a_o evil_a and_o a_o bitter_a thing_n jer._n 2.19_o heb._n 12.15_o act_n 8.23_o and_o have_v bitter_a effect_n ruth_n 1.20_o exod._n 1.14_o
aquavitae_fw-la and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o here_o all_o man_n be_v speak_v to_o as_o wed_v because_o this_o be_v the_o ordinary_a estate_n of_o most_o people_n see_v 1_o cor._n 7.1_o 2._o at_o this_o day_n every_o jew_n be_v bind_v to_o marry_v about_o eighteen_o year_n of_o age_n or_o before_o twenty_o else_o he_o be_v account_v as_o one_o that_o live_v in_o sin_n and_o how_o the_o popish_a clergy_n profess_v continency_n have_v turn_v all_o place_n into_o so_o many_o sodom_n who_o know_v not_o and_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n the_o true_a reverential_a fear_n of_o god_n will_v easy_o form_v the_o heart_n to_o a_o right_a obedience_n they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n will_v keep_v his_o covenant_n psal_n 103.13_o with_o 18._o and_o therefore_o be_v the_o law_n deliver_v at_o first_o in_o that_o terrible_a manner_n verse_n 2_o for_o thou_o shall_v eat_v the_o labour_n of_o thy_o hand_n that_o be_v thou_o shall_v reap_v and_o receive_v the_o sweet_a of_o thy_o sweat_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o the_o brow_n or_o of_o the_o brain_n according_a to_o the_o kind_n of_o thy_o call_n 57.10_o isa_n 57.10_o and_o although_o thou_o be_v force_v to_o live_v by_o the_o labour_n of_o thy_o hand_n whence_o man_n life_n be_v call_v the_o life_n of_o his_o hand_n yet_o that_o shall_v be_v no_o hindrance_n to_o thy_o happiness_n but_o a_o furtherance_n of_o thy_o account_n happy_a shall_v thou_o be_v and_o o_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d with_o thou_o the_o chaldee_n thus_o expound_v it_o happy_a thou_o in_o this_o world_n and_o good_a shall_v it_o be_v unto_o thou_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v verse_n 3_o thy_o wife_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o fruitful_a vine_n full_n of_o bunch_n and_o cluster_n of_o rich_a ripe_a grape_n so_o she_o of_o child_n and_o those_o virtuous_a the_o little-ones_a hang_n on_o her_o breast_n as_o grape_n on_o the_o vine_n the_o elder_a as_o olive-plant_n straight_o green_a fresh_a and_o flourish_a psal_n 52.9_o legitimate_a also_o as_o the_o olive_n admit_v no_o other_o grass_n indeed_o the_o olive_n set_v into_o the_o vine_n yield_v both_o grape_n and_o olive_n whereby_o be_v represent_v the_o natural_a affection_n that_o be_v betwixt_o the_o mother_n and_o her_o child_n the_o vine_n and_o the_o olive_n be_v two_o of_o the_o best_a fruit_n the_o one_o for_o cheer_v the_o heart_n the_o other_o for_o clear_v the_o face_n psal_n 104.15_o the_o one_o for_o sweetness_n the_o other_o for_o fatness_n judg._n 9.13_o both_o together_o imply_v 〈◊〉_d simon_n biâ—â—isâ—_n 〈◊〉_d that_o a_o great_a part_n of_o a_o man_n temporal_a happiness_n consist_v in_o have_v a_o good_a wife_n and_o child_n it_o be_v say_v of_o sylla_n that_o he_o have_v be_v happy_a have_v he_o never_o be_v so_o marry_v and_o augustus_n his_o wish_n be_v but_o all_o too_o late_a utinam_fw-la aâ—t_fw-la caelebs_fw-la vixissem_fw-la aâ—t_fw-la orbus_fw-la periissem_fw-la oh_o that_o i_o have_v either_o live_v single_a or_o die_v childless_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o side_n of_o thy_o house_n where_o vine_n be_v usual_o plant_v that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o modest_a wife_n be_v domiporta_fw-mi find_v at_o home_n as_o sarah_n in_o the_o tent_n not_o so_o the_o harlot_n prov._n 7.12_o thy_o child_n like_o olive-plant_n see_v the_o note_n before_o on_o this_o verse_n round_o about_o thy_o table_n make_v a_o most_o delectable_a enclosure_n verse_n 4_o behold_v that_o thus_o shall_v the_o man_n be_v bless_v etc._n etc._n behold_v and_o that_o thou_o q._n d._n know_v it_o for_o a_o truth_n and_o rest_v assure_v of_o the_o blessedness_n of_o marry_a couple_n whatsoever_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o agent_n speak_v base_o of_o marriage_n suggest_v to_o the_o contrary_a so_o be_v it_o they_o fear_v the_o lord_n for_o that_o be_v it_o that_o sweeten_v and_o sanctifi_v all_o estate_n of_o life_n whatsoever_o verse_n 5_o the_o lord_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d thou_o out_o of_o zion_n viz._n with_o spiritual_a benediction_n ephes_n 1.3_o and_o these_o be_v far_o better_o than_o all_o other_o that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n afford_v psal_n 134.3_o and_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o good_a of_o jerusalem_n i._n e._n the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o church_n without_o which_o all_o other_o comfort_n be_v to_o a_o good_a soul_n but_o as_o so_o many_o ichabod_n a_o good_a christian_n enjoy_v they_o not_o but_o be_v even_o sick_a at_o heart_n of_o the_o affliction_n of_o joseph_n amos_n 6.6_o verse_n 6_o yea_o thou_o shall_v see_v thy_o child_n child_n a_o faithful_a man_n shall_v abound_v with_o blessing_n prov._n 28.20_o he_o shall_v have_v all_o that_o heart_n can_v wish_v or_o need_v require_v and_o peace_n upon_o israel_n procure_v in_o part_n by_o thy_o piety_n and_o prayer_n psal._n cxxix_o verse_n 1_o many_o a_o time_n or_n much_o and_o long_o have_v they_o i._n e._n the_o persecutor_n that_o deserve_v not_o a_o name_n the_o rich_a man_n be_v not_o name_v as_o lazarus_n be_v because_o not_o worthy_a they_o shall_v be_v write_v in_o the_o earth_n 10._o luk._n 10._o jer._n 17.13_o afflict_a i_o i._n e._n the_o whole_a community_n of_o saint_n speak_v of_o here_o in_o the_o singular_a for_o their_o 1_o unity_n 2_o paucity_n from_o my_o youth_n the_o first_o that_o ever_o die_v dye_v for_o religion_n so_o early_o come_v martyrdom_n into_o the_o world_n may_v israel_n now_o say_v who_o yet_o be_v promise_v peace_n psal_n 128.6_o but_o so_o be_v josiah_n and_o yet_o he_o die_v in_o battle_n 2_o chron._n 34.28_o but_o the_o very_a god_n of_o peace_n have_v sanctify_v he_o throughout_o and_o so_o alter_v the_o property_n of_o his_o affliction_n that_o it_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o his_o salvation_n verse_n 2_o many_o a_o time_n etc._n etc._n anadiplosis_fw-la ad_fw-la exaggerationem_fw-la q._n d._n they_o have_v do_v it_o and_o do_v it_o again_o but_o can_v never_o achieve_v their_o design_n viz._n to_o supplant_v and_o eradicate_v i_o which_o may_v not_o be_v oppugnarunt_fw-la non_fw-la expugnâ—â—unt_fw-la however_o the_o vulgar_a so_o render_v here_o the_o church_n be_v invincible_a athens_n take_v upon_o she_o of_o old_a to_o be_v so_o and_o venice_n late_o boast_v the_o like_a but_o time_n have_v confute_v the_o one_o and_o may_v soon_o do_v the_o other_o when_o the_o church_n shall_v stand_v firm_a because_o found_v on_o a_o rock_n more_o true_o may_v it_o be_v say_v of_o it_o than_o it_o be_v once_o of_o troy_n victa_fw-la tamen_fw-la vinces_fw-la eversaq_fw-la trâ—ja_n resurge_v obruet_fw-la hostiles_fw-la illa_fw-la ruina_fw-la dome_n 〈◊〉_d ovid_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d verse_n 3_o the_o plower_n plough_v upon_o my_o back_n which_o be_v never_o without_o some_o cross_n upon_o it_o yea_o some_o plough_n pass_v over_o it_o the_o church_n be_v god_n husbandry_n and_o he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o plough_v his_o several_a what_o ever_o become_v of_o the_o wild_a waste_n she_o be_v his_o threshing-flore_a isa_n 21.10_o and_o have_v but_o little_a rest_n or_o respite_n enemy_n be_v flail_n to_o 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