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take_v in_o war_n and_o may_v by_o rigour_n of_o justice_n at_o least_o by_o rigour_n of_o hostile_a law_n be_v put_v to_o death_n as_o man_n convict_v of_o rebellion_n by_o take_v arm_n now_o the_o price_n of_o their_o redemption_n from_o death_n be_v loss_n of_o civil_a liberty_n as_o well_o for_o themselves_o as_o their_o posterity_n these_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o call_v servi_n according_a to_o the_o native_a etymology_n of_o this_o name_n in_o latin_a servi_n quasi_fw-la servati_fw-la they_o be_v again_o whole_o and_o mere_o servant_n according_a to_o the_o utmost_a extent_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o real_a condition_n or_o property_n of_o civil_a servitude_n that_o be_v their_o lord_n or_o master_n have_v a_o absolute_a right_n or_o interest_n not_o only_o in_o their_o bodily_a action_n or_o employment_n but_o over_o their_o very_a person_n their_o body_n their_o child_n and_o whatsoever_o by_o any_o title_n do_v belong_v unto_o they_o the_o interest_n power_n or_o dominion_n which_o master_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n or_o law_n of_o nation_n have_v over_o their_o servi_n or_o mancipia_fw-la their_o slave_n or_o bondman_n be_v altogether_o such_o and_o as_o absolute_a as_o a_o freeholder_n have_v over_o his_o own_o inheritance_n or_o fee_n simple_a that_o be_v a_o power_n or_o right_o not_o only_o to_o reap_v or_o take_v the_o annual_a fruit_n or_o commodity_n of_o it_o but_o full_a right_n to_o let_v or_o sett_n for_o term_n of_o year_n or_o to_o alienate_v or_o sell_v the_o property_n for_o so_o be_v bondman_n and_o their_o child_n buy_v and_o sell_v as_o land_n and_o good_n or_o cattle_n be_v with_o we_o all_o the_o right_n dominion_n or_o interest_n which_o master_n with_o we_o have_v over_o their_o servant_n or_o apprentice_n be_v only_o such_o as_o a_o tenant_n or_o lease-holder_n for_o some_o limit_a time_n or_o term_n of_o year_n have_v over_o the_o ground_n or_o soil_n which_o he_o pay_v rend_v for_o that_o be_v a_o right_a or_o 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have_v perish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o the_o apostle_n further_a demand_n with_o who_o be_v he_o grieve_v forty_o year_n be_v it_o not_o with_o they_o which_o have_v sin_v who_o carcase_n fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o to_o who_o swear_v he_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o rest_n but_o to_o they_o that_o believe_v not_o so_o we_o see_v what_o they_o can_v not_o enter_v in_o because_o of_o unbelief_n he_o say_v not_o they_o do_v not_o enter_v in_o because_o of_o unbelief_n but_o they_o can_v not_o enter_v in_o because_o of_o unbelief_n this_o argue_v that_o the_o possibility_n of_o enter_v in_o be_v utter_o cut_v off_o and_o we_o know_v it_o be_v so_o cut_v off_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v they_o shall_v not_o enter_v in_o but_o what_o be_v the_o true_a or_o adequate_a cause_n why_o they_o can_v not_o enter_v in_o or_o why_o their_o former_a possibility_n of_o enter_v in_o be_v utter_o cut_v off_o the_o apostle_n mention_v only_o two_n 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the_o lord_n and_o so_o they_o die_v before_o their_o brethren_n which_o have_v give_v credit_n unto_o their_o report_n and_o out_o of_o their_o unbelief_n do_v murmur_v against_o their_o god_n howbeit_o even_o these_o with_o all_o the_o rest_n above_o twenty_o year_n old_a except_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n be_v utter_o cut_v off_o from_o all_o possibility_n of_o enter_v in_o before_o the_o time_n or_o hour_n of_o their_o death_n yea_o they_o die_v before_o their_o ordinary_a time_n for_o this_o their_o provocation_n as_o be_v emphatical_o express_v for_o 34._o you_o shall_v bear_v your_o iniquity_n forty_o year_n and_o you_o shall_v know_v my_o breach_n of_o promise_n that_o be_v the_o revocation_n of_o the_o blessing_n promise_v 7._o that_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n have_v their_o estate_n or_o interest_n in_o the_o same_o promise_n irrevocable_o confirm_v unto_o they_o long_o before_o their_o time_n of_o their_o enter_v into_o the_o promise_a land_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o exception_n intersert_v in_o the_o oath_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v that_o none_o of_o the_o rest_n shall_v enter_v in_o beside_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n 30._o num._n 14._o 30._o this_o exception_n in_o ordinary_a construction_n seem_v to_o include_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v positive_o swear_v that_o these_o two_o shall_v enter_v into_o his_o rest_n howbeit_o this_o exception_n alone_o be_v but_o a_o presumption_n or_o a_o proof_n not_o concludent_fw-la without_o favourable_a construction_n and_o as_o lawyer_n say_v favorabiliora_fw-la sunt_fw-la amplianda_fw-la favourable_a promise_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o ample_a sense_n but_o thus_o we_o may_v not_o interpret_v god_n promise_n without_o warrant_n from_o he_o that_o god_n meaning_n in_o the_o former_a clause_n or_o exception_n concern_v caleb_n and_o joshua_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o this_o favourable_a and_o ample_a sense_n we_o have_v a_o further_a positive_a and_o concludent_fw-la proof_n from_o the_o petition_n 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now_o for_o war_n both_o to_o go_v out_o and_o come_v in_o and_o joshua_n bless_v he_o and_o give_v unto_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n hebron_n for_o a_o inheritance_n such_o be_v the_o force_n and_o efficacy_n of_o god_n promise_v confirm_v by_o oath_n that_o it_o not_o only_o keep_v caleb_n alive_a but_o in_o the_o same_o strength_n and_o activity_n of_o body_n till_o 85._o year_n in_o which_o he_o be_v at_o 40._o year_n it_o be_v as_o remarkable_a in_o preserve_v his_o life_n and_o strength_n as_o it_o be_v in_o bring_v mortality_n upon_o other_o yet_o be_v not_o his_o promise_n so_o confirm_v by_o oath_n unto_o all_o that_o be_v except_v from_o the_o plague_n denounct_v by_o oath_n as_o it_o be_v unto_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n for_o all_o that_o be_v under_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v except_v from_o the_o plague_n denounce_v by_o oath_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o all_o assure_a by_o oath_n that_o they_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n the_o exception_n of_o 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ambassador_n moses_n to_o play_v the_o aftergame_n with_o such_o skill_n and_o circumspection_n that_o unless_o pharaoh_n will_v give_v over_o in_o good_a time_n he_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o lose_v his_o own_o life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o his_o prince_n or_o chief_a commander_n in_o war_n beside_o the_o loss_n of_o every_o first-born_a male_n in_o egypt_n whether_o of_o man_n or_o beast_n beside_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o that_o year_n revenue_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o egypt_n pharaoh_n in_o all_o this_o process_n demean_v himself_o first_o like_o a_o bold_a then_o like_o a_o wilful_a chafe_v gamester_n who_o after_o once_o he_o have_v begin_v to_o vie_n upon_o or_o provoke_v his_o adversary_n resolve_v to_o revie_n upon_o he_o and_o to_o provoke_v he_o further_a when_o the_o game_n be_v desperate_a as_o will_v further_o appear_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o every_o several_a message_n deliver_v unto_o he_o from_o god_n by_o moses_n and_o aaron_n 11_o the_o sum_z or_o abstract_n of_o the_o four_o chapter_n contain_v moses_n his_o debate_n with_o god_n or_o humble_a entreaty_n to_o be_v spare_v from_o this_o great_a service_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o slowness_n of_o speech_n and_o insufficiency_n as_o he_o take_v it_o to_o be_v his_o ambassador_n and_o in_o this_o mind_n he_o continue_v until_o god_n himself_o do_v over_o awe_n he_o by_o his_o authority_n and_o yet_o withal_o gentle_o persuade_v he_o by_o reason_n then_o the_o lord_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o moses_n and_o say_v do_v not_o i_o know_v aaron_n thy_o brother_n the_o levite_n that_o he_o himself_o shall_v speak_v for_o lo_o he_o come_v also_o forth_o to_o meet_v thou_o and_o when_o he_o see_v thou_o he_o will_v be_v glad_a in_o his_o heart_n therefore_o thou_o shall_v speak_v unto_o he_o and_o put_v the_o word_n in_o his_o mouth_n and_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o with_o his_o mouth_n and_o will_v teach_v you_o what_o you_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o he_o shall_v be_v thy_o spokesman_n unto_o the_o people_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v even_o he_o shalâ—_n be_v as_o thy_o mouth_n &_o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o as_o god_n chap._n 4._o 14_o 15_o 16._o the_o reason_n which_o special_o move_v moses_n to_o undertake_v this_o service_n be_v express_v ver_fw-la 19_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o moses_n in_o midian_a go_v return_v to_o egypt_n for_o they_o be_v all_o dead_a which_o go_v about_o to_o kill_v thou_o then_o moses_n take_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n and_o turn_v towards_o the_o land_n or_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n the_o instruction_n for_o his_o embassage_n undertake_v upon_o these_o motive_n follow_v ver_fw-la 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n when_o thou_o be_v enter_v and_o come_v into_o egypt_n again_o see_v that_o thou_o do_v all_o the_o wonder_n before_o pharaoh_n which_o i_o have_v put_v in_o thy_o hand_n but_o i_o will_v harden_v his_o heart_n and_o he_o shall_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v then_o thou_o shall_v say_v to_o pharaoh_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n israel_n be_v my_o son_n even_o my_o first-born_a wherefore_o i_o say_v to_o thou_o let_v my_o son_n go_v that_o he_o may_v serve_v i_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v he_o go_v behold_v i_o will_v slay_v thy_o son_n even_o thy_o first-born_a this_o passage_n contain_v the_o first_o mention_n either_o of_o god_n purpose_n or_o prediction_n to_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n 12._o 27._o exod._n 4._o 27._o upon_o moses_n and_o aaron_n meeting_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n not_o by_o humane_a compact_n or_o contrivance_n but_o by_o god_n special_a appointment_n and_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o miracle_n which_o god_n enable_v moses_n first_o to_o work_v in_o private_a the_o people_n of_o israel_n believe_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v visit_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o have_v look_v down_o upon_o their_o tribulation_n and_o upon_o this_o belief_n they_o bow_v down_o and_o worship_v exod._n 4._o 31._o now_o upon_o this_o consent_n and_o obedience_n unto_o their_o proposal_n moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v and_o say_v to_o pharaoh_n like_o ambassador_n of_o state_n let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v celebrate_v a_o feast_n unto_o i_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o pharaoh_n say_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n and_o let_v israel_n go_v i_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n neither_o will_v i_o let_v israel_n go_v etc._n etc._n chap._n 5._o 12._o unless_o the_o former_a bend_v of_o pharaoh_n pride_n and_o avarice_n have_v take_v occasion_n to_o enlarge_v and_o stiffen_v itself_o from_o this_o fair_a message_n deliver_v unto_o he_o he_o will_v not_o have_v return_v that_o haughty_a supercilious_a answer_n unto_o moses_n god_n ambassador_n and_o aaron_n his_o interpreter_n moses_n and_o aaron_n why_o cause_v you_o the_o people_n to_o cease_v from_o their_o work_n get_v you_o to_o your_o burden_n chap._n 5._o ver_fw-la 4._o nor_o be_v his_o choler_n or_o superciliousness_n only_o against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n but_o against_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o israel_n on_o who_o behalf_n god_n have_v make_v they_o his_o ambassador_n for_o pharaoh_n say_v furthermore_o behold_v much_o people_n be_v now_o in_o the_o land_n and_o you_o make_v they_o leave_v their_o burden_n therefore_o pharaoh_n give_v commandment_n the_o same_o day_n unto_o the_o taskmaster_n of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o their_o officer_n say_v you_o shall_v give_v the_o people_n no_o more_o straw_n to_o make_v brick_n as_o in_o time_n pass_v but_o let_v they_o go_v and_o gather_v they_o straw_n themselves_o notwithstanding_o lie_v upon_o they_o the_o number_n of_o brick_n which_o they_o make_v in_o time_n past_a diminish_v nothing_o thereof_o for_o they_o be_v idle_a therefore_o they_o cry_v say_v let_v we_o go_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o our_o god_n lay_v more_o work_n upon_o the_o man_n and_o cause_n they_o to_o do_v it_o and_o let_v they_o not_o regard_v vain_a word_n chapt._n 5._o for_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 13._o that_o which_o do_v most_o discourage_v moses_n from_o have_v any_o more_o to_o deal_v with_o pharaoh_n be_v his_o experience_n of_o his_o uninclineable_a disposition_n to_o any_o good_a motion_n which_o he_o can_v make_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o god_n people_n and_o this_o diffidence_n or_o backwardness_n in_o moses_n receive_v nutriment_n from_o the_o wayward_a and_o grumble_a disposition_n of_o the_o israelitish_n people_n against_o he_o and_o aaron_n after_o pharaoh_n have_v give_v they_o a_o peremptory_a charge_n to_o perform_v the_o same_o task_n which_o they_o have_v do_v before_o when_o they_o have_v allowance_n of_o straw_n from_o the_o egyptian_n then_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n see_v themselves_o in_o a_o evil_a case_n because_o it_o be_v say_v you_o shall_v diminish_v nothing_o of_o your_o brick_n nor_o of_o every_o day_n task_n and_o they_o meet_v moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n as_o they_o come_v forth_o from_o pharaoh_n and_o they_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o you_o and_o judge_n because_o you_o have_v make_v our_o savour_n to_o be_v abhor_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o servant_n to_o put_v a_o sword_n in_o their_o hand_n to_o slay_v we_o verse_n 19_o 20_o 21._o after_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v moses_n more_o special_a instruction_n and_o new_a encouragement_n chapt._n 6._o vers_fw-la 1._o and_o lay_v a_o strong_a tie_n upon_o he_o and_o aaron_n to_o deliver_v his_o message_n unto_o pharaoh_n than_o he_o do_v upon_o pharaoh_n to_o obey_v it_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v go_v in_o speak_v unto_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n that_o he_o let_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v out_o of_o his_o land_n and_o moses_n speak_v before_o the_o lord_n say_v behold_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v not_o hearken_v unto_o i_o how_o then_o shall_v pharaoh_n hear_v i_o who_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o unto_o aaron_n and_o give_v they_o a_o charge_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o unto_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o bring_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n vers_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o yet_o this_o charge_n do_v not_o altogether_o charm_n moses_n his_o mutter_n for_o he_o take_v up_o as_o it_o seem_v the_o same_o note_v again_o vers_n 30._o then_o moses_n say_v before_o the_o lord_n behold_v i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n and_o how_o shall_v pharaoh_n hearken_v unto_o i_o but_o perhaps_o this_o last_o clause_n may_v be_v a_o mere_a repetition_n of_o the_o former_a intersert_v by_o moses_n the_o writer_n of_o this_o story_n rather_o than_o a_o reiteration_n or_o resumption_n of_o
the_o former_a complaint_n or_o matter_n of_o grievance_n unto_o this_o conjecture_n i_o shall_v the_o more_o incline_v have_v not_o the_o lord_n give_v moses_n a_o second_o encouragement_n much_o different_a from_o the_o former_a immediate_o after_o the_o repetition_n or_o resumption_n mention_v chap._n 6._o verse_n last_o for_o so_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n chapt._n 7._o vers_fw-la 1_o 2._o then_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n behold_v i_o have_v make_v thou_o pharaoh_n god_n and_o aaron_n thy_o brother_n shall_v be_v thy_o prophet_n thou_o shall_v speak_v all_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o and_z aaron_z thy_o brother_n shall_v speak_v unto_o pharaoh_n that_o he_o send_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o his_o land_n here_o be_v a_o great_a encouragement_n to_o undertake_v so_o hard_a a_o service_n but_o what_o encouragement_n can_v either_o moses_n or_o aaron_n take_v from_o the_o next_o passage_n of_o god_n instruction_n or_o declaration_n of_o his_o will_n unto_o they_o verse_n 3_o but_o i_o will_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n and_o multiply_v my_o miracle_n and_o my_o wonder_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o be_v a_o question_n worth_a the_o ask_n and_o the_o resolution_n of_o it_o worth_n consider_v for_o that_o which_o most_o discourage_v moses_n from_o obey_v the_o lord_n command_n be_v his_o suspicion_n or_o presumption_n that_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o hearken_v to_o he_o nor_o regard_v his_o sign_n as_o equivalent_a to_o letter_n of_o credence_n how_o then_o shall_v he_o take_v heart_n and_o courage_n by_o know_v that_o perfect_o which_o before_o he_o do_v but_o suspect_n or_o fear_n to_o wit_n that_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o or_o that_o he_o can_v not_o hearken_v unto_o he_o now_o thus_o much_o moses_n can_v not_o but_o know_v from_o god_n own_o declaration_n of_o his_o purpose_n to_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n verse_n 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o question_n will_v beget_v a_o second_o on_o who_o resolution_n the_o clear_n of_o the_o main_a difficulty_n will_v most_o depend_v this_o second_o question_n or_o quaerie_n be_v what_o manner_n of_o harden_v the_o lord_n mean_v in_o the_o forecited_n 3._o verse_n whether_o he_o mean_v a_o positive_a and_o direct_v harden_v by_o way_n of_o necessary_a causalitie_n 4._o see_v chapt._n 42._o numb_a 4._o or_o physical_a determination_n of_o pharaoh_n will_n or_o spirit_n unto_o obstinacy_n or_o unrelenting_a stubbornness_n at_o least_o from_o the_o date_n of_o god_n forementioned_a declaration_n of_o his_o will_n unto_o this_o purpose_n or_o a_o privative_a or_o some_o other_o way_n 14_o this_o question_n be_v so_o captious_a that_o it_o be_v uncapable_a of_o any_o one_o punctual_a answer_n whether_o affirmative_a or_o negative_a the_o best_a be_v that_o the_o whole_a knot_n may_v be_v clear_o dissolve_v by_o distinguish_v the_o difference_n of_o time_n or_o several_a treaty_n between_o moses_n and_o pharaoh_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o three_o or_o four_o last_o sign_n and_o the_o treaty_n upon_o they_o this_o affirmative_a answer_n be_v punctual_a pharaoh_n heart_n be_v positive_o harden_v by_o god_n or_o rather_o infatuate_v by_o mean_n extraordinary_a and_o altogether_o unusual_a unless_o in_o two_o or_o three_o like_o extraordinary_a case_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o five_o or_o six_o first_o sign_n or_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o moses_n and_o aaron_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o pharaoh_n this_o negative_a answer_n be_v as_o punctual_a pharaoh_n heart_n be_v not_o harden_v by_o god_n either_o positive_o or_o direct_o much_o less_o irresistible_o the_o mean_n or_o manner_n how_o his_o heart_n become_v harden_v be_v but_o ordinary_a only_o by_o moses_n his_o proposal_n of_o such_o condition_n unto_o he_o as_o his_o proud_a heart_n be_v natural_o averse_a from_o and_o by_o press_v he_o to_o grant_v they_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o will_v provoke_v his_o avaritious_a mind_n to_o resist_v or_o deny_v they_o the_o true_a tenor_n of_o god_n former_a speech_n to_o moses_n be_v but_o this_o moses_n this_o be_v the_o answer_n to_o the_o former_a question_n propound_v in_o the_o 13._o paragraph_n what_o encouragement_n can_v either_o moses_n if_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o nor_o let_v my_o people_n go_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o first_o sign_n and_o wonder_n which_o thou_o shall_v be_v enable_v to_o work_v before_o he_o and_o his_o people_n let_v not_o this_o dismay_v thou_o or_o make_v thou_o give_v over_o thy_o charge_n for_o the_o long_o he_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v in_o yield_v the_o great_a will_v be_v thy_o victory_n and_o his_o case_n the_o hard_a for_o assure_v thyself_o in_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v be_v willing_a to_o let_v you_o go_v both_o he_o and_o his_o people_n shall_v entreat_v you_o to_o be_v go_v out_o of_o their_o coast_n i_o will_v multiply_v my_o sign_n so_o fast_o upon_o they_o that_o egypt_n and_o all_o other_o nation_n shall_v be_v teach_v to_o know_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n even_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o of_o israel_n 15._o 5._o all_o the_o discouragement_n that_o moses_n have_v either_o from_o pharaoh_n from_o the_o egyptian_n or_o from_o the_o israelite_n be_v cure_v by_o this_o that_o god_n will_v break_v through_o all_o difficulty_n he_o will_v lay_v his_o hand_n on_o egypt_n and_o bring_v forth_o his_o army_n and_o make_v the_o egyptian_n etc._n etc._n know_v that_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n see_v exod._n 7._o ver_fw-la 4._o 5._o but_o more_o particular_o to_o revise_v the_o character_n of_o moysaicall_a expression_n how_o pharaoh_n heart_n upon_o the_o sight_n of_o moses_n his_o sign_n and_o miracle_n become_v harden_v by_o several_a degree_n upon_o the_o exhibition_n of_o the_o first_o wonder_n which_o be_v the_o turn_v of_o aaron_n rod_n into_o a_o serpent_n it_o be_v thus_o write_v chapt._n 7._o for_o 13._o so_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o hearken_v not_o to_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v this_o phrase_n pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_a may_v refer_v more_o proper_o to_o aaron_n then_o unto_o god_n as_o the_o agent_n if_o the_o speech_n be_v to_o be_v construe_v personal_o or_o otherwise_o to_o aaron_n rod_n or_o to_o the_o sign_n or_o wonder_v itself_o in_o which_o to_o speak_v with_o due_a reverence_n unto_o the_o truth_n there_o be_v no_o such_o extraordinary_a force_n as_o will_v have_v incline_v a_o unregenerate_a man_n heart_n though_o by_o nature_n and_o habit_n no_o way_n so_o stubborn_a as_o pharaoh_n be_v to_o have_v yield_v forthwith_o to_o moses_n request_n or_o demand_n see_v the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n do_v the_o like_a this_o only_o may_v be_v say_v and_o it_o be_v all_o that_o can_v be_v say_v to_o the_o contrary_a that_o the_o devour_a of_o the_o magician_n rod_n turn_v â—_o d_o into_o serpent_n by_o aaronâ—_n rod_n first_o so_o turn_v be_v very_o ominous_a so_o ominous_a as_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o can_v not_o but_o either_o mollify_v or_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n as_o perhaps_o it_o do_v both_o according_a to_o the_o several_a time_n or_o vicissitude_n of_o reflect_v upon_o it_o for_o his_o heart_n and_o desire_n be_v once_o draw_v a_o little_a from_o their_o natural_a bent_n by_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o wonder_n but_o not_o full_o break_v must_v either_o stand_v at_o the_o point_n to_o which_o they_o be_v draw_v or_o return_v with_o great_a violence_n to_o their_o former_a station_n the_o lord_n speak_v in_o his_o own_o person_n to_o moses_n ver_fw-la 14._o say_v not_o i_o have_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n but_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v he_o refâ—seth_v to_o let_v the_o people_n go_v which_o can_v imply_v no_o other_o harden_v then_o such_o as_o do_v result_v or_o rebound_v upon_o the_o sight_n or_o consideration_n of_o the_o wonder_n upon_o the_o exhibition_n of_o the_o second_o sign_n to_o wit_n the_o turn_n of_o the_o water_n of_o pool_n and_o river_n into_o blood_n which_o be_v somewhat_o more_o fearful_a than_o the_o former_a moses_n his_o expression_n of_o pharaoh_n disposition_n be_v impersonal_a ver_fw-la 22._o and_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v and_o it_o be_v no_o extraordinary_a wonder_n that_o his_o hart_n shall_v be_v harden_v again_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n or_o after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o first_o wonder_n see_v the_o magician_n or_o sorcerer_n do_v the_o like_a thus_o much_o only_a may_v seem_v extraordinary_a or_o to_o carry_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o odds_o on_o moses_n and_o aaron_n behalf_n in_o that_o this_o plague_n can_v not_o be_v remove_v by_o any_o magician_n spell_n or_o skill_n in_o sorcery_n but_o only_o by_o mose_n prayer_n unto_o god_n this_o might_n well_o have_v wrought_v relentance_n in_o any_o ordinary_a heathen_a prince_n which_o have_v but_o the_o
patience_n to_o take_v the_o circumstance_n into_o consideration_n but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o my_o apprehension_n give_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o and_o by_o what_o mean_v pharaoh_n heart_n be_v at_o this_o time_n harden_v verse_n 23._o and_o pharaoh_n turn_v and_o go_v into_o his_o house_n neither_o do_v he_o set_v his_o heart_n to_o this_o also_o and_o his_o not_o set_v his_o heart_n to_o this_o wonder_n with_o its_o circumstance_n do_v bring_v a_o necessity_n upon_o he_o to_o have_v his_o heart_n harden_v in_o some_o further_a degree_n than_o it_o have_v be_v with_o the_o first_o wonder_n but_o pharaoh_n as_o we_o read_v be_v more_o terrify_v with_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o frog_n which_o notwithstanding_o the_o egyptian_a magician_n do_v by_o sorcery_n produce_v or_o at_o lest_o which_o pharaoh_n their_o master_n be_v persuade_v that_o they_o do_v produce_v but_o the_o production_n can_v not_o be_v without_o his_o help_n nor_o the_o persuasion_n but_o by_o his_o permission_n or_o sufferance_n who_o have_v enable_v moses_n to_o do_v this_o strange_a work_n in_o which_o this_o be_v most_o remarkable_a that_o pharaoh_n shall_v so_o earnest_o entreat_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o remove_v this_o plague_n or_o to_o confine_v the_o frog_n unto_o the_o river_n only_o verse_n 8._o then_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o say_v entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v take_v away_o the_o frog_n from_o i_o and_o from_o my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v let_v the_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v do_v sacrifice_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o moses_n be_v as_o ready_a to_o grant_v as_o pharaoh_n be_v earnest_a to_o request_v this_o favour_n of_o he_o verse_n 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o pharaoh_n glory_n over_o i_o that_o be_v you_o shall_v command_v i_o when_o shall_v i_o entreat_v for_o thou_o and_o for_o thy_o servant_n and_o for_o thy_o people_n to_o destroy_v the_o frog_n from_o thou_o and_o thy_o house_n that_o they_o may_v remain_v in_o the_o river_n only_o and_o he_o say_v tomorrow_o and_o he_o say_v be_v it_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o the_o frog_n shall_v depart_v from_o thou_o and_o from_o thy_o house_n and_o from_o thy_o servant_n and_o from_o thy_o people_n they_o shall_v remain_v in_o the_o river_n only_o but_o this_o relentance_n in_o pharaoh_n be_v but_o like_o the_o devil_n vow_n to_o turn_v monk_n in_o a_o languish_a fit_a but_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o fit_a be_v off_o he_o as_o the_o fable_n be_v he_o turn_v to_o his_o wont_a bias_n and_o become_v and_o so_o continue_v a_o arrant_a knave_n than_o he_o be_v before_o for_o so_o it_o follow_v verse_n 15._o but_o when_o pharaoh_n see_v that_o there_o be_v respite_n he_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v this_o can_v be_v understand_v save_o only_o of_o such_o a_o indirect_a or_o concomitant_a obduration_n as_o have_v before_o be_v express_v that_o be_v a_o resumption_n of_o his_o former_a proud_a and_o avaritious_a resolution_n the_o resultance_n of_o which_o can_v be_v no_o other_o but_o a_o measure_n of_o induration_n so_o much_o great_a than_o the_o former_a that_o have_v befall_v he_o by_o how_o much_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o frog_n have_v mollify_v his_o heart_n more_o than_o the_o two_o former_a wonder_n have_v do_v yet_o do_v not_o pharaoh_n upon_o the_o sight_n of_o any_o of_o these_o three_o bewray_v such_o a_o stubborn_a wilful_a disposition_n as_o he_o do_v upon_o the_o exhibition_n of_o the_o four_o miracle_n which_o his_o enchanter_n do_v plain_o confess_v surpass_v their_o skill_n chapt._n 8._o 18_o 19_o and_o the_o magician_n do_v so_o with_o their_o enchantment_n to_o bring_v forth_o lice_n but_o they_o can_v not_o so_o there_o be_v louse_n upon_o man_n and_o upon_o beast_n then_o the_o magician_n say_v unto_o pharaoh_n this_o be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n and_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v and_o he_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n then_o be_v remarkable_a in_o work_v the_o miracle_n which_o the_o magician_n can_v not_o but_o no_o way_n remarkable_a in_o harden_v pharaoh_n nor_o be_v it_o either_o say_v or_o intimate_v that_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n do_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n but_o pharaoh_n heart_n remain_v obstinate_a and_o he_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v verse_n 19_o his_o not_o harken_v unto_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o induration_n 16._o but_o this_o miracle_n of_o the_o lice_n be_v to_o pharaoh_n more_o loathsome_a then_o terrible_a and_o for_o this_o reason_n haply_o he_o do_v not_o either_o so_o fair_o or_o so_o earnest_o entreat_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o as_o he_o have_v do_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o frog_n and_o as_o he_o straight_o way_n after_o do_v upon_o the_o noisome_a experience_n of_o the_o miraculous_a swarm_n of_o fly_n ver_fw-la 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o and_o ver_fw-la 25._o then_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o say_v go_v do_v sacrifice_n unto_o your_o god_n in_o this_o land_n the_o offer_n be_v so_o niggardly_a that_o moses_n disdain_v to_o accept_v of_o it_o can_v so_o much_o as_o hear_v it_o without_o such_o indignation_n as_o be_v express_v for_o 26._o it_o be_v not_o meet_v to_o do_v so_o for_o than_o we_o shall_v offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n that_o which_o be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o egyptian_n lo_o can_v we_o sacrifice_v the_o abomination_n of_o the_o egyptian_n before_o their_o eye_n and_o they_o not_o stone_n we_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o former_a document_n of_o god_n power_n and_o wisdom_n in_o still_o overreach_v pharaoh_n skill_n or_o potency_n yet_o the_o caitiff_n out_o of_o covetousness_n seek_v to_o drive_v his_o bargain_n as_o low_o as_o may_v be_v for_o when_o moses_n be_v peremptory_a to_o go_v three_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o sacrifice_v pharaoh_n yield_v somewhat_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o former_a gâ—ant_n to_o wit_n that_o they_o may_v go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n but_o as_o if_o he_o have_v know_v neither_o what_o to_o say_v nor_o what_o to_o do_v he_o instant_o limit_n his_o commission_n ver_fw-la 28._o and_o pharaoh_n say_v i_o will_v let_v you_o go_v that_o you_o may_v sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o go_v not_o far_o away_o and_o as_o if_o that_o have_v be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o his_o present_a intention_n he_o add_v immediate_o and_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o same_o breath_n pray_v or_o entreat_v for_o i_o and_o so_o moses_n do_v as_o it_o follow_v ver_fw-la 29._o but_o with_o this_o canonical_a and_o peremptory_a monition_n but_o let_v pharaoh_n from_o henceforth_o deceive_v no_o more_o in_o not_o suffer_v the_o people_n to_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n upon_o his_o fraudulent_a contempt_n of_o this_o peremptory_a monition_n the_o lord_n begin_v to_o deal_v more_o severe_o with_o he_o and_o to_o proceed_v unto_o sentence_n and_o that_o a_o more_o dreadful_a one_o than_o have_v befall_v he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o deal_v so_o deceitful_o as_o he_o do_v at_o this_o turn_n also_o for_o it_o follow_v ver_fw-la 32._o yet_o pharaoh_n harden_v his_o heart_n at_o this_o time_n also_o and_o do_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v moses_n in_o his_o next_o treaty_n repeat_v the_o sum_n of_o his_o first_o embassage_n unto_o he_o and_o press_v he_o by_o throng_v new_a plague_n upon_o he_o to_o come_v to_o his_o trial_n chap._n 9_o ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o then_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n go_v in_o unto_o pharaoh_n and_o tell_v he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o for_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v they_o go_v and_o will_v hold_v they_o still_o behold_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o thy_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n this_o word_n ecce_n as_o in_o most_o other_o place_n be_v here_o a_o special_a character_n of_o the_o speedy_a execution_n of_o the_o plague_n that_o be_v threaten_v and_o of_o the_o remarkable_a manner_n how_o it_o be_v execute_v ver_fw-la 4._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v sever_v between_o the_o cattle_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n and_o there_o shall_v nothing_o die_v of_o all_o that_o be_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o lord_n appoint_v a_o set_a time_n say_v to_o morrow_n the_o lord_n shall_v do_v this_o thing_n in_o the_o land_n and_o the_o lord_n do_v that_o thing_n on_o the_o morrow_n and_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n die_v but_o of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o
can_v wish_v that_o myself_o be_v accurse_v from_o christ_n for_o my_o brethren_n my_o kinsman_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n who_o be_v israelites_n to_o who_o pertain_v the_o adoption_n &_o the_o glory_n and_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o promise_n who_o be_v the_o father_n and_o of_o who_o as_o concern_v the_o flesh_n christ_n come_v who_o be_v over_o all_o god_n bless_v for_o ever_o amen_n he_o conclude_v his_o sorrow_n as_o though_o he_o have_v still_o pray_v for_o they_o while_o he_o sorrow_v if_o it_o be_v further_o demand_v what_o peculiar_a occasion_n he_o have_v to_o be_v overtake_v with_o these_o sudden_a pang_n of_o sorrow_n rather_o in_o this_o place_n the_o beginning_n of_o this_o nine_o chapter_n than_o any_o other_o the_o special_a occasion_n as_o i_o intimate_v before_o be_v the_o present_a opportunity_n or_o necessity_n of_o answer_v a_o exception_n which_o from_o the_o rejection_n of_o these_o jew_n may_v have_v be_v take_v against_o those_o confident_a assertion_n wherewith_o he_o have_v conclude_v the_o former_a and_o be_v to_o anatomize_v their_o wound_n for_o other_o instruction_n unto_o the_o quick_a the_o sight_n of_o their_o grievousnesse_n can_v not_o but_o make_v his_o heart_n to_o bleed_v 4._o against_o his_o former_a assertion_n he_o see_v the_o gentile_a or_o jew_n late_o convert_v will_v be_v ready_a thus_o to_o object_n if_o they_o of_o who_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n come_v if_o they_o for_o who_o miscarriage_n christ_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n be_v more_o sorrowful_a than_o thou_o can_v be_v yet_o they_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o prerogative_n and_o peculiar_a interest_n in_o god_n promise_n be_v fall_v away_o and_o utter_o separate_v from_o god_n where_o be_v the_o infallibility_n of_o our_o assurance_n what_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o thy_o boast_n that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n rom._n 8._o 38_o 39_o have_v we_o any_o warrant_v thus_o to_o persuade_v ourselves_o beside_o god_n word_n any_o better_a assurance_n than_o his_o promise_n and_o see_v these_o jew_n thy_o countryman_n as_o thou_o often_o inculcate_n have_v both_o these_o in_o as_o ample_a manner_n and_o form_n as_o we_o can_v expect_v if_o neither_o take_v effect_n in_o they_o why_o may_v not_o both_o want_n their_o effect_n in_o we_o with_o this_o objection_n the_o apostle_n if_o we_o due_o mark_v the_o closure_n of_o his_o protest_a sorrow_n for_o the_o jew_n fall_v direct_o meet_v ver_fw-la 6._o not_o as_o though_o the_o word_n of_o god_n have_v take_v none_o effect_n it_o be_v in_o his_o eye_n when_o he_o fall_v into_o the_o former_a trance_n out_o of_o which_o 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