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our_o saviour_n christ_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n matth._n xxvii_o 34_o 35_o 43_o 46._o heb._n x._o 5_o 10._o and_o yet_o none_o make_v doubt_n but_o that_o those_o psalm_n as_o they_o be_v by_o david_n compose_v so_o in_o his_o own_o person_n they_o concern_v he_o and_o that_o in_o all_o likelihood_n in_o some_o particular_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o find_v express_o record_v in_o the_o story_n of_o he_o the_o like_a may_v be_v here_o my_o back_n to_o the_o smiter_n matth._n xxvi_o 27._o verse_n 6_o and_o xxvii_o 26._o john_n xviii_o 22._o he_o be_v near_o that_o justifi_v i_o saint_n paul_n allude_v to_o this_o verse_n 8_o rom._n viii_o 33_o 34._o the_o apostle_n manner_n be_v to_o enlarge_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n make_v to_o some_o particular_a person_n as_o to_o jacob_n joshuah_n david_n and_o other_o gen._n xxviii_o 15._o josh._n i._n 5._o psal._n xxiii_o 1._o extend_v they_o to_o all_o the_o faithful_a in_o general_n as_o have_v a_o joint_a interest_n therein_o with_o 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in_o seek_v do_v aggravate_v his_o brethren_n sin_n and_o cruelty_n against_o he_o v._o 17._o and_o find_v they_o in_o dothan_n joseph_n obedience_n stretch_v further_a than_o his_o father_n word_n to_o his_o father_n mind_n about_o eight_o mile_n distant_a from_o shechem_n here_o afterward_o be_v a_o city_n where_o elizaus_fw-la be_v 2_o king_n 6._o 13._o v._o 18._o they_o conspire_v they_o quick_o conclude_v out_o of_o their_o fore-conceived_n malice_n so_o luke_n 20._o 14._o v._o 19_o this_o dreamer_n a_o nickname_n in_o scorn_n and_o so_o best_a man_n be_v use_v v._o 20._o slay_v he_o and_o we_o will_v say_v one_a sin_n draw_v on_o another_o some_o evil_a beast_n asdruball_n 1_o king_n 13._o 24._o 2_o king_n 2._o 24._o they_o will_v do_v a_o beastly_a act_n but_o not_o own_v it_o v._o 21._o reuben_n the_o elder_a ch_z 42._o 22._o he_o the_o elder_a might_n most_o hate_v joseph_n sovereignty_n he_o do_v it_o with_o a_o intent_n to_o deliver_v he_o to_o his_o father_n again_o v._o 22._o it_o may_v be_v to_o make_v some_o amends_o to_o he_o for_o his_o incest_n with_o bilhah_n sinful_a all_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n sinful_a the_o church_n v._o 23._o strip_v joseph_n he_o beseech_v they_o in_o the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n ch_n 42._o 21._o mat._n 27._o 28._o v._o 24._o no_o water_n jer._n 38._o 6._o zech._n 9_o 11._o v._o 25._o to_o eat_v bread_n exod._n 18._o 12._o without_o remorse_n for_o it_o they_o make_v much_o of_o themselves_o and_o little_a regard_n the_o affliction_n of_o joseph_n amos_n 6._o 6._o their_o conscience_n be_v asleep_a ishmaelites_n come_v from_o gilead_n from_o arabia_n or_o east_n from_o jordan_n by_o dothan_n towards_o egypt_n gilead_n a_o place_n of_o merchandise_n jer._n 8._o 22._o 22._o 6._o 46._o 11._o v._o 26._o what_o profit_n a_o good_a query_n to_o pose_v ourselves_o when_o we_o be_v about_o to_o sin_n profit_n will_v arise_v by_o sell_v he_o mat._n 16._o 26._o rom._n 6._o 21._o v._o 27._o sell_v he_o ancient_n and_o usual_a to_o sell_v man_n exod._n 21._o 21_o 16._o ishmaelite_n ch._n 39_o call_v also_o midianites_n v._o 28._o and_o medanites_n v._o 36._o medan_n and_o midian_a brethren_n 25._o 1_o 2._o a_o mix_a company_n of_o merchant_n both_o ishmaelite_n by_o hagars_n son_n and_o midianites_n of_o keturahs_n son_n ch_n 25._o 2._o both_o dwell_n in_o arabia_n so_o in_o judg._n 8._o 22_o 24_o 26._o v._o 28._o draw_v up_o in_o reubens_n absence_n for_o twenty_o piece_n of_o silver_n twenty_n shekel_n i._n e._n shilling_n and_o 3_o d._n a_o piece_n more_o â—_o 1_o li._n 5._o she_o see_v annot._n on_o ch_z 23._o 16._o joseph_n here_o may_v many_o way_n be_v a_o type_n of_o jesus_n sell_v for_o thirty_o piece_n v._o 29._o and_o he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n he_o be_v absent_a when_o judah_n counsel_n be_v follow_v v._o 26_o 27._o and_o likely_a he_o absent_v himself_o of_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v as_o now_o he_o do_v go_v some_o secret_a way_n to_o the_o pit_n to_o deliver_v he_o v._o 22._o miss_v he_o he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n as_o custom_n than_o be_v in_o like_a case_n of_o great_a and_o grievous_a sorrow_n to_o show_v the_o brokennesse_n of_o their_o heart_n what_o little_a care_n or_o comfort_n they_o take_v of_o any_o thing_n in_o that_o passion_n example_n be_v many_o of_o the_o like_a v._o 34._o ch_n 44._o 13._o david_n command_v it_o to_o joab_n and_o the_o people_n in_o their_o mourning_n before_o abuer_v 2_o sam._n 3._o 31._o v._o 30._o the_o child_n be_v not_o not_o in_o the_o pit_n nor_o alive_a ch_n 42._o 13_o 36._o jer._n 31._o 15._o yet_o after_o he_o know_v all_o he_o consent_v to_o conceal_v the_o sale_n of_o he_o from_o his_o father_n and_o i_o whither_o shall_v i_o go_v of_o i_o the_o elder_a my_o father_n will_v require_v he_o and_o i_o have_v so_o great_o offend_v he_o already_o ch_n 35._o 22._o so_o 2_o sam._n 13._o 13._o v._o 32._o send_v bianca_n messenger_n and_o they_o bring_v it_o the_o messenger_n v._o 34._o jacob_n rend_v his_o clothes_n isaac_n be_v 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before_o dinahs_n ravish_v yea_o speedy_o upon_o his_o first_o come_v into_o canaan_n they_o that_o make_v judah_n to_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 14_o year_n of_o the_o latter_a seven_o of_o jacob_n service_n &_o so_o but_o three_o or_o four_o year_n old_a than_o joseph_n and_o but_o forty_o three_o or_o forty_o four_o when_o he_o come_v with_o his_o father_n into_o egypt_n they_o find_v he_o by_o that_o account_n to_o be_v but_o ten_o year_n old_a when_o he_o first_o come_v into_o canaan_n and_o thereupon_o defer_v his_o marriage_n till_o two_o or_o three_o year_n after_o and_o so_o straiten_v the_o time_n for_o the_o birth_n of_o his_o offspring_n before_o they_o all_o go_v into_o egypt_n which_o howsoever_o the_o great_a annotation_n miscast_v it_o upon_o this_o place_n must_v needs_o run_v thus_o viz._n that_o judah_n at_o twelve_o or_o thirteen_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o shuah_n two_o or_o three_o year_n after_o his_o come_n into_o canaan_n and_o in_o three_o year_n after_o have_v er_fw-mi onan_n and_o shelah_n that_o ere_o at_o twelve_o marry_a tamar_n that_o four_o year_n be_v spend_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o onan_n and_o shelah_n and_o judah_n beget_v pharez_n and_o zerah_n of_o tamar_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o pharez_n that_o pharez_n at_o twelve_o marry_v and_o in_o two_o year_n have_v ezrom_o and_o hamul_fw-la all_o which_o do_v make_v up_o but_o thirty_o three_o or_o thirty_o four_o year_n which_o be_v the_o full_a time_n between_o the_o first_o come_v of_o they_o all_o into_o canaan_n and_o their_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n as_o clear_o appear_v by_o the_o several_a period_n of_o joseph_n
like_a be_v imply_v concern_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o handmaid_n v._o 17._o dan_fw-mi shall_v be_v a_o serpent_n more_n by_o cunning_a then_o by_o force_n shall_v they_o prevail_v so_o do_v the_o danite_n with_o laish_n judge_n 18._o 27._o and_o samson_n use_v craft_n as_o well_o as_o strength_n judge_n 15._o and_o 16._o moses_n compare_v he_o to_o a_o lion_n whelp_n deut._n 33._o 22._o haply_o for_o the_o suddenness_n of_o his_o leap_n when_o he_o see_v the_o advantage_n of_o his_o prey_n dan_fw-mi be_v omit_v in_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o tribe_n apoc._n 7._o and_o so_o be_v simeon_n omit_v in_o moses_n his_o benediction_n deut._n 33._o likely_a simeon_n for_o his_o cruelty_n against_o the_o sichemite_n and_o dan_n for_o his_o notorious_a idolatry_n judg._n 18._o 20._o 1_o king_n 12._o 29._o not_o because_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan._n v._o 18._o i_o have_v wait_v psal_n 130._o 5._o esay_n 26._o 8._o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o ejaculation_n of_o a_o die_a man_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o rule_n of_o method_n and_o yet_o may_v have_v good_a coherence_n with_o silent_a and_o smother_v thought_n whence_o their_o expression_n burst_v out_o for_o thy_o salvation_n foresee_v the_o trouble_n of_o his_o posterity_n and_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n in_o special_a judg._n 1._o 34._o he_o break_v out_o into_o this_o passionate_a expression_n of_o long_v after_o their_o deliverance_n and_o salvation_n by_o shiloh_n special_o luke_n 2._o 30._o v._o 19_o gad_n a_o troop_n ch._n 30._o 11_o a_o allusion_n as_o v._o 16._o see_v the_o annotation_n upon_o it_o gad_n be_v situate_a beyond_o jordan_n eastward_o and_o so_o the_o more_o subject_a to_o incursion_n of_o the_o border_a enemy_n judg._n 10._o 7_o 8._o jer_n 49._o 1._o he_o comfort_v he_o against_o his_o danger_n by_o sudden_a inroad_n of_o troop_n that_o at_o last_o he_o shall_v overcome_v they_o deut._n 33._o 20._o fulfil_v 1_o chron._n 5._o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o judg._n ch_n 10._o and_o 11._o v._o 20._o asher_n his_o bread_n shall_v be_v fat_n rich_a soil_n for_o corn_n and_o wheat_n special_o and_o for_o oil_n deut._n 33._o 24_o 25._o and_o royal_a dainty_n and_o mineral_n josh._n 19_o 24_o etc._n etc._n fat_a signify_v the_o best_a of_o any_o thing_n chapter_n 4._o 4._o 27._o 28._o v._o 21._o naphtali_n be_v a_o hind_n let_v loose_v deut._n 33._o 23._o with_o scope_n and_o liberty_n in_o choice_n of_o pasture_n in_o plenty_n and_o peace_n and_o also_o of_o cunning_a and_o active_a nimbleness_n in_o deal_v with_o their_o enemy_n and_o light-footed_a to_o pursue_v they_o and_o to_o escape_v danger_n psal._n 18._o 34._o judg._n 4._o 10_o 15_o 16._o josh._n 19_o 32_o to_o 39_o judah_n a_o lion_n issachar_n a_o ass_n dan_o a_o serpent_n naphtali_n a_o hind_n all_o these_o be_v absurd_a in_o a_o literal_a sense_n and_o so_o the_o word_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n in_o a_o literal_a sense_n he_o give_v goodly_a word_n fair_a and_o courteous_a prevail_v by_o that_o mean_n and_o word_n also_o of_o praise_n and_o blessing_n judg._n 5._o v._o 22._o joseph_n be_v a_o fruitful_a bough_n in_o his_o two_o branch_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n which_o multiply_v exceed_o and_o become_v two_o tribe_n by_o a_o well_o moisture_n be_v a_o mean_n of_o fruitfulness_n psal._n 1._o 3._o ezech._n 19_o 10._o who_o branch_n hebr._n who_o daughter_n as_o bough_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o son_n and_o whatsoever_o come_v of_o or_o from_o another_o be_v call_v in_o hebrew_n a_o son_n as_o the_o young_a of_o bird_n beast_n etc._n etc._n arrow_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o the_o bow_n ch_n 18._o 7._o job_n 41._o 28._o run_v over_o the_o wall_n abundant_o increase_v josh._n 17._o 17._o v._o 23._o the_o archer_n his_o brethren_n that_o sell_v he_o his_o mystris_n that_o accuse_v he_o his_o master_n that_o imprison_v he_o and_o haply_o the_o magistrate_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o courtier_n of_o pharaoh_n v._o 24._o but_o his_o bow_n his_o innocency_n patience_n faith_n chastity_n psal._n 18._o 34._o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o mighty_a joseph_n ascribe_v his_o strength_n to_o god_n psal._n 44._o 6_o 7_o 8._o from_o thence_o from_o the_o mighty_a god_n of_o jacob_n from_o his_o power_n and_o providence_n it_o be_v that_o joseph_n become_v the_o shepherd_n the_o stone_n of_o israel_n to_o feed_v they_o in_o famine_n and_o to_o be_v a_o rock_n of_o refuge_n stay_v and_o strength_n unto_o they_o and_o herein_o joseph_n may_v be_v as_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n the_o true_a shepherd_n and_o cornerstone_n act._n 4._o 11._o esay_n 28._o 16._o v._o 25._o with_o blessing_n of_o heaven_n influence_n of_o the_o start_n rain_n and_o dew_n deut._n 33._o 14._o ezechiel_n 34._o 26._o blessing_n of_o the_o deep_a spring_n and_o river_n if_o not_o mineral_n too_o ch_n 7._o 11._o deut._n 33._o 13._o of_o the_o beast_n ten_n thousand_o of_o ephraim_n and_o thousand_o of_o manasseh_n deut._n 33._o 17._o a_o contrary_a curse_n be_v that_o hos._n 9_o 14._o v._o 26._o the_o blessing_n of_o thy_o father_n wherewith_o i_o do_v bless_v thou_o and_o thy_o brethren_n have_v prevail_v or_o do_v prevail_v be_v strong_a of_o great_a efficacy_n and_o excellency_n above_o the_o blessing_n of_o my_o progenitor_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n i_o have_v bless_v thou_o in_o thy_o two_o son_n more_o than_o my_o father_n or_o grandfather_n bless_v their_o two_o son_n abraham_n give_v way_n that_o ishmael_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o and_o isaac_n give_v the_o blessing_n to_o i_o from_o my_o brother_n esau._n but_o i_o bless_v thy_o two_o son_n and_o make_v they_o two_o tribe_n and_o keep_v they_o within_o the_o church_n or_o i_o have_v more_o express_o and_o with_o more_o tenderness_n of_o affection_n bless_v thou_o than_o my_o progenitor_n bless_v their_o child_n i_o do_v strive_v to_o out-blesse_a my_o forefather_n in_o multiplication_n of_o blessing_n upon_o thy_o head_n or_o refer_v the_o word_n to_o all_o jacob_n child_n he_o prefer_v his_o blessing_n above_o that_o of_o his_o progenitor_n as_o be_v more_o particular_o explain_v and_o apply_v and_o shall_v be_v more_o sudden_o clear_o full_o and_o effectual_o accomplish_v in_o they_o by_o their_o multiplication_n in_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o include_v they_o all_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n make_v they_o all_o heir_n of_o the_o promise_n not_o one_o of_o they_o be_v exclude_v unto_o the_o utmost_a bound_n of_o the_o everlasting_a hill_n deut._n 33._o 13_o 15._o this_o set_v forth_o the_o riches_n of_o that_o portion_n of_o land_n in_o canaan_n which_o shall_v by_o lot_n fall_v to_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n or_o the_o blessing_n on_o joseph_n shall_v be_v eminent_a and_o excellent_a in_o extent_n and_o in_o quality_n and_o quantity_n and_o perpetual_a in_o duration_n as_o the_o everlasting_a hill_n intimate_v so_o spiritual_a blessing_n psal._n 54._o 10._o on_o the_o head_n of_o joseph_n pour_v as_o oil_n wherewith_o prince_n be_v anoint_v on_o his_o head_n separate_a by_o his_o sell_v away_o from_o they_o and_o be_v by_o god_n so_o advance_v in_o egypt_n v._o 27._o benjamin_n shall_v ravine_v be_n strong_a fierce_a warlike_a go_v forth_o morning_n and_o evening_n to_o take_v his_o prey_n vanquish_a and_o spoil_v his_o enemy_n so_o do_v saul_n the_o king_n of_o this_o tribe_n 1_o sam._n 11._o 6_o 7_o 11._o 14._o 13._o 15._o 47_o 48._o paul_n be_v of_o benjamin_n warlike_a they_o be_v as_o appear_v in_o those_o bloody_a battle_n judge_n 20._o 15_o 16_o 17._o ehud_n be_v of_o benjamin_n judg._n 3._o 15._o mordecai_n and_o esther_n be_v of_o benjamin_n esther_n 8._o 7._o &c_n &c_n and_o ch_n 9_o 5._o devour_v the_o prey_n two_o sam_n 2._o 26._o v._o 28._o twelve_o tribe_n distinguish_v into_o twelve_o tribe_n afterward_o and_o in_o they_o rather_o than_o in_o the_o person_n of_o his_o twelve_o son_n we_o be_v to_o look_v for_o the_o meaning_n and_o the_o accomplish_n of_o these_o prophetical_a blessing_n they_o be_v thirteen_o count_v in_o levi_n and_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n in_o stead_n of_o joseph_n but_o levi_n have_v no_o portion_n in_o divide_v the_o land_n deut._n 10._o 9_o and_o so_o they_o be_v still_o call_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n for_o their_o order_n they_o be_v reckon_v sometime_o accord_v to_o their_o birth_n chap._n 29._o and_o 30._o exod._n 28._o 10._o sometime_o with_o reference_n to_o their_o mother_n as_o chap._n 35._o sometime_o with_o relation_n to_o their_o dignity_n so_o be_v judah_n first_o numb_a 2._o 3._o apoc._n 7._o 5._o sometime_o to_o their_o lot_n in_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o so_o be_v zebulun_n place_v before_o issachar_n here_o sometime_o withoot_v regard_n have_v of_o any_o order_n as_o here_o and_o
the_o law_n gal._n iu._n 4._o under_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n moral_n and_o ceremonial_a that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v in_o we_o rom._n viii_o 4._o and_o these_o be_v not_o figurative_a and_o metaphorical_a but_o proper_a elocution_n in_o regard_n of_o christ_n humane_a nature_n not_o make_v a_o person_n in_o itself_o distinct_a from_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n with_o nestorius_n nor_o yet_o hereby_o make_v the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n hypostatica_o unite_n to_o himself_o the_o humane_a nature_n inferior_a to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n as_o arius_n will_v i_o have_v preach_v though_o god_n work_n be_v such_o as_o the_o five_o verse_n express_v verse_n 9_o and_o special_o that_o work_n of_o man_n redemption_n yet_o christ_n as_o he_o take_v a_o body_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o it_o as_o a_o priest_n to_o satisfy_v the_o father_n so_o here_o as_o the_o great_a prophet_n of_o the_o church_n he_o do_v preach_v and_o publish_v it_o john_n xvii_o 6._o luke_n xxiv_o 47._o even_a god_n righteousness_n faithfulness_n truth_n loving-kindnesse_n salvation_n to_o the_o great_a congregation_n of_o his_o people_n rom._n iii_o 21_o 22._o esay_n lxi_o 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o xlix_o 6._o which_o office_n and_o duty_n david_n also_o the_o type_n in_o his_o degree_n and_o all_o christ_n messenger_n in_o their_o place_n and_o function_n do_v perform_v withhold_v not_o thou_o david_n pray_v here_o for_o what_o he_o have_v preach_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n verse_n 11_o contain_v in_o it_o the_o fountain_n and_o the_o epitome_n of_o blessing_n and_o happiness_n to_o man_n heart_n fail_v i_o psal._n verse_n 12_o xxii_o 14._o and_o xxxviii_o 10._o be_v please_v hence_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o psalm_n agree_v with_o psal._n lxx_o david_n petition_n verse_n 13_o for_o his_o deliverance_n in_o this_o verse_n the_o confusion_n of_o his_o enemy_n verse_n 14_o 15._o to_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n verse_n 16._o confound_a david_n imprecation_n against_o his_o enemy_n verse_n 14_o this_o be_v more_o than_o a_o passionate_a unfolding_n of_o their_o injury_n and_o leave_v the_o revenge_n to_o god_n more_o than_o that_o 2_o sam._n xv._o 31._o and_o act_n iu_o 29._o and_o psal._n lxxxiii_o 16._o more_o than_o a_o mere_a prophetical_a prediction_n of_o evil_n to_o befall_v they_o here_o be_v more_o and_o so_o psal._n xxxv_o 4._o and_o lxx_o 2_o 3._o and_o cix_o 7._o etc._n etc._n &_o lix_n 13._o and_o 2_o tim._n iu_o 14._o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n david_n here_o and_o other_o holy_a prophet_n do_v not_o thunder_v thus_o against_o their_o enemy_n desperate_a sinner_n out_o of_o any_o immoderate_a carnal_a passion_n of_o private_a hatred_n or_o desire_v of_o revenge_n or_o out_o of_o any_o rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a zeal_n but_o move_v and_o inflame_v rather_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n act_v herein_o the_o public_a cause_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o glory_n against_o those_o who_o they_o know_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o discern_v 1_o cor._n xii_o 10._o to_o be_v god_n and_o their_o forlorn_a foe_n yet_o possible_a that_o in_o some_o of_o these_o imprecation_n some_o mixture_n of_o humane_a infirmity_n may_v be_v as_o in_o jeremy_n xv._o 15_o 16_o 17._o but_o for_o we_o touch_v private_a and_o personal_a enemy_n our_o duty_n be_v as_o we_o read_v matth._n v._o 44._o as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o example_n of_o christ_n luke_n xxiii_o 34._o and_o of_o stephen_n act_v vii_o 60._o and_o 1_o pet._n ii_o 23._o and_o for_o public_a enemy_n of_o god_n and_o his_o church_n we_o may_v not_o absolute_o use_v execration_n against_o their_o person_n as_o not_o know_v but_o god_n may_v convert_v they_o afterward_o of_o saul_n make_v they_o paul_n and_o lest_o we_o incur_v that_o rebuke_n with_o those_o disciple_n luke_n ix_o 55._o let_v we_o stay_v till_o we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v of_o their_o spirit_n before_o we_o do_v as_o these_o prophet_n do_v of_o imprecation_n see_v more_o in_o the_o observation_n on_o psal._n cix_o 14._o and_o the_o annotation_n on_o neh._n iu._n 5._o let_v all_o those_o david_n prayer_n for_o those_o that_o seek_v god_n verse_n 16_o and_o love_v his_o salvation_n but_o i_o he_n conclude_v with_o commend_v his_o own_o case_n to_o god_n verse_n 17_o his_o help_n and_o deliverer_n bless_a this_o psalm_n by_o some_o be_v apply_v to_o christ_n chapter_n xli_o verse_n 1_o but_o very_a hardly_o deliver_v he_o that_o be_v the_o poor_a or_o sick_a weakling_n david_n so_o comfort_v the_o poor_a afflict_a so_o we_o must_v judge_v charitable_o that_o god_n in_o his_o ordinary_a course_n of_o providence_n will_v in_o due_a time_n raise_v and_o restore_v they_o who_o for_o a_o while_o he_o have_v cast_v down_o some_o by_o he_o understand_v he_o that_o consider_v the_o poor_a his_o bed_n in_o his_o sickness_n make_v it_o to_o his_o ease_n verse_n 3_o verse_n 8_o a_o evil_a disease_n as_o act_n xxviii_o verse_n 4_o eat_v of_o my_o bread_n this_o our_o saviour_n appli_v to_o judas_n john_n xiii_o 18._o see_v psal._n lv._o 12_o 13_o 14._o verse_n 9_o amen_o a_o concurrence_n of_o wish_n verse_n 13_o and_o confidence_n a_o end_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o psalm_n korah_n this_n chapter_n xlii_o and_o ten_o other_o psalm_n without_o david_n name_n in_o the_o title_n be_v inscribe_v for_o korah_n posterity_n to_o be_v sing_v in_o the_o temple_n with_o voice_n and_o instrument_n heman_n the_o singer_n the_o grandchild_n of_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n be_v one_o of_o his_o posterity_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 33_o 43._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o num._n xvi_o 32._o this_o psalm_n seem_v write_v by_o david_n and_o when_o he_o be_v banish_v by_o absolom_n or_o saub_v rather_o from_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o sacred_a assembly_n and_o solemnity_n verse_n 1_o 2_o 4_o 6._o 9_o as_o the_o hart_n or_o hind_n verse_n 1_o the_o lxx_o have_v it_o the_o hind_n read_v the_o hebrew_n here_o in_o the_o feminine_a 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xvi_o 20._o and_o this_o make_v for_o christ_n great_a glory_n and_o his_o child_n good_a but_o at_o the_o last_o day_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n all_o the_o enemy_n shall_v be_v altogether_o utter_o subdue_v and_o destroy_v and_o punish_v everlasting_o 1_o cor._n xv._o 25_o 28._o matth._n xxv_o 41_o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n shall_v send_v the_o prophet_n david_n here_o turn_v his_o speech_n to_o his_o lord_n and_o son_n and_o speak_v here_o of_o jehovah_n what_o he_o shall_v do_v to_o and_o for_o he_o the_o rod_n of_o thy_o strength_n thy_n royal_a sceptre_n or_o shepherd_n staff_n thy_o kingdom_n and_o the_o dominion_n thereof_o jer._n xlviii_o 17._o ezek._n xix_o 4_o 11._o thy_o royal_a power_n which_o shall_v be_v strong_a to_o overpower_v all_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o world_n oppose_v it_o rom._n i._n 16._o and_o this_o be_v his_o word_n and_o gospel_n not_o any_o temporal_a arm_n or_o power_n out_o of_o zion_n there_o begin_v the_o promulgation_n and_o thence_o 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solemn_a assembly_n for_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n or_o in_o the_o comely_a honour_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n mean_v either_o the_o comely_a or_o honourable_a place_n of_o holiness_n the_o sanctuary_n or_o church_n or_o rather_o in_o the_o beautiful_a ornament_n of_o holiness_n that_o be_v holy_a grace_n and_o virtue_n which_o with_o admirable_a variety_n adorn_v the_o faithful_a and_o their_o inner_a man_n from_o the_o womb_n the_o second_o property_n or_o condition_n of_o the_o subject_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n to_o be_v very_o numerous_a as_o willing_a so_o numerous_a as_o the_o dew_n from_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o morning_n 2_o sam._n xvii_o 12._o by_o a_o sudden_a unusual_a and_o wonderful_a increase_n and_o multiplication_n esay_n liv._o 1._o micah_n v._n 7._o esay_n lxvi_o 9_o so_o numerous_a shall_v his_o youth_n be_v his_o newborn_a people_n john_n i._n 13._o and_o iii_o 3._o gal_n iu_o 19_o heb._n ii_o 14._o 1_o pet._n ii_o 2._o see_v 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