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without_o inquire_v the_o way_n thither_o lest_o the_o pursuer_fw-mi thereby_o overtake_v the_o pursue_v the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o form_n or_o privilege_n of_o this_o asylum_n or_o sanctuary_n teach_v 1._o who_o be_v capable_a of_o it_o not_o the_o wilful_a murderer_n such_o say_v god_n shall_v be_v hale_v from_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n exod._n 21.14_o as_o joab_n be_v 1_o king_n 2.31.34_o but_o only_o casual_a manslayer_n without_o any_o premeditate_a malice_n the_o lord_n act_v by_o they_o as_o mere_a instrument_n in_o his_o hand_n without_o any_o purpose_n or_o intention_n on_o their_o part_n exod._n 21.13_o 2._o what_o be_v this_o privilege_n namely_o security_n from_o the_o avenger_n and_o a_o safe_a judiciary_n trial_n if_o his_o slaughter_n be_v find_v chance-medley_n the_o practice_n of_o prince_n in_o protect_a wilful_a murderer_n be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o this_o law_n of_o god_n much_o more_o the_o pope_n dispense_n with_o such_o as_o if_o wise_a than_o 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none_o can_v pull_v we_o out_o of_o he_o and_o his_o father_n hand_n joh._n 10.28_o 29._o he_o be_v our_o best_a sanctuary_n when_o pursue_v at_o the_o heel_n by_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n divine_a justice_n and_o by_o the_o gild_n of_o our_o own_o evil_a conscience_n etc._n etc._n if_o we_o be_v in_o christ_n the_o rock_n temptation_n and_o opposition_n do_v as_o the_o wave_n dash_v upon_o we_o indeed_o but_o it_o be_v to_o break_v themselves_o all_o asunder_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xxi_o joshua_n the_o twenty_o first_o be_v a_o narrative_a of_o the_o city_n divide_v and_o give_v by_o lot_n unto_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n from_o ver_fw-la 1._o to_o ver_fw-la 43._o hence_o the_o remark_n be_v first_o the_o father_n of_o the_o order_n of_o aaron_n come_v and_o make_v their_o claim_n v._o 1_o 2._o when_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v now_o distribute_v among_o the_o several_a tribe_n which_o they_o can_v not_o do_v soon_o for_o they_o be_v not_o forget_v in_o the_o forego_n division_n because_o they_o be_v to_o have_v their_o city_n and_o inheritance_n out_o of_o the_o other_o several_a tribe_n among_o who_o they_o be_v to_o be_v disperse_v according_a to_o jacob_n prophecy_n gen._n 49.7_o that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o frequent_o and_o effectual_o as_o they_o be_v oblige_v teach_v israel_n god_n judgement_n deut._n 33.10_o and_o that_o the_o people_n may_v upon_o all_o occasion_n resort_n to_o they_o for_o learning_n the_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n mal._n 2.7_o and_o they_o do_v not_o here_o refer_v themselves_o to_o the_o charity_n and_o devotion_n of_o the_o people_n for_o their_o mantenance_n out_o of_o any_o free_a gift_n but_o they_o ground_n their_o claim_n upon_o the_o command_n of_o god_n to_o moses_n numb_a 35.2_o nor_o be_v this_o a_o general_n command_v only_o of_o city_n and_o suburb_n to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o and_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o people_n but_o the_o number_n of_o 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and_o 1_o cor._n 9_o throughout_o from_o whence_o it_o may_v well_o be_v argue_v to_o allow_v the_o ox_n nothing_o but_o the_o straw_n for_o his_o tread_v out_o the_o corn_n and_o only_o so_o much_o straw_n and_o no_o more_o than_o what_o the_o people_n please_v this_o be_v a_o sure_a sign_n of_o a_o gasp_v devotion_n and_o of_o curse_a covetousness_n as_o the_o same_o great_a apostle_n conclude_v 2_o cor._n 9.5_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o a_o interpreter_n that_o in_o former_a and_o dark_a time_n among_o we_o in_o our_o land_n the_o statute_n of_o mortmain_n be_v enact_v in_o parliament_n which_o provide_v that_o man_n shall_v give_v no_o more_o to_o the_o church_n as_o if_o they_o have_v give_v enough_o already_o and_o want_v rather_o a_o bridle_n than_o a_o spur_n so_o liberal_a be_v our_o forefather_n to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n in_o those_o time_n but_o now_o tempora_fw-la mutantur_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la mutamur_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la time_n be_v so_o change_v in_o these_o latter_a time_n that_o their_o posterity_n stand_v in_o more_o need_n of_o a_o spur_n than_o a_o bridle_n the_o spring_n of_o that_o ancient_a bounty_n be_v dry_v up_o so_o as_o man_n common_o grudge_v their_o minister_n now_o a_o competent_a subsistency_n but_o we_o have_v a_o better_a and_o a_o more_o ancient_a instance_n of_o a_o act_n of_o restraint_n make_v in_o the_o like_a case_n with_o our_o statute_n of_o mortmain_n namely_o that_o make_v by_o moses_n to_o restrain_v the_o people_n when_o they_o have_v bring_v enough_o and_o too_o much_o towards_o the_o make_n of_o a_o worldly_a sanctuary_n as_o it_o be_v call_v hebr._n 9.1_o they_o do_v and_o over_o do_v exod._n 36.5_o 6_o 7._o their_o liberality_n then_o condemn_v the_o backwardness_n of_o many_o narrow-souled_a man_n now_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o marvellous_a providence_n of_o god_n in_o order_v not_o only_o the_o priest_n to_o be_v place_v in_o those_o three_o tribe_n judah_n simeon_n and_o benjamin_n that_o be_v near_a the_o tabernacle_n and_o temple_n that_o they_o always_o may_v be_v ready_a at_o hand_n to_o do_v their_o sacerdotal_a service_n in_o god_n sanctuary_n with_o more_o ease_n to_o themselves_o and_o with_o better_a content_n to_o the_o people_n but_o also_o that_o all_o the_o levite_n who_o be_v not_o priest_n shall_v be_v place_v by_o lot_n all_o the_o land_n over_o as_o the_o kohathite_n priest_n have_v thirteen_o city_n give_v they_o ver_fw-la 4._o and_o ver_fw-la 9_o to_o 20._o so_o the_o kohathite_n levites_n be_v of_o a_o inferior_a order_n have_v ten_o city_n give_v to_o they_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n dan_n and_o manasseh_n ver_fw-la 5._o and_o for_o 20._o to_o 27._o then_o the_o gershonite_n levites_n have_v thirteen_o city_n out_o of_o issachar_n asher_n and_o the_o other_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n ver_fw-la 6._o and_o ver_fw-la 27._o to_o 34._o last_o the_o merarite_n levites_n have_v twelve_o city_n out_o of_o reuben_n gad_n and_o zebulon_n ver_fw-la 7._o and_o ver_fw-la 34._o to_o 43._o thus_o the_o levite_n be_v disperse_v throughout_o the_o land_n not_o unlike_a to_o salt_n that_o be_v sprinkle_v upon_o meat_n to_o keep_v it_o from_o putrify_v and_o thus_o our_o lord_n say_v of_o his_o minister_n you_o be_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n matth._n 5.13_o we_o may_v well_o suppose_v that_o as_o those_o city_n of_o refuge_n give_v also_o to_o the_o levites_n be_v so_o convenient_o seat_v at_o a_o due_a distance_n for_o the_o best_a advantage_n of_o the_o pursue_a man_n slayer_n as_o before_o so_o those_o other_o forty_o two_o city_n give_v to_o they_o also_o be_v likewise_o situate_v at_o a_o due_a distance_n one_o from_o another_o in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o land_n that_o the_o people_n may_v resort_v to_o they_o with_o most_o ease_n for_o their_o instruction_n in_o the_o good_a way_n of_o god_n n._n b._n oh_o how_o happy_a will_v england_n be_v if_o every_o congregation_n have_v a_o faithful_a minister_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o harvest_n must_v be_v earnest_o entreat_v to_o thrust_v out_o loiterer_n and_o send_v in_o labourer_n matth._n 9.37_o 38._o many_o place_n putrify_v for_o want_v of_o spiritual_a salt_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xxii_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o of_o joshua_n declare_v first_o the_o dismission_n of_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_a to_o their_o land_n beyond_o jordan_n from_o ver_fw-la 1._o to_o ver_fw-la 10._o and_o second_o the_o consequence_n of_o their_o departure_n thither_o they_o build_v a_o altar_n of_o remembrance_n and_o be_v misunderstand_v therein_o by_o the_o ten_o tribe_n have_v like_a to_o have_v occasion_v a_o civil_a war_n betwixt_o they_o but_o the_o quarrel_n be_v fair_o compose_v by_o a_o amicable_a treaty_n etc._n etc._n from_o ver_fw-la 10._o to_o ver_fw-la 31._o the_o remark_n on_o the_o first_o part_n be_v first_o the_o time_n when_o joshua_n disband_v and_o dismiss_v they_o this_o be_v do_v when_o the_o war_n be_v do_v which_o last_v seven_o year_n as_o be_v observe_v above_o from_o josh_n 11.18_o and_o 14.10_o then_o have_v god_n perform_v his_o promise_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o canaan_n and_o have_v give_v his_o people_n peace_n and_o rest_n so_o that_o they_o have_v no_o far_o need_v of_o the_o assistance_n of_o those_o reubenites_n etc._n etc._n to_o fight_v for_o they_o therefore_o be_v it_o the_o more_o probable_a that_o those_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_a stay_v not_o till_o the_o new_a conquer_a canaan_n be_v divide_v among_o the_o other_o ten_o tribe_n for_o these_o reason_n 1._o this_o division_n of_o the_o land_n as_o it_o be_v judge_v take_v up_o as_o much_o time_n as_o the_o conquest_n have_v do_v other_o seven_o year_n 2._o they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o concern_v in_o the_o divide_n of_o canaan_n wherein_o they_o expect_v no_o share_n as_o they_o be_v under_o more_o
usual_o say_v he_o curse_v person_n be_v a_o curse_a person_n that_o this_o woman_n be_v a_o curse_v and_o a_o swear_v and_o curse_v woman_n appear_v from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n veat_v alith_a for_o 2._o et_fw-la tu_fw-la jurâsti_fw-la vel_fw-la male_a dixisti_fw-la vel_fw-la adiurâsti_fw-la as_o the_o hebrew_n be_v translate_v for_o alah_n the_o noun_n from_o alah_n the_o verb_n signify_v a_o oath_n with_o execration_n or_o curse_v numb_a 5.21_o because_o curse_v be_v add_v to_o a_o oath_n to_o confirm_v it_o the_o more_o deut._n 29.12.21_o nehem._n 10.29_o n._n b._n this_o woman_n swear_v be_v upon_o a_o threefold_a account_n first_o by_o swear_v she_o vow_v that_o she_o will_v make_v a_o idol_n second_o in_o swear_v she_o devote_v the_o thief_n to_o direful_a curse_n three_o and_o more_o plain_o in_o swear_v she_o adjure_v her_o son_n that_o if_o he_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o theft_n for_o probable_o she_o suspect_v he_o at_o least_o to_o know_v of_o it_o that_o he_o will_v discover_v it_o to_o she_o and_o she_o certain_o curse_v the_o person_n that_o steal_v they_o imprecate_v mischief_n and_o destruction_n to_o he_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o mother_n curse_n startle_v her_o son_n conscience_n it_o be_v denounce_v in_o her_o son_n be_v hear_v fear_v that_o god_n may_v say_v amen_o to_o it_o as_o he_o have_v do_v he_o well_o know_v to_o noah_n the_o father_n curse_v of_o canaan_n gen._n 9.35_o therefore_o these_o curse_a canaanite_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o their_o land_n and_o themselves_o become_v possessoas_n of_o it_o this_o consideration_n affright_v the_o son_n make_v he_o confess_v his_o fault_n and_o beg_v his_o mother_n pardon_n and_o blessing_n second_o that_o she_o be_v but_o a_o mongrel_n in_o religion_n appear_v not_o only_o because_o out_o of_o the_o same_o mouth_n come_v blessing_n and_o curse_v jam._n 3.10_o she_o blow_v hot_a and_o cold_a in_o a_o moment_n in_o her_o passion_n over_o shoot_v herself_o into_o two_o extreme_n her_o first_o extreme_a be_v she_o curse_v at_o random_n she_o know_v not_o who_o and_o her_o second_o extteam_n be_v assoon_o as_o she_o know_v the_o thief_n be_v her_o son_n immediate_o pronounce_v a_o blessing_n on_o he_o not_o at_o all_o reprove_v he_o for_o his_o sin_n ver_fw-la 2._o though_o his_o sin_n be_v not_o common_a theft_n but_o in_o her_o account_n no_o less_o than_o sacrilege_n for_o she_o tell_v he_o i_o have_v whole_o dedicate_v this_o silver_n thou_o have_v steal_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o 3._o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v jehovah_n the_o incommunicable_a name_n of_o god_n which_o demonstrate_v also_o that_o she_o be_v but_o a_o mongrel_n and_o exceed_o superstitious_a in_o mingle_v the_o invention_n of_o man_n with_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v apparent_a neither_o she_o nor_o her_o son_n do_v absolute_o design_n to_o desert_n the_o true_a god_n or_o his_o worship_n see_v as_o the_o mother_n dedicate_v or_o hebr._n sanctify_v this_o silver_n and_o set_v it_o apart_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o true_a jehovah_n so_o the_o son_n rejoice_v at_o his_o obtain_v a_o priest_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n according_a to_o jehovah_n appointment_n and_o thereupon_o promise_v to_o himself_o that_o jehovah_n will_v bless_v he_o ver_fw-la 13._o but_o both_o their_o intention_n be_v here_o for_o the_o son_n concur_v with_o the_o mother_n to_o make_v a_o image_n to_o worship_n god_n by_o their_o image_n as_o the_o israelite_n have_v do_v before_o they_o exod._n 32.1.5_o and_o do_v after_o they_o hos_n 2.16_o according_a to_o jeroboam_n model_n who_o be_v a_o man_n of_o mount_n ephraim_n also_o 1_o king_n 11.26_o and_o 12.25_o and_o who_o establish_v by_o a_o public_a law_n this_o very_a idolatry_n that_o be_v thus_o private_o begin_v by_o this_o woman_n and_o her_o son_n this_o show_v that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o idolatry_n the_o first_o be_v the_o worship_v of_o false_a and_o strange_a god_n as_o among_o the_o heathen_n the_o second_o be_v a_o worship_v of_o the_o true_a god_n after_o a_o false_a manner_n as_o oft_o among_o the_o israelite_n contrary_a to_o divine_a prescription_n and_o according_a to_o humane_a invention_n as_o micah_n mother_n with_o himself_o will_v represent_v god_n by_o their_o image_n of_o their_o own_o head_n though_o express_o contrary_a to_o the_o second_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n a_o good_a intention_n here_o excuse_v not_o a_o evil_a action_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v those_o eleven_o hundred_o piece_n of_o silver_n thus_o restore_v will_v to_o god_n all_o ill-gotten_a good_n be_v so_o the_o mother_n and_o son_n join_v together_o to_o make_v a_o image_n etc._n etc._n the_o founder_n have_v two_o hundred_o thereof_o and_o with_o the_o other_o nine_o all_o the_o other_o trinket_n be_v procure_v together_o with_o furnish_v a_o chapel_n for_o worship_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o for_o it_o be_v improbable_a she_o will_v alienate_v any_o part_n of_o her_o dedicate_a silver_n to_o her_o own_o private_a use_n though_o she_o may_v love_v a_o cheap_a religion_n as_o well_o as_o her_o son_n who_o allow_v his_o levite_n a_o very_a slender_a salary_n ver_fw-la 10._o micah_n son_n not_o of_o aaron_n serve_v here_o for_o a_o idolatrous_a priest_n though_o god_n have_v leave_v israel_n a_o sting_a memorial_n in_o the_o presumptuous_a case_n of_o usurp_a korah_n numb_a 16.40_o that_o no_o stranger_n which_o be_v not_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o aaron_n come_v near_o to_o offer_v incense_n before_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o be_v not_o as_o korah_n and_o again_o the_o strange_a that_o come_v nigh_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n numb_a 18.2.7_o this_o lie_a lesson_n jeroboam_n learn_v from_o micah_n here_o who_o make_v leaden_a priest_n who_o be_v not_o of_o levi_n but_o of_o the_o low_a of_o the_o people_n fit_v well_o enough_o for_o his_o golden_a calf_n and_o he_o make_v a_o mock-temple_n to_o hold_v his_o mammet_n and_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n for_o himself_o and_o the_o ten_o tribe_n to_o worship_n in_o 1_o king_n 12.31_o as_o micah_n do_v here_o a_o mock-chappel_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o neighbourhood_n round_o about_o he_o v._o 5._o n.b._n from_o which_o act_n his_o name_n be_v cut_v off_o short_a by_o two_o syllable_n for_o whereas_o the_o text_n in_o the_o original_a have_v call_v he_o micaiahu_n with_o a_o part_n of_o the_o name_n jehovah_n affix_v to_o his_o name_n till_o he_o have_v set_v up_o his_o image_n etc._n etc._n from_o thence_o forward_o namely_o from_o ver_fw-la 5._o the_o text_n all_o along_o call_v he_o in_o short_a micah_n all_o that_o worship_n graven_n image_n shall_v in_o god_n time_n be_v cut_v short_a and_o confound_v psal_n 97.7_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v a_o wander_a levite_n providential_o come_v to_o seek_v a_o lodging_n there_o and_o thereby_o turn_v the_o laick-priest_n out_o of_o his_o office_n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o levite_n wander_n be_v set_v down_o ver_fw-la 6._o there_o be_v no_o magistrate_n in_o those_o corrupt_a time_n to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o levite_n maintenance_n the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n out_o of_o which_o the_o levite_n be_v maintain_v be_v now_o under_o this_o anarchy_n neglect_v and_o no_o doubt_n but_o in_o this_o deprave_a state_n of_o apostasy_n there_o be_v fault_n find_v on_o both_o side_n the_o levite_n do_v likewise_o neglect_v the_o exercise_n of_o their_o office_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o more_o neglect_v by_o the_o people_n and_o other_o of_o the_o laity_n put_v into_o their_o employ_v hereupon_o the_o levite_n be_v constrain_v to_o leave_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o their_o own_o city_n wherein_o they_o have_v live_v before_o and_o to_o wander_v into_o other_o part_n of_o the_o land_n where_o they_o may_v find_v a_o livelihood_n n.b._n this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n in_o nehemiah_n time_n nehem._n 13.10.11_o god_n grant_v it_o may_v not_o be_v our_o case_n also_o etc._n etc._n this_o levite_n lot_n in_o that_o dispersion_n fall_v into_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n ver_fw-la 7._o which_o seem_v to_o be_v set_v down_o by_o way_n of_o reflection_n upon_o that_o tribe_n which_o god_n have_v so_o high_o honour_v gen._n 49.8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o make_v they_o the_o frst_o conqueror_n after_o joshua_n death_n judg._n 1.3_o etc._n etc._n yet_o now_o be_v decline_v into_o such_o a_o general_n defection_n that_o this_o levite_n can_v not_o find_v entertainment_n in_o so_o great_a and_o famous_a a_o tribe_n but_o he_o must_v be_v force_v to_o wander_v and_o seek_v subsistency_n elsewhere_o ver_fw-la 8._o this_o wander_a levite_n want_v mean_n and_o maintenance_n walk_v abroad_o as_o a_o way_n fare_v vagabond_n to_o seek_v necessary_n and_o in_o his_o wander_n light_v upon_o micah_n house_n not_o with_o any_o former_a
exod._n 24.14_o and_o we_o be_v tell_v also_o that_o the_o frantic_a people_n when_o mad_a of_o make_v a_o golden_a calf_n exod._n 32._o do_v destroy_v this_o good_a old_a man_n because_o he_o will_v not_o comply_v with_o aaron_n in_o promote_a their_o calf-idolatry_n therefore_o we_o hear_v no_o more_o of_o he_o in_o scripture-record_n after_o that_o as_o we_o do_v of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n however_o joshuah_n who_o the_o holy_a ghost_n call_v in_o greek_a jesus_n act._n 7.45_o heb._n 4.8_o and_o who_o moses_n before_o that_o call_v his_o name_n jesus_n or_o oshea_n that_o be_v saviour_n numb_a 13.16_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n both_o in_o his_o name_n and_o action_n in_o fight_v the_o battle_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o bring_v the_o lord_n people_n into_o the_o promise_a canaan_n it_o be_v not_o moses_n or_o the_o law_n can_v do_v it_o the_o 3d._a remark_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o this_o double_a manner_n moses's_fw-fr precando_fw-la and_o joshua_n praeliando_n this_o we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o when_o moses_n hold_v up_o his_o hand_n in_o prayer_n israel_n prevail_v etc._n etc._n v._n 11._o which_o show_v that_o the_o power_n of_o moses_n prayer_n prevail_v more_o against_o their_o enemy_n than_o do_v all_o the_o push_v of_o israel_n pike_n moses_n orat_fw-la &_o vincit_fw-la cessat_fw-la &_o vincitur_fw-la say_v bucholcer_n moses_n pray_v and_o conquer_v especial_o when_o aaron_n and_o hur_z join_v in_o prayer_n with_o he_o n.b._n in_o the_o congregation_n where_o saint_n be_v pray_v together_o with_o fervency_n of_o faith_n there_o the_o arrow_n shield_n and_o spear_n be_v break_v psal_n 76.2.3_o thus_o be_v the_o people_n word_n to_o david_n it_o be_v better_a thou_o succour_v we_o out_o of_o the_o city_n 2_o sam._n 18.3_o interpret_v that_o thy_o prayer_n in_o the_o city_n shall_v prevail_v with_o god_n for_o our_o assistance_n in_o the_o battle_n thus_o knox_n prayer_n be_v more_o fear_v than_o ten_o thousand_o soldier_n and_o gustavus_n say_v the_o great_a our_o army_n of_o prayer_n be_v the_o great_a be_v our_o victory_n prayer_n be_v the_o best_a of_o duty_n if_o any_o duty_n be_v a_o penny_n this_o be_v a_o pound_n and_o such_o as_o with_o peter_n have_v neither_o silver_n nor_o gold_n to_o pay_v tax_n with_o may_v yet_o pay_v the_o subsidy_n of_o prayer_n pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o zion_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 122.6_o god_n will_v honour_v prayer_n because_o it_o honour_v god_n give_v he_o the_o glory_n of_o victory_n as_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o for_o these_o thing_n god_n will_v be_v inquire_v ezek._n 36.37_o great_a constantine_n after_o all_o his_o victory_n will_v not_o as_o other_o conquer_a emperor_n be_v coin_v upon_o his_o current_a money_n in_o a_o posture_n of_o triumph_v but_o pray_v ascribe_v more_o to_o prayer_n than_o to_o his_o sword_n and_o david_n a_o man_n of_o prayer_n psal_n 109.4_o break_v through_o many_o host_n in_o conquest_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o various_a success_n of_o this_o spiritual_a engine_n moses_n prayer_n his_o hand_n be_v heavy_a v._o 12._o so_o that_o he_o can_v neither_o bear_v up_o his_o standard_n the_o rod_n of_o god_n nor_o continue_v instant_a in_o prayer_n rom._n 12.12_o and_o then_o amalek_n prevail_v god_n will_v have_v the_o victory_n to_o follow_v the_o lift_n up_o or_o fall_v down_o of_o moses_n hand_n his_o gesture_n in_o prayer_n to_o testify_v that_o the_o victory_n be_v only_o from_o god_n to_o who_o moses_n pray_v his_o hand_n wax_v not_o heavy_a through_o old_a age_n be_v now_o 80_o year_n old_a for_o 40_o year_n after_o this_o when_o he_o be_v a_o 120._o his_o natural_a strength_n be_v not_o abate_v deut._n 34.7_o but_o it_o be_v from_o humane_a infirmity_n which_o can_v hold_v out_o long_o in_o spiritual_a exercise_n it_o be_v a_o praise_n proper_a to_o god_n only_o that_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o still_o but_o the_o best_a of_o man_n be_v but_o man_n at_o the_o best_a though_o the_o spirit_n in_o they_o be_v willing_a yet_o the_o flesh_n be_v weak_a mat._n 26.41_o 43._o and_o can_v continue_v long_a intent_n in_o devotion_n beside_o there_o may_v be_v this_o mystery_n in_o it_o moses_n hand_n wax_v heavy_a to_o teach_v that_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n can_v bring_v nothing_o to_o perfection_n heb._n 7.19_o however_o it_o plain_o demonstrate_v that_o prayer_n be_v not_o effectual_a unless_o it_o be_v fervent_a and_o constant_a when_o moses_n zeal_n and_o fervency_n abate_v than_o his_o heavy_a hand_n be_v let_v down_o and_o the_o enemy_n get_v the_o better_a and_o win_v ground_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o we_o when_o we_o be_v make_v able_a to_o lift_v up_o our_o heart_n and_o hand_n to_o god_n in_o prayer_n by_o a_o lively_a and_o fervent_a faith_n so_o long_o do_v we_o overcome_v our_o spiritual_a as_o well_o as_o temporal_a enemy_n but_o when_o our_o faith_n flag_n and_o faint_v our_o zeal_n and_o devotion_n abate_v than_o they_o prove_v prevalent_a therefore_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o faint_v in_o prayer_n gal._n 6.9_o luke_n 18.1_o 2_o 3._o be_v importunate_a etc._n etc._n the_o prayer_n of_o the_o righteous_a avail_n much_o to_o which_o be_v add_v if_o it_o be_v fervent_a jam._n 5.16_o alas_o god_n may_v complain_v our_o spirit_n be_v not_o steadfast_a psal_n 78.7_o 37._o nor_o our_o heart_n fix_v on_o god_n as_o psal_n 57.7_o and_o 108.1_o and_o 112.7_o the_o 5_o remark_n be_v the_o mean_n whereby_o moses_n be_v support_v in_o a_o steady_a posture_n of_o prayer_n till_o amalek_n be_v discomfit_v they_o take_v aâ—_n stone_n and_o put_v it_o under_o he_o etc._n etc._n moses_n be_v weary_v both_o way_n both_o with_o stand_v so_o long_o and_o with_o hold_v up_o his_o hand_n all_o that_o time_n therefore_o first_o they_o put_v under_o he_o a_o stone_n to_o sit_v upon_o under_o which_o similitude_n of_o a_o stone_n christ_n be_v oft_o signify_v isa_n 28.16_o psal_n 118.22_o 1_o pet._n 2.4_o zech._n 3.9_o upon_o who_o our_o weak_a faith_n be_v support_v in_o prayer_n and_o by_o who_o spirit_n our_o infirm_a spirit_n be_v sustain_v therein_o joh._n 14.13_o 14_o 16_o 17._o rom._n 8.26_o and_o second_o aaron_z and_z hur_z on_o each_o side_n uphold_v his_o hand_n in_o a_o steady_a posture_n who_o well_o resemble_v faith_n and_o patience_n sustain_v our_o heavy_a heart_n in_o pray_v work_n it_o be_v well_o if_o we_o can_v say_v lo_n here_o these_o two_o grace_n be_v as_o revel_v 13.10_o and_o 14.12_o contribute_v their_o assistance_n and_o vigour_n to_o our_o duty_n of_o prayer_n no_o doubt_n say_v calvin_n but_o aaron_z and_z hur_z do_v not_o only_o hold_v up_o moses_n hand_n but_o also_o join_v with_o he_o their_o earnest_a prayer_n it_o may_v hold_v forth_o mystical_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v represent_v by_o the_o stone_n whereon_o moses_n sit_v for_o by_o it_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v fulfil_v and_o likewise_o moral_o how_o godly_a minister_n ought_v to_o animate_v and_o assist_v one_o another_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o piety_n distance_n and_o division_n great_o hinder_v prayer_n yea_o and_o doctrinal_o that_o he_o who_o endure_v to_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v save_v mat._n 24.13_o to_o all_o which_o may_v well_o be_v add_v as_o moses_n the_o prophet_n hur_z the_o prince_n and_z aaron_z the_o priest_n thus_o concur_v to_o discomfit_v amalek_n upon_o the_o forty_o day_n after_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n all_o three_o put_v together_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n who_o on_o the_o forty_o day_n after_o his_o resurrection_n ascend_v into_o the_o mount_n of_o heaven_n where_o as_o our_o prophet_n priest_n and_o prince_n he_o hold_v up_o the_o hand_n of_o intercession_n for_o his_o church_n militant_a while_o she_o fight_v here_o below_o with_o spiritual_a amalek_n antichrist_n sin_n world_n flesh_n and_o devil_n etc._n etc._n the_o 6_o remark_n be_v the_o event_n and_o issue_n of_o all_o which_o be_v not_o only_a amalek_n present_a discomfiture_n but_o also_o god_n decree_n to_o root_v he_o up_o for_o the_o future_a as_o rab_n eliezer_n say_v out_o of_o this_o world_n and_o out_o of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v v._o 13_o 14._o this_o be_v testify_v not_o only_o by_o record_v god_n decree_n in_o this_o pentateuch_n the_o most_o ancient_a book_n that_o be_v extant_a in_o the_o world_n but_o also_o second_o by_o moses_n altar_n call_v jehovah_n nissi_n the_o lord_n be_v my_o banner_n ver_fw-la 15._o which_o be_v both_o a_o last_a monument_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o that_o first_o victory_n and_o of_o his_o decree_n against_o amalek_n from_o age_n to_o age_n and_o three_o god_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o own_o throne_n swear_v to_o accomplish_v this_o decree_n because_o amalek_n hand_n be_v lift_v up_o
the_o first_o offender_n yet_o this_o the_o offend_a husband_n will_v condescend_v to_o do_v either_o out_o of_o pity_n to_o she_o or_o from_o his_o want_n of_o her_o company_n he_o offer_v reconcilement_n ver_fw-la 3._o whence_o some_o say_v his_o concubine_n have_v not_o commit_v adultery_n for_o in_o that_o case_n no_o reconciliation_n ought_v to_o be_v offer_v for_o adultery_n be_v severe_o punish_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n however_o he_o will_v imitate_v god_n in_o allure_a she_o etc._n etc._n hos_fw-la 2.14_o therefore_o bring_v he_o a_o beast_n to_o ride_v upon_o home_n a_o couple_n of_o ass_n tho_o possible_o she_o run_v from_o he_o on_o foot_n n._n b._n the_o father_n in-law_n rejoice_v to_o behold_v reconciliation_n bring_v home_o to_o he_o though_o all_o this_o while_n he_o have_v not_o stir_v out_o of_o door_n to_o fetch_v it_o now_o must_v they_o all_o rejoice_v together_o in_o this_o new_a reconcilement_n the_o levite_n be_v content_a to_o spend_v three_o day_n therein_o on_o his_o own_o voluntary_a accord_n but_o he_o must_v spend_v other_o day_n more_o though_o unwilling_o be_v overbear_v with_o the_o importunity_n of_o his_o father-in-law_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o still_o the_o father_n in_o law_n press_v his_o stay_n so_o long_o upon_o the_o last_o day_n and_o all_o that_o this_o renew_a love_n may_v be_v the_o more_o confirm_v by_o his_o kind_a entertainment_n that_o it_o be_v a_o time_n sitter_n to_o take_v up_o lodging_n than_o to_o begin_v a_o journey_n but_o the_o levite_n be_v resolute_a and_o will_v stay_v no_o long_o ver_fw-la 10._o and_o here_o begin_v the_o sad_a tragical_a story_n note_v here_o by_o the_o way_n delay_n be_v many_o time_n dangerous_a have_v they_o set_v out_o betimes_o and_o not_o stay_v till_o the_o afternoon_n they_o may_v haply_o have_v get_v home_o that_o night_n and_o the_o follow_a mischief_n may_v have_v be_v prevent_v semper_fw-la nocuit_fw-la differe_fw-la paratis_fw-la n._n b._n thus_o 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3.15_o now_o be_v the_o accept_a time_n and_o now_o be_v the_o day_n of_o salvation_n 2_o cor._n 6.2_o dr._n hall_n have_v a_o excellent_a note_n here_o it_o be_v good_a hear_n when_o the_o levite_n make_v haste_n home_o a_o honest_a man_n heart_n be_v where_o his_o call_v be_v such_o a_o one_o be_v like_o a_o fish_n in_o the_o air_n whereinto_o if_o it_o come_v for_o necessity_n or_o recreation_n yet_o it_o soon_o return_v into_o its_o own_o element_n again_o this_o office_n by_o how_o much_o more_o sacred_a it_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o attendance_n it_o require_v even_o a_o day_n break_v square_a with_o the_o true_o conscientious_a as_o it_o do_v in_o this_o levite_n who_o rise_v up_o early_o two_o morning_n together_o to_o depart_v and_o to_o return_v to_o his_o charge_n ver_fw-la 5.8_o but_o the_o old_a man_n his_o father-in-law_n detain_v he_o against_o his_o inclination_n hinc_fw-la illae_fw-la lacrimae_fw-la from_o hence_o spring_v all_o the_o follow_a mischief_n and_o misery_n no_o doubt_n but_o the_o old_a father_n may_v out_o of_o a_o good_a mind_n constrain_v their_o stay_n n._n b._n will_v to_o god_n we_o can_v thus_o constrain_v christ_n to_o stay_v with_o we_o as_o the_o two_o disciple_n do_v at_o emmaus_n not_o by_o force_n but_o by_o friendly_a entreaty_n luk._n 24.28.29_o that_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o his_o concubine_n may_v be_v the_o better_o reunite_v and_o their_o mutual_a love_n be_v the_o more_o reciprocal_o renew_v as_o a_o bone_n once_o break_v become_v strong_a after_o set_v and_o as_o board_n well_o glue_v together_o will_v not_o easy_o be_v dissever_v however_o this_o over_o affectionate_a father_n soon_o feel_v the_o sad_a effect_n of_o his_o fond_a affection_n both_o in_o detain_v his_o daughter_n four_o month_n before_o and_o now_o in_o detain_v her_o husband_n with_o she_o other_o five_o day_n until_o the_o day_n be_v decline_v upon_o the_o five_o day_n for_o he_o soon_o after_o even_o that_o very_a night_n lose_v his_o daughter_n as_o well_o as_o the_o levite_n lose_v his_o concubine_n and_o that_o after_o a_o more_o than_o brutish_a and_o barbarous_a manner_n which_o happen_v thus_o the_o day_n be_v far_o spend_v when_o they_o come_v towards_o jebus_n the_o levite_n dare_v not_o lodge_v there_o because_o it_o be_v inhabit_a by_o the_o jebusite_n though_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n have_v be_v take_v by_o caleb_n etc._n etc._n judg._n 1.8_o therefore_o adonibezek_n be_v bring_v to_o jerusalem_n because_o it_o be_v then_o in_o israel_n hand_n ver_fw-la 7._o yet_o can_v they_o not_o quite_o drive_v out_o the_o jebusite_n neither_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n out_o of_o their_o part_n josh_n 15.63_o nor_o the_o benjamite_n out_o of_o their_o part_n judg._n 1.21_o and_o the_o jebusite_n do_v inhabit_v that_o city_n until_o david_n day_n 2_o sam._n 5._o ver_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8._o which_o be_v the_o upper_a part_n the_o strong_a fort_n of_o zion_n from_o whence_o probable_o they_o much_o molest_v the_o low_a part_n and_o afterward_o by_o god_n permission_n drive_v out_o the_o israelite_n that_o dwell_v there_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o their_o sin_n therefore_o this_o levite_n dare_v not_o lodge_v with_o those_o curse_a canaanites_n ver_fw-la 10.11_o 12._o but_o pious_o resolve_v to_o lodge_v in_o a_o city_n belong_v to_o god_n people_n so_o pitch_v upon_o gibeah_n belong_v to_o benjamin_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14_o 15._o where_o he_o expect_v better_a entertainment_n but_o by_o a_o overrule_a providence_n of_o god_n his_o choice_n here_o prove_v pernicious_a to_o himself_o to_o his_o wife_n and_o to_o many_o thousand_o of_o his_o people_n if_o this_o city_n be_v one_o that_o be_v give_v to_o the_o levite_n as_o some_o suppose_v from_o josh_n 21.17_o no_o wonder_n if_o he_o turn_v in_o thither_o hope_v to_o find_v some_o of_o his_o fellow_n levite_n there_o to_o have_v the_o comfort_n of_o their_o company_n if_o so_o either_o the_o backslide_a benjamite_n have_v banish_v they_o thence_o or_o themselves_o be_v become_v as_o bad_a as_o the_o benjamite_n and_o the_o follow_a wickedness_n be_v so_o much_o the_o worse_o where_o can_v a_o man_n be_v safe_a from_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o imp_n and_o what_o place_n except_v hell_n itself_o can_v afford_v a_o worse_a creature_n than_o a_o apostate_n israelite_n a_o profligate_n professor_n and_o a_o deprave_a priest_n or_o levite_n here_o n._n b._n this_o levite_n lean_v upon_o his_o own_o understanding_n in_o his_o choice_n of_o lodging_n prov._n 3.5_o and_o not_o desire_v god_n direction_n prov._n 16.9_o and_o 19_o â—1_n and_o 20.24_o jerem_n 10.23_o go_v to_o gibeah_n where_o he_o find_v none_o so_o kind_a as_o to_o entertain_v he_o there_o be_v no_o inn_n in_o those_o time_n as_o be_v now_o but_o if_o no_o man_n take_v they_o in_o traveller_n lay_v in_o the_o street_n gen._n 19.2_o though_o he_o will_v not_o have_v be_v at_o all_o chargeable_a save_v only_o for_o houseroom_n have_v all_o accommodation_n of_o his_o own_o for_o his_o journey_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o refuse_v he_o lodging_n there_o be_v no_o job_n among_o all_o the_o benjamite_n who_o suffer_v not_o stranger_n to_o lodge_v in_o the_o street_n but_o open_v his_o door_n to_o traveller_n job_n 31.32_o nor_o be_v there_o a_o lot_n to_o entertain_v a_o levite_n a_o angel_n gen._n 19.3_o hebr._n 13.2_o until_o he_o come_v who_o be_v a_o old_a man_n yet_o a_o workman_n yea_o at_o field-work_n and_o that_o till_o the_o evening_n whereas_o the_o other_o citizen_n be_v idle_a and_o luxurious_a and_o he_o be_v also_o of_o mount-ephraim_n as_o the_o levite_n be_v which_o may_v make_v he_o the_o more_o kind_a to_o his_o countryman_n who_o after_o some_o needful_a question_n ask_v and_o understand_v he_o be_v go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n
the_o use_n of_o her_o leg_n to_o reach_v her_o landlord_n door_n where_o she_o fall_v down_o dead_a ver_fw-la 26._o a_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o she_o whore-monger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v hebr._n 13.4_o as_o she_o have_v too_o often_o fall_v down_o in_o a_o way_n of_o sin_v at_o last_o she_o fall_v down_o in_o a_o way_n of_o suffer_v whether_o she_o repent_v before_o she_o die_v be_v unrevealed_a if_o charity_n do_v grant_v it_o than_o her_o suffer_a say_v great_a grotius_n be_v only_o a_o fatherly_a chastisement_n not_o proper_o a_o punishment_n but_o the_o psalmist_n say_v better_a god_n pardon_v eternal_o yet_o punish_v temporal_o psal_n 99.8_o for_o evil_a doer_n god_n will_v punish_v for_o the_o public_a good_a of_o humane_a society_n that_o she_o stay_v not_o still_o among_o those_o miscreant_n but_o be_v more_o mind_v to_o return_v to_o her_o husband_n may_v be_v some_o indication_n of_o her_o penitency_n yet_o hardly_o reach_v the_o door_n where_o he_o be_v so_o feeble_a their_o villainy_n have_v make_v she_o that_o she_o be_v not_o able_a to_o cry_v open_v the_o door_n nor_o to_o knock_v for_o its_o open_n otherwise_o the_o levite_n doubtless_o will_v have_v let_v she_o in_o because_o he_o have_v send_v she_o out_o among_o they_o to_o save_v himself_o from_o buggery_n this_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a because_o it_o be_v say_v ver_fw-la 27._o that_o her_o lord_n be_v the_o first_o up_o in_o the_o house_n and_o open_v the_o door_n it_o be_v likely_a to_o see_v what_o be_v become_v of_o his_o wife_n that_o they_o may_v go_v on_o their_o journey_n but_o find_v she_o at_o the_o door-threshold_n in_o a_o sleep_a posture_n he_o call_v to_o awake_v she_o and_o to_o raise_v she_o up_o ver_fw-la 28._o suppose_v she_o be_v come_v too_o late_o at_o night_n to_o be_v let_v in_o and_o so_o be_v there_o fall_v asleep_a but_o lie_v in_o that_o place_n and_o posture_n from_o daybreak_n to_o sunrise_a he_o find_v she_o in_o her_o long_a sleep_n indeed_o and_o neither_o so_o asleep_a as_o to_o be_v awaken_v nor_o sick_a of_o the_o sullen_n to_o be_v fetch_v out_o n._n b._n hereupon_o he_o take_v up_o her_o dead_a body_n lay_v it_o upon_o a_o ass_n and_o carry_v it_o home_o to_o mount-ephraim_n and_o there_o in_o a_o pang_n of_o zeal_n divide_v the_o dead_a carcase_n into_o twelve_o piece_n and_o send_v a_o piece_n to_o each_o tribe_n yea_o one_o to_o benjamin_n itself_o ver_fw-la 29._o for_o levi_n be_v disperse_v among_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o there_o can_v not_o be_v twelve_o without_o benjamin_n presume_v that_o the_o whole_a tribe_n will_v abhor_v the_o villainous_a action_n of_o this_o one_o city_n of_o their_o tribe_n as_o much_o as_o any_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n especial_o consider_v how_o the_o messenger_n by_o who_o the_o piece_n of_o the_o corpse_n be_v send_v do_v aggravate_v the_o villainy_n say_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o levite_n that_o send_v they_o i_o come_v to_o gibeah_n and_o the_o varlet_n thereof_o surround_v my_o lodging_n threaten_v to_o kill_v i_o if_o i_o will_v not_o prostitute_v my_o body_n to_o their_o unnatural_a lust_n or_o deliver_v up_o my_o concubine_n to_o they_o which_o i_o be_v force_v to_o do_v and_o they_o have_v force_v she_o so_o that_o she_o be_v dead_a judg._n 20.5_o this_o aggravation_n he_o hope_v may_v exasperate_v benjamin_n against_o this_o their_o own_o wicked_a city_n see_v a_o visible_a yet_o horrid_a spectacle_n be_v present_v to_o their_o eye_n which_o much_o more_o affect_v the_o mind_n than_o a_o bare_a report_n only_o relate_v to_o their_o ear_n can_v have_v do_v a_o see_v so_o sad_a a_o sight_n may_v stir_v up_o some_o zeal_n against_o the_o offender_n etc._n etc._n beside_o if_o one_o part_n have_v not_o be_v send_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o other_o eleven_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v slight_v and_o repute_v as_o enemy_n which_o will_v doubtless_o have_v be_v deem_v a_o sort_n of_o provocation_n to_o desert_n the_o other_o tribe_n as_o they_o causeless_o do_v they_o neither_o go_v nor_o send_v to_o the_o solemn_a assembly_n judg._n 20.3_o not_o once_o make_v use_n of_o any_o such_o apology_n n._n b._n this_o fact_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v various_o ventilate_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a or_o unlawful_a first_o those_o for_o the_o negative_a say_v it_o be_v a_o barbarous_a bloody_a and_o a_o inhuman_a act_n in_o itself_o to_o be_v do_v by_o a_o stranger_n hand_n much_o more_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o husband_n to_o mangle_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o his_o wife_n after_o so_o brutish_a a_o manner_n which_o be_v both_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o command_v burial_n of_o the_o dead_a though_o they_o be_v execute_v malefactor_n deut._n 21.23_o and_o also_o against_o the_o common_a principle_n of_o humanity_n and_o honesty_n which_o do_v condemn_v all_o such_o savage_a mangling_n of_o dead_a body_n but_o second_o it_o may_v be_v say_v for_o the_o 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lamentation_n n._n b._n charity_n direct_v we_o to_o say_v it_o be_v david_n grief_n for_o the_o sin_n which_o he_o acknowledge_v 1_o chron._n 15.2.13_o though_o some_o peevishness_n and_o impatience_n may_v through_o humane_a frailty_n be_v mix_v therewith_o because_o that_o day_n of_o such_o general_n rejoice_v be_v so_o sudden_o dash_v and_o damp_v with_o this_o sad_a disaster_n the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n namely_o the_o seat_v of_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n in_o a_o strange_a place_n to_z with_o in_o the_o house_n of_o obed_n edom_n be_v occasion_v hereby_o remark_n on_o this_o second_o part_n the_o first_o be_v david_n consider_v first_o how_o ill_o the_o philistine_n have_v fare_v for_o their_o miscarriage_n towards_o the_o ark_n and_o after_o that_o how_o fifty_o thousand_o bethshemite_n have_v lose_v their_o life_n for_o their_o irreverent_a peep_n into_o it_o and_o now_o vzzah_n be_v strike_v dead_a for_o touch_v it_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o lord_n v._o 9_o lest_o god_n shall_v proceed_v further_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o judgement_n both_o upon_o himself_o and_o upon_o his_o people_n see_v he_o have_v be_v so_o severe_a already_o for_o the_o circumstantial_a error_n of_o a_o pious_a mind_n and_o more_o such_o mistake_n may_v easy_o be_v commit_v by_o he_o or_o other_o if_o they_o proceed_v on_o in_o their_o journey_n to_o jerusalem_n so_o david_n be_v at_o a_o great_a stand_n and_o dare_v deal_v no_o more_o in_o a_o matter_n so_o dangerous_a say_v how_o shall_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v unto_o i_o so_o david_n dare_v not_o do_v it_o v._o 10._o have_v meet_v with_o this_o sharp_a dispensation_n in_o the_o attempt_n of_o it_o but_o he_o carry_v it_o aside_o into_o the_o house_n of_o obed_n edom_n the_o gittité_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v this_o deed_n of_o david_n some_o denominate_v as_o his_o humility_n not_o presume_v to_o proceed_v but_o rather_o desist_v see_v divine_a displeasure_n seem_v to_o say_v so_o to_o he_o 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be_v some_o failure_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o act_v which_o he_o find_v out_o and_o reform_v it_o shall_v have_v proceed_v have_v god_n word_n to_o warrant_v he_o to_o carry_v the_o ark_n to_o jerusalem_n without_o fear_n of_o any_o further_a danger_n n._n b._n do_v not_o god_n ordinance_n do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o walk_v upright_o mich._n 2.7_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v david_n carry_v the_o ark_n to_o obed_n edom_n house_n ver_fw-la 10.11_o wherein_o mark_z first_o obededom_n be_v a_o levite_n 1_o chron._n 15.18_o 21_o 24._o &_o 16.5_o &_o 26.4_o and_o certain_o a_o good_a man_n who_o find_v david_n at_o a_o loss_n what_o to_o do_v with_o the_o ark_n desire_v of_o he_o that_o his_o house_n may_v entertain_v it_o for_o the_o present_a which_o be_v near_o jerusalem_n as_o sanctius_n suppose_v because_o nachon_n threshing-floor_n where_o this_o disaster_n fall_v be_v name_v here_o v._o 6_o as_o araunah_n thresh_a floor_n where_o the_o temple_n be_v afterward_o build_v in_o name_n chap._n 24.18_o 22._o n._n b._n note_v well_o for_o though_o this_o good_a man_n obededom_n know_v what_o have_v befall_v the_o philistine_n and_o the_o bethshemite_n and_o now_o vzzah_n concern_v the_o ark_n yet_o full_a glad_o do_v he_o desire_v such_o a_o bless_v d_o and_o blessing_n guest_n and_o most_o cheerful_o do_v he_o entertain_v it_o not_o impute_v those_o disaster_n aforesaid_a to_o the_o bare_a have_v of_o the_o ark_n which_o be_v a_o gracious_a sign_n of_o god_n presence_n but_o to_o some_o irreverent_a miscarriage_n about_o it_o and_o therefore_o he_o intend_v to_o handle_v it_o holy_o according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o god_n law_n concern_v it_o mark_v second_o this_o man_n be_v call_v a_o gittite_n not_o because_o a_o philistine_n of_o gath_n for_o he_o be_v a_o israelite_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n as_o above_o but_o because_o he_o have_v sojourn_v in_o gath_n be_v as_o peter_n martyr_n say_v banish_v thither_o with_o david_n by_o saul_n when_o he_o slay_v the_o lord_n priest_n and_o we_o find_v that_o the_o levite_n sometime_o be_v force_v to_o sojourn_v where_o they_o can_v find_v a_o place_n judg._n 17.8_o or_o he_o be_v of_o gathrimmon_a a_o city_n of_o levite_n josh_n 21.24_o 25._o mark_v three_o the_o ark_n bring_v a_o blessing_n to_o obededom_n and_o all_o his_o household_n v._o 11._o some_o say_v how_o dare_v david_n expose_v his_o neighbour_n to_o that_o danger_n from_o which_o he_o deliver_v himself_o answer_n david_n do_v not_o impose_v the_o ark_n upon_o he_o contrary_a to_o his_o own_o consent_n by_o his_o kingly_a authority_n but_o this_o holy_a levite_n from_o a_o sincere_a love_n to_o and_o fervent_a zeal_n for_o god_n ark_n do_v desire_n of_o david_n that_o he_o may_v be_v its_o host_n to_o entertain_v it_o in_o his_o house_n that_o be_v nigh_o this_o perez_n vzzah_n and_o in_o the_o way_n to_o zion_n the_o city_n of_o david_n n._n b._n god_n take_v this_o act_n of_o faith_n well_o at_o obededom_n hand_n and_o bless_v he_o in_o his_o flock_n in_o his_o fruit_n and_o in_o all_o his_o affair_n and_o action_n and_o not_o only_o in_o his_o temporal_n but_o also_o in_o his_o spiritual_n to_o show_v what_o a_o liberal_a paymaster_n god_n be_v unto_o all_o both_o small_a and_o great_a who_o favour_n his_o concern_v and_o further_o his_o kingdom_n they_o shall_v be_v no_o lour_v but_o great_a gainer_n who_o give_v either_o he_o or_o his_o servant_n due_a entertainment_n as_o laban_n be_v blessed_v for_o entertain_v jacob_n potiphar_n and_o the_o chief_a gaoler_n for_o joseph_n the_o widow_n of_o sarâ—pta_n for_o elias_n the_o shunamite_n for_o elisha_n zacheus_n for_o christ_n as_o obededom_n here_o for_o harbour_v god_n ark._n the_o three_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v
now_o need_v of_o this_o noble_a captain_n yet_o rather_o than_o have_v this_o young_a proselyte_n discourage_v in_o his_o new_a profession_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n he_o will_v trust_v god_n with_o himself_o and_o he_o concern_v in_o raise_v up_o other_o instrument_n for_o his_o assistance_n it_o seem_v david_n be_v none_o of_o those_o kind_n of_o man_n who_o measure_v all_o thing_n for_o their_o advantage_n and_o may_v they_o have_v their_o own_o self-end_n they_o matter_n not_o what_o become_v of_o the_o weal_n of_o other_o mark_v four_o david_n in_o order_n to_o ittai_n dismission_n give_v he_o a_o cordial_a prayer_n mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v with_o thou_o word_n oft_o in_o david_n mouth_n psal_n 25.10_o etc._n etc._n wherein_o he_o wish_v he_o covenant-kindness_n that_o god_n will_v reward_v his_o labour_n of_o love_n in_o his_o present_a willingness_n to_o wait_v upon_o he_o see_v say_v he_o i_o in_o a_o manner_n depose_v be_o not_o able_a to_o requite_v thou_o therefore_o he_o pray_v god_n to_o perform_v all_o his_o precious_a promise_n make_v to_o true_a proselyte_n as_o well_o as_o to_o israelites_n good_a to_o he_o that_o as_o god_n mercy_n move_v he_o to_o make_v the_o promise_n so_o his_o truth_n may_v bind_v he_o to_o perform_v they_o to_o he_o for_o his_o temporal_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a welfare_n mark_v five_o ittai_n be_v such_o a_o fast_a and_o faithful_a friend_n to_o david_n that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v by_o any_o mean_v shake_v off_o but_o resolve_o reply_n nothing_o shall_v part_v they_o save_o death_n only_o v._n 21._o a_o sure_a friend_n be_v best_a see_v in_o unsure_a matter_n such_o friend_n that_o will_v be_v certain_a in_o adversity_n as_o well_o as_o in_o prosperity_n as_o one_o say_v be_v go_v on_o pilgrimage_n and_o their_o return_n be_v uncertain_a n._n b._n david_n take_v ittai'_v fix_v fidelity_n so_o high_o oblige_v that_o he_o make_v this_o very_a man_n one_o of_o his_o three_o general_n in_o that_o fatal_a and_o 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gather_v in_o all_o their_o fruit_n it_o be_v a_o convenient_a time_n to_o travel_v in_o and_o now_o they_o be_v prepare_v to_o come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n for_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n n._n b._n this_o month_n be_v in_o the_o civil_a account_n call_v by_o the_o rabbin_n the_o first_o month_n suppose_v that_o the_o world_n be_v create_v in_o that_o month_n but_o by_o divine_a institution_n exod._n 12.2_o as_o junius_n and_o piscator_fw-la both_o well_o observe_v it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o sacred_a reckon_n the_o seven_o month_n this_o month_n be_v call_v ethanim_fw-la which_o signify_v ripeness_n or_o strength_n for_o then_o the_o ripe_a fruit_n strengthen_v the_o heart_n of_o man._n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o person_n who_o be_v convocate_v to_o this_o solemn_a dedication_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o king_n solomon_n send_v forth_o his_o royal_a mandate_n and_o summon_v in_o to_o jerusalem_n all_o the_o senator_n judges_z and_o ruler_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o head_n of_o every_o tribe_n with_o father_n of_o every_o family_n to_o bring_v up_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n into_o the_o temple_n upon_o mount_n moriah_n now_o finish_v and_o not_o only_o they_o but_o great_a multitude_n of_o common_a people_n come_v along_o with_o those_o head_n and_o father_n voluntary_o flock_v to_o this_o feast_n be_v forward_o to_o behold_v and_o to_o promote_v this_o glorious_a solemnity_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o place_n both_o whence_o and_o whither_o v._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o wherein_o mark_v 1._o this_o grave_n and_o great_a assembly_n march_v along_o in_o great_a pomp_n and_o splendour_n to_o fetch_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n that_o special_a evidence_n of_o god_n presence_n which_o doubtless_o before_o this_o time_n have_v be_v translate_v from_o gibeon_n to_o zion_n from_o the_o city_n of_o david_n to_o solomon_n temple_n mark_v 2._o the_o priest_n take_v up_o the_o ark_n but_o lay_v it_o on_o the_o levite_n shoulder_n numb_a 4.5_o 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the_o wilderness_n it_o be_v carry_v up_o and_o down_o for_o forty_o year_n exod._n 40.2_o 2._o it_o abode_n in_o gilgal_n about_o fourteen_o year_n josh_n 4.18_o 19_o 3._o it_o remain_v in_o shiloh_n till_o samuel_n time_n josh_n 18.1_o 1_o sam._n 4.4_o psal_n 78.60_o jer._n 7.12_o 4._o it_o be_v in_o nob_n 1_o sam._n 21.1_o till_o saul_n destroy_v that_o city_n 1_o sam._n 22.19_o 5._o it_o be_v in_o gibeon_n all_o david_n time_n 1_o chron._n 16.39_o 6._o from_o thence_o it_o be_v bring_v into_o zion_n 2_o sam._n 6.17_o 1_o chron._n 15.1_o and_o 7._o which_o be_v the_o sabbatical_a time_n and_o place_n of_o rest_n it_o be_v now_o lodge_v and_o lay_v up_o as_o a_o sacred_a monument_n in_o the_o temple_n a_o type_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v a_o odd_a apocryphal_a story_n we_o be_v tell_v 2_o maccab._n 2.5_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 4._o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v here_o the_o priest_n bear_v the_o ark_n yet_o in_o 2_o chron._n 5.4_o it_o be_v say_v the_o levite_n bear_v it_o be_v reconcile_v 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the_o particle_n in_v it_o relate_v not_o to_o the_o ark_n but_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n peter_n martyr_n thus_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o ark_n as_o it_o be_v in_o moses_n time_n wherein_o all_o the_o three_o be_v together_o for_o the_o apostle_n be_v there_o compare_v moses_n and_o the_o messiah_n each_o with_o other_o but_o in_o solomon_n time_n only_o the_o table_n be_v in_o the_o ark._n epiphanius_n and_o sanctius_n read_v the_o relative_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d juxta_fw-la beside_o or_o near_o as_o well_o as_o within_o for_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n be_v put_v into_o some_o coffer_n upon_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n deut._n 31.26_o and_o this_o may_v be_v the_o book_n that_o hilkiah_n find_v 2_o king_n 22.8_o and_o 2_o chron._n 34.14_o yea_o and_o other_o learned_a author_n argue_v acute_o that_o god_n command_v plain_o the_o pot_n of_o manna_n and_o aaron_n rod_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o not_o in_o the_o ark_n exod._n 16.33_o 34._o numb_a 17.10_o but_o set_v before_o it_o last_o learned_a weems_n of_o lathoquar_fw-la affirm_v that_o this_o history_n will_v not_o have_v add_v here_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o ark_n save_v etc._n etc._n unless_a to_o denote_v some_o change_n betwixt_o moses_n and_o solomon_n time_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o divine_a appearance_n to_o testify_v the_o divine_a acceptance_n of_o all_o solomon_n present_a do_n for_o 10_o 11._o as_o solomon_n have_v give_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n a_o most_o cordial_a welcome_n in_o its_o way_n to_o the_o temple_n by_o a_o numberless_a number_n of_o sacrifice_n ver_fw-la 5._o far_a exceed_v the_o number_n of_o his_o father_n david_n in_o the_o like_a case_n 2_o sam._n 6.13_o so_o now_o when_o the_o ark_n be_v come_v god_n himself_o bid_v it_o welcome_a into_o the_o temple_n and_o oracle_n ver_fw-la 10._o a_o bright_a cloud_n immediate_o appear_v which_o be_v call_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 11._o yet_o be_v it_o 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solomon_n oration_n be_v partly_o laudatory_a and_o partly_o precatory_a first_o upon_o the_o laudatory_a and_o eucharistical_a or_o thanksgiving_n part_n remark_n the_o first_o be_v when_o solomon_n see_v the_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n under_o some_o perceive_v perturbation_n say_v peter_n martyr_n at_o this_o glorious_a yet_o darken_a appearance_n of_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n he_o say_v to_o they_o be_v not_o afraid_a it_o be_v no_o ill_a omen_n but_o a_o token_n of_o god_n approbation_n etc._n etc._n v._n 12._o solomon_n mind_v they_o of_o what_o moses_n have_v record_v that_o god_n will_v appear_v in_o a_o cloud_n exod._n 13.21_o 22._o &_o 24.16_o &_o 40.35_o &_o levit._n 16.2_o &_o numb_a 9.15_o &_o deut._n 4.11_o &_o 5.22_o and_o what_o his_o father_n david_n have_v leave_v
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5.26_o and_o what_o a_o strange_a change_n be_v wrought_v here_o in_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n spirit_n who_o so_o late_o have_v universal_o comply_v with_o the_o idolatrous_a order_n of_o impious_a ahaz_n and_o now_o be_v make_v as_o mad_a and_o forward_a for_o god_n as_o ever_o they_o have_v be_v against_o he_o like_o paul_n act_v 26.11_o 2_o cor._n 5.13_o remark_n the_o five_o the_o time_n appoint_v for_o this_o passover_n be_v the_o second_o month_n ver_fw-la 2_o 13_o 15._o which_o be_v point_n blank_a against_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n require_v it_o to_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o first_o month_n exod._n 12.2_o 6._o but_o the_o law_n of_o necessity_n say_v piscator_fw-la in_o case_n extraordinary_a do_v justify_v this_o act_n out_o of_o its_o appoint_a time_n as_o it_o have_v do_v before_o with_o god_n allowance_n numb_a 9.10_o 11._o the_o impediment_n here_o say_v osiander_n be_v not_o unlike_o the_o impediment_n there_o where_o the_o divine_a dispensation_n be_v grant_v for_o to_o 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in_o the_o first_o month_n be_v because_o the_o people_n can_v not_o so_o soon_o be_v assemble_v for_o its_o celebration_n ver_fw-la 3._o for_o they_o can_v not_o be_v summon_v until_o the_o temple_n be_v purge_v the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v the_o observance_n of_o this_o sacred_a service_n so_o acceptable_a to_o the_o lord_n remark_n the_o first_o the_o action_n of_o the_o people_n both_o come_n up_o to_o jerusalem_n in_o a_o prodigious_a concourse_n bring_v thither_o by_o the_o holy_a hand_n of_o almighty_n god_n ver_fw-la 12_o 13.53.1_o it_o be_v a_o day_n of_o god_n power_n which_o make_v they_o such_o a_o willing_a people_n psalm_n 110.3_o and_o so_o forth-bearing_a they_o be_v that_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v ashamed_a ver_fw-la 15._o and_o well_o they_o may_v say_v vatablus_n because_o they_o see_v their_o own_o former_a backwardness_n to_o such_o a_o bless_a business_n chap._n 29.34_o now_o so_o notorious_o upbraid_v by_o the_o forwardness_n of_o 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that_o excellent_a compound_n of_o a_o right_a hearer_n 1._o the_o attention_n of_o their_o ear_n appear_v in_o their_o stand_n up_o ver_fw-la 5._o to_o hear_v the_o better_a and_o more_o full_o it_o be_v say_v the_o ear_n of_o all_o the_o people_n be_v attentive_a to_o the_o word_n for_o 3._o they_o even_o prick_v up_o their_o ear_n so_o montanus_n say_v 2._o the_o intention_n of_o their_o heart_n the_o former_a phrase_n import_v not_o only_o their_o attention_n external_n but_o also_o their_o affection_n internal_a to_o what_o they_o hear_v of_o truth_n deliver_v out_o of_o the_o law_n this_o make_v they_o to_o draw_v up_o the_o ear_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o the_o ear_n of_o their_o body_n that_o so_o one_o sound_v may_v pierce_v both_o at_o once_o so_o those_o good_a soul_n do_v luke_n 19.4_o 8._o where_o they_o as_o it_o be_v hang_v their_o ear_n at_o christ_n mouth_n as_o the_o original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o signify_v as_o be_v loath_a to_o lose_v even_o the_o 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but_o this_o lo-ken_n hebr._fw-la non_fw-la taliter_fw-la respect_v the_o manner_n only_o therefore_o say_v he_o this_o particle_n so_o be_v purposely_o add_v to_o show_v this_o exceed_v all_o former_a in_o circumstance_n as_o one_a with_o so_o much_o joy_n and_o solemnity_n two_o with_o so_o much_o unanimity_n say_v lyra_n all_o as_o one_o man_n ver_fw-la 1._o 3_o nor_o have_v they_o ever_o build_v booth_n on_o the_o top_n of_o their_o flat-roof_n house_n as_o now_o say_v cajetan_n 4thly_a nor_o with_o that_o religious_a devotion_n say_v junius_n and_o piscator_fw-la for_o whereas_o the_o first_o and_o last_o day_n of_o that_o feast_n be_v celebrate_v with_o a_o holy_a convocation_n levit._n 23.35_o 36._o and_o john_n 7.37_o but_o here_o ezra_n preach_v and_o the_o people_n willing_o hear_v every_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o 5thly_a nor_o with_o such_o a_o long_a read_n of_o the_o law_n which_o continue_v seven_o day_n together_o say_v osiander_n the_o people_n refrain_v all_o that_o time_n from_o servile_a work_n 6thly_a on_o the_o eight_o day_n also_o they_o have_v a_o solemn_a assembly_n n._n b._n to_o prefigure_v our_o christian_a sabbath_n the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n as_o likewise_o christ_n tabernacle_v in_o our_o flesh_n john_n 1.14_o and_o christian_n travel_v towards_o heaven_n have_v here_o no_o dwelling-place_n settle_v on_o they_o heb._n 11.18_o 1_o chron._n 29.15_o etc._n etc._n mich._n 2.10_o nehemiah_n chap._n ix_o this_o chapter_n be_v a_o narrative_a of_o a_o solemn_a day_n of_o fast_v and_o humiliation_n wherein_o they_o make_v a_o most_o humble_a confession_n and_o a_o hearty_a acknowledgement_n first_o of_o god_n gracious_a deal_v with_o they_o in_o four_o particular_n and_o second_o of_o the_o great_a and_o gross_a ingratitude_n both_o of_o their_o forefather_n and_o of_o themselves_o for_o all_o god_n gracious_a dispensation_n remark_n the_o first_o the_o mark_n and_o sign_n of_o sincere_a repentance_n be_v set_v down_o here_o ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o as_o a_o preparative_a to_o this_o solemn_a day_n sanctius_n observe_v well_o those_o faster_n now_o have_v weep_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n when_o their_o conscience_n be_v awaken_v by_o hear_v the_o law_n read_v to_o they_o and_o have_v be_v then_o still_v by_o nehemiah_n and_o the_o levite_n chap._n 8.10_o 11._o because_o their_o sorrow_n be_v then_o as_o unseasonable_a in_o a_o day_n of_o public_a joy_n and_o triumph_n as_o the_o weep_n of_o sampson_n wife_n be_v at_o her_o wedding_n judg._n 14.16_o but_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o solemn_a feast_n be_v over_o which_o end_v at_o the_o twenty_o second_o day_n the_o next_o day_n be_v a_o day_n of_o cessation_n they_o begin_v to_o keep_v a_o solemn_a fast_o on_o the_o 24_o wherein_o they_o may_v vent_v their_o sorrow_n for_o their_o sin_n more_o suitable_o and_o seasonable_o in_o order_n
2._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8_o 9_o this_o little_a benjamin_n so_o call_v psalm_n 68.27_o the_o small_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n 1_o sam._n 9.21_o yield_v more_o by_o half_n than_o judah_n as_o wolphius_n well_o observe_v for_o that_o tribe_n afford_v only_o four_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o eight_o whereas_o this_o tribe_n have_v nine_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o eight_o and_o 3._o of_o levites_n from_o ver_fw-la 10_o to_o 25._o as_o jerusalem_n stand_v within_o both_o these_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n therefore_o be_v they_o reckon_v first_o the_o total_a sum_n of_o both_o tribe_n amount_v to_o one_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o six_o so_o the_o levite_n be_v reckon_v next_o who_o number_n amount_v to_o one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o six_o beside_o the_o one_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o two_o porter_n who_o be_v all_o levite_n also_o so_o that_o the_o total_a sum_n of_o the_o levite_n exceed_v that_o of_o the_o lay-people_n so_o call_v n._n b._n these_o be_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o city_n matth._n 5.13_o to_o keep_v the_o citizen_n from_o putrify_v by_o their_o holy_a instruction_n the_o second_o part_n be_v a_o description_n of_o those_o that_o be_v leave_v by_o lot_n etc._n etc._n to_o live_v in_o the_o lesser_a city_n and_o village_n of_o the_o country_n and_o this_o also_o be_v threefold_a both_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o person_n and_o of_o their_o place_n and_o office_n remark_n the_o first_o those_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n from_o ver_fw-la 25_o to_o ver_fw-la 31._o the_o person_n of_o this_o tribe_n be_v say_v to_o be_v assign_v to_o their_o several_a city_n beiad_n hammelek_n hebr._n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n ver_fw-la 24._o for_o nehemiah_n say_v masius_n be_v the_o king_n of_o persia_n viceroy_n and_o act_v all_o these_o thing_n as_o his_o deputy_n and_o chief_a commissioner_n in_o judea_n which_o be_v here_o call_v a_o province_n ver_fw-la 3._o belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o persia_n therefore_o these_o order_n of_o nehemiah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v by_o the_o king_n commandment_n ver_fw-la 23._o assign_v sundry_a seat_n to_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n remark_n the_o second_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n come_v next_o from_o ver_fw-la 31_o to_o ver_fw-la 36._o and_o they_o have_v city_n also_o and_o their_o daughter_n appoint_v for_o they_o the_o hebrew_n call_v village_n daughter_n because_o as_o daughter_n be_v under_o a_o mother_n so_o be_v village_n under_o a_o city_n adjoin_v to_o they_o say_v mariana_z among_o other_o city_n bethel_n be_v assign_v to_o those_o of_o benjamin_n it_o be_v in_o the_o out-coast_n of_o that_o tribe_n and_o thereupon_o surprise_v by_o the_o ten_o tribe_n in_o their_o revolt_n who_o set_v up_o one_o of_o their_o golden_a calf_n there_o 1_o king_n 12.29_o remark_n the_o three_o concern_v the_o levite_n ver_fw-la 36._o who_o have_v their_o division_n both_o in_o judah_n and_o in_o benjamin_n have_v city_n and_o suburb_n give_v they_o as_o be_v of_o great_a usefulness_n thoughout_v the_o country_n to_o instruct_v the_o people_n beside_o those_o that_o be_v settle_v in_o jerusalem_n n._n b._n 1._o many_o of_o those_o city_n and_o village_n have_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o chaldean_a when_o they_o overran_a the_o country_n in_o nebuchadnezzar_n day_n but_o now_o upon_o their_o return_n from_o captivity_n they_o have_v repair_v they_o again_o etc._n etc._n n._n b._n 2._o the_o king_n of_o persia_n impower_v nehemiah_n to_o do_v what_o he_o see_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v give_v he_o the_o same_o commission_n which_o he_o have_v former_o give_v to_o ezra_n ezra_n 7.18_o 20_o 23._o and_o therefore_o nehemiah_n most_o pious_o and_o prudent_o judge_v it_o meet_v to_o disperse_v those_o levite_n among_o these_o two_o tribe_n know_v that_o candle_n in_o a_o pound_n give_v no_o light_n but_o when_o light_v up_o one_o in_o one_o room_n and_o another_o in_o another_o all_o the_o house_n be_v light_v thereby_o etc._n etc._n nehemiah_n chap._n xii_o the_o principal_a scope_n and_o main_a design_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v to_o declare_v the_o solemn_a dedication_n of_o the_o new_a repair_v wall_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o which_o narrative_n be_v first_o the_o antecedent_n second_o the_o concomitant_n and_o three_o the_o consequent_n remarks_n first_o upon_o the_o antecedent_n be_v first_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n begin_v this_o chapter_n because_o they_o have_v a_o principal_a part_n in_o repair_v the_o wall_n but_o more_o especial_o in_o their_o dedication_n and_o their_o genealogy_n be_v first_o record_v that_o it_o may_v be_v the_o more_o manifest_a they_o be_v the_o true_a priest_n and_o levite_n who_o be_v thus_o employ_v in_o this_o holy_a work_n remark_n the_o second_o their_o pedigree_n be_v reckon_v under_o three_o high_a priest_n 1._o under_o jehoshua_n ver_fw-la 1_o to_o 12._o 2._o under_o joiakim_n from_o ver_fw-la 12_o to_o ver_fw-la 21._o and_o 3._o under_o eliashib_n from_o ver_fw-la 22_o to_o 26._o mark_v 1_o the_o ancestor_n of_o those_o that_o dedicate_v the_o wall_n namely_o those_o that_o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n etc._n etc._n together_o with_o those_o that_o come_v up_o with_o ezra_n ezra_n 8.2_o 3_o 18_o 19_o be_v so_o distinct_o describe_v not_o only_o for_o reverence-sake_n to_o themselves_o but_o also_o to_o demonstrate_v that_o those_o now_o employ_v in_o this_o consecrate_v work_n be_v no_o interloper_n but_o their_o successor_n by_o a_o right_a descent_n and_o enter_v into_o that_o office_n by_o a_o right_a door_n n._n b._n such_o as_o intrude_v themselves_o into_o the_o ministry_n and_o enter_v not_o in_o by_o christ_n the_o door_n into_o the_o office_n of_o a_o under-shepherd_n be_v but_o thief_n and_o robber_n john_n 10.2_o 8._o want_v his_o call_n mission_n and_o commission_n mark_v 2._o in_o these_o catalogue_n of_o right-descended_n priest_n there_o be_v few_o course_n record_v than_o be_v appoint_v by_o david_n who_o name_v twenty_o four_o 1_o chron._n 24.7_o etc._n etc._n by_o divine_a direction_n now_o the_o reason_n render_v why_o here_o be_v few_o than_o twenty_o four_o here_o be_v that_o some_o of_o david_n course_n be_v either_o extinct_a in_o the_o captivity_n or_o die_v without_o posterity_n and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o ezra_n find_v but_o few_o of_o they_o when_o he_o gather_v they_o all_o together_o at_o his_o return_n ezra_n 8.15_o mark_v 3_o eliashib_n be_v reckon_v one_o in_o this_o catalogue_n ver_fw-la 10._o who_o prove_v a_o very_a wicked_a priest_n chap._n 13.4_o 5._o and_o his_o son_n joiada_n be_v little_o better_a by_o his_o be_v ally_v to_o sanballat_n chap._n 13.28_o a_o base_a apostate_n say_v josephus_n but_o more_o of_o that_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n mark_v 4._o jaddua_n be_v mention_v also_o ver_fw-la 11._o who_o be_v general_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o same_o highpriest_n that_o meet_v alexander_n the_o great_a in_o his_o pontisicalibus_fw-la or_o sacerdotal_a formality_n and_o prevail_v with_o he_o to_o spare_v the_o city_n jerusalem_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o also_o to_o confirm_v the_o privilege_n thereof_o as_o josephus_n relate_v at_o large_a etc._n etc._n objection_n how_o can_v nehemiah_n mention_v this_o man_n here_o who_o be_v not_o highpriest_n until_o many_o year_n after_o nehemiah_n death_n answer_v the_o first_o though_o some_o say_v this_o will_v make_v nehemiah_n to_o live_v till_o he_o be_v two_o hundred_o year_n old_a which_o be_v improbable_a for_o so_o long_o do_v the_o persian_a monarchy_n continue_v after_o cyrus_n before_o alexander_n come_v to_o conquer_v it_o yet_o scaliger_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n affirm_v that_o this_o king_n of_o persia_n with_o who_o nehemiah_n be_v such_o a_o favourite_n be_v that_o artaxerxes_n who_o reign_v a_o little_a while_n before_o alexander_n which_o at_o most_o can_v be_v say_v piscator_fw-la no_o more_o than_o sixty_o year_n answer_v the_o second_o grotius_n say_v that_o nehemiah_n live_v after_o this_o to_o the_o time_n of_o darius_n the_o last_o king_n of_o persia_n of_o who_o he_o speak_v ver_fw-la 22._o and_o who_o be_v conquer_a by_o alexander_n and_o he_o mention_n jadduah_n also_o as_o above_o say_v dr._n lightfoot_n that_o highpriest_n who_o alexander_n have_v in_o so_o great_a veneration_n etc._n etc._n so_o nehemiah_n may_v live_v to_o see_v jaddua_n a_o boy_n though_o not_o yet_o a_o highpriest_n which_o may_v be_v many_o year_n after_o therefore_o be_v jaddua_n bare_o name_v here_o as_o bear_v of_o jonathan_n but_o not_o call_v highpriest_n here_o answer_v the_o three_o some_o suppose_n god_n may_v give_v this_o good_a man_n nehemiah_n the_o blessing_n of_o a_o very_a long_a life_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n in_o such_o a_o time_n as_o this_o wherein_o she_o much_o need_v nehemiah_n help_n both_o for_o counsel_n and_o for_o
be_v commit_v to_o those_o levite-porter_n ver_fw-la 30.45_o say_v masius_n to_o keep_v the_o temple_n free_a from_o pollution_n they_o take_v care_n that_o themselves_o and_o the_o people_n may_v be_v keep_v in_o all_o purity_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n according_a to_o the_o command_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n and_o thus_o they_o revive_v the_o old_a and_o good_a reformation_n ver_fw-la 46_o 47._o n._n b._n assure_o it_o concern_v gospel-minister_n who_o be_v god_n porter_n to_o keep_v the_o gospel-temple_n the_o church_n as_o clean_o from_o pollution_n both_o by_o any_o person_n and_o thing_n that_o they_o may_v not_o pollute_v it_o etc._n etc._n nehemiah_n chap._n xiii_o this_o chapter_n consist_v of_o four_o part_n namely_o of_o four_o malady_n that_o molest_v the_o reform_a estate_n of_o the_o jew_n during_o nehemiah_n absence_n from_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o as_o many_o remedy_n whereby_o nehemiah_n remove_v they_o all_o upon_o his_o return_n the_o first_o malady_n be_v the_o violation_n of_o the_o temple_n describe_v in_o its_o four_o adjunct_n as_o do_v one_a impious_o ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o 2ly_n seditious_o ver_fw-la 3._o 3_o impudent_o by_o eliashib_n the_o highpriest_n who_o office_n be_v to_o keep_v it_o sacred_a ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o and_o 4_o it_o be_v do_v crafty_o in_o take_v occasion_n of_o nehemiah_n absence_n ver_fw-la 6._o remarks_n first_o upon_o this_o first_o malady_n be_v these_o as_o first_o nehemiah_n be_v twelve_o year_n governor_n of_o judea_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n before_o he_o return_v again_o to_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n for_o he_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n with_o his_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n darius_n chap._n 2.1_o and_o return_v again_o into_o persia_n in_o the_o two_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o that_o same_o king_n chap._n 13.6_o in_o this_o term_n of_o twelve_o year_n time_n nehemiah_n accomplish_v all_o he_o judge_v necessary_a both_o for_o the_o peace_n and_o piety_n of_o both_o church_n and_o state_n and_o then_o return_v according_a as_o he_o have_v be_v appoint_v chap._n 2.6_o it_o be_v general_o judge_v that_o nehemiah_n stay_v but_o the_o space_n of_o one_o year_n in_o the_o persian_a court_n so_o ulekets_n jomim_n hebr._n the_o end_n of_o day_n ver_fw-la 6._o be_v interpret_v by_o vatablus_n etc._n etc._n because_o a_o complete_a year_n consist_v of_o all_o its_o number_n of_o day_n so_o it_o be_v take_v exod._n 13.10_o levit._fw-la 25.29_o numb_a 9.22_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o in_o this_o interspace_n of_o nehemiah_n one_o year_n absence_n from_o jerusalem_n eliashib_n have_v profane_v the_o holy_a temple_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o who_o have_v by_o his_o high_a office_n the_o oversight_n of_o all_o the_o chamber_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o think_v he_o may_v do_v what_o he_o list_v without_o control_n in_o nehemiah_n absence_n he_o prepare_v a_o great_a chamber_n by_o take_v down_o partition_n say_v piscator_fw-la and_o lay_v many_o little_a chamber_n of_o the_o levite_n all_o into_o one_o and_o he_o furnish_v it_o also_o for_o entertain_v his_o friend_n and_o ally_n tobiah_n a_o most_o invetrate_v enemy_n to_o god_n people_n but_o one_o sly_a and_o subtle_a seek_v to_o insinuate_v himself_o by_o allyance_n and_o swasive_a letter_n etc._n etc._n wherewith_o he_o have_v corrupt_v this_o pitiful_a highpriest_n so_o far_o as_o to_o lodge_v tobiah_n when_o he_o come_v to_o town_n thus_o near_o he_o for_o more_o free_a and_o secret_a communication_n with_o he_o in_o so_o private_a a_o place_n where_o the_o people_n may_v not_o come_v thus_o from_o this_o profane_a highpriest_n not_o only_o the_o temple_n itself_o become_v profane_v but_o also_o profaneness_n go_v from_o he_o the_o head_n into_o all_o the_o body_n of_o the_o land_n jerem._n 23.15_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o three_o follow_a malady_n n._n b._n and_o thus_o the_o sin_n of_o teacher_n be_v well_o call_v teacher_n of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o this_o wicked_a fact_n of_o eliashib_n have_v here_o a_o fourfold_a aggravation_n as_o one_a it_o be_v impious_a ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o be_v do_v in_o despite_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n which_o prohibit_v any_o ammonite_n especial_o such_o a_o one_o as_o tobiah_n be_v to_o come_v into_o the_o congregation_n of_o god_n for_o ever_o deut._n 23.3_o 4._o if_o not_o proselyte_v yet_o this_o profane_a priest_n profane_v god_n law_n 2_o it_o be_v a_o sedition_n and_o factious_a fact_n ver_fw-la 3._o because_o it_o be_v do_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n and_o quite_o contrary_a to_o that_o solemn_a covenant_n into_o the_o bond_n of_o which_o nehemiah_n have_v late_o bring_v both_o prince_n and_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n universal_o chap._n 9.8_o and_o 10._o all_o 3_o it_o be_v a_o impudent_a and_o most_o audacious_a action_n that_o he_o who_o be_v highpriest_n and_o shall_v therefore_o have_v be_v the_o bell-wether_n in_o that_o glorious_a work_n of_o reformation_n as_o he_o have_v be_v in_o the_o city_n be_v reparation_n chap._n 3.1_o shall_v now_o degenerate_v so_o as_o to_o become_v the_o ringleader_n to_o this_o sordid_a deformation_n in_o dare_v to_o cast_v forth_o those_o sacred_a provision_n for_o god_n and_o his_o levite_n to_o make_v room_n and_o receive_v the_o profane_a householdstuff_n of_o tobiah_n to_o who_o he_o be_v now_o ally_v by_o marriage_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o 4ly_n it_o be_v a_o crafty_a and_o fraudulent_a fact_n in_o commit_v this_o sacrilege_n have_v the_o opportunity_n of_o nehemiah_n absence_n and_o think_v say_v wolphius_n he_o will_v no_o more_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o reprove_v he_o and_o redress_v it_o the_o remedy_n to_o this_o first_o malady_n fall_v next_o under_o observation_n remark_n the_o first_o nehemiah_n return_n to_o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 7._o he_o think_v a_o whole_a year_n as_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v jer._n 25.29_o be_v time_n long_a enough_o wherein_o to_o pay_v his_o due_a homage_n and_o show_v his_o dutiful_a respect_n to_o his_o kind_a king_n of_o babylon_n so_o call_v here_o because_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n have_v now_o quite_o swallow_v up_o the_o babylonian_a and_o now_o their_o king_n take_v the_o title_n of_o it_o to_o themselves_o and_o to_o negotiate_v matter_n in_o the_o persian_a court_n for_o the_o weal_n of_o his_o own_o nation_n now_o have_v be_v thus_o long_o execute_v his_o office_n of_o a_o courtier_n say_v grotius_n in_o the_o persian_a court_n he_o long_v to_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n for_o there_o be_v his_o heart_n but_o be_v afraid_a have_v be_v twelve_o year_n absent_a to_o ask_v again_o leave_v for_o his_o far_a absence_n say_v piscator_fw-la so_o he_o employ_v some_o other_o great_a courtier_n to_o ask_v it_o for_o he_o and_o this_o sense_n nishalti_fw-la min_fw-fr hammelek_n hebr._n be_v of_o the_o passive_a voice_n will_v the_o better_o bear_v as_o if_o the_o king_n be_v inform_v by_o his_o own_o favourite_n and_o nehemiah_n friend_n how_o desirous_a he_o be_v to_o be_v with_o his_o own_o people_n will_v he_o to_o return_v to_o his_o government_n remark_n the_o second_o nehemiah_n no_o soon_o have_v get_v his_o congee_n the_o liar_n or_o commission_n at_o court_n but_o he_o hasten_v to_o jerusalem_n though_o he_o lack_v nothing_o for_o himself_o at_o the_o king_n court._n n._n b._n patriam_fw-la cuique_fw-la amat_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la pulchram_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la propriam_fw-la every_o man_n natural_o love_v his_o own_o native_a country_n not_o so_o much_o because_o it_o excel_v other_o but_o because_o it_o be_v his_o own_o proper_a soil_n where_o he_o breathe_v his_o first_o breath_n nescio_fw-la quâ_fw-la natale_n solum_fw-la dulcedine_fw-la cunctos_fw-la ducit_fw-la say_v ovid._n every_o man_n hang_v homeward_o n._n b._n hadad_n have_v all_o thing_n to_o make_v he_o happy_a in_o pharaoh_n court_n however_o say_v he_o let_v i_o return_v home_o 1_o king_n 11.22_o and_o so_o nehemiah_n need_v nothing_o with_o darius_n nevertheless_o his_o heart_n hang_v homeward_o and_o he_o hasten_v thither_o oh_o that_o our_o heart_n can_v hang_v and_o hasten_v to_o our_o heavenly_a home_n where_o there_o be_v a_o confluence_n of_o all_o comfort_n whatever_o the_o heart_n wish_n or_o need_n require_v heb._n 11.14_o 16._o 2_o pet._n 3.12_o remark_n the_o three_o learn_v we_o here_o how_o great_a be_v the_o loss_n of_o a_o good_a governor_n though_o but_o absent_a for_o a_o little_a time_n none_o of_o those_o corruption_n creep_v in_o by_o any_o connivance_n of_o nehemiah_n while_o he_o be_v present_a but_o all_o matter_n seem_v exceed_v well_o settle_v before_o his_o departure_n into_o persia_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n therefore_o one_o may_v well_o wonder_v how_o in_o less_o than_o one_o year_n time_n so_o many_o weighty_a matter_n shall_v become_v mis-managed_n as_o appear_v by_o this_o first_o and_o all_o the_o other_o
three_o follow_a malady_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o nehemiah_n return_v he_o find_v all_o the_o frame_n which_o he_o before_o his_o departure_n have_v frame_v to_o be_v run_v out_o of_o frame_n and_o notorious_o disjoint_v so_o fall_v afresh_o to_o reform_v that_o as_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o instrument_n have_v notable_o bestir_v themselves_o in_o hurl_v all_o into_o a_o confusion_n and_o deform_v during_o his_o short_a absence_n what_o he_o have_v reform_v so_o he_o upon_o his_o return_n as_o notable_o bestirr_v himself_o to_o reform_v what_o they_o have_v deform_v remark_n the_o four_o some_o good_a soul_n to_o free_v themselves_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sinful_a silence_n inform_v nehemiah_n what_o eliashib_n have_v do_v this_o they_o do_v not_o to_o disgrace_n but_o to_o reclaim_v he_o and_o not_o suffer_v sin_n to_o lie_v upon_o he_o this_o be_v hatred_n levit._n 19.17_o this_o information_n put_v the_o good_a man_n into_o a_o paroxysm_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o into_o a_o pang_n of_o passion_n that_o so_o sacred_a a_o place_n shall_v be_v pollute_v by_o tobiah_n one_o who_o in_o many_o respect_n ought_v not_o to_o come_v there_o 1._o being_n no_o preiest_n 2._o but_o a_o stranger_n and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o israelite_n 3._o one_o of_o the_o worst_a of_o stranger_n a_o curse_a ammonite_n and_o 4._o the_o worst_a of_o ammonite_n a_o cruel_a enemy_n to_o god_n church_n no_o wonder_n if_o his_o spirit_n be_v move_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o bless_a paul_n be_v at_o the_o idolatry_n of_o athens_n act_v 17.16_o see_v this_o pollution_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o permission_n of_o the_o highpriest_n himself_o who_o ought_v to_o have_v punish_v the_o like_a profaneness_n in_o other_o and_o to_o reform_v it_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o five_o hereupon_o this_o holy_a man_n cast_v forth_o tobiah_n unholy_a householdstuff_n out_o of_o the_o holy_a place_n though_o his_o stuff_n be_v stately_a and_o so_o copious_a as_o to_o furnish_v many_o little_a chamber_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o partition_n whereof_o be_v all_o pull_v down_o by_o eliashib_n order_n to_o make_v only_o a_o apartment_n for_o his_o alley_n tobiah_n a_o room_n capacious_a enough_o to_o receive_v his_o rich_a furniture_n yet_o out_o all_o go_v by_o this_o good_a man_n and_o when_o thaâ—â—as_v do_v the_o levite_n must_v purify_v it_o according_a to_o the_o law_n numb_a 19.9_o and_o then_o fill_v it_o again_o with_o such_o sacred_a stuff_n ver_fw-la 9_o as_o god_n have_v appoint_v n._n b._n oh_o that_o we_o can_v learn_v by_o this_o example_n to_o empty_v our_o heart_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v purify_v get_v they_o fill_v with_o grace_n act_v 15.9_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n relate_v likewise_o the_o second_o malady_n together_o with_o a_o second_o remedy_n ver_fw-la 10_o to_o 14._o remark_n the_o first_o relate_v to_o the_o malady_n to_o wit_n god_n minister_n be_v defraud_v of_o their_o due_a maintenance_n allow_v they_o by_o god_n law_n as_o the_o people_n have_v hear_v out_o of_o moses_n law_n that_o no_o ammonite_n must_v enter_v god_n house_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 1._o this_o have_v startle_v they_o about_o tobiah_n entertainment_n etc._n etc._n so_o they_o have_v solemn_o swear_v that_o the_o levite_n portion_n shall_v be_v due_o and_o true_o pay_v lest_o the_o house_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v forsake_v by_o they_o chap._n 10.37_o 39_o now_o be_v nehemiah_n as_o much_o startle_v to_o find_v they_o guilty_a of_o gross_a perjury_n in_o detain_v the_o levite_n due_n and_o force_v they_o thereby_o to_o forsake_v the_o city_n and_o shift_n as_o they_o can_v in_o the_o country_n n._n b._n want_v of_o maintenance_n force_v minister_n to_o leave_v their_o charge_n say_v wolphius_n and_o pick_v up_o a_o livelihood_n out_o of_o rustic_a labour_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o many_o conjecture_n be_v make_v why_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v not_o pay_v as_o one_a the_o people_n will_v not_o pay_v they_o though_o they_o have_v late_o swear_v to_o do_v it_o because_o the_o highpriest_n eliashib_n be_v now_o corrupt_v and_o they_o may_v think_v he_o have_v corrupt_v the_o levite_n under_o he_o like_o priest_n like_o levite_n therefore_o they_o detain_v their_o portion_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v maintain_v in_o their_o corrupt_a course_n 2_o they_o see_v that_o eliashib_n take_v those_o portion_n pay_v in_o as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o levite_n chamber_n and_o convert_v they_o to_o his_o own_o private_a service_n employ_v they_o for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o tobiah_n and_o his_o other_o great_a ally_n 3_o say_v wolphius_n they_o may_v be_v sensible_a that_o tobiah_n himself_o or_o some_o of_o tobiah_n servant_n make_v a_o seizure_n on_o they_o for_o their_o own_o proper_a service_n which_o be_v a_o profane_v of_o sacred_a thing_n and_o therefore_o they_o abhor_v the_o offering_n of_o god_n as_o other_o have_v do_v upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n 1_o sam._n 2.17_o when_o the_o highpriest_n be_v so_o bad_a they_o may_v well_o think_v that_o the_o levite_n be_v little_o better_a if_o the_o head_n of_o a_o fish_n do_v stink_n the_o body_n soon_o catch_v the_o putrefaction_n etc._n etc._n but_o 4_o it_o may_v be_v say_v wolphius_n from_o the_o covetousness_n of_o the_o people_n who_o take_v this_o occasion_n of_o advantage_n to_o reserve_v those_o portion_n to_o themselves_o contrary_a to_o their_o late_a solemn_a covenant_n chap._n 10.37_o n._n b._n oh_o how_o apt_a be_v man_n to_o argue_v god_n out_o of_o his_o own_o due_n and_o how_o witty_a will_n person_n be_v with_o excuse_n to_o save_v their_o purse_n remark_n the_o three_o those_o levite_n that_o be_v thus_o defraud_v of_o their_o due_n be_v true_o religious_a for_o it_o be_v express_o say_v for_o 10._o that_o they_o do_v their_o work_n and_o therefore_o be_v worthy_a of_o their_o wage_n n._n b._n even_o of_o that_o double_a honour_n due_a to_o they_o 1_o tim._n 5.17_o the_o honour_n of_o countenance_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o maintenance_n which_o the_o magistrate_n must_v manage_v or_o religion_n will_v run_v towards_o ruin_n as_o it_o do_v here_o till_o reform_v etc._n etc._n remarks_n relate_v to_o the_o remedy_n be_v first_o nehemiah_n expostulation_n with_o the_o ruler_n ver_fw-la 11._o wherein_o he_o sharp_o reprove_v they_o for_o their_o remissness_n and_o set_v loose_a the_o golden_a reins_o of_o ruledom_n sway_v the_o sword_n of_o justice_n in_o vain_a which_o wolphius_n call_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o all_o this_o culpable_a miscarriage_n insomuch_o as_o their_o passive_a connivance_n at_o least_o suffer_v all_o this_o sacrilege_n nor_o do_v nehemiah_n rest_n in_o word_n only_o but_o he_o add_v deed_n also_o in_o collect_v all_o the_o scatter_a levite_n from_o their_o country_n glebe_n into_o jerusalem_n that_o god_n service_n may_v no_o long_o be_v neglect_v and_o his_o displeasure_n provoke_v for_o break_v their_o covenant_n chap._n 10.38_o 39_o set_v they_o all_o in_o their_o own_o station_n to_o exercise_v their_o office_n remark_n the_o second_o this_o remedy_n remove_v the_o remora_n ver_fw-la 12._o for_o then_o all_o judah_n bring_v in_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o levite_n not_o only_o because_o they_o now_o be_v satisfy_v that_o they_o will_v be_v apply_v to_o their_o proper_a use_n and_o no_o more_o abuse_v by_o eliashib_n etc._n etc._n as_o before_o but_o more_o especial_o from_o that_o veneration_n they_o bear_v to_o their_o good_a governor_n be_v authority_n n._n b._n luther_n complain_v if_o there_o be_v no_o compulsory_a mean_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o magistrate_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o minister_n and_o be_v they_o bare_o leave_v to_o the_o people_n benevolence_n they_o will_v meet_v with_o a_o sorry_a pittance_n and_o be_v but_o poor_o maintain_v but_o here_o nehemiah_n authority_n bring_v in_o all_o sort_n of_o tithe_n into_o a_o public_a treasury_n v._o 12._o a_o place_n purposely_o appoint_v say_v piscator_fw-la for_o their_o reception_n remark_n the_o three_o moreover_o nehemiah_n constitute_v such_o treasurer_n as_o be_v account_v faithful_a by_o common_a fame_n for_o no_o man_n say_v grotius_n can_v deceive_v all_o man_n because_o he_o have_v find_v the_o former_a trustee_n perfidious_a in_o their_o trust_n but_o these_o faithful_a man_n he_o be_v confident_a will_v make_v a_o due_a distribution_n ver_fw-la 13._o n._n b._n it_o be_v a_o point_n of_o very_o high_a honour_n to_o be_v find_v faithful_a in_o place_n of_o great_a trust_n numb_a 12.7_o 2_o kin._n 12.15_o and_o 22.7_o 2_o chron._n 19.9_o and_o 31.12_o and_o 34.11_o neh._n 7.2_o and_o it_o be_v honourable_a to_o be_v account_v faithful_a as_o here_o and_o 1_o tim._n 1.12_o to_o be_v so_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o steward_n 1_o cor._n 4.2_o and_o those_o treasurer_n here_o deal_v faithful_o 1._o in_o receive_v ready_o 2._o in_o
keep_v careful_o and_o 3._o in_o distribute_v prudent_o to_o every_o priest_n and_o levite_n their_o portion_n and_o proportion_n remark_n the_o four_o when_o nehemiah_n have_v leave_v nothing_o undo_v that_o may_v become_v a_o vigilant_a and_o a_o valiant_a ruler_n he_o shut_v up_o all_o with_o this_o holy_a ejaculation_n remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 14._o that_o his_o god_n say_v wolphius_n may_v put_v a_o candid_a construction_n upon_o all_o his_o kindness_n so_o the_o hebr._n be_v for_o good_a deed_n to_o god_n house_n in_o restore_a all_o the_o ordinance_n thereof_o to_o be_v due_o observe_v as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o chap._n 5.19_o see_v there_o wherein_o n._n b._n he_o do_v what_o god_n have_v he_o do_v put_v i_o in_o remembrance_n isa_n 43.20_o and_o 62.6_o 7._o saying_n lord_n forget_v not_o my_o labour_n of_o love_n hebr._n 6.10_o not_o that_o god_n need_v any_o of_o man_n memento_n but_o speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n he_o allude_v to_o the_o wiping_n out_o of_o a_o table-book_n god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o book_n of_o remembrance_n mal._n 3.16_o and_o good_a nehemiah_n will_v not_o be_v wipe_v out_o of_o that_o book_n nor_o blot_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n rev._n 3.5_o as_o piscator_fw-la sense_v it_o here_o n._n b._n this_o good_a man_n be_v far_o from_o that_o curse_a frame_n of_o the_o wretched_a monk_n who_o in_o his_o die_a hour_n blasphemous_o belch_v out_o these_o word_n red_a mihi_fw-la deus_fw-la aeternam_fw-la vitam_fw-la quam_fw-la mihi_fw-la debes_n god_n give_v i_o heaven_n which_o thou_o owe_v i_o not_o like_o that_o foul-mouthed_a vega_n another_o popeling_o who_o cry_v coelum_fw-la gratis_n non_fw-la accipiam_fw-la i_o scorn_v to_o have_v heaven_n as_o a_o free_a gift_n quite_o forget_v that_o eternal_a life_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o not_o any_o wage_n for_o man_n work_n rom._n 6.23_o nor_o be_v nehemiah_n here_o like_o that_o three_o popish_a justiciary_a who_o most_o dare_o bluster_v out_o non_fw-la habeo_fw-la domine_fw-la quod_fw-la mihi_fw-la ignoscas_fw-la which_o be_v in_o the_o language_n of_o our_o late_a execute_a jesuit_n i_o die_v as_o innocent_a as_o a_o child_n unborn_a and_o have_v no_o sin_n for_o god_n to_o pardon_v no_o nehemiah_n say_v thus_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o augustin_n say_v certum_fw-la est_fw-la nos_fw-la facere_fw-la quod_fw-la facimus_fw-la sed_fw-la deus_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la faciamus_fw-la sure_o it_o be_v we_o do_v what_o good_a we_o do_v but_o it_o be_v god_n alone_o who_o cause_v we_o so_o to_o do_v it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v all_o our_o good_a work_n in_o we_o and_o for_o we_o isa_n 26.12_o and_o without_o christ_n we_o can_v do_v nothing_o john_n 15.5_o and_o from_o he_o alone_o be_v our_o fruit_n find_v hos_fw-la 14.8_o hereupon_o the_o church_n in_o canticle_n be_v not_o where_o commend_v for_o the_o beauty_n of_o her_o hand_n those_o act_v member_n because_o her_o bridegroom_n alone_o wrought_v all_o her_o good_a work_n for_o she_o and_o will_v rather_o have_v she_o to_o abound_v with_o good_a work_n in_o silence_n than_o that_o she_o shall_v boast_v of_o they_o at_o all_o therefore_o ought_v we_o all_o to_o say_v in_o our_o lofty_a enlargement_n and_o high_a attainment_n not_o unto_o we_o o_o lord_n not_o unto_o we_o but_o to_o thy_o name_n be_v the_o praise_n psal_n 115.1_o this_o be_v the_o godly_a man_n motto_n and_o his_o daily_a practice_n gen._n 41.16_o act_n 3.12_o 16._o 1_o cor._n 15.10_o it_o be_v not_o our_o pain_n but_o christ_n pound_n that_o gain_v ten_o pound_n luke_n 19.16_o n._n b._n i_o be_o thus_o large_a on_o this_o remark_n for_o refute_v that_o lie_a doctrine_n of_o the_o romish_a merit_n bolster_v up_o by_o these_o word_n of_o nehemiah_n see_v more_o of_o this_o point_n upon_o ver_fw-la 22._o the_o three_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n consist_v also_o of_o a_o malady_n and_o remedy_n remark_n first_o upon_o the_o three_o malady_n to_o wit_n the_o profanation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v first_n the_o matter_n that_o be_v do_v in_o nehemiah_n sight_n namely_o tread_v of_o wine-presses_a bring_v in_o sâ—eaves_n of_o corn_n lade_v of_o ass_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 15._o all_o on_o the_o sabbath-day_n which_o be_v express_o forbid_v by_o god_n law_n exod._n 20.10_o and_o 34.22_o etc._n etc._n as_o their_o ass_n ought_v to_o have_v rest_v on_o that_o day_n so_o their_o winepress_n tread_v say_v wolphius_n may_v then_o have_v be_v wave_v without_o damage_n so_o can_v not_o be_v a_o work_n of_o necessity_n remark_n the_o second_o the_o person_n that_o profane_v the_o sabbath_n ver_fw-la 16._o the_o man_n of_o tyre_n who_o be_v infidel_n say_v menochius_fw-la give_v the_o grand_a occasion_n of_o this_o grievous_a sin_n for_o tyre_n a_o near_a neighbour_n to_o judea_n and_o famous_a for_o fish_v because_o it_o border_v upon_o the_o sea_n and_o a_o great_a mart-town_n for_o all_o manner_n of_o merchandise_n ezek._n 27.3_o etc._n etc._n yea_o those_o merchant_n of_o tyre_n have_v their_o factor_n dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n who_o sell_v all_o sort_n of_o ware_n public_o upon_o the_o sabbath-day_n unto_o the_o jew_n which_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v do_v for_o that_o be_v god_n market-day_n and_o not_o man_n nor_o ought_v the_o jew_n to_o have_v buy_v they_o for_o thereby_o they_o make_v themselves_o worse_o than_o the_o tyrian_n because_o they_o know_v god_n law_n aught_o to_o have_v be_v better_o have_v there_o be_v no_o buyer_n there_o will_v soon_o have_v be_v a_o cease_n of_o seller_n etc._n etc._n jeremy_n condemn_v it_o jer._n 17.21_o remark_n the_o three_o the_o place_n where_o all_o this_o be_v do_v it_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n that_o holy_a city_n who_o citizen_n say_v vatablus_n shall_v more_o conscientious_o have_v keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v then_o the_o only_a people_n of_o god_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o where_o the_o sanhedrim_n sit_v and_o great_a store_n of_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o instruct_v they_o n._n b._n this_o be_v add_v as_o a_o notorious_a aggravation_n of_o their_o sin_n in_o a_o city_n where_o god_n house_n and_o presence_n be_v so_o that_o this_o profanation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o such_o a_o holy_a city_n be_v a_o manifest_a high_a affront_n both_o to_o god_n and_o man._n remark_n in_o the_o next_o place_n upon_o the_o three_o remedy_n be_v first_o nehemiah_n be_v centoculus_n have_v as_o it_o be_v a_o hundred_o eye_n a_o eye_n in_o every_o corner_n to_o observe_v whatever_o be_v out_o of_o order_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v he_o see_v this_o sin_n also_o in_o judah_n for_o 15._o he_o sit_v not_o down_o satisfy_v with_o discover_v and_o redress_v the_o two_o former_a malady_n but_o quick_o discern_v this_o three_o likewise_o he_o smart_o set_v himself_o to_o remedy_n this_o also_o choose_v rather_o as_o a_o learned_a commentator_n phrase_v it_o to_o be_v account_v a_o busy_a justice_n than_o a_o quiet_a gentleman_n to_o which_o i_o add_v this_o good_a man_n be_v thus_o seraphical_o blow_v up_o with_o such_o a_o pious_a zeal_n as_o if_o he_o be_v resolve_v it_o shall_v never_o be_v write_v upon_o his_o tombstone_n after_o his_o death_n this_o man_n do_v no_o good_a among_o his_o people_n ezek._n 18.18_o remark_n the_o second_o he_o solemn_o protest_v against_o these_o sinful_a action_n and_o admonish_v they_o before_o witness_v say_v vatablus_n to_o forbear_v ver_fw-la 15._o but_o he_o be_v more_o sharp_a with_o the_o ruler_n say_v wolphius_n than_o he_o be_v with_o the_o vulgar_a jew_n or_o tyrian_n the_o buyer_n or_o seller_n ver_fw-la 17._o because_o the_o sin_n be_v commit_v either_o by_o the_o countenance_n or_o at_o least_o by_o the_o connivance_n of_o those_o ruler_n who_o ought_v to_o have_v restrain_v and_o severe_o punish_v such_o notorious_a offender_n therefore_o in_o a_o high_a transport_n he_o call_v they_o a_o company_n of_o traitor_n to_o church_n and_o state_n ver_fw-la 18._o abet_v their_o predecessor_n sin_n which_o have_v so_o late_o provoke_v god_n wrath_n against_o they_o jer._n 17.27_o and_o now_o dare_a jehovah_n to_o a_o duel_n as_o caligula_n do_v his_o jove_n in_o renew_v the_o same_o sin_n as_o if_o strong_a than_o god_n 1_o cor_fw-la 10.22_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o this_o godly_a ruler_n to_o prevent_v the_o profane_v of_o the_o sabbath_n command_v the_o city_n gate_n to_o be_v shut_v when_o it_o begin_v to_o be_v dark_a the_o evening_n before_o the_o sabbath_n ver_fw-la 19_o beginning_n their_o sabbath_n at_o the_o evening_n before_o levit._fw-la 23.32_o that_o there_o may_v be_v due_a preparation_n and_o that_o the_o sabbath_n may_v be_v sanctify_v without_o any_o interruption_n say_v sanctius_n and_o it_o soon_o begin_v to_o be_v dark_a at_o the_o gate_n even_o at_o the_o sunsetting_a