show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a sad_a and_o considerable_a slaughter_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o it_o kimchi_n collect_v probable_o by_o compare_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o ephraimite_n num._n 2.19_o when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n with_o that_o of_o they_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n num._n 26.37_o in_o the_o former_a the_o host_n of_o the_o ephraimite_n be_v 40500_o in_o the_o latter_a but_o 32500_o eight_o thousand_o short_a whereas_o in_o that_o space_n the_o other_o tribe_n be_v considerable_o increase_v and_o to_o this_o flight_n and_o defeat_v and_o slaughter_n a_o effect_n of_o their_o cowardice_n and_o unbelief_n and_o want_v of_o dependence_n on_o god_n the_o psalmist_n here_o refer_v most_o probable_o v._o 12._o zoan_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d egypt_n numb_a 13.22_o though_o it_o be_v not_o set_v down_o in_o the_o story_n in_o exodus_fw-la be_v twice_o specify_v by_o the_o writer_n of_o this_o psalm_n here_o and_o v_o 43._o as_o the_o scene_n wherein_o the_o wondrous_a work_n be_v wrought_v on_o pharaoh_n by_o moses_n either_o because_o real_o the_o first_o and_o principal_n of_o the_o miracle_n be_v show_v pharaoh_n there_o this_o city_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o king_n and_o a_o most_o ancient_a city_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o expression_n use_v of_o hebron_n num._n 13.22_o where_o to_o set_v out_o the_o antiquity_n of_o that_o city_n where_o abraham_n the_o ten_o from_o noah_n dwell_v it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v build_v seven_o year_n before_o zoan_n in_o egypt_n or_o perhaps_o only_o in_o poetical_a style_n as_o the_o field_n or_o country_n of_o zoan_n be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n forego_v thus_o in_o other_o prophetic_a write_n when_o judgement_n be_v threaten_v in_o stead_n of_o egypt_n sometime_o we_o find_v zoan_v alone_o isa_n 19.11_o where_o the_o prince_n of_o zoan_n be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o wise_a counsellor_n of_o pharaoh_n sometime_o the_o prince_n of_o zoan_n with_o the_o addition_n of_o some_o other_o city_n as_o v_o 13._o the_o prince_n of_o zoan_n the_o prince_n of_o noph_n i._n e._n again_o the_o counsellor_n of_o that_o kingdom_n which_o as_o it_o there_o follow_v have_v seduce_v egypt_n bring_v the_o whole_a nation_n to_o ruin_v so_o isai_n 30.4_o where_o they_o send_v to_o egypt_n for_o relief_n it_o be_v say_v their_o prince_n be_v at_o zoan_n their_o ambassador_n at_o hanes_n but_o elsewhere_o ezek._n 30.13_o etc._n etc._n we_o have_v a_o large_a enumeration_n of_o many_o city_n of_o egypt_n noph_n pathros_n zoan_n no_o sin_n aven_n phibese_v tehaphnehe_n all_o to_o express_v the_o same_o thing_n the_o land_n of_o egypt_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n by_o some_o one_o or_o two_o or_o more_o city_n of_o it_o for_o zoan_v the_o chaldee_n and_o lxxii_o and_o latin_a read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tanis_n which_o certain_o be_v but_o a_o light_a change_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o צ_n as_o it_o be_v ordinary_a be_v turn_v into_o t_o and_o the_o ע_n leave_v out_o of_o this_o say_v stephanus_n byzant_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o great_a city_n of_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d v._o 18._o lust_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n be_v general_o set_v to_o signify_v the_o sensitive_a or_o animal_n faculty_n as_o that_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o spirit_n the_o upper_a or_o rational_a faculty_n and_o so_o here_o when_o their_o want_n be_v abundant_o supply_v and_o yet_o they_o remain_v unsatisfied_a and_o querulous_a it_o be_v fit_o say_v that_o they_o demand_v meat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o their_o soul_n i_o e._n not_o for_o their_o real_a want_n which_o they_o may_v rational_o desire_v to_o have_v supply_v but_o for_o their_o fancy_n their_o sensitive_a and_o carnal_a appetite_n not_o restrain_v by_o reason_n thus_o the_o jewish_a arab_n take_v it_o render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o need_n and_o this_o in_o the_o story_n num._n 11.4_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lust_v a_o lust_n and_o so_o here_o v_o 29_o 30._o and_o according_o in_o sense_n it_o be_v not_o unfit_o here_o render_v by_o our_o english_a meat_n for_o their_o lust_n v._o 25._o angel_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strong_a or_o robustuous_a be_v applyable_a to_o any_o creature_n that_o be_v such_o ox_n horse_n soldier_n and_o may_v here_o not_o improbable_o refer_v to_o the_o israelite_n groundless_a complaint_n against_o the_o manna_n as_o thin_a light_a food_n assure_v we_o that_o it_o be_v meat_n for_o the_o healthy_a appetite_n noble_a food_n say_v the_o jewish_a arab_n and_o according_o they_o be_v say_v with_o it_o as_o athletae_fw-la to_o saturity_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o this_o verse_n and_o v_o 31._o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n fall_v on_o the_o fat_a of_o they_o their_o murmur_n be_v most_o unexcusable_a but_o beside_o this_o the_o word_n be_v use_v first_o of_o god_n may_v be_v here_o secundary_o apply_v either_o to_o heaven_n or_o therein_o to_o the_o angel_n and_o so_o it_o be_v take_v by_o all_o the_o ancient_a interpreter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bread_n of_o angel_n say_v the_o lxxii_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n accord_n the_o bread_n of_o heaven_n say_v abu_n walid_n and_o kimchi_n as_o for_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bread_n of_o angel_n 〈◊〉_d who_o we_o know_v neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v the_o chaldee_n give_v a_o full_a account_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o food_n that_o descend_v from_o the_o dwell_n of_o angel_n and_o so_o it_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wheat_n or_o corn_n of_o heaven_n v_o 24._o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d corn_n relate_v only_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o whereas_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d add_v the_o dress_n of_o it_o which_o without_o question_n be_v the_o importance_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praeparavit_fw-la and_o according_o be_v render_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n 16.20_o bread_n prepare_v from_o heaven_n as_o a_o explication_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o food_n of_o angel_n precede_v there_o of_o this_o it_o be_v here_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v capable_a of_o a_o double_a interpretation_n either_o that_o man_n eat_v that_o food_n which_o be_v bring_v by_o angel_n as_o a_o special_a dignity_n to_o the_o murmur_a israelite_n to_o be_v so_o royal_o attend_v or_o else_o that_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v quilibet_fw-la every_o one_o and_o be_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isai_n 36.16_o so_o here_o every_o one_o do_v eat_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o great_a abundance_n of_o this_o manna_n as_o it_o follow_v he_o send_v they_o meat_n to_o the_o full_a v._o 34._o when_o he_o slay_v they_o the_o full_a and_o clear_a importance_n of_o these_o 6._o verse_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o verse_n 34._o to_o the_o end_n of_o verse_n 39_o will_v be_v best_a fetch_v from_o the_o various_a acception_n of_o the_o particle_n י_n which_o be_v sometime_o copulative_a and_o then_o must_v be_v render_v and_o sometime_o be_v the_o note_n of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d introduce_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o a_o disjunctive_a or_o comparative_a speech_n and_o then_o be_v sometime_o best_a render_v yet_o sometime_o than_o if_o the_o period_n begin_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o 〈◊〉_d or_o if_o than_o ו_n that_o introduce_v the_o latter_a part_n must_v be_v render_v then_o if_o the_o period_n be_v begin_v thus_o consist_v of_o many_o member_n one_o involve_v in_o the_o other_o by_o way_n of_o parenthesis_n and_o ו_n be_v still_o continue_v as_o the_o mean_n of_o connect_v they_o than_o they_o will_v best_o be_v render_v by_o though_o and_o yet_o and_o so_o it_o be_v most_o probable_o here_o for_o there_o be_v very_o many_o part_n of_o this_o period_n each_o of_o they_o begin_v with_o ו_n the_o context_n direct_v to_o carry_v the_o sense_n suspend_v for_o the_o four_o former_a verse_n 34_o 35_o 36_o 37._o and_o to_o begin_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v_o 38._o after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o or_o when_o he_o kill_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o seek_v he_o and_o return_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o remember_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o they_o flatter_v he_o with_o their_o mouth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o with_o their_o tongue_n lie_v unto_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o their_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a with_o
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thou_o thou_o have_v calumniate_v ahimelech_n then_o fetch_v he_o and_o he_o from_o their_o place_n of_o abode_n then_o destroy_v they_o from_o serve_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n sweep_v away_o the_o priest_n whole_a family_n none_o but_o abiathar_n escape_v thy_o bloody_a hand_n and_o that_o much_o against_o thy_o will_n also_o and_o let_v none_o of_o they_o return_v to_o their_o house_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o have_v fall_v upon_o the_o whole_a city_n of_o nob_n without_o any_o pretence_n of_o fault_n of_o they_o and_o put_v they_o all_o to_o the_o sword_n and_o god_n shall_v undoubted_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o innocent_a priest_n exclude_v thou_o from_o the_o privilege_n of_o serve_v god_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o receive_v benefit_n by_o the_o priestly_a office_n first_o excommunicate_v thou_o then_o bring_v the_o same_o bloody_a desolation_n upon_o thou_o and_o all_o thy_o family_n and_o people_n which_o thou_o have_v execute_v upon_o those_o 6._o the_o righteous_a also_o shall_v see_v and_o fear_v and_o shall_v laugh_v at_o he_o paraphrase_n 6._o and_o all_o that_o true_o fear_v god_n shall_v take_v notice_n of_o this_o as_o a_o judgement_n most_o just_a for_o what_o he_o have_v now_o do_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o as_o they_o shall_v make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o impress_v a_o due_a reverence_n of_o god_n and_o all_o goodness_n on_o themselves_o and_o other_o and_o a_o dread_n of_o offend_v so_o shall_v they_o make_v he_o a_o name_n of_o reproach_n to_o all_o posterity_n by_o that_o also_o deter_v all_o from_o the_o like_a practice_n say_v 7._o loe_o this_o be_v the_o man_n that_o make_v not_o god_n his_o strength_n but_o trust_v in_o the_o abundance_n of_o his_o riches_n and_o strengthen_v himself_o in_o his_o wickedness_n paraphrase_n 7._o behold_v the_o just_a vengeance_n of_o god_n upon_o a_o man_n that_o never_o think_v of_o secure_v his_o greatness_n by_o god_n protection_n never_o apply_v himself_o to_o duty_n of_o piety_n or_o justice_n never_o imagine_v that_o they_o will_v be_v useful_a to_o his_o present_a security_n to_o which_o only_o he_o have_v a_o eye_n but_o resolve_v by_o wealth_n and_o by_o wicked_a enterprise_n to_o establish_v and_o perpetuate_v his_o greatness_n and_o now_o god_n have_v refute_v all_o his_o vain_a and_o false_a hope_n and_o bring_v utter_a destruction_n upon_o he_o 8._o but_o i_o be_o like_o a_o 〈◊〉_d green_a olive-tree_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n i_o trust_v in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o paraphrase_n 8._o whereas_o i_o to_o who_o his_o mischief_n be_v original_o design_v 1_o sam._n 22.9_o have_v be_v preserve_v from_o suffer_v any_o hurt_n by_o his_o malice_n from_o that_o time_n to_o this_o i_o have_v prosper_v and_o increase_v in_o strength_n and_o have_v not_o fall_v into_o saul_n hand_n when_o he_o be_v cast_v out_o v_o 5._o and_o shall_v i_o doubt_v not_o enjoy_v very_o happy_o the_o presence_n of_o my_o god_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o prediction_n be_v eminent_o fulfil_v when_o the_o ark_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o city_n of_o david_n the_o place_n of_o his_o abode_n my_o condition_n have_v be_v like_o that_o of_o the_o olive-tree_n which_o be_v full_a of_o green_a leave_v all_o the_o year_n long_o and_o so_o have_v i_o continue_v in_o a_o flourish_a state_n whilst_o he_o be_v wither_v and_o cut_v down_o and_o eradicate_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n i_o be_o fast_o settle_v and_o flourish_v by_o the_o good_a providence_n of_o god_n over_o i_o and_o so_o through_o the_o same_o mercy_n i_o trust_v i_o shall_v do_v to_o my_o life_n end_v 9_o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o for_o ever_o because_o thou_o have_v do_v it_o and_o i_o will_v wait_v on_o thy_o name_n for_o it_o be_v good_a before_o thy_o saint_n paraphrase_n 9_o this_o just_a vengeance_n of_o god_n i_o be_o oblige_v to_o remember_v and_o celebrate_v as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v and_o what_o ever_o my_o distress_n or_o danger_n shall_v prove_v repose_v my_o full_a trust_n and_o confidence_n in_o god_n wait_v and_o depend_v on_o he_o for_o deliverance_n in_o his_o good_a time_n and_o indeed_o thus_o to_o live_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o sense_n to_o keep_v close_o to_o this_o one_o guard_n and_o secure_v our_o tenure_n in_o god_n protection_n by_o never_o attempt_v or_o admit_v aught_o which_o may_v betray_v and_o forfeit_v that_o hold_n but_o for_o ever_o constant_o to_o depend_v on_o god_n in_o his_o own_o way_n be_v that_o which_o all_o pious_a man_n have_v experiment_a to_o be_v the_o wise_a and_o safe_a course_n and_o that_o which_o will_v stand_v in_o more_o stead_n than_o all_o the_o power_n assist_v also_o by_o all_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n annotation_n on_o psal_n lii_o v._o 1._o
nothing_o to_o answer_v the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o though_o that_o also_o may_v be_v conceive_v to_o have_v be_v by_o they_o add_v by_o way_n of_o supply_n to_o a_o ellipsis_n as_o sometime_o it_o be_v yet_o still_o that_o make_v the_o conjecture_n the_o more_o remote_a which_o have_v two_o such_o difficulty_n in_o it_o meanwhile_o their_o meaning_n in_o these_o word_n though_o somewhat_o obscure_a may_v probable_o be_v this_o our_o year_n as_o a_o spider_n have_v meditate_a or_o exercise_v themselves_o or_o be_v employ_v viz._n in_o weave_v such_o web_n as_o the_o next_o broom_n sweep_v away_o our_o age_n be_v spend_v in_o fruitless_a slight_a labour_n which_o present_o come_v to_o nothing_o and_o so_o this_o they_o may_v take_v for_o no_o inconvenient_a paraphrase_n of_o our_o year_n as_o a_o breath_n or_o thought_n which_o they_o find_v in_o the_o hebrew_n refer_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o have_v finish_v or_o end_v to_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o period_n v._o 10._o threescore_o year_n in_o this_o verse_n what_o be_v say_v of_o the_o age_n of_o man_n that_o it_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seventy_o 〈◊〉_d or_o at_o most_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eighty_o year_n be_v think_v by_o most_o to_o belong_v to_o late_a age_n than_o that_o of_o moses_n by_o who_o the_o psalm_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v compose_v the_o period_n of_o life_n be_v indeed_o by_o solon_n thus_o set_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o term_n of_o a_o man_n life_n be_v seventy_o year_n say_v herodotus_n of_o he_o lib._n 11._o and_o so_o laertius_n in_o his_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d solon_n say_v seventy_o year_n be_v the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n but_o in_o moses_n time_n it_o be_v sure_a much_o large_a moses_n himself_o be_v 120._o year_n old_a and_o his_o eye_n be_v not_o dim_a nor_o his_o natural_a force_n of_o vigour_n abate_v deut._n 34.7_o and_o be_v eighty_o year_n old_a when_o god_n make_v he_o captain_n of_o his_o people_n as_o aaron_n likewise_o be_v eighty_o three_o before_o he_o be_v make_v highpriest_n exod._n 7.7_o which_o be_v evidence_n enough_o that_o that_o age_n of_o eighty_o be_v not_o a_o extreme_a decrepit_a age_n at_o that_o time_n this_o have_v make_v many_o resolve_n that_o this_o psalm_n be_v of_o a_o far_o late_a date_n than_o that_o of_o moses_n but_o with_o how_o little_a reason_n they_o have_v thus_o resolve_v will_v soon_o be_v make_v manifest_a and_o the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o verse_n sufficient_o clear_v by_o remember_v the_o subject_a matter_n of_o the_o whole_a psalm_n the_o affliction_n and_o shortness_n of_o life_n not_o absolute_o to_o all_o at_o that_o time_n but_o peculiar_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o they_o that_o be_v there_o speak_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_z or_o among_o they_o say_v the_o syriack_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lxxii_o the_o latin_a in_fw-la ipsis_fw-la in_o or_o among_o they_o i._n e._n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o desert_n when_o for_o their_o murmur_n and_o other_o provocation_n which_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o god_n wrath_n and_o oath_n be_v go_v out_o against_o they_o that_o of_o all_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o at_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n not_o one_o save_o only_a caleb_n and_o joshua_n numb_a 14.29_o 30._o deut._n 1.35_o no_o not_o moses_n himself_o deut._n 32.52_o numb_a 17.13_o shall_v enter_v into_o canaan_n this_o oath_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v exact_o perform_v in_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n whilst_o they_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n from_o place_n to_o place_n without_o any_o house_n or_o city_n to_o dwell_v in_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o those_o that_o be_v then_o number_v all_o the_o male_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n except_o only_o those_o two_o be_v consume_v how_o great_a that_o number_n be_v appear_v by_o the_o list_v appoint_v to_o be_v make_v numb_a 1.3_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o three_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o numb_a chap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 32._o of_o this_o number_n then_o all_o that_o be_v but_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v it_o be_v evident_a cut_v off_o before_o they_o exceed_v the_o sixty_v year_n of_o their_o age_n of_o all_o that_o be_v but_o thirty_o year_n old_a none_o outlive_v the_o seventi_v year_n of_o all_o that_o be_v forty_o none_o save_v only_o those_o two_o outlive_v his_o eighti_v and_o of_o these_o that_o exceed_v not_o forty_o and_o be_v not_o under_o twenty_o at_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n who_o consequent_o all_o but_o two_o die_v before_o they_o attain_v to_o eighty_o year_n certain_o the_o number_n must_v be_v very_o great_a probable_o near_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o it_o be_v unlikely_a that_o the_o number_n from_o forty_o to_o the_o age_n of_o discharge_n from_o war_n shall_v do_v much_o more_o than_o equal_a that_o from_o twenty_o to_o forty_o and_o consequent_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o complaint_n very_o considerable_a in_o that_o age_n beyond_o any_o other_o age_n of_o those_o time_n that_o without_o any_o epidemical_a disease_n so_o vast_a a_o number_n shall_v die_v before_o eighty_o year_n old_a this_o i_o suppose_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o addition_n here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o in_o vigour_n fourscore_o year_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o strong_a man_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ordinary_o use_v for_o a_o warlike_a person_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o king_n 18.20_o strength_n for_o war_n and_o the_o prime_a age_n for_o such_o be_v about_o or_o under_o forty_o year_n old_a those_o than_o that_o at_o their_o number_n be_v not_o above_o forty_o year_n old_a may_v possible_o live_v to_o fourscore_o but_o fall_v all_o but_o two_o of_o they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o the_o forty_o year_n space_n they_o can_v be_v imagine_v to_o have_v survive_v that_o age_n and_o for_o all_o other_o those_o under_o twenty_o year_n old_a that_o be_v not_o number_v at_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n because_o of_o their_o youth_n the_o next_o part_n of_o the_o period_n seem_v to_o belong_v to_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o strength_n of_o they_o be_v labour_n and_o sorrow_n 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strong_a aben_n ezra_n and_o rabbi_n solomon_n understand_v the_o strength_n of_o youth_n i._n e._n of_o the_o best_a of_o man_n age_n the_o strength_n or_o firmness_n that_o be_v in_o or_o to_o a_o man_n in_o those_o day_n and_o thus_o it_o may_v signify_v synecdochical_o as_o by_o the_o youth_n of_o the_o nation_n we_o mean_v in_o ordinary_a stile_n those_o under_o twenty_o year_n old_a the_o lxxii_o reads_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o latin_a render_v quod_fw-la amplius_fw-la eorum_fw-la the_o overplus_n of_o they_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d multitude_n so_o abu_n walid_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v yet_o render_v it_o the_o overplus_n what_o exceed_v of_o they_o and_o thus_o the_o sense_n will_v well_o bear_v the_o overplus_n of_o they_o that_o be_v the_o youth_n that_o be_v not_o number_v and_o to_o this_o the_o chaldee_n and_o syriack_n seem_v to_o refer_v who_o both_o render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o increase_n of_o they_o not_o plerique_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la the_o most_o of_o they_o as_o the_o translator_n of_o the_o syriack_n render_v but_o the_o increase_n of_o they_o i._n e._n of_o the_o israelite_n viz._n their_o little_a one_o num._n 14.31_o which_o god_n there_o promise_v to_o bring_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n when_o all_o that_o be_v number_v shall_v fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n v_o 29_o 30._o of_o these_o therefore_o it_o be_v add_v that_o though_o they_o be_v not_o so_o short-lived_a yet_o for_o that_o while_o they_o have_v little_a comfort_n of_o their_o life_n though_o they_o survive_v and_o enter_v into_o canaan_n numb_a 14.31_o yet_o all_o the_o space_n of_o the_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n it_o be_v most_o true_a of_o they_o what_o here_o follow_v their_o life_n for_o that_o space_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hard_a travail_n or_o moyl_n 〈◊〉_d the_o lxxii_o due_o render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lassitude_n or_o wearisome_a toil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o sorrow_n or_o labour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o lxxii_o dolour_n the_o latin_a both_o join_v to_o express_v the_o wearisomeness_n of_o their_o tedious_a desart-marche_n this_o
principle_n of_o action_n and_o practice_n they_o must_v open_v to_o he_o as_o the_o tulip_n to_o the_o rise_a sun_n or_o as_o the_o everlasting_a door_n to_o that_o king_n of_o glory_n give_v he_o a_o alacrious_a hospitable_a reception_n as_o the_o friend_n to_o the_o friend_n as_o the_o disease_a to_o the_o physician_n deliver_v themselves_o up_o most_o willing_a patient_n to_o all_o his_o blessing_n warm_v influence_n to_o all_o his_o medicinable_a save_a method_n that_o he_o may_v sanctify_v and_o reform_v bless_v and_o turn_v live_v and_o reign_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o faith_n and_o prove_v a_o shlloh_n in_o the_o critic_n notion_n of_o the_o word_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fortunatus_fw-la est_fw-la the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o which_o he_o raise_v he_o thrive_v and_o prosper_v in_o his_o hand_n we_o must_v rise_v with_o christ_n as_o well_o as_o die_v with_o he_o do_v as_o the_o body_n of_o the_o saint_n that_o sleep_v mat._n 28.53_o arise_v and_o come_v out_o of_o our_o grave_n of_o sin_n go_v into_o the_o holy_a city_n and_o appear_v to_o many_o our_o resurgere_fw-la must_v be_v attend_v with_o a_o ire_n a_o ire_n of_o obedience_n go_v and_o he_o go_v a_o ire_n of_o motion_n too_o a_o active_a stir_a vital_a life_n not_o sit_v only_o or_o creep_v but_o go_v and_o walk_v and_o run_v the_o way_n of_o god_n commandment_n and_o then_o 2._o we_o must_v have_v a_o term_n for_o that_o motion_n a_o matter_n for_o that_o obedience_n a_o ubi_fw-la for_o that_o ire_n and_o that_o civitatem_fw-la sanctam_fw-la 1_o the_o city_n and_o then_o the_o holy_a the_o life_n of_o the_o man_n the_o citizen_n the_o commonwealth_n man_n rise_v with_o christ_n in_o every_o of_o these_o capacity_n and_o then_o the_o sanctam_fw-la a_o superaddition_n of_o all_o sanctity_n of_o all_o that_o be_v christian_n and_o in_o all_o these_o notion_n we_o must_v ire_n and_o praire_fw-fr go_v before_o as_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o do_v that_o great_a 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reward_v with_o such_o a_o crown_n but_o the_o sincere_a labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n fill_v our_o soul_n with_o the_o earnest_a desire_n of_o save_v other_o espouse_v it_o as_o the_o sole_a felicity_n of_o our_o life_n the_o one_o promotion_n that_o we_o aspire_v to_o to_o people_n heaven_n with_o saint_n to_o send_v whole_a colony_n of_o inhabitant_n thither_o it_o be_v the_o excellence_n and_o pride_n of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n yea_o and_o the_o craft_n peculiar_a to_o they_o say_v josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d get_v of_o child_n propagate_a miraculous_o and_o the_o barren_a be_v the_o most_o infamous_a person_n among_o they_o behold_v i_o go_v childless_a the_o sad_a lamentation_n and_o give_v i_o child_n or_o else_o i_o die_v and_o take_v away_o our_o reproach_n most_o pathetical_a scripture-expression_n yea_o and_o among_o the_o roman_n the_o jus_o trium_fw-la liberorum_fw-la the_o right_a of_o three_o child_n you_o know_v what_o a_o prerogative_n it_o 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