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tribe_n to_o bud_v blossom_n and_o bear_v ripe_a almond_n all_o in_o one_o night_n time_n ver_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o and_o numb_a 20.9_o heb._n 9.4_o here_o be_v three_o miracle_n in_o one_o 1._o that_o a_o dry_a rod_n make_v of_o the_o almond_n tree_n shall_v bring_v forth_o bud_n in_o a_o moment_n 2._o that_o those_o bud_n shall_v present_o become_v blossom_n and_o flower_n 3._o that_o these_o shall_v immediate_o become_v ripe_a fruit_n and_o that_o all_o at_o once_o or_o at_o least_o in_o a_o little_a space_n natura_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la saltum_fw-la nature_n make_v no_o such_o leap_n all_o this_o be_v supernatural_a to_o these_o end_n 1._o for_o a_o testimony_n of_o god_n call_v aaron_n to_o the_o priesthood_n 2._o for_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n the_o branch_n isa_n 11.1_o 3._o for_o a_o figure_n of_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o a_o gospel-ministry_n and_o 4._o for_o a_o lively_a representation_n of_o a_o glorious_a resurrection_n n.b._n this_o kadesh_n barnea_n where_o this_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v be_v the_o more_o famous_a a_o mansion_n of_o isral_n there_o because_o they_o not_o only_o have_v their_o station_n at_o this_o place_n many_o day_n deut._n 1.46_o even_o a_o whole_a year_n as_o at_o sinai_n as_o above_o for_o though_o they_o be_v command_v to_o remove_v their_o tent_n the_o very_a next_o day_n of_o their_o murmur_a upon_o the_o return_n of_o the_o spy_n and_o the_o ten_o report_v false_o of_o canaan_n numb_a 14_o 25._o yet_o they_o obey_v not_o that_o command_n but_o affault_v the_o canaanite_n in_o the_o mountain_n and_o be_v discomfit_v by_o they_o whereupon_o they_o return_v to_o their_o tent_n where_o they_o mourn_v as_o they_o have_v good_a cause_n many_o day_n and_o there_o be_v permit_v to_o linger_v and_o loiter_v a_o long_a time_n wherein_o those_o occurrence_n aforementioned_a fall_v out_o for_o at_o their_o first_o station_n here_o they_o receive_v those_o law_n which_o be_v record_v numb_a 15._o as_o also_o that_o they_o stone_v he_o that_o gather_v stick_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n ibidem_fw-la here_o it_o be_v likewise_o that_o korah_n and_o his_o complice_n for_o aspire_v to_o the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n be_v of_o levis_n tribe_n and_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n etc._n etc._n for_o aspire_v to_o the_o principality_n of_o moses_n be_v of_o reuben_n the_o first-born_a all_o perish_a and_o that_o 14700_o die_v of_o the_o plague_n numb_a 16._o and_o that_o aaron_n rod_n bud_v etc._n etc._n numb_a 17._o that_o divers_a service_n for_o the_o priest_n be_v appoint_v to_o save_v the_o people_n from_o perish_v as_o they_o complain_v ver_fw-la 12_o 13._o numb_a 18_o and_o 19_o after_o which_o moses_n mention_v no_o more_o occurrence_n from_o this_o begin_n of_o their_o three_o year_n or_o the_o last_o six_o month_n of_o the_o second_o year_n after_o their_o redemption_n from_o egypt_n until_o the_o first_o day_n of_o their_o forty_o year_n numb_a 20._o where_o israel_n be_v come_v after_o thirty_o seven_o or_o thirty_o eight_o year_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o this_o unhappy_a place_n kadesh-barnea_a again_o where_o they_o have_v receive_v their_o doom_n of_o the_o divine_a decree_n that_o their_o carcase_n shall_v fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o not_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n according_o that_o sad_a decree_n be_v execute_v during_o their_o many_o march_n and_o station_n from_o this_o kadesh_n towards_o the_o red_a sea_n deut._n 1.40_o and_o back_o again_o to_o this_o kadesh_n some_o seven_o or_o eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o all_o those_o wander_n during_o this_o tedious_a time_n be_v bare_o mention_v by_o moses_n numb_a 33._o from_o ver_fw-la 18_o to_o 36._o have_v no_o remarkable_a occurrency_n the_o first_o remark_n concern_v those_o intercurrent_a year_n 37_o or_o 38._o be_v that_o when_o moses_n see_v the_o old_a generation_n fall_v so_o fast_o in_o this_o
plantation_n and_o therefore_o they_o remove_v say_v the_o rabbie_a omnia_fw-la vasa_n &_o mobilia_n all_o their_o movable_a good_n out_o of_o their_o house_n they_o have_v in_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o canaan_n where_o their_o first_o lot_n fall_v into_o the_o most_o remote_a northern_a part_n thereof_o and_o that_o which_o make_v those_o man_n thus_o bold_a and_o dare_a be_v chief_o the_o oracle_n in_o micah_n idol-chappel_n have_v assure_v they_o of_o success_n no_o doubt_n but_o when_o they_o find_v themselves_o so_o successful_a in_o their_o exploit_n and_o find_v their_o conquest_n so_o easy_a they_o huge_o hug_v micah_n mammet_n and_o think_v they_o have_v wrought_v a_o work_n of_o supererogation_n in_o steal_v they_o from_o he_o and_o therefore_o resolve_v to_o make_v the_o best_a improvement_n of_o they_o for_o the_o future_a n._n b._n in_o order_n hereunto_o when_o they_o have_v take_v and_o burn_v laish_n in_o part_n only_o to_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o rebuilt_a it_o for_o themselves_o they_o set_v up_o the_o graven_n image_n etc._n etc._n constitute_v jonathan_n as_o a_o true_a prophet_n to_o they_o in_o this_o expedition_n to_o be_v their_o priest_n who_o son_n succeed_v he_o in_o that_o tribe_n secret_o lurk_v in_o private_a idolatrous_a family_n all_o david_n and_o solomon_n time_n and_o so_o successive_o until_o the_o grand_a captivity_n as_o it_o be_v call_v the_o captivity_n 1_n chron._n 5.22_o by_o way_n of_o eminency_n whereas_o micah_n grave_v image_n be_v not_o permit_v to_o be_v in_o so_o public_a a_o place_n and_o manner_n for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n therefore_o its_o continuance_n be_v restrain_v to_o a_o short_a date_n namely_o while_o the_o ark_n continue_v in_o shilo_n only_o n._n b._n here_o we_o may_v learn_v three_o great_a lesson_n first_o that_o man_n may_v bless_v themselves_o for_o a_o long_a time_n by_o the_o idol_n set_v up_o in_o their_o heart_n ezek._n 14.4_o promise_v great_a happiness_n to_o themselves_o by_o they_o as_o the_o danite_n do_v here_o and_o as_o micah_n have_v do_v before_o they_o judg._n 17.13_o but_o they_o little_o consider_v how_o there_o will_v be_v bitterness_n at_o the_o latter_a end_n 2_o sam._n 2.26_o jer._n 2.19_o second_o god_n oft_o punish_v the_o wicked_a by_o the_o wicked_a as_o he_o do_v here_o those_o wicked_a inhabitant_n of_o laish_n by_o those_o wicked_a idolater_n the_o danite_n here_o clodius_n accusat_fw-la maechos_n vice_n correct_v sin_n but_o when_o god_n have_v wear_v this_o rod_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o the_o stump_n he_o than_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o fire_n three_o security_n be_v a_o sad_a symptom_n of_o approach_v destruction_n this_o character_n of_o security_n in_o those_o inhabitant_n of_o laish_n be_v oft_o repeat_v here_o ver_fw-la 10._o and_o ver_fw-la 27._o god_n bless_v we_o from_o such_o a_o fearless_a stupid_a careless_a secure_a frame_n of_o spirit_n if_o we_o cry_v peace_n then_o come_v sudden_a destruction_n 1_o thess_n 5.3_o philosopher_n say_v before_o a_o cold_a snow_n the_o wether_n will_v be_v warmish_n when_o the_o wind_n lie_v the_o great_a rain_n fall_v and_o the_o air_n be_v most_o quiet_a when_o sudden_o there_o will_v be_v a_o earthquake_n the_o thief_n surprise_v in_o the_o night_n and_o give_v no_o warning_n of_o his_o come_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xix_o of_o judge_n the_o nineteenth_o chapter_n hold_v forth_o the_o most_o horrible_a and_o prodigious_a lasciviousness_n find_v of_o gibeah_n in_o benjamin_n who_o last_o be_v of_o such_o a_o monstrous_a nature_n that_o they_o force_v the_o levite_n concubine_n to_o death_n this_o most_o heinous_a sin_n be_v describe_v 1._o by_o its_o antecedent_n 2._o by_o its_o concomitant_n and_o 3._o by_o its_o consequent_n first_o the_o antecedent_n relate_v the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o this_o horrid_a impiety_n to_o wit_n the_o anarchy_n in_o israel_n ver_fw-la 1._o this_o be_v the_o remote_a cause_n but_o the_o causae_fw-la proxima_fw-la be_v the_o levite_n fetch_v back_o his_o fugitive_n concubine_n from_o ver_fw-la 2._o unto_o ver_fw-la 21._o second_o the_o concomitant_n of_o the_o sin_n together_o with_o the_o sin_n itself_o be_v declare_v from_o ver_fw-la 22._o to_o ver_fw-la 25._o at_o large_a then_o three_o the_o consequent_n thereof_o which_o be_v the_o concubine_n death_n the_o levite_n divide_v her_o dead_a body_n into_o twelve_o piece_n and_o send_v they_o to_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n and_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n astonishment_n at_o such_o a_o unparalleled_a action_n be_v set_v down_o from_o ver_fw-la 26._o to_o ver_fw-la 30._o the_o remark_n upon_o the_o first_o part_n namely_o the_o antecedent_n be_v first_o the_o time_n when_o this_o foul_a fact_n be_v commit_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o those_o day_n say_v ver_fw-la 1._o when_o there_o be_v no_o public_a magistrate_n to_o restrain_v private_a vice_n this_o be_v oft_o repeat_v not_o only_o here_o but_o chap._n 17.6_o and_o 18.1_o and_o 21.25_o to_o denote_v that_o all_o those_o story_n be_v contiguous_a and_o contemporary_a for_o israel_n never_o stir_v themselves_o up_o to_o punish_v either_o micah_n or_o the_o danite_n for_o their_o idolatry_n but_o rather_o tolerate_v it_o in_o they_o this_o toleration_n breed_v all_o manner_n of_o iniquity_n insomuch_o that_o gibeah_n a_o city_n of_o israel_n become_v as_o abominable_a as_o sodom_n thus_o the_o prophet_n show_v where_o there_o be_v no_o ruler_n to_o be_v a_o healer_n of_o disorder_n their_o ruin_n rush_v in_o and_o all_o manner_n of_o confusion_n to_o provoke_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n glory_n against_o they_o isa_n 3.6_o 7_o 8._o look_n what_o a_o ship_n be_v without_o a_o pilot_n or_o steersman_n what_o a_o flock_n of_o sheep_n be_v without_o a_o shepherd_n what_o a_o great_a family_n be_v without_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n or_o what_o a_o numerous_a school_n without_o a_o schoolmaster_n such_o be_v a_o state_n without_o some_o 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12._o here_o hence_o some_o suppose_n that_o those_o story_n do_v happen_v while_o caleb_n be_v live_v however_o this_o be_v certain_a this_o matter_n do_v fall_v out_o while_n phinehas_n be_v alive_a as_o above_o judg._n 20.28_o and_o not_o after_o samson_n death_n as_o it_o be_v set_v down_o in_o this_o book_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o remark_n from_o the_o antecedent_n be_v a_o levite_n take_v a_o concubine_n to_o be_v his_o secondary_a wife_n for_o she_o be_v contract_v to_o he_o though_o not_o solemn_o marry_v which_o differ_v she_o from_o common_a concubine_n and_o otherwise_o she_o can_v not_o have_v be_v charge_v to_o break_v her_o faith_n with_o he_o as_o she_o be_v against_o he_o for_o 2._o and_o hereupon_o she_o be_v call_v his_o wife_n and_o her_o father_n be_v call_v his_o father-in-law_n ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 9_o and_o he_o be_v call_v her_o lord_n ver_fw-la 26_o 27._o because_o he_o be_v her_o husband_n as_o 1_o pet._n 3.6_o so_o judg._n 20.4_o call_v he_o this_o concubine_n play_v the_o whore_n ver_fw-la 2._o josephus_n say_v she_o be_v a_o fair_a woman_n and_o not_o affect_v her_o husband_n as_o she_o ought_v but_o linger_a after_o other_o lover_n great_a strife_n grow_v betwixt_o they_o whereupon_o as_o he_o say_v she_o go_v away_o to_o her_o parent_n within_o four_o month_n after_o marriage_n the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o she_o go_v away_o from_o he_o to_o her_o father_n house_n who_o like_o a_o fond_a father_n entertain_v she_o whereas_o instead_o of_o countenance_v she_o in_o her_o sin_n he_o shall_v rather_o have_v rebuke_v or_o punish_v she_o and_o send_v she_o home_o again_o to_o her_o husband_n and_o not_o to_o have_v receive_v and_o retain_v she_o four_o month_n her_o kindhearted_n husband_n go_v to_o she_o when_o he_o see_v she_o will_v not_o come_v to_o he_o whereas_o she_o shall_v have_v seek_v to_o he_o first_o be_v the_o peccant_a party_n and_o
dare_v watch_v there_o night_n and_o day_n without_o fear_n of_o wild-beast_n etc._n etc._n not_o want_v servant_n as_o a_o king_n concubine_n yet_o will_v she_o watch_v herself_o alone_o the_o five_o remark_n be_v david_n high_a commendation_n of_o rispah_n do_v insomuch_o as_o he_o make_v she_o his_o pattern_n in_o declare_v due_a respect_n to_o the_o dead_a v._o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o wherein_n mark_z first_o tiding_n of_o rispah_n condole_v the_o death_n of_o her_o son_n etc._n etc._n be_v bring_v to_o david_n it_o please_v he_o so_o well_o that_o he_o willing_o learn_v to_o do_v his_o own_o duty_n to_o the_o dead_a and_o not_o only_o towards_o the_o body_n of_o these_o royal_a person_n now_o execute_v but_o also_o to_o the_o bone_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n n._n b._n as_o david_n do_v not_o so_o we_o shall_v not_o disdain_v to_o learn_v what_o be_v good_a even_o from_o the_o mean_a of_o mankind_n god_n send_v we_o to_o school_n to_o the_o ant_n stork_n and_o swallow_v etc._n etc._n and_o christ_n bid_v we_o learn_v from_o fowl_n and_o from_o lily_n math._n 6_o etc._n etc._n mark_v second_o david_n hereupon_o give_v out_o his_o royal_a order_n that_o the_o bone_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n lay_v up_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n where_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh_n gilead_n have_v bury_v they_o 1_o sam._n 31.10_o 11_o 12._o shall_v be_v bring_v thence_o and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o kish_n saul_n father_n and_o for_o the_o body_n of_o those_o seven_o son_n hang_v he_o order_v also_o a_o honourable_a burial_n to_o make_v they_o all_o the_o amends_o he_o can_v possible_o for_o their_o ignominious_a death_n all_o which_o do_v clear_o demonstrate_v that_o david_n bear_v no_o malice_n either_o to_o saul_n who_o have_v be_v so_o malicious_a to_o he_o while_o he_o live_v nor_o to_o his_o son_n and_o what_o little_a reason_n joab_n have_v to_o accuse_v david_n for_o hate_v his_o friend_n 2_o sam._n 19.6_o but_o indeed_o herein_o he_o most_o pious_o love_v his_o enemy_n the_o last_o remark_n of_o the_o first_o part_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o all_o this_o v._o 14._o wherein_o mark_v first_o the_o lord_n tenderness_n towards_o rispah_n when_o god_n see_v her_o motherly_a bowel_n in_o lament_v the_o loss_n of_o her_o son_n with_o so_o much_o love_n and_o patience_n and_o lodging_n in_o such_o a_o open_a air_n to_o keep_v their_o dead_a body_n from_o all_o harm_n either_o by_o bird_n or_o beast_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v she_o to_o suffer_v this_o hardship_n till_o september_n as_o some_o say_v which_o be_v the_o time_n of_o god_n give_v israel_n their_o latter_a rain_n as_o their_o former_a rain_n fall_v in_o nisan_fw-la or_o spring_n before_o their_o barley-harvest_n the_o very_a time_n wherein_o they_o be_v hang_v v._o 10._o for_o then_o rispah_n must_v lodge_v upon_o the_o rock_n in_o her_o sack-cloath-tent_n for_o many_o month_n night_n and_o day_n but_o god_n soon_o send_v rain_n as_o that_o phrase_n intimate_v water_n drop_v upon_o they_o out_o of_o heaven_n after_o so_o long_a a_o drought_n cause_v a_o dearth_n whereby_o she_o present_o understand_v god_n anger_n be_v appease_v see_v rain_n be_v now_o re-obtained_n n._n b._n how_o glad_a be_v this_o woman_n to_o see_v a_o end_n of_o her_o wearisome_a watch_n mark_v second_o the_o lord_n soon_o send_v rain_n not_o only_o because_o he_o see_v david_n have_v do_v that_o due_a execution_n of_o justice_n demand_v both_o by_o god_n and_o the_o gibeonite_n which_o so_o far_o please_v god_n that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o wicked_a saul_n of_o his_o son_n and_o of_o his_o subject_n be_v expiate_v thereby_o as_o to_o temporal_a punishment_n but_o also_o god_n be_v please_v because_o david_n find_v in_o his_o heart_n as_o the_o phrase_n be_v chap._n 7.27_o to_o recompense_v good_a for_o evil_n to_o his_o enemy_n in_o order_v a_o honourable_a interment_n to_o saul_n and_o all_o his_o son_n now_o hang_v and_o to_o bury_v they_o honourable_o in_o a_o place_n of_o benjamin_n name_v josh_n 18.28_o this_o be_v some_o comfort_n to_o that_o mournful_a mother_n to_o have_v she_o hang_v son_n bury_v honourable_o in_o the_o monument_n of_o their_o ancestor_n with_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n more_o than_o if_o they_o have_v be_v bury_v in_o a_o dunghill_n for_o their_o disgraceful_a death_n and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o amends_o david_n can_v make_v for_o abner_n so_o base_o butcher_v chap._n 2.32_o and_o the_o same_o be_v do_v to_o good_a josiah_n 2_o chron._n 35.24_o this_o be_v more_o than_o our_o martyr_n have_v in_o the_o marian_n day_n mark_v three_o after_o their_o execution_n not_o burial_n god_n be_v entreat_v for_o the_o land_n v._o 14._o those_o intreaters_n be_v many_o not_o only_o all_o the_o religious_a people_n of_o israel_n but_o also_o rispah_n pray_v for_o rain_n that_o a_o speedy_a period_n may_v be_v put_v both_o to_o the_o pinch_a famine_n and_o to_o her_o own_o painful_a watch_n etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o the_o gibeonite_n pray_v for_o rain_v also_o for_o david_n have_v request_v this_o of_o they_o that_o by_o their_o prayer_n god_n may_v be_v reconcile_v to_o israel_n ver_fw-la 13._o n._n b._n this_o be_v a_o evident_a type_n of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o such_o be_v those_o gibeonite_n and_o that_o by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o gentile_n when_o full_o call_v god_n will_v receive_v the_o jew_n at_o last_o into_o his_o grace_n and_o favour_n they_o pray_v for_o we_o when_o we_o have_v no_o breast_n cant._n 8.8_o so_o we_o ought_v to_o pray_v for_o they_o the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o war_n david_n have_v with_o the_o philistine_n wherein_o be_v four_o famous_a battle_n fight_v from_o v._o 15._o to_o the_o end_n remark_n be_v first_o in_o the_o first_o battle_n david_n be_v present_a in_o person_n though_o it_o be_v express_o say_v he_o now_o wax_v faint_a with_o old_a age_n v._o 15._o some_o say_v this_o fall_v out_o before_o absolom_n rebellion_n etc._n etc._n but_o solid_a peter_n martyr_n say_v non_fw-la facilè_fw-la interrumpendum_fw-la historiae_fw-la filum_fw-la judico_fw-la let_v this_o story_n be_v time_v without_o interruption_n where_o the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v place_v it_o here_o david_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o giant_n ishbi_n benob_v v._o 16._o who_o being_n make_v a_o new_a colonel_n press_v into_o israel_n army_n and_o with_o his_o new_a sword_n assay_v to_o slay_v david_n as_o a_o proof_n of_o his_o valour_n but_o abishai_n succour_v he_o and_o slay_v the_o dare_a monster_n v._o 17._o josephus_n say_v it_o be_v do_v as_o david_n pursue_v they_o etc._n etc._n the_o second_o remark_n be_v david_n be_v absent_a in_o all_o the_o three_o follow_a battle_n for_o his_o man_n swear_v to_o he_o because_o of_o his_o former_a personal_a danger_n that_o he_o shall_v descend_v into_o no_o more_o battle_n as_o they_o have_v only_o oblige_v his_o absence_n chap._n 18.3_o 4._o say_v thou_o be_v worth_a ten_o thousand_o of_o we_o etc._n etc._n but_o here_o they_o confirm_v it_o with_o a_o oath_n say_v lest_o thou_o quench_v the_o light_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v lest_o the_o splendour_n and_o glory_n of_o israel_n die_v with_o thou_o n._n b._n the_o welfare_n of_o a_o people_n depend_v upon_o the_o council_n and_o conduct_n of_o good_a king_n who_o be_v therefore_o call_v light_n and_o lamp_n here_o and_o 1_o king_n 11.36_o and_o 15.4_o psal_n 132.17_o pray_v for_o their_o preservation_n therein_o we_o pray_v for_o ourselves_o the_o body_n drown_v not_o if_o the_o head_n be_v above_o water_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o these_o three_o battle_n succeed_v the_o first_o and_o one_o another_o as_o the_o philistine_n rout_v in_o all_o the_o four_o fight_n can_v recruit_v and_o rally_v their_o force_n first_o in_o the_o second_o fight_n sibbechai_n one_o of_o david_n worthy_n 1_o chron._n 11.29_o slay_v sapho_n a_o second_o monstrous_a giant_n this_o battle_n be_v in_o gobrias_n v._o 18._o call_v gezer_n 1_o chron._n 20.4_o where_o three_o battle_n only_o be_v mention_v for_o the_o first_o wherein_o david_n be_v in_o danger_n and_o can_v not_o come_v off_o with_o honour_n be_v omit_v as_o that_o book_n of_o chronicle_n conceal_v both_o the_o adultery_n of_o david_n the_o idolatry_n of_o solomon_n etc._n etc._n second_o in_o the_o three_o fight_n at_o gobrias_n elchanan_n slay_v goliah_n brother_n call_v goliath_n heb._n v._n 19_o by_o a_o ellipsis_n as_o merab_n be_v call_v michal_n v._o 8._o for_o michal_n sister_n this_o giant_n be_v name_v lachmi_n 1_o chron._n 20.5_o three_o in_o the_o four_o fight_n at_o gath_n v._o 20_o 21._o jonathan_n another_o of_o david_n worthy_n slay_v the_o last_o overgrow_v monster_n a_o bawl_a beast_n a_o bulky_a behemoth_n hebr._n foemin_n plur_v as_o if_o
manifest_a by_o this_o gesture_n abigail_n fall_v at_o david_n foot_n 1_o sam._n 25.24_o but_o she_o catch_v hold_v of_o elisha_n foot_n as_o the_o disciple_n do_v of_o christ_n matth._n 28.9_o be_v loath_a to_o lose_v he_o again_o when_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a this_o passionate_a posture_n intimate_v in_o deed_n what_o she_o dare_v not_o presume_v to_o express_v in_o word_n say_v p._n martyr_n gehazi_n will_v have_v remove_v she_o because_o as_o lavater_n say_v he_o know_v his_o master_n modesty_n and_o humility_n not_o willing_a to_o be_v touch_v much_o less_o adore_v by_o a_o woman_n and_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o master_n so_o molest_v say_v piscator_fw-la but_o elisha_n forbid_v his_o man_n to_o molest_v she_o lest_o he_o add_v affliction_n to_o her_o affliction_n the_o cause_n whereof_o he_o confess_v himself_o ignorant_a of_o acknowledge_v without_o shame_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n be_v not_o inherent_a in_o he_o but_o god_n give_v it_o to_o he_o according_a to_o his_o pleasure_n as_o to_o nathan_n 2_o sam._n 7.3_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o six_o the_o shunamite_n â—_z move_v the_o prophet_n to_o compassion_n she_o press_v upon_o he_o with_o a_o most_o pathetical_a and_o move_a expostulation_n say_v do_v i_o desire_v a_o son_n of_o my_o lord_n do_v i_o not_o say_v do_v not_o deceive_v i_o ver_fw-la 28._o as_o if_o she_o have_v say_v say_v piscator_fw-la be_v i_o over_o desirous_a of_o a_o son_n or_o undue_o immoderate_a for_o he_o than_o the_o loss_n of_o he_o have_v be_v just_a upon_o i_o but_o i_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o desire_v he_o but_o it_o be_v thou_o that_o free_o promise_v he_o in_o god_n name_n as_o a_o special_a favour_n and_o therefore_o thou_o be_v oblige_v to_o preserve_v he_o with_o thy_o prayer_n to_o which_o p._n martyr_n add_v as_o thou_o do_v promise_v i_o a_o son_n when_o i_o do_v not_o desire_v he_o so_o now_o at_o my_o petition_n thou_o ought_v to_o restore_v to_o i_o thy_o gift_n when_o i_o have_v lose_v he_o nay_o far_o she_o charge_v the_o prophet_n with_o deceit_n which_o here_o she_o do_v mince_v for_o she_o have_v say_v do_v not_o lie_v to_o i_o for_o 16._o which_o be_v word_n not_o fit_a for_o a_o man_n of_o god_n n._n b._n behold_v here_o say_v p._n martyr_n the_o marvellous_a meekness_n of_o god_n prophet_n he_o be_v not_o move_v into_o passion_n but_o into_o compassion_n by_o her_o uncomely_a expression_n for_o he_o know_v she_o of_o a_o trouble_a spirit_n a_o good_a patter_n 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v to_o all_o pious_a pastor_n who_o shall_v deal_v tender_o with_o such_o though_o they_o speak_v incongruous_o remark_n the_o seven_o elisha_n send_v gehazi_n ver_fw-la 29._o bid_v he_o haste_n away_o and_o not_o stand_v tattle_v in_o the_o way_n and_o lay_v my_o staff_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o dead_a child_n the_o prophet_n be_v as_o much_o afflict_v for_o her_o sake_n as_o she_o be_v for_o she_o own_o he_o speak_v not_o one_o word_n to_o she_o but_o all_o these_o word_n to_o his_o servant_n for_o a_o speedy_a remedy_n before_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n be_v divulge_v to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o its_o father_n and_o his_o family_n yet_o all_o this_o satisfy_v she_o not_o she_o will_v have_v himself_o to_o go_v as_o well_o as_o his_o servant_n and_o by_o her_o importunity_n prevail_v with_o he_o ver_fw-la 30._o he_o arise_v and_o follow_v she_o n._n b._n as_o jesus_n on_o the_o like_a occasion_n follow_v jairus_n matth._n 9.18_o 19_o not_o take_v offence_n at_o his_o weak_a faith_n nor_o turn_v he_o off_o for_o presume_v to_o prescribe_v what_o the_o lord_n shall_v do_v however_o gehazi_n be_v go_v before_o but_o elisha_n staff_n can_v not_o drive_v away_o death_n from_o the_o child_n the_o servant_n can_v do_v nothing_o ver_fw-la 31._o the_o rabbin_n render_v this_o reason_n because_o gehazi_n stand_v boast_v by_o the_o way_n to_o passenger_n that_o he_o be_v go_v to_o raise_v a_o dead_a child_n with_o his_o master_n staff_n but_o it_o rather_o seem_v that_o the_o mother_n unbelief_n make_v those_o mean_n ineffectual_a and_o elisha_n overcome_v to_o go_v with_o she_o do_v not_o pray_v that_o his_o man_n may_v prevail_v otherwise_o elisha_n staff_n may_v have_v have_v as_o much_o power_n as_o have_v moses_n rod_n or_o elijah_n mantle_n exod._n 14.26_o 2_o king_n 2.8_o 14._o now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o concomitant_n of_o this_o seven_o miracle_n remarks_n hereupon_o be_v first_o elisha_n go_v to_o the_o house_n find_v his_o chamber_n take_v up_o with_o this_o dead_a child_n all_o gehazi_n have_v do_v be_v disappoint_v ver_fw-la 32._o the_o father_n have_v many_o descant_n upon_o this_o disappointment_n some_o say_v 1._o that_o elisha_n do_v seem_o ill_a in_o delegate_a his_o gift_n of_o miracle_n to_o his_o servant_n which_o god_n give_v he_o no_o commission_n to_o do_v 2._o god_n do_v design_o disappoint_v elisha_n expectation_n in_o send_v his_o servant_n to_o no_o purpose_n that_o the_o master_n may_v be_v humble_v thereby_o and_o not_o think_v too_o high_o of_o himself_o etc._n etc._n but_o 3._o this_o happen_v so_o for_o a_o allegorical_a mystery_n n._n b._n the_o staff_n gehazi_n lay_v on_o the_o dead_a child_n signify_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o like_o a_o staff_n both_o sustain_v and_o smite_v man_n but_o can_v quicken_v those_o that_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n gal._n 3.10_o 11._o but_o elisha_n signify_v christ_n who_o in_o his_o incarnation_n after_o a_o sort_n apply_v his_o body_n to_o our_o body_n and_o his_o part_n to_o our_o part_n as_o elisha_n do_v here_o ver_fw-la 34_o 35._o and_o thereby_o he_o deliver_v we_o from_o death_n and_o damnation_n 1_o thes_n 1.10_o remark_n the_o second_o the_o mean_v elisha_n make_v use_v of_o for_o revive_v this_o dead_a child_n be_v twofold_a first_o invocation_n and_o second_o incubation_n first_o he_o betake_v himself_o to_o prayer_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v shut_v the_o door_n upon_o himself_o and_o the_o dead_a child_n ver_fw-la 33._o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o mother_n or_o gehazi_n must_v be_v admit_v that_o he_o may_v call_v upon_o god_n without_o distraction_n whatever_o use_n he_o make_v of_o his_o wooden_a staff_n that_o prove_v so_o ineffectual_a in_o his_o servant_n hand_n we_o read_v not_o but_o he_o well_o know_v his_o staff_n of_o prayer_n can_v reach_v heaven_n be_v long_o enough_o to_o beat_v open_a those_o gate_n with_o earnest_n and_o repeat_v knock_n and_o thereby_o can_v beat_v away_o death_n out_o of_o the_o dead_a child_n and_o second_o he_o apply_v his_o warm_a body_n to_o the_o cold_a body_n of_o the_o dead_a child_n ver_fw-la 34._o peter_n martyr_n ask_v how_o dare_v elisha_n touch_v a_o dead_a carcase_n see_v it_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n he_o answer_v though_o some_o ceremonial_a pollution_n may_v be_v contract_v by_o the_o touch_n of_o a_o dead_a body_n yet_o that_o be_v just_o to_o give_v place_n to_o a_o moral_a duty_n and_o to_o such_o a_o eminent_a act_n of_o charity_n as_o this_o be_v especial_o when_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o direction_n of_o god_n who_o can_v dispense_v with_o his_o own_o law_n n._n b._n here_o must_v needs_o be_v disproportion_n of_o mouth_n to_o mouth_n eye_n to_o eye_n and_o hand_n to_o hand_n betwixt_o a_o man_n and_o a_o child_n yet_o the_o like_a application_n be_v make_v by_o elijah_n 1_o king_n 17.21_o yea_o and_o by_o paul_n also_o act_v 20.10_o and_o all_o in_o a_o figure_n teach_v that_o there_o be_v great_a disproportion_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o we_o yet_o when_o he_o appli_v himself_o to_o we_o our_o dead_a soul_n be_v quicken_v remark_n the_o three_o when_o elisha_n feel_v the_o mercy_n come_v and_o the_o corpse_n warm_v he_o set_v to_o work_v with_o more_o vehemency_n in_o variety_n of_o posture_n and_o action_n ver_fw-la 35._o sometime_o improve_n the_o fervency_n of_o his_o soul_n to_o recover_v the_o child_n soul_n by_o earnest_o pray_v for_o it_o and_o sometime_o apply_v the_o fervour_n and_o warmth_n of_o his_o body_n to_o warm_v the_o child_n cold_a body_n this_o he_o do_v again_o and_o again_o n.b._n to_o teach_v we_o not_o to_o faint_v in_o prayer_n if_o not_o speedy_o answer_v but_o to_o continue_v instant_a therein_o gal._n 5.9_o rom._n 12.12_o col._n 4.2_o 1_o thess_n 5.17_o we_o as_o well_o as_o elisha_n shall_v prevail_v at_o last_o pull_v isa_n 45.11_o 19_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o be_v the_o consequence_n of_o all_o which_o 1._o concern_v the_o child_n and_o 2._o the_o mother_n 1._o the_o child_n revive_v which_o be_v demonstrate_v by_o effect_n 1._o he_o sneesed_a seven_o time_n whereby_o he_o expel_v those_o humour_n wherewith_o he_o be_v suffocate_v out_o of_o his_o brain_n say_v lavater_n for_o he_o die_v
little_a horn_n because_o 1._o he_o be_v much_o less_o than_o alexander_n call_v the_o notable_a and_o great_a horn_n ver_fw-la 5_o 8._o 2._o little_o because_o the_o young_a of_o his_o brethren_n have_v nothing_o of_o grandeur_n at_o the_o first_o save_v only_o bear_v a_o prince_n but_o without_o a_o kingdom_n till_o he_o come_v to_o be_v a_o usurper_n 3._o little_o because_o be_v of_o a_o low_a fortune_n he_o be_v send_v a_o pledge_n and_o hostage_n to_o rome_n by_o his_o father_n antiochus_n magnus_n who_o the_o roman_n have_v cudgel_v into_o a_o compliance_n about_o the_o best_a part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n and_o little_o 4._o because_o after_o his_o father_n death_n he_o make_v his_o escape_n from_o rome_n and_o seize_v upon_o the_o crown_n of_o syria_n depose_v demetrius_n his_o nephew_n and_o the_o right_a heir_n after_o this_o he_o grow_v from_o little_a to_o great_a yea_o great_a and_o great_a by_o pretend_v to_o be_v protector_n to_o his_o young_a nephew_n 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likewise_o declare_v to_o daniel_n by_o the_o palmony_n hamadabber_n or_o excellent_a numberer_n the_o man_n or_o messiah_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n the_o term_n tell_v he_o be_v for_o 2300_o day_n that_o be_v for_o six_o year_n three_o month_n and_o twenty_o day_n reckon_v 365_o day_n to_o a_o year_n and_o add_v the_o two_o day_n of_o the_o the_o two_o leapyear_n therein_o to_o it_o this_o be_v not_o full_a seven_o year_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o antiochus_n profane_v the_o priesthood_n and_o temple_n unto_o his_o death_n that_o the_o jew_n do_v suffer_v under_o he_o much_o less_o be_v it_o seventy_o year_n as_o former_o they_o have_v suffer_v in_o babylon_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o comfort_n to_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n when_o daniel_n declare_v it_o from_o christ_n to_o they_o how_o this_o phophecy_n be_v fulfil_v see_v 1_o maccab._n 1.12_o 13_o 14._o and_o 4.52_o and_o 2_o maccab._n 4.12_o this_o vile_a person_n act_v vile_o from_o first_o to_o last_o and_o such_o a_o hellhound_n be_v hardly_o hear_v of_o mark_v 3_o daniel_n in_o his_o 9th_o chapter_n receive_v a_o prediction_n of_o what_o shall_v befall_v the_o jew_n from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o deliverance_n from_o captivity_n until_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n chap._n 9.24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o namely_o seventy_o week_n or_o seventy_o time_n seven_o year_n or_o four_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n from_o cyrus_n proclamation_n to_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n this_o interspace_n the_o angel_n divide_v into_o three_o unequal_a part_n the_o first_o be_v seven_o seven_n or_o forty_o nine_o year_n to_o the_o finish_n of_o jerusalem_n wall_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o be_v the_o sixty_o two_o seven_n or_o four_o hundred_o thirty_o four_o year_n from_o that_o time_n till_o the_o last_o seven_o the_o event_n of_o which_o be_v mention_v for_o 26._o the_o three_o be_v the_o last_o seven_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n christ_n preach_v 26._o the_o three_o be_v the_o last_o seven_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n christ_n preach_v to_o wit_n three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a and_o then_o be_v crucify_a etc._n etc._n so_o that_o from_o the_o decree_n of_o cyrus_n to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o messiah_n it_o be_v just_a 490_o year_n n.b._n i_o have_v consult_v various_a author_n about_o this_o term_n of_o time_n as_o alsted_n encuclop_n pa._n 2974._o and_o dr._n willet_n on_o daniel_n pag._n 284._o where_o he_o say_v daniel_n have_v have_v a_o revelation_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v call_v the_o stone_n cut_v out_o of_o the_o mountain_n without_o the_o hand_n of_o any_o humane_a help_n dan._n 2._o chap._n and_o of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v in_o the_o cloud_n chap._n 7._o pag._n 283._o therefore_o be_v he_o the_o more_o inquisitive_a about_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n as_o likewise_o pemble_n pag._n in_o folio_n 353._o and_o many_o other_o ancient_n and_o modern_a author_n n.b._n many_o great_a wit_n have_v be_v exercise_v about_o this_o noble_a prophecy_n cornelius_n a_o lapide_fw-la speak_v of_o one_o learned_a gentleman_n who_o run_v out_o of_o his_o wit_n after_o many_o year_n study_v upon_o it_o i_o find_v the_o doctor_n be_v much_o divide_v about_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_v of_o these_o seventy_o week_n it_o be_v most_o probable_a they_o begin_v at_o the_o out-going_a of_o cyrus_n decree_n dan._n 9.25_o and_o end_v at_o christ_n death_n though_o some_o say_v at_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o roman_n under_o titus_n vespasian_n but_o it_o be_v better_a to_o compute_v it_o as_o above_o than_o to_o dispute_v it_o without_o end_n n._n b._n however_o sure_o i_o be_o it_o may_v well_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o jew_n after_o their_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n have_v seven_o seventy_n of_o year_n grant_v they_o wherein_o they_o enjoy_v their_o own_o country_n show_v he_o how_o god_n mercy_n bear_v the_o same_o proportion_n to_o his_o punish_a judgement_n which_o seven_o a_o complete_a number_n bear_v to_o a_o unit_fw-la or_o one_o for_o their_o seventy_o year_n bondage_n in_o babylon_n be_v recompense_v by_o the_o lord_n with_o seven_o seventy_n of_o enlargement_n in_o their_o own_o land_n beside_o that_o mercy_n of_o mercy_n here_o promise_v they_o even_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o messiah_n who_o in_o the_o last_o seven_o year_n of_o the_o seventy_o confirm_v the_o convenant_n with_o many_o elect_a gentile_n ver_fw-la 27._o n._n b._n but_o the_o jew_n do_v so_o degenerate_a and_o be_v so_o infatuate_v into_o such_o a_o sottish_a superstition_n that_o they_o put_v to_o death_n the_o prince_n of_o life_n act_v 3.15_o and_o after_o that_o their_o seditious_a zealot_n as_o they_o call_v themselves_o commit_v such_o abominable_a outrage_n as_o to_o sill_z the_o temple_n with_o dead_a body_n of_o their_o own_o people_n as_o josephus_n relate_v then_o come_v the_o time_n of_o christ_n the_o king_n be_v send_v forth_o his_o roman_a army_n matth._n 22.7_o to_o murder_n those_o that_o have_v murder_v he_o and_o to_o burn_v their_o city_n and_o temple_n and_o to_o put_v a_o period_n to_o all_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o service_n this_o be_v call_v christ_n come_v mal._n 3.1_o 2._o john_n 21.22_o jam._n 5.7_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v here_o dan._n 9.27_o that_o christ_n himself_o make_v it_o desolate_a for_o its_o overspread_a abomination_n now_o render_v this_o once_o holy_a city_n not_o only_o the_o slaughter-house_n of_o god_n saint_n but_o also_o of_o the_o world_n saviour_n for_o which_o foul_a fact_n they_o be_v become_v the_o scorn_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o contempt_n of_o all_o country_n thereof_o n._n b._n 1._o this_o scripture_n do_v so_o evident_o demonstrate_v both_o the_o time_n of_o the_o come_v and_o
first_o adam_n yet_o can_v not_o do_v either_o to_o the_o second_o adam_n but_o he_o be_v conquer_v by_o he_o who_o with_o an_z apage_z command_v he_o out_o of_o his_o presence_n ver_fw-la 10._o n.b._n note_v well_o 2._o though_o those_o thief_n sin_n and_o satan_n can_v neither_o stop_v nor_o strip_v the_o second_o adam_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o only_o dismount_v the_o first_o adam_n from_o his_o primitive_a innocency_n which_o shall_v have_v sustain_v he_o but_o also_o stripe_v he_o of_o that_o robe_n of_o righteousness_n which_o shall_v have_v array_v he_o and_o of_o that_o majesty_n and_o glory_n wherewith_o he_o be_v create_v and_o crown_v psalm_n 8.5_o 6_o have_v dominion_n over_o all_o creature_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o if_o those_o thief_n prevail_v over_o such_o a_o green_a tree_n as_o adam_n be_v in_o his_o pure_a state_n it_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v what_o mischief_n they_o may_v do_v both_o to_o the_o habitual_a and_o backslide_n sinner_n n.b._n notewell_n 3._o nor_o be_v this_o all_o the_o damage_n those_o thief_n do_v to_o the_o first_o adam_n that_o original_a sinner_n but_o they_o stripe_v he_o so_o sore_o and_o wound_v he_o so_o deep_o as_o to_o leave_v he_o half_o dead_a that_o be_v they_o spoil_v he_o of_o his_o immortality_n of_o his_o posse_fw-la non_fw-la cadere_fw-la possibility_n of_o not_o fall_v wherein_o he_o be_v create_v and_o reduce_v he_o into_o a_o mortal_a state_n in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v gen._n 2.17_o to_o wit_n thou_o shall_v be_v a_o mortal_a for_o by_o this_o one_o man_n sin_n death_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o sin_n and_o death_n have_v reign_v from_o adam_n unto_o this_o day_n rom._n 5._o 12_o 14._o &_o heb._n 9.27_o yet_o in_o this_o sense_n those_o thief_n leave_v he_o but_o half_o dead_a not_o only_o because_o though_o his_o immortality_n seize_v upon_o his_o external_n body_n yet_o his_o internal_a soul_n remain_v immortal_a but_o also_o because_o he_o recover_v his_o fall_n by_o believe_v in_o that_o promise_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n gen._n 3.15_o as_o be_v make_v more_o manifest_a in_o my_o first_o volume_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o adam_n however_o all_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n be_v doom_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n not_o only_o half_a dead_a but_o whole_o dead_a even_o stark_o dead_a in_o sin_n eph._n 2.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o inference_n from_o hence_o be_v first_o sinner_n be_v great_a loser_n such_o as_o travel_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n from_o the_o blessing_n to_o the_o curse_n do_v forsake_v their_o own_o mercy_n with_o jonah_n jon._n 2.8_o while_o they_o follow_v lie_v vanity_n such_o may_v meet_v with_o a_o tempest_n a_o whale_n as_o he_o do_v yea_o and_o a_o hell_n itself_o jonah_n cry_v out_o of_o the_o belly_n of_o hell_n and_o the_o lord_n hear_v he_o jon._n 2.2_o but_o god_n will_v not_o hear_v impenitent_a one_o that_o howl_v in_o hell_n second_o if_o sin_n be_v such_o a_o notorious_a thief_n that_o both_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o man_n of_o god_n favour_n yea_o it_o rob_v the_o angel_n that_o fall_v as_o well_o as_o adam_n and_o still_o rob_v we_o of_o our_o spiritual_a grace_n the_o money_n that_o shall_v maintain_v we_o in_o our_o passage_n to_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o of_o many_o temporal_a blessing_n while_o we_o live_v upon_o earth_n as_o of_o our_o health_n wealth_n etc._n etc._n which_o we_o forfeit_v by_o our_o sin_n etc._n etc._n then_o three_o make_v a_o most_o strict_a search_n for_o this_o thief_n let_v not_o thy_o heart_n be_v as_o a_o hostess_n to_o entertain_v it_o nor_o thy_o sense_n be_v as_o door_n to_o let_v it_o enter_v nor_o thy_o affection_n as_o handmaid_n to_o attend_v it_o soul_n thou_o not_o be_v win_v over_o to_o jericho_n until_o thy_o heart_n and_o affection_n be_v win_v thither_o but_o if_o thy_o face_n be_v to_o jerusalem_n luke_n 9.53_o then_o god_n angel_n and_o a_o pillar_n of_o glory_n shall_v both_o protect_v and_o direct_v thou_o be_v sure_a to_o secure_v this_o thief_n etc._n etc._n if_o thou_o cry_v out_o thou_o shall_v not_o die_v deut._n 22.27_o as_o the_o betroth_a damosel_n therefore_o when_o thou_o see_v the_o thief_n a_o come_n to_o thou_o be_v sure_a thou_o consent_v not_o to_o his_o come_n as_o he_o do_v psalm_n 50.18_o but_o shut_v thy_o door_n against_o he_o and_o hold_v he_o fast_o as_o elisha_n do_v against_o the_o murder_a messenger_n 2_o kin._n 6.32_o if_o thou_o open_v thy_o door_n to_o he_o thou_o be_v then_o a_o partner_n with_o the_o thief_n and_o so_o a_o hater_n of_o thy_o own_o soul_n prov._n 29.24_o when_o the_o door_n be_v leave_v careless_o open_a than_o the_o thief_n come_v in_o hos_fw-la 7.1_o and_o he_o come_v not_o but_o for_o to_o steal_v kill_v and_o destroy_v john_n 10.10_o that_o be_v the_o have_v errand_n and_o though_o he_o be_v blame-worthy_a for_o do_v so_o bad_o yet_o who_o must_v we_o blame_v for_o leave_v open_a the_o door_n we_o be_v command_v to_o shut_v our_o chamber_n door_n and_o hide_v ourselves_o till_o the_o indignation_n be_v past_a isa_n 26.20_o but_o when_o this_o good_a shepherd_n this_o compassionate_a samaritan_n come_v and_o knock_v rev._n 3.20_o with_o the_o hammer_n of_o his_o word_n and_o with_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o spirit_n we_o must_v open_v to_o he_o immediate_o luke_n 12.36_o now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o remedy_n against_o this_o manifold_a malady_n aforenamed_a the_o remedy_n be_v threefold_a as_o the_o malady_n be_v but_o the_o former_a two_o be_v remedy_n imaginary_a only_o but_o no_o real_a remedy_n ver_fw-la 31_o 32._o as_o first_o remark_n one_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 31._o which_o be_v read_v by_o chance_n but_o it_o may_v be_v better_o read_v by_o providence_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o greek_a word_n signify_v the_o lord_n who_o order_v all_o casualty_n by_o his_o overrule_a providence_n it_o be_v the_o blind_a pagan_n that_o ascribe_v fortuitous_a thing_n to_o their_o blind_a goddess_n fortune_n whereas_o man_n way_n be_v not_o in_o himself_o etc._n etc._n jer._n 10.23_o and_o god_n tell_v moses_n pharaoh_n will_v go_v next_o morning_n to_o the_o river_n side_n exod._n 7.15_o and_o thus_o nebuthadnezzar_n stand_v with_o his_o army_n at_o the_o head_n of_o two_o way_n unresolved_a whether_o to_o march_v against_o ammon_n or_o against_o jerusalem_n he_o there_o cast_v lot_n and_o the_o lord_n dispose_v they_o prov._n 16.33_o so_o as_o to_o march_v against_o the_o latter_a ezek._n 21.20_o 21_o 22._o what_o be_v contingent_a to_o man_n be_v necessary_a to_o god_n homer_n can_v say_v all_o thing_n be_v chain_v to_o jove_n chair-foot_n sure_o i_o be_o they_o be_v so_o to_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o true_a jehovah_n so_o this_o greek_a word_n ver_fw-la 31._o exclude_v the_o purpose_n of_o man_n but_o not_o at_o all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n remark_n second_o a_fw-la certain_a priest_n come_v down_o that_o way_n and_o when_o he_o see_v he_o he_o pass_v by_o on_o the_o other_o side_n n.b._n note_v well_o this_o be_v not_o write_v to_o vilify_v all_o priest_n for_o christ_n himself_o be_v a_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedeck_v heb._n 7.11_o 15_o 17._o but_o it_o be_v to_o show_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o that_o legal_a priesthood_n be_v now_o become_v more_o compassionate_a to_o his_o neighbour_n man_n in_o a_o new_a evangelical_n way_n though_o priest_n under_o the_o law_n be_v ordain_v to_o show_v compassion_n heb._n 5.2_o 3._o yet_o now_o the_o comforter_n be_v come_v to_o endow_v a_o gospel-ministry_n with_o message_n of_o glad_a tiding_n and_o with_o gift_n of_o compassion_n judas_n ver_fw-la 22._o and_o with_o who_o he_o be_v to_o abide_v to_o the_o world_n end_n mat_n 28.20_o remark_n 3d_o this_o priest_n have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o show_v mercy_n unto_o this_o half_a dead_a man_n who_o therefore_o christ_n call_v his_o neighbour_n but_o he_o have_v no_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n towards_o he_o though_o he_o have_v this_o opportunity_n it_o be_v say_v here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o pass_v by_o on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o stand_v at_o a_o distance_n opposite_a to_o he_o as_o the_o greek_a word_n signify_v possible_o he_o may_v plead_v one_a i_o be_o in_o great_a haste_n in_o my_o journey_n and_o can_v stay_v here_o second_o i_o be_o afraid_a of_o the_o like_a harm_n by_o those_o thief_n myself_o or_o 3d_o above_o all_o i_o may_v not_o touch_v a_o dead_a carcase_n for_o that_o be_v pollution_n by_o the_o law_n thus_o this_o priest_n want_v a_o pity_a heart_n may_v cover_v his_o neglect_n with_o such_o slender_a excuse_n of_o fear_n and_o horror_n etc._n etc._n even_o the_o
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have_v but_o four_o bearer_n of_o his_o body_n and_o a_o few_o follow_v the_o bier_n etc._n etc._n though_o this_o rich_a man_n body_n be_v undoubted_o bear_v in_o great_a pomp_n and_o splendour_n to_o the_o grave_a yet_o poor_a lazarus_n soul_n be_v in_o a_o far_o more_o splendid_a state_n carry_v up_o into_o glory_n whereas_o no_o funeral_n solemnity_n not_o the_o choice_a sweet_a purfume_n can_v cure_v much_o less_o save_v this_o glutton_n stink_a soul_n which_o 〈◊〉_d certain_o feize_v upon_o by_o devil_n with_o greediness_n at_o its_o departure_n out_o of_o his_o body_n who_o hurry_v it_o away_o hasty_o to_o hell_n the_o next_o news_n we_o hear_v of_o he_o be_v he_o that_o have_v be_v clothe_v in_fw-la bysso_fw-la in_o silken_a robe_n while_o he_o live_v be_v now_o groan_a in_fw-la abysso_fw-la in_o that_o bottomless_a pit_n whereinto_o those_o devil_n have_v plunge_v he_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a the_o lord_n let_v he_o live_v the_o long_a to_o repent_v in_o but_o he_o repent_v not_o revel_v 2.21_o 22._o so_o now_o god_n bid_v the_o devil_n to_o take_v he_o etc._n etc._n this_o bring_v in_o the_o four_o difference_n betwixt_o this_o rich_a man_n and_o the_o beggar_n in_o their_o state_n after_o death_n also_o as_o in_o life_n the_o glutton_n have_v a_o state_n of_o abundance_n and_o the_o beggar_n a_o state_n of_o indigence_n so_o after_o death_n the_o former_a have_v a_o state_n of_o misery_n and_o the_o latter_a a_o state_n of_o glory_n of_o who_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o as_o death_n come_v in_o mercy_n to_o he_o for_o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o smart_a sore_n of_o his_o body_n so_o the_o angel_n receive_v his_o precious_a and_o pious_a soul_n that_o have_v be_v lodge_v in_o a_o putrify_a carcase_n and_o not_o only_o convey_v it_o safe_o through_o the_o air_n which_o be_v call_v the_o devil_n territory_n as_o he_o be_v prince_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o air_n eph._n 2.2_o but_o also_o lodge_v it_o sweet_o in_o abraham_n bosom_n which_o phrase_n be_v a_o synonymon_n of_o celestial_a felicity_n n._n b._n note_v well_o glory_n be_v not_o where_o call_v the_o bosom_n of_o adam_n for_o he_o be_v note_v in_o scripture_n to_o be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a sinner_n who_o bring_v all_o manner_n of_o misery_n and_o death_n itself_o into_o the_o world_n rom._n 5.14_o etc._n etc._n whereas_o abraham_n stand_v dignify_v with_o the_o title_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a etc._n etc._n rom._n 4.17_o 18._o hereupon_o all_o believer_n who_o walk_v in_o the_o step_v of_o abraham_n while_o they_o live_v rom._n 4.12_o hebr._n 6.12_o 13._o be_v say_v to_o lodge_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n when_o they_o die_v as_o here_o pious_a lazarus_n be_v place_v in_o abraham_n bosom_n ver_fw-la 22_o 23._o luke_n 16._o because_o he_o have_v be_v a_o follower_n of_o abraham_n in_o imitation_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o patience_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n note_v well_o abraham_n bosom_n be_v a_o metaphor_n either_o take_v from_o feast_n whereat_o it_o be_v say_v the_o belove_a disciple_n lean_v upon_o our_o lord_n bosom_n john_n 13.23_o and_o 20_o 21._o or_o from_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o kind_a father_n who_o when_o his_o child_n be_v weary_a with_o run_v about_o or_o have_v meet_v with_o a_o knock_n therein_o immediate_o take_v up_o his_o child_n and_o lay_v it_o in_o his_o bosom_n for_o its_o ease_n cure_n and_o comfort_n n._n b._n note_v well_o this_o honour_n have_v all_o the_o saint_n ps_n 149.9_o that_o as_o the_o palsy-man_n be_v let_v down_o in_o his_o couch_n through_o the_o til_n of_o the_o house_n top_n into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o low_a room_n before_o jesus_n luke_n 5.18_o 19_o even_o
the_o camp_n to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a piacular_a and_o satisfactory_a sacrifice_n not_o only_o for_o the_o jew_n within_o but_o also_o for_o the_o gentile_n without_o the_o pale_a heb._n 13.11_o 12_o 13._o this_o golgotha_n or_o calvary_n be_v a_o filthy_a noisome_a place_n where_o not_o only_o the_o garbage_n of_o the_o city_n but_o also_o the_o skull_n and_o bone_n of_o malefactor_n former_o execute_v lie_v to_o offend_v both_o christ_n sight_n and_o smell_n four_o they_o compel_v simon_n of_o cyrene_n to_o bear_v the_o small_a end_n of_o the_o cross_n after_o jesus_n if_o not_o the_o whole_a tree_n luke_n 23.26_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o suppose_v that_o by_o this_o time_n our_o lord_n must_v faint_v under_o the_o burden_n his_o agony_n in_o the_o garden_n his_o be_v toss_v too_o and_o fro_o and_o toil_v all_o night_n by_o the_o soldier_n one_o while_o before_o caiaphas_n and_o another_o while_n before_o pilate_n his_o scourge_v buffet_n etc._n etc._n must_v needs_o spend_v he_o very_o much_o now_o be_v he_o no_o long_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o cross_n none_o of_o the_o multitude_n for_o shame_n will_v help_v he_o n._n b._n note_v well_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v so_o abhor_v of_o all_o no_o jew_n will_v touch_v the_o cross_n no_o nor_o this_o simon_n who_o some_o suppose_v to_o be_v a_o cyrenian-gentile_a therefore_o be_v he_o compel_v to_o do_v it_o mat._n 27.32_o &_o luke_n 23.26_o come_v fresh_a out_o of_o the_o field_n or_o country_n him_z they_o lay_v hold_v of_o lay_v the_o low_a end_n upon_o he_o not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o ease_n of_o a_o faint_a christ_n as_o to_o hasten_v the_o execution_n and_o to_o keep_v he_o alive_a till_o he_o come_v to_o it_o hence_o have_v we_o these_o many_o remark_n one_a that_o christ_n be_v thus_o strip_v twice_o to_o expiate_v the_o sin_n which_o bring_v the_o shame_n of_o nakedness_n upon_o the_o first_o adam_n and_o that_o we_o may_v be_v clothe_v with_o the_o robe_n of_o his_o 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forth_o his_o sin_n and_o fall_n 4_o then_o follow_v the_o sad_a consequent_n thereof_o which_o be_v principal_o three_o 1._o his_o arraignment_n at_o god_n bar._n 2._o his_o doom_n pass_v upon_o he_o there_o 3._o his_o ejectment_n out_o of_o paradise_n in_o the_o follow_a verse_n to_o the_o end_n thus_o the_o act_n of_o god_n providence_n succeed_v the_o act_n of_o his_o creation_n 1._o of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o to_o wit_n the_o tempter_n which_o indeed_o be_v two_o in_o one_o satan_n in_o the_o serpent_n and_o this_o union_n athanasius_n doubt_v not_o to_o compare_v with_o the_o union_n of_o the_o two_o nature_n in_o one_o christ_n quaest_n 20._o tom._n 2._o pag._n 363._o which_o collation_n or_o comparison_n be_v not_o altogether_o inconvenient_a except_o that_o the_o union_n of_o the_o two_o nature_n in_o christ_n be_v a_o indissoluble_a union_n and_o everlasting_a but_o this_o union_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o serpent_n be_v but_o for_o a_o short_a time_n make_v only_o for_o this_o seduce_a work_n it_o be_v true_a moses_n mention_n only_o the_o serpent_n both_o in_o the_o action_n and_o in_o the_o doom_n for_o the_o action_n call_v the_o seducer_n the_o serpent_n but_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o satan_n at_o all_o the_o 1_o reason_n be_v this_o moses_n act_v the_o part_n only_o of_o a_o historian_n but_o not_o of_o a_o interpreter_n also_o and_o therefore_o he_o report_v thing_n that_o be_v visible_a and_o as_o they_o appear_v without_o any_o intimation_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v invisible_a in_o the_o serpent_n thus_o the_o story_n of_o samuel_n apparition_n after_o his_o death_n to_o saul_n call_v it_o plain_o samuel_n because_o it_o so_o appear_v although_o it_o be_v undoubted_o satan_n in_o the_o similitude_n of_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n 28.11_o 14._o inasmuch_o as_o the_o dead_a have_v no_o mantle_n to_o bring_v along_o with_o they_o from_o the_o grave_a or_o place_n of_o the_o dead_a thus_o also_o moses_n call_v the_o three_o angel_n that_o appear_v 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yet_o do_v he_o it_o tacit_o and_o implicit_o gen._n 1.1_o and_o 2._o 1._o for_o if_o god_n create_v all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n than_o he_o must_v create_v the_o angel_n see_v they_o be_v creature_n psal_n 104.4_o and_o in_o heaven_n mat._n 18.10_o therefore_o be_v they_o call_v the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 24.36_o gal._n 1.8_o and_o as_o all_o sublunary_a creature_n be_v the_o host_n of_o god_n on_o earth_n his_o foot_n army_n or_o nether_a force_n so_o the_o angel_n be_v the_o host_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n his_o horse_n army_n or_o upper_a force_n gen._n 2.1_o and_o 31.1_o 2._o numb_a 22.31_o josh_n 5.1.3_o 2_o king_n 6.17_o and_o 19.35_o 1_o king_n 22.19_o mat._n 26.53_o and_o luke_n 2.13_o neither_o can_v it_o suit_v with_o moses_n propose_v holy_a design_n of_o write_v which_o be_v to_o show_v the_o creation_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o god_n and_o nothing_o be_v eternal_a but_o god_n to_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n altogether_o the_o creation_n of_o 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with_o he_o into_o his_o rebellion_n against_o god_n whereby_o they_o all_o as_o rebel_n with_o he_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o heaven_n and_o confine_v to_o the_o prison_n of_o hell_n hence_o arise_v the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n implacable_a and_o everlasting_a malice_n against_o god_n and_o because_o god_n be_v out_o of_o his_o reach_n against_o man_n god_n masterpiece_n by_o all_o this_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v then_o a_o malicious_a devil_n against_o man_n a_o envious_a one_o or_o enemy_n his_o enemy_n mat._n 13.25_o 28_o 39_o a_o enemy_n both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n who_o be_v wakeful_a and_o watchful_a to_o sow_v tare_n where_o god_n have_v sow_v good_a seed_n in_o the_o field_n of_o man._n for_o satan_n since_o his_o fall_n neither_o think_v nor_o desire_n nor_o endeavour_n nor_o speak_v nor_o work_v any_o other_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v hateful_a to_o god_n and_o hurtful_a to_o man._n the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n that_o fall_v with_o he_o do_v 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offering_n incense_n and_o many_o a_o time_n will_v god_n have_v destroy_v israel_n have_v not_o moses_n etc._n etc._n stand_v in_o the_o gap_n psal_n 106.23_o and_o 30._o thus_o elias_n pray_v jam._n 5.18_o and_o amos_n also_o amos._n 7_o 5_o 6._o and_o god_n remove_v both_o those_o judgement_n the_o very_a presence_n as_o well_o as_o prayer_n of_o the_o righteous_a do_v ransom_n place_n and_o people_n from_o ruin_n be_v it_o not_o that_o some_o cluster_n that_o have_v blessing_n in_o they_o the_o church_n of_o saint_n be_v find_v upon_o england_n vine-tree_n god_n will_v lay_v his_o axe_n to_o the_o root_n of_o it_o and_o cut_v it_o down_o never_o to_o cumber_v the_o ground_n any_o more_o isa_n 65.8_o mat._n 3.10_o no_o soon_o be_v lot_n out_o of_o sodom_n but_o god_n rain_v down_o hell_n out_o of_o heaven_n upon_o it_o no_o soon_o be_v augustin_n depart_v but_o god_n judgement_n come_v down_o upon_o hippo_n as_o after_o luther_n departure_n upon_o germany_n and_o after_o pareus_n his_o death_n upon_o heidelberg_n no_o soon_o be_v josiah_n dead_a but_o jerusalem_n be_v destroy_v it_o be_v not_o those_o elijah_n that_o trouble_v israel_n as_o wicked_a ahab_n say_v but_o it_o be_v he_o himself_o and_o his_o wicked_a house_n 1_o kin._n 18.17_o 18._o those_o repute_a troubler_n of_o the_o city_n act_v 16.20_o do_v real_o ransom_v the_o city_n from_o trouble_n and_o such_o as_o be_v account_v to_o turn_v the_o world_n upside_o down_o act_v 17.6_o do_v indeed_o preserve_v the_o world_n from_o be_v so_o turn_v some_o place_n indeed_o be_v so_o sinful_a that_o god_n say_v if_o noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n be_v in_o it_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v ransom_v from_o ruin_n ezek._n 14.20_o yet_o common_o such_o servant_n of_o god_n save_o place_n and_o people_n both_o from_o imminent_a and_o incumbent_a evil_n by_o their_o prayer_n and_o by_o their_o presence_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o high_a divine_a displeasure_n when_o a_o place_n be_v bereave_v of_o the_o prayer_n of_o god_n people_n by_o god_n command_n as_o when_o god_n bid_v jeremy_n pray_v not_o for_o this_o people_n jer._n 14.11_o for_o their_o good_a for_o god_n seem_v to_o say_v that_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o against_o a_o place_n while_o his_o people_n pray_v for_o it_o let_v i_o alone_o say_v god_n to_o moses_n that_o i_o may_v destroy_v they_o exod._n 32.10_o ligatum_fw-la habent_fw-la sancti_fw-la deum_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la puniat_fw-la nisi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la permiserint_fw-la the_o saint_n as_o it_o be_v bound_v god_n hand_n to_o the_o peace_n so_o that_o he_o can_v punish_v unless_o they_o permit_v at_o the_o father_n gloss_v upon_o that_o text_n which_o seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o moses_n intercession_n for_o israel_n be_v through_o divine_a condescension_n too_o strong_a for_o god_n indignation_n against_o they_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o high_a evidence_n of_o divine_a displeasure_n when_o a_o place_n lose_v both_o the_o prayer_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n people_n this_o be_v abraham_n argument_n will_v it_o thou_o destroy_v the_o righteous_a with_o the_o wicked_a that_o be_v far_o from_o thou_o etc._n etc._n gen._n 18.23_o 24_o 25._o and._n god_n grant_v the_o cogency_n of_o the_o argument_n v._o 26._o why_o be_v not_o the_o tare_n now_o pluck_v up_o it_o be_v for_o the_o wheat_n sake_n though_o thin_a sow_o that_o be_v present_a among_o they_o therefore_o say_v christ_n let_v the_o tare_n alone_o until_o the_o harvest_n mat._n 13.28_o 29_o 30._o thus_o the_o world_n be_v preserve_v for_o the_o elect_v sake_n therefore_o when_o the_o righteous_a be_v take_v away_o it_o be_v a_o sure_a sign_n that_o some_o great_a evil_n be_v come_v on_o isa_n 57.1_o hence_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o presence_n shall_v be_v lay_v to_o heart_n when_o a_o love_a father_n remove_v his_o best_a
appear_v when_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v particular_o of_o its_o property_n which_o be_v a_o spring_n of_o comfort_n never_o dry_v up_o death_n end_v other_o covenant_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n or_o woman_n etc._n etc._n but_o neither_o death_n nor_o desertion_n disannul_v this_o he_o be_v still_o abraham_n god_n though_o dead_a he_o shall_v rise_v he_o lose_v none_o of_o he_o the_o last_o difference_n to_o omit_v many_o other_o for_o brevity_n sake_n be_v the_o two_o covenant_n differ_v in_o their_o end_n and_o effect_n 1._o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v design_v only_o to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o second_o so_o that_o the_o former_a be_v as_o a_o glass_n to_o discover_v unto_o man_n his_o malady_n and_o misery_n by_o sin_n but_o the_o latter_a his_o remedy_n and_o relief_n by_o christ_n it_o be_v as_o a_o schoolmaster_n to_o whip_v we_o home_o to_o he_o gal._n 3.24_o 2._o the_o first_o be_v to_o discover_v sin_n and_o so_o wound_n and_o terrify_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o sinner_n as_o oft_o to_o cast_v spark_n of_o hell-fire_n into_o the_o conscience_n and_o firebrand_n of_o dreadful_a despair_n into_o the_o wound_a spirit_n it_o be_v a_o judge_n to_o condemn_v sin_n if_o not_o a_o bridle_n to_o restrain_v it_o but_o the_o second_o do_v most_o gracious_o not_o only_a cover_n sin_n but_o also_o cure_v the_o soul_n of_o sin_n both_o in_o its_o guilt_n and_o filth_n pronounce_v a_o pardon_n and_o promise_v also_o a_o power_n yea_o remove_v the_o curse_n and_o apply_v the_o blessing_n 3._o the_o first_o be_v the_o ministration_n of_o death_n and_o a_o kill_v letter_n which_o though_o it_o propose_v a_o way_n to_o life_n yet_o promise_v no_o power_n to_o attain_v it_o and_o no_o pardon_n to_o the_o transgressor_n of_o it_o but_o curse_v as_o well_o as_o accuse_v and_o condemn_v to_o death_n but_o the_o second_o be_v the_o ministration_n of_o life_n as_o it_o communicate_v the_o quicken_a spirit_n that_o heavenly_a manna_n which_o be_v rain_v down_o in_o the_o sweet_a dew_n of_o evangelical_n doctrine_n gal._n 3.2_o and_o 2_o pet._n 1.22_o therefore_o be_v it_o call_v the_o ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n 2_o cor._n 3_o 6_o 7_o 8._o which_o not_o only_o propound_v a_o way_n to_o life_n but_o also_o promise_v such_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o shall_v raise_v up_o sinner_n from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n and_o restore_v they_o to_o a_o life_n of_o holiness_n and_o happiness_n the_o word_n of_o david_n he_o shall_v sure_o die_v be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n or_o the_o law_n but_o the_o word_n of_o nathan_n thou_o shall_v not_o die_v 2_o sam._n 12.5_o 13._o be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o second_o covenant_n or_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o former_a you_o have_v david_n award_v death_n to_o sin_n in_o the_o latter_a nathan_n award_v life_n to_o repentance_n for_o sin_n 4._o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v so_o full_a of_o rigour_n and_o exactness_n that_o it_o weigh_v obedience_n by_o the_o balance_n and_o if_o there_o be_v but_o the_o least_o grain_n want_v it_o will_v repute_v it_o too_o light_a and_o reject_v it_o as_o not_o current_a coin_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n it_o be_v like_o the_o law_n of_o the_o nazarite_n numb_a 6.12_o if_o a_o man_n do_v not_o observe_v exact_o all_o the_o ceremony_n command_v all_o the_o thirty_o day_n of_o his_o separation_n but_o offend_v in_o any_o one_o circumstance_n either_o in_o the_o middle_n or_o at_o the_o end_n of_o that_o term_n of_o time_n all_o his_o former_a observance_n though_o never_o so_o strict_o perform_v must_v be_v lose_v and_o the_o man_n must_v begin_v the_o world_n again_o he_o must_v renew_v the_o term_n of_o another_o thirty_o day_n as_o if_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o at_o all_o before_o one_o small_a pollution_n though_o at_o unaware_o contract_v may_v nullify_v many_o day_n purification_n thus_o the_o law_n of_o work_n require_v a_o perfect_a perfonal_a and_o perpetual_a observation_n and_o obedience_n yea_o and_o curse_v he_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n command_v deut._n 27.26_o gal._n 3.10_o and_o whosoever_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o do_v but_o fail_v in_o one_o point_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o jam._n 2.10_o whoever_o follow_v not_o the_o direction_n of_o it_o to_o a_o hair_n breadth_n must_v fall_v under_o the_o correction_n of_o it_o to_o its_o utmost_a extremity_n but_o the_o second_o covenant_n examine_v or_o try_v all_o obedience_n not_o by_o the_o balance_n but_o by_o the_o touch_n stone_n and_o what_o it_o find_v sincere_a that_o it_o accept_v though_o it_o be_v imperfect_a look_v always_o at_o truth_n more_o than_o at_o measure_n and_o at_o the_o willingness_n of_o the_o offerer_n more_o than_o at_o the_o worthiness_n of_o the_o offer_n 2_o cor._n 8.12_o so_o low_o do_v god_n highness_n in_o this_o second_o covenant_n stoop_v to_o our_o meanness_n as_o to_o accept_v of_o a_o little_a of_o the_o best_a gen._n 43.11_o sic_fw-la minimus_fw-la capitar_n thuris_fw-la honore_fw-la deus_fw-la many_o more_o may_v be_v add_v as_o 5._o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v for_o humble_v the_o old_a man_n and_o for_o stop_v his_o mouth_n before_o the_o lord_n bring_v upon_o he_o sense_n of_o sin_n and_o fear_v of_o wrath_n rom._n 7.7_o 8_o 9_o but_o the_o second_o be_v for_o exalt_v and_o exhilarate_v the_o newman_n not_o only_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o that_o curse_v covenant_n but_o also_o open_v a_o believer_n mouth_n in_o his_o blessing_n the_o lord_n for_o this_o bless_a and_o blessing_n covenant_n 2_o sam._n 23.5_o etc._n etc._n excuse_v and_o absolve_v he_o from_o all_o his_o sin_n in_o christ_n 6._o the_o first_o engender_v to_o bondage_n cause_v all_o the_o child_n of_o adam_n to_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o bondwoman_n hagar_n as_o they_o be_v all_o by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n gal._n 4.2_o and_o eph._n 2.3_o but_o the_o second_o generate_v to_o liberty_n 2_o cor._n 3.17_o and_o joh._n 8.36_o wherein_o christ_n by_o his_o free_a and_o noble_a spirit_n so_o call_v psal_n 51.12_o free_v a_o man_n from_o the_o invisible_a chain_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n this_o bless_a covenant_n make_v the_o bondslave_n of_o the_o law_n to_o become_v freeholders_n of_o the_o gospel_n 7._o the_o first_o leave_v the_o soul_n in_o the_o dark_a about_o his_o peace_n and_o comfort_n as_o to_o eternity_n but_o the_o second_o settle_v it_o upon_o a_o well_o ground_a tranquillity_n a_o man_n may_v do_v never_o so_o many_o good_a work_n yet_o can_v he_o by_o the_o first_o covenant_n come_v up_o to_o any_o certain_a confidence_n before_o god_n as_o that_o young_a pharisee_fw-mi who_o think_v very_o with_o himself_o that_o he_o have_v keep_v all_o the_o commandment_n and_o that_o he_o be_v aforehand_o with_o god_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o be_v quiet_v in_o his_o own_o mind_n but_o be_v unsatisfied_a doubt_v whether_o he_o have_v do_v enough_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o heaven_n therefore_o come_v he_o run_v and_o congee_v to_o christ_n for_o further_a satisfaction_n mark_v 10.17_o mat._n 19.16_o 20._o and_o be_v send_v away_o with_o a_o sad_a heart_n because_o christ_n require_v that_o which_o he_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o perform_v notwithstanding_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o lack_n i_o yet_o christ_n can_v have_v tell_v he_o thou_o be_v therefore_o guilty_a of_o the_o breach_n of_o every_o commandment_n because_o thou_o conceite_v thyself_o to_o be_v a_o keeper_n of_o all_o and_o thou_o therefore_o lack_v every_o thing_n because_o in_o thy_o own_o thought_n thou_o lack_v nothing_o but_o in_o the_o second_o covenant_n wherein_o a_o man_n renounce_v his_o own_o righteousness_n and_o run_v for_o refuge_n to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n then_o have_v conscience_n a_o rock_n of_o age_n to_o cast_v its_o anchor_n of_o confidence_n upon_o whereas_o the_o other_o rest_v upon_o sand_n no_o high_a than_o themselves_o isa_n 26.3_o psal_n 61.2_o wave_n in_o swell_a water_n get_v above_o they_o and_o wash_v they_o off_o whereas_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n rom._n 5.1_o 2._o a_o bless_a calm_a be_v lodge_v in_o the_o conscience_n which_o neither_o the_o blow_n of_o the_o wind_n the_o fall_n of_o the_o rain_n nor_o the_o torrent_n of_o flood_n can_v take_v away_o mat._n 7.24_o 26._o all_o be_v either_o wise_a or_o otherwise_o even_o foolish_a builder_n as_o rom._n 10.3_o etc._n etc._n 8._o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v not_o able_a to_o save_v any_o man_n no_o not_o the_o pure_a and_o most_o innocent_a man_n adam_n now_o much_o less_o since_o it_o be_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 8.3_o hence_o do_v adam_n fall_v from_o that_o first_o state_n of_o life_n both_o total_o and_o final_o and_o if_o
4._o and_o not_o faint_a luke_n 13.24_o rom._n 15.30_o till_o we_o obtain_v benjamins_n portion_n in_o sit_v down_o at_o our_o brother_n joseph_n or_o jesus_n elbow_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strife_n earnest_o not_o for_o the_o cup_n till_o we_o spill_v the_o wine_n 4._o as_o jacob_n buy_v that_o which_o he_o can_v not_o win_v a_o spiritual_a privilege_n with_o temporal_a pottage_n so_o if_o we_o either_o by_o strife_n purchase_n or_o suit_n can_v attain_v to_o true_a spiritual_a blessing_n we_o be_v happy_a 5._o on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o profane_a as_o esau_n be_v despiser_n of_o grace_n gen._n 25.34_o part_n with_o their_o patrimony_n without_o regret_n or_o remorse_n and_o that_o for_o trifle_n worldly_a thing_n be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o mass_n of_o lâ—ntile-pottage_n a_o right_a son_n of_o adam_n who_o sell_v his_o own_o and_o his_o posterity_n happiness_n for_o a_o morsel_n of_o meat_n pretend_v danger_n of_o death_n v._o 32._o whereas_o it_o be_v more_o the_o greediness_n of_o his_o natural_a appetite_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o carnal_a passion_n and_o affection_n so_o prize_v present_a profit_n before_o as_o he_o think_v a_o empty_a privilege_n limit_v it_o to_o this_o life_n only_o as_o job_n 21.13_o thus_o sensualist_n sell_v their_o soul_n for_o a_o thing_n of_o nought_o as_o amos_n 2.6_o whereas_o christ_n who_o best_o know_v the_o worth_n of_o a_o soul_n as_o he_o alone_o go_v to_o the_o price_n of_o a_o soul_n say_v it_o be_v more_o worth_a than_o a_o world_n mat._n 16.26_o godly_a naboth_n be_v of_o a_o better_a mind_n say_v god_n forbid_v a_o shall_v sell_v away_o my_o inheritance_n 1_o kin._n 21.3_o and_o indeed_o god_n have_v forbid_v he_o levit._n 25.23_o numb_a 36.7_o ezek._n 46.18_o so_o he_o fear_v god_n in_o that_o corrupt_a age_n will_v rather_o be_v make_v a_o martyr_n than_o break_v god_n law_n the_o sell_v of_o his_o inheritance_n have_v be_v the_o purchase_n of_o sin_n and_o disobedience_n but_o a_o good_a 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to_o bless_n esau_n who_o upon_o any_o occasion_n will_v have_v sell_v the_o blessing_n as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o birthright_n and_o beside_o be_v very_o wicked_a by_o despise_v this_o as_o he_o have_v the_o other_o he_o will_v have_v bring_v the_o wrath_n and_o curse_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o whole_a earth_n therefore_o isaac_n blindness_n of_o eye_n see_v he_o have_v such_o blindness_n of_o affection_n to_o his_o profane_a son_n be_v a_o great_a blessing_n and_o let_v we_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n rom._n 8.28_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o expectation_n of_o his_o own_o death_n isaac_n say_v i_o be_o old_a and_o i_o know_v not_o the_o day_n of_o my_o death_n gen._n 27.2_o no_o more_o do_v any_o though_o never_o so_o young_a as_o soon_o say_v the_o proverb_n go_v the_o lamb_n skin_n to_o the_o market_n as_o that_o of_o the_o old_a sheep_n and_o the_o hebrew_n saying_n be_v there_o be_v as_o 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〈◊〉_d or_o height_n of_o stature_n and_o strength_n then_o begin_v our_o decline_a age_n from_o thence_o to_o the_o end_n of_o our_o forefinger_n which_o amount_v to_o a_o little_a fall_n but_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o thumb_n there_o be_v a_o great_a fall_n to_o show_v when_o man_n go_v down_o in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o fall_v fast_o and_o far_o and_o break_v as_o we_o say_v with_o a_o witness_n now_o if_o our_o very_a finger_n end_n do_v read_v we_o such_o a_o divine_a lecture_n of_o mortality_n oh_o that_o we_o can_v take_v it_o our_o and_o have_v it_o perfect_a as_o we_o say_v on_o our_o finger_n end_n oh_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o heart_n in_o we_o deut._n 5.29_o só_n wise_a as_o to_o consider_v our_o latter_a end_n deut._n 32.29_o death_n to_o the_o young_a be_v in_o insidus_fw-la lie_v in_o ambush_n for_o they_o and_o be_v ready_a at_o all_o time_n to_o fall_v on_o if_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n give_v but_o the_o word_n but_o as_o to_o old_a man_n death_n be_v prae_fw-la januis_fw-la stand_v before_o their_o door_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o step_v in_o over_o the_o threshold_n to_o strike_v etc._n etc._n hence_o come_v that_o say_n that_o old_a man_n have_v pedem_fw-la in_o cymba_fw-la charontis_fw-la one_o foot_n in_o the_o grave_a already_o and_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o old_a man_n be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o look_v towards_o the_o ground_n decrepit_a age_n go_v stoop_v and_o grovel_v as_o groan_v for_o the_o grave_a it_o do_v not_o only_o expect_v death_n but_o oft_o solicit_v it_o though_o we_o find_v not_o isaac_n do_v the_o latter_a
as_o he_o tempt_v david_n to_o for_o he_o have_v saul_n fast_o to_o he_o in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o where_o he_o can_v but_o secure_a with_o the_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n a_o sinful_a state_n he_o matter_n not_o and_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o need_n for_o sinful_a action_n man_n in_o that_o state_n will_v tempt_v themselves_o they_o need_v not_o satan_n for_o a_o tempter_n it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o david_n escape_v out_o of_o the_o horrible_a pit_n of_o that_o sinful_a state_n psal_n 40.2_o and_o see_v satan_n can_v hinder_v he_o from_o heaven_n he_o will_v hurt_v he_o all_o he_o can_v in_o his_o way_n he_o will_v send_v he_o halt_v thither_o as_o jacob_n do_v to_o canaan_n by_o tempt_v he_o to_o sinful_a action_n and_o so_o indeed_o he_o do_v 2_o sam._n 12.4_o where_o the_o tempter_n be_v the_o traveller_n a_o great_a traveller_n be_v he_o job_n 1.7_o and_o mat._n 12.43_o and_o 1_o chron._n 21.1_o and_o thus_o also_o such_o heinous_a incest_n be_v commit_v in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n as_o be_v hardly_o hear_v of_o among_o the_o heathen_a 1_o cor._n 5.1_o and_o that_o for_o the_o reason_n abovesaid_a it_o be_v say_v israel_n or_o jacob_n hear_v of_o this_o heinous_a act_n gen._n 35.22_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o to_o the_o great_a sadden_v of_o his_o gracious_a soul_n the_o greek_a version_n add_v to_o israel_n hear_v it_o and_o it_o appear_v evil_a in_o his_o sight_n but_o the_o hebrew_n have_v nothing_o save_o vaishmang_v ishrael_n israel_n hear_v yet_o a_o empty_a space_n be_v leave_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o line_n with_o this_o mark_n o_o to_o move_v consideration_n which_o intimate_v in_o our_o language_n and_o letter_n that_o this_o sad_a disaster_n make_v jacob_n cry_v o_o or_o oh_o bad_a and_o woe_n be_v i_o undoubted_o that_o pause_n in_o the_o original_a do_v show_v jacob_n great_a astonishment_n at_o such_o sad_a tiding_n jacob_n have_v something_o to_o qualify_v his_o former_a calamity_n as_o that_o 1._o of_o dinah_n deflower_v which_o be_v indeed_o a_o great_a grief_n to_o he_o but_o so_o much_o the_o less_o as_o she_o be_v more_o innocent_a see_v as_o god_n charity_n do_v judge_v deut._n 22.25_o 26_o 27._o she_o be_v abuse_v by_o force_n but_o this_o incest_n of_o reuben_n and_o bilhah_n be_v a_o sin_n of_o great_a grief_n to_o he_o because_o of_o great_a guilt_n in_o they_o insomuch_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a both_o party_n be_v consent_v to_o the_o sin_n this_o therefore_o must_v be_v of_o great_a grief_n to_o the_o father_n not_o yet_o well_o wade_v out_o of_o the_o salt_n water_n of_o his_o late_a loss_n of_o rachel_n and_o of_o great_a shame_n to_o the_o whole_a family_n than_o the_o rape_n of_o his_o daughter_n can_v be_v and_o 2._o as_o to_o the_o death_n of_o his_o dear_a wife_n jacob_n have_v something_o to_o allay_v his_o sorrow_n in_o that_o for_o 1._o there_o be_v indeed_o a_o cross_n in_o it_o but_o there_o be_v as_o we_o may_v well_o enough_o suppose_v no_o sin_n in_o be_v 2._o though_o great_a sorrow_n may_v seize_v upon_o jacob_n soul_n for_o this_o sad_a loss_n yet_o his_o heavy_a heart_n have_v here_o undoubted_o a_o happy_a vent_n expletur_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la egeriturque_fw-la dolour_n as_o hind_n by_o call_a so_o do_v man_n by_o weep_v cast_v out_o their_o sorrow_n job_n 39.3_o god_n give_v no_o such_o prohibition_n to_o jacob_n as_o he_o do_v after_o to_o ezeckiel_n yea_o neither_o shall_v thou_o mourn_v or_o weep_v for_o the_o death_n of_o thy_o dear_a wife_n ezek._n 24.16_o which_o may_v he_o have_v do_v may_v have_v be_v of_o some_o ease_n and_o relief_n to_o he_o ovid_n say_v est_fw-la quaedam_fw-la flere_fw-la voluptas_fw-la jacob_n in_o bewail_v his_o dead_a consort_n have_v some_o allay_n of_o his_o sadness_n if_o not_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v some_o pleasure_n therein_o but_o we_o find_v that_o upon_o this_o sad_a disaster_n of_o incest_n jacob_n sorrow_n be_v suffocate_v it_o be_v upon_o hear_n of_o it_o a_o silent_a sorrow_n he_o hear_v and_o hold_v his_o peace_n curae_fw-la leves_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la ingentes_fw-la stupent_fw-la his_o sorrow_n be_v too_o great_a to_o be_v utter_v either_o at_o his_o mouth_n or_o eye_n the_o sad_a tiding_n amaze_v he_o into_o a_o silence_n and_o stupefaction_n 3._o as_o jacob_n give_v his_o dead_a rachel_n his_o tear_n so_o he_o give_v she_o a_o tomb_n both_o which_o be_v the_o due_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o as_o buntingus_n say_v a_o most_o stately_a tomb_n make_v of_o twelve_o marble_n stone_n not_o below_o the_o mausolean_a monument_n or_o the_o egyptian_a pyramid_n which_o be_v more_o than_o we_o read_v be_v do_v either_o for_o sarah_n or_o rebekah_n etc._n etc._n this_o may_v give_v some_o satisfaction_n to_o jacob_n sorrow_n beside_o 4._o the_o record_v of_o rachel_n death_n in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n which_o be_v a_o honour_n not_o vouchsafe_v either_o to_o rebekah_n jacob_n mother_n or_o to_o leah_n his_o wife_n the_o death_n whereof_o we_o find_v not_o express_v in_o that_o divine_a register_n now_o may_v it_o be_v but_o grant_v that_o jacob_n by_o his_o prophetic_a spirit_n foresee_v both_o that_o the_o latter_a will_v be_v omit_v in_o the_o holy_a writ_n and_o yet_o the_o former_a will_v be_v commit_v to_o record_v therein_o for_o a_o perpetual_a reverend_a remembrance_n of_o his_o right_a dear_a rachel_n this_o also_o may_v be_v another_o sweet_a alleviation_n of_o his_o great_a grief_n for_o her_o death_n and_o this_o may_v somewhat_o dulcify_v his_o sorrow_n but_o the_o register_n of_o reuben_n incest_n therein_o will_v be_v a_o last_a remembrancer_n of_o that_o grievous_a affliction_n that_o happen_v to_o he_o in_o his_o own_o house_n and_o therefore_o this_o calamity_n cause_v jacob_n to_o grieve_v more_o great_o than_o he_o do_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o rachel_n this_o notorious_a and_o filthy_a fact_n of_o reuben_n be_v jacob_n elder_a son_n from_o who_o therefore_o he_o expect_v his_o first_o and_o his_o best_a comfort_n whereof_o he_o desire_v a_o double_a portion_n from_o he_o as_o he_o reserve_v a_o double_a portion_n for_o he_o be_v commit_v at_o migdal-edar_a which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n which_o be_v the_o bethlemites_n watch-tower_n for_o their_o shepherd_n watch_v their_o flock_n feed_v upon_o the_o fat_a pasture_n there_o and_o where_o the_o angel_n appear_v to_o the_o shepherd_n long_o after_o this_o to_o tell_v they_o the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o jacob_n shilo_n birth_n at_o this_o very_a bethlehem_n about_o a_o thousand_o pace_n or_o a_o mile_n from_o this_o tower_n luke_n 2.8_o 9_o the_o former_a be_v as_o a_o type_n and_o prophecy_n of_o this_o latter_a here_o it_o be_v that_o as_o the_o shepherd_n watch_v for_o the_o safety_n and_o good_a of_o their_o flock_n so_o satan_n watch_v for_o mischief_n and_o evil_a to_o jacob_n family_n at_o this_o very_a tower_n it_o be_v that_o the_o devil_n that_o roar_a lion_n walk_v about_o to_o devour_v the_o very_a bell-wether_n dux_fw-la gregis_fw-la ipse_fw-la caper_n of_o jacob_n humane_a flock_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n 1_o pet._n 5.8_o where_o he_o find_v reuben_n a_o warm_a youth_n at_o the_o least_o now_o twenty_o two_o year_n old_a flush_v he_o up_o into_o a_o flame_n of_o lust_a after_o his_o father_n wife_n for_o so_o be_v bilhah_n call_v gen._n 37.2_o and_o hurry_v he_o headlong_o to_o uncover_v his_o father_n nakedness_n levit._n 18.7_o which_o though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o single_a act_n yet_o be_v a_o double_a sin_n as_o it_o be_v a_o guilty_a offence_n against_o father_n and_o mother_n which_o two_o be_v one_o flesh_n and_o so_o unnatural_a a_o evil_a as_o be_v scarce_o hear_v on_o among_o the_o heathen_a 1_o cor._n 5.1_o this_o be_v a_o foul_a fault_n in_o so_o fair_a a_o family_n than_o the_o fair_a except_v his_o father_n of_o all_o family_n in_o the_o world_n which_o do_v befall_v this_o holy_a patriarch_n through_o the_o tempter_n malice_n to_o discredit_v religion_n and_o to_o scandalize_v the_o church_n of_o god_n this_o therefore_o call_v loud_a upon_o all_o religious_a family_n to_o a_o due_a christian_a watchfulness_n against_o this_o watchful_a adversary_n lest_o the_o devil_n do_v evil_a to_o they_o and_o cause_v such_o evil_a to_o be_v do_v in_o they_o as_o may_v cause_v the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o be_v blaspheme_v among_o the_o gentile_n as_o he_o do_v in_o jacob_n here_o and_o after_o in_o david_n family_n 2_o sam._n 12.14_o we_o may_v not_o therefore_o be_v secure_a but_o as_o we_o be_v admonish_v hereby_o walk_v humble_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o watch_v hearty_o against_o the_o devil_n tentation_n and_o fleshly_a corruption_n lest_o folly_n be_v find_v act_v in_o israel_n as_o here_o the_o hebrew_n indeed_o the_o better_a to_o patronize_v
earnest_o for_o he_o v._o 22._o saying_n sin_n not_o against_o the_o lad_n both_o these_o be_v express_o mention_v there_o this_o good_a counsel_n of_o reuben_n as_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a and_o so_o of_o most_o authority_n shall_v have_v prevail_v and_o take_v place_n with_o his_o brethren_n to_o restrain_v they_o from_o sin_n though_o they_o do_v not_o hear_v he_o yet_o his_o honest_a endeavour_n to_o prevent_v it_o be_v very_o commendable_a 3._o reuben_n make_v a_o most_o doleful_a moan_n when_o he_o miss_v joseph_n out_o of_o the_o dry_a pit_n into_o which_o he_o have_v design_o consent_v to_o cast_v he_o as_o before_z it_o seem_v reuben_n be_v absent_a when_o joseph_n be_v sell_v great_a enquiry_n be_v make_v where_o he_o be_v at_o his_o brother_n sale_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o he_o be_v then_o go_v to_o minister_n to_o his_o father_n according_a to_o his_o course_n as_o courtier_n in_o office_n at_o court_n have_v their_o time_n and_o their_o turn_v of_o wait_v upon_o the_o king_n the_o father_n of_o their_o country_n as_o jacob_n be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n 2._o some_o say_v that_o he_o be_v now_o go_v aside_o to_o mourn_v alone_o by_o himself_o for_o his_o detestable_a incest_n with_o his_o father_n wife_n gen._n 35.22_o but_o 3._o other_o more_z probable_o suppose_v that_o reuben_n have_v a_o earnest_a desire_n to_o deliver_v joseph_n to_o jacob_n withdraw_v himself_o from_o his_o brethren_n when_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o make_v merry_a for_o be_v so_o well_o rid_v of_o their_o deride_v dreamer_n now_o to_o be_v famish_a in_o the_o pit_n and_o go_v some_o considerable_a way_n round_o about_o the_o better_a to_o avoid_v their_o suspicion_n from_o they_o to_o joseph_n that_o he_o may_v draw_v he_o forth_o and_o dismiss_v he_o homeward_o without_o their_o knowledge_n and_o therefore_o josephus_n say_v that_o reuben_n come_v to_o the_o pit_n in_o the_o nighttime_n for_o more_o privacy_n but_o wherever_o he_o be_v before_o he_o can_v reach_v thither_o judah_n to_o free_a joseph_n from_o die_v painful_o by_o famine_n in_o the_o pit_n have_v counsel_v and_o the_o rest_n consent_v to_o fell_v he_o to_o the_o merchant_n that_o just_a than_o be_v providential_o pass_v by_o and_o sale_n and_o delivery_n be_v make_v of_o joseph_n to_o the_o ishmaelite_n in_o reuben_n absence_n and_o without_o his_o consent_n or_o so_o much_o as_o his_o knowledge_n so_o when_o reuben_n after_o he_o have_v fetch_v his_o long_a compass_n come_v to_o the_o pit_n and_o find_v not_o joseph_n there_o he_o then_o declare_v his_o great_a love_n to_o joseph_n by_o his_o bitter_a lamentation_n he_o make_v for_o he_o which_o a_o old_a manuscript_n thus_o pathetical_o express_v heu_fw-la quid_fw-la agam_fw-la periit_fw-la pver_fw-la ille_fw-la pver_fw-la pver_fw-la ille_fw-la moses_n say_v he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n act_v the_o miss_n of_o he_o and_o return_v to_o his_o brethren_n with_o a_o most_o grievous_o trouble_v spirit_n rend_v his_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o his_o garment_n joel_n 2.12_o when_o he_o in_o the_o extremity_n of_o passion_n lamentable_o cry_v out_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o and_o i_o whither_o shall_v i_o go_v gen._n 37.29_o 30._o now_o suspect_v that_o they_o have_v slay_v joseph_n in_o his_o absence_n he_o no_o long_o can_v conceal_v his_o design_n to_o deliver_v he_o which_o they_o have_v disappoint_v by_o put_v he_o to_o death_n as_o he_o imagine_v and_o as_o his_o phrase_n he_o be_v not_o import_v for_o that_o phrase_n be_v frequent_o use_v for_o one_o that_o be_v dead_a or_o so_o repute_v gen._n 42.13.36_o jer._n 31.15_o and_o matth._n 2.18_o and_o he_o may_v be_v the_o more_o jealous_a joseph_n be_v slay_v by_o they_o because_o of_o their_o resolve_v they_o express_v come_v let_v we_o kill_v he_o and_o cast_v he_o into_o some_o pit_n gen._n 37.20_o this_o do_v cause_v he_o to_o cry_v out_o oh_o whither_o shall_v i_o go_v how_o can_v i_o look_v my_o father_n in_o the_o face_n who_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o blame_v i_o most_o as_o be_v the_o elder_a and_o who_o have_v beforehand_o a_o bad_a opinion_n of_o i_o above_o all_o my_o brethren_n because_o i_o have_v already_o more_o gross_o than_o any_o of_o you_o offend_v he_o by_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o bilhah_n my_o father_n will_v require_v his_o darling_n at_o my_o hand_n thus_o in_o this_o great_a perplexity_n before_o he_o understand_v what_o be_v do_v he_o bewail_v his_o case_n as_o desperate_a not_o know_v what_o to_o do_v or_o whither_o to_o go_v hence_o by_o these_o premise_a passage_n some_o learned_a man_n do_v conclude_v very_o charitable_o that_o reuben_n repent_v of_o his_o sin_n both_o against_o his_o father_n jacob_n and_o against_o his_o brother_n joseph_n and_o that_o he_o be_v also_o reconcile_v to_o god_n upon_o his_o repentance_n which_o may_v the_o rather_o be_v judicious_o judge_v see_v moses_n in_o bless_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n do_v so_o pathetical_o pray_v for_o reuben_n say_v let_v reuben_n live_v and_o not_o die_v deut._n 33.6_o that_o be_v let_v he_o have_v a_o nail_n and_o a_o name_n in_o god_n house_n notwithstanding_o the_o heinousness_n off_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o the_o harshness_n of_o jacob_n sentence_n denounce_v against_o he_o gen._n 49_o 4._o where_o jacob_n speak_v to_o he_o in_o v._o 3._o thou_o be_v my_o first-born_a thou_o and_o thou_o etc._n etc._n then_o out_o of_o high_a indignation_n for_o this_o odious_a transgression_n turn_v from_o he_o with_o abhorrency_n and_o direct_v his_o speech_n to_o his_o brethren_n say_v he_o go_v up_o etc._n etc._n that_o his_o severe_a censure_n may_v be_v their_o seasonable_a caution_n the_o severity_n of_o jacob_n doom_n reuben_n thou_o shall_v not_o excel_v to_o wit_n in_o number_n as_o well_o as_o valour_n moses_n pray_v that_o god_n will_v mitigate_v this_o say_v let_v not_o his_o man_n be_v few_o that_o be_v may_v continue_v one_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o god_n people_n though_o diminish_v in_o dignity_n for_o his_o soul_n sin_n and_o it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o moses_n mention_n reuben_n the_o first_o of_o the_o patriarch_n though_o he_o have_v forfelt_v his_o birthright_n as_o be_v suppose_v for_o this_o his_o kindness_n to_o joseph_n together_o with_o his_o repentance_n whereas_o he_o whole_o omit_v simeon_n in_o his_o last_o legacy_n of_o blessing_n deut._n 33_o not_o only_o for_o his_o cruelty_n to_o shechem_n but_o as_o may_v well_o he_o suppose_v for_o his_o unkindness_n to_o joseph_n see_v joseph_n single_v out_o simeon_n as_o the_o worst_a of_o his_o brethren_n and_o who_o have_v show_v himself_o most_o harsh_a and_o hard-hearted_a towards_o he_o when_o they_o sell_v he_o take_v he_o from_o among_o they_o all_o as_o their_o chief_a ringleader_n and_o of_o the_o most_o turbulent_a spirit_n and_o bind_v he_o gen._n 42.24_o the_o want_n of_o who_o joseph_n know_v will_v be_v the_o least_o affliction_n to_o jacob._n and_o indeed_o bad_a simeon_n be_v so_o kind_o incline_v to_o joseph_n as_o be_v reuben_n and_o judah_n they_o in_o conjunction_n with_o he_o the_o elder_a but_o one_o may_v have_v overrule_v their_o young_a brethren_n and_o not_o have_v bring_v such_o a_o sore_a affliction_n not_o only_o upon_o their_o brother_n but_o also_o upon_o their_o father_n who_o life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o lad_n therefore_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n joseph_n judge_v simeon_n have_v most_o need_v to_o be_v humble_v and_o moses_n think_v he_o fit_a to_o be_v expunge_v out_o or_o the_o roll_n of_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n where_o still_o there_o be_v twelve_o joseph_n being_n enlarge_v into_o two_o of_o manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n beside_o or_o without_o he_o yet_o rank_n reuben_n in_o the_o first_o rank_n though_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o right_n of_o priority_n as_o joseph_n have_v pass_v over_o reuben_n when_o he_o seem_v to_o charge_v all_o his_o brethren_n for_o spy_n because_o he_o know_v he_o have_v show_v kindness_n to_o he_o and_o do_v not_o put_v he_o but_o unkind_a simeon_n into_o prison_n philo_n affirm_v that_o this_o reuben_n understanding_n afterward_o which_o at_o first_o he_o understand_v not_o but_o think_v they_o have_v kill_v joseph_n how_o they_o have_v sell_v he_o at_o judah_n instigation_n utter_o exclaim_v against_o they_o as_o be_v worse_o than_o those_o theives_n who_o will_v dare_v to_o kid-knap_n and_o sell_v away_o stranger_n but_o never_o any_o be_v so_o wicked_a as_o wicked_o to_o sell_v away_o their_o own_o brother_n yet_o modern_a author_n as_o mercer_n and_o pareus_n etc._n etc._n do_v think_v that_o though_o reuben_n make_v a_o hideous_a outcry_n at_o the_o miss_n of_o joseph_n in_o the_o pit_n and_o give_v certain_a sign_n of_o his_o hearty_a sorrow_n at_o his_o return_v to_o the_o rest_n who_o like_o crafty_a harden_a villain_n at_o first_o
piety_n to_o parent_n and_o the_o bond_n of_o a_o oath_n as_o thing_n prevalent_a with_o god_n proh_o pudor_fw-la oh_o shame_n to_o we_o after_o jacob_n have_v covenant_v with_o joseph_n about_o the_o place_n of_o his_o burial_n that_o distemper_n which_o summon_v he_o to_o order_v it_o grow_v strong_a upon_o his_o old_a decay_a body_n which_o have_v be_v much_o wear_v and_o weaken_v by_o many_o sore_a travel_n and_o long_o toilsome_a trouble_n gen._n 48.1_o it_o be_v tell_v joseph_n behold_v thy_o father_n be_v sick_a which_o the_o septuagint_n express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d turbatur_fw-la to_o show_n how_o he_o have_v be_v toil_v and_o turmoil_v with_o many_o cross_n calamity_n and_o trial_n all_o his_o life_n all_o which_o this_o last_o fatal_a sickness_n be_v about_o to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o he_o become_v sick_a unto_o death_n and_o therefore_o he_o prepare_v for_o it_o before_o it_o come_v by_o make_v his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n which_o be_v twofold_a 1._o he_o constitute_v who_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v his_o heir_n in_o gen._n 48._o 2._o he_o confer_v his_o patriarchal_a blessing_n upon_o all_o his_o twelve_o son_n gen._n 49._o this_o in_o the_o general_n from_o which_o we_o have_v these_o remarkable_a inference_n 1._o god_n love_n and_o man_n sickness_n may_v well_o consist_v together_o jacob_n be_v sick_a and_o yet_o it_o be_v jacob_n have_v god_n love_v mal._n 1.2_o and_o rom._n 9.13_o so_o lazarus_n be_v sick_a yet_o christ_n have_v this_o word_n send_v he_o behold_v he_o who_o thou_o love_v be_v sick_a john_n 11.3_o augustine_n ask_v si_fw-la amatur_fw-la quomodò_fw-la infirmatur_fw-la if_o he_o be_v love_v of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n how_o can_v he_o be_v lay_v down_o upon_o a_o bed_n of_o sickness_n oh_o well_o enough_o may_v we_o say_v affliction_n be_v christ_n love-token_n he_o say_v as_o many_o as_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v rev._n 3.19_o prov._n 3.12_o hebr._n 12.6_o such_o as_o escape_v affliction_n may_v well_o question_v their_o adoption_n god_n have_v one_o son_n sine_fw-la flagitio_fw-la without_o corruption_n but_o none_o sine_fw-la flagello_fw-la without_o correction_n the_o ground_n be_v displease_v love_n and_o the_o end_n be_v full_a embracement_n as_o here_o 2._o god_n exempt_v not_o his_o saint_n from_o sickness_n nor_o from_o death_n though_o they_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n rom._n 6.2_o and_o be_v redeem_v from_o death_n hos_n 13.14_o yet_o not_o from_o sickness_n unto_o death_n which_o be_v as_o god_n chariot_n wherein_o he_o fetch_v his_o child_n home_o to_o himself_o as_o joseph_n do_v for_o jacob_n gen._n 45.27_o so_o god_n do_v in_o this_o sickness_n send_v for_o he_o that_o they_o may_v live_v and_o reign_v with_o he_o in_o free_a embracement_n and_o full_a enjoyment_n in_o a_o better_a world_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o this_o totter_a tabernacle_n of_o clay_n shall_v molder_v down_o that_o a_o better_a house_n may_v be_v erect_v for_o this_o do_v we_o groan_v earnest_o 2_o cor._n 5.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n that_o when_o the_o earthly_a house_n be_v dissolve_v or_o take_v down_o we_o may_v have_v a_o heavenly_a one_o and_o so_o be_v free_v from_o our_o back-burden_n of_o sin_n and_o misery_n 3._o some_o saint_n die_v soon_o and_o sudden_o without_o much_o sickness_n to_o usher_v in_o death_n it_o be_v no_o more_o with_o moses_n but_o only_o god_n up_o and_o die_v deut._n 31.49.50_o he_o die_v hebr._n gnal-pi_a jehovah_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o we_o read_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n deut._n 34.5_o as_o if_o god_n have_v take_v away_o his_o life_n with_o a_o real_a sign_n of_o his_o love_n kill_v he_o with_o a_o kiss_n and_o suck_v his_o soul_n our_o of_o his_o body_n into_o himself_o in_o a_o friendly_a salutation_n this_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n equivalent_a to_o righteous_a elijah_n translation_n which_o then_o a_o bless_a couple_n confer_v with_o christ_n upon_o mount_n tabor_n at_o his_o transfiguration_n matth._n 17.3_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o that_o of_o enoch_n also_o other_o saint_n die_v of_o a_o long_a and_o linger_a sickness_n as_o do_v jacob_n here_o and_o elisha_n after_o 2_o king_n 13.14_o the_o best_a be_v subject_n to_o sickness_n and_o death_n and_o before_o they_o can_v come_v to_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o death_n they_o oft_o pass_v through_o a_o strait_a long_o flabby_a lane_n of_o a_o linger_a sickness_n and_o all_o this_o in_o mercy_n that_o they_o may_v become_v more_o wean_v from_o the_o world_n better_o prepare_v for_o their_o death_n desirous_a to_o be_v dissolve_v to_o be_v with_o christ_n and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o more_o easy_a departure_n out_o of_o the_o world_n for_o as_o a_o member_n the_o more_o it_o be_v mortify_v the_o better_a be_v its_o cut_n off_o endure_v so_o when_o the_o body_n be_v weaken_v and_o waste_v with_o much_o sickness_n natural_a strength_n be_v wear_v away_o can_v make_v resistance_n such_o die_v more_o easy_o the_o divine_a contemplation_n of_o dr._n hall_n hereupon_o be_v rich_o worth_a recording_n happy_a be_v the_o man_n say_v he_o who_o after_o due_a preparation_n be_v pass_v through_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n ere_o he_o be_v aware_a and_o happy_a be_v the_o man_n who_o by_o the_o holy_a use_n of_o long_a sickness_n be_v teach_v to_o see_v the_o gate_n of_o death_n afar_o off_o and_o address_v for_o a_o resolute_a passage_n the_o one_o die_v like_o enoch_n and_o elijah_n the_o other_o like_o jacob_n and_o elishah_n both_o bless_o to_o which_o i_o add_v some_o be_v hurry_v away_o to_o heaven_n in_o a_o fiery_a chariot_n of_o a_o acute_a fever_n all_o on_o a_o sudden_a with_o the_o former_a other_o lie_v long_o under_o chronical_a disease_n die_v as_o it_o be_v by_o inch_n as_o those_o that_o be_v consumptive_a or_o be_v famish_v with_o the_o latter_a instance_n now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o former_a part_n of_o jacob_n last_o will_v and_o testament_n relate_v particular_o to_o joseph_n 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vexation_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o remark_n be_v they_o fall_v on_o murmur_v at_o marah_n water_n indeed_o they_o now_o have_v but_o what_o the_o better_a they_o can_v drink_v they_o ver_fw-la 23._o hereupon_o they_o murmur_v against_o moses_n ver_fw-la 24._o god_n can_v curse_v our_o blessing_n mal._n 2.2_o he_o give_v they_o such_o a_o tang_n as_o no_o complacency_n can_v be_v find_v in_o they_o moses_n the_o godly_a magistrate_n must_v bear_v the_o blame_n of_o all_o public_a person_n if_o never_o so_o pious_a be_v sure_a to_o lead_v a_o sharp_a censure_v life_n well_o do_v paul_n brand_v this_o people_n with_o the_o style_n of_o murmurer_n 1_o cor._n 10.10_o who_o write_v marah_n upon_o every_o mercy_n and_o who_o murmur_n be_v record_v twenty_o time_n in_o scripture_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n 1._o either_o general_n of_o the_o whole_a congregation_n or_o 2._o special_a of_o some_o few_o or_o 3._o particular_a of_o some_o principal_a person_n first_o their_o general_a murmur_n be_v upon_o these_o occasion_n 1._o for_o thing_n which_o they_o endure_v as_o their_o hard_a bondage_n augment_v at_o moses_n first_o come_n exod._n 5.21_o their_o fear_n to_o be_v all_o cut_v off_o by_o pharaoh_n pursue_v they_o exod._n 14.11_o their_o weariness_n in_o their_o wander_a way_n numb_a 11.1_o their_o be_v bite_v with_o serpent_n numb_a 21_o etc._n etc._n 2._o for_o thing_n they_o want_v as_o here_o for_o sweet_a and_o more_o potable_a water_n exod._n 15.24_o for_o bread_n exod._n 16.3_o for_o water_n again_o in_o rephidim_n exod._n 17._o for_o flesh_n numb_a 11.4_o for_o water_n again_o when_o moses_n also_o offend_v numb_a 20.5_o 11._o 3._o to_o their_o murmur_a they_o add_v disobedience_n when_o any_o thing_n they_o like_v not_o be_v impose_v on_o they_o as_o twice_o they_o be_v disobedient_a about_o manna_n both_o in_o reserve_v it_o till_o the_o morning_n exod._n 16._o v._o 19_o and_o in_o gather_v it_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n ver_fw-la 28._o and_o they_o add_v to_o it_o rebellion_n also_o when_o they_o go_v forth_o to_o fight_v with_o the_o amalekite_n and_o canaanite_n contrary_a to_o god_n command_n numb_a 14.41_o 4._o they_o likewise_o murmur_v when_o their_o expectation_n be_v frustrate_v as_o upon_o moses_n long_a absence_n exod._n 32.1_o when_o they_o hear_v a_o false_a report_n of_o canaan_n that_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v invincible_a numb_a 14.2_o and_o when_o korah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n with_o their_o adherent_n be_v sudden_o destroy_v numb_a 16.41_o these_o general_a murmur_n in_o all_o be_v sixteen_o to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v other_o four_o in_o special_a as_o 1._o of_o special_a man_n as_o korah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n etc._n etc._n numb_a 16.3_o 3._o of_o principal_a person_n in_o particular_a as_o 1._o of_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n against_o moses_n numb_a 12.2_o 2._o of_o moses_n himself_o at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n numb_a 20.10_o 11_o 12._o and_o 3._o of_o aaron_n when_o through_o discontent_n he_o neglect_v his_o office_n at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o two_o son_n levit._n 10.19_o n.b._n this_o murmur_a be_v a_o anti-providence_n a_o quarrel_v with_o divine_a dispensation_n it_o be_v a_o little_a god_n that_o set_v itself_o against_o the_o great_a god_n it_o be_v the_o devil_n murmur_a at_o man_n happiness_n that_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o heaven_n and_o will_v rather_o be_v in_o hell_n than_o behold_v man_n in_o paradise_n irenaeus_n call_v murmurer_n ora_fw-la diaboli_fw-la mouth_v like_o the_o devil_n the_o eagle_n when_o hunger-bit_n make_v no_o murmur_a noise_n as_o other_o fowl_n do_v it_o be_v below_o his_o generous_a spirit_n so_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o saint_n to_o murmur_v with_o the_o world_n as_o psal_n 59.6_o 14._o like_a dog_n etc._n etc._n the_o 5_o remark_n be_v god_n have_v new_a remedy_n for_o the_o new_a malady_n of_o his_o
a_o peaceable_a and_o harmless_a passage_n through_o edom._n n.b._n this_o unkindness_n of_o relation_n befall_v christ_n himself_o his_o friend_n lay_v hold_v on_o he_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o madman_n mark_v 3.21_o and_o if_o this_o be_v do_v to_o the_o green_a tree_n what_o may_v the_o dry_a expect_v hereupon_o christ_n forewarn_v we_o of_o the_o failure_n of_o friend_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o of_o their_o opposition_n also_o that_o we_o may_v place_v our_o hope_n and_o trust_v in_o he_o alone_o matth._n 10.21_o 22._o psal_n 2.12_o and_o 73.25_o 28._o the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o unkindness_n of_o friend_n ought_v patient_o to_o be_v endure_v as_o pass_v through_o wisdom_n hand_n which_o appoint_v time_n place_n measure_n and_o manner_n thus_o david_n still_v himself_o with_o this_o consideration_n that_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n order_v the_o tongue_n of_o curse_v shimei_n but_o more_o express_o here_o the_o lord_n have_v forbid_v israel_n to_o meddle_v with_o edom_n deut._n 2.4_o 5._o in_o which_o place_n targum_fw-la jonathan_n thus_o paraphrase_v israel_n be_v command_v by_o the_o word_n of_o heaven_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o wage_v war_n with_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n because_o the_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v wherein_o god_n will_v execute_v vengeance_n upon_o edom_n by_o their_o hand_n this_o be_v mention_v in_o obadiah_n prophecy_n therefore_o israel_n at_o this_o time_n suffer_v patient_o the_o unkindness_n of_o edom_n and_o obey_v the_o lord_n herein_o though_o the_o way_n which_o they_o after_o go_v through_o the_o wilderness_n fetch_v a_o compass_n round_o about_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n and_o moab_n to_o come_v into_o canaan_n prove_v exceed_o irksome_a and_o grievous_a to_o they_o so_o that_o their_o soul_n be_v discourage_v not_o only_o because_o of_o the_o tedious_a length_n of_o the_o way_n but_o also_o because_o of_o the_o many_o want_n and_o woe_n that_o they_o find_v therein_o numb_a 21.4_o 5._o and_o jephtha_n plead_v this_o to_o vindicate_v israel_n patience_n and_o innocency_n judg._n 11.18_o hereupon_o israel_n be_v deny_v passage_n through_o edom_n turn_v away_o to_o mount_n hor_n numb_a 20.22_o which_o be_v their_o next_o restingplace_n after_o they_o come_v from_o kadesh_n numb_a 33.37_o which_o name_n signify_v a_o mountain_n upon_o a_o mountain_n for_o har_n hebr._n signify_v a_o mountain_n and_o aaron_n or_o aharon_n signify_v a_o man_n of_o the_o mountain_n who_o die_v now_o on_o the_o top_n of_o this_o mountain_n upon_o a_o mountain_n so_o die_v near_o heaven_n numb_a 20._o v._n 24_o 28._o yet_o leave_v a_o holy_a son_n to_o succeed_v he_o upon_o earth_n the_o same_o hand_n of_o moses_n that_o have_v put_v on_o his_o priestly_a garment_n for_o glory_n and_o beauty_n exod._n 28.2_o and_o levit._n 8.7_o 8_o 9_o do_v now_o pull_v they_o off_o to_o teach_v the_o disannul_n of_o that_o priesthood_n that_o now_o have_v contract_v sin_n numb_a 20.12_o deut._n 32.50_o 51._o and_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o a_o better_a priesthood_n by_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o true_a eliazar_n or_o hebr._n help_v of_o god_n heb._n 7.11_o 18_o 26_o 27_o 28._o and_o who_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o melchizedek_n order_n and_o ever_o live_v to_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 25._o and_o 9.24_o aaron_n be_v say_v to_o die_v gnal_n pi_v jehovah_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o if_o god_n have_v take_v away_o his_o soul_n out_o of_o his_o body_n suck_v it_o out_o with_o a_o kiss_n of_o love_n the_o same_o be_v say_v of_o moses_n deut._n 34.5_o numb_a 33.38_o he_o die_v upon_o hor_n hagidgad_v that_o be_v in_o a_o hole_n there_o of_o gidgad_n or_o gudgod_n deut._n 10.7_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n for_o his_o sin_n commit_v at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n in_o kadesh_n numb_a 20.12_o 24_o 26_o etc._n etc._n after_o his_o priestly_a garment_n be_v strip_v off_o from_o he_o and_o put_v upon_o eleazar_n his_o son_n and_o then_o he_o be_v lament_v by_o israel_n all_o that_o whole_a month_n for_o thirty_o day_n n.b._n mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a be_v honourable_a the_o people_n mourn_v for_o aaron_n as_o after_o they_o do_v for_o moses_n who_o be_v now_o reprieve_v only_o till_o they_o come_v to_o nebo_n deut._n 34.1_o 4._o thirty_o day_n who_o they_o have_v dishonour_v forty_o year_n it_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o many_o of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n to_o have_v more_o honour_n after_o their_o death_n than_o they_o have_v in_o their_o life_n the_o burial_n of_o aaron_n though_o omit_v here_o be_v mention_v deut._n 10.6_o both_o aaron_n and_o moses_n sin_n at_o meribah_n be_v call_v rebellion_n and_o both_o be_v doom_v to_o death_n for_o it_o numb_a 20.12_o 24._o the_o best_a man_n heel_n have_v some_o iniquity_n cleave_v to_o it_o psal_n 49.5_o some_o dirt_n stick_v to_o all_o our_o foot_n john_n 13.7_o etc._n etc._n so_o need_v wash_v and_o the_o bright_a lamp_n have_v need_n of_o god_n golden_a snuffer_n at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o israel_n then_o march_v from_o mount_n hor_n to_o zalmonah_n numb_a 33.41_o call_v so_o of_o zelem_n a_o image_n for_o there_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v set_v up_o after_o many_o remark_n more_o than_o ordinary_a be_v upon_o this_o station_n record_v the_o first_o be_v the_o canaanite_n have_v hear_v of_o the_o overthrow_n which_o be_v give_v israel_n thirty_o eight_o year_n before_o their_o come_n to_o this_o station_n numb_a 14.45_o and_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n against_o they_o in_o their_o so_o long_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v harden_v and_o embolden_v to_o encounter_v they_o again_o at_o this_o time_n when_o they_o hear_v of_o their_o second_o approach_n towards_o canaan_n numb_v 21.1_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o devil_n do_v endeavour_v by_o this_o new_a impediment_n which_o he_o stir_v up_o to_o discourage_v israel_n make_v they_o think_v that_o as_o their_o father_n be_v through_o unbelief_n affright_v and_o enter_v not_o into_o the_o promise_a land_n deut._n 1.27_o 32_o 35._o so_o their_o child_n hereby_o may_v also_o be_v deprive_v yea_o and_o god_n for_o the_o chastisement_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o faith_n out_o of_o his_o unsearchable_a wisdom_n suffer_v those_o curse_a canaanites_n at_o the_o first_o to_o conquer_v they_o and_o to_o take_v some_o of_o they_o prisoner_n a_o sore_a affliction_n than_o what_o job_n suffer_v the_o most_o wise_a god_n permit_v this_o malady_n worse_a than_o any_o before_o to_o befall_v they_o that_o his_o people_n may_v know_v when_o they_o come_v indeed_o to_o conquer_v the_o land_n they_o do_v not_o conquer_v it_o by_o their_o own_o strength_n or_o for_o their_o own_o worthiness_n psal_n 44.3_o 4._o deut._n 9.4_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v this_o malady_n that_o be_v matchless_a in_o all_o their_o former_a wander_n put_v israel_n upon_o seek_v out_o a_o suitable_a remedy_n hereupon_o they_o vow_v a_o vow_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 2._o that_o if_o god_n will_v grant_v they_o victory_n they_o will_v anathematise_v all_o they_o conquer_v reserve_v nothing_o for_o their_o own_o use_n but_o destroy_v all_o as_o consecrate_v to_o god_n with_o this_o religious_a promise_n they_o join_v fervent_a prayer_n for_o god_n help_n which_o be_v the_o most_o probable_a way_n to_o prevail_v with_o god_n as_o their_o great_a grandfather_n jacob_n find_v it_o gen._n 28.20_o 36._o and_o who_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o father_n of_o vow_n thus_o they_o find_v it_o also_o ver_fw-la 3._o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n receive_v the_o prayer_n of_o israel_n and_o give_v up_o king_n arad_n and_o his_o canaanite_n into_o their_o hand_n etc._n etc._n then_o according_a to_o their_o vow_n they_o devote_v the_o conquer_a person_n to_o death_n their_o city_n to_o be_v burn_v but_o their_o good_n confiscate_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o lord_n treasury_n levit._n 27.28_o 29._o as_o be_v do_v to_o jericho_n josh_n 6.17_o 19_o 21_o 24._o but_o this_o vow_n of_o destroy_v the_o canaanite_n city_n can_v not_o now_o be_v perform_v unless_o in_o some_o as_o first-fruit_n offer_v up_o to_o god_n for_o they_o be_v now_o far_o off_o in_o the_o wilderness_n can_v not_o destroy_v the_o city_n lie_v in_o canaan_n numb_a 33.40_o into_o which_o they_o come_v not_o till_o after_o moses_n death_n and_o still_o jordan_n be_v betwixt_o they_o and_o it_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v that_o they_o now_o enter_v canaan_n and_o when_o they_o have_v destroy_v their_o city_n return_v again_o into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o take_v that_o tedious_a journey_n which_o be_v so_o irksome_a to_o they_o after_o numb_a 21.4_o therefore_o this_o be_v speak_v by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n they_o now_o conquer_v the_o canaanite_n army_n
the_o lord_n be_v our_o lawgiver_n the_o lord_n be_v our_o king_n he_o will_v save_v we_o isa_n 33.22_o while_o they_o keep_v close_o to_o god_n and_o his_o covenant_n these_o be_v call_v judge_n here_o because_o they_o execute_v god_n just_a judgement_n upon_o israel_n enemy_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o time_n of_o these_o judge_n judge_v israel_n be_v affirm_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n act_n 13.19_o 20._o whereas_o this_o book_n set_v down_o the_o history_n of_o the_o space_n of_o two_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o year_n only_o under_o thirteen_o several_a judge_n call_v out_o by_o god_n from_o several_a tribe_n as_o in_o those_o sum_n and_o parcel_n appear_v i._o othniel_n of_o judah_n judged_n israel_n forty_o year_n chap._n 3.11_o ii_o ehud_n of_o benjamin_n and_o iii_o shamgar_n chap._n 3.30_o 31._o 80_o year_n iv_o deborah_n and_o barack_n of_o napthali_n 40_o year_n chap._n 5.31_o v._o gideon_n of_o manasseh_n 40_o year_n chap._n 8.28_o vi_o abimelech_n gideon_n son_n 3_o year_n chap._n 9.22_o vii_o tola_n of_o issachar_n 23_o year_n chap._n 10.2_o viii_o jair_a of_o manasseh_n 22_o year_n chap._n 10.3_o ix_o jephtah_n of_o manasseh_n 6_o year_n chap._n 11.1_o and_o 12.7_o x._o ibsan_n of_o judah_n 7_o year_n chap._n 12.8_o 9_o xi_o elon_n of_o zebulon_n 12_o year_n chap._n 12.11_o 12._o xii_o abdon_n of_o ephraim_n 8_o year_n chap._n 12.13_o 14._o xiii_o samson_n of_o dan_n 20_o year_n chap._n 13.2_o and_o 16.31_o the_o total_a sum_n be_v two_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o year_n unto_o which_o if_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o eli_n judge_v israel_n with_o samuel_n mention_v 1_o sam._n 4.18_o be_v add_v it_o make_v three_o hundred_o thirty_o nine_o year_n now_o add_v the_o year_n of_o the_o oppressor_n as_o they_o be_v express_v i._o eight_o year_n chap._n 3.8_o ii_o eighteen_o year_n chap._n 3.14_o iii_o twenty_o year_n chap._n 4.3_o iv_o seven_o year_n chap._n 6.3_o v._o eighteen_o year_n chap._n 10.8_o vi_o forty_o year_n chap._n 13.1_o in_o all_o a_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o year_n which_o be_v add_v to_o the_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o nine_o make_v up_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o that_o paul_n speak_v of_o act_v 13.20_o such_o harmony_n there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n in_o a_o congruous_a chronology_n the_o four_o general_n remark_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o israel_n corruption_n and_o of_o its_o calamity_n by_o consequence_n be_v describe_v at_o large_a in_o this_o book_n the_o corruption_n of_o the_o church_n and_o its_o general_a apostasy_n in_o its_o cause_n which_o be_v two_o fold_n 1._o privative_a and_o 2._o positive_a first_o the_o privative_a cause_n be_v the_o death_n of_o joshua_n and_o of_o the_o elder_n that_o be_v contemporary_a with_o he_o judg._n 2.7_o who_o have_v hitherto_o prohibit_v corruption_n their_o death_n be_v the_o removens_fw-la prohibens_fw-la remove_v that_o remora_n and_o rampart_n which_o hinder_v iniquity_n to_o come_v in_o like_o a_o flood_n upon_o the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o when_o god_n give_v they_o godly_a judge_n than_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v lift_v up_o a_o standard_n against_o it_o isa_n 59.19_o nor_o be_v this_o all_o but_o there_o be_v a_o second_o privative_a cause_n to_o wit_n the_o want_n of_o a_o king_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o therefore_o the_o holy_a ghost_n render_v this_o very_a reason_n of_o their_o wickedness_n no_o few_o than_o three_o time_n in_o the_o history_n of_o micha_n idolatry_n and_o of_o the_o gibeonite_n lasciviousness_n judg._n 17.61_o and_o 18.1_o and_o 21.25_o hence_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n that_o the_o war_n between_o the_o benjamite_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o lustful_a gibeah_n and_o the_o other_o tribe_n of_o israel_n do_v likely_a fall_n out_o betwixt_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n and_o othniel_n for_o then_o say_v he_o there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o israel_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n who_o lead_v the_o people_n against_o the_o canaanite_n judg._n 1._o ver_fw-la 2_o 3._o lead_v they_o also_o against_o the_o benjamite_n judg._n 20.18_o and_o both_o these_o thing_n of_o judah_n conduct_n be_v by_o god_n direction_n but_o second_o the_o positive_a cause_n both_o of_o their_o corruption_n and_o of_o their_o calamity_n thereby_o be_v 1._o their_o neglect_n of_o god_n command_n in_o drive_v out_o the_o curse_a canaanites_n they_o become_v slothful_a consult_v their_o own_o ease_n and_o content_v themselves_o with_o what_o they_o have_v already_o get_v in_o their_o possession_n they_o begin_v to_o converse_v familiar_o with_o those_o nation_n which_o god_n have_v charge_v they_o to_o destroy_v root_n and_o branch_n and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o 2._o they_o mix_v marriage_n with_o they_o judg._n 3.6_o whereby_o they_o become_v notorious_o debauch_v both_o in_o their_o worship_n and_o in_o their_o manner_n israel_n now_o foul_o degenerate_v 1._o in_o their_o worship_n they_o serve_v baalim_fw-la and_o ashtaroth_n etc._n etc._n judg._n 2.11_o 12_o 13_o 17._o and_o particular_o idolatry_n be_v find_v in_o micha_n family_n judg._n 17._o and_o so_o it_o spread_v into_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o dan_n who_o 1._o rob_v micah_n of_o his_o graven_n image_n his_o ephod_n and_o teraphim_n and_o his_o molten_n image_n 2._o entice_v away_o his_o idolatrous_a priest_n and_o 3._o establish_v idolatry_n in_o their_o tribe_n which_o make_v a_o schism_n of_o a_o long_a continuance_n judg._n 18._o 2_o in_o their_o manner_n oh_o what_o wickedness_n be_v commit_v in_o that_o one_o city_n gibea_n judg._n 19_o beside_o the_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n in_o their_o sin_n so_o that_o they_o repent_v not_o neither_o at_o the_o reproof_n of_o a_o angel_n nor_o of_o a_o prophet_n but_o go_v on_o in_o their_o own_o stubborn_a way_n judg._n 2.2.19_o for_o which_o god_n punish_v they_o not_o only_o by_o sell_v they_o into_o oppressor_n hand_n but_o also_o in_o their_o battle_n against_o benjamin_n the_o particular_a remark_n now_o follow_v the_o general_n which_o will_v add_v a_o far_a illustration_n to_o their_o darkness_n &c_n &c_n the_o first_o chapter_n of_o judge_n hold_v forth_o israel_n negligence_n in_o expel_v the_o canaanite_n and_o because_o contraria_fw-la juxta_fw-la se_fw-la posita_fw-la magis_fw-la elucescunt_fw-la one_o contrary_n give_v light_a and_o lustre_n to_o another_o when_o they_o be_v apt_o place_v together_o therefore_o israel_n valour_n and_o victory_n be_v first_o relate_v from_o ver_fw-la 1._o to_o ver_fw-la 18._o in_o the_o expedition_n of_o judah_n tribe_n to_o which_o be_v subjoin_v the_o same_o success_n in_o joseph_n tribe_n from_o ver_fw-la 22._o to_o ver_fw-la 26._o that_o it_o may_v the_o more_o manifest_o appear_v what_o little_a reason_n israel_n have_v for_o their_o follow_a slothfulness_n in_o neglect_v to_o extirpate_v those_o nation_n which_o they_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n spare_v as_o be_v record_v from_o ver_fw-la 19_o and_o so_o on_o ver_fw-la 21.27_o 28._o to_o 36._o their_o forego_v success_n be_v a_o sufficient_a demonstration_n that_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o conquer_a no_o more_o be_v because_o in_o god_n name_n they_o undertake_v no_o more_o to_o conquer_v from_o love_n of_o ease_n or_o cowardly_a fear_n etc._n etc._n the_o first_o remark_n be_v here_o we_o have_v israel_n first_o expedition_n against_o the_o canaanite_n after_o joshua_n death_n which_o can_v not_o but_o encourage_v the_o enemy_n and_o discourage_v israel_n for_o the_o canaanites_n may_v happy_o hope_v to_o hold_v their_o own_o now_o that_o the_o lion_n be_v dead_a who_o have_v so_o late_o and_o large_o devour_v their_o land_n and_o the_o israelite_n may_v well_o have_v misgive_a fear_n that_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o valiant_a and_o victorious_a a_o general_n may_v prove_v the_o loss_n and_o ruin_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n this_o have_v befall_v some_o other_o state_n in_o the_o world_n who_o weal_n have_v be_v wrap_v up_o in_o the_o life_n of_o a_o brave_a leader_n joshua_n have_v tell_v they_o before_o of_o his_o death_n that_o those_o nation_n yet_o leave_v in_o the_o land_n must_v be_v subdue_v josh_n 23.5_o and_o now_o all_o the_o tribe_n be_v so_o increase_v that_o they_o want_v room_n therefore_o a_o war_n must_v be_v undertake_v now_o for_o enlarge_n their_o quarter_n which_o may_v not_o be_v do_v before_o exod._n 23.29.30_o and_o because_o the_o success_n of_o this_o first_o expedition_n have_v so_o much_o influence_n for_o encourage_v or_o discourage_v the_o enemy_n hang_v upon_o it_o therefore_o they_o solemn_o seek_v counsel_n of_o god_n by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n which_o tribe_n shall_v begin_v this_o expedition_n and_o judah_n the_o royal_a tribe_n be_v choose_v by_o god_n for_o that_o work_n to_o avoid_v emulation_n among_o the_o tribe_n and_o this_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
declare_v his_o be_v a_o fair_a mark_n for_o ehud_n to_o hit_v and_o less_o able_a to_o resist_v the_o fatal_a blow_n this_o message_n from_o elohim_n prove_v ehud_n poniard_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v deliver_v by_o word_n of_o mouth_n but_o by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o hand_n he_o thrust_v his_o dagger_n into_o eglon_n be_v belly_n so_o stab_v he_o in_o the_o gut_n which_o he_o have_v so_o delicious_o and_o dainty_o for_o a_o long_a time_n pamper_a ver_fw-la 21._o for_o which_o deed_n ehud_n have_v undoubted_o a_o extraordinary_a call_n from_o god_n ver_fw-la 15._o and_o so_o n._n b._n this_o extraordinary_a act_n of_o ehud_n be_v not_o record_v as_o a_o example_n of_o ordinary_a imitation_n it_o be_v not_o here_o propound_v as_o a_o pattern_n for_o common_a practice_n therefore_o ravilliac_n kill_n king_n henry_n the_o four_o of_o france_n at_o the_o jesuit_n instigation_n and_o our_o own_o burchet_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n undertake_v to_o stab_v a_o nobleman_n who_o he_o 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usual_a seat_n as_o he_o be_v the_o king_n son_n in_o law_n will_v occasion_n saul_n enquiry_n after_o he_o for_o though_o david_n can_v not_o well_o imagine_v that_o saul_n will_v expect_v his_o company_n who_o he_o have_v once_o and_o again_o endeavour_v to_o kill_v yet_o partly_o saul_n may_v suppose_v that_o david_n will_v ascribe_v all_o those_o his_o extravagancy_n only_o to_o his_o frantic_a fit_n but_o when_o this_o frenzy_n be_v over_o he_o will_v come_v with_o a_o more_o compose_a mind_n to_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o then_o david_n may_v think_v himself_o in_o safety_n and_o so_o by_o his_o come_n to_o fill_v up_o his_o proper_a seat_n will_v give_v another_o fair_a season_n wherein_o to_o slay_v he_o or_o partly_o and_o more_o especial_o david_n will_v try_v this_o experiment_n for_o discover_v saul_n mind_n towards_o he_o he_o beg_v leave_v of_o jonathan_n who_o have_v power_n to_o grant_v it_o as_o the_o king_n deputy_n lieutenant_n during_o his_o absence_n at_o naioth_n that_o he_o may_v go_v to_o bethlehem_n and_o keep_v his_o annual-feast_n among_o his_o kindred_n for_o two_o day_n only_o promise_v to_o return_v and_o hide_v himself_o in_o the_o field_n near_o the_o court_n that_o jonathan_n may_v give_v he_o intelligence_n how_o his_o father_n resent_v his_o withdrawment_n three_o david_n appeal_n to_o jonathan_n own_o conscience_n concern_v his_o innocency_n say_v 1._o if_o iniquity_n be_v in_o i_o stay_v i_o thyself_o i_o have_v rather_o die_v by_o thy_o friendly_a hand_n than_o be_v torture_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o thy_o furious_a father_n the_o tender_a mercy_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v cruelty_n say_v solomon_n prov._n 12.10_o but_o if_o no_o iniquity_n be_v find_v in_o i_o as_o thou_o judge_v then_o be_v mindful_a of_o that_o solemn_a covenant_n whereof_o god_n be_v a_o witness_n and_o give_v i_o seasonable_a notice_n of_o saul_n intention_n concern_v i_o if_o he_o say_v well_o to_o my_o absence_n by_o thy_o leave_n i_o be_o willing_a to_o trust_v myself_o with_o he_o this_o three_o time_n as_o i_o have_v do_v twice_o already_o chap._n 18.11_o 17._o and_o 19.7_o notwithstanding_o his_o double_a double-dealing_a with_o i_o in_o forget_v both_o his_o promise_n and_o his_o oath_n but_o if_o my_o absence_n enrage_v he_o for_o his_o lose_v the_o opportunity_n of_o kill_v i_o then_o let_v i_o know_v that_o i_o may_v escape_v his_o rage_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n upon_o the_o antecedent_n be_v jonathan_n pathetical_a promise_n to_o david_n that_o he_o will_v be_v a_o fast_a and_o a_o faithful_a friend_n to_o he_o at_o this_o critical_a juncture_n v._o 9_o 10_o 11._o to_o 18._o wherein_o observe_v first_o after_o jonathan_n have_v tell_v david_n he_o abhor_v the_o thought_n of_o either_o slay_v he_o himself_o or_o of_o betray_v he_o into_o saul_n hand_n to_o be_v slay_v by_o he_o v._o 9_o they_o consult_v together_o by_o what_o mean_n and_o in_o what_o place_n this_o friendly_a office_n may_v be_v perform_v without_o suspicion_n to_o saul_n v._o 10_o 11._o so_o they_o both_o walk_v into_o the_o field_n for_o private_a conference_n where_o they_o may_v not_o be_v overhear_v and_o where_o jonathan_n in_o a_o abrupt_a expression_n call_v jehovah_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n to_o witness_n the_o reality_n of_o his_o respect_n and_o to_o be_v judge_n betwixt_o they_o v._o 12_o 13._o second_o jonathan_n piety_n towards_o god_n and_o a_o humble_a denial_n of_o himself_o say_v tantamount_n though_o i_o be_v heir_n apparent_a of_o the_o crown_n by_o lineal_a succession_n and_o therefore_o may_v envy_v thou_o have_v more_o cause_n than_o my_o father_n for_o be_v envious_a yet_o because_o i_o know_v it_o be_v the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n to_o reject_v my_o father_n and_o to_o elect_v thou_o as_o one_o better_a than_o my_o father_n much_o joy_n may_v thou_o have_v of_o the_o kingdom_n after_o he_o and_o whatsoever_o become_v of_o i_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v do_v therein_o 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he_o be_v sure_a will_v be_v v._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o n._n b._n the_o like_a famous_a faith_n we_o find_v in_o abigail_n afterward_o chap._n 25.28_o 30._o etc._n etc._n but_o above_o all_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o penitent_a thief_n in_o he_o who_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o david_n he_o can_v believe_v in_o a_o crucify_a christ_n and_o pray_v for_o his_o kind_a remembrance_n when_o he_o come_v into_o his_o kingdom_n luke_n 23.42_o as_o if_o he_o see_v he_o already_o in_o his_o state_n of_o exaltation_n the_o four_o remark_n upon_o the_o antecedent_n be_v the_o pious_a prudence_n and_o policy_n jonathan_n propound_v to_o david_n as_o measure_n to_o be_v take_v on_o both_o side_n the_o one_o for_o sound_a saul_n at_o the_o feast_n how_o his_o heart_n stand_v affect_v
can_v not_o bind_v god_n herein_o for_o when_o god_n require_v justice_n to_o be_v do_v then_o sundry_a of_o saul_n son_n be_v destroy_v 2_o sam._n 21.8_o 14._o after_o this_o saul_n go_v home_o but_o david_n dare_v not_o trust_v his_o force_a protestation_n have_v find_v he_o so_o oft_o perfidious_a credulity_n he_o know_v to_o a_o hypocrite_n who_o be_v only_o convict_v but_o not_o convert_v have_v be_v but_o sublime_a folly_n and_o therefore_o have_v little_a hold_n of_o inconstant_a saul_n he_o still_o continue_v in_o the_o strong_a hold_n of_o engedi_n think_v such_o good_a thought_n as_o these_o be_v in_o saul_n wicked_a heart_n will_v not_o like_v their_o lodging_n long_o but_o soon_o be_v go_v etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n chap._n xxv_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o nabal_n churlishness_n etc._n etc._n to_o david_n while_o he_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n david_n wander_n herein_o afford_v those_o remark_n first_o the_o time_n when_o it_o be_v tell_v we_o when_o samuel_n be_v dead_a v._n 1._o n._n b._n samuel_n die_v about_o two_o year_n before_o saul_n death_n yet_o he_o live_v so_o long_o until_o he_o see_v the_o time_n wherein_o saul_n confess_v david_n will_v be_v king_n chap._n 24.20_o and_o while_o samuel_n live_v david_n by_o samuel_n counsel_n and_o assistance_n can_v more_o commodious_o converse_v in_o the_o kingdom_n but_o now_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o be_v constrain_v to_o pass_v from_o the_o wilderness_n of_o engedi_n where_o he_o have_v compose_v psalm_n the_o fifty_o seven_o give_v it_o the_o title_n altaschith_fw-mi that_o be_v destroy_v not_o because_o when_o his_o soldier_n move_v he_o to_o destroy_v saul_n in_o the_o cave_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o do_v it_o into_o this_o wilderness_n of_o â—aran_a which_o be_v in_o the_o southern_a border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n that_o so_o upon_o a_o pinch_n he_o may_v retire_v out_o of_o saul_n dominion_n when_o he_o have_v lose_v so_o fast_o a_o friend_n as_o samuel_n have_v be_v the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o discouragement_n david_n meet_v with_o in_o this_o place_n from_o nabal_n who_o live_v here_o after_o all_o his_o encouragement_n he_o former_o have_v from_o samuel_n who_o be_v now_o dead_a and_o bury_v in_o ramah_n n._n b._n this_o nabal_n be_v describe_v 1._o by_o his_o seat_n and_o habitation_n v._o 2._o 2._o by_o his_o wealth_n exceed_v rich_a in_o his_o stock_n of_o cattle_n as_o be_v of_o old_a account_v hence_o pecunia_fw-la money_n be_v derive_v a_o pecudibus_fw-la cattle_n v._o 2._o 3._o by_o his_o name_n nabal_n v._o 3._o which_o be_v paraphrase_a upon_o v._o 25._o signify_v a_o fool_n or_o the_o same_o with_o nebn_n o_o a_o knave_n 4._o by_o both_o his_o majoribus_fw-la and_o moribus_fw-la his_o ancestor_n and_o his_o manner_n though_o descend_v of_o caleb_n yet_o degenerate_v from_o so_o good_a a_o man._n n._n b._n therefore_o some_o take_v caleb_n here_o not_o proper_o but_o appellative_o as_o it_o signify_v a_o dog_n to_o signify_v that_o he_o be_v a_o dogged_a fellow_n have_v no_o sap_n of_o humanity_n in_o he_o a_o mere_a mammonist_n a_o golden_a brute_n not_o a_o natural_a but_o a_o atheistical_a fool_n psal_n 14.1_o he_o be_v both_o a_o church_n and_o a_o drunkard_n conveniunt_fw-la rerus_n nomina_fw-la saepe_fw-la suis_fw-la nabal_n have_v not_o his_o name_n for_o nought_o his_o nomen_fw-la be_v his_o omen_n 5._o he_o be_v describe_v by_o his_o yokesellow_n call_v abigail_n which_o signify_v her_o father_n joy_n whereof_o her_o father_n can_v not_o expect_v much_o in_o match_v his_o dear_a daughter_n to_o so_o morose_n a_o man._n n._n b._n may_v it_o not_o be_v fear_v that_o many_o a_o child_n be_v cast_v away_o upon_o wealth_n when_o matrimony_n be_v make_v mere_o a_o matter_n of_o money_n and_o not_o marry_v in_o the_o lord_n only_o 1_o cor._n 7.39_o the_o wife_n be_v commend_v here_o not_o only_o for_o be_v of_o a_o beautiful_a and_o comely_a countenance_n but_o also_o for_o have_v a_o good_a understanding_n and_o great_a prudence_n which_o she_o demonstrate_v afterward_o but_o the_o man_n be_v as_o much_o discommend_v for_o his_o morose_n humour_n a_o hard-hearted_a churl_n ver_fw-la 3._o a_o son_n of_o belial_n ver_fw-la 17._o she_o be_v unequal_o yoke_v etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o david_n discouragement_n this_o wealthy_a man_n have_v a_o vast_a sheepshearing_a v._n 4._o at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v a_o custom_n among_o the_o jew_n to_o make_v great_a feast_n in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o forefather_n who_o have_v be_v shepherd_n those_o feast_v day_n be_v day_n of_o much_o mirth_n and_o jollity_n therefore_o call_v a_o good_a day_n v._o 8._o see_v 2_o sam._n 13.23_o 24._o hereupon_o david_n send_v his_o messenger_n to_o nabal_n at_o his_o festival_n say_v it_o be_v not_o only_o easy_a for_o thou_o to_o spare_v we_o a_o little_a out_o of_o thy_o abundance_n but_o it_o be_v equal_a and_o just_a thou_o shall_v afford_v something_o out_o of_o thy_o exceed_n unto_o we_o who_o have_v be_v a_o guard_n unto_o thy_o flock_n both_o from_o unreasonable_a man_n and_o from_o unruly_a wild_a beast_n v._o 16._o we_o crave_v but_o little_a we_o will_v not_o be_v our_o own_o carver_n though_o we_o have_v deserve_v more_o yet_o shall_v we_o take_v thankful_o what_o thou_o will_v willing_o bestow_v upon_o we_o v._n 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o n._n b._n wherein_o we_o may_v behold_v what_o solomon_n say_v servant_n on_o horseback_n and_o prince_n walk_v on_o foot_n eccless_n 10.7_o here_o poor_a david_n though_o a_o anoint_v king_n yet_o speak_v all_o supplication_n to_o this_o rich_a churl_n who_o overflow_v with_o worldly_a wealth_n yet_o answer_v he_o rough_o though_o he_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n to_o relieve_v the_o necessitous_a deut_n 15.7_o and_o though_o david_n leave_v nothing_o unsay_v whereby_o to_o insinuate_v etc._n etc._n the_o four_o remark_n be_v nabal_n surly_a answer_n to_o david_n ambassador_n who_o have_v greet_v he_o in_o david_n name_n etc._n etc._n v._n 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o wherein_o this_o covetous_a caitiff_n and_o cormorant_n will_v not_o first_o know_v such_o a_o man_n as_o david_n though_o all_o israel_n know_v he_o and_o both_o own_a and_o honour_a he_o as_o their_o deliverer_n by_o destroy_v goliath_n etc._n etc._n second_o he_o make_v no_o more_o of_o david_n and_o his_o follower_n than_o a_o parcel_n of_o rogue_n and_o runagate_n compare_v they_o to_o unruly_a cattle_n that_o break_v their_o tedder_n or_o band_n and_o run_v away_o from_o their_o right_a owner_n the_o worst_a sort_n of_o runagate_n be_v apostate_n who_o run_v away_o from_o god_n the_o best_a master_n that_o employ_v his_o servant_n in_o most_o honourable_a work_n and_o pay_v they_o with_o most_o honourable_a wage_n three_o he_o will_v rather_o part_v with_o his_o blood_n than_o with_o his_o good_n to_o such_o fugitive_n though_o they_o be_v of_o his_o own_o tribe_n from_o who_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v hide_v his_o eye_n while_o he_o be_v wallow_v in_o wealth_n and_o plenty_n and_o they_o pinch_v with_o penury_n and_o poverty_n deut._n 12.12_o and_o 14.26_o 29._o and_o 15.7_o isa_n 58.7_o n._n b._n though_o david_n beg_v supply_n from_o nabal_n as_o a_o son_n from_o a_o father_n v._o 8._o give_v what_o come_v to_o thy_o hand_n unto_o thy_o servant_n and_o unto_o thy_o son_n david_n yet_o this_o unkind_a master_n can_v spare_v none_o of_o his_o superfluity_n for_o his_o servant_n nor_o can_v this_o unnatural_a father_n bestow_v any_o thing_n upon_o his_o son_n david_n but_o give_v he_o stone_n instead_o of_o bread_n contrary_a to_o the_o common_a law_n and_o light_n of_o nature_n matth._n 7.9_o 10_o 11._o though_o he_o know_v his_o son_n david_n have_v nothing_o to_o maintain_v himself_o and_o his_o six_o hundred_o follower_n a_o large_a family_n withal_o save_v only_o with_o the_o spoil_n take_v from_o the_o philistine_n and_o other_o adjacent_a neighbour_a nation_n who_o be_v all_o declare_a enemy_n to_o god_n israel_n and_o who_o will_v undoubted_o have_v plunder_v nabal_n of_o his_o numerous_a flock_n and_o herd_n as_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o sabean_o do_v job_n if_o david_n have_v not_o be_v as_o a_o wall_n between_o they_o and_o the_o plunderer_n as_o nabal_n own_o servant_n to_o who_o david_n appeal_v for_o 8._o do_v acknowledge_v ver_fw-la 16._o n._n b._n nay_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n see_v ingens_fw-la telum_fw-la necessitas_fw-la necessity_n know_v no_o law_n when_o penury_n pinch_v david_n soldier_n they_o do_v not_o make_v bold_a with_o some_o of_o nabal_n superfluity_n rather_o than_o themselves_o perish_v and_o pine_v away_o with_o want_n of_o necessary_n but_o pious_a david_n who_o have_v bind_v their_o hand_n from_o kill_a king_n saul_n when_o there_o be_v a_o motion_n and_o a_o
bowel_n and_o so_o he_o die_v even_o in_o a_o damnable_a state_n exit_fw-la tyrannus_n n._n b._n note_v well_o first_o josephus_n and_o the_o rabbin_n make_v saul_n a_o martyr_n in_o die_v thus_o valourous_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o avoid_v disgrace_n etc._n etc._n but_o sure_o he_o die_v the_o devil_n martyr_n not_o god_n who_o express_a command_n be_v thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v second_o saul_n have_v spare_v agag_n contrary_a to_o god_n command_n and_o now_o from_o a_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n he_o will_v not_o spare_v himself_o but_o be_v felo_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la a_o self-murderer_n destroy_v god_n image_n in_o himself_o three_o he_o die_v in_o his_o sin_n joh._n 8.21_o and_o in_o the_o worst_a sort_n of_o sin_n the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n whereof_o he_o be_v guilty_a in_o consult_v with_o a_o witch_n etc._n etc._n a_o man_n have_v better_a die_n in_o a_o ditch_n or_o in_o a_o dungeon_n than_o die_v in_o sin_n unrepented_a of_o or_o unpardoned_a four_o not_o one_o hint_n have_v we_o of_o his_o repentance_n but_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n slay_v he_o for_o his_o sin_n 1_o chron._n 10.14_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v what_o happen_v after_o saul_n death_n the_o remark_n hereupon_o be_v first_o if_o saul_n armour-bearer_n be_v doeg_n follow_v his_o master_n be_v evil_a example_n of_o self-murder_n when_o he_o see_v his_o master_n dead_a who_o he_o will_v not_o over-live_a because_o of_o his_o overlove_v as_o brethren_n in_o iniquity_n hereby_o god_n just_o revenge_v upon_o he_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lord_n priest_n which_o he_o have_v slay_v in_o his_o be_v his_o own_o executioner_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v saul_n death_n and_o his_o army_n rout_v put_v the_o part_n adjacent_a to_o the_o valley_n of_o jezreel_n the_o place_n of_o this_o defeat_n into_o such_o a_o consternation_n that_o they_o flee_v from_o their_o city_n and_o the_o philistine_n come_v and_o dwell_v in_o they_o v._o 7._o thus_o the_o philistine_n prudent_o pursue_v their_o victory_n and_o have_v not_o god_n raise_v up_o david_n at_o this_o time_n to_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o their_o proceed_n in_o all_o likelihood_n israel_n have_v lose_v canaan_n hereby_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o philistine_n triumph_n over_o slay_a saul_n ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o 10._o all_o saul_n care_n be_v for_o his_o body_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v abuse_v ver_fw-la 4._o but_o no_o care_n he_o take_v for_o his_o soul_n and_o his_o body_n be_v abuse_v nevertheless_o they_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n as_o david_n have_v do_v to_o goliath_n and_o devote_v it_o to_o dagon_n for_o this_o victory_n his_o armour_n they_o dedicate_v to_o ashtaroth_n another_o idol_n and_o they_o hang_v up_o his_o carcase_n as_o on_o a_o gibbet_n in_o bethshan_n for_o scorn_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o man_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n hear_v of_o it_o and_o remember_v the_o old_a kindness_n saul_n have_v do_v they_o chap._n 11.11_o march_v all_o night_n as_o he_o have_v do_v for_o their_o deliverance_n though_o they_o be_v far_o remote_a beyond_o jordan_n yet_o they_o zealous_o march_v thither_o and_o take_v down_o the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n now_o putrify_v by_o hang_v so_o long_o in_o the_o sun_n and_o wind_n by_o stealth_n carry_v they_o away_o burn_v their_o flesh_n and_o bury_v their_o bone_n under_o a_o oak_n in_o jabesh_n for_o a_o monument_n thereof_o v._o 11_o 12._o and_o then_o lament_v the_o public_a calamity_n with_o fast_v and_o prayer_n for_o seven_o day_n which_o be_v the_o very_a term_n of_o truce_n nahash_n have_v give_v they_o in_o chap._n 11.3_o so_o long_o here_o v._o 13._o they_o seek_v god_n love_n of_o israel_n the_o second_o book_n of_o samuel_n which_o in_o the_o general_a prospect_n of_o it_o be_v a_o history_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o david_n hold_v forth_o his_o whole_a life_n as_o first_o his_o inauguration_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n 1._o by_o one_o tribe_n only_o chap._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o 2._o by_o all_o the_o tribe_n chap._n the_o 5_o second_o his_o royal_a action_n in_o his_o regal_a government_n as_o first_o those_o that_o be_v laudable_a chapter_n 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o second_o those_o that_o be_v culpable_a chapter_n 11._o &_o 12._o three_o his_o chequer_v state_n of_o life_n partly_o in_o adversity_n both_o as_o to_o his_o private_a capacity_n by_o his_o two_o bad_a son_n 1._o amnon_n chap._n 13._o and_o 2._o absalon_n chap._n 14._o and_o as_o to_o his_o public_a condition_n first_o by_o sedition_n which_o be_v 1._o domestic_a move_v by_o absalon_n chapter_n 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o and_o 2._o extrinsic_a by_o sheba_n chap._n 20._o second_o by_o famine_n chap._n 21._o and_o three_o by_o plague_n chap._n 24._o and_o partly_o in_o prosperity_n which_o david_n celebrate_v chapter_n 22_o 23._o after_o this_o recapitulation_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n in_o general_n now_o the_o particular_a prospect_n of_o each_o chapter_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v 2_o sam._n chap._n i._n which_o declare_v the_o state_n of_o israel_n after_o this_o their_o direful_a defeat_n by_o the_o philistine_n the_o tiding_n whereof_o david_n receive_v with_o deep_a deploration_n yea_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n though_o he_o be_v his_o capital_a enemy_n yet_o he_o profound_o bewail_v it_o remarks_n hereupon_o be_v first_o the_o messenger_z of_o those_o sad_a tiding_n be_v describe_v by_o sundry_a circumstance_n as_o 1._o when_o he_o come_v to_o david_n it_o be_v three_o day_n after_o david_n have_v return_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o amalekite_n v._o 1._o and_o 2._o whither_o he_o come_v to_o wit_n unto_o ziklag_n for_o it_o be_v not_o so_o burn_v but_o david_n and_o his_o man_n may_v refresh_v themselves_o in_o it_o after_o so_o long_a a_o harrase_n until_o god_n provide_v they_o better_a quarter_n 3._o who_o he_o be_v a_o amalekite_n v._o 8._o the_o son_n of_o a_o stranger_n v._o 13._o 4._o in_o what_o posture_n he_o come_v pretend_v sorrow_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n people_n with_o his_o clothes_n rend_v and_o earth_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o fall_v down_o at_o david_n foot_n to_o humour_n and_o honour_v the_o rising-sun_n v._o 2._o and_o 5._o he_o be_v describe_v by_o his_o age_n he_o be_v a_o young_a man_n v._o 5_o 13._o the_o second_o remark_n be_v this_o amalekite_n narrative_a of_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o fight_n of_o the_o philistine_n against_o israel_n wherein_o he_o give_v david_n a_o distinct_a account_n upon_o david_n diligent_a enquiry_n v._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o wherein_o observe_v first_o he_o declare_v to_o david_n the_o flight_n of_o israel_n the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o army_n and_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n v._o 4._o second_o to_o confirm_v his_o story_n of_o saul_n death_n which_o most_o concern_v david_n he_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o author_n thereof_o by_o a_o casualty_n of_o come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v v._o 6._o and_o three_o to_o qualify_v his_o crime_n he_o say_v saul_n call_v i_o v._o 7._o choose_v i_o v._o 8._o and_o request_v i_o to_o be_v his_o executioner_n v._o 9_o he_o add_v four_o a_o compare_v saul_n desperate_a case_n say_v as_o josephus_n and_o other_o do_v relate_v saul_n say_v to_o i_o i_o be_o sore_o wound_v by_o the_o arrow_n of_o the_o archer_n and_o by_o my_o own_o weapon_n i_o have_v fall_v upon_o yet_o be_o i_o not_o likely_a to_o die_v of_o those_o wound_n nor_o will_v i_o be_v willing_a to_o live_v with_o they_o until_o the_o philistine_n overtake_v i_o and_o put_v i_o to_o some_o shameful_a and_o more_o painful_a death_n and_o see_v my_o coat_n of_o mail_n will_v not_o suffer_v my_o lance_n to_o pierce_v deep_a enough_o to_o dispatch_v i_o do_v thou_o lean_v upon_o i_o with_o the_o whole_a weight_n of_o thy_o body_n that_o the_o weapon_n may_v pass_v through_o i_o and_o outright_o kill_v i_o to_o quit_v i_o of_o my_o dolorous_a pain_n five_o hereupon_o say_v he_o when_o i_o see_v he_o can_v not_o live_v both_o for_o anguish_n of_o mind_n and_o pain_n of_o body_n i_o think_v it_o a_o act_n of_o charity_n to_o do_v for_o he_o what_o he_o desire_v of_o i_o to_o dispatch_v he_o out_o of_o his_o misery_n and_o to_o die_v by_o my_o hand_n rather_o than_o by_o his_o cruel_a conqueror_n then_o take_v i_o the_o crown_n from_o off_o his_o head_n and_o the_o bracelet_n that_o be_v upon_o his_o arm_n and_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o my_o lord_n v._o 10._o the_o three_o remark_n be_v a_o scrutiny_n touch_v the_o veracity_n of_o this_o amalekite_n long_a harangue_n though_o i_o find_v some_o learned_a man_n patronise_a this_o amalekite_n and_o purge_v he_o from_o lie_v to_o david_n say_v his_o story_n be_v a_o real_a
own_o present_a want_n but_o beg_v my_o last_o bit_n of_o i_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o such_o carnal_a reason_n she_o do_v not_o dispute_v but_o dispatch_v etc._n etc._n hence_o lavater_n grotius_n peter_n martyr_n etc._n etc._n admire_v the_o strength_n of_o her_o faith_n mark_v 10._o the_o kindness_n of_o this_o widow_n in_o bake_v the_o first_o cake_n for_o elijah_n be_v well_o requite_v with_o a_o prophet_n reward_n mat._n 10.41_o 42._o she_o afford_v one_o meal_n for_o he_o and_z he_o many_o to_o she_o and_o she_o ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o neither_o the_o meal_n in_o the_o barrel_n nor_o the_o oil_n in_o the_o cruise_n be_v make_v less_o by_o daily_a use_n for_o three_o year_n together_o which_o be_v the_o time_n of_o elijah_n abscond_v from_o ahab_n in_o this_o place_n as_o he_o have_v hide_v himself_o for_o six_o month_n in_o a_o cave_n at_o cherith_n as_o above_o n.b._n this_o multiply_a of_o meal_n etc._n etc._n be_v elijah_n three_o miracle_n which_o grotius_n compare_v to_o those_o two_o miracle_n of_o the_o bless_a messiah_n in_o multiply_v a_o few_o loaf_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 14.19_o and_o 15.36_o remark_n the_o three_o be_v the_o history_n of_o elijah_n raise_v this_o widow_n dead_a son_n to_o life_n which_o be_v his_o four_o miracle_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v describe_v by_o many_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n means_n and_o manner_n from_o ver_fw-la 17_o to_o ver_fw-la 22._o and_o the_o event_n or_o effect_n of_o this_o miracle_n namely_o a_o far_a confirmation_n of_o this_o new_a gentile-proselytess's_a faith_n v._o 23_o 24._o mark_v 1._o the_o time_n when_o this_o four_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v some_o say_v be_v about_o two_o year_n after_o elijah_n be_v entertain_v and_o maintain_v as_o well_o as_o abscond_v by_o this_o compassionate_a widow_n long_o have_v she_o live_v under_o the_o mercy_n of_o this_o multiply_a miracle_n now_o lest_o she_o shall_v forget_v herself_o and_o be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n her_o mercy_n must_v be_v mix_v with_o misery_n and_o sickness_n be_v send_v to_o kill_v her_o son_n outright_o which_o famine_n only_o threaten_v to_o do_v a_o heavy_a cross_n now_o allay_v her_o high_a comfort_n mark_v 2._o her_o passionate_a expostulation_n with_o the_o prophet_n v._o 18._o in_o her_o extreme_a perplexity_n she_o rash_o impute_v the_o death_n of_o her_o son_n to_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o if_o her_o son_n can_v not_o have_v die_v if_o elijah_n have_v not_o be_v her_o guest_n thus_o apt_a be_v we_o to_o mistake_v the_o ground_n of_o our_o affliction_n and_o to_o cast_v they_o upon_o wrong_a cause_n erpennius_fw-la say_v she_o be_v conscious_a to_o herself_o that_o she_o have_v not_o converse_v with_o this_o most_o holy_a man_n so_o holy_o and_o reverent_o as_o she_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o her_o passion_n say_v peter_n martyr_n she_o retain_v her_o penitency_n acknowledge_v her_o sin_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o her_o misery_n and_o fear_v the_o man_n of_o god_n have_v complain_v to_o god_n of_o some_o miscarriage_n in_o she_o mark_v 3_o the_o place_n where_o this_o miracle_n of_o raise_v her_o son_n to_o life_n be_v wrought_v to_o wit_n upon_o the_o prophet_n bed_n this_o holy_a prophet_n answer_v not_o passion_n with_o passion_n though_o he_o be_v of_o a_o fiery_a temper_n but_o calm_o take_v the_o dead_a son_n out_o of_o its_o mother_n bosom_n and_o lay_v it_o upon_o his_o own_o bed_n v._o 19_o that_o there_o he_o may_v in_o private_a pray_v the_o more_o fervent_o to_o procure_v his_o life_n again_o that_o as_o he_o have_v shut_v up_o heaven_n from_o give_v rain_n so_o now_o must_v he_o open_a heaven_n to_o return_v the_o soul_n of_o her_o son_n and_o indeed_o every_o word_n he_o pour_v out_o in_o prayer_n v._o 20._o be_v a_o word_n of_o weight_n and_o wonder_n peter_n martyr_n observe_v every_o word_n be_v a_o argument_n from_o the_o topic_n or_o person_n 1._o from_o god_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o be_v kind_a to_o widow_n and_o who_o be_v lord_n of_o life_n and_o death_n so_o can_v restore_v from_o death_n to_o life_n 2._o from_o himself_o i_o be_o thy_o prophet_n and_o thou_o be_v my_o god_n this_o will_v redound_v to_o my_o disgrace_n if_o unredress_v what_o will_v the_o world_n say_v but_o god_n bless_v i_o from_o entertain_v god_n prophet_n if_o this_o be_v the_o effect_n thereof_o 3._o from_o the_o widow_n shall_v my_o god_n and_o myself_o requite_v her_o kindness_n with_o such_o a_o act_n of_o unkindness_n she_o be_v a_o widow_n so_o a_o most_o passionate_a lover_n of_o her_o son_n and_o can_v subsist_v without_o her_o son_n support_n let_v not_o this_o affliction_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o son_n be_v add_v to_o the_o affliction_n of_o her_o widowhood_n mark_v 4._o elijah_n observe_v that_o old_a rule_n ora_n labora_fw-la pray_n and_o labour_v thus_o he_o do_v by_o stretch_v himself_o three_o time_n upon_o the_o dead_a child_n v._o 21._o as_o if_o say_v lavater_n he_o will_v have_v hatch_v he_o alive_a as_o the_o hen_n do_v her_o egg_n but_o rather_o it_o be_v that_o his_o sense_n of_o the_o carcase_n coldness_n may_v heat_v his_o own_o heart_n the_o more_o into_o most_o fervent_a prayer_n which_o at_o the_o three_o time_n prevail_v mark_v 5._o as_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o miracle_n be_v invocation_n and_o incubation_n so_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o be_v by_o the_o soul_n be_v return_v to_o the_o body_n v._o 22._o which_o show_v he_o be_v real_o dead_a by_o such_o a_o separation_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n shall_v return_v to_o the_o body_n at_o the_o resurrection_n this_o be_v the_o first_o instance_n we_o read_v of_o any_o that_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o this_o be_v elijah_n four_o miracle_n mark_v 6._o the_o effect_n of_o all_o v._o 23_o 24._o teach_v 1._o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n 2._o effectual_a fervent_a prayer_n avail_v much_o jam._n 5.16_o 3._o to_o receive_v a_o prophet_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a mat._n 10_o 41_o 42._o 4._o her_o faith_n by_o the_o meal_n and_o oil_n which_o stagger_v at_o her_o son_n death_n be_v now_o confirm_v by_o his_o revive_n and_o 5._o this_o evidence_n the_o truth_n heb._n 11.35_o that_o woman_n receive_v their_o dead_a raise_v to_o life_n again_o last_o jerom_n think_v this_o dead_a son_n raise_v to_o life_n be_v jonah_n the_o prophet_n but_o other_o do_v think_v otherwise_o say_v peter_n martyr_n however_o this_o truth_n appear_v that_o miracle_n confirm_v faith_n heb._n 2.4_o and_o that_o those_o who_o work_v they_o in_o truth_n be_v send_v of_o god_n joh._n 3.2_o and_o 9.17.30.33_o etc._n etc._n 1_o king_n chap._n xviii_o this_o chapter_n relate_v elijah_n embassage_n to_o king_n ahab_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o procure_v rain_n after_o such_o a_o long_a dreadful_a drought_n and_o dearth_n this_o embassage_n consist_v of_o two_o part_n first_o the_o injunction_n and_o second_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o then_o follow_v the_o event_n thereof_o remarks_n first_o upon_o the_o injunction_n as_o first_o the_o time_n when_o ver_fw-la 1._o namely_o after_o israel_n have_v lay_v gasp_v under_o a_o parch_a drought_n and_o a_o destructive_a famine_n for_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n james_n 5.17_o in_o which_o time_n no_o doubt_n but_o many_o a_o curse_n be_v belch_v forth_o by_o baal_n worshipper_n at_o elijah_n for_o his_o shut_n up_o heaven_n so_o long_o from_o rain_n whereas_o he_o only_o have_v declare_v it_o as_o god_n judgement_n for_o their_o idolatry_n it_o be_v god_n hand_n who_o only_o make_v use_v of_o elijah_n tongue_n only_o to_o say_v what_o god_n will_v do_v chap._n 17.1_o thus_o ambassador_n suffer_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o their_o master_n that_o send_v they_o upon_o displease_v embassage_n they_o shall_v have_v rail_v at_o their_o own_o sin_n remark_n the_o second_o when_o elijah_n have_v abscond_v so_o long_o at_o cherith_n cave_n and_o sarepta_n widow_n god_n call_v he_o forth_o from_o his_o hiding-place_n and_o bid_v he_o go_v show_v thyself_o to_o ahab_n with_o this_o message_n 1._o acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o famine_n 2._o advise_v he_o to_o remove_v the_o cause_n procure_v it_o and_o 3._o promise_v he_o rain_v upon_o his_o reformation_n no_o rain_n must_v fall_v say_v dr._n hall_n till_o elijah_n be_v see_v of_o ahab_n he_o have_v carry_v away_o the_o cloud_n with_o he_o and_o so_o must_v bring_v they_o again_o shall_v rain_n have_v fall_v in_o his_o absence_n and_o before_o his_o appearance_n than_o have_v it_o not_o be_v according_a to_o his_o word_n ch_n 17.1_o god_n herein_o take_v care_n to_o maintain_v the_o honour_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o prophet_n remark_n the_o three_o be_v elijah_n undaunted_a courage_n in_o venture_v at_o god_n command_n thus_o
who_o excite_v joash_n to_o call_v the_o priest_n to_o a_o account_n and_o to_o call_v he_o among_o the_o rest_n because_o he_o can_v not_o so_o well_o prevail_v with_o they_o to_o be_v more_o diligent_a in_o promote_a this_o public_a work_n other_o make_v this_o apology_n for_o jehoiada_n that_o he_o be_v now_o grow_v very_o old_a it_o be_v in_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o king_n joash_n ver_fw-la 6._o king_n jebu_n die_v the_o year_n before_o and_o leave_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n to_o his_o son_n jehoaaz_v at_o this_o time_n it_o be_v say_v express_o that_o jehoiada_fw-la be_v grow_v very_o old_a 2_o chron._n 24.15_o which_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o remissness_n ver_fw-la 6._o his_o generation-work_n be_v now_o in_o a_o manner_n do_v and_o therefore_o joash_n take_v new_a and_o other_o measure_n for_o carry_v on_o more_o effectual_o his_o temple-work_n remark_n the_o six_o when_o joash_n see_v the_o money_n the_o priest_n collect_v abroad_o in_o the_o country_n be_v convert_v to_o other_o use_v and_o not_o to_o the_o right_a end_n for_o repair_v the_o temple_n the_o king_n command_v the_o priest_n to_o gather_v no_o more_o poll-mony_n but_o order_n old_a jehoiada_n to_o set_v up_o a_o chest_n like_o our_o poor_a man_n box_n beside_o the_o altar_n of_o burn_a offering_n 2_o king_n 12.8_o 9_o 2_o chron._n 24.8_o and_o this_o mean_n do_v prove_v effectual_a for_o much_o money_n be_v put_v into_o the_o chest_n both_o trespass-mony_n for_o omission_n of_o good_a and_o sin-mony_n for_o commission_n of_o evil_n say_v tostatus_n this_o be_v put_v into_o such_o officer_n hand_n as_o deal_v faithful_o the_o fabric_n be_v perfect_o finish_v by_o they_o ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o and_o 2_o chron._n 24.10_o to_o 13._o yea_o and_o new_a vessel_n ver_fw-la 14._o instead_o of_o those_o athaliah_n sacrilegious_a son_n have_v steal_v away_o ver_fw-la 7._o remark_n the_o seven_o jehoiada_n live_v the_o supporter_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n until_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o then_o die_v 2_o chron._n 24.15_o it_o be_v doubtless_o a_o great_a blessing_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n that_o he_o continue_v so_o long_o in_o it_o which_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a age_n in_o those_o time_n for_o he_o to_o live_v up_o to_o and_o such_o a_o high_a veneration_n the_o people_n have_v for_o he_o that_o they_o bury_v he_o among_o the_o king_n a_o very_a great_a honour_n do_v to_o he_o at_o his_o death_n because_o he_o have_v do_v so_o much_o good_a in_o his_o life_n both_o in_o repair_v god_n house_n and_o restore_v god_n worship_n to_o be_v perform_v therein_o when_o so_o repair_v yea_o and_o restore_v the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n in_o the_o preservation_n of_o joash_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o sort_n of_o joash_n action_n be_v his_o illandable_a action_n remark_n the_o first_o his_o not_o take_v away_o the_o high_a place_n ver_fw-la 3._o but_o this_o be_v while_o jehoiada_n live_v so_o not_o so_o bad_a as_o after_o his_o death_n for_o custom_n that_o tyrant_n of_o three_o letter_n mos_n have_v so_o prevail_v and_o rivet_v these_o high_a place_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o fond_a people_n that_o the_o former_a king_n of_o ripe_a year_n than_o joash_n and_o more_o firm_o settle_v on_o their_o throne_n and_o have_v great_a power_n than_o joash_n yet_o can_v not_o remove_v they_o no_o wonder_n then_o if_o jehoiada_n be_v constrain_v to_o tolerate_v they_o upon_o which_o the_o people_n so_o notorious_o dote_v insomuch_o that_o jehoiada_n dare_v not_o advise_v the_o young_a king_n joash_n to_o cross_v the_o mobile_n in_o this_o superstition_n they_o have_v so_o fond_o espouse_v lest_o it_o shall_v cause_v a_o tumult_n and_o lest_o as_o a_o learned_a expositor_n express_v it_o the_o multitude_n shall_v mind_v more_o commotioner_n than_o commissioner_n and_o be_v more_o guide_v by_o rage_n than_o by_o right_n violence_n and_o obstinacy_n like_o two_o untamed_a chariot-horse_n hurry_v forward_o their_o precipitant_n passionate_a desire_n in_o a_o blindfold_a career_n therefore_o good_a jehoiada_n be_v force_v to_o forbear_v as_o 1_o king_n 15.14_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o matter_n be_v good_a the_o people_n sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_n there_o and_o not_o to_o any_o idol_n so_o the_o thing_n be_v warrantable_a but_o the_o place_n only_o be_v unwarrantable_a deut._n 12.11_o 13_o 14._o remark_n the_o second_o but_o after_o jehoiada_n death_n joash_n permit_v deplorable_a idolatry_n to_o be_v restore_v in_o the_o kingdom_n 2_o chron._n 24.17_o 18._o those_o curse_a court-parasite_n who_o have_v dissemble_o conceal_v their_o idolatrous_a mind_n all_o the_o day_n of_o jehoiada_n come_v cringe_v to_o the_o king_n as_o soon_o as_o jehoiada_n be_v dead_a and_o persuade_v this_o ambitionist_n that_o during_o his_o tutor_n day_n he_o be_v a_o king_n without_o a_o kingdom_n a_o lord_n without_o a_o lordship_n or_o dominion_n no_o better_a than_o a_o subject_a to_o his_o subject_n etc._n etc._n that_o he_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o assume_v to_o himself_o his_o royal_a power_n and_o as_o menochius_fw-la osiander_n etc._n etc._n say_v they_o desire_v he_o to_o show_v his_o royalty_n in_o grant_v liberty_n to_o every_o man_n to_o worship_n god_n as_o he_o list_v and_o where_o he_o best_o like_v and_o not_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o temple_n etc._n etc._n yea_o a_o liberty_n to_o recall_v the_o worship_n of_o baal_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n hearken_v to_o they_o grotius_n here_o quote_v curtius_n say_v flattery_n be_v more_o mischievous_a to_o king_n than_o a_o enemy_n when_o they_o give_v ear_n to_o it_o fair_a word_n make_v facile_a fool_n fain_o and_o prince_n mind_n be_v easy_o alter_v for_o the_o worst_a thereby_o as_o joash_n be_v here_o who_o be_v soon_o wheedle_v into_o base_a apostasy_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o no_o soon_o have_v those_o court-parasite_n prevail_v with_o joash_n for_o a_o liberty_n to_o worship_n god_n in_o the_o old_a high_a place_n but_o present_o they_o worship_v baal_n there_o ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o for_o which_o wrath_n come_v down_o upon_o they_o by_o hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n 2_o king_n 12.17_o 18._o when_o jehoiada_n be_v dead_a so_o great_a a_o loss_n to_o a_o kingdom_n be_v the_o death_n of_o a_o godly_a governor_n and_o when_o joash_n be_v relapse_v into_o idolatry_n principium_fw-la fervet_fw-la medium_n tepet_fw-la exitus_fw-la alget_fw-la be_v the_o character_n of_o this_o apostate_n so_o zealous_a be_v joash_n at_o the_o first_o as_o to_o rebuke_v even_o good_a jehoiada_n for_o his_o remissness_n in_o repair_v the_o temple_n as_o before_o he_o be_v too_o hot_a to_o hold_v he_o be_v now_o grow_v stone-cold_a for_o god_n and_o as_o hot_a for_o idol_n when_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o religion_n he_o lose_v his_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o then_o the_o lord_n let_v loose_v the_o king_n of_o syria_n upon_o he_o as_o after_z etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o four_o joash_n tyranny_n the_o daughter_n of_o his_o apostasy_n into_o idolatry_n and_o that_o with_o obstinacy_n such_o be_v god_n pity_n and_o patience_n towards_o his_o own_o people_n that_o he_o send_v prophet_n to_o protest_v against_o their_o backslide_n and_o to_o foresignify_a his_o future_a judgement_n 2_o chron._n 24.19_o yea_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o zechariah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n ver_fw-la 20._o who_o set_v himself_o in_o a_o high_a place_n that_o his_o message_n from_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v the_o better_o hear_v and_o he_o earnest_o inveigh_v against_o the_o wicked_a way_n of_o king_n prince_n and_o people_n hereupon_o all_o these_o three_o conspire_v against_o he_o tyrant_n be_v teachy_a tange_fw-la montes_fw-la &_o fumigabunt_fw-la touch_v great_a men-mountain_n and_o they_o will_v smoke_v nothing_o but_o silken_a word_n will_v down_o with_o they_o the_o corrupt_a courtier_n tax_v he_o as_o a_o traitor_n to_o the_o king_n the_o king_n command_v to_o stone_n he_o ver_fw-la 21._o who_o as_o they_o be_v ston_a he_o cry_v out_o lord_n look_v upon_o it_o and_o require_v it_o for_o 22._o that_o be_v make_v inquisition_n for_o my_o innocent_a blood_n or_o it_o may_v be_v read_v say_v piscator_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n will_v require_v and_o requite_v it_o so_o it_o be_v a_o prophecy_n rather_o than_o a_o prayer_n for_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a so_o pious_a a_o prophet_n will_v die_v with_o a_o desire_n of_o private_a revenge_n contrary_a to_o christ_n luke_n 23.34_o and_o stephen_n practice_n act_v 7.60_o unless_o it_o be_v to_o distinguish_v the_o severe_a temper_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o law_n from_o that_o sweet_a one_o of_o the_o gospel_n remark_n the_o five_o god_n answer_v zachary_n prayer_n or_o prophecy_n from_o ver_fw-la 23._o of_o 2_o chron._n 24_o to_o
jehoash_n reign_n do_v elisha_n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v ver_fw-la 14_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o famous_a history_n the_o antecedent_n concomitant_n and_o consequent_n be_v very_o remarkable_a 1._o the_o antecedent_n elisha_n fall_v sick_a of_o his_o last_o sickness_n whereof_o he_o die_v be_v as_o it_o be_v compute_v above_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a here_o he_o lay_v for_o some_o long_a time_n languish_v upon_o a_o bed_n of_o sickness_n where_o this_o king_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o weep_v over_o he_o though_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n not_o for_o any_o real_a respect_n to_o god_n prophet_n do_v he_o do_v thus_o for_o than_o will_v he_o have_v follow_v his_o counsel_n in_o forsake_v the_o calf_n etc._n etc._n but_o for_o the_o inestimable_a loss_n in_o he_o both_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n now_o great_o distress_v hope_v that_o as_o elisha_n be_v well_o know_v to_o have_v do_v great_a thing_n for_o israel_n in_o former_a time_n so_o he_o may_v yet_o give_v it_o one_o lift_n more_o out_o of_o misery_n before_o his_o departure_n by_o death_n n._n b._n hereupon_o he_o cry_v to_o he_o oh_o my_o father_n my_o father_n etc._n etc._n these_o very_a word_n this_o same_o elisha_n have_v cry_v to_o elijah_n when_o he_o be_v take_v up_o etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 2.12_o and_o now_o he_o hear_v as_o much_o cry_v to_o himself_o by_o this_o king_n who_o ascribe_v no_o less_o to_o the_o servant_n of_o elijah_n than_o he_o have_v do_v to_o his_o master_n intimate_v say_v vatablus_n that_o elisha_n have_v help_v israel_n more_o with_o his_o prayer_n than_o all_o their_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n can_v do_v this_o be_v a_o just_a remuneration_n of_o elisha_n veneration_n to_o his_o master_n elijah_n remark_n the_o three_o elisha_n to_o show_v himself_o a_o father_n as_o he_o be_v here_o style_v twice_o over_o both_o to_o king_n and_o kingdom_n at_o his_o last_o farewell_n bid_v jehoash_n bring_v bow_n and_o arrow_n &c_n &c_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17._o this_o be_v the_o first_o sign_n portend_v deliverance_n by_o victory_n say_v sanctius_n mark_v 1_o the_o king_n bring_v the_o bow_n etc._n etc._n at_o the_o prophet_n bid_n because_o he_o expect_v some_o comfort_n from_o elisha_n therefore_o he_o ready_o obey_v he_o mark_v 2._o the_o king_n at_o the_o prophet_n command_n put_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o bow_n that_o be_v his_o left_a hand_n upon_o the_o bow_n and_o his_o right_a hand_n say_v menochius_fw-la upon_o the_o string_n and_o arrow_n which_o signify_v that_o jehoash_n must_v yet_o war_n against_o the_o syrian_n with_o success_n mark_v 3_o elisha_n put_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o king_n hand_n the_o prophet_n say_v piscator_fw-la be_v in_o god_n stead_n whereby_o he_o signify_v that_o god_n will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o fight_v for_o he_o and_o that_o his_o good_a success_n must_v come_v from_o god_n mark_v 4._o elisha_n bid_v open_v the_o window_n eastward_o not_o only_o towards_o syria_n but_o also_o towards_o the_o israelite_n beyond_o jordan_n which_o now_o the_o syrian_n have_v subdue_v mark_v 5._o elisha_n say_v shoot_v the_o arrow_n of_o the_o lord_n deliverance_n which_o the_o prophet_n help_v he_o in_o god_n place_n to_o shoot_v signify_v that_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o hand_n shall_v be_v make_v strong_a by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o mighty_a god_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 49.24_o for_o the_o recover_n say_v menochius_fw-la the_o reubenites_n gadites_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o syrian_n mark_v 6._o the_o prophet_n promise_v such_o success_n as_o israel_n have_v at_o aphek_n 1_o king_n 20.26_o where_o they_o slay_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o syrian_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 28_o 29_o 30._o and_o thus_o jehoash_n shall_v have_v destroy_v the_o syrian_a army_n upon_o condition_n have_v not_o his_o unbelief_n hinder_v it_o remark_n the_o four_o elisha_n second_o sign_n be_v to_o declare_v the_o number_n of_o his_o victory_n foretell_v by_o the_o first_o sign_n say_v sanctius_n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o the_o prophet_n command_v he_o to_o smite_v the_o ground_n with_o the_o arrow_n not_o distinct_o direct_v he_o as_o he_o do_v in_o all_o the_o other_o act_n how_o oft_o he_o shall_v smite_v but_o leave_v he_o to_o his_o liberty_n therein_o the_o prophet_n himself_o not_o know_v the_o number_n of_o his_o victory_n say_v piscator_fw-la but_o god_n have_v tell_v he_o he_o shall_v learn_v that_o by_o the_o number_n of_o his_o stroke_n therefore_o elisha_n be_v angry_a at_o the_o king_n negligence_n that_o he_o have_v not_o smite_v the_o ground_n with_o all_o the_o six_o arrow_n in_o the_o quiver_n say_v junius_n but_o only_a with_o three_o of_o they_o for_o his_o idolatry_n make_v he_o soon_o weary_a with_o work_n well_o begin_v the_o prophet_n be_v angry_a with_o the_o king_n for_o his_o remissness_n say_v menochius_fw-la because_o he_o may_v easy_o have_v understand_v by_o the_o former_a sign_n and_o by_o elisha_n comment_n upon_o it_o that_o this_o likewise_o be_v design_v as_o a_o second_o sign_n of_o his_o success_n against_o the_o syrian_n therefore_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v it_o often_o and_o earnest_a remark_n the_o five_o be_v the_o second_o circumstance_n of_o jehoash_n misfortune_n in_o the_o concomitant_n of_o it_o namely_o the_o death_n and_o burial_n of_o elisha_n ver_fw-la 20._o which_o show_v that_o n.b._n 1_o the_o best_a of_o man_n be_v but_o man_n at_o the_o best_a be_v subject_a to_o both_o sickness_n and_o death_n 2._o some_o servant_n of_o god_n after_o a_o due_a preparation_n pass_v through_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n ere_o they_o be_v aware_a some_o fiery_a chariot_n of_o a_o short_a acute_a fever_n or_o some_o sudden_a stroke_n translate_v they_o to_o heaven_n as_o be_v elijah_n other_o lay_v long_o and_o linger_a upon_o a_o bed_n of_o languish_v behold_v the_o gate_n of_o death_n afar_o off_o wise_o improve_n their_o sickness_n to_o be_v better_o prepare_v for_o their_o expect_a departure_n as_o do_v elisha_n here_o 3._o though_o godly_a minister_n may_v be_v but_o light_o esteem_v in_o their_o lifetime_n yet_o their_o death_n and_o departure_n be_v usual_o bewail_v yea_o sometime_o even_o by_o bad_a man_n as_o by_o this_o king_n here_o who_o have_v now_o lose_v his_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n remark_n the_o six_o the_o consequent_n hereof_o a_o marvellous_a miracle_n be_v wrought_v by_o elisha_n when_o dead_a and_o bury_v ver_fw-la 20_o 21._o mark_v 1_o this_o be_v a_o strange_a addition_n to_o his_o many_o even_o twenty_o miracle_n which_o he_o wrought_v while_o he_o be_v live_v this_o miracle_n god_n vouchsafe_v to_o show_v how_o dear_a his_o saint_n be_v to_o he_o even_o when_o dead_a mark_v 2._o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o a_o band_n of_o moabite_n invade_v the_o land_n now_o when_o baal_n be_v set_v up_o which_o they_o dare_v not_o do_v before_o hos_fw-la 13.1_o before_o say_v a_o expositor_n none_o dare_v budge_v against_o the_o name_n of_o ephraim_n but_o after_o baal_n come_v in_o every_o paltry_a adversary_n dare_v venture_v to_o trample_v upon_o ephraim_n as_o if_o a_o dead_a man_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o these_o moabite_n so_o affright_v those_o man_n that_o be_v carry_v a_o corpse_n to_o the_o grave_a they_o dare_v not_o bear_v he_o end-way_n to_o the_o grave_a prepare_v for_o he_o but_o in_o a_o great_a fright_n cast_v the_o corpse_n into_o elisha_n grave_n which_o lie_v in_o their_o way_n and_o no_o soon_o have_v it_o touch_v the_o bone_n of_o elisha_n but_o immediate_o the_o man_n revive_v etc._n etc._n mark_v 4._o this_o miracle_n be_v to_o strengthen_v jehoash_n faith_n in_o elisha_n prophecy_n some_o say_v this_o revive_a man_n go_v to_o the_o king_n to_o encourage_v he_o in_o his_o expedition_n against_o the_o syrian_n tell_v he_o god_n will_v raise_v up_o the_o dead_a state_n of_o israel_n isa_n 26.19_o himself_o be_v a_o sign_n n._n b._n may_v we_o but_o touch_v a_o crucify_a christ_n by_o faith_n this_o will_v quicken_v we_o more_o remark_n the_o seven_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o elisha_n prophecy_n in_o revive_v the_o half_a ruine_a israel_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o hazael_n ver_fw-la 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o god_n be_v so_o tender_a of_o his_o covenant_n wherein_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o a_o voluntatry_a debtor_n and_o will_v not_o as_o yet_o cast_v out_o his_o people_n and_o though_o hazael_n make_v havoc_n of_o israel_n all_o jehoaaz'_v day_n yet_o god_n smite_v he_o with_o death_n now_o and_o benhadad_o his_o son_n be_v conquer_v three_o time_n by_o this_o jehoash_fw-mi as_o elisha_n have_v foretell_v to_o recompense_v he_o for_o his_o kind_a visit_n of_o sick_a elisha_n as_o wolphius_n that_o succeed_v peter_n martyr_n note_v and_o to_o stir_v up_o all_o man_n to_o be_v kind_a to_o god_n minister_n 2_o king_n chap._n fourteen_o and_o 2_o chron._n chap._n xxv_o
apostatise_v vzziah_n unsoundness_n be_v describe_v 2_o chron_n 26.5_o he_o seek_v god_n while_o he_o take_v for_o his_o tutor_n that_o holy_a seer_n zachariah_n who_o hierome_n call_v the_o son_n of_o zachariah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n who_o joash_n stone_v as_o long_o as_o uzziah_n seek_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v he_o to_o prosper_v ver_fw-la 6_o 7._o to_o ver_fw-la 16._o but_o when_o he_o be_v strong_a god_n marvellous_o help_v he_o until_o he_o be_v mount_v up_o to_o the_o very_a pinnacle_n of_o power_n by_o his_o victory_n abroad_o ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o and_o by_o his_o grandeur_n at_o home_n with_o his_o mathematical_a engine_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o 15._o his_o pride_n now_o bud_v to_o his_o downfall_n remark_n the_o three_o when_o god_n have_v hand_v this_o vzziah_n thus_o high_a then_o begin_v he_o to_o fall_v and_o to_o serve_v god_n as_o we_o say_v a_o slippery_a trick_n ambition_n and_o avarice_n say_v gattaker_n become_v the_o accompany_v pest_n of_o his_o power_n hitherto_o this_o hypocrite_n have_v only_a god_n person_n in_o admiration_n as_o it_o be_v say_v judas_n ver_fw-la 16._o for_o his_o own_o advantage_n when_o he_o have_v what_o he_o will_v then_o start_v he_o aside_o like_o a_o break_a bow_n hos_n 7.16_o as_o rehoboam_n have_v do_v before_o he_o 2_o chron._n 12.1_o then_o begin_v vzziah_n to_o abuse_v his_o great_a power_n in_o act_n of_o pride_n and_o presumption_n his_o prosperity_n have_v intoxicate_v he_o prov._n 1.32_o he_o profane_o invade_v the_o priest_n sacred_a office_n ver_fw-la 16._o as_o if_o he_o aspire_v to_o be_v jack_n of_o all_o trade_n for_o it_o be_v say_v he_o be_v a_o warrior_n a_o sheep-master_n and_o a_o lover_n of_o husbandry_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 10._o and_o now_o the_o king_n will_v play_v the_o priest_n also_o remark_n the_o four_o vzziah_n be_v rebuke_v for_o his_o arrogancy_n and_o impudence_n in_o take_v the_o golden_a censure_n in_o order_n to_o burn_v incense_n ver_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 1_o god_n highpriest_n rebuke_n he_o tell_v he_o that_o king_n ought_v not_o to_o usurp_v a_o office_n that_o appertain_v not_o to_o they_o n._n b._n this_o teach_v minister_n must_v be_v man_n of_o courage_n to_o withstand_v the_o torrent_n of_o vice_n and_o not_o spare_v the_o great_a if_o need_n as_o nathan_n do_v not_o spare_v david_n and_o john_n baptist_n herod_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 2._o vzziah_n be_v wroth_a with_o the_o priest_n as_o asa_n have_v be_v with_o the_o prophet_n 2_o chron._n 16.10_o both_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o too_o saucy_a a_o affront_n for_o subject_n to_o withstand_v their_o sovereign_n though_o modest_o manage_v and_o not_o by_o force_n mark_v 3_o vzziah_n wrath_n against_o the_o priest_n do_v the_o more_o incense_n god_n wrath_n against_o he_o god_n smite_v he_o with_o leprosy_n take_v his_o servant_n part_v against_o he_o as_o num._n 12.10_o mark_v 4._o when_o god_n have_v thus_o spit_v in_o his_o face_n he_o need_v no_o thrust_v out_o by_o violence_n but_o hasten_v out_o of_o his_o own_o voluntary_a will_n for_o fear_v of_o a_o far_a mischief_n say_v grotius_n and_o no_o wonder_n if_o he_o be_v affright_v out_o see_v as_o josephus_n etc._n etc._n say_v that_o terrible_a earthquake_n etc._n etc._n amos_n 1.1_o zech._n 14.5_o fall_v out_o at_o that_o very_a time_n remark_n the_o five_o the_o follow_a punishment_n of_o his_o presumptuous_a usurpation_n be_v twofold_a first_o in_o his_o life_n and_o second_o at_o his_o death_n mark_v 1_o god_n law_n say_v a_fw-la stranger_n that_o approach_v the_o priest_n office_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n numb_a 3.10_o and_o 18.7_o now_o be_v leprous_a uzziah_n little_a better_a than_o dead_a for_o he_o be_v not_o only_o exclude_v from_o all_o temple-service_n but_o also_o from_o all_o humane_a society_n ver_fw-la 21._o mark_v 2._o god_n will_v have_v this_o leprosy_n to_o be_v incurable_a that_o he_o may_v live_v and_o die_v so_o osiander_n observe_v excellent_o from_o hence_o that_o vzziah_n by_o covet_v and_o compass_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o priesthood_n do_v lose_v his_o royal_a dignity_n yea_o the_o privilege_n of_o every_o private_a person_n that_o be_v not_o leper_n who_o may_v be_v admit_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o god_n worship_n from_o which_o he_o have_v wilful_o exclude_v himself_o ver_fw-la 20_o 21._o mark_v 3_o nor_o be_v this_o all_o the_o punishment_n he_o have_v pull_v upon_o his_o own_o head_n by_o his_o presumption_n in_o his_o life-time_n for_o by_o press_v far_o into_o god_n house_n than_o he_o shall_v he_o deprive_v himself_o of_o that_o liberty_n which_o before_o he_o have_v nor_o may_v he_o live_v in_o the_o city_n but_o only_o in_o the_o suburb_n and_o when_o he_o die_v he_o must_v not_o have_v that_o honourable_a funeral_n as_o the_o king_n his_o forefather_n have_v for_o they_o say_v he_o be_v a_o leper_n ver_fw-la 23._o n._n b._n here_o 1._o the_o note_n of_o a_o learned_a commentator_n say_v let_v day-preacher_n look_v to_o it_o and_o learn_v wisdom_n from_o this_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o vzziah_n for_o usurp_a what_o belong_v not_o to_o he_o n._n b._n his_o leprosy_n be_v say_v to_o arise_v as_o a_o vapour_n out_o of_o the_o stir_v ash_n of_o the_o incense-altar_n ver_fw-la 19_o thus_o god_n write_v his_o sin_n upon_o his_o punishment_n n._n b._n and_o though_o such_o presumptuous_a person_n be_v not_o present_o punish_v some_o man_n sin_n go_v before_o to_o judgement_n and_o some_o follow_v after_o 1_o tim._n 5.24_o yet_o know_v god_n will_v maintain_v his_o own_o order_n ordain_v by_o himself_o both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n and_o soon_o or_o late_a will_v take_v a_o order_n with_o such_o as_o violate_v his_o ordination_n alterius_fw-la perditio_fw-la tua_fw-la fit_a cantio_fw-la vzziah_n here_o be_v record_v for_o our_o caution_n not_o for_o our_o imitation_n n._n b._n 2._o learn_v hence_o a_o cogent_a argument_n against_o the_o arminian_n notion_n of_o a_o true_a believer_n total_a and_o final_a fall_n here_o be_v a_o exemplification_n as_o vzziah_n while_o he_o live_v thus_o exclude_v from_o church_n and_o state_n by_o his_o leprosy_n have_v indeed_o lose_v his_o jus_o aptitudinale_n his_o right_n of_o capacity_n for_o his_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n but_o he_o do_v not_o lose_v his_o jus_fw-la haereditarium_fw-la or_o hereditary_a right_n for_o his_o son_n jotham_n be_v only_o his_o viceroy_n manage_v all_o state-matter_n in_o his_o father_n name_n until_o his_o death_n so_o a_o believer_n by_o fall_v into_o a_o act_n of_o sin_n lose_v his_o present_a fitness_n for_o heaven_n but_o still_o his_o hereditary_a right_n be_v not_o lose_v thereby_o as_o david_n by_o his_o foul_a sin_n have_v not_o sin_v away_o his_o right_n to_o salvation_n he_o have_v only_o lose_v the_o present_a joy_n of_o salvation_n which_o he_o so_o earnest_o beg_v of_o god_n to_o restore_v to_o he_o psal_n 51.12_o but_o mark_v more_o of_o this_o in_o my_o antidote_n against_o arminianism_n in_o their_o five_o grand_a point_n remark_n the_o six_o there_o have_v be_v prophet_n before_o this_o time_n continual_o but_o none_o leave_v their_o prophecy_n in_o write_v behind_o they_o yet_o now_o arise_v a_o company_n of_o prophet_n that_o do_v so_o for_o vzziah_n reign_v 52_o year_n in_o which_o long_a reign_n we_o read_v of_o first_o isaiah_n the_o prophet_n writing_n the_o act_n of_o uzziah_n 2_o chron._n 26.22_o which_o junius_n say_v he_o do_v partly_o in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n and_o partly_o in_o his_o own_o prophecy_n as_o isa_n 6.1_o etc._n etc._n where_o he_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o temple_n john_n 12.41_o and_o fill_v the_o temple_n with_o smoke_n to_o betoken_v the_o burn_a of_o it_o because_o the_o jew_n begin_v more_o and_o more_o at_o that_o time_n to_o fall_v into_o a_o state_n of_o obduration_n whereof_o isaiah_n treat_v in_o his_o five_o first_o chapter_n especial_o isa_n 1.10_o and_o 5.1_o 2_o 3._o etc._n etc._n and_o again_o isa_n 14.29_o the_o prophet_n say_v out_o of_o the_o serpent_n root_n shall_v come_v forth_o a_o cockatrice_n and_o his_o fruit_n shall_v be_v a_o fiery_a fly_a serpent_n the_o sense_n be_v the_o philistines_n rejoice_v at_o vzziah_n death_n because_o he_o have_v sore_o smite_v they_o 2_o chron._n 26.6_o 7._o but_o now_o be_v become_v a_o break_a rod_n yet_o the_o prophet_n prophecy_n that_o hezekiah_n shall_v arise_v out_o of_o that_o root_n and_o be_v as_o a_o serpent_n to_o sting_v they_o worse_o than_o ever_o his_o grandfather_n have_v do_v the_o second_o prophet_n in_o the_o day_n of_o vzziah_n be_v hosea_n chap._n 1.1_o time_v as_o isa_n 1.1_o who_o expression_n be_v blood_n touch_v blood_n hos_n 4.2_o which_o relate_v to_o the_o murder_n of_o zocharias_fw-la the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n whereby_o they_o make_v their_o measure_n
day_n man._n 2.17_o pilate_n can_v act_n nothing_o against_o christ_n nor_o any_o tyrant_n against_o his_o member_n without_o god_n lend_v power_n john_n 18.11_o the_o borrow_v power_n can_v never_o over_o match_n god_n who_o be_v the_o lend_v power_n 6._o it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a matter_n also_o to_o consider_v how_o almighty_a god_n hold_v herod_n hand_n at_o the_o purification_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o our_o lord_n when_o christ_n the_o babe_n be_v personal_o present_a in_o jerusalem_n and_o present_v to_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n where_o simeon_n and_o anna_n both_o old_a and_o eminent_a person_n give_v open_a testimony_n of_o this_o holy_a child_n and_o all_o this_o be_v do_v as_o it_o be_v under_o herod_n nose_n while_o he_o be_v expect_v to_o have_v a_o exact_a account_n of_o christ_n birth_n and_o abide_v from_o the_o wiseman_n or_o perhaps_o he_o be_v take_v up_o by_o some_o more_o courtly_a employment_n etc._n etc._n thus_o god_n can_v give_v diversion_n to_o the_o 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praise_v ver_fw-la 39_o 40._o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o many_o other_o instance_n in_o the_o new-testament_n behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n john_n 1.36_o 40._o so_o be_v peter_n by_o andrew_n ver_fw-la 41._o and_o philip_n by_o read_v moses_n &c_n &c_n v._o 45._o they_o all_o believe_v yet_o not_o praise_v because_o they_o be_v help_v indeed_o nathaniel_n be_v praise_v v._o 47._o yet_o believe_v he_o not_o till_o he_o see_v first_o a_o fiâ—â—_n of_o christ_n deity_n v._o 48_o 49._o but_o this_o centurion_n be_v praise_v and_o prefer_v above_o all_o not_o only_o because_o he_o believe_v without_o all_o help_n and_o mean_n to_o bring_v he_o into_o faith_n but_o also_o because_o he_o make_v such_o a_o high_a profession_n of_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n word_n to_o heal_v at_o distance_n beyond_o any_o natural_a operation_n the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n cry_v come_v quick_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 9.18_o but_o this_o man_n believe_v christ_n presence_n be_v 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he_o his_o daughter_n be_v sick_a etc._n etc._n mark_v 5.22_o 23._o luke_n 8.41_o 42._o though_o matthew_n mention_n only_o his_o say_n my_o daughter_n be_v now_o dead_a mind_v for_o brevity_n sake_n the_o main_a thing_n of_o the_o relation_n intend_v which_o be_v the_o raise_v she_o up_o from_o death_n to_o life_n not_o regard_v the_o other_o circumstance_n but_o the_o other_o two_o evangelist_n relate_v how_o the_o father_n come_v before_o his_o daughter_n be_v dead_a though_o leave_v in_o a_o die_a posture_n and_o while_o christ_n be_v hinder_v from_o hasten_v to_o heal_v the_o die_a daughter_n by_o heal_v the_o hemorroisse_n or_o woman_n with_o a_o bloody_a issue_n aforesaid_a in_o his_o way_n thither_o she_o die_v outright_o whereof_o the_o ruler_n have_v notice_n and_o be_v forbid_v to_o trouble_v the_o master_n further_o mark_v 5.35_o &_o luke_n 8.49_o christ_n do_v not_o here_o foreslow_v his_o time_n as_o the_o ruler_n may_v imagine_v but_o wait_v to_o be_v gracious_a in_o 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a_o possess_a dumb-man_n mat._n 9.27_o to_o 35._o concern_v the_o first_o take_v these_o remark_n first_o as_o jesus_n depart_v from_o jairus_n house_n and_o return_v to_o his_o own_o home_n ver_fw-la 27_o 28._o the_o two_o blind_a man_n follow_v he_o and_o come_v up_o to_o he_o these_o two_o can_v the_o better_o agree_v to_o go_v together_o because_o their_o case_n be_v alike_o misery_n make_v unity_n they_o that_o can_v concur_v in_o a_o time_n of_o liberty_n may_v be_v reconcile_v in_o a_o time_n of_o bondage_n we_o must_v agree_v both_o to_o follow_v and_o to_o overtake_v christ_n now_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v they_o cry_v as_o they_o follow_v christ_n thou_o son_n of_o david_n have_v mercy_n on_o we_o intimate_v that_o see_v he_o also_o be_v a_o man_n and_o have_v the_o bowel_n of_o a_o man_n they_o beg_v his_o humane_a compassion_n towards_o they_o how_o much_o more_o bold_o may_v we_o beg_v of_o christ_n our_o near_a kinsman_n who_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o call_v we_o 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if_o any_o man_n think_v to_o war_n against_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n with_o ten_o thousand_o suppose_v good_a work_n god_n justice_n will_v war_n against_o that_o man_n with_o twenty_o thousand_o real_o bad_a work_n and_o overcome_v he_o whoever_o dare_v come_v ride_v to_o christ_n upon_o the_o dromedary_n of_o good_a work_n christ_n will_v say_v to_o such_o i_o know_v you_o not_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n math._n 7.23_o and_o so_o be_v send_v empty_a away_o it_o be_v best_a come_v to_o christ_n as_o abigail_n to_o david_n say_v let_v thy_o handmaid_n be_v a_o servant_n to_o wash_v the_o foot_n of_o thy_o servant_n this_o be_v more_o meet_a than_o to_o be_v make_v thy_o queen_n 1_o sam._n 25.41_o or_o as_o mephibosheth_n say_v to_o he_o will_n my_o lord_n look_v upon_o such_o a_o dead_a dog_n as_o i_o be_o 2_o sam._n 9.8_o the_o three_o reason_n to_o prove_v the_o insufficiency_n of_o moral_a righteousness_n for_o man_n salvation_n be_v because_o as_o man_n first_o sin_v lie_v beyond_o he_o and_o without_o he_o in_o adam_n so_o man_n full_a satisfy_n of_o god_n justice_n for_o his_o sin_v lie_v beyond_o and_o without_o he_o in_o christ_n the_o first_o adam_n bring_v all_o mankind_n into_o captivity_n to_o sin_n to_o misery_n and_o to_o death_n itself_o as_o he_o be_v the_o public_a person_n and_o representative_a of_o the_o whole_a race_n just_a as_o a_o parliament_n man_n represent_v his_o whole_a country_n for_o which_o he_o act_v in_o the_o grand_a counsel_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o so_o whatever_o he_o do_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o do_v by_o they_o all_o thus_o also_o the_o scripture_n speak_v as_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o so_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n because_o all_o have_v sin_v to_o wit_n in_o adam_n rom._n 5.12_o therefore_o no_o man_n no_o not_o the_o most_o refine_a moral_a man_n can_v become_v his_o own_o redeemer_n out_o of_o this_o captivity_n this_o be_v the_o work_n appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o second_o adam_n who_o jacob_n call_v his_o redeem_v angel_n gen._n 48.16_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v the_o other_o public_a person_n who_o represent_v likewise_o all_o that_o be_v choose_v in_o he_o and_o deliver_v they_o from_o wrath_n to_o come_v 1_o thess_n 1.10_o and_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a scope_n of_o the_o apostle_n argue_v in_o his_o compare_v those_o two_o public_a person_n the_o two_o adam_n together_o show_v at_o large_a how_o the_o whole_a malady_n of_o mankind_n come_v by_o the_o first_o adam_n and_o the_o whole_a remedy_n come_v by_o the_o second_o rom._n 5.14_o to_o the_o end_n and_o again_o the_o same_o apostle_n argue_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n say_v since_o by_o man_n come_v death_n by_o man_n come_v also_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a for_o as_o in_o adam_n all_o dye_n even_o so_o in_o christ_n all_o that_o be_v unite_v to_o he_o and_o find_v in_o he_o phil._n 3.9_o shall_v be_v make_v alive_a 1_o cor._n 15.21_o 22._o thus_o it_o plain_o appear_v by_o these_o and_o many_o more_o scripture_n too_o long_o to_o relate_v that_o our_o bless_a mediator_n be_v the_o only_a redeemer_n of_o mankind_n and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o best_a of_o man_n to_o redeem_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n many_o more_o argument_n and_o reason_n may_v be_v add_v to_o demonstrate_v this_o great_a truth_n which_o i_o shall_v only_o name_v as_o four_o the_o great_a doctrine_n of_o repentance_n aught_o to_o be_v preach_v unto_o all_o man_n both_o to_o those_o that_o be_v mere_o moral_a though_o attain_v to_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o philosophical_a morality_n such_o as_o sundry_a pagan_n cato_n seneca_n plato_n etc._n etc._n do_v shine_v within_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o to_o those_o who_o be_v notorious_o defective_a in_o their_o moral_n and_o be_v exceed_o gross_a in_o their_o way_n of_o immorality_n now_o these_o latter_a be_v easily_o convince_v and_o reduce_v to_o repentance_n than_o the_o former_a have_v no_o reed_n of_o his_o own_o righteousness_n to_o lean_v upon_o i_o have_v in_o my_o ministry_n find_v it_o hard_a work_n to_o unbottom_v a_o mere_a moralist_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o may_v be_v add_v five_o that_o our_o lord_n have_v command_v every_o man_n to_o pray_v forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n luke_n 11.4_o which_o be_v call_v our_o debt_n unto_o divine_a justice_n mat._n 6.9_o 12._o now_o see_v all_o man_n have_v sin_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n rom._n 3.9_o 23_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o sin_v not_o 1_o kin._n 8.46_o no_o not_o the_o most_o moral_a man_n in_o the_o world_n if_o any_o say_v so_o they_o deceive_v themselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o they_o etc._n etc._n 1._o john_n 1.8_o 9_o 10._o who_o can_v say_v i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o my_o sin_n prov._n 20.9_o some_o indeed_o as_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi luke_n 18.11_o and_o the_o young_a man_n mat._n 19.20_o may_v say_v so_o 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christ_n and_o not_o by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n etc._n etc._n thus_o have_v do_v with_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o parable_n the_o second_o physician_n of_o no_o value_n be_v the_o levite_n luke_n 10.32_o where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o pass_v by_o this_o sad_a object_n also_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o levite_n there_o be_v various_a gloss_n as_o well_o as_o upon_o the_o priest_n here_o omit_v all_o other_o i_o mention_v but_o that_o one_o which_o interpret_v this_o priest_n to_o be_v angel_n and_o this_o levite_n to_o be_v man_n and_o though_o both_o angel_n and_o man_n behold_v this_o miserable_a man_n dismount_v strip_v and_o wound_v etc._n etc._n yet_o neither_o of_o the_o two_o have_v either_o will_n or_o power_n to_o help_v he_o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o sound_a sense_n in_o my_o sentiment_n be_v that_o of_o formal_a holiness_n which_o carry_v a_o correspondency_n to_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o levitical_a law_n and_o which_o can_v save_v a_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n enquiry_n the_o first_a what_o be_v this_o formal_a holiness_n signify_v by_o the_o levite_n answer_v it_o be_v a_o outward_a profession_n of_o religion_n without_o the_o inward_a power_n thereof_o such_o a_o formal_a professor_n this_o levite_n seem_v to_o be_v who_o be_v more_o for_o the_o cerenony_n than_o for_o the_o substance_n of_o religion_n possible_o he_o as_o well_o as_o the_o priest_n may_v fear_v legal_a pollution_n for_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n forbid_v such_o to_o touch_v the_o dead_a levit._n 11.8_o &_o deut._n 14.8_o not_o only_o the_o dead_a carcase_n of_o unclean_a creature_n but_o also_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o a_o man_n slay_v in_o the_o field_n as_o he_o may_v suppose_v this_o man_n to_o be_v numb_a 19.16_o but_o the_o legal_a strictness_n and_o niceness_n of_o this_o levite_n be_v a_o iniquity_n for_o the_o man_n be_v but_o half_a dead_a therefore_o to_o show_v mercy_n in_o save_v the_o life_n of_o the_o man_n be_v his_o indispensable_a duty_n by_o god_n law_n love_n thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o in_o do_v all_o office_n of_o love_n for_o he_o in_o distress_n isa_n 58_o 6_o 7._o whereas_o he_o be_v one_o that_o david_n complain_v of_o such_o fail_v friend_n as_o stand_v aloof_o and_o afar_o off_o in_o stead_n of_o help_v etc._n etc._n ps_n 38.11_o enquiry_n the_o second_o how_o may_v this_o formal_a levite_n who_o have_v only_o the_o form_n and_o not_o the_o power_n 2_o tim._n 3.5_o be_v discover_v answer_v by_o these_o few_o follow_a character_n as_o 1_o he_o be_v one_o that_o be_v more_o zealous_a for_o the_o ceremony_n than_o for_o the_o substance_n of_o god_n law_n whereas_o ceremonial_a duty_n shall_v always_o give_v place_n to_o
of_o himself_o or_o of_o the_o matter_n itself_o but_o rather_o in_o the_o surmise_n of_o frail_a flesh_n say_v jerom_n vere_n non_fw-la tardat_fw-la christus_fw-la sed_fw-la respectu_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la n._n b._n note_v well_o there_o be_v indeed_o promise_v of_o god_n that_o have_v a_o time_n prefix_v as_o gen._n 15.13_o and_o 18.10_o and_o jer._n 25.11_o but_o other_o promise_n be_v seal_v yet_o not_o date_v have_v no_o time_n prefix_v as_o that_o of_o deliverance_n to_o david_n psal_n 50.15_o and_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n come_n etc._n etc._n with_o who_o a_o thousand_o year_n be_v but_o as_o one_o day_n ps_n 90.4_o 2_o pet._n 3.8_o yet_o come_v unexpected_a luke_n 12_o 40._o remark_n the_o seven_o our_o lord_n delay_v his_o come_n luke_n 12.46_o for_o glorious_a end_n as_o 1._o for_o gather_v all_o his_o elect_n 2._o that_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n may_v be_v ripen_v and_o repeal_v 3._o that_o all_o prophecy_n may_v be_v accomplish_v 4._o to_o leave_v sinner_n excuse_v less_o give_v they_o space_n to_o repent_v in_o 2_o pet._n 2.9_o rev._n 2.21_o mora_fw-la sponsi_fw-la est_fw-la opportunitas_fw-la resipiscendi_fw-la hilary_n 5._o to_o exercise_v the_o patience_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o 6._o to_o inflame_v the_o desire_n of_o his_o redeem_a cry_v come_v lord_n jesus_n come_v quick_o bemerah_n bejamenu_fw-fr hebr._fw-la with_o expedition_n and_o in_o our_o day_n why_o lord_n be_v thy_o charet_n so_o long_o in_o come_v as_o judg._n 5.28_o remark_n the_o 8_o the_o lord_n suppose_a linger_a be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o virgin_n slumber_v and_o sleep_v which_o may_v not_o be_v take_v conjunctive_o as_o if_o they_o do_v all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o slumber_n and_o sleep_v but_o disjunctive_o the_o wise_a slumber_v and_o the_o foolish_a sleep_v remark_n the_o 9th_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o sleep_n 1._o somnus_fw-la naturalis_fw-la 2._o mortalis_fw-la 3._o 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spirit_n be_v willing_a but_o the_o flesh_n be_v weak_a matth._n 26.41_o whereas_o the_o foolish_a be_v fast_o a_o sleep_n in_o their_o sin_n of_o security_n and_o enormity_n this_o must_v be_v the_o sense_n for_o those_o reason_n reason_n 1._o because_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o parable_n be_v spiritual_a as_o lamp_n oil_n etc._n etc._n the_o 2._o reason_n because_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a be_v use_v in_o the_o mystical_a sense_n both_o by_o divine_a and_o profane_a author_n as_o aliquando_fw-la bone_fw-la dormitat_fw-la homerus_fw-la homer_n himself_o may_v slip_v sometime_o say_v horace_n and_o mark_v 13.36_o gal._n 5.14_o 1_o thess_n 5.6_o etc._n etc._n reason_n the_o 3d_o it_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o parable_n to_o rouse_v up_o unto_o a_o spiritual_a watchfulness_n add._n reason_n the_o four_o our_o own_o smart_a experience_n testify_v our_o aptness_n to_o nod_n both_o in_o credendis_fw-la and_o agendis_fw-la in_o faith_n and_o manner_n remark_n the_o 10_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o these_o virgin_n be_v not_o that_o some_o have_v sin_n and_o some_o have_v none_o for_o all_o have_v spot_n but_o some_o be_v not_o the_o spot_n of_o god_n child_n deut._n 32.5_o therefore_o when_o the_o cry_n be_v make_v now_o by_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o will_v be_v after_o by_o the_o trumpet_n of_o the_o archangel_n we_o must_v all_o examine_v ourselves_o 1_o cor._n 11.28_o whether_o we_o be_v slumber_v saint_n or_o sleep_a sinner_n they_o differ_v thus_o 1._o saint_n be_v sometime_o overtake_v with_o nod_v at_o unaware_o gal._n 6.1_o as_o david_n against_o his_o purpose_n ps_n 119.106_o and_o peter_n matth._n 26.33_o 35._o but_o sinner_n set_v themselves_o to_o sleep_v by_o lie_v down_o draw_v the_o curtain_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v his_o choice_n he_o devise_v mischief_n on_o his_o bed_n ps_n 36.4_o mic._n 2.1_o etc._n etc._n 2._o saint_n nod_v at_o unaware_o be_v easy_o awake_v with_o the_o least_o noise_n yea_o their_o own_o nod_v oft_o awaken_v they_o the_o crow_n of_o the_o cook_n awake_v out_o of_o slumber_n etc._n etc._n but_o sinner_n in_o a_o fast_a sleep_n loud_o hollow_v and_o violent_a jog_v scarce_o do_v it_o and_o they_o fly_v in_o the_o face_n of_o those_o that_o awaken_v they_o 3._o saint_n awake_v from_o slumber_v rub_v their_o eye_n rouse_v their_o spirit_n shake_v themselves_o as_o samson_n do_v judg._n 16_o 20._o but_o sinner_n be_v willing_a to_o sleep_v still_o and_o will_v throw_v bedstaff_n at_o those_o that_o awake_v they_o so_o their_o choice_n be_v their_o judgement_n remark_n the_o 11_o we_o must_v 1._o be_v virgin_n for_o purity_n of_o profession_n without_o spot_n 2._o wise_a virgin_n have_v wisdom_n from_o above_o jam._n 3._o â—7_n 3._o watch_v unto_o prayer_n 1_o pet._n 4.7_o 4._o if_o we_o nod_v let_v the_o heart_n be_v awake_a cant._n 5.3_o and_o by_o lamp-light_n as_o the_o lion_n sleep_v with_o his_o eye_n open_a then_o sleep_v we_o not_o the_o sleep_n of_o death_n ps_n 13.5_o 5._o get_v christ_n our_o high_a priest_n not_o only_o to_o snuff_v our_o lamp_n with_o the_o golden_a snuffer_n exod._n 25.38_o &_o 37.23_o 2_o chron._n 4.22_o but_o also_o to_o pour_v in_o fresh_a oil_n as_o the_o olive-tree_n zech._n 4.2.3_o in_o every_o ordinance_n christ_n be_v the_o rock_n that_o follow_v we_o as_o well_o as_o israel_n 1_o cor._n 10.4_o that_o our_o lamp_n may_v still_o be_v light_v 6._o hold_v on_o hold_v up_o and_o hold_v out_o to_o the_o end_n matth._n 24.13_o revel_v 2.10_o &_o 3_o 12._o numb_a 36.7_o 12._o jerem._n 32.7_o rehoboam_n turn_v gold_n into_o brass_n but_o asa_n return_v bâ—ass_n into_o gold_n 2_o chron._n 12.10_o 1_o kin._n 15.15_o remark_n the_o 12_o comfort_n against_o final_a fall_n 1._o the_o wise_a may_v slumber_v but_o not_o fall_v fast_o a_o sleep_n as_o the_o foolish_a 2._o true_a grace_n be_v oil_n multiply_v as_o 2_o kin._n 4.24_o upon_o which_o we_o live_v even_o to_o the_o last_o 3._o christ_n promise_n jer._n 32.38_o 40._o john_n 10.28_o 29._o and_o 14_o 16._o 2_o thess_n 3.3_o tit._n 1.1_o matth._n 16.18_o 1_o cor._n 1.8_o 9_o 4._o christ_n prayer_n luk._n 22_o 32._o hebr._n 7.25_o and_o 9_o 24._o john_n 16.23_o god_n hear_v he_o always_o john_n 11.42_o and_o we_o pray_v in_o his_o name_n as_o job_n oh_o that_o i_o may_v be_v as_o in_o month_n of_o old_a job_n 29.2_o 5._o christ_n purchase_n of_o perseverance_n as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o grace_n eph._n 1.3_o we_o be_v beget_v by_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n and_o bear_v of_o immortal_a seed_n 6._o christ_n can_v die_v in_o saint_n rom._n 6.9_o 10_o 11._o if_o one_o die_v than_o all_o may_v so_o christ_n be_v leave_v without_o member_n a_o head_n without_o a_o body_n jus_fw-la aptitudinale_fw-la may_v be_v lose_v but_o not_o jus_fw-la haereditarium_fw-la we_o may_v lose_v our_o aptness_n for_o heaven_n but_o not_o our_o right_n to_o it_o or_o our_o heritage_n of_o it_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o pound_n and_o talent_n holy_a david_n say_v i_o will_v incline_v my_o ear_n to_o a_o parable_n to_o which_o he_o invit_v all_o rank_n of_o people_n rich_a and_o poor_a to_o give_v heed_n ps_n 49.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o according_o let_v all_o sort_n size_n and_o sex_n attend_v while_o i_o open_v this_o dark_a say_v the_o scope_n whereof_o as_o augustin_n say_v be_v to_o put_v all_o person_n upon_o work_v out_o their_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_v phil._n 2.12_o that_o every_o one_o may_v make_v the_o best_a improvement_n of_o their_o lord_n good_n whether_o natural_a civil_a or_o spiritual_a gift_n of_o god_n to_o they_o according_a to_o their_o utmost_a ability_n in_o order_n thereunto_o mat._n 25.14_o etc._n etc._n and_o luke_n 19.12_o etc._n etc._n in_o this_o parable_n there_o be_v two_o part_n first_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d materiale_n
sinner_n dare_v ask_v no_o more_o but_o bare_o to_o be_v remember_v and_o that_o not_o so_o much_o for_o his_o body_n as_o before_o but_o principal_o yea_o sole_o for_o his_o soul_n and_o this_o he_o pray_v not_o that_o god_n shall_v remember_v he_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o judgement_n as_o god_n say_v i_o will_v remember_v they_o that_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n when_o i_o make_v inquisition_n for_o blood_n of_o the_o ish_n dammim_n hebr._n or_o man_v of_o blood_n ps_n 9.12_o but_o lord_n remember_v i_o he_o cry_v in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o grace_n and_o mercy_n as_o thou_o do_v righteous_a noah_n gen._n 8.1_o and_o holy_a david_n psal_n 132.1_o etc._n etc._n the_o 3d_o demonstration_n that_o this_o good_a thief_n be_v prayer_n be_v the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n be_v his_o short_a prayer_n lord_n remember_v i_o when_o thou_o come_v into_o thy_o kingdom_n contain_v in_o it_o a_o very_a large_a and_o long_a creed_n the_o article_n whereof_o be_v these_o that_o follow_v 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answer_n to_o this_o penitent_a thief_n be_v prayer_n luke_n 23.43_o say_v equivalent_o and_o in_o effect_n to_o he_o oh_o man_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n as_o he_o have_v say_v to_o the_o syrophenician_a female_a oh_o woman_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n mat._n 15.28_o yea_o so_o acceptable_a be_v his_o strong_a faith_n to_o christ_n that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o say_v to_o this_o man_n as_o he_o say_v to_o that_o woman_n be_v it_o unto_o thou_o even_o as_o thou_o will_v but_o he_o most_o gracious_o grant_v he_o even_o more_o than_o he_o ask_v this_o day_n thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n that_o be_v i_o will_v not_o only_o remember_v thou_o and_o not_o forget_v thou_o as_o the_o butler_n do_v joseph_n gen._n 40.23_o with_o 16._o &_o amos_n 6.6_o but_o also_o add_v that_o that_o very_a day_n his_o place_n of_o torment_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o place_n of_o pleasure_n a_o better_a place_n than_o that_o which_o the_o first_o adam_n lose_v to_o himself_o and_o to_o 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many_o that_o say_v who_o will_v show_v we_o any_o bodily_a good_a psal_n 4.6_o but_o few_o say_v lord_n lift_v up_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n upon_o my_o soul_n and_o there_o be_v many_o that_o cry_v lord_n heal_n my_o body_n for_o i_o be_o sick_a but_o few_o cry_n lord_n heal_v my_o soul_n for_o i_o have_v sin_v psal_n 41.4_o david_n do_v desire_v those_o two_o soul_n comfort_n whatever_o become_v of_o his_o sense-comfort_n there_o be_v also_o many_o that_o in_o shipwreck_n at_o sea_n and_o in_o house-firing_a at_o land_n can_v be_v careful_a enough_o in_o secure_v their_o best_a good_n their_o cash_n plate_n and_o jewel_n but_o how_o few_o there_o be_v that_o can_v take_v half_a that_o care_n in_o secure_v that_o precious_a jewel_n the_o soul_n though_o of_o more_o worth_n than_o the_o whole_a world_n mat._n 16.26_o when_o the_o body_n as_o the_o ship_n be_v just_a a_o spliting_a upon_o the_o rock_n of_o death_n by_o some_o burn_a fever_n &c_n &c_n and_o so_o let_v out_o the_o soul_n into_o another_o world_n the_o four_o inference_n be_v because_o this_o penitent_a thief_n be_v call_v in_o the_o eleven_o hour_n of_o his_o life_n and_o repent_v of_o his_o long_a and_o last_a lendness_n at_o his_o last_o gasp_n so_o have_v hope_n in_o his_o death_n with_o the_o righteous_a prov._n 14.32_o and_o a_o promise_n of_o a_o place_n in_o paradise_n after_o death_n etc._n etc._n yet_o let_v no_o profligate_v profane_a and_o profuse_a sinner_n promise_v to_o himself_o the_o like_a privilege_n for_o a_o particular_a instance_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o a_o universal_a favour_n and_o both_o the_o promise_n here_o and_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o do_v peculiar_o belong_v to_o he_o see_v his_o conversion_n be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o miracle_n that_o christ_n honour_v the_o ignominy_n of_o his_o own_o death_n by_o and_o none_o can_v expect_v such_o a_o happy_a exit_fw-la but_o such_o as_o can_v attain_v to_o his_o great_a grace_n and_o faith_n upon_o a_o die_a saviour_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o grand_a remark_n be_v the_o miracle_n that_o christ_n wrought_v upon_o the_o cross_n put_v forth_o some_o mighty_a beam_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n even_o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o state_n of_o his_o humane_a nature_n be_v at_o its_o low_a ebb_n that_o the_o indignity_n of_o his_o disgraceful_a death_n may_v be_v grace_v and_o dignify_v thereby_o the_o first_o of_o those_o miracle_n be_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o thief_n already_o discourse_v upon_o add_v thereunto_o only_o this_o here_o that_o his_o conversion_n be_v the_o very_a first_o fruit_n of_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n death_n even_o while_o he_o be_v but_o a_o die_a and_o before_o he_o be_v dead_a who_o can_v but_o admire_v both_o those_o branch_n of_o this_o first_o miracle_n that_o one_a there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o efficacy_n and_o verine_n in_o a_o die_a jesus_n while_o he_o be_v but_o just_a now_o pay_v that_o prodigious_a debt_n for_o man_n sin_n according_a to_o the_o covenant_n make_v betwixt_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n before_o the_o world_n begin_v which_o debt_n be_v not_o full_o complete_v before_o the_o death_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v full_o accomplish_v and_o two_o that_o this_o penitent_a thief_n shall_v have_v such_o a_o power_n of_o faith_n give_v he_o to_o hang_v the_o whole_a weight_n of_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o almost_o unparallelled_a sin_n and_o of_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o precious_a soul_n upon_o a_o die_a saviour_n while_o both_o he_o and_o his_o redeemer_n be_v both_o hang_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o before_o the_o ransom-money_n for_o sin_n be_v yet_o pay_v and_o redemption_n for_o soul_n be_v yet_o purchase_v n._n b._n note_v well_o
power_n of_o darkness_n to_o make_v their_o assault_n and_o battery_n upon_o our_o bless_a and_o bleed_a redeemer_n the_o devil_n in_o hell_n concur_v with_o those_o incarnate_a devil_n the_o jew_n to_o lay_v load_n upon_o christ_n on_o the_o cross_n but_o he_o prove_v too_o hard_o for_o they_o he_o conquer_v and_o captivate_v those_o assault_v devil_n and_o as_o the_o roman_a conqueror_n in_o their_o triumph_n use_v to_o do_v tie_v their_o hand_n behind_o their_o back_n lead_v captivity_n captive_n in_o triumph_n eph._n 4.8_o &_o col._n 2.15_o six_o this_o prodigy_n be_v a_o alarm_a providence_n to_o awaken_v those_o wretched_a priest_n and_o people_n who_o eye_n be_v blind_v with_o too_o much_o light_n that_o they_o can_v not_o for_o light_n see_v light_n so_o labour_v to_o blow_v out_o the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o all_o this_o without_o grace_n will_v not_o awaken_v their_o sear_a conscience_n as_o god_n give_v the_o egyptian_n three_o day_n darkness_n to_o repent_v in_o during_o which_o time_n israel_n may_v have_v make_v a_o escape_n out_o of_o egypt_n but_o that_o they_o scorn_v to_o steal_v a_o deliverance_n so_o god_n give_v those_o pestilent_a jew_n three_o hour_n darkness_n to_o repent_v in_o but_o they_o be_v like_o jezabel_n child_n to_o who_o god_n give_v a_o space_n to_o repent_v in_o but_o they_o repent_v not_o rev._n 2.23_o they_o have_v the_o space_n but_o not_o the_o grace_n of_o repentance_n n._n b._n note_v well_o god_n be_v quick_a and_o short_a now_o in_o his_o longsufferance_n of_o sinner_n they_o of_o old_a have_v three_o day_n and_o these_o but_o three_o hour_n to_o repent_v in_o seven_o this_o portentous_a darkness_n do_v portend_v the_o black_a and_o gloomy_a day_n that_o be_v draw_v nigh_o to_o fall_v upon_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n thus_o the_o prophet_n predict_v most_o dismal_a calamity_n come_v upon_o judea_n under_o this_o very_a notion_n of_o darkness_n as_o isa_n 5.30_o &_o 8.22_o &_o lam._n 3.2_o 6._o &_o 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very_a moment_n of_o his_o die_a he_o can_v cry_v with_o a_o strong_a and_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n and_o that_o two_o several_a time_n mat._n 27.46_o &_o 50._o after_o he_o have_v hang_v six_o hour_n upon_o the_o cross_n with_o so_o many_o unsupportable_a burden_n upon_o his_o back_n as_o be_v before_o relate_v still_o his_o natural_a strength_n be_v not_o at_o all_o abate_v nor_o any_o decay_n of_o nature_n be_v upon_o his_o vital_n his_o voice_n be_v loud_a and_o strong_a still_o even_o at_o the_o very_a point_n of_o his_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n mark_v 15.34_o 37._o whereas_o in_o the_o common_a course_n of_o the_o world_n die_v man_n who_o die_v a_o linger_a death_n as_o our_o lord_n do_v become_v weak_a and_o weak_a the_o nigh_a that_o death_n approach_v towards_o they_o they_o throttle_v in_o the_o throat_n and_o their_o voice_n can_v heard_o be_v hear_v by_o the_o bystander_n this_o wonder_n be_v record_v not_o only_o by_o matthew_n and_o mark_n as_o above_o but_o also_o by_o the_o evangelist_n luke_n chap._n 23.46_o that_o he_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n at_o the_o very_a minute_n of_o his_o breathe_n out_o his_o last_o breath_n and_o those_o strong_a cry_n be_v mention_v also_o by_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n heb._n 5.7_o therefore_o pilate_n with_o the_o centurion_n and_o soldier_n marvel_v that_o he_o be_v so_o soon_o dead_a mark_v 15.44_o 45._o &_o john_n 19.33_o now_o no_o natural_a reason_n can_v be_v render_v why_o christ_n die_v so_o soon_o before_o the_o two_o malefactor_n that_o be_v crucify_a with_o he_o who_o because_o they_o be_v not_o already_o dead_a as_o our_o lord_n be_v have_v their_o leg_n break_v to_o dispatch_v they_o for_o it_o happen_v beyond_o the_o common_a course_n and_o custom_n of_o ordinary_a nature_n see_v those_o that_o die_v this_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n usual_o live_v several_a day_n as_o above_o yet_o christ_n die_v at_o the_o end_n of_o six_o hour_n the_o reason_n hereof_o must_v be_v supernatural_a 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rod_n than_o there_o gush_v out_o stream_n of_o water_n exod._n 17.6_o no_o heart_n can_v be_v so_o hard_a or_o obstinate_a but_o christ_n can_v conquer_v and_o overcome_v it_o when_o he_o please_v to_o put_v forth_o his_o power_n upon_o it_o manasseh_n have_v make_v himself_o a_o obdurate_a sinner_n yet_o be_v great_o humble_v proportionable_o as_o he_o have_v great_o sin_v 2_o chron._n 33.12_o the_o seven_o wonder_n be_v the_o open_n of_o the_o grave_n mat._n 27.52_o 53._o which_o may_v be_v the_o issue_n of_o the_o earth_n quake_v and_o of_o rend_v the_o rock_n out_o of_o which_o they_o use_v to_o hew_v their_o sepulcher_n ver_fw-la 60._o this_o be_v do_v to_o show_v that_o our_o lord_n die_v indeed_o but_o not_o to_o remain_v under_o the_o power_n of_o death_n for_o his_o grave_n must_v be_v open_v also_o as_o well_o as_o the_o grave_n of_o those_o saint_n that_o have_v only_o sleep_v in_o their_o body_n until_o his_o death_n then_o be_v they_o quicken_v and_o raise_v up_o from_o 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word_n christ_n speak_v on_o the_o cross_n be_v his_o bid_n john_n to_o take_v mary_n for_o his_o mother_n john_n 19.26_o 27._o oh_o marvellous_a filial_a compassion_n and_o commiseration_n towards_o his_o mother_n now_o a_o widow_n and_o very_o poor_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o own_o matchless_a misery_n yet_o can_v he_o forget_v she_o but_o in_o the_o very_a height_n of_o his_o own_o torment_n have_v his_o mouth_n open_v in_o her_o remembrance_n command_v his_o belove_a disciple_n to_o take_v care_n of_o his_o better_a belove_a mother_n after_o his_o decease_n see_v her_o husband_n joseph_n the_o carpenter_n be_v then_o dead_a and_o her_o son_n jesus_n the_o redeemer_n be_v now_o die_v john_n behold_v jesus_n so_o careful_a and_o conscientious_a in_o discharge_v his_o duty_n to_o his_o earthly_a mother_n while_o he_o be_v pay_v that_o prodigious_a price_n of_o the_o world_n redemption_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o heavenly_a father_n n_z b._n note_v well_o to_o show_v that_o 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if_o so_o bid_v a_o man_n prove_v through_o grace_n so_o good_a a_o penitent_a even_o at_o the_o last_o gasp_n then_o ought_v we_o to_o despair_v of_o none_o because_o we_o know_v not_o who_o name_n be_v write_v in_o heaven_n luke_n 10.20_o we_o never_o look_v into_o the_o lamb_n book_n of_o life_n rev._n 13.8_o the_o election_n obtain_v grace_n rom._n 11.7_o though_o it_o be_v not_o till_o the_o eleven_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n at_o the_o last_o minute_n mat._n 20.6_o 9_o etc._n etc._n as_o many_o as_o god_n ordain_v to_o life_n do_v believe_v act_v 13.48_o this_o gist_n of_o god_n be_v give_v to_o they_o eph._n 2.8_o &_o phil._n 1.29_o all_o those_o who_o god_n predestinate_v he_o effectual_o call_v etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.30_o therefore_o see_v no_o mortal_a be_v of_o god_n privy_a counsel_n to_o peruse_v the_o record_n of_o eternal_a predestination_n that_o man_n say_v not_o amiss_o who_o cry_v dum_fw-la spiro_n spero_fw-la while_n i_o breath_n i_o hope_v grace_n may_v come_v inter_fw-la pontem_fw-la &_o fontem_fw-la betwixt_o the_o long_a race_n of_o a_o wicked_a life_n and_o the_o fatal_a stroke_n of_o final_a death_n as_o here_o n._n b._n note_v well_o the_o second_o note_n here_o be_v if_o our_o lord_n have_v such_o a_o precious_a promise_n of_o give_v that_o beatifical_a place_n of_o the_o celestial_a paradise_n to_o the_o vile_a of_o sinner_n as_o this_o thief_n be_v when_o become_v a_o penitent_a how_o much_o more_o be_v they_o accept_v of_o he_o that_o fear_n god_n and_o work_n righteousness_n even_o the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o life_n etc._n etc._n act_v 10.34_o 35._o the_o four_o word_n christ_n speak_v upon_o the_o cross_n be_v eli_n eli_n lamasabacthani_fw-la mat_n 27.46_o or_o eloi_n eloi_n etc._n
tomb_n not_o only_o for_o its_o situation_n in_o a_o garden_n enclose_v so_o not_o expose_v to_o annoyance_n by_o hog_n dog_n etc._n etc._n but_o also_o for_o its_o own_o honourable_a excellency_n in_o sundry_a particular_n as_o 1._o for_o its_o newness_n all_o new_a thing_n be_v common_o honour_v and_o account_v excellent_a thing_n isa_n 48.6_o hence_o new_a wine_n the_o new_a song_n the_o new_a spirit_n and_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n be_v all_o in_o scripture_n phrase_n deem_v desirable_a and_o delectable_a thing_n 2._o for_o its_o firmness_n it_o be_v hew_v out_o of_o a_o rock_n so_o not_o easy_o obvious_a to_o any_o kind_n of_o annuisance_n here_o be_v a_o rock_n within_o a_o rock_n which_o be_v call_v a_o munition_n of_o rock_n for_o defence_n isa_n 33.16_o this_o rock_n bury_v in_o a_o rocky_a tomb_n be_v christ_n 1_o cor._n 10.4_o who_o be_v call_v the_o rock_n of_o age_n isa_n 26.4_o yet_o lay_v but_o a_o little_a time_n within_o this_o rock_n the_o rock-creator_n can_v not_o be_v long_o contain_v in_o this_o rock_n create_v 3._o for_o it_o be_v virginity_n it_o be_v a_o virgin-tomb_n never_o have_v any_o man_n lay_v in_o it_o divine_a wisdom_n order_v it_o thus_o that_o humane_a folly_n shall_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o imagine_v any_o cheat_n in_o our_o lord_n resurrection_n christ_n grave_n be_v not_o like_o the_o grave_a of_o elisha_n wherein_o another_o man_n be_v bury_v beside_o his_o body_n 2_o kin._n 13.20_o for_o in_o this_o never_o any_o man_n before_o be_v lay_v luke_n 23.50.53_o &_o john_n 19.41_o hereupon_o theophylact_v note_v no_o momus_n may_v cavil_v at_o christ_n resurrection_n as_o though_o some_o other_o body_n that_o have_v be_v bury_v therein_o have_v rise_v out_o of_o it_o but_o now_o no_o other_o body_n can_v rise_v out_o of_o this_o virgin-tomb_n as_o our_o lord_n before_o his_o birth_n lay_v in_o a_o virgin_n womb_n so_o after_o his_o death_n he_o lay_v in_o a_o virgin-tomb_n and_o he_o be_v according_o find_v form_v and_o live_v in_o a_o virgin-heart_n paul_n say_v he_o travel_v in_o birth_n till_o christ_n be_v form_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o galatian_n gal._n 4.19_o and_o he_o tell_v they_o it_o be_v not_o he_o that_o live_v but_o christ_n live_v in_o he_o gal._n 2.20_o and_o such_o as_o have_v christ_n form_v and_o live_v in_o they_o be_v call_v virgin_n cant._n 1.3_o revel_v 14.4_o such_o soul_n as_o love_n christ_n with_o a_o pure_a chaste_a virgin-love_n be_v the_o right_a lover_n and_o true_a follower_n of_o the_o lamb._n 4._o the_o manner_n of_o his_o burial_n be_v honourable_a also_o it_o be_v not_o a_o clandestine_v private_a interment_n do_v by_o stealth_n but_o manage_v with_o solemnity_n both_o by_o famous_a man_n and_o by_o famous_a woman_n who_o praise_n be_v in_o the_o gospel_n here_o be_v the_o pompa_fw-la mortis_fw-la the_o honourable_a attendence_n of_o mourner_n these_o good_a woman_n name_v by_o the_o evangelist_n manifest_v their_o love_n to_o our_o lord_n in_o their_o last_o office_n of_o love_n by_o look_v on_o to_o behold_v where_o he_o be_v lay_v because_o they_o can_v do_v no_o more_o in_o assist_v the_o burial_n matth._n 27.55_o 61._o luke_n 23.55_o etc._n etc._n love_n to_o christ_n fear_v no_o colour_n no_o inconvenience_n as_o the_o man_n be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o this_o service_n to_o christ_n in_o take_v care_n of_o christ_n crucify_a body_n so_o nor_o do_v these_o woman_n think_v it_o a_o shame_n to_o lend_v their_o last_o look_n of_o love_n to_o their_o crucify_a lord_n for_o which_o fervent_a and_o zealous_a affection_n they_o be_v according_o dignify_v by_o god_n with_o a_o divine_a record_n thereof_o in_o the_o gospel_n as_o our_o lord_n have_v many_o witness_n of_o his_o death_n pilate_n himself_o be_v satisfy_v therein_o by_o the_o centurion_n insomuch_o that_o no_o room_n be_v leave_v for_o doubt_v the_o reality_n of_o his_o death_n so_o have_v he_o some_o so_o many_o as_o be_v sufficient_a witness_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o burial_n and_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o while_n christ_n be_v warring_n with_o the_o devil_n who_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n here_o hebr._n 2.14_o and_o with_o death_n which_o have_v now_o bring_v our_o redeemer_n into_o its_o own_o den_n even_o weak_a woman_n be_v call_v forth_o to_o be_v witness_n and_o be_v indeed_o marshal_v in_o the_o forefront_n of_o this_o testimony_n christ_n testify_v hereby_o that_o he_o be_v mind_a to_o confound_v his_o strong_a enemy_n by_o the_o weak_a mean_n and_o that_o himself_o will_v short_o make_v a_o glorious_a triumph_n over_o both_o death_n and_o the_o devil_n in_o rise_v again_o thus_o where_o true_a love_n to_o christ_n be_v whether_o in_o man_n or_o in_o woman_n such_o will_v not_o shrink_v from_o christ_n no_o not_o when_o he_o be_v crucify_a these_o true_a lover_n of_o he_o stick_v close_o to_o he_o even_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a â—ove_n will_v creep_v to_o christ_n when_o it_o can_v go_v though_o these_o weak_a woman_n can_v not_o roll_v the_o great_a stone_n to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o a_o strong_a man_n matth._n 27.60_o no_o more_o than_o they_o can_v roll_v it_o away_o from_o the_o sepulcher_n mouth_n which_o be_v likewise_o the_o work_n of_o a_o strong_a angel_n matth._n 28.2_o these_o woman_n say_v among_o themselves_o who_o shall_v roll_v we_o away_o the_o stone_n from_o the_o door_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n mar._n 16.3_o this_o obstruction_n of_o their_o embalm_v his_o body_n they_o find_v remove_v by_o a_o high_a hand_n ver_fw-la 4._o though_o i_o say_v they_o can_v not_o do_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o yet_o do_v they_o sit_v by_o and_o look_v on_o as_o witness_n that_o our_o redeemer_n be_v now_o shut_v up_o in_o the_o very_a den_n of_o death_n and_o that_o if_o he_o rise_v again_o he_o must_v conquer_v death_n in_o his_o own_o den_n our_o lord_n be_v content_a to_o lie_v in_o this_o den_n till_o the_o three_o day_n yet_o will_v not_o this_o lord_n of_o life_n lie_v under_o the_o power_n of_o death_n beyond_o thirty_o six_o hour_n and_o so_o long_o be_v the_o day_n wherein_o the_o sun_n stand_v still_o in_o the_o day_n of_o joshuah_n josh_n 10._o as_o that_o joshuah_n have_v that_o one_o long_a day_n so_o this_o joshua_n or_o jesus_n have_v this_o one_o long_a night_n it_o be_v only_o one_o night_n lengthen_v out_o to_o the_o length_n of_o that_o long_a day_n though_o it_o be_v call_v by_o christ_n himself_o the_o space_n of_o three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n matth._n 12.40_o whereas_o it_o be_v but_o two_o night_n and_o one_o whole_a day_n and_o two_o small_a part_n of_o two_o more_o therefore_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n in_o compare_v his_o time_n of_o be_v bury_v to_o the_o time_n of_o jonah_n lie_v in_o the_o whale_n belly_n must_v be_v take_v synecdochical_o the_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a according_a to_o the_o know_a dialect_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n in_o both_o their_o talmud_n wherein_o any_o part_n of_o the_o day_n be_v reckon_v for_o the_o whole_a thereof_o but_o here_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o kill-christ_n be_v high_o remarkable_a for_o they_o club_a their_o wit_n not_o only_o one_o with_o another_o but_o even_o with_o the_o devil_n himself_o how_o to_o protract_v those_o thirty_o six_o hour_n to_o last_v so_o long_o as_o the_o world_n last_v even_o until_o the_o general_n resurrection_n in_o pursuance_n of_o which_o project_n they_o do_v not_o think_v the_o sepulchre_n sure_a enough_o with_o the_o great_a stone_n that_o joseph_n have_v out_o of_o upright_a love_a kindness_n roll_v to_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o but_o still_o they_o be_v disquiet_v with_o he_o as_o while_o live_v all_o along_o so_o now_o when_o dead_a also_o they_o can_v never_o secure_v themselves_o from_o the_o torture_a fear_n of_o their_o own_o guilty_a conscience_n the_o chief_a priest_n and_o pharisee_n be_v yet_o afraid_a that_o a_o crucify_a christ_n will_v prove_v a_o conqueror_n over_o they_o and_o therefore_o do_v they_o assemble_v together_o and_o make_v a_o humble_a address_n to_o pilate_n that_o he_o may_v command_v a_o guard_n to_o watch_v the_o sepulchre_n and_o to_o set_v his_o imperial_a seal_n upon_o the_o great_a stone_n matth._n 27.62_o 63_o etc._n etc._n lest_o the_o disciple_n of_o that_o deceiver_n as_o they_o blasphemous_o call_v he_o shall_v come_v by_o night_n and_o steal_v he_o away_o etc._n etc._n thus_o with_o that_o utmost_a craft_n which_o the_o devil_n their_o master_n can_v teach_v they_o they_o endeavour_v as_o careful_o as_o they_o can_v to_o obscure_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n by_o secure_v the_o sepulchre_n and_o thereby_o think_v to_o secure_a christ_n and_o keep_v he_o fast_o in_o the_o grave_a venerable_a bede_n de_fw-fr locis_fw-la
obstruction_n early_o in_o the_o morning_n of_o the_o first_o day_n and_o be_v a_o signal_n symbol_n of_o christ_n victory_n over_o the_o devil_n death_n sin_n and_o the_o grave_a some_o say_v the_o earthquake_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o descend_v angel_n who_o when_o he_o come_v to_o sit_v down_o upon_o the_o great_a stone_n he_o have_v roll_v away_o from_o the_o sepulchre_n make_v the_o whole_a earth_n to_o shake_v like_o a_o mighty_a man_n when_o he_o sit_v down_o upon_o a_o bench_n make_v the_o whole_a room_n shake_v under_o he_o but_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a the_o descend_v of_o this_o angel_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o earthquake_n for_o christ_n himself_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o who_o no_o soon_o begin_v he_o to_o stir_v in_o the_o grave_a but_o he_o shake_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v in_o pain_n the_o pang_n of_o a_o travel_a woman_n be_v upon_o she_o as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_n 2.24_o signify_v till_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o he_o and_o the_o bond_n wherewith_o death_n have_v bind_v he_o in_o the_o grave_a he_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n more_o easy_o break_v asunder_o than_o samson_n his_o type_n do_v the_o new_a cord_n wherewith_o the_o philistine_n manacle_v he_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o he_o as_o this_o be_v a_o triumphal_a sign_n of_o christ_n power_n over_o the_o earth_n and_o hell_n and_o over_o all_o the_o power_n of_o both_o so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v he_o be_v lord_n of_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o of_o earth_n and_o hell_n he_o command_v the_o holy_a angel_n from_o thence_o to_o come_v and_o do_v he_o homage_n hence_o that_o angel_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a speaker_n to_o the_o good_a woman_n call_v christ_n the_o lord_n see_v the_o place_n where_o the_o lord_n lay_v mat._n 28.6_o intimate_v that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o your_o lord_n the_o lord_n of_o saint_n but_o also_o our_o lord_n the_o lord_n of_o angel_n too_o therefore_o he_o style_v he_o the_o lord_n absolute_o for_o at_o his_o resurrection_n do_v christ_n begin_v his_o kingdom_n whereunto_o angel_n as_o well_o as_o saint_n do_v belong_v as_o subject_n ephis_n 1.19_o 20_o 21_o etc._n etc._n moreover_o the_o syriack_n read_v say_v here_o that_o this_o gabriel_n call_v christ_n our_o lord_n to_o the_o woman_n which_o show_v that_o christ_n be_v true_o and_o proper_o god_n in_o this_o sense_n some_o say_v that_o the_o angel_n which_o roll_v away_o the_o stone_n be_v send_v as_o a_o officer_n to_o let_v his_o lord_n out_o of_o prison_n without_o the_o keeper_n consent_n and_o that_o he_o sit_v down_o upon_o the_o stone_n in_o contempt_n of_o all_o the_o weapon_n that_o the_o soldier_n who_o watch_v the_o sepulchre_n hold_v in_o their_o hand_n and_o which_o indeed_o do_v fall_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n at_o their_o woeful_a sight_n of_o this_o glorious_a angel_n who_o though_o he_o appear_v in_o 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the_o dead_a 2._o that_o of_o david_n psal_n 16.10_o thou_o will_v not_o leave_v my_o soul_n in_o sheol_n or_o grave_a nor_o suffer_v thy_o holy_a one_o to_o see_v corruption_n this_o david_n can_v not_o prophecy_n concern_v himself_o because_o as_o the_o apostle_n strenuous_o argue_v act_v 13.35_o 36_o 37._o david_n see_v corruption_n but_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o david_n do_v not_o so_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o error_n in_o those_o good_a woman_n who_o will_v have_v embalm_v his_o body_n to_o preserve_v it_o from_o corruption_n the_o like_a argue_v be_v find_v in_o act_n 2.29_o 30_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35_o 36._o all_o ground_v on_o this_o prophecy_n of_o david_n 3._o that_o of_o isaiah_n isa_n 53.12_o he_o shall_v divide_v the_o spoil_n with_o the_o strong_a which_v the_o father_n promise_v to_o the_o son_n as_o a_o reward_n of_o his_o suffering_n the_o adjective_n strong_a must_v be_v supply_v with_o its_o substantive_n thus_o strong_a sin_n strong_a death_n strong_a 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pay_v for_o and_o belong_v to_o the_o gentile_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n with_o the_o grace_n of_o illumination_n regeneration_n and_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n etc._n etc._n thus_o come_v down_o upon_o these_o gentile-converts_a before_o baptism_n do_v plain_o show_v n._n b._n that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v not_o attain_v by_o any_o external_a ordinance_n without_o the_o internal_a operation_n of_o his_o spirit_n which_o here_o come_v on_o cornelius_n etc._n etc._n be_v neither_o circumcise_v nor_o baptize_v act_v 10.35_o the_o eleven_o remark_n be_v they_o who_o have_v the_o grace_n signify_v by_o baptism_n aught_o to_o have_v the_o seal_n of_o that_o grace_n in_o be_v
be_v manifest_a in_o his_o work_n as_o in_o a_o mirror_n argue_v thus_o the_o world_n must_v have_v a_o beginning_n nor_o can_v it_o make_v itself_o but_o as_o god_n make_v all_o thing_n so_o he_o order_n and_o dispose_v of_o all_o thing_n our_o being_n dwelling_n breathe_n and_o motion_n so_o that_o a_o hair_n can_v fall_v from_o off_o our_o head_n without_o his_o providence_n matth._n 10.30_o therefore_o these_o thing_n must_v not_o be_v attribute_v to_o chance_v or_o to_o a_o fatuitous_a concourse_n of_o atom_n as_o they_o vain_o imagine_v and_o the_o more_o to_o shame_v they_o out_o of_o their_o vain_a fancy_n he_o bring_v in_o the_o testimony_n of_o one_o of_o their_o own_o poet_n to_o wit_n aratus_n though_o not_o name_v a_o approve_a author_n among_o they_o not_o that_o paul_n will_v derive_v any_o authority_n from_o that_o poet_n but_o that_o he_o may_v wound_v their_o vanity_n with_o their_o own_o weapon_n add_v also_o though_o god_n wink_v at_o the_o ignorance_n of_o your_o ancestor_n yet_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n he_o will_v not_o do_v so_o ver_fw-la 24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29_o and_o 30._o the_o seven_o remark_n be_v the_o seed_n of_o god_n word_n meet_v with_o several_a soil_n to_o receive_v it_o when_o it_o be_v sow_o some_o be_v high-way-soil_a some_o stonny_n and_o some_o thorny_a as_o well_o as_o some_o good_a matth_n 13._o no_o soon_o have_v paul_n preach_v the_o unknown_a god_n to_o they_o and_o also_o press_v upon_o they_o that_o god_n will_v judge_v the_o impenitent_a world_n and_o that_o by_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n who_o the_o jew_n have_v crucify_a then_o there_o be_v find_v among_o they_o three_o sort_n of_o hearer_n some_o deride_v some_o doubt_v and_o a_o few_o believe_v 1._o the_o derider_n or_o mocker_n be_v probable_o the_o epicurean_o verse_n 18._o who_o deny_v that_o the_o world_n be_v create_v or_o govern_v by_o god_n as_o also_o that_o there_o be_v any_o reward_n or_o punishment_n for_o man_n after_o death_n therefore_o they_o ridicule_v paul_n doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o of_o the_o judgment-day_n to_o come_v though_o this_o great_a truth_n make_v faelix_fw-la tremble_v while_o paul_n reason_v upon_o it_o act_n 24.25_o such_o be_v the_o force_n of_o conscience_n in_o he_o yet_o have_v it_o no_o such_o impression_n on_o those_o epicure_n who_o judge_v of_o all_o thing_n by_o common_a sense_n not_o by_o conscience_n 2._o the_o doubter_n probable_o be_v the_o stoic_n verse_n 18._o who_o hold_v as_o bad_a opinion_n as_o the_o other_o do_v yet_o do_v not_o think_v the_o resurrection_n to_o be_v impossible_a but_o do_v acknowledge_v reward_n and_o punishment_n may_v be_v in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v therefore_o they_o most_o likely_a may_v say_v to_o paul_n press_v the_o doctrine_n of_o repentance_n and_o of_o the_o resurrection_n verse_n 30.31_o for_o obtain_v better_a satisfaction_n to_o their_o doubt_n we_o will_v hear_v thou_o again_o of_o this_o matter_n verse_n 32._o defer_v far_o discourse_n upon_o those_o point_n to_o another_o day_n 3._o the_o believer_n whether_o by_o paul_n public_a or_o private_a discourse_n be_v not_o mention_v be_v indeed_o but_o few_o that_o be_v name_v yet_o be_v they_o so_o honourable_a that_o it_o can_v not_o but_o become_v a_o vast_a advantage_n to_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v own_v by_o such_o a_o man_n as_o this_o dionysius_n or_o dennis_n and_o by_o such_o a_o woman_n as_o this_o damaris_n verse_n 33_o 34._o notwithstanding_o we_o do_v not_o find_v any_o gospel-church_n found_v at_o this_o athens_n by_o paul_n as_o be_v in_o the_o next_o city_n he_o go_v from_o hence_o to_o namely_o to_o corinth_n act_v 18.1_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v render_v for_o this_o beside_o the_o unsearchable_a wisdom_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n but_o that_o these_o scholar_n of_o the_o university_n and_o citizen_n of_o this_o account_v wise_a city_n be_v too_o wise_a to_o go_v to_o heaven_n and_o to_o be_v save_v by_o the_o foolishness_n of_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o that_o they_o for_o their_o idolatry_n be_v in_o a_o judiciary_n way_n give_v up_o unto_o strong_a delusion_n unto_o vile_a affection_n and_o unto_o just_a damnation_n etc._n etc._n chap_n xviii_o paul_n preach_v at_o corinth_n now_o come_v we_o to_o paul_n five_o station_n which_o be_v at_o corinth_n act_v 18._o v._o 1._o the_o metropolis_n of_o achaia_n a_o sea-town_n situate_v between_o the_o aegean_a and_o the_o ionian_a sea_n in_o the_o very_a islâ—hmus_n or_o narrow_a neck_n of_o land_n that_o join_v peloponesus_fw-la unto_o achaia_n a_o very_a rich_a city_n make_v a_o roman_a colony_n where_o paul_n gather_v a_o famous_a church_n if_o we_o take_v a_o distinct_a prospect_n of_o paul_n station_n in_o corinth_n there_o be_v three_o circumstance_n do_v offer_v themselves_o principal_o to_o our_o observation_n the_o first_o be_v his_o entertainment_n the_o second_o be_v his_o action_n the_o three_o be_v his_o passion_n or_o suffering_n there_o these_o three_o be_v but_o circumstance_n so_o call_v in_o the_o large_a sense_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o station_n in_o that_o populous_a city_n under_o which_o the_o place_n time_n manner_n and_o other_o circumstance_n in_o the_o strict_a notion_n be_v comprehend_v first_o his_o entertainment_n in_o this_o place_n be_v twofold_a 1._o in_o the_o house_n of_o aquila_n verse_n 2_o 3._o where_n paul_n host_n be_v describe_v not_o only_o by_o his_o name_n but_o by_o his_o nation_n and_o country_n by_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o come_n to_o corinth_n and_o his_o employ_v or_o occupation_n there_o his_o 2._o be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o justus_n verse_n 7._o who_o live_v near_o to_o the_o synagogue_n second_o his_o action_n or_o do_n here_o be_v describe_v verse_n 4_o 5._o he_o be_v press_v in_o spirit_n by_o a_o extraordinary_a and_o divine_a inspiration_n to_o dispute_v in_o the_o synagogue_n every_o sabbath-day_n persuade_v as_o far_o as_o he_o can_v both_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o greek_n that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n who_o be_v promise_v by_o the_o prophet_n exceed_v all_o other_o anoint_v once_o three_o his_o passion_n or_o suffer_v be_v twofold_a 1._o while_o he_o sojourn_v with_o his_o first_o host_n namely_o in_o aquila_n house_n and_o studious_o take_v all_o opportunity_n to_o preach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o to_o convince_v the_o gainsayers_a yet_o the_o obstinate_a jew_n will_v not_o be_v convince_v but_o do_v oppose_v themselves_o and_o blaspheme_v verse_n 6._o not_o only_o miscalling_a paul_n while_o they_o pertinacious_o bid_v he_o battle_n as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v which_o we_o read_v oppose_v but_o even_o paul_n master_n also_o the_o bless_a messiah_n who_o dishonour_n grieve_v he_o most_o and_o thereupon_o he_o shake_v his_o raiment_n that_o none_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o that_o place_n where_o such_o blasphemy_n be_v speak_v may_v stick_v to_o he_o and_o utter_v that_o hebrew_n phrase_n damo_n berosho_n josh_n 2.19_o your_o blood_n be_v upon_o your_o own_o head_n with_o much_o vehemency_n as_o 2_o sam._n 1.16_o and_o matth._n 27.25_o intimate_v you_o be_v self_n destroyer_n it_o be_v none_o of_o my_o fault_n if_o you_o perish_v he_o have_v blow_v the_o trumpet_n and_o warn_v they_o show_v the_o way_n of_o life_n to_o they_o therefore_o be_v he_o free_a from_o their_o blood_n and_o loss_n of_o their_o soul_n ezekiel_n 33.4_o n._n b._n however_o this_o opposition_n move_v paul_n to_o change_v his_o quarter_n and_o to_o betake_v himself_o to_o a_o new_a lodging_n verse_n 7._o be_v put_v in_o some_o small_a pang_n of_o fear_n which_o the_o lord_n relieve_v he_o off_o by_o encourage_v he_o with_o two_o argument_n first_o that_o christ_n presence_n shall_v continual_o keep_v he_o from_o be_v harm_v and_o second_o that_o he_o have_v much_o choose_v wheat_n in_o that_o great_a heap_n of_o chaff_n to_o call_v out_o by_o his_o ministry_n so_o no_o need_n of_o doubt_v the_o success_n of_o his_o ministry_n nor_o his_o personal_a safety_n verse_n 9_o 10._o last_o paul_n in_o his_o new_a lodging_n whether_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o go_v by_o the_o jew_n pertinacy_n at_o the_o house_n of_o justus_n there_o he_o make_v a_o hard_a shift_n to_o hold_v a_o long_a abode_n tarry_v in_o that_o lodging_n with_o silas_n &_o timotheus_n teach_v the_o people_n for_o a_o whole_a year_n &_o a_o half_a verse_n 11._o this_o lodging_n be_v commend_v three_o way_n 1._o from_o the_o honesty_n and_o holiness_n of_o his_o host_n justus_n both_o in_o name_n and_o nature_n a_o worshipper_n of_o god_n who_o some_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o titus_n call_v justus_n titus_n one_o who_o have_v cast_v off_o the_o polutheism_n or_o many_o god_n of_o the_o gentile_n 2._o form_v the_o commodious_a situation_n
and_o here_o n.b._n for_o he_o stay_v his_o journey_n all_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o jewish_a passover_n solemnity_n and_o will_v not_o set_v forth_o to_o travel_v that_o time_n because_o he_o will_v not_o wilful_o offend_v the_o weak_a jew_n verse_n 6._o he_o sail_v not_o from_o philippi_n till_o after_o the_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n according_a to_o their_o law_n exod._n 12.19_o thus_o he_o comply_v with_o their_o rite_n which_o then_o though_o they_o be_v dead_a by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n yet_o be_v neither_o deadly_a nor_o as_o yet_o bury_v so_o his_o compliance_n be_v not_o sinful_a the_o second_o remark_n be_v at_o troas_n paul_n plain_o observe_v the_o lord_n day_n or_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n sabbath_n verse_n 7._o n.b._n when_o he_o come_v to_o troas_n which_o some_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o relic_n of_o that_o old_a and_o famous_a city_n of_o troy_n he_o abide_v there_o seven_o day_n verse_n 6._o so_o he_o have_v his_o choice_n of_o any_o day_n in_o that_o whole_a week_n to_o convene_v by_o his_o apostolical_a power_n the_o most_o solemn_a christian_a assembly_n yet_o do_v he_o pass_v over_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o week_n the_o jewish-sabbath-day_n and_o pitch_v upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n express_o verse_n 7._o well_o know_v that_o this_o be_v the_o day_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v for_o his_o worship_n psal_n 118.24_o by_o his_o resurrection_n upon_o that_o day_n matth._n 28.1_o and_o john_n 20.1_o which_o be_v by_o way_n of_o eminency_n call_v the_o lord_n day_n revel_v 1.10_o on_o this_o day_n the_o disciple_n meet_v and_o christ_n honour_v they_o with_o his_o presence_n immediate_o after_o his_o resurrection_n john_n 20._o verse_n 19_o and_o 26_o etc._n etc._n and_o when_o he_o be_v ascend_v this_o day_n be_v appoint_v for_o the_o christian_n to_o meet_v on_o 1_o corinth_n 16.2_o which_o necessary_o infer_v the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o saturday-sabbath_n for_o in_o six_o day_n they_o be_v command_v to_o labour_n now_o have_v they_o rest_v both_o those_o two_o day_n they_o can_v not_o but_o break_v that_o part_n of_o god_n law_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v a_o long_a sermon_n sometime_o be_v not_o un-scriptural_a or_o unapostolical_a n.b._n paul_n preach_v until_o midnight_n here_o verse_n 7._o because_o it_o be_v his_o farewell-sermon_n ready_a to_o depart_v on_o the_o morrow_n that_o phrase_n imply_v no_o less_o nay_o his_o discourse_n do_v continue_v beyond_o midnight_n even_o to_o break_v of_o day_n verse_n 11._o as_o this_o singular_a example_n of_o paul_n show_v he_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o iron-side_n have_v a_o robu_v body_n for_o preaching-work_n and_o also_o his_o unwearied_a diligence_n and_o zeal_n for_o win_a soul_n etc._n etc._n so_o his_o auditorie_n vigilance_n patience_n and_o complacency_n in_o wait_v so_o long_o upon_o god_n to_o hear_v his_o word_n be_v evident_a here_o also_o n.b._n both_o which_o pattern_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n to_o condemn_v those_o of_o our_o day_n as_o the_o preacher_n here_o do_v condemn_v not_o only_o the_o dum-dogg_n of_o our_o day_n that_o can_v bark_v at_o all_o isa_n 56.10_o but_o also_o those_o lazy_a lubber_n that_o think_v the_o sand_n in_o their_o hour_n glass_n run_v not_o fast_o enough_o while_o they_o be_v preach_v the_o gospel_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o god_n have_v not_o curse_v those_o that_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n negligent_o or_o deceitful_o jer_n 48_o 10._o so_o those_o hearer_n here_o do_v no_o less_o condemn_v the_o drowsy_a careless_a and_o impatient_a hearer_n of_o our_o time_n who_o can_v watch_v with_o christ_n one_o hour_n without_o sleep_n or_o weariness_n mat._n 26.40_o those_o warm_a christian_n here_o say_v chrysostom_n medià _fw-la nocte_fw-la vigilabant_fw-la ut_fw-la eos_fw-la condemnent_fw-la qui_fw-la medio_fw-la die_fw-la dormiunt_fw-la they_o do_v watch_v till_o midnight_n to_o condemn_v those_o that_o sleep_n at_o midday_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o remark_n be_v religious_a night-meeting_n be_v lawful_a and_o in_o some_o case_n needful_a verse_n 8.11_o n.b._n indeed_o carnal_a man_n do_v common_o calumniate_v such_o conventicle_n as_o if_o christian_n meet_v in_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n only_o to_o commit_v fornication_n the_o man_n with_o the_o woman_n but_o herein_o theyon_o muse_v as_o they_o themselves_o use_v this_o be_v their_o own_o curse_a practice_n thus_o the_o emperor_n caligula_n think_v there_o be_v not_o a_o chaste_a man_n upon_o earth_n because_o himself_o be_v detestable_o unchaste_a now_o to_o avoid_v any_o occasion_n of_o such_o a_o causeless_a calumny_n here_o be_v many_o light_n prudent_o provide_v lest_o their_o be_v in_o darkness_n shall_v administer_v any_o sufpition_n concern_v the_o honesty_n and_o holiness_n of_o their_o profession_n and_o practice_n the_o five_o remark_n be_v sermon-sleeper_n want_v not_o warn_n of_o god_n send_v 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deliverance_n by_o which_o mean_v likewise_o both_o the_o gospel_n be_v attest_v to_o and_o many_o be_v confirm_v in_o the_o belief_n of_o it_o the_o seven_o remark_n be_v as_o at_o troas_n the_o lord_n day_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v celebrate_v by_o paul_n so_o the_o change_n beginning_n and_o end_v of_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n be_v very_o observable_a there_o n.b._n for_o paul_n keep_v the_o first_o day_n administer_a the_o euharist_n and_o preach_v the_o word_n until_o midnight_n upon_o this_o extraordinary_a occasion_n of_o his_o departure_n the_o next_o day_n yea_o he_o talk_v a_o long_a time_n even_o till_o break_v of_o day_n verse_n 7_o 11._o n.b._n we_o shall_v be_v act_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n in_o obsery_v the_o sabbath_n though_o not_o in_o such_o extraordinary_a act_n as_o the_o apostle_n and_o his_o auditory_a do_v or_o we_o be_v not_o
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to_o the_o temple_n etc._n etc._n malicous_o surmise_v that_o he_o have_v bring_v trophimus_n a_o know_a ephesian_a beyond_o the_o court_n of_o the_o gentile_n the_o place_n allow_v for_o such_o as_o come_v out_o of_o the_o gentile-stock_n yet_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n as_o the_o eunuch_n of_o candace_n do_v act_v 8._o even_o into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v death_n by_o their_o traditional_a law_n n.b._n and_o all_o the_o ground_n they_o have_v for_o this_o accusation_n be_v because_o they_o have_v see_v this_o trophimus_n with_o he_o in_o the_o city_n therefore_o he_o must_v be_v with_o he_o in_o the_o temple_n too_o which_o be_v only_o the_o frantic_a dream_n of_o their_o enrage_a jealousy_n v._o 29._o with_o this_o out_o cry_v of_o paul_n pollute_v the_o temple_n the_o whole_a city_n be_v in_o a_o uproar_n by_o those_o asian_a bloodhound_n who_o have_v former_a contest_v with_o he_o there_o and_o now_o pursue_v he_o hither_o drag_v he_o out_o of_o the_o temple_n in_o order_n to_o kill_v he_o think_v it_o great_a impiety_n to_o stain_v the_o pavement_n of_o that_o holy_a place_n with_o blood_n yet_o not_o stick_v at_o stain_v their_o soul_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o innocent_a here_o be_v strain_v at_o gnat_n and_o swallow_v camel_n verse_n 30_o 31._o now_o when_o they_o be_v just_a about_o kill_v paul_n n.b._n god_n step_v in_o for_o his_o rescue_n in_o this_o manner_n the_o roman_n dare_v not_o trust_v such_o vast_a multitude_n at_o jewish_a festival_n without_o a_o sufficient_a check_n therefore_o keep_v they_o a_o strong_a garrison_n in_o antonie_n tower_n on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o governor_n hereof_o have_v tiding_n of_o the_o tumult_n bring_v his_o band_n of_o soldier_n to_o fee_v the_o peace_n keep_v his_o affright_a the_o jew_n from_o their_o murder_a paul_n n.b._n the_o fear_n of_o man_n cause_v â—hem_n to_o forbear_v what_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n can_v not_o for_o the_o jew_n have_v not_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n permit_v they_o by_o the_o roman_n which_o sufficient_o demonstrate_v it_o be_v not_o divine_a zeal_n but_o diabolical_a malice_n that_o set_v they_o upon_o this_o outrage_n and_o it_o be_v a_o admirable_a instance_n of_o god_n good_a providence_n who_o delight_v to_o reserve_v his_o hand_n for_o a_o dead_a lift_n to_o save_v those_o that_o be_v forsake_v of_o their_o hope_n god_n come_v unlooked_a for_o here_o and_o as_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o a_o engine_n to_o save_v paul_n and_o that_o by_o a_o heathen_a colonel_n who_o neither_o have_v any_o such_o intention_n nor_o any_o affection_n for_o persecute_a paul_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o bind_v he_o with_o two_o chain_n as_o agabus_n have_v foretell_v and_o carry_v he_o pâ—â—soner_n into_o the_o castle_n verse_n 32_o 33_o 34_o etc._n etc._n chap_n xxii_o paul_n in_o prison_n paul_n now_o be_v become_v a_o prisoner_n to_o this_o chief_a captain_n or_o roman_a tribune_n who_o though_o he_o deliver_v paul_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o that_o will_v have_v murder_v he_o yet_o bind_v he_o he_o with_o chain_n possible_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o the_o author_n of_o this_o tumult_n act_v 23.27_o and_o examine_v he_o public_o who_o he_o be_v and_o what_o he_o have_v do_v act_n 21._o verse_n 33._o however_o by_o this_o same_o mean_n as_o what_o be_v foretell_v from_o god_n to_o he_o act_v 21._o v._o 11._o be_v fulfil_v for_o not_o one_o tittle_n that_o be_v foretell_v by_o his_o servant_n from_o he_o can_v fail_v so_o god_n provide_v hereby_o that_o paul_n shall_v have_v a_o fair_a hear_n before_o he_o can_v be_v condemn_v and_o execute_v by_o that_o riotous_a rabble_n who_o agree_v well_o enough_o in_o do_v this_o murder_a mischief_n so_o far_o as_o they_o dare_v but_o can_v render_v no_o reason_n to_o this_o tribune_n for_o their_o outrage_n against_o paul_n n.b._n wherefore_o the_o captain_n order_v his_o soldier_n to_o carry_v away_o the_o prisoner_n into_o the_o castle_n not_o only_o to_o secure_v he_o from_o the_o fury_n of_o this_o confuse_a popular_a commotion_n but_o also_o to_o be_v examine_v private_o again_o paul_n be_v by_o this_o good_a providence_n hand_v up_o upon_o the_o ascent_n to_o the_o castle_n out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o his_o murderer_n hand_n crave_v leave_v of_o the_o captain_n to_o make_v his_o apology_n to_o this_o tumltuous_a and_o frantic_a people_n and_o he_o do_v this_o both_o to_o vindicate_v the_o gospel_n that_o no_o scandal_n may_v rest_v upon_o truth_n and_o to_o demonstrate_v his_o invincible_a zeal_n for_o his_o own_o countryman_n and_o kinsman_n who_o while_o they_o be_v do_v their_o utmost_a for_o his_o destruction_n will_v leave_v no_o mean_n unattempted_a for_o their_o salvation_n act_v 21._o v._o 34_o 35_o 36_o 37._o when_o paul_n request_v this_o liberty_n of_o speak_v for_o himself_o the_o captain_n ask_v he_o two_o question_n n.b._n the_o first_o be_v about_o his_o skill_n in_o the_o greek_a language_n which_o have_v be_v the_o common_a lingua_n in_o asia_n and_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n while_o the_o grecian_a empire_n retain_v its_o predominacy_n and_o be_v well_o know_v among_o the_o roman_n who_o be_v of_o any_o good_a quality_n and_o education_n and_o his_o second_o question_n be_v about_o his_o person_n whether_o he_o be_v not_o that_o famous_a ringleader_n of_o a_o rebellious_a crew_n judas_n galilaeus_fw-la who_o pretend_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o prophet_n make_v a_o horrible_a insurrection_n yet_o escape_v when_o many_o of_o his_o follower_n be_v slay_v of_o who_o josephus_n lib._n 20._o cap._n 11._o antiqu._n mention_n to_o which_o paul_n answer_v no_o but_o declare_v what_o he_o be_v and_o so_o have_v licence_n to_o make_v his_o defence_n verse_n 38_o 39_o 40._o of_o act_n 21._o in_o paul_n apology_n to_o the_o people_n for_o quell_v the_o tumult_n act_v 22.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n we_o have_v these_o remark_n the_o first_o be_v there_o be_v a_o lawful_a and_o pious_a insinuation_n for_o gain_v the_o attention_n of_o auditor_n which_o may_v be_v use_v in_o sermon_n or_o oration_n n.b._n thus_o paul_n do_v here_o though_o his_o auditory_a consist_v of_o wicked_a man_n and_o of_o the_o most_o peevish_a and_o pestilent_a persecutor_n yet_o do_v he_o give_v to_o they_o their_o due_a title_n of_o respect_n and_o honour_n belong_v to_o the_o place_n wherein_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n have_v place_v they_o still_v they_o man_n brethren_n and_o father_n verse_n 1_o and_o not_o use_v any_o opprobious_a invective_n which_o they_o now_o deserve_v moreover_o he_o that_o can_v speak_v all_o tongue_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o he_o choose_v to_o speak_v in_o his_o own_o mother-tongue_n namely_o the_o hebrew_n mix_v with_o the_o syriack_n ever_o after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o captivity_n as_o know_v that_o language_n be_v most_o grateful_a to_o this_o people_n who_o have_v so_o great_a a_o prejudice_n against_o all_o other_o nation_n and_o language_n this_o make_v they_o keep_v the_o more_o silent_a verse_n 2._o the_o second_o remark_n be_v such_o as_o be_v become_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o their_o mind_n eph._n 4.23_o have_v quite_o contrary_a thought_n and_o understanding_n to_o what_o they_o have_v in_o their_o unrenewed_a estate_n thus_o paul_n while_o he_o be_v the_o pharisaical_a saul_n have_v such_o high_a thought_n of_o his_o strict_a sect_n as_o to_o believe_v if_o only_o two_o person_n be_v to_o be_v admit_v into_o heaven_n the_o one_o must_v be_v a_o scribe_n and_o the_o other_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi he_o look_v upon_o himself_o as_o a_o perfect_a zealot_n in_o pharisaism_n wherein_o persecution_n of_o christianity_n be_v one_o part_n of_o his_o perfection_n verse_n 3_o 4._o but_o when_o he_o by_o his_o
simplicity_n of_o the_o other_o as_o piety_n without_o policy_n be_v too_o simple_a to_o be_v safe_a so_o policy_n without_o piety_n be_v too_o subtle_a to_o be_v good_a the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o dove_n do_v best_a together_o as_o bless_a ingredient_n for_o the_o compound_v of_o christian_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v god_n have_v many_o mean_n and_o way_n whereby_o to_o deliver_v his_o persecute_a servant_n as_o sometime_o by_o the_o death_n of_o persecutor_n they_o be_v dead_a that_o seek_v the_o child_n life_n matth._n 2.20_o and_o many_o in_o england_n be_v save_v by_o the_o death_n of_o q._n marry_o etc._n etc._n so_o at_o other_o time_n by_o strike_v a_o terror_n upon_o their_o heart_n as_o here_o verse_n 28_o 29._o the_o chief_a captain_n be_v afraid_a he_o have_v go_v too_o far_o already_o because_o it_o be_v a_o capital_a crime_n and_o account_v no_o less_o than_o treason_n for_o any_o in_o authority_n to_o violate_v the_o roman_a privilege_n which_o augustus_n caesar_n have_v bestow_v upon_o tarsus_n the_o city_n wherein_o paul_n be_v bear_v as_o a_o reward_n for_o the_o citizen_n assist_v he_o in_o his_o war_n with_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n so_o fear_v he_o to_o be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n for_o his_o breach_n of_o that_o privilege_n as_o he_o do_v then_o so_o as_o to_o loose_v paul_n band_n v._o 30._o the_o five_o remark_n be_v our_o deliverance_n here_o be_v but_o partial_a the_o total_a be_v not_o until_o death_n paul_n be_v but_o deliver_v from_o his_o chain_n not_o from_o his_o confinement_n but_o be_v reserve_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o sanhedrim_n the_o next_o day_n for_o though_o that_o council_n have_v be_v banish_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n long_v before_o &_o have_v their_o residence_n at_o jabneh_n yet_o at_o this_o pentecost-feast_n they_o be_v come_v thither_o the_o colonel_n carry_v paul_n down_o from_o the_o castle_n and_o set_v he_o safe_a before_o they_o for_o a_o fair_a public_a trial_n chap._n xxiii_o paul_n before_o the_o sanhedrim_n this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o transaction_n of_o three_o day_n concern_v paul_n the_o prisoner_n the_o first_o day_n transaction_n be_v when_o the_o chief_a captain_n of_o the_o castle_n have_v bring_v his_o prisoner_n down_o and_o deliver_v he_o up_o to_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrim_n or_o council_n to_o be_v try_v before_o they_o himself_o be_v a_o heathen_a have_v no_o skill_n in_o the_o jew_n religion_n about_o which_o the_o controversy_n now_o lay_v upon_o this_o first_o day_n work_v which_o consist_v of_o these_o resolve_n we_o have_v a_o prospect_n in_o the_o general_a of_o paul_n oration_n make_v before_o his_o judge_n and_o particular_o first_o his_o exordium_n or_o prologue_n second_o his_o profession_n of_o his_o own_o inocency_n verse_n 1_o three_o the_o event_n thereof_o verse_n 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o four_o his_o pious_a policy_n verse_n 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o five_o his_o rescue_n by_o the_o captain_n verse_n 10._o and_o sixthly_a his_o encouragement_n from_o god_n verse_n 11._o wherein_o observe_v paul_n plead_v not_o guilty_a and_o vindicate_v his_o own_o innocency_n against_o their_o calumny_n &c_n &c_n verse_n 1_o whereupon_o the_o highpriest_n look_v upon_o his_o vindication_n of_o himself_o as_o a_o reflection_n upon_o the_o sanhedrim_n command_v the_o officer_n to_o smite_v he_o on_o the_o mouth_n and_o so_o to_o interrupt_v he_o in_o the_o very_a entrance_n of_o his_o defensive_a oration_n verse_n 2._o n.b._n to_o who_o paul_n make_v a_o smart_a repartee_n for_o his_o act_n herein_o as_o a_o unjust_a judge_n in_o punish_v he_o before_o he_o be_v hear_v etc._n etc._n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n deut._n 17.4_o and_o 25.1_o 2._o levit._fw-la 19.35_o therefore_o he_o foretell_v his_o dreadful_a fall_n verse_n 3_o hereupon_o paul_n be_v accuse_v for_o revile_v the_o highpriest_n ver._n 4._o by_o these_o partial_a parasite_n overlook_a this_o injustice_n and_o injury_n do_v to_o the_o apostle_n paul_n plead_v ignorance_n as_o his_o excuse_n verse_n 5._o and_o see_v no_o plea_n for_o his_o innocency_n be_v like_a to_o be_v admit_v in_o so_o corrupt_a a_o court_n the_o head_n whereof_o be_v so_o unjust_a and_o injurious_a paul_n betake_v himself_o to_o a_o prudent_a policy_n v._o 6._o start_v a_o notion_n which_o set_v not_o only_o the_o standard_n by_o but_o those_o on_o the_o bench_n at_o variance_n among_o themselves_o verse_n 7_o 8_o 9_o and_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o his_o adversary_n hand_n v._o 10._o and_o who_o that_o night_n have_v divine_a consolation_n in_o his_o confinement_n verse_n 11._o the_o remark_n from_o those_o resolve_v of_o this_o first_o day_n work_n be_v these_o the_o first_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n in_o a_o prisoner_n at_o the_o bar_n be_v a_o brave_a encouragement_n this_o same_o comforter_n have_v paul_n here_o which_o so_o encourage_v he_o as_o that_o he_o can_v look_v his_o accuser_n yea_o and_o his_o judge_n too_o in_o the_o face_n for_o so_o it_o be_v say_v he_o steadfast_o behold_v the_o council_n for_o 1._o because_o his_o conscience_n be_v good_a both_o with_o the_o goodness_n of_o integrity_n and_o with_o the_o goodness_n of_o tranquillity_n also_o this_o be_v his_o exercise_n or_o recreation_n act_v 24.16_o think_v it_o better_a to_o offend_v the_o whole_a world_n than_o his_o own_o conscience_n nor_o may_v we_o imagine_v that_o paul_n plead_v his_o own_o perfection_n before_o the_o sanhedrim_n here_o when_o he_o say_v i_o have_v live_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n before_o god_n until_o this_o day_n for_o he_o utter_o disow_v that_o lie_v and_o damnable_a doctrine_n of_o perfection_n in_o say_v not_o as_o if_o i_o have_v attain_v or_o be_v already_o perfect_a phil._n 3.12_o none_o be_v perfect_o perfect_a in_o this_o life_n but_o only_o comparative_o or_o conceited_o so_o paul_n be_v far_o from_o conceit_v himself_o without_o sin_n or_o fault_n see_v he_o acknowledge_v and_o bewail_v his_o captivity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n roman_n 7.23_o 24._o but_o the_o sense_n be_v he_o be_v not_o conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o any_o notorious_a enormity_n such_o as_o sacrilege_n blasphemy_n etc._n etc._n whereof_o they_o accuse_v he_o etc._n etc._n the_o second_o remark_n be_v god_n be_v the_o avenger_n of_o all_o injury_n do_v to_o his_o servant_n and_o will_v smite_v their_o smiter_n thus_o paul_n say_v here_o god_n shall_v smite_v thou_o thou_o white_v wall_n who_o sit_v to_o judge_v i_o after_o the_o law_n yet_o bid_v i_o be_v smite_v contrary_a to_o law_n verse_n 2_o 3._o n.b._n this_o be_v a_o old_a practice_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o smite_v god_n servant_n by_o the_o fist_n of_o wickedness_n thus_o be_v good_a micajah_n smite_v by_o the_o fist_n of_o a_o false_a prophet_n 1_o kin._n 22.24_o to_o who_o god_n prophet_n tell_v his_o doom_n say_v thou_o shall_v see_v in_o that_o day_n when_o thou_o shall_v go_v into_o a_o inner-chamber_n and_o hide_v thyself_o verse_n 25._o namely_o from_o the_o son_n of_o ahab_n who_o shall_v punish_v thou_o for_o put_v their_o father_n upon_o so_o fatal_a a_o war_n n.b._n thus_o also_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n be_v smite_v by_o pashur_n another_o of_o the_o devil_n be_v false_a prophet_n jerem._n 20.2_o who_o doom_n be_v likewise_o foretell_v by_o god_n prophet_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o magor-missabib_a and_o terror_n round_o about_o a_o terror_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o babylon_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o n.b._n yea_o our_o lord_n himself_o escape_v not_o the_o suffer_v of_o this_o smite_v indignity_n john_n 18.22_o and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v grant_v how_o easy_o can_v the_o lord_n christ_n have_v revenge_v himself_o of_o this_o parasitical_a officer_n who_o smite_v he_o the_o palm_n of_o who_o hand_n may_v soon_o have_v rot_v off_o have_v not_o the_o lord_n be_v now_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o lamb_n even_o of_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n just_a ready_a to_o be_v offer_v up_o a_o sacrifice_n so_o he_o mild_o answer_v he_o verse_n 23._o etc._n etc._n john_n 18._o n.b._n and_o as_o it_o be_v thus_o disgraceful_o do_v to_o our_o lord_n in_o both_o churlish_a stroke_n and_o reproachful_a word_n answer_v thou_o the_o highpriest_n so_o when_o he_o have_v say_v or_o do_v nothing_o more_o than_o make_v use_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o own_o jewish_a law_n in_o not_o confess_v any_o thing_n against_o himself_o but_o put_v his_o accuser_n upon_o proof_n of_o what_o they_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n yet_o be_v the_o jewish_a government_n so_o degenerate_v at_o this_o day_n that_o no_o notice_n be_v take_v of_o this_o disorderly_a affront_n in_o a_o under_o officer_n to_o a_o suppose_a criminal_a that_o insolent_a fellow_n have_v only_o a_o
well_o as_o to_o accomplish_v its_o difficulty_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v great_a if_o the_o rabby_n tradition_n be_v true_a that_o the_o temple_n be_v as_o low_a under_o ground_n as_o it_o be_v high_a above_o ground_n however_o it_o hold_v true_a in_o building_n this_o tower_n of_o godliness_n wherein_o there_o be_v requisite_a very_o much_o underground_o work_n as_o deep_a humiliation_n a_o sacred_a self-denial_n and_o a_o free_a subjection_n of_o carnal_a reason_n to_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n moreover_o the_o upperground_n work_n be_v our_o do_v and_o suffer_v for_o god_n both_o in_o necessary_a and_o accidental_a duty_n as_o it_o be_v the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n to_o call_v we_o and_o to_o cut_v we_o out_o work_v in_o the_o world_n this_o tower_n be_v not_o like_o jona_n gourd_n which_o though_o without_o any_o pain_n he_o take_v to_o rear_v it_o it_o become_v a_o refresh_a shade_n and_o a_o delightful_a arbour_n to_o he_o yet_o as_o it_o spring_v up_o in_o a_o day_n so_o it_o wither_v away_o in_o a_o day_n because_o god_n order_v a_o worm_n to_o devour_v the_o root_n of_o it_o jon._n 4.6_o 10._o but_o if_o christ_n be_v at_o the_o root_n of_o this_o christian_a tower_n and_o be_v the_o foundation_n as_o above_o of_o this_o spiritual_a building_n though_o it_o cost_v we_o much_o pain_n yet_o will_v it_o last_v we_o for_o ever_o etc._n etc._n have_v dispatch_v the_o first_o of_o those_o four_o great_a truth_n flow_v from_o this_o parable_n of_o building_n the_o other_o three_o may_v be_v turn_v into_o use_n as_o 1._o the_o building_n of_o this_o tower_n of_o godliness_n may_v prove_v a_o very_a costly_a building_n as_o it_o do_v to_o the_o holy_a martyr_n in_o all_o forego_n age_n both_o in_o do_v and_o in_o suffer_v and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v costly_a to_o we_o as_o well_o in_o undergo_a pain_n in_o suffer_v work_n as_o undertake_v pain_n in_o do_v work_n some_o of_o we_o have_v suffer_v much_o already_o and_o much_o more_o may_v we_o still_o meet_v with_o for_o the_o last_o bite_v of_o the_o beast_n be_v not_o yet_o past_a and_o over_o etc._n etc._n enquiry_n what_o be_v the_o cost_n answer_v it_o be_v twofold_a first_o pain_n in_o do_v work_n and_o second_o pain_n in_o suffer_v work_n first_o of_o the_o first_o pain_n in_o do_v we_o be_v bid_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strive_v to_o a_o agony_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o strait_a gate_n luke_n 13.24_o and_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v rom._n 15.30_o god_n indeed_o say_v that_o the_o meek_n shall_v inherit_v the_o earth_n ps_n 37.11_o matth._n 5.5_o but_o he_o say_v also_o that_o the_o violent_a shall_v inherit_v heaven_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n suffer_v violence_n and_o the_o violent_a take_v it_o by_o force_n matth._n 11_o 12._o holy_a zeal_n as_o it_o be_v do_v storm_n heaven_n as_o the_o besieger_n do_v storm_n a_o besiege_a city_n etc._n etc._n non_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la pulvinaris_fw-la sed_fw-la pulveris_fw-la say_v bernard_n no_o need_n of_o lean_v idle_o upon_o a_o cushion_n but_o rather_o of_o raise_v dust_n by_o a_o furious_a march_v such_o as_o jehu_n be_v 2_o kin._n 9.20_o david_n do_v all_o thing_n for_o god_n with_o all_o his_o might_n as_o in_o his_o religious_a dance_n before_o the_o lord_n 2_o sam._n 6.14_o much_o more_o in_o his_o pray_v and_o praise_v work_n wherein_o he_o call_v up_o all_o that_o be_v within_o he_o ps_n 103.1_o 2._o thus_o he_o likewise_o prepare_v for_o god_n temple_n with_o all_o his_o might_n 1_o chron._n 29.2_o and_o his_o son_n solomon_n say_v whatsoever_o thy_o hand_n find_v to_o do_v do_v it_o with_o all_o thy_o may_v eccl._n 9.10_o we_o shall_v do_v as_o samson_n do_v when_o at_o the_o pillar_n of_o dagons_n temple_n he_o bow_v himself_o with_o all_o his_o may_v otherwise_o we_o can_v pull_v down_o or_o mortify_v the_o power_n of_o corruption_n in_o we_o for_o it_o be_v say_v the_o righteous_a be_v scarce_o save_v 1_o pet._n 4.18_o the_o greek_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v act_v 27.7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n to_o show_v the_o toil_a and_o turmoil_a the_o danger_n and_o damage_n that_o attend_v their_o voyage_n they_o be_v scarce_o save_v indeed_o so_o the_o best_a of_o man_n be_v but_o man_n at_o the_o best_a and_o not_o without_o much_o ado_n can_v they_o get_v to_o the_o harbour_n and_o haven_n of_o heaven_n and_o happiness_n we_o must_v eat_v our_o spiritual_a bread_n as_o well_o as_o our_o temporal_a in_o both_o the_o sweat_n of_o our_o brow_n and_o of_o our_o brain_n and_o all_o little_a enough_o to_o help_v we_o home_o to_o our_o father_n house_n david_n will_v not_o offer_v to_o god_n of_o that_o which_o cost_v he_o nothing_o 2_o sam._n 24.24_o he_o will_v not_o offer_v burn_v offering_n without_o cost_n 1_o chron._n 21.24_o he_o will_v not_o have_v the_o bounty_n of_o the_o donor_n to_o swallow_v up_o the_o devotion_n of_o the_o offerer_n n._n b._n note_v well_o such_o man_n be_v not_o of_o his_o holy_a mind_n or_o tender_a tempeâ—_n woe_n offer_n to_o god_n the_o labour_n of_o other_o man_n not_o regard_v what_o god_n say_v i_o hate_v robbery_n for_o offering_n isa_n 61.8_o n._n b._n note_v well_o david_n speak_v to_o every_o one_o of_o we_o arise_v and_o be_v do_v and_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o thou_o as_o he_o do_v to_o his_o son_n 1_o chron._n 22.16_o we_o ought_v all_o to_o be_v do_v something_o at_o the_o building_n of_o this_o tower_n of_o godliness_n every_o day_n especial_o every_o lord_n day_n lecture_n day_n second_o pain_n in_o suffering_n the_o building_n of_o this_o tower_n may_v cost_v we_o 1._o the_o spoil_n of_o our_o good_n hebr._n 10.34_o as_o it_o do_v the_o primitive_a christian_n in_o the_o ten_o first_o persecution_n and_o in_o all_o after_o age_n yea_o and_o in_o our_o own_o age_n of_o late_a also_o 2._o banishment_n which_o lawyer_n call_v a_o civil_a death_n when_o man_n be_v drive_v away_o from_o their_o near_a and_o dear_a relation_n and_o comfort_n that_o sweeten_v our_o life_n to_o we_o yea_o it_o may_v be_v a_o banishment_n out_o of_o our_o own_o native_a country_n wherein_o there_o be_v a_o secret_a virtue_n to_o draw_v out_o our_o own_o heart_n and_o to_o unite_v our_o affection_n to_o it_o not_o without_o a_o please_a kind_n of_o delight_n whereof_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v render_v save_v only_o this_o patriam_fw-la cuique_fw-la deligit_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la pulchram_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la propriam_fw-la every_o man_n love_v his_o own_o land_n not_o because_o it_o be_v better_a than_o other_o but_o because_o it_o be_v his_o native_a soil_n etc._n etc._n now_o to_o be_v cast_v out_o from_o our_o own_o country_n into_o foreign_a country_n among_o a_o people_n of_o strange_a face_n and_o of_o strange_a language_n we_o understand_v not_o be_v costly_a and_o uncomfortable_a more_o especial_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o howl_v wilderness_n among_o indian_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o former_a time_n etc._n etc._n to_o those_o banish_v into_o new-england_n etc._n etc._n 3._o imprisonment_n which_o be_v a_o total_a deprivation_n of_o liberty_n and_o which_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o life_n itself_o how_o many_o have_v lose_v their_o life_n to_o purchase_v their_o liberty_n a_o life_n of_o thraldom_n be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o linger_a death_n the_o language_n of_o prisoner_n be_v a_o sad_a sorrowful_a and_o sigh_a language_n ps_n 97.11_o their_o speech_n be_v nothing_o but_o sigh_n it_o be_v in_o a_o prison_n that_o joseph_n foot_n be_v hurt_v in_o the_o stock_n and_o the_o iron_n enter_v into_o his_o soul_n ps_n 105.18_o yet_o sin_n can_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o conscience_n it_o be_v sad_a to_o lay_v bind_v in_o affliction_n and_o iron_n ps_n 107.10_o jeremy_n be_v cast_v into_o a_o dungeon_n jer._n 38.6_o 4._o torture_v torment_n our_o flesh_n natural_o desire_v ease_v and_o if_o we_o consult_v with_o flesh_n which_o paul_n dare_v not_o do_v gal._n 1.16_o we_o shall_v say_v as_o that_o carnal_a king_n say_v he_o will_v launch_v no_o far_o into_o the_o sea_n of_o religion_n than_o to_o come_v safe_a to_o shore_n at_o night_n and_o as_o a_o other_o carnal_a cardinal_n say_v he_o will_v not_o follow_v too_o near_o at_o the_o heel_n of_o truth_n lest_o it_o shall_v knock_v out_o his_o tooth_n it_o be_v best_a sleep_v in_o a_o whole_a skin_n etc._n etc._n 5._o yea_o death_n itself_o it_o may_v cost_v we_o which_o be_v call_v by_o the_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o formidable_a of_o formidable_n it_o be_v natural_a with_o all_o mortal_n to_o fear_v their_o go_v down_o into_o mare_fw-la mortuum_fw-la the_o chamber_n of_o death_n so_o
call_v prov._n 7.27_o into_o that_o dead_a sea_n death_n be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o terror_n job_n 18.14_o and_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o king_n as_o well_o as_o to_o subject_n until_o god_n say_v to_o we_o as_o he_o say_v to_o jacob_n fear_v not_o to_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n or_o to_o the_o grave_a for_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v bring_v thou_o back_o again_o gen._n 36.1_o 2_o 3._o this_o make_v death_n portum_fw-la bonae_fw-la spei_fw-la the_o haven_n of_o good_a hope_n though_o the_o wicked_a be_v drive_v away_o in_o their_o wcikedness_n yet_o the_o righteous_a have_v hope_n in_o their_o death_n prov._n 14.32_o unto_o all_o the_o five_o aforenamed_a may_v be_v add_v 6._o the_o trial_n of_o cruel_a mock_n while_o we_o suffer_v any_o or_o all_o the_o aforesaid_a all_o be_v put_v together_o hebr._n 11.35_o 36_o 37_o 38_o etc._n etc._n the_o second_o use_n be_v we_o must_v sit_v down_o and_o count_v all_o this_o cost_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beza_n render_v consilium_fw-la capiens_fw-la signify_v a_o serious_a sit_v and_o consult_v such_o as_o be_v that_o of_o the_o old_a roman_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v sedendo_fw-la vincebant_fw-la they_o conquer_a by_o sit_v to_o wit_n the_o wise_a senate_n sit_v in_o counsel_n at_o home_n do_v direct_v their_o general_n etc._n etc._n to_o take_v right_a step_n method_n and_o measure_n how_o to_o conquer_v their_o enemy_n abroad_o both_o by_o land_n and_o sea_n the_o next_o word_n than_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o calculate_v and_o cast_v up_o the_o cost_n as_o be_v do_v in_o the_o art_n of_o arethmetick_n and_o again_o we_o be_v command_v to_o count_v the_o number_n of_o the_o beast_n revel_v 13.18_o this_o be_v cast_v a_o account_n theological_o not_o arithmetical_o the_o word_n edify_v be_v oft_o use_v in_o scripture_n which_o signify_v aedem_fw-la facere_fw-la to_o build_v a_o house_n oh_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o count_v and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o wage_v war_n against_o another_o king_n especial_o that_o king_n over_o the_o child_n of_o pride_n job_n 41.34_o that_o prince_n of_o devil_n matth._n 9.34_o and_o 12.24_o yea_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n 2_o cor._n 4.4_o we_o ought_v with_o good_a advice_n to_o make_v war_n especial_o this_o war_n prov._n 20_o 18._o 4._o a_o believer_n must_v mind_v the_o weapon_n of_o this_o warfare_n that_o they_o be_v not_o carnal_a but_o mighty_a through_o god_n to_o the_o pull_v down_o of_o strong_a hold_n 2_o cor._n 10.4_o he_o must_v put_v on_o the_o whole_a armour_n of_o god_n otherwise_o those_o principality_n and_o power_n that_o he_o fight_v with_o will_v prevail_v over_o he_o eph._n 6.12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n 5._o a_o believer_n must_v consult_v with_o his_o grand_a confederate_a christ_n who_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o he_o as_o our_o king_n do_v now_o with_o his_o ally_n and_o confederate_n and_o count_v what_o christ_n that_o ucall_a which_o signify_v i_o can_v prov._n 30.1_o can_v do_v for_o he_o and_o cause_v he_o to_o say_v i_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n through_o christ_n that_o strengthen_v i_o phil._n 4_o 13._o else_o the_o strong_a man_n arm_v will_v be_v too_o strong_a for_o he_o until_o christ_n who_o be_v strong_a than_o he_o come_v and_o overcome_v he_o luke_n 11.21_o 22._o 6._o a_o believer_n can_v war_n against_o god_n justice_n with_o ten_o thousand_o good_a work_n for_o god_n will_v war_n against_o he_o with_o twenty_o thousand_o bad_a work_n and_o overcome_v he_o god_n command_n be_v exceed_o broad_a ps_n 119.96_o but_o man_n obedience_n be_v exceed_o narrow_a n._n b._n note_v well_o to_o this_o sixfold_a congruity_n mark_v this_o disparity_n in_o this_o parable_n wherein_o each_o branch_n be_v not_o applicable_a that_o a_o believer_n must_v not_o send_v any_o ambassador_n of_o peace_n to_o his_o spiritual_a adversary_n but_o wage_v war_n against_o they_o unto_o death_n then_o vincenti_fw-la 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