now_o their_o heart_n will_v have_v misgive_v but_o lo_o these_o bold_a traitor_n stand_v impudent_o stare_v in_o the_o door_n of_o their_o tent_n as_o if_o they_o will_v outface_v the_o revenge_n of_o god_n as_o if_o moses_n have_v never_o wrought_v miracle_n before_o they_o as_o if_o no_o israelite_n have_v ever_o bleed_v for_o rebel_a those_o that_o shall_v perish_v be_v blind_v pride_n and_o infidelity_n obdure_v the_o heart_n and_o make_v even_o coward_n fearless_a verse_n 31._o in_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n case_n god_n may_v seem_v to_o proceed_v apace_o towards_o execution_n but_o yet_o it_o have_v all_o these_o pause_n in_o arrest_n of_o judgement_n and_o these_o reprieve_n before_o execution_n first_o when_o moses_n have_v information_n of_o their_o factious_a proceed_n he_o fall_v upon_o his_o face_n before_o god_n and_o lament_n and_o deprecates_n in_o their_o behalf_n verse_n 4._o he_o call_v they_o to_o a_o fair_a trial_n and_o examination_n the_o next_o day_n verse_n 5._o and_o they_o say_v we_o will_v not_o come_v verse_n 12._o and_o again_o which_o imply_v that_o moses_n cite_v they_o again_o we_o will_v not_o come_v verse_n 14._o and_o moses_n go_v up_o to_o they_o again_o and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n follow_v and_o all_o prevail_v not_o and_o then_o moses_n come_v to_o pronounce_v judgement_n verse_n 29._o and_o after_o and_o yet_o not_o present_o after_o the_o judgement_n execution_n follow_v verse_n 31._o thus_o still_o god_n go_v his_o own_o way_n to_o speak_v before_o he_o strike_v to_o lighten_v before_o he_o thunder_v to_o warn_v before_o he_o wound_v verse_n 41._o here_o instead_o of_o pray_v these_o israelite_n murmur_n instead_o of_o pray_v to_o god_n murmur_n against_o moses_n what_o have_v the_o righteous_a do_v it_o be_v the_o hard_a condition_n of_o authority_n that_o when_o the_o multitude_n fare_v well_o they_o applaud_v themselves_o when_o ill_o they_o repine_v against_o their_o governor_n who_o can_v hope_v to_o be_v free_a if_o moses_n and_o aaron_n escape_v not_o never_o any_o prince_n so_o merit_v a_o people_n he_o thrust_v himself_o upon_o the_o pike_n of_o pharaoh_n tyranny_n he_o bring_v they_o from_o a_o bondage_n worse_o than_o death_n his_o rod_n divide_v the_o sea_n and_o share_v life_n to_o they_o death_n to_o their_o pursuer_n who_o will_v not_o have_v think_v these_o man_n so_o oblige_v to_o moses_n that_o no_o death_n can_v have_v open_v their_o mouth_n or_o raise_v their_o hand_n against_o he_o yet_o now_o when_o their_o fellow_n be_v just_o punish_v of_o god_n they_o murmur_v against_o moses_n no_o marvel_n if_o we_o deal_v so_o with_o man_n when_o god_n receive_v this_o measure_n from_o we_o one_o year_n of_o famine_n one_o summer_n of_o pestilence_n make_v we_o overlook_a all_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n and_o more_o to_o mutiny_v at_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o evil_n than_o to_o praise_v he_o for_o our_o variety_n of_o good_a o_o god_n i_o have_v make_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o thy_o mercy_n if_o i_o have_v not_o learn_v to_o be_v content_a with_o thy_o correction_n chap._n xvii_o verse_n 1._o how_o desirous_a be_v god_n to_o give_v satisfaction_n even_o to_o the_o obstinate_a there_o be_v nothing_o more_o material_a than_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v assure_v their_o spiritual_a guide_n have_v their_o commission_n and_o call_v from_o god_n the_o want_n whereof_o be_v a_o prejudice_n to_o our_o success_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o but_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n will_v not_o receive_v good_a but_o from_o due_a messenger_n verse_n 2._o before_o god_n call_v all_o man_n be_v alike_o every_o name_n be_v alike_o write_v in_o their_o rod_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n in_o the_o letter_n in_o the_o wood_n neither_o the_o character_n be_v fair_a nor_o the_o staff_n more_o precious_a it_o be_v the_o choice_n of_o god_n that_o make_v the_o distinction_n so_o be_v it_o in_o our_o calling_n of_o christianity_n all_o be_v equal_o devoid_a of_o possibility_n of_o grace_n all_o equal_o liveless_a by_o nature_n we_o be_v all_o son_n of_o wrath_n if_o we_o be_v now_o better_o than_o other_o who_o separate_v we_o we_o be_v all_o crab-stock_n in_o this_o orchard_n of_o god_n he_o may_v graft_v what_o fruit_n he_o please_v upon_o we_o only_o the_o grace_n and_o effectual_a call_v of_o god_n make_v the_o difference_n verse_n 5._o before_o god_n wrought_v miracle_n in_o the_o rod_n of_o moses_n now_o in_o the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n as_o pharaoh_n may_v see_v himself_o in_o moses_n his_o rod_n who_o of_o a_o rod_n of_o defence_n and_o protection_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o venomous_a serpent_n so_o israel_n may_v see_v themselves_o in_o the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n every_o tribe_n and_o every_o israelite_n be_v of_o himself_o as_o a_o sear-stick_a without_o life_n without_o sap_n and_o if_o any_o one_o of_o they_o have_v power_n to_o live_v and_o flourish_v he_o must_v acknowledge_v it_o from_o the_o immediate_a power_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n verse_n 6._o these_o 12_o head_n of_o israel_n will_v never_o have_v write_v their_o name_n in_o their_o rod_n but_o in_o hope_n they_o may_v be_v choose_v to_o this_o dignity_n what_o a_o honour_n be_v this_o priesthood_n whereof_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n be_v ambitious_a if_o they_o have_v not_o think_v it_o a_o high_a preferment_n they_o have_v not_o so_o much_o envy_v the_o office_n of_o aaron_n what_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o this_o change_n be_v the_o evangelical_n administration_n of_o less_o worth_n than_o the_o levitical_a while_o the_o testament_n be_v better_a be_v the_o service_n worse_o how_o be_v it_o that_o the_o great_a think_v themselves_o too_o great_a for_o this_o employment_n how_o be_v it_o that_o under_o the_o gospel_n man_n be_v disparage_v with_o that_o which_o honour_v they_o under_o the_o law_n that_o their_o ambition_n and_o scorn_n meet_v in_o one_o subject_n verse_n 7._o these_o 12_o rod_n be_v not_o lay_v up_o in_o several_a cabinet_n of_o their_o owner_n but_o be_v bring_v forth_o and_o lay_v before_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v fit_a god_n shall_v make_v choice_n of_o his_o own_o attendant_n even_o we_o man_n hold_v it_o injurious_a to_o have_v servant_n obtrude_v upon_o we_o by_o other_o never_o shall_v that_o man_n have_v comfort_n in_o his_o ministry_n who_o god_n have_v not_o choose_v the_o great_a commander_n of_o the_o world_n have_v set_v every_o man_n in_o his_o station_n to_o one_o he_o have_v say_v stand_v thou_o in_o this_o tower_n and_o watch_n to_o another_o make_v thou_o good_a these_o trench_n to_o a_o three_o dig_v thou_o in_o this_o i_o he_o that_o give_v and_o know_v our_o ability_n can_v best_o set_v we_o on_o work_n verse_n 8._o this_o rod_n be_v the_o pastoral_a staff_n of_o aaron_n the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o israel_n god_n rectify_v his_o approbation_n of_o his_o charge_n by_o the_o fruit._n that_o a_o rod_n cut_v off_o from_o the_o tree_n shall_v blossom_v it_o be_v strange_a but_o that_o in_o one_o night_n it_o shall_v bear_v bud_n blossom_n and_o fruit_n and_o that_o both_o ripe_a and_o hard_a it_o be_v high_o miraculous_a the_o same_o power_n that_o revive_v the_o dead_a plant_n in_o winter_n in_o the_o spring_n do_v it_o here_o without_o earth_n without_o time_n without_o sun_n that_o israel_n may_v see_v and_o grant_v it_o be_v no_o reason_n his_o choice_n shall_v be_v limit_v who_o power_n be_v unlimited_a verse_n 10._o the_o same_o god_n which_o by_o many_o transient_a demonstration_n have_v approve_v the_o call_n of_o aaron_n to_o israel_n will_v now_o have_v a_o permanent_a memorial_n of_o their_o conjunction_n that_o whensoever_o they_o shall_v see_v this_o relic_n they_o may_v be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o presumption_n and_o infidelity_n the_o name_n of_o aaron_n be_v not_o more_o plain_o write_v in_o that_o rod_n than_o the_o sin_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o and_o how_o much_o more_o israel_n find_v rebellion_n beat_v with_o this_o rod_n appear_v in_o the_o follow_a complaint_n behold_v we_o be_v dead_a we_o perish_v god_n know_v how_o to_o extort_v glory_n to_o his_o own_o name_n from_o the_o most_o obstinate_a gainsayer_n chap._n xviii_o verse_n 20._o if_o the_o lord_n himself_o be_v aaron_n portion_n and_o his_o inheritance_n why_o shall_v not_o aaron_n content_v himself_o though_o he_o have_v no_o other_o inheritance_n among_o the_o people_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o god_n child_n who_o be_v his_o royal_a priesthood_n why_o shall_v not_o they_o rest_v well_o content_v although_o they_o want_v a_o inheritance_n inthe_n thing_n of_o this_o world_n and_o why_o may_v not_o every_o child_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n say_v god_n himself_o be_v my_o portion_n and_o god_n all-sufficient_a in_o himself_o be_v all-sufficient_a unto_o i_o
not_o worth_a thanks_o nay_o this_o very_a upbraid_v israelite_n shall_v save_v moses_n his_o life_n for_o if_o this_o man_n tongue_n have_v not_o cast_v he_o in_o the_o tooth_n with_o blood_n he_o have_v be_v surprise_v by_o pharaoh_n ere_o he_o can_v have_v know_v the_o fact_n be_v know_v now_o he_o grow_v jealous_a fly_n and_o escape_n no_o friend_n be_v so_o commodious_a in_o some_o case_n as_o a_o adversary_n verse_n 15._o god_n have_v always_o one_o place_n of_o refuge_n or_o other_o for_o his_o servant_n to_o fly_v unto_o if_o judea_n be_v dangerous_a for_o the_o child_n jesus_n in_o egypt_n he_o shall_v find_v safety_n and_o again_o if_o egypt_n threaten_v death_n to_o moses_n midian_a shall_v preserve_v he_o and_o improve_v he_o likewise_o for_o god_n by_o forty_o year_n exile_n fit_v moses_n for_o further_a light_n and_o advancement_n much_o he_o have_v learn_v in_o egypt_n but_o more_o in_o midian_a there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o he_o have_v good_a schoolmaster_n in_o pharaoh_n court_n but_o his_o own_o affliction_n be_v his_o best_a moses_n have_v never_o be_v so_o illuminate_v a_o doctor_n nor_o so_o excellent_a a_o ruler_n afterward_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v first_o humble_v here_o verse_n 17._o moses_n when_o he_o may_v not_o in_o egypt_n he_o will_v be_v do_v justice_n in_o midian_a in_o egypt_n he_o deliver_v the_o oppress_a israelite_n in_o midian_a the_o wrong_v daughter_n of_o jethro_n a_o good_a man_n will_v be_v do_v good_a wheresoever_o he_o be_v his_o trade_n be_v a_o compound_n of_o charity_n and_o justice_n but_o who_o will_v have_v think_v in_o this_o present_a condition_n as_o moses_n be_v so_o cast_v down_o with_o his_o own_o complaint_n that_o he_o will_v have_v have_v any_o feel_n of_o other_o yet_o how_o hot_a be_v he_o upon_o justice_n no_o adversity_n can_v make_v a_o good_a man_n neglect_v good_a duty_n he_o see_v in_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o shepherd_n the_o image_n of_o that_o other_o he_o leave_v behind_o he_o in_o egypt_n the_o maid_n daughter_n of_o so_o great_a a_o peer_n draw_v water_n for_o their_o flock_n the_o inhuman_a shepherd_n drive_v they_o away_o rudeness_n have_v not_o respect_n either_o to_o sex_n or_o condition_n if_o we_o live_v not_o under_o law_n this_o be_v our_o case_n may_v will_v be_v the_o measure_n of_o justice_n we_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o enjoy_v our_o own_o water_n verse_n 22._o it_o seem_v by_o this_o text_n that_o moses_n his_o affection_n be_v not_o so_o tie_v to_o midian_a that_o he_o can_v forget_v egypt_n he_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o midian_a what_o be_v he_o else_o in_o egypt_n sure_o either_o egypt_n be_v not_o his_o home_n or_o a_o miserable_a one_o and_o yet_o in_o reference_n to_o it_o he_o call_v his_o son_n gershom_n a_o stranger_n there_o much_o better_o be_v it_o to_o be_v a_o stranger_n there_o than_o a_o dweller_n in_o egypt_n how_o hardly_o can_v we_o forget_v the_o place_n of_o our_o abode_n or_o education_n although_o never_o so_o homely_a and_o if_o he_o think_v of_o his_o egyptian_a home_n where_o be_v nothing_o but_o bondage_n and_o tyranny_n how_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o that_o home_n of_o we_o above_o where_o be_v nothing_o but_o rest_n and_o blessedness_n verse_n 23._o this_o be_v a_o comfort_n to_o the_o godly_a as_o likewise_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o warn_v to_o all_o oppressor_n of_o god_n child_n they_o shall_v die_v and_o be_v pack_v and_o shall_v not_o continue_v to_o deal_v cruel_o with_o god_n inheritance_n the_o rod_n of_o the_o ungodly_a light_v upon_o the_o faithful_a but_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v it_o shall_v not_o rest_v and_o dwell_v upon_o they_o but_o however_o it_o be_v but_o just_a with_o god_n to_o let_v they_o sigh_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o bondage_n such_o sob_n of_o sorrow_n be_v but_o due_a to_o they_o that_o reject_v and_o will_v not_o see_v what_o god_n offer_v they_o of_o ease_n a_o singular_a warn_v to_o beware_v the_o rejection_n of_o god_n mercy_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v for_o such_o a_o refusal_n have_v ever_o a_o sure_a punishment_n attend_v upon_o it_o forty_o year_n ago_o god_n offer_v they_o deliverance_n by_o moses_n which_o when_o they_o refuse_v they_o be_v plague_v with_o forty_o year_n more_o of_o slavery_n but_o yet_o at_o length_n when_o they_o sigh_v god_n hear_v that_o very_o sorrowful_a breathe_n sweet_a father_n so_o it_o be_v ever_o with_o thou_o just_a to_o correct_v but_o gracious_a to_o give_v over_o not_o ever_o offend_v but_o in_o due_a time_n entreat_v pitiful_a love_a and_o of_o endless_a mercy_n chap._n iii_o verse_n 1._o that_o great_a man_n may_v not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o honest_a vocation_n the_o great_a that_o ever_o be_v have_v be_v content_a to_o take_v up_o with_o mean_a trade_n the_o same_o moses_n that_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n be_v a_o courtier_n be_v in_o this_o verse_n a_o shepherd_n the_o contempt_n of_o honest_a calling_n in_o those_o which_o be_v well_o bear_v argue_v pride_n without_o wit._n how_o constant_o do_v moses_n stick_v to_o his_o hook_n and_o yet_o a_o man_n of_o great_a spirit_n of_o excellent_a learning_n of_o curious_a education_n and_o if_o god_n have_v not_o call_v he_o off_o he_o have_v so_o end_v his_o day_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n how_o have_v he_o learn_v to_o subdue_v all_o ambitious_a desire_n and_o to_o rest_v content_a with_o his_o obscurity_n so_o he_o may_v have_v the_o freedom_n of_o his_o thought_n and_o full_a opportunity_n of_o holy_a meditation_n he_o willing_o leave_v the_o world_n to_o other_o and_o envy_v not_o his_o proud_a acquaintance_n of_o the_o court_n of_o pharaoh_n he_o that_o have_v true_a worth_n in_o himself_o and_o familiarity_n with_o god_n find_v more_o pleasure_n in_o the_o desert_n of_o midian_a than_o other_o can_v do_v in_o the_o palace_n of_o king_n verse_n 2._o this_o manner_n of_o appear_v may_v occasion_v we_o to_o remember_v how_o god_n use_v to_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o purpose_n and_o intent_n of_o his_o appear_v isai._n 6._o 1._o he_o be_v say_v to_o appear_v like_o a_o judge_n because_o as_o then_o the_o judgement_n of_o ifrael_n draw_v near_o at_o the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n it_o please_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o appear_v like_o a_o dove_n because_o that_o form_n may_v show_v the_o innocency_n and_o mild_a nature_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o now_o here_o like_o a_o bush_n burn_v but_o not_o consume_v that_o it_o may_v declare_v the_o present_a state_n of_o his_o people_n in_o egypt_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o church_n unto_o the_o world_n end_n verse_n 5._o in_o this_o appearance_n god_n mean_v to_o call_v moses_n to_o come_v yet_o when_o he_o be_v come_v inhibit_n he_o come_v not_o hither_o we_o must_v come_v to_o god_n but_o we_o must_v not_o come_v too_o near_o he_o when_o we_o mediate_v of_o the_o great_a mystery_n of_o his_o word_n we_o come_v to_o he_o we_o come_v too_o near_o he_o when_o we_o search_v into_o his_o counsel_n the_o sun_n and_o the_o fire_n say_v of_o themselves_o come_v not_o too_o near_o how_o much_o more_o the_o light_n which_o none_o can_v attain_v unto_o we_o have_v all_o our_o limit_n set_v we_o and_o very_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o for_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n have_v not_o more_o need_n of_o bound_n than_o man_n presumption_n moses_n must_v not_o come_v close_o to_o the_o bush_n at_o all_o and_o where_o he_o may_v stand_v he_o may_v not_o stand_v with_o his_o shoe_n on_o this_o command_n be_v significant_a what_o be_v the_o shoe_n but_o worldly_a and_o carnal_a affection_n if_o these_o be_v not_o cast_v off_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o holy_a place_n we_o make_v ourselves_o unholy_a how_o much_o less_o shall_v we_o dare_v to_o come_v with_o resolution_n of_o sin_n this_o be_v not_o only_o to_o come_v with_o shoe_n on_o but_o with_o shoe_n bemire_v with_o wicked_a filthiness_n the_o touch_n whereof_o profane_v the_o pavement_n of_o god_n and_o make_v our_o presence_n odious_a verse_n 6._o god_n can_v not_o describe_v himself_o by_o a_o more_o sweet_a name_n than_o this_o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n and_o of_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n yet_o moses_n hide_v his_o face_n for_o fear_n if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o the_o glorious_a god_n that_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n that_o dwell_v in_o light_n inaccessible_a who_o angel_n can_v behold_v here_o have_v be_v just_a cause_n of_o terror_n but_o why_o be_v moses_n so_o fright_v with_o a_o familiar_a compellation_n god_n be_v no_o less_o awful_a to_o his_o own_o in_o his_o very_a mercy_n great_a be_v thy_o mercy_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v for_o to_o they_o no_o less_o majesty_n shine_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n than_o in_o his_o judgement_n and_o justice_n
verse_n 8_o &_o 9_o observe_v satan_n malice_n here_o against_o god_n church_n and_o service_n if_o they_o can_v whole_o destroy_v it_o hurt_v it_o and_o hinder_v it_o then_o in_o part_n as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v they_o will_v do_v it_o second_o by_o the_o answer_n of_o moses_n note_n on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o we_o must_v not_o yield_v a_o inch_n to_o these_o plot_n and_o fetch_v of_o the_o wicked_a but_o zealous_o must_v stand_v to_o the_o full_a observance_n of_o all_o god_n will_v according_a to_o his_o commandment_n and_o not_o according_a to_o the_o fancy_n either_o of_o other_o or_o of_o ourselves_o where_o the_o lord_n dispense_v not_o we_o must_v not_o dispense_v where_o all_o be_v bind_v to_o depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n we_o must_v not_o capitulate_v for_o some_o to_o go_v and_o some_o to_o stay_v family_n shall_v think_v upon_o this_o where_o the_o husband_n go_v to_o church_n but_o not_o the_o wife_n the_o father_n but_o not_o the_o son_n the_o servant_z but_o 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eat_v one_o lamb._n we_o may_v not_o divide_v the_o lamb_n but_o we_o must_v gather_v ourselves_o to_o the_o lamb_n and_o that_o be_v the_o true_a church_n where_o people_n be_v so_o gather_v verse_n 6._o this_o keep_n of_o it_o from_o the_o ten_o to_o the_o fourteen_o day_n serve_v to_o prepare_v their_o heart_n to_o the_o right_n eat_v of_o it_o be_v a_o remembrance_n before_o their_o eye_n those_o four_o day_n before_o and_o also_o to_o prefigure_v unto_o we_o with_o what_o meditation_n and_o preparation_n we_o ought_v to_o come_v to_o the_o eat_n of_o the_o true_a pass-ove_a in_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n whereof_o this_o same_o be_v but_o a_o shadow_n second_o the_o fourteenrh_n day_n this_o lamb_n be_v offer_v because_o then_o the_o moon_n be_v at_o full_a and_o rise_v in_o her_o full_a light_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v set_v thereby_o may_v be_v shadow_v that_o the_o church_n usual_o signify_v by_o the_o moon_n rise_v with_o light_n in_o great_a fullness_n after_o the_o set_n of_o 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wife_n as_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n of_o his_o church_n eph._n 5._o to_o rule_n to_o defend_v it_o to_o provide_v for_o it_o therefore_o as_o the_o church_n be_v in_o subjection_n to_o christ_n so_o ought_v the_o wife_n to_o be_v to_o her_o husband_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o wife_n to_o acknowledge_v their_o duty_n and_o to_o yield_v without_o strive_v subjection_n to_o their_o husband_n it_o be_v also_o the_o duty_n of_o husband_n see_v authority_n be_v commit_v unto_o they_o over_o their_o wife_n to_o love_v they_o tender_o even_o as_o christ_n love_v his_o church_n eph._n 5._o it_o be_v his_o duty_n likewise_o to_o dwell_v with_o his_o wife_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 7._o and_o why_o to_o dwell_v together_o but_o that_o the_o husband_n shall_v yield_v to_o his_o wife_n these_o four_o thing_n first_o good_a example_n second_o instruction_n three_o maintenance_n and_o last_o employment_n in_o her_o call_v for_o his_o good_a and_o his_o family_n verse_n 9_o it_o be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n to_o vow_n or_o not_o to_o vow_v but_o when_o we_o have_v vow_v it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o break_v it_o vovere_fw-la nusquam_fw-la est_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la say_v bellarm._n l._n z._n de_fw-fr mona_n for_o as_o for_o that_o of_o the_o psalm_n 76._o 11._o vow_v and_o perform_v to_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n be_v not_o purum_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la say_v mr._n cartwright_n a_o pure_a precept_n but_o like_o that_o in_o the_o new-testament_n be_v angry_a and_o sin_n not_o where_o anger_n be_v not-commanded_n but_o limit_v so_o neither_o be_v we_o simple_o command_v to_o vow_v but_o have_v voluntary_o vow_v we_o must_v not_o break_v it_o nor_o yet_o may_v we_o defer_v to_o pay_v it_o delay_n be_v take_v for_o denial_n excuse_n for_o refusal_n we_o must_v therefore_o come_v off_o with_o our_o vow_n roundly_o and_o ready_o as_o those_o zech._n 5._o 9_o that_o have_v wing_n and_o wind_n in_o their_o wing_n be_v not_o the_o nine_o leper_n condemn_v by_o christ_n for_o their_o negligence_n and_o unthankfulness_n luke_n 17._o god_n love_v a_o cheerful_a giver_n chap._n xxxi_o verse_n 2._o we_o must_v first_o do_v our_o work_n and_o then_o god_n will_v pay_v we_o our_o wage_n first_o fight_v our_o good_a fight_n against_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v to_o avenge_v ourselves_o of_o the_o midianite_n in_o the_o text_n and_o then_o god_n will_v give_v we_o the_o crown_n of_o glory_n avenge_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n of_o the_o midianite_n say_v the_o lord_n here_o and_o afterward_o thou_o shall_v be_v gather_v to_o thy_o people_n to_o that_o great_a panegyris_n the_o general_n assembly_n and_o church_n of_o the_o first-born_a in_o heaven_n to_o that_o glorious_a amphitheatre_n where_o the_o saint_n shall_v see_v and_o say_v look_v yonder_o be_v peter_n and_o that_o be_v paul_n we_o shall_v sit_v down_o with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n have_v communion_n with_o they_o not_o only_o as_o godly_a man_n but_o as_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n verse_n 8._o balaam_n pretend_v a_o haste_n homeward_o but_o he_o linger_v so_o long_o that_o he_o leave_v his_o bone_n in_o midian_a how_o just_o do_v he_o perish_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o israel_n who_o tongue_n have_v insensible_o slay_v so_o many_o thousand_o of_o they_o as_o it_o be_v usual_o say_v of_o the_o devil_n that_o he_o go_v away_o in_o a_o stench_n so_o may_v it_o true_o be_v say_v of_o this_o prophet_n of_o he_o according_a to_o the_o fashion_n of_o all_o hypocrite_n his_o word_n be_v good_a his_o action_n abominable_a he_o will_v not_o curse_v but_o he_o will_v advise_v and_o his_o counsel_n be_v worse_a than_o a_o curse_n for_o his_o curse_n have_v hurt_v none_o but_o himself_o his_o counsel_n cost_v the_o blood_n of_o four_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o israelite_n he_o that_o have_v hear_v god_n speak_v by_o balaam_n will_v not_o look_v for_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o same_o mouth_n and_o if_o god_n himself_o have_v not_o witness_v against_o he_o who_o can_v believe_v that_o the_o same_o tongue_n that_o utter_v so_o divine_a prophecy_n shall_v utter_v so_o villainous_a and_o curse_a advice_n hypocrisy_n gain_v this_o of_o man_n that_o it_o may_v do_v evil_a unsuspected_a but_o now_o he_o that_o hear_v what_o he_o speak_v in_o balaac_n ear_n have_v beray_v and_o condemn_v his_o counsel_n and_o himself_o verse_n 15._o the_o woman_n be_v they_o that_o have_v cause_v israel_n to_o sin_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o save_v they_o leave_v they_o may_v entice_v israel_n to_o sin_v the_o second_o time_n if_o we_o will_v avoid_v the_o sin_n we_o must_v have_v a_o care_n to_o fly_v the_o temptation_n if_o we_o will_v not_o commit_v the_o act_n of_o uncleanness_n we_o must_v not_o keep_v company_n with_o unclean_a person_n we_o must_v stand_v a_o loof_o and_o keep_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o all_o occasion_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o to_o pray_v lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n and_o yet_o to_o run_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o thrust_v our_o finger_n into_o the_o fire_n and_o then_o pray_v that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v burn_v a_o good_a man_n dare_v not_o come_v near_o the_o train_n though_o he_o be_v far_o off_o the_o blow_n he_o will_v not_o dare_v to_o play_v near_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o asp_n lest_o he_o slip_v into_o it_o he_o will_v not_o dally_v with_o the_o devil_n know_v full_a well_o that_o sin_n be_v very_o infinuative_a and_o that_o the_o old_a serpent_n if_o he_o once_o get_v in_o his_o head_n will_v quick_o wind_v in_o his_o whole_a body_n verse_n 16._o this_o policy_n be_v fetch_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o hell_n it_o be_v not_o for_o lack_v of_o desire_n that_o i_o say_v balaam_n to_o balaac_n curse_v not_o israel_n thou_o do_v not_o more_o wish_v their_o destruction_n than_o i_o do_v thy_o wealth_n and_o honour_n but_o so_o long_o as_o they_o hold_v firm_a with_o god_n there_o be_v no_o sorcery_n against_o jacob_n withdraw_v god_n from_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v fall_v alone_o and_o curse_v themselves_o draw_v they_o into_o sin_n and_o thou_o shall_v withdraw_v god_n from_o they_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n more_o plausible_a than_o wantonness_n one_o fornication_n shall_v draw_v in_o another_o and_o both_o shall_v fetch_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n after_o they_o send_v your_o fair_a woman_n into_o their_o tent_n their_o sight_n shall_v draw_v they_o to_o lust_n their_o lust_n to_o folly_n their_o folly_n to_o idolatry_n and_o now_o god_n shall_v curse_v they_o for_o thou_o unasked_a where_o balaam_n speak_v well_o there_o be_v never_o any_o prophet_n speak_v more_o divine_o where_o he_o speak_v ill_o there_o be_v never_o any_o devil_n speak_v more_o desperate_o ill_a counsel_n seldom_o succee_v not_o god_n seed_n fall_v often_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o root_n not_o but_o the_o tare_n never_o likely_a miss_n verse_n 31._o it_o be_v worth_a the_o observation_n to_o consider_v that_o before_o the_o death_n of_o anron_n moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v join_v together_o so_o after_o his_o death_n moses_n and_o eleazar_n the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o minister_n as_o the_o hand_n and_o eye_n be_v in_o the_o body_n then_o do_v the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n flourish_v when_o these_o two_o go_v hand_n in_o hand_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o go_v to_o wrack_v when_o they_o be_v separate_v and_o draw_v several_a way_n verse_n 35._o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o victory_n that_o god_n give_v his_o people_n here_o appear_v by_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o people_n and_o reservation_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o have_v not_o know_v man_n which_o escape_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n learn_v hereby_o first_o that_o the_o iniquity_n of_o a_o people_n or_o nation_n make_v the_o lord_n to_o destroy_v they_o and_o lay_v they_o waste_v sometime_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o enemy_n as_o in_o this_o place_n and_o sometime_o by_o other_o judgement_n second_o that_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n providence_n be_v upon_o all_o man_n and_o all_o their_o way_n in_o that_o he_o destroy_v multitude_n and_o nation_n as_o well_o as_o single_a person_n which_o may_v serve_v to_o reprove_v those_o that_o magnify_v themselves_o against_o god_n think_v to_o prevail_v and_o escape_v for_o their_o multitude_n sake_n three_o this_o admonish_v every_o country_n city_n and_o nation_n if_o they_o will_v enjoy_v their_o land_n and_o good_n in_o peace_n they_o must_v seek_v to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o if_o they_o will_v not_o have_v destruction_n come_v upon_o they_o from_o god_n let_v they_o not_o draw_v it_o upon_o themselves_o by_o their_o sin_n verse_n 49._o there_o lack_v not_o one_o man_n of_o we_o say_v they_o here_o therefore_o we_o have_v bring_v a_o