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 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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
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for_o cut_v off_o all_o god_n people_n to_o honour_v such_o a_o enemy_n be_v to_o become_v like_o a_o ass_n say_v ben-syra_n 3_o herein_o mordecai_n show_v himself_o constant_a to_o his_o principle_n and_o to_o his_o former_a practice_n in_o just_o deny_v he_o adoration_n before_o this_o the_o good_a man_n can_v not_o easy_o alter_v without_o be_v censure_v that_o he_o now_o do_v it_o in_o fear_n for_o the_o save_n of_o his_o life_n 4_o mordecai_n persist_v in_o his_o purpose_n and_o give_v that_o hellhound_n less_o respect_n than_o he_o have_v do_v not_o only_o lest_o haman_n heart_n shall_v be_v harden_v and_o heighten_v but_o also_o to_o show_v his_o firm_a faith_n and_o invincible_a confidence_n in_o god_n for_o deliverance_n see_v esther_n be_v now_o engage_v to_o make_v intercession_n which_o he_o strong_o believe_v god_n will_v bless_v with_o a_o good_a success_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o the_o restraint_n haman_n put_v upon_o his_o own_o rage_n as_o hebr._n vaijthaphek_n signify_v ver_fw-la 10._o for_o his_o finger_n even_o itch_v to_o be_v bathe_v themselves_o in_o mordecai_n be_v blood_n who_o he_o may_v have_v easy_o murder_v either_o by_o his_o own_o or_o by_o his_o servant_n hand_n and_o as_o easy_o have_v procure_v a_o pardon_n for_o it_o see_v he_o have_v obtain_v the_o royal_a licence_n to_o kill_v the_o whole_a nation_n how_o much_o more_o may_v he_o have_v leave_v to_o kill_v one_o contemptible_a member_n of_o it_o before_o his_o lucky_a unlucky_a day_n come_v a_o fool_n be_v wrath_n be_v present_o know_v prov._n 12.16_o how_o this_o fool_n haman_n can_v so_o wise_o hide_v it_o till_o he_o get_v home_o some_o say_v because_o mordecai_n be_v the_o king_n servant_n his_o doorkeeper_n and_o so_o be_v under_o the_o king_n protection_n therefore_o he_o do_v it_o not_o because_o he_o dare_v not_o it_o will_v have_v reflect_v upon_o the_o king_n himself_o to_o have_v suffer_v his_o menial_a servant_n to_o be_v violent_o kill_v without_o a_o due_a process_n n._n b._n most_o sure_a it_o be_v say_v mariana_z it_o be_v the_o marvellous_a work_n of_o god_n providence_n thus_o to_o manacle_n haman_n be_v hand_n and_o to_o preserve_v mordecai_n for_o far_a service_n to_o his_o church_n oh_o how_o precious_a be_v the_o blood_n of_o saint_n in_o god_n sight_n psal_n 72.14_o as_o their_o life_n be_v so_o no_o less_o be_v their_o death_n precious_a in_o god_n presence_n psal_n 116.15_o and_o rather_o than_o any_o servant_n or_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o bed_n before_o their_o work_n be_v do_v god_n make_v haman_n to_o put_v fetter_n on_o his_o own_o hand_n remark_n the_o three_o haman_n thus_o refrain_v himself_o hasten_v home_n call_v a_o counsel_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o wife_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n this_o have_v be_v a_o wise_a course_n have_v he_o be_v fit_a to_o consult_v but_o in_o his_o case_n of_o rage_n he_o can_v covet_v nothing_o but_o revenge_n mark_v 1_o he_o make_v a_o loud_a 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the_o man_n can_v speak_v ver_fw-la 14._o yet_o all_o concur_v that_o a_o gallow_n twenty_o five_o yard_n high_a be_v set_v up_o at_o haman_n door_n not_o question_v the_o king_n consent_n on_o the_o morrow_n then_o hang_v mordecai_n thereon_o conspicuous_a to_o all_o for_o the_o great_a disgrace_n to_o mordecai_n and_o for_o great_a terror_n to_o haman_n opposer_n this_o do_v say_v she_o will_v allay_v thy_o dump_n and_o then_o go_v merry_o with_o the_o king_n to_o the_o banquet_n take_v thy_o full_a dose_n of_o jovialty_n without_o and_o cordolium_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o this_o advice_n please_v human_a as_o correspond_v with_o his_o bloody_a humour_n never_o doubt_v to_o effect_v all_o n._n b._n thus_o man_n purpose_v but_o god_n dispose_v human_a little_a thought_n he_o erect_v this_o gallow_n for_o himself_o to_o be_v hang_v upon_o god_n befool_v he_o etc._n etc._n esther_n chap._n vi_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o advancement_n of_o mordecai_n by_o a_o most_o stupendous_a 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all_o our_o evangelical_n sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n praise_n alm_n obedience_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v accept_v through_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o true_a altar_n that_o sanctifi_v all_o that_o be_v offer_v upon_o it_o rev._n 8.3_o 4._o all_o the_o service_n of_o the_o saint_n must_v be_v perfume_v with_o christ_n odour_n and_o then_o they_o ascend_v up_o from_o this_o golden_a altar_n and_o be_v high_o accept_v in_o heaven_n act_v 10.4_o and_o exod._n 3.9_o then_o be_v they_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o smoke_n of_o incense_n cant_n 3.6_o psal_n 141.2_o when_o many_o sweet_a spice_n as_o humility_n hope_n love_n zeal_n etc._n etc._n be_v burn_v together_o by_o the_o fire_n of_o faith_n whereas_o shall_v not_o christ_n thus_o compound_v and_o qualify_v they_o thus_o perfume_n and_o present_v they_o they_o will_v all_o stink_v worse_o than_o the_o garlic_n and_o onion_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o nostril_n of_o god_n that_o be_v another_o gracious_a promise_n further_o illustrate_v this_o 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of_o the_o execution_n whereof_o be_v hell_n not_o heaven_n where_o eternal_a life_n be_v happy_o enjoy_v thus_o it_o be_v say_v god_n take_v he_o not_o the_o devil_n to_o himself_o up_o into_o heaven_n he_o do_v not_o cast_v he_o away_o with_o a_o depart_v thou_o curse_v that_o the_o devil_n may_v take_v he_o to_o himself_o and_o down_o to_o hell_n but_o with_o a_o come_v thou_o bless_v enter_v thou_o into_o thy_o master_n joy_n mat._n 25.21_o 23_o 30_o objection_n 1_o how_o then_o do_v enoch_n pay_v that_o debt_n which_o be_v due_a to_o nature_n how_o be_v those_o scripture_n fulfil_v which_o say_v what_o man_n be_v there_o that_o see_v not_o death_n psal_n 89.48_o and_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n rom._n 5.12_o and_o in_o adam_n all_o die_v 1_n cor._n 15.22_o and_o it_o be_v the_o grand_a statute_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o heaven_n that_o have_v appoint_v all_o man_n once_o to_o die_v heb._n 9.27_o and_o all_o dust_n must_v be_v turn_v to_o dust_n gen._n 3.19_o eccles_n 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and_o repeal_v his_o own_o statute_n when_o his_o unsearchable_a wisdom_n judge_v it_o expedient_a for_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o his_o creature_n good_n all_o those_o fore_n quote_v scripture_n in_o this_o objection_n speak_v indeed_o of_o the_o general_a course_n of_o nature_n now_o a_o particular_a exception_n do_v not_o infringe_v much_o less_o nullify_v a_o universal_a order_n for_o to_o the_o lord_n god_n belong_v issue_n from_o death_n psal_n 68.20_o christ_n have_v the_o key_n of_o death_n revel_v 1.18_o that_o be_v dominion_n over_o it_o and_o the_o disposal_n of_o it_o he_o can_v redeem_v from_o death_n who_o he_o please_v hosea_n 13.14_o for_o he_o have_v destroy_v death_n heb._n 2.14_o answer_v 2._o the_o scripture_n it_o self_n make_v some_o clear_a exception_n from_o the_o general_a rule_n the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v in_o two_o place_n all_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o some_o shall_v be_v change_v 1_o cor._n 15.51_o 52._o and_o 1_o thes_n 4.15_o now_o there_o be_v much_o 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have_v give_v himself_o away_o as_o it_o be_v from_o himself_o to_o they_o yea_o and_o three_o they_o have_v not_o only_o a_o propriety_n in_o this_o proportionable_a portion_n but_o they_o have_v also_o some_o possession_n of_o it_o at_o least_o in_o its_o primitiis_fw-la or_o first-fruit_n the_o pawn_n and_o pledge_v of_o the_o full_a harvest_n of_o glory_n the_o earnest-penny_n of_o the_o whole_a inheritance_n it_o be_v true_a the_o riches_n of_o a_o christian_a lie_n most_o in_o reversion_n he_o have_v yet_o something_o in_o possession_n as_o now_o and_o then_o a_o kiss_n of_o love_n from_o christ_n cant._n 1.1_o 2._o now_o and_o then_o some_o fellowship_n with_o the_o father_n 1_o john_n 1.3_o though_o he_o have_v more_o in_o
the_o inequality_n of_o strength_n both_o in_o these_o two_o brother_n and_o in_o their_o people_n esau_n be_v strong_a than_o jacob_n and_o the_o edomite_n than_o the_o israelite_n where_o there_o be_v equality_n of_o force_n betwixt_o two_o contrary_a party_n there_o be_v a_o draw_v match_n of_o it_o and_o neither_o win_v the_o day_n but_o esau_n be_v reveal_v to_o rebekah_n to_o be_v strong_a than_o jacob_n for_o he_o be_v bear_v all_o hairy_a more_o like_o a_o man_n than_o a_o child_n a_o beard_a man_n or_o manly_a child_n hence_o call_v esau_n of_o gnasah_n hebr._n make_v as_o if_o make_v a_o perfect_a man_n at_o the_o first_o both_o with_o a_o beard_n and_o with_o a_o pubes_fw-la from_o his_o birth_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o mature_a man_n hairy_a as_o a_o kid._n so_o be_v superior_a in_o force_n of_o body_n he_o design_v the_o death_n of_o jacob_n the_o weak_a and_o put_v he_o to_o the_o run_v into_o mesopotamia_n and_o when_o he_o return_v after_o twenty_o year_n absence_n esau_n meet_v he_o in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n with_o four_o hundred_o cutthroat_n at_o his_o heel_n when_o jacob_n have_v but_o a_o tender_a flock_n no_o way_n accoutre_v for_o defence_n or_o resistance_n thus_o also_o the_o edomite_n of_o esau_n be_v a_o settle_a and_o powerful_a people_n when_o the_o israelites_n of_o jacob_n be_v but_o night-wanderer_n in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n be_v soon_o advance_v to_o royal_a dignity_n than_o the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n who_o be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o egyptian_a bondage_n under_o the_o iron_n rod_n when_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n be_v then_o sway_v a_o golden_a sceptre_n gen._n 36.31_o edom_n flourish_v with_o king_n and_o a_o kingdom_n while_o israel_n be_v groan_v under_o egypt_n taskmaster_n so_o pomp_n and_o posterity_n be_v no_o sure_a sign_n of_o a_o true_a church_n and_o when_o israel_n come_v thence_o towards_o canaan_n desire_v a_o bare_a passage_n through_o edom_n thither_o yet_o edom_n 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over-rule_v it_o so_o that_o the_o victory_n shall_v fall_v to_o the_o lesser_a over_o the_o great_a not_o so_o muâ—â—_n by_o humane_a help_n as_o by_o a_o divine_a hand_n if_o we_o take_v this_o literal_o as_o to_o person_n it_o can_v be_v 〈◊〉_d that_o esau_n do_v over_o serve_v jacob_n but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a for_o jacob_n call_v himself_o esau_n servant_n gen._n 32.18_o 20._o and_o he_o call_v esau_n his_o lord_n gen._n 33.13_o 14._o and_o do_v he_o homage_n bow_v himself_o to_o the_o ground_n many_o time_n before_o he_o gen._n 33.3_o etc._n etc._n yet_o though_o the_o oracle_n hold_v not_o thus_o literal_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o person_n it_o hold_v figurative_o true_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o posterity_n for_o the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n or_o israel_n gen._n 32.28_o do_v subdue_v the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n as_o 1._o under_o david_n 2_o sam._n 8.14_o though_o afterward_o for_o their_o sin_n the_o edomite_n break_v their_o yoke_n as_o isaac_n have_v prophesy_v gen._n 27.20_o after_o their_o subjection_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n 2_o kin._n 8.20_o and_o 2._o in_o the_o time_n of_o hircanus_n the_o son_n of_o simon_n the_o maccabee_n as_o josephus_n and_o other_o relate_v after_o which_o herod_n a_o idumean_n put_v the_o yoke_n upon_o they_o again_o for_o he_o obtain_v to_o be_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n so_o that_o jacob_n dominion_n foretell_v by_o the_o oracle_n have_v indeed_o time_n enough_o for_o its_o figurative_a accomplishment_n be_v grant_v only_o quamdiu_fw-la se_fw-la benè_fw-la gesserint_fw-la upon_o their_o good_a behaviour_n yet_o must_v it_o be_v chief_o understand_v mystical_o and_o spiritual_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o person_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o posterity_n for_o 1._o as_o to_o their_o person_n though_o esau_n that_o he_o may_v lose_v no_o time_n begin_v betimes_o to_o oppose_v jacob_n even_o before_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o have_v also_o the_o privilege_n of_o primogeniture_n which_o give_v he_o a_o ruledom_n over_o his_o young_a brother_n gen._n 4.7_o literal_o take_v but_o figurative_o esau_n serve_v jacob_n and_o become_v his_o inferior_a when_o he_o sell_v he_o his_o birthright_n and_o forfeit_v yea_o forsake_v his_o father_n blessing_n in_o separate_a himself_o out_o of_o canaan_n into_o mount_n seir_n whereby_o he_o cast_v away_o his_o father_n religion_n and_o cast_v himself_o out_o of_o his_o father_n covenant_n then_o the_o great_a become_v subject_n to_o the_o lesser_a and_o jacob_n get_v a_o threefold_a dignity_n above_o esau_n 1._o in_o the_o pre-eminence_n of_o the_o birthright_n which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o adoption_n 2._o in_o the_o right_n of_o inheritance_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n 3._o in_o the_o prerogative_n of_o both_o the_o covenant_n and_o of_o the_o church_n out_o of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o salvation_n the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v propagate_v in_o jacob_n posterity_n not_o in_o esau_n to_o which_o church_n a_o humble_a subjection_n be_v promise_v isa_n 49.23_o all_o these_o three_o prodigious_a privilege_n do_v the_o divine_a oracle_n design_n to_o the_o young_a and_o detract_v from_o the_o elder_a and_o that_o as_o they_o be_v dona_fw-la throni_n the_o gift_n of_o the_o throne_n as_o well_o as_o dona_fw-la scabelli_fw-la footstool-gift_n thing_n that_o be_v not_o only_o commodious_a to_o this_o present_a life_n but_o also_o pertain_v to_o the_o life_n to_o come_v which_o their_o godly_a parent_n may_v possible_o at_o least_o in_o part_n understand_v and_o 2._o in_o respect_n of_o their_o posterity_n though_o edom_n flourish_v long_o in_o her_o duke_n and_o king_n and_o fare_v better_a in_o this_o world_n than_o israel_n in_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n and_o in_o the_o wayless_a wilderness_n do_v as_o before_o yet_o the_o lord_n enable_v david_n to_o cast_v his_o shoe_n over_o edom_n psal_n 60.8_o that_o be_v i_o will_v throw_v my_o shoe_n at_o the_o head_n of_o those_o edomite_n and_o make_v they_o to_o take_v it_o up_o or_o i_o will_v make_v no_o more_o of_o subdue_a they_o than_o of_o cast_v my_o shoe_n over_o they_o or_o i_o will_v walk_v through_o their_o country_n as_o a_o conqueror_n and_o trample_v upon_o they_o yea_o trend_a they_o underfoot_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o strong_a city_n of_o edom_n to_o subdue_v and_o sack_n they_o psal_n 60.9_o 10._o ☞_o under_o all_o these_o literal_a and_o figurative_a meaning_n of_o this_o historical_a part_n there_o be_v 2._o a_o mystical_a sense_n of_o this_o oracle_n a_o mystery_n in_o the_o history_n which_o lie_v lurk_v in_o it_o yet_o lift_v up_o itself_o and_o look_v out_o of_o the_o cloud_n wherein_o it_o be_v wrap_v and_o offer_v to_o we_o no_o obscure_a signification_n the_o first_o mystery_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o predestination_n lay_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o god_n eternal_a decree_n as_o esau_n and_o jacob_n do_v in_o rebekah_n womb_n from_o whence_o as_o to_o we_o the_o state_n of_o degeneration_n precede_v the_o state_n of_o regeneration_n as_o esau_n do_v jacob_n in_o birth_n this_o be_v before_o time_n that_o this_o be_v no_o broken-brained_a allegory_n nor_o the_o frothy_a exuberancy_n of_o any_o wanton_a wit_n appear_v from_o two_o divine_a testimony_n one_o from_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o other_o from_o the_o new_a the_o first_o be_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n malachi_n chap._n 1_o 2_o 3._o say_v be_v not_o esau_n jacob_n brother_n say_v the_o lord_n yet_o i_o love_v jacob_n and_o hate_v esau_n this_n be_v the_o prophet_n inference_n from_o the_o divine_a oracle_n the_o elder_n shall_v serve_v the_o young_a for_o servitude_n come_v in_o with_o a_o curse_n gen_n 9.25_o so_o figure_v out_o reprobation_n or_o the_o hatred_n of_o god_n joh._n 8.34_o 35._o
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bury_a rebekah_n there_o gen._n 49.31_o of_o who_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n after_o jacob_n return_n with_o his_o wife_n child_n family_n and_o furniture_n when_o he_o have_v be_v now_o absent_a from_o isaac_n about_o thirty_o year_n to_o wit_n twenty_o one_o in_o mesopotamia_n with_o laban_n and_o nine_o in_o his_o return_v and_o sojourning_n have_v so_o many_o halt_v in_o the_o way_n not_o only_o through_o his_o own_o halt_n but_o also_o through_o the_o many_o hindrance_n he_o have_v therein_o one_o while_o stop_v by_o laban_n behind_o another_o while_n by_o esau_n before_o yea_o all_o these_o four_o cross_n aforemention_v befalling_a his_o family_n in_o his_o passage_n make_v he_o make_v long_a pause_n at_o several_a stage_n beside_o his_o own_o tenderness_n of_o overdriving_a his_o tender_a child_n his_o breed_n and_o bear_v flock_n and_o herd_n etc._n etc._n make_v he_o lead_v on_o soft_o and_o make_v very_o short_a stage_n beside_o also_o many_o other_o impediment_n not_o 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canaan_n since_o his_o return_n from_o laban_n he_o go_v oft_o over_o to_o pay_v his_o due_a respect_n and_o reverential_a duty_n to_o this_o reverend_a prophet_n and_o patriarch_n while_o he_o dwell_v not_o very_o far_o distant_a from_o he_o in_o hebron_n before_o he_o remove_v himself_o from_o his_o former_a habitation_n at_o migdal-edar_a about_o 20_o mile_n from_o isaac_n with_o all_o his_o bag_n and_o baggage_n as_o we_o say_v at_o this_o time_n to_o he_o gen._n 35.27_o hither_o to_o hebron_n jacob_n come_v with_o his_o whole_a family_n flock_n and_o furniture_n even_o a_o vast_a train_n and_o attendance_n where_o he_o have_v the_o happiness_n to_o be_v a_o inhabitant_n with_o his_o age_a yet_o affectionate_a father_n in_o peace_n and_o plenty_n for_o twelve_o year_n together_o after_o so_o long_o wearisome_a and_o dangerous_a a_o pilgrimage_n here_o he_o have_v the_o comfort_n of_o cohabitation_n with_o his_o much_o endear_a isaac_n where_o for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n he_o be_v not_o only_o honour_v with_o this_o patriarch_n sweet_a countenance_n but_o be_v also_o help_v with_o his_o sage_a counsel_n both_o in_o his_o own_o arduous_a affair_n in_o keep_v and_o carry_v on_o a_o amicable_a correspondency_n both_o with_o his_o cruel_a brother_n esau_n and_o with_o the_o curse_a inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n and_o in_o his_o holy_a education_n of_o all_o his_o son_n the_o twelve_o patriarch_n who_o have_v already_o some_o of_o they_o wrought_v he_o much_o woe_n as_o be_v before_o relate_v in_o reuben_n inoe_v and_o in_o simeon_n and_o levi's_fw-la massacre_n etc._n etc._n but_o above_o all_o in_o that_o universal_a conspiracy_n of_o they_o all_o save_v of_o reuben_n who_o have_v offend_v enough_o before_o in_o the_o sale_n of_o that_o rich_a jewel_n joseph_n which_o happen_v as_o before_o 12_o year_n before_o isaac_n death_n though_o record_v after_o it_o and_o therefore_o in_o this_o discourse_n be_v it_o in_o the_o same_o order_n of_o place_n though_o not_o of_o time_n discourse_v upon_o for_o which_o lamentable_a loss_n of_o his_o jewel_n jacob_n refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v gen._n 37.35_o yet_o there_o it_o be_v say_v also_o that_o his_fw-la to_o wit_n jacob_n father_n isaac_n say_v junius_n pareus_n &c_n &c_n likewise_o weep_v for_o he_o for_o he_o be_v yet_o alive_a must_v be_v a_o partaker_n of_o his_o son_n jacob_n grief_n who_o likely_a love_v this_o lose_a joseph_n best_o for_o his_o be_v the_o most_o towardly_a of_o all_o the_o twelve_o grandson_n the_o patriarch_n nevertheless_o we_o may_v well_o conceive_v isaac_n presence_n with_o disconsolate_a jacob_n be_v some_o allay_n to_o his_o sorrow_n in_o joseph_n absence_n he_o have_v yet_o his_o old_a father_n to_o bear_v with_o he_o a_o part_n of_o his_o burden_n and_o to_o counter-comfort_n he_o as_o no_o doubt_n he_o do_v against_o his_o great_a grief_n and_o loss_n though_o he_o now_o want_v his_o young_a son_n but_o when_o jacob_n must_v lose_v his_o dear_a father_n isaac_n and_o so_o all_o the_o sweet_a comfort_n he_o have_v find_v in_o his_o company_n countenance_n and_o counsel_n as_o a_o additional_a aggravation_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o hopeful_a son_n joseph_n hinc_fw-la illae_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la this_o he_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o great_a cross_n and_o calamity_n also_o and_o though_o moses_n mention_v nothing_o of_o jacob_n mourn_v for_o isaac_n gen._n 35.29_o as_o he_o do_v of_o his_o mourn_v for_o joseph_n gen._n 37.29_o 30_o 31_o 33_o 35._o and_o after_o of_o joseph_n mourn_v for_o jacob_n gen._n 50.1_o 3._o no_o doubt_n but_o jacob_n large_o likewise_o lament_v this_o his_o double_a loss_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o due_n of_o the_o dead_a to_o be_v lament_v at_o their_o funeral_n and_o solon_n rule_n mors_fw-la mea_fw-la nè_fw-la careat_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la let_v i_o not_o have_v a_o dry_a funeral_n be_v far_o better_a than_o that_o of_o ennius_n nemo_fw-la i_o dedecoret_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v none_o bedew_v my_o tombstone_n with_o their_o tear_n for_o it_o be_v mention_v as_o a_o honour_n do_v to_o sarah_n the_o first_o we_o read_v of_o mourn_v for_o at_o death_n that_o abraham_n come_v to_o mourn_v for_o she_o gen._n 23.2_o and_o the_o want_n of_o this_o be_v not_o only_o a_o fault_n isa_n 57.1_o see_v also_o act._n 8.2_o but_o it_o be_v also_o threaten_v as_o a_o curse_n in_o many_o scripture_n therefore_o the_o affection_n of_o sorrow_n may_v lawful_o have_v a_o '_o expression_n by_o tear_n at_o funeral_n and_o it_o be_v a_o laudable_a practice_n warrant_v in_o all_o age_n and_o man_n may_v mourn_v at_o the_o death_n of_o dear_a friend_n so_o it_o be_v 1_o in_o truth_n not_o feign_o 2._o in_o hope_n not_o despair_o 3._o if_o it_o be_v not_o produce_v from_o too_o much_o distrust_n in_o god_n and_o 4._o if_o in_o measure_n not_o proceed_v to_o a_o excess_n which_o speak_v out_o too_o much_o affection_n to_o and_o confidence_n in_o the_o creature_n it_o follow_v hence_o that_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a this_o 5_o cross_n or_o calamity_n of_o jacob_n the_o death_n of_o his_o dear_a father_n put_v he_o into_o mourn_v as_o to_o jacob_n 6_o cross_n the_o sale_n of_o joseph_n and_o his_o seven_o his_o be_v force_v by_o famine_n first_o to_o send_v his_o dear_a benjamin_n and_o then_o to_o go_v himself_o out_o of_o canaan_n into_o egypt_n both_o which_o have_v a_o coincidency_n with_o the_o history_n of_o joseph_n and_o thither_o therefore_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n have_v insist_v long_o upon_o jacob._n chap._n xiii_o the_o history_n and_o mystery_n of_o joseph_n sale_n the_o history_n of_o joseph_n life_n be_v handle_v under_o four_o head_n first_o his_o sale_n into_o egypt_n second_o his_o state_n in_o egypt_n three_o his_o exercise_n there_o and_o four_o his_o exit_fw-la thence_o
be_v silent_a not_o endeavour_v to_o qualify_v his_o soul-afflicting_a question_n oh_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v and_o whither_o shall_v i_o go_v yet_o when_o they_o inform_v he_o afterward_o how_o they_o have_v not_o slay_v he_o but_o sell_v he_o he_o be_v then_o satisfy_v and_o concur_v with_o they_o to_o cheat_v jacob_n with_o joseph_n bloody_a coat_n gen._n 37.31_o 32_o 33_o for_o it_o seem_v they_o be_v all_o in_o the_o conspiracy_n reuben_n with_o the_o rest_n to_o conceal_v their_o craft_n and_o cruelty_n in_o the_o sale_n of_o their_o brother_n they_o dip_v joseph_n parti_fw-la colour_a coat_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o kid_n and_o send_v it_o to_o the_o good_a old_a man_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o servant_n who_o be_v innocent_a as_o well_o as_o ignorant_a of_o the_o cruel_a crime_n and_o dare_v not_o carry_v it_o themselves_o to_o he_o lest_o their_o discompose_v countenance_n shall_v bewray_v and_o betray_v their_o own_o guilty_a conscience_n heu_fw-la quà m_fw-la difficile_fw-la est_fw-la crimen_fw-la non_fw-la prodere_fw-la vultu_fw-la their_o plot_n and_o project_n succeed_v as_o they_o have_v propose_v it_o the_o credulous_a father_n believe_v their_o lie_n cry_v some_o evil_n beast_n have_v devour_v he_o which_o be_v a_o truth_n in_o this_o sense_n that_o those_o evil_a beast_n his_o bad_a son_n have_v make_v he_o away_o jacob_n credulity_n be_v apparent_a herein_o see_v he_o do_v not_o more_o strict_o examine_v both_o his_o servant_n and_o his_o son_n about_o the_o time_n and_o the_o place_n when_o and_o where_o they_o find_v this_o rent_n and_o bloody_a garment_n the_o place_n shall_v have_v be_v view_v where_o joseph_n be_v pretend_v to_o be_v worry_v for_o there_o some_o scrap_n of_o he_o may_v be_v see_v undevour_v see_v it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o any_o beast_n can_v devour_v he_o all_o the_o neighbour_a inhabitant_n may_v have_v be_v ask_v whether_o evil_a beast_n haunt_v that_o place_n such_o as_o that_o courteous_a passenger_n who_o set_v wander_v joseph_n into_o his_o right_a way_n gen._n 37.15_o yea_o and_o the_o blood_n upon_o the_o coat_n may_v have_v be_v under_o a_o strict_a scrutiny_n whether_o it_o be_v man_n or_o beast_n blood_n but_o alas_o the_o good_a old_a perplex_a patriarch_n be_v under_o such_o a_o perturbation_n of_o mind_n and_o such_o a_o consternation_n of_o spirit_n that_o he_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o think_v of_o any_o such_o thing_n he_o accuse_v the_o evil_a beast_n that_o be_v innocent_a and_o acquit_v his_o beastly_a son_n who_o he_o know_v hate_v joseph_n of_o all_o suspicion_n or_o fratricide_n or_o murder_n thus_o those_o hypocrite_n cover_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o and_o involve_v themselves_o into_o the_o guilt_n of_o many_o sin_n while_o they_o go_v about_o to_o hide_v one_o to_o the_o palliation_n of_o one_o lie_n arc_n require_v ten_o thus_o they_o delude_v jacob_n but_o the_o great_a jehovah_n can_v not_o be_v deceive_v by_o they_o and_o so_o far_o as_o reuben_n be_v a_o joint_a conspirator_n with_o the_o rest_n in_o so_o wicked_o impose_v upon_o a_o credulous_a parent_n almost_o to_o the_o break_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o that_o for_o so_o many_o year_n till_o god_n at_o last_o bring_v it_o to_o light_n he_o be_v just_o to_o be_v blame_v though_o his_o fervency_n for_o deliver_v joseph_n as_o above_o deserve_v to_o be_v commend_v yet_o his_o inconstancy_n in_o good_a must_v be_v condemn_v for_o truth_n in_o the_o beginning_n zeal_n all_o the_o way_n and_o persverance_n to_o the_o end_n be_v the_o three_o ingredient_n whereof_o a_o right_a good_a man_n be_v compound_v and_o complete_v section_n the_o three_o have_v first_o view_v joseph_n seller_n in_o the_o second_o place_n his_o buyer_n come_v to_o the_o next_o consideration_n those_o buyer_n of_o joseph_n pass_v under_o a_o double_a name_n 1._o they_o be_v call_v ishmaelites_n gen._n 37.25_o 27_o 28._o and_o gen._n 39.1_o and_o 2._o they_o be_v call_v midianites_n gen._n 37.28_o and_o 36._o these_o two_o be_v a_o distinct_a people_n descend_v from_o a_o distinct_a original_a yet_o both_o the_o offspring_n of_o abraham_n the_o ishmaelite_n spring_v from_o ishmael_n his_o son_n by_o hagar_n gen._n 16.15_o and_o the_o midianite_n from_o midian_a abraham_n son_n also_o by_o keturah_n gen._n 25.2_o yet_o be_v these_o two_o name_n promiscuous_o use_v and_o as_o it_o be_v confound_v together_o here_o as_o they_o be_v also_o in_o jud._n 8.22_o 24_o 26._o because_o the_o midianite_n live_v in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o ishmaelite_n and_o exercise_v the_o trade_n of_o merchant_n among_o they_o so_o that_o they_o become_v a_o mix_a people_n for_o a_o great_a part_n of_o they_o in_o their_o habitation_n hereupon_o the_o chaldee_n call_v they_o arabian_n a_o three_o name_n to_o the_o two_o former_a of_o gnarab_n which_o signify_v to_o be_v mix_v because_o they_o be_v a_o mix_a people_n those_o ishmaelite_n and_o midianite_n be_v so_o intermingle_v each_o with_o other_o both_o in_o their_o habitation_n and_o in_o their_o conversation_n as_o to_o mutual_a commerce_n &_o intercourse_n of_o trade_n that_o they_o be_v oft_o take_v for_o one_o &_o the_o same_o people_n as_o here_o gen._n 37._o the_o two_o name_n signify_v the_o same_o person_n compare_v v._o 28._o with_o v._n 36._o and_o gen._n 39.1_o where_o it_o be_v say_v joseph_n brethren_n sell_v he_o to_o the_o ishmaelite_n and_o the_o midianite_n sell_v he_o unto_o potiphar_n and_o potiphar_n buy_v he_o of_o the_o ishmaelite_n however_o here_o be_v a_o sweet_a providence_n of_o god_n for_o good_a to_o afflict_a joseph_n to_o be_v perspicuous_o see_v in_o many_o circumstance_n as_o famous_a footstep_n thereof_o the_o first_o famous_a circumstance_n be_v no_o soon_o have_v those_o conspirator_n cast_v joseph_n into_o the_o pit_n where_o they_o design_v to_o famish_v he_o till_o he_o die_v by_o famine_n which_o in_o itself_o be_v a_o more_o cruel_a death_n than_o if_o he_o have_v die_v by_o their_o sword_n lam._n 4.6_o 9_o praestat_fw-la semel_fw-la mori_fw-la quà m_fw-la semper_fw-la moribundum_fw-la esse_fw-la it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v sudden_o dispatch_v and_o soon_o put_v out_o of_o their_o pain_n than_o to_o pine_v away_o by_o inch_n leu._n 26.39_o and_o to_o be_v torment_v a_o long_a time_n with_o fear_n and_o sense_n of_o die_v by_o famine_n a_o far_o worse_a weapon_n than_o the_o sword_n thus_o they_o lodge_v poor_a joseph_n strip_v of_o his_o two_o garment_n which_o be_v to_o keep_v he_o warm_v both_o his_o long_a coat_n that_o reach_v down_o to_o his_o ankle_n call_v tunica_n talaris_fw-la and_o his_o particoloured_a coat_n call_v polymita_n as_o lyra_n and_o menochius_fw-la say_n so_o joseph_n lie_v naked_a to_o be_v starve_v in_o the_o pit_n there_o to_o starve_v he_o with_o cold_a as_o well_o as_o with_o hunger_n and_o when_o they_o have_v lay_v he_o there_o they_o leave_v he_o in_o this_o disconsolate_a condition_n then_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v v._o 24_o 25._o wherein_o be_v a_o most_o marvellous_a providence_n this_o do_v not_o fall_v out_o by_o any_o cast_n of_o uncertain_a chance_n out_o of_o fortune_n office_n but_o it_o be_v order_v thus_o by_o the_o overrule_a hand_n of_o god_n as_o the_o cast_n of_o joseph_n into_o the_o pit_n by_o the_o prevail_a influence_n of_o reuben_n who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o conspirator_n company_n to_o save_v he_o from_o be_v immediate_o murder_v be_v a_o miracle_n of_o mercy_n nb._n rather_o than_o that_o god_n innocent_a joseph_n shall_v not_o be_v deliver_v god_n will_v when_o no_o other_o can_v be_v have_v raise_v up_o a_o redeemer_n and_o a_o deliverer_n for_o they_o out_o of_o the_o very_a company_n of_o the_o conspirator_n themselves_o as_o he_o have_v late_o do_v in_o this_o late_a damnable_a popish_a plot_n draw_v forth_o some_o of_o themselves_o to_o discover_v it_o so_o their_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v be_v no_o less_o a_o miracle_n of_o mercy_n for_o have_v they_o present_o go_v away_o and_o not_o sit_v 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well_o english_v who_o god_n once_o love_v he_o ever_o love_v even_o to_o the_o end_n joh._n 13.1_o this_o bless_a patriarch_n have_v now_o this_o double_a compellation_n jacob_n jacob_n and_o this_o treble_a yea_o quadruple_a consolation_n from_o heaven_n his_o heart_n be_v much_o ease_v of_o his_o fear_n his_o spirit_n lighten_v from_o his_o doubt_n his_o faith_n now_o get_v above_o his_o fear_n by_o the_o help_n of_o this_o heavenly_a vision_n that_o he_o rise_v up_o from_o beershebah_n v._n 5._o the_o word_n rose_n up_o have_v a_o emphatical_a sense_n signify_v alacrity_n import_v that_o his_o faith_n be_v now_o confirm_v his_o joint_n be_v oil_v and_o his_o leg_n make_v nimble_a by_o this_o oracle_n of_o god_n as_o it_o have_v be_v with_o he_o by_o his_o vision_n at_o bethel_n gen._n 28.12_o so_o that_o he_o do_v now_o as_o he_o do_v then_o gen._n 29.1_o hebr._n even_o lift_v up_o his_o foot_n go_v lusty_o on_o his_o way_n as_o fast_o and_o as_o far_o as_o his_o leg_n will_v carry_v he_o he_o do_v so_o from_o bethel_n though_o now_o he_o have_v pharaoh_n royal_a chariot_n to_o rest_v his_o old_a leg_n in_o he_o go_v cheerful_o end_v way_n to_o egypt_n when_o his_o encouragement_n outweigh_v his_o discouragement_n as_o in_o david_n when_o distress_v 1_o sam._n 30.6_o take_v along_o with_o he_o his_o cattle_n and_o good_n v._o 6._o though_o pharaoh_n have_v in_o a_o court_n compliment_n forbid_v it_o gen._n 45.20_o yet_o this_o prudent_a patriarch_n will_v not_o go_v down_o like_o a_o beggar_n by_o careless_o cast_v away_o his_o all_o in_o this_o transport_n of_o joy_n as_o 2_o sam._n 19.30_o and_o so_o to_o become_v a_o trencher-f_o to_o other_o he_o have_v learn_v that_o lesson_n it_o be_v better_a to_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o lawful_a use_n of_o mean_n subservient_fw-fr to_o providence_n than_o to_o put_v confidence_n in_o any_o man_n though_o his_o own_o son_n or_o in_o the_o great_a of_o man_n who_o be_v prince_n as_o pharaoh_n psal_n 118.8_o 9_o who_o oft_o prove_v but_o a_o lie_n psal_n 62.9_o they_o may_v die_v or_o their_o love_n may_v die_v and_o they_o themselves_z may_v live_v he_o have_v learn_v that_o also_o why_o shall_v we_o be_v chargeable_a to_o thou_o my_o son_n 2_o sam._n 13.25_o therefore_o he_o carry_v what_o provision_n he_o have_v with_o he_o and_o his_o family_n consist_v of_o sixty_o six_o soul_n v._o 26._o go_v along_o with_o he_o to_o which_o if_o jacob_n joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n be_v add_v they_o make_v up_o the_o number_n of_o seventy_o v._o 27._o though_o they_o be_v reckon_v by_o follow_v the_o septuagint_n than_o most_o in_o use_n to_o be_v five_o more_o act._n 7.14_o suppose_v so_o yet_o even_o that_o be_v but_o a_o small_a number_n to_o descend_v from_o abraham_n in_o 215_o year_n time_n after_o the_o promise_n of_o multiply_v his_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o remark_n be_v moses_n mention_n this_o small_a number_n that_o go_v 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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
and_o unjust_a imputation_n of_o such_o a_o abominable_a iniquity_n see_v it_o be_v safe_a to_o be_v over-credulous_a than_o over-censorious_a and_o better_a to_o be_v blind_a in_o charity_n than_o to_o be_v rash_a in_o censure_n especial_o consider_v the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v be_v please_v to_o leave_v it_o so_o dark_a and_o undetermined_a the_o five_o reason_n be_v suppose_v jephtah_n have_v be_v so_o far_o infatuate_v as_o to_o make_v such_o a_o wicked_a vow_n as_o to_o sacrifice_v his_o own_o dear_a daughter_n if_o she_o come_v the_o first_o out_o of_o his_o door_n to_o meet_v he_o yet_o when_o he_o see_v this_o be_v the_o result_n he_o may_v easy_o understand_v he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o keep_v it_o for_o vow_n bound_v only_o to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o though_o the_o thing_n vow_v seem_v good_a but_o afterward_o prove_v evil_a yet_o there_o be_v no_o obligation_n upon_o the_o vower_n in_o such_o a_o case_n save_v only_o to_o repent_v of_o his_o rashness_n n._n b._n as_o it_o be_v a_o single_a sin_n to_o make_v that_o bad_a vow_n so_o it_o become_v a_o double_a sin_n to_o keep_v it_o for_o the_o first_o may_v fall_v out_o by_o a_o preposterous_a precipitancy_n but_o the_o second_o must_v be_v do_v by_o a_o mature_a deliberation_n which_o be_v always_o record_v as_o a_o brand_n for_o the_o aggravation_n of_o wickedness_n what_o be_v do_v in_o cold_a blood_n be_v far_o worse_a than_o what_o be_v act_v in_o a_o pang_n of_o passion_n this_o be_v jephtah_n case_n he_o have_v the_o space_n of_o two_o month_n ver_fw-la 37._o wherein_n to_o inform_v himself_o about_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o his_o vow_n n._n b._n no_o doubt_v but_o so_o tender_a a_o father_n be_v willing_a enough_o to_o receive_v information_n especial_o in_o a_o case_n wherein_o his_o interest_n yea_o his_o all_n be_v so_o high_o concern_v and_o in_o a_o matter_n so_o agreeable_a to_o his_o own_o natural_a and_o paternal_a affection_n and_o though_o he_o be_v breed_v up_o a_o soldier_n so_o possible_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n of_o redemption_n levit._n 27.3_o 4._o where_o the_o male_a that_o be_v vow_v to_o god_n may_v be_v redeem_a for_o fifty_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o the_o female_a be_v set_v at_o a_o low_a valuation_n because_o less_o serviceable_a in_o the_o public_a service_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n than_o the_o male_n of_o mankind_n be_v now_o it_o may_v easy_o be_v suppose_v that_o this_o judge_n of_o israel_n will_v have_v give_v many_o hundred_o of_o silver-shekels_a to_o have_v redeem_a the_o life_n of_o such_o a_o generous_a morigerous_a and_o only_a dear_a daughter_n as_o bid_v her_o father_n do_v to_o she_o according_a to_o his_o vow_n for_o 36._o and_o suppose_v his_o more_a morose_n education_n in_o military_a matter_n have_v make_v he_o either_o ignorant_a or_o forgetful_a of_o this_o law_n of_o redemption_n yet_o have_v he_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n at_o shilo_n to_o consult_v they_o about_o so_o weighty_a a_o case_n of_o conscience_n as_o this_o which_o so_o mighty_o concern_v both_o he_o and_o he_o and_o so_o profound_o conduce_v either_o to_o his_o weal_n or_o to_o his_o woe_n though_o he_o a_o soldier_n may_v not_o know_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n either_o concern_v the_o dispensation_n god_n give_v for_o redeem_v vow_v son_n or_o daughter_n levit._n 27.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o or_o the_o prohibition_n of_o god_n from_o sacrifice_v the_o flesh_n of_o son_n or_o daughter_n which_o be_v the_o abomination_n of_o the_o curse_a canaanites_n who_o be_v peremptores_fw-la potiùs_fw-la quà m_fw-la parent_n rather_o parricide_n than_o parent_n herein_o say_v bernard_n deut._n 12.28.31_o n._n b._n yet_o sure_o i_o be_o he_o can_v not_o but_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o famous_a story_n of_o father_n abrham_n how_o the_o lord_n refuse_v his_o sacrifice_v of_o his_o son_n isaac_n though_o he_o try_v he_o concern_v his_o willingness_n to_o it_o only_o however_o there_o can_v not_o be_v want_v some_o of_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o lip_n preserve_v knowledge_n mal._n 2.7_o even_o in_o those_o corrupt_a time_n that_o know_v all_o those_o premise_n and_o be_v able_a to_o resolve_v his_o doubt_n especial_o the_o highpriest_n with_o his_o urim_n and_o thummim_n at_o the_o least_o consider_v they_o have_v the_o whole_a space_n of_o two_o month_n time_n before_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o vow_n wherein_o to_o consider_v on_o the_o case_n the_o six_o reason_n be_v it_o be_v not_o intelligible_a in_o any_o sound_a sense_n how_o jephtah_n can_v be_v invest_v with_o any_o such_o lawful_a and_o laudable_a authority_n to_o sacrifice_v the_o first_o person_n or_o thing_n for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n asher_n may_v be_v read_v either_o for_o who_o or_o for_o what_o that_o come_v to_o meet_v he_o in_o his_o return_n from_o the_o victory_n we_o may_v say_v who_o give_v he_o this_o authority_n assure_o god_n give_v it_o he_o not_o for_o first_o as_o to_o thing_n it_o may_v have_v be_v his_o ass_n out_o of_o the_o door_n of_o his_o stable-house_n or_o his_o dog_n out_o of_o the_o door_n of_o his_o dwellinghouse_n or_o any_o other_o unclean_a creature_n such_o thing_n be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n to_o be_v offer_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n as_o above_o levit._n 27.11_o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n and_o second_o as_o to_o person_n it_o may_v have_v be_v his_o own_o wife_n or_o the_o wife_n of_o one_o in_o his_o family_n over_o who_o he_o can_v have_v no_o colour_n of_o any_o rightful_a power_n to_o offer_v they_o up_o as_o burnt-offering_n in_o the_o do_n of_o which_o he_o can_v never_o be_v excuse_v of_o be_v guilty_a of_o wilful_a murder_n nor_o have_v he_o any_o such_o parental_a power_n over_o his_o own_o daughter_n as_o a_o father_n no_o nor_o any_o such_o legal_a civil_a power_n as_o a_o judge_n to_o kill_v a_o innocent_a and_o to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o his_o only_a oblige_v and_o obedient_a child_n without_o any_o offence_n commit_v by_o she_o either_o to_o god_n or_o man_n this_o have_v be_v a_o wickedness_n with_o a_o witness_n hateful_a to_o god_n and_o hurtful_a to_o mankind_n reason_n the_o seven_o nor_o can_v jephtah_n alone_o offer_v up_o his_o daughter_n as_o a_o burnt-offering_a unless_o he_o can_v involve_v other_o to_o act_n with_o he_o in_o this_o horrid_a action_n for_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o he_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n this_o presumptuous_a usurpation_n god_n punish_v upon_o vzziah_n with_o leprosy_n 2_o chron._n 26.18_o 19_o see_v it_o do_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o priest_n and_o it_o seem_v not_o very_o probable_a that_o he_o can_v persuade_v the_o priest_n to_o cut_v the_o throat_n and_o to_o burn_v the_o flesh_n of_o such_o a_o honest_a and_o honourable_a virgin_n without_o the_o least_o provocation_n upon_o her_o part_n to_o they_o n._n b._n it_o be_v far_o more_o probable_a that_o both_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n will_v rather_o unanimous_o prevent_v than_o promote_v such_o a_o barbarous_a butchery_n have_v jephtah_n assay_v to_o do_v it_o by_o himself_o as_o the_o people_n afterward_o do_v rescue_n innocent_a jonathan_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o bloody_a saul_n when_o he_o his_o own_o father_n have_v swear_v the_o death_n of_o his_o own_o son_n 1_o sam._n 14.39_o 44_o 45._o objection_n against_o this_o second_o opinion_n in_o short_a be_v these_o the_o first_o objection_n be_v in_o that_o law_n of_o redemption_n it_o be_v say_v that_o no_o devote_a thing_n whether_o of_o man_n or_o beast_n shall_v not_o be_v redeem_a but_o shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n levit._n 27_o 28_o 29._o this_o be_v the_o ground_n in_o all_o probability_n of_o jephtah_n be_v mistake_v have_v such_o a_o plausible_a appearance_n of_o a_o divine_a warrant_n from_o the_o sacred_a text._n answer_v 1_o this_o presuppose_n that_o jephtah_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o this_o law_n of_o redemption_n and_o if_o so_o then_o must_v he_o know_v what_o god_n say_v levit._fw-la 27.3_o 4._o where_o his_o case_n of_o conscience_n be_v clear_o answer_v that_o consecrate_a person_n may_v be_v redeem_a but_o execrated_a person_n speak_v of_o ver_fw-la 28_o 29._o must_v not_o be_v redeem_a but_o they_o shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o such_o execrated_a or_o curse_a person_n be_v the_o canaanite_n numb_a 21.2_o etc._n etc._n the_o amalekite_n 1_o sam._n 15.3_o etc._n etc._n the_o inhabitant_n of_o jericho_n josh_n 6.17_o etc._n etc._n none_o of_o this_o concern_v jephtah_n danghter_n who_o be_v a_o bless_a virgin_n not_o a_o curse_a harlot_n one_o consecrate_a to_o god_n and_o not_o execrate_v or_o curse_v by_o god_n answer_v 2._o be_v lyra_n gloss_n upon_o ver_fw-la 28_o 29._o saying_n that_o a_o field_n be_v devote_v there_o as_o well_o as_o man_n and_o beast_n
which_o be_v not_o mortis_fw-la susceptivus_n capable_a of_o be_v put_v to_o death_n yet_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v mortify_v because_o by_o its_o be_v devote_v to_o god_n for_o the_o service_n of_o his_o sanctuary_n according_a to_o the_o common_a notion_n of_o church-land_n it_o as_o it_o be_v die_v pass_v away_o from_o a_o secular_a to_o a_o sacred_a use_n in_o like_a manner_n say_v he_o that_o the_o death_n of_o man_n there_o mention_v be_v not_o a_o corporal_n but_o a_o civil_a and_o spiritual_a death_n like_o that_o of_o jephtah_n daughter_n who_o die_v to_o the_o world_n when_o devote_v to_o prayer_n and_o fast_n etc._n etc._n as_o a_o recluse_n spend_v her_o perpetual_a virginity_n in_o religious_a exercise_n answer_v 3_o that_o law_n of_o put_v to_o death_n there_o be_v limit_v with_o mikol_n asher_n lo_n the_o omnibus_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la sub_fw-la suâ_fw-la potestate_fw-la which_o he_o have_v a_o power_n over_o but_o the_o jew_n have_v no_o power_n over_o the_o live_v of_o their_o very_a servant_n insomuch_o that_o if_o any_o master_n kill_v his_o servant_n casual_o he_o be_v to_o be_v sure_o punish_v for_o it_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n exod._n 21.20_o much_o less_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o his_o servant_n wilful_o and_o intentional_o upon_o pretence_n of_o any_o vow_n as_o this_o be_v but_o least_o of_o all_o have_v a_o father_n power_n over_o his_o child_n to_o take_v away_o he_o or_o her_o life_n under_o pretence_n of_o a_o vow_n for_o though_o servant_n be_v say_v to_o be_v their_o master_n money_n exod._n 21.21_o yet_o child_n be_v not_o so_o to_o their_o parent_n but_o be_v indeed_o themselves_o of_o a_o second_o edition_n and_o so_o in_o slay_v they_o they_o do_v tantamont_n slay_v themselves_o in_o they_o whereas_o both_o master_n and_o father_n be_v bind_v up_o from_o murder_v either_o servant_n or_o son_n etc._n etc._n by_o that_o great_a command_n of_o god_n thou_o shall_v do_v no_o murder_n whereof_o jephtah_n be_v make_v a_o breaker_n by_o those_o that_o say_v he_o sacrifice_v his_o child_n answer_v 4._o nor_o will_v that_o law_n of_o god_n which_o impower_v parent_n to_o get_v their_o stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a child_n stone_v deut._n 21.18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o afford_v any_o relief_n to_o the_o first_o opinion_n no_o more_o than_o that_o law_n which_o command_v parent_n to_o have_v their_o hand_n first_o in_o ston_a their_o idolatrous_a child_n deut._n 13.8_o 9_o n._n b._n for_o neither_o of_o those_o instance_n come_v near_o or_o concern_v our_o case_n in_o hand_n for_o jephtah_n daughter_n be_v a_o pious_a virgin_n not_o so_o much_o for_o aught_o we_o know_v as_o taint_v with_o idolatry_n much_o less_o a_o downright_a and_o know_a idolatress_n and_o as_o she_o be_v one_o that_o dare_v not_o transgress_v the_o command_n of_o the_o first_o table_n in_o adore_v srtange_n god_n instead_o of_o the_o true_a jehovah_n so_o be_v she_o no_o less_o careful_a and_o conscientious_a concern_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o second_o table_n here_o be_v no_o stubborness_n or_o rebellion_n hear_v of_o here_o oh_o how_o do_v she_o honour_v her_o father_n in_o her_o most_o humble_a answer_n to_o he_o say_v father_n do_v not_o for_o my_o sake_n make_v thyself_o a_o transgressor_n to_o god_n i_o free_o give_v my_o consent_n to_o thy_o vow_n i_o be_o willing_a to_o bear_v my_o burden_n and_o to_o live_v a_o virgin_n all_o my_o life_n as_o one_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o comfort_n of_o child_n my_o will_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o thy_o will_n oh_o my_o father_n her_o word_n ver_fw-la 36._o import_n all_o this_o as_o if_o she_o have_v be_v in_o christ_n school_n and_o have_v learn_v his_o word_n father_n not_o my_o will_n but_o thy_o will_n be_v do_v matth._n 26.39_o a_o dutiful_a daughter_n indeed_o etc._n etc._n the_o second_o objection_n be_v shall_v this_o be_v grant_v that_o jephtah_n only_o devote_v his_o daughter_n to_o a_o perpetual_a virginity_n it_o will_v too_o much_o symbolize_v with_o that_o popish_a doctrine_n of_o votary-nun_n and_o those_o monastic_a vow_n of_o a_o single_a life_n for_o which_o we_o have_v neither_o precept_n nor_o precedent_n in_o scripture_n answer_v 1_o it_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o fear_n of_o palliate_v that_o popish_a point_n about_o nunnery_n have_v be_v the_o principal_a reason_n that_o have_v prevail_v with_o several_a godly_a learned_a man_n to_o push_v they_o into_o those_o sentiment_n that_o jephtah_n vow_n ought_v rather_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o burnt-offering_a than_o of_o devote_v his_o daughter_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o a_o state_n of_o virginity_n as_o this_o second_o opinion_n affirm_v n._n b._n but_o i_o think_v there_o be_v more_o ground_n of_o fear_v that_o the_o first_o opinion_n concern_v sacrifice_a she_o jephtah_n practice_n therein_o may_v be_v improve_v to_o a_o great_a countenance_v of_o humane_a sacrifice_n in_o that_o day_n wherein_o many_o instance_n be_v manifest_a of_o burn_v their_o son_n and_o daughter_n to_o moloch_n whereas_o there_o be_v neither_o precept_n nor_o precedent_n for_o any_o monastic_a separation_n at_o that_o time_n therefore_o this_o be_v not_o so_o dangerous_a to_o become_v a_o pattern_n of_o any_o voluntary_a vow_a virginity_n in_o monastery_n as_o be_v practical_a in_o the_o romish_a church_n see_v this_o virginity_n be_v not_o voluntary_o vow_v upon_o the_o virgin_n part_n but_o it_o be_v violent_o impose_v upon_o she_o by_o the_o rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a vow_n of_o she_o own_o father_n who_o live_v in_o such_o corrupt_a time_n of_o ignorance_n and_o superstition_n that_o himself_o want_v not_o some_o tincture_n thereof_o as_o will_v appear_v afterward_o when_o we_o come_v to_o inquire_v whether_o jephtah_n do_v well_o or_o ill_o both_o in_o make_v and_o pay_v his_o vow_n and_o see_v his_o daughter_n be_v so_o far_o from_o make_v any_o voluntary_a vow_n of_o virginity_n of_o her_o own_o accord_n though_o she_o obsequious_o submit_v to_o her_o father_n dispose_v authority_n over_o she_o yet_o do_v she_o beg_v leave_n of_o her_o father_n to_o lament_v her_o destinate_a life_n for_o two_o month_n among_o the_o mountain_n before_o she_o become_v a_o recluse_n and_o to_o be_v confine_v to_o her_o place_n which_o be_v but_o a_o sandy_a foundation_n for_o such_o monastic_a life_n as_o popish_a nun_n lead_v n._n b._n but_o all_o circumstance_n aforesaid_a be_v well_o consider_v this_o example_n upon_o record_n may_v rather_o serve_v as_o a_o sea_n mark_v for_o shun_v such_o rock_n from_o fear_n of_o ship_n wrack_n than_o stand_v as_o a_o pattern_n for_o follow_v age_n it_o be_v safe_a to_o say_v this_o be_v record_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o our_o caution_n and_o not_o for_o our_o imitation_n answer_v 2._o nor_o be_v it_o altogether_o unscriptural_a for_o some_o woman_n to_o be_v so_o shut_v up_o as_o not_o to_o be_v give_v in_o marriage_n ever_o after_o to_o pass_v by_o tamar_n david_n daughter_n who_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o her_o brother_n house_n 2_o sam._n 13.20_o and_o david_n concubine_n who_o be_v shut_v up_o also_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v how_o long_o david_n daughter_n remain_v in_o absolom_n house_n but_o we_o be_v tell_v how_o long_o his_o concubine_n be_v even_o to_o the_o day_n of_o their_o death_n 2_o sam._n 20.3_o n._n b._n come_v we_o now_o to_o more_o undefiled_a instance_n as_o anna_n the_o prophetess_n luk._n 2.37_o who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o few_o famous_a witness_n of_o the_o messiah_n come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o of_o who_o grotius_n say_v that_o she_o be_v affine_fw-la huic_fw-la exemplum_fw-la a_o example_n near_o akin_a to_o this_o for_o she_o spend_v fourscore_o and_o eight_o year_n of_o her_o widowhood_n save_v her_o seven_o year_n marriage_n in_o frequent_a fast_n and_o prayer_n in_o the_o temple_n night_n and_o day_n she_o come_v in_o at_o that_o instant_n when_o simeon_n take_v up_o the_o babe_n of_o bethlehem_n into_o his_o arm_n simeoni_n succinuit_n she_o sing_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o that_o beautiful_a babe_n with_o simeon_n also_o to_o make_v up_o a_o more_o harmonious_a consort_n ver_fw-la 38._o n._n b._n but_o still_o to_o step_v near_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n the_o counsel_n of_o the_o great_a apostle_n may_v be_v confer_v herewith_o concern_v virgin_n which_o he_o confess_v can_v be_v congruous_a to_o all_o but_o only_o to_o such_o as_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o continency_n and_o have_v so_o decree_v reserve_v still_o a_o liberty_n of_o do_v otherwise_o if_o need_v require_v which_o popish_a votary_n do_v not_o and_o which_o jephtah_n rash_a vow_n indeed_o take_v away_o from_o his_o daughter_n be_v not_o so_o careful_a as_o the_o apostle_n be_v in_o not_o cast_v a_o snare_n upon_o she_o that_o have_v decree_v no_o
of_o strength_n shall_v wither_v away_o before_o they_o be_v old_a say_v he_o 3._o this_o man_n of_o god_n threaten_v he_o with_o a_o rival_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o priesthood_n which_o he_o or_o his_o posterity_n shall_v behold_v with_o their_o eye_n to_o their_o great_a grief_n and_o regret_n v._o 32_o 33._o for_o though_o god_n raise_v up_o the_o young_a prophet_n samuel_n to_o be_v his_o competitor_n or_o rival_n in_o his_o public_a employ_v in_o his_o very_a day_n which_o he_o in_o person_n may_v see_v to_o his_o sorrow_n yet_o the_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o this_o threaten_n be_v not_o until_o the_o day_n of_o eli_n posterity_n which_o see_v abiathar_n of_o eli_n race_n put_v out_o of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o zadok_v of_o the_o elder_a line_n put_v into_o his_o place_n 1_o king_n 2.27_o 35._o and_o that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n to_o which_o this_o clause_n in_o all_o the_o wealth_n which_o god_n shall_v give_v israel_n v._o 32._o point_v at_o for_o then_o israel_n flourish_v most_o and_o the_o priesthood_n be_v then_o most_o profitable_a 4._o this_o man_n of_o god_n threaten_v he_o with_o the_o violent_a death_n of_o his_o son_n before_o their_o father_n death_n v._o 34_o 35._o which_o be_v fulfil_v chap._n 4.11_o promise_v withal_o to_o raise_v up_o a_o better_a priesthood_n which_o will_v honour_n god_n and_o which_o shall_v continue_v to_o the_o captivity_n or_o to_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n the_o most_o anoint_v one_o 5._o he_o threaten_v hâ—m_n with_o the_o poverty_n of_o his_o posterity_n v._o 36._o they_o shall_v come_v crouch_v as_o abiathar_n do_v 1_o king_n 2.26_o when_o banish_v to_o anathoth_n their_o sin_n be_v write_v on_o their_o punishment_n before_o they_o pamper_a their_o paunch_n with_o roast-meat_n etc._n etc._n v._n 13._o to_o 17._o now_o glad_a of_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n and_o possible_o those_o of_o the_o elder_a line_n do_v tyrannize_v over_o they_o for_o be_v their_o rival_n so_o long_o for_o withhold_v the_o priesthood_n so_o great_a a_o term_n of_o time_n from_o the_o right_a line_n of_o eliazar_n to_o who_o it_o be_v most_o proper_o due_a and_o hereupon_o may_v either_o degrade_v those_o priest_n of_o the_o line_n of_o ithamar_n or_o cut_v they_o short_a of_o that_o plentiful_a provision_n god_n make_v even_o for_o the_o inferior_a priesthood_n etc._n etc._n 1_o samuel_n chap._n iii_o chapter_n the_o three_o be_v a_o narrative_a of_o samuel_n divine_a call_n to_o his_o prophetical_a office_n wherein_o the_o first_o remark_n be_v the_o circumstance_n of_o samuel_n call_n as_o first_o the_o person_n who_o call_v he_o be_v the_o lord_n himself_o call_v he_o no_o few_o than_o four_o time_n v._n 4.6_o 8_o 10._o through_o samuel_n mistake_n of_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n for_o the_o voice_n of_o eli_n josephus_n say_v that_o samuel_n be_v now_o but_o twelve_o year_n old_a and_o therefore_o may_v it_o well_o be_v say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o do_v not_o yet_o know_v the_o lord_n v._n 7._o namely_o in_o that_o way_n peculiar_a to_o the_o prophet_n who_o have_v their_o extraordinary_a revelation_n from_o god_n spirit_n come_v by_o time_n upon_o they_o which_o the_o rabbin_n call_v bath-koll_a the_o daughter_n of_o a_o voice_n wherewith_o young_a samuel_n be_v not_o yet_o acquaint_v otherwise_o the_o same_o black_a brand_n put_v upon_o eli_n son_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v they_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n chap._n 2.12_o may_v be_v upon_o samuel_n too_o who_o be_v sanctify_v from_o the_o womb_n and_o undoubted_o have_v the_o ordinary_a and_o experimental_a knowledge_n of_o god_n in_o his_o daily_a minister_a before_o he_o even_o in_o his_o tender_a year_n who_o will_v not_o be_v debauch_v by_o eli_n son_n of_o belial_n as_o above_o the_o second_o circumstance_n be_v the_o time_n when_o which_o be_v threefold_a 1._o when_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n be_v in_o a_o very_a low_a ebb_n the_o word_n of_o prophecy_n be_v very_o precious_a at_o that_o time_n ver_fw-la 1._o a_o prophet_n be_v very_o rare_a then_o and_o few_o or_o none_o appear_v with_o open_a vision_n by_o name_n though_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o general_a of_o a_o prophet_n judg._n 6.8_o and_o of_o a_o man_n of_o god_n before_o chap._n 2.27_o yet_o this_o samuel_n be_v call_v the_o first_o of_o the_o prophet_n by_o the_o apostle_n peter_n act._n 3.24_o as_o long_o before_o that_o he_o be_v account_v the_o head_n of_o they_o 2_o chron._n 35.18_o because_o he_o be_v the_o next_o famous_a prophet_n to_o moses_n 2._o at_o that_o time_n ver_fw-la 2._o when_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v the_o day_n before_o that_o man_n of_o god_n mention_v chap._n 2.27_o with_o heavy_a tiding_n to_o eli_n than_o the_o very_a next_o day_n god_n call_v and_o send_v samuel_n with_o the_o same_o sad_a message_n and_o 3._o in_o that_o time_n of_o the_o natural_a day_n ver_fw-la 3._o when_o the_o lamp_n of_o the_o golden_a candlestick_n be_v not_o yet_o extinguish_v which_o have_v be_v light_v the_o evening_n before_o exod._n 27.21_o levit._fw-la 24.3_o 2_o chron._n 13.11_o so_o that_o this_o be_v betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o before_o day_n that_o god_n call_v samuel_n the_o three_o circumstance_n be_v the_o place_n where_o in_o the_o temple_n or_o tabernacle_n n._n b._n 1._o by_o which_o it_o plain_o appear_v it_o be_v not_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n to_o burn_v day_n as_o be_v the_o say_n which_o yet_o the_o superstitious_a romish_a church_n do_v have_v their_o light_a taper_n burn_v upon_o their_o high_a altar_n at_o noonday_n n._n b._n 2._o we_o must_v suppose_v the_o levite_n lodging_n wherein_o samuel_n sleep_v be_v in_o some_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o tabernacle_n for_o within_o they_o none_o may_v lodge_v or_o lay_v etc._n etc._n the_o second_o remark_n concern_v the_o substance_n of_o this_o word_n of_o prophecy_n reveal_v to_o samuel_n as_o the_o first_o do_v the_o circumstance_n of_o his_o call_n to_o be_v a_o prophet_n who_o may_v say_v to_o eli_n as_o abijah_n afterward_o say_v to_o jeroboam_n wife_n i_o be_o send_v to_o thou_o with_o heavy_a tiding_n 1_o king_n 14.6_o the_o reveal_n of_o which_o will_v strike_v such_o astonishment_n and_o tremble_a into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n as_o their_o ear_n shall_v tingle_v to_o hear_v such_o a_o thunderclap_n ver_fw-la 11._o this_o young_a prophet_n first_o become_v a_o prophet_n against_o eli_n house_n as_o afterward_o he_o be_v to_o all_o israel_n v._o 22_o 23._o and_o confirm_v what_o the_o man_n of_o god_n in_o the_o second_o chapter_n have_v denounce_v against_o it_o that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o witness_n god_n will_n and_o word_n may_v be_v establish_v samuel_n declare_v both_o eli_n sin_n and_o of_o his_o son_n and_o their_o punishment_n also_o for_o 12_o 13._o that_o their_o sin_n be_v inexpiable_a ver_fw-la 14._o which_o some_o hence_o suppose_v be_v that_o sin_n unto_o death_n 1_o joh._n 5.16_o for_o which_o there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n heb._n 10.26_o n._n b._n this_o may_v hold_v true_a of_o his_o son_n but_o not_o of_o himself_o therefore_o their_o punishment_n be_v irreversible_a see_v god_n have_v swear_v it_o as_o well_o as_o say_v when_o i_o begin_v i_o will_v also_o make_v a_o end_n ver_fw-la 12._o and_o indeed_o though_o the_o fall_n of_o eli_n family_n be_v exceedding_n fatal_a and_o formidable_a for_o their_o corrupt_a god_n commonwealth_n and_o make_v good_a that_o old_a say_n like_a priest_n like_o people_n in_o profaneness_n yet_o even_o the_o death_n of_o eli_n be_v very_o dismal_a he_o die_v the_o death_n of_o a_o unredeemed_a ass_n by_o break_v his_o neck_n exod._n 13.13_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o gracious_a carriage_n of_o this_o young_a prophet_n when_o so_o high_a and_o honourable_a a_o preferment_n be_v put_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o lord_n behold_v 1._o his_o humility_n though_o his_o master_n observe_v his_o towardliness_n to_o good_a have_v bestow_v on_o he_o a_o ephod_n a_o garment_n then_o use_v in_o minister_a to_o the_o lord_n ch_z 2.18_o and_o his_o mother_n have_v give_v he_o a_o coat_n to_o wear_v under_o his_o ephod_n ver_fw-la 19_o and_o no_o doubt_n she_o spare_v no_o cost_n in_o make_v this_o coat_n fine_a enough_o because_o he_o be_v not_o only_o her_o only_a son_n but_o also_o the_o son_n of_o her_o love_n as_o joseph_n be_v to_o jacob_n to_o who_o he_o give_v a_o fine_a coat_n than_o to_o any_o of_o his_o other_o son_n gen._n 37.3_o yet_o be_v he_o not_o make_v proud_a with_o either_o his_o upper_a or_o under_o garment_n as_o most_o of_o such_o young_a stripling_n among_o we_o be_v especial_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v dignify_v to_o wear_v minister_n gown_n at_o his_o age._n 2._o his_o modesty_n be_v very_o marvellous_a not_o only_o
have_v see_v a_o beam_n of_o god_n omnipotency_n yet_o return_v to_o their_o idolatry_n etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o remark_n be_v the_o ark_n sad_a dismission_n from_o bethshemesh_n after_o its_o glad_a reception_n there_o v._o 19_o 20_o 21._o the_o cause_n why_o be_v the_o curiosity_n both_o of_o prince_n priest_n and_o people_n in_o peep_v into_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v upon_o pain_n of_o death_n numb_a 4.20_o n._n b._n and_o no_o doubt_n but_o their_o presumption_n of_o pry_v into_o the_o ark_n may_v be_v ground_v from_o a_o jealousy_n that_o the_o philistine_n have_v take_v something_o out_o of_o it_o or_o put_v something_o into_o it_o while_o it_o lay_v captive_a seven_o month_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o this_o opportunity_n may_v make_v they_o over-desirous_a to_o view_v the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o they_o never_o have_v see_v nor_o ever_o be_v like_a to_o see_v after_o the_o ark_n come_v into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n where_o they_o may_v not_o approach_v beside_o they_o think_v they_o may_v presume_v the_o more_o because_o the_o ark_n have_v be_v pollute_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n who_o for_o any_o thing_n they_o know_v be_v not_o punish_v for_o so_o do_v and_o now_o it_o be_v expose_v to_o public_a view_n therefore_o have_v this_o occasion_n they_o may_v make_v the_o bold_a with_o it_o but_o oh_o how_o dear_a do_v these_o man_n pay_v for_o their_o presumptuous_a pry_n and_o peep_v fifty_o thousand_o and_o seventy_o lose_v their_o life_n for_o so_o do_v n._n b._n no_o such_o severity_n god_n show_v to_o the_o philistine_n because_o they_o know_v not_o his_o law_n as_o his_o israelite_n do_v or_o may_v do_v if_o vzzah_n do_v but_o touch_v the_o ark_n he_o die_v for_o it_o 2_o sam._n 6.7_o 1_o chron._n 13.10_o but_o philistine_n may_v hand_n it_o into_o a_o cart_n and_o not_o die_v if_o ananias_n etc._n etc._n commit_v sacrilege_n peter_n punish_v he_o with_o death_n act_v 5.5_o but_o so_o he_o do_v not_o to_o simon_n magus_n act_v 8.20_o god_n expect_v more_o from_o his_o people_n than_o from_o alien_n n._n b._n it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a good_a providence_n that_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v go_v have_v they_o see_v this_o severity_n it_o will_v have_v harden_v their_o heart_n more_o some_o object_n here_o and_o say_v first_o that_o it_o be_v improbable_a such_o a_o vast_a number_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v find_v in_o so_o small_a a_o city_n as_o bethshemesh_n be_v than_o the_o live_n have_v not_o be_v so_o many_o as_o to_o bury_v the_o dead_a hereupon_o josephus_n say_v with_o other_o rabbin_n that_o only_o seventy_o be_v slay_v etc._n etc._n which_o though_o it_o seem_v but_o a_o small_a number_n yet_o may_v be_v call_v a_o great_a slaughter_n either_o from_o the_o smallness_n of_o the_o place_n or_o from_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n those_o be_v their_o principal_a man_n nor_o can_v so_o many_o as_o fifty_o thousand_o etc._n etc._n all_o peep_n into_o the_o ark._n answer_v 1_o to_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n be_v of_o dangerous_a consequence_n give_v advantage_n to_o the_o antiscripturists_a that_o do_v too_o atheistical_o deny_v its_o authority_n etc._n etc._n answer_v 2._o all_o those_o peeper_n be_v not_o only_o the_o bethshemite_n but_o also_o from_o all_o other_o adjacent_a part_n therefore_o the_o text_n say_v god_n smite_v of_o the_o people_n not_o of_o the_o citizen_n of_o that_o city_n for_o without_o all_o question_n a_o great_a concourse_n from_o all_o part_n of_o that_o country_n can_v not_o but_o run_v and_o be_v there_o to_o behold_v the_o lose_a ark_n restore_v to_o make_v up_o so_o great_a a_o number_n answer_v 3_o so_o many_o may_v take_v time_n to_o peep_v successive_o but_o suppose_v all_o do_v not_o so_o yet_o be_v slay_v they_o may_v deserve_v death_n for_o other_o sin_n know_v to_o god_n though_o unknown_a to_o man_n who_o may_v account_v those_o innocent_a who_o the_o lord_n reckon_v heinous_o guilty_a god_n judgement_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v censure_v by_o we_o for_o though_o they_o be_v sometime_o secret_a yet_o be_v they_o always_o just_a objection_n 2._o this_o seem_v too_o much_o severity_n for_o so_o small_a a_o sin_n as_o this_o be_v answer_v 1_o the_o city_n of_o bethshemesh_n which_o signify_v the_o house_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v now_o under_o such_o a_o eclipse_n and_o darkness_n as_o peevish_o to_o think_v that_o god_n be_v over-strict_a lay_v the_o blame_n all_o upon_o god_n and_o none_o upon_o their_o sin_n v._o 20._o and_o therefore_o desire_v to_o dismiss_v the_o ark_n as_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o rigour_n david_n himself_o have_v something_o of_o this_o sin_n 2_o sam._n 6.8_o 9_o and_o the_o gadarin_n much_o more_o matth._n 8.54_o answer_v 2._o god_n always_o show_v most_o severity_n in_o punish_v his_o own_o people_n especial_o in_o matter_n that_o immediate_o concern_v his_o worship_n and_o man_n be_v not_o competent_a judge_n because_o we_o understand_v not_o the_o unsearchable_a reason_n of_o his_o judgement_n who_o have_v be_v god_n counsellor_n &_o c_o rom._n 11.33_o 34._o we_o ought_v not_o to_o search_v into_o god_n secret_n which_o belong_v to_o he_o only_o deut._n 29.29_o hic_fw-la oportet_fw-la mirari_fw-la non_fw-la rimari_fw-la we_o may_v better_o admire_v than_o express_v they_o and_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o reprehend_v what_o we_o can_v comprehend_v the_o philosopher_n can_v say_v nihil_fw-la interest_n pedes_fw-la nò_fw-la quisquam_fw-la a_o oculos_fw-la in_o clienâ_fw-la domo_fw-la ponat_fw-la it_o be_v as_o unmannerly_a a_o trick_n to_o pry_v into_o another_o man_n house_n with_o his_o eye_n as_o to_o press_v into_o it_o with_o his_o foot_n how_o much_o more_o unlawful_a be_v this_o pry_n and_o peep_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n so_o express_o against_o god_n law_n numb_a 4.15_o 18_o 19_o 20._o arcana_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la arca_n dei_fw-la the_o secret_n of_o god_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v search_v into_o lest_o we_o smart_v for_o it_o as_o they_o do_v eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la scire_fw-la nec_fw-la datur_fw-la nec_fw-la fas_fw-la est_fw-la docta_fw-la est_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la say_v calvin_n as_o it_o be_v a_o learned_a ignorance_n not_o to_o know_v what_o be_v unrevealed_a so_o it_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o madness_n to_o pry_v into_o they_o n._n b._n the_o bethshemite_v here_o take_v care_n to_o rid_v their_o hand_n of_o the_o ark_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v more_o reverent_o retain_v and_o therefore_o request_v kiriath_n jearim_n a_o more_o religious_a city_n to_o send_v for_o it_o v._o 21._o pretend_v it_o be_v too_o nigh_o the_o philistine_n who_o may_v fetch_v it_o from_o they_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o it_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o shilo_n etc._n etc._n but_o intend_v only_o their_o own_o safety_n 1_o sam._n chap._n vii_o chapter_n the_o seven_o of_o the_o first_o of_o samuel_n be_v a_o relation_n of_o the_o act_n of_o samuel_n under_o his_o double_a capacity_n both_o as_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n to_o israel_n and_o as_o he_o be_v a_o judge_n over_o they_o and_o these_o his_o act_n do_v relate_v both_o to_o a_o time_n of_o war_n and_o to_o a_o time_n of_o peace_n remark_n upon_o the_o former_a be_v first_o the_o introduction_n before_o the_o war_n the_o ark_n be_v fetch_v up_o by_o the_o man_n of_o kiriath_n jearim_n where_o it_o long_o abode_n v._o 1_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n they_o dare_v fetch_v it_o at_o the_o bethshemites_n request_n for_o fear_v of_o the_o like_a fate_n but_o this_o pious_a people_n well_o know_v that_o the_o calamity_n be_v not_o to_o be_v charge_v upon_o the_o ark_n but_o upon_o their_o carelessness_n and_o irreverent_a curiosity_n which_o they_o resolve_v to_o avoid_v the_o perdition_n of_o their_o neighbour_n be_v a_o caution_n to_o they_o so_o they_o place_v it_o in_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n in_o the_o hill_n and_o consecrate_a eleazar_n his_o son_n to_o keep_v it_o from_o all_o kind_n of_o such_o profane_a touch_n as_o have_v cost_v so_o dear_a n._n b._n this_o abinadab_n be_v undoubted_o a_o good_a man_n and_o josephus_n the_o jew_n call_v he_o a_o levite_n yet_o they_o sanctify_v the_o son_n for_o this_o service_n because_o the_o young_a and_o strong_a for_o it_o and_o not_o the_o father_n who_o probable_o be_v superannuated_a or_o at_o least_o cumber_a with_o the_o care_n of_o a_o great_a domestic_a charge_n which_o may_v either_o divert_v he_o from_o or_o distract_v he_o in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n lavater_n say_v that_o ahitub_n the_o priest_n then_o live_v at_o shilo_n do_v consecrate_v eleazar_n not_o to_o be_v either_o levite_n or_o priest_n which_o he_o be_v not_o before_o for_o in_o israel_n man_n be_v not_o make_v such_o but_o
second_o the_o second_o sort_n be_v no_o man_n of_o conscience_n therefore_o be_v they_o brand_v for_o belialist_n v._o 27._o that_o be_v awless_a lawless_n yokeless_a man_n that_o taunt_v he_o as_o if_o a_o king_n of_o clout_n say_v quid_fw-la faciet_fw-la hic_fw-la longolius_fw-la quid_fw-la praestabit_fw-la turris_fw-la haec_fw-la carnea_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la intanto_fw-la corpore_fw-la mica_fw-la salis_n this_o long-shank_n and_o lofty_a lubber_n a_o insipid_a lump_n can_v never_o save_v we_o n._n b._n they_o therefore_o think_v he_o unworthy_a of_o any_o homage_n whereas_o the_o mean_a he_o be_v in_o their_o eye_n the_o more_o need_n he_o stand_v of_o their_o present_n the_o four_o and_o last_o consequent_a be_v saul_n remedy_n to_o those_o reproach_n it_o be_v say_v hebr._n he_o turn_v the_o deaf_a ear_n to_o they_o use_v no_o remedy_n but_o patience_n well_o know_v what_o then_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v cure_v must_v patient_o be_v endure_v this_o be_v kinglike_a indeed_o to_o see_v and_o say_v nothing_o it_o be_v his_o great_a prudence_n to_o hold_v his_o peace_n be_v no_o better_o settle_v in_o his_o kingdom_n have_v he_o now_o hector_v those_o malcontent_n it_o may_v have_v breed_v a_o mutiny_n etc._n etc._n his_o humility_n here_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o government_n conduce_v much_o both_o to_o his_o honour_n and_o establishment_n etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n chap._n xi_o chapter_n the_o eleven_o contain_v the_o confirmation_n of_o saul_n in_o his_o kingdom_n after_o the_o proclamation_n make_v at_o mizpeh_n by_o the_o sanhedrim_n that_o sit_v there_o saul_n confirmation_n be_v make_v by_o two_o manner_n of_o mean_n the_o first_o be_v a_o specimen_fw-la or_o instance_n of_o his_o own_o personal_a valour_n his_o martial_a courage_n conduct_v and_o victory_n over_o the_o ammonite_n who_o then_o wage_v war_n against_o israel_n and_o the_o second_o be_v by_o a_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n take_v by_o all_o the_o people_n in_o another_o convention_n the_o remark_n upon_o the_o first_o be_v first_o the_o antecedent_n of_o this_o specimen_fw-la which_o be_v twofold_a first_o the_o siege_n of_o jabesh_n by_o the_o ammonite_n which_o be_v so_o severe_a and_o press_v upon_o they_o that_o the_o people_n of_o jabesh_n come_v to_o a_o capitulation_n 1_o 2._o nahash_n the_o king_n of_o ammon_n have_v make_v long_a preparation_n for_o this_o siege_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o pad_n in_o the_o straw_n the_o cogent_a reason_n of_o their_o call_n for_o a_o king_n when_o they_o have_v intelligence_n of_o it_o chap._n 12.12_o make_v himself_o cocksure_a of_o carry_v the_o conquest_n and_o such_o be_v the_o old_a hatred_n of_o ammon_n against_o israel_n ezek._n 25.4_o 5_o 6_o 15._o upon_o the_o old_a claim_n of_o recover_v their_o lose_a land_n judg._n 11.13_o but_o more_o especial_o to_o revenge_v the_o overthrow_n then_o give_v they_o by_o jephtah_n v._o 32_o 33._o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v content_a to_o take_v in_o this_o city_n as_o one_o of_o their_o confederate_n as_o they_o consent_v to_o be_v though_o this_o be_v too_o far_o a_o compliance_n with_o that_o curse_a nation_n deut._n 23.3_o but_o they_o will_v have_v they_o not_o only_o their_o slave_n but_o their_o stigmatise_v slave_n by_o put_v out_o their_o right_a eye_n and_o so_o utter_o disable_v to_o deliver_v themselves_o out_o of_o his_o inhuman_a hand_n by_o war_n n._n b._n this_o will_v indeed_o have_v be_v a_o reproach_n upon_o all_o israe_fw-la as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v a_o base_a mind_a a_o sordid_a spirit_v people_n that_o so_o they_o may_v but_o live_v will_v truckle_n to_o any_o term_n on_o this_o fide_fw-la death_n though_o they_o boast_v of_o a_o almighty_a god_n able_a to_o defend_v they_o yet_o dare_v they_o not_o in_o danger_n put_v their_o confidence_n in_o he_o n._n b._n even_o thus_o will_v the_o devil_n and_o his_o imp_n deal_v with_o we_o endeavour_v to_o put_v out_o our_o right_a eye_n nahash_n here_o signify_v a_o serpent_n n._n b._n as_o that_o old_a serpent_n satan_n will_v put_v out_o our_o right-eye_n of_o faith_n and_o leave_v we_o only_o the_o left_a eye_n of_o reason_n so_o his_o instrument_n will_v deprive_v we_o of_o the_o scripture_n to_o nuzzle_v we_o up_o in_o ignorance_n this_o serpent_n nahash_n know_v well_o that_o in_o battle_n the_o left_a eye_n be_v cover_v with_o a_o shield_n and_o only_o the_o right_a eye_n be_v useful_a for_o sight_n in_o fight_n and_o have_v that_o be_v put_v out_o the_o people_n can_v not_o fight_v at_o all_o note_v well_o nor_o can_v we_o fight_v the_o good_a fight_n of_o faith_n if_o we_o want_v faith_n or_o the_o word_n of_o god_n our_o best_a weapon_n matth._n 4.4_o 7_o 10._o eph._n 6.16_o 17._o and_o which_o teach_v our_o hand_n to_o fight_v etc._n etc._n psal_n 144.1_o n._n b._n nahash_n be_v content_a to_o leave_v they_o one_o eye_n that_o they_o may_v do_v his_o drudgery_n these_o harsh_a term_n put_v jabesh_n to_o their_o wily_a wit_n boâ—â—â—ing_v upon_o ammon_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n and_o weaken_v exceed_o by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d slaughter_n of_o their_o man_n judg._n 21._o yea_o and_o not_o like_a to_o receive_v relief_n from_o those_o on_o this_o side_n jordan_n who_o be_v scarce_o able_a to_o defend_v themselves_o against_o the_o philistine_n beside_o at_o this_o juncture_n they_o ill-agreed_n among_o themselves_o about_o their_o choice_n of_o a_o new_a king_n chap._n 10.27_o all_o these_o thing_n consider_v put_v jabesh_n upon_o this_o project_n of_o desire_v seven_o day_n respite_n etc._n etc._n v._n 3._o make_v no_o mention_n of_o their_o send_v messenger_n to_o a_o new_a king_n but_o to_o a_o break_a people_n only_o that_o nahash_n might_n more_o easy_o yield_v to_o it_o which_o josephus_n say_v he_o do_v out_o of_o a_o foolish_a self-confidence_n of_o his_o army_n and_o contempt_n of_o israel_n who_o he_o think_v utter_o unable_a to_o afford_v any_o relief_n especial_o in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n the_o second_o antecedent_n of_o the_o specimen_fw-la be_v saul_n resolution_n to_o relieve_v the_o besiege_a city_n from_o v._o 4._o to_o v._o 11._o wherein_o note_n 1._o the_o occasion_n messenger_n come_v from_o jabesh_n to_o gibeah_n where_o saul_n be_v chap_n 10.26_o and_o where_o he_o continue_v about_o a_o month_n in_o his_o private_a husbandry_n chap._n 11.4_o 5_o 7._o before_o this_o public_a occasion_n n._n b._n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o this_o town_n of_o gibeah_n once_o so_o abominable_o wicked_a and_o as_o abominable_o destroy_v judg._n 20._o shall_v afford_v israel_n their_o first_o king_n but_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o the_o man_n of_o gibeah_n shall_v now_o so_o sympathize_v with_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh_n who_o have_v so_o deep_o suffer_v former_o for_o their_o friendship_n towards_o they_o judg._n 21._o and_o well_o may_v the_o benjamite_n weep_v with_o weep_a jabesh_n according_a to_o rom._n 12.15_o because_o they_o have_v their_o wife_n from_o thence_o to_o recruit_v their_o almost_o extinguish_v tribe_n judg._n 21.10_o 12_o etc._n etc._n n._n b._n saul_n come_v out_o of_o the_o field_n from_o his_o countrey-work_n with_o his_o oxe-plough_n a_o work_n ancient_o of_o great_a esteem_n among_o the_o old_a roman_n and_o grecian_n find_v a_o general_a lamentation_n for_o their_o brethren_n misery_n at_o jabesh_n gilead_n who_o have_v already_o endure_v a_o hard_a siege_n and_o have_v promise_v to_o submit_v to_o hard_a term_n v._o 10_o if_o relief_n come_v not_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n which_o they_o cunning_o conceal_v then_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o he_o v._o 6._o fill_v he_o with_o fortitude_n and_o he_o who_o have_v be_v so_o cold_a in_o his_o own_o cause_n as_o to_o hold_v his_o peace_n when_o he_o be_v both_o reject_v and_o revile_v chap._n 10.27_o be_v now_o all_o on_o a_o light_a fire_n and_o a_o hot_a flame_n when_o he_o hear_v how_o god_n be_v so_o dishonour_v and_o his_o people_n so_o discourage_v and_o reproach_v v._o 6._o he_o take_v his_o likely_a his_o own_o yoke_v of_o ox_n which_o he_o be_v follow_v from_o the_o field_n hew_v they_o in_o piece_n and_o send_v they_o into_o all_o the_o coast_n of_o israel_n with_o this_o message_n whoever_o come_v not_o forth_o after_o saul_n and_o after_o samuel_n his_o ox_n shall_v be_v hew_v in_o piece_n also_o for_o 7._o this_o strike_v a_o great_a terror_n even_o in_o the_o despiser_n of_o saul_n who_o dare_v not_o refuse_v to_o follow_v samuel_n their_o old_a judge_n though_o saul_n be_v not_o yet_o inaugurate_v king_n yet_o saul_n as_o such_o a_o elect_a king_n rank_n himself_o before_o a_o prophet_n or_o judge_n and_o like_o a_o king_n summon_v his_o subject_n all_o as_o it_o be_v above_o sixteen_o and_o under_o sixty_o and_o this_o he_o do_v by_o deed_n which_o be_v more_o persuade_v
he_o serve_v he_o when_o he_o can_v no_o long_o serve_v himself_o upon_o he_o and_o this_o hypocrite_n will_v have_v serve_v god_n himself_o so_o if_o he_o can_v have_v reach_v he_o as_o he_o do_v his_o high_a priest_n saul_n here_o do_v not_o serve_v god_n in_o consult_v with_o he_o but_o will_v have_v serve_v himself_o upon_o god_n only_o six_o in_o his_o compose_v out_o of_o his_o own_o will_n that_o curse_v oath_n and_o impose_v it_o upon_o all_o his_o people_n with_o the_o penalty_n of_o death_n to_o those_o that_o keep_v it_o not_o hence_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o rash_a and_o undadvised_a adjuration_n that_o saul_n without_o consult_v with_o god_n or_o his_o high_a priest_n put_v upon_o all_o his_o people_n both_o present_a and_o absent_a to_o taste_v no_o kind_n of_o food_n that_o day_n and_o such_o as_o observe_v it_o not_o he_o devote_v to_o death_n v._o 24_o 39_o 44._o wherein_o there_o be_v indeed_o a_o show_n of_o zeal_n for_o god_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v command_v a_o general_n fast_o that_o israel_n may_v the_o more_o be_v avenge_v of_o their_o enemy_n n._n b._n hereupon_o some_o popish_a commentator_n do_v high_o commend_v saul_n for_o command_v this_o fast_a for_o say_v they_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o obligation_n and_o of_o the_o adjuration_n be_v good_a but_o josephus_n himself_o find_v fault_n with_o saul_n for_o this_o force_a past_a and_o so_o do_v all_o our_o own_o best_a interpreter_n who_o unanimous_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v sinful_a and_o wicked_a in_o many_o respect_n as_o first_o saul_n thus_o adjure_v his_o subject_n out_o of_o his_o own_o insolent_a arrogancy_n design_v that_o the_o whole_a glory_n of_o the_o victory_n shall_v be_v ascribe_v to_o himself_o and_o his_o zeal_n which_o more_o due_o belong_v to_o his_o son_n jonathan_n second_o it_o savour_v also_o of_o too_o bloody_a a_o mind_n over-desiring_a to_o fill_v himself_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o philistine_n his_o fellow-creature_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v now_o make_v to_o fall_v fast_o enough_o by_o their_o own_o hand_n one_o against_o another_o three_o saul_n severity_n do_v indeed_o extend_v most_o here_o to_o his_o own_o subject_n in_o disenable_v they_o by_o this_o overrigorous_a fast_o to_o pursue_v the_o fly_a enemy_n and_o so_o he_o lose_v the_o end_n which_o he_o propose_v to_o himself_o in_o this_o act_n namely_o the_o complete_n of_o the_o victory_n by_o use_v those_o evil_a mean_n to_o accomplish_v it_o as_o good_a jonathan_n affirm_v v._o 30._o whereas_o a_o good_a magistrate_n more_o regard_v the_o life_n of_o one_o good_a citizen_n and_o subject_a than_o the_o death_n of_o many_o enemy_n four_o he_o do_v inconsiderate_o ensnare_v the_o conscience_n of_o his_o people_n without_o any_o warrant_n from_o god_n word_n even_o the_o absent_a as_o well_o as_o present_v who_o be_v either_o 1._o those_o who_o the_o philistine_n have_v take_v captive_a and_o make_v slave_n to_o they_o in_o the_o camp_n till_o they_o take_v this_o opportunity_n to_o join_v with_o their_o brethren_n in_o battle_n against_o their_o opposer_n or_o 2._o those_o fugitive_n that_o have_v flee_v to_o the_o philistine_n for_o save_v their_o own_o life_n or_o 3._o those_o coward_n that_o have_v hide_v themselves_o in_o holes_n through_o fear_n of_o the_o philestine_n chap._n 13.6_o and_o now_o dare_v creep_v forth_o and_o pursue_v a_o fly_a adversary_n chap._n 14.21_o 22._o but_o above_o all_o 4._o jonathan_n and_o his_o squire_n who_o likewise_o be_v absent_a and_o therefore_o innocent_a of_o this_o rash_a adjuration_n v._o 3_o 27._o five_o saul_n interdict_v all_o manner_n of_o food_n to_o any_o of_o his_o follower_n be_v over_o rigorous_a insomuch_o as_o it_o admit_v of_o no_o case_n of_o necessity_n which_o always_o in_o the_o strict_a solemn_a fast_n find_v some_o indulgence_n six_o saul_n law_n here_o be_v like_o draco_n that_o punish_v every_o peccad_a llo_n or_o little_a fault_n with_o the_o penalty_n of_o present_a death_n and_o therefore_o be_v sâ—id_v to_o be_v write_v not_o with_o black_a but_o with_o blood_n though_o saul_n be_v a_o king_n yet_o have_v he_o no_o such_o absolute_a power_n to_o punish_v his_o subject_n with_o such_o a_o accurse_a death_n especial_o his_o son_n for_o taste_v a_o little_a honey_n v._o 43_o 44._o a_o punishment_n far_o exceed_v the_o fault_n seven_o saul_n rash_a adjure_v his_o subject_n by_o such_o a_o oath_n and_o curse_n do_v not_o only_o restrain_v their_o lawful_a liberty_n without_o just_a cause_n but_o also_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o their_o sin_n when_o be_v well_o nigh_o hungerstarved_n they_o do_v with_o so_o much_o greediness_n eat_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o blood_n for_o which_o they_o be_v blame_v v._o 32._o even_o by_o saul_n himself_o v._o 33._o saul_n can_v there_o see_v the_o people_n sin_n but_o not_o his_o own_o that_o have_v occasion_v it_o they_o make_v conscience_n of_o the_o king_n command_n for_o fear_v of_o the_o curse_n yet_o saul_n have_v so_o starve_v they_o that_o they_o scruple_n not_o to_o break_v god_n command_n for_o fear_v of_o hell_n gen._n 9.4_o leu._n 3.17_o and_o 17.14_o deut._n 12.16_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v saul_n profaneness_n as_o well_o as_o hypocrisy_n 1._o in_o building_n but_o one_o altar_n for_o his_o many_o victory_n v._o 35._o that_o over_o the_o ammonite_n in_o chap._n 11._o deserve_v not_o one_o in_o his_o account_n etc._n etc._n 2._o he_o be_v a_o desperate_a swearer_n and_o curser_n v._o 39_o 44._o rap_v out_o oath_n upon_o oath_n 3._o god_n not_o answer_v such_o a_o sinner_n v._o 37._o joh._n 9.31_o when_o he_o will_v have_v pursue_v the_o enemy_n without_o ask_v of_o god_n have_v not_o the_o high_a priest_n interpose_v and_o will_v have_v it_o so_o v._o 36._o 4_o he_o scruple_n eat_v blood_n but_o not_o shed_v blood_n even_o of_o jonathan_n v._o 44._o resolve_v it_o with_o bloody_a oath_n and_o he_o have_v do_v it_o if_o the_o people_n have_v not_o rescue_v he_o v._o 45._o 5._o in_o take_v the_o kingdom_n v._o 47._o in_o opposition_n to_o god_n who_o have_v say_v he_o shall_v lose_v it_o chap._n 13.14_o 6._o in_o turn_v tyrant_n after_o this_o take_v their_o son_n from_o his_o subject_n at_o his_o will_n v._o 52._o as_o samuel_n foretell_v chap._n 8.11_o as_o now_o he_o swear_v to_o sacrifice_v his_o own_o son_n in_o a_o chase_n learn_v no_o lesson_n from_o jephtah_n who_o have_v so_o rash_o vow_v to_o devote_a his_o own_o daughter_n etc._n etc._n but_o more_o in_o chapter_n fifteen_o hereof_o 1_o sam._n chap._n xv._o chapter_n the_o 15_o be_v a_o far_o and_o full_a demonstration_n of_o saul_n hypocrisy_n and_o profaneness_n in_o his_o war_n with_o amalek_n as_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o his_o rejection_n the_o remark_n be_v 1._o the_o material_a cause_n of_o saul_n disobedience_n to_o god_n command_n be_v concern_v amalek_n that_o lick_v people_n as_o the_o hebr._n name_n signify_v who_o have_v not_o only_o assault_v israel_n with_o open_a hostility_n to_o hinder_v their_o march_n to_o canaan_n exod._n 17.8_o etc._n etc._n numb_a 24.20_o but_o also_o have_v lay_v lurk_v ambushment_n to_o lick_v up_o and_o cut_v off_o the_o feeble_a of_o they_o deut._n 25.17_o 18._o though_o this_o double_a injury_n be_v now_o four_o hundred_o year_n old_a yet_o the_o lord_n remember_v it_o still_o v._o 12._o n._n b._n it_o be_v ill_a anger_v the_o ancient_n of_o day_n his_o forbearance_n be_v no_o forgiveness_n therefore_o do_v he_o now_o send_v samuel_n to_o saul_n the_o first_o king_n israel_n have_v to_o revenge_v their_o old_a injury_n with_o a_o charge_n to_o cut_v they_o all_o off_o universal_o both_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o as_o balaam_n have_v prophesy_v of_o they_o they_o may_v perish_v for_o ever_o numb_a 24.20_o yea_o and_o as_o the_o lord_n himself_o have_v swear_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v so_o exod._n 17.16_o samuel_n therefore_o lay_v god_n charge_n home_o upon_o saul_n that_o at_o length_n after_o all_o his_o so_o heinous_a miscarriage_n heretofore_o and_o after_o god_n so_o heavy_a menace_n thereupon_o chap._n 13.8_o 9_o saying_n yet_o the_o lord_n that_o make_v thou_o king_n and_o who_o thou_o ought_v to_o obey_v be_v mind_v to_o try_v thou_o once_o more_o see_v thou_o make_v amends_o for_o thy_o former_a error_n and_o redeem_v god_n favour_n for_o 1_o 2_o 3._o the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o formal_a cause_n of_o saul_n sin_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o partiality_n of_o his_o obeve_a god_n command_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o thus_o far_o saul_n obey_v god_n 1_o in_o muster_v up_o his_o man_n to_o a_o potent_a army_n ver_fw-la 4._o 2._o in_o undertake_v the_o expedition_n ver_fw-la 5._o n._n b._n 3._o in_o show_v kindness_n to_o the_o kenites_n who_o have_v show_v kindness_n to_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
by_o many_o mean_n as_o first_o by_o curse_v the_o murderer_n v._o 29._o where_o joab_n child_n have_v a_o lamentable_a legacy_n leave_v they_o by_o his_o iniquity_n second_o in_o not_o only_o make_v a_o public_a lamentation_n at_o abner_n funeral_n but_o also_o in_o cause_v joab_n to_o join_v therein_o that_o he_o may_v both_o expose_v he_o to_o public_a shame_n for_o be_v the_o actor_n of_o it_o and_o more_o especial_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o sense_n and_o sight_n of_o his_o heinous_a sin_n in_o commit_v it_o and_o to_o a_o true_a repentance_n if_o possible_a for_o it_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o such_o a_o public_a lamentation_n both_o of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n that_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o it_o five_o 3â—_n three_o in_o give_v abner_n such_o a_o pompous_a funeral_n at_o hebron_n where_o he_o water_a abner_n sepulchre_n with_o his_o own_o tear_n which_o be_v a_o further_a testimony_n of_o his_o innocency_n in_o it_o v._o 32_o 33._o four_o in_o brand_a joab_n before_o all_o the_o people_n for_o his_o sordid_a assassinate_v such_o a_o man_n of_o valour_n as_o can_v and_o will_v have_v match_v he_o have_v they_o fight_v upon_o equal_a term_n bewail_v abner_n that_o he_o die_v not_o as_o the_o fool_n nabal_n do_v nor_o be_v his_o hand_n manacle_v nor_o his_o foot_n fetter_v etc._n etc._n v._n 34._o though_o his_o hand_n be_v tie_v from_o slay_v the_o lord_n priest_n at_o saul_n command_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o so_o now_o five_o in_o his_o fast_v as_o well_o as_o mourn_v his_o chieftain_n entreat_v he_o to_o allay_v his_o great_a grief_n with_o the_o funeral_n feast_n and_o a_o cup_n of_o consolation_n according_a to_o custom_n jer._n 16.7_o &_o ezek._n 24.17_o but_o he_o refuse_v until_o sunsetting_a v._o 35._o n._n b._n note_v well_o first_o all_o these_o evidence_n of_o david_n innocency_n be_v a_o high_a point_n of_o prudence_n as_o well_o as_o piety_n the_o people_n be_v well_o please_v v._o 36_o 37._o to_o see_v david_n strip_v himself_o of_o his_o royal_a robe_n and_o follow_v the_o corpse_n as_o a_o true_a mourner_n from_o which_o king_n be_v usual_o exempt_v he_o true_o mourn_v not_o only_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o abner_n in_o who_o he_o lose_v the_o present_a project_n of_o gain_v all_o israel_n to_o his_o side_n but_o also_o for_o joab_n murder_n defile_v the_o land_n n._n b._n note_v well_o second_o his_o courtier_n object_v why_o do_v thou_o not_o punish_v the_o murherer_n of_o this_o great_a man_n v._o 38._o david_n answer_v v._o 39_o i_o be_o force_v to_o forbear_v justice_n lest_o with_o my_o right_a hand_n i_o cut_v off_o my_o left_a those_o son_n of_o zeruiah_n be_v so_o potent_a in_o the_o army_n they_o may_v serve_v i_o as_o abner_n serve_v ishbosheth_n but_o david_n be_v weak_a in_o faith_n than_o in_o force_n this_o be_v but_o carnal_a reason_n for_o he_o have_v god_n promise_n for_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v have_v do_v justice_n upon_o joab_n and_o have_v cast_v himself_o upon_o god_n providence_n for_o the_o issue_n david_n have_v god_n warrant_n for_o it_o gen._n 9.6_o exod._n 21.14_o fiat_n justitia_fw-la ruat_fw-la coelum_fw-la justice_n must_v be_v do_v whatever_o come_v but_o david_n turn_v he_o over_o to_o god_n to_o punish_v he_o 1_o king_n 2.5_o 6._o etc._n etc._n 28.34_o 2_o sam._n chap._n iu._n this_o chapter_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o decrease_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n as_o the_o former_a do_v of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n which_o two_o house_n be_v allegory_n for_o as_o there_o be_v constant_a opposition_n and_o continual_a skirmish_v for_o a_o long_a time_n between_o the_o two_o house_n of_o saul_n and_o david_n even_o so_o in_o a_o double_a emblem_n there_o be_v first_o betwixt_o christ_n and_o antichrist_n while_o the_o world_n endure_v and_o second_o betwixt_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n while_o their_o life_n do_v last_o this_o double_a type_n hold_v forth_o a_o double_a mystery_n in_o the_o history_n both_o in_o a_o general_n and_o in_o a_o particular_a respect_n first_o as_o to_o the_o general_n ishbosheth_n kingdom_n be_v found_v upon_o a_o arm_n of_o flesh_n namely_o humane_a power_n and_o policy_n and_o not_o any_o divine_a word_n to_o warrant_v it_o but_o rather_o on_o the_o contrary_a to_o abolish_v it_o therefore_o must_v it_o in_o god_n time_n decrease_v though_o it_o look_v never_o so_o big_a with_o so_o many_o tribe_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o belly_n of_o it_o at_o its_o first_o beginning_n whereas_o david_n kingdom_n be_v found_v upon_o a_o sure_a word_n of_o prophecy_n and_o promise_v of_o god_n which_o be_v at_o the_o first_o support_v with_o one_o tribe_n only_o at_o hebron_n yet_o must_v it_o in_o god_n time_n great_o grow_v have_v both_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n to_o warm_v water_n and_o nourish_v it_o into_o a_o kindly_a growth_n even_o so_o the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n though_o at_o the_o first_o it_o be_v enlarge_v almost_o over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o whole_a world_n lie_v in_o wickedness_n 1_o john_n 5.19_o yet_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o shall_v grow_v weak_a and_o weak_a as_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n do_v ch._n 3.1_o until_o at_o last_o our_o lord_n shall_v destroy_v the_o man_n of_o sin_n utter_o with_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n and_o with_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o come_n 2._o thes_n 2.8_o whereas_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n our_o bless_a david_n though_o it_o be_v but_o as_o a_o little_a stone_n the_o kingdom_n of_o a_o stone_n at_o the_o first_o yet_o shall_v it_o become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o a_o mountain_n to_o fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n dan._n 2.35.45_o in_o like_a manner_n if_o those_o two_o house_n of_o saul_n and_o david_n be_v particular_o consider_v they_o represent_v the_o two_o opposite_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n in_o our_o spiritual_a warfare_n what_o can_v we_o see_v in_o the_o shulamite_n or_o one_o at_o peace_n with_o god_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v and_o so_o be_v every_o true_a believer_n but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o company_n of_o two_o army_n cant._n 6.13_o and_o these_o two_o be_v contrary_a each_o to_o other_o gal._n 5.17_o so_o that_o we_o can_v do_v the_o thing_n that_o we_o will_v as_o we_o can_v do_v the_o good_a thing_n we_o will_v because_o of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v satan_n lieutenant_n general_n consist_v of_o innumerable_a lust_n and_o corruption_n that_o do_v oppose_v we_o so_o we_o can_v do_v the_o evil_a thing_n we_o will_v because_o of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v god_n lieutenant_n general_n consist_v of_o a_o company_n of_o evangelical_n grace_n that_o do_v stop_v we_o in_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n stop_v balaam_n in_o his_o perverse_a way_n now_o because_o he_o that_o be_v in_o we_o be_v great_a than_o he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n against_o we_o 1_o joh._n 4.4_o therefore_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n like_o that_o of_o saul_n grow_v weak_a and_o weak_a though_o it_o seem_v never_o so_o invincible_o strong_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o christian_a warfare_n and_o be_v at_o the_o last_o final_o abolish_v whereas_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o spirit_n like_o that_o of_o david_n grow_v strong_a and_o strong_a though_o it_o seem_v at_o the_o first_o but_o as_o little_a as_o a_o grain_n of_o mustardseed_n yet_o grow_v it_o into_o a_o great_a tree_n math._n 13.31_o 32._o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n and_o so_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n the_o remark_n upon_o the_o particular_n of_o his_o chapter_n after_o this_o general_a double_a allegory_n be_v first_o the_o death_n of_o abner_n do_v not_o only_a dispirit_fw-fr ishbosheth_n but_o also_o put_v all_o the_o people_n into_o a_o deep_a consternation_n v._o 1._o n._n b._n note_v well_o the_o most_o wise_a god_n will_v never_o suffer_v evil_a to_o be_v do_v unless_o he_o know_v how_o to_o bring_v some_o good_a out_o of_o that_o evil_n indeed_o joab_n have_v his_o end_n in_o thus_o base_o under_o colour_n of_o friendship_n to_o stab_v such_o a_o prince_n in_o israel_n as_o abner_n be_v namely_o to_o revenge_v his_o brother_n asahel_n death_n by_o he_o and_o to_o secure_v his_o own_o place_n of_o generalship_n from_o he_o but_o god_n have_v his_o end_n also_o as_o well_o as_o joab_n his_o and_o that_o be_v first_o to_o punish_v abner_n just_o as_o for_o all_o his_o other_o sin_n so_o more_o especial_o for_o his_o rebellion_n against_o david_n his_o lawful_a lord_n and_o sovereign_n contrary_a to_o his_o own_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n chap._n 3.9_o for_o compass_v his_o worldly_a honour_n and_o wicked_a design_n in_o which_o
private_a â—â—fe_n n._n b._n 1._o with_o peter_n martyr_n in_o sacred_a history_n we_o never_o read_v that_o high-priest_n do_v depose_v king_n as_o the_o highpriest_n of_o rome_n have_v often_o do_v but_o that_o king_n have_v depose_v high-priest_n as_o here_o and_o grotius_n say_v the_o same_o and_o that_o they_o be_v but_o subject_n and_o stand_v when_o the_o king_n sit_v n._n b._n 2._o mercy_n ought_v to_o be_v mingle_v with_o justice_n where_o any_o merit_n may_v be_v former_o find_v thus_o solomon_n mitigate_v abiathar_n punishment_n who_o in_o rigour_n of_o law_n be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o dead_a man_n as_o well_o as_o adonijah_n and_o joab_n here_o but_o solomon_n to_o requite_v his_o former_a kindness_n to_o his_o father_n david_n both_o in_o bear_v the_o ark_n before_o he_o 2_o sam._n 15.24_o 29._o 1_o chron._n 15.11_o 12._o and_o in_o be_v a_o fellow-sufferer_n with_o he_o 1_o sam._n 22.20_o only_o banish_v he_o to_o teach_v prince_n not_o to_o write_v injury_n in_o marble_n and_o benefit_n in_o sand_n or_o water_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n 3._o the_o scripture_n can_v be_v break_v john_n 20.35_o but_o must_v be_v fulfil_v matth._n 26.54_o luk._n 24.44_o so_o god_n threaten_v against_o the_o house_n of_o eli_n 1_o sam._n 2.31_o 35._o be_v here_o accomplish_v namely_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o high_a priesthood_n from_o the_o line_n of_o ithamar_n in_o eâ—i_n and_o abiathar_n to_o the_o line_n of_o eleazar_n in_o zadok_n ambrose_n say_v deus_fw-la tarditatem_fw-la supplicij_fw-la gravitate_fw-la compensat_fw-la though_o divine_a vengeance_n seem_v sometime_o to_o come_v slow_a with_o leaden_a foot_n yet_o be_v it_o always_o sure_a and_o come_v to_o strike_v with_o its_o iron_n hand_n which_o drench_n deep_o be_v they_o fall_v this_o doom_n have_v lie_v dormant_a for_o eighty_o year_n betwixt_o eli_n and_o abiathar_n who_o must_v be_v now_o punish_v for_o his_o treason_n and_o so_o accomplish_v that_o divine_a doom_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o 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yet_o let_v he_o not_o die_v a_o natural_a death_n n._n b._n some_o rabbin_n say_v joab_n have_v discover_v vriah_n letter_n to_o david_n great_a disgrace_n and_o therefore_o can_v never_o be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o for_o disclose_v his_o secret_n about_o contrive_v vriah_n death_n but_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o his_o put_v absalon_n to_o death_n still_o stick_v in_o his_o stomach_n mark_v 2._o joab_n hear_v of_o the_o execution_n of_o adonijah_n and_o of_o the_o expulsion_n of_o abiathar_n two_o of_o his_o fellow_n archrebel_n he_o be_v the_o three_o and_o the_o worst_a too_o both_o as_o be_v so_o stigmatise_v and_o brand_v by_o david_n to_o his_o son_n whereof_o he_o may_v have_v some_o notice_n whereas_o adonijah_n now_o execute_v have_v not_o be_v so_o infamous_o characterise_a as_o himself_o be_v and_o also_o as_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o solomon_n with_o a_o squint_a eye_n because_o joab_n have_v despise_v he_o and_o hold_v he_o unworthy_a to_o reign_v not_o only_o for_o 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his_o soul_n but_o wilful_a murderer_n such_o as_o he_o have_v be_v must_v have_v no_o mercy_n show_v they_o by_o god_n law_n exod._n 21.14_o mark_v 4._o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o joab_n be_v hale_v by_o force_n from_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o that_o law_n of_o god_n exod._n 21.14_o and_o then_o slay_v both_o as_o a_o pattern_n to_o all_o wilful_a murderer_n not_o to_o expect_v protection_n any_o where_o and_o also_o to_o expiate_v the_o blood_n of_o abner_n and_o amasa_n from_o david_n who_o be_v innocent_a of_o it_o joab_n die_v for_o it_o and_o be_v bury_v and_o benaiah_n put_v in_o his_o place_n ver_fw-la 30_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35._o the_o six_o remark_n be_v solomon_n confine_v of_o shimei_n ver_fw-la 36_o to_o 40._o mark_v 1._o david_n caution_n to_o his_o son_n concern_v he_o ver_fw-la 8.9_o be_v not_o out_o of_o any_o rancorous_a or_o revengeful_a spirit_n wherewith_o david_n as_o a_o private_a person_n dare_v not_o die_v and_o from_o which_o canker_a frame_n many_o passage_n in_o david_n psalm_n and_o in_o the_o history_n of_o his_o life_n do_v demonstrate_v his_o freedom_n n._n b._n but_o this_o charge_n he_o give_v as_o a_o public_a magistrate_n to_o maintain_v the_o honour_n and_o order_n of_o civil_a government_n this_o curse_v shimei_n have_v curse_v the_o king_n with_o bitter_a curse_n 2_o sam._n 16.7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n for_o which_o abishai_n will_v have_v slay_v he_o once_o and_o again_o and_o though_o david_n then_o patient_o submit_v to_o it_o as_o send_v of_o god_n and_o afterward_o pardon_v it_o for_o his_o part_n 2_o sam._n 19.21_o 23._o yet_o leave_v it_o to_o solomon_n wisdom_n to_o judge_n of_o this_o public_a malicious_a fault_n and_o to_o punish_v he_o for_o it_o at_o his_o commit_v future_a offence_n this_o advice_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o david_n oath_n for_o then_o there_o have_v be_v no_o need_n of_o solomon_n wisdom_n to_o find_v out_o a_o occasion_n for_o the_o future_a to_o which_o his_o turbulent_a spirit_n will_v expose_v he_o to_o be_v pay_v home_o for_o the_o new_a and_o old_a together_o mark_v 2._o solomon_n confine_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n at_o distance_n from_o his_o own_o country_n and_o kindred_n among_o who_o he_o may_v have_v raise_v some_o tumult_n against_o the_o government_n he_o must_v not_o stir_v out_o of_o the_o city_n neither_o eastward_o to_o baburim_n his_o old_a habitation_n nor_o westward_o to_o gath_n no_o way_n so_o far_o distant_a as_o the_o brook_n kidron_n be_v from_o jerusalem_n if_o he_o do_v he_o be_v a_o dead_a man_n ver_fw-la 36_o 37._o n._n b._n how_o happy_a will_v abiathar_n have_v think_v himself_o in_o shimei_n confinement_n of_o who_o for_o his_o function_n sake_n and_o his_o suffering_n with_o david_n we_o read_v not_o that_o any_o doleful_a catastrophe_n attend_v he_o as_o do_v all_o his_o fellow-criminals_a thus_o the_o lord_n chastize_n his_o own_o child_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v condemn_v with_o the_o world_n 1_o cor._n 11.31_o but_o this_o curse_v curse_v shimei_n must_v not_o be_v trust_v any_o far_a than_o he_o may_v be_v see_v he_o be_v keep_v within_o compass_n here_o close_o confine_v n._n b._n oh_o that_o we_o can_v learn_v to_o deal_v so_o with_o our_o own_o deceitful_a heart_n and_o desperate_o wicked_a jer._n 17.9_o he_o that_o trust_v his_o own_o heart_n be_v a_o fool_n prov._n 28.26_o mark_v 3_o this_o confinement_n shimei_n thankful_o own_v when_o impose_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o favour_n far_o more_o than_o he_o either_o expect_v or_o deserve_v and_o therefore_o promise_v upon_o oath_n to_o perform_v it_o ver_fw-la 38_o 39_o 42_o 43._o where_o solomon_n charge_v he_o with_o break_v his_o oath_n his_o false_a heart_n praise_v this_o law_n for_o its_o lenity_n and_o promise_a obedience_n
king_n 22.48_o 49._o whereby_o he_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o repentance_n mark_v 3_o these_o three_o branch_n first_o jehosaphat_n sin_n in_o associate_a himself_o with_o so_o notorious_a a_o sinner_n have_v this_o aggravation_n that_o it_o be_v so_o soon_o after_o such_o a_o glorious_a deliverance_n as_o ezra_n 9.13_o 14._o the_o second_o be_v how_o good_a man_n may_v fall_v once_o and_o again_o into_o the_o same_o fault_n as_o gen._n 12.13_o and_o 20.2_o abraham_n say_v twice_o she_o be_v my_o sister_n the_o three_o be_v god_n will_v not_o prosper_v the_o evil_a project_n of_o his_o own_o people_n peter_n martyr_n say_v god_n prosper_v solomon_n voyage_n for_o gold_n 1_o king_n 9.28_o because_o his_o temple_n be_v then_o to_o be_v build_v but_o not_o so_o jehosaphat_n for_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n then_o it_o be_v only_o for_o curiosity_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n chap._n i._n this_o chapter_n be_v a_o narrative_a of_o the_o life_n of_o ahaziah_n who_o be_v his_o father_n ahab_n viceroy_n during_o his_o absence_n at_o ramoth-gilead_n and_o his_o successor_n when_o he_o fall_v there_o and_o contemporary_a with_o jehosaphat_n as_o before_o the_o two_o general_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v one_a the_o life_n and_o 2_o the_o death_n of_o this_o king_n remark_n upon_o the_o first_o be_v first_o this_o ahaziah_n have_v a_o black_a brand_n put_v upon_o he_o 1_o king_n 22.51_o 52_o 53._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o evil_a egg_n of_o a_o evil_a bird_n his_o father_n ahab_n be_v bad_a but_o his_o mother_n jezebel_n be_v well_o worse_o no_o good_a son_n can_v well_o be_v expect_v from_o such_o notorious_o bad_a parent_n see_v both_o their_o loin_n and_o their_o life_n be_v sufficient_a to_o debauch_v he_o he_o cleave_v close_o to_o his_o parent_n pattern_n and_o succeed_v ahab_n not_o only_o in_o his_o throne_n but_o also_o in_o his_o sin_n so_o he_o do_v true_o patrizare_n prone_a to_o prove_v the_o same_o sin_n and_o to_o be_v his_o father_n second_o 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that_o he_o may_v pray_v for_o he_o but_o a_o captain_n of_o war_n with_o a_o band_n of_o soldier_n to_o fetch_v he_o by_o force_n ver_fw-la 9_o all_o author_n agree_v that_o his_o wicked_a mother_n jezebel_n stir_v he_o up_o to_o breath_n out_o such_o persecute_v threaten_n against_o the_o lord_n prophet_n she_o be_v as_o high_o incense_v against_o he_o 1_o king_n 19.2_o as_o ever_o herodias_n be_v against_o john_n the_o baptist_n matth._n 14.8_o this_o captain_n go_v to_o carmel_n and_o there_o call_v he_o in_o contempt_n thou_o man_v of_o god_n come_v down_o i_o must_v carry_v thou_o prisoner_n to_o the_o king_n or_o if_o he_o confess_v he_o to_o be_v so_o without_o a_o jeer_n it_o be_v with_o a_o false_a heart_n and_o bloody_a hand_n the_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 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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
wretch_n ahaz_n make_v unto_o god_n for_o vouchsafe_v he_o all_o those_o mercy_n mark_v 1_o no_o soon_o have_v tiglath-pilese_a take_v damascus_n but_o away_o hasten_v ahaz_n thither_o to_o congratulate_v his_o victory_n and_o to_o ingratiate_v himself_o far_a with_o his_o great_a deliverer_n 2_o king_n 16.10_o but_o god_n cross_v he_o of_o his_o expectation_n of_o a_o far_a continuance_n of_o assyrian_a favour_n for_o that_o king_n distress_v he_o but_o strengthen_v he_o not_o 2_o chron._n 28.20_o n.b._n this_o assyrian_a beast_n observe_v the_o hedge_n to_o be_v now_o low_a go_v over_o it_o and_o though_o he_o have_v help_v ahaz_n against_o the_o syrian_n yet_o hereby_o he_o smooth_v his_o own_o way_n into_o canaan_n for_o syria_n lay_v between_o they_o have_v hitherto_o be_v a_o bulwark_n against_o the_o assyrian_n so_o that_o though_o the_o syrian_n have_v be_v troublesome_a the_o assyrian_n become_v much_o more_o invade_v the_o land_n in_o the_o very_a next_o reign_n mark_v 2._o ahaz_n see_v a_o altar_n of_o a_o excellent_a structure_n in_o damascus_n send_v the_o pattern_n of_o it_o to_o vrijah_n the_o temporize_a high_a priest_n who_o comply_v with_o the_o king_n command_n contrary_a to_o god_n command_n and_o the_o light_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n if_o he_o be_v the_o same_o mention_v isa_n 8.1_o 2._o this_o new_a altar_n he_o make_v ready_a for_o ahaz'_v return_v from_o compliment_v tiglath_n pileser_fw-ge a_o king_n 16.11_o 12._o mark_v 3_o ahaz_n himself_o offer_v upon_o this_o new_a altar_n the_o apostate_n vrijah_n suffer_v he_o to_o do_v so_o whereas_o zealous_a azariah_n will_v not_o suffer_v ahaz'_v his_o grandfather_n vzziah_n a_o far_o better_a man_n to_o do_v it_o and_o though_o vzziah_n be_v smite_v with_o leprosy_n for_o so_o do_v yet_o ahaz_n be_v smite_v with_o a_o far_o worse_a plague_n to_o wit_n with_o a_o incurable_a obduration_n 2_o chron._n 28.22_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o five_o mark_n and_o here_o he_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o syrian_a god_n ver_fw-la 13._o that_o can_v not_o save_v themselves_o mark_v 4._o instead_o of_o a_o reformer_n he_o turn_v deformer_n of_o god_n temple_n thrust_v god_n altar_n out_o of_o its_o place_n and_o use_v to_o make_v room_n for_o his_o syrian_a and_o fine_a one_o ver_fw-la 14_o 15._o and_o of_o the_o brazen_a altar_n lyra_n say_v he_o make_v his_o famous_a dyal_n mention_v chap._n 20.11_o he_o also_o remove_v musach_n sabbati_fw-la the_o covert_a wherein_o the_o priest_n repose_v themselves_o and_o the_o gallery_n betwixt_o his_o palace_n and_o the_o temple_n and_o all_o this_o he_o do_v to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o tiglath-pileze_a by_o all_o this_o public_a contempt_n cast_v on_o god_n worship_n vrijah_n have_v once_o debauch_v his_o conscience_n conform_v to_o all_o ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o mark_v 5._o though_o god_n plague_v he_o with_o many_o adversary_n as_o edomite_n philistine_n and_o assyrian_n 2_o chron._n 28.16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o yet_o so_o stubborn_a and_o stiffnecked_a be_v ahaz_n that_o his_o distress_n make_v he_o worse_o ver_fw-la 22._o resolve_v rather_o to_o break_v than_o bend_v so_o that_o this_o monster_n of_o mankind_n become_v a_o brand_a belialist_n this_o be_v that_o king_n ahaz_n stigmatise_v to_o make_v up_o a_o triumvirate_n 1._o cain_n gen._n 4_o 15._o 2._o dathan_n numb_a 26.9_o and_o 3._o ahaz_n here_o who_o shut_v up_o the_o house_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 23_o 24_o 25._o yet_o die_v a_o natural_a death_n though_o a_o detestable_a wretch_n all_o change_a their_o temporal_a into_o eternal_a woe_n etc._n etc._n god_n put_v off_o punish_v some_o wicked_a man_n here_o for_o hereafter_o 2_o king_n chap._n xvii_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o expiration_n and_o extirpation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o samaria_n or_o that_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n wherein_o antecedent_n concomitant_n and_o consequent_n be_v very_o considerable_a remarks_n first_o upon_o the_o antecedent_n be_v first_o a_o description_n of_o this_o last_o king_n of_o israel_n hoshea_n who_o name_n signify_v salvation_n yet_o his_o traitorous_a and_o king-killing_a nature_n quite_o contrary_a to_o his_o name_n bring_v and_o wrought_v destruction_n both_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o samaritan_n kingdom_n though_o this_o king_n be_v bad_a enough_o in_o slay_v his_o sovereign_n chap._n 15.30_o and_o set_v himself_o in_o his_o stead_n reign_v four_o year_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n and_o five_o year_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n ver_fw-la 14._o yet_o be_v he_o not_o so_o bad_a as_o those_o king_n that_o go_v before_o he_o ver_fw-la 2._o for_o he_o suffer_v his_o subject_n to_o go_v up_o to_o the_o passover_n say_v lavater_n celebrate_v by_o hezekiah_n when_o he_o invite_v they_o 2_o chron._n 30.11_o remark_n the_o second_o notwithstanding_o this_o hoshea_n be_v not_o so_o notorious_o bad_a as_o jeroboam_n have_v be_v who_o forbid_v the_o ten_o tribe_n to_o worship_n god_n at_o jerusalem_n 1_o king_n 12.28_o yet_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o israelite_n sinâ—_n be_v now_o full_a vengeance_n come_v upon_o they_o without_o remedy_n chap._n 23.26_o of_o 2_o king_n for_o now_o the_o lord_n let_v loose_a shalmaneser_n the_o son_n of_o tiglath_n pilezer_n and_o father_n to_o sennacherib_n he_o come_v up_o against_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o into_o vassalage_n ver_fw-la 3._o and_o execute_v many_o other_o outrageous_a cruelty_n intimate_v in_o hos_n 10.14_o n.b._n this_o show_v that_o god_n execute_v his_o judgement_n not_o only_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o present_a time_n but_o also_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o former_a time_n hoshea_n small_a sin_n add_v to_o the_o great_a sin_n of_o his_o predecessor_n they_o be_v now_o great_a aggravation_n and_o do_v still_o more_o high_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o great_a indignation_n remark_n the_o three_o though_o this_o hoshea_n be_v content_a to_o pay_v tribute_n according_a to_o his_o covenant_n swear_v to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n yet_o soon_o be_v he_o weary_a of_o that_o vassalage_n and_o thereupon_o send_v to_o so_o king_n of_o egypt_n betwixt_o who_o and_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n there_o be_v continual_a emulation_n for_o his_o aid_n and_o assistance_n ver_fw-la 4._o which_o being_n promise_v hoshea_n by_o so_o he_o pay_v no_o more_o the_o annual_a tribute_n to_o assyria_n according_a to_o custom_n and_o covenant_n this_o enrage_a shalmaneser_n whereupon_o he_o come_v up_o and_o besiege_v samaria_n the_o septuagint_n read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o hedge_v up_o the_o city_n and_o so_o strong_a and_o well_o fortify_v be_v samaria_n that_o it_o hold_v out_o three_o year_n siege_n ver_fw-la 5._o at_o the_o end_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n take_v it_o put_v hoshea_n in_o prison_n to_o make_v sure_a of_o he_o when_o he_o have_v complete_v his_o conquest_n over_o the_o country_n as_o well_o as_o city_n and_o when_o he_o have_v do_v that_o work_n he_o than_o carry_v away_o both_o the_o king_n till_o then_o fetter_v in_o prison_n and_o his_o subject_n also_o all_o captive_n into_o assyria_n and_o into_o media_n then_o in_o subjection_n to_o the_o assyrian_n ver_fw-la 6._o not_o only_o to_o replenish_v those_o country_n but_o also_o to_o cut_v off_o all_o hope_n of_o their_o return_v into_o their_o own_o country_n see_v those_o captive_n be_v remove_v so_o far_o distant_a from_o canaan_n remark_n the_o four_o the_o procure_a cause_n of_o this_o utter_a rejection_n of_o israel_n or_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v describe_v from_o ver_fw-la 7._o to_o ver_fw-la 18._o mark_v 1_o god_n accuse_v they_o for_o worship_v strange_a god_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a ver_fw-la 7.8_o which_o grotius_n call_v gravis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gravium_fw-la malorum_fw-la a_o grievous_a catalogue_n of_o the_o people_n grievous_a sin_n and_o their_o long_a continuance_n in_o they_o even_o from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n which_o deliverance_n do_v much_o aggravate_v their_o so_o soon_o learning_n to_o be_v idolatrous_a after_o it_o ezek._n 20.8_o etc._n etc._n but_o much_o more_o their_o continue_v so_o long_o to_o be_v such_o though_o god_n long_o before_o this_o have_v threaten_v that_o their_o land_n shall_v spew_v they_o out_o for_o such_o abomination_n leu._n 18.26_o 28._o mark_v 2._o they_o be_v blame_v both_o for_o affront_a the_o right_a object_n and_o for_o debauch_v the_o right_a office_n and_o action_n of_o divine_a worship_n ver_fw-la 9.10_o 11_o 12._o the_o first_o they_o do_v in_o contemn_v god_n temple_n prefer_v their_o high_a place_n before_o god_n house_n and_o adore_v their_o own_o image_n before_o himself_o the_o most_o high_a and_o they_o do_v the_o second_o in_o work_v wicked_a thing_n on_o purpose_n to_o prooke_v god_n instead_o of_o worship_v he_o according_a to_o god_n word_n with_o any_o purpose_n to_o
to_o any_o friend_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o suit_v he_o for_o save_v they_o from_o this_o bloody_a decree_n of_o cruelty_n 2._o but_o drusius_n demonstrate_v this_o law_n to_o be_v old_a than_o haman_n or_o ahasuerus_n himself_o because_o all_o person_n far_o and_o near_o in_o all_o the_o 127_o province_n have_v this_o law_n so_o notorious_o make_v know_v to_o they_o beside_o herodotus_n diodorus_n siculus_n etc._n etc._n make_v it_o a_o more_o ancient_a law_n 3._o though_o this_o old_a law_n so_o common_o know_v by_o custom_n and_o common_a fame_n be_v first_o compose_v for_o safety_n of_o the_o king_n person_n and_o to_o set_v off_o his_o state_n and_o majesty_n left_a familiarity_n shall_v breed_v contempt_n yet_o be_v it_o condemn_v by_o the_o very_a pagan_n for_o be_v over_o severe_a barbarous_a and_o pernicious_a to_o the_o public_a for_o if_o subject_n may_v not_o have_v access_n and_o make_v address_n to_o their_o sovereign_n what_o shall_v the_o oppress_v do_v remark_n the_o six_o another_o reason_n queen_n esther_n render_v for_o her_o refusal_n namely_o moreover_n i_o have_v not_o be_v call_v to_o come_v in_o to_o the_o king_n these_o thirty_o day_n mark_v 1_o at_o what_o a_o strange_a distance_n do_v this_o proud_a persian_a monarch_n keep_v himself_o even_o from_o his_o own_o royal_a consort_n so_o that_o she_o herself_o his_o own_o queen_n may_v not_o dare_v but_o in_o danger_n of_o death_n to_o presume_v into_o his_o presence_n in_o the_o inner_a court_n uncalled_a the_o manner_n of_o call_v who_o he_o will_v be_v say_v piscator_fw-la his_o extend_v out_o his_o golden_a sceptre_n in_o token_n that_o he_o call_v for_o they_o mark_v 1_o how_o this_o queen_n in_o who_o the_o king_n so_o much_o delight_v before_o above_o all_o other_o woman_n chap._n 2.17_o have_v not_o be_v call_v to_o come_v to_o the_o king_n a_o full_a month_n interspace_n here_o be_v cold_a love_n to_o the_o queen_n all_o this_o while_n lyra_n say_v it_o be_v because_o his_o concubine_n have_v now_o engross_v he_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o haman_n le_fw-fr grand_fw-fr n._n b._n mortal_a monarch_n be_v changeable_a creature_n in_o their_o affection_n and_o object_n remark_n the_o seven_o esther_n at_o length_n undertake_v to_o venture_v be_v press_v by_o a_o second_o precept_n from_o mordecai_n who_o prognosticate_v she_o own_o peril_n in_o case_n of_o her_o neglect_n ver_fw-la 12_o 13._o yet_o suppose_v her_o sinful_a silence_n shall_v continue_v he_o tell_v she_o that_o he_o foresee_v by_o the_o force_n of_o his_o faith_n ground_v upon_o god_n promise_n for_o preserve_v his_o church_n deliverance_n shall_v arise_v from_o some_o other_o hand_n or_o from_o some_o other_o land_n but_o thou_o and_o thy_o father_n house_n shall_v be_v destroy_v ver_fw-la 14._o that_o be_v think_v not_o thou_o to_o escape_v say_v grotius_n see_v haman_n edict_n be_v against_o all_o the_o jew_n in_o general_n for_o god_n will_v punish_v thou_o for_o thy_o want_n of_o commiseration_n to_o the_o church_n and_o for_o seek_v the_o safety_n of_o thyself_o alone_o or_o the_o jew_n themselves_o will_v destroy_v thou_o say_v a_o lapide_fw-la out_o of_o josephus_n for_o thy_o despise_n of_o they_o n._n b._n it_o be_v equal_o a_o evil_a to_o be_v ever_o and_o over_o silent_a as_o to_o be_v ever_o and_o over_o loquacious_a thus_o mordecai'_v message_n deter_v esther_n by_o a_o heap_n of_o holy_a argument_n compose_v of_o discord_n sometime_o thunder_a out_o threaten_n for_o her_o desert_v the_o church_n to_o save_v herself_o and_o sometime_o palate_v they_o with_o promise_n sour_a and_o sweet_a make_v the_o best_a sauce_n to_o humane_a palate_n which_o he_o gather_v out_o of_o god_n providence_n in_o raise_v she_o up_o to_o be_v queen_n at_o this_o juncture_n say_v it_o be_v probable_a thou_o be_v come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n for_o this_o purpose_n there_o be_v a_o wheel_n within_o a_o wheel_n ezek._n 1.16_o therefore_o be_v courageous_a etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o eight_o esther_n be_v thus_o cajole_v and_o conquer_a by_o these_o cogent_n argument_n now_o comply_v send_v a_o sweet_a and_o satisfactory_a answer_n to_o comfort_v mourn_v mordecai_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17._o n._n b._n she_o resolve_v to_o roll_n herself_o upon_o god_n to_o who_o the_o care_n of_o the_o end_n appertain_v yet_o take_v she_o to_o herself_o a_o most_o religious_a care_n of_o mean_n to_o the_o end_n fist_n seek_v god_n then_o cast_v herself_o upon_o the_o king_n well_o know_v that_o the_o heart_n of_o king_n be_v in_o god_n hand_n prov._n 21.1_o mark_v 1_o the_o mean_n go_v gather_v together_o all_o the_o jew_n great_a be_v the_o power_n of_o joint_a prayer_n 2_o chron._n 20.3_o 4._o rom._n 15.30_o and_o rev._n 14.2_o it_o be_v as_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o great_a thunder_n it_o work_v wonder_n in_o heaven_n and_o on_o earth_n mark_v 2._o she_o bid_v they_o fast_o and_o pray_v for_o she_o who_o go_v in_o danger_n of_o her_o life_n as_o rom._n 15.30_o 31._o 1_o thes_n 5.25_o require_v they_o to_o point_v their_o prayer_n with_o fast_v that_o they_o may_v pierce_v heaven_n and_o prevail_v mark_v 3_o she_o appoint_v a_o three_o day_n fast_o that_o be_v say_v lyra_n to_o eat_v but_o once_o a_o day_n and_o that_o no_o more_o than_o to_o sustain_v nature_n and_o this_o modicum_fw-la be_v repute_v nothing_o this_o time_n be_v exact_o measure_v as_o the_o three_o day_n and_o night_n of_o christ_n burial_n mat._n 12.40_o two_o whole_a night_n one_o whole_a day_n and_o part_n of_o two_o day_n mark_v 4._o she_o enjoin_v nothing_o but_o what_o she_o will_v do_v herself_o and_o her_o maiden_n though_o she_o be_v tender_a and_o a_o queen_n and_o must_v say_v serrarius_n preserve_v her_o beauty_n for_o enamour_v the_o king_n yet_o will_v she_o fast_o so_o long_o as_o they_o do_v leave_v the_o issue_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o none_o but_o proselyte_n that_o will_v fast_o and_o pray_v must_v be_v maiden_n for_o she_o mark_v 5._o then_o she_o resolve_v to_o cast_v herself_o upon_o god_n providence_n for_o her_o safety_n and_o success_n go_v upon_o the_o wing_n of_o prayer_n in_o her_o royal_a agparel_n upon_o the_o three_o day_n when_o the_o king_n have_v dine_v and_o in_o the_o best_a humour_n esther_n venture_v without_o bid_v when_o vasthi_n bid_v will_v not_o go_v and_o she_o find_v favour_n with_o the_o king_n chap._n 5._o whether_o the_o authority_n that_o mordecai_n take_v over_o the_o queen_n or_o the_o obedience_n that_o the_o queen_n render_v to_o he_o here_o shall_v most_o be_v admire_v be_v not_o easy_a to_o determine_v etc._n etc._n esther_n chap._n v._n this_o chapter_n consist_v of_o two_o part_n first_o esther_n be_v acceptable_a access_n to_o the_o king_n and_o second_o mordecai_n be_v danger_n of_o death_n upon_o his_o second_o provocation_n of_o not_o bow_v to_o haman_n remark_n upon_o the_o first_o part_n be_v first_o upon_o the_o three_o day_n of_o that_o solemn_a fast_a she_o go_v in_o confidence_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o her_o people_n extraordinary_a prayer_n and_o she_o put_v on_o malchuth_n hebr._n the_o kingdom_n that_o be_v say_v drusius_n the_o royal_a apparel_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o the_o kingdom_n n._n b._n have_v put_v off_o her_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n in_o her_o address_n to_o god_n she_o dress_v herself_o with_o her_o rich_a and_o most_o royal_a attire_n in_o her_o address_n to_o the_o king_n ver_fw-la 1._o to_o allure_v her_o husband_n to_o like_v she_o know_v well_o that_o he_o look_v much_o at_o beautify_v bravery_n and_o glitter_a glory_n whereas_o the_o lord_n look_v not_o as_o man_n look_v but_o at_o the_o heart_n 1_o sam._n 16.7_o in_o this_o delicate_a and_o desirable_a dress_n hope_v god_n will_v put_v upon_o she_o his_o comeliness_n also_o ezek._n 16.10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o she_o go_v and_o stand_v in_o the_o inner_a court_n of_o the_o king_n house_n where_o she_o may_v see_v he_o and_o be_v see_v by_o he_o this_o be_v doubtless_o a_o bold_a adventure_n for_o though_o she_o be_v queen_n yet_o so_o have_v vasthi_n be_v but_o be_v discard_v for_o disobedience_n she_o can_v have_v no_o confidence_n in_o the_o king_n affection_n towards_o she_o because_o he_o have_v not_o see_v she_o for_o a_o month_n nor_o do_v she_o know_v but_o haman_n may_v be_v present_a who_o if_o he_o know_v she_o to_o be_v a_o jewess_n will_v prejudice_v the_o king_n against_o her_o person_n by_o his_o satanical_a suggestion_n to_o alienate_v his_o affection_n from_o she_o nor_o do_v she_o know_v god_n mind_n herein_o until_o he_o signify_v it_o by_o the_o event_n n._n b._n this_o therefore_o be_v a_o heroical_a and_o courageous_a act_n in_o esther_n proceed_v from_o her_o faith_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o fervent_a prayer_n remark_n the_o second_o the_o favour_n she_o find_v from_o
money-merchant_n be_v angry_a at_o his_o interrupt_v their_o gain_n urge_v he_o to_o work_v some_o miracle_n that_o they_o may_v divert_v he_o from_o his_o enterprise_n of_o their_o ejection_n this_o bastardly_a brood_n as_o christ_n call_v they_o for_o their_o degenerate_v from_o their_o forefather_n faith_n and_o holiness_n mat._n 12.39_o seek_v after_o a_o sign_n whereas_o they_o may_v have_v see_v sign_n enough_o in_o his_o so_o powerful_a eject_v of_o they_o as_o above_z in_o their_o irresistible_a expulsion_n thus_o they_o malicious_o press_v for_o a_o miracle_n while_o they_o be_v under_o one_o yet_o christ_n answer_v they_o obscure_o because_o they_o be_v unworthy_a of_o plainness_n as_o mat._n 12.40_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v christ_n answer_n hear_v destroy_v this_o temple_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n with_o that_o sign_n of_o the_o prophet_n ionas_n though_o that_o be_v a_o little_a more_o manifest_a for_o in_o the_o history_n of_o jonas_n lie_v three_o day_n in_o the_o whale_n belly_n they_o may_v have_v find_v the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n death_n burial_n and_o resurrection_n but_o here_o christ_n speak_v dark_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o his_o body_n john_n 2.21_o which_o the_o disciple_n themselves_o understand_v not_o till_o it_o be_v accomplish_v ver_fw-la 22_o and_o therefore_o these_o caviller_n through_o their_o infidelity_n much_o less_o will_v believe_v he_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v christ_n do_v congruous_o call_v his_o body_n the_o temple_n because_o the_o godhead_n dwell_v bodily_a in_o it_o col._n 2.9_o god_n dwell_v personal_o in_o his_o body_n as_o he_o do_v sacramental_o in_o the_o material_a temple_n and_o as_o he_o do_v spiritual_o dwell_v in_o our_o heart_n eph._n 3.17_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o christ_n body_n be_v not_o make_v with_o hand_n heb._n 9.2_o nor_o build_v by_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v every_o man_n body_n be_v call_v a_o tabernacle_n 2_o cor._n 5.1_o wherein_o the_o soul_n dwell_v and_o the_o temple_n wherein_o the_o holy_a spirit_n dwell_v 1_o cor._n 6.19_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v not_o harbour_v lust_n that_o defile_v god_n temple_n money-merchant_n &c_n &c_n lest_o christ_n come_v in_o anger_n and_o scourge_v we_o with_o scorpion_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o passage_n of_o christ_n public_a life_n which_o begin_v at_o this_o first_o passeover_n reform_v his_o temple_n be_v the_o call_n of_o nicodemus_n john_n 3.1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n the_o first_o remark_n be_v this_o nicodemus_n be_v one_o of_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o great_a sanhedrim_n call_v a_o master_n in_o israel_n ver_fw-la 10._o this_o chieftain_n of_o the_o pharisee_n come_v to_o christ_n before_o his_o departure_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o become_v christ_n disciple_n we_o read_v that_o many_o do_v believe_v on_o christ_n there_o when_o they_o say_v his_o miracle_n john_n 2.23_o though_o we_o find_v none_o he_o do_v then_o in_o jerusalem_n save_o the_o whip_n out_o of_o those_o money_n merchant_n etc._n etc._n unless_o some_o be_v do_v which_o be_v not_o relate_v those_o believer_n christ_n believe_v not_o for_o he_o know_v the_o inconstancy_n of_o their_o heart_n better_a than_o the_o gardener_n know_v what_o flower_n he_o shall_v have_v at_o spring_n because_o he_o know_v the_o root_n christ_n know_v that_o their_o faith_n be_v fickle_a and_o unfaithful_a as_o flow_v only_o from_o a_o sight_n of_o his_o miracle_n therefore_o christ_n will_v not_o believe_v they_o though_o they_o pretend_v to_o believe_v in_o he_o ver_fw-la 24_o 25._o yet_o nicodemus_n the_o sincerity_n of_o who_o soul_n christ_n see_v be_v admit_v to_o his_o discipline_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v though_o he_o be_v sincere_a yet_o this_o master_n of_o israel_n be_v notorious_o ignorant_a especial_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o regeneration_n and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n these_o two_o point_n do_v perplex_v his_o mind_n john_n 3.4_o 9_o 10._o the_o pharisee_n and_o 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in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n to_o come_v down_o to_o this_o sick_a servant_n pallet_n n._n b._n note_v well_o o_o what_o a_o mercy_n it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n himself_o shall_v come_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o be_v among_o man_n on_o earth_n as_o he_o do_v when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o do_v still_o come_v to_o we_o in_o the_o spirit_n and_o cause_v our_o spirit_n to_o leap_v levalto_n within_o we_o as_o the_o babe_n leap_v then_o in_o his_o mother_n belly_n more_o like_o a_o suckling_n at_o the_o breast_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v 1_o pet._n 2.2_o than_o a_o embryo_n in_o the_o womb._n the_o eight_o remark_n be_v the_o same_o soul_n may_v be_v high_a in_o faith_n and_o low_a in_o humility_n so_o be_v this_o centurion_n say_v but_o speak_v the_o word_n only_o etc._n etc._n math._n 8_o 8_o 9_o it_o be_v much_o that_o he_o be_v no_o jew_n nor_o conversant_a in_o the_o prophet_n writing_n shall_v be_v so_o lofty_a in_o his_o believe_v as_o well_o as_o so_o lowly_a in_o his_o humbling_n through_o the_o cloud_n of_o his_o own_o weakness_n and_o unworthiness_n his_o eye_n of_o faith_n espy_v the_o worth_n of_o christ_n omnipotency_n call_v he_o a_o captain_n to_o command_v all_o disease_n for_o come_v and_o go_v and_o say_v i_o be_o a_o man_n and_o under_o authority_n yet_o can_v do_v these_o thing_n how_o much_o more_o thou_o that_o be_v god_n and_o under_o no_o authority_n can_v do_v any_o thing_n thou_o be_v all-sufficient_a in_o thyself_o to_o effect_v what_o thou_o will_v n._n b._n note_v well_o the_o centurion_n make_v a_o comparison_n betwixt_o himself_o and_o his_o saviour_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o person_n and_o of_o his_o power_n as_o of_o the_o lesser_a with_o the_o great_a say_v as_o it_o be_v thus_o 1._o as_o to_o my_o person_n i_o be_o but_o a_o man_n a_o mere_a man_n but_o thou_o be_v god_n also_o very_a god_n 2._o as_o to_o my_o power_n though_o i_o be_v subject_n to_o another_o yet_o have_v i_o soldier_n under_o i_o at_o my_o beck_n and_o check_n how_o much_o more_o have_v thou_o who_o have_v a_o soveragnity_n over_o all_o create_a being_n a_o absolute_a power_n over_o sickness_n and_o death_n and_o can_v heal_v this_o palsy_n or_o epilepsy_n as_o some_o say_v though_o it_o be_v sudden_a hide_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n incurable_a by_o man_n the_o nine_o remark_n be_v there_o be_v a_o marvellous_a beauty_n in_o grace_n especial_o in_o great_a grace_n as_o here_o in_o great_a faith_n as_o well_o as_o great_a humility_n this_o put_v christ_n here_o to_o the_o marvel_n mat._n 8.10_o as_o before_o he_o have_v be_v ravish_v with_o his_o spouse_n single_a eye_n and_o with_o one_o single_a chain_n of_o her_o neck_n cant._n 4.9_o how_o much_o more_o where_o he_o behold_v a_o beautiful_a concatenation_n of_o all_o gospel-grace_n hereat_o it_o be_v say_v christ_n marvel_v and_o what_o can_v be_v so_o great_a a_o marvel_n as_o to_o hear_v that_o he_o marvel_v who_o be_v it_o that_o wonder_v at_o this_o man_n grace_n no_o other_o but_o he_o that_o wrought_v all_o this_o faith_n and_o humility_n in_o he_o if_o any_o other_o hand_n have_v wrought_v this_o grace_n in_o this_o captain_n why_o shall_v christ_n who_o know_v all_o thing_n ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la joh._n 21.17_o wonder_v at_o it_o christ_n wonder_v at_o his_o own_o work_n in_o this_o man_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o in_o nathaniel_n john_n 1.47_o and_o at_o his_o own_o love_n to_o mankind_n when_o he_o call_v himself_o wonderful_a etc._n etc._n isa_n 9.6_o he_o wonder_v here_o not_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o any_o motion_n of_o a_o trouble_a mind_n in_o he_o as_o it_o be_v in_o we_o but_o as_o the_o grand_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n teach_v we_o hereby_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o wonder_v at_o christ_n do_v not_o wonder_v at_o the_o magnificence_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o his_o disciple_n do_v mat._n 24.1_o nor_o be_v he_o at_o all_o ravish_v with_o the_o glitter_a glory_n of_o the_o world_n with_o its_o beauty_n and_o bravery_n represent_v as_o in_o a_o landscape_a by_o the_o devil_n before_o his_o eye_n mat._n 4.8_o 9.10_o as_o he_o be_v with_o the_o spouse_n grace_n and_o at_o this_o centurion_n faith_n he_o much_o marvel_v it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o almighty_a power_n eph._n 1.19_o and_o this_o his_o power_n christ_n never_o put_v forth_o but_o for_o mighty_a purpose_n the_o ten_o remark_n be_v christ_n extoll_v as_o well_o as_o admire_v his_o own_o grace_n in_o this_o gentile-proselyte_n above_o all_o that_o he_o find_v in_o those_o that_o be_v call_v his_o own_o people_n the_o multitude_n wonder_v at_o his_o powerful_a teach_v luke_n 4.22_o yet_o be_v they_o not_o praise_v the_o leper_n believe_v christ_n power_n to_o cure_v he_o mat._n 8.2_o and_o be_v therefore_o heal_v but_o not_o praise_v martha_n can_v say_v i_o know_v if_o thou_o ask_v my_o brother_n life_n it_o shall_v be_v grant_v john_n 11.22_o yet_o be_v she_o rather_o reprove_v than_o 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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relate_v to_o the_o place_n where_o it_o wâ—â—_n do_v at_o naim_n a_o city_n that_o lie_v forty_o eight_o mile_n north_n from_o jerusalem_n upon_o the_o edge_n of_o samaria_n in_o the_o way_n as_o the_o galilean_v pass_v to_o jerusalem_n whither_o probable_o christ_n be_v now_o go_v to_o the_o pentecost_n feast_n naim_n hebrew_n signify_v beautiful_a fruitful_a fair_a and_o pleasant_a a_o emblem_n of_o the_o world_n wherein_o the_o child_n thereof_o live_v in_o all_o delight_n never_o dream_v of_o death_n till_o it_o sudden_o seize_v upon_o they_o and_o spoil_v all_o their_o pleasure_n as_o it_o do_v in_o this_o youngman_n yet_o a_o deadman_n in_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o age_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n
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〈◊〉_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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she_o drive_v and_o run_v a_o drift_n to_o the_o leeward_n whether_o the_o wind_n will_v drive_v she_o act_v 27.15_o and_o 2._o it_o be_v say_v express_o that_o when_o they_o be_v drive_v on_o ground_n the_o seaman_n know_v not_o what_o land_n it_o be_v verse_n 39_o nor_o where_o they_o be_v probable_o want_v those_o sea_n charts_n common_a now_o in_o navigation_n but_o god_n know_v it_o and_o thus_o order_v it_o for_o both_o wind_n and_o sea_n obey_v he_o to_o fulsil_n what_o paul_n have_v foretold_v the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o humanity_n of_o those_o heathen_n to_o those_o who_o have_v suffer_v shipwreck_n may_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n and_o condemn_v the_o inhumanity_n of_o many_o call_v christian_n towards_o such_o under_o the_o same_o sad_a