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salutem_fw-la though_o not_o ad_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la always_o for_o our_o weal_n not_o so_o for_o our_o will_n bless_a jacob_n lose_v his_o lovely_a rachel_n such_o loss_n happen_v alike_o to_o all_o to_o the_o good_a and_o to_o the_o bad_a eccles_n 9.2_o it_o be_v the_o jew_n custom_n to_o break_v the_o glass_n out_o of_o which_o the_o bridegroom_n and_o the_o bride_n drink_v that_o thereby_o they_o both_o may_v be_v mind_v of_o their_o own_o mortality_n and_o that_o they_o as_o frail_a as_o grass_n may_v only_o so_o love_n as_o to_o meditate_v upon_o loss_n yet_o this_o loss_n of_o jacob_n be_v qualify_v to_o he_o 1._o partly_o by_o his_o god_n who_o instead_o of_o a_o die_a wife_n give_v he_o a_o live_a son_n and_o such_o a_o dear_a child_n as_o it_o be_v say_v the_o life_n of_o the_o father_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o lad_n gen._n 44.30_o so_o comfortable_a be_v the_o son_n to_o the_o father_n and_o so_o compassionate_a be_v the_o father_n to_o the_o son_n that_o if_o the_o son_n die_v the_o father_n can_v not_o live_v 2._o jacob_n be_v loss_n be_v partly_o qualify_v by_o himself_o in_o two_o respect_n 1._o in_o change_v the_o name_n of_o sorrow_n give_v this_o son_n by_o his_o die_a mother_n into_o a_o name_n of_o joy_n that_o be_v benoni_n into_o benjamin_n not_o like_v such_o a_o stand_a memorial_n of_o mourn_v for_o his_o moanful_a loss_n he_o alter_v that_o name_n by_o his_o own_o authority_n and_o in_o a_o better_a name_n as_o it_o be_v bury_v his_o own_o grief_n which_o new_a name_n import_v that_o though_o this_o son_n be_v a_o son_n of_o sorrow_n to_o the_o die_a mother_n yet_o he_o shall_v be_v for_o his_o mother_n sake_n a_o son_n of_o joy_n to_o he_o the_o live_a father_n yea_o as_o near_o and_o as_o dear_a to_o he_o as_o his_o own_o right_a hand_n that_o be_v a_o son_n of_o love_n psal_n 80.17_o and_o the_o more_o because_o this_o only_a of_o all_o jacob_n child_n be_v bear_v within_o the_o verges_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 2_o in_o erect_v a_o pillar_n upon_o rachel_n grave_n to_o testify_v his_o respect_n and_o continue_v her_o remembrance_n decease_a relation_n may_v lawful_o be_v thus_o honour_v with_o such_o monument_n as_o have_v not_o any_o superstition_n nor_o too_o much_o pomp_n and_o vanity_n in_o they_o such_o a_o one_o be_v this_o of_o rachel_n sepulchre_n gen._n 35.20_o not_o demolish_v as_o superstitious_a either_o by_o joshua_n or_o the_o judge_n but_o be_v honourable_o mention_v in_o king_n saul_n time_n 1_o sam._n 10.2_o such_o memorial_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v for_o remind_v the_o live_n that_o they_o may_v imitate_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o decease_a so_o die_v in_o hope_n of_o a_o better_a resurrection_n and_o doubtless_o the_o make_n of_o this_o monument_n for_o rachel_n tomb_n be_v some_o satisfaction_n and_o consolation_n to_o deject_a jacob._n it_o be_v meet_a that_o sorrowful_a man_n shall_v make_v their_o own_o burden_n as_o light_v as_o they_o can_v so_o jacob_n do_v here_o the_o four_o cross_n and_o calamity_n that_o befall_v jacob_n as_o return_v home_n in_o his_o own_o family_n be_v his_o elder_a son_n reuben_n commit_v incest_n with_o bilhah_n his_o father_n concubine_n gen._n 35.22_o this_o holy_a patriarch_n jacob_n be_v just_a like_o the_o waterman_n oar_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o god_n no_o soon_o be_v he_o heave_v up_o out_o of_o the_o salt_n water_n of_o one_o affliction_n but_o present_o he_o be_v dip_v down_o again_o into_o another_o by_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n marvellous_a providence_n nay_o indeed_o he_o be_v not_o well-weighed_a out_o of_o the_o salt_n water_n of_o his_o three_o calamity_n rachel_n death_n but_o he_o be_v present_o plunge_v into_o this_o four_o cross_n to_o wit_n reuben_n incest_n the_o death_n of_o his_o dear_a wife_n must_v needs_o cost_v he_o the_o shed_v whole_a shower_n of_o salt_n tear_n therefore_o proper_o enough_o be_v his_o sorrow_n for_o it_o call_v salt_n water_n and_o it_o can_v not_o but_o occasion_n in_o he_o a_o long_a and_o last_a heaviness_n especial_o if_o jacob_n make_v reflection_n upon_o himself_o how_o he_o may_v be_v somewhat_o accessary_a to_o his_o dear_a wife_n hard_a travel_n by_o put_v she_o upon_o travel_v it_o be_v suppose_v on_o foot_n with_o a_o heavy_a burden_n in_o her_o belly_n and_o which_o be_v worse_a the_o pang_n of_o her_o hard_a travel_n come_v upon_o she_o in_o the_o very_a way_n of_o her_o heavy_a travel_v even_o in_o the_o open_a field_n too_o a_o place_n incommodious_a enough_o for_o such_o hard_a and_o hazardous_a a_o worâ—â—_n wherein_o all_o warmth_n and_o other_o conveniency_n be_v requisite_a yea_o necessary_a for_o a_o safe_a deliverance_n sure_o we_o may_v not_o suppose_v that_o so_o good_a a_o man_n as_o jacob_n be_v and_o so_o kind_a a_o husband_n to_o his_o belove_a rachel_n can_v peaceable_o put_v his_o dear_a wife_n especial_o under_o she_o so_o sad_a present_a circumstance_n upon_o unnecessary_a hardship_n and_o hazard_n some_o doubt_n of_o jacob_n due_a tenderness_n to_o his_o big-bellyed_a rachel_n because_o god_n bid_v he_o go_v up_o to_o bethel_n and_o dwell_v there_o gen._n 35.1_o hence_o it_o be_v object_v why_o do_v not_o jacob_n dwell_v or_o abide_v at_o bethel_n as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o until_o rachel_n both_o delivery_n and_o recovery_n but_o before_o both_o these_o he_o remove_v from_o bethel_n towards_o bethlehem_n or_o towards_o ephratah_n which_o be_v bethlehem_n gen._n 35.19_o and_o the_o prophet_n micah_n ch._n 5_o 2._o put_v both_o these_o name_n together_o thou_o bethlehem_n ephrata_n but_o something_o must_v be_v say_v here_o for_o jacob_n just_a vindication_n to_o wit_n 1._o he_o understand_v god_n command_n for_o his_o dwelling_n or_o abide_v at_o
a_o peaceable_a and_o harmless_a passage_n through_o edom._n n.b._n this_o unkindness_n of_o relation_n befall_v christ_n himself_o his_o friend_n lay_v hold_v on_o he_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o madman_n mark_v 3.21_o and_o if_o this_o be_v do_v to_o the_o green_a tree_n what_o may_v the_o dry_a expect_v hereupon_o christ_n forewarn_v we_o of_o the_o failure_n of_o friend_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o of_o their_o opposition_n also_o that_o we_o may_v place_v our_o hope_n and_o trust_v in_o he_o alone_o matth._n 10.21_o 22._o psal_n 2.12_o and_o 73.25_o 28._o the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o unkindness_n of_o friend_n ought_v patient_o to_o be_v endure_v as_o pass_v through_o wisdom_n hand_n which_o appoint_v time_n place_n measure_n and_o manner_n thus_o david_n still_v himself_o with_o this_o consideration_n that_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n order_v the_o tongue_n of_o curse_v shimei_n but_o more_o express_o here_o the_o lord_n have_v forbid_v israel_n to_o meddle_v with_o edom_n deut._n 2.4_o 5._o in_o which_o place_n targum_fw-la jonathan_n thus_o paraphrase_v israel_n be_v command_v by_o the_o word_n of_o heaven_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o wage_v war_n with_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n because_o the_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v wherein_o god_n will_v execute_v vengeance_n upon_o edom_n by_o their_o hand_n this_o be_v mention_v in_o obadiah_n prophecy_n therefore_o israel_n at_o this_o time_n suffer_v patient_o the_o unkindness_n of_o edom_n and_o obey_v the_o lord_n herein_o though_o the_o way_n which_o they_o after_o go_v through_o the_o wilderness_n fetch_v a_o compass_n round_o about_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n and_o moab_n to_o come_v into_o canaan_n prove_v exceed_o irksome_a and_o grievous_a to_o they_o so_o that_o their_o soul_n be_v discourage_v not_o only_o because_o of_o the_o tedious_a length_n of_o the_o way_n but_o also_o because_o of_o the_o many_o want_n and_o woe_n that_o they_o find_v therein_o numb_a 21.4_o 5._o and_o jephtha_n plead_v this_o to_o vindicate_v israel_n patience_n and_o innocency_n judg._n 11.18_o hereupon_o israel_n be_v deny_v passage_n through_o edom_n turn_v away_o to_o mount_n hor_n numb_a 20.22_o which_o be_v their_o next_o restingplace_n after_o they_o come_v from_o kadesh_n numb_a 33.37_o which_o name_n signify_v a_o mountain_n upon_o a_o mountain_n for_o har_n hebr._n signify_v a_o mountain_n and_o aaron_n or_o aharon_n signify_v a_o man_n of_o the_o mountain_n who_o die_v now_o on_o the_o top_n of_o this_o mountain_n upon_o a_o mountain_n so_o die_v near_o heaven_n numb_a 20._o v._n 24_o 28._o yet_o leave_v a_o holy_a son_n to_o succeed_v he_o upon_o earth_n the_o same_o hand_n of_o moses_n that_o have_v put_v on_o his_o priestly_a garment_n for_o glory_n and_o beauty_n exod._n 28.2_o and_o levit._n 8.7_o 8_o 9_o do_v now_o pull_v they_o off_o to_o teach_v the_o disannul_n of_o that_o priesthood_n that_o now_o have_v contract_v sin_n numb_a 20.12_o deut._n 32.50_o 51._o and_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o a_o better_a priesthood_n by_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o true_a eliazar_n or_o hebr._n help_v of_o god_n heb._n 7.11_o 18_o 26_o 27_o 28._o and_o who_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o melchizedek_n order_n and_o ever_o live_v to_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 25._o and_o 9.24_o aaron_n be_v say_v to_o die_v gnal_n pi_v jehovah_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o if_o god_n have_v take_v away_o his_o soul_n out_o of_o his_o body_n suck_v it_o out_o with_o a_o kiss_n of_o love_n the_o same_o be_v say_v of_o moses_n deut._n 34.5_o numb_a 33.38_o he_o die_v upon_o hor_n hagidgad_v that_o be_v in_o a_o hole_n there_o of_o gidgad_n or_o gudgod_n deut._n 10.7_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n for_o his_o sin_n commit_v at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n in_o kadesh_n numb_a 20.12_o 24_o 26_o etc._n etc._n after_o his_o priestly_a garment_n be_v strip_v off_o from_o he_o and_o put_v upon_o eleazar_n his_o son_n and_o then_o he_o be_v lament_v by_o israel_n all_o that_o whole_a month_n for_o thirty_o day_n n.b._n mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a be_v honourable_a the_o people_n mourn_v for_o aaron_n as_o after_o they_o do_v for_o moses_n who_o be_v now_o reprieve_v only_o till_o they_o come_v to_o nebo_n deut._n 34.1_o 4._o thirty_o day_n who_o they_o have_v dishonour_v forty_o year_n it_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o many_o of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n to_o have_v more_o honour_n after_o their_o death_n than_o they_o have_v in_o their_o life_n the_o burial_n of_o aaron_n though_o omit_v here_o be_v mention_v deut._n 10.6_o both_o aaron_n and_o moses_n sin_n at_o meribah_n be_v call_v rebellion_n and_o both_o be_v doom_v to_o death_n for_o it_o numb_a 20.12_o 24._o the_o best_a man_n heel_n have_v some_o iniquity_n cleave_v to_o it_o psal_n 49.5_o some_o dirt_n stick_v to_o all_o our_o foot_n john_n 13.7_o etc._n etc._n so_o need_v wash_v and_o the_o bright_a lamp_n have_v need_n of_o god_n golden_a snuffer_n at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o israel_n then_o march_v from_o mount_n hor_n to_o zalmonah_n numb_a 33.41_o call_v so_o of_o zelem_n a_o image_n for_o there_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v set_v up_o after_o many_o remark_n more_o than_o ordinary_a be_v upon_o this_o station_n record_v the_o first_o be_v the_o canaanite_n have_v hear_v of_o the_o overthrow_n which_o be_v give_v israel_n thirty_o eight_o year_n before_o their_o come_n to_o this_o station_n numb_a 14.45_o and_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n against_o they_o in_o their_o so_o long_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v harden_v and_o embolden_v to_o encounter_v they_o again_o at_o this_o time_n when_o they_o hear_v of_o their_o second_o approach_n towards_o canaan_n numb_v 21.1_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o devil_n do_v endeavour_v by_o this_o new_a impediment_n which_o he_o stir_v up_o to_o discourage_v israel_n make_v they_o think_v that_o as_o their_o father_n be_v through_o unbelief_n affright_v and_o enter_v not_o into_o the_o promise_a land_n deut._n 1.27_o 32_o 35._o so_o their_o child_n hereby_o may_v also_o be_v deprive_v yea_o and_o god_n for_o the_o chastisement_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o faith_n out_o of_o his_o unsearchable_a wisdom_n suffer_v those_o curse_a canaanites_n at_o the_o first_o to_o conquer_v they_o and_o to_o take_v some_o of_o they_o prisoner_n a_o sore_a affliction_n than_o what_o job_n suffer_v the_o most_o wise_a god_n permit_v this_o malady_n worse_a than_o any_o before_o to_o befall_v they_o that_o his_o people_n may_v know_v when_o they_o come_v indeed_o to_o conquer_v the_o land_n they_o do_v not_o conquer_v it_o by_o their_o own_o strength_n or_o for_o their_o own_o worthiness_n psal_n 44.3_o 4._o deut._n 9.4_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v this_o malady_n that_o be_v matchless_a in_o all_o their_o former_a wander_n put_v israel_n upon_o seek_v out_o a_o suitable_a remedy_n hereupon_o they_o vow_v a_o vow_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 2._o that_o if_o god_n will_v grant_v they_o victory_n they_o will_v anathematise_v all_o they_o conquer_v reserve_v nothing_o for_o their_o own_o use_n but_o destroy_v all_o as_o consecrate_v to_o god_n with_o this_o religious_a promise_n they_o join_v fervent_a prayer_n for_o god_n help_n which_o be_v the_o most_o probable_a way_n to_o prevail_v with_o god_n as_o their_o great_a grandfather_n jacob_n find_v it_o gen._n 28.20_o 36._o and_o who_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o father_n of_o vow_n thus_o they_o find_v it_o also_o ver_fw-la 3._o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n receive_v the_o prayer_n of_o israel_n and_o give_v up_o king_n arad_n and_o his_o canaanite_n into_o their_o hand_n etc._n etc._n then_o according_a to_o their_o vow_n they_o devote_v the_o conquer_a person_n to_o death_n their_o city_n to_o be_v burn_v but_o their_o good_n confiscate_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o lord_n treasury_n levit._n 27.28_o 29._o as_o be_v do_v to_o jericho_n josh_n 6.17_o 19_o 21_o 24._o but_o this_o vow_n of_o destroy_v the_o canaanite_n city_n can_v not_o now_o be_v perform_v unless_o in_o some_o as_o first-fruit_n offer_v up_o to_o god_n for_o they_o be_v now_o far_o off_o in_o the_o wilderness_n can_v not_o destroy_v the_o city_n lie_v in_o canaan_n numb_a 33.40_o into_o which_o they_o come_v not_o till_o after_o moses_n death_n and_o still_o jordan_n be_v betwixt_o they_o and_o it_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v that_o they_o now_o enter_v canaan_n and_o when_o they_o have_v destroy_v their_o city_n return_v again_o into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o take_v that_o tedious_a journey_n which_o be_v so_o irksome_a to_o they_o after_o numb_a 21.4_o therefore_o this_o be_v speak_v by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n they_o now_o conquer_v the_o canaanite_n army_n
bear_v such_o therefore_o be_v he_o only_o set_v apart_o to_o attend_v upon_o this_o work_n as_o some_o say_v however_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o ark_n abide_v here_o for_o twenty_o year_n v._o 2._o n._n b._n it_o be_v not_o carry_v to_o shilo_n its_o former_a place_n because_o either_o that_o place_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o philistine_n when_o they_o take_v the_o ark_n captive_a as_o be_v intimate_v jer._n 7.12_o 14._o and_o 26.6_o 9_o compare_v with_o this_o history_n or_o if_o shilo_n be_v not_o destroy_v yet_o be_v it_o abhor_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o abomination_n there_o commit_v by_o those_o profane_a priest_n the_o son_n of_o eli._n n._n b._n this_o kiriath_n jearim_n which_o signify_v the_o city_n of_o the_o wood_n be_v now_o become_v the_o place_n of_o the_o ark_n residence_n to_o which_o the_o psalmist_n allude_v we_o hear_v of_o it_o at_o ephratah_n or_o at_o shiloh_n in_o ephraim_n we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o field_n of_o the_o wood_n or_o at_o kiriath_n jearim_n psal_n 132.6_o after_o it_o be_v lose_v to_o shiloh_n it_o be_v find_v here_o where_o a_o eleazar_n attend_v it_o when_o both_o the_o line_n of_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n be_v out_o of_o that_o service_n the_o first_o line_n fail_v in_o jephtah_n time_n as_o above_o and_o the_o latter_a now_o interrupt_v by_o the_o death_n of_o phinehas_n eli_n son_n 1_o sam._n 14.3_o and_o this_o time_n be_v long_o ere_o samuel_n can_v reclaim_v israel_n from_o idolatry_n they_o be_v lose_v to_o the_o ark_n when_o it_o be_v not_o lose_v to_o they_o the_o second_a remark_n be_v the_o general_a convention_n that_o samuel_n call_v to_o mispeh_n both_o for_o reform_v their_o lose_a religion_n and_o for_o recover_v their_o lose_a liberty_n first_o touch_v their_o religion_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v be_v so_o long_o insensible_a neither_o the_o late_a loss_n of_o the_o ark_n nor_o the_o great_a slaughter_n of_o their_o army_n can_v bring_v they_o to_o a_o right_a sense_n of_o their_o sin_n as_o not_o for_o twenty_o year_n together_o never_o to_o lament_v after_o the_o lord_n nor_o after_o his_o ark_n now_o bring_v among_o they_o to_o kiriath_n jearim_n where_o they_o let_v it_o lay_v in_o a_o obscure_a place_n so_o near_o the_o philistine_n n._n b._n and_o where_o indeed_o it_o lay_v all_o samuel_n day_n until_o david_n fetch_v it_o up_o from_o thence_o 2_o sam._n 6.2_o which_o be_v forty_o year_n after_o act_v 13.21_o and_o now_o be_v it_o twenty_o year_n before_o samuel_n can_v bring_v israel_n to_o this_o solemn_a repentance_n relate_v here_o v._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o they_o be_v so_o habituate_v and_o harden_v in_o their_o idolatry_n and_o sinful_a practice_n be_v so_o root_v in_o they_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o samuel_n powerful_a preach_v so_o frequent_o among_o they_o they_o refuse_v to_o return_v until_o god_n stop_v they_o in_o their_o curse_a carrier_n by_o let_v loose_a the_o band_n of_o the_o philistine_n upon_o they_o and_o grievous_o to_o oppress_v they_o and_o thereby_o god_n make_v their_o heart_n general_o more_o malleable_a to_o the_o hammer_n of_o his_o word_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o samuel_n n._n b._n then_o it_o be_v say_v they_o universal_o lament_v after_o the_o lord_n and_o after_o his_o ark_n they_o have_v so_o long_o neglect_v cleave_v so_o close_o to_o baalim_fw-la &_o ashtaroth_n until_o they_o be_v almost_o choke_v with_o they_o so_o now_o be_v they_o willing_a to_o abandon_v they_o and_o to_o embrace_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o order_n hereunto_o israel_n be_v as_o it_o be_v baptise_a and_o wash_v from_o the_o filth_n of_o their_o idolatry_n this_o be_v do_v either_o 1._o figurative_o by_o pour_v forth_o whole_a river_n of_o tear_n out_o of_o their_o eye_n to_o testify_v their_o excessive_a sorrow_n for_o their_o sin_n as_o psal_n 6.6_o 7_o 8._o and_o 119.136_o jer._n 9.1_o lam._n 3.48_o 49._o or_o 2._o they_o pour_v water_n out_o before_o the_o lord_n literal_o proper_o and_o real_o because_o it_o be_v say_v they_o first_o draw_v it_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v a_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n suitable_a to_o those_o time_n usual_a in_o their_o legal_a purification_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n samuel_n strike_v with_o his_o hammer_n while_o the_o iron_n be_v hot_a it_o be_v say_v he_o then_o judge_v israel_n in_o mispah_n v._o 6._o that_o be_v he_o then_o reform_v all_o abuse_n against_o god_n and_o his_o law_n and_o redress_v all_o injury_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n so_o render_v they_o capable_a of_o the_o follow_a mercy_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v second_o touch_v the_o recovery_n of_o their_o liberty_n from_o the_o philistine_n tyranny_n samuel_n begin_v at_o the_o right_a end_n in_o reform_v religion_n first_o and_o then_o restore_v civil_a liberty_n which_o be_v thus_o obtain_v from_o the_o lord_n first_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n who_o have_v former_o behold_v with_o amazement_n the_o return_n of_o god_n ark_n against_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 6.12_o 17._o come_v forth_o with_o their_o force_n against_o israel_n when_o they_o be_v fast_v and_o pray_v at_o this_o general_a convention_n which_o they_o look_v upon_o as_o the_o foundation_n of_o their_o rebellion_n from_o under_o the_o philistine_n yoke_v of_o oppression_n and_o on_o who_o they_o design_v to_o assault_v while_o unarmed_a that_o so_o they_o may_v blast_v the_o bud_n of_o any_o insurrection_n second_o israel_n hear_v of_o it_o and_o fear_v a_o assault_n be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o of_o such_o heinous_a impiety_n insomuch_o that_o as_o they_o dare_v not_o look_v man_n in_o the_o face_n in_o a_o battle_n against_o the_o philistine_n so_o nor_o much_o less_o dare_v they_o look_v god_n in_o the_o face_n in_o a_o prayer_n for_o their_o own_o deliverance_n but_o they_o press_v upon_o samuel_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o as_o moses_n have_v do_v for_o their_o forefather_n than_o it_o be_v the_o cry_n deliver_v us_o from_o the_o egyptian_n know_v it_o be_v deliver_v us_o from_o the_o philistine_n v._n 7_o 8._o three_o samuel_n in_o imitation_n of_o divine_a bounty_n do_v more_o for_o israel_n than_o they_o desire_v he_o not_o only_o pray_v for_o they_o which_o be_v all_o that_o they_o request_v but_o he_o also_o sacrifice_n for_o they_o to_o the_o lord_n n._n b._n he_o take_v a_o suck_v lamb_n etc._n etc._n v._n 9_o wherein_o observe_v first_o it_o be_v a_o lamb_n a_o figure_n of_o christ_n that_o spotless_a lamb_n of_o god_n by_o who_o we_o prevail_v over_o all_o our_o spiritual_a enemy_n as_o israel_n do_v here_o over_o the_o philistine_n and_o probable_o samuel_n propose_v it_o purposely_o to_o point_v out_o to_o the_o people_n that_o peace_n and_o salvation_n must_v only_o be_v expect_v from_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n second_o it_o be_v not_o magnificum_fw-la munus_fw-la say_v mendoza_n no_o costly_a sacrifice_n it_o be_v no_o fat_a ox_n but_o a_o suck_v lamb_n even_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o lamb_n of_o the_o least_o and_o low_a price_n to_o show_v that_o the_o lord_n look_v more_o at_o the_o willingness_n of_o the_o offerer_n than_o at_o the_o worthiness_n of_o the_o offer_n three_o it_o be_v a_o sucking-lamb_n hebr._n teleh_n chaleb_n a_o lamb_n of_o milk_n which_o the_o vulgar_a false_o read_v a_o fat_a lamb_n but_o suck_v which_o it_o may_v be_v though_o it_o be_v more_o than_o eight_o day_n old_a and_o so_o that_o law_n exod._n 23.19_o be_v not_o violate_v nor_o be_v that_o law_n which_o command_v the_o divide_v of_o the_o part_n etc._n etc._n levit._n 1.12_o though_o samuel_n offer_v up_o this_o whole_a lamb_n perhaps_o with_o tail_n foot_n and_o entrail_n for_o he_o have_v no_o time_n to_o put_v it_o into_o part_n according_a to_o custom_n for_o samson_n former_a case_n be_v now_o become_v samuel_n the_o philistine_n be_v upon_o he_o just_o ready_a to_o fall_v on_o v._o 10._o four_o it_o be_v a_o suck_v lamb_n ready_a to_o be_v wean_v and_o so_o it_o be_v take_v off_o from_o the_o ewe-dam_n to_o teach_v israel_n that_o they_o must_v be_v wean_v from_o their_o former_a wickedness_n and_o become_v now_o a_o new_a people_n dedicate_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o all_o holiness_n n._n b._n that_o samuel_n do_v not_o transgress_v any_o law_n of_o god_n appear_v in_o this_o that_o the_o lord_n accept_v his_o offer_n and_o answer_v by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o though_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v that_o fire_n from_o heaven_n do_v fall_v upon_o samuel_n sacrifice_n to_o consume_v it_o the_o usual_a token_n of_o divine_a acceptance_n yet_o do_v it_o fall_v foul_a upon_o samuel_n and_o israel_n enemy_n when_o god_n thunder_v upon_o the_o philistine_n wherewith_o he_o do_v not_o only_o fright_v they_o but_o fire_v they_o also_o with_o spire_n of_o
her_o double_a invitation_n no_o wonder_n if_o it_o be_v say_v then_o go_v haman_n forth_o joyful_a and_o with_o a_o glad_a heart_n for_o 9_o and_o it_o be_v no_o less_o a_o wonder_n that_o haman_n be_v so_o full_a of_o indignation_n against_o mordecai_n for_o his_o so_o sordid_o slight_v he_o who_o both_o the_o king_n and_o the_o queen_n have_v now_o so_o signal_o exalt_v behold_v here_o how_o all_o on_o the_o sudden_a god_n hand_n out_o a_o choak-pear_n to_o this_o self-flattering_a fool_n which_o change_v his_o high_a exaltation_n in_o one_o moment_n into_o the_o hot_a indignation_n when_o haman_n at_o his_o departure_n from_o the_o first_o banquet_n see_v mordecai_n sit_v at_o the_o king_n gate_n and_o will_v not_o stir_v a_o inch_n ne_fw-la minimus_fw-la quidem_fw-la obsequiolo_fw-la not_o with_o the_o least_o obeisance_n either_o with_o cap_n or_o knee_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o stand_v up_o when_o this_o great_a of_o the_o king_n favoutite_n pass_v by_o he_o enquiry_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 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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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11.20_o so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n that_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o devil_n engine_n a_o heathen_a can_v say_v that_o a_o world_n of_o wickedness_n wind_v itself_o into_o the_o heart_n by_o the_o window_n of_o the_o eye_n there_o be_v a_o apologue_n a_o most_o significant_a fable_n of_o a_o contention_n that_o arise_v betwixt_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o heart_n which_o of_o the_o two_o be_v the_o great_a cause_n of_o sin_n a_o reference_n be_v make_v by_o they_o both_o to_o reason_n which_o decide_v the_o controversy_n thus_o cordi_fw-la causam_fw-la imputans_fw-la &_o occasionem_fw-la oculo_fw-la reason_n determine_v that_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n but_o the_o eye_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o it_o oh_o how_o oft_o do_v the_o devil_n make_v the_o eye_n to_o be_v as_o a_o burning-glass_n to_o set_v the_o heart_n on_o fire_n as_o he_o do_v david_n 2_o sam._n 11.2_o from_o the_o roof_n he_o see_v a_o woman_n and_o from_o this_o 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noble_a door_n by_o which_o save_v faith_n be_v convey_v into_o the_o soul_n faith_n come_v by_o hear_v rom._n 10.17_o faith_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n eph._n 2.8_o and_o god_n give_v not_o that_o gift_n to_o all_o man_n 2_o thess_n 3.2_o but_o only_o to_o his_o elect_n therefore_o it_o be_v call_v the_o faith_n of_o god_n elect_n tit._n 1.1_o yet_o god_n give_v not_o this_o gift_n immediate_o to_o man_n but_o mediate_o by_o hear_v the_o word_n as_o the_o eye_n be_v call_v the_o sense_n of_o love_n so_o the_o ear_n be_v call_v the_o sense_n of_o faith_n the_o save_a knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v not_o convey_v into_o the_o soul_n
3_o if_o it_o be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o life_n and_o glory_n as_o christ_n be_v call_v so_o the_o gate_n of_o ezeâ—â—â—ls_n temple_n be_v for_o the_o prince_n ezek._n 44.2_o 3._o a_o man_n mouth_n be_v his_o gate_n and_o his_o tongue_n in_o that_o gate_n shall_v neither_o stir_v nor_o sit_v still_o but_o at_o christ_n command_n there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o speak_v and_o a_o time_n to_o hold_v one_o peace_n eccles_n 3.7_o christ_n time_n of_o speech_n and_o silence_n be_v a_o seasonable_a and_o profitable_a golden_a time_n such_o god-praising_a tongue_n be_v indeed_o as_o the_o tongue_n of_o angel_n 1_o cor._n 13.1_o whereas_o god-blaspheming_a tongue_n be_v no_o better_a than_o the_o tongue_n of_o devil_n those_o incarnate_a devil_n have_v their_o tongue_n undoubted_o touch_v with_o fire_n from_o hell_n to_o conclude_v concern_v the_o body_n and_o its_o part_n in_o a_o word_n all_o the_o member_n of_o man_n body_n be_v the_o weapon_n of_o righteousness_n before_o the_o fall_n but_o since_o they_o be_v become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d weapon_n of_o unrighteousness_n rom._n 6.13_o which_o phrase_n import_v the_o devil_n to_o be_v a_o king_n who_o have_v his_o strong_a hold_n 2_o cor._n 10.4_o as_o well_o as_o his_o kingdom_n matth._n 12.26_o sin_n be_v his_o captain-general_n command_v the_o whole_a body_n rom._n 6.12_o he_o have_v his_o fight_a soldier_n under_o he_o which_o war_n against_o the_o soul_n 2_o pet._n 2.11_o and_o every_o member_n of_o the_o body_n become_v a_o weapon_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o soldier_n rom._n 6.13_o now_o the_o throat_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n ready_a to_o receive_v a_o mort-morsel_n in_o its_o gape_a nature_n psal_n 5.9_o which_o send_v out_o much_o noisome_a stench_n and_o wherein_o be_v oft_o bury_v the_o good_a name_n of_o their_o better_n when_o their_o tongue_n as_o a_o rapier_n have_v first_o run_v they_o through_o now_o the_o foot_n be_v swift_a to_o shed_v blood_n rom._n 3.5_o isa_n 59.7_o as_o paul_n be_v till_o god_n stop_v he_o in_o his_o curse_a career_n or_o run_v into_o all_o evil_a trot_v apace_o and_o take_v long_a stride_n towards_o hell_n as_o if_o fear_v hell_n shall_v be_v full_a and_o no_o room_n to_o be_v for_o they_o before_o they_o get_v thither_o now_o the_o hand_n be_v a_o hand_n of_o mischief_n psal_n 26.10_o man_n right_a hand_n be_v a_o right_a hand_n of_o falsehood_n instead_o of_o a_o right_a hand_n of_o fellowship_n gal._n 2.9_o of_o faith_n and_o love_n yea_o the_o heart_n that_o principal_a internal_a member_n as_o it_o be_v primum_fw-la vivens_fw-la &_o ultimum_fw-la moriens_fw-la the_o first_o that_o live_v and_o the_o last_o that_o die_v be_v before_o the_o fall_n as_o the_o throne_n of_o solomon_n whereon_o the_o king_n sit_v and_o as_o the_o sanctum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la the_o holy_a place_n of_o the_o temple_n wherein_o god_n dwell_v but_o now_o it_o be_v become_v satan_n seat_n revel_v 2.13_o he_o have_v fill_v the_o heart_n from_o corner_n to_o corner_n act._n 5.3_o and_o he_o have_v fill_v it_o with_o murder_n adultery_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 15.19_o yea_o with_o all_o unrighteousness_n rom._n 1.29_o topful_a of_o vanity_n and_o villainy_n so_o that_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v now_o little_a worth_n prov._n 10.20_o as_o little_a as_o may_v be_v till_o purchase_v by_o the_o merit_n and_o renew_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v a_o great_a curse_n elijah_n denounce_v against_o ahab_n that_o his_o ivory_n palace_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o stink_a privy_a 1_o kin._n 22.39_o with_o 21.22_o and_o 2_o kin._n 10.27_o yet_o far_o worse_a be_v befall_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n which_o be_v holy_a and_o excellent_a but_o now_o be_v become_v a_o receptacle_n of_o all_o uncleanness_n see_v my_o heart_n treachery_n at_o large_a while_o adam_n be_v a_o wise_a man_n in_o his_o pure_a estate_n his_o heart_n be_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n he_o manage_v his_o matter_n discreet_o and_o dextrous_o he_o be_v handy_a and_o happy_a at_o all_o his_o concern_v but_o become_v a_o fool_n by_o his_o disobedience_n than_o his_o heart_n fall_v to_o his_o left_a land_n eccles_n 10.2_o this_o make_v he_o and_o he_o do_v all_o thing_n aukward_o as_o those_o that_o be_v leave_v hand_v ever_o after_o his_o eye_n be_v at_o first_o in_o his_o head_n eccles_n 2.14_o but_o sink_v into_o his_o heel_n he_o run_v away_o from_o god_n when_o his_o heart_n be_v touch_v with_o hellfire_n in_o the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o the_o tempter_n ebur_fw-la nitidissimum_fw-la adhibito_fw-la igne_fw-la nigrescit_fw-la the_o bright_a ivory_n if_o smutch_v with_o the_o fire_n contract_v a_o filthy_a blackness_n then_o be_v the_o ivory_n palace_n of_o innocent_a adam_n sad_o soil_v chap._n iu._n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man._n have_v discourse_v large_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v but_o the_o house_n scabbard_n and_o cabinet_n the_o soul_n be_v the_o guest_n the_o sword_n the_o jewel_n in_o the_o body_n i_o now_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o soul_n excellency_n 1._o in_o general_a as_o the_o great_a thing_n in_o the_o great_a world_n be_v man_n so_o the_o great_a thing_n in_o the_o little_a world_n man_n be_v the_o soul_n which_o jacob_n call_v his_o honour_n gen._n 49.6_o or_o glory_n as_o the_o word_n chabod_n signify_v the_o soul_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o a_o man_n not_o only_o as_o it_o be_v the_o breath_n of_o life_n and_o of_o a_o more_o noble_a nature_n than_o other_o creature_n but_o also_o as_o it_o be_v a_o beam_n of_o eternity_n a_o abridgement_n of_o the_o invisible_a as_o the_o body_n be_v of_o the_o visible_a world_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o spirit_n that_o have_v its_o immediate_a original_n from_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n hebr._n 12.9_o gen._n 2.7_o num._n 16.22_o and_o see_v the_o soul_n be_v a_o noble_a part_n of_o man_n than_o be_v the_o body_n therefore_o it_o be_v frequent_a in_o scripture_n synecdochical_o to_o put_v soul_n for_o man_n and_o soul_n for_o man_n gen._n 12.5_o &_o 14.21_o exod._n 1.5_o etc._n etc._n the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n have_v call_v it_o divinoe_n particula_fw-la aurae_fw-la a_o particle_n of_o divine_a breath_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v of_o a_o noble_a nature_n be_v one_o of_o those_o natural_a principle_n which_o philosopher_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o common_a notion_n of_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n like_o that_o the_o whole_a be_v great_a than_o the_o part_n and_o like_o that_o one_o and_o two_o make_v three_o etc._n etc._n nature_n dictate_v those_o truth_n and_o so_o likewise_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v a_o excellent_a creature_n and_o make_v for_o excellent_a employment_n insomuch_o that_o the_o sage_a heathen_a seneca_n can_v say_v of_o his_o soul_n major_a sum_n &_o ad_fw-la majora_fw-la natus_fw-la sum_fw-la quà m_fw-la ut_fw-la corporis_fw-la mei_fw-la sim_fw-la mancipium_fw-la my_o soul_n be_v a_o great_a thing_n and_o make_v for_o great_a end_n than_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o bondslave_n to_o my_o body_n hereupon_o christ_n refer_v that_o great_a point_n that_o a_o soul_n be_v better_a than_o the_o whole_a world_n matth._n 16.26_o to_o their_o own_o though_o carnal_a conscience_n intimate_v how_o it_o be_v truth_n in_o itself_o and_o that_o if_o they_o have_v the_o least_o spark_n of_o natural_a reason_n leave_v in_o they_o they_o must_v judge_v it_o to_o be_v so_o the_o bare_a recital_n of_o it_o be_v sufficient_a demonstration_n how_o much_o more_o do_v the_o light_n of_o grace_n far_o clear_a than_o that_o dim_a light_n of_o nature_n discover_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o be_v a_o precious_a jewel_n which_o god_n himself_o make_v up_o and_o lay_v up_o in_o the_o curious_a cabinet_n of_o the_o body_n that_o at_o death_n be_v resign_v up_o unto_o god_n again_o all_o saint_n learn_v this_o lesson_n from_o their_o die_a saviour_n say_v father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n luk._n 23.46_o our_o lord_n have_v receive_v his_o soul_n as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n from_o god_n and_o now_o as_o a_o sacred_a depositum_fw-la or_o pledge_v his_o father_n have_v betrust_v he_o withal_o he_o commit_v and_o commend_v it_o into_o his_o father_n hand_n again_o as_o a_o most_o faithful_a keeper_n of_o it_o who_o within_o three_o day_n restore_v it_o to_o his_o body_n at_o his_o resurrection_n the_o like_a do_v david_n who_o be_v christ_n father_n and_o figure_n psal_n 31.5_o into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commit_v my_o spirit_n and_o this_o lesson_n that_o bless_a proto-martyr_n stephen_n learn_v of_o his_o saviour_n act._n 7.59_o lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o sentence_n which_o our_o saviour_n speak_v upon_o the_o cross_n and_o though_o undoubted_o
sentence_n must_v be_v supply_v with_o something_o to_o make_v it_o sense_n as_o many_o concise_a hebrew_n phrase_n do_v oft_o require_v so_o this_o must_v have_v subjoin_v to_o it_o either_o be_v or_o die_v or_o find_v either_o he_o be_v not_o as_o in_o our_o read_n or_o he_o die_v not_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o end_n of_o all_o the_o other_o patriarch_n in_o gen._n 5._o or_o last_o he_o be_v not_o find_v as_o the_o apostle_n according_a to_o the_o greek_a version_n explain_v it_o heb._n 11.5_o in_o those_o very_a word_n and_o moses_n signify_v that_o he_o appear_v no_o more_o be_v see_v no_o more_o in_fw-la vivis_fw-la among_o the_o live_n in_o the_o sight_n and_o society_n of_o man_n the_o chaldee_n add_v he_o appear_v not_o and_o yet_o the_o lord_n kill_v he_o not_o for_o it_o be_v not_o with_o he_o as_o with_o the_o other_o patriarch_n in_o the_o common_a course_n of_o mortality_n he_o be_v the_o candidate_n of_o immortality_n as_o the_o ancient_n call_v he_o though_o some_o jewish_a rabbin_n make_v a_o strange_a inference_n from_o this_o phrase_n he_o be_v not_o that_o enoch_n still_o live_v suppose_v it_o true_a in_o sano_fw-la sensu_fw-la yet_o it_o can_v from_o hence_o be_v infer_v for_o the_o same_o phrase_n import_v to_o be_v dead_a as_o rachel_n weep_v for_o her_o child_n because_o they_o be_v not_o jer._n 31.15_o mat._n 2.18_o and_o when_o joseph_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v dead_a jacob_n say_v of_o he_o joseph_n be_v not_o gen._n 42.36_o the_o second_o dark_a expression_n of_o moses_n be_v for_o god_n take_v he_o which_o though_o it_o be_v intricate_a yet_o it_o plain_o answer_v that_o rabbinical_a incongruous_a and_o improper_a inference_n that_o enoch_n live_v not_o now_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n for_o god_n do_v assume_v he_o from_o hence_o to_o himself_o and_o it_o be_v the_o import_n of_o these_o common_a say_n when_o godly_a person_n do_v die_v that_o god_n take_v they_o but_o when_o wicked_a one_o die_v that_o the_o devil_n 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chaldee-paraphrase_n say_v deus_fw-la non_fw-la passus_fw-la enochum_fw-la mori_fw-la god_n suffer_v he_o not_o to_o die_v etc._n etc._n he_o express_o deny_v that_o he_o be_v dead_a or_o that_o he_o take_v he_o away_o by_o death_n therefore_o the_o jewish_a fable_n be_v to_o be_v explode_v and_o there_o be_v other_o both_o jewish_a and_o popish_a opinion_n of_o the_o same_o bran_n which_o deserve_v no_o better_a entertainment_n than_o explosion_n or_o hiss_v at_o and_o hurl_v out_o of_o our_o belief_n as_o 1._o the_o opinion_n of_o aben-ezra_n that_o enoch_n die_v because_o it_o be_v say_v gen._n 5.23_o all_o the_o day_n of_o enoch_n be_v 365._o now_o say_v he_o if_o enoch_n be_v still_o alive_a and_o not_o dead_a these_o shall_v not_o be_v all_o his_o day_n but_o this_o objection_n be_v thus_o answer_v 1._o the_o scripture_n make_v mention_v only_o of_o the_o year_n of_o his_o life_n upon_o earth_n his_o year_n with_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v among_o man_n as_o the_o 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child_n and_o fool_n from_o tople_a over_o child_n bread_n may_v not_o be_v cast_v to_o dog_n such_o as_o be_v 1._o ignorant_a christ_n bring_v not_o mercy_n to_o they_o but_o vengeance_n isa_n 27.11_o 2_o thes_n 1.8_o 2._o such_o as_o bless_v themselves_o in_o their_o sin_n deut._n 29.19_o psal_n 68.21_o he_o will_v wound_v their_o scalp_n their_o damnation_n slumber_v not_o 2_o pet._n 2.3_o those_o be_v wilful_a etc._n etc._n the_o first_o character_n for_o trial_n of_o our_o union_n be_v ask_v thy_o heart_n in_o what_o nature_n be_v thou_o in_o the_o old_a adam_n or_o in_o the_o new_a partake_v of_o the_o divine_a nature_n 2_o pet._n 1.4_o be_v the_o old_a house_n with_o its_o fret_a leprosy_n pull_v down_o levit._n 14.44_o 45._o and_o a_o new_a one_o erect_v new_a in_o quality_n though_o not_o in_o substance_n so_o as_o to_o love_n and_o hate_n what_o god_n love_v and_o hate_v rev._n 2.6_o all_o the_o scrape_v in_o the_o world_n will_v not_o purify_v the_o wall_n of_o thy_o heart_n without_o renew_v grace_n you_o may_v beat_v a_o wolf_n black_a and_o blue_n knock_v out_o his_o tooth_n cut_v off_o his_o claw_n and_o put_v a_o sheepskin_n upon_o his_o back_n yet_o all_o this_o will_v not_o drive_v away_o his_o wolvish_a nature_n naturam_fw-la expellas_fw-la furcâ_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o may_v chain_n he_o but_o not_o change_v he_o so_o it_o be_v with_o man_n though_o never_o so_o much_o civilise_v without_o a_o new_a nature_n a_o new_a heart_n have_v thou_o ever_o a_o earthquake_n or_o heart-quake_a to_o rend_v thy_o heart_n as_o the_o jailor_n have_v act._n 16.26_o can_v thou_o experience_n the_o death_n and_o burial_n of_o the_o old_a adam_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o new_a rom._n 6.3_o 4._o and_o if_o not_o thou_o be_v a_o son_n of_o adam_n a_o heir_n of_o his_o covenant_n and_o so_o a_o heir_n of_o his_o curse_n gal._n 3.10_o eph._n 2.3_o that_o word_n know_v no_o exception_n against_o the_o rule_n but_o free_a grace_n this_o curse_n must_v be_v 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band_n and_o beauty_n zech._n 11.10_o 14._o 15._o in_o the_o arminian_n way_n god_n can_v promise_v a_o seed_n to_o christ_n have_v no_o power_n over_o the_o will_n 16._o child_n bread_n must_v not_o be_v cast_v to_o dog_n mal._n 2.5_o 8_o 10._o that_o break_v covenant_n with_o he_o 17._o this_o be_v that_o which_o make_v room_n for_o a_o lively_a hope_n for_o a_o work_a faith_n and_o for_o fervent_a prayer_n which_o be_v all_o bottom_v on_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n and_o without_o it_o none_o of_o these_o aforesaid_a can_v be_v 18._o unfaithfulness_n in_o man_n can_v make_v the_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n to_o be_v of_o no_o effect_n psal_n 89.33_o and_o 111.9_o use_v 1_o then_o give_v the_o same_o measure_n to_o god_n that_o he_o give_v to_o you_o he_o be_v a_o god_n to_o you_o and_o not_o to_o the_o world_n be_v you_o a_o people_n to_o he_o and_o not_o to_o the_o world_n give_v he_o your_o all_o wit_n strength_n etc._n etc._n let_v not_o god_n say_v israel_n will_v have_v none_o of_o i_o psal_n 81.11_o nor_o of_o i_o all._n abide_v for_o he_o hos_fw-la 3.3_o he_o take_v it_o ill_o when_o we_o run_v from_o he_o to_o other_o lover_n psal_n 73.26_o 27._o and_o 125.5_o isa_n 57.8_o 2._o in_o all_o strait_n say_v doubtless_o thou_o be_v our_o father_n isa_n 63.15_o 16._o claim_v thy_o right_n to_o the_o covenant_n cry_v oh_o god_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n psal_n 63.1_o this_o be_v more_o than_o if_o the_o cattle_n upon_o a_o thousand_o hill_n be_v thou_o or_o the_o wealth_n of_o both_o indies_n abraham_n ask_v what_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o oh_o god_n god_n answer_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o myself_o my_o all-sufficiency_n gen._n 15.1_o 2._o take_v i_o as_o thou_o use_v i_o as_o thou_o and_o all_o that_o i_o have_v this_o make_v he_o adore_v gen._n 17.1_o 2_o 3._o as_o it_o do_v make_v david_n admire_v 1_o chron._n 17.21_o 24._o we_o can_v never_o do_v enough_o for_o he_o that_o do_v all_o this_o for_o we_o 3._o grieve_v not_o god_n nor_o christ_n nor_o the_o 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ishmael_n be_v may_v be_v very_o fruitful_a in_o child_n much_o soon_o than_o godly_a isaac_n be_v for_o ishmael_n be_v the_o progenitor_n of_o twelve_o prince_n gen._n 25.16_o according_a to_o god_n promise_n gen._n 17.20_o when_o isaac_n be_v yet_o write_v childless_a ver_fw-la 21._o by_o his_o wife_n barrenness_n note_v 4._o god_n promise_n must_v not_o prevent_v man_n prayer_n but_o rather_o promote_v it_o for_o though_o isaac_n have_v god_n promise_n of_o a_o posterity_n gen._n 21.12_o etc._n etc._n yet_o do_v he_o not_o neglect_v his_o own_o prayer_n but_o sue_v out_o the_o promise_n by_o prayer_n we_o may_v not_o so_o presume_v upon_o god_n promise_v as_o to_o be_v negligent_a in_o the_o practice_n of_o our_o own_o duty_n god_n will_v be_v inquire_v ezek._n 36.37_o note_v 5._o man_n prayer_n for_o accomplish_v god_n promise_n must_v be_v perform_v constant_o and_o instant_o thus_o isaac_n multiply_v prayer_n as_o the_o hebr._n vajegnetter_n do_v signify_v deprecatus_fw-la est_fw-la he_o entreat_v the_o lord_n with_o vehemency_n and_o perseverance_n as_o well_o as_o multiplication_n as_o chrysostom_n observe_v for_o full_a twenty_o year_n thus_o prayer_n for_o a_o promise_n like_o those_o arrow_n of_o deliverance_n 2_o king_n 13.19_o must_v be_v often_o reiterated_a before_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o promise_a mercy_n can_v be_v receive_v citò_fw-la data_fw-la vilescunt_fw-la what_o be_v light_o obtain_v be_v but_o light_o esteem_v the_o lord_n be_v entreat_v of_o isaac_n though_o it_o be_v long_o first_o after_o twenty_o year_n pray_v for_o it_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o god_n of_o judgement_n and_o wait_v to_o be_v gracious_a in_o the_o best_a season_n isa_n 30.18_o he_o hold_v we_o in_o suspense_n sometime_o but_o it_o be_v only_a to_o commend_v his_o mercy_n the_o more_o to_o we_o that_o heavenly_a manna_n which_o be_v light_o come_v by_o be_v as_o light_o set_v by_o note_v 6._o it_o be_v a_o patriarchal_a practice_n and_o pattern_n for_o husband_n and_o wife_n to_o put_v up_o joint_a prayer_n to_o god_n together_o the_o hebrew_n lenochak_n ishto_n praesente_fw-la uxore_fw-la vel_fw-la simul_fw-la cum_fw-la uxore_fw-la import_v thus_o much_o our_o translation_n read_v it_o isaac_n pray_v for_o his_o wife_n but_o the_o hebrew_n strict_o be_v è_fw-la region_fw-la uxoris_fw-la suae_fw-la direct_o over_o against_o his_o wife_n or_o before_o she_o which_o hebrew_a phrase_n show_v it_o be_v a_o solemn_a conjunct_a prayer_n wherein_o isaac_n pray_v with_o she_o as_o well_o as_o for_o she_o now_o when_o they_o have_v live_v long_o together_o without_o child_n this_o joint_a practice_n of_o prayer_n be_v further_o confirm_v from_o 1_o pet._n 3.7_o that_o your_o viz._n husband_n and_o wife_n joint_a prayer_n be_v not_o hinder_v note_v 7._o sad_n exercise_n and_o disappointment_n may_v attend_v the_o most_o godly_a couple_n in_o the_o world_n neither_o the_o holy_a estate_n of_o wedlock_n nor_o the_o heavenly_a promise_n of_o god_n blessing_n nor_o their_o own_o youth_n and_o strength_n can_v secure_v these_o two_o holy_a one_o from_o such_o cross_n as_o do_v gall_v their_o shoulder_n for_o twenty_o year_n together_o child_n come_v not_o by_o any_o humane_a vivacity_n or_o vigour_n but_o by_o the_o divine_a gift_n and_o benediction_n isaac_n do_v acknowledge_v in_o his_o address_n to_o god_n the_o rabbin_n say_v the_o place_n of_o this_o joint_a prayer_n be_v either_o mount_n moriah_n where_o isaac_n have_v be_v offer_v gen._n 22.9_o or_o the_o place_n of_o his_o private_a prayer_n where_o he_o have_v his_o oratory_n for_o pour_v out_o his_o heart_n to_o god_n frequent_o gen._n 24.63_o but_o upon_o that_o and_o this_o occasion_n more_o fervent_o look_v upon_o the_o get_n of_o a_o wife_n and_o the_o beget_n of_o child_n as_o two_o mighty_a important_a matter_n it_o be_v too_o curious_a to_o ask_v where_o see_v the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a it_o be_v enough_o to_o know_v what_o be_v do_v though_o we_o know_v not_o where_o it_o be_v do_v this_o be_v plain_a that_o isaac_n entreat_v god_n in_o some_o such_o convenient_a place_n as_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n who_o be_v no_o respecter_n of_o either_o person_n or_o place_n act._n 1.24_o &_o 1_o tim._n 2.8_o and_o god_n answer_v his_o prayer_n for_o hereupon_o rebekah_n his_o wife_n conceive_v gen._n 25.21_o who_o long_a wait_a be_v at_o last_o recompense_v with_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o most_o worthy_a person_n to_o wit_n of_o jacob_n the_o patriarch_n nay_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o rich_a requital_n for_o her_o long_a barrenness_n give_v she_o two_o son_n at_o one_o burden_n to_o wit_n jacob_n and_o esau_n the_o history_n whereof_o hold_v out_o a_o great_a mystery_n tell_v we_o how_o those_o twin_n spurn_v and_o sprunt_v in_o
ishmael_n may_v live_v before_o thou_o gen._n 17.18_o and_o let_v reuben_n live_v and_o not_o die_v deut._n 33.6_o be_v good_a pattern_n for_o we_o 4._o a_o wish_v our_o child_n weal_n customary_o without_o a_o pray_v for_o they_o believe_o be_v neither_o enough_o for_o parent_n nor_o be_v it_o all_o or_o at_o all_o that_o be_v warrant_v by_o isaac_n blessing_n jacob_n here_o there_o be_v much_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o formal_a wish_n and_o a_o faithful_a prayer_n for_o their_o good_a there_o be_v a_o groundless_a custom_n among_o ignorant_a person_n of_o child_n ask_v their_o parent_n blessing_n the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n say_v in_o general_a that_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o people_n be_v vain_a jer._n 10.3_o and_o no_o better_o be_v this_o custom_n which_o can_v be_v ground_v on_o this_o patriarchal_a practice_n for_o these_o follow_a reason_n 1._o reason_n we_o find_v not_o that_o jacob_n and_o esau_n do_v ask_v their_o father_n and_o mother_n blessing_n daily_o but_o they_o only_o seek_v the_o patriarchal_a blessing_n before_o isaac_n death_n the_o 2._o reason_n nor_o do_v we_o read_v that_o either_o of_o those_o son_n do_v fall_v upon_o their_o knee_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n to_o ask_v it_o for_o that_o be_v a_o posture_n of_o worship_n proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o god_n alone_o outward_a adoration_n as_o well_o as_o inward_a devotion_n be_v due_a to_o god_n only_o who_o alone_o have_v omnisciency_n omnipresency_n and_o omnipotency_n and_o not_o to_o be_v do_v to_o angel_n rev._n 19.10_o and_o 22.9_o much_o less_o to_o man_n act._n 10.25_o we_o must_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_n god_n only_o psal_n 95.6_o matth._n 4.9_o 10_o luk._n 4.7_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o i_o so_o that_o to_o worship_n before_o a_o idol_n be_v to_o worship_n the_o idol_n whatever_o the_o romanist_n plead_v and_o pretend_v to_o the_o contrary_n 3._o as_o their_o ask_v their_o father_n blessing_n here_o be_v not_o ordinary_a but_o extraordinary_a so_o this_o blessing_n which_o they_o ask_v be_v extraordinary_a also_o not_o the_o common_a paternal_a but_o the_o patriarchal_a prophetical_a blessing_n which_o they_o here_o pray_v for_o and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o practice_n as_o a_o pattern_n for_o our_o imitation_n such_o vain_a custom_n must_v be_v reckon_v among_o popish_a dregs_n yet_o thus_o far_o this_o high_a example_n may_v be_v for_o our_o holy_a instruction_n that_o 1._o child_n must_v mind_n and_o remind_v their_o pray_a parent_n of_o they_o and_o in_o a_o humble_a manner_n dutiful_o desire_v their_o prayer_n and_o blessing_n and_o 2._o that_o parent_n shall_v be_v oft_o upon_o their_o knee_n in_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o child_n the_o five_o inference_n be_v god_n elect_v love_n flow_v not_o from_o man_n work_n but_o from_o his_o own_o free_a grace_n it_o esau_n and_o jacob_n work_n be_v here_o compare_v together_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o worse_a son_n the_o better_a man_n as_o to_o work_n esau_n work_n in_o themselves_o be_v all_o praiseworthy_a for_o he_o 1_o obey_v his_o father_n command_n 2._o take_v pain_n in_o hunt_v for_o right_a venison_n 3._o careful_o prepare_v it_o to_o be_v savory_n for_o his_o father_n pallate_n while_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n jacob_n take_v no_o such_o pain_n of_o a_o hunter_n take_v a_o kid_n of_o the_o fold_n and_o dissemble_v himself_o to_o be_v esau_n deceive_v his_o father_n both_o with_o his_o person_n and_o with_o his_o provision_n as_o before_o yet_o be_v he_o elect_v before_o esau_n hereupon_o both_o the_o prophet_n mal._n 1.2_o 3._o and_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 9_o 13_o 14._o take_v their_o example_n of_o the_o freeness_n of_o god_n election_n from_o these_o two_o rather_o than_o from_o cain_n and_o abel_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o old_a world_n or_o from_o shem_n and_o ham_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o new_a upon_o a_o threefold_a account_n 1._o jacob_n and_o esau_n be_v express_o say_v to_o be_v bear_v at_o one_o birth_n it_o be_v plain_o know_v so_o of_o they_o not_o of_o the_o other_o therefore_o god_n free_a act_n and_o dispose_v of_o they_o in_o a_o contrary_a disposal_n be_v far_o more_o conspicuous_a and_o manifest_a in_o these_o than_o in_o the_o other_o 2._o in_o jacob_n there_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o distinguish_v people_n from_o the_o people_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o a_o distinct_a visible_a church_n be_v lay_v in_o he_o more_o than_o in_o abel_n or_o shem._n 3._o jacob_n and_o esau_n be_v both_o bear_v of_o parent_n under_o the_o promise_n that_o the_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a virtue_n of_o the_o promise_n may_v be_v more_o clear_o difference_v it_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o election_n of_o grace_n rom._n 11.5_o he_o love_v because_o he_o love_v deut._n 7.7_o 8._o it_o be_v whole_o and_o sole_o from_o himself_o idea_n dei_fw-la non_fw-la advenit_fw-la â—i_fw-la aliunde_fw-la it_o come_v not_o from_o without_o or_o from_o we_o move_v he_o to_o love_n there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o love_n in_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o as_o to_o his_o creature_n 2._o as_o to_o man_n the_o best_a of_o creature_n and_o 3._o as_o to_o good_a man_n the_o best_a of_o mankind_n thus_o the_o water_n of_o damascus_n according_a to_o naaman_n true_a assertion_n may_v be_v as_o good_a water_n and_o as_o lovely_a in_o themselves_o as_o the_o water_n of_o canaan_n yet_o god_n free_o prefer_v the_o water_n of_o jordan_n and_o siloam_n before_o they_o thus_o god_n hate_v esau_n that_o be_v love_v he_o with_o a_o less_o love_n than_o he_o love_v jacob_n i_o have_v pass_v he_o by_o and_o leave_v he_o as_o a_o sinner_n and_o corrupt_v under_o wrath_n and_o judgement_n and_o this_o preterition_n or_o pass_v by_o be_v proper_o oppose_v to_o election_n the_o 6_o inference_n no_o mere_a man_n no_o not_o the_o best_a of_o man_n know_v all_o thing_n but_o sometime_o be_v expose_v to_o mistake_n as_o isaac_n here_o though_o both_o a_o patriarch_n and_o a_o prophet_n yet_o bless_v jacob_n for_o esau_n not_o know_v whether_o be_v to_o have_v the_o blessing_n it_o be_v only_a christ_n that_o know_v all_o thing_n joh._n 21.17_o but_o god_n suffer_v isaac_n to_o be_v ignorant_a here_o for_o three_o reason_n 1._o to_o teach_v he_o dependency_n upon_o god_n for_o knowledge_n it_o be_v the_o common_a condition_n of_o all_o the_o prophet_n not_o to_o know_v or_o understand_v all_o way_n and_o all_o thing_n but_o what_o and_o when_o god_n be_v please_v to_o reveal_v to_o they_o thus_o nathan_n know_v not_o at_o first_o but_o that_o david_n may_v build_v the_o temple_n for_o god_n thus_o the_o prophet_n beg_v of_o the_o angel_n to_o interpret_v the_o vision_n show_v they_o etc._n etc._n thus_o also_o isaac_n know_v not_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o blessing_n before_o the_o 2._o reason_n be_v probably_n god_n suffer_v isaac_n ignorance_n herein_o for_o his_o own_o safety_n for_o have_v he_o witting_o and_o willing_o give_v away_o the_o blessing_n to_o jacob_n than_o esau_n who_o be_v a_o savage_a and_o bloody_a man_n will_v have_v fall_v upon_o his_o father_n to_o kill_v he_o as_o he_o resolve_v to_o kill_v jacob_n for_o it_o which_o hereby_o god_n wise_o prevent_v the_o 3._o reason_n that_o the_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n towards_o jacob_n may_v be_v the_o more_o manifest_a god_n will_v perform_v his_o pleasure_n there_o be_v no_o counsel_n can_v stand_v against_o god_n he_o will_v have_v jacob_n blessed_v though_o isaac_n and_o esau_n do_v both_o combine_v against_o it_o prov._n 21.30_o the_o seven_o inference_n be_v the_o efficacy_n of_o a_o ordinance_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o instrument_n but_o upon_o the_o word_n and_o will_n of_o god_n popish_a doctrine_n teach_v that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o a_o sacrament_n depend_v on_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o administrator_n so_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v fruitless_a to_o the_o receiver_n for_o want_v of_o a_o good_a intention_n in_o the_o giver_n this_o here_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o that_o romish_a conceit_n and_o lie_v deceit_n for_o isaac_n intention_n be_v to_o have_v bless_a esau_n yet_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o benediction_n god_n confirm_v upon_o jacob_n though_o isaac_n have_v by_o a_o mistake_v pronounce_v the_o blessing_n upon_o he_o it_o remain_v notwithstanding_o in_o full_a force_n and_o virtue_n gen._n 27.33_o i_o have_v bless_v he_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v bless_v thus_o though_o a_o gospel-minister_n be_v a_o earthen_a vessel_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o a_o oister-shell_n 2_o cor._n 4.7_o subject_a to_o like_a passion_n with_o other_o man_n act_n 14.15_o and_o jam._n 5.17_o yet_o when_o they_o bless_v their_o people_n and_o pronounce_v pardon_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o true_o penitent_a in_o the_o
christ_n deal_v with_o his_o disciple_n who_o over_o curious_o ask_v he_o will_v it_o thou_o at_o this_o time_n restore_v again_o the_o kingdom_n to_o israel_n he_o answer_v it_o be_v not_o for_o you_o to_o know_v the_o time_n and_o the_o season_n but_o that_o which_o be_v far_o better_a for_o you_o you_o shall_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n etc._n etc._n so_o this_o blessing_n christ_n give_v jacob_n here_o be_v answerable_a to_o that_o christ_n give_v to_o his_o disciple_n there_o act._n 1.6_o 7_o 8._o to_o wit_n the_o best_a of_o blessing_n for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o luk._n 11.13_o be_v call_v all_o good_a thing_n mat._n 7.11_o it_o follow_v then_o that_o this_o blessing_n wherewith_o christ_n here_o bless_v jacob_n be_v the_o most_o divine_a blessing_n that_o have_v all_o other_o blessing_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o it_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o throne_n that_o comprehend_v in_o it_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o footstool_n jacob_n have_v get_v already_o a_o great_a store_n of_o footstool_n mercy_n much_o wealth_n wife_n and_o child_n &_o these_o worldly_a blessing_n will_v not_o and_o indeed_o can_v not_o content_v he_o he_o tugg_v hard_a still_o and_o must_v have_v some_o better_a mercy_n than_o these_o even_o the_o throne_n mercy_n to_o wit_n peace_n with_o god_n well_o know_v that_o will_v bring_v peace_n with_o his_o brother_n and_o all_o other_o good_a thing_n as_o job_n 22.21_o acquaint_v thyself_o with_o god_n and_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o and_o thereby_o good_a shall_v come_v unto_o thou_o he_o know_v his_o power_n to_o prevail_v with_o emmanuel_n himself_o will_v more_o enable_v he_o with_o power_n to_o prevail_v with_o esau_n second_o it_o be_v still_o more_o apparent_a if_o gen._n 35.9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o be_v likewise_o well_o consider_v where_o god_n give_v a_o explanation_n of_o this_o blessing_n wherewith_o he_o have_v bless_a jacob_n for_o there_o he_o as_o he_o do_v usual_o revive_v and_o reneve_v his_o promise_n with_o a_o fresh_a supply_n of_o comfort_n upon_o his_o soul_n now_o again_o sadden_v both_o by_o his_o fear_n of_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 34.30_o and_o by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o dear_a and_o well_o deserve_a deborah_n gen._n 35.8_o for_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o his_o faith_n upon_o the_o promiser_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o six_o appearance_n of_o god_n to_o jacob_n be_v express_v in_o one_o word_n and_o he_o bless_v he_o v._o 9_o how_o this_o be_v do_v be_v declare_v to_o be_v by_o two_o way_n 1._o by_o another_o imposition_n of_o his_o new_a name_n israel_n to_o his_o further_a assurance_n that_o he_o shall_v still_o prevail_v with_o god_n in_o new_a temptation_n as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o his_o late_a wrest_v and_o with_o man_n too_o as_o he_o have_v already_o prevail_v with_o both_o laban_n and_o esau_n 2._o by_o a_o new_a enlargement_n upon_o the_o short_a benediction_n only_o name_v before_o gen._n 32.29_o but_o here_o ample_o specify_v gen._n 35.10_o 11_o 12._o that_o jacob_n may_v be_v blessed_v both_o by_o word_n and_o deed_n yea_o bless_a with_o covenant-mercy_n which_o be_v the_o best_a of_o blessing_n for_o god_n make_v it_o plain_a here_o that_o the_o blessing_n wherewith_o he_o bless_v jacob_n gen._n 32.29_o be_v very_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o covenant_n yea_o of_o the_o same_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o his_o grandfather_n abraham_n they_o both_o have_v the_o self_n same_o ground_n of_o believe_v god_n keep_v covenant_n with_o they_o to_o wit_n i_o be_o god_n almighty_a el-shaddai_a or_o all-sufficient_a greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d self-sufficient_a not_o need_v any_o creature_n to_o help_v i_o but_o be_o able_a of_o myself_o alone_o both_o to_o redeem_v you_o both_o and_o to_o ruin_n all_o your_o enemy_n compare_v gen._n 17.1_o 2._o etc._n etc._n with_o 35.11_o where_o the_o grand_a charter_n or_o covenant_n of_o both_o a_o numerous_a and_o a_o royal_a offspring_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o canaan_n but_o especial_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o covenant_n give_v to_o jacob_n do_v exact_o agree_v with_o that_o before_o give_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 17.6_o 8._o this_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o very_a sweet_a allay_n to_o jacob_n fear_n from_o esau_n accost_v he_o in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n if_o he_o understand_v god_n blessing_n thus_o gen._n 32.29_o at_o god_n explain_v it_o to_o he_o after_o gen._n 35.9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o he_o may_v then_o argue_v his_o soul_n out_o of_o unbelief_n say_v god_n can_v be_v a_o liar_n to_o i_o in_o let_v esau_n cut_v i_o off_o how_o then_o shall_v i_o come_v to_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n when_o jacob_n be_v thus_o blessed_v after_o prayer_n and_o prevail_a he_o then_o master_v his_o own_o fear_n make_v use_v of_o two_o most_o probable_a prudential_a mean_n 1._o marshal_n his_o company_n in_o the_o best_a manner_n for_o save_v of_o the_o last_o at_o the_o least_o 2._o march_v before_o they_o himself_o and_o do_v low_a obeisance_n to_o his_o lord_n esau_n who_o meeting_n he_o find_v the_o full_a issue_n of_o his_o faith_n to_o which_o those_o his_o prudential_o be_v only_a subservient_fw-fr that_o god_n have_v chain_v up_o yea_o change_v his_o brother_n heart_n from_o his_o former_a hatred_n into_o present_a love_n and_o he_o that_o come_v to_o kiss_v who_o he_o think_v come_v to_o kill_v yea_o and_o shed_v tear_n to_o he_o who_o blood_n to_o shed_v he_o expect_v his_o brother_n approach_v then_o can_v he_o not_o but_o see_v god_n and_o his_o goodness_n in_o this_o unexpected_a kindness_n when_o he_o see_v the_o face_n of_o esau_n which_o so_o much_o he_o fear_v to_o see_v as_o though_o he_o have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n thus_o have_v he_o esau_n reconcile_v his_o way_n please_v the_o lord_n prov._n 16.7_o for_o this_o he_o erect_v a_o altar_n of_o praise_n call_v it_o el_fw-es elohe-israel_n join_v his_o name_n with_o his_o own_o therein_o as_o a_o memorial_n of_o his_o power_n of_o prevail_a both_o with_o god_n and_o men._n gen._n 33.1_o 4_o 10_o 20._o jacob_n after_o this_o covenant-blessing_n meet_v with_o many_o cross_n and_o calamity_n notwithstanding_o and_o such_o as_o be_v cross_n from_o within_o even_o in_o his_o own_o family_n beside_o all_o the_o other_o foremention_v be_v cross_n from_o without_o which_o be_v principal_o five_o first_o the_o ravishment_n of_o his_o only_a daughter_n beautiful_a dinah_n second_o the_o massacre_n make_v upon_o the_o shechemite_n by_o his_o two_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n in_o revenge_n of_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o their_o sister_n gen._n 34._o throughout_o three_o the_o death_n of_o his_o dear_a and_o best_a belove_a rachel_n whereof_o the_o death_n of_o deborah_n his_o kind_a nurse_n be_v the_o forerunner_n four_o the_o incest_n of_o his_o elder_a son_n reuben_n five_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n the_o last_o three_o gen._n 35._o give_v a_o account_n of_o these_o five_o sad_a providence_n attend_v jacob_n in_o his_o return_n from_o syria_n or_o padan-aram_n to_o canaan_n though_o he_o have_v god_n command_n for_o his_o return_v and_o his_o covenant_n of_o weal_n and_o welldoing_a in_o it_o there_o be_v yet_o other_o two_o dark_a and_o dismal_a dispensation_n to_o make_v the_o five_o aforesaid_a seven_o that_o number_n of_o perfection_n in_o imperfection_n misery_n which_o well_o nigh_o destroy_v jacob_n after_o he_o be_v get_v into_o canaan_n that_o land_n of_o promise_n from_o which_o he_o have_v be_v absent_a about_o thirty_o year_n the_o first_o of_o these_o last_o two_o be_v the_o suppose_a destruction_n of_o his_o dear_a jewel_n joseph_n gen._n 37._o the_o second_o be_v the_o real_a and_o long_a famine_n which_o drive_v he_o and_o he_o out_o of_o canaan_n the_o land_n whereof_o he_o be_v true_a proprietary_n by_o god_n promise_n as_o well_o as_o present_v possessor_n down_o into_o egypt_n where_o he_o die_v and_o where_o before_o his_o death_n he_o bless_v joseph_n two_o son_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o all_o his_o own_o son_n the_o patriarch_n and_o where_o also_o he_o swear_v joseph_n to_o carry_v his_o corpse_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o canaan_n and_o to_o bury_v he_o there_o as_o gen._n 45_o 47_o 48_o 49_o 50._o chapter_n do_v full_o declare_v a_o brief_a touch_n upon_o these_o in_o their_o order_n first_o dinah_n ravishment_n after_o that_o friendly_a meeting_n and_o part_v of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n which_o indeed_o be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o double_a miracle_n that_o the_o latter_a shall_v be_v so_o change_v and_o the_o former_a so_o cheer_v with_o his_o deliverance_n jacob_n come_v first_o to_o succoth_n gen._n 33.17_o where_o his_o first_o house_n after_o so_o long_a a_o pilgrimage_n be_v a_o tent_n or_o booth_n as_o succoth_n hebr._n signify_v wherein_o he_o sojourn_v till_o his_o cattle_n v._n 13._o have_v
their_o convoy_n by_o sea_n and_o their_o conduct_n by_o land_n if_o caesar_n bargeman_n can_v be_v comfort_v with_o caesar_n word_n in_o a_o storm_n quid_fw-la time_n caesarem_fw-la vehis_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la fortunam_fw-la be_n not_o too_o timorous_a in_o this_o terrible_a tempest_n but_o cheer_v up_o thou_o carry_v caesar_n so_o can_v miscarry_v a_o child_n of_o light_n walk_v in_o darkness_n need_n fear_v nothing_o while_o his_o heavenly_a father_n hold_v he_o fast_o by_o the_o hand_n psal_n 23.4_o and_o 138.7_o isa_n 50.10_o 2._o when_o they_o die_v and_o go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_a as_o jacob_n do_v go_v down_o to_o egypt_n god_n so_o say_v to_o they_o as_o he_o say_v to_o he_o fear_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o that_o sleeping-place_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n i_o will_v sure_o awake_v you_o again_o and_o bring_v you_o back_o from_o the_o jaw_n of_o a_o temporal_a death_n to_o the_o joy_n of_o a_o eternal_a life_n and_o your_o frail_a body_n that_o now_o death_n and_o grave_n do_v swallow_v up_o shall_v certain_o rise_v again_o and_o by_o their_o very_a rot_a shall_v be_v the_o more_o refine_a at_o the_o grand_a resurrection_n 1_o cor._n 15.36_o 42_o 43_o 44_o etc._n etc._n the_o second_o inference_n be_v god_n come_v usual_o to_o his_o servant_n as_o he_o come_v here_o to_o his_o servant_n jacob_n while_o he_o be_v in_o suspense_n and_o do_v hang_v betwixt_o hope_n and_o fear_n god_n love_v to_o perfect_v his_o strength_n in_o our_o weakness_n 2_o cor._n 12.9_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v not_o in_o a_o capable_a case_n for_o receive_v divine_a promise_n till_o it_o be_v first_o free_v from_o false_a fear_n therefore_o god_n come_v to_o comfort_n abraham_n with_o fear_n not_o before_o he_o give_v he_o the_o promise_n gen._n 15.1_o so_o his_o grandson_n jacob_n have_v the_o same_o cordial_n fear_v not_o before_o the_o promise_n both_o of_o his_o own_o personal_a safety_n and_o of_o his_o numberless_a posterity_n have_v god_n give_v jacob_n only_o that_o general_n promise_n i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o it_o indeed_o have_v be_v enough_o have_v he_o say_v no_o more_o for_o a_o sufficient_a security_n against_o all_o his_o particular_a doubt_n and_o fear_n yet_o out_o of_o his_o super-abundant_a bounty_n he_o give_v a_o distinct_a answer_n and_o what_o may_v be_v satisfactory_a in_o every_o particular_a say_v in_o effect_n to_o he_o 1._o i_o approve_v of_o thy_o enterprise_n my_o command_n be_v thy_o warrant_n i_o will_v make_v thy_o journey_n prosperous_a according_a to_o thy_o prayer_n 2._o thy_o change_n of_o place_n shall_v neither_o change_v my_o promise_n to_o thou_o nor_o thy_o company_n with_o i_o i_o be_o not_o chain_v to_o one_o place_n but_o be_o present_a in_o every_o place_n not_o tie_v to_o canaan_n but_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o in_o egypt_n 3._o though_o thou_o for_o a_o time_n forsake_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n yet_o thither_o will_v i_o again_o bring_v thou_o when_o dead_a and_o thy_o posterity_n while_o live_v for_o who_o thy_o body_n bury_v there_o shall_v take_v and_o keep_v possession_n till_o their_o return_n so_o that_o this_o promise_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o many_o yea_o more_o than_o two_o hundred_o year_n 4._o and_o thy_o jewel_n joseph_n who_o thou_o think_v be_v lose_v have_v be_v but_o lend_v to_o the_o lord_n who_o will_v return_v he_o who_o now_o thou_o so_o much_o long_a to_o see_v with_o advantage_n he_o be_v lose_v a_o slave_n but_o shall_v he_o find_v a_o lord_n yea_o a_o lord_n of_o lord_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a land_n 5._o yea_o thy_o joseph_n who_o thou_o give_v up_o for_o dead_a shall_v close_o up_o thy_o eye_n when_o thou_o die_v wherein_o god_n promise_v he_o both_o a_o quiet_a life_n and_o a_o comfortable_a death_n in_o egypt_n his_o dear_a joseph_n be_v present_a with_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o honour_n above_o all_o his_o son_n to_o do_v that_o last_o office_n of_o love_n of_o put_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o father_n eye_n which_o be_v lift_v up_o wide_a open_a towards_o heaven_n when_o he_o die_v have_v hope_n in_o his_o death_n prov._n 14.32_o to_o shut_v they_o up_o which_o shall_v short_o be_v open_v again_o to_o see_v god_n in_o the_o flesh_n job_n 19.26_o by_o all_o these_o particular_n god_n assure_v jacob_n and_o so_o he_o do_v no_o less_o to_o we_o the_o child_n of_o jacob_n that_o there_o be_v a_o paternal_a providence_n of_o god_n always_o attend_v upon_o he_o and_o all_o his_o who_o he_o will_v never_o fail_v nor_o forsake_v josh_n 1.5_o and_o hebr._n 13.5_o the_o particular_a promise_n to_o joshua_n be_v general_o apply_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o all_o believer_n blessed_n shall_v thou_o be_v in_o thy_o go_v out_o and_o bless_a in_o thy_o come_n in_o deut._n 28.6_o i_o will_v carry_v thou_o down_o and_o i_o will_v bring_v thou_o up_o say_v god_n to_o jacob_n thou_o shall_v not_o want_v my_o presence_n at_o no_o time_n and_o in_o no_o place_n semel_fw-la electus_n semper_fw-la dilectus_fw-la say_v austin_n which_o be_v 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 down_o with_o jacob_n thus_o industrious_o not_o only_o for_o distinguish_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n nor_o to_o show_v out_o of_o what_o family_n christ_n shall_v descend_v name_v perez_n and_o hezron_n which_o be_v name_v in_o christ_n genealogy_n matth._n 1.3_o and_o luk_n 3.33_o but_o the_o principal_a reason_n be_v that_o this_o inconsiderable_a number_n at_o israel_n go_v into_o egypt_n may_v the_o more_o magnify_v the_o mercy_n truth_n and_o power_n of_o god_n in_o multiply_v these_o few_o into_o a_o innumerable_a number_n in_o egypt_n so_o that_o these_o seventy_o soul_n be_v become_v six_o hundred_o thousand_o beside_o old_a people_n women_z and_o child_n in_o 215_o year_n more_o when_o israel_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n this_o
into_o vast_a multitude_n they_o spread_v further_o than_o goshen_n and_o have_v egyptian_a family_n nigh_o and_o among_o they_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o destroy_a angel_n do_v distinguish_v their_o door_n by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o blood_n exod._n 1.2.7.23_o and_o that_o the_o israelite_n depart_v borrow_a of_o their_o neighbour_n the_o egyptian_n jewel_n and_o earring_n etc._n etc._n v._n 35_o 37._o yet_o none_o save_v joseph_n be_v say_v to_o live_v at_o the_o court_n account_v with_o david_n that_o one_o day_n in_o god_n court_n be_v better_a than_o a_o thousand_o in_o saul_n or_o pharaoh_n court_n psal_n 84.10_o and_o with_o moses_n esteem_v it_o better_a to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n than_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n hebr._n 11.25_o 26._o 6._o it_o teach_v that_o as_o those_o shepherd_n israelites_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o more_o courtly_a egyptian_n so_o every_o israelite_n indeed_o joh._n 1.47_o be_v still_o abominable_a to_o the_o gypsy_n of_o the_o world_n solomon_n say_v he_o that_o be_v upright_o in_o the_o way_n be_v abomination_n to_o the_o wicked_a prov._n 29.27_o where_o he_o show_v there_o be_v no_o love_n lose_v betwixt_o they_o there_o be_v antipathy_n in_o nature_n as_o betwixt_o the_o lion_n and_o the_o cock_n the_o dog_n and_o the_o sheep_n etc._n etc._n but_o none_o like_o that_o of_o the_o old_a enmity_n gen._n 3.15_o betwixt_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o wicked_a yet_o thus_o differ_v the_o former_a hate_n non_fw-la virum_fw-la sed_fw-la vitium_fw-la not_o the_o person_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n as_o the_o physician_n hate_v the_o disease_n but_o love_v the_o patient_n but_o the_o latter_a hate_v both_o the_o grace_n and_o the_o gracious_a 1._o grace_n because_o it_o contradict_v his_o vice_n which_o he_o so_o dear_o love_v 2._o the_o gracious_a because_o such_o have_v a_o countermotion_n to_o he_o and_o justle_v as_o it_o be_v against_o he_o with_o his_o contrary_a course_n 1_o joh._n 3.12_o second_o have_v view_v jacob_n prosperity_n come_v we_o now_o to_o his_o adversity_n the_o catastrophe_n and_o epilogue_n of_o his_o pilgrimage-comedy_n god_n do_v with_o he_o as_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v say_v to_o do_v joh._n 2.10_o keep_v the_o best_a wine_n for_o the_o last_o jacob_n tell_v pharaoh_n his_o day_n have_v be_v full_a of_o evil_n gen._n 47.9_o he_o have_v many_o cross_n attend_v he_o i_o have_v as_o the_o hebrew_n do_v number_v seven_o principal_a one_o there_o be_v other_o less_o principal_a that_o pinch_v he_o as_o 1._o his_o hard_a service_n in_o laban_n house_n 2._o the_o suborn_n of_o leah_n for_o rachel_n 3._o the_o fornication_n of_o judah_n with_o thamar_n unlike_a joseph_n for_o chastity_n 4._o the_o detain_v of_o simeon_n in_o egypt_n prison_n 5._o the_o bereave_v he_o of_o his_o dear_a benjamin_n etc._n etc._n yet_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o bear_v he_o through_o all_o as_o psal_n 34.19_o and_o at_o last_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o wealthy_a place_n psal_n 66.12_o even_o to_o sit_v down_o without_o any_o more_o cross_n in_o the_o fat_a of_o that_o fat_a land_n of_o egypt_n for_o his_o last_o seventeen_o year_n gen._n 47.28_o so_o long_a jacob_n have_v nourish_v joseph_n gen._n 37.2_o and_o just_o so_o long_a joseph_n nourish_v jacob_n bis_n pveri_fw-la senes_fw-la old_a man_n be_v twice_o child_n the_o sweet_a day_n jacob_n ever_o see_v be_v these_o seventeen_o his_o time_n in_o egypt_n be_v the_o large_a white_a of_o mercy_n with_o the_o least_o black_a of_o misery_n in_o the_o whole_a table_n of_o this_o holy_a patriarch_n life_n god_n reserve_v his_o best_a for_o jacob_n last_o yet_o this_o do_v not_o last_v always_o for_o at_o last_o the_o infirmity_n and_o imbecility_n of_o old_a age_n which_o be_v call_v a_o evil_a age_n eccles_n 12.1_o come_v upon_o he_o which_o make_v his_o second_o state_n a_o state_n of_o adversity_n that_o usher_v in_o death_n by_o a_o linger_a sickness_n yet_o before_o this_o he_o see_v god_n promise_n begin_v to_o be_v accomplish_v god_n have_v say_v i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n in_o egypt_n gen._n 46.3_o and_o he_o see_v before_o his_o last_o sickness_n that_o his_o offspring_n grow_v and_o multiply_v exceed_o gen._n 47.27_o god_n die_v not_o in_o any_o man_n debt_n neither_o will_v he_o let_v jacob_n die_v till_o he_o see_v some_o part_n of_o the_o payment_n of_o his_o promise_n god_n be_v never_o short_a but_o oft_o over_o hit_v promise_n nor_o will_v he_o suffer_v his_o church_n to_o suffer_v this_o seventeen_o year_n in_o egypt_n though_o the_o first_o five_o of_o they_o be_v year_n of_o sore_a famine_n for_o moses_n in_o a_o few_o word_n of_o this_o 27_o verse_n mind_v we_o how_o 1._o the_o church_n be_v commodious_o seat_v in_o goshen_n 2._o be_v accommodate_v with_o peaceable_a possession_n either_o farm_a under_o pharaoh_n for_o the_o land_n sell_v to_o he_o by_o the_o famine_n ver_fw-la 21._o or_o frank_o rather_o as_o a_o donative_n bestow_v upon_o she_o by_o he_o 3._o be_v wonderful_o advance_v with_o a_o increase_n of_o wealth_n both_o in_o coin_n and_o cattle_n 4._o and_o be_v mighty_o and_o marvellous_o multiply_v with_o a_o numerous_a offspring_n above_o ordinary_a custom_n which_o moses_n further_o mention_n as_o a_o divine_a miracle_n exod._n 1.12_o but_o that_o which_o be_v adverse_a to_o jacob_n after_o his_o so_o long_o prosperous_a estate_n be_v his_o fatal_a sickness_n the_o harbinger_n of_o his_o death_n the_o time_n draw_v nigh_o that_o israel_n must_v die_v gen._n 47.29_o or_o hebr._n the_o day_n of_o israel_n draw_v nigh_o to_o die_v that_o be_v wherein_o he_o must_v yield_v to_o the_o stroke_n of_o death_n he_o lie_v many_o day_n under_o this_o last_o sickness_n be_v sick_a unto_o death_n this_o jacob_n understand_v by_o a_o natural_a instinct_n or_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o he_o by_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n hereupon_o by_o his_o paternal_a authority_n he_o exact_v a_o oath_n of_o his_o son_n joseph_n not_o to_o bury_v he_o in_o egypt_n but_o in_o canaan_n ver_fw-la 29_o 30._o here_o we_o have_v these_o follow_a remark_n first_o while_o jacob_n as_o a_o father_n do_v impose_v a_o oath_n upon_o joseph_n his_o son_n yet_o as_o he_o be_v a_o private_a person_n and_o his_o son_n a_o public_a magistrate_n he_o use_v expression_n of_o homage_n intermingle_v with_o his_o injunction_n say_v if_o now_o i_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n and_o i_o pray_v thou_o deal_v kind_o and_o true_o with_o i_o or_o hebr._n do_v with_o i_o mercy_n and_o truth_n wherein_o as_o he_o injoin_v joseph_n as_o a_o son_n so_o he_o reverence_v he_o as_o a_o prince_n thus_o as_o joseph_n do_v not_o disdain_v to_o honour_n jacob_n as_o his_o father_n according_a to_o the_o five_o command_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n etc._n etc._n though_o he_o be_v but_o a_o poor_a old_a shepherd_n and_o that_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o such_o egyptian_a courtier_n then_o of_o his_o retinue_n to_o who_o shepherd_n be_v a_o abomination_n at_o their_o first_o meeting_n gen._n 46.29_o so_o jacob_n the_o father_n deem_v it_o his_o duty_n to_o give_v due_a honour_n to_o his_o son_n joseph_n who_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o land_n at_o their_o last_o part_n as_o the_o divine_a and_o natural_a law_n do_v command_v that_o subjection_n which_o the_o son_n pay_v to_o the_o father_n in_o the_o former_a instance_n so_o the_o civil_a and_o national_a law_n do_v require_v this_o homage_n that_o the_o father_n a_o subject_a pay_v to_o his_o son_n a_o prince_n in_o the_o latter_a and_o herein_o joseph_n dream_n be_v accomplish_v here_o that_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n shall_v do_v obeisance_n to_o i_o gen._n 37.9_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v god_n be_v more_o gracious_a to_o jacob_n than_o his_o own_o say_n sentiment_n or_o expectation_n when_o he_o meet_v his_o son_n joseph_n he_o say_v now_o let_v i_o die_v etc._n etc._n gen._n 46.30_o yet_o god_n be_v so_o good_a to_o he_o as_o to_o give_v he_o a_o long_a lease_n of_o his_o life_n than_o he_o desire_v he_o that_o can_v have_v be_v content_a to_o have_v die_v at_o that_o instant_n of_o have_v see_v his_o jewel_n joseph_n shall_v live_v by_o a_o divine_a grant_n much_o long_o and_o that_o a_o life_n of_o peace_n and_o plenty_n the_o best_a part_n of_o jacob_n life_n as_o to_o the_o quality_n of_o it_o be_v then_o to_o come_v when_o he_o wish_v to_o be_v go_v and_o die_v few_o and_o evil_n have_v be_v his_o former_a day_n as_o himself_o say_v to_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47.9_o but_o his_o day_n which_o follow_v that_o time_n be_v few_o and_o good_a even_o all_o those_o seventeen_o year_n wherein_o joseph_n nourish_v he_o pay_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
piety_n to_o parent_n and_o the_o bond_n of_o a_o oath_n as_o thing_n prevalent_a with_o god_n proh_o pudor_fw-la oh_o shame_n to_o we_o after_o jacob_n have_v covenant_v with_o joseph_n about_o the_o place_n of_o his_o burial_n that_o distemper_n which_o summon_v he_o to_o order_v it_o grow_v strong_a upon_o his_o old_a decay_a body_n which_o have_v be_v much_o wear_v and_o weaken_v by_o many_o sore_a travel_n and_o long_o toilsome_a trouble_n gen._n 48.1_o it_o be_v tell_v joseph_n behold_v thy_o father_n be_v sick_a which_o the_o septuagint_n express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d turbatur_fw-la to_o show_n how_o he_o have_v be_v toil_v and_o turmoil_v with_o many_o cross_n calamity_n and_o trial_n all_o his_o life_n all_o which_o this_o last_o fatal_a sickness_n be_v about_o to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o he_o become_v sick_a unto_o death_n and_o therefore_o he_o prepare_v for_o it_o before_o it_o come_v by_o make_v his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n which_o be_v twofold_a 1._o he_o constitute_v who_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v his_o heir_n in_o gen._n 48._o 2._o he_o confer_v his_o patriarchal_a blessing_n upon_o all_o his_o twelve_o son_n gen._n 49._o this_o in_o the_o general_n from_o which_o we_o have_v these_o remarkable_a inference_n 1._o god_n love_n and_o man_n sickness_n may_v well_o consist_v together_o jacob_n be_v sick_a and_o yet_o it_o be_v jacob_n have_v god_n love_v mal._n 1.2_o and_o rom._n 9.13_o so_o lazarus_n be_v sick_a yet_o christ_n have_v this_o word_n send_v he_o behold_v he_o who_o thou_o love_v be_v sick_a john_n 11.3_o augustine_n ask_v si_fw-la amatur_fw-la quomodò_fw-la infirmatur_fw-la if_o he_o be_v love_v of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n how_o can_v he_o be_v lay_v down_o upon_o a_o bed_n of_o sickness_n oh_o well_o enough_o may_v we_o say_v affliction_n be_v christ_n love-token_n he_o say_v as_o many_o as_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v rev._n 3.19_o prov._n 3.12_o hebr._n 12.6_o such_o as_o escape_v affliction_n may_v well_o question_v their_o adoption_n god_n have_v one_o son_n sine_fw-la flagitio_fw-la without_o corruption_n but_o none_o sine_fw-la flagello_fw-la without_o correction_n the_o ground_n be_v displease_v love_n and_o the_o end_n be_v full_a embracement_n as_o here_o 2._o god_n exempt_v not_o his_o saint_n from_o sickness_n nor_o from_o death_n though_o they_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n rom._n 6.2_o and_o be_v redeem_v from_o death_n hos_n 13.14_o yet_o not_o from_o sickness_n unto_o death_n which_o be_v as_o god_n chariot_n wherein_o he_o fetch_v his_o child_n home_o to_o himself_o as_o joseph_n do_v for_o jacob_n gen._n 45.27_o so_o god_n do_v in_o this_o sickness_n send_v for_o he_o that_o they_o may_v live_v and_o reign_v with_o he_o in_o free_a embracement_n and_o full_a enjoyment_n in_o a_o better_a world_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o this_o totter_a tabernacle_n of_o clay_n shall_v molder_v down_o that_o a_o better_a house_n may_v be_v erect_v for_o this_o do_v we_o groan_v earnest_o 2_o cor._n 5.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n that_o when_o the_o earthly_a house_n be_v dissolve_v or_o take_v down_o we_o may_v have_v a_o heavenly_a one_o and_o so_o be_v free_v from_o our_o back-burden_n of_o sin_n and_o misery_n 3._o some_o saint_n die_v soon_o and_o sudden_o without_o much_o sickness_n to_o usher_v in_o death_n it_o be_v no_o more_o with_o moses_n but_o only_o god_n up_o and_o die_v deut._n 31.49.50_o he_o die_v hebr._n gnal-pi_a jehovah_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o we_o read_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n deut._n 34.5_o as_o if_o god_n have_v take_v away_o his_o life_n with_o a_o real_a sign_n of_o his_o love_n kill_v he_o with_o a_o kiss_n and_o suck_v his_o soul_n our_o of_o his_o body_n into_o himself_o in_o a_o friendly_a salutation_n this_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n equivalent_a to_o righteous_a elijah_n translation_n which_o then_o a_o bless_a couple_n confer_v with_o christ_n upon_o mount_n tabor_n at_o his_o transfiguration_n matth._n 17.3_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o that_o of_o enoch_n also_o other_o saint_n die_v of_o a_o long_a and_o linger_a sickness_n as_o do_v jacob_n here_o and_o elisha_n after_o 2_o king_n 13.14_o the_o best_a be_v subject_n to_o sickness_n and_o death_n and_o before_o they_o can_v come_v to_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o death_n they_o oft_o pass_v through_o a_o strait_a long_o flabby_a lane_n of_o a_o linger_a sickness_n and_o all_o this_o in_o mercy_n that_o they_o may_v become_v more_o wean_v from_o the_o world_n better_o prepare_v for_o their_o death_n desirous_a to_o be_v dissolve_v to_o be_v with_o christ_n and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o more_o easy_a departure_n out_o of_o the_o world_n for_o as_o a_o member_n the_o more_o it_o be_v mortify_v the_o better_a be_v its_o cut_n off_o endure_v so_o when_o the_o body_n be_v weaken_v and_o waste_v with_o much_o sickness_n natural_a strength_n be_v wear_v away_o can_v make_v resistance_n such_o die_v more_o easy_o the_o divine_a contemplation_n of_o dr._n hall_n hereupon_o be_v rich_o worth_a recording_n happy_a be_v the_o man_n say_v he_o who_o after_o due_a preparation_n be_v pass_v through_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n ere_o he_o be_v aware_a and_o happy_a be_v the_o man_n who_o by_o the_o holy_a use_n of_o long_a sickness_n be_v teach_v to_o see_v the_o gate_n of_o death_n afar_o off_o and_o address_v for_o a_o resolute_a passage_n the_o one_o die_v like_o enoch_n and_o elijah_n the_o other_o like_o jacob_n and_o elishah_n both_o bless_o to_o which_o i_o add_v some_o be_v hurry_v away_o to_o heaven_n in_o a_o fiery_a chariot_n of_o a_o acute_a fever_n all_o on_o a_o sudden_a with_o the_o former_a other_o lie_v long_o under_o chronical_a disease_n die_v as_o it_o be_v by_o inch_n as_o those_o that_o be_v consumptive_a or_o be_v famish_v with_o the_o latter_a instance_n now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o former_a part_n of_o jacob_n last_o will_v and_o testament_n relate_v particular_o to_o joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n this_o godly_a patriarch_n be_v now_o sensible_a that_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n be_v write_v upon_o he_o as_o 2_o cor._n 1.9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o death_n donunciation_n he_o feel_v in_o himself_o well_o understand_v the_o double_a duty_n of_o a_o die_a man_n 1._o to_o set_v his_o heart_n in_o order_n 2._o to_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n the_o former_a he_o have_v do_v already_o and_o now_o he_o address_v himself_o to_o accomplish_v the_o latter_a in_o declare_v the_o first_o part_n of_o his_o will_n which_o be_v thus_o occasion_v no_o soon_o do_v joseph_n hear_v of_o his_o father_n fatal_a sickness_n but_o he_o like_o a_o dutiful_a son_n not_o linger_a till_o he_o be_v send_v for_o lay_v by_o all_o his_o public_a affair_n and_o immediate_o hasten_v to_o visit_v his_o dear_a parent_n not_o only_o to_o pay_v his_o last_o respect_n and_o perform_v his_o last_o office_n of_o piety_n to_o he_o but_o also_o to_o receive_v his_o father_n last_o blessing_n which_o he_o prefer_v above_o all_o the_o wealth_n of_o egypt_n and_o all_o the_o gold_n of_o ophir_n from_o he_o and_o he_o carry_v with_o he_o his_o two_o son_n that_o they_o also_o may_v partake_v of_o the_o patriarchal_a blessing_n be_v enter_v by_o their_o grandfather_n into_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o church_n and_o be_v betteâ—_n confirm_v in_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o true_a piety_n 1._o nb._n this_o practice_n be_v a_o pattern_n to_o all_o child_n of_o godly_a parent_n they_o shall_v be_v more_o solicitous_a to_o inherit_v their_o parent_n grace_n than_o their_o good_n die_v jacob_n be_v revive_v at_o his_o dear_a joseph_n approach_n the_o sight_n of_o he_o do_v corroborate_v his_o weak_a and_o comfort_v his_o sick_a soul_n beside_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n come_v upon_o he_o and_o do_v transport_v he_o above_o his_o decay_a and_o die_a flesh_n jacob_n reverent_o entertain_v joseph_n as_o he_o be_v a_o prince_n so_o begin_v his_o oration_n to_o he_o gen._n 48.1_o 2_o 3._o read_v a_o divinity-lecture_n out_o of_o his_o calendar_n and_o catalogue_n of_o all_o god_n gracious_a deal_n with_o he_o and_o merciful_a dispensation_n to_o he_o which_o he_o have_v careful_o keep_v recount_v and_o reckon_v they_o up_o not_o by_o the_o lump_n or_o by_o wholesale_n as_o it_o be_v but_o by_o parcel_n and_o particular_n 2._o nb._n so_o ought_v every_o true_a son_n and_o daughter_n of_o jacob_n to_o do_v thus_o david_n do_v psal_n 9.1_o show_v forth_o or_o heb._n cipher_v one_o by_o one_o all_o the_o marvellous_a mercy_n of_o god_n towards_o he_o this_o jacob_n do_v here_o v._o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n to_o testify_v in_o what_o great_a peace_n and_o recumbency_n or_o acquiescence_n in_o god_n promise_n he_o die_v 3._o nb._n
mark_v the_o perfect_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o upright_a for_o be_v his_o beginning_n and_o middle_a never_o so_o troublesome_a yet_o the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n be_v peace_n psal_n 37.37_o or_o at_o least_o his_o after-end_a he_o shall_v have_v a_o goshen_n a_o shalom_n or_o salem_n hebr._n peace_n either_o here_o or_o in_o heaven_n he_o shall_v by_o death_n enter_v into_o peace_n rest_v in_o his_o bed_n isa_n 57.2_o though_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v in_o his_o nest_n as_o jacob_n do_v here_o and_o job_n desire_v job_n 29.18_o and_o according_o do_v so_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o affliction_n both_o job_n and_o jacob_n have_v this_o commendable_a confidence_n ground_v upon_o god_n promise_n it_o be_v not_o a_o carnal_a but_o a_o spiritual_a security_n a_o bless_a calm_a and_o composedness_n a_o sabbath_n of_o spirit_n flow_v from_o faith_n and_o found_v upon_o a_o good_a conscience_n of_o their_o own_o uprightness_n which_o cause_v shalom_n shalom_n great_a peace_n and_o joy_n isa_n 26.3_o there_o be_v two_o branch_n of_o jacob_n first_o part_n of_o his_o will._n the_o first_o concern_v joseph_n who_o presence_n and_o influence_n have_v so_o affect_v his_o old_a father_n heart_n and_o quicken_v his_o die_a spirit_n so_o with_o new_a strength_n as_o to_o rouse_v himself_o up_o from_o his_o lie_v along_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n to_o who_o jacob_n declare_v how_o he_o have_v full_a power_n to_o bequeath_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o he_o please_v though_o then_o he_o be_v but_o a_o pilgrim_n in_o egypt_n yet_o prize_v he_o and_o dispose_v of_o his_o interest_n in_o canaan_n so_o we_o in_o faith_n of_o heaven_n absent_a in_o body_n yet_o possess_v it_o with_o our_o heart_n as_o he_o do_v with_o his_o bone_n etc._n etc._n because_o god_n have_v give_v it_o he_o by_o promise_n for_o a_o everlasting_a possession_n upon_o condition_n of_o keep_v covenant_n with_o god_n v._n 4._o intimate_v thereby_o that_o joseph_n be_v now_o a_o mighty_a prince_n in_o 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forfeit_v it_o by_o his_o incest_n joseph_n have_v the_o double_a portion_n 1_o chron._n 5.1_o 2_o 3._o joseph_n have_v his_o part_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o his_o father_n will_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n gen._n 49.23_o etc._n etc._n as_o well_o as_o this_o part_n here_o his_o be_v a_o double_a part_n or_o portion_n and_o this_o shechem_n be_v ephraim_n joseph_n son_n inheritance_n josh_n 20.7_o with_o 16.1_o etc._n etc._n joh._n 4.5_o and_o thither_o be_v joseph_n bone_n carry_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o there_o bury_v josh_n 24.1.25.32_o and_o jacob_n mention_n his_o dear_a rachel_n death_n with_o a_o great_a conflict_n and_o concussion_n of_o passionate_a affection_n as_o his_o as_o for_o i_o she_o die_v by_o i_o import_v gen._n 48.7_o upon_o a_o double_a account_n first_o to_o render_v a_o reason_n why_o he_o bury_v not_o rachel_n in_o the_o double_a cave_n where_o his_o ancestor_n be_v bury_v by_o couple_n abraham_n und_fw-ge sarah_n isaac_n and_o rebekah_n 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tribe_n which_o be_v not_o vouchsafe_v to_o any_o of_o the_o child_n of_o his_o other_o son_n joseph_n brethren_n and_o therefore_o see_v joseph_n two_o son_n be_v hereby_o make_v the_o father_n of_o two_o tribe_n this_o make_v joseph_n their_o father_n part_v double_a to_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o jacob_n son_n v._o 5._o moreover_o jacob_n may_v mention_v rachel_n upon_o other_o respect_n as_o 1._o to_o mind_n joseph_n that_o as_o his_o dear_a mother_n forsake_v her_o father_n house_n in_o syria_n and_o sojourn_v with_o her_o husband_n in_o canaan_n so_o her_o son_n joseph_n must_v be_v willing_a by_o his_o mother_n pious_a example_n much_o more_o to_o leave_v his_o honour_n in_o egypt_n which_o be_v not_o his_o native_a country_n and_o go_v take_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n which_o he_o do_v in_o his_o bone_n when_o dead_a exod._n 13.19_o josh_n 24.32_o though_o he_o can_v not_o for_o many_o cogent_a reason_n aftermentioned_a do_v it_o with_o his_o body_n while_o 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give_v i_o isa_n 8.18_o joh._n 6.37_o 39_o as_o the_o highpriest_n do_v present_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o represent_v they_o before_o he_o exod._n 28.29_o so_o do_v christ_n we_o col._n 1.22_o judas_n v._n 24._o eph._n 5.27_o hebr._n 9.24_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o he_o the_o father_n reply_v as_o jacob_n do_v to_o joseph_n here_o bring_v they_o now_o to_o i_o and_o i_o will_v bless_v they_o which_o he_o do_v likewise_o with_o kiss_n and_o embrace_n this_o congruity_n be_v yet_o attend_v with_o one_o disparity_n jacob_n adopt_v joseph_n child_n at_o first_o as_o absent_v v._o 5._o but_o after_o discern_v two_o young_a man_n stand_v at_o distance_n probable_o behind_o their_o father_n back_n for_o reverence-sake_n but_o through_o the_o dimness_n of_o his_o decay_a eye_n he_o be_v disenable_v to_o distinguish_v their_o person_n therefore_o he_o ask_v who_o be_v these_o upon_o which_o joseph_n inform_v his_o dim-sighted_a father_n but_o christ_n father_n and_o we_o in_o he_o 2_o thess_n 1.1_o 2._o with_o eph._n 1.3_o etc._n etc._n can_v never_o be_v so_o dim-sighted_a as_o not_o to_o discern_v and_o distinguish_v we_o either_o at_o a_o distance_n or_o in_o the_o dark_a he_o can_v distinct_o discover_v we_o when_o under_o the_o figtree_n cover_v as_o joh._n 1.48_o his_o all-seeing_a eye_n run_v to_o and_o fro_o throughout_o the_o whole_a earth_n 2_o chron._n 16.9_o and_o behold_v what_o man_n do_v in_o the_o dark_a ezek._n 8.22_o yea_o darkness_n and_o light_n be_v all_o one_o with_o he_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o eye_n and_o know_v all_o psal_n 139.2_o to_o 14._o neither_o do_v god_n bless_v any_o as_o absent_a from_o he_o enter_v praesenter_fw-la deus_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o ubique_fw-la potenter_fw-la god_n presence_n fill_v all_o place_n he_o
their_o situation_n as_o gen._n 49.13_o jacob_n speak_v there_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v joshua_n divide_v the_o land_n and_o appoint_v every_o tribe_n where_o they_o shall_v dwell_v thus_o god_n who_o set_v out_o the_o bound_n of_o all_o man_n habitation_n act_n 17.26_o give_v jacob_n a_o divine_a revelation_n to_o know_v above_o the_o reach_n of_o either_o devil_n or_o angel_n without_o it_o how_o his_o son_n shall_v be_v situate_v in_o the_o world_n and_o 4._o their_o succession_n from_o one_o generation_n to_o another_o oh_o how_o many_o thousand_o dark_a night_n do_v this_o dim-sighted_n and_o die_a patriarch_n see_v through_o and_o about_o two_o thousand_o year_n forward_o until_o shilo_n come_v into_o the_o world_n die_v jacob_n bestow_v his_o last_o and_o best_a patriarchal_a blessing_n upon_o all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n so_o it_o be_v express_o say_v gen._n 49.28_o though_o the_o legacy_n he_o leave_v to_o reuben_n simeon_n and_o levi_n seem_v rather_o a_o curse_n than_o a_o blessing_n yet_o if_o we_o consider_v how_o these_o his_o three_o son_n have_v 1._o their_o lot_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n 2._o their_o room_n upon_o the_o high-priest_n breastplate_n and_o 3._o their_o share_n in_o that_o eminent_a seal_v mention_v in_o revel_n 7._o equal_a with_o all_o the_o rest_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o they_o be_v not_o curse_v but_o bless_v by_o jacob_n and_o be_v therefore_o reckon_v as_o three_o of_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n in_o all_o after_o age_n omit_v all_o the_o particular_a benediction_n of_o every_o tribe_n because_o moses_n mention_n they_o again_o deut._n 33._o i_o shall_v here_o insist_v only_o upon_o that_o single_a sentence_n insert_v in_o dan_n blessing_n i_o have_v wait_v for_o thy_o salvation_n o_o lord_n gen._n 49.18_o which_o be_v a_o pious_a and_o ponderous_a ejaculation_n of_o this_o die_a patriarch_n without_o any_o connexion_n either_o with_o that_o which_o go_v before_o or_o with_o that_o which_o follow_v after_o the_o 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he_o be_v now_o speak_v he_o make_v here_o a_o confession_n of_o his_o faith_n against_o antichrist_n how_o this_o be_v a_o mistake_n in_o the_o father_n i_o have_v at_o large_a show_v in_o my_o discovery_n of_o antichrist_n page_n 10.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o the_o second_o reason_n be_v that_o of_o modern_a author_n who_o think_v it_o be_v rather_o a_o holy_a sigh_n a_o heavenly_a groan_n to_o god_n feel_v himself_o faint_a and_o almost_o spend_v with_o speak_v in_o his_o death-bed-sickness_n now_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o so_o to_o be_v free_v from_o all_o such_o weakness_n as_o he_o at_o that_o time_n wrestle_v with_o this_o wish_n be_v suitable_a to_o old_a simeon_n luke_n 2.29_o and_o paul_n phil._n 1.23_o the_o three_o reason_n be_v say_v other_o jacob_n by_o his_o prophetic_a spirit_n foresee_v the_o great_a defection_n that_o will_v after_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o their_o infection_n with_o idolatry_n judg._n 18.30_o and_o 1_o king_n 12.30_o for_o which_o it_o be_v suppose_v dan_n be_v leave_v out_o in_o the_o seal_v revel_v 7._o hereupon_o he_o dart_v up_o this_o desire_n to_o god_n for_o they_o and_o for_o himself_o in_o they_o have_v a_o eye_n at_o samson_n of_o that_o tribe_n their_o saviour_n especial_o at_o christ_n the_o world_n saviour_n of_o who_o samson_n be_v but_o a_o type_n correspond_v with_o this_o antitype_n in_o many_o particular_n of_o his_o birth_n life_n and_o death_n there_o be_v yet_o a_o four_o opinion_n that_o this_o patriarch_n may_v speak_v these_o word_n to_o his_o son_n dan_o read_v the_o word_n thus_o i_o expect_v jehovah_n to_o be_v thy_o salvation_n o_o dan_o for_o this_o tribe_n in_o general_n and_o samson_n in_o particular_a be_v sore_o oppress_v by_o the_o enemy_n as_o appear_v in_o judg._n 1.34_o and_o 18.1_o 30_o 31._o and_o 16.16_o 17_o 21_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o this_o ejaculation_n may_v well_o enough_o cohere_v with_o jacob_n sudden_a and_o smother_v meditation_n out_o of_o which_o it_o do_v issue_n though_o it_o do_v not_o with_o the_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_a matter_n but_o take_v the_o word_n as_o in_o our_o read_n and_o they_o hold_v forth_o this_o golden_a and_o great_a truth_n this_o divine_a doctrine_n that_o as_o jacob_n do_v so_o all_o the_o child_n of_o jacob_n ought_v to_o wait_v on_o god_n for_o his_o salvation_n wherein_o three_o grand_a considerable_n offer_v themselves_o 1._o the_o object_n 2._o the_o author_n 3._o the_o action_n 1._o the_o object_n in_o jacob_n eye_n be_v salvation_n a_o most_o comprehensive_a word_n contain_v though_o not_o in_o its_o strict_a yet_o in_o its_o large_a sense_n both_o freedom_n from_o all_o evil_a and_o fruition_n of_o all_o good_a so_o it_o be_v the_o best_a of_o all_o desirable_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n worth_n wait_v for_o it_o must_v be_v salvation_n which_o be_v threefold_a first_o temporal_a and_o external_n exod._n 14.13_o 2_o chron._n 20.17_o outward_a deliverance_n 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the_o lord_n joâ—_n 2.9_o and_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o lord_n only_o psal_n 3.8_o therefore_o be_v he_o call_v the_o god_n of_o salvation_n psal_n 68.19_o 20._o and_o psal_n 25.5_o the_o god_n that_o give_v omnimodam_fw-la salutem_fw-la as_o hebr._n jeshugnatha_n have_v one_o letter_n more_o than_o ordinary_a import_v even_o all_o manner_n of_o salvation_n he_o save_v we_o from_o ten_o thousand_o death_n and_o danger_n he_o save_v we_o to_o day_n and_o will_v or_o at_o least_o can_v save_v we_o to_o morrow_n all_o kind_n of_o salvation_n external_n internal_a and_o eternal_a be_v from_o the_o lord_n none_o of_o they_o come_v from_o king_n or_o from_o parliament_n or_o from_o navy_n or_o army_n the_o word_n be_v exclusive_a it_o be_v from_o the_o lord_n only_o it_o be_v not_o from_o any_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a asunder_o no_o nor_o from_o all_o they_o
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hand_n of_o moses_n exod._n 17.12_o hope_n be_v the_o pulse_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o expectation_n be_v its_o perspective-glass_n as_o the_o body_n life_n spirando_fw-la by_o breathe_n so_o the_o soul_n life_n sperando_fw-la by_o hope_v and_o the_o more_o lively_a that_o hope_n be_v the_o more_o lively_a be_v the_o soul_n for_o god_n expectation_n discover_v thing_n afar_o off_o in_o faith_n perspective_n glass_n as_o if_o they_o be_v at_o hand_n john_n 8.56_o hereby_o abraham_n see_v christ_n day_n and_o as_o faith_n have_v a_o strong_a sight_n so_o it_o have_v a_o long_a hand_n wherewith_o it_o both_o espy_v and_o embrace_v remote_a mercy_n heb._n 11.13_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o believe_v the_o promise_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o they_o nor_o to_o hope_v for_o the_o good_a of_o they_o which_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o they_o but_o we_o must_v patient_o wait_v and_o expect_v till_o that_o good_a be_v give_v out_o to_o we_o by_o the_o god_n of_o judgement_n time_v all_o our_o mercy_n 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he_o then_o deliver_v etc._n etc._n so_o draw_v up_o his_o foot_n and_o die_v the_o apostle_n express_v die_v jacob_n posture_n lean_v on_o his_o staff_n heb._n 11.21_o where_o likewise_o he_o mention_v only_a jacob_n blessing_n the_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n because_o bear_v out_o of_o his_o family_n in_o a_o foreign_a land_n yet_o by_o faith_n both_o be_v adopt_a by_o jacob_n for_o his_o own_o child_n and_o where_o the_o apostle_n also_o follow_v the_o septuagint_n who_o in_o their_o unpricked_a bibles_n do_v read_v matteh_n a_o rod_n for_o mittah_n a_o bed_n the_o hebrew_n read_v be_v he_o bow_v himself_o upon_o the_o beds-head_n gen._n 47.31_o the_o romish_a vulgar_a read_n leave_v out_o upon_o to_o make_v way_n for_o their_o worship_v the_o cross_n suppose_v the_o read_n be_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n instead_o of_o the_o head_n of_o his_o bed_n then_o may_v it_o figure_v the_o rod_n or_o sceptre_n of_o christ_n otherwise_o it_o have_v not_o be_v faith_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o here_o but_o superstition_n but_o the_o genuine_a true_a sense_n be_v that_o jacob_n raise_v himself_o on_o the_o pillow_n be_v now_o a_o clynick_n or_o bedrid_a at_o the_o beds-head_n support_v his_o feeble_a arm_n with_o his_o staff_n which_o some_o not_o improbable_o put_v both_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mittah_n and_o matteh_n together_o suppose_v be_v his_o bedstaff_n when_o he_o take_v joseph_n swear_v to_o bury_v he_o in_o canaan_n so_o bow_v himself_o forward_o with_o his_o head_n in_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n who_o have_v not_o only_o give_v he_o the_o sight_n of_o joseph_n who_o he_o have_v reckon_v dead_a and_o devour_v by_o wild_a beast_n and_o his_o two_o son_n also_o in_o great_a grandeur_n and_o likewise_o some_o sure_a hope_n to_o be_v bury_v himself_o in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o a_o earnest_a and_o hansel_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n possess_v it_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o sweet_a day_n that_o ever_o jacob_n see_v be_v those_o day_n he_o live_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n immediate_o before_o his_o death_n joseph_n feed_v his_o father_n with_o his_o whole_a family_n full_a seventeen_o year_n before_o his_o father_n death_n gen._n 47.28_o and_o so_o long_a jacob_n have_v nourish_v joseph_n full_a seventeen_o year_n before_o he_o be_v sordid_o sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n who_o he_o now_o nourish_v gen._n 37.2_o that_o the_o son_n shall_v feed_v his_o old_a father_n and_o family_n in_o a_o time_n of_o most_o dangerous_a famine_n be_v but_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pay_a nourishment_n to_o he_o from_o who_o he_o have_v first_o his_o own_o before_o yet_o such_o be_v his_o son_n capacity_n as_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o make_v jacob_n last_o day_n his_o best_a day_n he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n when_o he_o be_v bring_v before_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47.9_o and_o he_o live_v in_o goshen_n till_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o seven_o year_n old_a ver_fw-la 28._o god_n reserve_v his_o best_a wine_n till_o the_o last_o for_o he_o as_o his_o nature_n and_o outward_a man_n be_v most_o comfortable_o accommodate_v by_o his_o son_n in_o goshen_n so_o no_o less_o be_v his_o grace_n and_o inner_a man_n by_o his_o god_n to_o the_o last_o for_o his_o grace_n like_o good_a liquor_n as_o above_o run_v fresh_a to_o the_o bottom_n mark_v the_o perfect_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o upright_a for_o be_v his_o beginning_n and_o his_o middle_a never_o so_o troublesome_a the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n be_v peace_n psal_n 37.37_o a_o goshen_n he_o shall_v have_v either_o here_o or_o in_o heaven_n hereafter_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v at_o jacob_n come_v down_o into_o egypt_n do_v the_o first_o half_a of_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n mention_v in_o exod._n 12.40_o and_o gal._n 3.17_o expire_v commence_v from_o abraham_n go_v out_o of_o canaan_n gen._n 12.4_o 10._o as_o a_o sojourner_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o from_o this_o time_n israel_n be_v in_o egypt_n for_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n more_o before_o their_o deliverance_n thence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o these_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n be_v to_o be_v compute_v from_o the_o first_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 12.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n gal._n 3.17_o and_o it_o be_v plain_a also_o there_o be_v only_o four_o hundred_o year_n of_o this_o term_n to_o come_v in_o gen._n 15.13_o for_o then_o the_o thirty_o year_n be_v expire_v the_o text_n exod._n 12.40_o do_v not_o confine_v their_o sojourn_v to_o egypt_n only_o but_o in_o canaan_n also_o which_o be_v not_o they_o then_o by_o actual_a possession_n gen._n 15.13_o but_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n etc._n etc._n be_v stranger_n in_o it_o gen._n 17.8_o psal_n 105.11_o 12._o the_o hebrew_n word_n moshab_n and_o toshab_n sojourner_n have_v their_o emphasis_n abraham_n be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o this_o famous_a peregrination_n or_o sojourn_v which_o first_o begin_v in_o canaan_n while_o israel_n as_o levi_n be_v in_o his_o loin_n heb._n 7.9_o and_o end_v in_o egypt_n when_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n expire_v after_o jacob_n come_v thither_o the_o remain_v part_n of_o the_o patriarch_n joseph_n history_n be_v also_o reducible_a to_o these_o sew_v remark_n the_o first_o be_v as_o they_o be_v methodise_v in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n his_o great_a filial_a honour_n to_o and_o care_n of_o his_o dear_a father_n dead_a body_n both_o in_o weep_v upon_o it_o as_o willing_a if_o possible_a to_o have_v weep_v he_o alive_a again_o and_o in_o embalm_v it_o gen._n 50.1_o 2_o 3._o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o egyptian_a country_n wherewith_o he_o comply_v partly_o in_o
veneration_n and_o godly_a affection_n to_o so_o worthy_a a_o parent_n and_o patriarch_n who_o have_v so_o long_o mourn_v for_o he_o when_o he_o suppose_v his_o son_n be_v devour_v by_o a_o evil_a beast_n therefore_o he_o honour_v he_o with_o these_o solemnity_n and_o partly_o to_o preserve_v the_o corpse_n sweet_a so_o long_o as_o the_o many_o day_n time_n of_o mourn_v and_o the_o long_a journey_n to_o machpelah_n his_o buryingplace_n in_o canaan_n require_v but_o principal_o to_o testify_v his_o faith_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o that_o incorruption_n he_o hope_v for_o at_o the_o last_o day_n the_o second_o remark_n of_o joseph_n concern_v jacob_n also_o be_v the_o funeral_z solemnity_n of_o his_o father_n interment_n when_o joseph_n have_v get_v leave_n of_o pharaoh_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o messenger_n for_o he_o be_v a_o mourner_n must_v not_o come_v before_o king_n esth_n 4.2_o to_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o command_n of_o his_o father_n together_o with_o the_o obligation_n of_o his_o solemn_a oath_n the_o sacredness_n whereof_o and_o the_o execration_n of_o perjury_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n discover_v to_o these_o heathen_n pharaoh_n and_o his_o courtier_n he_o march_v to_o canaan_n with_o a_o most_o pompous_a retinue_n both_o of_o courtier_n counsellor_n captain_n and_o a_o strong_a convoy_n or_o conduct_n for_o their_o defence_n in_o case_n of_o opposition_n and_o there_o afford_v his_o father_n a_o most_o honourable_a burial_n gen._n 50.4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o make_v a_o grievous_a mourn_v for_o he_o beyond_o jordan_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o the_o place_n be_v thence_o call_v abel-mizraim_a the_o mourn_v of_o the_o egyptian_n which_o be_v a_o good_a providence_n for_o confirm_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o be_v to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n afterward_o by_o this_o stand_a monument_n of_o jacob_n transportation_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o canaan_n for_o his_o burial_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v joseph_n kindness_n to_o his_o brethren_n who_o have_v be_v notorious_o unkind_a to_o he_o and_o who_o be_v now_o jealous_a he_o will_v be_v revenge_v of_o they_o ver_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o see_v the_o force_n of_o conscience_n though_o for_o a_o while_o it_o be_v still_o and_o seem_o asleep_a yet_o be_v faithful_a in_o record_v and_o fearful_a in_o reprove_v albeit_o it_o do_v not_o always_o execute_v the_o act_n of_o accuse_v yet_o then_o have_v it_o always_o the_o habit_n of_o it_o and_o when_o awaken_v with_o loss_n and_o cross_n bring_v old_a sin_n to_o a_o new_a reckon_n what_o they_o say_v to_o joseph_n of_o their_o father_n command_n look_v like_o a_o loud_a lie_n ver_fw-la 16._o for_o have_v jacob_n know_v of_o their_o ill_a usage_n of_o joseph_n he_o will_v have_v brand_v they_o with_o it_o gen._n 49._o as_o he_o do_v simeon_n and_o levi_n for_o their_o cruelty_n and_o he_o will_v himself_o have_v speak_v to_o joseph_n before_o he_o die_v for_o pardon_v they_o they_o repent_v this_o purchase_v joseph_n be_v pardon_n and_o he_o nourish_v they_o that_o will_v have_v starve_v he_o in_o the_o waterless_a pit_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 37.22_o 24._o the_o four_o remark_n be_v concern_v joseph_n in_o four_o respect_n 1._o his_o age_n ver_fw-la 22._o 2._o his_o offspring_n ver_fw-la 23._o 3._o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n ver_fw-la 24_o 25._o and_o 4._o his_o death_n and_o burial_n ver_fw-la 26._o first_o of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o joseph_n age_n he_o live_v a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n ver_fw-la 22._o mark_v the_o divine_a comment_fw-fr god_n make_v upon_o solomon_n sapiential_a say_n prosperity_n be_v set_v over_o against_o adversity_n eccles_n 7.14_o and_o the_o marvellous_a proportion_n of_o both_o he_o do_v not_o only_o receive_v good_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o evil_a job_n 2.10_o but_o also_o his_o good_a far_o exceed_v his_o evil_n see_v for_o his_o about_o thirteen_o year_n adversity_n he_o enjoy_v after_o that_o full_a eighty_o year_n of_o the_o most_o honourable_a prosperity_n even_o as_o much_o happiness_n as_o this_o low_a world_n can_v well_o afford_v he_o thus_o also_o god_n deal_v with_o job_n give_v he_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n of_o temporal_a as_o well_o as_o spiritual_a blessing_n in_o abundance_n after_o the_o lord_n turn_v his_o captivity_n job_n 42.10_o 12_o 16_o 17._o thus_o god_n honour_v joseph_n in_o egypt_n where_o he_o have_v no_o divine_a oracle_n or_o angel_n to_o speak_v to_o he_o as_o the_o other_o patriarch_n have_v yet_o be_v he_o all_o along_o like_o a_o pearl_n in_o a_o puddle_n keep_v his_o virtue_n still_o wherever_o he_o come_v as_o god_n be_v with_o he_o gen._n 39.2_o and_o last_o so_o god_n fear_v be_v before_o he_o ver_fw-la 9_o though_o the_o iron_n enter_v into_o his_o soul_n psal_n 105.18_o or_o his_o soul_n come_v into_o iron_n hebrew_a yet_o sin_n can_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o heart_n because_o it_o be_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 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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
of_o shilo_n may_v by_o a_o rape_n be_v catch_v that_o the_o remnant_n of_o benjamin_n may_v be_v supply_v his_o relation_n here_o agree_v well_o with_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n as_o the_o same_o story_n be_v record_v judg._n 21.17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o to_o the_o end_n israel_n great_a cry_n be_v now_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v a_o breach_n upon_o the_o tribe_n ver_fw-la 15._o benjamin_n be_v the_o begetter_n and_o beginner_n of_o the_o sin_n god_n be_v own_v here_o the_o chief_a author_n of_o the_o punishment_n and_o iseael_n be_v but_o his_o executioner_n hereby_o benjamin_n be_v shrink_v up_o into_o a_o small_a room_n and_o reduce_v to_o a_o very_a narrow_a number_n they_o complain_v the_o woman_n be_v destroy_v out_o of_o benjamin_n ver_fw-la 16._o so_o the_o two_o hundred_o can_v not_o hope_v to_o have_v wife_n out_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n they_o further_o urge_v one_o tribe_n must_v not_o be_v lose_v out_o of_o the_o twelve_o for_o 17._o because_o both_o jacob_n and_o moses_n promise_v a_o inheritance_n to_o benjamin_n and_o joshua_n perform_v their_o promise_n to_o he_o their_o land_n can_v be_v alienate_v from_o they_o nor_o can_v it_o be_v possess_v by_o any_o other_o tribe_n their_o state_n must_v not_o be_v dismember_v there_o must_v be_v twelve_o whole_a tribe_n to_o serve_v god_n instant_o day_n and_o night_n as_o be_v say_v by_o a_o benjamite_n afterward_o act_v 26.7_o whence_o those_o wife_n can_v come_v to_o recruit_v the_o tribe_n in_o the_o overplus_n number_n of_o benjamite_n unprovided_a they_o know_v not_o that_o they_o must_v have_v none_o of_o our_o daughter_n give_v they_o by_o we_o because_o we_o have_v swear_v to_o the_o contrary_a ver_fw-la 18._o and_o second_v our_o oath_n with_o a_o curse_n upon_o he_o that_o dare_v break_v it_o then_o come_v in_o josephus_n great_a projector_n with_o his_o grand_a salvo_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o shilo_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 19.20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o this_o oath_n though_o unlawful_a as_o above_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n forsooth_o be_v break_v yet_o a_o violent_a rape_n be_v devise_v to_o elude_v the_o oath_n which_o be_v far_o worse_a for_o hereby_o they_o add_v to_o their_o perjury_n for_o it_o be_v the_o common-council's_a decree_n that_o give_v those_o dance_a damsel_n to_o the_o benjamite_n the_o sin_n of_o rape_n fraud_n and_o deceitful_a deal_v the_o benjamite_n have_v now_o get_v a_o decree_n in_o council_n of_o the_o elder_n to_o lie_v lurk_v in_o the_o vineyard_n and_o these_o damsel_n that_o come_v by_o they_o to_o their_o dance_n they_o be_v authorize_v to_o take_v they_o by_o force_n as_o their_o wife_n without_o either_o consent_n of_o parent_n or_o party_n and_o undoubted_o to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o both_o and_o when_o any_o of_o their_o relation_n come_v to_o complain_v as_o they_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o do_v against_o these_o plagiaries_n or_o kidnappers_a it_o be_v order_v to_o answer_v they_o be_v favourable_a to_o they_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v we_o have_v wrong_v they_o in_o not_o reserve_v wife_n sufficient_a for_o they_o either_o out_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n or_o out_o of_o jabesh-gilead_n n_o b._n who_o widow_n their_o husband_n be_v slay_v may_v have_v serve_v they_o wife_n when_o the_o number_n of_o virgin_n be_v not_o find_v sufficient_a etc._n etc._n and_o they_o be_v tell_v also_o you_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o oath_n because_o you_o do_v not_o give_v they_o but_o they_o werr_v take_v against_o your_o will_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o indeed_o they_o be_v innocent_a but_o so_o be_v not_o they_o that_o use_v this_o plea_n see_v they_o have_v contrive_v this_o rape_n but_o this_o they_o conceal_v lest_o it_o shall_v make_v they_o odious_a to_o the_o complainer_n and_o so_o hard_a to_o pacify_v inference_n from_o this_o history_n be_v these_o first_o that_o israel_n anarchy_n beget_v a_o general_n ataxy_n they_o have_v no_o king_n or_o judge_v to_o govern_v they_o from_o thence_o come_v all_o those_o disorder_n aforemention_v their_o apostasy_n from_o god_n be_v curse_v with_o manifold_a confusion_n civil-war_n etc._n etc._n second_o in_o those_o dark_a time_n they_o still_o hold_v that_o great_a truth_n that_o parent_n have_v the_o power_n of_o give_v their_o child_n in_o marriage_n this_o be_v the_o grand_a ground_n of_o their_o oath_n and_o of_o their_o scruple_n concern_v it_o so_o much_o light_n yet_o remain_v among_o they_o that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o child_n to_o marry_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o parent_n three_o a_o violent_a rape_n of_o daughter_n without_o parent_n consent_v be_v even_o in_o this_o degenerate_a day_n look_v upon_o as_o unlawful_a and_o therefore_o do_v they_o use_v those_o wiles_n to_o appease_v those_o parent_n who_o daughter_n be_v take_v from_o they_o against_o their_o will_n not_o be_v altogether_o ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n against_o man-stealing_a deut._n 24.7_o nor_o how_o heavy_o jacob_n take_v it_o to_o be_v rob_v of_o his_o daughter_n dinah_n gen._n 34._o child_n be_v a_o chief_a part_n of_o their_o parent_n good_n therefore_o the_o civil_a law_n punish_v rape_n with_o death_n much_o mischief_n have_v follow_v rape_n and_o many_o bloody_a war_n the_o rape_n of_o helena_n out_o of_o greece_n by_o paris_n king_n priamus_n son_n do_v cost_v the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n and_o late_a what_o a_o woeful_a war_n break_v out_o between_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n and_o charles_n the_o eigth_n king_n of_o france_n who_o violent_o take_v away_o anne_a the_o only_a daughter_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o britanny_n which_o have_v be_v espouse_v to_o the_o emperor_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n how_o these_o couple_n can_v fadge_v be_v hard_o to_o tell_v a_o after-consent_n may_v salve_v all_o which_o only_o make_v jacob_n marriage_n with_o leah_n to_o be_v lawful_a etc._n etc._n four_o their_o superstition_n bring_v upon_o they_o this_o great_a folly_n to_o hinder_v their_o daughter_n from_o great_a preferment_n for_o 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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 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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 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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
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 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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 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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
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
and_o thereby_o to_o incense_v saul_n yet_o more_o against_o he_o who_o he_o see_v already_o beyond_o measure_n enrage_v etc._n etc._n no_o ahimelech_n will_v rather_o die_v than_o discover_v the_o infirmity_n of_o such_o a_o holy_a man_n as_o david_n be_v to_o such_o a_o wickeed_n tyrant_n as_o saul_n the_o five_o circumstance_n be_v the_o bloody_a execution_n of_o this_o barbarous_a sentence_n now_o want_v saul_n nothing_o but_o executioner_n hereupon_o he_o command_v one_a his_o footman_n the_o runner_n hebr._n that_o have_v run_v to_o fetch_v the_o priest_n from_o nob_n to_o saul_n to_o kill_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 17._o which_o have_v such_o a_o emphatical_a sound_n priest_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o it_o strike_v those_o footman_n into_o such_o a_o fear_n they_o dare_v not_o lift_v up_o a_o hand_n against_o they_o as_o probable_o they_o may_v have_v do_v have_v they_o be_v priest_n of_o baal_n or_o priest_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o not_o of_o the_o lord_n but_o because_o they_o be_v so_o they_o have_v such_o a_o veneration_n both_o for_o the_o innocency_n of_o their_o person_n and_o for_o the_o fanctity_n of_o their_o office_n that_o they_o refuse_v to_o obey_v the_o royal_a command_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o all_o those_o priest_n appear_v as_o sanctius_n suppose_v in_o their_o sacerdotal_a habit_n see_v they_o be_v say_v to_o wear_v the_o linen_n ephod_n ver_fw-la 18._o n._n b._n they_o all_o appear_v before_o the_o king_n thus_o apparel_v say_v sanctius_n 1._o for_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o high_a priest_n 2._o for_o reverence_n to_o the_o king_n and_o 3._o for_o pacify_v the_o king_n wrath_n suspect_v their_o summons_n be_v upon_o david_n account_n though_o that_o expression_n hold_v out_o only_o their_o wear_n a_o ephod_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n service_n exod._n 28.40_o 41._o yet_o if_o they_o so_o appear_v here_o no_o wonder_n if_o saul_n footman_n be_v loath_a to_o die_v their_o white_a ephod_n red_a with_o their_o own_o blood_n n._n b._n however_o they_o choose_v rather_o to_o obey_v god_n who_o have_v forbid_v murder_n than_o this_o wicked_a tyrant_n who_o will_v make_v they_o his_o agent_n and_o instrument_n in_o such_o a_o horrid_a massacre_n this_o be_v well_o thus_o far_o but_o chrysostom_n blame_v they_o for_o not_o stepe_v far_o in_o a_o effectual_a plead_n with_o saul_n to_o save_v the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n second_o upon_o the_o footman_n refusal_n saul_n turn_v to_o dogged_a doeg_n ver_fw-la 18._o be_v sure_o he_o will_v do_v it_o himself_o see_v he_o be_v resolve_v to_o have_v it_o do_v n._n b._n some_o do_v probable_o suppose_v that_o saul_n commit_v here_o the_o unpardonable_a sin_n his_o malice_n extend_v against_o the_o lord_n himself_o in_o his_o say_n slay_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v the_o lord_n favour_v david_n and_o reject_v i_o because_o my_o rage_n can_v reach_v the_o lord_n himself_o i_o will_v be_v revenge_v upon_o his_o priest_n n._n b._n note_v well_o and_o who_o but_o such_o a_o damnable_a hypocrite_n as_o saul_n can_v be_v like_a to_o sin_v that_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a spirit_n he_o out_o of_o a_o seem_a kingly_a compassion_n will_v spare_v agag_n who_o god_n have_v destinate_a to_o be_v destroy_v yet_o now_o be_v so_o flesh_v in_o blood_n and_o cruelty_n that_o he_o stick_v not_o in_o his_o furious_a malice_n to_o murder_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o despite_n and_o defiance_n of_o the_o lord_n himself_o who_o they_o serve_v and_o into_o who_o protection_n they_o betru_v their_o life_n this_o be_v much_o like_o the_o devil_n do_n who_o when_o he_o must_v not_o meddle_v with_o job_n self_n fall_v foul_a upon_o job_n servant_n thus_o saul_n seem_v to_o be_v satanize_v here_o n._n b._n and_o doeg_n the_o edomite_n must_v be_v his_o tool_n to_o work_v with_o who_o be_v call_v so_o ver_fw-la 18._o on_o purpose_n to_o wipe_v off_o the_o stain_n from_o the_o israelitish_n nation_n of_o so_o bloody_a a_o butchery_n intimate_v that_o a_o true_a israelite_n will_v abhor_v such_o barbarous_a villainy_n none_o but_o a_o edomite_n one_o of_o that_o bloody_a offspring_n of_o profane_a esau_n who_o have_v a_o implacable_a hatred_n against_o israel_n will_v dare_v to_o perpetrate_v such_o a_o unparallelled_a a_o massacre_n not_o only_o of_o those_o 85_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o also_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o many_o more_o innocent_n when_o doeg_n at_o the_o devil_n command_n as_o well_o as_o saul_n destroy_v the_o city_n nob_n the_o man_n woman_n child_n and_o suckling_n ver_fw-la 19_o leave_v the_o tabernacle_n desolate_a of_o either_o place_n or_o priest_n say_v josephus_n n._n b._n whether_o doeg_n can_v do_v all_o this_o execution_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n only_o some_o question_n no_o doubt_n but_o he_o may_v do_v much_o mischief_n with_o the_o devil_n help_n where_o he_o meet_v with_o no_o resistance_n it_o may_v be_v saul_n have_v more_o edomite_n than_o doeg_n attend_v 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abiathar_n who_o now_o be_v highpriest_n by_o his_o father_n death_n must_v by_o a_o singular_a providence_n escape_v from_o this_o general_a massacre_n for_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o preserve_v some_o of_o eli_n house_n chap._n 2.33_o though_o god_n have_v long_o suspend_v that_o direful_a threaten_n against_o eli_n family_n for_o the_o outrageous_a villainy_n of_o his_o profligate_n son_n etc._n etc._n yet_o now_o suffer_v this_o divine_a vengeance_n which_o have_v sleep_v for_o a_o great_a while_n now_o to_o awake_v and_o break_v forth_o in_o this_o brutish_a manner_n but_o in_o wrath_n god_n remember_v mercy_n hab._n 3.2_o n._n b._n three_o abiathar_n escape_v and_o come_v to_o david_n as_o he_o be_v go_v to_o keilah_n chap._n 23.6_o 7._o and_o tell_v he_o the_o sad_a tragedy_n hereupon_o david_n become_v hearty_o sorry_a say_v though_o saul_n and_o doeg_n as_o i_o fear_v when_o i_o see_v he_o at_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o this_o blood_n shed_v yet_o have_v i_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o it_o by_o delude_a ahimelech_n with_o my_o untruth_n for_o which_o as_o i_o be_o much_o to_o be_v blame_v so_o be_o i_o great_o humble_v so_o he_o promise_v n._n b._n four_o to_o abiathar_n that_o he_o will_v repair_v his_o loss_n by_o make_v he_o his_o highpriest_n thus_o when_o david_n have_v ascribe_v the_o whole_a guilt_n of_o this_o massacre_n to_o himself_o the_o lord_n extract_v this_o good_a out_o of_o that_o evil_a for_o encourage_v discourage_v david_n that_o now_o he_o that_o a_o highpriest_n in_o his_o army_n as_o well_o as_o a_o prophet_n to_o counsel_n and_o comfort_v he_o so_o christ_n our_o mystical_a david_n say_v to_o we_o with_o i_o you_o shall_v be_v in_o safety_n etc._n etc._n as_o literal_a david_n say_v to_o abiathar_n n._n b._n five_o how_o doeg_n die_v by_o his_o own_o hand_n with_o saul_n his_o bloody_a master_n see_v chap._n 31._o remark_n the_o four_o 1_o sam._n chap._n xxiii_o this_o chapter_n contain_v saul_n pursue_v david_n through_o inhabit_a place_n and_o uninhabited_a desert_n the_o first_o be_v keilah_n a_o inhabit_a city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n thither_o saul_n pursue_v david_n upon_o which_o be_v these_o remark_n as_o first_o the_o occasion_n of_o saul_n pursuit_n which_o be_v david_n deliver_n this_o city_n from_o its_o enemy_n wherein_o be_v remarkable_a first_o the_o antecedent_n of_o this_o deliverance_n by_o david_n tiding_n be_v bring_v he_o that_o the_o philistine_n fight_v against_o keilah_n and_o plunder_v all_o about_o it_o v._o 1._o this_o city_n be_v in_o judah_n josh_n 15.44_o and_o lay_v nigh_o hare_v forest_n where_o david_n now_o be_v chap._n 22.5_o and_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o philistine_n who_o have_v seize_v upon_o all_o their_o corn_n in_o the_o field_n where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v thrash_v and_o winnow_v
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ishbosheth_n who_o be_v not_o present_a in_o the_o battle_n but_o as_o saul_n have_v not_o signify_v the_o fate_n of_o that_o fight_n to_o any_o of_o his_o son_n lest_o it_o shall_v have_v disanimate_v their_o courage_n so_o the_o divine_a decree_n be_v unchangeable_a for_o david_n advantage_n that_o the_o other_o two_o of_o saul_n obscure_a son_n do_v die_v in_o the_o fight_n for_o their_o father_n sin_n no_o body_n do_v admire_v and_o saul_n must_v still_o be_v alive_a to_o see_v they_o slay_v before_o his_o eye_n for_o the_o aggravation_n of_o his_o misery_n for_o his_o hateful_a hypocrisy_n but_o that_o good_a jonathan_n shall_v be_v slay_v with_o they_o who_o can_v but_o commiserate_v his_o case_n see_v he_o be_v a_o most_o pious_a noble_a virtuous_a and_o valorous_a prince_n and_o undoubted_o very_o dear_a to_o god_n yet_o this_o peerless-prince_n the_o glory_n of_o martial_a chievalry_n that_o lumen_fw-la &_o columen_fw-la patriae_fw-la the_o bright_a honour_n and_o chief_a pillar_n of_o his_o country_n die_v among_o the_o rest_n and_o have_v his_o share_n in_o the_o common_a calamity_n n._n b._n note_v well_o the_o reason_n render_v for_o it_o may_v be_v these_o the_o first_o be_v to_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o solomon_n saying_n there_o be_v one_o event_n to_o the_o righteous_a and_o to_o the_o wicked_a etc._n etc._n eccles_n 9.1_o 2._o in_o this_o world_n as_o the_o harvestman_n cut_v down_o his_o good_a corn_n and_o the_o weed_n together_o but_o for_o a_o differ_a purpose_n the_o weed_n he_o cast_v away_o and_o burn_v they_o but_o the_o corn_n he_o carry_v into_o his_o barn_n thus_o god_n make_v the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a to_o differ_v and_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o difference_n in_o a_o better_a world_n mal._n 3.8_o the_o second_o reason_n god_n order_v jonathan_n death_n here_o that_o david_n may_v be_v teach_v to_o depend_v upon_o god_n alone_o for_o his_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n and_o not_o upon_o jonathan_n who_o have_v he_o live_v out_o of_o a_o submission_n to_o god_n declare_a will_n and_o out_o of_o his_o most_o endear_a love_n to_o david_n will_v have_v speedy_o settle_v david_n upon_o his_o father_n throne_n for_o he_o love_v he_o as_o his_o own_o soul_n chap._n 18.1_o and_o have_v promise_v to_o do_v for_o he_o whatever_o he_o desire_v chap._n 20.4_o and_o have_v swear_v it_o once_o and_o again_o v._o 16_o 42._o and_o chap._n 23.18_o yea_o and_o twice_o he_o have_v hear_v saul_n consent_n chap._n 24.20_o and_o 26.5_o so_o that_o david_n may_v depend_v too_o much_o upon_o this_o interest_n in_o his_o swear_a brother_n jonathan_n for_o settle_v the_o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n after_o saul_n death_n no_o say_v god_n thou_o shall_v have_v it_o sole_o from_o myself_o and_o not_o from_o jonathan_n who_o shall_v die_v that_o my_o glory_n may_v not_o be_v darken_v by_o the_o interposition_n not_o jonathan_n the_o three_o reason_n jonathan_n die_v here_o to_o make_v way_n for_o a_o accomplishment_n of_o jacob_n patriarchal_a and_o prophetical_a benediction_n that_o the_o sceptre_n may_v be_v establish_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n until_o shilo_n come_v gen_n 49.10_o that_o be_v till_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n now_o have_v jonathan_n succeed_v saul_n his_o father_n than_o the_o sceptre_n have_v continue_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n therefore_o he_o die_v and_z gives_z place_n to_o david_n who_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n the_o four_o reason_n god_n order_v good_a jonathan_n death_n that_o he_o may_v be_v thereby_o free_v from_o that_o shrewd_a temptation_n which_o unavoidable_o he_o have_v meet_v with_o have_v he_o still_o live_v after_o his_o father_n fall_n for_o if_o after_o saul_n death_n the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o abner_n to_o head_n they_o be_v so_o mad_a to_o set_v up_o ishbosheth_n a_o weak_a and_o worthless_a man_n in_o opposition_n to_o david_n for_o saul_n successor_n 2._o sam._n 2.8_o 9_o how_o much_o more_o mad_a may_v this_o people_n have_v be_v to_o espouse_v and_o advance_v jonathan_n title_n to_o the_o crown_n who_o be_v a_o man_n of_o such_o transcendent_a worth_n in_o himself_o and_o have_v merit_a so_o much_o from_o all_o israel_n in_o fight_v the_o lord_n battle_n for_o they_o more_o especial_o in_o work_v that_o wonderful_a deliverance_n for_o israel_n only_o by_o himself_o and_o his_o armour-bearer_n chap._n 14.15_o this_o endear_a he_o to_o the_o people_n so_o as_o to_z rescue_v he_o at_o that_o time_n v._o 45._o and_o have_v he_o now_o be_v alive_a they_o will_v undoubted_o have_v promoted_n he_o to_o the_o crown_n and_o their_o press_v he_o to_o accept_v the_o promotion_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v a_o strong_a temptation_n to_o jonathan_n notwithstanding_o his_o love_n etc._n etc._n to_o david_n then_o vox_fw-la popull_n may_v seem_v vox_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o voice_n of_o the_o people_n will_v seem_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n no_o humane_a strength_n have_v be_v able_a to_o resist_v it_o in_o the_o five_o place_n nor_o may_v it_o be_v say_v by_o any_o that_o god_n do_v deal_v over_o austere_o with_o jonathan_n here_o because_o he_o be_v cut_v off_o among_o such_o notorious_a sinner_n which_o david_n deprecate_v from_o himself_o psal_n 26.9_o 10._o though_o this_o seem_v hard_a measure_n to_o so_o good_a a_o man_n and_o too_o much_o severity_n in_o god_n yet_o must_v it_o be_v consider_v that_o instead_o of_o reward_v his_o goodness_n with_o a_o earthly_a kingdom_n full_a of_o care_n and_o trouble_n god_n give_v he_o a_o present_a possession_n of_o a_o heavenly_a kingdom_n eternal_a glorious_a and_o fill_v with_o such_o unconceivable_a joy_n as_o admit_v not_o of_o the_o least_o mixture_n of_o sorrow_n thus_o god_n deny_v to_o moses_n a_o earthly_a canaan_n but_o give_v he_o heaven_n of_o which_o canaan_n be_v a_o type_n and_o shadow_n oh_o happy_a creditor_n who_o have_v god_n his_o debtor_n that_o pay_v in_o gold_n of_o glory_n when_o not_o in_o silver_n of_o a_o low_a life_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o death_n of_o saul_n himself_o v._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o the_o philistine_n follow_v hard_a upon_o saul_n as_o their_o capital_a enemy_n and_o their_o archer_n sore_o wound_v he_o yet_o god_n let_v he_o live_v to_o see_v his_o army_n rout_v his_o friend_n kill_v and_o his_o dear_a son_n slaughter_v before_o his_o face_n this_o can_v not_o but_o be_v a_o very_a great_a heart-grief_n to_o he_o who_o be_v already_o sore_o wound_v and_o so_o hem_v in_o with_o the_o enemy_n that_o he_o see_v no_o way_n to_o escape_v and_o now_o after_o a_o most_o wicked_a life_n he_o be_v hurry_v head_n long_o to_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o most_o desperate_a death_n and_o desire_v his_o armour-bearer_n to_o dispatch_v he_o n._n b._n the_o rabbin_n and_o other_o expositor_n do_v unanimous_o affirm_v that_o this_o man_n be_v doeg_n who_o saul_n have_v employ_v in_o slay_v the_o lord_n priest_n and_o now_o will_v he_o employ_v the_o same_o dogged_a fellow_n to_o slay_v himself_o say_v let_v the_o uncircumcised_a take_v i_o and_o put_v i_o to_o a_o more_o shameful_a and_o painful_a death_n thus_o he_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o hypocâ—â—â—e_n to_o his_o last_o in_o despise_v the_o philistine_n for_o their_o uncircumcision_n yet_o never_o bewail_v his_o own_o uncircumcised_a heart_n in_o his_o be_v all_o his_o life-time_n and_o now_o at_o his_o death_n so_o desperate_o wicked_a jer._n 17.9_o gal._n 5.6_o and_o 6.15_o when_o doeg_n have_v deny_v he_o he_o desperate_o dispatch_v himself_o by_o fall_v upon_o his_o own_o weapon_n even_o the_o same_o javelin_n some_o say_v which_o he_o have_v twice_o cast_v at_o david_n and_o once_o at_o his_o dear_a jonathan_n though_o he_o miss_v they_o both_o yet_o now_o he_o sure_o hit_v himself_o and_o thrust_v it_o into_o his_o own_o
what_o he_o deny_v when_o please_v n._n b._n it_o seem_v the_o lord_n in_o answer_n to_o david_n prayer_n drop_v down_o some_o assurance_n that_o his_o child_n be_v save_v and_o therefore_o he_o say_v i_o must_v go_v to_o he_o not_o only_o with_o my_o body_n into_o the_o grave_a but_o also_o with_o my_o soul_n into_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n mark_v seven_o the_o mitigation_n of_o david_n punishment_n v._o 24_o 25._o wherein_n first_o he_o comfort_v bathsheba_n with_o the_o comfort_n wherewith_o god_n have_v comfort_v he_o 2_o cor._n 1.4_o to_o wit_n by_o tell_v she_o that_o the_o child_n be_v save_v second_o moreover_o god_n comfort_v david_n by_o make_v up_o his_o loss_n of_o a_o dead_a child_n with_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o wise_a solomon_n bear_v of_o bathsheba_n of_o who_o david_n have_v all_o his_o best_a son_n because_o they_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o parent_n solemn_a humiliation_n three_o nathan_n who_o be_v send_v to_o humble_a david_n be_v now_o send_v to_o comfort_v he_o and_o to_o become_v tutor_n to_o solomon_n who_o must_v live_v though_o that_o in_o adultery_n do_v die_v now_o david_n signify_v only_o belove_v he_o have_v a_o son_n jedediah_n signify_v the_o belove_a of_o the_o lord_n the_o last_o remark_n upon_o this_o twelve_o chapter_n be_v the_o take_n of_o rabbah_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o ammonite_n from_o v._o 26._o to_o the_o end_n first_o in_o part_n than_o the_o whole_a etc._n etc._n mark_v first_o here_o joab_n have_v lay_v close_a siege_n to_o this_o strong_a city_n about_o twelve_o month_n and_o now_o have_v take_v that_o part_n of_o the_o city_n where_o the_o royal_a palace_n stand_v the_o place_n of_o the_o king_n residence_n which_o be_v surround_v with_o water_n both_o for_o defence_n and_o for_o delight_n the_o whole_a city_n probable_o be_v supply_v by_o conduit-pipe_n from_o hence_o which_o therefore_o joab_n the_o general_n take_v care_n to_o cut_v off_o v._o 26_o 27._o mark_v second_o when_o general_n joab_n see_v the_o city_n can_v not_o long_o hold_v out_o now_o for_o want_v of_o water_n he_o send_v for_o david_n in_o all_o haste_n that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o victory_n v._o 28_o 29._o this_o be_v a_o most_o generous_a act_n of_o general_n joab_n in_o other_o of_o his_o conquest_n he_o conquer_a other_o only_a but_o in_o this_o act_n he_o conquer_a himself_o to_o let_v the_o honour_n of_o all_o redound_v to_o david_n who_o have_v by_o his_o sin_n retard_v his_o success_n for_o so_o many_o month_n n._n b._n learn_v we_o from_o joab_n these_o two_o good_a lesson_n the_o first_o be_v when_o in_o our_o spiritual_a warfare_n we_o will_v conquer_v any_o corruption_n we_o must_v cut_v off_o those_o conduit-pipe_n of_o water_n that_o keep_v they_o alive_a etc._n etc._n the_o second_o be_v when_o through_o grace_n we_o have_v conquer_a any_o corruption_n and_o mortify_v it_o by_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 8.13_o let_v christ_n our_o spiritual_a david_n have_v the_o whole_a glory_n of_o the_o 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probable_a that_o david_n have_v not_o yet_o recover_v his_o mild_a temper_n and_o former_a tenderness_n towards_o saul_n and_o other_o his_o heart_n be_v yet_o harden_v with_o impenitency_n and_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o recover_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n which_o will_v have_v teach_v he_o more_o mercy_n and_o moderation_n so_o there_o be_v a_o transposition_n of_o the_o story_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n if_o the_o ammonite_n be_v so_o severe_o punish_v for_o abuse_v david_n ambassador_n oh_o what_o severity_n may_v they_o expect_v that_o abuse_v the_o ambassador_n of_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 5.20_o god_n will_v strike_v through_o their_o loin_n deut._n 33.11_o never_o any_o such_o prosper_v job_n 9.4_o etc._n etc._n 2_o sam._n chap._n xiii_o this_o chapter_n give_v a_o narrative_a how_o god_n justice_n which_o seem_v to_o sleep_v a_o while_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n beget_v in_o adultery_n now_o awaken_v and_o show_v itself_o in_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n of_o david_n foul_a offence_n of_o his_o adultery_n and_o murder_n retaliate_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o adultery_n and_o murder_n of_o his_o elder_a son_n amnon_n first_o in_o general_n remark_n be_v first_o the_o lex_fw-la talionis_fw-la divine_a justice_n observe_v here_o in_o write_v david_n sin_n upon_o his_o punishment_n as_o david_n have_v commit_v adultery_n make_v vriah_n drink_v and_o then_o murder_v he_o so_o his_o elder_a son_n amnon_n commit_v incest_n be_v make_v drink_v by_o absalon_n and_o then_o be_v murder_v remark_n the_o second_o from_o the_o general_a prospect_n of_o this_o chapter_n lavater_n note_v excellent_o from_o those_o three_o name_n here_o mention_v amnon_n signify_v stable_a and_o faithful_a tamar_n the_o palmtree_n and_o absalon_n his_o father_n peace_n but_o not_o one_o of_o they_o answer_v their_o own_o name_n nisi_fw-la per_fw-la antiphrasin_n unless_o by_o contrary_n fallitur_fw-la augurio_fw-la spes_fw-la bona_fw-la saepe_fw-la svo_fw-la name_n and_o nature_n do_v not_o always_o agree_v now_o to_o the_o particular_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o first_o the_o adultery_n or_o incest_n of_o amnon_n the_o remark_n be_v first_o the_o agent_n be_v amnon_n david_n first_o bear_v chap._n 3.2_o who_o lust_v after_o his_o sister_n a_o virgin_n so_o violent_o that_o he_o fall_v sick_a upon_o it_o because_o he_o can_v not_o accomplish_v his_o lustful_a desire_n v._o 1_o 2._o n._n b._n the_o reason_n of_o his_o sickness_n be_v render_v by_o some_o to_o be_v this_o the_o affection_n be_v place_v in_o the_o gross_a part_n of_o man_n mind_n which_o have_v the_o great_a affinity_n with_o the_o body_n and_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o vehemency_n of_o the_o affection_n both_o those_o call_v irascible_a and_o those_o call_v concupiscible_a in_o philosophy_n do_v so_o powerful_o produce_v strange_a distemper_n in_o the_o body_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o patient_n tamar_n a_o fair_a woman_n who_o beauty_n be_v the_o bait_n of_o amnon_n lust_n yet_o his_o sister_n by_o the_o father_n side_n though_o absolom_n sister_n both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n chap._n 3.3_o this_o daughter_n of_o david_n and_o for_o any_o thing_n we_o find_v to_o the_o contrary_a the_o king_n be_v only_a daughter_n and_o be_v a_o beautiful_a virgin_n be_v strict_o keep_v in_o from_o gad_v abroad_o lest_o dinah_n danger_n gen._n 34._o shall_v thereby_o entangle_v she_o no_o doubt_n but_o this_o precious_a jewel_n this_o sparkle_a diamond_n david_n dear_a darling_n go_v always_o well_o attend_v when_o her_o occasion_n call_v she_o from_o home_n this_o daily_a diligence_n of_o guard_v she_o make_v amnon_n despair_v of_o satisfy_v his_o lustful_a desire_n and_o therefore_o lie_v he_o down_o broil_v upon_o the_o gridiron_n of_o his_o own_o unbridled_a concupiscence_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o instrument_n use_v for_o amnon_n ease_n v._o 3_o 4_o 5._o satan_n soon_o find_v he_o out_o a_o broker_n to_o bring_v he_o out_o of_o his_o mulligrub_n namely_o his_o cousin_n jonadab_n of_o a_o serpentine_a subtlety_n so_o a_o fit_a tool_n for_o that_o old_a serpent_n the_o devil_n to_o work_v with_o he_o be_v ingeniose_fw-la nequam_fw-la witty_o wicked_a pump_n out_o of_o amnon_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o paleness_n and_o droop_v so_o unlike_o a_o king_n son_n who_o well_o can_v have_v discontent_a say_v will_v it_o thou_o not_o tell_v i_o thy_o friend_n who_o can_v both_o keep_v counsel_n and_o give_v counsel_n amnon_n answer_v i_o love_v tamar_n my_o brother_n absolon_n sister_n he_o say_v not_o my_o sister_n for_o shame_n as_o he_o do_v after_o to_o david_n for_o obtain_v his_o end_n without_o suspicion_n v._o 6._o but_o here_o mince_v the_o matter_n of_o love_n to_o a_o half_a sister_n now_o jonadab_n give_v his_o pestilent_a advice_n a_o friend_n and_o no_o friend_n have_v he_o
even_o in_o the_o field_n by_o martial_a law_n though_o contrary_a to_o the_o private_a will_n of_o david_n person_n who_o be_v too_o much_o transport_v with_o fond_a affection_n second_o joab_n see_v there_o can_v be_v no_o safety_n to_o the_o king_n nor_o peace_n to_o the_o kingdom_n nor_o security_n to_o himself_o and_o all_o loyal_a subject_n so_o long_o as_o absalon_n live_v heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o crown_n as_o may_v seem_v probable_a from_o chap._n 19.10_o till_o he_o be_v dead_a the_o people_n return_v not_o to_o david_n three_o joab_n know_v that_o absalom_n crime_n be_v already_o not_o only_o abominable_a but_o unsufferable_a even_o capital_a crime_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o command_v rebellious_a son_n to_o be_v stone_v deut._n 21.18_o 21._o and_o it_o curse_v those_o that_o uncover_v their_o father_n nakedness_n etc._n etc._n and_o beside_o his_o murder_n of_o amnon_n he_o be_v now_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o slaughter_v twenty_o thousand_o of_o the_o lord_n people_n who_o he_o have_v first_o wheedle_v into_o a_o rebellion_n wherein_o they_o die_v four_o joab_n see_v no_o hope_n of_o absalom_n amendment_n for_o by_o his_o mean_n and_o mediation_n he_o have_v be_v once_o and_o again_o reconcile_v to_o his_o father_n yet_o have_v he_o most_o notorious_o falsify_v his_o faith_n and_o now_o be_v become_v a_o dangerous_a traitor_n and_o a_o desperate_a rebel_n against_o king_n and_o state_n five_o joab_n perceive_v likewise_o that_o his_o father_n out_o of_o fondness_n of_o affection_n to_o he_o be_v still_o reconcilable_a towards_o he_o and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o most_o grievous_a scandal_n in_o israel_n to_o have_v such_o a_o vnreclaimable_a rebel_n still_o pardon_v by_o too_o fond_a a_o father_n who_o have_v well_o nigh_o ruin_v himself_o and_o the_o kingdom_n by_o his_o repeat_v indulgency_n to_o this_o wretch_n six_o joab_n have_v no_o hope_n of_o justice_n from_o so_o affectionate_a a_o father_n against_o such_o a_o son_n 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king_n 2.5_o the_o three_o part_n be_v the_o consequent_n of_o this_o fatal_a fight_n which_o be_v express_v from_o v._o 16._o to_o the_o end_n remark_n the_o first_o joab_n have_v cut_v off_o absalon_n the_o head_n of_o the_o rebellion_n 1._o sound_v a_o trumpet_n to_o erase_v the_o shed_n of_o any_o more_o israelitish_n blood_n the_o danger_n be_v over_o 2._o he_o bury_v this_o arch_a rebel_n in_o a_o great_a pit_n in_o the_o wood_n like_o a_o dead_a beast_n and_o whereas_o other_o rebellious_a son_n be_v stone_v alive_a deut._n 21.18_o 21._o absalon_n be_v stone_v when_o dead_a have_v a_o great_a heap_n of_o stone_n cast_v upon_o he_o whereby_o god_n cross_v his_o pride_n who_o have_v build_v a_o stately_a tomb_n to_o perpetuate_v his_o memory_n in_o the_o king_n dale_n hope_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o king_n ver_fw-la 17_o 18._o the_o second_o remark_n be_v joab_n send_v tiding_n of_o his_o victory_n to_o david_n ver_fw-la 19_o 20_o to_o 32._o ahimaaz_n 1._o desire_v to_o be_v the_o messenger_n as_o he_o use_v to_o do_v heretofore_o but_o joab_n prudent_o put_v he_o by_o because_o he_o have_v bad_a as_o well_o as_o glad_a tiding_n to_o carry_v therefore_o 2._o he_o send_v cushi_n the_o black_a aethiopian_a think_v it_o more_o proper_a for_o a_o black_a to_o bear_v black_a news_n n._n b._n the_o messenger_n that_o bring_v tiding_n the_o king_n son_n christ_n be_v alive_a again_o be_v not_o a_o black-moor_n but_o a_o angel_n like_o lightning_n and_o his_o raiment_n as_o white_a at_o snow_n matth._n 28.3_o 5_o 6._o mark_v 16.5_o 6._o a_o black_a may_v serve_v to_o tell_v the_o sad_a tiding_n of_o rebellious_a absolom_n death_n but_o he_o be_v glorious_o white_a that_o tell_v the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o our_o dear_a redeemer_n resurrection_n but_o ahimaaz_n press_v upon_o joab_n and_o by_o importunity_n prevail_v resolve_v to_o be_v first_o and_o to_o relate_v the_o best_a leave_v the_o worst_a for_o cushi_n to_o tell_v and_o therefore_o run_v by_o the_o way_n 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sorrow_n but_o godly_a sorrow_n teach_v he_o not_o to_o cry_v will_v god_n i_o have_v die_v for_o uriah_n 2_o sam._n chap._n xix_o this_o chapter_n treat_v far_a upon_o the_o consequent_n of_o the_o victory_n over_o the_o rebel_n which_o be_v reducible_a to_o two_o head_n the_o first_o be_v david_n dolorous_a bewail_v the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n absolom_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o the_o second_o head_n be_v david_n return_n from_o his_o banishment_n ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11_o to_o the_o end_n remark_n upon_o the_o first_o head_n be_v first_o ahimaaz_n and_o cushi_n tell_v joab_n how_o sad_o david_n disresent_v the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n how_o he_o cover_v his_o head_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o mourner_n as_o ashamed_a so_o great_a a_o king_n shall_v be_v see_v in_o such_o sorrowful_a circumstance_n of_o habit_n gesture_n and_o outcry_n and_o how_o he_o can_v never_o have_v do_v with_o that_o doleful_n ditty_n oh_o my_o son_n absolom_n for_o 2_o 3_o 4._o insomuch_o that_o the_o victorious_a soldier_n steal_v away_o into_o the_o city_n by_o the_o other_o gate_n thereof_o and_o not_o by_o that_o gate_n where_o david_n be_v as_o man_n ashamed_a to_o be_v see_v of_o he_o lest_o he_o shall_v suspect_v any_o of_o they_o to_o have_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o the_o death_n of_o absalon_n yea_o and_o some_o of_o the_o people_n may_v mourn_v with_o david_n for_o the_o death_n of_o relation_n in_o the_o slaughter_n of_o twenty_o thousand_o as_o oft_o happen_v in_o civil_a war_n the_o character_n whereof_o be_v nullos_fw-la habitura_fw-la triumphos_fw-la the_o very_a victory_n therein_o aught_o to_o have_v no_o triumph_n n._n b._n hereby_o the_o joy_n and_o triumph_n of_o this_o great_a deliverance_n and_o most_o glorious_a victory_n be_v convert_v this_o day_n into_o a_o miserable_a mourn_a the_o body_n politic_a sympathize_v with_o its_o head_n the_o king_n prov._n 16.15_o and_o 19.12_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v general_n joab_n be_v great_o concern_v that_o so_o wonderful_a a_o salvation_n shall_v thus_o conclude_v with_o so_o sad_a a_o catastrophe_n and_o that_o so_o wise_a a_o king_n shall_v fall_v short_a of_o the_o prudence_n of_o sundry_a pagan_a prince_n who_o have_v better_a bear_v the_o death_n of_o their_o dear_a son_n in_o battle_n than_o david_n do_v say_v only_o novi_fw-la i_o genuisse_fw-la mortalem_fw-la i_o know_v that_o i_o have_v beget_v a_o mortal_a now_o be_v it_o not_o a_o shame_n that_o nature_n shall_v outstrip_v grace_n therefore_o joab_n bestir_v himself_o and_o give_v the_o king_n a_o severe_a reprimand_n for_o his_o so_o unseasonable_a sorrow_n ver_fw-la 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o wherein_o mark_v 1._o it_o seem_v by_o this_o time_n david_n be_v get_v home_o to_o his_o house_n where_o he_o quarter_v have_v first_o vent_v his_o passion_n
in_o the_o chamber_n over_o the_o gate_n but_o not_o whole_o ease_v himself_o of_o it_o and_o likely_a because_o he_o fear_v his_o son_n be_v not_o only_o dead_a but_o also_o damn_v see_v he_o die_v in_o his_o sin_n when_o joab_n come_v to_o he_o mark_v 2._o joab_n say_v to_o he_o thou_o haste_v shame_v this_o day_n the_o face_n of_o all_o thy_o servant_n etc._n etc._n too_o rude_a and_o rough_a a_o reproof_n such_o as_o david_n can_v never_o digest_v though_o for_o the_o present_a he_o prudent_o give_v place_n to_o it_o because_o joab_n have_v reason_n to_o speak_v and_o much_o of_o what_o he_o speak_v stand_v with_o good_a reason_n but_o better_a language_n to_o so_o true_o sacred_a a_o sovereign_n have_v better_a become_v he_o n._n b._n josephus_n add_v that_o joab_n ask_v david_n if_o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o be_v thus_o affect_v with_o sorrow_n for_o such_o a_o rebellious_a son_n and_o bid_v he_o come_v forth_o and_o speak_v friendly_a to_o the_o people_n or_o if_o he_o do_v not_o he_o threaten_v to_o give_v the_o army_n and_o kingdom_n to_o another_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 3._o joab_n charge_v david_n with_o love_v his_o enemy_n and_o hate_v his_o friend_n &c_n &c_n for_o 6._o this_o be_v not_o true_a in_o the_o rigour_n of_o it_o but_o be_v speak_v by_o he_o in_o a_o high_a transport_n of_o passion_n which_o do_v hurry_v he_o into_o some_o undecent_a expression_n such_o as_o he_o judge_v necessary_a to_o awaken_v david_n out_o of_o his_o present_a lethargy_n by_o such_o sharpness_n of_o speech_n for_o indeed_o david_n do_v not_o love_n absalon_n as_o a_o enemy_n but_o as_o a_o son_n through_o a_o excess_n of_o natural_a affection_n nor_o do_v the_o other_o branch_n it_o will_v have_v please_v david_n well_o if_o absalon_n have_v live_v and_o all_o his_o army_n have_v die_v savour_v of_o any_o more_o truth_n and_o soundness_n but_o be_v utter_o false_a for_o david_n desire_v real_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o army_n and_o of_o absalom_n also_o mark_v 4._o then_o joab_n add_v not_o his_o counsel_n but_o his_o command_n seem_v to_o speak_v rather_o to_o his_o servant_n than_o to_o his_o sovereign_n ver_fw-la 7._o arise_v and_o speak_v comfortable_o to_o thy_o soldier_n thank_v they_o for_o their_o good_a service_n and_o promise_v they_o proportionable_a reward_n etc._n etc._n if_o not_o he_o threaten_v to_o depose_v david_n by_o his_o powerful_a interest_n he_o have_v in_o the_o army_n and_o to_o choose_v another_o ruler_n that_o can_v rule_v his_o own_o passion_n better_a and_o so_o may_v rule_v the_o people_n also_o with_o more_o moderation_n and_o all_o these_o menace_n joab_n bind_v with_o a_o passionate_a oath_n to_o startle_v and_o scare_v david_n mark_v five_o hereupon_o david_n towards_o v._o 8._o when_o pill_n be_v ill_o prepare_v or_o potion_n administer_v too_o hot_a or_o too_o sour_a the_o patient_n refuse_v they_o till_o better_a make_v up_o cool_v and_o sweeten_v and_o then_o he_o can_v receive_v they_o without_o loathe_v and_o reluctancy_n n._n b._n such_o a_o rash_a empiric_n might_n joab_n have_v prove_v here_o in_o order_n to_o the_o cure_n of_o david_n lethargic_a distemper_n his_o potion_n of_o advice_n be_v ill_o administer_v both_o too_o hot_a and_o not_o at_o all_o sweeten_v yet_o good_a david_n make_v a_o virtue_n of_o necessity_n and_o thereby_o it_o prove_v a_o word_n in_o season_n david_n obey_v joab_n come_v out_o of_o his_o retirement_n into_o the_o place_n of_o judicature_n all_o his_o party_n come_v out_o of_o they_o also_o and_o congratulate_v the_o king_n for_o his_o great_a victory_n he_o thank_v they_o for_o their_o valour_n in_o win_v the_o victory_n hereby_o david_n passion_n be_v effectual_o allay_v and_o we_o hear_v no_o more_o of_o o_fw-la absolom_n my_o son_n my_o son_n and_o then_o all_o israel_n that_o be_v absolom_n party_n flee_v to_o their_o home_n the_o second_o head_n be_v david_n return_n from_o his_o banishment_n etc._n etc._n remark_n upon_o it_o be_v first_o those_o follower_n of_o absolom_n now_o flee_v home_n begin_v upon_o second_o thought_n to_o blame_v one_o another_o for_o abet_v the_o late_a rebellion_n they_o be_v at_o strife_n v._n 9_o 10._o which_o intimate_v the_o devil_n stickle_v bar_v still_o in_o some_o of_o those_o late_a rebel_n to_o hinder_v david_n readmission_n to_o the_o throne_n it_o be_v not_o do_v without_o dispute_n n._n b._n it_o be_v a_o great_a truth_n that_o the_o crown_n of_o king_n sit_v fast_o or_o loose_a upon_o their_o head_n as_o god_n be_v please_v to_o order_v the_o heart_n of_o their_o people_n which_o he_o can_v turn_v in_o a_o moment_n what_o way_n he_o will_v oh_o what_o mischief_n may_v joab_n have_v do_v david_n here_o in_o his_o ill-timed_n despondency_n have_v the_o lord_n suffer_v he_o to_o improve_v his_o great_a interest_n in_o the_o army_n who_o heart_n as_o he_o say_v will_v be_v forth_o with_o irrecoverable_o alienate_v from_o thou_o and_o this_o affliction_n will_v exceed_v all_o saul_n persecution_n and_o absalom_n late_a rebellion_n when_o in_o thy_o old_a age_n thou_o be_v not_o only_o depose_v from_o the_o throne_n but_o also_o expose_v to_o contempt_n and_o desperate_a danger_n but_o david_n here_o be_v now_o reconcile_v to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o to_o himself_o in_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n god_n be_v at_o work_n even_o among_o the_o late_a rebel_n themselves_o to_o further_a his_o restoration_n as_o well_o as_o the_o devil_n at_o work_n to_o hinder_v it_o by_o give_v they_o repentance_n after_o their_o late_a rebellion_n and_o renew_v their_o allegiance_n to_o david_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v god_n thus_o go_v before_o and_o prepare_v the_o way_n david_n follow_v after_o so_o good_a a_o leader_n and_o first_o court_v the_o elder_n of_o judah_n who_o have_v be_v possible_o too_o forward_o in_o the_o late_a horrid_a rebellion_n so_o may_v despair_v of_o pardon_n and_o haply_o hang_v back_o therefore_o david_n assure_v they_o of_o acceptance_n etc._n etc._n v._n 11_o 12._o wherein_o he_o compliment_v they_o as_o his_o kindred_n yea_o his_o brethren_n a_o title_n sufficient_a to_o stint_v and_o stifle_v all_o strife_n if_o well_o consider_v in_o the_o second_o place_n he_o court_v amasa_n in_o particular_a v._o 13._o as_o our_o lord_n do_v peter_n have_v be_v the_o great_a offender_n go_v tell_v my_o disciple_n and_o peter_n mark_v 16.7_o so_o amasa_n have_v be_v absalom_n captain_n general_n of_o the_o rebel_n and_o still_o have_v the_o command_n of_o the_o strong_a tower_n of_o zion_n and_o of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n so_o may_v have_v cause_v new_a trouble_n and_o tragedy_n have_v he_o not_o be_v thus_o win_v over_o by_o a_o promise_n of_o free_a pardon_n and_o high_a preferment_n in_o particular_a and_o to_o put_v his_o promise_n out_o of_o doubt_n to_o he_o he_o relate_v how_o near_o relate_v he_o be_v to_o david_n a_o sister_n son_n as_o well_o as_o joab_n 1_o chron._n 2.16_o 17._o and_o one_o that_o have_v a_o mighty_a influence_n upon_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n to_o turn_v their_o heart_n towards_o david_n v._o 14._o otherwise_o david_n can_v not_o return_v to_o the_o capital_a city_n v._o 15._o n._n b._n this_o question_n be_v canvas_v among_o the_o learned_a whether_o david_n be_v not_o the_o fective_a either_o in_o his_o politic_n or_o in_o his_o piety_n in_o promise_v joab_n abdication_n and_o a_o instalment_n of_o amasa_n in_o his_o place_n answer_v the_o first_o some_o say_v with_o peter_n martyr_n that_o david_n may_v just_o abdicate_v joab_n 1._o for_o his_o slay_v of_o absolom_n contrary_a to_o the_o king_n command_n 2._o for_o his_o treacherous_a slaughter_n of_o abner_n 3._o for_o his_o frequent_a over_o bold_a and_o imperious_a expostulation_n with_o the_o king_n unbeseeming_a a_o subject_n to_o his_o sovereign_n 4._o joab_n may_v have_v many_o more_o fault_n know_v to_o david_n though_o unknown_a to_o other_o 5._o david_n oft_o design_v to_o abdicate_v joab_n from_o his_o generalship_n but_o he_o can_v not_o complain_v again_o and_o again_o that_o the_o son_n of_o zeruiah_n be_v too_o hard_o for_o he_o 6._o david_n be_v all_o along_o jealous_a of_o joab_n imperious_a temper_n ne_fw-la aliquid_fw-la novi_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la moliretur_fw-la say_v theodoret_n lest_o he_o shall_v harch_v some_o treason_n against_o he_o by_o his_o prevalent_a interest_n in_o the_o royal_a army_n etc._n etc._n and_o now_o david_n have_v the_o opportunity_n of_o amasa_n one_o as_o powerful_a with_o the_o soldier_n as_o joab_n himself_o etc._n etc._n answer_v the_o second_o but_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o act_n be_v one_o of_o david_n defect_n for_o first_o joab_n have_v purchase_v his_o generalship_n by_o hazard_v his_o own_o life_n in_o conquer_a that_o strong_a fort_n of_o zion_n 2_o sam._n 5.8_o second_o
but_o he_o modest_o say_v he_o deceive_v i_o by_o carry_v away_o the_o ass_n which_o i_o bid_v he_o saddle_n for_o i_o for_o his_o own_o use_n v._o 26._o nor_o do_v he_o mention_v the_o slander_n until_o he_o be_v necessitate_v thereto_o by_o david_n question_n for_o his_o just_a defence_n v._o 27._o and_o even_o then_o with_o submission_n to_o david_n himself_o who_o be_v wise_a as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n to_o distinguish_v between_o reality_n and_o undue_a reproach_n v._o 28._o courtier_n like_o complement_n i_o can_v complain_v of_o his_o treachery_n nor_o of_o my_o own_o infelicity_n etc._n etc._n mark_v four_o david_n sentence_n hereupon_o wherein_o mephibosheth_n acquiesce_v v._o 29_o 30._o first_o as_o to_o david_n sentence_n some_o justify_v it_o say_v he_o mean_v only_o that_o mephibosheth_n shall_v let_v ziba_n have_v his_o land_n to_o half_a part_n as_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o landlord_n to_o their_o tenant_n in_o some_o country_n that_o ziba_n have_v many_o son_n and_o servant_n shall_v till_o and_o take_v all_o the_o pain_n and_o for_o so_o do_v shall_v have_v equal_a profit_n with_o his_o master_n the_o landlord_n according_a to_o david_n first_o order_n chap._n 9.9_o 10._o and_o this_o seem_v to_o correspond_v with_o the_o second_o part_n to_o wit_n mephibosheth_n answer_n to_o david_n sentence_n yea_o let_v he_o take_v all_o i_o expect_v not_o to_o continue_v either_o the_o owner_n of_o my_o grandfather_n saul_n land_n or_o the_o joiner_n of_o half_a the_o profit_v thereof_o i_o be_o well_o enough_o and_o i_o be_o rich_a enough_o see_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v so_o safe_a return_v to_o his_o own_o throne_n and_o dignity_n second_o but_o other_o be_v of_o another_o opinion_n say_v david_n be_v now_o in_o haste_n have_v the_o weighty_a affair_n of_o settle_v a_o unhinged_a and_o a_o unsertled_a kingdom_n upon_o his_o hand_n so_o have_v not_o time_n to_o examine_v matter_n thorought_o at_o this_o time_n though_o ziba_n be_v present_a v._o 17._o there_o be_v no_o leisure_n to_o prove_v and_o fend_v as_o we_o say_v be_v so_o full_a of_o business_n and_o therefore_o david_n be_v hurry_v headlong_o to_o pass_v this_o unjust_a sentence_n partly_o so_o contrary_a to_o his_o solemn_a oath_n unto_o his_o dear_a jonathan_n partly_o so_o uncharitable_o to_o a_o poor_a cripple_n jonathan_n only_a son_n and_o partly_o in_o favour_n to_o a_o faithless_a servant_n who_o better_o deserve_v a_o halter_n for_o slander_v his_o innocent_a master_n than_o any_o such_o reward_n n._n b._n the_o rabbin_n say_v that_o because_o david_n break_v his_o oath_n with_o jonathan_n and_o divide_v mephibosheth_n land_n therefore_o david_n kingdom_n come_v to_o be_v divide_v in_o rehoboam_n reign_n though_o david_n be_v as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n in_o other_o case_n yet_o in_o this_o case_n he_o seem_v no_o better_a than_o a_o frail_a man_n subject_n to_o like_a passion_n with_o other_o man_n charity_n require_v we_o to_o think_v with_o abulensis_n that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o now_o intend_v to_o be_v better_o inform_v afterward_o when_o he_o can_v be_v at_o better_a leisure_n but_o also_o that_o he_o make_v mephibosheth_n amends_o for_o this_o wrong_n some_o other_o way_n the_o five_o remark_n be_v barzilai_n congratulate_v david_n safe_a return_n and_o conduct_v he_o over_o jordan_n in_o his_o way_n to_o jerusalem_n v._o 31_o 32_o 33_o to_o 40._o wherein_o mark_z first_o barzilai_n be_v one_o of_o those_o three_o that_o bring_v provision_n to_o david_n in_o his_o banishment_n chap._n 17.27_o 28._o we_o hear_v no_o more_o of_o the_o other_o two_o some_o suspect_n that_o david_n some_o way_n do_v disoblige_v they_o show_v all_o his_o respect_n to_o barzilai_n as_o be_v intimate_v his_o charge_n to_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 2.7_o not_o name_v their_o kindness_n there_o though_o both_o of_o they_o be_v honourable_a as_o well_o as_o wealthy_a person_n for_o as_o for_o machir_n he_o be_v the_o nobleman_n with_o who_o mephibosheth_n have_v be_v bring_v up_o chap._n 9.4_o who_o see_v david_n unexpected_a kindness_n to_o jonathan_n poor_a cripple_n son_n who_o he_o expect_v will_v be_v cut_v off_o for_o saul_n sake_n and_o therefore_o hide_v he_o come_v at_o that_o time_n to_o minister_n unto_o david_n want_n and_o as_o for_o shobi_n he_o be_v not_o only_a second_o brother_n to_o unworthy_a hanun_n as_o be_v note_v before_o upon_o that_o place_n who_o david_n worthy_o depose_v and_o set_v up_o this_o brother_n in_o his_o stead_n to_o be_v king_n over_o those_o injurious_a ammonite_n therefore_o this_o thankful_a shobi_n minister_n to_o david_n with_o machir_n also_o but_o to_o clear_a david_n from_o the_o odious_a ingratitude_n to_o this_o kind_a king_n whereof_o grateful_a david_n be_v rare_o find_v guilty_a we_o find_v it_o on_o record_n that_o he_o marry_v his_o son_n solomon_n to_o naamah_n suppose_v to_o be_v this_o shobi_n sister_n or_o daughter_n but_o a_o proselyte_n to_o the_o jewish_a religion_n 1_o king_n 14.21_o mark_v second_o however_o david_n be_v grateful_a enough_o to_o old_a barzilai_n in_o offer_v he_o the_o pleasant_a and_o plentiful_a life_n of_o a_o courtier_n but_o his_o modesty_n and_o piety_n refuse_v the_o king_n kindness_n v._o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35_o 36._o plead_v his_o old_a age_n that_o he_o be_v senex_n quasi_fw-la seminex_fw-la half_a dead_a i_o be_o die_v say_v he_o by_o piecemeal_n sensim_fw-la sine_fw-la sensu_fw-la i_o die_v daily_o as_o paul_n say_v and_o be_o yield_v somewhat_o to_o death_n every_o day_n therefore_o be_o unfit_a for_o courtly_a pleasure_n i_o know_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o musical_a man_n and_o must_v have_v variety_n of_o voice-musick_n and_o melodious_a instrument_n play_v at_o thy_o meal_n which_o also_o will_v be_v furnish_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o dainty_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n unto_o all_o which_o choice_a meat_n and_o music_n i_o be_o already_o dead_a eccles_n 12.2_o 3_o 4._o it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o i_o and_o all_o such_o old_a people_n to_o make_v and_o pack_v up_o our_o farthel_n and_o prepare_v to_o go_v hence_o into_o a_o better_a world_n see_v my_o continuance_n in_o this_o world_n can_v be_v but_o short_a it_o be_v not_o adviseable_a to_o alter_v my_o habitation_n where_o i_o ought_v to_o prepare_v for_o death_n and_o to_o lay_v hold_n on_o eternal_a life_n and_o not_o come_v to_o court_v where_o i_o shall_v be_v but_o burdensome_a to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o courtier_n who_o will_v have_v such_o consort_n as_o can_v discourse_v and_o be_v jocular_a with_o they_o which_o my_o decrepit_a age_n disenable_v i_o for_o beside_o why_o shall_v the_o king_n recompense_v my_o small_a favour_n with_o so_o rich_a a_o reward_n v._n 36._o n._n b._n thus_o shall_v we_o all_o say_v to_o god_n and_o sure_o glorify_a saint_n do_v so_o admire_v that_o weight_n of_o glory_n etc._n etc._n mark_v three_o barzilai_n offer_v his_o son_n chimham_n v._o 37._o and_o the_o king_n accept_v he_o v._o 38_o 39_o 40._o and_o make_v he_o a_o fellow-commoner_n with_o solomon_n his_o son_n 1_o king_n 2.7_o n._n b._n learn_v we_o hence_o to_o offer_v our_o child_n to_o the_o king_n of_o king_n that_o he_o may_v make_v they_o christ_n companion_n the_o last_o remark_n be_v the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n quarrel_n with_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n for_o steal_v away_o the_o king_n from_o they_o v._o 40_o 41_o 42_o 43._o wherein_n mark_z first_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v upon_o second_o thought_n convince_v of_o their_o madness_n in_o rebel_a with_o absalon_n before_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v so_o and_o be_v thereupon_o at_o strife_n among_o themselves_o for_o recall_v their_o rightful_a king_n v._o 9_o 10._o mark_v second_o the_o better_a and_o prevail_a part_n for_o it_o be_v but_o half_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n v._o 40._o the_o worst_a part_n lay_v lurk_v at_o home_n fit_a for_o be_v fire_v into_o the_o follow_a rebellion_n chap._n 20._o mark_v three_o this_o better_a part_n blame_v judah_n for_o arrogate_a the_o recalling_a of_o the_o king_n whole_o to_o themselves_o without_o request_v their_o concurrence_n therein_o as_o if_o they_o design_v to_o engross_v david_n whole_o to_o themselves_o v._o 41._o wherein_o they_o tax_v david_n himself_o for_o not_o send_v zadock_n etc._n etc._n to_o treat_v with_o their_o elder_n as_o he_o have_v do_v with_o the_o elder_n of_o judah_n v._o 11_o etc._n etc._n as_o well_o as_o for_o permit_v such_o a_o preposterous_a precipitation_n mark_v four_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n plead_v kindred_n to_o the_o king_n and_o that_o they_o study_v more_o their_o office_n than_o their_o benefit_n in_o what_o they_o have_v do_v we_o look_v for_o no_o wage_n for_o our_o work_n v._o 42._o you_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v as_o much_o and_o not_o to_o have_v come_v
in_o so_o cold_o and_o by_o half_n as_o you_o here_o do_v mark_v five_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n reply_n it_o be_v true_a as_o david_n be_v a_o private_a person_n your_o part_n be_v more_o than_o we_o in_o he_o but_o as_o a_o public_a king_n our_o ten_o part_n be_v more_o than_o your_o two_o so_o shall_v not_o be_v thus_o slight_v as_o be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o subject_n beside_o we_o make_v the_o first_o motion_n of_o recall_v the_o king_n v._o 10_o 11._o before_o you_o can_v be_v draw_v to_o it_o therefore_o to_o have_v no_o vote_n in_o the_o act_n be_v inexcusable_a and_o seem_v the_o more_o unsufferable_a mark_v sixthly_a the_o holy_a spirit_n say_v v._o 43._o the_o word_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n be_v fierce_a etc._n etc._n the_o man_n of_o judah_n instead_o of_o mollify_a they_o with_o meek_a word_n speak_v arrogant_o and_o insolent_o to_o they_o and_z as_o the_o rabbin_n say_v give_v they_o the_o lie_v lean_v on_o the_o king_n as_o their_o kinsman_n and_o be_v back_v with_o his_o guard_n in_o a_o word_n both_o party_n be_v so_o hot_a that_o david_n dare_v not_o interpose_v as_o loath_a to_o displease_v either_o of_o they_o peter_n martyr_n say_v david_n seem_v something_o to_o connive_v at_o his_o own_o tribe_n and_o thence_o arise_v the_o rebellion_n chap._n 20._o 2_o samuel_n chap._n xx._n this_o chapter_n be_v a_o relation_n of_o sheba_n rebellion_n consist_v of_o two_o part_n first_o its_o rise_n and_o second_o its_o ruin_n remark_n on_o the_o first_o part_n be_v first_o the_o trumpet_n of_o this_o new_a rebellion_n be_v a_o son_n of_o belial_n sheba_n the_o son_n of_o bichri_fw-la who_o god_n by_o his_o providence_n order_v to_o be_v present_a when_o this_o paroxysm_n or_o hot_a fit_n of_o contention_n happen_v betwixt_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n as_o before_o n._n b._n the_o devil_n who_o love_v to_o fish_n in_o trouble_a water_n strike_v in_o with_o this_o opportunity_n as_o a_o fit_a hour_n of_o temptation_n for_o he_o and_o excite_v this_o belialist_n to_o blow_v a_o trumpet_n and_o to_o sound_v a_o retreat_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o those_o israelite_n say_n see_v the_o man_n of_o judah_n say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o part_n in_o david_n but_o they_o do_v monopolise_v he_o to_o themselves_o let_v they_o have_v he_o and_o let_v we_o choose_v another_o for_o ourselves_o hope_v that_o they_o will_v choose_v he_o because_o he_o be_v a_o benjamite_n a_o kin_n to_o saul_n and_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a captain_n under_o amasa_n to_o absolom_n v._o 1._o the_o second_o remark_n be_v this_o belialist_n so_o call_v be_v for_o cast_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o david_n as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n belial_n signify_v and_o be_v grieve_v that_o the_o kingdom_n be_v translate_v from_o saul_n house_n to_o david_n he_o bespatter_v david_n call_v he_o the_o son_n of_o jesse_n a_o private_a person_n so_o the_o crown_n can_v not_o descend_v upon_o david_n by_o inheritance_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o we_o be_v at_o liberty_n to_o choose_v a_o new_a king_n n._n b._n this_o opprobrious_a title_n that_o sheba_n give_v david_n here_o do_v savour_n of_o saul_n who_o have_v oft_o call_v he_o so_o in_o contempt_n and_o of_o the_o old_a enmity_n and_o possible_o sheba_n may_v aggravate_v to_o those_o israelite_n that_o david_n have_v send_v zadock_n and_o abiathar_n to_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n that_o they_o may_v be_v persuade_v to_o fetch_v back_o the_o king_n but_o he_o send_v they_o not_o to_o our_o elder_n therefore_o see_v he_o have_v so_o slight_v we_o let_v we_o look_v to_o our_o own_o concern_v and_o let_v he_o look_v to_o he_o v._o 1._o the_o three_o remark_n be_v behold_v how_o great_a a_o flame_n of_o fire_n a_o little_a spark_n do_v kindle_v jam._n 3.5_o when_o god_n give_v way_n thereunto_o sheba_n presence_n and_o influence_n upon_o those_o israelite_n though_o casual_a in_o itself_o and_o as_o to_o man_n yet_o be_v it_o order_v so_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n who_o permit_v the_o devil_n to_o blow_v up_o this_o blast_n of_o rebellion_n for_o several_a reason_n say_v peter_z martyr_n as_o first_o for_o a_o further_a exercise_n of_o david_n faith_n and_o patience_n second_o to_o purge_v out_o of_o david_n kingdom_n all_o factious_a and_o seditious_a spirit_n three_o to_o punish_v sheba_n the_o ringleader_n of_o those_o rebel_n four_o to_o animadvert_v david_n of_o his_o betray_a vriah_n and_o of_o his_o spare_a shimei_n and_o as_o some_o add_v of_o his_o unjust_a deal_n with_o his_o dear_a mephibosheth_n etc._n etc._n for_o these_o and_o other_o sin_n of_o david_n god_n be_v please_v to_o correct_v he_o again_o with_o this_o new_a affliction_n before_o he_o be_v well_o get_v out_o of_o the_o old_a thus_o unda_fw-la supervenit_fw-la undae_fw-la one_o wave_n come_v at_o the_o heel_n of_o another_o and_o fall_v upon_o the_o neck_n of_o david_n not_o suffer_v he_o a_o little_a breathe_a time_n as_o he_o complain_v psal_n 42.7_o and_o 88.7_o 2_o sam._n 22.5_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o inconstancy_n of_o the_o common_a people_n here_o neutrum_fw-la modo_fw-la mass_fw-la modo_fw-la vulgus_fw-la the_o vulgar_a mobile_n be_v mighty_a fickle_a and_o mutable_a those_o very_a man_n who_o as_o they_o have_v of_o late_o reject_v david_n and_o rebel_v against_o he_o with_o absalon_n so_o just_a now_o they_o come_v out_o of_o a_o hot_a contention_n with_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n for_o their_o great_a share_n and_o interest_n in_o david_n yet_o no_o soon_o do_v the_o same_o man_n hear_v this_o trumpet_n sound_v but_o they_o take_v fire_n and_o follow_v this_o son_n of_o belial_n v._o 2._o n._n b._n thus_o the_o type_n david_n correspond_v with_o the_o antitye_n christ_n call_v the_o son_n of_o david_n unto_o who_o the_o people_n sing_v hosanna_n and_o bless_v he_o one_o day_n matth._n 21.9_o yet_o the_o next_o day_n cry_v out_o crucify_v christ_n matth._n 27.23_o well_o be_v they_o call_v the_o mobile_n they_o be_v so_o soon_o move_v the_o four_o remark_n be_v this_o rebel_n sheba_n turn_v off_o from_o david_n with_o the_o discontent_a and_o disoblige_v israelite_n march_v from_o tribe_n to_o tribe_n to_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o rebellion_n especial_o where_o most_o of_o his_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n be_v as_o be_v most_o implacable_a against_o david_n and_o thus_o he_o march_v from_o place_n to_o place_n to_o gather_v more_o force_n until_o he_o come_v to_o abel_n v._o 14._o a_o city_n in_o naphtali_n tribe_n in_o the_o northern_a border_n of_o canaan_n towards_o syria_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n note_v well_o thus_o the_o seed_n of_o sedition_n be_v sow_o against_o david_n who_o be_v now_o like_o a_o break_a bone_n new_o set_v before_o it_o have_v time_n enough_o to_o knit_v together_o david_n be_v now_o not_o well_o settle_v on_o his_o throne_n nor_o be_v his_o subject_n settle_v in_o their_o allegiance_n when_o this_o new_a rupture_n begin_v the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o suppression_n of_o this_o new_a sedition_n etc._n etc._n remark_n upon_o it_o be_v 1._o the_o time_n of_o it_o namely_o when_o david_n be_v return_v to_o his_o house_n which_o have_v be_v in_o his_o banishment_n base_o defile_v and_o now_o at_o his_o return_n new_o dedicate_v psal_n 30._o title_n those_o ten_o concubine_n contaminate_v by_o absalon_n chap._n 16.22_o he_o cast_v out_o of_o his_o house_n and_o commit_v they_o to_o close_a custody_n to_o the_o day_n of_o their_o death_n v._o 3._o divorce_v himself_o from_o they_o and_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v see_v lest_o the_o memory_n of_o his_o son_n filthiness_n shall_v be_v renew_v thereby_o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o these_o concubine_n cry_v out_o as_o god_n law_n require_v deut._n 22.26_o 27._o when_o absalon_n ravish_v they_o and_o that_o in_o so_o public_a a_o place_n where_o the_o people_n may_v hear_v their_o out-cry_n as_o well_o as_o see_v the_o villainy_n they_o ought_v rather_o to_o have_v die_v than_o have_v yield_v to_o his_o lust_n especial_o in_o so_o open_a a_o manner_n if_o it_o be_v do_v with_o their_o consent_n they_o deserve_v to_o be_v stone_v or_o burn_v by_o the_o law_n but_o david_n take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o they_o be_v force_v so_o remitt_v the_o punishment_n and_o only_o inflict_v imprisonment_n for_o life_n allow_v they_o victum_fw-la &_o amictum_fw-la etc._n etc._n food_n and_o raiment_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o instrument_n wherewith_o david_n the_o principal_a agent_n suppress_v this_o sedition_n of_o sheba_n those_o be_v three_o first_o amasa_n be_v make_v general_n in_o joab_n place_n as_o david_n have_v promise_v he_o chap._n 19.13_o david_n command_v he_o a_o short_a time_n for_o a_o long_a task_n to_o assemble_v the_o army_n of_o
dare_v watch_v there_o night_n and_o day_n without_o fear_n of_o wild-beast_n etc._n etc._n not_o want_v servant_n as_o a_o king_n concubine_n yet_o will_v she_o watch_v herself_o alone_o the_o five_o remark_n be_v david_n high_a commendation_n of_o rispah_n do_v insomuch_o as_o he_o make_v she_o his_o pattern_n in_o declare_v due_a respect_n to_o the_o dead_a v._o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o wherein_n mark_z first_o tiding_n of_o rispah_n condole_v the_o death_n of_o her_o son_n etc._n etc._n be_v bring_v to_o david_n it_o please_v he_o so_o well_o that_o he_o willing_o learn_v to_o do_v his_o own_o duty_n to_o the_o dead_a and_o not_o only_o towards_o the_o body_n of_o these_o royal_a person_n now_o execute_v but_o also_o to_o the_o bone_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n n._n b._n as_o david_n do_v not_o so_o we_o shall_v not_o disdain_v to_o learn_v what_o be_v good_a even_o from_o the_o mean_a of_o mankind_n god_n send_v we_o to_o school_n to_o the_o ant_n stork_n and_o swallow_v etc._n etc._n and_o christ_n bid_v we_o learn_v from_o fowl_n and_o from_o lily_n math._n 6_o etc._n etc._n mark_v second_o david_n hereupon_o give_v out_o his_o royal_a order_n that_o the_o bone_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n lay_v up_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n where_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh_n gilead_n have_v bury_v they_o 1_o sam._n 31.10_o 11_o 12._o shall_v be_v bring_v thence_o and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o kish_n saul_n father_n and_o for_o the_o body_n of_o those_o seven_o son_n hang_v he_o order_v also_o a_o honourable_a burial_n to_o make_v they_o all_o the_o amends_o he_o can_v possible_o for_o their_o ignominious_a death_n all_o which_o do_v clear_o demonstrate_v that_o david_n bear_v no_o malice_n either_o to_o saul_n who_o have_v be_v so_o malicious_a to_o he_o while_o he_o live_v nor_o to_o his_o son_n and_o what_o little_a reason_n joab_n have_v to_o accuse_v david_n for_o hate_v his_o friend_n 2_o sam._n 19.6_o but_o indeed_o herein_o he_o most_o pious_o love_v his_o enemy_n the_o last_o remark_n of_o the_o first_o part_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o all_o this_o v._o 14._o wherein_o mark_v first_o the_o lord_n tenderness_n towards_o rispah_n when_o god_n see_v her_o motherly_a bowel_n in_o lament_v the_o loss_n of_o her_o son_n with_o so_o much_o love_n and_o patience_n and_o lodging_n in_o such_o a_o open_a air_n to_o keep_v their_o dead_a body_n from_o all_o harm_n either_o by_o bird_n or_o beast_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v she_o to_o suffer_v this_o hardship_n till_o september_n as_o some_o say_v which_o be_v the_o time_n of_o god_n give_v israel_n their_o latter_a rain_n as_o their_o former_a rain_n fall_v in_o nisan_fw-la or_o spring_n before_o their_o barley-harvest_n the_o very_a time_n wherein_o they_o be_v hang_v v._o 10._o for_o then_o rispah_n must_v lodge_v upon_o the_o rock_n in_o her_o sack-cloath-tent_n for_o many_o month_n night_n and_o day_n but_o god_n soon_o send_v rain_n as_o that_o phrase_n intimate_v water_n drop_v upon_o they_o out_o of_o heaven_n after_o so_o long_a a_o drought_n cause_v a_o dearth_n whereby_o she_o present_o understand_v god_n anger_n be_v appease_v see_v rain_n be_v now_o re-obtained_n n._n b._n how_o glad_a be_v this_o woman_n to_o see_v a_o end_n of_o her_o wearisome_a watch_n mark_v second_o the_o lord_n soon_o send_v rain_n not_o only_o because_o he_o see_v david_n have_v do_v that_o due_a execution_n of_o justice_n demand_v both_o by_o god_n and_o the_o gibeonite_n which_o so_o far_o please_v god_n that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o wicked_a saul_n of_o his_o son_n and_o of_o his_o subject_n be_v expiate_v thereby_o as_o to_o temporal_a punishment_n but_o also_o god_n be_v please_v because_o david_n find_v in_o his_o heart_n as_o the_o phrase_n be_v chap._n 7.27_o to_o recompense_v good_a for_o evil_n to_o his_o enemy_n in_o order_v a_o honourable_a interment_n to_o saul_n and_o all_o his_o son_n now_o hang_v and_o to_o bury_v they_o honourable_o in_o a_o place_n of_o benjamin_n name_v josh_n 18.28_o this_o be_v some_o comfort_n to_o that_o mournful_a mother_n to_o have_v she_o hang_v son_n bury_v honourable_o in_o the_o monument_n of_o their_o ancestor_n with_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n more_o than_o if_o they_o have_v be_v bury_v in_o a_o dunghill_n for_o their_o disgraceful_a death_n and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o amends_o david_n can_v make_v for_o abner_n so_o base_o butcher_v chap._n 2.32_o and_o the_o same_o be_v do_v to_o good_a josiah_n 2_o chron._n 35.24_o this_o be_v more_o than_o our_o martyr_n have_v in_o the_o marian_n day_n mark_v three_o after_o their_o execution_n not_o burial_n god_n be_v entreat_v for_o the_o land_n v._o 14._o those_o intreaters_n be_v many_o not_o only_o all_o the_o religious_a people_n of_o israel_n but_o also_o rispah_n pray_v for_o rain_n that_o a_o speedy_a period_n may_v be_v put_v both_o to_o the_o pinch_a famine_n and_o to_o her_o own_o painful_a watch_n etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o the_o gibeonite_n pray_v for_o rain_v also_o for_o david_n have_v request_v this_o of_o they_o that_o by_o their_o prayer_n god_n may_v be_v reconcile_v to_o israel_n ver_fw-la 13._o n._n b._n this_o be_v a_o evident_a type_n of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o such_o be_v those_o gibeonite_n and_o that_o by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o gentile_n when_o full_o call_v god_n will_v receive_v the_o jew_n at_o last_o into_o his_o grace_n and_o favour_n they_o pray_v for_o we_o when_o we_o have_v no_o breast_n cant._n 8.8_o so_o we_o ought_v to_o pray_v for_o they_o the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o war_n david_n have_v with_o the_o philistine_n wherein_o be_v four_o famous_a battle_n fight_v from_o v._o 15._o to_o the_o end_n remark_n be_v first_o in_o the_o first_o battle_n david_n be_v present_a in_o person_n though_o it_o be_v express_o say_v he_o now_o wax_v faint_a with_o old_a age_n v._o 15._o some_o say_v this_o fall_v out_o before_o absolom_n rebellion_n etc._n etc._n but_o solid_a peter_n martyr_n say_v non_fw-la facilè_fw-la interrumpendum_fw-la historiae_fw-la filum_fw-la judico_fw-la let_v this_o story_n be_v time_v without_o interruption_n where_o the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v place_v it_o here_o david_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o giant_n ishbi_n benob_v v._o 16._o who_o being_n make_v a_o new_a colonel_n press_v into_o israel_n army_n and_o with_o his_o new_a sword_n assay_v to_o slay_v david_n as_o a_o proof_n of_o his_o valour_n but_o abishai_n succour_v he_o and_o slay_v the_o dare_a monster_n v._o 17._o josephus_n say_v it_o be_v do_v as_o david_n pursue_v they_o etc._n etc._n the_o second_o remark_n be_v david_n be_v absent_a in_o all_o the_o three_o follow_a battle_n for_o his_o man_n swear_v to_o he_o because_o of_o his_o former_a personal_a danger_n that_o he_o shall_v descend_v into_o no_o more_o battle_n as_o they_o have_v only_o oblige_v his_o absence_n chap._n 18.3_o 4._o say_v thou_o be_v worth_a ten_o thousand_o of_o we_o etc._n etc._n but_o here_o they_o confirm_v it_o with_o a_o oath_n say_v lest_o thou_o quench_v the_o light_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v lest_o the_o splendour_n and_o glory_n of_o israel_n die_v with_o thou_o n._n b._n the_o welfare_n of_o a_o people_n depend_v upon_o the_o council_n and_o conduct_n of_o good_a king_n who_o be_v therefore_o call_v light_n and_o lamp_n here_o and_o 1_o king_n 11.36_o and_o 15.4_o psal_n 132.17_o pray_v for_o their_o preservation_n therein_o we_o pray_v for_o ourselves_o the_o body_n drown_v not_o if_o the_o head_n be_v above_o water_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o these_o three_o battle_n succeed_v the_o first_o and_o one_o another_o as_o the_o philistine_n rout_v in_o all_o the_o four_o fight_n can_v recruit_v and_o rally_v their_o force_n first_o in_o the_o second_o fight_n sibbechai_n one_o of_o david_n worthy_n 1_o chron._n 11.29_o slay_v sapho_n a_o second_o monstrous_a giant_n this_o battle_n be_v in_o gobrias_n v._o 18._o call_v gezer_n 1_o chron._n 20.4_o where_o three_o battle_n only_o be_v mention_v for_o the_o first_o wherein_o david_n be_v in_o danger_n and_o can_v not_o come_v off_o with_o honour_n be_v omit_v as_o that_o book_n of_o chronicle_n conceal_v both_o the_o adultery_n of_o david_n the_o idolatry_n of_o solomon_n etc._n etc._n second_o in_o the_o three_o fight_n at_o gobrias_n elchanan_n slay_v goliah_n brother_n call_v goliath_n heb._n v._n 19_o by_o a_o ellipsis_n as_o merab_n be_v call_v michal_n v._o 8._o for_o michal_n sister_n this_o giant_n be_v name_v lachmi_n 1_o chron._n 20.5_o three_o in_o the_o four_o fight_n at_o gath_n v._o 20_o 21._o jonathan_n another_o of_o david_n worthy_n slay_v the_o last_o overgrow_v monster_n a_o bawl_a beast_n a_o bulky_a behemoth_n hebr._n foemin_n plur_v as_o if_o
solicit_v david_n from_o four_o topic_n or_o head_n of_o argument_n as_o first_o a_o justo_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la honesto_fw-la it_o be_v but_o equity_n and_o honesty_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v keep_v his_o word_n and_o perform_v his_o promise_n more_o especial_o that_o confirm_v by_o oath_n v._o 17._o second_o ab_fw-la officio_fw-la regis_fw-la it_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o thy_o regal_a as_o well_o as_o paternal_a authority_n to_o suppress_v the_o usurpation_n of_o a_o insolent_a son_n that_o thus_o treasonable_o invade_v the_o crown_n without_o the_o kng_n consent_n or_o so_o much_o as_o knowledge_n v._o 18._o this_o she_o say_v partly_o that_o she_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o accuse_v the_o king_n of_o inconstancy_n or_o of_o perjury_n say_v peter_n martyr_n and_o partly_o to_o aggravate_v adonijah_n crime_n who_o though_o his_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n have_v be_v never_o so_o good_a yet_o to_o step_v into_o the_o throne_n while_o his_o father_n be_v still_o live_v and_o without_o his_o knowledge_n and_o consent_n can_v not_o but_o be_v guilty_a of_o treason_n three_o she_o argue_v a_o periculoso_n show_v the_o danger_n of_o herself_o and_o her_o son_n that_o david_n death_n will_v expose_v they_o unto_o v._o 19_o 21._o saying_n adonijah_n then_o both_o can_v and_o will_v cut_v we_o both_o off_o for_o he_o have_v already_o get_v on_o his_o side_n a_o very_a strong_a party_n and_o then_o will_v he_o account_v we_o mamzeres_n no_o better_a than_o whore_n and_o bastard_n say_v sanclius_n adonijah_n have_v probable_o speak_v base_o of_o bathsheba_n as_o a_o adulteress_n and_o of_o solomon_n as_o illegitimate_a and_o therefore_o neither_o fit_a to_o be_v king_n nor_o to_o be_v invite_v his_o guest_n etc._n etc._n four_o she_o argue_v a_o facili_fw-la from_o the_o facility_n of_o end_v the_o controversy_n v._o 20._o it_o be_v thy_o prerogative_n royal_a to_o give_v the_o crown_n to_o which_o of_o thy_o son_n thou_o please_v have_v thou_o not_o bind_v thyself_o beforehand_o by_o oath_n to_o solomon_n do_v but_o now_o declare_v who_o shall_v succeed_v after_o thy_o death_n and_o the_o distraction_n be_v do_v all_o the_o people_n wait_v only_o for_o thy_o declare_v whether_o adonijah_n who_o now_o usurp_v the_o throne_n while_o his_o father_n live_v or_o solomon_n who_o now_o behave_v himself_o humble_o and_o submissive_o both_o as_o thy_o son_n servant_z and_o subject_a do_v but_o say_v which_o of_o the_o two_o shall_v be_v thy_o successor_n and_o all_o the_o people_n obey_v as_o they_o do_v v._o 40._o mark_v five_o no_o soon_o have_v bathsheba_n tell_v her_o whole_a tale_n but_o nathan_n come_v to_o second_v she_o according_a to_o agreement_n between_o they_o v._o 14._o and_o though_o so_o great_a a_o prophet_n come_v not_o in_o till_o call_v nor_o without_o make_v his_o lowly_a obeisance_n v._o 22_o 23._o n._n b._n this_o be_v more_o than_o the_o false_a prophet_n at_o rome_n will_v have_v do_v nathan_n know_v better_o that_o a_o prophetical_a function_n do_v not_o exempt_a from_o civil_a subjection_n when_o nathan_n come_v in_o bathsheba_n go_v out_o as_o appear_v from_o v._o 28._o where_o she_o be_v call_v in_o again_o either_o for_o civilitie_n sake_n or_o to_o avoid_v suspicion_n in_o david_n that_o this_o be_v their_o emergent_a contrivance_n v._o 14._o or_o to_o negotiate_v her_o son_n interest_n among_o the_o courtier_n then_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n who_o have_v before_o reprove_v david_n for_o his_o sin_n 2_o sam._n 12.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n now_o admonish_v he_o of_o his_o duty_n wherein_o after_o a_o abrupt_a exordium_n or_o prologue_n dare_v he_o attempt_v it_o without_o thou_o v._n 24._o then_o he_o confirm_v all_o that_o bathsheba_n have_v relate_v v._o 25_o 26._o his_o epilogue_n be_v it_o be_v strange_a thou_o shall_v not_o acquaint_v i_o who_o be_o the_o lord_n prophet_n and_o one_o of_o thy_o privy_a council_n if_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o any_o countermand_n from_o solomon_n to_o he_o v._n 27._o mark_v sixthly_a the_o effect_n of_o this_o pious_a contrivance_n of_o nathan_n and_o bathsheba_n david_n call_v in_o bathsheba_n again_o v._o 28._o to_o who_o he_o swear_v solemn_o that_o he_o will_v faithful_o perform_v what_o he_o have_v former_o swear_v to_o she_o that_o solomon_n shall_v be_v his_o successor_n ver_fw-la 29_o 30._o from_o whence_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o he_o have_v so_o swear_v to_o bathsheba_n before_o this_o time_n though_o the_o history_n hitherto_o have_v not_o express_v it_o bathsheba_n hear_v this_o make_v a_o very_a low_a bow_n of_o homage_n and_o grateful_o profess_v she_o prefer_v david_n life_n and_o reign_n before_o her_o son_n be_v that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a he_o may_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n for_o ever_o v._o 31._o hereupon_o david_n declare_v his_o decree_n for_o a_o immediate_a crown_n of_o solomon_n this_o royal_a decree_n be_v deliver_v to_o zadok_v the_o high_a priest_n to_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o to_o benaiah_n the_o chief_a commander_n as_o high_a commissioner_n to_o transact_v the_o coronation_n of_o solomon_n v._o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35._o which_o transaction_n be_v approve_v of_o and_o applaud_v by_o all_o the_o people_n with_o prayer_n and_o acclamation_n from_o v._o 36_o to_o 40._o the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o dissipation_n of_o the_o conspirator_n upon_o tiding_n hereof_o first_o in_o general_n jonathan_n bring_v the_o news_n of_o all_o which_o adonijah_n hope_v be_v good_a but_o it_o prove_v to_o he_o what_o the_o handwriting_a upon_o the_o wall_n be_v to_o belshazzar_n those_o knuckle_n make_v he_o knock_v his_o knee_n one_o against_o another_o dan._n 5.5_o 6._o so_o the_o loud_a acclamation_n at_o solomon_n coronation_n prove_v a_o doleful_a knell_n here_o v._o 41_o to_o 49._o those_o guest_n that_o have_v drink_v many_o a_o jolly_a health_n to_o adonijah_n make_v many_o a_o boast_n of_o their_o own_o happy_a success_n and_o cast_v many_o a_o scornful_a squib_n at_o solomon_n faction_n etc._n etc._n now_o sneak_o slink_v away_o v._o 49._o the_o triumph_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v short_a job_n 20.5_o second_o in_o special_a and_o adonijah_n now_o crest-faln_a run_v for_o refuge_n to_o the_o altar_n v._o 50._o as_o exod._n 21.13_o 14._o which_o haply_o hitherto_o he_o have_v despise_v suppose_v that_o solomon_n veneration_n to_o that_o sacred_a place_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o pollute_v it_o with_o his_o elder_a brother_n blood_n there_o will_v he_o capitulate_v with_o king_n solomon_n to_o who_o he_o now_o profess_v himself_o a_o subject_a and_o of_o who_o he_o beg_v a_o pardon_n seal_v with_o a_o oath_n v._o 51._o this_o new_a king_n jealous_a of_o a_o corrival_n grant_v it_o upon_o his_o good_a behaviour_n for_o the_o future_a v._o 52._o this_o be_v the_o first_o evidence_n of_o king_n solomon_n wisdom_n he_o find_v not_o his_o reign_n in_o his_o elder_a brother_n blood_n now_o pardon_v adonijah_n come_v civil_o to_o adore_v this_o rise_a sun_n yet_o must_v his_o ambition_n be_v punish_v with_o lead_v a_o private_a life_n v._o 53._o he_o must_v not_o meddle_v with_o affair_n of_o court_n of_o kingdom_n 1_o king_n chap._n ii_o contain_v the_o expiration_n of_o david_n kingdom_n and_o the_o initiation_n of_o solomon_n n._n b._n which_o two_o kingdom_n be_v a_o most_o lively_a resemblance_n and_o representation_n of_o the_o two_o church_n militant_a on_o earth_n and_o triumphant_a in_o heaven_n david_n kingdom_n be_v a_o kingdom_n full_a of_o war_n and_o abound_v with_o many_o trouble_n and_o much_o persecution_n wherein_o it_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o church_n militant_a but_o in_o solomon_n reign_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n come_v to_o its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o high_a ascension_n be_v accomplish_v with_o both_o the_o sublimest_n civil_a peace_n and_o most_o religious_a felicity_n in_o temple-worship_n wherein_o it_o represent_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o church_n triumphant_a thus_o benaiah_n have_v pray_v the_o lord_n make_v solomon_n throne_n great_a than_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n chap._n 1._o v._n 37._o and_o god_n hear_v his_o prayer_n and_o say_v amen_n to_o it_o and_o set_v his_o fiat_n upon_o it_o let_v it_o be_v so_o this_o second_o chapter_n consist_v of_o two_o general_a part_n the_o first_o be_v in_o removendo_fw-la prohibentia_fw-la the_o take_v away_o of_o those_o turbulent_a person_n that_o oppose_v solomon_n kingdom_n and_o the_o second_o be_v in_o applicando_fw-la adjutoria_fw-la the_o apply_v of_o those_o mean_n that_o may_v establish_v solomon_n upon_o his_o throne_n this_o follow_v as_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o in_o the_o first_o part_n we_o find_v solomon_n removal_n of_o four_o impediment_n namely_o adonijah_n abiathar_n joab_n and_o shimei_n who_o be_v all_o four_o as_o rub_n and_o remora_n in_o his_o way_n to_o the_o throne_n remark_n upon_o his_o remove_v the_o first_o remora_n to_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 remark_n be_v solomon_n remove_v of_o joab_n out_o of_o his_o way_n with_o more_o rigour_n of_o justice_n ver_fw-la 28_o 29_o 30_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35._o mark_v 1._o david_n have_v caution_v solomon_n particular_o against_o joab_n ver_fw-la 5_o 6._o complain_v what_o he_o have_v do_v against_o david_n either_o direct_o in_o his_o over_o insolent_a and_o imperious_a carriage_n trample_v upon_o the_o king_n command_n when_o they_o comply_v not_o with_o his_o humour_n or_o interest_n who_o have_v oft_o provoke_v i_o to_o passion_n 2_o sam._n 3.39_o and_o 19.7_o etc._n etc._n or_o indirect_o do_v to_o i_o in_o his_o base_o butcher_v abner_n and_o amasa_n to_o both_o which_o i_o have_v give_v my_o public_a faith_n for_o their_o security_n and_o that_o when_o they_o be_v about_o a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n with_o all_o the_o tribe_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o i_o refer_v he_o under_o this_o black_a brand_n to_o thy_o wisdom_n though_o he_o have_v be_v my_o general_n this_o forty_o year_n 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 his_o scandalous_a birth_n but_o also_o for_o his_o childish_a youth_n therefore_o despair_v of_o any_o mercy_n he_o run_v to_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n ver_fw-la 28._o that_o they_o may_v push_v away_o all_o executioner_n of_o justice_n from_o he_o and_o that_o sacred_a place_n may_v save_v he_o as_o it_o have_v do_v adonijah_n chap._n 1.50_o n._n b._n christ_n seem_v to_o blame_v pilate_n for_o kill_v the_o galilean_n at_o the_o altar_n luk._n 13.1_o 2._o and_o the_o jew_n for_o slay_v zacharias_n there_o matth._n 23.35_o mark_v 3._o solomon_n send_v benaiah_n to_o call_v he_o thence_o joab_n disobey_v the_o king_n command_n hope_v that_o the_o king_n will_v not_o dare_v to_o pollute_v that_o holy_a place_n with_o his_o blood_n but_o his_o hope_n be_v that_o of_o a_o hypocrite_n be_v no_o better_a than_o the_o give_v up_o of_o the_o ghost_n job_n 11.20_o which_o be_v but_o cold_a comfort_n he_o resolve_v to_o die_v there_o hope_v also_o it_o may_v be_v some_o advantage_n to_o 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
house_n of_o joseph_n whereby_o be_v of_o a_o ambitious_a and_o aspire_a mind_n as_o the_o prophet_n secret_o tax_v he_o ver_fw-la 37._o he_o have_v many_o opportunite_v to_o asperse_v solomon_n government_n for_o lay_v such_o heavy_a tax_n upon_o his_o people_n to_o maintain_v his_o seven_o hundred_o wife_n and_o his_o three_o hundred_o concubine_n peter_n martyr_n say_v he_o traduce_v his_o master_n solomon_n to_o his_o subject_n as_o absalon_n have_v do_v his_o father_n david_n before_o he_o mark_v 3._o that_o which_o flush_v he_o more_o towards_o a_o rebellion_n be_v ahijah_n prophecy_n to_o he_o be_v add_v to_o solomon_n preferment_n of_o he_o for_o god_n providence_n order_v a_o private_a conference_n of_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n and_o jeroboam_n go_v to_o take_v his_o principality_n upon_o he_o the_o prophet_n rend_v his_o new_a garment_n into_o twelve_o piece_n and_o give_v ten_o of_o they_o to_o jeroboam_n do_v this_o for_o a_o sign_n of_o what_o god_n say_v ver_fw-la 11._o show_v that_o the_o kingdom_n though_o it_o be_v new_a fresh_a and_o strong_a upon_o the_o shoulder_n as_o 1_o sam._n 15.28_o and_o like_o a_o goodly_a glitter_a and_o glorious_a mantle_n yet_o say_v the_o all_o dispose_n god_n i_o will_v rend_v it_o thus_o and_o thou_o shall_v have_v ten_o part_n or_o tribe_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n god_n give_v to_o every_o man_n his_o measure_n as_o he_o be_v the_o most_o high_a psal_n 115.3_o dan._n 5.21_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 4._o god_n respect_n to_o david_n for_o his_o integrity_n in_o the_o main_a he_o therefore_o shall_v have_v a_o light_n continue_v ver_fw-la 36._o so_o be_v a_o good_a king_n a_o light_n in_o counsel_n and_o comfort_n to_o his_o people_n 2_o sam._n 21.17_o 1_o king_n 15.4_o psal_n 132.17_o n.b._n peter_n martyr_n say_v david_n and_o solomon_n shine_v splendid_o like_o the_o sun_n whereas_o their_o successor_n be_v but_o lesser_a light_n and_o lantern_n comparative_o mark_v 5._o the_o prophet_n make_v a_o fair_a promise_n of_o a_o establish_v throne_n to_o a_o woeful_a sinner_n ver_fw-la 38._o wherein_o god_n declare_v his_o gracious_a disposition_n to_o all_o the_o child_n of_o man_n indefinite_o either_o to_o allure_v jeroboam_n to_o obedience_n or_o to_o aggravate_v his_o disobedience_n and_o so_o to_o justify_v god_n justice_n in_o inflict_v his_o judgement_n upon_o he_o for_o his_o rebellion_n against_o he_o mark_v 6._o though_o the_o house_n of_o david_n be_v afflict_v for_o solomon_n sin_n and_o for_o the_o people_n be_v also_o by_o his_o example_n ver_fw-la 33._o yet_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v for_o ever_o v._o 39_o for_o some_o king_n of_o judah_n grow_v very_o great_a as_o do_v asa_n hezekiah_n josiah_n the_o last_o of_o which_o recover_v samaria_n and_o the_o region_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o ten_o tribe_n etc._n etc._n n.b._n about_o 256_o year_n after_o this_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v carry_v into_o perpetual_a captivity_n whereby_o all_o their_o contention_n with_o judah_n be_v final_o conclude_v yea_o and_o the_o jew_n of_o judah_n return_v from_o babylon_n do_v almost_o recover_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n n.b._n but_o more_o especial_o say_v p._n martyr_n this_o word_n for_o ever_o must_v relate_v to_o the_o messiah_n that_o son_n of_o david_n in_o who_o the_o glory_n of_o david_n house_n be_v restore_v and_o such_o as_o never_o any_o mortal_a king_n have_v even_o great_a than_o solomon_n who_o unite_v the_o two_o break_a stick_n of_o judah_n and_o joseph_n and_o rule_v still_o both_o over_o jew_n and_o gentile_n mark_v 7._o solomon_n understand_v all_o this_o private_a conference_n etc._n etc._n king_n have_v long_a ear_n it_o may_v be_v jeroboam_n blab_v it_o out_o of_o pride_n and_o to_o make_v a_o party_n out_o of_o policy_n hence_o solomon_n seek_v to_o slay_v he_o ver_fw-la 40._o which_o be_v a_o fond_a act_n in_o so_o wise_a a_o man._n god_n purpose_n can_v be_v cross_v by_o man_n project_n as_o himself_o say_v prov._n 21.30_o hereupon_o jeroboam_n flee_v to_o egypt_n and_o ahijah_n too_o with_o he_o say_v the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v who_o shishak_n entertain_v till_o solomon_n death_n perhaps_o be_v offend_v that_o he_o have_v take_v so_o many_o wife_n to_o his_o sister_n or_o as_o some_o say_v daughter_n as_o be_v here_o note_v in_o ver_fw-la 1._o the_o three_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v solomon_n death_n ver_fw-la 41_o 42_o 43._o wherein_o his_o time_n of_o reign_v his_o death_n and_o burial_n and_o his_o successor_n be_v all_o mention_v but_o his_o repentance_n be_v not_o express_o record_v among_o his_o other_o acts._n n.b._n from_o whence_o some_o have_v rash_o judge_v that_o he_o be_v damn_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a consider_v 1._o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n mention_n not_o solomon_n fall_n yet_o none_o doubt_v but_o he_o do_v so_o 2._o no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o repentance_n of_o adam_n noah_n lot_n yet_o none_o damn_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n 3._o solomon_n way_n be_v mention_v with_o honour_n 2_o chron._n 11.17_o where_o it_o be_v join_v with_o the_o way_n of_o david_n 4._o solomon_n ecclesiaste_n be_v all_o penitential_a a_o monument_n of_o his_o repentance_n as_o psal_n 51_o etc._n etc._n be_v of_o david_n 5._o he_o be_v a_o natural_a progenitor_n of_o christ_n luke_n 3.23_o who_o be_v elect_a person_n all_o account_v 6._o as_o he_o pen_a part_n of_o sacred_a scripture_n so_o he_o be_v call_v a_o holy_a man_n 2_o pet._n 1.21_o 7._o he_o be_v jedidiah_n belove_v of_o god_n and_o who_o god_n love_v once_o he_o love_v ever_o joh._n 13.1_o etc._n etc._n 8._o god_n his_o father_n forsake_v he_o not_o final_o 2_o sam._n 7.14_o 15._o psal_n 27.10_o &_o 89.33_o 9_o nor_o do_v any_o complain_n of_o his_o not_o reform_v idolatry_n chap._n 12.4_o etc._n etc._n where_o his_o subject_n rise_v up_o in_o rebellion_n and_o lay_v lord_n of_o accusation_n against_o he_o for_o his_o misgovernment_n in_o sacred_a as_o well_o as_o civil_a matter_n so_o they_o may_v have_v blame_v he_o have_v he_o fail_v therein_o &_o 1_o king_n chap._n xii_o this_o chapter_n describe_v the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n betwixt_o rehoboam_n and_o jeroboam_n 2_o chron._n 10._o remark_n first_o upon_o rehoboam_n as_o first_o the_o three_o first_o king_n saul_n david_n and_o solomon_n have_v reign_v hitherto_o over_o all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n but_o rehoboam_n be_v the_o very_a first_o that_o reign_v over_o two_o tribe_n only_o some_o suppose_v it_o a_o over_o sight_n in_o wise_a solomon_n that_o he_o have_v not_o before_o his_o death_n settle_v his_o son_n king_n over_o israel_n as_o david_n have_v settle_v he_o before_o he_o die_v 1_o king_n 1.38_o 39_o etc._n etc._n to_o prevent_v all_o sedition_n but_o god_n holy_a hand_n be_v in_o this_o infatuate_v oversight_n remark_n the_o second_o however_o this_o divine_a infatuation_n be_v more_o manifest_a in_o his_o son_n who_o be_v the_o undoubted_a heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n settle_v by_o god_n upon_o solomon_n and_o his_o heir_n 2_o sam._n 7.12_o 13._o yield_v to_o meet_v the_o seditious_a elder_n at_o shechem_n for_o 1._o a_o fatal_a city_n both_o for_o the_o ravish_a of_o dinah_n and_o for_o the_o sale_n of_o joseph_n and_o for_o the_o tyranny_n of_o abimclech_n as_o peter_n martyr_n note_v have_v rehoboam_n be_v a_o prudent_a man_n he_o may_v well_o have_v suspect_v some_o danger_n in_o go_v thither_o he_o shall_v rather_o have_v summon_v they_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n the_o capital_a city_n by_o his_o royal_a authority_n but_o there_o be_v no_o wisdom_n against_o the_o lord_n prov._n 21.30_o jeroboam_n may_v think_v himself_o unsafe_a at_o jerusalem_n but_o safe_a enough_o at_o shechem_n a_o city_n of_o ephraim_n a_o turbulent_a tribe_n wherein_o he_o be_v powerful_a remark_n the_o three_o be_v the_o double_a wonder_n here_o first_o that_o solomon_n shall_v not_o fill_v his_o royal_a place_n with_o plenty_n of_o heir_n by_o the_o body_n of_o 700_o wife_n and_o 300_o concubine_n yet_o by_o all_o these_o we_o read_v only_o of_o one_o son_n and_o that_o by_o a_o ammonitess_n and_o he_o none_o of_o the_o wise_a but_o a_o silly_a child_n when_o at_o the_o age_n of_o above_o forty_o year_n as_o be_v after_o mention_v upon_o chap._n the_o 14._o ver_fw-la 21_o to_o 31._o dr._n hall_n note_v well_o many_o a_o poor_a man_n have_v a_o house_n full_a of_o child_n by_o one_o wife_n whereas_o this_o great_a king_n have_v but_o one_o son_n by_o many_o house-fulls_a of_o wife_n well_o do_v david_n document_n his_o son_n lo_n child_n be_v the_o heritage_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v his_o reward_n psal_n 127.3_o god_n oft_o deny_v this_o heritage_n of_o heir_n where_o he_o give_v the_o large_a heritage_n of_o land_n and_o give_v most_o of_o
though_o the_o royal_a palace_n say_v p._n martyr_n look_v splendid_o to_o man_n yet_o be_v it_o as_o noisome_a as_o dung_n to_o god_n for_o his_o place_v idol_n before_o his_o eye_n and_o turn_v the_o true_a god_n to_o his_o backside_n and_o therefore_o those_o that_o will_v secure_v themselves_o in_o strong_a hold_n shall_v the_o dog_n eat_v alive_a and_o such_o as_o hide_v themselves_o in_o the_o field_n and_o wood_n shall_v the_o fowl_n devour_v n._n b._n oh_o sad_a sentence_n that_o this_o disguise_a princess_n must_v carry_v home_o to_o her_o husband_n but_o because_o these_o judgement_n though_o grievous_a yet_o may_v be_v remote_a therefore_o for_o a_o present_a handsel_n of_o vengeance_n say_v dr._n hall_n she_o be_v dismiss_v with_o the_o sad_a tiding_n of_o her_o son_n death_n ver_fw-la 12._o n._n b._n to_o lose_v he_o be_v bad_a but_o not_o to_o see_v he_o before_o he_o die_v be_v worse_a which_o must_v needs_o pierce_v through_o a_o mother_n breast_n as_o a_o sword_n luke_n 2.35_o especial_o consider_v this_o be_v she_o only_o good_a son_n ver_fw-la 13._o she_o must_v lose_v he_o that_o be_v gracious_a to_o afflict_v she_o and_o keep_v those_o that_o be_v graceless_a to_o afflict_v she_o also_o n._n b._n god_n darling_n oft_o die_v betimes_o to_o be_v deliver_v from_o evil_a to_o come_v isa_n 57.1_o when_o worse_a man_n be_v preserve_v or_o rather_o reserve_v for_o more_o mischief_n to_o they_o thorn_n and_o thistle_n wither_v not_o so_o soon_o as_o lily_n and_o rose_n yet_o this_o good_a son_n shall_v have_v a_o honourable_a burial_n but_o all_o other_o of_o the_o family_n of_o all_o sort_n shall_v die_v unbury_v save_v in_o the_o bell_n of_o dog_n and_o fowl_n mark_v 4._o this_o heavy_a doom_n have_v he_o moreover_o that_o baashah_n be_v now_o busy_a to_o lay_v his_o plot_n for_o the_o kingdom_n ver_fw-la 14._o that_o he_o may_v cut_v off_o jeroboam_n family_n chap._n 15.27_o 28_o 29_o 30._o nor_o shall_v this_o be_v all_o but_o the_o ten_o tribe_n for_o consent_v to_o jeroboam_n sin_n shall_v become_v as_o a_o reed_n that_o never_o rest_v but_o be_v in_o continual_a motion_n by_o wind_n and_o water_n as_o they_o have_v be_v carry_v away_o into_o jeroboam_n idolatry_n so_o they_o shall_v likewise_o be_v carry_v away_o into_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o remark_n the_o six_o be_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o first_o hansel_n of_o this_o prophet_n predicted_a vengeance_n to_o certify_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o all_o the_o other_o branch_n thereof_o in_o aftertime_n ver_fw-la 17_o 18._o n._n b._n it_o be_v easy_a to_o imagine_v that_o this_o miserable_a queen_n trudge_v homeward_o with_o a_o sad_a heart_n all_o alone_a give_v many_o a_o sorrowful_a sigh_n and_o wish_v her_o country_n habit_n be_v now_o change_v into_o mourn_a weed_n of_o sackcloth_n carry_v the_o heavy_a load_n of_o unwelcome_a news_n to_o her_o husband_n and_o that_o from_o the_o same_o seer_n that_o have_v speak_v the_o truth_n concern_v his_o advancement_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v disinherit_v in_o his_o prediction_n concern_v his_o abasement_n and_o utter_a destruction_n and_o as_o a_o addition_n of_o her_o burden_n she_o must_v see_v her_o son_n no_o more_o even_o her_o most_o hopeful_a son_n for_o return_v to_o tirzah_n a_o beautiful_a city_n cant._n 6.4_o and_o whither_o this_o sick_a son_n be_v remove_v from_o shechem_n for_o his_o recovery_n she_o must_v not_o receive_v his_o last_o breath_n with_o a_o kiss_n nor_o close_v his_o eye_n which_o will_v have_v mitigate_v her_o grief_n and_o somewhat_o allay_v her_o loss_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o seven_o concern_v jeroboam_n be_v though_o his_o war_n in_o general_a only_o be_v mention_v ver_fw-la 19_o and_o his_o death_n and_o successor_n ver_fw-la 20._o where_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o he_o reign_v two_o and_o twenty_o year_n reign_v seventeen_o year_n in_o rehoboam_n time_n ver_fw-la 21._o and_o three_o year_n in_o abijam_n chap._n 15.1_o 2._o and_o two_o year_n in_o asa_n chap._n 15.9_o yet_o have_v we_o a_o particular_a account_n of_o jeroboam_n war_n with_o abijam_n reboboam_n son_n and_o successor_n 2_o chron._n 13._o all_o through_o where_o n._n b._n he_o bring_v eight_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n into_o the_o field_n to_o fight_v for_o idolatry_n but_o half_o so_o many_o of_o judah_n slay_v five_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o they_o josephus_n say_v that_o jeroboam_n begin_v the_o war_n in_o hope_n to_o vanquish_v young_a abijam_n in_o the_o eighteen_o and_o nineteenth_o of_o his_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n abijam_n in_o a_o parley_n before_o that_o battle_n make_v a_o excellent_a oration_n to_o dissuade_v israel_n from_o fight_v against_o god_n and_o against_o his_o covenant_n of_o salt_n aggravate_v their_o sin_n to_o the_o utmost_a etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 4_o to_o 13._o n._n b._n when_o jeroboam_n will_v have_v surprise_v judah_n with_o his_o ambushment_n they_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 14._o and_o then_o god_n smite_v jeroboam_n with_o a_o panic_n fear_v and_o with_o fury_n in_o his_o own_o conscience_n yea_o and_o his_o prodigious_a army_n with_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n upon_o they_o as_o gen._n 35.5_o so_o that_o they_o flee_v and_o be_v slay_v with_o a_o monstrous_a and_o matchless_a slaughter_n even_o 500000_o of_o they_o the_o great_a number_n that_o ever_o we_o read_v of_o slay_v all_o of_o one_o side_n in_o any_o battle_n either_o in_o civil_a or_o sacred_a record_n nor_o be_v this_o all_o n._n b._n but_o god_n strike_v jeroboam_n himself_o at_o last_o with_o some_o grievous_a disease_n whereof_o nabal-like_a 1_o sam._n 25.38_o at_o length_n he_o die_v 2_o chron._n 13.15.20_o what_o the_o prophet_n abijah_n have_v prophesy_v to_o his_o wife_n concern_v he_o and_o israel_n that_o sin_v with_o he_o come_v to_o pass_v the_o phrase_n import_v that_o he_o die_v not_o the_o common_a death_n of_o all_o man_n but_o by_o some_o extraordinary_a stroke_n of_o divine_a vengeance_n the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n concern_v rehoboam_n from_o ver_fw-la 21_o to_o 31._o wherein_o mark_v 1_o we_o find_v a_o description_n of_o rehoboam_n parent_n his_o mother_n name_n be_v naamah_n a_o ammonitess_n n._n b._n suppose_a to_o profess_v the_o true_a religion_n at_o the_o first_o as_o well_o as_o pharaoh_n daughter_n chap._n 3.1_o because_o the_o match_n be_v make_v in_o david_n time_n but_o after_o solomon_n be_v draw_v to_o idolatry_n by_o his_o other_o outlandish_a wife_n she_o then_o may_v fall_v off_o to_o her_o country_n idol_n and_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o debauch_v her_o son_n and_o rehoboam_n wicked_a wife_n maacah_n may_v well_o push_v this_o debauchery_n far_o mark_v 2._o he_o be_v describe_v by_o his_o age_n be_v forty-one_a year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v so_o that_o he_o be_v old_a enough_o to_o be_v more_o wise_a yet_o his_o son_n allege_v that_o jeroboam_n rebellion_n be_v raise_v against_o he_o while_o he_o be_v young_a and_o tender-hearted_a 2_o chron._n 13.7_o which_o can_v be_v mean_v in_o age_n but_o in_o experience_n he_o be_v but_o a_o child_n and_o not_o a_o man_n in_o understanding_n 1_o cor._n 14.20_o beside_o he_o be_v tender_o bring_v up_o under_o a_o prince_n of_o peace_n not_o at_o all_o exercise_v in_o military_a discipline_n so_o like_o a_o tender_a plant_n he_o be_v the_o more_o easy_o pluck_v up_o by_o his_o rebellious_a subject_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n aristotle_n well_o observe_v such_o as_o be_v marry_v young_a do_v seldom_o bring_v forth_o great_a man_n this_o be_v verify_v in_o rehoboam_n beget_v by_o solomon_n about_o his_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o age_n who_o be_v account_v a_o child_n when_o he_o be_v above_o forty_o year_n old_a and_o make_v as_o many_o confusion_n in_o his_o life_n as_o he_o have_v make_v rejoice_n at_o his_o birth_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o the_o degenerate_a estate_n of_o judah_n as_o well_o as_o of_o israel_n both_o in_o religion_n and_o manner_n ver_fw-la 22_o 23_o 24._o this_o must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v after_o a_o little_a time_n 2_o chron._n 11.17_o for_o it_o be_v after_o three_o year_n that_o rehoboam_n change_v his_o father_n religion_n as_o he_o do_v his_o shield_n from_o gold_n to_o brass_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o seventeen_o year_n be_v spend_v in_o impiety_n be_v influence_v by_o a_o bad_a mother_n who_o have_v the_o breed_n of_o he_o a_o curse_a ammonitess_n deut._n 23.3_o nehem._n 13.1_o and_o by_o as_o bad_a a_o wife_n who_o set_v up_o a_o idol_n in_o a_o grove_n 1_o king_n 15.2_o 13._o but_o more_o of_o that_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n rehoboam_n like_o his_o father_n solomon_n begin_v his_o reign_n gracious_o but_o follow_v his_o father_n step_n he_o fall_v into_o foul_a idolatry_n and_o judah_n with_o he_o qualis_fw-la rex_fw-la
hire_v to_o perfidiousness_n therein_o the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v do_v foolish_o asa_n four_o frailty_n be_v his_o be_v wroth_a with_o the_o lord_n prophet_n for_o his_o plain-dealing_a and_o faithfulness_n 2_o chron._n 16.10_o which_o may_v better_o have_v become_v a_o ahah_n a_o joash_n or_o a_o herod_n all_o bad_a man_n than_o such_o a_o good_a king_n as_o be_v asa_n what_o be_v hanani_n but_o god_n herald_n from_o heaven_n to_o denounce_v war_n against_o he_o for_o these_o his_o sin_n upon_o earth_n here_o repentance_n be_v his_o duty_n but_o rage_n and_o choler_n be_v his_o sin_n n._n b._n and_o as_o dr._n hall_n say_v well_o it_o have_v be_v more_o meet_a that_o the_o water_n of_o godly_a sorrow_n have_v be_v find_v in_o his_o eye_n gush_v out_o with_o tear_n than_o such_o sparkle_n of_o fire_n and_o fury_n flame_v forth_o at_o they_o upon_o this_o innocent_a seer_n his_o holy_a grandfather_n david_n do_v not_o so_o with_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n in_o the_o like_a case_n of_o heavy_a tiding_n 2_o sam._n 12.4_o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n yet_o asa_n imprison_v the_o prophet_n for_o deliver_v god_n message_n only_o his_o five_o blemish_n be_v asa_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o long_a reign_n be_v strike_v with_o the_o gout_n 2._o chron._n 16.12_o as_o he_o have_v lay_v up_o the_o good_a prophet_n by_o the_o heel_n in_o prison_n even_o so_o do_v god_n lay_v he_o up_o by_o the_o heel_n in_o his_o bed_n he_o shall_v therefore_o have_v seek_v to_o the_o lord_n principal_o who_o have_v imprison_v he_o and_o with_o who_o he_o have_v solemn_o covenant_v to_o own_o for_o his_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o he_o seek_v to_o the_o physician_n and_o not_o to_o the_o lord_n though_o his_o name_n asa_n hebr._n signify_v a_o physician_n to_o mind_v he_o of_o jehovah_n rophekah_n the_o almighty_a healer_n exod._n 15.26_o no_o wonder_n then_o that_o his_o gouty_a sit_fw-mi serve_v to_o carry_v he_o to_o his_o grave_n no_o doubt_n but_o before_o he_o die_v he_o repent_v of_o this_o and_o his_o other_o sin_n see_v 2_o chron._n 15.17_o and_o 20.32_o where_o it_o be_v say_v for_o his_o heart_n be_v perfect_a with_o god_n all_o his_o day_n etc._n etc._n the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o fifteen_o chapter_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o two_o king_n of_o israel_n contemporary_a with_o those_o of_o judah_n first_o nadah_n reign_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n even_o while_o his_o father_n jeroboam_n be_v alive_a say_v dr._n lightfoot_n for_o god_n smite_v jeroboam_n with_o some_o sad_a disease_n that_o he_o can_v not_o rule_v the_o kingdom_n 2_o chron._n 13.20_o this_o make_v he_o resign_v his_o crown_n to_o his_o son_n before_o his_o death_n as_o some_o suppose_v etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o before_o he_o have_v reign_v two_o full_a year_n baasha_n slay_v he_o as_o appear_v from_o ver_fw-la 28_o and_o 33._o the_o lord_n see_v the_o son_n as_o wicked_a as_o the_o father_n see_v it_o high_a time_n to_o cut_v he_o off_o according_a to_o the_o threaten_v chap._n 14.10_o etc._n etc._n for_o his_o own_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o for_o his_o father_n remark_n the_o three_o baasha_n traitorous_o slay_v he_o in_o his_o army_n as_o he_o be_v besiege_v gibbethon_n which_o the_o philistine_n have_v take_v from_o israel_n but_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o king_n prevent_v the_o recovery_n of_o this_o right_n josh_n 19.44_o and_o 21.23_o therefore_o the_o siege_n be_v renew_v to_o recover_v it_o chap._n 16.15_o remark_n the_o four_o it_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v that_o this_o murderer_n of_o nadab_n baasha_n do_v cast_v his_o dead_a body_n to_o be_v devour_v by_o the_o dog_n or_o fowl_n as_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n have_v fore-threatned_n chap._n 14.7_o 10_o 11._o say_v menochius_fw-la the_o next_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v baasha_n who_o place_v himself_o in_o the_o throne_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v murder_a nadab_n ver_fw-la 29_o 30_o to_o 34._o concern_v this_o king_n remark_n the_o first_o baasha_n destroy_v all_o jeroboam_n house_n and_o jeroboam_n himself_o be_v alive_a this_o year_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n and_o if_o he_o escape_v the_o sword_n of_o baasha_n yet_o die_v he_o not_o long_o before_o baasha_n destroy_v his_o family_n remark_n the_o second_o though_o baasha_n in_o all_o these_o murder_n do_v but_o aim_n to_o gratify_v his_o own_o ambition_n and_o cruel_a disposition_n to_o establish_v himself_o upon_o the_o throne_n more_o firm_o and_o without_o emulation_n yet_o god_n wise_o order_v baasha_n wicked_a both_o intention_n and_o action_n to_o bring_v to_o pass_v his_o own_o righteous_a and_o glorious_a ends._n god_n overrule_v his_o pride_n and_o malice_n to_o accomplish_v his_o own_o counsel_n and_o prediction_n n.b._n thus_o the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o imp_n and_o instrument_n be_v make_v to_o do_v god_n will_n not_o only_o while_o they_o be_v do_v their_o own_o but_o oft_o sore_o against_o their_o own_o wi_n thus_o wise_a physician_n use_v leech_n which_o aim_v only_o at_o suck_v of_o blood_n for_o cure_n of_o their_o patient_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o though_o this_o baasha_n be_v god_n instrument_n to_o punish_v the_o wickedness_n of_o a_o wicked_a father_n jeroboam_n and_o of_o his_o wicked_a son_n nadab_n yet_o neither_o do_v he_o aim_v at_o any_o obedience_n to_o god_n in_o those_o execution_n of_o god_n justice_n nor_o be_v he_o reclaim_v at_o all_o thereby_o from_o the_o same_o wicked_a way_n ver_fw-la 34._o remark_n the_o four_o those_o very_a mean_n and_o method_n of_o wickedness_n whereby_o jeroboam_n think_v to_o have_v establish_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o house_n namely_o by_o set_v up_o idolatry_n become_v indeed_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o their_o utter_a ruin_n baasha_n be_v employ_v in_o execute_v this_o divine_a vengeance_n yet_o the_o same_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o true_a procure_a cause_n of_o all_o this_o mischief_n and_o misery_n to_o jeroboam_n house_n he_o still_o retain_v in_o himself_o remark_n the_o five_o baasha_n now_o settle_a in_o his_o kingdom_n begin_v to_o bustle_v and_o disturb_v good_a asa_n with_o inroad_n into_o judah_n though_o he_o see_v such_o a_o mighty_a presence_n of_o god_n with_o he_o in_o his_o victory_n over_o a_o million_o of_o the_o ethiopian_a army_n yet_o will_v he_o still_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o he_o god_n punish_v asa_n by_o baasha_n for_o his_o harshness_n to_o judah_n as_o well_o as_o to_o hanani_n tyrannize_a over_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o over_o the_o prophet_n in_o his_o decline_a day_n 2_o chron._n 16.10_o 1_o king_n chap._n xvi_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o five_o king_n of_o israel_n baasha_n elah_n zimri_n omri_n and_o ahab_n the_o general_n remark_n be_v first_o good_a asa_n notwithstanding_o his_o many_o miscarriage_n which_o be_v not_o inconsistent_a with_o his_o uprightness_n imperfection_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o most_o refine_a soul_n do_v outlive_v not_o only_a jeroboam_n and_o his_o son_n nadab_n but_o also_o this_o his_o worst_a rival_n and_o troubler_n baasha_n though_o he_o reign_v over_o israel_n twenty_o and_o four_o year_n chap._n 15.33_o for_o asa_n forty_o and_o one_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n expire_v not_o until_o the_o four_o year_n of_o ahab_n wherein_o jehosaphat_n succeed_v his_o father_n asa_n after_o his_o death_n 1_o king_n 22.41_o 42._o so_o that_o while_n asa_n hold_v the_o throne_n of_o judah_n he_o see_v many_o change_n in_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n the_o second_o general_n remark_n be_v the_o holy_a penman_n of_o this_o sacred_a history_n in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n give_v a_o large_a narrative_n of_o asa_n life_n etc._n etc._n altogether_o chap._n 15._o from_o ver_fw-la 9_o to_o 24._o because_o many_o king_n do_v reign_v over_o israel_n during_o asa_n long_a reign_n asa_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n divide_v from_o judah_n and_o he_o continue_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o eight_o king_n of_o israel_n asa_n great_a work_n of_o reformation_n require_v it_o and_o god_n give_v he_o a_o great_a continuance_n in_o his_o kingdom_n wherein_o to_o accomplish_v it_o the_o three_o general_n remark_n asa_n want_v not_o god_n fatherly_a chastisement_n for_o his_o decline_v from_o his_o former_a goodness_n for_o beside_o his_o gout_n in_o his_o foot_n because_o he_o do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d walk_v upright_o in_o god_n way_n gal._n 2.14_o he_o have_v continual_a war_n and_o trouble_n after_o his_o alteration_n into_o act_n of_o unbelief_n passion_n against_o the_o prophet_n and_o oppression_n of_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n which_o trouble_v we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o chap._n 15._o both_o the_o rise_v of_o they_o ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o the_o removal_n
own_o present_a want_n but_o beg_v my_o last_o bit_n of_o i_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o such_o carnal_a reason_n she_o do_v not_o dispute_v but_o dispatch_v etc._n etc._n hence_o lavater_n grotius_n peter_n martyr_n etc._n etc._n admire_v the_o strength_n of_o her_o faith_n mark_v 10._o the_o kindness_n of_o this_o widow_n in_o bake_v the_o first_o cake_n for_o elijah_n be_v well_o requite_v with_o a_o prophet_n reward_n mat._n 10.41_o 42._o she_o afford_v one_o meal_n for_o he_o and_z he_o many_o to_o she_o and_o she_o ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o neither_o the_o meal_n in_o the_o barrel_n nor_o the_o oil_n in_o the_o cruise_n be_v make_v less_o by_o daily_a use_n for_o three_o year_n together_o which_o be_v the_o time_n of_o elijah_n abscond_v from_o ahab_n in_o this_o place_n as_o he_o have_v hide_v himself_o for_o six_o month_n in_o a_o cave_n at_o cherith_n as_o above_o n.b._n this_o multiply_a of_o meal_n etc._n etc._n be_v elijah_n three_o miracle_n which_o grotius_n compare_v to_o those_o two_o miracle_n of_o the_o bless_a messiah_n in_o multiply_v a_o few_o loaf_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 14.19_o and_o 15.36_o remark_n the_o three_o be_v the_o history_n of_o elijah_n raise_v this_o widow_n dead_a son_n to_o life_n which_o be_v his_o four_o miracle_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v describe_v by_o many_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n means_n and_o manner_n from_o ver_fw-la 17_o to_o ver_fw-la 22._o and_o the_o event_n or_o effect_n of_o this_o miracle_n namely_o a_o far_a confirmation_n of_o this_o new_a gentile-proselytess's_a faith_n v._o 23_o 24._o mark_v 1._o the_o time_n when_o this_o four_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v some_o say_v be_v about_o two_o year_n after_o elijah_n be_v entertain_v and_o maintain_v as_o well_o as_o abscond_v by_o this_o compassionate_a widow_n long_o have_v she_o live_v under_o the_o mercy_n of_o this_o multiply_a miracle_n now_o lest_o she_o shall_v forget_v herself_o and_o be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n her_o mercy_n must_v be_v mix_v with_o misery_n and_o sickness_n be_v send_v to_o kill_v her_o son_n outright_o which_o famine_n only_o threaten_v to_o do_v a_o heavy_a cross_n now_o allay_v her_o high_a comfort_n mark_v 2._o her_o passionate_a expostulation_n with_o the_o prophet_n v._o 18._o in_o her_o extreme_a perplexity_n she_o rash_o impute_v the_o death_n of_o her_o son_n to_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o if_o her_o son_n can_v not_o have_v die_v if_o elijah_n have_v not_o be_v her_o guest_n thus_o apt_a be_v we_o to_o mistake_v the_o ground_n of_o our_o affliction_n and_o to_o cast_v they_o upon_o wrong_a cause_n erpennius_fw-la say_v she_o be_v conscious_a to_o herself_o that_o she_o have_v not_o converse_v with_o this_o most_o holy_a man_n so_o holy_o and_o reverent_o as_o she_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o her_o passion_n say_v peter_n martyr_n she_o retain_v her_o penitency_n acknowledge_v her_o sin_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o her_o misery_n and_o fear_v the_o man_n of_o god_n have_v complain_v to_o god_n of_o some_o miscarriage_n in_o she_o mark_v 3_o the_o place_n where_o this_o miracle_n of_o raise_v her_o son_n to_o life_n be_v wrought_v to_o wit_n upon_o the_o prophet_n bed_n this_o holy_a prophet_n answer_v not_o passion_n with_o passion_n though_o he_o be_v of_o a_o fiery_a temper_n but_o calm_o take_v the_o dead_a son_n out_o of_o its_o mother_n bosom_n and_o lay_v it_o upon_o his_o own_o bed_n v._o 19_o that_o there_o he_o may_v in_o private_a pray_v the_o more_o fervent_o to_o procure_v his_o life_n again_o that_o as_o he_o have_v shut_v up_o heaven_n from_o give_v rain_n so_o now_o must_v he_o open_a heaven_n to_o return_v the_o soul_n of_o her_o son_n and_o indeed_o every_o word_n he_o pour_v out_o in_o prayer_n v._o 20._o be_v a_o word_n of_o weight_n and_o wonder_n peter_n martyr_n observe_v every_o word_n be_v a_o argument_n from_o the_o topic_n or_o person_n 1._o from_o god_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o be_v kind_a to_o widow_n and_o who_o be_v lord_n of_o life_n and_o death_n so_o can_v restore_v from_o death_n to_o life_n 2._o from_o himself_o i_o be_o thy_o prophet_n and_o thou_o be_v my_o god_n this_o will_v redound_v to_o my_o disgrace_n if_o unredress_v what_o will_v the_o world_n say_v but_o god_n bless_v i_o from_o entertain_v god_n prophet_n if_o this_o be_v the_o effect_n thereof_o 3._o from_o the_o widow_n shall_v my_o god_n and_o myself_o requite_v her_o kindness_n with_o such_o a_o act_n of_o unkindness_n she_o be_v a_o widow_n so_o a_o most_o passionate_a lover_n of_o her_o son_n and_o can_v subsist_v without_o her_o son_n support_n let_v not_o this_o affliction_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o son_n be_v add_v to_o the_o affliction_n of_o her_o widowhood_n mark_v 4._o elijah_n observe_v that_o old_a rule_n ora_n labora_fw-la pray_n and_o labour_v thus_o he_o do_v by_o stretch_v himself_o three_o time_n upon_o the_o dead_a child_n v._o 21._o as_o if_o say_v lavater_n he_o will_v have_v hatch_v he_o alive_a as_o the_o hen_n do_v her_o egg_n but_o rather_o it_o be_v that_o his_o sense_n of_o the_o carcase_n coldness_n may_v heat_v his_o own_o heart_n the_o more_o into_o most_o fervent_a prayer_n which_o at_o the_o three_o time_n prevail_v mark_v 5._o as_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o miracle_n be_v invocation_n and_o incubation_n so_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o be_v by_o the_o soul_n be_v return_v to_o the_o body_n v._o 22._o which_o show_v he_o be_v real_o dead_a by_o such_o a_o separation_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n shall_v return_v to_o the_o body_n at_o the_o resurrection_n this_o be_v the_o first_o instance_n we_o read_v of_o any_o that_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o this_o be_v elijah_n four_o miracle_n mark_v 6._o the_o effect_n of_o all_o v._o 23_o 24._o teach_v 1._o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n 2._o effectual_a fervent_a prayer_n avail_v much_o jam._n 5.16_o 3._o to_o receive_v a_o prophet_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a mat._n 10_o 41_o 42._o 4._o her_o faith_n by_o the_o meal_n and_o oil_n which_o stagger_v at_o her_o son_n death_n be_v now_o confirm_v by_o his_o revive_n and_o 5._o this_o evidence_n the_o truth_n heb._n 11.35_o that_o woman_n receive_v their_o dead_a raise_v to_o life_n again_o last_o jerom_n think_v this_o dead_a son_n raise_v to_o life_n be_v jonah_n the_o prophet_n but_o other_o do_v think_v otherwise_o say_v peter_n martyr_n however_o this_o truth_n appear_v that_o miracle_n confirm_v faith_n heb._n 2.4_o and_o that_o those_o who_o work_v they_o in_o truth_n be_v send_v of_o god_n joh._n 3.2_o and_o 9.17.30.33_o etc._n etc._n 1_o king_n chap._n xviii_o this_o chapter_n relate_v elijah_n embassage_n to_o king_n ahab_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o procure_v rain_n after_o such_o a_o long_a dreadful_a drought_n and_o dearth_n this_o embassage_n consist_v of_o two_o part_n first_o the_o injunction_n and_o second_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o then_o follow_v the_o event_n thereof_o remarks_n first_o upon_o the_o injunction_n as_o first_o the_o time_n when_o ver_fw-la 1._o namely_o after_o israel_n have_v lay_v gasp_v under_o a_o parch_a drought_n and_o a_o destructive_a famine_n for_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n james_n 5.17_o in_o which_o time_n no_o doubt_n but_o many_o a_o curse_n be_v belch_v forth_o by_o baal_n worshipper_n at_o elijah_n for_o his_o shut_n up_o heaven_n so_o long_o from_o rain_n whereas_o he_o only_o have_v declare_v it_o as_o god_n judgement_n for_o their_o idolatry_n it_o be_v god_n hand_n who_o only_o make_v use_v of_o elijah_n tongue_n only_o to_o say_v what_o god_n will_v do_v chap._n 17.1_o thus_o ambassador_n suffer_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o their_o master_n that_o send_v they_o upon_o displease_v embassage_n they_o shall_v have_v rail_v at_o their_o own_o sin_n remark_n the_o second_o when_o elijah_n have_v abscond_v so_o long_o at_o cherith_n cave_n and_o sarepta_n widow_n god_n call_v he_o forth_o from_o his_o hiding-place_n and_o bid_v he_o go_v show_v thyself_o to_o ahab_n with_o this_o message_n 1._o acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o famine_n 2._o advise_v he_o to_o remove_v the_o cause_n procure_v it_o and_o 3._o promise_v he_o rain_v upon_o his_o reformation_n no_o rain_n must_v fall_v say_v dr._n hall_n till_o elijah_n be_v see_v of_o ahab_n he_o have_v carry_v away_o the_o cloud_n with_o he_o and_o so_o must_v bring_v they_o again_o shall_v rain_n have_v fall_v in_o his_o absence_n and_o before_o his_o appearance_n than_o have_v it_o not_o be_v according_a to_o his_o word_n ch_n 17.1_o god_n herein_o take_v care_n to_o maintain_v the_o honour_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o prophet_n remark_n the_o three_o be_v elijah_n undaunted_a courage_n in_o venture_v at_o god_n command_n thus_o
106.30_o then_o naboth_n must_v be_v stone_v as_o if_o god_n have_v be_v consult_v etc._n etc._n n.b._n 3_o this_o honourable_a and_o religious_a person_n naboth_n must_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v murder_v out_o of_o envy_n but_o in_o a_o seeâ—ing_n due_a course_n of_o law_n which_o require_v two_o witness_n at_o the_o least_o deut._n 19.15_o so_o deal_v they_o with_o christ_n matth._n 26.60_o and_o so_o with_o stephen_n act._n 6.13_o her_o witness_n she_o pick_v out_o be_v two_o belialist_n knight_n of_o the_o post_n incarnate_a devil_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o eight_o this_o whole_a intrigue_n of_o jezebel_n be_v put_v into_o practice_n in_o jezreel_n ver_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o naboth_n be_v summon_v and_o set_v on_o high_a before_o the_o judge_n the_o two_o belialist_n charge_v he_o with_o blasphemy_n though_o they_o be_v not_o present_a to_o hear_v what_o discourse_n pass_v betwixt_o ahab_n and_o naboth_n it_o be_v enough_o jezebel_n say_v he_o be_v too_o saucy_a with_o the_o king_n they_o say_v true_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n barakta_n thou_o dide_v bless_v etc._n etc._n they_o mean_v thou_o do_v curse_v god_n and_o the_o king_n the_o hebrew_n say_v p._n martyr_n do_v so_o far_o abominate_a blasphemy_n that_o they_o will_v not_o once_o name_v it_o when_o the_o blaspheme_v of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v speak_v of_o so_o job_n 2.9_o it_o be_v bless_a god_n hebr._n jezebel_n servile_a judge_n pass_v the_o sentence_n right_a or_o wrong_n naboth_n be_v carry_v out_o as_o a_o public_a pest_n and_o stone_v without_o jezreel_n as_o not_o fit_a to_o breathe_v out_o his_o last_o breath_n within_o his_o own_o city_n yea_o and_o his_o son_n with_o he_o 2_o king_n 9.26_o that_o no_o heir_n he_o leave_v of_o the_o vineyard_n the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v abab_n correction_n for_o the_o commission_n of_o this_o murder_n partly_o divine_a and_o partly_o humane_a from_o ver_fw-la 14_o to_o the_o end_n remark_n the_o first_o upon_o the_o divine_a part_n of_o his_o correction_n as_o 1._o no_o soon_o be_v naboth_n and_o his_o son_n stone_v but_o this_o welcome_a news_n be_v send_v to_o jezebel_n by_o her_o mercenary_a soul_n ver_fw-la 14._o she_o now_o in_o a_o transport_v run_v to_o ahab_n and_o tell_v he_o the_o glad_a tiding_n that_o naboth_n and_o all_o his_o heir_n be_v dead_a therefore_o there_o be_v a_o confiscation_n of_o his_o whole_a estate_n and_o now_o his_o vineyard_n be_v escheat_v to_o the_o king_n ver_fw-la 15._o and_o hereupon_o bid_v he_o rise_v up_o and_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o vineyard_n here_o peter_n martyr_n argue_v excellent_o by_o what_o title_n must_v ahab_n take_v possession_n have_v naboth_n no_o kindred_n though_o his_o son_n be_v stone_v to_o heir_n it_o he_o be_v say_v he_o and_o lyra_n ahab_n uncle_n and_o a_o nobleman_n because_o he_o be_v place_n in_o the_o noble_a place_n above_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 9_o and_o though_o this_o have_v some_o colour_n of_o religion_n to_o involve_v relation_n in_o gild_n and_o punishment_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o dathan_n etc._n etc._n numb_a 16.32_o and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o achan_n josh_n 7.24_o yet_o these_o be_v extraordinary_a example_n of_o divine_a vengeance_n and_o by_o a_o special_a warrant_n from_o god_n himself_o but_o suppose_v naboth_n have_v be_v real_o guilty_a of_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n and_o treason_n against_o the_o king_n yet_o his_o son_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v die_v for_o their_o father_n sin_n as_o indeed_o they_o do_v 2_o king_n 9.26_o for_o that_o be_v positive_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o express_o say_v that_o child_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o their_o father_n deut._n 24.16_o suppose_v ahab_n be_v his_o next_o kinsman_n because_o his_o land_n lie_v next_o the_o king_n be_v no_o doubt_n but_o his_o son_n be_v remove_v that_o his_o claim_n to_o it_o may_v be_v clear_a or_o if_o not_o unjust_a jezebel_n little_o regard_v either_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n law_n or_o the_o right_n of_o succession_n she_o resolve_v to_o have_v it_o per_fw-la fas_fw-la &_o nefas_fw-la by_o right_a or_o wrong_n and_o which_o of_o naboth_n kindred_n dare_v challenge_v it_o under_o such_o tyrannical_a violence_n she_o quick_o heal_v her_o husband_n of_o heaviness_n he_o rise_v up_o never_o inquire_v say_v peter_n martyr_n of_o the_o manner_n and_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n but_o go_v and_o take_v possession_n both_o for_o he_o and_o he_o ver_fw-la 16._o josephus_n say_v that_o he_o go_v leap_v for_o joy_n at_o the_o good_a news_n but_o better_a have_v it_o be_v have_v he_o sit_v still_o than_o to_o rise_v up_o and_o fall_v etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o oh_o how_o short_a be_v the_o triumph_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o joy_n of_o hypocrite_n but_o for_o a_o moment_n job_n 20.5_o while_o ahab_n be_v pass_v in_o jollity_n from_o samaria_n to_o jezreel_n the_o lord_n lay_v his_o command_n upon_o elijah_n to_o meet_v he_o with_o a_o divine_a message_n 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like_o a_o second_o jezebel_n who_o prompt_v her_o husband_n and_o prevail_v with_o he_o to_o behead_v john_n baptist_n the_o execution_n be_v do_v and_o god_n keep_v silence_n all_o the_o while_n as_o unconcerned_a yet_o afterward_o the_o same_o herod_n hear_v of_o the_o same_o of_o jesus_n god_n strike_v he_o with_o horror_n of_o conscience_n for_o his_o murder_n of_o john_n he_o be_v perplex_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luke_n 9.7_o he_o stick_v fast_o in_o the_o mud_n as_o it_o be_v and_o can_v find_v no_o way_n out_o and_o if_o the_o leaven_n of_o herod_n be_v sadducisme_n his_o horror_n make_v he_o deny_v his_o own_o sadducaical_a principle_n and_o to_o think_v that_o john_n the_o baptist_n who_o he_o have_v behead_v be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a the_o second_o instance_n be_v the_o other_o herod_n who_o behead_v the_o apostle_n james_n and_o because_o this_o tyrant_n trick_n he_o see_v please_v the_o people_n he_o will_v have_v do_v as_o much_o to_o the_o apostle_n peter_n 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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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upon_o this_o message_n as_o a_o intolerable_a affront_n to_o himself_o that_o a_o king_n of_o israel_n shall_v so_o far_o degenerate_a from_o a_o israelite_n indeed_o john_n 1.47_o as_o to_o prefer_v the_o idol_n or_o devil_n of_o ekron_n before_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v never_o say_v to_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n or_o israel_n seek_v you_o i_o in_o vain_a but_o bid_v they_o concern_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n command_v he_o and_o be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o dumb_a idol_n isa_n 45.11_o 16_o 19_o because_o of_o this_o heinous_a crime_n in_o ascribe_v prescience_n god_n attribute_n to_o the_o devil_n who_o know_v no_o future_a thing_n but_o what_o be_v in_o their_o work_a cause_n or_o in_o the_o light_n of_o participation_n as_o the_o schoolman_n say_v therefore_o god_n send_v his_o angel_n a_o great_a honour_n to_o elijah_n who_o bid_v he_o meet_v the_o messenger_n of_o ahaziah_n and_o denounce_v the_o doom_n of_o death_n to_o he_o ver_fw-la 3_o 4._o and_o then_o when_o he_o have_v better_o do_v any_o thing_n else_o than_o die_v eccles_n 7.17_o remark_n the_o six_o the_o messenger_n say_v peter_n martyr_n think_v elijab_v to_o be_v more_o than_o a_o man_n even_o some_o angel_n who_o know_v the_o king_n secret_n deliver_v to_o they_o in_o his_o bedchamber_n therefore_o dare_v not_o apprehend_v he_o but_o he_o depart_v to_o mount_n carmel_n and_o they_o return_v to_o the_o king_n with_o the_o tiding_n without_o go_v to_o ekron_n conclude_v he_o that_o can_v tell_v what_o the_o king_n have_v so_o secret_o speak_v can_v also_o foretell_v how_o he_o shall_v final_o speed_v n._n b._n their_o so_o speedy_a return_n do_v easy_o discover_v to_o the_o king_n they_o have_v not_o be_v at_o ekron_n therefore_o he_o inquire_v of_o they_o what_o manner_n of_o man_n he_o be_v that_o meet_v they_o with_o these_o tiding_n ver_fw-la 5_o 6_o 7._o they_o describe_v he_o ver_fw-la 8._o how_o he_o have_v a_o rough_a garment_n zech._n 13.4_o a_o pattern_n of_o repentance_n isa_n 20.2_o matth._n 3.4_o hebr._n 11.37_o to_o mind_v the_o king_n of_o become_v a_o penitent_a otherwise_o he_o be_v himself_o hasten_v to_o beelzebub_n the_o prince_n of_o devil_n matth._n 12.24_o and_o baalzebub_n the_o god_n of_o ekron_n can_v not_o save_v he_o from_o it_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n have_v relation_n to_o the_o death_n of_o ahaziah_n as_o it_o be_v usher_v in_o by_o the_o death_n of_o two_o of_o his_o captain_n and_o a_o hundred_o of_o his_o man_n of_o war_n by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n remark_n the_o first_o be_v ahaziah_n ready_o apprehend_v it_o to_o be_v elijah_n who_o he_o have_v see_v more_o than_o once_o a_o unwelcome_a guest_n to_o his_o father_n ahab_n and_o to_o his_o mother_n jezebel_n and_o instead_o of_o repent_v he_o resolve_v in_o a_o great_a rage_n to_o make_v elijah_n die_v before_o himself_o say_v sanctius_n n._n b._n and_o therefore_o send_v he_o not_o a_o messenger_n of_o peace_n to_o call_v he_o to_o court_n 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
the_o end_n and_o 2_o king_n 12.17_o to_o the_o end_n joash_n for_o this_o monstrous_a ingratitude_n to_o jehoiada_n to_o who_o he_o owe_v his_o own_o life_n and_o kingdom_n thus_o to_o requite_v he_o in_o murder_v his_o son_n mere_o for_o give_v he_o faithful_a counsel_n never_o enjoy_v good_a day_n after_o for_o 1._o the_o syrian_n execute_v god_n vengeance_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o people_n though_o joash_n hire_v off_o hazael_n by_o a_o great_a bribe_n in_o his_o first_o invasion_n 2_o king_n 12.17_o 18._o yet_o the_o next_o year_n he_o return_v again_o spoil_v jerusalem_n kill_v the_o curse_a clawback_n that_o have_v spoil_v a_o good_a king_n and_o so_o base_o whip_n and_o torture_n joash_n himself_o say_v grotius_n piscator_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o he_o fall_v grievous_o sick_a upon_o it_o 2_o chron._n 24.23_o 24_o 25._o and_o 2._o his_o own_o servant_n which_o josephus_n say_v be_v zachary_n friend_n execute_v god_n vengeance_n upon_o he_o for_o murder_v zachary_n only_o for_o his_o plain_a deal_v the_o syrian_n leave_v he_o disease_v only_o that_o he_o may_v have_v time_n to_o repent_v but_o because_o he_o repent_v not_o his_o servant_n leave_v he_o dead_a god_n be_v just_a though_o they_o be_v unjust_a n._n b._n christ_n declare_v how_o this_o innocent_a blood_n lie_v upon_o the_o jew_n from_o age_n to_o age_n matth._n 23.35_o where_o jehoiada_n be_v call_v barachias_n the_o bless_a one_o hebr._n as_o solomon_n be_v jedidiah_n one_o belove_v of_o god_n for_o honour_n sake_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n chap._n xiii_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o life_n of_o two_o king_n of_o israel_n first_o the_o history_n of_o king_n jehoahaz_n the_o son_n of_o jehu_n from_o ver_fw-la 1_o to_o ver_fw-la 9_o and_o second_o of_o jehoash_n his_o son_n ver_fw-la 10._o to_o the_o end_n remark_n upon_o the_o first_o part_n the_o history_n of_o jehoaaz_n be_v first_o jehu_n have_v reign_v over_o israel_n call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o samaria_n about_o twenty-eight_a year_n and_o then_o die_v in_o the_o twenty-third_a year_n of_o joash_n king_n of_o judah_n who_o reign_v forty_o year_n chap._n 12.1_o so_o that_o this_o jehoaaz_v the_o son_n of_o jehu_n be_v contemporary_a with_o that_o joash_n of_o judah_n all_o the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n as_o here_o ver_fw-la 1._o and_o the_o death_n of_o this_o jehoaaz_v fall_v out_o about_o that_o time_n wherein_o joash_n be_v murder_v in_o his_o bed_n as_o he_o lay_v disease_v thereon_o by_o his_o two_o servant_n descend_v from_o moab_n and_o ammon_n chap._n 12.21_o and_o 2_o chron._n 24.26_o remark_n the_o second_o as_o joash_n do_v wicked_o in_o judah_n after_o the_o death_n of_o jehoiaâ—a_n so_o this_o jehoaaz_v do_v wicked_o in_o israel_n ver_fw-la 2._o whereby_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v as_o fire_n be_v so_o as_o to_o deliver_v up_o israel_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n as_o he_o have_v do_v judah_n before_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o joash_n ver_fw-la 3._o this_o hazael_n have_v invade_v and_o destroy_v israel_n beyond_o jordan_n before_o exercise_v those_o barbarous_a cruelty_n which_o elisha_n have_v foretell_v of_o he_o thresh_v gilead_n with_o thresh_a instrument_n of_o iron_n as_o amos_n 1.3_o and_o now_o he_o come_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n and_o fall_v upon_o israel_n oft_o smite_v they_o chap._n 8.12_o 13_o 15._o and_o 10.32_o and_o he_o take_v gath_n from_o they_o which_o david_n have_v recover_v from_o the_o philistine_n and_o annex_v it_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o israel_n 1_o chron._n 18.1_o and_o 2_o chron._n 11.8_o but_o now_o it_o be_v lose_v chap._n 12.17_o 2_o chron._n 24.23_o and_o now_o come_v he_o here_o to_o play_v his_o old_a prank_n again_o remark_n the_o three_o this_o extreme_a oppression_n of_o israel_n by_o hazael_n press_v idolatrous_a jehoaaz_n to_o pray_v unto_o jehovah_n when_o his_o idol_n help_v he_o not_o ver_fw-la 4._o n._n b._n a_o wicked_a ahab_n will_v humble_v himself_o in_o extreme_a necessity_n 1_o king_n 21.27_o bad_a coal_n must_v be_v quicken_v and_o kindle_v with_o violent_a blow_n affliction_n be_v the_o bellows_o to_o blow_v up_o devotion_n jehoaaz_n be_v now_o bring_v very_o low_a by_o hazael_n thresh_v israel_n to_o dust_n ver_fw-la 7._o otherwise_o god_n have_v not_o be_v think_v on_o or_o seek_v to_o remark_n the_o four_o so_o gracious_a be_v god_n that_o he_o who_o have_v accept_v of_o wicked_a ahab_n humiliation_n 1_o king_n 21.29_o accept_v also_o of_o this_o sorry_a repentance_n of_o jehoaaz_n not_o so_o much_o for_o his_o sake_n as_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o sore_a oppress_a israel_n towards_o who_o he_o can_v not_o but_o show_v compassion_n exod._n 3.7_o and_o he_o see_v likewise_o the_o blasphemous_a insolence_n of_o their_o enemy_n deut._n 32.27_o psalm_n 12.4_o and_o 140.8_o therefore_o the_o lord_n give_v israel_n a_o saviour_n ver_fw-la 5._o a_o angel_n say_v some_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n say_v other_o or_o rather_o king_n jehoash_n jehu_n grandson_n ver_fw-la 25._o who_o be_v encourage_v by_o elisha_n to_o obtain_v a_o threefold_a victory_n over_o the_o syrian_n and_o to_o he_o may_v be_v add_v jeroboam_n his_o valiant_a successor_n chap._n 14.28_o of_o king_n remark_n the_o five_o though_o those_o two_o king_n degenerate_a joash_n of_o judah_n and_o valorous_a jehoaaz_n of_o israel_n be_v both_o severe_o scourge_v by_o hazael_n the_o rod_n of_o god_n anger_n yet_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v whip_v home_o to_o a_o angry_a god_n by_o true_a repentance_n and_o due_a reformation_n for_o 1._o joash_n of_o judah_n though_o he_o be_v shameful_o overthrow_v by_o a_o small_a company_n of_o the_o syrian_a rover_n which_o hazael_n observe_v how_o timorous_a joash_n have_v be_v at_o his_o first_o invasion_n in_o hire_v he_o off_o with_o so_o vast_a a_o present_a 2_o king_n 12.18_o send_v therefore_o but_o a_o small_a army_n against_o joash_n multitude_n yet_o because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v reclaim_v from_o his_o baal-worship_n by_o his_o deliverance_n from_o hazael_n first_o invasion_n the_o lord_n deliver_v his_o great_a host_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o handful_n of_o syrian_n 2_o chron._n 24.24_o n._n b._n but_o such_o be_v the_o patience_n of_o god_n to_o this_o wretched_a king_n that_o he_o cause_v the_o enemy_n to_o depart_v from_o he_o ver_fw-la 25._o and_o only_o to_o disease_v he_o by_o wound_n but_o not_o to_o destroy_v he_o outright_o that_o he_o may_v have_v still_o a_o breathe_a time_n and_o a_o opportunity_n to_o repent_v but_o when_o he_o still_o persist_v in_o his_o obstinate_a impenitency_n than_o god_n suffer_v his_o own_o servant_n to_o conspire_v his_o death_n as_o joash_n have_v suffer_v his_o own_o servant_n to_o conspire_v and_o stone_n good_a jehoiada_n son_n and_o 2._o jehoaaz_v of_o israel_n who_o notwithstanding_o god_n favour_n in_o ease_v he_o of_o hazael_n when_o he_o beseech_v the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o here_o yet_o can_v not_o be_v reclaim_v from_o jeroboam_n calf_n and_o from_o the_o grove_n of_o baal_n ver_fw-la 6._o though_o hazael_n have_v so_o weaken_v and_o diminish_v his_o force_n leave_v he_o only_o fifty_o horseman_n and_o ten_o chariot_n and_o ten_o thousand_o footman_n a_o contemptible_a company_n for_o a_o king_n and_o kingdom_n ver_fw-la 7._o and_o though_o himself_o be_v a_o man_n of_o valour_n ver_fw-la 8._o yet_o god_n in_o justice_n make_v the_o valour_n of_o so_o wicked_a a_o man_n to_o be_v in_o vain_a he_o do_v what_o he_o can_v against_o the_o syrian_n but_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n because_o god_n be_v against_o he_o as_o against_o goliath_n who_o might_n can_v not_o save_v he_o 1_o sam._n 17.50_o the_o second_o part_n concern_v jehoash_n who_o succeed_v this_o jehoaaz_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n as_o amaziah_n do_v joash_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n remark_n the_o first_o this_o jehoash_fw-mi king_n of_o israel_n be_v the_o second_o of_o jehu_n four_o generation_n promise_v to_o he_o by_o a_o prophet_n chap._n 10.30_o and_o he_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n two_o or_o three_o of_o which_o be_v in_o the_o last_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o joash_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o day_n of_o amaziah_n joash_n son_n and_o successor_n chap._n 14.1_o and_o 2_o chron._n 25.1_o etc._n etc._n this_o jehoash_n follow_v in_o the_o same_o evil_a road_n with_o his_o father_n jehoaaz_v in_o jeroboam_n sin_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o this_o jehoash_fw-mi be_v brief_o pass_v over_o here_o because_o his_o most_o memorable_a act_n be_v act_v by_o virtue_n of_o elisha_n prophecy_n ver_fw-la 15_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o history_n of_o amaziah_n therefore_o be_v they_o refer_v thither_o chap._n 14._o and_o 2_o chron._n 25._o remark_n the_o second_o in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o
jehoash_n reign_n do_v elisha_n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v ver_fw-la 14_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o famous_a history_n the_o antecedent_n concomitant_n and_o consequent_n be_v very_o remarkable_a 1._o the_o antecedent_n elisha_n fall_v sick_a of_o his_o last_o sickness_n whereof_o he_o die_v be_v as_o it_o be_v compute_v above_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a here_o he_o lay_v for_o some_o long_a time_n languish_v upon_o a_o bed_n of_o sickness_n where_o this_o king_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o weep_v over_o he_o though_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n not_o for_o any_o real_a respect_n to_o god_n prophet_n do_v he_o do_v thus_o for_o than_o will_v he_o have_v follow_v his_o counsel_n in_o forsake_v the_o calf_n etc._n etc._n but_o for_o the_o inestimable_a loss_n in_o he_o both_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n now_o great_o distress_v hope_v that_o as_o elisha_n be_v well_o know_v to_o have_v do_v great_a thing_n for_o israel_n in_o former_a time_n so_o he_o may_v yet_o give_v it_o one_o lift_n more_o out_o of_o misery_n before_o his_o departure_n by_o death_n n._n b._n hereupon_o he_o cry_v to_o he_o oh_o my_o father_n my_o father_n etc._n etc._n these_o very_a word_n this_o same_o elisha_n have_v cry_v to_o elijah_n when_o he_o be_v take_v up_o etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 2.12_o and_o now_o he_o hear_v as_o much_o cry_v to_o himself_o by_o this_o king_n who_o ascribe_v no_o less_o to_o the_o servant_n of_o elijah_n than_o he_o have_v do_v to_o his_o master_n intimate_v say_v vatablus_n that_o elisha_n have_v help_v israel_n more_o with_o his_o prayer_n than_o all_o their_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n can_v do_v this_o be_v a_o just_a remuneration_n of_o elisha_n veneration_n to_o his_o master_n elijah_n remark_n the_o three_o elisha_n to_o show_v himself_o a_o father_n as_o he_o be_v here_o style_v twice_o over_o both_o to_o king_n and_o kingdom_n at_o his_o last_o farewell_n bid_v jehoash_n bring_v bow_n and_o arrow_n &c_n &c_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17._o this_o be_v the_o first_o sign_n portend_v deliverance_n by_o victory_n say_v sanctius_n mark_v 1_o the_o king_n bring_v the_o bow_n etc._n etc._n at_o the_o prophet_n bid_n because_o he_o expect_v some_o comfort_n from_o elisha_n therefore_o he_o ready_o obey_v he_o mark_v 2._o the_o king_n at_o the_o prophet_n command_n put_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o bow_n that_o be_v his_o left_a hand_n upon_o the_o bow_n and_o his_o right_a hand_n say_v menochius_fw-la upon_o the_o string_n and_o arrow_n which_o signify_v that_o jehoash_n must_v yet_o war_n against_o the_o syrian_n with_o success_n mark_v 3_o elisha_n put_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o king_n hand_n the_o prophet_n say_v piscator_fw-la be_v in_o god_n stead_n whereby_o he_o signify_v that_o god_n will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o fight_v for_o he_o and_o that_o his_o good_a success_n must_v come_v from_o god_n mark_v 4._o elisha_n bid_v open_v the_o window_n eastward_o not_o only_o towards_o syria_n but_o also_o towards_o the_o israelite_n beyond_o jordan_n which_o now_o the_o syrian_n have_v subdue_v mark_v 5._o elisha_n say_v shoot_v the_o arrow_n of_o the_o lord_n deliverance_n which_o the_o prophet_n help_v he_o in_o god_n place_n to_o shoot_v signify_v that_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o hand_n shall_v be_v make_v strong_a by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o mighty_a god_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 49.24_o for_o the_o recover_n say_v menochius_fw-la the_o reubenites_n gadites_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o syrian_n mark_v 6._o the_o prophet_n promise_v such_o success_n as_o israel_n have_v at_o aphek_n 1_o king_n 20.26_o where_o they_o slay_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o syrian_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 28_o 29_o 30._o and_o thus_o jehoash_n shall_v have_v destroy_v the_o syrian_a army_n upon_o condition_n have_v not_o his_o unbelief_n hinder_v it_o remark_n the_o four_o elisha_n second_o sign_n be_v to_o declare_v the_o number_n of_o his_o victory_n foretell_v by_o the_o first_o sign_n say_v sanctius_n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o the_o prophet_n command_v he_o to_o smite_v the_o ground_n with_o the_o arrow_n not_o distinct_o direct_v he_o as_o he_o do_v in_o all_o the_o other_o act_n how_o oft_o he_o shall_v smite_v but_o leave_v he_o to_o his_o liberty_n therein_o the_o prophet_n himself_o not_o know_v the_o number_n of_o his_o victory_n say_v piscator_fw-la but_o god_n have_v tell_v he_o he_o shall_v learn_v that_o by_o the_o number_n of_o his_o stroke_n therefore_o elisha_n be_v angry_a at_o the_o king_n negligence_n that_o he_o have_v not_o smite_v the_o ground_n with_o all_o the_o six_o arrow_n in_o the_o quiver_n say_v junius_n but_o only_a with_o three_o of_o they_o for_o his_o idolatry_n make_v he_o soon_o weary_a with_o work_n well_o begin_v the_o prophet_n be_v angry_a with_o the_o king_n for_o his_o remissness_n say_v menochius_fw-la because_o he_o may_v easy_o have_v understand_v by_o the_o former_a sign_n and_o by_o elisha_n comment_n upon_o it_o that_o this_o likewise_o be_v design_v as_o a_o second_o sign_n of_o his_o success_n against_o the_o syrian_n therefore_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v it_o often_o and_o earnest_a remark_n the_o five_o be_v the_o second_o circumstance_n of_o jehoash_n misfortune_n in_o the_o concomitant_n of_o it_o namely_o the_o death_n and_o burial_n of_o elisha_n ver_fw-la 20._o which_o show_v that_o n.b._n 1_o the_o best_a of_o man_n be_v but_o man_n at_o the_o best_a be_v subject_a to_o both_o sickness_n and_o death_n 2._o some_o servant_n of_o god_n after_o a_o due_a preparation_n pass_v through_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n ere_o they_o be_v aware_a some_o fiery_a chariot_n of_o a_o short_a acute_a fever_n or_o some_o sudden_a stroke_n translate_v they_o to_o heaven_n as_o be_v elijah_n other_o lay_v long_o and_o linger_a upon_o a_o bed_n of_o languish_v behold_v the_o gate_n of_o death_n afar_o off_o wise_o improve_n their_o sickness_n to_o be_v better_o prepare_v for_o their_o expect_a departure_n as_o do_v elisha_n here_o 3._o though_o godly_a minister_n may_v be_v but_o light_o esteem_v in_o their_o lifetime_n yet_o their_o death_n and_o departure_n be_v usual_o bewail_v yea_o sometime_o even_o by_o bad_a man_n as_o by_o this_o king_n here_o who_o have_v now_o lose_v his_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n remark_n the_o six_o the_o consequent_n hereof_o a_o marvellous_a miracle_n be_v wrought_v by_o elisha_n when_o dead_a and_o bury_v ver_fw-la 20_o 21._o mark_v 1_o this_o be_v a_o strange_a addition_n to_o his_o many_o even_o twenty_o miracle_n which_o he_o wrought_v while_o he_o be_v live_v this_o miracle_n god_n vouchsafe_v to_o show_v how_o dear_a his_o saint_n be_v to_o he_o even_o when_o dead_a mark_v 2._o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o a_o band_n of_o moabite_n invade_v the_o land_n now_o when_o baal_n be_v set_v up_o which_o they_o dare_v not_o do_v before_o hos_fw-la 13.1_o before_o say_v a_o expositor_n none_o dare_v budge_v against_o the_o name_n of_o ephraim_n but_o after_o baal_n come_v in_o every_o paltry_a adversary_n dare_v venture_v to_o trample_v upon_o ephraim_n as_o if_o a_o dead_a man_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o these_o moabite_n so_o affright_v those_o man_n that_o be_v carry_v a_o corpse_n to_o the_o grave_a they_o dare_v not_o bear_v he_o end-way_n to_o the_o grave_a prepare_v for_o he_o but_o in_o a_o great_a fright_n cast_v the_o corpse_n into_o elisha_n grave_n which_o lie_v in_o their_o way_n and_o no_o soon_o have_v it_o touch_v the_o bone_n of_o elisha_n but_o immediate_o the_o man_n revive_v etc._n etc._n mark_v 4._o this_o miracle_n be_v to_o strengthen_v jehoash_n faith_n in_o elisha_n prophecy_n some_o say_v this_o revive_a man_n go_v to_o the_o king_n to_o encourage_v he_o in_o his_o expedition_n against_o the_o syrian_n tell_v he_o god_n will_v raise_v up_o the_o dead_a state_n of_o israel_n isa_n 26.19_o himself_o be_v a_o sign_n n._n b._n may_v we_o but_o touch_v a_o crucify_a christ_n by_o faith_n this_o will_v quicken_v we_o more_o remark_n the_o seven_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o elisha_n prophecy_n in_o revive_v the_o half_a ruine_a israel_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o hazael_n ver_fw-la 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o god_n be_v so_o tender_a of_o his_o covenant_n wherein_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o a_o voluntatry_a debtor_n and_o will_v not_o as_o yet_o cast_v out_o his_o people_n and_o though_o hazael_n make_v havoc_n of_o israel_n all_o jehoaaz'_v day_n yet_o god_n smite_v he_o with_o death_n now_o and_o benhadad_o his_o son_n be_v conquer_v three_o time_n by_o this_o jehoash_fw-mi as_o elisha_n have_v foretell_v to_o recompense_v he_o for_o his_o kind_a visit_n of_o sick_a elisha_n as_o wolphius_n that_o succeed_v peter_n martyr_n note_v and_o to_o stir_v up_o all_o man_n to_o be_v kind_a to_o god_n minister_n 2_o king_n chap._n fourteen_o and_o 2_o chron._n chap._n xxv_o
of_o nahum_n that_o nineveh_n be_v now_o full_o ripe_a for_o its_o full_a ruin_n and_o god_n be_v just_a now_o go_v to_o scour_v that_o filthy_a pond_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o do_v to_o she_o as_o she_o have_v do_v to_o his_o church_n remark_n the_o second_o though_o nineveh_n have_v before_o repent_v at_o the_o preach_a of_o jonah_n as_o above_o and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n have_v likewise_o repent_v of_o his_o displeasure_n against_o that_o city_n and_o suspend_v his_o judgement_n he_o have_v threaten_v by_o jonah_n to_o inflict_v upon_o those_o notorious_a sinner_n at_o the_o end_n of_o forty_o day_n yet_o after_o this_o respite_n and_o divine_a remission_n both_o that_o city_n and_o the_o whole_a assyrian_a empire_n whereof_o nineveh_n be_v the_o head_n return_v to_o a_o filthy_a commission_n of_o their_o former_a sin_n aggravate_v and_o increase_n they_o with_o a_o renew_a persecution_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n though_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n seem_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o city_n by_o jonah_n single_a sermon_n yet_o he_o return_v soon_o after_o with_o seven_o worse_a and_o so_o their_o last_o state_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o former_a matth._n 12.45_o the_o bile_n of_o this_o people_n be_v but_o half_o heal_v break_v out_o again_o afterward_o as_o appear_v by_o this_o prophecy_n and_o prove_v to_o be_v the_o plague_n of_o leprosy_n leu._n 13.18_o 19_o 20._o so_o shut_v they_o out_o from_o receive_v any_o more_o mercy_n those_o apostate_n be_v turn_v aside_o to_o their_o crooked_a path_n therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v lead_v they_o forth_o with_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n psal_n 125.5_o and_o god_n stir_v up_o nahum_n to_o tell_v they_o so_o not_o only_o tell_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n but_o also_o foretell_v they_o of_o their_o punishment_n upon_o this_o account_n nahum_n prophecy_n be_v call_v the_o burden_n of_o nineveh_n chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 1._o writ_n in_o a_o book_n send_v to_o nineveh_n but_o nahum_n himself_o go_v not_o to_o nineveh_n as_o jonah_n have_v do_v for_o now_o they_o be_v more_o seal_v down_o in_o their_o impenitency_n and_o this_o same_o reason_n be_v render_v by_o some_o rabbin_n n.b._n why_o that_o threaten_v letter_n which_o elijah_n write_v before_o his_o translation_n and_o left_a to_o be_v send_v unto_o jehoram_n king_n of_o judah_n 2_o chron._n 21.12_o by_o elisha_n or_o some_o other_o prophet_n who_o dare_v not_o show_v themselves_o in_o jehoram_n presence_n because_o of_o his_o horrid_a insolency_n and_o harden_a impenitency_n remark_n the_o three_o nineveh_n preservation_n by_o their_o repentance_n at_o jonah_n preach_v prove_v but_o a_o reservation_n for_o utter_a destruction_n according_a to_o nahum_n prophecy_n as_o jonah_n have_v denounce_v nineveh_n destruction_n to_o be_v but_o forty_o day_n off_o in_o case_n they_o have_v not_o repent_v which_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o their_o declare_v doom_n at_o that_o time_n so_o nahum_n now_o be_v raise_v up_o of_o god_n to_o denounce_v his_o last_o and_o irrevocable_a decree_n for_o destroy_v they_o by_o the_o chaldean_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o about_o forty_o year_n or_o less_o after_o jonah_n and_o then_o be_v nineveh_n destroy_v indeed_o under_o that_o effeminate_a emperor_n sardanapalus_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n so_o famous_a or_o rather_o infamous_a in_o heathen_a history_n remark_n the_o four_o nahum_n be_v general_o believe_v to_o have_v live_v and_o prophesy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o be_v one_o of_o those_o prophet_n who_o be_v command_v to_o be_v comforter_n of_o jerusalem_n against_o its_o affrightment_n from_o assyria_n isa_n 40.1_o and_o he_o plain_o tell_v what_o evil_a counsel_n senacherib_n conceive_v against_o the_o lord_n and_o foretell_v senacherib_n death_n in_o his_o idol_n temple_n by_o his_o own_o son_n as_o well_o as_o the_o prodigious_a slaughter_n of_o his_o numerous_a army_n by_o the_o stroke_n of_o a_o angel_n nah._n 1.11_o to_o 15._o wherein_o be_v intimate_v 1._o his_o pestilent_a counsel_n he_o give_v to_o jerusalem_n that_o they_o shall_v cast_v off_o god_n as_o unable_a to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n 2_o king_n 18.19_o etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 32.15_o etc._n etc._n isa_n 36.15_o to_o 20._o 2._o though_o senacherib_n army_n be_v well_o discipline_v and_o likewise_o many_o for_o number_n ver_fw-la 12._o yet_o god_n by_o his_o angel_n will_v cut_v or_o shear_v they_o hebr._n with_o as_o much_o ease_n as_o man_n shear_v a_o sheep_n mow_v down_o a_o meadow_n or_o shave_v off_o the_o feeble_a hair_n with_o a_o sharp_a razor_n allude_v to_o that_o phrase_n of_o isaiah_n with_o who_o he_o be_v contemporary_a isa_n 7.10_o 3._o the_o break_n of_o the_o assyrian_a yoke_n v._o 13._o no_o more_o tribute_n to_o be_v pay_v by_o hezekiah_n as_o have_v be_v in_o ahaz'_v time_n etc._n etc._n 4._o the_o failure_n of_o senacherib_n son_n ver_fw-la 14._o he_o rebel_v against_o his_o father_n in_o heaven_n and_o his_o son_n rebel_v against_o he_o their_o father_n on_o earth_n and_o slay_v he_o in_o his_o idol-worship_n this_o fact_n god_n be_v say_v to_o command_v because_o he_o will_v have_v destroy_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n he_o lose_v his_o two_o son_n by_o who_o he_o lose_v his_o life_n and_o though_o his_o three_o son_n succeed_v he_o yet_o soon_o after_o he_o lose_v his_o life_n and_o kingdom_n by_o the_o chaldee_n so_o all_o the_o royal_a race_n of_o assyria_n be_v rout_v out_o remark_n the_o five_o nahum_n graphical_a description_n of_o nineveh_n doleful_n destruction_n for_o the_o church_n comfort_n mark_v 1_o the_o chief_a efficient_a cause_n of_o that_o capital_a city_n ruin_n together_o with_o the_o whole_a assyrian_a empire_n as_o brand_n mullerus_n make_v the_o analysis_n be_v the_o everlasting_a glorious_a and_o omnipotent_a god_n take_v vengeance_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o give_v out_o the_o commandment_n that_o this_o dash_a work_n shall_v be_v do_v and_o that_o sinful_a city_n and_o empire_n be_v undo_v chap._n 1.14_o and_o 2.13_o and_o 3.5_o 6._o where_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n commander_n in_o chief_a of_o all_o his_o creature_n both_o his_o high_o and_o low_a force_n be_v say_v to_o come_v against_o his_o adversary_n and_o command_v they_o to_o be_v destroy_v the_o great_a god_n need_v say_v no_o more_o for_o what_o he_o say_v shall_v be_v do_v as_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n hence_o jeremy_n pray_v lord_n be_v not_o thou_o my_o adversary_n then_o shall_v i_o the_o better_o bear_v what_o will_v beside_o befall_v i_o from_o man_n jer._n 17.17_o god_n administration_n be_v most_o paternal_a for_o pity_v his_o friend_n but_o most_o powerful_a to_o punish_v his_o foe_n mark_v 2._o the_o meritorious_a procure_a cause_n of_o this_o divine_a displeasure_n be_v their_o manifold_a sin_n as_o beside_o their_o persecution_n of_o god_n church_n chap._n 1.9_o 11._o they_o add_v fraud_n rapine_n and_o robbery_n hence_o compare_v to_o a_o lion_n den_n and_o the_o feeding-place_n of_o young_a lion_n chap._n 2.11_o 12._o greedy_a lion_n they_o be_v that_o can_v never_o have_v enough_o isa_n 56.11_o 12._o not_o enough_o to_o satiate_v they_o but_o enough_o to_o sink_v they_o and_o woe_n be_v denounce_v by_o nahum_n against_o nineveh_n for_o be_v a_o bloody_a city_n and_o all_o full_a of_o lie_n chap._n 3.1_o her_o violence_n fill_v she_o so_o with_o fraudulency_n and_o falsehood_n which_o seldom_o be_v see_v asunder_o the_o fox_n skin_n eke_v out_o the_o lion_n hide_n that_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n in_o her_o private_a contract_n and_o no_o trust_n in_o her_o public_a transaction_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v whoredom_n witchcraft_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o wickedness_n with_o a_o witness_n find_v in_o she_o chap._n 3_o 4._o and_o though_o she_o seem_v to_o repent_v of_o her_o luxury_n cruelty_n etc._n etc._n at_o the_o preach_a of_o jonah_n yet_o now_o be_v she_o become_v as_o bad_a again_o and_o worse_o than_o ever_o n.b._n let_v paris_n and_o rome_n yea_o london_n remember_v what_o be_v the_o ruin_n of_o nineveh_n mark_v 3_o the_o less_o principal_a or_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o nineveh_n destruction_n for_o her_o inhumanity_n against_o man_n and_o her_o idolatry_n against_o god_n be_v the_o chaldean_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v describe_v by_o their_o arm_n apparel_n lance_n chariot_n and_o horse_n chap._n 2.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o 3.2_o these_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n arm_v to_o dash_v she_o in_o piece_n and_o to_o burn_v that_o rod_n wherewith_o he_o have_v scourge_v his_o own_o church_n and_o child_n though_o the_o assyrian_n know_v not_o so_o much_o isa_n 10.12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n which_o place_n explain_v nah._n 2.2_o god_n now_o have_v no_o more_o use_n of_o the_o rod_n of_o his_o anger_n the_o assyrian_n to_o chastise_v israel_n for_o their_o sin_n wherein_o they_o exceed_v their_o commission_n in_o cruelty_n
the_o lord_n of_o host_n for_o many_o myriad_n of_o man_n if_o god_n be_v for_o we_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n who_o be_v against_o we_o rom._n 8.31_o i_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a etc._n etc._n say_v david_n psalm_n 3.6_o 7._o at_o what_o time_n i_o be_o afraid_a my_o faith_n shall_v master_v my_o fear_n psalm_n 56.3_o mark_v 5._o the_o people_n lean_v upon_o the_o lord_n as_o hezekiah_n exhort_v they_o ver_fw-la 8._o as_o a_o man_n lean_v on_o a_o staff_n when_o he_o leap_v over_o some_o water_n they_o have_v neglect_v to_o look_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n as_o appear_v from_o isa_n 22.9_o 11._o but_o now_o be_v they_o move_v by_o the_o king_n word_n to_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n more_o especial_o when_o hezekiah_n and_o isaiah_n have_v joint_o pour_v forth_o their_o prayer_n for_o they_o 2_o chron._n 32._o ver_fw-la 20._o 2_o king_n 19.20_o etc._n etc._n thus_o neither_o temporal_a nor_o spiritual_a mean_n be_v neglect_v god_n will_v be_v trust_v in_o his_o promise_n but_o not_o tempt_v in_o his_o providence_n now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o catastrophe_n the_o epilogue_n and_o conclusion_n of_o the_o comedy_n which_o indeed_o prove_v a_o tragedy_n to_o the_o assyrian_a after_o all_o his_o thrasonical_a boasting_n this_o sad_a exit_n be_v prepare_v by_o isaiah_n prophecy_n in_o his_o most_o elegant_a apostrophe_n first_o to_o senacherib_n 2_o king_n 19.21_o to_o 28._o and_o then_o to_o hezekiah_n ver_fw-la 29_o to_o 34._o and_o isa_n 37.21_o 22_o etc._n etc._n remark_n upon_o this_o prophetic_a preparative_a to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o assyrian_a but_o to_o the_o comfort_n and_o ease_n of_o hezekiah_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 1_o in_o the_o prophet_n apostrophe_n to_o senacherib_n isaiah_n tell_v he_o tho_o zion_n seem_v a_o weak_a virgin_n unable_a to_o defend_v herself_o yet_o have_v she_o a_o strong_a champion_n who_o both_o can_v and_o will_v protect_v she_o because_o she_o be_v a_o virgin_n and_o now_o bless_o reform_v from_o idolatry_n from_o thy_o violent_a hand_n that_o will_v commit_v a_o rape_n upon_o she_o she_o shall_v remain_v intacta_fw-la virgo_fw-la i_o will_v maintain_v say_v the_o lord_n her_o cause_n and_o quarrel_n and_o she_o know_v it_o and_o therefore_o outface_v thy_o formidable_a host_n ver_fw-la 21._o mark_v 2._o the_o prophet_n upbraid_v he_o in_o a_o flood_n of_o elegant_a figure_n as_o osiander_n observe_v for_o his_o intolerable_a arrogant_a boasting_n of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o will_v do_v scorn_v to_o ask_v leave_n from_o the_o lord_n who_o he_o esteem_v no_o better_a than_o a_o idol_n therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v plague_v and_o punish_v thou_o for_o thy_o reproach_n and_o blasphemy_n ver_fw-la 22_o 23_o 24._o mark_v 3_o here_o isaiah_n bring_v in_o jehovah_n himself_o take_v senacherib_n to_o task_n and_o school_a he_o for_o his_o ignorance_n and_o contempt_n of_o providence_n say_v have_v thou_o not_o hear_v say_v grotius_n what_o i_o do_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o what_o i_o have_v do_v for_o israel_n ever_o since_o as_o their_o lord_n protector_n thy_o philosopher_n can_v teach_v thou_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o that_o providence_n order_v all_o matter_n according_a to_o a_o divine_a decree_n and_o though_o i_o have_v decree_v to_o punish_v my_o people_n for_o their_o sin_n yet_o be_v thou_o but_o the_o rod_n of_o my_o anger_n isai_n 10.5_o 7_o 13_o 15._o it_o be_v all_o god_n work_n say_v cajetan_n not_o thou_o whereof_o thou_o boast_v for_o 25_o 26._o mark_v 4._o god_n tell_v he_o though_o thou_o know_v not_o i_o yet_o i_o know_v thou_o intus_fw-la &_o in_fw-la cute_fw-la within_o and_o without_o all_o thy_o project_n as_o well_o as_o all_o thy_o action_n psalm_n 139.2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n i_o know_v thy_o abode_n as_o the_o huntsman_n do_v the_o squatting-place_n of_o the_o hare_n or_o where_o the_o fox_n kennel_n yea_o and_o thy_o rage_n against_o i_o ver_fw-la 27._o in_o rage_v thus_o against_o my_o people_n act_v 9.4_o thou_o persecute_v i_o in_o my_o member_n say_v christ_n mark_v 5._o and_o the_o lord_n conclude_v thus_o because_o thy_o blasphemy_n and_o other_o outrage_n have_v grate_v my_o ear_n ver_fw-la 28._o therefore_o will_v i_o tame_v thou_o and_o take_v thou_o a_o link_v low_a as_o the_o phrase_n be_v yea_o i_o will_v lead_v thou_o by_o the_o nose_n say_v menochius_fw-la to_o the_o slaughter-house_n as_o they_o do_v the_o wild_a ox_n and_o other_o such_o fierce_a creature_n and_o i_o will_v bridle_v such_o a_o sturdy_a steed_n as_o thou_o be_v and_o will_v turn_v thou_o back_o against_o thy_o will_n to_o thy_o own_o country_n with_o shame_n and_o loss_n the_o second_o branch_n of_o the_o prophet_n apostrophe_n be_v his_o consolatory_a oration_n to_o hezekiah_n after_o he_o have_v so_o confound_v senacherib_n mark_v 1_o isaiah_n assure_v hezekiah_n that_o god_n will_v muzzle_v the_o mouth_n manacle_v the_o hand_n and_o fetter_v the_o foot_n of_o senacherib_n by_o this_o comfortable_a sign_n for_o the_o future_a though_o they_o fear_v a_o famine_n because_o the_o assyrian_n have_v spoil_v all_o their_o tillage_n yet_o shall_v they_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o siege_n for_o the_o promise_n be_v here_o ver_fw-la 29._o deus_fw-la providebit_fw-la god_n plenty_n shall_v be_v find_v of_o those_o fruit_n which_o grow_v on_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o not_o only_o shall_v it_o be_v this_o year_n but_o the_o second_o and_o the_o three_o year_n without_o tillage_n also_o mark_v 2._o the_o prophet_n comfort_n the_o citizen_n say_n though_o you_o have_v be_v coop_v and_o pen_v up_o in_o a_o besiege_a city_n yet_o after_o a_o while_o you_o shall_v be_v relieve_v and_o release_v so_o as_o to_o walk_v free_o and_o fearless_o whither_o you_o please_v etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 30.31_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o sign_n say_v osiander_n that_o god_n be_v your_o father_n the_o levamen_fw-la follow_v the_o solamen_fw-la the_o alleviation_n of_o jerusalem_n affliction_n after_o this_o consolation_n from_o the_o prophet_n come_v the_o event_n of_o all_o namely_o both_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o city_n as_o god_n have_v foretell_v mark_v 1_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o assyrian_a army_n ver_fw-la 35._o and_o 2_o chron._n 32.21_o first_o the_o time_n when_o that_o night_n either_o after_o isaiah_n prophecy_n say_v masius_n that_o the_o success_n may_v immediate_o second_v its_o truth_n or_o when_o the_o assyrian_n be_v prepare_v for_o a_o assault_v the_o next_o morning_n as_o other_o say_v be_v cocksure_a of_o carry_v the_o city_n by_o storm_n second_o the_o mean_n whereby_o a_o angel_n tostatus_n say_v it_o be_v a_o good_a angel_n but_o menochius_fw-la will_v have_v it_o the_o devil_n sure_o it_o be_v such_o a_o angel_n as_o destroy_v the_o israelite_n in_o david_n day_n 2_o sam._n 24.16_o three_o the_o manner_n how_o this_o be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o text_n cajetan_a conjecture_n it_o be_v do_v by_o fire_n they_o be_v all_o thunderstruck_a yet_o their_o garment_n be_v not_o rend_v the_o rabbin_n say_v the_o same_o add_v that_o senacherib_n hardly_o escape_v himself_o have_v his_o head_n and_o beard_n singe_v josephus_n judge_v it_o be_v do_v by_o pestilence_n other_o be_v of_o opinion_n they_o be_v destroy_v by_o a_o earthquake_n etc._n etc._n four_o the_o number_n that_o be_v slay_v be_v tell_v we_o to_o be_v a_o hundred_o eighty_o five_o thousand_o man_n which_o intimate_v the_o vastness_n of_o their_o host_n and_o all_o their_o captain_n be_v cut_v off_o 2_o chron._n 32.21_o mark_v 2._o sennacherib_n when_o he_o see_v at_o his_o rise_n up_o from_o sleep_n together_o with_o his_o counsellor_n say_v piscator_fw-la that_o they_o be_v all_o dead_a corpse_n depart_v from_o the_o siege_n ver_fw-la 26._o as_o the_o prophet_n have_v promise_v ver_fw-la 33._o he_o return_v home_o with_o shame_n sorrow_n and_o loss_n yet_o glad_a that_o he_o have_v escape_v with_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o own_o life_n n._n b._n but_o his_o preservation_n from_o this_o death_n say_v sanctius_n be_v only_o a_o reservation_n to_o a_o worse_a death_n namely_o to_o be_v murder_v by_o his_o own_o son_n which_o be_v more_o ignominious_a etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o how_o besot_v be_v idolatry_n sottish_a sennacherib_n still_o worship_v nisroch_v his_o tutelar_a god_n which_o can_v not_o save_v his_o army_n from_o a_o divine_a extraordinary_a judgement_n enough_o to_o convince_v he_o of_o the_o true_a jehovah_n yet_o worship_v this_o idol_n probable_o because_o himself_o be_v save_v the_o lord_n let_v he_o see_v his_o idol_n can_v not_o now_o save_v himself_o from_o his_o two_o unnatural_a son_n no_o not_o while_o he_o be_v worship_v it_o ver_fw-la 37._o the_o relief_n of_o the_o city_n necessary_o follow_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o enemy_n 2_o chron._n 32.22_o 23._o mark_v 1_o the_o same_o god_n that_o destroy_v
sennacherib_n and_o his_o army_n save_v hezekiah_n and_o jerusalem_n who_o be_v not_o only_o preserve_v but_o doubtless_o much_o enrich_v by_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o enemy_n mark_v 2._o how_o the_o lord_n guide_v the_o jew_n after_o this_o deliverance_n as_o a_o careful_a shepherd_n do_v his_o flock_n say_v junius_n piscator_fw-la etc._n etc._n protect_v they_o provide_v for_o they_o all_o necessary_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o many_o stranger_n be_v proselyte_v as_o jethro_n be_v hear_v god_n wonder_n in_o egypt_n mark_v 3_o god_n magnify_a hezekiah_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o many_o nation_n that_o hear_v of_o these_o matter_n not_o only_o of_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o assyrian_a host_n but_o also_o of_o god_n vengeance_n pursue_v sennacherib_n home_n to_o verify_v all_o that_o be_v foretell_v in_o be_v murder_v by_o his_o two_o son_n n._n b._n because_o as_o grotius_n say_v he_o in_o a_o danger_n vow_v to_o sacrifice_v they_o in_o imitation_n of_o abraham_n who_o he_o will_v outdo_v design_v to_o offer_v up_o these_o two_o for_o one_o isaac_n that_o he_o may_v purchase_v god_n favour_n and_o protection_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o progeny_n etc._n etc._n n.b._n nineveh_n never_o prosper_v after_o senacherib_n be_v fall_v now_o nahum_n be_v prophecy_n take_v place_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n chap._n xx._n 2_o chron._n xxxii_o isa_n xxxvii_o in_o these_o chapter_n a_o account_n be_v give_v 1_o of_o hezekiah_n sickness_n 2._o of_o his_o sin_n and_o 3._o of_o his_o death_n and_o his_o successor_n after_o it_o remarks_n first_o upon_o his_o sickness_n be_v 1._o the_o time_n when_o it_o seize_v upon_o he_o 2_o kin._n 20.1_o 2_o chron._n 32.24_o it_o be_v in_o the_o fourteen_o tear_n of_o his_o reign_n for_o he_o reign_v fifteen_o year_n after_o this_o which_o make_v up_o his_o twenty_o and_o nine_o year_n reign_v 2_o kin._n 18.2_o and_o god_n send_v this_o sickness_n upon_o he_o immediate_o after_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o assyrian_a host_n and_o the_o raise_v of_o the_o siege_n etc._n etc._n n.b._n though_o that_o expression_n in_o ver_fw-la 6._o speak_v of_o his_o deliverance_n from_o the_o assyrian_a as_o a_o future_a thing_n which_o have_v make_v some_o learned_a man_n suppose_v this_o sickness_n be_v before_o that_o yet_o the_o series_n of_o the_o history_n import_v the_o contrary_a and_o that_o phrase_n may_v be_v make_v as_o god_n promise_n against_o some_o far_a attempt_n of_o the_o assyrian_n for_o recover_v their_o lose_a reputation_n and_o to_o be_v revenge_v of_o the_o jew_n remark_n the_o second_o the_o cause_n why_o god_n send_v this_o sickness_n now_o upon_o he_o be_v as_o menochius_fw-la say_v lest_o either_o that_o he_o shall_v grow_v proud_a of_o his_o great_a victory_n or_o because_o he_o be_v not_o so_o grateful_a to_o his_o gracious_a god_n for_o it_o as_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v and_o this_o latter_a be_v the_o more_o probable_a because_o it_o be_v say_v he_o render_v not_o again_o according_a to_o the_o benefit_n 2_o chron._n 32.25_o in_o conjunction_n with_o ver_fw-la 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o but_o undoubted_o god_n visited_n he_o here_o for_o his_o good_a to_o preserve_v his_o spirit_n as_o fruit_n be_v sweet_a for_o god_n service_n job_n 10.12_o for_o this_o sickness_n be_v send_v of_o god_n 1._o to_o exercise_v his_o patience_n etc._n etc._n 2._o to_o discover_v his_o disposition_n godward_o 3._o to_o quicken_v he_o up_o to_o prayer_n and_o humiliation_n and_o 4._o to_o strengthen_v his_o faith_n by_o more_o miracle_n as_o the_o sequel_n show_v remark_n the_o three_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o disease_n he_o be_v sick_a of_o the_o plague_n as_o be_v probable_o gather_v from_o ver_fw-la 7._o where_o a_o bile_n be_v mention_v suppose_a to_o be_v a_o carbuncle_n or_o plaguesore_a hereupon_o a_o cataplasm_n or_o plaster_n a_o salve_n suitable_a for_o such_o a_o sore_a be_v prepare_v for_o he_o and_o some_o say_v he_o have_v the_o token_n likewise_o a_o plaster_n of_o fig_n have_v a_o mollify_a 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need_n of_o special_a comfort_n etc._n etc._n hypocrates_n call_v the_o plague_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o divine_a disease_n because_o send_v more_o immediate_o from_o god_n and_o he_o preserve_v from_o it_o who_o he_o please_v as_o he_o promise_v there_o conditional_o ver_fw-la 7._o if_o he_o see_v it_o good_a reverend_a beza_n have_v his_o family_n visit_v with_o it_o four_o time_n and_o be_v much_o comfort_v with_o this_o sweet_a psalm_n which_o therefore_o he_o hug_v as_o most_o dear_a to_o he_o all_o his_o day_n as_o he_o say_v upon_o it_o remark_n the_o four_o the_o mean_n of_o hezekiah_n cure_n be_v twofold_a 1._o the_o internal_a namely_o his_o prayer_n and_o his_o tear_n ver_fw-la 2_o 3._o and_o 2._o external_n his_o apply_v the_o cataplasm_n of_o fig_n upon_o the_o carbuncle_n or_o bile_n ver_fw-la 7._o mark_v 1_o the_o grievousness_n of_o his_o disease_n be_v aggravate_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o prophet_n threaten_v he_o with_o death_n 2_o chron._n 32.24_o isa_n 38.1_o set_v thy_o house_n in_o order_n for_o thou_o shall_v die_v n._n b._n it_o be_v the_o double_a work_n of_o a_o die_a man_n to_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n and_o to_o set_v his_o heart_n in_o order_n none_o ought_v to_o account_v it_o ominous_a or_o be_v afraid_a to_o make_v their_o will_n see_v it_o be_v god_n himself_o that_o counsel_v hezekiah_n by_o his_o prophet_n to_o do_v so_o here_o n._n b._n nor_o do_v god_n prophet_n lie_v in_o tell_v he_o he_o shall_v die_v when_o he_o do_v not_o for_o he_o speak_v only_o of_o second_o cause_n in_o order_n to_o their_o effect_n in_o the_o common_a course_n of_o nature_n in_o which_o sense_n his_o disease_n be_v deadly_a when_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v thing_n ut_fw-la futura_fw-la in_o seipsis_fw-la than_o they_o always_o fall_v out_o but_o when_o they_o foretell_v they_o only_o as_o in_o their_o cause_n than_o may_v they_o fall_v out_o or_o not_o as_o 1_o kin._n 21.29_o jon._n 4.3_o mark_v 2._o however_o this_o divine_a message_n rouse_v up_o hezekiah_n to_o his_o prayer_n and_o tear_n death_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o formidable_a of_o formidable_n say_v the_o philosopher_n it_o be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o terror_n job_n 18.14_o and_o be_v most_o find_v a_o terror_n to_o king_n yet_o do_v not_o this_o godly_a king_n turn_v his_o face_n to_o the_o wall_n etc._n etc._n so_o much_o out_o of_o any_o fear_n of_o death_n though_o nature_n will_v show_v some_o reluctancy_n in_o the_o most_o religious_a nor_o at_o all_o because_o he_o be_v uncertain_a whither_o he_o shall_v go_v when_o he_o die_v n._n b._n as_o be_v the_o despair_v speech_n of_o that_o profane_a emperor_n adrian_n nescio_fw-la quo_fw-la vadis_fw-la animula_fw-la vagula_fw-la blandula_fw-la i_o know_v not_o o_o my_o merry_a soul_n whither_o thou_o be_v now_o go_v after_o all_o our_o merriment_n upon_o earth_n and_o now_o thou_o and_o i_o must_v part_v by_o death_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v none_o of_o hezekiah_n case_n but_o this_o message_n of_o death_n be_v thus_o harsh_a and_o heavy_a to_o he_o because_o have_v he_o then_o die_v he_o have_v die_v without_o issue_n as_o appear_v in_o that_o manasseh_n be_v but_o twelve_o year_n old_a at_o his_o father_n death_n 2_o kin._n 21.1_o and_o he_o may_v well_o think_v shall_v he_o not_o have_v a_o son_n to_o succeed_v he_o on_o the_o throne_n both_o god_n promise_n of_o continue_v a_o lamp_n to_o david_n house_n will_v fail_v and_o god_n church_n will_v be_v divide_v about_o a_o successor_n and_o so_o fall_v into_o their_o old_a idolatry_n mark_v 3_o he_o plead_v with_o god_n in_o prayer_n ver_fw-la 3._o his_o walk_v with_o god_n not_o by_o sit_v or_o for_o a_o few_o turn_n but_o in_o sincerity_n both_o for_o matter_n manner_n and_o motive_n and_o in_o constancy_n also_o
and_o truth_n mark_v 3_o some_o rabbin_n over_o rash_o reprove_v hezekiah_n for_o speak_v here_o ver_fw-la 19_o 2_o king_n 20._o as_o one_o careless_a and_o unconcern_v both_o for_o his_o church_n and_o for_o his_o own_o child_n after_o his_o day_n but_o wolphius_n who_o succeed_v peter_n martyr_n in_o carry_v on_o his_o commentary_n answer_v excellent_o that_o as_o such_o a_o careless_a frame_n can_v not_o consist_v with_o the_o common_a affection_n of_o nature_n in_o all_o man_n so_o much_o less_o with_o that_o singular_a piety_n and_o charity_n so_o eminent_o manifest_a in_o so_o good_a a_o king_n who_o have_v be_v so_o solicitous_a for_o the_o good_a both_o of_o god_n church_n and_o of_o his_o own_o child_n and_o subject_n all_o his_o life_n he_o only_o bless_v god_n that_o this_o suffer_v do_v not_o immediate_o follow_v his_o sin_v which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o divine_a displeasure_n but_o that_o it_o be_v suspend_v for_o a_o long_a time_n the_o last_o part_n be_v his_o death_n and_o successor_n ver_fw-la 21._o and_o 2_o chron._n 32.33_o have_v a_o most_o honourable_a burial_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o chief_a sepulchre_n because_o say_v osiander_n he_o be_v the_o chief_a in_o piety_n of_o david_n house_n for_o which_o he_o be_v high_o honour_v both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n but_o this_o pious_a father_n be_v succeed_v by_o a_o impious_a son_n to_o wit_n manasseh_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n chap._n xxi_o and_o 2_o chron._n chap._n xxxiii_o in_o both_o these_o chapter_n of_o king_n and_o chronicle_n the_o history_n of_o two_o king_n be_v set_v forth_o first_o of_o manasseh_n and_o second_o of_o amon_n in_o 2_o king_n 21._o we_o have_v a_o account_n only_o of_o manasseh_n unparalleled_a impiety_n but_o in_o 2_o chron._n 33._o be_v a_o narrative_a of_o his_o repentance_n also_o remarks_n first_o upon_o manasseh_n the_o first_o part_n of_o both_o chapter_n as_o first_o he_o be_v describe_v when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o how_o long_o ver_fw-la 1._o he_o be_v but_o twelve_o year_n old_a at_o his_o father_n death_n so_o be_v bear_v three_o year_n after_o his_o father_n recovery_n chap._n 20.6_o and_o about_o twenty_o four_o year_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o israel_n kingdom_n chap._n 18.2_o 10._o and_o be_v the_o thirteen_o king_n of_o judah_n from_o the_o division_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o he_o reign_v fifty_o five_o year_n which_o be_v the_o long_a reign_n of_o any_o of_o the_o judge_n or_o king_n of_o either_o judah_n or_o israel_n as_o his_o great_a grandfather_n vzziah_n indeed_o reign_v fifty_o two_o year_n but_o in_o many_o of_o those_o year_n he_o live_v as_o a_o leper_n shut_v up_o in_o a_o apartment_n 2_o chron._n 26.3_o 21._o so_o of_o those_o fifty_o five_o year_n manasseh_n spend_v many_o of_o they_o in_o his_o most_o sinful_a youth_n other_o in_o great_a misery_n and_o captivity_n for_o within_o that_o space_n say_v junius_n be_v comprehend_v his_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n 2_o chron._n 33.11_o and_o other_o year_n in_o a_o time_n of_o repentance_n all_o these_o year_n be_v subtract_v from_o the_o five_o and_o fifty_o there_o will_v not_o remain_v so_o many_o for_o manasseh_n wickedness_n as_o some_o imagine_v yet_o be_v they_o so_o many_o as_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o a_o wicked_a man_n with_o a_o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n may_v live_v long_o but_o it_o be_v no_o evidence_n of_o god_n favour_n remark_n the_o second_o it_o be_v say_v he_o do_v wicked_o ver_fw-la 2._o describe_v in_o general_n 1._o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 2._o contrary_n to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n 3._o but_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o gentile_n yea_o and_z 4._o point-blank_a opposite_a to_o his_o pieus_n father_n and_o to_o his_o mother_n likewise_o who_o be_v name_v hephzibah_n the_o very_a title_n whereby_o god_n testify_v his_o delight_n in_o his_o church_n as_o the_o name_n signify_v isa_n 62.4_o from_o this_o name_n of_o manasseb_n mother_n some_o do_v gather_v that_o her_o parent_n who_o give_v it_o and_o she_o herself_o be_v all_o pious_a person_n whereby_o the_o impiety_n of_o her_o son_n manasseh_n be_v much_o aggravate_v because_o he_o degenerate_v so_o much_o and_o so_o far_o as_o he_o do_v both_o from_o such_o a_o father_n and_o such_o a_o mother_n as_o he_o have_v the_o rabbin_n tell_v we_o she_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o isaiah_n the_o prophet_n but_o that_o be_v as_o uncertain_a as_o their_o say_n that_o rail_a rabshakeb_n be_v his_o degenerate_a son_n as_o before_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o improbable_a that_o she_o be_v a_o good_a woman_n because_o so_o good_a a_o king_n make_v she_o his_o queen_n remark_n the_o three_o manasseh_n wickedness_n be_v describe_v in_o particular_a 2_o king_n 21.3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 16._o and_o 2_o chron._n 33.3_o 4_o 5_o to_o ver_fw-la 10_o the_o wickedness_n he_o wrought_v be_v reducible_a to_o these_o three_o head_n 1._o idolatry_n ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5._o 2._o sorcery_n ver_fw-la 6._o and_o 3._o cruelty_n to_o his_o own_o and_o other_o ver_fw-la 6_o 16._o in_o a_o word_n this_o none_o such_o sinner_n manasseh_n be_v a_o monster_n in_o sin_n of_o the_o first_o magnitude_n for_o 1._o he_o be_v a_o defier_n of_o god_n 2._o he_o be_v a_o murderer_n of_o men._n and_o 3._o he_o be_v a_o worshipper_n of_o devil_n n.b._n never_o do_v the_o curse_a leprosy_n of_o sin_n spread_v far_o in_o any_o mortal_a man_n that_o yet_o be_v a_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n remark_n the_o four_o be_v manasseh_n repentance_n this_o be_v whole_o omit_v in_o his_o history_n record_v 2_o king_n 21._o but_o large_o insist_v upon_o 2_o chron._n 33._o from_o ver_fw-la 11_o to_z 14_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o vulgar_a saying_n they_o run_v far_o that_o never_o return_v and_o ambrose_n say_v to_o monica_n the_o mother_n of_o angustin_n while_o her_o son_n be_v a_o wretched_a manichee_n that_o a_o child_n of_o so_o many_o fervent_a prayer_n can_v not_o final_o miscarry_v so_o manasseh_n be_v a_o son_n of_o pious_a and_o pray_a parent_n and_o one_o choose_v of_o god_n to_o be_v one_o of_o our_o saviour_n progenitor_n matth._n 1.10_o therefore_o though_o he_o run_v far_o and_o wide_o in_o the_o way_n of_o wickedness_n yet_o must_v he_o not_o total_o and_o final_o fall_v manasseh_n hebr._fw-la signify_v for_o getful_a who_o according_a to_o the_o signification_n of_o his_o name_n forget_v all_o the_o godly_a instruction_n of_o his_o pious_a parent_n to_o he_o and_o all_o their_o fervent_a prayer_n they_o put_v up_o to_o god_n for_o he_o and_o more_o particular_o be_v forget_v what_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n which_o he_o worship_v 2_o king_n 21.3_o 5._o and_o 2_o chron._n 33.3_o 5._o have_v do_v when_o the_o sun_n and_o all_o that_o host_n go_v ten_o degree_n backward_o for_o his_o father_n sake_n likewise_o be_v forget_v all_o the_o pious_a pattern_n of_o reformation_n in_o hezekiah_n but_o build_v again_o all_o the_o deformation_n which_o his_o father_n have_v demolish_v moreover_o manasseh_n that_o tiger_n lay_v hold_v with_o his_o tooth_n on_o all_o the_o excellent_a spirit_n of_o his_o time_n and_o worry_v they_o until_o he_o have_v fill_v jerusalem_n with_o innocent_a blood_n from_o one_o end_n to_o another_o beside_o all_o the_o other_o prodigte_n of_o sin_n aforemention_v hardly_o to_o be_v match_v in_o any_o mortal_a man_n unless_o in_o that_o bloody_a monster_n nero_n who_o be_v a_o incarnate_a devil_n little_a do_v good_a hezekiah_n when_o he_o be_v so_o loath_a to_o die_v because_o he_o have_v no_o son_n to_o succeed_v he_o imagine_v what_o manner_n of_o son_n he_o shall_v leave_v behind_o he_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o monstrous_a sinner_n manasseh_n must_v be_v a_o convert_n n.b._n 1_o the_o rabbin_n relate_v that_o isaiah_n come_v on_o a_o time_n to_o visit_v hezekiah_n tell_v he_o by_o his_o prophetic_a spirit_n that_o his_o son_n manasseh_n there_o present_a will_v prove_v a_o great_a persecutor_n of_o god_n prophet_n and_o of_o himself_o in_o particular_a whereupon_o hezekiah_n attempt_v to_o slay_v manasseh_n but_o that_o the_o prophet_n hinder_v he_o n.b._n 2._o josephus_n say_v this_o manasseh_n murder_v some_o or_o other_o of_o god_n prophet_n and_o martyr_v such_o every_o day_n josephus_n lib._n 10_o chap._n 3._o with_o he_o epiphanius_n concur_v add_v that_o isaiah_n be_v saw_v asunder_o by_o his_o order_n and_o as_o some_o say_v with_o a_o wooden_a saw_n the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 11.37_o may_v seem_v to_o relate_v unto_o isaiah_n manner_n of_o martyrdom_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n n.b._n 3_o the_o rabbin_n render_v these_o reason_n why_o manasseh_n martyr_a isaiah_n 1._o because_o he_o say_v that_o he_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n upon_o his_o throne_n etc._n etc._n isa_n 6.1_o but_o more_o especial_o 2._o because_o he_o
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omnipotentis_fw-la filius_fw-la herod_n go_v off_o the_o stage_n in_o a_o stink_n and_o the_o sweet_a saviour_n of_o the_o world_n come_v upon_o it_o who_o most_o illustrious_a life_n follow_v next_o to_o be_v relate_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n time_n here_o end_v the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n laus_fw-la soli_fw-la deo_fw-la finis_fw-la a_o appendix_n contain_v some_o animadversion_n upon_o ezekiel_n temple_n and_o city_n describe_v in_o his_o chapter_n 40.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48_o remark_n the_o first_o the_o time_n when_o ezekiel_n do_v prophecy_n must_v be_v diligent_o mind_v which_o may_v give_v some_o light_n unto_o the_o mystical_a meaning_n thereof_o so_o abstruse_o deliver_v and_o see_v this_o observation_n of_o time_n do_v help_v to_o illustrate_v the_o dark_a expression_n of_o all_o the_o other_o prophet_n also_o i_o judge_v it_o expedient_a to_o insert_v here_o a_o table_n of_o the_o time_n of_o all_o the_o
isaiah_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_z 14_o 13_o 14_o 1_o 40_o 26_o 16_o 1_o 77_o 27_o 4_o 1_o 46_o 32_o 2_o 1_o 120_o 41_o 2_o 1_o 133_o 51_o 1_o 1_o ibid._n 63_o 15_o 16_o 1_o 214_o 65_o 8_o 1_o 107_o jeremiah_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n 6_o 19_o 1_o 40_o 10_o 11_o 1_o 5_o lamentation_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n ezekiel_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n daniel_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n 4_o 30_o 32_o 1_o 134_o hosea_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n joel_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n amos_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n obadiah_n  _fw-fr verse_n vol._n page_n jonah_n micah_n nahum_n habakkuk_n zephaniah_n haggai_n zechariah_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_z 14_o 6_o 1_o 103_o malachy_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n 3_o 17_o 1_o 171_o the_o new-testament_n matthew_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n 5_o 29_o 1_o 15_o 6_o 29_o 1_o 6_o 10_o 39_o 1_o 25_o 16_o 26_o 1_o 20_o 23_o 17_o 1_o 76_o 31_o 35_o 1_o 59_o 14_o 1_o 104_o 24_o 37_o to_o 44_o 1_o ibid._n mark_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n 7_o 34_o 1_o 17_o 10_o 17_o 1_o 178_o luke_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n 2_o 46_o 51_o 1_o 60_o 12_o 51_o 1_o 69_o john_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n 8_o 56_o 1_o 157_o 10_o 7_o 9_o 1_o 113_o 16_o 21_o 1_o 52_o 8_o 9_o 1_o 184_o act_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_z 10_o 14_o 20_o 28_o 1_o 125_o 13_o 34_o 1_o 205_o 14_o 22_o 1_o 143_o romans_z chap._n verse_n vol._n page_z 4_o 13_o 1_o 139_o 8_o 1_o 1_o 176_o 9_o 11_o 12_o 18_o 1_o 75_o 15_o 1_o 175_o 16_o 20_o 1_o 50_o 1_o corinthian_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n 10_o 16_o 1_o 71_o 11_o 19_o 1_o 69_o 2_o corinthian_n galatian_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n 3_o 12_o 1_o 166_o 4_o 24_o 1_o 164_o etc._n etc._n ephesian_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_z 1_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 1_o 75_o  _fw-fr 3_o 1_o ibid._n 2_o 10_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 11_o 1_o 108_o 4_o 3_o 4_o 13_o 1_o 62_o 6_o 4_o 1_o 55_o philippian_n colossian_n 1_o thessalonian_o 2_o thessalonian_o 1_o timothy_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n 2_o 14_o 1_o 43_o 4_o 1_o 4_o 1_o 8_o 2_o timothy_n titus_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_z 3_o 4_o 1_o 214_o philemon_z hebrew_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_z 8_o 10_o 1_o 177_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 1_o 70_o 10_o 15_o 16_o 1_o 191_o 5_o 1_o 98_o 11_o 6_o 1_o 79_o 80_o 9_o to_o 16_o 1_o 137_o etc._n etc._n 12_o 14_o 1_o 69_o james_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_z 1_o 13_o 14_o 1_o 45_o 17_o 1_o 100_o 3_o 6_o 8_o 1_o 18_o 17_o 1_o 159_o 1_o peter_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n 3_o 19_o 1_o 102_o  _fw-fr 20_o 21_o 1_o 112_o 126_o 2_o peter_n 1.2_o and_o 3._o of_o john_n 1_o joh._n ch._n verse_n vol._n page_n 2_o 16_o 1_o 43_o 5_o 19_o 1_o 49_o 3_o 12_o 1_o 55_o judas_n  _fw-fr verse_n vol._n page_z  _fw-fr 6_o 1_o 40_o revelation_n chap._n verse_n vol._n page_n 14_o 4_o 1_o 139_o 18_o 4_o 1_o 133_o 21_o 3_o 1_o 122_o errata_n in_o the_o whole_a first_o volume_n in_o page_n 14._o chapter_n the_o three_o be_v omit_v at_o line_n 32._o page_n 214._o for_o 94._o after_o 91._o read_v 92._o title_n page_n line_n 9_o read_v goel_n for_o god_n next_o to_o page_n 277._o page_n 279._o be_v set_v before_o page_n 278._o a_o alphabetical_a table_n of_o the_o principal_a matter_n contain_v in_o the_o first_o volume_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n wherein_o the_o figure_n 1._o signify_v the_o first_o volume_n and_o the_o letter_n p._n signify_v page_n as_o it_o be_v find_v either_o in_o the_o first_o or_o in_o the_o second_o or_o in_o the_o three_o volume_n or_o in_o the_o supplement_n betwixt_o the_o first_o and_o second_o and_o the_o numerical_a figure_n do_v refer_v to_o those_o page_n etc._n etc._n a._n abel_n his_o birth_n life_n and_o death_n vol._n 1._o page_n 55._o 56_o etc._n etc._n abraham_n the_o friend_n of_o god_n p._n 129._o have_v the_o resemblance_n of_o god_n the_o the_o father_n p._n 130._o and_o of_o god_n the_o son_n p._n ibid._n and_o of_o every_o true_a christian_a p._n 131._o his_o call_n whence_o and_o whither_o p._n 132_o to_o 136._o his_o ten_o tyral_n name_v p._n 143._o acceptance_n with_o god_n how_o obtain_v p._n 80_o 81_o 82._o adam_n wise_a than_o solomon_n p._n 29._o he_o name_v all_o thing_n suitable_a to_o their_o nature_n p._n 30._o how_o make_v after_o god_n image_n and_o place_v in_o paradise_n p._n 31._o all_o creature_n be_v subject_a to_o he_o p._n 32._o god_n give_v eve_n to_o he_o the_o blessing_n of_o marriage_n p._n 33_o 34_o 35._o and_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o sabbath_n p._n 36_o 37_o 38._o nothing_o be_v record_v of_o adam_n conversion_n etc._n etc._n p._n 176._o adultery_n god_n punish_v it_o in_o king_n p._n 163._o angel_n when_o create_v the_o fall_v of_o some_o their_o malice_n and_o mischief_n to_o man_n p._n 41._o ark_n of_o noah_n large_o describe_v p._n 109_o 110_o 111._o how_o it_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 112_o 113_o 114_o 115._o the_o disparity_n p._n 116._o we_o shall_v prepare_v a_o ark_n to_o save_v we_o p._n 117_o 118_o 119._o how_o it_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n p._n 120._o arminian_n refute_v p._n 171._o b._n babel_n the_o building_n and_o builder_n of_o that_o tower_n p._n 134_o 135._o baptism_n of_o believer_n seed_n vindicated_n p._n 198_o 199._o barrenness_n in_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o body_n and_o sometime_o in_o the_o church_n p._n 160._o c._n cain_n the_o curse_a one_o describe_v at_o large_a vol._n 1._o page_n 55_o 56_o etc._n etc._n call_v every_o man_n must_v be_v of_o some_o employ_v p._n 57_o 59_o 60._o in_o some_o it_o be_v necessary_a wherein_o to_o learn_v it_o p._n 61_o 62._o none_o be_v bear_v to_o be_v idle_a p._n 412._o canaan_n be_v abraham_n three_o way_n p._n 138._o ceremony_n quarrel_n about_o they_o be_v ancient_a see_v quarrel_n p._n 121_o 122._o child_n must_v honour_v their_o parent_n p._n 132._o they_o must_v not_o be_v unnatural_a to_o they_o p._n 329._o but_o provide_v for_o they_o in_o their_o old_a age_n p._n 406_o 414._o christ_n see_v ark._n joseph_n his_o fullness_n must_v invite_v we_o to_o come_v to_o he_o as_o the_o fullness_n of_o joseph_n garner_n draw_v the_o patriarch_n to_o egypt_n p._n 406._o christendom_n the_o womb_n of_o it_o describe_v p._n 219_o 221_o 222._o christian_n like_o rebekah_n womb_n have_v struggle_n of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n p._n 223_o etc._n etc._n his_o excellency_n describe_v p._n 360_o 361._o all_o other_o man_n do_v fare_v better_a for_o they_o p._n 363._o church_n see_v ark_n have_v three_o great_a adversary_n bad_a priest_n bad_a prince_n and_o bad_a people_n p._n 395._o how_o she_o be_v seat_v first_o in_o goshen_n p._n 416._o her_o various_a condition_n she_o pass_v through_o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o this_o low_a world_n p._n 464_o to_o 468._o cloud_n what_o that_o cloudy_a pillar_n be_v which_o guide_v israel_n through_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o that_o conduct_n p._n 457_o 458_o 459_o 460_o to_o 463._o covenant_n twofold_a represent_v by_o sarah_n and_o hagar_n p._n 164._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o that_o of_o work_n and_o of_o grace_n p._n 166_o 167_o 168._o we_o may_v know_v under_o which_o covenant_n we_o be_v p._n 174._o one_o sin_n break_v that_o of_o work_n but_o many_o sin_n can_v break_v that_o of_o grace_n p._n 175._o that_o on_o sinai_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 179._o how_o it_o be_v make_v with_o three_o public_a person_n with_o adam_n noah_n and_o abraham_n p._n 180._o and_o so_o with_o moses_n and_o israel_n p._n 181._o that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o three_o covenant_n but_o that_o of_o grace_n p._n 182._o the_o covenant_n betwixt_o the_o father_n and_o son_n ab_fw-la eterno_fw-la what_o p._n 187._o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o witness_n to_o it_o p_o 191._o name_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n hebrew_n greek_a and_o latin_a p._n 194_o 195._o it_o be_v nature_n p._n 196._o it_o be_v free_a firm_a full_a and_o holy_a p._n 203_o to_o 212._o how_o our_o union_n with_o this_o covenant_n be_v know_v p._n 113_o 114._o creation_n the_o creator_n who_o have_v ab_fw-la eterno_fw-la be_v deus_fw-la contractus_fw-la then_o become_v deus_fw-la expansus_fw-la p._n 1._o what_o it_o be_v p._n 2._o of_o the_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o earth_n p._n 3_o 4._o the_o vast_a variety_n of_o create_a being_n in_o the_o heaven_n earth_n and_o sea_n p._n 6_o 7._o of_o man_n creation_n p._n 9_o cross_n attend_v pious_a person_n and_o family_n p._n 311._o d._n death_n be_v threefold_a temporal_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a p._n 97._o it_o be_v uncertainty_n shall_v make_v we_o wise_a p._n 227_o 228._o then_o god_n say_v
the_o gaergasen_n abovesaid_a or_o the_o former_a be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n stand_v upon_o that_o lake_n and_o the_o latter_a be_v the_o name_n of_o that_o country_n upon_o which_o be_v these_o remark_n the_o one_a remark_n be_v christ_n cross_v the_o country_n to_o and_o fro_o pass_v here_o through_o reuben_n lot_n into_o the_o lot_n of_o manasseh_n then_o through_o gad_n lot_n into_o that_o of_o dan_fw-mi mark_v 8.27_o that_o he_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o omit_v his_o visit_n to_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n round_o about_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v christ_n stay_n be_v but_o short_a here_o because_o he_o meet_v with_o four_o entertainment_n for_o no_o soon_o be_v he_o land_v upon_o the_o shore_n but_o present_o the_o pharisees_n and_o sadducee_n come_v forth_o out_o of_o magdala_n and_o assault_v he_o in_o a_o quarrel_a sort_n with_o their_o cavil_v interrogatories_n though_o they_o pretend_v to_o be_v his_o friend_n seek_v only_a satisfaction_n yet_o intend_v to_o obstruct_v his_o do_v any_o good_a in_o that_o place_n mat._n 16.1_o and_o mark_v 8.11_o n._n b._n note_v well_o so_o active_a be_v the_o devil_n instrument_n to_o hinder_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n truth_n never_o want_v adversary_n and_o oft_o have_v a_o scratch_a face_n by_o they_o the_o 3d_o remark_n be_v such_o as_o be_v the_o devil_n child_n however_o opposite_a one_o to_o another_o can_v well_o enough_o agree_v together_o to_o oppose_v christ_n the_o pharisee_n hold_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n the_o sadducee_n deny_v both_o yet_o these_o two_o can_v combine_v against_o christ_n so_o the_o jesuit_n and_o priest_n the_o monk_n and_o the_o friar_n be_v at_o deadly_a difference_n among_o themselves_o yet_o these_o dog_n leave_v fight_v together_o to_o conspire_v against_o the_o poor_a hare_n the_o protestant_n who_o they_o joint_o endeavour_v to_o devour_v the_o four_o remark_n be_v it_o be_v a_o palpable_a evidence_n of_o most_o stupid_a hypocrisy_n as_o well_o as_o of_o tempt_v god_n to_o require_v sign_n that_o god_n never_o promise_v and_o new_a help_n of_o believe_v which_o he_o never_o prescribe_v when_o there_o be_v what_o be_v sufficient_a already_o thus_o rotten-hearted_n pharisees_n etc._n etc._n will_v not_o believe_v the_o messiah_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o most_o convince_a miracle_n no_o they_o must_v have_v a_o new_a miracle_n a_o sign_n from_o heaven_n for_o his_o many_o miracle_n they_o despise_v as_o earthly_a such_o as_o moses_n show_v in_o give_v manna_n from_o heaven_n exod._n 16.13_o 15_o 29._o john_n 6.30_o 32._o and_o as_o samuel_n in_o fetch_v thunder_n and_o rain_n in_o a_o clear_a sky_n 1._o sam._n 12.18_o and_o as_o joshuah_n in_o command_v the_o sun_n to_o stand_v still_o in_o his_o sphere_n etc._n etc._n josh_n 10.12_o 13._o and_o as_o isaiah_n in_o cause_v the_o sun_n to_o run_v retrograde_a ten_o degree_n or_o backward_o five_o hour_n isa_n 38.7_o 8._o and_o last_o as_o elias_n in_o fetch_v fire_n from_o heaven_n twice_o 1._o for_o consume_v his_o own_o sacrifice_n 1_o king_n 18.38_o and_o 2._o for_o consume_v his_o and_o the_o lord_n adversary_n 2_o king_n 1.10_o and_o again_o ver_fw-la 12._o thus_o they_o desire_v he_o will_v show_v they_o by_o all_o mean_v they_o as_o more_o worshipful_a man_n than_o the_o multitude_n and_o therefore_o may_v merit_v more_o extraordinary_a miracle_n such_o sign_n as_o those_o be_v from_o heaven_n than_o they_o pretend_v they_o will_v believe_v in_o he_o whereas_o they_o intend_v a_o snare_n both_o to_o his_o life_n and_o honour_n for_o they_o with_o their_o master_n herod_n luke_n 23.8_o look_v upon_o christ_n as_o a_o common_a conjurer_n who_o will_v show_v to_o their_o worship_n the_o best_a trick_n in_o his_o budget_n and_o if_o he_o will_v show_v they_o such_o a_o sign_n as_o these_o they_o will_v calumniate_v he_o for_o borrow_v his_o craft_n from_o beelzebub_n etc._n etc._n but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o they_o must_v it_o be_v because_o he_o can_v not_o and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o impostor_n and_o so_o deserve_v to_o die_v as_o a_o great_a and_o grand_a cheat._n the_o 5_o remark_n be_v this_o gross_a hypocrisy_n and_o malicious_a stupidity_n christ_n answer_v 1._o with_o a_o profound_a sight_n it_o put_v upon_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mark_v 8.12_o he_o breathe_v ouâ—_n this_o sigh_n from_o the_o very_a bottom_n of_o the_o belly_n as_o if_o his_o heart_n have_v be_v ready_a to_o burst_v if_o it_o have_v not_o this_o vent_n christ_n be_v more_o sensible_a of_o their_o misery_n than_o they_o be_v of_o their_o own_o 2._o and_o this_o sigh_n have_v open_v the_o passage_n come_v forth_o this_o expostulation_n first_o call_v they_o adulterous_a hypocrite_n as_o they_o be_v apostate_n from_o the_o faith_n and_o piety_n of_o abraham_n as_o mat._n 12.39_o so_o here_o mat._n 16.4_o a_o bastardly_a brood_n so_o tenacious_a of_o their_o own_o tradition_n as_o render_v they_o incredulous_a of_o christ_n doctrine_n and_o miracle_n second_o he_o tell_v they_o their_o skill_n in_o natural_a thing_n as_o be_v weather-wise_a which_o be_v not_o their_o profession_n and_o their_o ignorance_n in_o spiritual_n which_o be_v their_o employ_v as_o student_n in_o the_o scripture_n do_v detect_v their_o hypocrisy_n see_v they_o have_v the_o mean_n of_o grace_n in_o christ_n doctrine_n and_o miracle_n sufficient_a sign_n of_o the_o time_n of_o grace_n as_o those_o of_o the_o sky_n be_v of_o fair_a or_o foul_a weather_n yet_o will_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n be_v come_v three_o he_o say_v no_o sign_n but_o that_o of_o ionas_n they_o shall_v have_v grant_v they_o intimate_v that_o christ_n death_n burial_n and_o resurrection_n will_v declare_v he_o to_o be_v the_o messiah_n in_o despite_n of_o their_o malice_n act_v 2.24_o &_o rom._n 1.4_o the_o mystery_n whereof_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o history_n of_o jonah_n rise_n out_o of_o the_o whale_n belly_n after_o his_o three_o day_n lie_v as_o bury_v in_o it_o and_o that_o christ_n victory_n over_o death_n and_o over_o all_o his_o enemy_n shall_v declare_v he_o to_o be_v the_o only_a son_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n they_o have_v sign_n from_o heaven_n at_o christ_n death_n mat._n 27.45_o as_o if_o the_o sun_n have_v be_v ashamed_a to_o behold_v their_o baseness_n to_o he_o so_o hide_v his_o head_n in_o a_o mantle_n of_o black_n so_o the_o cleave_a tongue_n send_v after_o his_o ascension_n act_v 2.2_o 3._o the_o 6_o remark_n be_v god-tempting_a sophister_n must_v not_o be_v too_o long_o associate_v with_o but_o withdraw_v from_o and_o forsake_v christ_n see_v these_o black-moor_n will_v never_o wash_v white_a all_o his_o sweet_a word_n be_v in_o vain_a spend_v and_o spill_v upon_o their_o obstinate_a obdurate_a heart_n therefore_o he_o soon_o leave_v they_o mat._n 16.4_o mark_v 8.13_o and_o enter_v into_o the_o ship_n again_o he_o depart_v to_o the_o other_o side_n not_o so_o much_o as_o go_v into_o the_o town_n of_o magdala_n see_v in_o the_o very_a haven_n among_o the_o ship_n the_o pharisee_n etc._n etc._n have_v thus_o churlish_o accost_v he_o before_o he_o be_v house_v n._n b._n note_v well_o thus_o seeker_n of_o sign_n must_v be_v refer_v to_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n luke_n 16.31_o eph._n 2.20_o etc._n etc._n if_o not_o hear_v these_o be_v go_v as_o christ_n here_o chap._n xxiv_o now_o christ_n meet_v with_o this_o affront_n from_o the_o pharisee_n upon_o his_o very_a arrival_n to_o shore_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o magdala_n immediate_o step_v back_o into_o the_o ship_n and_o cross_n over_o to_o bethsaida_n in_o who_o desert_n he_o have_v feed_v 5000_o with_o five_o loaf_n as_o above_o and_o therefore_o it_o may_v well_o be_v wonder_v at_o why_o his_o disciple_n make_v such_o a_o strange_a misconstruction_n upon_o their_o master_n word_n beware_v of_o the_o leaven_n of_o the_o pharisee_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o they_o think_v he_o blame_v their_o neglect_n of_o bring_v bread_n mat._n 16.5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n to_o 13._o and_o mark_v 8.14_o to_o 22._o which_o omission_n may_v be_v occasion_v either_o by_o their_o quick_a return_n not_o go_v up_o into_o the_o town_n or_o from_o their_o fervescency_n in_o follow_v christ_n the_o bread_n of_o life_n however_o the_o place_n they_o now_o arrive_v at_o may_v have_v correct_v their_o mistake_n have_v they_o call_v to_o mind_v their_o former_a experience_n they_o will_v not_o have_v understand_v literal_o what_o christ_n deliver_v mystical_o to_o wit_n the_o leaven_n of_o pharisee_n justification_n by_o work_n and_o sadducee_n against_o resurrection_n etc._n etc._n both_o which_o they_o better_o understand_v when_o christ_n have_v well_o chide_v they_o out_o of_o their_o mistake_n all_o
to_o overturn_v it_o but_o will_v govern_v it_o so_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o servant_n that_o in_o despite_n of_o satan_n he_o will_v ratify_v in_o heaven_n their_o service_n on_o earth_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v then_o charge_v he_o his_o disciple_n to_o keep_v this_o mystery_n of_o his_o incarnation_n which_o they_o have_v now_o profess_v to_o themselves_o till_o a_o due_a time_n order_v by_o himself_o for_o have_v his_o enemy_n know_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o promise_a messiah_n or_o christ_n they_o will_v not_o have_v crucify_v the_o lord_n of_o glory_n 1_o cor._n 2.8_o the_o disciple_n may_v preach_v that_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o david_n be_v come_v to_o save_v the_o world_n for_o therefore_o be_v they_o send_v forth_o by_o two_o and_o two_o mat._n 10_o etc._n etc._n but_o they_o must_v not_o particular_o point_v he_o out_o as_o the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n which_o when_o pilate_n himself_o hear_v he_o be_v afraid_a and_o seek_v to_o deliver_v he_o john_n 19.6_o 7._o nor_o indeed_o be_v the_o disciple_n full_o qualify_v to_o publish_v his_o divine_a nature_n till_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v give_v they_o after_o his_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n etc._n etc._n as_o mat._n 17.9_o say_v where_o christ_n lay_v the_o like_a restraint_n upon_o the_o disciple_n touch_v their_o divulge_v his_o transfiguration_n till_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a the_o 5_o remark_n be_v then_o christ_n communicate_v to_o they_o the_o mystery_n of_o redemption_n in_o preach_v that_o predict_a sermon_n of_o his_o own_o approach_a death_n mat._n 16.21_o mark_v 8.31_o and_o luke_n 9.22_o christ_n repeat_v this_o very_a sermon_n four_o time_n to_o his_o disciple_n after_o they_o understand_v the_o mystery_n of_o incarnation_n in_o his_o person_n and_o office_n the_o first_o be_v here_o nigh_o caesarea_n philippi_n the_o second_o be_v when_o he_o return_v into_o galilee_n mat._n 17._o v._n 22_o 23._o the_o three_o time_n be_v in_o his_o way_n to_o jerusalem_n nigh_o jericho_n mat._n 20.18_o 19_o the_o last_o be_v when_o his_o last_o passover_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o the_o end_n of_o his_o ministry_n and_o life_n mat._n 26.1_o 2._o all_o this_o he_o speak_v to_o prevent_v their_o stumble_n at_o his_o suffering_n tell_v they_o 1._o that_o it_o must_v be_v voluntas_fw-la dei_fw-la be_v necessitas_fw-la rei_fw-la it_o be_v suppose_v that_o god_n have_v decree_v this_o way_n and_o no_o other_o to_o glorify_v himself_o in_o man_n salvation_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o dear_a son_n hence_o those_o say_n it_o must_v be_v so_o that_o the_o scripture_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v mat._n 26.54_o luke_n 24.44.46_o etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o his_o sad_a suffering_n shall_v have_v a_o glad_a catastrophe_n for_o he_o shall_v rise_v again_o the_o three_o day_n wherein_o he_o qualify_v the_o scandal_n of_o the_o cross_n with_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o resurrection_n they_o shall_v lose_v he_o but_o for_o two_o day_n the_o three_o shall_v revive_v both_o he_o and_o they_o as_o hos_n 6.2_o hereby_o christ_n make_v know_v his_o own_o omnisciency_n and_o call_v they_o off_o from_o expect_v a_o temporal_a kingdom_n by_o he_o teach_v we_o also_o to_o look_v beyond_o the_o cross_n at_o the_o crown_n and_o victory_n over_o all_o evil_n the_o 6_o remark_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n peter_n fall_v from_o the_o holiness_n of_o faith_n into_o the_o sauciness_n of_o presumption_n for_o after_o he_o have_v make_v such_o a_o notable_a profession_n of_o his_o faith_n as_o christ_n thereupon_o promise_v he_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o he_o only_o of_o all_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o sense_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o man_n who_o must_v first_o unlock_v the_o door_n of_o faith_n in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n the_o first_o to_o the_o gentile_n which_o be_v accomplish_v in_o ast_n 10._o where_o as_o jonah_n at_o joppa_n so_o bar-jonah_a there_o be_v both_o send_v to_o the_o gentile_n etc._n etc._n though_o his_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v be_v give_v in_o common_a with_o he_o to_o all_o the_o disciple_n mat._n 18.18_o etc._n etc._n yet_o when_o this_o man_n hear_v of_o christ_n die_v who_o he_o expect_v to_o see_v short_o reign_v his_o carnal_a wisdom_n prompt_v he_o rash_o to_o prohibit_v his_o lord_n journey_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o prevent_v all_o those_o mischief_n he_o have_v mention_v whereupon_o he_o take_v hold_v of_o christ_n garment_n behind_o as_o he_o be_v go_v before_o pull_v he_o back_o and_o forbid_v he_o to_o go_v on_o to_o expose_v himself_o unto_o such_o danger_n or_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v peter_n take_v his_o master_n by_o the_o hand_n and_o lead_v he_o aside_o as_o we_o do_v those_o we_o be_v most_o intimate_a with_o in_o great_a courtesy_n and_o secrecy_n to_o remind_v he_o of_o his_o forget_v himself_n in_o no_o more_o consult_v his_o own_o safety_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o servant_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n notewell_n thus_o honest_a peter_n out_o of_o a_o good_a intention_n doubtless_o endeavour_n to_o hinder_v both_o the_o world_n be_v and_o his_o own_o redemption_n and_o the_o unchangeable_a decree_n of_o god_n which_o show_v we_o 1._o that_o good_a intention_n not_o consonant_n with_o god_n word_n may_v be_v hurtful_a 2._o that_o carnal_a reason_n can_v hear_v of_o the_o cross_n 3._o when_o the_o best_a saint_n consult_v with_o reason_n about_o suffering_n they_o will_v be_v offend_v as_o good_a peter_n be_v who_o gross_a mistake_n do_v here_o exceed_o darken_v that_o eminent_a honour_n late_o put_v upon_o he_o the_o seven_o remark_n be_v christ_n sharp_o reprove_v this_o his_o saucy_a rebuker_n say_v get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n etc._n etc._n almost_o the_o same_o word_n to_o the_o devil_n himself_o mat._n 4.10_o who_o can_v creep_v into_o the_o godly_a as_o well_o as_o the_o wicked_a to_o serve_v his_o own_o turn_n here_o this_o good_a man_n act_v the_o devil_n part_n more_o than_o a_o disciple_n who_o place_n be_v to_o keep_v behind_o as_o a_o learner_n not_o to_o go_v before_o as_o a_o teacher_n thou_o be_v a_o offence_n to_o i_o etc._n etc._n christ_n easy_o descry_v a_o devil_n in_o he_o who_o can_v use_v sin_n in_o friend_n or_o foe_n to_o his_o own_o end_n this_o be_v record_v as_o peter_n most_o grievous_a sin_n in_o hinder_v the_o work_n of_o redemption_n as_o likewise_o that_o of_o his_o fight_n with_o his_o sword_n in_o the_o garden_n against_o the_o christ-killer_n beside_o his_o deny_v his_o lord_n with_o swear_v and_o curse_v etc._n etc._n foresee_v how_o the_o roman_a church_n will_v after_o canonize_v peter_n as_o a_o god_n and_o make_v he_o collateral_a to_o christ_n though_o his_o fault_n be_v more_o than_o the_o other_o apostle_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o that_o in_o john_n 13.8_o thou_o shall_v never_o wash_v my_o foot_n paul_n withstand_v he_o etc._n etc._n gal._n 2.11_o 14_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xxv_o of_o christ_n tranfiguration_n next_o follow_v the_o transfiguration_n of_o christ_n the_o history_n whereof_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n 1._o the_o substantial_a 2._o the_o circumstantial_a the_o circumstance_n be_v principal_o three_o 1._o it_o be_v antecedent_n 2._o it_o be_v concomitant_n and_o 3._o its_o consequent_n record_v in_o mat._n 17.1_o to_o 24._o mark_v 9.2_o to_o 30._o luke_n 9.28_o to_o 46._o first_o the_o antecedent_n do_v express_v three_o thing_n 1._o the_o time_n 2._o the_o place_n 3._o the_o person_n that_o be_v spectator_n and_o witness_n thereof_o the_o one_a remark_n be_v the_o time_n when_o it_o be_v after_o six_o day_n say_v matthew_n and_o mark_n or_o about_o eight_o day_n after_o say_v luke_n which_o be_v but_o the_o same_o in_o sense_n the_o six_o day_n be_v speak_v exclusive_o for_o those_o day_n only_o that_o go_v between_o not_o include_v the_o two_o utmost_a day_n as_o luke_n do_v so_o they_o all_o come_v to_o one_o reckon_v for_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n transfiguration_n be_v the_o eight_o day_n from_o that_o day_n reckon_v the_o first_o whereon_o christ_n say_v there_o be_v some_o stand_n here_o that_o shall_v not_o taste_v of_o death_n till_o they_o see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o that_o which_o be_v record_v of_o his_o three_o disciple_n who_o have_v the_o happiness_n here_o to_o see_v tantamont_n christ_n in_o his_o kingdom_n to_o have_v a_o glimpse_n of_o his_o heavenly_a glory_n and_o a_o glance_n of_o that_o majesty_n he_o shall_v come_v in_o when_o he_o come_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n this_o remote_o but_o more_o near_o his_o come_n in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n when_o he_o begin_v his_o gospel-kingdom_n by_o bestow_v extraordinary_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o the_o conversion_n
himself_o alone_o but_o he_o will_v have_v his_o child_n fatherless_a one_o hos_n 14.3_o to_o feed_v with_o he_o job_n 31.17_o and_o as_o here_o the_o father_n feast_v his_o penitent_a son_n upon_o the_o fat_a calf_n the_o ancient_n have_v a_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sine_fw-la patre_fw-la that_o those_o feast_n be_v headless_a where_o the_o father_n of_o the_o feast_n be_v not_o present_a to_o head_n they_o and_o we_o be_v tell_v while_o the_o king_n to_o wit_n of_o saint_n rev._n 15.3_o sit_v at_o our_o table_n our_o spiknard_n send_v forth_o the_o smell_n thereof_o grant_n 1.12_o that_o be_v our_o grace_n be_v then_o actuate_v etc._n etc._n when_o our_o heavenly_a father_n be_v present_a with_o we_o at_o a_o ordinance_n bless_v we_o with_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n and_o bid_v we_o come_v and_o welcome_o etc._n etc._n then_o do_v we_o eat_v and_o be_v merry_a as_o the_o phrase_n be_v here_o luke_n 15.23_o especial_o when_o our_o lord_n himself_o say_v i_o have_v eat_v my_o honeycomb_n with_o my_o honey_n i_o have_v drink_v my_o wine_n with_o my_o milk_n cant._n 5.1_o they_o be_v all_o his_o and_o of_o his_o provide_v cant._n 4.16_o and_o bless_a be_v that_o spouse_n or_o church_n where_o such_o provision_n be_v find_v it_o be_v say_v the_o people_n will_v not_o eat_v until_o the_o prophet_n come_v to_o bless_v the_o sacrifice_n 1_o sam._n 9.13_o sure_o i_o be_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o eat_v the_o lord_n supper_n or_o ordinary_a food_n until_o our_o lord_n come_v to_o bless_v it_o to_o we_o it_o be_v say_v likewise_o by_o samuel_n to_o jesse_n we_o will_v not_o sit_v down_o until_o david_n come_v hither_o 1_o sam._n 16.11_o sure_o i_o be_o also_o we_o shall_v not_o sit_v down_o at_o any_o religious_a service_n without_o the_o presence_n of_o christ_n who_o father_n and_o figure_n literal_a david_n be_v oh_o pray_v for_o that_o precious_a privilege_n that_o we_o may_v lean_v upon_o our_o lord_n breast_n and_o bosom_n especial_o at_o the_o supper-ordinance_n as_o that_o belove_a disciple_n john_n do_v at_o christ_n last_o supper_n john_n 13.23_o 25._o and_o 21_o 20._o the_o last_o part_n of_o this_o parable_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o father_n feast_v his_o new-found_a son_n which_o be_v the_o envy_n of_o the_o elder_a son_n from_o ver_fw-la 25._o to_o the_o end_n enquiry_n who_o be_v this_o envious_a one_o answer_v 1_o the_o jew_n who_o envy_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n give_v to_o the_o gentile_n act_n 13.45_o and_o 14.2_o and_o 17.5_o etc._n etc._n 2._o hypocrite_n as_o the_o pharisee_n who_o oft_o murmur_v at_o christ_n receive_v the_o publican_n and_o who_o hold_v god_n to_o be_v in_o their_o debt_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o lack_n i_o yet_o mat._n 19.20_o and_o as_o this_o elder_a son_n say_v i_o never_o transgress_v thy_o command_n luke_n 15.29_o yea_o 3._o in_o this_o sense_n believer_n as_o they_o have_v a_o remnant_n of_o pride_n and_o envy_n in_o their_o unrenewed_a part_n as_o pride_n may_v prompt_v they_o to_o have_v over_o high_a thought_n of_o themselves_o in_o deserve_a god_n favour_n as_o well_o as_o other_o contrary_a to_o rom._n 12.3.10_o 16._o gal._n 6.3_o 4_o and_o phil._n 2.3_o so_o envy_n may_v incline_v they_o to_o repine_v that_o other_o receive_v some_o divine_a dispensation_n of_o gift_n and_o grace_n which_o they_o want_v whereas_o we_o ought_v to_o esteem_v other_o better_a than_o ourselves_o and_o to_o say_v with_o jacob_n we_o be_v less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o god_n mercy_n gen._n 32.10_o n._n b._n note_v well_o 1._o the_o spirit_n that_o dwell_v in_o we_o lu_v to_o envy_n jam_fw-la 4.5_o as_o here_o ver_fw-la 30._o this_o thy_o son_n not_o this_o my_o brother_n he_o will_v not_o once_o own_v he_o because_o poor_a etc._n etc._n and_o he_o reflect_v upon_o his_o father_n for_o his_o be_v too_o hasty_a in_o give_v good_n to_o he_o before_o his_o own_o death_n so_o have_v weaken_v his_o own_o estate_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n note_v well_o 2._o the_o candour_n of_o god_n towards_o we_o when_o froward_a not_o deal_v froward_o with_o we_o as_o ps_n 18.26_o but_o reason_n the_o case_n to_o convince_v we_o as_o here_o ver_fw-la 31_o 32._o all_o mine_n be_v thou_o as_o to_o use_n now_o and_o after_o my_o death_n etc._n etc._n the_o father_n grant_v he_o have_v not_o offend_v he_o this_o say_v grotine_n be_v speak_v of_o the_o jew_n not_o what_o they_o be_v but_o what_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v etc._n etc._n this_v my_o son_n be_v deadâ—_n etc._n etc._n for_o 24.32_o n._n b._n note_v well_o 3._o the_o father_n argue_v be_v thy_o eye_n evil_a etc._n etc._n matth._n 20.12_o may_v not_o i_o do_v what_o i_o will_v with_o my_o own_o matth._n 20.15_o show_v that_o a_o sinful_a soul_n be_v a_o dead_a soul_n matth._n 8.22_o eph._n 2.1_o and_o 5.14_o 1_o tim._n 5_o 6._o and_o that_o true_a regeneration_n be_v a_o new_a resurrection_n yea_o and_o that_o no_o right_n rejoice_v can_v be_v but_o 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poor_a quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o pharisee_n principle_n and_o practice_n and_o for_o his_o give_a riches_n their_o idol_n and_o god_n job_n 31.24_o the_o next_o odious_a name_n to_o the_o devil_n himself_o the_o mammon_n of_o iniquity_n ver_fw-la 11.13_o which_o drusius_n derive_v from_o aman_n hebr._n signify_v trust_n because_o most_o rich_a man_n do_v trust_v in_o their_o worldly_a wealth_n mark_v 10.24_o think_v themselves_o simple_o both_o the_o better_a and_o the_o safe_a for_o their_o abundance_n and_o never_o pray_v agurs_n prayer_n lord_n give_v i_o neither_o poverty_n nor_o riches_n etc._n etc._n prov._n 30.7_o 8_o 9_o those_o pharisee_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d silver-lover_n and_o devourer_n
our_o duty_n in_o which_o case_n it_o must_v be_v take_v up_o according_a to_o christ_n command_n matth._n 16.24_o and_o when_o we_o have_v no_o call_n to_o it_o as_o christ_n have_v here_o but_o alas_o the_o disciple_n be_v ignorant_a of_o christ_n call_v from_o god_n to_o it_o of_o the_o divine_a decree_n and_o determine_a counsel_n and_o of_o the_o mystery_n of_o redemption_n to_o be_v now_o accomplish_v by_o their_o master_n therefore_o they_o from_o a_o blind_a and_o ill_o advise_v love_n dissuade_v he_o from_o this_o dangerous_a attempt_n as_o peter_n have_v do_v before_o matth._n 16.22_o for_o which_o rash_a dehortation_n christ_n call_v he_o satan_n a_o worse_a name_n than_o ever_o he_o brand_v herod_n with_o or_o the_o worst_a of_o the_o pharisee_n but_o our_o lord_n know_v better_a thing_n he_o now_o have_v his_o call_n to_o bethany_n and_o therefore_o with_o the_o hazard_n of_o his_o own_o life_n he_o will_v venture_v for_o the_o help_n of_o his_o dear_a friend_n lazarus_n 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that_o one_o act_n of_o crucify_a christ_n as_o moses_n turn_v aside_o to_o behold_v that_o great_a wonder_n of_o the_o bush_n burn_v yet_o not_o consume_v exod._n 3.3_o so_o let_v we_o turn_v aside_o here_o to_o see_v this_o great_a sight_n to_o behold_v the_o grand_a sin-offering_a burn_v without_o the_o gate_n yet_o not_o consume_v to_o corruption_n levit._n 9.11_o &_o 16_o 27._o hebr._n 13.12_o psal_n 16.10_o 11._o act_n 13.35_o 36_o 37._o and_o to_o behold_v the_o highpriest_n himself_n of_o our_o profession_n hebr._n 3.1_o as_o the_o great_a sacrifice_n for_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v now_o lay_v upon_o the_o high_a altar_n his_o cross_n and_o there_o be_v roast_v with_o the_o hot_a fire_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o of_o man_n and_o of_o devil_n behold_v the_o son_n of_o god_n bleed_v mock_v torture_v die_v and_o reconcile_a god_n and_o man_n and_o marry_v justice_n and_o mercy_n together_o etc._n etc._n psal_n 85.10_o the_o first_o remark_n be_v behold_v the_o man_n 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satan_n turn_n as_o those_o wicked_a railer_n take_v up_o the_o false_a accusation_n about_o destroy_v the_o temple_n etc._n etc._n for_o which_o christ_n be_v unjust_o condemn_v as_o if_o those_o deposition_n have_v be_v true_a so_o they_o ground_n their_o mock_n upon_o that_o basis_n that_o it_o be_v alike_o easy_a to_o build_v up_o the_o temple_n as_o to_o save_v himself_o mark_v the_o three_o mock_v matter_n be_v if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v down_o from_o the_o cross_n the_o devil_n speak_v these_o word_n through_o those_o blasphemous_a mouth_n that_o the_o price_n of_o man_n redemption_n may_v not_o be_v pay_v have_v christ_n come_v down_o from_o the_o cross_n as_o they_o command_v and_o so_o we_o all_o have_v still_o remain_v satan_n captive_n if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n they_o think_v it_o impossible_a that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n can_v be_v crucify_a thus_o the_o world_n think_v that_o the_o cross_n and_o christianity_n can_v 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than_o that_o of_o the_o cross_n hos_n 13_o 14._o yet_o can_v it_o not_o possible_o hold_v he_o but_o by_o his_o resurrection_n he_o be_v declare_v with_o power_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n yet_o when_o this_o be_v do_v you_o sir_n priest_n will_v not_o believe_v nor_o will_v you_o do_v so_o now_o shall_v he_o come_v down_o etc._n etc._n mark_v the_o sixth_z satanical_a sarcalm_n or_o sacerdotal_a scoff_n be_v he_o trust_v in_o god_n let_v he_o deliver_v he_o if_o he_o will_v have_v he_o this_o wicked_o imptoved_a shaft_n shoot_v here_o at_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v borrow_v out_o of_o holy_a david_n quiver_n psal_n 22.6_o 7_o 8._o what_o be_v there_o do_v to_o david_n the_o type_n be_v much_o more_o do_v to_o christ_n the_o antitype_n of_o who_o david_n be_v both_o father_n and_o figure_n the_o title_n of_o that_o psalm_n be_v aijleth-shahar_a the_o morning_n stag_n such_o a_o one_o be_v david_n hunt_v upon_o the_o mountain_n by_o the_o devil_n bloodhound_n and_o so_o be_v 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will_v deliver_v he_o let_v he_o deliver_v he_o see_v he_o delight_v in_o he_o all_o which_o be_v prophesy_v and_o more_o full_o accomplish_v in_o this_o mystical_a david_n here_o who_o trust_v in_o or_o roll_v himself_o up_o on_o god_n hebr._n and_o who_o delight_v in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o he_o mat._n 3.17_o &_o 17.5_o and_o not_o only_a will_v have_v deliver_v he_o above_o all_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n call_v upon_o i_o in_o time_n of_o trouble_n and_o i_o will_v deliver_v thou_o psal_n 50.15_o if_o god_n will_v do_v this_o for_o his_o servant_n in_o general_n how_o much_o more_o for_o his_o own_o only_a best_o belove_v on_o in_o special_a have_v it_o now_o be_v consentaneous_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o wisdom_n n._n b._n note_v well_o but_o do_v also_o indeed_o deliver_v he_o when_o he_o have_v pay_v the_o decree_v ransom_n at_o his_o resurrection_n which_o be_v a_o great_a deliverance_n than_o that_o from_o the_o cross_n can_v have_v be_v notwithstanding_o all_o that_o you_o sir_n priest_n do_v to_o secure_v he_o etc._n etc._n mark_v the_o seven_o sacerdotal_a scoff_n be_v for_o he_o say_v i_o be_o the_o son_n of_o god_n this_o gall_v those_o wicked_a one_o most_o of_o all_o for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o godhead_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o very_a rock_n and_o foundation_n whereupon_o all_o believer_n be_v build_v therefore_o the_o devil_n and_o reprobate_a one_o do_v rage_n against_o it_o those_o wicked_a wretch_n do_v offer_v to_o believe_v this_o great_a truth_n indeed_o but_o it_o be_v upon_o condition_n they_o may_v have_v such_o proof_n as_o themselves_o prescribe_v to_o wit_n of_o come_n down_o from_o the_o cross_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n note_v well_o but_o such_o as_o will_v not_o believe_v upon_o such_o ground_n of_o faith_n as_o god_n have_v give_v shall_v not_o have_v such_o ground_n as_o they_o require_v all_o his_o matchless_a miracle_n such_o as_o never_o any_o man_n do_v john_n 9.32_o be_v now_o nothing_o to_o they_o if_o the_o will_v not_o gratify_v their_o present_a demand_n and_o except_o he_o will_v save_v himself_o at_o their_o direction_n they_o will_v look_v upon_o his_o save_v other_o to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o a_o cheat_n n._n b._n note_v well_o whereas_o the_o truth_n be_v his_o not_o save_v himself_o be_v the_o appoint_v expedient_a for_o his_o save_n of_o other_o nor_o will_v they_o look_v upon_o his_o faith_n in_o god_n no_o better_a than_o a_o fancy_n of_o man_n if_o this_o prosperity_n last_v not_o so_o long_o as_o his_o life_n and_o if_o god_n do_v not_o now_o deliver_v he_o from_o death_n as_o if_o his_o trust_n be_v vain_a if_o he_o be_v suffer_v to_o die_v upon_o the_o cross_n not_o know_v that_o the_o way_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v by_o the_o cross_n mark_v the_o last_o of_o those_o mooking_n be_v from_o the_o malefactor_n that_o be_v crucify_a with_o he_o mat._n 27.44_o they_o cast_v the_o same_o in_o his_o tooth_n and_o mark_v 15.32_o they_o also_o revile_v he_o both_o these_o evangelist_n do_v intimate_v that_o at_o the_o first_o both_o these_o thief_n be_v mocker_n of_o christ_n and_o therein_o they_o be_v more_o to_o blame_v than_o the_o people_n because_o they_o be_v fellow_n sufferer_n with_o he_o and_o so_o shall_v have_v have_v some_o more_o commiseration_n of_o he_o from_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o own_o misery_n n._n b._n note_v well_o but_o this_o revile_v be_v fix_v upon_o one_o of_o the_o thief_n only_o luke_n 23.39_o who_o rail_v on_o he_o say_v save_v thyself_o and_o we_o from_o this_o death_n inflict_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o roman_a power_n if_o thou_o be_v the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n or_o the_o son_n of_o god_n it_o be_v probable_a this_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o bad_a thief_n and_o the_o good_a thief_n be_v silent_a a_o while_n seem_v to_o give_v consent_n by_o his_o silence_n to_o his_o fellow_n rail_a but_o when_o he_o hear_v christ_n prayer_n for_o his_o enemy_n notwithstanding_o their_o outrage_n against_o he_o especial_o see_v that_o three_o hour_n darkness_n a_o miracle_n and_o of_o those_o seven_o miracle_n wherewith_o our_o lord_n honour_v the_o ignominy_n of_o his_o own_o death_n both_o these_o in_o conjunction_n with_o his_o own_o present_a affliction_n which_o god_n be_v please_v so_o far_o to_o sanctify_v to_o he_o as_o to_o make_v his_o heart_n mallable_n and_o tender_a etc._n etc._n do_v cause_v he_o to_o break_v out_o into_o that_o brave_a confession_n worthy_a to_o be_v write_v in_o letter_n of_o gold_n luke_n 23.40_o 41_o 42_o 43._o n._n b._n note_v well_o or_o the_o speech_n they_o rail_v on_o he_o might_n be_v synecdochical_a the_o plural_a for_o the_o singular_a it_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n to_o speak_v plural_o in_o instance_v of_o something_o do_v by_o one_o of_o that_o sort_n so_o this_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v by_o both_o which_o be_v by_o one_o only_a n._n b._n note_v well_o the_o thief_n that_o rail_v have_v a_o hard_a impenitent_a heart_n and_o his_o misery_n upon_o the_o cross_n etc._n etc._n take_v no_o more_o impression_n upon_o he_o than_o do_v the_o smith_n hammer_n upon_o cold_a iron_n no_o torment_n will_v tame_v a_o reprobate_n neither_o ministry_n nor_o misery_n nor_o miracle_n nor_o mercy_n will_v mollify_v he_o here_o but_o when_o at_o the_o very_a mouth_n of_o hell_n and_o just_a step_v over_o the_o threshold_n thereof_o he_o dare_v blaspheme_v god_n and_o mock_v he_o who_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o mankind_n and_o that_o without_o the_o least_o provocation_n offer_v to_o he_o on_o christ_n part_n he_o be_v just_o condemn_v for_o robbery_n yet_o have_v a_o scoff_n to_o cast_v at_o innocent_a jesus_n who_o be_v unjust_o crucify_a n._n b._n
sinner_n dare_v ask_v no_o more_o but_o bare_o to_o be_v remember_v and_o that_o not_o so_o much_o for_o his_o body_n as_o before_o but_o principal_o yea_o sole_o for_o his_o soul_n and_o this_o he_o pray_v not_o that_o god_n shall_v remember_v he_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o judgement_n as_o god_n say_v i_o will_v remember_v they_o that_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n when_o i_o make_v inquisition_n for_o blood_n of_o the_o ish_n dammim_n hebr._n or_o man_v of_o blood_n ps_n 9.12_o but_o lord_n remember_v i_o he_o cry_v in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o grace_n and_o mercy_n as_o thou_o do_v righteous_a noah_n gen._n 8.1_o and_o holy_a david_n psal_n 132.1_o etc._n etc._n the_o 3d_o demonstration_n that_o this_o good_a thief_n be_v prayer_n be_v the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n be_v his_o short_a prayer_n lord_n remember_v i_o when_o thou_o come_v into_o thy_o kingdom_n contain_v in_o it_o a_o very_a large_a and_o long_a creed_n the_o article_n whereof_o be_v these_o that_o follow_v he_o believe_v 1._o that_o the_o soul_n die_v not_o with_o the_o body_n of_o man._n 2._o that_o there_o be_v a_o world_n to_o come_v for_o reward_v the_o pious_a or_o penitent_a and_o for_o punish_v the_o impious_a and_o impenitent_a 3._o that_o christ_n though_o now_o under_o crucify_a and_o kill_v torture_n yet_o have_v right_a to_o a_o kingdom_n 4._o that_o this_o kingdom_n be_v in_o a_o better_a world_n than_o this_o present_a evil_a world_n 5._o that_o christ_n will_v not_o keep_v this_o kingdom_n all_o to_o himself_o 6._o that_o he_o will_v bestow_v a_o part_n and_o portion_n hereof_o upon_o those_o that_o be_v true_o penitent_a 7._o that_o the_o key_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v gate_n to_o let_v in_o or_o keep_v out_o do_v hang_v at_o christ_n girdle_n though_o he_o be_v now_o die_v upon_o the_o cross_n 8._o which_o be_v above_o all_o that_o he_o dare_v roll_v his_o whole_a soul_n for_o its_o eternal_a salvation_n upon_o a_o die_a saviour_n our_o lord_n in_o his_o gracious_a answer_n to_o this_o penitent_a thief_n be_v prayer_n luke_n 23.43_o say_v equivalent_o and_o in_o effect_n to_o he_o oh_o man_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n as_o he_o have_v say_v to_o the_o syrophenician_a female_a oh_o woman_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n mat._n 15.28_o yea_o so_o acceptable_a be_v his_o strong_a faith_n to_o christ_n that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o say_v to_o this_o man_n as_o he_o say_v to_o that_o woman_n be_v it_o unto_o thou_o even_o as_o thou_o will_v but_o he_o most_o gracious_o grant_v he_o even_o more_o than_o he_o ask_v this_o day_n thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n that_o be_v i_o will_v not_o only_o remember_v thou_o and_o not_o forget_v thou_o as_o the_o butler_n do_v joseph_n gen._n 40.23_o with_o 16._o &_o amos_n 6.6_o but_o also_o add_v that_o that_o very_a day_n his_o place_n of_o torment_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o place_n of_o pleasure_n a_o better_a place_n than_o that_o which_o the_o first_o adam_n lose_v to_o himself_o and_o to_o all_o his_o posterity_n for_o that_o be_v but_o a_o terrestrial_a paradise_n out_o of_o which_o he_o shut_v himself_o but_o this_o be_v a_o celestial_a one_o into_o which_o i_o the_o second_o adam_n will_v open_v the_o door_n for_o thou_o there_o thou_o shall_v have_v my_o presence_n and_o company_n thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o and_o there_o shall_v thou_o fare_v as_o i_o myself_o fare_v oh_o wonderful_a condescension_n etc._n etc._n the_o inference_n from_o hence_o be_v one_a that_o if_o christ_n do_v thus_o gratify_v such_o a_o notorious_a thief_n one_o of_o the_o vile_a of_o mortal_n in_o grant_v his_o request_n and_o more_o than_o he_o request_v as_o above_o because_o he_o be_v true_o penitent_a at_o his_o last_o gasp_n though_o he_o have_v lead_v a_o most_o licentious_a life_n all_o along_o and_o have_v be_v hitherto_o profuse_o impenitent_a how_o much_o more_o will_v christ_n hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o own_o servant_n and_o child_n who_o have_v faithful_o follow_v he_o all_o their_o day_n the_o second_o inference_n be_v though_o this_o penitent_a thief_n have_v paradise_n promise_v to_o he_o as_o to_z one_o that_o be_v both_o a_o heir_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o a_o heir_n of_o paradise_n too_o yet_o die_v he_o that_o miserable_a death_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o have_v his_o bone_n break_v etc._n etc._n to_o show_v that_o even_o the_o heir_n of_o heaven_n may_v meet_v with_o their_o cross_n from_o which_o they_o be_v not_o exempt_v upon_o earth_n and_o may_v have_v their_o bone-breaking_a affliction_n psal_n 51.8_o the_o 3d_o inference_n be_v here_o we_o have_v a_o fair_a specimen_fw-la and_o a_o pious_a pattern_n of_o the_o best_a posture_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n in_o a_o die_a hour_n to_o be_v more_o careful_a of_o the_o soul_n than_o of_o the_o body_n at_o that_o juncture_n all_o the_o care_n that_o wicked_a ahaziah_n take_v at_o his_o death_n be_v shall_v i_o recover_v of_o this_o bodily_a sickness_n 2_o king_n 1.2_o 16._o there_o be_v many_o that_o say_v who_o will_v show_v we_o any_o bodily_a good_a psal_n 4.6_o but_o few_o say_v lord_n lift_v up_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n upon_o my_o soul_n and_o there_o be_v many_o that_o cry_v lord_n heal_n my_o body_n for_o i_o be_o sick_a but_o few_o cry_n lord_n heal_v my_o soul_n for_o i_o have_v sin_v psal_n 41.4_o david_n do_v desire_v those_o two_o soul_n comfort_n whatever_o become_v of_o his_o sense-comfort_n there_o be_v also_o many_o that_o in_o shipwreck_n at_o sea_n and_o in_o house-firing_a at_o land_n can_v be_v careful_a enough_o in_o secure_v their_o best_a good_n their_o cash_n plate_n and_o jewel_n but_o how_o few_o there_o be_v that_o can_v take_v half_a that_o care_n in_o secure_v that_o precious_a jewel_n the_o soul_n though_o of_o more_o worth_n than_o the_o whole_a world_n mat._n 16.26_o when_o the_o body_n as_o the_o ship_n be_v just_a a_o spliting_a upon_o the_o rock_n of_o death_n by_o some_o burn_a fever_n &c_n &c_n and_o so_o let_v out_o the_o soul_n into_o another_o world_n the_o four_o inference_n be_v because_o this_o penitent_a thief_n be_v call_v in_o the_o eleven_o hour_n of_o his_o life_n and_o repent_v of_o his_o long_a and_o last_a lendness_n at_o his_o last_o gasp_n so_o have_v hope_n in_o his_o death_n with_o the_o righteous_a prov._n 14.32_o and_o a_o promise_n of_o a_o place_n in_o paradise_n after_o death_n etc._n etc._n yet_o let_v no_o profligate_v profane_a and_o profuse_a sinner_n promise_v to_o himself_o the_o like_a privilege_n for_o a_o particular_a instance_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o a_o universal_a favour_n and_o both_o the_o promise_n here_o and_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o do_v peculiar_o belong_v to_o he_o see_v his_o conversion_n be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o miracle_n that_o christ_n honour_v the_o ignominy_n of_o his_o own_o death_n by_o and_o none_o can_v expect_v such_o a_o happy_a exit_fw-la but_o such_o as_o can_v attain_v to_o his_o great_a grace_n and_o faith_n upon_o a_o die_a saviour_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o grand_a remark_n be_v the_o miracle_n that_o christ_n wrought_v upon_o the_o cross_n put_v forth_o some_o mighty_a beam_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n even_o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o state_n of_o his_o humane_a nature_n be_v at_o its_o low_a ebb_n that_o the_o indignity_n of_o his_o disgraceful_a death_n may_v be_v grace_v and_o dignify_v thereby_o the_o first_o of_o those_o miracle_n be_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o thief_n already_o discourse_v upon_o add_v thereunto_o only_o this_o here_o that_o his_o conversion_n be_v the_o very_a first_o fruit_n of_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n death_n even_o while_o he_o be_v but_o a_o die_a and_o before_o he_o be_v dead_a who_o can_v but_o admire_v both_o those_o branch_n of_o this_o first_o miracle_n that_o one_a there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o efficacy_n and_o verine_n in_o a_o die_a jesus_n while_o he_o be_v but_o just_a now_o pay_v that_o prodigious_a debt_n for_o man_n sin_n 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etc._n after_o the_o syriack-tongue_n then_o in_o use_n mark_v 15.34_o the_o occasion_n whereof_o be_v this_o our_o lord_n about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o hour_n darkness_n and_o a_o little_a before_o his_o own_o death_n be_v now_o under_o the_o full_a weight_n of_o the_o curse_n due_a to_o our_o sin_n now_o burden_v he_o as_o our_o surety_n heb._n 7.22_o and_o find_v all_o sensible_a consolation_n both_o from_o heaven_n and_o earth_n now_o withdraw_v from_o his_o humane-nature_n break_v forth_o into_o this_o sad_a exclamation_n most_o heavy_o represent_v the_o deplorable_a case_n of_o his_o undertake_a surety-ship_n in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o sorsaken_v i_o psal_n 22.1_o and_o some_o say_v that_o he_o be_v that_o aijele_v shabar_n or_o morning_n stag_n the_o title_n of_o that_o psalm_n repeat_v also_o ver_fw-la 2_o 3._o and_o so_o on_o to_o the_o end_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n now_o be_v the_o suffering_n of_o our_o bless_a 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draught_n thereof_o never_o thirst_v any_o more_o after_o any_o of_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n or_o villainy_n of_o sin_n 4._o he_o thirst_v that_o we_o may_v drink_v better_a drink_n as_o we_o do_v daily_o etc._n etc._n the_o 6_o of_o the_o last_o word_n of_o christ_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v it_o be_v finish_v when_v jesus_n therefore_o have_v receive_v the_o vinegar_n he_o say_v it_o be_v finish_v john_n 19.30_o then_o have_v he_o no_o more_o work_n to_o do_v or_o suffer_v not_o to_o descend_v into_o hell_n either_o in_o soul_n or_o in_o body_n as_o some_o romanist_n say_v as_o the_o vinegar_n be_v the_o last_o bitter_a do_v he_o receive_v from_o the_o wicked_a hand_n of_o those_o villain_n so_o the_o receipt_n thereof_o be_v the_o last_o bitter_a part_n of_o his_o unparalleled_a passion_n the_o first_o time_n of_o their_o offer_v he_o vinegar_n before_o he_o be_v nail_v to_o the_o cross_n he_o receive_v it_o not_o but_o only_o taste_v thereof_o and_o do_v not_o drink_v 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the_o ground_n of_o our_o be_v afflict_a be_v now_o offend_a love_n and_o the_o end_n thereof_o be_v full_a embracement_n jer._n 31_o 18.20_o all_o our_o sorrow_n and_o suffering_n as_o they_o come_v to_o we_o through_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n as_o through_o a_o colature_n sile_z or_o strainer_n they_o leave_v the_o curse_n behind_o they_o there_o our_o dear_a redeemer_n drink_v up_o all_o that_o vinegar_n leave_v none_o of_o it_o for_o we_o it_o be_v our_o saviour_n sole_o that_o full_o satisfy_v god_n justice_n for_o man_n sin_n by_o his_o meritorious_a and_o mediatory_a suffering_n and_o leave_v not_o the_o least_o part_n thereof_o unsatisfied_a for_o we_o to_o satisfy_v by_o any_o suffering_n of_o we_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o the_o travel_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o be_v satisfy_v with_o all_o our_o soul_n isa_n 53.11_o n._n b._n note_v well_o so_o that_o if_o inquiry_n be_v make_v what_o must_v be_v the_o antecedent_n to_o this_o relative_n it_o in_o this_o say_n of_o 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the_o week_n and_o at_o the_o same_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n as_o be_v note_v before_o to_o bring_v life_n into_o the_o world_n that_o the_o first_o adam_n sin_v and_o bring_v death_n into_o it_o thereby_o the_o seven_o and_o last_o of_o the_o seven_o last_o word_n or_o say_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n upon_o the_o crâ—â—s_n be_v father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n luke_n 23.46_o this_o be_v the_o lasâ—_n of_o all_o our_o saviour_n saying_n for_o immediate_o after_o he_o have_v so_o say_v while_o he_o be_v yet_o live_v under_o his_o six_o hour_n torment_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o have_v a_o power_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n when_o himself_o please_v john_n
necessary_a it_o be_v to_o compare_v all_o the_o four_o evangelist_n together_o for_o complete_n the_o whole_a account_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o our_o dear_a lord_n and_o this_o evangelist_n john_n assure_v we_o of_o this_o great_a truth_n as_o be_v a_o eye-witness_n of_o this_o double_a witness_n in_o the_o blood_n and_o water_n john_n 19.34_o 35._o no_o more_o than_o what_o he_o see_v with_o his_o eye_n do_v the_o declare_v to_o we_o 1_o john_n 1.3_o he_o see_v one_o of_o the_o soldier_n pierce_v the_o side_n of_o christ_n after_o he_o have_v give_v up_o the_o ghost_n with_o a_o spear_n and_o forthwith_o come_v there_o out_o blood_n and_o water_n which_o the_o same_o author_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n call_v the_o two_o thing_n that_o bear_v record_n or_o testimony_n upon_o earth_n this_o be_v he_o that_o come_v by_o water_n and_o blood_n not_o by_o water_n only_o but_o by_o blood_n also_o 1_o john_n 5.6_o here_o be_v the_o foretold_a fountain_n open_v zech_n 13_o 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the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o see_v we_o be_v but_o in_o part_n and_o not_o thorough_o sanctify_v for_o there_o be_v ever_o some_o remain_a corruption_n uncleanse_v joel_n 3.21_o etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v only_o carry_v on_o gradual_o and_o as_o it_o be_v by_o inch_n therefore_o the_o main_a matter_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o our_o salvation_n consist_v more_o in_o our_o be_v justify_v because_o the_o grace_n of_o justification_n be_v one_o gracious_a act_n change_v our_o state_n of_o wrath_n at_o one_o instant_a into_o a_o state_n of_o favour_n with_o god_n and_o spread_v a_o mantle_n as_o it_o be_v to_o cover_v out_o of_o god_n sight_n the_o multitude_n of_o our_o black_a sin_n past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v by_o the_o red_a robe_n of_o our_o redeemer_n righteousness_n impute_v to_o we_o so_o that_o this_o blood_n and_o water_n hold_v forth_o both_o the_o impute_a and_o the_o impart_v righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o what_o our_o lord_n have_v join_v together_o that_o let_v 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bring_v light_n out_o of_o darkness_n gen._n 1.2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n even_o so_o do_v christ_n upon_o the_o same_o day_n draw_v his_o redeem_a people_n out_o of_o that_o horrible_a tohu_n vabohu_a or_o confusion_n through_o the_o fall_n out_o of_o a_o estate_n worse_o than_o nothing_o and_o bring_v life_n and_o immortality_n to_o light_v by_o the_o gospel_n 2_o tim._n 1.10_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o resurrection_n reveal_v therein_o the_o second_o reason_n be_v to_o transfer_v the_o legal_a sabbath_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n to_o the_o evangelical_n on_o the_o first_o day_n because_o 1._o the_o old_a creation-sabbath_n can_v not_o hold_v congruity_n with_o this_o new_a creation_n by_o christ_n who_o come_v now_o to_o create_v new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n so_o as_o the_o former_a shall_v not_o be_v remember_v nor_o come_v into_o mind_n isa_n 65.17_o 2_o pet._n 3.13_o yea_o to_o make_v all_o thing_n new_a rev._n 21.5_o etc._n etc._n 2._o nor_o can_v it_o seem_v 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now_o in_o more_o danger_n of_o die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o monstrous_a man_n than_o he_o have_v be_v before_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o gracious_a god_n who_o say_v to_o he_o fear_v not_o thou_o shall_v not_o die_v for_o 23._o and_o who_o be_v a_o fast_a friend_n to_o he_o in_o this_o exigency_n also_o for_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n work_n to_o still_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o noise_n of_o the_o wave_n and_o the_o tumult_n of_o the_o people_n psal_n 65.7_o as_o he_o do_v here_o in_o token_n of_o his_o acceptance_n of_o gideon_n sacrifice_n upon_o his_o new_a altar_n which_o he_o call_v jehovah_n shalom_n ver_fw-la 24_o 26._o n.b._n the_o divine_a acceptance_n hereof_o may_v well_o be_v wonder_v at_o see_v it_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o strange_a and_o various_a dispensation_n as_o dr._n lightfoot_n excellent_o observe_v for_o it_o be_v offer_v by_o night_n on_o a_o new_a altar_n in_o a_o common_a place_n by_o a_o private_a person_n with_o the_o wood_n of_o a_o idolatrous_a grove_n and_o it_o be_v a_o bullock_n prepare_v for_o baal_n that_o idol_n itself_o yet_o because_o it_o be_v a_o offer_n of_o faith_n even_o of_o that_o faith_n for_o which_o gideon_n have_v a_o famous_a record_n hebr._n 11.32_o therefore_o be_v it_o accept_v of_o god_n who_o use_v joash_n as_o his_o instrument_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o son_n at_o this_o time_n this_o prudent_a magistrate_n may_v indeed_o be_v a_o man_n indifferent_a in_o matter_n of_o religion_n so_o have_v be_v a_o worshipper_n of_o baal_n to_o comply_v with_o his_o neighbour_n but_o now_o not_o improbable_o the_o lord_n have_v convince_v he_o by_o the_o information_n and_o action_n of_o his_o son_n gideon_n and_o hereupon_o be_v assault_v by_o a_o tumultuous_a crew_n of_o baalites_n satan_n imp_n he_o labour_v to_o appease_v the_o tumult_n and_o to_o defend_v his_o son_n fact_n by_o three_o argument_n the_o first_o be_v from_o their_o audacious_a irregularity_n in_o this_o tumultuous_a meeting_n to_o 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and_o abihu_n offer_v strange_a fire_n levit._n 10.1_o 2._o and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o corah_n and_o his_o accomplice_n numb_a 16.31_o 35_o etc._n etc._n the_o sense_n of_o his_o say_n thus_o be_v this_o if_o baal_n have_v such_o a_o divine_a power_n as_o you_o imagine_v then_o be_v he_o able_a to_o maintain_v his_o own_o honour_n to_o right_v himself_o and_o to_o revenge_v the_o wrong_n offer_v to_o he_o so_o need_v none_o of_o you_o to_o plead_v his_o cause_n but_o if_o he_o be_v only_o a_o idle_a idol_n and_o image_n then_o be_v he_o not_o worthy_a to_o be_v worship_v and_o defend_v by_o you_o who_o be_v unable_a to_o defend_v either_o you_o or_o himself_o such_o as_o dare_v any_o far_a to_o plead_v for_o so_o silly_a a_o god_n as_o can_v not_o protect_v himself_o deserve_v to_o die_v for_o their_o own_o folly_n and_o impiety_n the_o ten_o and_o last_o remark_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v gideon_n undertake_v to_o deliver_v israel_n from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o midian_a from_o 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1_o king_n 21.1_o and_o not_o far_o from_o ophrah_n where_o gideon_n dwell_v therefore_o well_o may_v he_o fear_v their_o sudden_a come_n upon_o he_o to_o surprise_v he_o but_o this_o prove_v the_o unhappy_a time_n to_o the_o enemy_n now_o to_o invade_v israel_n when_o gideon_n have_v begin_v a_o reformation_n in_o the_o land_n ver_fw-la 25._o etc._n etc._n n.b._n he_o begin_v at_o the_o right_a end_n first_o to_o abolish_v false_a worship_n and_o then_o to_o set_v up_o the_o true_a worship_n see_v there_o can_v be_v no_o concord_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o belial_n betwixt_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o the_o temple_n of_o idol_n 2_o cor._n 6.15_o 16._o and_o if_o we_o will_v serve_v god_n the_o service_n of_o baal_n must_v first_o be_v reject_v 1_o king_n 18.21_o gideon_n suppression_n of_o that_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n which_o cause_v god_n to_o give_v israel_n up_o to_o midian_n tyranny_n and_o his_o begin_a reformation_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n must_v needs_o make_v he_o more_o courageous_a and_o confident_a of_o victory_n for_o hereby_o a_o door_n of_o hope_n be_v open_v in_o order_n thereunto_o a_o good_a cause_n a_o good_a call_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n can_v not_o but_o breed_v a_o good_a courage_n in_o he_o all_o these_o be_v needful_a in_o civil_a sacred_a yea_o and_o in_o military_a undertake_n more_o especial_o because_o they_o carry_v their_o life_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o by_o these_o they_o die_v in_o peace_n though_o they_o die_v in_o war_n as_o many_o good_a man_n do_v the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o description_n be_v by_o the_o efficient_a cause_n namely_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o he_o and_o clothe_v he_o as_o the_o word_n signify_v with_o extraordinary_a wisdom_n zeal_n and_o magnanimity_n ver_fw-la 34._o this_o be_v a_o rich_a addition_n to_o that_o courage_n he_o have_v from_o the_o goodness_n of_o his_o cause_n call_v and_o conscience_n and_o hereby_o the_o qualification_n of_o a_o judge_n of_o israel_n do_v so_o shine_v forth_o that_o even_o the_o man_n of_o abiezer_n those_o of_o his_o father_n household_n ver_fw-la 27._o who_o be_v so_o corrupt_v with_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o time_n and_o so_o zealous_a then_o for_o baal_n that_o he_o fear_v to_o acquaint_v they_o with_o his_o design_n of_o destroy_v baal_n altar_n yet_o now_o they_o be_v so_o convince_v that_o god_n have_v call_v gideon_n to_o this_o great_a work_n both_o of_o vindicate_v god_n glory_n and_o his_o country_n liberty_n that_o they_o be_v the_o first_o volunteer_n that_o will_v follow_v he_o as_o the_o person_n who_o god_n have_v not_o only_o protect_v in_o that_o dangerous_a attempt_n of_o destroy_v baal_n but_o have_v also_o pick_v he_o out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o pitch_v upon_o he_o by_o who_o hand_n the_o lord_n will_v work_v israel_n deliverance_n from_o midian_a three_o this_o expedition_n be_v describe_v by_o its_o instrument_n whereof_o gideon_n own_o family_n be_v a_o part_n joash_n be_v call_v a_o abiezrite_n ver_fw-la 11._o the_o first_o soldier_n that_o offer_v themselves_o willing_o to_o be_v as_o instrument_n in_o god_n hand_n for_o this_o undertake_n be_v the_o abiezrite_n when_o gideon_n a_o abiezrite_n also_o blow_v his_o trumpet_n and_o when_o he_o send_v messenger_n to_o the_o other_o tribe_n ver_fw-la 35._o they_o free_o muster_v and_o march_v up_o to_o meet_v he_o even_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n itself_o which_o be_v just_o blame_v by_o deborah_n for_o their_o backwardness_n to_o fight_v against_o sisera_n judg._n 5.17_o god_n never_o starve_v his_o work_n for_o want_v of_o instrument_n but_o always_o stir_v up_o those_o that_o he_o will_v employ_v therein_o and_o where_o man_n be_v not_o at_o hand_n a_o oxe's-goad_n in_o shamgar_n hand_n or_o the_o jawbone_n of_o a_o ass_n in_o samson_n hand_n shall_v be_v enough_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o description_n be_v the_o motive_n that_o bear_v up_o the_o spirit_n of_o gideon_n in_o this_o 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