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poison_v any_o yet_o because_o it_o have_v a_o posonous_a nature_n in_o it_o we_o destroy_v it_o so_o do_v god_n by_o the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a gen._n 19_o 25._o numb_a 16._o 32_o 33._o i_o sam._n 15._o 3._o isa._n 13._o 16._o jer._n 44._o 7._o hos._n 10._o 14._o when_o man_n rebel_v against_o god_n and_o reject_v his_o way_n he_o will_v send_v against_o they_o a_o barbarous_a and_o cruel_a nation_n that_o shall_v not_o regard_v the_o person_n of_o the_o old_a nor_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o young_a deut._n 28._o 50._o and_o 32._o 25._o ezâ—k_n 9_o 6._o q._n be_v not_o infant_n call_v innocent_n psal._n 106._o 38._o jer._n 19_o 4._o how_o then_o can_v it_o stand_v with_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n thus_o severe_o to_o punish_v they_o answ._n they_o be_v not_o call_v so_o because_o they_o have_v no_o sin_n but_o i_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o cruel_a man_n who_o without_o any_o cause_n shed_v the_o blood_n of_o those_o little_a one_o who_o have_v deserve_v no_o such_o 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14._o 2._o here_o be_v a_o promise_n of_o their_o redemption_n from_o this_o their_o misery_n i_o will_v ransom_v they_o from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o grave_n what_o be_v that_o why_o exegetical_o it_o be_v add_v i_o will_v redeem_v they_o from_o death_n i._n e._n i_o will_v bring_v my_o elect_n out_o of_o their_o captivity_n where_o they_o lie_v for_o dead_a as_o it_o be_v and_o this_o deliverance_n shall_v be_v to_o they_o a_o pledge_n of_o their_o resurrection_n to_o eternal_a life_n 3._o here_o be_v the_o manner_n how_o this_o shall_v be_v do_v set_v forth_o by_o a_o prosopopeical_a apostrophe_n to_o death_n and_o the_o grave_n who_o he_o bring_v in_o as_o some_o live_a enemy_n and_o therefore_o call_v to_o he_o say_v o_o death_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o death_n o_o grave_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o destruction_n q._n d._n o_o death_n thou_o seem_v to_o be_v mighty_a and_o powerful_a but_o i_o will_v disarm_v thou_o of_o it_o all_o i_o will_v not_o only_o bite_v thou_o but_o destroy_v 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people_n that_o then_o be_v and_o after_o shall_v arise_v he_o promise_v a_o redemption_n for_o they_o hos._n 1._o 10._o which_o be_v fulfil_v about_o two_o hundred_o year_n after_o that_o samaria_n be_v take_v when_o cyrus_n proclaim_v liberty_n to_o the_o jew_n to_o go_v build_v the_o temple_n ezra_n 1_o 2._o typical_o it_o allude_v to_o our_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a redemption_n by_o christ_n and_o our_o conquest_n over_o death_n and_o hell_n by_o he_o by_o adam_n sin_n death_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n rom._n 512._o but_o christ_n by_o his_o resurrection_n have_v free_v we_o from_o the_o power_n of_o death_n and_o have_v lead_v it_o captive_a which_o former_o lead_v we_o captive_a ps._n 68_o 18._o eph._n 4._o 8._o this_o be_v the_o redemption_n say_v zanchy_a which_o be_v principal_o and_o proper_o here_o mean_v for_o though_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n after_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n in_o babylon_n do_v return_v again_o out_o of_o it_o yet_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n after_o that_o samaria_n be_v take_v never_o return_v again_o to_o their_o own_o land_n for_o it_o be_v lay_v waste_n and_o inhabit_v by_o stranger_n it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o prophet_n to_o use_v such_o metabases_n sudden_a digression_n and_o pass_n from_o their_o history_n to_o christ_n who_o be_v their_o scope_n delight_n and_o love_n so_o that_o every_o hint_n and_o shadow_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n bring_v he_o to_o their_o remembrance_n and_o then_o from_o christ_n they_o fall_v to_o the_o continuance_n of_o their_o history_n again_o thus_o it_o be_v here_o and_o so_o isaiah_n prophesy_v of_o câ—rus_n who_o shall_v deliver_v israel_n out_o of_o bâ—bylon_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n propehsy_v of_o christ_n the_o redeemer_n of_o his_o church_n isaiah_n 45._o so_o ezekiel_n have_v envey_v against_o idle_a and_o idol_n shepherd_n present_o turn_v his_o speech_n to_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o true_a shepherd_n of_o his_o people_n ezek._n 34._o 2_o 16._o so_o zach._n 9_o 9_o 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through_o christ_n that_o love_v we_o rom._n 8._o 35_o 37._o he_o name_v only_a death_n because_o death_n be_v the_o last_o enemy_n that_o shall_v be_v destroy_v lapide_fw-la 1_o cor._n 15._o 26._o yet_o by_o a_o argument_n a_fw-fr majore_fw-la ad_fw-la minus_fw-la from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o less_o he_o comfort_v his_o people_n thus_o if_o i_o can_v deliver_v you_o from_o death_n and_o the_o grave_n then_o much_o more_o from_o banishment_n and_o captivity_n o_o grave_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o destruction_n or_o i_o will_v be_v thy_o root_n out_o and_o cut_v off_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v deut._n 32._o 24._o psal._n 91._o 6._o i_o say_v 28._o 2._o q._n d._n thou_o do_v destroy_v my_o people_n but_o now_o i_o will_v destroy_v thou_o so_o that_o they_o may_v now_o sing_v triumphant_o death_n o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o pestilent_a sting_n wherewith_o thou_o be_v wont_a to_o torture_v and_o torment_v we_o it_o be_v go_v it_o be_v destroy_v by_o christ_n who_o be_v thy_o death_n o_o death_n and_o thy_o utter_a destruction_n as_o a_o man_n that_o drink_v a_o cup_n of_o poison_n drink_v that_o which_o will_v be_v his_o ruin_n plâ—ga_fw-la so_o the_o grave_n by_o swallow_v and_o devour_v christ_n be_v conquer_v and_o kill_v by_o he_o of_o old_a they_o do_v celebrate_v the_o victory_n and_o triumph_n of_o achilles_n hercules_n alexander_n julius_n caesar_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o great_a conqueror_n of_o the_o world_n but_o alas_o alâ—_n those_o die_v and_o be_v conquer_v by_o death_n only_o christ_n the_o king_n and_o saviour_n of_o his_o church_n and_o people_n by_o his_o death_n have_v conquer_v sin_n satan_n and_o death_n and_o have_v make_v full_a satisfaction_n for_o we_o to_o the_o law_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n so_o that_o what_o the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o of_o the_o restauration_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o particular_a 77._o the_o apostle_n apply_v to_o the_o general_a resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a when_o this_o corruptible_a shall_v have_v 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