a_o defence_n against_o enemy_n three_o must_v the_o palace_n of_o tyrus_n be_v consume_v with_o the_o fire_n of_o god_n anger_n the_o doctrine_n be_v god_n deprive_v we_o of_o a_o great_a blessing_n when_o he_o take_v from_o we_o our_o dwell_a house_n of_o these_o doctrine_n and_o their_o several_a use_n i_o have_v heretofore_o in_o this_o place_n at_o large_a entreat_v wherefore_o let_v this_o which_o have_v be_v now_o speak_v suffice_v for_o my_o present_a exposition_n of_o this_o prophecy_n against_o tyrus_n the_o sixteenth_o lecture_n amos_n 1.11_o 12._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n for_o three_o transgression_n of_o edom_n and_o for_o four_o i_o will_v not_o turn_v to_o it_o because_o he_o do_v pursue_v his_o brother_n with_o the_o sword_n and_o do_v cast_v of_o all_o pity_n and_o his_o anger_n spoil_v he_o evermore_o and_o his_o wrath_n watch_v he_o always_o therefore_o will_v i_o send_v a_o fire_n upon_o teman_fw-mi and_o it_o shall_v devour_v the_o palace_n of_o bozrah_n in_o 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of_o this_o prophecy_n wherein_o be_v describe_v edom_n sin_n of_o this_o part_n be_v four_o branch_n 1_o he_o do_v pursue_v his_o brother_n with_o the_o sword_n wherein_o observe_v 1_o a_o pursuer_fw-mi edom._n 2_o the_o pursue_v his_o brother_n 3_o the_o manner_n of_o pursuit_n with_o the_o sword_n edom_n do_v pursue_v his_o brother_n with_o the_o sword_n edom_n esau_n jacobs_n brother_n and_o isaac_n son_n by_o his_o wife_n 25.21_o wife_n gen._n 25.21_o rebekah_n for_o sell_v his_o birthright_n for_o a_o mess_n of_o red_a broth_n be_v surname_v edom_n gen._n 25.30_o and_o of_o he_o lineal_o descend_v the_o edomite_n or_o idumaean_n gen._n 36.43_o esau_n pursue_v jacob_n with_o a_o deadly_a hate_n so_o do_v the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n the_o edomite_n be_v evermore_o most_o malicious_o bend_v against_o the_o israelite_n edom_n be_v the_o pursuer_fw-mi in_o his_o own_o person_n &_o in_o his_o posterity_n the_o pursue_v be_v edom_n brother_n jacob_n surname_v israel_n &_o his_o posterity_n the_o jew_n and_o israelite_n edom_n pursue_v his_o brother_n with_o the_o sword_n bello_fw-la &_o armatâ_fw-la manu_fw-la by_o war_n and_o band_n of_o soldier_n say_v drusius_n esau_n hate_v his_o brother_n jacob_n because_o of_o the_o blessing_n wherewith_o his_o father_n bless_v he_o and_o thereupon_o in_o heart_n vow_v his_o death_n for_o thus_o think_v esau_n in_o his_o mind_n gen._n 27.41_o the_o day_n of_o mourning_n for_o my_o father_n will_v come_v short_o then_o will_v i_o slay_v my_o brother_n jacob_n jacob_n to_o assuage_v his_o brother_n esau_n fierceness_n flee_v 27.44_o flee_v gen._n 27.44_o to_o his_o uncle_n laban_n in_o mesopotamia_n with_o who_o he_o live_v 31.38_o live_v gen._n 31.38_o twenty_o year_n which_o time_n expire_v jacob_n upon_o god_n his_o admonishment_n return_v into_o the_o 31.3_o the_o gen._n 31.3_o land_n of_o his_o father_n a_o man_n will_v have_v think_v twenty_o year_n time_n sufficient_a for_o any_o one_o to_o have_v forget_v or_o at_o least_o to_o have_v digest_v a_o displeasure_n twenty_o year_n be_v not_o enough_o for_o esau_n so_o immortal_a be_v his_o hatred_n after_o twenty_o year_n as_o jacob_n return_v from_o mesopotamia_n esau_n go_v against_o he_o with_o four_o hundred_o man_n gen._n 33.1_o this_o inexpiable_a rancour_n and_o hatred_n end_v not_o in_o esau_n his_o malicious_a posterity_n retain_v it_o witness_v the_o churlish_a answer_n give_v to_o moses_n his_o ambassador_n num._n 20.20_o moses_n be_v to_o conduct_v the_o israelite_n from_o egypt_n to_o the_o promise_a land_n desirous_a to_o bring_v they_o the_o near_a way_n send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n for_o leave_v to_o pass_v through_o his_o country_n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v we_o pass_v through_o thy_o country_n we_o will_v not_o go_v through_o the_o field_n nor_o through_o the_o vineyard_n we_o will_v not_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n of_o thy_o well_n we_o will_v go_v by_o the_o king_n high_a way_n we_o will_v not_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o to_o the_o left_a until_o we_o be_v pass_v thy_o border_n we_o will_v go_v the_o high_a way_n if_o i_o and_o my_o cattle_n drink_v of_o thy_o water_n i_o will_v then_o pay_v for_o it_o i_o will_v only_o without_o any_o harm_n go_v thorough_a on_o my_o foot_n moses_n the_o meek_a man_n upon_o the_o earth_n thus_o meek_o beseech_v the_o king_n of_o edom_n for_o passage_n through_o his_o country_n can_v he_o obtain_v it_o think_v you_o no._n the_o inveterate_a hatred_n wherewith_o esau_n be_v possess_v reside_v in_o his_o posterity_n cause_v a_o denial_n to_o so_o honest_a a_o petition_n the_o king_n of_o edom_n with_o much_o people_n and_o with_o a_o mighty_a power_n rise_v up_o against_o moses_n and_o the_o israelite_n long_o after_o this_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v the_o edomite_n better_o mind_v towards_o jacobs_n posterity_n the_o sacred_a story_n 2._o chron._n 28.17_o tell_v we_o that_o then_o also_o the_o edomite_n be_v up_o in_o arm_n against_o the_o jew_n some_o of_o they_o they_o slay_v and_o some_o they_o carry_v away_o captive_n he_o therefore_o the_o 89.14_o the_o psal_n 89.14_o establishment_n of_o who_o throne_n be_v righteousness_n and_o equity_n almighty_a god_n do_v here_o just_o challenge_v edom_n for_o pursue_v his_o brother_n with_o the_o sword_n the_o lesson_n which_o hence_o i_o will_v commend_v to_o you_o be_v it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o distasteful_a and_o unpleasing_a unto_o god_n for_o brethren_n to_o be_v at_o variance_n among_o themselves_o our_o assent_n to_o this_o truth_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n within_o we_o do_v extort_v from_o us._n by_o nature_n light_n the_o very_a heathen_a have_v acknowledge_v one_o god_n &_o he_o the_o author_n of_o unity_n and_o friendship_n as_o plato_n in_o his_o lysis_n from_o the_o same_o parent_n one_o father_n &_o one_o mother_n as_o from_o one_o seed_n one_o root_n one_o beginning_n by_o nature_n ordinance_n do_v spring_v fraterno_fw-la spring_v plutarch_n de_fw-fr amore_fw-la fraterno_fw-la two_o three_o or_o more_o brethren_n not_o for_o discord_n or_o contrariety_n but_o that_o be_v many_o they_o may_v the_o better_o one_o help_v another_o that_o brother_n that_o war_v with_o his_o brother_n in_o plutarch_n his_o judgement_n do_v voluntary_o ibid._n voluntary_o ibid._n cut_v of_o a_o member_n of_o his_o own_o flesh_n all_o socr._n all_o xenophon_n lib._n 2_o de_fw-la dictis_fw-la &_o fact_n socr._n enmity_n breed_v within_o our_o soul_n a_o thousand_o torment_a passion_n but_o especial_o that_o enmity_n which_o a_o man_n bear_v towards_o his_o own_o brother_n as_o that_o which_o be_v most_o prodigious_a and_o unnatural_a when_o socrates_n see_v chaerephon_n and_o chaerecrates_n two_o brethren_n jar_v and_o war_a each_o with_o other_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o you_o do_v now_o as_o if_o the_o
of_o babel_n worthy_a to_o be_v destroy_v bless_v shall_v he_o be_v that_o reward_v thou_o as_o thou_o have_v serve_v we_o blessed_a shall_v he_o be_v that_o take_v and_o dash_v thy_o child_n against_o the_o stone_n this_o reward_n of_o babel_n be_v enlarge_v esay_n 13.16_o their_o child_n shall_v be_v break_v in_o piece_n before_o their_o eye_n their_o house_n shall_v be_v spoil_v and_o their_o wife_n ravish_v thus_o not_o to_o trouble_v you_o with_o many_o example_n we_o see_v by_o the_o reward_n of_o cruelty_n in_o the_o example_n of_o adonibezek_n agag_n &_o the_o babylonian_n that_o god_n abhor_v it_o god_n abhor_v cruelty_n howsoever_o he_o do_v punish_v it_o with_o another_o cruelty_n god_n repai_v cruelty_n with_o cruelty_n according_a to_o the_o well_o know_a proverb_n matth._n 7.2_o with_o what_o measure_n you_o meet_v with_o the_o same_o shall_v man_n measure_v to_o you_o again_o the_o use_n of_o the_o doctrine_n now_o confirm_v be_v to_o work_v in_o we_o the_o love_n of_o clemency_n and_o mercifulnesse_n when_o we_o be_v well_o assure_v that_o the_o cruel_a themselves_o shall_v taste_v of_o cruelty_n by_o way_n of_o punishment_n we_o will_v be_v afraid_a to_o behave_v ourselves_o towards_o any_o cruel_o all_o cruelty_n be_v check_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n by_o the_o sixth_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v do_v no_o murder_n or_o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v the_o law_n that_o be_v write_v deut._n 25.3_o touch_v forty_o stripe_n &_o not_o above_o to_o be_v give_v to_o a_o offender_n shall_v draw_v our_o cruel_a rage_n and_o fierce_a affection_n to_o pity_n &_o compassion_n the_o tenor_n of_o the_o law_n be_v if_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v condemn_v to_o be_v beat_v the_o judge_n shall_v cause_v he_o to_o lie_v down_o and_o to_o be_v beat_v before_o his_o face_n according_a to_o his_o trespass_n unto_o a_o certain_a number_n forty_o stripe_n shall_v he_o cause_v he_o to_o have_v and_o not_o past_a lest_o if_o he_o shall_v exceed_v &_o beat_v he_o above_o that_o with_o many_o stripe_n thy_o brother_n shall_v appear_v despise_v in_o thy_o sight_n we_o may_v be_v many_o way_n guilty_a of_o cruelty_n first_o if_o we_o exercise_v tyrannous_a cruelty_n in_o inflict_a punishment_n this_o we_o know_v by_o the_o above_o cite_v place_n out_o of_o deut._n 25._o second_o if_o we_o fight_v with_o or_o beat_v our_o neighbour_n or_o maim_v his_o body_n this_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d &_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o sixth_o commandment_n but_o special_o 〈◊〉_d levit._n 24.19_o 20._o if_o a_o man_n cause_v any_o blemish_n in_o 〈…〉_o have_v do_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v do_v to_o he_o breach_n for_o 〈…〉_o for_o tâ—â—th_o such_o a_o blemish_n as_o he_o have_v make_v in_o any_o 〈◊〉_d such_o shall_v be_v repaiâ—d_v to_o he_o three_o if_o we_o procure_v any_o way_n the_o death_n of_o our_o neighbour_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o the_o sword_n by_o famine_n by_o poison_n by_o false_a accusation_n or_o otherwise_o this_o be_v a_o cruelty_n and_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o sixth_o commandment_n the_o offender_n in_o this_o behalf_n may_v be_v rank_v with_o cain_n gen._n 4.8_o where_o it_o be_v say_v cain_n rise_v against_o his_o brother_n &_o slay_v he_o four_o if_o we_o use_v any_o of_o god_n creature_n hardly_o this_o be_v a_o cruelty_n and_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o sixth_o commandment_n but_o special_o control_v deut._n 22.6_o if_o thou_o find_v a_o bird_n nest_n in_o the_o way_n in_o any_o tree_n or_o on_o the_o ground_n whether_o they_o be_v young_a or_o egg_n and_o the_o damn_n sit_v upon_o the_o young_a or_o upon_o the_o egg_n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o damn_n with_o the_o young_a but_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a let_v the_o damn_n go_v and_o take_v the_o young_a to_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v prosper_v and_o proâ—ing_v thy_o day_n this_o special_a cruelty_n be_v tax_v prov._n 12.10_o where_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o the_o righteous_a man_n regard_v the_o life_n of_o his_o beast_n five_o if_o because_o of_o our_o neighbour_n infirmity_n we_o use_v he_o discourteous_o and_o make_v he_o our_o laugh_a stock_n or_o taunt_a recreation_n this_o be_v a_o cruelty_n and_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o sixth_o commandment_n but_o special_o check_v levit._n 19.14_o thou_o shall_v not_o curse_v the_o dâ—â—st_n nor_o put_v a_o stumble_a block_n before_o the_o blind_a six_o if_o we_o injury_n a_o stranger_n this_o a_o cruelty_n and_o special_o control_v exod._n 22.21_o thou_o shall_v not_o do_v injury_n to_o a_o stranger_n neither_o oppress_v he_o seaventh_o if_o we_o molest_v any_o widow_n or_o fatherless_a child_n this_o be_v a_o cruelty_n and_o special_o check_v exod._n 22.22_o you_o shall_v not_o trouble_v any_o widow_n or_o fatherless_a child_n eight_o if_o we_o wrong_v the_o poor_a this_o be_v a_o cruelty_n &_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o sixth_o commandment_n this_o cruelty_n we_o be_v guilty_a of_o many_o way_n first_o if_o we_o lend_v money_n to_o the_o poor_a upon_o usury_n this_o cruelty_n be_v tax_v exod._n 22.25_o if_o thou_o lend_v money_n to_o the_o poor_a with_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v as_o a_o usurer_n unto_o he_o you_o shall_v not_o oppress_v he_o with_o usury_n second_o if_o we_o pay_v not_o the_o poor_a labourer_n his_o hire_n this_o cruelty_n be_v tax_v deut._n 24.14_o thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v a_o needy_a and_o poor_a hire_a servant_n thou_o shall_v give_v he_o his_o hire_n for_o his_o day_n the_o sun_n shall_v not_o go_v down_o upon_o it_o for_o he_o be_v poor_a and_o therewith_o sustain_v his_o life_n lest_o he_o cry_v against_o thou_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o be_v sin_n unto_o thou_o three_o if_o we_o restore_v not_o the_o pledge_n of_o the_o poor_a this_o cruelty_n be_v tax_v exod._n 22.26_o if_o thou_o take_v thy_o neighbour_n raiment_n to_o pledge_v thou_o shall_v restore_v it_o unto_o he_o before_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o for_o it_o be_v his_o only_a cover_n and_o garment_n for_o his_o skin_n four_o if_o we_o withdraw_v our_o corn_n from_o the_o poor_a this_o cruelty_n be_v tax_v 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