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rash_a praesumptuous_a fancy_n but_o a_o sober_a and_o advise_v meditationâ—_n that_o god_n be_v able_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o wise_a man_n advice_n and_o â—_z in_o time_n of_o prosperity_n rejoice_v in_o time_n of_o adversity_n consider_v eccleâ—_n 7.16_o consider_v god_n almighty_a greatness_n infinite_a wisdom_n absolute_a power_n inexpressable_a goodness_n and_o undisputable_a truthâ—_n and_o thou_o shall_v never_o fall_v thou_o may_v be_v toss_v but_o shall_v noâ—_n sink_v thou_o may_v be_v shake_v but_o not_o remove_v thou_o may_v be_v afflict_v yet_o not_o in_o distress_n persecute_v but_o not_o forsake_v cast_v down_o but_o not_o destroy_v 2_o cor._n 4.8.9_o this_o be_v the_o confidence_n and_o relief_n of_o saint_n paul_n sadness_n and_o affliction_n eveâ—_n to_o trust_v in_o god_n which_o raise_v the_o dead_a who_o deliver_v we_o etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 1.9.10_o this_o be_v his_o persuasion_n that_o neither_o life_n nor_o death_n nor_o angel_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.38.39_o o_o that_o we_o be_v wise_a to_o consider_v these_o excellency_n these_o resolution_n and_o understand_v the_o love_a kindness_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o we_o will_v consider_v and_o remember_v that_o he_o bring_v light_a out_o of_o darkness_n order_n out_o of_o confusion_n all_o be_v from_o nothing_o and_o he_o be_v the_o same_o god_n still_o in_o power_n in_o wisdom_n in_o goodness_n his_o ear_n be_v not_o heavy_a nor_o his_o hand_n shorten_v unless_o our_o sin_n cause_v he_o to_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o we_o that_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v and_o last_o consider_v abraham_n to_o be_v like_o this_o your_o father_n in_o the_o resolution_n and_o endeavour_n of_o obedience_n both_o active_a and_o passive_a isay_n 51.1.2_o consider_v abraham_n your_o father_n etc._n etc._n and_o remember_v that_o god_n bless_a and_o increase_v he_o he_o consider_v god_n be_v able_a etc._n etc._n and_o so_o he_o receive_v etc._n etc._n which_o afford_v another_o observation_n 8._o he_o 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the_o believer_n yet_o it_o receive_v what_o god_n award_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o righteous_a shall_v not_o perish_v and_o they_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v but_o many_o time_n before_o belief_n come_v we_o be_v at_o the_o last_o experience_n the_o altar_n be_v prepare_v isaac_n bind_v and_o be_v lay_v upon_o it_o and_o abraham_n take_v the_o knife_n in_o hand_n ready_a to_o give_v the_o fatal_a stroke_n but_o then_o and_o â—â—till_o then_o not_o before_o do_v the_o angel_n step_v in_o for_o a_o rescue_n anâ—_n deliver_v isaac_n from_o death_n and_o so_o abraham_n receive_v he_o byâ—_n resemblance_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o thus_o christ_n deliver_v hiâ—_n church_n when_o overwhelm_v with_o oppressor_n revive_v she_o when_o she_o be_v in_o the_o dust_n when_o she_o be_v but_o a_o company_n of_o dead_a man_n appoint_v as_o sheep_n to_o be_v slay_v and_o number_v for_o destruction_n when_o she_o be_v dry_a bone_n and_o her_o hope_n clean_o off_o he_o will_v put_v breathe_v and_o life_n into_o they_o these_o and_o such_o like_a be_v the_o similitude_n oâ—_n parable_n which_o the_o holy_a spirit_n use_v to_o express_v the_o affliction_n and_o deliverance_n of_o his_o church_n isay_n 26.19_o ezek._n 37.5.6.7_o etc._n etc._n and_o have_v go_v thus_o far_o i_o may_v a_o while_n stay_v on_o the_o mystical_a and_o parabolicall_a signification_n of_o those_o text_n for_o so_o somâ—_n interpret_v these_o word_n he_o receive_v he_o in_o a_o figure_n that_o be_v in_o reference_n to_o christ_n who_o death_n and_o resurrection_n be_v here_o prâ—â—_n figure_v and_o augustine_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o action_n of_o abraham_n be_v both_o factum_fw-la &_o prophetia_fw-la a_o history_n and_o a_o prophecy_n but_o i_o intend_v not_o to_o vary_v much_o from_o my_o resolve_a method_n and_o 〈◊〉_d for_o a_o conclusion_n shall_v only_o observe_v the_o two_o commendatory_a 〈◊〉_d of_o abraham_n faith_n which_o be_v note_v to_o be_v 1._o obedientiall_a work_v act_v faith_n be_v offer_v and_o this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o faith_n james_n 2.21_o the_o former_a propoâ—â—_n sall_n and_o call_v of_o god_n to_o abraham_n be_v for_o the_o trial_n of_o his_o â—aith_n in_o that_o particular_a and_o instance_n of_o believe_v his_o promise_n â—ut_fw-la this_o be_v a_o new_a trial_n of_o his_o faith_n in_o another_o expression_n and_o determination_n even_o that_o of_o obedience_n to_o his_o command_n god_n sometime_o tri_v our_o faith_n by_o promise_n of_o incredible_a thing_n whether_o then_o we_o will_v depend_v on_o he_o sometime_o by_o command_n â—f_o harsh_a unpleasant_a service_n or_o duty_n whether_o we_o will_v submit_v to_o he_o and_o obey_v he_o now_o when_o god_n put_v we_o to_o it_o to_o evidence_n our_o faith_n either_o by_o patience_n or_o obedience_n if_o we_o do_v not_o we_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o abraham_n not_o the_o friend_n of_o god_n for_o true_a faith_n will_v still_o approve_v itself_o so_o by_o faithful_a action_n no_o temptation_n of_o the_o world_n or_o the_o devil_n to_o the_o contrary_a shall_v make_v we_o suspect_v or_o disbeleeve_v what_o he_o have_v promise_v no_o invitation_n of_o sin_n or_o lust_n shall_v lay_v we_o off_o from_o the_o practice_n of_o what_o â—e_n command_v where_o fire_n be_v there_o be_v heat_n and_o light_n where_o â—aith_o there_o holiness_n and_o obedience_n 2._o rational_a it_o be_v not_o a_o rash_a precipitate_a or_o temerarious_a deign_n but_o a_o wise_a sober_a deliberate_a proceed_n of_o his_o understanding_n will_n and_o affection_n for_o all_o his_o spiritual_a faculty_n be_v employ_v in_o this_o consideration_n of_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o ponder_v â—nd_v weigh_v with_o himself_o secum_fw-la perpendens_fw-la in_o one_o translation_n â—atiocinatus_fw-la in_o another_o his_o understanding_n consider_v god_n truth_n power_n etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o
be_v adopt_v into_o the_o place_n of_o reuben_n 1_o chron._n 5.1.2_o or_o levi._n who_o be_v not_o to_o have_v any_o share_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o then_o there_o be_v another_o blessing_n annex_v that_o they_o may_v grow_v as_o fish_n into_o a_o multitude_n into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o indeed_o according_o they_o multiply_v in_o egypt_n into_o vast_a number_n for_o at_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n there_o be_v of_o manasseh_n forty_o two_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o of_o ephraim_n thirty_o two_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o but_o all_o these_o man_n of_o war_n perish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o at_o their_o enter_v into_o canaan_n there_o be_v find_v after_o a_o perfect_a muster_n of_o ephraim_n forty_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o and_o of_o manasseh_n thirty_o two_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o numb_a 1.33.34.35_o so_o that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n there_o issue_v 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