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A55363 Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Vol. I wherein the sacred text is inserted, and various readings annex'd, together with parallel scriptures, the more difficult terms in each verse are explained, seeming contradictions reconciled, questions and doubts resolved, and the whole text opened / by the late reverend and learned divine Mr. Matthew Poole. Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679. 1683 (1683) Wing P2820; ESTC R39678 6,571,344 1,258

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5._o 17._o which_o probable_o be_v say_v with_o respect_n to_o his_o fear_n and_o discontent_n manifest_v here_o and_o ver_fw-la 4._o and_o lest_o he_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n which_o be_v also_o paul_n case_n 2_o cor._n 12._o 7._o for_o his_o eminent_a gift_n and_o grace_n and_o miraculous_a work_n god_n see_v fit_a to_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n and_o to_o leave_v he_o to_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v be_v sensible_a of_o his_o own_o impotency_n and_o sinfulness_n and_o may_v not_o dare_v to_o take_v any_o part_n of_o god_n honour_n to_o himself_o and_o come_v to_o beersheba_n which_o belong_v to_o judah_n judah_n judah_n either_o first_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n according_a to_o the_o first_o division_n for_o simeon_n part_n in_o which_o beersheba_n be_v be_v afterward_o take_v out_o of_o it_o or_o second_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o leave_v his_o servant_n there_o god_n there_o partly_o that_o he_o may_v abide_v there_o in_o safety_n and_o partly_o 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the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n mal._n 3._o 1._o and_o be_v send_v upon_o divers_a message_n to_o man_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o at_o last_o be_v to_o be_v send_v in_o the_o flesh_n as_o god_n great_a ambassador_n or_o messenger_n of_o peace_n and_o reconciliation_n find_v she_o by_o a_o fountain_n of_o water_n in_o the_o wilderness_n by_o the_o fountain_n in_o the_o way_n to_o shur_n 22._o shur_n a_o place_n near_o egypt_n gen._n 25._o 18._o 1_o sam._n 15._o 7._o be_v her_o native_a country_n exod._n 15._o 22._o 8._o and_o he_o say_v hagar_n sarai'_v maid_n herself_o maid_n by_o which_o title_n he_o admonish_v she_o that_o though_o she_o be_v abram_n wife_n yet_o she_o be_v sarai'_v maid_n to_o who_o she_o owe_v subjection_n and_o service_n from_o which_o she_o can_v not_o lawful_o withdraw_v herself_o whence_o come_v thou_o and_o whither_o will_v thou_o go_v impatience_n go_v consider_v with_o thyself_o what_o thou_o be_v do_v what_o a_o sad_a exchange_n thou_o be_v make_v thou_o forsake_v not_o only_o a_o excellent_a master_n and_o husband_n but_o also_o i_o and_o my_o worship_n which_o thou_o will_v not_o find_v in_o any_o other_o family_n and_o so_o cast_v thyself_o out_o of_o the_o true_a church_n and_o be_v run_v headlong_o into_o a_o place_n of_o all_o idolatry_n and_o impiety_n to_o thy_o utter_a undo_n and_o this_o mere_o through_o pride_n and_o impatience_n and_o she_o say_v i_o flee_v from_o the_o face_n of_o my_o mistress_n sarai_n 9_o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o she_o return_v to_o thy_o mistress_n and_o submit_v thyself_o under_o her_o hand_n 10._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o she_o i_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n exceed_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v number_v for_o multitude_n 11._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o she_o behold_v thou_o be_v with_o child_n and_o shall_v bear_v a_o son_n and_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n hear_v name_n that_o be_v god_n shall_v hear_v 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beer-lahai-roi_a she_o beer-lahai-roi_a this_o name_n may_v have_v respect_n either_o 1._o to_o god_n the_o well_o of_o he_o that_o live_v i._n e._n of_o the_o true_a and_o live_a god_n and_o see_v i_o i._n e._n take_v care_n of_o i_o or_o 2._o to_o hagar_n the_o well_o of_o she_o that_o live_v i._n e._n who_o though_o she_o give_v up_o herself_o for_o dead_a and_o lose_v yet_o now_o be_v likely_a to_o live_v both_o in_o her_o person_n and_o in_o her_o posterity_n and_o see_v or_o do_v see_v namely_o god_n present_a with_o she_o behold_v it_o be_v between_o cadesh_n and_o bere_v 15._o and_o hagar_n bear_v abram_n a_o son_n history_n son_n to_o wit_n after_o her_o return_n and_o submission_n to_o her_o mistress_n which_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o follow_a history_n and_o abram_n call_v his_o son_n name_n which_o hagar_n bear_v ishmael_n 16._o and_o abram_n be_v fourscore_o and_o six_o year_n old_a when_o hagar_n bear_v ishmael_n to_o abram_n chap._n xvii_o 1._o and_o when_o abram_n be_v ninety_o year_n old_a and_o nine_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o abram_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o i_o be_o the_o all-sufficient_a the_o or_o all-sufficient_a almighty_a god_n word_n god_n who_o can_v do_v all_o that_o i_o have_v promise_v or_o shall_v promise_v to_o thou_o and_o whatsoever_o please_v i_o and_o therefore_o do_v thou_o firm_o believe_v all_o my_o word_n 22._o word_n chap._n 5._o 22._o walk_v before_o i_o 9_o i_o as_o become_v one_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o thy_o lord_n and_o judge_n and_o rewarder_n be_v careful_a to_o please_v and_o obey_v i_o in_o all_o thing_n and_o depend_v upon_o i_o for_o thy_o well-doing_n and_o well-being_n see_v
shall_v not_o receive_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a and_o to_o teach_v they_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v not_o discharge_v man_n obligation_n to_o his_o duty_n nor_o excuse_v he_o for_o the_o neglect_n of_o it_o and_o that_o conversion_n and_o sanctification_n though_o it_o be_v god_n work_n yet_o it_o be_v man_n duty_n unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o his_o statute_n which_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o if_o thou_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul._n 11_o for_o this_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n describe_v day_n he_o seem_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o law_n or_o of_o that_o great_a command_n of_o love_v and_o obey_v god_n mention_v here_o v._o 2_o 6_o 10_o 16._o which_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o law_n of_o which_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o here_o speak_v simple_o or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o but_o as_o it_o be_v mollify_v and_o accompany_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n whereby_o god_n circumcise_v man_n heart_n to_o do_v this_o as_o be_v express_v v._o 6._o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o although_o the_o practice_n of_o god_n law_n strict_o and_o severe_o be_v now_o far_o from_o we_o and_o above_o our_o strength_n yet_o consider_v the_o advantage_n of_o gospel_n grace_n whereby_o god_n enable_v we_o in_o some_o measure_n to_o our_o duty_n and_o accept_v of_o our_o sincere_a endeavour_n in_o stead_n of_o perfection_n and_o impute_v christ_n perfect_a righteousness_n unto_o we_o that_o believe_v now_o it_o be_v near_o and_o easy_a to_o we_o and_o so_o this_o place_n well_o agree_v with_o rom._n 10._o 6_o etc._n etc._n where_o st._n paul_n expound_v or_o apply_v this_o place_n to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n by_o which_o alone_o the_o law_n be_v such_o as_o it_o be_v here_o describe_v it_o 19_o it_o chap._n 27._o 8._o isa._n 45._o 19_o be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o difficulty_n thou_o heb._n be_v not_o too_o wonderful_a for_o thou_o as_o deut._n 17._o 8._o prov._n 30._o 18._o jer._n 32._o 17._o i_o e._n not_o too_o hard_o for_o thou_o to_o know_v and_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o be_v but_o dark_o manifest_v to_o other_o nation_n act._n 17._o 27._o be_v clear_o and_o full_o reveal_v unto_o thou_o thou_o can_v not_o pretend_v ignorance_n or_o invincible_a difficulty_n neither_o be_v it_o far_o off_o reach_n off_o i._n e._n out_o of_o thy_o reach_n 12_o etc._n 12_o rom._n 10._o 6._o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o in_o heaven_n hear_n heaven_n i_z e_z shut_v up_o there_o but_o it_o have_v be_v thence_o deliver_v and_o publish_v by_o thy_o hear_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v who_o shall_v go_v up_o for_o we_o to_o heaven_n and_o bring_v it_o unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o and_o do_v it_o 13_o neither_o be_v it_o beyond_o the_o sea_n wilderness_n sea_n the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o commandment_n be_v not_o to_o be_v fetch_v from_o far_o distant_a place_n to_o which_o divers_a of_o the_o wise_a heathen_n travel_v for_o their_o wisdom_n but_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o thy_o very_a door_n and_o ear_n and_o declare_v to_o thou_o in_o this_o wilderness_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v who_o shall_v go_v over_o the_o sea_n for_o we_o and_o bring_v it_o unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o and_o do_v it_o 14_o but_o the_o word_n be_v very_o nigh_o unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o mouth_n it_o mouth_n thou_o know_v it_o so_o well_o that_o it_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o thy_o common_a discourse_n thou_o profess_v thy_o knowledge_n and_o belief_n of_o it_o or_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o priest_n and_o levite_n who_o be_v daily_o preach_v of_o it_o and_o instruct_v thou_o in_o it_o and_o in_o thy_o heart_n it_o heart_n i._n e._n in_o thy_o mind_n as_o the_o heart_n be_v very_o common_o take_v to_o understand_v and_o believe_v it_o that_o thou_o may_v do_v it_o 15_o 19_o 15_o chap._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 19_o see_v i_o have_v set_v before_o thou_o this_o day_n life_n and_o good_a 3._o good_a i._n e._n a_o good_a or_o a_o happy_a life_n a_o figure_n call_v hendiaduo_n or_o life_n and_o all_o the_o blessing_n of_o life_n as_o good_a be_v oft_o use_v as_o job_n 7._o 7._o psal._n 4._o 6._o and_o 128._o 5._o eccles._n 2._o 24._o and_o 4._o 8._o and_o 6._o 3._o and_o death_n and_o evil_n 16_o in_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o his_o statute_n and_o his_o judgement_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v and_o multiply_v and_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n shall_v bless_v thou_o in_o the_o land_n whither_o thou_o go_v to_o possess_v it_o 17_o but_o if_o thy_o heart_n turn_v away_o so_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o hear_v but_o shall_v be_v draw_v away_o other_o away_o either_o by_o thy_o own_o evil_a mind_n or_o by_o the_o example_n or_o persuasion_n of_o other_o and_o worship_v other_o god_n and_o serve_v they_o 18_o i_o denounce_v unto_o you_o this_o day_n that_o you_o shall_v sure_o perish_v and_o that_o you_o shall_v not_o prolong_v your_o day_n upon_o the_o land_n whither_o thou_o pass_v over_o jordan_n to_o go_v to_o possess_v it_o 19_o 15._o 19_o chap._n ●…_n 〈◊〉_d ver._n 15._o i_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o record_v this_o day_n against_o you_o 2._o you_o compare_v deut._n 4._o 26._o jos._n 24._o 27._o psal._n 50._o 4._o isa._n 1._o 2._o that_o i_o have_v set_v before_o you_o life_n and_o death_n blessing_n and_o curse_v therefore_o choose_v life_n that_o both_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n may_v live_v 20_o that_o thou_o may_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v obey_v his_o voice_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v cleave_v unto_o he_o for_o he_o be_v thy_o life_n 3._o life_n i._n e._n the_o cause_n or_o author_n of_o thy_o life_n as_o life_n be_v use_v joh._n 14_o 6._o and_o 17._o 3._o and_o the_o length_n of_o thy_o day_n that_o thou_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n to_o abraham_n to_o isaac_n and_o to_o jacob_n to_o give_v they_o chap._n xxxi_o 1_o and_o moses_n go_v and_o speak_v they_o speak_v i._n e._n proceed_v or_o continue_v to_o speak_v a_o usual_a hebrew_n phrase_n or_o go_v to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o have_v assemble_v the_o people_n that_o he_o may_v speak_v to_o they_o these_o word_n unto_o all_o israel_n 2_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o 34_o they_o chap._n 34_o i_o be_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a this_o day_n i_o can_v no_o more_o go_v out_o and_o come_v in_o approach_v in_o i._n e._n perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o leader_n or_o governor_n either_o because_o i_o now_o find_v a_o decay_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o body_n which_o seem_v not_o well_o to_o agree_v with_o deut._n 34._o 7._o or_o because_o i_o foresee_v the_o time_n of_o my_o death_n approach_v also_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o i_o 2_o i_o num._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 3._o 2_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v over_o this_o jordan_n 3_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n he_o will_v go_v over_o before_o thou_o and_o he_o will_v destroy_v these_o nation_n from_o before_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v possess_v they_o and_o joshua_n he_o shall_v go_v over_o before_o thou_o 2●…_n thou_o num._n 2●…_n 2●…_n as_o the_o lord_z have_v say_v 4_o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v do_v unto_o they_o 33._o they_o numb_a 21._o 24_o 33._o as_o he_o do_v to_o sihon_n and_o to_o og_n king_n of_o the_o amorite_n and_o unto_o the_o land_n of_o they_o possess_v they_o which_o he_o give_v to_o you_o to_o possess_v who_o he_o destroy_v 5_o and_o ●…_n and_o chap._n 7._o ●…_n the_o lord_n shall_v give_v they_o up_o before_o your_o face_n 8._o face_n i._n e._n into_o your_o power_n see_v on_o deut._n 1._o 8._o that_o you_o may_v do_v unto_o they_o according_a unto_o all_o the_o commandment_n which_o i_o have_v command_v you_o 6_o be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n fear_v not_o nor_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o for_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n he_o it_o be_v that_o do_v go_v with_o thou_o 5._o thou_o josh._n 1._o 5._o heb._n 13._o 5._o he_o will_v not_o fail_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o 7_o and_o moses_n call_v unto_o joshua_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n for_o thou_o must_v go_v with_o this_o people_n unto_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v unto_o their_o father_n to_o give_v they_o and_o thou_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o inherit_v it_o 8_o and_o the_o
themselves_o and_o will_v not_o allow_v we_o any_o share_n in_o he_o let_v they_o therefore_o enjoy_v he_o alone_o and_o let_v we_o seek_v out_o a_o new_a king_n every_o man_n to_o his_o tent_n king_n tent_n a_o expression_n of_o contempt_n imply_v their_o rejection_n of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v own_v as_o their_o king_n but_o as_o a_o private_a person_n as_o the_o son_n of_o jesse_n f_o let_v we_o all_o desist_v from_o this_o unthankful_a office_n of_o bring_v the_o king_n back_o and_o go_v each_o to_o our_o home_n that_o we_o may_v consider_v and_o then_o meet_v together_o to_o choose_v a_o new_a king_n o_o israel_n 2_o so_o every_o man_n of_o israel_n present_a israel_n i_o e._n the_o generality_n of_o those_o israelite_n who_o be_v present_a go_v up_o from_o after_o david_n and_o follow_v sheba_n the_o son_n of_o bichri_fw-la but_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n cleave_v unto_o their_o king_n from_o jordan_n even_o to_o jerusalem_n 3_o ¶_o and_o david_n come_v to_o his_o house_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o king_n take_v the_o ten_o woman_n his_o 22._o his_o chap._n 15._o 16._o and_o 16._o 22._o concubine_n who_o he_o have_v leave_v to_o keep_v the_o house_n and_o put_v they_o in_o ward_n in_o heb._n a_o house_n of_o ward_n ward_n they_o ward_n partly_o because_o they_o have_v not_o vigorous_o oppose_v absaloms_n lustful_a desire_n as_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v even_o with_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o life_n and_o partly_o lest_o the_o sight_n of_o they_o shall_v renew_v the_o memory_n of_o absalom_n filthiness_n and_o of_o their_o own_o and_o david_n reproach_n which_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o bury_v in_o perpetual_a oblivion_n and_o partly_o because_o it_o may_v appear_v incestuous_a to_o have_v to_o do_v with_o those_o who_o have_v be_v defile_v by_o his_o own_o son_n and_o partly_o because_o as_o david_n will_v not_o so_o it_o be_v not_o now_o convenient_a that_o any_o other_o man_n shall_v have_v any_o conjugal_a conversation_n with_o they_o and_o say_v they_o but_o go_v not_o in_o unto_o they_o so_o they_o be_v bind_v be_v heb._n bind_v shut_v up_o unto_o the_o day_n of_o their_o death_n life_n death_n heb._n in_o widowhood_n of_o life_n live_v in_o widowhood_n 4_o ¶_o then_o say_v the_o king_n to_o amasa_n call_n amasa_n heb._n call_n assemble_v i_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n 13._o judah_n and_o march_v in_o the_o head_n of_o they_o as_o their_o general_n as_o i_o have_v promise_v thou_o chap._n 19_o 13._o within_o three_o day_n haste_n day_n which_o he_o suppose_v amasa_n have_v be_v their_o late_a general_n can_v easy_o do_v and_o the_o business_n require_v haste_n and_o be_v thou_o here_o present_a i_o present_a within_o that_o time_n to_o receive_v order_n and_o instruction_n from_o i_o 5_o so_o amasa_n go_v to_o assemble_v the_o man_n of_o judah_n but_o he_o tarry_v long_o than_o the_o set_a time_n men._n time_n either_o because_o the_o people_n be_v weary_v out_o by_o the_o late_a civil_a war_n be_v not_o forward_o to_o engage_v in_o another_o or_o because_o the_o soldier_n have_v more_o affection_n to_o joa●…_n than_o to_o their_o new_a general_n to_o who_o ill_a conduct_n possible_o they_o may_v impute_v their_o unsuccessfulness_n in_o the_o last_o battle_n or_o because_o amasa_n for_o his_o own_o interest_n may_v seek_v delay_n to_o render_v himself_o more_o necessary_a and_o useful_a to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o keep_v up_o his_o honourable_a and_o profitable_a employment_n which_o be_v the_o common_a policy_n of_o such_o men._n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v he_o 6_o and_o david_n say_v to_o abishai_n question_v abishai_n not_o to_o joab_n lest_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o shall_v recover_v his_o place_n and_o amasa_n be_v discontent_v and_o david_n fidelity_n in_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n to_o amasa_n be_v question_v now_o shall_v sheba_n the_o son_n of_o bichri_fw-la do_v we_o more_o harm_n than_o do_v absalon_n take_v thou_o 11_o thou_o chap._n 11._o 11_o thy_o lord_n servant_n guard_n servant_n i_o e._n my_o guard_n that_o attend_v upon_o my_o person_n and_o the_o other_o soldier_n who_o be_v now_o present_a with_o i_o he_o speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n as_o be_v very_o frequent_a for_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a he_o will_v now_o call_v joab_n his_o lord_n who_o he_o have_v late_o depose_v nor_o amasa_n who_o have_v not_o yet_o take_v actual_a possession_n of_o his_o place_n nor_o have_v the_o command_n over_o the_o king_n guard_n and_o pursue_v after_o he_o lest_o he_o get_v he_o fence_v city_n and_o eye_n and_o heb._n deliver_v himself_o from_o our_o eye_n escape_v we_o 7_o and_o there_o go_v out_o after_o he_o joabs_n man_n design_v man_n the_o remainder_n of_o ioab_n army_n who_o be_v there_o present_a with_o who_o also_o joab_n may_v go_v as_o a_o reformade_a watch_v a_o opportunity_n to_o do_v what_o he_o design_v and_o the_o 〈…〉_o the_o 〈…〉_o cherethite_n and_o the_o pelethite_n 18._o pelethite_n of_o who_o see_v on_o chap._n 8._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mighty_a man_n and_o they_o go_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n to_o pursue_v after_o sheba_n the_o son_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 8_o when_o they_o be_v at_o the_o great_a stone_n which_o be_v in_o gibeon_n amasa_n go_v before_o they_o general_n they_o have_v gather_v some_o force_n and_o give_v due_a order_n for_o the_o rest_n to_o follow_v he_o he_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o by_o the_o king_n command_n go_v after_o those_o mention_v for_o 7._o and_o be_v come_v up_o to_o they_o at_o the_o place_n where_o they_o wait_v for_o he_o he_o put_v himself_o into_o the_o head_n of_o ioab_n man_n and_o the_o cher●…thites_n and_o the_o pelethite_n and_o such_o as_o he_o have_v bring_v along_o with_o he_o and_o march_v before_o they_o as_o their_o chief_a and_o general_n and_o joabs_n garment_n that_o he_o have_v put_v on_o be_v gird_v unto_o he_o soldier_n he_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o traveller_n and_o soldier_n and_o upon_o it_o a_o sword_n a_o heb_fw-mi girdle_n or_o belt_n of_o a_o sword_n girdle_n with_o a_o sword_n fasten_v upon_o his_o loin_n in_o the_o sheath_n thereof_o and_o as_o he_o go_v forth_o honor._n forth_o to_o meet_v and_o salute_v amasa_n who_o be_v come_v towards_o he_o to_o do_v he_o honor._n it_o fall_v out_o suspicion_n out_o thing_n have_v it_o be_v likely_a be_v so_o contrive_v by_o joab_n that_o upon_o the_o least_o motion_n of_o his_o body_n his_o sword_n shall_v drop_v out_o and_o he_o may_v take_v it_o up_o without_o raise_v amasa_n suspicion_n 9_o and_o joab_n say_v to_o amasa_n be_v thou_o in_o health_n my_o brother_n and_o joab_n take_v amasa_n by_o the_o beard_n another_o beard_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o ancient_a time_n be_v when_o they_o kiss_v and_o salute_v one_o another_o with_o the_o right_a hand_n to_o kiss_v he_o 10_o but_o amasa_n take_v no_o heed_n to_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v in_o joabs_n hand_n stroke_n hand_n which_o fall_v out_o as_o it_o seem_v casual_o he_o suppose_v that_o joab_n intend_v only_o to_o put_v it_o into_o its_o scabbard_n and_o therefore_o take_v no_o care_n to_o defend_v himself_o against_o the_o stroke_n so_o he_o smite_v he_o therewith_o in_o the_o five_o rib_n 23._o rib_n see_v on_o chap._n 2._o 23._o and_o shed_v out_o his_o bowel_n to_o the_o ground_n and_o stroke_n and_o heb._n double_v not_o his_o stroke_n strike_v he_o not_o again_o again_o again_o he_o dispatch_v he_o at_o one_o stroke_n or_o give_v he_o his_o death_n wound_n at_o the_o first_o blow_n and_o need_v not_o to_o smite_v he_o again_o and_o he_o die_v so_o joab_n trust._n joab_n who_o now_o bold_o resume_v his_o former_a place_n and_o march_v in_o the_o head_n of_o the_o army_n it_o be_v not_o strange_a that_o amasa_n soldier_n do_v not_o fight_v to_o revenge_v his_o death_n partly_o because_o not_o many_o of_o they_o be_v yet_o come_v up_o but_o come_v by_o degree_n as_o the_o follow_a verse_n ●…hew_v and_o partly_o because_o ioab_n interest_n and_o authority_n with_o the_o military-man_n be_v very_o great_a especial_o with_o david_n guard_n who_o be_v here_o present_a and_o who_o have_v no_o kindness_n for_o amasa_n as_o have_v be_v the_o general_n of_o the_o rebellious_a army_n and_o as_o they_o may_v think_v be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v put_v into_o a_o place_n of_o so_o great_a power_n and_o trust._n and_o abishai_n his_o brother_n pursue_v after_o sheba_n the_o son_n of_o bichri_fw-la 11_o and_o one_o of_o joabs_n man_n message_n man_n leave_v there_o on_o purpose_n to_o deliver_v the_o follow_a message_n stand_v by_o he_o and_o say_v he_o that_o favour_v joab_n amasa_n joab_n he_o that_o will_v have_v joab_n to_o be_v general_n rather_o than_o such_o a_o perfidious_a rebel_n and_o traitor_n as_o amasa_n and_o he_o that_o be_v
and_o other_o prophet_n when_o they_o be_v in_o company_n with_o other_o unto_o the_o prophet_n that_o bring_v he_o back_o 21._o back_o so_o he_o make_v this_o prophet_n public_o to_o call_v himself_o liar_n and_o to_o pronounce_v a_o terrible_a sentence_n against_o he_o to_o who_o he_o profess_v so_o much_o kindness_n indeed_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v ambiguous_a and_o by_o other_o render_v thus_o to_o the_o prophet_n who_o he_o have_v bring_v back_o which_o agree_v very_o well_o with_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n and_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o best_a translation_n by_o compare_v v._o 23._o where_o the_o very_a same_o phrase_n i●…_n so_o render_v and_o ver_fw-la 26._o where_o this_o message_n be_v say_v to_o be_v speak_v to_o he_o but_o these_o argument_n be_v not_o cogent_a not_o that_o from_o v._o 23._o because_o it_o be_v a_o common_a thing_n for_o the_o same_o phrase_n in_o divers_a verse_n and_o sometime_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o verse_n to_o be_v diverse_o use_v nor_o that_o from_o v._o 27._o for_o that_o may_v be_v render_v concern_v he_o and_o therefore_o our_o translation_n be_v better_a as_o be_v manifest_a from_o v._o 21._o 21_o and_o he_o cry_v it_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n the_o effect_n of_o his_o passion_n both_o for_o his_o own_o guilt_n and_o shame_n and_o for_o the_o prophet_n approach_a ●…sery_n and_o his_o unhappy_a influence_n both_o in_o procure_v and_o i●…_n denounce_v of_o it_o unto_o the_o man_n of_o god_n that_o come_v from_o judah_n say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n forasmuch_o as_o thou_o have_v disobey_v the_o mouth_n effect_n mouth_n i_o e._n the_o word_n of_o command_n come_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n a_o metonymy_n of_o the_o cause_n for_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v not_o keep_v the_o commandment_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n command_v thou_o 22_o but_o come_v back_o and_o have_v eat_v bread_n and_o drink_v water_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o which_o the_o lord_n do_v say_v to_o thou_o eat_v no_o bread_n and_o drink_v no_o water_n thy_o carcase_n shall_v not_o come_v unto_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o thy_o father_n 24._o father_n i_o e._n thou_o shall_v not_o die_v a_o natural_a but_o a_o violent_a death_n and_o that_o in_o this_o journey_n before_o thou_o return_v to_o thy_o native_a habitatition_n and_o thy_o carcase_n shall_v not_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o proper_a sepulchre_n which_o be_v esteem_v a_o kind_n of_o curse_n and_o a_o note_n of_o infamy_n as_o the_o contrary_n be_v reckon_v a_o honour_n and_o blessing_n see_v chap._n 14._o 13._o isa._n 14._o 19_o 20._o jer._n 22._o 19_o and_o 26._o 24._o 23_o ¶_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o he_o have_v eat_v bread_n and_o after_o he_o have_v drink_v that_o he_o saddle_v for_o he_o the_o ass_n he_o that_o he_o may_v soon_o come_v to_o his_o home_n and_o if_o possible_a escape_v the_o judgement_n threaten_v but_o it_o be_v observable_a he_o do_v not_o accompany_v he_o his_o guilty_a conscience_n make_v he_o to_o expect_v and_o fear_v to_o be_v involve_v in_o the_o same_o judgement_n with_o he_o to_o wit_n for_o the_o prophet_n who_o he_o have_v bring_v back_o 24_o and_o when_o he_o be_v go_v a_o 36._o a_o chap._n 20._o 36._o lion_n meet_v he_o providence_n he_o for_o there_o be_v many_o lion_n in_o judea_n and_o this_o be_v bring_v hither_o by_o god_n special_a providence_n by_o the_o way_n and_o slay_v he_o punishment_n he_o why_o do_v god_n punish_v a_o good_a man_n so_o severe_o for_o so_o small_a a_o offence_n ans._n first_o his_o sin_n be_v not_o small_a for_o it_o be_v a_o gross_a disobedience_n to_o a_o positive_a command_n obj._n but_o he_o suppose_v and_o be_v tell_v by_o another_o prophet_n that_o god_n have_v repeal_v his_o command_n and_o so_o be_v deceive_v ans._n he_o have_v no_o sufficient_a discharge_n from_o the_o former_a command_n for_o he_o neither_o be_v assure_v that_o the_o old_a man_n be_v a_o prophet_n nor_o that_o the_o message_n he_o deliver_v be_v from_o god_n but_o have_v reason_n to_o suspect_v the_o contrary_a or_o at_o least_o to_o inquire_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n in_o this_o doubtful_a point_n which_o he_o gross_o neglect_v to_o do_v and_o willing_o believe_v the_o message_n because_o it_o suit_v with_o his_o own_o inclination_n and_o necessity_n add_v to_o this_o that_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n be_v oblige_v to_o the_o great_a exactness_n in_o obedience_n to_o all_o god_n precept_n and_o therefore_o this_o sin_n be_v much_o great_a in_o he_o than_o in_o another_o because_o hereby_o god_n be_v dishonour_v and_o the_o authority_n and_o success_n of_o his_o message_n blast_v and_o jeroboam_fw-la and_o the_o idolatrous_a israelite_n harden_v in_o their_o wicked_a course_n for_o the_o prevention_n whereof_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o god_n shall_v exercise_v severity_n towards_o he_o ans._n second_o as_o his_o sin_n be_v not_o so_o small_a so_o his_o punishment_n be_v not_o so_o great_a as_o may_v be_v imagine_v for_o as_o to_o his_o outward_a man_n his_o bodily_a death_n which_o be_v a_o debt_n that_o he_o owe_v to_o god_n and_o nature_n in_o this_o way_n be_v not_o so_o painful_a and_o terrible_a as_o many_o other_o kind_n of_o death_n and_o as_o to_o his_o soul_n god_n by_o give_v he_o a_o gracious_a admonition_n both_o of_o his_o sin_n and_o danger_n ver_fw-la 21_o 22._o awaken_v he_o to_o true_a repentance_n which_o doubtless_o he_o practise_v and_o so_o be_v prepare_v for_o his_o death_n and_o by_o this_o sudden_a death_n free_v from_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o a_o evil_a time_n and_o world_n and_o speedy_o let_v in_o to_o eternal_a glory_n ans._n three_o as_o the_o world_n and_o all_o man_n in_o it_o be_v make_v for_o god_n glory_n and_o all_o their_o life_n and_o death_n ought_v to_o be_v lay_v out_o in_o his_o service_n so_o it_o can_v seem_v strange_a nor_o harsh_a if_o god_n shall_v bring_v his_o deserve_a death_n upon_o he_o in_o this_o manner_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o own_o glorious_a design_n as_o to_o vindicate_v his_o own_o honour_n and_o justice_n from_o the_o imputation_n of_o partiality_n to_o assure_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o prediction_n and_o thereby_o provoke_v jeroboam_fw-la and_o his_o idolatrous_a follower_n to_o repentance_n to_o justify_v himself_o in_o all_o his_o dreadful_a judgement_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o inflict_v upon_o ieroboam_n house_n and_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n for_o their_o curse_a apostasy_n and_o to_o warn_v all_o succeed_a sinner_n not_o rash_o to_o venture_v upon_o small_a sin_n and_o especial_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o great_a sin_n for_o which_o they_o may_v expect_v far_o sore_a punishment_n and_o his_o carcase_n be_v cast_v in_o the_o way_n there_o way_n his_o life_n and_o soul_n be_v go_v his_o dead_a body_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o lie_v there_o and_o the_o ass_n stand_v by_o it_o the_o lion_n also_o stand_v by_o the_o carcase_n 28._o carcase_n see_v on_o v._o 28._o 25_o and_o behold_v man_n pass_v by_o and_o see_v the_o carcase_n cast_v in_o the_o way_n and_o the_o lion_n stand_v by_o the_o carcase_n and_o they_o come_v and_o tell_v it_o in_o the_o city_n where_o the_o old_a prophet_n dwell_v 26_o and_o when_o the_o prophet_n that_o bring_v he_o back_o from_o the_o way_n hear_v thereof_o he_o say_v it_o be_v the_o man_n of_o god_n who_o be_v disobedient_a unto_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v he_o unto_o the_o lion_n which_o have_v break_v have_v heb._n break_v tear_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v unto_o he_o 20._o he_o or_o rather_o concern_v he_o for_o so_o the_o particle_n lamed_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o gen._n 20._o 13._o psal._n 3._o 2._o and_o 91._o 11._o compare_n with_o matth._n 4._o 6._o see_v the_o note_n on_o v._o 20._o 27_o and_o he_o speak_v to_o his_o son_n say_v saddle_v i_o the_o ass_n reason_n ass_n be_v secure_a as_o to_o himself_o because_o so_o many_o other_o have_v be_v there_o without_o any_o harm_n and_o because_o he_o perceive_v the_o prophet_n death_n be_v a_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o that_o for_o special_a reason_n and_o they_o saddle_v he_o 28_o and_o he_o go_v and_o find_v his_o carcase_n cast_v in_o the_o way_n and_o the_o ass_n and_o the_o lion_n stand_v by_o the_o carcase_n the_o lion_n have_v not_o eat_v the_o carcase_n nor_o break_v nor_o heb._n break_v tear_v the_o ass_n sight_n ass_n here_o be_v a_o concurrence_n of_o miracle_n that_o the_o ass_n do_v not_o run_v away_o from_o the_o lion_n according_a to_o his_o nature_n and_o custom_n but_o bold_o stand_v still_o as_o reserve_v himself_o for_o the_o carry_v of_o the_o prophet_n to_o his_o burial_n that_o
when_o they_o be_v diminish_v and_o destroy_v the_o king_n be_v very_o much_o weaken_v and_o endanger_v by_o it_o and_o thy_o child_n and_o thy_o wife_n 4._o wife_n who_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o the_o life_n of_o thy_o brethren_n v._o 4._o and_o all_o thy_o good_n 15_o and_o thou_o shall_v have_v great_a sickness_n by_o disease_n of_o thy_o bowel_n until_o thy_o bowel_n fall_v out_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o sickness_n day_n by_o day_n 4._o day_n i_o e._n from_o day_n to_o day_n continual_o or_o year_n upon_o year_n i._n e_o one_o year_n after_o another_o or_o for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o year_n as_o the_o event_n show_v v._o 19_o heb._n day_n upon_o d●…ys_n day_n be_v oft_o put_v for_o a_o year_n as_o exod._n 13._o 10._o levit._fw-la 25._o 29._o numb_a 9_o 22._o judg._n 17._o 10._o 1_o sam._n 1._o 3._o &_o 27._o 7._o amos_n 4._o 4._o 16_o moreover_o the_o lord_n stir_v up_o against_o jehoram_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o philistine_n work_n philistine_n a_o people_n full_o subdue_v and_o dispirited_a but_o god_n now_o raise_v their_o spirit_n and_o courage_n to_o do_v his_o work_n and_o of_o the_o arabian_n that_o be_v near_o the_o ethiopian_n sea_n ethiopian_n heb._n near_o the_o cushites_n i._n e._n either_o the_o ethiopian_n from_o who_o they_o be_v part_v only_o by_o the_o red_a sea_n each_o dwell_n upon_o the_o opposite_a shore_n of_o it_o or_o rather_o a_o people_n in_o arabia_n frequent_o mention_v in_o scripture_n and_o so_o call_v either_o for_o their_o likeness_n in_o colour_n and_o complexion_n to_o the_o ethiopian_n proper_o so_o call_v or_o because_o the_o one_o of_o these_o people_n be_v a_o colony_n of_o the_o other_o but_o the_o ethiopian_n above_o egypt_n be_v far_o enough_o from_o these_o other_o arabian_n be_v separate_v from_o they_o by_o the_o red_a sea_n 17_o and_o they_o come_v up_o into_o judah_n and_o break_v into_o it_o and_o captive_a and_o heb._n carry_v captive_a carry_v away_o all_o the_o substance_n that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o king_n house_n and_o his_o son_n also_o and_o his_o wife_n place_n wife_n who_o also_o they_o slay_v ch_n 22._o 1._o except_o ahaziah_n and_o athaliah_n who_o possible_o be_v hide_v in_o some_o secret_a and_o safe_a place_n so_o that_o there_o be_v never_o a_o son_n leave_v he_o save_v 6._o save_v or_o ahaziah_n ch._n 22._o 1._o or_o azariah_n ch._n 22._o 6._o jehoahaz_n he_o jehoahaz_n call_v also_o ahaziah_n which_o signify_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n with_o ●…ehoahaz_n and_o azariah_n ch_n 22._o 6._o who_o signification_n be_v near_o akin_a to_o the_o other_o all_o signify_v god_n take_v or_o help_v of_o he_o the_o young_a of_o his_o son_n 18_o and_o after_o all_o this_o the_o lord_n smite_v he_o in_o his_o bowel_n with_o a_o incurable_a disea●…e_n 19_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o process_n of_o time_n after_o the_o end_n of_o two_o year_n his_o bowel_n fall_v out_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o sickness_n so_o he_o die_v of_o sore_a disease_n and_o his_o people_n make_v no_o burn_n for_o he_o like_o the_o 14._o the_o ch_n 6._o 14._o burn_n of_o his_o father_n 20_o thirty_o and_o two_o year_n old_a be_v he_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v in_o jerusalem_n eight_o year_n and_o depart_v they_o depart_v heb._n go_v to_o wit_n the_o way_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v more_o full_o express_v jos._n 23._o 14._o or_o to_o the_o land_n of_o darkness_n as_o job_n 10._o 21_o 22._o or_o to_o his_o long_a home_n eccles._n 12._o 5._o or_o go_v away_o to_o wit_n out_o of_o this_o world_n as_o this_o word_n be_v use_v job_n 14._o 20._o eccles._n 5._o 15._o &_o 6._o 4._o there_o be_v many_o such_o word_n and_o phrase_n use_v concern_v death_n in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n signify_v that_o death_n be_v not_o a_o annihilation_n but_o only_o a_o translation_n into_o another_o place_n and_o state_n see_v gen._n 15._o 15._o philip._n 1._o 23._o ‖_o heb._n without_o desire_n which_o may_v belong_v either_o 1._o to_o himself_o he_o have_v no_o desire_n of_o live_v long_o nor_o any_o pleasure_n in_o life_n but_o be_v hearty_o weary_a of_o it_o through_o his_o excedive_n pain_n or_o rather_o 2._o to_o his_o people_n who_o do_v not_o desire_v that_o he_o shall_v live_v long_o but_o oft_o and_o hearty_o wish_v that_o he_o have_v die_v soon_o which_o contempt_n of_o he_o they_o show_v both_o by_o make_v no_o burn_n for_o he_o as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v for_o good_a and_o landable_a king_n ch_z 16._o 14._o and_o by_o deny_v he_o burial_n among_o the_o king_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v desire_n be_v here_o put_v for_o a_o person_n or_o thing_n who_o life_n or_o continuance_n be_v desirable_a or_o desire_v by_o other_o as_o isa._n 2._o 16._o ezek._n 24._o 16_o 18_o 21_o 25._o dan._n 9_o 23._o &_o 10._o 11_o 19_o and_o this_o be_v a_o emphatical_a expression_n because_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o man_n to_o desire_v the_o death_n of_o some_o person_n who_o afterward_o they_o lament_v and_o hearty_o wish_v that_o they_o be_v 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captivity_n or_o 2_o the_o philistine_n who_o do_v accompany_v the_o arabian_n in_o this_o expedition_n ch_z 21._o 16._o who_o live_v near_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o therefore_o think_v to_o make_v as_o sure_a work_n as_o they_o can_v in_o destroy_v all_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o royal_a family_n who_o otherwise_o they_o expect_v will_v recover_v strength_n and_o revenge_n themselves_o upon_o they_o to_o the_o camp_n have_v slay_v all_o the_o 1●…_n the_o ch_n 2●…_n 1●…_n elder_a so_o ahaziah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoram_n king_n of_o judah_n reign_v 2_o forty_o and_o two_o year_n old_a be_v ahaziah_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v way_n reign_v obj._n he_o be_v then_o only_o 22_o year_n old_a as_o be_v affirm_v 2_o king_n 8._o 26._o beside_o joram_n his_o father_n die_v in_o his_o forty_o year_n as_o be_v twice_o note_v ch_n 21._o 5_o 20._o how_o then_o can_v this_o be_v true_a ans._n 1._o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v a_o son_n of_o 42_o year_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v a_o ambiguous_a phrase_n and_o though_o it_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o always_o signify_v the_o age_n of_o the_o person_n as_o be_v manifest_a from_o 1_o sam._n 13._o 1_o where_o see_v the_o note_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o this_o shall_v note_v his_o age_n as_o it_o be_v general_o presume_v to_o do_v and_o that_o be_v the_o only_a ground_n of_o the_o difficulty_n but_o it_o may_v note_v either_o 1._o the_o age_n of_o his_o mother_n athaliah_n who_o be_v so_o great_a and_o infamous_a and_o mischievous_a a_o person_n to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o royal_a family_n of_o judah_n it_o be_v not_o strange_a if_o her_o age_n be_v here_o describe_v especial_o see_v she_o herself_o do_v for_o a_o season_n sway_v this_o sceptre_n or_o rather_o 2._o of_o the_o reign_n of_o that_o royal_a race_n and_o family_n from_o which_o by_o his_o mother_n he_o be_v descend_v to_o wit_n of_o the_o house_n of_o omri_n who_o reign_v 6_o year_n 1_o king_n 16._o 23_o ahab_n his_o son_n reign_v 22_o year_n 1_o king_n 1●…_n 29._o ahaziah_n his_o son_n 2_o year_n 1_o king_n 22._o 51._o ●…oram_fw-la his_o son_n 12_o year_n 2_o king_n 3._o 1._o all_o which_o put_v together_o make_v up_o exact_o these_o 42_o year_n for_o ahaziah_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o jorams_fw-mi 12_o year_n 2_o king_n 8._o 25._o and_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o computation_n of_o the_o year_n not_o of_o the_o king_n person_n but_o of_o his_o reign_n or_o kingdom_n 〈◊〉_d we_o have_v before_o ch_n 16._o 1._o where_o see_v the_o note_n and_o so_o we_o have_v 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o person_n age_n
follow_v be_v within_o i_o mind_n i_o beside_o those_o evil_n which_o be_v past_a ch._n 1._o there_o be_v other_o misery_n that_o be_v constant_a and_o fix_v in_o i_o the_o sharp_a pain_n of_o my_o body_n and_o dismal_a horror_n of_o my_o mind_n the_o poison_n whereof_o part_n whereof_o imply_v that_o these_o arrow_n be_v more_o keen_a and_o pernicious_a than_o ordinary_a as_o be_v dip_v in_o god_n wrath_n as_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n then_o and_o since_o use_v to_o dip_v their_o arrow_n in_o poison_n that_o they_o may_v not_o only_o pierce_v but_o burn_v up_o and_o consume_v the_o vital_a part_n drink_v up_o my_o spirit_n they_o spirit_n i_o e._n exhau_v and_o consume_v either_o 1._o my_o vital_a spirit_n together_o with_o my_o blood_n the_o seat_n of_o they_o and_o my_o heart_n the_o spring_n of_o they_o as_o poison_n use_v to_o do_v but_o i_o doubt_v the_o hebrew_n word_n ruach_v be_v never_o use_v in_o that_o sense_n or_o 2._o my_o soul_n which_o be_v common_o the_o spirit_n my_o mind_n and_o conscience_n so_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o beside_o the_o misery_n which_o they_o see_v he_o feel_v other_o and_o far_o great_a though_o invisible_a torment_n in_o his_o soul_n which_o if_o they_o can_v see_v they_o will_v have_v more_o pity_n for_o he_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n this_o place_n be_v and_o may_v very_o well_o be_v otherwise_o render_v who_o poison_n my_o spirit_n drink_v up_o i._n e._n my_o soul_n suck_v in_o the_o venom_n of_o those_o calamity_n by_o apprehend_v and_o apply_v to_o itself_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n manifest_v and_o convey_v by_o they_o 16._o they_o psal._n 88_o 15_o 16._o the_o terror_n of_o god_n torment_n god_n either_o 1._o great_a terror_n or_o 2._o god_n terrible_a judgement_n or_o rather_o 3._o these_o terror_n which_o god_n immediate_o work_v in_o my_o soul_n either_o from_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o wrath_n accompany_v my_o outward_a trouble_n or_o from_o the_o sad_a expectation_n of_o long_a and_o great_a torment_n do_v set_v themselves_o in_o array_n side_n array_n they_o be_v like_o a_o numerous_a and_o well-ordered_a army_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o a_o irresistible_a general_n who_o design_n and_o direct_v they_o to_o invade_v i_o on_o every_o side_n against_o i_o 5._o do_v the_o wild_a ass_n bray_v grass_n bray_v heb._n at_o grass_n when_o he_o have_v grass_n or_o low_v the_o ox_n over_o his_o fodder_n be_o fodder_n thou_o wondere_v that_o my_o disposition_n and_o carriage_n be_v so_o great_o alter_v from_o what_o it_o be_v ch._n 4._o 3._o 4_o 5._o but_o thou_o may_v easy_o learn_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o from_o the_o brute_n beast_n the_o ass_n and_o ox_n who_o when_o they_o have_v convenient_a and_o common_a food_n be_v quiet_a and_o content_v but_o when_o they_o want_v that_o they_o will_v resent_v it_o and_o complain_v in_o their_o way_n by_o bray_a or_o low_v see_v jer._n 14._o 6._o and_o therefore_o my_o carriage_n be_v agreeable_a to_o those_o common_a principle_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v both_o in_o man_n and_o beast_n by_o which_o their_o disposition_n and_o deportment_n be_v general_o suitable_a to_o their_o condition_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o you_o complain_v not_o who_o live_v in_o ease_n and_o prosperity_n nor_o do_v i_o when_o it_o be_v so_o with_o i_o but_o if_o you_o feel_v what_o i_o feel_v you_o will_v be_v as_o full_a of_o complaint_n as_o i_o be_o 6._o can_v that_o which_o be_v unsavoury_a be_v eat_v without_o salt_n condition_n salt_n can_v or_o do_v man_n use_v to_o eat_v unsavoury_a meat_n with_o delight_n or_o without_o complaint_n this_o be_v either_o 1._o a_o reflection_n upon_o eliphaz_n his_o discourse_n as_o unsavoury_a which_o can_v not_o give_v he_o any_o conviction_n or_o satisfaction_n but_o his_o censure_n of_o eliphaz_n his_o speech_n begin_v not_o till_o v._o 14._o and_o then_o it_o proceed_v or_o rather_o 2._o a_o justification_n of_o iob_n complaint_n of_o which_o both_o the_o forego_n and_o follow_v verse_n treat_v by_o another_o argument_n man_n do_v common_o complain_v of_o their_o meat_n when_o it_o be_v but_o unsavoury_a how_o much_o more_o when_o it_o be_v so_o bitter_a as_o i_o be_v which_o be_v imply_v here_o and_o express_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n where_o the_o sense_n here_o begin_v be_v complete_v and_o th●…s_v general_a proposition_n be_v accommodate_v to_o iob_n condition_n or_o be_v there_o any_o taste_n in_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n egg._n egg_n heb._n in_o the_o white_a of_o a_o yolk_n i._n e._n which_o encompass_v the_o yolk_n of_o a_o egg._n 7._o the_o thing_n that_o my_o soul_n refuse_v to_o touch_v be_v as_o meat_n as_o heb._n sickness_n of_o my_o meat_n my_o sorrowful_a meat_n 6._o meat_n heb._n as_o the_o sickness_n or_o sorrow_n of_o my_o meat_n i._n e._n as_o my_o sorrowful_a meat_n which_o i_o be_o constrain_v to_o eat_v with_o grief_n of_o heart_n the_o particle_n as_o either_o 1._o note_n not_o the_o similitude_n but_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v oft_o use_v as_o have_v be_v former_o note_v and_o prove_v so_o the_o sense_n be_v that_o such_o meat_n as_o former_o he_o shall_v have_v abhor_v to_o touch_v either_o for_o the_o quality_n of_o it_o or_o for_o his_o tear_n or_o ulcerous_a matter_n which_o mix_v themselves_o with_o it_o he_o be_v now_o force_v by_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n and_o his_o own_o poverty_n to_o eat_v or_o 2._o imply_v that_o the_o follow_a word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v proper_o but_o metaphorical_o and_o so_o the_o sense_n may_v be_v this_o those_o grievous_a affliction_n which_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n and_o common_a inclination_n of_o humane_a nature_n i_o dread_v the_o very_a touch_n and_o thought_n of_o they_o be_v now_o my_o daily_a though_o sorrowful_a bread_n i_o be_o force_v constant_o to_o feed_v upon_o they_o as_o other_o person_n in_o great_a affliction_n be_v say_v to_o be_v say_v with_o bread_n of_o tear_n psal_n 80._o 5._o and_o to_o eat_v ash_n like_o bread_n psal._n 102._o 9_o other_o make_v this_o a_o censure_n of_o eliphaz_n his_o word_n as_o ungrateful_a and_o loathsome_a to_o he_o but_o that_o sense_n seem_v neither_o to_o agree_v with_o the_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n nor_o with_o its_o scope_n and_o coherence_n with_o the_o former_a of_o which_o see_v the_o note_n on_o v._o 6._o 8._o o_o that_o i_o may_v have_v my_o request_n 3._o request_n i_o e._n the_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v so_o passionate_o desire_v and_o notwithstanding_o all_o your_o vain_a word_n and_o weak_a argument_n do_v still_o just_o continue_v to_o desire_v to_o wit_n death_n as_o be_v express_v v._n 9_o and_o more_o large_o ch._n 3._o and_o that_o god_n will_v grant_v i_o expectation_n i_o heb._n my_o expectation_n ●…he_v thing_n that_o i_o long_o for_o 9_o even_o that_o it_o will_v please_v god_n to_o destroy_v i_o together_o i_o to_o end_v my_o day_n and_o calamity_n together_o that_o he_o will_v let_v loose_a his_o hand_n follow_v hand_n which_o be_v now_o as_o it_o be_v bind_v up_o or_o restrain_v from_o give_v i_o that_o deadly_a blow_n which_o i_o desire_v o_o that_o he_o will_v restrain_v himself_o and_o his_o hand_n no_o long_o but_o let_v it_o fall_v upon_o i_o with_o all_o its_o might_n so_o as_o to_o cut_v i_o off_o as_o it_o follow_v and_o cut_v i_o off_o 10._o then_o shall_v i_o yet_o have_v comfort_n for_o comfort_n the_o thought_n of_o my_o approach_a death_n will_v comfort_v i_o in_o all_o my_o sorrow_n this_o will_v solace_v i_o more_o than_o life_n with_o all_o that_o worldly_a safety_n and_o glory_n and_o happiness_n which_o thou_o have_v advise_v i_o to_o seek_v unto_o god_n for_o yea_o i_o will_v harden_v myself_o in_o sorrow_n 21._o sorrow_n i_o e._n i_o will_v bear_v up_o myself_o with_o more_o courage_n and_o patience_n under_o all_o my_o torment_n with_o the_o hope_n of_o my_o death_n and_o that_o blessedness_n into_o which_o i_o know_v i_o shall_v after_o death_n be_v admit_v as_o he_o more_o full_o speak_v ch._n 19_o 26_o 27._o whereas_o now_o i_o pine_v away_o in_o linger_a and_o hopeless_a misery_n or_o i_o will_v burn_v i._n e._n i_o be_o content_a to_o burn_v in_o sorrow_n or_o i_o will_v pray_v as_o this_o word_n signify_v in_o hebrew_a writer_n and_o pray_v may_v be_v here_o put_v for_o prai●…ng_n or_o worship_v of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v frequent_o use_v in_o scripture_n in_o or_o for_o my_o sorrow_n or_o pain_n then_o i_o will_v worship_v god_n and_o say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n name_n for_o these_o affliction_n as_o i_o do_v for_o the_o former_a ch._n 1._o 20_o 21._o let_v he_o not_o spare_v i_o spare_v but_o let_v he_o use_v all_o severity_n against_o i_o so_o far_o as_o to_o cut_v
this_o may_v be_v understand_v either_o 1._o by_o way_n of_o opposition_n the_o water_n go_v or_o flow_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o return_v thither_o again_o eccles._n 1._o 7._o and_o a_o lake_n or_o river_n sometime_o decay_v and_o dry_v up_o but_o afterward_o be_v recruit_v and_o replenish_v but_o man_n lie_v etc._n etc._n as_o it_o follow_v or_o 2._o by_o way_n of_o resemblance_n as_o water_n i._n e._n some_o portion_n of_o water_n fail_v from_o the_o ●…a_fw-la be_v either_o exhale_a or_o draw_v up_o by_o the_o sun_n or_o receive_v and_o sink_v into_o the_o dry_a and_o thirsty_a earth_n or_o overflow_a its_o bank_n and_o as_o the_o flood_n or_o a_o river_n or_o a_o pond_n for_o the_o word_n signify_v any_o considerable_a confluence_n of_o water_n in_o a_o great_a drought_n decay_v and_o be_v dry_v up_o in_o both_o which_o case_n the_o self_n same_o water_n never_o return_v to_o their_o former_a place_n so_o it_o be_v with_o man_n or_o thus_o as_o when_o the_o water_n fail_v 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as_o be_v usual_o say_v in_o such_o case_n go_v down_o to_o the_o hill_n the_o heb._n hill_n grave_n 14._o 17._o 14._o chap._n 22._o 17._o therefore_o he_o therefore_o because_o of_o their_o constant_a prosperity_n heb._n and_n or_o yet_o though_o god_n be_v so_o gracious_a to_o they_o yet_o they_o say_v and_o do_v thus_o to_o he_o they_o say_v 16._o say_v sometime_o in_o word_n but_o common_o in_o their_o thought_n and_o affection_n and_o the_o language_n of_o their_o life_n see_v psalm_n 14._o 1._o &_o 36._o 1_o 2._o mal._n 3._o 14_o 15._o tit._n 1._o 16._o unto_o god_n depart_v from_o we_o for_o we_o desire_v not_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thy_o law_n practice_n law_n much_o less_o the_o practice_n 15._o what_o be_v the_o almighty_a he_o almighty_a what_o excellency_n be_v there_o in_o he_o and_o what_o advantage_n have_v we_o or_o can_v we_o expect_v from_o he_o that_o we_o shall_v serve_v he_o and_o 14._o and_o ch._n 35._o 3._o mal._n 3._o 14._o what_o profit_n shall_v we_o have_v 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in_o scripture_n where_o it_o note_v frequency_n as_o psalm_n 78._o 40._o matth._n 18._o 21._o luke_n 13._o 34._o and_o never_o seldomness_n and_o with_o the_o forego_n word_n as_o a_o reason_n why_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v far_o from_o he_o because_o they_o oft_o time_n pay_v dear_a for_o it_o in_o this_o life_n and_o always_o in_o the_o next_o life_n and_o with_o the_o follow_a verse_n wherein_o he_o discourse_v large_o not_o of_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a as_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v if_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n be_v this_o that_o such_o be_v but_o seldom_o afflict_v but_o of_o their_o calamity_n be_v the_o lamp_n the_o or_o lamp_n candle_n 17._o candle_n or_o lamp_n i._n e._n their_o glory_n and_o outward_a happiness_n as_o chap._n 18._o 6._o 2_o sam._n 21._o 17._o psalm_n 132._o 17._o of_o the_o wicked_a put_v out_o and_o how_o oft_o come_v their_o destruction_n upon_o they_o god_n anger_n god_n who_o be_v manifest_o understand_v out_o of_o 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shall_v see_v his_o destruction_n misery_n destruction_n i_o e._n he_o shall_v be_v destroy_v as_o to_o see_v death_n be_v to_o die_v psal._n 89._o 48._o heb._n 11._o 5._o and_o to_o see_v affliction_n or_o any_o kind_n of_o evil_n be_v to_o feel_v it_o psal._n 90._o 15._o lament_n 3._o 1._o and_o to_o see_v good_a be_v to_o enjoy_v it_o ch._n 7._o 7._o &_o 9_o 25._o psal._n 34._o 12._o or_o this_o phrase_n may_v be_v emphatical_a he_o shall_v foresee_v his_o ruin_n hasten_v towards_o he_o and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o prevent_v or_o avoid_v it_o he_o shall_v sensible_o feel_v himself_o sink_v and_o perish_v which_o aggravate_v his_o misery_n and_o 15._o and_o ●…l_fw-it 75._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 25._o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 14._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 19_o 15._o he_o shall_v drink_v of_o drink_v not_o sip_v or_o taste_v but_o drink_v which_o word_n common_o note_v the_o abundance_n of_o the_o thing_n speak_v of_o of_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o almighty_a 21._o for_o what_o pleasure_n have_v he_o in_o his_o house_n after_o he_o posterity_n he_o or_o for_o what_o desire_n or_o care_n or_o study_n have_v he_o for_o or_o concern_v as_o beth_n be_v oft_o use_v his_o house_n i._n e._n his_o child_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v he_o care_v not_o what_o become_v of_o his_o child_n as_o irreligion_n common_o make_v man_n unnatural_a he_o be_v not_o concern_v nor_o affect_v with_o their_o felicity_n or_o misery_n see_v ch._n 14._o 21._o and_o therefore_o god_n do_v punish_v both_o he_o and_o his_o child_n while_o he_o live_v v._o 19_o 20._o or_o thus_o what_o delight_n can_v he_o take_v in_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o glory_n and_o happiness_n of_o his_o posterity_n when_o he_o find_v that_o he_o be_v die_v a_o violent_a and_o untimely_a death_n so_o this_o be_v a_o far_a proof_n that_o this_o man_n be_v neither_o happy_a in_o himself_o nor_o with_o reference_n to_o his_o posterity_n when_o the_o number_n of_o his_o month_n be_v cut_v off_o in_o the_o midst_n violence_n midst_n when_o that_o number_n of_o month_n which_o by_o his_o constitution_n and_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n he_o may_v have_v live_v be_v diminish_v and_o cut_v off_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o violence_n 22._o 16._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11._o 34._o 〈◊〉_d ●…_n 16._o shall_v any_o teach_v god_n knowledge_n here_o knowledge_n i_o e._n discretion_n or_o how_o to_o govern_v the_o world_n for_o so_o you_o do_v while_o you_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o must_v not_o sore_o afflict_v the_o godly_a nor_o give_v the_o wicked_a much_o and_o long_a prosperity_n here_o see_v he_o judge_v those_o be_v those_o either_o 1._o the_o high_a person_n whether_o in_o earth_n as_o the_o great_a king_n or_o in_o heaven_n as_o the_o angel_n he_o judge_v they_o i._n e._n he_o exact_o know_v they_o and_z according_o gives_z sentence_n concern_v they_o as_o he_o see_v fit_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v great_a folly_n and_o presumption_n in_o we_o to_o direct_v or_o correct_v his_o judgement_n or_o 2._o those_o thing_n 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who_o shorten_v his_o day_n and_o make_v his_o death_n more_o terrible_a as_o be_v attend_v with_o guilt_n and_o with_o the_o second_o death_n but_o righteousness_n up_o righteousness_n either_o 1._o true_a holiness_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n or_o 2._o justice_n and_o equity_n in_o the_o get_n of_o riches_n or_o a_o estate_n honest_o obtain_v which_o may_v be_v fit_o oppose_v to_o treasure_n of_o wickedness_n or_o 3_o a_o liberal_a and_o charitable_a use_n of_o riches_n which_o be_v oft_o call_v righteousness_n as_o psal._n 112._o 9_o dan._n 4._o 27._o 2_o cor._n 9_o 10._o etc._n etc._n and_o be_v indeed_o but_o a_o act_n of_o justice_n of_o which_o see_v on_o prov._n 3._o 27._o which_o also_o be_v convenient_o oppose_v to_o a_o unjust_a get_n of_o riches_n and_o so_o this_o contain_v a_o great_a paradox_n yet_o a_o certain_a truth_n that_o the_o charitable_a lay_v out_o of_o money_n be_v more_o profitable_a to_o man_n than_o a_o unjust_a and_o covetous_a lay_v it_o up_o deliver_v from_o death_n conscience_n death_n oft_o time_n from_o temporal_a death_n because_o man_n general_o love_v and_o honour_n and_o will_v assist_v such_o person_n in_o case_n of_o danger_n and_o god_n give_v they_o the_o blessing_n of_o a_o long_a life_n and_o always_o from_o eternal_a death_n when_o such_o charity_n proceed_v from_o a_o sincere_a and_o honest_a mind_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n 3._o 25._o 3._o psal._n 33._o 19_o &_o 37._o 19_o 25._o the_o lord_z will_v not_o suffer_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a to_o famish_v live_v famish_v will_v preserve_v they_o from_o famine_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n psal._n 34._o 10._o and_o elsewhere_o which_o as_o other_o temporal_a promise_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v simple_o and_o universal_o but_o with_o this_o limitation_n except_o this_o be_v necessary_a for_o god_n glory_n which_o in_o all_o reason_n shall_v over-rule_v the_o creature_n good_a and_o for_o their_o own_o great_a benefit_n for_o to_o say_v nothing_o of_o eternal_a felicity_n which_o follow_v every_o good_a man_n death_n it_o be_v certain_o in_o some_o time_n and_o case_n a_o less_o evil_a for_o man_n to_o be_v kill_v with_o famine_n than_o to_o survive_v to_o see_v and_o feel_v those_o misery_n which_o be_v come_v upon_o they_o and_o upon_o the_o land_n where_o they_o live_v but_o he_o cast_v away_o wickedness_n away_o or_o the_o wicked_a for_o their_o wickedness_n the_o substance_n righteousness_n substance_n as_o this_o word_n be_v use_v psal._n 52._o 7._o or_o the_o wickedness_n i._n e._n the_o wealth_n get_v by_o wickedness_n as_o righteousness_n v._o 2._o be_v by_o divers_a understand_v of_o a_o estate_n get_v with_o righteousness_n of_o the_o wicked_a famine_n wicked_a who_o by_o that_o mean_n shall_v be_v expose_v to_o want_v and_o famine_n 4_o 15._o 4_o ch._n 12_o 24._o &_o 19_o 15._o he_o become_v poor_a that_o deal_v with_o a_o slack_a hand_n diligence_n hand_n negligent_o and_o slothful_o as_o appear_v from_o the_o diligence_n oppose_v to_o it_o in_o the_o next_o branch_n and_o from_o the_o use_n of_o this_o word_n in_o this_o sense_n prov._n 12._o 24_o 27._o &_o 19_o 15._o jer._n 48._o 10._o heb._n with_o a_o deceitful_a hand_n so_o call_v partly_o because_o it_o seem_v and_o pretend_v to_o do_v something_o when_o in_o truth_n it_o do_v nothing_o and_o partly_o because_o such_o person_n usual_o endeavour_v to_o maintain_v themselves_o by_o deceit_n and_o wickedness_n which_o they_o can_v or_o will_v not_o do_v by_o honest_a labour_n and_o diligence_n but_o 5._o but_o chap._n 13._o 4._o &_o 21._o 5._o the_o hand_n of_o the_o diligent_a make_v rich_a follow_v rich_a not_o by_o itself_o nor_o necessary_o as_o be_v manifest_a from_o experience_n and_o be_v note_v eccles._n 9_o 11._o but_o through_o god_n blessing_n which_o common_o be_v give_v to_o such_o by_o compare_v this_o verse_n with_o v._o 22._o here_o follow_v 5._o he_o that_o gather_v field_n gather_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o field_n in_o summer_n other_o summer_n in_o harvest_n as_o it_o follow_v which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o summer_n he_o that_o watch_v for_o and_o improve_v the_o proper_a season_n and_o opportunity_n of_o do_v good_a to_o himself_o and_o to_o other_o be_v a_o wise_a son_n but_o he_o that_o sleep_v in_o harvest_n be_v a_o son_n that_o cause_v shame_n impute_v shame_n both_o to_o himself_o for_o his_o folly_n and_o that_o poverty_n and_o misery_n cause_v by_o it_o and_o to_o his_o parent_n to_o who_o negligent_a or_o evil_a education_n such_o thing_n be_v oft_o and_o sometime_o just_o impute_v 6._o blessing_n be_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o just_a bless_v just_a all_o sort_n of_o blessing_n be_v wish_v to_o they_o by_o man_n and_o confer_v upon_o they_o by_o god_n he_o say_v upon_o their_o head_n either_o to_o show_v that_o these_o blessing_n come_v from_o above_o and_o that_o open_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o he_o can_v confident_o speak_v of_o they_o to_o god_n praise_n and_o to_o his_o own_o comfort_n and_o honour_n or_o because_o blessing_n be_v common_o pronounce_v by_o man_n with_o this_o ceremony_n by_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o party_n bless_v but_o 11._o but_o ver._n 11._o violence_n cover_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o wicked_a other_o wicked_a violence_n either_o 1._o their_o own_o violence_n or_o injustice_n which_o may_v be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o fruit_n or_o punishment_n of_o it_o as_o iniquity_n be_v oft_o put_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o iniquity_n or_o 2._o violence_n or_o the_o violent_a and_o injurious_a and_o mischievous_a practice_n of_o other_o against_o they_o deserve_v by_o their_o own_o violence_n commit_v against_o other_o and_o inflict_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o curse_n and_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n shall_v cover_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o wicked_a i._n e._n shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o this_o phrase_n of_o cover_v their_o mouth_n be_v use_v either_o 1._o with_o allusion_n to_o the_o 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do_v not_o utter_v that_o violence_n or_o injury_n which_o he_o meditate_v in_o his_o heart_n and_o design_v to_o do_v to_o other_o and_o therefore_o shall_v be_v accurse_v and_o miserable_a but_o this_o suit_v not_o so_o well_o with_o the_o former_a clause_n wherein_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o just_a be_v not_o mean_v active_o of_o those_o blessing_n which_o they_o wish_v or_o give_v to_o other_o but_o passive_o of_o those_o blessing_n which_o other_o wish_v or_o give_v to_o they_o and_o consequent_o this_o violence_n be_v not_o understand_v of_o that_o which_o they_o do_v to_o other_o but_o of_o that_o which_o be_v do_v to_o they_o by_o other_o 7._o 6._o 7._o psal._n 112._o 6._o the_o memory_n of_o the_o just_a be_v bless_v 5._o bless_v i_o e._n honourable_a and_o acceptable_a to_o those_o who_o mention_v they_o compare_v job_n 31._o 20._o psal._n 62._o 5._o but_o the_o name_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v rot_v ground_n rot_v shall_v perish_v and_o be_v curse_a and_o detestable_a 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they_o walk_v but_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o preacher_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o jude_n v._n 14_o 15._o with_o great_a zeal_n and_o courage_n he_o protest_v and_o preach_v against_o their_o evil_a practice_n and_o bold_o own_a god_n and_o his_o way_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o compare_v gen._n 6._o 6._o jer._n 12._o 3._o mic._n 6._o 8._o after_o he_o beget_v methuselah_n three_o hundred_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n preacher_n daughter_n hence_o it_o be_v undeniable_o evident_a that_o the_o state_n and_o use_n of_o matrimony_n do_v very_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o severe_a course_n of_o holiness_n and_o with_o the_o office_n of_o a_o prophet_n or_o preacher_n 23._o and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o enoch_n be_v three_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o five_o year_n 24._o and_o ●…_n and_o heb._n 11._o ●…_n enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n and_o he_o be_v not_o 15._o not_o i._n e._n he_o appear_v not_o any_o long_o upon_o earth_n or_o among_o mortal_a men._n the_o same_o phrase_n be_v in_o gen._n 42._o 36._o jer._n 31._o 15._o for_o god_n take_v he_o 5._o he_o out_o of_o this_o sinful_a and_o miserable_a world_n unto_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o heavenly_a habitation_n see_v luke_n 23._o 43._o and_o he_o take_v either_o his_o soul_n of_o which_o alone_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v ezek._n 24._o 16._o or_o rather_o both_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o he_o take_v elias_n 2_o king_n 2._o 11._o because_o he_o so_o take_v he_o that_o he_o do_v not_o see_v death_n heb._n 11._o 5._o 25._o and_o methuselah_n live_v a_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o seven_o year_n and_o beget_v lemech_v beget_v heb._n lemech_v lamech_v 26._o and_o methuselah_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v lamech_v seven_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o two_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 27._o and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o methuselah_n be_v nine_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o nine_o year_n perfection_n year_n the_o long_a time_n that_o any_o man_n live_v but_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o neither_o his_n nor_o any_o of_o the_o patriarch_n live_v reach_v to_o a_o thousand_o year_n which_o number_n have_v some_o shadow_n of_o perfection_n and_o he_o die_v come_v die_v but_o a_o little_a before_o the_o flood_n come_v be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o evil_a to_o come_v 28._o and_o lamech_v seth._n lamech_v not_o that_o wicked_a lamech_v mention_v chap._n 4._o for_o he_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o cain_n but_o this_o be_v descend_v from_o seth._n live_v a_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o two_o year_n and_o beget_v a_o son_n 29._o and_o he_o call_v his_o name_n noe._n name_n g●…_n noe._n noah_n rest_n noah_n which_o signify_v rest_n say_v prophecy_n say_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n this_o same_o shall_v comfort_v we_o concern_v our_o work_n and_o toil_n of_o our_o hand_n 20._o hand_n i._n e._n concern_v the_o hard_a labour_n and_o manifold_a trouble_n to_o which_o we_o be_v sentence_v ch_n 3._o 19_o and_o this_o he_o do_v either_o 1._o by_o the_o invention_n of_o instrument_n of_o husbandry_n whereby_o tillage_n be_v make_v more_o easy_a or_o 2._o by_o remove_v in_o some_o part_n the_o curse_n inflict_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o reconcile_a god_n unto_o mankind_n possible_o he_o may_v suppose_v that_o this_o be_v the_o messiah_n or_o promise_v seed_n and_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o undo_v world_n as_o it_o be_v frequent_a with_o the_o ancient_a father_n through_o their_o earnest_a desire_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o expect_v he_o long_o before_o he_o come_v and_o to_o mistake_v other_o person_n for_o he_o or_o 3._o by_o preserve_v a_o remnant_n of_o mankind_n from_o that_o deluge_n which_o he_o by_o the_o spirit_n foresee_v will_v come_v and_o repeopling_a the_o empty_v earth_n with_o a_o new_a generation_n of_o man_n and_o by_o restore_v and_o improve_n the_o art_n of_o husbandry_n see_v gen._n 9_o 20._o because_o of_o the_o ground_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v curse_v 30._o and_o lamech_v live_v after_o he_o beget_v noah_n five_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o five_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 31._o and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o lamech_v be_v seven_o hundred_o seventy_o and_o seven_o year_n and_o he_o die_v 32._o and_o noah_n be_v five_o hundred_o year_n old_a and_o noah_n beget_v history_n beget_v i._n e._n he_o begin_v to_o beget_v god_n in_o mercy_n deny_v he_o child_n till_o that_o time_n that_o he_o may_v not_o beget_v they_o to_o the_o destroyer_n that_o he_o may_v have_v no_o more_o than_o shall_v be_v save_v in_o the_o ark._n or_o have_v before_o that_o time_n beget_v other_o who_o be_v now_o dead_a and_o have_v the_o approach_a flood_n in_o his_o view_n he_o begin_v again_o to_o beget_v a_o seminary_n for_o the_o world_n of_o these_o three_o son_n here_o follow_v the_o elder_a
but_o such_o as_o be_v allowable_a between_o husband_n and_o wife_n see_v deut._n 24._o 5._o prov._n 5._o 18_o 19_o but_o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o conjugal_a act_n may_v easy_o be_v gather_v from_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n which_o be_v open_a to_o abimelech_n view_v and_o therefore_o that_o be_v not_o consistent_a either_o with_o isaac_n modesty_n or_o with_o his_o prudence_n because_o he_o will_v not_o have_v her_o thought_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n 9_o and_o abimelech_n call_v isaac_n and_o say_v behold_v of_o a_o surety_n she_o be_v thy_o wife_n and_o how_o say_v thou_o she_o be_v my_o sister_n and_o isaac_n say_v unto_o he_o because_o i_o say_v lest_o i_o die_v for_o she_o 10_o and_o abimelech_n say_v what_o be_v this_o thou_o have_v do_v unto_o we_o one_o of_o the_o people_n may_v light_o have_v lie_v with_o thy_o wife_n one_o wife_n because_o the_o heathen_n esteem_v fornication_n either_o no_o sin_n or_o a_o very_a little_a one_o and_o ●…_n and_o chap._n 20._o ●…_n thou_o shall_v have_v bring_v sin_n bring_v heb._n sin_n guiltiness_n upon_o we_o sin_n we_o the_o guilt_n of_o adultery_n which_o be_v heinous_a and_o formidable_a even_o among_o the_o heathen_n and_o especial_o here_o because_o it_o be_v fresh_a in_o memory_n how_o fore_o god_n have_v punish_v abimelech_n and_o all_o his_o family_n only_o for_o a_o intention_n of_o adultery_n gen._n 20._o note_v here_o they_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o their_o ignorance_n have_v not_o be_v a_o sufficient_a excuse_n for_o their_o sin_n 11_o and_o abimelech_n charge_v all_o his_o people_n say_v he_o that_o touch_v 29._o touch_v i._n e._n hurt_v or_o injure_v so_o that_o word_n be_v use_v for_o 29._o and_o jos._n 9_o 19_o psal._n 105._o 15._o zech._n 2._o 8._o and_o be_v apply_v to_o a_o woman_n it_o be_v use_v for_o the_o defile_n or_o humble_v of_o she_o as_o gen._n 20._o 6._o prov._n 6._o 29._o this_o man_n or_o his_o wife_n shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n 12_o then_o isaac_n sow_v in_o that_o land_n afterward_o land_n either_o in_o the_o ground_n which_o he_o have_v hire_v of_o the_o right_a owner_n or_o in_o some_o ground_n which_o lay_v neglect_v and_o therefore_o be_v free_a to_o the_o first_o occupier_n which_o be_v not_o strange_a in_o that_o age_n of_o the_o world_n when_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o country_n be_v not_o so_o numerous_a as_o afterward_o and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d receive_v in_o the_o same_o year_n a_o hundred_o fold_n scarcity_n fold_n i._n e._n a_o hundred_o time_n as_o much_o as_o he_o sow_v the_o same_o degree_n of_o increase_n be_v intimate_v mitth_z 13._o 8._o and_o affirm_v sometime_o of_o other_o place_n by_o heathen_a writer_n but_o than_o it_o be_v in_o a_o better_a soil_n and_o season_n then_o this_o be_v for_o this_o be_v a_o time_n of_o famine_n or_o scarcity_n and_o the_o lord_n bless_v he_o 13_o and_o the_o man_n wax_v great_a and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d go_v forward_o and_o grow_v until_o he_o become_v 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may_v occasion_v great_a mischief_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v better_a that_o we_o shall_v part_v friend_n than_o by_o continue_v together_o be_v turn_v into_o enemy_n 17_o and_o isaac_n depart_v thence_o and_o pitch_v his_o tent_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o gerar_n and_o dwell_v there_o 18_o and_o isaac_n dig_v again_o the_o well_n of_o water_n up_o water_n for_o though_o there_o may_v be_v a_o brook_n there_o probable_o it_o be_v but_o little_a and_o soon_o dry_v up_o which_o they_o have_v dig_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n his_o father_n they_o father_n he_o dig_v those_o rather_o than_o new_a one_o partly_o to_o keep_v up_o his_o father_n memory_n and_o partly_o because_o he_o have_v most_o right_a to_o they_o and_o other_o less_o cause_n of_o quarrel_n with_o he_o about_o they_o for_o the_o philistine_n have_v stop_v they_o after_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n and_o he_o call_v their_o name_n after_o the_o name_n by_o which_o his_o father_n have_v call_v they_o 19_o and_o 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for_o we_o and_o we_o shall_v be_v fruitful_a in_o the_o land_n 23_o and_o he_o go_v up_o from_o thence_o to_o beer-sheba_a thence_o beer-sheba_a where_o he_o live_v before_o the_o famine_n drive_v he_o thence_o 24_o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o the_o same_o night_n and_o say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n thy_o father_n fear_v not_o for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o and_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o multiply_v thy_o seed_n for_o my_o servant_n abraham_n sake_n 25_o and_o he_o 18._o he_o chap._n 12._o 7._o and_o 13._o 18._o build_v a_o altar_n there_o and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o pitch_v his_o tent_n there_o and_o there_o isaac_n servant_n dig_v a_o well_o 26_o then_o abimelech_n go_v to_o he_o from_o gerar_n and_o a_o huzzath_v one_o of_o his_o friend_n and_o phicol_n be_v phicol_n this_o may_v be_v either_o 1._o the_o title_n of_o a_o office_n for_o the_o word_n signify_v the_o mouth_n of_o all_o or_o he_o by_o who_o all_o the_o people_n be_v to_o present_v their_o address_n to_o the_o king_n and_o receive_v the_o king_n command_n or_o 2._o the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n and_o then_o this_o may_v be_v the_o son_n of_o he_o mention_v g●…_n 21._o 32._o call_v by_o his_o father_n name_n as_o abimelech_n also_o be_v the_o chief_a captain_n of_o his_o army_n 27_o and_o isaac_n say_v unto_o they_o wherefore_o come_v you_o to_o i_o see_v you_o hate_v i_o and_o have_v send_v i_o away_o from_o you_o 28_o and_o they_o say_v see_v say_v heb._n 〈◊〉_d we_o see_v we_o see_v certain_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o thou_o and_o we_o say_v let_v there_o be_v now_o a_o oath_n betwixt_o we_o even_o betwixt_o we_o and_o thou_o and_o let_v we_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o thou_o 29_o etc._n 29_o heb_fw-mi if_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o thou_o will_v do_v we_o no_o hurt_n as_o we_o have_v not_o touch_v thou_o 11._o thou_o to_o wit_n so_o as_o to_o injure_v or_o hurt_v thou_o as_o above_z ver_fw-la 11._o and_o as_o we_o have_v do_v unto_o thou_o nothing_o but_o good_a and_o have_v send_v thou_o away_o in_o peace_n thou_o be_v now_o the_o bless_a of_o the_o lord_n increase_v lord_n or_o o_o thou_o who_o be_v now_o the_o bless_a of_o the_o lord_n who_o god_n have_v enrich_v with_o great_a and_o manifold_a blessing_n which_o we_o do_v not_o take_v away_o from_o thou_o as_o we_o can_v easy_o have_v do_v but_o thou_o do_v still_o enjoy_v they_o and_o now_o be_v as_o thou_o be_v among_o we_o the_o bless_a of_o the_o lord_n or_o see_v god_n have_v bless_v thou_o it_o will_v not_o become_v thou_o to_o curse_v we_o or_o to_o bear_v any_o grudge_n against_o we_o for_o that_o
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a_o whore_v after_o it_o only_o it_o commit_v superstition_n or_o idolatry_n with_o it_o or_o go_v thither_o to_o inquire_v the_o will_n of_o god_n whereby_o they_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o true_a ephod_n institute_v by_o god_n for_o this_o end_n which_o be_v to_o be_v wear_v by_o the_o highpriest_n only_o which_o thing_n become_v a_o snare_n it_o snare_n a_o occasion_n of_o sin_n and_o ruin_n to_o he_o and_o he_o as_o the_o next_o chapter_n show_v though_o gideon_n be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o do_v this_o with_o a_o honest_a mind_n and_o a_o desire_n to_o set_v up_o religion_n in_o his_o own_o city_n and_o family_n yet_o here_o seem_v to_o be_v many_o sin_n in_o it_o 1._o superstition_n and_o will-worship_n worship_v god_n by_o a_o device_n of_o his_o own_o which_o be_v frequent_o and_o express_o forbid_v 2._o presumption_n in_o wear_v or_o cause_v other_o priest_n to_o wear_v this_o kind_n of_o ephod_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o highpriest_n 3._o transgression_n of_o a_o 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reign_v and_o david_n our_o lord_n know_v it_o not_o it_o not_o so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o consent_v to_o it_o as_o thou_o may_v fear_v or_o other_o think_v that_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o acquaint_v he_o with_o it_o 12_o now_o therefore_o come_v let_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o give_v thou_o counsel_n that_o thou_o may_v save_v thy_o own_o life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o thy_o son_n solomon_n way_n solomon_n for_o he_o will_v never_o reckon_v himself_o safe_a till_o his_o competitor_n and_o his_o friend_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n 13_o go_v and_o get_v thou_o in_o unto_o king_n david_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o do_v not_o thou_o my_o lord_n o_o king_n swear_v 5._o swear_v i_o e._n thou_o do_v swear_v which_o david_n himself_o ow_v v._o 30._o which_o probable_o he_o do_v to_o satisfy_v bathsheba_n doubt_n and_o fear_n about_o it_o and_o to_o oblige_v himself_o to_o a_o compliance_n with_o the_o divine_a will_n declare_v about_o it_o see_v chap._n 2._o 15._o and_o 1_o chron._n 28._o 5._o unto_o thy_o hand_n maid_n king_n maid_n so_o she_o call_v herself_o to_o testify_v her_o reverence_n and_o subjection_n to_o he_o not_o only_o as_o her_o husband_n but_o as_o her_o king_n say_v 9_o say_v 1_o chr._n 22._o 9_o assure_o solomon_n thy_o son_n shall_v reign_v after_o i_o and_o he_o shall_v sit_v upon_o my_o throne_n obligation_n throne_n another_o expression_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o signify_v david_n sincerity_n and_o fervency_n in_o his_o swear_v which_o add_v to_o his_o obligation_n why_o then_o do_v adonijah_n reign_v it_o reign_v how_o come_v this_o to_o pass_v or_o why_o do●…t_v thou_o suffer_v it_o 14_o behold_v while_o thou_o yet_o talk_v there_o with_o the_o king_n i_o will_v also_o come_v in_o after_o thou_o and_o u●…_n and_o heb._n ●…ill_v u●…_n confirm_v thy_o word_n 15_o ¶_o and_o bathsheba_n go_v in_o unto_o the_o king_n into_o the_o chamber_n and_o the_o king_n be_v very_o old_a and_o abishag_fw-mi the_o shunammite_n minister_v unto_o the_o king_n 16_o and_o bathsheba_n bow_v and_o do_v obeisance_n unto_o the_o king_n and_o the_o king_n say_v thou_o say_v heb._n what_o to_o thou_o what_o will_v thou_o 17_o and_o she_o say_v unto_o he_o my_o lord_n thou_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n oath_n god_n to_o who_o thou_o be_v high_o oblige_v who_o name_n thou_o just_o fear_v and_o honour_v and_o therefore_o thou_o wilt'_v not_o pollute_v it_o by_o perjury_n but_o make_v conscience_n of_o thy_o oath_n unto_o thy_o handmaid_n say_v assure_o solomon_n thy_o son_n shall_v reign_v after_o i_o and_o he_o shall_v sit_v upon_o my_o throne_n 18_o and_o now_o behold_v adonijah_n reign_v and_o now_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n thou_o know_v it_o not_o it_o not_o this_o she_o add_v partly_o lest_o she_o shall_v seem_v to_o accuse_v the_o king_n of_o inconstancy_n and_o perfidiousness_n and_o partly_o to_o aggravate_v adonijah_n crime_n from_o that_o gross_a neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o king_n which_o do_v accompany_v it_o 19_o and_o he_o have_v slay_v ox_n and_o fat_a cattle_n and_o sheep_n in_o abundance_n and_o have_v call_v all_o the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n and_o abiathar_n the_o priest_n and_o joab_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n but_o solomon_n thy_o servant_n subject_a servant_n who_o be_v not_o so_o presumptuous_a as_o adonijah_n usurp_v the_o throne_n before_o his_o time_n but_o carry_v himself_o modest_o and_o submissive_o as_o thy_o son_n and_o servant_n and_o subject_a have_v he_o not_o call_v 20_o and_o thou_o my_o lord_n o_o king_n the_o eye_n of_o all_o israel_n be_v upon_o thou_o embrace_v thou_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n be_v in_o suspense_n whether_o adonijah_n practice_n be_v with_o thy_o consent_n or_o no_o and_o wait_v for_o thy_o sen●…ence_n which_o they_o will_v ready_o embrace_v that_o thou_o shall_v tell_v they_o who_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n solomon_n king_n she_o speak_v only_o in_o general_n as_o own_v the_o king_n prerogative_n to_o give_v the_o crown_n to_o which_o of_o his_o son_n he_o please_v if_o he_o have_v not_o restrain_v himself_o by_o his_o oath_n to_o solomon_n after_o he_o live_v he_o i_o e._n after_o thy_o death_n whereby_o she_o tax_v adonijah_n ambition_n who_o usurp_v the_o crown_n whilst_o his_o father_n live_v 21_o otherwise_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n shall_v sleep_v with_o his_o father_n 30._o father_n i_o e._n die_v as_o his_o father_n do_v see_v gen._n 47._o 30._o that_o i_o and_o my_o son_n solomon_n shall_v be_v count_v sinner_n count_v heb._n shall_v be_v sinner_n offender_n religion_n offender_n we_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n as_o malefactor_n as_o guilty_a of_o practise_v against_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o transfer_v the_o kingdom_n to_o solomon_n and_o cover_v our_o ambitious_a design_n with_o a_o pretence_n of_o religion_n 22_o ¶_o and_o lo_o while_o she_o yet_o talk_v with_o the_o king_n nathan_n the_o prophet_n also_o come_v in_o 28._o in_o to_o discourse_v with_o the_o king_n which_o make_v it_o fit_a for_o she_o to_o withdraw_v as_o she_o do_v v._o 28._o 23_o and_o they_o tell_v the_o king_n say_v behold_v nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v in_o before_o the_o king_n he_o bow_v himself_o before_o the_o king_n with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n 24_o and_o nathan_n say_v my_o lord_n o_o king_n have_v thou_o say_v it_o say_v be_v this_o do_v by_o thy_o consent_n without_o which_o it_o seem_v strange_a that_o he_o dare_v attempt_v it_o adonijah_n shall_v reign_v after_o i_o and_o he_o shall_v sit_v upon_o my_o throne_n 25_o for_o he_o be_v go_v down_o this_o day_n and_o have_v slay_v ox_n and_o fat_a cattle_n and_o
sheep_n in_o abundance_n and_o have_v call_v all_o the_o king_n son_n and_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n and_o abiathar_n the_o priest_n and_o behold_v they_o eat_v and_o drink_v before_o he_o and_o say_v live_v say_v heb._n let_v king_n adonijah_n live_v god_n save_o king_n adonijah_n 26_o but_o i_o even_o i_o thy_o servant_n know_v servant_n who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o thy_o mind_n and_o with_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o therefore_o his_o neglect_n of_o i_o herein_o give_v i_o cause_n to_o suspect_v that_o this_o be_v do_v without_o thy_o privity_n which_o now_o i_o come_v to_o know_v and_o zadok_v the_o priest_n and_o benaiah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n and_o thy_o servant_n solomon_n have_v he_o not_o call_v 27_o be_v this_o thing_n do_v by_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n and_o thou_o have_v not_o show_v it_o unto_o thy_o servant_n counsel_n servant_n who_o have_v be_v a_o instrument_n in_o deliver_v god_n message_n to_o thou_o concern_v thy_o successor_n may_v reasonable_o expect_v that_o if_o the_o king_n have_v change_v his_o mind_n or_o god_n have_v since_o make_v some_o revelation_n contrary_a to_o the_o former_a thou_o will_v have_v acquaint_v i_o with_o it_o as_o be_v both_o a_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o one_o who_o thou_o have_v always_o find_v faithful_a to_o thou_o and_o to_o who_o thou_o have_v use_v to_o communicate_v thy_o secret_a counsel_n who_o shall_v sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n after_o he_o 28_o ¶_o then_o king_n david_n answer_v and_o say_v call_v i_o bathsheba_n lie_v bathsheba_n who_o upon_o nathan_n approach_n to_o the_o king_n have_v modest_o withdraw_v herself_o either_o into_o another_o room_n or_o into_o another_o part_n of_o this_o room_n more_o remote_a from_o the_o bed_n upon_o which_o david_n lie_v and_o she_o come_v king_n come_v heb._n before_o the_o king_n into_o the_o king_n presence_n and_o stand_v before_o the_o king_n 29_o and_o the_o king_n swear_v and_o say_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v that_o have_v redeem_v my_o soul_n out_o of_o all_o distress_n 30_o even_o as_o i_o swear_v unto_o thou_o by_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n say_v assure_o solomon_n thy_o son_n shall_v reign_v after_o i_o and_o he_o shall_v sit_v upon_o my_o throne_n in_o my_o stead_n even_o so_o will_v i_o certain_o do_v this_o day_n 31_o then_o bathsheba_n bow_v with_o her_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o do_v reverence_n to_o the_o king_n and_o say_v let_v my_o lord_n king_n david_n live_v for_o ever_o ever_o ever_o i_o e._n for_o a_o long_a time_n as_o that_o word_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o chap._n 2._o 33._o dan._n 2._o 4._o though_o i_o desire_v thy_o oath_n may_v be_v keep_v and_o the_o right_n of_o succession_n confirm_v to_o my_o son_n yet_o i_o be_o far_o from_o thirst_v after_o thy_o death_n for_o his_o advancement_n and_o shall_v rather_o rejoice_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o thou_o to_o live_v and_o enjoy_v thy_o crown_n for_o ever_o 32_o ¶_o and_o king_n david_n say_v call_v i_o zadok_v the_o priest_n and_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o benaiah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n and_o they_o come_v before_o the_o king_n 33_o the_o king_n also_o say_v unto_o they_o take_v with_o you_o the_o servant_n of_o your_o lord_n guard_n lord_n i_o e._n my_o public_a officer_n and_o my_o guard_n and_o cause_n solomon_n my_o son_n to_o ride_v upon_o i_o upon_o heb._n which_o belong_v to_o i_o my_o own_o mule_n 8._o mule_n as_o a_o token_n that_o the_o royal_a dignity_n be_v transfer_v upon_o solomon_n and_o that_o by_o my_o consent_n compare_v gen._n 41._o 43._o esth._n 6._o 8._o and_o bring_v he_o down_o to_o gihen_n city_n gihen_n a_o river_n near_o jerusalem_n on_o the_o west_n side_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o 2_o chron._n 32._o 30._o as_o enrogel_a where_o adonijah_n be_v inaugurate_v be_v on_o the_o east-side_n this_o place_n david_n choose_v either_o as_o remore_n from_o adonijah_n and_o his_o company_n that_o so_o the_o people_n may_v go_v thither_o and_o be_v there_o without_o fear_n of_o tumult_n or_o bloodshed_n or_o to_o show_v that_o solomon_n be_v choose_v king_n in_o opposition_n to_o adonijah_n or_o because_o this_o be_v a_o place_n of_o great_a resort_n and_o fit_a to_o receive_v and_o display_v that_o numerous_a company_n which_o he_o know_v will_v follow_v solomon_n thither_o or_o that_o he_o may_v from_o thence_o return_v and_o make_v the_o more_o magnificent_a entrance_n into_o the_o city_n 34_o and_o let_v zadok_v the_o priest_n and_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n anoint_v he_o there_o king_n receive_v king_n as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v where_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n new_a or_o doubtful_a extraordinary_a in_o the_o succession_n as_o 1_o sam._n 10._o 1._o and_o 16._o 12_o 13._o 1_o king_n 19_o 15_o 16._o 2_o king_n 9_o 3._o and_o this_o unction_n signify_v both_o the_o designation_n of_o the_o person_n to_o the_o office_n and_o the_o gift_n and_o grace_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o their_o office_n and_o which_o they_o seek_v they_o sincere_o from_o god_n may_v expect_v to_o receive_v over_o israel_n and_o blow_v you_o with_o the_o trumpet_n public_a trumpet_n to_o make_v the_o action_n more_o solemn_a and_o glorious_a and_o public_a and_o say_v god_n save_o king_n solomon_n 35_o then_o you_o shall_v come_v up_o after_o he_o that_o he_o may_v come_v and_o sit_v upon_o my_o throne_n for_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n in_o my_o stead_n joint-emperor_n stead_n my_o deputy_n and_o vice-king_n whilst_o i_o live_v and_o absolute_o king_n when_o i_o die_v or_o if_o david_n and_o solomon_n be_v joint-king_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v afterward_o frequent_a at_o rome_n where_o the_o father_n and_o son_n or_o two_o other_o person_n be_v not_o seldom_o joint-emperor_n and_o i_o have_v gr._n have_v heb._n command_v he_o so_o gr._n appoint_v direction_n appoint_v and_o that_o by_o divine_a direction_n he_o to_o be_v ruler_n over_o israel_n and_o over_o judah_n jurisdiction_n judah_n this_o be_v add_v partly_o as_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a and_o royal_a tribe_n it_o be_v frequent_a together_o with_o the_o general_a distinction_n to_o mention_v one_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a particular_n as_o 1_o king_n 11._o 1._o psal._n 18._o title_n mark_v 16._o 7._o and_o partly_o lest_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n who_o be_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n invite_v by_o adonijah_n v._o 9_o may_v think_v themselves_o exempt_v from_o his_o jurisdiction_n 36_o and_o benaiah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n answer_v the_o king_n and_o say_v amen_o it_o amen_o which_o be_v both_o a_o approbation_n of_o the_o king_n fact_n and_o a_o profession_n of_o his_o allegiance_n to_o the_o new_a king_n and_o a_o petition_n to_o god_n to_o ratify_v and_o confirm_v it_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n say_v so_o too_o enemy_n too_o the_o lord_n establish_v solomon_n throne_n in_o spite_n of_o adonijah_n and_o all_o his_o other_o enemy_n 37_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v be_v with_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n even_o so_o be_v he_o with_o solomon_n and_o make_v his_o throne_n great_a than_o the_o throne_n of_o my_o lord_n king_n david_n child_n david_n which_o petition_n albeit_o it_o may_v have_v offend_v a_o unworthy_a vainglorious_a and_o envious_a father_n he_o know_v will_v be_v welcome_a to_o so_o pious_a and_o generous_a a_o man_n as_o david_n be_v and_o to_o one_o so_o kind_a and_o indulgent_a to_o his_o child_n 38_o so_o zadok_v the_o priest_n and_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o benaiah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n and_o the_o cherethite_n and_o the_o pelethites_n go_v down_o and_o cause_v solomon_n to_o ride_v upon_o king_n david_n mule_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o gihen_n 39_o and_o zadok_v the_o priest_n 34._o priest_n for_o though_o he_o be_v not_o the_o highpriest_n he_o may_v do_v this_o office_n especial_o have_v the_o direction_n of_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n v._o 34._o take_v a_o horn_n of_o 32._o of_o exod._n 3●…_n 25_o 32._o oil_n out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n expedition_n tabernacle_n that_o which_o david_n have_v erect_v for_o the_o ark_n 2_o sam._n 6._o 17._o in_o which_o oil_n be_v keep_v for_o divers_a sacred_a use_n for_o moses_n his_o tabernacle_n be_v at_o gibeon_n 1_o chron._n 16._o 39_o and_o 21._o 29._o which_o be_v too_o remote_a for_o the_o present_a occasion_n which_o require_v all_o possible_a expedition_n and_o anoint_a solomon_n and_o they_o blow_v the_o trumpet_n and_o all_o the_o people_n say_v god_n save_o king_n solomon_n 40_o and_o all_o the_o people_n come_v up_o after_o he_o king_n he_o which_o flock_v thither_o in_o abundance_n some_o out_o of_o curiosity_n to_o see_v so_o solemn_a a_o action_n other_o to_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o other_o in_o expectation_n of_o some_o advantage_n
the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 25_o but_o pekah_n the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n a_o captain_n of_o he_o conspire_v against_o he_o and_o smite_v he_o in_o samaria_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n house_n with_o argob_n and_o arieh_n he_o arieh_n who_o may_v be_v either_o pekah_n partner_n in_o this_o treason_n or_o the_o king_n courtier_n or_o officer_n who_o be_v now_o slay_v with_o he_o and_o be_v and_o 〈◊〉_d be_v with_o he_o fifty_o man_n of_o the_o gileadite_n treason_n gileadite_n who_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o treason_n and_o he_o kill_v he_o and_o reign_v in_o his_o room_n 26_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o pekahiah_n and_o all_o that_o he_o do_v behold_v they_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 27_o ¶_o in_o the_o two_o and_o fifty_o year_n of_o azariah_n king_n of_o judah_n 1._o judah_n 〈◊〉_d 7._o 1._o pekah_n the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n begin_v to_o reign_v over_o israel_n in_o samaria_n and_o reign_v twenty_o year_n 28_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o depart_v not_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 29_o in_o the_o day_n of_o pekah_n king_n of_o israel_n come_v 26._o come_v ●…_n chr._n 5._o 26._o tiglath-pilese_a 9_o tiglath-pilese_a or_o tiglath-pilnese_a 2_o chron._n 28._o 20._o call_v in_o heathen_a author_n phulasar_n or_o phul-assur_n the_o son_n of_o that_o pull_v or_o phul_n above_o v._o 9_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o take_v ijon_n and_o abel-beth-maachah_a 20._o abel-beth-maachah_a of_o which_o see_v 1_o king_n 15._o 20._o and_o janoah_n 6._o janoah_n a_o city_n of_o ephraim_n jos._n 16._o 6._o and_o kedesh_n and_o hazor_n 36._o hazor_n two_o city_n of_o napthali_n jos._n 12._o 22._o and_o 19_o 36._o and_o gilead_n rest_n gilead_n all_o the_o land_n beyond_o jordan_n which_o be_v nigh_a to_o the_o assyrian_a than_o the_o rest_n and_o galilee_n 1._o galilee_n to_o wit_n the_o upper_a galilee_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o follow_a word_n all_o or_o even_o all_o the_o land_n of_o naphthali_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v add_v by_o way_n of_o explication_n or_o restriction_n to_o show_v what_o galilee_n he_o mean_v even_o the_o upper_a in_o which_o naphthali_n lot_n fall_v see_v the_o note_n on_o isa._n 9_o 1._o all_o the_o land_n of_o naphtali_n and_o carry_v they_o captive_a to_o assyria_n 30_o and_o hoshea_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o pekah_n the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n and_o smite_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o kingdom_n he_o which_o he_o do_v more_o easy_o effect_n because_o the_o people_n be_v enrage_v against_o pekah_n as_o the_o man_n who_o by_o his_o murder_n of_o king_n pekahiah_n the_o son_n of_o menahem_n who_o the_o assyrian_a monarch_n set_v up_o and_o favour_v and_o by_o his_o unnecessary_a war_n with_o ahaz_n have_v bring_v the_o assyrian_a upon_o they_o and_o cause_v the_o loss_n of_o one_o half_a of_o that_o kingdom_n and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jotham_n the_o son_n of_o uzziah_n long_a uzziah_n quest._n how_o can_v this_o be_v when_o jotham_n reign_v only_o 16_o year_n below_o v._o 33_o ans._n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n after_o the_o begin_n of_o iotham_n reign_n or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o ahaz_n son_n of_o jotham_n as_o appear_v from_o chap._n 16._o 1._o but_o the_o sacred_a writer_n have_v not_o yet_o ma●…e_a mention_n of_o ahaz_n think_v it_o more_o proper_a to_o number_v hoshea_n year_n by_o jotham_n of_o who_o he_o have_v speak_v than_o by_o ahaz_n beside_o as_o jotham_n do_v reign_v divers_a year_n in_o his_o father_n life_n so_o may_v ahaz_n in_o iotham_n life_n and_o jotham_n may_v for_o divers_a reason_n which_o it_o be_v needless_a he●…e_n to_o inquire_v resign_v up_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o kingdom_n whole_o into_o ahaz_n his_o hand_n some_o year_n before_o his_o death_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v say_v to_o reign_v but_o 16_o year_n though_o he_o live_v long_a 31_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o pekah_n and_o all_o that_o he_o do_v behold_v they_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 32_o ¶_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o pekah_n the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n king_n of_o israel_n begin_v 1._o begin_v 2_o chr._n 2●…_n 1._o jotham_n the_o son_n of_o uzziah_n king_n of_o judah_n to_o reign_v 33_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v he_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v viceroy_n reign_v to_o wit_n proper_o and_o alone_o for_o he_o have_v reign_v before_o this_o as_o his_o father_n deputy_n and_o viceroy_n and_o he_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o mother_n name_n be_v jerusha_n the_o daughter_n of_o zadok_n 34_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o his_o father_n uzziah_n have_v do_v 35_o ¶_o howbeit_o the_o high_a place_n be_v not_o remove_v the_o people_n sacrifice_v and_o burn_v incense_n still_o in_o the_o high_a place_n he_o build_v the_o high_a gate_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 10._o lord_n not_o of_o the_o temple_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o of_o one_o of_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n probable_o that_o which_o lead_v to_o the_o king_n palace_n 2_o chron._n 23._o 20._o call_v also_o the_o new_a gate_n jer._n 26._o 10._o and_o 36._o 10._o 36_o ¶_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o jotham_n and_o all_o that_o he_o do_v be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n 37_o in_o those_o day_n reign_n day_n i_o e._n towards_o the_o end_n of_o iotham_n reign_n the_o lord_n begin_v to_o send_v reign_n send_v i_o e._n dispose_a their_o heart_n to_o unite_v their_o force_n together_o and_o to_o make_v preparation_n for_o a_o war_n against_o judah_n which_o yet_o they_o do_v not_o execute_v till_o ahaz_n his_o reign_n against_o judah_n 1._o judah_n isa._n 7._o 1._o rezin_n the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o pekah_n the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n 38_o and_o jotham_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o his_o father_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n his_o father_n and_o ahaz_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xvi_o in_o 1._o in_o ●…_n chr._n 28._o 1._o the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o pekah_n 30._o pekah_n of_o which_o see_v on_o ch_z 15._o 30._o the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n ahaz_n the_o son_n of_o jotham_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v ahaz_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v belong_v reign_v of_o the_o difficulty_n hence_o arise_v see_v the_o note_n on_o chap._n 18._o 2._o to_o which_o it_o more_o proper_o belong_v and_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o do_v not_o that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_z his_o god_n like_a david_n his_o father_n 3_o but_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n yea_o and_o make_v his_o son_n to_o pass_v through_o the_o fire_n 10._o fire_n either_o 1._o by_o way_n of_o lustration_n to_o pass_v hasty_o through_o it_o so_o as_o to_o be_v scorch_v and_o as_o it_o be_v baptize_v with_o it_o or_o 2._o by_o way_n of_o oblation_n so_o as_o to_o be_v utter_o consume_v and_o offer_v for_o a_o burnt-offering_a which_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o heathen_n and_o of_o some_o israelite_n in_o imitation_n of_o they_o of_o which_o see_v 2_o king_n 21._o 6._o psal._n 10●…_n 36._o jer._n 7._o 31._o which_o seem_v best_a to_o agree_v with_o 2_o chron._n 28._o 3._o where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o burn_v his_o child_n i._n e._n some_o of_o they_o first_o one_o as_o be_v here_o note_v and_o afterward_o other_o of_o they_o as_o be_v there_o observe_v of_o these_o practice_n see_v more_o on_o leu._n 18._o 21._o and_o deut._n 18._o 10._o according_a to_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o the_o lord_n cast_v out_o from_o before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 4_o and_o he_o sacrifice_v and_o burn_v incense_n in_o the_o high_a place_n and_o on_o the_o hill_n and_o under_o every_o green_a 〈◊〉_d 13._o 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hos._n 4._o 13._o 5_o ¶_o ●…_n is●…_n 7._o ●…_n then_o rezi●…●…ing_v of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d remal●…ah_o king_n of_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o war_n and_o they_o besiege_v 〈◊〉_d but_o can_v ●…ot_v overcome_v 〈◊〉_d 7._o because_o god_n
word_n to_o know_v what_o not_o only_o their_o own_o tribe_n but_o all_o israel_n ought_v to_o do_v 2._o by_o the_o great_a authority_n and_o command_n which_o they_o have_v over_o all_o their_o brethren_n upon_o this_o account_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v 3._o because_o this_o be_v so_o considerable_a a_o circumstance_n in_o all_o humane_a and_o especial_o in_o public_a affair_n that_o the_o success_n or_o disappointment_n of_o they_o depend_v very_o much_o upon_o the_o right_n or_o wrong_n time_v of_o they_o and_o therefore_o this_o be_v a_o very_a fit_a expression_n to_o signify_v their_o great_a prudence_n and_o particular_o they_o show_v this_o point_n of_o their_o wisdom_n at_o this_o time_n for_o as_o they_o have_v adhere_v to_o saul_n while_o he_o live_v as_o know_v the_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v for_o david_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o as_o they_o can_v not_o join_v themselves_o to_o david_n whilst_o abner_n live_v and_o be_v potent_a and_o have_v the_o command_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n wherewith_o they_o be_v encompass_v so_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o they_o have_v opportunity_n to_o declare_v themselves_o they_o own_v david_n for_o their_o king_n 4._o by_o the_o like_a use_n of_o this_o phrase_n esth._n 1._o 13._o to_o know_v what_o israel_n ought_v to_o do_v the_o head_n of_o they_o be_v two_o hundred_o and_o all_o their_o brethren_n be_v at_o their_o commandment_n 33_o of_o zebulun_n such_o as_o go_v forth_o to_o battle_n 〈◊〉_d battle_n or_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d o●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d expert_a in_o war_n with_o all_o instrument_n of_o war_n fifty_o thousand_o advice_n thousand_o for_o this_o tribe_n be_v next_o to_o that_o of_o issachar_n which_o be_v general_o well-affected_a to_o david_n be_v probable_o very_o much_o sway_v by_o their_o opinion_n and_o advice_n which_o can_v keep_v rank_a require_v rank_a or_o which_o be_v dispose_v or_o prepare_v or_o order_v for_o battle_n or_o to_o fight_v for_o david_n if_o occasion_n so_o require_v they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bat●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o of_o double_a heart_n 38._o heart_n heb._n without_o a_o heart_n and_o a_o heart_n which_o may_v relate_v either_o 1._o to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o they_o they_o be_v all_o of_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o mind_n towards_o david_n not_o some_o for_o he_o and_o other_o secret_o against_o he_o but_o all_o with_o one_o soul_n and_o one_o consent_n adhere_v to_o he_o or_o 2._o to_o the_o same_o particular_a person_n they_o be_v each_o of_o they_o sincere_o loyal_a to_o david_n and_o do_v not_o dissemble_v with_o david_n pretend_v to_o be_v for_o he_o whilst_o in_o their_o heart_n they_o favour_a saul_n family_n which_o possible_o some_o of_o those_o who_o come_v to_o hebron_n do_v or_o this_o be_v particular_o note_v of_o this_o tribe_n because_o they_o lie_v under_o some_o suspicion_n in_o this_o matter_n as_o also_o some_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n do_v and_o therefore_o the_o like_a testimony_n be_v give_v to_o all_o of_o they_o v._o 38._o 34_o and_o of_o naphtali_n a_o thousand_o captain_n and_o with_o they_o with_o shield_z and_o spear_n thirty_o and_o seven_o thousand_o 35_o and_o of_o the_o danite_n expert_a in_o war_n twenty_o and_o eight_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 36_o and_o of_o asher_n such_o as_o go_v forth_o to_o battle_n 〈◊〉_d battle_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d expert_a in_o war_n forty_o thousand_o 37_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n of_o the_o reubenite_fw-la and_o the_o gadite_n and_o of_o the_o half-tribe_n of_o manasseh_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o instrument_n of_o war_n for_o the_o battle_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o 38_o all_o these_o man_n of_o war_n that_o can_v keep_v rank_a come_v with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n to_o hebron_n to_o make_v david_n king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n also_o of_o israel_n be_v of_o one_o heart_n ishbosheth_n heart_n to_o wit_n after_o the_o death_n of_o abner_n and_o ishbosheth_n to_o make_v david_n king_n 39_o and_o there_o they_o be_v with_o david_n three_o day_n eat_v and_o drink_v for_o their_o brethren_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o 40_o moreover_o they_o that_o be_v nigh_o they_o be_v they_o that_o live_v not_o far_o from_o hebron_n the_o place_n where_o they_o now_o be_v even_o unto_o issachar_n and_o zebulun_n and_o naphtali_n name_v naphtali_n this_o be_v add_v by_o way_n of_o amplification_n and_o explication_n to_o show_v that_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v this_o of_o those_o israelite_n only_a who_o live_v in_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o hebron_n but_o of_o those_o that_o live_v at_o some_o distance_n yet_o be_v near_o to_o hebron_n than_o some_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n here_o name_v bring_v bread_n on_o ass_n and_o on_o camel_n and_o on_o mule_n and_o on_o ox_n solemnity_n ox_n which_o though_o not_o common_o use_v in_o this_o manner_n nor_o fit_a for_o such_o purpose_n now_o they_o so_o use_v because_o the_o 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that_o their_o bow_n be_v common_o make_v of_o it_o shall_v strike_v he_o through_o he_o through_o i_o e._n mortal_o wound_v he_o 25._o it_o be_v draw_v cure_v draw_v either_o 1._o a_o sword_n which_o may_v be_v understand_v cut_v of_o this_o hebrew_n verb_n which_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n use_v of_o that_o weapon_n as_o num._n 22._o 23_o 31._o judg._n 8._o 20_o etc._n etc._n and_o out_o of_o the_o follow_a branch_n of_o the_o verse_n or_o 2._o the_o arrow_n last_o mention_v which_o have_v enter_v into_o his_o body_n and_o now_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o it_o either_o by_o himself_o or_o by_o some_o other_o person_n as_o be_v frequent_a in_o that_o case_n if_o peradventure_o he_o may_v be_v cure_v and_o come_v out_o of_o the_o body_n 3._o body_n or_o out_o of_o his_o body_n i._n e._n the_o body_n of_o the_o wound_a man_n as_o appear_v both_o by_o the_o next_o clause_n of_o the_o verse_n which_o be_v add_v to_o explain_v the_o former_a where_o it_o be_v out_o of_o his_o gall_n and_o from_o the_o use_n of_o this_o hebrew_n word_n which_o signify_v a_o man_n body_n or_o carcase_n as_o judg._n 14._o 8._o 1_o sam._n 31._o 12._o isa._n 5._o 25._o nahum_n 3._o 3._o yea_o 11._o yea_o heb._n the_o lightning_n come_v nah._n 3._o 3._o h●…b_n 3._o 11._o the_o glister_a sword_n 13._o sword_n the_o word_n proper_o signify_v lightning_n and_o thence_o a_o glister_a weapon_n the_o bright_a sword_n or_o spear_n as_o deut._n 32._o 41._o ezek._n 21._o 10_o 15._o nah._n 3._o 3_o habak_v 3._o 11._o whereby_o it_o be_v employ_v that_o he_o be_v double_o wound_v first_o by_o the_o arrow_n and_o then_o to_o make_v more_o sure_a work_n with_o the_o sword_n or_o spear_n thrust_v into_o he_o but_o the_o word_n may_v as_o well_o signify_v the_o bright_a and_o sharp_a point_n of_o a_o arrow_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v hitherto_o and_o have_v in_o the_o general_n say_v that_o it_o come_v out_o of_o his_o body_n now_o he_o determine_v the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o gall_n which_o show_v that_o the_o wound_n be_v both_o deep_a and_o deadly_a as_o they_o be_v in_o that_o part_n it_o be_v probable_a he_o mention_n this_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o like_a expression_n of_o job_n ch._n 16._o 13._o come_v out_o of_o his_o gall_n colour_v gall_n into_o which_o it_o have_v enter_v and_o wherewith_o it_o be_v colour_v 11._o colour_v ch._n 18._o 11._o terror_n be_v upon_o he_o die_v he_o to_o wit_n the_o terror_n of_o death_n because_o he_o perceive_v by_o the_o tincture_n of_o his_o gall_n upon_o the_o weapon_n that_o his_o wound_n be_v incurable_a or_o horror_n of_o conscience_n because_o he_o can_v live_v and_o dare_v not_o die_v 26._o all_o darkness_n estate_n darkness_n i_o e._n all_o sort_n of_o misery_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o estate_n shall_v be_v hide_v he_o hide_v or_o be_v id_fw-la or_o lay_v up_o to_o wit_n by_o god_n for_o he_o this_o phrase_n may_v note_v that_o though_o it_o be_v not_o actual_o upon_o he_o yet_o it_o be_v reserve_v and_o treasure_v up_o for_o he_o and_o be_v keep_v as_o in_o a_o sure_a place_n and_o shall_v infallible_o overtake_v he_o in_o his_o secret_a place_n treasure_n place_n either_o 1._o in_o his_o hide_a treasure_n as_o this_o very_a word_n signify_v psalm_n 17._o 14._o he_o treasure_n up_o wealth_n and_o with_o god_n wrath_n and_o curse_n or_o 2._o in_o those_o place_n where_o he_o confident_o hope_v to_o hide_v and_o secure_v himself_o from_o all_o evil_n and_o enemy_n yet_o even_o there_o god_n shall_v find_v he_o out_o or_o for_o or_o in_o stead_n of_o or_o with_o for_o both_o way_n the_o prefix_v lame_v be_v oft_o use_v his_o hide_a treasure_n a_o fire_n not_o blow_v 33._o blow_v to_o wit_n by_o man_n but_o kindle_v by_o god_n himself_o as_o that_o be_v chap._n 1._o 16._o he_o think_v by_o his_o might_n and_o violence_n to_o secure_v himself_o from_o man_n but_o god_n by_o his_o own_o immediate_a hand_n or_o in_o some_o unknown_a and_o unexpected_a manner_n will_v find_v he_o out_o some_o understand_v it_o of_o hell-fire_n of_o which_o see_n isa._n 30._o 33._o shall_v consume_v he_o it_o shall_v go_v ill_a with_o he_o that_o be_v leave_v in_o his_o tabernacle_n estate_n tabernacle_n i_o e._n with_o his_o posterity_n or_o family_n who_o shall_v inherit_v his_o curse_n as_o well_o as_o his_o estate_n 27._o 19_o 27._o ch._n 16._o 18_o 19_o the_o heaven_n shall_v reveal_v his_o iniquity_n 1._o iniquity_n i_o e._n god_n shall_v be_v a_o swift_a witness_n against_o he_o by_o some_o extraordinary_a judgement_n still_o he_o reflect_v upon_o iob_n case_n and_o the_o fire_n from_o heaven_n chap._n 1._o and_o the_o earth_n he_o earth_n i_o e._n all_o creature_n upon_o earth_n shall_v conspire_v with_o god_n to_o destroy_v he_o shall_v rise_v up_o against_o he_o 28._o the_o increase_n of_o his_o house_n family_n house_n either_o 1._o his_o posterity_n or_o rather_o 2._o his_o estate_n get_v by_o the_o labour_n and_o employ_v for_o the_o use_n of_o his_o family_n shall_v depart_v 17._o depart_v shall_v be_v lose_v or_o take_v away_o from_o he_o see_v 2_o king_n 20._o 17._o and_o his_o good_n shall_v flow_v away_o more_o away_o like_a water_n to_o wit_n swift_o and_o strong_o and_o so_o as_o to_o return_v no_o more_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wrath_n he_o wrath_n i_o e._n of_o god_n wrath_n when_o god_n shall_v come_v to_o execute_v judgement_n upon_o he_o 29._o 13._o 29._o ch._n 27._o 13._o this_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n from_o god_n desert_n god_n who_o like_o a_o wise_a master_n of_o a_o feast_n give_v to_o every_o man_n his_o proper_a portion_n and_o as_o a_o just_a judge_n distribute_v to_o he_o according_a to_o his_o desert_n
and_o so_o here_o to_o strip_v the_o naked_a be_v by_o strip_v they_o to_o make_v they_o naked_a 7._o thou_o have_v not_o give_v water_n it_o water_n sure_o thou_o have_v be_v so_o hard_o heart_v as_o to_o deny_v a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n to_o those_o that_o need_v and_o desire_v it_o water_n be_v oft_o time_n scarce_o and_o precious_a in_o those_o hot_a country_n and_o be_v appropriate_v to_o particular_a person_n without_o who_o leave_n other_o person_n may_v not_o take_v it_o to_o the_o weary_a 25._o weary_a i_o e._n to_o he_o who_o by_o reason_n of_o hard_a labour_n or_o travel_n be_v weary_a and_o thirsty_a so_o this_o word_n be_v use_v prov._n 25._o 25._o to_o drink_v and_o thou_o have_v withheld_a bread_n from_o the_o hungry_a any_o hungry_a to_o who_o it_o be_v due_a by_o god_n law_n prov._n 3._o 27._o which_o also_o be_v know_v to_o job_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n hereby_o he_o intimate_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o sin_n of_o uncharitableness_n by_o rank_v it_o 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comfort_n and_o right_n a_o heinous_a sin_n but_o false_o charge_v upon_o job._n of_o the_o fatherless_a have_v be_v break_v 10._o therefore_o sin_n therefore_o for_o these_o and_o the_o like_a crime_n the_o cause_n of_o thy_o ruin_n be_v not_o secret_a from_o god_n sovereign_a power_n and_o unsearchable_a judgement_n as_o thou_o pretend_v but_o plain_a and_o manifest_a even_o thy_o own_o cry_v sin_n snare_n be_v round_o about_o thou_o calamity_n thou_o thou_o be_v encompass_v with_o danger_n and_o calamity_n and_o sudden_a fear_n judgement_n fear_n beside_o thy_o present_a misery_n thou_o be_v torment_v with_o the_o dread_n and_o expectation_n of_o further_a and_o sore_a judgement_n trouble_v thou_o 11._o or_o darkness_n misery_n darkness_n either_o 1._o a_o darkness_n and_o confusion_n of_o mind_n so_o great_a that_o thou_o can_v not_o discern_v the_o true_a cause_n and_o use_v of_o all_o thy_o suffering_n or_o 2._o grievous_a calamity_n which_o be_v oft_o call_v darkness_n which_o be_v such_o that_o thou_o can_v see_v no_o way_n nor_o possibility_n of_o escape_v either_o thou_o be_v trouble_v with_o fear_n of_o further_a evil_n as_o it_o be_v say_v v._o 10._o or_o with_o the_o gross_a darkness_n of_o thy_o present_a state_n of_o misery_n that_o thou_o can_v not_o see_v and_o abundance_n of_o water_n 2._o water_n i_o e._n plenty_n and_o variety_n of_o sore_a affliction_n which_o be_v frequent_o compare_v to_o water_n as_o psal._n 18._o 16._o &_o 66._o 12._o isa._n 43._o 2._o cover_v thou_o 12._o be_v not_o god_n in_o the_o height_n of_o heaven_n flourish_v heaven_n sure_o he_o be_v and_o from_o that_o high_a tower_n he_o look_v down_o upon_o man_n psal._n 14._o 2._o to_o behold_v and_o govern_v and_o recompense_v all_o their_o action_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a and_o therefore_o o_o job_n thou_o be_v gross_o mistake_v in_o think_v that_o all_o thing_n in_o this_o low_a world_n be_v manage_v by_o chance_n and_o without_o any_o regard_n to_o justice_n or_o to_o 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e._n god_n can_v discern_v and_o therefore_o do_v not_o mind_n thing_n so_o far_o below_o he_o and_o distant_a from_o he_o 7._o *_o psal._n 〈◊〉_d &_o ●…9_n ●…_n &_o 73._o 11._o &_o 〈◊〉_d 7._o can_v he_o judge_v through_o the_o dark_a cloud_n they_o cloud_n i_o e._n through_o those_o immense_a and_o innumerable_a cloud_n which_o lie_v between_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n although_o our_o eye_n see_v but_o few_o of_o they_o 14._o thick_a cloud_n be_v a_o cover_n to_o he_o that_o he_o see_v not_o and_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o circuit_n of_o heaven_n also_o heaven_n his_o conversation_n and_o business_n and_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o high_o and_o heavenly_a world_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o his_o care_n but_o he_o will_v not_o disparage_v nor_o burden_v himself_o with_o the_o care_n of_o this_o contemptible_a spot_n of_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o many_o heathen_a philosopher_n and_o as_o they_o fancy_v be_v iob_n opinion_n also_o 15._o have_v thou_o mark_v the_o so_fw-ge the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d way_n so_fw-ge old_a way_n 2._o way_n heb._n the_o way_n of_o antiquity_n i._n e._n of_o man_n live_v in_o ancient_a time_n or_o former_a age_n by_o this_o way_n be_v here_o mean_v either_o 1._o their_o course_n or_o common_a practice_n or_o 2._o their_o end_n or_o success_n as_o the_o way_n be_v take_v 1_o sam._n 9_o 6_o 8._o and_o as_o death_n which_o be_v and_o be_v call_v the_o end_n of_o all_o man_n eccles._n 72._o be_v also_o call_v the_o way_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n jos._n 23._o 14._o 1_o king_n 2._o 2._o which_o wicked_a man_n have_v tread_v 16._o which_o be_v cut_v down_o out_o of_o time_n death_n time_n i_o e._n before_o their_o time_n who_o die_v a_o violent_a and_o untimely_a death_n 〈…〉_o death_n 〈…〉_o who_o foundation_n be_v overflow_v with_o a_o flood_n nothing_o flood_n who_o together_o with_o their_o foundation_n to_o wit_n the_o earth_n and_o all_o their_o support_n and_o enjoyment_n in_o it_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o general_a deluge_n 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he_o think_v it_o indecent_a to_o express_v by_o his_o proper_a name_n for_o which_o he_o may_v at_o this_o time_n have_v divers_a reason_n and_o therefore_o he_o decipher_v he_o enigmatical_o which_o be_v not_o unusual_a in_o holy_a scripture_n where_o babylon_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d jer._n 25._o 26._o and_o 51._o 41._o and_o rome_n be_v call_v egypt_n and_o s●…dom_n and_o babylon_n in_o the_o revelation_n and_o john_n the_o baptist_n be_v call_v elias_n and_o he_o may_v call_v he_o cush_n partly_o by_o a_o tacit_n allusion_n to_o his_o father_n name_n kish_n and_o partly_o with_o respect_n to_o his_o black_a and_o wicked_a disposition_n plant_v and_o firm_o root_v in_o he_o comp._n jer._n 13._o 23._o amos_n 9_o 7._o
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where_o behold_v the_o similitude_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v evident_o the_o same_o thing_n which_o be_v elsewhere_o call_v 〈◊〉_d his_o face_n and_o from_o heb._n 10_o 1._o where_o the_o image_n do_v not_o note_v the_o likeness_n or_o representation_n but_o the_o truth_n and_o existence_n of_o the_o thing_n psal._n xviii_o the_o argument_n this_o psalm_n with_o some_o few_o and_o small_a variation_n be_v write_v 2_o sam._n 22._o it_o be_v compose_v by_o david_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o life_n upon_o the_o occasion_n here_o mention_v to_o the_o chief_a musician_n a_o psalm_n of_o david_n the_o 22._o 2._o sam._n 22._o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n glory_n lord_n who_o esteem_v it_o a_o great_a honour_n to_o be_v thy_o servant_n than_o to_o be_v king_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o who_o do_v entire_o devote_v himself_o to_o thy_o service_n and_o glory_n who_o speak_v unto_o the_o lord_z the_o word_n of_o *_o this_o song_n in_o the_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n and_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n kingdom_n saul_n i._n e._n after_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n and_o the_o conquest_n of_o all_o his_o succeed_a enemy_n and_o his_o own_o firm_a establishment_n in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o he_o say_v 1._o ●…_n 1._o psal._n 144._o ●…_n i_o will_v love_v thou_o e_fw-es o_o lord_z my_o strength_n 2._o strength_n from_o who_o alone_o i_o have_v receive_v all_o my_o strength_n and_o success_n and_o settlement_n and_o in_o who_o alone_o i_o trust_v as_o it_o follow_v v._o 2._o he_o c_o most_n affectionate_o and_o with_o my_o whole_a soul_n as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v i_o can_v return_v thou_o no_o better_a thing_n for_o all_o thy_o favour_n than_o my_o love_n and_o heart_n which_o i_o pray_v thou_o to_o accept_v by_o love_v he_o he_o understand_v not_o only_o his_o inward_a affection_n but_o also_o all_o the_o outward_a expression_n and_o testimony_n of_o it_o praise_v and_o glorify_v and_o serve_v of_o he_o 2._o the_o lord_z be_v my_o rock_n 6._o rock_n to_o which_o i_o flee_v for_o refuge_n as_o the_o israelite_n do_v to_o their_o rock_n see_v judg._n 6._o 2._o 1_o sam._n 13._o 6._o and_o fortress_n and_o my_o deliverer_n my_o god_n cli●…_n god_n heb._n my_o rock_n or_o cli●…_n my_o strength_n 13._o strength_n heb._n 2._o 13._o in_o who_o i_o will_v trust_v my_o buckler_n and_o the_o horn_n elsewhere_o horn_n by_o which_o i_o have_v both_o defend_v myself_o and_o subdue_v my_o enemy_n it_o be_v a_o metaphor_n from_o those_o beast_n who_o strength_n lie_v in_o their_o horn_n the_o horn_n be_v oft_o put_v for_o power_n as_o psal._n 92._o 10._o amos_n 6._o 1●…_n and_o elsewhere_o of_o my_o salvation_n and_o my_o high_a tower_n
gospel-covenant_n their_o child_n be_v admit_v with_o they_o shall_v serve_v he_o it_o shall_v be_v account_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o a_o generation_n 5._o generation_n that_o believe_v seed_n shall_v be_v repute_a both_o by_o god_n and_o man_n the_o generation_n or_o child_n or_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o 〈◊〉_d former_o be_v ●…ut_o upon_o the_o jew_n contempt_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o gospel_n the_o gentile_n shall_v come_v in_o their_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d their_o title_n and_o privilege_n compare_v this_o place_n with_o psal._n 87._o 5._o 31._o they_o i_o shall_v come_v errand_n come_v to_o wit_n from_o judea_n and_o jerusalem_n from_o whence_o the_o gospel_n be_v first_o to_o go_v forth_o to_o the_o gentile_a world_n to_o the_o several_a part_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n go_v upon_o this_o errand_n and_o shall_v declare_v his_o righteousness_n gentile_n righteousness_n god_n righteousness_n either_o 1._o his_o wonderful_a grace_n and_o mercy_n to_o mankind_n in_o give_v 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understand_v here_o and_o express_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n have_v 〈◊〉_d o●…_n wrought_v it_o to_o wit_n his_o righteousness_n i._n e._n he_o have_v execute_v with_o his_o hand_n what_o he_o speak_v with_o his_o mouth_n he_o have_v demonstrate_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o promise_n by_o his_o action_n and_o by_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o they_o gospel_n 1._o either_o the_o convert_v and_o worshipper_n v._o 27._o 29._o or_o their_o seed_n last_o mention_v v._o 30._o or_o this_o may_v be_v indefinite_o speak_v as_o such_o verb_n be_v oft_o use_v they_o shall_v come_v i._n e._n some_o or_o other_o shall_v come_v and_o do_v the_o work_n here_o mention_v to_o wi●…_n the_o apostle_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n psal._n xxiii_o the_o argument_n the_o matter_n of_o this_o psalm_n give_v we_o some_o general_a discovery_n of_o the_o time_n of_o its_o writing_n which_o be_v when_o david_n be_v deliver_v out_o of_o his_o distress_n and_o quiet_o settle_v in_o his_o kingdom_n a_o 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infi●…mities_n as_o shepherd_n do_v to_o their_o sheep_n gen._n 33._o 13._o isa._n 40._o 11._o and_o 49._o 10._o beside_o 7._o beside_o or_o to_o the_o particle_n all_o be_v oft_o put_v for_o el_fw-es as_o gen._n 1._o 30._o and_o 16._o 7._o the_o quietness_n the_o heb._n wa●…er_n of_o quietness_n still_a water_n they_o g_o quiet_n and_o gentle_a water_n either_o put_v into_o watering-trough_n or_o run_v in_o small_a and_o shallow_a channel_n which_o be_v oppose_v to_o great_a river_n which_o both_o affright_v the_o sheep_n with_o their_o noise_n and_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v carry_v away_o by_o their_o swift_a and_o violent_a stream_n whilst_o they_o be_v drink_v a●…_n they_o 3._o 3._o 3._o psal._n 5._o 8._o &_o 19_o 8._o &_o 31._o 3._o he_o restore_v 11._o restore_v heb._n he_o bring_v it_o back_o either_o 1._o from_o its_o error_n or_o wander_v or_o 2._o into_o the_o body_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v even_o depart_v and_o faint_v away_o he_o revive_v or_o 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〈◊〉_d n●…t_v slide_v or_o fall_v so_o this_o declare_v the_o matter_n of_o his_o trust._n 2._o 9_o 2._o psal._n 7._o 8._o &_o 17._o 3._o &_o 66._o 10._o &_o 139._o 23._o zech._n 13._o 9_o examine_v i_o o_o lord_n and_o prove_v i_o integrity_n i_o because_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o i_o may_v deceive_v myself_o and_o be_v partial_a 〈◊〉_d my_o cause_n or_o at_o least_o my_o enemy_n will_v so_o judge_v of_o i_o i_o appeal_v to_o thou_o o_o thou_o judge_v of_o heart_n and_o beg_v that_o thou_o will_v search_v and_o try_v i_o by_o such_o wa●…s_n and_o mean_n as_o thou_o see_v fit_a and_o make_v i_o know_v to_o myself_o and_o to_o the_o world_n and_o convince_v my_o enemy_n of_o my_o integrity_n try_v my_o reins_o and_o my_o heart_n 3._o for_o thy_o love_a kindness_n be_v before_o my_o eye_n relief_n eye_n i_o dare_v appeal_n to_o thou_o with_o this_o confidence_n because_o thou_o know_v that_o i_o have_v a_o true_a and_o deep_a sense_n of_o thy_o love_a kindness_n to_o i_o upon_o my_o 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next_o clause_n do_v not_o bind_v i_o up_o in_o the_o same_o bundle_n nor_o put_v i_o into_o the_o same_o accurse_a and_o miserable_a condition_n with_o they_o see_v i_o have_v have_v so_o great_a a_o antipathy_n against_o they_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o my_o life_n v._o 4._o 5._o let_v i_o not_o die_v their_o death_n as_o balaam_n on_o the_o contrary_n desire_v to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a numb_a 23._o 10._o and_o see_v i_o have_v love_v thy_o house_n and_o worship_n and_o endeavour_v to_o serve_v thou_o acceptable_o not_o only_o with_o ceremonial_a cleanness_n but_o with_o moral_a purity_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n v._o 6_o 7_o 8._o do_v not_o deal_v with_o i_o as_o thou_o will_v with_o those_o that_o be_v fill_v with_o ungodlyness_n and_o unrighteousness_n do_v not_o destroy_v i_o with_o they_o the_o righteous_a with_o the_o wicked_a gen_n 18._o 23._o but_o save_v i_o in_o the_o common_a calamity_n as_o thou_o have_v promise_v and_o use_v to_o do_v in_o 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study_v and_o obey_v god_n commandment_n in_o his_o commandment_n piety_n commandment_n he_o intimate_v that_o zeal_n and_o fervency_n in_o god_n service_n be_v essential_a to_o true_a piety_n 2_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v mighty_a upon_o earth_n the_o generation_n branch_n generation_n i_o e._n the_o posterity_n as_o this_o word_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o levit._n 23._o 43._o numb_a 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n call_v his_o seed_n in_o the_o former_a branch_n of_o the_o upright_o shall_v be_v bless_v 3_o wealth_n and_o riches_n shall_v be_v in_o his_o house_n death_n house_n possess_v by_o he_o whilst_o he_o live_v and_o continue_v in_o his_o family_n after_o his_o death_n and_o his_o righteousness_n take_v righteousness_n i_o e._n the_o fruit_n or_o reward_v of_o his_o righteousness_n which_o be_v god_n blessing_n upon_o his_o estate_n for_o the_o work_n be_v oft_o put_v
heathen_a nation_n philistine_n syrian_n ammonite_n moabite_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v stir_v up_o partly_o by_o the_o overthrow_n which_o david_n have_v give_v some_o of_o they_o partly_o by_o their_o jealousy_n at_o david_n grow_a greatness_n and_o fear_n for_o themselves_o and_o partly_o by_o their_o hatred_n against_o the_o true_a religion_n 10_o all_o nation_n compass_v i_o about_o but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o lord_n gr._n i_o do_v destroy_v they_o will_v i_o destroy_v they_o 11_o they_o compass_v i_o about_o yea_o they_o compass_v i_o about_o success_n about_o the_o repetition_n imply_v their_o frequency_n and_o fervency_n in_o this_o action_n and_o their_o confidence_n of_o success_n but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v off_o will_v heb._n cut_v they_o off_o destroy_v they_o 12_o they_o compass_v i_o about_o 44._o about_o deut._n 1._o 44._o like_o bee_n he_o bee_n in_o great_a number_n and_o with_o great_a but_o potent_a fury_n and_o to_o their_o own_o ruin_n as_o bee_n do_v when_o they_o fly_v about_o a_o man_n and_o leave_v their_o sting_n in_o he_o they_o be_v quench_v signification_n quench_v so_o this_o word_n be_v use_v job_n 6._o 17._o &_o 18._o 5_o 6._o &_o 21._o 17._o or_o as_o the_o lxx_o and_o chaldee_n render_v it_o they_o burn_v or_o flame_v i._n e._n rage_v against_o i_o like_o fire_n as_o it_o follow_v and_o this_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o hebrew_n verb_n which_o have_v not_o only_o divers_a but_o contrary_a signification_n as_o the_o fire_n of_o thorn_n effect_n thorn_n which_o flame_v out_o terrible_o and_o make_v a_o crackle_n noise_n and_o burn_v fierce_o but_o quick_o spend_v itself_o without_o any_o considerable_a or_o last_a effect_n for_o off_o for_o or_o but_o as_o this_o very_a particle_n be_v frequent_o use_v and_o here_o twice_o in_o this_o very_a phrase_n v._o 10_o 11._o so_o as_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n note_v their_o hostile_a attempt_n this_o note_n 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collective_o for_o all_o his_o enemy_n have_v thrust_v sore_o at_o i_o that_o i_o may_v fall_v but_o the_o lord_n help_v i_o 14_o 2._o 14_o exod._n 15._o 2_o psal._n 12._o 2._o the_o lord_z be_v my_o strength_n and_o song_n praise_n song_n the_o author_n of_o my_o strength_n and_o therefore_o the_o just_a object_n of_o my_o song_n and_o praise_n and_o be_v become_v my_o salvation_n saviour_n salvation_n i_o e._n my_o saviour_n 15_o the_o voice_n of_o rejoice_v and_o salvation_n i_o salvation_n of_o rejoice_v and_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o salvation_n and_o deliverance_n which_o god_n have_v wrought_v for_o i_o be_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o righteous_a concernment_n righteous_a partly_o because_o they_o clear_o see_v god_n hand_n in_o the_o work_n and_o therefore_o take_v pleasure_n in_o it_o and_o partly_o because_o all_o good_a man_n suffer_v great_a inconvenience_n under_o saul_n government_n as_o david_n complain_v in_o divers_a of_o the_o forego_n psalm_n and_o expect_v and_o receive_v singular_a benefit_n by_o david_n advancement_n both_o in_o their_o civil_a and_o religious_a concernment_n the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v valiant_o mention_v valiant_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o that_o song_n of_o joy_n and_o praise_v now_o mention_v 16_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v exalt_v behalf_n exalt_v have_v appear_v evident_o and_o wrought_v powerful_o and_o glorious_o on_o my_o behalf_n the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v valiant_o 17_o i_o shall_v not_o die_v endeavour_v die_v to_o wit_n so_o soon_o as_o my_o enemy_n desire_n nor_o by_o their_o sword_n as_o they_o hope_v and_o endeavour_v but_o live_v and_o declare_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n lord_n one_o branch_n whereof_o be_v the_o total_a destruction_n of_o my_o enemy_n he_o imply_v that_o he_o do_v not_o desire_v life_n nor_o shall_v employ_v it_o as_o his_o enemy_n do_v they_o but_o for_o the_o service_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n 18_o the_o lord_n have_v chastened_a i_o sore_o confusion_n sore_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o enemy_n who_o god_n use_v to_o that_o very_a purpose_n for_o my_o great_a good_a and_o their_o own_o great_a and_o sure_a ruin_n and_o confusion_n but_o he_o have_v not_o give_v i_o over_o unto_o death_n 19_o open_v to_o i_o time_n i_o o_o you_o porter_n appoint_v by_o god_n for_o this_o work_n or_o it_o be_v a_o figurative_a and_o poetical_a manner_n of_o expression_n whereby_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o gate_n themselves_o as_o if_o they_o have_v sense_n and_o understanding_n or_o by_o say_v open_a he_o imply_v that_o they_o have_v be_v long_o shut_v against_o he_o in_o saul_n time_n the_o gate_n of_o righteousness_n 2._o righteousness_n to_o wit_n the_o gate_n of_o the_o lord_n tabernacle_n the_o proper_a and_o usual_a place_n for_o the_o solemn_a performance_n of_o the_o duty_n here_o follow_v which_o he_o call_v the_o gate_n of_o righteousness_n partly_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v implicit_o v._n 18._o and_o express_o psal._n 9_o 14._o &_o 107._o 18._o which_o may_v be_v call_v the_o gate_n of_o sin_n or_o unrighteousness_n because_o death_n be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n partly_o because_o there_o the_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n be_v keep_v and_o teach_v and_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o righteousness_n as_o they_o be_v call_v psal._n 4._o 5._o be_v offer_v and_o divers_a other_o exercise_n of_o righteousness_n or_o of_o god_n service_n be_v perform_v and_o partly_o because_o those_o gate_n be_v to_o be_v open_v to_o all_o righteous_a person_n such_o as_o david_n have_v oft_o profess_v and_o prove_v himself_o to_o be_v upon_o which_o account_n he_o claim_v this_o as_o his_o just_a privilege_n and_o only_o to_o such_o for_o the_o unclean_a and_o unrighteous_a be_v to_o be_v shut_v and_o keep_v out_o by_o the_o porter_n 2_o chron._n 23._o 19_o compare_v isa._n 26._o 2._o i_o will_v go_v in_o to_o they_o and_o i_o will_v praise_v the_o lord_n 20_o this_o 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and_o the_o temple_n of_o heaven_n so_o this_o place_n have_v a_o further_a prospect_n tha●…_n david_n and_o relate_v to_o christ_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n and_o open_v the_o gate_n of_o that_o bless_a temple_n both_o for_o himself_o and_o for_o all_o righteous_a man_n or_o believer_n 21_o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o for_o thou_o have_v hear_v i_o and_o be_v become_v my_o salvation_n 22_o 7._o 22_o 〈◊〉_d 21._o 42._o 〈◊〉_d 12._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 20._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 4_o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o 4_o 7._o the_o stone_n which_o the_o bvilder_n refuse_v damnation_n refuse_v the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v here_o and_o elsewhere_o in_o scripture_n compare_v to_o a_o building_n wherein_o as_o the_o people_n be_v the_o stone_n and_o the_o matter_n so_o the_o
use_v to_o do_v unto_o those_o that_o love_v thy_o name_n faithful_a name_n as_o thou_o have_v do_v in_o all_o former_a age_n do_v not_o deny_v i_o the_o common_a privilege_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a 133_o order_n my_o step_n action_n step_n by_o thy_o grace_n direct_v and_o govern_v all_o my_o motion_n and_o action_n in_o thy_o word_n it_o word_n in_o the_o way_n prescribe_v in_o thy_o word_n or_o by_o thy_o word_n let_v thy_o spirit_n accompany_v thy_o word_n and_o engraft_v it_o within_o i_o so_o that_o i_o may_v be_v guide_v and_o rule_v by_o it_o and_o 13._o and_o psal._n 19_o 13._o let_v not_o any_o iniquity_n have_v dominion_n over_o i_o obedience_n i_o and_o although_o i_o have_v evil_a inclination_n and_o affection_n within_o i_o let_v they_o not_o bear_v sway_n in_o i_o nor_o withdraw_v i_o from_o the_o course_n of_o obedience_n 134_o deliver_v i_o from_o the_o oppression_n of_o man_n sin_n man_n as_o he_o pray_v against_o the_o inward_a impediment_n of_o his_o obedience_n v._o 133._o so_o here_o he_o pray_v against_o a_o external_a impediment_n of_o it_o and_o a_o common_a temptation_n to_o sin_n so_o will_v i_o keep_v thy_o precept_n 135_o make_v thy_o face_n to_o shine_v upon_o thy_o servant_n 15._o servant_n look_v upon_o i_o with_o a_o please_a and_o favourable_a countenance_n comp._n numb_a 6._o 25._o prov._n 16._o 15._o and_o teach_v i_o thy_o statute_n 136_o 4._o 136_o ver._n 53._o &_o 158._o jer._n 9_o 1._o &_o 14._o 17._o see_v ezek._n 9_o 4._o river_n of_o water_n other_o water_n plentiful_a and_o perpetual_a tear_n witness_n of_o my_o deep_a sorrow_n for_o god_n dishonour_n and_o displeasure_n and_o for_o the_o misery_n which_o sinner_n bring_v upon_o themselves_o and_o other_o run_v down_o my_o eye_n because_o they_o 36._o they_o to_o wit_n the_o wicked_a as_o before_o v._o 126._o who_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v mention_v for_o this_o pronoun_n be_v oft_o use_v in_o way_n of_o contempt_n as_o luke_n 14._o 24._o &_o 19_o 27._o joh._n 7._o 11._o &_o 8._o 10._o act_n 16._o 36._o keep_v not_o thy_o law_n tsaddi_n 137_o righteous_a art_n thou_o providence_n thou_o by_o thy_o essence_n and_o nature_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o thou_o shall_v be_v unjust_a in_o any_o of_o thy_o law_n or_o providence_n o_o lord_n and_o upright_o be_v thy_o judgement_n 138_o thy_o testimony_n that_o thou_o have_v command_v be_v righte●…_n be_v 〈◊〉_d righte●…_n righteous_a and_o very_o faith●…_n very_o 〈◊〉_d faith●…_n faithful_a man_n faithful_a but_o this_o verse_n be_v otherwise_o render_v by_o all_o the_o ancient_a interpreter_n and_o by_o divers_a other_o and_o that_o more_o agreeable_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n thou_o have_v command_v righteousness_n even_o thy_o testimony_n or_o the_o righteousness_n of_o thy_o testimony_n or_o thy_o righteous_a testimony_n by_o a_o common_a hebraism_n or_o rather_o righteousness_n in_o or_o by_o thy_o testimony_n nothing_o be_v more_o frequent_a than_o the_o ellipsis_n of_o the_o prefix_v beth_fw-mi which_o signify_v in_o or_o by_o and_o truth_n or_o and_o true_a thy_o righteous_a and_o true_a testimony_n although_o the_o other_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o better_a translation_n earnest_o so_o the_o sense_n be_v thou_o have_v strict_o and_o severe_o under_o the_o high_a obligation_n and_o penalty_n command_v in_o thy_o word_n that_o man_n shall_v be_v just_a and_o true_a in_o all_o their_o action_n and_o this_o agree_v very_o well_o with_o the_o next_o forego_n verse_n wherein_o he_o affirm_v that_o god_n be_v righteous_a and_o do_v righteous_a thing_n and_o then_o here_o he_o add_v that_o he_o require_v righteousness_n and_o truth_n from_o all_o man_n 139_o 17._o 139_o 〈◊〉_d 69._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 2._o 17._o my_o zeal_n have_v 〈◊〉_d have_v 〈◊〉_d cut_v i_o 〈◊〉_d consume_v i_o it_o i_o i_o be_o torment_v and_o cut_v to_o the_o heart_n with_o grief_n and_o anger_n at_o it_o because_o my_o enemy_n have_v forget_v thy_o word_n they_o word_n i_o e._n despise_v and_o disobey_v they_o which_o in_o scripture_n use_n be_v oft_o call_v a_o forget_v of_o they_o as_o the_o remember_n of_o they_o be_v oft_o put_v for_o love_a and_o practise_v they_o 140_o 30._o 140_o 〈◊〉_d 12._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 1●…_n 30._o thy_o word_n be_v very_o 〈◊〉_d very_o 〈◊〉_d 30._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d try_v or_o 〈◊〉_d pure_a man_n pure_a without_o the_o least_o mixture_n of_o any_o falsehood_n or_o sin_n both_o which_o be_v frequent_a in_o the_o word_n or_o precept_n of_o man_n therefore_o it_o therefore_o because_o of_o that_o exact_a purity_n and_o holiness_n of_o it_o for_o which_o very_a reason_n ungodly_a man_n either_o despise_v or_o hate_v it_o thy_o servant_n love_v it_o 141_o i_o be_o small_a obscure_a small_a or_o a_o little_a one_o not_o for_o age_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o my_o condition_n in_o the_o world_n mean_v and_o obscure_a and_o despise_a yet_o do_v not_o i_o forget_v thy_o precept_n 142_o thy_o righteousness_n be_v a_o everlasting_a righteousness_n void_a righteousness_n constant_n and_o unchangeable_a the_o same_o in_o all_o age_n and_o place_n and_o to_o all_o person_n of_o eternal_a truth_n and_o justice_n never_o to_o be_v dispense_v with_o nor_o to_o be_v make_v void_a and_o thy_o law_n be_v the_o truth_n itself_o truth_n nothing_o but_o truth_n or_o as_o true_a as_o truth_n itself_o 143_o trouble_v and_o anguish_n distress_n anguish_n outward_a trouble_n and_o anguish_n of_o spirit_n or_o great_a anguish_n or_o distress_n have_v 〈◊〉_d have_v 〈◊〉_d ●…ound_o 〈◊〉_d take_v hold_v on_o i_o yet_o thy_o commandment_n be_v my_o delight_n 144_o 160._o 144_o ●…er_n 106._o ●…_n 160._o the_o righteousness_n of_o thy_o testimony_n be_v everlasting_a give_v i_o understanding_n and_o i_o shall_v live_v death_n live_v i_o shall_v be_v keep_v from_o those_o sin_n which_o deserve_v and_o bring_v death_n koph_n 145_o i_o cry_v with_o my_o whole_a heart_n hear_v i_o o_o lord_n i_o will_v keep_v thy_o statute_n 146_o i_o cri●…_n unto_o thou_o 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