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and_o thy_o seed_n here_o will_v i_o rest_v and_o proceed_v no_o further_o the_o promise_n be_v to_o thy_o progenitor_n in_o part_n but_o to_o thou_o inty_a i_o be_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n but_o in_o the_o line_n of_o isaak_n only_o i_o make_v a_o promise_n to_o isaak_n but_o in_o the_o line_n of_o jacob_n but_o to_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n without_o limit_n the_o family_n of_o abraham_n be_v divide_v betwixt_o isaak_n and_o ishmael_n who_o man_n call_v ismaelite_n the_o family_n of_o isaak_n be_v divide_v into_o jacob_n and_o esau_n and_o his_o be_v call_v edomite_n but_o the_o family_n of_o jacob_n unite_v all_o the_o tribe_n which_o become_v one_o church_n one_o body_n one_o kingdom_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o israel_n and_o doubtless_o have_v solomon_n preserve_v that_o unity_n and_o uniformity_n of_o religion_n which_o before_o be_v establish_v the_o house_n of_o jacob_n have_v never_o be_v divide_v but_o solomon_n divide_v religion_n wherein_o god_n kingdom_n consist_v 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the_o people_n see_v that_o moses_n tarry_v long_o ere_o he_o come_v from_o the_o mountain_n the_o people_n gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o aaron_z and_o say_v unto_o he_o up_o make_v we_o god_n to_o go_v before_o us._n the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n be_v a_o powerful_a circumstance_n either_o to_o aggravate_v a_o crime_n or_o to_o make_v any_o action_n more_o effectual_a the_o very_a same_o time_n that_o god_n be_v provide_v a_o law_n for_o his_o people_n and_o write_v it_o in_o table_n of_o stone_n they_o be_v conspire_v idolatry_n against_o he_o the_o same_o night_n that_o christ_n be_v betray_v he_o take_v bread_n 11.25_o 1_o cor._n 11.25_o institute_v a_o sacrament_n of_o life_n for_o they_o who_o be_v plot_v the_o treason_n of_o death_n against_o he_o with_o this_o opposition_n do_v the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n both_o begin_v by_o which_o it_o do_v appear_v that_o that_o old_a arch_a enemy_n of_o man_n happiness_n be_v the_o chief_a agent_n in_o this_o business_n it_o be_v not_o judas_n so_o much_o as_o he_o that_o enter_v into_o judas_n nor_o the_o serpent_n so_o much_o as_o he_o that_o speak_v by_o the_o serpent_n nor_o the_o people_n so_o much_o as_o he_o that_o drive_v they_o like_o a_o hear_v of_o swine_n headlong_o to_o the_o accomplish_n of_o satan_n purpose_n and_o their_o own_o destruction_n for_o satan_n have_v a_o further_a purpose_n in_o this_o intent_n than_o the_o people_n think_v of_o he_o have_v be_v 2000_o year_n in_o blot_v god_n law_n out_o of_o man_n heart_n he_o see_v that_o labour_n like_a to_o be_v lose_v for_o that_o law_n be_v at_o this_o present_a renew_n by_o god_n in_o the_o mountain_n and_o a_o writing_n by_o his_o own_o finger_n in_o table_n of_o stone_n to_o continue_v therefore_o a_o plot_n must_v be_v devise_v either_o to_o break_v the_o table_n in_o piece_n or_o some_o way_n to_o deface_v the_o work_n and_o he_o plot_v it_o unhappy_o for_o in_o the_o very_a instant_n when_o moses_n come_v within_o sight_n they_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o madness_n shout_v after_o a_o calf_n the_o sight_n whereof_o so_o wrought_v upon_o the_o fervency_n of_o moses_n zeal_n that_o down_o fall_v the_o table_n and_o brake_n in_o piece_n as_o david_n prayer_n be_v his_o only_a defence_n against_o achitophel_n policy_n 15.31_o 2_o sam._n 15.31_o so_o must_v we_o pray_v to_o bring_v satan_n council_n to_o nought_o for_o none_o but_o he_o can_v do_v it_o satan_n be_v the_o principal_a agent_n yet_o not_o mention_v no_o more_o then_o in_o his_o first_o temptation_n genesis_n the_o 3._o moses_n historicum_fw-la agit_fw-fr non_fw-la interpretem_fw-la let_v we_o therefore_o consider_v of_o this_o scripture_n as_o it_o be_v a_o history_n the_o tract_n be_v plain_a and_o the_o passage_n easy_a by_o the_o step_n 1_o the_o chief_a actor_n mention_v in_o the_o business_n be_v the_o people_n 2_o the_o occasion_n they_o take_v for_o this_o attempt_n moses_n absence_n in_o the_o mountain_n his_o long_a absence_n as_o they_o pretend_v 3_o the_o instrument_n wrought_v for_o their_o purpose_n must_v be_v aaron_n 4_o the_o mean_n whereby_o they_o wrought_v he_o by_o force_n in_o a_o tumultuous_a assembly_n 5_o the_o work_n whereunto_o he_o be_v force_v make_v we_o god_n to_o go_v before_o us._n where_o the_o people_n be_v principal_a actor_n there_o be_v a_o dangerous_a piece_n of_o work_n towards_o it_o be_v via_fw-la serpentis_fw-la where_o the_o tail_n guide_v the_o head_n where_o the_o people_n command_n aaron_n the_o true_a visage_n of_o a_o anarchy_n for_o if_o ever_o we_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o disorder_a multitude_n we_o shall_v see_v the_o sweetness_n of_o government_n carendo_fw-la magis_fw-la here_o be_v a_o multitude_n it_o be_v like_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o dash_v against_o this_o rock_n and_o that_o sand_n and_o break_v one_o upon_o another_o here_o against_o moses_n there_o against_o aaron_n at_o the_o last_o against_o themselves_o and_o herein_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n say_v king_n david_n in_o the_o psalm_n in_o appease_v the_o noise_n of_o the_o wave_n 65.7_o psal_n 65.7_o and_o the_o madness_n of_o the_o people_n the_o one_o by_o his_o invisible_a power_n the_o other_o by_o that_o beautiful_a government_n which_o be_v his_o own_o bless_a ordinance_n but_o what_o people_n be_v these_o that_o disorder_n themselves_o or_o to_o who_o do_v they_o belong_v the_o people_n and_o my_o text_n have_v it_o twice_o for_o fail_v the_o people_n in_o the_o three_o chapter_n and_o the_o seven_o verse_n i_o have_v see_v i_o have_v see_v the_o affliction_n of_o my_o people_n than_o be_v they_o god_n people_n and_o all_o along_o the_o history_n they_o be_v term_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n but_o now_o they_o be_v neither_o god_n nor_o jacob_n but_o their_o own_o a_o rout_n of_o masterless_a man_n that_o none_o will_v own_v so_o in_o the_o 32._o of_o deuteronomy_n they_o have_v corrupt_v themselves_o 32.5_o deut._n 32.5_o not_o be_v his_o people_n but_o a_o froward_a generation_n doubtless_o it_o greeve_v moses_n at_o the_o very_a heart_n vers_fw-la the_o 7._o when_o god_n say_v unto_o he_o get_v thou_o down_o for_o thy_o people_n which_o thou_o bring_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n have_v corrupt_v their_o way_n thy_o people_n say_v god_n to_o moses_n governor_n have_v need_v to_o have_v a_o tender_a care_n over_o god_n people_n for_o when_o they_o transgress_v god_n turn_v they_o over_o to_o they_o and_o have_v not_o moses_n a_o tender_a care_n no_o imputation_n can_v lie_v upon_o he_o he_o have_v provide_v sufficient_o for_o they_o in_o his_o absence_n aaron_n &_o hur_z beside_o the_o elder_n and_o noble_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n therefore_o hark_v how_o moses_n answer_v god_n again_o in_o his_o
own_o defence_n and_o in_o commiseration_n of_o a_o masterless_a people_n vers_fw-la the_o 11._o o_o lord_n why_o do_v thy_o wrath_n wax_v hot_a against_o thy_o people_n which_o thou_o have_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n with_o great_a power_n and_o a_o mighty_a hand_n see_v how_o they_o be_v put_v off_o from_o one_o to_o another_o god_n will_v not_o own_v they_o moses_n can_v they_o be_v their_o own_o they_o be_v themselves_o i_o have_v see_v this_o people_n and_o behold_v it_o be_v a_o stiffnecked_a people_n say_v god_n to_o moses_n in_o the_o 9_o verse_n and_o what_o do_v this_o people_n to_o thou_o that_o thou_o bring_v such_o a_o sin_n upon_o they_o say_v moses_n to_o aaron_n verse_n 21._o thou_o know_v this_o people_n that_o they_o be_v even_o set_v on_o mischief_n say_v aaron_n to_o moses_n vers_fw-la the_o 22._o thus_o do_v their_o sin_n fall_v upon_o their_o own_o head_n they_o lose_v the_o glory_n of_o be_v god_n people_n they_o lose_v the_o honour_n of_o be_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n even_o the_o noble_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n cap._n 24.11_o though_o man_n be_v never_o so_o well_o descend_v vice_n do_v taint_v the_o blood_n it_o stain_v nobility_n especial_o this_o of_o resist_a government_n they_o be_v leave_v to_o themselves_o alone_o a_o degenerate_a multitude_n they_o be_v neither_o god_n child_n nor_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n this_o and_o the_o like_a be_v the_o fit_a appellation_n of_o such_o a_o sinful_a people_n 2._o the_o occasion_n which_o move_v this_o people_n thus_o to_o do_v be_v take_v and_o not_o give_v moses_n be_v absent_a what_o then_o be_v he_o not_o about_o public_a business_n receive_n law_n and_o ordinance_n from_o god_n for_o the_o govern_n of_o they_o such_o law_n as_o no_o nation_n under_o heaven_n have_v the_o like_a do_v he_o not_o acquaint_v they_o with_o all_o this_o before_o he_o go_v more_o than_o governor_n be_v bind_v to_o do_v in_o the_o 24._o chap._n verse_n 14._o moses_n tell_v they_o 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