the_o wicked_a heart_n never_o fear_v god_n but_o thunder_v or_o rain_v fire_n from_o heaven_n but_o the_o good_a can_v dread_v he_o in_o his_o very_a sunshine_n his_o love_a deliverance_n and_o blessing_n affect_v they_o with_o awfulness_n moses_n be_v the_o true_a son_n of_o jacob_n who_o when_o he_o see_v nothing_o but_o vision_n of_o love_n and_o mercy_n can_v say_v how_o dreadful_a be_v this_o place_n verse_n 7._o if_o we_o will_v have_v our_o grief_n see_v and_o help_v we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o become_v god_n people_n for_o then_o sigh_v and_o groan_v in_o our_o several_a affliction_n as_o these_o do_v we_o may_v be_v sure_a in_o due_a time_n to_o find_v our_o comfort_n as_o they_o find_v we_o may_v hence_o also_o learn_v that_o affliction_n do_v not_o show_v that_o the_o party_n be_v dislike_v of_o god_n as_o the_o devil_n often_o suggest_v to_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o trouble_n for_o god_n call_v these_o israelite_n his_o people_n which_o yet_o be_v plunge_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o misery_n and_o affliction_n verse_n 11._o this_o shall_v teach_v every_o one_o of_o we_o humility_n and_o to_o say_v with_o moses_n who_o be_o i_o lord_n that_o thou_o shall_v thus_o and_o thus_o think_v of_o i_o choose_v i_o and_o take_v i_o to_o that_o place_n that_o i_o have_v no_o strength_n to_o manage_v and_o which_o thousand_o of_o my_o brethren_n be_v fit_a for_o than_o i_o be_o this_o also_o may_v put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o weighty_a call_n of_o minister_n for_o be_v it_o such_o a_o matter_n to_o strive_v with_o pharaoh_n for_o body_n and_o temporal_a servitude_n and_o be_v it_o nothing_o to_o fight_v with_o the_o devil_n for_o soul_n and_o freedom_n from_o eternal_a slavery_n verse_n 14._o see_v a_o sweet_a comfort_n in_o all_o our_o fear_n even_o his_o name_n i_o am._n note_v that_o as_o he_o have_v be_v to_o penitent_a sinner_n so_o ever_o he_o will_v be_v without_o any_o change_n if_o i_o call_v upon_o he_o and_o depend_v upon_o he_o i_o be_o be_v his_o name_n and_o i_o may_v not_o doubt_v of_o he_o he_o be_v no_o changeling_n but_o the_o same_o for_o ever_o verse_n 16._o when_o any_o new_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v publish_v that_o concern_v any_o change_n in_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n we_o must_v acquaint_v the_o magistrate_n ruler_n and_o governor_n with_o it_o to_o approve_v our_o commission_n and_o matter_n unto_o they_o with_o all_o modesty_n humility_n fear_v and_o care_n of_o order_n and_o unity_n and_o then_o with_o their_o consent_n and_o assistance_n unto_o the_o people_n and_o multitude_n this_o be_v a_o right_a course_n and_o this_o shall_v have_v a_o blessing_n from_o the_o author_n of_o it_o as_o here_o it_o have_v then_o shall_v they_o obey_v thy_o voice_n verse_n 18._o verse_n 18._o see_v again_o and_o still_o most_o careful_o note_v it_o how_o god_n regard_v government_n for_o now_o pharaoh_n must_v be_v use_v as_o be_v fit_a for_o his_o place_n he_o be_v the_o king_n of_o that_o land_n in_o which_o they_o be_v wicked_a pharaoh_n i_o say_v must_v not_o be_v disorderly_o deal_v with_o by_o such_o as_o live_v under_o his_o government_n although_o stranger_n and_o not_o his_o natural_a subject_n how_o much_o then_o by_o natural_a subject_n but_o he_o must_v be_v go_v unto_o with_o all_o duty_n and_o acquaint_v with_o their_o desire_n with_o all_o reverence_n that_o neither_o themselves_o may_v be_v judge_v factious_a neither_o other_o by_o their_o example_n move_v to_o any_o disorder_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o author_n of_o their_o desire_n not_o their_o own_o head_n lust_a after_o liberty_n or_o novelty_n but_o the_o lord_n god_n verse_n 21._o all_o heart_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n even_o as_o the_o river_n of_o water_n and_o that_o he_o turn_v they_o hither_o and_o thither_o at_o his_o pleasure_n he_o can_v make_v they_o love_n hate_v they_o never_o so_o much_o yea_o he_o can_v make_v they_o so_o love_v that_o fruit_n from_o thence_o shall_v flow_v to_o his_o people_n of_o their_o love_n be_v they_o jewel_n of_o silver_n or_o raiment_n they_o shall_v grant_v it_o and_o send_v it_o give_v it_o or_o lend_v it_o with_o so_o willing_a a_o mind_n as_o the_o party_n take_v need_v to_o wish_v chap._n iu._n verse_n 3._o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v like_o the_o rod_n of_o moses_n as_o long_o as_o he_o hold_v it_o in_o his_o hand_n it_o remain_v a_o rod_n but_o when_o he_o throw_v it_o to_o the_o ground_n it_o turn_v instant_o into_o a_o serpent_n nay_o a_o dragon_n the_o prince_n of_o serpent_n as_o philo_n the_o jew_n say_v so_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v fast_o hold_v of_o it_o as_o long_o as_o man_n be_v the_o possessor_n god_n the_o guardian_n it_o continue_v still_o a_o heart_n but_o if_o our_o boisterous_a unruly_a sin_n once_o throw_v it_o to_o the_o earth_n it_o change_v instant_o to_o be_v a_o serpent_n from_o whence_o all_o carnal_a and_o earthly-minded_n man_n may_v learn_v who_o conscience_n at_o the_o read_n hereof_o tell_v they_o that_o their_o heart_n be_v turn_v into_o serpent_n and_o viper_n by_o their_o sin_n and_o be_v now_o crawl_v on_o the_o earth_n in_o their_o lustful_a design_n to_o stretch_v forth_o a_o hand_n of_o sorrow_n a_o hand_n of_o true_a repentance_n to_o take_v they_o up_o again_o in_o what_o shape_n soever_o they_o appear_v for_o he_o that_o be_v exalt_v on_o the_o cross_n as_o the_o serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n shall_v turn_v those_o serpent_n into_o heart_n again_o their_o gall_n and_o poison_n into_o innocence_n their_o sting_n of_o death_n into_o issue_n of_o immortal_a life_n verse_n 4._o sin_n be_v a_o serpent_n and_o have_v a_o deadly_a sting_n in_o the_o tail_n of_o it_o even_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n for_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n say_v st._n paul_n now_o as_o a_o man_n will_v fly_v from_o a_o serpent_n so_o let_v he_o fly_v from_o sin_n but_o if_o thou_o have_v take_v this_o serpent_n into_o thy_o hand_n rest_v not_o till_o like_v moses_n serpent_n it_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o rod_n again_o to_o scourge_v thy_o soul_n till_o a_o true_a sense_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o of_o god_n wrath_n due_a unto_o thou_o for_o the_o same_o bring_v thou_o to_o a_o serious_a repentance_n and_o contrition_n to_o a_o spiritual_a loathe_n and_o abhorrency_n of_o those_o sin_n that_o so_o thou_o may_v never_o cast_v thy_o eye_n back_o upon_o they_o but_o with_o a_o new_a and_o a_o particular_a detestation_n thou_o may_v never_o enter_v into_o meditation_n of_o those_o sinful_a passage_n of_o thy_o former_a life_n but_o with_o shame_n and_o horror_n of_o soul_n and_o that_o every_o solemn_a review_n of_o those_o day_n of_o darkness_n and_o unregeneration_n may_v make_v the_o wound_n of_o our_o remorse_n to_o bleed_v afresh_o verse_n 7._o when_o moses_n pluck_v his_o hand_n out_o of_o his_o bosom_n it_o be_v leprous_a and_o again_o when_o he_o pluck_v it_o out_o it_o be_v white_a to_o show_v that_o the_o action_n of_o our_o hand_n receive_v their_o denomination_n from_o the_o bosom_n the_o heart_n according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o the_o father_n tantum_n habent_fw-la virtutis_fw-la aut_fw-la vitii_fw-la actiones_fw-la quantum_fw-la habent_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la verse_n 12._o he_o that_o be_v single_v out_o to_o any_o service_n of_o his_o god_n for_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o israel_n must_v not_o give_v back_o or_o waver_v but_o go_v bold_o on_o if_o a_o willing_a obedience_n second_o his_o command_n god_n promise_v to_o assist_v i_o will_v be_v with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o teach_v thou_o what_o thou_o shall_v say_v be_v god_n promise_v here_o to_o moses_n and_o it_o be_v his_o son_n to_o the_o apostle_n mat._n 10._o 19_o take_v no_o thought_n how_o or_o what_o you_o shall_v speak_v for_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v you_o in_o that_o hour_n what_o you_o shall_v speak_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v be_v not_o anxious_a about_o matter_n or_o manner_n of_o your_o apology_n for_o yourselves_o you_o shall_v be_v supply_v from_o on_o high_a both_o with_o invention_n and_o elocution_n you_o shall_v have_v your_o help_n from_o heaven_n for_o it_o be_v not_o you_o that_o speak_v say_v our_o saviour_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o father_n that_o speak_v in_o you_o who_o borrow_v your_o mouth_n for_o the_o present_a to_o speak_v by_o it_o be_v he_o that_o form_v your_o speech_n for_o you_o dictate_v they_o to_o you_o fill_v you_o with_o matter_n and_o furnish_v you_o with_o word_n fear_v not_o therefore_o your_o rudeness_n to_o reply_v there_o be_v no_o mouth_n into_o which_o god_n can_v put_v word_n and_o how_o oft_o do_v he_o choose_v the_o weak_a and_o unlearned_a to_o confound_v
destruction_n therefore_o our_o only_a safety_n stand_v in_o prayer_n and_o beg_v god_n assistance_n four_o we_o have_v daily_a temptation_n bodily_a and_o ghostly_a arise_v from_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o therefore_o say_v our_o saviour_n watch_n and_o pray_v that_o you_o enter_v not_o into_o temptation_n mat._n 26._o so_o then_o this_o morning_n and_o evening_n sacrifice_n shall_v direct_v we_o how_o and_o when_o to_o worship_n god_n we_o must_v remember_v he_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n he_o must_v be_v the_o first_o and_o last_o in_o our_o thought_n we_o must_v begin_v the_o day_n and_o end_v it_o with_o he_o verse_n 9_o every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o christian_n sabbath_n wherein_o he_o be_v to_o perform_v some_o duty_n or_o other_o of_o religion_n but_o every_o seven_o day_n shall_v be_v a_o double_a sabbath_n whole_o take_v up_o in_o the_o service_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n when_o our_o whole_a work_n must_v be_v to_o beravished_a in_o spirit_n do_v no_o work_n but_o such_o as_o whereby_o we_o either_o bless_v god_n or_o look_v to_o receive_v a_o blessing_n from_o he_o none_o but_o such_o as_o wherein_o we_o will_v the_o lord_n shall_v find_v we_o at_o his_o come_n which_o lactantius_n say_v will_v be_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o therefore_o the_o jew_n call_v the_o sabbath_n the_o queen_n of_o day_n bless_v the_o lord_n at_o its_o come_n in_o and_o go_v out_o that_o god_n may_v have_v both_o the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o fruit_n of_o the_o day_n verse_n 26._o here_o be_v handle_v the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n or_o of_o week_n to_o give_v god_n thanks_o after_o the_o gather_n of_o the_o harvest_n for_o in_o as_o much_o as_o god_n have_v not_o only_o set_v we_o in_o this_o world_n but_o supply_n and_o feed_v we_o in_o it_o so_o that_o we_o live_v by_o his_o bounty_n and_o liberality_n it_o be_v his_o will_n that_o the_o jew_n shall_v keep_v a_o yearly_a feast_n to_o he_o to_o give_v he_o thanks_o that_o hereby_o they_o may_v acknowledge_v all_o the_o year_n after_o that_o they_o be_v sustain_v by_o his_o hand_n second_o these_o first_o fruit_n figure_v out_o god_n church_n which_o be_v a_o people_n separate_v unto_o he_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n for_o as_o the_o first_o fruit_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o heap_n unto_o god_n so_o be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n call_v and_o cull_v out_o of_o the_o world_n unto_o his_o service_n chap._n xxix_o verse_n 1._o this_o feast_n of_o trumpet_n be_v to_o be_v a_o feast_n of_o remembrance_n of_o god_n manifold_a mercy_n receive_v in_o the_o wilderness_n that_o thereby_o they_o may_v stir_v up_o themselves_o to_o be_v unite_v to_o god_n and_o may_v serve_v to_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o return_v unto_o god_n praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n with_o joyfulness_n of_o heart_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n according_a to_o that_o of_o psalm_n 81._o 1_o 2._o make_v a_o joyful_a noise_n unto_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n take_v a_o psalm_n and_o bring_v hither_o the_o timbrel_n blow_v up_o the_o trumpet_n in_o the_o new-moon_n so_o david_n have_v experience_n of_o god_n goodness_n towards_o he_o in_o many_o preservation_n compose_v the_o eighteen_o psalm_n as_o a_o testimony_n of_o his_o thankfulness_n for_o his_o deliverance_n from_o his_o enemy_n and_o although_o this_o feast_n be_v pass_v away_o and_o abolish_v by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n yet_o this_o remain_v that_o we_o ourselves_o shall_v serve_v for_o trumpet_n for_o as_o the_o temple_n be_v destroy_v we_o must_v be_v spiritual_a temple_n unto_o god_n so_o the_o trumpet_n be_v take_v away_o every_o one_o of_o we_o must_v be_v spiritual_a trumpet_n i._n e._n we_o shall_v rouse_v up_o ourselves_o from_o the_o world_n and_o the_o vanity_n thereof_o our_o ear_n be_v so_o possess_v with_o the_o sound_n of_o earthly_a thing_n and_o our_o eye_n so_o dazzle_v with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o we_o be_v as_o deaf_a and_o blind_a man_n that_o can_v neither_o hear_v nor_o see_v what_o god_n say_v unto_o we_o wherefore_o we_o must_v not_o look_v till_o there_o be_v a_o solemn_a holiday_n to_o call_v we_o unto_o the_o church_n there_o to_o keep_v a_o feast_n of_o trumpet_n but_o it_o must_v serve_v we_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n as_o a_o spur_n to_o cause_v we_o to_o return_v to_o god_n verse_n 7._o the_o jew_n be_v here_o to_o afflict_v their_o soul_n with_o voluntary_a sorrow_n for_o their_o sin_n for_o the_o whole_a year_n and_o so_o dispose_v themselves_o to_o obtain_v pardon_n and_o reconciliation_n for_o whereas_o in_o their_o private_a sacrifice_n they_o dare_v not_o confess_v their_o capital_a sin_n for_o fear_n of_o death_n due_a to_o they_o by_o the_o law_n god_n gracious_o provide_v and_o institute_v this_o yearly_a sacrifice_n of_o atonement_n and_o afflict_v their_o soul_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n without_o particular_a acknowledgement_n of_o any_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o lord_n supper_n be_v with_o we_o a_o day_n of_o atonement_n or_o afflict_v of_o our_o soul_n for_o the_o passover_n must_v be_v eat_v with_o four_o herb_n and_o further_o we_o may_v observe_v from_o hence_o that_o this_o day_n of_o afflict_v their_o soul_n be_v to_o be_v immediate_o before_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n verse_n 12._o they_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o sorrow_n five_o day_n before_o they_o may_v keep_v their_o feast_n of_o joy_n which_o feast_n signify_v the_o spiritual_a joy_n and_o gladness_n of_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v redeem_v by_o christ_n all_o their_o life_n long_o we_o must_v first_o look_v upon_o he_o who_o we_o have_v pierce_v and_o weep_v for_o he_o before_o we_o can_v receive_v any_o comfort_n by_o he_o we_o must_v afflict_v our_o soul_n for_o his_o passion_n before_o we_o shall_v partake_v of_o the_o joy_n of_o his_o resurrection_n verse_n 12._o this_o feast_n be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n because_o during_o the_o day_n of_o this_o feast_n they_o be_v to_o live_v in_o tent_n and_o tabernacle_n it_o be_v a_o memorial_n of_o god_n preserve_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n where_o be_v no_o house_n for_o they_o to_o rest_v in_o and_o from_o hence_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n belong_v to_o all_o to_o remember_v the_o day_n of_o their_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n from_o which_o god_n in_o great_a mercy_n have_v deliver_v we_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o forget_v our_o former_a condition_n when_o god_n have_v give_v we_o rest_n and_o therefore_o god_n will_v have_v his_o own_o people_n year_n by_o year_n to_o depart_v out_o of_o their_o house_n and_o dwell_v in_o tent_n that_o thereby_o they_o shall_v call_v to_o mind_n both_o where_o they_o be_v and_o where_o they_o have_v be_v that_o although_o they_o now_o be_v at_o rest_n and_o ease_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n yet_o they_o have_v not_o always_o be_v so_o for_o god_n have_v carry_v they_o upon_o eagle's_n wing_n and_o preserve_v they_o after_o a_o miraculous_a manner_n in_o the_o wilderness_n chap._n xxx_o verse_n 2._o when_o a_o man_n vow_v he_o vow_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o break_v it_o he_o sin_n against_o the_o lord_n who_o expect_v he_o shall_v have_v keep_v touch_n with_o he_o and_o according_o will_v punish_v such_o a_o vow-breaker_n for_o he_o have_v not_o lie_v unto_o man_n but_o unto_o god_n act_v 5._o as_o god_n be_v true_a say_v st._n paul_n 2_o cor._n 1._o 18._o our_o word_n towards_o you_o be_v not_o yea_o and_o nay_o but_o yea_o and_o amen_o for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n why_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o the_o purpose_n may_v some_o say_v yes_o very_o much_o for_o it_o imply_v that_o what_o a_o christian_a do_v promise_n to_o man_n much_o more_o to_o god_n he_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o earnest_a penny_n of_o god_n spirit_n to_o perform_v he_o dare_v no_o more_o alter_v and_o falsify_v his_o word_n than_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n can_v lie_v and_o as_o he_o look_v that_o god_n promise_n shall_v be_v make_v good_a to_o he_o so_o he_o be_v careful_a to_o pay_v what_o he_o have_v vow_v to_o god_n see_v god_n covenant_n be_v of_o mercy_n we_o of_o obedience_n and_o if_o we_o expect_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v all_o sufficient_a to_o we_o we_o must_v be_v altogether_o faithful_a to_o he_o verse_n 8._o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o husband_n over_o the_o wife_n be_v very_o great_a for_o all_o be_v it_o the_o wife_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o vow_v in_o the_o lord_n when_o her_o husband_n be_v dead_a yet_o while_o he_o live_v he_o have_v power_n to_o disannul_v her_o vow_n the_o husband_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o
be_v a_o name_n of_o diminution_n as_o she_o be_v take_v from_o the_o man_n for_o isha_n be_v but_o a_o she-man_n and_o when_o in_o her_o worse_a state_n when_o she_o have_v sin_v she_o be_v call_v eva_n mater_fw-la viventium_fw-la the_o mother_n of_o all_o live_n she_o have_v a_o better_a name_n in_o her_o worst_a estate_n but_o this_o be_v not_o in_o respect_n of_o her_o sin_n say_v that_o father_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o her_o punishment_n now_o that_o she_o be_v become_v mortal_a by_o a_o sentence_n of_o death_n pronounce_v upon_o she_o and_o know_v that_o she_o must_v die_v and_o resolve_v to_o dust_n now_o say_v he_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n in_o she_o of_o grow_v proud_a by_o any_o glorious_a title_n affliction_n have_v tame_v she_o and_o rectify_v she_o now_o and_o thus_o do_v god_n sometime_o bite_v and_o bridle_v we_o by_o affliction_n lest_o we_o be_v too_o proud_a verse_n 24._o see_v the_o unhappiness_n of_o man_n a_o little_a forbid_a fruit_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o frail_a creature_n must_v disinherit_v we_o of_o eternal_a life_n and_o man_n must_v be_v thrust_v out_o of_o door_n deprive_v of_o his_o everlasting_a habitation_n for_o two_o pretty_a toy_n a_o apple_n and_o a_o woman_n howsoever_o say_v chrysostome_n death_n hang_v not_o on_o the_o fruit_n but_o the_o tempter_n lamentable_a felicity_n which_o at_o the_o height_n be_v but_o conditionary_a and_o then_o fatal_a chap._n iu._n verse_n 5._o what_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o capital_a malice_n and_o mortal_a wrath_n in_o cain_n abel_n sacrifice_n be_v accept_v what_o be_v this_o to_o cain_n cain_n be_v reject_v what_o can_v abel_n remedy_v this_o o_o envy_v the_o corrosive_n of_o all_o ill_a mind_n and_o the_o root_n of_o all_o desperate_a action_n the_o same_o cause_n that_o move_v satan_n to_o tempt_v the_o first_o man_n to_o destroy_v himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n the_o same_o move_v the_o second_o man_n to_o destroy_v the_o three_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v cain_n joy_n to_o see_v his_o brother_n accept_v it_o shall_v have_v be_v his_o sorrow_n to_o see_v that_o himself_o have_v deserve_v a_o rejection_n his_o brother_n example_n shall_v have_v excite_v and_o direct_v he_o can_v abel_n have_v stay_v god_n fire_n from_o descend_v or_o shall_v he_o if_o he_o can_v reject_v god_n acceptation_n and_o displease_v his_o maker_n to_o content_v a_o brother_n be_v cain_n ever_o the_o far_a from_o a_o blessing_n because_o his_o brother_n obtain_v mercy_n how_o proud_a and_o foolish_a be_v malice_n which_o grow_v thus_o mad_a for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o because_o god_n or_o abel_n be_v not_o less_o good_a it_o have_v be_v a_o old_a and_o happy_a danger_n to_o be_v holy_a indifferent_a action_n must_v be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v offence_n but_o i_o care_v not_o what_o devil_n or_o what_o cain_n be_v angry_a that_o i_o do_v good_a or_o receive_v it_o verse_n 8._o now_o may_v adam_n see_v the_o image_n of_o himself_o in_o cain_n for_o after_o his_o own_o image_n beget_v he_o he_o adam_n slay_v his_o posterity_n cain_n his_o brother_n we_o be_v too_o like_o one_o another_o in_o that_o we_o be_v unlike_a to_o god_n however_o one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o these_o be_v brethren_n and_o but_o two_o brethren_n the_o beam_n of_o their_o affection_n shall_v have_v be_v so_o much_o the_o hot_a because_o they_o reflect_v mutual_o in_o a_o right_a line_n upon_o each_o other_o and_o yet_o behold_v here_o be_v but_o two_o brother_n in_o the_o world_n and_o one_o be_v the_o butcher_n of_o the_o other_o who_o can_v wonder_v at_o dissension_n among_o thousand_o of_o brethren_n thousand_o of_o christian_n when_o he_o see_v so_o deadly_a opposition_n between_o two_o and_o these_o the_o first_o root_n of_o brotherhood_n who_o can_v hope_v to_o live_v plausible_o and_o secure_o among_o so_o many_o cain_n when_o he_o see_v one_o cain_n the_o death_n of_o one_o abel_n verse_n 9_o no_o soon_o do_v abel_n blood_n speak_v to_o god_n than_o god_n speak_v to_o cain_n there_o be_v no_o wicked_a man_n to_o who_o god_n speak_v not_o if_o not_o to_o his_o ear_n yet_o to_o his_o heart_n what_o speech_n be_v this_o not_o a_o accusation_n yet_o such_o a_o enquiry_n as_o will_v infer_v a_o accusation_n god_n love_v to_o have_v a_o sinner_n accuse_v himself_o and_o therefore_o have_v he_o set_v his_o deputy_n in_o the_o breast_n of_o man_n neither_o do_v god_n love_v this_o more_o than_o nature_n abhor_v it_o cain_n answer_v stubborn_o the_o very_a name_n of_o abel_n wound_v he_o no_o less_o than_o his_o hand_n have_v wound_v abel_n conscience_n that_o be_v without_o remorse_n be_v not_o without_o horror_n wickedness_n make_v man_n desperate_a the_o murderer_n be_v angry_a with_o god_n as_o of_o late_a for_o accept_v his_o brother_n oblation_n so_o now_o for_o listen_v to_o his_o blood_n verse_n 11._o there_o be_v a_o holy_a league_n offensive_a and_o defensive_a betwixt_o god_n and_o his_o child_n god_n shall_v not_o only_o protect_v we_o from_o other_o but_o he_o shall_v fight_v for_o we_o against_o they_o our_o enemy_n be_v his_o enemy_n nolite_fw-la tangere_fw-la christos_fw-la meos_fw-la say_v god_n of_o all_o holy_a people_n you_o be_v as_o good_a touch_v i_o as_o touch_v any_o of_o they_o thus_o when_o cain_n have_v trespass_v against_o god_n himself_o in_o this_o that_o he_o will_v bind_v god_n to_o a_o acceptation_n of_o his_o sacrifice_n god_n come_v no_o far_o for_o that_o then_o to_o why_o do_v thou_o thus_o but_o in_o his_o murder_n commit_v upon_o his_o brother_n who_o be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n god_n proceed_v so_o much_o far_a as_o to_o say_v here_o now_o be_v thou_o curse_v from_o the_o earth_n when_o jeroboam_fw-la suffer_v idolatry_n god_n let_v he_o alone_o that_o concern_v but_o god_n himself_o but_o when_o jeroboam_fw-la stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o the_o prophet_n his_o hand_n wither_v verse_n 13._o and_o what_o be_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o punishment_n this_o from_o thy_o face_n shall_v i_o be_v hide_v it_o be_v not_o that_o god_n will_v not_o look_v gracious_o upon_o he_o but_o that_o god_n will_v not_o look_v at_o all_o upon_o he_o infinite_o desperate_a be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n put_v away_o a_o soul._n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o there_o do_v this_o comfort_n arise_v from_o the_o text_n that_o a_o imputation_n of_o sin_n arise_v from_o ourselves_o may_v be_v accompany_v with_o error_n â—nd_v mistake_v and_o we_o may_v impute_v that_o to_o ourselves_o which_o god_n do_v not_o impute_v for_o this_o word_n which_o some_o translate_v here_o iniquity_n be_v oftentimes_o in_o scripture_n use_v for_o punishment_n as_o well_o as_o for_o sin_n and_o so_o indifferent_o for_o both_o as_o that_o if_o we_o compare_v translation_n with_o translation_n and_o exposition_n with_o exposition_n it_o will_v be_v hard_a for_o we_o to_o say_v whether_o it_o can_v be_v say_v my_o iniquity_n be_v great_a than_o can_v be_v pardon_v or_o my_o punishment_n be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v bear_v and_o therefore_o we_o must_v have_v a_o care_n how_o we_o mis-impute_a god_n anger_n to_o ourselves_o arise_v out_o of_o his_o punishment_n his_o correction_n and_o infliction_n upon_o we_o that_o because_o we_o have_v cross_n in_o the_o world_n we_o can_v believe_v that_o we_o stand_v well_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n verse_n 14._o he_o that_o care_v not_o for_o the_o act_n of_o his_o sin_n shall_v care_v for_o the_o smart_n of_o his_o punishment_n for_o see_v this_o miscreant_n which_o have_v neither_o grace_n to_o avoid_v his_o sin_n nor_o to_o confess_v it_o now_o that_o he_o be_v convince_v of_o sin_n and_o curse_v for_o it_o how_o he_o howl_v how_o he_o exclaim_v the_o damn_a be_v weary_a of_o their_o torment_n but_o in_o vain_a how_o great_a a_o madness_n be_v it_o to_o complain_v too_o late_o he_o that_o will_v not_o keep_v his_o brother_n be_v cast_v out_o from_o the_o protection_n of_o god_n he_o that_o fear_v not_o to_o kill_v his_o brother_n fear_v now_o that_o whosoever_o meet_v he_o will_v kill_v he_o the_o trouble_a conscience_n project_v fearful_a thing_n and_o sin_n make_v even_o cruel_a man_n cowardly_a how_o bitter_a be_v the_o end_n of_o sin_n yea_o without_o end_n still_o cain_n find_v that_o he_o have_v kill_v himself_o more_o than_o his_o brother_n we_o shall_v never_o sin_v if_o our_o foresight_n be_v but_o as_o good_a as_o our_o sense_n the_o issue_n of_o sin_n will_v appear_v a_o thousand_o time_n more_o horrible_a than_o the_o act_n be_v pleasant_a verse_n 15._o some_o think_v this_o mark_n be_v a_o horrible_a tremble_a and_o shake_v of_o his_o whole_a body_n as_o the_o septuagint_n translate_v who_o for_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o vagabond_n read_v thou_o shall_v
escape_v their_o judgement_n from_o who_o sin_n he_o escape_v even_o the_o good_a angel_n be_v here_o make_v the_o executioner_n of_o god_n judgement_n there_o can_v be_v a_o better_a or_o more_o noble_a act_n than_o to_o do_v justice_n upon_o obstinate_a malefactor_n verse_n 16._o the_o messenger_n do_v not_o only_o hasten_v lot_n but_o pull_v he_o by_o a_o gracious_a violence_n out_o of_o that_o impure_a city_n they_o thirst_v at_o once_o after_o the_o vengeance_n upon_o sodom_n and_o lot_n safety_n they_o know_v god_n can_v not_o strike_v sodom_n till_o lot_n be_v go_v out_o and_o that_o lot_n can_v not_o be_v safe_a within_o those_o wall_n we_o be_v all_o natural_o in_o sodom_n if_o god_n do_v not_o hale_v we_o out_o while_o we_o linger_v we_o shall_v be_v condemn_v with_o the_o world_n if_o god_n meet_v with_o a_o very_a good_a field_n he_o pull_v up_o the_o weed_n and_o let_v the_o corn_n grow_v if_o indifferent_a he_o let_v the_o corn_n and_o weed_n grow_v together_o if_o very_o 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escape_v be_v it_o not_o for_o god_n dear_a child_n that_o be_v intermix_v with_o the_o world_n the_o world_n can_v not_o stand_v the_o wicked_a owe_v their_o life_n unto_o those_o few_o good_a which_o they_o hate_v and_o persecute_v verse_n 26._o lot_z at_o the_o 17_o verse_n may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o look_v at_o the_o flame_n whether_o for_o the_o stay_n of_o his_o passage_n or_o the_o horror_n of_o the_o sight_n or_o trial_n of_o his_o faith_n or_o fear_v of_o commiseration_n small_a precept_n from_o god_n be_v of_o importance_n obedience_n be_v as_o well_o try_v and_o disobedience_n as_o well_o punish_v in_o little_a as_o in_o much_o and_o therefore_o when_o lot_n wife_n do_v but_o turn_v back_o her_o head_n in_o this_o verse_n whether_o in_o curiosity_n or_o unbelief_n or_o love_n and_o compassion_n of_o the_o place_n she_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o monument_n of_o disobedience_n ut_fw-la praestarit_fw-mi fidelibus_fw-la condimentum_fw-la say_v saint_n augustine_n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o season_n to_o faithful_a man_n and_o teach_v we_o not_o to_o look_v back_o not_o to_o fall_v off_o from_o that_o call_n in_o which_o we_o be_v once_o enter_v and_o now_o what_o do_v it_o avail_v lot_n wife_n not_o to_o be_v turn_v into_o ash_n in_o sodom_n when_o she_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n in_o the_o plain_a he_o that_o save_v a_o whole_a city_n can_v save_v his_o own_o wife_n god_n can_v abide_v small_a sin_n in_o those_o who_o he_o have_v oblige_v if_o we_o displease_v he_o god_n can_v as_o well_o meet_v with_o we_o out_o of_o sodom_n as_o in_o it_o verse_n 35._o though_o lot_n flee_v from_o company_n he_o can_v not_o fly_v from_o sin_n he_o who_o be_v not_o taint_v with_o uncleanness_n in_o sodom_n be_v overtake_v with_o drunkenness_n and_o incest_n in_o a_o cave_n rather_o than_o satan_n shall_v want_v bait_n lot_n own_o daughter_n will_v prove_v sodomite_n those_o which_o shall_v have_v comfort_v betray_v he_o how_o little_o be_v some_o heart_n move_v with_o judgement_n the_o ash_n of_o sodom_n and_o the_o pillar_n of_o salt_n be_v not_o yet_o out_o of_o their_o eye_n when_o they_o dare_v think_v of_o lie_v with_o their_o own_o father_n they_o know_v whilst_o lot_n be_v sober_a he_o can_v not_o be_v unchaste_a drunkenness_n be_v the_o way_n to_o all_o bestial_a affection_n and_o act_n wine_n know_v no_o difference_n either_o of_o person_n or_o sin_n by_o this_o we_o see_v likewise_o what_o a_o dangerous_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o give_v way_n to_o temptation_n lot_n be_v once_o drink_v be_v the_o more_o apt_a to_o fall_v into_o it_o again_o verse_n 37._o no_o doubt_n lot_n be_v afterward_o ashamed_a of_o his_o incestuous_a seed_n and_o now_o wish_v he_o have_v come_v alone_o out_o of_o sodom_n yet_o even_o this_o unnatural_a bed_n be_v bless_v with_o increase_n and_o one_o of_o our_o saviour_n worthy_a ancestor_n spring_v after_o from_o this_o line_n god_n election_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o our_o mean_n neither_o be_v blessing_n or_o curse_n ever_o traduce_v the_o chaste_a bed_n of_o holy_a parent_n have_v often_o breed_v a_o monstruous_a generation_n and_o contrary_o god_n have_v sometime_o raise_v a_o holy_a seed_n from_o the_o drunken_a bed_n of_o incest_n or_o fornication_n thus_o will_v god_n magnify_v the_o freedom_n of_o his_o own_o choice_n and_o let_v we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v not_o bear_v but_o make_v good_a chap._n xx._n verse_n 3._o the_o truth_n be_v here_o not_o only_o conceal_v but_o dissemble_v as_o the_o moon_n have_v her_o speck_n so_o the_o best_a have_v their_o blemish_n we_o be_v bear_v man_n not_o angel_n and_o as_o our_o composition_n be_v flesh_n and_o blood_n so_o be_v we_o subject_n to_o the_o temptation_n that_o be_v apt_a to_o arise_v from_o those_o principle_n of_o our_o nature_n a_o sheep_n may_v slip_v into_o a_o ditch_n as_o well_o as_o a_o swine_n only_o here_o be_v the_o difference_n the_o one_o delight_n in_o the_o mud_n the_o other_o will_v fain_o get_v out_o 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he_o say_v thou_o be_v more_o righteous_a than_o i_o my_o son_n david_n the_o life_n of_o a_o christian_a shall_v be_v a_o commentary_n on_o christ_n life_n which_o of_o you_o can_v condemn_v i_o of_o evil_a say_v christ_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o we_o that_o bear_v his_o name_n shall_v follow_v his_o step_n and_o so_o carry_v ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o world_n for_o our_o profession_n as_o it_o be_v most_o eminent_a so_o most_o eye_v and_o worst_a censure_v none_o therefore_o to_o keep_v within_o so_o strict_a line_n as_o the_o christian_a be_v one_o ever_o under_o monitor_n for_o behold_v say_v the_o apostle_n we_o be_v make_v a_o gaze_a stock_n to_o the_o world_n to_o angel_n to_o man_n verse_n 7._o the_o reward_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n say_v the_o apostle_n but_o what_o kind_n of_o death_n a_o double_a death_n say_v this_o text_n morte_fw-la morierie_n thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n a_o death_n complicate_v in_o its_o self_n death_n wrap_v in_o death_n and_o what_o be_v so_o intricate_a so_o entangle_v as_o death_n who_o ever_o get_v out_o of_o a_o winding-sheet_n it_o be_v death_n aggravate_v by_o its_o self_n death_n weigh_v down_o by_o death_n and_o what_o be_v so_o heavy_a as_o death_n who_o ever_o throw_v off_o his_o grave-stone_n it_o be_v multiply_v by_o its_o self_n and_o what_o be_v so_o infinite_a as_o death_n who_o ever_o tell_v over_o the_o day_n of_o death_n let_v several_a sinner_n than_o pass_v this_o consideration_n through_o their_o several_a sin_n that_o as_o abimelech_n here_o so_o they_o must_v without_o god_n mercy_n upon_o every_o sin_n die_v the_o death_n and_o that_o a_o double_a death_n eternal_a and_o
the_o enemy_n make_v to_o oppress_v i_o if_o he_o can_v verse_n 13._o note_v here_o how_o the_o law_n work_v without_o the_o gospel_n even_o rough_o and_o sharp_o and_o rigorous_o for_o do_v this_o do_v this_o and_o finish_v finish_v the_o work_n be_v still_o the_o voice_n whereby_o sin_n and_o the_o devil_n rage_v as_o here_o pharaoh_n do_v for_o sin_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 7._o 8_o 9_o then_o cry_v the_o true_a israelite_n o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n verse_n 24._o bless_a therefore_o be_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o sweet_a gospel_n which_o help_v all_o this_o rigour_n and_o give_v we_o comfort_n and_o deliverance_n in_o his_o son_n verse_n 16._o while_o possible_a task_n be_v impose_v there_o be_v some_o comfort_n their_o diligence_n may_v save_v their_o back_n from_o stripe_n but_o to_o require_v task_n not_o feazible_a be_v tyrannical_a and_o do_v only_o pick_v a_o quarrel_n to_o punish_v they_o can_v neither_o make_v straw_n nor_o find_v yet_o they_o must_v have_v it_o do_v what_o may_v be_v be_v tolerable_a but_o do_v what_o can_v be_v be_v cruel_a those_o that_o be_v above_o other_o in_o place_n must_v measure_v their_o command_n not_o by_o their_o own_o will_n but_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o inferior_n the_o task_n be_v not_o do_v the_o taskmaster_n be_v beat_v the_o punishment_n lie_v where_o the_o charge_n be_v they_o must_v exact_v it_o of_o the_o people_n pharaoh_n of_o they_o it_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o those_o that_o be_v trust_v with_o authority_n that_o their_o inferior_n fault_n be_v beat_v upon_o their_o back_n verse_n 21._o see_v the_o condition_n and_o lot_n of_o faithful_a minister_n in_o this_o wretched_a world_n first_o the_o king_n and_o now_o their_o brethren_n accuse_v they_o for_o do_v their_o duty_n while_o all_o be_v well_o good_a be_v the_o minister_n but_o when_o the_o cross_n come_v he_o and_o his_o doctrine_n away_o with_o that_o and_o away_o with_o he_o as_o jer._n 44._o 16_o etc._n etc._n now_o mark_v their_o reason_n for_o than_o have_v we_o plenty_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o stay_n of_o the_o multitude_n and_o this_o be_v the_o line_n they_o measure_v all_o thing_n by_o their_o prosperity_n in_o worldly_a matter_n and_o immunity_n from_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n any_o way_n chap._n vi_o verse_n 5._o miserable_a man_n remember_v and_o hear_v his_o friend_n when_o they_o be_v in_o prosperity_n but_o if_o adversity_n come_v neither_o hear_n nor_o see_v they_o but_o a_o proud_a scornful_a and_o bitter_a forget_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o so_o but_o when_o we_o be_v at_o the_o worst_a than_o he_o remember_v we_o than_o he_o hear_v our_o groan_n and_o sigh_n and_o pity_v help_v to_o our_o unspeakable_a comfort_n verse_n 7._o the_o end_n of_o all_o deliverance_n and_o of_o all_o benefit_n receive_v from_o god_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o that_o he_o may_v rule_v in_o we_o and_o over_o we_o wherefore_o see_v how_o careful_a we_o shall_v be_v always_o to_o answer_v this_o our_o call_n and_o never_o to_o be_v find_v unmindful_a of_o such_o favour_n for_o if_o this_o plain_a manifestation_n of_o his_o goodness_n to_o the_o jew_n be_v a_o just_a cause_n to_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o thankfulness_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v his_o manifestation_n of_o himself_o to_o we_o in_o his_o own_o son_n move_v we_o to_o a_o eternal_a care_n to_o please_v he_o and_o then_o more_o particular_o that_o he_o shall_v accept_v i_o for_o one_o of_o his_o people_n o_o what_o can_v i_o say_v for_o such_o a_o love_n but_o beseech_v he_o ever_o to_o make_v i_o thankful_a verse_n 8._o as_o long_o as_o our_o heart_n hold_v this_o persuasion_n of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n so_o long_o we_o must_v rest_v assure_v that_o he_o can_v perform_v his_o promise_n in_o mercy_n make_v to_o we_o be_v the_o difficulty_n never_o so_o many_o what_o then_o be_v thy_o case_n be_v thy_o sin_n numerous_a and_o great_a remember_v he_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o play_v not_o cain_n part_n to_o say_v they_o can_v be_v forgive_v be_v thy_o enemy_n bitter_o bend_v against_o thou_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o can_v stop_v and_o stay_v they_o at_o his_o pleasure_n be_v their_o infirmity_n many_o he_o can_v heal_v they_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n be_v thy_o child_n untoward_a and_o unkind_a he_o can_v change_v they_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n last_o whatever_o grieve_v thou_o remember_v this_o that_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o shall_v ever_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o shall_v ever_o be_v thy_o lord_n to_o care_n for_o thy_o woe_n and_o relieve_v they_o only_o believe_v verse_n 9_o it_o be_v often_o a_o penalty_n lay_v upon_o the_o contemner_n of_o god_n grace_n that_o cleave_v altogether_o to_o the_o external_a favour_n of_o this_o life_n they_o taste_v not_o comfort_v in_o any_o affliction_n whereas_o the_o godly_a the_o more_o they_o be_v press_v down_o by_o god_n the_o more_o vehement_o they_o sigh_v unto_o god_n and_o look_v to_o his_o promise_n with_o patience_n and_o hope_n this_o also_o may_v teach_v god_n minister_n not_o to_o be_v cast_v down_o and_o discourage_v if_o their_o word_n be_v not_o hearken_v unto_o and_o regard_v since_o so_o worthy_a a_o man_n as_o moses_n find_v this_o measure_n the_o world_n will_v be_v the_o world_n crooked_a and_o perverse_a froward_a and_o unkind_a though_o we_o break_v our_o heart_n for_o their_o good_a verse_n 10._o before_o moses_n be_v bid_v to_o go_v to_o the_o people_n and_o now_o to_o pharaoh_n so_o be_v there_o never_o any_o time_n for_o man_n of_o place_n and_o public_a function_n to_o be_v idle_a now_o they_o must_v defend_v the_o oppress_a and_o wrong_v now_o they_o must_v comfort_v now_o they_o must_v chide_v see_v here_o likewise_o the_o bottomless_a mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o though_o he_o may_v just_o have_v cast_v off_o this_o people_n that_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o his_o word_n and_o message_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o but_o still_o continue_v to_o have_v mercy_n on_o they_o according_a to_o that_o of_o psalm_n 103._o 13._o verse_n 20._o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o amram_n the_o father_n of_o moses_n will_v think_v of_o the_o marriagebed_n in_o so_o troublesome_a a_o time_n when_o he_o know_v he_o shall_v beget_v child_n either_o to_o slavery_n or_o slaughter_n yet_o even_o now_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o this_o bondage_n he_o marry_v jochebed_n the_o drown_v of_o his_o son_n be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o evil_a as_o his_o own_o burn_n the_o thraldom_n of_o his_o daughter_n not_o so_o great_a a_o evil_a as_o the_o subjection_n unto_o sinful_a desire_n he_o therefore_o use_v god_n remedy_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o refer_v the_o sequel_n of_o his_o danger_n to_o god_n how_o necessary_a be_v this_o imitation_n for_o those_o that_o have_v not_o the_o power_n of_o contain_v perhaps_o we_o will_v have_v think_v it_o better_a to_o live_v childless_a but_o amram_n and_o jochebed_n dare_v not_o incur_v the_o danger_n of_o a_o sin_n to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n of_o a_o mischief_n verse_n 30._o behold_v i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n none_o in_o all_o egypt_n be_v comparable_o fit_a for_o this_o message_n which_o of_o the_o israelite_n have_v be_v bring_v up_o a_o courtier_n a_o scholar_n learned_a wise_a valiant_a experience_v the_o more_o fit_a any_o man_n be_v for_o whatsoever_o vocation_n the_o less_o he_o think_v himself_o forwardness_n argue_v insufficiency_n once_o before_o moses_n have_v take_v upon_o he_o and_o lay_v about_o he_o hope_v than_o they_o will_v have_v know_v that_o by_o his_o hand_n god_n have_v mean_v to_o deliver_v israel_n but_o now_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o point_n he_o cry_v i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n god_n best_a servant_n be_v not_o ever_o in_o a_o equal_a disposition_n to_o good_a duty_n it_o be_v our_o frailty_n that_o those_o service_n which_o we_o be_v forward_o to_o aloof_o off_o we_o shrink_v at_o near_o at_o hand_n how_o many_o of_o we_o can_v bid_v defiance_n to_o death_n and_o suggest_v answer_n to_o absent_a temptation_n which_o when_o they_o come_v to_o we_o we_o fly_v off_o and_o change_v our_o note_n and_o instead_o of_o action_n pretend_v excuse_n chap._n vii_o verse_n 1._o god_n have_v make_v one_o man_n able_a to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o god_n to_o another_o in_o procure_v his_o regeneration_n here_o and_o advancing_z his_o salvation_n hereafter_o neither_o have_v god_n determine_v that_o power_n of_o assist_v other_o in_o the_o character_n of_o the_o priesthood_n only_o but_o he_o have_v also_o make_v the_o prince_n and_o the_o secular_a magistrate_n a_o god_n that_o be_v able_a to_o do_v the_o office_n and_o the_o work_n of_o god_n not_o
the_o exchange_n god_n in_o christ_n may_v be_v have_v in_o every_o lawful_a call_v and_o then_o the_o pigeon_n be_v a_o emblem_n of_o fecundity_n in_o marriage_n and_o the_o turtle_n may_v be_v a_o emblem_n of_o chaste_a widowhood_n for_o i_o think_v we_o find_v no_o bigamy_n in_o the_o turtle_n but_o in_o these_o sacrifice_n we_o find_v no_o emblem_n of_o a_o unnatural_a or_o of_o a_o vow_a barrenness_n nothing_o that_o countenance_n a_o vow_a virginity_n to_o the_o dishonour_n or_o undervalue_v of_o marriage_n chap._n xiii_o verse_n 2._o this_o prefigure_v the_o holy_a priesthood_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o do_v see_v and_o handle_v and_o touch_v regard_n and_o heal_v all_o our_o spiritual_a spot_n as_o these_o priest_n deal_v here_o with_o this_o bodily_a infection_n so_o that_o if_o we_o be_v unclean_a we_o can_v deceive_v he_o away_o therefore_o with_o our_o figg-leaves_a for_o they_o can_v cover_v we_o if_o i_o be_v a_o swearer_n a_o unclean_a liver_n a_o drunkard_n a_o envious_a person_n or_o the_o like_a i_o be_o a_o leper_n a_o spiritual_a leper_n and_o christ_n be_v judge_n who_o i_o can_v mock_v he_o will_v never_o say_v i_o be_o clean_a till_o indeed_o i_o be_v so_o and_o so_o without_o amendment_n of_o life_n i_o must_v out_o of_o the_o host_n out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o number_n of_o his_o choose_a to_o die_v for_o ever_o in_o my_o impurity_n verse_n 45._o so_o careful_a be_v god_n to_o have_v unclean_a person_n know_v and_o discern_v from_o other_o in_o those_o day_n and_o we_o may_v take_v occasion_n also_o to_o wish_v that_o with_o we_o also_o in_o these_o day_n all_o bold_a and_o presumptuous_a mis-liver_n be_v most_o unclean_a before_o god_n and_o all_o good_a man_n be_v distinguish_v from_o they_o that_o hate_v their_o wickedness_n by_o some_o such_o open_a mark_n as_o these_o be_v to_o the_o end_n that_o other_o may_v avoid_v they_o and_o they_o themselves_o be_v strike_v with_o some_o shame_n to_o amendment_n of_o life_n and_o save_v of_o their_o soul_n allegorical_o these_o thing_n in_o the_o leper_n shadow_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o all_o wicked_a man_n in_o this_o world_n as_o the_o rend_a clothes_n that_o they_o be_v vile_a and_o odious_a before_o god_n his_o bare_a head_n that_o in_o christ_n their_o head_n they_o have_v no_o portion_n but_o be_v deprive_v of_o he_o his_o lip_n or_o mouth_n cover_v that_o such_o graceless_a person_n can_v open_v their_o mouth_n before_o god_n in_o any_o prayer_n to_o be_v hear_v his_o shut_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n that_o such_o be_v to_o be_v excommunicate_a from_o the_o number_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o heavenly_a inheritance_n verse_n 50._o before_o thou_o condemn_v thy_o brother_n put_v thy_o hand_n into_o thy_o own_o bosom_n as_o moses_n do_v and_o tell_v i_o if_o it_o be_v not_o leprous_a with_o that_o sin_n which_o thou_o condemne_v in_o thy_o brother_n and_o therefore_o cause_v the_o priest_n shall_v not_o give_v rash_a judgement_n the_o leprous_a be_v shut_v up_o seven_o day_n we_o must_v not_o be_v hasty_a to_o condemn_v other_o nay_o youmay_n reason_n further_o with_o yourself_o thus_o that_o if_o in_o a_o matter_n thus_o subject_a to_o the_o eye_n as_o these_o sore_n be_v yet_o god_n will_v have_v no_o haste_n but_o a_o stay_n for_o seven_o day_n before_o judgement_n shall_v be_v give_v that_o the_o party_n be_v unclean_a o_o how_o more_o do_v he_o abhor_v haste_n in_o pronounce_v of_o the_o heart_n and_o thought_n of_o our_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n which_o be_v not_o see_v nor_o subject_a to_o a_o easy_a censure_n a_o wise_a gatherer_n of_o grape_n gathee_v only_o the_o ripe_a and_o good_a grape_n and_o meddle_v not_o with_o the_o four_o and_o ill_a grape_n so_o a_o good_a christian_n note_v man_n virtue_n and_o speak_v of_o they_o when_o a_o fool_n will_v be_v meddle_v with_o their_o imperfection_n chap._n fourteen_o verse_n 2._o the_o law_n of_o the_o leper_n here_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v bring_v unto_o the_o priest_n man_n come_v not_o willing_o to_o this_o manifestation_n of_o themselves_o nor_o yet_o be_v they_o to_o be_v bring_v in_o chain_n by_o a_o necessity_n of_o a_o exact_a enumeration_n of_o all_o their_o sin_n but_o to_o be_v lead_v with_o that_o sweetness_n with_o which_o the_o church_n proceed_v in_o appoint_v sick_a person_n if_o they_o feel_v their_o conscience_n trouble_v with_o any_o weighty_a matter_n to_o make_v a_o special_a confession_n and_o to_o receive_v absolution_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o then_o to_o be_v remember_v that_o every_o come_n to_o the_o communion_n be_v as_o serious_a a_o thing_n as_o our_o transmigration_n out_o of_o this_o world_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v do_v as_o much_o here_o for_o the_o settle_n of_o our_o conscience_n as_o upon_o our_o deathbed_n verse_n 3_o that_o it_o be_v still_o the_o duty_n of_o all_o faithful_a minister_n to_o go_v to_o the_o sick_a to_o see_v they_o and_o consider_v their_o estate_n towards_o god_n minister_a comfort_n to_o they_o in_o due_a season_n whilst_o their_o hear_n be_v good_a their_o understanding_n good_a and_o their_o memory_n good_a and_o i_o will_v god_n that_o they_o that_o be_v sick_a have_v more_o care_n to_o send_v for_o their_o minister_n in_o due_a time_n and_o the_o minister_n when_o they_o know_v it_o to_o go_v and_o with_o all_o care_n and_o diligence_n to_o labour_v with_o they_o while_o time_n serve_v verse_n 6._o by_o the_o two_o sparrow_n say_v theodoret_n the_o cleanse_a person_n be_v put_v in_o mind_n to_o offer_v unto_o god_n both_o soul_n and_o body_n a_o live_a sacrifice_n the_o sparrow_n slay_v may_v teach_v he_o the_o necessity_n of_o mortification_n in_o the_o body_n which_o indeed_o be_v a_o earthen_a vessel_n the_o kill_n of_o it_o over_o pure_a water_n that_o nothing_o more_o work_v this_o mortification_n than_o the_o pure_a water_n of_o god_n word_n contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o that_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n we_o be_v true_o cleanse_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n as_o here_o the_o live_a sparrow_n dip_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_a sparrow_n be_v set_v free_a verse_n 7._o this_o sevenfold_a sprinkle_n might_n happy_o shadow_v a_o earnest_n and_o tontinued_a meditation_n of_o god_n goodness_n to_o he_o that_o thus_o be_v comfort_v and_o not_o for_o a_o day_n or_o two_o and_o then_o no_o more_o sure_o our_o thought_n of_o mercy_n vouchsafe_v to_o we_o be_v ever_o too_o short_a and_o transitory_a and_o therefore_o seven_o sprinkling_n be_v little_a enough_o to_o teach_v we_o our_o duty_n herein_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n so_o sprinkle_v we_o over_o and_o over_o that_o we_o may_v ever_o remember_v his_o kind_a goodness_n towards_o we_o a_o thousand_o way_n chap._n xv._n verse_n 3._o our_o nature_n whether_o run_v or_o stop_v be_v unclean_a we_o have_v uncleanness_n corruption_n in_o we_o though_o it_o do_v not_o show_v itself_o and_o this_o be_v original_a sin_n call_v here_o our_o uncleanness_n and_o by_o saint_n paul_n rom._n 7._o sinful_a sin_n so_o evil_a in_o its_o self_n that_o it_o can_v not_o have_v a_o worse_a epithet_n give_v it_o than_o its_o own_o name_n call_v also_o by_o the_o same_o apostle_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n the_o body_n of_o death_n a_o dead_a body_n or_o carcase_n to_o which_o we_o be_v tie_v as_o noisome_a every_o whit_n to_o our_o soul_n as_o a_o dead_a body_n to_o our_o sense_n and_o as_o burdensome_a as_o a_o wither_a arm_n or_o mortify_a limb_n which_o hang_v on_o a_o man_n as_o a_o lump_n of_o lead_n now_o some_o remnant_n of_o sin_n god_n have_v leave_v in_o we_o to_o clear_v to_o we_o his_o justify_v grace_n by_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o this_o also_o will_v make_v the_o saint_n seem_v nothing_o in_o their_o own_o eye_n even_o when_o they_o be_v fill_v brim_n full_a with_o grace_n and_o glory_n in_o another_o world_n verse_n 12._o so_o contagious_a a_o thing_n be_v sin_n that_o it_o defile_v the_o very_a 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briar_n here_o they_o receive_v the_o law_n both_o moral_a and_o ceremonial_a which_o like_a briar_n and_o bramble_n prick_v and_o pierce_v the_o conscience_n of_o evil_a doer_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n drive_v they_o to_o christ_n who_o be_v cloud_v and_o shadow_v forth_o under_o the_o ceremony_n of_o that_o law_n for_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v christ_n under_o a_o type_n and_o this_o law_n be_v give_v four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n not_o to_o disannul_v the_o promise_n but_o to_o advance_v it_o gal._n 3._o 17._o and_o that_o guilt_n be_v discover_v and_o every_o mouth_n stop_v we_o may_v pass_v from_o mount_n sinai_n to_o mount_n zion_n from_o the_o law_n to_o the_o gospel_n and_o may_v acknowledge_v the_o riches_n of_o free_a grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o jesus_n christ._n verse_n 5._o as_o this_o book_n of_o moses_n bear_v the_o title_n of_o number_n so_o a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o be_v spend_v in_o number_v of_o the_o people_n to_o assure_v we_o that_o god_n have_v number_v those_o that_o be_v he_o he_o keep_v the_o tail_n of_o they_o and_o none_o be_v hide_v from_o he_o none_o escape_v his_o knowledge_n and_o sight_n from_o whence_o we_o learn_v that_o the_o lord_n know_v perfect_o who_o they_o be_v that_o be_v he_o both_o what_o their_o number_n and_o what_o their_o name_n be_v be_v we_o then_o in_o trouble_n and_o persecution_n be_v we_o account_v silly_a man_n obscure_a base_a and_o unregarded_a do_v we_o live_v as_o contemptible_a person_n to_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n let_v not_o this_o trouble_n or_o grieve_v we_o dismay_n or_o discomfort_v we_o but_o rather_o let_v we_o lift_v up_o our_o head_n assure_v ourselves_o that_o although_o man_n turn_v themselves_o from_o we_o yet_o god_n look_v upon_o we_o and_o though_o they_o seek_v to_o root_v out_o our_o name_n from_o the_o earth_n yet_o he_o will_v know_v we_o and_o call_v we_o by_o our_o name_n verse_n 19_o it_o be_v require_v of_o all_o god_n servant_n to_o perform_v obedience_n to_o god_n command_n when_o ever_o god_n speak_v unto_o we_o we_o must_v hear_v and_o obey_v his_o voice_n noah_n receive_v a_o commandment_n from_o god_n to_o build_v the_o ark_n many_o hindrance_n may_v have_v stay_v he_o and_o sundry_a inconvenience_n may_v have_v stop_v he_o and_o infinite_a danger_n may_v have_v terrify_v he_o from_o that_o enterprise_n as_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o ark_n the_o labour_n of_o the_o building_n the_o taunt_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o a_o hundred_o of_o such_o like_a trouble_n may_v stand_v in_o his_o way_n yet_o noah_n over-looked_n they_o all_o by_o faith_n noah_n be_v wrrn_v of_o god_n move_v with_o reverence_n prepare_v the_o ark_n heb._n 11._o 7._o which_o show_v that_o whensoever_o god_n have_v a_o mouth_n to_o open_v and_o a_o tongue_n to_o speak_v we_o must_v have_v a_o ear_n to_o hear_v and_o a_o heart_n to_o obey_v whatsoever_o be_v enjoin_v we_o verse_n 46._o this_o may_v seem_v very_o 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it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n to_o decline_v from_o his_o own_o institution_n we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o power_n which_o be_v wise_a to_o prescribe_v his_o own_o worship_n just_a to_o require_v what_o he_o have_v prescribe_v powerful_a to_o revenge_v that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o require_v chap._n xxvii_o verse_n 13._o after_o many_o painful_a and_o perilous_a erterprise_n now_o be_v moses_n draw_v to_o his_o rest_n he_o have_v bring_v his_o israelite_n from_o egypt_n through_o the_o sea_n and_o wilderness_n within_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o promise_a land_n and_o now_o himself_o must_v take_v possession_n of_o that_o land_n whereof_o canaan_n be_v but_o a_o type_n when_o we_o have_v do_v that_o we_o come_v for_o it_o be_v time_n for_o we_o to_o be_v go_v this_o earth_n be_v make_v only_o for_o action_n not_o for_o fruition_n the_o service_n of_o god_n child_n shall_v be_v ill_o reward_v if_o they_o must_v stay_v here_o always_o let_v no_o 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and_o if_o he_o do_v not_o punish_v yet_o he_o will_v chastise_v how_o much_o less_o can_v it_o stand_v with_o that_o eternal_a justice_n to_o let_v wilful_a sinner_n escape_v judgement_n verse_n 16._o moses_n that_o be_v so_o tender_a over_o the_o welfare_n of_o israel_n in_o his_o life_n will_v not_o slacken_v his_o care_n in_o death_n he_o take_v no_o thought_n for_o himself_o for_o he_o know_v how_o gainful_a a_o exchange_n he_o must_v make_v all_o his_o care_n be_v for_o his_o charge_n some_o envious_a nature_n desire_n to_o be_v miss_v when_o they_o must_v go_v and_o wish_v that_o the_o weakness_n or_o want_n of_o a_o successor_n may_v be_v the_o foil_n of_o their_o memory_n and_o honour_n moses_n be_v in_o a_o contrary_a disposition_n it_o suffice_v he_o not_o to_o find_v contentment_n in_o his_o own_o happiness_n unless_o he_o may_v have_v a_o assurance_n that_o israel_n shall_v prosper_v after_o he_o carnal_a mind_n be_v all_o for_o themselves_o and_o make_v use_n of_o 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and_o joshua_n the_o servant_n of_o moses_n be_v choose_v to_o succeed_v his_o master_n the_o eye_n of_o god_n be_v not_o blind_v either_o with_o gift_n or_o with_o blood_n or_o with_o beauty_n or_o with_o strength_n but_o as_o in_o his_o eternal_a election_n so_o in_o his_o temporary_a he_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_n and_o well_o do_v joshua_n succeed_v moses_n the_o very_a act_n of_o god_n of_o old_a be_v allegory_n where_o the_o law_n end_v there_o the_o saviour_n begin_v we_o may_v see_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n in_o the_o law_n only_a jesus_n the_o mediator_n of_o the_o new-testament_n can_v bring_v we_o into_o it_o so_o be_v he_o a_o servant_n of_o the_o law_n that_o he_o supply_v all_o the_o defect_n of_o law_n to_o we_o he_o have_v take_v possession_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n for_o we_o he_o shall_v carry_v we_o from_o this_o wilderness_n to_o our_o rest_n verse_n 22._o i_o do_v not_o hear_v moses_n repine_v at_o god_n choice_n and_o grudge_n that_o this_o sceptre_n of_o he_o be_v not_o hereditary_a but_o he_o willing_o lay_v hand_n upon_o his_o servant_n to_o consecrate_v he_o for_o his_o successor_n joshua_n be_v a_o good_a man_n yet_o he_o have_v some_o spark_n of_o envy_n for_o when_o eldad_n and_o medad_n prophesy_v he_o stomach_v it_o he_o that_o will_v not_o abide_v two_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n to_o prophesy_v how_o will_v he_o have_v allow_v his_o servant_n to_o sit_v in_o his_o throne_n what_o a_o example_n of_o meekness_n beside_o all_o the_o rest_n do_v he_o here_o see_v in_o this_o last_o act_n of_o his_o master_n who_o without_o all_o murmur_a assign_v his_o chair_n of_o state_n to_o his_o page_n it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o a_o gracious_a heart_n who_o god_n will_v please_v to_o advance_v emulation_n and_o discontentment_n be_v the_o affection_n of_o carnal_a mind_n humility_n go_v ever_o with_o regeneration_n which_o teach_v a_o man_n to_o think_v what_o ever_o honour_n be_v put_v upon_o other_o i_o have_v more_o than_o i_o be_o worthy_a of_o chap._n xxviii_o verse_n 3._o all_o sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n do_v as_o it_o be_v lead_v we_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o christ_n and_o point_v he_o out_o with_o the_o finger_n who_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 10._o he_o be_v both_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n he_o be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n as_o therefore_o these_o lamb_n be_v offer_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n so_o be_v christ_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o the_o end_n thereof_o he_o be_v the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n rev._n 13._o and_o as_o this_o daily_a offer_v be_v twice_o perform_v so_o we_o have_v daily_o need_v of_o reconciliation_n that_o his_o blood_n shall_v be_v continual_o apply_v unto_o we_o by_o faith_n and_o as_o we_o daily_a sin_n against_o he_o so_o we_o must_v have_v daily_a recourse_n unto_o he_o for_o remission_n of_o sin_n again_o this_o 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oblation_n it_o be_v a_o great_a blessing_n of_o god_n to_o overcome_v the_o enemy_n and_o obtain_v the_o victory_n but_o thus_o to_o overcome_v and_o to_o have_v such_o a_o victory_n require_v a_o extraordinary_a thanksgiving_n as_o man_n ought_v to_o return_v thanks_o to_o god_n for_o all_o his_o blessing_n so_o they_o ought_v for_o extraordinary_a blessing_n to_o return_v extraordinary_a thanks_o as_o in_o extraordinary_a visitation_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o use_v extraordinary_a humiliation_n so_o when_o god_n show_v we_o extraordinary_a mercy_n we_o must_v be_v thankful_a according_o hezekiah_n return_v great_a thanks_o for_o his_o great_a deliverance_n isai._n 38._o we_o must_v therefore_o consider_v what_o blessing_n we_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n that_o so_o we_o may_v render_v what_o thankfulness_n we_o owe_v he_o else_o his_o blessing_n will_v be_v turn_v into_o curse_n and_o his_o mercy_n into_o judgement_n chap._n xxxii_o verse_n 5._o this_o be_v a_o unseasonable_a 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man_n have_v reason_n to_o look_v out_o what_o evil_a be_v in_o they_o when_o god_n bring_v evil_a upon_o they_o or_o wrap_v they_o up_o in_o common_a evil_n they_o who_o have_v no_o wickedness_n in_o they_o to_o cast_v they_o under_o condemnation_n yet_o have_v sin_n enough_o in_o they_o to_o make_v they_o smart_v under_o correction_n chap._n xxxiii_o verse_n 8._o this_o be_v that_o place_n where_o the_o israelite_n after_o three_o day_n journey_n find_v the_o bitter_a water_n the_o long_a defer_v of_o a_o good_a though_o tedious_a yet_o make_v it_o the_o better_a when_o it_o come_v well_o do_v the_o israelite_n hope_v that_o the_o water_n which_o be_v so_o long_o in_o find_v will_v be_v precious_a when_o they_o be_v find_v yet_o behold_v they_o be_v cross_v not_o only_o in_o their_o desire_n but_o their_o hope_n for_o after_o three_o day_n travel_n the_o first_o fountain_n they_o find_v be_v bitter_a water_n if_o these_o well_n have_v not_o run_v pure_a gall_n they_o can_v not_o have_v so_o much_o complain_v long_o thirst_n will_v make_v bitter_a water_n sweet_a yet_o such_o be_v these_o spring_n that_o the_o israelite_n do_v not_o so_o much_o like_o their_o moisture_n as_o abhor_v their_o relish_n i_o see_v the_o first_o handsel_n that_o god_n give_v his_o people_n in_o their_o voyage_n to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v thirst_n and_o bitterness_n satan_n give_v we_o pleasant_a entrance_n into_o his_o way_n and_o reserve_v the_o bitterness_n to_o the_o end_n god_n invite_v we_o to_o our_o worst_a at_o first_o and_o sweeten_v our_o conclusion_n with_o pleasure_n o_o my_o saviour_n thou_o do_v drink_v a_o more_o bitter_a cup_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o thy_o father_n than_o that_o which_o thou_o refused'_a of_o the_o jew_n or_o than_o that_o which_o i_o can_v drink_v from_o thou_o verse_n 9_o god_n teach_v his_o people_n by_o action_n as_o well_o as_o word_n this_o entrance_n show_v they_o their_o whole_a journey_n wherein_o they_o shall_v taste_v of_o 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our_o condition_n here_o in_o this_o world_n be_v a_o condition_n of_o singular_a indigency_n we_o be_v ever_o want_v somewhat_o or_o other_o verse_n 42._o among_o the_o several_a station_n which_o the_o israelite_n make_v through_o the_o wilderness_n one_o be_v punon_o or_o phinon_n which_o as_o one_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n observe_v signify_v silence_n or_o sparingness_n of_o speech_n upon_o which_o he_o make_v this_o useful_a application_n let_v we_o be_v careful_a to_o take_v up_o our_o station_n here_o sometime_o while_o we_o be_v travail_v through_o the_o wilderness_n of_o this_o world_n it_o may_v he_o our_o wisdom_n to_o pitch_v in_o silence_n the_o hand_n be_v well_o employ_v while_o we_o stop_v the_o mouth_n with_o it_o from_o broach_v and_o maintain_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a or_o from_o oppose_v that_o which_o be_v good_a
it_o speak_v that_o which_o it_o never_o think_v cause_v it_o to_o go_v two_o mile_n where_o it_o will_v go_v but_o one_o gnaw_v and_o taw_v it_o to_o their_o own_o purpose_n as_o the_o shoemaker_n wretch_n the_o upper_a leather_n with_o his_o tooth_n tertullian_n call_v marcian_n the_o heretic_n must_n ponticus_n from_o his_o arrode_a and_o gnaw_v the_o scripture_n to_o make_v it_o serviceable_a to_o his_o error_n and_o too_o many_o of_o these_o kind_n of_o mouse_n have_v we_o at_o this_o day_n in_o this_o nation_n who_o wrest_v text_n of_o conscience_n into_o faction_n text_n of_o obedience_n into_o rebellion_n ravish_v scripture_n to_o force_v out_o doctrine_n for_o their_o own_o end_n and_o then_o empty_v their_o rancour_n by_o turn_v they_o to_o use_n verse_n 8._o by_o statute_n here_o we_o may_v understand_v the_o moral_a law_n by_o judgement_n the_o judicial_a which_o be_v fit_v to_o the_o temper_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o jew_n like_v as_o solon_n be_v ask_v whether_o 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the_o lord_n jesus_n our_o champion_n choose_v all_o those_o three_o smooth_a stone_n wherein_o he_o prostrate_v the_o goliath_n of_o hell_n in_o that_o sharp_a encounter_n mat._n 4._o verse_n 11._o god_n will_v have_v israel_n see_v that_o they_o have_v not_o to_o do_v with_o some_o impotent_a commander_n that_o be_v fain_o to_o publish_v his_o law_n without_o noise_n in_o dead_a paper_n which_o can_v more_o easy_o enjoin_v than_o punish_v to_o descry_v than_o execute_v and_o therefore_o before_o he_o give_v they_o a_o law_n he_o show_v they_o that_o he_o can_v command_v heaven_n earth_n fire_n aire_n in_o revenge_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o that_o law_n that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o think_v it_o deadly_a to_o displease_v such_o a_o lawgiver_n or_o violate_v such_o dreadful_a statute_n that_o they_o may_v see_v all_o the_o element_n example_n of_o that_o obedience_n which_o they_o shall_v yield_v unto_o their_o maker_n now_o this_o fire_n wherein_o the_o law_n be_v give_v be_v still_o in_o it_o and_o will_v never_o out_o hence_o be_v those_o terror_n which_o it_o flash_v in_o every_o conscience_n that_o have_v feel_v remorse_n of_o sin_n every_o man_n heart_n be_v a_o sinah_n and_o resemble_v to_o he_o both_o a_o heaven_n and_o hell_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o law_n verse_n 12._o that_o they_o may_v see_v he_o can_v find_v out_o their_o close_a sin_n he_o deliver_v his_o law_n in_o the_o light_n of_o fire_n that_o they_o may_v see_v what_o be_v due_a to_o their_o sin_n they_o see_v fire_n above_o to_o represent_v the_o fire_n that_o shall_v be_v below_o they_o that_o they_o may_v know_v he_o can_v waken_v their_o security_n the_o thunder_n and_o loud_a voice_n of_o god_n speak_v to_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o may_v see_v what_o their_o heart_n shall_v do_v the_o earthquake_n under_o they_o o_o royal_a law_n and_o mighty_a lawgiver_n how_o can_v they_o think_v of_o have_v any_o other_o god_n that_o have_v such_o proof_n of_o this_o how_o can_v they_o think_v of_o make_v any_o resemblance_n of_o he_o who_o they_o see_v can_v not_o be_v see_v and_o who_o they_o see_v in_o not_o be_v see_v infinite_a how_o can_v they_o think_v of_o disobey_v his_o deputy_n who_o they_o see_v so_o able_a to_o revenge_v how_o can_v they_o think_v of_o kill_v when_o they_o be_v half_o dead_a with_o the_o fear_n of_o he_o that_o can_v kill_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n how_o can_v they_o think_v of_o the_o flame_n of_o lust_n that_o see_v such_o fire_n of_o vengeance_n we_o man_n that_o so_o fear_v the_o breach_n of_o humane_a law_n for_o some_o small_a mulct_n of_o forfeiture_n how_o shall_v we_o fear_v thou_o o_o lord_n that_o can_v cast_v body_n and_o soul_n into_o hell_n verse_n 24._o if_o the_o law_n as_o we_o read_v before_o be_v give_v in_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n how_o shall_v it_o be_v require_v if_o such_o be_v the_o proclamation_n of_o god_n statute_n what_o shall_v the_o session_n be_v o_o god_n how_o powerful_a be_v thou_o to_o inflict_v vengeance_n upon_o sinner_n who_o do_v thus_o forbid_v sin_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v so_o terrible_a a_o lawgiver_n what_o a_o judge_n shall_v thou_o appear_v what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o breaker_n of_o so_o fiery_a a_o law_n o_o where_o shall_v those_o appear_v that_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o transgression_n of_o that_o law_n who_o very_a delivery_n be_v little_o less_o than_o death_n if_o our_o god_n shall_v exact_v his_o law_n but_o in_o the_o same_o rigour_n wherein_o he_o give_v it_o sin_n can_v not_o quit_v the_o cost_n but_o now_o the_o fire_n wherein_o it_o be_v deliver_v be_v but_o terrify_v the_o fire_n wherein_o it_o shall_v be_v require_v be_v consume_v happy_a be_v those_o that_o be_v from_o under_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v give_v in_o fire_n and_o in_o fire_n shall_v be_v require_v verse_n 29._o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o deny_v the_o infiniteness_n of_o god_n to_o serve_v he_o by_o piece_n and_o rag_n god_n be_v not_o infinite_a to_o i_o if_o i_o think_v a_o discontinue_v service_n will_v serve_v he_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o deny_v the_o unity_n of_o god_n to_o join_v other_o god_n pleasure_n or_o profit_n with_o he_o he_o be_v not_o one_o god_n to_o i_o if_o i_o join_v other_o associate_n and_o assistant_n to_o he_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o diffidence_n in_o christ_n as_o if_o i_o be_v not_o sure_a that_o he_o will_v stand_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n still_o as_o though_o i_o be_v afraid_a that_o there_o may_v rise_v a_o new_a favourite_n in_o heaven_n to_o who_o it_o may_v concern_v i_o to_o apply_v myself_o if_o i_o make_v the_o balance_n so_o even_o as_o to_o serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n if_o i_o make_v a_o complemental_a visit_n of_o god_n at_o his_o house_n upon_o sunday_n and_o then_o plot_n with_o the_o other_o faction_n the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n all_o the_o week_n after_o chap._n v._n verse_n 1._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o we_o to_o learn_v the_o law_n but_o we_o must_v keep_v it_o and_o do_v it_o we_o must_v lay_v it_o up_o in_o our_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o in_o our_o head_n and_o practise_v it_o also_o in_o our_o life_n and_o conversation_n for_o not_o the_o hearer_n but_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v justify_v rom._n 2._o 13._o too_o too_o many_o in_o this_o rot_a age_n wherein_o we_o live_v be_v speaker_n not_o worker_n as_o if_o ostende_v re_fw-mi fidem_fw-la st._n james_n he_o show_v thy_o faith_n by_o thy_o work_n be_v ostendere_fw-la to_o stretch_v the_o jaw_n to_o show_v our_o faith_n by_o strong_a protestation_n but_o this_o must_v not_o be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o mouth_n but_o hand_n if_o a_o man_n question_v thou_o of_o faith_n spare_v thy_o lip_n and_o let_v thy_o life_n make_v answer_n if_o word_n may_v be_v credit_v if_o a_o bare_a profession_n of_o the_o gospel_n may_v be_v believe_v no_o man_n will_v want_v faith_n every_o one_o will_v cry_v with_o the_o blind_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n lord_n i_o believe_v what_o mouth_n will_v not_o make_v one_o lie_v for_o its_o master_n unless_o i_o see_v say_v thomas_n of_o christ_n rise_v so_o unless_o i_o see_v and_o feel_v thy_o faith_n i_o will_v not_o believe_v if_o we_o be_v good_a tree_n by_o our_o fruit_n man_n shall_v know_v we_o mat._n 7._o by_o our_o fruit_n not_o by_o our_o blossom_n of_o good_a purpose_n or_o our_o leaf_n of_o good_a profession_n but_o by_o the_o fruit_n of_o our_o action_n verse_n 9_o parent_n be_v hence_o admonish_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o sin_v against_o god_n lest_o they_o be_v find_v unmerciful_a unnatural_a and_o
do_v with_o little_a mean_n and_o but_o once_o to_o teach_v we_o what_o he_o can_v do_v without_o mean_n once_o shall_v the_o prophet_n say_v man_n live_v by_o bread_n and_o but_o once_o man_n live_v not_o by_o bread_n only_o but_o by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n verse_n 5._o as_o a_o love_a father_n never_o beat_v his_o child_n but_o for_o a_o fault_n so_o neither_o do_v god_n chasten_v we_o without_o a_o cause_n our_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n which_o furnish_v god_n whip_v but_o then_o withal_o this_o will_v comfort_v those_o child_n of_o god_n that_o be_v afflict_v be_v any_o child_n of_o god_n either_o impoverish_v with_o loss_n or_o visit_v with_o sickness_n or_o strike_v with_o sore_n or_o oppress_v with_o heavy_a burden_n or_o grieve_v with_o death_n of_o friend_n or_o affright_v with_o terror_n of_o conscience_n let_v he_o lay_v this_o text_n to_o his_o heart_n and_o it_o will_v either_o cure_v his_o malady_n or_o at_o least_o make_v it_o sufferable_a yea_o and_o comfortable_a unto_o he_o for_o in_o his_o great_a extremity_n let_v he_o thus_o think_v with_o himself_o it_o be_v god_n that_o smite_v i_o can_v i_o resist_v his_o power_n must_v i_o not_o obey_v his_o will_n again_o god_n chasten_v i_o as_o a_o father_n he_o inflict_v with_o grief_n moderate_v with_o love_n guide_v with_o fatherly_a providence_n what_o he_o order_v i_o to_o suffer_v shall_v i_o refuse_v nurture_n and_o show_v myself_o a_o bastard_n and_o no_o son_n have_v i_o rather_o he_o shall_v leave_v i_o to_o myself_o to_o follow_v my_o own_o course_n according_a to_o the_o bent_n of_o my_o corrupt_a nature_n with_o a_o purpose_n to_o deprive_v i_o of_o his_o glory_n and_o disinherit_v i_o of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o discipline_v all_o his_o child_n be_o i_o better_a than_o the_o rest_n and_o all_o this_o he_o do_v in_o love_n and_o shall_v i_o take_v that_o ill_a that_o be_v send_v to_o i_o in_o love_n but_o you_o will_v say_v do_v god_n take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o affliction_n of_o his_o child_n no_o castigat_fw-la quos_fw-la amat_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la amat_fw-la castigare_fw-la he_o chasten_v who_o he_o love_v yet_o he_o love_v not_o to_o chasten_v but_o this_o he_o do_v to_o purge_v our_o corruption_n and_o improve_v our_o grace_n verse_n 14._o not_o the_o mere_a possession_n and_o use_n of_o riches_n offend_v but_o the_o affectation_n the_o fault_n hang_v not_o upon_o riches_n but_o upon_o that_o which_o idol_n they_o the_o heart_n and_o therefore_o moses_n give_v here_o a_o strong_a caveat_n to_o the_o israelite_n that_o when_o their_o flock_n and_o herd_n increase_v their_o silver_n and_o their_o gold_n be_v multiply_v they_o shall_v be_v ware_n lest_o their_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o and_o so_o they_o shall_v forget_v god_n those_o sublunary_a creature_n raise_v not_o distraction_n in_o we_o so_o we_o make_v they_o not_o our_o centre_n if_o we_o rest_v not_o in_o they_o if_o we_o can_v look_v through_o they_o 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