so_o for_o trial_n of_o her_o faith_n have_v none_o to_o depend_v upon_o but_o god_n who_o alone_o will_v have_v the_o glory_n of_o this_o miracle_n mark_v 3_o she_o must_v pour_v out_o of_o her_o full_a pot_n into_o the_o empty_a cask_n all_o which_o she_o do_v in_o faith_n not_o dispute_v but_o dispatch_v and_o the_o more_o she_o pour_v out_o the_o more_o she_o may_v pour_v ver_fw-la 5_o 6._o a_o angel_n multiply_v the_o oil_n till_o all_o be_v fill_v say_v lavater_n and_o à _fw-la lapide_fw-la so_o god_n fill_v so_o long_o as_o we_o believe_v say_v p._n martyr_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 4._o she_o tell_v the_o prophet_n ver_fw-la 7._o not_o dare_v to_o use_v this_o blessing_n of_o oil_n say_v peter_n martyr_n without_o counsel_n from_o he_o who_o counsel_v she_o first_o to_o do_v justice_n to_o her_o creditor_n and_o then_o serve_v herself_o and_o son_n this_o be_v more_o than_o she_o desire_v of_o the_o prophet_n from_o hence_o it_o be_v manifest_a say_v p._n martyr_n that_o god_n be_v oft_o better_a to_o his_o people_n than_o their_o prayer_n and_o their_o hope_n but_o much_o more_o than_o their_o merit_n and_o herein_o god_n give_v a_o good_a example_n to_o man_n that_o they_o take_v care_v their_o minister_n widow_n and_o child_n may_v have_v a_o comfortable_a subsistence_n the_o six_o miracle_n of_o elisha_n which_o be_v the_o second_o record_v in_o this_o chapter_n concern_v the_o shunamite_n son_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o double_a miracle_n for_o this_o son_n be_v miraculous_o give_v to_o she_o at_o the_o first_o and_o more_o miraculous_o restore_v to_o she_o afterward_o the_o first_o branch_n have_v these_o remark_n first_o elisha_n have_v many_o errand_n after_o this_o former_a miracle_n to_o pass_v from_o carmel_n by_o shunem_n to_o jericho_n bethel_n etc._n etc._n to_o confirm_v the_o pious_a and_o the_o poor_a every_o where_o say_v p._n martyr_n to_o admonish_v the_o king_n and_o courtier_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o principal_o to_o govern_v the_o school_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o head_n of_o they_o a_o woman_n great_a in_o birth_n wealth_n and_o virtuous_a quality_n whatever_o she_o be_v in_o stature_n or_o quantity_n observe_v his_o frequent_a passage_n by_o shunem_n and_o constrain_v he_o to_o turn_v into_o her_o house_n and_o to_o rest_n and_o refresh_v himself_o with_o she_o in_o his_o travel_n ver_fw-la 8._o remark_n the_o second_o this_o pious_a and_o prudent_a matron_n though_o the_o heart_n of_o her_o husband_n trust_v in_o she_o prov._n 31.10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o management_n of_o all_o household_n affair_n and_o therefore_o be_v she_o honour_v as_o the_o entertainer_n of_o the_o prophet_n yet_o will_v not_o make_v any_o special_a apartment_n for_o he_o without_o her_o husband_n consent_n ver_fw-la 9_o 10._o allege_v he_o will_v not_o be_v for_o pomp_n and_o costly_a furniture_n but_o be_v content_a with_o bare_a necessary_n provide_v it_o be_v apart_o from_o the_o noise_n of_o our_o family_n which_o may_v disturb_v his_o prayer_n and_o meditation_n remark_n the_o three_o though_o the_o family_n get_v undoubted_o great_a blessing_n upon_o its_o basket_n and_o store_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 28.4_o 5_o 6._o yea_o and_o upon_o the_o soul_n in_o it_o so_o divine_o instruct_v and_o pray_v for_o by_o entertain_v such_o a_o bless_a guest_n who_o so_o willing_o accept_v of_o this_o kind_a invitation_n and_o entertainment_n yet_o he_o study_v retribution_n to_o they_o ver_fw-la 12_o 13._o n._n b._n a_o gracious_a man_n will_v be_v a_o grateful_a man_n his_o compassion_n lead_v he_o to_o relieve_v a_o poor_a widow_n before_o and_o now_o his_o gratitude_n show_v itself_o when_o himself_n be_v relieve_v by_o a_o rich_a woman_n he_o say_v how_o shall_v we_o recompense_n all_o thy_o care_n and_o kindness_n it_o be_v our_o shame_n we_o be_v so_o good_a at_o receive_v from_o god_n and_o so_o bad_a at_o return_v to_o god_n remark_n the_o four_o the_o prophet_n ask_v she_o will_v it_o thou_o be_v speak_v for_o to_o the_o king_n etc._n etc._n this_o man_n of_o god_n say_v p._n martyr_n have_v purchase_v great_a power_n with_o king_n joram_n by_o his_o save_v he_o and_o the_o other_o king_n in_o the_o war_n with_o moab_n chap._n 3.16_o etc._n etc._n possible_o the_o prophet_n fear_v that_o she_o be_v a_o professor_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n some_o injury_n may_v be_v do_v to_o her_o family_n by_o rude_a soldier_n as_o it_o happen_v afterward_o when_o she_o have_v lose_v she_o all_o yet_o be_v restore_v at_o gehazi_n information_n chap._n 8.6_o she_o answer_v i_o dwell_v among_o my_o own_o people_n that_o be_v i_o live_v in_o love_n among_o my_o kindred_n and_o neighbour_n i_o be_o content_a with_o my_o present_a condition_n as_o no_o present_a pressure_n afflict_v i_o at_o home_n so_o no_o future_a preferment_n do_v affect_v i_o at_o court_n i_o have_v a_o competent_a estate_n my_o mind_n be_v suit_v to_o my_o mean_n i_o have_v no_o need_n of_o king_n or_o captain_n n._n b._n 1._o if_o this_o world_n afford_v any_o kind_n of_o contentment_n it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o middle_a estate_n as_o that_o of_o this_o woman_n neither_o too_o much_o poverty_n nor_o too_o much_o riches_n which_o agâ—r_n deprecate_v prov._n 30.7_o 8._o glitter_v crown_n have_v their_o care_n as_o well_o as_o empty_a coffer_n medio_fw-la tutissimus_fw-la ibis_fw-la the_o golden_a mean_a equal_o distant_a from_o want_n and_o excess_n from_o penury_n and_o envy_n be_v the_o safe_a passage_n n.b._n 2._o the_o best_a settle_a and_o most_o contentful_a state_n this_o low_a world_n afford_v be_v not_o unchangeable_a as_o this_o be_v of_o the_o shunamite_n for_o as_o dr._n hall_n well_o observe_v she_o be_v blessed_v with_o this_o peace_n but_o a_o while_n for_o soon_o after_o we_o see_v she_o come_v upon_o her_o knee_n to_o this_o very_a king_n of_o israel_n pitiful_o complain_v that_o she_o be_v strip_v of_o house_n and_o land_n and_o then_o gehazi_n do_v that_o good_a office_n for_o she_o which_o be_v not_o now_o accept_v from_o his_o master_n chap._n 8.6_o more_o of_o that_o after_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o five_o a_o son_n be_v promise_v and_o perform_v miraculous_o ver_fw-la 14_o to_o 17._o mark_v 1_o so_o great_a a_o prophet_n as_o elisha_n be_v yet_o disdain_v he_o not_o to_o consult_v with_o his_o servant_n gehazi_n ver_fw-la 14._o gehazi_n guess_v that_o her_o barrenness_n be_v her_o burden_n the_o servant_n converse_v much_o in_o the_o family_n while_o his_o master_n keep_v his_o chamber_n and_o may_v possible_o hear_v a_o word_n drop_v to_o intimate_v it_o however_o he_o know_v say_v peter_n martyr_n that_o hebrew_a woman_n do_v general_o long_a to_o have_v child_n as_o rachel_n do_v in_o she_o give_v i_o child_n or_o i_o die_v gen._n 30.1_o and_o do_v universal_o bewail_v reproachful_a barrenness_n mark_v 2._o the_o master_n despise_v not_o this_o motion_n from_o his_o man_n but_o bid_v he_o call_v she_o she_o come_v no_o near_o to_o he_o than_o to_o the_o chamber_n door_n ver_fw-la 15._o as_o modesty_n have_v seal_v up_o her_o lip_n from_o confess_v what_o she_o long_v for_o so_o reverence_n and_o honesty_n say_v peter_n martyr_n restrain_v she_o from_o a_o near_a approach_n to_o the_o prophet_n mark_v 3_o as_o gehazi_n know_v that_o though_o the_o wife_n be_v barren_a and_o the_o husband_n old_a yet_o his_o master_n can_v obtain_v a_o child_n from_o the_o lord_n for_o she_o notwithstanding_o these_o improbability_n so_o elisha_n know_v the_o lord_n will_n make_v she_o a_o free_a promise_n that_o about_o that_o time_n twelvemonth_n she_o shall_v embrace_v a_o son_n ver_fw-la 16._o n._n b._n as_o this_o prophet_n deal_v with_o the_o shunamite_n when_o he_o bid_v she_o ask_v what_o she_o need_v and_o tell_v he_o what_o she_o desire_v he_o shall_v do_v for_o she_o and_o still_o she_o find_v not_o any_o thing_n to_o request_v at_o his_o hand_n yet_o he_o send_v for_o she_o and_o make_v she_o this_o free_a promise_n of_o that_o which_o she_o most_o want_v and_o desire_v namely_o a_o son_n even_o so_o do_v our_o gracious_a god_n deal_v with_o his_o servant_n he_o be_v please_v to_o give_v they_o what_o they_o either_o forget_v or_o dare_v not_o presume_v to_o ask_v eph._n 3.20_o mark_v 4._o she_o can_v not_o believe_v it_o for_o joy_n as_o luke_n 24.41_o so_o say_v my_o lord_n thou_o man_n of_o god_n do_v not_o delude_v i_o with_o a_o lie_n which_o title_n of_o reverence_n can_v not_o consist_v with_o wilful_a deceit_n though_o she_o be_v hard_a to_o believe_v what_o she_o so_o much_o desire_v yet_o be_v she_o loath_a to_o distrust_v so_o pleasant_a a_o promise_n therefore_o will_v have_v it_o second_v to_o make_v it_o more_o sure_a but_o what_o she_o want_v in_o word_n she_o be_v assure_v in_o
not_o so_o bad_a as_o to_o live_v without_o a_o call_v in_o the_o world_n of_o this_o before_o at_o large_a the_o second_o divine_a truth_n moses_n teach_v in_o this_o history_n be_v that_o every_o man_n beside_o his_o particular_a call_v must_v mind_v his_o general_n call_v also_o there_o be_v some_o atheistical_a person_n that_o stick_v not_o to_o say_v let_v those_o that_o have_v leisure_n from_o secular_a employ_v such_o as_o churchman_n be_v attend_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o god_n such_o as_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o do_v let_v they_o pray_v hear_v read_v and_o mind_n matter_n of_o religion_n we_o have_v other_o thing_n to_o heed_n and_o to_o trouble_v our_o head_n withal_o we_o must_v not_o neglect_v our_o calling_n dare_v such_o man_n make_v themselves_o worse_o than_o cain_n who_o though_o he_o have_v his_o call_v yet_o can_v he_o as_o well_o as_o abel_n set_v some_o time_n apart_o for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o so_o ought_v all_o man_n to_o do_v the_o particular_a call_v must_v not_o justle_v out_o the_o general_a for_o the_o former_a be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o latter_a as_o gen._n 24.13_o 27._o psal_n 90._o last_o 1_o cor._n 10.31_o the_o duty_n of_o our_o general_a call_v be_v to_o help_v we_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o our_o particular_a as_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o temple_n among_o the_o doctor_n be_v not_o any_o hindrance_n to_o he_o from_o go_v home_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o his_o parent_n luke_n 2.46_o 51._o there_o be_v a_o proper_a season_n for_o both_o and_o every_o thing_n be_v beautiful_a in_o its_o peculiar_a season_n subordinate_a thing_n be_v not_o contrary_a but_o may_v and_o must_v consist_v together_o christ_n converse_v in_o the_o temple_n rather_o qualify_v he_o for_o than_o obstruct_v he_o in_o his_o filial_a subjection_n so_o our_o converse_v with_o christ_n in_o the_o temple_n in_o way_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v our_o general_a call_v as_o god_n servant_n must_v make_v we_o return_v home_o better_a husband_n wife_n parent_n child_n master_n servant_n minister_n people_n in_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o our_o particular_a call_v we_o lose_v that_o sanctify_a influence_n of_o sermon_n supper_n sabbath_n when_o we_o do_v not_o carry_v home_o some_o more_o sweetness_n of_o spirit_n to_o our_o relation_n from_o they_o than_o we_o bring_v with_o we_o to_o they_o as_o the_o merchant_n go_v out_o in_o a_o morning_n about_o his_o merchandize_v if_o he_o meet_v with_o some_o bad_a bargain_n or_o disappointment_n in_o his_o traffic_n and_o trade_n he_o return_v home_o in_o so_o morose_v a_o humour_n that_o none_o of_o his_o family_n can_v please_v he_o no_o not_o though_o they_o all_o do_v their_o duty_n so_o to_o do_v but_o if_o on_o the_o contrary_a this_o same_o merchant_n meet_v another_o morning_n with_o some_o brave_a bargain_n that_o will_v advance_v his_o estate_n and_o fill_v his_o coffer_n oh_o with_o what_o candour_n and_o sweetness_n of_o spirit_n do_v he_o return_v home_o then_o be_v he_o all_o honey_n and_o love_n no_o action_n no_o relation_n can_v displease_v or_o disoblige_v he_o he_o take_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v by_o the_o right_a handle_n and_o put_v a_o most_o candid_a construction_n even_o upon_o deed_n do_v amiss_o to_o himself_o yea_o carry_v sweet_o to_o all_o all_o that_o day_n unless_o or_o until_o another_o bad_a bargain_n happen_v in_o loss_n and_o cross_n to_o unhinge_v his_o spirit_n again_o and_o to_o make_v he_o uneasy_a in_o himself_o just_o so_o it_o be_v with_o a_o christian_a that_o spiritual_a merchant_n mat._n 13.45_o let_v he_o go_v out_o in_o a_o morning_n to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n if_o he_o there_o meet_v with_o a_o purchase_n of_o the_o pearl_n of_o price_n oh_o what_o a_o heart-changing_a and_o a_o life-changing_a work_n be_v wrought_v upon_o that_o man_n he_o may_v then_o say_v ego_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la ego_fw-la i_o be_o not_o the_o same_o man_n i_o be_v as_o one_o once_o say_v to_o his_o tempt_a courtesan_n he_o return_v home_o filâ—ed_v with_o meekness_n and_o lowliness_n which_o he_o have_v learn_v from_o christ_n by_o his_o converse_v with_o he_o in_o his_o ordinance_n mat._n 11.28_o 29._o but_o if_o any_o return_n home_o from_o god_n worship_n with_o sourness_n of_o spirit_n it_o be_v a_o infallible_a evidence_n that_o they_o have_v make_v no_o good_a bargain_n for_o their_o soul_n at_o that_o time_n for_o it_o be_v a_o undeniable_a truth_n that_o the_o duty_n of_o our_o general_a call_v shall_v better_o dispose_v we_o for_o the_o duty_n of_o our_o particular_a calling_n no_o man_n be_v bear_v principal_o to_o serve_v himself_o in_o his_o particular_a call_v but_o his_o god_n and_o himself_o in_o subordination_n to_o god_n and_o so_o the_o particular_a call_v must_v be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o general_a and_o prayer_n which_o be_v a_o duty_n of_o the_o general_a call_v must_v every_o morning_n fetch_v down_o a_o blessing_n upon_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o particular_a yea_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o pray_v for_o god_n blessing_n upon_o our_o labour_n in_o the_o morning_n only_o and_o so_o walk_v with_o a_o carnal_a careless_a frame_n of_o heart_n all_o the_o day_n in_o our_o worldly_a affair_n no_o but_o we_o shall_v drive_v on_o the_o trade_n of_o godliness_n as_o well_o as_o our_o own_o trade_n in_o holy_a ejaculation_n all_o the_o day_n long_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v both_o in_o god_n fear_n and_o in_o god_n favour_n all_o the_o day_n prov._n 23.17_o and_o this_o be_v divide_v aright_o for_o god_n he_o be_v a_o wise_a merchant_n indeed_o that_o can_v drive_v a_o trade_n in_o both_o indies_n but_o he_o be_v wise_a that_o can_v drive_v on_o his_o particular_a call_v on_o earth_n and_o his_o general_n in_o heaven_n those_o two_o son_n of_o adam_n be_v mindful_a of_o both_o those_o trade_n and_o calling_n and_o their_o practice_n be_v for_o we_o a_o pattern_n as_o be_v apparent_a from_o those_o particular_n 1._o cain_n and_o abel_n live_v not_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n but_o in_o that_o of_o the_o fall_n as_o we_o do_v have_v man_n never_o sin_v god_n expect_v some_o solemn_a service_n from_o he_o how_o much_o more_o needful_a be_v our_o serve_a god_n since_o the_o fall_n for_o testify_v our_o repentance_n and_o for_o sue_v out_o our_o pardon_n and_o for_o seek_v reconciliation_n with_o god_n from_o who_o we_o have_v fall_v and_o with_o who_o we_o have_v fall_v out_o even_o into_o a_o enmity_n against_o he_o rom._n 8.7_o col._n 1.21_o these_o two_o son_n of_o adam_n be_v in_o the_o same_o state_n we_o be_v in_o the_o fall_a state_n and_o what_o they_o do_v for_o recovery_n out_o of_o that_o state_n we_o ought_v likewise_o to_o do_v the_o same_o 2._o this_o service_n of_o they_o be_v after_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n gen._n 3.15_o that_o first_o gospel_n which_o ever_o be_v preach_v so_o it_o be_v gospel-service_n which_o cain_n and_o abel_n perform_v here_o and_o sure_o evangelical_n duty_n concern_v we_o as_o well_o as_o they_o yea_o we_o more_o than_o they_o see_v christ_n be_v only_o promise_v to_o they_o but_o he_o be_v manifest_v to_o we_o and_o preach_v to_o all_o nation_n therefore_o we_o shall_v abound_v in_o our_o religious_a service_n more_o than_o they_o 3._o this_o service_n of_o cain_n and_o abel_n be_v before_o moses_n long_o before_o the_o law_n so_o it_o do_v not_o concern_v the_o jew_n only_o but_o we_o gentile_n also_o even_o all_o man_n in_o general_a to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o service_n of_o those_o two_o son_n adam_n be_v a_o natural_a duty_n long_o before_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v a_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n to_o acknowledge_v god_n sovereignty_n over_o they_o and_o their_o dependency_n upon_o he_o rom._n 2.15_o so_o that_o none_o of_o adam_n offspring_n can_v plead_v exemption_n from_o this_o natural_a duty_n but_o all_o jew_n and_o gentile_n that_o have_v be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v be_v equal_o 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place_n say_v thus_o a_o good_a man_n obtain_v favour_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o a_o man_n of_o wicked_a device_n will_v he_o condemn_v here_o be_v the_o first_o opposition_n a_o good_a man_n find_v favour_n with_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v his_o offering_z be_v acceptable_a and_o hat_n what_o he_o will_v because_o god_n will_v be_v his_o will_n as_o luther_n say_v in_o his_o rapture_n and_o will_v have_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n will_v give_v to_o he_o and_o what_o he_o shall_v have_v from_o god_n but_o a_o man_n of_o wicked_a device_n such_o as_o no_o good_a man_n be_v who_o may_v be_v in_o but_o never_o of_o wicked_a device_n if_o evil_o haunt_v his_o heart_n as_o oft_o it_o may_v and_o do_v yet_o it_o be_v the_o device_n of_o the_o man_n he_o be_v not_o the_o man_n of_o such_o device_n he_o can_v plot_v and_o plough_v mischief_n such_o as_o be_v whole_o make_v up_o of_o wicked_a device_n and_o in_o who_o way_n of_o wickedness_n be_v find_v drive_v daily_o the_o trade_n of_o sin_n 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strength_n of_o the_o flock_n umechel_n behen_fw-ge of_o cheleb_n which_o signify_v the_o cream_n or_o fat_a of_o milk_n the_o fat_a of_o his_o fat_a sheep_n he_o choose_v the_o best_a of_o the_o best_a for_o god_n and_o chrysostom_n give_v this_o reason_n the_o great_a god_n be_v in_o abel_n heart_n and_o therefore_o he_o bring_v the_o great_a and_o the_o fat_a to_o the_o great_a and_o best_a deserve_v god_n he_o think_v that_o he_o can_v never_o do_v enough_o for_o god_n who_o have_v do_v so_o much_o for_o he_o the_o best_a of_o all_o thing_n the_o hebrew_n express_v by_o the_o fat_a of_o all_o as_o gen._n 45.18_o numb_a 18.12_o psal_n 147.14_o and_o thus_o the_o apostle_n call_v abel_n sacrifice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o great_a and_o full_a offering_n than_o cain_n because_o it_o be_v fat_a he_o bring_v more_o plentiful_o but_o cain_n bring_v more_o spare_o neither_o be_v he_o so_o careful_a in_o his_o choice_n but_o the_o first_o that_o come_v to_o his_o hand_n will_v 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be_v presumption_n not_o faith_n that_o esau_n come_v with_o to_o his_o father_n for_o he_o say_v presumptuous_o let_v my_o father_n arise_v and_o eat_v of_o his_o son_n venison_n that_o thy_o soul_n may_v bless_v i_o v._o 31._o presume_v he_o have_v merit_v his_o father_n blessing_n and_o therefore_o be_v he_o answer_v by_o isaac_n with_o a_o who_o be_v thou_o v._n 32._o thus_o it_o be_v with_o we_o our_o heavenly_a father_n command_v we_o his_o child_n to_o provide_v he_o savoury_a meat_n such_o as_o he_o love_v isa_n 43.22_o 23_o 24._o in_o render_v and_o tender_v to_o he_o the_o gospel_n sacrifice_n of_o holy_a duty_n and_o we_o do_v according_o all_o of_o we_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o faith_n that_o put_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o service_n of_o some_o and_o the_o service_n of_o other_o it_o be_v our_o have_a faith_n that_o render_v both_o our_o person_n and_o action_n accept_v eph._n 1.6_o but_o it_o be_v our_o want_a faith_n that_o make_v both_o to_o become_v 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the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n rev._n 13.8_o for_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o elect_a in_o the_o world_n so_o he_o offer_v by_o faith_n heb._n 11.4_o look_v unto_o jesus_n the_o founder_n and_o finisher_n of_o faith_n heb._n 12.2_o as_o the_o grand_a trespass-offering_a and_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o sin_n whereas_o cain_n come_v with_o no_o such_o faith_n either_o the_o former_a or_o this_o latter_a he_o regard_v not_o either_o god_n precept_n but_o his_o father_n prescription_n or_o god_n promise_v of_o christ_n in_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n gen._n 3.15_o he_o regard_v the_o opus_fw-la operatum_fw-la the_o do_v of_o the_o duty_n only_o he_o regard_v not_o christ_n in_o it_o to_o render_v it_o acceptable_a so_o the_o duty_n be_v do_v he_o matter_v not_o either_o the_o matter_n or_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o he_o look_v for_o no_o more_o than_o the_o formality_n his_o care_n be_v for_o no_o far_a the_o inference_n hence_o flow_v be_v it_o be_v christ_n and_o 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all_o our_o evangelical_n sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n praise_n alm_n obedience_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v accept_v through_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o true_a altar_n that_o sanctifi_v all_o that_o be_v offer_v upon_o it_o rev._n 8.3_o 4._o all_o the_o service_n of_o the_o saint_n must_v be_v perfume_v with_o christ_n odour_n and_o then_o they_o ascend_v up_o from_o this_o golden_a altar_n and_o be_v high_o accept_v in_o heaven_n act_v 10.4_o and_o exod._n 3.9_o then_o be_v they_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o smoke_n of_o incense_n cant_n 3.6_o psal_n 141.2_o when_o many_o sweet_a spice_n as_o humility_n hope_n love_n zeal_n etc._n etc._n be_v burn_v together_o by_o the_o fire_n of_o faith_n whereas_o shall_v not_o christ_n thus_o compound_v and_o qualify_v they_o thus_o perfume_n and_o present_v they_o they_o will_v all_o stink_v worse_o than_o the_o garlic_n and_o onion_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o nostril_n of_o god_n that_o be_v another_o gracious_a promise_n further_o illustrate_v this_o inference_n the_o flock_n of_o kedar_n and_o the_o ram_n of_o nebajoth_n shall_v come_v with_o acceptance_n upon_o my_o altar_n isa_n 60.7_o still_o christ_n be_v the_o altar_n that_o give_v acceptance_n as_o before_o be_v show_v that_o he_o be_v the_o priest_n too_o into_o who_o hand_n we_o must_v put_v our_o sacrifice_n it_o be_v death_n for_o a_o israelite_n to_o offer_v up_o his_o own_o offering_n etc._n etc._n thus_o christ_n be_v the_o altar_n also_o that_o put_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o cain_n and_o abel_n at_o that_o time_n then_o how_o much_o more_o now_o do_v this_o altar_n christ_n put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o duty_n of_o believer_n and_o unbeliever_n as_o it_o be_v under_o the_o law_n it_o be_v not_o the_o bare_a kill_v of_o the_o beast_n that_o make_v the_o sacrifice_n but_o it_o be_v the_o lay_v it_o upon_o the_o altar_n that_o make_v it_o so_o until_o the_o beast_n be_v bring_v thither_o and_o lay_v thereupon_o it_o do_v not_o 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jer._n 6.20_o and_o 7.22_o amos_n 5.22_o now_o the_o three_o and_o last_o particular_a be_v the_o success_n which_o be_v the_o second_o general_n as_o service_n be_v the_o first_o or_o acceptance_n which_o as_o to_o abel_n be_v evident_a in_o three_o thing_n 1._o god_n allowed_n or_o approve_v of_o abel_n offering_n 2._o he_o delight_v in_o it_o 3._o he_o testify_v a_o signal_n respect_n to_o it_o 1._o the_o divine_a allowance_n or_o approbation_n of_o abel_n he_o be_v a_o righteous_a man_n mat._n 23.35_o both_o his_o person_n and_o oblation_n through_o divine_a grace_n be_v 1._o approvable_a hence_o the_o first_o observation_n be_v it_o be_v a_o special_a vouchsafement_n and_o condescension_n in_o god_n to_o look_v on_o and_o allow_v of_o the_o poor_a service_n of_o man_n consider_v the_o
private_o lest_o he_o shall_v lie_v in_o ambush_n for_o he_o it_o be_v now_o become_v unsafe_a for_o jacob_n to_o stay_v any_o long_o at_o home_n because_o of_o the_o murder_a menace_n of_o his_o bloody_a brother_n beside_o it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o he_o now_o if_o ever_o to_o look_v abroad_o for_o a_o wife_n beginning_z then_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o age_n to_o be_v a_o old_a man_n be_v upon_o his_o 77th_o year_n and_o as_o abraham_n forbid_v isaac_n a_o canaanitish_a wife_n gen._n 24.3_o so_o undoubted_o he_o be_v command_v by_o his_o father_n to_o forbid_v the_o same_o to_o his_o son_n as_o moses_n law_n after_o make_v it_o more_o manifest_a for_o it_o be_v irrational_a they_o shall_v mingle_v with_o that_o curse_a crew_n destine_v to_o destruction_n the_o second_o enquiry_n seem_v more_o knotty_a which_o be_v see_v abraham_n forbid_v isaac_n to_o go_v into_o syria_n or_o mesopotamia_n laban_n country_n gen._n 24.6_o for_o fear_v of_o his_o be_v seduce_v to_o their_o idolatry_n yet_o isaac_n command_v jacob_n to_o go_v thither_o so_o expose_v he_o to_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v seduce_v answ_n 1._o jacob_n be_v not_o in_o any_o such_o danger_n of_o that_o country_n idolatry_n both_o because_o he_o be_v better_o establish_v in_o the_o true_a religion_n at_o seventy_o seven_o year_n old_a than_o isaac_n be_v at_o forty_o and_o abraham_n prohibition_n be_v that_o his_o son_n shall_v not_o return_v thither_o to_o stay_v there_o ver_fw-la 8._o in_o case_n his_o wife_n will_v not_o be_v willing_a to_o come_v thence_o to_o canaan_n loath_a he_o be_v to_o lose_v his_o part_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n oh_o that_o we_o can_v fear_v it_o also_o heb._n 4.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o fall_v short_a or_o come_v behind_o but_o jacob_n be_v only_o bid_v to_o tarry_v there_o for_o a_o few_o day_n gen_n 27.44_o though_o it_o prove_v twenty_o year_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o marry_v to_o return_v for_o isaac_n promise_v he_o the_o possession_n of_o canaan_n and_o there_o be_v less_o doubt_n of_o jacob_n return_n than_o of_o isaac_n have_v he_o go_v thither_o see_v some_o of_o rachel_n jacob_n design_v wife_n relation_n be_v already_o seat_v in_o canaan_n which_o be_v not_o when_o rebekah_n be_v marry_v and_o if_o isaac_n wife_n be_v so_o willing_a to_o go_v to_o canaan_n gen._n 24.57_o 58._o how_o much_o more_o jacob_n wife_n upon_o fair_a invitation_n of_o her_o near_a kindred_n yet_o jacob_n faith_n in_o this_o his_o pilgrimage_n be_v more_o thorough_o try_v than_o all_o his_o father_n that_o be_v leave_v destitute_a of_o all_o humane_a help_n as_o one_o forlorn_a and_o bereave_v of_o all_o creature_n comfort_n and_o company_n in_o his_o long_a and_o solitary_a journey_n he_o must_v now_o learn_v to_o make_v a_o life_n by_o his_o faith_n hab._n 2.4_o out_o of_o that_o blessing_n alone_o which_o he_o have_v new_o obtain_v notwithstanding_o all_o his_o discouragement_n he_o want_v not_o his_o due_a encouragement_n for_o beside_o that_o upon_o his_o go_v off_o from_o his_o father_n house_n he_o have_v the_o preeminency_n give_v he_o over_o his_o brother_n esau_n who_o he_o leave_v behind_o for_o rebekah_n be_v call_v gen._n 28.5_o the_o mother_n of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n wherein_o jacob_n be_v prefer_v before_o esau_n whereby_o it_o appear_v say_v doctor_n willet_n that_o isaac_n judgement_n be_v alter_v from_o his_o first_o intention_n for_o now_o he_o give_v the_o pre-eminence_n to_o jacob_n when_o he_o dismiss_v he_o to_o aram_n or_o syria_n the_o latter_a be_v the_o greek_a name_n luk._n 4.27_o and_o the_o former_a the_o hebrew_n name_n of_o that_o country_n of_o laban_n gen._n 10.22_o thus_o mal._n 1.2_o 3._o and_o heb._n 11.20_o jacob_n be_v likewise_o prefer_v before_o esau_n in_o both_o testament_n which_o reckon_v they_o not_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n but_o as_o god_n dispose_v they_o in_o the_o order_n of_o dignity_n and_o where_o the_o young_a be_v advance_v before_o the_o elder_a it_o lay_v the_o great_a debt_n and_o duty_n to_o god_n on_o they_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o this_o be_v a_o great_a encouragement_n and_o comfort_n to_o jacob_n against_o all_o his_o discouragement_n to_o find_v his_o earthly_a father_n judgement_n who_o will_v have_v bless_v esau_n not_o he_o before_o so_o rectify_v now_o as_o to_o prefer_v he_o before_o his_o elder_a brother_n and_o to_o send_v he_o away_o with_o his_o spiritual_a hereditary_a and_o patriarchal_a blessing_n which_o esau_n too_o late_o and_o too_o lazy_o desire_v to_o inherit_v but_o be_v reject_v though_o he_o seek_v it_o with_o tear_n heb._n 12.17_o though_o jacob_n be_v send_v away_o with_o his_o staff_n only_o gen_n 32.10_o a_o poor_a forlorn_a fugitive_n glad_a to_o run_v for_o his_o life_n and_o that_o probable_o as_o private_o as_o he_o can_v that_o his_o threat-breathing_a brother_n may_v have_v no_o notice_n of_o his_o journey_n so_o watch_n and_o waylay_v he_o with_o mischief_n and_o murder_n in_o the_o way_n though_o he_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v into_o syria_n to_o save_v himself_o and_o there_o to_o labour_v hard_o for_o his_o livelihood_n and_o to_o serve_v a_o hard_a apprenticeship_n for_o a_o wife_n gen._n 28._o and_o chap._n 29._o hos_fw-la 12.12_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o endow_v a_o wife_n withal_o he_o therefore_o must_v earn_v she_o with_o his_o hard_a labour_n though_o it_o be_v otherwise_o when_o a_o wife_n be_v provide_v for_o his_o father_n isaac_n and_o who_o now_o do_v counter-comfort_n he_o against_o all_o those_o evil_n with_o his_o paternal_a benediction_n whereby_o his_o faith_n and_o confidence_n in_o god_n providence_n be_v the_o better_a support_v from_o hence_o these_o corollary_n may_v be_v deduct_v ☞_o 1._o to_o look_v unto_o the_o rock_n from_o whence_o we_o be_v hew_v it_o shall_v serve_v to_o humble_v we_o isa_n 51.1_o our_o father_n be_v amorites_n and_o our_o mother_n hittite_n ezek._n 16.3_o the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n to_o make_v a_o humble_a confession_n of_o their_o poor_a original_a deut._n 26.5_o a_o syrian_a ready_a to_o perish_v be_v my_o father_n etc._n etc._n when_o they_o offer_v their_o basket_n of_o first_o fruit_n that_o consider_v the_o meanness_n of_o the_o pit_n out_o of_o which_o they_o be_v dig_v they_o may_v not_o boast_v of_o their_o genealogy_n as_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o do_v but_o magnify_v god_n free_a grace_n in_o their_o present_a enjoyment_n and_o say_v with_o iphicrates_n that_o noble_a athenian_a general_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o his_o trophy_n and_o triumph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o how_o great_a baseness_n and_o misery_n to_o what_o great_a blessedness_n and_o glory_n be_v we_o exalt_v and_o as_o willigis_fw-la bishop_n of_o mentz_n a_o wheel-wrights_a son_n hang_v his_o father_n tool_n about_o his_o bedchamber_n under-writing_n in_o capital_a letter_n willigis_fw-la willigis_fw-la recole_fw-la unde_fw-la veneris_fw-la remember_v thy_o rise_n this_o will_v hide_v pride_n from_o we_o job_n 33.17_o 2._o jacob_n here_o be_v the_o pattern_n of_o a_o pious_a son_n yield_v due_a duty_n and_o filial_a obedience_n to_o paternal_a command_n child_n ought_v to_o honour_n and_o obey_v their_o parent_n in_o licitis_fw-la &_o honestis_fw-la command_v they_o honest_a and_o lawful_a yea_o wholesome_a matter_n though_o they_o seem_v very_o difficult_a as_o jacob_n obey_v isaac_n here_o in_o bid_v he_o flee_v etc._n etc._n 3._o jacob_n be_v also_o a_o pattern_n of_o piety_n here_o to_o all_o pious_a christian_n teach_v we_o hereby_o to_o bear_v patient_o the_o banishment_n of_o the_o world_n and_o not_o to_o envy_v the_o delight_n wicked_a man_n enjoy_v at_o home_n while_o we_o be_v banish_v abroad_o as_o jacob_n do_v wherein_o he_o show_v singular_a humility_n meekness_n and_o patience_n wait_v upon_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n have_v obtain_v the_o blessing_n of_o his_o earthly_a father_n to_o live_v upon_o with_o comfort_n and_o encouragement_n theodoret_n say_v well_o that_o jacob_n sle_z into_o syria_n no_o better_o attend_v and_o accommodate_v on_o purpose_n that_o the_o power_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n may_v be_v more_o clear_o manifest_v towards_o he_o and_o not_o out_o of_o any_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o want_v of_o natural_a affection_n in_o his_o father_n isaac_n towards_o his_o son_n for_o if_o so_o he_o have_v not_o send_v he_o away_o with_o his_o blessing_n and_o prayer_n after_o so_o solemn_a a_o manner_n but_o the_o best_a and_o most_o bless_a comfort_n and_o encouragement_n jacob_n have_v for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o faith_n be_v from_o his_o heavenly_a far_o beyond_o that_o of_o his_o earthly_a father_n and_o that_o when_o he_o be_v go_v from_o home_n in_o obedience_n to_o isaac_n command_n and_o be_v go_v many_o a_o weary_a footstep_n to_o serve_v
whereby_o he_o bind_v his_o loose_a heart_n to_o do_v some_o thing_n which_o be_v lawful_a and_o in_o his_o power_n as_o build_v a_o chapel_n for_o god_n worship_n at_o bethel_n to_o express_v his_o gratitude_n to_o his_o god_n for_o his_o already_o receive_v goodness_n in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o ladder_n that_o he_o may_v obtain_v some_o far_a favour_n from_o he_o this_o be_v jacob_n vow_n and_o this_o last_o clause_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o it_o he_o well_o know_v that_o thankfulness_n for_o old_a be_v the_o best_a expedient_a to_o procure_v new_a mercy_n he_o say_v if_o god_n will_v be_v with_o i_o if_o he_o will_v preserve_v i_o and_o provide_v for_o i_o etc._n etc._n all_o which_o god_n have_v promise_v he_o v._o 13_o 14_o 15._o wherein_o he_o have_v a_o salve_n broad_a enough_o for_o his_o sore_a a_o fourfold_a cordial_n for_o his_o fourfold_a cordolium_a his_o comfort_n as_o many_o as_o his_o cross_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o his_o doubt_v and_o distrust_v it_o yet_o do_v he_o help_v forward_o his_o weak_a faith_n by_o this_o strong_a vow_n to_o bind_v his_o soul_n by_o this_o bargain_n to_o give_v god_n his_o utmost_a both_o in_o inward_a and_o outward_a worship_n and_o that_o his_o bond_n may_v be_v the_o strong_a the_o very_a pillar_n he_o rear_v and_o hallow_a shall_v be_v his_o faithful_a monitor_n to_o mind_v he_o of_o fulfil_v his_o vow_n and_o become_v a_o severe_a witness_n against_o he_o in_o case_n of_o his_o fail_v to_o fulfil_v it_o afterward_o what_o else_o can_v be_v jacob_n inducement_n to_o lay_v these_o double_a obligation_n to_o duty_n upon_o himself_o save_v only_o the_o consciousness_n he_o have_v of_o the_o treachery_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o the_o certainty_n he_o know_v of_o that_o great_a truth_n which_o solomon_n mention_n long_o after_o he_o he_o that_o trust_v to_o his_o own_o heart_n be_v a_o fool_n prov._n 28.26_o he_o be_v a_o great_a fool_n a_o proud_a fool_n therefore_o he_o bind_v it_o thus_o to_o good_a behaviour_n and_o by_o woeful_a experience_n he_o find_v all_o he_o have_v do_v little_a enough_o to_o keep_v it_o bend_v for_o god_n hos_n 7.16_o &_o 11.7_o zech._n 9.13_o for_o jacob_n who_o be_v so_o free_a while_o the_o matter_n and_o the_o mercy_n be_v so_o fresh_a as_o to_o promise_v such_o great_a thing_n to_o god_n in_o his_o holy_a vow_n become_v afterward_o backward_o enough_o and_o stand_v in_o need_n that_o god_n shall_v pull_v he_o by_o the_o ear_n once_o and_o again_o gen._n 31.13_o and_o 35.1_o to_o strengthen_v his_o faith_n against_o his_o fear_n of_o be_v destroy_v gen._n 34.30_o with_o a_o god_n up_o to_o bethel_n etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o god_n punish_v he_o for_o his_o delay_n of_o pay_v this_o vow_n â—_o in_o the_o rape_n of_o his_o only_a daughter_n dinah_n 2._o in_o the_o cruelty_n of_o his_o two_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n to_o the_o schechemite_n gen._n 34._o 3._o jacob_n be_v refresh_v with_o this_o bless_a bait_n of_o the_o ladder_n in_o the_o way_n go_v on_o his_o journey_n gen._n 29.1_o hebr._n lift_v up_o his_o foot_n indefesse_v cursoris_fw-la adinstar_fw-la as_o a_o generous_a giant_n refresh_v with_o wine_n rejoice_v to_o run_v his_o race_n psal_n 19.5_o thus_o jacob_n after_o he_o have_v drink_v of_o this_o divine_a brook_n in_o the_o way_n psal_n 110.7_o do_v lift_v up_o both_o his_o head_n and_o his_o foot_n and_o do_v walk_v light_o and_o lusty_o his_o long_a journey_n to_o padan-aram_n the_o joy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v his_o strength_n neh._n 8.10_o this_o vision_n be_v as_o oil_n to_o he_o wherewith_o his_o soul_n be_v supple_v and_o all_o his_o limb_n make_v more_o lithe_a agile_a and_o fit_a for_o action_n oh_o be_v we_o but_o bathe_v with_o jacob_n in_o this_o bath_n at_o bethel_n have_v our_o soul_n soak_v in_o that_o sovereign_a oil_n we_o shall_v pluck_v up_o our_o foot_n that_o be_v feeble_a as_o well_o as_o our_o hand_n that_o hang_v down_o heb._n 12.12_o and_o pass_v on_o from_o strength_n to_o strength_n psal_n 84.7_o shall_v take_v long_o and_o lusty_a stride_n towards_o heaven_n it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a afore_o we_o a_o little_a more_o length_n of_o a_o short_a life_n and_o god_n know_v how_o short_a it_o may_v be_v how_o soon_o it_o may_v end_v will_v bring_v we_o to_o our_o long_a home_n and_o a_o right_o religious_a and_o ready_a heart_n rid_v the_o way_n apace_o oh_o that_o we_o be_v such_o as_o 1._o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o vision_n of_o the_o ladder_n bring_v jacob_n to_o padan-aram_n though_o repute_v and_o compute_v five_o hundred_o mile_n so_o 2._o the_o bâ—ossing_v thereof_o promise_v therein_o attend_v he_o all_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o stay_n there_o with_o his_o uncle_n laban_n which_o signify_v candid_a yet_o become_v rather_o a_o nabal_n which_o be_v laban_n read_v backward_o to_o he_o now_o seventy_o seven_o year_n old_a yet_o this_o churl_n exact_v a_o double_a apprenticeship_n of_o hard_a service_n from_o he_o for_o his_o two_o daughter_n and_o yet_o another_o seven_o year_n for_o his_o estate_n though_o the_o churl_n do_v confess_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v he_o great_o by_o jacob_n presence_n and_o service_n gen._n 30.27_o 30._o much_o more_o god_n blessed_v jacob_n himself_o if_o laban_n be_v blessed_v for_o jacob_n sake_n the_o blessing_n god_n confer_v upon_o jacob_n in_o padan-aram_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o ladder_n be_v twofold_a first_o god_n blessed_v he_o with_o a_o numerous_a offspring_n by_o leah_n and_o rachel_n who_o be_v figure_n of_o the_o two_o church_n that_o of_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o law_n and_o that_o of_o the_o gentile_n under_o the_o gospel_n the_o young_a like_o rachel_n be_v more_o beautiful_a and_o dear_a too_o yea_o deep_o in_o the_o affection_n of_o christ_n when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n though_o the_o elder_n like_a leah_n be_v first_o embrace_v as_o a_o wife_n both_o wed_v and_o bed_v nb._n jacob_n polygamy_n be_v not_o to_o be_v imitate_v by_o other_o however_o it_o may_v be_v justify_v as_o to_o himself_o who_o may_v 1._o have_v a_o special_a warrant_n from_o god_n for_o this_o thing_n as_o sampson_n marriage_n with_o the_o philistin_n woman_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n judg._n 14.4_o which_o in_o the_o sentiment_n of_o some_o seem_v to_o intimate_v as_o if_o samson_n have_v god_n warrant_n to_o do_v what_o he_o do_v 2._o this_o marry_v of_o two_o wife_n by_o jacob_n be_v do_v in_o a_o mystery_n to_o represent_v the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o of_o the_o gentile_n as_o above_o as_o abraham_n two_o wife_n be_v a_o allegory_n of_o the_o two_o testament_n or_o covenant_n gal._n 4.24_o no_o such_o thing_n now_o can_v at_o the_o least_o be_v pretend_v unto_o for_o its_o palliation_n yet_o jacob_n case_n be_v thus_o far_o excusable_a in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o design_v to_o have_v but_o one_o even_o rachel_n gen._n 29.20_o 21._o though_o laban_n deceive_v he_o with_o leah_n by_o a_o like_a fraud_n as_o rebekah_n â—his_fw-la mother_n have_v not_o long_o before_o in_o a_o crafty_a disguise_n substitute_v he_o the_o young_a for_o esau_n the_o elder_a god_n oft_o pay_v man_n home_n in_o their_o own_o coin_n as_o before_o and_o measure_n out_o the_o same_o measure_n to_o we_o that_o we_o have_v measure_v out_o to_o other_o mat._n 7.12_o jacob_n thus_o deceive_v may_v have_v some_o reflection_n upon_o his_o own_o deceit_n he_o have_v put_v upon_o his_o own_o blind_a father_n isaac_n some_o remark_n in_o this_o history_n i_o can_v omit_v the_o first_o be_v though_o leah_n be_v faulty_a in_o this_o deceit_n act_v her_o part_n after_o her_o father_n as_o jacob_n have_v do_v after_o his_o mother_n direction_n yet_o her_o sin_n be_v gracious_o pardon_v and_o christ_n do_v choose_v to_o come_v from_o tender-eyed_a leah_n who_o bare_a judah_n to_o jacob_n rather_o than_o of_o belove_a and_o beautiful_a rachel_n gen._n 49.10_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v when_o this_o cheat_n be_v put_v upon_o jacob._n his_o thought_n in_o his_o conjugal_a embracement_n be_v upon_o a_o child_n by_o rachel_n while_o he_o have_v leah_n in_o his_o arm_n and_o so_o the_o birthright_n by_o his_o intention_n shall_v be_v rachel_n first-born_a which_o afterward_o god_n accomplish_v when_o jacob_n adopt_a joseph_n two_o son_n for_o tribe_n and_o give_v to_o joseph_n bear_v of_o rachel_n the_o double_a portion_n as_o to_o judah_n the_o dignity_n from_o reuben_n his_o first-born_a by_o leah_n who_o have_v forfeit_v both_o by_o his_o incest_n gen._n 48.20_o 22._o and_o 49.4_o 1_o chron._n 5.1_o 2._o where_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o dignity_n be_v judah_n of_o who_o christ_n spring_v but_o the_o birthright_n be_v joseph_n
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instrument_n he_o let_v they_o go_v forth_o no_o far_o than_o to_o be_v instruct_v rod_n not_o destroy_v sword_n the_o church_n as_o the_o salamander_n live_v in_o the_o fire_n without_o be_v burn_v up_o the_o manner_n of_o her_o preservation_n we_o know_v not_o for_o reason_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o omnipotency_n can_v well_o be_v render_v do_v god_n secure_v this_o thornbush_n much_o more_o his_o vine-tree_n that_o have_v blessing_n in_o the_o cluster_n isa_n 65.8_o do_v god_n take_v care_n of_o the_o lily_n of_o the_o field_n matth._n 6.28_o much_o more_o of_o his_o lily_n the_o church_n among_o thorn_n cant._n 2.2_o one_o thorn_n will_v tear_v in_o piece_n ten_o thousand_o lily_n yet_o this_o one_o lily_n be_v preserve_v among_o a_o multitude_n of_o thorn_n and_o can_v never_o yet_o be_v cut_v up_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o persecution_n or_o burn_v down_o by_o the_o fire_n of_o martyrdom_n it_o be_v true_a winter_n drive_v it_o to_o keep_v house_n under_o ground_n yet_o that_o be_v not_o its_o grave_a but_o sanctuary_n as_o christ-personal_n be_v too_o hot_a a_o mouthful_n for_o either_o the_o cold_a earth_n his_o grave_n or_o the_o rage_a sea_n in_o the_o storm_n to_o hold_v he_o long_o or_o swallow_v he_o up_o so_o be_v christ-mystical_a his_o church_n which_o by_o he_o swallow_v up_o death_n in_o victory_n and_o which_o never_o fight_v with_o the_o dragon_n but_o she_o either_o win_v the_o day_n by_o be_v victorious_a or_o gain_v ground_n by_o be_v persecute_v it_o be_v true_a as_o she_o consist_v of_o particular_a person_n moses_n die_v and_o david_n see_v corruption_n etc._n etc._n but_o still_o a_o new_a phoenix_n be_v raise_v out_o of_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o old_a one_o god_n disappoint_v her_o foe_n either_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o malice_n or_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o and_o in_o the_o end_n turn_v the_o fire_n on_o themselves_o or_o they_o as_o on_o pharaoh_n water_n etc._n etc._n this_o burn_a bush_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a be_v the_o most_o graphical_a and_o lively_a emblem_n of_o the_o church_n state_n in_o egypt_n bondage_n as_o the_o flame_n of_o fire_n can_v not_o consume_v it_o so_o nor_o do_v it_o always_o remain_v upon_o it_o but_o be_v at_o length_n remove_v from_o it_o leave_v the_o leave_n and_o branch_n of_o the_o bush_n according_a to_o the_o rabbin_n relation_n in_o their_o native_a and_o genuine_a splendour_n and_o greenness_n according_o the_o church_n in_o the_o furnace_n of_o iron_n deut._n 4.20_o be_v not_o destroy_v by_o that_o eminent_a danger_n but_o have_v in_o god_n due_a time_n her_o most_o eminent_a deliverance_n as_o the_o three_o noble_n of_o babylon_n have_v out_o of_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n whereof_o we_o have_v a_o exact_a and_o ample_a account_n in_o the_o four_o follow_a book_n of_o moses_n namely_o exodus_fw-la leviticus_n number_n and_o deuteronomy_n wherein_o be_v large_o relate_v the_o many_o famous_a transaction_n relate_v to_o the_o church_n from_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n who_o die_v about_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2369_o until_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v about_o the_o year_n 2553_o as_o dr._n Ê‹sher_n affirm_v the_o first_o of_o these_o four_o book_n be_v call_v exodus_fw-la which_o in_o greek_a signify_v a_o go_v forth_o because_o it_o relate_v the_o story_n of_o israel_n go_v forth_o from_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n contain_v a_o long_a historical_a narrative_n from_o joseph_n death_n to_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n set_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o god_n consecrate_v it_o himself_o by_o fill_v it_o with_o his_o glory_n exod._n 40._o the_o second_o book_n leviticus_n relate_v the_o story_n of_o one_o month_n only_o so_o call_v because_o it_o contain_v the_o levitical_a law_n or_o ceremony_n of_o the_o jewish_a worship_n relate_v both_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n animate_v and_o inanimate_a offering_n for_o sin-offering_n and_o thank-offering_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o to_o the_o person_n concern_v who_o be_v either_o the_o public_a priest_n ordain_v for_o that_o ministry_n and_o order_v by_o divine_a warrant_n how_o to_o manage_v it_o or_o the_o private_a person_n who_o be_v to_o be_v purify_v by_o ceremony_n from_o legal_a pollution_n and_o likewise_o instruct_v in_o their_o moral_n about_o both_o domestic_a and_o politic_a or_o civil_a duty_n and_o the_o accident_n or_o circumstance_n as_o well_o as_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o moysaicall_a worship_n be_v relate_v also_o both_o as_o to_o place_n consecrate_v for_o it_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o to_o time_n divine_o appoint_v namely_o both_o festival_n day_n and_o year_n too_o in_o their_o lesser_a and_o great_a jubilee_n all_o which_o leviticus_n contain_v the_o three_o book_n number_n give_v a_o account_n of_o almost_o forty_o year_n travel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o be_v so_o call_v because_o it_o give_v the_o number_n of_o all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o all_o their_o order_n sacred_a and_o civil_a both_o captain_n and_o soldier_n etc._n etc._n only_o omit_v the_o number_n of_o the_o levite_n of_o woman_n and_o child_n and_o of_o all_o their_o martial_a march_n in_o a_o military_a posture_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o cloudy_a pillar_n through_o the_o wilderness_n and_o likewise_o the_o many_o impediment_n of_o israel_n military_a march_n be_v number_v both_o those_o internal_a as_o 1._o want_v of_o provision_n in_o that_o numerous_a army_n chap._n 11._o 2._o miriam_n and_o aaron_n reproach_v moses_n chap._n 12._o 3._o the_o sedition_n occasion_v by_o the_o ten_o spy_n chap_n 13_o 14_o 15._o 4._o the_o conspiracy_n of_o korah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n chap._n 16_o etc._n etc._n and_o those_o external_n hindrance_n as_o 1._o by_o the_o edomite_n chap_n 20_o 2._o by_o the_o canaanite_n chap._n 21._o 3._o by_o the_o moabite_n threat_v and_o wiles_n chap._n 22._o to_o chap._n 26._o the_o last_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v call_v deuteronomy_n because_o it_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o the_o two_o last_o month_n of_o moses_n life_n wherein_o moses_n give_v israel_n a_o short_a rehearsal_n of_o the_o great_a thing_n god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o and_o a_o short_a repetition_n of_o the_o good_a law_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o they_o as_o he_o crave_v and_o command_v attention_n by_o the_o former_a so_o he_o annex_v many_o argument_n to_o the_o latter_a for_o enforce_v their_o obedience_n draw_v from_o the_o manifold_a divine_a curse_n and_o blessing_n on_o obedient_a or_o disobedient_a chap._n 17.28_o last_o moses_n resign_v his_o office_n of_o generalship_n give_v this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o command_v the_o divine_o inspire_a song_n to_o be_v public_o sing_v chap._n 31.50_o with_o his_o swan-like_o song_n chap._n 32.33_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v chap._n 34._o the_o history_n of_o israel_n deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n where_o they_o have_v suster_v long_o and_o barbarous_a bondage_n fall_v first_o in_o order_n to_o be_v discourse_v upon_o before_o we_o come_v to_o their_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n this_o consist_v of_o three_o head_n namely_o the_o antecedent_n the_o concomitant_n and_o the_o conseqent_n of_o it_o first_o the_o antecedent_n as_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la give_v the_o most_o ample_a account_n of_o all_o those_o three_o particular_n both_o for_o substance_n and_o circumstance_n so_o more_o especial_o of_o this_o point_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o people_n oppress_v and_o of_o the_o person_n who_o deliver_v they_o from_o that_o oppression_n the_o oppression_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n be_v grievous_a and_o intolerable_a exod._n 1.8.14_o etc._n etc._n god_n turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o hate_v his_o people_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 105.24_o
his_o anger_n 5._o his_o smite_v the_o rock_n twice_o with_o a_o rod_n unfit_a for_o smite_v work_n have_v bud_n blossom_n and_o ripe_a almond_n upon_o it_o which_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n numb_a 17.7_o 10._o and_o which_o moses_n now_o take_v out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n from_fw-la before_o the_o lord_n numb_a 20.9_o we_o read_v of_o no_o other_o rod_n moses_n have_v that_o be_v lay_v up_o before_o the_o lord_n 6._o his_o speak_v here_o unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n psal_n 106.33_o when_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v speak_v at_o all_o to_o the_o people_n have_v no_o warrant_n from_o god_n to_o do_v so_o in_o that_o transaction_n whereas_o he_o not_o only_o speak_v to_o they_o which_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v only_o to_o the_o rock_n rash_o but_o bitter_o call_v they_o rebel_n and_o fall_v foul_a upon_o they_o with_o distrustful_a interrogation_n and_o manifold_a misimplication_n such_o as_o seem_v to_o run_v thus_o what_o you_o rebel_n must_v i_o bring_v water_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n as_o i_o do_v at_o horeb_n be_v all_o our_o hope_n of_o get_v out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n come_v to_o this_o that_o be_v then_o do_v because_o we_o be_v to_o stay_v long_o in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o serve_v we_o this_o forty_o year_n wander_v as_o you_o have_v see_v it_o do_v by_o experience_n now_o that_o water_n be_v go_v must_v i_o and_o aaron_n fetch_v you_o water_n out_o of_o another_o rock_n now_o in_o kadesh_n o_o you_o rebel_n must_v we_o have_v a_o new_a stay_n by_o mean_n of_o your_o murmur_a as_o we_o have_v after_o the_o water_n out_o of_o horeb_n rock_n in_o this_o wilderness_n when_o we_o think_v our_o wander_n have_v be_v end_v hereby_o we_o shall_v never_o likely_a get_v out_o of_o it_o thus_o moses_n himself_o be_v stagger_v bear_v his_o treasure_n but_o in_o a_o earthen_a vessel_n which_o dash_v against_o and_o stumble_v upon_o the_o rock_n of_o unbelief_n become_v pitiful_o lame_a and_o leaky_a the_o best_a of_o man_n be_v but_o man_n at_o the_o best_a and_o may_v miscarry_v and_o may_v be_v hurry_v headlong_o by_o their_o headstrong_a passion_n to_o their_o cost_n yea_o and_o aaron_n also_o be_v involve_v in_o the_o guilt_n as_o a_o partaker_n of_o moses_n sin_n be_v guilty_a of_o a_o sinful_a silence_n when_o he_o shall_v have_v reprove_v his_o brother_n and_o not_o have_v suffer_v sin_n to_o lay_v upon_o he_o levit._n 19.17_o whereby_o he_o give_v consent_n to_o his_o sin_n numb_a 20.12_o and_o this_o their_o joint_a sin_n be_v call_v rebellion_n against_o god_n v._o 24._o and_o 27.14_o and_o a_o transgression_n deut._n 32.51_o for_o their_o not_o believe_v god_n make_v he_o a_o liar_n 1_o john_n 5.10_o n._n b._n moses_n have_v disinherit_v god_n before_o this_o numb_a 11.22_o 23._o as_o if_o god_n have_v out_o promise_v his_o own_o power_n that_o be_v his_o sin_n in_o private_a betwixt_o he_o and_o god_n who_o forgive_v it_o but_o this_o be_v public_a before_o all_o the_o people_n who_o he_o may_v hereby_o give_v cause_n of_o doubt_v this_o be_v more_o scandalous_a in_o itself_o and_o more_o injurious_a to_o god_n honour_n therefore_o be_v god_n more_o severe_a upon_o they_o and_o exclude_v they_o both_o out_o of_o canaan_n which_o be_v a_o clear_a demonstration_n that_o god_n promise_n to_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n employ_v better_a thing_n than_o bare_o the_o earthly_a canaan_n see_v the_o holy_a person_n in_o all_o israel_n be_v debar_v from_o it_o however_o though_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v not_o sanctify_v god_n etc._n etc._n yet_o god_n sanctify_v himself_o in_o gracious_o grant_v they_o water_n for_o themselves_o their_o cattle_n and_o all_o beast_n in_o the_o desert_n isa_n 43.20_o now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o next_o impediment_n to_o this_o new_a generation_n in_o their_o march_v towards_o canaan_n which_o be_v external_n as_o that_o before_o mention_v be_v internal_a israel_n have_v even_o now_o hinder_v their_o own_o march_n by_o their_o own_o murmur_n for_o want_n of_o water_n and_o when_o god_n have_v give_v a_o remedy_n to_o that_o malady_n moses_n send_v messenger_n from_o kadesh-barnea_a to_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n that_o they_o may_v have_v his_o leave_n to_o march_v through_o his_o country_n to_o canaan_n which_o courtesy_n he_o unkind_o deny_v they_o numb_a 20._o v._n 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o arise_v these_o remark_n the_o first_o be_v god_n word_n be_v israel_n director_n as_o unto_o all_o place_n so_o in_o all_o action_n this_o message_n which_o moses_n send_v unto_o edom_n here_o and_o all_o thing_n concern_v it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o direction_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v by_o deut._n 2.1_o 2_o 4_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o respect_n those_o history_n of_o the_o holy-scripture_n excel_v all_o other_o humane_a history_n in_o the_o world_n the_o story_n of_o the_o heathen_n concern_v their_o goddess_n vibilia_fw-la guide_v passenger_n in_o their_o way_n be_v but_o a_o mere_a fiction_n happy_a be_v he_o that_o have_v god_n for_o his_o guide_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 144.15_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a so_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v we_o must_v live_v peaceable_o with_o all_o man_n rom._n 12.18_o behold_v what_o a_o amicable_a message_n moses_n ambassador_n bear_v to_o edom_n thus_o say_v thy_o brother_n israel_n as_o jacob_n be_v esau_n brother_n which_o be_v a_o cogent_a prologue_n or_o exordium_n for_o a_o brother_n be_v bear_v for_o adversity_n prov._n 17.17_o and_o this_o title_n of_o brotherhood_n continue_v long_o after_o this_o obad._n v._n 10_o 12._o likewise_o the_o law_n enjoin_v israel_n not_o to_o abhor_v a_o edomite_n for_o he_o be_v thy_o brother_n as_o bear_v of_o esau_n deut._n 23.7_o though_o esau_n be_v a_o brother_n offend_v with_o jacob_n about_o beguile_v he_o of_o he_o birthright_n and_o blessing_n therefore_o be_v he_o hard_a to_o be_v win_v than_o a_o strong_a city_n etc._n etc._n prov._n 18.19_o however_o israel_n send_v he_o word_n of_o peace_n here_o as_o be_v do_v before_o gen._n 33._o and_o the_o whole_a narrative_a of_o this_o message_n be_v make_v up_o of_o amicable_a argument_n draw_v first_o from_o a_o reason_n of_o their_o consanguinity_n and_o second_o from_o a_o respect_n of_o their_o long_a burdensome_a bondage_n in_o egypt_n out_o of_o which_o the_o angel_n christ_n have_v deliver_v they_o and_o after_o that_o their_o long_a wander_n wearisome_a enough_o in_o the_o wilderness_n v._o 14_o 15_o 16._o three_o from_o a_o promise_n to_o pass_v peaceable_o in_o the_o king_n highway_n without_o any_o spoiling_n of_o vineyard_n etc._n etc._n by_o straggler_n through_o the_o country_n because_o it_o be_v the_o near_a way_n to_o canaan_n from_o kadesh_n they_o will_v do_v the_o edomite_n no_o wrong_a not_o take_v any_o thing_n of_o they_o but_o what_o they_o make_v first_o their_o own_o by_o pay_v for_o they_o v._o 17_o 19_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o deut._n 2.6_o 7._o for_o the_o most_o high_o divide_v to_o the_o nation_n their_o inheritance_n deut._n 32.8_o give_v mount-seir_n to_o edom_n of_o esau_n and_o therefore_o israel_n must_v not_o disturb_v they_o gen._n 36.43_o deut._n 2.5_o etc._n etc._n n.b._n they_o have_v a_o civil_a right_n and_o god_n will_v judge_v the_o wicked_a not_o as_o usurper_n but_o as_o abuser_n of_o possession_n and_o oh_o that_o we_o can_v bespeak_v the_o world_n thus_o let_v we_o pass_v quiet_o through_o thou_o we_o will_v not_o taste_v of_o thy_o dainty_n nor_o touch_v they_o but_o go_v by_o that_o good_a old_a way_n the_o king_n of_o heaven_n have_v score_v out_o for_o we_o until_o we_o come_v at_o the_o key_n of_o canaan_n at_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v kindred_n after_o the_o flesh_n prove_v oft_o notorious_o unkind_a to_o god_n own_o people_n thus_o the_o edomite_n the_o carnal_a brethren_n of_o israel_n prove_v unkind_a to_o they_o in_o deny_v they_o that_o near_a passage_n through_o their_o country_n to_o canaan_n ver_fw-la 18_o 20._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o edom_n israel_n brother_n to_o have_v meet_v they_o with_o bread_n and_o water_n in_o the_o way_n as_o god_n speak_v of_o the_o moabite_n israel_n kinsman_n by_o lot_n deut._n 23.4_o but_o instead_o hereof_o they_o march_v out_o in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n to_o resist_v they_o by_o strong_a hand_n probable_o fear_v upon_o politic_a ground_n what_o so_o great_a a_o army_n once_o get_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o country_n may_v possible_o do_v see_v such_o vast_a host_n once_o entertain_v be_v not_o usual_o so_o easy_o remove_v and_o it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o edom_n be_v afraid_a of_o israel_n deut._n 2.4_o though_o they_o be_v worse_o fray_v than_o hurt_v they_o dare_v not_o trust_v israel_n fair_a proposal_n of_o
that_o earthly_a possession_n be_v but_o vanity_n our_o very_a name_n shall_v mind_v we_o of_o our_o duty_n observe_v 2._o a_o good_a name_n in_o its_o sense_n and_o signification_n may_v be_v of_o great_a comfort_n to_o a_o man_n in_o a_o evil_a day_n thus_o it_o be_v to_o this_o man_n who_o name_n signify_v my_o god_n be_v king_n he_o may_v make_v a_o believe_a use_n hereof_o ponder_v in_o his_o mind_n after_o this_o manner_n although_o there_o be_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n whereby_o i_o be_o drive_v out_o of_o my_o native_a country_n and_o constrain_v to_o sojourn_v in_o idolatrous_a moab_n yet_o my_o god_n be_v king_n over_o all_o over_o all_o person_n and_o over_o all_o nation_n he_o have_v a_o uncontrollable_a sovereignty_n over_o all_o man_n and_o matter_n and_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o any_o matter_n to_o any_o man_n as_o job_n 33.14_o it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o to_o be_v where_o my_o god_n who_o be_v my_o king_n to_o rule_v i_o will_v have_v i_o to_o be_v i_o be_o wherever_o i_o be_o evermore_o upon_o my_o father_n ground_n for_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o psal_n 24.1_o herewith_o david_n comfort_v himself_o often_o in_o his_o distress_n psal_n 47.2_o 8._o the_o lord_n reign_v and_o 93.1_o and_o 97.1_o and_o again_o 99.1_o and_o it_o be_v the_o comfortable_a say_n of_o bless_a myconius_n in_o the_o troublous_a time_n of_o luther_n reformation_n christus_fw-la vivit_fw-la &_o regnat_fw-la alioqui_fw-la totus_fw-la desperâssem_fw-la my_o christ_n live_v and_o reign_v otherwise_o i_o have_v be_v down_o upon_o all_o four_o as_o we_o say_v and_o have_v be_v utter_o ruin_v the_o name_n of_o the_o wife_n be_v naomi_n which_o signify_v my_o sweet_a or_o pleasant_a one_o a_o fit_a name_n for_o a_o wife_n who_o shall_v be_v to_o her_o husband_n as_o the_o love_a hind_n and_o pleasant_a roe_n prov._n 5.19_o hence_o observe_v 3._o all_o godly_a husband_n who_o god_n be_v their_o king_n shall_v have_v ardent_a affection_n to_o the_o wife_n of_o their_o bosom_n moses_n call_v a_o man_n wife_n the_o wife_n of_o his_o bosom_n deut._n 13.6_o and_o 28.54_o because_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o dear_a to_o they_o as_o their_o own_o heart_n that_o do_v lie_v in_o their_o bosom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n which_o be_v in_o thy_o bosom_n the_o place_n and_o seat_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o which_o lie_v in_o thy_o bosom_n mich._n 7.5_o which_o show_v that_o a_o wife_n shall_v be_v as_o dear_a to_o the_o husband_n as_o the_o heart_n in_o his_o bosom_n a_o wife_n be_v the_o most_o proper_a object_n of_o love_n col._n 3.19_o above_o parent_n friend_n child_n or_o any_o other_o though_o never_o so_o near_o and_o dear_a to_o we_o the_o hind_n and_o the_o roe_n be_v the_o two_o female_n of_o the_o hart_n and_o roebuck_n wherewith_o above_o all_o other_o creature_n they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v enamour_v man_n be_v command_v to_o be_v ravish_v always_o with_o their_o wife_n prov._n 5.19_o not_o to_o a_o fond_a uxoriousness_n or_o mulierosity_n but_o so_o far_o as_o first_o to_o overlook_v weakness_n in_o the_o weak_a vessel_n which_o love_n cover_v and_o second_o so_o to_o comport_v with_o she_o as_o to_o discover_v ardent_a and_o earnest_a affection_n towards_o she_o the_o most_o love_a couple_n we_o read_v of_o in_o god_n book_n be_v isaac_n and_o rebecca_n it_o be_v say_v of_o isaac_n and_o he_o love_v rebecca_n gen._n 24.67_o which_o be_v not_o say_v of_o any_o other_o and_o it_o be_v say_v further_o that_o his_o delight_n be_v in_o she_o gen._n 26.8_o woe_n to_o those_o that_o delight_n in_o strange_a flesh_n whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v hebr._n 13.4_o the_o name_n of_o his_o two_o son_n mahlon_n and_o chilion_n why_o they_o be_v so_o call_v be_v not_o show_v unless_o à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la only_o not_o a_o priori_fw-la to_o wit_n by_o the_o event_n of_o thing_n for_o mahlon_n hebr._n signify_v infirmity_n and_o chilion_n hebr._n signify_v finish_v which_o two_o name_n not_o only_o point_v out_o at_o something_o that_o relate_v to_o their_o father_n who_o give_v they_o those_o name_n but_o also_o something_o that_o relate_v to_o themselves_o first_o as_o to_o their_o father_n bernard_n gloss_n that_o he_o be_v mahlon_n in_o his_o leave_v of_o bethlehem_n and_o he_o be_v chilion_n in_o his_o abide_n in_o moab_n it_o be_v his_o infirmity_n to_o leave_v god_n people_n and_o go_v into_o a_o idolatrous_a country_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o outward_a estate_n and_o while_o he_o sojourn_v there_o whereas_o he_o shall_v have_v dwell_v in_o his_o own_o land_n psal_n 37.3_o his_o life_n be_v finish_v ver_fw-la 3._o and_o second_o as_o to_o themselves_o both_o those_o two_o son_n out_o of_o humane_a infirmity_n together_o with_o their_o father_n finish_v their_o life_n also_o v._o 5._o hence_o observe_v 4._o all_o the_o child_n of_o man_n have_v that_o natural_a infirmity_n that_o in_o the_o appoint_a time_n their_o life_n must_v be_v finish_v those_o two_o names-are_a writ_n upon_o all_o flesh_n infirmity_n and_z finish_v it_o be_v the_o grand_a statute_n of_o the_o upper_a house_n in_o heaven_n hebr._n 9.27_o it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o all_o man_n once_o to_o die_v man_n be_v make_v up_o of_o contrary_a humour_n heat_v cold_a moisture_n and_o dryness_n if_o any_o of_o those_o be_v predominant_a and_o not_o keep_v in_o a_o equal_a temperature_n down_o we_o go_v ephrathites_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n mich._n 5.2_o matth._n 2.6_o this_o place_n speak_v of_o there_o not_o of_o ephraim_n 1_o king_n 11.20_o continue_a there_o till_o elimelech_n die_v a_o beggar_n say_v the_o jew_n he_o go_v out_o full_a but_o die_v empty_a ver_fw-la 21._o god_n do_v charge_n moab_n with_o his_o outcast_n isa_n 16.4_o which_o have_v former_o be_v hard-hearted_a to_o israel_n deut._n 23.3_o have_v they_o not_o be_v kind_o use_v as_o sojourner_n they_o will_v never_o have_v stay_v there_o ten_o year_n as_o ver_fw-la 4._o hence_o observe_v 5._o god_n can_v and_o will_v speak_v for_o his_o poor_a persecute_a people_n in_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o cause_v their_o most_o inveterate-foe_n to_o favour_v they_o as_o he_o do_v for_o they_o in_o moab_n here_o and_o as_o he_o promise_v to_o do_v in_o other_o country_n very_o i_o will_v cause_v the_o enemy_n to_o entreat_v thou_o well_o jer._n 15.11_o the_o hebr._n import_v if_o i_o do_v not_o intercede_v for_o thou_o with_o the_o enemy_n than_o never_o trust_v i_o more_o say_v the_o lord_n this_o god_n perform_v after_o what_o he_o have_v promise_v here_o to_o the_o prophet_n jerem._n 40.4_o nebuzaradan_n say_v to_o he_o come_v and_o i_o will_v look_v well_o to_o thou_o etc._n etc._n pharaoh_n can_v not_o be_v kind_a to_o joseph_n gen._n 47.6_o nor_o abraham_n to_o lot_n gen._n 13.9_o than_o he_o be_v to_o jeremy_n our_o god_n be_v to_o be_v adore_v for_o this_o at_o this_o day_n sion_n outcast_n of_o man_n jer._n 30.17_o be_v not_o cast_v away_o his_o of_o god_n though_o he_o seem_v to_o cast_v off_o the_o care_n of_o they_o yet_o be_v he_o at_o work_n for_o they_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o adversary_n say_v to_o they_o let_v my_o outcast_n dwell_v with_o thou_o moab_n as_o if_o god_n have_v say_v it_o will_v not_o be_v long_o '_o ere_o i_o call_v home_o my_o banish_a be_v content_a to_o let_v they_o dwell_v some_o while_n with_o thou_o herein_o thou_o shall_v do_v thyself_o no_o disservice_n at_o all_o naomi_n be_v call_v home_o to_o canaan_n where_o god_n provide_v for_o she_o and_o make_v she_o last_o day_n her_o best_a day_n god_n people_n may_v be_v persecute_v but_o not_o forsake_v 2_o cor._n 4.6_o v._o 3._o and_n elimelech_n naomi_n be_v husband_n died._n death_n come_v very_o near_o a_o man_n when_o it_o climb_v up_o to_o his_o bed_n and_o strike_v a_o rib_n out_o of_o his_o side_n to_o wit_n when_o god_n take_v away_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o eye_n with_o a_o stroke_n ezek._n 24.16_o thy_o dear_o belove_a and_o great_o delight_v in_o it_o be_v a_o great_a trial_n to_o the_o prophet_n patience_n and_o obedience_n especial_o consider_v that_o his_o comfortable_a consort_n must_v have_v a_o dry_a funeral_n moâ—s_fw-la mea_fw-la ne_fw-la careat_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la tear_n be_v the_o due_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o it_o will_v have_v be_v some_o ease_n to_o the_o prophet_n if_o he_o may_v have_v mourn_v for_o his_o dead_a for_o expletur_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la egeriturque_fw-la dolour_n as_o the_o hind_n by_o call_a so_o man_n by_o sorrow_a do_v cast_v out_o their_o sorrow_n job_n 39.3_o yet_o this_o ezekiel_n must_v not_o do_v for_o he_o be_v herein_o to_o be_v a_o sign_n to_o israel_n that_o
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say_v thus_o to_o god_n all_o that_o thou_o command_v i_o to_o do_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o christ_n i_o will_v do_v see_v how_o the_o spouse_n venture_v far_o for_o christ_n cant._n 3._o and_o ch_n 5._o and_o ch_n 8.1_o to_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o veil_n and_o to_o wound_v hence_o observe_v christ_n must_v be_v have_v at_o any_o rate_n we_o can_v live_v we_o dare_v not_o die_v without_o he_o v._o 6._o she_o do_v all_o her_o mother_n bid_v she_o do_v hence_o observe_v ruth_n universal_a obedience_n to_o naomi_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o many_o disobedient_a and_o rebellious_a child_n that_o instead_o of_o do_v all_o thing_n their_o parent_n lawful_o command_v they_o according_a to_o the_o five_o commandment_n they_o scarce_o do_v any_o thing_n or_o it_o may_v be_v just_a nothing_o how_o can_v
lightning_n and_o hot_a thunderbolt_n just_o when_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v on_o upon_o a_o fast_n and_o a_o pray_v people_n n._n b._n at_o the_o prayer_n of_o samuel_n god_n do_v this_o to_o show_v plùs_fw-la precando_fw-la quam_fw-la praeliando_fw-la etc._n etc._n more_o good_a may_v be_v do_v by_o divine_a prayer_n than_o by_o humane_a power_n unarm_v israel_n have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v here_o than_o to_o pursue_v v._o 11._o and_o to_o take_v up_o the_o weapon_n that_o the_o philistine_n in_o their_o fright_n have_v throw_v away_o and_o so_o slay_v they_o with_o their_o own_o sword_n nor_o be_v this_o all_o god_n do_v for_o israel_n but_o josephus_n say_v the_o earth_n tremble_v and_o open_v and_o so_o devour_v many_o of_o they_o israel_n pursue_v they_o to_o bethcar_n which_o signify_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lamb_n the_o place_n of_o this_o victory_n be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o lamb_n which_o samuel_n sacrifice_v to_o procure_v the_o performance_n of_o his_o mother_n hannah_n prediction_n chap._n 2.10_o and_o samuel_n set_v up_o a_o stone_n as_o a_o trophy_n of_o this_o victory_n call_v it_o ebenezer_n a_o stone_n of_o help_n v._o 12._o this_o place_n do_v the_o more_o deserve_v a_o double_a monument_n because_o it_o be_v the_o very_a place_n where_o israel_n have_v be_v former_o so_o fatal_o beat_v and_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n take_v etc._n etc._n chap_n 4.1_o call_v so_o there_o by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n and_o where_o now_o israel_n recover_v their_o lose_a liberty_n for_o this_o victory_n be_v so_o formidable_a and_o fatal_a to_o the_o philistine_n that_o they_o dare_v no_o more_o rally_v their_o scatter_a troop_n nor_o recruit_v their_o vanquish_a army_n to_o make_v any_o new_a incursion_n in_o samuel_n day_n v._o 13._o and_o the_o city_n former_o lose_v be_v restore_v by_o those_o crest-faln_a philistine_n unto_o israel_n yea_o and_o not_o only_o they_o but_o the_o very_a amorites_n the_o most_o valiant_a of_o all_o the_o canaanite_n come_v and_o truckle_n to_o and_o make_v peace_n with_o israel_n v._o 14._o the_o four_o remark_n concern_v the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n namely_o the_o act_n of_o samuel_n in_o the_o time_n of_o peace_n after_o this_o time_n of_o war_n be_v accomplish_v he_o judge_v israel_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n v._o 15._o that_o be_v thirty_o eight_o year_n alone_o and_o though_o saul_n be_v a_o ordinary_a king_n in_o his_o two_o last_o year_n yet_o samuel_n be_v the_o extraordinary_a judge_n which_o office_n from_o god_n saul_n can_v not_o take_v from_o he_o and_o samuel_n be_v a_o mix_a person_n a_o prophet_n as_o well_o as_o judge_n exercise_v his_o office_n in_o the_o former_a year_n of_o saul_n as_o chap._n 11.7_o and_o 15.32_o 33._o and_o their_o time_n be_v join_v together_o act_v 13.20_o 21._o he_o be_v commend_v here_o first_o for_o his_o prudence_n towards_o the_o republic_n in_o go_v his_o yearly_o circuit_n for_o the_o people_n ease_n and_o conveniency_n administer_a justice_n public_o at_o three_o place_n bethel_n gilgal_n and_o mizpeh_n v._o 16._o and_o private_o at_o his_o own_o house_n in_o ramah_n this_o good_a man_n be_v ever_o in_o action_n for_o the_o public_a good_a and_o second_o for_o his_o piety_n towards_o religion_n in_o build_v a_o altar_n for_o extraordinary_a sacrifice_n v._o 17._o when_o probable_o both_o tabernacle_n and_o altar_n be_v destroy_v at_o shilo_n he_o have_v no_o word_n from_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o prophet_n to_o remove_v the_o ark_n out_o of_o the_o private_a house_n at_o kiriath_n jearim_n that_o be_v not_o do_v till_o david_n day_n yet_o may_v he_o have_v a_o word_n for_o build_v this_o altar_n that_o his_o sacrifice_n may_v be_v join_v with_o his_o prayer_n for_o direction_n in_o all_o emergency_n etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n chap._n viii_o chapter_n the_o eight_o contain_v the_o change_n of_o israel_n aristocracy_n into_o a_o monarchy_n in_o its_o cause_n and_o occasion_n etc._n etc._n the_o first_o remark_n be_v the_o move_a cause_n and_o occasion_n why_o israel_n desire_v this_o change_n which_o be_v 1._o samuel_n superannuation_n they_o conceive_v that_o his_o old_a age_n have_v disenable_v he_o for_o his_o high_a duty_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o real_o so_o for_o he_o perform_v signal_n and_o singular_a service_n in_o his_o office_n long_o after_o and_o even_o in_o saul_n reign_n be_v strong_a enough_o to_o hew_v agag_n in_o piece_n chap._n 15._o but_o the_o 2._o cause_o be_v more_o real_a namely_o the_o degeneration_n of_o his_o son_n joel_n and_o abiah_n who_o in_o his_o decline_a day_n he_o make_v his_o substitute_n be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v the_o whole_a duty_n by_o himself_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o this_o good_a man_n have_v give_v his_o son_n the_o best_a breed_n and_o be_v not_o without_o great_a hope_n of_o their_o good_a behaviour_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o office_n yea_o and_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o improbable_a but_o they_o demean_v themselves_o demure_o enough_o at_o the_o first_o and_o manage_v their_o matter_n in_o a_o due_a decorum_n until_o they_o come_v to_o be_v intoxicate_v with_o their_o new_a dignity_n which_o prove_v over_o strong_a wine_n for_o their_o weak_a brain_n prov._n 1.32_o but_o more_o especial_o till_o they_o come_v to_o be_v debauch_v by_o bribe_n v._o 1_o 2_o 3._o n._n b._n it_o be_v too_o severe_a a_o censure_n to_o imagine_v that_o samuel_n so_o good_a a_o man_n can_v set_v up_o his_o son_n as_o his_o deputy_n out_o of_o any_o such_o fond_a indulgency_n as_o himself_o have_v reprove_v in_o eli_n and_o denounce_v god_n dreadful_a judgement_n against_o he_o for_o so_o do_v gideon_n dare_v not_o do_v so_o in_o his_o day_n judg._n 8.23_o this_o be_v samuel_n sin_n for_o god_n call_v the_o judge_n not_o man_n etc._n etc._n he_o may_v not_o make_v his_o son_n judge_n yet_o it_o may_v not_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o both_o his_o own_o example_n and_o his_o son_n education_n agave_v the_o good_a father_n a_o very_a hopeful_a prospect_n that_o his_o son_n be_v well_o qualify_v for_o the_o high_a employment_n though_o it_o prove_v otherwise_o etc._n etc._n however_o this_o may_v be_v true_o say_v as_o samuel_n succeed_v eli_n in_o his_o place_n so_o he_o do_v in_o his_o cross_n though_o not_o in_o his_o sin_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o weak_a argument_n the_o elder_n use_v to_o cause_n samuel_n compliance_n with_o they_o in_o desire_v a_o king_n v._o 4_o 5._o they_o urge_v first_o thou_o be_v old_a they_o may_v have_v be_v answer_v it_o be_v true_a he_o be_v in_o his_o old_a age_n but_o not_o come_v yet_o to_o his_o doteage_n for_o he_o can_v do_v and_o do_v his_o office_n for_o many_o year_n after_o so_o deserve_v not_o to_o be_v depose_v by_o they_o now_o second_o thy_o son_n walk_v not_o in_o thy_o way_n it_o may_v be_v this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o son_n be_v complain_v of_o to_o their_o father_n possible_o n._n b._n these_o son_n may_v have_v be_v reclaim_v by_o samuel_n gravity_n and_o authority_n upon_o the_o first_o or_o second_o sharp_a admonition_n and_o suppose_v they_o have_v prove_v proof_n against_o reproof_n and_o so_o have_v become_v unreclaimable_a may_v not_o better_a vicegerent_n to_o the_o supreme_a judge_n be_v put_v in_o their_o place_n no_o necessity_n there_o be_v still_o to_o alter_v the_o government_n three_o now_o make_v we_o a_o king_n to_o judge_v we_o but_o what_o assurance_n can_v they_o give_v that_o their_o king_n will_v be_v of_o a_o better_a behaviour_n than_o samuel_n son_n have_v be_v of_o may_v it_o not_o have_v be_v retort_v upon_o they_o how_o some_o of_o they_o long_o since_o set_v up_o that_o bastard_n abimelech_n to_o be_v their_o king_n and_o how_o little_a comfort_n come_v to_o they_o out_o of_o that_o curse_a bramble_n four_o we_o will_v be_v like_o other_o nation_n but_o there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a reason_n for_o god_n have_v separate_v israel_n from_o all_o other_o nation_n as_o a_o peculiar_a nation_n to_o himself_o and_o have_v receive_v they_o into_o his_o own_o special_a charge_n and_o government_n therefore_o josephus_n the_o jew_n do_v well_o call_v this_o government_n of_o israel_n under_o judge_n of_o god_n own_o choose_n and_o not_o of_o the_o people_n rather_o a_o thoocracy_n govern_v by_o god_n than_o a_o aristocracy_n govern_v by_o primate_fw-la and_o principal_n of_o the_o people_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v samuel_n be_v resentment_n of_o this_o resolute_a motion_n for_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n it_o be_v say_v but_o the_o thing_n displease_v samuel_n v._n 6._o and_o why_o so_o because_o it_o be_v a_o high_a affront_n and_o a_o heinous_a indignity_n do_v to_o his_o person_n by_o their_o attempt_n to_o shake_v of_o his_o
they_o so_o chain_v up_o by_o the_o overrule_a providence_n of_o god_n that_o they_o be_v bind_v up_o from_o do_v so_o much_o mischief_n to_o david_n and_o his_o friend_n as_o david_n have_v do_v to_o they_o for_o god_n design_v this_o calamity_n only_o to_o chastise_v david_n for_o his_o distrust_v god_n in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n chap._n 22.5_o and_o for_o his_o dissimulation_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o philistines_n but_o not_o to_o deliver_v either_o he_o or_o he_o to_o death_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v though_o the_o loss_n be_v not_o so_o great_a as_o it_o may_v have_v be_v without_o god_n restraint_n yet_o be_v it_o so_o grievous_o deplorable_a that_o they_o all_o bewail_v it_o and_o weep_v until_o they_o can_v weep_v no_o more_o v._o 3_o 4._o and_o no_o wonder_n for_o achish_n have_v dismiss_v david_n and_o his_o man_n and_o bid_v they_o return_v home_o to_o the_o city_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v on_o they_o they_o thereupon_o march_v away_o and_o be_v three_o day_n in_o march_v from_o achish_n army_n to_o ziklag_n v._o 1._o &_o 2_o sam._n 1.2_o well_o weary_v undoubted_o with_o this_o long_a march_n all_o on_o foot_n and_o at_o the_o end_n find_v they_o have_v no_o home_n to_o harbour_v they_o nor_o wife_n to_o embrace_v they_o after_o a_o long_a absense_n nor_o son_n or_o daughter_n to_o refresh_v they_o with_o their_o presence_n and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o david_n be_v great_o distress_v also_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o wife_n v._o 5._o but_o more_o especial_o for_o fear_n of_o be_v stone_v by_o his_o own_o friend_n and_o follower_n as_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o all_o their_o calamity_n n._n b._n note_v well_o first_o in_o provoke_v the_o amalekite_n to_o this_o cruelty_n second_o in_o his_o so_o improvident_o draw_v forth_o all_o his_o force_n that_o shall_v have_v guard_v ziklag_n against_o the_o incense_a amalekite_n three_o in_o his_o be_v overforward_a to_o march_v with_o achish_n against_o their_o own_o people_n and_o to_o assist_v he_o in_o such_o a_o unnecessary_a yea_o pernicious_a war_n against_o god_n israel_n four_o this_o fury_n of_o their_o ston_a david_n may_v arise_v from_o that_o innate_a levity_n of_o their_o mind_n natural_o inherent_a in_o the_o jewish_a nation_n that_o upon_o every_o discontent_n be_v for_o ston_a their_o ruler_n as_o moses_n exod._n 17_o 6._o and_o the_o messiah_n joh._n 8.59_o and_o here_o david_n a_o type_n of_o christ_n that_o bless_a messiah_n five_o or_o it_o may_v spring_v from_o that_o stupefaction_n into_o which_o their_o great_a grief_n have_v overwhelm_v they_o so_o that_o they_o have_v lose_v the_o use_n of_o their_o reason_n and_o know_v not_o what_o they_o either_o say_v or_o do_v six_o tacitus_n note_v that_o a_o overthrow_n receive_v in_o any_o army_n do_v common_o cause_v a_o mutiny_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v david_n remedy_n to_o this_o desperate_a malady_n but_o david_n encourage_v himself_o in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n v._n 6._o take_v a_o particular_a prospect_n of_o david_n discouragement_n whereby_o he_o become_v so_o prodigious_o distress_v n._n b._n note_v well_o 1._o he_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v from_o his_o own_o home_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o by_o saul_n furious_a rage_n against_o he_o drive_v as_o a_o exile_n into_o a_o heathenish_a country_n 2._o have_v have_v a_o little_a lucid_a interval_n a_o short_a respite_n of_o peace_n and_o breathe_v by_o seat_v his_o family_n at_o ziklag_n and_o though_o himself_o have_v be_v for_o a_o while_o absent_a from_o thence_o with_o achish_n yet_o now_o have_v he_o send_v he_o home_o but_o now_o he_o have_v no_o home_n to_o come_v to_o for_o he_o find_v his_o house_n burn_v etc._n etc._n 3_o what_o to_o do_v or_o which_o way_n to_o turn_v himself_o he_o know_v not_o not_o to_o his_o own_o country_n for_o that_o have_v be_v to_o run_v into_o the_o mouth_n of_o that_o furious_a lion_n saul_n who_o seek_v to_o devour_v he_o every_o day_n nor_o to_o the_o philistines_n dare_v he_o turn_v back_o for_o their_o lord_n have_v such_o a_o envious_a eye_n of_o jealousy_n over_o he_o that_o they_o have_v new_o get_v he_o cashier_v from_o their_o army_n though_o their_o general_n have_v show_v much_o generosity_n towards_o he_o yet_o the_o lord_n prevail_v to_o pack_v he_o away_o with_o dishonour_n and_o disgrace_n 4._o the_o amalekite_n his_o malicious_a enemy_n be_v now_o become_v possessor_n of_o his_o belove_a wife_n and_o have_v a_o strong_a army_n to_o maintain_v their_o possession_n of_o they_o 5._o his_o own_o friend_n and_o follower_n from_o who_o alone_o he_o can_v expect_v any_o comfort_n be_v so_o exasperate_v as_o they_o will_v needs_o stone_n he_o alas_o poor_a distress_a david_n what_o be_v his_o remedy_n against_o this_o desperate_a malady_n he_o can_v look_v for_o relief_n no_o where_o here_o below_o therefore_o he_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o encourage_v himself_o in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n now_o david_n be_v at_o his_o worst_a as_o joah_n say_v afterward_o to_o he_o in_o another_o case_n 2_o sam._n 19.7_o this_o sad_a dispensation_n be_v worse_a to_o he_o than_o all_o the_o evil_n that_o have_v befall_v he_o from_o his_o youth_n until_o now_o and_o therefore_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o deliverance_n be_v not_o far_o off_o as_o when_o thing_n be_v once_o at_o the_o worst_a we_o use_v to_o say_v they_o will_v then_o mend_v so_o david_n deliverance_n be_v here_o at_o the_o door_n when_o he_o believe_o cast_v his_o whole_a dependency_n upon_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n only_o who_o he_o have_v find_v faithful_a to_o he_o in_o his_o promise_n and_o have_v never_o fail_v he_o in_o his_o deep_a danger_n with_o his_o providence_n god_n love_v david_n well_o know_v to_o reserve_v his_o holy_a hand_n for_o a_o dead_a lift_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o his_o servant_n in_o covenant_n with_o he_o when_o there_o be_v a_o damp_n upon_o their_o hope_n and_o a_o death_n upon_o their_o help_n thus_o his_o encouragement_n in_o god_n do_v by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o faith_n out-weight_n weigh_v his_o discouragement_n from_o man_n though_o his_o distress_n be_v the_o great_a inasmuch_o as_o those_o very_a distress_a person_n who_o he_o have_v receive_v into_o his_o protection_n chap._n 22.2_o be_v now_o become_v david_n grande_v distresser_n in_o their_o design_v to_o stone_n he_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o antecedent_n of_o david_n expedition_n against_o the_o amalekite_n v._o 7_o 8._o wherein_o he_o first_o crave_v divine_a help_n and_z consults_z god_n oracle_n according_a to_o god_n ordinance_n numb_a 27.21_o as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o with_o good_a success_n for_o his_o own_o safety_n chap._n 23.9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n he_o here_o begin_v at_o the_o right_a end_n etc._n etc._n before_o which_o time_n we_o find_v in_o this_o good_a man_n a_o bad_a neglect_n of_o this_o good_a duty_n in_o thus_o consult_v with_o god_n for_o we_o read_v not_o of_o his_o call_n for_o the_o ephod_n either_o when_o he_o flee_v to_o gath_n for_o refuge_n from_o saul_n chap._n 27.1_o or_o when_o he_o offer_v to_o go_v along_o with_o achish_a to_o the_o battle_n against_o israel_n chap._n 28.2_o but_o now_o when_o his_o distress_n he_o have_v bring_v himself_o unto_o be_v be_v his_o own_o counsellor_n make_v he_o sensible_a both_o of_o his_o former_a error_n and_o of_o his_o present_a duty_n now_o he_o can_v cry_v again_o bring_v hither_o the_o ephod_n this_o great_a distress_n have_v drive_v david_n into_o his_o countinghouse_n where_o he_o find_v how_o his_o god_n in_o covenant_n relation_n have_v hitherto_o preserve_v he_o by_o his_o all-poweful_a providence_n and_o have_v likewise_o give_v he_o a_o special_a promise_n which_o he_o can_v not_o but_o account_v infallible_a of_o his_o succeed_a saul_n in_o the_o kingdom_n therefore_o so_o good_a a_o god_n be_v no_o long_o to_o be_v neglect_v by_o he_o who_o be_v bind_v likewise_o by_o covenant_n on_o his_o part_n to_o acknowledge_v god_n in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o not_o to_o lean_v upon_o his_o own_o understanding_n prov._n 3.5_o as_o he_o have_v do_v heretofore_o and_o have_v deep_o smart_v for_o it_o no_o doubt_n but_o david_n have_v more_o than_o a_o month_n mind_n to_o pursue_v the_o amalekite_n and_o to_o recover_v his_o belove_a wife_n yet_o dare_v he_o not_o now_o do_v so_o without_o god_n leave_n and_o like_n and_o no_o soon_o do_v david_n remember_v god_n but_o god_n also_o do_v remember_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o answer_n of_o peace_n both_o his_o approbation_n and_o direction_n to_o pursue_v and_o prevail_v david_n ephod_n bring_v a_o blessing_n to_o he_o when_o saul_n witch_n bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o son_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n note_v well_o saul_n have_v
shake_a leaf_n shall_v chase_v they_o levit._n 26.36_o then_o shall_v the_o lord_n go_v out_o before_o thou_o god_n the_o father_n speak_v this_o of_o god_n the_o son_n the_o captain_n of_o salvation_n josh_n 5.14_o heb._n 2.10_o etc._n etc._n david_n do_v so_o and_o defeat_v they_o the_o second_o time_n and_o pursue_v they_o home_o which_o he_o do_v not_o do_v in_o the_o first_o defeat_n v._o 25._o n._n b._n note_v well_o oh_o that_o we_o can_v mind_v the_o motion_n of_o christ_n spirit_n in_o our_o spiritual_a warfare_n when_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o standard_n isa_n 59.19_o these_o be_v the_o sound_n of_o god_n go_n psal_n 89.51_o then_o be_v the_o conquer_a time_n 2_o sam._n chap._n vi_o this_o chapter_n relate_v the_o honourable_a transportation_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n from_o kiriath-jearim_a where_o it_o have_v be_v above_o forty_o year_n in_o order_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o place_n which_o david_n have_v prepare_v for_o its_o settlement_n there_o where_o note_v the_o three_o general_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n the_o first_o be_v the_o bring_v up_o of_o god_n ark_n from_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n the_o second_o be_v the_o seat_v of_o it_o in_o a_o strange_a place_n in_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n and_o the_o three_o be_v the_o carriage_n of_o it_o at_o last_o to_o its_o proper_a place_n etc._n etc._n remark_n upon_o it_o be_v first_o david_n call_v all_o israel_n together_o again_o to_o fetch_v up_o the_o ark_n which_o hitherto_o can_v not_o be_v do_v because_o of_o the_o invasion_n of_o the_o philistine_n though_o david_n will_v have_v begin_v with_o religion_n have_v he_o enjoy_v peace_n but_o reformation_n will_v meet_v with_o opposition_n david_n be_v now_o no_o soon_o settle_v again_o in_o his_o kingdom_n after_o this_o double_a defeat_n of_o the_o philistine_n but_o he_o resolve_v upon_o settle_v religion_n and_o the_o sincere_a service_n of_o god_n seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o all_o thing_n else_o shall_v be_v add_v matth._n 6.33_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v as_o david_n call_v this_o great_a assembly_n together_o not_o only_o to_o put_v a_o honour_n upon_o the_o action_n it_o be_v do_v thus_o by_o general_a consent_n and_o so_o magnificent_o attend_v but_o also_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o ark_n in_o case_n the_o enemy_n shall_v make_v any_o attempt_n to_o interrupt_v they_o for_o their_o passage_n so_o his_o design_n be_v to_o redeem_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n presence_n from_o that_o sordid_a neglect_n all_o saul_n time_n possible_o because_o it_o be_v so_o long_o in_o a_o private_a house_n he_o intend_v now_o to_o carry_v it_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n the_o royal_a city_n in_o the_o very_a middle_n of_o the_o land_n far_o more_o convenient_a both_o for_o himself_o and_o all_o his_o subject_n to_o resort_v to_o it_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o to_o consult_v with_o it_o in_o all_o arduous_a and_o importunate_a emergency_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o journey_n from_o kiriath-jearim_a to_o jerusalem_n may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o too_o long_a a_o journey_n for_o the_o levite_n to_o carry_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n upon_o their_o shoulder_n according_a to_o god_n command_n numb_a 4.14_o 15._o &_o 7_o 9_o therefore_o out_o of_o their_o prudential_o which_o oft_o spoil_v true_a piety_n they_o provide_v a_o new_a cart_n and_o lay_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n upon_o it_o for_o its_o more_o current_a conveyance_n to_o its_o proper_a and_o appoint_a place_n this_o mode_n of_o carriage_n they_o have_v learn_v from_o the_o philistine_n a_o bad_a precedent_n who_o have_v do_v so_o before_o this_o without_o damage_n or_o any_o token_n of_o divine_a displeasure_n they_o do_v so_o at_o the_o direction_n of_o their_o diabolical_a diviner_n 1_o sam._n 6.2_o 7._o n.b._n no_o good_a pattern_n for_o israel_n practice_n they_o do_v not_o so_o well_o consider_v that_o god_n will_v wink_v at_o this_o disorder_n in_o the_o philistine_n because_o they_o be_v 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enemy_n be_v scatter_v etc._n etc._n psal_n 68.1_o at_o this_o time_n which_o be_v the_o word_n constant_o use_v when_o the_o ark_n be_v remove_v numb_a 10.35_o but_o alas_o how_o soon_o be_v all_o this_o mirth_n mar_v and_o turn_v into_o mourn_v all_o this_o sing_v into_o sigh_v mere_o by_o the_o stumble_v of_o the_o ox_n ver_fw-la 6_o 7._o vzzah_n observe_v that_o the_o ark_n be_v shake_v thereby_o and_o in_o danger_n of_o fall_v he_o thereupon_o put_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o stay_v it_o steady_a in_o the_o cart_n this_o act_n of_o his_o displease_v the_o lord_n not_o only_o for_o their_o cart_n his_o ark_n but_o also_o for_o uzzah_n touch_v it_o with_o his_o hand_n be_v no_o priest_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o a_o levite_n say_v josephus_n and_o be_v as_o some_o suppose_v the_o author_n of_o that_o counsel_n of_o carry_v the_o ark_n on_o a_o cart_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v carry_v on_o the_o koathite_n shoulder_n n._n b._n therefore_o god_n smite_v the_o breath_n out_o of_o his_o body_n the_o rabbin_n say_v god_n rend_v his_o arm_n wherewith_o he_o touch_v the_o ark_n from_o his_o shoulder_n as_o the_o name_n perez-vzzah_a import_v that_o god_n make_v a_o breach_n upon_o he_o n._n b._n i_o find_v learned_a man_n render_v several_a reason_n for_o god_n severity_n in_o this_o sore_a breach_n upon_o this_o good_a man_n as_o it_o be_v think_v and_o who_o do_v touch_v the_o ark_n here_o with_o a_o good_a intention_n but_o without_o warrant_n from_o god_n word_n some_o say_v 1._o that_o he_o be_v a_o levite_n but_o not_o of_o the_o koathite_n to_o who_o care_n the_o carriage_n of_o the_o ark_n be_v commit_v 2._o that_o he_o touch_v the_o ark_n naked_a and_o uncovered_a which_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o levites_n to_o do_v numb_a 4.15_o and_o 18.3_o 1_o sam_n 6.19_o etc._n etc._n 3._o that_o he_o touch_v it_o irreverent_o with_o a_o unclean_a hand_n and_o in_o a_o distrust_n of_o god_n care_n and_o providence_n as_o if_o god_n will_v have_v suffer_v his_o own_o glory_n the_o ark_n call_v god_n face_n psal_n 105.4_o and_o god_n himself_o psal_n 132.5_o to_o tumble_v down_o into_o the_o dirt_n etc._n etc._n this_o will_v have_v be_v a_o reproach_n to_o the_o ark_n and_o a_o discouragement_n to_o the_o israelite_n to_o give_v it_o due_a veneration_n afterward_o n._n b._n note_v well_o objection_n seem_v not_o this_o too_o much_o severity_n in_o god_n to_o smite_v this_o good_a man_n for_o so_o small_a a_o fault_n yet_o spare_v ahio_n that_o lead_v the_o ox_n answer_v in_o general_n man_n can_v be_v competent_a judge_n of_o god_n judgement_n which_o sometime_o be_v secret_a but_o always_o just_a but_o in_o particular_a this_o may_v be_v say_v to_o justify_v god_n herein_o first_o peter_z martyr_n say_v god_n purposely_o give_v this_o instance_n of_o severity_n partly_o for_o the_o demonstration_n of_o his_o own_o exact_a holiness_n and_o partly_o for_o the_o establishment_n of_o discipline_n among_o his_o people_n as_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n oft_o punish_v some_o offender_n for_o seem_v small_a offence_n in_o terrorem_fw-la as_o a_o caution_n to_o other_o and_o so_o there_o be_v more_o of_o mercy_n than_o of_o justice_n herein_o for_o whereas_o the_o justice_n be_v so_o execute_v upon_o one_o person_n only_o yet_o the_o mercy_n be_v extend_v to_o all_o person_n in_o all_o age_n that_o they_o may_v avoid_v the_o like_a second_o the_o same_o author_n say_v that_o god_n be_v most_o severe_a in_o matter_n that_o immediate_o concern_v his_o own_o service_n and_o against_o those_o person_n that_o draw_v nigh_o to_o he_o therein_o as_o with_o nadah_n and_o abihu_n levit._n 10.1_o 2_o 3._o judgement_n begin_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 1_o pet._n 4.17_o and_o such_o servant_n as_o know_v his_o will_n
now_o need_v of_o this_o noble_a captain_n yet_o rather_o than_o have_v this_o young_a proselyte_n discourage_v in_o his_o new_a profession_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n he_o will_v trust_v god_n with_o himself_o and_o he_o concern_v in_o raise_v up_o other_o instrument_n for_o his_o assistance_n it_o seem_v david_n be_v none_o of_o those_o kind_n of_o man_n who_o measure_v all_o thing_n for_o their_o advantage_n and_o may_v they_o have_v their_o own_o self-end_n they_o matter_n not_o what_o become_v of_o the_o weal_n of_o other_o mark_v four_o david_n in_o order_n to_o ittai_n dismission_n give_v he_o a_o cordial_a prayer_n mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v with_o thou_o word_n oft_o in_o david_n mouth_n psal_n 25.10_o etc._n etc._n wherein_o he_o wish_v he_o covenant-kindness_n that_o god_n will_v reward_v his_o labour_n of_o love_n in_o his_o present_a willingness_n to_o wait_v upon_o he_o see_v say_v he_o i_o in_o a_o manner_n depose_v be_o not_o able_a to_o requite_v thou_o therefore_o he_o pray_v god_n to_o perform_v all_o his_o precious_a promise_n make_v to_o true_a proselyte_n as_o well_o as_o to_o israelites_n good_a to_o he_o that_o as_o god_n mercy_n move_v he_o to_o make_v the_o promise_n so_o his_o truth_n may_v bind_v he_o to_o perform_v they_o to_o he_o for_o his_o temporal_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a welfare_n mark_v five_o ittai_n be_v such_o a_o fast_a and_o faithful_a friend_n to_o david_n that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v by_o any_o mean_v shake_v off_o but_o resolve_o reply_n nothing_o shall_v part_v they_o save_o death_n only_o v._n 21._o a_o sure_a friend_n be_v best_a see_v in_o unsure_a matter_n such_o friend_n that_o will_v be_v certain_a in_o adversity_n as_o well_o as_o in_o prosperity_n as_o one_o say_v be_v go_v on_o pilgrimage_n and_o their_o return_n be_v uncertain_a n._n b._n david_n take_v ittai'_v fix_v fidelity_n so_o high_o oblige_v that_o he_o make_v this_o very_a man_n one_o of_o his_o three_o general_n in_o that_o fatal_a and_o final_a battle_n against_o absalon_n chap._n 18.2_o and_o doubtless_o it_o can_v not_o but_o much_o encourage_v david_n dependency_n upon_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o distress_n when_o he_o see_v though_o his_o own_o native_a subject_n do_v desert_v he_o yet_o god_n have_v fetch_v in_o a_o foreigner_n from_o far_o that_o will_v be_v fix_v for_o he_o and_o that_o a_o man_n of_o a_o great_a figure_n able_a every_o way_n both_o for_o courage_n and_o conduct_n yea_o and_o if_o so_o as_o some_o say_v a_o king_n son_n too_o to_o fight_v for_o he_o as_o well_o as_o a_o king_n son_n to_o sight_n against_o he_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o ark_n come_v to_o david_n and_o his_o send_v it_o back_o again_o to_o the_o city_n v._o 23._o to_o 29._o mark_v first_o when_o all_o the_o country_n people_n behold_v david_n trudge_v a_o foot_n over_o the_o brook_n kidron_n wherein_o he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n who_o pass_v over_o the_o same_o brook_n when_o in_o danger_n of_o the_o jew_n joh._n 18_o 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unto_o he_o as_o he_o promise_v ezek._n 11.16_o and_o not_o withdraw_v his_o powerful_a presence_n and_o protection_n from_o he_o both_o for_o his_o safety_n and_o for_o his_o success_n know_v that_o when_o god_n deny_v mean_n he_o supply_v mean_n when_o we_o can_v come_v to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n the_o god_n of_o ordinance_n come_v to_o we_o if_o david_n can_v but_o secure_v the_o substance_n he_o can_v better_o spare_v the_o shadow_n his_o second_o reason_n be_v though_o the_o ark_n presence_n have_v wrought_v wonder_n in_o divide_v jordan_n in_o demolish_n jericho_n etc._n etc._n so_o be_v desirable_a enough_o to_o david_n in_o his_o distress_n yet_o such_o a_o reverence_n he_o bear_v to_o it_o as_o he_o just_o think_v it_o unfit_a to_o hurry_v it_o from_o place_n to_o place_n he_o know_v not_o whither_o and_o to_o expose_v it_o to_o all_o the_o hazard_n that_o himself_o be_v like_a to_o be_v expose_v unto_o his_o three_o reason_n be_v his_o respect_n to_o the_o priest_n who_o he_o will_v not_o again_o expose_v to_o the_o rage_n of_o absolom_n as_o before_o he_o have_v do_v to_o the_o fury_n of_o king_n saul_n 1_o sam._n 22._o a_o four_o reason_n lyra_n fancy_v that_o david_n have_v bid_v abiathar_n ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n at_o the_o ark_n when_o it_o come_v hither_o but_o god_n give_v no_o answer_n whereby_o he_o know_v god_n be_v not_o yet_o pacify_v the_o five_o reason_n be_v that_o render_v better_o by_o peter_n martyr_n namely_o david_n know_v those_o faithful_a priest_n may_v do_v he_o better_o service_n in_o the_o city_n than_o in_o his_o wander_n use_v this_o dilemma_n say_v either_o god_n will_v bring_v i_o back_o or_o he_o will_v not_o for_o my_o foul_a offence_n i_o peaceable_o and_o patient_o submit_v to_o his_o pleasure_n hence_o the_o six_o remark_n be_v david_n say_v to_o zadock_n it_o be_v not_o thy_o duty_n to_o attend_v i_o in_o my_o banishment_n but_o on_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o tent_n where_o i_o have_v place_v it_o in_o the_o city_n and_o where_o thou_o may_v both_o pray_v and_o consult_v with_o god_n for_o i_o and_o also_o give_v i_o good_a intelligence_n of_o the_o rebel_n motion_n and_o counsel_n by_o thy_o son_n which_o be_v of_o great_a consequence_n to_o my_o concern_v i_o will_v hover_v in_o the_o wilderness_n which_o be_v my_o haunt_n when_o i_o flee_v from_o saul_n and_o where_o i_o find_v not_o god_n a_o barren_a wilderness_n to_o i_o jerem._n 2.31_o then_o they_o return_v with_o the_o ark_n but_o david_n go_v weep_v and_o barefoot_a take_v a_o holy_a revenge_n upon_o himself_o for_o his_o former_a luxury_n and_o impiety_n up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n that_o from_o thence_o he_o may_v look_v towards_o the_o ark_n yet_o in_o sight_n not_o like_a to_o see_v it_o again_o in_o haste_n there_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n weep_v and_o pray_v the_o seven_o remark_n be_v god_n give_v a_o speedy_a answer_n to_o his_o prayer_n for_o though_o he_o be_v tell_v of_o poison_n achitophel_n deep_a reach_n assist_v absolom_n yet_o god_n send_v he_o in_o a_o antidote_n hushai_n to_o confound_v his_o crafty_a counsel_n as_o david_n have_v pray_v ver_fw-la 30_o 31_o to_o 37._o wherein_o mark_n 1._o david_n say_v to_o hushai_n be_v not_o thou_o a_o burden_n to_o i_o in_o my_o banishment_n see_v provision_n be_v scarce_o and_o see_v thou_o be_v old_a fit_a for_o counsel_n than_o for_o war_n ver_fw-la 33._o mark_v 2._o david_n direct_v he_o to_o dissemble_v with_o the_o new_a king_n ver_fw-la 34._o n._n b._n this_o be_v one_o of_o david_n error_n in_o the_o extremity_n of_o his_o strait_n in_o not_o do_v so_o exact_o as_o he_o shall_v which_o therefore_o god_n gracious_o pardon_v and_o direct_v david_n
porch_n and_o the_o court_n &c_n &c_n second_o the_o cubit_n by_o which_o the_o temple_n be_v count_v be_v sacred_a and_o great_a each_o cubit_n consist_v of_o twenty_o four_o inch_n but_o these_o cubit_n here_o be_v the_o common_a cubit_n and_o lesser_a contain_v only_o eighteen_o inch_n etc._n etc._n three_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v reckon_v from_o inside_n to_o inside_n the_o thickness_n of_o the_o two_o wall_n and_o the_o space_n of_o the_o porch_n at_o the_o entry_n and_o of_o the_o chamber_n round_o about_o be_v leave_v out_o four_o peter_n martyr_v well_o observe_v that_o the_o height_n of_o this_o house_n be_v but_o thirty_o cubit_n high_a consist_v of_o two_o fifteen_o be_v equal_a to_o the_o temple_n five_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o three_o house_n that_o for_o the_o king_n that_o for_o the_o queen_n and_o a_o three_o for_o delight_n be_v all_o comprise_v under_o the_o compass_n of_o one_o hundred_o cubit_n yea_o and_o the_o king_n treasury_n also_o 2_o 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leave_v in_o it_o to_o be_v fill_v with_o gold_n and_o so_o make_v more_o beautiful_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o beholder_n 2._o it_o be_v form_n make_v like_o a_o semicircle_n so_o that_o the_o king_n sit_v upon_o it_o say_v grotius_n almost_o surround_v with_o the_o people_n that_o he_o may_v sit_v safe_a from_o assassinate_v 3._o it_o be_v advance_n by_o six_o stately_a step_n which_o while_o the_o king_n ascend_v do_v mind_n he_o both_o of_o his_o dignity_n and_o duty_n in_o administer_a justice_n as_o pure_a as_o the_o gold_n he_o sit_v upon_o 4._o it_o be_v canopy_n at_o the_o top_n encircle_v solomon_n head_n for_o his_o great_a ease_n and_o state_n have_v stay_v on_o each_o side_n to_o rest_v his_o arm_n upon_o 5._o it_o be_v ornament_n both_o two_o lion_n upon_o the_o two_o stay_n and_o twelve_o lion_n upon_o the_o six_o step_n six_o on_o a_o side_n to_o show_v that_o his_o throne_n may_v not_o easy_o be_v overturn_v as_o the_o lion_n be_v the_o emblem_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n gen._n 49.9_o and_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n revel_v 5.5_o and_o this_o be_v likewise_o to_o teach_v solomon_n that_o both_o the_o valour_n and_o the_o vigilancy_n of_o a_o lion_n be_v requisite_a in_o royal_a judge_n and_o 6._o it_o be_v footstool_n be_v of_o gold_n also_o 2_o chron._n 9.18_o teach_v he_o to_o trample_v under_o foot_n the_o best_a thing_n of_o this_o low_a world_n n._n b._n here_o behold_v solomon_n sit_v in_o the_o great_a grandeur_n and_o most_o illustrious_a splendour_n of_o worldly_a glory_n yet_o oh_o how_o soon_o do_v all_o this_o pompous_a lustre_n and_o magnificent_a majesty_n perish_v and_o vanish_v away_o both_o in_o himself_o and_o in_o his_o successor_n mark_v 3._o the_o palace_n for_o his_o queen_n solomon_n build_v also_o ver_fw-la 8._o we_o find_v that_o when_o he_o have_v marry_v pharaoh_n daughter_n he_o place_v she_o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n 1_o king_n 3.1_o which_o then_o be_v solomon_n court_n but_o that_o city_n be_v now_o too_o narrow_a a_o place_n to_o entertain_v so_o great_a a_o princess_n with_o all_o her_o princely_a train_n therefore_o he_o build_v a_o spacious_a and_o special_a palace_n for_o she_o after_o he_o have_v build_v for_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o himself_o and_o bring_v she_o from_o the_o strait_a palace_n of_o david_n say_v my_o wife_n shall_v not_o dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o david_n because_o the_o place_n be_v holy_a whereunto_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v come_v two_o chron._n 8.11_o which_o piscator_fw-la read_v the_o house_n of_o david_n be_v too_o narrow_a and_o can_v contain_v both_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n court_n and_o solomon_n have_v say_v these_o word_n my_o wife_n shall_v not_o etc._n etc._n before_o he_o build_v a_o house_n for_o she_o and_o while_o the_o ark_n be_v yet_o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n nor_o be_v every_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n come_v consecrate_a to_o god_n so_o as_o not_o to_o return_v to_o common_a use_n after_o the_o ark_n departure_n for_o then_o the_o house_n of_o obededom_a and_o all_o other_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n either_o rest_v or_o pass_v over_o have_v be_v make_v holy_a thereby_o and_o not_o lawful_a for_o man_n to_o dwell_v in_o but_o solomon_n reason_n be_v ceremonial_a because_o she_o be_v a_o woman_n and_o so_o by_o her_o sex_n be_v subject_a to_o many_o ceremonial_a pollution_n the_o law_n of_o moses_n forbid_v monstrous_a woman_n ingress_n into_o the_o temple_n until_o they_o be_v purify_v moreover_o the_o queen_n be_v of_o egypt_n may_v have_v heathen_n at_o that_o time_n for_o her_o attendant_n so_o solomon_n judge_v it_o unsuitable_a that_o she_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o david_n where_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v but_o build_v a_o fair_a palace_n peculiar_a for_o she_o and_o bring_v she_o into_o it_o ☜_o the_o material_n of_o all_o these_o building_n for_o civil_a uses_n be_v very_o costly_a and_o last_a as_o marble_n and_o cedar_n above_o ground_n and_o under_o ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o now_o the_o history_n have_v finish_v the_o account_n of_o those_o civil_a fabric_n return_v to_o the_o description_n of_o the_o sacred_a furniture_n of_o the_o temple_n remark_n the_o first_o be_v the_o artificer_n who_o be_v commend_v by_o his_o name_n and_o nation_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o by_o his_o offspring_n tribe_n and_o skill_n ver_fw-la 14._o at_o the_o request_n of_o king_n solomon_n 2_o chron._n 2.7_o king_n hiram_n send_v he_o his_o namesake_n hiram_n when_o he_o first_o begin_v his_o temple-building_n though_o set_v down_o here_o for_o order_n of_o history_n this_o hiram_n father_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n here_o but_o say_v to_o be_v a_o tyrian_a as_o obededom_a a_o levite_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o gittite_n his_o mother_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n 2_o chron._n 2.14_o the_o place_n of_o idolatry_n i_o find_v sanctius_n solve_v this_o seem_a doubt_n say_v that_o possible_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n be_v no_o israelite_n may_v be_v misinform_v in_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o tribe_n n._n b._n however_o it_o be_v a_o singular_a providence_n of_o god_n that_o this_o widow_n son_n a_o great_a comfort_n to_o widow_n in_o their_o great_a trust_n in_o god_n jer._n 49.11_o shall_v join_v himself_o to_o a_o artificial_a master_n in_o tyre_n and_o so_o become_v so_o curious_a a_o workman_n as_o this_o son_n be_v undoubted_o a_o great_a comfort_n to_o his_o mother_n so_o at_o this_o juncture_n he_o be_v qualify_v for_o this_o glorious_a generation-work_n god_n call_v he_o to_o whereby_o his_o name_n be_v eternalize_v in_o scripture-record_n as_o the_o chief_a instrument_n in_o the_o temple_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v this_o hiram_n be_v say_v to_o work_n all_o king_n solomon_n work_n not_o only_o in_o brass_n but_o also_o in_o gold_n silver_n iron_n stone_n timber_n purple_a etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 2.14_o upon_o which_o account_n solomon_n as_o piscator_fw-la well_o note_v call_v this_o hiram_n abibu_n hebrew_n his_o father_n as_o a_o father_n and_o master_n of_o art_n 2_o chron._n 4.16_o out_o of_o pure_a respect_n to_o he_o for_o his_o universal_a skill_n as_o king_n hiram_n have_v call_v this_o hiram_n abi_n my_o father_n from_o the_o like_a veneration_n 2_o chron._n 2.13_o all_o the_o particular_a most_o exquisite_a and_o artificial_a work_n of_o this_o most_o excellent_a artificer_n and_o workman_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v number_v in_o due_a order_n see_v they_o be_v scatter_v here_o and_o there_o in_o divers_a place_n upon_o scripture_n record_n but_o to_o omit_v all_o those_o exact_a artifices_fw-la that_o belong_v to_o those_o other_o structure_n for_o civil_a use_v only_o and_o likewise_o those_o that_o appertain_v to_o the_o sacred_a temple_n which_o
kill_v he_o god_n reveal_v all_o to_o elisha_n who_o bid_v the_o elder_n among_o who_o jehu_n after_o king_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v one_o to_o shut_v the_o messenger_n out_o ver_fw-la 32._o which_o they_o need_v not_o hold_v fast_o long_o he_o tell_v they_o for_o the_o king_n repent_v come_v with_o a_o countermand_n recollect_v his_o former_a compliment_n my_o father_n shall_v i_o smite_v they_o the_o door_n be_v open_v at_o the_o king_n be_v come_v who_o elisha_n entreat_v say_v p._n martyr_n to_o wait_v a_o little_a long_o he_o answer_v desperate_o ver_fw-la 33._o in_o a_o right_a position_n this_o evil_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n but_o with_o a_o wicked_a inference_n let_v they_o wait_v that_o will_v i_o will_v wait_v no_o long_o but_o will_v yield_v to_o the_o syrian_n n._n b._n elisha_n see_v legion_n of_o angel_n to_o save_v he_o before_o from_o the_o syrian_n but_o now_o he_o only_o shut_v the_o door_n a_o sorry_a shift_n to_o resist_v a_o king_n to_o teach_v we_o his_o saint_n have_v not_o always_o the_o power_n of_o miracle_n nor_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n which_o fail_v ordinary_a mean_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o prudence_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n chap._n vii_o here_o the_o history_n of_o elisha_n oracle_n immediate_o follow_v the_o former_a history_n of_o king_n joram_n fret_v against_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o a_o perverse_a foolishness_n prov._n 19.3_o desperate_o resolve_v to_o yield_v up_o all_o and_o to_o make_v for_o himself_o as_o good_a term_n as_o he_o can_v this_o prophetic_a oracle_n first_o be_v declare_v and_o second_o be_v accomplish_v the_o matter_n of_o it_o be_v twofold_a 1._o elisha_n prophecy_n of_o present_a plenty_n ver_fw-la 1._o and_o 2._o the_o death_n of_o that_o unbelieve_a lord_n who_o deride_v the_o prophet_n prophecy_n ver_fw-la 2._o first_o remark_n upon_o the_o prophecy_n as_o it_o be_v declare_v and_o the_o first_o be_v as_o the_o foretell_v of_o victory_n over_o moah_n unto_o this_o joram_n for_o jehosaphat_n sake_n chap._n 3_o be_v elisha_n first_o oracle_n or_o principal_a prophecy_n so_o this_o foretell_v of_o present_a plenty_n to_o this_o same_o joram_n here_o be_v his_o second_o oracle_n ver_fw-la 1._o wherein_o he_o declare_v from_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o king_n himself_o as_o be_v express_v ver_fw-la 18._o under_o this_o pang_n of_o impatiency_n say_v thou_o complain_v of_o thy_o weariness_n in_o wait_v because_o woman_n ear_n their_o own_o child_n yet_o do_v but_o wait_v till_o to_o morrow_n and_o then_o about_o a_o peck_n and_o a_o pottle_n as_o to_o our_o measure_n of_o fine_a flour_n not_o meal_n or_o flour_n with_o the_o bran_n but_o the_o fine_a sift_v shall_v be_v at_o half_a a_o crown_n price_n at_o the_o most_o whereas_o a_o ass-head_n and_o a_o cab_n of_o dove's-dung_n have_v be_v at_o such_o unreasonable_a rate_n n._n b._n oh_o wonderful_a alteration_n that_o the_o great_a god_n can_v work_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n and_o oh_o wonderful_a divine_a grace_n and_o condescension_n that_o notwithstanding_o joram_n passion_n and_o impatience_n against_o god_n and_o his_o bloody_a intention_n against_o god_n prophet_n yet_o the_o lord_n promise_v present_a plenty_n man_n notorious_a perverseness_n can_v stop_v the_o current_n of_o god_n transcendent_a goodness_n remark_n the_o second_o elisha_n promise_v from_o the_o lord_n this_o speedy_a succour_n not_o only_o to_o the_o king_n but_o also_o to_o the_o courtier_n that_o come_v along_o with_o he_o to_o elisha_n house_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o elder_n that_o be_v with_o he_o in_o his_o house_n chap._n 6.32_o 33._o the_o king_n be_v now_o satisfy_v to_o wait_v a_o little_a long_o because_o say_v peter_n martyr_n he_o have_v what_o he_o desire_v the_o prophet_n have_v set_v down_o a_o set_n and_o a_o short_a time_n for_o sufficient_a succour_n but_o his_o chief_a lord_n on_o who_o the_o king_n learn_v naaman_n successor_n chap._n 5.18_o and_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o messenger_n who_o be_v send_v to_o execute_v elisha_n as_o piscator_fw-la say_v not_o only_o question_n the_o prophet_n truth_n but_o god_n power_n also_o ver_fw-la 2._o peter_n martyr_n note_v excellent_o here_o n.b._n that_o the_o like_a unbelief_n be_v find_v in_o pious_a moses_n as_o be_v in_o this_o impious_a lord_n for_o moses_n think_v in_o his_o pang_n of_o passion_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v out_o promise_v his_o own_o power_n numb_a 11.21_o 22._o see_v more_o upon_o that_o point_n in_o its_o place_n of_o my_o first_o volume_n this_o vnbelieve_a lord_n do_v the_o like_a here_o though_o no_o difference_n say_v he_o can_v be_v discern_v by_o we_o concern_v the_o unbelief_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o this_o lord_n yet_o the_o great_a god_n who_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o heart-searcher_n act_v 1.24_o can_v distinguish_v they_o the_o unbelief_n of_o this_o lord_n be_v like_o that_o of_o those_o murmarer_n who_o crâ—ed_v can_n god_n prepare_v a_o table_n in_o the_o wilderness_n psal_n 78.20_o forget_v how_o god_n rain_v down_o manna_n remark_n the_o three_o the_o all-seeing_a god_n see_v the_o interrogation_n of_o this_o profane_a prince_n can_v this_o thing_n he_o which_o import_v a_o impossibility_n to_o be_v speak_v with_o a_o wicked_a heart_n of_o unbelief_n hebr._n 3.12_o and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n from_o the_o lord_n denounce_v a_o sad_a doom_n against_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v only_o behold_v this_o promise_a plenty_n for_o his_o conviction_n but_o he_o shall_v not_o partake_v of_o it_o for_o his_o punishment_n this_o be_v fulfil_v upon_o he_o ver_fw-la 17_o 20._o n._n b._n thus_o infidelity_n â—â—pâ—iâ—es_o person_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o god_n promise_n which_o other_o do_v enjoy_v moses_n himself_o be_v cut_v short_a of_o canaan_n for_o his_o unbelief_n deut._n 3.25_o 26_o 27._o numb_a 20.12_o and_o grocius_n note_v well_o here_o the_o same_o happen_v to_o befall_v to_o such_o as_o believe_v not_o the_o promise_n of_o eternal_a life_n the_o second_o parâ—_n be_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o oracle_n thus_o declare_v remark_n the_o first_o what_o contemptible_a mean_n say_v peter_n martyr_n do_v god_n maâ—â—â—_n choice_n of_o here_o to_o become_v intelligencer_n of_o so_o marvellous_a a_o change_n both_o from_o siege_n and_o famine_n ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5_o 10_o ver_fw-la 11._o four_o leper_n which_o the_o rabbiâ—_n say_v be_v gehazi_n and_o his_o three_o son_n must_v be_v the_o first_o informer_n of_o their_o double_a deliverance_n herein_o mark_v 1_o these_o sorry_a samaritan_n faith_n p._n martyr_n observe_v god_n law_n for_o exclude_v leper_n levit._n 13.46_o and_o 14.3_o numb_a 5.2_o 3._o yet_o be_v idolater_n worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n n._n b._n thus_o man_n say_v he_o can_v observe_v easy_a command_n have_v no_o loss_n attend_v they_o but_o as_o to_o duty_n of_o great_a importance_n that_o have_v difficulty_n in_o they_o they_o despise_v mark_v 2._o these_o leper_n drive_v nigh_o to_o the_o gate_n by_o the_o syrian_n siege_n fall_v into_o a_o serious_a parley_n what_o to_o do_v for_o self-preservation_n and_o be_v half_o hunger-starve_v resolve_v to_o fall_v to_o the_o syrian_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o n._n b._n this_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v do_v say_v p._n martyr_n for_o it_o have_v be_v better_a to_o die_v with_o the_o pious_a than_o join_v the_o impious_a who_o will_v blaspheme_n the_o true_a god_n for_o provide_v no_o better_a for_o his_o servant_n but_o god_n use_v their_o evil_a counsel_n to_o accomplish_v his_o holy_a decree_n mark_v 3_o man_n extremity_n be_v god_n opportunity_n the_o lord_n send_v a_o frightful_a noise_n into_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o syrian_n say_v josephus_n which_o the_o samaritan_n herd_n not_o and_o this_o strike_v they_o with_o such_o a_o panic_n fear_n that_o it_o put_v they_o all_o a_o fly_v in_o such_o post-haste_n as_o to_o leave_v their_o horse_n behind_o they_o ver_fw-la 6._o they_o worship_v mammet_n say_v p._n martyr_n and_o their_o own_o imagination_n fright_v they_o away_o they'all_a run_v like_o mad_a man_n without_o any_o real_a cause_n ver_fw-la 7._o only_a their_o own_o fancy_n mark_v 4._o the_o leper_n linger_a and_o loiter_v a_o long_a time_n in_o fill_v their_o own_o half-famished_a paunch_n and_o in_o hoard_v gold_n and_o silver_n first_o in_o one_o tent_n and_o then_o in_o another_o their_o covetous_a mind_n notwithstanding_o their_o mortal_a disease_n of_o leprosy_n be_v unsatisfiable_a ver_fw-la 8._o their_o dry-drunkenness_n as_o avarice_n be_v call_v even_o in_o dead_a carcase_n say_v p._n martyr_n can_v not_o say_v satis_fw-la est_fw-la we_o have_v enough_o mark_v 5._o they_o at_o last_o bethink_v themselves_o of_o better_a ver_fw-la 9_o yet_o more_o for_o fear_v of_o danger_n than_o from_o desire_n of_o the_o common_a good_n they_o begin_v to_o fear_v that_o their_o sin_n will_v find_v they_o out_o numb_a
in_o his_o personate_n his_o people_n he_o put_v himself_o all_o along_o among_o the_o great_a of_o sinner_n as_o the_o great_a apostle_n do_v say_v grotius_n in_o rom._n 7._o this_o be_v to_o teach_v we_o say_v calvin_n that_o when_o we_o be_v public_a penitent_n and_o petitioner_n for_o our_o people_n we_o must_v include_v ourselves_o in_o the_o general_a petition_n mark_v 2._o he_o do_v not_o mince_v the_o matter_n in_o his_o confession_n of_o sin_n but_o aggravate_v it_o to_o the_o height_n with_o a_o full_a mouth_n and_o without_o any_o excuse_n or_o extenuation_n ver_fw-la 5._o lay_v load_n upon_o sin_n as_o if_o it_o have_v now_o swell_v like_o a_o toad_n in_o his_o eye_n with_o four_o weighty_a word_n we_o have_v sin_v trade_v in_o it_o and_o that_o obstinate_o yea_o malicious_o and_o rebellious_o as_o if_o therein_o we_o will_v wage_v war_n against_o god_n in_o this_o gradation_n be_v great_a aggravation_n mark_v 3_o after_o this_o general_a confession_n he_o come_v to_o particular_a sin_n as_o omission_n of_o duty_n in_o not_o harken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o godâ—_n in_o his_o prophet_n ver_fw-la 6_o 10._o this_o have_v usher_v in_o commission_n of_o iniquity_n both_o in_o prince_n and_o in_o people_n as_o omission_n of_o diet_n breed_v disease_n so_o omission_n of_o duty_n breed_v commission_n of_o iniquity_n therefore_o our_o omission_n of_o good_a aught_o to_o be_v bewail_v etc._n etc._n n.b._n and_o the_o great_a mean_n of_o grace_n god_n afford_v and_o we_o omit_v the_o great_a be_v our_o sin_n commit_v in_o omit_v they_o matth._n 11.20_o 23_o 24._o heb._n 2.2_o 3._o and_o 10.28_o 29._o mark_v 4._o he_o justify_v god_n justice_n in_o all_o his_o just_a judgement_n by_o the_o babylonian_n ver_fw-la 7.14_o etc._n etc._n bewail_v that_o general_n defection_n god_n have_v find_v in_o all_o sort_n and_o degree_n and_o as_o it_o be_v make_v a_o abridgement_n of_o all_o jeremy_n lamentation_n ver_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13._o yet_o acknowledge_v that_o god_n mercy_n do_v triumph_n over_o his_o justice_n james_n 2.13_o and_o that_o he_o will_v in_o wrath_n remember_v mercy_n hab._n 3.2_o for_o matchless_a mercy_n be_v with_o god_n and_o pardon_n ready_a prepare_v for_o poor_a penitent_n ver_fw-la 9_o and_o his_o promise_n be_v infallible_a ver_fw-la 12_o etc._n etc._n he_o will_v perform_v with_o his_o hand_n what_o he_o have_v promise_v with_o his_o mouth_n and_o do_v as_o he_o have_v say_v 2_o sam._n 7.25_o 2_o chron._n 6.15_o in_o return_v we_o from_o captivity_n as_o he_o promise_v by_o his_o prophet_n jeremy_n though_o we_o have_v not_o repent_v aright_o in_o one_o right_a fast_a for_o seventy_o year_n zech._n 7.5_o mark_v 5._o then_o he_o propound_v 2_o his_o petition_n for_o perform_v that_o great_a and_o gracious_a promise_n of_o return_v his_o people_n ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o plead_v with_o god_n that_o 1._o he_o have_v deliver_v they_o from_o egypt_n ver_fw-la 15._o so_o can_v put_v forth_o the_o same_o power_n to_o bring_v we_o out_o of_o babylon_n thankfulness_n for_o former_a mercy_n be_v a_o artificial_a argue_v for_o future_a favour_n 2._o the_o event_n will_v redound_v to_o thy_o own_o glory_n for_o thy_o people_n quarter_n arm_n as_o it_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o their_o reproach_n be_v thy_o also_o therefore_o wipe_v away_o this_o double_a reproach_n that_o it_o may_v no_o long_o reflect_v upon_o thou_o 3._o do_v this_o for_o thy_o righteousness-sake_n though_o not_o that_o of_o equity_n yet_o that_o of_o fidelity_n 1_o john_n 1.9_o and_o see_v our_o righteousness_n be_v but_o a_o rot_a rag_n do_v it_o through_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o promise_a messiah_n ver_fw-la 16_o 17._o mark_v 6._o and_o grow_v to_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o prayer_n the_o 3d._a part_n he_o pray_v the_o more_o earnest_o as_o luke_n 22.14_o tug_v with_o god_n as_o resolve_v not_o to_o let_v he_o go_v without_o a_o blessing_n as_o gen_n 32.26_o urge_v the_o set_a time_n to_o favour_n zion_n be_v now_o come_v psalm_n 102.13_o 14._o do_v it_o lord_n oh_o do_v it_o now_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o cold_n suitor_n who_o want_v the_o aspiration_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o pronounce_v shibole_v do_v but_o beg_v a_o denial_n say_v one_o etc._n etc._n n.b._n though_o it_o be_v certain_o promise_v that_o this_o captivity_n shall_v last_v no_o long_o than_o seventy_o year_n by_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n as_o above_o and_o daniel_n be_v a_o prophet_n himself_o do_v not_o at_o all_o doubt_n of_o the_o divine_a decree_n yet_o pray_v he_o this_o well-wrought_a prayer_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v james_n 5.16_o 17._o notwithstanding_o his_o assurance_n of_o its_o accomplishment_n either_o 1._o lest_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v cause_v god_n to_o delay_v the_o time_n of_o their_o deliverance_n foretell_v by_o jeremy_n say_v theodoret_n fear_v it_o may_v not_o be_v a_o absolute_a but_o a_o conditional_a promise_n as_o be_v the_o promise_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n shall_v inherit_v canaan_n for_o ever_o gen._n 17.8_o to_o wit_n upon_o condition_n of_o obedience_n 2._o he_o know_v well_o say_v hieron_n that_o god_n decree_n and_o promise_n do_v not_o excuse_v man_n from_o duty_n and_o prayer_n but_o include_v and_o require_v it_o god_n will_v be_v inquire_v of_o for_o what_o he_o have_v purpose_v and_o promise_v ezek._n 36.37_o and_o 3._o calvin_n say_v non_fw-la ergo_fw-la trepide_fw-la orabat_fw-la daniel_n do_v not_o pray_v doubt_o but_o rather_o thankful_o to_o show_v his_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o his_o already_o give_v such_o a_o gracious_a promise_n with_o a_o firm_a faith_n that_o god_n be_v not_o inexorable_a the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o 9th_o of_o daniel_n be_v god_n answer_n to_o the_o prophet_n prayer_n illustrated_n 1._o in_o its_o time_n 2._o in_o its_o effect_n remark_n the_o first_o as_o to_o the_o time_n which_o have_v a_o double_a specification_n 1._o when_o he_o have_v now_o new_o do_v his_o prayer_n ver_fw-la 20._o while_n his_o affection_n be_v still_o upon_o the_o wing_n not_o fall_v down_o praecipitant_o as_o the_o bird_n that_o be_v shoot_v dead_a but_o gradual_o as_o the_o live_a bird_n do_v or_o as_o the_o bell-rope_n will_v be_v often_o hoise_v up_o after_o the_o ringer_n have_v do_v ring_v the_o bell_n and_o 2._o at_o the_o evening_n sacrifice_n ver_fw-la 21._o that_o be_v a_o solemn_a and_o set_a time_n for_o devotion_n than_o it_o be_v that_o god_n answer_v elijah_n with_o a_o miracle_n 1_o king_n 18.36_o 37_o 38._o and_o then_o it_o be_v that_o our_o lord_n christ_n pay_v our_o ransom_n for_o sin_n at_o the_o 9th_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n matth._n 27.46_o mar._n 15.34_o luke_n 22.44_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v the_o time_n of_o the_o evening_n sacrifice_n at_o this_o time_n gabriel_n be_v send_v by_o god_n with_o a_o gracious_a answer_n to_o daniel_n devout_a prayer_n n._n b._n 1._o how_o quick_a be_v the_o prayer-hearing_a god_n psal_n 65.2_o in_o hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o people_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n levit._fw-la 26.40_o 41_o 42._o deut._n 30.1_o 2_o 3._o isa_n 30.19_o and_o 45.11_o and_o 19_o they_o shall_v not_o seek_v the_o lord_n in_o vain_a but_o while_o they_o be_v pray_v he_o will_v hear_v isa_n 65.24_o n._n b._n 2._o the_o prayer_n of_o god_n people_n be_v so_o please_v to_o god_n that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o beg_v they_o cant._n 2.14_o but_o he_o will_v send_v a_o angel_n out_o of_o heaven_n with_o a_o answer_n of_o peace_n to_o they_o as_o gabriel_n here_o god_n will_v want_v his_o attendance_n in_o heaven_n that_o he_o may_v comfort_v daniel_n on_o earth_n n._n b._n 3._o god_n command_v gabriel_n to_o fly_v with_o swiftness_n of_o flight_n hebr._n to_o a_o weariness_n with_o this_o comfort_n astronomer_n say_v it_o must_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o million_o of_o mile_n from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n all_o this_o vast_a space_n do_v this_o angel_n in_o man_n shape_n come_v fly_v to_o daniel_n in_o so_o little_a a_o time_n as_o betwixt_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o prayer_n to_o the_o end_n of_o it_o god_n hear_v with_o his_o ear_n when_o scarce_o out_o of_o daniel_n be_v mouth_n ver_fw-la 23._o second_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n answer_n after_o the_o time_n aforesaid_a be_v two_o 1._o the_o mission_n of_o gabriel_n and_o 2_o his_o instruction_n of_o daniel_n remark_n the_o second_o the_o angel_n here_o send_v be_v describe_v 1._o by_o his_o name_n of_o gabriel_n which_o signify_v the_o may_v of_o the_o mighty_a god_n who_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n that_o great_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n have_v send_v to_o instruct_v daniel_n in_o some_o abstruse_a mystery_n dan._n 8.16_o 17._o which_o daniel_n well_o remember_v to_o his_o great_a comfort_n here_o ver_fw-la 21._o and_o who_o be_v send_v
they_o the_o sing_a man_n and_o sing_a woman_n who_o sing_v at_o feast_n and_o funeral_n eccles_n 2.8_o who_o as_o funccius_n say_v may_v well_o have_v be_v spare_v however_o lavater_n add_v that_o it_o declare_v the_o great_a joy_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o return_v from_o babylon_n they_o come_v sing_v home_o according_a to_o isa_n 66.12_o 14._o remark_n the_o three_o among_o the_o people_n some_o can_v not_o find_v their_o family_n from_o what_o ancestor_n they_o descend_v ver_fw-la 59_o and_o therefore_o say_v junius_n they_o can_v not_o likewise_o find_v their_o title_n to_o any_o certain_a possession_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o also_o among_o the_o priest_n some_o seek_v their_o register_n reckon_v by_o genealogy_n but_o find_v they_o not_o so_o be_v as_o pollute_v put_v from_o the_o priesthood_n ver_fw-la 61_o 62._o n.b._n the_o jew_n be_v general_o very_o careful_a in_o their_o genealogy_n partly_o to_o preserve_v the_o distinction_n of_o their_o tribe_n say_v 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the_o jew_n essay_n and_o offering_n to_o rebuild_v the_o burn_a temple_n ver_fw-la 66_o 67_o 68_o 69_o 70._o they_o go_v into_o captivity_n poor_a and_o naked_a but_o return_v with_o riches_n and_o cattle_n according_a to_o their_o ability_n they_o offer_v this_o be_v all_o that_o proportion_n which_o god_n appoint_v say_v wolphius_n and_o their_o dram_fw-la be_v as_o acceptable_a as_o david_n talent_n 1_o chron._n 29.4.6_o 7._o n.b._n few_o be_v faulty_a in_o go_v beyond_o ability_n as_o the_o macedonian_n 2_o cor._n 8.3_o the_o whole_a offer_v here_o amount_v to_o about_o thirty_o four_o thousand_o pound_n sterling_n yet_o be_v it_o accept_v of_o god_n from_o this_o poor_a people_n she_o have_v do_v what_o she_o can_v say_v christ_n mark_v 14.8_o and_o the_o widow_n mite_n be_v more_o to_o he_o than_o the_o rich_a man_n magnificence_n luke_n 21.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o because_o it_o come_v out_o of_o a_o rich_a mind_n etc._n etc._n ezra_n chap._n iii_o this_o chapter_n be_v a_o relation_n 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mark_v 2._o before_o they_o fall_v upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n they_o first_o build_v a_o altar_n which_o be_v of_o more_o urgent_a necessity_n that_o by_o their_o oblation_n upon_o it_o they_o may_v make_v a_o atonement_n to_o god_n for_o all_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o obtain_v god_n assistance_n for_o their_o temple_n work_n and_o encouragement_n from_o he_o foresee_v they_o must_v meet_v with_o many_o discouragement_n therefore_o they_o build_v this_o altar_n ver_fw-la 2._o at_o god_n command_n deut._n 12.5_o and_o they_o hastend_v up_o this_o altar_n because_o fear_n be_v upon_o they_o ver_fw-la 3._o well_o know_v their_o malignant_a neighbour_n will_v be_v bandy_n and_o bend_v their_o force_n against_o they_o however_o they_o will_v have_v god_n on_o their_o side_n that_o they_o may_v run_v to_o he_o as_o reconcile_v in_o all_o danger_n and_o difficulty_n junius_n say_v well_o here_o fear_n drive_v they_o to_o god_n not_o from_o he_o or_o from_o his_o service_n mark_v 3_o this_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n or_o booth_n build_v of_o branch_n neh._n 8.15_o in_o a_o grateful_a memorial_n of_o god_n gracious_a bring_v they_o from_o egypt_n to_o succoth_n where_o they_o abide_v in_o booth_n etc._n etc._n they_o now_o solemn_o keep_v for_o their_o wonderful_a deliverance_n from_o babylon_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o do_v their_o duty_n as_o every_o day_n require_v and_o afterward_o offer_v etc._n etc._n for_o find_v a_o float_n of_o holy_a affection_n in_o their_o heart_n they_o pass_v without_o faint_v from_o one_o good_a exercise_n to_o another_o n.b._n 1_o we_o be_v all_o traveller_n here_o have_v no_o certain_a habitation_n 1_o chron._n 29.15_o heb._n 11_o 13._o 1_o cor._n 4.11_o we_o ought_v to_o account_v duty_n a_o debt_n and_o be_v daily_o do_v at_o it_o n.b._n 2._o learn_v hence_o also_o when_o we_o can_v possible_o come_v at_o a_o enjoyment_n of_o all_o ordinance_n we_o ought_v with_o care_n and_o conscience_n to_o make_v the_o best_a improvement_n 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the_o most_o exact_a edition_n of_o the_o law_n and_o of_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o whole_a canon_n of_o scripture_n to_o his_o own_o time_n however_o he_o be_v a_o scribe_n both_o well_o instruct_v himself_o and_o instruct_v other_o to_o god_n kingdom_n matth._n 13.52_o remark_n the_o second_o the_o threefold_a favour_n this_o famous_a scribe_n find_v one_a with_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n who_o grant_v he_o all_o his_o request_n for_o 6._o give_v he_o more_o and_o great_a thing_n than_o he_o dare_v desire_v and_o deny_v he_o nothing_o that_o he_o desire_v which_o doubtless_o be_v say_v sanctius_n that_o jerusalem_n may_v be_v restore_v etc._n etc._n though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v yet_o be_v it_o employ_v in_o the_o king_n decree_n ver_fw-la 13_o etc._n etc._n 2_o with_o the_o jew_n for_o many_o of_o they_o be_v excite_v by_o his_o example_n and_o authority_n to_o a_o resolve_v for_o a_o return_n ver_fw-la 7._o both_o some_o people_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n say_v masius_n and_o more_o especial_o such_o jew_n as_o have_v not_o be_v willing_a to_o walk_v home_o with_o their_o brethren_n when_o cyrus_n decree_n do_v set_v they_o at_o liberty_n say_v wolphius_n but_o still_o stick_v fast_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o babylon_n 1_o chron_n 4.23_o and_o 3_o he_o find_v favour_n with_o god_n himself_o who_o good_a hand_n be_v for_o good_a upon_o he_o for_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o god_n sweet_a and_o singular_a providence_n be_v both_o watch_n over_o he_o and_o work_n for_o he_o both_o in_o incline_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o king_n towards_o he_o to_o grant_v all_o his_o request_n yea_o and_o more_o than_o he_o request_v etc._n etc._n and_o in_o stir_v up_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n also_o for_o accompany_v he_o in_o his_o resolve_v to_o return_v thus_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o the_o good_a 2_o chron._n 19_o last_o remark_n the_o three_o the_o time_n when_o ezra_n return_n be_v resolve_v to_o begin_v it_o be_v upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o this_o seven_o year_n 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weary_a step_n etc._n etc._n yet_o that_o which_o support_v both_o ezra_n and_o his_o fellow-traveller_n be_v that_o they_o short_o shall_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n be_v zion_n psal_n 84.7_o which_o be_v a_o better_a support_n than_o that_o of_o popish_a pilgrim_n who_o after_o all_o their_o hardship_n want_n and_o weariness_n have_v nothing_o but_o the_o sight_n of_o some_o dumb_a idol_n let_v none_o be_v weary_a with_o walk_v to_o see_v god_n in_o his_o ordinance_n remark_n the_o four_o ezra's_n diploma_n regium_fw-la or_o royal_a commission_n his_o charter_n or_o lâ—â—ters_n patent_n pen_v altogether_o in_o the_o chaldee_n dialect_n from_o ver_fw-la 11_o to_o the_o end_n of_o v._o 26._o mark_v 1_o artaxerxes_n darius_n style_v himself_o in_o this_o commission_n the_o king_n of_o king_n v._n 12._o which_o though_o it_o be_v too_o oft_o ambitious_o assume_v yet_o be_v it_o too_o lofty_a a_o title_n for_o any_o mortal_a monarch_n see_v it_o be_v the_o proper_a style_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n 1_o tim_n 6.15_o rev._n 1.5_o and_o 17.14_o and_o 19.16_o by_o who_o all_o king_n reign_n prov._n 8.15_o and_o vain_a vaunt_a nabuchadnezzar_n be_v make_v to_o know_v it_o dan._n 4.35_o mark_v 2._o this_o great_a of_o king_n as_o vatablus_n call_v he_o give_v his_o royal_a letter_n of_o licence_n that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o all_o rank_n that_o be_v ally_v to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o mind_a of_o their_o own_o free_a will_n ver_fw-la 12_o 13._o to_o return_v into_o their_o own_o country_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o their_o captivity_n he_o invite_v all_o say_v wolphius_n but_o will_v compel_v none_o nor_o will_v he_o detain_v any_o that_o be_v desirous_a to_o depart_v etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o this_o king_n with_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o seven_o privy-counsellor_n constitute_v ezra_n to_o be_v his_o grand_a visitor_n of_o his_o diocese_n or_o province_n of_o judea_n to_o make_v enquiry_n who_o there_o live_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v encourage_v they_o and_o who_o be_v transgressor_n of_o god_n law_n that_o he_o may_v punish_v they_o ver_fw-la 14._o n.b._n some_o suppose_v this_o king_n be_v thus_o well_o instruct_v both_o by_o queen_n esther_n and_o by_o priest_n ezra_n mark_v 4._o the_o king_n empower_v ezra_n to_o carry_v away_o all_o the_o silver_n and_o gold_n that_o either_o he_o or_o his_o noble_n have_v free_o contribute_v for_o god_n house_n and_o ezra_n use_n ver_fw-la 15._o and_o to_o make_v collection_n among_o all_o the_o king_n people_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o jew_n to_o buy_v sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 16_o 17._o yea_o and_o he_o restore_v such_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n as_o have_v not_o be_v restore_v before_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o that_o he_o be_v as_o kind_a as_o a_o king_n may_v well_o be_v say_v of_o this_o king_n mark_v 5._o the_o king_n in_o this_o commission_n command_v all_o his_o treasurer_n of_o the_o tribute_n on_o that_o side_n euphrates_n where_o jerusalem_n be_v to_o supply_v ezra_n with_o whatever_o more_o he_o need_v ver_fw-la 20_o 21_o 22._o particular_o they_o must_v disburse_v out_o of_o the_o king_n treasury_n thirty_o seven_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o pound_n sterling_n and_o out_o of_o his_o storehouse_n a_o thousand_o bushel_n of_o wheat_n in_o our_o measure_n and_o three_o tun_n and_o half_a a_o hogshead_n both_o of_o wine_n and_o of_o oil_n according_a to_o common_a computation_n yea_o and_o salt_n without_o measure_n because_o it_o be_v require_v in_o every_o sacrifice_n leu._n 2.13_o as_o well_o as_o for_o food_n mark_v 6._o how_o liberal_n be_v this_o king_n towards_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o his_o service_n and_o how_o loath_a be_v he_o that_o any_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n shall_v be_v neglect_v by_o his_o deny_v due_a mean_n thereunto_o say_v why_o shall_v there_o be_v wrath_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 23._o what_o can_v this_o king_n say_v more_o to_o seal_v up_o his_o good_a affection_n to_o that_o good_a work_n in_o hand_n he_o discern_v neglect_v of_o duty_n will_v expose_v he_o and_o he_o to_o divine_a displeasure_n either_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n or_o rather_o by_o the_o instruction_n of_o ezra_n chap._n 8.22_o n.b._n this_o pagan_a king_n that_o so_o oft_o say_v to_o ezra_n thy_o god_n but_o not_o once_o my_o god_n which_o be_v great_a pity_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n 1._o against_o pinch-penny_n professor_n that_o be_v so_o narrow-souled_a and_o so_o strait-fisted_n as_o though_o they_o have_v heap_v up_o hoard_v of_o money_n at_o home_n yet_o be_v such_o hold_v fast_n abroad_o as_o to_o have_v no_o quicksilver_n or_o currant_n money_n for_o god_n and_o good_a use_v etc._n etc._n and_o 2._o how_o will_v he_o rise_v up_o against_o worship-scorner_n that_o do_v say_v as_o much_o in_o the_o devil_n language_n what_o have_v we_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o jesus_n matth._n 8.29_o darius_n dare_v not_o neglect_v his_o duty_n for_o fear_n of_o god_n wrath_n jer._n 10.25_o mark_v 7._o this_o commission_n of_o the_o king_n to_o ezra_n 1._o exempt_v all_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n temple_n from_o pay_v toll_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 24._o according_o it_o be_v the_o zeal_n of_o our_o ancestor_n who_o make_v that_o law_n ecclesia_fw-la sit_fw-la libera_fw-la let_v churchman_n be_v free_a from_o exaction_n etc._n etc._n and_o 2._o ezra_n be_v authorise_a to_o make_v judge_n as_o exod._n 18.21_o 22._o such_o as_o understand_v god_n law_n as_o ezra_n do_v so_o can_v instruct_v the_o ignorant_a ver_fw-la 25._o remark_n the_o five_o and_o last_o magistrate_n may_v act_n against_o man_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n darius_n here_o interpose_v with_o his_o penal_a law_n in_o subserviency_n to_o the_o law_n of_o
yet_o dare_v rob_v the_o church_n and_o convert_v this_o sacrilege_n to_o their_o own_o service_n remark_n the_o second_o some_z there_o be_v who_o pretend_v to_o be_v priest_n to_o have_v their_o share_n in_o this_o collection_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 64._o and_o ezra_n 2.62_o etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 31.14_o but_o because_o they_o can_v not_o clear_v their_o descent_n from_o aaron_n say_v grotius_n from_o josephus_n therefore_o nehemiah_n degrade_v they_o till_o a_o high_a priest_n stand_v up_o with_o vrim_fw-he and_o thummim_n which_o he_o hope_v say_v grotius_n god_n will_v restore_v and_o resolve_v thereby_o dark_a case_n but_o vatablus_n say_v better_a that_o without_o all_o doubt_n this_o good_a man_n point_v at_o the_o messiah_n here_o this_o be_v more_o probable_a because_o it_o be_v a_o tradition_n not_o only_o among_o the_o jew_n but_o samaritan_n also_o that_o when_o the_o messiah_n come_v he_o will_v tell_v they_o all_o thing_n john_n 4.25_o 26._o nehemiah_n chap._n 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the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 9_o a_o day_n of_o blow_v trumpet_n levit._n 23.24_o so_o must_v be_v consecrate_v solemn_o to_o god_n as_o a_o festival_n of_o rejoice_v in_o all_o holy_a duty_n and_o that_o their_o weep_v at_o the_o word_n they_o hear_v so_o hearty_o discover_v to_o they_o their_o sin_n be_v now_o unseasonable_a eccles_n 3.3_o mark_v 2._o this_o congregation_n be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o all_o can_v not_o hear_v ezra_n therefore_o be_v they_o divide_v into_o thirteen_o several_a sacred_a assembly_n and_o have_v in_o all_o thirteen_o several_a priest_n to_o preach_v to_o they_o all_o name_v ver_fw-la 4_o 7._o some_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n of_o ezra_n and_o some_o on_o the_o other_o all_z reading_z the_o law_n distinct_o ver_fw-la 8._o not_o tumble_v it_o over_o so_o fast_o as_o few_o be_v the_o better_a and_o interpret_n it_o by_o compare_v one_o place_n with_o another_o as_o act_n 9.22_o paul_n do_v at_o damascus_n mark_v 3_o the_o people_n observe_v good_a order_n here_o 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touch_v dan._n 10.9_o 10_o 16_o 18._o n.b._n note_v well_o we_o need_v frequent_a touch_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n to_o cure_v our_o crooked_a path_n and_o spirit_n even_o every_o lord_n day_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o remark_n be_v it_o be_v a_o comfort_n in_o suffering_n that_o though_o it_o may_v be_v long_o even_o twelve_o year_n mat._n 9.20_o or_o eighteen_o year_n luke_n 13.11_o or_o thirty_o eight_o year_n john_n 5.5_o 6._o yet_o our_o compassionate_a saviour_n do_v judge_n that_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o abraham_n ought_v at_o length_n to_o be_v loose_v from_o their_o long_a last_a suffering_n luke_n 13.16_o n._n b._n note_v well_o oh_o that_o every_o sabbath_n some_o soul_n may_v be_v loose_v from_o satan_n to_o heal_v they_o of_o the_o dropsy_n or_o drought_n after_o worldly_a vanity_n and_o villainy_n with_o a_o draught_n of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n luke_n 14.2_o 4._o and_o oh_n that_o the_o church_n may_v be_v loose_v to_o go_v forth_o mal._n 4.2_o then_o shall_v all_o adversary_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n be_v silence_v and_o be_v ashamed_a luke_n 13.4_o &_o 4.4_o chap._n fourteen_o christ_n sermon_n on_o the_o mount_n the_o next_o mighty_a work_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v discourse_v of_o fall_v out_o in_o order_n of_o time_n after_o he_o have_v preach_v his_o most_o famous_a sermon_n upon_o the_o mount_n of_o capernaum_n such_o as_o be_v his_o heal_n the_o centurion_n servant_n the_o raise_n up_o to_o life_n the_o widow_n son_n at_o naim_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v say_v the_o multitude_n of_o disciple_n praise_v god_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n for_o all_o the_o mighty_a work_n that_o they_o have_v see_v luke_n 19.37_o and_o christ_n own_o countryman_n wonder_v whence_o he_o have_v all_o that_o wisdom_n and_o those_o mighty_a work_n mat._n 13.54_o they_o sordid_o and_o satanical_o surmise_v that_o he_o have_v his_o skill_n by_o ill_a art_n yea_o they_o say_v he_o work_v his_o wonder_n by_o the_o black-art_n sure_o he_o 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it_o when_o christ_n have_v preach_v any_o sermon_n to_o the_o people_n he_o customary_o back_v and_o confirm_v they_o with_o his_o miracle_n which_o some_o compute_v to_o the_o number_n of_o thirty_o four_o correspond_v with_o the_o year_n of_o his_o natural_a life_n other_o do_v reckon_v they_o to_o be_v fifty_o seven_o something_o suitable_a to_o his_o suppose_a age_n john_n 8.57_o he_o have_v so_o macerate_v his_o body_n with_o pain_n and_o fasting_n that_o the_o pharisee_n do_v suppose_v he_o to_o be_v much_o elder_a than_o he_o be_v when_o he_o be_v not_o much_o more_o than_o thirty_o luke_n 3.23_o they_o judge_v he_o by_o his_o grave_a countenance_n to_o be_v about_o fifty_o but_o omit_v the_o number_n of_o his_o miracle_n let_v we_o proceed_v to_o discourse_v upon_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o beside_o those_o aforemention_v that_o christ_n wrought_v to_o back_v his_o sermon_n upon_o the_o mount_n where_o a_o mountain_n be_v his_o pulpit_n and_o the_o whole_a law_n be_v his_o text._n as_o moses_n go_v up_o to_o the_o mount_n to_o receive_v 〈◊〉_d law_n so_o do_v the_o messiah_n to_o explain_v it_o and_o only_o such_o heart_n as_o be_v mount_v heauâ—_n ward_n have_v a_o universal_a respect_n to_o it_o psal_n â—9_n 6_o sursum_fw-la corda_fw-la up_o with_o yeâ—_n heart_n etc._n etc._n this_o mount-sermon_n be_v call_v catechistical_a mat._n chapter_n 5_o 6_o 7._o declareâ—_n the_o qualification_n of_o those_o that_o aim_v at_o blessedness_n and_o the_o mean_n that_o lead_v up_o to_o it_o the_o blessing_n be_v to_o be_v pronounce_v upon_o mount_n gerizzim_n deut._n 27.12_o and_o the_o curse_n upon_o mount-ebal_n ver_fw-la 13._o yet_o the_o blessing_n be_v not_o mention_v as_o the_o curse_n be_v in_o that_o chapter_n because_o we_o must_v look_v for_o the_o blessing_n from_o the_o messiah_n not_o from_o mâ—ses_n for_o christ_n be_v send_v to_o bless_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n act_v 3.26_o the_o curse_n come_v by_o the_o law_n gal._n 3.10_o but_o the_o blessing_n of_o grace_n come_v by_o the_o gospel_n john_n 1.17_o therefore_o christ_n stand_v here_o as_o upon_o mount-gerizzim_a on_o this_o mount_n of_o capernaum_n to_o pronounce_v those_o eight_o beatitude_n sweet_o harmonize_a with_o that_o of_o deuteronomy_n here_o and_o lâ—â—â—_n also_o add_v that_o christ_n also_o denounce_v woe_n as_o if_o he_o have_v stand_v upon_o mount-bâ—â—_a also_o luke_n 6.20_o 25_o to_o v._o 30._o bless_a be_v the_o poor_a the_o hungry_a etc._n etc._n but_o woe_n to_o the_o rich_a the_o full_a etc._n etc._n christ_n proceed_v to_o lay_v forth_o the_o latitude_n of_o the_o law_n show_v its_o extent_n to_o thought_n as_o well_o as_o deed_n etc._n etc._n contrary_a to_o the_o corrupt_a gloss_n of_o jewish_a tradition_n whereby_o they_o have_v make_v the_o law_n of_o no_o effect_n whereupon_o he_o divine_o damn_v their_o curse_a construction_n and_o prescribe_v many_o christian_a duty_n in_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o manner_n to_o attain_v eternal_a life_n etc._n etc._n no_o soon_o have_v this_o great_a oracle_n of_o divine_a truth_n deliver_v this_o long_a and_o lively_a sermon_n as_o be_v his_o last_n when_o he_o leave_v the_o world_n john_n câ—â—â—ters_v 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o but_o he_o confirm_v his_o oracle_n with_o some_o miracle_n as_o with_o heal_a â—â—e_z centurion_n servant_n and_o raise_v to_o life_n the_o dead_a son_n of_o a_o widow_n at_o naim_n 〈◊〉_d above_o hinted_a etc._n etc._n this_o the_o evangelist_n luke_n clear_o demonstrate_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o head_n of_o this_o mount-sermon_n luke_n 6.20_o etc._n etc._n and_o then_o make_v this_o transition_n when_o he_o have_v end_v all_o his_o say_n or_o oracle_n then_o do_v he_o back_o his_o doctrine_n immediate_o with_o these_o two_o miracle_n luke_n 7.1_o the_o former_a be_v relate_v from_o ver_fw-la 1_o
the_o beginning_n of_o this_o latter_a wherein_o he_o justifi_v john_n person_n and_o doctrine_n and_o himself_o etc._n etc._n from_o the_o censure_n of_o caviller_n and_o invit_v the_o meek_a and_o lowly_a to_o come_v and_o take_v his_o yoke_n christ_n be_v never_o idle_a and_o out_o of_o good_a action_n three_o after_o this_o follow_v his_o irenicon_n or_o sermon_n for_o compose_v difference_n wherein_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n be_v assert_v and_o a_o heavy_a doom_n denounce_v against_o those_o that_o slight_a it_o and_o will_v not_o be_v draw_v by_o god_n forgive_a we_o to_o forgive_v our_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 18._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la mark_v 9.34_o etc._n etc._n luke_n 9_o from_o 46_o to_o 51._o quaerunt_fw-la non_fw-la quarenda_fw-la they_o seek_v what_o be_v not_o to_o be_v seek_v four_o then_o his_o sharp_a sermon_n against_o the_o hypocritical_a scribe_n and_o pharisee_n mat._n 23._o wherein_o he_o denounce_v eight_o direful_a woe_n to_o thunder-slike_a those_o hypocrite_n and_o to_o draw_v they_o down_o as_o with_o this_o chain_n of_o eight_o link_n to_o their_o own_o place_n hell_n and_o there_o to_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n this_o enrage_a they_o to_o project_v his_o destruction_n five_o his_o prophetical_a sermon_n about_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n mat._n 24_o &_o 25_o etc._n etc._n with_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n six_o his_o farewel-sermon_n touch_v upon_o before_o john_n chap._n 14_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n with_o 13.1_o 17_o 20_o 33._o where_o our_o saviour_n begin_v and_o sweet_o proceed_v to_o sing_v out_o his_o swan-like_o song_n most_o heavenly_a and_o most_o harmonious_o which_o long_o lively_a sermon_n he_o end_v in_o a_o seraphic_a prayer_n john_n 17._o n._n b._n note_v well_o together_o with_o those_o sermon_n there_o be_v a_o lovely_a intermixture_n and_o a_o comely_a contexture_n of_o many_o other_o parable_n as_o 1._o that_o of_o the_o good_a seed_n sow_o in_o the_o field_n but_o while_o minister_n slumber_n the_o devil_n sow_n blast_v corn_n heretic_n and_o hypocrite_n which_o at_o the_o harvest_n yield_v no_o better_a than_o dust_n and_o chaff_n mat._n 13.24_o 26_o etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o of_o the_o grain_n of_o mustard_n seed_n which_o soon_o pierce_v the_o nostril_n and_o brain_n to_o show_v how_o quick_a and_o powerful_a the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v in_o its_o operation_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 13.31_o 32._o 3_o that_o of_o the_o leaven_n which_o soon_o diffuse_v itself_o into_o the_o whole_a lump_n ver_fw-la 33._o to_o show_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v 2_o tim._n 2.9_o but_o run_v and_o be_v glorify_v 2_o thes_n 3.1.4_o that_o of_o the_o treasure_n hide_v in_o the_o field_n and_o the_o pearl_n of_o price_n mat._n 13.44_o 45._o to_o show_n we_o must_v make_v ourselves_o master_n of_o eternal_a life_n by_o christ_n it_o be_v a_o excellent_a pennyworth_n whatever_o it_o cost_v we_o etc._n etc._n 5._o that_o of_o the_o draw-net_n ver_fw-la 47._o wherein_o the_o fisher_n be_v gospel-minister_n the_o sea_n the_o world_n the_o net_n the_o word_n the_o ship_n the_o church_n and_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v catch_v be_v profitable_a hearer_n 6._o that_o of_o the_o two_o son_n mat._n 21.28_o etc._n etc._n to_o show_v that_o penitent_a publican_n do_v better_a than_o proud_a pharisees_n 7._o that_o of_o the_o vineyard_n ver_fw-la 33._o to_o show_v god_n cast_v off_o the_o jew_n for_o their_o cruelty_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o minister_n etc._n etc._n 8._o that_o of_o the_o wedding_n supper_n hold_v forth_o the_o jew_n despise_v the_o gospel_n for_o which_o they_o be_v reject_v and_o the_o gentile_n receive_v mat._n 22._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 15._o so_o likewise_o that_o of_o the_o figtree_n of_o the_o talent_n of_o the_o virgin_n and_o many_o more_o too_o long_o to_o insist_v on_o for_o without_o a_o parable_n christ_n speak_v nothing_o to_o the_o multitude_n mat._n 13.34_o but_o pass_v by_o for_o brevity_n sake_n all_o far_a descant_n upon_o christ_n oracle_n wherein_o he_o show_v himself_o mighty_a in_o word_n let_v we_o now_o return_v to_o his_o miracle_n wherein_o he_o show_v himself_o mighty_a in_o deed_n luke_n 24.19_o make_v only_o a_o cursory_a gloss_n by_o the_o way_n upon_o the_o two_o man_n that_o will_v follow_v he_o mat._n 8.18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o or_o the_o three_o man_n who_o will_v do_v so_o luke_n 9.57_o to_o 62._o which_o story_n follow_v next_o in_o order_n of_o time_n be_v the_o same_o day_n at_o even_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 4.35_o when_o christ_n have_v leave_v simon_n be_v house_n and_o teach_v in_o parable_n upon_o the_o lake_n of_o tiberias_n or_o genezareth_n for_o the_o town_n stand_v upon_o its_o bank_n the_o remark_n whereof_o be_v these_o first_o the_o first_o that_o profess_v he_o will_v follow_v christ_n whithersoever_o he_o go_v be_v a_o scribe_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o letter-man_n or_o one_o in_o the_o letter_n not_o in_o the_o spirit_n therefore_o he_o wist_v not_o what_o he_o say_v as_o once_o peter_n upon_o a_o mistake_n do_v luke_n 9.33_o for_o only_a virgin_n that_o love_n christ_n with_o a_o chaste_a love_n and_o be_v undefiled_a with_o idolatry_n can_v follow_v the_o lamb_n whithersoever_o he_o go_v rev._n 14.4_o this_o man_n say_v athanasius_n do_v foolish_o compare_v himself_o with_o the_o incomprehensible_a power_n of_o christ_n in_o promise_v what_o he_o can_v not_o possible_o perform_v by_o any_o power_n of_o his_o own_o however_o he_o show_v himself_o a_o zealot_n above_o the_o multitude_n dismiss_v call_v christ_n master_n when_o he_o be_v to_o retire_v and_o repose_v himself_o after_o much_o pain_n and_o bold_o offer_v to_o be_v his_o follower_n never_o dream_v either_o of_o deny_v himself_o or_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n luke_n 9.23_o but_o he_o seek_v not_o to_o much_o the_o master_n as_o gain_v by_o the_o master_n therefore_o christ_n know_v the_o heart_n give_v this_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n a_o smart_n repartee_n reprove_v he_o for_o expect_v worldly_a wealth_n by_o follow_v i_o and_o my_o miracle_n and_o intimate_v in_o his_o sharp_a answer_n that_o the_o fox_n have_v holes_n in_o his_o heart_n as_o he_o be_v deceitful_a and_o the_o bird_n have_v nest_n therein_o as_o he_o be_v ambitious_a and_o say_v austin_n also_o how_o can_v a_o unsound_a soul_n follow_v simplicity_n or_o pride_n humility_n he_o will_v only_o follow_v christ_n as_o samson_n follow_v his_o parent_n till_o he_o meet_v with_o a_o honeycomb_n judge_n 14.5_o 8._o or_o as_o a_o dog_n do_v his_o master_n till_o he_o come_v to_o some_o carrion_n and_o there_o lurche_n he_o vix_fw-la diligitur_fw-la jesus_n propter_fw-la jesum_fw-la jesus_n be_v rare_o love_v for_o jesus_n sake_n say_v the_o father_n isaac_n love_v esau_n for_o his_o venison_n and_o many_o follow_v christ_n for_o his_o loaf_n dissemble_v sanctity_n rom._n 16.18_o &_o judas_n v._n 16_o be_v double_a iniquity_n etc._n etc._n or_o by_o subtle_a fox_n may_v be_v mean_v carnal_a temporizer_n and_o by_o fly_v bird_n aspirer_n after_o promotion_n however_o christ_n discover_v his_o hypocrisy_n say_v no_o secular_a honour_n will_v attend_v his_o follower_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o next_o to_o this_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n who_o pretend_v to_o be_v christ_n proselyte_n come_v a_o disciple_n who_o intend_v it_o only_o desire_v christ_n excuse_n for_o his_o absent_v from_o he_o for_o a_o while_n till_o his_o father_n be_v bury_v in_o his_o presence_n mat._n 8.21_o which_o request_n of_o he_o import_v not_o that_o his_o father_n be_v either_o now_o dead_a or_o very_o sick_a but_o that_o he_o think_v himself_o bound_n by_o the_o five_o commandment_n not_o to_o leave_v his_o father_n while_o he_o be_v live_v but_o to_o nourish_v and_o cherish_v he_o as_o joseph_n do_v jacob_n gen._n 47.12_o as_o obed._n do_v naomi_n ruth_n 4.15_o which_o the_o apostle_n commend_v as_o a_o duty_n not_o only_o laudable_a before_o man_n but_o also_o acceptable_a before_o god_n 1_o tim._n 5.4_o therefore_o christ_n do_v not_o reprove_v he_o for_o it_o but_o regulate_v his_o request_n resolve_v he_o that_o good_a duty_n of_o less_o moment_n be_v to_o be_v neglect_v for_o great_a and_o that_o office_n less_o necessary_a must_v be_v let_v go_v that_o the_o main_n may_v be_v mind_v christ_n call_v he_o now_o to_o his_o present_a attendance_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v of_o weighty_a importance_n than_o turn_v his_o back_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v to_o tarry_v but_o a_o little_a while_n in_o the_o world_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o return_v home_o to_o support_v his_o father_n till_o he_o die_v who_o possible_o may_v outlive_v christ_n himself_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v our_o lord_n
those_o that_o be_v substantial_o moral_a as_o before_o in_o this_o case_n alas_o this_o levite_n be_v too_o circumstantial_a in_o main_a substantial_o and_o he_o be_v too_o substantial_a in_o mere_a circumstantial_o 2._o he_o be_v one_o that_o can_v rest_v in_o any_o form_n of_o prayer_n not_o find_v it_o too_o narrow_a for_o his_o own_o narrow_a heart_n though_o various_a dispensation_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o he_o which_o call_v he_o to_o vary_v his_o petition_n to_o god_n in_o prayer_n alas_o this_o pinion_n the_o wing_n of_o the_o dove_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n mat._n 3.16_o can_v never_o prove_v a_o salve_n broad_a enough_o for_o every_o sore_a 3._o he_o be_v one_o that_o think_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o live_v in_o duty_n as_o all_o aught_o to_o do_v but_o he_o must_v live_v of_o and_o upon_o duty_n never_o look_v to_o find_v a_o live_a christ_n in_o dead_a duty_n without_o he_o alas_o this_o be_v to_o live_v in_o golgotha_n that_o place_n of_o skull_n matth._n 27.33_o and_o to_o have_v a_o dwelling_n among_o the_o tomb_n with_o the_o demoniac_a mar._n 5.3.4_o he_o be_v one_o that_o sit_v down_o and_o rise_v up_o constant_o with_o a_o cold_a frame_n of_o heart_n in_o religious_a duty_n his_o heart_n never_o burn_v within_o he_o nay_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o watm_v at_o any_o time_n because_o christ_n talk_v not_o with_o he_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o duty_n as_o luke_n 24.32_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o that_o spirit_n of_o burn_v isa_n 4.4_o alas_o he_o be_v like_o noah_n unclean_a creature_n that_o go_v into_o the_o ark_n unclean_a and_o come_v cut_v again_o unclean_a the_o word_n of_o god_n have_v no_o sanctify_a work_n upon_o his_o heart_n according_a to_o christ_n prayer_n john_n 17.17.5_o he_o be_v one_o that_o serve_v god_n for_o self-ends_a only_o he_o rather_o serve_v himself_o of_o god_n as_o zech._n 7.5_o 6._o and_o follow_v our_o lord_n more_o for_o his_o loaf_n than_o for_o any_o love_n to_o himself_o john_n 6.26_o he_o can_v say_v with_o nazianzen_n jesus_n diligitur_fw-la propter_fw-la jesum_fw-la i_o love_v jesus_n for_o jesus_n sake_n etc._n etc._n 6._o he_o be_v one_o that_o serve_v god_n slight_o render_v to_o he_o labia_fw-la vitulorum_fw-la non_fw-la vitulos_fw-la labiorum_fw-la the_o lip_n of_o their_o calf_n only_o and_o not_o the_o calf_n of_o their_o lip_n hos_fw-la 14.2_o he_o sacrifice_n flesh_n only_o hos_fw-la 8.13_o he_o serve_v not_o god_n with_o his_o spirit_n rom._n 1.9_o he_o give_v only_o the_o dry_a hony-comb_n not_o as_o the_o spouse_n do_v fill_v with_o the_o honey_n cant._n 5.1_o he_o consider_v not_o how_o such_o be_v curse_v that_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n negligent_o or_o deceitful_o jerem._n 48.10_o thus_o he_o do_v but_o cut_v off_o a_o dog_n neck_n etc._n etc._n isa_n 66.3.7_o he_o be_v one_o that_o will_v stint_v and_o limit_v himself_o both_o in_o his_o knowledge_n and_o in_o his_o practice_n he_o dare_v not_o be_v too_o precise_a but_o say_v with_o jeroboam_n 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jew_n foretell_v matth._n 21.43_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o reception_n of_o the_o gentile_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 22.1_o to_o 15._o and_o luke_n 14.16_o where_o the_o like_a parable_n be_v utter_v which_o harmonize_v with_o this_o though_o it_o be_v deliver_v long_o before_o this_o upon_o another_o occasion_n and_o with_o some_o differ_a circumstance_n yet_o the_o scope_n and_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o in_o this_o similitude_n of_o the_o marriage-feast_n of_o the_o king_n son_n be_v represent_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o gospel_n acceptance_n among_o mankind_n the_o jew_n have_v indeed_o the_o first_o tender_a of_o it_o but_o they_o most_o ungrateful_o reject_v their_o ancient_a prerogative_n and_o become_v recusant_n to_o the_o divine_a invitation_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o they_o also_o fall_v foul_a of_o the_o king_n servant_n that_o invite_v they_o treat_v they_o spiteful_o and_o slay_v they_o for_o 6._o mat._n 22._o these_o be_v more_o wicked_a than_o the_o former_a who_o 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and_o to_o breed_v he_o up_o for_o his_o successor_n in_o the_o ministry_n after_o his_o death_n and_o the_o second_o be_v his_o powerful_a propagation_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n there_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o former_a of_o these_o two_o circumstance_n be_v most_o manifest_a 1._o the_o motive_n why_o and_o 2._o the_o manner_n how_o this_o timothy_n come_v to_o be_v elect_v and_o adopt_v into_o the_o ministry_n the_o motive_n why_o be_v timothy_n commendation_n both_o from_o his_o parent_n and_o his_o profession_n verse_n 1._o and_o from_o the_o good_a report_n he_o have_v among_o the_o brethren_n verse_n 2._o and_o the_o manner_n how_o be_v by_o circumcise_n he_o etc._n etc._n that_o he_o may_v not_o become_v offensive_a to_o the_o jewish_a convert_v verse_n 3._o in_o the_o latter_a action_n namely_o his_o preach_v the_o gospel_n there_o be_v very_o considerable_a 1._o the_o object_n both_o the_o real_a what_o he_o preach_v namely_o the_o doctrine_n which_o accord_v with_o the_o decree_n of_o that_o great_a council_n at_o jerusalem_n verse_n 4._o and_o the_o personal_a object_n to_o who_o he_o preach_v namely_o to_o the_o phrygian_n and_o galatian_n verse_n 6._o and_o to_o the_o mysian_o v._o 7._o but_o not_o to_o those_o of_o that_o part_n of_o asia_n minor_n near_o ephesus_n nor_o to_o the_o bithynian_o for_o the_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n forbid_v they_o by_o a_o secret_a revelation_n though_o they_o assay_v to_o pass_v thither_o 6_o 7._o and_o together_o with_o this_o double_a object_n be_v the_o effect_n very_o observable_a verse_n 5._o for_o paul_n pass_v thither_o bring_v a_o double_a blessing_n to_o these_o church_n namely_o 1._o a_o firm_a confirmation_n of_o those_o that_o believe_v before_o and_o 2._o another_o new_a accession_n of_o a_o great_a many_o more_o believer_n unto_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n v._o 5._o then_o paul_n second_o station_n be_v in_o troas_n of_o the_o lesser_a asia_n and_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o relic_n of_o that_o famous_a city_n of_o troy_n verse_n 8._o but_o here_o his_o stay_n now_o be_v very_o short_a for_o he_o be_v command_v to_o depart_v thence_o by_o a_o angel_n that_o appear_v to_o he_o like_o a_o man_n in_o a_o macedonian_a habit_n verse_n 9_o and_o so_o soon_o as_o god_n will_n be_v manifest_v he_o dispute_v not_o with_o the_o man_n but_o dispatch_v his_o duty_n with_o all_o readiness_n and_o alacrity_n v._o 11._o so_o he_o come_v to_o that_o famous_a city_n philippi_n call_v so_o from_o philip_n great_a alexander_n father_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o macedonia_n verse_n 12._o thus_o paul_n pass_v out_o of_o asia_n into_o europe_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n the_o special_a remark_n upon_o paul_n second_o journey_n into_o asia_n be_v these_o first_o oh_o what_o a_o privilege_n be_v it_o for_o child_n to_o have_v a_o good_a mother_n and_o grandmother_n as_o this_o young_a timothy_n have_v who_o have_v many_o opportunity_n of_o drop_v divine_a document_n into_o their_o little_a lemuel_n ear_n as_o be_v most_o conversant_a with_o their_o little_a one_o far_o more_o than_o father_n or_o grandfather_n can_v be_v hereupon_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n be_v constant_o mention_v and_o as_o they_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n so_o be_v their_o child_n partus_fw-la sequitur_fw-la ventrem_fw-la the_o birth_n common_o follow_v the_o belly_n thus_o athaljah_n teach_v her_o son_n to_o do_v wicked_o 2_o chron._n 22.2_o 3._o but_o bathsheba_n teach_v her_o son_n to_o be_v religious_a etc._n etc._n pro._n 31.1_o 2_o 3_o timothy_n mother_n and_o grandmother_n be_v both_o godly_a 2_o tim._n 1.5_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v paul_n pitch_v upon_o timothy_n to_o call_v he_o into_o the_o ministry_n as_o one_o design_v for_o it_o from_o heaven_n not_o only_o because_o of_o his_o excellent_a education_n choice_a part_n which_o bespeak_v he_o a_o most_o likely_a hopeful_a instrument_n to_o be_v employ_v in_o god_n vineyard_n but_o also_o because_o 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circumcise_v titus_n gal._n 2.3_o lest_o he_o shall_v harden_v the_o jew_n and_o offend_v the_o gentile_n thus_o become_v he_o all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n that_o he_o may_v save_v some_o 1_o cor._n 9.22_o yet_o become_v he_o not_o sin_n to_o any_o man_n in_o that_o for_o a_o jew_n to_o be_v circumcise_v be_v no_o yieldance_n paul_n circumcise_v timothy_n as_o a_o gentile_a for_o these_o word_n they_o all_o know_v his_o father_n be_v a_o greek_a do_v demonstrate_v that_o timothy_n be_v in_o their_o account_n reckon_v for_o a_o gentile_a because_o the_o father_n authority_n in_o not_o circumcise_n he_o prevail_v over_o his_o mother_n n.b._n these_o indifferent_a thing_n use_v or_o not_o use_v require_v a_o most_o single_a and_o singular_a eye_n which_o as_o grotius_n say_v paul_n have_v above_o all_o the_o apostle_n for_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o church_n and_o for_o
earth_n revel_v 11.10_o never_o consider_v that_o those_o saint_n in_o the_o earth_n psalm_n 16.3_o do_v bear_v up_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o earth_n psalm_n 75.3_o and_o that_o god_n gratify_v his_o own_o servant_n with_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o persecutor_n as_o he_o do_v paul_n with_o the_o live_v of_o all_o those_o infidel_n who_o be_v in_o the_o ship_n with_o he_o act_v 27.24_o 37_o 42._o thus_o the_o stagg_n in_o the_o emblem_n by_o bite_v off_o the_o bough_n under_o which_o he_o lay_v hide_v from_o the_o hunter_n bewray_v and_o betray_v himself_o into_o their_o hand_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v paul_n choose_v to_o labour_n with_o his_o hand_n rather_o than_o he_o will_v disadvantage_n the_o gospel_n or_o become_v burdensome_a to_o those_o poor_a people_n who_o have_v here_o receive_v the_o gospel_n it_o be_v say_v he_o wrought_v with_o aquila_n in_o tentmaking_a act_n 18.3_o this_o trade_n paul_n learn_v before_o he_o be_v call_v to_o the_o ministry_n 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nothing_o of_o the_o gentile_n for_o the_o great_a honour_n and_o promotion_n of_o the_o gospel_n among_o they_o 3._o the_o person_n that_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n and_o believe_v be_v most_o the_o most_o mean_a person_n as_o appear_v most_o probable_o from_o 1_o corinth_n 1.26_o not_o many_o wise_a man_n after_o the_o flesh_n not_o many_o mighty_a not_o many_o noble_a be_v call_v therefore_o spare_v he_o those_o poor_a proselyte_n and_o will_v not_o be_v burdensome_a to_o they_o 4_o it_o be_v to_o show_v that_o he_o seek_v they_o more_o than_o they_o their_o person_n to_o be_v save_v by_o he_o more_o than_o their_o purse_n for_o he_o to_o be_v sustain_v by_o they_o n.b._n yet_o do_v he_o assert_v his_o own_o right_a and_o the_o right_n of_o minister_n by_o divine_a appointment_n 1_o cor._n 9.6_o 11_o 12_o 14_o etc._n etc._n but_o because_o of_o the_o present_a necessity_n and_o emergency_n of_o affair_n he_o deny_v himself_o here_o as_o act_n 20.34_o 2_o cor._n 11.7_o 8._o and_o 2_o thes_n 3.9_o etc._n etc._n work_v with_o his_o hand_n in_o sow_v skin_n together_o whereon_o to_o make_v tent_n use_v much_o by_o the_o soldier_n in_o those_o hot_a country_n and_o by_o other_o also_o to_o keep_v off_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o wether_n etc._n etc._n n.b._n hereupon_o one_o say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v no_o less_o busy_a in_o his_o shop_n among_o his_o tent_n than_o in_o his_o study_n among_o his_o book_n and_o parchment_n which_o he_o mention_n 2_o tim._n 4.13_o yet_o be_v it_o no_o work_n of_o supererogation_n as_o the_o romanist_n say_v for_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v a_o duty_n save_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o ministry_n but_o no_o general_a rule_n so_o thus_o musculus_fw-la when_o drive_v out_o of_o his_o place_n by_o persecution_n be_v force_v to_o pick_v up_o a_o poor_a live_n by_o digging_z and_o weave_v and_o a_o late_a martyr_n as_o great_a a_o scholar_n as_o europe_n have_v be_v banish_v serve_v a_o mason_n for_o his_o livelihood_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v that_o painful_a preacher_n must_v not_o be_v blame_v for_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o perish_a people_n n.b._n paul_n say_v here_o i_o be_o clean_a your_o blood_n be_v upon_o your_o own_o head_n for_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v i_o be_o not_o in_o the_o fault_n if_o you_o perish_v the_o kill-christ_n jew_n cry_v his_o blood_n be_v upon_o our_o head_n matth._n 27.25_o that_o be_v the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n thereof_o according_o paul_n propose_v his_o speech_n to_o his_o opposer_n your_o blood_n be_v upon_o your_o own_o head_n answerable_a to_o that_o aforesaid_a wish_n in_o their_o wretched_a imprecation_n and_o according_a to_o the_o jew_n custom_n of_o the_o witness_n lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o guilty_a person_n as_o devote_v he_o thereby_o to_o death_n deut._n 17.7_o and_o as_o the_o sacrificer_n lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o beast_n to_o be_v sacrifice_v whereby_o they_o transmit_v their_o own_o sin_n upon_o the_o sacrifice_n exod._n 29.10_o 15._o and_o levit._n 1.4_o and_o 3.2_o etc._n etc._n n.b._n but_o they_o have_v another_o manner_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o scape-goat_n head_n also_o levit._n 16.10_o 21._o that_o this_o live-goat_n may_v carry_v away_o all_o their_o sin_n from_o they_o along_o with_o he_o into_o the_o land_n of_o everlasting_a forgetfulness_n never_o to_o be_v remember_v against_o they_o any_o more_o as_o isa_n 43.25_o which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o our_o dear_a redeemer_n upon_o who_o god_n have_v lay_v all_o our_o iniquity_n isa_n 53.6_o 7._o and_o who_o those_o opposer_n reject_v when_o tender_v to_o they_o by_o paul_n preach_v christ_n and_o therefore_o paul_n tell_v they_o they_o be_v so_o many_o felo_n de_fw-la se_fw-la self-destroyer_n and_o be_v guilty_a of_o their_o own_o death_n and_o damnation_n for_o see_v they_o refuse_v that_o christ_n shall_v redeem_v they_o and_o save_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n they_o must_v bear_v their_o own_o burden_n which_o without_o repentance_n will_v bear_v they_o down_o into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n n.b._n nor_n can_v paul_n be_v charge_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o soul_n for_o he_o be_v free_a from_o their_o blood_n because_o he_o have_v warn_v they_o of_o their_o damnable_a state_n and_o show_v the_o way_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n to_o they_o he_o have_v blow_v the_o trumpet_n etc._n etc._n ezek._n 3.17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o and_o 33.4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o the_o watchman_n must_v give_v warning_n of_o danger_n if_o his_o warning_n be_v effectual_a for_o reformation_n then_o both_o the_o warner_n and_o the_o warn_v do_v deliver_v and_o save_v their_o own_o soul_n if_o the_o watch-man_n warn_v be_v not_o heed_v by_o the_o hearer_n they_o shall_v die_v in_o their_o sin_n but_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n to_o the_o watchman_n for_o he_o do_v his_o duty_n as_o paul_n do_v here_o but_o if_o the_o watchman_n give_v no_o warn_v not_o only_o the_o 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of_o his_o presence_n be_v a_o sweet_a encouragement_n to_o his_o servant_n for_o their_o abide_n in_o a_o place_n and_o among_o a_o people_n notwithstanding_o their_o fear_n from_o angry_a man_n and_o from_o enrage_a devil_n thus_o here_o the_o lord_n christ_n speak_v again_o to_o his_o servant_n paul_n say_v be_v not_o afraid_a but_o speak_v and_o hold_v not_o thy_o peace_n for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o and_o no_o man_n shall_v set_v on_o thou_o to_o hurt_v thou_o etc._n etc._n act_n 18._o verse_n 9.10_o n.b._n we_o may_v well_o wonder_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o new_a fear_n in_o paul_n that_o christ_n shall_v now_o say_v to_o he_o fear_v not_o see_v the_o come_n of_o silas_n and_o timothy_n to_o he_o according_a to_o his_o order_n act_v
effectual_a calling_n become_v a_o new_a creature_n and_o christ_n have_v make_v all_o thing_n new_a in_o he_o rev._n 21.5_o he_o have_v now_o new_a thought_n and_o a_o new_a judgement_n insomuch_o that_o his_o former_a pharisaism_n which_o he_o have_v high_o fancy_v and_o prize_v as_o more_o precious_a than_o the_o rich_a ruby_n etc._n etc._n he_o now_o reckon_v it_o no_o better_a than_o dung_n dross_n or_o dog-meat_n as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v phil._n 3.6_o 7_o 8._o and_o his_o former_a zeal_n to_o be_v but_o a_o blind_a zeal_n no_o better_a than_o mettle_n in_o a_o blind_a horse_n than_o fire_n on_o the_o chimney-top_n &_o than_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o demoniac_a who_o throw_v he_o sometime_o into_o the_o fire_n and_o sometime_o into_o the_o water_n mat._n 17.15_o see_v rom._n 10.2_o 3._o the_o three_o remark_n be_v man_n way_n be_v not_o in_o himself_o nor_o be_v it_o in_o man_n to_o direct_v his_o own_o step_n jer._n 10.23_o this_o apostle_n in_o his_o apology_n give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o country_n education_n and_o pharisacial_n conversation_n yea_o and_o of_o his_o own_o fierce_a and_o furious_a persecution_n of_o christian_n both_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o damascus_n verse_n 4.5_o wherein_o he_o appeal_v to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o highpriest_n and_o the_o principal_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n from_o who_o he_o have_v his_o order_n and_o commission_n to_o damascus_n act_v 8.3_o and_o 9.1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n whether_o he_o have_v not_o be_v as_o violent_a and_o cruel_a to_o christian_n as_o they_o now_o be_v then_o give_v he_o a_o large_a relation_n of_o his_o wonderful_a conversion_n whereof_o we_o have_v a_o account_n before_o act_v 9.3_o etc._n etc._n with_o only_a some_o small_a variety_n of_o expression_n here_o from_o that_o former_a whereby_o he_o endeavour_v to_o convince_v his_o obstinate_a auditory_a that_o what_o be_v do_v by_o he_o in_o forsake_v his_o 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choice_n who_o prefer_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n before_o all_o the_o treasure_n of_o egypt_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n hebr._n chap._n 11.26_o nor_o be_v this_o narrative_a say_v he_o gratis_o dictum_fw-la any_o feign_a fable_n ask_v my_o fellow_n commissioner_n who_o be_v my_o companion_n in_o that_o persecute_v errand_n to_o damascus_n who_o see_v the_o same_o light_n and_o hear_v the_o same_o voice_n act_v 9.7_o though_o they_o hear_v it_o not_o so_o as_o to_o obey_v it_o as_o i_o paul_n do_v thus_o hear_v in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n be_v frequent_o use_v for_o obey_v n.b._n moreover_o say_v he_o it_o be_v no_o gentile_a proselyte_n that_o the_o same_o jesus_n direct_v i_o unto_o for_o divine_a instruction_n but_o unto_o ananias_n a_o man_n zealous_a of_o and_o learned_a in_o the_o law_n who_o by_o the_o same_o jesus_n appointment_n persuade_v i_o to_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n though_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n like_v to_o yourselves_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o show_v that_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o nor_o destructive_a of_o the_o law_n but_o it_o be_v only_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o otherwise_o that_o believe_v jew_n ananias_n will_v neither_o have_v cure_v he_o of_o his_o blindness_n nor_o countenance_v he_o in_o any_o scandalous_a endeavour_v after_o a_o apostasy_n from_o the_o jewish_a religion_n n.b._n but_o say_v ananias_n to_o he_o the_o god_n of_o our_o father_n this_o title_n do_v please_v the_o jewish_a people_n above_o all_o etc._n etc._n have_v take_v thou_o by_o the_o hand_n as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o signify_v that_o thou_o shall_v know_v his_o will_n and_o see_v the_o just_a one_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 12_o and_z 14_o 15._o the_o five_o remark_n be_v in_o work_a gospel_n cure_v upon_o disease_a soul_n corrosive_n as_o well_o as_o cordial_n and_o lenitive_n must_v be_v inter-changeable_o apply_v as_o the_o matter_n do_v require_v not_o all_o or_o always_o the_o one_o or_o the_o 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to_o the_o woman_n and_o her_o seed_n for_o convey_v life_n and_o salvation_n still_o it_o must_v be_v convey_v by_o a_o covenant_n way_n six_o there_o can_v be_v no_o inconvenience_n in_o admit_v child_n into_o the_o new_a covenant_n fellowship_n name_v but_o the_o same_o inconvenience_n may_v be_v as_o well_o suppose_v to_o reach_v those_o under_o the_o old_a there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n in_o both_o covenant_n the_o three_o inference_n be_v if_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a covenant_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o for_o substance_n differ_v only_o as_o the_o old_a and_o new_a moon_n in_o different_a appearance_n than_o it_o follow_v hence_o that_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v not_o out_o of_o date_n but_o be_v of_o use_n to_o we_o under_o the_o new_a that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o temporary_a testament_n or_o a_o bond_n and_o covenant_n cancel_v by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n as_o to_o the_o substantial_a truth_n contain_v in_o it_o may_v be_v thus_o demonstrate_v 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