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A67153 A practical commentary or exposition upon the Pentateuch viz. These five books of Moses Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. Wherein the text of every chapter is practically expounded, according to the doctrine of the Catholick Church, in a way not usually trod by commentators; and wholly applyed to the life and salvation of Christians. By Ab. Wright; sometime fellow of St. John's Colledge in Oxford. Wright, Abraham, 1611-1690. 1662 (1662) Wing W3688; ESTC R221054 292,675 224

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be_v in_o these_o day_n who_o grieve_v at_o a_o hour_n spend_v in_o the_o church_n but_o never_o of_o day_n and_o year_n spend_v in_o sin_n second_o observe_v that_o when_o we_o be_v once_o deliver_v out_o of_o spiritual_a egypt_n then_o do_v the_o devil_n muster_v up_o his_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n he_o can_v abide_v to_o loose_v his_o servant_n so_o his_o we_o be_v and_o he_o have_v lose_v we_o and_o his_o we_o must_v be_v again_o if_o by_o all_o his_o strength_n he_o can_v possible_o gain_v we_o a_o land_n that_o flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n may_v not_o be_v inherit_v without_o resistance_n out_o of_o egypt_n we_o may_v be_v deliver_v but_o from_o follow_v persecution_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v quite_o free_v think_v of_o that_o devil_n in_o the_o gospel_n who_o when_o he_o must_v needs_o depart_v and_o loose_v his_o possession_n do_v rend_v and_o tear_v the_o poor_a party_n most_o miserable_o mar._n 9_o 26._o verse_n 13._o in_o all_o spiritual_a conflict_n say_v thus_o with_o yourself_o o_o my_o soul_n fear_v not_o though_o satan_n thrust_v sore_o at_o thou_o and_o seek_v thy_o destruction_n but_o look_v unto_o he_o that_o be_v mighty_a than_o all_o hell_n believe_v his_o promise_n believe_v his_o word_n and_o the_o egyptian_n who_o thou_o have_v see_v to_o day_n thou_o shall_v never_o see_v again_o that_o be_v those_o fright_n and_o those_o fear_n enemy_n to_o thy_o peace_n thou_o shall_v never_o be_v trouble_v with_o they_o any_o more_o but_o god_n shall_v so_o drown_v they_o in_o the_o red_a sea_n of_o christ_n blood_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o hurt_v thou_o the_o lord_n shall_v fight_v for_o thou_o o_o my_o soul_n therefore_o stand_v still_o and_o wait_v upon_o he_o verse_n 14._o a_o silence_n before_o a_o not_o pray_v have_v not_o always_o a_o fault_n in_o it_o because_o we_o be_v often_o ignorant_a of_o our_o own_o necessity_n and_o ignorant_a of_o the_o danger_n that_o hang_v over_o we_o but_o a_o silence_n after_o a_o benefit_n evident_o receive_v a_o dumb_a ingratitude_n be_v inexcusable_a thus_o when_o moses_n say_v here_o to_o his_o people_n the_o lord_n shall_v fight_v for_o you_o etc._n etc._n moses_n mean_v you_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o speak_v the_o lord_n will_v do_v it_o for_o his_o own_o glory_n you_o may_v be_v silent_a there_o it_o be_v a_o future_a thing_n but_o the_o lord_n have_v fight_v many_o battle_n for_o we_o he_o have_v fight_v for_o our_o church_n against_o schism_n and_o heresy_n for_o our_o land_n against_o invasion_n for_o every_o soul_n against_o presumption_n or_o else_o against_o desperation_n dominus_fw-la pugnavit_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la filemus_fw-la verse_n 15._o see_v the_o force_n of_o prayer_n though_o it_o be_v but_o in_o groan_n of_o your_o heart_n it_o even_o cry_v in_o god_n ear_n it_o pierce_v the_o heaven_n and_o pull_v down_o comfort_n see_v likewise_o the_o duty_n of_o all_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n to_o go_v forward_o as_o here_o be_v say_v to_o the_o israelite_n notwithstanding_o sea_n before_o we_o hill_n about_o we_o and_o whatsoever_o it_o may_v be_v that_o be_v against_o we_o leave_v all_o to_o the_o lord_n who_o know_v his_o own_o purpose_n and_o will_v manifest_v the_o same_o in_o his_o good_a time_n forward_o forward_o say_v god_n here_o speak_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o go_v forward_o but_o why_o do_v moses_n cry_v thus_o in_o his_o heart_n to_o god_n when_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o he_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o egyptian_n because_o neither_o promise_n nor_o revelation_n hinder_v god_n child_n from_o use_v ordinary_a mean_n but_o do_v rather_o stir_v they_o up_o more_o and_o more_o to_o beg_v and_o crave_v the_o performance_n and_o effect_n of_o they_o verse_n 22._o if_o you_o look_v at_o the_o water_n on_o either_o side_n you_o may_v see_v the_o condition_n of_o god_n child_n in_o this_o world_n beset_v on_o the_o right_a side_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o prosperity_n and_o beset_v on_o the_o left_a side_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o adversity_n and_o yet_o through_o a_o true_a faith_n walk_v through_o both_o and_o hurt_v by_o neither_o they_o arrive_v on_o the_o other_o side_n safe_o when_o by_o either_o of_o these_o many_o other_o be_v destroy_v pray_v then_o for_o this_o faith_n chap._n xv._n verse_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o good_a form_n of_o give_v thanks_o when_o every_o particular_a person_n out_o of_o his_o own_o feel_n say_v i_o i_o good_a lord_n do_v yield_v unto_o thy_o majesty_n my_o bind_a thanks_o for_o myself_o and_o for_o my_o brethren_n for_o myself_o and_o for_o thy_o whole_a church_n and_o so_o every_o one_o feeling_n and_o every_o one_o thank_v the_o lord_n be_v praise_v of_o all_o as_o his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n reach_v to_o all_o thus_o david_n psal._n 118._o 28._o ay_o i_o again_o in_o my_o own_o person_n and_o with_o my_o own_o heart_n and_o with_o my_o own_o tongue_n so_o here_o i_o will_v sing_v when_o they_o be_v many_o thousand_o verse_n 5._o they_o sink_v as_o a_o stone_n that_o be_v without_o all_o recovery_n and_o help_n for_o a_o stone_n swim_v not_o out_o be_v cast_v in_o but_o go_v to_o the_o bottom_n and_o there_o abide_v fearful_a and_o very_a fearful_a be_v their_o destruction_n to_o the_o terror_n of_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v persecute_v the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o his_o people_n verse_n 6._o not_o our_o virtue_n not_o our_o merit_n not_o our_o army_n or_o man_n of_o may_v god_n servant_n do_v never_o rob_v he_o and_o cloth_n themselves_o but_o with_o moses_n here_o they_o give_v all_o to_o god_n where_o indeed_o it_o be_v due_a and_o say_v with_o david_n not_o unto_o we_o o_o lord_n not_o unto_o we_o but_o to_o thy_o name_n give_v the_o praise_n verse_n 7._o in_o that_o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v rise_v against_o god_n when_o they_o rise_v but_o against_o his_o people_n observe_v the_o union_n between_o god_n and_o his_o church_n even_o such_o as_o who_o so_o touch_v the_o one_o touch_v the_o other_o for_o he_o that_o touch_v you_o touch_v the_o apple_n of_o my_o eye_n zach._n 2._o 8._o and_o saul_n saul_n why_o persecute_v thou_o i_o i_o in_o my_o member_n and_o by_o my_o member_n verse_n 9_o the_o same_o ambition_n and_o covetousness_n that_o make_v pharaoh_n wear_v out_o so_o many_o judgement_n will_v not_o leave_v he_o till_o it_o have_v wrought_v out_o his_o full_a destruction_n all_o god_n vengeance_n have_v their_o end_n the_o final_a perdition_n of_o his_o enemy_n which_o they_o can_v rest_v till_o they_o have_v attain_v pharaoh_n therefore_o and_o his_o egyptian_n will_v needs_o go_v fetch_v their_o bane_n instead_o of_o their_o victory_n they_o brag_v of_o their_o conquest_n beforehand_o and_o give_v israel_n either_o for_o spoil_n or_o bondage_n but_o the_o sea_n will_v show_v they_o that_o it_o regard_v the_o rod_n of_o moses_n not_o the_o sceptre_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n as_o glad_a to_o have_v get_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n at_o such_o a_o advantage_n shut_v her_o mouth_n upon_o they_o extraordinary_a favour_n to_o wicked_a man_n be_v the_o forerunner_n to_o their_o ruin_n verse_n 19_o as_o the_o act_n of_o the_o egyptian_n for_o drown_v the_o israelitish_n child_n be_v cruel_a chap._n 1._o so_o be_v their_o own_o issue_n and_o punishment_n but_o just_a here_o the_o people_n must_v drown_v their_o male_n there_o themselves_o be_v drown_v here_o they_o die_v by_o the_o same_o mean_n by_o which_o they_o cause_v the_o poor_a israelitish_n infant_n to_o die_v that_o law_n of_o retaliation_n which_o god_n will_v not_o allow_v to_o we_o because_o we_o be_v fellow-creature_n he_o just_o practise_v on_o we_o god_n will_v have_v we_o read_v our_o sin_n in_o our_o judgement_n that_o we_o may_v both_o repent_v of_o our_o sin_n and_o give_v glory_n to_o his_o justice_n verse_n 20._o in_o common_a duty_n due_a to_o god_n none_o must_v sit_v out_o the_o deliverance_n concern_v both_o sex_n and_o therefore_o both_o sex_n be_v to_o thank_v god_n for_o it_o man_n and_o wife_n must_v join_v and_o agree_v together_o to_o honour_v he_o that_o save_v they_o joseph_n will_v go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o mary_n his_o wife_n will_v go_v with_o he_o no_o division_n no_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o in_o god_n matter_n if_o the_o one_o owe_v a_o duty_n the_o other_o think_v she_o do_v so_o too_o and_o with_o one_o heart_n according_a to_o one_o rule_n they_o both_o worship_n god_n and_o so_o come_v home_o verse_n 24._o a_o fit_a course_n it_o have_v be_v for_o a_o people_n so_o teach_v with_o pass_v favour_n to_o have_v assure_v themselves_o of_o future_a help_n in_o god_n good_a time_n and_o with_o patience_n and_o faith_n to_o
when_o they_o shall_v die_v and_o therefore_o job_n describe_v the_o shortness_n of_o man_n life_n and_o withal_o that_o his_o day_n be_v determine_v compare_v they_o to_o the_o day_n of_o a_o hireling_n for_o with_o a_o hireling_n we_o agree_v to_o work_v with_o we_o for_o a_o certain_a time_n and_o usual_o by_o the_o day_n whence_o they_o be_v call_v day-labourer_n it_o import_v then_o that_o the_o time_n of_o man_n life_n be_v short_a and_o set_v for_o hireling_n be_v appoint_v to_o a_o hour_n fifteen_o year_n just_a and_o no_o more_o be_v add_v to_o hezekiah_n life_n isai._n 38._o 5._o our_o very_a hair_n be_v number_v much_o more_o than_o our_o day_n verse_n 11._o what_o ever_o the_o egyptian_n fancy_n of_o their_o river_n nilus_n both_o their_o river_n and_o our_o rain_n too_o be_v from_o above_o there_o be_v not_o any_o of_o the_o creature_n not_o so_o much_o as_o our_o mere_a water_n but_o we_o receive_v it_o from_o heaven_n god_n bottle_v up_o the_o rain_n say_v job_n and_o pour_v it_o on_o the_o earth_n when_o god_n please_v to_o turn_v the_o mouth_n of_o these_o bottle_n downward_o this_o be_v a_o great_a miracle_n that_o whereas_o water_n be_v fluid_a and_o bear_v downward_o yet_o now_o that_o god_n thus_o bind_v up_o these_o heavy_a vapour_n and_o keep_v they_o in_o those_o vessel_n of_o the_o cloud_n as_o thin_a or_o thin_a than_o the_o liquor_n that_o be_v contain_v in_o they_o as_o a_o strong_a man_n in_o a_o cobweb_n till_o bring_v by_o the_o wind_n wheresoever_o he_o please_v they_o drop_v upon_o the_o earth_n by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o make_v it_o fruitful_a this_o be_v a_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n and_o shall_v bring_v we_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n verse_n 12._o we_o read_v in_o natural_a story_n of_o some_o creature_n qui_fw-la solo_fw-la oculorum_fw-la aspectu_fw-la fovent_fw-la ova_fw-la plin._n l._n 10._o c._n 9_o which_o hatch_v their_o egg_n only_o by_o look_v upon_o they_o what_o 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endeavour_v to_o become_v natural_a as_o well_o as_o spiritual_a father_n to_o their_o child_n by_o teach_v and_o instruction_n from_o their_o very_a infancy_n for_o when_o child_n be_v able_a to_o learn_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v bad_a then_o certain_o it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o teach_v they_o something_o that_o be_v good_a when_o they_o can_v stammer_v out_o a_o oath_n or_o lisp_v towards_o blasphemy_n than_o it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o teach_v they_o their_o catechism_n and_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o principle_n of_o religion_n and_o therefore_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v compose_v certain_a abcedarian_a psalm_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n that_o child_n may_v learn_v a_o alphabet_n of_o godliness_n and_o parent_n teach_v they_o the_o element_n of_o religion_n as_o well_o as_o of_o learning_n such_o psalm_n be_v 25._o 34_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xii_o verse_n 1._o the_o difference_n between_o divinity_n and_o other_o science_n be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o learn_v but_o we_o must_v observe_v and_o do_v it_o as_o lesson_n of_o music_n must_v be_v practise_v and_o a_o copy_n not_o read_v only_o but_o write_v and_o follow_v the_o practical_a christian_a be_v the_o best_a christian_a man_n go_v forth_o to_o his_o work_n and_o to_o his_o labour_n till_o the_o evening_n say_v the_o psal._n 104._o 23._o he_o must_v ever_o more_o be_v do_v follow_v his_o honest_a employment_n in_o his_o particular_a place_n and_o calling_n whether_o manual_a or_o mental_a eat_v his_o bread_n either_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o brow_n or_o his_o brain_n and_o as_o it_o be_v with_o man_n in_o his_o civil_a so_o likewise_o in_o his_o spiritual_a call_v he_o must_v arise_v from_o the_o bed_n of_o sin_n and_o go_v forth_o out_o of_o himself_o out_o of_o his_o lust_n and_o sinful_a affection_n as_o out_o of_o his_o house_n to_o his_o work_n and_o to_o his_o labour_n work_v out_o his_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a until_o the_o evening_n till_o the_o sun_n of_o his_o life_n be_v set_v verse_n 7._o there_o be_v no_o one_o duty_n almost_o in_o both_o testament_n more_o press_v than_o this_o of_o rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o contrary_n be_v complain_v of_o and_o sore_o threaten_v deut._n 28._o 47._o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v declare_v here_o as_o a_o recompense_n of_o all_o their_o charge_n and_o pain_n you_o shall_v feast_v before_o the_o lord_n with_o joy_n this_o be_v the_o sweetmeat_n of_o the_o feast_n other_o dainty_a dish_n there_o may_v be_v but_o this_o be_v the_o banquet_n this_o make_v those_o good_a soul_n ps._n 84._o 7._o go_v bodily_a on_o from_o strength_n to_o strength_n though_o they_o take_v many_o a_o step_n yet_o their_o comfort_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v everyone_o of_o they_o in_o zion_n appear_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o then_o think_v their_o pain_n though_o never_o so_o great_a well_o bestow_v though_o they_o then_o see_v god_n face_n but_o obscure_o in_o the_o dark_a glass_n of_o the_o ceremony_n what_o then_o shall_v not_o we_o suffer_v to_o see_v god_n clear_o in_o his_o ordinance_n verse_n 8._o the_o word_n be_v not_o you_o shall_v not_o do_v ill_o in_o your_o own_o eye_n but_o you_o shall_v not_o do_v that_o which_o seem_v good_a good_a i_o say_v and_o i_o pray_v you_o mark_v it_o you_o shall_v not_o do_v that_o but_o shall_v keep_v you_o to_o my_o commandment_n be_v it_o never_o so_o good_a then_o in_o my_o conceit_n that_o be_v be_v my_o meaning_n never_o so_o good_a it_o will_v not_o excuse_v the_o time_n will_v come_v say_v christ_n that_o whosoever_o kill_v you_o will_v think_v that_o he_o do_v god_n good_a service_n what_o then_o shall_v his_o so_o think_v excuse_n his_o bloody_a murder_n what_o ill_o mean_v joshua_n when_o he_o wish_v moses_n to_o forbid_v those_o that_o prophesy_v micha_n mother_n when_o according_a to_o her_o vow_n she_o make_v her_o son_n two_o idol_n the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n when_o they_o forbid_v 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service_n of_o the_o true_a god_n then_o be_v true_a verse_n 14._o man_n must_v be_v swift_a to_o hear_v slow_a to_o speak_v that_o be_v to_o censure_v and_o pass_v sentence_n athanasius_n pass_v for_o a_o sacrilegious_a person_n a_o profane_a wretch_n a_o bloody_a persecuter_n a_o blasphemer_n of_o god_n and_o be_v so_o condemn_v before_o he_o be_v hear_v by_o that_o pseudosynodus_fw-la sardicensis_fw-la and_o therefore_o god_n do_v command_v the_o israelite_n here_o that_o they_o shall_v inquire_v diligent_o before_o the_o judgement_n shall_v pass_v upon_o the_o offender_n even_o in_o such_o matter_n as_o concern_v his_o own_o worship_n he_o will_v not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o that_o preserve_v from_o idolatry_n without_o strict_a enquiry_n and_o search_v whether_o the_o thing_n be_v certain_a that_o such_o a_o abomination_n be_v wrought_v among_o they_o a_o rash_a precipitant_a course_n in_o matter_n of_o judgement_n have_v save_v many_o a_o guilty_a person_n and_o condemn_v as_o 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