beautify_v and_o whereof_o god_n complain_v gen._n 6.5_o 7._o and_o row_n 5.12_o yet_o not_o altogether_o without_o a_o remedy_n for_o that_o dreadful_a defection_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n be_v happy_o repair_v by_o the_o bless_a refection_n of_o the_o second_o adam_n the_o lord_n most_o gracious_o find_v a_o ransom_n for_o fall_a man_n job_n 33.24_o the_o promise_a seed_n of_o the_o woman_n christ_n be_v a_o cover_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o a_o cure_n also_o so_o that_o adam_n and_o the_o elect_a world_n in_o he_o be_v deliver_v from_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n he_o be_v redeem_v from_o the_o infernal-deep_a in_o the_o history_n of_o this_o grand_a malady_n there_o be_v sundry_a branch_n considerable_a describe_v as_o 1_o the_o tempter_n and_o author_n of_o the_o temptation_n gen._n 3.1_o 2_o the_o temptation_n itself_o whereof_o we_o have_v a_o description_n in_o v._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o 3_o man_n free_a inclination_n assent_n and_o consent_v to_o it_o v._o 6._o which_o bring_v 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yet_o do_v he_o it_o tacit_o and_o implicit_o gen._n 1.1_o and_o 2._o 1._o for_o if_o god_n create_v all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n than_o he_o must_v create_v the_o angel_n see_v they_o be_v creature_n psal_n 104.4_o and_o in_o heaven_n mat._n 18.10_o therefore_o be_v they_o call_v the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 24.36_o gal._n 1.8_o and_o as_o all_o sublunary_a creature_n be_v the_o host_n of_o god_n on_o earth_n his_o foot_n army_n or_o nether_a force_n so_o the_o angel_n be_v the_o host_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n his_o horse_n army_n or_o upper_a force_n gen._n 2.1_o and_o 31.1_o 2._o numb_a 22.31_o josh_n 5.1.3_o 2_o king_n 6.17_o and_o 19.35_o 1_o king_n 22.19_o mat._n 26.53_o and_o luke_n 2.13_o neither_o can_v it_o suit_v with_o moses_n propose_v holy_a design_n of_o write_v which_o be_v to_o show_v the_o creation_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o god_n and_o nothing_o be_v eternal_a but_o god_n to_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n altogether_o the_o creation_n of_o those_o most_o excellent_a creature_n beside_o moses_n make_v mention_n of_o the_o angel_n with_o a_o flame_a sword_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o paradise_n gen._n 3.24_o see_v more_o suprà _fw-la it_o be_v likely_a they_o be_v create_v with_o the_o heaven_n in_o the_o first_o day_n see_v those_o morning_n star_n and_o son_n of_o god_n do_v sing_v praise_n when_o god_n fasten_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n job_n 38.4_o 6_o 7._o and_o it_o be_v as_o likely_a that_o the_o evil_a angel_n do_v fall_v from_o their_o angelical_a perfection_n immediate_o after_o their_o creation_n as_o man_n through_o the_o devil_n malice_n do_v fall_v from_o his_o perfect_a state_n immediate_o after_o his_o for_o it_o be_v express_o say_v the_o devil_n persist_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n but_o he_o leave_v that_o proper_a station_n assign_v to_o he_o for_o his_o ministration_n in_o the_o heaven_n john_n 8.44_o and_o judas_n 6._o and_o 2_o pet._n 2.4_o and_o he_o draw_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o angel_n with_o he_o into_o his_o rebellion_n against_o god_n whereby_o they_o all_o as_o rebel_n with_o he_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o heaven_n and_o confine_v to_o the_o prison_n of_o hell_n hence_o arise_v the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n implacable_a and_o everlasting_a malice_n against_o god_n and_o because_o god_n be_v out_o of_o his_o reach_n against_o man_n god_n masterpiece_n by_o all_o this_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v then_o a_o malicious_a devil_n against_o man_n a_o envious_a one_o or_o enemy_n his_o enemy_n mat._n 13.25_o 28_o 39_o a_o enemy_n both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n who_o be_v wakeful_a and_o watchful_a to_o sow_v tare_n where_o god_n have_v sow_v good_a seed_n in_o the_o field_n of_o man._n for_o satan_n since_o his_o fall_n neither_o think_v nor_o desire_n nor_o endeavour_n nor_o speak_v nor_o work_v any_o other_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v hateful_a to_o god_n and_o hurtful_a to_o man._n the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n that_o fall_v with_o he_o do_v nothing_o but_o deceive_v man_n 1_o king_n 22.22_o 23._o provoke_v they_o to_o sin_n 1_o sam._n 18.9_o 10._o 2_o sam._n 24.1_o and_o 1_o chron._n 21.1_o rage_v cruel_o against_o they_o job_n 1.11_o 14_o to_o the_o end_n and_o job_n 2.5_o 7._o mat._n 8.28_o and_o 9.32_o and_o how_o malicious_a be_v that_o devil_n so_o to_o tear_v that_o good_a man_n mark_v 9.20_o how_o merciless_a be_v he_o so_o to_o cast_v he_o into_o the_o two_o merciless_a element_n sometime_o into_o the_o fire_n and_o sometime_o into_o the_o water_n v._o 22._o and_o every_o where_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n yea_o design_v to_o draw_v all_o mankind_n into_o the_o same_o everlasting_a perdition_n with_o himself_o 1_o john_n 3.8_o 9_o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o eph._n 6.12_o and_o many_o other_o place_n this_o devil_n quasi_fw-la do_v evil_a begin_v to_o do_v evil_a to_o the_o first_o man_n that_o be_v upon_o earth_n and_o will_v never_o end_v so_o do_v until_o the_o last_o man_n expire_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o second_o branch_n to_o wit_n his_o do_v evil_a to_o our_o first_o parent_n seduce_v they_o by_o his_o lie_n that_o they_o may_v forfeit_v their_o life_n and_o plunge_v themselves_o headlong_o into_o eternal_a death_n gen._n 3.1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n john_n 8.44_o 2_o cor._n 11.3_o how_o satan_n manage_v that_o matter_n of_o malice_n against_o man_n i_o have_v large_o relate_v in_o nine_o particular_n see_v my_o church_n history_n the_o first_o plot_n from_o page_n 3._o to_o the_o 9th_o page_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o here_o insist_v upon_o that_o take_v only_o some_o remark_n for_o a_o further_o and_o full_a illustration_n of_o the_o tempter_n first_o and_o most_o fierce_a temptation_n the_o first_o remark_n be_v the_o tempter_n
once_o familiarity_n and_o fear_n familiarity_n with_o he_o in_o our_o conversation_n and_o fear_v of_o he_o in_o his_o command_n god_n love_v to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o man_n in_o the_o walk_n of_o their_o obedience_n yet_o he_o take_v state_n upon_o he_o in_o his_o ordinance_n and_o will_v be_v tremble_v at_o in_o his_o word_n and_o judgement_n thus_o it_o be_v say_v of_o christ_n sure_o they_o will_v reverence_n my_o son_n matth._n 21.37_o as_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n presence_n and_o hearer_n be_v all_o here_o and_o before_o the_o lord_n to_o hear_v his_o word_n act._n 10.33_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v tremble_v at_o than_o god_n will_v respect_v we_o isa_n 66.2_o there_o be_v many_o more_o parity_n or_o congruity_n follow_v to_o be_v speak_v to_o in_o their_o proper_a place_n the_o six_o whereof_o lead_v in_o the_o four_o remark_n which_o be_v as_o by_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n the_o river_n jordan_n be_v divide_v and_o dry_v up_o insomuch_o that_o the_o people_n go_v dry_a and_o safe_a over_o to_o canaan_n so_o by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n a_o most_o plain_a easy_a and_o ready_a way_n be_v make_v through_o the_o horror_n of_o death_n for_o we_o to_o come_v safe_o to_o our_o heavenly_a canaan_n and_o kingdom_n psal_n 23.4_o heb._n 10.19_o 20._o this_o dry_n up_o of_o jordan_n by_o the_o ark_n approach_v it_o josh_n 3.13_o be_v a_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n and_o much_o admire_v by_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 11.4_o 3_o 5._o the_o many_o circumstance_n of_o this_o miracle_n make_v it_o the_o more_o marvellous_a as_o 1._o the_o time_n when_o namely_o at_o such_o a_o time_n when_o jordan_n overflow_v all_o its_o bank_n josh_n 3.15_o at_o the_o time_n of_o barley_n harvest_n this_o may_v be_v natural_a 1_o chron._n 12.15_o as_o to_o nilus_n and_o other_o river_n cause_v by_o the_o melt_a of_o snow_n which_o lie_v all_o winter_n upon_o the_o adjacent_a mountain_n and_o be_v melt_v in_o their_o harvest_n time_n by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n therefore_o the_o 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creature_n be_v god_n servant_n psal_n 119.91_o and_o shall_v contribute_v their_o help_n and_o not_o hindrance_n 2._o so_o it_o most_o high_o commend_v the_o strong_a faith_n of_o those_o holy_a priest_n that_o do_v first_o set_v their_o foot_n upon_o those_o water_n while_o they_o so_o fearful_o overflow_v and_o run_v with_o such_o a_o rapid_a fierce_a and_o strong_a currant_n 3._o and_o last_o this_o time_n likewise_o give_v the_o great_a illustration_n of_o god_n good_a providence_n towards_o his_o people_n in_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o their_o enemy_n even_o in_o harvest_n time_n when_o it_o be_v the_o best_a furnish_v with_o all_o necessary_a provision_n both_o for_o the_o present_a and_o the_o follow_a year_n here_o one_o sow_v and_o another_o reap_v joh._n 4.37_o the_o second_o circumstance_n that_o exalt_v this_o miracle_n be_v the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v wrought_v what_o part_n of_o jordan_n must_v be_v dry_v up_o for_o israel_n march_n over_o into_o canaan_n no_o place_n of_o jordan_n must_v serve_v but_o that_o part_n which_o be_v right_o over_o against_o jericho_n josh_n 3.16_o this_o be_v the_o place_n which_o god_n choose_v because_o 1._o god_n will_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v their_o captain_n who_o will_v lead_v they_o over_o in_o safety_n there_o where_o there_o be_v a_o strong_a city_n a_o potent_a king_n and_o a_o valiant_a people_n 2._o because_o this_o wonderful_a waft_a israel_n over_o safe_o there_o will_v strike_v a_o great_a terror_n upon_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o enemy_n 3_o to_o signalise_v this_o very_a place_n call_v after_o bethabara_n trajectum_n or_o place_n of_o passage_n where_o john_n the_o baptist_n do_v baptise_v the_o lord_n jesus_n joh._n 1.28_o etc._n etc._n here_o baptism_n be_v first_o administer_v not_o without_o divine_a direction_n be_v foreshadowed_n by_o israel_n passage_n through_o jordan_n as_o before_o through_o the_o red-sea_n 1_o cor._n 10.2_o to_o signify_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o true_a beth-abara_a or_o place_n of_o passage_n into_o our_o heavenly_a inheritance_n eph._n 2.18_o to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v 4._o because_o this_o place_n lead_v israel_n to_o the_o most_o pleasant_a and_o fruitful_a part_n of_o canaan_n and_o therefore_o the_o most_o convenient_a both_o for_o israel_n refreshment_n after_o their_o long_a and_o tedious_a march_n and_o for_o their_o encouragement_n to_o their_o present_a expedition_n the_o 3._o circumstance_n that_o make_v this_o miracle_n famous_a be_v the_o manner_n how_o this_o differ_v from_o the_o dry_n up_o of_o the_o red-sea_n for_o 1._o that_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o egyptian_n but_o this_o lead_v they_o into_o canaan_n 2._o in_o that_o the_o water_n stand_v up_o on_o each_o side_n as_o a_o wall_n in_o this_o the_o upper_a water_n only_o stand_v up_o on_o a_o heap_n the_o nether_a water_n be_v clean_o cut_v off_o as_o with_o a_o sword_n job_n 6.17_o say_v tremellius_n and_o run_v away_o into_o the_o dead_a sea_n 3_o 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jordan_n the_o agony_n of_o a_o corporal_a death_n have_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n covenant_n in_o their_o eye_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n eph._n 2.18_o the_o five_o remark_n be_v these_o holy_a priest_n that_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n stand_v betwixt_o the_o people_n and_o danger_n as_o a_o wall_n of_o defence_n to_o they_o whether_o their_o station_n appoint_v they_o be_v either_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o jordan_n as_o some_o say_v from_o vers_n 17._o then_o they_o preserve_v they_o from_o fear_n of_o the_o flood_n overflow_a they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o river_n or_o if_o the_o priest_n march_v end-way_n through_o the_o river_n to_o the_o brink_n of_o it_o on_o the_o other_o side_n as_o other_o do_v interpret_v vers_fw-la 8._o lest_o the_o people_n shall_v otherwise_o get_v before_o the_o ark_n who_o be_v bid_v to_o follow_v after_o it_o than_o the_o priest_n expose_v themselves_o to_o the_o peril_n of_o the_o enemy_n who_o may_v be_v 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in_o those_o family_n wherein_o the_o church_n consist_v until_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n thus_o noah_n convey_v the_o principal_a blessing_n to_o shem_n gen._n 9.26_o abraham_n to_o isaac_n in_o who_o the_o seed_n shall_v be_v call_v exclude_v ishmael_n so_o isaac_n here_o make_v jacob_n the_o heir_n of_o the_o blessing_n esau_n be_v exclude_v yet_o jacob_n give_v a_o blessing_n to_o all_o his_o twelve_o son_n as_o all_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n but_o the_o more_o principal_a blessing_n be_v promise_v to_o judah_n of_o who_o the_o messiah_n shall_v descend_v therefore_o though_o the_o apostle_n say_v isaac_n bless_v jacob_n and_o esau_n heb._n 11.20_o he_o can_v mean_v with_o a_o equal_a blessing_n for_o 1._o isaac_n can_v not_o give_v that_o to_o esau_n which_o he_o have_v give_v before_o to_o jacob._n 2._o or_o if_o he_o can_v what_o be_v it_o that_o make_v esau_n so_o mad_a against_o jacob_n as_o to_o resolve_v his_o murder_n have_v the_o same_o blessing_n be_v make_v over_o to_o they_o both_o no_o man_n can_v be_v just_o offend_v that_o another_o partake_v of_o the_o same_o sunshine_n with_o himself_o when_o he_o find_v that_o he_o have_v fullness_n thereof_o and_o no_o less_o thereby_o hereupon_o the_o next_o necessary_a enquiry_n must_v be_v what_o difference_n may_v be_v assign_v betwixt_o the_o blessing_n of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n answer_v the_o difference_n be_v various_a as_o 1._o the_o blessing_n isaac_n give_v jacob_n be_v give_v with_o a_o kiss_n come_v near_a now_o and_o kiss_v i_o my_o son_n and_o he_o come_v near_o and_o kiss_v he_o gen._n 27.26_o 27._o this_o be_v a_o kiss_n of_o love_n and_o a_o bless_a preface_n to_o his_o pronounce_v the_o blessing_n as_o he_o kiss_v and_o bless_a jacob_n when_o he_o smell_v he_o as_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v so_o our_o everlasting_a father_n isa_n 9.6_o christ_n will_v kiss_v and_o bless_v we_o cant._n 1.2_o when_o he_o find_v the_o fragrancy_n of_o a_o fruitful_a field_n on_o we_o if_o our_o tender_a grape_n give_v a_o good_a smell_n cant._n 2.13_o then_o will_v he_o give_v we_o his_o love_n cant._n 7.11_o 12_o 13._o even_o a_o kiss_n of_o love_n we_o do_v not_o read_v a_o word_n of_o isaac_n kiss_v profane_a esau_n 2._o though_o isaac_n indeed_o give_v a_o blessing_n unto_o esau_n as_o the_o shake_n off_o israel_n yoke_n ver_fw-la 40._o which_o be_v undoubted_o a_o blessing_n and_o do_v fall_v out_o 2_o king_n 8.20_o etc._n etc._n yet_o his_o blessing_n of_o he_o do_v not_o come_v off_o with_o a_o god_n give_v thou_o as_o jacob_n do_v ver_fw-la 28._o which_o be_v both_o a_o prayer_n and_o a_o prophecy_n but_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o god_n in_o esau_n blessing_n wicked_a man_n may_v have_v worldly_a blessing_n but_o not_o with_o a_o god_n give_v thou_o more_o from_o god_n hand_n than_o from_o his_o heart_n more_o out_o of_o the_o court_n of_o general_a providence_n than_o out_o of_o the_o cabinet_n of_o some_o special_a promise_n esau_n depend_v on_o his_o sword_n for_o his_o livelihood_n by_o thy_o sword_n thou_o shall_v live_v gen._n 27.40_o but_o jacob_n depend_v on_o god_n care_n and_o kindness_n for_o he_o and_o he_o deut_n 11.11_o 12._o it_o be_v remarkable_a whereas_o isaac_n both_o kiss_v and_o bless_a jacob_n with_o a_o god_n give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n he_o only_o without_o any_o mention_n of_o god_n answer_v and_o say_v to_o esau_n ver_fw-la 39_o import_v quòd_fw-la dixit_fw-la ceu_fw-la praedixit_fw-la potiùs_fw-la quà m_fw-la benedixit_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o prediction_n of_o his_o future_a condition_n than_o a_o solemn_a benediction_n 3._o neither_o do_v isaac_n give_v the_o like_a temporal_a blessing_n to_o esau_n that_o he_o give_v to_o jacob_n according_a to_o some_o read_n for_o whereas_o we_o read_v ver_fw-la 39_o behold_v thy_o dwell_n shall_v be_v the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n castalio_n render_v it_o à _fw-la terrae_fw-la pinguedine_fw-la aberis_fw-la thou_o shall_v dwell_v far_o from_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earthy_a to_o wit_n in_o mount-seir_n which_o be_v a_o barren_a country_n a_o part_n of_o arabia_n petrosa_n rocky_a and_o mountainous_a natural_o abound_v with_o serpent_n and_o dragon_n it_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o this_o country_n of_o edom_n where_o the_o israelite_n be_v sting_v with_o fiery_a serpent_n numb_a 21.6_o reason_n for_o this_o read_n be_v 1._o this_o portion_n of_o earth_n so_o barren_a be_v give_v to_o esau_n gen._n 36.6_o 8._o and_o josh_n 24.4_o because_o god_n hate_v he_o mal._n 1.3_o 2._o the_o word_n mishmannc_n here_o be_v read_v by_o we_o from_fw-la fatness_n psal_n 109.24_o my_o flesh_n fail_v from_o fatness_n that_o be_v for_o want_v of_o fatness_n or_o without_o it_o for_o the_o particle_n min_n sometime_o signify_v without_o 3._o isaac_n have_v give_v the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o jacob_n before_o and_o this_o he_o can_v not_o give_v over_o again_o to_o esau_n 4._o have_v isaac_n give_v esau_n the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n as_o to_o jacob_n than_o esau_n will_v not_o have_v so_o grieve_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o blessing_n if_o he_o have_v the_o same_o 4._o suppose_v it_o so_o according_a to_o our_o read_n yet_o stand_v it_o differ_v from_o that_o of_o jacob_n for_o 1._o in_o isaac_n word_n to_o esau_n the_o fatness_n of_o he_o earth_n be_v place_v before_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n whereas_o the_o order_n be_v invert_v in_o those_o to_o jacob_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v for_o heaven_n shall_v be_v place_v before_o the_o earth_n as_o in_o time_n gen._n 1.2_o so_o in_o place_n and_o worth_n to_o godly_a jacob_n heaven_n be_v his_o throne_n and_o earth_n his_o footstool_n but_o to_o profane_a esau_n earth_n be_v his_o throne_n and_o heaven_n but_o his_o footstool_n 2._o esau_n blessing_n be_v with_o some_o restraint_n for_o store_n of_o wheat_n and_o wine_n be_v omit_v therein_o be_v give_v before_o to_o jacob._n 3._o nor_o be_v the_o restraint_n in_o that_o only_a but_o in_o other_o thing_n for_o four_o great_a privilege_n be_v promise_v to_o jacob_n in_o his_o blessing_n 1._o plenty_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n 2._o victory_n over_o enemy_n 3._o domestic_a preeminency_n and_o 4._o peace_n and_o prosperity_n the_o contrary_a to_o which_o at_o least_o to_o most_o of_o they_o be_v entail_v upon_o esau_n as_o the_o sword_n he_o must_v live_v by_o instead_o of_o peace_n subjection_n instead_o of_o dominion_n etc._n etc._n thus_o neither_o in_o the_o same_o order_n nor_o with_o the_o same_o latitude_n but_o above_o all_o there_o be_v five_o a_o spiritual_a blessing_n convey_v to_o jacob_n by_o isaac_n which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o give_v to_o esau_n for_o beside_o that_o all_o be_v curse_v that_o curse_n jacob_n and_o all_o be_v bless_v that_o bless_v he_o v._o 29._o which_o both_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o great_a god_n who_o take_v the_o kindness_n or_o injury_n do_v to_o his_o church_n as_o do_v to_o himself_o mat._n 25.40_o and_o act._n 9.4_o and_o according_o do_v recompense_n with_o curse_n or_o blessing_n woe_n to_o those_o who_o god_n curse_v his_o curse_n shall_v take_v hold_n of_o they_o and_o shake_v they_o out_o of_o their_o castle_n zech._n 5.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o &_o psal_n 149.9_o deut._n 28.61_o job_n 18.15_o they_o shall_v neither_o avoid_v nor_o abide_v it_o but_o wither_v away_o as_o the_o fruitless_a and_o ground-cumbring_a figtree_n do_v which_o christ_n curse_v mat._n 21.19_o and_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a etc._n etc._n beside_o this_o i_o say_v those_o four_o foremention_v temporal_a privilege_n do_v include_v in_o they_o spiritual_a blessing_n they_o be_v speculum_fw-la &_o pignus_fw-la coelestium_fw-la the_o look_a glass_n and_o pledge_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n there_o be_v better_a thing_n promise_v with_o they_o be_v all_o pronounce_v in_o a_o high_a style_n than_o ordinary_a and_o near_o to_o poetical_a to_o show_v that_o better_a even_o heavenly_a blessing_n be_v provide_v for_o jacob_n whereof_o these_o temporal_a thing_n be_v but_o shadow_n as_o oft_o in_o scripture_n they_o be_v use_v isa_n 25.6_o psal_n 65.10_o 13._o zech._n 9.17_o etc._n etc._n though_o isaac_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o they_o that_o this_o blessing_n of_o jacob_n must_v be_v a_o spiritual_a blessing_n also_o and_o more_o especial_o there_o be_v these_o argument_n to_o enforce_v it_o 1._o shall_v it_o be_v take_v literal_o for_o temporal_a blessing_n only_o this_o agree_v neither_o with_o his_o person_n nor_o with_o his_o posterity_n for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o see_v jacob_n person_n be_v in_o servitude_n to_o laban_n full_a twenty_o year_n and_o at_o his_o return_n make_v obeisance_n to_o esau_n as_o to_o his_o lord_n after_o his_o father_n have_v bless_v
all_o psal_n 34.19_o as_o he_o do_v the_o disciple_n out_o of_o the_o storm_n etc._n etc._n and_o jacob_n here_o from_o his_o double_a affliction_n 1._o from_o laban_n pursuit_n after_o he_o 2._o from_o esau_n assault_n before_o he_o laban_n leave_v he_o and_o esau_n meet_v he_o both_o of_o they_o with_o a_o kiss_n this_o good_a man_n way_n please_v the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o both_o these_o his_o enemy_n the_o lord_n overrule_v to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o prov._n 16.7_o though_o laban_n pursue_v after_o jacob_n with_o one_o troop_n and_o esau_n come_v before_o he_o to_o assault_v he_o with_o another_o both_o with_o hostile_a intention_n as_o afterward_o more_o appear_v yet_o god_n so_o wrought_v for_o his_o servant_n jacob_n who_o he_o have_v choose_v isa_n 45.4_o isa_n 41.8_o that_o laban_n leave_v he_o with_o a_o kiss_n and_o esau_n meet_v he_o with_o a_o kiss_n of_o the_o one_o he_o have_v a_o oath_n and_o of_o the_o other_o tear_n with_o both_o he_o have_v peace_n what_o need_v he_o fear_v man_n who_o once_o be_v in_o league_n with_o god_n sin_n be_v the_o only_a make-bait_n which_o set_v god_n and_o man_n at_o variance_n and_o when_o god_n be_v displease_v all_o create_a being_n be_v up_o in_o arm_n to_o reduce_v the_o rebel_n and_o do_v execution_n upon_o they_o man_n must_v therefore_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n job_n 22.21_o and_o take_v hold_v of_o god_n strength_n for_o it_o isa_n 27.4_o 5._o the_o former_a of_o these_o two_o evil_n wherewith_o jacob_n be_v exercise_v after_o his_o departure_n homeward_o be_v laban_n pursuit_n after_o he_o wherein_o more_o particular_o these_o circumstance_n be_v remarkable_a 1._o laban_n overtaking_a jacob_n though_o he_o have_v pass_v over_o the_o river_n euphrates_n and_o so_o decline_v the_o ordinary_a way_n that_o his_o pursue_a uncle_n may_v not_o overtake_v he_o which_o yet_o he_o do_v for_o so_o god_n will_v have_v it_o that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o great_a glory_n of_o jacob_n deliverance_n 2._o his_o severe_a expostulation_n with_o jacob_n wherein_o he_o accuse_v he_o of_o two_o crime_n first_o of_o steal_v away_o his_o daughter_n carry_v they_o away_o as_o captive_n take_v with_o the_o sword_n gen._n 31.26_o the_o old_a churl_n charge_v he_o home_o pretend_v he_o will_v have_v send_v they_o away_o with_o mirth_n v._o 27._o and_o therefore_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v do_v foolish_o v._o 28._o and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o hand_n to_o do_v he_o hurt_v v._o 29._o second_o of_o steal_v away_o his_o god_n v._o 30._o lay_v sacrilege_n to_o his_o charge_n a_o sin_n that_o deserve_a death_n and_o therefore_o laban_n call_v his_o kinsman_n and_o country_n man_n all_o to_o arm_v themselves_o for_o execute_v justice_n upon_o the_o sacrilegious_a jacob._n 3._o jacob_n modest_a apology_n and_o defence_n for_o himself_o first_o he_o deny_v not_o his_o secret_a flight_n yet_o purge_v himself_o from_o all_o false_a fraud_n or_o fault_n therein_o say_v it_o be_v do_v only_o from_o his_o fear_n lest_o laban_n shall_v force_v his_o daughter_n from_o he_o v._o 31._o so_o force_v he_o to_o stay_v still_o as_o his_o slavish_a servant_n wherein_o he_o plain_o tax_v the_o churl_n of_o his_o inhumanity_n and_o violent_a injustice_n as_o the_o lâ—â—in_a interpreter_n read_v it_o raperes_fw-la for_o rapere_fw-la be_v violent_a auferre_fw-la to_o take_v my_o wife_n away_o by_o force_n to_o laban_n calumny_n and_o menace_n jacob_n answer_v nothing_o whereas_o he_o may_v have_v reply_v there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n as_o my_o take_v thy_o daughter_n captive_n as_o thou_o reproache_v i_o for_o i_o have_v my_o wife_n goodwill_n and_o consent_n to_o go_v away_o with_o i_o beside_o they_o be_v now_o more_o mine_n than_o thou_o i_o have_v and_o hold_v they_o in_o marriage_n with_o thy_o consent_n who_o give_v they_o i_o not_o in_o bondage_n as_o win_v by_o a_o conquer_a sword_n i_o carry_v they_o not_o away_o as_o my_o conquer_a captive_n according_a to_o thy_o slander_n but_o as_o my_o comfortable_a companion_n moreover_o thy_o malice_n pick_v a_o quarrel_n where_o no_o fault_n be_v make_v and_o thy_o hypocrisy_n do_v pickthank_n where_o no_o good_a be_v mean_v it_o be_v a_o very_a likely_a matter_n thou_o will_v have_v send_v we_o away_o with_o mirth_n as_o thou_o say_v whereas_o thy_o design_n have_v be_v to_o detain_v we_o which_o i_o fear_v much_o less_o to_o dismiss_v we_o with_o voluntary_a leave_n and_o least_o of_o all_o with_o honest_a mirth_n and_o jollity_n at_o our_o farewell_n it_o be_v the_o hypocrite_n best_a to_o say_v the_o best_a he_o must_v say_v something_o though_o he_o all_o along_o belie_v his_o own_o heart_n while_o he_o thus_o reproach_v and_o impeach_v the_o reputation_n of_o a_o righteous_a man_n lay_v sin_n to_o jacob_n charge_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v the_o better_o palliate_v his_o own_o and_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v do_v foolish_o whereas_o he_o have_v do_v no_o more_o than_o what_o god_n warrant_v he_o to_o do_v when_o laban_n frown_n be_v a_o grief_n to_o jacob_n than_o the_o lord_n call_v he_o to_o look_v homeward_o and_o command_v he_o to_o be_v go_v gen._n 31.3_o thus_o this_o old_a churl_n call_v obedience_n to_o god_n a_o act_n of_o folly_n there_o be_v many_o such_o lewd_a laban_n in_o our_o day_n wretched_a one_o will_v reprehend_v what_o they_o can_v comprehend_v disdainful_a and_o doughty_a diotrephes_n do_v prate_n against_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n still_o 3_o job_n v._o 10._o the_o greek_a word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trifle_n against_o we_o with_o malicious_a word_n diotrephes_n be_v a_o great_a man_n and_o he_o be_v as_o proud_a as_o great_a prate_v like_o a_o proud_a prelate_n against_o john_n christ_n beloved_a disciple_n who_o lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n and_o therefore_o one_o will_v wonder_v what_o he_o can_v prate_v against_o he_o for_o and_o his_o word_n be_v great_a in_o malice_n as_o well_o as_o in_o pride_n yet_o all_o be_v but_o trifle_n to_o a_o clear_a conscience_n when_o wicked_a man_n though_o wealthy_n and_o mighty_a do_v prate_v against_o we_o they_o do_v but_o trifle_n and_o play_v the_o fool_n themselves_o while_o they_o revile_v we_o as_o laban_n do_v jacob_n here_o say_v we_o have_v do_v foolish_o when_o we_o have_v do_v no_o more_o than_o what_o god_n command_v we_o to_o do_v we_o shall_v shake_v oft_o such_o censure_n and_o reproach_n as_o paul_n do_v the_o viper_n act._n 28.5_o yea_o and_o in_o a_o holy_a scorn_n laugh_v at_o they_o as_o the_o wild_a ass_n do_v at_o the_o horse_n and_o his_o rider_n job_n 39.7_o and_o as_o modest_a jacob_n answer_v not_o this_o fool_n according_a to_o his_o folly_n first_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o calumny_n as_o we_o have_v hear_v he_o may_v have_v do_v lest_o he_o shall_v also_o be_v like_a unto_o he_o prov._n 26.4_o but_o pass_v over_o all_o these_o material_a reply_v which_o undoubted_o he_o may_v have_v make_v in_o silence_n as_o not_o worthy_a of_o answer_v in_o his_o groundless_a cavil_n it_o be_v a_o good_a rule_n of_o one_o of_o the_o ancient_n sile_z &_o funestam_fw-la dedisti_fw-la plagam_fw-la say_v nothing_o to_o thy_o reviler_n and_o thereby_o thou_o pay_v he_o home_o to_o purpose_n thus_o hezekiah_n will_v not_o answer_v rail_v rabshekah_n 2_o king_n 18.36_o thus_o jeremy_n turn_v his_o back_n upon_o black-mouthed_a hananiah_n jer._n 28.11_o in_o stead_n of_o open_v his_o mouth_n in_o answer_n to_o avoid_v a_o tumult_n thus_o isaac_n punish_v scoff_v ishmael_n with_o silence_n gen._n 21.9_o gal._n 4.29_o we_o read_v of_o no_o reply_n thus_o also_o our_o saviour_n answer_v not_o his_o adversary_n joh._n 19.9_o matth._n 27.12_o 14._o he_o revile_v not_o his_o reviler_n nor_o threaten_v as_o he_o may_v have_v do_v his_o worst_a opposer_n 1_o pet._n 2.23_o hear_v that_o they_o object_v nothing_o but_o notorious_a lie_n against_o he_o and_o such_o as_o he_o well_o see_v pilate_n himself_o see_v through_o and_o therefore_o try_v so_o many_o mean_n to_o free_v he_o from_o they_o it_o be_v best_a say_v basil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o stop_v a_o too_o open_a mouth_n with_o say_v nothing_o and_o tacitus_n tell_v we_o convitia_fw-la spreta_fw-la exolescunt_fw-la reproach_n disregard_v soon_o evaporate_v and_o like_v smother_v sulphureous_a flame_n which_o be_v choke_v in_o their_o own_o smoke_n for_o want_n of_o vent_n die_v out_o only_o leave_v a_o hateful_a stench_n behind_o they_o so_o word_n of_o scorn_n and_o petulancy_n be_v best_a smother_v in_o their_o own_o stink_a smoke_n their_o best_a answer_n be_v silence_n and_o no_o answer_n put_v the_o severe_a spite_n upon_o rail_a rabshekah_n godly_a jacob_n will_v not_o therefore_o as_o solomon_n say_v be_v like_a unto_o the_o fool_n laban_n as_o hot_a
for_o i_o for_o he_o be_v never_o plunge_v into_o any_o sore_a malady_n but_o god_n present_o send_v he_o most_o seasonable_a and_o suitable_a remedy_n so_o that_o it_o be_v with_o he_o as_o with_o those_o that_o live_v under_o the_o aequinoctial_a line_n his_o day_n be_v ever_o as_o long_o as_o his_o night_n and_o sometime_o long_o as_o it_o be_v with_o those_o under_o the_o tropic_a of_o cancer_n in_o the_o summer_n season_n as_o his_o affliction_n abound_v so_o his_o consolation_n abound_v also_o 2_o cor._n 1.5_o his_o antidote_n be_v answerable_a to_o his_o adversity_n it_o be_v not_o only_o thus_o with_o jacob_n person_n but_o with_o his_o posterity_n also_o who_o sometime_o be_v sigh_v at_o the_o bitter_a water_n of_o marah_n and_o sometime_o sing_v at_o pharaoh_n overthrow_n in_o the_o red-sea_n etc._n etc._n to_o teach_v both_o we_o and_o they_o that_o this_o life_n be_v like_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n a_o land_n of_o hell_n and_o valley_n deut._n 11.11_o of_o up_n and_o down_n god_n temper_v our_o affliction_n with_o his_o favour_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v all_o night_n with_o we_o nor_o all_o day_n the_o time_n when_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o night_n be_v reserve_v for_o another_o world_n rev._n 22.5_o with_o 21.25_o the_o day_n of_o glorify_a saint_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o nightless_a day_n there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o a_o sudden_a surprise_n by_o a_o subtle_a enemy_n there_o in_o the_o night_n season_n indeed_o this_o patriarch_n jacob_n have_v long_a night_n than_o any_o of_o the_o other_o patriarch_n from_o hence_o the_o church_n in_o affliction_n be_v always_o call_v jacob_n in_o scripture_n but_o never_o be_v she_o call_v either_o abraham_n or_o isaac_n for_o he_o have_v his_o sea_n of_o sorrow_n to_o swim_v in_o where_o they_o do_v but_o bare_o wet_v their_o foot_n abraham_n send_v his_o servant_n with_o brave_a provision_n to_o provide_v a_o wise_a for_o his_o son_n isaac_n but_o when_o poor_a jacob_n want_v a_o wise_a he_o must_v steal_v out_o secret_o out_o of_o his_o father_n house_n in_o stead_n of_o send_v his_o father_n steward_n as_o before_o foot_v it_o five_o hundred_o mile_n as_o the_o scripture_n itinerary_n tell_v we_o and_o most_o stupendous_a story_n be_v record_v of_o he_o above_o all_o other_o in_o the_o sacred_a history_n of_o his_o life_n which_o begin_v at_o his_o birth_n gen._n 25.26_o and_o end_v at_o his_o death_n gen._n 50.1_o so_o that_o the_o account_n moses_n give_v we_o of_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o life_n contain_v no_o less_o than_o twenty_o five_o chapter_n of_o that_o his_o first_o book_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n which_o be_v just_o half_a of_o the_o whole_a book_n and_o which_o can_v be_v parallel_v by_o any_o of_o his_o history_n of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o other_o patriarch_n some_o whereof_o he_o give_v but_o a_o very_a brief_a touch_n and_o a_o short_a relation_n though_o he_o insist_v so_o long_o upon_o this_o holy_a man_n who_o live_v not_o near_o to_o some_o of_o their_o age_n as_o he_o say_v to_o pharaoh_n few_n and_o evil_n have_v the_o day_n of_o my_o pilgrimage_n be_v etc._n etc._n gen._n 47.9_o few_o in_o comparison_n of_o his_o forefather_n who_o live_v many_o year_n long_o and_o evil_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o manifold_a cross_n which_o some_o reckon_v to_o he_o above_o ten_o attend_v he_o this_o jacob_n have_v the_o deep_a draught_n of_o the_o cup_n of_o affliction_n above_o all_o the_o other_o patriarch_n no_o soon_o be_v one_o evil_a over_o and_o go_v but_o another_o come_v upon_o he_o no_o soon_o have_v he_o wade_v out_o of_o one_o affliction_n but_o he_o be_v present_o plunge_v into_o another_o fluctus_fw-la fluctum_fw-la trudit_fw-la one_o deep_a call_v upon_o another_o psal_n 42.7_o one_o trouble_n like_o job_n messenger_n tread_v upon_o the_o heel_n of_o another_o to_o omit_v all_o other_o instance_n no_o soon_o have_v laban_n leave_v pursue_v jacob_n behind_o and_o well_o quit_v of_o that_o unkind_a uncle_n but_o present_o tiding_n come_v that_o his_o bloody_a mind_a brother_n esau_n be_v approach_v to_o affault_v he_o before_o this_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o brier_n out_o of_o which_o he_o be_v new_o escape_v again_o thus_o god_n be_v please_v to_o exercise_v his_o servant_n give_v they_o interchangeable_a cause_n and_o occasion_n sometime_o of_o fear_n and_o sometime_o of_o comfort_n that_o their_o heart_n may_v be_v keep_v in_o a_o holy_a frame_n and_o in_o a_o equal_a poise_n betwixt_o despair_v in_o adversity_n and_o presume_v in_o prosperity_n here_o jacob_n be_v a_o joyful_a man_n that_o laban_n have_v leave_v he_o not_o only_o in_o peace_n but_o also_o with_o a_o kiss_n and_o with_o a_o covenant_n too_o gen._n 31.44_o 55._o now_o he_o think_v himself_o safe_a and_o his_o thought_n of_o his_o safety_n be_v not_o only_o confirm_v but_o also_o complete_v by_o the_o apparition_n of_o a_o double_a host_n of_o angel_n as_o the_o word_n mahanaim_n signify_v make_v a_o lane_n for_o his_o safe_a progress_n guard_v he_o on_o both_o hand_n the_o hebrew_n be_v in_o the_o dual_a number_n gen._n 32.1_o 2._o herein_o be_v jacob_n joy_n but_o present_o a_o mar-mirth_n follow_v news_n be_v bring_v he_o v._o 6._o that_o his_o enrage_a brother_n be_v upon_o his_o march_n with_o four_o hundred_o cutthroat_n at_o his_o heel_n v._o 6._o to_o revenge_n himself_o upon_o he_o for_o a_o wrong_n of_o twenty_o year_n stand_v to_o wit_n the_o rob_v he_o of_o the_o birthright_n and_o of_o the_o blessing_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n esau_n approach_v in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n give_v just_a ground_n for_o jacob_n fear_n that_o he_o come_v not_o as_o a_o friend_n than_o he_o need_v no_o such_o train_n and_o he_o will_v if_o so_o have_v send_v some_o kind_a message_n to_o his_o brother_n but_o as_o a_o enemy_n this_o bring_v jacob_n into_o another_o sad_a consternation_n v._o 7._o ex_fw-la caelum_fw-la repentè_fw-fr quasi_fw-la in_o infernum_fw-la detruditur_fw-la say_v pareus_n he_o be_v affright_v out_o of_o his_o former_a joy_n and_o much_o terrify_v with_o esau_n hostile_a intention_n expect_v nothing_o but_o blow_n and_o blood_n from_o he_o five_o 8._o he_o be_v great_o afraid_a which_o put_v he_o to_o this_o point_n of_o prudence_n so_o to_o marshal_v his_o weak_a company_n as_o to_o save_v what_o he_o can_v when_o he_o can_v not_o expect_v to_o keep_v his_o all_o and_o that_o which_o damp_v this_o good_a man_n the_o more_o be_v the_o angel_n that_o come_v to_o comfort_v he_o be_v go_v away_o from_o he_o when_o his_o bloody_a brother_n be_v march_v towards_o he_o he_o can_v not_o but_o argue_v thus_o within_o himself_o how_o unreasonable_o have_v i_o the_o army_n of_o angel_n which_o appear_v to_o i_o between_o my_o two_o danger_n before_o of_o laban_n and_o now_o of_o esau_n but_o not_o in_o either_o of_o they_o their_o apparition_n to_o i_o be_v when_o i_o have_v no_o need_n of_o their_o protection_n esau_n now_o come_v but_o my_o angel_n be_v go_v when_o i_o most_o need_v they_o no_o doubt_n but_o this_o be_v jacob_n weakness_n thus_o to_o despond_v after_o so_o many_o promise_n of_o god_n presence_n and_o after_o such_o a_o apparition_n of_o angel_n as_o his_o protector_n which_o doubtless_o god_n send_v to_o corroborate_v his_o faith_n against_o his_o fear_n who_o thereupon_o may_v argue_v though_o my_o brother_n esau_n come_v against_o i_o with_o 400_o arm_a man_n yet_o god_n have_v a_o strong_a amy_n of_o angel_n in_o readiness_n for_o my_o relief_n though_o they_o now_o appear_v not_o because_o he_o will_v have_v i_o to_o live_v by_o faith_n more_o than_o by_o sense_n those_o minister_a spirit_n do_v minister_v many_o a_o blessing_n to_o god_n servant_n though_o invisible_o and_o insensible_o they_o will_v not_o be_v see_v of_o we_o to_o receive_v any_o thanks_o much_o less_o worship_n from_o we_o and_o herein_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n be_v the_o more_o glorify_v that_o make_v esau_n who_o come_v out_o as_o a_o enemy_n in_o the_o very_a way_n of_o his_o march_n to_o become_v jacob_n friend_n nay_o as_o his_o good_a angel_n yea_o to_o look_v upon_o his_o brother_n face_n as_o the_o face_n of_o god_n gen._n 33.4_o 10._o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a how_o some_o learned_a man_n have_v more_o charitable_a thought_n for_o esau_n say_v that_o he_o come_v here_o as_o a_o friend_n to_o congratulate_v jacob_n return_n not_o as_o a_o enemy_n to_o be_v revenge_v upon_o he_o and_o they_o render_v this_o plausible_a reason_n for_o this_o opinion_n to_o wit_n if_o esau_n can_v restrain_v himself_o when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o fresh_a and_o hot_a pang_n of_o passion_n from_o a_o filial_a reverence_n to_o his_o age_a father_n over-awing_a the_o execution_n of_o his_o revengeful_a resolve_n it_o be_v
great_a nation_n and_o mighty_a than_o they_o numb_v 14.12_o but_o moses_n prudent_o refuse_v this_o mighty_a though_o private_a and_o personal_a preferment_n because_o he_o plain_o see_v god_n will_v be_v a_o great_a loser_n in_o his_o glory_n by_o that_o bargain_n have_v stiff-necked_a israel_n be_v destroy_v to_o make_v way_n for_o it_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a note_n of_o a_o eminent_a divine_a as_o god_n be_v high_o displease_v with_o balaam_n for_o go_v though_o he_o bid_v he_o go_v so_o assure_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v take_v it_o so_o kind_o of_o moses_n if_o he_o have_v take_v he_o at_o the_o offer_n he_o make_v he_o in_o a_o time_n of_o holy_a heat_n against_o his_o unholy_a people_n and_o it_o be_v worthy_a of_o our_o serious_a observation_n how_o grievous_o jacob_n be_v gravel_a his_o faith_n be_v enough_o faulty_a even_n in_o this_o his_o last_o and_o best_a argument_n wherein_o he_o bring_v forth_o his_o strong_a reason_n his_o shed-anchor_n to_o hold_v fast_o his_o float_a ship_n his_o waver_a soul_n he_o fill_v his_o mouth_n with_o it_o and_o rouze_v up_o himself_o to_o take_v better_a hold_n of_o god_n in_o his_o wrestle_n with_o he_o yet_o here_o be_v his_o failure_n in_o think_v that_o god_n glory_n will_v be_v quite_o lose_v if_o he_o and_o his_o two_o band_n have_v be_v destroy_v by_o esau_n whereas_o he_o shall_v have_v think_v with_o himself_o that_o though_o they_o all_o have_v be_v slay_v yet_o god_n remain_v true_a let_v god_n be_v true_a though_o every_o man_n be_v a_o liar_n rom._n 3.4_o thus_o jacob_n grandfather_n abraham_n have_v better_a thought_n in_o a_o case_n of_o as_o great_a despondency_n as_o to_o himself_o and_o his_o wife_n gen._n 17.17_o not_o dare_v to_o be_v find_v either_o doubt_v or_o deride_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n concern_v his_o seed_n promise_v when_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o thought_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o nature_n write_v down_o childless_a have_v spend_v all_o their_o youth_n in_o the_o conjugal_a yoke_n without_o any_o child_n yet_o now_o receive_v god_n promise_n of_o a_o offspring_n even_o in_o both_o their_o old_a age_n he_o stagger_v not_o at_o it_o as_o jacob_n do_v here_o but_o against_o hope_n believe_v in_o hope_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o never_o think_v upon_o hit_v own_o dead_a body_n he_o care_v not_o for_o that_o at_o all_o but_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n acknowledge_v he_o of_o almighty_a power_n to_o overcome_v all_o natural_a difficulty_n and_o to_o perform_v whatever_o he_o have_v promise_v though_o never_o so_o contrary_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v be_v carry_v on_o with_o full_a sail_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v full_o persuade_v so_o go_v gallant_o on_o in_o the_o way_n of_o believe_v and_o laugh_v from_o a_o admiration_n of_o god_n favour_n not_o from_o any_o distrust_n of_o his_o power_n as_o his_o wife_n sarah_n after_o do_v gen._n 18.12_o his_o hope_n therefore_o be_v say_v to_o 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and_o wether_n which_o be_v long_o and_o strong_a enough_o for_o her_o purpose_n to_o pierce_v his_o temple_n and_o to_o fasten_v he_o to_o the_o ground_n all_o which_o she_o effect_v here_o ver_fw-la 21._o n.b._n lo_o there_o lay_v this_o proud_a wormsmeat_n cast_v out_o of_o his_o deep_a sleep_n into_o his_o long_a sleep_n and_o his_o head_n and_o ear_n in_o such_o a_o posture_n as_o if_o it_o lay_v listen_v as_o one_o witty_o say_v what_o be_v become_v of_o his_o soul_n which_o be_v now_o fly_v away_o out_o of_o the_o wound_n in_o his_o body_n or_o head_n two_o inquiry_n be_v to_o be_v answer_v here_o the_o first_o be_v why_o do_v jael_n slay_v sisera_n here_o with_o she_o own_o hand_n and_o do_v not_o rather_o detain_v he_o be_v fall_v so_o fast_o asleep_a until_o barak_n who_o she_o expect_v come_v to_o deliver_v he_o into_o his_o hand_n answer_n she_z a_o wise_a woman_n look_v upon_o delay_n to_o be_v dangerous_a what_o know_v she_o but_o he_o be_v in_o such_o a_o fright_a now_o 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song_n judg._n 5.24_o which_o they_o call_v a_o horrid_a violation_n of_o all_o the_o law_n both_o of_o hospitality_n and_o of_o humanity_n itself_o see_v peace_n be_v conclude_v betwixt_o she_o and_o sisera_n and_o she_o have_v pretend_v present_a friendship_n etc._n etc._n yet_o see_v she_o be_v so_o high_o commend_v for_o this_o fact_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n and_o call_v bless_a above_o woman_n for_o so_o do_v judg._n 5.24_o the_o act_n must_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o proceed_n from_o a_o singular_a zeal_n to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o welfare_n of_o god_n church_n and_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v be_v cruel_o oppress_v by_o this_o tyrant_n that_o god_n now_o have_v doom_v and_o design_v for_o destruction_n no_o doubt_n but_o she_o be_v inspire_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n and_o measure_n for_o so_o great_a a_o exploit_n above_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n i_o find_v many_o argument_n among_o the_o learned_a that_o be_v allege_v to_o vindicate_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o jael_n fact_n as_o 1._o there_o be_v no_o peace_n betwixt_o sisera_n and_o the_o kenites_n but_o what_o be_v by_o compulsion_n only_o it_o be_v only_o a_o cessation_n from_o act_n of_o hostility_n for_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o make_v any_o league_n with_o the_o curse_a canaanites_n 2._o to_o such_o pacification_n from_o act_n of_o hostility_n the_o man_n only_o be_v call_v but_o not_o the_o woman_n nor_o be_v the_o wife_n equal_o oblige_v thereto_o with_o their_o husband_n 3._o and_o both_o party_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o violate_v this_o sort_n of_o pacification_n when_o it_o stand_v with_o their_o conveniency_n 4._o it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o there_o be_v any_o league_n of_o friendship_n confirm_v by_o a_o oath_n betwixt_o jabin_n and_o heber_n etc._n etc._n 5._o if_o there_o be_v a_o oath_n yet_o may_v heber_n have_v a_o dispensation_n from_o god_n to_o absolve_v he_o from_o this_o oath_n and_o he_o be_v real_o absolve_v when_o god_n command_v this_o war._n 6._o sisera_n be_v now_o declare_v a_o open_a enemy_n to_o israel_n and_o though_o the_o kenites_n be_v not_o israelites_n yet_o be_v they_o incorporate_v into_o their_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n and_o so_o be_v bind_v to_o seek_v its_o safety_n in_o their_o enemy_n ruin_n 7._o jael_n have_v not_o do_v her_o duty_n if_o she_o have_v not_o kill_v israel_n principal_a enemy_n and_o therefore_o all_o the_o mean_n to_o accomplish_v that_o end_n namely_o entice_v he_o into_o her_o tent_n refresh_v he_o with_o drink_n etc._n etc._n be_v as_o justifiable_a in_o she_o as_o all_o other_o stratagem_n of_o war_n in_o the_o best_a commander_n wherein_o one_o thing_n be_v pretend_v to_o encourage_v and_o draw_v on_o a_o enemy_n when_o as_o it_o be_v whole_o intend_v to_o entrap_v and_o ensnare_v they_o for_o their_o utter_a destruction_n so_o that_o though_o there_o may_v be_v failure_n in_o some_o circumstance_n yet_o the_o substance_n be_v good_a 8._o 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israel_n from_o ver_fw-la 8._o to_o 13._o to_o the_o prince_n ver_fw-la 9_o to_o the_o elder_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 10._o to_o the_o subject_n in_o their_o travel_n and_o traffic_n ver_fw-la 10._o to_o boy_n and_o girl_n in_o their_o draw_v of_o water_n ver_fw-la 11._o to_o the_o countryman_n who_o now_o may_v live_v safe_o in_o their_o country-farm_n to_o the_o judge_n who_o now_o may_v sit_v safe_o in_o place_n of_o judicature_n ver_fw-la 11._o and_o last_o to_o deborah_n and_o barak_n ver_fw-la 12._o who_o now_o sing_v forth_o god_n praise_n four_o a_o high_a commendation_n of_o those_o that_o have_v be_v instrument_n in_o this_o glorious_a victory_n as_o both_o of_o man_n prince_n ver_fw-la 14_o 15._o and_o people_n ver_fw-la 18._o and_o of_o woman_n where_o the_o heroic_a act_n of_o jael_n be_v most_o high_o applaud_v ver_fw-la 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o five_o a_o severe_a reproof_n to_o the_o deserter_n for_o their_o neutrality_n and_o treachery_n both_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o and_o of_o gad_n dan_n and_o asher_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o to_o the_o city_n meroz_n ver_fw-la 23._o which_o be_v a_o city_n in_o galilee_n belong_v to_o israel_n and_o nigh_o the_o place_n of_o battle_n yet_o come_v not_o in_o to_o help_v and_o therefore_o be_v for_o her_o cold_a neutrality_n most_o bitter_o curse_v so_o that_o we_o never_o read_v of_o meroz_n more_o as_o no_o more_o of_o the_o figtree_n which_o christ_n curse_v whereas_o jael_n not_o of_o israel_n but_o a_o kenite_fw-la do_v act_v heroical_o for_o the_o good_a of_o israel_n so_o be_v most_o high_o bless_v six_o a_o graphical_a draught_n and_o description_n of_o this_o famous_a battle_n 1._o of_o israel_n enemy_n ver_fw-la 19_o where_o they_o be_v commend_v for_o their_o
that_o pabulum_fw-la fidei_fw-la the_o heavenly-honey-comb_n and_o manna_n of_o the_o precious_a promise_n until_o we_o come_v to_o our_o father_n who_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o he_o give_v thereof_o to_o they_o and_o they_o do_v eat_v ver_fw-la 9_o still_o samson_n keep_v silent_a not_o tell_v his_o parent_n either_o how_o he_o have_v kill_v the_o lion_n or_o how_o he_o come_v by_o the_o honey_n out_o of_o the_o carcase_n of_o the_o lion_n which_o he_o have_v slay_v his_o taciturnity_n in_o this_o case_n be_v his_o deep_a policy_n and_o his_o sublime_a prudence_n for_o have_v his_o parent_n report_v it_o at_o the_o follow_a marriage-feast_n as_o many_o parent_n love_v to_o tell_v of_o the_o exploit_n of_o their_o child_n it_o have_v quite_o spoil_v the_o mystery_n of_o his_o riddle_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o remark_n upon_o the_o concomitant_n of_o samson_n marriage_n be_v samson_n make_v a_o marriage-feast_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n ver_fw-la 10._o and_o such_o a_o custom_n be_v the_o more_o laudable_a consider_v that_o feast_v can_v never_o be_v more_o seasonable_a than_o when_o man_n recover_v his_o lose_a rib._n n._n b._n at_o which_o feast_n the_o philistine_n observe_v samson_n stature_n and_o strength_n his_o countenance_n and_o carriage_n under_o pretence_n of_o grace_v he_o in_o his_o feast_n bring_v thirty_o companion_n to_o be_v as_o brideman_n as_o matth._n 9.13_o mark_v 2.19_o john_n 3.29_o but_o in_o truth_n those_o companion_n be_v not_o set_v there_o so_o much_o for_o samson_n honour_n as_o for_o their_o own_o security_n for_o these_o man_n they_o appoint_v as_o a_o guard_n to_o watch_v his_o motion_n and_o to_o bind_v he_o to_o good_a behaviour_n ver_fw-la 11._o n._n b._n for_o have_v these_o man_n be_v friend_n they_o shall_v have_v be_v choose_v by_o himself_o and_o not_o by_o enemy_n and_o that_o which_o may_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o fear_n be_v what_o they_o have_v hear_v of_o his_o heroic_a action_n in_o the_o camp_n of_o dan_n judg._n 13.25_o though_o they_o have_v hear_v nothing_o of_o his_o master_v a_o lion_n hand_n to_o hand_n etc._n etc._n yet_o the_o feat_n he_o play_v there_o may_v fill_v they_o with_o jealousy_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o suspect_v he_o the_o three_o remark_n upon_o this_o second_o part_n be_v samson_n from_o the_o magnanimous_a temper_n of_o his_o mind_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o philistine_n jealousy_n nor_o of_o the_o guard_n set_v over_o himself_o but._n n._n b._n as_o one_o altogether_o unconcerned_a he_o give_v his_o guest_n a_o pleasant_a diversion_n at_o his_o feast_n he_o squib_n forth_o a_o enigmatical_a sentence_n a_o obscure_a riddle_n for_o they_o to_o resolve_v and_o explain_v promise_v they_o thirty_o sheet_n and_o thirty_o cloak_n or_o gown_n if_o they_o can_v interpret_v it_o which_o be_v this_o out_o of_o the_o eater_n come_v forth_o meat_n and_o out_o of_o the_o strong_a come_v forth_o sweetness_n and_o give_v they_o all_o the_o 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have_v a_o fair_a opportunity_n to_o work_v wily_o upon_o his_o wife_n with_o entice_a promise_n till_o the_o seven_o day_n come_v for_o so_o long_a marriage-feast_n last_v gen._n 29.22_o 27._o n._n b._n and_o be_v loath_a to_o lose_v their_o wager_n though_o it_o be_v but_o little_a in_o itself_o and_o thirty_o time_n less_o than_o samson_n be_v like_a to_o be_v shall_v he_o prove_v the_o loser_n and_o therefore_o be_v it_o a_o great_a unkindness_n in_o this_o new_a bride_n to_o have_v any_o hand_n in_o promote_a so_o great_a a_o loss_n to_o her_o new_a bridegroom_n but_o they_o not_o prevail_v with_o she_o as_o charity_n will_v free_v she_o from_o the_o churlishness_n aforesaid_a till_o the_o last_o pinch_n or_o rather_o it_o may_v be_v say_v she_o not_o prevail_v with_o her_o husband_n all_o the_o last_o four_o day_n to_o tell_v it_o she_o than_o they_o press_v upon_o she_o with_o frightful_a threaten_n to_o burn_v she_o ver_fw-la 15._o tell_v she_o that_o her_o pretend_a kindness_n of_o invite_v they_o to_o the_o feast_n will_v prove_v injurious_a unkindness_n whereby_o they_o be_v like_a to_o be_v undo_v etc._n etc._n whereas_o one_o shirt_n and_o cloak_n apiece_o be_v far_o from_o undo_v they_o n._n b._n however_o the_o timorous_a woman_n be_v fright_v with_o those_o big_a word_n of_o be_v burn_v though_o burn_v be_v her_o end_n at_o last_o judg._n 15.6_o and_o hereupon_o the_o use_v the_o woman_n weapon_n of_o weep_v to_o her_o husband_n hope_v her_o tear_n may_v prevail_v more_o with_o he_o than_o her_o word_n have_v do_v n._n b._n this_o weep_v be_v no_o less_o absurd_a and_o unseasonable_a ata_n mirthful_a marriage_n than_o be_v music_n at_o a_o mournful_a funeral_n then_o samson_n have_v not_o still_o lose_v his_o virtue_n of_o taciturnity_n but_o repulse_v she_o once_o and_o again_o with_o this_o argument_n shall_v i_o reveal_v it_o to_o thou_o what_o i_o have_v conceal_v from_o my_o parent_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v to_o she_o 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19.17_o to_o bring_v one_o to_o sin_n be_v rather_o a_o act_n of_o grudge_n than_o of_o respect_n and_o love_n as_o abimelech_n say_v to_o abraham_n wherein_o have_v i_o offend_v thou_o gen._n 20_o 9_o thus_o to_o expose_v i_o to_o sin_n against_o god_n then_o woe_n to_o those_o wretched_a adullamites_n and_o wick_n d_o pt_v thy_fw-mi jonadabs_n of_o our_o day_n the_o fit_a tool_n for_o the_o devil_n to_o work_v withal_o that_o prom_n p_o man_n even_o great_a man_n to_o sin_n and_o be_v broker_n for_o they_o that_o instead_o of_o go_v uâ—_n with_o they_o to_o bethel_n the_o house_n of_o god_n which_o good_a people_n do_v with_o holy_a david_n and_o wherein_o he_o rejoice_v psal_n 42.4_o and_o to_o bethelehem_n the_o house_n of_o bread_n as_o ruth_n do_v here_o with_o naomi_n but_o they_o go_v along_o with_o they_o to_o beth-aven_a to_o the_o house_n of_o wickedness_n they_o make_v the_o king_n glad_a with_o their_o wickedness_n hos_fw-la 7.3_o parasite_n propound_v to_o king_n suavia_n potius_fw-la quam_fw-la sana_fw-la consilia_fw-la please_a but_o pestilent_a counsel_n as_o doeg_n do_v to_o saul_n and_o balaam_n to_o balack_n who_o lay_v a_o stumble_a block_n before_o israel_n rev._n 2.14_o to_o wit_n fair_a face_n to_o tempt_v they_o to_o corporal_n and_o spiritual_a fornication_n that_o god_n may_v see_v sin_n flagrant_a in_o jacob_n and_o so_o fall_v foul_a on_o they_o with_o his_o plague_n all_o the_o city_n be_v move_v about_o they_o vattehem_n kol-hagnir_a gnalehen_fw-ge there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o commotion_n among_o the_o citizen_n about_o she_o but_o also_o a_o strange_a kind_n of_o tumultuation_n as_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v hence_o observe_v 4._o it_o be_v matter_n of_o astonish_a admiration_n to_o hear_v of_o and_o be_v eye-witness_n of_o the_o great_a affliction_n that_o do_v befall_v some_o person_n both_o great_a and_o good_a it_o be_v very_a probale_n that_o naomi_n have_v be_v of_o the_o quality_n of_o great_a person_n in_o that_o city_n 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both_o good_a and_o bad_a how_o do_v lucifer_n that_o proud_a assyrian_a monarch_n fall_v from_o heaven_n even_o to_o admiration_n isa_n 14.12_o it_o be_v the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n to_o look_v on_o every_o one_o that_o be_v proud_a and_o bring_v he_o low_o job_n 40.12_o god_n have_v a_o look_n of_o love_n whereby_o he_o convert_v his_o choose_a one_o luke_n 22.61_o and_o he_o have_v a_o look_n of_o wrath_n whereby_o he_o confound_v his_o enemy_n exod._n 14.24_o he_o look_v oculo_fw-la minaci_fw-la with_o a_o flame_v eye_n as_o paul_n do_v upon_o elymas_n the_o sorcerer_n act._n 13.9_o as_o if_o he_o will_v look_v through_o he_o with_o the_o high_a offence_n and_o utmost_a indignation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n have_v a_o revengeful_a eye_n as_o he_o have_v upon_o the_o babel-builder_n on_o pharaoh_n senacherib_n nabuchadnezzar_n herod_n etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o every_o one_o that_o be_v lofty_a that_o god_n alone_o may_v be_v exalt_v isa_n 2.11_o 12_o 17_o and_o 5.15_o as_o on_o hammon_n etc._n etc._n and_o god_n work_v such_o wonderful_a change_n upon_o the_o person_n of_o the_o godly_a as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o wicked_a as_o upon_o job_n who_o be_v one_o day_n the_o wealthy_a man_n in_o the_o east_n and_o another_o day_n he_o become_v poor_a even_o to_o a_o proverb_n as_o poor_a as_o job_n he_o that_o heretofore_o never_o speak_v to_o his_o subject_n but_o from_o his_o throne_n be_v after_o seat_v upon_o the_o dunghill_n job_n 29.7_o 8._o with_o 2.8_o and_o those_o hand_n accustom_v to_o wield_v the_o sceptre_n be_v now_o employ_v to_o wipe_v off_o the_o putrify_a matter_n that_o run_v from_o his_o sore_n so_o that_o his_o three_o friend_n when_o they_o come_v to_o see_v he_o know_v he_o not_o job_n 2.12_o they_o have_v never_o see_v he_o before_o but_o in_o a_o splendid_a condition_n and_o now_o when_o they_o see_v he_o in_o this_o sad_a pickle_n they_o be_v amaze_v and_o amuse_v say_v just_a as_o it_o be_v here_o be_v this_o job_n be_v this_o naomi_n none_o shall_v place_v confidence_n in_o their_o present_a prosperity_n as_o job_n do_v so_o all_o man_n ought_v always_o to_o fear_v they_o may_v outlive_v their_o own_o prosperous_a condition_n job_n 3.25_o consider_v that_o all_o thing_n here_o below_o be_v both_o movable_a and_o mutable_a such_o wonderful_a change_n god_n work_v upon_o city_n and_o kingdom_n as_o lam._n 2.15_o be_v this_o the_o city_n once_o the_o most_o famous_a city_n of_o all_o the_o city_n in_o the_o east_n jerusalem_n be_v call_v god_n palace_n upon_o earth_n yet_o in_o few_o day_n become_v as_o a_o solitary_a widow_n sit_v on_o the_o ground_n in_o a_o mourn_a posture_n lam._n 1.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n the_o princess_n among_o the_o province_n become_v tributary_n oh_o quantum_fw-la haec_fw-la niobe_n niobe_n mutatur_fw-la ab_fw-la illâ_fw-la as_o here_o quantum_fw-la haec_fw-la naomi_n naomi_n mutatur_fw-la ab_fw-la illâ_fw-la and_o so_o it_o may_v have_v be_v say_v of_o london_n when_o it_o 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he_o serve_v he_o when_o he_o can_v no_o long_o serve_v himself_o upon_o he_o and_o this_o hypocrite_n will_v have_v serve_v god_n himself_o so_o if_o he_o can_v have_v reach_v he_o as_o he_o do_v his_o high_a priest_n saul_n here_o do_v not_o serve_v god_n in_o consult_v with_o he_o but_o will_v have_v serve_v himself_o upon_o god_n only_o six_o in_o his_o compose_v out_o of_o his_o own_o will_n that_o curse_v oath_n and_o impose_v it_o upon_o all_o his_o people_n with_o the_o penalty_n of_o death_n to_o those_o that_o keep_v it_o not_o hence_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o rash_a and_o undadvised_a adjuration_n that_o saul_n without_o consult_v with_o god_n or_o his_o high_a priest_n put_v upon_o all_o his_o people_n both_o present_a and_o absent_a to_o taste_v no_o kind_n of_o food_n that_o day_n and_o such_o as_o observe_v it_o not_o he_o devote_v to_o death_n v._o 24_o 39_o 44._o wherein_o there_o be_v indeed_o a_o show_n of_o zeal_n for_o god_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v 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this_o opportunity_n to_o join_v with_o their_o brethren_n in_o battle_n against_o their_o opposer_n or_o 2._o those_o fugitive_n that_o have_v flee_v to_o the_o philistine_n for_o save_v their_o own_o life_n or_o 3._o those_o coward_n that_o have_v hide_v themselves_o in_o holes_n through_o fear_n of_o the_o philestine_n chap._n 13.6_o and_o now_o dare_v creep_v forth_o and_o pursue_v a_o fly_a adversary_n chap._n 14.21_o 22._o but_o above_o all_o 4._o jonathan_n and_o his_o squire_n who_o likewise_o be_v absent_a and_o therefore_o innocent_a of_o this_o rash_a adjuration_n v._o 3_o 27._o five_o saul_n interdict_v all_o manner_n of_o food_n to_o any_o of_o his_o follower_n be_v over_o rigorous_a insomuch_o as_o it_o admit_v of_o no_o case_n of_o necessity_n which_o always_o in_o the_o strict_a solemn_a fast_n find_v some_o indulgence_n six_o saul_n law_n here_o be_v like_o draco_n that_o punish_v every_o peccad_a llo_n or_o little_a fault_n with_o the_o penalty_n of_o present_a death_n and_o therefore_o be_v sâ—id_v to_o be_v write_v not_o with_o black_a but_o with_o blood_n though_o saul_n be_v a_o king_n yet_o have_v he_o no_o such_o absolute_a power_n to_o punish_v his_o subject_n with_o such_o a_o accurse_a death_n especial_o his_o son_n for_o taste_v a_o little_a honey_n v._o 43_o 44._o a_o punishment_n far_o exceed_v the_o fault_n seven_o saul_n rash_a adjure_v his_o subject_n by_o such_o a_o oath_n and_o curse_n do_v not_o only_o restrain_v their_o lawful_a liberty_n without_o just_a cause_n but_o also_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o their_o sin_n when_o be_v well_o nigh_o hungerstarved_n they_o do_v with_o so_o much_o greediness_n eat_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o blood_n for_o which_o they_o be_v blame_v v._o 32._o even_o by_o saul_n himself_o v._o 33._o saul_n can_v there_o see_v the_o people_n sin_n but_o not_o his_o own_o that_o have_v occasion_v it_o they_o make_v conscience_n of_o the_o king_n command_n for_o fear_v of_o the_o curse_n yet_o saul_n have_v so_o starve_v they_o that_o they_o scruple_n not_o to_o break_v god_n command_n for_o fear_v of_o hell_n gen._n 9.4_o leu._n 3.17_o and_o 17.14_o deut._n 12.16_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v saul_n profaneness_n as_o well_o as_o hypocrisy_n 1._o in_o building_n but_o one_o altar_n for_o his_o many_o victory_n v._o 35._o that_o over_o the_o ammonite_n in_o chap._n 11._o deserve_v not_o one_o in_o his_o account_n etc._n etc._n 2._o he_o be_v a_o desperate_a swearer_n and_o curser_n v._o 39_o 44._o rap_v out_o oath_n upon_o oath_n 3._o god_n not_o answer_v such_o a_o sinner_n v._o 37._o joh._n 9.31_o when_o he_o will_v have_v pursue_v the_o enemy_n without_o ask_v of_o god_n have_v not_o the_o high_a priest_n interpose_v and_o will_v have_v it_o so_o v._o 36._o 4_o he_o scruple_n eat_v blood_n but_o not_o shed_v blood_n even_o of_o jonathan_n v._o 44._o resolve_v it_o with_o bloody_a oath_n and_o he_o have_v do_v it_o if_o the_o people_n have_v not_o rescue_v he_o v._o 45._o 5._o in_o take_v the_o kingdom_n v._o 47._o in_o opposition_n to_o god_n who_o have_v say_v he_o shall_v lose_v it_o chap._n 13.14_o 6._o in_o turn_v tyrant_n after_o this_o take_v their_o son_n from_o his_o subject_n at_o his_o will_n v._o 52._o as_o samuel_n foretell_v chap._n 8.11_o as_o now_o he_o swear_v to_o sacrifice_v his_o own_o son_n in_o a_o chase_n learn_v no_o lesson_n from_o jephtah_n who_o have_v so_o rash_o vow_v to_o devote_a his_o own_o daughter_n etc._n etc._n but_o more_o in_o chapter_n fifteen_o hereof_o 1_o sam._n chap._n xv._o chapter_n the_o 15_o be_v a_o far_o and_o full_a demonstration_n of_o saul_n hypocrisy_n and_o profaneness_n in_o his_o war_n with_o amalek_n as_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o his_o rejection_n the_o remark_n be_v 1._o the_o material_a cause_n of_o saul_n disobedience_n to_o god_n command_n be_v concern_v amalek_n that_o lick_v people_n as_o the_o hebr._n name_n signify_v who_o have_v not_o only_o assault_v israel_n with_o open_a hostility_n to_o hinder_v their_o march_n to_o canaan_n exod._n 17.8_o etc._n etc._n numb_a 24.20_o but_o also_o have_v lay_v lurk_v ambushment_n to_o lick_v up_o and_o cut_v off_o the_o feeble_a of_o they_o deut._n 25.17_o 18._o though_o this_o double_a injury_n be_v now_o four_o hundred_o year_n old_a yet_o the_o lord_n remember_v it_o still_o v._o 12._o n._n b._n it_o be_v ill_a anger_v the_o ancient_n of_o day_n his_o forbearance_n be_v no_o forgiveness_n therefore_o do_v he_o now_o send_v samuel_n to_o saul_n the_o first_o king_n israel_n have_v to_o revenge_v their_o old_a injury_n with_o a_o charge_n to_o cut_v they_o all_o off_o universal_o both_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o as_o balaam_n have_v prophesy_v of_o they_o they_o may_v perish_v for_o ever_o numb_a 24.20_o yea_o and_o as_o the_o lord_n himself_o have_v swear_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v so_o exod._n 17.16_o samuel_n therefore_o lay_v god_n charge_n home_o upon_o saul_n that_o at_o length_n after_o all_o his_o so_o heinous_a miscarriage_n heretofore_o and_o after_o god_n so_o heavy_a menace_n thereupon_o chap._n 13.8_o 9_o saying_n yet_o the_o lord_n that_o make_v thou_o king_n and_o who_o thou_o ought_v to_o obey_v be_v mind_v to_o try_v thou_o once_o more_o see_v thou_o make_v amends_o for_o thy_o former_a error_n and_o redeem_v god_n favour_n for_o 1_o 2_o 3._o the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o formal_a cause_n of_o saul_n sin_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o partiality_n of_o his_o obeve_a god_n command_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o thus_o far_o saul_n obey_v god_n 1_o in_o muster_v up_o his_o man_n to_o a_o potent_a army_n ver_fw-la 4._o 2._o in_o undertake_v the_o expedition_n ver_fw-la 5._o n._n b._n 3._o in_o show_v kindness_n to_o the_o kenites_n who_o have_v show_v kindness_n to_o
to_o his_o discontent_a soldier_n before_o he_o cut_v off_o saul_n lap_n but_o see_v it_o be_v place_v in_o scripture_n after_o that_o act_n when_o he_o return_v to_o they_o with_o saul_n lap_n in_o his_o hand_n at_o which_o sight_n they_o be_v enrage_v because_o he_o have_v not_o kill_v he_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v this_o dare_a action_n of_o david_n in_o cut_v off_o saul_n lap_n which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v without_o eminent_a danger_n and_o difficulty_n n._n b._n to_o resolve_v this_o doubt_n i_o find_v several_a sentiment_n see_v it_o seem_v marvellous_a that_o saul_n neither_o see_v he_o nor_o hear_v he_o nor_o feel_v he_o when_o he_o do_v it_o answer_v 1._o the_o syriack_n and_o arabic_a version_n for_o saul_n cover_v his_o foot_n be_v that_o he_o lay_v he_o down_o to_o sleep_v be_v weary_v with_o his_o hasty_a pursuit_n so_o david_n without_o difficulty_n take_v he_o nap_v and_o so_o may_v easy_o have_v cut_v his_o throat_n according_a to_o his_o first_o purpose_n as_o the_o rabbin_n say_v but_o his_o heart_n misgive_v he_o and_o he_o better_o bethink_v himself_o therefore_o he_o do_v only_o cut_v off_o his_o lap._n the_o second_o answer_n be_v suppose_v saul_n be_v only_o ease_v nature_n he_o lay_v aside_o his_o upper_a garment_n at_o some_o distance_n behind_o he_o according_a to_o common_a custom_n for_o the_o more_o conveniency_n of_o do_v that_o business_n this_o do_v facilitate_v david_n cut_v off_o a_o small_a part_n thereof_o enough_o to_o become_v a_o evidence_n of_o his_o innocency_n the_o three_o answer_n be_v that_o saul_n do_v not_o only_o cover_v his_o foot_n but_o he_o cover_v his_o head_n also_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o that_o country_n for_o modesty_n sake_n that_o the_o disfigure_v of_o man_n countenance_n in_o that_o strain_v work_n may_v not_o be_v discern_v the_o four_o answer_n be_v god_n wrought_v miraculous_o for_o david_n here_o not_o only_o in_o give_v he_o extraordinary_a agility_n in_o the_o act_n but_o also_o in_o stupify_a saul_n so_o as_o to_o make_v he_o insensible_a thus_o god_n cast_v he_o into_o a_o deep_a sleep_n chap._n 26.7_o 12._o to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o noise_n of_o saul_n soldier_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o cave_n which_o may_v well_o drown_v the_o noise_n of_o david_n nimble_a motion_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o remark_n be_v david_n apology_n and_o pathetical_a oration_n to_o saul_n in_o the_o vindication_n of_o his_o own_o innocency_n v._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o wherein_o observe_v first_o though_o david_n have_v be_v afraid_a of_o saul_n and_o therefore_o hide_v himself_o from_o he_o and_o though_o his_o heart_n have_v smite_v he_o for_o cut_v off_o saul_n lap_n as_o be_v a_o injurious_a and_o ignominious_a act_n and_o a_o affront_n to_o his_o sovereign_n yet_o now_o become_v he_o more_o bold_a be_v better_o satisfy_v with_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o dare_v follow_v saul_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o cave_n and_o cry_v after_o he_o with_o this_o evidence_n of_o his_o integrity_n in_o his_o hand_n second_o he_o make_v his_o most_o humble_a obeisance_n to_o saul_n as_o to_o his_o sovereign_n bow_v with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n that_o by_o heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n upon_o his_o head_n in_o his_o humility_n he_o may_v happy_o melt_v he_o into_o a_o more_o appease_v frame_n and_o to_o quench_v his_o fury_n with_o courtesy_n three_o david_n prudent_o accost_v saul_n with_o a_o well_o accommodate_v oration_n which_o he_o begin_v with_o his_o blame_v not_o so_o much_o saul_n himself_o as_o his_o sycophant_n for_o infuse_v into_o he_o such_o evil_a counsel_n whereby_o he_o be_v agitate_a to_o such_o eager_a and_o evil_a action_n more_o than_o by_o any_o genuine_a malice_n of_o his_o own_o n._n b._n this_o be_v a_o politic_a insinuation_n of_o david_n thus_o to_o conquer_v and_o captivate_v saul_n his_o bennevolence_n whereas_o in_o truth_n saul_n can_v not_o be_v justify_v for_o though_o those_o sycophant_n have_v the_o devil_n upon_o their_o tongue_n in_o their_o slander_a david_n to_o he_o yet_o saul_n have_v the_o devil_n in_o his_o ear_n in_o hear_v and_o believe_v their_o slander_n the_o tale-hearer_n be_v no_o less_o faulty_a than_o the_o tale-bearer_n nor_o be_v this_o all_o saul_n fault_n for_o he_o have_v indeed_o the_o devil_n in_o his_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o in_o his_o ear_n even_o that_o evil_a spirit_n from_o the_o lord_n send_v upon_o he_o chap._n 16.14_o so_o want_v a_o bridle_n more_o than_o a_o spur._n they_o must_v needs_o run_v who_o the_o devil_n drive_v four_o david_n vindicate_v his_o own_o innocency_n not_o by_o word_n only_o but_o by_o a_o sign_n also_o cry_v to_o saul_n ecce_fw-la signum_fw-la behold_v here_o a_o infallible_a evidence_n that_o i_o seek_v not_o thy_o life_n as_o thy_o sycophant_n suggest_v to_o thou_o say_v my_o father_n god_n deliver_v thou_o into_o my_o hand_n this_o day_n and_o my_o man_n bid_v i_o kill_v thou_o etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v according_a to_o chrysostom_n sense_n god_n have_v give_v i_o a_o great_a victory_n this_o day_n than_o on_o that_o day_n when_o i_o conquer_a goliath_n for_o now_o i_o have_v not_o only_a conquer_a my_o own_o soldier_n who_o rise_v from_o all_o side_n of_o the_o cave_n to_o kill_v thou_o by_o dissuade_v they_o from_o so_o do_v with_o a_o word_n in_o season_n but_o i_o have_v also_o conquer_a myself_o who_o corrupt_a nature_n prompt_v i_o to_o dispatch_v thou_o but_o by_o grace_n i_o have_v master_v it_o behold_v here_o thy_o lap_n to_o testify_v it_o etc._n etc._n five_o to_o convince_v saul_n conscience_n the_o more_o david_n add_v the_o proverb_n semel_fw-la malus_fw-la semper_fw-la data_fw-la occasione_n praesumitur_fw-la esse_fw-la malus_fw-la once_o evil_a and_o ever_o evil_a if_o opportunity_n be_v offer_v i_o be_o honest_a as_o thou_o never_o have_v so_o shall_v thou_o never_o find_v i_o otherwise_o etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o abhor_v the_o motion_n such_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v far_o from_o i_o job_n 21.16_o six_o david_n plead_v it_o be_v below_o a_o king_n to_o kill_v a_o flea_n etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v below_o a_o eagle_n to_o catch_v fly_n this_o be_v david_n humility_n express_v in_o psalm_n 131._o calling_z himself_o a_o dead_a dog_n and_o last_o he_o appeal_v to_o god_n the_o righteous_a judge_n v._o 12_o 15._o twice_o over_o and_o woe_n to_o those_o who_o god_n persecute_a people_n turn_v over_o to_o the_o great_a god_n for_o revenge_a the_o injury_n do_v they_o for_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o recompense_n and_o will_v sure_o requite_v jer._n 51.56_o the_o six_o remark_n be_v the_o influence_n and_o efficacy_n this_o pathetical_a oration_n of_o david_n have_v upon_o the_o heart_n of_o saul_n first_o it_o squeeze_a tear_n from_o saul_n v._o 16._o which_o be_v like_o moses_n fetch_v water_n out_o of_o a_o rock_n thus_o david_n innocency_n begin_v to_o triumph_n in_o the_o tyrant_n conscience_n this_o be_v only_o a_o temporary_a passion_n in_o a_o hypocrite_n heart_n second_o it_o constrain_v from_o saul_n a_o candid_a confession_n of_o david_n integrity_n and_o of_o his_o own_o iniquity_n say_v v._o 17_o 18._o while_o i_o bear_v a_o evil_a will_n to_o thou_o thou_o have_v bear_v a_o a_o good_a will_n to_o i_o three_o it_o compel_v saul_n to_o give_v david_n a_o high_a commendation_n of_o his_o matchless_a meekness_n and_o tenderness_n towards_o he_o v._o 19_o 20_o saying_n thou_o have_v not_o deal_v with_o i_o as_o with_o a_o enemy_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n but_o thou_o have_v rather_o imitate_v the_o clemency_n of_o god_n in_o spare_v my_o life_n which_o be_v more_o than_o my_o kingdom_n when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o hand_n which_o no_o mere_a man_n will_v do_v to_o a_o enemy_n four_o so_o strong_o do_v conviction_n take_v hold_v of_o saul_n conscience_n that_o he_o confirm_v what_o samuel_n have_v foretell_v and_o while_o samuel_n be_v yet_o alive_a that_o david_n shall_v be_v king_n and_o thereupon_o fall_v into_o a_o capitulation_n not_o to_o cut_v off_o his_o posterity_n verse_n 20_o 21._o n._n b._n the_o care_n he_o have_v of_o his_o son_n be_v indeed_o commendable_a though_o he_o have_v hitherto_o take_v such_o a_o course_n as_o be_v more_o like_a to_o bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o they_o and_o not_o a_o blessing_n notwithstanding_o david_n concur_v and_o capitulate_v by_o a_o oath_n v._o 22._o the_o same_o in_o effect_n with_o that_o covenant_n he_o have_v contract_v with_o jonathan_n before_o n._n b._n here_o david_n bind_v himself_o only_o that_o upon_o his_o own_o private_a account_n he_o will_v not_o cut_v any_o of_o they_o off_o as_o his_o corrival_n to_o the_o kingdom_n but_o he_o
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of_o three_o day_n be_v expire_v for_o three_o reason_n the_o first_o be_v this_o very_a history_n contradict_v it_o in_o say_v both_o that_o the_o lord_n repent_v he_o of_o the_o evil_a ver_fw-la 16._o now_o god_n repent_v not_o of_o any_o evil_n already_o inflict_v but_o only_o of_o that_o he_o threaten_v to_o inflict_v jerem._n 26.3_o 13._o and_o that_o he_o stop_v the_o destroy_a angel_n bid_v he_o hold_v his_o hand_n for_o 16._o which_o be_v needless_a if_o nothing_o of_o the_o sentence_n and_o of_o the_o term_n of_o time_n have_v be_v revoke_v for_o the_o angel_n can_v not_o go_v beyond_o his_o commission_n of_o three_o day_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v nor_o be_v it_o credible_a that_o either_o the_o angel_n do_v not_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n until_o the_o three_o day_n be_v expire_v or_o that_o david_n do_v defer_v his_o repentance_n and_o deprecate_v this_o divine_a displeasure_n from_o his_o people_n so_o long_o as_o till_o three_o day_n be_v direct_o run_v out_o the_o three_o reason_n be_v what_o bechartus_n and_o peter_n martyr_n allege_v that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o wrath_n god_n remember_v mercy_n hab._n 3.2_o and_o cut_v short_a his_o day_n of_o displeasure_n for_o the_o elect_n sake_n matth._n 24.22_o not_o because_o god_n be_v changeable_a but_o because_o he_o recall_v only_o what_o he_o have_v determine_v to_o do_v in_o case_n of_o impenitency_n persist_v in_o but_o if_o david_n and_o the_o people_n become_v true_o penitent_a upon_o this_o condition_n god_n decree_v the_o plague_n shall_v not_o continue_v the_o whole_a three_o day_n the_o three_o part_n be_v god_n put_v a_o period_n to_o this_o pestilence_n remark_n upon_o it_o be_v first_o the_o time_n when_o this_o be_v do_v it_o be_v when_o the_o destory_v angel_n have_v destroy_v great_a number_n in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o land_n and_o be_v now_o on_o the_o three_o day_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o destroy_v it_o also_o ver_fw-la 16._o compare_v with_o this_o the_o 1_o chron._n 21._o where_o this_o story_n be_v much_o enlarge_v it_o be_v say_v there_o as_o the_o angel_n do_v not_o only_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o destroy_v but_o be_v destroy_v with_o his_o sword_n ver_fw-la 15_o 27._o many_o be_v already_o slay_v therein_o even_o than_o god_n repent_v and_o stop_v the_o angel_n where_o mark_n 1._o even_o good_a angel_n be_v executioner_n of_o god_n justice_n and_o judgement_n as_o both_o here_o and_o at_o sodom_n to_o do_v justice_n upon_o malefactor_n be_v so_o noble_a a_o act_n and_o office_n as_o not_o unbeseem_v a_o angel_n mark_v 2._o this_o good_a angel_n be_v god_n servant_n be_v at_o his_o lord_n beck_n and_o check_n obedient_a to_o his_o command_n both_o in_o strike_v or_o stop_v either_o the_o angel_n know_v not_o the_o number_n how_o many_o be_v to_o be_v slay_v or_o he_o be_v bid_v to_o hold_v his_o hand_n as_o be_v speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o men._n mark_v 3._o this_o destroy_a angel_n do_v not_o begin_v to_o destroy_v at_o jerusalem_n as_o ezek._n 9.6_o 1_o pet._n 4.17_o jerem._n 25.18_o and_o 21.9.49.12_o but_o come_v last_o to_o it_o hereupon_o david_n have_v good_a ground_n to_o say_v the_o lord_n love_v the_o gate_n of_o zion_n more_o than_o all_o the_o dwelling_n of_o jacob_n psal_n 87.2_o sanctius_n render_v this_o reason_n for_o the_o plague_n not_o begin_v at_o jerusalem_n because_o say_v he_o the_o citizen_n perhaps_o pay_v their_o poll-tax_n of_o a_o half_a shekel_n have_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o priest_n present_a with_o they_o which_o will_v teach_v they_o their_o duty_n mark_v 4._o god_n repent_v and_o stop_v the_o angel_n thereupon_o be_v mutatio_fw-la rei_fw-la non_fw-la dei_fw-la effectus_fw-la non_fw-la affectus_fw-la concilis_fw-la non_fw-la decreti_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v god_n purpose_n not_o to_o proceed_v but_o to_o put_v a_o period_n to_o the_o punish_v of_o the_o people_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o and_o their_o king_n to_o unfeigned_a repentance_n the_o act_n or_o neglect_v whereof_o dispose_v of_o all_o temporal_a judgement_n whether_o off_o or_o on_o as_o be_v express_v jer._n 18.8_o 10._o and_o as_o be_v exemplify_v in_o nineveh_n jonah_n 3.10_o otherwise_o god_n be_v not_o as_o man_n that_o he_o can_v repent_v numb_a 23.19_o 1_o sam._n 15.11_o 29._o rom._n 11.29_o it_o be_v only_o say_v so_o because_o god_n do_v here_o what_o man_n do_v when_o they_o repent_v namely_o cease_v from_o far_a punish_n n._n b._n here_o god_n repenting_n be_v kindle_v and_o he_o will_v not_o execute_v the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o anger_n as_o hos_n 11.8_o 9_o david_n foresee_v with_o a_o eye_n of_o faith_n that_o god_n compassion_n will_v not_o fail_v lam._n 3.22_o and_o therefore_o choose_v like_o a_o love_a child_n to_o be_v chastise_v by_o his_o father_n himself_o rather_o than_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o slave_n or_o servant_n as_o all_o creature_n be_v to_o the_o great_a creator_n psal_n 119.91_o david_n well-knew_a that_o his_o heavenly_a father_n will_v not_o plague_n either_o he_o or_o his_o people_n according_a to_o the_o demerit_n of_o their_o sin_n but_o he_o will_v only_o correct_v they_o both_o in_o measure_n and_o mercy_n and_o that_o for_o their_o amendment_n only_o mark_v 5._o the_o rabbin_n all_o grant_n that_o the_o term_n of_o this_o pestilence_n be_v abbreviate_v but_o they_o can_v concur_v upon_o what_o part_n of_o the_o three_o day_n the_o plague_n cease_v bochartus_fw-la say_v it_o cease_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n be_v offer_v which_o probable_o be_v that_o in_o the_o morning_n otherwise_o the_o plague_n have_v proceed_v to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o day_n it_o be_v say_v ver_fw-la 25._o the_o lord_n be_v entreat_v to_o stay_v the_o plague_n no_o doubt_n but_o david_n and_o the_o elder_n do_v most_o earnest_o entreat_v it_o at_o their_o morning_n sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o mean_n whereby_o god_n be_v pacify_v to_o put_v a_o period_n to_o any_o far_a progress_n be_v prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n ver_fw-la 17_o to_o 25._o first_o as_o to_o david_n prayer_n mark_v 1._o the_o motive_n to_o it_o which_o be_v his_o see_v the_o destroy_a angel_n in_o a_o humane_a figure_n with_o a_o draw_a sword_n in_o his_o hand_n between_o heaven_n and_o earth_n upon_o which_o upper_a station_n he_o can_v strike_v the_o high_a cedar_n as_o well_o as_o the_o low_a shrub_n this_o astonish_a sight_n startle_v david_n expect_v to_o be_v strike_v by_o that_o frightful_a now_o visible_a striker_n so_o betake_v himself_o to_o serious_a prayer_n ver_fw-la 17._o mark_v 2._o david_n in_o his_o pray_v for_o his_o people_n as_o a_o kind_a shepherd_n for_o save_v his_o sheep_n offer_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o they_o n._n b._n so_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n that_o good_a shepherd_n john_n 10.11_o yet_o be_v he_o much_o overdo_v by_o christ_n his_o antitype_n who_o do_v not_o only_o offer_v to_o do_v it_o but_o who_o real_o give_v up_o himself_o a_o offer_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o sheep_n even_o when_o they_o be_v his_o enemy_n and_o have_v deserve_v eternal_a woe_n he_o himself_o be_v whole_o innocent_a not_o as_o david_n say_v i_o have_v sin_v mark_v 3._o not_o only_o david_n but_o the_o elder_n also_o with_o he_o cover_v themselves_o with_o sackcloth_n and_o fall_v upon_o their_o face_n in_o a_o deep_a humiliation_n and_o in_o a_o devout_a deprecation_n of_o god_n plague_n from_o the_o people_n 1_o chron._n 21.16_o it_o be_v undoubted_o after_o these_o solemn_a seeking_n of_o god_n favour_n that_o god_n say_v to_o the_o angel_n it_o be_v enough_o stay_v now_o thy_o hand_n 1_n chron._n 21.15_o though_o the_o end_v be_v record_v before_o the_o mean_n to_o effect_v that_o end_n as_o be_v usual_a for_o 7_o 17._o the_o three_o remark_n be_v upon_o the_o second_o mean_n david_n must_v find_v sacrifice_n as_o well_o as_o prayer_n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n wherein_o mark_n 1._o in_o order_n to_o sacrifice_v a_o altar_n must_v be_v erect_v the_o place_n where_o must_v be_v the_o thresh_a floor_n of_o abraunah_n for_o many_o reason_n first_o because_o there_o abraham_n have_v his_o knife_n hold_v from_o slay_v his_o son_n isaac_n as_o god_n hold_v here_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o angel_n from_o slay_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n second_o it_o be_v the_o very_a place_n where_o the_o temple_n be_v to_o be_v build_v 2_o chron._n 3.1_o three_o and_o the_o place_n or_o city_n where_o isaac_n antitype_n our_o redeemer_n be_v actual_o offer_v up_o who_o this_o altar_n and_o sacrifice_n do_v represent_v n._n b._n teach_v that_o all_o david_n humiliation_n and_o prayer_n can_v not_o appease_v god_n anger_n alone_o without_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n mark_v 2._o god_n send_v the_o prophet_n
hire_v to_o perfidiousness_n therein_o the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v do_v foolish_o asa_n four_o frailty_n be_v his_o be_v wroth_a with_o the_o lord_n prophet_n for_o his_o plain-dealing_a and_o faithfulness_n 2_o chron._n 16.10_o which_o may_v better_o have_v become_v a_o ahah_n a_o joash_n or_o a_o herod_n all_o bad_a man_n than_o such_o a_o good_a king_n as_o be_v asa_n what_o be_v hanani_n but_o god_n herald_n from_o heaven_n to_o denounce_v war_n against_o he_o for_o these_o his_o sin_n upon_o earth_n here_o repentance_n be_v his_o duty_n but_o rage_n and_o choler_n be_v his_o sin_n n._n b._n and_o as_o dr._n hall_n say_v well_o it_o have_v be_v more_o meet_a that_o the_o water_n of_o godly_a sorrow_n have_v be_v find_v in_o his_o eye_n gush_v out_o with_o tear_n than_o such_o sparkle_n of_o fire_n and_o fury_n flame_v forth_o at_o they_o upon_o this_o innocent_a seer_n his_o holy_a grandfather_n david_n do_v not_o so_o with_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n in_o the_o like_a case_n of_o heavy_a tiding_n 2_o sam._n 12.4_o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n yet_o asa_n imprison_v the_o prophet_n for_o deliver_v god_n message_n only_o his_o five_o blemish_n be_v asa_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o long_a reign_n be_v strike_v with_o the_o gout_n 2._o chron._n 16.12_o as_o he_o have_v lay_v up_o the_o good_a prophet_n by_o the_o heel_n in_o prison_n even_o so_o do_v god_n lay_v he_o up_o by_o the_o heel_n in_o his_o bed_n he_o shall_v therefore_o have_v seek_v to_o the_o lord_n principal_o who_o have_v imprison_v he_o and_o with_o who_o he_o have_v solemn_o covenant_v to_o own_o for_o his_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o he_o seek_v to_o the_o physician_n and_o not_o to_o the_o lord_n though_o his_o name_n asa_n hebr._n signify_v a_o physician_n to_o mind_v he_o of_o jehovah_n rophekah_n the_o almighty_a healer_n exod._n 15.26_o no_o wonder_n then_o that_o his_o gouty_a sit_fw-mi serve_v to_o carry_v he_o to_o his_o grave_n no_o doubt_n but_o before_o he_o die_v he_o repent_v of_o this_o and_o his_o other_o sin_n see_v 2_o chron._n 15.17_o and_o 20.32_o where_o it_o be_v say_v for_o his_o heart_n be_v perfect_a with_o god_n all_o his_o day_n etc._n etc._n the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o fifteen_o chapter_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o two_o king_n of_o israel_n contemporary_a with_o those_o of_o judah_n first_o nadah_n reign_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n even_o while_o his_o father_n jeroboam_n be_v alive_a say_v dr._n lightfoot_n for_o god_n smite_v jeroboam_n with_o some_o sad_a disease_n that_o he_o can_v not_o rule_v the_o kingdom_n 2_o chron._n 13.20_o this_o make_v he_o resign_v his_o crown_n to_o his_o son_n before_o his_o death_n as_o some_o suppose_v etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o before_o he_o have_v reign_v two_o full_a year_n baasha_n slay_v he_o as_o appear_v from_o ver_fw-la 28_o and_o 33._o the_o lord_n see_v the_o son_n as_o wicked_a as_o the_o father_n see_v it_o high_a time_n to_o cut_v he_o off_o according_a to_o the_o threaten_v chap._n 14.10_o etc._n etc._n for_o his_o own_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o for_o his_o father_n remark_n the_o three_o baasha_n traitorous_o slay_v he_o in_o his_o army_n as_o he_o be_v besiege_v gibbethon_n which_o the_o philistine_n have_v take_v from_o israel_n but_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o king_n prevent_v the_o recovery_n of_o this_o right_n josh_n 19.44_o and_o 21.23_o therefore_o the_o siege_n be_v renew_v to_o recover_v it_o chap._n 16.15_o remark_n the_o four_o it_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v that_o this_o murderer_n of_o nadab_n baasha_n do_v cast_v his_o dead_a body_n to_o be_v devour_v by_o the_o dog_n or_o fowl_n as_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n have_v fore-threatned_n chap._n 14.7_o 10_o 11._o say_v menochius_fw-la the_o next_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v baasha_n who_o place_v himself_o in_o the_o throne_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v murder_a nadab_n ver_fw-la 29_o 30_o to_o 34._o concern_v this_o king_n remark_n the_o first_o baasha_n destroy_v all_o jeroboam_n house_n and_o jeroboam_n himself_o be_v alive_a this_o year_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n and_o if_o he_o escape_v the_o sword_n of_o baasha_n yet_o die_v he_o not_o long_o before_o baasha_n destroy_v his_o family_n remark_n the_o second_o though_o baasha_n in_o all_o these_o murder_n do_v but_o aim_n to_o gratify_v his_o own_o ambition_n and_o cruel_a disposition_n to_o establish_v himself_o upon_o the_o throne_n more_o firm_o and_o without_o emulation_n yet_o god_n wise_o order_v baasha_n wicked_a both_o intention_n and_o action_n to_o bring_v to_o pass_v his_o own_o righteous_a and_o glorious_a ends._n god_n overrule_v his_o pride_n and_o malice_n to_o accomplish_v his_o own_o counsel_n and_o prediction_n n.b._n thus_o the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o imp_n and_o instrument_n be_v make_v to_o do_v god_n will_n not_o only_o while_o they_o be_v do_v their_o own_o but_o oft_o sore_o against_o their_o own_o wi_n thus_o wise_a physician_n use_v leech_n which_o aim_v only_o at_o suck_v of_o blood_n for_o cure_n of_o their_o patient_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o though_o this_o baasha_n be_v god_n instrument_n to_o punish_v the_o wickedness_n of_o a_o wicked_a father_n jeroboam_n and_o of_o his_o wicked_a son_n nadab_n yet_o neither_o do_v he_o aim_v at_o any_o obedience_n to_o god_n in_o those_o execution_n of_o god_n justice_n nor_o be_v he_o reclaim_v at_o all_o thereby_o from_o the_o same_o wicked_a way_n ver_fw-la 34._o remark_n the_o four_o those_o very_a mean_n and_o method_n of_o wickedness_n whereby_o jeroboam_n think_v to_o have_v establish_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o house_n namely_o by_o set_v up_o idolatry_n become_v indeed_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o their_o utter_a ruin_n baasha_n be_v employ_v in_o execute_v this_o divine_a vengeance_n yet_o the_o same_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o true_a procure_a cause_n of_o all_o this_o mischief_n and_o misery_n to_o jeroboam_n house_n he_o still_o retain_v in_o himself_o remark_n the_o five_o baasha_n now_o settle_a in_o his_o kingdom_n begin_v to_o bustle_v and_o disturb_v good_a asa_n with_o inroad_n into_o judah_n though_o he_o see_v such_o a_o mighty_a presence_n of_o god_n with_o he_o in_o his_o victory_n over_o a_o million_o of_o the_o ethiopian_a army_n yet_o will_v he_o still_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o he_o god_n punish_v asa_n by_o baasha_n for_o his_o harshness_n to_o judah_n as_o well_o as_o to_o hanani_n tyrannize_a over_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o over_o the_o prophet_n in_o his_o decline_a day_n 2_o chron._n 16.10_o 1_o king_n chap._n xvi_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o five_o king_n of_o israel_n baasha_n elah_n zimri_n omri_n and_o ahab_n the_o general_n remark_n be_v first_o good_a asa_n notwithstanding_o his_o many_o miscarriage_n which_o be_v not_o inconsistent_a with_o his_o uprightness_n imperfection_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o most_o refine_a soul_n do_v outlive_v not_o only_a jeroboam_n and_o his_o son_n nadab_n but_o also_o this_o his_o worst_a rival_n and_o troubler_n baasha_n though_o he_o reign_v over_o israel_n twenty_o and_o four_o year_n chap._n 15.33_o for_o asa_n forty_o and_o one_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n expire_v not_o until_o the_o four_o year_n of_o ahab_n wherein_o jehosaphat_n succeed_v his_o father_n asa_n after_o his_o death_n 1_o king_n 22.41_o 42._o so_o that_o while_n asa_n hold_v the_o throne_n of_o judah_n he_o see_v many_o change_n in_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n the_o second_o general_n remark_n be_v the_o holy_a penman_n of_o this_o sacred_a history_n in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n give_v a_o large_a narrative_n of_o asa_n life_n etc._n etc._n altogether_o chap._n 15._o from_o ver_fw-la 9_o to_o 24._o because_o many_o king_n do_v reign_v over_o israel_n during_o asa_n long_a reign_n asa_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n divide_v from_o judah_n and_o he_o continue_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o eight_o king_n of_o israel_n asa_n great_a work_n of_o reformation_n require_v it_o and_o god_n give_v he_o a_o great_a continuance_n in_o his_o kingdom_n wherein_o to_o accomplish_v it_o the_o three_o general_n remark_n asa_n want_v not_o god_n fatherly_a chastisement_n for_o his_o decline_v from_o his_o former_a goodness_n for_o beside_o his_o gout_n in_o his_o foot_n because_o he_o do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d walk_v upright_o in_o god_n way_n gal._n 2.14_o he_o have_v continual_a war_n and_o trouble_n after_o his_o alteration_n into_o act_n of_o unbelief_n passion_n against_o the_o prophet_n and_o oppression_n of_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n which_o trouble_v we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o chap._n 15._o both_o the_o rise_v of_o they_o ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o the_o removal_n
his_o vineyard_n 2._o it_o be_v probable_a he_o be_v privy_a to_o the_o project_n of_o manage_v the_o matter_n 3._o he_o punish_v not_o the_o actor_n of_o it_o 4._o he_o approve_v of_o the_o tragedy_n in_o his_o take_a possession_n 5._o peter_n martyr_n add_v wife_n fault_n be_v fix_v upon_o husband_n not_o hinder_v they_o thus_o god_n chastise_v adam_n for_o the_o fault_n of_o eve_n first_o in_o the_o sin_n god_n say_v to_o abraham_n why_o do_v sarah_n laugh_v gen._n 18.13_o n.b._n it_o may_v easy_o be_v suppose_v what_o a_o mar-mirth_n elijah_n be_v to_o ahab_n when_o he_o meet_v he_o here_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o golden_a dream_n and_o how_o be_v his_o coxcomb_n cut_v and_o how_o do_v his_o crest_n fall_v at_o the_o upleasing_a prospect_n of_o so_o unwelcome_a a_o guest_n no_o doubt_n but_o the_o king_n countenance_n be_v woeful_o cast_v down_o when_o he_o say_v have_v thou_o find_v i_o o_o my_o enemy_n ver_fw-la 20._o but_o why_o a_o enemy_n they_o two_o part_v friend_n as_o lord_n and_o lackey_n at_o their_o last_o meeting_n chap._n 18.46_o indeed_o ahab_n be_v elijah_n enemy_n and_o hate_v he_o as_o he_o do_v micaiah_n chap._n 22.8_o but_o elijah_n only_o be_v his_o enemy_n because_o he_o tell_v he_o the_o truth_n gal._n 4.16_o and_o his_o word_n will_v have_v do_v he_o good_a have_v he_o walk_v upright_o mic._n 2.7_o 8._o augustin_n say_v he_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o none_o but_o to_o such_o as_o be_v worse_a enemy_n to_o themselves_o n.b._n a_o guilty_a conscience_n be_v like_o the_o trouble_a sea_n foam_v forth_o mire_n and_o dirt_n isa_n 57.20_o 21._o elijah_n answer_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n have_v find_v thou_o out_o in_o thy_o very_a act_n of_o sin_n and_o see_v thou_o have_v wilful_o and_o whole_o make_v thyself_o a_o bondslave_n to_o baal_n to_o jezebel_n and_o to_o beelzebub_n himself_o sell_v thyself_o total_o to_o be_v act_v by_o their_o power_n and_o set_v thy_o wickedness_n not_o only_o in_o the_o sight_n but_o also_o in_o despite_n of_o a_o all-seeing_a god_n as_o thou_o have_v make_v a_o match_n with_o murder_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o iniquity_n so_o shall_v thou_o be_v sure_a to_o rue_v thy_o bargain_n and_o have_v thy_o belly_n full_a of_o it_o the_o backslider_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o evil_n of_o his_o own_o way_n prov._n 14.14_o elijah_n threaten_v ahab_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26._o that_o god_n will_v retaliate_v bleed_v for_o bleed_v and_o not_o only_a himself_o but_o all_o his_o seventy_o son_n shall_v bleed_v for_o it_o 2_o king_n 10.6_o yea_o not_o only_o they_o but_o also_o their_o wicked_a mother_n jezebel_n shall_v be_v make_v dog_n meat_n and_o because_o he_o will_v not_o take_v example_n from_o jeroboam_n and_o baasha_n he_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o example_n to_o successor_n as_o he_o be_v a_o none-such_a in_o sin_v so_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o none-such_a in_o suffer_v n.b._n oh_o happy_a naboth_n that_o have_v now_o change_v his_o vineyard_n on_o earth_n into_o a_o kingdom_n in_o heaven_n but_o oh_o miserable_a ahab_n the_o murderer_n be_v far_o more_o miserable_a than_o naboth_n the_o martyr_n all_o those_o direful_a judgement_n be_v yet_o to_o come_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o for_o send_v naboth_n to_o heaven_n the_o second_o part_n of_o ahab_n correction_n be_v humane_a ver_fw-la 27_o 28_o 29._o wherein_o remark_n the_o first_o ahab_n correct_v himself_o for_o his_o sin_n and_o though_o a_o bad_a man_n yet_o revile_v he_o not_o god_n prophet_n but_o fear_v his_o prediction_n will_v prove_v as_o true_a as_o those_o about_o the_o rain_n and_o fire_n etc._n etc._n have_v do_v and_o therefore_o be_v move_v to_o put_v himself_o into_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o mourner_n the_o loss_n of_o his_o own_o life_n not_o trouble_v he_o so_o much_o as_o the_o utter_a extirpation_n of_o his_o proud_a dame_n and_o posterity_n remark_n the_o second_o though_o all_o this_o humiliation_n of_o ahab_n be_v only_a external_n superficial_a and_o temporary_a arise_v more_o from_o the_o terror_n of_o god_n judgement_n than_o from_o any_o true_a love_n to_o god_n or_o hatred_n of_o his_o sin_n without_o a_o resolution_n for_o reformation_n yet_o god_n soon_o see_v it_o be_v so_o far_o please_v with_o it_o as_o to_o send_v word_n of_o comfort_n to_o he_o for_o it_o elijah_n who_o have_v even_o now_o denounce_v those_o heavy_a tiding_n must_v immediate_o hasten_v with_o a_o lenitive_a message_n n.b._n that_o god_n will_v recompense_v his_o temporary_a repentance_n with_o a_o temporary_a deliverance_n the_o judgement_n threaten_v in_o the_o particular_a signature_n of_o god_n vengeance_n be_v suspend_v from_o he_o and_o prorogue_v to_o his_o son_n who_o be_v of_o his_o blood_n john_n 1.13_o act_n 17.26_o sure_o if_o the_o leave_v of_o repentance_n be_v so_o medicinal_a much_o more_o the_o fruit_n if_o the_o shadow_n of_o it_o be_v thus_o sovereign_a what_o be_v the_o substance_n in_o sincere_a soul_n remark_n the_o three_o grief_n be_v not_o ever_o a_o sign_n of_o grace_n ahab_n rend_v not_o his_o heart_n with_o his_o garment_n nor_o reform_v he_o his_o life_n he_o restore_v not_o the_o steal_a vineyard_n nor_o reprove_v much_o less_o remove_v his_o wicked_a wife_n etc._n etc._n but_o he_o return_v to_o his_o former_a vomit_n hate_v and_o threaten_v the_o lord_n prophet_n chap._n 22.8_o consult_v with_o the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n ver_fw-la 6._o of_o the_o next_o chapter_n therefore_o ahab_n shall_v bleed_v by_o the_o shaft_n of_o the_o syrian_n as_o naboth_n have_v do_v by_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o jezreelite_n 1_o king_n chap._n xxii_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o life_n of_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n in_o conjunction_n with_o some_o part_n of_o the_o life_n of_o jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n the_o whole_a history_n here_o be_v reducible_a to_o these_o three_o head_n first_o antecedent_n second_o concomitant_n and_o three_o consequent_n remark_n upon_o the_o first_o head_n the_o antecedent_n which_o be_v first_o the_o deliberation_n about_o wage_n war_n against_o the_o syrian_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v political_a betwixt_o the_o two_o king_n and_o their_o state-counsellour_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o wherein_o mark_v 1._o the_o time_n of_o it_o after_o three_o year_n peace_n by_o the_o legue_n betwixt_o ahab_n and_o benhadad_n chap._n 20.34_o make_v in_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o ahab_n reign_n for_o he_o die_v in_o this_o expedition_n in_o the_o twenty_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n ver_fw-la 37._o and_o chap._n 16.29_o n.b._n league_n among_o prince_n last_v no_o long_o than_o for_o their_o own_o recruit_n and_o advantage_n now_o the_o war_n begin_v that_o must_v make_v a_o end_n of_o ahab_n mark_v 2._o jehosaphat_n that_o good_a king_n be_v now_o come_v down_o to_o visit_v this_o bad_a king_n ahab_n have_v make_v affinity_n with_o he_o that_o the_o two-sister_n kingdom_n may_v cease_v their_o long_a clashing_n hitherto_o this_o be_v call_v his_o come_n down_o though_v samaria_n stand_v upon_o a_o hill_n as_o well_o as_o jerusalem_n yet_o be_v it_o a_o condescension_n for_o a_o true_a worshipper_n of_o jehovah_n to_o go_v down_o to_o such_o a_o idolater_n as_o ahab_n be_v probable_o say_v peter_n martyr_n he_o be_v move_v to_o it_o by_o hear_v of_o ahab_n humiliation_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o ramoth-gilead_n say_v ahab_n to_o his_o council_n belong_v to_o we_o by_o divine_a donation_n josh_n 20_o 8._o and_o be_v one_o of_o our_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n 21.38_o benhadad_o have_v not_o restore_v it_o according_a to_o covenant_n chap._n 20.34_o we_o may_v warrantable_o war_n and_o challenge_v our_o own_o from_o so_o perfidious_a a_o pagan_a jehosaphat_n join_v in_o this_o just_a war_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n he_o be_v equal_o concern_v in_o the_o recovery_n of_o ramoth-gilead_n as_o it_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n for_o judah_n as_o well_o as_o for_o israel_n remark_n the_o second_o be_v that_o deliberation_n about_o the_o war_n as_o it_o be_v ecclesiastical_a with_o the_o prophet_n ver_fw-la 5_o 6_o to_o ver_fw-la 23._o mark_v 1_o good_a jehosaphat_n must_v have_v advice_n from_o god_n as_o well_o as_o from_o man_n ver_fw-la 5._o have_v he_o do_v so_o about_o his_o son_n marriage_n ahab_n wicked_a daughter_n athaliah_n say_v dr._n hall_n have_v never_o call_v he_o father_n however_o jehosaphat_n make_v this_o godly_a motion_n here_o mistake_v ahab_n for_o a_o true_a convert_n because_o he_o be_v so_o late_o humble_v so_o think_v he_o may_v lawful_o join_v with_o he_o in_o so_o just_a a_o war_n but_o desire_n first_o to_o inquire_v of_o god_n that_o day_n without_o delay_n before_o any_o far_a preparation_n ahab_n cheat_v he_o with_o baal_n prophet_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v though_o
and_o as_o a_o dove_n out_o of_o the_o talon_n of_o a_o eagle_n have_v so_o melt_v down_o his_o mind_n that_o he_o receive_v the_o prophet_n reproof_n not_o only_o without_o passion_n and_o prejudice_n which_o have_v be_v his_o father_n fault_n but_o also_o with_o much_o calmness_n and_o resolution_n to_o reform_v for_o as_o he_o will_v no_o more_o be_v ensnare_v to_o venture_v unto_o samaria_n but_o continue_v at_o jerusalem_n so_o he_o take_v a_o progress_n in_o person_n to_o review_n that_o reformation_n he_o have_v begin_v before_o but_o be_v deform_v by_o his_o absence_n at_o ramoth_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o to_o the_o end_n of_o chap._n 19_o 2_o chron._n chap._n xx._n this_o chapter_n lavater_n call_v a_o true_o golden_a chapter_n which_o contain_v in_o it_o many_o and_o great_a matter_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o chapter_n in_o this_o whole_a book_n of_o chronicle_n wherein_o say_v he_o more_o may_v be_v learned_a it_o consist_v of_o two_o general_a part_n first_o the_o felicity_n of_o jehosaphat_n in_o his_o wage_n war_n victorious_o with_o the_o ammonite_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o be_v his_o infelicity_n in_o fall_v into_o his_o old_a sin_n again_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o first_o part_n there_o be_v antecedent_n concomitant_n and_o consequent_n remarks_n first_o upon_o the_o antecedent_n be_v 1._o the_o best_a of_o man_n must_v not_o count_v it_o strange_a that_o they_o fall_v into_o divers_a trial_n and_o temptation_n james_n 1.2_o 3._o here_o god_n suffer_v a_o potent_a enemy_n to_o set_v upon_o good_a jehosaphat_n after_o his_o great_a care_n to_o reform_v and_o to_o set_v all_o to_o the_o right_n throughout_o his_o kingdom_n chap._n 19_o after_o all_o this_o ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o the_o man_n of_o moab_n of_o ammon_n etc._n etc._n move_v with_o envy_n at_o his_o grow_a greatness_n and_o stir_v up_o by_o the_o syrian_n against_o who_o he_o have_v late_o join_v with_o ahab_n be_v let_v loose_a upon_o he_o this_o be_v that_o wrath_n of_o god_n which_o jehu_n the_o prophet_n denounce_v against_o he_o for_o his_o love_v those_o that_o hate_v the_o lord_n chap._n 19.2_o yet_o because_o good_a thing_n be_v find_v in_o he_o as_o well_o as_o evil_a v._o 3._o therefore_o in_o wrath_n god_n remember_v mercy_n hab._n 3.2_o though_o god_n suffer_v he_o to_o be_v try_v notwithstanding_o the_o good_a in_o he_o yet_o his_o trial_n turn_v to_o his_o great_a glory_n and_o so_o god_n deal_v with_o all_o his_o servant_n remark_n the_o second_o this_o sudden_a invasion_n by_o so_o vast_a a_o multitude_n so_o far_o as_o engedi_n put_v jehosaphat_n into_o a_o panic_n fear_n though_o he_o be_v always_o well_o prepare_v chap._n 17.14_o 19_o yet_o be_v this_o a_o unexpected_a surprise_n n._n b._n hereupon_o he_o proclaim_v a_o fast_a that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o fit_v themselves_o for_o prayer_n plenus_fw-la venture_n non_fw-la orat_fw-la ardenter_fw-la the_o full_a belly_n pray_v dull_o ver_fw-la 3._o fast_v give_v wing_n to_o pray_v all_o his_o subject_n be_v summon_v up_o arm_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o fast_v and_o pray_v in_o the_o temple_n ver_fw-la 4._o jehosaphat_n stand_v up_o upon_o the_o scaffold_n in_o the_o great_a court_n to_o be_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o people_n unto_o god_n ver_fw-la 5._o as_o solomon_n have_v be_v before_o he_o 1_o king_n 8.22_o it_o be_v call_v the_o new_a court_n because_o new_o repair_v chap._n 15.8_o ora_fw-la labora_fw-la pray_v first_o then_o fight_v etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o jehosaphat_n prayer_n from_o ver_fw-la 6_o to_o 13._o wherein_o mark_v 1_o he_o make_v these_o two_o attribute_n of_o god_n his_o might_n and_o his_o mercy_n to_o be_v the_o two_o main_a pillar_n of_o his_o prayer_n of_o faith_n ver_fw-la 6_o 7._o as_o jachin_n and_o boaz_n be_v the_o stability_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o temple_n n._n b._n choice_n of_o fit_a attribute_n to_o represent_v god_n in_o prayer_n help_v faith_n and_o cause_n fervency_n mark_v 2._o he_o be_v god_n remembrancer_n ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o as_o god_n command_v isa_n 62.6_o thus_o he_o argue_v with_o god_n lord_n thou_o do_v favour_v abraham_n as_o thy_o friend_n and_o give_v he_o this_o land_n his_o seed_n have_v dwell_v in_o it_o and_o have_v build_v thou_o a_o sanctuary_n and_o solomon_n pray_v in_o it_o that_o thou_o will_v turn_v away_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o sword_n etc._n etc._n 1_o king_n 8.37_o etc._n etc._n we_o be_v still_o thy_o tenant_n will_v thou_o oh_o our_o great_a landlord_n defend_v we_o sure_o thou_o will_v etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o he_o spread_v before_o the_o lord_n the_o injurious_a ingratitude_n of_o moab_n and_o ammon_n who_o we_o molest_v not_o at_o thy_o command_n when_o we_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n deut._n 2.5_o 9_o 19_o numb_a 20.21_o yet_o now_o do_v they_o come_v to_o dispossess_v we_o who_o god_n have_v put_v into_o possession_n of_o that_o good_a land_n promise_v to_o abraham_n and_o perform_v to_o his_o posterity_n do_v thou_o lord_n accept_v of_o solomon_n prayer_n by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o shall_v these_o enemy_n now_o cast_v we_o out_o &_o c_o ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o thus_o he_o engage_v god_n in_o his_o cause_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 4._o all_o judah_n stand_v before_o the_o lord_n with_o their_o little_a one_o v._o 13._o at_o jehosaphat_n prayer_n n._n b._n not_o only_o the_o jew_n but_o even_o the_o gentile_n do_v this_o in_o great_a distress_n as_o jonah_n 3.4_o 5._o say_v sanctius_n partly_o to_o promote_v their_o heart_n to_o more_o fervent_a devotion_n have_v their_o eye_n upon_o their_o harmless_a child_n etc._n etc._n and_o partly_o to_o move_v god_n compassion_n not_o as_o if_o god_n be_v changeable_a at_o such_o sight_n but_o because_o he_o have_v declare_v such_o mean_n and_o method_n shall_v prevail_v with_o he_o deut._n 29.11_o and_o 31.12_o joel_n 2.16_o such_o a_o holy_a violence_n be_v well_o please_v to_o god_n say_v tertullian_n remark_n the_o four_o be_v god_n answer_n to_o jehosaphat_n powerful_a prayer_n mark_v 1_o jahaziel_n a_o levite_n be_v immediate_o inspire_v by_o god_n ver_fw-la 14_o a_o man_n famous_a say_v piscator_fw-la therefore_o be_v his_o genealogy_n so_o distinct_o describe_v he_o stand_v up_o in_o the_o midst_n to_o declare_v god_n message_n to_o they_o mark_v 2._o in_o his_o comfortable_a message_n from_o god_n regem_fw-la post_fw-la plebem_fw-la nominat_fw-la he_o name_v the_o king_n after_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 15._o grotius_n say_v he_o do_v it_o as_o christ_n name_v peter_n after_o the_o disciple_n mark_v 16.7_o though_o peter_n be_v most_o concern_v in_o the_o comfort_n n._n b._n jehosaphat_n be_v not_o displease_v with_o it_o yet_o the_o pope_n be_v high_o affront_v if_o he_o be_v once_o name_v after_o the_o great_a king_n and_o emperor_n mark_v 3_o this_o inspire_a levite_n foretell_v they_o their_o god_n will_v fight_v for_o they_o and_o he_o alone_o will_v do_v the_o work_n they_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o strike_v one_o stroke_n therefore_o fear_v not_o their_o vast_a 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do_v likewise_o prostrate_v themselves_o with_o their_o face_n towards_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n where_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v mark_v 3_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o night_n be_v spend_v in_o doxology_n and_o solemn_a thanksgiving_n to_o god_n for_o his_o exceed_a great_a and_o precious_a promise_n the_o levite_n in_o general_a at_o jehosaphat_n appointment_n stand_v up_o to_o sing_v praise_n to_o the_o lord_n with_o loud_a voice_n and_o with_o lift_v up_o heart_n too_o they_o sing_v a_o triumphant_a song_n their_o faith_n ensure_v the_o victory_n second_o the_o concomitant_n of_o the_o first_o part_n ver_fw-la 20_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o remark_n be_v 1._o jehosaphat_n oration_n to_o his_o people_n rise_v up_o early_o the_o next_o morning_n to_o march_v against_o the_o enemy_n ver_fw-la 20._o this_o
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in_o his_o bed_n ver_fw-la 14._o and_o when_o they_o have_v compass_v dothan_n they_o please_v themselves_o with_o their_o confidence_n that_o the_o poor_a prophet_n be_v now_o catch_v in_o a_o cage_n and_o now_o they_o can_v carry_v he_o away_o fetter_v to_o their_o king_n who_o will_v give_v they_o a_o thousand_o thanks_o yea_o and_o rich_a reward_n for_o this_o piece_n of_o eminent_a service_n but_o all_o this_o while_n they_o reckon_v without_o their_o host_n and_o be_v vain_o fight_v against_o god_n etc._n etc._n act_v 5.39_o remark_n the_o three_o the_o prophet_n servant_n be_v affright_v at_o this_o ver_fw-la 15._o cry_v out_o alas_o my_o master_n how_o shall_v we_o do_v as_o for_o 5._o salmeron_n say_v this_o servant_n be_v gehazi_n but_o sanctius_n say_v better_a that_o gehazi_n be_v go_v from_o his_o master_n for_o his_o leprosy_n and_o this_o be_v anâ—ther_o servant_n who_o have_v be_v but_o a_o little_a time_n after_o gehazi_n dismission_n with_o elisha_n so_o have_v not_o yet_o see_v any_o experiment_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n of_o his_o master_n he_o go_v early_o forth_o upon_o some_o occasion_n and_o see_v chariot_n and_o horse_n round_o about_o run_v back_o in_o a_o dismal_a fright_n to_o his_o master_n and_o make_v this_o hideous_a outcry_n remark_n the_o four_o elisha_n comfort_v his_o despair_a servant_n ver_fw-la 16._o say_v fear_v not_o when_o he_o have_v only_o so_o much_o life_n leave_v in_o he_o by_o his_o fright_n as_o to_o lament_v his_o case_n to_o the_o partner_n of_o his_o calamity_n now_o elisha_n have_v discover_v to_o he_o by_o a_o divine_a spirit_n this_o syrian_a design_n against_o he_o as_o before_o that_o against_o joram_n he_o have_v pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o a_o guard_n of_o angel_n and_o god_n have_v send_v he_o a_o remedy_n suitable_a to_o the_o malady_n horse_n and_o chariot_n from_o heaven_n to_o defend_v he_o against_o those_o earthly_a chariot_n and_o horse_n which_o benhadad_n have_v send_v to_o offend_v he_o n._n b._n this_o be_v elisha_n fourteen_o miracle_n remark_n the_o five_o elisha_n have_v tell_v his_o servant_n there_o be_v more_o with_o we_o than_o with_o our_o enemy_n but_o this_o can_v comfort_v he_o so_o long_o as_o he_o can_v see_v the_o malady_n but_o yet_o can_v not_o see_v the_o remedy_n therefore_o elisha_n pray_v lord_n open_v his_o eye_n that_o he_o may_v see_v for_o 17._o he_o have_v bodily_a eye_n before_o to_o behold_v bodily_a object_n to_o affright_v he_o but_o he_o want_v spiritual_a illumination_n to_o behold_v this_o spiritual_a host_n which_o no_o soon_o be_v grant_v he_o but_o he_o see_v in_o a_o vision_n his_o master_n on_o the_o mountain_n encompass_v with_o a_o guard_n of_o angel_n so_o that_o none_o of_o the_o enemy_n can_v come_v at_o he_o to_o harm_v he_o say_v peter_z martyr_n n._n b._n this_o make_v the_o fifteen_o miracle_n of_o elisha_n wrought_v likewise_o by_o his_o prayer_n the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o miraculous_a delusion_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o concomitant_n remark_n the_o first_o some_o suppose_v the_o same_o chariot_n that_o have_v be_v send_v to_o translate_v elijah_n be_v now_o send_v to_o defend_v elisha_n because_o both_o be_v call_v fiery_a chariot_n however_o this_o be_v that_o protection_n of_o angel_n which_o god_n promise_v to_o his_o servant_n psal_n 34.7_o and_o 68.17_o and_o 91.11_o and_o see_v matth._n 26.53_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o privilege_n do_v so_o confirm_v elisha_n faith_n that_o he_o can_v now_o say_v with_o david_n i_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o ten_o thousand_o man_n that_o set_v themselves_o against_o i_o round_o about_o psal_n 3.6_o yea_o so_o confident_a be_v the_o prophet_n that_o he_o go_v out_o to_o meet_v they_o remark_n the_o second_o the_o prophet_n pray_v lord_n smite_v they_o with_o blindness_n for_o 18._o and_o the_o lord_n smite_v they_o with_o such_o a_o scotoma_n a_o dizziness_n and_o dazzle_v of_o their_o sense_n as_o the_o sodomite_n have_v be_v smite_v with_o gen._n 19.11_o he_o smite_v they_o not_o with_o bodily_a blindness_n for_o than_o they_o can_v not_o have_v follow_v elisha_n thence_o to_o samaria_n afterward_o but_o it_o be_v a_o viciousness_n upon_o their_o visive_a spirit_n say_v p._n martyr_n that_o see_v they_o may_v see_v yet_o not_o perceive_v what_o they_o see_v the_o maker_n of_o their_o sense_n can_v easy_o either_o detain_v or_o delude_v these_o sense_n they_o see_v elisha_n but_o know_v he_o not_o n._n b._n this_o be_v the_o prophet_n sixteenth_o miracle_n remark_n the_o three_o the_o syrian_n meet_v elisha_n go_v out_o of_o dothan_n towards_o samaria_n ask_v himself_o which_o be_v the_o way_n to_o the_o city_n where_o they_o may_v find_v elisha_n ver_fw-la 19_o n._n b._n as_o the_o eye_n of_o elisha_n servant_n be_v so_o shut_v that_o though_o he_o can_v see_v the_o syrian_n but_o can_v not_o see_v the_o angel_n so_o the_o syrian_n eye_n be_v so_o shut_v that_o though_o they_o can_v see_v the_o man_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o see_v who_o the_o man_n be_v therefore_o they_o mistake_v both_o the_o person_n and_o the_o place_n the_o prophet_n answer_v they_o not_o with_o a_o equivocation_n much_o less_o with_o a_o officious_a lie_n as_o tostatus_n testify_v but_o use_v a_o mere_a ambiguity_n of_o speech_n as_o p._n martyr_n make_v it_o manifest_a for_o he_o say_v this_n be_v not_o the_o city_n wherein_o elisha_n who_o you_o seek_v be_v for_o he_o be_v go_v out_o of_o it_o nor_o be_v this_o the_o be_v to_o find_v he_o follow_v i_o and_o i_o will_v bring_v you_o to_o the_o man_n who_o you_o seek_v and_o so_o he_o do_v as_o he_o say_v for_o in_o samaria_n they_o see_v he_o be_v the_o man_n who_o they_o seek_v nor_o be_v elisha_n under_o any_o obligation_n to_o betray_v himself_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n say_v lavater_n but_o this_o ambiguous_a answer_n must_v be_v esteem_v as_o lawful_a as_o the_o use_n of_o stratagem_n in_o war_n with_o a_o intention_n to_o trapan_n a_o adversary_n and_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n do_v john_n deny_v himself_o to_o be_v elias_n john_n 1.21_o as_o the_o jew_n understand_v etc._n etc._n expect_v a_o elias_n again_o by_o a_o transanimation_n remark_n the_o four_o no_o soon_o have_v elisha_n lead_v they_o like_o a_o pack_n of_o tame_a fool_n into_o the_o street_n of_o samaria_n but_o he_o pray_v again_o lord_n open_v the_o eye_n of_o these_o man_n for_o 20._o and_o immediate_o their_o eye_n be_v open_v with_o licence_n to_o discern_v both_o the_o place_n and_o the_o person_n even_o the_o prophet_n that_o have_v lead_v they_o blindfold_a into_o a_o trap_n good_a enough_o for_o a_o incorrigible_a and_o bloodthirsty_a enemy_n then_o they_o see_v how_o they_o be_v irresistible_o decoy_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n where_o the_o king_n keep_v his_o court_n and_o a_o settle_a militia_n able_a to_o overpower_v this_o army_n of_o the_o syrian_n they_o now_o see_v themselves_o as_o silly_a fish_n take_v in_o a_o evil_a net_n and_o as_o bird_n catch_v in_o the_o snare_n these_o son_n of_o man_n be_v snare_v in_o a_o evil_a time_n fall_v sudden_o on_o they_o eccles._n 9.12_o oh_o what_o a_o horror_n and_o consternation_n must_v now_o unavoidable_o come_v upon_o they_o when_o every_o citizen_n be_v ready_a to_o execute_v they_o have_v the_o prophet_n their_o guide_n thither_o but_o give_v a_o commission_n to_o fall_v on_o the_o wicked_a be_v snare_v in_o their_o own_o work_n psal_n 9.16_o this_o be_v elisha_n seventeen_o miracle_n n._n b._n how_o elisha_n do_v and_o undo_v as_o his_o predecessor_n elijah_n have_v do_v before_o he_o who_o first_o shut_v up_o the_o heaven_n from_o give_v rain_n and_o then_o open_v they_o to_o give_v rain_n james_n 5.17_o 18._o so_o elisha_n here_o first_o shut_v
up_o the_o syrian_n eye_n and_o then_o open_v they_o again_o both_o of_o they_o wrought_v those_o double_a miracle_n by_o the_o power_n of_o prayer_n now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o consequent_n hereof_o which_o be_v the_o three_o part._n remark_n the_o first_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n finger_n even_o itch_v to_o be_v dabble_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o these_o syrian_n so_o tame_o take_v and_o so_o earnest_a he_o be_v hereof_o say_v p._n martyr_n that_o he_o double_v his_o request_n for_o a_o smite_v commission_n from_o the_o prophet_n who_o his_o bloody_a mind_n will_v have_v court_v into_o a_o compliance_n with_o a_o honourable_a title_n my_o father_n shall_v i_o smite_v they_o shall_v i_o smite_v they_o ver_fw-la 21._o n._n b._n this_o be_v only_o a_o compliment_n of_o hypocrisy_n which_o sometime_o under_o awful_a influence_n can_v counterfeit_v conscience_n as_o here_o for_o no_o doubt_n but_o elisha_n have_v send_v a_o messenger_n to_o this_o king_n to_o let_v he_o know_v what_o a_o prize_n he_o be_v bring_v he_o that_o he_o may_v prepare_v his_o force_n to_o entertain_v they_o to_o their_o astonishment_n this_o pang_n of_o passion_n be_v soon_o evaporate_v ver_fw-la 31._o for_o then_o be_v he_o for_o smite_v elisha_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o the_o prophet_n prohibit_v the_o slaughter_n ver_fw-la 23._o urge_v a_o argument_n say_v p._n martyr_n à _fw-la majori_fw-la ad_fw-la minus_fw-la from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o lesser_a say_v it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o humanity_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o war_n to_o kill_v captive_n in_o cold_a blood_n even_o such_o as_o be_v conquer_v in_o the_o field_n by_o the_o sword_n which_o give_v some_o colour_n of_o right_a to_o destroy_v they_o how_o much_o less_o ought_v the_o king_n to_o kill_v those_o captive_n who_o a_o miraculous_a providence_n of_o god_n have_v deliver_v into_o his_o hand_n these_o be_v not_o his_o own_o but_o the_o lord_n captive_n and_o the_o lord_n direct_v by_o i_o his_o prophet_n that_o bread_n and_o water_n be_v set_v before_o they_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o this_o be_v the_o noble_a revenge_n of_o this_o holy_a prophet_n to_o his_o persecutor_n who_o come_v on_o purpose_n to_o catch_v he_o at_o dothan_n and_o to_o deliver_v he_o up_o into_o the_o murderer_n hand_n this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o evil_a but_o to_o overcome_v evil_a with_o good_a rom._n 12.20_o prov._n 25.21_o n._n b._n the_o king_n of_o israel_n conquer_a more_o by_o this_o feast_n than_o ever_o he_o can_v do_v by_o his_o sword_n these_o band_n after_o they_o have_v be_v royal_o feast_v by_o the_o king_n go_v merry_o home_o to_o their_o master_n and_o these_o same_o band_n come_v no_o more_o ver_fw-la 23._o in_o do_v good_a to_o our_o enemy_n we_o do_v good_a to_o ourselves_o have_v speak_v to_o those_o miracle_n of_o elisha_n make_v up_o seventeen_o in_o all_o the_o next_o be_v his_o oracle_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v his_o foretell_v the_o final_a cease_n of_o that_o dreadful_a famine_n which_o be_v declare_v in_o its_o horrible_a circumstance_n in_o this_o six_o chapter_n from_o ver_fw-la 24._o to_o the_o end_n of_o it_o remark_n the_o first_o how_o base_o do_v benhadad_n requite_v all_o this_o beneficence_n of_o israel_n to_o this_o his_o late_a syrian_a host_n he_o after_o this_o gather_v all_o his_o force_n and_o besiege_a samaria_n ver_fw-la 24._o forget_v all_o former_a kindness_n he_o resolve_v out_o of_o his_o implacable_a hatred_n to_o israel_n to_o be_v revenge_v on_o they_o for_o this_o high_a affront_n in_o captivate_a his_o host_n as_o well_o as_o in_o disappoint_v his_o ambushment_n he_o will_v no_o more_o invade_v israel_n after_o so_o sneak_v a_o manner_n say_v p._n martyr_n with_o only_a some_o of_o his_o troop_n or_o regiment_n but_o he_o muster_n up_o all_o his_o whole_a strength_n of_o arm_n and_o army_n and_o in_o a_o sort_n bid_v defiance_n not_o only_o to_o the_o king_n joram_n and_o to_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n but_o also_o to_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n he_o come_v now_o in_o a_o open_a hostile_a war_n and_o famish_v samaria_n that_o have_v so_o royal_o feast_v his_o army_n remark_n the_o second_o a_o sore_a famine_n seize_v upon_o samaria_n by_o this_o long_a siege_n ver_fw-la 25._o this_o city_n now_o smart_v for_o ahab_n foolish_a pity_n in_o spare_v benhadad_o 1_o king_n 20.34_o 42_o 43._o n._n b._n the_o most_o principal_a cause_o be_v their_o idolatry_n and_o contempt_n of_o that_o heavenly_a manna_n the_o precious_a food_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o therefore_o god_n punish_v they_o with_o this_o pinch_a famine_n in_o the_o want_n of_o food_n for_o their_o body_n insomuch_o that_o the_o head_n of_o a_o ass_n unclean_a to_o the_o jew_n by_o their_o law_n be_v sell_v for_o four_o or_o five_o pound_n some_o say_v ten_o pound_n and_o a_o pint_n of_o dove_n dung_n be_v sell_v for_o twelve_o shilling_n and_o six_o penny_n this_o be_v not_o improbable_a because_o it_o be_v imply_v that_o man_n in_o extremity_n of_o famine_n will_v be_v constrain_v to_o eat_v their_o own_o dung_n and_o drink_v their_o own_o piss_n chap._n 18.27_o remark_n the_o three_o the_o woeful_a controversy_n of_o a_o woman_n against_o her_o neighbour-woman_n wherein_o the_o king_n be_v call_v upon_o as_o he_o walk_v the_o round_a to_o see_v the_o watch_n set_v etc._n etc._n for_o he_o to_o decide_v and_o determine_v ver_fw-la 26._o she_o cry_v helpe_n my_o lord_n o_o king_n this_o general_a term_n the_o king_n understand_v not_o and_o mistake_v her_o suit_n think_v she_o have_v seek_v help_n to_o food_n so_o answer_n whence_o shall_v i_o help_v thou_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 27._o n._n b._n even_o king_n can_v take_v off_o a_o curse_n or_o judgement_n which_o the_o lord_n lay_v on_o but_o his_o first_o word_n to_o she_o al_n joshegnek_n jehovah_n hebr._n bear_v a_o double_a sense_n first_o as_o a_o divine_a direction_n say_v no_o do_v not_o cry_v to_o i_o but_o cry_v to_o god_n for_o help_v god_n help_v thou_o for_o i_o can_v the_o second_o sense_n as_o junius_n vatablus_n p._n martyr_n and_o josephus_n all_o say_v it_o be_v a_o profane_a scoff_n and_o curse_v imprecation_n say_v let_v not_o the_o lord_n save_v thou_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v god_n confound_v thou_o for_o trouble_v i_o in_o this_o extremity_n that_o he_o be_v in_o a_o rage_n appear_v for_o 31._o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o fourh_n the_o woman-plaintiff_n upon_o the_o king_n be_v far_a enquiry_n open_v her_o case_n and_o state_n her_o quarrel_n even_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o woman-defendant_n before_o the_o king_n ver_fw-la 28_o 29._o a_o most_o woeful_a case_n and_o scarce_o to_o be_v parallel_v in_o scripture_n or_o other_o history_n that_o mother_n shall_v eat_v their_o own_o child_n n._n b._n oh_o miserable_a that_o this_o mother_n shall_v so_o soon_o take_v away_o that_o life_n from_o her_o own_o son_n to_o who_o she_o have_v so_o late_o give_v life_n and_o instead_o of_o lay_v a_o live_a child_n in_o her_o bosom_n to_o chap_v he_o in_o piece_n to_o boil_v he_o and_o by_o devour_v he_o to_o lay_v he_o in_o her_o bowel_n instead_o of_o her_o bosom_n have_v the_o king_n do_v her_o justice_n indeed_o she_o confess_v enough_o to_o hang_v her_o we_o boil_v my_o son_n and_o do_v eat_v he_o but_o thus_o be_v the_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o god_n threaten_v in_o case_n of_o apostasy_n fulfil_v say_v grotius_n deut._n 28.56_o 57_o as_o afterward_o lam._n 4.10_o ezek._n 5.10_o and_o the_o like_a be_v do_v in_o jerusalem_n when_o ruin_v by_o vespasian_n remark_n the_o five_o king_n joram_n carriage_n at_o this_o amaze_a case_n he_o say_v nothing_o to_o decide_v the_o quarrel_n nor_o do_v he_o judge_v this_o unnatural_a mother_n out_o of_o her_o own_o mouth_n to_o hang_v she_o up_o for_o a_o cruel_a murderess_n but_o only_o rend_v his_o clothes_n ver_fw-la 30._o whereby_o his_o sackcloth_n be_v see_v yet_o no_o godly_a sorrow_n &c_n &c_n instead_o of_o be_v penitent_a for_o his_o sin_n he_o be_v outrageous_a against_o elisha_n swear_v to_o take_v off_o his_o head_n ver_fw-la 31._o but_o for_o what_o fault_n peter_n martyr_n say_v the_o false_a prophet_n incense_v he_o that_o elisha_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o famine_n as_o elijah_n have_v be_v of_o the_o drought_n 1_o king_n 17.1_o or_o that_o he_o encourage_v they_o to_o hold_v out_o the_o siege_n promise_v help_n from_o god_n or_o that_o he_o may_v have_v procure_v food_n by_o his_o prayer_n as_o he_o have_v do_v water_n chap._n 3.17_o or_o have_v raise_v the_o siege_n by_o a_o miracle_n but_o be_v sullen_a and_o will_v not_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o six_o elisha_n with_o his_o holy_a consort_n be_v seek_v god_n in_o his_o house_n the_o executioner_n come_v to_o
place_v in_o his_o throne_n his_o son_n hezekiah_n who_o god_n have_v reserve_v for_o a_o instrument_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o good_a to_o his_o people_n from_o the_o bloody_a sacrifice_n of_o ahaz_n to_o molech_n and_o from_o the_o massacre_a hand_n of_o the_o enemy_n who_o slay_v some_o of_o ahaz_n be_v son_n 2_o chron._n 28.3_o 7._o n._n b._n nor_o must_v it_o be_v though_o a_o thing_n impossible_a that_o ahaz_n while_o so_o very_o young_a shall_v beget_v hezekiah_n see_v judah_n when_o but_o a_o green_a youth_n of_o 13_o or_o 14_o year_n old_a beget_v ere_o his_o elder_a son_n gen._n 38.1_o 2_o 3._o as_o profound_a paraeus_n observe_v and_o see_v solomon_n beget_v his_o son_n rehoboham_n as_o sanctius_n say_v when_o but_o about_o 12_o year_n old_a which_o he_o gather_v from_o 1_o kin._n 14.21_o beside_o hierom_n do_v assure_v we_o with_o a_o solemn_a asseveration_n that_o he_o know_v a_o drunken_a nurse_n be_v get_v with-child_a by_o her_o nursling_n a_o boy_n of_o ten_o year_n old_a god_n so_o order_v it_o say_v he_o that_o the_o secret_a wickedness_n of_o that_o wicked_a woman_n may_v be_v discover_v hierom._n epist_n 131._o ad_fw-la vitalem_fw-la remark_n the_o second_o be_v second_o upon_o his_o parent_n from_o whence_o he_o descend_v as_o to_o his_o father_n ahaz_n here_o we_o have_v a_o most_o pious_a son_n succeed_v a_o most_o impious_a father_n as_o ahaz_n be_v a_o none-such_a for_o evil_a 2_o chron._n 28.22_o so_o hezekiah_n be_v a_o none-such_a for_o good_a 2_o kin._n 18.5_o 2_o chron._n 30.26_o etc._n etc._n as_o to_o his_o mother_n abijah_n she_o be_v say_v vatablus_n a_o woman_n very_o famous_a for_o goodness_n in_o those_o time_n as_o her_o husband_n be_v infamous_a for_o badness_n she_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o zachariah_n the_o king_n mention_v before_o say_v some_o but_o other_o more_o probable_o say_v she_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o zachariah_n the_o seer_n 1_o chron._n 26.5_o n._n b._n hezekiah_n her_o son_n prove_v the_o better_a man_n for_o the_o godly_a instruction_n of_o his_o good_a mother_n she_o can_v better_o prevail_v upon_o her_o tender_a son_n than_o upon_o her_o harden_a husband_n who_o pertinacy_n will_v not_o be_v move_v at_o all_o by_o her_o piety_n his_o pious_a mother_n the_o daughter_n of_o zacharias_n the_o good_a highpriest_n who_o wicked_a joash_n slay_v 2_o chron._n 14.20_o 22._o have_v so_o well_o principled_a her_o son_n hezekiah_n while_o he_o be_v young_a and_o under_o her_o inspection_n and_o tutorage_n that_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n like_o david_n his_o father_n ver_fw-la 3._o both_o in_o sincerity_n of_o heart_n and_o in_o integrity_n of_o life_n and_o no_o soon_o be_v he_o get_v into_o the_o throne_n but_o his_o first_o care_n be_v to_o rectify_v and_o reform_v religion_n which_o have_v be_v notorious_o deform_v in_o his_o father_n ahaz'_v day_n whereupon_o our_o learned_a gattaker_n make_v a_o excellent_a annotation_n say_v hezekiah_n most_o pious_o and_o prudent_o observe_v hippocrate_n rule_n si_fw-la quid_fw-la move_v à _fw-la principio_fw-la move_v apho._n 2.29_o for_o it_o be_v say_v when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v than_o he_o begin_v to_o reform_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o in_o the_o first_o month_n 2_o chron._n 29.3_o n._n b._n and_o in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n ver_fw-la 17._o he_o begin_v his_o reformation_n as_o all_o wise_a person_n observe_v wise_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o year_n which_o be_v a_o spring_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v the_o most_o opportune_a season_n for_o purge_v their_o natural_a body_n so_o all_o prudent_a prince_n prudent_o improve_v the_o spring_n of_o their_o reign_n for_o reform_a religion_n redress_v of_o grievance_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o apt_a opportunity_n for_o such_o erterprise_n because_o impression_n may_v then_o be_v make_v more_o easy_o upon_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n and_o such_o as_o will_v last_v the_o long_o say_v the_o lord_n bacon_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o be_v three_o upon_o his_o action_n in_o particular_a as_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v right_o in_o god_n sight_n in_o general_n ver_fw-la 2._o mark_v 1_o he_o open_v the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n 2_o chron._n 29.3_o which_o his_o father_n ahaz_n have_v profane_o shut_v up_o 2_o chron._n 28.24_o and_o he_o repair_v they_o that_o be_v grow_v rusty_a and_o decay_a for_o want_n of_o use_n etc._n etc._n and_o other_o decay_a part_n of_o it_o here_o be_v a_o bless_a pattern_n mark_v 2._o he_o assemble_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n make_v a_o elegant_a oration_n to_o they_o full_a of_o faith_n and_o piety_n in_o every_o passage_n wherein_o he_o lay_v his_o royal_a command_n as_o from_o the_o lord_n upon_o they_o for_o the_o sanctification_n of_o their_o person_n 2_o chron._n 29.4.5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o herein_o his_o prologue_n be_v very_o pathetical_a and_o his_o proposal_n be_v confirm_v by_o cogent_n argument_n draw_v both_o from_o peril_n in_o neglect_v as_o their_o predecessor_n have_v do_v to_o bring_v great_a plague_n upon_o the_o land_n and_o from_o profit_n in_o perform_v their_o duty_n their_o reformation_n may_v procure_v god_n reconciliation_n ver_fw-la 10._o but_o his_o epilogue_n ver_fw-la 11._o be_v much_o more_o emphatical_a call_v they_o his_fw-la son_n though_o many_o of_o they_o may_v be_v elder_a than_o himself_o but_o his_o office_n make_v he_o their_o nurse_n father_n as_o isa_n 49.23_o say_v be_v not_o negligent_a this_o be_v a_o good_a memento_n for_o minister_n who_o ought_v first_o to_o sanctify_v themselves_o see_v they_o be_v set_v apart_o to_o sanctify_v other_o person_n and_o thing_n mark_v 3_o he_o put_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n when_o sanctify_v upon_o the_o purgation_n of_o the_o temple_n 2_o chron._n 29._o ver_fw-la 12_o to_o 19_o they_o bring_v forth_o all_o uncleanness_n all_o idol_n trinket_n trash_n and_o trumpery_n which_o his_o idolatrous_a predecessor_n have_v bring_v into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n to_o profane_a it_o yea_o and_o the_o altar_n of_o damascus_n which_o his_o father_n have_v most_o profane_o set_v up_o in_o god_n temple_n justle_a out_o god_n altar_n out_o of_o its_o proper_a place_n into_o a_o by_o corner_n as_o before_z all_o pollute_a thing_n they_o find_v there_o leave_v nothing_o behind_o as_o a_o nest-egg_n to_o give_v the_o hen_n of_o idolatry_n any_o hope_n of_o a_o desire_a day_n for_o return_v they_o cast_v all_o into_o the_o town-ditch_n and_o into_o tophet_n say_v grotius_n the_o fit_a place_n for_o they_o mark_v 4._o hezekiah_n then_o give_v a_o new_a consecration_n and_o dedication_n to_o the_o temple_n ver_fw-la 20_o to_o the_o end_n of_o 2_o chron._n 29._o note_v here_o principal_o 1._o in_o how_o small_a a_o tract_n of_o time_n what_o a_o deal_n of_o trash_n may_v be_v contract_v jotham_n predecessor_n to_o ahaz_n be_v commend_v for_o his_o endeavour_n after_o reformation_n ahaz_n succeed_v and_o bring_v in_o so_o much_o pollution_n into_o god_n temple_n as_o take_v up_o sixteen_o day_n to_o carry_v forth_o ver_fw-la 17._o though_o many_o hand_n of_o zealous_a priest_n and_o levite_n etc._n etc._n be_v employ_v to_o purge_v it_o out_o note_v two_o in_o this_o purge_v of_o the_o temple_n which_o hezekiah_n perform_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n it_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v say_v dr._n lightfoot_n that_o the_o copy_n of_o solomon_n proverb_n be_v find_v mention_v prov._n 25.1_o and_o be_v transcribe_v by_o some_o of_o hezekiah_n servant_n out_o of_o the_o old_a manuscript_n which_o probable_o be_v much_o soil_v with_o time_n and_o neglect_v solomon_n have_v his_o thousand_o out_o of_o this_o his_o vineyard_n of_o three_o thousand_o proverb_n 1_o kin._n 4.32_o and_o these_o man_n of_o hezekiah_n not_o only_o find_v but_o also_o communicate_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o cant._n 8.12_o n._n b._n it_o be_v good_a for_o man_n to_o be_v labour_v what_o they_o be_v able_a for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o other_o though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o copy_n out_o another_o man_n labour_n and_o prepare_v it_o for_o the_o press_n and_o public_a service_n it_o be_v honest_a to_o be_v a_o second_o or_o a_o three_o say_v tully_n in_o follow_v one_o that_o be_v first_o in_o good_a thing_n note_v three_o hezekiah_n zeal_n for_o god_n glory_n who_o father_n be_v short_a reign_n have_v so_o fill_v god_n house_n with_o filth_n his_o son_n here_o rise_v early_o ver_fw-la 20._o and_o can_v not_o rest_v till_o he_o have_v reform_v all_o that_o be_v deform_v call_v a_o parliament_n here_o for_o that_o purpose_n oh_o pray_v for_o such_o ready_a religious_a reformer_n in_o our_o day_n see_v antichrist_n have_v have_v so_o long_a a_o lease_n ahaz_n reign_v but_o sixteen_o year_n 2_o kin._n
pharaoh_n who_o give_v he_o leave_v to_o reign_v eleven_o year_n ver_fw-la 36._o in_o which_o time_n he_o wrought_v much_o wickedness_n both_o by_o idolatry_n oppression_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o persecution_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o other_o good_a man_n jer._n 26.20_o 23._o ezek._n 19.5_o 6_o 7._o to_o all_o his_o other_o evil_n he_o add_v this_o that_o he_o slay_v vrijah_n the_o prophet_n and_o will_v have_v do_v no_o less_o to_o jeremy_n and_o baruch_n but_o that_o the_o lord_n hide_v they_o from_o he_o jer._n 36.25_o 26._o much_o evil_a be_v record_v of_o this_o king_n jer._n 22.13_o 17._o and_o 26.20_o etc._n etc._n and_o 36.21_o 22_o 23._o ezek._n 17.5_o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n whereas_o his_o good_a father_n have_v weep_v at_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o roll_n of_o moses_n be_v law_n read_v this_o bad_a son_n will_v have_v cut_v it_o in_o piece_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o lord_n chastize_n he_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n who_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o 3d._a year_n dan._n 1.1_o or_o begin_v of_o his_o four_o jer._n 25.1_o compel_v he_o to_o turn_v tributary_n to_o he_o which_o he_o continue_v till_o his_o seven_o year_n than_o pharaoh_n his_o former_a confederate_n court_v he_o to_o rebel_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 24.1_o 2_o 3._o where_o we_o be_v tell_v of_o many_o more_o scourge_v beside_o the_o babylonian_n as_o the_o syrian_n moabite_n and_o ammonite_n all_o foretell_v wherewith_o the_o lord_n scourge_v this_o degenerate_a offspring_n but_o this_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v the_o principal_a who_o take_v jerusalem_n and_o jehoiakim_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n of_o egypt_n not_o dare_v to_o relieve_v his_o old_a confederate_n after_o his_o force_n have_v be_v defeat_v at_o carchemish_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o god_n revenge_v upon_o pharaoh_n the_o death_n of_o good_a josiah_n ver_fw-la 7._o who_o he_o slay_v either_o in_o jerusalem_n as_o josephus_n say_v and_o cast_v he_o unbury_v for_o be_v in_o league_n with_o necho_n nebuchadnezzar_n mortal_a enemy_n or_o he_o die_v by_o the_o way_n as_o he_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o gate_n captive_a to_o babylon_n and_o then_o be_v cast_v out_o unbury_v so_o have_v the_o burial_n of_o a_o asi_n soretold_v by_o jeremy_n jer._n 22.18_o 19_o though_o some_o refer_v this_o fate_n to_o the_o next_o king_n remark_n the_o three_o jeconiah_n or_o coniah_n or_o jehoiakim_n succeed_v he_o who_o receive_v the_o sceptre_n young_a manage_v it_o ill_o and_o keep_v be_v not_o long_o 2_o chron._n 36.9_o 2_o king_n 24.8_o at_o eighteen_o year_n old_a be_v but_o eight_o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n begin_v to_o reign_v he_o begin_v to_o work_v wickedness_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n he_o be_v so_o soon_o cut_v off_o for_o within_o a_o year_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v upon_o his_o back_n 2_o king_n 24.10_o 2_o chron._n 36.10_o besieges_fw-fr jerusalem_n which_o by_o yield_v it_o up_o according_a to_o jeremy_n advice_n to_o he_o he_o preserve_v it_o from_o destruction_n wherein_o say_v josephus_n he_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o good_a king_n notwithstanding_o nabuchadnezzar_n carry_v he_o captive_n to_o babylon_n and_o with_o he_o his_o mother_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o royal_a blood_n 2_o king_n 24._o v._o 11_o 12._o and_o all_o the_o treasure_n he_o meet_v with_o or_o think_v meet_v ver_fw-la 13._o and_o without_o any_o regard_n to_o those_o sacred_a vessel_n he_o break_v they_o in_o piece_n that_o he_o may_v barrel_n up_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o they_o the_o better_a for_o convenient_a carriage_n and_o he_o carry_v then_o away_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o citizen_n ver_fw-la 14_o among_o who_o be_v mordecai_n esth_n 2.5_o 6._o and_o ezekiel_n ezek._n 1.2_o 3._o who_o therefore_o call_v it_o his_o captivity_n ezek._n 40.1_o be_v all_o the_o craftsman_n and_o smith_n that_o no_o new_a arm_n or_o fortification_n may_v be_v make_v again_o against_o he_o leave_v none_o behind_o but_o the_o poor_a sort_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o yet_o fare_v it_o better_o with_o those_o in_o captivity_n then_o with_o those_o that_o remain_v unremoved_a jer._n 24.4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n to_o those_o jeremy_n write_v if_o the_o apocryphal_a baruk_n may_v be_v believe_v chap._n 6._o remark_n the_o four_o zedekiah_n be_v set_v up_o by_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n in_o his_o place_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o 2_o chron._n 36.10_o his_o name_n be_v mattaniah_n which_o signify_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n good_a josiah_n give_v all_o his_o son_n good_a name_n but_o they_o all_o prove_v stark_a naught_o as_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n in_o token_n of_o his_o dominion_n have_v change_v eliakim_n name_n 2_o king_n 23.34_o so_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n change_v mattaniah_n to_o zedekiah_n and_o bind_v he_o by_o a_o solemn_a oath_n to_o be_v tributary_n to_o he_o 2_o chron._n 36.13_o and_o give_v he_o that_o name_n zedekiah_n which_o signify_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n intimate_v thereby_o that_o if_o he_o break_v his_o oath_n he_o shall_v find_v and_o feel_v the_o fearful_a effect_n of_o god_n justice_n but_o his_o nature_n stand_v cross_v to_o his_o name_n for_o he_o break_v covenant_n both_o with_o god_n jer._n 34.17_o and_o with_o man_n too_o ezek_n 17.18_o 19_o so_o lavater_n zedekiah_n forget_v the_o import_n of_o his_o name_n and_o how_o severe_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n have_v punish_v jehoiakim_n and_o jehoiakin_n or_o jeconiah_n for_o their_o rebellion_n rebel_v also_o and_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o perfidiousness_n with_o his_o predecessor_n prove_v as_o bad_a as_o jehoiakim_n 2_o king_n 24.18_o 19_o do_v much_o evil_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o 1._o he_o and_o his_o people_n be_v very_o naughty_a fig_n that_o can_v not_o be_v eat_v jer._n 24.8_o etc._n etc._n 2._o he_o break_v covenant_n with_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n that_o have_v settle_v he_o on_o the_o throne_n ezek._n 17._o 18_o 19.3_o he_o break_v the_o lord_n covenant_n also_o make_v with_o his_o subject_n jer._n 34.8_o 11_o 17_o etc._n etc._n 4._o he_o consent_v to_o cast_v jeremy_n into_o a_o loathsome_a dungeon_n jer._n 38.5.5_o he_o cut_v in_o piece_n moses_n be_v copy_n of_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n jer._n 36.23_o 24._o and_o rend_v not_o his_o garment_n at_o the_o hear_n of_o which_o good_a josiah_n have_v rend_v his_o heart_n 6._o he_o hearken_v not_o to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n speak_v by_o jeremy_n jer._n 37.2_o nor_o humble_v himself_o thereat_o 2_o chron._n 36.12_o 13._o no_o repentance_n be_v in_o he_o for_o his_o former_a sin_n but_o the_o harden_v of_o his_o heart_n 2_o king_n 24.20_o which_o vatablus_n call_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n anger_n who_o be_v a_o eye-witness_n of_o his_o oath_n etc._n etc._n thus_o stand_v he_o brand_v in_o scripture_n remark_n the_o five_o the_o punishment_n of_o zedekjah_n sin_n be_v set_v down_o in_o 2_o king_n 25._o throughout_o and_o 2_o chron._n 36._o where_o his_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o subject_n be_v declare_v with_o all_o their_o aggravation_n ver_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o that_o now_o there_o be_v a_o general_n defection_n both_o of_o priest_n and_o people_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o prince_n though_o god_n who_o afflict_v not_o willing_o lam._n 3.33_o but_o rather_o as_o vatablus_n say_v desirous_a to_o spare_v they_o send_v his_o messenger_n in_o mercy_n to_o admonish_v they_o both_o early_a and_o late_o like_o a_o good_a housholder_n who_o be_v up_o with_o the_o first_o to_o give_v direction_n say_v a_o lapide_fw-la but_o they_o mock_v the_o messenger_n yea_o both_o misuse_v and_o murder_v they_o 2_o chron._n 30.10_o matth._n 21.34_o 35_o 36._o n.b._n the_o last_o mean_v god_n ordinary_o use_v to_o reclaim_v sinner_n from_o their_o sin_n be_v the_o send_n of_o his_o minister_n to_o tell_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o denounce_v god_n judgement_n against_o they_o for_o the_o same_o if_o this_o prevail_v not_o then_o there_o remain_v no_o remedy_n gnad_v leen_n marphe_n not_o heal_n as_o vatablus_n render_v it_o the_o wound_n be_v then_o become_v incurable_a and_o the_o rule_n be_v immedicabile_fw-la vulnus_fw-la ense_fw-mi recidendum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n ovid_n the_o incurable_a member_n must_v be_v cut_v off_o wherever_o such_o unreclaimable_a obstinacy_n be_v find_v this_o thrust_v thunderbolt_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o just_o provoke_v god_n and_o in_o this_o case_n god_n will_v not_o pardon_v ezek._n 24.13_o 14._o no_o remedy_n prov._n 29.1_o and_o here_o ver_fw-la 16._o and_o heb._n 10.26_o 27._o a_o certain_a expectation_n of_o wrath_n only_o remain_v the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o 2_o chron._n 36._o be_v god_n judgement_n for_o their_o sin_n remark_n the_o first_o therefore_o god_n bring_v upon_o they_o the_o king_n of_o the_o chaldee_n ver_fw-la 17._o but_o more_o large_o relate_v 2_o king_n 25.1_o etc
advantage_n to_o his_o church_n and_o matter_n fall_v out_o far_o otherwise_o like_v as_o paul_n persecution_n at_o rome_n fall_v out_o rather_o to_o a_o furtherance_n of_o the_o gospel_n phil._n 1.12_o than_o any_o hindrance_n of_o it_o n.b._n thus_o here_o again_o god_n overshoot_v the_o devil_n in_o his_o own_o bow_n so_o soon_o as_o god_n house_n begin_v to_o be_v rebuilt_a the_o devil_n stir_v up_o his_o imp_n to_o hinder_v it_o as_o ver_fw-la 3._o and_o now_o god_n by_o his_o wisdom_n and_o power_n make_v those_o very_a mean_n they_o thereby_o desigine_v to_o obstruct_v it_o to_o become_v effectual_a for_o promote_a it_o as_o be_v large_o prove_v in_o the_o next_o follow_v chapter_n ezra_n chap._n vi_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o removendo_fw-la prohibentia_fw-la and_o the_o applicando_fw-la auxiliatoria_n the_o remove_n of_o rub_n and_o the_o apply_v of_o help_n in_o the_o rebuilding_n of_o the_o temple_n remark_n the_o first_o this_o darius_n who_o be_v call_v also_o artaxerxes_n the_o common_a name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n as_o pharaoh_n be_v of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n make_v search_v for_o cyrus_n decree_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o roll_n and_o find_v it_o in_o echatana_n one_o of_o the_o province_n of_o babylon_n if_o take_v proper_o or_o in_o a_o coffer_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v if_o take_v appellative_o ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o the_o content_n of_o cyrus_n decree_n be_v recite_v ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5._o where_o wolphius_n well_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v very_o improbable_a cyrus_n shall_v confine_v the_o jew_n to_o a_o exact_a longitude_n latitude_n and_o profundity_n of_o their_o temple_n but_o rather_o leave_v it_o to_o their_o power_n and_o pleasure_n and_o to_o the_o achitector_n who_o they_o employ_v he_o only_o fix_v such_o limit_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v make_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o strong_a tower_n lest_o they_o shall_v hereafter_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o place_n of_o defence_n against_o himself_o but_o this_o be_v manifest_a say_v masius_n that_o those_o proportion_n here_o differ_v much_o from_o those_o of_o solomon_n temple_n which_o be_v but_o 30_o cubit_n high_a except_v the_o porch_n which_o be_v 120_o and_o but_o 20_o cubit_n broad_a though_o this_o second_o temple_n consist_v here_o of_o 60_o cubit_n high_a and_o 60_o cubit_n broad_a nothing_o be_v say_v here_o of_o its_o length_n yet_o be_v it_o less_o than_o that_o of_o solomon_n ezra_n 3.12_o hag._n 2.3_o therefore_o these_o cubit_n of_o solomon_n be_v large_a likely_a as_o sacred_a above_o common_a cubit_n remark_n the_o second_o darius_n have_v peruse_v this_o former_a decree_n of_o cyrus_n and_o resolve_v to_o make_v he_o his_o pattern_n for_o imitation_n immediate_o pass_v a_o new_a decree_n to_o reinforce_v the_o former_a from_o ver_fw-la 6._o to_o ver_fw-la 12._o wherein_o he_o 1._o command_n tatnai_n etc._n etc._n not_o to_o come_v near_o the_o builder_n to_o discourage_v they_o nor_o to_o meddle_v in_o disturb_v they_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 6_o 7._o 2ly_n the_o king_n command_v moreover_o that_o those_o adversary_n shall_v supply_v the_o builder_n with_o material_n and_o money_n out_o of_o his_o royal_a tribute_n and_o treasury_n that_o it_o may_v stop_v no_o more_o for_o want_n of_o necessary_n but_o be_v complete_v with_o expedition_n that_o therein_o they_o may_v pray_v for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o son_n ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o 10._o n._n b._n whence_o wolphius_n note_n well_o that_o as_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o pious_a mind_n to_o pray_v for_o magistrate_n so_o it_o be_v the_o interest_n of_o magistrate_n to_o desire_v the_o prayer_n of_o pious_a person_n both_o for_o they_o and_o for_o they_o etc._n etc._n n._n b._n but_o above_o all_o he_o observe_v how_o this_o pagan_a king_n of_o persia_n condemn_v all_o will-worship_n in_o prescribe_v no_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o temple_n but_o such_o as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n have_v precise_o prescribe_v not_o mix_v the_o least_o dram_n of_o persian_a superstition_n with_o godâ—s_n own_o institution_n by_o his_o command_n which_o show_v that_o nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v add_v to_o or_o subtract_v from_o god_n word_n and_o that_o all_o divine_a worship_n must_v have_v divine_a warrant_n he_o name_v calf_n and_o lamb_n only_o which_o god_n appoint_v yea_o and_o grotius_n excellent_o observe_v here_o that_o this_o darius_n exceed_v and_o excel_v cyrus_n himself_o in_o this_o respect_n of_o his_o royal_a beneficency_n for_o cyrus_n only_o permit_v the_o jew_n to_o be_v contributer_n unto_o this_o great_a work_n but_o this_o king_n darius_n contribute_v himself_o much_o also_o out_o of_o his_o own_o treasure_n as_o far_o appear_v chap._n 7.20_o 21_o 22._o and_o neh_n 11.23_o 3_o this_o new_a decree_n of_o darius_n doom_v all_o person_n both_o gentle_a and_o simple_a etc._n etc._n that_o dare_v to_o disturb_v the_o builder_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o have_v their_o own_o house_n pull_v down_o as_o a_o penalty_n ver_fw-la 11._o and_z themselves_o to_o be_v hang_v say_v vatablus_n upon_o some_o piece_n of_o their_o own_o timber_n of_o the_o house_n or_o it_o intimate_v say_v wolphius_n that_o the_o body_n of_o such_o a_o transgressor_n shall_v be_v beat_v and_o break_v to_o piece_n with_o his_o own_o wood_n etc._n etc._n which_o can_v not_o but_o be_v a_o most_o cruel_a kind_n of_o death_n yea_o and_o his_o house_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o dunghill_n or_o jakes_n expose_v say_v osiander_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o violence_n and_o vile_a use_v etc._n etc._n 4_o darius_n add_v also_o a_o most_o sad_a imprecation_n of_o the_o severe_a curse_n to_o befall_v all_o king_n and_o people_n that_o dare_v presume_v to_o discourage_v or_o disturb_v the_o builder_n of_o god_n temple_n v._o 12._o here_o darius_n say_v wolphius_n make_v a_o candid_a confession_n of_o his_o faith_n in_o the_o true_a god_n of_o his_o power_n and_o justice_n clear_o distinguish_v he_o from_o all_o false_a deity_n n._n b._n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o this_o true_a god_n who_o darius_n thus_o solemn_o invocate_v say_v amen_o to_o his_o dreadful_a curse_n let_v all_o persecutor_n of_o god_n church_n and_o child_n be_v they_o high_a or_o low_a tremble_v at_o this_o direful_a imprecation_n for_o in_o all_o age_n god_n hand_n have_v be_v exceed_v heavy_a upon_o their_o person_n and_o posterity_n let_v king_n and_o all_o prince_n say_v wolphius_n learn_v to_o be_v wise_a and_o not_o dare_v to_o thrust_v their_o sickle_n into_o god_n harvest_n the_o lord_n of_o it_o will_v not_o see_v his_o harvest_n spoil_v before_o his_o eye_n by_o the_o wild_a beast_n of_o the_o wood_n or_o world_n remark_n the_o three_o behold_v how_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o jew_n do_v truckle_n and_o bow_n before_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o decree_n of_o darius_n ver_fw-la 13._o no_o soon_o have_v the_o king_n say_v wolphius_n quite_o exclude_v all_o exception_n and_o universal_o command_v a_o speedy_a execution_n but_o the_o very_a 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upon_o the_o cross_n etc._n etc._n take_v no_o more_o impression_n upon_o he_o than_o do_v the_o smith_n hammer_n upon_o cold_a iron_n no_o torment_n will_v tame_v a_o reprobate_n neither_o ministry_n nor_o misery_n nor_o miracle_n nor_o mercy_n will_v mollify_v he_o here_o but_o when_o at_o the_o very_a mouth_n of_o hell_n and_o just_a step_v over_o the_o threshold_n thereof_o he_o dare_v blaspheme_v god_n and_o mock_v he_o who_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o mankind_n and_o that_o without_o the_o least_o provocation_n offer_v to_o he_o on_o christ_n part_n he_o be_v just_o condemn_v for_o robbery_n yet_o have_v a_o scoff_n to_o cast_v at_o innocent_a jesus_n who_o be_v unjust_o crucify_a n._n b._n
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his_o cause_n among_o his_o very_a enemy_n n.b._n yea_o the_o worft_v of_o they_o even_o among_o those_o against_o who_o christ_n have_v denounce_v eight_o direful_a woe_n in_o one_o chapter_n matth._n 23.13_o etc._n etc._n by_o which_o as_o by_o a_o adamantine_a chain_n the_o lord_n draw_v down_o those_o close_a hypocrite_n to_o hell_n and_o there_o leave_v they_o to_o be_v reserve_v unto_o the_o judgement_n day_n yet_o even_o those_o scribe_n do_v side_n with_o the_o pharisee_n though_o both_o thus_o doom_v to_o take_v paul_n part_n against_o the_o sadducee_n who_o be_v most_o incense_v against_o he_o for_o his_o strenuous_a assert_v of_o the_o resurrection_n act_v 17.18_o 1_o cor._n 15.13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n a_o doctrine_n they_o deny_v and_o who_o at_o last_o public_o proclaim_v we_o find_v no_o fault_n in_o this_o man_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 9_o act_n 23._o nor_o be_v this_o all_o that_o god_n do_v here_o for_o paul_n deliverance_n but_o he_o also_o stir_v up_o that_o heathen_a 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