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lord_n large_o so_o call_v i._n e._n in_o one_o of_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n even_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o people_n and_o upon_o that_o braâ—…en_a scaffold_n which_o solomon_n have_v erect_v for_o such_o a_o purpose_n 2_o chron._n 6._o 13._o before_o the_o new_a court_n christ._n court_n i_o e._n beside_o and_o before_o the_o priest_n court_n for_o there_o be_v but_o two_o court_n belong_v to_o the_o temple_n as_o be_v note_v 2_o king_n 21._o 5._o &_o 23._o 12._o and_o jehoshaphat_n stand_v in_o the_o one_o which_o must_v be_v that_o of_o the_o people_n and_o before_o the_o other_o which_o therefore_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o that_o of_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v call_v the_o new_a court_n because_o it_o â—…ad_v be_v late_o renew_v when_o the_o altar_n be_v renew_v ch_n 15._o 8._o as_o the_o command_n of_o love_n be_v call_v a_o new_a command_n joh._n 13._o 34._o 〈◊〉_d joh._n 2._o 8._o because_o it_o be_v so_o solemn_o renew_v and_o revive_v and_o reinforce_v by_o christ._n 6_o and_o say_v o_o lord_n god_n of_o our_o father_n be_v not_o thou_o god_n in_o heaven_n and_o rule_a not_o thou_o over_o all_o the_o kingdom_n oâ—…_n the_o heathen_a and_o in_o thy_o hand_n be_v there_o not_o power_n and_o might_n so_o that_o none_o be_v able_a to_o withstand_v thou_o 7_o be_v not_o thou_o our_o god_n 〈…〉_o god_n 〈…〉_o who_o do_v drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o land_n before_o thy_o people_n israel_n and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o â—…eed_n of_o abraham_n 23._o abraham_n 〈◊〉_d â—…_n 23._o thy_o friend_n for_o ever_o posterity_n ever_o i_o e._n to_o who_o thou_o have_v engage_v thyself_o by_o covenant_n to_o be_v his_o friend_n and_o the_o friend_n of_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o and_o therefore_o we_o trust_v thou_o will_v not_o forsake_v we_o his_o posterity_n 8_o
in_o all_o that_o thou_o do_v undertake_n do_v we_o plain_o see_v that_o god_n bless_v and_o prosper_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o undertake_n 23_o now_o therefore_o swear_v unto_o i_o here_o by_o god_n i_o god_n heb._n if_o thou_o shall_v lie_v unto_o i_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o deal_v false_o with_o i_o profession_n i_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o do_v i_o any_o hurt_n or_o injury_n heb._n that_o thou_o will_v not_o lie_v unto_o i_o i._n e._n as_o thou_o have_v former_o profess_v kindness_n and_o friendship_n to_o i_o give_v i_o thy_o oath_n to_o assure_v i_o that_o thou_o will_v be_v true_a and_o constant_a to_o thy_o own_o profession_n nor_o with_o my_o son_n nor_o with_o my_o son_n son_n but_o according_a to_o the_o kindness_n that_o i_o have_v do_v unto_o thou_o thou_o shall_v do_v unto_o i_o and_o to_o the_o land_n wherein_o thou_o have_v sojourn_v 24_o and_o abraham_n say_v i_o will_v swear_v son_n swear_v quest._n how_o can_v abraham_n lawful_o swear_v this_o when_o canaan_n be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o answ._n neither_o abraham_n nor_o his_o seed_n have_v any_o present_a and_o actual_a right_n to_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n but_o only_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o right_a in_o it_o and_o possession_n of_o it_o after_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n and_o therefore_o he_o give_v away_o none_o of_o his_o right_n by_o this_o oath_n for_o this_o oath_n do_v only_o oblige_v abraham_n and_o not_o his_o posterity_n and_o abimelech_n extend_v that_o obligation_n no_o further_o than_o to_o his_o son_n son_n 25_o and_o abraham_n reprove_v abimelech_n part_n abimelech_n that_o the_o foundation_n of_o true_a friendship_n may_v be_v firm_o lay_v and_o the_o peace_n inviolable_o observe_v he_o remove_v a_o impediment_n to_o it_o a_o occasion_n of_o quarrel_n and_o just_a exception_n on_o abraham_n part_n because_o of_o a_o well_o of_o water_n 20._o water_n which_o in_o those_o hot_a and_o dry_a country_n be_v of_o great_a esteem_n and_o necessity_n compare_v gen_n 26._o 19_o 20_o 21._o judg._n 1._o 15._o beside_o a_o well_o may_v be_v put_v for_o well_n as_o the_o greek_n render_v it_o and_o as_o may_v seem_v probable_a by_o compare_v this_o with_o gen._n 26._o 15_o 18._o it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a thing_n to_o use_v the_o singular_a number_n for_o the_o plural_a as_o have_v be_v show_v see_v gen._n 3._o 2._o and_o 4._o 20._o which_o abimelech_n servant_n have_v violent_o take_v away_o 26_o and_o abimelech_n say_v i_o wot_v not_o who_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n neither_o do_v thou_o tell_v i_o neither_o yet_o hear_v i_o of_o it_o but_o to_o day_n give_v day_n by_o which_o he_o wise_o and_o true_o suggest_v that_o abraham_n shall_v not_o have_v smother_v the_o grudge_n in_o his_o mind_n so_o long_a time_n but_o shall_v instant_o have_v reprove_v he_o for_o it_o and_o endeavour_v a_o speedy_a redress_n which_o hereby_o he_o intimate_v that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v 27_o and_o abraham_n take_v sheep_n and_o ox_n and_o give_v they_o unto_o abimelech_n 18._o abimelech_n partly_o as_o a_o acknowledgement_n to_o he_o for_o his_o former_a favour_n and_o friendship_n partly_o as_o a_o assurance_n of_o his_o sincere_a friendship_n both_o present_a and_o for_o the_o future_a of_o his_o aquiescence_n in_o his_o answer_n about_o the_o well_o and_o partly_o for_o sacrifice_n and_o for_o the_o usual_a rite_n in_o make_v covenant_n which_o be_v that_o the_o person_n covenant_v may_v pass_v through_o the_o part_n of_o the_o slay_a beast_n see_v gen._n 15._o 18._o and_o both_o of_o they_o make_v a_o covenant_n 28_o and_o abraham_n set_v seven_o ew-lamb_n of_o the_o flock_n by_o themselves_o 29_o and_o abimelech_n say_v unto_o abraham_n what_o mean_v these_o seven_o ew-lamb_n which_o thou_o have_v set_v by_o themselves_o 30_o and_o he_o say_v for_o these_o seven_o ew-lamb_n shall_v thou_o take_v of_o my_o hand_n that_o they_o may_v be_v a_o witness_n unto_o i_o that_o i_o have_v dig_v this_o well_o 15._o well_o that_o this_o care_n of_o abraham_n be_v not_o superfluous_a may_v appear_v from_o gen._n 26._o 15._o 31_o wherefore_o he_o call_v that_o place_n oath_n place_n that_o be_v the_o well_o of_o the_o oath_n beer-sheba_a 2._o beer-sheba_a which_o name_n be_v communicate_v unto_o a_o city_n adjoin_v of_o which_o see_n gen._n 26._o 23._o jos._n 15._o 28._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 11._o and_o 24._o 2._o because_o there_o they_o swear_v both_o of_o they_o 32_o thus_o they_o make_v a_o covenant_n at_o beer-sheba_a then_o abimelech_n rise_v up_o and_o phicol_n the_o chief_a captain_n of_o his_o host_n and_o they_o return_v into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n land_n philistine_n i._n e._n into_o their_o part_n of_o that_o land_n to_o wit_n gerar_n which_o be_v not_o far_o from_o this_o place_n it_o be_v a_o usual_a synecdoche_n whereby_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v put_v for_o a_o part_n of_o it_o otherwise_o they_o be_v at_o this_o time_n in_o that_o land_n 33_o and_o abraham_n plant_v a_o tâ—…e_n a_o or_o tâ—…e_n grove_n 21._o grove_n not_o so_o much_o for_o shade_n which_o yet_o be_v pleasant_a and_o necessary_a in_o these_o hot_a region_n as_o for_o religious_a use_n that_o he_o may_v retire_v thither_o from_o the_o noise_n of_o worldly_a business_n and_o free_o converse_v with_o his_o maker_n which_o practice_n of_o his_o be_v afterward_o abuse_v to_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n for_o which_o reason_n grove_n be_v command_v to_o be_v cut_v down_o see_v deut._n 12._o 2._o and_o 16._o 21._o in_o beersheba_n and_o call_v there_o on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n neighbour_n lord_n thankful_o acknowledge_v god_n great_a goodness_n in_o give_v he_o the_o favour_n and_o friendship_n of_o so_o great_a and_o worthy_a a_o prince_n and_o neighbour_n the_o everlasting_a god_n 34_o and_o abraham_n sojourn_v in_o the_o philistine_n land_n many_o day_n chap._n xxii_o 1_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o these_o thing_n god_n thing_n after_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o god_n promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n and_o especial_o of_o that_o promise_n concern_v the_o bless_a seed_n when_o now_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o a_o most_o prosperous_a and_o secure_a condition_n he_o meet_v with_o a_o severe_a exercise_n from_o god_n that_o 17._o that_o heb._n 11._o 17._o god_n do_v tempt_v age_n tempt_v the_o word_n tempt_v be_v ambiguous_a and_o signify_v either_o 1._o to_o entice_v to_o sin_n in_o which_o sense_n devil_n and_o wicked_a man_n be_v say_v to_o tempt_v other_o but_o god_n tempt_v no_o man_n jam._n 1._o 13._o or_o 2._o to_o prove_v or_o try_v and_o in_o this_o sense_n god_n be_v say_v to_o tempt_v man_n see_v deut._n 8._o 2._o and_o 13._o 3._o judg._n 2_o 22._o thus_o god_n tempt_v abraham_n i._n e._n he_o try_v the_o sincerity_n and_o strength_n of_o his_o faith_n the_o universality_n and_o constancy_n of_o his_o obedience_n and_o this_o for_o god_n great_a honour_n and_o abraham_n great_a glory_n and_o comfort_n and_o for_o the_o church_n benefit_n in_o all_o follow_a age_n abraham_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o abraham_n and_o he_o say_v i_o say_v heb._n behold_v i_o behold_v here_o i_o be_o 6._o be_o a_o expression_n signify_v a_o man_n attentive_a hear_n what_o be_v say_v to_o he_o and_o his_o readiness_n to_o execute_v it_o as_o v._o 7._o 11._o and_o gen._n 27._o 1._o and_o 1_o sam._n 3._o 4_o 6._o 2_o and_o he_o say_v take_v now_o thy_o son_n thy_o only_a son_n isaac_n who_o thou_o love_v fable_n love_v not_o a_o word_n here_o but_o may_v pierce_v a_o heart_n of_o stone_n much_o more_o so_o tender_a a_o father_n as_o abraham_n be_v take_v now_o without_o demur_v or_o delay_n i_o allow_v thou_o no_o time_n for_o consideration_n thy_o own_o proper_a son_n not_o a_o beast_n not_o a_o enemy_n a_o stranger_n though_o that_o have_v be_v very_o difficult_a to_o one_o so_o kind_a to_o all_o stranger_n not_o a_o dear_a servant_n not_o a_o friend_n or_o familiar_a thy_o only_a son_n not_o by_o birth_n for_o so_o he_o have_v another_o ihmael_n but_o this_o be_v his_o only_a son_n by_o sarah_n his_o first_o and_o legitimate_a wife_n who_o only_o have_v the_o right_a of_o succession_n both_o to_o his_o inheritance_n and_o to_o his_o covenant_n and_o promise_n and_o this_o only_o be_v now_o leave_v to_o he_o for_o ihmael_n be_v abandon_v and_o go_v from_o he_o and_o this_o must_v be_v such_o a_o son_n as_o isaac_n once_o matter_n of_o laughter_n and_o great_a joy_n now_o cause_n of_o unexpressible_a sorrow_n thy_o benoni_n a_o son_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o so_o great_a hope_n and_o such_o pregnant_a virtue_n and_o piety_n as_o this_o story_n show_v who_o thou_o love_v peculiarly_a and_o superlative_o even_o as_o thy_o own_o soul_n and_o get_v thou_o into_o
the_o land_n of_o moriah_n a_o place_n at_o a_o great_a distance_n and_o to_o which_o thou_o shall_v go_v but_o leisurely_o ver_fw-la 4._o that_o thou_o may_v have_v thy_o mind_n all_o that_o while_n fix_v upon_o that_o bloody_a act_n which_o other_o man_n mind_n can_v scarce_o once_o think_v of_o without_o horror_n and_o so_o thou_o may_v offer_v he_o in_o a_o sort_n ten_o thousand_o time_n over_o before_o thou_o give_v the_o fatal_a blow_n and_o offer_v he_o there_o with_o thy_o own_o hand_n and_o cruel_o take_v away_o the_o life_n which_o thou_o have_v in_o some_o sort_n give_v he_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a wherein_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o burnt-offering_a then_o know_v to_o abraham_n afterward_o publish_v to_o all_o israel_n his_o throat_n be_v to_o be_v cat_n his_o body_n dissect_v into_o quarter_n his_o bowel_n take_v out_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v some_o notorious_a traitor_n and_o vile_a malefactor_n and_o miscreant_n and_o afterward_o he_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v to_o ash_n that_o if_o possible_a there_o may_v be_v nothing_o leave_v of_o he_o and_o thâ—…_n must_v be_v do_v upon_o one_o of_o the_o mountain_n which_o i_o shall_v tell_v thou_o of_o not_o secret_o in_o a_o corner_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o thou_o be_v ashamed_a or_o afraid_a to_o own_v it_o but_o in_o a_o public_a and_o open_a place_n in_o the_o view_n of_o heaven_n earth_n god_n angel_n and_o men._n which_o horrid_a and_o stupendous_a act_n it_o may_v be_v easy_o conjecture_v what_o reproach_n and_o blasphemy_n it_o will_v have_v occasion_v against_o the_o name_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o what_o shame_n and_o torment_v to_o abraham_n from_o his_o own_o self-accusing_a mind_n from_o the_o clamour_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o ally_n and_o what_o a_o dangerous_a and_o mischievous_a example_n this_o will_v have_v be_v to_o all_o future_a generation_n that_o faith_n that_o can_v surmount_v these_o and_o many_o more_o difficulty_n and_o can_v ready_o and_o cheerful_o rest_v upon_o god_n in_o the_o discharge_n of_o such_o a_o duty_n no_o wonder_n it_o be_v so_o honour_a by_o god_n and_o celebrate_v by_o all_o man_n yea_o even_o by_o the_o heathen_n who_o have_v translate_v this_o history_n into_o their_o fable_n and_o get_v thou_o into_o the_o land_n of_o moriah_n flesh._n moriah_n which_o signify_v the_o vision_n of_o god_n the_o place_n where_o god_n will_v be_v see_v and_o manifest_v and_o so_o it_o be_v here_o call_v by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n because_o it_o be_v so_o call_v afterward_o ver_fw-la 14._o in_o regard_n of_o god_n eminent_a appearance_n there_o for_o isaac_n deliverance_n though_o it_o may_v also_o have_v a_o further_a respect_n unto_o christ_n because_o in_o that_o place_n god_n be_v manifest_v in_o the_o flesh._n and_o offer_v he_o there_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a upon_o one_o of_o the_o mountain_n name_n mountain_n for_o there_o be_v divers_a mountain_n there_o as_o be_v evident_a from_o psal._n 125._o 2._o and_o particular_o there_o be_v two_o eminent_a hill_n or_o rather_o top_n or_o part_n of_o the_o same_o mountain_n zion_n where_o david_n palace_n be_v and_o moriah_n where_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v and_o whence_o the_o adjoin_a country_n afterward_o receive_v its_o name_n which_o i_o will_v tell_v thou_o of_o thou_o of_o by_o some_o visible_a sign_n or_o secret_a admonition_n which_o i_o shall_v give_v thou_o 3_o and_o abraham_n rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n delay_n morning_n that_o he_o may_v execute_v god_n command_n without_o doubt_n or_o delay_n and_o saddle_v his_o ass_n it_o ass_n for_o great_a expedition_n not_o wait_v for_o his_o servant_n to_o do_v it_o and_o take_v two_o of_o his_o young_a man_n with_o he_o and_o isaac_n his_o son_n and_o cleave_v the_o wood_n for_o the_o burnt-offering_a and_o rise_v up_o and_o go_v unto_o the_o place_n of_o which_o god_n have_v tell_v he_o 4_o then_o on_o the_o three_o day_n they_o day_n probably_n on_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o three_o day_n it_o be_v true_a moriah_n be_v not_o three_o day_n journey_n from_o beer-sheba_a but_o it_o must_v be_v consider_v that_o the_o ass_n upon_o which_o he_o rid_v be_v a_o dull_a and_o slow_a creature_n and_o that_o abraham_n go_v no_o fast_o than_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o company_n who_o for_o aught_o appear_v be_v on_o foot_n and_o that_o the_o provision_n which_o they_o carry_v along_o with_o they_o both_o for_o their_o own_o and_o the_o ass_n subsistence_n and_o for_o sacrifice_n must_v needs_o retard_v they_o abraham_n lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o see_v the_o place_n afar_o off_o 5_o and_o abraham_n say_v unto_o his_o young_a man_n abide_v you_o here_o with_o the_o ass_n design_n ass_n lest_o they_o shall_v hinder_v he_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o design_n and_o i_o and_o the_o lad_n will_v go_v yonder_o and_o worship_n and_o come_v again_o to_o you_o 19_o you_o for_o he_o know_v that_o god_n both_o can_v and_o will_v for_o his_o promise_n sake_n either_o preserve_v isaac_n from_o be_v sacrifice_v or_o afterward_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a as_o it_o be_v intimate_v heb._n 11._o 19_o 6_o and_o abraham_n take_v the_o wood_n of_o the_o burnt-offering_a and_o lay_v it_o upon_o isaac_n his_o son_n crucify_a son_n who_o though_o call_v a_o lad_n ver_fw-la 5._o be_v now_o a_o grow_a man_n at_o least_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o therefore_o well_o able_a to_o bear_v that_o burden_n and_o in_o this_o act_n he_o be_v a_o eminent_a type_n of_o christ_n who_o carry_v that_o wood_n upon_o which_o he_o be_v crucify_a and_o he_o take_v the_o fire_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o a_o knife_n and_o they_o go_v both_o of_o they_o together_o 7_o and_o isaac_n speak_v unto_o abraham_n his_o father_n and_o say_v my_o father_n about_o father_n a_o compellation_n which_o may_v both_o wound_n abraham_n heart_n and_o admonish_v he_o how_o unbecoming_a to_o a_o father_n that_o action_n be_v which_o 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nothing_o fail_v of_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v speak_v 11_o then_o take_v haman_n the_o apparel_n and_o the_o horse_n and_o array_v mordecai_n and_o bring_v he_o on_o horseback_n through_o the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n and_o proclaim_v officer_n proclaim_v either_o himself_o or_o by_o the_o officer_n before_o he_o thus_o shall_v it_o be_v do_v unto_o the_o man_n who_o the_o king_n delight_v to_o honour_n 12_o and_o mordecai_n come_v again_o to_o the_o king_n gate_n be_v gate_n to_o his_o former_a place_n and_o office_n show_v that_o as_o he_o be_v not_o overwhelm_v by_o hamans_n threat_n and_o malicious_a design_n as_o appear_v by_o ch_z 5._o 9_o so_o now_o he_o be_v not_o pufâ—…ed_v up_o with_o all_o this_o honour_n beside_o he_o come_v thither_o to_o attend_v the_o issue_n of_o the_o main_a business_n and_o to_o be_v at_o hand_n to_o assist_v or_o encourage_v the_o queen_n if_o need_n be_v which_o now_o he_o be_v more_o capable_a of_o do_v than_o hitherto_o he_o have_v be_v but_o haman_n haste_v to_o his_o house_n mourning_n and_o have_v his_o head_n cover_v he_o cover_v in_o token_n of_o his_o shame_n and_o grief_n for_o his_o unexpected_a and_o great_a disappointment_n of_o his_o hope_n and_o desire_n and_o for_o the_o great_a honour_n do_v to_o his_o most_o despise_a and_o abhor_a adversary_n and_o this_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o with_o his_o own_o public_a disgrace_n and_o for_o such_o further_a inconvenience_n as_o this_o unlucky_a omen_n seem_v to_o presage_v to_o he_o 13_o and_o haman_n tell_v zeresh_v his_o wife_n and_o all_o his_o friend_n every_o thing_n that_o have_v befall_v he_o then_o say_v his_o wise_a man_n emergency_n man_n the_o magician_n who_o after_o the_o persian_a manner_n he_o have_v call_v together_o consult_v with_o upon_o
beside_o his_o natural_a proneness_n to_o sin_n have_v contract_v habit_n and_o custom_n of_o sin_v and_o sin_v as_o free_o and_o easy_o as_o greedy_o and_o delightful_o as_o frequent_o and_o abundant_o as_o man_n especial_o in_o those_o hot_a country_n use_v to_o drink_v up_o water_n but_o this_o do_v not_o job_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o thing_n deliver_v by_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n be_v true_a in_o the_o general_n yet_o they_o commit_v a_o great_a erâ—…our_n in_o misapply_v they_o to_o job_n for_o which_o therefore_o they_o be_v afterward_o reprove_v 17._o i_o will_v show_v thou_o man_n thou_o i_o will_v prove_v what_o i_o have_v affirm_v that_o such_o stroke_n as_o thou_o be_v peculiar_a to_o hypocrite_n and_o wicked_a man_n hear_v i_o and_o that_o which_o i_o have_v see_v experience_n see_v i_o speak_v not_o by_o hear-say_n only_o but_o from_o my_o own_o experience_n i_o will_v declare_v 18._o which_o wise_a man_n matter_n man_n who_o be_v most_o able_a to_o be_v witness_n 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