jerusalem_n to_o set_v up_o his_o son_n after_o he_o and_o so_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o lamp_n to_o my_o anoint_a be_v a_o royal_a seed_n or_o posterity_n to_o rise_v up_o in_o stead_n of_o david_n and_o sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n the_o same_o be_v before_o mean_v by_o the_o bud_a of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d horn_n of_o david_n 〈◊〉_d the_o horn_n be_v proverbial_o the_o regal_a dignity_n and_o the_o bud_a thereof_o the_o bring_v forth_o successor_n to_o the_o kingdom_n the_o same_o be_v again_o repeat_v v._n 18._o upon_o he_o i._n e._n his_o posterity_n shall_v his_o crown_n flourish_v where_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o crown_n 〈◊〉_d the_o lxxii_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o he_o but_o my_o and_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o notion_n of_o separation_n or_o sanctification_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o holiness_n that_o this_o do_v mystical_o refer_v to_o christ_n the_o jew_n confess_v so_o say_v r._n saadiah_n the_o lamp_n be_v the_o king_n which_o illuminate_v the_o nation_n and_o kimchi_n that_o the_o horn_n of_o david_n be_v the_o messiah_n to_o who_o it_o be_v far_a agreeable_a that_o he_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o flourish_v or_o bud_v forth_o which_o be_v another_o of_o his_o title_n and_o to_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v possible_o be_v add_v also_o the_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o three_o psalm_n a_o song_n of_o degree_n of_o david_n the_o hundred_o thirty_o third_n be_v the_o magnify_v the_o felicity_n of_o holy_a peaceable_a fraternal_a communion_n and_o be_v fit_o accommodate_v to_o the_o return_n from_o the_o captivity_n and_o their_o uniform_a conjunction_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n 1._o behold_v how_o good_a and_o how_o pleasant_a it_o be_v for_o brethren_n to_o dwell_v 〈◊〉_d together_o in_o unity_n paraphrase_n 1._o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o matter_n of_o great_a joy_n and_o present_a delight_n to_o the_o person_n themselves_o than_o a_o peaceable_a friendly_a conversation_n of_o pious_a man_n with_o a_o perfect_a union_n of_o mind_n and_o communion_n in_o devotion_n and_o joint_a endeavour_n of_o do_v and_o help_v one_o another_o to_o do_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v most_o excellent_a 2._o it_o be_v like_o the_o precious_a ointment_n upon_o the_o head_n that_o run_v down_o upon_o the_o beard_n even_o aaron_n beard_n that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o garment_n paraphrase_n 2._o it_o can_v be_v more_o fit_o compare_v to_o any_o thing_n than_o to_o the_o unction_n of_o aaron_n the_o highpriest_n of_o god_n the_o ointment_n of_o a_o most_o precious_a sort_n very_o fragrant_a and_o odoriferous_a it_o be_v by_o order_n to_o be_v pour_v upon_o his_o head_n and_o in_o that_o plenty_n that_o be_v so_o pour_v it_o diffuse_a itself_o not_o only_o on_o his_o face_n and_o beard_n but_o run_v down_o also_o upon_o the_o upper_a part_n or_o collar_n of_o his_o garment_n see_v note_n a._n and_o this_o whole_a ceremony_n institute_v by_o god_n himself_o thereby_o to_o consecrate_v aaron_n and_o his_o successor_n after_o he_o to_o the_o high-priest_n office_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o bless_v the_o people_n and_o in_o all_o these_o particular_n the_o proportion_n hold_v this_o of_o fraternal_a charity_n union_n and_o communion_n be_v 1._o very_a precious_a high_o value_v 2._o very_a grateful_a and_o welcome_a a_o pleasant_a and_o refresh_a spectacle_n to_o all_o beholder_n to_o god_n angel_n and_o man_n 3._o it_o be_v so_o rich_a and_o plentiful_a a_o grace_n that_o it_o communicate_v itself_o to_o all_o the_o mean_a person_n in_o the_o society_n not_o only_o to_o superior_a and_o more_o eminent_a part_n but_o to_o every_o inferior_a member_n of_o the_o community_n make_v supply_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o all_o their_o want_n and_o 4._o no_o grace_n or_o virtue_n more_o signal_o command_v and_o recomend_v by_o god_n or_o 5._o more_o require_v to_o make_v our_o prayer_n acceptable_a to_o god_n or_o our_o office_n useful_a to_o other_o or_o ourselves_o 3._o as_o the_o dew_n of_o hermon_n descend_v and_o as_o the_o dew_n that_o descend_v on_o the_o mountain_n of_o zion_n for_o there_o the_o lord_n command_v the_o blessing_n even_o life_n for_o evermore_o paraphrase_n 3._o and_o according_o god_n have_v promise_v abundant_a blessing_n to_o those_o that_o thus_o live_v all_o happiness_n here_o and_o all_o glory_n in_o another_o world_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n it_o be_v most_o fit_o compare_v to_o the_o innumerable_a drop_n of_o dew_n that_o fall_n in_o a_o morning_n upon_o many_o several_a and_o distant_a hill_n hermon_n on_o one_o side_n of_o canaan_n and_o zion_n on_o the_o other_o or_o to_o that_o cloud_n of_o dew_n which_o be_v see_v hang_v as_o such_o on_o the_o high_a hill_n but_o dissolve_v in_o shower_n of_o rain_n upon_o the_o low_a which_o cherish_v and_o refresh_v wheresoever_o they_o fall_v for_o so_o do_v god_n blessing_n several_o descend_v in_o great_a abundance_n upon_o every_o member_n of_o such_o a_o peaceable_a unite_a community_n be_v they_o in_o their_o condition_n as_o distant_a as_o hermon_n and_o zion_n in_o place_n yet_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n find_v they_o out_o and_o reward_v they_o several_o bestow_v all_o benediction_n upon_o they_o annotation_n on_o psal_n cxxxiii_o 〈◊〉_d v._o 3._o zion_n it_o be_v here_o think_v very_o difficult_a to_o resolve_v what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o descend_v on_o the_o hill_n of_o zion_n for_o if_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o dew_n of_o hermon_n forego_v then_o it_o be_v not_o imaginable_a how_o that_o shall_v descend_v on_o the_o hill_n of_o zion_n zion_n be_v very_o distant_a from_o hermon_n zion_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o hermon_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n on_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o canaan_n towards_o the_o east_n and_o so_o oppose_v to_o tabor_n psal_n 89.12_o as_o east_n to_o west_n this_o have_v put_v some_o learned_a man_n on_o a_o conjecture_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zion_n here_o shall_v be_v change_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schion_n which_o be_v another_o name_n of_o hermon_n but_o this_o be_v not_o find_v in_o any_o ancient_a or_o late_a copy_n nor_o yet_o favour_v by_o any_o of_o the_o ancient_a interpreter_n who_o uniform_o read_v it_o zion_n and_o not_o schion_n nor_o have_v any_o the_o least_o ground_n but_o that_o of_o the_o nearness_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o conceit_a difficulty_n of_o the_o matter_n that_o the_o dew_n of_o hermon_n shall_v descend_v on_o zion_n at_o that_o distance_n but_o for_o these_o 1._o it_o be_v most_o unsafe_a to_o use_v that_o liberty_n of_o conjecture_n thereby_o to_o change_v word_n at_o pleasure_n into_o any_o that_o have_v affinity_n with_o they_o 2._o by_o this_o conjecture_n the_o difficulty_n be_v but_o change_v not_o take_v away_o for_o it_o will_v then_o be_v still_o difficult_a and_o but_o little_o more_o reasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o the_o dew_n of_o hermon_n shall_v be_v say_v to_o descend_v from_o hermon_n upon_o schion_n i._n e._n upon_o itself_o than_o that_o it_o shall_v from_o hermon_n descend_v upon_o the_o most_o remote_a mountain_n it_o be_v therefore_o most_o seasonable_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o which_o have_v here_o occasion_v the_o difficulty_n or_o seem_a improbability_n of_o interpret_n the_o word_n of_o zion_n at_o jerusalem_n the_o similitude_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n of_o the_o ointment_n fall_v direct_o and_o by_o descent_n from_o the_o head_n to_o the_o beard_n have_v lead_v man_n to_o conceit_n a_o fall_n of_o that_o in_o like_a manner_n from_o a_o high_a to_o a_o low_a place_n which_o indeed_o can_v in_o any_o sense_n be_v apply_v to_o mount_v hermon_n and_o the_o hill_n of_o zion_n whereas_o in_o the_o truth_n this_o of_o the_o dew_n be_v the_o hill_n never_o so_o near_o and_o subordinate_a one_o to_o the_o other_o will_v still_o be_v a_o similitude_n unfit_a for_o that_o turn_n for_o dew_n be_v not_o like_a rain_n which_o stream_n down_o from_o hill_n to_o valley_n or_o from_o a_o high_a to_o a_o low_a hill_n but_o remain_v in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o fall_v be_v it_o high_a or_o low_o the_o dew_n therefore_o in_o this_o place_n may_v possible_o be_v set_v to_o express_v only_o the_o plenty_n of_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o as_o elsewhere_o the_o dew_n of_o the_o morning_n be_v proportionable_a to_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o numerousness_n see_v note_n on_o psal_n 110._o a._n and_o the_o blessing_n and_o refresh_v quality_n thereof_o and_o so_o to_o usher_v in_o god_n command_v a_o blessing_n and_o
for_o any_o know_v deliberate_a sin_n which_o have_v not_o that_o alleviation_n of_o ignorance_n or_o weakness_n but_o be_v commit_v against_o express_a knowledge_n of_o my_o duty_n after_o mature_a consideration_n of_o it_o lord_n be_v thou_o please_v to_o arm_v i_o by_o thy_o special_a assistance_n of_o grace_n that_o i_o never_o fall_v into_o any_o one_o such_o commission_n let_v not_o any_o temptation_n thus_o get_v power_n over_o my_o will_n when_o my_o conscience_n tell_v i_o i_o ought_v not_o to_o yield_v whatsoever_o the_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n be_v that_o thus_o come_v in_o competition_n with_o know_a duty_n if_o it_o do_v then_o be_o i_o a_o servant_n and_o slave_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o no_o long_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n but_o if_o by_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o grace_n thou_o shall_v uphold_v i_o from_o fall_v into_o any_o such_o presumptuous_a sin_n then_o shall_v i_o not_o fail_v to_o be_v acquit_v by_o thou_o and_o be_v free_a from_o all_o heinous_a guilt_n i_o shall_v through_o thy_o mercy_n promise_v in_o thy_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v sure_a to_o be_v absolve_v and_o justify_v from_o all_o the_o other_o innumerable_a frailty_n v_o 12._o that_o i_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o 14._o sacrifice_n let_v the_o word_n of_o my_o mouth_n and_o meditation_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v acceptable_a in_o thy_o sight_n o_o lord_n my_o strength_n and_o my_o redeemer_n paraphrase_n 14._o and_o then_o all_o my_o prayer_n and_o praise_n be_v thus_o pour_v out_o of_o a_o pure_a sincere_a heart_n and_o so_o likewise_o all_o the_o performance_n and_o design_n of_o my_o life_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o sacrifice_n well-pleasing_a and_o acceptable_a to_o thou_o who_o grace_n it_o be_v by_o which_o i_o have_v be_v preserve_v and_o who_o abundant_a mercy_n by_o which_o i_o have_v be_v rescue_v from_o all_o evil_a annotation_n on_o psalm_n xix_o 〈◊〉_d v._o 1._o firmament_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v by_o the_o lxxii_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d firmament_n that_o it_o be_v deduce_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o syriack_n luk._n 6.38_o set_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o press_v very_o close_o and_o be_v use_v in_o that_o sense_n ezek._n 6.11_o and_o 25.6_o and_o there_o by_o we_o render_v to_o stamp_n i._n e._n to_o strike_v and_o press_v together_o and_o that_o so_o as_o plate_n of_o gold_n etc._n etc._n be_v by_o beat_v and_o press_v expanded_a to_o a_o great_a breadth_n and_o that_o in_o this_o respect_n it_o be_v by_o a_o ancient_a greek_a interpreter_n mention_v by_o 136._o s._n chrysostome_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o 9_o aristotle_n signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o firm_a durable_a compression_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o lxxii_o there_o render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d firmament_n and_o other_o expansum_fw-la see_v the_o most_o learned_a nicholas_n fuller_n miscel_n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o now_o as_o under_o this_o title_n the_o heaven_n be_v contain_v gen._n 1._o as_o appear_v undeniable_a by_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n be_v create_v in_o it_o v_o 14._o so_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o the_o air_n be_v signify_v by_o it_o also_o by_o the_o use_n that_o be_v assign_v it_o to_o divide_v the_o water_n from_o the_o water_n i._n e._n the_o sea_n here_o below_o from_o the_o rain_n that_o be_v in_o the_o cloud_n according_o as_o josephus_n in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o creation_n antiq._n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o say_v of_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n make_v it_o to_o have_v rain_n in_o it_o to_o benefit_v the_o earth_n by_o the_o dew_n thereof_o so_o sibylla_n speak_v of_o the_o air_n say_v that_o god_n mix_v vapour_n and_o rainy_a or_o dewy_a i._n e._n watery_a cloud_n with_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o when_o the_o rain_n fall_v that_o drown_v the_o earth_n gen._n 7._o the_o window_n of_o heaven_n be_v say_v to_o be_v open_v v_o 11._o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v so_o frequent_o call_v rain_n from_o heaven_n according_a to_o that_o of_o pliny_n nat._n hist_o l._n 31._o scandunt_fw-la aquae_fw-la in_o sublime_a &_o coelum_fw-la quoque_fw-la sibi_fw-la vendicant_a the_o water_n climb_v on_o high_a and_o challenge_v the_o heaven_n also_o for_o their_o seat_n and_o again_o quid_fw-la esse_fw-la mirabilius_fw-la potest_fw-la aquis_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la stantibus_fw-la what_o can_v be_v more_o wonderful_a than_o water_n stand_v in_o heaven_n and_o thus_o in_o scripture-stile_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o heaven_n contain_v all_o those_o superior_a orb_n together_o with_o the_o region_n of_o the_o air_n so_o say_v the_o author_n of_o the_o question_n and_o answer_n under_o justins_n name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o scripture_n call_v heaven_n either_o those_o that_o be_v so_o indeed_o the_o first_o heaven_n and_o the_o firmament_n or_o the_o region_n of_o the_o air_n see_v note_n on_o eph._n 6._o 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