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A74656 Expository notes, with practical observations; towards the opening of the five first chapters of the first book of Moses called Genesis. Delivered by way of exposition in several lords-dayes exercises. By Benjamin Needler, minister of the gospel at Margaret Moses Friday-Street, London. Needler, Benjamin, 1620-1682. 1654 (1654) Wing N412; Thomason E1443_2; ESTC R209640 117,247 301

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not_o evil_a offer_v it_o now_o unto_o thy_o governor_n will_v he_o be_v please_v with_o thou_o or_o accept_v thy_o person_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n yet_o when_o the_o scripture_n clear_o make_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o issue_n of_o cain_n and_o abel_n offering_n to_o consist_v in_o the_o person_n who_o offer_v and_o not_o in_o the_o offering_n why_o shall_v we_o inquire_v any_o further_o concern_v it_o by_o faith_n abel_n offer_v unto_o god_n a_o mo●e_n excellent_a sacrifice_n than_o cain_n 11.4_o heb._n 11.4_o this_o shall_v teach_v we_o to_o mix_v all_o our_o holy_a duty_n with_o faith_n it_o be_v say_v when_o christ_n be_v baptize_v lo_o a_o voice_n from_o 17._o mat_n 3._o 17._o heaven_n say_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v not_o with_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v but_o in_o who_o god_n the_o father_n be_v not_o only_o well_o please_v with_o christ_n himself_o but_o in_o he_o with_o the_o grace_n duty_n and_o person_n of_o his_o people_n it_o be_v not_o with_o our_o duty_n as_o with_o our_o posy_n the_o posy_n give_v sweetness_n to_o the_o bosom_n but_o the_o bosom_n give_v no_o sweetness_n to_o the_o posy_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o holy_a duty_n the_o case_n be_v quite_o contrary_a the_o lord_n jesus_n as_o it_o be_v take_v our_o duty_n and_o put_v they_o into_o his_o bosom_n and_o they_o receive_v all_o their_o goodness_n and_o fragrancy_n from_o the_o bosom_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o smoke_n of_o the_o incense_n which_o come_v with_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n ascend_v 8.4_o rev._n 8.4_o up_o before_o god_n out_o of_o the_o
pronounce_v both_o upon_o the_o brute_n serpent_n and_o the_o spiritual_a serpent_n the_o question_n may_v be_v how_o this_o phrase_n upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v &_o dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v can_v be_v accommodate_v unto_o satan_n per_fw-la analogiam_fw-la in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n we_o resp_n shall_v find_v that_o the_o scripture_n make_v use_v of_o such_o expression_n as_o these_o be_v to_o note_v unto_o we_o the_o low_a and_o most_o ignominious_a debasement_n when_o god_n threaten_v heavy_a judgement_n against_o jerusalem_n mark_v how_o he_o phrase_n it_o thou_o shall_v be_v bring_v down_o and_o shall_v speak_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n thy_o 24.4_o isa_n 24.4_o speech_n shall_v be_v low_a out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o thy_o speech_n shall_v whisper_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n seem_v to_o allude_v to_o the_o carriage_n of_o a_o poor_a captive_n take_v in_o war_n and_o lie_v prostrate_a at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o conqueror_n hardly_o dare_v so_o much_o as_o to_o whisper_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n you_o may_v find_v also_o expression_n something_a like_o to_o these_o esay_n 49.23_o lam._n 3.29_o mic._n 7.17_o so_o then_o these_o expression_n signify_v the_o debasement_n of_o satan_n from_o his_o primitive_a excellency_n a_o wonderful_a stoop_n indeed_o this_o be_v when_o that_o which_o be_v advance_v as_o high_a as_o heaven_n be_v make_v to_o fall_v down_o as_o low_a as_o hell_n it_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o a_o learned_a author_n that_o as_o food_n be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o repair_n and_o preservation_n of_o nature_n so_o the_o goodness_n or_o badness_n thereof_o do_v make_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o body_n better_o or_o worse_o hence_o according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o excellency_n in_o the_o creature_n their_o food_n be_v fine_a or_o courser_n plant_n suck_v moisture_n from_o the_o earth_n beast_n live_v upon_o plant_n man_n of_o beast_n foul_a and_o fish_n so_o that_o this_o expression_n dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v note_n unto_o we_o the_o lowness_n and_o baseness_n of_o the_o serpent_n quest_n 33._o verse_n 15._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o woman_n in_o this_o verse_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o woman_n with_o who_o resp_n the_o serpent_n have_v treat_v viz._n eve_n as_o if_o god_n have_v say_v see_v thou_o have_v by_o a_o treaty_n with_o the_o woman_n tempt_v she_o to_o sin_n i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n now_o the_o woman_n be_v mention_v and_o not_o the_o man_n not_o because_o god_n have_v not_o put_v enmity_n between_o the_o man_n and_o the_o serpent_n as_o well_o as_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o serpent_n but_o because_o eve_n be_v immediate_o seduce_v by_o the_o serpent_n the_o man_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o his_o wife_n quest._n 34._o verse_n 15._o whether_o we_o may_v not_o with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n expound_v the_o woman_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n neg._n and_o among_o other_o this_o reason_n resp_n may_v be_v render_v the_o enmity_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n speak_v of_o in_o this_o verse_n be_v immediate_o to_o follow_v the_o curse_n now_o the_o virgin_n mary_n be_v not_o bear_v many_o hundred_o of_o year_n afterward_o but_o god_n speak_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n object_n i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n etc._n etc._n god_n speak_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n when_o resp_n 1_o he_o pronounce_v that_o other_o part_n of_o the_o curse_n upon_o the_o serpent_n verse_n 14._o upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v and_o dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v now_o this_o curse_n immediate_o follow_v upon_o the_o sentence_n and_o why_o not_o the_o other_o god_n speak_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n to_o note_v the_o duration_n and_o continuance_n of_o this_o curse_n quest_n 35._o verse_n 15._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o serpent_n seed_n this_o can_v be_v expound_v but_o in_o a_o resp_n spiritual_a sense_n for_o daemon_n propriè_fw-la seman_n non_fw-la habent_fw-la nec_fw-la gignunt_fw-la sibi_fw-la simile_n therefore_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o the_o serpent_n seed_n the_o reprobate_a wicked_a world_n they_o which_o imitate_v god_n and_o obey_v he_o be_v call_v his_o seed_n or_o his_o child_n in_o the_o scripture_n as_o be_v you_o follower_n of_o god_n as_o dear_a child_n so_o they_o that_o imitate_v the_o 5.1_o eph._n 5.1_o devil_n and_o obey_v he_o be_v call_v his_o seed_n or_o his_o child_n as_o you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n 44_o joh._n 8._o 44_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o lust_n of_o your_o father_n you_o will_v do_v he_o that_o commit_v sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n 8._o 1_o joh_n 3_o 8._o quest_n 36._o verse_n 15._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n first_o and_o principal_o jesus_n christ_n resp_n 1_o it_o impli_v all_o the_o elect_n viz._n all_o eve_n seed_n that_o shall_v not_o become_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n can_v be_v object_n mean_v only_a christ_n who_o be_v so_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o he_o be_v not_o of_o the_o man_n it_o be_v true_a christ_n be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n resp_n and_o be_v so_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o he_o be_v not_o of_o the_o man_n but_o yet_o that_o by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n christ_n singular_o and_o individual_o shall_v be_v mean_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o sufficient_o demonstrate_v by_o this_o phrase_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o such_o person_n as_o have_v be_v conceive_v and_o bear_v in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n have_v be_v call_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n or_o that_o which_o amount_v thereunto_o so_o adam_n know_v his_o wife_n again_o 4.25_o gen._n 4.25_o and_o she_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o call_v his_o name_n seth_n for_o god_n faith_n she_o have_v appoint_v i_o another_o seed_n instead_o of_o abel_n who_o cain_n slay_v there_o you_o have_v eve_n call_v seth_n her_o seed_n so_o the_o wicked_a jew_n be_v 57.3_o isa_n 57.3_o call_v the_o son_n of_o the_o forceresse_n quest_n 37._o verse_n 15._o how_o be_v this_o particle_n it_o to_o be_v expound_v it_o shall_v bruise_v thy_o head_n some_o and_o those_o very_a learned_a though_o resp_n 1_o they_o expound_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n collective_o and_o take_v it_o for_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n this_o particle_n notwithstanding_o say_v they_o refer_v unto_o christ_n singular_o and_o individual_o consider_v their_o reason_n be_v three_o say_v they_o the_o septuagint_n render_v it_o arg._n 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o though_o the_o greek_a word_n which_o be_v use_v for_o seed_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o the_o pronoune_n relative_a be_v of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o if_o it_o have_v be_v to_o be_v take_v collective_o as_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n before_o it_o will_v have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o both_o in_o latin_a resp_n and_o greek_a author_n pronoun_n many_o time_n agree_v rather_o cum_fw-la re_fw-mi then_o cum_fw-la voce_fw-mi and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n though_o we_o do_v not_o say_v be_v mean_v christ_n only_o yet_o we_o say_v christ_n principal_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clear_o relate_v to_o christ_n now_o that_o in_o latin_a and_o greek_a author_n pronoun_n do_v not_o only_a convenire_fw-la cum_fw-la verbo_fw-la but_o sometime_o cum_fw-la re_fw-mi appear_v terence_n have_v such_o a_o phrase_n as_o this_o ubi_fw-la est_fw-la scelus_fw-la qui_fw-la i_o perdidit_fw-la and_o as_o for_o the_o greek_a frequent_a instance_n we_o may_v find_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n 28.19_o mat._n 28.19_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o luk._n 8._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o in_o luke_n where_o the_o noun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o neuter_n it_o be_v oppose_v to_o one_o individual_a serpent_n arg._n 2_o it_o shall_v bruise_v thy_o head_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n be_v imply_v resp_n 1_o there_o though_o not_o express_v for_o as_o the_o serpent_n not_o alone_o but_o with_o his_o seed_n shall_v bruise_v the_o heel_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n so_o christ_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n not_o individual_o consider_v but_o with_o his_o seed_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n for_o the_o further_a clear_v of_o this_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n may_v be_v say_v to_o bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n two_o manner_n of_o way_n 1._o as_o the_o lord_n jesus_n spoil_v principality_n and_o power_n and_o blot_v out_o the_o handwriting_n of_o
34._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 34._o woman_n keep_v silence_n in_o the_o church_n for_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v unto_o they_o to_o speak_v but_o they_o be_v command_v to_o be_v under_o obedience_n as_o say_v the_o law_n now_o the_o truth_n be_v this_o of_o eat_v our_o bread_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o our_o brow_n be_v all_o these_o it_o be_v a_o curse_n it_o be_v a_o promise_n it_o be_v a_o precept_n it_o be_v a_o curse_n in_o that_o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o earth_n to_o afford_v we_o bread_n without_o our_o sweat_n it_o be_v a_o promise_n in_o that_o god_n assure_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v bread_n for_o our_o sweat_n and_o it_o be_v a_o precept_n too_o in_o that_o god_n enjoin_v we_o if_o we_o will_v have_v bread_n to_o sweat_v for_o it_o have_v a_o care_n then_o of_o relieve_v common_a beggar_n vagrant_a and_o idle_a person_n i_o speak_v not_o against_o alm_n god_n require_v we_o to_o feed_v the_o hungry_a but_o remember_v as_o god_n do_v not_o approve_v of_o any_o other_o work_n without_o charity_n so_o neither_o of_o charity_n itself_o without_o discretion_n as_o paul_n honour_n widow_n but_o those_o that_o be_v widow_n indeed_o 5.3_o 1._o tim_n 5.3_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v poison_v her_o husband_n be_v a_o widow_n but_o she_o be_v not_o a_o widow_n indeed_o not_o to_o be_v honour_v so_o you_o must_v relieve_v the_o poor_a but_o those_o who_o be_v poor_a indeed_o who_o be_v they_o those_o that_o want_v not_o only_o the_o thing_n they_o ask_v but_o want_v also_o mean_v to_o get_v without_o ask_v viz._n blind_a age_a past_o their_o work_n that_o have_v a_o great_a charge_n than_o they_o can_v maintain_v by_o their_o work_n jerome_n pars_fw-la sacrilegii_fw-la est_fw-la rem_fw-la pauperum_fw-la dare_v non_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la while_o you_o think_v you_o relieve_v the_o poor_a you_o rob_v the_o poor_a quest_n 48._o vers_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o what_o may_v we_o learn_v from_o these_o verse_n consider_v together_o that_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o judgement_n resp_n remember_v mercy_n and_o that_o he_o roll_v up_o the_o sentence_n pronounce_v against_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o love_n and_o sweetness_n thou_o shall_v conceive_v and_o travel_v in_o sorrow_n there_o be_v judgement_n but_o thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o child_n there_o be_v mercy_n thy_o desire_n shall_v be_v subject_a there_o be_v judgement_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v to_o thy_o husband_n there_o be_v mercy_n god_n say_v to_o adam_n curse_v be_v the_o ground_n for_o thy_o sake_n there_o be_v judgement_n but_o not_o curse_a art_n thou_o there_o be_v mercy_n thou_o shall_v labour_v and_o sweat_n there_o be_v judgement_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v overmuch_o you_o know_v the_o face_n sweat_v before_o any_o part_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n there_o be_v mercy_n thy_o face_n shall_v sweat_v there_o be_v judgement_n but_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n thou_o shall_v eat_v bread_n there_o be_v mercy_n quest._n 49._o vers_fw-la 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