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which_o he_o do_v require_v hitherto_o tend_v all_o our_o earthly_a labour_n and_o industry_n oh_o that_o we_o be_v wise_a to_o consider_v this_o how_o small_a a_o debt_n we_o owe_v to_o nature_n how_o little_a will_v content_v it_o chap._n xxix_o verse_n 1._o so_o shall_v it_o be_v with_o a_o man_n after_o his_o communion_n with_o god_n in_o the_o sacrament_n as_o it_o be_v with_o jacob_n after_o his_o communion_n here_o with_o god_n in_o bethel_n then_o jacob_n lift_v up_o his_o foot_n and_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o east_n he_o lift_v up_o his_o foot_n he_o go_v with_o strength_n with_o spirit_n with_o cheerfulness_n and_o then_o he_o go_v that_o be_v after_o he_o have_v have_v that_o sweet_a fellowship_n with_o god_n in_o bethel_n he_o be_v so_o cheer_v and_o refresh_v with_o that_o spiritual_a bait_n that_o in_o the_o strength_n and_o force_n of_o that_o he_o go_v on_o lively_a and_o cheerful_o in_o his_o journey_n so_o when_o we_o have_v have_v fellowship_n with_o god_n in_o the_o sacrament_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o that_o heavenly_a bait_n at_o the_o sacrament_n we_o shall_v lift_v up_o our_o foot_n and_o go_v on_o cheerful_o lively_a lusty_o in_o our_o journey_n towards_o heaven_n verse_n 9_o master_n of_o family_n shall_v so_o order_v the_o duty_n of_o their_o family_n that_o every_o one_o under_o their_o jurisdiction_n may_v have_v such_o a_o employment_n as_o be_v most_o proper_a for_o he_o thus_o here_o rachel_n keep_v the_o sheep_n while_o leah_n have_v her_o task_n within_o door_n god_n have_v dispense_v his_o gift_n diverse_o for_o the_o common_a benefit_n to_o one_o man_n be_v give_v knowledge_n to_o another_o the_o gift_n of_o utterance_n to_o a_o three_o be_v give_v to_o speak_v with_o diverse_a tongue_n to_o a_o four_o the_o interpretation_n of_o those_o tongue_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o one_o but_o have_v something_o or_o other_o in_o he_o that_o be_v excellent_a and_o extraordinary_a some_o special_a talon_n to_o trade_n with_o some_o honey_n to_o bring_v to_o the_o common_a hive_n if_o he_o have_v but_o a_o heart_n to_o it_o let_v every_o man_n therefore_o according_a to_o his_o several_a ability_n improve_v his_o talon_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o donor_n and_o the_o common_a good_a verse_n 17._o god_n have_v two_o daughter_n the_o young_a which_o be_v heaven_n be_v fair_a and_o lovely_a like_o rachel_n and_o court_v by_o all_o the_o elder_a be_v repentance_n which_o with_o tear_n be_v blear-eyed_a like_a leah_n and_o neglect_v by_o most_o but_o if_o man_n ask_v as_o jacob_n for_o rachel_n god_n will_v answer_v as_o laban_n do_v jacob_n it_o be_v not_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n to_o marry_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a he_o that_o will_v not_o marry_v the_o leah_n of_o repentance_n shall_v never_o have_v the_o rachel_n of_o heaven_n verse_n 20._o jacob_n think_v seven_o year_n service_n a_o short_a time_n that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v rachel_n when_o his_o eye_n be_v upon_o his_o love_n he_o think_v seven_o year_n and_o seven_o to_o they_o but_o a_o small_a time_n do_v jacob_n account_v so_o many_o year_n but_o a_o small_a time_n and_o shall_v not_o we_o account_v seven_o day_n seven_o hour_n short_a admit_v it_o be_v more_o it_o be_v but_o a_o short_a time_n if_o we_o have_v heaven_n if_o we_o have_v rachel_n in_o our_o eye_n fix_v our_o eye_n upon_o immortality_n upon_o heaven_n and_o then_o all_o tribulation_n will_v seem_v not_o only_a light_n but_o nothing_o and_o not_o only_o short_a but_o as_o if_o they_o have_v never_o be_v but_o as_o yesterday_o or_o as_o yesterday_o be_v to_o a_o thousand_o year_n to_o eternity_n verse_n 23._o after_o the_o service_n of_o a_o hard_a apprenticeship_n have_v earn_v she_o who_o jacob_n love_v his_o wife_n be_v change_v and_o he_o in_o a_o sort_n force_v to_o a_o unwilling_a adultery_n his_o mother_n have_v before_o substitute_v he_o who_o be_v the_o young_a son_n for_o the_o elder_a and_o now_o not_o long_o after_o his_o father-in-law_n by_o the_o like_a fraud_n substitute_n to_o he_o the_o elder_a daughter_n for_o the_o young_a god_n come_v oftentimes_o home_n to_o we_o in_o our_o own_o kind_n and_o even_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o pay_v we_o our_o own_o when_o we_o look_v not_o for_o it_o verse_n 26._o many_o thing_n may_v be_v customable_a which_o yet_o be_v not_o commendable_a and_o use_v to_o be_v do_v which_o often_o be_v better_o undo_v such_o practice_n draw_v near_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o pharisee_n than_o of_o christ._n for_o what_o be_v it_o else_o that_o the_o pharisee_n do_v so_o much_o stand_v upon_o under_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o elder_n and_o what_o do_v they_o censure_v our_o saviour_n and_o his_o disciple_n so_o hardly_o for_o but_o their_o custom_n and_o what_o be_v it_o that_o our_o saviour_n do_v so_o deep_o tax_v they_o for_o but_o the_o observation_n of_o their_o superfluous_a and_o superstitious_a custom_n the_o father_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v most_o plain_a and_o pregnant_a in_o this_o point_n veritate_fw-la manifestata_fw-la cedat_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la veritati_fw-la for_o christ_n say_v i_o be_o the_o truth_n not_o i_o be_o the_o custom_n and_o in_o truth_n without_o this_o limitation_n and_o regard_n if_o man_n be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o name_n of_o custom_n and_o will_v inquire_v no_o further_o into_o any_o thing_n than_o what_o be_v the_o custom_n what_o have_v be_v use_v heretofore_o much_o injury_n and_o evil_n may_v be_v commit_v thus_o laban_n here_o deceive_v jacob_n pretend_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n it_o be_v not_o forsooth_o their_o custom_n to_o marry_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a but_o under_o that_o pretence_n he_o falsify_v his_o promise_n abuse_v his_o daughter_n and_o deceive_v his_o friend_n verse_n 28._o it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o it_o be_v a_o great_a cross_n to_o jacob_n to_o marry_v who_o he_o will_v not_o or_o to_o be_v disappoint_v of_o she_o who_o he_o desire_v and_o now_o he_o must_v begin_v a_o new_a hope_n where_o he_o make_v account_n of_o fruition_n to_o raise_v up_o a_o expectation_n once_o frustrate_v be_v more_o difficult_a than_o to_o continue_v a_o long_o hope_v draw_v on_o with_o likelihood_n of_o performance_n yet_o thus_o dear_o be_v jacob_n content_a to_o pay_v for_o rachel_n even_o fourteen_o year_n servitude_n common_o god_n child_n come_v not_o easy_o by_o their_o pleasure_n what_o misery_n will_v not_o love_n digest_v and_o overcome_v and_o if_o jacob_n be_v willing_o consume_v with_o heat_n in_o the_o day_n and_o frost_n in_o the_o night_n to_o become_v the_o son-in-law_n to_o laban_n what_o shall_v we_o refuse_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n verse_n 31._o rachel_n who_o jacob_n love_v be_v barren_a leah_n which_o be_v despise_v be_v fruitful_a how_o wise_o god_n weigh_v out_o to_o we_o our_o favour_n and_o cross_n in_o a_o equal_a balance_n so_o temper_v our_o sorrow_n that_o they_o may_v not_o oppress_v and_o our_o joy_n that_o they_o may_v not_o transport_v we_o each_o one_o have_v some_o matter_n of_o envy_n to_o other_o and_o of_o grief_n to_o himself_o thus_o leah_n envy_v rachel_n beauty_n and_o love_n rachel_n envy_v leahs_n fruitfulness_n yet_o leah_n will_v not_o be_v barren_a nor_o rachel_n blear-eyed_a and_o here_o also_o we_o see_v how_o the_o lord_n use_v to_o chastise_v the_o preposterous_a affection_n of_o his_o servant_n as_o iacob_n love_n with_o rachel_n barrenness_n verse_n 35._o leah_n have_v praise_v the_o lord_n before_o at_o rubens_n and_o simeons_n birth_n but_o now_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o a_o new_a benefit_n she_o praise_v he_o again_o which_o teach_v we_o that_o as_o god_n mercy_n be_v multiply_v towards_o we_o so_o we_o shall_v increase_v and_o go_v forward_o in_o give_v of_o thanks_o chap._n xxx_o verse_n 2._o though_o jacob_n be_v as_o tender_v a_o husband_n to_o rachel_n as_o she_o can_v be_v a_o mother_n of_o child_n if_o she_o have_v they_o yet_o his_o love_n keep_v within_o bound_n and_o he_o will_v love_v his_o wife_n so_o far_o as_o she_o love_v he_o and_o her_o god_n if_o rachel_n be_v angry_a with_o god_n jacob_n will_v be_v angry_a with_o rachel_n and_o if_o she_o inconsiderate_o will_v advance_v he_o to_o god_n seat_n and_o thrust_v god_n power_n into_o his_o hand_n jacob_n will_v make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o reprove_v she_o and_o condemn_v she_o by_o ask_v the_o question_n be_o i_o in_o god_n stead_n who_o carry_v the_o key_n of_o the_o womb_n under_o his_o own_o girdle_n moses_n be_v the_o meek_a man_n on_o earth_n yet_o when_o god_n glory_n be_v concern_v and_o a_o rebellious_a people_n have_v break_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n moses_n will_v break_v that_o table_n of_o stone_n wherein_o they_o be_v
bury_v in_o the_o highway_n be_v no_o good_a mark_n and_o therefore_o bury_v not_o thyself_o thy_o labour_n thy_o affection_n upon_o the_o world_n verse_n 22._o however_o infidel_n and_o idolater_n be_v destitute_a of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n yet_o they_o account_v it_o a_o special_a duty_n to_o honour_v the_o priest_n of_o their_o grove_n and_o altar_n and_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o receive_v any_o blessing_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o god_n unless_o they_o honour_v those_o that_o be_v esteem_v as_o his_o servant_n thus_o moses_n witness_v that_o when_o pharaoh_n during_o the_o dearth_n and_o famine_n that_o be_v in_o egypt_n have_v receive_v all_o the_o money_n buy_v all_o the_o cattle_n and_o purchase_v all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o people_n to_o supply_v their_o necessity_n and_o save_v their_o life_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o buy_v the_o priest_n land_n but_o sustain_v they_o for_o their_o office_n sake_n and_o be_v idolater_n and_o infidel_n thus_o bountiful_a in_o the_o maintain_n of_o their_o priest_n how_o then_o shall_v this_o serve_v to_o reprove_v our_o dulness_n and_o backwardness_n in_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o the_o eternal_a god_n how_o many_o be_v there_o that_o live_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o profess_v the_o true_a religion_n who_o yet_o to_o maintain_v a_o learned_a minister_n that_o be_v able_a to_o save_v their_o soul_n repine_v and_o grutch_v to_o give_v sixpence_n a_o quarter_n what_o a_o shame_n be_v it_o for_o those_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v with_o abundance_n that_o they_o shall_v spend_v all_o on_o their_o back_n and_o belly_n on_o hawk_n or_o hound_n or_o whore_n and_o nothing_o at_o all_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o comfort_n of_o their_o foul_n and_o help_v of_o their_o brethren_n verse_n 28._o just_o so_o many_o year_n as_o jacob_n have_v nourish_v joseph_n in_o canaan_n do_v joseph_n nourish_v jacob_n in_o egypt_n repay_v his_o father_n love_n to_o the_o utmost_a penny_n these_o be_v the_o sweet_a day_n and_o free_a from_o trouble_n that_o ever_o the_o good_a old_a patriarch_n see_v god_n reserve_v his_o best_a to_o the_o last_o mark_v the_o perfect_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o upright_a say_v the_o psalmist_n for_o be_v his_o beginning_n and_o middle_n never_o so_o troublesome_a the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n his_o after-end_n at_o least_o shall_v be_v peace_n a_o goshen_n he_o shall_v have_v either_o here_o or_o in_o heaven_n and_o a_o peace_n both_o in_o this_o world_n and_o the_o next_o the_o peace_n of_o conscience_n here_o and_o the_o peace_n that_o pass_v all_o understanding_n hereafter_o chap._n xlviii_o verse_n 1._o iacob_n have_v i_o love_v say_v god_n and_o yet_o this_o belove_a of_o god_n be_v under_o many_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n in_o his_o life_n and_o visit_v with_o sickness_n before_o his_o death_n and_o all_o this_o do_v very_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n providence_n for_o who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o chasten_v and_o scourge_v every_o son_n who_o he_o receive_v affliction_n be_v christ_n love-token_n when_o ignatius_n come_v to_o the_o wild_a beast_n now_o say_v he_o i_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o christian._n omnis_fw-la christianus_n crucianus_fw-la every_o true_a christian_a must_v take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v his_o saviour_n it_o be_v report_v of_o a_o ancient_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n lie_v upon_o his_o sick_a bed_n and_o be_v ask_v how_o he_o do_v and_o how_o he_o feel_v himself_o he_o point_v to_o his_o sore_n and_o ulcer_n whereof_o he_o be_v full_a and_o say_v hae_fw-la sunt_fw-la gemmae_fw-la &_o pretiosa_fw-la ornamenta_fw-la dei_fw-la these_o be_v god_n gem_n and_o jewel_n wherewith_o he_o deck_v his_o best_a friend_n and_o to_o i_o they_o be_v more_o precious_a than_o all_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n in_o the_o world_n verse_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o relate_v god_n mercy_n to_o we_o in_o the_o lump_n and_o by_o wholesale_n but_o we_o must_v instance_n in_o the_o particular_n both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n upon_o every_o occasion_n set_v they_o down_o one_o by_o one_o and_o cypher_v they_o up_o as_o david_n word_n be_v psal._n 9_o 1._o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o o_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v show_v forth_o or_o sum_v up_o all_o thy_o marvellous_a work_n when_o moses_n in_o exodus_fw-la meet_v with_o his_o father_n in_o law_n he_o reckon_v all_o the_o particular_a mercy_n that_o god_n have_v do_v for_o israel_n in_o egypt_n and_o at_o the_o red_a sea_n he_o omit_v none_o the_o true_o thankful_a keep_v a_o ephemerides_n a_o calendar_n and_o catalogue_n of_o god_n gracious_a deal_n with_o they_o and_o delight_n to_o their_o last_o to_o recount_v and_o sum_v they_o up_o we_o shall_v be_v like_a civit-box_n which_o still_o retain_v the_o scent_n when_o the_o civit_n be_v take_v out_o of_o they_o verse_n 7._o jacob_n make_v mention_n of_o rachel_n burial_n to_o put_v joseph_n in_o mind_n that_o rachel_n forsake_v her_o father_n house_n to_o live_v in_o canaan_n so_o to_o stir_v he_o up_o much_o more_o to_o leave_v egypt_n which_o be_v not_o his_o country_n as_o also_o that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o great_a desire_n to_o the_o place_n of_o his_o mother_n sepulchre_n verse_n 14._o jacob_n feel_v with_o his_o hand_n which_o be_v the_o elder_a and_o big_a for_o the_o word_n be_v he_o cause_v his_o hand_n to_o understand_v on_o purpose_n lay_v his_o right_a hand_n on_o ephraim_n in_o way_n of_o pre-eminence_n which_o show_v that_o god_n bestow_v his_o gift_n without_o respect_n of_o person_n as_o also_o it_o prefigure_v the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n instead_o of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v as_o the_o elder_a brother_n 3._o from_o this_o we_o may_v deduce_v a_o evident_a truth_n in_o experience_n that_o god_n dispensation_n towards_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o life_n be_v like_o jacob_n deal_n here_o with_o josephs_n son_n cross_a and_o strange_a for_o as_o he_o lay_v his_o right_a hand_n on_o the_o young_a and_o his_o left_a on_o the_o elder_a so_o do_v god_n ofttimes_o for_o the_o present_a distribute_v with_o his_o left_a hand_n cross_n to_o the_o good_a and_o with_o his_o right_a favour_n to_o the_o bad_a and_o not_o only_o in_o a_o literal_a sense_n as_o our_o saviour_n speak_v he_o make_v the_o sun_n to_o shine_v and_o the_o rain_n to_o fall_v upon_o the_o just_a and_o the_o unjust_a but_o in_o a_o metaphorical_a sense_n he_o cause_v the_o sun_n of_o prosperity_n to_o shine_v upon_o the_o unjust_a and_o the_o rain_n of_o adversity_n to_o fall_v upon_o the_o just._n verse_n 15._o when_o a_o curse_n fall_v upon_o the_o child_n the_o father_n be_v curse_v as_o in_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o child_n that_o father_n be_v bless_v thus_o joseph_n bring_v his_o two_o son_n manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n to_o his_o age_a father_n jacob_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v his_o blessing_n who_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o their_o head_n bless_v 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the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o shall_v yield_v they_o a_o fit_a regard_n and_o man_n may_v not_o ever_o disdain_v to_o follow_v they_o by_o who_o they_o see_v god_n sometime_o do_v work_n remember_v pilate_n wife_n advice_n have_v not_o thou_o to_o do_v with_o that_o just_a man._n verse_n 4._o no_o tyranny_n can_v forbid_v she_o to_o love_v he_o who_o she_o be_v forbiddento_fw-mi keep_v her_o daughter_n eye_n must_v supply_v the_o place_n of_o her_o arm_n and_o if_o the_o weak_a affection_n of_o a_o mother_n be_v thus_o effectual_o careful_a what_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o he_o who_o love_n who_o compassion_n be_v as_o himself_o infinite_a his_o eye_n his_o hand_n can_v but_o be_v with_o we_o even_o when_o we_o forsake_v ourselves_o moses_n have_v never_o a_o strong_a protection_n about_o he_o no_o not_o when_o all_o his_o israelite_n be_v pitch_v about_o his_o tent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n than_o now_o when_o he_o lie_v sprawl_v upon_o the_o wave_n no_o water_n no_o egyptian_a can_v hurt_v he_o neither_o friend_n nor_o mother_n dare_v own_o he_o and_o now_o god_n challenge_v his_o custody_n when_o we_o seem_v most_o neglect_v and_o forlorn_v in_o ourselves_o then_o be_v god_n most_o present_a most_o vigilant_a verse_n 5._o from_o hence_o we_o may_v learn_v first_o that_o there_o be_v no_o rock_n more_o sure_a nor_o refuge_n more_o comfortable_a when_o man_n power_n fail_v than_o god_n gracious_a providence_n second_o how_o able_a god_n be_v to_o dispose_v of_o man_n course_n otherwise_o than_o at_o the_o beginning_n they_o intend_v for_o this_o lady_n purpose_v only_o to_o walk_v and_o wash_v she_o but_o god_n have_v a_o work_n of_o mercy_n to_o do_v by_o she_o three_o where_o be_v they_o that_o talk_v of_o fortune_n what_o more_o casual_a in_o man_n eye_n than_o this_o lady_n walk_v that_o way_n yet_o you_o see_v it_o be_v no_o fortune_n but_o dispose_v whole_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o child_n the_o joy_n of_o his_o parent_n and_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o israelite_n last_o we_o see_v plain_o how_o man_n counsel_n can_v hinder_v that_o which_o god_n have_v determine_v shall_v come_v to_o pass_v moses_n must_v live_v and_o become_v a_o deliverer_n unto_o israel_n do_v pharaoh_n what_o he_o can_v and_o though_o many_o poor_a infant_n be_v cast_v away_o to_o prevent_v his_o fear_n yet_o that_o very_a infant_n which_o must_v effect_v what_o he_o so_o much_o fear_v be_v preserve_v alive_a in_o despite_n of_o he_o yea_o nourish_v up_o by_o his_o own_o daughter_n in_o his_o own_o bosom_n the_o like_a to_o this_o we_o have_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o parallel_a example_n of_o herod_n and_o those_o infant_n where_o our_o saviour_n be_v the_o anti-type_n of_o moses_n and_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o common_a slaughter_n of_o infant_n to_o deliver_v his_o people_n from_o a_o eternal_a slavery_n as_o moses_n be_v preserve_v to_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n from_o a_o temporal_a verse_n 9_o 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with_o the_o affliction_n of_o other_o himself_o be_v at_o ease_n and_o pleasure_n in_o the_o court_n of_o pharaoh_n a_o good_a heart_n can_v endure_v to_o be_v happy_a alone_o and_o must_v needs_o unbidden_a share_n with_o other_o in_o misery_n he_o be_v no_o true_a moses_n that_o be_v not_o move_v with_o the_o calamity_n of_o god_n church_n to_o see_v a_o egyptian_a smite_v a_o hebrew_n it_o smite_v he_o and_o move_v he_o to_o smite_v he_o have_v no_o israelitish_n blood_n in_o he_o that_o can_v endure_v to_o see_v a_o israelite_n strike_v either_o with_o hand_n or_o tongue_n verse_n 13._o here_o magistrate_n may_v learn_v constancy_n and_o continuance_n in_o their_o care_n for_o their_o people_n for_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o one_o day_n to_o come_v and_o see_v how_o all_o go_v as_o when_o they_o first_o enter_v upon_o their_o office_n but_o even_o the_o second_o day_n they_o shall_v do_v the_o same_o and_o so_o day_n by_o day_n as_o occasion_n serve_v during_o the_o time_n of_o 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the_o read_n hereof_o tell_v they_o that_o their_o heart_n be_v turn_v into_o serpent_n and_o viper_n by_o their_o sin_n and_o be_v now_o crawl_v on_o the_o earth_n in_o their_o lustful_a design_n to_o stretch_v forth_o a_o hand_n of_o sorrow_n a_o hand_n of_o true_a repentance_n to_o take_v they_o up_o again_o in_o what_o shape_n soever_o they_o appear_v for_o he_o that_o be_v exalt_v on_o the_o cross_n as_o the_o serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n shall_v turn_v those_o serpent_n into_o heart_n again_o their_o gall_n and_o poison_n into_o innocence_n their_o sting_n of_o death_n into_o issue_n of_o immortal_a life_n verse_n 4._o sin_n be_v a_o serpent_n and_o have_v a_o deadly_a sting_n in_o the_o tail_n of_o it_o even_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n for_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n say_v st._n paul_n now_o as_o a_o man_n will_v fly_v from_o a_o serpent_n so_o let_v he_o fly_v from_o sin_n but_o if_o thou_o have_v take_v this_o serpent_n into_o thy_o hand_n rest_v not_o till_o like_v moses_n serpent_n it_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o rod_n again_o to_o scourge_v thy_o soul_n till_o a_o true_a sense_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o of_o god_n wrath_n due_a unto_o thou_o for_o the_o same_o bring_v thou_o to_o a_o serious_a repentance_n and_o contrition_n to_o a_o spiritual_a loathe_n and_o abhorrency_n of_o those_o sin_n that_o so_o thou_o may_v never_o cast_v thy_o eye_n back_o upon_o they_o but_o with_o a_o new_a and_o a_o particular_a detestation_n thou_o may_v never_o enter_v into_o meditation_n of_o those_o sinful_a passage_n of_o thy_o former_a life_n but_o with_o shame_n and_o horror_n of_o soul_n and_o that_o every_o solemn_a review_n of_o those_o day_n of_o darkness_n and_o unregeneration_n may_v make_v the_o wound_n of_o our_o remorse_n to_o bleed_v afresh_o verse_n 7._o when_o moses_n pluck_v his_o hand_n out_o of_o his_o bosom_n it_o be_v leprous_a and_o again_o when_o he_o pluck_v it_o out_o it_o be_v white_a to_o show_v that_o the_o action_n of_o our_o hand_n receive_v their_o denomination_n from_o the_o bosom_n the_o heart_n according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o the_o father_n tantum_n habent_fw-la virtutis_fw-la aut_fw-la vitii_fw-la actiones_fw-la quantum_fw-la habent_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la verse_n 12._o he_o that_o be_v single_v out_o to_o any_o service_n of_o his_o god_n for_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o israel_n must_v not_o give_v back_o or_o waver_v but_o go_v bold_o on_o if_o a_o willing_a obedience_n second_o his_o command_n god_n promise_v to_o assist_v i_o will_v be_v with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o teach_v thou_o what_o thou_o shall_v say_v be_v god_n promise_v here_o to_o moses_n and_o it_o be_v his_o son_n to_o the_o apostle_n mat._n 10._o 19_o take_v no_o thought_n how_o or_o what_o you_o shall_v speak_v for_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v you_o in_o that_o hour_n what_o you_o shall_v speak_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v be_v not_o anxious_a about_o matter_n or_o manner_n of_o your_o apology_n for_o yourselves_o you_o shall_v be_v supply_v from_o on_o high_a both_o with_o invention_n and_o elocution_n you_o shall_v have_v your_o help_n from_o heaven_n for_o it_o be_v not_o you_o that_o speak_v say_v our_o saviour_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o father_n that_o speak_v in_o you_o who_o borrow_v your_o mouth_n for_o the_o present_a to_o speak_v by_o it_o be_v he_o that_o form_v your_o speech_n for_o you_o dictate_v they_o to_o you_o fill_v you_o with_o matter_n and_o furnish_v you_o with_o word_n fear_v not_o therefore_o your_o rudeness_n to_o reply_v there_o be_v no_o mouth_n into_o which_o god_n can_v put_v word_n and_o how_o oft_o do_v he_o choose_v the_o weak_a and_o unlearned_a to_o confound_v
only_o to_o the_o people_n but_o to_o the_o priest_n himself_o to_o sustain_v he_o yea_o and_o to_o countenance_n and_o favour_n and_o protect_v he_o too_o in_o the_o execution_n and_o exercise_n of_o his_o priestly_a office_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o first_o plantation_n of_o those_o two_o great_a cedar_n the_o secular_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n which_o that_o they_o may_v always_o agree_v as_o brethren_n god_n plant_v at_o first_o in_o those_o two_o brethren_n moses_n and_o aaron_n there_o though_o moses_n be_v the_o temporal_a and_o aaron_n the_o spiritual_a magistrate_n yet_o god_n say_v here_o to_o moses_n i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o not_o only_o to_o pharaoh_n but_o aaron_n thy_o brother_n shall_v be_v thy_o prophet_n for_o as_o he_o say_v exod_a 4._o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o instead_o of_o god_n so_o useful_a so_o necessary_a be_v man_n to_o man_n as_o that_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v of_o god_n incorporate_v in_o god_n subsist_v also_o by_o man._n verse_n 3._o concern_v this_o harden_v of_o pharaoh_n some_o understand_v it_o by_o permission_n i._n e._n god_n suffer_v he_o to_o be_v harden_v as_o we_o say_v in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n i._n e._n suffer_v we_o not_o to_o be_v lead_v greg._n moral_a 31._o cap._n 12._o say_v non_fw-la duritiem_fw-la contulit_fw-la sed_fw-la exigentibus_fw-la ejus_fw-la meritis_fw-la nulla_fw-la infu_fw-la sa_fw-it timoris_fw-la sensibilitate_fw-la mollivit_fw-la he_o do_v not_o impose_v hardness_n but_o his_o merit_n so_o deserve_v he_o soften_v he_o not_o by_o any_o infuse_a sense_n of_o fear_n this_o shall_v ever_o work_v in_o we_o care_n and_o zeal_n to_o crave_v at_o god_n hand_n fleshy_a heart_n which_o may_v tremble_v at_o his_o judgement_n and_o taste_v his_o mercy_n say_v with_o samuel_n speak_v on_o lord_n thy_o servant_n hear_v and_o with_o david_n o_o my_o god_n i_o be_o content_a to_o do_v it_o yea_o thy_o law_n be_v within_o my_o heart_n verse_n 10._o pharaoh_n be_v now_o from_o a_o staff_n of_o protection_n and_o sustentation_n to_o god_n people_n turn_v to_o a_o serpent_n that_o sting_v they_o to_o death_n god_n show_v himself_o in_o this_o real_a emblem_n do_v that_o sudden_o before_o he_o which_o satan_n have_v wrought_v in_o he_o by_o leisure_n and_o now_o when_o he_o crawl_v and_o hiss_v threaten_v peril_n to_o israel_n he_o show_v he_o how_o in_o a_o instant_n he_o can_v turn_v he_o into_o a_o senseless_a stick_n and_o make_v he_o if_o not_o useful_a yet_o fearless_a the_o same_o god_n which_o wrought_v this_o give_v satan_n leave_v to_o imitate_v it_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n the_o first_o plague_n that_o god_n mean_v to_o inflict_v upon_o pharaoh_n be_v delusion_n god_n can_v be_v content_a the_o devil_n shall_v win_v himself_o credit_n where_o he_o mean_v to_o judge_v and_o hold_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o miracle_n well_o lose_v to_o harden_v a_o enemy_n verse_n 12._o here_o we_o may_v see_v the_o end_n of_o falsehood_n and_o error_n at_o the_o last_o truth_n shall_v devour_v it_o in_o god_n good_a time_n for_o great_a be_v truth_n and_o prevail_v truth_n may_v be_v oppress_v for_o a_o time_n god_n so_o please_v either_o to_o punish_v or_o try_v his_o people_n but_o final_o suppress_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v god_n be_v strong_a than_o all_o his_o enemy_n moses_n than_o all_o enchanter_n shall_v disperse_v all_o dusky_a cloud_n bring_v his_o glorious_a truth_n out_o to_o bear_v sway_n again_o at_o his_o good_a pleasure_n verse_n 17._o this_o plague_n god_n bring_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o child_n which_o be_v drown_v and_o the_o river_n thus_o turn_v into_o blood_n complain_v to_o god_n for_o that_o slaughter_n we_o may_v further_o note_v a_o increase_n of_o terror_n in_o this_o miracle_n above_o the_o former_a of_o the_o serpent_n to_o signify_v that_o where_o mild_a mean_n will_v not_o serve_v god_n both_o can_v and_o will_v add_v sharp_a and_o heavy_a he_o increase_v his_o cross_n from_o good_n to_o body_n from_o body_n to_o mind_n from_o ourselves_o to_o our_o child_n and_o still_o make_v we_o abound_v with_o more_o want_n in_o great_a and_o sharp_a measure_n that_o we_o may_v repent_v and_o return_v if_o not_o in_o the_o end_n he_o can_v destroy_v we_o with_o misery_n that_o never_o shall_v have_v a_o end_n verse_n 20._o first_o god_n begin_v his_o judgement_n with_o water_n as_o the_o river_n nilus_n be_v to_o egypt_n instead_o of_o heaven_n to_o moisten_v and_o fatten_v the_o earth_n so_o their_o confidence_n be_v more_o in_o it_o than_o in_o heaven_n man_n be_v sure_a to_o be_v punish_v most_o and_o soon_a in_o that_o which_o they_o make_v a_o corrival_n with_o god_n this_o change_n also_o of_o the_o water_n into_o blood_n be_v a_o image_n of_o their_o future_a destruction_n they_o be_v afterward_o overwhelm_v in_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o now_o beforehand_o they_o see_v the_o river_n red_a with_o blood_n chap._n viii_o verse_n 3._o what_o a_o army_n be_v here_o against_o such_o a_o prince_n god_n can_v have_v make_v use_n of_o man_n or_o angel_n but_o here_o he_o will_v confound_v the_o pride_n of_o such_o a_o conceit_a king_n by_o a_o host_n of_o frog_n rather_o than_o by_o either_o of_o the_o other_o the_o lord_n by_o contemptible_a and_o base_a thing_n will_v cast_v down_o our_o high_a look_n if_o we_o swell_v against_o he_o and_o of_o this_o he_o will_v have_v all_o high_a mind_n at_o this_o day_n to_o make_v use_n unto_o humility_n before_o they_o find_v it_o too_o late_a verse_n 7._o god_n adversary_n seek_v often_o to_o impugn_v the_o truth_n by_o the_o self_n same_o mean_n whereby_o he_o do_v teach_v it_o as_o if_o scripture_n be_v allege_v satan_n will_v do_v the_o like_a mat._n 4._o if_o the_o true_a prophet_n use_v a_o sign_n then_o will_v zedekiah_n make_v he_o horn_n too_o and_o say_v when_o go_v the_o spirit_n from_o i_o to_o thou_o 1_o king_n 22._o 11._o all_o which_o god_n do_v suffer_v to_o draw_v we_o to_o true_a and_o sound_a knowledge_n without_o which_o we_o can_v stand_v but_o shall_v be_v shake_v to_o and_o fro_o with_o doubt_n and_o fear_n most_o unfit_a for_o believer_n col._n 1._o 23._o verse_n 8._o let_v this_o comfort_n god_n minister_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o contempt_n that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o force_v the_o wicked_a to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o he_o and_o they_o in_o their_o extremity_n they_o shall_v acknowledge_v our_o calling_n justify_v our_o love_n and_o wish_v our_o prayer_n thus_o many_o who_o at_o other_o time_n regard_v not_o minister_n either_o go_v to_o sea_n or_o to_o battle_n or_o be_v sick_a or_o vex_v at_o home_n will_v send_v and_o seek_v for_o the_o prayer_n of_o god_n minister_n and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o a_o sign_n of_o god_n omnipotent_a hand_n over_o all_o pharaoh_n whatsoever_o and_o that_o he_o can_v revenge_v our_o contempt_n and_o give_v our_o truth_n and_o careful_a walk_v in_o our_o place_n a_o due_a regard_n and_o reverence_n when_o he_o will_v with_o they_o and_o in_o they_o but_o here_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v why_o do_v pharaoh_n call_v now_o for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n rather_o than_o in_o the_o former_a plague_n why_o because_o this_o plague_n touch_v he_o near_o than_o the_o former_a when_o the_o river_n be_v blood_n he_o may_v have_v wine_n to_o drink_v and_o so_o not_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o that_o plague_n whence_o we_o see_v that_o howbeit_o other_o man_n harm_n shall_v affect_v we_o yet_o unless_o the_o lord_n touch_v ourselves_o we_o be_v dull_a and_o dead_a without_o sense_n which_o certain_o make_v god_n reach_v we_o a_o blow_n many_o time_n when_o otherwise_o he_o will_v spare_v we_o do_v we_o make_v but_o use_n of_o other_o man_n misery_n verse_n 10._o wicked_a man_n do_v not_o only_o defer_v their_o duty_n from_o day_n to_o day_n but_o put_v over_o other_o also_o that_o offer_v good_a thing_n unto_o they_o as_o for_o instance_n if_o a_o preacher_n tender_v his_o service_n this_o sunday_n he_o 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a_o beast_n to_o day_n none_o better_o to_o morrow_n none_o worse_o to_o day_n a_o god_n to_o morrow_n a_o devil_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n find_v this_o measure_n as_o well_o as_o moses_n in_o the_o text_n ready_a to_o be_v stone_v by_o those_o that_o even_o now_o when_o the_o sea_n be_v divide_v honour_a he_o as_o a_o god_n you_o can_v never_o give_v any_o people_n so_o many_o cause_n to_o stick_v unto_o as_o he_o do_v give_v this_o people_n to_o cleave_v unto_o he_o and_o yet_o they_o fail_v verse_n 6._o no_o evil_n in_o man_n can_v drive_v god_n from_o his_o promise_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o devil_n shall_v suggest_v that_o thou_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o mercy_n that_o thou_o be_v so_o great_a a_o sinner_n god_n can_v spare_v thou_o therefore_o trouble_v he_o not_o hope_v not_o in_o he_o for_o there_o be_v no_o mercy_n for_o such_o a_o one_o answer_v that_o thou_o do_v not_o rely_v upon_o thy_o own_o merit_n that_o thou_o do_v confess_v all_o that_o he_o say_v of_o thy_o unworthiness_n to_o be_v most_o true_a but_o tell_v he_o withal_o that_o thou_o do_v look_v at_o god_n promise_n and_o consider_v his_o truth_n and_o that_o thou_o do_v find_v here_o and_o every_o where_o that_o no_o evil_a in_o man_n can_v make_v he_o evil_a by_o break_v his_o promise_n and_o that_o therefore_o thou_o may_v not_o despair_v verse_n 8._o as_o the_o israelite_n can_v not_o travel_v to_o the_o earthly_a canaan_n but_o they_o must_v fight_v with_o amaleck_n in_o the_o way_n no_o more_o can_v we_o travel_v to_o our_o heavenly_a canaan_n without_o fight_v with_o amaleck_n the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n be_v fierce_a amalekite_n and_o they_o must_v be_v fight_v with_o and_o overcome_v as_o amaleck_n be_v or_o else_o we_o shall_v never_o see_v canaan_n poverty_n sickness_n cross_n by_o child_n slander_n with_o infinite_a more_o be_v amalekite_n and_o they_o stop_v you_o in_o your_o way_n to_o canaan_n so_o that_o without_o buckle_v with_o they_o you_o shall_v not_o pass_v verse_n 9_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o this_o the_o antiquity_n of_o muster_n and_o a_o warrant_n for_o they_o all_o do_v not_o go_v here_o but_o some_o and_o those_o choose_v out_o by_o a_o muster_n and_o view_v take_v by_o joshua_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n likewise_o how_o full_a of_o honour_n and_o credit_v it_o ever_o be_v in_o these_o case_n to_o be_v choose_v which_o if_o so_o then_o certain_o man_n shall_v not_o run_v away_o and_o hide_v themselves_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o hear_v of_o a_o muster_n towards_o as_o heretofore_o they_o do_v verse_n 11._o if_o we_o receive_v not_o what_o we_o pray_v for_o at_o first_o ask_v we_o raint_n and_o cease_v pray_v straight_o not_o remember_v how_o often_o we_o use_v a_o medicine_n for_o the_o body_n before_o we_o can_v be_v whole_a let_v we_o therefore_o amend_v this_o fault_n in_o our_o prayer_n hereafter_o and_o never_o forget_v the_o force_n of_o true_a and_o godly_a prayer_n while_o moses_n hold_v up_o his_o hand_n that_o be_v continue_v pray_v so_o long_o the_o israelite_n who_o he_o pray_v for_o prevail_v but_o when_o he_o give_v over_o the_o enemy_n prevail_v thus_o will_v it_o be_v in_o your_o case_n and_o my_o case_n and_o all_o other_o that_o be_v trouble_v verse_n 12._o this_o heaviness_n of_o moses_n hand_n may_v teach_v we_o the_o weakness_n of_o all_o flesh_n in_o christian_a exercise_n we_o can_v hold_v out_o and_o continue_v as_o we_o ought_v hut_n heaviness_n and_o dulness_n will_v steal_v upon_o we_o and_o seek_v to_o cool_v we_o and_o hinder_v we_o the_o help_n that_o aaron_n and_o hur_z perform_v unto_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o benefit_n of_o christian_a company_n in_o such_o holy_a exercise_n and_o the_o needful_a duty_n of_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o pray_v for_o we_o that_o god_n will_v be_v with_o his_o spirit_n that_o be_v strengthen_v he_o and_o quicken_v he_o and_o aid_v he_o so_o to_o pray_v and_o continue_v his_o prayer_n as_o the_o end_n may_v be_v to_o his_o glory_n and_o our_o comfort_n verse_n 14_o &_o 15._o all_o this_o have_v use_v to_o tell_v we_o how_o careful_a we_o must_v be_v in_o keep_v a_o register_n in_o our_o heart_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o favour_n towards_o we_o in_o ourselves_o in_o our_o friend_n in_o our_o country_n in_o our_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n or_o any_o way_n example_n in_o this_o kind_n be_v numerous_a as_o of_o deborah_n judith_n hester_n anna_n mary_n and_o that_o cleanse_v leper_n that_o return_v to_o give_v thanks_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o pass_v over_o the_o red_a sea_n all_o these_o build_v altar_n in_o their_o heart_n for_o god_n favour_n by_o be_v true_o and_o fervent_o thankful_a chap._n xviii_o verse_n 9_o the_o hearty_a joy_n that_o be_v in_o jethro_n when_o he_o hear_v what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o israel_n show_v we_o the_o right_a affection_n of_o a_o child_n of_o god_n when_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o his_o church_n or_o to_o any_o member_n thereof_o he_o envy_v not_o he_o grudge_v not_o much_o less_o speak_v ill_a but_o with_o a_o very_a love_a joy_n he_o be_v glad_a and_o bless_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o it_o verse_n 10._o after_o our_o deliverance_n from_o any_o affliction_n or_o danger_n there_o remain_v nothing_o on_o our_o part_n but_o to_o bless_v god_n for_o that_o deliverance_n thus_o when_o the_o israelite_n be_v safe_a on_o the_o shore_n and_o see_v their_o dead_a enemy_n come_v float_v after_o they_o upon_o the_o billow_n they_o do_v not_o cry_v more_o loud_a before_o than_o now_o they_o sing_v not_o their_o faith_n but_o their_o sense_n teach_v they_o now_o to_o magnify_v that_o god_n after_o their_o deliverance_n who_o they_o hardly_o trust_v for_o their_o deliverance_n and_o thus_o jethro_n here_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o deliverance_n of_o his_o people_n even_o nature_n teach_v the_o very_a gentile_n what_o both_o they_o and_o god_n own_o people_n ought_v to_o return_v for_o mercy_n and_o indeed_o a_o whole_a christian_n life_n be_v divide_v into_o pray_v and_o praif_v if_o we_o begin_v with_o petition_n we_o common_o conclude_v with_o thanksgiving_n thus_o by_o a_o holy_a craft_n we_o insinuate_v into_o god_n favour_n drive_v a_o trade_n betwixt_o earth_n and_o heaven_n receive_v and_o return_v import_v one_o commodity_n that_o of_o mercy_n and_o transport_v another_o that_o of_o thansgiving_n verse_n 19_o in_o this_o excellent_a man_n moses_n jethro_n his_o inferior_a by_o far_o find_v a_o just_a fault_n which_o tell_v we_o that_o no_o man_n be_v perfect_a in_o all_o thing_n but_o may_v receive_v counsel_n even_o from_o a_o mean_a person_n and_o let_v moses_n modesty_n in_o yield_v make_v our_o spirit_n humble_a in_o like_a occasion_n where_o god_n dwell_v it_o will_v be_v so_o and_o pride_n be_v a_o sure_a sign_n of_o a_o ill_a heart_n the_o head_n scorn_v not_o the_o foot_n and_o the_o very_a foot_n be_v careful_a for_o the_o head_n verse_n 22._o when_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o ruler_n you_o be_v god_n he_o mean_v not_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v like_o the_o epicure_n idle_a god_n which_o sit_v in_o his_o throne_n and_o let_v all_o inferior_a matter_n alone_o as_o too_o base_a for_o his_o eye_n nay_o rather_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v judge_n like_o himself_o who_o do_v not_o only_o weigh_v mountain_n and_o hill_n in_o his_o balance_n but_o the_o very_a dust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o therefore_o he_o set_v down_o judgement_n for_o small_a matter_n in_o this_o verse_n and_o as_o he_o say_v in_o deuteronomy_n vengeance_n be_v i_o so_o in_o the_o proverb_n he_o descend_v low_a and_o lay_v claim_v to_o the_o balance_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o all_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o bag_n be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o who_o be_v weak_a and_o low_a than_o the_o fatherless_a the_o widow_n and_o the_o poor_a and_o yet_o all_o judge_n have_v the_o lord_n letter_n commendatory_a in_o their_o behalf_n the_o tenor_n whereof_o be_v this_o do_v right_a to_o the_o poor_a and_o fatherless_a chap._n xix_o verse_n 7._o god_n may_v have_v impose_v upon_o they_o a_o law_n perforce_n they_o be_v his_o creature_n and_o he_o can_v require_v nothing_o but_o justice_n it_o have_v be_v but_o equal_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o obey_v their_o maker_n yet_o that_o god_n which_o love_v to_o do_v all_o thing_n sweet_o give_v the_o law_n of_o justice_n in_o mercy_n and_o will_v not_o imperious_o command_v but_o crave_v our_o assent_n for_o that_o which_o it_o be_v rebellion_n not_o to_o do_v how_o gentle_a shall_v be_v the_o proceed_n of_o fellow-creature_n who_o have_v a_o equality_n of_o be_v with_o a_o inequality_n of_o condition_n when_o their_o infinite_a
not_o admit_v change_n in_o some_o place_n fix_v indeed_o in_o respect_n of_o fundamental_o but_o yet_o a_o movable_a pillar_n for_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o arbitrary_a chap._n xxxiv_o verse_n 1._o god_n minister_n by_o preach_v and_o cry_v unto_o man_n may_v as_o it_o be_v hew_v their_o stony_a heart_n that_o be_v prepare_v they_o for_o writing_n but_o only_o the_o lord_n must_v write_v in_o they_o by_o the_o finger_n of_o his_o bless_a spirit_n and_o no_o man_n can_v make_v any_o thing_n enter_v without_o he_o paul_n may_v plant_v etc._n etc._n but_o god_n give_v the_o increase_n second_o as_o god_n do_v not_o write_v before_o the_o stone_n be_v hew_v so_o no_o more_o assure_v yourself_o will_v he_o ever_o in_o your_o heart_n set_v any_o good_a if_o you_o contemn_v the_o outward_a hew_v and_o prepare_v of_o you_o by_o the_o word_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o servant_n three_o by_o the_o former_a table_n break_v and_o these_o new_a make_v some_o have_v think_v to_o be_v figure_v the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o law_n and_o establish_v of_o the_o gospel_n our_o old_a corruption_n which_o must_v be_v break_v and_o our_o new_a regeneration_n which_o must_v come_v in_o place_n verse_n 8._o the_o great_a manifestation_n of_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n be_v vouchsafe_v unto_o we_o the_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o humble_v ourselves_o and_o be_v thankful_a worship_v that_o god_n which_o so_o merciful_o deal_v with_o we_o again_o when_o god_n give_v sign_n of_o his_o presence_n let_v we_o make_v haste_n to_o he_o and_o not_o suffer_v he_o to_o pass_v away_o while_o we_o be_v hinder_v with_o this_o and_o that_o god_n give_v sign_n of_o his_o presence_n in_o the_o word_n preach_v in_o the_o sacrament_n in_o my_o heart_n by_o good_a motion_n o_o let_v he_o not_o pass_v away_o but_o make_v haste_n as_o moses_n here_o do_v bow_v down_o and_o worship_n verse_n 9_o god_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n have_v promise_v to_o be_v gracious_a and_o in_o this_o moses_n fall_v to_o prayer_n to_o show_v we_o that_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n kindle_v prayer_n wherefore_o use_n when_o you_o be_v dull_a to_o pray_v to_o meditate_v upon_o the_o promise_v of_o god_n general_a particular_a so_o many_o so_o sweet_a so_o full_a of_o power_n to_o inflame_v a_o heart_n half_n dead_a and_o when_o you_o feel_v the_o fire_n kindle_v then_o pray_v it_o will_v flame_v out_o at_o last_o verse_n 13_o it_o be_v you_o in_o the_o singular_a to_o signify_v that_o public_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o public_a person_n the_o altar_n here_o be_v to_o be_v pull_v down_o by_o moses_n but_o for_o private_a matter_n private_a man_n may_v do_v they_o as_o jacob_n purge_v his_o own_o house_n of_o his_o wife_n idol_n private_a man_n to_o meddle_v with_o public_a matter_n be_v dangerous_a paul_n come_v to_o athens_n and_o find_v a_o altar_n yet_o he_o throw_v it_o not_o down_o therefore_o beware_v of_o false_a spirit_n that_o will_v rash_o write_v of_o reformation_n without_o tarry_v for_o the_o magistrate_n so_o every_o man_n may_v be_v a_o magistrate_n and_o the_o sweet_a society_n of_o man_n with_o man_n turn_v to_o blood_n and_o slaughter_n some_o yet_o be_v too_o mild_a and_o they_o tell_v we_o idolatry_n must_v be_v first_o take_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n by_o true_a teach_n it_o be_v true_a teach_v must_v go_v before_o but_o what_o then_o be_v therefore_o the_o magistrate_n work_v exclude_v no_o for_o be_v not_o the_o sin_n also_o of_o the_o second_o table_n to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n by_o teach_v and_o yet_o i_o hope_v the_o magistrate_n may_v concur_v with_o teach_v and_o punish_v theives_n and_o murderer_n much_o more_o than_o in_o the_o first_o table_n touch_v god_n honour_n and_o service_n verse_n 29._o modest_a man_n be_v not_o carry_v away_o with_o knowledge_n of_o their_o own_o gift_n but_o be_v as_o it_o be_v ignorant_a of_o they_o in_o matter_n of_o alm_n the_o lord_n say_v let_v not_o your_o right_a hand_n know_v what_o your_o left_a hand_n do_v verse_n 30._o to_o note_v first_o that_o minister_n face_n that_o be_v their_o outward_a action_n and_o word_n which_o appear_v to_o man_n shall_v glister_v and_o shine_v so_o let_v your_o light_a shine_n that_o man_n may_v see_v your_o goodwork_n second_o to_o shadow_n that_o the_o law_n which_o moses_n now_o represent_v be_v only_o bright_a and_o shine_a in_o the_o face_n a_o mere_a outward_a justification_n before_o man_n whereas_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v all_o glorious_a within_o and_o without_o three_o to_o teach_v that_o the_o law_n lighten_v the_o conscience_n which_o be_v as_o the_o face_n of_o the_o inward_a man_n make_v it_o see_v and_o know_v sin_n but_o it_o lighten_v not_o the_o mind_n by_o faith_n to_o save_v from_o sin_n christ_n only_o do_v this_o by_o his_o spirit_n therefore_o say_v the_o next_o verse_n the_o people_n fear_v and_o dare_v not_o approach_v the_o law_n ever_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o they_o that_o behold_v their_o sin_n in_o it_o and_o by_o it_o such_o a_o fear_n there_o be_v in_o guiltiness_n such_o confidence_n in_o innocency_n when_o the_o soul_n be_v once_o clear_v from_o sin_n it_o shall_v run_v to_o that_o glory_n with_o joy_n the_o least_o glimpse_n whereof_o now_o appall_v it_o and_o send_v it_o away_o in_o terror_n verse_n 35._o nihil_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la gloriosum_fw-la habet_fw-la moses_n praeter_fw-la solam_fw-la faciem_fw-la his_o hand_n be_v leprous_a by_o put_v they_o into_o his_o bosom_n his_o foot_n also_o have_v no_o glory_n he_o be_v bid_v to_o put_v off_o his_o shoe_n and_o so_o by_o that_o ceremony_n be_v to_o deliver_v the_o spouse_n unto_o another_o but_o in_o the_o gospel_n he_o appear_v in_o the_o mount_n with_o christ_n totus_fw-la glorificatus_fw-la this_o show_v the_o pre-eminence_n of_o the_o gospel_n before_o the_o law_n the_o latin_a read_v &_o facies_fw-la ejus_fw-la erat_fw-la cornuta_fw-la but_o this_o be_v for_o the_o mistake_n of_o our_o hebrew_a word_n keren_n a_o horn_n for_o karan_n to_o shine_v tostatus_n say_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o latin_a be_v emittebat_fw-la radios_fw-la sicut_fw-la cornua_fw-la this_o also_o show_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n only_o a_o shine_a of_o the_o face_n that_o be_v of_o the_o external_a work_n before_o man_n the_o veil_n over_o moses_n signify_v the_o blindness_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o when_o moses_n be_v read_v they_o understand_v not_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n chap._n xxxv_o verse_n 1._o if_o god_n have_v not_o be_v friend_n with_o israel_n he_o have_v not_o renew_v his_o law_n as_o the_o israelite_n be_v wilful_o blind_a if_o they_o do_v not_o see_v god_n anger_n in_o the_o table_n break_v so_o can_v they_o not_o but_o hold_v it_o a_o good_a sign_n of_o grace_n that_o god_n give_v they_o his_o testimony_n there_o be_v nothing_o wherein_o israel_n outstripped_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n more_o than_o in_o this_o privilege_n the_o pledge_n of_o his_o covenant_n the_o law_n write_v with_o god_n own_o hand_n oh_o what_o a_o favour_n then_o be_v it_o where_o god_n bestow_v his_o gospel_n upon_o any_o nation_n that_o be_v but_o a_o kill_a letter_n this_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n never_o be_v god_n thorough_o displease_v with_o any_o people_n where_o that_o continue_v for_o like_a as_o those_o which_o purpose_v love_n when_o they_o fall_v off_o call_v for_o their_o token_n back_o again_o so_o when_o god_n begin_v once_o perfect_o to_o mislike_v the_o first_o thing_n he_o withdraw_v be_v his_o gospel_n verse_n 21._o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a blessing_n to_o have_v a_o importunate_a conscience_n to_o stir_v we_o up_o in_o all_o good_a duty_n such_o a_o conscience_n regard_v not_o what_o please_v we_o but_o what_o be_v good_a for_o we_o that_o it_o look_v too_o and_o that_o it_o persuade_v too_o and_o that_o it_o urge_v this_o blessing_n have_v these_o willing_a israelite_n in_o the_o text_n who_o give_v free_o to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n observe_v here_o their_o heart_n that_o be_v their_o conscience_n stir_v they_o up_o you_o have_v bracelet_n you_o have_v ring_n offer_v they_o say_v conscience_n to_o further_o this_o pious_a work_n in_o hand_n their_o spirit_n make_v they_o willing_a their_o faithful_a friend_n in_o their_o bosom_n conscience_n overcome_v they_o with_o argument_n and_o strong_a persuasion_n this_o than_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o great_a blessing_n to_o have_v such_o a_o faithful_a conscience_n it_o will_v make_v a_o man_n part_n with_o all_o his_o lust_n pride_n self-love_n covetousness_n carnal_a delight_n for_o god_n glory_n and_o our_o own_o true_a good_n verse_n 22._o when_o god_n be_v once_o reconcile_v to_o his_o people_n in_o the_o wilderness_n after_o their_o sin_n
the_o exchange_n god_n in_o christ_n may_v be_v have_v in_o every_o lawful_a call_v and_o then_o the_o pigeon_n be_v a_o emblem_n of_o fecundity_n in_o marriage_n and_o the_o turtle_n may_v be_v a_o emblem_n of_o chaste_a widowhood_n for_o i_o think_v we_o find_v no_o bigamy_n in_o the_o turtle_n but_o in_o these_o sacrifice_n we_o find_v no_o emblem_n of_o a_o unnatural_a or_o of_o a_o vow_a barrenness_n nothing_o that_o countenance_n a_o vow_a virginity_n to_o the_o dishonour_n or_o undervalue_v of_o marriage_n chap._n xiii_o verse_n 2._o this_o prefigure_v the_o holy_a priesthood_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o do_v see_v and_o handle_v and_o touch_v regard_n and_o heal_v all_o our_o spiritual_a spot_n as_o these_o priest_n deal_v here_o with_o this_o bodily_a infection_n so_o that_o if_o we_o be_v unclean_a we_o can_v deceive_v he_o away_o therefore_o with_o our_o figg-leaves_a for_o they_o can_v cover_v we_o if_o i_o be_v a_o swearer_n a_o unclean_a liver_n a_o drunkard_n a_o 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every_o mind_n remember_v and_o affect_v that_o which_o be_v like_o its_o self_n carnal_a mind_n be_v for_o the_o fleshpot_n of_o egypt_n though_o buy_v with_o servitude_n spiritual_a be_v for_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n though_o redeem_a with_o famine_n and_o will_v rather_o die_v in_o god_n presence_n than_o live_v without_o he_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o delicate_a and_o full_a dish_n verse_n 8._o the_o same_o hand_n that_o rain_v manna_n into_o the_o israelite_n tent_n can_v have_v rain_v it_o into_o their_o mouth_n or_o lap_n god_n love_v we_o shall_v take_v pain_n for_o our_o spiritual_a food_n little_o will_v it_o have_v avail_v they_o that_o the_o manna_n lie_v about_o their_o tent_n if_o they_o have_v not_o go_v forth_o and_o gather_v it_o beat_v and_o bake_v it_o let_v salvation_n be_v never_o so_o plentiful_a if_o we_o bring_v it_o not_o home_n and_o make_v it_o we_o by_o faith_n we_o be_v no_o whit_n the_o better_a if_o the_o work_n do_v and_o mean_v use_v have_v be_v enough_o to_o give_v life_n no_o israelite_n have_v die_v their_o belly_n be_v full_a of_o that_o bread_n whereof_o one_o crum_n give_v life_n yet_o they_o die_v many_o of_o they_o in_o displeasure_n as_o in_o natural_a so_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n we_o may_v not_o trust_v to_o mean_n the_o carkal_n of_o the_o sacrament_n can_v give_v life_n but_o the_o soul_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o thing_n represent_v verse_n 9_o the_o meat_n of_o these_o israelite_n be_v strange_a but_o nothing_o so_o strange_a as_o their_o bread_n from_o the_o first_o day_n that_o their_o manna_n fall_v till_o their_o settle_n in_o canaan_n god_n wrought_v a_o perpetual_a miracle_n in_o this_o food_n a_o miracle_n in_o the_o place_n other_o bread_n rise_v up_o from_o below_o this_o fall_v down_o from_o above_o neither_o do_v it_o ever_o rain_v bread_n till_o now_o yet_o so_o do_v this_o heavenly_a shower_n fall_v that_o it_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n a_o miracle_n in_o the_o quantity_n that_o every_o morning_n shall_v fall_v enough_o to_o fill_v so_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o maw_n and_o mouth_n a_o miracle_n in_o the_o composition_n that_o it_o be_v sweet_a like_o hony-cake_n round_o like_o coriander_n transparent_a as_o dew_n a_o miracle_n in_o the_o quality_n that_o it_o melt_v by_o one_o heat_n by_o another_o harden_v a_o miracle_n in_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o fall_n that_o as_o if_o it_o know_v time_n and_o will_v teach_v they_o as_o well_o as_o feed_v they_o it_o fall_v double_a in_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o on_o the_o sabbath_n fall_v not_o a_o miracle_n in_o the_o continnance_n and_o cease_v that_o this_o shower_n of_o bread_n follow_v their_o camp_n in_o all_o their_o removal_n till_o they_o come_v to_o taste_v of_o the_o bread_n of_o canaan_n and_o then_o withdraw_v itself_o as_o if_o it_o have_v say_v you_o need_v no_o miracle_n now_o you_o have_v mean_n verse_n 18._o god_n tell_v the_o jew_n here_o that_o they_o have_v weep_v in_o his_o ear_n god_n have_v hear_v they_o weep_v but_o for_o what_o and_o how_o they_o weep_v for_o flesh_n there_o be_v a_o tincture_n a_o deep_a die_v of_o murmur_a in_o their_o tear_n christ_n go_v as_o far_o in_o the_o passion_n in_o his_o agony_n and_o he_o come_v to_o a_o passionate_a deprecation_n in_o his_o tristis_fw-la anima_fw-la and_o in_o this_o si_fw-mi possibile_fw-la and_o his_o transeat_fw-la calix_fw-la but_o as_o all_o these_o passion_n be_v sanctify_v in_o the_o root_n from_o which_o no_o bitter_a leaf_n nor_o crooked_a twigg_n can_v spring_v so_o they_o be_v instant_o wash_v with_o his_o veruntamen_fw-la a_o present_a and_o a_o full_a submit_v of_o all_o to_o god_n pleasure_n yet_o not_o my_o will_n o_o father_n but_o thou_o be_v do_v verse_n 22._o when_o our_o own_o provision_n fail_v than_o not_o to_o distrust_v the_o provision_n of_o god_n be_v a_o noble_a trial_n of_o faith_n shall_v our_o flock_n and_o herd_n be_v slay_v cry_v even_o moses_n whereas_o he_o 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withdraw_v his_o hand_n no_o fight_n no_o trust_n chap._n xii_o verse_n 1._o what_o be_v this_o i_o see_v be_v not_o this_o aaron_n that_o be_v brother_n in_o nature_n and_o by_o office_n joint_a commissioner_n with_o moses_n and_o be_v not_o this_o miriam_n the_o elder_a sister_n to_o moses_n which_o lay_v her_o brother_n in_o the_o reed_n and_o fetch_v his_o mother_n to_o be_v his_o nurse_n both_o prophet_n of_o god_n both_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o moses_n and_o do_v aaron_n repine_v at_o the_o honour_n of_o he_o who_o give_v himself_o that_o honour_n and_o save_v his_o life_n when_o he_o have_v sin_v so_o gross_o in_o make_v the_o calf_n do_v this_o miriam_n repine_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o he_o who_o life_n she_o save_v but_o now_o envy_n have_v so_o blind_v their_o eye_n that_o they_o can_v neither_o see_v this_o privilege_n of_o nature_n nor_o yet_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n choice_n miriam_n and_o aaron_n be_v in_o mutiny_n against_o moses_n who_o so_o holy_a as_o sin_n not_o what_o sin_n though_o never_o so_o unnatural_a that_o even_o the_o very_o best_a can_v avoid_v without_o god_n again_o who_o can_v look_v for_o love_n and_o prosperity_n at_o once_o when_o holy_a and_o meek_a moses_n find_v enmity_n in_o his_o own_o flesh_n and_o blood_n rather_o than_o we_o shall_v want_v a_o man_n enemy_n shall_v be_v those_o of_o his_o own_o house_n authority_n can_v fail_v of_o opposition_n if_o it_o be_v never_o so_o mild_o sway_v that_o common_a makebate_n the_o devil_n will_v rather_o raise_v it_o out_o of_o our_o own_o bosom_n to_o do_v well_o and_o hear_v ill_a be_v princely_a verse_n 2._o sedition_n do_v not_o ever_o look_v the_o same_o way_n they_o move_v wise_a man_n can_v easy_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o visor_n of_o action_n and_o the_o face_n the_o wife_n of_o moses_n be_v mention_v his_o superiority_n be_v shoot_v at_o pride_n be_v likely_a the_o ground_n of_o all_o sedition_n which_o of_o their_o face_n shine_v like_o moses_n which_o of_o they_o receive_v the_o law_n twice_o in_o two_o several_a table_n from_o god_n own_o hand_n and_o yet_o they_o dare_v say_v have_v god_n speak_v only_o by_o moses_n they_o do_v not_o deny_v moses_n his_o honour_n but_o they_o challenge_v a_o part_n with_o he_o and_o yet_o how_o unfit_a they_o be_v one_o a_o woman_n who_o her_o sex_n debar_v from_o rule_n the_o other_o a_o priest_n who_o his_o office_n sequester_v from_o earthly_a government_n self-love_n make_v man_n unreasonable_a and_o teach_v they_o to_o turn_v the_o glass_n to_o see_v themselves_o great_a other_o lesser_a than_o they_o be_v it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n willing_o and_o glad_o to_o see_v his_o equal_n lift_v over_o his_o head_n in_o worth_n and_o opinion_n nothing_o will_v more_o try_v a_o man_n grace_n than_o question_n of_o emulation_n that_o man_n have_v true_a light_n which_o can_v be_v content_a to_o be_v a_o candle_n before_o the_o sun_n of_o other_o verse_n 3._o carry_v a_o meek_a spirit_n along_o with_o you_o in_o all_o your_o action_n when_o christ_n ride_v as_o king_n to_o jerusalem_n he_o ride_v meek_a meek_a those_o that_o will_v accompany_v christ_n to_o his_o kingdom_n must_v be_v of_o the_o same_o spirit_n their_o king_n be_v of_o moses_n never_o fail_v but_o once_o and_o it_o be_v then_o when_o he_o lose_v this_o meek_a spirit_n numb_a 20._o 10._o expound_v psal._n 106._o 32._o they_o anger_v he_o at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n so_o that_o it_o go_v ill_o with_o moses_n for_o their_o sake_n for_o what_o reason_n see_v verse_n 23._o because_o they_o provoke_v his_o spirit_n so_o that_o he_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n god_n be_v ofttimes_o in_o the_o small_a and_o still_a voice_n when_o neither_o in_o the_o whirlwind_n nor_o the_o earthquake_n nor_o the_o fire_n 1_o king_n 19_o 11_o 12._o verse_n 4._o god_n may_v have_v speak_v so_o loud_a that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v have_v hear_v it_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v need_v to_o come_v forth_o for_o audience_n but_o now_o he_o call_v they_o out_o to_o the_o bar_n that_o they_o may_v be_v see_v to_o hear_v it_o do_v not_o content_v he_o to_o chide_v they_o within_o door_n the_o shame_n of_o their_o fault_n have_v be_v less_o in_o a_o private_a rebuke_n but_o the_o scandal_n of_o their_o repine_n be_v public_a where_o the_o sin_n be_v not_o afraid_a of_o the_o light_n god_n love_v not_o the_o reproof_n shall_v be_v smother_v verse_n 10._o it_o be_v time_n to_o look_v for_o a_o judgement_n when_o god_n depart_v so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v go_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o miriam_n the_o leprosy_n appear_v in_o her_o face_n her_o foul_a tongue_n be_v punish_v with_o a_o foul_a face_n since_o she_o will_v acknowledge_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o herself_o and_o her_o brother_n moses_n every_o israelite_n now_o see_v his_o face_n glorious_a she_o leprous_a deformity_n be_v a_o fit_a cure_n of_o pride_n because_o the_o venom_n of_o her_o tongue_n will_v have_v eat_v into_o the_o reputation_n of_o her_o brother_n therefore_o a_o poisonous_a infection_n eat_v into_o her_o flesh_n now_o have_v moses_n and_o miriam_n need_v to_o wear_v a_o vail_n the_o one_o to_o hide_v his_o glory_n the_o other_o her_o deformity_n verse_n 15._o the_o israelite_n be_v stay_v seven_o day_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o miriam_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o governor_n be_v a_o just_a stop_n to_o the_o people_n all_o of_o they_o smart_n in_o one_o all_o of_o they_o must_v stay_v the_o leisure_n of_o miriams_n recovery_n whosoever_o seek_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n shall_v find_v many_o let_n amalek_n og_n and_o the_o king_n of_o canaan_n meet_v with_o israel_n these_o resist_v but_o hinder_v not_o their_o passage_n their_o sin_n only_o stay_v they_o from_o remove_v affliction_n be_v not_o cross_n to_o we_o in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n in_o comparison_n of_o our_o sin_n chap._n xiii_o verse_n 2._o the_o base_a sort_n of_o man_n be_v common_o hold_v fit_a enough_o for_o intelligencer_n but_o moses_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n choose_v forth_o the_o best_a of_o israel_n such_o as_o be_v like_a to_o be_v most_o judicious_a in_o their_o enquiry_n and_o most_o credible_a in_o their_o report_n those_o that_o rule_v israel_n at_o home_n can_v best_o descry_v for_o they_o abroad_o what_o shall_v direct_v the_o body_n but_o the_o head_n man_n can_v judge_v but_o by_o appearance_n it_o be_v for_o he_o only_o that_o see_v the_o event_n ere_o he_o appoint_v the_o mean_n not_o to_o be_v deceive_v it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o israel_n to_o have_v send_v the_o offal_n of_o the_o multitude_n by_o how_o much_o less_o the_o credit_n of_o their_o person_n be_v by_o so_o much_o less_o be_v the_o danger_n of_o seducement_n the_o error_n of_o the_o mighty_a be_v arm_v with_o authority_n and_o in_o a_o sort_n command_v assent_v whether_o in_o good_a or_o evil_n greatness_n have_v ever_o a_o train_n to_o follow_v it_o at_o the_o heel_n verse_n 6._o among_o those_o twelve_o messenger_n which_o our_o second_o moses_n send_v through_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n there_o be_v but_o one_o judas_n but_o among_o those_o twelve_o which_o the_o former_a moses_n address_v through_o the_o same_o land_n there_o be_v but_o one_o caleb_n and_o yet_o those_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o mean_a these_o out_o of_o the_o head_n of_o israel_n as_o there_o be_v no_o society_n free_a from_o some_o corruption_n so_o it_o be_v hard_a if_o in_o a_o community_n of_o man_n there_o be_v not_o some_o faithfulness_n verse_n 27._o forty_o day_n they_o spend_v in_o this_o search_n and_o this_o cowardly_a belief_n in_o the_o search_n shall_v cost_v they_o forty_o year_n delay_n of_o the_o fruition_n who_o can_v abide_v to_o see_v the_o ruler_n of_o israel_n so_o base_o timorous_a they_o commend_v the_o land_n the_o fruit_n commend_v its_o self_n and_o yet_o they_o plead_v difficulty_n their_o shoulder_n be_v lade_v with_o the_o grape_n and_o yet_o their_o heart_n be_v overlay_v with_o unbelief_n it_o be_v a_o unworthy_a thing_n to_o plead_v hardness_n of_o achieve_v where_o the_o benefit_n will_v more_o than_o requite_v the_o endeavour_n our_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v above_o we_o know_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o be_v sweet_a and_o glorious_a the_o passage_n difficult_a the_o giantly_o son_n of_o anak_n the_o power_n of_o darkness_n stand_v in_o our_o way_n if_o we_o sit_v down_o and_o complain_v we_o shall_v once_o know_v that_o without_o shall_v be_v the_o fearful_a rev._n 21._o 8._o verse_n 30._o joshua_n be_v silent_a and_o wise_o spare_v his_o tongue_n for_o a_o further_a advantage_n only_o caleb_n speak_v i_o do_v not_o hear_v he_o say_v who_o be_o i_o to_o strive_v with_o the_o multitude_n
what_o can_v joshua_n and_o i_o do_v against_o ten_o ruler_n it_o be_v better_a to_o sit_v still_o than_o to_o rise_v and_o fall_v but_o he_o resolve_v to_o swim_v against_o this_o stream_n and_o will_v either_o draw_v friend_n to_o the_o truth_n or_o enemy_n upon_o himself_o true_a christian_a fortitude_n teach_v we_o not_o to_o regard_v the_o number_n or_o quality_n of_o the_o opponent_n but_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o care_v not_o to_o stand_v alone_o and_o challenge_v all_o comer_n and_o if_o it_o can_v be_v oppose_v by_o as_o many_o world_n as_o man_n it_o may_v be_v overbear_v but_o it_o can_v be_v daunt_v whereas_o popularity_n carry_v weak_a mind_n and_o teach_v they_o the_o safety_n of_o err_v with_o a_o multitude_n caleb_n see_v the_o giantly_o anakim_v and_o the_o wall_a city_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n and_o yet_o he_o say_v let_v we_o go_v up_o and_o possess_v it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o to_o go_v and_o see_v and_o conquer_v faith_n be_v courageous_a and_o make_v nothing_o of_o these_o danger_n that_o daunt_v other_o verse_n 31._o see_v the_o idle_a plea_n of_o distrust_n we_o be_v not_o able_a they_o be_v strong_a can_v not_o god_n enable_v they_o be_v he_o not_o strong_a than_o their_o giant_n have_v he_o not_o promise_v to_o displace_v the_o canaanite_n to_o settle_v they_o in_o their_o stead_n how_o much_o more_o easy_a be_v it_o for_o we_o to_o spy_v their_o weakness_n than_o for_o they_o to_o espy_v the_o strength_n of_o their_o adversary_n when_o we_o measure_v our_o spiritual_a success_n by_o our_o own_o power_n we_o be_v vanquish_v before_o we_o fight_v he_o that_o will_v overcome_v must_v neither_o look_v upon_o his_o own_o arm_n nor_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o enemy_n but_o the_o mouth_n and_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o have_v promise_v and_o can_v perform_v who_o be_v we_o flesh_n and_o blood_n with_o our_o breath_n in_o our_o nostril_n that_o we_o shall_v fight_v with_o principality_n power_n spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o heavenly_a place_n the_o matter_n be_v too_o unequal_a we_o be_v like_o grasshopper_n to_o these_o giant_n when_o we_o compare_v ourselves_o with_o they_o how_o can_v we_o but_o despair_n when_o we_o compare_v they_o with_o god_n how_o can_v we_o be_v discourage_v he_o that_o have_v bring_v we_o into_o this_o field_n have_v promise_v we_o victory_n god_n know_v their_o strength_n ere_o he_o offer_v to_o commit_v we_o verse_n 33._o it_o be_v very_o material_a with_o what_o eye_n we_o look_v upon_o all_o subject_n fear_n do_v not_o more_o multiply_v evil_n than_o faith_n deminish_v they_o which_o be_v therefore_o bold_a because_o it_o either_o see_v not_o or_o contemn_v that_o terror_n which_o fear_n represent_v to_o the_o weak_a there_o be_v none_o so_o valiant_a as_o the_o believer_n well_o may_v these_o israelite_n have_v think_v be_v not_o the_o amalekite_v strong_a than_o we_o be_v not_o they_o arm_v we_o naked_a do_v not_o the_o only_a hand_n of_o moses_n by_o lift_v up_o beat_v they_o down_o whence_o have_v the_o anakim_v their_o strength_n but_o from_o he_o that_o bid_v we_o go_v up_o against_o they_o but_o now_o their_o fear_n have_v not_o leave_v they_o so_o much_o reason_n as_o to_o compare_v their_o adversary_n with_o other_o but_o only_o with_o themselves_o doubtless_o these_o giant_n be_v mighty_a but_o their_o fear_n have_v stretch_v they_o out_o some_o cubit_n beyond_o their_o stature_n distrust_n make_v our_o danger_n great_a and_o our_o help_n less_o than_o they_o be_v and_o forecasts_a ever_o worse_o than_o shall_v be_v and_o if_o evil_n be_v possible_a it_o make_v they_o certain_a chap._n fourteen_o verse_n 5._o it_o have_v be_v time_n for_o the_o israelite_n to_o have_v fall_v down_o on_o their_o face_n and_o have_v say_v go_v to_o god_n for_o we_o in_o your_o prayer_n go_v before_o we_o in_o your_o direction_n but_o now_o on_o the_o contrary_a moses_n and_o aaron_n fall_v on_o their_o face_n to_o they_o and_o sue_v to_o they_o that_o they_o will_v be_v content_a to_o be_v conduct_v have_v they_o be_v suffer_v to_o depart_v they_o have_v perish_v moses_n and_o his_o few_o have_v be_v victorious_a and_o yet_o as_o if_o he_o can_v not_o be_v happy_a without_o they_o he_o fall_v on_o his_o face_n to_o they_o that_o they_o will_v stay_v we_o have_v never_o so_o much_o need_v to_o be_v importune_v as_o in_o those_o thing_n who_o benefit_n shall_v make_v we_o most_o importunate_a the_o sweetness_n of_o god_n law_n and_o our_o promise_a glory_n be_v such_o as_o shall_v draw_v all_o heart_n after_o it_o and_o yet_o if_o we_o do_v not_o sue_v to_o man_n as_o for_o life_n that_o they_o will_v be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n and_o be_v save_v i_o doubt_v whether_o they_o will_v obey_v yea_o it_o be_v well_o if_o our_o suit_n be_v sufficient_a to_o prevail_v verse_n 10._o though_o moses_n and_o aaron_n entreat_v upon_o their_o face_n and_o joshua_n and_o caleb_n persuade_v and_o rend_v their_o garment_n yet_o they_o move_v nothing_o the_o obstinate_a multitude_n grow_v more_o violent_a with_o oppose_v be_v ready_a to_o return_v they_o stone_n for_o their_o prayer_n such_o have_v be_v ever_o the_o thanks_o of_o fidelity_n and_o truth_n cross_v wickedness_n prove_v desperate_a and_o instead_o of_o yield_v seek_v for_o revenge_n nothing_o be_v so_o hateful_a to_o a_o resolute_a sinner_n as_o good_a counsel_n we_o be_v become_v enemy_n to_o the_o world_n because_o we_o tell_v they_o truth_n verse_n 13._o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o israel_n that_o moses_n respect_v as_o god_n in_o israel_n he_o be_v thrifty_a and_o zealous_a for_o his_o maker_n and_o will_v not_o have_v he_o lose_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o mighty_a deliverance_n nor_o will_v abide_v a_o pretence_n for_o any_o egyptian_a dog_n to_o bark_n against_o the_o powerful_a work_n of_o god_n then_o the_o egyptian_n shall_v hear_v it_o if_o israel_n can_v have_v perish_v without_o dishonour_n to_o god_n perhaps_o moses_n his_o hatred_n to_o their_o unbelief_n will_v have_v overcome_v his_o natural_a love_n and_o he_o have_v let_v go_v alone_o now_o so_o tender_a be_v he_o over_o the_o name_n of_o god_n that_o he_o will_v rather_o have_v israel_n escape_v with_o a_o sin_n than_o god_n glory_n shall_v be_v blemish_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n by_o a_o just_a judgement_n he_o see_v that_o the_o eye_n and_o tongue_n of_o all_o the_o world_n be_v intent_n upon_o israel_n he_o know_v how_o ready_a the_o world_n will_v be_v to_o miscontrue_a and_o how_o the_o heathen_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o cast_v imputation_n of_o levity_n or_o impotence_n upon_o god_n and_o therefore_o say_v then_o the_o egyptian_n will_v hear_v it_o happy_a be_v that_o man_n that_o can_v make_v god_n glory_n the_o scope_n of_o all_o his_o action_n and_o desire_n nor_o care_v for_o his_o own_o welfare_n nor_o fear_v the_o misery_n of_o other_o but_o with_o respect_n to_o god_n in_o both_o chap._n xv._n verse_n 20._o the_o substance_n of_o this_o law_n be_v to_o teach_v they_o from_o whence_o they_o enjoy_v their_o land_n their_o corn_n their_o wine_n and_o their_o dew_n and_o all_o that_o they_o possess_v to_o wit_n by_o the_o mere_a gift_n and_o blessing_n of_o god_n whatever_o we_o possess_v by_o the_o sole_a gift_n of_o god_n we_o possess_v it_o of_o who_o shall_v we_o receive_v our_o food_n if_o we_o seek_v it_o not_o at_o god_n hand_n if_o the_o child_n want_v food_n and_o raiment_n to_o who_o shall_v he_o go_v but_o to_o his_o father_n and_o as_o we_o have_v our_o meat_n from_o god_n so_o we_o must_v eat_v and_o drink_v as_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o if_o we_o do_v but_o serious_o think_v upon_o this_o truth_n that_o god_n be_v present_a with_o we_o at_o our_o table_n that_o he_o sit_v down_o and_o rise_v with_o we_o it_o will_v teach_v we_o more_o sobriety_n and_o moderation_n than_o be_v common_o use_v at_o our_o meal_n it_o be_v therefore_o our_o duty_n whatever_o we_o have_v receive_v whether_o it_o be_v little_a or_o much_o to_o employ_v it_o to_o good_a use_n we_o must_v take_v special_a care_n not_o to_o abuse_v god_n gift_n or_o wrong_v any_o his_o creature_n we_o enjoy_v in_o as_o much_o as_o in_o wrong_v they_o we_o wrong_v god_n himself_o the_o giver_n of_o they_o verse_n 38._o this_o fringe_n be_v to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v they_o as_o you_o may_v read_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n and_o therefore_o be_v term_v philactery_n i._n e._n conservatory_n so_o call_v because_o by_o the_o use_n of_o they_o the_o law_n be_v keep_v in_o remembrance_n god_n have_v charge_v the_o jew_n to_o wear_v these_o border_n for_o this_o end_n as_o also_o to_o bind_v the_o
now_o their_o heart_n will_v have_v misgive_v but_o lo_o these_o bold_a traitor_n stand_v impudent_o stare_v in_o the_o door_n of_o their_o tent_n as_o if_o they_o will_v outface_v the_o revenge_n of_o god_n as_o if_o moses_n have_v never_o wrought_v miracle_n before_o they_o as_o if_o no_o israelite_n have_v ever_o bleed_v for_o rebel_a those_o that_o shall_v perish_v be_v blind_v pride_n and_o infidelity_n obdure_v the_o heart_n and_o make_v even_o coward_n fearless_a verse_n 31._o in_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n case_n god_n may_v seem_v to_o proceed_v apace_o towards_o execution_n but_o yet_o it_o have_v all_o these_o pause_n in_o arrest_n of_o judgement_n and_o these_o reprieve_n before_o execution_n first_o when_o moses_n have_v information_n of_o their_o factious_a proceed_n he_o fall_v upon_o his_o face_n before_o god_n and_o lament_n and_o deprecates_n in_o their_o behalf_n verse_n 4._o he_o call_v they_o to_o a_o fair_a trial_n and_o examination_n the_o next_o day_n verse_n 5._o and_o they_o say_v we_o will_v not_o come_v verse_n 12._o and_o again_o which_o imply_v that_o moses_n cite_v they_o again_o we_o will_v not_o come_v verse_n 14._o and_o moses_n go_v up_o to_o they_o again_o and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n follow_v and_o all_o prevail_v not_o and_o then_o moses_n come_v to_o pronounce_v judgement_n verse_n 29._o and_o after_o and_o yet_o not_o present_o after_o the_o judgement_n execution_n follow_v verse_n 31._o thus_o still_o god_n go_v his_o own_o way_n to_o speak_v before_o he_o strike_v to_o lighten_v before_o he_o thunder_v to_o warn_v before_o he_o wound_v verse_n 41._o here_o instead_o of_o pray_v these_o israelite_n murmur_n instead_o of_o pray_v to_o god_n murmur_n against_o moses_n what_o have_v the_o righteous_a do_v it_o be_v the_o hard_a condition_n of_o authority_n that_o when_o the_o multitude_n fare_v well_o they_o applaud_v themselves_o when_o ill_o they_o repine_v against_o their_o governor_n who_o can_v hope_v to_o be_v free_a if_o moses_n and_o aaron_n escape_v not_o never_o any_o prince_n so_o merit_v a_o people_n he_o thrust_v himself_o upon_o the_o pike_n of_o pharaoh_n tyranny_n he_o bring_v they_o from_o a_o bondage_n worse_o than_o death_n his_o rod_n divide_v the_o sea_n and_o share_v life_n to_o they_o death_n to_o their_o pursuer_n who_o will_v not_o have_v think_v these_o man_n so_o oblige_v to_o moses_n that_o no_o death_n can_v have_v open_v their_o mouth_n or_o raise_v their_o hand_n against_o he_o yet_o now_o when_o their_o fellow_n be_v just_o punish_v of_o god_n they_o murmur_v against_o moses_n no_o marvel_n if_o we_o deal_v so_o with_o man_n when_o god_n receive_v this_o measure_n from_o we_o one_o year_n of_o famine_n one_o summer_n of_o pestilence_n make_v we_o overlook_a all_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n and_o more_o to_o mutiny_v at_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o evil_n than_o to_o praise_v he_o for_o our_o variety_n of_o good_a o_o god_n i_o have_v make_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o thy_o mercy_n if_o i_o have_v not_o learn_v to_o be_v content_a with_o thy_o correction_n chap._n xvii_o verse_n 1._o how_o desirous_a be_v god_n to_o give_v satisfaction_n even_o to_o the_o obstinate_a there_o be_v nothing_o more_o material_a than_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v assure_v their_o spiritual_a guide_n have_v their_o commission_n and_o call_v from_o god_n the_o want_n whereof_o be_v a_o prejudice_n to_o our_o success_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o but_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n will_v not_o receive_v good_a but_o from_o due_a messenger_n verse_n 2._o before_o god_n call_v all_o man_n be_v alike_o every_o name_n be_v alike_o write_v in_o their_o rod_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n in_o the_o letter_n in_o the_o wood_n neither_o the_o character_n be_v fair_a nor_o the_o staff_n more_o precious_a it_o be_v the_o choice_n of_o god_n that_o make_v the_o distinction_n so_o be_v it_o in_o our_o calling_n of_o christianity_n all_o be_v equal_o devoid_a of_o possibility_n of_o grace_n all_o equal_o liveless_a by_o nature_n we_o be_v all_o son_n of_o wrath_n if_o we_o be_v now_o better_o than_o other_o who_o separate_v we_o we_o be_v all_o crab-stock_n in_o this_o orchard_n of_o god_n he_o may_v graft_v what_o fruit_n he_o please_v upon_o we_o only_o the_o grace_n and_o effectual_a call_v of_o god_n make_v the_o difference_n verse_n 5._o before_o god_n wrought_v miracle_n in_o the_o rod_n of_o moses_n now_o in_o the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n as_o pharaoh_n may_v see_v himself_o in_o moses_n his_o rod_n who_o of_o a_o rod_n of_o defence_n and_o protection_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o venomous_a serpent_n so_o israel_n may_v see_v themselves_o in_o the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n every_o tribe_n and_o every_o israelite_n be_v of_o himself_o as_o a_o sear-stick_a without_o life_n without_o sap_n and_o if_o any_o one_o of_o they_o have_v power_n to_o live_v and_o flourish_v he_o must_v acknowledge_v it_o from_o the_o immediate_a power_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n verse_n 6._o these_o 12_o head_n of_o israel_n will_v never_o have_v write_v their_o name_n in_o their_o rod_n but_o in_o hope_n they_o may_v be_v choose_v to_o this_o dignity_n what_o a_o honour_n be_v this_o priesthood_n whereof_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n be_v ambitious_a if_o they_o have_v not_o think_v it_o a_o high_a preferment_n they_o have_v not_o so_o much_o envy_v the_o office_n of_o aaron_n what_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o this_o change_n be_v the_o evangelical_n administration_n of_o less_o worth_n than_o the_o levitical_a while_o the_o testament_n be_v better_a be_v the_o service_n worse_o how_o be_v it_o that_o the_o great_a think_v themselves_o too_o great_a for_o this_o employment_n how_o be_v it_o that_o under_o the_o gospel_n man_n be_v disparage_v with_o that_o which_o honour_v they_o under_o the_o law_n that_o their_o ambition_n and_o scorn_n meet_v in_o one_o subject_n verse_n 7._o these_o 12_o rod_n be_v not_o lay_v up_o in_o several_a cabinet_n of_o their_o owner_n but_o be_v bring_v forth_o and_o lay_v before_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v fit_a god_n shall_v make_v choice_n of_o his_o own_o attendant_n even_o we_o man_n hold_v it_o injurious_a to_o have_v servant_n obtrude_v upon_o we_o by_o other_o never_o shall_v that_o man_n have_v comfort_n in_o his_o ministry_n who_o god_n have_v not_o choose_v the_o great_a commander_n of_o the_o world_n have_v set_v every_o man_n in_o his_o station_n to_o one_o he_o have_v say_v stand_v thou_o in_o this_o tower_n and_o watch_n to_o another_o make_v thou_o good_a these_o trench_n to_o a_o three_o dig_v thou_o in_o this_o i_o he_o that_o give_v and_o know_v our_o ability_n can_v best_o set_v we_o on_o work_n verse_n 8._o this_o rod_n be_v the_o pastoral_a staff_n of_o aaron_n the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o israel_n god_n rectify_v his_o approbation_n of_o his_o charge_n by_o the_o fruit._n that_o a_o rod_n cut_v off_o from_o the_o tree_n shall_v blossom_v it_o be_v strange_a but_o that_o in_o one_o night_n it_o shall_v bear_v bud_n blossom_n and_o fruit_n and_o that_o both_o ripe_a and_o hard_a it_o be_v high_o miraculous_a the_o same_o power_n that_o revive_v the_o dead_a plant_n in_o winter_n in_o the_o spring_n do_v it_o here_o without_o earth_n without_o time_n without_o sun_n that_o israel_n may_v see_v and_o grant_v it_o be_v no_o reason_n his_o choice_n shall_v be_v limit_v who_o power_n be_v unlimited_a verse_n 10._o the_o same_o god_n which_o by_o many_o transient_a demonstration_n have_v approve_v the_o call_n of_o aaron_n to_o israel_n will_v now_o have_v a_o permanent_a memorial_n of_o their_o conjunction_n that_o whensoever_o they_o shall_v see_v this_o relic_n they_o may_v be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o presumption_n and_o infidelity_n the_o name_n of_o aaron_n be_v not_o more_o plain_o write_v in_o that_o rod_n than_o the_o sin_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o and_o how_o much_o more_o israel_n find_v rebellion_n beat_v with_o this_o rod_n appear_v in_o the_o follow_a complaint_n behold_v we_o be_v dead_a we_o perish_v god_n know_v how_o to_o extort_v glory_n to_o his_o own_o name_n from_o the_o most_o obstinate_a gainsayer_n chap._n xviii_o verse_n 20._o if_o the_o lord_n himself_o be_v aaron_n portion_n and_o his_o inheritance_n why_o shall_v not_o aaron_n content_v himself_o though_o he_o have_v no_o other_o inheritance_n among_o the_o people_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o god_n child_n who_o be_v his_o royal_a priesthood_n why_o shall_v not_o they_o rest_v well_o content_v although_o they_o want_v a_o inheritance_n inthe_n thing_n of_o this_o world_n and_o why_o may_v not_o every_o child_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n say_v god_n himself_o be_v my_o portion_n and_o god_n all-sufficient_a in_o himself_o be_v all-sufficient_a unto_o i_o
wife_n as_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n of_o his_o church_n eph._n 5._o to_o rule_n to_o defend_v it_o to_o provide_v for_o it_o therefore_o as_o the_o church_n be_v in_o subjection_n to_o christ_n so_o ought_v the_o wife_n to_o be_v to_o her_o husband_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o wife_n to_o acknowledge_v their_o duty_n and_o to_o yield_v without_o strive_v subjection_n to_o their_o husband_n it_o be_v also_o the_o duty_n of_o husband_n see_v authority_n be_v commit_v unto_o they_o over_o their_o wife_n to_o love_v they_o tender_o even_o as_o christ_n love_v his_o church_n eph._n 5._o it_o be_v his_o duty_n likewise_o to_o dwell_v with_o his_o wife_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 7._o and_o why_o to_o dwell_v together_o but_o that_o the_o husband_n shall_v yield_v to_o his_o wife_n these_o four_o thing_n first_o good_a example_n second_o instruction_n three_o maintenance_n and_o last_o employment_n in_o her_o call_v for_o his_o good_a and_o his_o family_n verse_n 9_o it_o be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n to_o vow_n or_o not_o to_o vow_v but_o when_o we_o have_v vow_v it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o break_v it_o vovere_fw-la nusquam_fw-la est_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la say_v bellarm._n l._n z._n de_fw-fr mona_n for_o as_o for_o that_o of_o the_o psalm_n 76._o 11._o vow_v and_o perform_v to_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n be_v not_o purum_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la say_v mr._n cartwright_n a_o pure_a precept_n but_o like_o that_o in_o the_o new-testament_n be_v angry_a and_o sin_n not_o where_o anger_n be_v not-commanded_n but_o limit_v so_o neither_o be_v we_o simple_o command_v to_o vow_v but_o have_v voluntary_o vow_v we_o must_v not_o break_v it_o nor_o yet_o may_v we_o defer_v to_o pay_v it_o delay_n be_v take_v for_o denial_n excuse_n for_o refusal_n we_o must_v therefore_o come_v off_o with_o our_o vow_n roundly_o and_o ready_o as_o those_o zech._n 5._o 9_o that_o have_v wing_n and_o wind_n in_o their_o wing_n be_v not_o the_o nine_o leper_n condemn_v by_o christ_n for_o their_o negligence_n and_o unthankfulness_n luke_n 17._o god_n love_v a_o cheerful_a giver_n chap._n xxxi_o verse_n 2._o we_o must_v first_o do_v our_o work_n and_o then_o god_n will_v pay_v we_o our_o wage_n first_o fight_v our_o good_a fight_n against_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v to_o avenge_v ourselves_o of_o the_o midianite_n in_o the_o text_n and_o then_o god_n will_v give_v we_o the_o crown_n of_o glory_n avenge_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n of_o the_o midianite_n say_v the_o lord_n here_o and_o afterward_o thou_o shall_v be_v gather_v to_o thy_o people_n to_o that_o great_a panegyris_n the_o general_n assembly_n and_o church_n of_o the_o first-born_a in_o heaven_n to_o that_o glorious_a amphitheatre_n where_o the_o saint_n shall_v see_v and_o say_v look_v yonder_o be_v peter_n and_o that_o be_v paul_n we_o shall_v sit_v down_o with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n have_v communion_n with_o they_o not_o only_o as_o godly_a man_n but_o as_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n verse_n 8._o balaam_n pretend_v a_o haste_n homeward_o but_o he_o linger_v so_o long_o that_o he_o leave_v his_o bone_n in_o midian_a how_o just_o do_v he_o perish_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o israel_n who_o tongue_n have_v insensible_o slay_v so_o many_o thousand_o of_o they_o as_o it_o be_v usual_o say_v of_o the_o devil_n that_o he_o go_v away_o in_o a_o stench_n so_o may_v it_o true_o be_v say_v of_o this_o prophet_n of_o he_o according_a to_o the_o fashion_n of_o all_o hypocrite_n his_o word_n be_v good_a his_o action_n abominable_a he_o will_v not_o curse_v but_o he_o will_v advise_v and_o his_o counsel_n be_v worse_a than_o a_o curse_n for_o his_o curse_n have_v hurt_v none_o but_o himself_o his_o counsel_n cost_v the_o blood_n of_o four_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o israelite_n he_o that_o have_v hear_v god_n speak_v by_o balaam_n will_v not_o look_v for_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o same_o mouth_n and_o if_o god_n himself_o have_v not_o witness_v against_o he_o who_o can_v believe_v that_o the_o same_o tongue_n that_o utter_v so_o divine_a prophecy_n shall_v utter_v so_o villainous_a and_o curse_a advice_n hypocrisy_n gain_v this_o of_o man_n that_o it_o may_v do_v evil_a unsuspected_a but_o now_o he_o that_o hear_v what_o he_o speak_v in_o balaac_n ear_n have_v beray_v and_o condemn_v his_o counsel_n and_o himself_o verse_n 15._o the_o woman_n be_v they_o that_o have_v cause_v israel_n to_o sin_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o save_v they_o leave_v they_o may_v entice_v israel_n to_o sin_v the_o second_o time_n if_o we_o will_v avoid_v the_o sin_n we_o must_v have_v a_o care_n to_o fly_v the_o temptation_n if_o we_o will_v not_o commit_v the_o act_n of_o uncleanness_n we_o must_v not_o keep_v company_n with_o unclean_a person_n we_o must_v stand_v a_o loof_o and_o keep_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o all_o occasion_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o to_o pray_v lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n and_o yet_o to_o run_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o thrust_v our_o finger_n into_o the_o fire_n and_o then_o pray_v that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v burn_v a_o good_a man_n dare_v not_o come_v near_o the_o train_n though_o he_o be_v far_o off_o the_o blow_n he_o will_v not_o dare_v to_o play_v near_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o asp_n lest_o he_o slip_v into_o it_o he_o will_v not_o dally_v with_o the_o devil_n know_v full_a well_o that_o sin_n be_v very_o infinuative_a and_o that_o the_o old_a serpent_n if_o he_o once_o get_v in_o his_o head_n will_v quick_o wind_v in_o his_o whole_a body_n verse_n 16._o this_o policy_n be_v fetch_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o hell_n it_o be_v not_o for_o lack_v of_o desire_n that_o i_o say_v balaam_n to_o balaac_n curse_v not_o israel_n thou_o do_v not_o more_o wish_v their_o destruction_n than_o i_o do_v thy_o wealth_n and_o honour_n but_o so_o long_o as_o they_o hold_v firm_a with_o god_n there_o be_v no_o sorcery_n against_o jacob_n withdraw_v god_n from_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v fall_v alone_o and_o curse_v themselves_o draw_v they_o into_o sin_n and_o thou_o shall_v withdraw_v god_n from_o they_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n more_o plausible_a than_o wantonness_n one_o fornication_n shall_v draw_v in_o another_o and_o both_o shall_v fetch_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n after_o they_o send_v your_o fair_a woman_n into_o their_o tent_n their_o sight_n shall_v draw_v they_o to_o lust_n their_o lust_n to_o folly_n their_o folly_n to_o idolatry_n and_o now_o god_n shall_v curse_v they_o for_o thou_o unasked_a where_o balaam_n speak_v well_o there_o be_v never_o any_o prophet_n speak_v more_o divine_o where_o he_o speak_v ill_o there_o be_v never_o any_o devil_n speak_v more_o desperate_o ill_a counsel_n seldom_o succee_v not_o god_n seed_n fall_v often_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o root_n not_o but_o the_o tare_n never_o likely_a miss_n verse_n 31._o it_o be_v worth_a the_o observation_n to_o consider_v that_o before_o the_o death_n of_o anron_n moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v join_v together_o so_o after_o his_o death_n moses_n and_o eleazar_n the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o minister_n as_o the_o hand_n and_o eye_n be_v in_o the_o body_n then_o do_v the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n flourish_v when_o these_o two_o go_v hand_n in_o hand_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o go_v to_o wrack_v when_o they_o be_v separate_v and_o draw_v several_a way_n verse_n 35._o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o victory_n that_o god_n give_v his_o people_n here_o appear_v by_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o people_n and_o reservation_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o have_v not_o know_v man_n which_o escape_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n learn_v hereby_o first_o that_o the_o iniquity_n of_o a_o people_n or_o nation_n make_v the_o lord_n to_o destroy_v they_o and_o lay_v they_o waste_v sometime_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o enemy_n as_o in_o this_o place_n and_o sometime_o by_o other_o judgement_n second_o that_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n providence_n be_v upon_o all_o man_n and_o all_o their_o way_n in_o that_o he_o destroy_v multitude_n and_o nation_n as_o well_o as_o single_a person_n which_o may_v serve_v to_o reprove_v those_o that_o magnify_v themselves_o against_o god_n think_v to_o prevail_v and_o escape_v for_o their_o multitude_n sake_n three_o this_o admonish_v every_o country_n city_n and_o nation_n if_o they_o will_v enjoy_v their_o land_n and_o good_n in_o peace_n they_o must_v seek_v to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o if_o they_o will_v not_o have_v destruction_n come_v upon_o they_o from_o god_n let_v they_o not_o draw_v it_o upon_o themselves_o by_o their_o sin_n verse_n 49._o there_o lack_v not_o one_o man_n of_o we_o say_v they_o here_o therefore_o we_o have_v bring_v a_o
it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o inferior_n to_o reverence_n their_o superior_n in_o gesture_n in_o word_n and_o in_o deed_n because_o superior_n bear_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o be_v to_o their_o inferior_n in_o god_n place_n as_o moses_n be_v to_o aaron_n when_o god_n say_v exod._n 4._o thou_o shall_v be_v unto_o he_o instead_o of_o god_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v the_o place_n of_o subjection_n be_v not_o a_o unlawful_a call_v and_o that_o christianity_n do_v not_o abolish_v magistracy_n and_o civil_a authority_n but_o rather_o ratify_v and_o establish_v it_o verse_n 6._o marriage_n be_v not_o to_o be_v enforce_v upon_o any_o either_o by_o the_o magistrate_n or_o parent_n gen._n 24._o 57_o 1_o cor._n 7._o 39_o for_o this_o be_v to_o exeercise_v tyranny_n over_o our_o child_n for_o as_o child_n be_v to_o have_v the_o consent_n of_o their_o careful_a parent_n and_o not_o to_o dare_v to_o bestow_v themselves_o without_o their_o advice_n so_o likewise_o parent_n ought_v to_o have_v the_o consent_n of_o their_o child_n and_o not_o bestow_v they_o upon_o other_o against_o their_o will_n for_o that_o be_v to_o lay_v a_o evil_a foundation_n and_o to_o fill_v the_o house_n with_o jar_n and_o dissension_n and_o their_o child_n with_o misery_n who_o will_v beg_v with_o better_a will_n where_o they_o like_v than_o live_v without_o love_n in_o abundance_n verse_n 8._o every_o daughter_n shall_v be_v a_o wife_n unto_o one_o of_o the_o family_n which_o teach_v we_o that_o however_o the_o marry_n of_o many_o wife_n be_v practise_v among_o the_o patriarch_n and_o people_n of_o god_n yet_o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o one_o man_n shall_v have_v one_o wife_n and_o not_o wife_n but_o the_o main_a point_n we_o learn_v from_o hence_o be_v that_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n must_v remain_v and_o continue_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o tribe_n now_o if_o it_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n that_o every_o man_n keep_v his_o proper_a inheritance_n then_o certain_o distinction_n of_o inheritance_n be_v agreeable_a to_o his_o word_n we_o be_v teach_v likewise_o from_o this_o text_n that_o parent_n shall_v provide_v for_o their_o daughter_n as_o well_o as_o son_n and_o not_o to_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o wide_a world_n especial_o in_o these_o our_o day_n wherein_o more_o enquiry_n be_v make_v after_o what_o they_o have_v than_o what_o they_o be_v and_o what_o good_n be_v without_o they_o than_o what_o good_a quality_n be_v within_o nature_n teach_v that_o if_o any_o member_n be_v weak_a it_o be_v chief_o to_o be_v strengthen_v the_o woman_n be_v the_o weak_a and_o therefore_o need_v to_o be_v support_v verse_n 10._o these_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n obey_v the_o judgement_n of_o moses_n and_o marry_v in_o their_o tribe_n teach_v we_o at_o this_o day_n to_o rest_v in_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o not_o to_o run_v from_o court_n to_o court_v only_o in_o malice_n and_o a_o contentious_a spirit_n till_o we_o have_v enrich_v other_o and_o beggar_a ourselves_o there_o may_v be_v sometime_o a_o use_n of_o appeal_n or_o go_v about_o again_o upon_o better_a light_n but_o let_v not_o reason_n be_v pretend_v when_o they_o be_v not_o to_o satisfy_v our_o malice_n or_o revenge_n for_o god_n see_v and_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o peace_n will_v ever_o show_v his_o dislike_n of_o quarrel_v and_o contention_n a_o practical_a commentary_n upon_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n call_v deuteronomy_n chap._n i._o verse_n 22._o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v at_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n if_o the_o israelite_n have_v go_v to_o canaan_n without_o enquiry_n their_o confidence_n have_v possess_v it_o now_o they_o send_v to_o espy_v the_o land_n sixty_o thousand_o of_o they_o never_o live_v to_o see_v it_o and_o yet_o i_o see_v god_n in_o number_n 13._o enjoin_v they_o to_o send_v but_o enjoin_v it_o upon_o their_o instance_n some_o thing_n god_n allow_v in_o judgement_n their_o importunity_n and_o distrust_n extort_a from_o god_n this_o occasion_n of_o their_o overthrow_n that_o which_o the_o lord_n move_v unto_o prosper_v but_o that_o which_o we_o move_v he_o to_o first_o seldom_o succee_v what_o need_v they_o doubt_v of_o the_o goodness_n of_o that_o land_n which_o god_n tell_v they_o do_v flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n what_o need_v they_o doubt_v of_o obtain_v that_o which_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v when_o we_o will_v send_v forth_o our_o sense_n to_o be_v our_o scout_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o rather_o dare_v trust_v man_n than_o god_n we_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v deceive_v verse_n 27._o now_o be_v moses_n in_o danger_n of_o lose_v all_o the_o cost_n and_o care_n that_o ever_o he_o bestow_v upon_o israel_n his_o people_n be_v already_o go_v back_o to_o egypt_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o their_o body_n be_v return_v o_o you_o rebellious_a hebrew_n where_o shall_v god_n have_v you_o at_o last_o do_v ever_o moses_n promise_v to_o bring_v you_o to_o a_o fruitful_a land_n without_o inhabitant_n to_o give_v you_o a_o rich_a country_n without_o resistance_n be_v not_o the_o grave_n of_o canaan_n as_o good_a as_o those_o of_o egypt_n what_o can_v you_o but_o die_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o anakim_v can_v you_o hope_v for_o less_o from_o the_o egyptian_n be_v there_o less_o hope_v from_o the_o enemy_n that_o shall_v be_v when_o you_o go_v under_o strong_a and_o expert_a leader_n than_o from_o the_o enemy_n that_o be_v when_o you_o shall_v return_v masterless_a feeble_a mind_n when_o they_o meet_v with_o cross_n they_o look_v not_o for_o repent_v of_o their_o good_a beginning_n and_o wish_v any_o difficulty_n rather_o than_o that_o they_o find_v how_o many_o have_v pull_v back_o their_o foot_n from_o the_o narrow_a way_n for_o the_o trouble_n of_o a_o good_a profession_n verse_n 28._o it_o have_v be_v happy_a for_o israel_n if_o caleb_n counsel_n have_v be_v as_o effectual_a as_o good_a but_o how_o easy_o have_v these_o ruler_n discourage_v a_o fainthearted_a people_n instead_o of_o lift_v up_o their_o ensign_n and_o march_v towards_o canaan_n they_o set_v they_o down_o and_o murmur_v i_o fear_v if_o there_o have_v be_v ten_o calebs_n to_o persuade_v and_o but_o two_o faint_a spy_n to_o discourage_v they_o those_o two_o coward_n will_v have_v prevail_v against_o those_o ten_o solicitor_n how_o much_o more_o now_o ten_o oppose_v and_o but_o two_o encourage_v a_o easy_a rhetoric_n draw_v we_o to_o the_o worse_a part_n yea_o it_o be_v hard_a not_o to_o run_v down_o the_o hill_n the_o faction_n of_o evil_n be_v so_o much_o strong_a in_o our_o nature_n than_o that_o of_o good_a that_o every_o least_o motion_n prevail_v for_o the_o one_o scarce_o any_o suit_n for_o the_o other_o verse_n 34._o that_o god_n which_o be_v invisible_o present_a while_o those_o israelite_n sin_v when_o they_o have_v sin_v show_v himself_o glorious_a and_o full_a of_o power_n they_o do_v not_o believe_v before_o that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v they_o into_o that_o good_a land_n of_o canaan_n now_o they_o shall_v believe_v but_o never_o enter_v they_o may_v have_v see_v god_n before_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o sin_n now_o they_o can_v choose_v but_o see_v he_o in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o sin_n unusual_o terrible_a that_o they_o may_v with_o shame_n and_o horror_n confess_v he_o able_a to_o defend_v able_a to_o revenge_v the_o help_n of_o god_n use_v to_o show_v its_o self_n in_o extremity_n he_o that_o can_v prevent_v evil_n conceal_v his_o aid_n till_o danger_n be_v ripe_a and_o then_o he_o be_v fearful_a as_o before_o he_o seem_v connivent_fw-la verse_n 37._o what_o a_o weary_a life_n do_v moses_n lead_v in_o these_o continual_a succession_n of_o conspiracy_n what_o do_v he_o gain_v by_o his_o troublesome_a government_n but_o danger_n and_o despite_n who_o but_o he_o will_v not_o have_v wish_v himself_o rather_o with_o the_o sheep_n of_o jethro_n than_o with_o these_o wolf_n of_o israel_n but_o as_o he_o dare_v not_o quit_v his_o shepherd_n crook_n without_o the_o call_n of_o god_n so_o now_o he_o dare_v not_o his_o sceptre_n except_o he_o be_v dismiss_v of_o he_o that_o call_v he_o no_o trouble_n no_o opposition_n can_v drive_v he_o from_o his_o place_n we_o be_v too_o weak_a if_o we_o suffer_v man_n to_o chase_v we_o from_o that_o station_n where_o god_n have_v set_v we_o but_o what_o be_v this_o note_a sin_n here_o that_o deserve_v god_n anger_n israel_n murmur_v for_o water_n god_n bid_v moses_n take_v the_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o rock_n to_o give_v water_n moses_n instead_o of_o speak_v and_o strike_v the_o rock_n with_o his_o voice_n strike_v it_o with_o his_o rod_n here_o be_v his_o sin_n a_o overreach_v of_o his_o commission_n a_o fearfulness_n and_o
distrust_n of_o the_o effect_n his_o rod_n he_o know_v be_v approve_v for_o miracle_n he_o know_v not_o how_o powerful_a his_o voice_n may_v be_v therefore_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v but_o strike_v and_o strike_v twice_o for_o fail_v it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n in_o divine_a matter_n to_o go_v beyond_o our_o warrant_n those_o sin_n which_o seem_v trivial_a to_o man_n be_v heinous_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n any_o thing_n that_o savour_v of_o infidelity_n displease_v he_o more_o than_o some_o other_o crime_n of_o morality_n yet_o the_o move_n of_o the_o rod_n be_v but_o a_o diverse_a thing_n from_o the_o move_n of_o the_o tongne_n it_o be_v not_o contrary_a he_o do_v not_o forbid_v the_o one_o but_o he_o command_v the_o other_o this_o be_v but_o across_o the_o stream_n not_o against_o it_o where_o shall_v they_o appear_v who_o whole_a course_n be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n chap._n ii_o verse_n 5._o it_o be_v god_n that_o assign_v every_o man_n his_o quarter_n here_o upon_o earth_n and_o cut_v we_o out_o our_o several_a condition_n appoint_v the_o bound_n of_o our_o habitation_n this_o shall_v make_v we_o rest_v content_v with_o our_o own_o lot_n and_o not_o murmur_v at_o other_o man_n though_o they_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o esau_n for_o they_o have_v a_o right_a to_o their_o inheritance_n from_o god_n as_o well_o as_o we_o have_v for_o we_o even_o the_o most_o wicked_a have_v earthly_a thing_n give_v they_o by_o the_o almighty_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o rigour_n to_o say_v they_o be_v usurper_n as_o when_o a_o king_n give_v a_o traitor_n his_o life_n he_o give_v he_o meat_n and_o drink_n that_o may_v maintain_v his_o life_n so_o it_o be_v with_o wicked_a man_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n at_o the_o last_o day_n for_o possess_v what_o they_o have_v but_o for_o abuse_v that_o possession_n as_o for_o the_o saint_n who_o be_v heir_n of_o the_o world_n with_o faithful_a abraham_n and_o have_v a_o double_a portion_n be_v heir_n of_o this_o world_n and_o the_o next_o too_o though_o here_o they_o be_v hold_v to_o strait_a allowance_n let_v they_o live_v upon_o reversion_n and_o consider_v that_o they_o have_v right_a to_o all_o and_o shall_v one_o day_n have_v rule_n of_o all_o will_v not_o thou_o rest_v content_a unless_o god_n set_v down_o the_o vessel_n to_o thou_o as_o to_o st._n peter_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n must_v you_o needs_o have_v first_o and_o second_o course_n it_o be_v a_o very_a hard_a thing_n to_o have_v earth_n and_o heaven_n too_o god_n do_v not_o turn_v you_o out_o of_o one_o paradise_n that_o you_o shall_v here_o provide_v you_o of_o another_o earth_n be_v a_o place_n of_o bondage_n and_o banishment_n to_o all_o god_n child_n verse_n 6._o money_n supply_v all_o want_n and_o give_v a_o satisfactory_a answer_n to_o whatsoever_o be_v desire_v or_o demand_v and_o although_o about_o money_n there_o be_v much_o noise_n and_o great_a complaint_n yet_o money_n answer_v all_o it_o effect_n all_o what_o great_a design_n do_v philip_n bring_v to_o pass_v in_o greece_n by_o his_o gold_n the_o very_a oracle_n be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o say_v as_o philip_n will_v have_v they_o the_o hebrew_n or_o rather_o chaldee_n word_n use_v for_o money_n ezra_n 8._o 27._o signify_v to_o do_v some_o great_a work_n because_o money_n be_v the_o monarch_n of_o the_o world_n and_o therein_o bear_v most_o mastery_n among_o suitor_n in_o love_n and_o law_n especial_o money_n drive_v the_o business_n and_o bargain_n to_o a_o upshot_n verse_n 27._o so_o shall_v a_o christian_a bespeak_v the_o world_n let_v we_o pass_v through_o thy_o country_n we_o will_v neither_o touch_v nor_o taste_v of_o thy_o dainty_n but_o go_v by_o the_o king_n high_a way_n that_o good_a old_a way_n that_o god_n have_v score_v out_o unto_o we_o we_o will_v neither_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o to_o the_o left_a but_o keep_v a_o upright_a and_o a_o even_a course_n until_o we_o arrive_v at_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n verse_n 30._o he_o dare_v not_o trust_v they_o as_o fear_v what_o so_o great_a a_o army_n once_o get_v in_o may_v do_v they_o be_v not_o usual_o so_o easy_o remove_v god_n have_v also_o harden_v his_o heart_n that_o he_o may_v come_v forth_o to_o fetch_v his_o own_o destruction_n judgement_n need_v not_o go_v to_o find_v wicked_a man_n out_o they_o run_v to_o meet_v their_o ruin_n those_o who_o god_n intend_v to_o deliver_v over_o to_o destruction_n shall_v have_v both_o their_o heart_n and_o their_o head_n harden_v their_o heart_n against_o the_o motion_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o their_o head_n against_o the_o motion_n and_o dictate_v of_o their_o own_o reason_n chap._n iii_o verse_n 1._o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n church_n be_v not_o consume_v in_o a_o moment_n but_o waste_v and_o consume_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n by_o little_a and_o little_a true_a it_o be_v god_n be_v able_a to_o bring_v they_o all_o to_o nothing_o at_o once_o with_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n but_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n to_o waste_v and_o consume_v they_o by_o degree_n one_o after_o another_o as_o here_o after_o sihon_n be_v overthrow_v we_o see_v another_o judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o another_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n and_o this_o god_n do_v because_o by_o they_o he_o may_v try_v the_o faith_n and_o exercise_v the_o patience_n of_o his_o servant_n no_o marvel_n if_o other_o be_v oftentimes_o deceive_v in_o we_o and_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o secret_n of_o our_o soul_n see_v we_o ourselves_o know_v not_o thorough_o ourselves_o until_o we_o have_v end_v and_o endure_v trial_n for_o such_o we_o be_v indeed_o as_o we_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o temptation_n wherefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o so_o long_o as_o we_o live_v in_o this_o world_n we_o shall_v be_v keep_v in_o a_o continual_a exercise_n of_o faith_n of_o prayer_n of_o repentance_n of_o obedience_n this_o be_v likewise_o do_v to_o plague_v the_o israelite_n when_o at_o any_o time_n they_o shall_v sin_v against_o god_n and_o therefore_o the_o nation_n be_v leave_v among_o they_o to_o be_v as_o snare_n in_o their_o path_n whip_n in_o their_o side_n and_o thorn_n in_o their_o eye_n because_o they_o transgress_v the_o covenant_n that_o god_n have_v make_v with_o their_o father_n ps._n 81._o 13._o verse_n 2._o among_o other_o mean_n of_o work_a faith_n in_o god_n and_o rest_v ourselves_o in_o his_o promise_n the_o bless_a experience_n and_o comfortable_a proof_n which_o we_o have_v have_v of_o god_n mercy_n towards_o we_o in_o former_a time_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a to_o cause_v we_o to_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o evermore_o to_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o our_o necessity_n this_o be_v confirm_v unto_o we_o in_o david_n faithful_a behaviour_n go_v to_o encounter_v with_o the_o uncircumcised_a philistim_o 1_o sam._n 17._o 34_o etc._n etc._n whereby_o it_o appear_v how_o the_o prophet_n strengthen_v his_o faith_n by_o the_o experience_n that_o he_o have_v in_o time_n pass_v of_o god_n help_a hand_n nothing_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o same_o god_n that_o have_v preserve_v he_o from_o the_o jaw_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o the_o paw_n of_o the_o bear_n will_v keep_v he_o in_o this_o single_a combat_n with_o that_o champion_n that_o defy_v israel_n verse_n 26._o upon_o one_o single_a transgression_n god_n pass_v the_o sentence_n of_o restrain_v moses_n with_o the_o rest_n from_o the_o promise_a land_n now_o he_o perform_v it_o since_o that_o time_n moses_n have_v many_o favour_n from_o god_n all_o which_o can_v not_o reverse_v this_o free_a castigation_n that_o everlasting_a rule_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o god_n i_o be_o jehovah_n i_o change_v not_o our_o purpose_n be_v as_o ourselves_o fickle_a and_o uncertain_a his_o be_v certain_a and_o immutable_a some_o thing_n which_o he_o reveal_v he_o alter_v nothing_o that_o he_o have_v decree_v verse_n 28_o it_o be_v no_o small_a happiness_n to_o any_o state_n when_o their_o governor_n be_v choose_v by_o worthiness_n and_o such_o election_n be_v ever_o from_o god_n whereas_o the_o intrusion_n of_o bribery_n and_o unjust_a favour_n and_o violence_n as_o they_o make_v the_o commonwealth_n miserable_a so_o they_o come_v from_o he_o which_o be_v the_o author_n of_o confusion_n woe_n be_v to_o that_o state_n that_o suffer_v it_o woe_n be_v to_o that_o person_n that_o work_v it_o for_o both_o of_o they_o have_v sell_v themselves_o the_o one_o to_o servitude_n the_o other_o to_o sin_n chap._n iu._n verse_n 2._o such_o add_v to_o god_n book_n as_o wrest_v it_o and_o rack_v it_o make_v
do_v with_o little_a mean_n and_o but_o once_o to_o teach_v we_o what_o he_o can_v do_v without_o mean_n once_o shall_v the_o prophet_n say_v man_n live_v by_o bread_n and_o but_o once_o man_n live_v not_o by_o bread_n only_o but_o by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n verse_n 5._o as_o a_o love_a father_n never_o beat_v his_o child_n but_o for_o a_o fault_n so_o neither_o do_v god_n chasten_v we_o without_o a_o cause_n our_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n which_o furnish_v god_n whip_v but_o then_o withal_o this_o will_v comfort_v those_o child_n of_o god_n that_o be_v afflict_v be_v any_o child_n of_o god_n either_o impoverish_v with_o loss_n or_o visit_v with_o sickness_n or_o strike_v with_o sore_n or_o oppress_v with_o heavy_a burden_n or_o grieve_v with_o death_n of_o friend_n or_o affright_v with_o terror_n of_o conscience_n let_v he_o lay_v this_o text_n to_o his_o heart_n and_o it_o will_v either_o cure_v his_o malady_n or_o at_o least_o make_v it_o sufferable_a yea_o and_o comfortable_a unto_o he_o for_o in_o his_o great_a extremity_n let_v he_o thus_o think_v with_o himself_o it_o be_v god_n that_o smite_v i_o can_v i_o resist_v his_o power_n must_v i_o not_o obey_v his_o will_n again_o god_n chasten_v i_o as_o a_o father_n he_o inflict_v with_o grief_n moderate_v with_o love_n guide_v with_o fatherly_a providence_n what_o he_o order_v i_o to_o suffer_v shall_v i_o refuse_v nurture_n and_o show_v myself_o a_o bastard_n and_o no_o son_n have_v i_o rather_o he_o shall_v leave_v i_o to_o myself_o to_o follow_v my_o own_o course_n according_a to_o the_o bent_n of_o my_o corrupt_a nature_n with_o a_o purpose_n to_o deprive_v i_o of_o his_o glory_n and_o disinherit_v i_o of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o discipline_v all_o his_o child_n be_o i_o better_a than_o the_o rest_n and_o all_o this_o he_o do_v in_o love_n and_o shall_v i_o take_v that_o ill_a that_o be_v send_v to_o i_o in_o love_n but_o you_o will_v say_v do_v god_n take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o affliction_n of_o his_o child_n no_o castigat_fw-la quos_fw-la amat_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la amat_fw-la castigare_fw-la he_o chasten_v who_o he_o love_v yet_o he_o love_v not_o to_o chasten_v but_o this_o he_o do_v to_o purge_v our_o corruption_n and_o improve_v our_o grace_n verse_n 14._o not_o the_o mere_a possession_n and_o use_n of_o riches_n offend_v but_o the_o affectation_n the_o fault_n hang_v not_o upon_o riches_n but_o upon_o that_o which_o idol_n they_o the_o heart_n and_o therefore_o moses_n give_v here_o a_o strong_a caveat_n to_o the_o israelite_n that_o when_o their_o flock_n and_o herd_n increase_v their_o silver_n and_o their_o gold_n be_v multiply_v they_o shall_v be_v ware_n lest_o their_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o and_o so_o they_o shall_v forget_v god_n those_o sublunary_a creature_n raise_v not_o distraction_n in_o we_o so_o we_o make_v they_o not_o our_o centre_n if_o we_o rest_v not_o in_o they_o if_o we_o can_v look_v through_o they_o to_o the_o giver_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o we_o may_v entertain_v riches_n not_o only_o as_o a_o servant_n but_o a_o friend_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n as_o a_o lord_n there_o be_v virtue_n in_o the_o true_a use_n of_o they_o if_o there_o be_v a_o qualification_n in_o our_o desire_n chap._n ix_o verse_n 10._o there_o be_v never_o so_o precious_a a_o monument_n as_o the_o table_n write_v with_o god_n own_o hand_n if_o we_o see_v but_o the_o stone_n which_o jacob_n head_n rest_v on_o or_o on_o which_o the_o foot_n of_o christ_n do_v once_o tread_v we_o look_v upon_o it_o with_o more_o than_o ordinary_a respect_n with_o what_o eye_n shall_v we_o have_v behold_v this_o stone_n which_o be_v hew_v and_o write_v with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n any_o manuscript_n scroll_n write_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o famous_a man_n be_v lay_v up_o among_o our_o jewel_n what_o place_n then_o shall_v we_o have_v give_v to_o the_o hand-writing_n of_o the_o almighty_a that_o which_o god_n have_v dictate_v to_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n challenge_v just_a honour_n from_o we_o how_o do_v that_o deserve_v veneration_n which_o his_o own_o hand_n write_v immediate_o prophecy_n and_o evangelical_n discourse_v he_o have_v write_v by_o other_o never_o do_v he_o write_v any_o thing_n himself_o but_o these_o table_n of_o the_o law_n neither_o do_v he_o ever_o speak_v any_o thing_n audible_o to_o all_o mankind_n but_o it_o the_o hand_n the_o stone_n the_o law_n be_v all_o he_o by_o how_o much_o more_o precious_a this_o record_n be_v by_o so_o much_o be_v the_o faolt_n great_a of_o deface_v it_o verse_n 12._o god_n send_v down_o moses_n to_o remedy_v this_o sin_n he_o can_v as_o easy_o have_v prevent_v as_o redress_v it_o he_o know_v moses_n come_v up_o what_o israel_n will_v do_v ere_o he_o come_v down_o like_a as_o he_o know_v the_o two_o table_n will_v be_v break_v ere_o he_o give_v they_o god_n most_o wise_o permit_v and_o ordain_v sin_n to_o his_o own_o end_n without_o our_o excuse_n and_o though_o he_o can_v easy_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n remedy_v evil_n yet_o he_o will_v do_v it_o by_o mean_n both_o ordinary_a and_o subordinate_a it_o be_v not_o for_o we_o to_o look_v for_o any_o immediate_a redress_n from_o god_n when_o we_o have_v a_o moses_n by_o who_o it_o may_v be_v wrought_v since_o god_n himself_o expect_v this_o from_o man_n why_o shall_v man_n expect_v it_o from_o god_n verse_n 14._o now_o may_v moses_n have_v find_v a_o time_n to_o have_v be_v even_o with_o israel_n for_o all_o their_o unthankfulness_n and_o mutinous_a insurrection_n let_v i_o alone_o i_o will_v consume_v they_o and_o make_v thou_o a_o mighty_a nation_n moses_n shall_v not_o need_v to_o solicit_v god_n for_o revenge_n god_n solicit_v he_o in_o a_o sort_n for_o leave_v to_o revenge_v who_o will_v look_v for_o such_o a_o word_n from_o god_n to_o man_n let_v i_o alone_o as_o yet_o moses_n have_v say_v nothing_o before_o he_o open_v his_o mouth_n god_n prevent_v his_o importunity_n as_o foreseeing_a that_o holy_a violence_n which_o the_o request_n of_o moses_n will_v offer_v to_o he_o moses_n stand_v tremble_v before_o the_o mâ—â—esty_n of_o his_o maker_n and_o yet_o hear_v he_o say_v let_v i_o alone_o the_o mercy_n of_o our_o god_n have_v as_o it_o be_v oblige_v his_o power_n to_o the_o faith_n of_o man_n the_o servant_n prayer_n of_o the_o faithful_a hold_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o almighty_a as_o i_o find_v it_o say_v afterward_o of_o christ_n that_o he_o can_v do_v no_o miracle_n there_o because_o of_o their_o unblief_n so_o now_o i_o hear_v god_n as_o if_o he_o can_v not_o do_v execution_n upon_o israel_n because_o of_o moses_n faith_n say_v let_v i_o alone_o that_o i_o may_v consume_v they_o verse_n 17._o i_o see_v here_o that_o forty_o day_n talk_n with_o god_n can_v bereave_v a_o man_n of_o passionate_a infirmity_n he_o that_o be_v the_o meek_a upon_o earth_n in_o a_o sudden_a indignation_n abandon_v that_o which_o in_o cold_a blood_n he_o will_v have_v hold_v fast_o than_o his_o life_n he_o forget_v the_o law_n write_v when_o he_o see_v it_o break_v his_o zeal_n for_o god_n have_v transport_v he_o from_o himself_o and_o his_o duty_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n he_o more_o hate_v the_o golden_a calf_n wherein_o he_o see_v engrave_v the_o idolatry_n of_o israel_n than_o he_o honour_v the_o table_n of_o stone_n wherein_o god_n have_v engrave_v his_o commandment_n and_o more_o long_v to_o deface_v the_o idol_n than_o he_o care_v to_o preserve_v the_o table_n yet_o that_o god_n which_o so_o sharp_o revenge_v the_o breach_n of_o one_o law_n upon_o the_o israelite_n check_v not_o moses_n for_o break_v both_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v spiritual_a the_o eternal_a breach_n of_o one_o law_n be_v so_o heinous_a that_o in_o comparison_n of_o it_o god_n scarce_o count_v the_o break_n of_o the_o outward_a table_n a_o breach_n of_o the_o law_n the_o goodness_n of_o god_n wink_v at_o the_o error_n of_o honest_a zeal_n and_o so_o love_v the_o strength_n of_o good_a affection_n that_o it_o pass_v over_o their_o infirmity_n verse_n 19_o god_n have_v promise_v moses_n to_o make_v he_o a_o great_a nation_n verse_n 14._o but_o this_o satisfy_v not_o moses_n unless_o israel_n may_v be_v so_o too_o and_o therefore_o he_o pray_v for_o they_o here_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o destroy_v they_o the_o more_o a_o man_n can_v leave_v himself_o behind_o he_o and_o aspire_v to_o a_o care_n of_o community_n the_o more_o spiritual_a he_o be_v nothing_o make_v a_o man_n so_o good_a a_o patriot_n as_o religion_n but_o oh_o the_o sweet_a disposition_n of_o moses_n fit_a for_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v
suppose_v he_o have_v do_v but_o his_o duty_n in_o hold_v up_o the_o ark_n which_o be_v like_a to_o fall_v but_o god_n teach_v he_o that_o it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n think_v themselves_o the_o only_a man_n that_o serve_v god_n because_o of_o their_o long_a pray_v much_o fast_v etc._n etc._n but_o who_o require_v these_o thing_n at_o their_o hand_n say_v christ._n chap._n xiii_o verse_n 2._o what_o moses_n speak_v of_o false_a prophet_n may_v be_v speak_v of_o all_o bewitch_a sin_n with_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n if_o a_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n have_v give_v thou_o a_o sign_n and_o that_o sign_n come_v to_o pass_v if_o a_o sin_n have_v tell_v thou_o it_o will_v make_v thou_o rich_a and_o it_o have_v make_v thou_o rich_a if_o this_o dreamer_n draw_v thou_o to_o another_o god_n if_o this_o profit_n draw_v thou_o to_o a_o idolatrous_a i._n e._n to_o a_o habitual_a love_n of_o that_o sin_n for_o tota_n habemus_fw-la recentes_fw-la deos_fw-la quot_fw-la vitia_fw-la say_v st._n jerome_n yet_o though_o this_o dreamer_n be_v thy_o brother_n thy_o son_n how_o near_o how_o dear_a how_o necessary_a soever_o this_o sin_n be_v unto_o thou_o non_fw-la misereberis_fw-la say_v moses_n thy_o eye_n shall_v not_o pity_v that_o dreamer_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o of_o this_o pleasurable_a or_o profitable_a sin_n non_fw-la misereberis_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o hide_v it_o but_o pour_v it_o out_o in_o confession_n non_fw-la misereberis_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o pardon_v it_o no_o nor_o reprieve_v it_o but_o destroy_v it_o for_o the_o practice_n present_o not_o misereberis_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o turn_v out_o the_o mother_n and_o retain_v the_o daughter_n not_o leave_v the_o sin_n and_o retain_v that_o which_o be_v sinful_o get_v but_o divest_v all_o root_n and_o body_n and_o fruit_n by_o confess_v to_o god_n by_o contrition_n in_o thyself_o by_o restitution_n to_o man_n damnify_v verse_n 3._o as_o the_o spider_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o her_o cobweb_n feel_v the_o least_o touch_n that_o shake_v her_o work_n retire_v instant_o from_o the_o danger_n so_o shall_v the_o perfect_a convert_n shrink_v at_o the_o least_o noise_n whisper_v and_o murmur_v of_o a_o temptation_n he_o shall_v avoid_v the_o very_a compliment_n and_o first_o address_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o very_a sight_n the_o discourse_n the_o air_n and_o breathe_n of_o his_o instrument_n it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o hear_v they_o or_o hold_v discourse_n with_o they_o lest_o they_o insinuate_v and_o infect_v we_o as_o the_o montanist_n do_v tertullian_n and_o acasius_n the_o heretic_n do_v anastasius_n a_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o seek_v to_o rectify_v he_o for_o such_o man_n word_n be_v soft_a and_o smooth_a than_o oil_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o end_n prove_v sharp_a than_o draw_v sword_n say_v the_o psalmist_n they_o pretend_v heal_v and_o cordial_n in_o their_o discourse_n when_o the_o poison_n of_o asp_n be_v under_o their_o lip_n heaven_n and_o salvation_n 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thou_o or_o upon_o thy_o son_n he_o shall_v love_v thou_o or_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o bosom_n she_o will_v say_v she_o love_v thou_o or_o upon_o thy_o friend_n he_o be_v as_o thy_o own_o soul_n yet_o moses_n here_o put_v a_o case_n when_o thou_o must_v depart_v from_o all_o these_o not_o consent_n no_o not_o conceal_v not_o pardon_v no_o not_o reprieve_n thou_o shall_v sure_o kill_v he_o say_v moses_n even_o this_o prophet_n this_o brother_n this_o son_n this_o wife_n may_v incline_v thou_o to_o the_o service_n of_o other_o god_n that_o prophet_n by_o what_o name_n or_o title_n soever_o he_o be_v call_v that_o brother_n how_o willing_o soever_o he_o divide_v the_o inheritance_n with_o thou_o that_o son_n how_o dutiful_a soever_o in_o civil_a thing_n that_o wife_n how_o careful_a soever_o for_o her_o own_o honour_n and_o thy_o child_n that_o friend_n how_o free_a soever_o of_o his_o favour_n and_o of_o his_o secret_n that_o incline_v thou_o to_o other_o god_n or_o to_o other_o service_n of_o the_o true_a god_n then_o be_v true_a verse_n 14._o man_n must_v be_v swift_a to_o hear_v slow_a to_o speak_v that_o be_v to_o censure_v and_o pass_v sentence_n athanasius_n pass_v for_o a_o sacrilegious_a person_n a_o profane_a wretch_n a_o bloody_a persecuter_n a_o blasphemer_n of_o god_n and_o be_v so_o condemn_v before_o he_o be_v hear_v by_o that_o pseudosynodus_fw-la sardicensis_fw-la and_o therefore_o god_n do_v command_v the_o israelite_n here_o that_o they_o shall_v inquire_v diligent_o before_o the_o judgement_n shall_v pass_v upon_o the_o offender_n even_o in_o such_o matter_n as_o concern_v his_o own_o worship_n he_o will_v not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o that_o preserve_v from_o idolatry_n without_o strict_a enquiry_n and_o search_v whether_o the_o thing_n be_v certain_a that_o such_o a_o abomination_n be_v wrought_v among_o they_o a_o rash_a precipitant_a course_n in_o matter_n of_o judgement_n have_v save_v many_o a_o guilty_a person_n and_o condemn_v as_o many_o innocent_a follow_v therefore_o god_n method_n inquire_v before_o you_o judge_v know_v the_o cause_n before_o you_o pass_v the_o sentence_n chap._n fourteen_o verse_n 1._o from_o hence_o we_o may_v observe_v how_o careful_a the_o lord_n be_v not_o to_o have_v his_o people_n imitate_v the_o fashion_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o fear_v one_o thing_n shall_v draw_v on_o another_o and_o in_o the_o end_n even_o idolatry_n and_o false_a worship_n we_o in_o these_o day_n be_v whole_o give_v to_o foreign_a fashion_n the_o lord_n in_o mercy_n save_o we_o from_o foreign_a sin_n oppression_n tyranny_n and_o massacree_n and_o continue_v his_o gospel_n and_o peace_n upon_o we_o prevent_v and_o confound_v their_o design_n that_o crafty_o endeavour_v the_o supplant_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o policy_n and_o safety_n verse_n 2._o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v a_o holy_a people_n unto_o god_n with_o a_o federal_a holiness_n which_o yet_o without_o a_o 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first_a king_n to_o rule_v in_o righteousness_n to_o lord_n it_o over_o our_o lust_n to_o triumph_v over_o all_o our_o spiritual_a adversary_n be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v we_o and_o lay_v down_o his_o lise_fw-fr for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v reign_v and_o live_v eternal_o and_o sure_o if_o king_n be_v double_o bind_v to_o serve_v god_n both_o as_o man_n and_o king_n what_o be_v we_o for_o this_o spiritual_a kingdom_n second_o priest_n to_o offer_v up_o to_o he_o the_o personal_a sacrifice_n of_o ourselves_o the_o verbal_a of_o praise_n and_o real_a of_o alms._n verse_n 8._o there_o be_v never_o any_o sure_a evidence_n of_o the_o cleanness_n of_o a_o creature_n among_o the_o jew_n then_o that_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v or_o to_o be_v kill_v and_o eat_v the_o lamb_n and_o the_o turtle_n emblem_n
man_n it_o be_v ordain_v for_o man_n verse_n 10._o in_o this_o seven_o year_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o require_v debt_n but_o some_o differance_n of_o opinion_n man_n have_v touch_v this_o some_o say_v their_o debt_n be_v clean_o lose_v other_o say_v no_o but_o for_o that_o year_n defer_v and_o forbear_v after_o demand_v lawful_o and_o pay_v willing_o which_o be_v more_o likely_a for_o as_o much_o as_o those_o politic_a lâ—ws_n of_o god_n be_v not_o ordain_v of_o god_n to_o overthrow_v justice_n but_o to_o preserve_v it_o and_o direct_v it_o in_o a_o commendable_a and_o fit_a manner_n among_o man_n now_o it_o be_v justice_n to_o let_v every_o man_n have_v his_o own_o and_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n wherefore_o that_o debt_n shall_v be_v forbear_v this_o seven_o year_n because_o that_o year_n there_o be_v notillage_n to_o make_v money_n of_o a_o right_a and_o true_a application_n of_o this_o may_v every_o feell_a heart_n make_v in_o these_o city_n and_o town_n where_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o lay_v his_o sore_a visitation_n of_o plague_n or_o any_o other_o infection_n thereby_o stop_v the_o trade_n whereby_o every_o man_n be_v enable_v to_o get_v for_o his_o maintenance_n and_o the_o discharge_n of_o such_o that_o be_v due_a from_o he_o to_o other_o god_n forbid_v but_o that_o mercy_n shall_v be_v find_v towards_o their_o brethren_n in_o those_o that_o look_v for_o mercy_n at_o god_n hand_n when_o man_n can_v receive_v money_n they_o can_v pay_v and_o no_o dishonest_a meaning_n make_v the_o stop_n but_o only_o the_o lord_n hand_n stay_v trade_n who_o will_v be_v rigorous_a in_o such_o a_o case_n when_o the_o earth_n rest_v and_o there_o be_v no_o tillage_n to_o raise_v money_n by_o you_o see_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n law_n here_o and_o be_v it_o not_o all_o one_o when_o trade_n cease_v let_v your_o bowel_n then_o show_v who_o child_n you_o be_v if_o the_o image_n and_o superscription_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o you_o sure_o you_o will_v show_v mercy_n and_o give_v some_o set_a time_n to_o your_o creditor_n that_o mean_v true_o read_v what_o god_n say_v isaiah_n 58._o 3._o etc._n etc._n and_o remember_v he_o be_v the_o same_o god_n still_o verse_n 19_o god_n by_o moses_n make_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n a_o song_n because_o as_o he_o say_v howsoever_o they_o do_v by_o the_o law_n they_o will_v never_o forget_v that_o song_n and_o that_o song_n shall_v be_v his_o witness_n against_o they_o therefore_o will_v god_n have_v we_o institute_v solemn_a memorial_n of_o his_o great_a deliverance_n that_o if_o when_o those_o dale_n come_v about_o we_o do_v not_o glorify_v he_o that_o may_v aggravate_v our_o condemnation_n chap._n xxxii_o verse_n 11._o the_o word_n speak_v here_o of_o god_n himself_o be_v thus_o applicable_a to_o his_o minister_n first_o the_o eagle_n stir_v up_o her_o nest_n the_o preacher_n stir_v and_o move_v and_o agitate_v the_o holy_a assertion_n of_o the_o congregation_n that_o they_o slumber_n not_o in_o a_o sencelessenesse_n of_o that_o that_o be_v say_v and_o then_o as_o it_o be_v add_v here_o she_o flutter_v over_o her_o young_a the_o preacher_n make_v a_o holy_a noise_n in_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o when_o he_o have_v awaken_v they_o by_o stir_v the_o nest_n he_o cast_v some_o clap_n of_o thunder_n some_o intimidation_n in_o denounce_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o he_o fling_v open_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n that_o they_o may_v hear_v and_o look_v up_o and_o see_v a_o man_n send_v by_o god_n with_o power_n to_o infuse_v his_o fear_n upon_o they_o so_o she_o flutter_v over_o her_o young_a but_o then_o as_o it_o follow_v there_o she_o spread_v abroad_o her_o wing_n she_o overshaddowe_n they_o she_o enwrap_v they_o she_o arm_v they_o with_o her_o wing_n so_o that_o no_o other_o terror_n no_o other_o flutter_v but_o that_o which_o come_v from_o she_o can_v come_v upon_o they_o the_o preacher_n do_v so_o infuse_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n into_o his_o auditory_a that_o first_o they_o shall_v fear_v nothing_o but_o god_n and_o then_o they_o shall_v fear_v god_n but_o so_o as_o he_o be_v god_n and_o god_n be_v mercy_n god_n be_v love_n and_o the_o minister_n shall_v so_o spread_v his_o wing_n over_o his_o people_n as_o to_o defend_v they_o from_o all_o inordinate_a fear_n from_o all_o diffidence_n and_o distrust_n in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n which_o be_v far_o express_v in_o the_o next_o clause_n she_o take_v they_o and_o bear_v they_o upon_o her_o wing_n when_o the_o minister_n have_v perform_v all_o the_o former_a act_n of_o his_o call_n than_o he_o set_v they_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o best_a wing_n and_o show_v they_o heaven_n and_o god_n in_o heaven_n rain_v down_o his_o blood_n into_o their_o emptiness_n and_o his_o balm_n into_o their_o wound_n and_o prepare_v their_o seat_n where_o he_o stand_v solicit_v their_o cause_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n verse_n 35._o in_o this_o we_o have_v a_o first_o and_o a_o second_o lesson_n first_o that_o since_o revenge_n be_v in_o god_n hand_n it_o will_v certain_o fall_v upon_o the_o malefactor_n god_n do_v not_o mistake_v his_o mark_n and_o then_o since_o revenge_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n no_o man_n must_v take_v revenge_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n or_o make_v himself_o his_o own_o magistrate_n or_o revenge_v his_o own_o quarrel_n and_o as_o we_o we_o that_o be_v christian_n have_v our_o author_n moses_n here_o that_o tell_v we_o this_o the_o natural_a man_n have_v his_o secular_a author_n theocritus_n that_o tell_v he_o as_o much_o reperit_fw-la deus_fw-la nocentes_fw-la god_n always_o find_v out_o the_o guilty_a man_n in_o which_o the_o natural_a man_n have_v also_o a_o first_o and_o second_o lesson_n too_o first_o that_o since_o god_n find_v out_o the_o malefactor_n he_o never_o escape_v and_o then_o since_o god_n do_v find_v he_o at_o last_o god_n seek_v he_o all_o the_o while_n though_o god_n strike_v late_o yet_o he_o pursue_v he_o long_o 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compellation_n no_o otherwise_o then_o he_o say_v to_o his_o other_o prophet_n up_o and_o eat_v it_o be_v neither_o harsh_a nor_o news_n to_o god_n child_n to_o hear_v or_o think_v of_o their_o departure_n to_o they_o death_n have_v lose_v his_o horror_n through_o acquaintance_n they_o have_v so_o oft_o think_v and_o resolve_v of_o the_o necessity_n and_o of_o the_o issue_n of_o their_o dessolution_n that_o they_o can_v hold_v it_o either_o strange_a or_o unwelcome_a he_o that_o have_v have_v such_o entire_a conversation_n with_o god_n can_v fear_v to_o go_v to_o he_o those_o that_o know_v he_o not_o or_o know_v he_o will_v not_o know_v they_o no_o marvel_n if_o they_o tremble_v verse_n 51._o it_o may_v have_v be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o have_v reserve_v the_o cause_n to_o himself_o and_o in_o the_o generality_n to_o have_v tell_v moses_n that_o his_o sin_n must_v shorten_v his_o journey_n but_o it_o be_v more_o mercy_n than_o justice_n that_o his_o child_n shall_v know_v why_o 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discover_v our_o adulterate_a coin_n by_o that_o silver_n touchstone_n of_o his_o law_n he_o that_o create_v the_o light_n and_o darkness_n must_v needs_o know_v both_o he_o see_v the_o exterior_a act_n thy_o light_n before_o man_n he_o view_v the_o hide_a vault_n and_o recess_n of_o that_o mind_n the_o darkness_n of_o thy_o heart_n therefore_o his_o law_n here_o be_v call_v a_o law_n of_o fire_n he_o plead_v in_o flame_n by_o this_o fire_n he_o examine_v thy_o dissemble_a humiliation_n and_o repentance_n thy_o solemn_a devotion_n the_o stubble_n and_o trash_n of_o thy_o performance_n verse_n 8._o in_o this_o chapter_n moses_n bless_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n give_v to_o each_o a_o benediction_n proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o its_o self_n all_o but_o levi_n in_o this_o text_n be_v for_o temporal_a end_n and_o their_o legacy_n be_v answerable_a moses_n give_v they_o as_o much_o as_o they_o care_v for_o zebulun_n and_o issachar_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o that_o be_v enough_o to_o stop_v their_o mouth_n benjamin_n shall_v be_v bless_v with_o repose_n &_o security_n and_o heel_n glad_o sit_v down_o with_o that_o but_o now_o it_o be_v not_o wealth_n nor_o ease_n nor_o honour_n that_o best_a suit_n with_o the_o ephod_n all_o worldly_a blessing_n be_v jewel_n of_o too_o low_a a_o price_n too_o faint_a a_o blaze_n and_o lustre_n to_o be_v set_v there_o and_o therefore_o of_o levi_n it_o be_v say_v here_o let_v thy_o thummim_n and_o thy_o urim_n be_v upon_o thy_o holy_a one_o that_o that_o be_v confer_v upon_o levi_n must_v be_v divine_a and_o heavenly_a urim_n and_o thummim_n perfection_n and_o illumination_n and_o both_o must_v proceed_v from_o god_n after_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o text_n thy_o urim_n and_o thy_o thummim_n and_o thy_o holy_a one._n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o our_o own_o perfection_n nor_o innate_a holiness_n nor_o our_o own_o illumination_n or_o private_a 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