the_o former_a context_n exalt_v the_o power_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o many_o instance_n and_o close_v all_o with_o a_o admire_a sentence_n he_o do_v great_a thing_n and_o unsearchable_a marvellous_a thing_n without_o number_n he_o in_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o give_v a_o proof_n of_o those_o attribute_n of_o god_n work_n that_o they_o be_v innumerable_a and_o unsearchable_a etc._n etc._n verse_n 11._o for_o lo_o he_o go_v by_o i_o and_o i_o see_v he_o not_o he_o pass_v on_o also_o but_o i_o perceive_v he_o not_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o reckon_v how_o often_o he_o work_v for_o i_o can_v always_o perceive_v when_o he_o work_v i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o search_v out_o all_o his_o great_a and_o wonderful_a act_n for_o i_o can_v see_v he_o in_o many_o of_o his_o act_n he_o go_v by_o i_o and_o i_o see_v he_o not_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o go_v by_o we_o not_o in_o regard_n of_o any_o local_a motion_n for_o he_o that_o fill_v all_o place_n move_v to_o none_o do_v not_o i_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n query_n of_o himself_o to_o those_o who_o think_v to_o play_v least_o in_o sight_n with_o he_o and_o he_o convince_v they_o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v hide_v from_o he_o in_o secret_a place_n because_o he_o fill_v all_o place_n there_o be_v no_o place_n to_o be_v find_v beyond_o the_o line_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n both_o which_o god_n fill_v jer._n 23.24_o then_o his_o motion_n be_v not_o local_a 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mutavit_fw-la variavit_fw-la rem_fw-la vel_fw-la locum_fw-la denotat_fw-la mutationem_fw-la conditionis_fw-la vel_fw-la loci_fw-la mol._n in_o ps_n 90._o 6._o but_o providentiall_a god_n do_v not_o move_v to_o act_v but_o his_o act_n be_v his_o move_n he_o go_v by_o we_o do_v marvellous_a thing_n for_o we_o and_o we_o see_v not_o when_o he_o be_v do_v or_o what_o he_o be_v do_v the_o other_o word_n here_o use_v he_o pass_v on_o be_v of_o the_o same_o sense_n yet_o more_o 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omne_fw-la sciri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la olymp._n natural_a work_n of_o god_n the_o earth_n the_o heaven_n the_o water_n and_o the_o air_n of_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v before_o as_o also_o about_o the_o body_n of_o man_n act._n 17.28_o in_o he_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v god_n be_v about_o we_o he_o be_v ever_o with_o we_o and_o yet_o we_o observe_v not_o either_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o work_v or_o rest_v from_o work_v how_o he_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n without_o all_o thing_n and_o above_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o know_v second_o other_o take_v his_o go_n and_o pass_v for_o the_o act_n of_o his_o drus_n his_o deum_fw-la venire_fw-la miserentis_fw-la est_fw-la discedere_fw-la punientis_fw-la phil._n presb._n aquinas_n ad_fw-la beneficia_fw-la praestita_fw-la vel_fw-la denegata_fw-la refert_fw-la transit_fw-la eum_fw-la quem_fw-la impunitum_fw-la relinquit_fw-la drus_n favour_n or_o disfavour_n he_o go_v by_o i_o in_o bestow_v favour_n and_o he_o pass_v on_o in_o take_v they_o away_o his_o access_n or_o recess_n in_o mercy_n or_o judgement_n his_o love_n and_o his_o wrath_n be_v often_o indiscernible_a he_o go_v by_o i_o he_o pass_v on_o he_o vari_v his_o working_n and_o i_o perceive_v he_o not_o to_o pass_v by_o be_v take_v sometime_o for_o spare_v pardon_v or_o show_v mercy_n the_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n amos_n 7.8_o report_v several_a judgement_n from_o a_o full_a execution_n of_o which_o he_o be_v take_v off_o yet_o at_o last_o he_o resolve_v i_o will_v not_o pass_v by_o they_o any_o more_o it_o be_v the_o word_n here_o that_o be_v i_o will_v not_o have_v mercy_n on_o they_o any_o more_o i_o will_v not_o spare_v they_o any_o more_o the_o next_o time_n i_o come_v with_o my_o draw_a sword_n in_o my_o hand_n i_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o smite_v and_o wound_v before_o i_o put_v it_o up_o i_o will_v not_o pass_v by_o they_o any_o more_o so_o he_o pass_v by_o i_o may_v note_v here_o the_o spare_a mercy_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n spare_v man_n many_o time_n and_o pardon_n he_o not_o suffer_v his_o whole_a displeasure_n to_o arise_v when_o man_n take_v no_o notice_n but_o be_v insensible_a of_o it_o the_o word_n be_v use_v in_o this_o sense_n prov._n 19.11_o it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o man_n to_o pass_v by_o a_o offence_n that_o be_v to_o spare_v a_o man_n that_o have_v offend_v not_o to_o punish_v he_o or_o take_v revenge_n and_o it_o be_v ordinary_a in_o our_o phrase_n of_o speech_n to_o say_v i_o will_v pass_v you_o by_o for_o this_o time_n that_o be_v i_o will_v not_o take_v any_o severe_a notice_n or_o strict_a account_n of_o what_o you_o have_v do_v and_o we_o find_v in_o the_o same_o prophecy_n of_o amos_n that_o to_o pass_v through_o note_v judgement_n and_o wrath_n in_o the_o opposite_a sense_n in_o the_o five_o chapter_n vers_fw-la 17._o in_o all_o vineyard_n shall_v be_v wail_v why_o for_o i_o will_v pass_v through_o thou_o tuo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o interiori_fw-la tuo_fw-la or_o i_o will_v pass_v into_o thy_o bowel_n or_o inward_o so_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o original_n that_o be_v i_o will_v come_v to_o judge_v thou_o i_o will_v pass_v through_o thou_o as_o a_o revenger_n and_o wound_v thou_o deep_o insomuch_o that_o in_o all_o vineyard_n there_o shall_v be_v wail_v why_o in_o all_o vineyard_n when_o he_o say_v there_o shall_v be_v wail_v in_o all_o vineyard_n it_o imply_v there_o shall_v be_v wail_v every_o where_n for_o if_o there_o be_v joy_n in_o any_o place_n it_o will_v be_v in_o the_o vineyard_n vineyard_n be_v place_n of_o mirth_n and_o refresh_n grape_n make_v the_o wine_n which_o make_v glad_a the_o heart_n of_o man_n therefore_o when_o he_o threaten_v that_o in_o all_o vineyard_n there_o shall_v be_v wail_v it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o
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house_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o stand_v he_o shall_v hold_v it_o fast_o but_o it_o shall_v not_o endure_v this_o context_n from_o the_o 11_o to_o the_o 20_o verse_n contain_v a_o illustration_n for_o so_o be_v similitude_n of_o the_o former_a argument_n and_o it_o be_v take_v from_o a_o threefold_a similitude_n first_o of_o a_o rush_n which_o be_v explain_v vers_fw-la 11_o 12._o and_o apply_v in_o the_o 13_o verse_n the_o second_o be_v of_o a_o spider_n web_n explain_v and_o apply_v vers_fw-la 14_o 15._o the_o three_o of_o a_o luxuriant_a flourish_a tree_n explain_v verse_n 16_o 17_o 18._o apply_v verse_n nineteenth_o behold_v this_o be_v the_o joy_n of_o his_o way_n etc._n etc._n the_o sum_n of_o all_o may_v be_v give_v in_o this_o brief_a that_o it_o be_v as_o equal_v and_o ordinary_a in_o the_o course_n of_o divine_a justice_n to_o destroy_v wicked_a man_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o rush_n to_o wither_v when_o it_o want_v water_n nili_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d juncus_n à _fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bibit_fw-la ingurgi_fw-la tavit_fw-la quia_fw-la juncus_fw-la est_fw-la aquae_fw-la immersus_fw-la &_o eam_fw-la semper_fw-la imhibens_fw-la consâ—ritur_fw-la hibula_fw-la memphytis_n cymba_fw-la papyro_fw-la luc._n l._n 4._o perque_n papyriferi_fw-la septemflua_fw-la flumina_fw-la nili_n or_o for_o a_o spider_n web_n to_o break_v when_o it_o be_v lean_v upon_o or_o for_o a_o tree_n to_o be_v hew_v down_o when_o it_o either_o undergrow_n or_o overgrow_v its_o owner_n house_n when_o cast_v its_o root_n under_o the_o foundation_n it_o loosen_v the_o stone_n and_o weaken_v the_o groundwork_n or_o when_o it_o spread_v its_o bough_n and_o grow_v so_o high_a that_o it_o drop_n upon_o the_o roof_n or_o darken_v the_o window_n of_o it_o ver._n 11._o can_v the_o rush_n grow_v without_o mire_n it_o can_v the_o original_a word_n for_o a_o rush_n speak_v its_o nature_n the_o root_n signify_v to_o suck_v and_o drink_v in_o or_o 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can_v the_o rush_n grow_v without_o mire_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v can_v a_o man_n live_v without_o food_n mire_n be_v the_o rush_n meat_n and_o drink_n it_o love_v and_o delight_n in_o a_o moorish_a soil_n and_o by_o the_o river_n side_n a_o rush_n upon_o the_o dry_a land_n be_v like_o a_o fish_n upon_o the_o dry_a land_n at_o most_o the_o rush_n among_o vegetable_n and_o plant_n be_v like_o those_o fowl_n and_o beast_n among_o sensitives_n which_o live_v part_n upon_o the_o water_n and_o part_n upon_o the_o land_n can_v the_o flag_n grow_v without_o water_n fraternitas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d locus_fw-la graminis_fw-la ubi_fw-la pascuntur_fw-la pecora_fw-la forsan_fw-la ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d frater_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la una_fw-la stirpe_fw-la velute_a multifratres_fw-la gignantur_fw-la quasi_fw-la herbarum_fw-la quaedam_fw-la fraternitas_fw-la the_o word_n signify_v any_o fertile_a place_n for_o grass_n a_o meadow_n gen._n 41.2_o 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sva_fw-la some_o derive_v the_o hebrew_n word_n from_o ab_n father_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v render_v from_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n though_o the_o expression_n be_v somewhat_o uncouth_a while_o it_o be_v yet_o in_o its_o paternity_n or_o fatherhood_n that_o be_v while_o it_o be_v flourish_v and_o procreative_a other_o derive_v it_o from_o abib_fw-la which_o signify_v a_o ear_n of_o corn_n or_o the_o ear_n with_o the_o stalk_n hence_o the_o month_n abib_fw-la among_o the_o jew_n have_v its_o name_n because_o in_o those_o climate_n corn_n be_v then_o ear_v and_o begin_v to_o be_v ripe_a it_o be_v the_o first_o month_n to_o the_o israelite_n because_o of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o answer_v to_o part_v of_o our_o march_n and_o part_n of_o april_n exod._n 13.4_o chap._n 23.15_o this_o day_n come_v you_o out_o in_o the_o month_n
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shall_v shut_v against_o he_o or_o take_v it_o for_o the_o act_n of_o hope_n as_o other_o he_o shall_v loathe_v his_o hope_n merc._n spes_fw-la ei_fw-la molesta_fw-la erit_fw-la quòd_fw-la eâ_fw-la excidat_fw-la nec_fw-la id_fw-la consequatur_fw-la quod_fw-la expectarat_n merc._n that_o be_v the_o very_a hope_n which_o he_o have_v have_v shall_v be_v grievous_a and_o vexatious_a to_o he_o nothing_o shall_v grieve_v he_o more_o than_o this_o that_o he_o have_v hope_v so_o much_o his_o hope_n shall_v grieve_v and_o afflict_v he_o as_o bad_a as_o all_o his_o affliction_n raise_v expectation_n disappoint_v prove_v our_o great_a sorrow_n that_o man_n sink_v low_a in_o grief_n who_o heart_n be_v high_a in_o hope_n how_o extreme_o shall_v the_o hypocrite_n be_v grieve_v who_o fall_v as_o low_a as_o hell_n when_o his_o hope_n be_v raise_v up_o as_o high_a as_o heaven_n the_o hypocrite_n both_o in_o his_o way_n and_o in_o his_o end_n be_v like_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n he_o say_v in_o his_o heart_n i_o will_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n i_o will_v exalt_v my_o throne_n above_o the_o star_n of_o god_n i_o will_v ascend_v above_o the_o height_n of_o the_o cloud_n i_o will_v be_v like_o the_o most_o high_a yet_o he_o shall_v be_v bring_v down_o to_o hell_n to_o the_o side_n of_o the_o pit_n isa_n 14.13_o 14._o take_v the_o word_n as_o we_o translate_v so_o they_o yield_v a_o clear_a sense_n and_o very_o agreeable_a to_o the_o original_n who_o hope_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o merc._n off_o sumitur_fw-la melaphoricè_fw-la quòd_fw-la ij_o quos_fw-la taedet_fw-la seize_v torquent_fw-la &_o vestes_fw-la &_o se_fw-la membraque_fw-la sva_fw-la dâ—scindant_fw-la ac_fw-la lacerant_fw-la &_o uâ—lut_fw-la dissecent_fw-la merc._n the_o word_n be_v render_v cut_v off_o by_o a_o metaphor_n because_o when_o a_o man_n be_v exceed_o displeased_a and_o vex_v as_o the_o word_n proper_o signify_v he_o many_o time_n tear_n his_o garment_n and_o even_o cut_v his_o own_o flesh_n like_o the_o idolatrous_a priest_n of_o baal_n who_o be_v so_o angry_a because_o they_o can_v not_o get_v a_o answer_n that_o they_o cut_v themselves_o after_o their_o manner_n with_o knife_n and_o lancer_n till_o the_o blood_n gush_v out_o upon_o they_o 1_o king_n 18.28_o grief_n cut_v the_o heart_n always_o and_o sometime_o cause_v cut_v of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lord_n complain_v psal_n 95.10_o forty_o year_n long_o be_v i_o grieve_v with_o this_o generation_n it_o be_v this_o word_n forty_o year_n long_o be_v i_o vex_v and_o cut_v with_o this_o generation_n with_o their_o murmur_n backslide_n and_o unbelief_n they_o do_v as_o it_o be_v cut_v the_o lord_n to_o the_o heart_n as_o in_o another_o place_n they_o break_v he_o with_o their_o whorish_a heart_n eze._n 6.9_o god_n speak_v there_o as_o a_o man_n who_o patience_n be_v almost_o spend_v or_o as_o a_o husband_n grieve_v with_o the_o disloialty_n of_o a_o adulterous_a wife_n and_o thus_o we_o may_v join_v it_o with_o hope_n either_o as_o hope_n import_v the_o act_n of_o hope_n or_o the_o object_n of_o hope_n who_o hope_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o the_o expectation_n which_o the_o hypocrite_n have_v have_v shall_v come_v to_o a_o end_n or_o a_o time_n be_v at_o hand_n when_o a_o hypocrite_n shall_v be_v pass_v hope_v observe_v hence_o despair_v be_v the_o cut_n off_o of_o hope_n and_o such_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n to_o have_v hope_v cut_v off_o be_v the_o great_a cut_n in_o the_o world_n will_v the_o hypocrite_n pray_v always_o no_o at_o last_o his_o prayer_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o will_v the_o hypocrite_n hope_v always_o no_o at_o last_o his_o hope_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n have_v in_o a_o sense_n their_o hope_n cut_v off_o because_o they_o be_v above_o hope_n and_o at_o last_o all_o wicked_a man_n hope_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o because_o they_o be_v below_o hope_n it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v all_o our_o possession_n cut_v off_o than_o our_o hope_n better_o have_v the_o thread_n of_o our_o life_n cut_v off_o than_o the_o anchor-cord_n of_o our_o hope_n cut_v off_o and_o so_o we_o leave_v to_o the_o rage_n and_o tempest_n of_o despair_n again_o join_v it_o with_o the_o object_n of_o hope_n thus_o all_o that_o a_o hypocrite_n hope_v for_o or_o expect_v shall_v be_v utter_o take_v away_o and_o cut_v off_o from_o he_o his_o worldly_a comfort_n will_v be_v go_v and_o heavenly_a comfort_n will_v never_o come_v he_o shall_v find_v that_o he_o have_v be_v in_o a_o golden_a dream_n that_o he_o have_v be_v as_o one_o that_o be_v hungry_a who_o dream_v that_o he_o be_v eat_v but_o when_o he_o awake_v his_o soul_n be_v empty_a or_o as_o a_o thirsty_a man_n that_o dream_v he_o be_v drink_v but_o he_o awake_v and_o behold_v he_o be_v faint_a isa_n 29.8_o when_o dream_n satisfy_v hunger_n and_o thirst_n the_o hypocrite_n hope_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v hypocrite_n shall_v have_v as_o good_a as_o they_o bring_v they_o bring_v god_n nothing_o but_o word_n and_o empty_a profession_n and_o they_o shall_v have_v nothing_o from_o god_n but_o air_n and_o empty_a expectation_n their_o real_a hope_n or_o the_o thing_n they_o hope_v for_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o when_o hypocrite_n awake_v out_o of_o their_o sleep_n their_o hope_n vanish_v as_o a_o dream_n not_o only_o do_v the_o world_n but_o the_o christ_n on_o who_o they_o hope_v prove_v a_o shadow_n a_o fancy_n a_o image_n a_o idol_n of_o their_o own_o make_n their_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o leaf_n instead_o of_o gold_n as_o the_o devil_n cozen_v his_o greedy_a votary_n their_o hope_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o who_o trust_n shall_v be_v a_o spider_n web_n as_o hope_v before_o so_o here_o trust_v may_v be_v put_v either_o for_o the_o act_n or_o object_n of_o trust_n and_o both_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o the_o whole_a profession_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n hope_n and_o trust_n be_v often_o take_v promiscuous_o there_o be_v a_o gradual_a difference_n between_o they_o not_o a_o essential_a trust_v be_v the_o strength_n of_o hope_n or_o the_o act_n of_o a_o strong_a faith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o original_a word_n signify_v a_o very_a quiet_a secure_a settle_a trust_n when_o a_o man_n trust_v upon_o or_o about_o a_o thing_n without_o cast_v so_o much_o as_o a_o jealous_a thought_n after_o it_o thus_o the_o hypocrite_n trust_v he_o never_o suspect_v himself_o his_o heart_n say_v all_o be_v well_o levit._n 25.18_o you_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n in_o safety_n the_o word_n be_v you_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n in_o trust_n because_o a_o opinion_n of_o safety_n be_v the_o companion_n of_o trust_n when_o we_o trust_v our_o condition_n be_v good_a than_o we_o think_v ourselves_o safe_a there_o be_v two_o thing_n note_v by_o this_o word_n first_o boldness_n and_o confidence_n second_o security_n and_o peaceablenesse_n the_o hypocrite_n feel_v no_o trouble_n and_o he_o fear_v none_o the_o language_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v like_a that_o of_o babylon_n the_o mother_n of_o whoredom_n and_o hypocrisy_n who_o say_v in_o her_o heart_n i_o sit_v a_o queen_n and_o be_o no_o widow_n and_o shall_v see_v no_o sorrow_n revel_v 18.6_o this_o trust_n where_o it_o be_v true_a have_v a_o double_a effect_n the_o want_n of_o which_o discover_v the_o falseness_n of_o it_o in_o the_o hypocrite_n first_o it_o confirm_v and_o strengthen_v the_o heart_n against_o all_o opposition_n and_o second_o it_o encourage_v the_o heart_n against_o all_o danger_n he_o that_o trust_v in_o god_n will_v walk_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n and_o fear_v no_o evil_n he_o dare_v take_v a_o bear_n by_o the_o tooth_n or_o a_o lion_n by_o the_o beard_n in_o both_o these_o the_o trust_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n fail_v he_o will_v work_v and_o
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