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A67153 A practical commentary or exposition upon the Pentateuch viz. These five books of Moses Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. Wherein the text of every chapter is practically expounded, according to the doctrine of the Catholick Church, in a way not usually trod by commentators; and wholly applyed to the life and salvation of Christians. By Ab. Wright; sometime fellow of St. John's Colledge in Oxford. Wright, Abraham, 1611-1690. 1662 (1662) Wing W3688; ESTC R221054 292,675 224

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prayer_n we_o beat_v our_o servant_n if_o they_o offend_v we_o be_v but_o man_n as_o they_o be_v and_o may_v not_o god_n then_o beat_v we_o for_o our_o fault_n he_o be_v our_o creator_n and_o we_o but_o dust_n thus_o make_v use_n of_o these_o curse_n and_o instead_o of_o they_o god_n ever_o give_v we_o for_o christ_n sake_n his_o blessing_n both_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a both_o of_o this_o world_n and_o also_o of_o that_o better_a to_o come_v verse_n 23._o how_o oft_o have_v we_o see_v the_o same_o field_n both_o full_a and_o famish_v how_o oft_o the_o same_o water_n safe_a and_o by_o some_o irruption_n or_o new_a tincture_n hurtful_a howsoever_o natural_a cause_n may_v concur_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o air_n and_o water_n follow_v the_o temper_n of_o our_o soul_n of_o our_o life_n and_o be_v therefore_o indispose_v because_o we_o be_v so_o he_o turn_v the_o heaven_n into_o brass_n say_v this_o text_n and_o the_o earth_n into_o iron_n and_o so_o psal._n 107._o he_o turn_v the_o river_n into_o a_o wilderness_n and_o water-spring_n into_o a_o dry_a ground_n for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n verse_n 31._o if_o sorrow_n be_v in_o the_o eye_n it_o will_v not_o stay_v long_o from_o the_o heart_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n here_o threaten_v his_o people_n thus_o in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n thy_o ox_n shall_v be_v slay_v before_o thy_o eye_n and_o vers_fw-la 67._o he_o show_v what_o convulsion_n and_o division_n of_o spirit_n the_o vision_n of_o the_o eye_n will_v bring_v upon_o they_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n be_v near_o adjoin_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n cause_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o both_o be_v as_o concause_n of_o those_o distract_n thought_n and_o wish_n there_o of_o haste_v the_o morning_n to_o the_o evening_n and_o again_o sudden_o reduce_v back_o the_o evening_n to_o the_o morning_n unless_o sorrow_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o eye_n it_o can_v hardly_o be_v keep_v from_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v a_o usual_a custom_n if_o a_o man_n be_v but_o let_v blood_n to_o bid_v he_o turn_v away_o his_o head_n if_o he_o be_v fainthearted_a for_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o blood_n will_v make_v his_o heart_n faint_a and_o so_o from_o more_o ghastly_a spectacle_n man_n common_o turn_v away_o their_o face_n which_o be_v to_o keep_v sorrow_n from_o their_o sorrow_n and_o so_o from_o their_o heart_n verse_n 47._o as_o there_o be_v no_o affliction_n so_o there_o be_v no_o outward_a blessing_n can_v change_v the_o heart_n or_o bring_v it_o about_o unto_o god_n abundance_n as_o you_o see_v here_o do_v not_o draw_v the_o heart_n unto_o god_n yet_o satan_n when_o he_o come_v before_o the_o lord_n job_n 1_o will_v infer_v that_o it_o do_v ask_v god_n the_o question_n do_v job_n serve_v god_n for_o nought_o which_o may_v well_o be_v retort_v upon_o satan_n himself_o satan_n why_o do_v not_o thou_o serve_v god_n then_o thou_o do_v once_o receive_v more_o outward_a blessing_n from_o god_n then_o ever_o job_n do_v the_o blessedness_n of_o a_o angel_n yet_o that_o glorious_a angelical_a estate_n wherein_o thou_o be_v create_v can_v not_o keep_v thou_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o obedience_n thou_o do_v rebel_v in_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o blessing_n thy_o own_o apostasy_n refute_v thy_o error_n in_o make_v so_o little_a of_o job_n obedience_n because_o he_o have_v receive_v so_o much_o and_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o text_n that_o it_o be_v not_o abundance_n that_o make_v god_n people_n serve_v he_o chap._n xxix_o verse_n 4._o we_o see_v no_o further_o than_o god_n give_v we_o light_a and_o so_o far_o as_o he_o lead_v we_o we_o go_v right_a if_o he_o withdraw_v we_o turn_v aside_o and_o quick_o wander_v from_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n thus_o moses_n speak_v here_o of_o the_o many_o sign_n and_o wonder_n which_o god_n wrought_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o that_o people_n which_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v why_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n moses_n tell_v we_o express_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o give_v they_o a_o heart_n to_o conceive_v etc._n etc._n they_o have_v sensitive_a eye_n and_o ear_n yea_o they_o have_v a_o rational_a heart_n or_o mind_n but_o they_o want_v a_o spiritual_a eye_n to_o see_v a_o spiritual_a ear_n to_o hear_v a_o spiritual_a heart_n to_o apprehend_v and_o improve_v those_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n and_o these_o they_o have_v not_o because_o god_n have_v not_o give_v they_o such_o eye_n ear_n and_o heart_n wonder_n without_o grace_n can_v open_v the_o eye_n full_o but_o grace_n without_o wonder_n can_v and_o as_o man_n have_v not_o a_o eye_n to_o see_v the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n spiritual_o until_o it_o be_v give_v so_o much_o less_o have_v he_o a_o eye_n to_o see_v the_o wonder_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n till_o it_o be_v give_v he_o from_o above_o verse_n 12._o this_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o god_n child_n in_o scripture_n to_o consecrate_v themselves_o to_o god_n by_o vow_n or_o covenant_n thus_o moses_n here_o after_o he_o have_v give_v the_o law_n to_o the_o people_n cause_v they_o to_o enter_v into_o covenant_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o nor_o be_v it_o without_o singular_a reason_n that_o godly_a man_n have_v take_v this_o course_n that_o hereby_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o strong_o oblige_v to_o god_n and_o god_n to_o they_o there_o be_v indeed_o a_o sufficient_a obligation_n in_o god_n precept_n to_o require_v our_o obedience_n but_o when_o to_o his_o precept_n we_o add_v our_o own_o promise_n it_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o engage_v true_a it_o be_v the_o creature_n natural_a obligation_n to_o his_o creator_n command_n be_v so_o great_a that_o in_o its_o self_n it_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o addition_n but_o yet_o our_o voluntary_a promise_n serve_v to_o inflame_v our_o lukewarmnesse_n and_o stir_v up_o our_o backwardness_n to_o obedience_n indeed_o a_o religious_a resolution_n be_v as_o the_o put_n of_o a_o new_a rowel_n into_o a_o spur_n which_o make_v it_o the_o sharp_a the_o twist_v of_o another_o thread_n into_o the_o rope_n whereby_o it_o be_v the_o strong_a and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o as_o god_n in_o condescension_n to_o our_o weakness_n have_v annex_v a_o oath_n to_o his_o promise_n not_o to_o make_v they_o firm_a in_o themselves_o but_o to_o confirm_v we_o the_o more_o so_o godly_a man_n in_o consideration_n of_o their_o own_o dulness_n adjoyn_v their_o promise_n to_o god_n precept_n not_o to_o strengthen_v their_o force_n in_o enjoin_v but_o to_o quicken_v themselves_o the_o more_o in_o observe_v verse_n 18._o nothing_o be_v more_o bitter_a than_o sin_n and_o therefore_o compare_v here_o to_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n lest_o there_o be_v among_o you_o any_o root_n that_o bear_v gall_n &_o wormwood_n i._n e._n lest_o any_o person_n among_o you_o shall_v commit_v this_o wickedness_n namely_o idolatry_n which_o will_v be_v as_o distasteful_a to_o god_n as_o gall_n be_v to_o man_n and_o which_o will_v be_v as_o bitter_a as_o gall_v to_o the_o man_n who_o commit_v it_o whether_o we_o consider_v the_o bitterness_n of_o repentance_n if_o it_o be_v pardon_v or_o the_o bitterness_n of_o pain_n if_o he_o persist_v in_o it_o impenitent_o be_v punish_v verse_n 29._o when_o secret_a thing_n be_v reveal_v unto_o we_o of_o god_n we_o ought_v to_o endeavour_v to_o learn_v they_o to_o understand_v they_o to_o publish_v they_o and_o speak_v of_o they_o to_o other_o whensoever_o god_n have_v a_o mouth_n to_o speak_v we_o must_v have_v a_o ear_n to_o hear_v therefore_o moses_n say_v secret_a thing_n belong_v to_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o thing_n reveal_v belong_v unto_o we_o &_o to_o our_o child_n which_o may_v serve_v to_o reprove_v all_o such_o as_o refuse_v to_o look_v into_o these_o reveal_v thing_n of_o god_n but_o dwell_v in_o blindness_n and_o ignorance_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v the_o great_a number_n of_o christian_n they_o be_v wise_a enough_o to_o look_v into_o their_o own_o profit_n but_o they_o care_v not_o for_o the_o wisdom_n that_o be_v of_o god_n they_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o the_o church_n but_o know_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n whereas_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o the_o school_n of_o christ_n they_o must_v every_o day_n be_v profit_v and_o go_v forward_o chap._n xxx_o verse_n 2._o there_o be_v no_o return_v without_o hear_v nor_o hear_v without_o believe_v nor_o believe_v to_o be_v believe_v without_o do_v return_v be_v all_o these_o therefore_o where_o christ_n say_v that_o if_o those_o work_n have_v be_v do_v in_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n tyre_n and_o sidon_n will_v have_v repent_v in_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n in_o the_o syriack_n translation_n of_o saint_n matth_n we_o have_v this_o
sometime_o on_o the_o land_n monster_n breed_v of_o unlawful_a conjunction_n which_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o sun_n now_o if_o the_o image_n of_o this_o vice_n be_v so_o horrid_a &_o odious_a in_o nature_n what_o shall_v we_o judge_v of_o the_o vice_n its_o self_n in_o religion_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o god_n can_v away_o with_o any_o sort_n of_o sinner_n better_o than_o these_o for_o these_o he_o threaten_v to_o spew_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n rev._n 3._o 16._o as_o we_o therefore_o tender_a the_o salvation_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n let_v we_o take_v heed_n of_o this_o plough_v with_o a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n in_o the_o text_n of_o this_o laodicean_n temper_n in_o religion_n if_o we_o ever_o look_v to_o be_v save_v by_o our_o religion_n we_o must_v save_v and_o preserve_v it_o entire_a and_o unmixed_a for_o god_n be_v a_o jealous_a god_n and_o will_v not_o give_v any_o part_n of_o his_o glory_n to_o another_o verse_n 12._o upon_o these_o fringe_n be_v some_o parcel_n of_o the_o law_n write_v that_o so_o look_v upon_o they_o they_o may_v be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o god_n commandment_n which_o shall_v teach_v we_o that_o all_o sort_n both_o young_a and_o old_a of_o what_o condition_n soever_o be_v enjoin_v to_o know_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o they_o and_o this_o because_o ignorance_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o error_n the_o natural_a man_n perceive_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o god_n so_o then_o be_v of_o ourselves_o blind_a and_o want_v the_o light_n of_o the_o word_n we_o must_v needs_o go_v astray_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o christ_n say_v to_o the_o sadducee_n you_o err_v not_o know_v the_o scripture_n mat._n 22._o and_o then_o again_o the_o want_n of_o knowledge_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sundry_a fearful_a judgement_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a inward_a and_o outward_a for_o as_o ignorance_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n so_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o judgement_n the_o reward_n of_o sin_n if_o we_o care_v not_o to_o know_v god_n but_o neglect_v the_o mean_n of_o knowledge_n no_o marvel_n if_o we_o be_v punish_v verse_n 19_o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v his_o child_n to_o be_v evill-spoken_a of_o unjust_o but_o will_v both_o clear_v they_o from_o the_o scandal_n and_o punish_v it_o god_n will_v so_o oil_n their_o good_a name_n that_o infamy_n shall_v not_o stick_v on_o it_o dirt_n will_v stick_v upon_o a_o mudwall_n but_o not_o upon_o marble_n and_o therefore_o say_v thou_o be_v asperse_v and_o denigrate_v by_o the_o calumny_n and_o contumely_n of_o black_a tongue_n and_o thou_o lie_v under_o they_o for_o a_o time_n as_o the_o earth_n do_v under_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n yet_o as_o the_o morning_n sudden_o arise_v drive_v away_o that_o darkness_n so_o god_n shall_v clear_v up_o thy_o wrong_a innocency_n and_o as_o the_o moon_n wade_v out_o of_o a_o cloud_n so_o shall_v thou_o get_v out_o of_o all_o thy_o trouble_n in_o this_o kind_n or_o any_o other_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o thou_o as_o it_o be_v once_o with_o cato_n who_o seneca_n call_v the_o lively_a picture_n of_o virtue_n who_o be_v two_o and_o thirty_o time_n open_o accuse_v in_o court_n and_o as_o many_o time_n clear_v and_o absolve_v chap._n xxiii_o verse_n 7._o the_o relation_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n shall_v be_v a_o strong_a tie_n among_o christian_n and_o all_o man_n indeed_o but_o we_o find_v the_o quite_o contrary_a for_o the_o difference_n of_o brethren_n be_v of_o all_o other_o most_o irreconcilable_a whether_o they_o be_v brethren_n by_o race_n or_o grace_n and_o for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o see_v it_o exemplify_v in_o cain_n and_o abel_n esau_n and_o jacob_n for_o thus_o it_o be_v write_v in_o nature_n that_o those_o that_o love_v most_o dear_o if_o once_o the_o devil_n cast_v his_o club_n between_o they_o they_o hate_v most_o deadly_a and_o as_o for_o brethren_n by_o profession_n and_o that_o of_o the_o true_a religion_n too_o you_o shall_v meet_v with_o many_o division_n and_o those_o prosecute_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o bitterness_n no_o war_n break_v out_o soon_o or_o last_v long_o than_o that_o among_o divine_n or_o about_o the_o sacrament_n a_o sacrament_n of_o love_n a_o communion_n and_o yet_o the_o occasion_n by_o accident_n of_o much_o dissension_n great_a care_n therefore_o must_v be_v take_v that_o brethren_n break_v not_o friendship_n or_o if_o they_o do_v that_o they_o unite_v and_o piece_n again_o as_o soon_o as_o possible_a for_o remember_v say_v the_o text_n he_o be_v thy_o brother_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v bear_v with_o though_o unkind_a and_o injurious_a verse_n 9_o see_v war_n be_v a_o lawful_a ordinance_n of_o god_n it_o teach_v we_o to_o use_v it_o lawful_o and_o to_o behave_v ourselves_o upright_o when_o we_o go_v unto_o it_o so_o soon_o as_o war_n be_v proclaim_v and_o the_o trumpet_n sound_v all_o law_n for_o the_o most_o part_n keep_v silence_n and_o equity_n be_v bury_v there_o be_v no_o mean_a or_o measure_v observe_v every_o man_n think_v he_o may_v do_v what_o he_o list_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n give_v these_o precept_n to_o his_o people_n when_o thou_o go_v out_o with_o a_o host_n against_o thy_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n where_o moses_n teach_v that_o we_o must_v not_o bear_v ourselves_o in_o war_n as_o if_o all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a nor_o give_v ourselves_o a_o lawless_a liberty_n to_o be_v carry_v headlong_o into_o all_o wickedness_n when_o we_o be_v come_v into_o the_o field_n and_o there_o stand_v against_o the_o enemy_n we_o must_v not_o think_v we_o have_v a_o pardon_n purchase_v to_o fall_v into_o all_o outrage_n and_o villainy_n for_o who_o be_v the_o battle_n that_o we_o fight_v who_o be_v it_o that_o give_v the_o victory_n if_o we_o look_v for_o any_o blessing_n from_o god_n we_o must_v have_v the_o more_o care_n to_o serve_v he_o faithful_o and_o depend_v upon_o he_o religious_o profane_a and_o ungodly_a man_n must_v not_o be_v list_v in_o his_o army_n the_o lord_n will_v be_v the_o great_a enemy_n unto_o such_o and_o they_o have_v more_o cause_n to_o stand_v in_o fear_n of_o he_o than_o of_o all_o their_o enemy_n beside_o verse_n 14._o see_v god_n be_v ever_o in_o his_o church_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o behave_v ourselves_o in_o all_o our_o action_n as_o in_o his_o presence_n it_o behoove_v we_o to_o set_v he_o always_o before_o we_o and_o to_o know_v how_o that_o he_o continual_o walk_v among_o we_o if_o the_o child_n be_v always_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o father_n the_o servant_n of_o his_o master_n the_o subject_a of_o his_o prince_n they_o will_v not_o have_v a_o unseemly_a gesture_n a_o disorder_a action_n how_o much_o more_o do_v it_o stand_v we_o upon_o to_o look_v to_o all_o our_o way_n that_o we_o offend_v not_o before_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n in_o who_o presence_n we_o stand_v when_o the_o minister_n pray_v and_o preach_v when_o the_o people_n attend_v and_o hearken_v we_o must_v know_v that_o god_n look_v 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