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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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the_o promise_n as_o jacob_n be_v the_o savour_n of_o medicinal_a herb_n of_o remorse_n and_o repentance_n and_o contrition_n and_o detestation_n of_o former_a sin_n and_o the_o savour_n of_o odoriferous_a and_o fragrant_a and_o aromatical_a herb_n work_v worthy_a of_o repentance_n amendment_n of_o life_n edification_n of_o other_o and_o zeal_n to_o his_o glory_n verse_n 32._o no_o soon_o be_v jacob_n go_v away_o full_a of_o the_o joy_n of_o his_o blessing_n than_o esau_n come_v in_o full_a of_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o blessing_n and_o now_o blow_v and_o sweat_v for_o his_o reward_n he_o find_v nothing_o but_o a_o repulse_v lewd_a man_n when_o they_o think_v they_o have_v earn_v of_o god_n and_o come_v proud_o to_o challenge_v favour_n receive_v no_o answer_n but_o who_o be_v thou_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o wicked_a fail_v they_o when_o they_o be_v at_o the_o high_a whereas_o god_n child_n find_v these_o comfort_n in_o extremity_n which_o they_o dare_v not_o expect_v verse_n 33._o both_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n wonder_v at_o each_o other_o the_o one_o with_o fear_n the_o other_o with_o grief_n isaac_n tremble_v and_o esau_n weep_v the_o one_o upon_o conscience_n the_o other_o upon_o envy_n isaac_n heart_n now_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v purpose_v the_o blessing_n where_o he_o do_v and_o that_o it_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o unto_o who_o it_o be_v give_v and_o not_o purpose_v hence_o he_o dare_v not_o reverse_v that_o which_o he_o have_v do_v with_o god_n will_v beside_o his_o own_o for_o now_o he_o see_v that_o he_o have_v do_v unwilling_a justice_n god_n will_v find_v both_o time_n and_o mean_n to_o reclaim_v his_o own_o to_o prevent_v their_o sin_n to_o manifest_v
evil_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o so_o christ_n will_v say_v to_o we_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n this_o be_v the_o face_n and_o figure_n of_o a_o man_n but_o a_o evil_a beast_n have_v devour_v my_o image_n the_o drunkard_n have_v lose_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o lay_v a_o swine_n in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o the_o covetous_a have_v lose_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o lay_v a_o ravenous_a wolf_n in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o the_o adulterer_n have_v lose_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o lay_v a_o goat_n or_o a_o horse_n in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o the_o crafty_a and_o contentious_a person_n have_v lose_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o lay_v a_o fox_n and_o a_o dog_n in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o chap._n xxxviii_o verse_n 2._o i_o find_v not_o many_o of_o jacob_n son_n more_o faulty_a than_o judah_n who_o yet_o be_v single_v out_o from_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v the_o royal_a progenitor_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o birthright_n that_o god_n election_n may_v not_o be_v of_o merit_n but_o of_o grace_n else_o howsoever_o he_o may_v have_v speed_v alone_o thamar_n have_v never_o be_v join_v with_o he_o in_o this_o line_n even_o judah_n marry_v a_o canaanite_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n though_o his_o seed_n prosper_v not_o and_o yet_o that_o good_a child_n may_v not_o be_v too_o much_o discourage_v with_o their_o unlawful_a propagation_n the_o father_n of_o the_o promise_a seed_n be_v raise_v from_o a_o incestuous_a bed_n judah_n be_v very_o young_a searce_a from_o under_o the_o rod_n of_o his_o father_n yet_o he_o take_v no_o other_o counsel_n for_o his_o marriage_n but_o from_o his_o own_o eye_n which_o be_v like_o his_o sister_n dinahs_n rove_a and_o wanton_a what_o better_a issue_n can_v be_v expect_v from_o such_o beginning_n those_o proud_a jew_n that_o glory_n so_o much_o in_o their_o pedigree_n and_o name_n from_o this_o patriarch_n may_v now_o choose_v whether_o they_o will_v have_v their_o mother_n a_o canaanite_n or_o a_o harlot_n verse_n 7._o even_o in_o wicked_a and_o sinful_a course_n ofttimes_o the_o birth_n follow_v the_o belly_n judahs_n elder_a son_n er_fw-mi be_v too_o wicked_a to_o live_v god_n strike_v he_o dead_a ere_o he_o can_v leave_v any_o issue_n not_o abide_v any_o sience_n to_o grow_v out_o of_o so_o bad_a a_o stock_n notorious_a sinner_n god_n reserve_v to_o his_o own_o vengeance_n he_o do_v not_o inflict_v sensible_a judgement_n upon_o all_o his_o enemy_n lest_o the_o wicked_a shall_v think_v there_o be_v no_o punishment_n abide_v for_o they_o elsewhere_o and_o again_o he_o do_v inflict_v such_o judgement_n upon_o some_o lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v careless_a of_o evil_n it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o he_o to_o strike_v all_o dead_a as_o one_o but_o he_o have_v rather_o all_o shall_v be_v warn_v by_o one_o and_o will_v have_v his_o enemy_n find_v he_o merciful_a as_o well_o as_o his_o child_n just_a verse_n 9_o onan_n see_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o brother_n er_o and_o yet_o will_v follow_v his_o sin_n every_o little_a thing_n discourage_v we_o from_o good_a nothing_o can_v alter_v the_o heart_n that_o be_v set_v upon_o evil_n er_fw-mi be_v not_o worthy_a of_o any_o love_n but_o though_o he_o be_v a_o miscreant_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o brother_n seed_n shall_v have_v be_v raise_v to_o he_o onan_n just_o leese_v his_o life_n with_o his_o seed_n which_o he_o will_v rather_o spill_v than_o lend_v to_o a_o wicked_a brother_n some_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o humanity_n more_o to_o nearness_n of_o blood_n ill_a deserve_n of_o other_o can_v be_v no_o excuse_n for_o our_o injustice_n for_o our_o uncharitableness_n verse_n 11._o judah_n have_v lose_v two_o son_n and_o now_o do_v but_o promise_v the_o three_o who_o he_o sin_n in_o not_o give_v it_o be_v the_o weakness_n of_o nature_n rather_o to_o hazard_v a_o sin_n than_o a_o danger_n and_o to_o neglect_v our_o own_o duty_n for_o wrongful_a suspicion_n of_o other_o though_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o son_n in_o give_v he_o yet_o he_o shall_v have_v give_v he_o a_o faithful_a man_n promise_n be_v his_o debt_n which_o no_o fear_n of_o damage_n can_v dispense_v with_o but_o whereupon_o be_v this_o slackness_n judah_n fear_v that_o some_o unhappiness_n in_o the_o bed_n of_o thamar_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o son_n miscarriage_n whereas_o it_o be_v their_o fault_n that_o thamar_n be_v both_o a_o widow_n and_o childless_a those_o that_o be_v but_o the_o patient_n of_o evil_a be_v many_o time_n burden_a with_o suspicion_n and_o therefore_o be_v ill_o think_v of_o because_o they_o fare_v ill_o affliction_n will_v not_o be_v so_o heavy_a if_o they_o do_v not_o lay_v we_o open_v unto_o uncharitable_a conceit_n verse_n 14._o now_o thamar_n seek_v by_o subtlety_n that_o which_o she_o can_v not_o have_v by_o award_n of_o justice_n the_o neglect_n of_o due_a retribute_n drive_v man_n to_o indirect_a course_n neither_o know_v i_o whether_o they_o sin_v more_o in_o right_v themselves_o wrongful_o or_o the_o other_o in_o not_o right_v they_o she_o therefore_o take_v upon_o she_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o harlot_n that_o she_o may_v perform_v the_o act_n if_o she_o have_v not_o wish_v to_o seem_v a_o whore_n she_o have_v not_o wear_v that_o attire_n nor_o choose_v that_o place_n immodesty_n of_o outward_a fashion_n or_o gesture_n bewray_v evil_a desire_n the_o heart_n that_o mean_v well_o will_v never_o wish_v to_o seem_v ill_a for_o common_o we_o affect_v to_o show_v better_a than_o we_o be_v many_o harlot_n will_v put_v on_o the_o semblance_n of_o chastity_n of_o modesty_n never_o the_o contrary_n it_o be_v no_o trust_v those_o which_o do_v not_o wish_v to_o appear_v good_a vers._n 15._o judah_n esteem_v she_o by_o her_o habit_n and_o now_o the_o life_n of_o a_o harlot_n have_v stir_v up_o in_o he_o a_o thought_n of_o lust_n satan_n find_v well_o that_o a_o fit_a object_n be_v half_a a_o victory_n who_o will_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o see_v a_o son_n of_o jacob_n thus_o transport_v with_o filthy_a affection_n at_o the_o first_o sight_n he_o be_v inflame_v neither_o yet_o do_v he_o see_v the_o face_n of_o she_o who_o he_o lust_v after_o it_o be_v motive_n enough_o to_o he_o that_o she_o be_v a_o woman_n neither_o can_v the_o presence_n of_o his_o neighbour_n the_o adullamite_n compose_v those_o wicked_a thought_n or_o hinder_v his_o unchaste_a act_n vers._n 20._o that_o sin_n must_v needs_o be_v impudent_a that_o can_v abide_v a_o witness_n yea_o so_o have_v his_o lust_n besot_v he_o that_o he_o can_v discern_v the_o voice_n of_o thamar_n that_o he_o can_v foresee_v the_o danger_n of_o his_o shame_n in_o part_v with_o such_o pledge_n there_o be_v no_o passion_n which_o do_v not_o for_o a_o time_n bereave_v a_o man_n of_o himself_o thamar_n have_v learn_v not_o to_o trust_v he_o without_o a_o pawn_n he_o have_v promise_v his_o son_n to_o she_o as_o a_o daughter_n and_o fail_v now_o he_o promise_v a_o kid_n to_o she_o as_o a_o harlot_n and_o perform_v it_o whether_o his_o pledge_n constrain_v he_o or_o the_o power_n of_o his_o word_n i_o inquire_v not_o many_o be_v faithful_a in_o all_o thing_n save_o those_o that_o be_v the_o great_a and_o dear_a if_o his_o credit_n have_v be_v as_o much_o endanger_v in_o the_o former_a promise_n he_o have_v keep_v it_o vers._n 23._o now_o thamar_n have_v requite_v judah_n she_o expect_v long_o the_o enjoy_n of_o his_o promise_a son_n and_o he_o perform_v not_o but_o here_o he_o perform_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o kid_n and_o she_o stay_v not_o to_o expect_v it_o judah_n be_v sorry_a that_o he_o can_v pay_v the_o hire_n of_o his_o lust_n and_o now_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v be_v beat_v with_o his_o own_o staff_n lest_o his_o signet_n shall_v be_v use_v to_o confirm_v and_o seal_v his_o reproach_n resolve_v not_o to_o know_v they_o and_o wish_v they_o be_v unknown_a of_o other_o shame_n be_v the_o easy_a wage_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o sure_a which_o ever_o begin_v first_o in_o ourselves_o nature_n be_v not_o more_o forward_o to_o commit_v sin_n then_o willing_a to_o hide_v it_o vers._n 24._o three_o month_n have_v judahs_n sin_n sleep_v and_o now_o when_o he_o be_v secure_a it_o awake_v and_o bate_v he_o news_n be_v bring_v he_o that_o thamar_n begin_v to_o swell_v with_o her_o conception_n and_o now_o he_o swell_v with_o rage_n and_o call_v she_o forth_o to_o the_o flame_n like_o a_o rigorous_a judge_n without_o so_o much_o as_o stay_v for_o the_o time_n of_o her_o deliverance_n that_o his_o cruelty_n in_o this_o justice_n shall_v be_v no_o less_o ill_a than_o the_o injustice_n of_o occasion_v it_o if_o judah_n have_v not_o forget_v his_o sin_n his_o pity_n have_v be_v more_o
know_v as_o jacob_n answer_v joseph_n what_o he_o do_v and_o it_o become_v we_o to_o acquiess_v in_o what_o he_o do_v though_o we_o know_v it_o not_o and_o though_o god_n turn_v kingdom_n upside_o down_o though_o he_o send_v great_a affliction_n upon_o his_o own_o people_n and_o make_v they_o a_o reproach_n unto_o the_o heathen_a though_o he_o give_v they_o up_o unto_o the_o power_n of_o the_o adversary_n and_o make_v all_o their_o enemy_n to_o rejoice_v yet_o no_o man_n may_v say_v unto_o god_n why_o do_v you_o thus_o his_o work_n be_v unsearchable_a it_o be_v beyond_o the_o line_n of_o the_o creature_n to_o put_v any_o question_n a_o why_o or_o a_o wherefore_o about_o thr_fw-mi work_n of_o the_o creator_n shall_v the_o thing_n form_v say_v to_o he_o that_o form_v it_o why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o have_v not_o the_o potter_n power_n over_o the_o clay_n verse_n 21._o this_o good_a patriarch_n that_o have_v before_o wrestle_v with_o a_o angel_n do_v not_o now_o fear_v to_o wrestle_v with_o death_n and_o therefore_o speak_v of_o it_o without_o the_o least_o fear_n or_o consternation_n of_o spirit_n it_o be_v no_o more_o betwixt_o jacob_n and_o death_n but_o behold_v i_o die_v he_o know_v he_o be_v to_o change_v his_o place_n indeed_o but_o not_o his_o company_n death_n be_v to_o he_o but_o the_o daybreak_n of_o eternal_a brightness_n it_o be_v but_o as_o that_o martyr_n say_v wink_v a_o little_a and_o he_o be_v in_o heaven_n immediate_o why_o then_o shall_v this_o sad_a toil_n of_o mortality_n dishearten_v we_o why_o shall_v we_o be_v so_o foolish_a as_o to_o fear_v that_o which_o be_v the_o port_n which_o we_o ought_v one_o day_n to_o desire_v never_o to_o refuse_v and_o therefore_o some_o have_v welcome_a death_n some_o meet_v it_o in_o the_o way_n some_o baffy_v it_o in_o persecution_n sickness_n torment_n know_v it_o to_o bethe_o end_n of_o a_o temporal_a misery_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o a_o everlasting_a joy_n chap._n xlix_o verse_n 6._o godly_a man_n be_v not_o at_o all_o please_v with_o the_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a how_o much_o soever_o they_o thrive_v in_o it_o job_n have_v say_v much_o of_o the_o greatness_n riches_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o say_v he_o however_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v far_o from_o i_o chap._n 21._o the_o way_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o wicked_a differ_v as_o much_o as_o their_o end_n &_o their_o counsel_n be_v as_o distant_a as_o their_o conclusion_n will_v be_v every_o good_a man_n say_v of_o the_o counsel_n and_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a how_o prosperous_a soever_o as_o jacob_n say_v of_o his_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n o_o my_o soul_n come_v not_o thou_o into_o their_o secret_n let_v i_o be_v far_o from_o their_o secret_n far_o from_o their_o cabinet_n counsel_n and_o close_a committee_n o_o my_o soul_n come_v not_o thou_o into_o their_o secret_n bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o have_v not_o walk_v in_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o ungodly_a the_o further_a we_o keep_v from_o their_o counsel_n the_o near_o we_o be_v to_o blessedness_n verse_n 7._o many_o time_n man_n though_o forbid_a curse_n than_o it_o be_v his_o sin_n and_o he_o be_v satan_n minister_n for_o evil_a against_o his_o brother_n yet_o in_o some_o case_n to_o curse_n be_v god_n command_n and_o our_o duty_n and_o then_o we_o be_v god_n minister_n for_o wrath_n against_o the_o wicked_a thus_o when_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n be_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n and_o bed_n of_o blessing_n yet_o he_o pronounce_v a_o curse_n upon_o the_o rage_n and_o anger_n of_o his_o two_o son_n here_o simeon_n and_o levi._n now_o in_o all_o lawful_a curse_n we_o must_v observe_v these_o two_o rule_n first_o to_o aim_v the_o curse_n at_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o sin_n not_o the_o sinner_n second_o where_o the_o sinner_n appear_v incorrigible_a yet_o to_o desire_v the_o clear_n up_o of_o god_n justice_n in_o punish_v not_o the_o punishment_n its_o self_n to_o curse_v any_o thing_n or_o person_n passionate_o be_v infirmity_n to_o curse_v any_o thing_n or_o person_n malicious_o be_v gross_a impiety_n verse_n 8._o what_o difference_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v please_v to_o put_v here_o betwixt_o sinner_n when_o yet_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o man_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n equal_a reubeus_fw-la incest_n in_o the_o four_o verse_n be_v punish_v with_o a_o curse_n and_o the_o like_a sin_n of_o judahs_n be_v pardon_v and_o in_o a_o sort_n prosper_v if_o this_o sin_n have_v not_o cost_n judah_n many_o a_o sigh_n he_o have_v no_o more_o escape_v his_o father_n curse_n than_o reuben_n do_v i_o see_v the_o difference_n not_o of_o sin_n but_o man_n remission_n go_v not_o by_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o sin_n but_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o sinner_n yea_o rather_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o forgiver_n bless_a be_v the_o man_n not_o that_o sin_n not_o but_o to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v not_o his_o sin_n verse_n 10._o this_o hebrew_n word_n shilo_n be_v derive_v from_o shalah_n which_o signify_v security_n and_o safety_n so_o that_o christ_n be_v shilo_n that_o be_v he_o in_o who_o all_o person_n may_v secure_o trust_v you_o may_v sit_v down_o in_o safety_n in_o christ_n and_o rest_v your_o soul_n for_o ever_o he_o be_v shilohs_n our_o lord_n protector_n our_o saviour_n and_o the_o hebrew_n use_v the_o same_o word_n to_o signify_v the_o fleshly_a mantle_n in_o which_o the_o infant_n be_v wrap_v in_o the_o mother_n belly_n because_o the_o infant_n lie_v there_o quiet_o and_o secure_o it_o be_v out_o of_o fear_n and_o have_v no_o thought_n of_o any_o danger_n but_o lie_v secure_o out_o of_o harm_n way_n verse_n 18._o god_n child_n upon_o the_o discovery_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o that_o happiness_n of_o the_o next_o life_n be_v fill_v with_o long_a desire_n after_o god_n and_o those_o enjoyment_n lord_n i_o have_v wait_v for_o thy_o salvation_n say_v jacob_n he_o speak_v this_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n as_o that_o he_o have_v be_v look_v for_o all_o his_o life_n as_o if_o that_o be_v the_o account_n of_o all_o his_o action_n in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o story_n of_o his_o whole_a life_n i_o have_v long_v for_o thy_o salvation_n say_v david_n all_o desire_n be_v sum_v up_o in_o longing_n there_o be_v a_o strong_a desire_n in_o the_o saint_n to_o see_v and_o enjoy_v god_n in_o his_o ordinance_n now_o if_o there_o be_v so_o great_a and_o so_o long_v a_o desire_n to_o see_v the_o lord_n through_o these_o medium_n and_o in_o these_o glass_n how_o much_o more_o to_o see_v he_o immediate_o face_n to_o face_n how_o will_v that_o desire_n swallow_v up_o all_o our_o desire_n in_o glory_n and_o indeed_o we_o can_v not_o abide_v in_o glory_n with_o any_o other_o desire_n but_o that_o the_o saint_n be_v describe_v in_o their_o present_a state_n by_o this_o periphrasis_n such_o as_o love_v the_o appear_v of_o christ_n as_o if_o they_o love_v nothing_o else_o what_o then_o will_v christ_n be_v to_o they_o when_o he_o shall_v appear_v they_o who_o love_n christ_n who_o 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sheaf_n before_o the_o lord_n teach_v they_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o blessing_n of_o new_a corn_n every_o year_n come_v neither_o from_o the_o fertility_n of_o the_o ground_n nor_o the_o labour_n and_o industry_n of_o man_n but_o from_o the_o lord_n verse_n 14._o this_o feast_n have_v its_o time_n assign_v they_o can_v not_o enter_v upon_o their_o harvest_n before_o it_o be_v full_a ready_a which_o by_o this_o time_n it_o will_v be_v unless_o they_o will_v either_o reap_v before_o they_o offer_v this_o first_o sheaf_n or_o offer_v it_o before_o the_o day_n appoint_v and_o so_o you_o see_v it_o have_v a_o use_n to_o restrain_v ill_a husband_n and_o to_o make_v they_o more_o careful_a that_o old_a corn_n may_v be_v keep_v till_o new_a come_v a_o gracious_a god_n that_o will_v so_o care_v for_o sinful_a man._n verse_n 24._o some_o think_v that_o this_o feast_n be_v institute_v for_o a_o remembrance_n of_o the_o pardon_v of_o that_o grievous_a idolatry_n commit_v by_o erect_v and_o 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the_o jew_n of_o their_o estate_n when_o they_o have_v no_o house_n but_o live_v in_o tent_n or_o tabernacle_n and_o booth_n as_o also_o to_o preach_v unto_o they_o the_o doctrine_n afterward_o deliver_v by_o the_o apostle_n that_o here_o we_o have_v no_o abide_v city_n but_o shall_v reckon_v of_o our_o honse_n as_o of_o tabernacle_n for_o a_o time_n and_o may_v we_o not_o heretofore_o remember_v upon_o our_o feast_n our_o state_n pass_v under_o cruelty_n &_o bondage_n our_o war_n and_o dissension_n in_o this_o land_n the_o fall_n of_o our_o friend_n and_o the_o change_n of_o many_o house_n our_o imposion_n and_o tax_n and_o in_o a_o word_n very_o many_o misery_n and_o calamity_n lay_v they_o to_o those_o then_o present_a time_n wherein_o we_o enjoy_v truth_n and_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n without_o either_o death_n or_o danger_n what_o a_o change_n be_v this_o to_o a_o man_n that_o know_v and_o feel_v the_o blessing_n let_v we_o therefore_o do_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o 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come_v by_o which_o all_o true_a believer_n shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o darkness_n of_o death_n and_o further_o this_o light_n be_v a_o figure_n also_o of_o true_a doctrine_n which_o ever_o must_v shine_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n the_o oil_n olive_n which_o they_o be_v command_v to_o bring_v must_v be_v pure_a likewise_o to_o show_v that_o that_o doctrine_n must_v have_v no_o mixture_n of_o man_n device_n but_o be_v pure_a verse_n 10._o though_o the_o father_n of_o this_o offender_n be_v a_o stranger_n a_o egyptian_a yet_o god_n will_v not_o spare_v he_o how_o much_o less_o than_o his_o own_o people_n i_o mean_v christian_n by_o father_n and_o mother_n baptise_a in_o his_o faith_n bring_v up_o in_o his_o fear_n hearer_n of_o his_o word_n and_o professor_n of_o it_o second_o though_o this_o man_n commit_v this_o fault_n in_o his_o anger_n yet_o god_n spare_v he_o not_o how_o then_o do_v we_o excuse_v our_o offence_n by_o our_o anger_n say_v it_o be_v in_o my_o wrath_n i_o say_v so_o or_o do_v so_o verse_n 11._o this_o blaspheme_v be_v curse_v the_o other_o by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n such_o as_o our_o fearful_a and_o damnable_a phrase_n be_v god_n curse_v light_a on_o thou_o the_o plague_n of_o god_n take_v thou_o which_o kind_n of_o speak_v be_v not_o only_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o second_o table_n concern_v the_o love_n to_o our_o neighbour_n but_o a_o breach_n also_o of_o the_o first_o table_n by_o take_v god_n most_o holy_a name_n in_o vain_a and_o then_o to_o use_v god_n in_o your_o revenge_n and_o to_o make_v he_o a_o party_n or_o a_o executioner_n of_o your_o rage_n wish_v that_o he_o may_v curse_v and_o plague_n where_o you_o will_v he_o be_v all_o mercy_n all_o goodness_n all_o justice_n o_o what_o a_o increase_n of_o your_o sin_n be_v this_o verse_n 12._o this_o grievous_a offender_n be_v not_o wink_v at_o by_o they_o that_o hear_v he_o neither_o yet_o punish_v by_o they_o that_o have_v no_o authority_n out_o of_o a_o colour_n of_o zeal_n but_o he_o be_v orderly_a and_o by_o a_o right_a zeal_n carry_v to_o moses_n the_o magistrate_n and_o his_o offence_n open_v there_o moses_n again_o although_o such_o a_o man_n yet_o will_v do_v nothing_o hasty_o in_o judgement_n and_o especial_o touch_v life_n but_o he_o will_v be_v advise_v by_o god_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n commit_v he_o to_o ward_n verse_n 14._o by_o this_o ceremony_n of_o put_v their_o hand_n upon_o his_o head_n the_o lord_n make_v the_o witness_n careful_a what_o they_o say_v for_o it_o teach_v they_o that_o if_o they_o bear_v false_a witness_n than_o be_v they_o guilty_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o he_o so_o shed_v but_o if_o they_o speak_v true_o then_o as_o he_o that_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n by_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o it_o do_v cast_v his_o sin_n upon_o the_o beast_n so_o they_o by_o that_o ceremony_n lay_v his_o blood_n upon_o his_o own_o head_n and_o they_o remain_v clear_a and_o blameless_a yea_o the_o whole_a congregation_n by_o such_o execution_n of_o justice_n be_v cleanse_v so_o that_o when_o phineas_n have_v slay_v the_o wicked_a person_n it_o be_v say_v he_o turn_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n from_o the_o land_n numb_a 25._o and_o the_o kill_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v call_v victima_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n isai._n 34._o jer._n 46._o verse_n 16._o when_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v the_o whole_a congregation_n to_o stone_n he_o he_o make_v trial_n of_o the_o zeal_n of_o all_o and_o teach_v all_o to_o concur_v with_o the_o magistrate_n in_o love_n and_o like_n of_o justice_n and_o in_o further_a of_o it_o so_o far_o as_o belong_v to_o every_o man_n place_n whereas_o
now_o a_o day_n we_o have_v such_o factious_a and_o corrupt_a humour_n in_o we_o out_o of_o which_o issue_n out_o such_o dislike_n and_o bad_a censure_n of_o magistrate_n as_o grieve_v they_o hinder_v justice_n and_o provoke_v god_n to_o that_o which_o will_v smart_v if_o he_o be_v not_o the_o more_o merciful_a verse_n 22._o this_o restrain_v that_o pride_n which_o otherwise_o may_v have_v be_v in_o the_o jew_n and_o show_v the_o common_a care_n of_o god_n for_o all_o man_n as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o jew_n this_o indifferency_n be_v a_o bless_a virtue_n to_o be_v learn_v from_o our_o god_n for_o sure_o we_o be_v altogether_o partial_a if_o god_n guide_v we_o not_o thus_o if_o other_o man_n child_n servant_n or_o friend_n hurt_v we_o fire_n and_o sword_n for_o they_o but_o if_o we_o hurt_v they_o no_o such_o matter_n all_o must_v be_v boulster_v out_o or_o buy_v out_o or_o bear_v out_o and_o justice_n may_v not_o be_v do_v again_o among_o our_o own_o one_o child_n must_v be_v crucify_a and_o another_o not_o touch_v one_o make_v a_o saint_n another_o a_o devil_n chap._n xxv_o verse_n 7._o this_o rest_v of_o the_o land_n every_o seven_o year_n put_v they_o in_o remembrance_n of_o that_o sin_n which_o cast_v out_o all_o out_o of_o paradise_n and_o bring_v man_n to_o labour_n and_o the_o earth_n to_o need_v it_o whereas_o if_o we_o have_v stand_v the_o earth_n shall_v have_v yield_v of_o its_o self_n fruit_n and_o profit_n as_o in_o some_o sort_n they_o may_v see_v by_o the_o seven_o year_n again_o it_o shadow_v out_o the_o true_a sabbath_n and_o rest_n in_o heaven_n where_o shall_v be_v no_o labour_n and_o yet_o no_o lack_n but_o all_o comfort_n and_o joy_n imaginable_a verse_n 9_o upon_o which_o blow_v it_o have_v the_o name_n of_o jubilee_n jubilaeus_fw-la a_o jobel_a quod_fw-la significat_fw-la buccinam_fw-la this_o year_n be_v a_o excellent_a figure_n of_o that_o true_a jubilee_n and_o freedom_n which_o be_v confer_v upon_o we_o by_o christ._n for_o this_o 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be_v cast_v out_o by_o sin_n even_o that_o paradise_n of_o heaven_n from_o which_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v remove_v any_o more_o verse_n 21._o in_o this_o verse_n the_o lord_n meet_v with_o a_o objection_n of_o some_o man_n that_o may_v happy_o say_v what_o shall_v we_o eat_v the_o seven_o year_n and_o answer_n i_o will_v send_v my_o blessing_n upon_o you_o in_o the_o six_o year_n and_o it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n for_o three_o year_n let_v this_o verse_n then_o strengthen_v your_o faith_n against_o all_o objection_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n make_v from_o natural_a reason_n for_o if_o god_n be_v able_a even_o then_o when_o the_o earth_n be_v weak_a have_v be_v wear_v out_o with_o continual_a tillage_n five_o year_n together_o to_o make_v the_o six_o year_n bring_v forth_o a_o triple_a blessing_n what_o unseasonable_a weather_n what_o barrenness_n of_o land_n what_o any_o thing_n shall_v make_v a_o man_n despair_n of_o god_n providence_n for_o thing_n needful_a again_o 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a_o impenitent_a sinner_n his_o fever_n shall_v reach_v to_o a_o frenzy_n and_o his_o frenzy_n to_o a_o consumption_n his_o consumption_n to_o a_o penury_n and_o his_o penury_n to_o a_o wear_n and_o tire_v out_o of_o all_o that_o be_v about_o he_o and_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o youth_n shall_v meet_v in_o the_o anguish_n of_o his_o body_n verse_n 12._o behold_v what_o need_v we_o care_v whether_o we_o go_v while_o we_o carry_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n with_o we_o he_o be_v with_o we_o as_o our_o companion_n as_o our_o guide_n as_o our_o guest_n no_o impotency_n of_o person_n no_o cross_n of_o estate_n no_o distance_n of_o place_n no_o opposition_n of_o man_n no_o gate_n of_o hell_n can_v separate_v he_o from_o we_o he_o have_v say_v it_o i_o will_v not_o leave_v nor_o forsake_v thou_o shall_v we_o think_v he_o can_v fare_v ill_o that_o have_v money_n in_o his_o purse_n and_o shall_v we_o think_v he_o can_v miscarry_v that_o have_v god_n in_o his_o heart_n how_o shall_v not_o all_o comfort_n all_o happiness_n accompany_v that_o god_n who_o presence_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o blessedness_n he_o shall_v counsel_v we_o in_o our_o doubt_n direct_v we_o in_o our_o resolution_n dispose_v of_o we_o in_o our_o estate_n prosper_v we_o in_o our_o life_n and_o in_o our_o death_n crown_n we_o verse_n 16._o god_n do_v not_o begin_v with_o a_o morte_fw-la moriendum_fw-la some_o body_n must_v die_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v make_v some_o body_n to_o kill_v but_o god_n come_v with_o a_o morte_fw-la morieris_fw-la yet_o thou_o be_v alive_a and_o may_v live_v but_o if_o thou_o will_v rebel_v thou_o must_v die_v so_o here_o god_n do_v not_o call_v up_o fever_n and_o pestilence_n and_o consumption_n and_o fire_n and_o famine_n and_o war_n and_o then_o make_v man_n that_o he_o may_v throw_v he_o into_o their_o mouth_n but_o when_o man_n throw_v down_o himself_o god_n let_v he_o fall_v into_o their_o mouth_n have_v i_o never_o sin_v in_o wantonness_n i_o shall_v never_o have_v have_v consumption_n nor_o fever_n if_o i_o have_v not_o sin_v in_o riot_n nor_o death_n if_o i_o have_v not_o transgress_v against_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n verse_n 44._o some_o be_v of_o a_o opinion_n that_o these_o word_n be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o captivity_n and_o deliverance_n out_o of_o babylon_n but_o the_o jew_n persuade_v themselves_o that_o this_o promise_n of_o regard_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o enemy_n be_v not_o yet_o accomplish_v but_o whether_o so_o or_o not_o we_o may_v very_o well_o apply_v this_o promise_n to_o a_o true_a penitent_a sinner_n who_o shall_v ever_o be_v respect_v upon_o his_o conversion_n albeit_o he_o neglect_v the_o time_n of_o grace_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 l●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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