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impediment_n according_a to_o another_o signification_n of_o that_o word_n and_o beat_v down_o the_o enemy_n so_o that_o they_o follow_v he_o shall_v break_v through_o all_o difficulty_n of_o gate_n shut_v against_o they_o pass_z in_o and_o out_o as_o they_o please_v their_o king_n go_v before_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n be_v on_o the_o head_n of_o they_o as_o leader_n of_o the_o vanguard_n i._n e._n to_o protect_v and_o help_v they_o by_o his_o providence_n and_o mighty_a wonder_n and_o to_o hinder_v the_o enemy_n from_o hurt_v they_o thus_o a_o learned_a jew_n understand_v the_o word_n literal_o who_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n note_n though_o these_o word_n be_v of_o the_o preter_fw-la perfect_a tense_n have_v break_v up_o have_v pass_v be_v go_v out_o yet_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o in_o the_o future_a shall_v break_v up_o shall_v pass_v shall_v go_v out_o as_o such_o change_n of_o tense_n be_v not_o unfrequent_a and_o so_o out_o do_v other_o of_o 〈◊〉_d who_o 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this_o sense_n understand_v and_o in_o what_o number_n they_o come_v at_o first_o into_o the_o church_n the_o history_n of_o the_o first_o time_n as_o act._n ii_o 41._o and_o chap._n iu._n 4._o and_o elsewhere_o and_o of_o succeed_a time_n all_o the_o world_n over_o testify_v they_o usual_o understand_v by_o the_o breaker_n and_o by_o their_o king_n the_o same_o person_n viz._n christ_n to_o who_o that_o title_n of_o breaker_n may_v well_o agree_v for_o his_o break_n down_o all_o obstacle_n the_o middle_a wall_n of_o partition_n betwixt_o jew_n and_o 〈◊〉_d eph._n ii_o 14._o 15._o break_v open_o the_o gate_n 〈◊〉_d hell_n itself_o so_o that_o neither_o he_o himself_o can_v be_v detain_v by_o they_o nor_o he_o 18._o be_v hinder_v by_o they_o from_o follow_v he_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o gate_n of_o which_o have_v conquer_v death_n and_o triumph_v over_o all_o enemy_n he_o set_v open_a to_o they_o so_o that_o they_o may_v without_o hindrance_n go_v in_o and_o out_o and_o 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and_o splendour_n as_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o david_n and_o solomon_n or_o that_o his_o dominion_n may_v be_v equal_v to_o they_o over_o israel_n and_o he_o that_o relate_v that_o opinion_n of_o they_o confess_v that_o in_o these_o prophecy_n be_v great_a thing_n as_o those_o in_o the_o first_o verse_n speak_v then_o can_v be_v say_v in_o he_o to_o have_v be_v fulfil_v or_o under_o the_o second_o temple_n though_o this_o and_o some_o other_o passage_n he_o think_v to_o belong_v to_o those_o time_n but_o that_o the_o other_o be_v yet_o to_o be_v expect_v and_o say_v withal_o that_o by_o some_o all_o these_o prophecy_n be_v look_v on_o as_o belong_v to_o the_o time_n of_o messiah_n the_o speedy_a come_n of_o who_o he_o and_o they_o earnest_o desire_v and_o that_o indeed_o seem_v the_o opinion_n of_o most_o of_o they_o viz._n that_o these_o be_v thing_n not_o yet_o fulfil_v look_v on_o they_o as_o carnal_a and_o temporal_a promise_n of_o a_o earthly_a glorious_a reign_n of_o messiah_n 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understand_v to_o wit_n in_o a_o spiritual_a way_n and_o of_o better_a thing_n than_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n and_o to_o he_o do_v we_o say_v and_o to_o the_o zion_n and_o jerusalem_n here_o mean_v viz._n the_o church_n that_o the_o word_n may_v as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o their_o best_a and_o high_a sense_n and_o full_a latitude_n be_v apply_v to_o he_o and_o in_o he_o to_o jerusalem_n do_v the_o first_o dominion_n i._n e._n that_o of_o david_n and_o solomon_n come_v so_o the_o angel_n of_o he_o that_o the_o lord_n god_n shall_v give_v unto_o he_o the_o tâ—rone_n of_o his_o father_n david_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v reign_v over_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n for_o ever_o luc._n i._n 32_o 33._o over_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o jacob_n all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n and_o not_o only_o over_o they_o but_o that_o his_o kingdom_n he_o set_v by_o god_n on_o his_o holy_a hill_n of_o zion_n shall_v take_v in_o the_o heathen_a also_o for_o his_o inheritance_n and_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o his_o possession_n as_o david_n propehsy_v of_o he_o psal._n ii_o 7_o 8._o so_o that_o under_o he_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o judah_n and_o israel_n no_o nor_o between_o jew_n and_o gentile_n all_o believer_n in_o he_o be_v as_o one_o all_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n gal._n i._n 11._o 28._o coll._n iii_o 11._o ephes._n ii_o 12_o etc._n etc._n to_o he_o be_v give_v dominion_n and_o glory_n and_o a_o kingdom_n that_o all_o people_n nation_n and_o language_n shall_v serve_v he_o and_o his_o dominion_n be_v a_o everlasting_a dominion_n dan._n vii_o 14._o unto_o all_o who_o the_o sound_n of_o his_o kingdom_n go_v forth_o rom._n x._o 18._o and_o so_o in_o the_o second_o notion_n the_o first_o that_o be_v the_o chief_a dominion_n come_v to_o the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n to_o jerusalem_n in_o and_o by_o he_o a_o dominion_n and_o kingdom_n great_a and_o large_a than_o that_o of_o david_n or_o solomon_n or_o any_o other_o david_n in_o spirit_n therefore_o call_v he_o his_o lord_n psal._n cx_o 1._o mat._n xxii_o 44._o and_o of_o himself_o he_o witness_v and_o his_o witness_n be_v true_a that_o he_o be_v great_a than_o solomon_n mat._n xii_o 42_o and_o have_v therefore_o deserve_v a_o name_n give_v he_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n rev._n xvii_o 14._o and_o xix_o 16._o prince_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n chap._n i._n 5._o none_o of_o their_o dominion_n be_v ever_o like_o his_o for_o extent_n or_o duration_n david_n and_o solomon_n be_v in_o all_o their_o greatness_n but_o type_n of_o he_o their_o kingdom_n be_v even_o quite_o overthrow_v and_o the_o 8_o tabernacle_n of_o david_n which_o be_v fall_v down_o be_v in_o he_o raise_v up_o to_o a_o great_a height_n and_o more_o excellent_a manner_n then_o ever_o it_o be_v in_o under_o the_o jew_n three_o to_o the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n to_o zion_n and_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o and_o by_o our_o lord_n christ_n come_v the_o 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flock_n tirinus_n as_o some_o think_v or_o not_o it_o will_v not_o concern_v nice_o to_o inquire_v by_o which_o fact_n of_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v fulfil_v what_o be_v speak_v by_o the_o prophet_n tell_v you_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n behold_v thy_o king_n come_v to_o thou_o meek_a and_o sit_v upon_o a_o ass_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o acclamation_n of_o great_a multitude_n say_v hosanna_n to_o the_o son_n of_o david_n etc._n etc._n mat._n xxi_o 4_o 5._o etc._n etc._n or_o as_o st._n john_n have_v it_o hosannah_n blessed_n be_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o come_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n joh._n xii_o 17._o or_o as_o in_o st._n mark_n xi_o 10._o bless_a be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o father_n david_n that_o come_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o come_v near_o to_o these_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n here_o and_o so_o luk._n xix_o 38._o so_o far_o be_v they_o convince_v by_o the_o great_a miracle_n that_o he_o show_v such_o as_o be_v before_o never_o show_v and_o his_o power_n not_o only_o over_o man_n as_o when_o he_o drive_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n those_o that_o profane_v it_o but_o over_o sea_n and_o wind_n and_o devil_n themselves_o that_o they_o can_v acknowledge_v he_o no_o less_o and_o therefore_o have_v he_o not_o decline_v it_o will_v have_v by_o force_n make_v he_o a_o king_n in_o another_o manner_n than_o he_o will_v be_v so_o acknowledge_v viz._n a_o earthly_a king_n joh._n vi_o 15._o and_o so_o far_o it_o appear_v this_o opinion_n of_o he_o prevail_v among_o the_o people_n that_o it_o be_v put_v in_o as_o a_o accusation_n against_o he_o by_o those_o that_o will_v not_o
and_o their_o substance_n unto_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n but_o they_o know_v not_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n so_o they_o think_v and_o so_o they_o wish_v as_o be_v aforesaid_a that_o zion_n shall_v by_o their_o hand_n be_v lay_v perpetual_o desolate_a but_o the_o lord_n have_v other_o end_n to_o chastise_v his_o people_n by_o they_o but_o then_o to_o return_v their_o malice_n on_o their_o own_o head_n and_o to_o bring_v that_o final_a destruction_n which_o they_o intend_v to_o other_o on_o themselves_o such_o difference_n betwixt_o god_n counsel_n and_o thought_n and_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o people_n which_o he_o make_v use_v of_o sometime_o for_o humble_v and_o chastise_v his_o people_n see_v likewise_o describe_v isa._n x._o 5._o and_o follow_v verse_n he_o when_o he_o have_v do_v his_o work_n by_o his_o enemy_n shall_v again_o in_o mercy_n receive_v his_o people_n into_o favour_n and_o destroy_v those_o to_o who_o for_o 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not_o that_o stress_n here_o to_o be_v put_v on_o the_o particle_n now_o as_o to_o the_o design_v of_o the_o time_n but_o kimchi_n that_o the_o import_n thereof_o here_o be_v for_o assurance_n that_o what_o be_v speak_v shall_v as_o certain_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o time_n by_o god_n determine_v as_o if_o it_o be_v already_o do_v and_o therefore_o that_o to_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v now_o which_o be_v a_o good_a while_n after_o without_o fail_v to_o be_v do_v grot._n some_o other_o therefore_o understand_v by_o the_o many_o nation_n such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o army_n of_o the_o chaldean_n by_o who_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v and_o destroy_v and_o the_o jew_n carry_v away_o to_o babel_n but_o what_o victory_n have_v the_o jew_n ever_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d masorah_n of_o judment_n i._n e._n to_o give_v they_o law_n aaron_n to_o make_v propitiation_n for_o the_o people_n and_o miriam_n to_o instruct_v the_o woman_n aaron_n have_v the_o title_n of_o prophet_n give_v he_o exod._n vii_o 1._o and_o miriam_n of_o a_o prophetess_n exod._n xv._n 20._o where_o she_o go_v before_o the_o woman_n in_o sing_v praise_n to_o the_o lord_n for_o their_o deliverance_n from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o they_o both_o seem_v to_o challenge_v that_o title_n as_o belong_v to_o they_o as_o well_o as_o unto_o moses_n num._n xii_o 2._o these_o he_o say_v he_o send_v before_o they_o i._n e._n give_v they_o for_o guide_n to_o they_o to_o go_v before_o they_o to_o conduct_v instruct_v lead_v and_o assist_v they_o both_o in_o their_o go_v forth_o of_o egypt_n and_o in_o their_o passage_n through_o the_o wilderness_n kimchi_n some_o by_o his_o say_n that_o he_o send_v they_o before_o they_o understand_v that_o he_o before_o hand_n before_o their_o go_v forth_o 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to_o which_o also_o reference_n be_v make_v rev._n ii_o 14._o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o balaam_n teach_v balak_n to_o cast_v a_o stumble_a block_n before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o eat_v thing_n sacrifice_v to_o idol_n and_o to_o commit_v fornication_n that_o counsel_n of_o he_o be_v there_o call_v the_o doctrine_n of_o balaam_n and_o that_o may_v not_o perhaps_o unfit_o be_v here_o include_v in_o what_o balaam_n answer_v to_o balak_n as_o call_v to_o mind_n as_o a_o great_a sin_n of_o their_o forefather_n so_o togéther_o a_o signal_n mercy_n of_o god_n in_o not_o suffer_v that_o counsel_n to_o prevail_v to_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o they_o but_o to_o end_v in_o the_o punishment_n of_o part_n of_o they_o only_o viz._n twentyfour_o thousand_o num._n xxv_o 9_o and_o this_o tiâ—inus_n some_o look_v on_o as_o chief_o here_o refer_v to_o join_v with_o these_o word_n the_o follow_v namely_o from_o shittim_n to_o gilgal_n make_v the_o meaning_n thus_o to_o be_v and_o 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purpose_n yet_o as_o to_o the_o derivation_n of_o the_o word_n seem_v far_o fetch_v diodat_n other_o by_o that_o which_o they_o shall_v take_v hold_n of_o think_v mean_v their_o good_n or_o part_n of_o they_o if_o they_o can_v but_o iâ—_n be_v manifest_a that_o what_o be_v speak_v of_o must_v be_v person_n from_o what_o follow_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v give_v up_o to_o the_o sword_n sa._n other_o therefore_o understand_v it_o of_o their_o child_n sol._n other_o render_v the_o word_n a_o little_a different_o thou_o shall_v overtake_v the_o enemy_n which_o lead_v away_o thy_o son_n and_o daughter_n into_o captivity_n but_o shall_v not_o rescue_v they_o and_o if_o thou_o rescue_v any_o of_o they_o their_o end_n shall_v be_v to_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o sword_n tarnov_n other_o yet_o understand_v the_o thing_n speak_v of_o to_o be_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o what_o be_v most_o precious_a to_o they_o yet_o interpret_v the_o verb_n in_o a_o far_o different_a sense_n viz._n 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the_o expression_n here_o we_o look_v on_o as_o include_v both_o these_o and_o that_o seem_v the_o full_a import_n of_o it_o micah_n v._n 3._o page_n 51._o col_fw-fr 2._o line_n 15._o read_v of_o some_o forego_v passage_n as_o c._n iu._n 13._o and_o the_o 1._o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n p._n 52._o col_fw-fr 1._o l._n 9_o after_o what_o they_o say_v add_v beside_o these_o there_o be_v also_o another_o exposition_n hint_v by_o abarbinel_n as_o extravagant_a as_o any_o of_o the_o other_o viz._n therefore_o i._n e._n because_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n forsake_v the_o house_n of_o david_n of_o which_o the_o ruler_n ought_v always_o to_o have_v be_v god_n shall_v give_v they_o up_o into_o their_o captivity_n until_o the_o time_n that_o she_o which_o travel_n have_v bring_v forth_o in_o many_o distress_n and_o sorrow_n so_o declare_v that_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n shall_v be_v for_o that_o sin_n and_o as_o for_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n which_o do_v not_o forsake_v 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easy_o perceive_v out_o of_o the_o ancient_a record_n viz._n the_o book_n of_o moses_n as_o exod._n xxxiv_o 13._o where_o israel_n be_v forbid_v to_o make_v any_o covenant_n with_o the_o amorites_n and_o canaanites_n and_o other_o idolatrous_a nation_n be_v command_v to_o destroy_v their_o altar_n break_v down_o their_o image_n and_o cut_v down_o their_o grove_n as_o wherein_o they_o worship_v or_o do_v honour_n to_o their_o idol_n as_o appear_v again_o deut._n xii_o 2._o 3._o you_o shall_v utter_o destroy_v all_o the_o place_n wherein_o the_o nation_n which_o you_o shall_v possess_v serve_v their_o god_n upon_o the_o high_a mountain_n and_o upon_o the_o hill_n and_o under_o every_o green_a tree_n and_o you_o shall_v overthrow_v their_o altar_n and_o break_v their_o pillar_n and_o burn_v their_o grove_n with_o fire_n so_o we_o read_v that_o israel_n serve_v baalim_fw-la and_o the_o grove_n judg._n iii_o 7._o and_o again_o c._n vi_o 25_o 28._o we_o read_v of_o baal_n grove_n and_o the_o israelite_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o idolatry_n be_v command_v not_o to_o plant_v a_o grove_n of_o any_o tree_n near_o unto_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n deut._n xvi_o 21._o notwithstanding_o which_o command_n as_o israel_n afterward_o fall_v to_o idolatry_n so_o they_o fall_v also_o to_o plant_v of_o grove_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o idol_n and_o worship_v they_o in_o they_o so_o maacah_n the_o mother_n of_o asa_n make_v a_o idol_n in_o a_o grove_n 1._o king_n xv._n 13._o and_o ahab_n set_v up_o the_o worship_n of_o baal_n make_v a_o grove_n i._o king_n xvi_o 33._o and_o have_v his_o prophet_n of_o the_o grove_n c._n xviii_o 19_o so_o of_o the_o grove_n in_o samaria_n we_o have_v mention_n two_o king_n xiii_o 6._o and_o that_o the_o israelite_n do_v thing_n that_o be_v not_o right_a against_o the_o lord_n set_v they_o up_o image_n and_o grove_n ibid._n c._n xvii_o 9_o 10._o and_o make_v they_o melt_a image_n even_o two_o calf_n and_o make_v a_o grove_n v_o 16._o and_o that_o judah_n leave_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o serve_v grove_n and_o idol_n two_o chro._n xxiv_o 18._o by_o compare_v which_o and_o like_a place_n will_v here_o easy_o be_v understand_v what_o be_v mean_v when_o he_o say_v he_o will_v pluck_v up_o their_o grove_n viz._n that_o he_o will_v take_v away_o those_o part_n of_o idolatry_n also_o whether_o the_o word_n be_v take_v with_o some_o as_o direct_v to_o the_o chaldean_n or_o with_o other_o to_o the_o israelite_n the_o use_n of_o grove_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o their_o idol_n have_v be_v cowmon_a to_o both_o so_o will_v i_o etc._n etc._n errata_fw-la page_z 1_o column_n 2._o l._n 28._o read_v judgement_n p._n 2._o c._n 2._o line_n 24._o read_v one_o p._n 3._o l._n 1._o infere_fw-la sist_z or_o ibid._n l._n 43._o â—insere_fw-la post_fw-la israel_n p._n 5._o c._n 2._o l._n 30._o r._n that_o p._n 7._o c._n 1._o l._n 13._o post_v aphrah_n infere_fw-la i._n e._n dust_n ibid._n l._n 57_o r._n lashti_fw-la p._n 9_o c._n 2._o l._n 54._o insere_fw-la *_o it_o some_o &_o post_n trem._n in_o margin_n p._n 11._o c._n 2._o l._n 23._o r._n off_o ibid._n l._n ult_n post_n to_o insere_fw-la z_o p._n 13._o marg_n l._n 3._o r._n menoch_n l._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 14._o c._n 2._o l._n 4._o r._n article_n p._n 16._o c._n r._n 1._o l._n 31._o post_n ring_n infere_fw-la they_o p._n 17._o marg_n l._n 1._o ante_fw-la christ._n infere_fw-la but_o he_o approve_v it_o not_o p._n 23._o marg_n l_o 1._o post_n tarn_n infere_fw-la joseph_n kimchi_fw-la ibid._n post_n drus._n infeâ—e_a r._n joseph_n kimchi_n in_o r._n dau._n kimchi_n p._n 32._o c._n 2._o l._n 54._o post_n nation_n infere_fw-la on_o