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and_o so_o impose_v omri_n upon_o the_o people_n the_o word_n prevail_v import_v all_o this_o say_v peter_z martyr_n mark_v 2._o omri_n reign_v twelve_o year_n which_o dr._n lightfoot_n reckon_v from_o the_o death_n of_o zumri_n in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o of_o asa_n ver_fw-la 15._o to_o omri_n death_n in_o the_o thirty_o eight_o year_n of_o asa_n ver_fw-la 28_o 29._o and_o that_o tibni_n continue_v his_o corrival_n until_o the_o thirty_o first_o year_n of_o asa_n ver_fw-la 23._o mark_v 3_o omri_n reign_v four_o year_n in_o a_o state_n of_o war_n with_o tibni_n and_o eight_o year_n quiet_o without_o a_o corrival_n wherein_o he_o purchase_v samaria_n joh._n 4.4_o for_o two_o talent_n of_o silver_n ver_fw-la 24._o and_o build_v a_o palace_n there_o because_o zimri_n have_v burn_v that_o in_o tirzah_n mark_v 4._o omri_n be_v worse_o than_o all_o his_o predecessor_n ver_fw-la 25._o who_o do_v not_o only_a worship_n calf_n but_o devil_n also_o 2_o chron._n 11.15_o 1_o cor._n 10.20_o and_o 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can_v say_v so_o n.b._n yet_o luther_n seem_v to_o say_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n let_v my_n will_v be_v do_v herein_o i_o i_o say_v lord_n because_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o thy_o holy_a will_n hence_o be_v it_o say_v quod_fw-la voluit_fw-la potuit_fw-la he_o can_v have_v what_o he_o will_v from_o god_n n.b._n this_o shut_n up_o of_o heaven_n from_o rain_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o first_o miracle_n that_o be_v register_v of_o elijah_n there_o be_v twelve_o in_o all_o the_o second_o be_v in_o ver_fw-la 6._o the_o three_o in_o ver_fw-la 16._o the_o four_o in_o ver_fw-la 22._o the_o five_o in_o chap._n 18.38_o the_o six_o in_o ver_fw-la 45._o the_o seven_o chap._n 19.8_o the_o eight_o in_o ver_fw-la 20._o the_o nine_o be_v in_o 2_o king_n 1.10_o the_o ten_o in_o ver_fw-la 12._o the_o eleven_o in_o 2_o king_n 2.8_o and_o the_o twelve_o in_o ver_fw-la 11._o more_o of_o all_o these_o as_o they_o lie_v orderly_o in_o the_o history_n the_o strange_a occurrence_n of_o elijah_n life_n after_o this_o embassage_n be_v many_o remark_n the_o first_o no_o soon_o have_v he_o foretell_v a_o long_a famine_n but_o god_n take_v care_n of_o the_o foreteller_n of_o it_o and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o rescue_v his_o prophet_n from_o the_o fury_n of_o ahab_n and_o jezebel_n for_o his_o denounce_v divine_a wrath_n against_o they_o but_o also_o in_o provide_v for_o his_o personal_a sustentation_n during_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o famine_n mark_v 1_o elijah_n hide_v himself_o at_o god_n direction_n in_o a_o cave_n by_o the_o brook_n cherith_n from_o the_o rage_n of_o ahab_n ver_fw-la 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a work_n of_o divine_a providence_n that_o ahab_n shall_v be_v so_o overrule_v as_o not_o to_o seize_v he_o present_o while_o he_o be_v
the_o most_o exact_a edition_n of_o the_o law_n and_o of_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o whole_a canon_n of_o scripture_n to_o his_o own_o time_n however_o he_o be_v a_o scribe_n both_o well_o instruct_v himself_o and_o instruct_v other_o to_o god_n kingdom_n matth._n 13.52_o remark_n the_o second_o the_o threefold_a favour_n this_o famous_a scribe_n find_v one_a with_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n who_o grant_v he_o all_o his_o request_n for_o 6._o give_v he_o more_o and_o great_a thing_n than_o he_o dare_v desire_v and_o deny_v he_o nothing_o that_o he_o desire_v which_o doubtless_o be_v say_v sanctius_n that_o jerusalem_n may_v be_v restore_v etc._n etc._n though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v yet_o be_v it_o employ_v in_o the_o king_n decree_n ver_fw-la 13_o etc._n etc._n 2_o with_o the_o jew_n for_o many_o of_o they_o be_v excite_v by_o his_o example_n and_o authority_n to_o a_o resolve_v for_o a_o return_n ver_fw-la 7._o both_o some_o people_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n say_v masius_n and_o more_o especial_o such_o jew_n as_o have_v not_o be_v willing_a to_o walk_v home_o with_o their_o brethren_n when_o cyrus_n decree_n do_v set_v they_o at_o liberty_n say_v wolphius_n but_o still_o stick_v fast_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o babylon_n 1_o chron_n 4.23_o and_o 3_o he_o find_v favour_n with_o god_n himself_o who_o good_a hand_n be_v for_o good_a upon_o he_o for_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o god_n sweet_a and_o singular_a providence_n be_v both_o watch_n over_o he_o and_o work_n for_o he_o both_o in_o incline_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o king_n towards_o he_o to_o grant_v all_o his_o request_n yea_o and_o more_o than_o he_o request_v etc._n etc._n and_o in_o stir_v up_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n also_o for_o accompany_v he_o in_o his_o resolve_v to_o return_v thus_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o the_o good_a 2_o chron._n 19_o last_o remark_n the_o three_o the_o time_n when_o ezra_n return_n be_v resolve_v to_o begin_v it_o be_v upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o this_o seven_o year_n of_o darius_n and_o of_o the_o first_o month_n of_o that_o year_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8_o 9_o and_o chap._n 8.15.23_o ezra_n prepare_v his_o heart_n in_o the_o first_o place_n ver_fw-la 10._o know_v that_o it_o be_v rude_a by_o nature_n must_v be_v reform_v by_o grace_n say_v wolphiâs_a a_o instrument_n out_o of_o tune_n must_v first_o be_v tune_v before_o it_o can_v make_v any_o melodious_a music_n and_o then_o he_o prepare_v all_o necessary_a accommodation_n for_o his_o long_a and_o tedious_a journey_n both_o in_o his_o own_o behalf_n and_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o many_o that_o be_v to_o accompany_v he_o he_o than_o begin_v his_o march_n upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n which_o be_v our_o march_n month_n and_o reach_v not_o to_o his_o journie_n end_n to_o wit_n jerusalem_n until_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n which_o be_v our_o july_n so_o that_o they_o be_v four_o month_n in_o their_o travelling-work_n wherein_o they_o have_v many_o a_o weary_a step_n etc._n etc._n yet_o that_o which_o support_v both_o ezra_n and_o his_o fellow-traveller_n be_v that_o they_o short_o shall_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n be_v zion_n psal_n 84.7_o which_o be_v a_o better_a support_n than_o that_o of_o popish_a pilgrim_n who_o after_o all_o their_o hardship_n want_n and_o weariness_n have_v nothing_o but_o the_o sight_n of_o some_o dumb_a idol_n let_v none_o be_v weary_a with_o walk_v to_o see_v god_n in_o his_o ordinance_n remark_n the_o four_o ezra's_n diploma_n regium_fw-la or_o royal_a commission_n his_o charter_n or_o lââters_n patent_n pen_v altogether_o in_o the_o chaldee_n dialect_n from_o ver_fw-la 11_o to_o the_o end_n of_o v._o 26._o mark_v 1_o artaxerxes_n darius_n style_v himself_o in_o this_o commission_n the_o king_n of_o king_n v._n 12._o which_o though_o it_o be_v too_o oft_o ambitious_o assume_v yet_o be_v it_o too_o lofty_a a_o title_n for_o any_o mortal_a monarch_n see_v it_o be_v the_o proper_a style_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n 1_o tim_n 6.15_o rev._n 1.5_o and_o 17.14_o and_o 19.16_o by_o who_o all_o king_n reign_n prov._n 8.15_o and_o vain_a vaunt_a nabuchadnezzar_n be_v make_v to_o know_v it_o dan._n 4.35_o mark_v 2._o this_o great_a of_o king_n as_o vatablus_n call_v he_o give_v his_o royal_a letter_n of_o licence_n that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o all_o rank_n that_o be_v ally_v to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o mind_a of_o their_o own_o free_a will_n ver_fw-la 12_o 13._o to_o return_v into_o their_o own_o country_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o their_o captivity_n he_o invite_v all_o say_v wolphius_n but_o will_v compel_v none_o nor_o will_v he_o detain_v any_o that_o be_v desirous_a to_o depart_v etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o this_o king_n with_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o seven_o privy-counsellor_n constitute_v ezra_n to_o be_v his_o grand_a visitor_n of_o his_o diocese_n or_o province_n of_o judea_n to_o make_v enquiry_n who_o there_o live_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v encourage_v they_o and_o who_o be_v transgressor_n of_o god_n law_n that_o he_o may_v punish_v they_o ver_fw-la 14._o n.b._n some_o suppose_v this_o king_n be_v thus_o well_o instruct_v both_o by_o queen_n esther_n and_o by_o priest_n ezra_n mark_v 4._o the_o king_n empower_v ezra_n to_o carry_v away_o all_o the_o silver_n and_o gold_n that_o either_o he_o or_o his_o noble_n have_v free_o contribute_v for_o god_n house_n and_o ezra_n use_n ver_fw-la 15._o and_o to_o make_v collection_n among_o all_o the_o king_n people_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o jew_n to_o buy_v sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 16_o 17._o yea_o and_o he_o restore_v such_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n as_o have_v not_o be_v restore_v before_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o that_o he_o be_v as_o kind_a as_o a_o king_n may_v well_o be_v say_v of_o this_o king_n mark_v 5._o the_o king_n in_o this_o commission_n command_v all_o his_o treasurer_n of_o the_o tribute_n on_o that_o side_n euphrates_n where_o jerusalem_n be_v to_o supply_v ezra_n with_o whatever_o more_o he_o need_v ver_fw-la 20_o 21_o 22._o particular_o they_o must_v disburse_v out_o of_o the_o king_n treasury_n thirty_o seven_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o pound_n sterling_n and_o out_o of_o his_o storehouse_n a_o thousand_o bushel_n of_o wheat_n in_o our_o measure_n and_o three_o tun_n and_o half_a a_o hogshead_n both_o of_o wine_n and_o of_o oil_n according_a to_o common_a computation_n yea_o and_o salt_n without_o measure_n because_o it_o be_v require_v in_o every_o sacrifice_n leu._n 2.13_o as_o well_o as_o for_o food_n mark_v 6._o how_o liberal_n be_v this_o king_n towards_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o his_o service_n and_o how_o loath_a be_v he_o that_o any_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n shall_v be_v neglect_v by_o his_o deny_v due_a mean_n thereunto_o say_v why_o shall_v there_o be_v wrath_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 23._o what_o can_v this_o king_n say_v more_o to_o seal_v up_o his_o good_a affection_n to_o that_o good_a work_n in_o hand_n he_o discern_v neglect_v of_o duty_n will_v expose_v he_o and_o he_o to_o divine_a displeasure_n either_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n or_o rather_o by_o the_o instruction_n of_o ezra_n chap._n 8.22_o n.b._n this_o pagan_a king_n that_o so_o oft_o say_v to_o ezra_n thy_o god_n but_o not_o once_o my_o god_n which_o be_v great_a pity_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n 1._o against_o pinch-penny_n professor_n that_o be_v so_o narrow-souled_a and_o so_o strait-fisted_n as_o though_o they_o have_v heap_v up_o hoard_v of_o money_n at_o home_n yet_o be_v such_o hold_v fast_n abroad_o as_o to_o have_v no_o quicksilver_n or_o currant_n money_n for_o god_n and_o good_a use_v etc._n etc._n and_o 2._o how_o will_v he_o rise_v up_o against_o worship-scorner_n that_o do_v say_v as_o much_o in_o the_o devil_n language_n what_o have_v we_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o jesus_n matth._n 8.29_o darius_n dare_v not_o neglect_v his_o duty_n for_o fear_n of_o god_n wrath_n jer._n 10.25_o mark_v 7._o this_o commission_n of_o the_o king_n to_o ezra_n 1._o exempt_v all_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n temple_n from_o pay_v toll_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 24._o according_o it_o be_v the_o zeal_n of_o our_o ancestor_n who_o make_v that_o law_n ecclesia_fw-la sit_fw-la libera_fw-la let_v churchman_n be_v free_a from_o exaction_n etc._n etc._n and_o 2._o ezra_n be_v authorise_a to_o make_v judge_n as_o exod._n 18.21_o 22._o such_o as_o understand_v god_n law_n as_o ezra_n do_v so_o can_v instruct_v the_o ignorant_a ver_fw-la 25._o remark_n the_o five_o and_o last_o magistrate_n may_v act_n against_o man_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n darius_n here_o interpose_v with_o his_o penal_a law_n in_o subserviency_n to_o the_o law_n of_o
heart_n which_o have_v the_o line_n of_o scarlet_a thread_n whereof_o this_o royal_a robe_n be_v weave_v fast_o bind_v to_o the_o window_n of_o it_o josh_n 2.18_o 19_o all_o such_o shall_v be_v safe_a when_o all_o other_o shall_v be_v destroy_v josh_n 6.22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o thus_o oh_o soul_n if_o once_o thou_o come_v to_o be_v cover_v with_o this_o scarlet_a robe_n this_o may_n may_v put_v more_o joy_n and_o gladness_n into_o thy_o heart_n than_o all_o the_o confluence_n of_o corn_n and_o wine_n can_v convey_v into_o a_o worldly_a heart_n ps_n 4.7_o and_o then_o may_v thou_o say_v with_o the_o sweet-singer_n of_o israel_n i_o will_v both_o lay_v i_o down_o in_o peace_n and_o take_v my_o sleep_n for_o thou_o lord_n only_o make_v i_o dwell_v in_o safety_n ps_n 4._o 8._o so_o he_o give_v his_o belove_a sleep_n ps_n 127.2_o the_o belove_a of_o the_o lord_n dwell_v in_o safety_n by_o he_o the_o lord_n cover_v he_o with_o this_o robe_n all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o all_o the_o night_n long_o too_o deut._n 33.12_o n._n b._n note_v well_o 5._o next_o to_o the_o quantity_n of_o this_o robe_n in_o all_o its_o three_o dimension_n come_v in_o the_o quality_n of_o it_o very_o conspicuous_a in_o its_o threefold_a excellency_n as_o 1._o in_o its_o purity_n and_o perfection_n qualis_fw-la causa_fw-la tale_n causatum_n as_o be_v the_o cause_n so_o be_v the_o effect_n now_o see_v this_o robe_n be_v of_o god_n own_o spin_v and_o weave_v therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v pure_a as_o he_o be_v pure_a 1_o john_n 3.3_o and_o all_o his_o work_n be_v perfect_a deut._n 32.4_o we_o read_v of_o curtain_n make_v of_o fine_a twine_v linen_n blue_a purple_a and_o scarlet_a all_o cunning_a work_n exod._n 26.1_o 31._o and_o it_o be_v far_o say_v that_o all_o the_o wisehearted_a woman_n do_v spin_v with_o their_o hand_n both_o blue_n and_o purple_a and_o scarlet_a exod._n 35.25_o all_o these_o three_o be_v blood_n colour_n the_o colour_n of_o robe_n common_o red_a so_o may_v have_v a_o reference_n to_o this_o regal_a robe_n here_o now_o may_v we_o not_o well_o wonder_v from_o whence_o have_v these_o brick-maker_n and_o their_o wife_n for_o they_o be_v all_o universal_o but_o miserable_a drudge_n in_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n such_o cunning_a and_o curious_a skill_n in_o spin_v and_o weave_v work_n such_o as_o the_o robe_n of_o the_o ephod_n etc._n etc._n we_o read_v of_o exod_a 29.5_o 6._o but_o the_o wonder_n cease_v if_o we_o consider_v how_o god_n fill_v bezaleel_n with_o his_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o curious_a workmanship_n exod._n 31.1_o 2_o 3._o and_o thus_o god_n be_v say_v to_o instruct_v the_o rustic_a husbandman_n in_o the_o country_n to_o manage_v all_o his_o mystical_a matter_n of_o husbandry_n in_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n far_o transcend_v the_o capacity_n of_o all_o city-cockney_n isa_n 28.24_o 25_o 26._o it_o be_v god_n our_o maker_n who_o teach_v man_n more_o than_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o make_v he_o wise_a than_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o heaven_n job_n 35.10_o 11._o now_o the_o philosopher_n say_v a_fw-la quo_fw-la aliquid_fw-la tale_n est_fw-la illud_fw-la est_fw-la magis_fw-la tale_n the_o efficient_a must_v be_v much_o more_o excellent_a than_o the_o effect_n the_o borrower_n must_v be_v far_o below_o the_o lender_n thus_o god_n be_v call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d a_o curious_a artificer_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v hebr._n 11.10_o as_o that_o city_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o pure_a and_o perfect_a city_n who_o builder_n be_v god_n as_o of_o that_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n describe_v revel_v 21._o ver_fw-la 10._o to_o 27._o so_o this_o royal_a robe_n can_v be_v no_o less_o pure_a etc._n etc._n because_o god_n be_v the_o artificer_n and_o maker_n of_o it_o the_o hill_n of_o god_n the_o city_n of_o god_n be_v most_o excellent_a so_o this_o robe_n of_o god_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a robe_n the_o 2._o excellency_n of_o this_o robe_n be_v the_o beauty_n and_o comeliness_n of_o it_o aaron_n sacerdotal_a robe_n be_v call_v a_o garment_n for_o glory_n and_o beauty_n exod._n 28.2_o how_o much_o more_o glorious_a and_o beautiful_a must_v this_o best_a robe_n of_o our_o bless_a redeemer_n be_v who_o be_v aaron_n redeemer_n as_o well_o as_o we_o and_o be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d god-man_n hence_o his_o robe_n be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o signify_v twice_o dip_v both_v as_o god_n and_o as_o man_n of_o a_o double_a dye_n so_o though_o our_o sin_n be_v scarlet_a sin_n call_v in_o greek_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d because_o twice_o dip_v in_o the_o devil_n dye-tub_n both_o in_o the_o wool_n of_o our_o youth_n and_o in_o the_o thread_n or_o web_n of_o our_o elden_n year_n yet_o this_o red_a robe_n make_v they_o as_o white_a both_z as_o wool_n and_o as_o snow_n isa_n 1.18_o this_o robe_n be_v dye_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o god_n and_o be_v call_v the_o blood_n of_o god_n act_v 20.28_o therefore_o become_v it_o so_o effectual_a to_o cleanse_v away_o the_o redness_n of_o our_o crimson_a sin_n 1_o john_n 1.7_o and_o this_o red_a robe_n make_v we_o white_a the_o martyr_n wash_v their_o robe_n white_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n revel_n 7.14_o and_o to_o believer_n be_v give_v fine_a linen_n clean_a and_o white_a which_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o saint_n revel_v 19.8_o oh_o how_o beautiful_a be_v christ_n robe_n at_o his_o transfiguration_n when_o his_o face_n shine_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o his_o raiment_n be_v white_a and_o glister_v as_o the_o light_n matth._n 17.2_o and_o luke_n 9.29_o christ_n be_v fair_a than_o the_o child_n of_o man_n ps_n 45_o 2._o his_o garment_n be_v grateful_a to_o the_o smell_n also_o ver_fw-la 8._o oh_o happy_a soul_n that_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o they_o etc._n etc._n the_o 3._o ezcellency_n of_o this_o robe_n be_v the_o perpetuity_n of_o it_o israel_n garment_n do_v last_v forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n deut._n 8.4_o but_o this_o robe_n have_v last_v from_o adam_n to_o this_o day_n almost_o 6000_o year_n yet_o not_o moth-eaten_a nor_o one_o hole_n in_o it_o it_o be_v our_o cark_n care_v with_o the_o gentile_n cry_v wherewith_o shall_v we_o be_v clothe_v matth._n 6.31_o we_o take_v think_v for_o new_a clothes_n and_o such_o as_o will_v last_v long_o come_v soul_n here_o be_v a_o robe_n for_o thou_o that_o will_v last_v thou_o thy_o life_n oh_o delay_v not_o to_o put_v it_o on_o rom._n 13.14_o lest_o thy_o nakedness_n appear_v etc._n etc._n rev._n 16.15_o n._n b._n note_v well_o 6._o though_o it_o be_v the_o groundless_a boundless_a and_o bottomless_a bounty_n of_o god_n the_o father_n both_o to_o procure_v and_o proffer_v this_o royal_a robe_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n both_o to_o bring_v it_o forth_o and_o to_o put_v it_o on_o and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v express_o here_o ver_fw-la 22._o it_o be_v indeed_o first_o the_o office_n of_o angel_n to_o preach_v the_o first_o glad_a tiding_n of_o the_o 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not_o be_v churlish_o touch_v if_o so_o god_n will_v strike_v through_o the_o loin_n of_o such_o churlish_a toucher_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 33.11_o they_o be_v his_o ambassador_n and_o a_o affront_n to_o they_o he_o account_v as_o a_o affront_n to_o himself_o as_o david_n do_v 2_o sam._n 10.4_o 6._o thus_o christ_n our_o mystical_a david_n say_v he_o that_o despise_v you_o despise_v i_o luke_n 10._o â6_n minister_n be_v sacred_a person_n and_o the_o apple_n of_o god_n eye_n the_o tender_a piece_n of_o that_o tender_a part_n zech._n 2.8_o a_o push_n upon_o the_o eye_n be_v a_o unbearable_a push_n christ_n feel_v himself_o hurt_v in_o the_o hurt_n of_o his_o member_n and_o minister_n act_n 94._o inference_n 2._o this_o serve_v
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world_n and_o that_o to_o come_v mark_v 10.30_o but_o also_o with_o the_o comfort_n of_o be_v son_n and_o daughter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n thus_o jonadab_n say_v to_o discontent_a amnon_n why_o be_v thou_o be_v a_o king_n son_n so_o lean_a from_o day_n to_o day_n 2_o sam._n 13.4_o christian_n may_v with_o better_a mind_n and_o to_o more_o holy_a purpose_n comfort_v one_o another_o after_o the_o like_a manner_n for_o god_n give_v they_o better_a name_n than_o those_o of_o son_n and_o daughter_n isa_n 56.5_o john_n 1.12_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o that_o conference_n be_v cleopas_n his_o answer_n to_o christ_n question_n luke_n 24._o v._o 18_o to_o 25._o be_v thou_o only_o a_o stranger_n &c_n &c_n whence_o note_n one_a this_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o argument_n to_o evince_n and_o evidence_n that_o the_o other_o be_v not_o peter_n who_o be_v always_o the_o first_o and_o forward_a to_o speak_v in_o all_o company_n upon_o all_o occasion_n etc._n etc._n 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account_v he_o a_o stranger_n job_n 19.14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o thus_o be_v it_o foretell_v of_o christ_n i_o be_o become_v a_o stranger_n unto_o my_o brethren_n and_o a_o alien_n unto_o my_o mother_n child_n psal_n 69.8_o that_o be_v to_o those_o of_o the_o jewish_a synagogue_n who_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o cant._n 1.6_o and_o put_v he_o to_o death_n there_o be_v many_o stranger_n from_o all_o part_n that_o come_v now_o to_o the_o passover_n and_o it_o be_v the_o common_a custom_n of_o stranger_n to_o inquire_v after_o news_n therefore_o do_v those_o man_n marvel_v the_o more_o at_o this_o stranger_n be_v ignorance_n of_o such_o a_o public_a and_o unparallelled_a action_n as_o be_v the_o passion_n of_o christ_n however_o they_o venture_v to_o entertain_v this_o stranger_n and_o so_o at_o unaware_o they_o entertain_v not_o so_o much_o a_o angel_n as_o the_o lord_n of_o angel_n we_o be_v so_o command_v to_o do_v heb._n 13.2_o and_o to_o pray_v lord_n be_v not_o a_o stranger_n to_o we_o jer._n 14.8_o the_o 3d_o branch_n of_o this_o conference_n be_v christ_n second_o question_n what_o say_v he_o to_o they_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o you_o think_v i_o be_o ignorant_a of_o luke_n 24.19_o our_o lord_n do_v not_o ask_v either_o the_o first_o or_o second_o question_n because_o he_o be_v ignorant_a in_o either_o case_n for_o he_o who_o know_v all_o thing_n know_v well_o what_o these_o two_o man_n be_v talk_v of_o and_o know_v better_a what_o have_v be_v do_v in_o the_o city_n because_o do_v to_o himself_o so_o he_o have_v not_o only_o a_o notional_a but_o also_o a_o experimental_a knowledge_n thereof_o and_o may_v have_v answer_v know_v they_o yes_o i_o know_v they_o by_o smart_a experience_n he_o learn_v his_o knowledge_n by_o his_o experience_n as_o well_o as_o his_o obedience_n by_o his_o suffering_n heb._n 5.8_o christ_n ask_v 1._o what_o be_v you_o talk_v of_o and_o 2._o what_o thing_n not_o for_o his_o own_o information_n no_o more_o than_o the_o lord_n do_v when_o 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and_o have_a salvation_n &c_n &c_n zech._n 9.9_o this_o be_v that_o full_a and_o strut_a breast_n of_o consolation_n which_o all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o church_n be_v command_v to_o suck_v and_o be_v satisfy_v to_o milk_v out_o and_o be_v delight_v with_o the_o abundance_n of_o her_o glory_n isa_n 66._o ver_fw-la 11._o to_o wit_n when_o her_o king_n come_v in_o his_o glory_n to_o comfort_v she_o this_o choice_n cordial_a the_o prophet_n zechariah_n prepare_v for_o the_o church_n comfort_n in_o her_o captivity_n about_o 500_o year_n before_o christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o it_o be_v so_o famous_a a_o prophetic_a promise_n that_o when_o it_o become_v a_o performance_n at_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n we_o find_v this_o same_o prophecy_n quote_v by_o all_o the_o four_o evangelist_n as_o mat._n 21.5_o 7_o 9_o and_o mar._n 11.2_o 10._o and_o luk._n 19_o ver_fw-la 30_o 38._o and_o joh._n 12.13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o n.b._n but_o long_o before_o this_o prophet_n zechariah_n we_o find_v 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and_o deep_a draught_n of_o this_o poison_n of_o sin_n so_o hateful_a to_o god_n and_o so_o hurtful_a to_o man_n 1._o it_o be_v so_o hateful_a to_o god_n that_o it_o make_v god_n 1._o repent_v he_o have_v make_v man._n 2._o destroy_v all_o dumb_a creature_n with_o a_o deluge_n 3._o not_o spare_v his_o own_o son_n etc._n etc._n this_o make_v god_n hate_v sin_n with_o a_o perfect_a hatred_n 2._o hurtful_a to_o man_n the_o least_o sin_n be_v mortal_a to_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o least_o poison_n be_v to_o the_o body_n and_o if_o the_o soul_n die_v the_o body_n can_v live_v this_o sinful_a sin_n rom._n 7.13_o be_v destructive_a and_o damnable_a both_o to_o soul_n and_o body_n hence_o the_o apostle_n can_v find_v no_o name_n bad_a enough_o for_o it_o but_o its_o own_o name_n calling_z it_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d sinful_a sin_n if_o he_o that_o provoke_v a_o earthly_a king_n to_o anger_n do_v sin_n against_o his_o own_o soul_n prov._n 20.2_o how_o much_o more_o he_o that_o provokech_v the_o king_n of_o heaven_n by_o sin_n which_o be_v so_o execrable_a so_o detestable_a and_o so_o intolerable_a to_o he_o why_o shall_v it_o be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d a_o easy_a work_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v act_n 18.14_o to_o be_v wicked_o lewd_a or_o lewd_o wicked_a and_o so_o to_o damn_v our_o own_o soul_n yea_o and_o body_n too_o and_o that_o for_o ever_o it_o be_v therefore_o well_o say_v by_o maximilian_n king_n of_o bohemia_n and_o afterward_o emperor_n to_o the_o pope_n who_o persuade_v he_o to_o be_v a_o good_a catholic_n with_o many_o promise_n of_o profit_n and_o preferment_n the_o king_n answer_v i_o thank_v your_o holiness_n for_o your_o kind_a offer_n but_o the_o weal_n of_o my_o soul_n be_v of_o more_o worth_n to_o i_o than_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o this_o the_o pope_n angry_o reply_v that_o he_o speak_v like_o a_o lutheran_n see_v hist_n council_n of_o trent_n p._n 429._o though_o this_o wholesome_a form_n of_o speech_n please_v not_o the_o pope_n yet_o that_o of_o lewis_n king_n of_o france_n displease_v the_o pope_n much_o more_o who_o cast_v his_o bull_n whereby_o he_o require_v the_o fruit_n of_o vacancy_n of_o all_o cathedral_n church_n in_o france_n into_o the_o fire_n say_v i_o have_v rather_o the_o pope_n bull_n shall_v rost_n in_o the_o fire_n than_o that_o my_o soul_n shall_v fry_n in_o hell_n speed_n 496._o year_n 1152._o as_o the_o woman_n with_o two_o child_n the_o one_o love_v and_o pamper_a the_o other_o hate_v and_o starve_v the_o pamper_a child_n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v and_o before_o its_o death_n she_o cast_v some_o care_n when_o too_o late_o on_o the_o starve_a child_n so_o do_v too_o many_o with_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n as_o the_o woman_n who_o have_v her_o house_n on_o fire_n be_v altogether_o take_v up_o to_o save_v her_o lumber_n from_o the_o flame_n and_o all_o the_o while_n forget_v she_o have_v leave_v her_o child_n in_o the_o cradle_n but_o remember_v when_o too_o late_o she_o cry_v out_o most_o horrible_o oh_o my_o child_n my_o child_n i_o have_v forget_v my_o child_n thus_o do_v many_o man_n till_o too_o late_a forget_v their_o dear_a and_o precious_a soul_n while_o toil_a about_o the_o lumber_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o body_n only_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o loss_n of_o all_o and_o a_o loss_n for_o ever_o the_o reason_n be_v these_o 1._o though_o foolish_a sinner_n shall_v say_v after_o death_n when_o launch_v out_o into_o a_o eternity_n of_o woe_n the_o word_n of_o christ_n what_o shall_v we_o give_v in_o exchange_n for_o our_o soul_n yet_o than_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o give_v for_o their_o soul_n redemption_n their_o riches_n have_v then_o take_v the_o wing_n death_n rob_v dives_n of_o all_o his_o possession_n then_o his_o friend_n be_v scramble_n for_o his_o good_n worm_n for_o his_o body_n and_o devil_n for_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o sleep_v his_o sleep_n psal_n 76.5_o that_o long_a iron_n sleep_v of_o death_n as_o the_o poet_n call_v it_o he_o leave_v his_o wealth_n to_o other_o psal_n 49.10_o when_o he_o die_v be_v carry_v nothing_o away_o v._o 17._o job_n 1.21_o and_o 1_o tim._n 6.7_o eccles_n 5.15_o death_n as_o a_o porter_n stand_v at_o the_o gate_n and_o strip_n man_n of_o all_o their_o worldly_a wealth_n leave_v they_o not_o a_o halfpenny_n to_o pay_v their_o fare_n over_o the_o stygian_a lake_n as_o the_o poet_n say_v and_o he_o be_v but_o a_o foolish_a fellow_n who_o when_o he_o see_v he_o must_v die_v clap_v a_o piece_n of_o gold_n into_o his_o mouth_n say_v some_o wise_a than_o some_o i_o will_v take_v this_o along_o with_o i_o worldly_n wretch_n will_v glad_o carry_v the_o world_n out_o of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o apostle_n assure_v they_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a say_v it_o be_v certain_a as_o we_o do_v bring_v nothing_o into_o the_o world_n we_o can_v carry_v nothing_o out_o of_o the_o world_n 1_o tim._n 6.7_o wherewith_o then_o shall_v the_o soul_n be_v redeem_a in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o damn_a where_o there_o be_v punishment_n without_o pity_n misery_n without_o mercy_n sorrow_n without_o succour_n cry_v without_o compassion_n mischief_n without_o measure_n torment_n without_o end_n and_o past_a imagination_n therefore_o 2._o suppose_v the_o damn_a shall_v have_v something_o wherewith_o they_o may_v offer_v a_o price_n of_o their_o redemption_n non_fw-la esset_fw-la estimabile_fw-la it_o will_v utter_o be_v reject_v money_n may_v be_v a_o master_n and_o a_o monarch_n in_o this_o world_n but_o it_o bear_v no_o mastery_n in_o the_o other_o world_n if_o death_n will_v regard_v no_o reason_n nor_o rest_v satisfy_v though_o âââou_n will_v give_v many_o gift_n as_o soloman_n say_v of_o jealousy_n prov._n 6.35_o if_o a_o man_n can_v never_o buy_v off_o death_n though_o he_o will_v give_v never_o so_o much_o as_o that_o carnal_a cardinal_n beauford_n the_o chancellor_n of_o england_n in_o henery_n the_o 6._o time_n upon_o his_o deathbed_n complain_v that_o his_o vast_a riches_n will_v not_o reprieve_v he_o from_o death_n cry_v out_o fie_o upon_o it_o will_v money_n do_v nothing_o will_v not_o death_n be_v hire_v wherefore_o shall_v i_o die_v be_v so_o rich_a if_o the_o whole_a realm_n will_v bribe_v death_n i_o be_o able_a quoth_v he_o either_o by_o policy_n to_o procure_v it_o or_o by_o money_n to_o purchase_v it_o etc._n etc._n how_o much_o more_o unable_a be_v money_n which_o can_v buy_v off_o death_n to_o buy_v off_o damnation_n for_o the_o devil_n those_o tormentor_n of_o damn_a soul_n be_v far_o worse_o than_o those_o mede_n which_o god_n set_v on_o to_o destroy_v babylon_n isa_n 13.17_o who_o will_v not_o regard_v silver_n or_o gold_n for_o a_o ransom_n but_o kill_v all_o they_o come_v to_o though_o never_o so_o rich_a and_o ready_a to_o redeem_v their_o life_n with_o their_o riches_n alas_o the_o devil_n have_v far_o less_o reason_n to_o delight_n in_o silver_n and_o gold_n than_o those_o mede_n have_v who_o be_v man_n with_o who_o money_n bear_v a_o mastery_n not_o so_o with_o devil_n riches_n may_v indeed_o be_v the_o ransom_n of_o a_o man_n life_n from_o the_o wrath_n of_o man_n prov._n â3_n 8_o but_o they_o will_v not_o be_v the_o ransom_n of_o a_o man_n soul_n from_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n prov._n 11.4_o or_o the_o rage_n of_o devil_n hence_o the_o rich_a glutton_n be_v tell_v of_o a_o great_a gulf_n betwixt_o heaven_n and_o hell_n intimate_v his_o state_n of_o torment_n to_o be_v uncapable_a of_o any_o ease_n much_o less_o of_o any_o redemption_n but_o be_v a_o unchangeable_a and_o eternal_a state_n luke_n 16.24_o 26._o 3._o that_o the_o damn_a soul_n do_v sink_v into_o a_o irreparable_a irrecoverable_a state_n may_v be_v further_o
not_o man_n for_o the_o sabbath_n mat._n 2.27_o that_o we_o may_v sanctify_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o holy_a unto_o god_n and_o to_o all_o those_o that_o true_o sanctify_v it_o the_o lord_n make_v it_o a_o blessing_n indeed_o to_o they_o 3_o god_n give_v the_o sabbath_n as_o a_o most_o royal_a and_o sovereign_a gift_n to_o man_n he_o make_v the_o sabbath_n for_o man_n not_o man_n for_o the_o sabbath_n as_o before_o and_o bestow_v it_o as_o a_o peculiar_a favour_n and_o prerogative_n on_o man_n as_o appeareth_z by_o three_o scripture_n the_o first_o be_v exod._n 16.29_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v you_o his_o sabbath_n this_o be_v god_n gift_n to_o man_n from_o the_o creation_n for_o see_v from_o that_o very_a time_n there_o be_v a_o solemn_a worship_n of_o god_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o cain_n and_o abel_n sacrifice_n to_o god_n so_o there_o must_v be_v a_o solemn_a time_n set_v apart_o for_o that_o worship_n and_o what_o time_n can_v be_v more_o fiâ_n than_o that_o day_n which_o god_n have_v sanctify_v by_o his_o own_o example_n for_o the_o godly_a posterity_n of_o seth_n do_v public_o and_o in_o solemn_a assembly_n serve_v the_o lord_n gen._n 4.26_o separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o wicked_a offspring_n of_o cain_n and_o they_o must_v have_v a_o prefix_a time_n for_o their_o public_a and_o external_a worship_n which_o must_v be_v the_o sabbath_n that_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n have_v give_v they_o the_o second_o scripture_n be_v neh._n 9.13_o 14._o the_o lord_n give_v they_o right_a judgement_n good_a commandment_n whereof_o the_o four_o be_v one_o all_o good_a in_o respect_n 1._o of_o the_o author_n 2._o of_o the_o matter_n 3._o of_o the_o effect_n inasmuch_o as_o they_o make_v those_o good_a that_o observe_v they_o and_o above_o all_o these_o godly_a levites_n do_v instance_n that_o as_o a_o most_o special_a favour_n in_o god_n make_v know_v his_o holy_a sabbath_n to_o they_o v._o 14._o which_o they_o reckon_v up_o with_o god_n rain_v down_o manna_n from_o heaven_n upon_o they_o v._o 15._o and_o his_o broach_v the_o flinty_a rock_n to_o give_v they_o water_n that_o this_o ancient_a church_n may_v give_v no_o warrant_n to_o a_o dry_a communion_n and_o well_o may_v the_o sabbath_n be_v thus_o rank_v inasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v the_o day_n whereon_o god_n give_v his_o church_n angel_n food_n and_o live_v water_n out_o of_o well_n of_o salvation_n though_o god_n rain_v down_o no_o manna_n upon_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n exod._n 16.27_o yet_o he_o do_v upon_o the_o christian_a and_o upon_o that_o more_o especial_o yea_o most_o of_o all_o upon_o the_o supper-sabbaths_a whereon_o we_o all_o eat_v the_o same_o spiritual_a meat_n and_o drink_v the_o same_o spiritual_a drink_n with_o they_o sacramental_o at_o the_o lord_n table_n 1_o cor._n 10.2_o 3_o 4._o the_o three_o scripture_n be_v ezek._n 20.12_o which_o come_v in_o with_o a_o moreover_o as_o a_o high_a remark_n upon_o this_o divine_a gift_n moreover_o also_o i_o give_v they_o my_o sabbath_n the_o relative_n my_o and_z he_o god_n adjoin_v with_o the_o sabbath_n so_o frequent_o do_v much_o advance_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o gift_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v god_n or_o of_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v great_a and_o excellent_a the_o stream_n be_v like_o the_o fountain_n and_o the_o effect_n like_o the_o cause_n this_o divine_a donative_n the_o sabbath_n be_v a_o most_o precious_a dowry_n and_o endowment_n both_o to_o our_o first_o parent_n and_o to_o all_o their_o posterity_n without_o which_o even_o the_o best_a will_v run_v wild_a and_o forget_v god_n be_v it_o not_o that_o a_o weekly-sabbath_n wall_n in_o our_o wild_a nature_n the_o sabbath_n be_v make_v for_o man_n as_o a_o sweet_a mercy_n to_o he_o it_o be_v make_v for_o man_n safety_n and_o advantage_n both_o to_o his_o soul_n and_o body_n which_o the_o superstitious_a jew_n former_o great_a neglecter_n of_o it_o mistake_v will_v not_o defend_v themselves_o on_o that_o day_n and_o therefore_o their_o city_n be_v take_v once_o by_o ptolemy_n and_o again_o by_o pompey_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n if_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n of_o man_n safety_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v observe_v the_o three_o point_n to_o be_v handle_v be_v why_o do_v god_n give_v this_o great_a gift_n to_o man_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o time_n answ_n for_o divine_a contemplation_n as_o well_o as_o for_o divine_a invocation_n and_o action_n when_o god_n have_v complete_v his_o creation_n have_v make_v all_o very_a good_a gen._n 1.31_o so_o good_a as_o cause_v complaisancy_n in_o god_n himself_n and_o command_v contemplation_n in_o man_n also_o that_o this_o latter_a may_v be_v do_v as_o well_o as_o the_o former_a as_o god_n have_v give_v man_n a_o soul_n to_o contemplate_v with_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a act_n thereof_o so_o he_o give_v he_o a_o sabbath_n to_o contemplate_v in_o which_o be_v a_o day_n set_v apart_o wherein_o man_n may_v regard_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o operation_n of_o his_o hand_n psal_n 28.5_o when_o man_n behold_v a_o great_a garden_n rich_a store_v with_o fruit_n and_o flower_n this_o call_v his_o eye_n on_o every_o side_n of_o it_o beside_o there_o be_v a_o general_a itch_n in_o man_n nature_n to_o be_v take_v with_o pageant_n play_n strange_a sight_n and_o rare_a show_n which_o oft_o be_v sinful_a or_o however_o vain_a and_o at_o the_o best_a imperfect_a and_o unsatisfactory_a how_o much_o more_o ought_v man_v upon_o the_o sabbath-day_n to_o admire_v the_o curious_a and_o glorious_a frame_n and_o fabric_n of_o the_o world_n which_o in_o all_o its_o part_n be_v so_o admirable_o accomplish_v with_o curiosity_n variety_n and_o suitableness_n both_o to_o the_o need_n and_o nature_n of_o man_n this_o the_o psalmist_n show_v in_o his_o psalm_n or_o song_n for_o the_o sabbath-day_n psal_n 92.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o which_o psalm_n be_v set_v on_o purpose_n as_o a_o canon_n to_o the_o church_n for_o sanctify_v that_o queen_n of_o day_n all_o be_v a_o admiration_n of_o god_n mighty_a work_n the_o sidonian_n agree_v among_o themselves_o to_o choose_v he_o for_o their_o king_n who_o first_o discover_v the_o sun_n the_o next_o morning_n and_o while_o other_o gaze_v upon_o the_o east_n one_o only_a wise_a than_o the_o rest_n look_v westward_o who_o though_o scoff_v at_o by_o his_o competitor_n first_o see_v the_o sunshine_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n so_o we_o may_v behold_v god_n per_fw-la species_n creaturae_fw-la in_o the_o creature_n as_o in_o a_o mirror_n or_o on_o a_o theatre_n ut_fw-la solemn_a in_fw-la aquis_fw-la ita_fw-la deum_fw-la in_o operibus_fw-la contemplamur_fw-la god_n be_v see_v in_o his_o work_n as_o the_o sun_n be_v see_v in_o the_o water_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v study_v not_o only_o the_o book_n of_o god_n word_n but_o also_o the_o book_n of_o god_n work_n even_o that_o great_a folio_n of_o the_o world_n that_o book_n with_o three_o leave_n heaven_n earth_n and_o sea_n see_v my_o crown_n of_o a_o christian_a from_o 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all_o humane_a diligence_n though_o that_o be_v much_o in_o both_o mother_n and_o son_n here_o as_o in_o the_o four_o remark_n can_v not_o have_v compass_v the_o blessing_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o divine_a providence_n this_o solomon_n show_v prov._n 10.4_o the_o diligent_a hand_n make_v rich_a then_o as_o correct_v his_o former_a sentence_n he_o say_v ver_fw-la 22._o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v rich_a man_n diligence_n though_o as_o active_a and_o agile_a as_o the_o word_n signify_v as_o boaz_n who_o follow_v his_o business_n himself_o have_v his_o eye_n in_o every_o corner_n on_o servant_n reapers_z yea_o and_o gleaner_n he_o will_v lose_v nothing_o for_o look_v after_o will_v not_o all_o do_v without_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n providence_n therefore_o all_o our_o pain_n and_o policy_n without_o prayer_n be_v but_o arena_n sine_fw-la calce_fw-la sand_n without_o lime_n they_o will_v not_o hold_v together_o the_o patriarch_n do_v all_o acknowledge_v that_o 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not_o be_v able_a to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o wild_a flesh_n and_o tame_a the_o dish_n of_o kid-flesh_n bring_v to_o he_o by_o jacob._n 4._o that_o isaac_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o discern_v it_o for_o jacob_n voice_n and_o yet_o bless_v he_o for_o esau_n person_n while_o jacob_n name_v himself_o esau_n with_o jacob_n voice_n 5._o that_o esau_n shall_v be_v so_o long_o detain_v abroad_o till_o the_o whole_a business_n of_o blessing_n jacob_n be_v transact_v and_o peracted_a at_o home_n rabbi_n say_v that_o esau_n be_v detain_v by_o the_o devil_n who_o not_o seldom_o make_v fool_n of_o hunter_n lead_v they_o about_o etc._n etc._n how_o much_o of_o the_o devil_n be_v herein_o i_o know_v not_o but_o there_o be_v certain_o a_o sweet_a providence_n of_o god_n in_o it_o that_o esau_n shall_v come_v in_o as_o soon_o as_o isaac_n have_v do_v and_o jacob_n be_v go_v out_o and_o not_o soon_o 6._o that_o last_o when_o isaac_n do_v both_o know_v and_o acknowledge_v his_o mistake_n yet_o do_v he_o not_o complain_v of_o the_o cheat_n though_o he_o to_o please_v esau_n bare_o mention_n it_o nor_o be_v so_o angry_a at_o jacob_n as_o to_o revoke_v and_o reverse_v what_o he_o have_v do_v but_o ratify_v the_o blessing_n upon_o he_o these_o and_o other_o circumstance_n do_v plain_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o most_o wise_a god_n who_o do_v all_o thing_n in_o number_n weight_n and_o measure_n do_v by_o a_o singular_a providence_n so_o over-rule_v isaac_n that_o he_o must_v bless_v that_o son_n which_o first_o bring_v he_o savory_n meat_n to_o the_o exhilarate_n of_o his_o mind_n that_o rebekah_n must_v procure_v this_o first_o opportunity_n for_o jacob_n that_o jacob_n make_v the_o first_o offer_n must_v have_v both_o acceptance_n and_o the_o blessing_n although_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o express_o say_v that_o rebekah_n do_v all_o she_o do_v by_o divine_a direction_n yet_o from_o thâse_a circumstance_n aforesaid_a it_o be_v safe_o and_o solid_o so_o determine_v as_o neither_o be_v it_o express_o say_v that_o isaac_n by_o divine_a direction_n blessed_n jacob_n which_o undoubted_o be_v do_v so_o see_v the_o apostle_n express_o say_v that_o by_o faith_n isaac_n bless_v jacob_n etc._n etc._n heb._n 11.20_o though_o do_v by_o falsehood_n and_o mistake_n for_o though_o his_o intention_n be_v at_o the_o first_o to_o bless_v esau_n yet_o the_o strangeness_n of_o the_o act_n and_o event_n contrary_a to_o his_o intention_n so_o strange_o disappoint_v put_v he_o for_o a_o time_n into_o a_o tremble_a astonishment_n and_o soon_o convince_v he_o of_o his_o erroneous_a intent_n whereupon_o ver_fw-la 33._o he_o confirm_v the_o blessing_n upon_o jacob_n and_o then_o do_v that_o by_o faith_n which_o before_o he_o have_v do_v by_o fancy_n misguide_v as_o to_o man_n but_o well_o guide_v as_o to_o god_n who_o will_v not_o suffer_v isaac_n carnal_a affection_n to_o cross_v his_o prediction_n gen._n 25.22_o 23._o the_o fear_n of_o god_n do_v so_o over-awe_n isaac_n now_o that_o though_o he_o may_v have_v a_o mind_n to_o recall_v his_o blessing_n from_o jacob_n yet_o he_o dare_v not_o do_v it_o but_o establish_v it_o more_o upon_o he_o in_o gen._n 27.33_o and_o more_o advise_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n gen._n 28.1_o all_o this_o show_v the_o marvellous_a working_n of_o god_n providence_n that_o while_n esau_n be_v linger_a about_o his_o hunt_n in_o the_o field_n not_o ready_o procure_v his_o prey_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o lord_n help_v jacob_n both_o to_o the_o venison_n and_o to_o the_o benediction_n thus_o the_o cripple_n complain_v at_o the_o pool_n of_o bethesda_n joh._n 5.7_o while_o i_o be_o come_v another_o step_v in_o before_o i_o etc._n etc._n so_o be_v it_o with_o esau_n here_o for_o he_o have_v not_o hope_v unfailable_a rom._n 5.5_o which_o be_v always_o bottom_v upon_o faith_n unfeigned_a 1_o tim._n 1.5_o he_o have_v much_o presumption_n and_o so_o be_v answer_v with_o a_o who_o be_v thou_o gen._n 27.33_o but_o he_o a_o profane_a man_n 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sorrow_n and_o other_o inordinate_a passion_n do_v discompose_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n the_o prophet_n be_v both_o sadden_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o good_a elijah_n and_o grieve_v at_o the_o presence_n of_o bad_a jehoram_n so_o must_v have_v music_n to_o compose_v his_o mind_n before_o he_o prophesy_v and_o according_o we_o call_v for_o a_o psalm_n before_o we_o preach_v for_o rouse_a up_o our_o spirit_n and_o that_o we_o may_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n eph._n 5.18_o 19_o and_o col._n 3.16_o and_o david_n ascribe_v this_o virtue_n to_o wine_n as_o well_o as_o to_o music_n say_v wine_n make_v glad_a the_o heart_n of_o man_n psal_n 104.15_o that_o he_o may_v more_o cheerful_o serve_v his_o maker_n that_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v lift_v up_o as_o jehosophat_n be_v 2_o chron._n 17.6_o in_o the_o way_n of_o obedience_n
jacob_n love_v joseph_n so_o much_o that_o he_o can_v not_o conceal_v or_o cover_v it_o but_o open_o discover_v it_o to_o all_o their_o emulate_a eye_n by_o clothe_v he_o above_o all_o with_o a_o coat_n of_o many_o colour_n such_o as_o so_o far_o as_o we_o read_v he_o cover_v not_o his_o dear_a benjamin_n body_n with_o the_o reason_n may_v be_v suppose_v that_o 1._o benjamin_n be_v not_o come_v to_o such_o proof_n as_o to_o oblige_v his_o father_n affection_n 2._o not_o he_o but_o joseph_n take_v away_o the_o great_a grief_n for_o rachel_n barrenness_n as_o be_v her_o first-born_a and_o her_o picture_n also_o in_o resemblance_n and_o beauty_n 3._o the_o birth_n of_o benjamin_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o dear_a rachel_n this_o must_v be_v some_o damp_n to_o jacob_n delight_n in_o he_o but_o joseph_n birth_n leave_v no_o such_o matter_n of_o mishap_n behind_o it_o to_o afflict_v his_o father_n heart_n or_o to_o obstruct_v his_o affection_n beside_o 4._o jacob_n by_o his_o prophetic_a 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to_o conceal_v his_o respect_n have_v be_v his_o prudence_n and_o piety_n but_o thus_o offensive_o to_o reveal_v it_o seem_v fondness_n and_o partiality_n therefore_o become_v it_o 2._o a_o costly_a coat_n to_o the_o father_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o son_n as_o it_o expose_v joseph_n to_o implacable_a hatred_n so_o it_o occasion_v to_o jacob_n unexpressible_a sorrow_n gen._n 37.32_o 33_o 34_o 35._o when_o the_o father_n see_v his_o son_n coat_v dip_v again_o in_o a_o bloody_a dye-fat_a that_o the_o tincture_n of_o a_o blood-red_a colour_n have_v quite_o cover_v and_o carry_v off_o all_o those_o divers_a delightful_a colour_n the_o coat_n consist_v of_o at_o the_o first_o he_o sorrow_v with_o exceed_v great_a sorrow_n and_o weep_v so_o bitter_o over_o it_o as_o to_z let_v fall_v whole_a shower_n of_o tear_n upon_o it_o wish_v to_o wash_v it_o therewith_o into_o its_o original_a complexion_n and_o his_o son_n joseph_n well_o in_o it_o again_o he_o be_v so_o passionate_o affect_v with_o the_o conceit_n of_o his_o son_n death_n that_o by_o his_o overmuch_o life-swallowing_a sorrow_n he_o will_v needs_o hasten_v his_o own_o the_o strong_a tide_n of_o his_o inordinate_a passion_n carry_v he_o down_o so_o irresistible_o that_o he_o not_o only_o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v but_o resolve_v also_o to_o groan_v away_o his_o life_n and_o to_o carry_v his_o grief_n to_o his_o grave_n thus_o this_o curious_a coat_n however_o costly_a in_o its_o own_o matter_n prove_v far_o more_o costly_a both_o to_o the_o donor_n and_o to_o the_o wearer_n â_o hence_o first_o ambrose_n give_v a_o good_a caution_n to_o all_o parent_n that_o they_o be_v not_o partial_a in_o their_o love_n to_o their_o child_n cavete_fw-la say_v he_o nè_fw-la quos_fw-la natura_fw-la conjunxit_fw-la paterna_fw-la gratia_fw-la nimiâ_fw-la partialitate_fw-la dividat_fw-la take_v heed_n
bless_v be_v they_o that_o hear_v their_o joyful_a sound_n psal_n 89.15_o elisha_n have_v a_o sword_n as_o well_o as_o jehu_n and_o hazael_n 1_o king_n 19.17_o god_n how_o be_v down_o those_o strong_a hold_n by_o his_o prophet_n hos_fw-la 6.5_o as_o the_o spittle_n which_o come_v out_o of_o man_n mouth_n slay_v serpent_n so_o that_o which_o come_v forth_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n faithful_a minister_n cast_v out_o devil_n four_o though_o the_o wall_n of_o our_o corruption_n stand_v all_o the_o six_o day_n of_o our_o life_n the_o leprosy_n of_o sin_n be_v incorporate_v therein_o levit._n 14.40_o 42.45_o and_o though_o we_o do_v our_o endeavour_n which_o god_n require_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n that_o make_v a_o stone_n drop_v down_o now_o and_o then_o which_o assure_v the_o victory_n esth._n 6.13_o yet_o the_o foundation_n be_v not_o race_v till_o the_o time_n of_o death_n that_o usher_v in_o our_o eternal_a sabbath_n then_o and_o not_o before_o will_v be_v the_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o our_o thorough_a mortification_n etc._n etc._n five_o the_o grand_a jericho_n rome_n antichristian_a we_o may_v be_v assure_v shall_v sure_o fall_v before_o our_o jesus_n so_o sure_o as_o this_o ancient_a jericho_n do_v before_o this_o joshua_n compare_v the_o literal_a and_o mystical_a babylon_n together_o as_o before_o jerem._n 51.8_o 63_o 64._o with_o revel_n 14.8_o and_o 18.2.21_o and_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o new_a babylon_n shall_v be_v far_o great_a than_o that_o of_o the_o old_a for_o in_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o old_a 1._o it_o be_v but_o a_o weak_a man_n that_o be_v employ_v but_o in_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o new_a a_o mighty_a angel_n 2._o there_o it_o be_v but_o a_o ordinary_a stone_n but_o here_o it_o be_v a_o great_a millstone_n 3._o there_o it_o be_v only_o say_v to_o sink_v but_o here_o it_o be_v throw_v down_o with_o great_a violence_n 4._o there_o it_o be_v only_o into_o the_o river_n euphrates_n but_o here_o it_o be_v into_o the_o deep_a and_o wide_a sea_n 5._o there_o it_o be_v say_v only_o babylon_n shall_v not_o rise_v from_o the_o evil_a but_o here_o none_o of_o her_o emolument_n no_o nor_o herself_o shall_v be_v find_v any_o more_o at_o all_o revel_v 18.14.21_o 22_o 23._o a_o millstone_n sink_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o main_a ocean_n can_v never_o be_v buoy_v up_o again_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o that_o papal_a or_o papagan_a city_n be_v fall_v already_o revel_v 11.13_o a_o great_a part_n of_o europe_n fall_v from_o the_o pope_n since_o our_o first_o reformer_n luther_n calvin_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o ram_n horn_n that_o then_o sound_v both_o loud_o and_o lusty_o the_o wall_n thereof_o be_v those_o principality_n and_o power_n which_o stand_v round_o about_o rome_n to_o defend_v she_o and_o to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o lamb_n for_o she_o rev._n 17.13_o 14._o but_o the_o lamb_n there_o overcome_v they_o and_o her_o flesh_n shall_v be_v burn_v for_o a_o whore_n when_o her_o wall_n fall_v down_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o jesus_n and_o yield_v up_o their_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n to_o he_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n that_o great_a luminary_n of_o the_o world_n who_o proud_o and_o presumptuous_o assume_v authority_n to_o himself_o to_o authorize_v scripture_n doctrine_n worship_n government_n council_n etc._n etc._n begin_v to_o darken_v and_o die_v it_o be_v deny_v in_o many_o nation_n of_o europe_n he_o must_v die_v abroad_o before_o he_o die_v at_o home_n and_o a_o total_a eclipse_n come_v upon_o he_o he_o that_o be_v a_o embryo_n only_o in_o the_o apostle_n day_n rise_v by_o degree_n and_o the_o seven_o vial_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n waste_v he_o by_o degree_n he_o must_v die_v of_o a_o consumption_n 2_o thess_n 2.8_o and_o that_o be_v a_o linger_a death_n the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n do_v not_o fall_v flat_o down_o by_o any_o of_o the_o six_o day_n sound_v etc._n etc._n but_o the_o seven_o day_n complete_v the_o fall_n so_o the_o six_o vial_n pour_v forth_o upon_o this_o mystical_a jericho_n make_v her_o wall_n to_o shake_v and_o cause_v many_o stone_n to_o drop_v down_o out_o of_o the_o wall_n the_o five_o vial_n bring_v a_o darkness_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d a_o scotch_a mist_n upon_o his_o kingdom_n rev._n 16.10_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o seven_o vial_n which_o can_v be_v far_o off_o that_o must_v accomplish_v its_o final_a fall_n we_o live_v upon_o the_o six_o thousand_o year_n of_o the_o world_n a_o thousand_o year_n be_v but_o as_o one_o day_n with_o god_n 2_o pet._n 3.8_o then_o follow_v the_o seven_o or_o sabbatical_a year_n the_o great_a jubilee_n that_o bring_v joy_n to_o the_o saint_n in_o save_a zion_n and_o in_o utter_a destroy_a babylon_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o at_o evening_n time_n it_o shall_v be_v light_n zach._n 14.7_o either_o at_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o world_n or_o at_o the_o evening_n of_o antichrist_n for_o his_o evening_n will_v be_v christ_n morning_n as_o antipode_n &c_n &c_n let_v saint_n be_v daily_o walk_v about_o babylon_n in_o god_n way_n and_o diligent_o wait_v yea_o unanimous_o patient_o constant_o and_o confident_o yet_o silent_o too_o as_o those_o here_o josh_n 6.10_o and_o pray_v also_o fervent_o for_o babylon_n downfall_n and_o for_o more_o faithful_a minister_n to_o blow_v the_o ram_n horn_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o they_o may_v sound_v out_o a_o sound_n of_o joy_n as_o the_o italian_a read_v here_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o sound_n of_o war_n which_o god_n will_v not_o have_v in_o jericho_n assault_n but_o it_o must_v be_v the_o triumph_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o victory_n of_o the_o church_n a_o cold_a sweat_n be_v upon_o the_o limb_n of_o antichrist_n already_o god_n have_v confound_v the_o language_n of_o those_o babel_n builder_n so_o that_o they_o be_v divide_v among_o themselves_o and_o one_o warring_n against_o another_o locust_n last_v but_o five_o month_n rev._n 9.15_o oh_o for_o a_o hearty_a shout_n of_o saint_n altogether_o in_o christ_n this_o make_v jericho_n wall_n tumble_v down_o numb_a 14.9_o rev._n 19.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o six_o and_o last_o as_o joshua_n by_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n denounce_v a_o most_o direful_a curse_n upon_o the_o man_n that_o dare_v undertake_v to_o rebuild_v this_o curse_a jericho_n after_o so_o signal_n a_o destruction_n josh_n 6._o yet_o be_v there_o find_v a_o man_n who_o dare_v rebuild_v it_o 1_o king_n 16.34_o as_o if_o he_o will_v despiteful_o spit_v in_o the_o very_a face_n of_o god_n and_o even_o wrestle_v a_o fall_n with_o the_o almighty_a caligula_n that_o profane_a emperor_n dare_v his_o jove_n to_o a_o duel_n but_o this_o man_n out_o do_v he_o in_o challenge_v the_o great_a jehova_n this_o hiel_n will_v do_v it_o all_o despito_n di_fw-it dio_fw-mi as_o that_o blasphemous_a pope_n say_v about_o have_v his_o peacock_n in_o despite_n of_o god_n but_o do_v this_o man_n prove_v too_o hard_o for_o god_n no._n job_n 9.4_o 1_o cor._n 10.22_o this_o bold_a wretch_n pay_v dear_a for_o his_o dare_a presumption_n he_o be_v punish_v with_o the_o death_n of_o his_o two_o son_n the_o elder_a at_o lay_v the_o foundation_n and_o his_o young_a at_o his_o set_n up_o the_o gate_n which_o be_v the_o last_o work_n hiel_n may_v rebuild_v this_o city_n to_o curry_v favour_n with_o king_n ahab_n his_o fellow-contemner_n of_o god_n and_o his_o prophet_n however_o he_o seek_v for_o a_o name_n of_o a_o great_a builder_n and_o benefactor_n in_o israel_n yet_o leave_v his_o name_n for_o a_o curse_n as_o isa_n 65.15_o and_o destroy_v his_o live_a house_n while_o he_o be_v build_v dead_a house_n so_o our_o joshua_n or_o jesus_n have_v a_o fly_a roll_n that_o cause_v the_o curse_n to_o take_v hold_n of_o sinner_n against_o both_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n zach._n 5.3_o 4._o our_o own_o chronicler_n speed_n tell_v we_o how_o god_n hand_n be_v very_o heavy_a upon_o william_n the_o conqueror_n in_o his_o issue_n as_o here_o which_o be_v as_o he_o say_v not_o for_o rebuilding_n any_o curse_a jericho_n but_o for_o his_o depopulation_n in_o new_a forest_n but_o if_o we_o descend_v low_a to_o the_o two_o last_o reign_n it_o be_v easy_o observable_a and_o they_o that_o run_v may_v read_v the_o like_a heavy_a hand_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o royal_a issue_n more_o especial_o in_o the_o latter_a and_o not_o unlike_a to_o this_o of_o hiel_n in_o the_o death_n of_o his_o two_o son_n which_o occasion_v that_o witty_a distich_n kendal_n be_v go_v and_o cambridge_n be_v ride_v post_n victim_n to_o denham_n now_o revengeful_a ghost_n the_o death_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o kendal_n the_o elder_a and_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o cambridge_n make_v it_o run_v in_o parellel_a line_n with_o the_o effect_n
great_a city_n name_v ver_fw-la 17._o therefore_o their_o doom_n be_v they_o shall_v have_v slavery_n instead_o of_o slaughter_n hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n shall_v they_o be_v to_o israel_n it_o be_v a_o scripture_n phrase_n of_o the_o low_a rank_n of_o mankind_n deut._n 29.11_o as_o employ_v in_o the_o mean_a and_o most_o sordid_a drudgery_n the_o magistrate_n still_v the_o murmurer_n with_o this_o plausible_a motion_n ver_fw-la 21_o etc._n etc._n though_o they_o be_v free_v from_o a_o natural_a death_n because_o of_o the_o prince_n oath_n yet_o shall_v they_o be_v damn_v to_o a_o civil_a death_n by_o the_o prince_n sentence_n their_o slavery_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o death_n which_o will_v both_o sufficient_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o fraud_n and_o bring_v considerable_a benefit_n to_o israel_n not_o only_o in_o exempt_n every_o israelite_n from_o all_o drudgery_n work_n but_o also_o in_o get_v gain_n by_o the_o service_n of_o those_o slave_n and_o this_o be_v the_o curse_n which_o noah_n prophetical_o pronounce_v against_o cham_n the_o father_n of_o those_o canaanite_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o servant_n of_o servant_n unto_o his_o brethren_n gen._n 9.25_o which_o now_o be_v verify_v in_o his_o posterity_n yet_o such_o be_v the_o transcendent_a mercy_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o so_o as_o to_o turn_v this_o curse_n into_o a_o blessing_n for_o their_o service_n be_v to_o minister_v unto_o the_o levite_n as_o the_o levite_n do_v to_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n both_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o in_o the_o temple_n whereby_o they_o have_v a_o near_a approach_n unto_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o soul_n this_o give_v they_o opportunity_n to_o partake_v of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o to_o behold_v his_o face_n in_o righteousness_n psal_n 17.15_o hence_o it_o be_v suppose_v they_o be_v call_v nethinims_n which_o signify_v deo_fw-la dati_fw-la man_n give_v to_o god_n 1_o chron._n 9.2_o and_o ezra_n 2.43_o in_o the_o former_a of_o which_o scripture_n they_o be_v rank_v with_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n a_o free_a grace_n to_o those_o who_o have_v save_v their_o life_n by_o a_o lie_n their_o be_v doorkeeper_n which_o david_n desire_v psal_n 84.10_o their_o sordid_a service_n be_v the_o less_o damage_n to_o they_o by_o be_v thus_o sweet_o qualify_v for_o the_o near_o they_o be_v to_o the_o church_n the_o near_o they_o be_v to_o god_n chap._n x._o joshua_n the_o ten_o give_v a_o narrative_a of_o joshua_n victory_n over_o the_o five_o canaanite-king_n which_o consist_v of_o three_o general_a part_n the_o first_o be_v the_o occasion_n or_o procure_v cause_n of_o the_o war._n this_o be_v twofold_a 1._o joshua_n utter_a demolish_n of_o ai_fw-fr and_o jericho_n the_o 2d_o be_v the_o gibeonite_n fall_v off_o from_o the_o canaanite_n to_o israel_n in_o make_v a_o league_n with_o they_o ver_fw-la 1.2_o the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o preparation_n for_o war_n both_o in_o the_o five_o king_n confederate_v 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mic._n 7.18_o stir_v up_o othniel_n with_o extraordinary_a influence_n of_o his_o spirit_n to_o undertake_v their_o deliverance_n which_o now_o they_o so_o earnest_o pray_v for_o ver_fw-la 10_o othniel_n or_o othoniel_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v the_o time_n or_o hour_n of_o god_n intimate_v hereby_o that_o god_n time_n and_o his_o hour_n be_v now_o come_v as_o john_n 2.4_o for_o israel_n deliverance_n n.b._n and_o this_o deliverer_n who_o god_n send_v to_o redeem_v israel_n when_o sell_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o this_o terrible_a tyrant_n be_v a_o type_n of_o our_o dear_a redeemer_n the_o lord_n jesus_n who_o be_v send_v of_o god_n to_o redeem_v we_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o our_o spiritual_a enemy_n that_o we_o may_v serve_v god_n without_o fear_n etc._n etc._n luke_n 1.74_o 75._o and_o thus_o all_o the_o other_o judge_n be_v type_n of_o christ_n though_o some_o more_o eminent_o than_o other_o as_o the_o sequel_n may_v manifest_v here_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o othniel_n give_v he_o prudence_n prowess_n and_o magnanimity_n to_o make_v war_n against_o this_o tyrannical_a oppressor_n and_o have_v vanquish_v he_o in_o battle_n he_o restore_v rest_n to_o god_n israel_n govern_v his_o people_n in_o peace_n and_o in_o the_o profession_n and_o practice_n of_o god_n true_a religion_n according_a to_o his_o law_n the_o five_o remark_n be_v the_o lond_n have_v rest_n forty_o year_n ver_fw-la 11._o that_o be_v from_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n to_o the_o death_n of_o othniel_n the_o eight_o year_n of_o slavery_n under_o the_o syrian_n be_v include_v as_o be_v a_o frequent_a way_n of_o reckon_n in_o scripture_n record_v the_o round_a number_n which_o give_v the_o main_a denomination_n and_o not_o insist_v upon_o the_o fraction_n or_o break_a number_n as_o numb_a 14.33_o act_n 7.14_o etc._n etc._n where_o some_o odds_o be_v etc._n etc._n god_n mercy_n triumph_n over_o his_o justice_n jam._n 2.13_o and_o be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n psal_n 145.8_o 9_o here_o he_o give_v to_o his_o penitent_a people_n forty_o year_n liberty_n for_o eight_o year_n slavery_n the_o second_o story_n of_o israel_n slavery_n which_o follow_v from_o ver_fw-la 12._o to_o ver_fw-la 30._o under_o eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n afford_v many_o remark_n as_o first_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o godly_a governor_n be_v sometime_o the_o loss_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n othniel_n die_v ver_fw-la 11._o and_o almost_o all_o godliness_n die_v with_o he_o for_o israel_n immediate_o relapse_v into_o their_o old_a idolatry_n notwithstanding_o the_o former_a experience_n they_o have_v of_o the_o manifold_a misery_n which_o they_o by_o the_o like_a sin_n have_v bring_v upon_o themselves_o and_o of_o god_n great_a mercy_n in_o work_v their_o deliverance_n they_o do_v evil_a again_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 12._o neither_o ministry_n nor_o misery_n nor_o miracle_n nor_o mercy_n can_v mollify_v their_o hard_a heart_n nor_o can_v any_o mean_n constrain_v they_o to_o keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o obedience_n but_o make_v new_a out_o burst_v into_o notorious_a extravagancy_n insomuch_o that_o the_o lord_n come_v forth_o in_o his_o hot_a displeasure_n strengthen_v eglon_n to_o oppress_v they_o and_o weaken_v israel_n to_o oppose_v his_o oppression_n ver_fw-la 12._o n.b._n it_o be_v god_n work_n to_o strengthen_v or_o weaken_v the_o arm_n of_o either_o party_n ezek._n 30.24_o 25._o so_o that_o they_o can_v neither_o defend_v themselves_o nor_o offend_v their_o enemy_n when_o god_n so_o break_v the_o arm_n as_o no_o mean_n nor_o medicine_n can_v patch_v it_o up_o again_o and_o sure_o i_o be_o this_o be_v a_o sure_a sign_n of_o dreadful_a divine_a wrath_n when_o the_o arm_n of_o zion_n be_v weaken_v and_o the_o arm_n of_o babylon_n be_v strengthen_v as_o it_o be_v now_o when_o courage_n be_v find_v in_o eglon_n and_o cowardice_n in_o israel_n through_o the_o curse_a gild_n of_o their_o own_o corrupt_a conscience_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v no_o soon_o have_v israel_n sin_v away_o their_o god_n who_o be_v their_o defence_n but_o the_o moabite_n under_o eglon_n their_o king_n bestir_v themselves_o to_o tyrannize_v over_o they_o nor_o may_v this_o be_v wonder_v at_o because_o of_o the_o ancient_a enmity_n moab_n have_v against_o israel_n for_o though_o israel_n be_v not_o injurious_a to_o moab_n in_o their_o wander_n through_o the_o wilderness_n deut._n 2.9_o yet_o in_o the_o business_n of_o balaam_n numb_a 25.1_o moses_n make_v a_o dreadful_a slaughter_n upon_o their_o confederate_n numb_a 31.7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n and_o themselves_o be_v exclude_v even_o to_o the_o ten_o generation_n from_o come_v into_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n deut._n 23.2_o 4._o for_o their_o hire_v of_o balaam_n to_o curse_v they_o all_o this_o must_v needs_o high_o incense_v they_o against_o israel_n and_o be_v enemy_n to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o true_a religion_n they_o watch_v all_o opportunity_n to_o ruin_v they_o and_o that_o they_o may_v effect_v it_o at_o this_o time_n they_o call_v into_o their_o confederacy_n the_o ammonite_n and_o amalekite_n both_o of_o the_o like_a malice_n against_o israel_n and_o prevail_v by_o this_o threefold_a cord_n eglon_n possess_v himself_o of_o jericho_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o so_o a_o king_n of_o moab_n make_v himself_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o keep_v his_o court_n even_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n in_o the_o city_n of_o palm-tree_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o moab_n old_a malice_n do_v spur_v they_o to_o spoil_n israel_n now_o bring_v into_o subjection_n and_o now_o they_o lay_v load_n upon_o their_o slave_n and_o make_v their_o life_n as_o bitter_a to_o they_o as_o the_o bondage_n of_o egypt_n have_v do_v before_o n._n b._n those_o moabite_n be_v ever_o apt_a to_o dream_v of_o lie_a comfort_n to_o themselves_o as_o they_o do_v when_o they_o fancy_v water_n
only_o be_v send_v for_o by_o time_n when_o saul_n have_v his_o fit_n which_o come_v not_o again_o all_o that_o time_n the_o philistine_n threaten_v israel_n 2._o king_n take_v not_o much_o notice_n of_o inferior_a servant_n 3._o especial_o king_n saul_n who_o brain_n have_v be_v distemper_v with_o his_o fi_n 4._o much_o alteration_n a_o little_a time_n make_v in_o a_o grow_a youth_n as_o david_n be_v 5._o especial_o have_v lay_v aside_o his_o courtier_n habit_n and_o now_o come_v as_o a_o shepherd_n 6._o abner_n may_v not_o know_v he_o because_o he_o converse_v more_o in_o the_o camp_n as_o general_n than_o in_o the_o court_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n dr._n lightfoot_n affirm_v that_o neither_o saul_n nor_o abner_n be_v ignorant_a who_o david_n be_v because_o he_o go_v but_o from_o harp_v to_o saul_n when_o saul_n go_v to_o this_o war_n v._o 15._o and_o saul_n question_n to_o abner_n be_v not_o so_o much_o filius_fw-la cujus_fw-la as_o filius_fw-la qualis_fw-la viri_fw-la not_o of_o his_o person_n but_o of_o his_o parentage_n as_o wonder_v what_o kind_n of_o man_n jesse_n be_v that_o have_v such_o brave_a son_n in_o his_o army_n etc._n etc._n 1_o sam_n chap._n xviii_o chapter_n the_o eighteen_o give_v a_o account_n first_o of_o the_o extraordinary_a grace_n and_o favour_n that_o saul_n etc._n etc._n express_v towards_o david_n from_o v._o 1._o to_o v._o 8._o and_o second_o how_o all_o this_o come_v to_o be_v change_v in_o saul_n into_o extraordinary_a envy_n and_o hatred_n from_o v._o 8._o to_o the_o end_n remark_n upon_o the_o first_o part_n be_v first_o saul_n look_v upon_o david_n with_o a_o amicable_a eye_n and_o with_o a_o look_v of_o love_n when_o abner_n bring_v he_o to_o the_o king_n with_o goliah_n head_n in_o his_o hand_n chap._n 17.57_o 58._o and_o when_o he_o have_v make_v a_o excellent_a oration_n to_o saul_n debase_v himself_o and_o exalt_v his_o god_n who_o be_v the_o sole_a giver_n of_o the_o victory_n over_o goliath_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v say_v here_o v._o 1._o when_o david_n have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o speak_v to_o saul_n no_o doubt_v but_o he_o speak_v much_o more_o to_o saul_n than_o be_v here_o record_v for_o himself_o say_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o righteous_a speak_v wisdom_n and_o his_o tongue_n talk_v of_o judgement_n the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n psal_n 37.30_o 31._o when_o saul_n hear_v the_o many_o gracious_a word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n and_o withal_o see_v the_o giant_n be_v head_n in_o his_o hand_n for_o which_o a_o little_a before_o he_o will_v have_v give_v even_o the_o half_a of_o his_o kingdom_n while_o goliath_n put_v he_o to_o shame_n for_o forty_o day_n together_o how_o can_v saul_n do_v less_o but_o thank_v he_o for_o his_o valour_n and_o victory_n a_o mercy_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o all_o his_o subject_n yea_o and_o admire_v he_o also_o for_o his_o most_o excellent_a endowment_n which_o shine_v forth_o in_o he_o both_o in_o his_o speech_n and_o action_n saul_n may_v also_o admire_v david_n modesty_n in_o not_o claim_v the_o wage_n promise_v for_o his_o work_n chap._n 17.25_o n._n b._n however_o this_o be_v express_v that_o david_n find_v so_o much_o favour_n with_o saul_n as_o that_o he_o now_o must_v have_v his_o constant_a residence_n in_o the_o king_n court_n and_o have_v no_o more_o dismission_n into_o a_o countrey-life_n as_o he_o have_v heretofore_o v._o 2._o and_o chap._n 17.15_o if_o saul_n can_v love_v david_n great_o when_o he_o be_v to_o he_o but_o a_o skilful_a musician_n chap._n 16.22_o how_o much_o more_o now_o when_o he_o be_v so_o high_o honour_v of_o god_n to_o become_v his_o conquer_a champion_n better_o have_v it_o be_v to_o have_v love_v he_o less_o and_o love_v he_o long_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v david_n have_v the_o love_n of_o jonathan_n v._o 1_o 3_o 4._o whatever_o defect_n be_v find_v in_o the_o father_n love_n to_o david_n it_o be_v abundant_o supply_v in_o the_o son_n love_n to_o he_o and_o this_o love_n of_o jonathan_n to_o david_n be_v first_o internal_a he_o love_v he_o as_o his_o own_o soul_n v._o 1._o as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v but_o one_o soul_n in_o their_o two_o body_n corporibus_fw-la geminis_fw-la spiritus_fw-la unus_fw-la erat_fw-la because_o of_o suitableness_n in_o their_o age_n nature_n and_o manner_n 2._o jonathan_n love_n be_v external_n in_o make_v a_o league_n of_o love_n a_o convenant_n of_o friendship_n with_o he_o the_o symbol_n and_o pledge_v whereof_o be_v his_o stripe_a himself_o of_o all_o his_o princely_a robe_n and_o accoutrement_n and_o put_v they_o upon_o david_n who_o deve_v himself_o of_o his_o pastoral_a habit_n in_o order_n thereunto_o v._o 3_o 4._o so_o that_o here_o prince_n jonathan_n to_o mend_v his_o father_n the_o king_n neglect_n do_v as_o it_o be_v confer_v the_o honour_n of_o knighthood_n upon_o david_n say_v to_o he_o kneel_v down_n david_n a_o shepherd_n and_o rise_v up_o david_n a_o prince_n thou_o shall_v have_v the_o veneration_n due_a to_o jonathan_n in_o the_o garment_n and_o ornament_n of_o jonathan_n thou_o shall_v be_v my_o alter_fw-la ego_fw-la thou_o shall_v be_v my_o court-companion_n and_o wear_v these_o robe_n of_o the_o high_a courtier_n as_o a_o reward_n of_o thy_o heroic_a valour_n and_o victory_n n._n b._n nor_o be_v it_o perhaps_o without_o a_o mystery_n say_v one_o that_o saul_n garment_n fit_v not_o david_n but_o jonathan_n fit_v he_o and_o these_o he_o be_v as_o much_o delight_v to_o put_v on_o and_o wear_v as_o he_o be_v desirous_a to_o put_v off_o and_o disburden_v himself_o of_o the_o other_o oh_o how_o liberal_a be_v jonathan_n love_n to_o david_n thus_o to_o strip_v himself_o even_o to_o his_o sword_n bow_n and_o girdle_n but_o the_o love_n of_o our_o jonathan_n of_o our_o jesus_n be_v more_o liberal_a in_o strip_v himself_o of_o his_o own_o righteousness_n and_o become_v sin_n for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v righteous_a to_o god_n in_o he_o 2_o cor._n 5.21_o jonathan_n do_v not_o put_v on_o david_n poor_a pastoral_n coat_n when_o he_o put_v off_o his_o own_o royal_a robe_n as_o our_o jesus_n do_v for_o we_o etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o love_n that_o the_o courtier_n bare_a to_o david_n yea_o and_o all_o the_o people_n also_o love_v he_o v._o 5._o for_o his_o prudent_a management_n of_o all_o his_o military_a matter_n when_o saul_n have_v make_v he_o the_o captain_n of_o his_o lifeguard_n his_o virtue_n be_v so_o amiable_a and_o attractive_a in_o his_o behave_v himself_o so_o wise_o in_o all_o his_o concern_v that_o both_o the_o court_n and_o the_o country_n be_v plain_o enamour_v with_o he_o though_o no_o doubt_n some_o of_o saul_n servant_n do_v envy_v his_o glory_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o love_n that_o he_o gain_v likewise_o among_o the_o woman_n v._o 6_o 7._o this_o be_v immediate_o after_o the_o slaughter_n of_o goliath_n and_o of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o philistine_n as_o saul_n and_o david_n march_v through_o the_o city_n to_o jerusalem_n the_o woman_n who_o share_v deep_o in_o the_o common_a calamity_n of_o war_n as_o ravishment_n etc._n etc._n and_o rejoice_v great_o in_o victory_n whereby_o they_o be_v free_v from_o such_o abuse_n come_v forth_o to_o meet_v king_n saul_n with_o sing_v and_o play_v upon_o instrument_n of_o music_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n and_o place_n exod._n 15.20_o judg._n 11.34_o the_o burden_n of_o their_o song_n be_v saul_n have_v slay_v his_o thousand_o but_o david_n his_o ten_o thousand_o as_o if_o they_o have_v say_v saul_n deserve_v to_o be_v commend_v much_o but_o david_n ten_o time_n more_o hinc_fw-la illae_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la from_o hence_o come_v the_o rise_n of_o all_o david_n follow_a trouble_n n._n b._n objection_n have_v this_o song_n of_o the_o virgin_n enamour_a with_o david_n be_v immediate_o after_o the_o victory_n over_o goliath_n etc._n etc._n this_o will_v have_v hinder_v saul_n from_o prefer_v david_n to_o be_v the_o commander_n in_o chief_a of_o his_o lifeguard_n etc._n etc._n answer_v 1_o it_o be_v saul_n policy_n to_o prefer_v david_n at_o the_o present_a to_o gratify_v his_o whole_a army_n and_o people_n especial_o his_o son_n jonathan_n who_o be_v become_v such_o a_o passionate_a lover_n of_o david_n and_o therefore_o saul_n must_v bestow_v a_o badge_n of_o honour_n upon_o he_o for_o his_o famous_a victory_n or_o he_o can_v not_o retain_v his_o own_o reputation_n nor_o answer_v universal_a expectation_n of_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n of_o prefer_v the_o conqueror_n chap._n 17.25_o answer_v 2._o it_o be_v principal_o god_n providence_n more_o than_o saul_n policy_n overrule_a saul_n against_o his_o own_o inclination_n who_o design_v to_o crush_v he_o when_o he_o can_v obtain_v a_o fit_a opportunity_n
only_o mortal_a man_n but_o common_a ghost_n yet_o ascend_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n as_o if_o he_o come_v again_o from_o the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a n._n b._n saul_n hereupon_o ask_v her_o what_o be_v his_o form_n hebr._n v._n 14._o which_o impli_v that_o the_o witch_n do_v practise_v her_o witchcraft_n in_o a_o private_a place_n where_o the_o spectrum_n first_o appear_v to_o she_o and_o saul_n be_v not_o a_o eye-witness_n at_o the_o first_o nor_o as_o yet_o see_v the_o apparition_n while_o he_o make_v this_o double_a enquiry_n the_o witch_n tell_v he_o his_o form_n that_o he_o ask_v after_o namely_o it_o be_v a_o old_a man_n that_o come_v up_o and_o he_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o mantle_n that_o be_v the_o same_o mantle_n he_o use_v to_o wear_v when_o he_o be_v israel_n judge_n and_o prophet_n yea_o the_o same_o that_o saul_n do_v rend_v chap._n 15.27_o and_o that_o wherein_o he_o be_v bury_v say_v lyra_n at_o random_n when_o saul_n perceive_v it_o be_v samuel_n he_o stoop_v with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n and_o bow_v himself_o osiander_n opinion_n here_o be_v with_o other_o that_o saul_n see_v nothing_o like_o samuel_n when_o he_o thus_o worship_v but_o as_o the_o witch_n only_o see_v the_o form_n but_o hear_v not_o the_o voice_n so_o saul_n hear_v the_o voice_n only_o but_o see_v not_o the_o form_n yet_o he_o worship_v from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o witch_n that_o inform_v he_o it_o be_v samuel_n but_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o saul_n both_o see_v he_o and_o hear_v he_o preach_v his_o funeral_n sermon_n to_o himself_o notwithstanding_o his_o worshipful_a cringe_n towards_o this_o mock_n samuel_n for_o this_o be_v that_o the_o devil_n chief_o aim_v at_o to_o delude_v saul_n in_o his_o adore_v satan_n instead_o of_o samuel_n well_o know_v that_o saul_n regard_v not_o samuel_n while_o he_o be_v alive_a yet_o be_v now_o make_v so_o mad_a for_o his_o advice_n in_o his_o distress_n that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o that_o adoration_n which_o be_v due_a 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answer_v the_o first_o some_o popish_a and_o other_o writer_n do_v affirm_v it_o be_v the_o true_a samuel_n upon_o these_o argument_n as_o first_o it_o be_v say_v that_o samuel_n prophesy_v after_o his_o death_n ecclesiasticus_fw-la 46.21_o to_o which_o we_o say_v that_o be_v but_o a_o apocryphal_a argument_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v a_o canonical_a proof_n beside_o that_o author_n beg_v pardon_n for_o his_o darkness_n in_o his_o beginning_n of_o that_o book_n their_o second_o argument_n be_v that_o he_o be_v oft_o call_v samuel_n in_o this_o story_n to_o this_o we_o say_v he_o be_v call_v so_o because_o both_o saul_n and_o the_o witch_n think_v he_o to_o be_v so_o though_o real_o he_o be_v not_o so_o as_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n be_v call_v the_o two_o great_a light_n though_o some_o star_n be_v real_o big_a yet_o seem_v not_o so_o to_o we_o as_o a_o actor_n of_o a_o king_n in_o a_o play_n be_v call_v the_o king_n but_o real_o may_v be_v a_o rogue_n their_o three_o argument_n 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unlawful_a war_n though_o much_o precious_a blood_n be_v spill_v yet_o that_o be_v but_o a_o sport_n to_o this_o bloody_a man_n chap._n 2.4_o but_o second_o god_n end_n be_v to_o take_v abner_n out_o of_o david_n way_n not_o only_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v behold_v to_o so_o bad_a a_o man_n upon_o who_o he_o now_o too_o much_o depend_v to_o bring_v all_o israel_n under_o his_o government_n for_o god_n will_v have_v david_n to_o come_v to_o his_o kingdom_n over_o all_o the_o tribe_n by_o a_o better_a way_n as_o follow_v the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o death_n of_o ishbosheth_n by_o two_o of_o his_o own_o captain_n ver_fw-la 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o wherein_n mark_z first_o the_o motive_n that_o induce_v those_o two_o traitor_n to_o murder_n ishbosheth_n be_v because_o 1._o abner_n death_n upon_o who_o he_o whole_o depend_v have_v disable_v he_o for_o any_o royal_a duty_n so_o be_v become_v a_o insignificant_a cypher_n 2._o all_o the_o tribe_n be_v in_o a_o confusion_n to_o hear_v 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8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o wherein_n mark_z first_o their_o starch_a oration_n to_o david_n high_o commend_v their_o own_o damnable_a deed_n to_o he_o upon_o three_o topic_n 1._o a_o jucundo_fw-la lo_o here_o be_v the_o head_n of_o thy_o enemy_n and_o can_v there_o be_v a_o more_o sweet_a spectacle_n than_o this_o 2._o ab_fw-la honesto_fw-la we_o do_v it_o by_o god_n authority_n who_o set_v we_o on_o work_n to_o avenge_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n etc._n etc._n 3._o ab_fw-la vtili_fw-la now_o thy_o enemy_n be_v remove_v thou_o shall_v reign_v without_o a_o rival_n thus_o those_o wretch_n do_v rhetoricate_a to_o make_v their_o heinous_a fact_n not_o only_o lawful_a but_o meritorious_a and_o all_o to_o ingratiate_v themselves_o into_o david_n favour_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o grand_a inducement_n of_o this_o their_o desperate_a exploit_n mark_v second_o david_n abhor_v the_o villainy_n and_o resolve_v with_o a_o oath_n to_o execute_v the_o villain_n as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o that_o pick_n 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joab_n have_v ever_o be_v faithful_a to_o david_n interest_n when_o all_o other_o of_o figure_n fail_v he_o and_o have_v do_v he_o most_o successful_a service_n at_o all_o time_n etc._n etc._n three_o in_o all_o those_o suppose_a failure_n that_o david_n disrespect_a joab_n for_o still_o his_o design_n be_v honest_a towards_o david_n namely_o to_o keep_v the_o crown_n fast_o upon_o the_o king_n head_n and_o to_o procure_v peace_n to_o his_o kingdom_n four_o whereas_o amasa_n who_o david_n design_v to_o put_v into_o joab_n place_n have_v be_v faithless_a disserviceable_a and_o rebellious_a to_o he_o in_o the_o late_a rebellion_n and_o therefore_o ill_o deserve_v from_o david_n five_o god_n have_v testify_v his_o dislike_n to_o david_n when_o he_o use_v the_o like_a mean_n in_o abner_n bring_v over_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n to_o he_o which_o project_n be_v brand_v with_o bad_a success_n six_o suppose_v joab_n have_v deserve_v to_o have_v be_v displace_v by_o david_n he_o shall_v have_v 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heart_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n may_v be_v incline_v unto_o david_n by_o amasa_n mean_n and_o second_o that_o amasa_n himself_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o condign_a punishment_n for_o his_o perfidiousness_n to_o david_n in_o the_o late_a rebellion_n for_o this_o give_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o slaughter_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v shimei_n meeting_n david_n in_o his_o return_n beg_v his_o pardon_n for_o his_o heinous_a crime_n and_o offer_v his_o service_n to_o guard_v he_o with_o his_o thousand_o man_n at_o his_o heel_n to_o jerusalem_n v._o 16.17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o wherein_n mark_v first_o shimei_n haste_v to_o have_v his_o pardon_n also_o among_o the_o crowd_n of_o pardon_n david_n be_v just_a now_o hand_v out_o from_o his_o pardon_v office_n set_v wide_o open_a to_o pass_v a_o act_n of_o oblivion_n upon_o all_o actor_n in_o absalom_n rebellion_n shimei_n thrust_v himself_o among_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n who_o have_v be_v faulty_a and_o now_o pardon_v by_o david_n v._o 16._o mark_v second_o shimei_n have_v make_v himself_o captain_n over_o a_o thousand_o of_o his_o own_o tribe_n benjamites_n to_o show_v david_n his_o power_n in_o the_o people_n whereby_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v david_n either_o great_a service_n or_o great_a disservice_n according_a to_o david_n clemency_n to_o he_o or_o his_o severity_n against_o he_o v._o 17._o mark_v three_o shimei_n notwithstanding_o his_o honourable_a equipage_n come_v not_o to_o excuse_v his_o sin_n which_o indeed_o be_v inexcusable_a but_o in_o all_o humility_n fall_v down_o at_o the_o king_n foot_n beg_v earnest_o his_o pardon_n for_o the_o abominable_a out-bursts_a of_o his_o petulant_a and_o intemperate_a tongue_n for_o which_o say_v he_o my_o own_o conscience_n be_v now_o confound_v yet_o have_v i_o not_o run_v away_o to_o flee_v from_o thy_o justice_n but_o be_o come_v first_o of_o all_o thy_o offender_n to_o crave_v thy_o mercy_n and_o thy_o clemency_n to_o so_o great_a a_o criminal_a which_o will_v much_o encourage_v all_o other_o delinquent_n v._o 18_o 19_o 20._o mark_v four_o abishai'_v condemn_v shimei_n v._o 21._o intimate_v that_o such_o a_o slight_a humiliation_n and_o supplication_n can_v not_o be_v a_o sufficient_a expiation_n of_o his_o capital_a crime_n in_o curse_v the_o king_n so_o express_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n exod._n 22.28_o and_o by_o the_o analogy_n of_o that_o law_n exod._n 21.17_o therefore_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v punish_v by_o death_n which_o he_o peremptory_o demand_v of_o david_n mind_v he_o of_o his_o own_o former_a zeal_n against_o those_o who_o offer_v any_o injury_n to_o saul_n because_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v for_o which_o thou_o say_v he_o reprove_v i_o 1_o sam._n 24.6_o &_o 26.9_o mark_v five_o david_n both_o defend_v and_o absolve_v shimei_n against_o he_o v._o 22_o 23._o first_o he_o defend_v he_o say_v i_o perceive_v the_o hand_n of_o joab_n be_v in_o this_o also_o and_o why_o will_v you_o two_o son_n of_o zeruiah_n still_o interpose_v your_o power_n to_o intercept_v my_o royal_a prerogative_n though_o there_o be_v reason_n in_o the_o thing_n yet_o there_o be_v none_o in_o the_o time_n be_v not_o this_o the_o day_n of_o my_o new_a inauguration_n to_o my_o throne_n so_o it_o call_v loud_o for_o my_o clemency_n and_o will_v you_o have_v i_o to_o defile_v such_o a_o good_a day_n with_o any_o act_n of_o severity_n do_v not_o my_o prerogative_n empower_v i_o to_o pardon_v who_o i_o please_v and_o sure_o i_o be_o my_o prudence_n require_v mercy_n at_o this_o juncture_n wherein_o i_o must_v appease_v and_o not_o alienate_v the_o heart_n of_o my_o people_n shall_v shimei_n die_v to_o day_n this_o will_v make_v all_o the_o delinquent_n in_o absolom_n rebellion_n desperate_a and_o fall_v into_o a_o fresh_a fermentation_n which_o those_o two_o son_n of_o zerviah_n may_v design_n that_o joab_n may_v recover_v his_o place_n again_o by_o be_v necessary_a in_o the_o king_n service_n in_o case_n of_o another_o rebellion_n and_o david_n as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n chap._n 14.17_o 20._o may_v suspect_v that_o it_o be_v their_o design_n second_o he_o therefore_o absolve_v shimei_n resolve_v that_o the_o day_n of_o rejoice_v to_o the_o sovereign_n shall_v not_o be_v soil_v or_o sully_v by_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o day_n of_o mourning_n to_o a_o subject_a hereupon_o david_n swear_v to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v that_o day_n or_o by_o his_o hand_n while_o he_o live_v though_o abishai_n do_v desire_v it_o n._n b._n nor_o do_v david_n perjure_v himself_o in_o order_v solomon_n to_o punish_v he_o 1_o king_n 2.8_o 9_o for_o as_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o true_a politic_n that_o so_o capital_a a_o crime_n shall_v pass_v altogether_o unpunished_a so_o though_o david_n pardon_v it_o for_o his_o part_n yet_o he_o know_v shimei_n temper_n will_v easy_o betray_v he_o into_o some_o other_o crime_n for_o which_o he_o will_v forfeit_v his_o life_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v mephibosheth_n meeting_n david_n v._o 24_o 25_o to_o 31._o wherein_o mark_n first_o subtle_a ziba_n his_o deceitful_a servant_n be_v get_v thither_o before_o his_o lame_a master_n can_v come_v to_o congratulate_v david_n return_n and_o to_o curry_v favour_n with_o he_o v._o 17._o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o slander_v his_o innocent_a master_n mephibosheth_n to_o the_o king_n he_o show_v great_a forwardness_n and_o be_v mighty_a officious_a with_o his_o fifteen_o son_n and_o his_o twenty_o servant_n to_o assist_v david_n and_o his_o familie_n passage_n over_o jordan_n v._o 17_o 18._o that_o he_o may_v retain_v his_o favour_n when_o his_o cheat_n be_v make_v know_v mark_v second_o mephibosheth_n meet_v david_n like_o a_o deep_a mourner_n fââ_n david_n long_a absence_n neglect_v many_o necessary_a duty_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o own_o health_n and_o handsomeness_n v._o 24._o but_o can_v congratulate_v the_o king_n return_n in_o peace_n either_o for_o want_v of_o courage_n behold_v multitude_n complement_a david_n all_o the_o way_n or_o it_o be_v by_o ziba_n treachery_n who_o will_v not_o saddle_v he_o a_o ass_n to_o accompany_v the_o king_n at_o his_o departure_n much_o less_o will_v he_o do_v so_o at_o his_o return_n know_v he_o will_v complain_v of_o he_o to_o david_n for_o deceive_v his_o master_n chap._n 16.3_o therefore_o can_v not_o court_v he_o till_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n v._o 25._o mark_v three_o mephibosheth_n apology_n to_o david_n when_o he_o ask_v he_o why_o do_v thou_o not_o go_v with_o i_o and_o with_o my_o friend_n as_o both_o justice_n and_o gratitude_n do_v oblige_v thou_o v._o 25._o he_o answer_v not_o my_o servant_n have_v sordid_o slander_v i_o and_o by_o his_o false_a accusation_n get_v away_o my_o land_n from_o i_o as_o he_o may_v have_v say_v
oracle_n for_o wisdom_n to_o all_o the_o country_n round_o about_o insomuch_o that_o when_o any_o controversy_n arise_v among_o the_o countryman_n it_o be_v their_o custom_n to_o resort_v to_o this_o city_n and_o refer_v all_o their_o matter_n to_o our_o citizen_n man_n well_o verse_v in_o the_o law_n and_o they_o common_o stand_v to_o their_o arbitration_n n._n b._n therefore_o do_v not_o thou_o think_v oh_o joab_n that_o our_o wisdom_n be_v turn_v into_o folly_n or_o her_o meaning_n according_a to_o the_o marginal_a read_n be_v thus_o our_o wise_a citizen_n speak_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o sheba_n come_n and_o of_o joab_n pursue_v he_o sure_o they_o will_v ask_v of_o abel_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n deut._n 20.10_o whether_o we_o will_v protect_v the_o traitor_n or_o deliver_v he_o up_o if_o god_n require_v term_n of_o peace_n first_o to_o be_v tender_v to_o stranger_n how_o much_o more_o to_o a_o city_n of_o israel_n and_o so_o she_o both_o modest_o reprove_v joab_n for_o the_o neglect_n of_o that_o duty_n of_o offer_v condition_n of_o peace_n and_o oblige_v he_o to_o observe_v it_o mark_v 2._o she_o add_v argue_v v._o 19_o we_o in_o this_o city_n be_v peaceable_a and_o faithful_a to_o the_o king_n have_v have_v no_o hand_n in_o the_o late_a rebellion_n of_o absalon_n we_o be_v by_o our_o situation_n so_o far_o remote_a from_o the_o seat_n of_o that_o civil_a war_n that_o none_o can_v have_v the_o confidence_n to_o accuse_v we_o for_o be_v concern_v in_o it_o beside_o it_o be_v a_o mother_n city_n have_v many_o village_n as_o daughter_n depend_v on_o it_o for_o defence_n as_o well_o as_o for_o direction_n therefore_o o_o joab_n if_o thou_o destroy_v this_o city_n thou_o destroy_v many_o in_o one_o and_o our_o destruction_n will_v also_o be_v a_o injury_n to_o israel_n and_o to_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n the_o five_o remark_n be_v the_o event_n of_o all_o v._o 20_o to_o 28._o joab_n demand_v only_a sheba_n head_n she_o counsel_n the_o citizen_n to_o grant_v it_o the_o traitor_n be_v make_v to_o hop_v headless_a and_o his_o head_n make_v to_o hop_v over_o the_o wall_n to_o joab_n who_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n in_o triumph_n have_v a_o new_a confirmation_n of_o his_o generalship_n as_o his_o reward_n for_o this_o good_a service_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n flourish_v again_o with_o peace_n and_o famous_a governor_n and_o david_n be_v reestablish_v etc._n etc._n n._n b._n note_v well_o 1._o behold_v a_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n be_v in_o a_o way_n of_o be_v overturn_v by_o this_o wicked_a man_n sheba_n yet_o both_o have_v a_o happy_a new_a reestablishment_n by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o weak_a woman_n it_o be_v less_o matter_n who_o be_v the_o instrument_n where_o god_n will_v be_v the_o principal_a agent_n many_o man_n marvel_v why_o this_o city_n that_o so_o abound_v with_o wise_a man_n shall_v make_v a_o weak_a woman_n their_o embassadress_n with_o proposal_n of_o peace_n when_o their_o 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solicit_v david_n from_o four_o topic_n or_o head_n of_o argument_n as_o first_o a_o justo_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la honesto_fw-la it_o be_v but_o equity_n and_o honesty_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v keep_v his_o word_n and_o perform_v his_o promise_n more_o especial_o that_o confirm_v by_o oath_n v._o 17._o second_o ab_fw-la officio_fw-la regis_fw-la it_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o thy_o regal_a as_o well_o as_o paternal_a authority_n to_o suppress_v the_o usurpation_n of_o a_o insolent_a son_n that_o thus_o treasonable_o invade_v the_o crown_n without_o the_o kng_n consent_n or_o so_o much_o as_o knowledge_n v._o 18._o this_o she_o say_v partly_o that_o she_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o accuse_v the_o king_n of_o inconstancy_n or_o of_o perjury_n say_v peter_n martyr_n and_o partly_o to_o aggravate_v adonijah_n crime_n who_o though_o his_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n have_v be_v never_o so_o good_a yet_o to_o step_v into_o the_o throne_n while_o his_o father_n be_v still_o live_v and_o without_o his_o knowledge_n and_o consent_n can_v not_o but_o be_v guilty_a of_o treason_n three_o she_o argue_v a_o periculoso_n show_v the_o danger_n of_o herself_o and_o her_o son_n that_o david_n death_n will_v expose_v they_o unto_o v._o 19_o 21._o saying_n adonijah_n then_o both_o can_v and_o will_v cut_v we_o both_o off_o for_o he_o have_v already_o get_v on_o his_o side_n a_o very_a strong_a party_n and_o then_o will_v he_o account_v we_o mamzeres_n no_o better_a than_o whore_n and_o bastard_n say_v sanclius_n adonijah_n have_v probable_o speak_v base_o of_o bathsheba_n as_o a_o adulteress_n and_o of_o solomon_n as_o illegitimate_a and_o therefore_o neither_o fit_a to_o be_v king_n nor_o to_o be_v invite_v his_o guest_n etc._n etc._n four_o she_o argue_v a_o facili_fw-la from_o the_o facility_n of_o end_v the_o controversy_n v._o 20._o it_o be_v thy_o prerogative_n royal_a to_o give_v the_o crown_n to_o which_o of_o thy_o son_n thou_o please_v have_v thou_o not_o bind_v 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prophetical_a function_n do_v not_o exempt_a from_o civil_a subjection_n when_o nathan_n come_v in_o bathsheba_n go_v out_o as_o appear_v from_o v._o 28._o where_o she_o be_v call_v in_o again_o either_o for_o civilitie_n sake_n or_o to_o avoid_v suspicion_n in_o david_n that_o this_o be_v their_o emergent_a contrivance_n v._o 14._o or_o to_o negotiate_v her_o son_n interest_n among_o the_o courtier_n then_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n who_o have_v before_o reprove_v david_n for_o his_o sin_n 2_o sam._n 12.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n now_o admonish_v he_o of_o his_o duty_n wherein_o after_o a_o abrupt_a exordium_n or_o prologue_n dare_v he_o attempt_v it_o without_o thou_o v._n 24._o then_o he_o confirm_v all_o that_o bathsheba_n have_v relate_v v._o 25_o 26._o his_o epilogue_n be_v it_o be_v strange_a thou_o shall_v not_o acquaint_v i_o who_o be_o the_o lord_n prophet_n and_o one_o of_o thy_o privy_a council_n if_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o any_o countermand_n from_o solomon_n to_o he_o v._n 27._o mark_v sixthly_a the_o effect_n of_o this_o pious_a contrivance_n of_o nathan_n and_o bathsheba_n david_n call_v in_o bathsheba_n again_o v._o 28._o to_o who_o he_o swear_v solemn_o that_o he_o will_v faithful_o perform_v what_o he_o have_v former_o swear_v to_o she_o that_o solomon_n shall_v be_v his_o successor_n ver_fw-la 29_o 30._o from_o whence_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o he_o have_v so_o swear_v to_o bathsheba_n before_o this_o time_n though_o the_o history_n hitherto_o have_v not_o express_v it_o bathsheba_n hear_v this_o make_v a_o very_a low_a bow_n of_o homage_n and_o grateful_o profess_v she_o prefer_v david_n life_n and_o reign_n before_o her_o son_n be_v that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a he_o may_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n for_o ever_o v._o 31._o hereupon_o david_n declare_v his_o decree_n for_o a_o immediate_a crown_n of_o solomon_n this_o royal_a decree_n be_v deliver_v to_o zadok_v the_o high_a priest_n to_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o to_o benaiah_n the_o chief_a commander_n as_o high_a commissioner_n to_o transact_v the_o coronation_n of_o solomon_n v._o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35._o which_o transaction_n be_v approve_v of_o and_o applaud_v by_o all_o the_o people_n with_o prayer_n and_o acclamation_n from_o v._o 36_o to_o 40._o the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o dissipation_n of_o the_o conspirator_n upon_o tiding_n hereof_o first_o in_o general_n jonathan_n bring_v the_o news_n of_o all_o which_o adonijah_n hope_v be_v good_a but_o it_o prove_v to_o he_o what_o the_o handwriting_a upon_o the_o wall_n be_v to_o belshazzar_n those_o knuckle_n make_v he_o knock_v his_o knee_n one_o against_o another_o dan._n 5.5_o 6._o so_o the_o loud_a acclamation_n at_o solomon_n coronation_n prove_v a_o doleful_a knell_n here_o v._o 41_o to_o 49._o those_o guest_n that_o have_v drink_v many_o a_o jolly_a health_n to_o adonijah_n make_v many_o a_o boast_n of_o their_o own_o happy_a success_n and_o cast_v many_o a_o scornful_a squib_n at_o solomon_n faction_n etc._n etc._n now_o sneak_o slink_v away_o v._o 49._o the_o triumph_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v short_a job_n 20.5_o second_o in_o special_a and_o adonijah_n now_o crest-faln_a run_v for_o refuge_n to_o the_o altar_n v._o 50._o as_o exod._n 21.13_o 14._o which_o haply_o hitherto_o he_o have_v despise_v suppose_v that_o solomon_n veneration_n to_o that_o sacred_a place_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o pollute_v it_o with_o his_o elder_a brother_n blood_n there_o will_v he_o capitulate_v with_o king_n solomon_n to_o who_o he_o now_o profess_v himself_o a_o subject_a and_o of_o who_o he_o beg_v a_o pardon_n seal_v with_o a_o oath_n v._o 51._o this_o new_a king_n jealous_a of_o a_o corrival_n grant_v it_o upon_o his_o good_a behaviour_n for_o the_o future_a v._o 52._o this_o be_v the_o first_o evidence_n of_o king_n solomon_n wisdom_n he_o find_v not_o his_o reign_n in_o his_o elder_a brother_n blood_n now_o pardon_v adonijah_n come_v civil_o to_o adore_v this_o rise_a sun_n yet_o must_v his_o ambition_n be_v punish_v with_o lead_v a_o private_a life_n v._o 53._o he_o must_v not_o meddle_v with_o affair_n of_o court_n of_o kingdom_n 1_o king_n chap._n ii_o contain_v the_o expiration_n of_o david_n kingdom_n and_o the_o initiation_n of_o solomon_n n._n b._n which_o two_o kingdom_n be_v a_o most_o lively_a resemblance_n and_o representation_n of_o the_o two_o church_n militant_a on_o earth_n and_o triumphant_a in_o heaven_n david_n kingdom_n be_v a_o kingdom_n full_a of_o war_n and_o abound_v with_o many_o trouble_n and_o much_o persecution_n wherein_o it_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o church_n militant_a but_o in_o solomon_n reign_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n come_v to_o its_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o high_a ascension_n be_v accomplish_v with_o both_o the_o sublimest_n civil_a peace_n and_o most_o religious_a felicity_n in_o temple-worship_n wherein_o it_o represent_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o church_n triumphant_a thus_o benaiah_n have_v pray_v the_o lord_n make_v solomon_n throne_n great_a than_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n chap._n 1._o v._n 37._o and_o god_n hear_v his_o prayer_n and_o say_v amen_n to_o it_o and_o set_v his_o fiat_n upon_o it_o let_v it_o be_v so_o this_o second_o chapter_n consist_v of_o two_o general_a part_n the_o first_o be_v in_o removendo_fw-la prohibentia_fw-la the_o take_v away_o of_o those_o turbulent_a person_n that_o oppose_v solomon_n kingdom_n and_o the_o second_o be_v in_o applicando_fw-la adjutoria_fw-la the_o apply_v of_o those_o mean_n that_o may_v establish_v solomon_n upon_o his_o throne_n this_o follow_v as_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o in_o the_o first_o part_n we_o find_v solomon_n removal_n of_o four_o impediment_n namely_o adonijah_n abiathar_n joab_n and_o shimei_n who_o be_v all_o four_o as_o rub_n and_o remora_n in_o his_o way_n to_o the_o throne_n remark_n upon_o his_o remove_v the_o first_o remora_n to_o
go_v cut_v cause_n with_o a_o sword_n but_o his_o design_n be_v above_o they_o or_o the_o two_o woman_n reach_n the_o action_n of_o wise_a king_n oft_o transcend_v vulgar_a capacity_n nor_o can_v they_o comprehend_v their_o deep_a project_n solomon_n speak_v with_o some_o earnestness_n divide_v the_o live_a child_n in_o two_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 25._o this_o sword_n shall_v force_v nature_n to_o speak_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o true_a mother_n which_o he_o well_o know_v will_v work_v as_o indeed_o it_o do_v ver_fw-la 26._o she_o rather_o choose_v to_o have_v her_o live_a son_n alienate_v than_o destroy_v by_o which_o motherly_a affection_n solomon_n judge_v she_o the_o true_a mother_n ver_fw-la 27._o this_o singular_a sagacity_n of_o solomon_n make_v good_a man_n reverence_n he_o and_o bad_a man_n dread_v he_o as_o a_o strict_a judge_n ver_fw-la 28._o n._n b._n 1._o all_o wrester_n of_o god_n word_n 2_o pet._n 3.16_o harlot-like_a lay_v their_o dead_a fancy_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o scripture_n the_o mother_n and_o steal_v the_o live_a sense_n from_o it_o n._n b._n 2._o arminian_n in_o divide_v man_n salvation_n betwixt_o god_n free_a grace_n and_o man_n free_a will_n and_o papist_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o work_n do_v according_a to_o salomon_n but_o seem_a sentence_n never_o design_v it_o say_n give_v half_a to_o the_o one_o and_o half_a to_o the_o other_o etc._n etc._n n._n b._n 3._o the_o king_n of_o thrace_n learn_v this_o lesson_n from_o solomon_n when_o three_o son_n be_v pretend_v themselves_o heir_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o cimmoria_n that_o king_n be_v dead_a to_o decide_v the_o difference_n he_o order_v they_o to_o take_v up_o their_o dead_a father_n set_v he_o as_o a_o mark_n and_o which_o of_o the_o three_o can_v come_v near_a his_o heart_n shall_v have_v the_o crown_n thereupon_o the_o corpse_n be_v take_v up_o two_o of_o they_o shoot_v with_o their_o utmost_a dexterity_n but_o the_o three_o cry_v god_n forbid_v i_o shall_v seem_v so_o cruel_a to_o my_o father_n now_o dead_a who_o be_v so_o kind_a to_o i_o while_o live_v by_o this_o the_o king_n judge_v he_o the_o true_a son_n and_o both_o the_o other_o bastard_n even_o so_o be_v they_o that_o dare_v break_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n as_o he_o complain_v ezek._n 6.9_o by_o belch_a out_o blasphemous_a oath_n etc._n etc._n such_o be_v no_o better_a than_o bastard_n etc._n etc._n 1_o king_n chap._n iu._n this_o chapter_n be_v a_o narrative_a of_o the_o magnificency_n and_o majesty_n of_o king_n solomon_n first_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o both_z as_o to_o his_o court_n and_o as_o to_o his_o kingdom_n and_o second_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o both_z as_o to_o his_o own_o subject_n and_o as_o to_o neighbour_a nation_n yea_o and_o as_o to_o those_o that_o be_v afar_o off_o remarks_n first_o upon_o the_o matter_n of_o solomon_n majesty_n and_o magnificency_n as_o to_o his_o court._n first_o this_o be_v most_o manifest_o demonstrate_v in_o the_o excellent_a order_n of_o it_o both_o as_o to_o ecclesiastic_n to_o politic_n to_o polemic_o and_o to_o domestic_n he_o have_v a_o most_o orderly_a distribution_n of_o office_n v._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o second_o how_o his_o court_n be_v most_o sumptuous_o provide_v for_o with_o all_o good_a thing_n necessary_a both_o animate_v and_o inanimate_a for_o food_n every_o day_n to_o foreign_a ambassador_n which_o be_v not_o a_o few_o v._o 34._o as_o well_o as_o to_o his_o own_o numerous_a courtier_n ver_fw-la 7_o 22_o 23_o 27_o 28._o the_o second_o remark_n be_v as_o to_o his_o kingdom_n he_o appoint_v twelve_o governor_n over_o all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v all_o name_v from_o v._o 8_o to_o 19_o as_o all_o man_n of_o renown_n which_o be_v a_o confirmation_n of_o what_o be_v say_v that_o solomon_n reign_v over_o all_o israel_n v._n 1._o which_o be_v more_o than_o what_o his_o father_n david_n do_v in_o the_o first_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o more_o than_o any_o of_o his_o successor_n do_v save_o his_o son_n rehoboam_n only_o for_o a_o short_a space_n chap_n 12.16_o and_o though_o israel_n and_o judah_n enjoy_v a_o sublime_a peace_n under_o his_o government_n v._o 25._o both_o without_o fear_n of_o any_o foreign_a invasion_n and_o without_o danger_n of_o domestic_a division_n yet_o make_v he_o all_o warlike_a provision_n provide_v forty_o thousand_o stall_n of_o horse_n v._o 26._o for_o furnish_v his_o four_o thousand_o sttable_n 2_o chron._n 9.25_o each_o of_o which_o have_v ten_o stall_n or_o partition_n contain_v ten_o horse_n at_o least_o a_o piece_n and_o though_o this_o great_a number_n seem_v forbid_v deut._n 17.16_o and_o both_o joshua_n and_o david_n hough_v the_o horse_n they_o win_v from_o their_o enemy_n yet_o peter_n martyr_n say_v solomon_n sin_v not_o against_o that_o law_n see_v he_o trust_v not_o in_o his_o horse_n prov._n 21.31_o and_o he_o may_v have_v some_o peculiar_a dispensation_n from_o god_n though_o not_o record_v because_o god_n promise_v he_o the_o great_a grandeur_n and_o the_o high_a splendour_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o a_o type_n of_o the_o messiah_n glorious_a kingdom_n and_o this_o reign_n of_o solomon_n be_v the_o golden_a age_n of_o israel_n therefore_o have_v they_o little_a cause_n to_o complain_v of_o his_o yoke_n after_o chap._n 12.4_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o solomon_n sin_v in_o multiply_a horse_n as_o well_o as_o in_o multiply_a wife_n etc._n etc._n so_o lavater_n and_o other_o affirm_v chap._n 11.1_o 2._o the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o solomon_n magnificency_n and_o first_o upon_o his_o own_o subject_n remark_n upon_o it_o be_v first_o the_o plenty_n both_o of_o person_n and_o thing_n that_o solomon_n peaceable_a kingdom_n produce_v v._o 20_o 22_o 23._o his_o subject_n do_v eat_v and_o drink_v plentiful_o and_o peaceable_o as_o well_o as_o himself_o without_o fear_n of_o foe_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v their_o make_v merry_a be_v not_o only_o in_o one_o part_n but_o in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n v._o 24_o 25._o have_v peace_n on_o all_o side_n round_o about_o he_o who_o name_n be_v peaceabe_n as_o solomon_n in_o hebrew_a signify_v wherein_o he_o be_v a_o lively_a type_n of_o christ_n that_o prince_n of_o peace_n isa_n 9.6_o who_o as_o he_o be_v bring_v from_o heaven_n with_o that_o song_n of_o peace_n luke_n 2.14_o so_o he_o return_v back_o again_o to_o heaven_n with_o that_o farewell_n of_o peace_n joh._n 14.27_o leave_v to_o the_o world_n as_o one_o well_o observe_v the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n eph._n 2.17_o which_o work_v that_o peace_n that_o surpass_v all_o understanding_n phil._n 4.7_o n._n b._n how_o may_v christ_n subject_n eat_v their_o bread_n with_o joy_n and_o drink_v their_o wine_n with_o a_o merry_a heart_n when_o they_o know_v god_n accept_v their_o person_n and_o performance_n eccles_n 9.7_o all_o be_v accept_v in_o that_o belove_a one_o eph._n 1.6_o and_o why_o be_v they_o so_o lean_a from_o day_n to_o day_n see_v they_o be_v son_n and_o daughter_n to_o such_o a_o king_n of_o peace_n 2_o sam._n 13.4_o who_o give_v they_o the_o white_a stone_n and_o the_o new_a name_n revel_v 2.17_o enough_o and_o enough_o to_o make_v they_o everlasting_o merry_a and_o that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o thousand_o cross_n and_o casualty_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v solomon_n subject_n make_v thus_o merry_a not_o only_o for_o a_o few_o year_n but_o for_o forty_o year_n this_o mirth_n continue_v all_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n v._o 21_o 25._o notwithstanding_o his_o apostasy_n for_o as_o god_n truth_n appear_v in_o perform_v that_o promise_n chap._n 3.13_o give_v he_o all_o this_o peace_n and_o plenty_n so_o god_n love_n and_o long_a sufferance_n be_v mighty_o magnify_v in_o this_o that_o though_o he_o so_o foul_o fall_v afterward_o yet_o god_n continue_v this_o his_o goodness_n to_o he_o all_o his_o day_n indeed_o god_n stir_v up_o some_o adversary_n chap._n 11.14.23.26_o but_o they_o be_v such_o as_o do_v more_o mischief_n to_o his_o posterity_n than_o to_o himself_o second_o the_o effect_n upon_o his_o neighbour_n as_o well_o as_o his_o subject_n v._o 21_o 24._o wherein_n mark_z first_o all_o neighbour_a nation_n become_v subject_v to_o solomon_n dominion_n as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o river_n euphrates_n which_o be_v their_o coast_n northward_o as_o god_n have_v promise_v gen._n 15.18_o exod._n 23.31_o deut._n 11.24_o josh_n 1.4_o as_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v their_o coast_n on_o the_o west_n and_o egypt_n on_o the_o south_n numb_a 34.3_o 4_o 5._o all_o the_o king_n that_o border_v upon_o israel_n become_v subject_a to_o king_n solomon_n mark_v second_o all_o the_o adjacent_a king_n of_o moab_n ammon_n edom_n syria_n etc._n etc._n which_o david_n subdue_v
first_o theorem_fw-la n._n b._n that_o this_o temple_n be_v the_o idea_n or_o model_n of_o every_o church_n or_o temple_n and_o altogether_o of_o every_o splendid_a palace_n throughout_o the_o world_n for_o though_o this_o temple_n be_v design_v for_o sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o have_v many_o place_n in_o it_o appoint_v for_o such_o end_n yet_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o architectonick_a art_n have_v its_o complete_a accomplishment_n in_o the_o build_n of_o it_o for_o these_o reason_n first_o because_o it_o be_v build_v by_o the_o wise_a man_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n second_o because_o god_n himself_o be_v the_o principal_a director_n this_o i_o add_v to_o alsted_n reason_n for_o doubtless_o the_o lord_n do_v so_o much_o to_o solomon_n for_o his_o building_n this_o temple_n as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o moses_n for_o his_o building_n the_o tabernacle_n unto_o who_o god_n give_v the_o pattern_n of_o it_o in_o the_o mount_n exod._n 25.9_o 40._o and_o 26.1_o etc._n etc._n nothing_o be_v leave_v for_o humane_a invention_n but_o every_o thing_n be_v ordain_v by_o divine_a institution_n n._n b._n which_o exclude_v all_o popish_a pomp_n and_o devise_a worship_n the_o frothy_a exuberancy_n of_o wanton_a brain_n moses_n make_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o pattern_n the_o lord_n show_v he_o in_o the_o mount_n heb._n 8.5_o now_o if_o god_n thus_o condescend_v to_o be_v the_o master-builder_n of_o a_o flit_a tabernacle_n of_o lesser_a importance_n how_o much_o more_o do_v he_o so_o do_v for_o this_o stand_a temple_n which_o be_v a_o fabric_n of_o the_o profound_a importance_n that_o ever_o any_o house_n be_v of_o in_o the_o world_n and_o though_o we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o god_n give_v to_o solomon_n immediate_o any_o such_o pattern_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o moses_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n yet_o do_v we_o read_v how_o david_n give_v to_o solomon_n in_o write_v the_o pattern_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v by_o inspiration_n from_o the_o lord_n 1_o chron._n 28.11_o 12_o 19_o david_n do_v not_o build_v this_o temple_n himself_o but_o he_o pray_v for_o direction_n god_n give_v he_o the_o platform_n send_v it_o he_o either_o by_o a_o angel_n or_o some_o prophet_n this_o be_v immediate_o hand_v by_o david_n to_o his_o son_n so_o solomon_n have_v the_o same_o help_n as_o moses_n have_v exod._n 25.40_o another_o reason_n alsted_n give_v of_o the_o superexcellency_n of_o solomon_n temple_n be_v three_o because_o it_o be_v ordain_v for_o the_o most_o eminent_a end_n namely_o to_o typify_v as_o he_o say_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n unto_o which_o i_o add_v the_o most_o excellent_a end_n of_o this_o most_o excellent_a structure_n be_v twofold_a as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n personal_a body_n joh_n 2.19_o etc._n etc._n and_o of_o christ_n mystical_a body_n likewise_o namely_o his_o church_n as_o after_o n._n b._n many_o more_o testimony_n of_o learned_a author_n may_v be_v add_v who_o all_o unanimous_o concur_v in_o this_o opinion_n that_o solomon_n temple_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o most_o magnificent_a fabric_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n so_o say_v calvisius_n helvicus_n cluverus_n paraeus_n and_o many_o more_o which_o i_o have_v consult_v the_o quotation_n of_o which_o i_o be_o constrain_v to_o omit_v for_o avoid_v prolixity_n the_o reason_n they_o give_v for_o this_o assertion_n be_v brief_o these_o n._n b._n first_o it_o be_v demonstrate_v by_o david_n prodigious_a preparation_n for_o building_n it_o david_n say_v it_o must_v be_v exceed_o magnifical_a 1_o chron._n 22.5_o a_o very_a great_a work_n 1_o chron._n 29.1_o 2._o a_o work_n not_o for_o man_n but_o for_o god_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o i_o have_v prepare_v with_o all_o my_o may_v and_o what_o these_o mighty_a preparation_n be_v the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o which_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n reckon_v thus_o david_n leave_v for_o his_o son_n building_n the_o 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creator_n and_o the_o true_a proprietary_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n what_o be_v they_o i_o say_v but_o parva_fw-la &_o pauca_fw-la few_o and_o mean_a matter_n from_o a_o poor_a mortal_a man_n etc._n etc._n which_o if_o thou_o lord_n will_v but_o accept_v of_o i_o shall_v account_v myself_o infinite_o oblige_v to_o thy_o majesty_n and_o to_o all_o these_o prodigious_a preparation_n mention_v here_o &_o 1_o chron._n 29.2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n he_o bid_v his_o son_n solomon_n add_v not_o out_o of_o his_o poverty_n but_o out_o of_o his_o abundance_n of_o wealth_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v bless_v he_o with_o which_o do_v so_o abundant_o flow_v in_o upon_o he_o that_o his_o yearly_o revenue_n and_o tribute_n say_v sir_n walter_n raleigh_n make_v up_o six_o hundred_o sixty_o six_o talent_n of_o gold_n beside_o his_o custom_n of_o spice_n and_o his_o rich_a return_v from_o the_o east-indies_n so_o that_o as_o vilalpendus_n say_v he_o exceed_v in_o wealth_n both_o roman_n chaldean_n persian_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o he_o may_v well_o add_v to_o david_n cabinet-cash_n the_o second_o demonstration_n of_o the_o temple_n magnificency_n above_o all_o other_o stately_a building_n be_v draw_v by_o a_o necessary_a consequence_n upon_o this_o hypothesis_n or_o supposition_n if_o david_n poverty_n afford_v so_o many_o million_o of_o treasure_n etc._n etc._n towards_o only_o the_o preparation_n of_o this_o temple_n even_o under_o the_o discouragement_n of_o a_o personal_a prohibition_n from_o build_v it_o himself_o how_o much_o more_o might_n solomon_n superabundant_a riches_n contribute_v many_o myriad_n of_o million_o towards_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o work_n who_o have_v the_o encouragement_n of_o a_o divine_a command_n to_o do_v it_o and_o have_v puteum_fw-la inexhaustum_fw-la a_o immense_a fund_z of_o treasure_n that_o can_v not_o be_v drain_v dry_a both_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o divine_a promise_n and_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o divine_a providence_n give_v he_o a_o universal_a peace_n both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o in_o so_o much_o that_o he_o have_v no_o war_n at_o all_o wherein_o either_o to_o expend_v or_o exhaust_v his_o unconceivable_a incom_n but_o the_o whole_a thereof_o must_v be_v entire_o disburse_v so_o far_o as_o be_v requisite_a upon_o this_o sumptuous_a structure_n now_o the_o antecedent_n of_o this_o hypothetical_n proposition_n be_v undeniable_o true_a for_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n so_o call_v dan._n 10.21_o atte_v it_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v warrant_v all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o therefore_o the_o consequent_a must_v undoubted_o be_v true_a also_o to_o wit_n that_o never_o any_o such_o famous_a fabric_n or_o stately_a structure_n be_v ever_o erect_v by_o any_o mortal_a either_o before_o or_o after_o it_o the_o three_o demonstration_n be_v from_o the_o many_o myriad_n of_o hand_n which_o solomon_n employ_v in_o carry_v on_o this_o wonderful_a work_n sir_n walter_n raleigh_n reckon_v they_o thus_o he_o employ_v thirty_o thousand_o carpenter_n for_o cut_v and_o square_n of_o cedar_n etc._n etc._n ten_o thousand_o every_o month_n by_o course_n he_o employ_v also_o eighty_o thousand_o mason_n for_o dress_v of_o stone_n and_o seventy_o thousand_o labourer_n for_o carry_v burden_n beside_o three_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o workmaster_n and_o that_o excellent_a historian_n knight_n add_v how_o solomon_n give_v hiram_n twenty_o thousand_o measure_n of_o wheat_n and_o twenty_o measure_n of_o pure_a oil_n 1_o king_n 5.11_o year_n by_o year_n so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v in_o his_o building_n work_n about_o which_o letter_n pass_v betwixt_o these_o two_o king_n that_o be_v relate_v by_o eusebius_n as_o also_o betwixt_o solomon_n and_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n learned_a dr._n lightfoot_n rank_n they_o thus_o solomon_n set_v a_o hundred_o fifty_o three_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o proselyte_n to_o frame_v material_n for_o the_o temple_n seventy_o
abimelech_n judg._n 9.22_o 8._o three_o and_o twenty_o under_o tolah_n and_o two_o and_o twenty_o under_o jair_a judg._n 10.2_o 3._o 9_o six_o under_o jephthah_n seven_o under_o ibzan_n ten_o under_o elon_n eight_o under_o abdon_n judg._n 12.7_o 9_o 11_o 14._o 10._o twenty_o under_o samson_n judg._n 15.20_o 11._o forty_o under_o eli_n 1_o sam._n 4.18_o 12._o forty_o under_o samuel_n and_o saul_n act._n 13.21_o 13._o forty_o under_o david_n 2_o sam._n 5.4_o and_o under_o solomon_n as_o here_o ver_fw-la 1._o after_o this_o manner_n of_o reckon_v both_o junius_n and_o piscator_fw-la make_v up_o the_o number_n of_o four_o hundred_o eighty_o year_n the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o computation_n arise_v only_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n but_o it_o be_v do_v away_o by_z including_z the_o year_n of_o the_o oppressor_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o reckon_n from_o rest_n to_o rest_n which_o be_v more_o certain_a than_o their_o opinion_n that_o reckon_v the_o other_o way_n yea_o and_o it_o be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v embrace_v not_o only_o as_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o dr._n lightfoot_n but_o also_o of_o that_o famous_o learned_a antiquary_n dr._n usher_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o remark_n as_o to_o the_o year_n it_o be_v the_o four_o year_n of_o solomon_n reign_n which_o be_v the_o 2993._o year_n of_o the_o world_n solomon_n have_v spend_v the_o former_a year_n in_o settle_v his_o kingdom_n and_o prepare_v all_o manner_n of_o material_n wherewith_o to_o build_v the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o as_o to_o the_o month_n it_o be_v in_o zif_n which_o signify_v brightness_n for_o in_o that_o second_o month_n or_o april_n moon_n then_o be_v plant_n in_o their_o great_a splendour_n for_o abib_fw-la signify_v the_o spring_n be_v the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o sacred_a year_n exod._n 12.2_o and_o 13.4_o and_o as_o to_o the_o day_n solomon_n begin_v to_o build_v this_o wonder_n of_o the_o world_n upon_o the_o second_o day_n of_o this_o second_o month_n 2_o chron._n 3.2_o not_o on_o the_o six_o as_o calvisius_n say_v nor_o on_o the_o eight_o as_o capellus_n much_o less_o on_o the_o twenty_o nine_o as_o scaliger_n solomon_n begin_v not_o this_o great_a building_n in_o the_o first_o month_n though_o a_o wise_a builder_n and_o will_v lose_v no_o time_n that_o be_v seasonable_a for_o build_v work_n the_o reason_n render_v by_o peter_n martyr_n be_v he_o be_v hinder_v in_o abib_fw-la because_o in_o that_o month_n the_o great_a feast_n of_o the_o passover_n be_v keep_v by_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n the_o three_o remark_n as_o to_o time_n be_v the_o interspace_n betwixt_o the_o inchoation_n and_o the_o consummation_n of_o the_o temple_n this_o we_o be_v tell_v ver_fw-la 37_o 38._o be_v complete_a seven_o year_n and_o the_o odd_a six_o month_n be_v necessary_o imply_v as_o much_o time_n as_o lay_v betwixt_o the_o month_n zif_fw-mi wherein_o he_o begin_v to_o build_v and_o the_o month_n bull_n their_o eight_o month_n which_o signify_v 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ground_n and_o consider_v 2._o the_o choice_a and_o chief_a curiosity_n of_o art_n which_o be_v use_v here_o and_o the_o fewness_n of_o exquisite_a artist_n in_o that_o age._n this_o will_v require_v a_o long_a time_n for_o the_o do_v of_o it_o n._n b._n josephus_n tell_v we_o it_o take_v up_o a_o vast_a time_n to_o level_v the_o ground_n which_o before_o be_v uneven_a and_o full_a of_o hill_n and_o valley_n before_o they_o can_v dig_v for_o a_o sure_a foundation_n and_o peter_n martyr_n say_v excellent_o here_o let_v man_n consider_v other_o example_n as_o 1._o the_o building_n of_o diana_n temple_n do_v employ_v all_o asia_n for_o two_o hundred_o year_n and_o 2._o the_o building_n of_o one_o only_a of_o the_o pyramid_n employ_v three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o thousand_o man_n for_o twenty_o year_n together_o both_o which_o be_v affirm_v by_o pliny_n plin._n 36.12_o then_o will_v they_o leave_v wonder_v why_o solomon_n be_v so_o long_o in_o he_o etc._n etc._n three_o the_o remark_n upon_o the_o efficient_a cause_n the_o first_o be_v as_o solomon_n be_v the_o principal_a builder_n so_o have_v he_o instrument_n not_o only_o humane_a help_n many_o myriad_n of_o man_n hand_n both_o mason_n carpenter_n carver_n painter_n etc._n etc._n but_o which_o be_v above_o all_o he_o have_v a_o divine_a message_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o building_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 11._o either_o by_o ahijah_n or_o by_o some_o other_o prophet_n both_o for_o his_o instruction_n and_o encouragement_n in_o his_o building_n work_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o purport_n of_o this_o divine_a message_n be_v not_o only_o to_o strengthen_v solomon_n heart_n in_o his_o work_n as_o jonathan_n have_v strengthen_v his_o father_n hand_n in_o the_o wood_n 1_o sam._n 23.16_o but_o also_o to_o caution_n he_o say_v peter_n martyr_n that_o he_o may_v not_o place_v his_o confidence_n in_o the_o merit_n of_o this_o external_a edifice_n for_o the_o perpetuate_a the_o grandeur_n of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n but_o if_o ever_o he_o expect_v to_o inherit_v the_o promise_n which_o god_n have_v make_v to_o he_o of_o his_o be_v a_o none-such_a etc._n etc._n it_o must_v be_v with_o this_o proviso_n si_fw-la ambulaveris_fw-la if_o thou_o will_v walk_v before_o i_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 12_o 13._o intimate_v that_o god_n have_v more_o respect_n to_o solomon_n faithful_a obedience_n to_o his_o word_n than_o unto_o any_o magnificency_n of_o that_o glorious_a work_n this_o god_n speak_v to_o he_o while_o he_o be_v in_o his_o building_n work_n though_o some_o say_v it_o be_v after_o he_o have_v finish_v it_o and_o be_v here_o place_v by_o anticipation_n see_v it_o be_v say_v both_o ver_fw-la 14._o and_o 9_o so_o solomon_n build_v the_o house_n both_o which_o come_v in_o as_o a_o epilogue_n to_o that_o which_o go_v before_o n._n b._n signify_v to_o he_o that_o the_o lord_n dwell_v not_o in_o temple_n make_v with_o hand_n act._n 7.48_o but_o the_o man_n that_o be_v of_o a_o sanctify_a heart_n and_o life_n be_v god_n true_a temple_n such_o a_o one_o say_v christ_n my_o father_n will_v love_v and_o we_o will_v come_v unto_o he_o and_o make_v our_o abode_n with_o he_o joh._n 14.23_o so_o strigilius_n whereby_o solomon_n may_v be_v withdraw_v from_o all_o superstitious_a confidence_n in_o the_o external_a work_n four_o the_o form_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o temple_n ver_fw-la 2._o remark_n upon_o it_o first_o in_o general_n the_o three_o dimension_n in_o philosophy_n be_v here_o with_o all_o exactness_n observe_v namely_o longitude_n latitude_n and_o profundity_n and_o the_o form_n or_o figure_n of_o the_o temple_n say_v peter_n martyr_n do_v not_o much_o differ_v from_o that_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n yet_o be_v it_o twice_o as_o large_a in_o all_o its_o dimension_n as_o plain_o appear_v by_o compare_v they_o and_o the_o sweet_a symmetry_n and_o harmony_n of_o those_o three_o dimension_n in_o measure_n be_v very_o remarkable_a for_o 1._o 60._o to_o 20._o the_o length_n to_o the_o breadth_n be_v trible_a or_o as_o 3._o to_o 1._o 2._o 60._o to_o 30._o the_o length_n to_o the_o height_n be_v double_a or_o as_o 2._o to_o 1._o and_o 3._o 30._o to_o 20._o the_o height_n to_o the_o breadth_n be_v sesquialter_fw-la or_o one_o and_o a_o half_a as_o 3._o to_o 2._o which_o be_v the_o proportion_n congruous_a to_o the_o three_o great_a concord_n in_o music_n common_o call_v a_o twelve_o a_o eight_o and_o a_o five_o which_o therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o very_a grateful_a proportion_n to_o the_o eye_n as_o that_o harmony_n in_o music_n be_v so_o exceed_o ravish_v to_o the_o ear._n the_o second_o remark_n as_o to_o particular_n 1._o the_o length_n of_o the_o temple_n from_o wall_n to_o wall_n be_v sixty_o cubit_n of_o the_o
porch_n and_o the_o court_n &c_n &c_n second_o the_o cubit_n by_o which_o the_o temple_n be_v count_v be_v sacred_a and_o great_a each_o cubit_n consist_v of_o twenty_o four_o inch_n but_o these_o cubit_n here_o be_v the_o common_a cubit_n and_o lesser_a contain_v only_o eighteen_o inch_n etc._n etc._n three_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v reckon_v from_o inside_n to_o inside_n the_o thickness_n of_o the_o two_o wall_n and_o the_o space_n of_o the_o porch_n at_o the_o entry_n and_o of_o the_o chamber_n round_o about_o be_v leave_v out_o four_o peter_n martyr_v well_o observe_v that_o the_o height_n of_o this_o house_n be_v but_o thirty_o cubit_n high_a consist_v of_o two_o fifteen_o be_v equal_a to_o the_o temple_n five_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o three_o house_n that_o for_o the_o king_n that_o for_o the_o queen_n and_o a_o three_o for_o delight_n be_v all_o comprise_v under_o the_o compass_n of_o one_o hundred_o cubit_n yea_o and_o the_o king_n treasury_n also_o 2_o chron._n 9.16_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v solomon_n building_n his_o royal_a city-palace_n in_o jerusalem_n when_o he_o have_v build_v his_o summer_n country_n house_n in_o lebanon_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n and_o a_o house_n for_o pharaoh_n daughter_n his_o queen_n and_o his_o own_o throne_n so_o sumptuous_a as_o there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a in_o the_o world_n for_o splendour_n and_o glory_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o and_o chap._n 10.18_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 1._o the_o porch_n for_o the_o throne_n be_v that_o before_o the_o king_n palace_n distinct_a from_o the_o former_a porch_n mention_v before_o the_o house_n of_o lebanon_n call_v the_o porch_n of_o judgement_n capacious_a enough_o and_o convenient_a to_o cover_v those_o that_o come_v to_o the_o king_n for_o judgement_n from_o sun_n and_o rain_n mark_v 2._o this_o throne_n be_v call_v a_o great_a throne_n describe_v at_o large_a chap._n 10.18_o 19_o 20._o 1._o it_o be_v matter_n it_o be_v make_v of_o ivory_n with_o some_o cavity_n leave_v in_o it_o to_o be_v fill_v with_o gold_n and_o so_o make_v more_o beautiful_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o beholder_n 2._o it_o be_v form_n make_v like_o a_o semicircle_n so_o that_o the_o king_n sit_v upon_o it_o say_v grotius_n almost_o surround_v with_o the_o people_n that_o he_o may_v sit_v safe_a from_o assassinate_v 3._o it_o be_v advance_n by_o six_o stately_a step_n which_o while_o the_o king_n ascend_v do_v mind_n he_o both_o of_o his_o dignity_n and_o duty_n in_o administer_a justice_n as_o pure_a as_o the_o gold_n he_o sit_v upon_o 4._o it_o be_v canopy_n at_o the_o top_n encircle_v solomon_n head_n for_o his_o great_a ease_n and_o state_n have_v stay_v on_o each_o side_n to_o rest_v his_o arm_n upon_o 5._o it_o be_v ornament_n both_o two_o lion_n upon_o the_o two_o stay_n and_o twelve_o lion_n upon_o the_o six_o step_n six_o on_o a_o side_n to_o show_v that_o his_o throne_n may_v not_o easy_o be_v overturn_v as_o the_o lion_n be_v the_o emblem_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n gen._n 49.9_o and_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n revel_v 5.5_o and_o this_o be_v likewise_o to_o teach_v solomon_n that_o both_o the_o valour_n and_o the_o vigilancy_n of_o a_o lion_n be_v requisite_a in_o royal_a judge_n and_o 6._o it_o be_v footstool_n be_v of_o gold_n also_o 2_o chron._n 9.18_o teach_v he_o to_o trample_v under_o foot_n the_o best_a thing_n of_o this_o low_a world_n n._n b._n here_o behold_v solomon_n sit_v in_o the_o great_a grandeur_n and_o most_o illustrious_a splendour_n of_o worldly_a glory_n yet_o oh_o how_o soon_o do_v all_o this_o pompous_a lustre_n and_o magnificent_a majesty_n perish_v and_o vanish_v away_o both_o in_o himself_o and_o in_o his_o successor_n mark_v 3._o the_o palace_n for_o his_o queen_n solomon_n build_v also_o ver_fw-la 8._o we_o find_v that_o when_o he_o have_v marry_v pharaoh_n daughter_n he_o place_v she_o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n 1_o king_n 3.1_o which_o then_o be_v solomon_n court_n but_o that_o city_n be_v now_o too_o narrow_a a_o place_n to_o entertain_v so_o great_a a_o princess_n with_o all_o her_o princely_a train_n therefore_o he_o build_v a_o spacious_a and_o special_a palace_n for_o she_o after_o he_o have_v build_v for_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o himself_o and_o bring_v she_o from_o the_o strait_a palace_n of_o david_n say_v my_o wife_n shall_v not_o dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o david_n because_o the_o place_n be_v holy_a whereunto_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v come_v two_o chron._n 8.11_o which_o piscator_fw-la read_v the_o house_n of_o david_n be_v too_o narrow_a and_o can_v contain_v both_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n court_n and_o solomon_n have_v say_v these_o word_n my_o wife_n shall_v not_o etc._n etc._n before_o he_o build_v a_o house_n for_o she_o and_o while_o the_o ark_n be_v yet_o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n nor_o be_v every_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n come_v consecrate_a to_o god_n so_o as_o not_o to_o return_v to_o common_a use_n after_o the_o ark_n departure_n for_o then_o the_o house_n of_o obededom_a and_o all_o other_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n either_o rest_v or_o pass_v over_o have_v be_v make_v holy_a thereby_o and_o not_o lawful_a for_o man_n to_o dwell_v in_o but_o solomon_n reason_n be_v ceremonial_a because_o she_o be_v a_o woman_n and_o so_o by_o her_o sex_n be_v subject_a to_o many_o ceremonial_a pollution_n the_o law_n of_o moses_n forbid_v monstrous_a woman_n ingress_n into_o the_o temple_n until_o they_o be_v purify_v moreover_o the_o queen_n be_v of_o egypt_n may_v have_v heathen_n at_o that_o time_n for_o her_o attendant_n so_o solomon_n judge_v it_o unsuitable_a that_o she_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o david_n where_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v but_o build_v a_o fair_a palace_n peculiar_a for_o she_o and_o bring_v she_o into_o it_o â_o the_o material_n of_o all_o these_o building_n for_o civil_a uses_n be_v very_o costly_a and_o last_a as_o marble_n and_o cedar_n above_o ground_n and_o under_o ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o now_o the_o history_n have_v finish_v the_o account_n of_o those_o civil_a fabric_n return_v to_o the_o description_n of_o the_o sacred_a furniture_n of_o the_o temple_n remark_n the_o first_o be_v the_o artificer_n who_o be_v commend_v by_o his_o name_n and_o nation_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o by_o his_o offspring_n tribe_n and_o skill_n ver_fw-la 14._o at_o the_o request_n of_o king_n solomon_n 2_o chron._n 2.7_o king_n hiram_n send_v he_o his_o namesake_n hiram_n when_o he_o first_o begin_v his_o temple-building_n though_o set_v down_o here_o for_o order_n of_o history_n this_o hiram_n father_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n here_o but_o say_v to_o be_v a_o tyrian_a as_o obededom_a a_o levite_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o gittite_n his_o mother_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n 2_o chron._n 2.14_o the_o place_n of_o idolatry_n i_o find_v sanctius_n solve_v this_o seem_a doubt_n say_v that_o possible_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n be_v no_o israelite_n may_v be_v misinform_v in_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o tribe_n n._n b._n however_o it_o be_v a_o singular_a providence_n of_o god_n that_o this_o widow_n son_n a_o great_a comfort_n to_o widow_n in_o their_o great_a trust_n in_o god_n jer._n 49.11_o shall_v join_v himself_o to_o a_o artificial_a master_n in_o tyre_n and_o so_o become_v so_o curious_a a_o workman_n as_o this_o son_n be_v undoubted_o a_o great_a comfort_n to_o his_o mother_n so_o at_o this_o juncture_n he_o be_v qualify_v for_o this_o glorious_a generation-work_n god_n call_v he_o to_o whereby_o his_o name_n be_v eternalize_v in_o scripture-record_n as_o the_o chief_a instrument_n in_o the_o temple_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v this_o hiram_n be_v say_v to_o work_n all_o king_n solomon_n work_n not_o only_o in_o brass_n but_o also_o in_o gold_n silver_n iron_n stone_n timber_n purple_a etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 2.14_o upon_o which_o account_n solomon_n as_o piscator_fw-la well_o note_v call_v this_o hiram_n abibu_n hebrew_n his_o father_n as_o a_o father_n and_o master_n of_o art_n 2_o chron._n 4.16_o out_o of_o pure_a respect_n to_o he_o for_o his_o universal_a skill_n as_o king_n hiram_n have_v call_v this_o hiram_n abi_n my_o father_n from_o the_o like_a veneration_n 2_o chron._n 2.13_o all_o the_o particular_a most_o exquisite_a and_o artificial_a work_n of_o this_o most_o excellent_a artificer_n and_o workman_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v number_v in_o due_a order_n see_v they_o be_v scatter_v here_o and_o there_o in_o divers_a place_n upon_o scripture_n record_n but_o to_o omit_v all_o those_o exact_a artifices_fw-la that_o belong_v to_o those_o other_o structure_n for_o civil_a use_v only_o and_o likewise_o those_o that_o appertain_v to_o the_o sacred_a temple_n which_o
of_o solomon_n apostasy_n transcendent_a divine_a kindness_n do_v great_o aggravate_v humane_a vnkindness_n a_o double_a bond_n indeed_o he_o break_v here_o yea_o a_o true_o golden_a obligation_n mark_v 4._o to_o despise_v god_n express_a command_n be_v a_o heinous_a offence_n ver_fw-la 10._o as_o gen._n 2.17_o 2_o sam._n 12.9_o such_o rebellion_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n 1_o sam._n 15.22_o 23._o mark_v 5._o the_o equity_n of_o god_n proceed_n against_o solomon_n ver_fw-la 11._o god_n love_v to_o retaliate_v solomon_n have_v share_v god_n service_n betwixt_o god_n and_o idol_n and_o now_o solomon_n servant_n must_v share_v the_o kingdom_n with_o his_o only_a son_n of_o so_o many_o wife_n and_o concubine_n ver_fw-la 12._o and_o chap._n 12.16_o 17._o mark_v 6._o in_o wrath_n god_n remember_v mercy_n hab._n 3.2_o here_o be_v a_o double_a alloy_n of_o this_o divine_a judgement_n for_o solomon_n sin_n ver_fw-la 12.13_o as_o 1._o there_o be_v this_o mixture_n of_o mercy_n that_o the_o doom_n foretell_v shall_v not_o be_v execute_v in_o solomon_n day_n for_o david_n sake_n as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a aggravation_n of_o a_o son_n sin_n in_o swerve_v from_o the_o approve_a pattern_n of_o a_o pious_a father_n ver_fw-la 4._o so_o here_o this_o sinful_a son_n have_v his_o punishment_n lessen_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o godly_a parent_n yet_o solomon_n son_n fare_v the_o worse_a for_o solomon_n sin_n and_o the_o father_n be_v punish_v in_o the_o son_n the_o 2._o mitigation_n of_o god_n sentence_n of_o wrath_n be_v all_o shall_v not_o be_v rend_v away_o but_o reserve_v one_o tribe_n for_o he_o benjamin_n be_v include_v in_o judah_n so_o much_o as_o lay_v within_o he_o josh_n 19.1_o 9_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v the_o punishment_n god_n inflict_v upon_o solomon_n person_n for_o his_o personal_a sin_n etc._n etc._n remarks_n hereupon_o be_v 1._o the_o lord_n stir_v up_o a_o adversary_n against_o he_o ver_fw-la 14_o to_o 22._o wherein_o mark_n 1._o though_o god_n be_v so_o gracious_a to_o solomon_n as_o to_o put_v off_o the_o time_n of_o punish_v his_o sin_n until_o the_o reign_n of_o his_o son_n as_o before_o yet_o must_v not_o himself_o pass_v altogether_o unpunished_a jer._n 30.11_o mark_v 2._o hadad_n be_v the_o first_o adversary_n who_o god_n stir_v up_o n._n b._n not_o by_o infuse_v this_o malice_n into_o he_o but_o by_o over_o rule_v that_o rage_n wherewith_o the_o devil_n have_v beforehand_o fill_v his_o heart_n as_o a_o instrument_n of_o his_o justice_n to_o punish_v solomon_n sin_n though_o hadad_n himself_o seek_v his_o own_o end_n to_o revenge_v his_o own_o quarrel_n n._n b._n thus_o a_o skilful_a workman_n will_v use_v crooked_a tool_n wherewith_o he_o make_v straight_o and_o smooth_a work_n mark_v 3._o this_o hadad_n be_v describe_v here_o to_o be_v of_o the_o royal_a seed_n of_o edom_n fly_v for_o his_o life_n while_n but_o a_o child_n in_o david_n day_n when_o joab_n have_v a_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n to_o kill_v all_o the_o male_n of_o edom_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17._o mark_v 4._o pharaoh_n entertain_v he_o kind_o give_v he_o both_o a_o house_n to_o live_v in_o and_o a_o wife_n to_o live_v with_o ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20._o as_o not_o know_v but_o that_o himself_o may_v one_o day_n have_v as_o much_o need_n to_o borrow_v mercy_n as_o now_o he_o have_v to_o lend_v it_o mark_v 5._o peter_n martyr_n say_v this_o be_v the_o same_o pharaoh_n that_o have_v give_v his_o daughter_n to_o solomon_n in_o marriage_n though_o he_o know_v it_o can_v not_o be_v well_o resent_v by_o hadad_n but_o great_a king_n make_v small_a account_n of_o such_o match_n in_o cross-marriage_n upon_o politic_a design_n in_o hedge_v with_o contrary_a party_n therefore_o this_o pharaoh_n give_v his_o queen_n sister_n to_o this_o hadad_n as_o well_o as_o his_o daughter_n to_o solomon_n mark_v 6._o hadad_n lady_n though_o she_o be_v a_o princess_n yet_o give_v she_o suck_v to_o her_o child_n ver_fw-la 20._o as_o sarah_n that_o princess_n have_v do_v before_o she_o gen._n 22.1_o 8._o mark_v 7._o this_o hadad_n return_v from_o egypt_n into_o edom_n when_o david_n be_v dead_a and_o joab_n be_v slay_v by_o solomon_n ver_fw-la 21_o 22._o wherein_o he_o undeniable_o beg_v leave_v of_o pharaoh_n to_o return_v home_o into_o his_o country_n n._n b._n patri_fw-la be_o cuique_fw-la amat_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la pulchram_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la propriam_fw-la say_v the_o orator_n we_o all_o natural_o affect_v our_o own_o native_a country_n oh_o that_o we_o can_v long_o as_o much_o to_o get_v to_o heaven_n which_o bernard_n call_v repatriâsse_n to_o go_v to_o heaven_n be_v to_o go_v home_o again_o to_o which_o peter_n martyr_n add_v it_o be_v pity_n the_o delight_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v take_v off_o our_o long_n to_o depart_v into_o a_o better_a world_n mark_v 8._o hadad_n be_v thus_o importunate_a to_o return_v home_o to_o edom_n that_o he_o may_v revenge_v himself_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o david_n and_o that_o he_o may_v recover_v his_o father_n kingdom_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o record_v wherein_o this_o hadad_n be_v mischievous_a to_o solomon_n n._n b._n though_o he_o can_v not_o upon_o his_o speedy_a return_n recover_v the_o kingdom_n of_o edom_n absolute_o to_o himself_o yet_o some_o suppose_n that_o with_o solomon_n good_a leave_n through_o his_o father_n pharaoh_n mediation_n he_o reign_v over_o edom_n under_o the_o law_n of_o tribute_n pay_v to_o israel_n which_o yet_o in_o the_o last_o day_n of_o solomon_n he_o deny_v to_o pay_v n._n b._n so_o long_o as_o solomon_n hold_v fast_o his_o integrity_n god_n preserve_v he_o from_o all_o hadad_n project_n and_o possible_o pharaoh_n may_v lay_v his_o charge_n upon_o he_o not_o to_o enterprise_v any_o evil_n against_o his_o son_n solomon_n but_o what_o he_o at_o first_o can_v not_o effect_v be_v in_o time_n bring_v to_o pass_v hadad_n lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o edom_n utter_a revolt_n 2_o king_n 8.20_o 22._o with_o gen._n 27.40_o the_o second_o remark_n upon_o this_o second_o part_n be_v the_o second_o adversary_n god_n raise_v up_o against_o backslide_a solomon_n to_o wit_n rezon_n ver_fw-la 23_o 24_o 25._o wherein_o mark._n 1_o twist_v sin_n against_o god_n bring_v twist_v judgement_n from_o god_n some_o suppose_v this_o rezon_n be_v stir_v up_o by_o hadad_n yet_o god_n by_o dispose_v of_o all_o man_n heart_n be_v say_v to_o stir_v up_o both_o these_o adversary_n to_o scourge_n solomon_n for_o his_o impiety_n against_o both_o table_n mark_v 2._o this_o rezon_n deal_v perfidious_o with_o his_o own_o lord_n by_o lurch_a he_o and_o flee_v from_o he_o when_o he_o see_v hadadezer_n be_v like_a to_o be_v defeat_v by_o david_n 2_o sam._n 8.3_o 4._o and_o 10.18_o he_o that_o leave_v his_o liege-lord_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o conflict_n with_o joab_n and_o be_v such_o a_o false_a friend_n as_o be_v rather_o a_o cause_n of_o than_o a_o companion_n in_o his_o king_n calamity_n no_o wonder_n if_o he_o prove_v a_o false_a friend_n to_o solomon_n as_o well_o as_o hadad_n mark_v 3._o this_o rezon_n rally_v his_o master_n be_v rout_v force_n become_v their_o captain_n live_v till_o now_o upon_o robbery_n like_o arabian_n and_o be_v increase_v in_o strength_n drive_v out_o david_n garrison_n 2_o sam._n 8.6_o out_o of_o damascus_n while_o solomon_n be_v wallow_v in_o luxury_n before_o which_o time_n he_o have_v no_o adversary_n 1_o king_n 15.4_o and_o make_v himself_o king_n over_o syria_n in_o damascus_n now_o hadad_n and_o rezon_n confederate_a to_o afflict_v israel_n for_o solomon_n sin_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v upon_o the_o three_o adversary_n god_n raise_v up_o against_o solomon_n for_o his_o sin_n namely_o not_o only_o those_o two_o stranger_n hadad_n and_o rezon_n but_o also_o his_o own_o domestic_a servant_n jeroboam_n ver_fw-la 26_o to_o ver_fw-la 40._o wherein_o mark_n 1._o god_n have_v many_o arrow_n in_o his_o quiver_n to_o shoot_v at_o the_o hairy_a scalp_n of_o such_o sinner_n as_o go_v on_o in_o their_o sin_n psal_n 68.21_o deut._n 32.23_o it_o be_v say_v by_o the_o pagan_a poet_n of_o his_o heathen_a jove_n si_fw-mi quoties_fw-la peccent_fw-la homines_fw-la sva_fw-la fulmina_fw-la mittat_fw-la jupiter_n exiguo_fw-la tempore_fw-la inermis_fw-la erit_fw-la if_o their_o jupiter_n shall_v so_o oft_o cast_v his_o thunderbolt_n as_o man_n offend_v he_o his_o armoury_n will_v soon_o be_v exhaust_v and_o empty_a but_o this_o can_v be_v say_v of_o the_o true_a johovah_n who_o have_v a_o inexhaustible_a armoury_n of_o arrow_n etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n of_o host_n shoot_v this_o three_o arrow_n jeroboam_n against_o backslide_v solomon_n mark_v 2._o jeroboam_n be_v prefer_v by_o king_n solomon_n see_v he_o a_o man_n of_o great_a activity_n and_o accomplishment_n to_o be_v ruler_n over_o the_o whole_a
from_o rehoboam_n and_o 2._o give_v he_o up_o to_o his_o young_a counsellor_n folly_n 3_o alienate_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n from_o he_o 4_o this_o god_n do_v moreover_o to_o show_v his_o divine_a truth_n in_o his_o threaten_n to_o punish_v solomon_n idolatry_n chap._n 11.11_o god_n bring_v to_o pass_v what_o he_o have_v three_o ââed_v 1_o sam._n 15.29_o by_o the_o insolency_n of_o his_o son_n 5._o and_o to_o vindicate_v likewise_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o prophet_n by_o who_o he_o have_v foretell_v this_o sad_a rent_n that_o ahijah_n may_v not_o be_v find_v a_o false_a witness_n as_o 2_o king_n 9.36_o and_o 10.10_o and_o in_o other_o case_n 6._o there_o be_v no_o evil_a in_o the_o city_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o do_v am._n 3.6_o as_o a_o act_n of_o justice_n in_o god_n to_o punish_v sin_n with_o sin_n in_o the_o unjust_a action_n of_o men._n n._n b._n god_n be_v the_o supreme_a and_o most_o righteous_a judge_n and_o order_v all_o those_o disorder_n of_o rehoboam_n roughness_n of_o the_o people_n petulancy_n of_o jeroboam_n plot_n and_o of_o the_o young_a councellor_n rash_a council_n to_o his_o own_o glorious_a end_n and_o purpose_n by_o his_o overrule_a providence_n in_o all_o these_o occurrence_n as_o sin_n be_v a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n so_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o justice_n in_o god_n to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o all_o those_o aforesaid_a sinner_n act_v free_o according_a to_o the_o choice_n of_o their_o own_o deprave_a will_n yet_o all_o their_o sin_n do_v unwitting_o meet_v together_o to_o accomplish_v the_o just_a decree_n of_o god_n n_n b._n dr._n hall_n say_v excellent_o here_o all_o these_o aforesaid_a sinner_n may_v have_v do_v otherwise_o for_o any_o force_n that_o be_v offer_v to_o their_o will_n yet_o they_o all_o will_v no_o more_o do_v otherwise_o as_o they_o do_v than_o if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o praedetermination_n in_o heaven_n concern_v it_o that_o god_n may_v be_v magnify_v in_o his_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n while_o man_n witting_o perish_v in_o his_o own_o folly_n hos_fw-la 13.9_o second_o the_o remark_n upon_o jeroboam_n as_o first_o now_o jeroboam_n strike_v while_o the_o iron_n be_v hot_a and_o blow_v up_o the_o people_n now_o under_o a_o general_n disrelish_v of_o rehoboam_n roughness_n into_o a_o general_a defection_n from_o he_o and_o as_o general_a a_o rebellion_n against_o he_o cry_v out_o what_o portion_n have_v we_o in_o david_n etc._n etc._n v._n 16._o n._n b._n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n those_o seditious_a mouth_n dare_v mention_v david_n in_o such_o defiance_n one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o the_o very_a name_n of_o david_n who_o god_n raise_v up_o to_o do_v so_o much_o good_a for_o israel_n may_v have_v be_v able_a enough_o to_o conjure_v down_o that_o devil_n of_o frenzy_n and_o fury_n which_o now_o have_v take_v possession_n of_o they_o and_o to_o contain_v they_o within_o the_o due_a bound_n of_o loyal_a obedience_n but_o alas_o all_o those_o good_a turn_n that_o david_n have_v do_v for_o they_o and_o for_o their_o father_n before_o they_o be_v so_o soon_o forget_v as_o that_o twice_o here_o they_o name_v david_n in_o contempt_n and_o add_v that_o absurd_a title_n to_o it_o the_o son_n of_o jess_n a_o opprobrious_a language_n which_o they_o have_v learn_v from_o saul_n the_o castaway_n 1_o sam._n 22.7_o and_o from_o sheba_n that_o arch-rebel_n 2_o sam._n 20.1_o though_o the_o holy_a ghost_n make_v a_o honourable_a mention_n of_o this_o title_n 2_o sam._n 23.1_o psal_n 72.20_o act_n 13.22_o and_o isa_n 11.1_o 10._o the_o root_n of_o jess_n out_o of_o which_o christ_n sprout_v though_o david_n have_v do_v they_o no_o wrong_n yet_o thus_o venomous_o they_o spit_v out_o their_o malice_n against_o david_n and_o against_o his_o house_n say_v see_v to_o thy_o own_o house_n david_n and_o we_o will_v see_v to_o we_o etc._n etc._n n._n b._n then_o the_o ten_o tribe_n go_v away_o to_o their_o tent_n and_o to_o their_o idol_n too_o as_o mr._n broughton_n upon_o daniel_n observe_v from_o the_o word_n ohalchem_n and_o elohehem_n that_o so_o signify_v and_o some_o suppose_v this_o mutiny_n be_v manage_v by_o the_o rude_a multitude_n at_o jeroboam_n instigation_n whole_o resolve_v to_o assume_v the_o crown_n to_o himself_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v jeroboam_n have_v thus_o politic_o gain_v the_o ten_o tribe_n to_o himself_o v._o 16.19_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n only_o stick_v cordial_o to_o rehoboam_n and_o with_o they_o that_o part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n that_o be_v mingle_v with_o they_o and_o part_n of_o benjamin_n who_o dwelling_n be_v within_o the_o confine_n of_o judah_n yea_o and_o the_o levite_n and_o other_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n who_o set_v their_o heart_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o holy_a temple_n 2_o chron._n 11_o 1â.16_n and_o 15.9_o but_o rehoboam_n can_v not_o content_v himself_o with_o these_o few_o he_o therefore_o send_v his_o tribute-master_n adoram_n to_o promise_v they_o ease_v of_o their_o tax_n when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o after_o himself_o have_v threaten_v to_o make_v they_o ten_o fold_n more_o heavy_a v._o 18_o herein_o also_o rehoboam_n be_v ill-advised_n see_v the_o sight_n of_o such_o a_o officer_n he_o may_v well_o think_v will_v the_o rather_o enrage_v the_o rude_a rabble_n the_o mutinous_a multitude_n be_v guide_v more_o by_o rage_n than_o by_o right_n who_o have_v reject_v rehoboam_n person_n and_o majesty_n do_v with_o great_a disdain_n renounce_v his_o message_n and_o messenger_n when_o adoram_n all_o too_o late_a will_v coax_v the_o people_n with_o good_a word_n they_o answer_v he_o with_o stone_n wherewith_o they_o stone_v he_o to_o death_n and_o have_v rehoboam_n be_v in_o adoram_n clothes_n he_o himself_o have_v fare_v no_o better_o for_o those_o stone_n be_v throw_v at_o he_o in_o his_o officer_n the_o messenger_n suffer_v for_o his_o master_n and_o the_o master_n suffer_v in_o his_o messenger_n as_o 2_o sam._n 10.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o it_o be_v now_o high_a time_n for_o rehoboam_n to_o betake_v himself_o to_o his_o chariot_n and_o make_v jerusalem_n his_o sanctuary_n against_o this_o conspiracy_n at_o shechem_n and_o well_o it_o be_v he_o get_v so_o well_o away_o thither_o remark_n the_o three_o rehoboam_n have_v recover_v a_o refuge_n by_o a_o hasty_a flight_n in_o jerusalem_n take_v a_o new_a step_n of_o overhasty_a advice_n to_o reduce_v the_o rebel_n into_o allegiance_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n etc._n etc._n v._n 19_o 20_o 21._o but_o be_v countermand_v by_o the_o lord_n who_o send_v his_o prophet_n to_o prohibit_v he_o etc._n etc._n v._n 22_o 23_o 24._o mark_v 1_o this_o be_v rebellion_n and_o no_o better_o in_o israel_n though_o rehoboam_n have_v act_v like_o a_o fool_n towards_o they_o and_o though_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o determine_a counsel_n of_o god_n and_o what_o god_n have_v foretell_v yet_o because_o israel_n act_v not_o here_o with_o any_o design_n of_o fulfil_a god_n will_n but_o only_o to_o gratify_v their_o own_o rebellious_a disposition_n therefore_o be_v it_o most_o just_o style_v a_o rebellion_n v._o 19_o 20._o mark_v 2._o judah_n and_o benjamin_n still_o stick_v fast_o to_o their_o loyalty_n the_o example_n of_o a_o general_a rebellion_n can_v make_v they_o disloyal_a to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n god_n will_v reserve_v a_o remnant_n free_a from_o and_o uncorrupted_a with_o the_o common_a contagion_n a_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o thousand_o of_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o force_n israel_n to_o their_o due_a fidelity_n and_o to_o their_o deny_a subjection_n v._o 21._o mark_v 3_o god_n sudden_o send_v his_o prophet_n shemaiah_n to_o forbid_v the_o battle_n v._o 22_o 23.24_o say_n this_o thing_n be_v from_o i_o etc._n etc._n as_o this_o rebellion_n be_v a_o act_n of_o sin_n so_o it_o be_v from_o those_o rebel_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n for_o solomon_n apostasy_n chap._n 11.11_o so_o it_o be_v from_o god_n who_o challenge_v it_o here_o for_o his_o own_o work_n so_o rehoboam_n desi_v etc._n etc._n not_o dore_v to_o fight_v against_o god_n his_o maker_n though_o he_o dare_v against_o the_o multitude_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o four_o be_v when_o jeroboam_n have_v crafty_o contrive_v to_o get_v himself_o make_v king_n over_o israel_n by_o the_o election_n of_o the_o people_n v._o 20._o then_o he_o fortify_v shechem_n the_o city_n of_o his_o conspiracy_n and_o build_v penuel_n beyond_o jordan_n to_o be_v a_o bulwark_n there_o v._o 25._o for_o this_o fault_n god_n blame_v they_o they_o have_v set_v up_o king_n but_o not_o by_o i_o etc._n etc._n hâs_n 8.4_o israel_n there_o be_v worthy_o reprove_v for_o set_v up_o this_o usurper_n though_o they_o follow_v the_o will_n of_o god_n decree_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o do_v it_o in_o obedience_n to_o god_n precept_n but_o as_o hurry_v
so_o to_o curse_v as_o appear_v by_o god_n concurrence_n with_o he_o for_o two_o she-bear_n rush_v out_o of_o the_o wood_n and_o tear_v forty_o and_o two_o of_o they_o n._n b._n possible_o they_o may_v be_v such_o bear_n as_o be_v robe_v of_o their_o whelp_n and_o therefore_o the_o fierce_a prov._n 17.12_o hos_fw-la 13.8_o but_o certain_o they_o be_v act_v by_o a_o more_o extraordinary_a fury_n which_o god_n have_v raise_v up_o in_o they_o to_o do_v this_o special_a execution_n of_o divine_a justice_n mark_v 5._o nor_o may_v it_o be_v say_v this_o punishment_n be_v too_o severe_a for_o so_o childish_a a_o offence_n for_o there_o be_v prodigious_a malignity_n of_o mind_n in_o their_o scoffing_n as_o 1._o they_o do_v not_o only_o load_v that_o grave_a gray_a bald-head_n through_o old_a age_n with_o their_o derision_n who_o god_n have_v then_o load_v with_o great_a honour_n as_o to_o make_v he_o elijah_n successor_n who_o very_a age_n as_o well_o as_o office_n command_v reverence_n but_o 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twelve_o year_n ver_fw-la 1._o for_o the_o right_a computation_n of_o time_n in_o this_o account_n we_o must_v say_v p._n martyr_n and_o bishop_n usher_n allow_v some_o time_n of_o ahab_n and_o jehosaphat_n two_o son_n make_v their_o vice-roys_n while_o they_o be_v wage_n war_n against_o the_o syrian_n and_o then_o the_o synchronism_n can_v be_v controvert_v remark_n the_o second_o joram_n be_v bad_a enough_o but_o not_o all_o out_o so_o bad_a as_o his_o father_n ahab_n or_o his_o mother_n jezebel_n for_o he_o put_v down_o their_o baal_n yet_o return_v to_o jeroboam_n calf_n ver_fw-la 2_o 3._o so_o be_v not_o much_o better_a than_o his_o bad_a parent_n his_o reformation_n be_v partial_a and_o imperfect_a not_o from_o any_o principle_n of_o conscience_n but_o partly_o say_v lavater_n be_v startle_v in_o his_o mind_n at_o the_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o god_n inflict_v on_o his_o father_n ahab_n and_o on_o his_o brother_n ahaziah_n for_o their_o baal-worship_n and_o partly_o say_v tirinus_n to_o gratify_v jehosaphat_n who_o help_n he_o now_o need_v to_o subdue_v moab_n and_o will_v not_o assist_v he_o without_o some_o reformation_n which_o jezebel_n her_o self_n may_v probable_o connive_v at_o as_o a_o necessary_a trick_n of_o state_n at_o this_o time_n the_o second_o part_n be_v his_o deed_n in_o war._n remarks_n upon_o this_o be_v first_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o war._n moab_n revolt_v ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o they_o have_v be_v ancient_a tributary_n to_o israel_n from_o the_o day_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n 8.2_o now_o when_o valiant_a ahab_n be_v dead_a and_o mopish_a ahaziah_n disease_v by_o his_o fall_n so_o dare_v not_o attempt_v any_o war_n and_o who_o soon_o die_v also_o for_o his_o notorious_a wickedness_n in_o worship_v not_o only_a ahab_n baal_n in_o israel_n but_o also_o the_o philistine_n baalzebub_a in_o ekron_n this_o give_v the_o opportunity_n for_o moab_n rebellion_n and_o to_o refuse_v both_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o fleece_n of_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o ram_n and_o lamb_n pay_v as_o their_o tribute_n remark_n the_o second_o the_o back_n of_o israel_n can_v well_o want_v the_o wcoll_n of_o moab_n therefore_o active_a joram_n whet_v his_o sword_n to_o recover_v it_o ver_fw-la 6._o and_o court_v jehosaphat_n to_o join_v with_o he_o ver_fw-la 7._o jehosaphat_n the_o uncle_n ready_o comply_v with_o joram_n his_o nephew_n which_o may_v the_o more_o be_v wonder_v at_o n.b._n see_v 1._o he_o have_v so_o late_o be_v sharp_o reprove_v and_o sore_o fright_v too_o for_o his_o join_n with_o ahab_n 2_o chrom_n 19.2_o with_o 18.31_o and_o 2._o he_o have_v be_v lately_a punish_v for_o join_v with_o ahaziah_n this_o joram_n brother_n 2_o chron._n 20.35_o 36_o 37._o yet_o now_o good_a jehosaphat_n undoubted_o look_v upon_o 1._o joram_n to_o be_v better_a than_o either_o ahab_n or_o ahaziah_n because_o he_o have_v put_v away_o baal_n ver_fw-la 2._o so_o the_o case_n be_v more_o favourable_a and_o less_o dangerous_a 2._o rebellious_a moab_n 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jehosaphat_n that_o kingdom_n be_v annex_v to_o judah_n 1_o king_n 22.47_o therefore_o well_o may_v jehosaphat_n make_v bold_a with_o his_o own_o and_o advise_v joram_n to_o march_v through_o his_o tributary_n country_n of_o edom._n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a but_o they_o choose_v to_o go_v through_o edom_n to_o secure_v that_o country_n for_o continue_v firm_a to_o their_o cause_n fear_v that_o edom_n may_v join_v with_o moab_n against_o they_o for_o both_o of_o they_o have_v one_o cause_n be_v both_o tributary_n nation_n the_o one_o to_o israel_n and_o the_o other_o to_o judah_n their_o march_n the_o near_a have_v be_v over_o jordan_n but_o this_o way_n through_o edom_n be_v the_o far_a about_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o way_n yet_o the_o best_a way_n to_o assault_n moab_n on_o that_o side_n where_o they_o expect_v no_o assault_n from_o any_o adversary_n remark_n the_o four_o be_v the_o place_n where_o those_o three_o king_n encamp_v with_o their_o army_n no_o 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afterward_o remark_n the_o three_o in_o this_o siege_n of_o ramoth_n joram_n king_n of_o israel_n receive_v by_o the_o syrian_n such_o a_o mortal_a wound_n as_o make_v he_o sick_a of_o a_o fever_n 2_o king_n 8.29_o it_o seem_v king_n in_o those_o time_n expose_v themselves_o unto_o great_a danger_n in_o battle_n as_o this_o same_o war_n be_v begin_v by_o ahab_n the_o father_n and_o prove_v fatal_a to_o he_o 1_o king_n 22.3.34_o so_o it_o do_v no_o less_o to_o this_o joram_n ahab_n son_n here_o be_v he_o wound_v and_o go_v down_o from_o ramoth_n about_o twentyfour_o miles_n to_o jezreel_n a_o place_n of_o great_a security_n to_o be_v heal_v etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 9.15_o so_o that_o jehu_n have_v a_o fair_a opportunity_n say_v p._n martyr_n to_o fall_v upon_o joram_n when_o he_o be_v withdraw_v from_o his_o army_n thither_o for_o cure_v his_o wound_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o final_a fall_n of_o those_o two_o wicked_a confederate_a king_n be_v describe_v together_o with_o the_o 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good_a grandfather_n jehosaphat_n from_o who_o honour_a dust_n he_o receive_v this_o favour_n though_o a_o degenerate_a grandson_n holiness_n have_v its_o honour_n even_o from_o those_o that_o have_v it_o not_o god_n move_v they_o to_o bury_v he_o from_o respect_n to_o jebosaphat_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n chap._n ix_o this_o chapter_n bring_v in_o jehu_n anoint_v to_o be_v king_n of_o israel_n who_o god_n raise_v up_o to_o destroy_v ahab_n house_n for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o which_o his_o generation-work_n god_n give_v he_o a_o fiery_a and_o a_o furious_a temper_n remark_n first_o upon_o his_o be_v anoint_v by_o a_o prophet_n as_o first_o elisha_n must_v not_o go_v himself_o to_o anoint_v jehu_n either_o because_o be_v be_v now_o grow_v old_a or_o for_o privacy-sake_n say_v menochius_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o be_v too_o well_o know_v among_o the_o captain_n but_o he_o call_v one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n ver_fw-la 1_o etc._n etc._n who_o the_o rabbin_n over-curious_o determine_v to_o be_v jonah_n the_o son_n of_o amittai_n jon._n 1.1_o who_o they_o say_v be_v the_o widow_n son_n of_o sereptah_n who_o elisha_n raise_v from_o the_o dead_a 1_o king_n 17.22_o however_o he_o be_v one_o unknown_a to_o jehu_n have_v elisha_n himself_o go_v it_o will_v have_v make_v joram_n party_n jealous_a etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o this_o young_a prophet_n elisha_n order_v not_o to_o fetch_v the_o sacred_a oil_n from_o the_o temple_n say_v p._n martyr_n but_o take_v that_o which_o be_v at_o hand_n because_o the_o matter_n admit_v of_o no_o delay_n nor_o do_v he_o take_v a_o horn_n of_o oil_n wherewith_o both_o david_n and_o solomon_n be_v anoint_v 1_o sam._n 16.1_o and_o 1_o king_n 1.39_o which_o intimate_v a_o perpetuity_n of_o their_o two_o kingdom_n but_o a_o glass_n vial_n or_o box._n as_o 1_o sam._n 10.1_o the_o same_o hebrew_n word_n in_o both_o place_n to_o show_v a_o deficiency_n or_o failure_n in_o saul_n and_o jehu_n kingdom_n jehu_n be_v anoint_v say_v p._n martyr_n that_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a way_n he_o may_v succeed_v ahab_n son_n who_o he_o be_v utter_o to_o extirpate_v remark_n the_o three_o this_o young_a prophet_n obey_v elisha_n though_o in_o peril_n of_o his_o life_n for_o high-treason_n because_o joram_n be_v still_o live_v he_o go_v to_o ramoth_n which_o cajetan_n p._n martyr_n etc._n etc._n think_v be_v now_o win_v from_o the_o syrian_n by_o israel_n army_n though_o jorant_a be_v go_v to_o jezreel_n leave_v jehu_n his_o general_n in_o his_o absence_n this_o they_o gather_v from_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o inner_a chamber_n ver_fw-la 2._o and_o the_o top_n of_o the_o stair_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o the_o charge_n let_v none_o go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n for_o 15._o here_o the_o prophet_n anoint_v jehu_n and_o in_o god_n name_n tell_v he_o of_o royal-work_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o this_o be_v do_v according_a to_o the_o command_n of_o elijah_n to_o elisha_n 1_o king_n 19.16_o and_o now_o of_o elisha_n to_o this_o young_a prophet_n remark_n the_o four_o this_o act_n though_o secret_o manage_v do_v startle_v at_o the_o first_o the_o other_o captain_n under_o jehu_n the_o general_n they_o ask_v wherefore_o come_v this_o mad_a fellow_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 11._o n._n b._n thus_o those_o profane_a captain_n flout_v the_o lord_n prophet_n for_o their_o declaim_n against_o their_o debauchery_n and_o idolatry_n and_o thus_o the_o lord_n minister_n be_v count_v and_o call_v by_o a_o mad_a world_n always_o beside_o itself_o in_o matter_n of_o salvation_n even_o in_o all_o age_n as_o jerem._n 29.26_o hos_fw-la 9.7_o act_n 26.24_o 2_o cor._n 5.13_o yea_o christ_n himself_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v beside_o himself_o by_o his_o carnal_a kindred_n mark_v 3.21_o remark_n the_o five_o however_o those_o rude_a ruffian_n know_v he_o by_o his_o habit_n and_o gesture_n to_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o that_o he_o come_v upon_o some_o great_a errand_n which_o they_o be_v more_o eager_a to_o know_v because_o jehu_n modest_o endeavour_v to_o conceal_v it_o ver_fw-la 12._o and_o when_o they_o know_v it_o partly_o from_o expect_a preferment_n partly_o from_o humane_a nature_n that_o desire_v novelty_n but_o principal_o from_o god_n providence_n incline_v their_o heart_n they_o consent_v and_o confirm_v what_o this_o mad_a man_n have_v do_v ver_fw-la 13._o make_v use_n of_o the_o top_n of_o the_o stair_n for_o jehu_n throne_n and_o their_o own_o garment_n instead_o of_o a_o cloth_n of_o state_n for_o he_o to_o tread_v upon_o remark_n the_o six_o joram_n absence_n from_o his_o army_n because_o of_o his_o wound_n make_v very_o much_o for_o jehu_n advantage_n say_v p._n martyr_n jehu_n immediate_o march_v to_o jezreel_n where_o joram_n be_v and_o where_o jehoaaz_n or_o ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v come_v to_o visit_v his_o cousin_n king_n of_o israel_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o which_o be_v mark_v as_o a_o marvellous_a act_n of_o god_n providence_n 2_o chron._n 22.6_o 7._o n._n b._n that_o as_o these_o two_o wicked_a king_n have_v join_v themselves_o together_o in_o sin_v so_o god_n order_v it_o that_o they_o shall_v both_o be_v join_v together_o in_o suffer_v joram_n come_v thither_o to_o be_v cure_v of_o his_o wound_n and_o ahaziah_n come_v thither_o to_o condole_v with_o his_o wound_a cousin-king_n at_o this_o juncture_n come_v jehu_n and_o catch_v they_o both_o in_o his_o net_n the_o second_o part_n be_v what_o jehu_n act_v after_o he_o be_v thus_o anoint_v remark_n upon_o it_o be_v first_o no_o soon_o have_v joram_n watchman_n discover_v jehu_n by_o his_o furious_a march_v but_o he_o send_v first_o one_o scout_n and_o then_o another_o ver_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o both_o which_o jehu_n detain_v tell_v they_o that_o he_o will_v himself_o give_v a_o answer_n to_o joram_n upon_o this_o discovery_n joram_n though_o sick_a and_o wound_a go_v in_o his_o chariot_n to_o meet_v jehu_n ver_fw-la 21._o never_a dream_v of_o a_o enemy_n but_o rather_o think_v though_o his_o messenger_n be_v detain_v that_o jehu_n come_v with_o good_a tiding_n from_o the_o army_n whereof_o he_o have_v leave_v he_o the_o general_n and_o that_o jehu_n himself_o be_v resolve_v to_o be_v the_o first_o messenger_n of_o their_o success_n against_o the_o syrian_n thus_o god_n infatuate_v who_o he_o design_n to_o destroy_v remark_n the_o second_o when_o joram_n see_v jehu_n ver_fw-la 22._o he_o ask_v if_o he_o come_v in_o peace_n suspect_v some_o treachery_n when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o jehu_n answer_v brisk_o and_o brave_o again_o say_v p._n martyr_n what_o peace_n etc._n etc._n his_o answer_n be_v as_o fierce_a and_o furious_a as_o his_o march_n be_v he_o mention_n not_o joram_n but_o his_o mother_n jezebel_n sin_n who_o be_v a_o notorious_a adulteress_n and_o
four_o consequent_a be_v the_o restore_n of_o the_o primitive_a order_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n in_o the_o temple-worship_n ver_fw-la 18._o and_o 2_o chron._n 23.18_o 19_o where_n baal_n priest_n call_v athaliah_n son_n 2_o chron._n 24.7_o possible_o her_o bastard_n have_v put_v all_o out_o of_o order_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n now_o jehoiada_n rest_v not_o till_o he_o bring_v all_o to_o the_o right_n and_o reform_v every_o thing_n find_v amiss_o both_o in_o worship_n and_o order_n which_o athaliah_n say_v junius_n and_o piscator_fw-la have_v great_o corrupt_v mark_v 5._o the_o consequence_n be_v jehoiada_n bring_v forth_o the_o new_a king_n after_o a_o six_o year_n close_a confinement_n into_o a_o possession_n of_o his_o ancestor_n throne_n and_o kingdom_n ver_fw-la 19_o and_o 2_o chron._n 23.20_o here_o god_n perform_v his_o promise_n 1_o king_n 11.36_o and_o 15.4_o here_o anew_o he_o be_v set_v up_o on_o the_o throne_n that_o solomon_n build_v say_v grotius_n 1_o king_n 10.18_o mark_v 6._o the_o consequence_n the_o universal_a joy_n of_o the_o land_n for_o this_o happy_a change_n from_o a_o usurp_a and_o tyrannical_a queen_n to_o the_o young_a king_n joash_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o good_a jehoiada_n ver_fw-la 20._o n.b._n it_o be_v worthy_o observe_v by_o a_o worthy_a expositor_n that_o as_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n do_v rejoice_n exceed_o when_o that_o wicked_a woman_n athaliah_n be_v execute_v by_o the_o highpriest_n jehoiada_n even_o so_o and_o much_o more_o than_o so_o shall_v the_o whole_a community_n of_o god_n people_n do_v when_o the_o whore_n of_o rome_n shall_v be_v execute_v by_o christ_n the_o true_a jehoiada_n who_o shall_v throw_v she_o out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n because_o she_o have_v slay_v the_o seed_n royal_a put_v down_o king_n at_o her_o pleasure_n usurp_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n set_v up_o altar_n and_o image_n to_o baalim_fw-la and_o call_v such_o traitor_n as_o have_v only_o endeavour_v to_o seek_v and_o set_v the_o crown_n upon_o christ_n head_n etc._n etc._n the_o last_o remark_n from_o ver_fw-la 21._o and_o chap._n 12.1_o and_o 2_o chron._n 24.1_o joash_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o jehu_n who_o piece_a out_o god_n providence_n with_o his_o own_o policy_n as_o before_o never_o molest_v athaliah_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o own_o age_n for_o he_o be_v about_o one_o year_n old_a when_o seek_v for_o to_o the_o slaughter_n and_o lay_v hide_v by_o jehoshebah_n six_o year_n whatever_o his_o mother_n zibeah_n be_v his_o foster-mother_n his_o aunt_n jehosheba_n do_v all_o the_o office_n of_o a_o good_a mother_n to_o he_o but_o he_o ill_o requite_v she_o afterward_o in_o her_o son_n zechariah_n who_o he_o ungrateful_o slay_v for_o the_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o his_o duty_n 2_o chron._n 24.21_o 2_o king_n chap._n xii_o and_o 2_o chron._n chap._n xxiv_o these_o two_o chapter_n of_o king_n and_o of_o chronicle_n consist_v of_o two_o general_a head_n first_o the_o good_a government_n of_o joash_n during_o jehoiada_n life_n wherein_o joash_n act_n be_v laudable_a and_o to_o be_v commend_v and_o the_o second_o be_v joash_n apostasy_n from_o goodness_n after_o jehoiada_n death_n where_o his_o action_n be_v illaudable_a and_o to_o be_v condemn_v remark_n upon_o the_o first_o part_n be_v first_o all_o joash_n act_n in_o general_n be_v right_a as_o to_o the_o matter_n while_o jehoiada_n live_v but_o they_o be_v not_o upright_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o they_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 2._o here_o and_o 2_o chron._n 24.2_o education_n move_v somewhat_o though_o it_o be_v only_o a_o external_a motive_n so_o nero_n be_v good_a say_v grotius_n for_o his_o first_o five_o year_n while_o he_o make_v use_v of_o his_o good_a master_n seneca_n who_o write_v his_o excellent_a book_n de_fw-fr clemontiâ_fw-la for_o his_o direction_n which_o have_v such_o a_o influence_n upon_o he_o that_o when_o desire_v to_o set_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o warrant_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o a_o condemn_a person_n he_o cry_v out_o utinam_fw-la nescirem_fw-la literas_fw-la i_o wish_v i_o have_v never_o learn_v to_o write_v so_o loathe_v he_o be_v to_o sign_v it_o remark_n the_o second_o joash_n freeness_n and_o forwardness_n to_o repair_v the_o breach_n and_o ruin_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o have_v be_v notorious_o neglect_v if_o not_o abuse_v by_o his_o idolatrous_a predecessor_n especial_o by_o the_o son_n of_o athaliah_n ver_fw-la 7._o jehoiada_n do_v what_o he_o can_v to_o make_v joash_n good_a and_o therefore_o he_o provide_v wife_n for_o he_o 2_o chron._n 24.3_o n.b._n well_o know_v the_o mischief_n that_o jezebel_n the_o wife_n of_o ahab_n and_o athaliah_n the_o wife_n of_o jehoram_n have_v wrought_v in_o israel_n and_o judah_n therefore_o this_o good_a highpriest_n provide_v that_o this_o king_n shall_v not_o miscarry_v by_o such_o mischievous_a match_n now_o the_o first_o good_a act_n of_o this_o young_a king_n be_v he_o be_v mind_v to_o repair_v the_o temple_n two_o chron._n 24.4_o 2_o king_n 12.4_o 5._o hereby_o he_o testify_v his_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n who_o have_v so_o safe_o hide_v he_o in_o that_o house_n for_o six_o year_n from_o the_o bloody_a hand_n of_o the_o usurp_a and_o tyrannical_a queen_n remark_n the_o three_o this_o young_a king_n doubtless_o by_o jehoiada_n direction_n for_o what_o can_v his_o own_o father_n have_v he_o be_v live_v have_v do_v more_o for_o he_o than_o to_o provide_v he_o wife_n and_o give_v he_o continual_o all_o good_a counsel_n command_v that_o all_o the_o half_a shekel_n exod._n 30.12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n payable_a by_o all_o above_o twenty_o that_o perpetual_a poll-mony_n call_v the_o collection_n of_o moses_n appoint_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o temple_n for_o ever_o yea_o and_o all_o the_o redemption-mony_n levit._n 27.2_o etc._n etc._n and_o all_o the_o freewill_n offering_n of_o the_o people_n exod._n 35.5_o etc._n etc._n all_o these_o vast_a sum_n shall_v be_v lay_v out_o only_o for_o repair_v the_o temple_n wherein_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o marvellous_o preserve_v he_o from_o the_o murderess_n his_o mother_n to_o make_v up_o the_o breach_n which_o the_o temple_n have_v contract_v by_o antiquity_n have_v now_o stand_v 155_o year_n or_o by_o the_o iniquity_n of_o those_o late_a time_n 2_o chron._n 24.5_o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o four_o the_o fervency_n of_o joash_n zeal_n though_o but_o a_o hypocrite_n yet_o it_o seem_v he_o chide_v even_o jehoiada_n his_o tutor_n and_o foster-father_n because_o the_o priest_n neglect_v to_o repair_v the_o temple_n according_a to_o his_o royal_a command_n 2_o king_n 12.5_o 6_o 7._o and_o 2_o chron._n 24.5_o 6_o 7._o so_o zealous_a be_v joash_n say_v de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr that_o he_o bid_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n pass_v through_o the_o land_n and_o gather_v this_o poll-mony_n of_o the_o people_n in_o all_o part_n and_o not_o stay_v at_o their_o own_o home_n till_o the_o people_n bring_v it_o to_o they_o menochius_fw-la note_n well_o here_o that_o joash_n find_v the_o priest_n negligent_a partly_o because_o they_o gather_v not_o the_o money_n for_o themselves_o but_o for_o the_o temple_n they_o have_v no_o benefit_n by_o it_o but_o their_o labour_n for_o their_o pain_n take_v the_o money_n with_o one_o hand_n and_o pay_v it_o with_o the_o other_o n._n b._n we_o love_v to_o see_v something_o come_v out_o of_o our_o labour_n which_o otherwise_o have_v but_o little_a life_n in_o it_o and_o partly_o he_o say_v from_o josephus_n that_o the_o people_n be_v backward_o to_o part_v with_o their_o poll-mony_n not_o dare_v as_o yet_o to_o trust_v the_o priest_n with_o it_o until_o their_o faithfulness_n be_v after_o make_v apparent_a ver_fw-la 15._o and_o partly_o say_v grotius_n because_o public_a work_n be_v always_o least_o promote_v what_o be_v the_o care_n of_o all_o man_n be_v oft_o the_o care_n of_o no_o man_n it_o be_v a_o vulgar_a say_n the_o mean_a pot_n boil_v but_o mean_o however_o joash_n chide_v jehoiada_n for_o this_o neglect_n which_o show_v say_v grotius_n that_o king_n have_v the_o care_n of_o sacred_a as_o well_o as_o of_o civil_a matter_n commit_v to_o they_o n._n b._n to_o which_o i_o add_v and_o that_o king_n may_v reprove_v the_o highpriest_n the_o pope_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n so_o good_a a_o man_n as_o jehoiada_n be_v shall_v stand_v in_o any_o need_n of_o quicken_a from_o the_o king_n who_o now_o though_o a_o mere_a temporary_a yet_o be_v the_o fore_a horse_n as_o we_o may_v say_v in_o the_o teem_n the_o ringleader_n of_o his_o best_a officer_n to_o a_o good_a office_n and_o exercise_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o five_o josephus_n excuse_v jehoiada_n say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o highpriest_n himself_o
who_o excite_v joash_n to_o call_v the_o priest_n to_o a_o account_n and_o to_o call_v he_o among_o the_o rest_n because_o he_o can_v not_o so_o well_o prevail_v with_o they_o to_o be_v more_o diligent_a in_o promote_a this_o public_a work_n other_o make_v this_o apology_n for_o jehoiada_n that_o he_o be_v now_o grow_v very_o old_a it_o be_v in_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o king_n joash_n ver_fw-la 6._o king_n jebu_n die_v the_o year_n before_o and_o leave_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n to_o his_o son_n jehoaaz_v at_o this_o time_n it_o be_v say_v express_o that_o jehoiada_fw-la be_v grow_v very_o old_a 2_o chron._n 24.15_o which_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o remissness_n ver_fw-la 6._o his_o generation-work_n be_v now_o in_o a_o manner_n do_v and_o therefore_o joash_n take_v new_a and_o other_o measure_n for_o carry_v on_o more_o effectual_o his_o temple-work_n remark_n the_o six_o when_o joash_n see_v the_o money_n the_o priest_n collect_v abroad_o in_o the_o country_n be_v convert_v to_o other_o use_v and_o not_o to_o the_o right_a end_n for_o repair_v the_o temple_n the_o king_n command_v the_o priest_n to_o gather_v no_o more_o poll-mony_n but_o order_n old_a jehoiada_n to_o set_v up_o a_o chest_n like_o our_o poor_a man_n box_n beside_o the_o altar_n of_o burn_a offering_n 2_o king_n 12.8_o 9_o 2_o chron._n 24.8_o and_o this_o mean_n do_v prove_v effectual_a for_o much_o money_n be_v put_v into_o the_o chest_n both_o trespass-mony_n for_o omission_n of_o good_a and_o sin-mony_n for_o commission_n of_o evil_n say_v tostatus_n this_o be_v put_v into_o such_o officer_n hand_n as_o deal_v faithful_o the_o fabric_n be_v perfect_o finish_v by_o they_o ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o and_o 2_o chron._n 24.10_o to_o 13._o yea_o and_o new_a vessel_n ver_fw-la 14._o instead_o of_o those_o athaliah_n sacrilegious_a son_n have_v steal_v away_o ver_fw-la 7._o remark_n the_o seven_o jehoiada_n live_v the_o supporter_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n until_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o then_o die_v 2_o chron._n 24.15_o it_o be_v doubtless_o a_o great_a blessing_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n that_o he_o continue_v so_o long_o in_o it_o which_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a age_n in_o those_o time_n for_o he_o to_o live_v up_o to_o and_o such_o a_o high_a veneration_n the_o people_n have_v for_o he_o that_o they_o bury_v he_o among_o the_o king_n a_o very_a great_a honour_n do_v to_o he_o at_o his_o death_n because_o he_o have_v do_v so_o much_o good_a in_o his_o life_n both_o in_o repair_v god_n house_n and_o restore_v god_n worship_n to_o be_v perform_v therein_o when_o so_o repair_v yea_o and_o restore_v the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n in_o the_o preservation_n of_o joash_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o sort_n of_o joash_n action_n be_v his_o illandable_a action_n remark_n the_o first_o his_o not_o take_v away_o the_o high_a place_n ver_fw-la 3._o but_o this_o be_v while_o jehoiada_n live_v so_o not_o so_o bad_a as_o after_o his_o death_n for_o custom_n that_o tyrant_n of_o three_o letter_n mos_n have_v so_o prevail_v and_o rivet_v these_o high_a place_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o fond_a people_n that_o the_o former_a king_n of_o ripe_a year_n than_o joash_n and_o more_o firm_o settle_v on_o their_o throne_n and_o have_v great_a power_n than_o joash_n yet_o can_v not_o remove_v they_o no_o wonder_n then_o if_o jehoiada_n be_v constrain_v to_o tolerate_v they_o upon_o which_o the_o people_n so_o notorious_o dote_v insomuch_o that_o jehoiada_n dare_v not_o advise_v the_o young_a king_n joash_n to_o cross_v the_o mobile_n in_o this_o superstition_n they_o have_v so_o fond_o espouse_v lest_o it_o shall_v cause_v a_o tumult_n and_o lest_o as_o a_o learned_a expositor_n express_v it_o the_o multitude_n shall_v mind_v more_o commotioner_n than_o commissioner_n and_o be_v more_o guide_v by_o rage_n than_o by_o right_n violence_n and_o obstinacy_n like_o two_o untamed_a chariot-horse_n hurry_v forward_o their_o precipitant_n passionate_a desire_n in_o a_o blindfold_a career_n therefore_o good_a jehoiada_n be_v force_v to_o forbear_v as_o 1_o king_n 15.14_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o matter_n be_v good_a the_o people_n sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_n there_o and_o not_o to_o any_o idol_n so_o the_o thing_n be_v warrantable_a but_o the_o place_n only_o be_v unwarrantable_a deut._n 12.11_o 13_o 14._o remark_n the_o second_o but_o after_o jehoiada_n death_n joash_n permit_v deplorable_a idolatry_n to_o be_v restore_v in_o the_o kingdom_n 2_o chron._n 24.17_o 18._o those_o curse_a court-parasite_n who_o have_v dissemble_o conceal_v their_o idolatrous_a mind_n all_o the_o day_n of_o jehoiada_n come_v cringe_v to_o the_o king_n as_o soon_o as_o jehoiada_n be_v dead_a and_o persuade_v this_o ambitionist_n that_o during_o his_o tutor_n day_n he_o be_v a_o king_n without_o a_o kingdom_n a_o lord_n without_o a_o lordship_n or_o dominion_n no_o better_a than_o a_o subject_a to_o his_o subject_n etc._n etc._n that_o he_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o assume_v to_o himself_o his_o royal_a power_n and_o as_o menochius_fw-la osiander_n etc._n etc._n say_v they_o desire_v he_o to_o show_v his_o royalty_n in_o grant_v liberty_n to_o every_o man_n to_o worship_n god_n as_o he_o list_v and_o where_o he_o best_o like_v and_o not_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o temple_n etc._n etc._n yea_o a_o liberty_n to_o recall_v the_o worship_n of_o baal_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n hearken_v to_o they_o grotius_n here_o quote_v curtius_n say_v flattery_n be_v more_o mischievous_a to_o king_n than_o a_o enemy_n when_o they_o give_v ear_n to_o it_o fair_a word_n make_v facile_a fool_n fain_o and_o prince_n mind_n be_v easy_o alter_v for_o the_o worst_a thereby_o as_o joash_n be_v here_o who_o be_v soon_o wheedle_v into_o base_a apostasy_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o no_o soon_o have_v those_o court-parasite_n prevail_v with_o joash_n for_o a_o liberty_n to_o worship_n god_n in_o the_o old_a high_a place_n but_o present_o they_o worship_v baal_n there_o ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o for_o which_o wrath_n come_v down_o upon_o they_o by_o hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n 2_o king_n 12.17_o 18._o when_o jehoiada_n be_v dead_a so_o great_a a_o loss_n to_o a_o kingdom_n be_v the_o death_n of_o a_o godly_a governor_n and_o when_o joash_n be_v relapse_v into_o idolatry_n principium_fw-la fervet_fw-la medium_n tepet_fw-la exitus_fw-la alget_fw-la be_v the_o character_n of_o this_o apostate_n so_o zealous_a be_v joash_n at_o the_o first_o as_o to_o rebuke_v even_o good_a jehoiada_n for_o his_o remissness_n in_o repair_v the_o temple_n as_o before_o he_o be_v too_o hot_a to_o hold_v he_o be_v now_o grow_v stone-cold_a for_o god_n and_o as_o hot_a for_o idol_n when_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o religion_n he_o lose_v his_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o then_o the_o lord_n let_v loose_v the_o king_n of_o syria_n upon_o he_o as_o after_z etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o four_o joash_n tyranny_n the_o daughter_n of_o his_o apostasy_n into_o idolatry_n and_o that_o with_o obstinacy_n such_o be_v god_n pity_n and_o patience_n towards_o his_o own_o people_n that_o he_o send_v prophet_n to_o protest_v against_o their_o backslide_n and_o to_o foresignify_a his_o future_a judgement_n 2_o chron._n 24.19_o yea_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o zechariah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n ver_fw-la 20._o who_o set_v himself_o in_o a_o high_a place_n that_o his_o message_n from_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v the_o better_o hear_v and_o he_o earnest_o inveigh_v against_o the_o wicked_a way_n of_o king_n prince_n and_o people_n hereupon_o all_o these_o three_o conspire_v against_o he_o tyrant_n be_v teachy_a tange_fw-la montes_fw-la &_o fumigabunt_fw-la touch_v great_a men-mountain_n and_o they_o will_v smoke_v nothing_o but_o silken_a word_n will_v down_o with_o they_o the_o corrupt_a courtier_n tax_v he_o as_o a_o traitor_n to_o the_o king_n the_o king_n command_v to_o stone_n he_o ver_fw-la 21._o who_o as_o they_o be_v ston_a he_o cry_v out_o lord_n look_v upon_o it_o and_o require_v it_o for_o 22._o that_o be_v make_v inquisition_n for_o my_o innocent_a blood_n or_o it_o may_v be_v read_v say_v piscator_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n will_v require_v and_o requite_v it_o so_o it_o be_v a_o prophecy_n rather_o than_o a_o prayer_n for_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a so_o pious_a a_o prophet_n will_v die_v with_o a_o desire_n of_o private_a revenge_n contrary_a to_o christ_n luke_n 23.34_o and_o stephen_n practice_n act_v 7.60_o unless_o it_o be_v to_o distinguish_v the_o severe_a temper_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o law_n from_o that_o sweet_a one_o of_o the_o gospel_n remark_n the_o five_o god_n answer_v zachary_n prayer_n or_o prophecy_n from_o ver_fw-la 23._o of_o 2_o chron._n 24_o to_o
jehoash_n reign_n do_v elisha_n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v ver_fw-la 14_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o famous_a history_n the_o antecedent_n concomitant_n and_o consequent_n be_v very_o remarkable_a 1._o the_o antecedent_n elisha_n fall_v sick_a of_o his_o last_o sickness_n whereof_o he_o die_v be_v as_o it_o be_v compute_v above_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a here_o he_o lay_v for_o some_o long_a time_n languish_v upon_o a_o bed_n of_o sickness_n where_o this_o king_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o weep_v over_o he_o though_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n not_o for_o any_o real_a respect_n to_o god_n prophet_n do_v he_o do_v thus_o for_o than_o will_v he_o have_v follow_v his_o counsel_n in_o forsake_v the_o calf_n etc._n etc._n but_o for_o the_o inestimable_a loss_n in_o he_o both_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n now_o great_o distress_v hope_v that_o as_o elisha_n be_v well_o know_v to_o have_v do_v great_a thing_n for_o israel_n in_o former_a time_n so_o he_o may_v yet_o give_v it_o one_o lift_n more_o out_o of_o misery_n before_o his_o departure_n by_o death_n n._n b._n hereupon_o he_o cry_v to_o he_o oh_o my_o father_n my_o father_n etc._n etc._n these_o very_a word_n this_o same_o elisha_n have_v cry_v to_o elijah_n when_o he_o be_v take_v up_o etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 2.12_o and_o now_o he_o hear_v as_o much_o cry_v to_o himself_o by_o this_o king_n who_o ascribe_v no_o less_o to_o the_o servant_n of_o elijah_n than_o he_o have_v do_v to_o his_o master_n intimate_v say_v vatablus_n that_o elisha_n have_v help_v israel_n more_o with_o his_o prayer_n than_o all_o their_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n can_v do_v this_o be_v a_o just_a remuneration_n of_o elisha_n veneration_n to_o his_o master_n elijah_n remark_n the_o three_o elisha_n to_o show_v himself_o a_o father_n as_o he_o be_v here_o style_v twice_o over_o both_o to_o king_n and_o kingdom_n at_o his_o last_o farewell_n bid_v jehoash_n bring_v bow_n and_o arrow_n &c_n &c_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17._o this_o be_v the_o first_o sign_n portend_v deliverance_n by_o victory_n say_v sanctius_n mark_v 1_o the_o king_n bring_v the_o bow_n etc._n etc._n at_o the_o prophet_n bid_n because_o he_o expect_v some_o comfort_n from_o elisha_n therefore_o he_o ready_o obey_v he_o mark_v 2._o the_o king_n at_o the_o prophet_n command_n put_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o bow_n that_o be_v his_o left_a hand_n upon_o the_o bow_n and_o his_o right_a hand_n say_v menochius_fw-la upon_o the_o string_n and_o arrow_n which_o signify_v that_o jehoash_n must_v yet_o war_n against_o the_o syrian_n with_o success_n mark_v 3_o elisha_n put_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o king_n hand_n the_o prophet_n say_v piscator_fw-la be_v in_o god_n stead_n whereby_o he_o signify_v that_o god_n will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o fight_v for_o he_o and_o that_o his_o good_a success_n must_v come_v from_o god_n mark_v 4._o elisha_n bid_v open_v the_o window_n eastward_o not_o only_o towards_o syria_n but_o also_o towards_o the_o israelite_n beyond_o jordan_n which_o now_o the_o syrian_n have_v subdue_v mark_v 5._o elisha_n say_v shoot_v the_o arrow_n of_o the_o lord_n deliverance_n which_o the_o prophet_n help_v he_o in_o god_n place_n to_o shoot_v signify_v that_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o hand_n shall_v be_v make_v strong_a by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o mighty_a god_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 49.24_o for_o the_o recover_n say_v menochius_fw-la the_o reubenites_n gadites_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o syrian_n mark_v 6._o the_o prophet_n promise_v such_o success_n as_o israel_n have_v at_o aphek_n 1_o king_n 20.26_o where_o they_o slay_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o syrian_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 28_o 29_o 30._o and_o thus_o jehoash_n shall_v have_v destroy_v the_o syrian_a army_n upon_o condition_n have_v not_o his_o unbelief_n hinder_v it_o remark_n the_o four_o elisha_n second_o sign_n be_v to_o declare_v the_o number_n of_o his_o victory_n foretell_v by_o the_o first_o sign_n say_v sanctius_n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o the_o prophet_n command_v he_o to_o smite_v the_o ground_n with_o the_o arrow_n not_o distinct_o direct_v he_o as_o he_o do_v in_o all_o the_o other_o act_n how_o oft_o he_o shall_v smite_v but_o leave_v he_o to_o his_o liberty_n therein_o the_o prophet_n himself_o not_o know_v the_o number_n of_o his_o victory_n say_v piscator_fw-la but_o god_n have_v tell_v he_o he_o shall_v learn_v that_o by_o the_o number_n of_o his_o stroke_n therefore_o elisha_n be_v angry_a at_o the_o king_n negligence_n that_o he_o have_v not_o smite_v the_o ground_n with_o all_o the_o six_o arrow_n in_o the_o quiver_n say_v junius_n but_o only_a with_o three_o of_o they_o for_o his_o idolatry_n make_v he_o soon_o weary_a with_o work_n well_o begin_v the_o prophet_n be_v angry_a with_o the_o king_n for_o his_o remissness_n say_v menochius_fw-la because_o he_o may_v easy_o have_v understand_v by_o the_o former_a sign_n and_o by_o elisha_n comment_n upon_o it_o that_o this_o likewise_o be_v design_v as_o a_o second_o sign_n of_o his_o success_n against_o the_o syrian_n therefore_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v it_o often_o and_o earnest_a remark_n the_o five_o be_v the_o second_o circumstance_n of_o jehoash_n misfortune_n in_o the_o concomitant_n of_o it_o namely_o the_o death_n and_o burial_n of_o elisha_n ver_fw-la 20._o which_o show_v that_o n.b._n 1_o the_o best_a of_o man_n be_v but_o man_n at_o the_o best_a be_v subject_a to_o both_o sickness_n and_o death_n 2._o some_o servant_n of_o god_n after_o a_o due_a preparation_n pass_v through_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n ere_o they_o be_v aware_a some_o fiery_a chariot_n of_o a_o short_a acute_a fever_n or_o some_o sudden_a stroke_n translate_v they_o to_o heaven_n as_o be_v elijah_n other_o lay_v long_o and_o linger_a upon_o a_o bed_n of_o languish_v behold_v the_o gate_n of_o death_n afar_o off_o wise_o improve_n their_o sickness_n to_o be_v better_o prepare_v for_o their_o expect_a departure_n as_o do_v elisha_n here_o 3._o though_o godly_a minister_n may_v be_v but_o light_o esteem_v in_o their_o lifetime_n yet_o their_o death_n and_o departure_n be_v usual_o bewail_v yea_o sometime_o even_o by_o bad_a man_n as_o by_o this_o king_n here_o who_o have_v now_o lose_v his_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n remark_n the_o six_o the_o consequent_n hereof_o a_o marvellous_a miracle_n be_v wrought_v by_o elisha_n when_o dead_a and_o bury_v ver_fw-la 20_o 21._o mark_v 1_o this_o be_v a_o strange_a addition_n to_o his_o many_o even_o twenty_o miracle_n which_o he_o wrought_v while_o he_o be_v live_v this_o miracle_n god_n vouchsafe_v to_o show_v how_o dear_a his_o saint_n be_v to_o he_o even_o when_o dead_a mark_v 2._o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o a_o band_n of_o moabite_n invade_v the_o land_n now_o when_o baal_n be_v set_v up_o which_o they_o dare_v not_o do_v before_o hos_fw-la 13.1_o before_o say_v a_o expositor_n none_o dare_v budge_v against_o the_o name_n of_o ephraim_n but_o after_o baal_n come_v in_o every_o paltry_a adversary_n dare_v venture_v to_o trample_v upon_o ephraim_n as_o if_o a_o dead_a man_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o these_o moabite_n so_o affright_v those_o man_n that_o be_v carry_v a_o corpse_n to_o the_o grave_a they_o dare_v not_o bear_v he_o end-way_n to_o the_o grave_a prepare_v for_o he_o but_o in_o a_o great_a fright_n cast_v the_o corpse_n into_o elisha_n grave_n which_o lie_v in_o their_o way_n and_o no_o soon_o have_v it_o touch_v the_o bone_n of_o elisha_n but_o immediate_o the_o man_n revive_v etc._n etc._n mark_v 4._o this_o miracle_n be_v to_o strengthen_v jehoash_n faith_n in_o elisha_n prophecy_n some_o say_v this_o revive_a man_n go_v to_o the_o king_n to_o encourage_v he_o in_o his_o expedition_n against_o the_o syrian_n tell_v he_o god_n will_v raise_v up_o the_o dead_a state_n of_o israel_n isa_n 26.19_o himself_o be_v a_o sign_n n._n b._n may_v we_o but_o touch_v a_o crucify_a christ_n by_o faith_n this_o will_v quicken_v we_o more_o remark_n the_o seven_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o elisha_n prophecy_n in_o revive_v the_o half_a ruine_a israel_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o hazael_n ver_fw-la 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o god_n be_v so_o tender_a of_o his_o covenant_n wherein_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o a_o voluntatry_a debtor_n and_o will_v not_o as_o yet_o cast_v out_o his_o people_n and_o though_o hazael_n make_v havoc_n of_o israel_n all_o jehoaaz'_v day_n yet_o god_n smite_v he_o with_o death_n now_o and_o benhadad_o his_o son_n be_v conquer_v three_o time_n by_o this_o jehoash_fw-mi as_o elisha_n have_v foretell_v to_o recompense_v he_o for_o his_o kind_a visit_n of_o sick_a elisha_n as_o wolphius_n that_o succeed_v peter_n martyr_n note_v and_o to_o stir_v up_o all_o man_n to_o be_v kind_a to_o god_n minister_n 2_o king_n chap._n fourteen_o and_o 2_o chron._n chap._n xxv_o
wretch_n ahaz_n make_v unto_o god_n for_o vouchsafe_v he_o all_o those_o mercy_n mark_v 1_o no_o soon_o have_v tiglath-pilese_a take_v damascus_n but_o away_o hasten_v ahaz_n thither_o to_o congratulate_v his_o victory_n and_o to_o ingratiate_v himself_o far_a with_o his_o great_a deliverer_n 2_o king_n 16.10_o but_o god_n cross_v he_o of_o his_o expectation_n of_o a_o far_a continuance_n of_o assyrian_a favour_n for_o that_o king_n distress_v he_o but_o strengthen_v he_o not_o 2_o chron._n 28.20_o n.b._n this_o assyrian_a beast_n observe_v the_o hedge_n to_o be_v now_o low_a go_v over_o it_o and_o though_o he_o have_v help_v ahaz_n against_o the_o syrian_n yet_o hereby_o he_o smooth_v his_o own_o way_n into_o canaan_n for_o syria_n lay_v between_o they_o have_v hitherto_o be_v a_o bulwark_n against_o the_o assyrian_n so_o that_o though_o the_o syrian_n have_v be_v troublesome_a the_o assyrian_n become_v much_o more_o invade_v the_o land_n in_o the_o very_a next_o reign_n mark_v 2._o ahaz_n see_v a_o altar_n of_o a_o excellent_a structure_n in_o damascus_n send_v the_o pattern_n of_o it_o to_o vrijah_n the_o temporize_a high_a priest_n who_o comply_v with_o the_o king_n command_n contrary_a to_o god_n command_n and_o the_o light_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n if_o he_o be_v the_o same_o mention_v isa_n 8.1_o 2._o this_o new_a altar_n he_o make_v ready_a for_o ahaz'_v return_v from_o compliment_v tiglath_n pileser_fw-ge a_o king_n 16.11_o 12._o mark_v 3_o ahaz_n himself_o offer_v upon_o this_o new_a altar_n the_o apostate_n vrijah_n suffer_v he_o to_o do_v so_o whereas_o zealous_a azariah_n will_v not_o suffer_v ahaz'_v his_o grandfather_n vzziah_n a_o far_o better_a man_n to_o do_v it_o and_o though_o vzziah_n be_v smite_v with_o leprosy_n for_o so_o do_v yet_o ahaz_n be_v smite_v with_o a_o far_o worse_a plague_n to_o wit_n with_o a_o incurable_a obduration_n 2_o chron._n 28.22_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o five_o mark_n and_o here_o he_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o syrian_a god_n ver_fw-la 13._o that_o can_v not_o save_v themselves_o mark_v 4._o instead_o of_o a_o reformer_n he_o turn_v deformer_n of_o god_n temple_n thrust_v god_n altar_n out_o of_o its_o place_n and_o use_v to_o make_v room_n for_o his_o syrian_a and_o fine_a one_o ver_fw-la 14_o 15._o and_o of_o the_o brazen_a altar_n lyra_n say_v he_o make_v his_o famous_a dyal_n mention_v chap._n 20.11_o he_o also_o remove_v musach_n sabbati_fw-la the_o covert_a wherein_o the_o priest_n repose_v themselves_o and_o the_o gallery_n betwixt_o his_o palace_n and_o the_o temple_n and_o all_o this_o he_o do_v to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o tiglath-pileze_a by_o all_o this_o public_a contempt_n cast_v on_o god_n worship_n vrijah_n have_v once_o debauch_v his_o conscience_n conform_v to_o all_o ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o mark_v 5._o though_o god_n plague_v he_o with_o many_o adversary_n as_o edomite_n philistine_n and_o assyrian_n 2_o chron._n 28.16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o yet_o so_o stubborn_a and_o stiffnecked_a be_v ahaz_n that_o his_o distress_n make_v he_o worse_o ver_fw-la 22._o resolve_v rather_o to_o break_v than_o bend_v so_o that_o this_o monster_n of_o mankind_n become_v a_o brand_a belialist_n this_o be_v that_o king_n ahaz_n stigmatise_v to_o make_v up_o a_o triumvirate_n 1._o cain_n gen._n 4_o 15._o 2._o dathan_n numb_a 26.9_o and_o 3._o ahaz_n here_o who_o shut_v up_o the_o house_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 23_o 24_o 25._o yet_o die_v a_o natural_a death_n though_o a_o detestable_a wretch_n all_o change_a their_o temporal_a into_o eternal_a woe_n etc._n etc._n god_n put_v off_o punish_v some_o wicked_a man_n here_o for_o hereafter_o 2_o king_n chap._n xvii_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o expiration_n and_o extirpation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o samaria_n or_o that_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n wherein_o antecedent_n concomitant_n and_o consequent_n be_v very_o considerable_a remarks_n first_o upon_o the_o antecedent_n be_v first_o a_o description_n of_o this_o last_o king_n of_o israel_n hoshea_n who_o name_n signify_v salvation_n yet_o his_o traitorous_a and_o king-killing_a nature_n quite_o contrary_a to_o his_o name_n bring_v and_o wrought_v destruction_n both_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o samaritan_n kingdom_n though_o this_o king_n be_v bad_a enough_o in_o slay_v his_o sovereign_n chap._n 15.30_o and_o set_v himself_o in_o his_o stead_n reign_v four_o year_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n and_o five_o year_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n ver_fw-la 14._o yet_o be_v he_o not_o so_o bad_a as_o those_o king_n that_o go_v before_o he_o ver_fw-la 2._o for_o he_o suffer_v his_o subject_n to_o go_v up_o to_o the_o passover_n say_v lavater_n celebrate_v by_o hezekiah_n when_o he_o invite_v they_o 2_o chron._n 30.11_o remark_n the_o second_o notwithstanding_o this_o hoshea_n be_v not_o so_o notorious_o bad_a as_o jeroboam_n have_v be_v who_o forbid_v the_o ten_o tribe_n to_o worship_n god_n at_o jerusalem_n 1_o king_n 12.28_o yet_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o israelite_n sinâ_n be_v now_o full_a vengeance_n come_v upon_o they_o without_o remedy_n chap._n 23.26_o of_o 2_o king_n for_o now_o the_o lord_n let_v loose_a shalmaneser_n the_o son_n of_o tiglath_n pilezer_n and_o father_n to_o sennacherib_n he_o come_v up_o against_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o into_o vassalage_n ver_fw-la 3._o and_o execute_v many_o other_o outrageous_a cruelty_n intimate_v in_o hos_n 10.14_o n.b._n this_o show_v that_o god_n execute_v his_o judgement_n not_o only_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o present_a time_n but_o also_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o former_a time_n hoshea_n small_a sin_n add_v to_o the_o great_a sin_n of_o his_o predecessor_n they_o be_v now_o great_a aggravation_n and_o do_v still_o more_o high_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o great_a indignation_n remark_n the_o three_o though_o this_o hoshea_n be_v content_a to_o pay_v tribute_n according_a to_o his_o covenant_n swear_v to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n yet_o soon_o be_v he_o weary_a of_o that_o vassalage_n and_o thereupon_o send_v to_o so_o king_n of_o egypt_n betwixt_o who_o and_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n there_o be_v continual_a emulation_n for_o his_o aid_n and_o assistance_n ver_fw-la 4._o which_o being_n promise_v hoshea_n by_o so_o he_o pay_v no_o more_o the_o annual_a tribute_n to_o assyria_n according_a to_o custom_n and_o covenant_n this_o enrage_a shalmaneser_n whereupon_o he_o come_v up_o and_o besiege_v samaria_n the_o septuagint_n read_v it_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d to_o hedge_v up_o the_o city_n and_o so_o strong_a and_o well_o fortify_v be_v samaria_n that_o it_o hold_v out_o three_o year_n siege_n ver_fw-la 5._o at_o the_o end_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n take_v it_o put_v hoshea_n in_o prison_n to_o make_v sure_a of_o he_o when_o he_o have_v complete_v his_o conquest_n over_o the_o country_n as_o well_o as_o city_n and_o when_o he_o have_v do_v that_o work_n he_o than_o carry_v away_o both_o the_o king_n till_o then_o fetter_v in_o prison_n and_o his_o subject_n also_o all_o captive_n into_o assyria_n and_o into_o media_n then_o in_o subjection_n to_o the_o assyrian_n ver_fw-la 6._o not_o only_o to_o replenish_v those_o country_n but_o also_o to_o cut_v off_o all_o hope_n of_o their_o return_v into_o their_o own_o country_n see_v those_o captive_n be_v remove_v so_o far_o distant_a from_o canaan_n remark_n the_o four_o the_o procure_a cause_n of_o this_o utter_a rejection_n of_o israel_n or_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v describe_v from_o ver_fw-la 7._o to_o ver_fw-la 18._o mark_v 1_o god_n accuse_v they_o for_o worship_v strange_a god_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a ver_fw-la 7.8_o which_o grotius_n call_v gravis_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d gravium_fw-la malorum_fw-la a_o grievous_a catalogue_n of_o the_o people_n grievous_a sin_n and_o their_o long_a continuance_n in_o they_o even_o from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n which_o deliverance_n do_v much_o aggravate_v their_o so_o soon_o learning_n to_o be_v idolatrous_a after_o it_o ezek._n 20.8_o etc._n etc._n but_o much_o more_o their_o continue_v so_o long_o to_o be_v such_o though_o god_n long_o before_o this_o have_v threaten_v that_o their_o land_n shall_v spew_v they_o out_o for_o such_o abomination_n leu._n 18.26_o 28._o mark_v 2._o they_o be_v blame_v both_o for_o affront_a the_o right_a object_n and_o for_o debauch_v the_o right_a office_n and_o action_n of_o divine_a worship_n ver_fw-la 9.10_o 11_o 12._o the_o first_o they_o do_v in_o contemn_v god_n temple_n prefer_v their_o high_a place_n before_o god_n house_n and_o adore_v their_o own_o image_n before_o himself_o the_o most_o high_a and_o they_o do_v the_o second_o in_o work_v wicked_a thing_n on_o purpose_n to_o prooke_v god_n instead_o of_o worship_v he_o according_a to_o god_n word_n with_o any_o purpose_n to_o
he_o see_v sennacherib_n with_o his_o most_o formidable_a force_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o hundred_o forty_o and_o five_o thousand_o of_o they_o slay_v afterward_o chap._n 19.25_o have_v take_v many_o of_o the_o fence_a city_n of_o judah_n yet_o not_o all_o of_o they_o chap._n 19.8_o he_o do_v but_o think_v to_o win_v they_o all_o for_o himself_o 2_o chron._n 32.1_o but_o in_o his_o conceit_n of_o a_o conquest_n of_o all_o he_o be_v at_o last_o conquer_a himself_o chap._n 19.28_o 35._o however_o say_v lavater_n god_n will_v punish_v judah_n for_o their_o idolatry_n etc._n etc._n notwithstanding_o the_o holiness_n of_o hezekiah_n let_v sennacherib_n seize_v upon_o so_o many_o city_n as_o put_v the_o king_n into_o this_o fright_n which_o make_v he_o spoil_v the_o temple_n not_o only_o of_o its_o treasure_n but_o of_o its_o ornament_n also_o that_o himself_o out_o of_o piety_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n repair_v the_o breach_n of_o his_o bad_a father_n have_v lay_v on_o 2_o chron_n 29.3_o and_o now_o out_o of_o fear_n and_o pusillanimity_n himself_o take_v off_o to_o bribe_v sennacherib_n into_o a_o departure_n though_o he_o have_v see_v sennacherib_n restrain_v by_o god_n power_n and_o providence_n from_o interrupt_v he_o in_o his_o glorious_a work_n of_o reformation_n until_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o same_o 2_o chron_n 32.1_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n have_v be_v divert_v to_o other_o country_n for_o full_a eight_o year_n after_o israel_n have_v be_v carry_v away_o captive_a see_v his_o enterprise_n against_o judah_n here_o happen_v not_o until_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o hezekiah_n thus_o it_o appear_v the_o best_a of_o man_n be_v but_o man_n at_o the_o best_a this_o act_n of_o rob_v the_o temple_n better_a become_v his_o impious_a and_o idolatrous_a father_n ahaz_n than_o such_o a_o holy_a king_n as_o hezekiah_n be_v n._n b._n but_o we_o all_o need_v withdrawment_n to_o humble_v we_o as_o well_o as_o of_o inlargement_n to_o help_v we_o no_o soon_o be_v the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n feast_v to_o the_o full_a but_o immediate_o after_o she_o fall_v asleep_a cant._n 5.1_o 2._o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o comedy_n after_o its_o prologue_n hitherto_o be_v the_o several_a act_n thereof_o and_o first_o of_o the_o first_o act._n remark_n upon_o it_o be_v one_a sennacherib_n cerberus-like_a swallow_v this_o vast_a present_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 225000_o pound_v sterling_n upon_o which_o say_v lavater_n lyra_n and_o piscator_fw-la he_o covenant_v to_o depart_v from_o judah_n but_o have_v get_v the_o money_n he_o break_v his_o covenant_n with_o hezekiah_n who_o sacrilege_n can_v have_v no_o better_a success_n send_v rabshakeh_n etc._n etc._n with_o a_o great_a host_n ver_fw-la 17._o to_o demand_n jerusalem_n itself_o to_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o he_o ver_fw-la 31_o 32._o this_o huge_a host_n be_v to_o terrify_v hezekiah_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o though_o tartan_n and_o rabsaris_n be_v name_v with_o rabshakeh_n be_v all_o three_o great_a commander_n in_o the_o assyrian_a army_n yet_o rabshakeh_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o they_o and_o the_o best_a spokesman_n ver_fw-la 19_o who_o the_o rabbin_n reckon_v for_o a_o renegado_n jew_n because_o he_o speak_v hebrew_a and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o say_v he_o be_v son_n to_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n but_o prove_v a_o dissolute_a prodigal_n renounce_v the_o true_a religion_n and_o run_v away_o to_o the_o assyrian_n hierom_n the_o trad_a hebr._n so_o now_o he_o come_v to_o be_v employ_v by_o they_o grotius_n think_v this_o not_o improbable_a because_o his_o hebrew_a oration_n have_v such_o a_o strange_a influence_n upon_o the_o king_n and_o his_o courtier_n chap._n 19.1_o with_o 18.37_o and_o isa_n 36.22_o with_o 37.1_o because_o rabshakeh_n hebr._n signify_v the_o master_n of_o drink_n therefore_o masius_n think_v this_o be_v the_o name_n of_o his_o office_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a cupbearer_n to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n remark_n the_o three_o hezekiah_n upon_o rabshakeh_n demand_v send_v his_o three_o ambassador_n eliakim_n shebna_n and_o joash_n to_o treat_v with_o those_o three_o of_o sennacherib_n ver_fw-la 18._o to_o who_o rabshakeh_n make_v a_o most_o rail_a oration_n from_o ver_fw-la 19_o to_o ver_fw-la 25._o mark_v 1_o he_o begin_v with_o a_o phrase_n that_o savour_v of_o intolerable_a pride_n thus_o say_v the_o great_a king_n whereby_o he_o deride_v the_o usual_a preface_n of_o the_o lord_n prophet_n say_v thus_o say_v the_o great_a god_n as_o if_o his_o great_a king_n have_v be_v above_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 2._o after_o this_o proud_a and_o presumptuous_a preface_n he_o ridicules_a king_n hezekiah_n confidence_n in_o his_o prayer_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n as_o if_o it_o be_v no_o better_a than_o so_o much_o prittle_v prattle_n all_o thy_o prayer_n say_v he_o can_v neither_o give_v thou_o counsel_n to_o contrive_v nor_o courage_n to_o execute_v any_o relief_n for_o thyself_o from_o we_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o he_o deride_v his_o dependency_n upon_o pharaoh_n which_o he_o only_o suppose_v hezekiah_n do_v because_o hoshea_n king_n of_o israel_n have_v do_v so_o before_o he_o chap._n 17.4_o 5._o and_o the_o king_n of_o that_o reedy_n country_n do_v but_o prove_v a_o break_a reed_n to_o lean_v upon_o and_o can_v not_o save_v he_o from_o captivity_n mark_v 4._o then_o this_o blasphemer_n proceed_v to_o affright_v he_o the_o more_o that_o as_o he_o can_v promise_v to_o himself_o no_o protection_n from_o either_o pharaoh_n or_o from_o his_o own_o prayer_n so_o not_o from_o god_n himself_o to_o who_o he_o pray_v because_o he_o have_v throw_v down_o his_o altar_n and_o so_o make_v god_n his_o enemy_n by_o bind_v his_o worship_n say_v grotius_n to_o one_o place_n thus_o he_o make_v that_o a_o vice_n say_v lyra_n which_o indeed_o be_v a_o most_o laudable_a virtue_n in_o hezekiah_n reformation_n n._n b._n have_v he_o instance_a in_o his_o sacrilege_n it_o have_v be_v more_o to_o the_o point_n etc._n etc._n remark_n 5._o he_o than_o challenge_v he_o to_o lie_v lurk_v no_o long_o in_o his_o hole_n and_o strong_a hold_v but_o come_v forth_o if_o he_o dare_v to_o fight_v in_o the_o open_a field_n and_o whereas_o he_o may_v pretend_v his_o want_n of_o horse_n which_o he_o expect_v from_o egypt_n he_o proffer_v he_o 2000_o horse_n wherein_o he_o jeer_v he_o for_o scarcity_n of_o horse_n according_a to_o god_n law_n that_o their_o king_n may_v not_o multiply_v horses_n deut._n 17.16_o and_o for_o scarcity_n of_o rider_n too_o because_o few_o hebrew_n do_v therefore_o learn_v to_o ride_v etc._n etc._n mark_v 6._o then_o to_o strike_v the_o greaten_v terror_n he_o pretend_v a_o commission_n from_o god_n to_o come_v and_o destroy_v his_o city_n ver_fw-la 25._o this_o be_v full_o forge_v by_o one_o who_o own_a neither_o god_n nor_o his_o providence_n n.b._n the_o lord_n no_o otherwise_o bid_v he_o do_v thus_o say_v piscator_fw-la than_o as_o he_o bid_v shimei_n to_o curse_n david_n 2_o sam._n 16.10_o indeed_o god_n suffier_v it_o isa_n 10.5_o but_o he_o know_v it_o not_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o four_o rabshakeh_n rail_a oration_n be_v receive_v with_o much_o reluctancy_n ver_fw-la 26._o he_o be_v request_v to_o speak_v in_o the_o syriak_a language_n which_o the_o people_n understand_v not_o as_o they_o do_v the_o hebrew_n lest_o they_o shall_v say_v menochius_fw-la be_v too_o much_o terrify_v this_o be_v no_o wise_a motion_n hence_o some_o say_v they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o wicked_a shebna_n isa_n 22.15_o to_o 19_o and_o not_o of_o good_a eliakim_n isa_n 22.20_o etc._n etc._n proud_a shebna_n do_v purposely_o provoke_v rabshakeh_a to_o rail_v the_o more_o that_o the_o people_n may_v be_v move_v to_o surrender_v thereby_o but_o lyra_n put_v this_o candid_a sense_n say_v speak_v no_o more_o in_o the_o hebrew_n lest_o the_o people_n be_v provoke_v by_o thy_o blasphemy_n and_o shoot_v dart_n at_o thou_o though_o a_o ambassador_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o five_o hereupon_o rabshakeh_n let_v we_o fly_v his_o rail_a rhetoric_n with_o more_o outrage_n than_o before_o to_o the_o jew_n upon_o the_o wall_n in_o their_o own_o language_n press_v a_o surrender_n of_o the_o city_n ver_fw-la 27_o to_o ver_fw-la 35._o mark_v 1_o he_o tell_v the_o soldier_n and_o common_a sort_n what_o extremity_n a_o long_a siege_n will_v sure_o reduce_v they_o to_o of_o eat_v their_o own_o dung_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 2._o he_o make_v a_o mere_a impostor_n of_o hezekiah_n for_o delude_v and_o involve_v they_o into_o such_o matchless_a misery_n ver_fw-la 28_o 29_o 30._o decoy_a they_o to_o yield_v to_o his_o master_n and_o then_o may_v they_o enjoy_v a_o bless_a peace_n and_o so_o redeem_v themselves_o from_o the_o sad_a calamity_n of_o a_o siege_n that_o they_o may_v
go_v to_o a_o land_n like_o their_o own_o land_n and_o therefore_o he_o harpoth_v much_o upon_o that_o one_o string_n harken_v not_o to_o hezekiah_n for_o 31.32_o mark_v 3_o he_o set_v on_o this_o insolent_a and_o insult_a insinuation_n with_o a_o argument_n ab_fw-la impossibili_fw-la that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o hezekiah_n god_n to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n his_o master_n hand_n which_o he_o prove_v by_o reckon_v up_o all_o the_o god_n of_o many_o country_n that_o his_o master_n bid_v master_v ver_fw-la 33_o 34_o 35._o how_o much_o less_o shall_v your_o god_n etc._n etc._n two_o chron._n 32.15_o oh_o prodigious_a blasphemy_n to_o equal_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n with_o such_o dung-deity_n as_o be_v the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n who_o worship_v they_o and_o say_v see_v i_o have_v destroy_v so_o many_o nation_n and_o some_o strong_a than_o judah_n be_v in_o despite_n of_o all_o their_o god_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o your_o god_n shall_v better_o defend_v you_o than_o their_o god_n do_v they_o 2_o king_n 19_o with_o 2_o chron._n 32._o isa_n 36._o and_o 37._o the_o second_o act_n in_o this_o comedy_n follow_v here_o with_o sundry_a remark_n as_o first_o how_o this_o oration_n of_o rail_a rabshekah_n be_v receive_v 1._o by_o the_o people_n who_o he_o speak_v to_o on_o the_o wall_n chap._n 18.36_o they_o hold_v their_o peace_n for_o so_o the_o king_n have_v command_v they_o lest_o they_o shall_v betray_v their_o own_o fear_n give_v advantage_n for_o his_o far_a progress_n and_o provoke_v he_o to_o belch_v forth_o more_o of_o his_o black_a blasphemy_n it_o be_v a_o high_a piece_n of_o prudence_n to_o say_v nothing_o which_o be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o stop_v his_o foul_a and_o full-opened_n mouth_n no_o answer_n be_v the_o high_a affront_n to_o he_o and_o their_o silence_n be_v his_o punishment_n thereby_o that_o sulphurous_a flash_n become_v extinct_a in_o its_o own_o smoke_n only_o leave_v a_o odious_a stench_n behind_o it_o whereas_o their_o answer_n may_v have_v be_v as_o fresh_a fuel_n to_o that_o flame_n and_o whereas_o their_o calmness_n can_v not_o but_o be_v a_o torment_n to_o rabshakeh_n when_o he_o see_v the_o vanity_n of_o his_o attempt_n in_o seduce_v they_o from_o their_o allegiance_n to_o hezekiah_n 2._o by_o the_o three_o ambassador_n who_o return_v to_o the_o king_n with_o their_o clothes_n rend_v ver_fw-la 36_o 37._o and_o isa_n 36.22_o which_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n when_o they_o hear_v any_o blasphemy_n the_o worst_a of_o which_o have_v be_v occasion_v by_o their_o speak_n to_o he_o therefore_o neither_o the_o people_n nor_o they_o will_v answer_v he_o one_o word_n more_o but_o turn_v their_o back_n of_o he_o and_o return_v to_o the_o king_n 3._o how_o it_o be_v relish_v by_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 19.1_o isa_n 37.1_o he_o hear_v a_o relation_n of_o all_o rabshakeh_n rail_n and_o much_o more_o add_v of_o the_o same_o bran_n by_o senacherib_n servant_n 2_o chron._n 32.16_o he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n also_o and_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n and_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o pray_v etc._n etc._n that_o in_o solemn_a prayer_n he_o may_v turn_v senacherib_n over_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n who_o soon_o take_v he_o to_o task_n with_o a_o vengeance_n afterward_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o and_o lest_o his_o own_o prayer_n shall_v not_o prove_v prevalent_a enough_o hezekiah_n procure_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n who_o as_o caussinus_n say_v be_v nephew_n to_o king_n amaziah_n one_o that_o be_v at_o first_o a_o prince_n good_a enough_o under_o who_o this_o prophet_n pass_v his_o youth_n etc._n etc._n in_o order_n hereunto_o as_o his_o first_o step_n have_v be_v into_o the_o temple_n when_o so_o deep_o concern_v âiso_n his_o second_o step_n he_o take_v be_v his_o send_v eliakim_n etc._n etc._n to_o isaiah_n ver_fw-la 2.2_o king_n 19_o and_o instead_o of_o joash_n he_o send_v the_o elder_n of_o the_o priest_n for_o a_o more_o effectual_a success_n all_o clothe_v with_o sackcloth_n and_o give_v they_o this_o message_n it_o be_v a_o day_n of_o rebuke_n and_o blasphemy_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 3_o 4._o mark_v 1_o in_o this_o message_n he_o mention_n not_o so_o much_o god_n rebuke_v they_o so_o sore_o for_o their_o sin_n as_o the_o molestation_n they_o now_o meet_v with_o from_o senacherib_n whereof_o he_o complain_v not_o of_o god_n who_o do_v just_o but_o of_o the_o assyrian_a that_o do_v unjust_o and_o provoke_v god_n with_o his_o blasphemy_n mark_v 2._o he_o use_v a_o parabolical_a speech_n child_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o birth_n etc._n etc._n wherein_n junius_n observe_v that_o hezekiah_n compare_v himself_o and_o the_o church_n to_o a_o poor_a travel_a woman_n in_o great_a extremity_n his_o subject_n to_o the_o burden_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o extremity_n of_o their_o danger_n to_o the_o difficulty_n of_o bring_v forth_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v neither_o can_v my_o people_n help_v themselves_o nor_o can_v i_o deliver_v they_o or_o as_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n jerusalem_n besiege_v be_v this_o travel_a woman_n its_o inhabitant_n the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n the_o press_a straitness_n of_o the_o siege_n be_v the_o pain_n in_o travel_n the_o jew_n weakness_n be_v the_o inability_n of_o the_o woman_n to_o bring_v forth_o etc._n etc._n the_o sense_n of_o the_o king_n be_v complain_v message_n in_o this_o metaphorical_a dress_n in_o a_o word_n be_v this_o hezekiah_n tell_v isaiah_n that_o he_o have_v do_v what_o he_o can_v to_o bring_v forth_o the_o child_n of_o reformation_n by_o hard_a pain_n and_o travel_n 2_o chron._n 32_o 1._o but_o now_o be_v we_o hinder_v from_o complete_n it_o by_o this_o insolent_a assyrian_a who_o put_v we_o to_o new_a pain_n and_o perplexity_n at_o the_o hear_n of_o their_o horrid_a blasphemy_n and_o now_o close_o besiege_v we_o so_o that_o we_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o utmost_a extremity_n of_o danger_n and_o be_v utter_o unable_a to_o help_v ourselves_o both_o in_o remove_v what_o do_v hinder_v and_o in_o apply_v what_o may_v help_v the_o work_n of_o reformation_n we_o humble_o put_v all_o into_o god_n holy_a hand_n that_o our_o extremity_n may_v be_v his_o opportunity_n mark_v 3_o hezekiah_n look_v upon_o isaiah_n as_o a_o man_n of_o god_n and_o as_o another_o jacob_n who_o have_v power_n with_o god_n and_o with_o man_n and_o can_v prevail_v gen._n 32.28_o hos_fw-la 12.4_o and_o therefore_o he_o entreat_v the_o prophet_n who_o he_o know_v can_v do_v much_o with_o god_n to_o improve_v his_o utmost_a interest_n at_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n for_o they_o in_o this_o extreme_a exigency_n and_o earnest_o to_o implore_v heaven_n help_n at_o this_o dead_a lift_n say_v lift_v up_o thy_o prayer_n venashatha_n tephillah_n heb._n for_o 4._o which_o signify_v pray_v to_o thy_o utmost_a strive_v and_o strain_v set_v sides_n and_o shoulder_n to_o this_o lift_a work_n tug_v hard_a and_o bestir_v thyself_o all_o thou_o can_v and_o in_o so_o do_v we_o doubt_v nothing_o of_o it_o but_o can_v be_v confident_o assure_v god_n will_v confound_v these_o blasphemer_n who_o he_o have_v hear_v and_o spare_v the_o poor_a remnant_n that_o be_v leave_v now_o when_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v carry_v captive_a chap._n 17.3_o 6._o and_o many_o of_o the_o jew_n now_o destroy_v chap._n 18.13_o and_o many_o flee_v for_o fear_n remark_n the_o three_o hezekiah_n messenger_n deliver_v their_o master_n message_n ver_fw-la 5._o and_o isaiah_n by_o they_o return_v his_o answer_n ver_fw-la 6_o 7._o wherein_o mark_v 1._o how_o ready_a the_o lord_n be_v to_o comfort_v those_o that_o mourn_v matth._n 5.4_o and_o to_o send_v cordial_n for_o revive_v his_o disconsolate_a and_o deject_a servant_n with_o all_o expedition_n the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v every_o where_o behold_v the_o evil_a and_o the_o good_a prov._n 15.3_o âââsaw_v both_o the_o haughtiness_n of_o senacherib_n and_o the_o humility_n of_o hezekiah_n the_o rage_n and_o malice_n of_o the_o former_a and_o the_o faith_n and_o hope_n of_o the_o latter_a so_o god_n present_o prepare_v a_o plaster_n for_o the_o prophet_n to_o apply_v etc._n etc._n mark_v 2._o the_o prophet_n bid_v hezekiah_n from_o the_o lord_n not_o to_o fear_v the_o word_n of_o senacherib_n youngster_n so_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v the_o boy_n or_o bully_n so_o be_v they_o call_v by_o way_n of_o contempt_n because_o they_o make_v jehovah_n no_o better_a than_o a_o idol_n there_o be_v many_o that_o both_o assist_v rabshakeh_n and_o consent_v to_o his_o blasphemy_n chap._n 18_o 17_o 18_o 35._o mark_v 3_o hinneni_fw-la nothen_fw-ge bo_o ruach_n hebr._n behold_v i_o will_v send_v a_o blast_n upon_o he_o ver_fw-la 7._o here_o god_n espouse_v hezekiah_n quarrel_n and_o appropriate_v it_o to_o himself_o the_o
his_o promise_n by_o jeremy_n to_o the_o jew_n jer._n 29.1_o 10._o after_o 70_o year_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o after_o two_o year_n as_o hananiah_n have_v false_o foretell_v jer._n 28.3_o the_o prayer_n of_o daniel_n be_v a_o midwife_n to_o bring_v forth_o god_n promise_n into_o present_a performance_n mark_v 2._o the_o mean_n whereby_o cyrus_n be_v spirit_n be_v stir_v up_o by_o the_o lord_n say_v menochius_fw-la be_v daniel_n who_o live_v in_o cyrus_n court_n and_o show_v he_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n concern_v he_o isa_n 44.28_o and_o 45.1_o etc._n etc._n or_o by_o some_o special_a inward_a instinct_n prov._n 21.1_o the_o heart_n of_o king_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n wrought_v his_o will_n to_o work_v god_n will._n mark_v 3_o the_o time_n when_o namely_o not_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n over_o persia_n but_o of_o his_o empire_n and_o monarchy_n over_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o babylon_n therefore_o cyrus_n say_v here_o ver_fw-la 2._o that_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n have_v now_o give_v he_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o wit_n those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n which_o former_o lie_v under_o the_o assyrian_a and_o babylonian_a power_n mark_v 4._o all_o this_o vast_a empire_n cyrus_n though_o a_o pagan_a and_o a_o worshipper_n of_o idol_n yet_o ascribe_v it_o as_o a_o gift_n to_o he_o from_o the_o great_a god_n which_o good_a language_n ver_fw-la 2._o he_o may_v well_o learn_v from_o daniel_n who_o flourish_v in_o his_o reign_n dan._n 6.28_o and_o probable_o inform_v he_o of_o those_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n that_o cyrus_n by_o name_n shall_v perform_v god_n pleasure_n herein_o even_o 200_o year_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v isa_n 44.28_o and_o 45.1_o etc._n etc._n as_o above_o n._n b._n this_o must_v needs_o have_v a_o mighty_a influence_n upon_o he_o as_o daniel_n prophecy_n have_v upon_o alexander_n the_o great_a when_o jaddus_n the_o highpriest_n show_v it_o he_o many_o year_n after_o this_o josephus_n relate_v he_o not_o only_o spare_v the_o jew_n thereupon_o but_o high_o honour_v they_o mark_v 5._o it_o appear_v plain_o to_o be_v the_o mighty_a and_o immediate_a work_n of_o the_o almighty_a god_n not_o only_o in_o cause_v this_o pagan_a potentate_n to_o give_v jehovah_n the_o glory_n due_a to_o his_o name_n psal_n 29.1_o 2._o and_o to_o acknowledge_v he_o a_o great_a potentate_n than_o himself_o 1_o tim._n 6.16_o do_v whatever_o be_v his_o pleasure_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o on_o earth_n psal_n 115.3_o &_o 135.6_o but_o also_o in_o overrule_v so_o prudent_a a_o prince_n to_o part_v with_o and_o dismiss_v so_o great_a a_o people_n much_o unite_v in_o their_o religion_n and_o much_o incline_v to_o rebellion_n as_o be_v report_v of_o they_o ezra_n 4.19_o into_o their_o own_o country_n it_o be_v a_o work_n so_o wonderful_a that_o themselves_o think_v it_o but_o a_o dream_n at_o first_o psal_n 126.1_o remark_n the_o second_o the_o humane_a cause_n of_o the_o jew_n deliverance_n mark_v 1_o it_o be_v a_o fair_a and_o full_a patent-royal_a which_o cyrus_n publish_v by_o public_a proclamation_n put_v in_o write_v that_o it_o may_v be_v post_v up_o in_o all_o part_n of_o his_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o province_n to_o empower_v all_o the_o jew_n for_o return_v into_o their_o own_o land_n and_o for_o rebuilding_n the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n in_o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o mark_v 2._o the_o return_n of_o the_o people_n be_v promote_v by_o the_o pattern_n of_o their_o prince_n ver_fw-la 5._o who_o be_v bel-wether_n to_o go_v before_o the_o flock_n who_o spirit_n god_n have_v raise_v up_o to_o obey_v that_o divine_a call_n remove_v out_n of_o the_o midst_n of_o babylon_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v as_o the_o he-goat_n etc._n etc._n jer._n 50.8_o those_o chieftain_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v choose_v of_o god_n and_o raise_v up_o by_o he_o to_o be_v thus_o ready_a for_o reformation_n notwithstanding_o all_o their_o difficulty_n and_o danger_n both_o in_o that_o great_a distance_n of_o way_n as_o 500_o mile_n by_o common_a computation_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o their_o long_a journey_n where_o they_o find_v their_o country_n possess_v by_o their_o enemy_n beside_o all_o this_o the_o backwardness_n of_o many_o of_o their_o own_o brethren_n 1_o chron._n 4.23_o to_o go_v along_o with_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v another_o great_a discouragement_n wolphius_n p._n martyr_n successor_n well_o observe_v here_o that_o these_o noble_n be_v qualify_v for_o this_o work_n by_o that_o free_a and_o noble_a spirit_n of_o god_n psal_n 51.12_o without_o which_o no_o man_n can_v undertake_v any_o noble_a matter_n therefore_o be_v their_o name_n crown_v and_o chronicle_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n mark_v 3_o another_o encouragement_n in_o this_o undertake_n the_o jew_n have_v be_v king_n cyrus_n command_n that_o not_o only_o his_o own_o officer_n shall_v supply_v they_o with_o gold_n and_o silver_n out_o 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and_o brimstone_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o drunkard_n cup_n psal_n 11.6_o and_o then_o shall_v they_o be_v roaring-boy_n indeed_o have_v in_o our_o day_n take_v up_o that_o curse_a custom_n of_o the_o old_a persian_n who_o be_v allow_v by_o their_o law_n to_o constrain_v other_o to_o pledge_v they_o in_o full_a cup_n and_o of_o the_o late_a german_n also_o of_o who_o it_o be_v phrased_a germanicè_fw-la vivere_fw-la est_fw-la bibere_fw-la their_o b_o sound_v as_o v._o a_o german_a life_n be_v a_o drink_a life_n n._n b._n 3._o lyra_n here_o declaim_v against_o that_o common_a custom_n of_o drink_v health_n and_o detestable_a carouse_v bring_v up_o first_o by_o the_o barbarian_n and_o carry_v on_o in_o christendom_n etc._n etc._n oh_o how_o lamentable_a it_o be_v that_o a_o civil_a sober_a man_n in_o such_o a_o state_n and_o day_n as_o we_o live_v in_o shall_v be_v urge_v yea_o force_v to_o swallow_v down_o superfluous_a draught_n as_o a_o horse_n do_v some_o 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show_v behold_v here_o the_o pious_a prudence_n of_o esther_n for_o hereby_o she_o make_v both_o haman_n the_o more_o secure_a and_o the_o king_n more_o kind_a and_o courteous_a say_v rupertus_n the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v mordecai_n danger_n of_o death_n by_o his_o deny_v honour_n to_o haman_n the_o second_o time_n remark_n the_o first_o now_o be_v haman_n more_o high_o puff_v up_o with_o this_o new_a honour_n look_v upon_o himself_o now_o under_o a_o double_a honour_n whereof_o he_o be_v worthy_a as_o the_o phrase_n be_v 1_o tim._n 5.17_o when_o not_o only_o the_o king_n have_v advance_v he_o above_o all_o the_o prince_n but_o also_o the_o queen_n have_v most_o high_o honour_v he_o in_o invite_v he_o to_o be_v the_o king_n be_v sole_a companion_n twice_o to_o her_o royal_a banquet_n with_o
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for_o cut_v off_o all_o god_n people_n to_o honour_v such_o a_o enemy_n be_v to_o become_v like_o a_o ass_n say_v ben-syra_n 3_o herein_o mordecai_n show_v himself_o constant_a to_o his_o principle_n and_o to_o his_o former_a practice_n in_o just_o deny_v he_o adoration_n before_o this_o the_o good_a man_n can_v not_o easy_o alter_v without_o be_v censure_v that_o he_o now_o do_v it_o in_o fear_n for_o the_o save_n of_o his_o life_n 4_o mordecai_n persist_v in_o his_o purpose_n and_o give_v that_o hellhound_n less_o respect_n than_o he_o have_v do_v not_o only_o lest_o haman_n heart_n shall_v be_v harden_v and_o heighten_v but_o also_o to_o show_v his_o firm_a faith_n and_o invincible_a confidence_n in_o god_n for_o deliverance_n see_v esther_n be_v now_o engage_v to_o make_v intercession_n which_o he_o strong_o believe_v god_n will_v bless_v with_o a_o good_a success_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o second_o the_o restraint_n haman_n put_v upon_o his_o own_o rage_n as_o hebr._n vaijthaphek_n signify_v ver_fw-la 10._o for_o his_o finger_n even_o itch_v to_o be_v bathe_v themselves_o in_o mordecai_n be_v blood_n who_o he_o may_v have_v easy_o murder_v either_o by_o his_o own_o or_o by_o his_o servant_n hand_n and_o as_o easy_o have_v procure_v a_o pardon_n for_o it_o see_v he_o have_v obtain_v the_o royal_a licence_n to_o kill_v the_o whole_a nation_n how_o much_o more_o may_v he_o have_v leave_v to_o kill_v one_o contemptible_a member_n of_o it_o before_o his_o lucky_a unlucky_a day_n come_v a_o fool_n be_v wrath_n be_v present_o know_v prov._n 12.16_o how_o this_o fool_n haman_n can_v so_o wise_o hide_v it_o till_o he_o get_v home_o some_o say_v because_o mordecai_n be_v the_o king_n servant_n his_o doorkeeper_n and_o so_o be_v under_o the_o king_n protection_n therefore_o he_o do_v it_o not_o because_o he_o dare_v not_o it_o will_v have_v reflect_v upon_o the_o king_n himself_o to_o have_v suffer_v his_o menial_a servant_n to_o be_v violent_o kill_v without_o a_o due_a process_n n._n b._n most_o sure_a it_o be_v say_v mariana_z it_o be_v the_o marvellous_a work_n of_o god_n providence_n thus_o to_o manacle_n haman_n be_v hand_n and_o to_o preserve_v mordecai_n for_o far_a service_n to_o his_o church_n oh_o how_o precious_a be_v the_o blood_n of_o saint_n in_o god_n sight_n psal_n 72.14_o as_o their_o life_n be_v so_o no_o less_o be_v their_o death_n precious_a in_o god_n presence_n psal_n 116.15_o and_o rather_o than_o any_o servant_n or_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o bed_n before_o their_o work_n be_v do_v god_n make_v haman_n to_o put_v fetter_n on_o his_o own_o hand_n remark_n the_o three_o haman_n thus_o refrain_v himself_o hasten_v home_n call_v a_o counsel_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o wife_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n this_o have_v be_v a_o wise_a course_n have_v he_o be_v fit_a to_o consult_v but_o in_o his_o case_n of_o rage_n he_o can_v covet_v nothing_o but_o revenge_n mark_v 1_o he_o make_v a_o loud_a harangue_n to_o they_o for_o aggravate_v mordecai_n affront_n relate_v his_o own_o wealth_n and_o honour_n a_o none-such_a in_o glory_n ver_fw-la 11_o 12_o this_o he_o do_v partly_o to_o gratify_v his_o own_o vainglorious_a humour_n and_o partly_o to_o qualify_v his_o own_o fret_a and_o fume_a mind_n at_o mordecai_n unbearable_a impudence_n and_o as_o he_o boast_v what_o the_o king_n have_v do_v for_o he_o but_o not_o a_o tittle_n what_o god_n etc._n etc._n god_n be_v not_o in_o all_o his_o thought_n psalm_n 10.4_o so_o he_o boast_v how_o the_o queen_n have_v invite_v he_o to_o her_o banquet_n which_o be_v indeed_o his_o bane_n mark_v 2._o but_o all_o his_o glory_v have_v one_o marr-mirth_n namely_o mordecai'_v morose_a stiffness_n ver_fw-la 13._o which_o give_v a_o unsavoury_a tincture_n to_o all_o his_o sweet_a morsel_n hence_o he_o ask_v what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o four_o zeresh_a his_o wife_n be_v a_o woman_n witty_o wicked_a give_v advice_n before_o the_o man_n can_v speak_v ver_fw-la 14._o yet_o all_o concur_v that_o a_o gallow_n twenty_o five_o yard_n high_a be_v set_v up_o at_o haman_n door_n not_o question_v the_o king_n consent_n on_o the_o morrow_n then_o hang_v mordecai_n thereon_o conspicuous_a to_o all_o for_o the_o great_a disgrace_n to_o mordecai_n and_o for_o great_a terror_n to_o haman_n opposer_n this_o do_v say_v she_o will_v allay_v thy_o dump_n and_o then_o go_v merry_o with_o the_o king_n to_o the_o banquet_n take_v thy_o full_a dose_n of_o jovialty_n without_o and_o cordolium_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o this_o advice_n please_v human_a as_o correspond_v with_o his_o bloody_a humour_n never_o doubt_v to_o effect_v all_o n._n b._n thus_o man_n purpose_v but_o god_n dispose_v human_a little_a thought_n he_o erect_v this_o gallow_n for_o himself_o to_o be_v hang_v upon_o god_n befool_v he_o etc._n etc._n esther_n chap._n vi_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o advancement_n of_o mordecai_n by_o a_o most_o stupendous_a providence_n betwixt_o the_o first_o and_o second_o banquet_n remark_n the_o first_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o which_o be_v wonderful_a ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o mark_v 1_o that_o very_a night_n before_o the_o morrow_n wherein_o haman_n have_v resolve_v to_o hang_v mordecai_n the_o next_o morning_n the_o king_n can_v not_o sleep_v he_o that_o command_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o seven_o province_n can_v not_o command_v a_o wink_n of_o sleep_n because_o sleep_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n psalm_n 127.2_o and_o god_n hold_v his_o eye_n wake_v psalm_n 77.4_o for_o glorious_a end_n which_o this_o almighty_a alchemist_n do_v extract_v out_o of_o such_o a_o trivial_a accident_n as_o this_o be_v general_o account_v not_o to_o sleep_v etc._n etc._n mark_v 2._o it_o be_v marvellous_a that_o the_o king_n call_v not_o for_o his_o concubine_n or_o for_o his_o musician_n to_o divert_v he_o which_o be_v most_o suitable_a to_o his_o temper_n say_v serrarius_n no_o god_n overrule_v it_o and_o incline_v he_o to_o call_v for_o his_o chronicle_n and_o direct_v also_o the_o reader_n to_o read_v that_o passage_n therein_o of_o mordecai_n save_v the_o king_n life_n by_o discover_v the_o traitor_n this_o read_n be_v either_o as_o a_o recipe_n to_o procure_v sleep_n or_o as_o a_o diversion_n to_o deceive_v time_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v a_o tedious_a night_n to_o he_o mark_v 3_o then_o god_n cause_v the_o king_n to_o ask_v what_o reward_n have_v mordecai_n receive_v for_o so_o transcendent_o a_o meritorious_a work_n lyra_n say_v mordecai_n have_v wait_v six_o year_n for_o a_o reward_n and_o have_v get_v none_o how_o long_o soever_o it_o be_v god_n be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v his_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n hebr._n 6.10_o though_o this_o king_n have_v forget_v he_o and_o be_v hitherto_o unthankful_a
her_o life_n go_v like_o a_o dagger_n to_o his_o heart_n and_o she_o back_v her_o prudent_a petition_n with_o this_o confirmation_n ver_fw-la 4._o saying_n 1._o all_o our_o life_n be_v sell_v by_o the_o craft_n and_o cruelty_n of_o that_o man_n who_o offer_v ten_o thousand_o talent_n to_o purchase_v our_o destruction_n without_o any_o exception_n of_o my_o own_o person_n and_o she_o 2._o relate_v the_o very_a word_n of_o that_o cruel_a decree_n to_o make_v the_o king_n more_o sensible_a how_o haman_n have_v supplant_v he_o and_o what_o he_o have_v by_o haman_n wile_n consent_v to_o and_o 3._o she_o say_v have_v we_o be_v ââld_a into_o bondage_n only_o i_o have_v be_v silent_a tho_o all_o haman_n be_v worth_n can_v countervail_v the_o king_n damage_n thereby_o for_o then_o say_v osiander_n the_o king_n must_v lose_v his_o queen_n who_o he_o love_v but_o if_o all_o the_o jew_n be_v slaughter_v not_o only_o the_o queen_n must_v lose_v her_o life_n but_o also_o the_o king_n will_v lose_v a_o ineffable_a tribute_n from_o that_o painful_a people_n such_o variety_n of_o argument_n and_o cogent_a expression_n esther_n here_o use_v to_o make_v the_o deep_a impression_n upon_o the_o king_n mind_n remark_n the_o three_o esther_n oration_n so_o incense_v the_o king_n that_o from_o a_o enrage_a mind_n he_o double_v his_o word_n vaiomer_n vaiomer_n hebr._n he_o say_v and_o he_o say_v ver_fw-la 5._o who_o be_v that_o sirrah_n and_o where_o be_v that_o sirrah_n he_o that_o dare_v presume_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o do_v so_o it_o seem_v say_v a_o learned_a expositor_n that_o the_o king_n do_v not_o yet_o by_o all_o esther_n aggravation_n understand_v who_o she_o mean_v so_o high_a a_o opinion_n he_o have_v of_o his_o right_n buy_v haman_n therefore_o not_o think_v this_o presumer_n be_v so_o near_o at_o hand_n he_o hasty_o ask_v esther_n etc._n etc._n esther_n hereupon_o point_v he_o out_o as_o the_o enemy_n present_a and_o point_v he_o out_o in_o his_o proper_a colour_n ver_fw-la 6._o not_o at_o all_o fear_v the_o face_n of_o haughty_a haman_n then_o present_a say_v bonartius_fw-la when_o she_o have_v find_v a_o fit_a season_n that_o god_n have_v put_v into_o her_o hand_n she_o take_v hold_v of_o the_o opportunity_n strike_v while_o the_o iron_n be_v hot_a and_o with_o great_a courage_n call_v haman_n a_o man_n make_v up_o of_o mischief_n no_o word_n can_v she_o find_v bad_a enough_o for_o he_o unless_o it_o be_v harang_n hebr._n which_o signify_v the_o naughty_a of_o all_o naught_n etc._n etc._n that_o she_o shall_v speak_v thus_o to_o the_o king_n and_o of_o his_o so_o great_a favourite_n too_o and_o that_o before_o haman_n very_a face_n must_v undoubted_o be_v the_o work_n of_o her_o faith_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o she_o fast_v and_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o four_o the_o effect_n of_o esther_n oration_n 1._o upon_o haman_n who_o be_v convince_v in_o his_o own_o conscience_n that_o the_o queen_n accusation_n be_v all_o true_a and_o that_o the_o king_n be_v conscious_a how_o treacherous_a he_o have_v be_v in_o his_o great_a trust_n this_o not_o only_o muzzle_v his_o mouth_n so_o that_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v for_o himself_o but_o also_o confound_v his_o mind_n ver_fw-la 6._o even_o at_o the_o banquet_n whereof_o he_o have_v so_o boast_v chap._n 5.12_o this_o foul_a storm_n fall_v upon_o he_o when_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o himself_o one_o of_o the_o fair_a day_n he_o ever_o have_v this_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o fullness_n of_o their_o sufficiency_n to_o fall_v into_o strait_n job_n 20.22_o 2_o the_o effect_n upon_o the_o king_n he_o rise_v up_o in_o a_o rage_n and_o sling_n away_o in_o a_o chafe_v ver_fw-la 7._o as_o not_o endure_v say_v drusius_n to_o look_v upon_o such_o a_o curse_a catiff_n he_o be_v no_o long_o able_a to_o abide_v the_o presence_n of_o such_o a_o pestilent_a person_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n take_v a_o turn_n or_o two_o in_o the_o garden_n partly_o to_o cool_v his_o inflame_a spirit_n partly_o to_o consider_v within_o himself_o how_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o love_n upon_o so_o unworthy_a a_o wretch_n in_o over-rash_o trust_v he_o with_o so_o much_o power_n which_o he_o have_v most_o treacherous_o abuse_v to_o the_o hazard_n of_o the_o queen_n life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o million_o of_o his_o innocent_a subject_n and_o partly_o to_o bethink_v himself_o not_o only_o of_o the_o heinousness_n of_o haman_n crime_n but_o also_o what_o punishment_n to_o inflict_v upon_o so_o prodigious_a a_o criminal_a remark_n the_o five_o haman_n while_o the_o king_n have_v in_o his_o fury_n withdraw_v himself_o humble_v himself_o before_o the_o queen_n to_o make_v request_n for_o his_o life_n for_o 7._o observe_v the_o violent_a commotion_n of_o the_o king_n passion_n this_o put_v he_o into_o a_o dreadful_a consternation_n conclude_v his_o doom_n of_o destruction_n be_v determine_v hereupon_o he_o fall_v down_o at_o the_o queen_n foot_n say_v vatablus_n and_o 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be_v unjust_a in_o thus_o judge_v amiss_o of_o haman_n yet_o god_n be_v righteous_a in_o measure_v to_o he_o as_o he_o have_v measure_v to_o other_o in_o his_o slander_v so_o many_o innocent_n who_o he_o design_v to_o destroy_v yea_o the_o queen_n herself_o he_o will_v have_v force_v out_o of_o her_o life_n these_o angry_a word_n of_o the_o king_n be_v the_o messenger_n of_o death_n to_o haman_n the_o courtier_n present_o cover_v his_o face_n that_o the_o king_n may_v no_o more_o be_v incense_v with_o the_o sight_n of_o he_o say_v lyra._n remark_n the_o seven_o haman_n condemnation_n ver_fw-la 9_o whereof_o the_o cover_n of_o his_o head_n be_v the_o fore-running_a sign_n not_o a_o man_n among_o all_o the_o courtier_n open_v his_o mouth_n for_o haman_n but_o all_o against_o he_o be_v
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a_o tennis-ball_n remark_n the_o second_o mordecai_n advancement_n by_o esther_n intercession_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o have_v a_o double_a honour_n confer_v upon_o he_o for_o first_o the_o king_n raise_v he_o from_o a_o servant_n at_o his_o gate_n to_o be_v the_o lord-keeper_n of_o his_o royal_a seal_n and_o chief_a '_o chancellor_n of_o his_o whole_a empire_n as_o pharaoh_n advance_v joseph_n gen._n 41_o 42_o etc._n etc._n and_o make_v he_o the_o prime_a prince_n of_o his_o seven_o prince_n chap._n 1.14_o n._n b._n here_o be_v a_o lift_n like_o that_o of_o the_o lord_n mention_v 1_o sam._n 2.8_o psal_n 75.6.7_o as_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n work_n to_o abase_v haughty_a haman_n job_n 40.11_o 12._o so_o be_v it_o his_o work_n to_o exalt_v humble_a mordecai_n from_o the_o dust_n and_o to_o set_v he_o both_o among_o and_o above_o the_o prince_n the_o king_n acknowledge_v his_o error_n in_o promote_a so_o unworthy_a a_o man_n as_o haman_n before_o who_o have_v now_o hang_v he_o bestow_v the_o ring_n which_o haman_n have_v abuse_v chap._n 3.10_o etc._n etc._n unto_o mordecai_n a_o more_o worthy_a person_n who_o the_o king_n have_v honour_v before_o for_o his_o merit_n with_o only_a a_o momentary_a honour_n chap._n 6.10_o but_o now_o fix_v he_o hereby_o in_o his_o favour_n and_o family_n second_o beside_o all_o this_o honour_n that_o the_o king_n confer_v upon_o he_o the_o queen_n also_o do_v constitute_v he_o the_o lord_n high_a steward_n of_o her_o house_n to_o manage_v that_o vast_a estate_n which_o late_o be_v haman_n and_o which_o now_o the_o king_n have_v give_v to_o esther_n no_o doubt_n but_o haman_n have_v most_o prodigious_a possession_n and_o revenue_n as_o prime_a prince_n over_o 127_o province_n now_o mordecai_n manage_n the_o whole_a matter_n though_o haman_n son_n live_v some_o month_n after_o this_o yet_o be_v they_o now_o out_v of_o all_o and_o mordecai_n be_v the_o master_n of_o all_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o esther_n petition_n the_o king_n to_o 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to_o inform_v he_o her_o request_n be_v of_o weighty_a importance_n to_o save_v the_o live_v of_o innumerable_a innocent_n and_o to_o make_v the_o more_o impression_n upon_o her_o husband_n heart_n she_o add_v tear_n those_o effectual_a orator_n lachrimae_fw-la pondera_fw-la vocis_fw-la habent_fw-la tear_n have_v the_o weight_n of_o word_n psal_n 6.8_o mark_v 3_o esther_n do_v not_o over_o presumptuous_o desire_v the_o king_n to_o reverse_v and_o repeal_v that_o royal_a and_o bloody_a edict_n which_o haman_n have_v surreptitious_o procure_v from_o he_o for_o this_o will_v have_v provoke_v such_o a_o imperious_a prince_n to_o be_v ask_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v impracticable_a because_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n be_v all_o irrevocable_a but_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o king_n have_v signify_v by_o his_o sceptre_n she_o may_v stand_v up_o and_o speak_v she_o use_v various_a modest_a humble_a and_o prudent_a expression_n to_o insinuate_v into_o the_o king_n favour_n and_o 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because_o the_o king_n can_v not_o revoke_v it_o as_o before_z yet_o he_o allow_v the_o queen_n and_o mordecai_n to_o draw_v up_o a_o syngramm_n or_o write_v with_o full_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o relieve_v themselves_o according_a to_o their_o own_o best_a like_v ver_fw-la 8._o as_o a_o effectual_a antidote_n against_o haman_n most_o poisonful_a edict_n and_o this_o be_v all_o he_o can_v do_v for_o they_o after_o he_o have_v be_v so_o late_o deceive_v by_o haman_n into_o a_o irreversible_a decree_n n._n b._n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o low_a and_o love_a condescension_n in_o this_o king_n which_o can_v be_v find_v in_o few_o king_n after_o once_o miscarry_v not_o to_o trust_v his_o own_o judgement_n but_o refer_v the_o whole_a management_n of_o the_o jew_n deliverance_n to_o their_o own_o prudence_n and_o fidelity_n he_o can_v confide_v in_o they_o
and_o give_v they_o his_o whole_a power_n know_v they_o to_o be_v pious_a person_n and_o himself_o now_o desire_v the_o jew_n to_o be_v deliver_v n._n b._n how_o the_o heart_n of_o king_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n prov._n 21.1_o to_o turn_v and_o tame_v they_o as_o he_o please_v most_o king_n cry_v up_o sic_fw-la volo_fw-la sic_fw-la jubeo_fw-la their_o will_n must_v be_v a_o law_n to_o stop_v a_o subject_n mouth_n especial_o such_o absolute_a king_n as_o those_o of_o persia_n such_o can_v be_v bring_v to_o confess_v themselves_o to_o have_v be_v in_o a_o error_n lest_o they_o shall_v thereby_o be_v blame_v for_o any_o seem_a lightness_n and_o inconstancy_n but_o the_o almighty_a god_n who_o be_v the_o heart-maker_n and_o the_o heart-mender_n have_v so_o hammer_v and_o hamper_v the_o heart_n of_o this_o absolute_a monarch_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o poor_a perplex_a people_n that_o he_o bring_v he_o into_o a_o better_a temper_n insomuch_o that_o rather_o than_o he_o 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artaxerxes_n the_o common_a name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n as_o pharaoh_n be_v of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n make_v search_v for_o cyrus_n decree_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o roll_n and_o find_v it_o in_o echatana_n one_o of_o the_o province_n of_o babylon_n if_o take_v proper_o or_o in_o a_o coffer_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v if_o take_v appellative_o ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o the_o content_n of_o cyrus_n decree_n be_v recite_v ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5._o where_o wolphius_n well_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v very_o improbable_a cyrus_n shall_v confine_v the_o jew_n to_o a_o exact_a longitude_n latitude_n and_o profundity_n of_o their_o temple_n but_o rather_o leave_v it_o to_o their_o power_n and_o pleasure_n and_o to_o the_o achitector_n who_o they_o employ_v he_o only_o fix_v such_o limit_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v make_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o strong_a tower_n lest_o they_o shall_v hereafter_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o place_n of_o defence_n against_o himself_o but_o this_o be_v manifest_a say_v masius_n that_o those_o proportion_n here_o differ_v much_o from_o those_o of_o solomon_n temple_n which_o be_v but_o 30_o cubit_n high_a except_v the_o porch_n which_o be_v 120_o and_o but_o 20_o cubit_n broad_a though_o this_o second_o temple_n consist_v here_o of_o 60_o cubit_n high_a and_o 60_o cubit_n broad_a nothing_o be_v say_v here_o of_o its_o length_n yet_o be_v it_o less_o than_o that_o of_o solomon_n ezra_n 3.12_o hag._n 2.3_o therefore_o these_o cubit_n of_o solomon_n be_v large_a likely_a as_o sacred_a above_o common_a cubit_n remark_n the_o second_o darius_n have_v peruse_v this_o former_a decree_n of_o cyrus_n and_o resolve_v to_o make_v he_o his_o pattern_n for_o imitation_n immediate_o pass_v a_o new_a decree_n to_o reinforce_v the_o former_a from_o ver_fw-la 6._o to_o ver_fw-la 12._o wherein_o he_o 1._o command_n tatnai_n etc._n etc._n not_o to_o come_v near_o the_o builder_n to_o discourage_v they_o nor_o to_o meddle_v in_o disturb_v they_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 6_o 7._o 2ly_n the_o king_n command_v moreover_o that_o those_o adversary_n shall_v supply_v the_o builder_n with_o material_n and_o money_n out_o of_o his_o royal_a tribute_n and_o treasury_n that_o it_o may_v stop_v no_o more_o for_o want_n of_o necessary_n but_o be_v complete_v with_o expedition_n that_o therein_o they_o may_v pray_v for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o son_n ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o 10._o n._n b._n whence_o wolphius_n note_n well_o that_o as_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o pious_a mind_n to_o pray_v for_o magistrate_n so_o it_o be_v the_o interest_n of_o magistrate_n to_o desire_v the_o prayer_n of_o pious_a person_n both_o for_o they_o and_o for_o they_o etc._n etc._n n._n b._n but_o above_o all_o he_o observe_v how_o this_o pagan_a king_n of_o persia_n condemn_v all_o will-worship_n in_o prescribe_v no_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o temple_n but_o such_o as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n have_v precise_o prescribe_v not_o mix_v the_o least_o dram_n of_o persian_a superstition_n with_o godâs_n own_o institution_n by_o his_o command_n which_o show_v that_o nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v add_v to_o or_o subtract_v from_o god_n word_n and_o that_o all_o divine_a worship_n must_v have_v divine_a warrant_n he_o name_v calf_n and_o lamb_n only_o which_o god_n appoint_v yea_o and_o grotius_n excellent_o observe_v here_o that_o this_o darius_n exceed_v and_o excel_v cyrus_n himself_o in_o this_o respect_n of_o his_o royal_a beneficency_n for_o cyrus_n only_o permit_v the_o jew_n to_o be_v contributer_n unto_o this_o great_a work_n but_o this_o king_n darius_n contribute_v himself_o much_o also_o out_o of_o his_o own_o treasure_n as_o far_o appear_v chap._n 7.20_o 21_o 22._o and_o neh_n 11.23_o 3_o this_o new_a decree_n of_o darius_n doom_v all_o person_n both_o gentle_a and_o simple_a etc._n etc._n that_o dare_v to_o disturb_v the_o builder_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o have_v their_o own_o house_n pull_v down_o as_o a_o penalty_n ver_fw-la 11._o and_z themselves_o to_o be_v hang_v say_v vatablus_n upon_o some_o piece_n of_o their_o own_o timber_n of_o the_o house_n or_o it_o intimate_v say_v wolphius_n that_o the_o body_n of_o such_o a_o transgressor_n shall_v be_v beat_v and_o break_v to_o piece_n with_o his_o own_o wood_n etc._n etc._n which_o can_v not_o but_o be_v a_o most_o cruel_a kind_n of_o death_n yea_o and_o his_o house_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o dunghill_n or_o jakes_n expose_v say_v osiander_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o violence_n and_o vile_a use_v etc._n etc._n 4_o darius_n add_v also_o a_o most_o sad_a imprecation_n of_o the_o severe_a curse_n to_o befall_v all_o king_n and_o people_n that_o dare_v presume_v to_o discourage_v or_o disturb_v the_o builder_n of_o god_n temple_n v._o 12._o here_o darius_n say_v wolphius_n make_v a_o candid_a confession_n of_o his_o faith_n in_o the_o true_a god_n of_o his_o power_n and_o justice_n clear_o distinguish_v he_o from_o all_o false_a deity_n n._n b._n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o this_o true_a god_n who_o darius_n thus_o solemn_o invocate_v say_v amen_o to_o his_o dreadful_a curse_n let_v all_o persecutor_n of_o god_n church_n and_o child_n be_v they_o high_a or_o low_a tremble_v at_o this_o direful_a imprecation_n for_o in_o all_o age_n god_n hand_n have_v be_v exceed_v heavy_a upon_o their_o person_n and_o posterity_n let_v king_n and_o all_o prince_n say_v wolphius_n learn_v to_o be_v wise_a and_o not_o dare_v to_o thrust_v their_o sickle_n into_o god_n harvest_n the_o lord_n of_o it_o will_v not_o see_v his_o harvest_n spoil_v before_o his_o eye_n by_o the_o wild_a beast_n of_o the_o wood_n or_o world_n remark_n the_o three_o behold_v how_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o jew_n do_v truckle_n and_o bow_n before_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o decree_n of_o darius_n ver_fw-la 13._o no_o soon_o have_v the_o king_n say_v wolphius_n quite_o exclude_v all_o exception_n and_o universal_o command_v a_o speedy_a execution_n but_o the_o very_a toparch_n or_o persian_a governor_n present_o bend_v and_o buckle_v to_o promote_v that_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o before_o they_o have_v bandy_v together_o with_o all_o their_o craft_n and_o may_v to_o obstruct_v now_o tatnai_n and_o shetherboznai_n do_v advance_v it_o because_o they_o dare_v do_v no_o otherwise_o their_o obedience_n be_v now_o wring_v out_o of_o they_o as_o verjuice_n be_v out_o of_o a_o crab_n or_o distil_v water_n by_o the_o force_n of_o fire_n they_o dare_v not_o disobey_v the_o direction_n of_o the_o decree_n lest_o they_o shall_v lie_v under_o the_o lash_n of_o the_o law_n and_o correction_n of_o it_o to_o wit_n their_o house_n to_o be_v pull_v down_o etc._n etc._n no_o doubt_n but_o they_o undertake_v this_o work_n as_o aukardly_a as_o haman_n do_v in_o his_o honour_v of_o mordecai_n at_o that_o juncture_n of_o time_n when_o it_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o hang_v mordecai_n up_o out_o of_o his_o way_n thus_o those_o mongrel-samaritans_a be_v force_v to_o sear_v the_o lord_n because_o of_o his_o lion_n 2_o king_n 17.33_o 34._o n.b._n say_v wolphius_n here_o all_o humane_a affair_n be_v so_o overrule_v by_o a_o divine_a providence_n that_o as_o we_o can_v expect_v any_o good_a by_o the_o benevolency_n of_o friend_n so_o nor_o need_v we_o fear_v the_o least_o dram_n of_o evil_a from_o the_o malice_n of_o our_o enemy_n unless_o it_o be_v the_o goodwill_n and_o pleasure_n of_o our_o good_a god_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o god_n compel_v the_o unwilling_a here_o as_o he_o oft_o do_v elsewhere_o to_o help_v his_o church_n who_o heart_n be_v more_o to_o hinder_v it_o remark_n the_o four_o now_o all_o impediment_n be_v remove_v all_o the_o help_n be_v apply_v and_o the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n go_v brave_o forward_a and_o in_o due_a time_n be_v finish_v ver_fw-la
14_o 15._o the_o apostle_n faith_n that_o which_o now_o let_v will_v let_v until_o it_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n 2_o thess_n 2.7_o hitherto_o say_v dr._n lightfoot_n have_v the_o jew_n be_v building_n god_n house_n at_o the_o instigation_n and_o encouragement_n of_o god_n prophet_n haggai_n and_o zechary_n but_o now_o they_o have_v a_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n that_o remove_v all_o remora_n out_o of_o their_o way_n mark_v 1_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o jew_n now_o do_v prosper_v in_o their_o building_n work_n even_o those_o very_a man_n who_o name_n their_o adversary_n the_o informer_n have_v take_v say_v wolphius_n and_o send_v they_o upon_o evil_a design_n to_o king_n darius_n that_o he_o may_v order_v his_o officer_n to_o apprehend_v they_o and_o clap_v they_o up_o close_a prisoner_n etc._n etc._n but_o now_o their_o work_n be_v become_v glorious_a which_o before_o have_v be_v dangerous_a mark_v 2._o their_o prosper_v in_o this_o building_n work_n be_v not_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o chance_n or_o fortune_n nor_o to_o dariu_n good_a humour_n but_o unto_o god_n only_o who_o both_o send_v his_o prophet_n to_o prompt_v they_o forward_o in_o their_o present_a proceed_n and_o by_o his_o almighty_a power_n so_o dispose_v darius_n heart_n as_o to_o publish_v this_o his_o noble_a decree_n for_o promote_a it_o by_o royal_a authority_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n for_o 14._o mark_v 3_o because_o it_o be_v add_v by_o the_o command_n of_o cyrus_n darius_n and_o artaxerxes_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 14._o some_o suppose_v this_o three_o king_n be_v darius_n son_n xerxes_n who_o be_v a_o favourer_n of_o the_o jew_n say_v josephus_n and_o as_o his_o father_n viceroy_n promote_v this_o favourable_a decree_n thus_o say_v masius_n out_o of_o junius_n but_o the_o most_o likely_a opinion_n be_v that_o of_o dr._n lightfoot_n concur_v herein_o with_o wolphius_n who_o say_v that_o darius_n and_o artaxerxes_n be_v but_o one_o man_n for_o the_o hebrew_n vaughan_n before_o artaxerxes_n be_v use_v there_o not_o for_o conjunction_n but_o for_o exposition_n as_o if_o it_o be_v say_v darius_n who_o be_v also_o call_v artaxerxes_n '_o which_o be_v the_o common_a name_n of_o persian_a king_n mark_v 4._o those_o two_o persian_a king_n cyrus_n and_o darius_n be_v of_o great_a renown_n both_o in_o sacred_a and_o civil_a history_n plato_n make_v they_o the_o two_o grand_a restorer_n and_o inlarger_n of_o of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n etc._n etc._n and_o herodotus_n testify_v that_o these_o two_o be_v high_o honour_v among_o the_o persian_n for_o their_o kingly_a munificency_n these_o testimony_n be_v the_o better_a because_o they_o hold_v consonancy_n with_o sacred_a writ_n which_o give_v a_o high_a and_o honourable_a character_n upon_o both_o those_o king_n they_o both_o honour_a god_n and_o therefore_o god_n honour_v they_o 1_o sam._n 2.30_o but_o such_o as_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o church_n shall_v perish_v isa_n 60.12_o mark_v 5._o darius_n decree_n be_v issue_v forth_o in_o his_o three_o year_n and_o the_o temple_n go_v forward_o that_o year_n and_o his_o four_o and_o five_o year_n without_o any_o interruption_n from_o the_o horn_n that_o be_v now_o break_v etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v finish_v in_o his_o six_o year_n ver_fw-la 15._o in_o haman_n lucky_a adar_n or_o february_n so_o that_o it_o be_v four_o year_n in_o building_n say_v sanctius_n and_o about_o twenty_o year_n after_o the_o foundation_n have_v be_v lay_v say_v salmeron_n the_o jew_n therefore_o be_v out_o in_o their_o account_n of_o forty_o six_o year_n john_n 2.20_o unless_o they_o mean_v it_o of_o herod_n temple_n which_o be_v long_o in_o building_n and_o beautify_v whereby_o he_o seek_v to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o the_o jew_n ramark_n the_o five_o be_v the_o dedication_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v finish_v ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o wherein_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n do_v solemn_o set_v it_o apart_o for_o sacred_a service_n say_v wolphius_n and_o for_o no_o other_o use_v whatsoever_o use_v all_o those_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v for_o that_o purpose_n and_o this_o they_o do_v with_o great_a joy_n as_o solomon_n have_v do_v at_o the_o dedication_n of_o his_o first_o temple_n 2_o chron._n 7.10_o thus_o god_n have_v require_v that_o his_o worship_n shall_v be_v celebrate_v with_o joy_n deut._n 12.7_o and_o have_v make_v it_o a_o condition_n of_o a_o acceptable_a service_n deut._n 26.14_o because_o say_v wolphius_n joy_n exhilarate_v man_n mind_n which_o sorrow_n suppress_v as_o they_o have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n with_o joy_n chap._n 3.11_o 12._o so_o much_o more_o now_o when_o they_o have_v lay_v the_o top-stone_n and_o in_o consecrate_v it_o to_o god_n worship_n which_o they_o do_v by_o a_o hecatomb_n so_o famous_a in_o homer_n and_o over_o all_o the_o world_n say_v wolphius_n that_o be_v a_o hundred_o bullock_n though_o it_o be_v small_a to_o solomon_n 1_o kin._n 8.63_o yet_o high_o accept_v in_o heaven_n because_o they_o do_v what_o they_o can_v mar._n 14.8_o leu._n 14.22_o 32_o etc._n etc._n and_o by_o twelve_o he-goat_n for_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n n._n b._n though_o ten_o of_o the_o tribe_n be_v go_v off_o and_o disperse_v they_o know_v not_o where_o yet_o will_v they_o remember_v they_o in_o their_o prayer_n as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v for_o all_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n in_o all_o place_n this_o whole_a matter_n be_v manage_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n remark_n the_o six_o the_o next_o consequent_a after_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o complete_v temple_n be_v their_o solemn_a celebration_n of_o the_o passover_n in_o it_o thus_o consecrate_a for_o 19_o to_o 22._o mark_v 1_o this_o probable_o be_v the_o first_o passover_n say_v sanctius_n because_o no_o time_n before_o be_v peaceable_a enough_o to_o suffer_v it_o nor_o any_o place_n capacious_a enough_o to_o contain_v so_o vast_a a_o multitude_n nor_o indeed_o be_v they_o before_o so_o purify_v to_o keep_v it_o as_o ver_fw-la 20._o mark_v 2._o not_o only_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n do_v purify_v themselves_o but_o also_o the_o people_n to_o partake_v worthy_o of_o this_o solemn_a passover_n n.b._n which_o now_o mind_v they_o of_o a_o double_a duty_n first_o their_o forefather_n deliverance_n from_o egypt_n and_o second_o their_o own_o deliverance_n from_o babylon_n but_o above_o all_o three_o it_o be_v for_o confirm_v their_o faith_n in_o christ_n the_o true_a paschal_n lamb._n they_o be_v all_o sinner_n so_o need_v a_o saviour_n mark_v 3_o many_o proselyte_n who_o have_v live_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o be_v convert_v from_o pollute_a paganism_n by_o their_o pious_a instruction_n and_o conversation_n do_v purify_v themselves_o mark_v 4._o all_o those_o together_o keep_v the_o passover_n joyful_o because_o god_n have_v turn_v the_o king_n heart_n towards_o his_o temple_n and_o make_v their_o enemy_n to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o the_o jew_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n darius_n be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n ver_fw-la 22._o for_o though_o persia_n be_v his_o hereditary_a kingdom_n yet_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n have_v make_v he_o head_n of_o that_o grand_a assyrian_a monarchy_n and_o therefore_o be_v he_o so_o style_v and_o his_o now_o strengthen_v the_o jew_n hand_n do_v more_o ennoble_v he_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o ezra_n chap._n vii_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o appointment_n of_o ezra_n to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o babylon_n with_o a_o second_o return_v of_o the_o jew_n into_o judea_n and_o unto_o jerusalem_n from_o their_o captivity_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o first_o the_o description_n of_o his_o person_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o mark_v 1_o his_o name_n hebr._n signify_v a_o helper_n and_o according_a to_o the_o notation_n of_o his_o name_n he_o become_v a_o singular_a helper_n of_o the_o afflict_a church_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v in_o thââ_n four_o follow_a chapter_n mark_v 2._o his_o genealogy_n wherein_o divers_a person_n be_v omit_v for_o brevitie_n sake_n which_o may_v be_v supply_v out_o of_o 1_o chron._n 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o say_v capellus_n for_o ezra_n have_v wââ_n both_o those_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n before_o he_o write_v this_o say_v buxtorf_n and_o therefore_o be_v he_o the_o short_a here_o refer_v this_o latter_a to_o his_o former_a chronicle_n in_o both_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a say_v wolphius_n that_o ezra_n descend_v from_o aaron_n mark_v 3_o his_o qualification_n for_o his_o generation-work_n ver_fw-la 6._o he_o be_v sopher_n matir_n a_o nimble_a textman_n say_v piscatory_a a_o great_a scholar_n and_o excellent_o skill_v in_o scripture_n learn_v who_o have_v get_v say_v grotius_n the_o most_o accurate_a copy_n put_v forth_o
god_n ver_fw-la 26_o and_o ezra_n bless_v god_n for_o it_o ver_fw-la 27_o 28._o look_v beyond_o man_n at_o god_n himself_o who_o have_v put_v these_o thing_n into_o the_o king_n heart_n thus_o to_o beautify_v god_n temple_n which_o now_o be_v build_v without_o but_o a_o due_a observance_n of_o those_o service_n and_o sacrifice_n which_o the_o king_n have_v grant_v will_v conduce_v much_o to_o the_o beautify_v of_o it_o within_o and_o ezra_n bless_v god_n also_o for_o use_v his_o service_n to_o promote_v his_o own_o this_o he_o own_v as_o high_a honour_n to_o be_v god_n instrument_n and_o this_o encourage_v he_o to_o proceed_v in_o his_o work_n and_o to_o muster_v the_o jew_n in_o order_n to_o a_o march_n etc._n etc._n ezra_n chap._n viii_o this_o chapter_n relate_v in_o particular_a ezra_n journey_n to_o jerusalem_n whereof_o we_o have_v only_o some_o hint_n in_o the_o general_n in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n where_o be_v his_o appointment_n for_o it_o by_o a_o royal_a commission_n but_o 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rendezvouz_n at_o ahava_n ezra_n send_v his_o messenger_n man_n of_o understanding_n name_v for_o 16._o who_o go_v at_o his_o command_n to_o the_o college_n where_o he_o know_v a_o considerable_a company_n of_o levite_n be_v together_o over_o who_o iddo_n sit_v precedent_n say_v masius_n and_o who_o be_v to_o command_v the_o levite_n under_o he_o to_o dispatch_v away_o to_o ezra_n ver_fw-la 17._o which_o be_v according_o do_v ver_fw-la 18._o and_o they_o bring_v he_o the_o nethinim_n also_o who_o be_v now_o become_v man_n of_o mark_n in_o god_n service_n ver_fw-la 19_o 20._o ezra_n again_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o this_o good_a success_n n.b._n it_o be_v much_o that_o this_o man_n of_o understanding_n who_o ezra_n messenger_n bring_v to_o he_o and_o in_o who_o ezra_n bless_a god_n for_o bring_v he_o to_o his_o company_n ver_fw-la 18._o have_v no_o more_o understanding_n in_o the_o time_n with_o the_o man_n of_o issachar_n 1_o chron._n 12.32_o as_o not_o to_o know_v his_o own_o duty_n but_o must_v be_v hale_v out_o to_o it_o by_o ezra_n messenger_n though_o he_o have_v hear_v the_o prophet_n zechary_n proclaim_v from_o the_o lord_n honorio_n ho_o come_v forth_o and_o flee_v from_o the_o land_n of_o the_o north_n zech._n 2.6_o 7._o yet_o he_o lay_v lurk_v still_o in_o the_o land_n of_o his_o captivity_n choose_v to_o continue_v there_o notwithstanding_o both_o god_n and_o the_o two_o king_n cyrus_n before_n and_o now_o darius_n proclamation_n this_o seem_v to_o say_v to_o we_o that_o what_o ever_o measure_n of_o knowledge_n he_o have_v we_o know_v not_o save_v by_o this_o high_a character_n give_v he_o equal_a with_o those_o in_o ver_fw-la 16._o but_o sure_o he_o have_v more_o knowledge_n than_o zeal_n for_o god_n and_o his_o house_n of_o solemn_a worship_n which_o at_o that_o time_n god_n have_v confine_v to_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o four_o ezra_n prayer_n for_o a_o prosperous_a passage_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o people_n to_o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 21_o 22_o 23._o mark_v 1_o ezra_n as_o he_o now_o be_v become_v a_o colonel_n and_o captain_n general_n as_o grotius_n call_v he_o of_o this_o new_a colony_n by_o the_o king_n commission_n proclaim_v a_o fast_a etc._n etc._n mark_v 2._o the_o place_n where_o this_o day_n of_o prayer_n or_o more_o day_n as_o menochius_fw-la say_v it_o last_v for_o eight_o day_n be_v keep_v be_v by_o a_o river_n side_n a_o place_n not_o unusual_a for_o such_o work_n both_o in_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n psalm_n 137._o 1_o 2._o act_n 16.13_o here_o as_o traveller_n they_o have_v abide_v in_o tent_n three_o day_n ver_fw-la 15._o mark_v 3_o ezra_n to_o edge_n their_o prayer_n the_o better_a and_o to_o give_v wing_n to_o they_o enjoin_v a_o restraint_n from_o food_n from_o fine_a clothes_n and_o from_o other_o delight_n of_o life_n for_o afflict_v themselves_o and_o though_o this_o weaken_a their_o body_n yet_o it_o strengthen_v their_o soul_n and_o make_v they_o more_o vigorous_a and_o victorious_a mark_v 4._o they_o therein_o seek_v a_o right_a way_n for_o their_o little_a one_o as_o well_o as_o for_o themselves_o because_o they_o can_v not_o seek_v god_n themselves_o while_o little_o n.b._n and_o to_o show_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o good_a parent_n care_v to_o lay_v up_o prayer_n with_o god_n for_o their_o little_a one_o that_o when_o they_o themselves_o be_v go_v off_o the_o stage_n of_o the_o world_n their_o child_n may_v stand_v up_o in_o their_o stead_n and_o continue_v to_o do_v so_o in_o their_o generation_n even_o for_o their_o child_n also_o psalm_n 102.18_o and_o thereby_o perpetual_a worship_n must_v be_v perform_v by_o as_o mortal_a man_n to_o the_o immortal_a god_n from_o one_o generation_n to_o another_o beside_o little_a one_o be_v liable_a to_o a_o thousand_o death_n and_o danger_n and_o therefore_o they_o have_v the_o more_o need_n of_o their_o parent_n prayer_n mark_v 5._o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o seek_v by_o prayer_n god_n blessing_n upon_o our_o temporal_a estate_n and_o to_o commend_v all_o our_o stock_n and_o our_o store_n of_o creature-comfort_n commit_v to_o our_o keep_n unto_o the_o providence_n and_o protection_n of_o god_n for_o so_o ezra_n do_v here_o for_o all_o their_o substance_n for_o 21._o which_o comprehend_v all_o their_o good_n both_o animate_v and_o inanimate_a all_o their_o gold_n garment_n and_o food_n as_o well_o as_o all_o their_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 6._o when_o we_o undertake_v any_o voyage_n by_o sea_n or_o any_o journey_n by_o land_n it_o be_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o also_o necessary_a to_o seek_v divine_a direction_n for_o a_o right_a way_n wherein_o we_o may_v find_v both_o safety_n and_o success_n both_o for_o we_o and_o for_o all_o we_o if_o this_o be_v but_o solemn_o do_v by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n which_o two_o duty_n for_o the_o most_o part_n go_v couple_v together_o luke_n 2.37_o matth._n 17.21_o 1_o cor._n 7.5_o etc._n etc._n we_o shall_v sure_o speed_v of_o god_n direction_n and_o of_o his_o protection_n too_o to_o make_v we_o prosper_v as_o here_o mark_v 7._o choice_n and_o excellent_a spirit_n be_v ashamed_a that_o god_n shall_v be_v by_o any_o mean_v dishonour_v and_o his_o divine_a attribute_n of_o wisdom_n power_n truth_n and_o goodness_n shall_v be_v call_v into_o question_n as_o excellent_a ezra_n here_o ver_fw-la 22._o he_o blush_v to_o crave_v a_o convoy_n of_o the_o king_n though_o it_o may_v have_v be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o they_o because_o their_o enemy_n do_v waylay_v they_o ver_fw-la 31._o lest_o the_o king_n be_v but_o little_o acquaint_v with_o god_n say_v grotius_n may_v misinterpret_v it_o as_o ezra_n distrust_n in_o god_n providence_n say_v menochius_fw-la which_o he_o have_v with_o so_o much_o freedom_n preach_v to_o he_o and_o therefore_o zealous_a ezra_n will_v
rather_o perish_v himself_o say_v wolphius_n then_o damnify_v god_n in_o his_o glory_n n.b._n ezra_n be_v here_o all_o for_o god_n whatever_o become_v of_o himself_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o five_o god_n answer_n to_o ezra_n prayer_n ver_fw-la 23_o 31._o not_o unlike_a to_o that_o of_o jabez_n 1_o chron._n 4.10_o god_n grant_v both_o their_o request_n the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n seek_v not_o the_o lord_n in_o vain_a but_o concern_v the_o work_n of_o god_n hand_n they_o do_v command_v he_o isa_n 45.11_o 19_o here_o it_o be_v say_v god_n be_v entreat_v of_o they_o ver_fw-la 23._o god_n give_v they_o some_o assurance_n that_o their_o request_n shall_v be_v gracious_o grant_v by_o he_o and_o they_o find_v their_o prayer_n effectual_a by_o sweet_a experience_n ver_fw-la 31._o for_o so_o soon_o as_o ezra_n have_v commend_v his_o hazardous_a case_n to_o god_n by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n and_o have_v also_o commit_v all_o the_o sacred_a vessel_n to_o the_o safe_a custody_n of_o sacred_a person_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n ver_fw-la 24._o to_o ver_fw-la 30._o then_o he_o march_v away_o from_o ahavah_n to_o bring_v they_o all_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o though_o their_o adversary_n lay_v in_o ambush_n in_o the_o way_n if_o not_o to_o destroy_v their_o person_n they_o design_v to_o despoil_v they_o of_o their_o treasure_n yet_o god_n disappoint_v they_o by_o direct_v ezra_n to_o fetch_v a_o compass_n out_o of_o the_o direct_a road_n and_o to_o march_v in_o a_o unexpected_a and_o unsuspected_a way_n ver_fw-la 31._o as_o they_o have_v beg_v of_o god_n ver_fw-la 21._o remark_n the_o six_o ezra_n through_o the_o good_a hand_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o which_o he_o oft_o acknowledge_v escape_v the_o highway_n man_n who_o will_v at_o least_o have_v rob_v he_o and_o come_v safe_a to_o jerusalem_n he_o and_o all_o his_o company_n with_o all_o their_o treasure_n ver_fw-la 32._o and_o rest_v there_o three_o day_n for_o necessary_a refreshment_n after_o so_o long_a a_o journey_n but_o 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their_o take_n in_o and_o deliver_v out_o do_v agree_v n.b._n whenever_o there_o happen_v a_o happy_a concurrence_n of_o the_o saint_n prayer_n both_o in_o city_n and_o country_n at_o one_o time_n oh_o how_o successful_o do_v the_o concern_v of_o god_n cause_n go_v end-way_n as_o here_o ezra_n and_o his_o company_n keep_v a_o solemn_a fast_o upon_o the_o eleven_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n in_o the_o country_n and_o march_v then_o away_o upon_o the_o twelve_o day_n ver_fw-la 15_o 23_o 31._o and_o the_o good_a soul_n in_o the_o city_n do_v solemn_o celebrate_v the_o passover_n upon_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o same_o month_n when_o ezra_n have_v just_o begin_v his_o long_a four_o month_n march_n no_o doubt_n but_o he_o prosper_v by_o their_o prayer_n also_o which_o they_o have_v pray_v both_o for_o themselves_o and_o for_o he_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o seven_o those_o new_a and_o now_o comer_n to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n though_o they_o have_v not_o many_o of_o they_o 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luke_n 16.21_o these_o deputy-lieutenant_n lend_v god_n people_n a_o lift_n and_o a_o help_a hand_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n not_o out_o of_o any_o love_n to_o the_o work_n but_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o king_n be_v cashier_v they_o thus_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o imp_n be_v make_v to_o do_v god_n will_n though_o with_o a_o ill_a will_n for_o all_o be_v god_n servant_n psalm_n 119.91_o ezra_n chap._n ix_o this_o chapter_n be_v a_o description_n of_o such_o unlawful_a and_o unequal_a marriage_n of_o the_o jew_n with_o pagan_n as_o ezra_n find_v among_o they_o in_o his_o return_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o this_o be_v amplify_v first_o by_o the_o fact_n itself_o and_o second_o by_o the_o person_n both_o those_o offend_a and_o those_o condemn_v the_o offender_n remark_n the_o first_o no_o soon_o have_v ezra_n deliver_v the_o treasure_n etc._n etc._n and_o rest_v a_o little_a say_v wolphius_n but_o present_o the_o prince_n come_v to_o complain_v of_o a_o gross_a corruption_n among_o 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which_o in_o truth_n have_v another_o cause_n namely_o the_o common_a calamity_n of_o the_o city_n of_o his_o father_n sepulcher_n lay_v waste_n at_o this_o time_n grotius_n well_o observe_v he_o speak_v not_o one_o word_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o religion_n or_o worship_n wise_o consider_v that_o he_o speak_v to_o a_o pagan_a king_n and_o before_o such_o courtier_n who_o like_o gallio_n act_v 18.17_o care_v for_o none_o of_o those_o thing_n but_o of_o his_o father_n sepulcher_n which_o all_o nation_n account_v sacred_a and_o honourable_a and_o no_o less_o than_o a_o piece_n of_o sacrilege_n to_o annoy_v or_o demolish_v they_o and_o which_o will_v not_o be_v avoid_v so_o long_o as_o the_o gate_n thereof_o lie_v waste_v remark_n the_o four_o the_o king_n become_v willing_a to_o redress_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o his_o cupbearer's_a great_a grief_n assoon_o as_o he_o understand_v it_o ver_fw-la 4._o say_v for_o what_o do_v thou_o make_v request_n this_o put_v nehemiah_n to_o prayer_n again_o after_o his_o much_o pray_v in_o chap._n 1._o not_o now_o by_o turn_v aside_o into_o some_o secret_a place_n but_o by_o dart_v up_o say_v grotius_n a_o ejaculatory_a desire_n which_o be_v express_v before_o god_n by_o himself_o grant_v i_o mercy_n lord_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o man_n chap._n 1.11_o n.b._n thus_o ought_v we_o to_o begin_v our_o petition_n to_o king_n with_o prayer_n to_o god_n and_o thus_o with_o hearty_a ejaculation_n we_o may_v pray_v always_o continual_o and_o without_o cease_v eph._n 6.18_o col._n 4.2_o 1_o thess_n 5.17_o if_o we_o do_v but_o thus_o dart_v up_o our_o desire_n from_o a_o sincere_a heart_n and_o inflame_a affection_n at_o all_o time_n in_o all_o place_n and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n when_o we_o be_v alone_o or_o in_o company_n or_o in_o work_v any_o lawful_a work_n thus_o moses_n cry_v to_o god_n yet_o speak_v nothing_o exod._n 14.15_o so_o hannah_n be_v not_o hear_v and_o yet_o she_o pray_v 1_o sam._n 1.13_o and_o thus_o nehemiah_n 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thy_o commissioner_n into_o judah_n not_o absolute_o say_v to_o rebuild_v the_o city_n say_v sanctius_n but_o only_o the_o city_n of_o his_o father_n sepulcher_n which_o repeat_v expression_n say_v menochius_fw-la denote_v that_o the_o care_n of_o ancient_a sepulcher_n be_v a_o commendable_a custom_n high_o account_v off_o among_o the_o persian_n mark_v 4._o he_o humble_o propose_v this_o request_n wrap_v it_o up_o in_o modest_a insinuation_n of_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o king_n will_n and_o wisdom_n plead_v his_o former_a favour_n as_o a_o pledge_n of_o future_a and_o further_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o six_o the_o king_n grant_v his_o request_n ver_fw-la 6._o which_o be_v god_n answer_n to_o nehemiah_n prayer_n chap._n 1.11_o and_o here_o ver_fw-la 4._o love_n be_v liberal_a and_o charity_n be_v no_o
churl_n the_o king_n be_v not_o he_o that_o can_v deny_v he_o any_o thing_n jer._n 38.5_o especial_o when_o nehemiah_n prayer-hearing_a god_n have_v bend_v his_o heart_n towards_o he_o prov._n 21.1_o he_o deny_v not_o his_o suit_n but_o only_a indent_n with_o he_o for_o the_o time_n say_v how_o long_o will_v thou_o be_v absent_a as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v loath_a say_v a_o lapide_fw-la to_o lose_v the_o presence_n of_o so_o faithful_a and_o dear_a a_o servant_n too_o long_o out_o of_o his_o palace_n and_o it_o be_v add_v also_o the_o queen_n sit_v by_o either_o to_o intimate_v that_o this_o be_v a_o unusual_a solemn_a festival_n meeting_n at_o which_o say_v masius_n though_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o persian_a king_n to_o dine_v and_o sup_v alone_o at_o other_o ordinary_a time_n yet_o the_o queen_n and_o some_o of_o her_o child_n be_v allow_v admission_n or_o as_o some_o other_o suppose_v it_o be_v a_o hint_n that_o this_o be_v esther_n as_o before_o the_o queen-mother_n and_o the_o rabbin_n relate_v that_o this_o king_n artaxerxes_n darius_n be_v her_o son_n if_o so_o it_o may_v easy_o be_v presume_v that_o this_o queen_n sit_v by_o must_v assist_v nehemiah_n in_o his_o cause_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o the_o king_n by_o her_o mouth_n remark_n the_o seven_o the_o king_n set_v he_o a_o time_n for_o his_o return_n ver_fw-la 6._o which_o junius_n piscator_fw-la and_o masius_n say_v be_v at_o twelve_o year_n end_v mention_v chap._n 5.14_o and_o 13.6_o but_o menochius_fw-la a_fw-la lapide_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v his_o royal_a leave_n be_v for_o a_o far_o short_a time_n at_o the_o first_o for_o which_o cause_n among_o other_o he_o build_v the_o wall_n with_o such_o a_o quick_a dispatch_n even_o in_o fifty_o two_o day_n chap._n 6.15_o and_o probable_o not_o long_a after_o that_o he_o return_v to_o the_o king_n by_o who_o he_o be_v send_v a_o second_o time_n with_o a_o more_o ample_a commission_n not_o only_o because_o the_o 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conduct_v i_o through_o their_o several_a country_n well_o know_v that_o the_o jew_n near_a neighbour_n be_v their_o worst_a enemy_n and_o 2._o in_o particular_a to_o asaph_n the_o keeper_n of_o the_o forest_n of_o lebanon_n that_o he_o may_v furnish_v he_o with_o wood_n necessary_a for_o his_o work_n and_o particular_o for_o his_o palace_n governor_n like_a chap._n 5.14_o 17_o 18._o mark_v 3_o wolphius_n well_o observe_v here_o that_o nehemiah_n do_v no_o less_o acknowledge_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n providence_n over_o he_o as_o ezra_n have_v do_v before_o he_o ezra_n 7.6_o 9_o than_o the_o kindness_n of_o the_o king_n in_o grant_v both_o his_o first_o and_o this_o second_o which_o be_v a_o double_a petition_n n._n b._n ezra_n have_v be_v ashamed_a to_o ask_v a_o convoy_n from_o the_o king_n ezra_n 8.22_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v render_v there_o because_o he_o have_v discourse_v with_o the_o king_n about_o god_n protection_n and_o providence_n to_o his_o people_n but_o nehemiah_n have_v not_o do_v so_o therefore_o their_o case_n be_v different_a though_o nehemiah_n do_v likewise_o commit_v his_o case_n and_o cause_n to_o god_n keep_v as_o well_o as_o ezra_n yet_o request_n he_o of_o the_o king_n a_o convoy_n beyond_o the_o river_n where_o he_o be_v sensible_a of_o least_o safety_n n._n b._n it_o be_v a_o great_a truth_n that_o in_o all_o our_o erterprise_n god_n be_v so_o to_o be_v trust_v as_o if_o we_o have_v use_v no_o mean_n and_o yet_o the_o mean_n be_v so_o to_o be_v use_v as_o if_o we_o have_v no_o god_n to_o trust_v in_o though_o the_o care_n of_o the_o end_n belong_v to_o god_n yet_o the_o care_n of_o the_o mean_n belong_v to_o we_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v nehemiah_n improvement_n of_o this_o his_o royal_a commission_n in_o this_o narrative_a remark_n the_o first_o nehemiah_n set_v forth_o on_o his_o journey_n ver_fw-la 9_o 10._o the_o king_n be_v so_o kind_a to_o he_o as_o to_o grant_v he_o more_o say_v sanctius_n 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work_n as_o he_o do_v here_o he_o will_v say_v be_v of_o good_a cheer_n and_o well_o may_v they_o be_v so_o who_o sin_n be_v pardon_v our_o sickness_n shall_v mind_v we_o of_o our_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v heal_v on_o both_o side_n chap._n xii_o here_o begin_v the_o history_n of_o christ_n life_n in_o his_o thirty_o second_o year_n under_o his_o second_o passover_n after_o his_o baptism_n which_o he_o begin_v with_o heal_v the_o infirm_a man_n at_o the_o pool_n of_o bethesda_n john_n 5._o that_o feast_n of_o the_o jew_n ver_fw-la 1._o must_v needs_o be_v the_o passover_n which_o be_v refer_v to_o when_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o field_n of_o shechem_n then_o be_v it_o but_o four_o month_n to_o this_o second_o passover_n john_n 4.35_o which_o do_v fall_v out_o at_o their_o barley_n harvest_n leu._n 23.5_o 11_o etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o evangelist_n call_v it_o only_o a_o feast_n in_o general_n because_o he_o have_v give_v such_o fair_a intimation_n before_o what_o feast_v it_o be_v that_o he_o there_o mention_v say_v dr._n lightfoot_n this_o miracle_n of_o heal_v the_o impotent_a man_n consist_v of_o many_o remark_n as_o first_o the_o place_n where_o be_v bethesda_n which_o signify_v a_o house_n of_o mercy_n and_o which_o be_v a_o hospital_n for_o impotent_a folk_n build_v belike_o by_o some_o well_o dispose_v person_n at_o the_o motion_n of_o god_n minister_n have_v five_o porch_n for_o their_o conveniency_n here_o do_v many_o infirm_a people_n lie_v languish_v and_o look_v for_o relief_n and_o a_o release_n from_o their_o several_a disease_n bless_a be_v god_n that_o this_o great_a city_n want_v not_o such_o hospital_n and_o work_n of_o charity_n for_o such_o like_a good_a use_n the_o lord_n touch_v the_o heart_n of_o our_o young_a josiah_n king_n edw._n the_o 6_o
they_o send_v their_o satanical_a tool_n the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n from_o jerusalem_n into_o galilee_n to_o he_o to_o entrap_v and_o oppose_v he_o and_o to_o make_v a_o party_n against_o he_o not_o unlike_o those_o that_o come_v down_o with_o a_o commission_n to_o accuse_v paul_n act_v 24.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n thence_o begin_v their_o contest_v with_o christ_n about_o tradition_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 15.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o mark_v 7.1_o etc._n etc._n these_o pharisee_n pretend_v to_o be_v prince_n of_o sanctity_n as_o if_o they_o have_v attain_v the_o perfection_n thereof_o only_o and_o the_o scribe_n cry_v themselves_o up_o as_o prince_n of_o science_n monopolise_v as_o it_o be_v the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n to_o themselves_o luke_n 11.52_o and_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o seat_n principal_a both_o of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n therefore_o be_v this_o conspiracy_n against_o christ_n as_o david_n call_v it_o psal_n 2.1_o etc._n etc._n so_o much_o the_o strong_a as_o come_v from_o that_o honourable_a metropolis_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o such_o honourable_a messenger_n for_o the_o jew_n be_v make_v to_o believe_v if_o but_o two_o person_n can_v go_v to_o heaven_n the_o one_o must_v be_v a_o scribe_n and_o the_o other_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi the_o remark_n upon_o this_o disputation_n be_v these_o 1._o it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n that_o corrupt_a churchman_n do_v oppose_v christ_n yea_o such_o as_o be_v most_o eminent_a of_o they_o even_o those_o may_v be_v lewd_a as_o well_o as_o learned_a and_o hypocritical_a night-bird_n that_o can_v bear_v the_o light_n but_o do_v even_o as_o batts_n beat_v against_o it_o etc._n etc._n thus_o those_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n will_v direct_v the_o disciple_n and_o pervert_v they_o from_o follow_v christ_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v those_o eminent_a hypocrite_n be_v fair_a in_o their_o pretension_n while_o foul_a in_o their_o intention_n thus_o here_o they_o come_v to_o christ_n as_o friend_n private_o to_o tell_v he_o of_o his_o disciple_n fault_n and_o seem_v so_o tender_a as_o not_o to_o tell_v of_o it_o public_o before_o the_o multitude_n yet_o seek_v to_o crush_v christ_n credit_n thereby_o etc._n etc._n the_o 3d_o remark_n be_v nor_o be_v nonconformity_n as_o to_o humane_a invention_n which_o want_v divine_a institution_n to_o be_v wonder_v at_o now_o see_v christ_n own_a disciple_n be_v charge_v as_o guilty_a of_o it_o in_o transgress_v against_o tradition_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o antiquity_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o remark_n be_v superstitious_a formalist_n will_v plead_v tradition_n against_o the_o truth_n as_o those_o do_v here_o so_o do_v our_o new_a pharisee_n now_o for_o the_o old_a one_o be_v flee_v and_o hide_v in_o the_o popish_a doctor_n as_o the_o philosopher_n flee_v and_o hide_v themselves_o in_o the_o heretic_n as_o pharisaism_n prefer_v their_o own_o tradition_n above_o god_n word_n account_v it_o as_o great_a a_o sin_n to_o eat_v with_o unwashen_n hand_n as_o to_o commit_v fornication_n so_o papism_n deem_v the_o deface_a a_o idol_n worse_o than_o killiââ_n a_o man_n eat_v a_o egg_n etc._n etc._n in_o lent_n etc._n etc._n than_o commit_v incest_n and_o for_o a_o priest_n to_o have_v one_o wife_n than_o ten_o whore_n choose_v rather_o to_o life_n by_o their_o own_o lust_n than_o by_o god_n law_n etc._n etc._n the_o 5_o remark_n be_v answer_n may_v be_v return_v by_o way_n of_o recrimination_n provide_v it_o be_v without_o mixture_n of_o morosity_n as_o here_o christ_n do_v not_o excuse_v his_o disciple_n by_o say_v that_o civil_a action_n of_o wash_v we_o must_v not_o make_v a_o holy_a and_o religious_a action_n as_o you_o do_v but_o accuse_v they_o of_o a_o great_a fault_n in_o their_o wilful_a break_v god_n moral_a law_n while_o they_o so_o zealous_o cry_v up_o their_o own_o tradition_n as_o if_o any_o humane_a authority_n can_v give_v a_o dispensation_n from_o the_o duty_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n the_o 6_o remark_n be_v zeal_n for_o humane_a ceremony_n especial_o when_o attend_v with_o a_o negligent_a disrespect_n to_o divine_a command_n be_v a_o plain_a and_o palpable_a evidence_n of_o hypocrisy_n our_o lord_n call_v the_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n for_o this_o etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o the_o fountain_n of_o pollute_v a_o man_n action_n be_v the_o heart_n and_o not_o the_o mouth_n therefore_o christ_n tell_v the_o multitude_n when_o these_o hypocrite_n will_v not_o be_v heal_v this_o great_a truth_n mat._n 15.10_o etc._n etc._n intimate_v that_o the_o pharisee_n be_v more_o defile_v with_o those_o slander_n which_o come_v out_o of_o their_o mouth_n than_o his_o disciple_n can_v be_v by_o put_v meat_n into_o their_o mouth_n with_o unwashen_n hand_n therefore_o be_v they_o plant_v to_o be_v pluck_v up_o design_v for_o detection_n here_o and_o for_o destruction_n hereafter_o and_o so_o be_v the_o new_a pharisee_n doom_v likewise_o chap._n xxiii_o now_o when_o christ_n be_v weary_v with_o the_o jew_n perverseness_n he_o turn_v himself_o to_o the_o gentile_n according_a to_o act_n 10.46_o yet_o do_v he_o not_o that_o which_o he_o forbid_v his_o disciple_n to_o do_v mat._n 10.5_o go_v not_o into_o the_o way_n of_o the_o gentile_n though_o that_o be_v no_o oblige_a law_n to_o the_o lawmaker_n himself_n as_o it_o be_v to_o they_o but_o he_o only_o withdraw_v out_o of_o the_o country_n of_o genesareth_n and_o those_o city_n of_o galilee_n into_o the_o part_n of_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n there_o to_o hide_v himself_o in_o those_o ancient_o utmost_a border_n of_o canaan_n from_o the_o outrage_n of_o the_o enrage_a pharisee_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o to_o intimate_v that_o the_o rejection_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o reception_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v approach_v mat._n 15.21_o etc._n etc._n and_o mark_v 7.24_o etc._n etc._n where_o the_o history_n of_o the_o canaanitish_n woman_n be_v more_o brief_o relate_v than_o by_o matthew_n yet_o in_o more_o various_a circumstance_n the_o remark_n 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heart_n to_o seek_v out_o he_o as_o isa_n 65.1_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o here_o though_o this_o phaenician_a be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o curse_a canaanire_n who_o can_v not_o be_v drive_v out_o from_o the_o tribe_n of_o ashur_n etc._n etc._n judg._n 1.31_o 32_o etc._n etc._n who_o use_v the_o creek_n tongue_n after_o alexander_n and_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n have_v conquer_v it_o therefore_o matthew_n follow_v the_o old_a custom_n of_o the_o hebrews_n call_v this_o woman_n a_o canaanite_n mat._n 15.22_o but_o mark_n call_v she_o a_o greek_a mark_v 7.26_o not_o so_o because_o of_o her_o birth_n or_o of_o her_o language_n which_o rather_o be_v syriack_n upon_o which_o she_o be_v also_o style_v a_o syrophaenician_a but_o both_o by_o conquest_n as_o above_o and_o because_o the_o jew_n brand_v all_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n that_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o commonwealth_n
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adam_n yet_o have_v he_o a_o new_a another_z and_o a_o better_a portion_n for_o we_o in_o the_o second_o adam_n upon_o our_o return_n to_o he_o as_o the_o father_n here_o etc._n etc._n god_n be_v not_o only_o a_o love_a god_n but_o he_o be_v love_v itself_o 1_o john_n 4.8_o and_o christ_n call_v our_o everlasting_a father_n isa_n 9.6_o inn_n which_o receive_v all_o comer_n from_o all_o quarter_n and_o by_o the_o posture_n of_o his_o death_n die_v with_o his_o arm_n spread_v abroad_o open_a upon_o the_o cross_n the_o posture_n of_o embrace_v friend_n etc._n etc._n and_o cry_v he_o that_o come_v unto_o i_o i_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a cast_v out_o john_n 6.37_o answer_v all_o doubt_n at_o once_o with_o in_o no_o wise_a there_o remark_n the_o 2._o after_o the_o father_n have_v kiss_v his_o new-found_a son_n etc._n etc._n he_o say_v to_o his_o servant_n bring_v forth_o the_o best_a robe_n verâ_n 22._o wherein_o and_o in_o for_o 23._o there_o be_v four_o part_n 1._o raiment_n for_o his_o 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to_o life_n again_o and_o that_o will_v raise_v all_o the_o dead_a in_o the_o world_n at_o the_o last_o day_n john_n 5.25_o if_o christ_n word_n be_v of_o such_o efficacy_n here_o when_o himself_o be_v go_v to_o be_v judge_v how_o much_o more_o efficacious_a will_v it_o be_v when_o he_o come_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n his_o thus_o confound_v those_o aggressor_n and_o transgressor_n with_o a_o word_n be_v a_o plain_a demonstration_n that_o none_o can_v take_v away_o his_o life_n from_o he_o until_o he_o lay_v it_o down_o of_o himself_o now_o while_o they_o lie_v grovel_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o our_o lord_n have_v his_o adversary_n under_o his_o foot_n he_o only_o indent_v with_o they_o for_o the_o peaceable_a dismission_n of_o his_o disciple_n and_o have_v a_o full_a discharge_n for_o they_o he_o yield_v up_o himself_o to_o they_o hereupon_o up_o they_o get_v again_o and_o desperate_o proceed_v in_o their_o devilish_a design_n be_v nothing_o daunt_v with_o their_o late_a disaster_n this_o lead_v to_o the_o manner_n how_o these_o assasine_n apprehend_v he_o as_o judas_n have_v betray_v he_o to_o they_o by_o a_o kiss_n so_o those_o jew_n &c_n &c_n now_o 1._o lay_v hand_n on_o he_o 2._o bind_v he_o and_o 3._o lead_v he_o away_o to_o the_o city_n 1._o these_o wretched_a miscreant_n lay_v their_o wicked_a hand_n upon_o holy_a jesus_n oh_o the_o prodigious_a callosity_n and_o obduration_n of_o these_o villain_n heart_n that_o dare_v do_v so_o to_o our_o redeemer_n after_o they_o have_v feel_v the_o power_n of_o his_o deity_n which_o have_v just_a then_o so_o confound_o strike_v they_o backward_o and_o make_v they_o stagger_v like_o drunkard_n till_o they_o fall_v flat_a all_o along_o on_o the_o earth_n n._n b._n note_v well_o christ_n do_v oftentimes_o put_v forth_o a_o beam_n of_o his_o deity_n as_o 1._o at_o his_o birth_n in_o the_o eastern_a star_n that_o proclaim_v it_o to_o the_o wiseman_n and_o in_o the_o choir_n of_o angel_n that_o sing_v he_o into_o the_o world_n 2._o at_o 40_o day_n old_a when_o he_o be_v present_v in_o the_o temple_n as_o a_o son_n of_o man_n yet_o praise_v there_o by_o some_o as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n luke_n 2.26_o 30_o etc._n etc._n 3._o at_o his_o flight_n into_o egypt_n where_o all_o the_o idol_n thereof_o do_v fall_v down_o as_o history_n say_v at_o his_o presence_n 4._o at_o his_o dispute_n with_o the_o doctor_n who_o at_o twelve_o year_n old_a he_o astonish_v etc._n etc._n luke_n 2.47_o 5_o at_o his_o baptism_n in_o the_o bath-kol_a or_o daughter_n of_o a_o voice_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v to_o wit_n the_o voice_n from_o heaven_n and_o the_o descend_v of_o the_o dove_n matth._n 3.16_o 17._o 6_o in_o the_o wilderness_n where_o he_o have_v angel_n to_o minister_v comfort_n as_o well_o as_o devil_n to_o buffet_v he_o with_o tempration_n matth._n 4._o 7._o at_o his_o transfiguration_n which_o strengthen_v he_o against_o all_o affront_v mat._n 18.7_o at_o his_o agony_n where_o he_o have_v his_o comfort_a angel_n luke_n 22_o 43._o wipe_v off_o that_o sweat_n which_o be_v the_o doom_n upon_o adam_n fall_n in_o the_o garden_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o brow_n etc._n etc._n when_o all_o the_o power_n of_o hell_n be_v let_v loose_a against_o he_o as_o never_o be_v upon_o any_o person_n upon_o earth_n since_o the_o first_o pitch_v of_o that_o field-battel_n betwixt_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n gen._n 3.15_o and_o now_o 9_o at_o his_o apprehension_n strike_v down_o his_o apprehender_n and_o confound_v they_o with_o a_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n i_o be_o he_o they_o call_v he_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n by_o way_n of_o reproach_n he_o own_v this_o reproachful_a name_n and_o wear_v it_o as_o his_o crown_n even_o upon_o his_o cross_n and_o shall_v not_o we_o do_v so_o likewise_o n.b._n note_v well_o this_o his_o cast_n of_o his_o assaulter_n into_o a_o consternation_n do_v declare_v how_o the_o wicked_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o judgement_n 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v._o 7._o and_o he_o have_v tell_v and_o teach_v they_o before_o that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v so_o unkind_a to_o they_o as_o not_o to_o tell_v they_o the_o truth_n be_v it_o not_o so_o i_o will_v have_v tell_v you_o john_n 14.2_o it_o consist_v not_o with_o christ_n candour_n to_o feed_v his_o disciple_n with_o the_o false_a hope_n of_o a_o utopian_a felicity_n as_o the_o devil_n deal_v with_o his_o drudge_n who_o he_o delude_v by_o bring_v they_o into_o a_o fool_n paradise_n and_o as_o mohomet_n do_v with_o his_o musulman_n to_o who_o he_o promise_v all_o sensual_a pleasure_n when_o they_o die_v in_o his_o cause_n etc._n etc._n no_o our_o lord_n be_v no_o such_o impostor_n but_o tell_v they_o true_o that_o he_o will_v pray_v to_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n will_v give_v they_o another_o comforter_n instead_o of_o he_o their_o comforter_n while_o he_o converse_v with_o they_o and_o be_v now_o depart_v from_o they_o who_o shall_v abide_v with_o the_o disciple_n for_o ever_o 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voice_n that_o will_v at_o last_o most_o effectual_o becalm_v all_o the_o four_o violent_a wind_n etc._n etc._n but_o daniel_n do_v more_o plain_o declare_v the_o four_o aforesaid_a kingdom_n all_o which_o he_o express_o compare_v to_o four_o foul_a beast_n dan._n 7.3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o then_o after_o the_o final_a fall_n of_o all_o those_o four_o beastly_a kingdom_n he_o add_v a_o five_o kingdom_n which_o he_o call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o a_o man_n verse_n 13_o 14._o to_o wit_n of_o god-man_n the_o lord_n jesus_n who_o kingdom_n shall_v never_o be_v destroy_v n.b._n christ_n kingdom_n have_v not_o a_o finis_fw-la consumptionis_fw-la but_o only_o a_o finis_fw-la consummationis_fw-la though_o it_o shall_v be_v
in_o his_o presence_n who_o afterward_o he_o so_o seek_v for_o to_o no_o purpose_n in_o all_o country_n chap._n 18.10_o it_o be_v probable_a this_o profane_a king_n look_v upon_o god_n prophet_n as_o some_o idle_a addleheaded_n fellow_n and_o so_o below_o his_o grandeur_n to_o regard_v his_o person_n or_o word_n but_o slight_v he_o n_o b._n miracle_n god_n will_v not_o multiply_v without_o cause_n elijah_n foot_n save_v he_o though_o god_n can_v have_v assuage_v ahab_n frenzy_n yet_o he_o direct_v elijah_n to_o use_v ordinary_a mean_n of_o escape_v for_o a_o example_n to_o other_o jer._n 36.26_o joh._n 8.59_o mark_v 2._o god_n take_v care_n for_o his_o daily_a food_n there_o command_v the_o hagnorebim_n heb._n to_o be_v caterer_n for_o he_o ver_fw-la 6._o objection_n the_o first_o now_o because_o raven_n be_v ravenous_a fowl_n rather_o snatch_v meat_n from_o other_o than_o bring_v it_o to_o other_o by_o their_o rapacious_a nature_n therefore_o some_o learned_a man_n look_v upon_o it_o 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their_o own_o hunger_n when_o their_o maker_n bid_v they_o do_v so_o thus_o the_o great_a god_n be_v say_v to_o command_v both_o inanimate_a senseless_a creature_n as_o job_n 38.11_o 12._o psal_n 78.23_o isa_n 5.6_o and_o 45.12_o yea_o and_o animate_v brute_n creature_n as_o amos_n 9.3_o jonah_n 2.10_o etc._n etc._n the_o same_o great_a god_n that_o provide_v meat_n for_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n matth._n 6_o 26._o can_v make_v the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n provide_v meat_n for_o his_o prophet_n as_o here_o and_o for_o all_o his_o servant_n that_o depend_v upon_o he_o rather_o than_o they_o shall_v be_v disappoint_v in_o their_o dependency_n of_o trust_n in_o he_o n.b._n be_v not_o our_o faith_n want_v to_o god_n his_o care_n will_v not_o be_v want_v to_o we_o matth._n 6.32_o 1_o pet._n 5.7_o a_o second_o objection_n be_v the_o raven_n be_v a_o unclean_a creature_n levit._n 11.13_o 15._o as_o well_o as_o bird_n of_o prey_n so_o be_v very_o improbable_a instrument_n answer_v 1_o though_o raven_n be_v unclean_a creature_n sign_n both_o of_o man_n punishment_n and_o of_o god_n curse_n isa_n 34.11_o and_o vulgar_o ominous_a to_o behold_v hateful_a almost_o to_o all_o insomuch_o as_o in_o some_o country_n there_o be_v a_o reward_n appoint_v for_o those_o that_o can_v kill_v they_o yet_o be_v they_o god_n creature_n which_o god_n despise_v not_o but_o provide_v food_n for_o they_o job_n 38.41_o and_o for_o their_o young_a when_o neglect_v by_o their_o dam_n psal_n 147.9_o and_o which_o christ_n command_v we_o to_o consider_v luk._n 12.24_o where_o out_o saviour_n fetch_v not_o a_o example_n from_o eagle_n hawk_n nightingale_n etc._n etc._n but_o from_o raven_n answer_v 2._o though_o the_o flesh_n of_o raven_n be_v unclean_a for_o food_n yet_o that_o levitical_a law_n do_v not_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o defile_v and_o make_v unclean_a whatever_o they_o touch_v unless_o they_o be_v dead_a beside_o say_v piscator_fw-la here_o be_v a_o special_a command_n of_o god_n who_o be_v a_o free_a agent_n and_o may_v use_v for_o his_o service_n what_o even_o the_o worst_a of_o his_o creature_n when_o he_o please_v as_o he_o do_v the_o best_a of_o they_o to_o serve_v his_o servant_n hos_fw-la 2.22_o 23._o and_o that_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v over_o rule_v by_o the_o law_n of_o necessity_n and_o by_o the_o lawgiver_n dispensation_n answer_v 3_o peter_n martyr_n observe_v that_o the_o raven_n do_v more_o especial_o owe_v the_o lord_n this_o piece_n of_o service_n because_o of_o the_o benefit_n which_o they_o singular_o above_o all_o other_o fowl_n do_v enjoy_v by_o his_o singular_a providence_n when_o they_o be_v young_a as_o above_o and_o cry_v to_o god_n not_o direct_o but_o by_o implication_n only_o yet_o be_v forsake_v by_o the_o old_a one_o and_o leave_v bare_a and_o unfeathered_a the_o rabbin_n say_v god_n feed_v they_o by_o send_v fly_n into_o their_o mouth_n as_o they_o gape_v in_o cry_v and_o by_o worm_n breed_v in_o the_o nest_n out_o of_o their_o excrement_n which_o creep_v into_o their_o mouth_n as_o aristotle_n say_v in_o histor._n animal_n till_o they_o be_v able_a to_o fly_v abroad_o and_o take_v meat_n where_o they_o can_v meet_v with_o it_o nor_o will_v a_o little_a satisfy_v the_o appetite_n of_o those_o cry_a rook_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o vehemency_n of_o that_o natural_a heat_n in_o they_o n_o b._n if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o magnum_fw-la providentiae_fw-la symbolum_fw-la so_o marvellous_a a_o indication_n of_o divine_a care_n attend_v those_o contemptible_a creature_n even_o while_o helpless_a and_o shiftless_a yea_o cry_v with_o a_o hoarse_a and_o harsh_a voice_n whence_o they_o be_v call_v gnorebim_n in_o hebrew_n so_o unapt_a to_o move_v pity_n how_o much_o more_o compassion_n have_v god_n for_o his_o faithful_a servant_n mat._n 6.26_o and_o for_o his_o dear_a child_n psal_n 103.13_o that_o cry_n to_o he_o continual_o luk._n 18.7_o how_o do_v god_n feed_v israel_n miraculous_o with_o manna_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o here_o elijah_n by_o ravenâ_n which_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o prayer_n of_o faith_n and_o so_o be_v repute_v his_o second_o miracle_n oh_o what_o will_v not_o god_n do_v for_o our_o faithful_a prayer_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o elijah_n meat_n be_v bread_n and_o flesh_n and_o his_o drink_n be_v adam_n ale_n the_o water_n of_o the_o brook_n have_v he_o be_v preserve_v without_o any_o food_n as_o after_o he_o be_v in_o his_o forty_o day_n fast_o omnipotency_n may_v have_v do_v it_o n._n b._n god_n supply_v mean_n when_o he_o deny_v mean_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o case_n of_o those_o three_o grand_a faster_n for_o forty_o day_n and_o night_n namely_o moses_n this_o elias_n and_o the_o bless_a messiah_n all_o these_o be_v miraculous_o preserve_v without_o meat_n and_o it_o be_v nigh_o as_o miraculous_a to_o find_v elijah_n here_o preserve_v when_o god_n provide_v meat_n for_o he_o by_o such_o mouth_n as_o those_o of_o raven_n he_o may_v have_v be_v preserve_v by_o 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