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promise_n have_v not_o uphold_v they_o to_o the_o end_n the_o jew_n than_o may_v have_v some_o assurance_n of_o their_o deliverance_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o death_n may_v espy_v life_n approach_v the_o prophet_n compose_v this_o song_n before_o the_o trouble_v happen_v why_o that_o they_o may_v learn_v betimes_o to_o bear_v their_o misery_n patient_o and_o to_o hope_v for_o better_a thing_n for_o it_o be_v not_o pen_v only_o as_o i_o think_v for_o a_o thanksgiving_n which_o the_o jew_n shall_v sing_v after_o their_o deliverance_n but_o also_o that_o in_o their_o captivity_n itself_o they_o may_v confirm_v their_o heart_n with_o confidence_n of_o future_a comfort_n and_o may_v teach_v their_o child_n to_o hope_v for_o it_o leave_v these_o promise_n as_o it_o be_v from_o hand_n to_o hand_n to_o their_o posterity_n although_o for_o the_o present_a they_o seem_v but_o dead_a man_n we_o have_v tell_v you_o in_o the_o 5._o chapter_n why_o the_o prophet_n compose_v these_o and_o the_o 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they_o overflow_v too_o light_o in_o execration_n make_v horrible_a imprecation_n against_o themselves_o yea_o let_v they_o rather_o learn_v by_o the_o lord_n example_n here_o to_o hold_v in_o their_o rebellion_n verse_n 25._o that_o i_o will_v break_v ashur_n to_o piece_n in_o my_o land_n and_o upon_o my_o mountain_n will_v i_o tread_v he_o under_o foot_n so_o that_o his_o yoke_n shall_v depart_v from_o they_o and_o his_o burden_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o off_o their_o shoulder_n some_o think_v this_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o host_n of_o senacherib_n 37.36_o 2._o king_n 19.35_o chap._n 37.36_o which_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o angel_n while_o the_o siege_n be_v before_o jerusalem_n if_o we_o shall_v receive_v this_o interpretation_n the_o sense_n will_v be_v thus_o to_o wit_n the_o lord_n will_v short_o show_v some_o evident_a proof_n of_o this_o ruin_n wherewith_o he_o threaten_v the_o babylonian_n for_o those_o which_o hear_v the_o prophecy_n may_v ask_v what_o shall_v the_o ruin_n of_o babel_n profit_v we_o when_o she_o have_v destroy_v we_o first_o be_v it_o not_o better_o for_o we_o to_o remain_v in_o our_o own_o land_n &_o that_o she_o may_v continue_v safe_a what_o consolation_n can_v we_o take_v in_o her_o destruction_n see_v with_o she_o ourselves_o must_v also_o perish_v and_o true_o i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o isaiah_n set_v before_o they_o a_o proof_n of_o god_n favour_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o enemy_n which_o be_v either_o come_v to_o pass_v already_o or_o shall_v short_o happen_v i_o dare_v not_o affirm_v in_o what_o time_n the_o prophet_n foretell_v this_o prophecy_n there_o may_v be_v some_o probable_a conjecture_n that_o senacherib_n be_v discomfit_v before_o the_o time_n of_o this_o particular_a prophecy_n unless_o there_o be_v
it_o signify_v that_o the_o idolater_n be_v not_o lead_v with_o reason_n but_o rather_o by_o their_o natural_a appetite_n even_o like_a unto_o bruit_n beast_n for_o as_o beast_n judge_v by_o touch_v smell_a and_o see_v so_o also_o the_o idolater_n have_v no_o better_a schoolmaster_n to_o instruct_v they_o than_o their_o own_o carnal_a sense_n if_o any_o then_o convince_v they_o by_o sound_a argument_n that_o they_o do_v ill_a a_o man_n shall_v gain_v nothing_o from_o they_o and_o howsoever_o they_o sometime_o have_v experience_n that_o all_o their_o labour_n in_o vex_v themselves_o after_o their_o manner_n be_v but_o lose_v yet_o will_v they_o not_o therefore_o give_v over_o but_o forge_v new_a mean_n and_o will_v bring_v in_o service_n of_o their_o own_o inâ—ention_n which_o they_o will_v fain_o have_v god_n to_o approve_v of_o if_o they_o have_v good_a success_n that_o they_o attribute_v to_o their_o superstition_n and_o so_o wax_v the_o more_o obduarate_a and_o if_o matter_n succeed_v ill_a they_o reject_v their_o invention_n condemn_v their_o new_a devise_a worship_n and_o blame_v their_o god_n to_o be_v short_a they_o depend_v whole_o upon_o event_n event_n idolater_n depend_v altogether_o upon_o event_n judge_v of_o nothing_o neither_o by_o reason_n nor_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n therefore_o they_o be_v new-fangled_a evermore_o according_a as_o experience_n lead_v they_o but_o it_o seem_v the_o prophet_n pass_v yet_o further_o to_o wit_n that_o the_o moabite_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o temple_n of_o chamos_n when_o their_o folly_n shall_v be_v manifest_o discover_v unto_o all_o rather_o with_o shame_n and_o blush_a then_o of_o any_o mature_a deliberation_n verse_n 13._o this_o be_v the_o word_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v against_o moab_n since_o that_o time_n this_o short_a sentence_n be_v the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o pprophecy_n for_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o have_v even_o pronounce_v the_o very_a decree_n of_o god_n himself_o and_o have_v utter_v nothing_o but_o the_o lord_n message_n thus_o put_v off_o as_o it_o be_v the_o person_n of_o man_n he_o bring_v in_o god_n speak_v in_o this_o manner_n verse_n 14._o and_o now_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v say_v in_o three_o year_n as_o the_o yeeâ—â—s_n of_o a_o hireling_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o moab_n shall_v be_v contemn_v in_o all_o the_o great_a multitude_n and_o the_o remnant_n shall_v be_v very_o small_a and_o feeble_a three_o year_n the_o time_n be_v not_o only_o prefix_v for_o the_o certainty_n but_o also_o to_o the_o end_n the_o faithful_a may_v not_o languish_v in_o wait_v any_o long_o now_o he_o allude_v to_o the_o agreement_n and_o covenant_n of_o man_n wherein_o they_o have_v be_v wont_a to_o set_v down_o a_o certain_a day_n which_o they_o must_v not_o break_v this_o be_v special_o do_v in_o mercenary_a business_n which_o similitude_n be_v often_o use_v in_o the_o scripture_n 21.16_o job._n 7.1.2_o &_o 14.6_o chap._n 21.16_o because_o the_o hireling_n wait_v with_o exceed_a desire_n for_o the_o appoint_a day_n wherein_o he_o be_v to_o receive_v his_o wage_n for_o they_o groan_n as_o it_o be_v under_o the_o burden_n and_o bear_v their_o ordinary_a labour_n unwillinglie_o thus_o god_n say_v he_o will_v assign_v a_o certain_a day_n unto_o the_o moabite_n which_o they_o shall_v not_o escape_v but_o all_o their_o puissance_n shall_v therein_o be_v bring_v to_o nothing_o he_o speak_v express_o of_o the_o multitude_n because_o they_o be_v a_o great_a people_n and_o therefore_o brag_v of_o it_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v invincible_a where_o he_o add_v that_o the_o remnant_n shall_v be_v feeble_a he_o mean_v there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o change_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v great_a odds_n between_o their_o former_a and_o latter_a estate_n because_o nothing_o shall_v be_v see_v but_o a_o woeful_a and_o hideous_a spectacle_n in_o those_o that_o remain_v the_o xvii_o chapter_n verse_n 1._o the_o burden_n of_o damascus_n behold_v damascus_n be_v take_v away_o from_o be_v a_o city_n for_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o ruinous_a heap_n he_o prophesi_v against_o the_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n and_o mention_n the_o head_n city_n which_o be_v the_o regal_a seat_n of_o the_o kingdom_n damascus_n the_o reason_n why_o this_o burden_n be_v pronounce_v against_o damascus_n now_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o this_o destruction_n shall_v be_v describe_v as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o end_n the_o faithful_a may_v assure_v themselves_o that_o god_n will_v assist_v they_o in_o time_n convenient_a and_o will_v not_o always_o suffer_v the_o wicked_a to_o molest_v they_o without_o cease_v for_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n be_v confederate_a with_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n against_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n as_o we_o have_v see_v before_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n and_o because_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o strong_a enough_o to_o resist_v they_o be_v destitute_a of_o sufficient_a mean_n they_o may_v also_o have_v doubt_v of_o succour_n from_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v leave_v they_o at_o six_o and_o seven_o that_o he_o may_v therefore_o free_v they_o from_o this_o perplexity_n he_o threaten_v destruction_n to_o this_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n from_o whence_o they_o may_v well_o conclude_v that_o god_n fight_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o people_n it_o be_v not_o know_v in_o what_o time_n isaiah_n prophesy_v this_o neither_o as_o i_o have_v touch_v heretofore_o do_v he_o observe_v the_o precise_a order_n of_o time_n when_o he_o threaten_v any_o nation_n with_o the_o chastisement_n which_o it_o deserve_v but_o as_o i_o conjecture_v he_o foretell_v this_o threaten_v the_o time_n when_o this_o burden_n waâ—_n threaten_v when_o the_o two_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o syria_n have_v invade_v judah_n have_v therewithal_o conspire_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o church_n for_o in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o join_v the_o israelite_n and_o syrian_n together_o he_o call_v they_o both_o to_o the_o same_o judgement_n to_o let_v they_o understand_v that_o they_o have_v so_o profit_v by_o this_o wicked_a and_o curse_a league_n that_o both_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v enwrap_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o destruction_n the_o prophet_n meaning_n than_o be_v to_o comfort_v the_o faithful_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n because_o he_o especial_o have_v regard_n to_o they_o and_o not_o to_o the_o israelite_n nor_o syrian_n who_o ruin_n he_o now_o foretell_v lest_o they_o shall_v be_v leave_v comfortless_o the_o particle_n demonstrative_a behold_v seal_v up_o as_o it_o be_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o pprophecy_n whereas_o he_o only_o mention_n damascus_n in_o particular_a it_o follow_v not_o therefore_o that_o he_o mean_v to_o exempt_v the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n be_v very_o usual_a in_o the_o prophet_n namely_o to_o take_v a_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a so_o as_o under_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o principal_a city_n inferior_a reasins_z why_o the_o prophet_n threaten_v ruin_n to_o the_o chief_a city_n rather_o than_o to_o the_o inferior_a he_o comprehend_v that_o which_o shall_v befall_v the_o whole_a nation_n for_o what_o can_v the_o lesser_a city_n expect_v but_o confusion_n when_o the_o fortress_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v take_v there_o be_v also_o another_o reason_n why_o the_o prophet_n threaten_v the_o chief_a city_n direct_v their_o speech_n against_o they_o to_o wit_n because_o they_o be_v the_o seminary_n of_o all_o wickedness_n from_o which_o as_o out_o of_o a_o fountain_n it_o disperse_v itself_o over_o the_o whole_a land_n verse_n 2._o the_o city_n of_o aroer_n shall_v be_v forsake_v they_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o flock_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v there_o and_o none_o shall_v make_v they_o afraid_a 4.48_o num._n 32.34_o deut._n 2._o â—6_n &_o 3.12_o &_o 4.48_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o by_o aroer_n here_o he_o mean_v that_o city_n whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v elsewhere_o it_o shall_v rather_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o region_n or_o country_n howsoever_o he_o describe_v the_o form_n of_o a_o country_n lay_v waste_n for_o he_o say_v that_o the_o place_n where_o city_n be_v build_v shall_v now_o be_v common_a pasture_n so_o as_o nothing_o shall_v remain_v but_o the_o lodge_v &_o tent_n of_o shepherd_n for_o if_o any_o inhabitant_n be_v leave_v there_o they_o shall_v drive_v their_o flock_n to_o another_o place_n verse_n 3._o the_o munition_n also_o shall_v cease_v from_o ephraim_n and_o the_o kingdom_n from_o damascus_n and_o the_o remnant_n of_o aram_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n he_z now_o show_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o lord_n will_v cut_v off_o the_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n the_o prophet_n amos_n recite_v many_o amos_n 1.3_o but_o that_o which_o isaiah_n mention_n here_o be_v the_o principal_a to_o wit_n that_o they_o have_v draw_v the_o
liberty_n to_o themselves_o to_o act_v whatsoever_o their_o fancy_n drive_v they_o to_o whether_o of_o the_o two_o exposition_n we_o receive_v the_o sum_n will_v be_v this_o that_o the_o egyptian_n who_o esteem_v themselves_o in_o the_o first_o rank_n and_o the_o most_o renown_a among_o man_n shall_v fall_v into_o the_o power_n of_o another_o and_o shall_v be_v oppress_v under_o a_o hard_a bondage_n to_o wit_n under_o a_o mighty_a king_n against_o who_o none_o shall_v dare_v to_o oppose_v himself_o by_o this_o we_o may_v see_v how_o great_a the_o folly_n of_o such_o man_n be_v who_o desire_v a_o mighty_a king_n that_o rule_v over_o many_o country_n as_o also_o how_o just_o they_o be_v punish_v for_o their_o ambition_n which_o yet_o notwithstanding_o can_v be_v reform_v though_o so_o many_o experience_n do_v daily_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o world_n france_n and_o spain_n boast_v at_o this_o day_n that_o they_o be_v subject_n to_o so_o mighty_a prince_n but_o they_o shall_v feel_v to_o their_o smart_n how_o profitable_a such_o a_o false_a pretence_n of_o honour_n be_v to_o they_o but_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o this_o matter_n before_o in_o another_o place_n chap._n 8.6_o 7._o verse_n 5._o and_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v fail_v and_o the_o river_n shall_v be_v dry_v up_o and_o waste_v 6._o and_o the_o river_n shall_v go_v far_o away_o the_o river_n of_o defence_n shall_v be_v empty_v and_o dry_v up_o the_o reed_n and_o flag_n shall_v be_v cut_v down_o he_o go_v on_o with_o that_o which_o he_o begin_v before_o to_o wit_n that_o the_o fortress_n in_o which_o the_o egyptian_n keep_v themselves_o so_o strong_o and_o in_o such_o security_n shall_v avail_v they_o nothing_o at_o all_o for_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v impregnable_a because_o they_o be_v environ_v with_o the_o sea_n with_o the_o river_n nilus_n and_o with_o many_o strong_a place_n and_o the_o history_n testify_v that_o the_o passage_n whereby_o they_o enter_v into_o the_o country_n be_v very_o difficult_a because_o there_o be_v no_o mouth_n or_o entrance_n into_o nilus_n for_o which_o cause_n they_o can_v easy_o repulse_v the_o ship_n which_o come_v to_o land_n there_o thus_o they_o glorify_v much_o in_o this_o goodly_a seat_n and_o place_n that_o be_v so_o strong_a by_o nature_n even_o as_o the_o venetian_n at_o this_o day_n see_v themselves_o so_o strong_o environ_v with_o deep_a and_o long_a river_n think_v themselves_o altogether_o invincible_a but_o such_o fortress_n and_o defence_n be_v utter_o unprofitable_a strength_n defence_n serve_v we_o to_o no_o use_n when_o god_n be_v mind_v to_o correct_v us._n nor_o the_o strong_a man_n in_o his_o strength_n when_o god_n be_v purpose_v to_o chastise_v us._n hereunto_o serve_v that_o which_o he_o add_v touch_v their_o munition_n he_o allude_v to_o the_o cause_n which_o not_o only_o let_v and_o hinder_v the_o overflowing_n of_o nilus_n but_o also_o keep_v thâ—_n whole_a land_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v you_o shall_v need_v no_o such_o thing_n because_o nilus_n itself_o shall_v be_v dry_v up_o but_o it_o be_v very_o certain_a that_o this_o river_n be_v never_o draw_v dry_a and_o yet_o have_v the_o prophet_n foretell_v nothing_o which_o be_v not_o fulfil_v we_o must_v therefore_o call_v to_o mind_n what_o we_o have_v say_v in_o another_o place_n to_o wit_n that_o these_o desolation_n be_v represent_v in_o lively_a colour_n before_o we_o as_o well_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o dulness_n as_o also_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o thing_n perform_v as_o it_o be_v even_o in_o our_o view_n for_o it_o be_v very_o necessary_a we_o shall_v have_v such_o a_o spectacle_n as_o may_v move_v our_o spirit_n and_o quicken_v we_o up_o to_o consider_v of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n which_o we_o shall_v easy_o contemn_v if_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o be_v not_o prevent_v observe_v we_o then_o this_o pride_n of_o the_o egyptian_n who_o have_v abundance_n and_o diverse_a sort_n of_o riches_n never_o imagine_v that_o it_o be_v 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