night_n be_v now_o expire_v and_o god_n have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o commune_v with_o moses_n on_o the_o mount_n he_o give_v he_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n make_v by_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o wherein_o he_o have_v write_v with_o his_o own_o finger_n the_o ten_o commandment_n command_v he_o to_o get_v he_o down_o quick_o tell_v he_o what_o the_o people_n have_v do_v in_o his_o absence_n thy_o people_n thy_o god_n seem_v to_o disow_v they_o now_o as_o his_o people_n people_n say_v he_o which_o thou_o bring_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n have_v corrupt_v themselves_o they_o have_v turn_v aside_o quick_o after_o their_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o i_o and_o promise_v to_o keep_v all_o my_o precept_n they_o have_v quick_o turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o i_o command_v they_o and_o have_v make_v they_o a_o melt_a calf_n and_o have_v worship_v it_o and_o sacrifice_v unto_o it_o thou_o see_v that_o this_o be_v a_o very_a wicked_a and_o stiff-necked_a people_n therefore_o interpose_v not_o for_o they_o nor_o hinder_v i_o by_o thy_o intercession_n that_o i_o may_v in_o my_o anger_n consume_v they_o and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n yea_o a_o great_a and_o mighty_a than_o they_o deut._n 9.14_o moses_n be_v wonderful_o surprise_v and_o astonish_v at_o the_o hear_n of_o this_o and_o humble_o adore_v the_o lord_n his_o god_n he_o say_v lord_n why_o do_v thy_o wrath_n wax_v hot_a against_o thy_o people_n which_o thou_o have_v bring_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n wherefore_o shall_v the_o egyptitian_n say_v for_o mischief_n do_v he_o bring_v they_o forth_o to_o slay_v they_o in_o the_o mountain_n o_o lord_n turn_v i_o pray_v thou_o from_o thy_o fierce_a wrath_n and_o let_v not_o the_o evil_a and_o punishment_n which_o this_o people_n have_v deserve_v fall_v upon_o they_o remember_v thy_o covenant_n and_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n to_o who_o thou_o swear_v by_o thy_o own_o self_n to_o multiply_v their_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n and_o to_o give_v they_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o a_o inheritance_n thus_o moses_n stand_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o breach_n to_o turn_v away_o his_o wrath_n psal_n 106.23_o so_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v entreat_v not_o to_o destroy_v they_o at_o this_o time_n as_o he_o have_v threaten_v then_o moses_n descend_v out_o of_o the_o cloud_n with_o the_o two_o table_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o come_v to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o mount_n where_o joshua_n as_o it_o seem_v have_v wait_v all_o this_o while_n for_o he_o vers_fw-la 17._o joshua_n hear_v the_o noise_n and_o shout_n of_o the_o people_n and_o not_o know_v what_o it_o mean_v he_o say_v to_o moses_n sure_o there_o be_v a_o noise_n of_o war_n in_o the_o camp_n but_o moses_n tell_v he_o it_o be_v no_o such_o noise_n but_o rather_o of_o sing_v and_o merriment_n when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o camp_n and_o moses_n see_v the_o calf_n and_o the_o people_n pipe_v and_o dance_v and_o sport_v about_o it_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a his_o anger_n wax_v hot_a and_o in_o a_o holy_a indignation_n not_o unadvised_o but_o by_o the_o motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n see_v deut._n 9.16_o 17._o he_o cast_v the_o table_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o break_v they_o before_o their_o eye_n as_o a_o sign_n that_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o they_o be_v break_v by_o this_o their_o heinous_a idolatry_n then_o he_o take_v the_o idol_n and_o melt_v it_o and_o make_v it_o brittle_a and_o fit_a to_o be_v break_v or_o ground_n to_o powder_n and_o he_o cast_v the_o dust_n thereof_o into_o the_o water_n whereof_o they_o drink_v daily_o and_o make_v they_o drink_v thereof_o for_o the_o great_a detestation_n that_o they_o may_v understand_v the_o variety_n of_o such_o god_n that_o can_v be_v thus_o swallow_v by_o they_o as_o also_o to_o intimate_v to_o they_o that_o they_o deserve_v to_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n of_o god_n wrath_n for_o so_o a_o great_a provocation_n then_o he_o sharp_o expostulate_v with_o aaron_n about_o this_o horrid_a miscarriage_n what_o do_v this_o people_n say_v he_o do_v to_o thou_o that_o thou_o have_v bring_v so_o great_a a_o sin_n upon_o they_o aaron_z humble_o deprecate_v his_o anger_n and_o excuse_v himself_o as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v upon_o the_o mischievous_a disposition_n of_o the_o people_n and_o by_o a_o poor_a slender_a and_o imperfect_a narration_n seek_v to_o extenuate_v his_o fact_n speak_v of_o the_o calf_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v produce_v rather_o by_o accident_n than_o by_o any_o design_n of_o he_o i_o cast_v the_o gold_n say_v he_o into_o the_o fire_n and_o there_o come_v out_o this_o calf_n moses_n see_v that_o the_o people_n have_v now_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o god_n protection_n and_o be_v as_o so_o many_o naked_a and_o unarm_v and_o dispirited_a man_n expose_v to_o be_v devour_v by_o their_o enemy_n to_o which_o aaron_n by_o consent_v to_o their_o wicked_a desire_n have_v much_o contribute_v he_o stand_v in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o camp_n and_o say_v who_o be_v on_o the_o lord_n side_n let_v he_o come_v unto_o i_o summon_v thereby_o all_o that_o have_v not_o consent_v to_o this_o wicked_a fact_n to_o take_v god_n part_n against_o the_o offender_n and_o to_o do_v in_o this_o case_n what_o he_o shall_v require_v of_o they_o whereupon_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n who_o have_v keep_v themselves_o innocent_a from_o this_o fact_n as_o it_o seem_v most_o of_o they_o have_v though_o not_o all_o as_o appear_v from_o deut._n 33.9_o come_v unto_o moses_n who_o according_a to_o god_n appointment_n command_v they_o to_o take_v their_o sword_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o to_o go_v throughout_o the_o camp_n and_o slay_v all_o the_o ringleader_n and_o principal_a offender_n in_o this_o rebellion_n and_o transgression_n that_o they_o shall_v meet_v with_o not_o spare_v for_o favour_n or_o affection_n either_o brother_n companion_n or_o neighbour_n or_o any_o other_o that_o be_v near_o or_o dear_a to_o they_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a god_n so_o order_v it_o by_o his_o providence_n that_o none_o but_o the_o guilty_a come_v in_o their_o way_n and_o moses_n tell_v they_o that_o hereby_o they_o shall_v so_o consecrate_v themselves_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n so_o well_o please_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v immediate_o set_v they_o apart_o as_o his_o peculiar_a portion_n to_o be_v his_o minister_n in_o the_o sacred_a service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o child_n of_o levi_n do_v as_o moses_n command_v they_o and_o there_o fall_v that_o day_n of_o the_o people_n by_o their_o hand_n about_o three_o thousand_o moses_n though_o he_o have_v already_o so_o far_o prevail_v with_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o will_v not_o present_o destroy_v all_o the_o people_n as_o he_o have_v threaten_v vers_fw-la 14._o yet_o consider_v that_o the_o lord_n anger_n may_v still_o be_v great_a against_o they_o and_o that_o he_o may_v still_o proceed_v further_o in_o punish_v of_o they_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o on_o the_o morrow_n he_o resolve_v to_o go_v up_o again_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o further_o to_o intercede_v for_o they_o and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o atone_v he_o that_o he_o may_v not_o proceed_v in_o wrath_n against_o they_o and_o according_o go_a up_o again_o into_o the_o mount_n and_o humble_o prostrate_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n he_o acknowledge_v the_o greatness_n and_o heinousness_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o earnest_o entreat_v the_o lord_n free_o to_o forgive_v they_o out_o of_o his_o own_o abundant_a mercy_n which_o if_o he_o will_v please_v to_o do_v they_o shall_v always_o retain_v a_o deep_a sense_n of_o that_o transcendent_a favour_n but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o forgive_v they_o free_o moses_n out_o of_o the_o exuberance_n and_o greatness_n of_o his_o love_n to_o that_o people_n desire_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o will_v accept_v of_o his_o life_n as_o a_o atonement_n for_o they_o 32._o they_o deal_v i_o de_fw-fr libro_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la v._o 32._o and_o blot_v he_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o live_n that_o be_v cut_v he_o off_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o so_o take_v his_o life_n as_o a_o satisfaction_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o in_o this_o moses_n show_v himself_o a_o figure_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n joh._n 10.15_o and_o redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o gal._n 3.13_o but_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o please_v to_o accept_v this_o his_o offer_n but_o tell_v he_o that_o they_o that_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o shall_v suffer_v themselves_o for_o their_o sin_n yet_o he_o will_v spare_v they_o at_o this_o time_n but_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o
in_o erudienda_fw-la familia_fw-la fuerit_fw-la abrahamus_n qui_fw-la eodem_fw-la die_fw-la quo_fw-la institutus_fw-la est_fw-la adeo_fw-la tristem_fw-la ritum_fw-la admiserit_fw-la monym_n in_o loc_n gen._n 17._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n viii_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o two_o holy_a angel_n 13.2_o angel_n thus_o he_o entertain_v angel_n unaware_o heb._n 13.2_o accompany_v he_o appear_v now_o unto_o abraham_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o three_o man_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o mamre_n as_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o door_n of_o his_o tent_n at_o noon_n tide_n he_o apprehend_v they_o to_o be_v stranger_n travel_v that_o way_n who_o possible_o may_v be_v weary_a and_o faint_a and_o they_o seem_v to_o he_o to_o be_v person_n worthy_a of_o respect_n he_o address_v himself_o to_o they_o with_o great_a reverence_n and_o one_o of_o they_o appear_v with_o great_a sign_n of_o excellency_n and_o dignity_n than_o the_o rest_n he_o direct_v his_o speech_n to_o he_o my_o lord_n say_v he_o if_o i_o have_v find_v favour_n in_o your_o sight_n stay_v with_o i_o and_o rest_n yourselves_o under_o that_o tree_n for_o a_o while_n and_o let_v a_o little_a water_n be_v bring_v to_o wash_v your_o foot_n country_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o eastern_a country_n and_o accept_v of_o a_o little_a refreshment_n from_o i_o to_o strengthen_v you_o in_o your_o journey_n see_v providence_n have_v lead_v you_o this_o way_n they_o intimate_v their_o willingness_n to_o accept_v his_o kind_a offer_n hereupon_o he_o hasten_v to_o sarah_n and_o order_n she_o forthwith_o to_o make_v ready_a some_o cake_n to_o be_v bake_v on_o the_o hearth_n and_o he_o order_v one_o of_o his_o servant_n present_o to_o kill_v a_o calf_n and_o dress_v it_o and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v ready_a these_o thing_n be_v do_v he_o then_o set_v these_o provision_n before_o they_o with_o butter_n and_o milk_n and_o he_o himself_o stand_v by_o to_o wait_v upon_o they_o and_o serve_v they_o and_o they_o do_v eat_v see_v ch._n 19.3_o have_v true_a body_n for_o that_o time_n and_o for_o the_o present_a dispensation_n of_o that_o service_n for_o though_o a_o spirit_n have_v not_o flesh_n and_o bone_n luck_n 24.39_o yet_o spirit_n may_v and_o by_o god_n appointment_n sometime_o do_v assume_v humane_a body_n which_o be_v erewhile_o to_o be_v dissolve_v again_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n when_o the_o work_n and_o service_n be_v do_v for_o which_o they_o be_v assume_v say_v v._o 9_o they_o say_v i._n e._n one_o of_o they_o say_v when_o therefore_o they_o have_v eat_v than_o one_o of_o they_o viz._n the_o lord_n ask_v he_o where_o sarah_n his_o wife_n be_v by_o name_v she_o he_o show_v he_o be_v more_o than_o a_o man._n abraham_n say_v she_o be_v at_o hand_n in_o the_o tent._n the_o lord_n say_v i_o will_v certain_o return_v unto_o thou_o not_o by_o a_o new_a apparition_n but_o by_o accomplish_v the_o thing_n promise_v viz._n that_o thou_o shall_v have_v a_o son_n by_o thy_o wife_n sarah_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v so_o many_o month_n hence_o as_o be_v usual_a according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o woman_n to_o go_v from_o her_o conception_n to_o the_o bring_v a_o child_n into_o the_o world_n sarah_n hear_v this_o in_o her_o tent-door_n laugh_v within_o herself_o not_o out_o of_o faith_n and_o joy_n as_o abraham_n have_v do_v before_o ch._n 17.17_o but_o think_v it_o a_o thing_n very_o unlikely_a by_o reason_n of_o her_o great_a age_n if_o not_o impossible_a but_o though_o she_o laugh_v only_o within_o herself_o and_o do_v not_o break_v out_o into_o a_o loud_a and_o open_a laughter_n yet_o the_o lord_n discern_v it_o and_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o ask_v she_o why_o she_o laugh_v do_v she_o look_v more_o upon_o she_o own_o and_o her_o husband_n decay_a nature_n and_o age_n than_o upon_o the_o power_n of_o god_n sarah_n be_v thus_o reprove_v she_o out_o of_o shame_n and_o weakness_n in_o that_o sudden_a disturbance_n of_o her_o mind_n deny_v that_o she_o laugh_v but_o though_o she_o do_v not_o open_o yet_o she_o do_v within_o herself_o and_o she_o begin_v now_o to_o be_v ashamed_a because_o she_o perceive_v the_o person_n that_o speak_v to_o her_o be_v more_o than_o a_o man_n because_o he_o can_v discern_v her_o inward_a affection_n but_o she_o do_v present_o as_o it_o seem_v recollect_v herself_o when_o she_o understand_v who_o it_o be_v that_o speak_v and_o make_v this_o promise_n and_o according_o believe_v it_o and_o therefore_o her_o faith_n be_v commend_v heb._n 11.11_o through_o faith_n sarah_n herself_o receive_v strength_n to_o conceive_v seed_n and_o afterward_o she_o laugh_v for_o joy_n as_o we_o find_v ch._n 21.6_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v these_o three_o person_n that_o be_v in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n arise_v and_o abraham_n in_o civility_n accompany_v they_o some_o part_n of_o the_o way_n the_o two_o holy_a angel_n go_v on_o direct_o towards_o sodom_n but_o the_o lord_n stay_v commune_v with_o abraham_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v not_o hide_v 3.7_o hide_v amos_n 3.7_o from_o he_o what_o judgement_n he_o now_o intend_v to_o execute_v upon_o sodom_n and_o those_o neighbour_a wicked_a city_n for_o he_o have_v appoint_v he_o to_o be_v the_o stock_n of_o a_o great_a and_o mighty_a nation_n his_o peculiar_a people_n yea_o the_o stock_n out_o of_o who_o the_o bless_a seed_n shall_v spring_v in_o who_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v and_o he_o know_v that_o he_o will_v instruct_v and_o command_v his_o child_n 32.46_o child_n deut._n 6.7_o deut._n 32.46_o and_o his_o household_n after_o he_o to_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o do_v justice_n and_o judgement_n then_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o he_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n as_o one_o that_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o punish_v without_o first_o inquire_v into_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n he_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v whether_o their_o wicked_a deed_n be_v answerable_a to_o the_o cry_n that_o be_v come_v up_o into_o his_o ear_n concern_v they_o then_o abraham_n draw_v near_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o begin_v to_o plead_v for_o these_o city_n especial_o for_o sodom_n as_o be_v in_o likelihood_n touch_v with_o a_o great_a concern_v for_o his_o nephew_n lot_n who_o dwell_v therein_o entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o the_o righteous_a shall_v not_o be_v deal_v with_o as_o the_o wicked_a that_o be_v take_v away_o in_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n judgement_n vengeance_n the_o righteous_a be_v sometime_o take_v away_o by_o the_o same_o public_a calamity_n that_o the_o wicked_a be_v but_o the_o one_o be_v take_v away_o in_o mercy_n the_o other_o in_o judgement_n but_o that_o the_o city_n may_v be_v spare_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o righteous_a therein_o and_o to_o urge_v his_o plea_n further_o he_o humble_o represent_v to_o he_o that_o possible_o there_o may_v be_v to_o the_o number_n of_o fifty_o righteous_a person_n find_v therein_o god_n tell_v he_o he_o will_v certain_o spare_v they_o if_o such_o a_o number_n can_v there_o be_v find_v then_o abraham_n say_v behold_v now_o i_o have_v take_v upon_o i_o to_o speak_v to_o the_o lord_n who_o be_o but_o dust_n and_o ash_n peradventure_o there_o may_v be_v 45_o find_v there_o the_o lord_n answer_v he_o will_v not_o destroy_v it_o if_o 45_o be_v there_o find_v then_o abraham_n descend_v to_o 40_o to_o 30_o to_o 20_o and_o at_o last_o to_o 10_o and_o if_o there_o have_v be_v but_o so_o many_o to_o be_v find_v there_o god_n will_v have_v spare_v they_o 14.14_o they_o sometime_o god_n forbid_v his_o prophet_n to_o pray_v for_o such_o jer._n 15.1_o ezek._n 14.14_o but_o see_v there_o be_v not_o so_o many_o he_o intimate_v to_o abraham_n that_o they_o must_v not_o expect_v to_o be_v spare_v then_o god_n depart_v from_o abraham_n and_o he_o return_v to_o his_o own_o place_n gen._n 18._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n ix_o the_o two_o angel_n before_o mention_v in_o humane_a shape_n that_o go_v towards_o sodom_n come_v thither_o in_o the_o evening_n and_o lot_n sit_v in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o see_v of_o they_o and_o suppose_v they_o by_o their_o outward_a appearance_n to_o be_v stranger_n of_o quality_n he_o go_v towards_o they_o and_o give_v they_o civil_a honour_n and_o respect_n by_o bow_v to_o they_o with_o his_o face_n towards_o the_o ground_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o eastern_a country_n he_o courteous_o invite_v they_o to_o his_o house_n and_o to_o lodge_n with_o he_o that_o night_n they_o seem_v unwilling_a reservation_n unwilling_a a_o slight_a invitation_n may_v be_v serious_o refuse_v and_o yet_o that_o which_o be_v press_v be_v afterward_o accept_v see_v luke_n 21.28_o 29._o and_o this_o without_o popish_a equivocation_n or_o
18._o sect_n lix_n moses_n be_v now_o confirm_v partly_o by_o miracle_n partly_o by_o the_o promise_n of_o divine_a assistance_n and_o have_v his_o brother_n aaron_n give_v he_o for_o his_o partner_n he_o undertake_v the_o work_n return_v therefore_o to_o his_o father-in-law_n jethro_n and_o conceal_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a from_o he_o the_o glorious_a vision_n he_o have_v see_v and_o the_o honourable_a employment_n he_o be_v call_v unto_o lest_o jethro_n shall_v by_o propose_v difficulty_n and_o peril_n in_o the_o undertake_n discourage_v he_o he_o in_o a_o respectful_a manner_n desire_v he_o to_o permit_v he_o to_o go_v into_o egypt_n to_o visit_v his_o brethren_n and_o see_v how_o they_o do_v jethro_n ready_o consent_v to_o it_o and_o bid_v he_o go_v in_o peace_n notwithstanding_o moses_n it_o seem_v after_o he_o have_v obtain_v leave_n of_o jethro_n make_v not_o such_o haste_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v therefore_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o a_o second_o time_n in_o midian_a and_o quicken_v he_o to_o the_o journey_n assure_v he_o that_o all_o those_o in_o egypt_n that_o seek_v his_o life_n be_v dead_a then_o moses_n take_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o two_o son_n gershom_n and_o eliezer_n exod._n 18.3_o 4._o and_o set_v they_o upon_o ass_n intend_v to_o carry_v they_o with_o he_o into_o egypt_n and_o he_o take_v his_o rod_n with_o which_o god_n appoint_v he_o to_o work_v miracle_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o lord_n appoint_v he_o when_o he_o come_v into_o egypt_n to_o do_v all_o those_o wonder_n and_o miracle_n before_o pharaoh_n which_o he_o shall_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n that_o be_v give_v he_o power_n to_o do_v but_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o will_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n that_o be_v he_o will_v withdraw_v and_o withhold_v his_o grace_n from_o he_o as_o by_o withhold_v light_n he_o cause_v darkness_n and_o will_v permit_v satan_n to_o excite_v and_o spur_v on_o his_o corrupt_a nature_n so_o that_o notwitstand_v the_o many_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v offer_v to_o he_o for_o his_o conviction_n he_o shall_v more_v and_o more_o harden_v his_o own_o heart_n against_o god_n and_o shall_v refuse_v to_o let_v the_o people_n go_v however_o he_o command_v he_o to_o speak_v thus_o unto_o pharaoh_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n the_o people_n or_o posterity_n of_o israel_n be_v my_o first-born_a be_v choose_v of_o my_o free_a grace_n first_o out_o of_o all_o nation_n to_o be_v my_o peculiar_a people_n and_o be_v as_o dear_a to_o i_o as_o the_o first-born_a be_v to_o their_o parent_n therefore_o let_v they_o go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v they_o go_v behold_v i_o will_v slay_v thy_o son_n even_o thy_o first-born_a and_o not_o thou_o only_o but_o the_o first-born_a of_o all_o the_o egyptian_n thy_o subject_n also_o and_o so_o according_o it_o afterward_o come_v to_o pass_v ch._n 4._o from_o vers_n 18._o to_o 24._o sect_n lx._n as_o moses_n be_v now_o upon_o his_o journey_n towards_o egypt_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n the_o lord_n as_o it_o seem_v visible_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o either_o by_o a_o sword_n draw_v in_o his_o hand_n or_o by_o inflict_v some_o sudden_a violent_a sickness_n upon_o he_o put_v he_o in_o great_a danger_n of_o his_o life_n and_o reveal_v to_o he_o the_o cause_n thereof_o to_o be_v because_o he_o have_v neglect_v to_o circumcise_v his_o young_a son_n see_v gen._n 17.14_o there_o be_v a_o great_a incongruity_n in_o it_o that_o he_o shall_v take_v on_o he_o the_o government_n of_o god_n circumcise_a people_n who_o have_v neglect_v to_o impose_v this_o badge_n of_o the_o covenant_n on_o his_o own_o son_n it_o be_v like_o the_o reason_n why_o moses_n neglect_v to_o circumcise_v this_o his_o young_a son_n be_v because_o his_o wife_n have_v be_v so_o high_o displease_v at_o his_o circumcise_n of_o the_o elder_n but_o however_o it_o be_v zipporah_n see_v the_o danger_n her_o husband_n be_v now_o in_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o neglect_n and_o that_o he_o be_v at_o this_o time_n through_o sickness_n so_o disable_v that_o he_o himself_o can_v not_o do_v it_o she_o take_v a_o sharp_a knife_n possible_o make_v of_o flint_n and_o circumcise_a he_o herself_o and_o then_o cast_v the_o foreskin_n new_o cut_v off_o at_o her_o husband_n foot_n say_v in_o a_o discontent_a humour_n sure_o thou_o be_v a_o bloody_a husband_n to_o i_o for_o for_o thy_o sake_n and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o thy_o religion_n i_o be_o force_v thus_o to_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o my_o son_n this_o be_v do_v the_o lord_n let_v moses_n go_v and_o release_v he_o from_o his_o sickness_n and_o it_o be_v like_a upon_o this_o occasion_n and_o trouble_v zipporah_n with_o her_o child_n be_v send_v back_o from_o thence_o to_o her_o father_n house_n again_o as_o appear_v exod._n 18.2_o 3._o ch._n 4._o from_o vers_n 24._o to_o 27._o sect_n lxi_o moses_n be_v now_o free_v from_o all_o encumbrance_n go_v on_o his_o journey_n towards_o mount_n horeb_n where_o his_o brother_n aaron_n be_v before_o warn_v of_o god_n to_o come_v thither_o meet_v he_o and_o at_o their_o meeting_n kiss_v and_o embrace_v he_o then_o moses_n acquaint_v he_o with_o all_o these_o wonderful_a passage_n and_o with_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o he_o and_o what_o miracle_n he_o have_v impower_v he_o and_o command_v he_o to_o work_v and_o what_o service_n he_o have_v employ_v he_o about_o and_o how_o aaron_n be_v appoint_v to_o join_v with_o he_o therein_o this_o do_v they_o go_v on_o and_o when_o they_o come_v into_o egypt_n they_o call_v together_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o aaron_n speak_v to_o they_o what_o moses_n have_v direct_v he_o to_o say_v from_o god_n and_o moses_n wrought_v as_o be_v appoint_v he_o those_o three_o miracle_n before_o mention_v sect._n 57_o for_o the_o confirm_v their_o faith_n see_v ch._n 4._o from_o vers_n 2._o to_o the_o 10._o the_o people_n of_o israel_n when_o they_o hear_v and_o see_v these_o thing_n they_o great_o rejoice_v and_o believe_v that_o god_n have_v now_o in_o mercy_n visit_v they_o and_o have_v look_v down_o with_o pity_n and_o compassion_n on_o their_o affliction_n and_o they_o bow_v their_o head_n and_o worship_v god_n with_o great_a reverence_n humility_n and_o thankfulness_n ch._n 4._o from_o 27._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n lxii_o short_o after_o this_o moses_n and_o aaron_n make_v their_o first_o address_n to_o pharaoh_n several_a of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n accompany_v they_o therein_o see_v exod._n ch_n 3.18_o they_o represent_v to_o he_o that_o the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n have_v appear_v unto_o they_o and_o command_v they_o to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o celebrate_v a_o religious_a feast_n 19_o feast_n part_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o serve_v for_o a_o feast_n and_o both_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n this_o feast_n they_o shall_v have_v celebrate_v to_o the_o lord_n but_o they_o perform_v it_o to_o a_o idol_n the_o work_n of_o their_o own_o hand_n exod._n 32.6_o 19_o to_o he_o in_o the_o wilderness_n therefore_o they_o humble_o beseech_v he_o that_o they_o may_v have_v liberty_n to_o go_v three_o day_n journey_n in_o the_o desert_n namely_o to_o the_o mount_n horeb_n to_o perform_v this_o which_o the_o lord_n require_v of_o they_o lest_o if_o they_o shall_v neglect_v to_o obey_v he_o therein_o he_o shall_v punish_v they_o with_o the_o pestilence_n or_o sword_n or_o some_o such_o dreadful_a judgement_n for_o their_o disobedience_n pharaoh_n like_o a_o proud_a and_o imperious_a prince_n answers_z who_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v obey_v his_o voice_n to_o let_v israel_n go_v i_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n neither_o will_v i_o let_v israel_n go_v then_o look_v upon_o moses_n and_o aaron_n with_o indignation_n he_o ask_v they_o what_o they_o have_v to_o do_v to_o seduce_v the_o people_n and_o take_v they_o off_o from_o their_o work_n and_o then_o look_v upon_o the_o people_n with_o anger_n get_v you_o to_o your_o burden_n say_v he_o and_o see_v that_o you_o perform_v your_o daily_a task_n or_o i_o will_v take_v a_o course_n with_o you_o i_o understand_v very_o well_o that_o you_o be_v a_o great_a and_o numerous_a people_n indeed_o too_o many_o and_o these_o two_o man_n moses_n and_o aaron_n design_n to_o get_v ease_n and_o rest_n for_o you_o from_o your_o burden_n that_o so_o you_o may_v increase_v more_o and_o possible_o may_v then_o think_v of_o rebel_a against_o i_o but_o i_o shall_v take_v care_n to_o prevent_v that_o and_o according_o that_o very_a day_n he_o charge_v the_o taskmaster_n that_o be_v egyptian_n and_o the_o officer_n under_o they_o which_o be_v israelites_n appoint_v to_o take_v the_o oversight_n of_o their_o brethren_n in_o
circumcision_n be_v with_o the_o jew_n a_o badge_n of_o god_n people_n therefore_o those_o that_o be_v not_o circumcise_a be_v count_v profane_a and_o their_o uncircumcision_n be_v count_v a_o grievous_a blemish_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o a_o figurative_a speech_n they_o count_v those_o thing_n that_o have_v any_o natural_a or_o moral_a blemish_n uncircumcised_a as_o a_o heart_n or_o mind_n or_o tongue_n uncircumcised_a hinc_fw-la homines_fw-la viles_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la aliquam_fw-la rem_fw-la inepti_fw-la incircumcisi_fw-la ea_fw-la parte_fw-la vocantur_fw-la and_o have_v a_o imperfection_n in_o his_o speech_n and_o utterance_n and_o be_v very_o unfit_a to_o be_v send_v to_o pharaoh_n on_o such_o a_o message_n as_o that_o be_v however_o god_n bid_v he_o and_o aaron_n go_v again_o to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o to_o encourage_v they_o with_o expectation_n of_o deliverance_n and_o to_o go_v to_o pharaoh_n to_o require_v he_o in_o his_o name_n to_o let_v they_o go_v moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v thus_o to_o be_v employ_v as_o instrument_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n of_o this_o great_a deliverance_n their_o stock_n and_o lineage_n be_v here_o set_v down_o to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v both_o descend_v of_o levi_n and_o this_o may_v possible_o be_v so_o order_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o a_o antidote_n against_o the_o fabulous_a report_n of_o heathen_a writer_n such_o as_o justin_n and_o tacitus_n who_o tell_v false_a story_n of_o the_o original_a both_o of_o moses_n and_o of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o thing_n though_o they_o happen_v not_o till_o many_o year_n after_o yet_o be_v now_o fore-seen_a by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o assistâ—â—_n moses_n in_o pen_v this_o history_n and_o moses_n be_v to_o set_v down_o his_o own_o and_o aaron_n descent_n from_o levi_n for_o order_n sake_n he_o begin_v with_o the_o stock_n of_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n levi's_fw-la elder_a brother_n and_o possible_o in_o this_o place_n he_o mention_n only_o those_o three_o and_o not_o the_o head_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o they_o be_v not_o reject_v of_o god_n notwithstanding_o jacob_n severe_a commination_n gen._n 49.3_o 5._o as_o also_o to_o show_v that_o though_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n be_v elder_a than_o levi_n yet_o god_n have_v free_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n moses_n to_o be_v the_o first_o captain_n of_o his_o people_n and_o his_o brother_n aaron_n the_o first_o high_a priest_n to_o who_o his_o posterity_n shall_v succeed_v in_o that_o office_n and_o these_o be_v that_o very_a moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o the_o lord_n command_v to_o bring_v forth_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n who_o be_v increase_v now_o to_o many_o thousand_o so_o that_o they_o may_v be_v call_v the_o host_n of_o the_o lord_n exod._n 12.37_o 41._o ch._n 5._o whole_a chapter_n ch._n 6._o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 28._o sect_n lxiii_o moses_n be_v now_o 80_o service_n 80_o the_o reason_n why_o moses_n age_n be_v here_o set_v down_o seem_v to_o be_v to_o show_v how_o long_o god_n in_o his_o wise_a providence_n have_v suffer_v the_o egyptian_n to_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n with_o such_o cruel_a bondage_n even_o before_o the_o birth_n of_o moses_n till_o he_o come_v to_o be_v 80_o year_n of_o age_n and_o the_o reverence_n and_o respect_v due_a to_o the_o venerable_a age_n he_o and_o aaron_n be_v of_o render_v they_o the_o more_o fit_a to_o undertake_v such_o a_o service_n and_o aaron_n 83_o year_n of_o age_n they_o be_v command_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o go_v again_o to_o pharaoh_n to_o require_v he_o to_o dismiss_v the_o people_n moses_n will_v have_v excuse_v himself_o again_o because_o he_o be_v not_o eloquent_a but_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o behold_v i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o god_n trin._n god_n quia_fw-la adversus_fw-la pharaonem_fw-la divinam_fw-la quandam_fw-la potestatem_fw-la exercuit_fw-la dum_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la timetur_fw-la dum_fw-la oratur_fw-la 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the_o judgement_n that_o i_o will_v execute_v upon_o they_o and_o by_o which_o i_o will_v at_o last_o deliver_v my_o people_n moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o and_o go_v again_o unto_o pharaoh_n require_v he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o let_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v out_o of_o his_o land_n pharaoh_n ask_v they_o how_o he_o shall_v know_v that_o they_o be_v send_v of_o god_n what_o miracle_n can_v they_o work_v to_o induce_v he_o to_o believe_v it_o moses_n hereupon_o give_v aaron_n his_o rod_n and_o bid_v he_o cast_v it_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o say_v it_o shall_v become_v a_o serpent_n and_o aaron_n do_v so_o before_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o servant_n and_o according_o it_o become_v a_o serpent_n tavin_n serpent_n it_o seem_v the_o change_n wrought_v before_o pharaoh_n be_v not_o into_o a_o ordinary_a serpent_n call_v nehash_n but_o into_o some_o great_a creature_n here_o call_v a_o dragon_n tavin_n then_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o 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and_o aaron_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v foretell_v exod._n ch._n 8._o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 16._o louse_n three_o plague_n louse_n 3._o pharaoh_n have_v thus_o mock_v god_n promise_v and_o not_o perform_v the_o lord_n to_o manifest_v his_o indignation_n against_o he_o command_v moses_n now_o to_o strike_v he_o with_o a_o new_a judgement_n without_o give_v he_o any_o warning_n as_o at_o other_o time_n he_o have_v do_v aaron_z therefore_o be_v command_v forthwith_o to_o stretch_v out_o his_o rod_n and_o to_o strike_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o may_v become_v louse_n through_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o aaron_n according_o do_v abundance_n of_o louse_n come_v on_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o dust_n in_o very_a part_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o it_o turn_v into_o that_o
boil_n and_o blain_n break_v out_o upon_o they_o so_o that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o go_v away_o and_o cease_v fight_v against_o god_n but_o yet_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v so_o harden_v that_o he_o will_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v for_o all_o this_o exod._n ch._n 9_o from_o 8._o to_o vers_fw-la 13._o hail_o seven_o plague_n hail_o 7._o some_o few_o day_n after_o god_n send_v moses_n again_o to_o pharaoh_n to_o require_v he_o to_o let_v his_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v he_o and_o to_o let_v he_o know_v that_o though_o his_o hand_n have_v be_v already_o heavy_a upon_o he_o yet_o there_o be_v far_o sore_a plague_n still_o behind_o which_o he_o have_v determine_v to_o bring_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o people_n if_o he_o continue_v obstinate_a and_o which_o shall_v sting_v he_o to_o the_o very_a heart_n and_o these_o he_o will_v present_o pour_v forth_o thick_a and_o threefold_a upon_o he_o that_o he_o may_v know_v there_o be_v no_o god_n like_o to_o the_o great_a jehovah_n in_o all_o the_o world_n moses_n be_v further_o command_v to_o speak_v thus_o to_o he_o from_o the_o lord_n i_o have_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n and_o destroy_v a_o great_a part_n of_o thy_o cattle_n by_o murrain_n and_o pestilence_n and_o i_o shall_v have_v destroy_v thou_o and_o thy_o people_n thereby_o also_o t._n also_o sic_fw-la ergo_fw-la vertendum_fw-la v._o 16._o modo_fw-la enim_fw-la cum_fw-la extendi_fw-la manum_fw-la meam_fw-la percussissem_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la pecus_fw-la sed_fw-la te_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la tuum_fw-la veruntamen_fw-la seci_fw-la ut_fw-la restares_fw-la etc._n etc._n j._n t._n as_o you_o well_o deserve_v but_o that_o i_o have_v raise_v thou_o up_o for_o this_o very_a purpose_n that_o the_o world_n may_v see_v my_o justice_n in_o punish_v of_o thou_o and_o my_o power_n in_o my_o conquest_n over_o thou_o and_o do_v thou_o yet_o so_o impudent_o exalt_v thyself_o against_o i_o and_o my_o people_n behold_v about_o this_o time_n 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do_v ever_o see_v such_o vast_a number_n of_o locust_n nor_o any_o that_o do_v do_v so_o much_o mischief_n as_o these_o shall_v do_v and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n when_o they_o have_v deliver_v their_o message_n come_v away_o and_o leave_v he_o then_o pharaoh_n courtier_n and_o servant_n say_v to_o he_o how_o long_o shall_v this_o man_n moses_n be_v a_o snare_n to_o we_o that_o be_v a_o instrument_n and_o mean_n to_o bring_v ruin_n and_o destruction_n upon_o we_o we_o beseech_v thou_o lâ—t_v these_o people_n go_v see_v thou_o not_o that_o the_o land_n be_v already_o almost_o ruin_v by_o the_o plague_n and_o judgement_n that_o have_v be_v bring_v upon_o we_o then_o pharaoh_n send_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n again_o to_o he_o and_o tell_v they_o he_o be_v content_a they_o shall_v go_v and_o serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n but_o then_o recall_v himself_o he_o
ask_v who_o among_o they_o and_o how_o many_o of_o they_o do_v they_o desire_v shall_v go_v moses_n tell_v he_o they_o will_v go_v up_o all_o with_o their_o old_a and_o with_o their_o young_a with_o their_o wife_n son_n and_o daughter_n with_o their_o flock_n and_o with_o their_o herd_n for_o they_o must_v make_v use_n of_o some_o of_o they_o for_o sacrifice_n and_o of_o part_n of_o these_o sacrifice_n they_o must_v keep_v a_o riligious_a feast_n unto_o the_o lord_n pharaoh_n be_v angry_a at_o this_o motion_n that_o they_o shall_v desire_v their_o child_n shall_v go_v also_o who_o he_o intend_v to_o keep_v as_o hostage_n for_o their_o come_n back_o he_o say_v in_o a_o passion_n i_o wish_v you_o may_v find_v no_o more_o savour_n from_o god_n than_o you_o be_v like_a to_o find_v from_o i_o in_o this_o your_o suit_n to_o let_v your_o child_n go_v also_o look_v to_o it_o if_o you_o will_v presume_v to_o go_v in_o this_o manner_n at_o your_o own_o peril_n be_v it_o i_o shall_v never_o consent_v that_o you_o shall_v all_o go_v but_o as_o for_o you_o that_o be_v man_n grow_v i_o care_v not_o if_o i_o permit_v you_o to_o go_v for_o that_o be_v all_o as_o i_o understand_v also_o understand_v pharaoh_n either_o mislook_n or_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n for_o they_o demand_v they_o may_v all_o go_v but_o they_o desire_v at_o first_o that_o they_o may_v go_v to_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n it_o seem_v pharaoh_n think_v that_o only_o the_o man_n mean_v to_o go_v and_o not_o the_o woman_n and_o child_n also_o that_o at_o first_o you_o desire_v moses_n and_o aaron_n not_o accept_v of_o this_o pharaoh_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o his_o presence_n then_o moses_n stretch_v forth_o his_o rod_n over_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o lord_n send_v a_o east-wind_n which_o blow_v very_o fierce_o all_o day_n upon_o that_o land_n and_o the_o next_o morning_n it_o bring_v a_o vast_a army_n of_o caterpillar_n and_o locust_n very_o 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upon_o we_o and_o moses_n go_v out_o and_o entreat_v the_o lord_n for_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o lord_n send_v a_o strong_a west-wind_n that_o carry_v the_o grasshopper_n and_o locust_n away_o and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o red-sea_n where_o they_o all_o perish_v but_o though_o this_o dreadful_a judgement_n be_v remove_v yet_o pharaoh_n hardness_n be_v not_o for_o he_o will_v not_o yet_o let_v the_o people_n go_v ch._n 10._o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 21._o the_o month_n abib_fw-la otherwise_o call_v nisan_fw-la answer_v to_o part_n of_o our_o march_n and_o part_n of_o our_o april_n which_o before_o have_v be_v the_o seven_o month_n as_o we_o show_v before_o be_v from_o this_o time_n forward_o make_v the_o first_o month_n 10._o month_n in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o miraculous_a deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n they_o be_v appoint_v to_o begin_v the_o year_n with_o this_o month._n yet_o this_o account_n be_v afterward_o keep_v only_o in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n for_o the_o jubilee_n and_o such_o other_o civil_a affair_n it_o begin_v as_o it_o have_v do_v before_o leu._n 25.8_o 9_o 10._o of_o the_o year_n and_o upon_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o this_o month_n or_o a_o little_a before_o be_v institute_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n in_o commemoration_n of_o god_n pass_v over_o they_o and_o not_o involve_v they_o in_o the_o common_a plague_n that_o smite_v the_o house_n of_o the_o egyptian_n touch_v which_o passover_n several_a law_n and_o direction_n be_v give_v to_o moses_n 1._o concern_v the_o sacrifice_n itself_o or_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o feast_n viz._n a_o lamb_n or_o kid_n of_o the_o first_o year_n a_o male_a without_o blemish_n 2._o this_o must_v be_v set_v apart_o on_o the_o ten_o day_n command_v day_n no_o mention_n make_v of_o separate_v the_o paschal_n lamb_n from_o the_o flock_n four_o day_n before_o the_o feast_n in_o other_o place_n where_o the_o passover_n be_v command_v of_o this_o month._n thus_o it_o be_v order_v at_o this_o time_n that_o it_o may_v be_v in_o readiness_n and_o not_o to_o seek_v when_o they_o be_v encumber_v with_o business_n about_o their_o go_v away_o 3._o if_o one_o household_n be_v too_o little_a for_o a_o lamb_n they_o be_v to_o join_v the_o next_o household_n to_o they_o and_o they_o be_v to_o make_v their_o account_n proportionable_o to_o the_o lamb_n and_o to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v to_o eat_v of_o it_o take_v care_n that_o there_o may_v not_o be_v too_o few_o nor_o too_o many_o for_o it_o child_n it_o which_o number_n josephus_n reckon_v to_o be_v ten_o man_n beside_o woman_n and_o child_n 4._o they_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o lamb_n to_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o same_o month._n 5._o every_o master_n of_o a_o family_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n who_o it_o especial_o concern_v be_v appoint_v to_o kill_v it_o on_o the_o 14_o day_n between_o the_o two_o evening_n 27.46_o evening_n about_o that_o time_n our_o bless_a saviour_n the_o true_a paschal_n lamb_n be_v put_v to_o death_n mat._n 27.46_o that_o be_v between_o our_o three_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n and_o sunset_n hour_n sunset_n the_o natural_a day_n from_o sun_n to_o sun_n the_o jew_n divide_v into_o four_o part_n the_o first_o from_o sunrising_n to_o nine_o in_o the_o forenoon_n call_v the_o three_o hour_n the_o second_o from_o nine_o to_o twelve_o call_v the_o six_o hour_n the_o three_o from_o twelve_o to_o three_o in_o the_o afternoon_n call_v the_o nine_o hour_n the_o four_o from_o three_o in_o the_o afternoon_n to_o sunsetting_a call_v the_o twelve_o hour_n 6._o they_o be_v to_o strike_v and_o sprinkle_v with_o a_o bunch_n of_o hyssop_n dip_v in_o the_o blood_n redeemer_n blood_n to_o direct_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o israelite_n to_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o great_a redeemer_n thereof_o the_o two_o side-post_n and_o upper_a door-post_n of_o the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n where_o they_o do_v eat_v it_o egypt_n it_o this_o seem_v peculiar_a to_o the_o passover_n in_o egypt_n 7._o none_o of_o they_o be_v to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o house_n where_o they_o do_v eat_v it_o till_o the_o morning_n 8._o they_o be_v not_o to_o break_v a_o bone_n of_o it_o 9_o they_o be_v not_o to_o eat_v it_o raw_a or_o sodden_a but_o roast_v with_o fire_n and_o they_o be_v to_o roast_v it_o whole_a head_z and_o leg_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n that_o be_v the_o inward_o be_v first_o take_v out_o and_o wash_v 10._o they_o be_v to_o eat_v it_o with_o unleavened_a aside_o unleavened_a leaven_n ha_v two_o property_n to_o sour_a and_o puff_v up_o may_v well_o signify_v malice_n and_o pride_n which_o must_v be_v lay_v aside_o bread_n and_o bitter_a herb_n 11._o they_o be_v to_o eat_v it_o with_o their_o loin_n gird_v their_o shoe_n on_o their_o foot_n and_o their_o staff_n in_o their_o hand_n like_o man_n in_o haste_n and_o ready_a to_o be_v go_v and_o march_v out_o of_o egypt_n egypt_n egypt_n these_o ceremony_n be_v peculiar_a to_o that_o passover_n in_o egypt_n 12._o they_o be_v to_o let_v nothing_o of_o it_o remain_v unto_o the_o morning_n but_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v leave_v after_o they_o have_v eat_v it_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n these_o thing_n be_v observe_v by_o they_o moses_n tell_v they_o the_o lord_n intend_v to_o pass_v by_o all_o the_o house_n of_o the_o israelite_n where_o the_o paschal-lamb_n be_v thus_o eat_v and_o the_o door_n thus_o sprinkle_v but_o he_o will_v smite_v by_o his_o holy_a angel_n all_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o remain_v and_o he_o will_v then_o execute_v judgement_n on_o all_o the_o god_n of_o egypt_n that_o be_v either_o some_o such_o notable_a judgement_n or_o
long_a attendance_n and_o so_o will_v go_v to_o their_o several_a tent_n and_o dwelling_n in_o peace_n have_v their_o mind_n quiet_v moses_n consult_v with_o the_o people_n about_o this_o proposal_n they_o like_v it_o very_o well_o see_v deut._n 1.13_o 14._o and_o so_o he_o immediate_o put_v it_o in_o practice_n substitute_v such_o governor_n under_o himself_o so_o that_o every_o tribune_n appoint_v to_o judge_n over_o a_o thousand_o family_n have_v under_o he_o ten_o centurion_n or_o judge_n that_o be_v over_o a_o hundred_o family_n a_o piece_n and_o every_o centurion_n have_v under_o he_o two_o ruler_n that_o be_v over_o fifty_o family_n a_o piece_n and_o every_o ruler_n over_o fifty_o have_v under_o he_o five_o ruler_n which_o be_v set_v over_o ten_o constable_n ten_o parallel_v to_o this_o be_v the_o original_a institution_n of_o our_o english_a tythingman_n a_o word_n still_o in_o use_n in_o the_o west-country_n be_v a_o officer_n to_o oversee_v ten_o man_n with_o their_o family_n this_o tythingman_n be_v the_o same_o officer_n which_o in_o other_o place_n be_v call_v the_o petty_a constable_n family_n a_o piece_n and_o so_o it_o be_v like_o the_o inferour_n officer_n give_v account_v of_o those_o under_o their_o care_n to_o their_o immediate_a superior_n deut._n 1._o from_o 9_o to_o 19_o exod._n 18._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lii_o on_o the_o 20_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n of_o the_o second_o year_n after_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o cloudy-pillar_n arise_v from_o off_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o go_v in_o the_o forefront_n of_o their_o camp_n the_o israelite_n remove_v from_o sinai_n where_o they_o have_v stay_v in_o that_o their_o 12_o station_n a_o whole_a year_n four_o year_n they_o come_v into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o three_o month_n of_o the_o first_o year_n see_v deut._n 1.6_o 7_o 8._o and_o sect._n 13._o of_o ch._n four_o within_o 13_o day_n see_v exod._n 19.1_o towards_o the_o wilderness_n of_o 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the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n lead_v the_o second_o squadron_n in_o like_a manner_n with_o its_o associate_n tribe_n simeon_n and_o gad_n with_o a_o standard_n bear_v the_o figure_n of_o a_o man_n as_o the_o jewish_a writer_n tell_v we_o next_o to_o this_o standard_n and_o so_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o camp_n march_v the_o kohathite_n bear_v the_o ark_n and_o the_o most_o holy_a utensil_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n on_o their_o shoulder_n the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n lead_v the_o three_o squadron_n with_o their_o associate_n tribe_n manasseh_n and_o benjamin_n with_o a_o standard_n bear_v the_o figure_n of_o a_o ox._n the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n with_o their_o associate_n tribe_n asher_n and_o naphtali_n make_v up_o the_o four_o squadron_n and_o bring_v up_o the_o rear_n with_o a_o standard_n bear_v the_o figure_n of_o a_o eagle_n the_o army_n be_v thus_o set_v in_o order_n and_o ready_a to_o march_v moses_n desire_v jethro_n 3._o jethro_n call_v also_o hobab_n see_v sect._n 56._o of_o ch._n 3._o his_o father-in-law_n to_o go_v along_o with_o they_o tell_v he_o they_o will_v do_v he_o good_a and_o no_o hurt_n for_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o be_v gracious_a unto_o they_o and_o to_o own_v they_o for_o his_o people_n but_o jethro_n refuse_v to_o go_v tell_v he_o he_o will_v return_v to_o his_o own_o country_n moses_n press_v he_o again_o to_o go_v with_o they_o tell_v he_o he_o may_v be_v in_o stead_n of_o eye_n to_o they_o in_o that_o howl_a wilderness_n through_o which_o they_o be_v to_o march_v that_o be_v his_o prudent_a counsel_n of_o which_o they_o have_v new_o have_v experience_n may_v very_o much_o advantage_v they_o especial_o in_o thing_n not_o particular_o direct_v by_o god_n and_o if_o he_o will_v please_v to_o go_v along_o with_o they_o what_o goodness_n and_o bounty_n the_o lord_n shall_v show_v to_o they_o he_o shall_v share_v in_o and_o partake_v of_o but_o it_o seem_v he_o refuse_v to_o go_v along_o with_o they_o be_v desirous_a to_o return_v to_o his_o own_o country_n see_v exod._n 18.27_o however_o either_o he_o or_o some_o of_o his_o family_n return_v afterward_o unto_o the_o israelite_n for_o his_o posterity_n in_o aftertime_n dwell_v among_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o we_o may_v see_v judg._n 1.16_o and_o judg._n 4.11_o 17._o and_o 1_o sam._n 15.6_o numb_a ch._n 10._o from_o 11._o to_o 33._o sect_n liii_o moses_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n now_o depart_v from_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o lord_n viz._n from_o sinai_n and_o horeb_n where_o he_o have_v appear_v so_o eminent_o to_o they_o and_o give_v they_o his_o law_n and_o the_o ark_n bochart_n ark_n profecta_fw-la est_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la eorum_fw-la i._n e._n arca_fw-la in_o mediis_fw-la castris_fw-la a_o sacerdotibus_fw-la gestata_fw-la versabatur_fw-la in_o oculis_fw-la omnium_fw-la malvenda_fw-la pro_fw-la uno_fw-la reputantur_fw-la arca_fw-la &_o columna_fw-la cum_fw-la arca_fw-la semper_fw-la sub_fw-la columna_fw-la procederet_fw-la bochart_n go_v before_o they_o or_o in_o their_o sight_n and_o the_o cloudy-pillar_n over_o that_o for_o three_o day_n together_o when_o they_o march_v to_o find_v out_o a_o fit_a place_n for_o they_o to_o pitch_v their_o tent_n in_o and_o when_o the_o cloud_n be_v lift_v up_o and_o the_o four_o squadron_n with_o the_o ark_n set_v forward_o and_o march_v moses_n say_v arise_v o_o lord_n and_o let_v thy_o enemy_n be_v scatter_v and_o let_v they_o that_o hate_v thou_o flee_v before_o thou_o and_o when_o the_o ark_n rest_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o cloud_n he_o say_v return_v dr._n return_v revertere_fw-la respondet_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d surge_n nam_fw-la qui_fw-la surgit_fw-la quasi_fw-la abiturus_fw-la surgit_fw-la certo_fw-la nubes_fw-la cum_fw-la se_fw-la attolleret_fw-la abire_fw-la videbatur_fw-la dr._n o_o lord_n unto_o the_o many_o thousand_o of_o israel_n that_o be_v return_v i_o pray_v thou_o and_o remain_v among_o thy_o people_n for_o in_o thy_o presence_n their_o chief_a joy_n and_o safety_n consist_v see_v exod._n 33.14_o 15_o 16._o numb_a 10._o from_o the_o 33._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n liv._o the_o people_n be_v now_o weary_v with_o their_o three_o day_n march_v it_o seem_v some_o that_o be_v in_o the_o rear_n of_o the_o camp_n begin_v to_o murmur_v that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o so_o long_a and_o tedious_a march_n whereupon_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o they_o and_o he_o either_o pour_v down_o fire_n upon_o they_o from_o heaven_n or_o cause_v it_o to_o break_v forth_o upon_o they_o from_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o consume_v many_o of_o they_o see_v psal_n 78.21_o the_o israelites_n not_o know_v what_o to_o do_v run_v to_o moses_n have_v a_o great_a opinion_n of_o his_o holiness_n and_o especial_a interest_n in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o entreat_v he_o to_o intercede_v with_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o which_o he_o according_o do_v and_o so_o the_o fire_n cease_v the_o place_n where_o this_o judgement_n be_v execute_v be_v hereupon_o call_v taberah_n signify_v a_o burn_a because_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o lord_n here_o break_v out_o upon_o they_o and_o consume_v many_o among_o they_o numb_a ch._n 11._o from_o 1._o to_o 4._o sect_n lv._o the_o people_n not_o have_v now_o any_o other_o food_n but_o manna_n to_o eat_v the_o mix_a multitude_n among_o they_o of_o which_o see_v exod._n 12.38_o not_o be_v sufficient_o warn_v by_o the_o former_a judgement_n begin_v to_o loathe_v it_o and_o to_o murmur_v that_o they_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o eat_v and_o the_o israelite_n it_o seem_v soon_o join_v with_o they_o in_o this_o their_o complaint_n and_o murmur_a say_v in_o a_o discontent_a humour_n who_o shall_v give_v we_o flesh_n to_o eat_v as_o if_o they_o have_v say_v we_o have_v plenty_n of_o flesh_n in_o egypt_n and_o great_a variety_n of_o fowl_n we_o
chron._n 25.1_o 3._o and_o possible_o they_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v and_o declare_v to_o the_o people_n the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o their_o great_a edification_n and_o comfort_n and_o all_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o they_o may_v easy_o be_v discern_v to_o speak_v as_o man_n inspire_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n thus_o these_o man_n prophesy_v and_o do_v not_o cease_v that_o be_v continue_v all_o that_o day_n prophesy_v without_o intermission_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v add_v because_o their_o continue_v so_o long_o in_o this_o supernatural_a exercise_n do_v much_o confirm_v their_o call_n to_o their_o office_n but_o two_o of_o these_o elder_n that_o be_v choose_v for_o this_o employment_n and_o enrol_v by_o moses_n among_o his_o seventy_o assistant_n do_v not_o come_v to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o they_o be_v appoint_v to_o do_v it_o be_v probable_a they_o do_v forbear_v to_o come_v not_o out_o of_o contempt_n of_o god_n command_n for_o then_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a they_o will_v have_v have_v the_o same_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n bestow_v upon_o they_o as_o the_o other_o have_v but_o out_o of_o modesty_n 10.22_o modesty_n see_v a_o case_n something_o like_o this_o 1_o sam._n 10.22_o and_o distrust_n of_o their_o own_o sufficiency_n for_o so_o great_a a_o charge_n however_o these_o two_o who_o name_n be_v eldad_n and_o medad_n receive_v the_o same_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o seventy_o and_o according_o prophesy_v in_o the_o camp_n out_o of_o moses_n sight_n and_o without_o his_o knowledge_n as_o the_o other_o do_v at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o his_o presence_n a_o report_n of_o this_o be_v bring_v to_o moses_n and_o joshuah_n his_o servant_n suspect_v it_o may_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o dignity_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o master_n see_v these_o two_o seem_v to_o do_v it_o without_o any_o dependency_n on_o he_o which_o the_o other_o have_v manifest_v in_o come_v at_o 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circuit_n or_o compass_n insomuch_o that_o in_o many_o place_n they_o lie_v in_o heap_n two_o cubit_n high_a the_o psalmist_n tell_v we_o psal_n 78.27_o he_o rain_v flesh_n upon_o they_o as_o dust_n and_o feather_a fowl_n as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o people_n see_v this_o in_o all_o haste_n rise_v up_o and_o fall_v to_o gather_v they_o and_o the_o gather_v continue_v all_o that_o day_n and_o the_o next_o night_n and_o the_o day_n after_o and_o that_o master_n of_o a_o family_n with_o his_o company_n that_o gather_v least_o gather_v ten_o homer_n or_o heap_n whereby_o possible_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v a_o very_a great_a many_o and_o when_o they_o have_v gather_v they_o they_o spread_v they_o abroad_o round_o about_o their_o camp_n and_o lay_v they_o thin_a that_o they_o may_v not_o putrify_v but_o it_o seem_v they_o be_v as_o miraculous_o preserve_v as_o they_o be_v send_v else_o they_o will_v never_o have_v last_v good_a a_o whole_a month_n together_o about_o a_o year_n ago_o see_v exod._n 16.13_o god_n give_v they_o one_o meal_n of_o they_o at_o their_o eight_o station_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n before_o they_o come_v to_o sinai_n but_o now_o they_o eat_v of_o they_o a_o whole_a month_n together_o and_o have_v satisfy_v their_o greedy_a lust_n and_o appetite_n feed_v without_o fear_n judas_n v._o 12._o so_o long_o together_o with_o this_o kind_n of_o food_n at_o last_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n break_v out_o upon_o they_o and_o he_o smite_v they_o with_o a_o very_a great_a plague_n while_o the_o flesh_n be_v between_o their_o tooth_n the_o psalmist_n say_v he_o slay_v the_o wealthy_a and_o the_o fat_a of_o they_o psal_n 78.31_o it_o be_v like_a he_o permit_v they_o to_o surfeit_v by_o their_o greedy_a feed_n and_o so_o thereby_o many_o of_o they_o die_v and_o therefore_o the_o place_n be_v call_v from_o thence_o kibroth-hattaavah_a that_o be_v the_o grave_n of_o these_o man_n of_o lust_n and_o inordinate_a appetite_n see_v psal_n 78._o from_o 26._o to_o 32._o and_o psal_n 106._o v._n 14_o 15._o numb_a 11._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lvi_o from_o kibroth-hattaavah_a they_o remove_v to_o hazeroth_n at_o this_o place_n some_o emulation_n or_o contention_n arise_v as_o it_o seem_v between_o miriam_n moses_n sister_n and_o zippora_fw-la his_o wife_n miriam_n first_o and_o then_o aaron_n stir_v up_o by_o she_o speak_v against_o moses_n because_o he_o have_v marry_v a_o woman_n of_o ethiopia_n so_o they_o seem_v to_o call_v she_o in_o contempt_n because_o she_o be_v of_o midian_a a_o part_n of_o the_o eastern_a ethiopia_n otherwise_o call_v arabia_n and_o be_v not_o one_o of_o abraham_n holy_a stock_n but_o see_v she_o have_v submit_v herself_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n she_o be_v to_o be_v hold_v as_o a_o israelitish-woman_n as_o rahab_n and_o ruth_n be_v however_o upon_o this_o occasion_n they_o quarrel_n with_o moses_n and_o will_v equal_v themselves_o unto_o he_o what_o say_v they_o have_v god_n only_o speak_v by_o moses_n have_v he_o not_o speak_v also_o by_o we_o be_o not_o i_o say_v miriam_n a_o prophetess_n see_v exod._n 15.20_o and_o have_v not_o god_n promise_v to_o be_v with_o aaron_n mouth_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o mouth_n to_o his_o brother_n moses_n exod._n 4.15_o 16._o and_o have_v not_o he_o be_v employ_v by_o god_n together_o with_o moses_n in_o bring_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n what_o reason_n then_o that_o moses_n shall_v be_v all_o in_o all_o who_o have_v match_v himself_o to_o one_o that_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o the_o holy_a seed_n of_o israel_n moses_n be_v a_o very_a meek_a place_n meek_a it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o moses_n shall_v thus_o commend_v himself_o but_o let_v it_o be_v consider_v thâ—t_o either_o he_o do_v it_o by_o the_o immediate_a inspiration_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o his_o meekness_n may_v be_v a_o pattern_n to_o the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n as_o he_o do_v elsewhere_o relate_v his_o sin_n and_o weakness_n for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o church_n or_o else_o it_o may_v be_v conceive_v without_o wrong_v the_o authority_n of_o moses_n write_n that_o here_o and_o there_o by_o joshuah_n or_o some_o other_o of_o the_o sacred_a writer_n after_o he_o some_o passage_n be_v insert_v which_o moses_n himself_o write_v not_o such_o as_o that_o deut._n 34._o concern_v his_o death_n and_o burial_n see_v mr._n jackson_n note_n on_o the_o place_n and_o humble_a man_n be_v content_a to_o put_v up_o all_o this_o bearing_z it_o patient_o and_o make_v no_o complaint_n but_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o let_v it_o so_o pass_v therefore_o command_v moses_n aaron_n and_o miriam_n to_o come_v all_o three_o together_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o cloud_n descend_v to_o the_o door_n thereof_o the_o lord_n now_o call_v to_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n to_o stand_v forth_o and_o then_o declare_v to_o they_o that_o he_o do_v not_o manifest_v his_o will_n to_o moses_n in_o dream_n etc._n dream_n vision_n be_v revelation_n to_o such_o as_o be_v awake_a dream_n to_o those_o that_o be_v asleep_a dominus_fw-la aliquando_fw-la apparuit_fw-la prophetis_fw-la in_o ecstasi_fw-la aliquando_fw-la per_fw-la somnium_fw-la &_o dormientibus_fw-la aliquando_fw-la vigilantibus_fw-la in_o aliqua_fw-la similitudine_fw-la sed_fw-la sine_fw-la locutione_n ut_fw-la jeremiae_n &_o ezekieli_fw-it somnia_fw-la plerumque_fw-la erant_fw-la aenigmatica_fw-la ut_fw-la scala_fw-la jacobi_n etc._n etc._n and_o vision_n as_o to_o other_o prophet_n but_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o with_o a_o audible_a voice_n out_o of_o the_o cloud_n and_o out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n very_o plain_o and_o clear_o as_o one_o friend_n use_v to_o speak_v to_o another_o and_o have_v at_o time_n discover_v to_o he_o more_o of_o his_o glory_n than_o ever_o he_o do_v to_o any_o mortal_a
afford_v we_o viz._n meat_n and_o drink_n for_o our_o money_n as_o we_o pass_v through_o the_o out-skirt_n of_o their_o country_n but_o sihon_n will_v not_o let_v we_o pass_v for_o the_o lord_n harden_v 4.21_o harden_v god_n can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o heart_n but_o he_o may_v be_v debtor_n to_o no_o man_n withhold_v his_o grace_n he_o may_v leave_v man_n to_o themselves_o he_o may_v permit_v satan_n to_o work_v effectual_o in_o they_o see_v sect._n 59_o of_o ch._n 3._o on_o exod._n 4.21_o his_o spirit_n and_o make_v his_o heart_n obstinate_a that_o he_o may_v deliver_v he_o into_o our_o hand_n as_o appeareth_z by_o the_o event_n for_o sihon_n come_v out_o against_o we_o with_o his_o people_n to_o fight_v we_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o into_o our_o hand_n and_o we_o smite_v he_o and_o all_o his_o host_n and_o we_o take_v all_o his_o city_n and_o utter_o destroy_v man_n woman_n and_o child_n see_v deut._n 20.14_o 15_o 16._o as_o god_n have_v 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son_n david_n david_n answer_v it_o be_v my_o voice_n my_o lord_n o_o king_n and_o i_o pray_v thou_o wherefore_o do_v my_o lord_n thus_o pursue_v after_o his_o servant_n what_o have_v i_o do_v or_o what_o evil_a be_v in_o my_o hand_n now_o therefore_o let_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n vouchsafe_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o his_o servant_n if_o the_o lord_n have_v stir_v thou_o up_o against_o i_o let_v he_o receive_v a_o offering_n voluntate_fw-la offering_n placato_fw-la iram_fw-la ejus_fw-la sacrificio_fw-la &_o munere_fw-la chald._a paraph._n suspiciat_fw-la oblationem_fw-la meam_fw-la cum_fw-la voluntate_fw-la that_o be_v let_v he_o be_v appease_v with_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n which_o i_o will_v offer_v for_o the_o sin_n whereby_o i_o have_v provoke_v he_o but_o if_o they_o be_v court-sycophant_n and_o malicious_a person_n that_o by_o their_o lie_n and_o slander_n have_v incense_v thou_o against_o i_o i_o leave_v they_o as_o curse_a creature_n to_o god_n just_a vengeance_n 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by_o they_o on_o any_o other_o term_n than_o that_o he_o and_o his_o soldier_n shall_v turn_v to_o the_o philistine_n and_o declare_v themselves_o enemy_n to_o saul_n and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n 3_o this_o must_v needs_o tend_v to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o those_o that_o be_v righteous_a in_o the_o land_n and_o will_v give_v his_o enemy_n occasion_n exceed_o to_o triumph_n and_o to_o say_v that_o now_o he_o discover_v what_o he_o be_v see_v he_o have_v desert_v his_o own_o people_n and_o religion_n and_o have_v join_v himself_o to_o their_o uncircumcised_a enemy_n but_o thus_o it_o be_v when_o man_n heart_n sink_v through_o distrust_n of_o god_n as_o it_o seem_v david_n now_o do_v they_o seek_v to_o help_v themselves_o by_o any_o mean_n they_o can_v david_n therefore_o have_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a send_v his_o agent_n before_o hand_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o have_v obtain_v assurance_n from_o he_o under_o the_o public_a faith_n that_o he_o and_o 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bondage_n but_o have_v extend_v mercy_n to_o we_o and_o give_v we_o favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n viz._n cyrus_n darius_n and_o artaxerxes_n and_o leave_v and_o encouragement_n from_o they_o to_o set_v up_o the_o house_n of_o our_o god_n and_o to_o repair_v the_o desolation_n thereof_o that_o be_v to_o renew_v the_o joyful_a assembly_n of_o god_n people_n and_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n in_o the_o temple_n which_o before_o be_v desolate_a and_o to_o give_v we_o a_o wall_n in_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v his_o own_o defence_n and_o protection_n against_o our_o enemy_n and_o now_o o_o our_o god_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v that_o after_o all_o this_o thy_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n show_v we_o we_o shall_v again_o forsake_v thy_o commandment_n as_o we_o have_v do_v which_o thou_o have_v not_o only_o enjoin_v we_o in_o thy_o law_n to_o observe_v but_o have_v often_o press_v they_o upon_o we_o by_o thy_o servant_n the_o prophet_n and_o 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to_o discover_v to_o the_o people_n the_o heinousness_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o the_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o because_o of_o it_o the_o noise_n hereof_o be_v soon_o carry_v throughout_o the_o city_n and_o there_o come_v in_o unto_o he_o only_o some_o few_o at_o first_o viz._n those_o that_o be_v afraid_a of_o those_o judgement_n see_v ch._n 9_o 4._o but_o now_o at_o last_o a_o great_a number_n be_v much_o affect_v with_o ezra_n grievous_a lamentation_n do_v also_o weep_v with_o he_o and_o possible_o the_o man_n that_o have_v sin_v in_o take_v strange_a wife_n bring_v those_o woman_n and_o their_o child_n with_o they_o to_o expect_v what_o direction_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o in_o this_o matter_n thereupon_o shechaniah_n a_o priest_n a_o pious_a and_o prudent_a man_n look_v upon_o himself_o as_o one_o of_o that_o body_n and_o people_n that_o have_v commit_v that_o sin_n he_o cry_v out_o we_o have_v trespass_v high_o against_o god_n in_o take_v strange_a wife_n however_o there_o be_v hope_n in_o israel_n concern_v this_o thing_n that_o be_v there_o be_v hope_n that_o god_n may_v be_v reconcile_v to_o we_o if_o we_o true_o repent_v and_o forsake_v our_o sin_n and_o put_v away_o the_o strange_a wife_n that_o be_v among_o we_o and_o there_o be_v hope_v the_o people_n will_v be_v persuade_v to_o do_v this_o when_o they_o shall_v consider_v the_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o if_o they_o do_v it_o not_o therefore_o this_o be_v the_o course_n that_o i_o think_v requisite_a for_o we_o to_o take_v for_o the_o pacify_v of_o god_n wrath_n let_v we_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o our_o god_n to_o put_v away_o all_o the_o strange_a wife_n and_o the_o child_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o they_o viz._n all_o such_o of_o they_o as_o retain_v their_o heathenish_a principle_n for_o of_o those_o among_o they_o that_o be_v convert_v to_o our_o religion_n neither_o mother_n nor_o child_n be_v to_o be_v put_v away_o witness_v the_o case_n of_o rahab_n and_o her_o son_n boaz_n also_o ruth_n and_o her_o son_n obed._n and_o let_v this_o be_v commend_v to_o the_o people_n by_o thy_o advice_n my_o lord_n ezra_n and_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o those_o other_o godly_a israelite_n that_o be_v now_o assemble_v unto_o thou_o and_o let_v this_o great_a business_n be_v manage_v according_a to_o the_o warrant_n and_o direction_n of_o god_n law_n arise_v therefore_o for_o the_o matter_n belong_v unto_o thou_o in_o a_o especial_a manner_n we_o will_v also_o be_v with_o thou_o to_o assist_v thou_o be_v of_o good_a courage_n and_o set_v about_o it_o ezra_n hereupon_o cause_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n and_o of_o all_o israel_n to_o swear_v that_o they_o will_v do_v according_a to_o this_o word_n and_o they_o do_v swear_v to_o it_o acccord_o ezra_n 10._o from_o 1_o to_o 6._o ezra_n now_o rise_v up_o and_o go_v into_o the_o chamber_n of_o johanan_n the_o son_n of_o eliaship_n who_o be_v doubtless_o of_o chief_a account_n among_o the_o priest_n at_o this_o time_n and_o it_o be_v like_a he_o go_v into_o his_o chamber_n that_o he_o may_v there_o with_o the_o prince_n consult_v how_o to_o effect_v that_o reformation_n to_o which_o the_o forementioned_a assembly_n have_v swear_v to_o yield_v but_o when_o he_o come_v thither_o though_o they_o offer_v he_o bread_n and_o water_n to_o refresh_v he_o yet_o he_o refuse_v to_o eat_v till_o some_o order_n be_v take_v for_o redress_v that_o great_a evil_n which_o they_o have_v be_v lament_v and_o which_o they_o that_o have_v be_v carry_v away_o captive_a have_v be_v so_o guilty_a of_o proclamation_n therefore_o be_v now_o make_v that_o all_o that_o be_v return_v out_o of_o the_o captivity_n shall_v appear_v at_o jerusalem_n within_o three_o day_n and_o whoever_o do_v not_o come_v within_o that_o time_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o elder_n all_o his_o substance_n shall_v be_v forfeit_v and_o he_o separate_v from_o the_o congregation_n that_o be_v excommunicate_v from_o the_o number_n of_o god_n people_n hereupon_o all_o that_o inhabit_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n and_o with_o they_o such_o also_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n as_o be_v come_v from_o babylon_n on_o the_o 20_o day_n of_o the_o nine_o month_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o december_n a_o time_n usual_o of_o much_o cold_a and_o rain_n and_o all_o the_o people_n sit_v in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n that_o be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o outer_a court_n which_o possible_o be_v not_o yet_o wall_v in_o tremble_v because_o of_o this_o matter_n and_o for_o the_o great_a rain_n that_o pour_v down_o upon_o they_o so_o ezra_n stand_v up_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o you_o have_v indeed_o sin_v heinous_o in_o take_v strange_a wife_n and_o thereby_o have_v increase_v the_o trespass_n of_o israel_n now_o therefore_o with_o a_o penitent_a heart_n make_v confession_n of_o your_o sin_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o his_o will_n declare_v in_o his_o word_n and_o have_v no_o familiar_a converse_n with_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n and_o separate_v yourselves_o from_o your_o strange_a wife_n and_o they_o cry_v out_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n as_o thou_o have_v say_v so_o must_v we_o do_v even_o justice_n and_o common_a equity_n require_v it_o of_o we_o again_o we_o and_o yet_o within_o a_o few_o year_n they_o return_v to_o it_o again_o but_o say_v they_o the_o people_n be_v many_o and_o it_o be_v a_o time_n of_o much_o rain_n and_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o continue_v abroad_o sub_fw-la dio_fw-mi under_o the_o sky_n in_o this_o rainy_a time_n neither_o be_v this_o a_o work_n to_o be_v do_v in_o one_o day_n or_o two_o day_n let_v therefore_o
jacob_n rejoice_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o wagon_n sect._n 43._o jacob_n go_v into_o egypt_n his_o joy_n to_o see_v his_o son_n joseph_n sect._n 44._o joseph_n bring_v five_o of_o his_o brethren_n to_o pharaoh_n obtain_v goshen_n for_o his_o brethren_n introduce_v his_o father_n sect._n 45._o joseph_n prudent_a administration_n in_o the_o severe_a famine_n he_o be_v send_v for_o by_o his_o father_n sect._n 46._o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n blessed_v jacob_n gift_n to_o joseph_n sect._n 47._o jacob_n bless_v his_o son_n in_o order_n his_o death_n sect._n 48._o the_o mourning_n for_o and_o burial_n of_o jacob._n joseph_n death_n sect._n 49._o the_o history_n of_o job_n sect._n 50._o levi_n and_o amram_n die_v sect._n 51._o israel_n increase_v taskmaster_n appoint_v sect._n 52._o aaron_n birth_n sect._n 53._o the_o midwife_n command_v to_o destroy_v the_o male-children_n sect._n 54._o moses_n bear_v he_o be_v take_v up_o and_o educate_v by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n sect._n 55._o moses_n after_o forty_o year_n leave_v the_o court_n and_o fly_v into_o midian_a sect._n 56._o moses_n marriage_n his_o two_o son_n sect._n 57_o caleb_n birth_n sect._n 58._o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o moses_n commission_n he_o to_o deliver_v israel_n enable_v he_o to_o work_v miracle_n sect._n 59_o moses_n confirm_v and_o encourage_v command_v to_o go_v to_o pharaoh_n sect._n 60._o moses_n stop_v in_o his_o journey_n his_o son_n circumcise_v sect._n 61._o aaron_n meet_v moses_n they_o declare_v their_o commission_n to_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n sect._n 62._o they_o go_v to_o pharaoh_n the_o oppression_n of_o the_o israelite_n increase_v sect._n 63._o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v again_o to_o pharaoh_n the_o magician_n call_v in_o sect._n 64._o the_o ten_o plague_n chap._n iu._n from_o the_o israelite_n departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o solomon_n temple_n sect._n 1_o the_o israelite_n depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n sect._n 2._o the_o paschal_n lamb_n and_o passover_n appoint_v sect._n 3_o the_o lord_n conduct_n the_o israelite_n by_o a_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n joseph_n bone_n carry_v with_o they_o sect._n 4._o they_o encamp_v at_o pihahiroth_n pass_v through_o the_o red-sea_n the_o egyptian_n drown_v sect._n 5._o moses_n song_n miriam_n a_o prophetess_n sect._n 6._o the_o people_n march_v through_o shur_n murmur_n for_o want_n of_o water_n sect._n 7._o the_o twelve_o well_n and_o seventy_o palm-tree_n sect._n 8._o they_o turn_v from_o elim_n to_o the_o red-sea_n sect._n 9_o the_o people_n murmur_n quail_n give_v for_o one_o meal_n manna_n fall_v sect._n 10._o water_n gush_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n sect._n 11._o moses_n pray_v joshua_n fight_v amalek_n the_o altar_n call_v jehova-nissi_a sect._n 12._o jethro_n story_n defer_v to_o sect._n 51._o sect._n 13._o moses_n call_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n sinai_n the_o terrible_a sight_n sect._n 14._o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o law_n sect._n 15._o the_o people_n in_o fear_n moses_n encourage_v they_o sect._n 16._o similitude_n of_o god_n forbid_v the_o material_n for_o altar_n sect._n 17._o the_o judicial_a or_o political_a law_n sect._n 18._o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n promise_v to_o guide_v they_o the_o bound_n of_o canaan_n sect._n 19_o moses_n erect_v a_o altar_n and_o twelve_o pillar_n sect._n 20._o moses_n continue_v in_o the_o mount_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n sect._n 21._o direction_n concern_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o its_o utensil_n and_o appurtenance_n sect._n 22._o the_o golden_a calf_n sect._n 23._o moses_n come_v down_o break_v the_o table_n god_n anger_n moses_n intercede_v for_o the_o people_n and_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n sect._n 24._o two_o new_a table_n of_o stone_n sect._n 25._o god_n renew_v the_o covenant_n upon_o moses_n prayer_n moses_n face_n shine_v sect._n 26._o the_o sabbath_n anew_o enjoin_v contribution_n to_o the_o tabernacle_n sect._n 27._o bezaleel_n and_o aholihab_n appoint_v chief_a workman_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n sect._n 28._o the_o tabernacle_n finish_v be_v set_v up_o be_v fill_v with_o god_n glory_n sect._n 29._o law_n give_v concern_v the_o several_a sort_n of_o sacrifice_n sect._n 30._o aaron_z and_o his_o son_n consecrate_v sect._n 31._o aaron_n enter_v upon_o his_o office_n fire_n from_o the_o lord_n sect._n 32._o nadab_n and_o abihu_n slay_v by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n sect._n 33._o of_o clean_a and_o unclean_a creature_n sect._n 34._o woman_n separation_n sect._n 35._o law_n concern_v leprosy_n sect._n 36._o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n in_o man_n sect._n 37._o the_o passover_n celebrate_v sect._n 38._o several_a sort_n of_o law_n give_v sect._n 39_o blasphemy_n punish_v in_o the_o son_n of_o shelomith_n the_o law_n of_o retaliation_n sect._n 40._o divers_a other_o law_n give_v sect._n 41._o promise_n and_o threaten_n more_o law_n give_v concern_v divers_a matter_n sect._n 42._o the_o book_n of_o number_n sect._n 43._o the_o encamp_a of_o the_o tribe_n sect._n 44._o the_o levite_n charge_n sect._n 45._o the_o levite_n consecrate_v sect._n 46._o the_o offering_n of_o the_o prince_n sect._n 47._o law_n concern_v jealousy_n sect._n 48._o concern_v nazarites_n sect._n 49._o the_o solemn_a blessing_n sect._n 50._o the_o silver_n trumpet_n sect._n 51._o jethro_n story_n and_o advice_n sect._n 52._o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n march_v jethro_n leave_v they_o sect._n 53._o upon_o the_o move_n of_o the_o ark_n moses_n pronounce_v the_o blessing_n sect._n 54._o the_o people_n murmur_v at_o taberah_n sect._n 55._o quail_n give_v for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o month_n a_o plague_n follow_v sect._n 56._o miriams_n leprosy_n sect._n 57_o spy_n search_v the_o land_n sect._n 58._o their_o different_a report_n sect._n 59_o the_o ten_o spy_n smite_v sect._n 60._o israel_n defeat_v by_o the_o amalekite_n and_o canaanite_n sect._n 61._o the_o nineti_v psalm_n compose_v sect._n 62._o some_o law_n explain_v sect._n 63._o the_o rebellion_n of_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n sect._n 64._o aaron_n red_a blossom_a sect._n 65._o the_o work_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n sect._n 66._o water_n of_o purification_n sect._n 67._o miriams_n death_n sect._n 68_o they_o murmur_v at_o kadesh_n for_o want_v of_o water_n moses_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o anger_n be_v doom_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o canaan_n sect._n 69._o the_o king_n of_o edom_n refuse_v they_o passage_n sect._n 70._o aaron_z dies_z and_o be_v bury_v upon_o mount_n hor._n sect._n 71._o arad_n the_o canaanite_n vanquish_v sect._n 72._o the_o brazen_a serpent_n sect._n 73._o several_a station_n of_o the_o israelite_n sect._n 74._o the_o miraculous_a well_o sect._n 75._o sihon_n slay_v sect._n 76._o og_n total_o subdue_v sect._n 77._o the_o encamp_a at_o abel-shittim_a sect._n 78._o balaam_n send_v for_o to_o curse_v the_o israelite_n his_o ass_n speak_v sect._n 79._o balaam_n attempt_v to_o curse_n israel_n sect._n 80._o the_o idolatry_n and_o whoredom_n of_o the_o israelite_n at_o mount_n peor_n sect._n 81._o midian_a conquer_a sect._n 82._o moses_n and_o eleazar_n number_v the_o people_n sect._n 83._o zelophehad_n daughter_n sect._n 84._o joshua_n appoint_a successor_n sect._n 85._o a_o repetition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o sacrifice_v sect._n 86._o law_n concern_v vow_n sect._n 87._o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n desire_v a_o possession_n on_o that_o side_n jordan_n sect._n 88_o the_o journal_n of_o israel_n travel_n sect._n 89._o the_o limit_n of_o canaan_n sect._n 90._o the_o levite_n city_n sect._n 91._o order_n concern_v the_o marriage_n of_o zelophehad_n daughter_n sect._n 92._o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n contain_v moses_n die_v speech_n to_o israel_n sect._n 93._o moses_n death_n israel_n mourning_n for_o he_o sect._n 94._o joshua_n begin_v his_o government_n sect._n 95._o they_o come_v near_o unto_o and_o pass_v the_o river_n jordan_n sect._n 96._o circumcision_n enjoin_v they_o sect._n 97._o the_o first_o passover_n in_o canaan_n manna_n cease_v sect._n 98._o jericho_n take_v burn_a and_o curse_a sect._n 99_o the_o israelite_n defeat_v at_o ai._n sect._n 100_o joshua_n march_v against_o ai._n sect._n 101._o a_o monument_n of_o stone_n and_o a_o altar_n erect_v and_o blessing_n and_o curse_n pronounce_v at_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o mount_v ebal_n sect._n 102._o the_o league_n with_o the_o gibeonite_n sect._n 103._o adonizedek_n and_o his_o ally_n besiege_v gibeon_n their_o discomfiture_n prodigious_a hailstone_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n stand_v still_o at_o the_o prayer_n of_o joshua_n sect._n 104._o several_a king_n vanquish_v and_o their_o city_n take_v sect._n 105._o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n sect._n 106._o joshua_n war_n with_o the_o northern_a king_n his_o victory_n over_o they_o sect._n 107._o joshua_n rest_n from_o war_n sect._n 108._o joshua_n divide_v the_o land_n sect._n 109._o joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n proceed_v to_o divide_v the_o land_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n complain_v sect._n 110._o
nimrod_n see_v the_o king_n thereof_o pag._n 15._o of_o chap._n ii_o the_o dispersion_n of_o the_o child_n of_o noah_n the_o original_a of_o several_a nation_n 1819_o serug_v bear_v 1846_o nahor_n bear_v 1878_o terah_n bear_v 2008_o abraham_n bear_v the_o king_n of_o elam_n and_o his_o ally_n conquer_v the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o his_o confederate_n 2078_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n the_o three_o age_n from_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n unto_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n 2094_o abraham_n removal_n to_o charran_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o canaan_n two_o altar_n there_o build_v by_o he_o a_o promise_n of_o that_o land_n make_v unto_o his_o posterity_n he_o go_v into_o egypt_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o famine_n in_o canaan_n his_o danger_n there_o on_o the_o account_n of_o sarah_n his_o wife_n he_o return_v into_o canaan_n vanquish_v chedorlaomer_n rescue_v lot_n be_v meet_v by_o melchizedec_n and_o bless_a he_o take_v hagar_n ishmael_n born_n 2107_o circumcision_n institute_v abraham_n entertain_v three_o angel_n intercede_v for_o sodom_n sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n consume_v with_o fire_n from_o heaven_n lot_n incest_n 2108_o isaac_n born_n hagar_n and_o ishmael_n cast_v out_o abraham_n sacrifice_v isaac_n isaac_n marry_v rebeccah_n 2168_o esau_n and_o jacob_n born_n jacob_n marriage_n with_o leah_n and_o rachel_n his_o hard_a service_n under_o 〈◊〉_d 2259_o joseph_n born_n joseph_n dream_n his_o brethren_n sell_v he_o he_o be_v sell_v after_o to_o potiphar_n his_o mistress_n be_v false_a accusation_n his_o imprisonment_n pharaoh_n dream_n joseph_n interpretation_n thereof_o and_o advancement_n the_o famine_n begin_v jacob_n send_v his_o son_n into_o egypt_n to_o buy_v corn._n joseph_n make_v himself_o know_v to_o his_o brethren_n jacob_n go_v into_o egypt_n he_o bless_v his_o son_n and_o die_v joseph_n die_v the_o history_n of_o job_n aaron_n 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othniel_n 40_o year_n 2605_o ehud_n 80_o year_n the_o history_n of_o ruth_n 2685_o deborah_n 40_o y._n 2725_o gideon_n 40_o y._n 2765_o abimelech_n 3_o y._n 2768_o tholah_n 23_o y._n 2791_o jair_n 22_o y._n 2813_o jephtha_n 6_o y._n 2819_o ibzan_n 7_o y._n 2826_o elon_n 10_o y._n 2836_o abdon_n 8._o y._n 2844_o samson_n 20_o y._n 2864_o eli_n 40._o y._n 2904_o samuel_n and_o king_n saul_n 40_o y._n 2944_o king_n david_n 40_o y._n 2985_o king_n solomon_n 4_o y._n 2988_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n lay_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o solomon_n reign_n the_o five_o age_n from_o the_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o solomon_n be_v temple_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o it_o and_o the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n solomon_n reign_v over_o all_o israel_n from_o the_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n 36_o year_n the_o kingdom_n divide_v king_n of_o judah_n 302â—_n rehoboam_n reign_v 17_o year_n 304â—_n abijam_n 3_o y._n 3044_o asa_n 41_o y._n 3085_o jehoshaphat_n 25_o y._n 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hoshea_n 9_o y._n 3271_o the_o israelite_n carry_v into_o captivity_n by_o the_o assyrian_n in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o hezekiah_n the_o jew_n carry_v into_o captivity_n by_o the_o babylonian_n in_o the_o 11_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n the_o six_o age_n from_o the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n to_o their_o return_n out_o of_o babylon_n 3408_o jerusalem_n take_v zedekiah_n bring_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n see_v his_o child_n slay_v then_o have_v his_o eye_n put_v out_o and_o in_o chain_n be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n the_o city_n and_o temple_n burn_v seraiah_n the_o chief_a priest_n and_o other_o principal_a man_n put_v to_o death_n at_o riblah_n gedaliah_n set_v over_o the_o poor_a people_n leave_v in_o the_o land_n jeremy_n upon_o his_o own_o choice_n stay_v with_o they_o ishmael_n conspire_v against_o gedaliah_n johanan_n discover_v it_o to_o he_o he_o believe_v it_o not_o and_o so_o be_v treacherous_o murder_v johanan_n recover_v from_o ishmael_n his_o prisoner_n but_o himself_o escape_v 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persian_n obtain_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o the_o babylonian_n belshazzar_n succeed_v evil_a merodach_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n daniel_n have_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o four_o beast_n 3465_o cyrus_n give_v the_o babylonian_n another_o great_a defeat_n and_o with_o a_o vast_a army_n besieges_fw-fr babylon_n belshazzar_n carouse_v with_o his_o noble_n see_v the_o handwriting_n on_o the_o wall_n daniel_n interpret_v it_o to_o he_o and_o be_v thereupon_o advance_v belshazzar_n slay_v darius_n take_v on_o he_o the_o kingdom_n cyrus_n marry_v his_o only_a daughter_n darius_n set_v over_o the_o province_n a_o 120_o governor_n and_o make_v daniel_n chief_a of_o they_o all_o the_o prince_n out_o of_o envy_n to_o he_o move_z the_o king_n to_o make_v a_o edict_n that_o for_o 30_o day_n no_o petition_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o any_o god_n or_o man_n but_o himself_o daniel_n thereupon_o cast_v into_o the_o lion_n den._n the_o 70_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n draw_v to_o a_o end_n daniel_n pray_v for_o the_o promise_a deliverance_n the_o angel_n gabriel_n be_v send_v to_o inform_v he_o not_o only_o concern_v that_o but_o also_o the_o 70_o week_n darius_n die_v cyrus_n be_v make_v thereupon_o emperor_n of_o the_o east_n the_o jew_n show_v he_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v their_o deliverer_n with_o which_o he_o be_v much_o please_v the_o seven_o age_n from_o the_o return_v out_o of_o babylon_n to_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n or_o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seventy_o week_n in_o daniel_n 3478_o the_o 70_o week_n in_o daniel_n contain_v 490_o year_n the_o persian_a or_o second_o monarchy_n see_v the_o king_n thereof_o in_o the_o appendix_n cyrus_n make_v a_o edict_n for_o the_o return_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v go_v and_o build_v their_o
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return_v back_o into_o the_o city_n then_o judah_n and_o his_o brethren_n come_v to_o joseph_n and_o fall_v before_o he_o on_o the_o ground_n he_o ask_v they_o why_o they_o have_v serve_v he_o so_o do_v they_o not_o think_v that_o such_o a_o man_n as_o he_o can_v discover_v they_o judah_n answer_v what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o my_o lord_n what_o shall_v we_o speak_v or_o how_o shall_v we_o clear_v ourselves_o for_o how_o innocent_a soever_o we_o think_v ourselves_o as_o to_o this_o matter_n yet_o we_o can_v no_o way_n clear_v ourselves_o before_o man_n and_o therefore_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o god_n be_v just_a in_o punish_v we_o for_o our_o former_a sin_n gen._n 42.21_o 22._o we_o have_v therefore_o no_o more_o to_o say_v but_o that_o we_o be_v all_o my_o lord_n bondman_n both_o he_o with_o who_o the_o cup_n be_v find_v and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o we_o also_o nay_o say_v joseph_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v he_o only_o with_o who_o the_o cup_n be_v find_v shall_v be_v my_o bondman_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o you_o go_v to_o your_o father_n in_o peace_n then_o judah_n approach_v near_o to_o he_o and_o say_v o_o my_o lord_n let_v thy_o servant_n without_o offence_n speak_v a_o few_o word_n private_o to_o thou_o and_o let_v not_o thy_o anger_n burn_v against_o thy_o servant_n thou_o be_v even_o as_o pharaoh_n be_v second_o to_o he_o in_o authority_n and_o so_o thy_o anger_n to_o be_v dread_v even_o as_o his._n my_o lord_n may_v please_v to_o remember_v that_o when_o we_o come_v first_o down_o into_o egypt_n thou_o do_v ask_v thy_o servant_n have_v you_o a_o father_n live_v or_o any_o other_o brother_n and_o we_o say_v unto_o my_o lord_n we_o have_v a_o father_n a_o old_a man_n and_o a_o brother_n that_o be_v but_o a_o youth_n 46.21_o youth_n namely_o in_o comparison_n of_o they_o be_v about_o 24_o or_o 27_o year_n of_o age_n be_v 12_o or_o 13_o year_n young_a than_o joseph_n see_v gen._n 22.5_o and_o have_v now_o nine_o or_o ten_o son_n ch._n 46.21_o bear_v to_o our_o father_n in_o his_o old_a age_n his_o only_a brother_n both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v dead_a and_o he_o alone_o be_v leave_v of_o his_o mother_n offspring_n and_o his_o father_n tender_o love_v he_o and_o thou_o say_v unto_o thy_o servant_n bring_v he_o down_o that_o i_o may_v see_v he_o we_o than_o tell_v my_o lord_n that_o the_o lad_n can_v not_o leave_v his_o father_n without_o extreme_a danger_n to_o his_o father_n life_n and_o thou_o tell_v we_o peremptory_o that_o except_o our_o young_a brother_n come_v down_o with_o we_o we_o shall_v see_v thy_o face_n no_o more_o and_o behold_v when_o we_o come_v unto_o thy_o servant_n our_o father_n we_o tell_v he_o the_o word_n of_o my_o lord_n and_o he_o be_v extreme_a unwilling_a to_o let_v our_o young_a brother_n come_v down_o with_o we_o yet_o afterward_o the_o famine_n press_v sore_o upon_o we_o he_o command_v we_o to_o go_v down_o again_o into_o egypt_n to_o buy_v food_n we_o tell_v he_o we_o dare_v not_o go_v again_o except_o our_o young_a brother_n go_v down_o with_o we_o he_o say_v you_o know_v that_o my_o wife_n rachel_n first_o in_o my_o choice_n and_o dear_a in_o my_o love_n bear_v i_o two_o son_n the_o elder_a go_v out_o from_o i_o when_o he_o be_v about_o seventeen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v tear_v in_o piece_n of_o wild_a beast_n he_o beast_n hereby_o joseph_n see_v what_o they_o have_v tell_v his_o father_n when_o they_o have_v sell_v he_o namely_o that_o some_o wild_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o see_v ch._n 37.33_o so_o that_o i_o see_v he_o no_o more_o and_o if_o you_o take_v this_o son_n also_o from_o i_o and_o mischief_n befall_v he_o you_o will_v bring_v my_o gray_a head_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_a i_o thy_o servant_n engage_v myself_o to_o my_o father_n for_o the_o bring_v the_o lad_n safe_a home_n to_o he_o again_o i_o tell_v he_o i_o will_v be_v surety_n for_o he_o and_o of_o my_o hand_n he_o shall_v require_v he_o ch._n 43.8_o 9_o now_o therefore_o when_o thy_o servant_n shall_v come_v back_o to_o our_o father_n and_o he_o shall_v perceive_v that_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o we_o his_o life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o lad_n life_n it_o will_v sure_o be_v his_o death_n and_o so_o thy_o servant_n shall_v bring_v down_o the_o gray_a head_n of_o our_o father_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_a see_v therefore_o i_o thy_o servant_n stand_v engage_v to_o my_o father_n for_o the_o lad_n accept_v i_o pray_v thou_o of_o i_o for_o thy_o bondam_a instead_o of_o the_o lad_n and_o let_v the_o lad_n go_v up_o with_o his_o brethren_n for_o i_o dare_v not_o look_v my_o father_n again_o in_o the_o face_n except_o the_o lad_n be_v with_o i_o nor_o can_v i_o endure_v to_o see_v the_o woe_n and_o misery_n that_o will_v befall_v my_o father_n if_o the_o lad_n be_v leave_v behind_o gen._n 44._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xlii_o joseph_n heart_n be_v so_o melt_v with_o this_o pathetic_a speech_n of_o judah_n that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o refrain_v no_o long_o but_o command_v all_o beside_o his_o brethren_n to_o withdraw_v he_o give_v vent_v to_o his_o passion_n and_o burst_v out_o into_o tear_n and_o weep_v aloud_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o be_v joseph_n their_o brother_n and_o ask_v they_o whether_o his_o father_n be_v yet_o alive_a they_o be_v so_o astonish_v and_o amaze_v at_o the_o strangeness_n and_o unexpectedness_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o so_o terrify_v with_o the_o remembrance_n of_o their_o own_o guiltiness_n and_o trespass_n against_o he_o that_o they_o can_v not_o answer_v he_o a_o word_n he_o bid_v they_o come_v near_o he_o and_o tell_v
of_o my_o providence_n merciful_o visit_v they_o and_o have_v observe_v what_o have_v be_v do_v unto_o they_o in_o egypt_n and_o that_o i_o do_v intend_v assure_o to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n and_o will_v bring_v they_o into_o canaan_n a_o land_n abound_v with_o all_o thing_n serve_v both_o for_o necessity_n and_o delight_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v hearken_v unto_o thou_o and_o shall_v go_v along_o with_o thou_o to_o pharaoh_n he_o pharaoh_n the_o denial_n of_o this_o will_v make_v pharaoh_n the_o more_o inexcusable_a and_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n more_o manifest_a upon_o he_o and_o you_o shall_v say_v unto_o he_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n have_v appear_v to_o we_o and_o command_v we_o to_o offer_v to_o he_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o celebrate_v to_o he_o a_o feast_n thereon_o and_o have_v command_v we_o to_o come_v to_o thou_o and_o to_o request_v of_o thou_o so_o much_o liberty_n that_o we_o may_v go_v three_o day_n journey_n 19.1_o journey_n viz._n to_o horeb_n v._o 12._o which_o be_v but_o a_o three_o day_n journey_n from_o egypt_n have_v they_o go_v the_o direct_a way_n but_o because_o of_o trouble_n and_o fear_v they_o be_v lead_v about_o exod._n 13.17_o 18._o so_o that_o they_o come_v not_o thither_o till_o the_o three_o month_n exod._n 19.1_o into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o perform_v this_o sacrifice_n 8.26_o sacrifice_n in_o egypt_n they_o can_v not_o do_v it_o without_o danger_n from_o the_o egyptian_n to_o who_o their_o sacrifice_n be_v such_o a_o abomination_n that_o to_o offer_v they_o before_o their_o eye_n may_v provoke_v they_o to_o stone_n they_o exod._n 8.26_o to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n the_o lord_n further_o add_v i_o know_v pharaoh_n will_v be_v so_o obstinate_a that_o he_o will_v not_o let_v you_o go_v no_o not_o by_o a_o mighty_a hand_n that_o be_v no_o not_o though_o divers_a great_a and_o heavy_a plague_n be_v inflict_v on_o he_o for_o i_o will_v stretch_v out_o my_o 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any_o more_o deceitful_o with_o they_o moses_n go_v out_o according_o and_o and_o entreat_v the_o lord_n to_o remove_v this_o plague_n from_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v present_o to_o do_v it_o so_o that_o the_o next_o day_n this_o dreadful_a host_n of_o fly_n wasp_n and_o hornet_n be_v quite_o go_v but_o though_o the_o plague_n be_v remove_v yet_o pharaoh_n obstinacy_n be_v not_o for_o he_o will_v not_o yet_o let_v the_o people_n go_v exod._n ch._n 8._o from_o 20._o to_o the_o end_n 5._o beast_n five_o plague_n murrain_n on_o beast_n upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n which_o be_v short_o after_o make_v the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n god_n command_v moses_n to_o go_v to_o pharaoh_n again_o and_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o will_v not_o let_v his_o people_n go_v but_o do_v obstinate_o keep_v they_o still_o he_o will_v smite_v all_o sort_n of_o his_o cattle_n with_o a_o grievous_a murrain_n viz._n horse_n ass_n camel_n ox_n and_o sheep_n and_o this_o judgement_n he_o tell_v he_o shall_v be_v inflict_v the_o very_a next_o day_n and_o so_o according_o it_o be_v by_o which_o the_o generality_n angel_n generality_n v._o 6._o all_o his_o cattle_n die_v all_o be_v here_o to_o be_v take_v communiter_fw-la not_o universaliter_fw-la viz._n for_o the_o great_a or_o most_o considerable_a number_n for_o some_o cattle_n be_v assure_o kill_v by_o the_o hail_v as_o we_o find_v exod._n 9.25_o and_o in_o the_o ten_o plague_n the_o first-born_a of_o beast_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o egyptian_n die_v but_o of_o the_o cattle_n of_o tne_n child_n of_o israel_n die_v not_o one_o and_o pharaoh_n send_v into_o goshen_n to_o see_v whether_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v escape_v and_o he_o find_v it_o be_v so_o yet_o notwithstanding_o his_o heart_n be_v harden_v and_o swell_v with_o pride_n and_o malice_n against_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o let_v they_o go_v exod._n ch._n 9_o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 8._o 6._o boil_n six_o plague_n blain_n and_o boil_n about_o the_o three_o day_n of_o this_o month_n god_n intend_v to_o bring_v a_o six_o plague_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n he_o command_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o go_v to_o he_o and_o to_o take_v handful_n of_o ash_n out_o of_o the_o furnace_n and_o to_o sprinkle_v the_o ash_n towards_o heaven_n to_o intimate_v to_o pharaoh_n that_o the_o plague_n come_v from_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o that_o as_o he_o and_o his_o people_n have_v oppress_v the_o israelite_n with_o furnace-work_n in_o force_v they_o to_o burn_v brick_n for_o they_o so_o they_o now_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o burn_a sore_n turgidis_fw-la sore_n ulceribus_fw-la calore_fw-la &_o saniâ—_fw-la turgidis_fw-la cause_v by_o ash_n take_v out_o of_o the_o furnace_n and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v as_o god_n command_v and_o they_o sprinkle_v handful_n of_o ash_n towards_o heaven_n which_o miraculous_o by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n become_v a_o cloud_n of_o small_a dust_n overspreading_a the_o whole_a land_n of_o egypt_n and_o so_o fall_v down_o both_o upon_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o this_o dust_n where_o it_o fall_v cause_v blain_n and_o boil_n and_o as_o it_o seem_v of_o a_o extraordinary_a nature_n for_o they_o be_v thus_o describe_v deut._n 28.27_o the_o boil_n of_o egypt_n which_o can_v be_v cure_v and_o the_o magician_n themselves_o who_o it_o seem_v continue_v to_o harden_v and_o embolden_v pharaoh_n not_o to_o be_v move_v with_o the_o thing_n do_v by_o moses_n tell_v he_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o they_o be_v do_v by_o magic_n and_o be_v still_o at_o hand_n to_o resist_v moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v be_v now_o smite_v with_o these_o
of_o israel_n be_v flee_v from_o etham_n and_o it_o be_v so_o represent_v to_o he_o as_o if_o they_o have_v run_v away_o from_o thence_o be_v terrify_v whereas_o they_o march_v back_o with_o a_o high_a hand_n and_o with_o display_a banner_n pharaoh_n hear_v this_o and_o that_o they_o be_v pitch_v at_o so_o inconvenient_a a_o place_n as_o pihahiroth_n he_o and_o his_o courtier_n say_v among_o themselves_o they_o be_v entangle_v in_o the_o land_n and_o the_o wilderness_n have_v shut_v they_o in_o let_v we_o therefore_o pursue_v after_o they_o pharaoh_n according_o with_o his_o horse_n and_o chariot_n place_n chariot_n of_o old_a they_o use_v chariot_n with_o scythe_n at_o their_o side_n to_o mow_v down_o man_n in_o their_o way_n they_o have_v other_o chariot_n out_o of_o which_o they_o fight_v as_o man_n do_v now_o out_o of_o ship_n but_o where_o have_v pharooh_o horse_n see_v it_o be_v say_v ch._n 9.6_o all_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n die_v answ_n all_o here_o be_v take_v for_o many_o see_v the_o note_n on_o that_o place_n of_o war_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 600_o all_o that_o can_v be_v get_v together_o on_o the_o sudden_a with_o his_o horseman_n and_o army_n pursue_v after_o they_o and_o find_v they_o encamp_v in_o those_o strait_n near_o the_o sea_n when_o pharaoh_n with_o his_o army_n draw_v nigh_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v dreadful_o affright_v fly_v they_o can_v not_o have_v the_o sea_n before_o they_o the_o egyptian_n behind_o they_o and_o steep_a and_o unpassable_a hill_n on_o either_o side_n of_o they_o yet_o god_n so_o order_v it_o that_o the_o egyptian_n overtake_v they_o not_o their_o camp_n be_v part_v by_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n which_o from_o go_v before_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n now_o remove_v and_o go_v behind_o they_o and_o it_o cast_v a_o great_a darkness_n on_o the_o egyptian_n but_o give_v light_n to_o the_o israelite_n however_o the_o people_n be_v in_o great_a consternation_n they_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o find_v any_o where_n in_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v partly_o historical_a set_v forth_o a_o triumphant_a narration_n of_o god_n admirable_a mercy_n in_o destroy_v his_o and_o their_o enemy_n partly_o prophetical_a contain_v prophecy_n of_o future_a bessing_n assure_v to_o israel_n set_v down_o not_o only_o in_o the_o future_a but_o often_o in_o the_o preter-tense_n for_o the_o great_a certainty_n first_o it_o be_v historical_a it_o begin_v i_o will_v sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v triumph_v glorious_o the_o horse_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o their_o rider_n have_v he_o throw_v into_o the_o sea_n the_o lord_n be_v my_o strength_n and_o my_o song_n that_o be_v we_o be_v weak_a in_o ourselves_o he_o fight_v for_o we_o and_o subdue_v our_o enemy_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n therefore_o of_o who_o we_o will_v sing_v and_o who_o praise_n we_o will_v set_v forth_o in_o our_o song_n it_o be_v by_o he_o that_o we_o be_v save_v and_o deliver_v 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a_o prepare_a portion_n then_o moses_n give_v they_o some_o command_v from_o god_n concern_v it_o 1._o every_o man_n may_v gather_v according_a to_o his_o eat_n that_o be_v proportionable_o as_o he_o have_v more_o or_o few_o in_o his_o family_n the_o quantity_n of_o a_o omer_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o epha_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v about_o a_o pottle_n of_o our_o measure_n be_v allow_v to_o every_o single_a person_n as_o his_o proportion_n for_o a_o day_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n according_a as_o their_o family_n be_v gather_v some_o more_o some_o less_o and_o when_o they_o have_v bring_v home_n what_o they_o have_v gather_v the_o head_n of_o the_o family_n measure_v it_o out_o and_o give_v every_o one_o his_o omer_n peck_v omer_n a_o omer_n be_v the_o tenâ—h_a part_n of_o a_o epha_n or_o jewish_a bushel_n contain_v about_o three_o of_o our_o peck_v as_o his_o share_n and_o proportion_n and_o no_o more_o so_o that_o they_o that_o gather_v much_o have_v but_o their_o 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versum_fw-la in_o fight_v against_o his_o peculiar_a people_n who_o king_n and_o sovereign_a he_o have_v undertake_v to_o be_v therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v his_o people_n maintain_v a_o truceless_a war_n with_o amalek_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n exod._n 17._o from_o vers_n 8._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n xii_o this_o story_n of_o jethro_n contain_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n viz._n the_o 18_o seem_v not_o to_o lie_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n but_o aught_o to_o come_v in_o between_o the_o 10_o and_o 11_o verse_n of_o numb_a 10._o for_o in_o exod._n 18._o vers_fw-la 12._o it_o be_v say_v jethro_n take_v burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o god_n whereas_o the_o law_n for_o burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v and_o vers_fw-la 13._o &_o 16._o be_v say_v moses_n sit_v to_o judge_v the_o people_n and_o to_o make_v they_o know_v the_o statute_n of_o god_n and_o his_o law_n whereas_o the_o statute_n and_o law_n of_o god_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v 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moses_n towards_o 12._o towards_o v._o 13._o tunc_fw-la ascendent_a in_o montem_fw-la i._n e._n adversus_fw-la montem_fw-la alioquin_fw-la repugnaret_fw-la v._o 12._o the_o mountain_n so_o far_o as_o their_o limit_n and_o bound_n extend_v then_o the_o air_n be_v fill_v with_o dreadful_a thundering_n and_o lightning_n and_o the_o mountain_n quake_v and_o tremble_v and_o smoke_v like_o a_o furnace_n psal_n 68.8_o and_o the_o trumpet_n sound_v loud_o and_o loud_o the_o lord_n verticem_fw-la lord_n v._o 20._o descendit_fw-la dominus_fw-la sâ—u_fw-la angelus_n dominum_fw-la repraesentans_fw-la descendit_fw-la ex_fw-la loco_fw-la aeris_fw-la celsiore_fw-la in_o ipsum_fw-la montis_fw-la verticem_fw-la descend_v on_o the_o mount_n that_o be_v he_o there_o manifest_v his_o glory_n in_o a_o flame_n of_o fire_n the_o fight_n be_v so_o exceed_o terrible_a that_o moses_n say_v i_o exceed_o fear_v and_o tremble_v heb._n 12.21_o the_o lord_n hereupon_o answer_v he_o by_o a_o voice_n and_o so_o in_o a_o less_o terrible_a manner_n than_o by_o thunder_n yet_o so_o loud_o that_o the_o people_n may_v hear_v he_o speak_v to_o he_o see_z vers_n 9_o by_o that_o voice_n the_o lord_n command_v moses_n to_o come_v up_o to_o he_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n and_o moses_n do_v so_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o to_o go_v again_o to_o the_o people_n and_o to_o charge_v they_o that_o they_o do_v not_o break_v through_o the_o bound_n set_v they_o to_o see_v and_o gaze_v as_o moses_n himself_o be_v ready_a once_o to_o do_v exod._n 3.3_o till_o he_o be_v stay_v of_o god_n lest_o many_o of_o they_o shall_v thereupon_o perish_v see_v sam._n 6.19_o and_o too_o charge_v the_o priest_n more_o particular_o who_o use_v to_o come_v near_o to_o minister_v before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v the_o first-horn_n the_o young_a man_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o god_n have_v hallow_v to_o himself_o and_o who_o before_o the_o separate_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n for_o the_o priesthood_n use_v to_o administer_v that_o office_n in_o their_o several_a family_n numb_a 8.16_o exod._n 13.2_o leu._n 3.12_o and_o exod._n 24.5_o that_o they_o especial_o take_v care_n to_o sanctify_v themselves_o and_o to_o be_v devout_o and_o holy_o prepare_v for_o this_o great_a appearance_n of_o god_n and_o to_o keep_v themselves_o from_o be_v defile_v with_o sin_n by_o touch_v the_o mount_n presume_v too_o far_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o privilege_n lest_o the_o lord_n break_v forth_o in_o wrath_n upon_o they_o moses_n humble_o answer_v o_o lord_n the_o people_n by_o reason_n of_o thy_o former_a prohibition_n dare_v not_o come_v up_o to_o the_o mount_n for_o thou_o say_v set_a bound_n to_o the_o mount_n and_o hallow_v it_o that_o be_v let_v the_o people_n know_v that_o they_o be_v to_o account_v this_o mountain_n holy_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o manifestation_n of_o
my_o glorious_a presence_n here_o and_o therefore_o they_o must_v not_o presume_v to_o come_v to_o up_o to_o it_o however_o the_o lord_n charge_v he_o instant_o to_o go_v down_o to_o they_o and_o to_o urge_v the_o same_o again_o upon_o they_o after_o which_o he_o himself_o shall_v come_v up_o again_o and_o shall_v bring_v aaron_n jans_n aaron_n aaron_n quoque_fw-la advocari_fw-la debibat_fw-la ut_fw-la sacerdotium_fw-la ejus_fw-la quoque_fw-la divinitâ—s_fw-la institutum_fw-la constaret_fw-la jans_n with_o he_o exod._n 19_o whole_a chapter_n sect_n fourteen_o the_o lord_n now_o with_o a_o audible_a voice_n and_o with_o great_a majesty_n and_o terror_n proclaim_v and_o promulgate_v his_o moral_a law_n 3.17_o law_n which_o nevertheless_o disannul_v not_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n make_v to_o abraham_n 430_o year_n before_o gal._n 3.17_o or_o ten_o commandment_n contain_v the_o prime_n dictate_v of_o natural_a reason_n the_o chief_a rule_n of_o piety_n towards_o god_n equity_n 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his_o voice_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n we_o have_v see_v this_o day_n that_o god_n do_v talk_v with_o man_n and_o yet_o he_o live_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n or_o i_o be_o jehovah_n thy_o god_n which_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n i_o be_o jehovah_n who_o indeed_o be_o what_o this_o my_o name_n import_v the_o only_a true_a and_o real_a god_n eternal_a independent_a indefectible_a in_o essence_n i_o be_o that_o jehovah_n to_o who_o word_n upon_o all_o account_n thou_o owe_v submission_n attention_n and_o obedience_n i_o be_o thy_o god_n have_v choose_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o peculiar_a people_n to_o myself_o above_o all_o people_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o who_o in_o pursuance_n of_o my_o singular_a favour_n towards_o thou_o and_o of_o my_o covenant_n make_v with_o thou_o have_v bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n i_o then_o 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for_o god_n beside_o me._n take_v heed_n therefore_o of_o imitate_v they_o who_o acknowledge_v not_o nor_o worship_n any_o god_n at_o all_o and_o such_o be_v atheist_n or_o acknowledge_v and_o adore_v many_o god_n and_o such_o be_v polytheist_n take_v heed_n also_o of_o frame_v in_o your_o mind_n any_o untrue_a idea_n of_o i_o disagreeable_a to_o my_o most_o excellent_a be_v and_o infinite_a perfection_n take_v heed_n also_o of_o inordinate_o love_v or_o rely_v upon_o any_o creature_n and_o so_o make_v that_o your_o god_n ii_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o make_v unto_o thou_o any_o grave_a image_n etc._n etc._n the_o first_o commandment_n determine_v the_o right_a and_o true_a object_n of_o our_o worship_n the_o second_o direct_v and_o limit_n the_o manner_n of_o express_v and_o exercise_v it_o and_o forbid_v the_o manner_n practise_v by_o heathen_n of_o worship_v their_o false_a god_n by_o image_n and_o corporeal_a shape_v and_o representation_n second_o representation_n to_o 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and_o angel_n offend_v against_o the_o first_o commandment_n by_o make_v image_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o worship_v these_o image_n or_o worship_v god_n by_o these_o image_n they_o offend_v against_o the_o second_o as_o for_o the_o cherubin_n make_v by_o solomon_n and_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n by_o moses_n they_o be_v make_v by_o god_n special_a command_n but_o not_o to_o be_v worship_v the_o cherubin_n seem_v intend_v as_o a_o emblem_n to_o represent_v the_o nature_n and_o service_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o not_o any_o likeness_n of_o god_n they_o be_v full_a of_o zeal_n and_o always_o upon_o the_o wing_n as_o it_o be_v and_o ready_a to_o obey_v god_n will._n the_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v make_v not_o to_o be_v worship_v but_o as_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o now_o christ_n be_v come_v all_o type_n be_v to_o vanish_v and_o to_o bow_v down_o or_o prostrate_v ourselves_o before_o it_o for_o there_o be_v but_o one_o true_a object_n of_o our_o 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and_o no_o murderer_n have_v eternal_a life_n abide_v in_o he_o so_o that_o all_o malice_n spite_n envy_n hatred_n rancour_n immoderate_a anger_n and_o animosity_n be_v here_o also_o forbid_v vii_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n this_o commandment_n enjoin_v chastity_n of_o mind_n heart_n and_o body_n and_o the_o preservation_n of_o it_o in_o ourselves_o and_o other_o whosoever_o shall_v attempt_v the_o affection_n or_o chastity_n of_o another_o man_n wife_n high_o sin_v against_o god_n commit_v a_o great_a trespass_n against_o his_o neighbour_n and_o defile_v himself_o with_o the_o foul_a turpitude_n he_o violate_v a_o institution_n to_o which_o god_n have_v affix_v especial_a mark_n of_o respect_n and_o sanctity_n he_o wound_v his_o neighbour_n honour_n and_o ruin_v he_o in_o that_o wherein_o the_o great_a content_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o comfort_n of_o his_o life_n be_v wind_v up_o he_o offend_v against_o the_o welfare_n of_o family_n breed_v horrible_a 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and_o may_v be_v able_a to_o relieve_v other_o that_o be_v in_o want_n and_o may_v be_v well_o content_a with_o our_o own_o estate_n trust_v in_o god_n and_o rely_v on_o his_o providence_n to_o take_v care_n of_o we_o ix_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n bear_v false_a testimony_n against_o our_o neighbour_n especial_o in_o matter_n capital_a and_o wherein_o his_o life_n be_v concern_v be_v here_o prohibit_v and_o not_o only_o that_o but_o also_o defame_v he_o or_o unjust_o detract_n from_o he_o and_o breed_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o other_o a_o ill_a opinion_n of_o he_o we_o be_v therefore_o here_o forbid_v to_o wrong_v our_o neighbour_n in_o his_o credit_n and_o good_a name_n as_o well_o as_o in_o his_o estate_n we_o be_v forbid_v to_o hurt_v he_o either_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n charity_n oblige_v we_o to_o think_v the_o best_a of_o our_o neighbour_n to_o be_v candid_a in_o our_o opinion_n and_o discourse_n concern_v he_o to_o forbear_v all_o rash_a and_o harsh_a censure_n of_o he_o and_o to_o abhor_v affix_v any_o fault_n upon_o he_o of_o which_o he_o be_v not_o guilty_a to_o walk_v upright_o and_o to_o work_v righteousness_n and_o speak_v the_o truth_n from_o our_o heart_n be_v the_o good_a man_n character_n psal_n 15._o v._n 2._o x._o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n house_n nor_o his_o wife_n nor_o his_o manservant_n nor_o his_o maid-servant_n nor_o his_o ox_n nor_o his_o ass_n nor_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v thy_o neighbour_n this_o law_n be_v very_o comprehensive_a prescribe_v universal_a justice_n towards_o our_o neighbour_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o outward_a deed_n and_o deal_n but_o in_o inward_a thought_n and_o desire_n prohibit_v we_o unlawful_o or_o irregular_o to_o desire_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v he_o to_o his_o detriment_n we_o be_v to_o be_v so_o far_o from_o deprive_v our_o neighbour_n of_o any_o good_a thing_n belong_v to_o he_o that_o we_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o irregular_o to_o wish_v or_o desire_v it_o we_o be_v not_o only_o to_o abstain_v from_o injurious_a action_n but_o to_o repress_v in_o ourselves_o all_o covetous_a and_o injurious_a inclination_n and_o the_o positive_a duty_n here_o imply_v be_v that_o we_o shall_v have_v a_o delight_n and_o complacency_n in_o our_o neigbour_n good_a not_o envy_v he_o any_o of_o his_o enjoyment_n be_v in_o our_o mind_n well_o content_a with_o the_o portion_n god_n be_v please_v to_o vouchsafe_v to_o we_o and_o entire_o trust_v in_o he_o that_o he_o will_v supply_v we_o with_o what_o be_v needful_a and_o fit_v for_o we_o without_o the_o damage_n of_o our_o neighbour_n thus_o we_o see_v that_o god_n law_n be_v as_o st._n paul_n observe_v spiritual_a not_o only_o restrain_v exterior_a act_n but_o regulate_v our_o inmost_a thought_n quell_v all_o inordinate_a appetite_n and_o affection_n of_o heart_n within_o we_o and_o all_o these_o precept_n both_o of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o table_n be_v reduce_v to_o these_o two_o head_n of_o love_a god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n soul_n and_o spirit_n and_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o sect_n xv._o thus_o be_v this_o law_n promulgate_v and_o proclaim_v at_o the_o dreadful_a manner_n whereof_o of_o the_o people_n be_v so_o great_o terrify_v that_o they_o remove_v and_o stand_v afar_o off_o from_o the_o mount_n then_o the_o head_n of_o the_o bribe_n and_o elder_n come_v to_o moses_n and_o say_v behold_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n have_v show_v we_o his_o glory_n and_o his_o greatness_n and_o we_o have_v hear_v his_o voice_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n and_o have_v see_v this_o day_n that_o god_n do_v talk_v with_o man_n and_o yet_o he_o remain_v alive_a this_o be_v matter_n of_o great_a wonder_n to_o we_o but_o yet_o we_o be_v afraid_a that_o if_o we_o shall_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n again_o speak_v to_o we_o in_o such_o a_o dreadful_a manner_n the_o very_a terror_n of_o it_o will_v kill_v we_o we_o be_v afraid_a we_o shall_v be_v consume_v by_o that_o great_a and_o dreadful_a fire_n out_o of_o which_o we_o hear_v the_o lord_n speak_v to_o we_o for_o what_o man_n be_v there_o that_o ever_o hear_v god_n speak_v out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n as_o we_o have_v do_v and_o yet_o live_v since_o therefore_o the_o lord_n have_v hitherto_o be_v so_o gracious_a and_o propitious_a to_o we_o we_o humble_o entreat_v he_o to_o regard_v our_o infirmity_n which_o make_v uncapable_a of_o endure_v his_o terrible_a presence_n go_v thou_o therefore_o near_o unto_o he_o and_o hear_v all_o that_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n shall_v say_v and_o speak_v thou_o 16._o thou_o this_o be_v still_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n to_o scare_v man_n and_o drive_v they_o to_o seek_v for_o a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o they_o and_o by_o this_o interposition_n of_o moses_n be_v figure_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o great_a mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n gal._n 3.19_o who_o be_v also_o promise_v on_o this_o occasion_n deut._n 18.15_o 16._o unto_o we_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n shall_v speak_v unto_o thou_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v it_o and_o do_v it_o but_o let_v not_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o we_o any_o more_o immediate_o by_o himself_o lest_o the_o terror_n of_o his_o presence_n kill_v we_o moses_n encourage_v they_o and_o tell_v they_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o much_o dismay_v and_o affright_v for_o god_n have_v speak_v to_o they_o with_o so_o much_o terror_n to_o prove_v they_o that_o be_v to_o try_v whether_o this_o terror_n will_v produce_v in_o they_o a_o holy_a fear_n and_o reverence_n of_o his_o majesty_n which_o be_v the_o true_a spring_n of_o obedience_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v afraid_a to_o sin_n against_o he_o then_o the_o people_n stand_v aloof_o off_o moses_n draw_v near_o to_o the_o thick_a darkness_n on_o
love_n of_o lucre_n and_o make_v those_o that_o shall_v be_v righteous_a in_o judgement_n to_o pass_v a_o perverse_a sentence_n neither_o shall_v thou_o in_o judgement_n or_o otherwise_o oppress_v a_o stranger_n for_o you_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o stranger_n and_o how_o it_o use_v to_o be_v affect_v have_v be_v yourselves_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n chap._n 23.1_o 2_o 3_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 33._o if_o thou_o meet_v with_o thy_o enemy_n enemy_n enemy_n ut_fw-la hac_fw-la ratione_fw-la odientis_fw-la animum_fw-la tibi_fw-la concily_n this_o law_n show_v we_o how_o we_o shall_v do_v good_a to_o our_o enemy_n it_o be_v no_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n but_o the_o pharisee_n corrupt_a gloss_n that_o they_o shall_v love_v their_o friend_n and_o hate_v their_o enemy_n ox_n or_o his_o ass_n go_v astray_o thou_o shall_v sure_o bring_v it_o back_o to_o he_o and_o so_o any_o other_o thing_n of_o his_o that_o be_v lose_v deut._n 22.3_o if_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o ass_n of_o he_o that_o hate_v thou_o lie_v under_o his_o burden_n or_o any_o other_o of_o his_o cattle_n endanger_v will_v thou_o forbear_v to_o help_v he_o vatab_v he_o num_fw-la desines_n sublevare_fw-la vel_fw-la juvare_fw-la eum_fw-la minime_fw-la vatab_v sure_o thou_o shall_v help_v with_o he_o that_o be_v set_v to_o thy_o help_a hand_n with_o thy_o enemy_n to_o relieve_v his_o ass_n and_o raise_v he_o up_o again_o that_o so_o thou_o may_v thereby_o oblige_v he_o and_o dispose_v he_o to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o thou_o vers_n 4_o 5._o 34._o six_o year_n thou_o shall_v sow_v thy_o land_n and_o gather_v in_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o but_o the_o seven_o year_n 25.20_o year_n the_o fruit_n of_o the_o six_o year_n be_v by_o god_n promise_n so_o abundant_a that_o they_o serve_v almost_o for_o three_o year_n for_o the_o 6_o seven_o and_o good_a part_n of_o the_o 8_o see_v note_n on_o leu._n 25.20_o thou_o shall_v let_v it_o rest_n and_o lie_v still_o and_o neither_o plough_n it_o nor_o sow_v it_o that_o the_o poor_a of_o thy_o people_n may_v eat_v with_o thou_o namely_o that_o which_o shall_v grow_v in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o itself_o without_o any_o humane_a labour_n by_o the_o especial_a blessing_n of_o god_n see_v leu._n 25.6_o 7._o and_o the_o remainder_n the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n shall_v eat_v and_o so_o thou_o shall_v deal_v also_o with_o thy_o vineyard_n and_o oliveyard_n so_o that_o the_o fruit_n of_o tree_n and_o whatever_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o of_o its_o self_n this_o seven_o year_n viz._n of_o the_o grain_n scatter_v in_o the_o former_a harvest_n be_v to_o be_v indifferent_o common_a to_o all_o vers_n 10_o 11._o 35._o yet_o in_o this_o seven_o or_o sabbatical_a year_n they_o be_v not_o to_o think_v themselves_o exempt_v from_o the_o peculiar_a sanctify_a of_o the_o seventh-day-sabbath_n but_o be_v bind_v religious_o to_o keep_v it_o in_o this_o as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o year_n and_o the_o lord_n add_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o that_o thy_o ox_n and_o thy_o ass_n may_v rest_v and_o that_o the_o slave_n bear_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o thy_o purchase_a stranger_n or_o hire_a servant_n may_v rest_v also_o and_o be_v refresh_v as_o well_o as_o thyself_o vers_fw-la 12._o 36._o the_o lord_n further_o say_v in_o all_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v say_v unto_o you_o be_v circumspect_a and_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o name_n of_o other_o god_n with_o any_o approbation_n of_o they_o nor_o let_v their_o name_n be_v hear_v out_o of_o your_o mouth_n so_o as_o to_o swear_v by_o they_o or_o to_o any_o to_o such_o purpose_n vers_fw-la 13._o 37._o three_o solemn_a anniversary_n feast_n shall_v thou_o keep_v unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n viz._n the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n 16._o passover_n see_v exod._n 13.3.34.18_o deut._n 16.13_o 14_o 16._o of_o pentecost_n or_o week_n 34.22_o week_n exod._n 34.22_o and_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n or_o booth_n or_o in-gathering_a of_o all_o thy_o fruit_n not_o only_o of_o corn_n which_o be_v before_o in_v but_o of_o wine_n and_o oil_n etc._n etc._n at_o which_o three_o feast_n all_o thy_o male_n 12.19_o male_n though_o the_o male_n only_o be_v oblige_v to_o attend_v at_o these_o feast_n yet_o the_o woman_n may_v if_o they_o please_v go_v up_o with_o they_o also_o and_o doubtless_o some_o of_o they_o do_v see_v 1_o sam._n 12.19_o that_o be_v able_a from_o 20_o year_n old_a to_o 60_o shall_v appear_v before_o i_o in_o the_o place_n temple_n place_n luke_n 2.41_o the_o place_n where_o they_o meet_v be_v first_o the_o tabernacle_n than_o the_o temple_n which_o i_o shall_v choose_v and_o none_o shall_v appear_v before_o i_o empty_a that_o be_v without_o some_o gift_n or_o offer_v vers_n 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o 38._o you_o shall_v not_o offer_v the_o blood_n of_o my_o sacrifice_n viz._n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n with_o leaven_n that_o be_v have_v any_o leaven_a bread_n in_o your_o house_n nor_o eat_v any_o such_o bread_n with_o it_o neither_o shall_v you_o leave_v the_o fat_a 14._o fat_a adeps_fw-la recens_fw-la statim_fw-la adolendus_fw-la erat_fw-la quia_fw-la facile_fw-la corrumpitur_fw-la &_o ne_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la comederent_fw-la quod_fw-la dei_fw-la erat_fw-la de_fw-fr agno_fw-la paschali_fw-la nihil_fw-la praâ—ter_fw-la adipem_fw-la deo_fw-la offerebatur_fw-la quip_n be_v totus_fw-la excepto_fw-la adipe_fw-la ab_fw-la offerentibus_fw-la erat_fw-la comedendus_fw-la vide_fw-la 2_o chron._n 35.12_o 14._o or_o any_o part_n of_o the_o lamb_n until_o the_o morning_n see_v exod._n 34.25_o vers_fw-la 18._o 39_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o thy_o land_n thou_o shall_v bring_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n viz._n first_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n then_o to_o the_o temple_n see_v deut._n 26._o from_o 1._o to_o 12._o vers_fw-la 19_o 40._o thou_o shall_v not_o seethe_v a_o kid_n in_o its_o mother_n milk_n lyranus_fw-la milk_n videtur_fw-la crudelitatem_fw-la sapere_fw-la si_fw-la lac_fw-la matris_fw-la quod_fw-la datum_fw-la ei_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la nutrimento_fw-la adhibeatur_fw-la ad_fw-la consumptionem_fw-la lyranus_fw-la that_o be_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o cruel_a as_o to_o seethe_v a_o kid_n in_o the_o milk_n of_o its_o dam_n and_o so_o make_v that_o which_o be_v give_v to_o it_o for_o its_o nourishment_n to_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o waste_v and_o consume_v it_o or_o thou_o shall_v not_o imitate_v the_o ishmaelite_n who_o through_o overmuch_o delicacy_n use_v to_o seethe_v a_o kid_n in_o the_o dam_n milk_n pisc_n milk_n non_fw-la coques_fw-la haedum_fw-la dum_fw-la adhuc_fw-la pendet_fw-la ab_fw-la ubere_fw-la matris_fw-la suae_fw-la &_o illius_fw-la lacte_fw-la eget_fw-la nempe_fw-la primo_fw-la septiduo_fw-la a_o partu_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la praeceptorum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la nimis_fw-la anxie_fw-la indagandam_fw-la rationem_fw-la multa_fw-la quip_n a_o deo_fw-la sapienter_fw-la esse_fw-la instituta_fw-la quorum_fw-la causae_fw-la vel_fw-la sapientissimos_fw-la mortalium_fw-la latent_fw-la nam_fw-la quid_fw-la humanae_fw-la mentis_fw-la acit_v ad_fw-la immortalis_fw-la &_o aeternae_fw-la mentis_fw-la consilium_fw-la muis._n in_o lacte_fw-la matris_fw-la suae_fw-la dumb_a scil_n adhuc_fw-la eget_fw-la lacte_fw-la matris_fw-la suae_fw-la ut_fw-la ejus_fw-la caro_fw-la corroberetur_fw-la &_o cibo_fw-la idoneus_fw-la reddatur_fw-la nempe_fw-la primo_fw-la septiduo_fw-la a_o partu_fw-la vide_fw-la c._n 22._o 39_o pisc_n exod._n 21._o whole_a chapter_n exod._n 22._o whole_a chapter_n exod._n 23._o from_o 1._o to_o vers_n 20._o sect_n xviii_o god_n now_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v send_v the_o lord_n christ_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n 3.1_o covenant_n mal._n 3.1_o the_o lord_n of_o angel_n 1.3_o angel_n heb._n 1.3_o in_o the_o cloudy_a pillar_n to_o guide_v and_o lead_v they_o to_o the_o promise_a land_n but_o charge_v they_o to_o obey_v his_o voice_n and_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o provoke_v he_o for_o he_o will_v not_o pardon_v he_o pardon_v 1_o chron._n 10.9_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n tempt_v he_o and_o so_o be_v justy_a destroy_v by_o he_o their_o transgression_n if_o they_o persist_v in_o they_o without_o repentance_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v very_o careful_a of_o offend_v he_o for_o say_v god_n my_o name_n be_v in_o he_o he_o he_o joh._n 10.38_o my_o father_n be_v in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o he_o that_o be_v he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o essence_n of_o the_o same_o authority_n and_o power_n with_o myself_o be_v my_o eternal_a son_n and_o with_o that_o nature_n he_o have_v my_o name_n jehovah_n jer._n 33.6_o and_o further_o to_o encourage_v they_o to_o obedience_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o they_o will_v obey_v his_o voice_n he_o will_v be_v a_o enemy_n to_o their_o enemy_n and_o a_o adversary_n to_o their_o adversary_n and_o will_v afflict_v those_o that_o do_v afflict_v they_o and_o this_o glorious_a angel_n shall_v go_v before_o they_o and_o by_o a_o outstretch_a arm_n destroy_v those_o nation_n of_o the_o amorites_n
case_n give_v a_o right_a judgement_n loc_n judgement_n whereas_o david_n desire_v to_o consult_v with_o the_o lord_n call_v for_o the_o ephod_n 1_o sam._n 23.9_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o breastplate_n be_v fasten_v to_o the_o ephod_n so_o that_o if_o he_o have_v one_o he_o have_v both_o exod._n 39.21_o 1_o sam._n 23.6_o abimelech_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v dead_a abiathar_n his_o son_n escape_v that_o danger_n as_o he_o flee_v take_v the_o ephod_n out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o nob_n and_o bring_v it_o with_o he_o to_o david_n wherein_o god_n providence_n appear_v that_o the_o right_a ephod_n shall_v be_v preserve_v and_o keep_v with_o david_n the_o true_a king_n that_o he_o may_v have_v mean_n to_o consult_v with_o god_n in_o all_o his_o difficulty_n see_v willet_n in_o loc_n from_o the_o lord_n when_o it_o so_o please_v he_o for_o 1_o sam._n 28.6_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o answer_v saul_n neither_o by_o dream_n nor_o by_o urim_n nor_o by_o prophet_n further_o the_o answer_n which_o the_o high_a priest_n receive_v from_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o consult_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n be_v sometime_o make_v by_o a_o audible_a voice_n sometime_o secret_a inspiration_n which_o answer_v when_o he_o have_v acquaint_v the_o people_n with_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o breastplate_n as_o be_v conceive_v give_v forth_o a_o extraordinary_a lustre_n and_o brightness_n to_o assure_v the_o people_n that_o he_o speak_v to_o they_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n like_v as_o the_o extraordinary_a shine_a of_o moses_n face_n when_o he_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n be_v a_o demonstration_n to_o the_o people_n that_o he_o have_v be_v with_o god_n and_o what_o he_o bring_v to_o they_o come_v from_o god_n thummim_n god_n some_o think_v that_o these_o very_a word_n urim_n and_o thummim_n be_v write_v in_o some_o precious_a matter_n not_o make_v by_o humane_a art_n but_o by_o the_o almighty_a power_n of_o god_n and_o so_o be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o moses_n and_o by_o he_o put_v into_o the_o pectoral_a levit._n 8.8_o and_o he_o put_v into_o the_o breastplate_n the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v not_o mention_v among_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v by_o the_o artificer_n because_o this_o be_v as_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o conjecture_n neither_o can_v we_o the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a certain_o determine_v what_o they_o be_v when_o the_o jew_n return_v out_o of_o babylon_n they_o be_v lose_v and_o therefore_o some_o business_n hang_v in_o suspense_n see_v ezra_n 2.63_o and_o can_v not_o be_v determine_v till_o there_o stand_v up_o a_o priest_n with_o urim_n and_o thummim_n we_o do_v not_o find_v in_o any_o of_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n that_o they_o themselves_o do_v certain_o know_v what_o they_o be_v quid_fw-la fuerint_fw-la scriptura_fw-la proculdubio_fw-la non_fw-la sine_fw-la certo_fw-la consitio_fw-la reticuit_fw-la in_o that_o place_n levit._n 8.8_o no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n causa_fw-la utriusque_fw-la quod_fw-la eadem_fw-la res_fw-la fuit_fw-la variis_fw-la nominibus_fw-la significata_fw-la rivet_n minime_fw-la omisisset_fw-la moses_n urim_fw-la &_o thummim_n in_o exod._n 39.10_o si_fw-mi aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la 12_o lapides_fw-la intellexisset_fw-la cum_fw-la alia_fw-la long_o minora_fw-la &_o abjectiora_fw-la diligentissime_fw-la recenseat_v brentius_n the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n be_v lose_v in_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n as_o also_o the_o ark_n table_n of_o stone_n aaron_n rod_n and_o the_o pot_n of_o manna_n after_o the_o captivity_n they_o have_v no_o priest_n with_o urim_n and_o thummim_n ezra_n 2.63_o the_o priest_n which_o meet_v alexander_n in_o his_o glorious_a apparel_n may_v have_v precious_a stone_n on_o his_o breast_n without_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n this_o breastplate_n of_o judgement_n metonymice_fw-la judgement_n v._o 30._o judicium_fw-la i._n e._n pectorale_fw-la judicij_fw-la ut_fw-la arca_fw-la dicitur_fw-la testimonium_fw-la i._n e._n arca_fw-la testimonij_fw-la metonymice_fw-la whereby_o answer_n of_o right_a judgement_n be_v give_v to_o the_o israelite_n aaron_n be_v to_o wear_v upon_o his_o heart_n continual_o when_o he_o go_v to_o minister_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o he_o be_v thereby_o as_o it_o be_v to_o present_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n before_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v gracious_o remember_v by_o he_o 7._o aaron_z be_v to_o wear_v on_o his_o head_n a_o mitre_n of_o fine_a linen_n 8._o in_o the_o forefront_n of_o the_o mitre_n be_v to_o be_v place_v a_o plate_n of_o pure_a gold_n two_o finger_n broad_a which_o make_v it_o show_v like_o a_o crown_n exod._n 29.6_o levit._fw-la 8.9_o wherein_o be_v to_o be_v grave_v holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o signification_n that_o aaron_n as_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n do_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o people_n and_o do_v make_v atonement_n for_o they_o and_o that_o as_o for_o their_o other_o sin_n so_o for_o the_o iniquity_n commit_v in_o their_o most_o holy_a oblation_n which_o they_o offer_v and_o sacrify_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o this_o mitre_n with_o this_o plate_n be_v always_o to_o be_v on_o his_o head_n when_o he_o minister_v before_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o sign_n that_o the_o people_n be_v accept_v of_o god_n for_o the_o holiness_n obedience_n and_o suffering_n of_o the_o messiah_n exod._n 28._o from_o 1._o to_o 40._o 2._o concern_v the_o attire_n and_o vestment_n to_o be_v use_v by_o the_o ordinary_a priest_n 1._o coat_n of_o fine_a linen_n for_o their_o uppermost_a garment_n call_v linen_n ephod_n 1_o sam._n 22.18_o with_o girdle_n and_o bonnet_n of_o the_o same_o and_o second_o linen_n drawer_n these_o garment_n aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v first_o anoint_v with_o holy_a oil_n 30.23_o oil_n of_o which_o see_v the_o composition_n afterward_o exod._n 30.23_o and_o consecrate_v to_o their_o office_n be_v to_o wear_v when_o they_o serve_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n and_o not_o to_o neglect_v they_o lest_o they_o thereupon_o be_v force_v to_o bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o their_o iniquity_n and_o die_v for_o it_o exod._n 28._o from_o vers_n 40._o to_o the_o end_n 12_o touch_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o ceremony_n to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n 1._o they_o be_v to_o be_v wash_v with_o water_n out_o of_o the_o brazen_a laver_n before_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o signify_v the_o holiness_n that_o god_n require_v in_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n 2._o aaron_z and_o his_o son_n be_v to_o be_v clothe_v with_o their_o particular_a appoint_a robe_n and_o ornament_n 3._o the_o anoint_v oil_n be_v to_o be_v pour_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n see_v exod._n 30.30_o and_o ch._n 40._o 14_o 15._o and_o the_o priest_n office_n be_v to_o be_v continue_v in_o the_o line_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o of_o their_o successor_n by_o a_o perpetual_a statute_n as_o long_o as_o this_o dispensation_n be_v to_o last_o and_o till_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v who_o be_v to_o fulfil_v what_o they_o typify_v 4._o the_o blood_n of_o the_o ram_n of_o consecration_n of_o which_o afterward_o be_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o tip_n of_o their_o right_a ear_n foot_n ear_n the_o ear_n be_v to_o be_v sanctify_v for_o holy_a hear_n and_o against_o the_o hear_n of_o corrupt_a communication_n the_o hand_n for_o sacrifice_v the_o foot_n for_o walk_v that_o their_o conversation_n may_v be_v holy_a and_o their_o person_n sanctify_v from_o head_n to_o foot_n and_o on_o the_o thumb_n of_o their_o right_a hand_n and_o upon_o the_o great_a toe_n of_o their_o right_a foot_n and_o they_o be_v to_o sprinkle_v some_o of_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o anoint_v oil_n horrorem_fw-la oil_n the_o spot_n occasion_v in_o the_o priest_n garment_n by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o blood_n and_o oil_n it_o be_v like_a be_v very_o small_a and_o so_o magis_fw-la ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la quam_fw-la horrorem_fw-la upon_o they_o and_o their_o garment_n to_o signify_v that_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n they_o be_v cleanse_v and_o by_o the_o oil_n of_o his_o grace_n they_o be_v sanctify_v for_o the_o work_n of_o their_o ministry_n the_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v use_v at_o this_o time_n be_v these_o moses_n have_v first_o provide_v a_o basket_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n and_o cake_n unleavened_a temper_v with_o oil_n and_o wafer_n unleavened_a anoint_v with_o oil_n he_o be_v to_o take_v a_o young_a bullock_n which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o sin-offering_a and_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v to_o put_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o it_o signify_v that_o they_o deserve_v to_o die_v like_o that_o sacrifice_n but_o do_v thereby_o disburden_v themselves_o of_o their_o sin_n and_o lay_v they_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n typify_a christ_n
see_v isa_n 53.6_o and_o moses_n himself_o who_o be_v a_o levite_n till_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v full_o consecrate_v for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o priesthood_n be_v by_o extraordinary_a warrant_n from_o god_n to_o perform_v the_o work_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o offer_v these_o sacrifice_n see_v psal_n 99.6_o and_o he_o be_v to_o take_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o bullock_n and_o put_v it_o upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o purify_v consecrate_v and_o sanctify_v the_o altar_n itself_o and_o make_v it_o holy_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o to_o set_v it_o apart_o for_o holy_a uses_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v offer_v thereon_o according_a to_o god_n institution_n may_v be_v sanctify_v make_v holy_a and_o accept_v as_o holy_a by_o the_o lord_n see_v ch._n 30.29_o and_o matth._n 23.19_o and_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o bullock_n and_o his_o skin_n and_o dung_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v without_o the_o camp_n to_o show_v how_o destable_a the_o sin_n be_v that_o be_v lay_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o bullock_n and_o that_o the_o true_a sacrifice_n for_o our_o sin_n shall_v suffer_v without_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n heb._n 13.11_o 12_o 13._o 2ly_a the_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n be_v thus_o first_o offer_v he_o be_v to_o offer_v one_o ram_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a we_o burnt-offering_a by_o the_o burnt-offering_a some_o understand_v the_o ardent_a love_n of_o christ_n quo_fw-la totus_fw-la in_o cruse_n conflagravit_fw-la and_o as_o the_o burnt-offering_a ascend_v up_o in_o fire_n so_o christ_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n to_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o as_o a_o savour_n of_o rest_n that_o be_v that_o god_n be_v thereby_o appease_v may_v cease_v from_o his_o anger_n not_o as_o though_o the_o lord_n be_v affect_v with_o smell_v but_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o acceptable_a savour_n to_o he_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o obedience_n and_o willing_a mind_n and_o god_n be_v be_v say_v to_o be_v delight_v with_o it_o when_o they_o offer_v it_o with_o faith_n and_o true_a devotion_n 3_o he_o be_v to_o take_v another_o ram_n for_o a_o peace-offering_a these_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v either_o to_o obtain_v some_o blessing_n or_o to_o give_v thanks_o for_o some_o blessing_n already_o receive_v in_o both_o these_o respect_v this_o be_v offer_v at_o the_o priest_n consecration_n both_o by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o honour_n do_v they_o in_o call_v they_o to_o this_o dignity_n and_o office_n as_o also_o by_o way_n of_o supplication_n humble_o to_o entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o will_v prosper_v they_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o thus_o at_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n divers_a sort_n of_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v because_o they_o be_v ordain_v to_o offer_v they_o all_o in_o this_o eucharistical_a sacrifice_n that_o be_v now_o to_o be_v offer_v moses_n be_v only_o to_o have_v the_o breast_n exod._n 29.26_o but_o the_o right_a shoulder_n and_o the_o fat_a and_o one_o loaf_n of_o bread_n and_o one_o cake_n of_o oil_a bread_n and_o one_o wafer_n out_o of_o the_o basket_n vers_fw-la 3._o be_v to_o be_v wave_v or_o shake_v towards_o all_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n to_o signify_v that_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o then_o to_o be_v burn_v by_o he_o upon_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a for_o a_o sweet_a savour_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n a_o ordinance_n be_v insert_v that_o in_o eucharistical_a sacrifice_n namely_o such_o as_o these_o whereby_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v to_o be_v consecrate_v for_o the_o future_a the_o priest_n be_v to_o have_v the_o shake_a breast_n and_o the_o right_a shoulder_n anonym_n shoulder_n hinc_fw-la humerus_fw-la pectusque_fw-la populo_fw-la destinent_a sacerdotes_fw-la anonym_n that_o be_v lift_v up_o offerer_n up_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o peace-offering_a beside_o what_o be_v the_o priest_n belong_v to_o the_o offerer_n namely_o to_o god_n as_o his_o right_n and_o assign_v by_o he_o as_o a_o portion_n to_o the_o priest_n levit._n 7.31_o whereby_o possible_o they_o be_v teach_v that_o with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o all_o their_o strength_n they_o shall_v give_v themselves_o to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o lord_n another_o ordinance_n be_v also_o insert_v that_o the_o holy_a garment_n of_o aaron_n shall_v be_v his_o son_n after_o he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v anoint_v and_o consecrate_v in_o they_o thus_o though_o the_o high_a priest_n die_v yet_o his_o son_n be_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o same_o garment_n and_o as_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n continue_v seven_o day_n vers_fw-la 35._o during_o which_o time_n they_o be_v to_o abide_v at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n day_n and_o night_n to_o keep_v the_o watch_n of_o the_o lord_n levit._n 8.33_o 35._o and_o as_o on_o each_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o the_o same_o sacrifice_n and_o ceremony_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v as_o have_v be_v on_o the_o first_o day_n so_o this_o order_n of_o consecration_n be_v to_o be_v practise_v towards_o their_o successor_n when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o have_v a_o settle_a state_n there_o last_o it_o be_v appoint_v that_o that_o part_n of_o the_o ram_n of_o consecration_n which_o shall_v be_v leave_v after_o part_n have_v be_v burn_v and_o moses_n have_v have_v his_o portion_n shall_v be_v sod_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o shall_v be_v eat_v there_o by_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n with_o the_o bread_n that_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o basket_n vers_fw-la 2_o 3._o levit._fw-la 8.31_o and_o no_o stranger_n viz._n none_o but_o a_o priest_n be_v to_o eat_v of_o it_o whereas_o in_o other_o peace-offering_n the_o offerer_n do_v partake_v and_o if_o any_o part_n of_o the_o bread_n or_o flesh_n remain_v until_o the_o morning_n they_o be_v to_o burn_v it_o with_o fire_n this_o be_v require_v lest_o by_o reserve_v any_o part_n thereof_o either_o they_o may_v grow_v into_o contempt_n of_o holy_a thing_n make_v no_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o their_o ordinary_a food_n which_o they_o may_v reserve_v at_o their_o pleasure_n or_o lest_o that_o which_o remain_v may_v be_v abuse_v to_o superstition_n and_o whereas_o in_o ordinary_a peace-offering_n they_o may_v eat_v of_o they_o the_o next_o day_n but_o not_o upon_o the_o three_o day_n see_v levit._n 7.18_o no_o part_n of_o this_o must_v be_v eat_v the_o second_o day_n this_o be_v to_o show_v that_o this_o ram_n of_o consecration_n be_v a_o more_o holy_a thing_n than_o their_o ordinary_a peace-offering_n exod._n 29._o from_o 1._o to_o 38._o 13_o touch_v the_o holy_a anoint_v oil_n and_o the_o ingredient_n of_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v make_v viz._n of_o principal_a spice_n myrrh_n cinnamon_n sweet_a calamus_fw-la minister_n calamus_fw-la those_o sweet_a odour_n signify_v the_o joyful_a grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o the_o anoint_v therewith_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n upon_o christ_n his_o church_n and_o minister_n and_o cassia_n and_o of_o oil-olive_n and_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v anoint_v therewith_o to_o consecrate_v they_o to_o god_n service_n and_o to_o separate_v they_o from_o common_a use_n be_v the_o tabernacle_n the_o ark_n the_o table_n the_o candlestick_n with_o all_o their_o utensil_n the_o altar_n of_o incense_n the_o laver_n the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n so_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v bring_v as_o a_o oblation_n if_o it_o touch_v any_o of_o the_o hallow_a thing_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n it_o shall_v be_v holy_a to_o the_o lord_n aaron_n also_o and_o his_o son_n and_o successor_n be_v to_o be_v anoint_v with_o this_o holy_a oil_n but_o upon_o no_o man_n flesh_n else_o be_v it_o to_o be_v pour_v it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v use_v for_o any_o civil_a use_n as_o for_o delight_n or_o the_o like_a even_o by_o the_o priest_n themselves_o nor_o any_o of_o it_o to_o be_v pour_v upon_o stranger_n nor_o any_o to_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o it_o for_o any_o such_o purpose_n under_o penalty_n of_o be_v cut_v off_o exod._n 30._o from_o vers_n 22._o to_o 34._o 14_o touch_v the_o half_a shekel_n that_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o 20_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o when_o they_o be_v number_v be_v to_o pay_v for_o the_o ransom_n of_o their_o soul_n acknowledge_v thereby_o that_o they_o hold_v their_o life_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o have_v redeem_v they_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n and_o this_o they_o be_v to_o do_v that_o so_o the_o lord_n may_v not_o be_v provoke_v for_o their_o ingratitude_n to_o send_v a_o plague_n among_o they_o this_o didrachma_fw-la or_o half_a shekel_n it_o shekel_n the_o standard_n of_o all_o
weight_n and_o measure_n be_v keep_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n hence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o shekel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n see_v exod._n 38.26_o the_o common_a shekel_n be_v but_o 1_o s._n 3_o d._n the_o shekel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n 2_o s._n 6_o d._n nehem._n 10.32_o the_o rate_n be_v but_o the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o shekel_n but_o here_o the_o rate_n be_v more_o upon_o this_o extraordinary_a occasion_n some_o think_v this_o contribution_n be_v annual_a other_o only_o occasional_a as_o there_o be_v cause_n to_o call_v the_o people_n to_o it_o see_v matth._n 17.24_o amount_v to_o 15_o d._n of_o our_o money_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o rich_a be_v not_o to_o give_v more_o nor_o the_o poor_a less_o and_o this_o equality_n seem_v to_o be_v enjoin_v that_o the_o rich_a may_v not_o despise_v the_o poor_a and_o to_o show_v that_o the_o life_n of_o a_o poor_a man_n be_v as_o precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o 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refresh_v this_o be_v speak_v of_o god_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n exod._n 31._o from_o 12._o to_o 18._o sect_n xxii_o the_o people_n see_v that_o moses_n stay_v so_o long_o in_o the_o mount_n and_o that_o the_o cloud_n do_v not_o move_v and_o perhaps_o conceive_v that_o moses_n have_v forsake_v they_o or_o despair_v of_o his_o return_n a_o great_a number_n 10.7_o number_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o all_o the_o people_n do_v not_o join_v herein_o for_o some_o of_o they_o afterward_o at_o moses_n his_o command_n be_v employ_v to_o put_v the_o idolater_n to_o death_n v._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 10.7_o of_o they_o as_o it_o seem_v press_v aaron_n with_o great_a importunity_n to_o make_v they_o a_o image_n or_o visible_a representation_n of_o god_n loc_n god_n v._o 1._o god_n the_o plural_a for_o the_o singular_a by_o a_o hebrew_n idiotism_n declarant_fw-la se_fw-la velle_fw-la very_fw-la unam_fw-la effigiem_fw-la dei_fw-la divinae_fw-la symbolum_fw-la praesentiae_fw-la sed_fw-la erat_fw-la carnalis_fw-la aegyptiorum_n imitatio_fw-la qui_fw-la vitulum_fw-la colebant_fw-la anonym_n in_o loc_n go_v before_o they_o and_o manifest_v his_o presence_n among_o they_o and_o this_o image_n they_o will_v have_v make_v in_o the_o form_n or_o shape_n of_o a_o calf_n according_a to_o the_o idolatry_n they_o have_v see_v practise_v in_o egypt_n aaron_n to_o divert_v they_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a from_o this_o wicked_a intendment_n require_v the_o golden_a earring_n from_o the_o ear_n of_o their_o wife_n son_n and_o daughter_n to_o make_v it_o with_o hope_v that_o this_o demand_n will_v make_v such_o a_o mutiny_n in_o all_o their_o family_n that_o they_o will_v have_v choose_v rather_o to_o desist_v from_o their_o wicked_a design_n than_o part_n with_o those_o ornament_n wherein_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o take_v so_o much_o delight_n but_o herein_o he_o be_v much_o deceive_v for_o their_o superstition_n be_v at_o this_o time_n above_o their_o pride_n or_o covetousness_n 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the_o people_n thus_o violent_o bend_v on_o their_o idol_n upon_o their_o motion_n he_o yield_v to_o build_v a_o altar_n for_o it_o and_o to_o proclaim_v a_o holiday_n and_o to_o dedicate_v a_o feast_n to_o it_o to_o morrow_n say_v he_o be_v a_o feast_n to_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n pretend_v all_o be_v still_o intend_v for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o according_o the_o people_n rise_v early_o the_o next_o morning_n and_o sacrifice_v unto_o their_o idol_n burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n and_o upon_o the_o altar_n they_o feast_v together_o and_o then_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v that_o be_v to_o sing_v and_o dance_v and_o play_v about_o their_o idol_n shout_v and_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n vers_fw-la 17._o according_o to_o the_o wild_a custom_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_n in_o their_o idolatrous_a feast_n exod._n 32._o from_o 1._o to_o 7._o sect_n xxiii_o when_o 40_o day_n and_o 40_o
punish_v they_o for_o other_o provocation_n he_o will_v reckon_v with_o they_o for_o this_o sin_n also_o which_o according_o he_o do_v in_o aftertime_n see_v vers_fw-la 35._o but_o though_o he_o spare_v they_o for_o the_o present_a yet_o he_o declare_v that_o he_o himself_o will_v not_o go_v with_o they_o as_o before_o he_o have_v promise_v but_o bid_v moses_n go_v before_o they_o and_o lead_v they_o and_o he_o will_v send_v a_o create_a angel_n to_o go_v before_o they_o and_o to_o be_v their_o conductor_n and_o to_o lead_v they_o to_o canaan_n a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n but_o he_o himself_o will_v not_o long_o conduct_v they_o lest_o speak_v of_o himself_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n who_o be_v most_o provoke_v when_o they_o be_v affront_v to_o their_o face_n he_o shall_v consume_v they_o for_o their_o rebellion_n and_o disobedience_n in_o the_o way_n moses_n descend_v from_o the_o mount_n acquaint_v the_o people_n with_o these_o sad_a tiding_n further_o 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shall_v it_o be_v know_v that_o we_o be_v thy_o peculiar_a people_n and_o separate_v from_o other_o nation_n but_o by_o thy_o gracious_a presence_n accompany_v of_o we_o moses_n have_v find_v the_o lord_n ready_a to_o grant_v his_o desire_n proceed_v further_a to_o make_v one_o request_n more_o to_o he_o namely_o that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o show_v he_o his_o glory_n possible_o this_o holy_a man_n conceive_v that_o god_n when_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o have_v put_v on_o some_o corporeal_a and_o visible_a shape_n full_a of_o great_a majesty_n and_o glory_n though_o overshadow_a as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o cloud_n so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o discern_v it_o he_o humble_o desire_v to_o see_v the_o lightsome_a brightness_n of_o his_o majesty_n the_o cloud_n be_v remove_v and_o a_o glimpse_n of_o that_o bless_a vision_n of_o he_o which_o be_v reserve_v for_o another_o life_n the_o lord_n answer_v he_o that_o he_o will_v reveal_v his_o goodness_n to_o he_o so_o far_o as_o be_v profitable_a 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two_o new_a table_n of_o stone_n like_o to_o the_o former_a wherein_o he_o will_v write_v his_o law_n anew_o and_o it_o seem_v from_o deut._n 10.1_o that_o he_o give_v he_o in_o charge_n at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o make_v a_o ark_n or_o chest_n of_o shittim-wood_n to_o keep_v these_o table_n in_o till_o that_o more_o curious_a and_o glorious_a ark_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n shall_v be_v make_v moses_n have_v do_v as_o god_n command_v he_o go_v up_o with_o the_o new_a table_n next_o morning_n into_o the_o mount_n no_o man_n go_v up_o with_o he_o neither_o be_v any_o man_n to_o be_v see_v in_o all_o the_o mount_n then_o the_o lord_n descend_v in_o the_o cloud_n and_o in_o some_o sensible_a sign_n of_o his_o presence_n pass_v before_o
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peace-offering_n of_o which_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n first_o thank-offering_n for_o particular_a mercy_n receive_v which_o be_v to_o be_v accompany_v with_o unleavened_a cake_n mingle_v with_o oil_n and_o unleavened_a wafer_n anoint_v with_o oil_n and_o cake_n mingle_v with_o oil_n of_o fine_a flower_n fry_v and_o beside_o these_o cake_n the_o offerer_n be_v to_o offer_v with_o his_o sacrifice_n leaven_a bread_n for_o because_o this_o meat-offering_a be_v only_o for_o food_n to_o be_v eat_v and_o no_o part_n of_o it_o to_o be_v burn_v upon_o the_o altar_n leaven_n be_v here_o allow_v though_o otherwise_o forbid_v as_o we_o may_v see_v levit._fw-la 2.11_o and_o it_o be_v allow_v possible_o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o sign_n and_o intimation_n that_o this_o oblation_n be_v before_o think_v upon_o solemn_o prepare_v and_o not_o sudden_o offer_v and_o out_o of_o the_o whole_a oblation_n the_o offerer_n be_v appoint_v to_o offer_v one_o leaven_a loaf_n for_o a_o heave-offering_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o be_v to_o go_v to_o the_o priest_n that_o sprinkle_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o peace-offering_n the_o rest_n be_v for_o the_o offerer_n and_o his_o family_n as_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o flesh_n after_o the_o priest_n have_v have_v his_o share_n be_v to_o be_v also_o deut._n 27.7_o and_o deut._n 12.6_o 7._o but_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o peace-offering_a be_v to_o be_v eat_v the_o same_o day_n whereon_o it_o be_v offer_v both_o by_o priest_n and_o people_n and_o not_o any_o of_o it_o to_o be_v keep_v until_o the_o next_o morning_n 2_o peace-offering_n that_o be_v offer_v by_o way_n of_o vow_n that_o be_v which_o man_n vow_v that_o they_o will_v give_v unto_o god_n if_o he_o will_v please_v to_o grant_v they_o such_o or_o such_o a_o mercy_n and_o which_o when_o god_n have_v satisfy_v their_o desire_n they_o be_v to_o pay_v unto_o he_o according_o for_o these_o they_o have_v two_o day_n allow_v they_o for_o the_o eat_n of_o they_o and_o what_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o three_o day_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n fit_a fire_n god_n possible_o may_v intend_v hereby_o to_o teach_v they_o that_o he_o will_v be_v worship_v as_o he_o himself_o appoint_v and_o not_o as_o they_o in_o their_o own_o reason_n may_v think_v fit_a which_o if_o they_o do_v not_o observe_v their_o sacrifice_n shall_v not_o be_v impute_v or_o reckon_v to_o they_o as_o a_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n by_o the_o lord_n but_o rather_o as_o a_o abomination_n and_o such_o person_n shall_v be_v punish_v for_o their_o iniquity_n 3_o such_o peace-offering_n as_o be_v bring_v as_o a_o voluntary_a offering_n by_o way_n of_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o lord_n goodness_n to_o they_o in_o the_o general_a now_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o peace-offering_n not_o be_v to_o be_v eat_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n but_o carry_v out_o thence_o after_o it_o have_v be_v kill_v at_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o fat_a burn_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o eat_v elsewhere_o see_v levit._n 10.14_o if_o it_o be_v casual_o touch_v by_o any_o unclean_a person_n or_o thing_n order_n be_v here_o give_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o then_o be_v eat_v as_o a_o holy_a sacrifice_n but_o burn_v with_o fire_n because_o be_v so_o defile_v it_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o represent_v christ_n who_o be_v perfect_o holy_a and_o pure_a but_o as_o to_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o remain_v clean_a and_o fit_a to_o be_v eat_v all_o both_o priest_n and_o owner_n that_o be_v clean_o themselves_o may_v eat_v of_o it_o but_o if_o any_o be_v unclean_a either_o by_o reason_n of_o any_o natural_a uncleanness_n that_o be_v then_o upon_o they_o or_o by_o touch_n of_o any_o unclean_a thing_n do_v yet_o witting_o 29._o witting_o if_o they_o do_v it_o ignorant_o and_o unwitting_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o
atonement_n be_v appoint_v for_o they_o leu._n 5.2_o but_o those_o that_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v god_n will_v not_o reckon_v they_o among_o his_o people_n in_o like_a manner_n those_o that_o partake_v of_o the_o sign_n and_o seal_n of_o grace_n unworthy_o eat_v and_o drink_v judgement_n to_o themselves_o 1_o cor._n 11.27_o 28_o 29._o and_o presumptuous_o eat_v of_o the_o peace-offering_n such_o person_n shall_v be_v excommunicate_v and_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o god_n people_n or_o as_o some_o understand_v it_o by_o divine_a vengeance_n further_o god_n command_v moses_n to_o charge_v they_o to_o forbear_v eat_v the_o fat_a of_o any_o of_o those_o cattle_n that_o be_v appoint_v for_o sacrifice_n but_o the_o fat_a of_o such_o beast_n if_o they_o die_v of_o themselves_o or_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n may_v be_v employ_v to_o any_o other_o use_n but_o that_o kind_a of_o fat_a which_o we_o call_v suet_n they_o may_v not_o eat_v though_o other_o fat_a that_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o flesh_n they_o may_v eat_v of_o and_o as_o they_o be_v to_o forbear_v eat_v fat_a so_o also_o blood_n for_o the_o reason_n mention_v before_o ch._n 3._o vers_fw-la 17._o see_v also_o gen._n 9.4_o and_o levit._n 17.14_o last_o moses_n from_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o this_o command_n that_o whosoever_o offer_v a_o peace-offering_a shall_v bring_v it_o himself_o in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o not_o another_o for_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v himself_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n present_v that_o part_n which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o oblation_n to_o the_o lord_n viz._n the_o fat_a with_o the_o breast_n and_o right_a shoulder_n then_o the_o priest_n shall_v burn_v the_o fat_a upon_o the_o altar_n but_o the_o breast_n be_v wave_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o shoulder_n elevate_v or_o lift_v up_o shall_v be_v his_o portion_n see_v exod._n 29.22_o for_o this_o he_o tell_v they_o be_v the_o portion_n and_o reward_n appoint_v by_o god_n to_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o unction_n to_o the_o priestly-office_n and_o to_o be_v pay_v they_o by_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o day_n of_o their_o anoint_v levit._fw-la ch._n 7._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xxx_o moses_n now_o by_o direction_n from_o god_n gather_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n together_o spend_v seven_o day_n in_o consecrate_v aaron_n and_o his_o four_o son_n observe_v the_o manner_n and_o ceremony_n prescribe_v for_o their_o consecration_n exod._n ch._n 28._o &_o 29._o 12._o 29._o see_v sect._n 21._o partic_a 12._o viz._n 1._o he_o wash_v they_o with_o water_n 2_o he_o put_v the_o high_a priest_n vestment_n and_o rich_a attire_n upon_o aaron_n 3_o anoint_v the_o tabernacle_n with_o the_o altar_n and_o laver_n and_o sprinkle_v the_o altar_n seven_o time_n with_o the_o oil_n of_o consecration_n because_o it_o be_v consecrate_v to_o a_o more_o special_a use_n than_o other_o part_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n 4_o he_o anoint_v aaron_n 5_o he_o put_v the_o holy_a garment_n upon_o his_o son_n 6_o he_o offer_v for_o they_o all_o a_o bullock_n for_o a_o sin-offering_a one_o ram_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a and_o another_o ram_n for_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o consecration_n 7_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o ram_n he_o sprinkle_v certain_a part_n of_o their_o body_n and_o their_o garment_n as_o be_v prescribe_v exod._n 29._o 8ly_n he_o offer_v a_o meat-offering_a for_o they_o as_o a_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n for_o that_o great_a favour_n vouchsafe_v to_o they_o in_o set_v they_o apart_o to_o this_o holy_a function_n 9_o he_o charge_v they_o to_o boil_v and_o eat_v their_o portion_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o to_o continue_v there_o seven_o day_n and_o night_n to_o consummate_v the_o time_n of_o their_o consecration_n all_o which_o they_o perform_v according_o levit._fw-la ch._n 8._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xxxi_o on_o the_o very_a next_o day_n after_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o priest_n consecration_n be_v end_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n enter_v upon_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o office_n and_o aaron_n first_o offer_v for_o himself_o a_o young_a calf_n for_o a_o sin-offering_a and_o a_o ram_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a which_o intimate_v that_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v himself_o a_o sinner_n and_o not_o fit_a to_o stand_v as_o a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n 2_o he_o offer_v for_o the_o people_n a_o kid_n of_o the_o goat_n for_o a_o sin-offering_a and_o a_o calf_n and_o a_o lamb_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a to_o which_o be_v add_v the_o meat-offering_a and_o a_o bullock_n and_o a_o ram_n for_o a_o peace-offering_a then_o aaron_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n towards_o the_o people_n and_o bless_v they_o see_v numb_a 6.23_o moses_n now_o go_v with_o aaron_n into_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o he_o may_v instruct_v he_o concern_v the_o service_n he_o be_v there_o to_o perform_v viz._n about_o the_o light_n the_o table_n of_o shewbread_n and_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n etc._n etc._n and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n when_o they_o come_v out_o bless_v the_o people_n again_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n now_o appear_v to_o all_o the_o people_n and_o ratify_v the_o priest_n consecration_n and_o entrance_n into_o their_o holy_a function_n by_o send_v fire_n uncertain_a fire_n moses_n at_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n sacrifice_v with_o common_a fire_n as_o appear_v ch._n 8.20_o 21._o but_o upon_o aaron_n first_o sacrifice_v ch._n 9.24_o fire_n come_v out_o from_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o from_o heaven_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v suffer_v afterward_o to_o go_v out_o according_a to_o god_n appointment_n ch_n 6.13_o and_o therefore_o as_o some_o conceive_v this_o fire_n be_v chary_o carry_v in_o some_o vessel_n for_o the_o purpose_n when_o they_o journy_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o so_o it_o continue_v until_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n be_v build_v and_o then_o fire_n come_v down_o again_o from_o heaven_n 2_o chron._n 7.1_o which_o continue_v unto_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n and_o be_v say_v to_o be_v miraculous_o renew_v 2_o maccab._n 1.18_o but_o whither_o it_o be_v or_o no_o be_v uncertain_a from_o his_o glorious_a presence_n that_o be_v either_o from_o heaven_n 2_o chron._n 7.1_o or_o out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o consume_v the_o burnt-offering_a and_o the_o fat_a on_o the_o altar_n which_o the_o people_n see_v shout_v for_o joy_n and_o fall_v on_o their_o face_n give_v thanks_o to_o the_o lord_n for_o this_o great_a sign_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o acceptance_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n levit._fw-la ch._n 9_o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xxxii_o the_o day_n follow_v nadab_n and_o abihu_n the_o two_o elder_a son_n of_o aaron_n who_o go_v up_o with_o their_o father_n to_o the_o mount_n and_o have_v there_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n exod._n 24.1_o 9_o 10._o have_v undoubted_o be_v instruct_v by_o moses_n that_o when_o they_o go_v to_o burn_v incense_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n they_o shall_v make_v 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the_o flesh_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o put_v incense_n thereon_o set_v it_o upon_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n and_o so_o offer_v strange_a fire_n before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v fire_v which_o he_o command_v they_o not_o for_o this_o their_o great_a transression_n they_o be_v immediate_o strike_v dead_a loc_n dead_a tantae_fw-la vindictae_fw-la severitate_fw-la nova_fw-la disciplina_fw-la merito_fw-la sanciri_fw-la potuit_fw-la in_fw-la exemplum_fw-la aliorum_fw-la sanctificatus_fw-la autem_fw-la est_fw-la dâ—us_fw-la hac_fw-la poena_fw-la quia_fw-la tali_fw-la exemplo_fw-la commendatus_fw-la est_fw-la timor_fw-la ejus_fw-la inquit_fw-la augustinus_n rigour_n hic_fw-la sub_fw-la initia_fw-la necessarius_fw-la in_o terrorem_fw-la posteris_fw-la tum_fw-la carnis_fw-la laetitia_n turgeret_fw-la aaron_n anonym_n in_o loc_n in_o the_o place_n by_o fire_n from_o the_o lord_n possible_o with_o lightning_n yet_o so_o as_o neither_o
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without_o the_o camp_n and_o to_o bury_v they_o there_o and_o he_o charge_v aaron_n and_o his_o two_o survive_a son_n eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n not_o to_o mourn_v for_o they_o nor_o uncover_v their_o head_n by_o take_v off_o their_o mitre_n or_o bonnet_n which_o they_o wear_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o priestly-office_n nor_o rend_v their_o clothes_n nor_o go_v out_o from_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n upon_o this_o sad_a occasion_n lest_o they_o die_v for_o it_o and_o thereby_o also_o bring_v wrath_n upon_o the_o people_n for_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a judgement_n of_o god_n that_o have_v befall_v their_o brother_n and_o they_o be_v to_o testify_v their_o submission_n thereunto_o by_o not_o open_o lament_v their_o death_n and_o they_o be_v new_o anoint_v and_o now_o at_o this_o time_n prepare_v for_o their_o first_o enter_v upon_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o priestly_a office_n they_o may_v not_o break_v off_o their_o service_n to_o attend_v the_o burial_n of_o their_o brother_n yet_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o israel_n be_v command_v to_o lament_v and_o bewail_v this_o burn_a which_o the_o lord_n in_o consume_a nadab_n and_o abihu_n have_v kindle_v among_o they_o and_o thereby_o threaten_v they_o all_o if_o they_o sin_v presumptuous_o moses_n upon_o this_o occasion_n give_v to_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o their_o successor_n a_o command_n to_o abstain_v from_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n when_o they_o go_v to_o minister_v before_o the_o lord_n lest_o they_o shall_v through_o any_o distemper_n or_o indisposedness_n drink_n indisposedness_n from_o this_o ordinance_n make_v on_o this_o occasion_n some_o conclude_v that_o nadab_n and_o abibu_n be_v raise_v up_o to_o this_o presumption_n through_o the_o fume_n of_o wine_n or_o strong_a drink_n that_o may_v arise_v therefore_o be_v disable_v from_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o function_n in_o the_o two_o main_a part_n of_o it_o viz._n in_o discern_v betwixt_o holy_a and_o unholy_a clean_a and_o unclean_a and_o in_o teach_v the_o law_n to_o the_o people_n and_o that_o this_o severe_a stroke_n freidlibius_n stroke_n non_fw-la satis_fw-la probari_fw-la potest_fw-la eos_fw-la aeternum_fw-la damnatos_fw-la peccatum_fw-la enim_fw-la ipsum_fw-la quod_fw-la attinet_fw-la ex_fw-la infirmitate_fw-la videtur_fw-la commissum_fw-la non_fw-la prae_fw-la ebrietate_fw-la ut_fw-la vult_fw-la r._n solomoh_n quicquid_fw-la igitur_fw-la peccati_fw-la huic_fw-la inadverientiae_fw-la inerat_fw-la id_fw-la omne_fw-la temporali_fw-la poena_fw-la plectitur_fw-la ut_fw-la post_fw-la nihil_fw-la poena_fw-la id_fw-la propter_fw-la iis_fw-la luendum_fw-la restare_fw-la videatur_fw-la freidlibius_n upon_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n may_v not_o so_o cast_v down_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n as_o to_o make_v they_o neglect_v their_o meat_n or_o intermit_v their_o service_n or_o be_v less_o lightsome_a in_o it_o then_o before_o moses_n encourage_v they_o to_o their_o duty_n by_o invite_v they_o to_o participate_v of_o the_o provision_n of_o the_o lord_n table_n and_o to_o eat_v of_o the_o meat-offering_n and_o of_o the_o shoulder_n and_o breast_n of_o the_o people_n peace-offering_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n that_o god_n have_v prescribe_v it_o so_o happen_v at_o this_o time_n that_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n upon_o the_o sudden_a and_o dreadful_a death_n of_o their_o two_o brother_n have_v as_o it_o seem_v be_v under_o extremity_n of_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n burn_v the_o goat_n of_o the_o sin-offering_a mention_v before_o ch._n 9_o vers_fw-la 15._o without_o the_o camp_n which_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v do_v the_o blood_n thereof_o not_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v levit._n 4.16_o 17._o but_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v eat_v by_o the_o priest_n see_v levit._n 6.26_o 30._o moses_n not_o know_v what_o be_v become_v of_o it_o diligent_o seek_v after_o it_o out_o of_o a_o care_n that_o god_n ordinance_n shall_v be_v exact_o observe_v and_o the_o priest_n right_n due_o maintain_v and_o understand_v what_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n have_v do_v he_o chide_v they_o for_o their_o fail_v therein_o but_o aaron_n extenuate_v his_o own_o and_o his_o son_n fault_n as_o occasion_v through_o grief_n and_o the_o pressure_n of_o those_o doleful_a thing_n that_o have_v befall_v they_o intimate_v that_o if_o they_o have_v then_o eat_v of_o the_o sin-offering_a it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v acceptable_a to_o the_o lord_n for_o that_o great_a heaviness_n and_o sorrow_n they_o be_v now_o under_o make_v they_o unfit_a to_o eat_v those_o holy_a thing_n as_o the_o lord_n require_v who_o will_v have_v they_o eat_v with_o joyfulness_n in_o his_o presence_n see_v deut._n 12.7_o and_o moses_n allow_v their_o excuse_n and_o so_o pass_v the_o matter_n by_o levit._fw-la ch._n 10._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xxxiii_o hitherto_o we_o have_v see_v the_o law_n that_o concern_v the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n now_o general_a law_n be_v give_v concern_v the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o people_n and_o first_o for_o avoid_v that_o uncleanness_n which_o they_o may_v contract_v from_o thing_n without_o they_o and_o in_o give_v these_o law_n god_n speak_v both_o to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n because_o it_o belong_v both_o to_o the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o priest_n to_o see_v they_o put_v in_o execution_n the_o priest_n be_v to_o teach_v the_o difference_n between_o thing_n clean_a and_o unclean_a see_v ezek._n 44.23_o and_o the_o magistrate_n to_o take_v care_n that_o this_o difference_n be_v observe_v and_o hence_o be_v that_o numb_a 9.6_o and_o certain_a man_n that_o be_v defile_v by_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o a_o man_n that_o they_o can_v not_o keep_v the_o passover_n on_o that_o day_n come_v before_o moses_n etc._n etc._n first_o then_o here_o be_v law_n give_v what_o creature_n be_v to_o be_v account_v clean_a and_o unclean_a and_o how_o they_o must_v not_o defile_v themselves_o either_o with_o eat_v or_o touch_v 52.11_o touch_v as_o a_o moral_a admonition_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o refrain_v from_o all_o fellowship_n in_o evil_n see_v isa_n 52.11_o any_o unclean_a thing_n but_o must_v walk_v as_o a_o holy_a people_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a god_n the_o law_n concern_v creature_n which_o be_v to_o be_v account_v clean_a 10.15_o clean_a no_o doubt_n but_o this_o distinction_n of_o clean_a and_o unclean_a beast_n be_v by_o revelation_n make_v know_v to_o the_o father_n from_o the_o first_o whence_o that_o direction_n be_v give_v to_o noah_n immediate_o before_o the_o flood_n gen._n 7.2_o but_o this_o seem_v only_o in_o respect_n of_o sacrifice_n for_o as_o to_o eat_v or_o not_o eat_v it_o seem_v they_o have_v no_o distinction_n then_o of_o clean_a and_o unclean_a beast_n gen._n 9.3_o every_o move_a thing_n that_o live_v shall_v be_v meat_n for_o you_o even_o as_o the_o green_a herb_n have_v i_o give_v you_o all_o thing_n but_o now_o by_o this_o law_n the_o israelite_n be_v forbid_v the_o eat_n of_o divers_a meat_n both_o flesh_n and_o fowl_n and_o fish_n as_o unclean_a and_o that_o possible_o to_o inure_v this_o stubborn_a people_n to_o a_o absolute_a dependence_n on_o god_n word_n and_o will_n in_o all_o thing_n as_o also_o to_o restrain_v they_o from_o that_o which_o be_v usual_o eat_v among_o the_o gentile_n and_o to_o mind_v they_o of_o the_o difference_n god_n have_v put_v between_o they_o and_o all_o other_o nation_n and_o the_o special_a purity_n he_o require_v of_o they_o above_o all_o other_o people_n see_v levit._n 20.25_o 26._o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n reckon_v this_o among_o the_o the_o legal_a shadow_n act_n 2.16_o 17._o let_v no_o man_n judge_v you_o in_o meat_n or_o drink_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v a_o shadow_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v but_o the_o body_n be_v of_o christ_n see_v also_o act_v 10.15_o or_o unclean_a as_o to_o food_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o these_o three_o head_n first_o concern_v fourfooted-beast_n those_o be_v to_o be_v account_v clean_o
of_o our_o april_n and_o part_v of_o our_o may._n of_o the_o second_o year_n after_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n god_n command_v moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n which_o be_v twelve_o to_o take_v the_o number_n of_o all_o the_o male_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o war_n except_o the_o levite_n viz._n from_o 20_o year_n old_a to_o 60_o muster_v they_o according_a to_o their_o host_n or_o tribe_n and_o according_a to_o their_o kindred_n and_o family_n which_o be_v according_o perform_v and_o the_o number_n of_o each_o tribe_n be_v express_v in_o particular_a and_o of_o all_o in_o general_n which_o amount_v to_o 603550_o be_v just_o the_o same_o number_n 38.26_o number_n compare_v exod._n 30.11.12_o and_o exod._n 38.26_o which_o be_v take_v seven_o month_n before_o when_o they_o be_v sess_v for_o a_o contribution_n to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o the_o levite_n god_n command_v shall_v not_o be_v number_v or_o reckon_v in_o this_o account_n be_v not_o appoint_v for_o war_n but_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n testimony_n tabernacle_n it_o be_v call_v v._n 50._o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o testimony_n in_o regard_n that_o therein_o be_v keep_v the_o testimony_n of_o god_n will_n viz._n the_o law_n write_v in_o two_o table_n and_o lie_v in_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n heb._n 9.4_o and_o exod._n 25.21_o it_o be_v call_v the_o testimony_n viz._n some_o of_o they_o to_o set_v it_o up_o and_o take_v it_o down_o and_o other_o of_o they_o to_o remove_v and_o carry_v it_o from_o place_n to_o place_n as_o occasion_v require_v and_o none_o that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n may_v meddle_v with_o it_o or_o help_v to_o take_v it_o down_o or_o set_v it_o up_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n numb_a 1._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xliii_o god_n now_o prescribe_v the_o order_n of_o the_o tribe_n encamp_v about_o the_o tabernacle_n with_o their_o standard_n and_o how_o the_o levite_n shall_v encamp_v near_o to_o it_o and_o the_o order_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o they_o all_o in_o their_o march_n and_o to_o cut_v off_o all_o matter_n of_o contention_n the_o lord_n himself_o appoint_v to_o every_o tribe_n their_o several_a place_n the_o order_n prescribe_v for_o their_o encamp_a be_v according_a to_o this_o scheme_n the_o tabernacle_n moses_n aaron_n and_o the_o priest_n warrior_n in_o all_o 186400._o eastward_o judah_n 74600._o issachar_n 54400._o zabulon_n 57400._o levites_n of_o cohath_n warrior_n in_o all_o 151450._o southward_o reuben_n 46500._o simeon_n 59300._o gad_n 45650._o levites_n of_o gershon_n warrior_n in_o all_o 108100._o westward_o ephraim_n 44500._o manasses_n 32200._o benjamin_n 35400._o levites_n of_o merari_n warrior_n in_o all_o 157600._o northward_o dan_n 62700._o asher_n 41500._o naphthali_n 53400._o thus_o we_o see_v in_o what_o excellent_a order_n the_o twelve_o tribe_n be_v dispose_v in_o their_o encamp_v about_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v to_o pitch_v their_o tent_n round_o about_o it_o but_o the_o tribe_n at_o some_o distance_n from_o it_o possible_o at_o the_o distance_n of_o two_o thousand_o cubit_n which_o be_v a_o english_a mile_n for_o such_o a_o space_n we_o find_v be_v between_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o people_n when_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n josh_n 3.4_o the_o lord_n command_v that_o three_o tribe_n shall_v quarter_v together_o under_o one_o standard_n which_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o three_o carry_v and_o so_o the_o whole_a host_n consist_v of_o four_o great_a brigade_n or_o battation_n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n out_o of_o which_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o spring_v have_v the_o pre-eminence_n and_o be_v to_o march_v foremost_a as_o captain_n of_o the_o rest_n and_o so_o judah_n have_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o first-born_a which_o be_v take_v from_o reuben_n neither_o can_v reuben_n withstand_v it_o because_o god_n have_v so_o order_v it_o and_o thus_o 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son_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o their_o ministration_n at_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o in_o that_o service_n and_o worship_n which_o god_n have_v give_v in_o charge_n to_o aaron_n and_o the_o whole_a congregation_n to_o perform_v and_o they_o be_v to_o have_v the_o sacred_a thing_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n under_o their_o custody_n and_o charge_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n must_v have_v be_v charge_v with_o have_v not_o the_o levite_n be_v separate_v to_o take_v that_o charge_n upon_o they_o in_o their_o behalf_n but_o though_o the_o levite_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n to_o be_v helpful_a and_o subservient_fw-fr to_o they_o in_o thing_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o they_o to_o do_v yet_o in_o those_o thing_n that_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o priest_n office_n stranger_n office_n v._o 10._o the_o levite_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o priest_n peculiar_a office_n be_v a_o stranger_n they_o may_v not_o intermeddle_v upon_o pain_n of_o death_n the_o lord_n further_o declare_v that_o 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be_v say_v the_o cattle_n of_o the_o levite_n shall_v be_v take_v in_o stead_n of_o all_o the_o firstling_n of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v as_o the_o levite_n be_v take_v for_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o israelite_n so_o the_o levite_n cattle_n be_v take_v in_o exchange_n for_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o israelite_n cattle_n and_o because_o the_o number_n of_o the_o first-born-males_a of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n exceed_v this_o number_n of_o the_o male-levite_n 273_o see_v numb_a ch._n 3._o vers_fw-la 43._o therefore_o be_v there_o lay_v upon_o they_o for_o every_o of_o those_o supernumerary_a head_n five_o shekel_n a_o man_n by_o way_n of_o redemption_n which_o be_v the_o price_n they_o afterward_o pay_v for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o first-born_a numb_a 18.15_o 16._o
and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o it_o be_v like_a that_o it_o be_v either_o decide_v by_o lot_n who_o among_o they_o shall_v pay_v this_o redemption-money_n and_o who_o not_o or_o it_o be_v pay_v in_o common_a by_o they_o all_o the_o levite_n be_v thus_o number_v and_o their_o place_n and_o order_n how_o they_o shall_v pitch_v about_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v prescribe_v now_o the_o time_n when_o they_o shall_v enter_v upon_o their_o office_n be_v appoint_v at_o the_o age_n of_o 25_o year_n they_o be_v to_o enter_v as_o novice_n and_o subservient_n in_o some_o inferior_a office_n and_o ministration_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n ch._n 8.24_o but_o they_o be_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o full_a execution_n of_o their_o office_n till_o the_o age_n of_o 30_o and_o then_o they_o be_v to_o continue_v in_o it_o till_o 50_o and_o though_o after_o 50_o they_o be_v to_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o hard_a and_o most_o laborious_a service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n such_o 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of_o the_o son_n of_o gershon_n be_v 1._o the_o ten_o curtain_n of_o fine_a twine_v linen_n blue_a purple_a and_o scarlet_a 2_o the_o eleven_o curtain_n of_o goat_n hair_n that_o be_v lay_v over_o they_o 3_o the_o cover_n of_o ram-skin_n die_v red_a 4_o the_o cover_n of_o badgers-skin_n which_o lay_v over_o all_o and_o the_o hang_n for_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o for_o the_o court_n ch._n 3.25_o 26._o and_o ch._n 4.25_o 26._o 2._o the_o charge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n be_v the_o ark_n 15._o ark_n v._o 6._o shall_v put_v in_o the_o staff_n thereof_o viz._n into_o the_o case_n or_o cover_n prepare_v for_o they_o that_o so_o the_o levite_n may_v not_o touch_v so_o much_o as_o the_o staff_n of_o the_o ark_n uncover_v for_o the_o staff_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o ring_n of_o the_o ark_n exod._n 25_o 15._o and_o the_o table_n of_o shewbread_n jansen_n shewbread_n v._o 7._o and_o the_o continual_a bread_n shall_v be_v thereon_o intellige_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la quietem_fw-la terrae_fw-la promissionis_fw-la pervenerint_fw-la in_o deserto_fw-la enim_fw-la sicut_fw-la non_fw-la fiebant_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la in_o festis_fw-la aut_fw-la sabbatis_fw-la ut_fw-la clare_v dicitur_fw-la act_n 7.42_o &_o amos_n 5.25_o ita_fw-la nec_fw-la offerebantur_fw-la pane_n quod_fw-la erat_fw-la genus_fw-la quoddam_fw-la oblationis_fw-la aut_fw-la sacrificij_fw-la nec_fw-la thus_o aut_fw-la vinum_fw-la quod_fw-la adjungi_fw-la solebat_fw-la illa_fw-la enim_fw-la omne_fw-la deerant_fw-la in_o deserto_fw-la ut_fw-la conqueruntur_fw-la numb_a 21.5_o nam_fw-la multis_fw-la annis_fw-la manserunt_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la prorsus_fw-la inhabitatis_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la gentibus_fw-la seperati_fw-la jansen_n and_o the_o gold_a candlestick_n and_o the_o altar_n and_o all_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v to_o be_v take_v down_o and_o remove_v the_o priest_n only_o be_v to_o do_v it_o and_o wrap_v up_o the_o most_o holy_a 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be_v the_o board_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o bar_n the_o pillar_n the_o scocket_n pin_n cord_n and_o vessel_n thereof_o and_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o court_n etc._n etc._n ch._n 3.36_o 37._o &_o ch._n 4.31_o 32._o eleazar_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o aaron_n be_v to_o be_v chief_a over_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o levite_n viz._n the_o kohathite_n that_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n and_o his_o brother_n ithamar_n over_o the_o gershonite_n and_o merarite_n to_o the_o inspection_n and_o care_n also_o of_o eleazar_n be_v commit_v the_o oil_n for_o the_o light_n the_o sweet_a incense_n the_o daily_a meat-offering_a and_o the_o anoint_v oil_n and_o the_o oversight_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o to_o appoint_v the_o kohathite_n every_o one_o to_o his_o several_a burden_n and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v charge_v that_o all_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n shall_v be_v so_o cover_v that_o the_o kohathite_n may_v neither_o see_v nor_o touch_v what_o they_o shall_v not_o which_o if_o they_o shall_v do_v they_o will_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o to_o die_v for_o it_o 7._o it_o uzzah_n though_o a_o levite_n for_o such_o a_o transgression_n be_v smite_v dead_a 2_o sam._n 6.6_o 7._o for_o the_o holy_a fire_n that_o be_v always_o to_o be_v keep_v alive_a upon_o the_o altar_n it_o be_v like_a when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v remove_v it_o be_v put_v into_o some_o pot_n or_o vessel_n and_o so_o preserve_v still_o with_o supply_n of_o wood_n numb_a ch._n 3._o whole_a chapter_n numb_a ch._n 4._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xlv_o the_o levite_n thus_o set_v apart_o be_v with_o all_o due_a solemnity_n consecrate_v to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n but_o lest_o they_o shall_v think_v themselves_o equal_a to_o the_o priest_n they_o be_v neither_o consecrate_a at_o the_o same_o time_n nor_o with_o the_o same_o ceremony_n the_o consecration_n of_o the_o priest_n take_v up_o seven_o day_n see_v exod._n 29.35_o levit._fw-la 8.33_o but_o this_o of_o the_o levite_n be_v do_v in_o one_o day_n the_o manner_n of_o it_o be_v thus_o 1._o moses_n be_v to_o take_v the_o levite_n and_o to_o cleanse_v they_o which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o sprinkle_v the_o water_n of_o purify_n upon_o they_o which_o be_v make_v with_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o red_a heifer_n book_n heifer_n therefore_o direction_n for_o make_v this_o water_n be_v give_v before_o this_o time_n though_o not_o mention_v by_o moses_n till_o the_o 19_o ch._n of_o this_o book_n mention_v ch._n 19_o and_o then_o to_o shave_v off_o all_o their_o hair_n which_o be_v another_o sign_n of_o purification_n see_v levit._n 14.8_o 9_o &_o numb_a 6.9_o and_o to_o wash_v their_o clothes_n by_o which_o rite_n be_v signify_v what_o great_a holiness_n and_o purity_n god_n require_v in_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o sacred_a function_n 2_o the_o whole_a congregation_n be_v there_o assemble_v and_o the_o levite_n be_v bring_v before_o the_o lord_n some_o of_o the_o chief_a levitae_fw-la chief_a non_fw-la omnes_fw-la sed_fw-la omnium_fw-la nomine_fw-la principes_fw-la vel_fw-la sort_n primogeniti_a in_o quorum_fw-la loco_fw-la erant_fw-la levitae_fw-la of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o rest_n be_v to_o put_v their_o hand_n 48.17_o hand_n which_o rite_n be_v observe_v in_o the_o ordination_n of_o officer_n both_o in_o the_o old_a t._n and_o the_o n._n numb_a 27.23_o act._n 6.6_o &_o 13.3_o and_o in_o benediction_n gen._n 48.17_o upon_o they_o thereby_o testify_v that_o they_o do_v now_o free_o offer_v they_o to_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v whole_o set_v apart_o for_o his_o service_n 3_o then_o aaron_n be_v to_o present_v they_o freidlib_n they_o v._o 11._o and_o aaron_n shall_v wave_v the_o levite_n before_o the_o lord_n hac_fw-la elevatione_fw-la significabatur_fw-la eos_fw-la totius_fw-la orbis_fw-la domino_fw-la offerri_fw-la a_o populo_fw-la in_o munus_fw-la ut_fw-la scil_n loco_fw-la
he_o be_v to_o wave_v they_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o they_o become_v his_o portion_n with_o the_o wave-breast_n and_o heave-shoulder_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o bread_n be_v to_o be_v eat_v by_o the_o owner_n that_o present_v they_o these_o be_v the_o offering_n which_o a_o nazarite_n who_o be_v to_o be_v discharge_v of_o his_o vow_n be_v to_o offer_v beside_o what_o of_o his_o own_o free_a will_v he_o shall_v vow_v to_o give_v out_o of_o the_o estate_n which_o he_o have_v get_v and_o wherewith_o god_n have_v bless_v he_o the_o former_a offering_n be_v prescribe_v by_o god_n and_o so_o necessary_o to_o be_v offer_v both_o by_o poor_a and_o rich_a but_o if_o the_o nazarite_n be_v rich_a vow_v any_o more_o offering_n he_o must_v perform_v his_o vow_n according_o these_o thing_n be_v perform_v the_o nazarite_n be_v discharge_v of_o his_o vow_n and_o have_v liberty_n to_o drink_v wine_n again_o if_o he_o think_v good_a numb_a 6._o from_o 1._o to_o 2d_o sect_n xlix_o the_o lord_n now_o prescribe_v to_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n how_o they_o shall_v solemn_o bless_v the_o people_n viz._n lift_v up_o their_o hand_n 9.22_o hand_n see_v levit._n 9.22_o they_o shall_v say_v unto_o they_o the_o lord_n bless_v you_o and_o keep_v you_o the_o lord_n make_v his_o face_n shine_v upon_o you_o and_o be_v gracious_a unto_o you_o the_o lord_n lift_v up_o his_o countenance_n upon_o you_o and_o give_v you_o peace_n thus_o they_o be_v to_o put_v god_n name_n upon_o the_o people_n that_o be_v to_o bless_v they_o in_o his_o name_n and_o the_o lord_n promise_v thereupon_o to_o bless_v they_o numb_a 6._o from_o 22._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n l._n god_n now_o command_v two_o fit_v two_o at_o first_o there_o be_v but_o two_o trumpet_n appoint_v viz._n for_o aaron_n two_o son_n but_o the_o number_n of_o priest_n increase_v in_o solomon_n time_n there_o be_v a_o 120_o priest_n sound_v with_o trumpet_n 2_o chron._n 5.12_o these_o trumpet_n be_v sign_n of_o the_o ministry_n 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the_o lord_n remember_v their_o danger_n and_o will_v help_v they_o against_o their_o enemy_n they_o be_v also_o to_o blow_v with_o these_o trumpet_n on_o their_o solemn_a festival_n 16.14_o festival_n v._o 10._o in_o their_o solemn_a day_n wherein_o honest_a cheerfulness_n be_v not_o only_o allow_v but_o enjoin_v deut._n 16.14_o and_o day_n of_o rejoice_v and_o on_o their_o new_a moon_n over_o their_o burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n and_o this_o be_v to_o be_v to_o they_o for_o a_o memorial_n before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v as_o a_o sign_n and_o token_n that_o if_o they_o perform_v this_o service_n in_o faith_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o with_o joyful_a and_o glad_a heart_n the_o lord_n will_v remember_v they_o and_o will_v hear_v their_o prayer_n and_o accept_v their_o sacrifice_n numb_a 10._o from_o 1._o to_o 11._o sect_n li._n about_o this_o time_n jethro_n prince_n of_o midian_a a_o country_n lie_v south_n from_o hence_o towards_o the_o red-sea_n father-in-law_n to_o moses_n repair_v hither_o to_o give_v his_o son-in-law_n a_o visit_n and_o bring_v with_o he_o zipporah_n his_o daughter_n mose_n wife_n and_o his_o two_o son_n gershom_n and_o eliezer_n which_o be_v leave_v with_o he_o when_o moses_n go_v into_o egypt_n see_v sect._n 60._o of_o chap._n 3._o moses_n hear_v of_o his_o come_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o and_o do_v obeisance_n to_o he_o and_o kiss_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o into_o his_o tent_n he_o acquaint_v he_o with_o all_o the_o wonderful_a thing_n the_o lord_n have_v do_v for_o they_o jethro_n bless_v god_n and_o congratulate_v to_o moses_n and_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o israel_n their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n he_o open_o declare_v both_o by_o word_n and_o deed_n his_o faith_n and_o devotion_n towards_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n now_o say_v he_o i_o be_o assure_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v great_a than_o all_o god_n for_o in_o the_o thing_n wherein_o the_o egyptian_n be_v proud_a and_o haughty_a he_o be_v above_o they_o and_o jethro_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o patriarch_n sacerdotibus_fw-la patriarch_n forsan_fw-la obtulit_fw-la non_fw-la immediate_a sed_fw-la per_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la sic_fw-la david_n sacrificasse_fw-la fertur_fw-la 2_o sam._n 24.25_o &_o solomon_n 1_o reg._n 8.63_o nempe_fw-la mediantibus_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la offer_v burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n offerentibus_fw-la thanksgiving_n exit_fw-la quibus_fw-la maxima_fw-la pars_fw-la cedebat_fw-la offerentibus_fw-la unto_o god_n and_o aaron_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n come_v to_o pay_v their_o respect_n to_o he_o and_o to_o feast_n with_o he_o upon_o those_o sacrifice_n before_o the_o lord_n 29.21_o lord_n see_v deut._n 12.6_o 7._o 1_o chron._n 29.21_o that_o be_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v the_o lord_n in_o their_o eye_n and_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n appear_v in_o the_o cloudy_a pillar_n on_o the_o morrow_n after_o moses_n sit_v to_o judge_v the_o people_n and_o the_o people_n stand_v by_o he_o from_o morning_n to_o evening_n jethro_n observe_v this_o and_o how_o the_o people_n come_v to_o moses_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o both_o concern_v religious_a and_o civil_a affair_n he_o fair_o chide_v he_o for_o his_o wear_n out_o himself_o with_o continual_a employment_n and_o the_o people_n with_o continual_a attendance_n and_o therefore_o advise_v he_o to_o take_v a_o better_a course_n which_o he_o doubt_v not_o but_o by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n will_v be_v much_o for_o his_o own_o and_o the_o people_n ease_n be_v thou_o say_v he_o for_o the_o people_n god-ward_o that_o be_v in_o matter_n of_o great_a difficulty_n and_o importance_n where_o there_o be_v need_n of_o one_o to_o inquire_v of_o god_n there_o do_v thou_o still_o employ_v thyself_o in_o seek_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o and_o in_o return_v answer_n from_o the_o lord_n to_o they_o and_o show_v they_o the_o way_n wherein_o they_o shall_v walk_v and_o the_o work_n that_o they_o shall_v do_v but_o as_o to_o other_o matter_n of_o lesser_a moment_n and_o easy_o to_o be_v decide_v choose_v out_o from_o among_o the_o people_n able_a man_n man_n fear_v god_n and_o man_n of_o truth_n and_o fidelity_n and_o hate_v covetousness_n and_o make_v some_o of_o they_o ruler_n over_o thousand_o other_o over_o hundred_o other_o over_o fifty_n and_o other_o over_o ten_o and_o let_v they_o judge_v the_o people_n at_o all_o season_n in_o matter_n of_o less_o difficulty_n but_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n let_v they_o bring_v to_o thou_o and_o so_o these_o ruler_n will_v bear_v some_o part_n of_o the_o burden_n with_o thou_o and_o all_o will_v not_o lie_v on_o thy_o shoulder_n as_o now_o it_o do_v and_o the_o people_n hereby_o will_v have_v their_o matter_n soon_o determine_v and_o dispatch_v without_o so_o
man_n see_v exod._n 33.20_o and_o when_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o he_o do_v not_o make_v know_v his_o mind_n to_o he_o in_o obscure_a figurativ_a expression_n as_o he_o do_v to_o some_o of_o the_o prophet_n see_v ezek._n 17.3_o but_o plain_o and_o clear_o and_o see_v he_o have_v manifest_v so_o great_a favour_n to_o moses_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o you_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o speak_v against_o my_o servant_n moses_n and_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o they_o and_o the_o cloud_n the_o sign_n of_o his_o presence_n remove_v from_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o possible_o for_o some_o time_n disappear_v god_n intend_v thereby_o to_o testify_v his_o indignation_n against_o they_o and_o immediate_o miriam_n become_v leprous_a and_o white_a as_o snow_n 24.9_o snow_n see_v deut._n 24.9_o god_n be_v please_v to_o spare_v aaron_z though_o partner_n with_o his_o sister_n in_o this_o sin_n lest_o in_o his_o dishonour_n the_o priesthood_n shall_v suffer_v aaron_n entreat_v moses_n to_o intercede_v with_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o that_o the_o punishment_n of_o this_o sin_n wherein_o they_o have_v do_v foolish_o may_v not_o be_v lay_v upon_o they_o he_o beg_v that_o miriam_n may_v not_o by_o the_o continuance_n of_o this_o white_a leprosy_n upon_o she_o be_v as_o a_o child_n dead_a in_o the_o womb_n who_o flesh_n when_o it_o come_v into_o the_o world_n look_v white_a and_o putrify_a as_o if_o it_o be_v sodden_a and_o half_o consume_v and_o though_o say_v he_o she_o be_v for_o the_o present_a alive_a yet_o as_o one_o dead_a she_o be_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n see_v numb_a 5.2_o and_o this_o fret_a plague_n if_o it_o continue_v upon_o she_o will_v in_o the_o end_n utter_o consume_v and_o kill_v she_o moses_n be_v prevail_v with_o to_o pray_v for_o she_o and_o upon_o his_o prayer_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o heal_v she_o of_o her_o plague_n yet_o give_v order_n that_o she_o shall_v be_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n for_o the_o present_a for_o say_v god_n if_o her_o earthly_a father_n have_v in_o great_a displeasure_n spit_v in_o her_o face_n sure_o she_o will_v have_v be_v ashamed_a to_o show_v herself_o for_o a_o time_n and_o therefore_o much_o more_o fit_a be_v it_o that_o in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o this_o she_o shall_v be_v seclude_v from_o the_o congregation_n to_o instruct_v all_o the_o people_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o be_v corrupt_v with_o her_o example_n the_o people_n upon_o this_o sentence_n mourn_v for_o she_o and_o journy_v not_o till_o she_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o camp_n again_o which_o argue_v the_o great_a honour_n and_o respect_n they_o have_v for_o she_o be_v a_o prophetess_n and_o the_o sister_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n after_o this_o the_o people_n remove_v from_o hazeroth_n and_o pitch_v in_o another_o place_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n call_v rithmath_n see_v ch._n 33.18_o numb_a 12._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lvii_o the_o people_n be_v now_o come_v near_o to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o amorites_n upon_o the_o border_n of_o canaan_n moses_n encourage_v they_o to_o go_v up_o and_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v they_o deut._n 1.20_o 21._o but_o they_o fear_v the_o event_n desire_v that_o they_o may_v first_o send_v some_o spy_n to_o search_v the_o land_n moses_n not_o know_v their_o distrustful_a heart_n like_v well_o their_o motion_n deut._n 1.23_o and_o seek_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n about_o it_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o permit_v it_o though_o in_o displeasure_n and_o according_o command_v that_o at_o the_o time_n when_o grape_n first_o grow_v ripe_a they_o shall_v send_v twelve_o principal_a man_n such_o as_o be_v of_o authority_n and_o esteem_n among_o they_o of_o every_o tribe_n one_o of_o which_o caleb_n be_v for_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v then_o forty_o year_n old_a see_v joshua_n 14.7_o and_o hoshea_n people_n hoshea_n hoshea_n signify_v a_o saviour_n but_o by_o add_v jah_n the_o contract_n of_o jehovah_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o god_n psal_n 68.4_o thereby_o be_v signify_v that_o he_o shall_v by_o the_o help_n and_o assistance_n of_o god_n be_v a_o saviour_n of_o the_o people_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n who_o moses_n call_v jehoshua_n or_o joshua_n for_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n to_o discover_v and_o spy_v out_o the_o land_n these_o man_n according_o go_v enter_v into_o canaan_n by_o the_o desert_n of_o zin_n lie_v on_o the_o south_n and_o so_o go_v quite_o through_o it_o to_o the_o very_a north_n part_n thereof_o even_o to_o rehob_n it_o be_v probable_a they_o divide_v themselves_o else_o it_o be_v like_a they_o will_v have_v be_v suspect_v neither_o can_v they_o otherwise_o have_v view_v the_o whole_a country_n in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n numb_a 13._o from_o 1._o to_o 23._o sect_n lviii_o these_o spy_n after_o forty_o day_n return_v from_o search_v the_o land_n and_o come_v to_o the_o camp_n at_o kadesh_n bring_v with_o they_o one_o branch_n of_o a_o vine_n with_o one_o cluster_n or_o bunch_n of_o grape_n upon_o it_o which_o be_v so_o big_a that_o they_o carry_v it_o between_o two_o of_o they_o upon_o a_o staff_n with_o some_o pomegranate_n and_o figgs_n of_o the_o land_n ten_o of_o these_o twelve_o spy_n that_o be_v send_v praise_v indeed_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o land_n but_o magnify_v also_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o city_n thereof_o and_o the_o giantlike_a stature_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n thereby_o dishearten_v the_o people_n from_o march_v any_o further_a towards_o it_o at_o hebron_n a_o city_n in_o the_o south-part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o ancient_a city_n in_o the_o world_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o zoan_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o egypt_n which_o vaunt_v itself_o to_o be_v of_o very_o great_a antiquity_n see_v isa_n 19.11_o they_o tell_v they_o they_o meet_v with_o giant_n the_o son_n of_o anak_n man_n of_o mighty_a stature_n in_o comparison_n of_o who_o they_o seem_v but_o like_o grasshopper_n they_o tell_v they_o the_o city_n of_o the_o canaanite_n be_v great_a and_o wall_v up_o to_o heaven_n deut._n 1.28_o they_o further_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o amalekite_n dwell_v in_o the_o south_n country_n the_o hittite_n jebusite_n and_o amorites_n in_o the_o mountain_n nigh_o unto_o the_o wilderness_n where_o the_o israelite_n now_o lie_v so_o that_o there_o will_v be_v no_o enter_v the_o land_n on_o the_o south_n because_o of_o those_o mighty_a nation_n that_o will_v be_v there_o ready_a to_o oppose_v they_o and_o in_o case_n they_o shall_v think_v to_o fetch_v a_o compass_n about_o and_o to_o enter_v in_o on_o the_o east-side_n there_o they_o will_v be_v keep_v out_o by_o the_o river_n jordan_n which_o run_v along_o on_o that_o side_n and_o the_o dead-sea_n and_o by_o the_o canaanite_n who_o dwell_v by_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o the_o coast_n of_o jordan_n and_o they_o be_v a_o valiant_a and_o a_o strong_a people_n will_v improve_v those_o advantage_n for_o the_o best_a defence_n of_o their_o country_n thus_o these_o ten_o spy_n discourage_v the_o people_n bring_v a_o evil_a report_n upon_o the_o land_n tell_v they_o it_o be_v a_o land_n that_o eat_v up_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n and_o frequent_v intestine_a commotion_n that_o arise_v among_o they_o and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o giant_n who_o oppress_v those_o that_o be_v less_o powerful_a than_o themselves_o and_o if_o several_a of_o the_o native_n of_o the_o land_n be_v expose_v to_o so_o much_o danger_n how_o much_o more_o have_v they_o need_v to_o fear_v that_o be_v stranger_n and_o be_v hold_v their_o common_a enemy_n and_o what_o can_v they_o expect_v but_o to_o be_v eat_v up_o with_o continual_a war_n the_o people_n at_o this_o relation_n be_v great_o terrify_v caleb_n and_o joshua_n rise_v up_o and_o contradict_v this_o false_a report_n and_o encourage_v the_o people_n tell_v they_o they_o may_v easy_o by_o god_n assistance_n conquer_v the_o land_n see_v ch._n 14.6_o 7._o they_o say_v all_o that_o they_o can_v to_o still_o and_o quiet_v they_o and_o to_o hearten_v they_o to_o go_v on_o but_o all_o in_o vain_a for_o they_o now_o fall_v into_o a_o high_a rage_n and_o discontent_n and_o murmur_v against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o wish_v they_o have_v die_v in_o egypt_n or_o the_o wilderness_n nay_o their_o discontent_n and_o impatience_n grow_v so_o high_a that_o they_o say_v deut._n 1.27_o because_o the_o lord_n hate_v we_o he_o have_v bring_v we_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n to_o deliver_v we_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o amorite_n to_o destroy_v we_o and_o that_o ourselves_o our_o wife_n and_o child_n shall_v
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like_o fire_n in_o a_o field_n of_o corn_n that_o before_o aaron_n can_v interpose_v himself_o to_o make_v atonement_n wherein_o he_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o christ_n intercession_n there_o fall_v fourteen_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o of_o those_o rebellious_a murmurer_n see_v 1_o cor._n 10.10_o and_o then_o the_o plague_n be_v stay_v and_o aaron_n return_v to_o moses_n to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o acquaint_v he_o how_o he_o have_v speed_v and_o to_o return_v thanks_o unto_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v so_o gracious_o accept_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n numb_a 16._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lxiv_o that_o none_o may_v for_o the_o future_a presume_v to_o usurp_v the_o office_n of_o the_o priesthood_n or_o aspire_v to_o it_o beside_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n god_n be_v please_v to_o enjoin_v moses_n to_o take_v of_o each_o prince_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n a_o rod_n or_o staff_n such_o as_o they_o do_v usual_o carry_v in_o their_o hand_n which_o be_v it_o seem_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n make_v of_o almond-tree_n and_o to_o write_v every_o prince_n name_n on_o his_o rod_n and_o to_o write_v aaron_n name_n upon_o the_o rod_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n he_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o man_n rod_n who_o he_o do_v choose_v to_o serve_v he_o in_o the_o priesthood_n shall_v blossom_v and_o the_o rest_n remain_v dry_a and_o god_n order_v moses_n to_o lay_v all_o the_o rod_n up_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n where_o the_o lord_n do_v use_v by_o glorious_a sign_n to_o testify_v his_o presence_n and_o make_v know_v his_o will_n unto_o they_o see_v exod._n 25.22_o for_o upon_o such_o extraordinary_a occasion_n we_o need_v not_o doubt_v but_o moses_n use_v to_o go_v into_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n according_o next_o morning_n moses_n go_v in_o thither_o and_o he_o find_v that_o the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n have_v shoot_v forth_o branch_n and_o some_o of_o they_o have_v bud_n on_o they_o and_o some_o blossom_n and_o other_o yield_v almond_n but_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o rod_n remain_v dry_a as_o they_o be_v before_o then_o moses_n bring_v out_o all_o the_o rod_n and_o show_v they_o to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o prince_n take_v every_o man_n his_o rod_n and_o find_v they_o dry_a stick_n as_o before_o but_o aaron_n rod_n flourish_v and_o have_v bring_v forth_o bud_n blossom_n and_o fruit_n by_o which_o miracle_n they_o be_v convince_v that_o god_n have_v choose_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n to_o be_v the_o only_a priest_n that_o shall_v serve_v he_o at_o the_o altar_n and_o hereupon_o god_n order_v moses_n to_o lay_v up_o aaron_n rod_n again_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n before_o the_o ark_n to_o be_v keep_v there_o 9.6_o there_o see_v apostol_n hist_o on_o heb._n 9.6_o as_o a_o testimony_n against_o any_o such_o child_n of_o rebellion_n as_o shall_v ever_o after_o presume_v to_o usurp_v the_o office_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n also_o he_o may_v prevent_v the_o murmur_n and_o complain_n of_o the_o people_n which_o if_o they_o go_v on_o in_o they_o will_v thereby_o bring_v certain_a destruction_n upon_o their_o own_o head_n the_o people_n hear_v these_o thing_n and_o be_v exceed_o terrify_v with_o this_o threaten_n and_o the_o remembrance_n of_o those_o late_a dreadful_a judgement_n that_o have_v carry_v away_o so_o many_o among_o they_o they_o cry_v out_o unto_o moses_n alas_o we_o die_v we_o perish_v we_o all_o perish_v that_o be_v we_o see_v we_o be_v in_o continual_a danger_n of_o be_v sweep_v away_o with_o terrible_a judgement_n and_o as_o man_n terrify_v be_v wont_a to_o conceive_v their_o danger_n to_o be_v great_a than_o indeed_o it_o be_v they_o now_o apprehend_v that_o it_o will_v be_v exceed_o dangerous_a for_o they_o to_o come_v near_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o to_o be_v present_a at_o any_o worship_n or_o service_n there_o perform_v and_o seem_v to_o fear_v that_o god_n will_v not_o withdraw_v his_o indignation_n from_o they_o until_o he_o have_v destroy_v and_o consume_v they_o all_o ch._n 17._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lxv_o the_o people_n be_v under_o such_o a_o fear_n and_o consternation_n the_o lord_n hereupon_o take_v order_n for_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o enjoin_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v remain_v within_o the_o verge_n and_o limit_n of_o his_o duty_n and_o so_o they_o shall_v be_v safe_a and_o he_o tell_v aaron_n that_o he_o and_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n shall_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n that_o be_v if_o any_o pollution_n people_n pollution_n thus_o the_o lord_n show_v himself_o reconcile_v and_o make_v the_o priest_n watch_v a_o ground_n of_o appease_v both_o the_o fear_n and_o envy_v of_o the_o people_n come_v to_o it_o by_o the_o people_n they_o shall_v answer_v for_o it_o and_o bear_v the_o punishment_n thereof_o if_o they_o do_v not_o take_v care_n to_o prevent_v it_o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o all_o iniquity_n commit_v about_o their_o priest_n office_n if_o they_o do_v carry_v themselves_o amiss_o in_o it_o or_o suffer_v a_o stranger_n or_o levite_n to_o meddle_v therein_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o have_v join_v join_v join_v here_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o levy_n name_v which_o signify_v join_v the_o levite_n to_o they_o to_o minister_v to_o they_o in_o the_o outward_a service_n of_o kill_v and_o slay_v the_o sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n but_o they_o themselves_o only_a shall_v serve_v at_o the_o altar_n and_o within_o the_o holy_a place_n before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n and_o the_o levite_n shall_v observe_v the_o precept_n and_o charge_v which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o concern_v their_o ministry_n and_o concern_v the_o sacred_a thing_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v commit_v to_o their_o care_n that_o so_o every_o one_o keep_v his_o station_n and_o do_v his_o duty_n there_o may_v be_v no_o wrath_n any_o more_o upon_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n only_o they_o shall_v not_o meddle_v with_o the_o service_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o altar_n lest_o they_o die_v and_o if_o the_o priest_n do_v not_o endeavour_v to_o prevent_v any_o such_o error_n or_o miscarriage_n in_o their_o brethren_n the_o levite_n they_o shall_v also_o incur_v the_o like_a danger_n thus_o he_o appoint_v the_o levite_n to_o minister_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o order_n that_o he_o that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o serve_v and_o minister_v unto_o they_o for_o god_n have_v take_v the_o levite_n instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o himself_o he_o have_v give_v they_o unto_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n for_o his_o own_o service_n and_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n therefore_o he_o and_o his_o son_n shall_v exercise_v their_o priest_n office_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o concern_v the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v within_o the_o outward_a veil_n whereby_o the_o holy_a place_n be_v divide_v from_o the_o court_n the_o high_a priest_n in_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n and_o inferior_a priest_n within_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o holy_a place_n and_o god_n tell_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n that_o it_o be_v his_o free_a gift_n and_o favour_n to_o they_o that_o he_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o they_o before_o other_o for_o the_o priestly_a office_n and_o that_o he_o have_v ordain_v that_o whoever_o be_v not_o of_o aaron_n line_n and_o go_v about_o to_o meddle_v with_o the_o priestly_a office_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n from_o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o 8._o the_o lord_n have_v thus_o set_v down_o the_o office_n and_o work_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n he_o
come_v now_o to_o set_v out_o their_o portion_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v as_o a_o reward_n of_o their_o service_n and_o first_o he_o tell_v aaron_n that_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o office_n to_o which_o he_o be_v anoint_v and_o because_o he_o and_o his_o son_n be_v separate_v from_o worldly_a employment_n to_o attend_v upon_o holy_a thing_n therefore_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o part_n in_o every_o meat-offering_a sin-offering_a trespass-offering_a and_o in_o the_o court_n 14._o court_n see_v levit._n 6.16.26_o &_o leu._n 7.6_o ezek._n 42_o 13_o 14._o of_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o tent_n round_o about_o it_o call_v here_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n comparative_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o great_a court_n for_o the_o people_n which_o be_v without_o the_o priest_n court_n they_o may_v eat_v of_o they_o 2_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o heave-offering_n and_o wave-offering_n that_o be_v the_o right_a shoulder_n and_o wave-breast_n of_o the_o peace-offering_n with_o all_o other_o gift_n that_o be_v heave_v and_o wave_v no_o part_n thereof_o be_v burn_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o of_o these_o the_o priest_n daughter_n may_v eat_v whilst_o they_o remain_v in_o their_o father_n house_n but_o be_v marry_v to_o stranger_n they_o may_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o holy_a thing_n see_v levit._n 22.12_o 13._o neither_o may_v any_o unclean_a person_n eat_v thereof_o 3_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o first-fruit_n some_o of_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o land_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o lord_n at_o their_o three_o great_a feast_n as_o a_o sheaf_n of_o their_o barley_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n levit._n 23.10_o and_o two_o loaf_n of_o their_o new-wheat_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n vers_fw-la 17._o and_o the_o first_o of_o their_o wine_n and_o oil_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n but_o these_o be_v bring_v in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n in_o general_n beside_o these_o particular_a man_n be_v of_o their_o own_o corn_n and_o fruit_n to_o bring_v the_o first-fruit_n unto_o the_o lord_n as_o be_v enjoin_v exod._n 22.29_o &_o 23.19_o concern_v which_o there_o be_v no_o other_o direction_n give_v but_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o first_o and_o of_o the_o best_a the_o quantity_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o liberty_n and_o discretion_n of_o the_o owner_n to_o bring_v according_a as_o he_o have_v find_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o his_o ground_n 4_o they_o shall_v have_v all_o thing_n devote_v that_o be_v all_o votive_a and_o freewilloffering_n see_v levit._n 27.28_o except_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v devote_v as_o a_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n 5_o the_o first-born_a of_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o first-born_a redemption_n first-born_a the_o first-born_a of_o man_n before_o they_o be_v redeem_v be_v to_o be_v present_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o temple_n exod._n 13.12_o levit._fw-la 2.22_o and_o that_o can_v not_o be_v do_v before_o the_o mother_n be_v purify_v which_o require_v forty_o day_n time_n levit._n 12.4_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v free_a from_o this_o redemption_n of_o man_n they_o be_v to_o permit_v to_o be_v redeem_v at_o a_o month_n old_a bonfrerius_n old_a v._o 16._o secundum_fw-la aestimationem_fw-la seu_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la tuam_fw-la refero_fw-la ad_fw-la illud_fw-la post_fw-la mensem_fw-la q._n d._n constitues_fw-la diem_fw-la quando_fw-la velles_fw-fr eum_fw-la redimi_fw-la hic_fw-la dies_fw-la communi_fw-la usu_fw-la erat_fw-la 40_o a_o partu_fw-la ut_fw-la eadem_fw-la opera_fw-la &_o mater_fw-la purificaretur_fw-la &_o filius_fw-la redimeretur_fw-la bonfrerius_n for_o five_o shekel_n see_v levit._n 27.6_o and_o the_o firstling_n of_o unclean_a beast_n they_o be_v to_o permit_v to_o be_v redeem_v after_o eight_o day_n at_o a_o low_a price_n but_o the_o firstling_n of_o cow_n sheep_n and_o goat_n be_v not_o to_o be_v redeem_v they_o must_v be_v sacrifice_v and_o their_o blood_n sprinkle_v and_o their_o fat_a burn_v on_o the_o altar_n that_o they_o may_v be_v a_o sweet_a savour_n to_o the_o lord_n but_o their_o flesh_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o priest_n god_n tell_v they_o he_o have_v allot_v they_o these_o thing_n for_o their_o maintenance_n 113._o maintenance_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n write_v of_o 24_o gift_n which_o god_n bestow_v on_o the_o priest_n with_o the_o order_n and_o use_v of_o they_o see_v ainsworth_n pag._n 113._o for_o ever_o that_o be_v whilst_o this_o dispensation_n last_v by_o a_o perpetual_a and_o unchangeable_a covenant_n call_v a_o covenant_n of_o salt_n because_o firm_a and_o incorruptible_a salt_n have_v a_o virtue_n to_o preserve_v any_o thing_n from_o corruption_n god_n further_o tell_v aaron_n that_o when_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v by_o lot_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o lot_n for_o the_o levite_n they_o shall_v have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o it_o he_o himself_o will_v be_v their_o part_n and_o portion_n indeed_o they_o have_v city_n 32._o city_n concern_v the_o 35_o city_n and_o suburb_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o 13_o city_n and_o suburb_n of_o the_o priest_n see_v richardson_n pag._n 32._o and_o suburb_n but_o they_o be_v give_v they_o by_o the_o other_o tribe_n the_o lord_n further_o tell_v aaron_n that_o he_o have_v give_v the_o levite_n all_o the_o ten_o or_o tithe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n blessing_n israel_n v._o 24._o which_o they_o offer_v as_o a_o heave-offering_a that_o be_v a_o oblation_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o a_o sign_n of_o their_o homage_n and_o subjection_n and_o thankfulness_n to_o he_o for_o his_o blessing_n as_o a_o reward_n of_o their_o service_n levit._n 27.30_o and_o strait_o charge_v that_o no_o israelite_n that_o be_v not_o of_o that_o tribe_n presume_v to_o come_v nigh_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o do_v any_o part_n of_o the_o service_n belong_v to_o the_o levite_n lest_o they_o die_v for_o it_o and_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o levite_n shall_v bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o their_o own_o iniquity_n if_o they_o shall_v transgress_v yea_o and_o of_o the_o people_n too_o if_o by_o their_o not_o watch_v over_o the_o holy_a thing_n they_o suffer_v the_o people_n to_o transgress_v about_o they_o he_o further_o enjoin_v that_o the_o levite_n shall_v offer_v as_o a_o oblation_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o pay_v a_o ten_o of_o all_o the_o tithe_n they_o receive_v unto_o the_o priest_n and_o this_o the_o lord_n will_v accept_v at_o their_o hand_n no_o less_o than_o if_o have_v land_n as_o other_o have_v they_o shall_v pay_v tithe_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o they_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n do_v to_o they_o and_o hereby_o they_o shall_v testify_v their_o homage_n and_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n and_o they_o be_v to_o offer_v and_o separate_v out_o of_o the_o tithe_n pay_v to_o they_o for_o the_o hallow_a part_n to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o priest_n that_o which_o be_v of_o all_o the_o best_a and_o the_o priest_n may_v eat_v of_o these_o tithe_n indifferent_o in_o any_o place_n and_o he_o further_o declare_v that_o if_o the_o levite_n do_v heave_v or_o separate_v a_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o best_a of_o their_o tithe_n for_o the_o priest_n use_v they_o shall_v not_o expose_v themselves_o to_o punishment_n which_o they_o will_v else_o do_v if_o they_o neglect_v it_o in_o conclusion_n here_o be_v add_v a_o general_a warning_n that_o both_o priest_n and_o levite_n shall_v take_v heed_n of_o pollute_v or_o profane_v the_o holy_a thing_n or_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v profane_v by_o other_o which_o may_v be_v do_v many_o way_n that_o so_o they_o may_v prevent_v wrath_n from_o fall_v on_o themselves_o and_o other_o ch._n 18._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lxvi_o the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o do_v the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o to_o watch_v over_o the_o people_n that_o they_o may_v not_o transgress_v about_o any_o of_o the_o holy_a thing_n he_o here_o appoint_v a_o water_n of_o separation_n to_o be_v make_v that_o so_o if_o any_o of_o the_o people_n have_v contract_v any_o legal_a uncleanness_n by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o this_o water_n upon_o they_o they_o may_v be_v cleanse_v and_o so_o may_v come_v free_o again_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n without_o fear_n of_o those_o plague_n which_o otherwise_o their_o pollution_n may_v bring_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o make_n of_o this_o water_n a_o red_a heifer_n be_v to_o be_v provide_v and_o that_o by_o the_o common_a charge_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n because_o it_o be_v to_o be_v for_o the_o common_a good_a of_o they_o all_o and_o for_o the_o cleanse_n of_o any_o one_o among_o they_o that_o be_v by_o any_o accident_n legal_o unclean_a it_o must_v be_v a_o heifer_n without_o spot_n and_o upon_o which_o never_o come_v yoke_n for_o they_o use_v in_o those_o time_n to_o
plough_v and_o draw_v their_o cart_n with_o heifer_n and_o cow_n as_o well_o as_o with_o ox_n see_v judg._n 14.18_o this_o heifer_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o eleazar_n because_o by_o do_v this_o service_n that_o be_v now_o to_o be_v do_v he_o be_v to_o be_v unclean_a and_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o he_o rather_o than_o aaron_n shall_v be_v defile_v she_o must_v also_o be_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n as_o a_o accurse_a thing_n figure_v christ_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n and_o suffer_v without_o the_o city_n heb._n 13.12_o and_o eleazar_n be_v to_o sprinkle_v of_o her_o blood_n seven_o time_n turn_v his_o face_n towards_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o her_o skin_n and_o her_o flesh_n her_o blood_n and_o her_o dung_n be_v all_o to_o be_v burn_v in_o his_o sight_n and_o eleazar_n be_v to_o take_v cedar-wood_n and_o hyssop_n and_o scarlet_a and_o to_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o heifer_n to_o signify_v that_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v use_v for_o a_o sprinkle_n in_o sprinkle_v the_o unclean_a with_o the_o water_n of_o separation_n see_v levit._n 14.4_o and_o eleazar_n be_v to_o wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o bathe_v his_o flesh_n and_o to_o be_v unclean_a unto_o the_o evening_n 21._o evening_n the_o like_a be_v enjoin_v to_o he_o that_o burn_v this_o heifer_n v._o 8._o and_o to_o he_o that_o gather_v up_o the_o ash_n v._o 10._o and_o to_o he_o that_o sprinkle_v a_o unclean_a person_n with_o the_o water_n make_v of_o those_o ash_n v._o 21._o this_o may_v intimate_v to_o they_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o water_n make_v with_o the_o ash_n of_o this_o heifer_n as_o the_o thing_n signify_v thereby_o that_o have_v virtue_n in_o it_o to_o purify_v those_o that_o be_v spiritual_o unclean_a and_o consequent_o to_o show_v the_o imperfection_n of_o the_o legal_a priesthood_n because_o they_o that_o be_v employ_v in_o prepare_v this_o water_n which_o be_v for_o the_o cleanse_n of_o other_o be_v themselves_o defile_v it_o be_v further_o enjoin_v that_o the_o ash_n of_o this_o heifer_n shall_v be_v gather_v up_o by_o a_o man_n that_o be_v clean_a and_o lay_v up_o without_o the_o camp_n in_o a_o clean_a place_n themselves_o place_n as_o for_o the_o place_n where_o those_o ash_n be_v keep_v when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n it_o be_v not_o express_v some_o hold_n that_o those_o ash_n be_v disperse_v into_o all_o the_o city_n that_o those_o who_o be_v unclean_a may_v have_v wherewith_o to_o purify_v and_o cleanse_v themselves_o because_o they_o be_v now_o conseerate_v to_o a_o holy_a use_n however_o the_o man_n that_o gather_v they_o up_o be_v thereby_o make_v unclean_a because_o they_o be_v the_o remainder_n of_o a_o heifer_n slay_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o statute_n of_o make_v and_o reserve_v of_o these_o ash_n for_o a_o water_n of_o separation_n be_v to_o bind_v both_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o proselyte_n or_o strange_a that_o sojourn_v with_o they_o as_o long_o as_o this_o dispensation_n last_v by_o this_o law_n it_o be_v further_o enjoin_v that_o he_o that_o touch_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o a_o man_n be_v to_o be_v unclean_a seven_o day_n and_o he_o be_v to_o purify_v himself_o with_o this_o water_n on_o the_o three_o day_n and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n vers_fw-la 19_o and_o then_o he_o be_v to_o be_v clean_o else_o not_o and_o whoever_o have_v contract_v this_o kind_n of_o uncleanness_n and_o do_v not_o make_v use_n of_o this_o way_n to_o purify_v himself_o but_o come_v in_o that_o state_n into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n if_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o he_o do_v it_o presumptuous_o because_o he_o despise_v not_o only_o the_o ceremonial_a purify_n but_o the_o thing_n signify_v thereby_o viz._n the_o spiritual_a cleanse_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o messiah_n otherwise_o if_o he_o do_v it_o ignorant_o he_o be_v to_o bring_v such_o a_o sacrifice_n as_o be_v enjoin_v levit._n 5.3_o 6._o further_o if_o any_o man_n come_v into_o the_o tent_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n it_o render_v he_o unclean_a yea_o and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o tent_n every_o open_a vessel_n that_o take_v in_o the_o air_n of_o the_o tent_n be_v ceremonious_o unclean_a or_o if_o a_o man_n touch_v a_o dead_a body_n or_o the_o bone_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n it_o render_v he_o unclean_a and_o thus_o hereby_o be_v figure_v the_o spread_a and_o infectious_a nature_n of_o sin_n and_o one_o of_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v clean_o be_v to_o put_v run_v water_n to_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o burnt-heifer_n and_o with_o a_o bunch_n of_o hyssop_n tie_v to_o a_o cedar-stick_a with_o a_o scarlet-thread_n to_o sprinkle_v the_o person_n or_o tent_n or_o vessel_n that_o be_v unclean_a and_o then_o to_o be_v himself_o unclean_a until_o the_o evening_n because_o he_o have_v touch_v the_o water_n of_o separation_n and_o whatsoever_o any_o unclean_a person_n touch_v be_v to_o be_v hold_v unclean_a to_o signify_v the_o contagion_n of_o sin_n spread_v from_o one_o to_o another_o numb_a 19_o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lxvii_o the_o camp_n now_o advance_v to_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n which_o be_v near_o to_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n in_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o forty_o year_n after_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o there_o miriam_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v four_o month_n before_o her_o brother_n aaron_n and_o eleven_o month_n before_o her_o brother_n moses_n she_o be_v the_o elder_a of_o the_o three_o she_o attain_v to_o the_o age_n of_o 130_o see_v exod._n 2.4_o 7._o she_o be_v a_o prophetess_n and_o by_o she_o also_o god_n guide_v the_o israelite_n in_o their_o travel_n see_v mich._n 6.4_o she_o in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v the_o girl_n that_o be_v set_v to_o watch_v what_o will_v become_v of_o moses_n when_o he_o be_v expose_v in_o a_o ark_n of_o bulrush_n on_o the_o river_n nile_n see_v exod._n 2.4_o etc._n etc._n numb_a 20._o vers_fw-la 1._o sect_n lxviii_o at_o this_o kadesh_n dead_a kadesh_n so_o that_o in_o their_o travel_n from_o kadesh-barnea_a where_o the_o spy_n come_v back_o to_o moses_n to_o this_o kadesh_n in_o the_o desert_n of_o zin_n there_o be_v about_o 38_o year_n spend_v and_o most_o of_o their_o father_n that_o be_v number_v at_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v in_o this_o time_n dead_a the_o people_n for_o want_v of_o water_n murmur_v again_o against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n with_o the_o same_o want_n god_n have_v try_v their_o father_n in_o the_o first_o year_n after_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n exod._n 17.4_o and_o they_o murmur_v then_o as_o their_o child_n do_v now_o and_o they_o have_v water_n give_v they_o out_o of_o a_o rock_n but_o these_o their_o child_n be_v worse_a than_o their_o father_n because_o the_o supply_n their_o father_n have_v from_o god_n in_o that_o extremity_n shall_v have_v be_v a_o argument_n and_o encouragement_n to_o they_o to_o rely_v on_o his_o providence_n now_o and_o not_o to_o have_v distrustful_o murmur_v or_o wish_v so_o desperate_o as_o they_o do_v will_v god_n say_v they_o we_o have_v die_v with_o our_o brethren_n who_o god_n sudden_o destroy_v in_o the_o insurrection_n of_o corah_n and_o at_o other_o time_n thereby_o as_o it_o be_v slight_v that_o fearful_a judgement_n of_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o god_n firery_a indignation_n in_o comparison_n of_o be_v pinch_v with_o a_o present_a want_n of_o water_n they_o high_o expostulate_v with_o moses_n and_o aaron_n for_o bring_v they_o into_o that_o barren_a wilderness_n which_o be_v no_o place_n to_o sow_v seed_n in_o or_o plant_v figg-tree_n vine_n or_o pomegranate_n but_o a_o land_n of_o desert_n a_o land_n of_o drought_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o water_n a_o land_n through_o which_o no_o man_n pass_v and_o where_o no_o man_n dwell_v see_v jer._n 2.6_o moses_n and_o aaron_n hereupon_o betake_v themselves_o unto_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o intercede_v with_o god_n as_o former_o for_o this_o rebellious_a people_n and_o the_o lord_n immediate_o signify_v his_o approach_n and_o the_o actual_a manifestation_n of_o his_o glorious_a presence_n by_o the_o descend_v of_o the_o cloud_n to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v ch._n 14.10_o and_o ch._n 16.19_o and_o here_o he_o command_v moses_n to_o take_v the_o rod_n viz._n aaron_n rod_n which_o bud_v out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n 17.10_o tabernacle_n see_v numb_a 20._o v._n 9_o &_o ch._n 17.10_o and_o with_o that_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o speak_v to_o the_o rock_n before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o it_o shall_v give_v forth_o water_n moses_n indeed_o with_o his_o miraculous_a rod_n at_o
what_o god_n will_v say_v to_o he_o he_o use_v by_o enchantment_n that_o be_v some_o of_o those_o magical_a art_n and_o diabolical_a way_n which_o sorcerer_n use_v to_o seek_v liberty_n and_o beg_v leave_n of_o god_n to_o curse_v the_o israelite_n but_o have_v find_v that_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n still_o to_o bless_v they_o and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n by_o his_o enchantment_n to_o get_v leave_n to_o curse_v they_o he_o resolve_v now_o to_o give_v over_o that_o course_n and_o sudden_o to_o curse_v they_o before_o he_o have_v any_o charge_n from_o god_n to_o the_o contrary_n and_o according_o he_o turn_v his_o eye_n towards_o the_o wilderness_n where_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v encamp_v intend_v now_o to_o do_v it_o but_o the_o glorious_a and_o goodly_a sight_n of_o their_o multitude_n and_o order_n appal_v and_o astonish_v he_o and_o sudden_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o he_o cast_v he_o into_o a_o trance_n asleep_a trance_n see_v gen._n 15.12_o dan._n 8.18_o revelation_n by_o vision_n be_v when_o their_o eye_n be_v open_a and_o they_o be_v awake_a see_v ch._n 24.16_o revelation_n by_o dream_n when_o their_o eye_n be_v shut_v and_o they_o asleep_a and_o by_o his_o mighty_a overrule_a power_n constrain_v he_o to_o bless_v those_o who_o he_o resolve_v to_o curse_v balaam_n therefore_o declare_v how_o god_n have_v in_o a_o supernatural_a manner_n open_v his_o eye_n to_o see_v thing_n to_o come_v he_o utter_v another_o parable_n or_o prophetic_a vision_n concern_v israel_n say_v how_o goodly_a be_v thy_o tent_n o_o jacob_n and_o thy_o tabernacle_n o_o israel_n what_o a_o goodly_a sight_n do_v they_o yield_v be_v rank_v in_o such_o admirable_a order_n under_o their_o several_a ensign_n and_o standard_n this_o people_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o large_a and_o fruitful_a valley_n and_o garden_n enclose_v set_v with_o pleasant_a and_o wholesome_a plant_n and_o keep_v always_o fresh_a and_o fruitful_a by_o the_o water_v of_o river_n yea_o they_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o the_o tree_n of_o lign-aloe_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v plant_v which_o prosper_v above_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n and_o above_o that_o which_o by_o mere_a skill_n and_o industry_n of_o man_n they_o be_v wont_v to_o do_v and_o as_o this_o tree_n be_v of_o a_o sweet_a odour_n so_o shall_v a_o sweet_a fame_n and_o report_n be_v spread_v of_o this_o people_n yea_o last_o they_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o cedar-tree_n plant_v by_o the_o water_n side_n which_o be_v great_a tall_a and_o very_o durable_a so_o great_a shall_v the_o growth_n of_o this_o people_n be_v and_o so_o stable_a and_o flourish_a the_o glory_n of_o their_o kingdom_n he_o shall_v pour_v water_n out_o of_o his_o bucket_n that_o be_v he_o shall_v so_o water_v they_o that_o israel_n shall_v have_v a_o numerous_a offspring_n 68.26_o offspring_n ita_fw-la benedicit_fw-la ipsi_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la copiosam_fw-la sobolem_fw-la habeat_fw-la &_o in_fw-la posteritatem_fw-la magnam_fw-la excrescat_fw-la gloss_n hebraismus_fw-la est_fw-la erit_fw-la foecundus_fw-la multos_fw-la procreabit_fw-la liberos_fw-la i._n e._n proles_fw-la ejus_fw-la uchementer_fw-la crescet_fw-la ut_fw-la arbores_fw-la in_o humida_fw-la terra_fw-la sicut_fw-la situla_fw-la plena_fw-la copiosam_fw-la that_fw-mi aquam_fw-la ita_fw-la prosapia_fw-la israelis_fw-la erit_fw-la foecunda_fw-la propagatio_fw-la liberorum_fw-la saepe_fw-la per_fw-la aquas_fw-la significatur_fw-la ut_fw-la psal_n 68.26_o and_o his_o posterity_n shall_v wonderful_o grow_v up_o and_o increase_v as_o seed_v in_o moist_a ground_n and_o among_o many_o water_n his_o king_n shall_v be_v more_o potent_a than_o agag_n the_o king_n of_o the_o amalekite_n who_o kingdom_n be_v then_o the_o most_o potent_a and_o flourish_a this_o be_v fulfil_v in_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 15.7_o 8._o and_o in_o the_o glory_n of_o israel_n kingdom_n in_o david_n and_o in_o solomon_n day_n but_o especial_o in_o christ_n psal_n 89.23_o he_o go_v on_o god_n that_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n be_v a_o almighty_a god_n his_o power_n be_v irresistible_a he_o have_v as_o it_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o a_o unicorn_n see_v ch._n 23.22_o he_o further_o show_v that_o israel_n shall_v eat_v up_o the_o nation_n his_o enemy_n that_o be_v the_o seven_o nation_n of_o canaan_n and_o break_v their_o bone_n and_o like_v as_o a_o lion_n the_o king_n of_o beast_n return_v from_o his_o prey_n couch_v down_o and_o lie_v at_o rest_n and_o none_o dare_v disquiet_v he_o so_o safe_a and_o secure_a shall_v the_o peace_n of_o this_o people_n be_v bless_v be_v he_o that_o bless_v they_o and_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o curse_v they_o balak_n hear_v this_o be_v exceed_o enrage_v against_o balaam_n and_o smite_v his_o hand_n together_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v send_v for_o he_o to_o curse_v this_o people_n but_o behold_v he_o have_v bless_v they_o and_o that_o three_o several_a time_n he_o bid_v he_o therefore_o be_v go_v he_o have_v think_v to_o have_v prefer_v he_o but_o his_o god_n have_v deprive_v he_o of_o that_o honour_n and_o preferment_n he_o intend_v for_o he_o balaam_n reply_v that_o he_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o blame_v he_o for_o this_o be_v that_o which_o he_o tell_v his_o messenger_n at_o the_o first_o viz._n that_o if_o he_o will_v give_v he_o his_o house_n full_a of_o silver_n and_o gold_n he_o can_v not_o go_v beyond_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n however_o say_v he_o i_o will_v counsel_v thou_o what_o thou_o shall_v now_o do_v and_o will_v show_v thou_o also_o what_o this_o people_n shall_v do_v to_o thy_o people_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n i_o counsel_v thou_o therefore_o for_o the_o present_a to_o entice_v they_o to_o idolatry_n and_o to_o join_v with_o you_o in_o your_o idol-feast_n and_o let_v the_o daughter_n of_o moab_n and_o midian_a entice_v they_o to_o commit_v fornication_n with_o they_o see_v ch._n 31.16_o rev._n 2.14_o and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o provoke_v god_n to_o leave_v they_o and_o to_o be_v against_o they_o and_o for_o the_o present_a thou_o need_v not_o fear_v they_o for_o god_n have_v command_v they_o not_o to_o set_v upon_o you_o see_v deut._n 2.9_o but_o hereafter_o viz._n many_o year_n hence_o there_o shall_v arise_v a_o prince_n out_o of_o they_o that_o shall_v subdue_v thy_o people_n see_v 2_o sam._n 8.2_o and_o i_o balaam_n be_v one_o who_o eye_n god_n have_v in_o a_o supernatural_a manner_n open_v to_o see_v thing_n to_o come_v do_v now_o utter_a another_o parable_n or_o prophetic_a vision_n unto_o thou_o which_o be_v this_o i_o shall_v see_v he_o jans_n he_o all_o the_o branch_n of_o this_o prophecy_n be_v in_o the_o first_o sense_n to_o be_v mean_v of_o david_n though_o in_o the_o sublime_a sense_n of_o christ_n of_o who_o david_n be_v a_o type_n v._o 17._o videbo_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la &_o non_fw-la prope_fw-la hebrai_n exponunt_fw-la i_o will_v davide_n quia_fw-la subjugatio_fw-la moabitarum_fw-la &_o idumaorum_fw-la ei_fw-la convenit_fw-la ut_fw-la patet_fw-la 2_o reg._n 8._o sed_fw-la unanimiter_fw-la christiani_n de_fw-la christo_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la illum_fw-la enim_fw-la directe_v spectant_fw-la cum_fw-la quadam_fw-la allusione_fw-la ad_fw-la typum_fw-la ejus_fw-la davidem_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la gesta_fw-la e'us_fw-la sicut_fw-la a_o prophetis_fw-la fieri_fw-la solet_fw-la balaam_n ergo_fw-la vidit_fw-la eum_fw-la non_fw-la oculis_fw-la suis_fw-la sed_fw-la posterorum_fw-la &_o successorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la jans_n but_o not_o now_o i_o shall_v behold_v he_o but_o not_o nigh_o there_o shall_v come_v a_o star_n out_o of_o jacob_n and_o a_o sceptre_n shall_v arise_v out_o of_o israel_n that_o be_v a_o king_n of_o the_o seed_n and_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n who_o shall_v shine_v as_o a_o star_n in_o the_o firmament_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o person_n and_o government_n and_o this_o king_n be_v david_n in_o who_o day_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v raise_v to_o a_o exceed_a splendour_n and_o height_n and_o this_o king_n do_v vanquish_v the_o moabite_n 2_o sam._n 8.2_o and_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v discover_v to_o the_o wise_a man_n by_o a_o star_n matth._n 2.2_o now_o this_o david_n he_o say_v he_o shall_v see_v though_o not_o now_o viz._n in_o his_o posterity_n he_o shall_v see_v he_o after_o many_o generation_n and_o this_o king_n he_o say_v shall_v smite_v the_o corner_n or_o prince_n of_o this_o country_n who_o be_v the_o corner_n or_o chief_a strength_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o the_o corner_n of_o a_o house_n be_v the_o chief_a strength_n of_o the_o build_n and_o he_o shall_v destroy_v all_o the_o child_n of_o sh_v so_o the_o moabite_n be_v call_v because_o some_o one_o of_o their_o progenitor_n famous_a in_o his_o time_n be_v call_v sh_v and_o further_o he_o foretell_v that_o the_o edomite_n that_o inhabit_v mount_n seir_n shall_v also_o be_v subdue_v by_o the_o israelite_n which_o be_v literal_o fulfil_v in_o
sin_n that_o be_v he_o die_v a_o natural_a death_n when_o his_o time_n be_v come_v as_o be_v by_o sin_n liable_a to_o death_n as_o all_o other_o man_n be_v they_o further_o urge_v that_o except_o this_o be_v grant_v they_o the_o name_n of_o their_o father_n will_v be_v quite_o extinct_a moses_n inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n concern_v this_o case_n it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o grant_v these_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n their_o desire_n which_o be_v afterward_o punctual_o perform_v joshua_n as_o we_o may_v read_v josh_n 17.4_o according_a to_o the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o give_v they_o a_o inheritance_n among_o the_o brethren_n of_o their_o father_n yet_o withal_o there_o be_v afterward_o a_o caution_n add_v to_o wit_n that_o they_o may_v not_o marry_v out_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n land_n tribe_n hence_o some_o conclude_v that_o when_o a_o man_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o his_o brother_n marry_v his_o widow_n to_o raise_v up_o seed_n unto_o his_o brother_n who_o estate_n he_o inhetlt_v his_o first_o son_n in_o their_o genealogy_n be_v reckon_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o he_o that_o die_v without_o issue_n so_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n the_o first_o son_n of_o those_o that_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n be_v account_v the_o son_n of_o zelophehad_n and_o so_o under_o his_o name_n do_v inherit_v his_o land_n see_v ch._n 36.6_o and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n be_v the_o law_n for_o succession_n in_o inheritance_n make_v and_o ordain_v numb_a 27._o from_o 1._o to_o 12._o sect_n lxxxiv_o god_n now_o signify_v to_o moses_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v and_o according_o command_v he_o to_o go_v up_o to_o that_o tract_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o abarim_n 34.1_o abarim_n see_v ch._n 33.47_o deut._n 32.49_o &_o 34.1_o which_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n over_o against_o jericho_n and_o on_o one_o of_o the_o high_a of_o they_o call_v nebo_n who_o top_n be_v call_v pisgah_n he_o shall_v see_v that_o good_a land_n into_o which_o he_o may_v not_o enter_v and_o when_o he_o have_v see_v it_o his_o soul_n shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o pious_a ancestor_n who_o die_v before_o he_o for_o he_o and_o aaron_n have_v rebel_v against_o his_o commandment_n see_v ch._n 20.12_o which_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v by_o faith_n sanctify_v man_n sanctify_v we_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n when_o we_o conceive_v aright_o of_o his_o nature_n and_o attribute_n and_o when_o we_o speak_v so_o reverent_o of_o he_o as_o to_o cause_v his_o name_n to_o be_v praise_v and_o magnify_v among_o man_n he_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o people_n at_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n but_o they_o sanctify_v he_o not_o moses_n humble_o and_o earnest_o beg_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o go_v over_o and_o see_v that_o good_a land_n deut._n 3.23_o 25._o but_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o please_v to_o grant_v his_o request_n humble_o therefore_o submit_v to_o his_o holy_a will_n he_o now_o earnest_o pray_v to_o god_n who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n and_o not_o only_o the_o creator_n but_o the_o searcher_n and_o trier_n of_o man_n spirit_n and_o know_v what_o be_v in_o man_n and_o can_v frame_v and_o fashion_v man_n spirit_n as_o he_o please_v and_o give_v they_o gift_n and_o grace_n requisite_a for_o the_o place_n he_o call_v they_o unto_o to_o appoint_v a_o successor_n to_o he_o that_o may_v as_o a_o good_a shepherd_n go_v out_o and_o in_o before_o the_o flock_n god_n upon_o his_o prayer_n appoint_v joshua_n to_o succeed_v he_o a_o man_n in_o who_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n the_o spirit_n of_o counsel_n and_o may_v the_o spirit_n of_o knowledge_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n command_v he_o therefore_o to_o lay_v his_o hand_n 4.14_o hand_n the_o like_a ceremony_n be_v afterward_o use_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n when_o man_n be_v separate_v and_o set_v apart_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n 1_o tim._n 4.14_o upon_o joshua_n to_o intimate_v to_o he_o by_o this_o ceremony_n that_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o to_o defend_v and_o prosper_v he_o in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o that_o he_o will_v confer_v upon_o he_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o spirit_n answerable_a to_o the_o dignity_n whereunto_o he_o have_v advance_v he_o and_o according_o be_v say_v deut._n 34.9_o that_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n be_v full_a of_o wisdom_n for_o moses_n have_v lay_v his_o hand_n on_o he_o moses_n be_v also_o to_o set_v he_o before_o eleazar_n and_o the_o congregation_n and_o to_o give_v he_o a_o charge_n concern_v what_o he_o be_v to_o do_v and_o what_o to_o forbear_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o his_o office_n and_o moses_n be_v further_o command_v to_o put_v some_o of_o his_o own_o honour_n upon_o he_o that_o be_v admit_v he_o into_o some_o partnership_n of_o authority_n and_o dignity_n with_o himself_o and_o so_o cause_v the_o people_n to_o give_v he_o that_o honour_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o moses_n successor_n and_o the_o judge_n elect_v of_o israel_n and_o moses_n tell_v he_o further_o that_o upon_o occasion_n he_o shall_v present_v himself_o before_o eleazar_n that_o he_o may_v inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o after_o the_o judgement_n of_o urim_n that_o be_v put_v on_o the_o ephod_n to_o which_o the_o pectoral_a 28.30_o pectoral_a see_v pharaphrase_n on_o exod._n 28.30_o be_v fasten_v wherein_o be_v the_o vrim_fw-he and_o thummim_n and_o at_o eleazar_n word_n speak_v from_o the_o lord_n he_o and_z the_o people_n shall_v go_v out_o to_o war_n or_o return_v from_o it_o and_o so_o in_o all_o weighty_a affair_n which_o be_v extraordinary_a by_o his_o direction_n they_o shall_v govern_v themselves_o and_o moses_n do_v all_o these_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o numb_a 27._o from_o 12._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n lxxxv_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v as_o it_o seem_v omit_v their_o sacrifice_n and_o solemn_a feast_n the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o 38_o year_n last_o pass_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o travel_n wherein_o the_o sanctuary_n the_o alar_n and_o other_o holy_a thing_n be_v make_v up_o fit_a for_o removal_n from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o generation_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a that_o have_v be_v muster_v in_o sinai_n be_v now_o dead_a see_v ch._n 26.64_o the_o lord_n hereupon_o cause_v the_o law_n of_o sacrifice_v to_o be_v again_o here_o repeat_v thereby_o intimate_v to_o they_o that_o when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n which_o he_o promise_v they_o they_o must_v not_o any_o long_o neglect_v his_o ordinance_n as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o the_o wilderness_n see_v deut._n 12.8_o and_o therefore_o first_o in_o the_o general_n he_o charge_v they_o that_o they_o be_v sure_a to_o give_v he_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n which_o he_o have_v at_o several_a time_n appoint_v they_o to_o offer_v and_o then_o 2_o he_o set_v down_o particular_o what_o they_o be_v to_o offer_v first_o for_o their_o daily_a sacrifice_n from_o vers_fw-la 3._o to_o 9_o second_o for_o their_o weekly_a sacrifice_n every_o sabbath_n omit_v sabbath_n the_o sacrifice_n appoint_v for_o every_o sabbath-day_n be_v full_a double_a to_o those_o appoint_v for_o every_o day_n and_o yet_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n the_o continual_a burnt-offering_a be_v not_o then_o to_o be_v omit_v day_n from_o vers_fw-la 9_o to_o 10._o three_o for_o their_o monthly_a sacrifice_n every_o new_a moon_n from_o 11._o to_o 16._o and_o fourthly_a for_o their_o yearly_a sacrifice_n first_o at_o the_o passover_n from_o vers_fw-la 16._o to_o 26._o 2ly_n at_o pentecost_n from_o 26._o to_o the_o end_n 3_o he_o mention_n the_o offer_v appoint_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o trumpet_n ch._n 29._o from_o 1._o to_o 7._o 4ly_n the_o offer_n on_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n from_o 7._o to_o 12._o 5ly_n on_o the_o eight_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n from_o vers_fw-la 12._o to_o 39_o numb_a ch._n 28._o whole_a chapter_n numb_a ch._n 29._o from_o 1._o to_o 39_o sect_n lxxxvi_o beside_o those_o set_n and_o solemn_a sacrifice_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v enjoin_v there_o be_v other_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n namely_o such_o as_o man_n voluntary_o offer_v or_o upon_o a_o particular_a vow_n ch._n 29._o v._n 39_o and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n it_o seem_v several_a precept_n concern_v vow_n be_v add_v to_o show_v who_o be_v necessary_o oblige_v to_o perform_v their_o vow_n and_o who_o not_o and_o moses_n make_v know_v these_o law_n to_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n because_o they_o be_v the_o man_n that_o according_a to_o these_o law_n be_v
to_o judge_v the_o people_n and_o either_o to_o bind_v they_o to_o their_o vow_n or_o free_v they_o from_o they_o now_o vow_n be_v either_o obligatory_a or_o reversible_a according_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o person_n that_o make_v they_o 1._o if_o the_o votary_n be_v a_o man_n of_o grow_v year_n have_v power_n over_o himself_o and_o have_v strengthen_v his_o vow_n with_o a_o oath_n he_o must_v not_o fail_v to_o perform_v what_o he_o have_v vow_v and_o swear_v to_o do_v and_o that_o without_o delay_n deut._n 23.21_o provide_v the_o thing_n in_o itself_o be_v lawful_a and_o honest_a otherwise_o not_o as_o in_o the_o case_n mention_v act_v 23.21_o 2._o if_o the_o votary_n be_v a_o young_a woman_n under_o the_o power_n of_o her_o father_n if_o her_o father_n by_o his_o silence_n seem_v to_o consent_v to_o it_o though_o in_o word_n he_o do_v not_o express_o approve_v it_o her_o vow_n stand_v firm_a but_o if_o he_o disallow_v it_o it_o be_v void_a and_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o impute_v it_o as_o a_o sin_n to_o she_o see_v her_o father_n refuse_v to_o let_v she_o keep_v it_o 3._o if_o the_o votary_n be_v a_o marry_a wife_n her_o husband_n have_v power_n either_o to_o ratify_v or_o make_v void_a her_o vow_n 4._o if_o the_o votary_n be_v a_o widow_n or_o a_o divorce_a woman_n her_o vow_n must_v stand_v and_o because_o marry_v woman_n may_v be_v apt_a to_o make_v large_a vow_n what_o they_o will_v do_v if_o they_o come_v to_o be_v free_a again_o and_o then_o be_v free_a may_v make_v light_n of_o perform_v their_o vow_n under_o pretence_n that_o those_o vow_n be_v make_v while_o there_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o their_o husband_n to_o prevent_v that_o the_o law_n do_v here_o direct_a that_o in_o case_n a_o woman_n vow_v in_o her_o husband_n house_n if_o her_o husband_n hold_v his_o peace_n than_o all_o her_o vow_n shall_v stand_v viz._n after_o her_o husband_n be_v dead_a or_o after_o she_o be_v make_v free_a by_o divorce_n for_o every_o vow_n and_o every_o bind_a oath_n to_o afflict_v the_o soul_n her_o husband_n may_v establish_v or_o make_v void_a but_o if_o any_o husband_n have_v hear_v his_o wife_n vow_v and_o not_o contradict_v it_o shall_v afterward_o refuse_v to_o let_v she_o perform_v it_o he_o shall_v bear_v her_o iniquity_n and_o the_o sin_n shall_v be_v impute_v unto_o he_o numb_a ch._n 30._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lxxxvii_o the_o rubenites_n and_o gadites_n now_o petition_n moses_n to_o give_v they_o their_o possession_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n in_o the_o land_n already_o conquer_a which_o the_o lord_n smite_v before_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n according_a to_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 15.21_o alleding_n how_o convenient_a it_o will_v be_v for_o they_o in_o regard_n it_o be_v a_o country_n very_o fit_a for_o the_o keep_n of_o cattle_n whereof_o they_o have_v the_o great_a store_n moses_n not_o apprehend_v as_o it_o seem_v their_o drift_n which_o be_v plain_a and_o honest_a accuse_v they_o of_o great_a injustice_n that_o they_o shall_v desire_v to_o enjoy_v peaceable_a possession_n at_o present_a whilst_o their_o brethren_n must_v fight_v for_o they_o which_o will_v in_o all_o likelihood_n tend_v to_o discourage_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n from_o go_v over_o into_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v they_o and_o herein_o he_o tell_v they_o they_o will_v be_v like_o the_o spy_v 13.24_o spy_v see_v ch._n 13.24_o their_o ancestor_n who_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a report_n on_o this_o good_a land_n and_o so_o dishearten_v the_o people_n that_o the_o lord_n anger_n be_v kindle_v against_o they_o for_o it_o and_o if_o you_o shall_v do_v thus_o say_v he_o you_o will_v show_v that_o you_o be_v rise_v up_o in_o your_o father_n stead_n a_o increase_n of_o sinful_a man_n to_o augment_v yet_o the_o fierce_a anger_n of_o the_o lord_n towards_o israel_n and_o assure_v yourselves_o if_o you_o turn_v away_o from_o follow_v the_o lord_n he_o will_v leave_v israel_n yet_o to_o wander_v in_o this_o wilderness_n as_o their_o father_n do_v until_o they_o all_o be_v consume_v and_o by_o this_o mean_v you_o will_v occasion_v they_o to_o sin_n and_o so_o to_o be_v destroy_v the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n humble_o reply_v that_o it_o be_v far_o from_o their_o thought_n to_o desert_n their_o brethren_n on_o this_o occasion_n it_o be_v true_a say_v they_o we_o mean_v to_o leave_v our_o cattle_n our_o wife_n and_o child_n behind_o we_o and_o to_o that_o end_n we_o purpose_v to_o build_v sheepfold_n here_o for_o our_o cattle_n and_o city_n for_o our_o wife_n and_o little_a one_o that_o be_v to_o repair_v and_o fortify_v those_o city_n of_o the_o amorites_n in_o this_o country_n which_o lie_v now_o ruinate_v but_o for_o ourselves_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o go_v arm_v along_o with_o our_o brethren_n yea_o before_o they_o and_o if_o it_o be_v think_v fit_a to_o go_v in_o the_o forefront_n and_o to_o expose_v ourselves_o to_o the_o great_a danger_n but_o when_o they_o say_v they_o be_v ready_a to_o go_v along_o with_o their_o brethren_n we_o must_v understand_v it_o so_o that_o their_o meaning_n be_v only_a that_o so_o many_o of_o they_o shall_v go_v as_o shall_v be_v think_v requisite_a for_o the_o aid_n of_o their_o brethren_n against_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a they_o mean_v to_o leave_v garrison_n behind_o they_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o for_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o country_n in_o case_n any_o of_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n shall_v invade_v the_o land_n when_o they_o be_v go_v and_o therefore_o joshua_n 4.13_o it_n be_v express_o say_v that_o there_o go_v of_o those_o tribe_n along_o over_o jordan_n with_o their_o brethren_n only_o about_o forty_o thousand_o arm_a man_n whereas_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n alone_o there_o be_v above_o forty_o thousand_o fight_a man_n see_v ch._n 26.7_o moses_n tell_v they_o that_o if_o they_o will_v go_v arm_v before_o the_o lord_n to_o war_n that_o be_v before_o the_o ark_n the_o sign_n of_o his_o presence_n and_o so_o aid_n and_o assist_v their_o brethren_n in_o their_o war_n against_o the_o canaanite_n and_o will_v continue_v with_o their_o brethren_n till_o they_o have_v subdue_v the_o land_n than_o they_o shall_v have_v this_o land_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n as_o they_o desire_v for_o their_o lot_n and_o portion_n see_v deut._n 3.18_o but_o if_o they_o will_v not_o do_v so_o he_o tell_v they_o behold_v you_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v sure_a your_o sin_n will_v find_v you_o out_o however_o he_o acquaint_v they_o that_o these_o two_o tribe_n must_v not_o think_v to_o have_v all_o this_o land_n to_o themselves_o but_o part_n of_o it_o must_v be_v reserve_v for_o half_a the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n and_o that_o because_o they_o by_o a_o particular_a expedition_n have_v vanquish_v that_o part_n of_o the_o land_n particular_o jair_a have_v conquer_v argob_n and_o the_o town_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o call_v it_o bashan-havoth-iair_a after_o his_o own_o name_n as_o nobah_n do_v kenah_n and_o call_v it_o also_o after_o his_o own_o name_n have_v drive_v from_o thence_o the_o amorites_n as_o be_v express_v vers_fw-la 39_o numb_a 32._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lxxxviii_o moses_n now_o by_o the_o lord_n commandment_n write_v this_o follow_a journal_n of_o the_o israelite_n travel_n from_o egypt_n to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n wherein_o be_v set_v down_o all_o the_o several_a station_n or_o place_n where_o they_o pitch_v their_o tent_n and_o abode_n for_o some_o time_n and_o this_o be_v do_v the_o better_a to_o assure_v posterity_n of_o the_o wonderful_a deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o of_o god_n lead_v they_o through_o the_o wilderness_n to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o that_o by_o this_o express_a description_n of_o their_o several_a station_n not_o only_o the_o certainty_n of_o this_o story_n may_v be_v evidence_v but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o the_o rebellion_n of_o their_o forefather_n and_o of_o god_n severity_n in_o chastize_v they_o for_o it_o as_o also_o of_o his_o goodness_n and_o faithfulness_n manifest_v to_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n notwithstanding_o their_o many_o provocation_n their_o most_o remarkable_a station_n be_v these_o first_o ramese_n 4._o ramese_n see_v sect._n 1._o of_o chap._n 4._o whether_o they_o resort_v by_o moses_n direction_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o goshon_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v intimate_v why_o they_o go_v out_o with_o a_o high_a hand_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o egyptian_n they_o not_o oppose_v they_o namely_o because_o god_n have_v pull_v down_o their_o pride_n by_o slay_v their_o first-born_a yea_o upon_o
it_o be_v this_o day_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o if_o thou_o do_v forget_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o walk_v after_o other_o god_n and_o serve_v they_o and_o worship_v they_o i_o testify_v against_o you_o this_o day_n that_o you_o shall_v sure_o perish_v because_o you_o will_v not_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n 13._o he_o admonish_v they_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o god_n lay_v aside_o all_o conceit_n of_o chap._n ix_o their_o own_o worth_n and_o righteousness_n to_o this_o end_n they_o shall_v remember_v their_o many_o rebellion_n against_o god_n hear_v o_o israel_n say_v he_o thou_o be_v now_o short_o to_o pass_v over_o this_o jordan_n to_o go_v in_o and_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o nation_n great_a and_o mighty_a than_o thyself_o who_o city_n be_v great_a and_o fence_v up_o to_o heaven_n ch._n 1.28_o and_o the_o people_n great_a and_o tall_a the_o child_n of_o the_o anakim_v of_o who_o thou_o have_v hear_v it_o speak_v by_o way_n of_o proverb_n who_o can_v stand_v before_o the_o child_n of_o anak_n understand_v this_o therefore_o thou_o must_v not_o expect_v to_o conquer_v these_o great_a and_o potent_a nation_n by_o thy_o own_o strength_n or_o power_n but_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v go_v over_o before_o thou_o as_o a_o consume_a fire_n to_o destroy_v they_o before_o thy_o face_n and_o thou_o shall_v drive_v out_o quick_o and_o destroy_v those_o people_n who_o thou_o shall_v fight_v with_o immediate_o upon_o thy_o entrance_n into_o canaan_n though_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v not_o be_v quick_o destroy_v but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a see_v deut._n 7.22_o and_o when_o thou_o have_v by_o the_o miraculous_a power_n and_o assistance_n of_o god_n thus_o cast_v they_o out_o take_v heed_n of_o say_v in_o thy_o heart_n for_o my_o righteousness_n the_o lord_n have_v bring_v i_o in_o to_o possess_v this_o good_a land_n for_o know_v that_o not_o for_o thy_o righteousness_n or_o the_o 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i_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n on_o which_o be_v write_v with_o his_o own_o finger_n the_o ten_o commandment_n word_n for_o word_n as_o he_o speak_v they_o from_o the_o mount_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n on_o the_o day_n when_o you_o assemble_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mount_n to_o hear_v the_o law_n from_o his_o mouth_n at_o the_o end_n of_o 40_o day_n and_o 40_o night_n god_n give_v i_o these_o two_o table_n and_o say_v unto_o i_o arise_v get_v thou_o down_o quick_o from_o hence_o for_o thy_o people_n which_o thou_o have_v bring_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n have_v corrupt_v themselves_o they_o be_v quick_o turn_v aside_o out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o i_o command_v they_o they_o have_v make_v unto_o themselves_o a_o melt_a image_n further_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o i_o have_v see_v this_o people_n that_o they_o be_v a_o stiff-necked_a people_n let_v i_o alone_o that_o i_o may_v destroy_v they_o and_o blot_v out_o their_o name_n from_o under_o heaven_n intercede_v no_o more_o for_o they_o and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o nation_n mighty_a and_o great_a than_o they_o then_o i_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o you_o that_o you_o may_v not_o be_v destroy_v exod._n 32.11_o 14._o and_o i_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n with_o two_o table_n in_o my_o hand_n and_o the_o mount_v burn_v with_o fire_n the_o terror_n of_o which_o sight_n one_o will_v think_v may_v have_v keep_v you_o from_o idolatry_n but_o i_o behold_v and_o lo_o you_o have_v make_v you_o a_o melt_a calf_n and_o i_o take_v the_o two_o table_n and_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o my_o hand_n and_o break_v they_o before_o your_o eye_n and_o i_o take_v your_o sin_n that_o be_v the_o calf_n wherein_o you_o have_v so_o heinous_o sin_v idolatrous_o worship_v it_o instead_o of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o burn_v it_o with_o fire_n and_o stamp_v it_o and_o ground_n it_o very_o small_a even_o until_o it_o be_v as_o small_a as_o dust_n and_o i_o cast_v the_o dust_n thereof_o into_o the_o brook_n that_o descend_v out_o of_o the_o mount_n and_o make_v the_o people_n to_o drink_v thereof_o to_o make_v they_o loath_a and_o detest_v so_o great_a a_o abomination_n and_o i_o go_v up_o into_o the_o mountain_n a_o second_o time_n and_o fast_v 40_o day_n and_o 40_o night_n more_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o great_a sin_n of_o the_o people_n and_o i_o fall_v down_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o at_o first_o and_o intercee_v for_o they_o be_v much_o afraid_a of_o the_o great_a anger_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v conceive_v against_o they_o and_o i_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v o_o lord_n god_n destroy_v not_o thy_o people_n and_o thy_o inheritance_n which_o thou_o have_v redeem_v by_o thy_o great_a power_n and_o bring_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n remember_v thy_o servant_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n look_v not_o unto_o the_o stubbornness_n of_o this_o people_n nor_o unto_o their_o wickedness_n nor_o to_o their_o sin_n lest_o the_o land_n whence_o thou_o bring_v we_o out_o say_v because_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n which_o he_o promise_v they_o and_o because_o he_o hate_v they_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o out_o to_o slay_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n remember_v o_o lord_n they_o be_v thy_o people_n and_o thy_o inheritance_n which_o thou_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n by_o thy_o mighty_a power_n and_o by_o thy_o stretched-out_a arm._n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o hearken_v unto_o i_o at_o that_o time_n also_o and_o the_o lord_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o aaron_n who_o make_v the_o calf_n for_o they_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o have_v destroy_v he_o but_o i_o intercede_v for_o he_o also_o and_o prevail_v but_o though_o i_o insist_v chief_o on_o this_o sin_n at_o horeb_n because_o it_o be_v a_o most_o transcendent_a and_o grievous_a transgression_n yet_o alas_o many_o other_o rebellion_n of_o you_o i_o may_v reckon_v up_o as_o particular_o at_o taberah_n numb_a 11.1_o 3._o at_o massah_n exod._n 17.7_o at_o kibroth-hattaavah_a numb_a 11.34_o likewise_o at_o kadesh-barnea_a when_o the_o lord_n command_v you_o to_o go_v and_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n that_o he_o have_v give_v you_o you_o will_v first_o send_v spy_n to_o search_v the_o land_n and_o ten_o of_o they_o discourage_v you_o from_o enter_v into_o it_o whereupon_o you_o rebel_v against_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n and_o believe_v he_o not_o nor_o hearken_v to_o his_o voice_n see_v numb_a ch._n 13._o &_o ch._n 14._o you_o have_v be_v a_o rebellious_a people_n all_o along_o since_o i_o have_v the_o charge_n and_o government_n of_o you_o chap._n x_o 14._o have_v mention_v their_o many_o rebellion_n he_o come_v now_o to_o show_v they_o god_n great_a kindness_n to_o they_o notwithstanding_o and_o especial_o in_o renew_v the_o two_o table_n of_o the_o law_n in_o lead_v they_o on_o towards_o canaan_n in_o continue_v the_o priesthood_n in_o separate_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n and_o in_o harken_v unto_o his_o prayer_n not_o to_o destroy_v they_o he_o further_o tell_v they_o how_o upon_o his_o earnest_a intercession_n for_o they_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o they_o and_o this_o he_o prove_v to_o they_o by_o several_a instance_n as_o 1._o that_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o charge_n to_o hew_v out_o two_o new_a table_n of_o stone_n 32.16_o stone_n herein_o they_o differ_v from_o the_o first_o table_n which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n exod._n 32.16_o and_o to_o come_v up_o with_o they_o into_o the_o mount_n and_o he_o will_v write_v on_o they_o the_o word_n of_o the_o first_o table_n which_o he_o have_v break_v and_o he_o command_v he_o also_o to_o make_v a_o ark_n or_o
58.10_o 11._o and_o thy_o heart_n shall_v not_o be_v grieve_v when_o thou_o give_v unto_o he_o and_o for_o this_o thing_n the_o lord_n shall_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o work_n and_o in_o all_o that_o thou_o put_v thy_o hand_n unto_o for_o the_o poor_a shall_v never_o cease_v out_o of_o the_o land_n 12.8_o land_n mark_v 14.7_o matth._n 26.11_o joh._n 12.8_o for_o god_n will_v suffer_v it_o so_o to_o be_v to_o make_v trial_n of_o the_o charity_n and_o compassion_n of_o the_o rich_a towards_o they_o therefore_o the_o lord_n command_v thou_o to_o open_v thy_o hand_n wide_a unto_o thy_o poor_a and_o needy_a brother_n and_o if_o a_o hebrew-man_n or_o woman_n be_v sell_v unto_o thou_o and_o serve_v thou_o six_o year_n from_o the_o year_n of_o release_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n thou_o shall_v let_v he_o go_v free_a and_o thou_o shall_v not_o let_v he_o go_v away_o empty_a but_o shall_v furnish_v he_o liberal_o out_o of_o thy_o flock_n and_o out_o of_o thy_o floor_n and_o out_o of_o thy_o wine-presses_a and_o with_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v thou_o with_o and_o to_o make_v thou_o the_o more_o willing_a hereunto_o thou_o shall_v remember_v that_o thou_o thyself_o be_v once_o a_o bondman_n in_o egypt_n and_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n gracious_o redeem_v thou_o out_o of_o that_o miserable_a servitude_n and_o do_v not_o send_v thou_o away_o empty_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v fit_a thou_o shall_v imitate_v the_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n of_o god_n which_o he_o manifest_v towards_o thyself_o but_o if_o this_o servant_n shall_v say_v unto_o thou_o i_o be_o not_o willing_a to_o go_v away_o from_o my_o master_n for_o i_o love_v he_o and_o his_o house_n and_o it_o be_v well_o with_o i_o see_v exod._n 21.6_o then_o thou_o shall_v take_v a_o awl_n and_o thrust_v it_o through_o his_o ear_n and_o fasten_v it_o unto_o the_o door_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v a_o signification_n that_o he_o yield_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o perpetual_a servant_n in_o thy_o house_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n and_o to_o thy_o maid-servant_n end_n maid-servant_n some_o think_v that_o her_o ear_n be_v to_o be_v bore_v for_o a_o perpetual_a servant_n if_o she_o refuse_v to_o go_v out_o at_o the_o six_o year_n end_n that_o be_v a_o israelite_n and_o sell_v unto_o thou_o thou_o shall_v do_v likewise_o set_v her_o free_a at_o the_o six_o year_n end_n and_o shall_v furnish_v she_o liberal_o at_o she_o go_v from_o thou_o and_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o this_o kind_a usage_n which_o they_o be_v enjoin_v to_o use_v to_o a_o servant_n that_o be_v sell_v to_o they_o and_o have_v serve_v they_o six_o year_n ought_v not_o to_o seem_v a_o hard_a injunction_n because_o such_o a_o one_o have_v be_v worth_a to_o they_o double_a servant_n double_a among_o we_o the_o service_n of_o a_o apprentice_n be_v count_v more_o profitable_a than_o that_o of_o a_o hire_a servant_n to_o what_o a_o hire_a servant_n be_v for_o hire_a servant_n have_v great_a wage_n beside_o meat_n and_o drink_n which_o servant_n that_o be_v sell_v to_o they_o have_v not_o from_o 1._o to_o 19_o have_v give_v they_o these_o law_n concern_v the_o poor_a and_o the_o israelitish_n servant_n he_o now_o reinforce_v a_o law_n which_o concern_v the_o relief_n of_o the_o priest_n that_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o people_n he_o enjoin_v they_o to_o sanctify_v unto_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v to_o set_v apart_o for_o his_o use_n the_o firstling-males_a that_o come_v of_o their_o herd_n and_o flock_n see_v deut._n 12.6_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o law_n be_v because_o god_n smite_v all_o the_o first-born_a of_o egypt_n from_o man_n to_o beast_n but_o spare_v the_o israelite_n thou_o shall_v therefore_o say_v he_o do_v no_o work_n with_o the_o firstling_n of_o thy_o bullock_n nor_o shear_v the_o firstling_n of_o thy_o sheep_n because_o these_o beast_n be_v the_o lord_n they_o be_v not_o to_o use_v they_o as_o their_o own_o for_o their_o own_o profit_n or_o service_n these_o be_v the_o priest_n they_o be_v to_o eat_v they_o they_o and_o their_o households_n year_n by_o year_n in_o the_o place_n that_o god_n shall_v choose_v to_o put_v his_o name_n and_o place_v his_o sanctuary_n there_o but_o if_o any_o of_o these_o firstling_n be_v lame_a or_o blind_a or_o otherwise_o blemish_v they_o be_v not_o to_o sacrifice_v they_o to_o the_o lord_n see_v levit._n 22.19_o but_o in_o such_o a_o case_n the_o priest_n 18._o priest_n v._o 20._o be_v not_o speak_v to_o the_o owner_n but_o to_o the_o priest_n to_o who_o god_n give_v all_o the_o firstling_n of_o israel_n numb_a 1.15_o 17_o 18._o may_v eat_v they_o in_o any_o of_o their_o ordinary_a habitation_n as_o free_o as_o any_o ordinary_a meat_n the_o unclean_a and_o the_o clean_a may_v eat_v of_o they_o together_o only_o the_o blood_n they_o must_v not_o eat_v but_o must_v pour_v it_o out_o as_o water_v upon_o the_o ground_n chap._n xvi_o he_o come_v now_o to_o give_v they_o several_a ordinance_n concern_v the_o three_o solemn_a feast_n and_o the_o several_a offering_n to_o be_v then_o offer_v and_o first_o he_o charge_v they_o to_o observe_v the_o month_n abib_fw-la month_n abib_fw-la when_o the_o barley-harvest_n begin_v to_o be_v ripe_a and_o the_o first_o ear_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v on_o the_o second_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened-bread_n levit._n 23.10_o viz._n on_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o that_o month_n answer_v to_o part_v of_o our_o march_n and_o part_n of_o our_o april_n and_o the_o feast_n 18.28_o feast_n all_o which_o festival_n time_n be_v call_v the_o passover_n and_o so_o joh._n 18.28_o of_o the_o passover_n then_o to_o be_v celebrate_v for_o in_o that_o month_n god_n bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n by_o night_n 42._o night_n noctu_fw-la surgebant_fw-la occisis_fw-la media_fw-la nocte_fw-la primogenitis_fw-la &_o profectionem_fw-la anspicabantur_fw-la licet_fw-la egypto_n non_fw-la exierint_fw-la ante_fw-la diem_fw-la vide_fw-la exod._n 12.29_o 30_o 41_o 42._o and_o after_o they_o have_v eat_v the_o paschal-lamb_n they_o be_v to_o keep_v a_o feast_n for_o seven_o day_n with_o other_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o flock_n and_o herd_n such_o as_o be_v appoint_v numb_a 28.18_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o they_o be_v to_o do_v in_o the_o place_n voluit_fw-la place_n id_fw-la est_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la tabernaculi_fw-la aut_fw-la templi_fw-la ubi_fw-la stabiliter_fw-la coli_fw-la &_o invocari_fw-la voluit_fw-la which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v to_o place_v his_o name_n there_o and_o no_o where_o else_o and_o for_o these_o seven_o day_n they_o be_v to_o eat_v only_a unleavened-bread_n the_o bread_n of_o affliction_n viz._n which_o shall_v be_v a_o memorial_n to_o they_o of_o their_o great_a affliction_n in_o egypt_n this_o be_v usual_o the_o bread_n of_o those_o that_o live_v in_o affliction_n and_o poverty_n not_o be_v toothsome_a or_o pleasant_a to_o the_o palate_n or_o taste_n and_o of_o their_o hasty_a come_n out_o from_o thence_o before_o their_o bread_n have_v time_n to_o be_v leaven_v exod._n 12.15_o during_o this_o feast_n they_o be_v not_o to_o have_v any_o leaven_n in_o their_o house_n they_o be_v to_o kill_v the_o passover_n that_o be_v the_o paschal-lamb_n at_o the_o even_a of_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o this_o month_n at_o the_o go_v down_o of_o the_o sun_n at_o the_o time_n they_o be_v prepare_v to_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n praeparabant_n egypt_n v._o 6._o egresti_n sunt_fw-la i._n e._n inchoatiuè_fw-la quia_fw-la vespere_fw-la egressum_fw-la praeparabant_n and_o that_o only_a at_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v as_o he_o do_v jerusalem_n temple_n jerusalem_n there_o in_o any_o private_a house_n they_o may_v kill_v and_o eat_v the_o passover_n matth._n 26.18_o only_o their_o sacrifice_n that_o they_o offer_v at_o that_o feast_n may_v only_o be_v offer_v in_o the_o temple_n afterward_o and_o they_o be_v not_o to_o reserve_v any_o part_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o it_o till_o the_o morning_n and_o the_o morrow_n after_o this_o feast_n which_o be_v to_o continue_v seven_o day_n be_v end_v they_o may_v depart_v to_o their_o several_a dwelling_n yet_o they_o be_v to_o observe_v that_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o be_v to_o be_v a_o holy_a convocation_n to_o the_o lord_n wherein_o they_o be_v not_o to_o do_v any_o servile_a or_o unnecessary_a work_n ch._n 16._o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 9_o 2_o he_o come_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o feast_n of_o week_n 23.16_o week_n call_v the_o feast_n of_o week_n because_o it_o be_v seven_o week_n after_o the_o bring_n of_o the_o sheaf_n at_o the_o passover_n and_o it_o be_v on_o the_o fifty_o day_n after_o and_o so_o call_v pentecost_n act_v 2.1_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v give_v at_o this_o time_n of_o the_o year_n see_v sect._n 13._o of_o ch._n 4._o exod._n 23.16_o
pollute_v it_o more_o if_o they_o shall_v die_v upon_o it_o and_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v truss_v up_o in_o the_o air_n as_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v among_o man_n that_o other_o may_v look_v upon_o they_o as_o spectacle_n of_o god_n indignation_n and_o curse_n because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n they_o have_v commit_v which_o be_v not_o so_o legible_a and_o apparent_a in_o other_o kind_n of_o death_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v to_o bury_v they_o that_o be_v hang_v that_o very_a day_n that_o the_o land_n may_v not_o be_v defile_v which_o otherwise_o it_o may_v be_v by_o such_o a_o monument_n of_o god_n curse_v remain_v so_o visible_o upon_o it_o and_o the_o burial_n be_v to_o abolish_v the_o curse_n from_o appear_v in_o the_o lord_n land_n from_o vers_fw-la 22._o to_o the_o end_n he_o now_o prescribe_v love_n and_o faithfulness_n in_o one_o neighbour_n towards_o another_o which_o chap._n xxii_o they_o be_v to_o testify_v in_o these_o or_o the_o like_a case_n when_o thou_o see_v say_v 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not_o to_o refrain_v from_o help_v he_o up_o again_o vers_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o further_o he_o enjoin_v that_o the_o difference_n of_o apparel_n to_o distinguish_v the_o sex_n shall_v be_v constant_o observe_v alike_o observe_v this_o precept_n concern_v natural_a honesty_n and_o seemliness_n which_o have_v a_o perpetual_a equity_n in_o it_o and_o it_o be_v enjoin_v to_o prevent_v many_o evil_n which_o may_v arise_v if_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v clad_v alike_o and_o never_o alter_v except_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n and_o to_o avoid_v some_o present_a and_o sudden_a mischief_n the_o woman_n say_v he_o shall_v not_o wear_v that_o which_o appertain_v to_o a_o man_n nor_o a_o man_n put_v on_o a_o woman_n garment_n for_o all_o that_o do_v so_o be_v abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n vers_n 5._o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o enjoin_v they_o that_o when_o they_o find_v a_o birds-nest_n they_o shall_v not_o destroy_v the_o dam_n with_o her_o young_a one_o or_o with_o her_o egg_n in_o breeding-time_n but_o shall_v let_v the_o dam_n go_v take_v only_o the_o young_a one_o because_o she_o may_v ere_o long_o have_v other_o young_a one_o and_o so_o may_v still_o continue_v the_o store_n of_o bird_n for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n this_o law_n may_v intimate_v unto_o they_o how_o well_o please_v it_o be_v unto_o god_n that_o his_o people_n shall_v be_v merciful_a and_o pitiful_a and_o in_o so_o do_v it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v prolong_v their_o day_n vers_fw-la 6_o 7._o furthermore_o the_o house_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v usual_o build_v flat_a on_o the_o top_n on_o which_o they_o use_v to_o walk_v and_o recreate_v themselves_o and_o sometime_o to_o pray_v see_v act_n 10.9_o they_o be_v here_o enjoin_v to_o make_v battlement_n round_o about_o their_o house_n top_n to_o prevent_v the_o casual_a fall_n of_o any_o from_o thence_o and_o so_o to_o prevent_v all_o occasion_n of_o bloodshed_n and_o other_o evil_n that_o may_v redound_v to_o their_o brethren_n through_o their_o default_n vers_fw-la 8._o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o tell_v they_o they_o must_v not_o sow_v their_o vineyard_n with_o divers_a seed_n vitibus_fw-la seed_n agrum_fw-la vintae_fw-la non_fw-la seres_fw-fr alio_fw-la aliquo_fw-la semine_fw-la ut_fw-la oriatur_fw-la mixtura_fw-la quaedam_fw-la ex_fw-la jacto_fw-la semine_fw-la &_o vitibus_fw-la that_o be_v with_o seed_n different_a and_o divers_a from_o that_o of_o the_o vine_n see_v levit._n 19.19_o for_o that_o be_v the_o way_n to_o have_v the_o seed_n and_o consequent_o the_o fruit_n to_o be_v mix_v and_o not_o pure_a and_o so_o defile_v and_o render_v unfit_a to_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o first-fruit_n or_o otherwise_o vers_fw-la 9_o further_o they_o must_v not_o plough_v with_o a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n together_o nation_n together_o god_n hereby_o seem_v to_o intimate_v how_o simple_a and_o sincere_a he_o will_v have_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o church_n mix_v with_o profane_a and_o unbeliever_n he_o seem_v also_o hereby_o to_o warn_v they_o against_o mixture_n in_o religion_n and_o manner_n with_o other_o nation_n the_o one_o be_v a_o clean_a creature_n the_o other_o unclean_a hereby_o god_n seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o you_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o unequal_a yoke_a of_o his_o people_n with_o infidel_n see_v 2_o cor._n 6.14_o vers_fw-la 10._o further_o they_o must_v not_o wear_v a_o garment_n of_o divers_a sort_n 19.19_o sort_n see_v levit._n 19.19_o as_o of_o woollen_a and_o linen_n together_o this_o law_n seem_v also_o to_o be_v figurative_a and_o to_o intimate_v to_o they_o what_o simplicity_n and_o sincerity_n god_n require_v in_o they_o that_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n vers_fw-la 11._o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o enjoin_v they_o to_o make_v fringe_n upon_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o their_o vesture_n and_o garment_n the_o end_n of_o those_o fringe_n be_v to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n see_v numb_a 15.38_o 39_o and_o that_o they_o may_v remember_v by_o look_v on_o they_o that_o they_o be_v god_n peculiar_a people_n and_o by_o these_o fringe_n distinguish_v in_o their_o habit_n from_o other_o nation_n vers_fw-la 12._o he_o come_v next_o to_o show_v how_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v deal_v with_o that_o slander_v his_o wife_n pretend_v he_o find_v she_o not_o a_o virgin_n when_o he_o marry_v she_o in_o that_o case_n the_o parent_n of_o the_o damsel_n shall_v produce_v the_o cloth_n contain_v the_o token_n of_o her_o virginity_n and_o attest_v by_o good_a witness_n to_o be_v so_o as_o the_o hebrew_n say_v which_o they_o careful_o keep_v for_o their_o own_o honour_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o daughter_n then_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v chastise_v that_o man_n and_o amerce_v he_o at_o a_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o father_n of_o the_o damsel_n because_o he_o have_v defame_v she_o and_o she_o shall_v continue_v to_o be_v his_o wife_n all_o her_o life_n he_o shall_v not_o send_v she_o away_o by_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n as_o other_o man_n be_v permit_v to_o do_v deut._n 24.1_o but_o if_o she_o be_v guilty_a and_o no_o token_n of_o her_o virginity_n be_v find_v when_o he_o marry_v she_o than_o she_o shall_v be_v stone_v before_o the_o dâ—or_n of_o her_o father_n house_n because_o she_o have_v wrought_v folly_n in_o israel_n and_o have_v play_v the_o whore_n in_o her_o father_n house_n so_o say_v he_o shall_v you_o put_v away_o evil_a from_o among_o you_o from_z vers_n 13._o to_o 22._o next_o he_o enjoin_v that_o adultery_n both_o in_o man_n and_o woman_n shall_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n see_v levit._n 20.10_o vers_fw-la 22._o or_o if_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o a_o damsel_n in_o the_o city_n betroth_v to_o another_o man_n they_o shall_v both_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n she_o because_o she_o cry_v out_o not_o he_o because_o he_o have_v humble_v his_o neighbour_n wife_n for_o so_o she_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v after_o betrthe_v which_o be_v do_v by_o mutual_a promise_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o witness_n before_o marriage_n matth._n 1.18_o but_o if_o a_o man_n find_v a_o betroth_a damsel_n in_o the_o field_n and_o force_v she_o and_o she_o cry_v out_o than_o the_o man_n only_o shall_v die_v if_o a_o unmarried_a man_n find_v a_o damsel_n that_o be_v a_o virgin_n which_o be_v not_o betroth_v and_o lie_v hold_v on_o she_o and_o lie_v with_o she_o and_o this_o be_v discover_v than_o the_o man_n that_o lay_v with_o she_o shall_v give_v to_o the_o damsel_n father_n fifty_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o she_o shall_v be_v his_o wife_n because_o he_o have_v humble_v she_o he_o may_v not_o put_v she_o away_o all_o his_o day_n from_o vers_fw-la 22._o to_o 28._o
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merciful_a to_o other_o vers_n 17_o 18._o 10_o in_o time_n of_o harvest_n if_o they_o have_v forget_v a_o sheaf_n in_o the_o field_n they_o shall_v not_o go_v and_o fetch_v it_o but_o leave_v it_o for_o the_o stranger_n fatherless_a and_o widow_n that_o god_n may_v bless_v they_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n levit._fw-la 19.9_o &_o 23.22_o and_o so_o when_o they_o gather_v their_o grape_n and_o olive_n they_o shall_v leave_v the_o glean_n for_o the_o poor_a vers_fw-la 19_o to_o the_o end_n 11_o the_o judge_n be_v appoint_v to_o judge_v righteous_o in_o all_o case_n that_o shall_v come_v chap._n xxv_o before_o they_o to_o justify_v the_o righteous_a and_o condemn_v the_o wicked_a and_o if_o a_o wicked_a man_n or_o malefactor_n deserve_v to_o be_v beat_v they_o shall_v order_v he_o to_o receive_v forty_o stripe_n and_o no_o more_o lest_o if_o they_o shall_v proceed_v to_o what_o extremity_n they_o list_v their_o brother_n shall_v seem_v vile_a in_o their_o eye_n and_o 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they_o but_o to_o let_v they_o eat_v and_o enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n see_v 1_o cor._n 9.9_o 13_o if_o a_o man_n die_v leave_v no_o child_n his_o wife_n may_v not_o marry_v out_o of_o her_o husband_n family_n but_o her_o husband_n next_o brother_n or_o next_o kinsman_n shall_v marry_v she_o and_o the_o first-born_a which_o she_o bear_v he_o shall_v be_v count_v the_o legal_a son_n of_o his_o brother_n history_n brother_n hence_o obed_n who_o boaz_n beget_v of_o ruth_n be_v say_v to_o be_v naomi_n son_n ruth_n 4.17_o because_o he_o be_v count_v the_o legal_a son_n of_o elimelech_n her_o decease_a son_n ruth_n former_a husband_n though_o he_o be_v withal_o count_v the_o natural_a son_n of_o boaz_n luke_n 3.32_o see_v sect._n 35._o of_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o history_n that_o die_v without_o issue_n that_o so_o his_o name_n may_v be_v continue_v in_o israel_n but_o if_o the_o next_o brother_n refuse_v to_o marry_v she_o she_o shall_v complain_v to_o the_o 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infamy_n shall_v rest_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o family_n that_o man_n may_v thereby_o be_v make_v the_o more_o careful_a to_o submit_v to_o the_o direction_n of_o god_n law_n from_o vers_fw-la 5._o to_o 11._o 14_o if_o a_o woman_n see_v a_o man_n beat_v her_o husband_n and_o run_v in_o to_o help_v he_o she_o may_v not_o take_v he_o that_o strive_v with_o her_o husband_n by_o the_o secret_n think_v thereby_o to_o make_v he_o give_v over_o smite_v he_o if_o she_o do_v her_o hand_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o by_o the_o magistrate_n without_o pity_n god_n thereby_o intimate_v to_o they_o how_o much_o he_o abhor_v all_o bold_a shameless_a and_o impure_a behaviour_n in_o those_o that_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v his_o people_n
it_o he_o make_v he_o ride_v on_o the_o high_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v he_o enable_v they_o to_o subdue_v and_o conquer_v the_o mountainous_a place_n and_o the_o high-walled_n city_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o to_o possess_v a_o land_n far_o excel_v other_o in_o all_o commodity_n whatsoever_o he_o make_v he_o to_o eat_v of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o suck_v honey_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n that_o be_v of_o bee_n nestle_v in_o the_o hole_n of_o rock_n and_o oil_n of_o olive-tree_n that_o grow_v in_o stony_a place_n he_o make_v he_o to_o eat_v of_o butter_n of_o kine_n and_o milk_n of_o sheep_n with_o the_o fat_a of_o lamb_n and_o ram_n of_o the_o choice_n breed_v of_o bashan_n and_o bread_n make_v of_o the_o fine_a plump_a and_o large_a kernel_n of_o wheat_n resemble_v kidney_n in_o shape_n and_o to_o drink_v the_o pure_a blood_n of_o the_o grape_n that_o be_v the_o choice_a red_a wine_n but_o jeshurun_n be_v jeshurun_n jeshurun_v derive_v from_o josher_n 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the_o israelite_n have_v not_o respect_n to_o his_o own_o glory_n restrain_v he_o be_v because_o they_o be_v a_o nation_n void_a of_o counsel_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o understanding_n in_o they_o that_o be_v they_o go_v on_o blind_o and_o desperate_o in_o wickedness_n without_o consider_v what_o will_v be_v the_o issue_n of_o it_o o_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a say_v god_n that_o they_o will_v consider_v what_o will_v befall_v they_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n if_o they_o go_v on_o in_o their_o rebellion_n against_o i_o that_o so_o by_o true_a repentance_n they_o may_v prevent_v these_o misery_n for_o if_o they_o have_v not_o by_o their_o frequent_a and_o high_a transgression_n extreme_o provoke_v i_o their_o enemy_n shall_v never_o have_v have_v that_o power_n over_o they_o that_o they_o have_v have_v see_v i_o have_v promise_v they_o in_o case_n they_o be_v obedient_a that_o a_o hundred_o of_o they_o shall_v put_v ten_o thousand_o of_o their_o enemy_n to_o flight_n josh_n 23.10_o levit._fw-la 26.8_o and_o this_o they_o have_v find_v true_a in_o many_o strange_a victory_n which_o they_o have_v get_v wherein_o a_o few_o of_o they_o have_v defeat_v whole_a army_n of_o their_o adversary_n and_o how_o can_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v quite_o contrary_a that_o one_o of_o their_o enemy_n shall_v chase_v a_o thousand_o of_o they_o and_o that_o two_o of_o their_o enemy_n shall_v put_v ten_o thousand_o of_o they_o to_o flight_n except_o their_o rock_n have_v sell_v they_o and_o the_o lord_n have_v shut_v they_o up_o that_o be_v except_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v their_o rock_n and_o their_o only_a stay_n and_o strength_n have_v deliver_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n and_o power_n of_o their_o enemy_n to_o be_v captivate_v and_o imprison_v by_o they_o at_o their_o will_n and_o to_o
be_v make_v their_o slave_n and_o vassal_n see_v psal_n 31.7_o 8._o and_o the_o israelite_n may_v well_o say_v if_o our_o god_n have_v not_o do_v it_o the_o idol_n god_n of_o the_o heathen_n can_v never_o have_v make_v they_o so_o victorious_a over_o we_o for_o their_o rock_n be_v not_o as_o our_o rock_n our_o god_n be_v of_o infinite_a power_n and_o therefore_o able_a to_o make_v his_o people_n victorious_a over_o their_o enemy_n when_o he_o please_v but_o their_o idol-god_n on_o which_o they_o rely_v can_v make_v they_o to_o prevail_v over_o we_o except_o our_o god_n withdraw_v his_o help_n and_o give_v we_o up_o into_o their_o hand_n and_o this_o be_v so_o clear_a that_o our_o enemy_n themselves_o can_v deny_v it_o but_o if_o any_o shall_v ask_v how_o come_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v so_o incense_v against_o israel_n as_o to_o give_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o their_o vine_n be_v the_o vine_n of_o sodom_n and_o of_o the_o field_n of_o gomorrah_n their_o grape_n be_v grape_n of_o gall_n their_o cluster_n be_v bitter_a that_o be_v they_o be_v of_o like_a nature_n and_o disposition_n and_o their_o life_n and_o do_n be_v like_o they_o of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n and_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n if_o god_n be_v so_o high_o offend_v with_o they_o their_o wine_n be_v apostle_n be_v this_o may_v have_v respect_n to_o their_o bitter_a and_o deadly_a malice_n against_o the_o prophet_n and_o other_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n in_o future_a time_n but_o especial_o against_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n the_o poison_n of_o dragon_n and_o the_o cruel_a venom_n of_o asp_n that_o be_v their_o work_n be_v distasteful_a to_o god_n and_o deadly_a to_o themselves_o and_o other_o and_o say_v the_o lord_n though_o for_o a_o time_n i_o forbear_v to_o punish_v these_o curse_a work_n of_o they_o yet_o let_v they_o not_o therefore_o think_v total_o to_o escape_v for_o all_o their_o transgression_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o store_n 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will_v change_v the_o course_n of_o my_o administration_n towards_o they_o and_o will_v take_v vengeance_n on_o their_o oppressor_n and_o adversary_n and_o especial_o when_o i_o see_v their_o power_n be_v go_v and_o there_o be_v none_o shut_v up_o or_o leave_v viz._n in_o garrison_n or_o city_n to_o defend_v themselves_o but_o all_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n overthrow_v and_o ruin_v then_o will_v i_o arise_v and_o help_v they_o for_o my_o great_a name_n sake_n then_o will_v i_o say_v to_o the_o heathen_a where_o be_v your_o god_n your_o rock_n in_o who_o you_o trust_v which_o do_v eat_v the_o fat_a of_o your_o sacrifice_n and_o drink_v the_o wine_n of_o you_o drink-offering_n that_o be_v where_o be_v your_o idol_n to_o who_o you_o burn_v the_o fat_a of_o your_o sacrifice_n and_o pour_v out_o the_o wine_n of_o your_o drink-offering_n let_v they_o now_o rise_v up_o and_o help_v you_o and_o be_v your_o protection_n if_o they_o can_v you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o true_a god_n and_o there_o be_v none_o beside_o i_o i_o kill_v and_o i_o make_v alive_a i_o wound_v and_o i_o heal_v 1_o sam._n 2.6_o neither_o can_v any_o deliver_v out_o of_o my_o hand_n i_o lift_v up_o my_o hand_n to_o heaven_n and_o swear_v by_o myself_o as_o sure_a as_o i_o live_v for_o ever_o i_o will_v do_v what_o i_o now_o say_v if_o i_o whet_v my_o glitter_a sword_n and_o my_o hand_n take_v hold_v on_o the_o weapon_n of_o judgement_n i_o will_v render_v vengeance_n to_o my_o enemy_n and_o will_v reward_v they_o that_o hate_v i_o i_o will_v make_v my_o arrow_n drink_v with_o blood_n and_o that_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_v and_o of_o the_o captive_n that_o be_v both_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o those_o that_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o field_n and_o of_o those_o that_o be_v hurt_v in_o battle_n and_o thereupon_o take_v captive_a and_o my_o sword_n shall_v devour_v much_o flesh_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o revenge_n upon_o the_o enemy_n that_o be_v from_o the_o time_n that_o i_o begin_v to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o i_o and_o my_o people_n enemy_n and_o i_o will_v revenge_v all_o the_o wrong_n that_o my_o people_n have_v suffer_v from_o their_o enemy_n even_o from_o their_o first_o beginning_n to_o oppress_v they_o and_o see_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o rejoice_v o_o you_o nation_n with_o this_o people_n that_o be_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n rejoice_v and_o praise_n god_n together_o for_o his_o great_a goodness_n to_o his_o people_n in_o take_v vengeance_n on_o their_o enemy_n and_o be_v so_o propitious_a and_o favourable_a unto_o they_o and_o hereby_o possible_o be_v intimate_v that_o the_o time_n shall_v come_v when_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n shall_v join_v together_o in_o praise_v the_o lord_n namely_o when_o they_o shall_v be_v both_o his_o church_n and_o people_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n allege_v this_o place_n to_o prove_v the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n rom._n 15.10_o this_o be_v the_o song_n that_o moses_n speak_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n joshua_n stand_v by_o and_o as_o it_o be_v assent_v to_o what_o he_o speak_v moses_n further_o say_v unto_o they_o set_v your_o heart_n to_o all_o the_o word_n which_o i_o testify_v among_o you_o this_o day_n and_o command_v your_o child_n also_o to_o observe_v all_o the_o precept_n of_o this_o law_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o vain_a thing_n for_o you_o so_o to_o do_v it_o be_v your_o life_n that_o be_v it_o be_v the_o best_a way_n and_o mean_n to_o prolong_v your_o day_n in_o the_o land_n which_o you_o be_v go_v to_o possess_v god_n now_o give_v moses_n a_o charge_n to_o go_v up_o to_o mount_n nebo_n to_o view_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n tell_v he_o that_o there_o he_o shall_v die_v and_o be_v gather_v unto_o his_o people_n that_o be_v his_o godly_a forefather_n and_o the_o society_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a as_o aaron_n his_o brother_n die_v on_o mount_n hor._n and_o he_o give_v he_o a_o reason_n why_o they_o both_o be_v exclude_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n namely_o because_o they_o trespass_v against_o he_o at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah-kadesh_n and_o sanctify_v he_o not_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o people_n see_v numb_a 20.11_o 12._o that_o be_v they_o do_v not_o at_o that_o time_n public_o show_v before_o the_o people_n such_o a_o affiance_n in_o he_o nor_o do_v so_o glorify_v his_o great_a name_n as_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v moses_n the_o man_n of_o god_n 6.11_o god_n he_o be_v so_o style_v that_o the_o israelite_n may_v assure_v themselves_o that_o what_o he_o speak_v to_o they_o in_o these_o prohetical_a blessing_n he_o speak_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n samuel_n be_v so_o style_v 1_o sam._n 9.6_o 7._o see_v 1_o tim._n 6.11_o viz._n the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v receive_v that_o charge_n ch._n xxxiii_o to_o go_v up_o to_o mount_n nebo_n where_o he_o be_v to_o die_v he_o now_o immediate_o before_o his_o death_n solemn_o bless_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n pronounce_v such_o prophetical_a blessing_n upon_o they_o as_o may_v allay_v in_o good_a part_n the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o foregoing_a prediction_n indeed_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n be_v not_o at_o all_o here_o mention_v but_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v because_o this_o tribe_n be_v to_o have_v their_o inheritance_n within_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o son_n of_o judah_n jos_n 19.1_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o go_v joint_o together_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o canaanite_n judg._n 1.3_o and_o consequent_o this_o tribe_n be_v bless_v with_o that_o of_o judah_n among_o who_o they_o be_v to_o dwell_v and_o first_o as_o a_o introduction_n or_o preface_n to_o his_o prophetic_a benediction_n he_o set_v
by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o the_o whole_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o therewith_o for_o the_o temple_n found_v on_o mount_n moriah_n call_v the_o city_n of_o god_n in_o a_o more_o especial_a manner_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n yet_o the_o northern_a part_n with_o mount_n moriah_n where_o the_o temple_n stand_v be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o be_v set_v upon_o that_o hill_n it_o be_v conspicuous_o eminent_a as_o the_o head_n place_v above_o and_o between_o the_o shoulder_n and_o in_o that_o sense_n god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o dwell_v between_o his_o shoulder_n 5_o he_o come_v now_o to_o joseph_n who_o two_o son_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n be_v head_n of_o two_o tribe_n of_o who_o he_o say_v bless_v of_o the_o lord_n be_v his_o land_n and_o let_v it_o be_v bless_v with_o the_o most_o excellent_a thing_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v with_o rain_n and_o dews_n that_o fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o let_v it_o be_v bless_v with_o the_o deep_a that_o couch_v beneath_o that_o be_v with_o spring_n arise_v from_o the_o deep_a let_v it_o be_v bless_v with_o precious_a fruit_n bring_v forth_o by_o the_o heat_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o kindly_a moisture_n of_o the_o night_n and_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o moon_n let_v it_o be_v bless_v with_o the_o chief_a thing_n of_o the_o ancient_a mountain_n and_o with_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o the_o last_a hill_n that_o be_v with_o the_o choice_a tree_n and_o fruit_n and_o herb_n that_o grow_v on_o hill_n such_o as_o be_v vine_n olive_n cedar_n pine_n cypress_n and_o other_o useful_a tree_n and_o with_o mine_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o other_o metal_n which_o be_v usual_o find_v in_o hill_n 49.26_o hill_n see_v gen._n 49.26_o and_o mountain_n and_o let_v the_o posterity_n of_o joseph_n be_v bless_v not_o only_o with_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o with_o plenty_n of_o they_o but_o with_o the_o goodwill_n of_o he_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o bush_n in_o the_o bush_n god_n appear_v to_o moses_n as_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o the_o goodwill_n of_o god_n thus_o manifest_v viz._n as_o a_o god_n in_o covenant_n with_o they_o be_v that_o which_o alone_o can_v make_v they_o true_o happy_a see_v psal_n 106.4_o let_v this_o blessing_n say_v he_o come_v on_o the_o head_n of_o joseph_n that_o be_v on_o his_o posterity_n who_o father_n be_v separate_v from_o his_o brethren_n and_o advance_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o a_o high_a and_o singular_a degree_n of_o honour_n above_o they_o his_o glory_n shall_v be_v like_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o bullock_n that_o be_v of_o a_o fair_a young_a bullock_n in_o his_o best_a strength_n and_o his_o horn_n like_o the_o horn_n of_o vnicorn_n that_o be_v his_o power_n shall_v be_v great_a and_o irresistible_a wherewith_o he_o shall_v conquer_v far_o remote_a nation_n now_o these_o horn_n of_o he_o he_o show_v be_v the_o ten_o thousand_o of_o ephraim_n and_o the_o thousand_o of_o manasseh_n 6_o he_o come_v to_o zebulun_n of_o who_o he_o say_v rejoice_v zebulun_n in_o thy_o go_v out_o and_o issachar_n in_o thy_o tent_n here_o he_o bless_v two_o tribe_n together_o of_o zebulun_n he_o prophecy_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v happy_a in_o their_o go_v forth_o to_o trade_n and_o in_o their_o merchandise_v by_o ship_n agreeable_a to_o what_o jacob_n prophesy_v of_o they_o gen._n 49.13_o zebulun_n shall_v dwell_v at_o the_o harbour_n of_o the_o sea_n he_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o haven_n of_o ship_n and_o of_o issachar_n he_o prophecy_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v happy_a in_o their_o tent_n that_o be_v in_o their_o quiet_a life_n at_o home_n and_o in_o their_o husbandry_n and_o tillage_n and_o breed_v and_o feed_v of_o cattle_n both_o their_o way_n of_o live_v shall_v yield_v they_o matter_n of_o rejoice_v in_o the_o goodness_n and_o bounty_n of_o god_n to_o they_o issachar_n shoul_n be_v happy_a in_o their_o husbandry_n zebulun_n in_o follow_v their_o merchandise_n they_o shall_v suck_v of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o be_v of_o the_o riches_n and_o wealth_n bring_v over_o the_o sea_n and_o of_o the_o treasure_n hide_v in_o the_o sand_n that_o be_v bring_v from_o such_o city_n as_o be_v seat_v upon_o the_o seashore_n in_o sandy-ground_n they_o shall_v call_v the_o people_n unto_o the_o mountain_n there_o they_o shall_v offer_v sacrifice_n of_o righteousness_n herein_o he_o prophecy_n of_o their_o religious_a thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o his_o great_a blessing_n to_o they_o they_o shall_v due_o go_v to_o mount_n zion_n to_o worship_v the_o lord_n and_o shall_v invite_v their_o brethren_n and_o possible_o stranger_n of_o other_o nation_n to_o go_v along_o with_o they_o though_o they_o be_v seat_v by_o the_o seaside_n in_o the_o outmost_a part_n of_o the_o land_n and_o so_o far_o off_o from_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n yet_o at_o time_n appoint_v they_o shall_v ready_o go_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o there_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o thank-offering_n which_o be_v just_o due_a to_o god_n and_o agreeable_a to_o what_o his_o law_n prescribe_v 7_o he_o come_v to_o gad_n of_o who_o he_o say_v bless_a be_v he_o that_o enlarge_v gad_n namely_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v bestow_v upon_o gad_n a_o large_a and_o spacious_a country_n and_o though_o it_o lay_v upon_o the_o frontier_n and_o therefore_o be_v liable_a to_o frequent_v incursion_n of_o enemy_n yet_o they_o shall_v have_v heart_n and_o courage_n to_o defend_v themselves_o therefore_o he_o prophecy_n of_o gad_n that_o he_o shall_v dwell_v as_o a_o lion_n that_o be_v bold_a and_o undaunted_a and_o as_o a_o lion_n tear_v sometime_o the_o arm_n sometime_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o head_n that_o be_v sometime_o in_o one_o place_n sometime_o in_o another_o so_o this_o tribe_n shall_v divers_a way_n spoil_v their_o enemy_n he_o provide_v the_o first_o part_n for_o himself_o that_o be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o conquer_a land_n which_o be_v the_o country_n of_o sihon_n and_o this_o tribe_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v provide_v for_o themselves_o because_o they_o desire_v it_o of_o moses_n for_o their_o inheritance_n and_o this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n of_o canaan_n be_v without_o jordan_n be_v that_o alone_a which_o god_n permit_v moses_n the_o lawgiver_n to_o come_v into_o and_o allow_v he_o to_o give_v unto_o they_o for_o their_o inheritance_n and_o be_v thus_o provide_v they_o go_v with_o the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n arm_v so_o arm_v moses_n here_o speak_v of_o a_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v already_o do_v foresee_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n that_o it_o will_v be_v so_o before_o their_o brethren_n and_o execute_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o judgement_n upon_o the_o accurse_a canaanites_n 8_o he_o come_v to_o dan_o of_o who_o he_o say_v dan_fw-mi be_v a_o lion_n whelp_n he_o shall_v leap_v from_o bashan_n bashan_n be_v a_o place_n where_o be_v many_o lion_n though_o not_o in_o dan_n possession_n but_o manasseh_n see_v deut._n 3.13_o the_o danite_n be_v therefore_o here_o compare_v to_o lion_n rush_v sudden_o out_o of_o the_o forest_n and_o den_n of_o bashan_n who_o seize_v upon_o those_o that_o pass_v by_o ere_o they_o be_v aware_a thus_o the_o danite_n shall_v leap_v unexpected_o out_o of_o their_o fort_n and_o fastness_n and_o secret_a place_n where_o they_o lie_v in_o ambush_n and_o shall_v seize_v upon_o their_o enemy_n when_o they_o least_o expect_v they_o see_v gen._n 49.17_o josh_n 19.47_o judg._n 18.27_o 29._o 9ly_a he_o come_v to_o naphtali_n of_o who_o he_o say_v o_o naphtali_n satisfy_v with_o favour_n and_o full_a with_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n wherein_o he_o prophecy_n of_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o soil_n wherein_o this_o tribe_n shall_v have_v their_o portion_n therefore_o jacob_n compare_v they_o to_o a_o hind_n let_v loose_a that_o have_v a_o large_a walk_n and_o so_o in_o choice_a pasture_n find_v plenty_n of_o feed_v gen._n 49.21_o he_o therefore_o here_o break_v out_o into_o a_o admiration_n of_o the_o great_a plenty_n and_o abundance_n of_o blessing_n which_o their_o inheritance_n shall_v yield_v they_o but_o intimate_v that_o their_o blessing_n shall_v not_o consist_v so_o much_o in_o their_o have_v such_o plenty_n and_o fullness_n of_o outward_a blessing_n as_o in_o their_o be_v full_o satisfy_v and_o content_v therewith_o and_o that_o the_o thing_n which_o shall_v yield_v such_o satisfaction_n to_o their_o soul_n be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o blessing_n themselves_o as_o the_o singular_a love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n whereof_o to_o they_o these_o blessing_n be_v pledge_n he_o further_o add_v possess_v thou_o the_o west_n and_o the_o south_n intimate_v to_o they_o thereby_o that_o their_o lot_n
israelite_n over_o against_o beth-peor_n and_o there_o bury_v it_o neither_o do_v any_o man_n know_v the_o place_n where_o he_o lay_v it_o to_o this_o day_n and_o this_o the_o lord_n seem_v to_o have_v do_v that_o the_o israelite_n may_v not_o in_o a_o preposterous_a zeal_n give_v superstitious_a honour_n either_o to_o his_o dead_a body_n or_o sepulchre_n indeed_o it_o be_v say_v judas_n v._o 9_o that_o michael_n the_o archangel_n contend_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o dispute_v about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v have_v the_o place_n of_o his_o burial_n make_v know_v that_o it_o may_v have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o idolatry_n as_o chrysostome_n in_o his_o first_o homily_n on_o matthew_n and_o theodoret_n upon_o deut._n quest_n 43._o with_o other_o do_v conjecture_n but_o the_o lord_n prevent_v the_o devil_n design_v herein_o and_o possible_o god_n foresee_v that_o if_o the_o israelite_n have_v know_v the_o place_n where_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n be_v bury_v they_o will_v in_o a_o unwarrantable_a way_n have_v take_v it_o up_o and_o carry_v it_o with_o they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o they_o do_v joseph_n bone_n whereas_o god_n have_v declare_v he_o shall_v not_o come_v thither_o moses_n be_v dead_a the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o he_o 30_o day_n 20.28_o day_n so_o long_o they_o mourn_v for_o aaron_n numb_a 20.28_o and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o it_o for_o there_o arise_v not_o a_o prophet_n since_o in_o israel_n like_v unto_o moses_n who_o the_o lord_n know_v face_n to_o face_n that_o be_v speak_v to_o in_o a_o wondrous_a familiar_a manner_n with_o a_o audible_a articulate_a voice_n as_o one_o friend_n speak_v to_o another_o and_o discover_v to_o he_o more_o of_o his_o glory_n than_o ever_o he_o do_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o mortal_a man_n see_v exod._n 33.20_o there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o he_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o great_a miracle_n which_o the_o lord_n enable_v he_o to_o do_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n before_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o servant_n and_o the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o mighty_a power_n which_o he_o since_o perform_v in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n whereby_o the_o lord_n magnify_v his_o own_o majesty_n and_o power_n and_o put_v a_o great_a honour_n on_o his_o servant_n moses_n and_o his_o ministry_n but_o though_o this_o great_a moses_n be_v go_v yet_o god_n leave_v not_o his_o people_n without_o a_o governor_n for_o he_o have_v beforehand_o appoint_v joshua_n to_o succeed_v he_o who_o be_v a_o man_n endue_v with_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o wisdom_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v give_v he_o for_o the_o right_a execution_n of_o his_o office_n for_o moses_n have_v lay_v his_o hand_n on_o he_o according_a to_o god_n command_n numb_a 27.18_o by_o that_o ceremony_n consecrate_v he_o unto_o god_n and_o engage_v he_o faithful_o to_o administer_v the_o charge_n and_o office_n he_o be_v appoint_v unto_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n hearken_v unto_o he_o and_o obey_v he_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n to_o enjoin_v they_o sect_n xciv_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n joshua_n the_o book_n of_o joshua_n which_o be_v not_o probable_o write_v by_o himself_o masius_n himself_o if_o we_o shall_v suppose_v this_o book_n for_o the_o main_a to_o be_v write_v by_o joshua_n yet_o some_o passage_n may_v be_v insert_v afterward_o by_o some_o other_o holy_a penman_n so_o in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n we_o find_v some_o passage_n which_o can_v not_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n himself_o but_o be_v afterward_o add_v by_o some_o other_o holy_a man_n as_o deut._n 34.5_o qui_fw-la hanc_fw-la historiam_fw-la ex_fw-la sacris_fw-la annalibus_fw-la conscripsit_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la svi_fw-la seculi_fw-la nominibus_fw-la masius_n at_o least_o not_o all_o of_o it_o though_o it_o contain_v his_o act_n and_o achievement_n indeed_o joshua_n either_o write_v himself_o or_o order_v some_o of_o the_o priest_n to_o write_v the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o he_o cause_v the_o people_n to_o enter_v into_o with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o ch._n 24.26_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o put_v in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o they_o if_o they_o transgress_v it_o but_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v do_v after_o joshua_n death_n as_o the_o conquer_a of_o leshem_n or_o laish_n by_o the_o danite_n ch._n 19.47_o judg._n 18.7_o to_o 29._o and_o ch._n 24._o from_o 29._o to_o 32._o his_o death_n and_o burial_n be_v mention_v some_o other_o thing_n seem_v to_o argue_v that_o it_o be_v write_v by_o some_o prophet_n masius_n prophet_n a_o propheta_fw-la aliquo_fw-la collectus_fw-la videtur_fw-la hic_fw-la libre_fw-la ex_fw-la antiquis_fw-la diariis_fw-la &_o annalibus_fw-la masius_n long_o after_o his_o death_n as_o that_o phrase_n 15.63_o phrase_n see_v ch._n 4._o 6._o &_o 6.29_o &_o 7.26_o &_o 8.29_o &_o 9.27_o &_o 10.27_o &_o 13.13_o &_o 14.14_o &_o 15.63_o remain_v unto_o this_o day_n so_o frequent_o use_v do_v intimate_v and_o the_o book_n of_o jasher_n 102._o jasher_n see_v sect._n 102._o be_v here_o name_v ch._n 10.13_o which_o seem_v write_v at_o soon_a in_o david_n time_n as_o record_v a_o act_n of_o he_o 2_o sam._n 1.18_o unless_o we_o shall_v suppose_v which_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o this_o book_n of_o jasher_n be_v begin_v in_o moses_n time_n and_o continue_v on_o and_o enlarge_v afterward_o by_o add_v several_a memorable_a act_n and_o passage_n unto_o it_o joshua_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n numb_a 13.8_o he_o be_v six_o full_a year_n in_o conquer_a the_o land_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o divide_v it_o by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a and_o divers_a year_n he_o live_v and_o govern_v after_o that_o time_n but_o how_o many_o be_v uncertain_a yet_o it_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v about_o ten_o year_n and_o so_o this_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o seventeen_o year_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o joshua_n government_n to_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v when_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n old_a ch._n 24.29_o and_o so_o much_o by_o way_n of_o preface_n we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o history_n itself_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n the_o lord_n speak_v to_o joshua_n moses_n minister_n who_o have_v for_o many_o year_n daily_a and_o continual_a conversation_n with_o he_o and_o so_o can_v not_o but_o have_v learned_a much_o thereby_o to_o fit_v he_o for_o this_o great_a service_n but_o whither_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o he_o by_o audible_a voice_n or_o the_o secret_a instinct_n of_o his_o spirit_n or_o in_o some_o dream_n or_o by_o the_o high_a priest_n inquire_v for_o he_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n we_o can_v determine_v but_o however_o it_o be_v he_o speak_v to_o he_o and_o command_v he_o to_o arise_v and_o lead_v his_o people_n over_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o he_o have_v before_o promise_v they_o and_o intend_v now_o actual_o to_o give_v they_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o every_o place_n in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o sole_a of_o their_o foot_n shall_v tread_v upon_o from_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n which_o be_v the_o south-bound_a to_o lebanon_n which_o be_v the_o north-bound_a and_o the_o great_a sea_n or_o midland-sea_n which_o be_v the_o western-bound_a and_o the_o river_n euphrates_n border_n euphrates_n that_o the_o israelite_n do_v never_o extend_v their_o bound_n thus_o far_o be_v evident_a for_o though_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n all_o the_o nation_n as_o far_o as_o euphrates_n become_v tributary_n to_o they_o 1_o king_n 4.21_o yet_o they_o never_o destroy_v the_o inhabitant_n there_o and_o plant_v themselves_o in_o their_o country_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v because_o the_o israelite_n fail_v of_o keep_v covenant_n with_o god_n and_o it_o be_v only_o upon_o condition_n of_o their_o obedience_n that_o god_n promise_v thus_o to_o enlarge_v their_o border_n which_o be_v the_o eastern-bound_a even_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hittite_n which_o seem_v here_o mention_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o all_o the_o seven_o nation_n shall_v be_v their_o coast_n the_o lord_n tell_v he_o that_o not_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n but_o as_o he_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o he_o will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o will_v never_o leave_v he_o nor_o forsake_v he_o he_o bid_v he_o therefore_o be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n for_o he_o shall_v divide_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o the_o people_n of_o
day_n she_o have_v rest_v herself_o in_o the_o house_n or_o hovel_n where_o the_o reaper_n do_v eat_v their_o meat_n boaz_n hereupon_o speak_v kind_o to_o she_o and_o bid_v she_o not_o go_v to_o any_o other_o field_n but_o his_o to_o glean_v in_o and_o to_o abide_v fast_o by_o his_o maiden_n that_o follow_v the_o reaper_n and_o gather_v up_o the_o corn._n he_o tell_v she_o he_o have_v charge_v his_o man_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o hinder_v she_o nor_o do_v she_o any_o wrong_n and_o say_v he_o when_o thou_o be_v athirst_a go_v and_o drink_v of_o the_o vessel_n of_o water_n that_o my_o servant_n have_v bring_v for_o themselves_o ruth_n hereupon_o bow_v herself_o and_o fall_v on_o her_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n before_o he_o and_o say_v what_o a_o extraordinary_a thing_n be_v this_o that_o i_o be_v a_o stranger_n shall_v find_v so_o much_o favour_n from_o thou_o boaz_n tell_v she_o he_o understand_v how_o faithful_a and_o affectionate_a she_o have_v be_v to_o her_o mother-in-law_n and_o how_o pious_o she_o have_v demean_v herself_o towards_o she_o in_o her_o old_a age_n and_o how_o she_o have_v leave_v her_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o the_o land_n of_o her_o nativity_n to_o come_v to_o a_o people_n who_o she_o know_v not_o now_o therefore_o say_v he_o the_o lord_n recompense_n thy_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n and_o let_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n bountiful_o reward_v thou_o of_o his_o free_a grace_n under_o who_o wing_n thou_o be_v come_v to_o trust_v and_o to_o commit_v thyself_o to_o his_o providence_n and_o care_n have_v leave_v thy_o own_o country_n and_o join_v thyself_o to_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n she_o reply_v though_o i_o be_v unworthy_a of_o the_o kindness_n thou_o have_v already_o show_v i_o yet_o see_v thou_o be_v please_v of_o thy_o mere_a goodness_n to_o vouchsafe_v it_o to_o i_o i_o pray_v thou_o continue_v thy_o favour_n still_o to_o i_o though_o i_o be_v mean_a than_o one_o of_o thy_o handmaid_n boaz_n bid_v she_o at_o meal-time_n to_o come_v to_o that_o tent_n or_o hovel_n where_o his_o reaper_n do_v eat_v and_o to_o partake_v of_o their_o food_n and_o provision_n and_o to_o dip_v her_o morsel_n in_o the_o sauce_n make_v with_o vinegar_n wherewith_o in_o those_o hot_a country_n they_o be_v much_o refresh_v or_o possible_o he_o intend_v she_o shall_v free_o eat_v of_o the_o morsel_n of_o meat_n that_o be_v provide_v and_o dip_v they_o in_o vinegar_n as_o other_o do_v she_z according_o come_v and_o sit_v by_o the_o reaper_n but_o do_v not_o bold_o thrust_v herself_o in_o among_o they_o but_o sit_v down_o somewhere_o beside_o they_o to_o receive_v what_o they_o will_v give_v she_o boaz_n perceive_v her_o modesty_n reach_v her_o parch_a corn_n that_o be_v new_a corn_n dry_v over_o the_o fire_n a_o usual_a food_n in_o those_o country_n see_v 1_o sam._n 17.17_o 1_o sam._n 25.18_o 2_o sam._n 17.28_o and_o she_o do_v eat_v and_o satisfy_v her_o hunger_n and_o what_o she_o leave_v she_o carry_v to_o her_o poor_a mother_n vers_n 18._o boaz_n then_o command_v his_o servant_n that_o they_o shall_v permit_v she_o to_o glean_v even_o among_o the_o sheaf_n and_o not_o rebuke_v she_o for_o it_o yea_o to_o let_v fall_v some_o handful_n on_o purpose_n for_o she_o so_o she_o glean_v unto_o the_o evening_n and_o then_o beat_v out_o her_o glean_n which_o come_v to_o about_o a_o ephah_n or_o three_o peck_v of_o our_o measure_n see_v exod._n 16.36_o which_o with_o her_o reserve_a provision_n beforementioned_a she_o bring_v to_o her_o mother_n and_o tell_v she_o in_o who_o field_n she_o have_v glean_v and_o what_o great_a kindness_n she_o have_v meet_v with_o from_o boaz_n and_o how_o he_o bid_v she_o follow_v his_o reaper_n and_o his_o maiden_n that_o gather_v up_o the_o corn_n and_o to_o glean_v no_o where_o else_o but_o in_o his_o field_n naomi_n hear_v this_o say_v bless_a be_v boaz_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v not_o leave_v off_o his_o kindness_n to_o the_o live_n nor_o to_o the_o dead_a see_v 2_o sam._n 9.7_o he_o seem_v to_o remember_v my_o husband_n and_o thou_o to_o who_o he_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n husband_n kin_n the_o next_o kinsman_n have_v right_o by_o the_o law_n to_o redeem_v any_o house_n or_o land_n which_o shall_v be_v sell_v by_o those_o of_o his_o kindred_n if_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o redeem_v it_o themselves_o see_v levit._n 25.25_o and_o so_o also_o to_o marry_v the_o widow_n of_o he_o that_o shall_v die_v without_o cildren_n that_o so_o he_o may_v raise_v up_o seed_n to_o his_o brother_n deut._n 25.5_o and_o thus_o she_o give_v ruth_n a_o hint_n of_o what_o she_o afterward_o more_o full_o impart_v to_o she_o viz._n how_o boaz_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o marry_v she_o that_o he_o may_v raise_v up_o seed_n to_o her_o decease_a husband_n and_o for_o their_o sake_n to_o do_v we_o good_a and_o see_v he_o have_v courteous_o invite_v thou_o to_o glean_v in_o his_o field_n and_o to_o go_v no_o where_o else_o i_o advise_v thou_o that_o thou_o go_v out_o with_o his_o maiden_n and_o only_o follow_v they_o lest_o if_o they_o shall_v see_v or_o meet_v thou_o in_o another_o man_n field_n and_o tell_v it_o to_o their_o master_n he_o shall_v take_v it_o ill_o from_o thou_o and_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o slight_n of_o his_o kindness_n so_o ruth_n continue_v glean_v in_o boaz'_v field_n to_o the_o end_n of_o harvest_n ruth_n ch._n 2._o whole_a chapter_n naomi_n now_o tell_v ruth_n that_o see_v boaz_n be_v so_o near_o of_o kin_n to_o her_o husband_n he_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o marry_v she_o and_o no_o doubt_n will_v do_v so_o if_o the_o business_n be_v wise_o manage_v and_o say_v he_o shall_v not_o i_o do_v what_o i_o can_v to_o effect_v it_o that_o so_o thou_o may_v have_v rest_n and_o live_v in_o plenty_n whereas_o now_o thou_o be_v expose_v to_o many_o hardship_n therefore_o take_v this_o course_n that_o i_o advise_v thou_o to_o behold_v this_o night_n boaz_n keep_v his_o winnowing-feast_n and_o use_v to_o be_v merry_a at_o it_o and_o to_o lodge_v in_o his_o threshing-floor_n svo_fw-la threshing-floor_n their_o threshing-floor_n in_o those_o time_n wherein_o they_o winnow_v their_o corn_n and_o where_o probable_o they_o keep_v this_o their_o feast_n which_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o their_o winnow_v be_v usual_o in_o the_o open_a field_n and_o the_o chief_a time_n of_o winnow_v in_o those_o hot_a country_n be_v towards_o the_o evening_n when_o the_o wind_n begin_v to_o arise_v and_o it_o seem_v boaz_n do_v use_v at_o that_o time_n to_o lodge_v in_o the_o threshing-floor_n moris_n tum_fw-la fuit_fw-la ut_fw-la patres-familias_a etiam_fw-la divites_fw-la urgentibus_fw-la negotiis_fw-la rusticanis_fw-la in_o areis_n etiam_fw-la ipsis_fw-la quietem_fw-la caperent_fw-la ut_fw-la usurpari_fw-la poterit_fw-la illud_fw-la ovid._n fast_n 1._o non_fw-la pudor_fw-la in_o stipula_fw-la placidam_fw-la cepisse_fw-la quietem_fw-la nec_fw-la foenum_fw-la capiti_fw-la supposuisse_fw-la svo_fw-la possible_o in_o some_o straw_n there_o so_o that_o thou_o may_v have_v the_o more_o easy_a and_o private_a access_n to_o he_o dress_v thyself_o therefore_o handsome_o in_o thy_o best_a attire_n and_o perfume_v thyself_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v the_o more_o please_v in_o his_o eye_n go_v down_o to_o the_o floor_n but_o do_v not_o appear_v in_o his_o sight_n till_o after_o he_o be_v go_v to_o take_v his_o rest_n and_o then_o go_v and_o lie_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n good_a foot_n the_o way_n she_o take_v in_o regard_n of_o some_o circumstance_n seem_v unwarrantable_a and_o savour_v much_o of_o womanish_a weakness_n 1._o it_o have_v a_o appearance_n of_o scandal_n and_o therefore_o boaz_n be_v loath_a to_o have_v it_o know_v vers_fw-la 14._o 2._o it_o may_v have_v be_v a_o occasion_n of_o sin_n it_o seem_v a_o immodest_a thing_n in_o ruth_n to_o cast_v herself_o down_o at_o a_o man_n foot_n in_o the_o night_n and_o to_o uncover_v his_o foot_n 3._o it_o may_v have_v be_v a_o mean_n of_o allenate_v boaz'_v affection_n from_o she_o and_o may_v have_v give_v he_o suspicion_n that_o she_o be_v not_o so_o modest_a and_o chaste_a as_o she_o seem_v to_o be_v have_v not_o god_n by_o his_o secret_a providence_n turn_v it_o all_o to_o good_a and_o lift_v up_o the_o clothes_n that_o lie_v on_o his_o foot_n to_o cover_v they_o that_o so_o he_o awake_v may_v look_v about_o and_o take_v notice_n who_o uncovered_v they_o i_o confess_v this_o counsel_n i_o give_v thou_o if_o i_o be_v not_o well_o assure_v of_o the_o piety_n gravity_n and_o wisdom_n of_o boaz_n as_o also_o of_o thy_o modesty_n and_o inviolable_a chastity_n will_v not_o seem_v convenient_a nor_o decent_a nor_o free_a from_o scandal_n but_o be_v
raise_v up_o the_o name_n of_o the_o dead_a upon_o his_o inheritance_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o brethren_n and_o from_o the_o gate_n of_o his_o place_n that_o be_v from_o among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o bethlehem_n who_o daily_o go_v in_o and_o out_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o upon_o all_o civil_a occasion_n resort_v thither_o as_o to_o their_o place_n of_o judicature_n hereupon_o the_o elder_n and_o all_o the_o people_n there_o present_a declare_v that_o they_o be_v all_o witness_n to_o these_o transaction_n and_o so_o they_o wish_v boaz_n all_o happiness_n with_o ruth_n who_o he_o intend_v to_o take_v for_o his_o wife_n pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n that_o she_o may_v be_v to_o he_o what_o rachel_n he_o rachel_n here_o rachel_n be_v name_v before_o leah_n because_o she_o be_v jacob_n true_a and_o lawful_a wife_n leah_n be_v fraudulent_o put_v upon_o he_o and_o leah_n which_o then_o do_v build_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o jacob_n viz._n that_o she_o may_v be_v very_o love_v and_o comfortable_a to_o he_o and_o may_v bear_v he_o many_o child_n as_o they_o do_v that_o thereby_o the_o israel_n or_o church_n of_o god_n may_v be_v increase_v then_o speak_v to_o he_o they_o say_v as_o for_o thyself_o we_o hearty_o wish_v thou_o may_v do_v worthy_o in_o ephratah_n and_o be_v famous_a in_o bethlehem_n we_o hearty_o wish_v thy_o house_n may_v be_v like_o the_o house_n of_o pharez_n 3._o pharez_n see_v sect._n 35._o of_o chap._n 3._o that_o be_v as_o pharez_n of_o who_o stock_n thou_o be_v be_v bless_v in_o his_o posterity_n though_o his_o mother_n be_v a_o stranger_n and_o not_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o his_o child_n and_o child_n child_n have_v be_v most_o honourable_a in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n so_o we_o wish_v that_o thou_o may_v be_v bless_v in_o thy_o child_n beget_v of_o this_o poor_a stranger_n and_o that_o they_o may_v still_o uphold_v the_o honour_n of_o that_o house_n so_o boaz_n take_v ruth_n to_o wife_n and_o god_n give_v she_o to_o conceive_v and_o she_o bear_v he_o a_o son_n upon_o this_o the_o woman_n congratulate_v naomi_n say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n who_o have_v not_o leave_v thou_o this_o day_n without_o a_o kinsman_n a_o pious_a kinsman_n indeed_o who_o have_v raise_v up_o seed_n to_o his_o kinsman_n thy_o son_n decease_v and_o let_v his_o name_n be_v famous_a in_o israel_n for_o it_o he_o will_v comfort_v and_o revive_v thou_o and_o restore_v thou_o as_o it_o be_v to_o a_o new_a life_n he_o will_v be_v a_o nourisher_n of_o thy_o old_a age_n and_o make_v thou_o as_o it_o be_v young_a again_o for_o ruth_n thy_o belove_a daughter-in-law_n who_o be_v better_o to_o thou_o than_o seven_o son_n have_v now_o bear_v he_o capel_n he_o verse_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d poterit_fw-la verti_fw-la peperit_fw-la ei_fw-la scil_n vindici_fw-la pronomen_fw-la enim_fw-la affixum_fw-la saepe_fw-la ponitur_fw-la et_fw-la exponendum_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la dativum_fw-la separatum_fw-la capel_n a_o son_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v matter_n of_o great_a joy_n to_o he_o then_o naomi_n take_v the_o child_n and_o lay_v he_o in_o her_o bosom_n and_o become_v a_o dry-nurse_n to_o he_o and_o the_o woman_n her_o neighbour_n say_v there_o be_v a_o son_n bear_v to_o naomi_n because_o this_o son_n of_o ruth_n be_v to_o raise_v up_o the_o name_n of_o her_o decease_a husband_n mahlon_n the_o son_n of_o naomi_n and_o to_o be_v account_v his_o son_n rather_o than_o the_o son_n of_o boaz._n however_o they_o give_v their_o advice_n that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v obed_n import_v that_o they_o hope_v he_o will_v be_v very_o serviceable_a to_o his_o mother_n and_o grandmother_n indeed_o every_o where_o in_o the_o genealogy_n obed_n be_v reckon_v the_o son_n of_o boaz_n but_o that_o be_v because_o there_o it_o be_v fit_a the_o line_n shall_v be_v draw_v according_a to_o the_o natural_a descent_n that_o we_o may_v true_o know_v the_o ancestor_n of_o who_o christ_n come_v without_o any_o respect_n to_o this_o legal_a ordination_n this_o obed_n be_v the_o father_n of_o jesse_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o david_n the_o principal_a end_n of_o set_v down_o this_o genealogy_n author_n genealogy_n by_o the_o genealogy_n of_o david_n set_v down_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o book_n it_o be_v manifest_a it_o be_v write_v after_o david_n time_n unless_o that_o be_v add_v to_o the_o book_n in_o succeed_a time_n by_o some_o other_o author_n here_o seem_v to_o be_v to_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o jacob_n prophecy_n concern_v christ_n come_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o therefore_o it_o begin_v with_o pharez_n juda_n son_n and_o so_o descend_v to_o david_n of_o who_o stock_n it_o be_v also_o know_v that_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o come_v ruth_n ch._n 4._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cxxxvi_o we_o return_v now_o to_o the_o history_n of_o the_o judge_n when_o ebud_n be_v dead_a the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v evil_a again_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n under_o none_o of_o the_o judge_n do_v they_o enjoy_v so_o long_a a_o peace_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ehud_n as_o we_o may_v see_v ch._n 3.30_o viz._n 80_o year_n and_o now_o we_o shall_v show_v how_o ill_o they_o requite_v the_o lord_n for_o so_o great_a a_o mercy_n as_o stand_v water_n be_v wont_a to_o putrify_v so_o they_o be_v corrupt_v by_o their_o long_a peace_n and_o by_o degree_n fall_v off_o from_o god_n unto_o idolatry_n as_o they_o former_o have_v do_v upon_o this_o god_n give_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o jabin_n king_n of_o canaan_n that_o be_v of_o those_o canaanite_n that_o dwell_v in_o the_o northern_a part_n successor_n to_o that_o jabin_n slay_v by_o joshua_n who_o chief_a city_n hazor_n he_o burn_v josh_n 11.1_o 10_o 11_o 12._o yet_o this_o son_n or_o successor_n of_o his_o it_o seem_v reinforce_a himself_n recover_v from_o the_o israelite_n that_o part_n of_o land_n and_o territory_n that_o lie_v about_o hazor_n and_o repair_v the_o city_n reign_v there_o as_o his_o predecessor_n have_v do_v and_o now_o at_o last_o not_o content_v with_o his_o own_o kingdom_n he_o make_v war_n against_o the_o israelite_n in_o general_a and_o bring_v they_o into_o subjection_n to_o he_o and_o cruel_o oppress_v they_o in_o revenge_n no_o doubt_n of_o what_o joshua_n have_v former_o do_v against_o that_o kingdom_n and_o city_n the_o text_n say_v he_o mighty_o oppress_v they_o vers_n 3._o which_o expression_n be_v not_o where_o use_v concern_v any_o other_o bondage_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v under_o and_o he_o oppress_v they_o a_o long_a while_n viz._n twenty_o year_n year_n three_o oppression_n under_o jabin_n twenty_o year_n and_o this_o oppression_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o more_o grievous_a to_o they_o because_o they_o be_v bring_v under_o the_o canaanite_n that_o accurse_a nation_n who_o god_n promise_v to_o cast_v out_o before_o they_o and_o will_v have_v do_v it_o have_v not_o they_o by_o their_o grievous_a sin_n prevent_v their_o own_o mercy_n and_o observable_a it_o be_v that_o whereas_o their_o first_o bondage_n under_o cushan-rishathaim_a king_n of_o mesopotamia_n continue_v but_o seven_o year_n the_o next_o under_o eglon_n continue_v eighteen_o year_n and_o this_o under_o jabin_n continue_v twenty_o year_n thus_o we_o see_v when_o light_a correction_n do_v no_o good_a the_o next_o be_v sore_a and_o of_o long_a continuance_n and_o because_o they_o abuse_v god_n mercy_n and_o readiness_n to_o withdraw_v his_o hand_n when_o they_o cry_v unto_o he_o therefore_o he_o continue_v the_o next_o judgement_n long_o upon_o they_o but_o to_o go_v on_o the_o captain_n of_o jabin_n host_n be_v sisera_n who_o dwell_v in_o harosheth_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o the_o lot_n of_o naphtali_n whither_o many_o of_o the_o canaanite_n in_o the_o timâ—_n of_o israel_n prevail_a flee_v as_o unto_o a_o place_n of_o strength_n and_o there_o fortify_v themselves_o jabin_n have_v a_o great_a army_n and_o 900_o chariot_n of_o iron_n and_o continue_v to_o oppress_v israel_n very_o sore_o they_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o humble_v themselves_o judge_n deborah_n the_o three_o judge_n and_o he_o be_v at_o length_n please_v to_o hear_v their_o cry_n and_o send_v they_o a_o deliverer_n it_o seem_v at_o this_o time_n sustulerat_fw-la time_n namely_o whilst_o jabin_n oppress_v they_o so_o that_o those_o 20_o year_n or_o within_o 〈◊〉_d those_o 40_o â—_z of_o dâ—brorah_n vers_fw-la 31._o populum_fw-la judicabat_fw-la sine_fw-la principatu_fw-la tamen_fw-la jus_fw-la populo_fw-la dixit_fw-la litesque_fw-la composuit_fw-la sed_fw-la absque_fw-la jurisdictione_n sive_fw-la potestate_fw-la judiciariâ_fw-la quia_fw-la prophetissa_n &_o mulier_fw-la prudens_fw-la erat_fw-la sponte_fw-la populus_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la controversias_fw-la svas_fw-la detulit_fw-la judices_fw-la
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the_o elder_n of_o israel_n reply_v they_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o what_o he_o have_v say_v be_v true_a and_o therefore_o to_o make_v amends_o for_o their_o former_a unkindness_n to_o he_o they_o desire_v his_o aid_n now_o upon_o no_o other_o condition_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v head_n over_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o gilead_n jephtah_n ask_v they_o if_o they_o will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o their_o word_n to_o make_v he_o governor_n of_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n if_o the_o lord_n enable_v he_o to_o vanquish_v the_o ammonite_n they_o reply_v they_o will_v and_o further_o say_v let_v the_o lord_n be_v witness_v between_o we_o and_o let_v he_o as_o a_o just_a judge_n punish_v we_o if_o we_o do_v not_o keep_v covenant_n with_o thou_o and_o make_v thou_o our_o head_n hereupon_o jephtah_n go_v along_o with_o they_o to_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o people_n meet_v at_o mizpeh_n and_o there_o he_o repeat_v all_o that_o have_v pass_v between_o he_o and_o the_o 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out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o lift_v the_o beggar_n from_o the_o dunghill_n to_o set_v they_o among_o prince_n and_o to_o make_v they_o inherit_v the_o throne_n of_o glory_n that_o be_v he_o raise_v some_o from_o beggary_n to_o sovereignty_n and_o from_o the_o dunghill_n to_o the_o throne_n for_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o he_o have_v set_v the_o world_n upon_o they_o that_o be_v though_o the_o earth_n hang_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o air_n have_v nothing_o to_o support_v it_o but_o the_o almighty_a power_n of_o god_n yet_o it_o stand_v firm_a gr._n firm_a habet_fw-la terra_fw-la suos_fw-la polos_fw-la quibus_fw-la aut_fw-la sustinet_fw-la se_fw-la in_o quiet_a aut_fw-la ut_fw-la alii_fw-la volunt_fw-la in_fw-la motu_fw-la se_fw-la librat_fw-la gr._n and_o fast_o upon_o its_o centre_n as_o if_o it_o be_v support_v with_o pillar_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n god_n shall_v sometime_o turn_v thing_n upside_o down_o in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n since_o he_o that_o make_v the_o world_n at_o first_o must_v needs_o be_v of_o power_n sufficient_a to_o do_v what_o he_o will_v for_o with_o his_o own_o why_o shall_v he_o not_o do_v what_o himself_o please_v he_o will_v keep_v the_o foot_n of_o his_o saint_n that_o be_v he_o will_v guide_v and_o protect_v his_o people_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o fall_v and_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v silent_a in_o darkness_n that_o be_v overwhelm_v with_o confusion_n and_o astonishment_n in_o the_o great_a calamity_n that_o shall_v befall_v they_o eccles_n 5.17_o zeph._n 1.15_o jer._n 8.14_o or_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n for_o such_o be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o silence_n psal_n 94.17_o for_o by_o strength_n shall_v no_o man_n prevail_v that_o be_v by_o his_o own_o strength_n for_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o preserve_v his_o saint_n by_o their_o own_o strength_n they_o can_v not_o keep_v themselves_o neither_o can_v the_o wicked_a by_o their_o own_o 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lord_n will_v thunder_v upon_o they_o when_o he_o mean_v terrible_o to_o destroy_v they_o the_o lord_n shall_v judge_v the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v strength_n unto_o his_o king_n and_o exalt_v the_o horn_n of_o his_o anoint_v this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o prophecy_n concern_v the_o exaltation_n and_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o it_o be_v the_o first_o place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n where_o he_o be_v mention_v under_o that_o name_n the_o lord_n will_v rule_v the_o world_n and_o judge_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n and_o particular_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o messiah_n his_o anoint_v king_n who_o though_o he_o shall_v at_o first_o live_v in_o a_o low_a and_o
mean_a condition_n yet_o when_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o work_n of_o man_n redemption_n he_o shall_v then_o be_v exalt_v above_o all_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o shall_v sit_v down_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n all_o power_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n he_o shall_v gather_v his_o people_n from_o all_o nation_n and_o govern_v they_o by_o his_o word_n and_o spirit_n and_o destroy_v he_o and_o their_o enemy_n hannah_n have_v end_v her_o song_n elkanah_n and_o she_o depart_v to_o their_o house_n at_o ramah_n and_o leave_v their_o young_a son_n samuel_n to_o minister_v unto_o the_o lord_n before_o eli_n the_o priest_n to_o wit_n in_o such_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o by_o degree_n he_o grow_v able_a to_o perform_v the_o levite_n indeed_o do_v not_o enter_v on_o that_o service_n till_o they_o be_v twenty-five_o year_n old_a as_o we_o show_v before_o but_o samuel_n case_n be_v extraordinary_a because_o by_o the_o special_a vow_n of_o a_o nazarite_n he_o be_v even_o from_o his_o tender_a year_n consecrate_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o though_o by_o the_o law_n there_o be_v no_o linen_n ephod_n appoint_v for_o the_o levite_n but_o for_o the_o inferior_a priest_n only_o exod._n 39.27_o either_o therefore_o afterward_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n come_v to_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n it_o be_v so_o order_v by_o the_o lord_n that_o the_o levite_n shall_v also_o wear_v such_o linen_n ephod_n when_o they_o attend_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o else_o samuel_n be_v by_o special_a dispensation_n because_o of_o the_o nazarite_n vow_n or_o some_o other_o reason_n appoint_v to_o wear_v this_o holy_a vestment_n which_o yet_o seem_v not_o very_o probable_a because_o the_o linen_n ephod_n be_v so_o common_o wear_v by_o all_o that_o be_v employ_v in_o holy_a service_n that_o even_o david_n when_o he_o dance_v before_o the_o ark_n 2_o sam._n 6.14_o be_v gird_v with_o a_o linen_n ephod_n but_o however_o it_o be_v it_o be_v plain_a that_o samuel_n in_o his_o young_a year_n do_v attend_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n viz._n in_o such_o service_n as_o he_o can_v then_o perform_v and_o that_o before_o eli_n the_o priest_n that_o be_v as_o he_o be_v order_v and_o direct_v by_o he_o who_o undertake_v it_o train_v of_o he_o up_o and_o upon_o who_o he_o chief_o attend_v in_o the_o service_n he_o perform_v and_o his_o mother_n when_o she_o come_v to_o shiloh_n with_o her_o husband_n to_o offer_v the_o yearly_a sacrifice_n use_v to_o bring_v he_o a_o new_a coat_n as_o a_o pledge_n of_o her_o motherly_a love_n to_o he_o and_o there_o eli_n bless_v elkanah_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o the_o lord_n give_v thou_o seed_n of_o this_o woman_n for_o the_o son_n thou_o have_v lend_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n visit_v partem_fw-la visit_v visitare_fw-la hic_fw-la sumitur_fw-la in_o bonam_fw-la partem_fw-la hannah_n in_o 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32_o etc._n etc._n but_o they_o use_v to_o challenge_v of_o that_o which_o be_v seethe_v for_o the_o sacrifice_n as_o their_o just_a fee_n all_o that_o their_o fleshhook_n can_v take_v out_o have_v no_o law_n of_o god_n for_o it_o and_o this_o they_o do_v not_o only_o now_o and_o then_o but_o constant_o practise_v it_o unto_o all_o the_o israelite_n that_o come_v to_o shiloh_n to_o worship_n v._o 14._o and_o sometime_o they_o will_v have_v this_o their_o overplus-portion_n before_o the_o flesh_n be_v put_v into_o the_o pot_n or_o kettle_n that_o they_o may_v roast_v it_o yea_o before_o the_o fat_a be_v take_v off_o and_o burn_v and_o so_o before_o the_o lord_n have_v his_o due_n direct_o against_o the_o law_n levit._n 7.31_o which_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o v._o 29._o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v make_v themselves_o fat_a with_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o offering_n and_o if_o any_o deny_v to_o give_v they_o what_o they_o require_v they_o threaten_v to_o take_v it_o by_o force_n 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to_o make_v satisfaction_n and_o so_o there_o will_v be_v a_o end_n of_o that_o quarrel_n but_o if_o a_o man_n sin_n against_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v entreat_v for_o he_o that_o be_v no_o mediation_n or_o satisfaction_n of_o man_n can_v here_o make_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n no_o reconciliation_n can_v here_o be_v hope_v for_o but_o upon_o his_o repentance_n and_o turn_n to_o god_n and_o rest_v on_o the_o alsufficient_a merit_n and_o intercession_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o let_v eli_n say_v what_o he_o will_v they_o hearken_v not_o to_o the_o voice_n of_o their_o father_n which_o plain_o show_v that_o the_o lord_n determine_v to_o destroy_v they_o for_o be_v grievous_o provoke_v by_o their_o sin_n he_o resolve_v as_o a_o righteous_a judge_n to_o leave_v they_o to_o themselves_o and_o to_o the_o wickedness_n of_o
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this_o samuel_n grow_v and_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o and_o suffer_v none_o of_o his_o word_n to_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n but_o exact_o perform_v what_o he_o have_v foretell_v by_o he_o and_o all_o israel_n even_o from_o dan_n to_o beersheba_n know_v that_o samuel_n be_v establish_v to_o be_v a_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o effectual_o call_v and_o send_v to_o execute_v this_o office_n among_o they_o and_o that_o god_n have_v firm_o settle_v he_o in_o it_o by_o make_v good_a his_o own_o word_n in_o his_o mouth_n so_o that_o after_o the_o long_a intermission_n and_o cessation_n of_o prophetical_a vision_n whereby_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v become_v rare_a and_o precious_a as_o we_o have_v show_v before_o the_o lord_n renew_v this_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n by_o appear_v in_o shiloh_n unto_o samuel_n and_o reveal_v his_o mind_n and_o will_n unto_o he_o by_o prophetical_a vision_n and_o inspiration_n samuel_n inspiration_n v._o 21._o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n some_o understand_v that_o god_n do_v by_o his_o eternal_a and_o essential_a word_n viz._n christ_n the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o father_n reveal_v his_o mind_n to_o samuel_n that_o he_o may_v reveal_v it_o unto_o the_o people_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 3._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clv_o as_o samuel_n have_v before_o make_v know_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o eli_n so_o he_o do_v now_o to_o all_o israel_n reprove_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o tell_v they_o before_o hand_n what_o judgement_n will_v fall_v upon_o they_o if_o they_o do_v not_o speedy_o repent_v but_o they_o not_o reform_v the_o philistine_n who_o it_o seem_v during_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o eli_n government_n have_v be_v pretty_a quiet_a possible_o because_o of_o the_o great_a slaughter_n samson_n have_v make_v of_o their_o lord_n and_o chief_a man_n at_o his_o death_n see_v judg._n 16.30_o now_o begin_v again_o to_o invade_v their_o land_n and_o be_v enter_v with_o a_o army_n the_o israelite_n gather_v themselves_o together_o to_o fight_v with_o they_o and_o pitch_v their_o camp_n at_o a_o place_n which_o be_v afterward_o call_v eben-eze_a the_o occasion_n whereof_o we_o may_v see_v afterward_o ch._n 7.11_o and_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v in_o aphek_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n the_o army_n join_v battle_n the_o israelite_n be_v smite_v before_o the_o philistine_n and_o lose_v 4000_o man_n the_o israelite_n have_v rally_v their_o scatter_a force_n the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n begin_v to_o inquire_v with_o some_o astonishment_n why_o the_o lord_n have_v thus_o leave_v they_o and_o suffer_v the_o philistine_n to_o prevail_v over_o they_o though_o
and_o give_v they_o most_o injurious_o to_o his_o servant_n and_o favourite_n six_o he_o will_v take_v the_o ten_o of_o their_o seed_n and_o of_o their_o vineyard_n either_o that_o which_o of_o right_n belong_v to_o the_o levite_n or_o another_o ten_o after_o they_o be_v pay_v and_o give_v it_o to_o his_o officer_n and_o courtier_n seven_o he_o will_v take_v their_o man-servant_n and_o and_o maidservant_n and_o their_o goodly_a young_a man_n their_o ass_n and_o put_v they_o to_o his_o work_n eight_o he_o will_v take_v the_o ten_o of_o their_o sheep_n as_o a_o tribute_n to_o himself_o and_o they_o will_v he_o force_v to_o be_v his_o servant_n and_o vassal_n not_o live_v like_o freeborn_a israelite_n but_o in_o a_o servile_a and_o slavish_a condition_n and_o then_o they_o will_v cry_v out_o in_o that_o day_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o grievous_a oppression_n they_o be_v under_o but_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o regard_v their_o cry_n or_o prayer_n because_o by_o their_o own_o obstinate_a 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he_o to_o salute_v and_o welcome_v he_o samuel_n understanding_n how_o thing_n have_v go_v angry_o say_v to_o he_o what_o have_v thou_o do_v saul_n tell_v he_o that_o have_v wait_v for_o he_o till_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v spend_v he_o conceive_v he_o will_v not_o come_v within_o the_o time_n appoint_v and_o so_o be_v constrain_v by_o necessity_n even_o against_o his_o will_n god_n will_n the_o true_a cause_n why_o he_o hasten_v to_o sacrifice_n seem_v to_o be_v because_o his_o soldier_n run_v away_o so_o fast_o from_o hâ—m_n in_o who_o he_o put_v more_o confidence_n than_o in_o god_n he_o have_v offer_v sacrifice_n gr._n sacrifice_n v._o 12._o roboravi_fw-la itaque_fw-la i_o i._n e._n obfirmavi_fw-la animum_fw-la q._n d._n etiam_fw-la reclamante_fw-la animo_fw-la obtuli_fw-la holocaustum_fw-la prae_fw-la timore_fw-la quare_fw-la cum_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la confligerent_n voluntas_fw-la &_o necessitas_fw-la tandem_fw-la vicit_fw-la necessitas_fw-la sed_fw-la 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and_o ark_n for_o the_o people_n better_a encouragement_n jonathan_n now_o acquaint_v his_o armour-bearer_n with_o his_o design_n come_v say_v he_o let_v thou_o and_o i_o go_v and_o surprise_v that_o court_n of_o guard_n which_o the_o uncircumcised_a 9.16_o uncircumcised_a for_o be_v alien_n and_o not_o in_o covenant_n with_o god_n they_o be_v not_o under_o his_o protection_n and_o we_o be_v his_o people_n and_o in_o covenant_n with_o he_o have_v his_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v give_v we_o victory_n over_o he_o and_o our_o enemy_n yea_o a_o special_a promise_n that_o saul_n shall_v save_v we_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n ch._n 9.16_o philistine_n keep_v near_o michmash_n come_v let_v we_o try_v it_o may_v be_v the_o lord_n will_v work_v for_o we_o for_o there_o be_v no_o restraint_n to_o he_o to_o save_v by_o many_o or_o by_o few_o his_o armour-bearer_n reply_v do_v all_o that_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n
and_o to_o carry_v it_o to_o his_o mouth_n but_o jonathan_n not_o be_v with_o his_o father_n in_o the_o camp_n when_o he_o thus_o adjure_v the_o people_n and_o so_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o and_o be_v through_o hunger_n and_o weariness_n ready_a to_o faint_v he_o put_v forth_o the_o end_n of_o his_o javelin_n or_o spear_n that_o he_o carry_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o dip_v it_o in_o the_o wild_a honey_n that_o lie_v before_o he_o and_o do_v eat_v of_o it_o whereby_o his_o spirit_n be_v much_o revive_v and_o refresh_v and_o his_o eye_n that_o be_v dim_v before_o with_o fast_v and_o faintness_n and_o emptiness_n and_o want_n of_o spirit_n be_v now_o enlighten_v and_o grow_v clear_a again_o one_o of_o the_o soldier_n see_v he_o thus_o eat_v tell_v 11.28_o tell_v v._o 28._o in_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o answer_v when_o his_o speech_n relate_v to_o a_o thing_n before_o do_v as_o well_o as_o to_o a_o thing_n before_o speak_v see_v numb_a 11.28_o he_o of_o the_o charge_n that_o his_o father_n have_v give_v the_o people_n which_o till_o then_o they_o have_v observe_v but_o now_o be_v grow_v so_o weary_a and_o faint_a that_o they_o can_v not_o any_o long_o pursue_v the_o enemy_n jonathan_n hear_v this_o say_v my_o father_n have_v cause_v a_o great_a inconvenience_n to_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o israel_n this_o day_n by_o impose_v upon_o you_o this_o severe_a charge_n see_v hereby_o he_o hinder_v you_o from_o obtain_v a_o full_a and_o complete_a victory_n for_o if_o i_o myself_o by_o taste_v a_o little_a honey_n be_o so_o much_o refresh_v that_o i_o be_o enable_v to_o go_v on_o cheerful_o as_o your_o leader_n in_o the_o pursuit_n how_o much_o more_o if_o all_o the_o soldier_n have_v be_v permit_v to_o eat_v free_o of_o the_o enemy_n spoil_n as_o they_o happen_v to_o light_v upon_o they_o will_v they_o have_v be_v enable_v thereby_o to_o have_v pursue_v and_o slaughter_a more_o of_o their_o enemy_n however_o the_o israelite_n smite_v the_o 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severe_o charge_v their_o sin_n upon_o they_o but_o without_o any_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o own_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o they_o you_o have_v sin_v this_o day_n say_v he_o in_o thus_o eat_v the_o blood_n roll_v i_o a_o great_a stone_n that_o thereon_o in_o my_o sight_n the_o people_n may_v kill_v their_o beast_n and_o that_o i_o myself_o may_v see_v the_o blood_n full_o drain_v out_o of_o the_o cattle_n which_o they_o kill_v then_o saul_n begin_v consuleret_fw-la begin_v v._o 35._o aedificavit_fw-la saul_n altar_n i._n e._n caepit_fw-la aedificare_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la caepisset_fw-la extruere_fw-la altar_n domino_fw-la dixit_fw-la saul_n descendamus_fw-la ad_fw-la philisteos_n etc._n etc._n videtur_fw-la hoc_fw-la innuere_fw-la saulem_fw-la opus_fw-la tantummodo_a incaepisse_v &_o postea_fw-la negligenter_n destitisse_fw-la quomodo_fw-la antea_fw-la fecit_fw-la quando_fw-la deum_fw-la consuleret_fw-la to_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v offer_v thereon_o gratulatory_a sacrifice_n for_o that_o glorious_a victory_n which_o god_n have_v new_o give_v they_o but_o it_o seem_v he_o do_v not_o finish_v it_o saul_n and_o the_o people_n have_v now_o refresh_v themselves_o he_o exhort_v they_o vigorous_o to_o prosecute_v the_o philistine_n let_v we_o go_v say_v he_o after_o the_o philistine_n by_o night_n and_o spoil_v they_o unto_o the_o morning_n light_n and_o let_v we_o not_o leave_v a_o man_n of_o they_o the_o people_n seem_v very_o willing_a to_o it_o but_o the_o highpriest_n say_v before_o we_o undertake_v such_o a_o weighty_a business_n let_v we_o first_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n and_o crave_v his_o direction_n in_o it_o saul_n agree_v hereunto_o and_o be_v willing_a to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n by_o the_o highpriest_n but_o the_o lord_n answer_v he_o not_o protraheretur_fw-la not_o silentium_fw-la dei_fw-la eo_fw-la spectabat_fw-la ut_fw-la innocentia_fw-la jonathae_n &_o praepostera_fw-la saulis_n inhumanitas_fw-la &_o nimia_fw-la durity_n in_fw-la lucem_fw-la protraheretur_fw-la that_o day_n which_o show_v that_o he_o be_v high_o displease_v see_v ch._n 28.6_o but_o not_o with_o jonathan_n for_o eat_v a_o little_a honey_n but_o with_o saul_n for_o the_o rash_a charge_n which_o he_o in_o his_o arrogance_n and_o tyranny_n have_v impose_v upon_o the_o people_n have_v no_o warrant_n from_o god_n to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o lord_n refuse_v to_o answer_n saul_n tend_v to_o his_o that_o it_o may_v be_v discover_v that_o jonathan_n have_v indeed_o offend_v against_o the_o command_n of_o his_o father_n though_o ignorant_o but_o that_o saul_n have_v by_o that_o rash_a unadvised_a charge_n and_o curse_v hinder_v the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o victory_n cause_v israel_n to_o sin_n and_o now_o bring_v his_o own_o son_n under_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v accurse_a and_o put_v to_o death_n saul_n conclude_v that_o god_n be_v angry_a because_o when_o he_o inquire_v of_o he_o by_o the_o priest_n he_o will_v not_o answer_v he_o he_o therefore_o present_o command_v all_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o family_n to_o draw_v near_o unto_o he_o that_o by_o cast_a lot_n it_o may_v be_v discover_v who_o it_o be_v that_o have_v thus_o offend_v god_n among_o they_o for_o though_o himself_o have_v great_o sin_v in_o that_o rash_a and_o unadvised_a oath_n he_o have_v make_v and_o the_o curse_n he_o have_v impose_v upon_o the_o people_n yet_o he_o conclude_v that_o the_o violation_n of_o his_o command_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o great_a offence_n which_o cause_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v silent_a and_o therefore_o for_o the_o find_v out_o this_o he_o will_v have_v they_o cast_v lot_n and_o solemn_o protest_v who_o ever_o be_v find_v guilty_a yea_o though_o it_o be_v jonathan_n his_o son_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v spare_v but_o not_o a_o man_n among_o they_o will_v accuse_v jonathan_n then_o he_o say_v to_o the_o people_n be_v you_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o i_o and_o jonathan_n will_v be_v on_o the_o other_o and_o he_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o give_v forth_o a_o perfect_a lot_n that_o be_v a_o lot_n which_o may_v clear_v the_o innocent_a and_o fall_v upon_o the_o guilty_a the_o lot_n be_v cast_v saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v take_v than_o the_o lot_n be_v cast_v between_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n and_o jonathan_n be_v take_v jonathan_n be_v true_o innocent_a and_o faultless_a but_o not_o in_o saul_n sense_n and_o therefore_o why_o be_v he_o take_v by_o the_o lot_n that_o be_v innocent_a many_o reason_n be_v render_v for_o it_o 1._o to_o punish_v saul_n rash_a oath_n who_o thereby_o bring_v his_o dear_a son_n into_o extreme_a danger_n see_v the_o case_n of_o jephtha_n judg._n 11.30_o 31_o 35._o 2_o to_o discover_v saul_n hypocrisy_n who_o seem_v very_o scrupulous_a and_o conscientious_a in_o keep_v a_o rash_a and_o wicked_a oath_n yet_o make_v not_o conscience_n of_o kill_v his_o innocent_a son_n 3_o to_o justify_v jonathan_n and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v declare_v innocent_a jonathan_n be_v take_v saul_n ask_v he_o what_o he_o have_v do_v jonathan_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v taste_v a_o little_a honey_n with_o the_o end_n of_o his_o rod_n or_o javelin_n and_o he_o see_v he_o must_v die_v for_o it_o though_o he_o be_v whole_o ignorant_a of_o the_o king_n severe_a prohibition_n saul_n reply_v god_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o if_o i_o spare_v thou_o a_o stranâ—e_a zeal_n this_o be_v in_o saul_n and_o a_o evidence_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v leave_v he_o he_o will_v not_o now_o in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o rash_a oath_n spare_v a_o brave_a â—â—riant_n and_o most_o worthy_a son_n and_o yet_o a_o little_a while_n after_o contrary_a to_o god_n express_v coâ—trâ—â—â—â—d_v spare_v the_o wicked_a king_n agag_n ch._n 15.8_o the_o people_n hear_v this_o his_o raâ—â—_n
message_n from_o the_o lord_n against_o they_o therefore_o they_o present_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o come_v peaceable_o he_o say_v yes_o for_o i_o come_v to_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n sanctify_v therefore_o yourselves_o and_o come_v with_o i_o to_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o particular_o let_v jesse_n and_o his_o son_n prepare_v and_o sanctify_v themselves_o both_o legal_o and_o spiritual_o that_o they_o may_v eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n it_o be_v like_a samuel_n have_v acquaint_v jesse_n private_o with_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o come_n and_o that_o thereupon_o jesse_n bring_v in_o his_o son_n one_o by_o one_o into_o some_o private_a place_n whether_o before_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n they_o have_v retire_v themselves_o for_o that_o purpose_n that_o that_o person_n may_v be_v anoint_v who_o god_n shall_v point_v out_o to_o samuel_n according_o eliab_n jesse_n elder_a son_n be_v first_o bring_v forth_o when_o samuel_n see_v he_o he_o think_v within_o himself_o sure_o this_o be_v the_o man_n the_o comeliness_n of_o his_o person_n make_v he_o think_v this_o be_v he_o who_o god_n have_v choose_v but_o herein_o he_o be_v lead_v and_o guide_v only_o by_o his_o own_o spirit_n for_o the_o lord_n present_o say_v to_o he_o look_v not_o on_o his_o countenance_n or_o the_o height_n of_o his_o stature_n consider_v the_o lord_n see_v not_o as_o man_n see_v for_o man_n look_v on_o the_o outward_a appearance_n but_o god_n look_v on_o the_o heart_n then_o jesse_n call_v abinadab_n and_o make_v he_o appear_v before_o samuel_n and_o samuel_n be_v admonish_v by_o a_o secret_a voice_n of_o god_n spirit_n that_o neither_o be_v this_o the_o man_n who_o he_o have_v choose_v then_o shammah_n be_v call_v he_o also_o be_v refuse_v jesse_n then_o call_v four_o more_o of_o his_o son_n in_o order_n and_o set_v they_o one_o after_o another_o before_o samuel_n but_o he_o tell_v he_o never_o a_o one_o of_o these_o be_v the_o person_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v jesse_n wonder_v at_o this_o samuel_n ask_v he_o whether_o these_o be_v all_o his_o son_n samuel_n david_n choose_v to_o be_v king_n and_o first_o anoint_v by_o samuel_n he_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v one_o more_o viz._n the_o young_a who_o he_o employ_v in_o keep_v his_o sheep_n he_o have_v omit_v to_o bring_v he_o as_o imagine_v it_o can_v not_o in_o any_o likelihood_n be_v he_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n who_o god_n will_v choose_v and_o this_o possible_o be_v so_o order_v by_o providence_n that_o it_o may_v more_o evident_o appear_v that_o david_n be_v mere_o choose_v of_o god_n samuel_n order_v that_o this_o young_a son_n shall_v be_v immediate_o send_v for_o for_o say_v he_o we_o will_v not_o sit_v down_o till_o he_o come_v at_o last_o david_n come_v who_o be_v of_o a_o ruddy_a and_o beautiful_a succederet_fw-la beautiful_a solet_fw-la pulcher_fw-la animus_n etiam_fw-la in_o vultu_fw-la apparere_fw-la vide_fw-la platonis_fw-la convivium_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o davide_n forma_fw-la non_fw-la mollis_fw-la sed_fw-la virilis_fw-la &_o militaris_fw-la oculi_fw-la ipsius_fw-la bellicam_fw-la quandam_fw-la ferociam_fw-la spirare_fw-la videbantur_fw-la unctus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la statim_fw-la regnaret_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la sauli_n morienti_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la succederet_fw-la countenance_n and_o comely_a to_o look_v on_o and_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a about_o twenty_o two_o year_n of_o age_n the_o lord_n now_o by_o a_o secret_a voice_n of_o his_o spirit_n say_v unto_o samuel_n this_o be_v the_o man_n arise_v and_o anoint_v he_o then_o samuel_n take_v the_o horn_n of_o oil_n and_o anoint_a he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o brethren_n whereby_o he_o incur_v their_o envy_n see_v ch._n 17.28_o no_o less_o than_o joseph_n do_v of_o his_o brethren_n and_o from_o the_o very_a day_n of_o his_o anoint_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o he_o namely_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n courage_n and_o fortitude_n so_o that_o he_o be_v 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the_o king_n that_o attend_v upon_o he_o will_v not_o do_v it_o choose_v rather_o to_o obey_v god_n who_o have_v forbid_v murder_n than_o this_o wicked_a king_n then_o saul_n command_v doeg_n that_o he_o shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o doeg_n according_o take_v unto_o himself_o such_o person_n as_o be_v alike_o bloody-minded_a with_o himself_o and_o so_o fit_a for_o his_o purpose_n fall_v upon_o they_o and_o slay_v on_o that_o day_n fourscore_o and_o five_o person_n that_o wear_v a_o linen_n ephod_n and_o thus_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v threaten_v against_o the_o house_n of_o eli_n ch._n 2.31_o 32._o be_v in_o part_n fulfil_v for_o of_o that_o family_n these_o priest_n be_v then_o doeg_n have_v as_o it_o seem_v saul_n commission_n for_o it_o go_v to_o nob_n and_o there_o destroy_v man_n woman_n and_o child_n and_o suckling_n yea_o the_o very_a ox_n ass_n and_o sheep_n that_o belong_v to_o that_o city_n so_o great_a a_o abhorrence_n and_o detestation_n do_v he_o manifest_v 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levite_n and_o one_o of_o the_o porter_n and_o singer_n 1_o chr._n 15.18_o 21._o the_o gittite_n that_o be_v of_o gath-rimmon_a a_o city_n of_o the_o philistine_n near_o gath_n and_o appropriate_v to_o the_o levite_n josh_n 21.24_o who_o consider_v there_o be_v no_o danger_n in_o harbour_v the_o ark_n provide_v they_o carry_v themselves_o with_o that_o respect_n and_o reverence_n towards_o it_o which_o god_n require_v he_o glad_o receive_v it_o into_o his_o house_n where_o it_o continue_v three_o month_n and_o god_n wonderful_o bless_v elisha_n bless_v they_o shall_v be_v no_o loser_n that_o give_v to_o god_n or_o any_o belong_v unto_o he_o due_a entertainment_n as_o we_o see_v the_o instance_n of_o potiphar_n entertain_v joseph_n and_o laban_n jacob_n and_o the_o widdow-woman_n elijah_n &_o the_o shunamite_n elisha_n he_o and_o his_o house_n viz._n his_o wife_n child_n servant_n cattle_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o all_o his_o affair_n for_o the_o ark_n sake_n and_o this_o 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to_o sanctify_v and_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o this_o holy_a service_n by_o outward_a ceremonial_a purification_n and_o by_o inward_a purification_n of_o soul_n for_o because_o it_o be_v not_o so_o do_v at_o first_o he_o say_v god_n have_v make_v a_o breach_n upon_o they_o even_o because_o they_o have_v not_o religious_o examine_v what_o the_o law_n of_o god_n require_v of_o they_o in_o that_o case_n and_o have_v not_o perform_v this_o service_n in_o a_o right_a manner_n according_a to_o his_o will_n according_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n do_v sanctify_v themselves_o and_o then_o the_o levite_n do_v bear_v the_o ark_n upon_o their_o shoulder_n he_o appoint_v also_o that_o some_o of_o the_o levite_n shall_v go_v before_o the_o ark_n sound_v with_o psaltery_n harp_n and_o cymbal_n and_o sing_v thereunto_o with_o joyful_a and_o cheerful_a spirit_n the_o several_a singer_n play_v upon_o several_a instrument_n some_o
church_n and_o people_n in_o regard_n whereof_o in_o time_n of_o great_a joy_n they_o use_v it_o seem_v to_o sing_v this_o psalm_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o isa_n 12.4_o it_o begin_v give_v thanks_o unto_o the_o lord_n call_v upon_o his_o name_n make_v know_v his_o deed_n among_o the_o people_n set_v forth_o his_o glorious_a attribute_n seek_v to_o know_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o strength_n and_o resort_v to_o the_o ark_n from_o whence_o he_o use_v to_o give_v forth_o his_o oracle_n exod._n 25.22_o and_o be_v the_o symbol_n of_o his_o almighty_a presence_n among_o we_o and_o therefore_o call_v the_o ark_n of_o his_o strength_n psal_n 132.8_o yea_o seek_v his_o favour_n continual_o day_n after_o day_n as_o occasion_n require_v remember_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o mouth_n which_o he_o first_o threaten_v and_o then_o execute_v o_o you_o seed_n of_o jacob_n who_o be_v his_o adopt_a and_o peculiar_a people_n free_o choose_v by_o he_o he_o be_v our_o god_n he_o execute_v his_o judgement_n on_o his_o enemy_n throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n o_o let_v we_o be_v mindful_a always_o of_o his_o covenant_n wherein_o he_o have_v declare_v what_o duty_n he_o expect_v from_o we_o and_o what_o reward_v we_o may_v expect_v from_o he_o upon_o our_o obedience_n gen._n 17.7_o 9_o which_o covenant_n he_o have_v command_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o we_o and_o the_o generation_n follow_v we_o even_o the_o covenant_n which_o he_o make_v with_o abraham_n gen._n 17.7_o &_o 15.18_o and_o his_o oath_n unto_o isaac_n gen._n 26.3_o 4._o renew_v the_o same_o covenant_n to_o he_o which_o by_o oath_n he_o have_v confirm_v unto_o abraham_n gen_n 22.16_o 17._o and_o which_o he_o give_v to_o jacob_n for_o a_o law_n or_o statute_n and_o to_o israel_n for_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n gen._n 28.13_o say_n unto_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n will_v i_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o a_o inheritance_n and_o this_o promise_n he_o make_v to_o they_o when_o they_o be_v but_o few_o in_o 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the_o 34_o ver_fw-la the_o psalmist_n it_o seem_v afterward_o make_v a_o new_a psalm_n of_o viz._n the_o 96_o the_o drift_n of_o which_o be_v to_o stir_v up_o all_o nation_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n and_o consequent_o include_v a_o prophecy_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o gather_v all_o nation_n into_o the_o church_n by_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o gospel_n it_o begin_v sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n all_o you_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n show_v forth_o from_o day_n to_o day_n and_o time_n to_o time_n as_o occasion_n be_v offer_v his_o salvation_n viz._n the_o redemption_n and_o salvation_n purchase_v by_o the_o messiah_n great_a be_v the_o lord_n and_o great_o to_o be_v fear_v above_o all_o go_n for_o the_o god_n of_o the_o heathen_a be_v idol_n but_o our_o god_n make_v the_o heaven_n god_n be_v a_o king_n of_o infinite_a majesty_n glory_n and_o honour_n most_o strong_a and_o mighty_a the_o fountain_n of_o all_o strength_n and_o gladness_n to_o his_o people_n such_o his_o people_n find_v he_o in_o his_o sanctuary_n where_o he_o reveal_v himself_o unto_o they_o and_o such_o with_o glad_a heart_n they_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v see_v psal_n 96.6_o o_o you_o kindred_n and_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n ascribe_v unto_o the_o lord_n glory_n and_o strength_n give_v unto_o he_o the_o glory_n due_a unto_o his_o name_n that_o be_v which_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o glorious_a attribute_n bring_v a_o offering_n and_o come_v into_o his_o court_n the_o place_n appoint_v for_o his_o solemn_a worship_n and_o worship_v he_o in_o his_o glorious_a holy_a sanctuary_n ment_fw-la sanctuary_n 1_o chron._n 16._o v._o 29._o worship_v he_o in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n sanctitas_fw-la pro_fw-la sanctuario_fw-la per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o ornatu_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la i._n e._n pura_fw-la ment_fw-la fear_v before_o he_o all_o you_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o he_o the_o world_n be_v make_v at_o first_o and_o by_o his_o support_a providence_n it_o be_v establish_v and_o firm_o settle_v and_o therefore_o we_o need_v not_o fear_v but_o he_o will_v also_o support_v his_o church_n and_o people_n let_v the_o heaven_n be_v glad_a and_o the_o earth_n rejoice_v and_o let_v man_n say_v one_o to_o another_o the_o lord_n reign_v let_v the_o sea_n roar_v duty_n roar_v humane_a affection_n be_v here_o ascribe_v to_o insensible_a creature_n thereby_o to_o set_v out_o man_n duty_n with_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o that_o be_v with_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v thereby_o as_o it_o be_v express_v its_o joy_n let_v the_o field_n also_o rejoice_v and_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o wood_n sing_v out_o before_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o come_v to_o judge_n the_o world_n that_o be_v to_o rule_v and_o govern_v it_o which_o he_o will_v do_v with_o righteousness_n and_o faithfulness_n o_o give_v thanks_o unto_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o be_v good_a his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o save_v we_o o_o god_n of_o our_o salvation_n and_o gather_v we_o together_o and_o firm_o unite_v we_o who_o have_v be_v before_o too_o much_o rend_v and_o divide_v and_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o heathen_a that_o we_o may_v glory_v in_o thy_o praiseworthy_a work_n and_o count_v it_o our_o happiness_n and_o glory_n that_o we_o may_v serve_v and_o praise_v thou_o bless_a be_v god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o let_v all_o the_o people_n say_v amen_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 16._o from_o v._o 4_o to_o the_o end_n sect_n clxxxviii_o david_n at_o this_o present_a enjoy_n peace_n and_o quietness_n be_v not_o disturb_v with_o the_o invasion_n of_o neighbour_a nation_n he_o begin_v to_o take_v into_o his_o pious_a thought_n the_o build_n of_o a_o temple_n for_o god_n and_o his_o ark._n in_o order_n hereunto_o he_o send_v for_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n to_o advise_v with_o he_o about_o it_o he_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v come_v to_o dwell_v in_o a_o stately_a house_n which_o he_o have_v build_v for_o himself_o hiram_n king_n of_o tyre_n have_v furnish_v he_o with_o cedar-tree_n and_o carpenter_n and_o mason_n for_o that_o purpose_n but_o he_o think_v it_o unfit_a that_o he_o shall_v dwell_v in_o so_o stately_a a_o palace_n and_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v lodge_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n only_o in_o a_o tabernacle_n cover_v with_o skin_n and_o curtain_n indeed_o while_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o a_o flit_a condition_n the_o public_a place_n of_o god_n worship_n be_v only_o a_o tent_n or_o tabernacle_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v remove_v with_o they_o but_o now_o they_o be_v settle_v in_o canaan_n he_o think_v it_o more_o suitable_a to_o their_o present_a state_n that_o the_o house_n allot_v to_o god_n service_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o a_o movable_a tabernacle_n but_o a_o stand_a temple_n especial_o consider_v that_o he_o have_v say_v that_o when_o they_o be_v come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o their_o inheritance_n he_o will_v choose_v out_o a_o place_n for_o they_o to_o cause_v his_o name_n to_o dwell_v there_o deut._n 12.10_o 11_o 14._o and_o therefore_o upon_o these_o consideration_n and_o in_o zeal_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n he_o have_v thought_n of_o build_v a_o temple_n for_o his_o public_a worship_n nathan_n be_v much_o please_v with_o the_o design_n and_o great_o encourage_v he_o in_o it_o say_v to_o he_o go_v on_o 26.6_o on_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o prophet_n have_v not_o always_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n upon_o they_o but_o speak_v sometime_o as_o private_a man_n as_o samuel_n do_v 1_o sam._n 26.6_o build_v a_o house_n for_o the_o lord_n as_o thou_o have_v design_v he_o seem_v to_o have_v move_v thou_o to_o it_o and_o undoubted_o will_v answer_v thou_o in_o it_o this_o approbation_n of_o nathan_n so_o far_o encourage_v david_n that_o as_o some_o think_v he_o
hitherto_o and_o so_o high_o advance_v i_o and_o yet_o as_o if_o this_o be_v but_o a_o small_a thing_n in_o thy_o sight_n thou_o have_v promise_v to_o continue_v thy_o favour_n not_o only_o to_o i_o but_o to_o my_o posterity_n after_o i_o for_o many_o generation_n and_o be_v this_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n o_o lord_n god_n to_o deal_v so_o bountiful_o with_o they_o that_o have_v no_o way_n deserve_v of_o they_o sure_o such_o love_n as_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v among_o mortal_n but_o be_v only_o peculiar_a to_o thyself_o who_o be_v god_n omnipotent_a and_o what_o can_v i_o speak_v more_o to_o thou_o or_o ask_v more_o of_o thou_o for_o my_o honour_n or_o benefit_n than_o thou_o of_o thy_o free_a grace_n and_o mercy_n have_v already_o promise_v i_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o confer_v upon_o i_o see_v 1_o chron._n 17.18_o for_o thou_o know_v thy_o servant_n and_o what_o be_v good_a for_o i_o better_o than_o i_o myself_o and_o thou_o know_v the_o desire_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v to_o praise_v thy_o name_n though_o with_o my_o tongue_n i_o be_o not_o able_a sufficient_o to_o do_v it_o thou_o have_v confer_v all_o these_o benefit_n on_o i_o not_o for_o any_o desert_n in_o i_o but_o of_o thy_o mere_a grace_n and_o love_n and_o for_o thy_o truth_n and_o promise_n sake_n that_o thy_o servant_n may_v know_v what_o thou_o mean_v to_o do_v for_o he_o and_o he_o in_o time_n to_o come_v thou_o be_v the_o great_a and_o only_o true_a god_n there_o be_v none_o like_o thou_o nor_o beside_o thou_o according_a to_o all_o that_o we_o ever_o hear_v or_o understand_v and_o what_o one_o nation_n be_v there_o in_o all_o the_o earth_n like_v unto_o thy_o people_n so_o advance_v in_o high_a and_o holy_a privilege_n people_n v._o 23._o to_o do_v for_o you_o great_a thing_n here_o be_v a_o apostrophy_n to_o the_o people_n in_o the_o next_o word_n his_o speech_n be_v direct_v to_o god_n again_o for_o thy_o land_n before_o thy_o people_n who_o god_n come_v as_o it_o be_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o redeem_v and_o separate_v for_o a_o people_n to_o himself_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o great_a name_n and_o have_v do_v such_o great_a and_o terrible_a thing_n for_o they_o open_o in_o their_o sight_n whereby_o he_o have_v deliver_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o subdue_v their_o enemy_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o rescue_v they_o from_o all_o nation_n that_o seek_v their_o ruin_n and_o from_o their_o false_a god_n on_o who_o they_o foolish_o rely_v for_o help_v and_o thou_o have_v confirm_v and_o establish_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n for_o a_o people_n to_o thyself_o for_o ever_o that_o be_v the_o natural_a israel_n for_o a_o very_a long_a time_n viz._n to_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o spiritual_a israel_n consist_v of_o true_a convert_n both_o among_o jew_n and_o gentile_n for_o ever_o and_o now_o o_o lord_n let_v the_o word_n that_o thou_o have_v speak_v concern_v thy_o servant_n and_o concern_v his_o house_n be_v establish_v for_o ever_o and_o do_v as_o thou_o have_v say_v and_o let_v thy_o name_n be_v magnify_v for_o ever_o that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v god_n over_o israel_n yea_o let_v the_o house_n of_o thy_o servant_n be_v establish_v before_o thou_o for_o thou_o lord_n have_v make_v know_v to_o i_o what_o be_v former_o hide_v from_o i_o say_v to_o i_o i_o will_v build_v thy_o house_n and_o continue_v the_o kingdom_n to_o thou_o and_o thy_o posterity_n after_o thou_o therefore_o thy_o servant_n have_v find_v his_o heart_n move_v to_o make_v this_o prayer_n unto_o thou_o that_o it_o may_v be_v so_o have_v thy_o promise_n as_o a_o sure_a ground_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o confidence_n and_o can_v doubt_v of_o obtain_v his_o request_n for_o thy_o word_n be_v true_a and_o sure_a to_o be_v perform_v and_o thou_o have_v faithful_o promise_v this_o goodness_n unto_o thy_o servant_n let_v it_o therefore_o please_v thou_o so_o to_o bless_v the_o house_n of_o thy_o servant_n that_o it_o may_v continue_v before_o thou_o for_o ever_o thou_o have_v o_o lord_n speak_v it_o and_o i_o firm_o rest_v on_o thy_o promise_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o bless_v my_o house_n and_o i_o firm_o believe_v it_o shall_v be_v bless_v 2_o sam._n ch._n 7._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 17._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 22._o v._n 8_o 9_o 10._o 2_o chron._n ch._n 6._o v._n 8_o 9_o 1_o king_n ch._n 8._o v._n 18_o 19_o sect_n clxxxix_o we_o show_v in_o the_o former_a section_n that_o one_o reason_n among_o other_o why_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o permit_v david_n to_o build_v he_o a_o house_n be_v because_o he_o will_v not_o have_v leisure_n to_o do_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o many_o war_n he_o be_v to_o be_v engage_v in_o indeed_o from_o this_o time_n to_o the_o birth_n of_o solomon_n most_o part_n of_o his_o time_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o be_v spend_v in_o war_n wherein_o he_o be_v very_o victorious_a and_o successful_a and_o therein_o god_n make_v good_a to_o he_o the_o promise_n concern_v the_o prosperity_n and_o flourish_a estate_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o enlarge_n of_o his_o dominion_n which_o by_o these_o conquest_n stretch_v not_o only_o from_o shicor_n a_o river_n in_o egypt_n in_o the_o south_n to_o antioch_n to_o a_o city_n in_o syria_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v antioch_n hamath_n in_o the_o north_n see_v 1_o chron._n 13.5_o but_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o river_n euphrates_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a bind_v of_o all_o that_o land_n which_o have_v be_v former_o promise_v to_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n gen._n 15.18_o compare_v with_o deut._n 11.24_o and_o josh_n 3.4_o and_o be_v never_o possess_v by_o any_o of_o they_o save_v only_o by_o david_n and_o solomon_n see_v 1_o king_n 4.21_o 24._o there_o be_v in_o this_o chapter_n five_o war_n mention_v that_o he_o be_v engage_v in_o the_o first_o israel_n first_o this_o be_v indeed_o his_o 3d_o engagement_n with_o the_o philistine_n after_o he_o be_v anoint_v king_n over_o all_o israel_n be_v against_o the_o philistine_n descend_v from_o the_o egyptian_n who_o progenitor_n be_v mizraim_n the_o second_o son_n of_o curse_a cham_n they_o be_v heathen_n and_o common_o bitter_a enemy_n to_o the_o israelite_n these_o therefore_o david_n now_o set_v upon_o and_o subdue_v and_o take_v their_o strong_a city_n gath_n praesidium_fw-la gath_n it_o be_v afterward_o call_v dio-caesarea_n it_o stand_v in_o the_o frontier_n of_o palestine_n at_o the_o entrance_n into_o judea_n and_o ephraim_n and_o the_o mountainous_a tract_n of_o ground_n whereon_o it_o be_v build_v it_o seem_v be_v call_v ammah_o per_fw-la hanc_fw-la urbem_fw-la philistaei_n olim_fw-la fraenabant_fw-la judaeam_fw-la nunc_fw-la david_n fraenat_n philistaeos_n imponens_fw-la illi_fw-la militare_fw-la praesidium_fw-la with_o all_o the_o town_n under_o its_o jurisdiction_n see_v 1_o chron._n 18.1_o call_v metheg-ammah_a or_o the_o bridle_n of_o ammah_o because_o it_o bridle_v and_o keep_v in_o awe_n all_o the_o country_n round_o about_o it_o his_o second_o war_n be_v with_o the_o moabite_n descend_v of_o lot_n incest_n with_o his_o daughter_n gen._n 19.37_o at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n they_o be_v forbid_v by_o god_n to_o invade_v the_o moabite_n land_n or_o do_v they_o any_o hurt_n because_o he_o have_v give_v it_o to_o the_o child_n of_o lot_n for_o a_o possession_n deut._n 2.9_o and_o god_n restrain_v they_o from_o distress_v they_o because_o they_o have_v not_o then_o do_v they_o any_o wrong_n but_o afterward_o they_o prove_v malicious_a enemy_n and_o thereupon_o be_v interdict_v from_o enter_v into_o the_o congregation_n unto_o the_o ten_o generation_n deut._n 23.3_o they_o show_v their_o ill_a will_n to_o they_o in_o not_o relieve_v they_o with_o bread_n in_o their_o necessity_n and_o afterward_o they_o hire_v balaam_n to_o curse_v they_o and_o when_o that_o will_v not_o do_v they_o follow_v his_o curse_a counsel_n in_o tempt_v they_o by_o their_o woman_n to_o commit_v fornication_n and_o to_o join_v with_o they_o in_o their_o idolatrous_a feast_n numb_a 25._o whereby_o a_o great_a plague_n be_v bring_v upon_o they_o they_o oppress_v they_o also_o by_o eglon_n their_o king_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n it_o be_v true_a the_o king_n of_o moab_n give_v entertainment_n to_o david_n father_n and_o mother_n 1_o sam._n 22.3_o 3._o look_v upon_o he_o at_o that_o time_n as_o a_o enemy_n to_o saul_n and_o his_o people_n but_o when_o david_n be_v once_o establish_v king_n over_o all_o israel_n it_o seem_v the_o moabite_n express_v the_o same_o hostile_a mind_n against_o he_o which_o they_o have_v former_o against_o saul_n but_o what_o
be_v his_o own_o son_n that_o by_o such_o a_o exemplary_a punishment_n other_o may_v be_v deter_v from_o offend_v in_o the_o like_a kind_n but_o though_o he_o do_v not_o punish_v he_o yet_o his_o son_n absalon_n do_v as_o we_o come_v now_o to_o show_v after_o two_o year_n be_v pass_v absalon_n have_v a_o sheep-shearing_n feast_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o that_o country_n to_o entertain_v his_o friend_n and_o encourage_v his_o servant_n to_o this_o feast_n absalon_n invite_v david_n and_o all_o his_o son_n with_o their_o retinue_n to_o avoid_v all_o suspicion_n of_o any_o ill_a intention_n against_o amnon_n david_n tell_v he_o if_o they_o shall_v all_o come_v they_o shall_v be_v too_o chargeable_a to_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o himself_o will_v not_o come_v however_o he_o bless_v he_o and_o wish_v he_o much_o joy_n in_o his_o feast_n then_o absalon_n earnest_o entreat_v he_o that_o his_o brother_n amnon_n be_v his_o elder_a son_n may_v come_v and_o so_o represent_v his_o person_n 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worth_n out_o of_o his_o royal_a bounty_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 24._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 21._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n ccv_o david_n now_o know_v that_o this_o threshing-floor_n of_o araunah_n which_o he_o have_v purchase_v be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o temple_n be_v to_o be_v build_v he_o say_v of_o it_o this_o be_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o this_o be_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o burnt-offering_a for_o israel_n that_o be_v this_o be_v the_o place_n of_o which_o god_n long_o since_o speak_v by_o his_o servant_n moses_n that_o he_o will_v have_v a_o house_n there_o build_v which_o shall_v be_v the_o settle_a place_n of_o his_o worship_n and_o where_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o altar_n not_o this_o i_o have_v now_o set_v up_o but_o another_o whereon_o only_o they_o shall_v offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o he_o see_v deut._n 12.11_o not_o long_o after_o it_o seem_v he_o receive_v from_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o illumination_n of_o his_o spirit_n 29.25_o spirit_n except_o 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and_o tender_a and_o the_o house_n that_o be_v to_o be_v build_v for_o the_o lord_n must_v be_v exceed_o magnificent_a and_o must_v excel_v all_o other_o have_v other_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o service_n itself_o and_o in_o the_o ornament_n appertain_v thereunto_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o world_n wonder_n it_o be_v far_o more_o excellent_a than_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o in_o its_o dimension_n far_o exceed_v it_o there_o be_v some_o great_a building_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o there_o be_v never_o any_o that_o have_v such_o costly_a material_n such_o curious_a workmanship_n such_o divine_a service_n such_o representation_n of_o god_n majesty_n and_o mercy_n and_o which_o prefigure_v such_o mystical_a spiritual_a and_o celestial_a thing_n as_o this_o temple_n have_v that_o
the_o king_n son_n and_o joab_n and_o abiathar_n and_o many_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n and_o behold_v they_o eat_v and_o drink_v before_o he_o and_o say_v god_n save_o king_n adonijah_n sure_o this_o be_v not_o do_v with_o thy_o allowance_n for_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a moment_n thou_o do_v not_o use_v to_o transact_v without_o consult_v i_o first_o about_o they_o then_o the_o king_n call_v for_o bathsheba_n and_o say_v to_o she_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v who_o have_v redeem_v i_o out_o of_o all_o former_a distress_n as_o i_o swear_v to_o thou_o that_o solomon_n shall_v sit_v on_o my_o throne_n after_o i_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v then_o bathsheba_n bow_v her_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o say_v let_v my_o lord_n king_n david_n live_v for_o ever_o as_o if_o she_o shall_v have_v say_v long_o may_v the_o king_n live_v and_o i_o wish_v if_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n we_o may_v never_o lose_v he_o then_o the_o king_n call_v for_o zadok_n nathan_n and_o benaiah_n and_o 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and_o upon_o this_o thy_o people_n and_o let_v thy_o ear_n be_v attentive_a unto_o the_o supplication_n we_o shall_v make_v unto_o thou_o and_o hearken_v to_o we_o in_o all_o that_o we_o shall_v pray_v unto_o thou_o for_o according_a to_o thy_o will_n for_o thou_o do_v separate_v we_o unto_o thyself_o from_o among_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o be_v thy_o peculiar_a people_n and_o inheritance_n as_o thou_o speak_v by_o thy_o servant_n moses_n solomon_n have_v end_v this_o his_o devout_a prayer_n rise_v up_o from_o his_o knee_n and_o stand_v with_o his_o face_n towards_o the_o temple_n he_o repeat_v part_n of_o the_o 132_o psalm_n say_v arise_v o_o lord_n and_o take_v possession_n of_o this_o house_n which_o i_o have_v build_v for_o thou_o as_o a_o rest_a place_n and_o fix_a habitation_n and_o not_o a_o ambulatory_a and_o move_a one_o as_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v and_o let_v thy_o ark_n whereon_o thou_o do_v manifest_v thy_o glory_n hand_n glory_n psal_n 78.61_o he_o deliver_v his_o strength_n into_o captivity_n and_o his_o glory_n into_o the_o enemy_n hand_n strength_n and_o power_n for_o the_o good_a of_o thy_o people_n be_v here_o settle_v and_o constant_o abide_v let_v thy_o priest_n o_o lord_n god_n be_v clothe_v and_o adorn_v with_o such_o grace_n as_o may_v bring_v salvation_n to_o themselves_o righteousness_n themselves_o psal_n 132.9_o this_o clause_n be_v thus_o express_v let_v thy_o priest_n be_v clothe_v with_o righteousness_n and_o may_v enable_v they_o to_o be_v instrumental_a in_o the_o save_n of_o other_o and_o let_v thy_o saint_n rejoice_v in_o thy_o goodness_n and_o favour_n manifest_v unto_o they_o o_o lord_n god_n hear_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o and_o turn_v not_o away_o the_o face_n of_o thy_o anoint_a with_o shame_n and_o confusion_n by_o deny_v i_o my_o request_n but_o remember_v the_o promise_n thy_o mercy_n move_v thou_o to_o make_v to_o david_n my_o father_n and_o to_o his_o posterity_n solomon_n have_v end_v his_o prayer_n the_o sacrifice_n be_v bring_v in_o and_o lay_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o immediate_o fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o consume_v they_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n probable_o cover_v with_o a_o cloud_n fill_v the_o house_n and_o such_o a_o orient_a splendour_n shine_v through_o it_o that_o the_o priest_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n enter_v into_o the_o temple_n the_o people_n see_v the_o fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n upon_o the_o house_n they_o bow_v themselves_o with_o their_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n and_o worship_v and_o praise_v god_n and_o sing_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o 136_o psalm_n as_o the_o singer_n have_v do_v before_o the_o burden_n or_o foot_n whereof_o be_v for_o he_o be_v good_a for_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o then_o solomon_n turn_v his_o face_n and_o bless_v all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n again_o as_o he_o have_v do_v at_o the_o beginning_n and_o say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n who_o have_v give_v rest_n to_o his_o people_n israel_n as_o he_o promise_v of_o old_a and_o indeed_o he_o have_v not_o fail_v of_o perform_v any_o of_o his_o gracious_a promise_n which_o he_o make_v to_o his_o people_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o servant_n moses_n now_o therefore_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v with_o we_o as_o he_o be_v with_o our_o father_n and_o let_v he_o not_o leave_v we_o nor_o forsake_v we_o but_o let_v he_o incline_v our_o heart_n to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n law_n commandment_n viz._n the_o moral_a ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a law_n statute_n and_o judgement_n which_o he_o command_v our_o father_n and_o let_v my_o word_n wherewith_o i_o have_v make_v supplication_n to_o the_o lord_n this_o day_n be_v in_o his_o mind_n and_o memory_n continual_o that_o he_o may_v maintain_v the_o cause_n of_o i_o his_o servant_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o people_n israel_n at_o all_o time_n as_o the_o matter_n shall_v require_v and_o as_o it_o shall_v appear_v just_a and_o equal_a to_o he_o that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n from_o who_o all_o blessing_n come_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o god_n beside_o he_o let_v your_o heart_n therefore_o be_v upright_a and_o sincere_a before_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o his_o statute_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n as_o now_o you_o do_v then_o the_o king_n the_o prince_n and_o people_n offer_v abundance_n of_o peace-offering_n they_o peace-offering_n they_o be_v call_v peace-offering_n because_o god_n have_v bestow_v some_o benefit_n upon_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v appease_v towards_o they_o and_o they_o be_v offer_v as_o a_o kind_n of_o retribution_n and_o to_o return_v thanks_o to_o god_n for_o it_o and_o in_o offer_v the_o same_o they_o also_o testify_v their_o hope_n that_o god_n be_v reconcile_v towards_o they_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o keep_v this_o feast_n of_o dedication_n seven_o day_n during_o which_o time_n they_o offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n two_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o ox_n and_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o sheep_n by_o a_o multitude_n of_o sacrifice_n the_o pious_a jew_n be_v wont_a to_o testify_v their_o zealous_a and_o grateful_a affection_n towards_o god_n and_o we_o never_o read_v of_o any_o sacrifice_n like_o this_o and_o thus_o solomon_n the_o prince_n and_o people_n by_o their_o joint_a prayer_n praise_n and_o sacrifice_n dedicate_v the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o set_v it_o apart_o for_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n and_o they_o rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n seven_o day_n and_o seven_o that_o be_v they_o keep_v the_o first_o seven_o day_n as_o the_o feast_n of_o dedication_n and_o the_o next_o seven_o as_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o day_n after_o solomon_n dismiss_v the_o people_n to_o their_o own_o home_n and_o they_o bless_v the_o king_n and_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o and_o go_v home_o with_o joyful_a and_o glad_a heart_n rejoice_v in_o the_o goodness_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v manifest_v to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o to_o solomon_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n 1_o king_n ch._n 8._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 5._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 6._o whole_a chapter_n 2_o chron._n ch._n 7._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 11._o sect_n iii_o short_o after_o etc._n after_o some_o read_v 1_o king_n 9.1_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o solomon_n have_v finish_v the_o build_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o afterward_o finish_v the_o king_n house_n and_z all_o his_o desire_n which_o he_o be_v please_v to_o do_v that_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o the_o second_o time_n etc._n etc._n solomon_n have_v make_v that_o devout_a prayer_n before_o mention_v the_o lord_n as_o it_o seem_v appear_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n vision_n dream_n ch._n 6.11_o we_o read_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o solomon_n but_o that_o be_v by_o some_o messenger_n or_o prophet_n send_v unto_o he_o but_o this_o be_v the_o second_o time_n that_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o a_o vision_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o at_o gibeon_n 1_o king_n 3.4_o 5._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o have_v hear_v thy_o prayer_n and_o thy_o supplication_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v before_o i_o and_o i_o have_v hallow_v this_o house_n and_o set_v it_o apart_o to_o those_o holy_a use_n which_o thou_o do_v intend_v it_o for_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v call_v by_o my_o name_n as_o long_o as_o it_o shall_v last_v and_o my_o eye_n and_o my_o heart_n shall_v be_v there_o perpetual_o i_o will_v always_o be_v ready_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o prayer_n there_o make_v and_o the_o service_n there_o perform_v and_o will_v gracious_o accept_v they_o and_o if_o i_o shall_v shut_v up_o heaven_n at_o any_o time_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o rain_n or_o send_v the_o locust_n or_o pestilence_n among_o my_o people_n that_o be_v call_v by_o my_o name_n if_o they_o shall_v humble_v themselves_o and_o pray_v and_o seek_v my_o face_n and_o turn_v from_o their_o wicked_a way_n then_o will_v i_o hear_v in_o heaven_n and_o forgive_v their_o sin_n and_o heal_v their_o land_n and_o if_o thou_o will_v walk_v before_o i_o in_o integrity_n and_o uprightness_n as_o thy_o father_n david_n do_v and_o keep_v my_o statute_n and_o judgement_n than_o i_o will_v establish_v the_o throne_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n for_o ever_o that_o be_v thou_o and_o thy_o posterity_n shall_v continue_v time_n after_o time_n to_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n so_o as_o no_o other_o stock_n but_o thou_o shall_v sit_v on_o that_o throne_n so_o long_o as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n shall_v remain_v as_o i_o
their_o sin_n 1_o sam._n 15.2_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o punish_v i_o for_o they_o by_o take_v away_o my_o son_n possible_o she_o think_v that_o elijah_n have_v beseech_v god_n thus_o to_o punish_v she_o as_o by_o his_o prayer_n he_o have_v bring_v the_o drought_n and_o famine_n upon_o the_o land_n or_o that_o he_o be_v send_v as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n wrath_n to_o take_v away_o her_o son_n from_o she_o elijah_n say_v to_o she_o give_v i_o thy_o son_n and_o he_o take_v he_o out_o of_o her_o bosom_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o a_o upper_a loft_n and_o lay_v he_o on_o his_o own_o bed_n and_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v o_o lord_n my_o god_n let_v i_o humble_o plead_v with_o thou_o why_o have_v thou_o bring_v so_o great_a a_o evil_n upon_o this_o widow_n with_o who_o i_o sojourn_v as_o to_o take_v away_o her_o son_n i_o be_o afraid_a thy_o name_n will_v hence_o come_v to_o be_v blaspheme_v and_o thy_o prophet_n despise_v and_o it_o will_v be_v say_v it_o have_v be_v well_o for_o this_o woman_n if_o this_o prophet_n have_v never_o come_v into_o her_o house_n have_v thus_o say_v he_o stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n three_o time_n put_v his_o mouth_n upon_o the_o child_n mouth_n and_o his_o eye_n upon_o the_o child_n eye_n and_o his_o hand_n upon_o the_o child_n hand_n and_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v o_o lord_n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v this_o child_n soul_n come_v into_o he_o again_o and_o the_o lord_n gracious_o hear_v his_o prayer_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o child_n come_v immediate_o into_o he_o again_o and_o he_o revive_v so_o the_o prophet_n take_v the_o child_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o his_o mother_n alive_a grot._n alive_a see_v the_o like_a miracle_n wrought_v by_o elisha_n 2_o king_n 4.34_o and_o by_o paul_n act._n 20.10_o see_v also_o heb._n 11.35_o cum_fw-la grave_n imminerent_fw-la vexationes_fw-la &_o religionem_fw-la magis_fw-la indy_n piis_fw-la deus_fw-la aperire_fw-la aliquid_fw-la voluit_fw-la de_fw-la immortalitate_fw-la animarum_fw-la grot._n then_o say_v the_o woman_n by_o this_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o true_a prophet_n and_o that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o thy_o mouth_n be_v truth_n namely_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v foretell_v by_o thou_o concern_v the_o continuance_n of_o the_o drought_n and_o the_o increase_n of_o my_o meal_n and_o oil_n and_o this_o child_n be_v the_o first_o that_o we_o read_v of_o in_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v dead_a be_v restore_v to_o life_n again_o the_o drought_n have_v now_o continue_v well_o nigh_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n elijah_n go_v to_o present_v himself_o unto_o ahab_n and_o to_o give_v notice_n to_o he_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v rain_n that_o so_o what_o he_o have_v say_v to_o he_o before_o may_v be_v make_v good_a to_o wit_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o rain_n but_o according_a to_o his_o word_n the_o governor_n of_o ahabs_n house_n at_o this_o time_n be_v obadiah_n a_o excellent_a person_n and_o one_o who_o fear_v the_o lord_n great_o and_o worship_v he_o in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n and_o keep_v himself_o from_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o time_n though_o he_o go_v not_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o peform_v the_o ceremonial_a worship_n there_o require_v it_o be_v a_o wonder_n there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o pious_a person_n in_o so_o corrupt_a a_o court_n but_o god_n order_v it_o so_o by_o his_o alwise_a providence_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o prophet_n for_o when_o jezabel_n slay_v and_o cut_v off_o the_o prophet_n prophet_n prophet_n they_o that_o give_v themselves_o to_o be_v thorough_o instruct_v in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o be_v ready_a on_o all_o occasion_n to_o declare_v the_o same_o to_o other_o be_v style_v prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o take_v a_o hundred_o of_o they_o and_o hide_v they_o by_o fifty_o in_o a_o cave_n and_o feed_v they_o with_o bread_n and_o water_n it_o be_v like_o some_o other_o pious_a man_n also_o in_o israel_n beside_o obadiah_n hide_v and_o preserve_v several_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o her_o fury_n but_o the_o drought_n now_o be_v very_o sore_a ahab_n order_v obadiah_n to_o go_v one_o way_n as_o he_o himself_o will_v another_o that_o so_o traverse_v all_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n they_o may_v find_v herbage_n and_o water_n for_o their_o horse_n and_o mule_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o it_o elijah_n meet_v obadiah_n who_o know_v he_o fall_v on_o his_o face_n before_o he_o and_o say_v to_o he_o be_v not_o thou_o my_o lord_n elijah_n he_o answer_v i_o be_o and_o i_o desire_v thou_o to_o go_v and_o tell_v thy_o lord_n and_o master_n that_o elijah_n be_v here_o obadiah_n answer_v wherein_o have_v i_o so_o offend_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v deliver_v thy_o servant_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o ahab_n to_o slay_v i_o i_o protest_v unto_o thou_o that_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n have_v seek_v thou_o not_o only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n but_o also_o in_o all_o the_o neighbour_a country_n and_o among_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v in_o league_n with_o he_o and_o he_o have_v press_v they_o so_o far_o that_o they_o be_v fain_o upon_o their_o oath_n to_o avow_v that_o they_o know_v nothing_o of_o thou_o he_o thou_o how_o elijah_n be_v conceal_v in_o sarepta_n we_o need_v not_o inquire_v see_v he_o be_v inform_v of_o his_o danger_n the_o widow_n may_v use_v mean_n to_o hide_v he_o and_o now_o why_o enjoyne_v thou_o i_o to_o go_v and_o tell_v ahab_n that_o thou_o be_v here_o possible_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o be_o go_v from_o thou_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n lord_n what_o be_v do_v by_o any_o supernatural_a work_n of_o god_n they_o use_v to_o say_v be_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o be_v some_o wind_n from_o the_o lord_n or_o some_o angel_n will_v take_v thou_o up_o 8.19_o up_o it_o seem_v in_o those_o time_n elijah_n be_v usual_o thus_o miraculous_o catch_v up_o and_o so_o perhaps_o other_o prophet_n too_o and_o carry_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o when_o elijah_n be_v at_o last_o take_v up_o into_o heaven_n the_o young_a prophet_n will_v needs_o send_v out_o to_o seek_v he_o 2_o king_n 2.16_o the_o like_a we_o read_v of_o philip_n act._n 8.19_o and_o carry_v thou_o to_o some_o other_o place_n and_o then_o the_o king_n will_v slay_v i_o either_o because_o i_o do_v not_o apprehend_v thou_o when_o i_o see_v thou_o or_o because_o i_o shall_v seem_v to_o have_v delude_v he_o by_o tell_v he_o that_o which_o he_o will_v not_o find_v upon_o search_n to_o be_v true_a i_o thy_o servant_n have_v desire_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n from_o my_o youth_n and_o to_o cleave_v unto_o he_o and_o have_v be_v kind_a to_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n in_o hide_v many_o of_o they_o from_o the_o fury_n of_o jezebel_n as_o i_o suppose_v thou_o have_v hear_v and_o i_o may_v be_v further_a useful_a to_o they_o and_o therefore_o i_o hope_v thou_o will_v not_o lay_v upon_o i_o so_o perilous_a a_o command_n elijah_n assure_v he_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o show_v himself_o unto_o ahab_n hereupon_o obadiah_n go_v and_o acquaint_v the_o king_n therewith_o who_o present_o come_v out_o to_o he_o and_o in_o a_o very_a angry_a manner_n say_v what!_o be_v thou_o he_o that_o trouble_v israel_n no_o say_v elijah_n thou_o and_o thy_o father_n house_n have_v trouble_v israel_n in_o forsake_v god_n and_o follow_v baal_n after_o some_o vehement_a contest_v between_o they_o about_o the_o baal-worship_n the_o prophet_n have_v doubtless_o receive_v it_o in_o charge_n from_o god_n before_o as_o may_v appear_v from_o ver_fw-la 36._o propound_v to_o the_o king_n a_o way_n of_o trial_n to_o be_v perform_v on_o mount_n carmel_n which_o stand_v near_o the_o sea_n whither_o god_n be_v god_n or_o baal_n be_v god_n the_o god_n answer_v by_o fire_n say_v he_o and_o consume_v the_o sacrifice_n from_o heaven_n let_v he_o be_v acknowledge_v for_o the_o true_a god_n the_o king_n be_v confident_a that_o the_o way_n of_o his_o worship_n be_v right_a agree_v thereto_o and_o possible_o the_o natural_a desire_n that_o be_v in_o all_o man_n to_o see_v thing_n strange_a and_o unusual_a as_o this_o trial_n be_v may_v the_o more_o incline_v he_o to_o it_o according_o he_o assemble_v the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n viz._n those_o that_o live_v disperse_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o country_n and_o the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n to_o see_v the_o issue_n of_o this_o strange_a trial_n elijah_n when_o the_o people_n be_v meet_v together_o speak_v to_o they_o say_v how_o long_o will_v you_o halt_v between_o two_o opinion_n if_o the_o lord_n be_v god_n follow_v he_o but_o if_o baal_n
be_v god_n follow_v he_o the_o people_n answer_v nothing_o be_v afraid_a to_o offend_v the_o king_n then_o elijah_n say_v behold_v there_o be_v not_o a_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o do_v open_o appear_v for_o the_o true_a god_n and_o his_o worship_n beside_o myself_o but_o here_o be_v four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o of_o baal_n prophet_n that_o be_v for_o idolatry_n let_v they_o therefore_o give_v we_o two_o bullock_n and_o let_v they_o choose_v which_o they_o will_v for_o themselves_o and_o let_v they_o cut_v it_o in_o piece_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o wood_n and_o put_v no_o fire_n under_o and_o i_o will_v dress_v the_o other_o bullock_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o wood_n and_o put_v no_o fire_n under_o and_o let_v they_o call_v on_o their_o god_n and_o i_o will_v call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o god_n that_o answer_v by_o fire_n and_o consume_v the_o sacrifice_n let_v he_o be_v acknowledge_v for_o the_o true_a god_n the_o people_n cry_v out_o it_o be_v well_o speak_v they_o be_v willing_a to_o put_v it_o upon_o that_o trial_n then_o baal_n priest_n take_v the_o bullock_n that_o be_v give_v they_o and_o dress_v it_o and_o call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o baal_n from_o morning_n even_o until_o noon_n and_o say_v o_o baal_n hear_v we_o but_o there_o be_v no_o voice_n nor_o any_o that_o answer_v then_o they_o dance_v and_o skip_v about_o the_o altar_n they_o have_v make_v in_o a_o frantic_a manner_n as_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o worship_n of_o baal_n and_o at_o noon_n when_o the_o time_n limit_v for_o their_o sacrifice_n be_v almost_o end_v elijah_n mock_v they_o and_o bid_v they_o cry_v aloud_o for_o possible_o their_o god_n baal_n be_v at_o this_o time_n talk_v or_o pursue_v his_o enemy_n or_o in_o a_o journey_n or_o perhaps_o he_o be_v asleep_a and_o must_v be_v rouse_v up_o with_o very_a loud_a calling_n baal_n priest_n it_o be_v like_o be_v vex_v at_o these_o sharp_a taunt_n of_o the_o prophet_n however_o they_o cry_v aloud_o and_o cut_v themselves_o with_o knife_n and_o lance_n till_o the_o blood_n gush_v out_o as_o the_o heathen_n use_v to_o do_v in_o their_o great_a sorrow_n see_v deut._n 14.1_o the_o more_o to_o move_v their_o god_n to_o have_v compassion_n on_o they_o and_o not_o to_o be_v want_v at_o this_o time_n to_o his_o own_o honour_n as_o well_o as_o they_o but_o no_o answer_n can_v they_o get_v notwithstanding_o they_o go_v on_o pray_v and_o call_v upon_o baal_n and_o with_o many_o strange_a gesture_n as_o man_n inspire_v sing_v the_o praise_n of_o their_o idol-god_n labour_v by_o all_o mean_v possible_a to_o prevail_v with_o he_o to_o send_v fire_n to_o consume_v their_o sacrifice_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a there_o be_v none_o that_o answer_v or_o regard_v they_o then_o elijah_n call_v the_o people_n to_o come_v near_o and_o mount_v carmel_n have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o high_a place_n whereon_o they_o use_v to_o sacrifice_v in_o former_a time_n unto_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v still_o the_o ruin_n of_o a_o old_a altar_n which_o the_o idolatrous_a israelite_n have_v break_v down_o see_v ch._n 19.14_o and_o this_o the_o prophet_n do_v now_o repair_v thereby_o intimate_v to_o they_o that_o his_o design_n be_v to_o restore_v and_o set_v up_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n in_o the_o land_n then_o he_o take_v twelve_o stone_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n and_o with_o they_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o intimate_v to_o they_o that_o they_o ought_v all_o to_o be_v unite_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n or_o else_o it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a for_o they_o to_o reckon_v themselves_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n and_o he_o make_v a_o trench_n about_o the_o altar_n as_o great_a as_o will_v contain_v two_o measure_n of_o seed_n and_o he_o put_v the_o wood_n in_o order_n and_o cut_v the_o bullock_n in_o piece_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o the_o wood_n and_o bid_v they_o fill_v four_o barrel_n with_o water_n out_o of_o the_o sea_n that_o be_v near_o and_o pour_v it_o on_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o on_o the_o wood_n he_o bid_v they_o do_v it_o three_o time_n which_o they_o according_o do_v and_o the_o water_n run_v about_o the_o altar_n and_o fill_v the_o trench_n so_o that_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o there_o be_v no_o fraud_n use_v to_o hide_v any_o fire_n secret_o under_o the_o wood_n then_o at_o the_o time_n of_o offer_v the_o evening-sacrifice_n elijah_n come_v and_o pray_v say_v lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n promise_n jacob_n to_o these_o three_o patriarch_n god_n make_v and_o ratify_v his_o promise_n of_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o he_o do_v for_o israel_n and_o god_n take_v this_o stile_n to_o himself_o exod._n 3.6_o to_o move_v the_o israelite_n that_o come_v from_o those_o patriarch_n to_o take_v he_o for_o their_o god_n and_o oft_o to_o call_v to_o mind_v his_o promise_n let_v it_o be_v know_v this_o day_n that_o thou_o be_v god_n in_o israel_n and_o that_o i_o be_o thy_o servant_n and_o that_o i_o have_v do_v all_o these_o thing_n at_o thy_o word_n and_o by_o thy_o command_n and_o direction_n hear_v i_o o_o lord_n i_o pray_v thou_o hear_v i_o that_o this_o people_n may_v know_v that_o thou_o be_v the_o lord_n god_n and_o that_o thou_o have_v appoint_v these_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o end_n that_o their_o heart_n may_v be_v turn_v from_o their_o idol_n unto_o thou_o immediate_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o lord_n fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o consume_v the_o burnt-sacrifice_n and_o the_o wood_n and_o the_o stone_n and_o the_o dust_n and_o lick_v up_o the_o water_n that_o be_v in_o the_o trench_n and_o when_o the_o people_n see_v it_o they_o fall_v on_o their_o face_n and_o cry_v out_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v the_o god_n the_o lord_n he_o be_v the_o god_n elijah_n see_v they_o so_o wonderful_o affect_v with_o this_o miracle_n and_o so_o clear_o convince_v of_o the_o juggle_n and_o deceit_n of_o baal_n priest_n he_o bid_v they_o present_o apprehend_v those_o prophet_n of_o baal_n and_o to_o let_v none_o of_o they_o escape_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o down_o to_o the_o brook_n kishon_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o carmel_n and_o there_o to_o slay_v they_o the_o people_n be_v at_o this_o present_a under_o a_o great_a dread_n of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n who_o by_o this_o miracle_n have_v testify_v so_o loud_o against_o their_o idolatry_n they_o without_o any_o fear_n of_o the_o king_n be_v ready_a to_o do_v whatever_o elijah_n advise_v they_o unto_o and_o according_o they_o take_v those_o priest_n and_o carry_v they_o down_o to_o the_o brook_n kishon_n that_o the_o place_n where_o elijah_n have_v sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n may_v not_o be_v defile_v with_o their_o blood_n and_o slay_v they_o there_o according_a to_o the_o law_n deut._n 13.5_o &_o 18.20_o the_o king_n as_o it_o seem_v think_v it_o not_o adviseable_a to_o set_v himself_o against_o the_o torrent_n of_o the_o people_n zeal_n at_o this_o time_n or_o possible_o he_o tacit_o consent_v to_o it_o upon_o hope_n that_o rain_n will_v present_o be_v give_v thereupon_o these_o prophet_n of_o baal_n that_o be_v slay_v at_o this_o time_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v those_o that_o be_v disperse_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o village_n and_o town_n and_o not_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o grove_n who_o attend_v at_o court_n and_o perform_v their_o idolatrous_a service_n in_o the_o grove_n plant_v by_o ahab_n near_o baal_n temple_n in_o samaria_n for_o after_o this_o we_o read_v ch._n 22.6_o of_o 400_o prophet_n that_o be_v call_v together_o by_o ahab_n ahab_n have_v fast_v all_o day_n to_o see_v the_o event_n of_o this_o business_n elijah_n bid_v he_o now_o go_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o refresh_v himself_o for_o he_o hear_v a_o sound_n or_o noise_n in_o the_o heaven_n that_o be_v some_o intimation_n to_o he_o that_o much_o rain_n be_v come_v ahab_n according_o go_v to_o refresh_v himself_o the_o prophet_n go_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o carmel_n and_o there_o kneel_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o bow_v his_o face_n down_o to_o his_o knee_n in_o this_o humble_a posture_n he_o earnest_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o rain_n for_o though_o he_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v to_o send_v rain_n yet_o he_o know_v also_o that_o it_o must_v be_v obtain_v by_o prayer_n then_o he_o send_v his_o servant_n seven_o time_n it_o time_n he_o send_v he_o seven_o several_a time_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o must_v not_o be_v discourage_v though_o we_o have_v not_o present_o that_o which_o we_o pray_v for_o but_o must_v with_o patience_n be_v content_a to_o wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n for_o it_o
come_v to_o ahab_n and_o say_v to_o he_o thy_o servant_n benhadad_n say_v unto_o thou_o i_o pray_v thou_o let_v i_o live_v ahab_n reply_v be_v he_o yet_o alive_a he_o be_v my_o brother_n now_o the_o messenger_n do_v diligent_o observe_v whither_o any_o word_n will_v fall_v from_o he_o that_o signify_v any_o comfort_n to_o they_o and_o hasty_o catch_v at_o they_o and_o according_o hear_v these_o word_n they_o speedy_o reply_v thy_o brother_n benhadad_o yet_o live_v do_v he_o say_v he_o go_v and_o bring_v he_o unto_o i_o and_o he_o speak_v these_o word_n so_o as_o they_o perceive_v he_o intend_v good_a to_o their_o king_n then_o benhadad_n come_v forth_o to_o he_o and_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o come_v up_o into_o his_o chariot_n so_o that_o he_o not_o only_o show_v mercy_n to_o he_o who_o have_v before_o carry_v it_o so_o insolent_o towards_o himself_o but_o he_o high_o honour_v he_o benhadad_o be_v much_o wrought_v upon_o by_o this_o kindness_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o city_n which_o his_o father_n have_v take_v from_o ahab_n father_n or_o predecessor_n see_v chap._n 15.20_o he_o will_v now_o restore_v to_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v make_v street_n for_o his_o subject_n to_o meet_v and_o free_o trade_n in_o at_o damascus_n as_o his_o father_n have_v make_v in_o samaria_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v the_o former_a king_n of_o syria_n have_v great_a power_n over_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n ahab_n like_o a_o weak_a prince_n tell_v he_o he_o do_v accept_v those_o condition_n and_o will_v send_v he_o away_o upon_o that_o covenant_n and_o agreement_n and_o according_o so_o dismiss_v he_o thus_o slight_o do_v this_o weak_a and_o wicked_a king_n ahab_n pass_v over_o the_o great_a damage_n have_v be_v do_v to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n by_o the_o syrian_n invade_v their_o land_n two_o year_n together_o but_o how_o well_o benhadad_n perform_v his_o covenant_n will_v appear_v afterward_o by_o his_o detain_v ramoth-gilead_n so_o that_o ahab_n and_o jehoshaphat_n be_v fain_o to_o join_v their_o force_n to_o besiege_v it_o see_v ch._n 22.3_o nevertheless_o upon_o this_o league_n make_v there_o follow_v a_o three_o year_n cessation_n of_o arm_n between_o the_o two_o nation_n see_v 1_o king_n 22.1_o short_o after_o this_o victory_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o foreshow_v in_o himself_o as_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o prophet_n see_v isa_n 20.2_o 3_o 4_o jer._n 27.2_o a_o shadow_n of_o that_o calamity_n which_o be_v to_o come_v upon_o ahab_n require_v one_o of_o his_o neighbour_n by_o command_n from_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o make_v know_v unto_o he_o to_o smite_v he_o to_o wit_n with_o a_o sword_n so_o as_o to_o wound_v he_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v the_o better_o resemble_v a_o soldier_n that_o have_v be_v in_o the_o battle_n and_o be_v wound_v and_o bloody_a he_o may_v the_o better_a show_n ahab_n what_o he_o be_v to_o expect_v from_o the_o revenge_a hand_n of_o god_n for_o spare_v benhadad_o but_o this_o neighbour_n prefer_v his_o own_o reason_n before_o the_o command_n of_o god_n refuse_v to_o smite_v the_o prophet_n and_o be_v thereupon_o for_o his_o disobedience_n immediate_o slay_v by_o a_o lion_n as_o the_o prophet_n threaten_v he_o and_o hereby_o god_n anger_n against_o ahab_n for_o his_o miscarriage_n in_o not_o smite_v benhadad_o who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o destruction_n under_o a_o pretence_n of_o clemency_n be_v intimate_v then_o the_o prophet_n meet_v another_o man_n who_o he_o bid_v as_o he_o do_v the_o former_a to_o smite_v he_o and_o he_o smite_v he_o so_o that_o he_o wound_v he_o then_o the_o prophet_n depart_v and_o wait_v for_o the_o king_n by_o the_o way_n and_o disguise_v himself_o put_v ash_n upon_o his_o face_n besmear_v with_o blood_n that_o it_o can_v not_o easy_o be_v discern_v who_o he_o be_v that_o so_o the_o king_n not_o know_v he_o may_v the_o more_o impartial_o give_v his_o judgement_n in_o the_o case_n propound_v as_o the_o king_n pass_v by_o he_o cry_v unto_o he_o say_v thy_o servant_n o_o king_n go_v out_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o battle_n and_o behold_v a_o commander_n in_o the_o army_n turn_v aside_o to_o i_o and_o bring_v i_o a_o prisoner_n and_o charge_v i_o to_o keep_v he_o safe_a and_o to_o look_v to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v not_o escape_v if_o he_o do_v he_o tell_v i_o my_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o he_o or_o else_o i_o shall_v pay_v a_o talon_n much_o talon_n a_o talon_n of_o silver_n be_v reckon_v at_o three_o hundred_o seventy_o five_o pound_n of_o our_o money_n a_o talon_n of_o gold_n be_v ten_o time_n as_o much_o of_o silver_n for_o my_o neglect_n but_o so_o it_o be_v as_o thy_o servant_n be_v busy_a here_o and_o there_o the_o prisoner_n slip_v away_o from_o i_o ahab_n reply_v as_o thou_o have_v state_v the_o case_n so_o shall_v thy_o judgement_n be_v thou_o have_v decide_v the_o case_n against_o thyself_o and_o shall_v suffer_v according_o then_o the_o prophet_n wash_v off_o the_o ash_n from_o his_o face_n so_o that_o the_o king_n know_v he_o and_o he_o say_v to_o ahab_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n because_o thou_o have_v let_v benhadad_n go_v who_o i_o put_v into_o thy_o hand_n and_o who_o i_o appoint_v to_o utter_v destruction_n as_o saul_n spare_v agag_n therefore_o thy_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o his_o life_n and_o thou_o thyself_o shall_v die_v for_o it_o and_o thy_o people_n shall_v die_v instead_o of_o his_o people_n possible_o ahab_n have_v be_v express_o charge_v not_o to_o spare_v benhadad_o certain_a it_o be_v the_o prophet_n have_v tell_v he_o v._o 28._o that_o because_o he_o and_o his_o syrian_n have_v blaspheme_v the_o lord_n say_v he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o hill_n and_o not_o of_o the_o valley_n therefore_o he_o will_v deliver_v they_o into_o his_o hand_n and_o therefore_o he_o can_v not_o spare_v that_o blasphemous_a wretch_n without_o plain_a contempt_n of_o god_n who_o have_v deliver_v he_o into_o his_o power_n ahab_n be_v thus_o self-convict_a go_v to_o his_o own_o house_n in_o samaria_n heavy_a and_o displease_v with_o this_o doleful_a message_n of_o the_o prophet_n 1_o king_n 20._o wh_o ch._n god_n have_v now_o give_v to_o ahab_n great_a evidence_n of_o his_o almighty_a power_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a and_o only_o god_n in_o give_v rain_n in_o so_o strange_a a_o manner_n ch._n 18.45_o and_o in_o give_v he_o two_o such_o great_a and_o wonderful_a victory_n over_o the_o syrian_n as_o we_o have_v see_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n but_o yet_o none_o of_o these_o thing_n as_o it_o seem_v so_o far_o wrought_v upon_o he_o as_o to_o turn_v his_o heart_n to_o god_n no_o mercy_n will_v mend_v some_o kind_n of_o man_n nor_o work_v upon_o their_o base_a and_o disingenuous_a temper_n we_o have_v this_o full_o exemplify_v in_o ahab_n of_o who_o we_o be_v next_o to_o relate_v a_o remarkable_a story_n ahab_n have_v in_o jezreel_n a_o palace_n royal_a and_o near_o unto_o it_o one_o naboth_n a_o citizen_n of_o that_o place_n have_v a_o vineyard_n which_o ahab_n eye_n 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and_o do_v thou_o trouble_v thyself_o so_o much_o about_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o this_o cheer_v up_o thy_o heart_n and_o be_v merry_a let_v i_o alone_o see_v if_o i_o do_v not_o procure_v this_o vineyard_n for_o thou_o whereupon_o she_o present_o write_v letter_n in_o ahab_n name_n to_o the_o elder_n and_o noble_n of_o the_o city_n and_o seal_v they_o with_o the_o king_n seal_n wherein_o she_o order_v they_o to_o proclaim_v a_o fast_a as_o if_o some_o high_a wickedness_n have_v be_v commit_v against_o god_n that_o call_v for_o speedy_a humiliation_n from_o all_o the_o people_n and_o after_o that_o to_o set_v naboth_n upon_o a_o scaffold_n in_o the_o sight_n
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prosper_v they_o in_o it_o ahab_n thereupon_o gather_v together_o his_o 400_o baalitish_n prophet_n viz._n those_o of_o the_o grove_n which_o be_v reserve_v from_o appear_v to_o elijah_n challenge_v ch._n 18.19_o 20._o think_v possible_o that_o jehoshaphat_n by_o such_o a_o multitude_n will_v be_v the_o better_o persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o they_o say_v and_o speak_v unto_o they_o after_o this_o manner_n what_o say_v you_o shall_v we_o go_v against_o ramoth-gilead_n to_o battle_n or_o shall_v we_o forbear_v they_o present_o say_v go_v up_o for_o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v it_o into_o thy_o hand_n but_o though_o they_o make_v use_v of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o they_o receive_v not_o this_o answer_n from_o he_o but_o speak_v as_o they_o think_v be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o ahab_n humour_n jehoshaphat_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o what_o they_o say_v but_o suspect_v their_o word_n be_v not_o from_o the_o lord_n he_o ask_v if_o there_o be_v not_o beside_o these_o a_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n that_o they_o may_v inquire_v of_o ahab_n tell_v he_o there_o be_v indeed_o one_o in_o samaria_n michaiah_n now_o michaiah_n some_o think_v this_o michaiah_n be_v the_o prophet_n that_o denounce_v the_o judgement_n against_o ahab_n ch._n 20.42_o and_o that_o thereupon_o he_o have_v put_v he_o in_o prison_n in_o samaria_n till_o now_o by_o name_n but_o say_v he_o i_o hate_v he_o for_o he_o do_v not_o use_v to_o prophesy_v good_a concern_v i_o but_o evil_n jehoshaphat_n reply_v let_v not_o the_o king_n say_v so_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o hate_v the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o they_o speak_v sometime_o thing_n that_o do_v not_o please_v we_o if_o they_o be_v the_o faithful_a servant_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o must_v speak_v the_o truth_n whatever_o it_o be_v god_n forbid_v therefore_o the_o king_n shall_v hate_v they_o for_o that_o ahab_n hear_v he_o say_v so_o command_v a_o officer_n to_o fetch_v michaiah_n to_o he_o then_o both_o the_o king_n sit_v on_o chair_n of_o state_n clad_v in_o their_o royal_a robe_n in_o a_o void_a place_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o samaria_n all_o the_o 400_o prophet_n of_o baal_n before_o mention_v come_n and_o prophesy_v before_o they_o that_o be_v by_o strange_a affect_a passionate_a gesture_n make_v show_v of_o prophetical_a rapture_n and_o zedekiah_n the_o chief_a of_o they_o make_v he_o horn_n praedicere_fw-la horn_n solebant_fw-la prophetae_fw-la &_o verbis_fw-la &_o signis_fw-la eventus_fw-la praedicere_fw-la of_o iron_n thereby_o to_o signify_v the_o power_n of_o these_o two_o king_n and_o say_v to_o ahab_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n with_o these_o shall_v thou_o push_v the_o syrian_n until_o thou_o have_v destroy_v they_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o prophet_n prophesy_v according_o say_v go_v up_o to_o ramoth-gilead_n and_o prosper_v for_o the_o lord_n shall_v deliver_v it_o into_o the_o king_n hand_n the_o messenger_n that_o go_v for_o micaiah_n as_o he_o be_v bring_v he_o to_o the_o king_n say_v to_o he_o behold_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n have_v speak_v good_a thing_n to_o the_o king_n and_o that_o with_o one_o consent_n let_v thy_o word_n therefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o be_v like_o they_o and_o speak_v thing_n please_v to_o he_o and_o to_o the_o people_n micaiah_n reply_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v what_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o that_o will_v i_o speak_v so_o micaiah_n come_v to_o the_o king_n who_o speak_v to_o he_o after_o this_o manner_n come_v micaiah_n what_o say_v thou_o to_o our_o design_n shall_v we_o go_v against_o ramoth-gilead_n or_o shall_v we_o forbear_v he_o answer_v go_v and_o prosper_v the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v it_o into_o thy_o hand_n if_o that_o which_o thy_o prophet_n have_v tell_v thou_o be_v true_a the_o king_n say_v unto_o he_o how_o oft_o shall_v i_o adjure_v thou_o that_o thou_o deal_v real_o with_o i_o and_o tell_v i_o nothing_o but_o that_o which_o be_v true_a and_o which_o thou_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o lord_n micaiah_n then_o say_v to_o he_o i_o see_v in_o a_o vision_n all_o israel_n scatter_v upon_o the_o hill_n as_o sheep_n that_o have_v no_o shepherd_n imply_v that_o the_o king_n who_o be_v as_o the_o shepherd_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v slay_v and_o thereupon_o the_o people_n shall_v fly_v and_o be_v scatter_v when_o i_o see_v this_o say_v he_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o i_o these_o have_v no_o master_n that_o be_v their_o king_n be_v slay_v let_v they_o return_v every_o man_n to_o his_o own_o house_n in_o safety_n and_o escape_v with_o their_o life_n see_v v._o 36._o ahab_n turn_v to_o jehoshaphat_n say_v do_v not_o i_o tell_v thou_o that_o he_o will_v prophesy_v no_o good_a to_o i_o but_o only_o evil_a micaiah_n upon_o this_o say_v see_v thou_o have_v adjure_v i_o to_o tell_v thou_o the_o truth_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o now_o will_v do_v it_o full_o and_o plain_o i_o see_v in_o a_o vision_n the_o lord_n sit_v on_o his_o throne_n perducit_fw-la throne_n visio_fw-la parabolica_fw-la ut_fw-la job_n 1.6_o dicuntur_fw-la hac_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la indicandum_fw-la varios_fw-la providentiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la modos_fw-la quibus_fw-la decreta_fw-la sva_fw-la ad_fw-la exitum_fw-la perducit_fw-la and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n viz._n the_o good_a angel_n and_o saint_n attend_v he_o on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o his_o left_a and_o some_o evil_a spirit_n be_v mix_v among_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v who_o will_v persuade_v ahab_n that_o he_o may_v go_v up_o and_o fall_v at_o ramoth-gilead_n and_o some_o of_o they_o speak_v on_o this_o manner_n and_o other_o on_o that_o at_o length_n there_o come_v a_o evil_a spirit_n and_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v i_o will_v persuade_v he_o the_o lord_n ask_v he_o how_o he_o will_v do_v it_o he_o answer_v i_o will_v go_v forth_o and_o be_v a_o lie_a spirit_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o his_o prophet_n that_o be_v i_o will_v urge_v they_o and_o put_v they_o on_o to_o lie_v to_o he_o and_o deceive_v he_o for_o false_a prophet_n be_v instruct_v and_o move_v by_o evil_a spirit_n as_o true_a prophet_n be_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n answer_v i_o permit_v thou_o to_o go_v and_o to_o delude_v ahab_n prophet_n with_o lie_n and_o by_o they_o to_o delude_v ahab_n himself_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o miss_v but_o shall_v effectual_o persuade_v and_o prevail_v go_v forth_o therefore_o and_o do_v as_o thou_o intend_v for_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o justice_n see_v ahab_n hate_v my_o prophet_n and_o will_v not_o believe_v they_o that_o therefore_o he_o shall_v be_v give_v up_o to_o believe_v lie_n according_a to_o this_o vision_n o_o king_n the_o lord_n have_v permit_v a_o lie_a spirit_n to_o enter_v into_o all_o these_o thy_o prophet_n who_o have_v possess_v their_o heart_n and_o tongue_n and_o they_o speak_v mere_a lie_n unto_o thou_o when_o they_o tell_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v prosper_v in_o this_o expedition_n for_o assure_v thyself_o the_o lord_n have_v determine_v evil_a against_o thou_o zedekiah_n hear_v this_o step_v to_o he_o and_o smite_v he_o on_o the_o cheek_n and_o say_v to_o he_o which_o way_n go_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o i_o to_o speak_v to_o thou_o micaiah_n return_v not_o blow_v for_o blow_n but_o tell_v he_o thou_o shall_v find_v to_o thy_o cost_n that_o i_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o do_v declare_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n when_o thou_o shall_v see_v my_o prophecy_n exact_o fulfil_v and_o when_o ahab_n shall_v be_v slay_v and_o his_o army_n worsted_n on_o that_o day_n thou_o shall_v hide_v thyself_o in_o a_o inner_a chamber_n from_o ahabs_n child_n and_o friend_n
who_o will_v seek_v thou_o out_o to_o slay_v thou_o as_o a_o false_a prophet_n and_o a_o deceiver_n of_o thy_o king_n and_o to_o revenge_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o army_n upon_o thou_o ahab_n hear_v these_o thing_n look_v upon_o they_o as_o mere_a dream_n and_o enthusiastical_a fancy_n and_o so_o regard_v they_o not_o thus_o god_n judicial_o blind_v those_o who_o he_o intend_v to_o destroy_v and_o be_v in_o a_o rage_n he_o order_v they_o to_o carry_v back_o michaiah_n to_o amon_n the_o governor_n and_o to_o joash_n the_o son_n of_o omri_n who_o it_o seem_v have_v some_o place_n of_o authority_n in_o the_o city_n and_o to_o command_v they_o in_o his_o name_n to_o put_v he_o again_o into_o prison_n and_o to_o feed_v he_o with_o the_o bread_n of_o affliction_n and_o the_o water_n of_o affliction_n see_v deut._n 16.3_o until_o he_o come_v again_o in_o peace_n micaiah_n reply_n if_o thou_o return_v at_o all_o in_o peace_n the_o lord_n have_v not_o 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their_o employment_n viz._n the_o quiet_v of_o god_n spirit_n in_o the_o north_n country_n that_o be_v by_o their_o execute_v his_o wrath_n upon_o they_o they_o pacify_v his_o anger_n ch._n 6._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 8._o 2ly_n under_o the_o type_n of_o two_o crown_n make_v of_o silver_n and_o gold_n offer_v by_o stranger_n and_o set_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o joshua_n be_v typify_v that_o the_o office_n of_o king_n and_o priest_n shall_v be_v unite_v and_o continue_v in_o christ_n who_o be_v describe_v first_o by_o his_o name_n import_v his_o humane_a nature_n viz._n the_o branch_n 2_o by_o his_o work_n build_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n raise_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o kingly_a and_o priestly_a office_n which_o till_o his_o time_n shall_v be_v but_o mean_a unite_n the_o kingly_a and_o priestly_a office_n in_o himself_o and_o unite_n the_o gentile_n to_o the_o church_n from_o v._o 8_o to_o 15._o in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o chapter_n the_o prophet_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o 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of_o the_o temple_n and_o further_o the_o king_n not_o only_o ratify_v cyrus_n decree_n but_o make_v a_o new_a decree_n of_o his_o own_o whereby_o he_o enlarge_v that_o of_o cyrus_n with_o more_o grant_n and_o privilege_n and_o charge_v tatnai_n and_o his_o companion_n that_o they_o shall_v furnish_v the_o jew_n with_o money_n out_o of_o his_o tribute_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o work_n as_o also_o to_o buy_v bullock_n ram_n and_o lamb_n for_o burnt-offering_n to_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o to_o buy_v wheat_n salt_n wine_n and_o oil_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n that_o they_o may_v offer_v sacrifice_n of_o a_o sweet_a savour_n unto_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o pray_v for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o his_o son_n also_o
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but_o forthwith_o furnish_v the_o jew_n with_o money_n as_o the_o king_n command_v and_o so_o the_o jew_n be_v thus_o encourage_v by_o the_o prophecy_n of_o haggai_n and_o zachary_n and_o thus_o countenance_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o cyrus_n and_o darius_n and_o artaxerxes_n absolute_a artaxerxes_n whereas_o it_o be_v say_v v._o 14._o and_o artaxerxes_n king_n of_o persia_n etc._n etc._n this_o artaxerxes_n in_o likelihood_n be_v one_o of_o those_o seven_o prince_n that_o have_v put_v down_o smerdis_n magus_n of_o who_o before_o and_o in_o a_o sort_n at_o the_o beginning_n be_v partaker_n in_o the_o empire_n with_o darius_n but_o darius_n afterward_o deliver_v himself_o from_o the_o power_n of_o those_o prince_n and_o make_v himself_o absolute_a go_v on_o courageous_o to_o the_o finish_n of_o the_o work_n ezra_n 6._o from_o 1_o to_o 15._o darius_n or_o ahasuerus_n as_o he_o be_v call_v in_o scripture_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n as_o he_o sit_v in_o his_o palace_n at_o susa_n be_v in_o peace_n and_o quietness_n darius_n three_o year_n of_o darius_n to_o show_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o state_n it_o the_o book_n of_o esther_n which_o be_v write_v as_o some_o conceive_v by_o mordecai_n see_v ch._n 9.20_o 21._o or_o at_o least_o he_o write_v a_o relation_n of_o these_o thing_n from_o whence_o the_o penman_n of_o this_o book_n whether_o ezra_n or_o any_o other_o do_v by_o the_o instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n gather_v together_o these_o remarkable_a passage_n that_o be_v here_o record_v it_o have_v be_v receive_v as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o sacred_a oracle_n of_o god_n commit_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o by_o they_o faithful_o preserve_v though_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o it_o make_v a_o feast_n for_o all_o the_o governor_n and_o great_a man_n of_o his_o dominion_n which_o last_v a_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o day_n or_o near_o half_a a_o year_n after_o this_o royal_a 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