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towards_o the_o clear_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v a_o little_a open_a three_o word_n the_o first_o be_v gnatidim_n who_o be_v ready_a 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o prepare_a and_o meditate_a active_a readiness_n as_o we_o find_v in_o two_o text_n of_o the_o book_n of_o hester_n the_o copy_n of_o the_o write_n for_o a_o commandment_n to_o be_v give_v in_o every_o province_n be_v publish_v unto_o all_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v ready_a against_o that_o day_n chap._n 3.14_o and_o again_o chap._n 8.13_o so_o that_o in_o job_n to_o be_v ready_a to_o raise_v up_o the_o mourning_n note_v more_o than_o a_o immediate_a go_v about_o a_o thing_n as_o we_o say_v i_o be_o ready_a to_o do_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v i_o will_v or_o must_v do_v it_o present_o for_o it_o note_v also_o a_o study_a readiness_n or_o preparednesse_n to_o do_v a_o thing_n the_o second_o word_n be_v gnour_n to_o raise_v up_o which_o be_v proper_o to_o raise_v from_o sleep_n 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o that_o place_n psal_n 44.23_o awake_v why_o sleep_v thou_o o_o lord_n arise_v cast_v we_o not_o off_o for_o ever_o merc._n the_o three_o word_n be_v leviathan_n which_o have_v two_o other_o signification_n both_o appliable_a to_o this_o interpretation_n first_o divers_a of_o the_o rabbin_n translate_v it_o by_o the_o hebrew_n word_n ebel_n which_o signify_v mourning_n or_o sorrow_n and_o with_o the_o pronoune_n affix_v their_o sorrow_n or_o their_o mourning_n and_o this_o be_v assert_v by_o the_o learned_a mercer_n for_o the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n and_o so_o find_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n which_o also_o direct_o answer_v our_o translation_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o raise_v up_o their_o mourning_n second_o the_o word_n leviathan_n be_v derive_v according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o from_o lavah_n i._n e._n join_v or_o associate_v hence_o leviath_n i._n e._n society_n or_o fellowship_n to_o which_o the_o same_o pronoune_n be_v affix_v the_o word_n leviathan_n be_v make_v 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very_o early_o or_o early_o to_o raise_v up_o one_o another_o as_o david_n speak_v of_o musical_a rejoice_v psal_n 108.2_o say_v awake_v psaltery_a and_o harp_n i_o myself_o will_v awake_v early_o the_o hebrew_n be_v very_o emphatical_a in_o that_o place_n word_n for_o word_n thus_o i_o my_o self_n will_v awaken_v the_o morning_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v 15._o the_o morning_n shall_v not_o awaken_v i_o but_o i_o will_v awaken_v the_o morning_n the_o morning_n shall_v not_o find_v i_o sleep_v but_o i_o will_v be_v up_o first_o and_o call_v up_o the_o morning_n so_o those_o mourner_n use_v to_o awake_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n or_o rather_o to_o awaken_v the_o morning_n and_o they_o have_v one_o woman_n who_o they_o call_v praefica_fw-la the_o leader_n the_o first_o or_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o choir_n and_o company_n of_o mourner_n plangendi_fw-la magistra_fw-la who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o call_v up_o and_o bring_v on_o the_o rest_n it_o appear_v in_o the_o gospel_n of_o 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night_n he_o as_o it_o be_v call_v for_o those_o to_o finish_v and_o conclude_v it_o who_o trade_v in_o such_o kind_n of_o curse_n and_o who_o be_v skilled_a in_o lamentation_n there_o be_v a_o objection_n against_o this_o take_v from_o the_o grammatical_a regimen_n or_o construction_n of_o the_o original_a the_o hebrew_n word_n loc_n who_o be_v ready_a be_v of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n and_o the_o pronoune_n relate_v to_o it_o leviathan_n their_o mourning_n be_v of_o the_o feminine_a gender_n so_o that_o here_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o fault_n in_o grammar_n if_o we_o expound_v it_o thus_o their_o mourning_n or_o their_o company_n of_o mourner_n to_o this_o we_o may_v give_v a_o double_a answer_n first_o that_o such_o change_n of_o one_o
from_o my_o spirit_n but_o hide_v sorrow_n from_o my_o eye_n it_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n among_o we_o what_o the_o eye_n see_v not_o the_o heart_n grieve_v not_o and_o when_o the_o lord_n will_v show_v how_o he_o be_v move_v with_o the_o suffering_n and_o know_v the_o sorrow_n of_o his_o people_n in_o egypt_n he_o double_v it_o upon_o this_o sense_n i_o have_v see_v i_o have_v see_v or_o i_o have_v sure_o see_v the_o affliction_n of_o my_o people_n exod._n 3.7_o your_o sorrow_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o my_o eye_n my_o eye_n affect_v my_o heart_n say_v the_o prophet_n jeremy_n lam._n 3.51_o that_o be_v my_o eye_n afflict_v my_o heart_n while_o jeremy_n go_v about_o the_o city_n and_o see_v so_o many_o woeful_a spectacle_n in_o the_o ruin_n and_o captivity_n of_o his_o people_n that_o sight_n smite_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o christ_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o behold_v the_o city_n he_o weep_v over_o it_o luk._n 19.41_o and_o for_o the_o sorrow_n of_o repentance_n the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n have_v a_o great_a influence_n upon_o the_o heart_n they_o shall_v look_v on_o i_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v and_o they_o shall_v mourn_v etc._n etc._n zach._n 12.10_o as_o the_o eye_n do_v affect_v or_o rather_o infect_v the_o heart_n with_o sin_n from_o sin-occasioning_a object_n a_o sin_n that_o be_v in_o the_o eye_n will_v be_v present_o at_o the_o heart_n which_o cause_v job_n to_o say_v chap._n 31.1_o i_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o my_o eye_n why_o then_o shall_v i_o think_v upon_o a_o maid_n he_o mean_v sinful_o to_o lust_n after_o she_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v there_o be_v a_o quick_a a_o speedy_a passage_n from_o the_o eye_n to_o the_o heart_n though_o in_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o body_n there_o seem_v a_o great_a distance_n between_o they_o therefore_o i_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o my_o eye_n to_o avoid_v occasion_n of_o sin_n lest_o my_o eye_n shall_v pollute_v my_o heart_n with_o motion_n unto_o sin_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o pleasure-provoking_a object_n that_o which_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o the_o eye_n will_v present_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o the_o heart_n a_o refresh_n to_o our_o spirit_n and_o that_o pleasure_n which_o shall_v last_v for_o evermore_o in_o heaven_n be_v from_o a_o vision_n that_o shall_v last_v for_o ever_o joy_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v before_o the_o eye_n and_o therefore_o joy_n shall_v for_o ever_o fill_v the_o heart_n the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n consist_v in_o vision_n in_o see_v god_n as_o he_o be_v 1_o joh._n 3.2_o or_o in_o see_v face_n to_o face_n 1_o cor._n 13.12_o which_o be_v the_o vision_n beatifical_a so_o likewise_o there_o be_v a_o afflict_a vision_n the_o eye_n affect_v the_o heart_n with_o sorrow-occasioning_a object_n if_o sorrow_n be_v in_o the_o eye_n it_o will_v not_o stay_v long_o from_o the_o heart_n hence_o when_o sarah-abrahams_n wife_n be_v dead_a abraham_n thus_o bespeak_v the_o people_n among_o who_o he_o dwell_v if_o it_o be_v your_o mind_n that_o i_o shall_v bury_v my_o dead_a out_o of_o my_o sight_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 23.8_o it_o do_v afflict_v the_o heart_n of_o abraham_n with_o sorrow_n to_o see_v the_o body_n of_o his_o decease_a wife_n or_o the_o coffin_n wherein_o she_o lay_v who_o he_o have_v so_o entire_o love_v therefore_o bury_v she_o out_o of_o my_o sight_n it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o when_o joseph_n will_v do_v somewhat_o purposely_o to_o afflict_v and_o touch_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o brother_n with_o more_o remorse_n for_o their_o former_a unkindness_n unto_o he_o the_o history_n say_v gen._n 42.24_o that_o he_o take_v from_o they_o simeon_n and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n he_o hear_v they_o in_o their_o private_a conference_n whisper_v one_o to_o another_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a concern_v our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v therefore_o be_v this_o distress_n come_v upon_o we_o when_o joseph_n perceive_v their_o conscience_n begin_v thus_o to_o work_v he_o resolve_v to_o give_v they_o a_o pill_n at_o their_o eye_n even_o a_o doleful_a spectacle_n yet_o the_o lively_a picture_n of_o their_o deal_n with_o he_o to_o make_v their_o conscience_n work_v fast_o with_o godly_a sorrow_n he_o take_v from_o they_o simeon_n and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n and_o judah_n when_o he_o plead_v afterward_o chap._n 44._o for_o the_o carry_v back_o of_o benjamin_n you_o know_v what_o a_o pathetical_a oration_n he_o make_v o_o say_v he_o do_v not_o detain_v benjamin_n for_o when_o i_o come_v to_o thy_o servant_n my_o father_n and_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o we_o see_v that_o his_o life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o lad_n life_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o he_o see_v that_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o we_o he_o will_v die_v ver_fw-la 30_o 31._o that_o very_a sight_n will_v kill_v my_o father_n and_o for_o i_o to_o see_v my_o father_n die_v will_v be_v death_n to_o i_o also_o for_o so_o he_o conclude_v ver_fw-la 34._o how_o shall_v i_o go_v to_o my_o father_n and_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o i_o lest_o peradventure_o i_o see_v the_o evil_a that_o shall_v come_v upon_o my_o father_n oh_o say_v he_o let_v i_o carry_v he_o back_o my_o father_n will_v die_v if_o he_o see_v not_o the_o lad_n and_o so_o shall_v i_o if_o i_o see_v the_o evil_a that_o shall_v come_v upon_o my_o father_n he_o know_v that_o sight_n will_v be_v as_o a_o sword_n to_o his_o heart_n and_o as_o a_o dagger_n in_o his_o bowel_n the_o lord_n threaten_v his_o people_n thus_o in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n deut._n 28.31_o thy_o ox_n shall_v be_v slay_v before_o thy_o eye_n thy_o ass_n shall_v be_v violent_o take_v away_o from_o before_o thy_o face_n thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o another_o people_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v mad_a for_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n which_o thou_o shall_v see_v ver_fw-la 34._o and_o ver_fw-la 67._o he_o show_v what_o convulsion_n and_o division_n of_o spirit_n the_o vision_n of_o the_o eye_n will_v bring_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o morning_n thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v even_o and_o at_o even_o thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v morning_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o thy_o heart_n wherewith_o thou_o shall_v fear_v and_o for_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n which_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n be_v near_o join_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n cause_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o both_o be_v as_o concause_n of_o those_o distract_n thought_n and_o wish_n of_o hasten_v the_o morning_n to_o the_o evening_n and_o again_o sudden_o reduce_v back_o the_o evening_n to_o the_o morning_n unless_o sorrow_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o eye_n it_o can_v hardly_o be_v keep_v from_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v a_o usual_a custom_n if_o a_o man_n be_v but_o let_v blood_n to_o bid_v he_o 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so_o soon_o as_o ever_o i_o be_v bear_v why_o die_v i_o not_o from_o the_o womb_n why_o give_v i_o not_o up_o the_o ghost_n when_o i_o come_v out_o of_o the_o belly_n have_v receive_v the_o discourtesy_n of_o a_o birth_n death_n will_v have_v be_v a_o favour_n it_o have_v be_v best_a for_o i_o not_o to_o have_v be_v bear_v and_o next_o best_a to_o have_v die_v quick_o or_o assoon_o as_o i_o be_v bear_v that_o be_v the_o meaning_n in_o general_a of_o the_o 11_o and_o 12_o verse_n but_o i_o shall_v a_o little_a examine_v and_o enlighten_v the_o particular_a expression_n 〈◊〉_d why_o do_v not_o i_o give_v up_o
of_o sleep_n sleep_n be_v a_o short_a death_n and_o death_n be_v a_o long_a sleep_n many_o of_o they_o that_o sleep_n in_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v awake_v some_o to_o everlasting_a life_n and_o some_o to_o everlasting_a contempt_n dan._n 12.2_o our_o friend_n lazarus_n sleep_v say_v christ_n to_o his_o disciple_n jâ—h_o 11.11_o but_o i_o go_v that_o i_o may_v awake_v he_o out_o of_o sleep_n in_o the_o 14_o verse_n jesus_n say_v unto_o they_o plain_o lazarus_n be_v dead_a then_o have_v i_o be_v at_o rest_n we_o usual_o say_v when_o a_o man_n go_v to_o sleep_v he_o go_v to_o rest_v yet_o rest_n be_v more_o than_o sleep_n for_o sometime_o a_o man_n sleep_v when_o he_o do_v not_o rest_n his_o very_a sleep_n be_v trouble_v and_o he_o trouble_v in_o his_o sleep_n but_o when_o rest_n be_v join_v with_o sleep_n it_o be_v perfect_a sleep_n the_o word_n here_o use_v signify_v a_o very_a quiet_a settle_a and_o peaceable_a condition_n hence_o noah_n have_v his_o name_n and_o he_o call_v his_o name_n noah_n say_v this_o son_n shall_v comfort_v we_o 〈◊〉_d concern_v our_o work_n and_o toil_n of_o our_o hand_n because_o of_o the_o ground_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v curse_v gen._n 5.29_o he_o be_v rest_n and_o comfort_n to_o the_o old_a world_n by_o preach_v righteousness_n even_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n which_o alone_o give_v rest_n unto_o the_o soul_n and_o be_v able_a to_o refresh_v we_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o those_o toil_n and_o labour_n which_o that_o first_o curse_v bring_v upon_o the_o world_n both_o new_a and_o old_a such_o rest_n and_o sweet_a repose_n have_v i_o find_v say_v job_n from_o all_o my_o toil_n in_o the_o house_n of_o death_n and_o bed_n of_o the_o grave_n have_v thus_o four_o word_n concur_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n we_o may_v here_o not_o unprofitable_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o elegant_a multiplication_n of_o word_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n there_o store_n be_v no_o sore_n and_o variety_n be_v no_o superfluity_n yea_o there_o tautology_n be_v no_o superfluity_n it_o be_v the_o usual_a rhetoric_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o speak_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o divers_a word_n yea_o sometime_o in_o the_o same_o word_n we_o find_v such_o a_o congery_n or_o heap_v up_o of_o word_n use_v for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o some_o heat_n of_o passion_n or_o vehemency_n of_o spirit_n as_o first_o when_o god_n will_v express_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o anger_n and_o wrath_n against_o a_o people_n he_o speak_v thus_o isa_n 14.22_o 23._o i_o will_v rise_v up_o against_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o cut_v off_o from_o babylon_n the_o name_n and_o remnant_n and_o son_n and_o nephew_n i_o will_v also_o make_v it_o a_o possession_n for_o the_o bittern_n and_o pool_n of_o water_n and_o i_o will_v sweep_v it_o with_o the_o bosom_n of_o destruction_n here_o be_v a_o multitude_n of_o word_n and_o all_o tend_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n set_v forth_o the_o fierceness_n of_o god_n anger_n and_o the_o resolvednesse_n of_o his_o judgement_n for_o the_o ruine_n of_o babylon_n the_o tower_a confuse_a pride_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v present_v to_o we_o in_o such_o a_o heap_n of_o word_n isa_n 14.13_o 14._o hear_v the_o pure_a language_n of_o pride_n from_o that_o king_n heart_n thou_o have_v say_v in_o thy_o heart_n i_o will_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n i_o will_v exalt_v my_o throne_n above_o the_o star_n of_o god_n i_o will_v sit_v also_o upon_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o congregation_n i_o will_v ascend_v above_o the_o height_n of_o the_o cloud_n i_o will_v be_v like_o the_o most_o high_a the_o manifold_a apostasy_n and_o backslide_n of_o judah_n be_v describe_v in_o many_o word_n by_o the_o prophet_n zephanie_n chap._n 1.6_o and_o they_o that_o be_v turn_v bank_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o those_o that_o have_v not_o seek_v the_o lord_n nor_o inquire_v for_o he_o chap._n 3.2_o she_o obey_v not_o the_o voice_n she_o receive_v not_o correction_n she_o trust_v not_o in_o the_o lord_n she_o draw_v not_o near_o to_o she_o god_n when_o our_o lord_n christ_n will_v show_v the_o extreme_a ignorance_n and_o darkness_n of_o his_o disciple_n in_o those_o great_a article_n of_o his_o suffering_n death_n and_o resurrection_n have_v take_v the_o twelve_o unto_o he_o and_o discourse_v of_o those_o point_n he_o conclude_v luk._n 18.31_o 34._o and_o they_o understand_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n and_o this_o say_n be_v hide_v from_o they_o neither_o know_v they_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v speak_v as_o if_o christ_n have_v say_v their_o ignorance_n in_o these_o mystery_n be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o least_o glimpse_n or_o glimmering_n of_o light_n about_o they_o so_o here_o i_o shall_v have_v lie_v still_o and_o be_v quiet_a i_o shall_v have_v sleep_v and_o be_v at_o rest_n and_o all_o to_o note_v the_o interrupted-quiet_a and_o tranquillity_n of_o the_o grave_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v have_v i_o die_v then_o not_o only_o have_v not_o these_o storm_n be_v upon_o i_o nor_o these_o wave_n go_v over_o i_o but_o the_o least_o breath_n of_o wind_n have_v never_o blow_v upon_o i_o hence_o we_o may_v observe_v first_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o all_o outward_a trouble_n death_n be_v the_o rest_n of_o man_n bless_a be_v the_o dead_a that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o they_o who_o die_v out_o of_o the_o lord_n rest_n from_o all_o that_o labour_n they_o have_v have_v in_o this_o world_n there_o be_v no_o work_n nor_o device_n nor_o knowledge_n nor_o wisdom_n in_o the_o grave_n whither_o thou_o go_v eccles_n 9.10_o this_o life_n be_v a_o day_n of_o work_v and_o death_n be_v a_o night_n of_o rest_v the_o sun_n arise_v man_n go_v forth_o to_o his_o labour_n until_o the_o evening_n psal_n 104.23_o when_o the_o sun_n of_o our_o life_n arise_v we_o go_v forth_o to_o our_o labour_n until_o the_o evening_n of_o death_n this_o life_n be_v a_o continue_a motion_n death_n be_v a_o continue_a rest_n this_o life_n be_v but_o noise_n and_o tumult_n death_n be_v silence_n our_o life_n be_v a_o stormy_a passage_n a_o tempestuous_a sea-voyage_n death_n bring_v we_o to_o the_o harbour_n there_o be_v a_o fourfold_a rest_n which_o we_o obtain_v in_o death_n first_o a_o rest_n from_o labour_n and_o travail_n no_o work_n there_o second_o there_o be_v a_o rest_n from_o trouble_n and_o oppression_n no_o war_n no_o bloody_a battle_n there_o three_o there_o be_v a_o rest_n from_o passion_n no_o sorrow_n no_o grief_n shall_v afflict_v we_o there_o in_o the_o grave_n there_o be_v a_o four_o rest_n better_o than_o all_o these_o a_o rest_n from_o sin_n a_o rest_n from_o the_o drudgery_n of_o satan_n a_o rest_n from_o the_o winnowing_n and_o buffet_n of_o satan_n a_o rest_n from_o the_o law_n of_o our_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o our_o mind_n when_o saul_n go_v to_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n for_o advise_v with_o samuel_n that_o samuel_n or_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o appearance_n of_o samuel_n speak_v as_o one_o disturb_v be_v raise_v from_o the_o grave_n why_o say_v he_o have_v thou_o disquiet_v i_o to_o bring_v i_o up_o 1_o sam._n 28.15_o i_o be_v at_o rest_n why_o do_v thou_o call_v i_o up_o to_o a_o land_n of_o trouble_n it_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o a_o ancient_a father_n and_o the_o resolution_n of_o a_o ancient_a council_n concern_v christ_n weep_v over_o lazarus_n joh._n 11._o filiae_fw-la that_o not_o his_o death_n but_o his_o rise_n draw_v those_o tear_n when_o christ_n come_v to_o the_o grave_n where_o lazarus_n lie_v the_o text_n say_v that_o jesus_n weep_v why_o do_v christ_n weep_v say_v jerome_n in_o comfort_v a_o mother_n that_o have_v lose_v her_o daughter_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o christ_n weep_v over_o lazarus_n that_o be_v dead_a but_o he_o do_v not_o weep_v thy_o tear_n christ_n do_v not_o weep_v because_o lazarus_n be_v dead_a but_o he_o weep_v rather_o because_o lazarus_n be_v to_o be_v raise_v up_o again_o he_o 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