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23._o exod._n 23._o and_o take_v notice_n how_o that_o very_a same_o who_o go_v before_o the_o people_n and_o be_v call_v angel_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v david_n be_v god_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n 33.14_o chap._n 33.14_o at_o who_o presenceâ—_n the_o earth_n shake_v the_o heaven_n also_o drop_v even_o sinai_n itself_o be_v move_v and_o this_o be_v remarkable_a that_o the_o same_o word_n which_o god_n use_v my_o presence_n shall_v go_v be_v also_o twice_o make_v use_n of_o by_o david_n 26._o psal_n 68.7.8_o psal_n 136.2_o 3_o 26._o the_o heaven_n drop_v at_o the_o presonce_n of_o god_n sinai_n be_v move_v
son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v jehovah_n yet_o the_o jehovah_n or_o lord_n who_o speak_v to_o he_o be_v the_o son_n who_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o father_n by_o who_o the_o father_n speak_v as_o we_o read_v the_o people_n of_o lystra_n 14.12_o act._n 14.12_o can_v in_o their_o heathenish_a way_n make_v a_o difference_n between_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n call_v this_o last_o jupiter_n and_o the_o first_o mercury_n which_o with_o they_o be_v father_n and_o son_n because_o paul_n be_v the_o chief_a speaker_n i_o shall_v here_o omit_v what_o elsewhere_o i_o assert_v how_o the_o name_n the_o word_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n proper_a name_n to_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n god_n the_o son_n do_v testify_v of_o himself_o that_o it_o be_v he_o who_o speak_v in_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o all_o 52.6_o isa_n 52.6_o therefore_o my_o people_n shall_v know_v my_o name_n therefore_o they_o shall_v know_v in_o that_o day_n that_o i_o be_o he_o that_o do_v speak_v behold_v it_o be_v i._o and_o he_o further_o have_v say_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v 1.6_o mat._n 17.5_o heb._n 1.6_o add_v hear_v you_o he_o and_o paul_n when_o he_o bring_v in_o the_o first_o beget_v into_o the_o world_n which_o can_v be_v no_o better_o understand_v than_o of_o the_o send_n of_o the_o son_n upon_o earth_n to_o preach_v grace_n to_o our_o first_o parent_n 63.9_o gen._n 3.8_o john_n 14.9_o isa_n 63.9_o and_o the_o presence_n or_o face_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o which_o adam_n and_o his_o wife_n hide_v themselves_o be_v none_o but_o god_n son_n in_o who_o the_o father_n be_v see_v so_o that_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o here_o according_a to_o the_o jerusalem_n interpreter_n the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n command_v adam_n to_o appear_v to_o be_v try_v as_o indeed_o present_o after_o pass_v a_o sentence_n upon_o he_o his_o wife_n and_o the_o serpent_n and_o hereunto_o agree_v some_o of_o the_o rabbi_n for_o by_o the_o word_n the_o 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of_o seth_n only_o eight_o person_n except_v noah_n with_o his_o family_n in_o the_o ark_n be_v destroy_v so_o afterward_o against_o the_o egyptian_n cananean_n and_o other_o wicked_a people_n and_o so_o it_o shall_v continue_v to_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o world_n till_o the_o last_o and_o universal_a judgement_n be_v over_o after_o the_o flood_n there_o be_v wickedness_n and_o cause_n of_o judgement_n find_v in_o noah_n family_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o curse_n thunder_v against_o canaan_n ham_n son_n as_o to_o this_o curse_n before_o i_o proceed_v far_o i_o must_v take_v notice_n how_o it_o seem_v strange_a that_o ham_n shall_v commit_v the_o sin_n yet_o the_o curse_n be_v pronounce_v not_o against_o he_o but_o against_o his_o son_n which_o to_o clear_v some_o think_v and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o the_o young_a man_n first_o see_v his_o grandfather_n nakedness_n and_o go_v and_o tell_v his_o father_n of_o it_o for_o we_o must_v believe_v upon_o that_o occasion_n noah_n to_o have_v be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o be_v drunken_a and_o asleep_a when_o he_o be_v uncover_v he_o can_v not_o of_o himself_o know_v what_o have_v happen_v before_o he_o awake_v a_o curse_n be_v pronounce_v against_o canaan_n and_o a_o blessing_n upon_o japhet_n and_o ham_n where_o noah_n say_v the_o lord_n god_n shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o shem._n 27._o gen._n 9.26_o 27._o this_o lord_n god_n be_v the_o same_o who_o in_o the_o garden_n judge_v our_o first_o parent_n now_o these_o word_n of_o noah_n bechai_n noah_n onkelos_n jarchius_n nachman_n &_o bechai_n several_a rabbi_n do_v unanimous_o interpret_v of_o schechina_n dwelling_n in_o the_o family_n and_o posterity_n of_o shem_n and_o bechai_n say_v something_o more_o for_o he_o add_v that_o the_o schechina_n dwell_v not_o in_o the_o second_o temple_n build_v by_o cyrus_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o japhet_n but_o only_o in_o the_o first_o build_v by_o solomon_n who_o descend_v from_o shem._n upon_o god_n word_n to_o abraham_n thou_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n 5._o gen._n 12.2_o chap._n 15.1_o v._n 5._o rakenatensis_n say_v they_o relate_v to_o schechina_n and_o after_o the_o victory_n over_o the_o four_o king_n this_o same_o son_n of_o god_n promise_v he_o his_o protection_n and_o to_o be_v his_o exceed_a great_a reward_n a_o numerous_a posterity_n the_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n with_o old_a age_n to_o end_v in_o a_o quiet_a death_n 7._o v._o 7._o and_o the_o covenant_n then_o make_v with_o he_o 15._o v._o 15._o be_v a_o declaration_n of_o his_o eternal_a good_a pleasure_n that_o contain_v promise_n of_o his_o future_a come_n into_o the_o world_n to_o be_v a_o blessing_n to_o all_o nation_n namely_o christ_n the_o messiah_n which_o in_o due_a time_n be_v perform_v 29._o luke_n 1.72_o 73._o gal._n 3.16_o 17._o v._o 29._o as_o by_o zacharias_n it_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o so_o by_o paul_n to_o the_o heir_n according_a to_o the_o promise_n which_o show_v that_o god_n covenant_n with_o abraham_n contain_v spiritual_a as_o well_o as_o earthly_a eternal_a as_o well_o as_o temporal_a promise_n and_o that_o the_o law_n neither_o derogate_a from_o the_o eternal_a will_n and_o testament_n nor_o disannul_v of_o the_o promise_n the_o other_o apparition_n of_o the_o schechina_n unto_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacoh_o which_o make_v a_o part_n of_o what_o i_o now_o be_o upon_o i_o elsewhere_o sufficient_o enlarge_v israel_n upon_o his_o deathbed_n mention_n he_o under_o the_o name_n of_o shiloh_n in_o that_o solemn_a prophecy_n 13._o gen._n 49.10_o chap._n 28.12_o 13._o that_o he_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n the_o vision_n of_o jacob_n ladder_n reach_v both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n ascend_v and_o descend_v on_o it_o be_v by_o l._n by_o rakenat_n in_o h._n l._n one_o of_o the_o famous_a jewish_a doctor_n explain_v of_o god_n holy_a and_o bless_a and_o of_o his_o schechina_n whereby_o indeed_o heaven_n and_o earth_n god_n and_o man_n be_v join_v together_o and_o as_o i_o love_v not_o to_o follow_v nice_a only_o solid_a notion_n i_o shall_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o say_v there_o be_v six_o step_n in_o the_o ladder_n whereof_o the_o three_o low_a signify_v the_o three_o degree_n of_o his_o humiliation_n and_o the_o three_o uppermost_a those_o of_o his_o exaltation_n in_o the_o other_o vision_n of_o jacob_n 13._o gen._n 31.11_o 12_o 13._o when_o he_o see_v the_o speckled_a ram_n it_o be_v not_o say_v he_o see_v rather_o hear_v for_o the_o angel_n speak_v unto_o he_o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o bethel_n which_o 2._o which_o come_v in_o thorah_n p._n 41._o col_fw-fr 1_o 2._o bechai_n do_v true_o interpret_v el_n the_o mighty_a god_n and_o also_o bethel_n the_o house_n of_o god_n that_o be_v the_o son_n in_o who_o the_o father_n dwell_v or_o schechina_n as_o 3._o as_o rakenat_n f._n 63._o col_fw-fr 3._o another_o have_v it_o scripture_n speak_v of_o three_o house_n of_o god_n first_o of_o solomon_n temple_n second_o christ_n humane_a nature_n three_o the_o church_n the_o same_o rabbi_n say_v that_o the_o word_n righteousness_n which_o be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o melchisedec_n do_v relate_v to_o the_o schechina_n who_o type_n we_o know_v he_o to_o have_v be_v 2_o 1_o king_n 8.10.13_o zachar._n 6.14_o isa_n 8.14_o 1_o tim._n 3.15_o p._n 45._o col_fw-fr 2_o for_o i_o can_v be_v of_o the_o opinion_n of_o two_o eminent_a modern_a divine_n cunaeus_n and_o altingius_n who_o affirm_v melchisedec_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o at_o that_o time_n after_o the_o victory_n appear_v to_o abraham_n in_o man_n shape_n and_o bless_a he_o for_o see_v by_o david_n and_o paul_n the_o office_n and_o
person_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o office_n and_o person_n of_o melchisedec_n it_o denote_v a_o difference_n between_o they_o for_o that_o which_o be_v like_a be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o it_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o ancient_a jew_n believe_v menahem_n r._n menahem_n that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o first_o world_n schechina_n with_o enoch_n be_v return_v up_o to_o heaven_n whereby_o they_o own_o he_o be_v come_v down_o from_o thence_o as_o afterward_o our_o saviour_n himself_o declare_v it_o 12.7_o john_n 6._o gen._n 12.7_o as_o to_o jehovah_n who_o in_o canaan_n appear_v unto_o abraham_n according_a to_o the_o constant_a tradition_n of_o the_o jew_n it_o be_v schechina_n for_o 2.8_o for_o rakenat_n p._n 43._o col_fw-fr 4_o act_n 7.2_o 1_o cor._n 2.8_o one_o say_v it_o him_z stephen_n call_v the_o god_n of_o glory_n and_o paul_n the_o lord_n of_o glory_n 16._o glory_n nachm_n in_o gen._n 15._o menahem_o in_o thor._n p._n 16._o some_o of_o the_o rabbi_n say_v this_o apparition_n in_o canaan_n to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o night_n but_o the_o other_o after_o the_o victory_n over_o the_o king_n happen_v certain_o in_o the_o day_n they_o 17.22_o they_o menah_n and_o nachmanid_v in_o gen._n 17.22_o also_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n who_o in_o gen._n 17._o appear_v to_o abraham_n and_o institute_v circumcision_n do_v in_o his_o sight_n return_v up_o into_o heaven_n this_o they_o 89._o they_o bechai_n p._n 89._o call_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n by_o the_o name_n whereby_o they_o usual_o denote_v the_o son_n of_o god_n elsewhere_o i_o observe_v how_o the_o son_n of_o god_n constitute_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o world_n execute_v upon_o sodom_n that_o terrible_a judgement_n which_o 4._o which_o rakenat_n f._n 51._o c._n 4._o one_o attribute_v to_o schechina_n hereupon_o the_o 14_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o syrmium_fw-la call_v by_o constantine_n be_v very_o considerable_a the_o word_n be_v these_o si_fw-la 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in_o exod._n 14.19_o gen._n 19.20_o it_o the_o glory_n of_o schechina_n and_o speak_v of_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o go_v before_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n and_o remove_v behind_o to_o be_v between_o they_o and_o the_o egyptian_n who_o he_o drown_v he_o say_v be_v the_o great_a prince_n this_o be_v the_o same_o who_o have_v before_o appear_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o bush_n be_v afterward_o please_v to_o speak_v to_o he_o upon_o the_o mount_n and_o the_o word_n be_v remarkable_a the_o lord_n come_v down_o upon_o mount_n sinai_n that_o be_v from_o heaven_n whence_o afterward_o to_o be_v make_v flesh_n he_o come_v upon_o earth_n in_o judea_n which_o come_v our_o saviour_n do_v mention_n at_o several_a time_n though_o one_o of_o these_o jewish_a doctor_n think_v that_o the_o angel_n of_o who_o god_n say_v i_o send_v a_o angel_n before_o thou_o etc._n etc._n be_v a_o create_v one_o and_o not_o the_o same_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o who_o when_o he_o be_v well_o please_v he_o say_v my_o presence_n shall_v go_v with_o thou_o yet_o he_o own_v that_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n face_n have_v be_v with_o he_o but_o say_v 1._o say_v rakenat_n p._n 120._o c._n 1._o the_o glorious_a presence_n of_o god_n schechina_n be_v withdraw_v for_o he_o think_v god_n be_v still_o angry_a but_o moses_n have_v already_o appease_v he_o the_o jew_n hold_v that_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o schechina_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n for_o as_o he_o bring_v the_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n which_o yet_o exclude_v not_o the_o father_n who_o bring_v they_o out_o by_o his_o son_n so_o in_o the_o wilderness_n he_o often_o speak_v to_o they_o chief_o upon_o this_o solemn_a occasion_n the_o truth_n be_v confirm_v by_o scripture_n 12._o deut._n 33.2_o 3._o compare_v with_o habak_n 3.3_o levit._fw-la 26.11_o 12._o the_o lord_n come_v from_o sinai_n say_v moses_n and_o rise_v up_o from_o seir_n unto_o they_o he_o shine_v from_o mount_n paran_n and_o he_o come_v 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daughter_n of_o zion_n but_o also_o many_o nation_n shall_v be_v join_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o day_n and_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o 11._o v._o 11._o and_o thou_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v send_v i_o unto_o thou_o this_o be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n at_o or_o a_o little_a after_o the_o time_n when_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n shall_v come_v to_o dwell_v in_o zion_n which_o be_v fulfil_v when_o after_o the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v into_o the_o flesh_n and_o his_o dwell_n among_o the_o jew_n after_o his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o christian_a church_n form_v here_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o how_o this_o prophet_n zechariah_n be_v one_o of_o the_o two_o who_o god_n make_v use_v of_o to_o exhort_v and_o encourage_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n 2._o ezr._n 5.1_o 2._o return_v from_o the_o 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