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11._o to_o the_o end_n many_o nation_n shall_v be_v gather_v to_o defile_v &_o look_v upon_o zion_n and_o then_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v allowance_n &_o commission_n to_o his_o people_n to_o arise_v &_o thresh_v etc._n etc._n what_o time_n the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o be_v refer_v to_o be_v not_o my_o concern_n to_o inquire_v it_o seem_v to_o look_v to_o the_o new_a testament_n time_n wherein_o the_o lord_n people_n shall_v be_v first_o in_o great_a strait_n and_o then_o enlarge_v but_o to_o restrict_n it_o to_o the_o spiritual_a conquest_n over_o the_o nation_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n tho'_o i_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o may_v be_v include_v seem_v too_o great_a a_o straiten_n of_o the_o scope_n and_o not_o so_o apposite_a to_o the_o expression_n which_o certain_o seem_v to_o import_v some_o forcible_a action_n of_o man_n and_o more_o than_o the_o peaceable_a propagation_n of_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v usual_o refer_v to_o the_o latter_a day_n of_o 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precept_n not_o only_o to_o defend_v but_o also_o to_o rescue_v &_o deliver_v our_o brethren_n when_o in_o hazard_n prov._n 30._o 11_o 12._o we_o must_v not_o for_o bear_v to_o deliver_v they_o when_o draw_v to_o death_n which_o will_v at_o least_o infer_v the_o duty_n of_o assist_v they_o when_o force_v to_o defend_v themselves_o for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o to_o rescue_v they_o from_o any_o prevail_a power_n that_o will_v take_v their_o life_n unjust_o much_o more_o be_v it_o duty_n to_o defend_v they_o and_o ourselves_o both_o against_o their_o murder_v violence_n but_o it_o be_v duty_n to_o rescue_v they_o etc._n etc._n 4._o all_o that_o will_v learn_v to_o do_v well_o be_v command_v isai._n 1._o 17._o to_o relieve_v the_o oppress_a which_o be_v not_o speak_v to_o magistrate_n only_o many_o of_o who_o be_v the_o oppressor_n the_o prince_n be_v rebellious_a &_o companion_n of_o thief_n vers_n 23._o so_o also_o isai._n 58._o 6._o it_o be_v require_v of_o a_o people_n that_o 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flight_n include_v vers_fw-la 6._o the_o promise_n annex_v vers_fw-la 9_o import_v more_o when_o they_o that_o spoil_v they_o shall_v be_v a_o spoil_n to_o their_o servant_n whereby_o it_o be_v insinuate_v they_o be_v so_o to_o deliver_v themselves_o as_o not_o only_o to_o free_v themselves_o from_o their_o servitude_n but_o to_o bring_v their_o master_n under_o subjection_n hence_o if_o the_o lord_n people_n be_v subject_a to_o tyrant_n rule_v over_o they_o for_o the_o time_n may_v deliver_v themselves_o from_o their_o oppress_v master_n then_o may_v they_o resist_v they_o &_o defend_v themselves_o the_o antecedent_n be_v express_v here_o in_o the_o command_n 6._o there_o be_v a_o command_n give_v by_o christ_n to_o his_o disciple_n to_o provide_v themselves_o with_o defensive_a weapen_v necessary_a for_o their_o defence_n against_o they_o that_o will_v pursue_v after_o their_o life_n as_o well_o as_o with_o other_o thing_n necessary_a for_o their_o sustenance_n luk._n 22._o 36_o 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