we_o see_v at_o large_a heb._n 7._o and_o david_n do_v so_o before_o he_o psal._n 110._o 4._o now_o who_o this_o melchisedech_n shall_v be_v whether_o shem_n who_o be_v bear_v before_o the_o flood_n live_v seventy_o five_o year_n after_o abraham_n come_v into_o canaan_n and_o about_o sixty_o five_o after_o the_o time_n of_o history_n of_o his_o meeting_n abram_n who_o though_o his_o parent_n birth_n and_o death_n be_v know_v to_o we_o yet_o not_o as_o here_o bring_v in_o under_o the_o name_n of_o melchisedech_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v some_o neighbour_a king_n of_o canaan_n of_o another_o kindred_n from_o that_o of_o abraham_n heb._n 7._o 6._o extraordinary_o raise_v up_o and_o sanctify_v by_o god_n to_o this_o purpose_n though_o haply_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o yet_o it_o can_v certain_o be_v define_v melchisedech_n king_n of_o salem_n heb._n 7._o 2._o thus_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n do_v kiss_v each_o other_o psal._n 85._o 10._o esay_n 32._o 17._o salem_n not_o salim_n 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to_o the_o people_n till_o after_o the_o ruler_n relation_n of_o sin_n and_o god_n direction_n to_o moses_n and_o apparent_o it_o be_v keep_v before_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n on_o mount_n sinai_n v._o 4._o the_o lord_n god_n here_o first_o the_o word_n jehova_n be_v use_v and_o after_o often_o in_o this_o chapter_n gen._n 15._o 7._o 22._o 14._o 26._o 24._o 27._o 20._o 28._o 13._o and_o in_o many_o place_n more_o and_o therefore_o exod._n 6._o 3._o but_o by_o my_o name_n jehova_n be_v i_o not_o know_v to_o they_o be_v speak_v comparative_o not_o know_v so_o full_o in_o make_v good_a my_o promise_n by_o answerable_a effect_n as_o now_o
feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n exod._n 12._o 15_o 19_o or_o forbear_v to_o keep_v that_o feast_n numb_a 9_o 13._o or_o that_o eat_v fat_a leu._n 7._o 25._o or_o blood_n lev_n 7._o 27._o 17._o 10_o 14._o or_o that_o eat_v of_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o peace-offering_a on_o the_o three_o day_n leu._n 19_o 8._o or_o that_o eat_v of_o the_o flesh_n of_o sacrifice_n have_v their_o uncleanness_n on_o they_o or_o be_v unclean_a do_v not_o purify_v themselves_o numb_a 19_o 13_o 20._o or_o have_v touch_v any_o unclean_a thing_n lev_n 7._o 20_o 21._o 22._o 3._o or_o that_o bring_v not_o their_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n to_o be_v kill_v there_o and_o not_o elsewhere_o lev_n 17._o 4_o 9_o or_o that_o shall_v not_o afflict_v his_o soul_n on_o the_o fastday_n the_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n leu._n 23._o 29._o or_o do_v any_o work_n in_o that_o same_o day_n or_o that_o defile_v the_o sabbath_n to_o do_v any_o work_n therein_o exod._n 31._o 14._o or_o that_o lie_v with_o a_o woman_n in_o her_o sickness_n leu._n 20._o 18._o or_o with_o a_o sister_n leu._n 20._o 17._o or_o a_o idolater_n ezech._n 4._o 8._o or_o that_o give_v of_o his_o seed_n to_o molech_n leu._n 20._o 2_o 3_o 4_o or_o that_o turn_v after_o wizard_n and_o such_o as_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n â—ev_n 20._o 6._o or_o that_o do_v aught_o presumptuous_o numb_a 15._o 30_o 31._o all_o these_o be_v express_o threaten_v with_o and_o sentence_v to_o this_o punishment_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n be_v most_o usual_o take_v to_o signify_v a_o cut_n off_o by_o death_n and_o it_o be_v so_o express_v exod._n 31._o 14._o lev_n 17._o 4_o 20._o 2_o 3_o 4._o 5._o and_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o understand_v when_o it_o be_v use_v against_o grievous_a sin_n and_o crime_n as_o against_o idolatry_n witchcraft_n incest_n and_o sin_n do_v presumptuous_o despise_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o reproach_v he_o this_o penalty_n be_v to_o be_v inflict_v by_o the_o magistrate_n power_n no_o doubt_n and_o in_o case_n of_o his_o fail_n god_n himself_o threaten_v and_o undertake_v to_o do_v it_o leu._n 17._o 10_o 20._o 2_o 3_o 4._o 5_o 6._o 23._o 30._o and_o for_o the_o lesser_a offence_n mention_v they_o be_v witting_o and_o wilful_o do_v in_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n and_o against_o his_o plain_a and_o peremptory_a command_n i_o see_v not_o how_o they_o come_v short_a of_o sin_n of_o presumption_n numb_a 15._o 30._o which_o be_v doom_v to_o death_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a upon_o that_o place_n i_o conceive_v therefore_o that_o they_o fall_v short_a that_o by_o this_o penalty_n here_o will_v understand_v no_o more_o but_o that_o such_o a_o offender_n be_v to_o be_v cast_v off_o and_o hold_v for_o no_o jew_n but_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o they_o also_o that_o will_v apply_v this_o phrase_n here_o and_o in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o ecclesiastical_a excommunication_n among_o the_o jew_n the_o doubtfulness_n of_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n have_v make_v i_o the_o more_o inquisitive_a into_o it_o i_o confess_v if_o not_o too_o tedious_a in_o it_o however_o i_o leave_v all_o to_o better_a judgement_n and_o for_o my_o part_n like_v not_o in_o thing_n dubious_a to_o be_v too_o definitive_a v._o 15._o sarah_n yet_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n it_o be_v write_v sara_n without_o the_o h_o the_o greek_a tongue_n have_v no_o h_o at_o the_o end_n of_o word_n v._o 16._o nation_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 6._o jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o her_o answerable_a type_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o gal._n 4._o 26._o v._o 17._o laugh_v for_o joy_n and_o wonder_n rom._n 4._o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o as_o overjoy_v and_o amaze_v at_o the_o promise_n which_o he_o believe_v heb._n 11._o 12._o rejoice_v even_o at_o the_o promise_a seed_n joh._n 8._o 56._o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a rom._n 4._o 19_o 20._o he_o do_v hope_n against_o hope_n if_o abraham_n marry_v keturah_n thirty_o seven_o year_n after_o this_o time_n and_o have_v six_o child_n by_o she_o then_o sure_o god_n show_v his_o power_n in_o renew_v abraham_n vigour_n and_o strength_n of_o body_n as_o the_o eagle_n psal._n 103._o 5._o or_o it_o may_v rather_o seem_v that_o abraham_n take_v keturah_n in_o sarab_n life-time_n within_o those_o thirty_o seven_o year_n between_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n and_o her_o death_n see_v keturah_n be_v call_v his_o concubine_n 1_o chron._n 1._o 32._o v._o 18._o oh_o that_o ishmael_n ch._n 16._o 10._o v._o 19_o isaac_n laughter_n chap._n 21._o 6._o v._o 21._o my_o covenant_n thirteen_o time_n name_v in_o this_o chapter_n luke_n 1._o 72_o 73_o 74._o with_o isaac_n ch._n 21._o 12._o rom._n 9_o 7_o 8._o gal._n 3._o 29._o at_o this_o set_a time_n ch_n 18._o 10._o this_o be_v just_o a_o year_n before_o isaac_n birth_n v._o 22._o go_v up_o ascend_v vanish_v out_o of_o his_o sight_n so_o from_o jacob_n ch_n 35._o 13._o so_o from_o manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n judg._n 13._o 20._o v._o 23._o in_o the_o selfsame_a day_n of_o the_o command_n not_o eight_o day_n after_o v._o 24._o when_o he_o be_v circumcise_a by_o who_o abraham_n be_v circumcise_v be_v not_o set_v down_o but_o he_o be_v say_v to_o circumcise_v the_o rest_n v._o 23._o some_o say_v that_o now_o the_o jew_n use_v surgeon_n in_o this_o service_n chap._n xviii_o verse_n 1._o plain_n o._n oak-grove_n of_o mamre_n ch._n 13._o 18._o 14._o 13._o 23._o 19_o v._o 2._o three_o man_n so_o in_o his_o thought_n and_o in_o appearance_n but_o thus_o he_o entertain_v angel_n at_o unaware_o heb._n 13._o 2._o but_o one_o of_o they_o be_v call_v jehova_n 13_o 14_o 17_o 20_o 22._o and_o after_o abraham_n so_o acknowledge_v he_o v._o 25_o 27._o the_o other_o two_o be_v create_v angel_n ch_n 19_o 1._o v._o 3._o lord_n speak_v too_o one_o of_o they_o in_o show_n the_o chief_a v._o 6._o three_o measure_n jew_n write_v that_o their_o measure_n which_o they_o call_v seah_n the_o greek_n saton_n contain_v as_o much_o as_o one_o hundred_o forty_o four_o hen_n egg_n about_o two_o gallon_n and_o 1_o 2_o of_o our_o measure_n three_o of_o these_o measure_n make_v a_o ephah_n contain_v about_o seven_o gallon_n and_o 1_o 2_o v._o 8._o and_o they_o do_v eat_v ch._n 19_o 3._o they_o have_v true_a body_n for_o the_o time_n and_o do_v true_o eat_v though_o a_o spirit_n have_v not_o flesh_n and_o bone_n luke_n 24._o 39_o yet_o spirit_n may_v and_o by_o god_n dispensation_n sometime_o do_v assume_v humane_a body_n v._o 9_o where_o be_v sarah_n thy_o wife_n thus_o they_o begin_v to_o manifest_v themselves_o to_o be_v more_o than_o man_n v._o 10._o he_o say_v jehova_n v._o 13._o return_v not_o by_o apparition_n again_o but_o by_o performance_n of_o promise_n ch_n 21._o 1._o according_a to_o the_o time_n of_o life_n from_o this_o time_n according_a as_o the_o time_n of_o life_n be_v between_o conception_n and_o birth_n so_o many_o month_n as_o a_o woman_n go_v with_o child_n rom._n 9_o 9_o this_o promise_v argue_v more_o than_o man_n v._o 11._o after_o the_o manner_n of_o woman_n rom_n 4._o 19_o heb._n 11._o 11._o v._o 12._o laugh_v not_o as_o abraham_n ch_n 17._o 17._o but_o through_o weakness_n of_o say_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v reprove_v v._o 13._o yet_o commend_v heb._n 11._o 11._o after_o sure_a she_o do_v better_o recollect_v herself_o luk._n 1_o 45._o after_o she_o laugh_v for_o joy_n ch_n 21._o 6._o within_o herself_o not_o outward_o and_o open_o which_o haply_o make_v she_o the_o more_o ready_o deny_v it_o v._o 13._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v jehova_n say_v christ_n so_o v._o 17._o he_o know_v her_o thought_n themselves_o fâ—ying_v shall_v i_o &c_n &c_n she_o use_v if_o not_o the_o very_a same_o word_n yet_o to_o the_o same_o sense_n v._o 15._o deny_v for_o she_o be_v afraid_a weakness_n and_o fail_n in_o saint_n v._o 16._o towards_o sodom_n as_o go_v thither_o the_o two_o angel_n do_v so_o ch_n 19_o 1._o v._o 17._o shall_v i_o hide_v amos_n 3._o 7._o joh._n 15._o 15._o abraham_n a_o prophet_n ch_n 20_o 7._o and_o a_o friend_n 2_o chron._n 20._o 7._o v._o 19_o he_o will_v command_v duty_n of_o parent_n and_o master_n of_o family_n and_o example_n to_o they_o gen._n 28._o 1._o deut_n 6._o 7._o 11._o 10._o 32._o 46._o job_n 1._o 5._o prov._n 6._o 20._o v._o 20._o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n deut._n 29._o 23._o hos._n 11._o 8._o v._o 21._o i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v god_n speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n as_o ch_z 11._o 5_o 7._o v._o 22._o and_o the_o man_n two_o of_o the_o three_o
50._o rom._n 16_o 1._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 15._o jam._n 2_o 15._o but_o untrue_a in_o their_o intent_n v._o 8._o look_v out_o as_o david_n see_v bathsheba_n 2_o sam._n 11._o 2._o sport_v deut._n 24._o 5._o prov_n 5._o 18_o 19_o v._o 9_o of_o a_o surety_n she_o be_v thy_o wife_n so_o holy_a and_o unblameable_a be_v isaac_n life_n that_o worse_a than_o this_o abimelech_n never_o suspect_v v._o 10._o what_o be_v this_o by_o this_o passionate_a expostulation_n he_o show_v how_o great_o adultery_n if_o not_o dissimulation_n too_o be_v condemn_v by_o heathen_a morality_n ch_n 20._o 9_o guiltiness_n both_o sin_n and_o punishment_n leu._n 5._o 5_o 6._o v._o 11._o touch_v so_o v._o 29._o ch_n 20._o 6._o josh_n 9_o 19_o ruth_n 2._o 9_o ps._n 105._o 15._o prov._n 6._o 29._o zech._n 2._o 8._o v._o 12._o a_o hundred_o fold_n mat._n 3_o 8_o 23._o v._o 14._o envy_v he_o eccl._n 4_o 4._o psâ—â—_n 2_o 10_o job_n 5._o 2._o v._o 15._o the_o philistine_n have_v stop_v contrary_n to_o covenant_n and_o oath_n ch_n 21._o 30_o 31._o v._o 17._o valley_n of_o gerar_n v._n 6._o v._o 18._o after_o the_o name_n by_o which_o his_o father_n renew_v the_o ancient_a good_a name_n and_o alter_v idolatrous_a name_n numb_a 32._o 38._o the_o name_n of_o idol_n be_v not_o to_o be_v hear_v out_o of_o our_o mouth_n ex._n 23._o 13._o ps._n 16._o 4._o deut._n 12._o 3._o hos._n 2._o 17._o v._o 21._o sitnah_n hatred_n or_o spite_n hence_o satan_n have_v his_o name_n v._o 23._o to_o beersheba_n the_o famine_n be_v end_v he_o return_v to_o the_o place_n whence_o the_o famine_n have_v drive_v he_o the_o place_n of_o his_o father_n dwelling_n see_v annot._v on_o v._o 1._o and_o on_o ch_z 21._o 31._o v._o 24._o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v as_o it_o seem_v to_o comfort_v he_o against_o the_o envious_a deal_n of_o the_o philistine_n so_o ch_n 15._o 1._o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n therefore_o abraham_n live_v in_o soul_n mat._n 22._o 32._o v._o 25._o a_o altar_n ch._n 12._o 7_o 8._o 13._o 4_o 18._o v._o 26_o then_o abimelech_n asdruball_n ch_z 21._o v._n 22._o etc._n etc._n these_o may_v be_v those_o same_o man_n this_o history_n be_v to_o be_v compare_v with_o that_o ahuzzath_v more_n then_o in_o ch_z 21._o v._n 22._o v._o 27._o see_v you_o hate_v i_o prov._n 16_o 7._o v._o 28._o and_o they_o say_v see_v annotat._n on_o chap._n 21._o 22_o 23._o a_o oath_n the_o execration_n as_o ch_z 24._o 41._o v._o 29._o that_o thou_o will_v with_o a_o curse_n if_o thou_o shall_v so_o ch_n 21._o 23._o in_o the_o margin_n the_o bless_a ch._n 24._o 31._o this_o be_v speak_v to_o further_a the_o peace_n and_o covenant_n desire_v v._o 30_o feast_v use_v at_o covenant_n ch_n 31_o 54._o v._o 32._o concern_v the_o well_o v._n 25._o v._o 33_o sâ—ebah_n oath_n beersheba_n ch._n 21._o 31_o here_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n this_o well_o be_v former_o so_o call_v by_o abraham_n ch_n 21._o 31._o but_o have_v be_v stop_v by_o the_o philistine_n and_o now_o open_v again_o by_o isaac_n servant_n the_o old_a name_n be_v again_o impose_v upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n v._o 34._o forty_o year_n old_a he_o marry_v thirty_o six_o year_n before_o jacob._n at_o forty_o year_n old_a also_o isaac_n marry_v chap._n 25._o 20._o judith_n esau_n wife_n and_o their_o father_n have_v several_a name_n gen._n 36._o 2._o both_o hittite_n the_o worst_a sort_n of_o canaanites_n ezech._n 16._o 3._o contrary_a to_o the_o care_n and_o command_v of_o his_o father_n mother_n and_o grandfather_n ch_n 24._o 3._o and_o v._o 35._o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o ch_n 27_o 46._o and_o ch_n 28._o 1_o 6_o 8._o chap._n xxvii_o verse_n 1._o isaac_n be_v old_a one_o hundred_o thirty_o six_o or_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o year_n old_a as_o be_v right_o gather_v and_o prove_v in_o the_o great_a late_a annotat._n upon_o this_o place_n for_o isaac_n be_v sixty_o year_n old_a when_o jacob_n be_v bear_v ch_n 25._o v._n 26._o and_o jacob_n be_v at_o this_o time_n seventy_o five_o or_o seventy_o six_o year_n old_a when_o he_o get_v the_o blessing_n and_o flee_v to_o laban_n see_v the_o annotat._n on_o ch_z 29._o 21._o and_o his_o eye_n be_v dim_v so_n jacob_n ch_n 48._o 10._o so_o eli'_v 1_o sam._n 3._o 2_o 4_o 15._o isaac_n live_v blind_a forty_o four_o year_n at_o least_o ch_z 35_o 28._o v_o 4_o that_o my_o soul_n he_o will_v by_o that_o feast_a cheer_n up_o his_o spirit_n against_o dulness_n or_o any_o distemper_n that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o more_o fit_a instrument_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o elisha_n call_v for_o a_o minstrel_n to_o allay_v his_o passion_n against_o jehoram_n prepare_v his_o mind_n compose_v his_o spirit_n and_o fit_v it_o for_o a_o divine_a motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n by_o prophecy_n 2_o king_n 3._o 15._o may_v bless_v thou_o in_o faith_n before_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n hebr._n 1â—_n 20._o some_o bless_v man_n by_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o bless_v they_o so_o luke_n 6._o 28._o some_o by_o pronounce_v a_o blessing_n upon_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o call_n and_o warrant_v of_o god_n word_n so_o the_o priest_n bless_v the_o people_n numb_a 6._o 23_o to_o the_o end_n some_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n foretell_v the_o blessing_n shall_v come_v upon_o they_o so_o jacob_n bless_v ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n ch_n 48._o 9_o 15_o 16_o 20._o and_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n ch_n 49._o 28._o and_o so_o do_v moses_n likewise_o deut._n 33._o 1._o and_o so_o isaac_n intend_v to_o bless_v esau_n here_o and_o do_v bless_v jacob_n and_o esau_n v._o 27_o 28_o 29_o 39_o 40._o and_o jacob_n again_o ch_n 28._o 3_o 4._o thou_o esau._n isaac_n be_v leave_v in_o this_o point_n to_o his_o own_o spirit_n out_o of_o his_o carnal_a judgement_n and_o affection_n he_o intend_v the_o blessing_n to_o esau_n to_o transmit_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o blessing_n and_o promise_n make_v to_o his_o father_n unto_o esau_n as_o his_o firstborn_a either_o not_o mindful_a of_o the_o divine_a oracle_n ch_n 25._o 23._o or_o understand_v it_o not_o of_o their_o person_n but_o of_o their_o posterity_n but_o god_n providence_n serve_v itself_o upon_o the_o better_a faith_n and_o illumination_n of_o rebekah_n and_o by_o her_o mean_n do_v disappoint_v isaac_n purpose_n and_o he_o by_o his_o free_a grace_n and_o singular_a favour_n transfer_v the_o blessing_n upon_o jacob._n v._o 6._o and_o rebekah_n speak_v be_v sound_o ground_v that_o the_o blessing_n belong_v to_o jacob_n and_o see_v now_o her_o husband_n go_v about_o to_o give_v it_o to_o esau_n she_o labour_v to_o disappoint_v his_o error_n though_o by_o way_n not_o so_o warrantable_a unless_o she_o be_v move_v by_o some_o secret_a instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n v._o 7._o before_o the_o lord_n before_o my_o death_n in_o his_o presence_n and_o by_o his_o power_n and_o authority_n who_o will_v ratify_v this_o my_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n heb_fw-mi 11._o 20_o v._o 12._o i_o shall_v bring_v a_o curse_n for_o my_o deceive_a deut._n 27._o 18._o jer._n 48._o 10._o mal._n 14._o v._o 13._o upon_o i_o be_v thy_o curse_n she_o be_v over-confident_a use_v such_o ill_a mean_n though_o in_o a_o good_a cause_n and_o trust_v to_o the_o oracle_n v._o 15._o goodly_a raiment_n perfume_a or_o keep_v sweet_a v._o 27._o not_o likely_a to_o be_v holy_a robe_n receive_v from_o their_o ancestor_n and_o keep_v for_o the_o firstborn_a to_o minister_v in_o which_o be_v with_o her_o not_o with_o esau_n wife_n v._o 16._o skin_n upon_o his_o hand_n his_o face_n by_o a_o beard_n and_o hair_n may_v be_v much_o like_o esau_n v._o 19_o i_o be_o esau_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o labour_v to_o excuse_n jacob_n here_o and_o hereafter_o from_o divers_a lie_n deceit_n and_o dissemble_n v._o 20._o bring_v it_o to_o i_o ch._n 24._o 12._o one_o lie_n draw_v on_o another_o v._o 27._o the_o smell_n of_o his_o raiment_n aromatic_a odour_n and_o spice_n for_o perfume_n abound_v in_o those_o country_n v._o 27._o as_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n with_o flower_n fruit_n and_o vine_n cant._n 2._o 13._o 4._o 14._o 7._o 13._o v._o 28._o god_n give_v thou_o a_o prayer_n and_o prophecy_n and_o these_o promise_n of_o earthly_a blessing_n be_v type_n of_o spiritual_a blessing_n extend_v to_o all_o that_o be_v include_v in_o the_o promise_n and_o covenant_n make_v to_o and_o with_o abraham_n deut._n 33._o 28._o 8._o 8._o v._o 29._o let_v people_n serve_v thou_o from_o jacob_n come_v judah_n 1_o chron._n 5._o 2._o gen._n 49._o 10._o david_n subdue_v many_o nation_n be_v lord_n over_o thy_o brethren_n hereby_o he_o confirm_v to_o he_o the_o right_a of_o the_o firstborn_a thy_o brethren_n and_o let_v thy_o
like_a be_v imply_v concern_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o handmaid_n v._o 17._o dan_fw-mi shall_v be_v a_o serpent_n more_n by_o cunning_a then_o by_o force_n shall_v they_o prevail_v so_o do_v the_o danite_n with_o laish_n judge_n 18._o 27._o and_o samson_n use_v craft_n as_o well_o as_o strength_n judge_n 15._o and_o 16._o moses_n compare_v he_o to_o a_o lion_n whelp_n deut._n 33._o 22._o haply_o for_o the_o suddenness_n of_o his_o leap_n when_o he_o see_v the_o advantage_n of_o his_o prey_n dan_fw-mi be_v omit_v in_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o tribe_n apoc._n 7._o and_o so_o be_v simeon_n omit_v in_o moses_n his_o benediction_n deut._n 33._o likely_a simeon_n for_o his_o cruelty_n against_o the_o sichemite_n and_o dan_n for_o his_o notorious_a idolatry_n judg._n 18._o 20._o 1_o king_n 12._o 29._o not_o because_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan._n v._o 18._o i_o have_v wait_v psal_n 130._o 5._o esay_n 26._o 8._o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o ejaculation_n of_o a_o die_a man_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o rule_n of_o method_n and_o yet_o may_v have_v good_a coherence_n with_o silent_a and_o smother_v thought_n whence_o their_o expression_n burst_v out_o for_o thy_o salvation_n foresee_v the_o trouble_n of_o his_o posterity_n and_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n in_o special_a judg._n 1._o 34._o he_o break_v out_o into_o this_o passionate_a expression_n of_o long_v after_o their_o deliverance_n and_o salvation_n by_o shiloh_n special_o luke_n 2._o 30._o v._o 19_o gad_n a_o troop_n ch._n 30._o 11_o a_o allusion_n as_o v._o 16._o see_v the_o annotation_n upon_o it_o gad_n be_v situate_a beyond_o jordan_n eastward_o and_o so_o the_o more_o subject_a to_o incursion_n of_o the_o border_a enemy_n judg._n 10._o 7_o 8._o jer_n 49._o 1._o he_o comfort_v he_o against_o his_o danger_n by_o sudden_a inroad_n of_o troop_n that_o at_o last_o he_o shall_v overcome_v they_o deut._n 33._o 20._o fulfil_v 1_o chron._n 5._o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o judg._n ch_n 10._o and_o 11._o v._o 20._o asher_n his_o bread_n shall_v be_v fat_n rich_a soil_n for_o corn_n and_o wheat_n special_o and_o for_o oil_n deut._n 33._o 24_o 25._o and_o royal_a dainty_n and_o mineral_n josh._n 19_o 24_o etc._n etc._n fat_a signify_v the_o best_a of_o any_o thing_n chapter_n 4._o 4._o 27._o 28._o v._o 21._o naphtali_n be_v a_o hind_n let_v loose_v deut._n 33._o 23._o with_o scope_n and_o liberty_n in_o choice_n of_o pasture_n in_o plenty_n and_o peace_n and_o also_o of_o cunning_a and_o active_a nimbleness_n in_o deal_v with_o their_o enemy_n and_o light-footed_a to_o pursue_v they_o and_o to_o escape_v danger_n psal._n 18._o 34._o judg._n 4._o 10_o 15_o 16._o josh._n 19_o 32_o to_o 39_o judah_n a_o lion_n issachar_n a_o ass_n dan_o a_o serpent_n naphtali_n a_o hind_n all_o these_o be_v absurd_a in_o a_o literal_a sense_n and_o so_o the_o word_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n in_o a_o literal_a sense_n he_o give_v goodly_a word_n fair_a and_o courteous_a prevail_v by_o that_o mean_n and_o word_n also_o of_o praise_n and_o blessing_n judg._n 5._o v._o 22._o joseph_n be_v a_o fruitful_a bough_n in_o his_o two_o branch_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n which_o multiply_v exceed_o and_o become_v two_o tribe_n by_o a_o well_o moisture_n be_v a_o mean_n of_o fruitfulness_n psal._n 1._o 3._o ezech._n 19_o 10._o who_o branch_n hebr._n who_o daughter_n as_o bough_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o son_n and_o whatsoever_o come_v of_o or_o from_o another_o be_v call_v in_o hebrew_n a_o son_n as_o the_o young_a of_o bird_n beast_n etc._n etc._n arrow_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o the_o bow_n ch_n 18._o 7._o job_n 41._o 28._o run_v over_o the_o wall_n abundant_o increase_v josh._n 17._o 17._o v._o 23._o the_o archer_n his_o brethren_n that_o sell_v he_o his_o mystris_n that_o accuse_v he_o his_o master_n that_o imprison_v he_o and_o haply_o the_o magistrate_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o courtier_n of_o pharaoh_n v._o 24._o but_o his_o bow_n his_o innocency_n patience_n faith_n chastity_n psal._n 18._o 34._o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o mighty_a joseph_n ascribe_v his_o strength_n to_o god_n psal._n 44._o 6_o 7_o 8._o from_o thence_o from_o the_o mighty_a god_n of_o jacob_n from_o his_o power_n and_o providence_n it_o be_v that_o joseph_n become_v the_o shepherd_n the_o stone_n of_o israel_n to_o feed_v they_o in_o famine_n and_o to_o be_v a_o rock_n of_o refuge_n stay_v and_o strength_n unto_o they_o and_o herein_o joseph_n may_v be_v as_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n the_o true_a shepherd_n and_o cornerstone_n act._n 4._o 11._o esay_n 28._o 16._o v._o 25._o with_o blessing_n of_o heaven_n influence_n of_o the_o start_n rain_n and_o dew_n deut._n 33._o 14._o ezechiel_n 34._o 26._o blessing_n of_o the_o deep_a spring_n and_o river_n if_o not_o mineral_n too_o ch_n 7._o 11._o deut._n 33._o 13._o of_o the_o beast_n ten_n thousand_o of_o ephraim_n and_o thousand_o of_o manasseh_n deut._n 33._o 17._o a_o contrary_a curse_n be_v that_o hos._n 9_o 14._o v._o 26._o the_o blessing_n of_o thy_o father_n wherewith_o i_o do_v bless_v thou_o and_o thy_o brethren_n have_v prevail_v or_o do_v prevail_v be_v strong_a of_o great_a efficacy_n and_o excellency_n above_o the_o blessing_n of_o my_o progenitor_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n i_o have_v bless_v thou_o in_o thy_o two_o son_n more_o than_o my_o father_n or_o grandfather_n bless_v their_o two_o son_n abraham_n give_v way_n that_o ishmael_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o and_o isaac_n give_v the_o blessing_n to_o i_o from_o my_o brother_n esau._n but_o i_o bless_v thy_o two_o son_n and_o make_v they_o two_o tribe_n and_o keep_v they_o within_o the_o church_n or_o i_o have_v more_o express_o and_o with_o more_o tenderness_n of_o affection_n bless_v thou_o than_o my_o progenitor_n bless_v their_o child_n i_o do_v strive_v to_o out-blesse_a my_o forefather_n in_o multiplication_n of_o blessing_n upon_o thy_o head_n or_o refer_v the_o word_n to_o all_o jacob_n child_n he_o prefer_v his_o blessing_n above_o that_o of_o his_o progenitor_n as_o be_v more_o particular_o explain_v and_o apply_v and_o shall_v be_v more_o sudden_o clear_o full_o and_o effectual_o accomplish_v in_o they_o by_o their_o multiplication_n in_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o include_v they_o all_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n make_v they_o all_o heir_n of_o the_o promise_n not_o one_o of_o they_o be_v exclude_v unto_o the_o utmost_a bound_n of_o the_o everlasting_a hill_n deut._n 33._o 13_o 15._o this_o set_v forth_o the_o riches_n of_o that_o portion_n of_o land_n in_o canaan_n which_o shall_v by_o lot_n fall_v to_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n or_o the_o blessing_n on_o joseph_n shall_v be_v eminent_a and_o excellent_a in_o extent_n and_o in_o quality_n and_o quantity_n and_o perpetual_a in_o duration_n as_o the_o everlasting_a hill_n intimate_v so_o spiritual_a blessing_n psal._n 54._o 10._o on_o the_o head_n of_o joseph_n pour_v as_o oil_n wherewith_o prince_n be_v anoint_v on_o his_o head_n separate_a by_o his_o sell_v away_o from_o they_o and_o be_v by_o god_n so_o advance_v in_o egypt_n v._o 27._o benjamin_n shall_v ravine_v be_n strong_a fierce_a warlike_a go_v forth_o morning_n and_o evening_n to_o take_v his_o prey_n vanquish_a and_o spoil_v his_o enemy_n so_o do_v saul_n the_o king_n of_o this_o tribe_n 1_o sam._n 11._o 6_o 7_o 11._o 14._o 13._o 15._o 47_o 48._o paul_n be_v of_o benjamin_n warlike_a they_o be_v as_o appear_v in_o those_o bloody_a battle_n judge_n 20._o 15_o 16_o 17._o ehud_n be_v of_o benjamin_n judg._n 3._o 15._o mordecai_n and_o esther_n be_v of_o benjamin_n esther_n 8._o 7._o &c_n &c_n and_o ch_n 9_o 5._o devour_v the_o prey_n two_o sam_n 2._o 26._o v._o 28._o twelve_o tribe_n distinguish_v into_o twelve_o tribe_n afterward_o and_o in_o they_o rather_o than_o in_o the_o person_n of_o his_o twelve_o son_n we_o be_v to_o look_v for_o the_o meaning_n and_o the_o accomplish_n of_o these_o prophetical_a blessing_n they_o be_v thirteen_o count_v in_o levi_n and_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n in_o stead_n of_o joseph_n but_o levi_n have_v no_o portion_n in_o divide_v the_o land_n deut._n 10._o 9_o and_o so_o they_o be_v still_o call_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n for_o their_o order_n they_o be_v reckon_v sometime_o accord_v to_o their_o birth_n chap._n 29._o and_o 30._o exod._n 28._o 10._o sometime_o with_o reference_n to_o their_o mother_n as_o chap._n 35._o sometime_o with_o relation_n to_o their_o dignity_n so_o be_v judah_n first_o numb_a 2._o 3._o apoc._n 7._o 5._o sometime_o to_o their_o lot_n in_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o so_o be_v zebulun_n place_v before_o issachar_n here_o sometime_o withoot_v regard_n have_v of_o any_o order_n as_o here_o and_o
11_o 12_o 17_o 18_o 26._o and_o ch._n fourteen_o 22_o 26._o and_o this_o second_o tithe_n seem_v every_o three_o year_n to_o be_v distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a or_o rather_o a_o three_o tithe_n every_o three_o year_n not_o carry_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o eat_v there_o but_o gather_v for_o these_o charitable_a use_n only_o and_o to_o be_v eat_v any_o where_o throughout_o the_o land_n deut._n fourteen_o 28_o 29._o and_o xxvi_o 12_o 13._o and_o this_o three_o year_n be_v therefore_o call_v the_o year_n of_o tything_n deut._n xxvi_o 12._o amos_n iu._n 4._o of_o tithe_n see_v more_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 4_o 19_o nehem._n x._o 32_o 39_o and_o xii_o 44_o 47._o and_o xiii_o 5_o 12_o 13._o mal._n iii_o 8_o 10._o luke_n xi_o 42._o and_o xviii_o 12._o heb._n vii_o 2_o 9_o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n appear_v in_o that_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v three_o or_o four_o time_n less_o in_o number_n then_o any_o other_o tribe_n yet_o have_v they_o distinguish_v from_o all_o the_o priest_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o so_o more_o than_o any_o one_o other_o tribe_n beside_o their_o thirty_o five_o city_n and_o suburb_n whereof_o five_o be_v city_n of_o refuge_n josh._n xxi_o one_o belong_v to_o the_o kohathites_n levites_n two_o to_o the_o gershonite_n and_o two_o to_o the_o merarite_n in_o all_o twice_o at_o least_o more_o city_n than_o some_o other_o tribe_n have_v that_o be_v twice_o their_o number_n see_v also_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 30_o 47._o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n appear_v in_o that_o be_v but_o three_o person_n at_o first_o at_o least_o of_o ripe_a and_o mature_a age_n yet_o they_o have_v the_o tithe_n yearly_a of_o all_o the_o levite_n tithe_n which_o be_v at_o first_o 8580_o of_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o and_o so_o about_o the_o hundred_o part_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o increase_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o as_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priest_n multiply_v afterward_o so_o do_v in_o all_o probability_n the_o number_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o all_o person_n throughout_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n even_o of_o their_o dough_n and_o baking_n deut._n xviii_o 4._o num._n xv._o 20_o 21._o which_o as_o some_o think_v exceed_v their_o tithe_n aforesaid_a they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o firstborn_a of_o ox_n sheep_n and_o goat_n which_o be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o kind_n and_o the_o redemption_n money_n of_o the_o firstborn_a of_o man_n and_o of_o unclean_a beast_n and_o cattle_n num._n iii_o 46_o 52._o exod._n xxxiv_o 19_o 20_o and_o ch._n xxii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n xv._o 19_o they_o have_v also_o all_o oblation_n both_o voluntary_a and_o by_o vow_n and_o the_o redemption_n of_o thing_n and_o of_o person_n devote_v to_o god_n and_o all_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n and_o for_o trespass_n and_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_v offering_n and_o heave-offering_n and_o the_o breast_n and_o shoulder_n in_o peace-offering_n deut._n xviii_o 3._o and_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o whole_a burnt-offering_n and_o all_o their_o tithe_n first-fruit_n and_o oblation_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o best_a and_o choice_a sort_n num._n xviii_o 12_o 29._o beside_o these_o they_o have_v thirteen_o city_n and_o suburb_n and_o privilege_n belong_v to_o they_o whereof_o one_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n xxi_o 13._o see_v num._n xviii_o 8_o 19_o and_o that_o also_o num._n xxxi_o 28_o 29_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 50._o levit._fw-la x._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o ch._n xxvii_o 21_o 28._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o num._n xviii_o 29._o rock_n at_o rephidim_n by_o mount_n sinai_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 8._o 13._o exod._n xvii_o 1_o 7._o being_n the_o eleven_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n num._n xxxiii_o 14._o moses_n with_o his_o miraculous_a rod_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n in_o a_o due_a obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n and_o water_n come_v forth_o and_o he_o name_v the_o place_n massah_n and_o meribah_n exod._n xvii_o 5_o 6_o 7._o but_o at_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n where_o miriam_n die_v be_v the_o thirty_o three_o station_n num._n xxxiii_o 36._o moses_n with_o aaron_n miraculous_a rod_n for_o he_o take_v it_o from_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o command_v he_o have_v his_o spirit_n provoke_v by_o the_o rebellious_a people_n smile_v the_o rock_n twice_o without_o any_o such_o command_n or_o commission_n to_o smite_v at_o all_o and_o he_o and_z aaron_z likewise_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o their_o lip_n utter_v word_n of_o passion_n and_o incredulity_n and_o so_o rebel_a against_o god_n commandment_n and_o thereupon_o they_o not_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o by_o his_o exclude_v they_o from_o entrance_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o also_o be_v call_v the_o water_n of_o meribah_n or_o strife_n as_o here_o so_o ch._n xxvii_o 14._o psal._n cvi_o 32_o 33._o aaron_z aaron_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 28_o who_o name_n may_v seem_v to_o signify_v a_o ark_n or_o chest_n die_v seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n before_o moses_n at_o mount_n hor_n the_o place_n call_v mosera_n deut._n x_o 6._o in_o the_o thirty_o four_o station_n for_o aaron_n die_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n five_o month_n first_o day_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o and_o that_o compare_v with_o the_o month_n mourn_v for_o moses_n deut._n xxxiv_o 8._o and_o three_o day_n preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n josh._n i._n 1._o and_o ch._n iii_o 2._o and_o their_o come_n out_o of_o jordan_n on_o the_o first_o month_n ten_o day_n josh._n iu_o 19_o do_v show_n that_o moses_n die_v in_o the_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n and_o so_o seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n after_o aaron_n in_o which_o short_a interval_n of_o time_n many_o and_o mighty_a thing_n be_v do_v and_o achieve_v as_o among_o other_o thing_n sihon_n and_o og_n and_o their_o kingdom_n conquer_v the_o midianite_n almost_o destroy_v among_o who_o balaam_n be_v slay_v josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n write_v num._n xxi_o and_o xxxi_o deut._n i._n 1_o 3._o fiery_a serpent_n only_o in_o the_o late_a part_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 6_o after_o aaron_n death_n heshbon_fw-fr heshbon_n a_o chief_a city_n in_o moab_n verse_n 26_o afterward_o of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n deut._n i._n 4._o afterward_o of_o gad_n and_o out_o of_o that_o tribe_n give_v to_o the_o merarite_n josh._n xiii_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 38_o 39_o 40._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 80_o 81._o afterward_o recover_v by_o the_o moabite_n and_o waste_v by_o shalmanesar_n esay_n xv._o 4._o and_o xvi_o 8_o 9_o and_o after_o by_o the_o babylonian_n jer._n xlviii_o 45._o there_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v another_o heshbon_n of_o the_o ammonite_n jer._n xlix_o 2_o 3._o and_o one_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n num._n xxxii_o 37._o josh._n xiii_o 15_o 17._o heshbon_n signify_v devise_n and_o a_o allusion_n be_v make_v to_o the_o name_n jer._n xlviii_o 2._o in_o the_o judgement_n there_o denounce_v against_o it_o like_v to_o this_o be_v english_a there_o be_v mischief_n devise_v against_o the_o devise_n the_o name_n of_o a_o town_n with_o we_o balak_n balak_n need_v not_o to_o have_v hire_v balaam_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 2_o and_o fear_v israel_n num._n xxii_o and_o xxiii_o and_o xxiv_o if_o he_o have_v know_v the_o prohibition_n of_o god_n to_o israel_n deut._n ii_o 9_o which_o they_o obey_v judg._n ii_o 15_o 17_o 18_o 25._o 2_o chron._n xx._n 10._o yet_o that_o part_n which_o be_v great_a of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n which_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o vehab_n king_n of_o moab_n as_o tremelius_fw-la translate_v num._n xxi_o 26._o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n in_o that_o right_n possess_v it_o num._n xxxiii_o 49._o deut._n i._n 5._o and_o xxxiv_o 1_o 5_o 6_o 8._o and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadite_n josh._n xiii_o unicorn_n so_n deut._n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 22_o xxxiii_o 17._o job_n thirty-nine_o 9_o 10._o psal._n xxii_o 21._o and_o xxix_o 6._o and_o xcii_o 10._o esay_n xxxiv_o 7._o yet_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v doubt_v of_o or_o at_o least_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o beast_n such_o as_o the_o pencil_n of_o our_o painter_n do_v portray_v out_o unto_o we_o because_o no_o such_o beast_n be_v know_v or_o see_v by_o any_o man_n and_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n so_o deem_v be_v of_o some_o strange_a fish_n not_o of_o any_o know_a beast_n some_o learned_a render_v the_o word_n bufale_n or_o buff_n or_o else_o the_o wild_a ox_n call_v by_o the_o latin_n urus_fw-la eminent_a for_o bigness_n strength_n horn_n and_o untamable_a fierceness_n
and_o bathshebah_n be_v mention_v now_o there_o be_v four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n from_o the_o come_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o solomon_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o whereof_o forty_o year_n be_v spend_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o seventy_o in_o david_n life_n time_n 2_o sam._n v._o 4._o and_o four_o in_o solomon_n reign_n the_o remain_v time_n between_o rahab_n receive_v the_o spy_n and_o david_n birth_n must_v be_v 366._o which_o may_v and_o must_v be_v make_v up_o in_o some_o such_o reckon_n as_o this_o viz._n suppose_v rahab_n to_o be_v eighteen_o year_n old_a when_o she_o receive_v the_o spy_n and_o sixty_o six_o when_o she_o do_v bear_v boaz_n to_o salmon_n then_o of_o necessity_n must_v boaz_n beget_v obed_n and_o obed_n beget_v jesse_n and_o jesse_n beget_v david_n each_o about_o the_o age_n of_o 106._o which_o well_o consider_v evidence_v and_o evince_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o the_o year_n of_o the_o six_o oppressor_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n ch._n iii_o 8_o 14._o and_o iu_o 3._o and_o vi_o 1._o and_o x._o 8._o and_o xiii_o 1._o which_o amount_v to_o 111._o year_n can_v be_v reckon_v distinct_a and_o apart_o but_o be_v to_o be_v include_v within_o the_o year_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o land_n for_o otherwise_o the_o year_n between_o rahab_n receive_v the_o two_o spy_n and_o david_n birth_n will_v rise_v to_o 477._o which_o can_v be_v true_a and_o second_o that_o the_o year_n 480._o which_o be_v that_o famous_a link_n of_o time_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o not_o possible_o be_v force_v to_o any_o more_o than_o 480._o much_o less_o to_o 580._o as_o some_o learned_a man_n of_o late_a will_v have_v it_o and_o contrary_a to_o that_o sacred_a text_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o which_o never_o receive_v any_o veriâ—â—s_n lection_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o clear_a evidence_n and_o notation_n of_o paâ—â—â—cular_a time_n set_v down_o in_o scripture_n which_o exacty_n make_v up_o that_o sum_n of_o 480._o as_o be_v now_o show_v viz._n forty_o in_o the_o wilderness_n seventeen_o in_o ioshuah_n government_n 299._o in_o the_o judge_n time_n eighty_o in_o eli_n samuel_n and_o saul_n time_n forty_o in_o david_n and_o four_o in_o solomon_n ark_n the_o ark_n here_o lead_v the_o way_n before_o the_o host_n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 3_o into_o jordan_n and_o canaan_n without_o any_o more_o mention_n of_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n two_o thousand_o cubit_n the_o distance_n of_o two_o thousand_o cubit_n from_o the_o ark_n verse_n 4_o josh._n iii_o 4._o be_v on_o either_o side_n of_o it_o and_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o distance_n that_o be_v keep_v from_o it_o in_o their_o camping_n or_o pitchings_n and_o in_o their_o journeying_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o may_v well_o be_v deem_v to_o be_v the_o sabbath-daye_n journey_v mention_v act_v i._o 12._o compare_v together_o john_n xi_o 18._o and_o luke_n xxiv_o 50._o rise_v up_o upon_o a_o heap_n when_o the_o israelite_n pass_v through_o jordan_n verse_n 16_o the_o water_n be_v not_o as_o a_o wall_n unto_o they_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a as_o likely_a they_o be_v when_o elias_n and_o elizeus_fw-la divide_v they_o with_o a_o mantle_n 2_o king_n ii_o 8_o 14._o and_o as_o certain_o the_o water_n of_o the_o red-sea_n be_v exod._n 14._o 21_o 22._o but_o god_n stop_v the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n that_o come_v down_o from_o above_o and_o they_o stand_v and_o rise_v upon_o a_o heap_n very_o far_o from_o the_o city_n adam_n and_o thereupon_o those_o water_n that_o come_v down_o from_o adam_n to_o the_o salt_n and_o dead_a sea_n and_o lake_n of_o sodom_n and_o asphaltites_n do_v run_v away_o fail_v be_v cut_v off_o midst_n the_o often_o mention_v the_o midst_n of_o the_o river_n of_o jordan_n to_o be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o priest_n foot_n stand_v bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n verse_n 17_o the_o place_n where_o twelve_o stone_n be_v erect_v and_o the_o place_n whence_o twelve_o stone_n be_v take_v to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o gilgal_n josh._n iii_o 17._o and_o iu_o 3_o 5_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 18._o do_v induce_v i_o to_o take_v the_o word_n midst_n in_o its_o proper_a signification_n have_v no_o manner_n of_o inconvenience_n in_o it_o for_o so_o do_v rather_o than_o to_o transfer_v it_o to_o the_o channel_n close_o by_o the_o further_a side_n and_o bank_n pass_v over_o the_o place_n of_o their_o passage_n over_o jordan_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 1_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v call_v afterward_o bethbarah_a in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n beyond_o jordan_n judg._n vii_o 24._o and_o bethabara_n john_n i._n 28._o not_o bethania_n as_o the_o trent-bible_n erroneous_o there_o have_v it_o where_o john_n baptize_v jesus_n as_o well_o as_o other_o and_o betharabah_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o city_n not_o far_o from_o the_o passage_n on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o city_n of_o benjamin_n border_v upon_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 6._o 61._o and_o xviii_o 22._o though_o some_o not_o so_o right_o place_v the_o foresay_a town_n high_o upon_o the_o river_n more_o than_o twenty_o mile_n above_o adam_n and_o far_o off_o from_o the_o border_n of_o judah_n at_o this_o passage_n the_o altar_n ed_n seem_v to_o be_v build_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n josh._n xxii_o 11._o twelve_o man_n reuben_n verse_n 2_o and_o gad_n be_v here_o include_v in_o the_o twelve_o though_o their_o possession_n be_v beyond_o jordan_n and_o of_o these_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_a manasseh_n about_o forty_o thousand_o arm_a man_n pass_v over_o jordan_n to_o the_o war_n ver_fw-la 13._o which_o be_v yet_o but_o a_o few_o more_o than_o one_o three_o part_n of_o their_o military_a man_n num._n xxvi_o 7_o 18_o 34._o the_o rest_n stay_v behind_o for_o their_o many_o necessary_a occasion_n come_v up_o they_o come_v over_o jordan_n verse_n 19_o on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n be_v circumcise_a the_o eleven_o and_o do_v eat_v the_o passeover_n on_o the_o fourteen_o ch._n v._o 2_o 10._o both_o which_o be_v omit_v in_o the_o wilderness_n at_o least_o since_o the_o return_v of_o the_o twelve_o spy_n and_o after_o that_o passeover_n at_o mount_n sinai_n num._n ix_o 5._o see_v josh._n v._o 5_o 7._o and_o on_o the_o xvi_o day_n manna_n cease_v ver_fw-la 12._o the_o second_o time_n not_o that_o these_o be_v circumcise_a once_o before_o chapter_n five_o verse_n 2_o see_v ver_fw-la 7._o it_o be_v neglect_v or_o omit_v many_o year_n for_o some_o reason_n and_o at_o this_o time_n upon_o many_o reason_n renew_v and_o again_o enjoin_v by_o god_n see_v the_o annotation_n upon_o this_o text_n gilgal_n of_o this_o place_n verse_n 9_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iu._n 15._o a_o man_n this_o captain_n of_o the_o lord_n host_n verse_n 13_o be_v not_o gabriel_n or_o any_o other_o create_v angel_n but_o michael_n the_o archangel_n jude_n 9_o michael_n the_o great_a prince_n of_o god_n people_n dan._n x._o 21._o and_o xii_o 1._o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n mal._n iii_o 1._o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n appear_v here_o and_o sundry_a other_o time_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n as_o a_o forego_n presage_n and_o prologue_n to_o typify_v his_o future_a incarnation_n and_o this_o appear_v by_o ioshua_n adoration_n of_o he_o as_o his_o lord_n jehovah_n ch._n vi_o 2._o and_o by_o his_o acceptance_n of_o it_o which_o a_o angel_n will_v have_v refuse_v apoc._n xix_o 10._o by_o his_o command_v joshua_n to_o put_v off_o his_o shoe_n because_o the_o place_n be_v holy_a like_v to_o that_o exod._n iii_o 5._o not_o that_o the_o place_n be_v capable_a of_o any_o inherent_a holiness_n in_o itself_o but_o hallow_v by_o god_n holy_a presence_n in_o it_o and_o in_o that_o relation_n only_o so_o esteem_v and_o which_o cease_v so_o to_o be_v when_o his_o presence_n be_v withdraw_v from_o it_o this_o captain_n instruct_v joshua_n about_o the_o manner_n of_o besiege_v and_o conquer_a jericho_n ch._n vi_o 2_o 5._o seven_o day_n chapter_n vi_o the_o sabbath-day_n must_v needs_o be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o wherein_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n do_v march_v round_o about_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n verse_n 4_o if_o not_o the_o seven_o wherein_o they_o compass_v the_o city_n seven_o time_n and_o take_v it_o and_o this_o by_o the_o command_n of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o the_o sabbath_n priest_n shall_v blow_v with_o the_o trumpet_n priest_n not_o levites_n and_o priest_n not_o levites_n carry_v the_o ark._n see_v the_o observation_n on_o num._n x._o 8._o and_o on_o ch._n vii_o v._o 1_o 9_o achan_n achan_n be_v call_v also_o achar_n chapter_n vii_o
a_o miracle_n and_o to_o declare_v to_o all_o that_o they_o be_v gift_v and_o assume_v to_o that_o their_o present_a office_n and_o employment_n naked_a i._n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 24_o e._n strip_v of_o his_o upper_a garment_n or_o military_a habit_n so_o peter_n john_n xxi_o 7._o and_o micah_n chap._n i._n 8._o esay_n chap._n xx._n 2_o 4._o and_o those_o act_n xix_o 16._o slay_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 18_o saul_n most_o horrid_a and_o bloody_a act._n ephod_n the_o ephod_n here_o be_v that_o of_o the_o high_a priest_n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 9_o wherein_o be_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n exod._n xxviii_o 30._o which_o urim_n and_o thummim_n be_v not_o the_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n of_o the_o breastplate_n mention_v v._o 17-21_a or_o the_o word_n of_o urim_n and_o thummim_n engrave_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o those_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n on_o the_o breastplate_n or_o thing_n commit_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o workman_n to_o make_v they_o but_o rather_o give_v by_o god_n to_o moses_n to_o put_v they_o not_o on_o but_o into_o the_o breastplate_n which_o haply_o to_o this_o end_n and_o purpose_n be_v double_v ver_fw-la 16._o so_o to_o have_v they_o hide_v there_o and_o according_o levit._n viii_o 8._o moses_n be_v say_v to_o put_v in_o the_o breastplate_n the_o urim_n and_o the_o thummim_n yet_o what_o thing_n or_o what_o kind_n of_o thing_n they_o be_v appear_v not_o only_o we_o know_v the_o name_n signify_v light_n and_o perfection_n haply_o intimate_v knowledge_n of_o doctrine_n and_o integrity_n of_o life_n and_o conversation_n and_o that_o by_o these_o the_o high_a priest_n extraordinary_o do_v ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v receive_v answer_n as_o oracle_n from_o he_o so_o we_o see_v the_o precept_n for_o it_o num._n xxvii_o 21._o joshuah_n shall_v stand_v before_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n who_o shall_v ask_v counsel_n for_o he_o after_o the_o judgement_n of_o urim_n before_o the_o lord_n at_o his_o word_n shall_v they_o go_v out_o and_o at_o his_o word_n they_o shall_v come_v in_o both_o he_o i._n e._n joshuah_n and_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n with_o he_o and_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o we_o find_v expect_v earnest_o by_o saul_n 1_o sam._n xxviii_o 6._o though_o the_o same_o it_o may_v seem_v lighty_a slight_v by_o he_o 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 18_o 19_o and_o here_o act_v by_o abiathar_n the_o high_a priest_n for_o david_n david_n hereunto_o adjoin_v his_o request_n unto_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o answer_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o again_o 1_o sam._n xxx_o 7._o and_o not_o unlike_a but_o david_n inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n 2_o sam._n ii_o 1._o and_o chap._n v._n 19_o 23._o and_o xxi_o 1._o and_o possible_o that_o judg._n xx._n 18_o 23_o 27_o 28._o be_v by_o the_o same_o mean_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n and_o if_o it_o be_v burn_v or_o lose_v at_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o all_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n yet_o the_o tirshatha_n entertain_v a_o expectation_n of_o the_o restore_n of_o it_o ezra_n ii_o 63._o neh._n vii_o 65._o a_o messinger_n god_n providence_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o he_o verse_n 27_o unto_o achish_n this_o second_o time_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 2_o upon_o better_a security_n beforehand_o give_v then_o former_o be_v have_v in_o shunem_n in_o shunem_n and_o aphek_n chapter_n xxviii_o verse_n 4_o 1_o sam._n xxix_o 1._o the_o philistine_n pitch_v and_o the_o israelite_n in_o gilboa_n by_o a_o fountain_n which_o be_v in_o jezreel_n all_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n josh_n xix_o 18._o this_o be_v david_n spoil_n i._n chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 20_o e._n all_o that_o the_o amalakite_n have_v take_v from_o other_o save_v from_o they_o of_o ziglag_n this_o by_o his_o right_n and_o free_a consent_n and_o gift_n of_o his_o soldier_n he_o make_v use_v of_o to_o gratify_v his_o friend_n and_o engage_v they_o to_o he_o ver_fw-la 26_o 31._o they_o shall_v part_v alike_o they_o both_o alike_o shall_v have_v their_o share_n verse_n 24_o according_a 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immediate_o precede_v it_o 2_o sam._n v._o 4_o 5._o the_o time_n and_o story_n of_o david_n reign_n crown_n that_o be_v upon_o his_o head_n likely_a not_o so_o wear_v by_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 10_o 1_o king_n xxii_o 30._o but_o carry_v with_o he_o or_o before_o he_o by_o his_o armourbearer_n verse_n 18_o or_o some_o other_o as_o a_o ensign_n of_o his_o kingly_a honour_n bow_v that_o they_o may_v be_v skilful_a in_o the_o right_a use_n of_o their_o arm_n and_o weapon_n against_o their_o enemy_n in_o this_o time_n of_o need_n of_o the_o bow_n in_o war_n see_v ver_fw-la 22._o and_o the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n i._n 5._o and_o on_o zech._n x._o 4._o how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fall_v repeat_v verse_n 19_o ver_fw-la 25._o and_o 27._o as_o the_o foot_n of_o this_o sad_a song_n and_o elegy_n tell_v it_o not_o in_o gath_n this_o impossible_a not_o to_o be_v tell_v there_o but_o this_o show_v david_n desire_n verse_n 20_o if_o it_o have_v be_v possible_a a_o pathetical_a expression_n not_o much_o unlike_a be_v that_o ver_fw-la 21._o unto_o hebron_n of_o this_o place_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o thus_o once_o for_o all_o hebron_n be_v a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n and_o mountain_n of_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 54._o call_v also_o mamre_o and_o kiriath-arba_a the_o city_n of_o arba_n the_o father_n of_o anak_n where_o anak_n live_v his_o son_n and_o the_o anakim_v a_o race_n of_o giant_n here_o former_o dwell_v the_o child_n of_o heth_n and_o hittites_n and_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n sojourn_v here_o and_o they_o and_o sarah_n and_o rebekah_n and_o leah_n be_v bury_v here_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n before_o mamre_n the_o same_o be_v hebron_n gen._n xiii_o 18._o and_o xxiii_o 19_o and_o xlix_o 31._o hence_o joseph_n be_v send_v to_o see_v the_o welfare_n of_o his_o brethren_n hither_o the_o spy_n come_v that_o be_v send_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n to_o search_v the_o land_n hoham_n the_o king_n of_o hebron_n be_v one_o of_o the_o five_o king_n mure_v up_o by_o joshuah_n in_o a_o cave_n and_o after_o slay_v and_o hang_v up_o and_o soon_o after_o the_o city_n take_v and_o another_o king_n thereof_o seem_v then_o to_o be_v slay_v by_o he_o and_o he_o and_o caleb_n slay_v the_o anakim_v that_o dwell_v here_o this_o city_n and_o suburb_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o to_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n the_o field_n and_o the_o village_n of_o it_o to_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunne_v the_o kenezite_n that_o good_a spy_n josh._n xx._n 7._o and_o xxi_o ii_o to_o the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n before_o hebron_n samson_n carry_v the_o gate_n of_o gaza_n to_o they_o in_o hebron_n david_n send_v a_o present_a of_o the_o spoil_n take_v from_o the_o amalakite_n 1_o sam._n xxx_o 31._o hither_o god_n direct_v he_o to_o go_v in_o this_o text._n and_o here_o he_o be_v anoint_v king_n and_o reign_v seven_o year_n and_o six_o month_n and_o here_o he_o have_v six_o son_n bear_v to_o he_o of_o six_o several_a woman_n his_o wife_n here_o abner_n be_v slay_v by_o joab_n and_o mournful_o bury_v by_o david_n hither_o king_n ishbosheths_n head_n be_v bring_v by_o his_o murderer_n bury_v in_o abners_n sepulchre_n and_o they_o hang_v up_o here_o hither_o come_v all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n to_o make_v david_n king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o anoint_v he_o here_o and_o absalon_n be_v bear_v here_o pretend_v a_o vow_n to_o be_v perform_v here_o and_o rebel_a against_o his_o father_n make_v himself_o king_n here_o this_o city_n of_o hebron_n be_v build_v seven_o year_n before_o zoan_n in_o egypt_n num._n xiii_o 23._o and_o in_o rehoboam_n reign_n be_v
this_o reformation_n and_o covenant_n make_v verse_n 8_o and_o passeover_n keep_v chap._n xxxv_o 19_o and_o yet_o from_o this_o or_o rather_o from_o the_o twelve_o year_n above_o mention_v begin_v that_o reckon_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n ezek._n iu._n 6._o for_o under_o so_o good_a a_o king_n yet_o the_o people_n continue_v obstinate_o wicked_a as_o appear_v in_o jeremie_n who_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o iosiah_n reign_n jer._n i._n 2._o and_o xxv_o 3._o and_o ch_n iii_o 6._o and_o josiah_n only_o cause_v and_o make_v they_o outward_o to_o obey_v 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 32_o 33._o the_o house_n the_o house_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o adjoin_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o levite_n which_o adjoin_v to_o the_o court_n levite_n scribe_n 1_n chron._n verse_n 13_o xxiv_o 6._o ezra_n vii_o 6._o 21._o neh._n viii_o 9_o and_o chap._n xii_o 26._o and_o xiii_o 13._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n iu_o 3._o more_o full_o thus_o we_o read_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n of_o several_a person_n that_o be_v scribe_n some_o scribes_z of_o king_n or_o their_o secretary_n so_o david_n have_v one_o and_o solomon_n two_o joash_n one_o 2_o king_n xii_o 10._o josiah_n one_o 2_o king_n xxii_o 3._o of_o jonathan_n david_n uncle_n that_o he_o be_v a_o counsellor_n a_o wise_a man_n and_o a_o scribe_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 32._o and_o of_o baruch_n that_o he_o be_v jeremies_n scribe_n and_o of_o family_n of_o scribe_n that_o dwell_v at_o jabez_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o jethro_n 1_o chron._n ii_o 55._o but_o why_o so_o call_v or_o what_o their_o office_n be_v whether_o as_o public_a notary_n scrivener_n or_o transcriber_n of_o the_o law_n or_o what_o else_o it_o appear_v not_o here_o in_o iosiah_n time_n we_o find_v that_o in_o his_o business_n of_o repair_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v appoint_v of_o the_o levite_n scribe_n and_o in_o nehemiah_n time_n he_o make_v treasurer_n over_o the_o treasury_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n shelemiah_n the_o priest_n and_o zadok_v the_o scribe_n and_o in_o his_o time_n also_o be_v that_o famous_a ezra_n a_o priest_n son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n serajah_n slay_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o same_o a_o ready_a scribe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n a_o scribe_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o statute_n to_o israel_n and_o the_o same_o a_o public_a reader_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o find_v they_o much_o more_o mention_v and_o to_o be_v of_o more_o esteem_n and_o themselves_o affect_v pre-eminence_n and_o precedency_n mark_n xii_o 38_o 39_o here_o they_o be_v often_o join_v with_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n and_o often_o with_o the_o pharisee_n they_o pretend_v to_o extraordinary_a holiness_n as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v whence_o be_v that_o matth._n v._o 20._o and_o act_v xxiii_o 9_o they_o be_v of_o the_o pharisee_n part_n against_o the_o sadducee_n yea_o he_o that_o be_v call_v a_o scribe_n mark_v xii_o 28._o the_o same_o be_v call_v a_o pharisee_n and_o a_o lawyer_n matth._n xxii_o 34_o 35._o we_o read_v not_o that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o sadducee_n or_o essenes_n but_o we_o find_v they_o to_o join_v with_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o question_v to_o pose_v and_o oppose_v our_o saviour_n to_o entangle_v and_o ensnare_v he_o by_o question_n to_o charge_v his_o miracle_n to_o be_v do_v by_o belzebub_n himself_o with_o blasphemy_n to_o apprehend_v and_o bind_v he_o to_o condemn_v he_o in_o the_o council_n to_o deliver_v he_o to_o pilate_n to_o accuse_v he_o before_o herod_n to_o prosecute_v he_o to_o death_n to_o mock_v he_o upon_o the_o crosse._n and_o we_o find_v that_o these_o scribe_n sit_v in_o moses-chair_n matth._n xxiii_o 2._o and_o be_v preacher_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o people_n mat._n vii_o 29._o and_o xiii_o 52._o and_o likely_a be_v all_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n rend_v his_o clothes_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 2_o king_n xxii_o 8._o verse_n 19_o huldah_n the_o prophetess_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o zeph._n verse_n 22_o iii_o 4._o the_o high_a priest_n hilkiah_n be_v here_o send_v to_o she_o she_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a prophetess_n so_o near_o at_o hand_n put_v the_o holy_a ark_n it_o may_v be_v put_v out_o of_o his_o place_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 3_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wicked_a father_n if_o not_o of_o his_o grandfather_n passeover-offering_n so_o for_o verse_n 8_o 9_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n for_o the_o seven_o day_n after_o all_o this_o thirteen_o year_n after_o the_o foresay_a passeover_n verse_n 20_o that_o be_v in_o the_o eighteen_o and_o this_o in_o the_o thirty_o one_o and_o last_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n by_o euphrates_n heb._n phrat_n or_o prat_n or_o perath_n the_o four_o river_n in_o eden_n gen._n ii_o 14._o usual_o call_v the_o river_n and_o the_o great_a river_n make_v one_o of_o the_o boundary_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n gen_n xv._o 18._o deut._n 1._o 7_o and_o chap._n xi_o 24._o josh._n i._n 4._o 2._o chron._n ix_o 26._o cut_a by_o cyrus_n into_o several_a channel_n when_o he_o lie_v in_o siege_n before_o babylon_n which_o stand_v upon_o it_o and_o so_o by_o he_o much_o drain_v and_o dry_v jer._n l._n 38._o see_v 1_o chron._n xviii_o 3._o jer._n xiii_o 4._o and_o chap._n li._n 63._o apoc._n ix_o 14._o and_o chap._n xvi_o 12._o see_v on_o dan._n iu._n 30._o megiddo_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o zech._n verse_n 22_o xii_o 11._o to_o carry_v he_o but_o he_o die_v by_o the_o way_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o jer._n xxii_o 18_o 19_o eight_o year_n old_a when_o he_o he_o be_v eighteen_o when_o himself_o begin_v to_o reign_v verse_n 9_o 2_o king_n xxiv_o 8._o and_o but_o eight_o then_o when_o his_o father_n begin_v to_o reign_v the_o like_a relative_a sense_n may_v that_o speech_n admit_v 2_o king_n xvi_o 2._o no_o remedy_n desperate_n sinner_n procure_v implacable_a wrath_n verse_n 16_o irrevocable_a exterminate_a judgement_n kingdom_n of_o persia_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n verse_n 20_o threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n for_o the_o beginning_n of_o these_o verse_n 21_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o dan._n ix_o 2._o rather_o than_o those_o on_o zech._n vii_o 3._o yet_o many_o learned_a be_v of_o the_o late_a opinion_n ezra_n the_o book_n of_o ezra_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o seventy_o year_n viz._n from_o the_o first_o of_o cyrus_n or_o his_o proclamation_n chap._n i._n 1._o to_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la upon_o this_o account_n viz._n cyrus_n seven_o cambyses_n seven_o smerdis_n one_o darius_n hystaspis_n thirty_o six_o xerxes_n twelve_o of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la seven_o where_o ezra_n end_n or_o premise_v two_o of_o darius_n medus_n before_o cyrus_n it_o come_v to_o seventy_o two_o the_o four_o 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may_v be_v as_o follow_v  _fw-fr year_n darius_n medus_n 2_o cyrus_n 7_o cambyses_n 7_o smerdis_n 1_o darius_n hystaspis_n 36_o xerxes_n 12_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la 48_o xerxes_n 1_o sogdianus_n 1_o darius_n ochus_n seu_fw-la nothus_fw-la 19_o artazerxes_n mnemon_n 43_o darius_n ochus_n 23_o arsen_n 3_o darius_n codomannus_n 5_o and_o so_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n continue_v two_o hundred_o and_o eight_o year_n or_o there_o about_o in_o this_o book_n of_o ezra_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o six_o persian_a monarch_n first_o of_o cyrus_n chap._n i._n 1._o second_o of_o darius_n ch_n iv_o 5._o three_o of_o ahasuerus_n chap._n iu._n 6._o fourthly_a of_o artaxerxes_n chap._n iu._n 7._o five_o of_o another_o darius_n chap._n iu._n 24._o and_o
though_o that_o take_v even_o when_o thou_o take_v vengeance_n of_o their_o invention_n verse_n 8_o yet_o even_o then_o a_o forgive_a god_n a_o god_n answer_v their_o prayer_n and_o not_o we_o or_o chapter_n c_o verse_n 3_o and_o he_o we_o be_v as_o the_o hebrew_n in_o the_o margin_n read_v it_o deut._n vii_o 6_o 7._o and_o chap._n ix_o 4._o etc._n etc._n psal._n xcv_o 5._o a_o psalm_n of_o david_n this_n seem_v inspire_v and_o write_v by_o david_n chapter_n ci_o when_o he_o be_v new_o make_v king_n or_o as_o some_o he_o promise_v what_o to_o do_v when_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v king_n and_o how_o he_o will_v govern_v his_o own_o house_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n not_o know_v matth._n chapter_n cii_o verse_n 4_o vii_o 23._o of_o the_o afflict_a or_o for_o the_o afflict_a a_o set_a form_n of_o prayer_n for_o he_o for_o any_o in_o a_o poor_a afflict_a estate_n and_o so_o divers_a other_o set_v form_n of_o prayer_n be_v find_v in_o scripture_n in_o a_o set_a form_n of_o word_n as_o num._n vi_o 24_o 25_o 26._o matth._n vi_o 9_o 13._o and_o again_o at_o another_o time_n and_o upon_o another_o occasion_n luke_n xi_o 1_o 4._o psal._n xx._n and_o xxi_o this_o prayer_n may_v seem_v inspire_v and_o compose_v by_o daniel_n or_o some_o other_o prophet_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n verse_n 13_o 16._o zech._n i._n 12_o 13._o the_o appoint_a time_n jer._n verse_n 13_o xxix_o 10._o dan._n ix_o 2_o 24._o etc._n etc._n in_o her_o stone_n neh._n verse_n 14_o ii_o 13._o etc._n etc._n and_o iu._n 2._o zech._n i._n 22._o of_o old_n this_o verse_n verse_n 25_o and_o the_o two_o next_o be_v cite_v heb._n i._n 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o apply_v to_o prove_v the_o deity_n of_o christ._n this_o psalm_n chapter_n ciii_o and_o the_o four_o follow_v contain_v the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o the_o argument_n of_o his_o praise_n both_o ordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a in_o relation_n to_o his_o church_n and_o to_o all_o his_o creature_n thy_o youth_n be_v renew_a like_o the_o eagle_n thou_o keep_v thyself_o fresh_a and_o vigorous_a verse_n 5_o as_o in_o thy_o youth_n thou_o return_v to_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n job_n xxxiii_o 25._o and_o like_o the_o eagle_n youth_n or_o strength_n and_o vigour_n which_o abide_v so_o long_o even_o to_o and_o in_o old_a age_n and_o length_n of_o very_a many_o year_n and_o seem_v to_o renew_v her_o youth_n by_o the_o cast_n of_o her_o feather_n yearly_a not_o her_o bill_n the_o upper_a beak_n whereof_o grow_v at_o last_o in_o a_o extreme_a old_a age_n so_o to_o overgrow_v and_o bend_v over_o the_o low_a beak_n as_o cause_v the_o eagle_n to_o die_v of_o famine_n not_o of_o feebleness_n arist._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 32._o de_fw-la historia_fw-la animalium_fw-la see_v esay_n xl._n 31._o host_n you_o minister_n both_o angel_n verse_n 21_o and_o man_n and_o all_o his_o creature_n ephes._n 3._o 10._o col._n i._n 16._o 1_o king_n xxii_o 19_o gen._n xxxii_o 2._o psal._n civ_o 4._o dan._n vii_o 10_o apoc_fw-la ii_o 1._o esay_n lxi_o 6._o neh._n ix_o 6._o this_o psalm_n be_v exquisite_a for_o loftiness_n chapter_n civ_o and_o other_o ornament_n with_o light_n as_o with_o a_o garment_n gen._n verse_n 2_o i._n 3._o 1_o tim._n vi_o 16._o he_o whole_o so_o shine_v as_o the_o eye_n of_o any_o no_o not_o of_o the_o angel_n be_v able_a to_o behold_v the_o lustre_n and_o splendour_n thereof_o as_o neither_o we_o that_o of_o the_o sun_n the_o beam_n of_o his_o chamber_n in_o the_o water_n make_v and_o distinguish_v the_o region_n of_o the_o air_n verse_n 3_o as_o into_o loft_n or_o upper_a chamber_n in_o and_z by_o the_o watery_a cloud_n ver_fw-la 13._o his_o angel_n spirit_n allege_v and_o interpret_v of_o angel_n verse_n 4_o heb._n i_o 7._o use_v they_o be_v spiritual_a substance_n as_o speedy_a active_a messenger_n minister_n and_o executor_n of_o his_o will_n heb._n i._n 14._o his_o minister_n a_o flame_a fire_n the_o angel_n such_o 2_o king_n ii_o 11._o and_o chap._n vi_o 17._o or_o the_o flash_n of_o lightning_n and_o other_o meteor_n be_v his_o minister_n to_o do_v his_o will_n water_n stand_v above_o the_o mountain_n at_o the_o creation_n verse_n 6_o gen._n i_o 2._o and_o at_o the_o flood_n gen._n vii_o 20._o to_o cover_v the_o earth_n job_n xxxviii_o 8_o verse_n 9_o 10_o 11._o jer._n v._o 22._o gen._n ix_o 11_o 13_o 15._o oil_n psal._n xxiii_o verse_n 15_o 5._o and_o xcii_o 10._o eccles._n ix_o 8._o matth._n vi_o 17._o her_o house_n in_o they_o be_v her_o house_n verse_n 17_o psal._n lxxxiv_o 4._o job_n xxix_o 18._o matth._n viii_o 20._o luke_n ix_o 58._o dan._n iu._n 12._o coney_n prov._n xxx_o 24_o verse_n 18_o 26._o in_o wisdom_n have_v thou_o make_v they_o all_o by_o wisdom_n here_o to_o understand_v christ_n punctualy_a verse_n 24_o be_v more_o than_o the_o text_n yield_v or_o that_o text_n either_o prov._n iii_o 19_o though_o that_o be_v a_o sacred_a truth_n heb._n i._n 2._o sea_n not_o that_o psal._n verse_n 25_o cxiv_o 3._o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o particle_n do_v distinguish_v the_o great_a midland_n sea_n from_o the_o other_o lesser_a go_v the_o ship_n see_v verse_n 10._o verse_n 26_o gen._n ii_o 14._o esay_n xxxiii_o 21._o leviathan_n the_o whale_n job_n xli_o renewe_v by_o cause_v new_a creature_n to_o come_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o old_a verse_n 30_o eccles._n i_o 4._o praise_v you_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o hebrew_n verse_n 35_o halelujah_a praise_v you_o jah_n this_o halelujah_a be_v keep_v in_o the_o greek_a and_o in_o other_o language_n set_v sometime_o in_o the_o beginning_n sometime_o in_o the_o end_n of_o psalm_n apoc._n xix_o 1_o 3_o 4_o 6._o o_o give_v thanks_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o psal._n chapter_n cv_o verse_n 1_o xcvi_o 1._o whereby_o most_o likely_a it_o be_v that_o this_o be_v david_n psalm_n his_o strength_n seek_v his_o face_n the_o ark_n where_o god_n declare_v his_o power_n and_o presence_n psal._n lxiii_o 2._o and_o lxxviii_o 61._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o psal._n xxvii_o 8._o his_o judgement_n esay_n xxvi_o 9_o verse_n 7_o special_o those_o upon_o the_o egyptian_n be_v famous_o know_v and_o speak_v of_o oath_n unto_o isaac_n to_o abraham_n verse_n 9_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o isaac_n gen._n xxii_o 17._o and_o xxvi_o 3._o i_o anoint_a this_n be_v speak_v of_o the_o patriarch_n verse_n 15_o not_o of_o king_n my_o prophet_n so_o abraham_n be_v call_v gen._n xx._n 7._o with_o fetter_n gen_n thirty-nine_o verse_n 18_o 20._o his_o word_n come_v god_n word_n in_o dream_n touch_v his_o advancement_n verse_n 19_o gen._n xxxvii_o 7_o 9_o come_v to_o be_v fulfil_v or_o joseph_n word_n in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o dream_n of_o pharaoh_n officer_n and_o of_o pharaoh_n himself_o he_o turn_v see_v the_o observation_n on_o esay_n vi._n verse_n 25_o 10._o they_o rebel_v not_o the_o sign_n and_o wonder_n do_v not_o verse_n 28_o or_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v not_o rebel_n etc._n etc._n hail_n for_o rain_n raine_n rare_a in_o egypt_n zech._n verse_n 32_o fourteen_o 18._o much_o more_o hail_n firstborn_a thus_o all_o the_o ten_o plague_n of_o egypt_n be_v reckon_v up_o verse_n 36_o save_v the_o five_o of_o murrain_n of_o beast_n and_o the_o six_o of_o boyles_n upon_o man_n and_o beast_n a_o cloud_n for_o a_o cover_n a_o large_a cloud_n to_o cover_v all_o that_o host_n from_o the_o parch_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n verse_n 39_o quailes_n twice_o verse_n 40_o exod._n xvi_o 13._o num._n xi_o 31._o dry_a place_n in_o the_o desert_n of_o sin_n verse_n 41_o and_o zin_n from_o the_o rock_n of_o rephidim_n exod._n xvii_o and_o kadesh_n num._n xx._n that_o they_o may_v obedience_n the_o end_n of_o all_o god_n mercy_n verse_n 45_o exod._n xix_o 4_o 5_o 6._o leanness_n by_o their_o ratson_n chapter_n cvi_o verse_n 15_o or_o lust_n they_o purchase_v to_o themselves_o razon_v leanness_n yea_o a_o plague_n and_o death_n psal._n lxxviii_o 30_o 31._o esay_n x._o 16._o dathan_n korah_n be_v omit_v here_o verse_n 17_o ox_n elsewhere_o the_o term_n of_o caâ—â—_n be_v use_v verse_n 20_o ham_n gen._n verse_n 22_o x._o 6._o pleasant_a land_n deut._n verse_n 24_o xi_o 11_o 22._o ezek._n xx._n 6._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o zech._n vii_o 14._o baal-peor_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o judges_n viii_o verse_n 28_o 33._o baal_n signify_v lord_n master_n husband_n or_o patron_n peor_n be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o mountain_n and_o beth_n pehor_fw-la the_o name_n of_o baal_n temple_n there_o num._n xxiii_o 28._o deut._n iii_o 29._o for_o the_o idolatry_n commit_v to_o this_o idol_n the_o scripture_n sometime_o for_o the_o word_n baal_n use_v bosheth_n which_o signify_v shame_n hos._n ix_o 10._o see_v jer._n
solemn_a assembly_n for_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n or_o in_o the_o comely_a honour_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n mean_v either_o the_o comely_a or_o honourable_a place_n of_o holiness_n the_o sanctuary_n or_o church_n or_o rather_o in_o the_o beautiful_a ornament_n of_o holiness_n that_o be_v holy_a grace_n and_o virtue_n which_o with_o admirable_a variety_n adorn_v the_o faithful_a and_o their_o inner_a man_n from_o the_o womb_n the_o second_o property_n or_o condition_n of_o the_o subject_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n to_o be_v very_o numerous_a as_o willing_a so_o numerous_a as_o the_o dew_n from_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o morning_n 2_o sam._n xvii_o 12._o by_o a_o sudden_a unusual_a and_o wonderful_a increase_n and_o multiplication_n esay_n liv._o 1._o micah_n v._n 7._o esay_n lxvi_o 9_o so_o numerous_a shall_v his_o youth_n be_v his_o newborn_a people_n john_n i._n 13._o and_o iii_o 3._o gal_n iu_o 19_o heb._n ii_o 14._o 1_o pet._n ii_o 2._o see_v esay_n liii_o 10._o so_o that_o these_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o temporal_a nativity_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o virgin_n or_o his_o eternal_a generation_n from_o the_o father_n as_o some_o do_v but_o of_o his_o active_a spiritual_a generation_n of_o his_o child_n the_o subject_n of_o his_o kingdom_n the_o lord_n have_v swear_v the_o vocation_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o office_n of_o verse_n 4_o priesthood_n jehovah_n be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o have_v swear_v jehovah_n swear_v to_o confirm_v matter_n of_o great_a moment_n when_o and_o where_o his_o wisdom_n please_v and_o upon_o this_o point_n here_o of_o christ_n eternal_a priesthood_n man_n salvation_n depend_v he_o swear_v by_o himself_o though_o that_o be_v not_o here_o express_v because_o he_o have_v no_o great_a to_o swear_v by_o heb._n vi._n 13_o 16._o gen._n xxii_o 16._o and_o so_o by_o his_o life_n esay_n xlix_o 18._o by_o his_o soul_n jer._n li._n 24._o by_o his_o right-hand_a and_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o strength_n esay_n lxii_o 8._o the_o result_n of_o all_o which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o himself_o and_o imply_v thereby_o thus_o much_o let_v i_o not_o be_v account_v what_o i_o be_o namely_o god_n the_o live_a god_n the_o omnipotent_a god_n if_o that_o which_o i_o speak_v be_v not_o true_a or_o my_o promise_n or_o threaten_n do_v fail_v of_o performance_n of_o oath_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o jer._n li._n 14._o and_o my_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iu._n 15._o and_o will_v not_o repent_v will_n not_o change_v or_o retract_v what_o he_o have_v swear_v num._n xxiii_o 19_o james_n i._n 17._o repent_v be_v sometime_o ascribe_v to_o god_n as_o gen._n vi_o 6_o 7._o psal._n cvi_o 45._o 1_o sam._n xv._o 11._o 35._o not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o change_n of_o mind_n of_o will_n in_o god_n as_o there_o be_v in_o man_n repent_v but_o the_o change_n be_v in_o the_o work_n god_n eternal_o and_o unchangable_o decree_a both_o as_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n so_o again_o to_o change_v it_o upon_o man_n repentance_n or_o disobedience_n jer._n xxvi_o 3_o 13_o 19_o of_o this_o see_v more_o in_o the_o observation_n on_o jer._n xv._o 6._o in_o all_o this_o god_n condescend_v to_o man_n weakness_n heb._n vi_o 17_o 18._o show_v the_o greatness_n and_o excellency_n of_o the_o thing_n here_o avow_v that_o the_o lord_n christ_n be_v lawful_o call_v and_o ordain_v to_o be_v a_o eternal_a priest_n for_o we_o and_o our_o salvation_n for_o our_o great_a confirmation_n and_o consolation_n herein_o thou_o be_v the_o lord_n christ_n well_o know_v this_o and_o can_v not_o doubt_v of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n herein_o what_o then_o need_v this_o oath_n to_o be_v make_v unto_o he_o answ._n it_o be_v make_v to_o he_o for_o the_o use_n of_o his_o church_n that_o his_o church_n may_v know_v and_o be_v assure_v of_o it_o as_o that_o john_n xi_o 42._o be_v god_n say_v be_v as_o much_o as_o do_v a_o priest_n so_o gen._n fourteen_o 18._o heb._n vii_o 1._o melchizedec_n in_o type_n christ_n in_o truth_n the_o antitype_n the_o priest_n office_n be_v to_o teach_v pray_v and_o sacrifice_n the_o high_a priest_n among_o the_o jew_n once_o a_o year_n enter_v into_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n yet_o he_o in_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o a_o absolute_a and_o sufficient_a type_n of_o our_o high_a priest_n christ_n the_o lord_n for_o he_o be_v a_o eternal_a high_a priest_n and_o both_o king_n and_o priest_n and_o his_o sacrifice_n of_o another_o nature_n and_o himself_o of_o another_o tribe_n for_o ever_o not_o so_o the_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o aaron_n heb._n vii_o 23._o 34_o and_o chap._n ix_o 12._o after_o the_o order_n or_n similitude_n heb._n v._n 6._o and_o chap._n vii_o 15._o of_o melchizedec_n much_o question_n who_o this_o melchizedec_n be_v he_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o our_o lord_n and_o christ._n very_o many_o take_v he_o to_o be_v sem_fw-mi the_o son_n of_o noah_n who_o see_v both_o world_n before_o and_o after_o the_o flood_n and_o 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1._o as_o this_o man_n here_o be_v call_v melchizedec_n that_o be_v king_n of_o righteousness_n by_o which_o place_n or_o near_o to_o it_o abraham_n in_o his_o return_n from_o this_o war_n and_o victory_n be_v to_o pass_v of_o this_o melchizedec_n and_o his_o priesthood_n and_o the_o difference_n of_o it_o from_o aaron_n priesthood_n the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap_n vii_o entreat_v at_o large_a and_o observe_v divers_a thing_n his_o name_n and_o title_n his_o greatness_n in_o that_o he_o bless_a abraham_n and_o receive_v tithe_n of_o abraham_n his_o be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n without_o any_o pedigree_n without_o father_n without_o mother_n without_o descent_n have_v neither_o begin_n of_o day_n nor_o end_n of_o life_n all_o these_o he_o have_v as_o our_o saviour_n himself_o have_v they_o but_o none_o of_o they_o record_v or_o register_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o he_o may_v so_o become_v a_o type_n of_o the_o eternity_n of_o christ_n person_n and_o priesthood_n 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the_o papist_n that_o melchizedec_n offer_v up_o to_o god_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o therein_o be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n and_o that_o thereupon_o christ_n our_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o melchizedec_n these_o may_v well_o befall_v to_o they_o who_o for_o want_n of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n be_v give_v up_o to_o believe_v lie_n but_o be_v too_o weak_a poor_a and_o silly_a for_o we_o to_o trouble_v ourselves_o withal_o the_o lord_n at_o thy_o right_a hand_n the_o pprophecy_n of_o christ_n the_o lord_n his_o administration_n of_o his_o kingly_a office_n verse_n 5_o in_o this_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n the_o lord_n god_n the_o father_n who_o will_v make_v thy_o enemy_n thy_o footstool_n
4_o 20_o 27._o 1_o cor._n ii_o 14_o 15._o esay_n i._n 3._o usury_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xviii_o 8._o verse_n 8_o see_v also_o nehem._n v._n 7_o 10._o ezek._n xxii_o 12._o and_o see_v that_o matth._n xxv_o 27._o for_o he_o chap._n xiii_o 22._o job_n xxvii_o 17._o eccles._n ii_o 26._o even_o his_o prayer_n chap._n xv._o 8._o verse_n 9_o and_o i_o 28._o jer._n xi_o 11._o and_o fourteen_o 2._o zech._n vii_o 12_o 13._o john_n 9_o 31._o to_o go_v astray_o chap._n xxvi_o 27._o verse_n 10_o matth._n xv._o 14._o he_o shall_v be_v catch_v in_o his_o own_o trap_n upright_o 2_o pet._n iii_o 17._o and_o 1_o pet._n i._n 5._o in_o his_o own_o conceit_n a_o very_a small_a wind_n will_v blow_v up_o a_o bubble_n verse_n 11_o chap._n fourteen_o 12._o and_o chap._n xvi_o 2_o 25._o and_o chap._n xxi_o 2._o see_v the_o explanation_n on_o those_o text_n this_o rich_a man_n here_o thank_v his_o wit_n for_o his_o wealth_n he_o sacrifice_v to_o his_o own_o net_n 1_o tim._n vi_o 17._o great_a glory_n verse_n 28._o verse_n 12_o chap._n xi_o 10._o and_o chap._n xxix_o 2._o their_o joy_n carry_v public_a and_o eminent_a good_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o so_o bespeak_v a_o common_a joy_n hide_a keep_v close_n or_o flee_v so_o matth._n ii_o 13._o apoc._n xii_o 14._o and_o those_o worthy_n of_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a heb._n xi_o 38._o cover_v his_o sin_n psal._n xxxii_o 5._o 1_o verse_n 13_o john_n i_o 9_o 10._o job_n xxxi_o 33._o gen._n iii_o 12_o 13._o sin_n and_o shift_n come_v into_o the_o world_n together_o but_o if_o not_o confession_n sure_a confusion_n will_v follow_v upon_o it_o in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n it_o be_v best_o to_o plead_v guilty_a 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 10._o and_o forsake_v many_o papist_n use_v confession_n as_o drunkard_n use_v vomit_v not_o to_o forsake_v sin_n but_o that_o they_o may_v add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n harden_v his_o heart_n esay_n lxiii_o 17._o psal._n xcv_o 8._o heb._n iii_o 8_o 15._o and_o iu_o 7._o verse_n 14_o the_o dehortation_n in_o this_o case_n be_v urgent_a the_o accusation_n dreadful_a the_o sin_n itself_o direful_a as_o the_o heart_n so_o the_o neck_n and_o the_o face_n be_v say_v to_o be_v harden_v make_v stiff_a not_o to_o hear_v hard_a than_o a_o rock_n god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o sundry_a other_o and_o that_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v rom._n ix_o 18._o but_o how_o he_o do_v this_o see_v in_o the_o observation_n on_o esay_n vi_o 9_o 10._o fall_v into_o ruin_n without_o remedy_n a_o wicked_a ruler_n as_o a_o lion_n verse_n 15_o and_o bear_v zeph._n iii_o 3._o micah_n iii_o 3_o 11._o jer._n li._n 34._o flee_v to_o the_o pit_n die_v without_o mercy_n verse_n 17_o gen._n ix_o 6._o exod._n xxi_o 14._o deut._n xix_o 13._o upright_o chap._n x._o 9_o psal._n xxiii_o 4._o verse_n 18_o perverse_a crooked_a and_o double_v can_v shift_v his_o sail_n to_o every_o wind_n verse_n 6._o chap._n xix_o 1._o till_v chap._n xii_o 11._o verse_n 19_o we_o must_v earn_v our_o bread_n ere_o we_o eat_v it_o haste_n to_o be_v rich_a verse_n 22._o chap._n xx._n 21._o 1._o tim._n vi_o 9_o 10._o verse_n 20_o rob_v as_o micah_n robe_v his_o mother_n verse_n 24_o judg._n xvii_o 1_o 2._o and_o absalon_n do_v his_o father_n of_o his_o crown_n proud_a heart_n chap._n xiii_o 10._o verse_n 25_o through_o haughtiness_n and_o ambition_n think_v great_a thought_n of_o himself_o and_o nothing_o too_o good_a for_o himself_o not_o endure_v to_o be_v cross_v in_o the_o least_o esay_n ii_o 11_o 12_o 13._o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n 1_o tim._n vi_o 6._o that_o which_o will_v break_v a_o proud_a man_n heart_n will_v not_o break_v a_o humble_a man_n sleep_n give_v chap._n xix_o 17._o verse_n 27_o see_v there_o chap._n xxii_o 9_o and_o chap._n xxix_o 7._o 2_o cor._n ix_o 6_o 7._o deut._n xv._o 8_o 10._o matth._n v._o 42._o and_o chap._n x._o 42._o luke_n vi_o 35._o esay_n lviii_o 7._o eccles._n xi_o 1_o 2._o job_n xxix_o 16._o and_o ch._n xxxi_o 16_o 20._o harden_v his_o neck_n esay_n xlviii_o chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 1_o 4._o jer._n vii_o 26._o and_o chap._n xvii_o 23._o neh._n ix_o 16_o 17._o act_n vii_o 51._o there_o be_v much_o complaint_n of_o it_o and_o exhortation_n against_o it_o without_o remedy_n 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 13_o 16._o remediless_a sin_v bring_v remediless_a destruction_n god_n wrath_n shall_v shatter_v into_o shiver_n esay_n xxx_o 13_o 14._o such_o a_o sinner_n as_o will_v needs_o stand_v and_o stout_a it_o out_o with_o he_o a_o snare_n that_o strangle_v his_o joy_n verse_n 6_o check_n and_o choke_v all_o his_o comfort_n that_o his_o jollity_n be_v but_o the_o counterfeit_n and_o hypocrisy_n the_o mask_n of_o mirth_n chap._n v._o 22._o and_o fourteen_o 13._o eccles._n vii_o 6._o gild_n within_o make_v his_o heart_n ache_v and_o quake_v when_o his_o face_n and_o forehead_n feign_v a_o smile_n righteous_a sing_v righteousness_n carry_v joy_n and_o comfort_n in_o its_o own_o mouth_n in_o the_o deed-doing_a that_o peace_n and_o joy_n phil._n iu._n 7._o rom._n xv._o 13._o even_o in_o tribulation_n chap._n v._o 3._o 2_o cor._n vii_o 4._o scornful_a man_n be_v proud_a verse_n 8_o and_o contentious_a bring_v mischief_n upon_o the_o stage_n a_o city_n into_o a_o snare_n set_v all_o on_o fire_n but_o wise_a man_n of_o a_o mild_a temper_n turn_v away_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o man_n job_n xxii_o 30._o psal._n cvi_o 23._o exod._n xxxii_o 10._o gen._n xviii_o 32._o whether_o he_o rage_n or_o laugh_v he_n the_o fool_n or_o he_o verse_n 9_o the_o wise_a man_n as_o some_o sense_n the_o word_n there_o will_v be_v no_o quiet_a and_o that_o through_o the_o fool_n fault_n he_o as_o a_o foul_a stomach_n will_v turn_v good_a nourishment_n itself_o into_o vicious_a humour_n luke_n vii_o 30._o the_o bloodthirsty_a hate_n as_o be_v enemy_n to_o they_o verse_n 10_o and_o their_o bloodinesse_n his_o soul_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o upright_a yea_o of_o his_o enemy_n all_o his_o mind_n have_v no_o command_n of_o himself_o verse_n 11_o special_o when_o he_o be_v angry_a yea_o or_o in_o his_o foolish_a jollity_n till_o due_a season_n and_o occasion_n all_o his_o servant_n they_o will_v be_v fit_a helve_n for_o such_o hatchet_n verse_n 12_o fit_a lettuce_n for_o such_o lip_n to_o humour_v they_o and_o ingratiate_v themselves_o they_o take_v their_o ruler_n as_o looking-glass_n wherein_o and_o whereby_o they_o dress_v themselves_o wicked_a be_v multiply_v 1_n sam_n xxiv_o 13._o verse_n 16_o the_o sluice_n and_o fludgate_n of_o transgression_n be_v then_o set_v loose_a and_o of_o itself_o will_v make_v a_o inundation_n see_v their_o fall_n psal._n lviii_o 10_o 11._o and_o psal._n xxxvii_o 36._o and_o xci_o 8._o no_o vision_n as_o 1_o sam._n iii_o 1._o verse_n 18_o 2_o chron._n xv._o 3._o hos._n iu._n 6._o psal._n lxxiv_o 9_o matth._n ix_o 36._o and_o so_o in_o time_n of_o popery_n when_o preach_v fail_v and_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o read_v keep_v do_v not_o only_o hear_v but_o practise_v james_n i._n 22._o luke_n xi_o 28._o john_n xiii_o 17._o so_o on_o chap._n xix_o 16._o a_o servant_n will_v not_o some_o such_o there_o be_v verse_n 19_o luke_n xii_o 47._o exod._n xxi_o 20_o 21_o 26_o 27._o ephes._n vi_o 5._o son_n at_o the_o length_n and_o turn_v young_a master_n verse_n 21_o so_o ungratefu_o abuse_v himself_o and_o his_o master_n goodness_n to_o he_o a_o angry_a man_n see_v on_o chap._n xxii_o 24._o verse_n 22_o pride_n chap._n xv._o 33._o verse_n 23_o and_o xviii_o 12._o job_n xxii_o 29._o luke_n fourteen_o 11._o matth._n xxiii_o 12._o partner_n chap._n i_o 10_o 13_o 14._o psal._n l._n 18._o apoc._n xviii_o 4._o ephes._n v._n 7_o 11._o verse_n 24_o and_o iu_o 8._o fear_v of_o man_n apoc._n xxi_o 8._o cow_n a_o man_n both_o to_o sin_n verse_n 25_o and_o suffering_n where_o it_o prevail_v above_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n so_o even_o in_o abraham_n peter_n and_o other_o trust_v esay_n xxxiii_o 15._o and_o chap._n xl._n 30_o 31._o the_o ruler_n favour_n chap._n xix_o 6._o from_o the_o lord_n who_o rule_v verse_n 26_o and_o over-ruleth_a the_o ruler_n chap._n xxi_o 1._o and_o order_n every_o man_n state_n and_o condition_n of_o life_n this_o chapter_n be_v not_o solomon_n chapter_n xxx_o but_o in_o this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o agur_n some_o man_n famous_a in_o his_o time_n for_o wisdom_n his_o word_n unto_o his_o disciple_n or_o friend_n ithiel_n and_o ucal_n or_o here_o be_v a_o comportation_n and_o collection_n of_o agurs_n wise_a say_n and_o sentence_n though_o none_o of_o all_o their_o name_n mention_v in_o the_o first_o verse_n be_v find_v elsewhere_o
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to_o grave_a image_n by_o my_o fail_n in_o my_o prediction_n and_o promise_n of_o the_o rock_n sing_v of_o petra_n verse_n 11._o 13._o the_o chief_a city_n of_o arabia_n chap._n xvi_o 1._o the_o lord_n shall_v go_v forth_o to_o war_n against_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o people_n i_o have_v the_o word_n of_o god_n himself_o verse_n 14_o he_o long_o restrain_v his_o wrath_n but_o now_o will_v hasten_v the_o execution_n of_o it_o and_o lay_v desolate_a the_o whole_a country_n of_o chaldea_n and_o of_o those_o that_o be_v adjacent_a and_o adjutant_n to_o it_o the_o river_n island_n it_o be_v so_o do_v by_o cyrus_n verse_n 15_o in_o the_o siege_n of_o babylon_n and_o i_o will_v bring_v the_o blind_a partly_o true_a verse_n 16_o in_o the_o return_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n more_o true_a spiritualy_a in_o the_o conversion_n of_o jew_n and_o gentile_a to_o grace_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n under_o the_o gospel_n hear_v you_o deaf_a jew_n verse_n 18_o of_o who_o many_o still_o continue_v such_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o god_n have_v say_v and_o do_v and_o they_o have_v hear_v and_o see_v who_o be_v blind_a a_o reason_n why_o he_o give_v his_o own_o people_n those_o title_n verse_n 19_o ver_fw-la 18_o because_o they_o deserve_v they_o as_o well_o yea_o rather_o than_o any_o other_o as_o he_o that_o be_v perfect_a shall_v be_v so_o and_o have_v best_a mean_n to_o be_v so_o open_v the_o ear_n in_o show_n at_o least_o verse_n 20._o 21._o listen_v he_o will_v magnify_v his_o law_n he_n be_v please_v to_o magnify_v his_o law_n as_o well_o by_o execution_n of_o justice_n upon_o the_o transgressor_n of_o it_o as_o by_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n unto_o those_o that_o observe_v it_o or_o he_o magnify_v and_o dignify_v he_o with_o his_o law_n but_o this_o be_v a_o people_n after_o all_o those_o favour_n and_o honour_n confer_v upon_o they_o verse_n 22_o yet_o see_v what_o calamity_n and_o misery_n be_v befall_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n will_v give_v ear_n to_o this_o to_o amend_v verse_n 23_o and_o grow_v wise_a for_o time_n to_o come_v lay_v it_o not_o to_o heart_n their_o extreme_a stupidity_n verse_n 25_o even_o in_o their_o present_a affliction_n but_o now_o though_o a_o great_a part_n of_o my_o people_n continue_v still_o thus_o obstinate_a and_o impenitent_a chapter_n xlviii_o verse_n 1_o yet_o i_o will_v have_v care_n of_o my_o choose_a once_o among_o they_o who_o i_o will_v protect_v in_o all_o danger_n and_o in_o due_a time_n restore_v i_o give_v egypt_n for_o thy_o ransom_n exod._n verse_n 3_o fourteen_o 20_o 38._o and_o xv._o 9_o 10._o ethiopia_n and_o seba_n for_o thou_o two_o chron._n fourteen_o 9_o 15._o bring_v thy_o seed_n by_o cyrus_n temporaly_a verse_n 5._o 8._o by_o christ_n spiritualy_fw-fr bring_v forth_o the_o blind_a people_n challenge_v the_o gentile_n who_o be_v blind_a and_o deaf_a as_o their_o idol_n to_o see_v if_o they_o can_v yet_o produce_v aught_o in_o defence_n of_o their_o idol_n ver_fw-la 9_o who_o among_o they_o which_o of_o their_o idol_n can_v foretell_v those_o verse_n 9_o or_o the_o like_a thing_n it_o be_v truth_n that_o the_o lord_n alone_o be_v the_o true_a god_n and_o they_o all_o but_o base_a idol_n you_o be_v my_o witness_n you_o my_o people_n verse_n 10_o speak_v thus_o to_o they_o that_o have_v plentiful_a and_o pregnant_a proof_n of_o his_o divine_a power_n and_o providence_n and_o my_o servant_n the_o messiah_n and_o in_o some_o degree_n cyrus_n that_o i_o be_o he_o the_o only_a true_a god_n ver_fw-la 12._o who_o cry_n be_v in_o the_o ship_n verse_n 14_o they_o want_v water_n by_o cyrus_n his_o drayning_n to_o carry_v they_o in_o their_o flight_n away_o or_o they_o cry_v to_o the_o ship_n to_o the_o ship_n for_o safety_n as_o chap_n xxii_o 5._o to_o the_o hill_n to_o the_o hill_n yet_o some_o translate_v thus_o the_o chaldean_n together_o with_o their_o choice_n ship_n which_o they_o vaunt_v of_o which_o make_v a_o way_n in_o the_o sea_n 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