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be_v by_o a_o christian_a well_o interpret_v also_o of_o christ_n though_o not_o so_o by_o they_o mean_v but_o other_o of_o they_o more_o plain_o agree_v so_o far_o with_o we_o express_o say_v he_o be_v the_o king_n messiah_n so_o kimchi_n yea_o 5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bela_n shaccin_n that_o without_o doubt_v it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o messiah_n and_o so_o say_v we_o though_o as_o to_o his_o person_n and_o the_o right_n of_o his_o title_n to_o that_o appellation_n of_o lord_n they_o will_v not_o agree_v with_o we_o this_o lord_n be_v describe_v by_o that_o epithet_n who_o you_o seek_v which_o may_v be_v refer_v to_o what_o be_v before_o say_v where_o be_v the_o god_n of_o judgement_n as_o a_o answer_n to_o that_o question_n and_o be_v therefore_o by_o tarn_n some_o look_v on_o as_o if_o it_o be_v speak_v in_o ill_a part_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v who_o you_o scoff_o seek_a say_v where_o be_v he_o why_o do_v he_o not_o show_v himself_o although_o it_o may_v be_v as_o by_o many_o learned_a man_n it_o be_v take_v as_o speak_v of_o a_o serious_a expectation_n and_o seek_v of_o the_o promise_a messiah_n by_o many_o if_o not_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n who_o all_o along_o from_o of_o old_a they_o long_v and_o xi_o wait_v for_o according_a as_o that_o say_n of_o jacob_n i_o have_v wait_v for_o thy_o salvation_n o_o lord_n gen._n xlix_o 18_o and_o what_o we_o read_v of_o simeon_n luc._n ii_o 25_o that_o he_o wait_v for_o the_o consolation_n of_o israel_n and_o ver_fw-la 38._o that_o anna_n speak_v of_o he_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o all_o they_o that_o look_v for_o redemption_n in_o jerusalem_n manifest_o show_v that_o there_o grot._n be_v such_o a_o seek_v a_o wait_a and_o long_v for_o the_o promise_a shilo_n among_o they_o by_o such_o as_o serious_o wish_v for_o it_o as_o well_o as_o other_o do_v in_o scoff_n ask_v after_o he_o or_o murmur_v at_o his_o delay_n of_o he_o that_o be_v so_o seek_v it_o be_v say_v as_o to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n that_o he_o shall_v sudden_o come_v i._n e._n sudden_o after_o that_o his_o messenger_n have_v come_v and_o prepare_v the_o way_n before_o as_o christ_n do_v after_o john_n baptist_n preach_n or_o sudden_o i._n e._n unaware_o when_o man_n shall_v not_o think_v on_o or_o be_v aware_a of_o he_o as_o kimchi_n take_v the_o word_n here_o to_o signify_v the_o time_n be_v not_o precise_o in_o the_o prophet_n determine_v according_a to_o what_o be_v say_v in_o daniel_n the_o word_n be_v close_v up_o and_o seal_v till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o end_n chap._n xii_o 9_o whence_o
perhaps_o it_o be_v that_o the_o jew_n reckon_v the_o messiah_n among_o the_o thing_n that_o come_v 〈◊〉_d unaware_o or_o when_o man_n think_v not_o of_o they_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n as_o it_o be_v here_o say_v of_o his_o first_o come_n so_o it_o be_v say_v of_o his_o second_o come_v which_o perhaps_o may_v be_v comprehend_v under_o this_o here_o speak_v of_o that_o except_o they_o diligent_o watch_v for_o it_o it_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o unaware_o luc._n xxi_o 36_o sudden_o mar._n xiii_o 36_o in_o such_o a_o hour_n as_o they_o think_v not_o mat._n xxiv_o 44_o so_o doubtless_o shall_v his_o last_o come_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v which_o be_v that_o alone_a which_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n have_v overslipt_v the_o former_a here_o mention_v without_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o can_v now_o whatever_o they_o vain_o promise_v to_o themselves_o as_o if_o this_o lord_n be_v not_o at_o all_o yet_o come_v far_o expect_v as_o far_o appear_v by_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n to_o which_o it_o be_v here_o say_v he_o shall_v come_v that_o be_v his_o temple_n however_o by_o his_o temple_n some_o pareus_n have_v ancient_o understand_v christ_n human_a nature_n or_o body_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v joh._n ii_o 21_o or_o his_o church_n or_o all_o faithful_a believer_n who_o be_v call_v likewise_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n i_o cor._n iii_o 16_o or_o the_o like_a yet_o no_o doubt_n but_o here_o be_v mean_v that_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n build_v then_o late_o when_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v after_o their_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n which_o whatever_a alteration_n be_v make_v in_o it_o be_v still_o look_v on_o as_o one_o till_o the_o time_n that_o it_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o by_o the_o jew_n call_v the_o second_o temple_n in_o respect_n to_o that_o former_a build_v by_o solomon_n and_o destroy_v by_o the_o chaldean_n to_o this_o temple_n it_o be_v here_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n here_o speak_v of_o shall_v come_v and_o so_o do_v christ_n who_o we_o say_v to_o be_v that_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o come_n to_o it_o and_o his_o appearance_n there_o at_o several_a time_n we_o read_v he_o be_v there_o first_o present_v by_o his_o mother_n luc._n ii_o 22_o there_o again_o when_o he_o be_v twelve_o year_n old_a find_v sit_v among_o the_o doctor_n ver_fw-la 46._o where_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o his_o mother_n who_o tell_v he_o that_o they_o have_v seek_v he_o sorrow_v he_o maâ—_n seem_v to_o allude_v even_o to_o this_o prophecy_n how_o be_v it_o that_o you_o seek_v i_o wist_v you_o not_o that_o i_o must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o my_o father_n fuller_n house_n be_v it_o not_o foretell_v that_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o his_o temple_n be_v not_o that_o the_o proper_a place_n for_o he_o to_o be_v in_o and_o for_o they_o to_o look_v after_o he_o in_o several_a other_o time_n we_o read_v of_o his_o go_v to_o it_o preach_v in_o it_o conduct_v to_o it_o and_o receive_v with_o elsewhere_o hosannah_n and_o bless_a be_v he_o that_o come_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o it_o elsewhere_o exercise_v his_o authority_n as_o lord_n of_o it_o in_o purge_v it_o and_o vindicate_v the_o dignity_n of_o it_o and_o drive_v out_o thence_o those_o that_o profane_v it_o any_o of_o these_o his_o appearance_n there_o be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v in_o and_o by_o he_o to_o have_v be_v make_v good_a that_o which_o we_o take_v to_o be_v the_o main_a drift_n of_o this_o expression_n in_o this_o prophecy_n viz._n that_o the_o lord_n christ_n or_o messiah_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v to_o come_v while_o the_o temple_n that_o temple_n then_o build_v be_v stand_v which_o be_v likewise_o evident_o foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n haggai_n chap._n ii_o 7_o that_o into_o it_o shall_v come_v the_o desire_n of_o all_o nation_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v fill_v with_o glory_n yea_o that_o thereby_o the_o glory_n of_o that_o late_a house_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o that_o of_o the_o former_a ver_fw-la 9_o though_o it_o be_v then_o in_o their_o eye_n as_o nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o it_o ver_fw-la 3._o christ._n by_o virtue_n of_o these_o signal_n prophecy_n it_o be_v without_o question_n that_o those_o ancient_a jew_n who_o live_v before_o christ_n come_n do_v expect_v that_o he_o shall_v come_v while_o that_o temple_n be_v stand_v and_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o old_a simeon_n to_o who_o it_o be_v reveal_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n till_o he_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n christ_n etc._n who_o come_v by_o the_o spirit_n into_o the_o temple_n when_o christ_n be_v thither_o first_o bring_v and_o take_v he_o in_o his_o arm_n bless_v god_n and_o desire_v of_o he_o then_o to_o depart_v in_o peace_n because_o he_o have_v see_v his_o salvation_n do_v so_o understand_v it_o and_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v now_o according_a to_o this_o prophecy_n come_v to_o his_o temple_n he_o desire_v to_o see_v no_o more_o for_o the_o completion_n of_o it_o and_o so_o holy_a anna_n also_o who_o come_v in_o that_o instant_n into_o the_o temple_n give_v thanks_o likewise_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o speak_v of_o he_o to_o all_o that_o look_v for_o redemption_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o what_o else_o be_v proclaim_v by_o all_o those_o multitude_n who_o at_o his_o go_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o at_o his_o be_v in_o it_o cry_v hosanna_n to_o the_o son_n of_o david_n blessed_n be_v he_o that_o come_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n mat._n xxi_o 9_o and_o 15._o but_o the_o same_o viz._n that_o the_o lord_n be_v now_o come_v to_o his_o temple_n and_o so_o it_o be_v witness_v that_o according_a to_o this_o prophecy_n and_o that_o of_o haggai_n he_o be_v by_o the_o jew_n of_o that_o time_n expect_v to_o come_v to_o that_o temple_n then_o in_o be_v and_o so_o to_o we_o do_v they_o together_o afford_v a_o unanswerable_a argument_n against_o the_o late_a jew_n all_o that_o have_v live_v since_o that_o time_n that_o that_o temple_n be_v stand_v and_o deny_v the_o messiah_n to_o be_v yet_o come_v thus_o messiah_n be_v to_o come_v while_o the_o temple_n be_v stand_v and_o therefore_o see_v the_o temple_n have_v so_o long_o since_o be_v destroy_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o be_v long_o since_o come_v and_o in_o vain_a be_v now_o by_o they_o expect_v for_o what_o be_v it_o else_o but_o blasphemous_o to_o accuse_v god_n speak_v by_o his_o prophet_n of_o falsehood_n so_o poor_a a_o shift_n be_v it_o which_o be_v all_o they_o have_v to_o flee_v to_o to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v yet_o a_o three_o temple_n to_o be_v expect_v under_o which_o these_o prophecy_n be_v to_o be_v fulfil_v as_o that_o it_o can_v any_o way_n shake_v our_o faith_n but_o aught_o more_o to_o confirm_v it_o while_o we_o see_v that_o they_o have_v for_o so_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n above_o a_o thousand_o expect_v what_o they_o without_o any_o ground_n or_o warrant_v from_o scripture_n look_v for_o it_o can_v without_o wilful_a blindness_n and_o obstinacy_n be_v deny_v that_o the_o temple_n here_o mention_v be_v that_o second_o temple_n and_o more_o plain_o when_o haggai_n look_v on_o and_o describe_v that_o temple_n then_o build_v say_v express_o this_o house_n by_o this_o house_n to_o understand_v a_o house_n after_o this_o as_o abarbinel_n do_v be_v such_o a_o pervert_n of_o word_n and_o meaning_n as_o we_o can_v without_o loss_n of_o our_o own_o reason_n admit_v of_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o only_a salvo_fw-la that_o they_o have_v or_o can_v have_v and_o this_o their_o great_a doctor_n 11._o maimonides_n seem_v to_o make_v use_n of_o when_o find_v no_o temple_n for_o their_o yet_o vain_o expect_v messiah_n to_o come_v to_o sai_z that_o the_o king_n messiah_n shall_v hereafter_o come_v and_o restore_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n to_o its_o old_a former_a estate_n and_o shall_v build_v a_o 〈◊〉_d sanctuary_n or_o temple_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o former_o it_o stand_v and_o in_o that_o regard_n perhaps_o they_o will_v have_v it_o call_v his_o temple_n as_o here_o it_o be_v and_o so_o shift_v off_o another_o argument_n against_o the_o jew_n who_o deny_v christ_n divinity_n which_o be_v by_o christian_a castro_n interpreter_n hence_o usual_o take_v viz._n that_o because_o the_o temple_n be_v call_v his_o temple_n it_o be_v thereby_o make_v manifest_a that_o he_o who_o shall_v come_v to_o it_o as_o a_o man_n be_v not_o only_o so_o but_o god_n also_o it_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n only_o to_o have_v temple_n or_o house_n of_o worship_n erect_v and_o appropriate_v to_o he_o and_o so_o we_o know_v that_o at_o jerusalem_n to_o have_v
be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o only_a true_a god_n here_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v christ_n temple_n it_o show_v that_o he_o be_v true_a god_n one_o with_o the_o father_n this_o argument_n though_o pious_a and_o conclusive_a to_o christian_n yet_o a_o learned_a figueiro_n man_n will_v not_o have_v to_o be_v much_o insist_v on_o as_o to_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heicul_n inasmuch_o as_o it_o do_v not_o only_o signify_v a_o temple_n or_o house_n of_o worship_n but_o also_o a_o palace_n and_o so_o he_o think_v the_o jew_n may_v put_v it_o off_o by_o say_v it_o signify_v only_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v to_o his_o palace_n but_o i_o suppose_v they_o will_v not_o fly_v to_o that_o i_o do_v not_o find_v any_o of_o they_o that_o do_v the_o ordinary_a expositor_n that_o we_o have_v of_o they_o as_o r._n salomo_n jarchi_n aben_n ezra_n david_n kimchi_n as_o likewise_o r._n tanchum_n do_v not_o at_o all_o meddle_v with_o interpret_n this_o word_n only_a abarbinel_n who_o as_o we_o say_v interpret_v the_o lord_n not_o of_o the_o messiah_n but_o of_o the_o shecinah_n or_o glorious_a presence_n of_o god_n or_o god_n himself_o explain_v it_o to_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heical_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bebeith_n mikdasho_n in_o his_o sanctuary_n by_o which_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v mean_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d habbeith_n haatid_v that_o house_n or_o temple_n which_o be_v to_o come_v or_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v build_v or_o as_o in_o his_o commentary_n on_o haggai_n he_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beith_n shelishi_fw-la the_o three_o house_n by_o it_o then_o here_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o they_o all_o understand_v it_o a_o temple_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o however_o they_o may_v otherwise_o seek_v to_o evade_v the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n and_o this_o i_o mean_v of_o they_o who_o confess_v by_o the_o lord_n here_o to_o be_v mean_v the_o messiah_n whether_o 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place_n be_v understand_v the_o thing_n be_v know_v and_o manifest_a and_o therefore_o both_o munster_n and_o the_o tigurin_n latin_a version_n instead_o of_o what_o we_o render_v neither_o shall_v your_o vine_n cast_v her_o fruit_n before_o the_o time_n in_o the_o field_n etc._n etc._n translate_v it_o neither_o shall_v he_o i._n e._n the_o devourer_n make_v your_o vine_n barren_a or_o unfruitful_a to_o you_o in_o the_o field_n and_o to_o that_o do_v that_o exposition_n of_o abarbinel_n which_o we_o have_v see_v seem_v to_o incline_v the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teshaccel_n be_v of_o that_o form_n as_o that_o it_o signify_v sometime_o to_o cause_n to_o make_v abortive_a to_o deprive_v of_o and_o the_o like_a in_o a_o active_a sense_n as_o deut._n xxxii_o 25_o the_o sword_n etc._n etc._n shall_v destroy_v or_o bereave_v and_o ezek_n fourteen_o 15_o if_o i_o cause_v noisome_a beast_n to_o pass_v through_o the_o land_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d veshiccelattah_n and_o they_o spoil_v it_o or_o bereave_v it_o and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n hos._n ix_o 12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shiccaltim_fw-la i_o will_v bereave_v they_o to_o omit_v other_o example_n and_o sometime_o again_o in_o a_o absolute_a sense_n viz._n to_o be_v abortive_a to_o be_v deprive_v of_o or_o cast_v fruit_n before_o it_o be_v perfect_a as_o gen._n xxxi_o 31_o thy_o ewe_n and_o thy_o she-goat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lo_o shiccelu_fw-fr have_v not_o cast_v their_o young_a or_o be_v abortive_a and_o job_n xxi_o 10_o their_o cow_n calve_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d velo_n teshaccel_n and_o cast_v not_o her_o calf_n those_o therefore_o mention_v take_v the_o verb_n in_o the_o former_a signification_n we_o and_o most_o other_o both_o jewish_a and_o christian_a expositor_n in_o the_o latter_a to_o which_o we_o the_o more_o incline_v because_o otherwise_o here_o will_v be_v a_o change_n of_o the_o gender_n in_o the_o verb_n speak_v of_o the_o same_o thing_n for_o that_o in_o the_o word_n destroy_v be_v masculine_a but_o here_o be_v feminine_a so_o that_o they_o seem_v one_o to_o agree_v with_o the_o first_o noun_n locust_n which_o be_v of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n and_o the_o other_o with_o vine_n in_o the_o feminine_a however_o such_o change_n of_o gender_n may_v be_v admit_v and_o see_v though_o the_o locust_n destroy_v not_o the_o vine_n yet_o there_o may_v be_v other_o mean_n as_o blast_n or_o blight_n and_o hurtful_a wind_n and_o like_a cause_n whether_o from_o within_o or_o without_o which_o may_v make_v they_o loose_v or_o cast_v their_o fruit_n before_o it_o come_v to_o maturity_n even_o after_o a_o great_a show_n and_o likelihood_n of_o plenty_n from_o hurt_n by_o all_o such_o cause_n whether_o from_o such_o devour_a creature_n or_o any_o other_o mean_n god_n here_o promise_v to_o secure_v they_o upon_o their_o turn_n to_o he_o and_o to_o give_v they_o both_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o vine_n and_o so_o all_o necessary_a thing_n in_o such_o plenty_n and_o perfection_n that_o all_o nation_n see_v god_n great_a goodness_n show_v unto_o they_o shall_v call_v they_o bless_v for_o you_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eret_n chephet_n a_o delightsome_a land_n or_o land_n of_o delight_n or_o desire_v worthy_a to_o be_v desire_v say_v the_o vulgar_a i._n e._n as_o etc._n some_o will_v a_o land_n that_o man_n will_v desire_v to_o live_v in_o so_o r._n tanchum_n a_o land_n to_o be_v desire_v and_o choose_v for_o its_o pleasantness_n and_o excellency_n to_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o it_o be_v say_v which_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o all_o land_n 〈◊〉_d ezek._n xx._n 6_o 15._o tirin_fw-mi other_o with_o abarbinel_n understand_v it_o a_o land_n of_o desire_n or_o well_o please_v to_o god_n i._n e._n such_o as_o he_o take_v delight_n in_o and_o show_v extraordinary_a respect_n and_o favour_n to_o both_o to_o the_o people_n and_o the_o land_n as_o aben_n ezra_n as_o he_o say_v elsewhere_o of_o zion_n that_o she_o shall_v be_v call_v hephzibah_n isa._n lxii_o 4_o i_o e._n my_o delight_n be_v in_o she_o because_o say_v he_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o thou_o and_o the_o compare_v that_o place_n with_o this_o seem_v to_o make_v for_o this_o exposition_n and_o it_o will_v be_v well_o illustrate_v by_o what_o be_v say_v deut._n xi_o 12_o a_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n care_v for_o or_o seek_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_v always_o upon_o it_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n even_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n viz._n to_o give_v it_o its_o rain_n in_o due_a season_n the_o first_o rain_n to_o make_v it_o spring_v up_o and_o the_o latter_a rain_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o perfection_n and_o so_o to_o preserve_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o they_o may_v gather_v in_o their_o corn_n and_o their_o wine_n and_o their_o oil_n v_o 14._o which_o be_v the_o same_o care_n and_o the_o same_o blessing_n that_o be_v here_o promise_v this_o exposition_n the_o syriack_n follow_v render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ar'o_o detzebyoni_fw-fr a_o land_n of_o my_o delight_n good_a will_n or_o pleasure_n i._n e._n to_o which_o i_o bear_v good_a will_n or_o have_v good_a like_n to_o the_o chalde_a likewise_o take_v it_o in_o render_v and_o all_o nation_n shall_v praise_v you_o because_o you_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o house_n of_o my_o majestatick_a presence_n and_o do_v therein_o my_o pleasure_n he_o suggest_v therein_o a_o double_a meaning_n or_o respect_n to_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chephet_n as_o first_o that_o they_o or_o their_o land_n shall_v be_v call_v a_o land_n of_o delight_n or_o good_a will_n because_o god_n delight_v to_o dwell_v in_o it_o and_o second_o because_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o do_v the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n and_o delight_v to_o do_v his_o will_n and_o therefore_o he_o delight_v in_o they_o and_o to_o do_v good_a to_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o his_o extraordinary_a blessing_n pour_v out_o upon_o they_o more_o than_o on_o other_o people_n which_o they_o shall_v all_o acknowledge_v and_o call_v they_o bless_v for_o it_o so_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n of_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n who_o have_v power_n and_o command_v of_o all_o and_o therefore_o so_o shall_v it_o certain_o be_v as_o he_o say_v 13_o ¶_o your_o word_n have_v be_v stout_a against_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n yet_o you_o say_v what_o have_v we_o speak_v so_o much_o against_o thou_o 14_o you_o have_v say_v it_o be_v vain_a to_o serve_v god_n and_o what_o profit_n be_v it_o that_o we_o have_v keep_v his_o ordinance_n and_o that_o we_o have_v walk_v mournful_o before_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n 15_o and_o now_o we_o call_v the_o proud_a happy_a yea_o they_o that_o work_v wickedness_n be_v set_v up_o yea_o they_o that_o tempt_v god_n be_v even_o deliver_v 16_o ¶_o then_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n speak_v often_o one_o to_o another_o and_o the_o lord_n hearken_v and_o hear_v it_o and_o a_o book_n of_o remembrance_n be_v write_v before_o he_o for_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o that_o think_v upon_o his_o name_n your_o word_n have_v be_v stout_a against_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n these_o word_n may_v be_v couple_v with_o the_o former_a as_o if_o they_o be_v a_o complaint_n of_o the_o jew_n stubbornness_n that_o though_o god_n have_v reprove_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n such_o as_o have_v be_v express_v and_o by_o some_o judgement_n warn_v they_o of_o his_o displeasure_n for_o they_o and_o likewise_o have_v invite_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o promise_v upon_o their_o repentance_n to_o remove_v those_o judgement_n and_o turn_v the_o curse_n with_o which_o he_o have_v curse_v they_o into_o a_o blessing_n cyril_n yet_o this_o be_v so_o far_o from_o work_v in_o they_o repentance_n that_o they_o grow_v more_o and_o more_o insolent_a and_o instead_o of_o acknowledge_v their_o fault_n and_o ill_a desert_n proceed_v in_o speak_v against_o he_o and_o his_o justice_n as_o if_o he_o inflict_v on_o they_o worse_o than_o they_o deserve_v not_o accept_v of_o any_o service_n from_o they_o and_o mean_v while_o seem_v to_o favour_v those_o that_o be_v notorious_o wicked_a and_o tempt_v he_o and_o despise_v he_o abarb._n and_o so_o set_v at_o nought_o what_o by_o the_o prophet_n be_v speak_v to_o they_o for_o their_o good_a wherefore_o he_o proceed_v far_a to_o reprove_v they_o and_o mind_n they_o of_o the_o ill_a consequent_n of_o such_o their_o ill_a behaviour_n which_o shall_v be_v occasion_n of_o more_o heavy_a judgement_n and_o final_a destruction_n as_o between_o this_o and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n he_o show_v or_o we_o need_v not_o
in_o the_o same_o sense_n of_o to_o give_v other_o lightfoot_n some_o he_o shall_v turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n of_o the_o jew_n to_o the_o gentile_n and_o of_o the_o gentile_n to_o the_o jew_n which_o though_o it_o may_v be_v true_a and_o that_o john_n do_v so_o and_o it_o be_v as_o well_o a_o effect_n of_o his_o preach_n and_o baptise_v as_o of_o the_o gospel_n yet_o i_o suppose_v be_v not_o the_o literal_a meaning_n of_o these_o word_n which_o be_v speak_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o more_o particular_o concern_v they_o between_o themselves_o tanchum_n other_o he_o shall_v turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n of_o god_n to_o israel_n and_o israel_n to_o god_n who_o be_v call_v their_o father_n and_o call_v they_o son_n that_o this_o be_v comprehend_v within_o the_o latitude_n of_o these_o word_n we_o doubt_v not_o inasmuch_o as_o we_o hear_v the_o angel_n where_o he_o refer_v to_o these_o word_n put_v as_o part_v of_o john_n office_n many_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v turn_n to_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o indeed_o for_o that_o end_n be_v he_o to_o turn_v their_o heart_n one_o to_o another_o that_o they_o may_v all_o with_o joint_a heart_n or_o one_o heart_n turn_v to_o the_o lord_n yet_o can_v we_o not_o think_v that_o to_o be_v the_o literal_a meaning_n of_o the_o present_a word_n god_n be_v call_v their_o father_n elsewhere_o but_o i_o suppose_v father_n here_o put_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n can_v be_v proper_o use_v of_o he_o another_o dieu_fw-fr exposition_n of_o camerarius_fw-la who_o make_v the_o meaning_n to_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v reduce_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n and_o of_o the_o child_n to_o the_o father_n i._n e._n shall_v turn_v or_o bring_v back_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n so_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v take_v care_n of_o the_o pious_a education_n of_o their_o child_n whereas_o they_o have_v be_v negligent_a in_o the_o right_n instruct_v and_o discipline_v of_o they_o and_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n who_o have_v be_v disobedient_a to_o their_o father_n so_o as_o to_o yield_v due_a reverence_n and_o obedience_n to_o they_o may_v be_v well_o reduce_v to_o the_o first_o but_o as_o to_o that_o which_o castro_n other_o give_v viz._n that_o by_o the_o father_n shall_v be_v mean_v the_o old_a patriarch_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o the_o child_n those_o of_o that_o generation_n when_o this_o elias_n shall_v come_v i_o do_v not_o understand_v how_o it_o can_v be_v make_v good_a to_o say_v that_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v turn_v by_o their_o conversion_n to_o the_o same_o faith_n that_o be_v in_o those_o ancient_a holy_a man_n be_v intelligible_a but_o how_o the_o heart_n of_o those_o so_o long_o since_o dead_a shall_v be_v say_v to_o be_v turn_v to_o those_o of_o that_o generation_n be_v not_o so_o easy_o conceive_v these_o hitherto_o mention_v all_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d al_n here_o in_o the_o signification_n of_o to_z there_o be_v of_o the_o jew_n who_o will_v have_v it_o here_o to_o signify_v by_o or_o by_o the_o hand_n or_o mean_n of_o so_o r_o solomon_n out_o of_o a_o ancient_a doctor_n shall_v turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o child_n i._n e._n shall_v speak_v to_o the_o child_n to_o persuade_v their_o father_n to_o embrace_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n to_o the_o father_n to_o persuade_v their_o child_n the_o same_o signification_n of_o it_o take_v abarbinel_n also_o and_o give_v this_o strange_a interpretation_n make_v the_o time_n speak_v of_o to_o be_v according_a to_o his_o fancy_n after_o the_o resurrection_n which_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n if_o any_o be_v then_o at_o that_o time_n live_v who_o have_v child_n dead_a he_o shall_v by_o they_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a at_o the_o come_n of_o eliah_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a such_o child_n as_o be_v live_v by_o their_o father_n be_v raise_v that_o so_o before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n all_o may_v be_v turn_v to_o the_o truth_n that_o all_o be_v not_o destroy_v but_o this_o be_v so_o uncouth_a a_o exposition_n and_o so_o little_o agree_v to_o the_o word_n as_o that_o it_o will_v be_v much_o from_o the_o purpose_n to_o speak_v more_o of_o it_o nor_o do_v that_o by_o r_o salomo_n mention_v agree_v with_o they_o there_o be_v show_v in_o they_o what_o god_n will_v do_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o elias_n not_o what_o elias_n shall_v do_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o other_o but_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o acception_n of_o the_o word_n which_o be_v by_o other_o both_o jew_n and_o christian_n prefer_v as_o give_v the_o plain_a meaning_n and_o that_o be_v by_o take_v it_o here_o to_o signify_v not_o to_z but_o ms._n with_o as_o manifest_o in_o several_a other_o place_n it_o do_v as_o for_o example_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o merorim_n with_o bitter_a herb_n exod._n xii_o 8_o and_o vers_n 9_o his_o head_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o his_o leg_n and_o chap._n xxxv_o 22_o and_o they_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o nasim_fw-la with_o woman_n i._n e._n as_o we_o translate_v it_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n with_o several_a like_o instance_n thus_o r._n d._n kimchi_n here_o will_v have_v it_o take_v give_v thus_o his_o exposition_n he_o shall_v warn_v or_o call_v on_o both_o father_n and_o child_n together_o with_o all_o their_o heart_n to_o turn_v unto_o god_n and_o they_o that_o turn_n shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o signify_v the_o same_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o with_o father_n with_o the_o child_n and_o of_o child_n with_o their_o father_n all_o of_o they_o together_o so_o likewise_o r._n tanchum_n the_o meaning_n say_v he_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v seek_v to_o rectify_v or_o reduce_v into_o order_n the_o sect_n or_o people_n that_o they_o may_v be_v all_o of_o they_o of_o one_o heart_n in_o the_o obedience_n or_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o the_o signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o i._n e._n say_v he_o he_o shall_v seek_v to_o rectify_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n among_o they_o with_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n and_o the_o repeat_n or_o double_v of_o the_o word_n viz._n and_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n with_o their_o father_n be_v for_o great_a confirmation_n sake_n thus_o say_v those_o jew_n with_o who_o do_v concur_v as_o we_o say_v divers_a 〈◊〉_d christian_n also_o and_o be_v urgent_a for_o it_o so_o as_o that_o the_o word_n may_v denote_v that_o he_o shall_v convert_v or_o call_v to_o repentance_n all_o of_o they_o together_o both_o old_a and_o young_a young_a and_o old_a that_o so_o they_o may_v all_o be_v a_o people_n prepare_v for_o the_o lord_n as_o luke_n i._n 17_o he_o speak_v and_o ready_o receive_v he_o and_o with_o joint_a heart_n obey_v he_o this_o exposition_n give_v a_o clear_a and_o plain_a meaning_n and_o be_v easy_o reconcileable_a with_o the_o first_o mention_v both_o even_o necessary_o go_v together_o viz._n the_o convert_v all_o together_o one_o with_o another_o and_o one_o to_o another_o in_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o love_v one_o to_o another_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v well_o look_v on_o the_o word_n as_o comprehend_v both_o and_o that_o for_o give_v a_o full_a meaning_n of_o they_o both_o aught_o joint_o to_o be_v take_v in_o and_o so_o be_v they_o take_v in_o likewise_o in_o that_o one_o word_n in_o which_o our_o saviour_n elsewhere_o sum_n up_o that_o office_n of_o this_o eliah_n here_o in_o more_o express_v viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v restore_v all_o thing_n reduce_v all_o thing_n to_o right_a order_n which_o can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v do_v then_o by_o turn_v they_o all_o one_o to_o another_o and_o one_o with_o another_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ._n in_o much_o like_a manner_n to_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n do_v some_o of_o the_o ult_n jew_n likewise_o sum_n up_o the_o import_n of_o these_o word_n concern_v his_o office_n whoever_o it_o be_v that_o be_v mean_v say_v that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d leyasher_n israel_n velehacin_n libbam_fw-la to_o rectify_v israel_n and_o to_o prepare_v or_o put_v in_o good_a order_n their_o heart_n in_o the_o forecited_a place_n luke_n i._n 17_o where_o these_o