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trust_n by_o the_o same_o enemy_n which_o the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v shall_v by_o god_n appointment_n defeat_v the_o present_a mischievous_a design_n of_o syria_n and_o samaria_n against_o judah_n and_o all_o this_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v without_o any_o future_a harm_n or_o danger_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n by_o they_o so_o ahaz_n and_o his_o people_n will_v have_v rely_v entire_o upon_o god_n promise_n or_o faithful_o accept_v of_o the_o sign_n promise_v by_o his_o prophet_n but_o not_o believe_v this_o they_o be_v not_o establish_v ver_fw-la 9_o for_o so_o the_o prophet_n immediate_o after_o ahaz_n refusal_n of_o this_o sign_n do_v threaten_v ahaz_n and_o his_o people_n ver_fw-la 17._o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v upon_o thou_o and_o thy_o people_n and_o upon_o thy_o father_n house_n day_n that_o have_v not_o come_v from_o the_o day_n that_o ephraim_n depart_v from_o judah_n even_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o that_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n shall_v hiss_v for_o the_o fly_n that_o be_v in_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n and_o for_o the_o bee_n that_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o assyria_n and_o they_o shall_v come_v and_o shall_v rest_v all_o of_o they_o in_o the_o desolate_a valley_n and_o in_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o rock_n and_o upon_o all_o thorn_n and_o upon_o all_o bush_n the_o demerit_n of_o ahaz_n and_o of_o his_o people_n which_o do_v deserve_v the_o denunciation_n and_o execution_n of_o the_o plague_n here_o threaten_v be_v their_o too_o much_o confidence_n in_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o their_o distrust_n hence_o occasion_v of_o what_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v by_o his_o prophet_n isaiah_n and_o will_v have_v perform_v by_o other_o mean_n than_o by_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o assyrian_a so_o they_o will_v have_v rely_v upon_o they_o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o either_o ahaz_n or_o his_o people_n do_v distrust_v much_o less_o that_o they_o be_v punish_v for_o their_o distrust_n unto_o god_n promise_n concern_v the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n in_o the_o appoint_a time_n but_o for_o not_o accept_v the_o sign_n or_o pledge_n as_o well_o of_o his_o come_n as_o of_o their_o instant_a deliverance_n from_o the_o danger_n wherein_o then_o they_o stand_v 8._o but_o what_o probability_n or_o just_a presumption_n be_v there_o that_o any_o woman_n who_o be_v a_o virgin_n at_o the_o time_n when_o ahaz_n and_o isaiah_n meet_v in_o the_o high_a way_n of_o the_o fuller_n field_n shall_v upon_o the_o occasion_n mention_v become_v a_o marry_a woman_n and_o conceive_v a_o son_n according_a to_o the_o time_n intimate_v by_o the_o prophet_n all_o this_o i_o take_v it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a from_o the_o true_a and_o literal_a meaning_n of_o the_o 1_o 2_o 3_o and_o 4_o verse_n of_o the_o 8_o chapter_n which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o exegeticall_a exposition_n of_o the_o former_a prophecy_n chap._n 7._o vers_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16._o or_o a_o more_o legal_a ratification_n or_o new_a assumption_n of_o make_v good_a the_o assurance_n which_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n he_o have_v give_v moreover_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o take_v thou_o a_o great_a roll_n and_o write_v in_o it_o with_o a_o man_n pen_n concern_v maher-shalal-hash-baz_a and_o i_o take_v unto_o i_o faithful_a witness_n to_o record_v vriah_n the_o priest_n and_o zechariah_n the_o son_n of_o jeberechiah_n and_o i_o go_v unto_o the_o prophetess_n and_o she_o conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n then_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o i_o call_v his_o name_n maher-shalal-hash-baz_a for_o before_o the_o child_n shall_v have_v knowledge_n to_o cry_v my_o father_n and_o my_o mother_n the_o riches_n of_o damascus_n and_o the_o spoil_n of_o samaria_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o before_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n the_o child_n promise_v chap._n 7._o ver_fw-la 14_o and_o in_o this_o place_n according_a to_o the_o true_a connexion_n of_o the_o literal_a sense_n be_v in_o my_o apprehension_n one_o and_o the_o same_o though_o describe_v by_o two_o name_n the_o one_o import_v comfort_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n and_o this_o be_v give_v he_o before_o his_o conception_n the_o late_a import_v the_o sudden_a execution_n of_o the_o woe_n denounce_v against_o syria_n and_o samaria_n and_o be_v give_v he_o after_o his_o conception_n and_o lest_o we_o shall_v doubt_v whether_o this_o maher-shalal-hash-baz_a be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o emmanuel_n promise_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n he_o be_v instyle_v again_o by_o the_o very_a same_o name_n chap._n 8._o unto_o ver_fw-la 8._o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o i_o again_o say_v forsomuch_o as_o this_o people_n refuse_v the_o water_n of_o shiloah_n that_o go_v soft_o and_o rejoice_v in_o rezin_n remaliahs_n son_n now_o therefore_o behold_v the_o lord_n bring_v up_o
upon_o they_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n strong_a and_o many_o even_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o all_o his_o glory_n and_o he_o shall_v come_v up_o over_o all_o his_o channel_n and_o go_v over_o all_o his_o bank_n again_o that_o the_o name_n emmanuel_n do_v literal_o import_v god_n peculiar_a presence_n at_o that_o time_n with_o his_o people_n not_o only_o to_o deliver_v they_o from_o rezin_n and_o pekah_n but_o from_o the_o potency_n of_o the_o assyrian_a in_o future_a time_n be_v evident_o include_v in_o the_o 9_o and_o 10_o verse_n associate_v yourselves_o o_o you_o people_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v break_v in_o piece_n and_o give_v ear_n all_o you_o of_o far_a country_n gird_v yourselves_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v break_v in_o piece_n gird_v yourselves_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v break_v in_o piece_n take_v counsel_n together_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o naught_o speak_v the_o word_n and_o it_o shall_v stand_v for_o god_n be_v with_o we_o the_o strange_a 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which_o our_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n refer_v we_o be_v literal_o mean_v of_o the_o prophet_n and_o his_o child_n be_v too_o apparent_a to_o be_v deny_v nor_o will_v it_o be_v safe_a to_o stand_v upon_o term_n of_o contradiction_n thus_o far_o with_o the_o modern_a jew_n one_o of_o the_o prophet_n son_n be_v call_v shear-iashub_a which_o by_o interpretation_n be_v the_o remnant_n shall_v return_v and_o of_o this_o return_n or_o restauration_n he_o be_v the_o sign_n or_o pledge_n the_o other_o be_v call_v emmanuel_n which_o be_v interpret_v be_v god_n with_o we_o a_o name_n portend_v or_o foretoken_v god_n special_a presence_n with_o his_o people_n at_o more_o time_n than_o one_o the_o imposition_n of_o both_o name_n and_o their_o importance_n be_v literal_o fulfil_v in_o the_o age_n immediate_o follow_v but_o mystical_o fulfil_v only_o in_o christ_n who_o come_v to_o visit_v his_o people_n be_v prefigure_v by_o both_o of_o they_o the_o full_a importance_n or_o abode_n of_o the_o name_n emmanuel_n be_v fulfil_v in_o our_o saviour_n conception_n and_o birth_n the_o true_a importance_n of_o shear-iashub_a shall_v be_v mystical_o fulfil_v when_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v come_v or_o when_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v call_v to_o be_v again_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n according_a to_o promise_v 9_o two_o point_n only_o remain_v the_o first_o how_o the_o prophecy_n concern_v emmanuel_n be_v fulfil_v according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n in_o the_o prophet_n time_n and_o our_o resolution_n in_o this_o point_n we_o must_v take_v from_o the_o sacred_a record_n of_o this_o theme_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o second_o how_o this_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v according_a to_o the_o mystical_a sense_n and_o this_o we_o must_v learn_v from_o the_o evangelist_n which_o allege_v the_o fulfil_n of_o it_o and_o other_o unpartial_a writer_n which_o relate_v either_o circumstance_n or_o sign_n of_o those_o time_n in_o which_o they_o write_v out_o of_o these_o two_o point_n the_o parallel_n between_o the_o prophet_n and_o evangelist_n will_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n without_o any_o anxious_a inquiry_n or_o further_a discussion_n result_n 10_o the_o history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n by_o which_o isaiahs_n literal_a meaning_n may_v be_v best_a interpret_v be_v in_o the_o 2_o of_o king_n 17_o 18._o 2_o chron._n 28._o 16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n we_o have_v a_o constat_fw-la from_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n himself_o chap._n 7._o 1_o 2._o that_o this_o prophecy_n concern_v emmanuel_n be_v utter_v by_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o of_o pekah_n the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n but_o in_o what_o certain_a year_n of_o either_o of_o these_o two_o king_n reign_v this_o revelation_n be_v make_v to_o isaiah_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o instant_o impart_v unto_o king_n ahaz_n be_v not_o so_o certain_a most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o isaiah_n deliver_v this_o message_n from_o the_o lord_n to_o ahaz_n before_o the_o 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or_o triumphant_a song_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n the_o lord_n shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o even_o thy_o god_n o_o zion_n unto_o all_o generation_n all_o the_o former_a work_n of_o mercy_n and_o piety_n towards_o miserable_a man_n be_v but_o praeludia_fw-la or_o portend_v document_n of_o his_o future_a reign_n or_o ecumenical_a kingdom_n short_o after_o to_o be_v establish_v chap._n 25._o 25_o that_o the_o former_a testimony_n do_v concludent_o infer_v a_o plurality_n of_o person_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o that_o god_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n be_v to_o be_v incarnate_a and_o to_o be_v make_v lord_n and_o king_n but_o if_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o serve_v under_o the_o sin_n of_o this_o people_n or_o to_o be_v make_v a_o servant_n for_o their_o sin_n if_o he_o be_v to_o be_v anoint_v king_n not_o over_o they_o only_o but_o over_o all_o the_o earth_n beside_o it_o will_v be_v demand_v unto_o who_o he_o be_v to_o be_v a_o servant_n and_o who_o after_o this_o his_o service_n be_v to_o make_v or_o crown_v he_o king_n sure_o be_v god_n he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v a_o servant_n unto_o man_n or_o angel_n if_o he_o that_o be_v god_n must_v be_v a_o servant_n he_o must_v be_v a_o servant_n to_o he_o who_o be_v and_o true_o be_v god_n if_o he_o that_o be_v true_o god_n be_v to_o be_v anoint_v king_n and_o to_o be_v enthronize_v he_o must_v be_v anoint_v by_o he_o alone_o who_o be_v as_o true_o god_n these_o consideration_n enforce_v we_o and_o when_o god_n shall_v give_v they_o heart_n to_o take_v these_o and_o the_o like_a into_o serious_a consideration_n will_v persuade_v the_o jew_n that_o however_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v one_o yet_o in_o this_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n or_o divine_a majesty_n they_o and_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v more_o than_o a_o unity_n or_o identity_n of_o person_n what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o person_n and_o what_o manner_n of_o distinction_n be_v between_o the_o person_n in_o the_o 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engage_v myself_o not_o to_o meddle_v with_o this_o point_n until_o by_o god_n assistance_n i_o have_v finish_v the_o rest_n of_o these_o comment_n and_o then_o by_o way_n of_o meditation_n or_o devotion_n only_o thus_o much_o notwithstanding_o the_o former_a consideration_n and_o the_o very_a fundamental_a ground_n of_o true_a christianity_n enforce_v we_o to_o grant_v that_o in_o the_o divine_a nature_n though_o most_o indivisible_o one_o there_o be_v a_o eminent_a ideal_a pattern_n of_o such_o a_o distinction_n as_o we_o call_v between_o party_n and_o party_n a_o capacity_n to_o give_v &_o a_o capacity_n to_o receive_v a_o capacity_n to_o demand_v and_o a_o capacity_n to_o satisfy_v capacity_n sufficient_o different_a for_o the_o exercise_n of_o justice_n and_o love_n not_o ad_fw-la extra_fw-la only_o but_o within_o the_o divine_a nature_n itself_o if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o party_n or_o person_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n the_o remission_n of_o man_n sin_n without_o 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they_o away_o by_o set_v we_o a_o pattern_n of_o holiness_n and_o of_o patience_n in_o affliction_n that_o be_v in_o such_o sort_n as_o a_o physician_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v take_v away_o a_o epidemical_a disease_n by_o prescribe_v a_o recipe_n which_o every_o one_o after_o may_v make_v for_o himself_o and_o be_v his_o own_o apothecary_n brief_o they_o think_v that_o god_n can_v be_v excuse_v from_o cruelty_n but_o by_o deny_v all_o true_a and_o proper_a satisfaction_n make_v to_o he_o by_o christ_n but_o it_o be_v a_o oversight_n usual_o incident_a to_o man_n encloud_v in_o grosser_n error_n to_o object_v that_o unto_o their_o adversary_n as_o a_o inconvenience_n or_o absurd_a consequence_n which_o be_v such_o only_o according_a to_o the_o objecter_n own_o tenet_n but_o most_o true_a and_o consonant_a to_o their_o principle_n who_o they_o oppugn_v if_o these_o may_v be_v take_v into_o due_a consideration_n thus_o some_o great_a clerk_n in_o the_o romish_a church_n but_o none_o of_o their_o wise_a man_n object_n against_o we_o that_o we_o make_v god_n a_o tyrant_n by_o teach_v that_o he_o have_v give_v we_o a_o law_n which_o be_v impossible_a for_o we_o to_o fulfil_v the_o objection_n be_v unanswerable_a according_a to_o their_o principle_n who_o teach_v that_o a_o man_n can_v be_v justify_v or_o absolve_v from_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n denounce_v by_o the_o law_n without_o perfect_a inherent_a righteousness_n or_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n but_o the_o same_o objection_n no_o way_n touch_v we_o who_o teach_v that_o albeit_o we_o must_v still_o be_v do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a yet_o after_o we_o have_v do_v all_o we_o can_v suppose_v much_o better_a then_o either_o they_o or_o we_o do_v we_o must_v still_o deny_v ourselves_o and_o renounce_v not_o the_o work_n
or_o efficiency_n but_o man_n only_o who_o live_v by_o it_o be_v the_o seat_n and_o subject_n of_o that_o life_n which_o it_o impart_v which_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o it_o but_o when_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o the_o word_n be_v life_n this_o imply_v he_o be_v that_o seat_n and_o fountain_n of_o life_n from_o who_o both_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o that_o life_n which_o be_v subjective_o in_o man_n or_o angel_n be_v derive_v or_o participate_v and_o the_o life_n be_v the_o light_n of_o man_n and_o the_o light_n shine_v in_o darkness_n and_o the_o darkness_n comprehend_v it_o not_o all_o these_o be_v attribut_n or_o expression_n of_o a_o nature_n true_o divine_a character_n of_o a_o live_a essence_n or_o of_o life_n itself_o before_o man_n or_o the_o world_n be_v make_v and_o this_o be_v confirm_v to_o we_o ver_fw-la 8._o the_o word_n be_v the_o true_a light_n which_o lighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o if_o every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n than_o the_o first_o man_n adam_n be_v enlighten_v by_o this_o word_n for_o he_o be_v both_o the_o light_n and_o life_n of_o the_o world_n ever_o since_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o either_o albeit_o the_o world_n and_o worldly_a man_n do_v not_o apprehend_v he_o to_o be_v such_o as_o it_o be_v express_v ver_n 10._o he_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o world_n be_v make_v by_o he_o but_o the_o world_n know_v he_o not_o so_o they_o he_o be_v in_o the_o world_n ever_o since_o it_o be_v make_v and_o the_o world_n be_v in_o he_o as_o in_o its_o eminent_a or_o ideal_a efficient_a cause_n before_o it_o be_v make_v he_o come_v unto_o his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o not_o who_o be_v these_o his_o own_o if_o all_o generation_n of_o man_n or_o all_o succession_n of_o time_n or_o thing_n temporal_a be_v make_v by_o he_o all_o these_o be_v his_o own_o yet_o before_o the_o come_n into_o the_o world_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n here_o speak_v all_o these_o be_v not_o his_o own_o by_o the_o same_o peculiar_a right_n he_o always_o be_v lord_n of_o lord_n and_o king_n of_o king_n and_o supreme_a ruler_n of_o such_o as_o rule_v the_o nation_n yet_o be_v not_o all_o nation_n his_o peculiar_a inheritance_n this_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o abraham_n seed_n or_o jacob_n posterity_n and_o albeit_o he_o have_v be_v in_o they_o and_o with_o they_o after_o a_o more_o special_a kind_n of_o presence_n for_o many_o generation_n yet_o at_o this_o time_n whereto_o the_o apostle_n word_n refer_v he_o first_o come_v by_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n both_o into_o the_o world_n and_o unto_o they_o by_o become_v a_o inhabitant_n or_o sojourner_n in_o the_o territory_n bequeath_v to_o abraham_n and_o to_o his_o seed_n but_o these_o who_o be_v thus_o his_o own_o by_o peculiar_a redemption_n from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o the_o most_o part_n receive_v he_o not_o yet_o his_o come_n though_o after_o this_o peculiar_a manner_n to_o his_o own_o be_v not_o lose_v nor_o be_v god_n promise_n to_o abraham_n any_o way_n impeach_v by_o their_o refuse_v or_o not_o receive_v of_o he_o for_o to_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o whether_o they_o be_v of_o abraham_n seed_n after_o the_o flesh_n or_o of_o the_o gentile_n to_o all_o of_o both_o sort_n he_o give_v a_o right_a or_o privilege_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 12._o all_o be_v make_v the_o true_a and_o lively_a son_n of_o abraham_n by_o receive_v he_o who_o be_v before_o abraham_n but_o be_v now_o make_v man_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n now_o in_o that_o he_o make_v all_o the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o receive_v he_o this_o presuppose_v he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n not_o by_o make_v not_o by_o take_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n but_o the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o nature_n or_o eternal_a generation_n the_o true_a god_n of_o israel_n for_o so_o the_o evangelist_n conclude_v that_o heavenly_a discourse_n ver_fw-la 14._o and_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n and_o dwell_v among_o we_o and_o we_o behold_v his_o glory_n the_o glory_n as_o of_o the_o only_o beget_v of_o the_o father_n full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n 7._o why_o s._n john_n in_o the_o proem_n to_o his_o gospel_n do_v iustyle_n christ_n jesus_n the_o word_n of_o god_n rather_o than_o the_o son_n of_o god_n why_o it_o be_v rather_o say_v the_o word_n become_v flesh_n than_o the_o son_n become_v flesh_n in_o what_o prophecy_n the_o word_n become_v flesh_n be_v foretell_v or_o foreshadowed_a with_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o be_v make_v flesh_n or_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o phrase_n must_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o some_o chapter_n follow_v this_o for_o the_o present_a be_v evident_a out_o of_o place_n before_o allege_v that_o s._n john_n do_v mean_v no_o other_o party_n or_o person_n by_o the_o word_n then_o he_o who_o afterward_o throughout_o his_o whole_a gospel_n he_o style_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o out_o of_o the_o same_o place_n it_o be_v as_o evident_a that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v that_o very_a god_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v promise_v to_o erect_v a_o tabernacle_n and_o dwell_v in_o his_o people_n or_o among_o they_o and_o to_o manifest_v his_o glory_n to_o they_o after_o a_o more_o peculiar_a manner_n than_o he_o have_v do_v either_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o tabernacle_n or_o of_o both_o the_o temple_n for_o that_o text_n of_o s._n john_n john_n 1._o 14._o he_o dwell_v among_o we_o and_o we_o see_v his_o glory_n the_o glory_n as_o of_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n import_v the_o exact_a fulfil_n of_o all_o those_o prophecy_n wherein_o the_o manifestation_n of_o god_n glory_n in_o succeed_a age_n be_v promise_v that_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v reveal_v in_o the_o flesh_n s._n john_n do_v learn_v from_o scripture_n which_o be_v extant_a before_o our_o saviour_n incarnation_n though_o this_o he_o learn_v not_o by_o study_n or_o art_n but_o from_o divine_a revelation_n but_o that_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n with_o who_o he_o converse_v here_o on_o earth_n be_v the_o word_n which_o the_o scripture_n foretell_v shall_v be_v make_v flesh_n or_o that_o the_o glory_n which_o shine_v in_o he_o be_v the_o very_a brightness_n of_o god_n glory_n this_o s._n john_n know_v by_o experiment_n as_o have_v see_v his_o transfiguration_n upon_o mount_n tabor_n and_o converse_v with_o he_o after_o his_o resurrection_n this_o both_o he_o and_o s._n paul_n believe_v from_o sensible_a evidence_n of_o experiment_n exact_o answerable_a to_o the_o prediction_n of_o moses_n and_o other_o prophet_n concern_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o late_a time_n moreful_o to_o be_v reveal_v then_o in_o former_a 8_o to_o omit_v those_o two_o place_n before_o cite_v exod._n 29._o 44_o 45._o and_o leviticus_n 26._o 11_o 12._o unto_o both_o which_o place_n that_o of_o s._n john_n chap._n 1._o 14._o do_v in_o special_a refer_v we_o will_v insist_v a_o while_n upon_o that_o text_n exodus_fw-la 33._o 14._o to_o the_o 23._o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n face_n to_o face_n as_o a_o man_n speak_v with_o his_o friend_n the_o sum_n of_o this_o dialogue_n be_v express_v ver_n 14_o 15._o my_o presence_n say_v god_n shall_v go_v with_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o rest_n and_o moses_n say_v if_o thy_o presence_n go_v not_o with_o we_o carry_v we_o not_o up_o hence_o for_o wherein_o shall_v it_o be_v know_v here_o that_o i_o and_o thy_o people_n have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n but_o moses_n not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n presence_n and_o separation_n of_o they_o from_o other_o people_n request_v a_o sight_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o this_o in_o part_n be_v grant_v ver_n 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v behold_v there_o be_v a_o place_n by_o i_o and_o thou_o shall_v stand_v upon_o a_o rock_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v while_o my_o glory_n pass_v by_o that_o i_o will_v put_v thou_o in_o a_o cleft_n of_o the_o rock_n &_o will_v cover_v thou_o with_o my_o hand_n while_o i_o pass_v by_o and_o i_o will_v take_v away_o my_o hand_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v my_o back_n part_n but_o my_o face_n shall_v not_o be_v see_v for_o so_o god_n have_v say_v ver_n 20._o thou_o can_v not_o see_v my_o face_n for_o there_o shall_v no_o man_n see_v my_o face_n and_o live_v yet_o this_o sight_n of_o god_n glory_n or_o so_o much_o of_o it_o as_o moses_n see_v leave_v such_o a_o impression_n in_o his_o face_n or_o countenance_n as_o you_o may_v read_v chap._n 34._o ver_fw-la 33._o that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o put_v a_o veil_n upon_o his_o
then_o in_o the_o hebrew_n but_o the_o chaldee_n further_a instruct_v we_o that_o the_o object_n of_o this_o oath_n be_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o do_v not_o note_v only_a god_n himself_o but_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n and_o the_o tenor_n or_o content_n of_o the_o oath_n be_v that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v god_n himself_o and_o the_o object_n of_o this_o oath_n shall_v become_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o make_v mediation_n by_o such_o a_o sacrifice_n as_o god_n the_o father_n for_o trial_n only_o do_v require_v of_o abraham_n the_o come_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o world_n which_o have_v long_o before_o be_v promise_v be_v not_o new_o ratify_v only_o by_o oath_n but_o from_o this_o time_n the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v true_o predestinate_v to_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n or_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o afterward_o the_o seed_n or_o son_n of_o david_n be_v to_o wit_n from_o that_o time_n wherein_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v to_o david_n that_o his_o seed_n shall_v endure_v for_o ever_o and_o his_o throne_n as_o the_o day_n of_o heaven_n psal_n 89._o 29._o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v omit_v that_o where_o the_o hebrew_n psal_n 110._o have_v it_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o my_o lord_n sit_v thou_o at_o my_o right_a hand_n etc._n etc._n the_o chaldee_n have_v it_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o his_o word_n sit_v thou_o at_o my_o right_a hand_n until_o i_o make_v thy_o enemy_n thy_o footstool_n and_o this_o word_n or_o this_o lord_n for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n express_v it_o by_o adonai_n be_v then_o destinate_a and_o declare_v by_o oath_n to_o become_v not_o only_o the_o son_n of_o david_n but_o to_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n ver_fw-la 4._o all_o these_o three_o place_n will_v require_v some_o further_a consideration_n in_o the_o treatise_n of_o god_n covenant_n with_o abraham_n and_o with_o david_n or_o of_o our_o saviour_n consecration_n to_o his_o everlasting_a priesthood_n thus_o much_o for_o the_o present_n may_v suffice_v that_o s._n john_n be_v unto_o the_o first_o which_o conceive_v the_o son_n of_o god_n god_n himself_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d much_o less_o do_v he_o need_v to_o borrow_v his_o expression_n from_o any_o writer_n not_o true_o canonical_a for_o all_o this_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o place_n before_o allege_v as_o jonathan_n and_o onkelus_n interpret_v they_o and_o be_v likewise_o express_o contain_v in_o the_o hebrew_n in_o sundry_a place_n of_o the_o prophet_n of_o some_o of_o which_o god_n will_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n 5_o as_o little_a probability_n there_o be_v either_o that_o s._n paul_n heb_n 1._o 1._o shall_v borrow_v his_o character_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n from_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n or_o that_o author_n his_o though_o 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they_o such_o a_o prenotion_n that_o woman_n john_n 4._o have_v of_o the_o messiah_n before_o she_o do_v believe_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o promise_a messiah_n or_o christ_n i_o know_v say_v she_o that_o messiah_n come_v which_o be_v call_v christ_n when_o he_o be_v come_v he_o will_v tell_v we_o all_o thing_n ver_fw-la 25._o she_o have_v a_o prenotion_n and_o conceit_n that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v tell_v they_o all_o thing_n in_o a_o better_a manner_n than_o the_o prophet_n can_v do_v for_o she_o have_v acknowledge_v our_o saviour_n to_o be_v a_o prophet_n ver_fw-la 19_o yet_o rest_v not_o satisfy_v with_o his_o answer_n to_o her_o question_n there_o make_v until_o he_o have_v tell_v she_o in_o express_a term_n that_o he_o be_v the_o promise_a messiah_n 6_o but_o to_o compare_v s._n paul_n character_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n with_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n character_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n who_o at_o sundry_a time_n and_o in_o divers_a manner_n speak_v in_o time_n pass_v unto_o the_o father_n by_o the_o prophet_n have_v in_o these_o last_o day_n speak_v unto_o we_o by_o his_o son_n who_o he_o have_v appoint_v heir_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o who_o also_o he_o make_v the_o world_n who_o be_v the_o brightness_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o express_a image_n of_o his_o person_n and_o uphold_v all_o thing_n by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o power_n when_o he_o have_v by_o himself_o purge_v our_o sin_n sit_v down_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o majesty_n on_o high_a be_v make_v so_o much_o better_a than_o the_o angel_n as_o he_o have_v by_o inheritance_n obtain_v a_o far_o more_o excellent_a name_n than_o they_o for_o she_o be_v the_o breath_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n 25._o and_o a_o pure_a influence_n flow_v from_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o almighty_a therefore_o can_v no_o undefiled_a thing_n shall_fw-mi in_o to_o she_o for_o she_o be_v the_o brightness_n of_o the_o everlasting_a light_n the_o unspotted_a mirror_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o the_o image_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o be_v but_o one_o she_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n and_o remain_v in_o her_o self_n she_o make_v all_o thing_n new_a &_o in_o all_o age_n enter_v into_o holy_a soul_n she_o make_v they_o friend_n of_o god_n and_o prophet_n for_o god_n love_v none_o but_o he_o that_o dwell_v with_o wisdom_n for_o she_o be_v more_o beautiful_a than_o the_o sun_n &_o above_o all_o the_o order_n of_o star_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o light_n she_o be_v find_v before_o it_o for_o after_o this_o come_v night_n but_o vice_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o wisdom_n 7_o there_o be_v not_o one_o proposition_n or_o character_n in_o all_o this_o passage_n which_o for_o aught_o i_o yet_o know_v be_v not_o canonical_a no_o attribute_n of_o wisdom_n which_o 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they_o be_v and_o be_v create_v this_o praise_v of_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n be_v that_o whereunto_o the_o author_n of_o the_o 103._o psalm_n do_v solemn_o invite_v the_o heavenly_a power_n long_o before_o s._n john_n have_v this_o vision_n for_o after_o he_o have_v say_v the_o lord_n have_v prepare_v his_o throne_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o his_o kingdom_n rule_v over_o all_o it_o follow_v immediate_o bless_v the_o lord_n you_o his_o angel_n that_o excel_v in_o strength_n that_o do_v his_o commandment_n harken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o word_n bless_v you_o the_o lord_n all_o you_o his_o host_n you_o minister_n of_o he_o that_o do_v his_o pleasure_n bless_v the_o lord_n all_o his_o work_n in_o all_o place_n of_o his_o dominion_n bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n that_o which_o our_o saviour_n say_v of_o abraham_n be_v in_o its_o measure_n true_a of_o this_o psalmist_n he_o also_o see_v the_o day_n of_o christ_n the_o day_n of_o his_o glorious_a resurrection_n 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glad_a and_o my_o glory_n rejoice_v my_o flesh_n also_o shall_v rest_v in_o hope_n but_o here_o the_o eunuch_n question_n unto_o philip_n will_v interpose_v itself_o of_o who_o speak_v the_o prophet_n this_o of_o himself_o or_o of_o some_o other_o i_o can_v no_o way_n brook_v their_o opinion_n who_o think_v the_o psalmist_n speak_v all_o this_o in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n as_o his_o figure_n but_o rather_o in_o this_o as_o in_o many_o other_o psalm_n and_o in_o the_o two_o last_o forecited_a especial_o some_o passage_n there_o be_v which_o can_v be_v literal_o apply_v but_o to_o the_o psalmist_n himself_o other_o which_o can_v be_v apply_v to_o any_o one_o but_o christ_n that_o be_v to_o god_n or_o the_o word_n incarnate_a and_o the_o 9_o verse_n my_o heart_n be_v glad_a etc._n etc._n contain_v a_o feel_a expression_n of_o that_o joy_n or_o exultation_n of_o spirit_n which_o do_v possess_v all_o the_o faculty_n both_o of_o david_n body_n and_o soul_n but_o what_o be_v the_o 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