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seed_n of_o the_o woman_n espouse_v though_o a_o virgin_n such_o as_o eve_n be_v when_o she_o sin_v shall_v crush_v the_o serpent_n head_n yet_o the_o mouth_n of_o profane_v not_o herewith_o stop_v be_v more_o ready_a to_o quarrel_v with_o the_o message_n itself_o as_o too_o vulgar_a for_o a_o ambassador_n of_o such_o state_n as_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n behold_v what_o shall_v she_o behold_v thou_o shall_v conceive_v in_o thy_o womb_n and_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n why_o do_v not_o all_o woman_n conceive_v before_o they_o bring_v forth_o child_n or_o do_v other_o conceive_v in_o their_o apron_n but_o to_o dismiss_v this_o audience_n of_o the_o atheist_n false_a descant_n or_o division_n upon_o this_o plain_a song_n as_o he_o esteem_v it_o be_v the_o phrase_n in_o many_o profess_a interpreter_n judgement_n any_o better_a than_o a_o tautology_n or_o at_o the_o best_a than_o a_o hebrew_n pleonasme_n yet_o even_o tautology_n in_o sacred_a language_n seldom_o want_v their_o weight_n or_o observation_n and_o hebrew_n pleonasme_n in_o prophetical_a or_o evangelicall_n write_n be_v oft_o time_n full_a of_o mystery_n or_o what_o if_o this_o phrase_n be_v sometime_o vulgar_o use_v in_o vulgar_a narration_n yet_o in_o extraordinary_a subject_n it_o may_v and_o by_o the_o analogy_n of_o orthodoxal_a interpretation_n aught_o to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o most_o proper_a &_o remarkable_a sense_n whereto_o it_o can_v literal_o be_v extend_v the_o express_a mention_n of_o the_o usual_a place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exclude_v the_o ordinary_a cause_n and_o imply_v a_o unusual_a manner_n of_o conception_n the_o interposition_n of_o the_o primitive_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v emphatical_o express_v in_o the_o salutation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o must_v here_o be_v repeat_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v much_o alter_v the_o sense_n or_o importance_n of_o the_o phrase_n so_o do_v the_o dependence_n which_o the_o demonstrative_a ecce_fw-la have_v with_o the_o word_n which_o go_v before_o fear_v not_o mary_n for_o thou_o have_v find_v favour_n with_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v thou_o shall_v conceive_v in_o thy_o womb_n not_o from_o without_o the_o importance_n be_v full_o equivalent_a to_o the_o hebrew_n tesâ—beb_n in_o my_o text_n thy_o fruit_n shall_v be_v enclose_v in_o thy_o womb_n yet_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v less_o fruitful_a than_o she_o that_o conceive_v by_o a_o consort_n for_o thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o not_o a_o daughter_n not_o a_o male_a child_n only_o but_o such_o a_o son_n as_o may_v well_o brook_v the_o name_n of_o saviour_n for_o he_o shall_v be_v great_a 32._o and_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o the_o most_o high_a and_o be_v not_o this_o as_o much_o as_o geber_n 15_o and_o yet_o god_n in_o his_o wisdom_n will_v have_v the_o bless_a virgin_n herself_o to_o be_v for_o a_o while_n ignorant_a of_o this_o construction_n that_o her_o doubtful_a reply_n may_v occasion_v the_o angel_n to_o enlarge_v his_o comment_n upon_o my_o prophet_n riddle_n 34._o then_o say_v mary_n unto_o the_o angel_n how_o shall_v this_o be_v see_v i_o know_v not_o a_o man_n and_o the_o angel_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o she_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o high_a shall_v over_o shadow_v thou_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v with_o a_o man_n who_o have_v find_v this_o favour_n with_o god_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v with_o thou_o as_o with_o other_o woman_n thy_o conception_n of_o this_o thy_o son_n be_v a_o work_n new_a and_o unheard_a of_o hitherto_o in_o israel_n a_o work_n not_o of_o generation_n but_o of_o creation_n it_o must_v be_v wrought_v by_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o god_n but_o let_v it_o not_o seem_v so_o impossible_a as_o new_a and_o strange_a see_v he_o have_v foretell_v it_o by_o his_o prophet_n who_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v to_o pass_v what_o ever_o he_o fortell_n nor_o will_v the_o evangelist_n in_o my_o opinion_n have_v be_v so_o careful_a to_o specify_v the_o angel_n name_n in_o these_o two_o story_n of_o john_n baptist_n &_o our_o sauviour_n conception_n without_o reference_n to_o his_o principal_a message_n or_o office_n which_o be_v to_o annunciate_v his_o birth_n to_o who_o this_o name_n gabriel_n do_v best_o agree_v one_o that_o shall_v be_v geber-ell_n the_o strong_a god_n or_o the_o strength_n of_o god_n thus_o you_o see_v how_o this_o prophecy_n of_o the_o female_n enclose_v the_o mighty_a man_n or_o heroic_a by_o way_n of_o creation_n not_o of_o generation_n in_o the_o land_n of_o israël_n be_v in_o due_a time_n fulfil_v beyond_o her_o expectation_n that_o do_v conceive_v he_o until_o the_o angel_n do_v instruct_v she_o 16_o and_o now_o it_o seem_v she_o apprehend_v as_o much_o as_o the_o angel_n have_v tell_v she_o and_o no_o more_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v give_v the_o throne_n of_o david_n to_o her_o son_n and_o whether_o from_o express_a notice_n of_o ezechiels_n word_n or_o rather_o from_o the_o same_o spirit_n whereby_o he_o speak_v she_o make_v part_n of_o his_o menace_a prophecy_n a_o strain_n of_o her_o joyful_a song_n so_o invert_v his_o word_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v the_o line_n of_o david_n make_v first_o last_o and_o last_o first_o 21.26_o exalt_v he_o that_o be_v low_a say_v the_o prophet_n and_o abase_v he_o that_o be_v high_a 52_o he_o have_v put_v down_o the_o mighty_a from_o their_o seat_n say_v the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o exalt_v they_o of_o low_a degree_n the_o abase_v of_o the_o high_a and_o mighty_a be_v verify_v whilst_o ezechiel_n live_v in_o the_o sudden_a deposition_n of_o zedechiah_n so_o perhaps_o be_v the_o exalt_v of_o he_o that_o be_v low_a historical_o experience_v in_o the_o exaltation_n of_o 27._o jehoiakin_n but_o not_o fulfil_v until_o this_o time_n wherein_o god_n from_o the_o womb_n of_o his_o poor_a handmaid_n raise_v up_o this_o light_n to_o david_n unto_o who_o the_o 27._o diadem_n of_o right_n belong_v yet_o all_o this_o time_n she_o think_v as_o little_a how_o micahs_n prophecy_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v as_o she_o have_v do_v before_o of_o jeremies_n or_o isaies_n she_o have_v go_v indeed_o not_o long_o after_o this_o conception_n into_o jury_n to_o confer_v with_o her_o cousin_n elizabeth_n but_o as_o the_o evangelist_n tell_v we_o she_o be_v return_v again_o to_o nazareth_n whence_o she_o and_o her_o husband_n depart_v a_o little_a after_o against_o their_o will_n for_o unless_o augustus_n at_o this_o very_a time_n have_v give_v out_o his_o commandment_n for_o tax_v all_o that_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o roman_a empire_n there_o be_v no_o intimation_n of_o any_o purpose_n either_o in_o mary_n or_o joseph_n to_o repair_v to_o bethlehem_n ephrata_n the_o city_n of_o david_n but_o the_o less_o they_o mind_v it_o before_o the_o more_o they_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o experience_n of_o the_o event_n and_o the_o manner_n how_o god_n prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v 17_o thus_o by_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o almighty_a not_o by_o any_o purpose_n of_o augustus_n or_o consultation_n of_o man_n the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v come_v first_o into_o his_o own_o city_n but_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o not_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o house_n room_n fit_a for_o man_n a_o ill_a omen_n that_o his_o subject_n will_v not_o acknowledge_v their_o allegiance_n to_o he_o for_o as_o the_o lord_n long_o since_o have_v complain_v of_o their_o more_o than_o brutish_a ignorance_n and_o stupidity_n 3._o the_o ox_n know_v his_o owner_n and_o the_o ass_n his_o master_n crib_n but_o israël_n have_v not_o know_v my_o people_n have_v not_o understaod_a what_o do_v not_o israël_n know_v or_o what_o will_v not_o his_o people_n understand_v it_o be_v the_o note_n of_o a_o judicious_a convert_n hebrew_n and_o i_o now_o remember_v not_o whether_o he_o give_v any_o further_a reason_n of_o it_o that_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o use_v be_v transitives_n and_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o that_o which_o go_v before_o israël_n have_v not_o know_v his_o owner_n my_o people_n will_v not_o acknowledge_v he_o for_o their_o master_n that_o lie_v swaddle_v in_o a_o cratch_n or_o manger_n this_o be_v a_o stumble_a block_n to_o the_o proud_a &_o haughty_a jew_n that_o fix_v his_o eye_n on_o lofty_a tower_n and_o stately_a palace_n as_o if_o these_o be_v the_o place_n of_o his_o messiah_n birth_n who_o in_o his_o prime_n must_v come_v to_o zion_n as_o one_o too_o meek_a and_o humble_a to_o mind_v such_o matter_n as_o one_o that_o will_v testify_v the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n by_o 9_o ride_v upon_o a_o ass_n and_o upon_o a_o colt_n the_o foal_n of_o a_o ass_n but_o though_o judah_n
betroth_v unto_o a_o husband_n yet_o be_v he_o never_o betroth_v unto_o any_o woman_n that_o no_o humane_a soul_n of_o what_o condition_n or_o sex_n soever_o may_v have_v occasion_n to_o despair_v of_o be_v eternal_o betroth_v to_o he_o the_o end_n and_o issue_n of_o his_o admirable_a chastity_n be_v to_o institute_v that_o supernatural_a and_o sacred_a polygamy_n which_o be_v perhaps_o by_o peculiar_a indulgence_n of_o divine_a dispensation_n legal_o foreshadowed_a in_o the_o multitude_n of_o david_n wife_n or_o in_o the_o polygamy_n of_o other_o from_o who_o he_o descend_v howsoever_o 1._o as_o the_o desolate_a have_v more_o child_n than_o she_o that_o have_v a_o husband_n so_o be_v the_o spouse_n of_o this_o chaste_a and_o holy_a one_o more_o in_o number_n than_o the_o wife_n and_o concubine_n of_o luxurious_a solomon_n he_o be_v that_o everlasting_a bridegroom_n who_o court_n no_o multiplicity_n of_o consort_n can_v pollute_v there_o be_v no_o soul_n so_o it_o bring_v faith_n for_o its_o dowry_n but_o may_v be_v assure_o espouse_v to_o he_o what_o be_v speak_v of_o eve_n in_o respect_n of_o adam_n be_v true_a of_o all_o be_v they_o male_a or_o female_n that_o be_v once_o espouse_v to_o he_o they_o be_v member_n of_o his_o body_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v cut_v off_o of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o bone_n and_o be_v such_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n of_o any_o nullity_n they_o can_v never_o be_v divorce_v from_o he_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o can_v diminish_v or_o estrange_v his_o love_n barrenness_n by_o one_o woman_n child_n birth_n be_v now_o no_o more_o a_o reproach_n unto_o the_o rest_n so_o they_o be_v not_o barren_a in_o faith_n the_o childless_a be_v more_o dear_a to_o he_o than_o be_v hannah_n to_o her_o husband_n virginity_n itself_o be_v become_v exceed_o fruitful_a by_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o virgin_n womb_n and_o the_o eunuch_n which_o in_o time_n past_a 1_o may_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n 5._o have_v now_o get_v a_o place_n and_o name_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n better_a than_o of_o son_n and_o daughter_n for_o there_o be_v no_o name_n so_o dear_a and_o tender_a as_o the_o name_n of_o spouse_n none_o so_o capable_a of_o everlasting_a habitation_n with_o the_o immortal_a king_n 24_o but_o all_o this_o be_v grant_v that_o our_o redeemer_n be_v make_v man_n of_o a_o woman_n who_o be_v both_o wife_n and_o virgin_n that_o he_o himself_o make_v choice_n of_o single_a life_n these_o circumstance_n only_o minister_v hope_n to_o both_o sex_n or_o state_n of_o life_n but_o he_o that_o be_v thus_o make_v and_o thus_o live_v be_v the_o undoubted_a heir_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o what_o comfort_n can_v the_o distress_a captive_a the_o poor_a servant_n or_o bondslave_n reap_v from_o his_o incarnation_n that_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o son_n of_o god_n king_n of_o this_o world_n and_o father_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v sure_o as_o much_o as_o any_o other_o if_o not_o more_o so_o he_o brook_v his_o estate_n with_o patience_n for_o it_o follow_v he_o be_v make_v under_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n 25_o if_o such_o as_o be_v under_o the_o law_n be_v as_o the_o apostle_n often_o inculcate_n in_o bondage_n or_o in_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o pupil_n or_o servant_n then_o questionless_a the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o be_v make_v under_o the_o law_n become_v a_o servant_n for_o his_o present_a estate_n and_o condition_n that_o he_o may_v make_v servant_n free_a man_n and_o son_n of_o god_n and_o this_o reason_n be_v express_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o my_o text_n beside_o this_o unless_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v profess_v his_o obedience_n and_o service_n unto_o the_o law_n by_o be_v circumcise_v the_o eight_o day_n man_n of_o jewish_a progeny_n may_v have_v be_v tempt_v to_o doubt_v whether_o god_n have_v not_o set_v the_o badge_n or_o seal_n of_o circumcision_n upon_o their_o nation_n as_o he_o do_v his_o mark_n upon_o cain_n in_o token_n they_o shall_v be_v vagabond_n and_o fugitive_n from_o his_o presence_n indeed_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o circumcision_n prove_v cain_n brethren_n in_o the_o event_n but_o that_o god_n do_v not_o by_o circumcision_n mark_v they_o to_o exile_n and_o slaughter_n be_v sufficient_o manifest_v in_o that_o he_o cause_v his_o only_a son_n to_o be_v circumcise_v so_o then_o he_o be_v circumcise_v &_o make_v under_o the_o law_n that_o such_o as_o be_v of_o the_o circumcision_n and_o under_o the_o law_n may_v have_v full_a assurance_n he_o be_v send_v forth_o to_o be_v their_o redeemer_n yet_o have_v he_o be_v conceive_v in_o the_o same_o province_n wherein_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o circumcise_v the_o ten_o tribe_n or_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n may_v well_o have_v doubt_v whether_o god_n promise_n have_v not_o be_v entail_v unto_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n whether_o their_o foreelders_a have_v not_o release_v their_o interest_n in_o they_o and_o forspeak_v all_o their_o posterity_n hope_n by_o that_o desperate_a and_o unhappy_a speech_n which_o fall_v from_o they_o when_o they_o first_o revolt_v from_o rehoboam_n what_o portion_n have_v we_o in_o david_n 12.16_o neither_o have_v we_o inheritance_n in_o the_o son_n of_o jesse_n 26_o this_o or_o the_o like_a temptation_n upon_o whatsoever_o ground_n conceive_v wrought_v strong_o with_o this_o people_n whilst_o they_o remain_v in_o captivity_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n when_o god_n persuade_v they_o to_o return_v with_o juda_n into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n he_o be_v enforce_v to_o promise_v they_o by_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n that_o the_o expect_a messiah_n for_o who_o birth_n micah_n have_v take_v up_o bethlehem_n shall_v be_v conceive_v &_o make_v of_o a_o woman_n in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n to_o this_o purpose_n i_o have_v heretofore_o out_o of_o this_o place_n expound_v that_o passage_n jer._n 31._o turn_v again_o o_o virgin_n of_o israël_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o lord_n have_v create_v a_o new_a thing_n 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