law_n which_o god_n will_v give_v he_o at_o sinai_n from_o exod._n 20._o to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o silver_n trumpet_n which_o be_v the_o last_o num._n 10._o then_o come_v jetbro_n and_o bring_v moses_n wife_n and_o child_n and_o see_v he_o toil_a in_o judgement_n he_o advise_v he_o to_o choose_v judge_n to_o ease_v he_o which_o be_v do_v ere_o long_o the_o cloud_n remove_v and_o they_o must_v flit_v from_o sinai_n ver._n 11._o when_o they_o be_v rank_v to_o march_v moses_n desire_v hobab_n or_o jethro_n his_o father_n in_o law_n to_o go_v along_o with_o he_o which_o he_o deny_v but_o return_v to_o his_o own_o country_n num._n 10._o 29_o 30._o 31_o 32._o compare_v with_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n thus_o lie_v the_o order_n of_o the_o story_n now_o the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v misplace_v be_v this_o in_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o precede_a chapter_n there_o be_v a_o perpetual_a curse_n decree_v against_o amalek_n the_o lord_n have_v swear_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v war_n with_o amalek_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n now_o the_o midianite_n and_o amalekite_n live_v so_o promiscuous_o together_o that_o they_o be_v as_o one_o people_n and_o the_o kenite_n or_o the_o family_n of_o jethro_n dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o 1_o sam._n 15._o 6._o therefore_o that_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o jethro_n fall_v not_o under_o that_o curse_n of_o amalek_n moses_n bring_v he_o in_o come_v to_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n and_o to_o god_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o curse_n be_v utter_v that_o every_o eye_n may_v present_o observe_v that_o jethro_n be_v exempt_v from_o it_o object_n but_o moses_n and_o israel_n by_o this_o account_n lie_v almost_o a_o twelve_o month_n at_o sinai_n before_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n come_v at_o he_o and_o can_v this_o be_v think_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o unnatural_a one_o to_o another_o answer_n this_o be_v moses_n his_o do_v not_o of_o unnaturalness_n but_o piety_n to_o restrain_v their_o come_n till_o his_o great_a task_n of_o receive_v and_o give_v the_o law_n and_o build_v the_o tabernacle_n be_v over_o letter_n and_o viâ—its_n pass_v betwixt_o they_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n and_o they_o keep_v at_o distance_n thus_o by_o consent_n for_o a_o season_n that_o letter_n pass_v may_v be_v collect_v from_o verse_n 6._o 7._o and_o jethro_n moses_n father_n in_o law_n say_v unto_o moses_n i_o jethro_n thy_o father_n in_o law_n come_v to_o thou_o and_o moses_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v his_o father_n in_o law_n jethro_n say_v not_o thus_o to_o moses_n his_o face_n i_o be_o come_v to_o thou_o for_o then_o why_o or_o how_o upon_o this_o tiding_n can_v moses_n go_v forth_o to_o meet_v he_o when_o they_o speak_v face_n to_o face_n already_o nor_o can_v this_o speech_n be_v deliver_v by_o a_o messenger_n for_o it_o have_v be_v a_o improper_a and_o senseless_a speech_n of_o a_o messenger_n to_o say_v i_o jethro_n come_v to_o thou_o but_o this_o jethro_n himself_o tell_v moses_n by_o letter_n before_o he_o come_v at_o he_o whereupon_o moses_n go_v forth_o to_o meet_v he_o sect._n xxiiii_o israel_n march_n from_o rephidim_n to_o sinai_n saint_n paul_n explain_v 1_o cor._n 10._o 4._o quest_n how_o can_v it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o depart_v from_o rephidim_n and_o come_v to_o sinai_n whereas_o rephidim_n and_o sinai_n be_v all_o one_o for_o every_o one_o know_v that_o the_o mountain_n whereon_o the_o law_n be_v give_v be_v call_v horeb_n and_o sinai_n indifferent_o as_o exod._n 19_o 18._o compare_v with_o malach._n 4._o 4._o now_o when_o they_o be_v at_o rephidim_n chap._n 17._o 1._o they_o be_v at_o horeb_n vers._n 2._o so_o that_o to_o go_v from_o rephidim_n to_o sinai_n be_v to_o go_v from_o horeb_n to_o horeb._n answ._n the_o hill_n on_o which_o the_o law_n be_v give_v have_v indeed_o two_o name_n and_o as_o bellonius_fw-la say_v two_o top_n the_o one_o side_n of_o it_o be_v call_v horeb_n from_o the_o rocky_a drought_n of_o it_o be_v utter_o devoid_a of_o water_n the_o other_o side_n be_v call_v sinai_n from_o the_o bush_n and_o bramble_n that_o grow_v upon_o it_o in_o one_o of_o which_o moses_n see_v the_o lord_n in_o a_o flame_n of_o fire_n if_o so_o be_v it_o take_v not_o the_o name_n from_o sini_fw-la the_o son_n of_o canaan_n gen._n 10._o now_o when_o israel_n lie_v at_o rephidim_n they_o lie_v upon_o horeb_n side_n and_o there_o out_o of_o the_o droughty_a rock_n moses_n mâ—raculously_o bring_v forth_o water_n their_o march_n from_o rephidim_n be_v at_o the_o skirt_n of_o the_o hill_n from_o horeb_n to_o sinai_n side_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n be_v paul_n to_o be_v understand_v 1_o cor._n 10._o 4._o they_o drink_v of_o the_o rock_n that_o follow_v they_o not_o that_o the_o rock_n stir_v and_o go_v along_o with_o they_o but_o that_o the_o water_n which_o miraculous_o gush_v out_o of_o the_o one_o side_n of_o the_o hill_n horeb_n run_v along_o with_o they_o as_o they_o march_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o hill_n till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o hill_n sinai_n and_o so_o be_v moses_n himself_o to_o be_v understand_v i_o cast_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n into_o the_o brook_n that_o descend_v out_o of_o the_o mount_n deut._n 9_o 21._o not_o that_o the_o brook_n gush_v out_o of_o the_o mount_n on_o that_o side_n on_o which_o the_o calf_n be_v erect_v but_o on_o the_o other_o and_o at_o the_o skirt_n of_o the_o hill_n come_v run_v to_o that_o sect._n xxv_o the_o station_n and_o posture_n of_o israel_n before_o sinai_n exod._n 19_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n sivan_n which_o be_v towards_o the_o middle_n of_o our_o may_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2513._o they_o come_v from_o rephidim_n to_o sinai_n and_o pitch_n in_o their_o main_a body_n more_o especial_o on_o the_o south_n and_o south_n east_n side_n of_o the_o mount_n see_v deut._n 33._o 2._o and_o compare_v the_o situation_n of_o sâ—ir_n in_o the_o point_n of_o the_o compass_n in_o three_o part_n or_o squadron_n do_v their_o camp_n sit_v down_o before_o it_o 1._o next_o to_o the_o hill_n pitch_v the_o elder_n or_o 70._o head_n of_o the_o chief_a family_n which_o have_v go_v into_o egypt_n these_o be_v call_v the_o house_n of_o jacob_n vers._n 3._o as_o gen._n 46._o 27._o 2._o next_o behind_o they_o pitch_v the_o people_n in_o their_o main_a body_n consist_v of_o so_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o these_o be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n vers._n 3._o and_o this_o distinction_n be_v observe_v vers._n 7._o 8._o and_o moses_n call_v the_o elder_n etc._n etc._n and_o all_o the_o people_n answer_v 3._o on_o the_o outside_n of_o all_o lie_v the_o mix_a multitude_n or_o the_o egyptian_n that_o have_v join_v to_o they_o and_o come_v out_o with_o they_o on_o the_o second_o day_n of_o the_o month_n and_o of_o their_o arrival_n there_o moses_n go_v up_o into_o the_o mountain_n be_v call_v up_o by_o the_o lord_n vers._n 3._o and_o when_o he_o come_v down_o tell_v the_o people_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n vers._n 5._o if_o you_o will_v hear_v my_o voice_n indeed_o and_o keep_v my_o covenant_n you_o shall_v be_v my_o peculiar_a people_n to_o which_o the_o people_n even_o before_o they_o know_v what_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v do_v promise_n to_o obey_v and_o harken_v not_o by_o rash_a undertake_n to_o perform_v they_o know_v not_o what_o as_o some_o have_v be_v bold_a to_o tax_v they_o nor_o yet_o presume_v upon_o their_o own_o ability_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n as_o other_o have_v conclude_v upon_o they_o but_o have_v be_v train_v up_o from_o their_o infancy_n and_o instruct_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n they_o pious_o conclude_v when_o god_n come_v to_o give_v they_o a_o law_n and_o to_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o they_o that_o god_n will_v not_o cross_v himself_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n but_o that_o the_o law_n that_o he_o will_v now_o give_v they_o shall_v be_v a_o law_n conduce_v and_o lead_v to_o faith_n still_o a_o schoolmaster_n to_o christ_n and_o not_o a_o extinguisher_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n by_o he_o on_o the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o month_n moses_n go_v up_o into_o the_o mountain_n again_o vers._n 9_o and_o be_v charge_v to_o sanctify_v the_o people_n which_o according_o be_v do_v on_o that_o day_n and_o on_o the_o four_o and_o five_o and_o on_o the_o six_o day_n in_o the_o morning_n the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v give_v sect._n xxvi_o the_o jew_n tenet_n concerning_o the_o law_n talm._n in_o maccoth_n rab._n abhuhahh_n ner._n 1._o the_o whole_a law_n say_v they_o be_v give_v
he_o not_o when_o he_o come_v among_o they_o sect._n xxviii_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o israel_n they_o not_o swear_v by_o it_o to_o the_o ten_o commandment_n exod._n 24._o when_o israel_n can_v endure_v to_o hear_v the_o ten_o commandment_n give_v it_o be_v ready_a to_o conclude_v that_o they_o can_v much_o less_o keep_v they_o therefore_o god_n give_v moses_n private_o fifty_o seven_o precept_n beside_o namely_o ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a to_o all_o which_o the_o people_n be_v the_o next_o morning_n after_o the_o give_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n swear_v and_o enter_v into_o covenant_n and_o these_o make_v they_o a_o ceremonial_a and_o singular_a people_n about_o which_o these_o thing_n be_v observable_a 1._o that_o they_o enter_v into_o covenant_n to_o a_o write_a law_n chap._n 24._o 4._o and_o moses_n write_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n against_o tradion_n 2._o that_o here_o be_v a_o book_n write_v forty_o day_n before_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o two_o table_n against_o they_o that_o hold_v that_o the_o first_o letter_n that_o be_v see_v in_o the_o world_n be_v the_o writing_n of_o god_n in_o those_o table_n and_o we_o have_v see_v before_o also_o two_o piece_n of_o write_v before_o this_o of_o moses_n viz._n the_o 88_o and_o 89._o psalm_n and_o of_o equal_a antiquity_n with_o they_o or_o not_o much_o less_o be_v the_o pen_n of_o the_o book_n of_o job_n most_o probable_o write_v by_o elibu_fw-la one_o of_o the_o speaker_n in_o it_o as_o may_v be_v conjecture_v from_o chap._n 32._o 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o some_o other_o probability_n 3._o that_o this_o first_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o water_n and_o blood_n and_o figurative_a language_n for_o the_o twelve_o pillar_n that_o represent_v the_o people_n be_v call_v the_o people_n exod._n 24._o 4._o 8._o as_o the_o word_n in_o the_o second_o covenant_n this_o my_o body_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o such_o another_o sense_n 4._o that_o the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o that_o covenant_n but_o only_o those_o 57_o precept_n mention_v before_o for_o 1._o the_o lord_n give_v the_o other_o precept_n because_o the_o people_n can_v not_o receive_v the_o ten_o for_o can_v they_o have_v receive_v and_o observe_v those_o as_o they_o ought_v they_o must_v never_o have_v have_v any_o parcel_n of_o a_o law_n more_o as_o if_o adam_n have_v keep_v the_o moral_a law_n he_o have_v never_o need_v to_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o promise_n and_o so_o if_o we_o can_v but_o receive_v the_o same_o law_n as_o we_o shall_v we_o have_v never_o need_v the_o gospel_n now_o it_o be_v most_o unlike_a that_o since_o god_n give_v they_o those_o other_o command_n because_o they_o can_v not_o receive_v the_o ten_o that_o he_o will_v mingle_v the_o ten_o and_o they_o together_o in_o the_o covenant_n 2._o it_o be_v not_o imaginable_a that_o god_n will_v ever_o cause_v a_o people_n to_o swear_v to_o the_o performance_n of_o a_o law_n which_o they_o can_v not_o endure_v so_o much_o as_o to_o hear_v 3._o the_o ten_o commandment_n need_v not_o to_o be_v read_v by_o moses_n to_o the_o people_n see_v they_o have_v all_o hear_v they_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o day_n before_o 4._o have_v they_o be_v write_v and_o lay_v up_o in_o this_o book_n what_o necessity_n have_v there_o be_v of_o their_o writing_n and_o lay_v up_o in_o the_o table_n of_o stone_n 5._o have_v moses_n read_v the_o ten_o commandment_n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o book_n why_o shall_v he_o repeat_v some_o of_o they_o again_o at_o the_o latter_a end_n as_o exod._n 23._o 12._o let_v such_o ruminate_v upon_o this_o which_o hold_v and_o maintain_v that_o the_o sabbath_n as_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o four_o commandment_n be_v only_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n and_o consequent_o ceremoviall_a and_o let_v those_o good_a man_n that_o have_v stand_v for_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o the_o other_o consider_v whether_o they_o have_v not_o lose_v ground_n in_o grant_v that_o the_o four_o commandment_n institute_v the_o jewish_a sabbath_n for_o first_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o swear_v to_o the_o decalogue_n at_o all_o and_o so_o not_o the_o sabbath_n as_o it_o stand_v there_o but_o only_o to_o the_o fifty_o seven_o precept_n write_v in_o moses_n his_o book_n and_o to_o the_o sabbath_n as_o it_o be_v there_o exod._n 23._o 12._o second_o the_o end_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a sabbath_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o delivery_n out_o of_o egypt_n deut._n 5._o 15._o but_o the_o moral_a sabbath_n of_o the_o two_o table_n be_v in_o commemoration_n of_o god_n rest_v from_o the_o work_n of_o the_o creation_n exod._n 20._o 10._o 11._o sect._n xxix_o the_o punishment_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o golden_a calf_n exod._n 32._o israel_n can_v be_v so_o long_o without_o moses_n as_o moses_n can_v be_v without_o meat_n the_o fire_n still_o burn_v on_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n sinai_n out_o of_o which_o they_o have_v so_o late_o receive_v the_o law_n and_o yet_o so_o sudden_o do_v they_o break_v the_o great_a commandment_n of_o that_o law_n to_o extremity_n of_o egyptian_a jewel_n they_o make_v a_o egyptian_a idol_n because_o think_v moses_n have_v be_v lose_v they_o intend_v to_o return_v for_o egypt_n grievous_a be_v the_o sin_n for_o which_o they_o must_v look_v for_o grievous_a punishment_n which_o light_v upon_o they_o in_o divers_a kind_n first_o the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n their_o divine_a conductor_n depart_v from_o the_o camp_n which_o be_v now_o become_v profane_a and_o unclean_a second_o the_o table_n moses_n break_v before_o their_o face_n as_o show_v they_o most_o unworthy_a of_o the_o covenant_n three_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o evidence_n that_o god_n will_v dwell_v among_o they_o be_v adjourn_v and_o put_v off_o for_o now_o they_o have_v make_v themselves_o unworthy_a four_o for_o this_o sin_n god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o worship_v all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n act._n 7._o 42._o five_o moses_n bruise_v the_o calâ—e_n to_o powder_n and_o straw_v it_o upon_o the_o water_n and_o make_v the_o people_n drink_n here_o spiritual_a fornication_n come_v under_o the_o same_o trial_n that_o carnal_a do_v num._n 5._o 24._o these_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o idolatry_n the_o water_n thus_o drâ—nke_v make_v their_o belly_n to_o swell_v and_o to_o give_v a_o visible_a sign_n and_o token_n of_o their_o guilt_n then_o set_v moses_n the_o levite_n to_o slay_v every_o one_o who_o belly_n they_o find_v thus_o swell_v which_o thing_n they_o do_v with_o that_o zeal_n and_o sincerity_n that_o they_o spare_v neither_o father_n nor_o brother_n of_o their_o own_o if_o they_o find_v he_o guilty_a in_o this_o slaughter_n there_o fall_v about_o three_o thousand_o these_o be_v ringleader_n and_o chief_a agent_n in_o this_o abomination_n and_o therefore_o make_v thus_o exemplary_a in_o their_o punishment_n upon_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n the_o lord_n send_v a_o plague_n vers._n 35._o aâ—ron_n have_v first_o feel_v the_o smart_n in_o this_o destruction_n have_v his_o action_n in_o this_o business_n be_v as_o voluntary_a as_o be_v they_o but_o what_o he_o do_v he_o do_v in_o fear_n of_o his_o life_n sect._n xxx_o that_o moses_n fast_v three_o fast_n of_o forty_o day_n apiece_o it_o be_v a_o doubt_n of_o no_o small_a import_n why_o see_v it_o please_v god_n to_o appoint_v the_o feast_n of_o expiation_n the_o solemn_a feast_n of_o humiliation_n in_o that_o month_n of_o the_o year_n in_o which_o sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n why_o he_o also_o do_v not_o appoint_v it_o upon_o the_o same_o day_n in_o which_o sin_n enter_v viz._n the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o month_n but_o on_o the_o ten_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v to_o be_v find_v out_o by_o observe_v moses_n his_o fast_n in_o the_o mount_n and_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o last_o of_o they_o that_o he_o fast_v thrice_o forty_o day_n be_v not_o so_o frequent_o observe_v as_o it_o easy_o may_v be_v conclude_v from_o his_o own_o word_n the_o first_o fast_n in_o exod._n 24._o 18._o and_o moses_n be_v in_o the_o mountain_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n at_o the_o end_n of_o these_o day_n they_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n the_o second_o fast_n exod._n 32._o 30_o 31._o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o morrow_n that_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o people_n you_o have_v sin_v a_o great_a sinâ—e_n and_o now_o i_o will_v go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n etc._n etc._n and_o moses_n return_v unto_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o explain_v deut._n 9_o 18._o i_o fall_v downâ—_z before_o the_o lord_n as_o at_o the_o first_o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o fast_n when_o he_o go_v
woman_n for_o they_o be_v lively_a etc._n etc._n these_o word_n of_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o same_o faith_n from_o whence_o have_v proceed_v their_o work_n of_o charity_n the_o child_n preservation_n and_o so_o far_o be_v they_o from_o be_v a_o lie_n that_o they_o be_v so_o glorious_a a_o confession_n of_o their_o faith_n in_o god_n that_o we_o find_v not_o many_o that_o have_v go_v beyond_o it_o and_o the_o thing_n they_o speak_v of_o so_o far_o from_o false_a that_o they_o be_v most_o admirable_o and_o miraculous_o true_a and_o real_o do_v they_o see_v in_o very_a deed_n the_o immediate_a hand_n and_o help_v of_o god_n plain_o and_o real_o show_v to_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n in_o their_o labour_n and_o that_o whereas_o other_o woman_n natural_o in_o that_o case_n be_v weak_a faint_a and_o long_o in_o pain_n these_o be_v strong_a lively_a and_o soon_o deliver_v for_o as_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o promise_n show_v itself_o in_o the_o male_n of_o israel_n in_o that_o the_o more_o they_o be_v press_v under_o servitude_n and_o afflict_v the_o more_o be_v they_o able_a for_o generation_n vers._n 2._o act._n 7._o 17._o so_o do_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o promise_n show_v itself_o upon_o the_o woman_n in_o that_o they_o be_v deliver_v of_o their_o child_n with_o a_o supernatural_a and_o extraordinary_a ease_n and_o quickness_n therefore_o the_o midwife_n bold_o stand_v out_o to_o pharaoh_n to_o the_o venture_n of_o a_o martyrdom_n and_o plain_o tell_v he_o that_o since_o they_o be_v not_o in_o travel_n as_o other_o woman_n but_o lively_a and_o strong_a and_o have_v soon_o do_v it_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o god_n with_o they_o which_o hand_n they_o be_v resolve_v they_o will_v not_o oppose_v for_o all_o his_o command_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o fight_v against_o god_n for_o this_o confession_n so_o resolute_o and_o glorious_o make_v before_o pharaoh_n and_o for_o their_o fact_n answerable_a god_n make_v they_o house_n because_o they_o fear_v he_o vers._n 21._o that_o be_v marry_v they_o into_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n and_o build_v up_o israelitish_a family_n by_o they_o sect._n iv._o moses_n his_o birth_n supernatural_a exod._n 2._o 2._o moses_n be_v bear_v when_o his_o mother_n by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n be_v past_a childbearing_n for_o if_o levi_n beget_v jochebed_n at_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a which_o be_v hardly_o to_o be_v conceive_v as_o gen._n 17._o 17._o yet_o be_v jochebed_n within_o two_o of_o fourscore_o when_o she_o bear_v moses_n but_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o she_o be_v bear_v long_o before_o levi_n be_v a_o hundred_o unless_o we_o will_v have_v levi_n to_o be_v above_o half_a a_o hundred_o year_n childless_a betwlxt_v the_o birth_n of_o merari_fw-la and_o jochebed_n and_o thus_o the_o birth_n of_o moses_n be_v one_o degree_n more_o miraculous_a than_o the_o miraculous_a and_o supernatural_a birth_n of_o the_o other_o child_n of_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n and_o so_o be_v his_o brother_n aaron_n not_o much_o less_o wondrous_a she_o then_o have_v a_o goodly_a child_n at_o so_o great_a a_o age_n see_v the_o special_a hand_n of_o god_n in_o it_o and_o therefore_o labour_v his_o preservation_n against_o pharaoh_n decree_n for_o by_o faith_n she_o know_v he_o will_v be_v preserve_v for_o some_o special_a instrument_n of_o god_n glory_n but_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o preservation_n she_o know_v not_o yet_o sect._n v._o our_o saviour_n allegation_n of_o exod._n 3._o 6._o in_o luk._n 20._o 37._o clear_v moses_n in_o midian_a under_o the_o retiredness_n of_o a_o pastoral_a life_n give_v himself_o unto_o contemplation_n of_o divine_a thing_n in_o one_o of_o those_o rapture_n god_n himself_o appear_v visible_o to_o he_o in_o deed_n and_o that_o in_o a_o flame_a fire_n now_o he_o be_v about_o to_o perform_v the_o promise_n as_o he_o apprear_v to_o abraham_n when_o he_o make_v it_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o and_o it_o be_v dark_a behold_v a_o smoke_a furnace_n and_o a_o burn_a lamp_n that_o pass_v between_o those_o piece_n in_o the_o same_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n gen._n 15._o 17_o 18._o the_o word_n which_o christ_n here_o use_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o bush_n he_o urge_v again_o to_o the_o jew_n whereby_o to_o evince_v the_o resurrection_n luk._n 20._o 37._o and_o that_o the_o dead_a be_v raise_v even_o moses_n show_v at_o the_o bush_n when_o he_o call_v the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o abraham_n the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n for_o he_o be_v not_o a_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o the_o live_n which_o word_n indeed_o do_v infer_v the_o resurrection_n as_o they_o lie_v in_o themselves_o but_o far_o more_o clear_o if_o they_o be_v lay_v to_o and_o compare_v with_o the_o jew_n own_o doctrine_n and_o position_n rabbi_n simeon_n ben_n joâ—hai_n say_v the_o holy_a bless_a god_n name_v not_o his_o name_n on_o the_o righteous_a in_o their_o life_n but_o after_o their_o death_n as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n psal._n 16._o 3._o when_o be_v they_o saint_n when_o they_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o earth_n for_o all_o the_o day_n that_o they_o live_v the_o holy_a bless_a god_n join_v not_o his_o name_n to_o they_o and_o why_o because_o the_o holy_a bless_a god_n trust_v they_o not_o that_o evil_a affection_n will_v not_o make_v they_o to_o err_v but_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a the_o holy_a bless_a god_n name_v his_o name_n upon_o they_o but_o behold_v we_o find_v that_o he_o name_v his_o name_n on_o isaac_n the_o righteous_a whilst_o he_o live_v for_o so_o he_o say_v to_o jacob_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n thy_o father_n and_o the_o god_n of_o isaac_n rabbi_n barachiah_n and_o our_o doctor_n our_o doctor_n say_v he_o see_v his_o dust_n as_o it_o be_v gather_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o rabbi_n barachiah_n say_v since_o he_o be_v blind_a of_o his_o eye_n he_o be_v repute_v as_o dead_a because_o he_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o house_n rabbi_n tanch_a in_o gen._n 28._o rabbi_n menahem_fw-mi in_o exod._n 3._o sect._n vi_o the_o power_n of_o miracle_n habbak_v 3._o 2._o and_o act_n 19_o 2._o explain_v the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n or_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v have_v be_v in_o the_o church_n since_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n and_o now_o be_v miracle_n add_v because_o of_o unbelief_n for_o observe_v that_o when_o moses_n say_v behold_v they_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o lord_n immediate_o answer_v what_o be_v that_o in_o thy_o hand_n this_o double_a faculty_n be_v give_v here_o to_o moses_n the_o first_o prophet_n of_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n it_o also_o descend_v to_o a_o succession_n of_o prophet_n in_o that_o congregation_n from_o time_n to_o time_n but_o with_o this_o excellent_a gift_n it_o be_v also_o give_v moses_n himself_o to_o know_v and_o so_o likewise_o they_o that_o do_v succeed_v that_o they_o have_v this_o double_a power_n not_o from_o themselves_o but_o from_o another_o moses_n his_o stammer_a tongue_n teach_v himself_o and_o they_o so_o much_o for_o prophecy_n and_o his_o leprous_a hand_n teach_v so_o much_o for_o miracle_n this_o succession_n of_o prophet_n begin_v from_o samuel_n and_o end_v in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n act_n 3._o 24._o not_o that_o there_o be_v not_o prophet_n betwixt_o moses_n and_o samuel_n but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o express_v by_o name_n as_o also_o because_o vision_n in_o that_o space_n of_o time_n be_v exceed_o rare_a 1_o sam._n 3._o 1._o now_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o samuel_n to_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o captivity_n in_o babel_n be_v four_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n and_o from_o the_o end_n of_o that_o captivity_n to_o the_o end_n of_o christ_n life_n upon_o earth_n be_v four_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n more_o the_o seventy_o year_n of_o captivity_n between_o which_o be_v the_o seven_o part_n of_o either_o of_o these_o two_o number_n that_o lie_v on_o either_o side_n be_v call_v by_o habbakkuk_n the_o midst_n of_o year_n namely_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o prophecy_n in_o samuel_n to_o the_o seal_n of_o prophecy_n in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n revive_v thy_o work_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o year_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o year_n make_v know_v then_o be_v it_o just_o to_o be_v fear_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n will_v quite_o have_v cease_v from_o israel_n when_o they_o be_v captive_v among_o the_o heathen_a this_o make_v the_o prophet_n to_o pray_v so_o earnest_o that_o god_n will_v preserve_v alive_a or_o revive_v his_o work_n of_o miracle_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o year_n and_o in_o those_o
king_n there_o be_v another_o title_n of_o dignity_n give_v to_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o alexandria_n in_o that_o land_n in_o after_o time_n namely_o alabarcha_n as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o josephus_n which_o though_o he_o and_o other_o will_v derive_v from_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o salt_n yet_o since_o we_o be_v yet_o to_o seek_v for_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o word_n it_o may_v as_o probable_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v compound_v of_o the_o article_n al_o so_o common_a in_o the_o arabic_a tongue_n and_o abrech_v which_o have_v relation_n to_o dignity_n and_o honour_n exod._n 41._o 43._o second_o the_o egyptian_n delight_v to_o affix_v or_o join_v to_o their_o name_n and_o title_n the_o word_n poti_fw-la or_o puti_fw-la whether_o in_o memorial_n of_o their_o uncle_n put_v gen._n 10._o 6._o or_o in_o reverence_n of_o some_o deity_n of_o that_o name_n or_o for_o what_o else_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o resolve_v as_o it_o may_v be_v conceive_v they_o do_v the_o thing_n by_o the_o name_n forecited_a potiphar_n and_o potiphara_n and_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n seem_v to_o be_v putiel_n the_o word_n that_o be_v now_o in_o hand_n this_o putiel_n therefore_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v some_o convert_n egyptian_a imagine_v he_o to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o puti-phâ—ra_n among_o who_o joseph_n have_v sow_v the_o seed_n of_o true_a religion_n who_o change_v his_o idolatry_n and_o irreligiousness_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n do_v also_o change_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o his_o name_n phera_n into_o the_o name_n of_o that_o god_n which_o he_o now_o profess_v and_o instead_o of_o puti-phera_n to_o be_v call_v puti-el_n the_o best_a resolution_n as_o be_v say_v before_o that_o can_v be_v give_v in_o this_o point_n can_v be_v but_o conjecture_n and_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n it_o be_v as_o excusable_a if_o we_o err_v as_o difficult_a to_o hit_v at_o a_o right_n sect._n xii_o of_o moses_n word_n glory_n over_o i_o exod._n 8._o 9_o the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n begin_v answerable_a to_o their_o sin_n the_o water_n wherein_o the_o child_n blood_n have_v be_v shed_v and_o they_o poor_a soul_n sprawl_v for_o life_n be_v now_o turn_v into_o blood_n and_o scrawle_v with_o frog_n the_o former_a plague_n of_o blood_n be_v not_o so_o smart_a as_o the_o other_o of_o frog_n for_o by_o dig_v they_o find_v fresh_a water_n and_o so_o have_v that_o remedy_n against_o that_o plague_n but_o they_o have_v none_o against_o the_o frog_n for_o they_o come_v into_o every_o place_n and_o seize_v upon_o all_o the_o victual_n that_o lay_v in_o their_o way_n and_o devour_v they_o nay_o they_o spare_v not_o to_o raven_n upon_o man_n themselves_o therefore_o the_o psalmist_n say_v frog_n destroy_v they_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o do_v pharaoh_n make_v but_o a_o mock_n at_o jehovah_n in_o all_o this_o his_o do_v and_o scornful_o and_o in_o derision_n bid_v moseâ—_n and_o aaron_n try_v what_o jehovah_n can_v do_v for_o the_o remove_n of_o they_o to_o who_o moses_n answer_v glory_n over_o i_o mock_v i_o hardly_o witâ—_z my_o jehovah_n yet_o appoint_v when_o i_o shall_v pray_v and_o i_o will_v pray_v thaâ—_z thou_o may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v none_o like_o my_o jehovah_n and_o pharaoh_n appoint_v he_o the_o next_o day_n for_o his_o prayer_n which_o he_o will_v never_o have_v put_v off_o so_o long_o have_v he_o in_o earnest_a thought_n that_o jehovah_n can_v have_v remove_v they_o upon_o moses_n prayer_n sect._n xiii_o the_o plague_n of_o louse_n the_o speech_n of_o the_o sorcerer_n this_o be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n exod._n 8._o 19_o not_o a_o confession_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o a_o hideous_a and_o horrid_a blasphemy_n at_o the_o plague_n of_o louse_n the_o sorcerer_n be_v put_v to_o a_o nonplus_n and_o in_o the_o least_o creature_n can_v do_v nothing_o for_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o bring_v their_o device_n to_o nought_o and_o to_o show_v himself_o maximum_fw-la in_fw-la minimis_fw-la if_o they_o shall_v have_v imitate_v this_o miracle_n they_o must_v have_v do_v two_o thing_n first_o they_o must_v have_v produce_v dust_n and_o then_o of_o the_o dust_n louse_n for_o the_o text_n say_v that_o all_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n become_v louse_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n ver._n 17._o neither_o of_o which_o they_o can_v do_v and_o therefore_o say_v this_o be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n for_o the_o understanding_n of_o these_o their_o word_n observe_v these_o thing_n first_o that_o in_o the_o two_o foregoing_a plague_n of_o blood_n and_o frog_n moses_n give_v warning_n of_o they_o before_o they_o come_v but_o of_o this_o he_o do_v not_o second_o that_o the_o louse_n be_v also_o in_o the_o land_n where_o israel_n dwell_v as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o part_n of_o egypt_n for_o there_o be_v no_o sever_n betwixt_o goshen_n and_o egypt_n mention_v till_o the_o next_o plague_n of_o fly_n in_o that_o day_n i_o will_v sever_v the_o land_n of_o goshen_n in_o which_o my_o people_n dwell_v and_o i_o will_v put_v a_o division_n between_o my_o people_n and_o thy_o perple_n ver._n 22_o 23_o whereas_o none_o have_v be_v put_v before_o for_o when_o moses_n turn_v the_o water_n of_o egypt_n into_o blood_n the_o sorcerer_n do_v so_o also_o with_o their_o enchantment_n and_o turn_v the_o water_n of_o goshen_n into_o blood_n likewise_o here_o pharaoh_n think_v his_o sorcerer_n have_v match_v the_o jehovah_n that_o moses_n so_o talk_v of_o and_o that_o they_o can_v do_v as_o much_o against_o his_o people_n as_o he_o can_v do_v against_o they_o and_o so_o when_o moses_n from_o jehovah_n bring_v frog_n upon_o egypt_n the_o magician_n also_o by_o their_o enchantment_n bring_v frogâ—_n likewise_o upon_o goshen_n and_o still_o they_o think_v their_o god_n be_v hard_a enough_o for_o israel_n jehovah_n thus_o be_v blood_n and_o frog_n through_o all_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n but_o neither_o be_v these_o real_a blood_n or_o frog_n nor_o waâ—_z this_o any_o punishment_n at_o all_o upon_o israel_n for_o it_o be_v not_o from_o the_o lord_n but_o only_o vain_a delusion_n permit_v by_o the_o lord_n that_o at_o last_o he_o may_v catch_v the_o crafty_a in_o their_o own_o net_n but_o when_o the_o plague_n of_o louse_n come_v it_o come_v also_o upon_o goshen_n from_o the_o lord_n himself_o and_o this_o be_v a_o plague_n indeed_o upon_o his_o own_o people_n lay_v upon_o they_o by_o he_o as_o well_o as_o upon_o egypt_n for_o israel_n that_o have_v partake_v in_o so_o many_o of_o egypt_n sin_n must_v also_o think_v to_o partake_v in_o some_o of_o her_o punishment_n for_o this_o it_o be_v why_o the_o man_n of_o god_n in_o psal._n 78._o reckon_v up_o the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n never_o mention_v the_o plague_n of_o louse_n because_o that_o be_v equal_o a_o plague_n to_o israel_n as_o to_o the_o egyptian_n they_o have_v both_o blood_n and_o frog_n as_o well_o as_o they_o but_o not_o as_o real_o nor_o from_o god_n and_o therefore_o no_o plague_n to_o they_o three_o the_o egyptian_n acknowledge_v a_o supreme_a great_a deity_n who_o they_o think_v they_o adore_v in_o their_o petty_a deity_n who_o they_o worship_v for_o when_o they_o adore_v a_o ox_n a_o dog_n a_o crocodile_n etc._n etc._n they_o adore_v not_o the_o carcase_n but_o the_o good_a quality_n that_o in_o these_o creature_n conduce_v to_o their_o benefit_n and_o good_a so_o say_v eusebius_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v helpful_a or_o further_v the_o good_a of_o humanelife_n that_o they_o account_v a_o deity_n four_o they_o account_v not_o of_o jehovah_n the_o god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n but_o as_o a_o petty_a trivial_a god_n such_o as_o every_o nation_n have_v one_o or_o more_o of_o that_o that_o god_n can_v do_v something_o as_o they_o see_v in_o the_o blood_n and_o frog_n but_o can_v do_v no_o more_o if_o so_o much_o as_o they_o chap._n 5._o 2._o who_o be_v jehovah_n that_o i_o shall_v obey_v he_o i_o know_v not_o jehovah_n neither_o will_v i_o let_v israel_n go_v so_o that_o the_o magician_n word_n this_o be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n come_v from_o they_o reason_v thus_o when_o blood_n and_o frog_n come_v moses_n give_v warning_n of_o they_o before_o from_o his_o jehovah_n but_o these_o louse_n come_v and_o he_o never_o give_v warning_n hence_o it_o be_v plain_a this_o be_v none_o of_o jehovah_n do_v otherwise_o will_v moses_n have_v know_v it_o before_o but_o now_o he_o do_v not_o again_o when_o the_o hebrew_n jehovah_n bring_v blood_n and_o frog_n upon_o our_o land_n he_o bring_v none_o upon_o they_o but_o spare_v his_o own_o people_n but_o this_o plague_n of_o louse_n be_v also_o upon_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o
have_v see_v upon_o the_o high_a priest_n at_o shiloh_n most_o especial_o the_o ephod_n signify_v the_o upmost_a garment_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n when_o he_o serve_v at_o the_o altar_n or_o tabernacle_n the_o form_n of_o this_o be_v somewhat_o like_o the_o apron_n which_o some_o workman_n wear_v tie_v over_o their_o shoulder_n and_o cover_v their_o breast_n such_o be_v this_o a_o rich_a piece_n of_o stuff_n of_o the_o material_n before_o name_v the_o breadth_n of_o the_o priest_n breast_n at_o either_o side_n it_o have_v a_o shoulder_n piece_n of_o the_o same_o piece_n which_o go_v over_o the_o priest_n shoulder_n and_o be_v fasten_v behind_o one_o to_o another_o before_o his_o breast_n the_o piece_n come_v down_o to_o his_o pap_n and_o there_o be_v the_o low_a edge_n of_o it_o upon_o which_o be_v weave_v a_o piece_n to_o gird_v it_o withal_o of_o the_o same_o stuff_n and_o piece_n so_o that_o it_o be_v gird_v over_o his_o pap_n or_o heart_n whence_o john_n speak_v when_o he_o say_v he_o see_v christ_n gird_v about_o the_o pap_n with_o a_o golden_a girdle_n apoc._n 1._o 13._o upon_o the_o shoulder_n peâ—ces_n be_v two_o precious_a sâ—ones_n set_v in_o ouch_n of_o gold_n one_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o another_o on_o the_o other_o the_o stone_n be_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o or_o beryll_n vulgar_o onyx_n the_o stone_n which_o among_o the_o twelve_o belong_v to_o joseph_n in_o these_o two_o stone_n be_v engrave_v the_o name_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n â—ixe_v on_o one_o and_o â—ixe_v on_o another_o thus_o when_o the_o priest_n appear_v before_o the_o lord_n he_o bear_v the_o charge_n of_o all_o israel_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n a_o full_a resemblance_n of_o christ_n upon_o the_o shoulder_n piece_n likewise_o be_v two_o boss_n of_o gold_n near_o to_o these_o stone_n unto_o which_o the_o gold_n chain_n that_o tie_v the_o breastplate_n to_o the_o ephod_n be_v make_v so_o fast_o that_o they_o may_v not_o part_v one_o from_o another_o thus_o be_v the_o curious_a work_n of_o the_o ephod_n with_o its_o girdle_n and_o other_o appurtenance_n a_o full_a signification_n of_o the_o preciousness_n and_o yet_o heavy_a charge_n of_o the_o priesthood_n sect._n xlviii_o the_o breastplate_n upon_o the_o ephod_n be_v the_o breastplate_n fasten_v it_o be_v call_v the_o breastplate_n of_o judgement_n because_o from_o it_o god_n answer_v {non-roman}_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_fw-la numb._n 27._o 21._o the_o material_n of_o this_o be_v the_o same_o that_o the_o ephod_n be_v viz._n fine_a yarn_n or_o thread_n of_o various_a colour_n and_o a_o thread_n of_o gold_n twist_v with_o each_o which_o thread_n weave_v together_o make_v as_o it_o be_v cloth_n of_o gold_n this_o breastplate_n be_v of_o this_o cloâ—th_n of_o such_o a_o piece_n as_o when_o it_o be_v fold_v double_a be_v a_o just_a square_a of_o a_o span_n every_o way_n thus_o as_o the_o best_a part_n of_o all_o the_o tabernacle_n viz._n the_o most_o holy_a be_v a_o perfect_a square_n so_o be_v the_o best_a piece_n of_o aaron_n garment_n this_o piece_n be_v double_a because_o of_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o stonâ—s_n in_o it_o which_o require_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v stroâ—g_o in_o this_o piece_n be_v twelve_o precious_a stone_n set_v in_o four_o row_n three_o in_o a_o row_n every_o stone_n bear_v upon_o it_o the_o name_n of_o a_o tribe_n first_o 1_o reuben_n 2_o simeon_n 3_o levi._n second_o 1_o judah_n 2_o issachar_n 3_o zabulun_n three_o 1_o dan_n 2_o naphthali_n 3_o gâ—d_fw-mi four_o 1_o asher_n 2_o joseph_n 3_o benjamin_n sect._n xlix_o of_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_fw-la that_o urim_n and_o thummim_fw-la shall_v be_v nothing_o but_o the_o name_n jehovah_n write_v and_o put_v into_o the_o breastplate_n as_o some_o have_v hold_v â—avours_v more_o of_o exorcism_n than_o a_o divine_a oracle_n or_o that_o the_o lustre_n or_o dimness_n of_o the_o twelve_o stone_n shall_v be_v the_o oracle_n as_o other_o be_v as_o strange_a a_o fancy_n as_o the_o former_a if_o we_o consider_v the_o particular_n of_o answer_n that_o have_v be_v give_v as_o among_o other_o that_o of_o david_n whither_o shall_v i_o go_v the_o urim_fw-he answer_v to_o hebron_n this_o impossibility_n other_o have_v espy_v have_v aver_v that_o the_o urim_fw-he consist_v of_o the_o name_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n and_o that_o when_o a_o question_n be_v ask_v the_o letter_n that_o serve_v to_o give_v the_o answer_n either_o rise_v up_o above_o the_o other_o or_o else_o meet_v strange_o together_o and_o make_v word_n to_o give_v a_o answer_n but_o if_o the_o letter_n tâ—th_v be_v to_o be_v spell_v in_o the_o answer_n where_o be_v it_o to_o be_v have_v leave_v then_o these_o and_o other_o conjecture_n let_v we_o see_v what_o light_n the_o scripture_n will_v give_v we_o concerning_o these_o thing_n first_o urim_n and_o thummim_fw-la be_v not_o two_o thing_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n they_o be_v call_v sometime_o by_o by_o a_o single_a name_n num._n 27._o 21._o 1_o sam._n 28._o 6._o etc._n etc._n second_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o high_a priest_n breastplate_n be_v call_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_fw-la exod._n 28._o 30._o three_o when_o god_n answer_v by_o urim_n and_o thummim_fw-la the_o aâ—swer_n be_v not_o give_v by_o any_o appearance_n in_o the_o stone_n but_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o priest_n num._n 27._o 21._o four_o the_o priest_n when_o he_o be_v to_o receive_v his_o answer_n be_v to_o have_v the_o ephod_n on_o 1_o sam._n 23._o 9_o last_o the_o priest_n when_o he_o be_v to_o receive_v a_o answer_n stand_v before_o the_o ark_n judg._n 20._o 27._o 28._o the_o manner_n then_o of_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o urim_n and_o thummim_fw-la be_v thus_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v inquire_v of_o must_v be_v of_o weight_n and_o generality_n for_o the_o stone_n represent_v the_o judgement_n of_o all_o the_o people_n exod._n 28._o 30._o therefore_o the_o inquiry_n by_o they_o must_v concern_v the_o general_a such_o be_v the_o general_a question_n at_o shiloh_n judg._n 1._o 2._o who_o shall_v first_o set_v upon_o the_o canaanite_n such_o be_v that_o of_o all_o israel_n shall_v i_o go_v up_o against_o my_o brother_n benjamin_n judg._n 20._o 23._o and_o divers_a other_o when_o such_o a_o scruple_n be_v to_o be_v resolve_v it_o be_v tell_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n what_o he_o shall_v ask_v so_o do_v david_n wish_v abinâ—tech_n the_o high_a priest_n at_o nob_n to_o inquire_v whether_o his_o journey_n shall_v prosper_v 1_o sam._n 22._o 10._o so_o do_v the_o danite_n to_o the_o feign_a idolatrous_a high_a priest_n judg._n 18._o 5._o the_o priest_n know_v what_o to_o ask_v put_v on_o the_o ephod_n and_o breastplate_n which_o hang_v unseparable_o at_o it_o this_o do_v david_n word_n mean_v when_o he_o say_v to_o abiathar_n the_o priest_n bring_v hither_o the_o ephod_n 1_o sam._n 23._o 9_o and_o for_o this_o it_o be_v that_o abiathar_n make_v sure_o of_o the_o ephod_n when_o he_o flee_v from_o bleed_a nob_n 1_o sam._n 23._o 6._o without_o the_o stone_n on_o his_o breast_n the_o priest_n inquire_v not_o for_o the_o stone_n represent_v israel_n and_o when_o the_o priest_n bring_v they_o before_o the_o lord_n he_o bring_v as_o it_o be_v israel_n and_o their_o matter_n before_o he_o to_o go_v without_o these_o be_v to_o go_v without_o his_o errand_n if_o saul_n conscience_n can_v have_v tell_v he_o of_o no_o other_o cause_n whygod_n will_v not_o answer_v he_o as_o it_o may_v many_o yet_o he_o may_v see_v this_o to_o be_v one_o reason_n undoubted_a viz._n because_o though_o he_o have_v the_o ark_n near_o he_o yet_o have_v he_o neither_o high_a priest_n nor_o ephod_n and_o see_v his_o cross_n in_o this_o that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v answer_v his_o conscience_n may_v tell_v he_o what_o he_o do_v when_o he_o slay_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o the_o priest_n know_v what_o to_o inquire_v about_o and_o have_v put_v on_o these_o habiliment_n he_o go_v and_o stand_v before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o inquire_v about_o the_o matter_n and_o the_o lord_n answer_v he_o from_o off_o the_o propitiatory_a from_o between_o the_o cherubin_n and_o so_o the_o priest_n answer_v the_o people_n now_o there_o be_v some_o difference_n in_o the_o priest_n manner_n of_o inquire_v according_a to_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o ark_n when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v up_o the_o priest_n go_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n and_o stand_v close_o by_o the_o veil_n which_o part_v the_o holy_a from_o the_o most_o holy_a and_o there_o inquire_v and_o god_n from_o between_o the_o cherubin_n which_o be_v within_o the_o veil_n give_v he_o a_o answer_n but_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v down_o
up_o with_o the_o new_a hew_a table_n exâ—d._n 34._o 28._o and_o he_o be_v there_o with_o the_o lord_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o be_v reckon_v together_o from_o the_o day_n after_o the_o give_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n or_o from_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o month_n sivan_n it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o his_o last_o fast_n when_o he_o have_v obtain_v pardon_n for_o israel_n and_o the_o table_n renew_v end_v on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o tisri_n on_o which_o day_n he_o come_v down_o with_o the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o reconciliation_n in_o memâ—riall_n of_o which_o that_o day_n be_v ever_o after_o observe_v for_o the_o feast_n of_o expiation_n upon_o the_o tydingâ—_n of_o this_o and_o of_o the_o make_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o people_n begin_v to_o dispose_v of_o their_o tent_n and_o to_o build_v they_o booth_n because_o it_o will_v be_v long_o ere_o the_o work_n be_v finish_v and_o they_o remove_v from_o sinai_n for_o this_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n be_v institute_v for_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n ever_o after_o hence_o forward_o be_v the_o tabernacle_n begin_v and_o be_v half_o a_o yeerâ—_n in_o make_v within_o a_o very_a little_a sect._n xxxi_o the_o sornte_v or_o idea_n and_o representation_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o form_n and_o fabrickâ—_z of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v thrice_o reâ—earsed_v in_o the_o pattern_n in_o the_o make_n and_o in_o the_o set_n up_o as_o if_o by_o this_o threefold_a cord_n of_o description_n the_o holy_a ghost_n will_v draw_v all_o to_o a_o serious_a observation_n moses_n see_v a_o glorious_a tabernacle_n pitch_v in_o mount_n sinai_n to_o be_v the_o pattern_n of_o he_o as_o his_o be_v to_o be_v the_o pattern_n of_o a_o more_o glorious_a according_a to_o the_o exact_a form_n of_o this_o that_o he_o see_v be_v he_o to_o make_v he_o this_o teach_v moses_n and_o israel_n that_o the_o make_n and_o service_n of_o their_o tabernacle_n do_v only_o serve_v to_o the_o pattern_n and_o shadow_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n heb._n 8._o 5._o christ_n be_v the_o true_a tabernacle_n by_o and_o in_o who_o god_n dwell_v among_o man_n joh._n 2._o 21._o heb._n 9_o 11._o now_o as_o there_o be_v a_o tabernacle_n pitch_v before_o god_n in_o sinai_n before_o there_o be_v one_o make_v in_o israel_n so_o be_v christ_n incaâ—nation_n in_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n long_o before_o he_o be_v exhibit_v in_o the_o flesh_n upon_o the_o make_n of_o moses_n his_o tabernacle_n this_o in_o the_o mount_n vanish_v as_o that_o of_o moses_n be_v to_o do_v upon_o the_o come_n of_o the_o true_a one_o christ_n the_o tabernacle_n be_v israel_n movable_a temple_n and_o so_o at_o every_o flit_a may_v teach_v they_o to_o look_v for_o one_o that_o shall_v not_o be_v move_v it_o consist_v of_o three_o part_n the_o holy_a the_o holy_a and_o the_o court_n as_o our_o church_n do_v of_o the_o chancel_n church_n and_o churchyâ—rd_n it_o be_v always_o pitch_v east_n and_o west_n whensoever_o it_o be_v set_v down_o as_o our_o church_n stand_v but_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o the_o chief_a place_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o holy_a of_o all_o answer_v to_o our_o chancel_n stand_v westward_o and_o israel_n worship_v with_o their_o face_n westward_o because_o they_o will_v not_o imitate_v the_o heathen_a who_o worship_v towards_o the_o sunrising_n and_o in_o their_o service_n look_v always_o towards_o we_o gentile_n in_o the_o west_n as_o expect_v we_o to_o be_v join_v to_o their_o god_n with_o they_o sect._n xxxii_o the_o dimension_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o tabernacle_n be_v thirty_o cubit_n long_o for_o twenty_o plank_n of_o a_o cubit_n and_o a_o half_a breadth_n apiece_o make_v one_o side_n or_o the_o length_n of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v ten_o cubit_n broad_a as_o shall_v appeâ—re_o hereafter_o but_o first_o observe_v these_o two_o thing_n first_o that_o those_o which_o be_v translate_v board_n be_v indeed_o plank_n of_o a_o good_a thickness_n even_o of_o nine_o inch_n thick_a apiece_o for_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o fasten_n of_o the_o side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o a_o bar_n of_o shittim_n wood_n run_v through_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o board_n as_o they_o stand_v edge_v oneto_fw-la another_o now_o this_o bar_n be_v no_o small_a one_o for_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a strength_n of_o the_o side_n and_o therefore_o must_v have_v a_o large_a hole_n bore_v to_o run_v through_o and_o consequent_o it_o must_v be_v a_o thick_a plank_n that_o will_v bear_v such_o a_o hole_n and_o not_o a_o inch_n or_o two_o inch_n board_n second_o the_o cubiâ—_z by_o which_o the_o tabornacle_n be_v measure_v be_v but_o half_o a_o yard_n or_o the_o common_a cubit_n and_o not_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o holy_a cubit_n which_o be_v a_o full_a yard_n for_o first_o it_o be_v say_v that_o every_o plank_n be_v a_o cubiâ—_z and_o a_o halâ—e_n broad_a if_o this_o be_v a_o yard_n and_o a_o half_a do_v but_o imagine_v where_o plank_n of_o such_o a_o breadth_n shall_v 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