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and_o of_o the_o promise_n and_o none_o but_o they_o yea_o they_o be_v so_o vayn_o puff_v up_o with_o the_o foolish_a pride_n of_o this_o their_o high_a pedigree_n that_o they_o think_v very_o and_o will_v speak_v it_o confident_o i_o have_v hear_v it_o from_o they_o that_o none_o of_o they_o unless_o for_o very_o heinous_a offence_n as_o perjury_n or_o such_o like_a shall_v be_v judge_v after_o this_o life_n or_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o hell_n fire_n they_o only_o to_o have_v their_o punishment_n in_o this_o world_n and_o not_o else_o as_o though_o hell_n fire_n be_v only_o prepare_v for_o we_o gentile_n and_o heaven_n only_o for_o the_o jew_n which_o unless_o they_o repent_v they_o shall_v find_v quite_o contrary_a if_o the_o word_n of_o our_o
virgin_n and_o isai_n appoint_v this_o to_o achaz_n for_o a_o wonderful_a &_o strange_a sign_n from_o god_n therefore_o say_v he_o the_o lord_n himself_o will_v give_v you_o a_o sign_n behold_v which_o he_o can_v not_o have_v do_v in_o reason_n if_o the_o hebrew_n word_n in_o that_o place_n have_v signify_v a_o young_a woman_n only_o as_o some_o late_a rabbin_n will_v affirm_v for_o that_o be_v no_o such_o sign_n nor_o strange_a thing_n but_o very_o common_a and_o ordinary_a for_o young_a woman_n to_o conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o child_n and_o so_o do_v the_o elder_a jew_n understand_v it_o as_o rabbi_n simeon_n note_v and_o rabbi_n moses_n haddersan_n upon_o those_o word_n truth_n shall_v bud_v forth_o of_o the_o earth_n say_v thus_o here_o rabbi_n joden_v note_v that_o it_o be_v not_o say_v truth_n shall_v be_v engender_v but_o truth_n shall_v bud_v forth_o to_o signify_v that_o the_o messiah_n who_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o word_n truth_n shall_v not_o be_v beget_v as_o other_o 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shall_v he_o come_v forth_o unto_o i_o that_o shall_v be_v the_o ruler_n in_o israel_n &c_n &c_n which_o place_n the_o chief_a priest_n themselves_o quote_v to_o that_o purpose_n to_o herod_n demand_v of_o they_o where_o christ_n shall_v be_v bear_v and_o they_o answer_v he_o at_o bethlehem_n in_o judea_n for_o so_o it_o be_v write_v by_o the_o prophet_n as_o before_o so_o also_o dâ—vid_n afâ—er_v much_o restless_a study_n and_o industrious_a search_n to_o find_v out_o this_o mystery_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o my_o house_n nor_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o my_o pallet_n or_o beâ—de_n 3._o nor_o suffer_v my_o eye_n to_o sleep_v nor_o my_o eye_n ledd_v to_o sâ—â—â—ber_v until_o i_o find_v out_o a_o place_n for_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n at_o length_n the_o mystery_n be_v reveil_v unto_o he_o he_o do_v 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v point_n to_o the_o very_a place_n in_o the_o word_n follow_v loâ—_n we_o hear_v of_o it_o at_o ephrata_n which_o be_v bethlehem_n gen._n 35.19_o and_o find_v it_o iâ—_n the_o field_n of_o the_o forest_n then_o add_v we_o will_v enter_v unto_o his_o tabernacle_n &_o worship_n before_o his_o footstool_n foreshow_v that_o divine_a worship_n there_o afterward_o do_v to_o jesus_n by_o those_o mag_n or_o wiseman_n who_o come_v from_o the_o east_n to_o worship_v he_o in_o that_o place_n even_o in_o the_o cratch_n and_o before_o his_o footstool_n 2.1_o present_v unto_o he_o gift_n gold_z frankincense_n &_o myrrh_n as_o be_v also_o prophesy_v in_o another_o place_n that_o present_v and_o gift_n shall_v be_v bring_v unto_o he_o from_o far_a country_n &_o by_o great_a personage_n the_o king_n of_o tarshish_n and_o of_o the_o yle_n shall_v bring_v present_n thâ—_n king_n of_o sheba_n and_o seba_n shall_v bring_v gift_n 10._o cyprian_n say_v it_o be_v a_o old_a tradition_n of_o the_o church_n that_o those_o magi_n or_o wiseman_n be_v king_n or_o rather_o little_a lord_n of_o particular_a place_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v such_o little_a king_n as_o josuah_n slay_v thirty_o in_o one_o battle_n howsoever_o it_o be_v manifest_a they_o be_v man_n of_o place_n &_o reputation_n in_o their_o country_n neither_o be_v prophecy_n always_o so_o strict_o and_o literal_o to_o be_v understand_v they_o bring_v with_o they_o a_o great_a treasure_n 12._o gold_n frankincense_n and_o myrrh_n yea_o both_o herod_n and_o all_o jerusalem_n take_v notice_n of_o their_o come_n they_o have_v private_a conference_n with_o the_o king_n as_o touch_v the_o star_n that_o appear_v unto_o they_o lead_v they_o to_o that_o most_o bright_a morning_n star_n whereof_o balaam_n long_v before_o prophesy_v say_v 24.17_o i_o shall_v see_v he_o but_o not_o now_o i_o shall_v behold_v he_o but_o not_o near_o there_o shall_v come_v a_o star_n of_o jaakâ—b_n etc._n etc._n jesus_n then_o be_v bear_v at_o bethlehem_n in_o judea_n as_o be_v prophesy_v long_o before_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v and_o indeed_o it_o stand_v with_o great_a reason_n that_o he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o david_n shall_v also_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n the_o circumstance_n also_o of_o his_o birth_n due_o consider_v both_o before_o and_o after_o first_o the_o angel_n salutation_n to_o his_o mother_n marie_n foretell_v that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v jesus_n 31._o before_o ever_o he_o be_v conceive_v so_o esdras_n prophesy_v in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n himself_o 7.26_o say_v behold_v the_o time_n shall_v come_v that_o these_o token_n which_o i_o have_v tell_v thou_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v etc._n etc._n for_o my_o son_n jesus_n shall_v appear_v etc._n etc._n and_o after_o these_o same_o year_n shall_v my_o son_n christ_n die_v here_o be_v both_o his_o birth_n and_o passion_n both_o his_o name_n jesus_n christ_n plain_o express_v which_o book_n though_o it_o be_v not_o canonical_a yet_o be_v it_o extant_a in_o the_o world_n before_o ever_o christ_n be_v bear_v also_o rabbi_n haccadosch_n prove_v by_o art_n cabalist_n out_o of_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o the_o name_n of_o the_o messiah_n at_o his_o come_n shall_v be_v jesus_n and_o among_o other_o he_o add_v this_o reason_n that_o as_o the_o name_n of_o he_o who_o first_o bring_v the_o jew_n out_o of_o bondage_n into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v jesus_n or_o josua_n which_o be_v all_o one_o so_o must_v his_o name_n be_v jesus_n that_o shall_v the_o second_o time_n deliver_v they_o second_o the_o angel_n appear_v to_o the_o shepherd_n in_o the_o night_n of_o the_o nativity_n with_o this_o joyful_a message_n from_o heaven_n behold_v i_o bring_v you_o tiding_n of_o great_a joy_n â—_o that_o shall_v be_v to_o all_o people_n that_o unto_o you_o be_v bear_v this_o day_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n a_o saviour_n which_o be_v christ_n the_o lord_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v a_o sign_n unto_o you_o you_o shall_v find_v the_o child_n swaddle_v and_o lay_v in_o a_o cratch_n three_o the_o star_n that_o appear_v notify_v his_o 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messiah_n prophesy_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o light_n to_o be_v reveal_v unto_o the_o gentile_n appoint_v for_o the_o fall_n &_o rise_v again_o of_o many_o in_o israel_n with_o other_o event_n which_o afterward_o come_v to_o pass_v so_o do_v likewise_o anna_n the_o prophetess_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n five_o that_o most_o pitiful_a murder_n of_o all_o the_o infant_n in_o and_o about_o bethlehem_n upon_o this_o occasion_n â—â—_o as_o be_v prophecâ—ed_v by_o jeremie_n 15._o say_v a_o voice_n was-heard_a on_o high_a mourn_a and_o bitter_a weep_v rahel_n weep_v for_o her_o child_n and_o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v because_o they_o be_v not_o rahel_n be_v bury_v in_o the_o way_n to_o ephrath_n which_o be_v bethlem_n &_o for_o that_o cause_n those_o infant_n be_v call_v her_o child_n
35.19_o albeit_o she_o be_v dead_a above_o two_o thousand_o year_n before_o they_o be_v slay_v &_o above_o one_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o before_o jeremie_n write_v this_o prophecy_n among_o which_o infant_n herod_n also_o for_o more_o assurance_n slay_v a_o infant_n of_o his_o own_o for_o that_o he_o be_v descend_v by_o the_o mother_n side_n of_o the_o line_n of_o juda_n which_o cruelty_n come_v to_o augustus_n his_o ear_n he_o say_v he_o have_v rather_o be_v hâ—rods_n swine_n than_o his_o son_n for_o that_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n be_v prohibit_v by_o his_o religion_n to_o kill_v his_o swine_n though_o not_o ashamed_a to_o kill_v his_o son_n six_o his_o fly_n into_o egypt_n hereupon_o as_o also_o to_o fulfil_v that_o prophecy_n 1._o out_o of_o egypt_n have_v i_o call_v my_o son_n which_o i_o say_v enlarge_v further_a say_n behold_v the_o lord_n ride_v upon_o a_o light_a cloud_n which_o be_v his_o flesh_n or_o humanity_n and_o shall_v come_v into_o egypt_n and_o all_o the_o 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be_v in_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n yea_o rather_o than_o fail_v of_o his_o promise_a deliverance_n to_o his_o people_n when_o they_o cry_v unto_o he_o in_o their_o distress_n 14._o he_o will_v rebuke_v even_o king_n for_o their_o sake_n as_o he_o do_v pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o day_n of_o old_a 10.3_o with_o this_o peremptory_a command_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n over_o and_o over_o let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o or_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o etc._n etc._n inflict_v upon_o they_o one_o plague_n after_o another_o till_o at_o length_n they_o be_v force_v to_o drive_v they_o away_o as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o place_n rise_v up_o get_v you_o out_o from_o among_o my_o people_n and_o go_v serve_v the_o lord_n as_o you_o have_v say_v and_o the_o egyptians_n do_v force_v the_o people_n 31_o because_o they_o will_v send_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n in_o haste_n for_o they_o say_v we_o die_v all_o give_v they_o favour_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n 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again_o to_o do_v wicked_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n &_o the_o lord_n sell_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o jabin_n king_n of_o canaan_n who_o chief_a captain_n be_v sisera_n then_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n cry_v to_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o at_o that_o time_n deborah_n a_o prophetess_n judge_v israel_n than_o she_o send_v &_o call_v barak_n etc._n etc._n 4._o and_o the_o lord_n destroy_v sisera_n &_o all_o his_o charet_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o land_n have_v rest_v 40_o year_n 31_o gedeon_n who_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o midianite_n 1._o afterwards_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n commit_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n &_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o into_o
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all_o their_o enemy_n on_o every_o side_n etc._n etc._n after_o he_o succeed_v abimilech_n his_o son_n after_o abimilech_n tola_n after_o tola_n jair_v the_o gileadite_n after_o these_o arise_v jepthe_n who_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o ammonite_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n wrought_v wickedness_n again_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o serve_v baalim_n &c_n &c_n 10.6_o &_o forsake_v the_o lord_n &_o serve_v not_o he_o therefore_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o israel_n and_o the_o lord_n sell_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistines_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n etc._n etc._n 1_o then_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o lord_n raise_v they_o up_o another_o valiant_a man_n even_o jepthe_n then_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o jepthe_n etc._n etc._n 2d_o so_o jepthe_n go_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n to_o fight_v 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as_o the_o full_a measure_n of_o their_o sin_n deserve_v and_o as_o themselves_o desire_v say_v his_o blood_n be_v upon_o we_o and_o upon_o our_o child_n which_o have_v continue_v now_o almost_o this_o 1600_o year_n the_o long_a captivity_n and_o great_a misery_n that_o ever_o happen_v to_o any_o people_n and_o so_o shall_v continve_v till_o they_o as_o do_v their_o forefather_n turn_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o true_a and_o hearty_a repentance_n and_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o trouble_n and_o then_o will_v the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o out_o of_o their_o distress_n according_a to_o the_o former_a example_n and_o not_o before_o and_o this_o be_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o day_n the_o miserable_a state_n i_o say_v with_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o remedy_n which_o god_n grant_v they_o may_v make_v use_n of_o amen_n escapes_n pag._n 22_o line_n 26._o add_v these_o word_n see_v i_o say_v so_o many_o sign_n and_o argument_n at_o once_o concur_v together_o i_o may_v well_o conclude_v as_o before_o pag._n 51._o l._n 14_o put_v out_o these_o word_n of_o a_o true_a prophet_n and_o consequent_o pag._n 58._o l_o 9_o for_o in_o the_o read_z be_v the._n line_n 10._o for_o be_v appear_v read_v be_v to_o appear_v line_a 12._o for_o state_n read_z star_n with_o what_o other_o fault_n else_o i_o desire_v the_o judicious_a reader_n to_o correct_v with_o his_o penne._n 1_o sam._n 18.1_o rom._n 3.1_o rom._n 9.4_o act._n 3.17_o act._n 11.26_o mat._n 13.24_o rom._n 11.22_o 〈◊〉_d 12._o gen._n 3_o 15._o rom._n 3_o 2._o rom._n 9.4_o luk._n 19.42_o deu._n 18_o 1â—_n ver_fw-la 18._o deu._n 34.10_o deu._n 18.26_o esa._n 53.8_o psal._n 89.3_o 2_o sam._n 7.13_o 1_o kin._n 12._o psal._n 2.7_o psal._n 72_o 5._o ver_fw-la 7._o ver_fw-la 17._o esai_n 6._o â—_o luc._n 19_o 27._o isai._n 4_o 2._o isaie_n 9_o 6._o isai._n 4.2_o isa._n 7_o 14._o micah_n 5.2_o isai._n 9.6_o isai._n 4.2_o psal._n 2.7_o hose_n 1_o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 11â—_n 1_o psa._n 107_o 20_o job._n 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