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thus_o you_o see_v a_o manifest_a vocation_n of_o the_o gentile_n contain_v in_o this_o prophecy_n when_o he_o say_v the_o way_n shall_v be_v open_a and_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o mutual_a access_n so_o as_o one_o shall_v go_v to_o another_o he_o therein_o note_v their_o brotherly_a conference_n we_o know_v that_o the_o egyptian_n have_v war_n with_o the_o assyrian_n almost_o continual_o so_o as_o they_o hate_v one_o another_o deadly_a now_o the_o prophet_n proclaim_v here_o that_o god_n shall_v turn_v their_o heart_n and_o reconcile_v they_o one_o one_o another_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o they_o shall_v trade_v and_o eraffique_v one_o with_o the_o other_o &_o the_o passage_n which_o in_o time_n past_a be_v shut_v up_o shall_v now_o be_v set_v open_a we_o be_v to_o note_v that_o in_o this_o place_n then_o which_o we_o have_v observe_v before_o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n that_o be_v themselves_o man_n be_v reconcile_v unâ—o_o god_n aught_o to_o nourish_v brotherly_a kindness_n 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those_o which_o in_o time_n past_o burn_v with_o a_o desire_n to_o do_v hurt_v shall_v change_v their_o mind_n and_o in_o stead_n thereof_o shall_v desire_v to_o do_v good_a in_o a_o word_n you_o shall_v see_v in_o they_o the_o fruit_n of_o true_a repentance_n because_o whereas_o they_o have_v wont_a to_o spoil_v one_o another_o by_o often_o war_n they_o shall_v now_o take_v delight_n and_o pleasure_n in_o one_o another_o company_n and_o this_o sense_n will_v suit_v well_o to_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o prophet_n word_n and_o yet_o i_o reject_v not_o the_o other_o interpretation_n which_o be_v follow_v of_o the_o most_o to_o wit_n that_o those_o who_o erewhiles_o worship_v many_o god_n shall_v now_o acknowledge_v but_o one_o god_n only_o and_o shall_v make_v one_o confession_n of_o faith_n thus_o it_o shall_v be_v free_a for_o every_o one_o to_o follow_v which_o of_o the_o two_o exposition_n he_o like_v best_o but_o if_o the_o lâ—st_v be_v receive_v the_o prophet_n than_o mâ—kes_v â—his_v brotherly_a love_n to_o flow_v from_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n as_o the_o river_n from_o the_o fountain_n verse_n 24._o and_o in_o that_o day_n shall_v israel_n be_v the_o three_o or_o a_o three_o three_o with_o egypt_n and_o ashur_n be_v or_o shall_v be_v even_o a_o blessing_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o land_n now_o isaiah_n set_v down_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o promise_n here_o which_o he_o have_v touch_v namely_o that_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o assyrian_n shall_v be_v bless_v as_o well_o as_o israel_n for_o before_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v shut_v up_o as_o it_o be_v in_o israel_n in_o regard_n the_o lord_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o this_o people_n only_o and_o have_v spread_v out_o his_o cord_n upon_o jacob_n as_o moses_n speak_v deut._n 32.9_o and_o david_n say_v god_n have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o every_o nation_n neither_o have_v they_o know_v his_o judgement_n psal_n 147.20_o to_o be_v short_a the_o blessing_n of_o god_n abode_n in_o judea_n only_o but_o here_o he_o say_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v communicate_v to_o the_o egyptian_n and_o assyrian_n under_o which_o two_o name_n he_o comprehend_v all_o nation_n beside_o they_o be_v not_o name_v here_o by_o way_n of_o honour_n but_o in_o regard_n they_o have_v be_v the_o perpetual_a enemy_n of_o god_n they_o seem_v so_o much_o the_o further_o estrange_v from_o he_o and_o to_o have_v less_o hope_n of_o favour_n then_o any_o oâ—hers_n wherefore_o howsoever_o he_o adopt_v to_o himself_o the_o child_n of_o abraham_n only_o yet_o now_o he_o be_v content_a to_o be_v call_v the_o father_n of_o all_o nation_n indifferent_o some_o translate_v israeâ—_n shall_v be_v the_o three_o which_o i_o approve_v not_o for_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o noun_n be_v of_o the_o feminine_a gender_n it_o shall_v be_v join_v with_o the_o word_n â—eraâ—hah_n and_o this_o word_n blessing_n be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o example_n or_o mirror_n of_o blessing_n verse_n 25._o for_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n shall_v bless_v it_o say_v bless_v be_v my_o people_n egypt_n and_o ashur_n the_o work_n of_o my_o hand_n and_o israel_n my_o inheritance_n he_o come_v again_o to_o the_o reason_n and_o exposition_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n for_o he_o teach_v that_o the_o assyrian_n and_o egyptian_n shall_v be_v companion_n with_o the_o elect_a people_n by_o the_o free_a goodness_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v howsoever_o these_o title_n appertain_v only_o to_o israel_n yet_o shall_v they_o be_v transfer_v notwithstanding_o to_o another_o people_n who_o the_o lord_n shall_v adopt_v to_o himself_o now_o there_o be_v a_o mutual_a corespondency_n between_o god_n and_o his_o people_n so_o as_o those_o who_o he_o pronounce_v to_o be_v his_o people_n
she_o therefore_o in_o see_v the_o church_n so_o many_o way_n and_o with_o such_o diverse_a calamity_n afflict_v at_o this_o day_n and_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o soul_n to_o perish_v who_o jesus_n christ_n have_v redeem_v with_o his_o precious_a blood_n must_v we_o not_o needs_o be_v cruel_a and_o barbarous_a if_o we_o be_v move_v with_o no_o sorrow_n at_o all_o especial_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n ought_v to_o be_v thorough_o touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o this_o sorrow_n for_o as_o they_o be_v hold_v for_o the_o watchman_n and_o therefore_o can_v see_v further_o off_o so_o also_o ought_v they_o to_o sigh_v when_o they_o perceive_v the_o sign_n of_o a_o scatter_n of_o the_o sheep_n to_o be_v at_o hand_n now_o the_o prophet_n public_a tear_n serve_v as_o we_o have_v say_v to_o break_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n for_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o man_n of_o such_o obstinacy_n as_o can_v not_o easy_o be_v bring_v to_o lament_v there_o be_v a_o place_n almost_o 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lord_n of_o host_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o vision_n break_v down_o the_o city_n and_o a_o cry_n unto_o the_o mountain_n he_o again_o signify_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o fearful_a judgement_n practice_n though_o it_o be_v often_o tell_v we_o that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o our_o affliction_n yet_o we_o forget_v it_o when_o we_o shall_v put_v this_o knowledge_n in_o practice_n and_o to_o the_o end_n the_o jew_n may_v not_o gaze_v here_o and_o there_o wonder_v that_o the_o enemy_n shall_v get_v the_o upper_a hand_n he_o tell_v they_o plain_o that_o they_o fight_v against_o god_n himself_o now_o albeit_o we_o often_o meet_v with_o this_o doctrine_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v no_o way_n superfluous_a neither_o can_v it_o be_v so_o often_o repeat_v but_o we_o forget_v it_o when_o we_o be_v to_o practice_v it_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o humble_v not_o ourselves_o before_o our_o judge_n but_o cast_v our_o eye_n rather_o 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a_o false_a opinion_n attribute_v some_o holiness_n unto_o they_o therefore_o he_o say_v they_o be_v pollute_v and_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v reject_v and_o cast_v away_o as_o filthy_a thing_n of_o no_o worth_n also_o in_o call_v they_o image_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n he_o therein_o show_v that_o the_o faithful_a cease_v not_o to_o abhor_v idolatry_n what_o loss_n or_o disadvantage_n so_o ever_o come_v unto_o they_o thereby_o for_o many_o be_v loath_a to_o abandon_v idol_n because_o they_o think_v thereby_o they_o shall_v lose_v gold_n silver_n or_o some_o such_o like_a thing_n and_o therefore_o have_v rather_o retain_v they_o then_o to_o sustain_v the_o least_o incommoditie_n covetousness_n so_o hold_v &_o hamper_v they_o that_o they_o think_v it_o safe_a witting_o to_o offend_v god_n and_o to_o defile_v themselves_o with_o such_o abomination_n then_o to_o lose_v the_o pare_n of_o this_o or_o that_o trifle_n but_o we_o ought_v â—o_o prefer_v god_n pure_a worship_n and_o service_n us._n god_n pure_a worship_n must_v be_v dear_a to_o we_o â—hen_o the_o most_o precious_a thing_n the_o world_n can_v afford_v us._n before_o the_o most_o precious_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n let_v we_o despise_v gold_n let_v we_o cast_v pearl_n from_o we_o &_o abhor_v whatsoever_o be_v dear_a unto_o we_o rather_o they_o to_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v pollute_v with_o such_o vile_a trash_n in_o a_o word_n there_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v name_v for_o price_n &_o excellency_n which_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o esteem_v base_a &_o vile_a when_o we_o be_v to_o overturn_v the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n and_o to_o set_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n note_n note_n which_o consist_v in_o his_o pure_a worship_n heart_n how_o we_o manifest_a that_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n be_v true_o settle_v in_o our_o heart_n for_o thus_o shall_v we_o indeed_o make_v it_o manifest_a to_o all_o the_o world_n whether_o the_o love_n of_o true_a religion_n have_v take_v any_o place_n in_o our_o heart_n yea_o or_o no_o namely_o when_o have_v indeed_o show_v our_o detestation_n against_o our_o own_o perverse_a ignorance_n we_o be_v also_o provoke_v to_o put_v far_o away_o from_o we_o all_o pollution_n and_o defiling_n verse_n 23._o then_o shall_v he_o give_v rain_n unto_o thy_o seed_n when_o thou_o shall_v sow_v thy_o ground_n and_o bread_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v fat_a and_o as_o oil_n in_o that_o day_n shall_v thy_o cattle_n be_v feed_v in_o large_a pasture_n 24._o the_o ox_n also_o and_o the_o young_a ass_n that_o till_o the_o ground_n shall_v eat_v clean_a provender_n which_o be_v winnow_v with_o the_o shovell_n and_o with_o the_o fan_n again_o he_o show_v by_o the_o effect_n how_o desirable_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v convert_v unto_o god_n see_v this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o true_a repentance_n that_o god_n will_v receive_v into_o his_o favour_n the_o repentant_a and_o will_v so_o bless_v they_o that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v want_v nay_o rather_o they_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v to_o the_o full_a with_o all_o sort_n of_o blessing_n for_o as_o misery_n and_o calamity_n proceed_v from_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n fire_n our_o sin_n the_o matter_n that_o set_v god_n wrath_n on_o fire_n which_o we_o set_v on_o fire_n by_o our_o sin_n so_o when_o he_o be_v at_o one_o again_o with_o we_o all_o thing_n fall_v out_o well_o we_o be_v enrich_v every_o way_n as_o we_o may_v plain_o see_v in_o the_o law_n deut._n 28._o levit._fw-la 26._o he_o speak_v before_o of_o the_o rain_n which_o shall_v make_v the_o earth_n fruitful_a but_o because_o he_o observe_v no_o order_n in_o beginning_n with_o earthly_a and_o temporal_a benefit_n therefore_o he_o now_o add_v to_o that_o doctrine_n which_o concern_v the_o spiritual_a life_n those_o thing_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o use_n of_o our_o natural_a and_o corruptible_a life_n for_o albeit_o godliness_n have_v the_o promise_n both_o of_o this_o life_n and_o of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v 6.33_o 1._o tim._n 4.8_o mat._n 6.33_o yet_o in_o the_o first_o place_n it_o first_o aspire_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n blessing_n our_o prosperous_a succâ—sses_n in_o all_o thing_n depend_v whole_o upon_o god_n blessing_n hence_o let_v we_o learn_v that_o man_n do_v but_o lose_v their_o labour_n in_o till_v the_o earth_n unless_o the_o lord_n send_v his_o rain_n from_o heaven_n it_o be_v he_o that_o must_v water_v the_o labour_n of_o our_o hand_n and_o add_v increase_v thereto_o or_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v but_o tire_v and_o vex_v ourselves_o in_o vain_a from_o his_o blessing_n only_o must_v our_o rain_n come_v and_o to_o it_o must_v we_o ascribe_v the_o abundance_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o from_o time_n to_o time_n we_o receive_v let_v we_o further_o note_n that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v want_v unto_o we_o convert_v nothing_o shall_v be_v want_v to_o the_o convert_v but_o we_o shall_v reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o labour_n in_o most_o ample_a manner_n if_o we_o convert_v unto_o god_n let_v we_o also_o know_v that_o our_o sin_n make_v we_o often_o suffer_v want_n because_o we_o by_o our_o own_o rebellion_n repel_v and_o beat_v back_o god_n blessing_n let_v we_o no_o more_o than_o attribute_v the_o cause_n of_o famine_n and_o the_o barrenness_n to_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o to_o our_o own_o unthankfulnes_n misbehaviour_n the_o earth_n will_v never_o be_v want_v to_o we_o in_o br_v forth_o her_o fruit_n but_o that_o we_o close_o up_o her_o womb_n by_o our_o misbehaviour_n for_o the_o multitude_n of_o people_n can_v not_o be_v so_o great_a but_o the_o earth_n will_v be_v able_a to_o nourish_v and_o feed_v they_o but_o we_o shut_v up_o her_o womb_n by_o our_o misdemeanour_n which_o without_o they_o will_v be_v open_v to_o give_v we_o all_o fruit_n in_o abundance_n so_o as_o we_o shall_v live_v both_o peaceable_o and_o happy_o that_o which_o he_o add_v of_o the_o cattle_n serve_v much_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n for_o he_o shed_v forth_o the_o same_o upon_o the_o very_a brute_n beast_n how_o much_o more_o think_v we_o will_v he_o do_v it_o upon_o man_n who_o he_o have_v create_v after_o his_o own_o image_n now_o we_o need_v not_o marvel_v that_o beast_n ordain_v for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n do_v endure_v famine_n as_o well_o as_o their_o master_n 28.11_o when_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o man_n the_o poor_a dumb_a creature_n fare_v the_o worse_o but_o be_v reconcile_v with_o man_n they_o all_o fare_v the_o better_a by_o it_o deut._n 28.11_o and_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_n they_o fare_v well_o when_o god_n be_v favourable_a to_o man_n be_v reconcile_v unto_o they_o which_o the_o prophet_n repeat_v and_o likewise_o confirm_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v in_o promise_v that_o ox_n and_o ass_n shall_v eat_v clean_a provender_n for_o this_o sentence_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n usual_o do_v so_o that_o in_o the_o evil_a plight_n &_o death_n of_o cattle_n we_o may_v behold_v god_n wrath_n and_o from_o the_o sight_n thereof_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o so_o much_o the_o more_o earnest_o and_o speedy_o to_o be_v at_o one_o with_o he_o that_o our_o house_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o his_o liberality_n verse_n 25._o and_o upon_o every_o high_a mountain_n and_o upon_o every_o high_a hill_n shall_v there_o be_v river_n and_o stream_n of_o water_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o great_a slaughter_n when_o the_o tower_n shall_v fall_v when_o the_o prophet_n describe_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n they_o be_v wont_v to_o borrow_v similitude_n from_o thing_n appertain_v to_o the_o life_n of_o man_n life_n the_o prophet_n in_o describe_v christ_n kingdom_n be_v wont_a to_o borrow_v
to_o flourish_v with_o new_a frutefulnes_n neither_o do_v i_o doubt_v but_o he_o allude_v to_o that_o sentence_n of_o david_n send_v forth_o thy_o spirit_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v create_v and_o thou_o will_v renew_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n psal_n 104.30_o now_o in_o regard_n that_o he_o also_o set_v before_o they_o this_o sign_n as_o a_o token_n that_o god_n be_v reconcile_v unto_o they_o he_o therewithal_o advertise_v they_o that_o the_o restauration_n of_o the_o church_n flow_v only_o from_o his_o free_a grace_n who_o can_v abolish_v barrenness_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o please_v he_o in_o his_o favour_n to_o distil_v some_o sweet_a dew_n from_o above_o yea_o that_o he_o can_v do_v it_o in_o a_o instant_n because_o at_o the_o first_o he_o create_v all_o thing_n of_o nothing_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v before_o the_o expositor_n do_v diverslie_o translate_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o verse_n where_o he_o compare_v the_o desert_n to_o carmell_n but_o as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o 29._o chapter_n vers_fw-la 17._o where_o there_o be_v the_o like_a phrase_n of_o speech_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o the_o prophet_n simple_o set_v forth_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o restauration_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n shall_v testify_v that_o god_n be_v indeed_o appease_v towards_o his_o people_n for_o the_o place_n which_o be_v desert_n before_o shall_v be_v as_o carmell_n which_o be_v a_o fat_a &_o fruitful_a soil_n whence_o also_o it_o take_v his_o name_n carmell_n also_o shall_v be_v as_o a_o desert_n that_o be_v to_o say_v so_o fruitful_a that_o if_o it_o be_v compare_v as_o it_o be_v now_o with_o that_o which_o it_o shall_v be_v one_o day_n it_o may_v well_o be_v call_v a_o desert_n for_o it_o be_v a_o amplification_n of_o the_o extraordinary_a frutefulnes_n of_o it_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v the_o field_n which_o now_o be_v lay_v fallow_a and_o bear_v nothing_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n and_o those_o which_o be_v till_v and_o be_v by_o nature_n apt_a to_o yield_v increase_n shall_v wax_v so_o fruitful_a that_o the_o abundance_n which_o be_v now_o upon_o they_o be_v but_o barrenness_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v compare_v the_o ground_n of_o savoy_n with_o those_o of_o sicilia_n or_o calabria_n we_o will_v say_v that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o desert_n in_o a_o word_n he_o signify_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o incomparable_a frutefulnes_n which_o the_o faithful_a shall_v enjoy_v after_o they_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n and_o all_o because_o they_o may_v understand_v what_o love_n he_o bear_v they_o by_o lade_v they_o with_o so_o many_o benefit_n now_o isaiah_n so_o prophesi_v here_o of_o hezekias_n his_o kingdom_n that_o therewithal_o he_o refer_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n as_o to_o the_o end_n and_o full_a accomplishment_n thereof_o come_v we_o once_o to_o christ_n then_o must_v we_o expound_v all_o these_o thing_n spiritual_o extent_n the_o second_o extent_n that_o so_o we_o may_v know_v we_o be_v renew_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o lord_n send_v down_o his_o spirit_n from_o above_o into_o our_o heart_n of_o barren_a ground_n to_o make_v they_o fruitful_a for_o till_o we_o be_v inspire_v from_o above_o by_o this_o holy_a spirit_n we_o be_v right_o compare_v to_o desert_n and_o parch_a ground_n see_v we_o bring_v forth_o nothing_o but_o thorn_n and_o bush_n and_o be_v unfit_a natural_o to_o bring_v forth_o any_o good_a fruit_n those_o therefore_o which_o in_o time_n past_a be_v fruitless_a be_v now_o regenerate_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v begin_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n unto_o he_o and_o those_o who_o before_o have_v some_o outward_a show_n of_o goodness_n shall_v become_v so_o fruitful_a after_o they_o be_v thus_o regenerate_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o compare_v the_o one_o estate_n with_o the_o other_o the_o first_o will_v be_v judge_v but_o as_o a_o desert_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o latter_a for_o all_o the_o goodly_a work_n that_o man_n do_v before_o christ_n have_v regenerate_v they_o be_v but_o so_o many_o glorious_a sin_n therefore_o when_o we_o see_v the_o church_n oppress_v even_o unto_o death_n and_o that_o her_o condition_n seem_v very_o lamentable_a let_v we_o lift_v up_o our_o eye_n to_o heaven_n and_o depend_v whole_o upon_o these_o promise_n verse_n 16._o and_o judgement_n shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o desert_n and_o justice_n shall_v remain_v in_o the_o fruitful_a field_n the_o prophet_n here_o teach_v wherein_o the_o true_a glory_n of_o the_o church_n consist_v consist_v wherein_o the_o true_a glory_n of_o the_o church_n consist_v to_o wit_n when_o justice_n and_o judgement_n get_v the_o upper_a hand_n for_o man_n be_v not_o to_o resemble_v beast_n in_o seek_v only_o after_o the_o abundance_n of_o earthly_a and_o transitory_a thing_n by_o this_o it_o appear_v sufficient_o that_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o hold_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o hope_n of_o temporary_a benefit_n only_o as_o some_o fantastical_a spirit_n affirm_v but_o they_o be_v by_o it_o command_v to_o rest_v in_o that_o which_o be_v the_o principal_a to_o wit_n that_o justice_n and_o judgement_n shall_v flourish_v among_o they_o neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o they_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o true_a felicity_n consist_v therein_o we_o be_v therefore_o first_o of_o all_o to_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o and_o not_o to_o place_v our_o joy_n and_o happiness_n in_o the_o abundance_n of_o wheat_n and_o wine_n as_o hog_n that_o feed_v in_o the_o trough_n for_o as_o zacharie_n sing_v in_o luk._n 1.75_o the_o end_n of_o our_o deliverance_n from_o sin_n and_o satan_n and_o of_o all_o the_o blessing_n we_o receive_v from_o god_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v serve_v he_o in_o holiness_n and_o in_o righteousness_n all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n by_o justice_n and_o judgement_n than_o he_o understand_v all_o uprightness_n as_o we_o have_v often_o show_v before_o see_v vers_fw-la 1._o which_o albeit_o they_o proper_o concern_v the_o equity_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o use_v one_o towards_o another_o notwithstanding_o because_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o scripture_n by_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o second_o table_n to_o understand_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n the_o prophet_n here_o under_o a_o part_n comprehend_v religion_n and_o the_o true_a service_n of_o god_n but_o the_o prophet_n be_v wont_v especial_o to_o mention_v the_o duty_n of_o love_n and_o those_o thing_n that_o concern_v the_o second_o table_n because_o we_o chief_o manifest_v unto_o man_n thereby_o what_o affection_n and_o love_n we_o bear_v unto_o god_n now_o where_o he_o say_v that_o justice_n and_o judgement_n shall_v also_o dwell_v in_o the_o desert_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o plough_v field_n it_o so_o much_o the_o better_a appear_v that_o such_o plenty_n of_o blessing_n be_v promise_v that_o the_o behold_v thereof_o shall_v put_v man_n in_o mind_n of_o that_o great_a increase_n which_o they_o have_v see_v in_o the_o field_n before_o be_v but_o barrenness_n now_o in_o respect_n thereof_o verse_n 17._o and_o the_o work_n of_o justice_n shall_v be_v peace_n even_o the_o effect_n the_o or_o effect_n work_n of_o justice_n and_o quietness_n and_o assurance_n for_o ever_o even_o now_o he_o enuay_v against_o that_o peace_n in_o which_o the_o jew_n be_v lull_v asleep_a see_v verse_n 9.10.11_o but_o here_o he_o promise_v a_o peace_n contrary_n to_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v a_o testimony_n of_o god_n love_n towards_o they_o who_o will_v keep_v they_o faithful_o after_o he_o have_v receive_v they_o into_o his_o favour_n the_o close_a opposition_n between_o that_o brutish_a peace_n which_o the_o wicked_a thought_n they_o have_v get_v when_o they_o commit_v all_o sort_n of_o wickedness_n while_o they_o lie_v snort_v therein_o also_o without_o repentance_n and_o this_o peace_n which_o the_o child_n of_o god_n enjoy_v by_o a_o godly_a and_o just_a life_n be_v here_o to_o be_v note_v for_o isaiah_n stir_v we_o up_o to_o covet_v after_o this_o latter_a and_o teach_v we_o to_o be_v assure_v that_o those_o with_o who_o god_n be_v appease_v shall_v enjoy_v a_o peace_n that_o be_v bless_v and_o happy_a in_o deed_n thus_o he_o set_v integrity_n before_o they_o for_o the_o object_n of_o their_o desire_n life_n they_o that_o will_v enjoy_v a_o happy_a peace_n must_v labour_v after_o a_o innocent_a life_n that_o so_o they_o may_v attain_v that_o peace_n which_o pass_v understanding_n for_o there_o be_v no_o better_a mean_n to_o live_v such_o a_o peaceable_a life_n as_o be_v free_a from_o annoyance_n then_o in_o abstain_v from_o evil_a and_o do_v of_o good_a as_o s._n peter_n testify_v in_o
his_o first_o epistle_n chap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 13._o but_o our_o prophet_n lead_v they_o high_o to_o wit_n that_o in_o live_v ho_o and_o justly_o they_o shall_v keep_v themselves_o in_o god_n favour_n for_o be_v it_o not_o a_o thing_n altogether_o unreasonable_a that_o the_o wicked_a shall_v expect_v peace_n when_o they_o themselves_o will_v continual_o make_v war_n against_o god_n god_n the_o wicked_a will_v fain_o enjoy_v peace_n while_o they_o make_v open_a war_n against_o god_n in_o deed_n there_o be_v none_o but_o desire_v peace_n yea_o who_o be_v he_o that_o can_v not_o high_o extol_v it_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n themselves_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o enemy_n be_v raise_v up_o against_o they_o for_o they_o trouble_v heaven_n and_o earth_n by_o heap_n as_o it_o be_v with_o their_o wickedness_n now_o in_o regard_n that_o this_o peace_n which_o god_n give_v be_v perpetual_a isaiah_n compare_v it_o with_o that_o which_o last_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n in_o that_o he_o call_v peace_n the_o effect_n of_o justice_n let_v we_o thence_o learn_v that_o war_n proceed_v from_o god_n wrath_n which_o we_o set_v on_o fire_n by_o our_o rebellion_n whereas_o peace_n on_o the_o contrary_n proceed_v from_o his_o blessing_n when_o therefore_o we_o see_v the_o enemy_n boil_v with_o rage_n enemy_n war_n proceed_v from_o god_n wrath_n which_o we_o set_v on_o fire_n by_o our_o sin_n our_o sound_n and_o sincere_a conversion_n the_o only_a mean_n to_o still_o and_o quiet_a the_o rage_n of_o our_o enemy_n exalt_v themselves_o furious_o against_o we_o let_v we_o seek_v no_o other_o matter_n to_o allay_v that_o heat_n then_o true_a conversion_n for_o our_o god_n will_v easy_o calm_v and_o quiet_a tumult_n we_o be_v at_o one_o with_o he_o for_o he_o it_o be_v as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v which_o make_v war_n to_o cease_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n he_o break_v the_o bow_n and_o knap_v the_o spear_n in_o sunder_o and_o burn_v the_o chariot_n with_o fire_n psal_n 46.9_o but_o we_o have_v tell_v you_o before_o that_o these_o thing_n belong_v not_o only_o to_o the_o time_n of_o hezekias_n but_o aught_o also_o to_o be_v refer_v unto_o christ_n verse_n 18._o and_o my_o people_n shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o peace_n and_o in_o sure_a dwelling_n and_o in_o justice_n in_o or_o quiet_a refresh_n peace_n the_o fruit_n of_o justice_n safe_a resting-place_n as_o he_o have_v show_v that_o spiritual_a justice_n be_v that_o which_o have_v her_o seat_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o same_o must_v be_v say_v of_o peace_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o thus_o when_o we_o hear_v of_o sure_a dwell_a place_n and_o refresh_n let_v we_o remember_v what_o paul_n say_v rom._n 5.1_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n this_o peace_n christ_n leave_v with_o his_o disciple_n which_o the_o world_n can_v not_o give_v unto_o they_o john_n 14.27_o and_o what_o marvel_n for_o as_o the_o same_o apostle_n teach_v phil._n 4.7_o this_o peace_n pass_v all_o understanding_n have_v once_o obtain_v this_o justice_n we_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o disquiet_v with_o inward_a terror_n as_o we_o be_v when_o we_o feel_v that_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o us._n the_o wicked_a conscience_n be_v always_o at_o war_n with_o itself_o and_o in_o continual_a anguish_n the_o wicked_a therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v toss_v to_o and_o fro_o with_o diverse_a garboil_n for_o he_o that_o be_v destitute_a of_o righteousness_n can_v never_o be_v in_o any_o sound_a peace_n peace_n he_o that_o be_v destitute_a of_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n can_v never_o have_v sound_a peace_n of_o conscience_n but_o where_o christ_n reign_v there_o only_o be_v the_o true_a peace_n to_o be_v find_v which_o the_o faithful_a have_v in_o assurance_n which_o make_v they_o come_v without_o fear_n before_o the_o heavenly_a throne_n not_o so_o much_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o own_o piety_n as_o for_o that_o they_o rest_v themselves_o upon_o the_o sure_a rock_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o christ_n hence_o we_o gather_v that_o christ_n reign_v not_o where_o conscience_n be_v trouble_v and_o toss_v to_o and_o fro_o with_o diverse_a doubt_n in_o which_o case_n the_o papist_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v yea_o and_o all_o other_o that_o cast_v not_o themselves_o upon_o the_o meritorious_a sacrifice_n of_o christ_n and_o upon_o that_o purgation_n which_o he_o have_v purchase_v for_o us._n verse_n 19_o when_o it_o hail_v it_o shall_v fall_v on_o the_o forest_n and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v set_v in_o the_o low_a place_n we_o tell_v you_o before_o that_o the_o prophet_n be_v often_o wont_a to_o set_v forth_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n under_o shadow_n because_o they_o borrow_v similitude_n from_o a_o earthly_a kingdom_n for_o otherwise_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o dulness_n we_o can_v hardly_o be_v bring_v to_o comprehend_v this_o inestimable_a treasure_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v remove_v far_o off_o from_o his_o people_n all_o encumbrance_n and_o discommodity_n and_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o fall_v upon_o other_o now_o because_o in_o this_o world_n be_v subject_a to_o diverse_a tempest_n and_o vexation_n so_o as_o we_o must_v endure_v rain_n hail_n wind_n and_o whirl_v wind_n he_o say_v that_o god_n by_o his_o admirable_a providence_n will_v exempt_v we_o from_o the_o harm_n we_o may_v receive_v by_o these_o thing_n because_o the_o violence_n thereof_o shall_v be_v drive_v by_o he_o upon_o those_o of_o other_o place_n by_o forest_n he_o mean_v vast_a and_o deset_v place_n 34.19_o many_o be_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o righteous_a but_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o out_o of_o all_o psal_n 34.19_o where_o none_o inhabit_v by_o this_o we_o be_v advertise_v that_o be_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o jesus_n christ_n we_o be_v so_o free_v from_o all_o danger_n and_o inconvenience_n that_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v many_o hail_n and_o tempest_n ready_a to_o fall_v upon_o our_o head_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v our_o deliverer_n who_o either_o turn_v away_o these_o eminent_a peril_n or_o free_v they_o who_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o take_v hurt_v by_o they_o and_o that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o confirm_v that_o which_o he_o say_v touch_v peace_n he_o say_v that_o the_o city_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o plain_a shall_v be_v out_o of_o danger_n for_o they_o be_v wont_v then_o to_o build_v their_o city_n upon_o high_a place_n the_o rather_o to_o prevent_v assault_n now_o he_o say_v that_o god_n will_v so_o defend_v his_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v need_v none_o of_o these_o usual_a munition_n because_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v safe_a though_o they_o stand_v in_o the_o valley_n neither_o shall_v they_o receive_v any_o hurt_n albeit_o they_o lie_v open_a to_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o enemy_n why_o so_o for_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v save_v and_o keep_v they_o will_v we_o be_v secure_a then_o let_v we_o not_o trust_v in_o horse_n nor_o chariot_n nor_o yet_o in_o defence_a city_n lest_o the_o lord_n sudden_o dislodge_v we_o but_o see_v our_o good_a and_o heavenly_a father_n vouchsafe_v to_o take_v care_n of_o our_o salvation_n let_v the_o protection_n of_o so_o good_a a_o guardian_n suffice_v us._n verse_n 20._o bless_a be_v you_o that_o sow_n upon_o all_o water_n and_o drive_v thither_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o ox_n and_o the_o ass_n he_o show_v how_o great_a the_o change_n shall_v be_v when_o christ_n begin_v to_o reign_v 14._o verse_n 13._o verse_n 14._o for_o he_o say_v before_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o desolation_n that_o thorn_n and_o brier_n shall_v cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n that_o stately_a house_n shall_v be_v lay_v on_o heap_n and_o the_o city_n and_o palace_n utter_o race_v all_o these_o thing_n be_v to_o fall_v out_o when_o the_o country_n shall_v be_v spoil_v by_o continual_a incursion_n of_o the_o enemy_n but_o now_o he_o say_v they_o shall_v be_v bless_v because_o god_n will_v give_v they_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n he_o adorn_v and_o deck_v this_o fruitfulness_n with_o figurative_a speech_n which_o may_v be_v expound_v in_o plain_a word_n to_o wit_n that_o they_o shall_v sow_v in_o marish_a ground_n and_o shall_v feed_v their_o cattle_n in_o those_o place_n without_o fear_n by_o water_n some_o understand_v a_o fat_a and_o fruitful_a soil_n but_o i_o take_v it_o otherwise_o because_o of_o the_o generallitie_n of_o the_o particle_n all_o for_o in_o call_v they_o all_o water_n it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o even_o those_o place_n which_o be_v cover_v with_o water_n shall_v be_v fit_a for_o tillage_n so_o as_o they_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o fear_v the_o spoil_n of_o their_o seed_n it_o be_v our_o manner_n also_o to_o
drive_v ox_n ass_n and_o other_o beast_n out_o of_o the_o field_n that_o be_v sow_v lest_o they_o shall_v crop_v off_o or_o mar_v the_o corn_n but_o he_o say_v here_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o thick_a and_o fair_a upon_o the_o ground_n that_o ox_n and_o ass_n must_v be_v drive_v thither_o to_o eat_v the_o first_o growth_n as_o they_o usual_o do_v when_o corn_n be_v too_o rank_n he_o call_v they_o bless_v according_a to_o the_o usual_a hebrew_n phrase_n because_o their_o labour_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a object_n if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o there_o be_v never_o see_v such_o a_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o earth_n under_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n ans_fw-fr i_o confess_v that_o in_o the_o time_n wherein_o god_n have_v provide_v for_o his_o child_n in_o great_a plenty_n yet_o some_o token_n of_o his_o curse_n may_v always_o be_v perceive_v wherein_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n be_v wrap_v by_o reason_n of_o adam_n revolt_n but_o because_o the_o inheritance_n of_o this_o world_n be_v restore_v to_o the_o faithful_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o prophet_n upon_o good_a reason_n affirm_v that_o he_o will_v renew_v the_o earth_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o it_o be_v purge_v again_o from_o her_o filthiness_n she_o shall_v receive_v her_o first_o beauty_n those_o that_o reply_n that_o this_o be_v not_o yet_o fulfil_v aught_o to_o take_v a_o view_n of_o themselves_o to_o see_v whether_o they_o be_v yet_o whole_o cleanse_v from_o all_o their_o sin_n and_o if_o they_o be_v as_o yet_o far_o off_o from_o that_o spiritual_a righteousness_n speak_v of_o vers_n 16_o let_v we_o be_v content_v to_o feel_v this_o blessing_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o regeneration_n regeneration_n if_o thou_o see_v not_o the_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o these_o promise_n impute_v it_o only_o to_o thy_o imperfect_a obedience_n &_o be_v content_a to_o feel_v this_o blessing_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o thy_o regeneration_n which_o shall_v never_o be_v perfect_v in_o we_o till_o have_v put_v off_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o flesh_n we_o be_v full_o renew_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o true_a holiness_n and_o righteousness_n the_o xxxiii_o chapter_n verse_n 1._o woe_n to_o thou_o that_o spoil_v and_o waste_v not_o spoil_v and_o do_v wicked_o and_o they_o do_v not_o wicked_o against_o thou_o when_o thou_o shall_v cease_v to_o spoil_v thou_o shall_v be_v spoil_v when_o thou_o shall_v make_v a_o end_n of_o do_v wicked_o chaldaean_n whither_o this_o woe_n be_v pronounce_v against_o the_o chaldaean_n if_o we_o expound_v this_o of_o the_o chaldaean_n the_o scope_n of_o the_o place_n will_v very_o well_o bear_v it_o for_o see_v in_o chap._n 32.15_o he_o promise_v freedom_n to_o the_o vanquish_a it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o he_o now_o to_o direct_v his_o speech_n against_o the_o vanquisher_n not_o only_o that_o but_o the_o faithful_a also_o stand_v in_o need_n to_o be_v confirm_v in_o particular_a manner_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v draw_v to_o believe_v this_o prophecy_n which_o be_v almost_o incredible_a it_o be_v very_o unlikely_a that_o such_o a_o monarchy_n can_v sudden_o be_v bring_v to_o nought_o or_o that_o these_o poor_a prisoner_n destitute_a of_o all_o hope_n shall_v by_o and_o by_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n to_o return_v into_o their_o own_o country_n the_o jew_n therefore_o you_o see_v may_v very_o well_o have_v faint_v in_o wait_v for_o any_o succour_n in_o such_o extremity_n unless_o the_o prophet_n have_v prevent_v the_o same_o by_o this_o and_o the_o like_a instruction_n he_o take_v away_o the_o occasion_n then_o which_o may_v otherwise_o have_v incite_v and_o provoke_v they_o to_o despair_v when_o the_o chaldaean_n lead_v they_o captive_a into_o babylon_n for_o they_o then_o see_v no_o performance_n at_o all_o of_o these_o promise_n but_o feel_v the_o clean_a contrary_n notwithstanding_o because_o all_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o a_o new_a sermon_n and_o that_o these_o word_n be_v direct_v against_o senacherib_n and_o his_o host_n i_o also_o be_o draw_v to_o admit_v that_o the_o prophet_n here_o threaten_v the_o assyrian_n assyrian_n or_o against_o the_o assyrian_n with_o the_o chastisement_n of_o their_o unjust_a oppression_n and_o cruelty_n by_o they_o commit_v against_o their_o neighbour_n that_o so_o comfort_n may_v be_v give_v by_o mean_n hereof_o to_o the_o comfortless_a and_o oppress_v his_o meaning_n be_v then_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o wonderful_a change_n when_o this_o flourish_a estate_n of_o ninive_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o ruin_v albeit_o it_o seem_v impregnable_a why_o so_o because_o the_o chaldaean_n shall_v come_v against_o it_o and_o shall_v revenge_v the_o cruelty_n which_o the_o assyrian_n have_v exercise_v against_o so_o many_o country_n assyrian_n the_o chaldaean_n send_v to_o revenge_v the_o cruelty_n commit_v by_o the_o assyrian_n and_o to_o the_o end_n his_o word_n may_v have_v the_o great_a efficacy_n he_o address_v his_o speech_n even_o to_o the_o assyrian_n say_v ho_o thou_o which_o spoil_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v thou_o have_v now_o liberty_n to_o range_v abroad_o at_o thy_o pleasure_n no_o man_n dare_v resist_v thou_o but_o a_o day_n will_v come_v wherein_o other_o shall_v make_v their_o prey_n upon_o thou_o as_o thou_o have_v do_v upon_o they_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n but_o it_o be_v by_o a_o noun_n collective_a which_o be_v a_o usual_a phrase_n of_o speech_n other_o read_v it_o by_o a_o interrogation_n shall_v thou_o not_o be_v spoil_v think_v thou_o thy_o violence_n shall_v escape_v unpunished_a no_o they_o shall_v one_o day_n render_v thou_o like_a for_o like_v but_o we_o may_v follow_v the_o usual_a interpretation_n by_o which_o isaiah_n amplify_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o enemy_n who_o be_v so_o greedy_a after_o his_o prey_n that_o he_o spare_v none_o no_o not_o those_o innocent_n which_o never_o wrong_v he_o wherein_o we_o may_v behold_v a_o sign_n of_o extreme_a cruelty_n i_o be_o very_o willing_a to_o receive_v this_o exposition_n then_o to_o wit_n that_o in_o this_o first_o member_n he_o describe_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o assyrian_n show_v that_o they_o be_v merciless_a thief_n and_o robber_n and_o further_o enlarge_v their_o cruelty_n in_o regard_n they_o vex_v and_o spoil_v those_o which_o never_o hurt_v they_o and_o all_o to_o this_o end_n that_o when_o the_o jew_n shall_v behold_v such_o wickedness_n they_o may_v first_o be_v bring_v to_o consider_v of_o god_n justice_n therein_o and_o in_o the_o second_o place_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v such_o barbarity_n to_o escape_v unpunished_a when_o thou_o shall_v cease_v this_o be_v the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o verse_n in_o which_o the_o prophet_n show_v that_o the_o assyrian_n do_v now_o spoil_v because_o the_o lord_n let_v they_o run_v riot_n but_o the_o time_n of_o their_o restraint_n draw_v on_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o more_o power_n of_o do_v hurt_v if_o it_o be_v say_v they_o shall_v cease_v to_o spoil_v when_o they_o be_v able_a to_o spoil_v no_o long_o the_o sense_n will_v be_v too_o barren_a our_o prophet_n therefore_o mount_v high_o to_o wit_n that_o the_o time_n will_v come_v that_o they_o shall_v indeed_o cease_v to_o spoil_v because_o the_o lord_n will_v tame_v they_o and_o take_v down_o the_o pride_n of_o their_o power_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v even_o then_o when_o thou_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o high_a hence_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o tyrant_n have_v their_o term_n limit_v which_o they_o shall_v not_o pass_v pass_v tyrant_n have_v their_o term_n prefix_v which_o they_o shall_v not_o pass_v they_o rob_v and_o spoil_v while_o they_o have_v run_v the_o length_n of_o their_o chain_n but_o when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o it_o they_o shall_v be_v constrain_v to_o stay_v there_o as_o at_o their_o last_o exploit_n let_v this_o consolation_n consolation_n a_o consolation_n then_o cheer_v up_o our_o heart_n when_o we_o see_v tyrant_n take_v their_o swinge_n and_o do_v furious_o band_v themselves_o against_o the_o poor_a church_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v calm_v their_o rage_n well_o enough_o and_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o they_o have_v exercise_v their_o cruelty_n so_o much_o the_o more_o shall_v god_n heap_v his_o wrath_n upon_o they_o the_o lord_n will_v cut_v they_o off_o in_o a_o moment_n for_o he_o will_v raise_v up_o enemy_n against_o they_o which_o shall_v sack_v and_o spoil_v they_o forthwith_o and_o shall_v reward_v they_o that_o which_o they_o have_v do_v to_o other_o we_o be_v here_o also_o to_o note_v god_n providence_n in_o the_o change_n of_o kingdom_n kingdom_n god_n providence_n see_v in_o the_o change_n of_o kingdom_n for_o unbeliever_n think_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v huddle_v together_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o fortune_n but_o it_o be_v our_o part_n to_o look_v high_a to_o wit_n that_o the_o lord_n 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and_o to_o pour_v out_o his_o blessing_n upon_o that_o which_o they_o take_v in_o hand_n 10.20_o pro._n 10.20_o his_o only_a blessing_n therefore_o make_v rich_a â—nd_v that_o alone_o be_v it_o which_o uphold_v we_o in_o any_o estate_n or_o condition_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v say_v that_o his_o hand_n build_v jerusalem_n psal_n 47.2_o now_o as_o touch_v that_o which_o isaiah_n here_o threaten_v against_o the_o idumean_n the_o holy_a ghost_n pronounce_v the_o like_a elsewhere_o against_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n mean_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v race_v even_o with_o the_o ground_n 2._o king_n 21.13_o verse_n 12._o the_o noble_n thereof_o shall_v call_v to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v none_o and_o all_o the_o prince_n shall_v be_v as_o nothing_o this_o text_n be_v diverse_o expound_v but_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v you_o with_o the_o recite_v of_o the_o exposition_n for_o in_o refute_v of_o they_o i_o shall_v make_v myself_o more_o work_n than_o needs_o that_o 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affirm_v that_o these_o beast_n be_v fairy_n other_o hobgoblin_n other_o satyr_n neither_o do_v the_o hebrews_n themselves_o agree_v about_o the_o proper_a signification_n of_o their_o name_n but_o what_o need_v we_o stand_v much_o about_o the_o matter_n it_o suffice_v we_o that_o we_o have_v the_o prophet_n scope_n and_o drift_n he_o mean_v to_o decipher_v out_o a_o horrible_a desolation_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v idumea_n shall_v be_v lay_v so_o waste_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v leave_v without_o inhabitant_n babel_n the_o like_a be_v threaten_v before_o chap._n 13.21.22_o against_o babel_n for_o in_o stead_n of_o they_o it_o shall_v be_v replenish_v with_o wild_a beast_n see_v here_o the_o just_a reward_n of_o those_o vainglorious_a fool_n which_o build_v such_o sumptuous_a palace_n to_o continue_v the_o perpetual_a memory_n of_o their_o name_n forsooth_o and_o here_o by_o the_o way_n also_o be_v a_o prediction_n of_o the_o chastisement_n wherewith_o this_o curse_a nation_n be_v to_o be_v scourge_v for_o their_o cruelty_n in_o regard_n they_o whole_o bend_v themselves_o to_o seek_v the_o overthrow_n and_o destruction_n of_o their_o brethren_n and_o neighbour_n now_o howsoever_o it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o of_o elf_n of_o lady_n of_o the_o fairy_n or_o elf_n fate_n bird_n fate_n a_o skritch-owle_n or_o a_o unlucky_a kind_n of_o bird_n hobgoblin_n or_o goat_n or_o god_n of_o the_o wood_n have_v the_o head_n of_o a_o man_n and_o body_n of_o a_o goat_n satyr_n yet_o all_o agree_v that_o these_o word_n signify_v such_o beast_n as_o have_v the_o face_n of_o man_n we_o also_o see_v how_o cunning_a the_o devil_n be_v by_o diverse_a illusion_n ghost_n and_o fearful_a apparition_n by_o sound_n and_o hideous_a noise_n to_o inchant_v desolat_a place_n but_o of_o this_o we_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o 13._o chap._n now_o this_o vice_n which_o god_n have_v so_o sharp_o punish_v in_o one_o people_n be_v almost_o common_a to_o all_o for_o who_o be_v he_o that_o build_v such_o stately_a house_n but_o the_o price_n thereof_o be_v wring_v out_o of_o the_o poor_a sometime_o by_o violence_n and_o extorsion_n extortion_n sumptuous_a building_n for_o the_o most_o part_n rear_v up_o by_o extortion_n sometime_o by_o continual_a molestation_n so_o as_o the_o very_a mortar_n stone_n &_o wood_n be_v replenish_v with_o blood_n in_o god_n sight_n therefore_o the_o stone_n shall_v cry_v out_o of_o the_o wall_n say_v abacuch_n 2.11_o abacuk_n 2.11_o and_o the_o beam_n shall_v answer_v unto_o it_o woe_n to_o he_o that_o build_v a_o town_n with_o blood_n etc._n etc._n let_v we_o not_o wonder_v at_o these_o strange_a judgement_n and_o horrible_a change_n then_o when_o we_o see_v that_o ambition_n draw_v with_o it_o these_o wicked_a extortion_n and_o robbery_n but_o rather_o let_v we_o
other_o benefit_n wherewith_o the_o faithful_a be_v enrich_v soon_o after_o the_o establish_n of_o christ_n his_o kingdom_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v you_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o fear_v any_o want_n after_o you_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n through_o christ_n for_o plentiful_a and_o perfect_a felicity_n stream_n from_o he_o upon_o us._n but_o these_o thing_n the_o prophet_n set_v before_o we_o under_o borrow_a speech_n benefit_n we_o be_v poor_a and_o beggarly_a â—ill_v god_n enrich_v we_o with_o christ_n benefit_n first_o he_o say_v the_o water_n be_v dig_v for_o whereas_o all_o thing_n be_v barren_a before_o now_o there_o shall_v be_v great_a abundance_n how_o poor_a and_o beggarly_a be_v we_o then_o unless_o god_n for_o the_o love_n which_o he_o bear_v to_o jesus_n christ_n power_v out_o his_o blessing_n upon_o we_o which_o jesus_n only_o bring_v with_o he_o from_o his_o heavenly_a father_n and_o then_o impart_v it_o to_o the_o member_n of_o his_o body_n i_o deny_v not_o 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a_o perpetual_a banishment_n and_o yet_o i_o think_v this_o sentence_n shall_v extend_v itself_o further_o for_o as_o heretofore_o he_o promise_v they_o abundance_n and_o store_n of_o blessing_n 7._o verse_n 7._o where_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o barrenness_n so_o he_o say_v now_o that_o the_o place_n where_o none_o dwell_v shall_v be_v inhabit_v and_o frequent_v by_o multitude_n to_o be_v short_a that_o judea_n shall_v be_v in_o such_o league_n and_o amity_n with_o other_o nation_n that_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v mutual_o pass_v to_o the_o other_o without_o any_o danger_n at_o all_o for_o where_o place_n be_v not_o inhabit_v what_o traffic_n can_v man_n have_v there_o you_o shall_v see_v no_o man_n pass_v to_o and_o fro_o there_o he_o say_v then_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o jew_n shall_v have_v egress_n and_o regress_n as_o we_o use_v to_o speak_v to_o traffic_v with_o other_o after_o they_o be_v come_v home_o and_o shall_v be_v settle_v in_o their_o country_n 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the_o low_a the_o lord_n will_v abase_v they_o because_o of_o the_o multitude_n etc._n etc._n other_o translate_v of_o thy_o soothsaier_n but_o i_o think_v the_o word_n shall_v rather_o note_v out_o the_o vice_n than_o the_o person_n some_o take_v the_o letter_n beth_n for_o a_o particle_n of_o render_v the_o cause_n and_o expound_v it_o because_o in_o which_o sense_n it_o be_v often_o find_v in_o the_o scripture_n albeit_o we_o may_v expound_v that_o the_o chaldean_n shall_v find_v no_o help_n nor_o succour_n in_o their_o deceivable_a divination_n in_o which_o they_o glory_v so_o much_o and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v notwithstanding_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v notwithstanding_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o diviner_n and_o coniecturer_n these_o thing_n must_v needs_o befall_v babylon_n for_o he_o deride_v the_o confidence_n which_o they_o put_v in_o these_o fond_a prognosticator_n through_o who_o they_o think_v to_o foresee_v thing_n to_o come_v but_o in_o regard_n he_o will_v insist_v long_o upon_o this_o point_n in_o the_o 12._o and_o 13._o verse_n therefore_o i_o willing_o consent_n that_o he_o here_o recite_v one_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o destruction_n to_o wit_n that_o they_o despise_v all_o danger_n upon_o the_o confidence_n they_o conceive_v in_o these_o imposture_n and_o illusion_n verse_n 10._o for_o thou_o have_v trust_v in_o thy_o wickedness_n thou_o have_v say_v none_o see_v i_o thy_o wisdom_n and_o thy_o knowledge_n they_o have_v cause_v thou_o to_o rebel_v and_o thou_o have_v say_v in_o thy_o heart_n i_o be_o and_o none_o else_o he_o explane_n that_o which_o he_o say_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n though_o we_o may_v extend_v it_o further_o to_o wit_n that_o he_o tax_v the_o chaldean_n for_o their_o fraud_n oppression_n outrage_n and_o wicked_a practice_n whereby_o they_o so_o high_o magnify_v themselves_o for_o all_o these_o great_a kingdom_n light_o become_v great_a den_n of_o thief_n as_o a_o arch-theefe_n which_o once_o 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say_v none_o see_v her_o wickedness_n this_o set_v forth_o with_o what_o freedom_n she_o commit_v the_o same_o for_o see_v reverence_n or_o shame_n hold_v man_n in_o some_o awe_n he_o that_o fear_v not_o god_n as_o a_o witness_n of_o his_o behaviour_n and_o think_v man_n note_n nothing_o he_o do_v such_o a_o one_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o practice_v any_o villainy_n i_o grant_v that_o the_o most_o wicked_a be_v sometime_o sting_v with_o the_o worm_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n but_o they_o close_v up_o their_o eye_n and_o plunge_v themselves_o into_o a_o benummednes_n and_o deadness_n of_o conscience_n as_o moses_n within_o the_o ground_n in_o a_o word_n their_o confidence_n be_v sear_v up_o with_o a_o hot_a iron_n but_o above_o all_o we_o see_v how_o they_o scorn_v god_n with_o a_o desperate_a presumption_n as_o if_o by_o their_o fetch_n they_o be_v able_a to_o dazzle_v his_o eye_n for_o when_o they_o purpose_v to_o beguile_v the_o simple_a it_o suffice_v that_o they_o may_v do_v it_o close_o as_o if_o belike_o they_o can_v deceive_v his_o eye_n who_o in_o all_o place_n behold_v both_o the_o evil_a and_o the_o good_a prou._n 15.3_o but_o they_o flatter_v themselves_o in_o their_o cunning_n in_o vain_a for_o the_o lord_n will_v easy_o pluck_v off_o their_o vizard_n let_v all_o man_n detest_v such_o wisdom_n then_o by_o which_o man_n deceive_v their_o own_o soul_n and_o pull_v inevitable_a ruin_n upon_o their_o own_o head_n i_o be_o and_o none_o else_o he_o again_o repeat_v those_o blasphemy_n mention_v in_o the_o 9_o verse_n that_o all_o may_v know_v how_o much_o god_n abhor_v they_o and_o how_o near_o such_o be_v to_o endless_a perdition_n that_o exalt_v themselves_o high_o then_o be_v fit_a verse_n 11._o therefore_o shall_v evil_o come_v upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o know_v the_o morning_n thereof_o destruction_n shall_v fall_v upon_o thou_o which_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o put_v away_o destruction_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o sudden_o ere_o thou_o be_v aware_a he_o continue_v still_o to_o scorn_v the_o vain_a confidence_n of_o the_o babylonian_n downfall_n babel_n sudden_a downfall_n who_o think_v all_o thing_n safe_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o foresight_n they_o have_v touch_v the_o situation_n of_o the_o star_n he_o therefore_o denounce_v against_o they_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n affirm_v to_o hang_v over_o the_o head_n of_o all_o contemner_n of_o god_n when_o they_o shall_v say_v peace_n and_o safety_n then_o shall_v sudden_a destruction_n come_v upon_o they_o 1._o thes_n 5.3_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v not_o know_v in_o the_o morning_n what_o shall_v befall_v they_o ere_o night_n now_o it_o appear_v sufficient_o out_o of_o dan._n 5.30_o how_o certain_o these_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v verse_n 12._o stand_v now_o among_o thy_o enchanter_n and_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o soothsayer_n with_o who_o thou_o have_v weary_v thyself_o from_o thy_o youth_n if_o so_o be_v thou_o may_v have_v profit_n or_o if_o so_o be_v thou_o may_v have_v strength_n the_o prophet_n speak_v to_o the_o chaldean_n remediless_a babel_n confusion_n remediless_a as_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o speak_v to_o common_a ruffian_n or_o harlot_n who_o will_v receive_v no_o admonition_n hold_v on_o your_o course_n still_o you_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o end_n how_o the_o world_n will_v go_v with_o you_o so_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v tell_v i_o one_o day_n what_o good_a thou_o have_v get_v by_o thy_o soothsaier_n and_o coniecturer_n by_o the_o word_n stand_v he_o allude_v to_o the_o gesture_n of_o diviner_n who_o stand_v still_o in_o a_o place_n till_o some_o bird_n fly_v that_o way_n also_o the_o astrologer_n stand_v observe_v the_o course_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o will_v not_o miss_v the_o least_o point_n if_o any_o have_v rather_o expound_v it_o divine_n than_o divination_n i_o do_v not_o much_o contradict_v he_o because_o the_o word_n kabarim_n be_v ambiguous_a if_o thou_o may_v be_v strengthen_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v thy_o diviner_n can_v not_o turn_v away_o that_o destruction_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v upon_o thy_o head_n for_o he_o insult_v over_o their_o perverse_a confidence_n foretell_v that_o after_o they_o shall_v have_v use_v all_o the_o shift_n they_o can_v yet_o they_o shall_v prove_v fruitless_a and_o bootless_a verse_n 13._o thou_o be_v weary_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o counsel_n let_v now_o the_o heaven_n the_o or_o binder_n of_o the_o heaven_n astrologer_n the_o starre-gazer_n and_o prognosticator_n forth_o prognosticator_n or_o come_v forth_o stand_v up_o and_o save_v thou_o from_o these_o thing_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o obscure_o a_o plain_a description_n of_o that_o which_o before_o be_v deliver_v obscure_o now_o he_o describe_v that_o more_o plain_o which_o he_o say_v a_o little_a before_o somewhat_o obscure_o to_o wit_n that_o all_o the_o counsel_n which_o
be_v sell_v for_o nought_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o he_o take_v no_o money_n neither_o be_v he_o engage_v to_o any_o creditor_n at_o all_o that_o can_v challenge_v they_o by_o right_a of_o sale_n this_o serve_v great_o to_o confirm_v the_o promise_n for_o the_o jew_n may_v doubt_v touch_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o promise_a freedom_n in_o regard_n the_o chaldean_n the_o mighty_a of_o all_o nation_n hold_v they_o prisoner_n a_o long_a time_n but_o the_o lord_n prevent_v this_o doubt_n say_v i_o neither_o sell_v nor_o pawn_v you_o you_o be_v sell_v for_o nought_o and_o therefore_o i_o may_v require_v you_o again_o and_o claim_v you_o as_o i_o own_o stand_v not_o so_o much_o then_o whether_o the_o matter_n be_v hard_a to_o compass_v or_o no_o see_v i_o have_v promise_v you_o liberty_n neither_o dispute_n you_o too_o and_o fro_o of_o the_o matter_n by_o your_o carnal_a reason_n for_o the_o chaldean_n have_v no_o right_n at_o all_o to_o keâ—pe_v possession_n neither_o can_v they_o be_v able_a to_o hinder_v your_o passage_n to_o conclude_v even_o as_o in_o the_o place_n before_o allege_v he_o clear_v himself_o from_o the_o imputation_n of_o a_o unthrift_n who_o be_v compel_v to_o make_v sale_n of_o or_o to_o pawn_v his_o child_n for_o debt_n so_o in_o this_o place_n he_o show_v that_o they_o be_v take_v from_o he_o and_o be_v let_v go_v of_o he_o gratis_o for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o in_o regard_n they_o have_v provoke_v he_o thereunto_o by_o their_o iniquity_n chap._n 50.1_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o more_o difficulty_n to_o redeem_v they_o than_o there_o be_v in_o part_v from_o they_o some_o expound_v this_o more_o subtle_o that_o we_o be_v redeem_v free_o by_o christ_n the_o doctrine_n no_o doubt_n be_v true_a but_o it_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o prophet_n intention_n in_o this_o place_n for_o his_o meaning_n be_v to_o correct_v the_o diffidence_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o he_o may_v assure_v they_o of_o their_o freedom_n let_v it_o suffice_v then_o 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argue_v from_o the_o less_o to_o the_o great_a and_o allege_v the_o captivity_n under_o pharaoh_n from_o which_o the_o people_n in_o old_a time_n be_v deliver_v by_o the_o wonderful_a power_n of_o the_o lord_n his_o argument_n stand_v thus_o then_o if_o the_o lord_n punish_v the_o egyptian_n because_o they_o deal_v so_o barbarouslie_o with_o his_o people_n much_o more_o will_v he_o be_v revenge_v on_o the_o chaldean_n who_o no_o less_o cruel_o tyrannize_v over_o they_o for_o pharaoh_n have_v much_o more_o show_v of_o reason_n to_o domineer_v over_o the_o jew_n then_o the_o chaldean_n have_v for_o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n with_o his_o family_n subject_v himself_o thereby_o under_o pharaoh_n power_n who_o in_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o good_a service_n which_o joseph_n have_v do_v he_o and_o the_o kingdom_n assign_v out_o to_o his_o father_n and_o brethren_n a_o very_a large_a country_n fit_a to_o nourish_v their_o cattle_n in_o for_o their_o abode_n the_o successor_n of_o 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possessor_n can_v not_o resist_v i_o shall_v these_o thief_n and_o robber_n be_v strong_a than_o he_o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o recite_v the_o cause_n that_o shall_v move_v he_o to_o call_v back_o their_o captivity_n but_o we_o must_v here_o supply_v a_o close_a opposition_n in_o the_o word_n take_v for_o the_o egyptian_n lead_v not_o jacob_n captive_a forcible_o he_o go_v down_o thither_o willing_o when_o famine_n press_v he_o and_o yet_o his_o posterity_n be_v set_v free_a how_o much_o more_o shall_v they_o be_v violent_o pluck_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n who_o force_v they_o out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n to_o subdue_v they_o as_o slave_n against_o their_o will_n afterward_o to_o augment_v the_o indignity_n of_o the_o fact_n he_o say_v his_o people_n be_v constrain_v to_o howl_v or_o cry_v without_o cease_v some_o expound_v it_o otherwise_o but_o i_o think_v it_o be_v say_v to_o augment_v the_o fault_n in_o regard_n he_o express_v what_o violence_n and_o oppression_n the_o 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shall_v say_v i_o grant_v thou_o be_v now_o divorce_v from_o i_o but_o the_o divorce_n shall_v not_o long_o hold_v but_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v at_o one_o with_o thou_o yea_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n he_o will_v allure_v thou_o to_o be_v reconcile_v verse_n 7._o for_o a_o little_a while_n have_v i_o forsake_v thou_o but_o with_o great_a compassion_n will_v i_o gather_v thou_o 8._o for_o a_o moment_n in_o my_o anger_n i_o hide_v my_o face_n from_o thou_o for_o a_o little_a season_n but_o with_o everlasting_a mercy_n have_v i_o have_v compassion_n on_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o redeemer_n the_o prophet_n now_o expound_v the_o former_a sentence_n at_o large_a prevention_n a_o exposition_n of_o the_o prevention_n and_o show_v the_o manner_n of_o this_o divorce_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v short_o restore_v to_o her_o first_o estate_n now_o he_o set_v forth_o this_o mercy_n of_o god_n very_o excellent_o and_o thereby_o assuage_v the_o dolour_n which_o may_v 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in_o my_o indignation_n be_v proper_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o god_n in_o fit_a season_n bring_v his_o banish_a home_n again_o into_o judeah_n yet_o thence_o we_o may_v gather_v a_o general_a doctrine_n namely_o that_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o church_n be_v but_o for_o a_o short_a space_n when_o we_o lift_v up_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o mind_n to_o the_o eternal_a &_o bless_a life_n for_o we_o must_v remember_v the_o admonition_n of_o saint_n paul_n to_o wit_n that_o all_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v light_a to_o bear_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v esteem_v very_o short_a if_o we_o look_v to_o that_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n which_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o we_o in_o heaven_n 2._o cor._n 4.17_o rom._n 8.18_o and_o if_o this_o comparison_n come_v not_o between_o day_n will_v seem_v unto_o we_o as_o long_o as_o year_n year_n if_o we_o set_v not_o the_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n against_o our_o momentany_a affliction_n day_n will_v seem_v to_o we_o as_o 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a_o better_a and_o much_o more_o excellent_a name_n than_o they_o he_o call_v it_o a_o everlasting_a name_n because_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o heaven_n where_o it_o shall_v not_o wither_v but_o shall_v flourish_v for_o ever_o the_o wicked_a will_v have_v their_o name_n to_o be_v remember_v in_o this_o world_n and_o use_v all_o the_o mean_n they_o can_v that_o their_o renown_n may_v continue_v perpetual_o but_o it_o be_v perishable_a and_o therefore_o last_v not_o long_a but_o this_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o name_n for_o we_o be_v so_o make_v heir_n of_o the_o heavenly_a kingdom_n that_o we_o be_v account_v for_o god_n child_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o angel_n the_o word_n mibbanim_fw-la may_v also_o be_v interpret_v for_o the_o name_n which_o a_o man_n get_v by_o mean_n of_o his_o child_n for_o man_n make_v their_o name_n aftâ—r_v a_o sort_n perpetual_a by_o their_o offspring_n now_o the_o prophet_n promise_v that_o this_o name_n shall_v be_v much_o more_o excellent_a but_o i_o have_v rather_o follow_v the_o first_o exposition_n verse_n 6._o also_o the_o stranger_n that_o cleave_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o love_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o be_v his_o servant_n every_o one_o that_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n and_o pollute_v it_o not_o and_o embrace_v my_o covenant_n 5._o a_o repetition_n verse_n 5._o he_o repeat_v that_o he_o say_v before_o namely_o that_o god_n will_v so_o open_v the_o gate_n of_o his_o temple_n to_o all_o without_o exception_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o distinction_n between_o jew_n and_o gentile_n but_o such_o as_o the_o lord_n shall_v call_v by_o his_o word_n act._n 2.39_o which_o be_v the_o band_n of_o our_o adoption_n shall_v be_v join_v unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o these_o be_v those_o espousal_n in_o compassion_n and_o faithfulness_n whereof_o hosea_n speak_v chap._n 2.19_o 20._o now_o he_o not_o only_o allot_v they_o a_o outward_a court_n to_o worship_v the_o lord_n in_o as_o the_o people_n in_o old_a time_n do_v luk._n 1.10_o but_o he_o attribute_n unto_o they_o a_o more_o honourable_a order_n to_o wit_n that_o god_n will_v avow_v they_o for_o priest_n and_o levite_n which_o be_v profane_a before_o but_o the_o end_n of_o their_o vocation_n which_o immediate_o follow_v be_v to_o be_v note_v namely_o that_o the_o prophet_n say_v they_o shall_v be_v minister_n of_o the_o lord_n on_o condition_n that_o they_o love_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n reject_v hypocrite_n reject_v and_o thus_o all_o hypocrite_n be_v here_o reject_v because_o the_o express_a tenor_n of_o our_o vocation_n run_v thus_o that_o we_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o a_o free_a and_o ready_a affection_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o we_o can_v serve_v he_o unless_o we_o yield_v he_o a_o frank_a and_o voluntary_a obedience_n that_o therefore_o which_o be_v say_v of_o almes-giving_a oght_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o our_o life_n namely_o god_n love_v a_o cheerful_a giver_n 2._o cor._n 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worship_v in_o she_o that_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n may_v flourish_v and_o be_v advance_v there_o and_o that_o she_o may_v thereby_o retain_v some_o discipline_n discipline_n discipline_n which_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o bridle_n to_o curb_v every_o one_o and_o yet_o herewithal_o that_o the_o faithful_a must_v remember_v it_o be_v a_o more_o bless_a thing_n to_o give_v then_o to_o take_v act._n 20.35_o that_o thus_o they_o may_v be_v instruct_v to_o bear_v poverty_n patient_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v enrich_v other_o with_o their_o spiritual_a riches_n last_o he_o add_v that_o that_o which_o for_o a_o time_n be_v hide_v shall_v be_v discover_v namely_o the_o jew_n shall_v know_v that_o they_o be_v not_o elect_v in_o vain_a in_o regard_n they_o shall_v feel_v by_o experience_n that_o god_n be_v careful_a of_o their_o salvation_n quest_n but_o some_o may_v ask_v if_o they_o know_v not_o this_o before_o they_o be_v lead_v captive_a i_o answer_v ans_fw-fr this_o banishment_n 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the_o excellency_n of_o christ_n spiritual_a temple_n describe_v the_o prophet_n allude_v to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o old_a and_o ancient_a temple_n and_o compare_v it_o with_o the_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v when_o you_o shall_v be_v carry_v away_o captive_a than_o you_o will_v bewail_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o temple_n but_o i_o will_v so_o work_v that_o you_o shall_v build_v it_o after_o a_o more_o excellent_a manner_n in_o stead_n of_o brass_n then_o i_o will_v bring_v gold_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o iron_n silver_n for_o wood_n brass_n and_o for_o stone_n iron_z as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v all_o shall_v be_v full_a of_o magnificence_n and_o glory_n in_o that_o second_o temple_n which_o shall_v succeed_v the_o first_o now_o we_o know_v that_o this_o pprophecy_n be_v never_o accomplish_v in_o the_o external_a restauration_n of_o this_o people_n nay_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n be_v far_o inferior_a to_o the_o first_o ezra_n 3.12.13_o it_o follow_v then_o that_o the_o prophet_n who_o in_o spirit_n see_v the_o true_a redemption_n recite_v not_o only_o that_o which_o shall_v fall_v out_o present_o after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o people_n but_o publish_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o spiritual_a temple_n which_o be_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n we_o must_v therefore_o come_v by_o a_o direct_a line_n as_o it_o be_v unto_o christ_n if_o we_o will_v attain_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o this_o pprophecy_n in_o his_o kingdom_n these_o thing_n be_v full_o accomplish_v and_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o first_o temple_n be_v much_o surpass_v for_o the_o lord_n shed_v abroad_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n which_o far_o excel_v either_o gold_n silver_n or_o precious_a stone_n we_o may_v now_o then_o see_v the_o temple_n build_v of_o precious_a stone_n as_o it_o be_v in_o chapter_n 54.11.12_o as_o concern_v the_o word_n superintendance_n other_o tanslate_v tribute_n neither_o do_v i_o doubt_v but_o the_o prophet_n mean_v close_o to_o compare_v the_o miserable_a servitude_n under_o which_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v hold_v with_o that_o excellent_a dignity_n to_o which_o they_o be_v afterward_o advance_v for_o to_o peace_n and_o justice_n he_o oppose_v the_o exactor_n who_o unjust_o tyrannize_v over_o they_o while_o the_o jew_n be_v vex_v with_o the_o covetousness_n and_o cruelty_n of_o the_o babylonian_n now_o he_o show_v that_o the_o exactor_n be_v cut_v off_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o other_o superintendancie_n than_o peace_n and_o justice_n this_o be_v more_o full_o accomplish_v when_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o devil_n by_o christ_n for_o by_o his_o gospel_n he_o erect_v a_o kingdom_n of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o finish_v but_o we_o be_v to_o wait_v for_o his_o last_o come_v to_o see_v the_o perfection_n thereof_o and_o yet_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n to_o content_v ourselves_o with_o these_o first_o fruit_n verse_n 18._o violence_n shall_v no_o more_o be_v hear_v of_o in_o thy_o land_n neither_o desolation_n nor_o destruction_n within_o thy_o border_n but_o thou_o shall_v call_v salvation_n thy_o wall_n and_o praise_v thy_o gate_n he_o here_o more_o large_o express_v that_o which_o we_o have_v say_v namely_o doctrine_n a_o amplification_n of_o the_o former_a doctrine_n that_o in_o describe_v the_o happy_a estate_n of_o the_o church_n he_o privily_o oppose_v the_o misery_n and_o calamity_n wherewith_o she_o have_v be_v diverslie_o afflict_v thereunto_o for_o which_o cause_n he_o promise_v that_o in_o time_n to_o come_v she_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v vex_v by_o they_o i_o grant_v notwithstanding_o that_o many_o evil_n befall_v they_o after_o their_o deliverance_n what_o of_o that_o yet_o the_o people_n be_v never_o so_o utter_o waste_v but_o some_o form_n of_o a_o church_n still_o remain_v and_o by_o mean_n hereof_o they_o enjoy_v peace_n feel_v by_o experience_n that_o god_n keep_v and_o defend_v they_o by_o his_o power_n we_o must_v not_o take_v it_o then_o as_o if_o the_o prophet_n in_o these_o word_n promise_v they_o to_o be_v exempt_a from_o all_o trouble_n and_o encumbrance_n but_o this_o consolation_n be_v add_v by_o way_n of_o comparison_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o misery_n to_o come_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v spare_v his_o church_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o safety_n under_o his_o protection_n and_o questionless_a in_o the_o course_n of_o their_o deliverance_n they_o evident_o perceive_v some_o testimony_n of_o this_o peace_n which_o the_o prophet_n do_v here_o so_o high_o extol_v to_o be_v short_a we_o must_v always_o remember_v that_o which_o we_o have_v so_o oft_o repeat_v namely_o that_o we_o feel_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o part_n only_o because_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o yet_o accomplish_v and_o thy_o gate_n he_o allude_v to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n or_o of_o the_o church_n as_o we_o have_v say_v elsewhere_o and_o show_v 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to_o our_o first_o liberty_n our_o tear_n wipe_v from_o our_o eye_n we_o may_v enjoy_v spiritual_a comfort_n and_o consolation_n but_o if_o we_o be_v deprive_v of_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n let_v we_o impute_v the_o same_o to_o our_o own_o incredulity_n and_o unthankfulnes_n whereby_o we_o both_o reject_v and_o repulse_n god_n who_o free_o offer_v himself_o unto_o us._n verse_n 3._o to_o establish_v to_o or_o to_o establish_v appoint_v unto_o they_o that_o mourn_v in_o zion_n and_o to_o give_v unto_o they_o magnificence_n they_o or_o magnificence_n beauty_n for_o ash_n the_o oil_n of_o joy_n for_o mourning_n the_o garment_n of_o gladness_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o heaviness_n that_o they_o may_v be_v call_v tree_n of_o righteousness_n the_o plant_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v be_v glorify_v he_o prosecute_v the_o same_o argument_n continue_v the_o same_o argument_n continue_v and_o declare_v that_o the_o chastisement_n wherewith_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v exercise_v 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efficacy_n of_o his_o prophecy_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v undoubted_o persuade_v touch_v the_o event_n thereof_o well_o he_o allude_v herein_o to_o the_o ancient_a ceremony_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o when_o any_o affliction_n in_o those_o time_n press_v they_o be_v wont_a to_o cover_v their_o head_n with_o ash_n and_o to_o clothe_v themselves_o with_o sackcloth_n by_o these_o thing_n than_o he_o note_v out_o that_o mourning_n and_o deformity_n which_o of_o necessity_n be_v to_o ensue_v upon_o the_o people_n woeful_a condition_n and_o oppose_v the_o same_o to_o that_o joy_n and_o gladness_n which_o they_o shall_v be_v fill_v withal_o after_o they_o have_v obtain_v their_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n but_o yet_o i_o think_v i_o can_v not_o let_v pass_v the_o answer_n of_o these_o word_n peer_n and_o epher_n one_o to_o another_o which_o signify_v magnificence_n and_o ash_n for_o by_o the_o transposition_n of_o the_o letter_n they_o signify_v thing_n clean_o contrary_a by_o which_o 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we_o from_o the_o beginning_n eph._n 1.4_o but_o yet_o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o plant_v which_o succeed_v this_o first_o plant_v two_o kind_n of_o plant_v to_o wit_n our_o call_n which_o by_o faith_n graft_v we_o into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n this_o the_o lord_n bring_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o labour_n of_o his_o servant_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o the_o whole_a must_v be_v ascribe_v unto_o he_o because_o it_o be_v he_o only_a that_o give_v the_o increase_n 1._o cor._n 3.7_o yet_o we_o be_v always_o to_o keep_v in_o mind_n that_o doctrine_n which_o bring_v we_o from_o this_o first_o deliverance_n unto_o the_o spiritual_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n he_o call_v they_o tree_n of_o righteousness_n in_o who_o god_n justice_n shine_v or_o a_o order_n right_o compose_v yet_o let_v we_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n adopt_v we_o upon_o condition_n that_o we_o be_v new_a creature_n and_o that_o righteousness_n may_v rule_v and_o reign_v in_o us._n and_o thence_o it_o 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church_n follow_v a_o amplification_n in_o this_o &_o the_o verse_n follow_v and_o insist_o principal_o thereabouts_o that_o the_o jew_n may_v conceive_v in_o their_o mind_n a_o certain_a and_o a_o assure_a hope_n of_o their_o deliverance_n for_o these_o promise_n seem_v altogether_o incredible_a and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o adorn_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o redemption_n with_o so_o many_o glorious_a and_o goodly_a title_n those_o err_v who_o will_v have_v these_o word_n of_o the_o age_n and_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n refer_v to_o the_o time_n to_o come_v as_o if_o the_o prophet_n shall_v have_v say_v that_o the_o building_n whereof_o he_o speak_v shall_v be_v firm_a and_o stable_a whereas_o his_o meaning_n be_v far_o otherwise_o for_o he_o show_v as_o i_o note_v in_o chap._n 58.12_o namely_o that_o the_o old_a ruin_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v not_o hinder_v the_o lord_n from_o rear_v it_o up_o again_o after_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o any_o city_n have_v 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confusion_n into_o a_o right_a order_n which_o he_o for_o his_o part_n have_v also_o promise_v to_o do_v where_o he_o add_v until_o he_o set_v up_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o to_o cause_v the_o church_n beauty_n to_o appear_v so_o as_o matter_n of_o joy_n may_v proceed_v thence_o for_o as_o long_o as_o we_o only_o feel_v god_n severity_n we_o become_v mute_a and_o confound_v but_o when_o he_o free_v we_o from_o trouble_n therewithal_o he_o revive_v we_o and_o open_v our_o mouth_n in_o furnish_v we_o with_o matter_n of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n verse_n 8._o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v by_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o by_o his_o strong_a arm_n give_v arm_n or_o if_o i_o give_v sure_o i_o will_v no_o more_o give_v thy_o corn_n to_o be_v meat_n for_o thy_o enemy_n and_o sure_o the_o son_n of_o the_o stranger_n shall_v not_o drink_v thy_o wine_n for_o the_o which_o thou_o have_v labour_v isaiah_n prosecute_v the_o similitude_n which_o he_o use_v before_o prosecute_v the_o same_o similitude_n prosecute_v for_o in_o regard_n christ_n kingdom_n can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v describe_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o shallowness_n of_o our_o capacity_n it_o be_v requisite_a it_o shall_v be_v represent_v before_o we_o under_o such_o borrow_a speech_n even_o as_o heretofore_o then_o he_o have_v promise_v abundance_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n 6._o verse_n 3_o 4._o verse_n 6._o and_o second_o a_o faithful_a guard_n who_o shall_v careful_o watch_v for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o elect_a so_o in_o this_o place_n he_o promise_v peace_n and_o tranquillity_n which_o the_o faithful_a shall_v quiet_o enjoy_v and_o shall_v never_o be_v disappoint_v thereof_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v whatsoever_o thou_o possessedst_a heretofore_o be_v expose_v to_o pillage_n and_o to_o the_o spoil_n but_o now_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v secure_v unto_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v abundant_o satisfy_v with_o thy_o wheat_n and_o with_o thy_o wine_n in_o a_o 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to_o know_v that_o this_o be_v do_v by_o his_o commandment_n for_o some_o may_v object_v object_n how_o can_v it_o be_v that_o the_o nation_n who_o now_o proud_o resist_v god_n shall_v come_v to_o yield_v he_o obedience_n he_o answer_v ans_fw-fr because_o the_o lord_n will_v proclaim_v your_o return_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o they_o shall_v understand_v how_o you_o must_v be_v restore_v by_o his_o commandment_n but_o as_o touch_v that_o he_o add_v tell_v the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n it_o proper_o appertain_v to_o the_o prophet_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n give_v this_o charge_n to_o promise_v salvation_n and_o deliverance_n unto_o his_o church_n hence_o we_o gather_v that_o these_o promise_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v restrain_v to_o one_o particular_a time_n doctrine_n but_o must_v be_v extend_v even_o to_o all_o age_n till_o the_o second_o appear_v of_o christ_n for_o if_o we_o begin_v at_o the_o return_n out_o of_o babylon_n into_o judea_n we_o must_v 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tiding_n to_o the_o church_n whereby_o to_o refresh_v the_o weary_a soul_n and_o to_o strengthen_v the_o weak_a verse_n 2._o jerusalem_n 2._o or_o speak_v to_o the_o heart_n of_o jerusalem_n speak_v comfortable_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o cry_n unto_o she_o that_o her_o warfare_n be_v accomplish_v that_o her_o iniquity_n be_v pardon_v for_o she_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o lord_n hand_n double_a for_o all_o her_o sin_n here_o god_n give_v his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n a_o commission_n and_o put_v that_o in_o their_o mouth_n which_o they_o be_v to_o utter_v when_o fit_a time_n serve_v for_o to_o comfort_v the_o faithful_a that_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o yet_o he_o stand_v not_o so_o much_o to_o exhort_v or_o embolden_v the_o prophet_n to_o discharge_v this_o their_o duty_n manful_o and_o faithful_o as_o he_o be_v earnest_a in_o give_v of_o hope_n to_o the_o godly_a wish_v they_o to_o possess_v their_o soul_n in_o patience_n until_o the_o prophet_n be_v send_v unto_o they_o with_o this_o 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