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he_o have_v reject_v and_o cast_v off_o his_o people_n this_o place_n be_v worthy_a our_o observation_n in_o the_o meditation_n whereof_o we_o ought_v continual_o to_o be_v much_o encourage_v yea_o if_o so_o be_v the_o lord_n proceed_v so_o far_o as_o that_o he_o have_v turn_v his_o face_n away_o from_o his_o people_n and_o shall_v reject_v those_o who_o make_v profession_n of_o his_o name_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o must_v we_o wait_v upon_o he_o with_o invincible_a patience_n this_o be_v the_o only_a remedy_n we_o have_v the_o word_n wait_v have_v great_a emphasis_n in_o it_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v yet_o notwithstanding_o will_v not_o i_o turn_v away_o from_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v still_o persevere_v in_o faith_n he_o yet_o augment_v the_o matter_n when_o he_o add_v so_o i_o will_v wait_v see_v our_o faith_n be_v wont_a to_o stagger_v and_o faint_v when_o offence_n do_v happen_v it_o be_v greevous_o shake_v when_o we_o see_v ourselves_o forsake_v of_o our_o companion_n and_o that_o the_o swear_v enemy_n of_o the_o church_n do_v proud_o usurp_v the_o title_n of_o it_o for_o offence_n for_o the_o most_o part_n do_v cause_n we_o to_o turn_v away_o from_o god_n fill_v we_o with_o such_o perplex_a thought_n that_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o call_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o word_n into_o question_n this_o consolation_n than_o be_v very_o necessary_a as_o well_o in_o the_o calamity_n wherewith_o the_o church_n be_v oppress_v as_o in_o the_o trouble_n wherewith_o she_o be_v toss_v by_o the_o disloyalty_n of_o other_o verse_n 18._o behold_v i_o and_o the_o child_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v i_o be_v as_o sign_n and_o wonder_n in_o israel_n by_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n which_o dwell_v in_o mount_n zion_n here_o the_o prophet_n not_o only_o testify_v that_o he_o will_v wait_v in_o patience_n but_o also_o show_v what_o his_o constancy_n be_v propose_v himself_o with_o his_o disciple_n and_o those_o which_o remain_v with_o he_o to_o open_a view_n as_o though_o he_o shall_v say_v although_o other_o recoil_v yet_o lord_n behold_v i_o be_o ready_a to_o do_v thou_o service_n and_o i_o also_o bring_v those_o with_o i_o who_o thou_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o save_v miraculous_o by_o my_o labour_n he_o show_v a_o invincible_a manfulnesse_n then_o and_o protest_v that_o he_o will_v continue_v in_o the_o faith_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o lord_n although_o all_o shall_v revolt_v by_o child_n he_o understand_v servant_n and_o minister_n follow_v therein_o the_o usual_a custom_n as_o well_o of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n as_o of_o the_o latin_a now_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o disciple_n who_o he_o mention_v before_o whence_o it_o appear_v what_o their_o duty_n be_v who_o will_v be_v repute_v the_o true_a disciple_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o wit_n that_o they_o protest_v with_o isaiah_n to_o be_v teachable_a and_o ready_a to_o hearken_v and_o that_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o obey_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o lord_n shall_v speak_v the_o teacher_n also_o ought_v to_o bring_v their_o disciple_n with_o they_o and_o not_o to_o send_v they_o alone_o before_o they_o they_o ought_v to_o march_v in_o the_o first_o rank_n and_o to_o show_v they_o the_o way_n by_o their_o example_n as_o be_v say_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n verse_n 3._o otherwise_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o authority_n in_o teach_v the_o apostle_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n 2.13_o heb._n 2.13_o apply_v this_o place_n to_o jesus_n christ_n and_o from_o thence_o draw_v a_o admonition_n which_o ought_v to_o serve_v we_o as_o a_o sharp_a spur_n to_o the_o end_n we_o shall_v not_o think_v to_o follow_v isaiah_n alone_o for_o our_o leader_n and_o doctor_n but_o christ_n himself_o and_o to_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o encourage_v to_o run_v our_o course_n with_o great_a alacrity_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v i_o the_o prophet_n show_v here_o of_o who_o it_o be_v that_o we_o hold_v our_o faith_n to_o wit_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o free_a election_n for_o isaiah_n preach_v to_o all_o public_o admonish_v every_o one_o and_o solicit_v all_o without_o exception_n to_o draw_v near_o unto_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o word_n profit_v those_o only_o which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o by_o the_o word_n give_v he_o mean_v those_o who_o god_n draw_v inward_o by_o the_o secret_a instinct_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n for_o otherwise_o the_o external_a voice_n shall_v have_v sound_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o people_n in_o vain_a and_o thus_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o elect_v be_v give_v to_o christ_n of_o god_n his_o father_n joh._n 6.37_o whereby_o we_o perceive_v that_o the_o promptness_n of_o faith_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o that_o some_o few_o among_o many_o do_v believe_v because_o as_o s._n luke_n say_v they_o be_v ordain_v before_o unto_o life_n act._n 13.48_o now_o god_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v they_o who_o he_o have_v predestinate_a and_o seal_v up_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o adoption_n effectual_o in_o they_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v give_v themselves_o to_o teachablenesse_n and_o obedience_n such_o a_o thing_n be_v the_o gift_n then_o whereof_o isaiah_n speak_v in_o this_o place_n but_o this_o agree_v fit_o unto_o christ_n to_o who_o the_o father_n offer_v and_o give_v disciple_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o john_n no_o man_n come_v unto_o i_o except_o my_o father_n draw_v he_o john_n 6.44_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o he_o be_v appoint_v our_o guardian_n to_o preserve_v we_o under_o his_o protection_n unto_o the_o end_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v that_o none_o of_o those_o who_o the_o father_n have_v give_v he_o shall_v perish_v joh._n 17.12_o 10.20_o joh._n 10.20_o sign_n and_o wonder_n some_o refer_v this_o to_o miracle_n amiss_o for_o the_o sense_n be_v far_o otherwise_o namely_o that_o all_o the_o faithful_a shall_v not_o only_o be_v hate_v but_o also_o be_v have_v in_o execration_n so_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v esteem_v monster_n and_o that_o not_o among_o stranger_n and_o open_a enemy_n but_o even_o in_o israel_n itself_o whereof_o we_o have_v experience_n at_o this_o day_n the_o papist_n on_o the_o one_o side_n abhor_v we_o more_o than_o turk_n or_o jew_n nay_o more_o than_o dog_n and_o swine_n now_o although_o this_o be_v odious_a yet_o must_v we_o not_o be_v much_o astonish_v thereat_o for_o this_o pprophecy_n of_o necessity_n must_v even_o now_o be_v fulfil_v the_o prophet_n find_v it_o by_o experience_n among_o his_o own_o people_n as_o all_o those_o have_v likewise_o do_v which_o have_v follow_v his_o doctrine_n but_o we_o find_v not_o only_o this_o hatred_n towards_o we_o in_o the_o papist_n alone_o but_o even_o in_o those_o who_o will_v seem_v to_o have_v profit_v most_o in_o the_o church_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o these_o abhor_v we_o mock_v we_o and_o esteem_v we_o as_o very_a monster_n only_o because_o we_o trouble_v ourselves_o so_o much_o and_o be_v so_o careful_a for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n honour_n and_o of_o life_n eternal_a but_o yet_o let_v we_o not_o be_v afraid_a to_o put_v ourselves_o into_o danger_n to_o incur_v hatred_n envy_n taunt_n banishment_n want_v hunger_n nakedness_n and_o last_o of_o all_o death_n itself_o for_o all_o this_o to_o they_o indeed_o they_o be_v monstrous_a thing_n for_o how_o can_v they_o taste_v of_o these_o sovereign_n good_a thing_n with_o any_o relish_n while_o they_o pamper_v themselves_o and_o be_v so_o careful_a for_o their_o quiet_a and_o ease_v but_o to_o the_o end_n their_o flout_n may_v not_o astonish_v we_o we_o must_v arm_v ourselves_o with_o this_o exhortation_n of_o the_o prophet_n now_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v show_v how_o vain_a and_o frivolous_a the_o conspiracy_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v he_o stout_o triumph_v over_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n by_o place_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n as_o opposite_a against_o they_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o pass_v nothing_o at_o all_o that_o man_n abhor_v and_o detest_v i_o see_v i_o be_o assure_v that_o god_n be_v on_o my_o side_n when_o he_o also_o add_v that_o the_o lord_n dwell_v in_o mount_n zion_n these_o word_n carry_v great_a weight_n for_o though_o the_o people_n be_v cover_v under_o a_o infinite_a heap_n of_o vice_n and_o wickedness_n yet_o they_o glory_v as_o if_o they_o only_o be_v holy_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o abuse_v his_o promise_n they_o condemn_v the_o true_a servant_n of_o god_n which_o reprove_v they_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o the_o prophet_n may_v pluck_v this_o pride_n &_o vain_a confidence_n away_o from_o they_o they_o testify_v that_o they_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o only_a true_a god_n who_o this_o people_n notwithstanding_o false_o brag_v to_o worship_n in_o mount_n zion_n now_o
bless_v thou_o or_o speak_v bless_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v there_o be_v no_o great_a pestilence_n among_o people_n than_o flattery_n which_o nourish_v all_o licentiousness_n of_o dissolution_n but_o yet_o i_o will_v follow_v that_o read_n which_o i_o have_v approve_v of_o before_o where_o we_o meet_v with_o the_o very_a same_o word_n chap._n 3.12_o now_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o governor_n and_o magistrate_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o lead_v and_o hold_v the_o people_n in_o good_a order_n and_o in_o a_o honest_a course_n of_o life_n give_v liberty_n and_o licence_n to_o all_o to_o do_v what_o they_o list_v suffer_v they_o to_o follow_v vice_n and_o wickedness_n and_o that_o in_o regard_n thereof_o they_o be_v worthy_o esteem_v seducer_n and_o corrupter_n for_o the_o corruption_n flow_v from_o they_o upon_o all_o the_o people_n as_o from_o the_o head_n into_o the_o member_n minister_n the_o duty_n of_o magistrate_n of_o minister_n magistrate_n and_o pastor_n be_v choose_v to_o repress_v the_o dissolution_n of_o people_n to_o ordain_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o right_n and_o especial_o to_o maintain_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n if_o they_o contemn_v these_o thing_n they_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v esteem_v impostor_n than_o pastor_n because_o they_o bring_v in_o horrible_a confusion_n and_o when_o every_o one_o govern_v as_o he_o list_v without_o any_o order_n what_o be_v to_o be_v expect_v but_o some_o woeful_a event_n whereas_o the_o people_n be_v so_o chastise_v for_o their_o offence_n we_o must_v not_o therefore_o say_v that_o the_o governor_n shall_v look_v for_o less_o punishment_n for_o they_o make_v none_o account_v of_o the_o charge_n which_o be_v commit_v unto_o they_o and_o in_o so_o do_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o those_o evil_n when_o he_o add_v that_o those_o which_o be_v lead_v be_v devour_v although_o by_o this_o particle_n his_o meaning_n be_v to_o say_v that_o wicked_a prince_n and_o those_o who_o rule_n as_o they_o listen_v can_v but_o bring_v all_o thing_n to_o ruin_n as_o also_o because_o the_o teacher_n deceive_v and_o abuse_v the_o people_n in_o stead_n of_o show_v they_o the_o right_a way_n because_o the_o people_n perish_v through_o their_o own_o default_n yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o therewithal_o show_v that_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o be_v to_o be_v excuse_v as_o if_o the_o wicked_a governor_n shall_v serve_v as_o a_o covert_n for_o their_o fault_n as_o common_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o imagine_v for_o if_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a as_o jesus_n christ_n say_v they_o shall_v both_o fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n matth._n 15.14_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o all_o who_o be_v not_o willing_o mislead_v and_o therefore_o those_o only_o who_o take_v delight_n to_o be_v deceive_v be_v devour_v by_o the_o wicked_a and_o disloyal_a leader_n verse_n 17._o therefore_o shall_v the_o lord_n have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o their_o young_a man_n neither_o will_v he_o have_v compassion_n on_o their_o fatherless_a and_o of_o their_o widow_n for_o every_o one_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n and_o wicked_a and_o every_o mouth_n speak_v folly_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o his_o wrath_n etc._n wrath_n or_o shall_v not_o be_v etc._n etc._n be_v not_o turn_v away_o but_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o here_o isaiah_n show_v more_o plain_o how_o horrible_a this_o vengeance_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v against_o all_o estate_n so_o far_o off_o be_v it_o that_o the_o guilty_a shall_v save_v themselves_o that_o even_o child_n young_a man_n and_o widow_n shall_v not_o escape_v although_o they_o have_v be_v wont_a to_o spare_v such_o and_o that_o in_o the_o cruel_a war_n which_o mercy_n history_n do_v show_v have_v be_v practise_v even_o by_o the_o very_a heathen_a at_o the_o sack_n of_o city_n but_o the_o lord_n show_v here_o that_o he_o will_v have_v neither_o respect_n to_o age_n nor_o sex_n although_o yet_o another_o sense_n will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o wit_n that_o though_o the_o battle_n deprive_v many_o woman_n of_o their_o husband_n and_o child_n of_o their_o father_n yet_o that_o god_n will_v not_o cease_v for_o all_o that_o to_o chastise_v both_o widow_n child_n and_o fatherless_a but_o because_o this_o sense_n concern_v the_o principal_a point_n very_o little_a i_o therefore_o stay_v not_o myself_o in_o it_o now_o to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v not_o accuse_v god_n of_o cruelty_n he_o therewithal_o show_v good_a cause_n why_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v thus_o severe_a towards_o they_o because_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v wicked_a and_o therefore_o worthy_a to_o be_v equal_o cast_v headlong_o into_o destruction_n and_o that_o by_o a_o most_o just_a sentence_n hypocrite_n i_o mind_n not_o to_o differ_v from_o the_o common_a opinion_n touch_v this_o word_n although_o chanaph_n signify_v a_o wicked_a one_o disloyal_a &_o corrupt_v for_o it_o seem_v he_o touch_v the_o chief_a spring_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o evil_n say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o spark_n of_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n among_o they_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o some_o light_a dissimulation_n then_o but_o of_o a_o inward_a contempt_n which_o benumb_v man_n conscience_n so_o as_o they_o can_v be_v move_v by_o any_o admonition_n at_o all_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v they_o be_v whole_o sink_v deep_a in_o their_o rebellion_n but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o iniquity_n draw_v the_o hand_n foot_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n with_o it_o after_o it_o have_v once_o get_v possession_n of_o the_o understanding_n therefore_o the_o prophet_n add_v 7.15_o gen._n 34.7_o josh_n 7.15_o that_o they_o aâ—e_v all_o wicked_a in_o the_o three_o place_n he_o affirm_v they_o overslow_v so_o far_o as_o without_o blush_v to_o boast_v of_o their_o sin_n the_o word_n nâ—balah_n which_o some_o translate_v folly_n have_v oftentimes_o a_o large_a signification_n among_o the_o hebrew_n for_o it_o be_v take_v for_o villainy_n wickedness_n and_o frenzy_n the_o prophet_n therefore_o as_o i_o think_v mean_v to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v so_o give_v to_o iniquity_n that_o there_o need_v none_o other_o witness_n to_o be_v take_v against_o they_o than_o their_o own_o togue_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o etc._n etc._n he_o again_o repeat_v this_o sentence_n which_o indeed_o ought_v often_o to_o be_v repeat_v because_o it_o suffice_v not_o to_o be_v once_o instruct_v how_o grievous_a the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v against_o the_o ungodlie_a see_v we_o easy_o and_o quick_o forget_v they_o and_o thereof_o it_o come_v that_o we_o soon_o cast_v off_o all_o care_n and_o fear_n and_o besides_o a_o false_a opinion_n bâ—guiles_v and_o blindfold_v we_o which_o be_v that_o after_o god_n have_v chastise_v we_o only_o once_o we_o think_v his_o power_n be_v spend_v wherefore_o as_o oft_o as_o god_n correct_v we_o it_o be_v good_a we_o hold_v we_o to_o this_o principle_n namely_o that_o by_o the_o first_o god_n threaten_v we_o with_o a_o great_a calamity_n 18.21.24.28_o the_o fiâ—st_a stroke_n god_n give_v we_o 〈…〉_o forerunner_n of_o a_o g_o eâ—ter_n unlâ—ssâ—_o wâ—_n prevent_v the_o sâ—me_n â—y_a timely_a repentance_n see_v levit._n 26_o 18.21.24.28_o unless_o we_o repent_v betimes_o and_o see_v the_o lord_n â—eiterateth_v this_o admonition_n so_o oft_o let_v we_o learn_v thereby_o to_o set_v it_o always_o before_o our_o eye_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v not_o yet_o appease_v although_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v sharp_o correct_a man_n iniquity_n what_o be_v we_o to_o judge_v then_o when_o he_o give_v we_o but_o a_o fillip_n and_o away_o as_o at_o this_o day_n indeed_o we_o have_v be_v afflict_v but_o what_o be_v it_o in_o regard_n of_o these_o extreme_a calamity_n wherewith_o this_o people_n be_v oppress_v and_o yet_o the_o prophet_n threaten_v that_o the_o lord_n prepare_v new_a rod_n for_o they_o what_o will_v become_v of_o we_o then_o true_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v his_o office_n and_o will_v always_o be_v like_o himself_o if_o this_o terror_n do_v not_o awaken_v we_o our_o blockishness_n be_v intolerable_a i_o have_v translate_v the_o verb_n to_o turn_v in_o the_o time_n to_o come_v to_o the_o end_n the_o sense_n may_v be_v the_o more_o clear_a for_o although_o he_o speak_v as_o of_o a_o thing_n past_a yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o threaten_v a_o continual_a succession_n of_o punishment_n to_o the_o rebellious_a verse_n 18._o for_o unbelief_n for_o or_o unbelief_n wickedness_n burn_v as_o a_o fire_n it_o devour_v the_o brier_n and_o the_o thorn_n and_o will_v kindle_v in_o the_o thick_a place_n of_o the_o forest_n and_o they_o shall_v mount_v up_o like_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o smoke_n the_o prophet_n tax_v the_o wicked_a who_o make_v a_o trade_n of_o discharge_v themselves_o of_o their_o fault_n to_o lay_v they_o upon_o god_n for_o either_o they_o seek_v start_v
will_v take_v they_o away_o and_o peck_v at_o he_o with_o their_o bill_n or_o else_o they_o will_v endeavour_v to_o drive_v he_o away_o by_o hissing_n and_o shrill_a cry_n but_o this_o tyrant_n boast_v that_o there_o be_v no_o body_n dare_v so_o much_o as_o open_v his_o mouth_n against_o he_o and_o that_o by_o mean_n thereof_o he_o conquer_v all_o kingdom_n without_o any_o great_a ado_n and_o therefore_o he_o attribute_n all_o these_o thing_n to_o his_o wisdom_n acknowledge_v no_o providence_n of_o god_n at_o all_o now_o the_o prophet_n have_v set_v forth_o these_o brag_n of_o set_a purpose_n and_o that_o even_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o tyrant_n himself_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v show_v that_o these_o boasting_n of_o his_o be_v so_o many_o bellows_n as_o it_o be_v to_o kindle_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n for_o if_o such_o a_o proud_a caitiff_a be_v not_o to_o be_v bear_v with_o among_o man_n how_o much_o less_o can_v the_o lord_n suffer_v or_o endure_v such_o a_o one_o verse_n 15._o shall_v the_o axe_n boast_v itself_o against_o he_o that_o hew_v therewith_o or_o shall_v the_o see_v exalt_v itself_o against_o he_o that_o move_v it_o as_o if_o the_o rod_n shall_v lift_v up_o itself_o against_o he_o that_o take_v it_o up_o or_o the_o staff_n shall_v exalt_v itself_o as_o if_o it_o be_v no_o wood_n here_o the_o lord_n do_v more_o apparent_o deride_v the_o folly_n of_o this_o outrageous_a assyrian_a by_o which_o he_o promise_v unto_o himself_o mountain_n and_o wonder_n for_o say_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o the_o axe_n or_o hammer_n shall_v despise_v the_o hand_n that_o hold_v it_o and_o shall_v brag_v of_o their_o nimbleness_n whereas_o it_o appear_v well_o enough_o that_o these_o be_v but_o dead_a instrument_n without_o any_o proper_a move_n but_o before_o we_o further_o expound_v the_o sentence_n at_o large_a i_o will_v touch_v something_o brief_o as_o concern_v the_o prophet_n word_n the_o second_o member_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v somewhat_o obscure_a true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o sentence_n be_v plain_a but_o there_o be_v some_o ambiguity_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o speech_n which_o also_o cause_v great_a diversity_n among_o the_o expositor_n all_o thing_n be_v well_o weigh_v then_o i_o think_v the_o sense_n which_o i_o have_v give_v sort_n best_o with_o the_o text_n what_o be_v it_o not_o a_o monstrous_a spectacle_n if_o the_o staff_n shall_v exalt_v itself_o against_o he_o that_o take_v it_o up_o as_o if_o it_o be_v no_o wood_n for_o the_o particle_n â—â—th_v often_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o against_o and_o the_o copulative_a vau_fw-fr be_v also_o often_o superfluous_a and_o thus_o we_o shall_v have_v a_o clear_a exposition_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o agree_v with_o the_o prophet_n meaning_n heretofore_o he_o reproach_v the_o king_n of_o ashur_n because_o he_o attribute_v the_o victory_n which_o he_o obtain_v to_o his_o counsel_n and_o force_n but_o now_o he_o say_v that_o herein_o this_o tyrant_n exalt_v himself_o against_o god_n neither_o more_o nor_o less_o than_o if_o the_o axe_n despise_v the_o hand_n that_o rule_v it_o shall_v appropriate_v the_o praise_n due_a to_o the_o workman_n unto_o itself_o or_o that_o a_o staff_n shall_v rise_v up_o against_o he_o that_o handle_v it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v some_o other_o thing_n than_o wood_n which_o yet_o be_v dead_a and_o without_o strength_n whence_o we_o may_v know_v that_o man_n exalt_v themselves_o against_o god_n when_o they_o attribute_v unto_o themselves_o more_o than_o be_v meet_v and_o that_o they_o war_v not_o so_o much_o with_o man_n like_o themselves_o as_o with_o the_o lord_n himself_o let_v we_o then_o reject_v these_o proud_a speech_n so_o full_a of_o blasphemy_n as_o i_o have_v do_v this_o by_o my_o power_n i_o have_v direct_v this_o by_o my_o wisdom_n i_o have_v bring_v such_o a_o thing_n to_o pass_v by_o my_o industry_n for_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o jealous_a god_n exod._n 20.5_o and_o can_v abide_v to_o give_v his_o glory_n to_o another_o isaiah_n 42.8_o now_o let_v we_o observe_v these_o comparison_n whereby_o he_o liken_v man_n to_o instrument_n but_o first_o of_o all_o we_o must_v not_o refer_v this_o to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o general_n by_o which_o all_o creature_n be_v order_v and_o govern_v as_o some_o do_v who_o confess_v indeed_o that_o all_o be_v move_v of_o god_n because_o they_o can_v neither_o will_v nor_o choose_v but_o they_o add_v that_o every_o creature_n be_v move_v according_a to_o his_o natural_a instinct_n as_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n the_o heaven_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n thus_o they_o imagine_v that_o man_n be_v carry_v hither_o and_o thither_o by_o his_o own_o will_n and_o free_a choice_n because_o god_n do_v nothing_o else_o but_o continue_v the_o power_n which_o he_o give_v at_o the_o beginning_n now_o their_o error_n tend_v hereunto_o that_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v indeed_o sustain_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n yet_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o needful_a the_o particular_a move_n shall_v be_v order_v by_o his_o providence_n and_o thus_o they_o attribute_v unto_o god_n the_o office_n to_o send_v rain_n and_o fair_a weather_n in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o nature_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o that_o god_n command_v nothing_o but_o the_o rain_n be_v engender_v of_o the_o vapour_n and_o fair_a weather_n proceed_v from_o some_o other_o natural_a cause_n now_o this_o confuse_a government_n which_o they_o leave_v unto_o god_n be_v scarce_o the_o one_o thousand_o part_n of_o the_o dominion_n which_o he_o attribute_n to_o himself_o isaiah_n therefore_o right_o establish_v he_o as_o precedent_n over_o all_o action_n so_o as_o he_o dispose_v of_o man_n according_a as_o it_o please_v he_o best_o no_o less_o then_o if_o they_o be_v rod_n in_o his_o hand_n he_o bow_v their_o counsel_n order_v their_o enterprise_n and_o moderate_v their_o action_n to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v know_v that_o all_o thing_n depend_v upon_o his_o providence_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o appetite_n of_o the_o wicked_a object_n yet_o they_o reply_v that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n wherefore_o man_n shall_v be_v thus_o call_v axe_n and_o sword_n and_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n their_o will_n judgement_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o that_o distinguish_v they_o from_o beast_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o from_o they_o so_o as_o of_o man_n we_o shall_v make_v trunk_n of_o wood_n or_o stone_n ans_fw-fr but_o the_o answer_n be_v ready_a for_o although_o god_n compare_v man_n to_o stone_n it_o follow_v not_o thereupon_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v altogether_o like_o they_o for_o that_o which_o be_v like_a be_v not_o the_o same_o but_o agree_v in_o some_o point_n for_o although_o a_o staff_n can_v move_v itself_o hither_o and_o thither_o yet_o notwithstanding_o be_v fit_a to_o give_v blow_n so_o the_o wicked_a have_v something_o in_o nature_n and_o yet_o can_v they_o turn_v themselves_o neither_o one_o way_n nor_o other_o further_a than_o they_o be_v still_o guide_v by_o the_o providence_n and_o secret_a counsel_n of_o god_n thus_o this_o fit_v or_o agreement_n of_o thing_n hinder_v not_o that_o the_o whole_a action_n shall_v not_o be_v attribute_v to_o god_n only_o but_o it_o be_v very_o far_o from_o the_o purpose_n that_o some_o do_v here_o move_v that_o question_n touch_v the_o will_n of_o man_n for_o although_o god_n be_v say_v to_o hold_v the_o counsel_n of_o man_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o turn_v their_o enterprise_n and_o execution_n to_o what_o end_n it_o please_v he_o do_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o they_o consult_v not_o or_o cease_v to_o devise_v this_o or_o that_o for_o we_o must_v not_o here_o imagine_v any_o constrain_a will_n as_o if_o god_n draw_v man_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o but_o he_o rule_v all_o their_o move_n by_o a_o wonderful_a and_o a_o incomprehensible_a manner_n yet_o so_o as_o their_o own_o will_n remain_v unto_o they_o still_o now_o isaiah_n teach_v chief_o in_o this_o place_n that_o all_o the_o endeavour_n of_o man_n be_v vain_a if_o the_o lord_n give_v not_o a_o issue_n unto_o they_o and_o therefore_o that_o the_o king_n of_o ashur_n can_v have_v do_v nothing_o what_o enterprise_n soever_o he_o have_v take_v in_o hand_n if_o god_n have_v not_o give_v he_o his_o victory_n in_o regard_v whereof_o he_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o attribute_v the_o praise_n of_o those_o thing_n to_o himself_o which_o he_o obtain_v not_o but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o he_o confirm_v by_o another_o similitude_n when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o lift_v up_o of_o the_o staff_n come_v not_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o wood_n but_o from_o the_o will_n of_o he_o which_o handle_v it_o verse_n 16._o therefore_o shall_v
safe_a he_o call_v they_o a_o terrible_a nation_n because_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o astonishment_n to_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v behold_v they_o be_v disfigure_v with_o such_o horrible_a calamity_n for_o i_o can_v approve_v of_o their_o judgement_n who_o expound_v this_o of_o sign_n and_o wonder_n which_o the_o lord_n show_v among_o the_o jew_n to_o make_v they_o fear_v of_o all_o he_o have_v regard_n rather_o to_o that_o place_n of_o moses_n where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n shall_v make_v thou_o a_o astonishment_n and_o a_o wonder_n deut._n 28.28.37_o also_o the_o nod_a of_o the_o head_n and_o a_o proverb_n and_o derision_n be_v use_v in_o other_o place_n jere._n 18.16_o &_o 19.8_o &_o 25.18_o he_o signify_v a_o people_n then_o who_o sight_n shall_v be_v so_o fearful_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o astonishment_n unto_o all_o and_o we_o know_v that_o as_o this_o be_v foretell_v so_o also_o do_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v to_o the_o jew_n when_o it_o be_v say_v on_o every_o side_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v draw_v line_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o well_o knit_v together_o as_o there_o shall_v no_o place_n be_v leave_v empty_a between_o they_o or_o as_o if_o a_o husbandman_n make_v such_o furrow_n in_o his_o field_n that_o he_o leave_v not_o one_o clot_n of_o earth_n unturned_a up_o or_o break_v thus_o be_v this_o people_n beat_v down_o and_o break_v by_o the_o flood_n he_o mean_v a_o great_a army_n of_o enemy_n to_o wit_n or_o the_o assyrian_n now_o he_o allude_v to_o that_o which_o he_o say_v before_o in_o the_o 8._o chapter_n vers_fw-la 6._o to_o wit_n that_o the_o people_n be_v discontent_v with_o their_o little_a river_n shilo_n desire_v rather_o roar_v and_o violent_a water_n after_o than_o that_o they_o have_v call_v they_o forth_o for_o their_o succour_n they_o be_v overwhelm_v by_o they_o as_o with_o a_o deluge_n so_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o this_o ill_a success_n be_v for_o that_o they_o content_v not_o 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sign_n in_o the_o mountain_n and_o when_o he_o blow_v the_o trump_n you_o shall_v hear_v he_o show_v that_o this_o work_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v so_o excellent_a that_o the_o jew_n shall_v not_o only_o perceive_v it_o but_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n also_o these_o word_n which_o be_v put_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n be_v by_o some_o translate_v in_o the_o imperative_a according_a to_o the_o scripture_n phrase_n but_o it_o agree_v best_a to_o take_v it_o in_o the_o time_n to_o come_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v even_o the_o people_n far_o off_o shall_v â—e_v witness_n of_o this_o calamity_n because_o all_o shall_v behold_v thâ—_n standard_n and_o shall_v hear_v trumpet_n sound_v throughout_o the_o world_n and_o hence_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o this_o war_n be_v not_o raise_v up_o by_o man_n but_o that_o god_n himself_o will_v show_v that_o he_o be_v the_o only_a author_n of_o it_o and_o that_o by_o excellent_a witness_n when_o war_n be_v make_v every_o man_n 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