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together_o all_o the_o testimony_n wherein_o the_o prophet_n promise_v the_o afflict_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v restore_v in_o the_o person_n of_o david_n 3.5_o jer._n 30.9_o ezech_v 34.23_o 24._o &_o 37.24_o hosea_n 3.5_o or_o of_o his_o son_n for_o they_o sometime_o say_v that_o david_n shall_v be_v king_n who_o yet_o notwithstanding_o be_v dead_a long_a time_n before_o so_o isaiah_n in_o this_o place_n show_v that_o he_o propound_v nothing_o of_o his_o own_o head_n but_o only_o refresh_v their_o memory_n with_o the_o consideration_n of_o that_o which_o god_n have_v in_o time_n past_o promise_v touch_v the_o eternity_n of_o this_o kingdom_n by_o the_o way_n then_o he_o touch_v that_o which_o amos_n have_v handle_v more_o full_o to_o wit_n that_o the_o throne_n of_o christ_n which_o have_v be_v overthrow_v for_o a_o time_n shall_v be_v set_v up_o again_o amos_n 9.11_o isaiah_n also_o describe_v the_o estate_n of_o this_o kingdom_n but_o it_o be_v under_o a_o similitude_n take_v from_o earthly_a kingdom_n for_o he_o say_v that_o christ_n shall_v be_v a_o king_n who_o shall_v order_v and_o establish_v his_o kingdom_n by_o judgement_n and_o by_o justice_n these_o indeed_o be_v the_o two_o mean_n whereby_o worldly_a government_n do_v flourish_v and_o stand_v steadfast_a which_o on_o the_o contrary_n do_v by_o and_o by_o fall_n to_o ruin_n when_o they_o be_v govern_v by_o violence_n and_o tyranny_n kingdom_n justice_n the_o fortress_n of_o kingdom_n therefore_o in_o regard_n that_o justice_n be_v a_o excellent_a defence_n and_o fortress_n of_o kingdom_n and_o government_n and_o that_o the_o felicity_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n depend_v thereupon_o the_o prophet_n by_o this_o particular_a teach_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v a_o example_n and_o pattern_n of_o a_o excellent_a government_n but_o this_o judgement_n and_o justice_n whereof_o he_o here_o speak_v spiritual_a christ_n kingdom_n spiritual_a appertain_v not_o to_o outward_a policy_n 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and_o doctrine_n then_o to_o the_o eternity_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o end_n we_o shall_v not_o tâ—â—nke_v his_o law_n resemble_v those_o of_o king_n and_o prince_n which_o continue_v in_o comparison_n but_o three_o day_n or_o a_o very_a small_a time_n and_o be_v sometime_o renew_a that_o a_o little_a while_n after_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o nothing_o but_o that_o we_o may_v know_v how_o the_o virtue_n and_o power_n thereof_o endure_v for_o ever_o for_o they_o be_v establish_v as_o zachariah_n say_v in_o his_o song_n that_o we_o may_v serve_v god_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n 6.9_o luke_n 1_o 75._o rom._n 6.9_o for_o as_o christ_n kingdom_n be_v perpetual_a because_o himself_o die_v not_o so_o also_o justice_n and_o judgement_n endure_v for_o ever_o and_o can_v be_v change_v by_o any_o time_n the_o zeal_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o zeal_n i_o understand_v a_o burn_a affection_n and_o care_n which_o god_n will_v manifest_v in_o the_o conservation_n of_o his_o church_n by_o remove_v all_o difficulty_n and_o impediment_n which_o otherwise_o may_v hinder_v the_o deliverance_n of_o it_o for_o even_o as_o when_o we_o enterprise_v some_o difficult_a and_o hard_a matter_n our_o affection_n vehemency_n and_o ardent_a desire_n surmount_v all_o the_o hindrance_n which_o lie_v in_o our_o way_n to_o break_v off_o or_o let_v our_o endeavour_n so_o isaiah_n show_v that_o god_n will_v be_v inflame_v with_o a_o rare_a and_o singular_a desire_n to_o save_v his_o church_n that_o if_o the_o faithful_a in_o their_o understanding_n can_v comprehend_v the_o promise_n which_o he_o erewhile_o make_v they_o yet_o they_o shall_v not_o cease_v therefore_o to_o be_v of_o good_a comfort_n because_o the_o way_n and_o course_n which_o god_n hold_v be_v wonderful_a and_o incomprehensible_a last_o he_o signify_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o come_v with_o a_o light_n and_o slow_a arm_n to_o deliver_v his_o church_n for_o he_o will_v always_o be_v inflame_v with_o a_o inestimable_a love_n which_o he_o bear_v to_o his_o faithful_a one_o and_o with_o the_o care_n of_o their_o salvation_n verse_n 8._o the_o lord_n have_v send_v a_o word_n into_o jacob_n and_o fall_v and_o or_o be_v fall_v it_o have_v light_v upon_o israel_n here_o follow_v a_o new_a prophecy_n and_o as_o i_o think_v this_o sermon_n be_v divide_v from_o the_o former_a because_o the_o prophet_n speak_v now_o of_o the_o future_a estate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v then_o adversary_n to_o the_o jew_n now_o we_o know_v that_o the_o jew_n be_v terrify_v with_o the_o force_n and_o power_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o not_o without_o cause_n especial_o when_o the_o israelite_n make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o syrian_n because_o the_o jew_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o resist_v their_o power_n wherefore_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o faithful_a he_o show_v what_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v he_o take_v 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verb_n to_o send_v be_v take_v to_o appoint_v or_o ordain_v the_o particle_n beth_n signify_v into_o jacob_n himself_o for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n must_v abide_v and_o rest_v there_o because_o it_o can_v be_v that_o the_o same_o shall_v vanish_v away_o without_o his_o fruit_n so_o then_o he_o teach_v that_o in_o this_o place_n which_o he_o will_v repeat_v hereafter_o in_o other_o term_n my_o word_n shall_v not_o return_v to_o i_o in_o vain_a chap._n 55.11_o because_o look_v what_o he_o have_v once_o decree_v be_v never_o publish_v but_o it_o fructifi_v for_o by_o the_o word_n to_o fall_v he_o show_v the_o certain_a effect_n and_o event_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o imagine_v not_o neither_o do_v i_o foreshow_v these_o thing_n out_o of_o my_o own_o brain_n but_o it_o be_v god_n which_o have_v speak_v who_o can_v neither_o change_v nor_o be_v deceive_v verse_n 9_o and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v know_v even_o ephraim_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o samaria_n that_o say_v in_o the_o pride_n and_o presumption_n of_o their_o heart_n by_o the_o word_n people_n i_o understand_v not_o the_o jew_n but_o rather_o the_o israelite_n as_o also_o that_o herewithal_o the_o prophet_n lose_v this_o knot_n by_o name_v ephraim_n express_o he_o add_v samaria_n thereunto_o which_o be_v the_o capital_a city_n of_o this_o people_n or_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n because_o the_o strong_a and_o best_o furnish_v city_n which_o think_v themselves_o out_o of_o all_o danger_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n much_o more_o proud_a than_o other_o for_o they_o think_v by_o agree_v with_o the_o enemy_n to_o be_v always_o able_a to_o escape_v out_o of_o danger_n although_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o country_n village_n be_v destroy_v and_o therefore_o isaiah_n threaten_v that_o it_o also_o shall_v be_v enwrap_v in_o the_o very_a same_o
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 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seven_o chapter_n where_o the_o son_n of_o isaiah_n be_v call_v shear-iashub_a for_o we_o have_v there_o say_v that_o this_o name_n be_v impose_v upon_o he_o accidental_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o pledge_n of_o that_o deliverance_n to_o come_v of_o the_o which_z his_o father_n have_v prophesy_v it_o be_v needful_a also_o that_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v confirm_v diverse_a way_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v bring_v they_o back_o in_o the_o end_n whereunto_o also_o appertain_v that_o which_o he_o add_v in_o the_o strong_a god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o he_o who_o the_o people_n be_v convert_v from_o their_o revolt_n shall_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o protector_n of_o their_o salvation_n for_o this_o epithet_n be_v attribute_v unto_o god_n according_a to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n it_o shall_v seem_v that_o the_o word_n ei_o which_o signify_v god_n shall_v have_v xpress_v his_o power_n sufficient_o 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personage_n abraham_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n only_o and_o under_o this_o bare_a and_o naked_a pretext_n of_o their_o original_n they_o will_v be_v think_v most_o holy_a in_o the_o mean_a while_o he_o exhort_v the_o faithful_a to_o patience_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v learn_v with_o a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n to_o wait_v for_o this_o discomfiture_n and_o diminution_n of_o their_o multitude_n to_o the_o end_n that_o when_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v trouble_v at_o it_o as_o at_o some_o new_a thing_n he_o comfort_v they_o then_o for_o fear_n they_o shall_v not_o bear_v such_o a_o waste_v patient_o because_o therout_a the_o lord_n be_v purpose_v to_o gather_v a_o small_a remnant_n at_o the_o least_o the_o hebrew_n verb_n signify_v to_o finish_v and_o sometime_o also_o to_o consume_v the_o latter_a signification_n agree_v best_a for_o he_o call_v this_o diminish_n of_o the_o people_n a_o consumption_n and_o that_o accomplish_v and_o herein_o he_o speak_v excessive_o as_o they_o say_v for_o it_o will_v be_v a_o thousand_o to_o one_o that_o they_o be_v not_o all_o destroy_v and_o therefore_o a_o very_a few_o shall_v escape_v the_o name_n of_o israel_n may_v be_v take_v here_o in_o the_o genitive_n or_o in_o the_o vocative_n case_n so_o as_o in_o this_o latter_a sense_n he_o shall_v speak_v to_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n or_o to_o all_o the_o faithful_a in_o his_o name_n but_o see_v the_o meaning_n be_v clear_a enough_o howsoever_o we_o take_v it_o the_o matter_n be_v of_o no_o great_a moment_n it_o may_v be_v take_v also_o in_o the_o genitive_n for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o rather_o think_v it_o be_v a_o proper_a name_n to_o point_n out_o as_o it_o be_v the_o true_a and_o obedient_a israelite_n for_o
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albeit_o it_o shall_v overspread_v far_o and_o widâ—_n and_o comprehend_v infinite_a multitude_n of_o people_n yet_o none_o of_o all_o this_o shall_v let_v god_n to_o put_v his_o decree_n in_o execution_n verse_n 27._o because_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v determine_v it_o and_o who_o shall_v disannul_v it_o and_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o and_o who_o shall_v turn_v it_o here_o the_o prophet_n use_v a_o exclamation_n as_o it_o be_v the_o better_a to_o confirm_v the_o former_a sentence_n for_o have_v tell_v they_o that_o thiâ—_n be_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v show_v they_o it_o be_v so_o inviolable_a that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v break_v psal_n 33.11_o he_o ask_v the_o question_n as_o of_o a_o thing_n utterlie_o impossible_a who_o say_v he_o can_v disannul_v his_o counsel_n or_o turn_v his_o hand_n back_o and_o thus_o by_o this_o exclamation_n he_o set_v himself_o bold_o against_o all_o creature_n for_o the_o lord_n no_o soon_o decree_v a_o thing_n but_o he_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n be_v it_o once_o lift_v up_o the_o work_v then_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v put_v in_o execution_n now_o he_o not_o only_o exclude_v man_n by_o this_o his_o exclamation_n from_o be_v able_a to_o hinder_v the_o decree_n of_o god_n but_o all_o thing_n else_o whatsoever_o yea_o be_v it_o that_o any_o other_o creature_n beside_o the_o devil_n or_o man_n will_v set_v itself_o against_o his_o will_n to_o conclude_v he_o show_v that_o god_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o repentance_n or_o change_n but_o whatsoever_o fall_v out_o 23.19_o num._n 23.19_o be_v it_o in_o the_o great_a confusion_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o be_v he_o always_o like_o himself_o neither_o can_v his_o enterprise_n be_v foreslow_v by_o any_o occasion_n object_n if_o any_o reply_n that_o god_n have_v change_v his_o counsel_n sometime_o as_o when_o he_o pardon_v the_o ninivitâ—_n abimelech_n mercy_n god_n send_v a_o message_n to_o the_o ninivit_n by_o jonah_n but_o he_o manifest_v not_o that_o which_o he_o have_v decree_v in_o his_o secret_a counsel_n which_o be_v to_o show_v they_o mercy_n or_o pharaoh_n the_o answer_n be_v easy_a for_o when_o the_o lord_n send_v jonah_n to_o the_o ninivit_n he_o manifest_v not_o that_o which_o he_o have_v decree_v in_o his_o secret_a counsel_n but_o mean_v to_o touch_v their_o heart_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o he_o may_v show_v they_o mercy_n jonah_n 1.2_o &_o 3.10_o the_o like_a he_o do_v when_o he_o threaten_v abimelech_n and_o pharaoh_n because_o they_o have_v take_v abraham_n wife_n unto_o they_o gen._n 12.17_o and_o 20.3_o for_o the_o lord_n by_o fear_v they_o cause_v they_o to_o change_v their_o course_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v for_o their_o obstinacy_n verse_n 28._o in_o the_o year_n that_o king_n ahaz_n die_v be_v this_o burden_n this_o shall_v be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o fifteen_o chapter_n here_o the_o fifteen_o chapter_n shall_v begin_v here_o because_o the_o prophet_n enter_v now_o into_o a_o new_a argument_n whence_o it_o evident_o appear_v how_o ill_o the_o chapter_n have_v be_v divide_v or_o rather_o tear_v in_o sunder_o for_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o babylonian_n he_o come_v to_o entreat_v of_o the_o philistine_n of_o who_o he_o be_v to_o speak_v before_o he_o come_v to_o mention_v other_o nation_n now_o these_o be_v the_o jew_n near_o neighbour_n and_o hate_v they_o deadly_a these_o be_v the_o remainder_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o the_o israelite_n have_v spare_v although_o the_o lord_n have_v express_o command_v they_o to_o be_v whole_o root_v out_o the_o people_n infidelity_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o lord_n suffer_v this_o remnant_n to_o remain_v even_o as_o thorn_n to_o prick_v their_o eye_n which_o punishment_n god_n have_v threaten_v they_o with_o before_o as_o the_o scripture_n reach_v numb_a 33.55_o deut._n 7.16_o wherefore_o in_o regard_n there_o be_v deadly_a feed_v between_o these_o two_o nation_n there_o come_v no_o soon_o any_o damage_n unto_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o philistines_n count_v it_o their_o gain_n for_o they_o desire_v to_o see_v the_o jew_n root_v out_o neither_o can_v any_o news_n be_v better_a welcome_n unto_o they_o then_o to_o hear_v that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v overwhelm_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o misery_n and_o calamity_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o prophet_n prophesi_v against_o they_o philistines_n the_o cause_n why_o the_o prophet_n prophesi_v against_o the_o philistines_n as_o against_o the_o perpetual_a enemy_n of_o the_o church_n now_o the_o time_n be_v to_o be_v note_v wherein_o this_o vision_n be_v represent_v unto_o the_o prophet_n because_o the_o philistines_n be_v very_o strong_a during_o the_o life_n of_o ahaz_n and_o this_o wretched_a hypocrite_n be_v punish_v for_o his_o disloyalty_n because_o by_o forsake_v god_n he_o flee_v unto_o outward_a help_n as_o namely_o unto_o man_n and_o therefore_o in_o his_o time_n the_o philistines_n recover_v the_o city_n that_o vzziah_n have_v take_v yea_o they_o gather_v more_o strength_n after_o his_o death_n because_o they_o hope_v to_o attain_v their_o enterprise_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v but_o a_o child_n for_o ezechias_n who_o be_v the_o new_a king_n have_v as_o yet_o neither_o wisdom_n counsel_n nor_o authority_n it_o be_v needful_a then_o to_o observe_v these_o circumstance_n diligent_o because_o isaiah_n respect_v not_o the_o philistines_n so_o much_o although_o he_o speak_v of_o they_o as_o the_o faithful_a who_o he_o will_v comfort_v by_o this_o prophecy_n and_o fortify_v those_o with_o good_a hope_n who_o may_v otherwise_o have_v thought_n judah_n to_o have_v be_v lay_v waste_n in_o regard_n it_o be_v assail_v with_o enemy_n on_o all_o side_n no_o succour_n appear_v from_o any_o place_n whatsoever_o isaiah_n then_o seek_v to_o establish_v the_o faith_n of_o these_o poor_a afflict_v one_o destitute_a of_o all_o succour_n and_o bid_v they_o be_v of_o good_a courage_n because_o god_n will_v undoubted_o help_v they_o he_o call_v this_o prophecy_n a_o burden_n because_o it_o will_v be_v unwelcome_a and_o troublesome_a to_o the_o philistines_n burden_n why_o the_o prophet_n call_v this_o prophecy_n a_o burden_n who_o think_v themselves_o safe_a in_o regard_n that_o the_o jew_n be_v miserable_o oppress_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o hope_v lose_v they_o of_o a_o better_a estate_n he_o show_v then_o that_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o philistines_n also_o draw_v near_o verse_n 29._o rejoice_v not_o thou_o whole_a palestina_n because_o the_o rod_n of_o he_o that_o do_v beat_v thou_o be_v break_v for_o out_o of_o the_o serpent_n root_n shall_v come_v forth_o a_o cockatrice_n and_o the_o root_n thereof_o shall_v be_v a_o fiery_a fly_a serpent_n in_o the_o very_a entrance_n he_o beat_v back_o that_o vain_a confidence_n wherewith_o the_o philistines_n be_v rash_o puff_v up_o and_o in_o add_v thou_o whole_a he_o signify_v that_o all_o how_o many_o soever_o shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o this_o calamity_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v that_o region_n shall_v not_o be_v spoil_v in_o one_o place_n only_o but_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o corner_n which_o shall_v not_o feel_v it_o and_o as_o far_o as_o the_o land_n do_v reach_v so_o far_o shall_v the_o destruction_n and_o ruin_n thereof_o be_v perceive_v on_o all_o side_n as_o touch_v that_o which_o he_o add_v of_o the_o rod_n break_v some_o refer_v to_o ahaz_n but_o beside_o the_o purpose_n for_o he_o be_v overcome_v in_o all_o the_o war_n which_o he_o have_v against_o the_o philistines_n and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v rather_o be_v refer_v to_o vzziah_n and_o yet_o be_o i_o loath_a so_o to_o restrain_v it_o unto_o he_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o therewithal_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o whole_a
they_o keep_v their_o meeting_n he_o threaten_v then_o that_o all_o the_o city_n shall_v lament_v yea_o and_o that_o extraordinary_o because_o the_o most_o honourable_a assembly_n shall_v make_v it_o that_o which_o be_v add_v touch_v the_o smoke_n may_v be_v take_v for_o the_o fire_n so_o as_o the_o thing_n itself_o shall_v be_v show_v by_o the_o sign_n because_o the_o smoke_n appear_v before_o the_o fire_n burn_v forth_o by_o north_n we_o may_v understand_v as_o well_o the_o assyrian_n as_o the_o jew_n see_v both_o of_o they_o be_v situate_v on_o this_o side_n of_o the_o philistines_n yet_o have_v i_o rather_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o jew_n i_o mean_v not_o now_o to_o stand_v refute_v of_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n as_o we_o have_v say_v heretofore_o then_o the_o philistines_n think_v themselves_o great_a gainer_n by_o that_o which_o the_o jew_n lose_v when_o the_o assyrian_n have_v do_v they_o any_o scathe_n which_o also_o happen_v not_o long_o since_o to_o many_o nation_n who_o 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it_o afterward_o he_o show_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v be_v so_o affect_v with_o his_o own_o grief_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o mind_v his_o neighbour_n in_o the_o 5._o verse_n he_o take_v to_o himself_o the_o person_n of_o a_o mourner_n or_o a_o sorrowful_a person_n but_o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a yea_o very_a unfitting_a that_o the_o prophet_n shall_v bewail_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o moabite_n for_o he_o shall_v rather_o have_v sorrow_v at_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o rejoice_v at_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o enemy_n but_o the_o prophet_n be_v wont_a to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o person_n of_o those_o against_o who_o they_o prophesy_v affliction_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v represent_v their_o estate_n as_o it_o be_v upon_o a_o stage_n or_o scaffold_n and_o thus_o they_o move_v affection_n more_o then_o if_o they_o have_v propound_v the_o doctrine_n simple_o without_o this_o art_n and_o yet_o no_o doubt_n the_o prophet_n tremble_v themselves_o at_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n yea_o even_o at_o those_o which_o they_o threaten_v the_o wicked_a withal_o but_o that_o which_o i_o have_v say_v be_v less_o constrain_v and_o agree_v best_a as_o we_o may_v easy_o discern_v by_o common_a experience_n he_o call_v they_o fugitive_n which_o flee_v thence_o for_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o those_o which_o shall_v escape_v from_o moab_n shall_v come_v unto_o zoar_n who_o he_o compare_v to_o a_o heifer_n of_o three_o year_n old_a which_o be_v in_o her_o full_a force_n and_o strength_n and_o have_v not_o yet_o bring_v forth_o nor_o feel_v labour_n nor_o the_o yoke_n but_o fetch_v her_o frisk_n and_o play_v the_o wanton_a now_o when_o the_o force_n of_o the_o enemy_n press_v near_o upon_o a_o place_n than_o they_o flee_v to_o other_o city_n which_o hauâ—_n not_o yet_o be_v assail_v and_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v further_a out_o of_o danger_n zoar_fw-mi be_v such_o a_o one_o because_o the_o enemy_n have_v not_o yet_o overrun_v it_o but_o if_o any_o have_v rather_o expound_v this_o of_o the_o whole_a region_n i_o gainsay_v he_o not_o 48.34_o jere._n 48.34_o because_o it_o seem_v jeremiah_n speak_v in_o general_a who_o notwithstanding_o borrow_v many_o sentence_n from_o our_o prophet_n unless_o some_o have_v rather_o affirm_v that_o he_o there_o express_v as_o well_o zoar_v as_o horonaim_n or_o rather_o the_o whole_a region_n which_o lie_v between_o they_o if_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o whole_a nation_n the_o sense_n will_v be_v that_o the_o moabite_n who_o be_v nourish_v up_o in_o pleasure_n and_o abundance_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n feel_v no_o evil_a till_o it_o come_v upon_o they_o from_o whence_o they_o grow_v proud_a and_o therefore_o to_o tame_v they_o it_o be_v requisite_a they_o shall_v be_v drive_v to_o zoar_v which_o be_v far_o remote_a from_o the_o moabite_n thereby_o show_v that_o they_o can_v not_o save_v themselves_o but_o by_o fly_v very_o far_o off_o those_o who_o the_o lord_n thus_o tender_o foster_v 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it_o signify_v that_o the_o idolater_n be_v not_o lead_v with_o reason_n but_o rather_o by_o their_o natural_a appetite_n even_o like_a unto_o bruit_n beast_n for_o as_o beast_n judge_v by_o touch_v smell_a and_o see_v so_o also_o the_o idolater_n have_v no_o better_a schoolmaster_n to_o instruct_v they_o than_o their_o own_o carnal_a sense_n if_o any_o then_o convince_v they_o by_o sound_a argument_n that_o they_o do_v ill_a a_o man_n shall_v gain_v nothing_o from_o they_o and_o howsoever_o they_o sometime_o have_v experience_n that_o all_o their_o labour_n in_o vex_v themselves_o after_o their_o manner_n be_v but_o lose_v yet_o will_v they_o not_o therefore_o give_v over_o but_o forge_v new_a mean_n and_o will_v bring_v in_o service_n of_o their_o own_o inâ—ention_n which_o they_o will_v fain_o have_v god_n to_o approve_v of_o if_o they_o have_v good_a success_n that_o they_o attribute_v to_o their_o superstition_n and_o so_o wax_v the_o more_o obduarate_a and_o if_o matter_n 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that_o be_v tear_v or_o rent_n or_o tear_v scatter_v abroad_o and_o spoil_v and_o of_o a_o terrible_a people_n from_o their_o beginning_n hitherunto_o a_o nation_n by_o little_a and_o little_a even_o tread_v under_o foot_n who_o land_n the_o river_n have_v spoil_v to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n even_o the_o mount_n zion_n the_o prophet_n show_v again_o wherefore_o he_o threaten_v the_o ruin_n of_o this_o profane_a people_n for_o in_o as_o much_o as_o all_o nation_n in_o a_o manner_n have_v conspire_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o church_n it_o shall_v seem_v that_o her_o utter_a subversion_n be_v now_o come_v the_o lord_n show_v then_o that_o he_o will_v assist_v she_o in_o due_a season_n for_o have_v he_o not_o resist_v such_o enterprise_n and_o repress_v the_o plot_n of_o the_o enemy_n betimes_o the_o jew_n may_v have_v despair_v therefore_o he_o let_v it_o be_v know_v that_o he_o have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o church_n so_o as_o howsoever_o it_o please_v he_o to_o chastise_v she_o yet_o shall_v she_o feel_v his_o help_n in_o time_n convenient_a yea_o he_o will_v oppose_v his_o strength_n against_o the_o power_n of_o tyrant_n and_o of_o her_o enemy_n lest_o they_o shall_v overthrow_v she_o and_o so_o attain_v their_o long_a expect_a hope_n that_o the_o jew_n than_o may_v be_v embolden_v to_o wait_v with_o patience_n he_o not_o only_o separate_v they_o from_o the_o ethiopian_n but_o advertise_v they_o in_o like_a manner_n that_o god_n will_v moderate_v his_o judgement_n for_o their_o salvation_n now_o he_o allude_v to_o the_o second_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n where_o we_o see_v the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n term_v by_o these_o name_n and_o title_n he_o use_v the_o verb_n to_o bring_v because_o before_o this_o they_o shall_v be_v lead_v away_o as_o captive_n so_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o go_v up_o to_o the_o temple_n then_o for_o foreign_a nation_n we_o must_v also_o note_v this_o 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scatter_v here_o and_o there_o yet_o will_v he_o easy_o gather_v her_o scatter_a member_n together_o again_o by_o the_o work_n of_o his_o spirit_n for_o he_o will_v never_o suffer_v the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o name_n nor_o the_o invocation_n thereof_o to_o perish_v the_o lord_n will_v so_o work_v that_o of_o these_o piece_n which_o lie_v now_o scatter_v here_o and_o there_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o people_n make_v and_o gather_v together_o for_o it_o be_v easy_a with_o he_o to_o gather_v into_o one_o those_o who_o he_o knit_v together_o by_o the_o unity_n of_o his_o spirit_n although_o they_o be_v divide_v far_o asunder_o one_o from_o another_o although_o then_o that_o we_o see_v the_o church_n diminish_v and_o some_o of_o her_o member_n cut_v off_o yet_o shall_v some_o gift_n be_v reserve_v out_o of_o she_o to_o be_v present_v and_o offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o name_n the_o prophet_n be_v accustom_v to_o use_v this_o manner_n of_o speech_n often_o for_o when_o they_o mention_v the_o service_n of_o god_n they_o set_v be_v forth_o by_o external_a exercise_n as_o by_o altar_n sacrifice_n wash_n and_o such_o like_a now_o the_o very_a truth_n be_v that_o in_o regard_n the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v internal_a it_o can_v be_v represent_v but_o by_o outward_a sign_n whereby_o man_n testify_v that_o they_o serve_v and_o worship_n god_n now_o he_o name_v the_o mount_n of_o zion_n here_o chief_o because_o this_o place_n be_v consecrate_v unto_o god_n as_o the_o place_n wherein_o he_o will_v have_v sacrifice_n offer_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o lord_n honour_v this_o place_n above_o all_o other_o in_o cause_v the_o doctrine_n of_o his_o word_n to_o come_v out_o thence_o as_o we_o have_v see_v chap._n 2.3_o so_o that_o under_o this_o name_n we_o may_v right_o understand_v the_o pure_a and_o sincere_a worship_n of_o god_n to_o conclude_v the_o prophet_n describe_v not_o this_o service_n in_o such_o wise_a as_o it_o shall_v be_v after_o christ_n his_o come_n but_o such_o as_o it_o be_v in_o their_o own_o time_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o it_o be_v needful_a for_o they_o to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o people_n who_o they_o teach_v hence_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o we_o appertain_v not_o unto_o the_o church_n unless_o we_o be_v offer_v unto_o god_n in_o sacrifice_n god_n we_o can_v have_v no_o assurance_n that_o we_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n unless_o we_o offer_v up_o our_o body_n and_o soul_n a_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n rom._n 12.1_o &_o 15.6_o 2._o cor._n 5.15_o whosoever_o he_o be_v they_o that_o challenge_v any_o interest_n in_o god_n let_v he_o offer_v himself_o up_o such_o a_o sacrifice_n unto_o he_o and_o let_v he_o no_o long_o live_v unto_o himself_o but_o give_v and_o consecrate_v himself_o unto_o god_n the_o mean_n whereby_o this_o be_v do_v be_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o god_n word_n to_o wit_n the_o gospel_n whereby_o paul_n glorifi_v that_o he_o sacrifice_v and_o offer_v up_o man_n unto_o god_n as_o rom._n 15.6_o before_o allege_v by_o the_o place_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o mean_v not_o that_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n of_o which_o we_o must_v not_o think_v in_o any_o wise_a as_o of_o a_o carnal_a or_o earthly_a substance_n shall_v be_v enclose_v therein_o as_o if_o he_o be_v tie_v to_o any_o one_o place_n but_o because_o it_o be_v the_o place_n wherein_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o manifest_a testimony_n of_o his_o power_n and_o to_o be_v honour_v and_o call_v upon_o where_o he_o also_o show_v his_o presence_n by_o his_o goodness_n and_o power_n especial_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o people_n who_o otherwise_o can_v not_o comprehend_v his_o majesty_n and_o yet_o we_o be_v to_o note_v that_o we_o can_v be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n unless_o we_o be_v unite_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o same_o faith_n that_o be_v to_o say_v unless_o we_o be_v knit_v together_o as_o the_o member_n of_o his_o church_n it_o be_v not_o needful_a indeed_o that_o we_o shall_v run_v to_o jerusalem_n or_o to_o mount_n zion_n for_o zion_n be_v now_o spread_v over_o all_o the_o world_n and_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o god_n in_o general_n it_o remain_v then_o that_o we_o have_v the_o same_o faith_n among_o we_o and_o that_o we_o be_v join_v and_o link_v together_o by_o the_o band_n of_o love_n for_o if_o these_o be_v want_v in_o we_o then_o be_v there_o nothing_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o we_o but_o pollution_n we_o where_o faith_n and_o love_n be_v want_v there_o all_o thing_n be_v unclean_a unto_o we_o neither_o have_v we_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v holy_a and_o consecrate_a unto_o us._n the_o xix_o chapter_n verse_n 1._o the_o burden_n
we_o must_v oppose_v against_o they_o to_o wit_n if_o these_o ceremony_n of_o they_o be_v of_o god_n then_o ought_v we_o to_o receive_v they_o if_o not_o then_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o reject_v they_o nay_o we_o can_v in_o no_o wise_a approve_v of_o they_o but_o we_o therein_o offer_v wrong_a unto_o god_n because_o mortal_a man_n do_v then_o usurp_v that_o authority_n which_o unto_o he_o belong_v beside_o god_n impose_v not_o it_o when_o god_n impose_v any_o ceremony_n he_o add_v his_o word_n unto_o it_o nor_o set_v sign_n before_o we_o without_o the_o word_n for_o what_o sacrament_n will_v it_o be_v if_o we_o shall_v only_o behold_v the_o bare_a sign_n it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n only_o which_o make_v the_o sacrament_n let_v we_o know_v then_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o plain_a deceit_n when_o the_o word_n go_v not_o before_o the_o papist_n do_v therefore_o fond_o impose_v the_o name_n of_o sacrament_n to_o their_o vain_a ceremony_n when_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o confirm_v they_o by_o the_o pure_a scripture_n well_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o join_v these_o thing_n together_o that_o none_o can_v separate_v they_o but_o withal_o they_o offer_v violence_n to_o the_o order_n which_o he_o have_v institute_v now_o in_o that_o isaiah_n be_v command_v to_o loose_v the_o sackcloth_n the_o most_o of_o the_o interpreter_n gather_v that_o the_o prophet_n be_v at_o that_o time_n clothe_v with_o a_o mourn_a weed_n in_o regard_n that_o he_o bewail_v the_o calamity_n of_o israel_n for_o sackcloth_n be_v a_o mourn_a garment_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o joel_n chap._n 1.13_o they_o say_v then_o that_o this_o be_v do_v that_o in_o bear_v upon_o he_o the_o garment_n of_o the_o guilty_a or_o condemn_v he_o may_v ask_v pardon_n of_o god_n or_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v that_o his_o apparel_n and_o countenance_n shall_v testify_v gladness_n because_o his_o heart_n be_v in_o heaviness_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v unpossible_a but_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v sore_o afflict_v in_o behold_v so_o great_a and_o horrible_a calamity_n some_o think_v it_o be_v his_o ordinary_a apparel_n in_o regard_n that_o the_o prophet_n use_v to_o wear_v a_o mantle_n as_o testify_v zachariah_n 13.4_o but_o this_o be_v too_o weak_a a_o conjecture_n neither_o have_v it_o any_o show_n of_o reason_n it_o be_v more_o likely_a that_o he_o be_v clothe_v with_o sackcloth_n to_o express_v his_o sorrow_n for_o those_o of_o judeah_n be_v become_v so_o senseless_a that_o they_o care_v not_o a_o whit_n neither_o thought_n they_o that_o this_o misery_n shall_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o come_v near_o they_o no_o nor_o then_o when_o their_o poor_a brethren_n be_v miserable_o afflict_v and_o scatter_v before_o their_o eye_n nay_o they_o rather_o think_v themselves_o out_o of_o all_o danger_n and_o make_v a_o mock_n at_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n who_o threaten_v and_o foretell_v their_o ruin_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o micha_n also_o complain_v 1.11_o mich._n 1.11_o that_o none_o bewail_v the_o calamity_n of_o israel_n some_o also_o ask_v whether_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n do_v indeed_o or_o rather_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o a_o bare_a and_o naked_a uâ—sion_n which_o he_o be_v to_o set_v forth_o to_o the_o people_n not_o whether_o the_o prophet_n strip_v himself_o naked_a or_o not_o the_o most_o receive_a opinion_n be_v that_o the_o prophet_n never_o strip_v himself_o naked_a but_o that_o it_o be_v show_v he_o by_o way_n of_o vision_n only_o and_o that_o but_o once_o their_o reason_n be_v because_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o endure_v to_o go_v naked_a the_o space_n of_o three_o whole_a year_n 3._o verse_n 3._o both_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o heat_n and_o cold_a and_o of_o other_o encumbrance_n occasion_v by_o the_o time_n but_o what_o hurt_n be_v it_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v that_o the_o prophet_n cover_v himself_o in_o his_o house_n and_o abroad_o also_o only_o that_o he_o show_v this_o spectacle_n of_o nakedness_n to_o the_o people_n when_o he_o be_v to_o perform_v his_o prophetical_a office_n for_o i_o be_o not_o much_o move_v with_o that_o reason_n that_o he_o can_v not_o endure_v the_o heat_n nor_o cold_a because_o god_n who_o have_v enjoin_v he_o to_o do_v it_o same_o when_o god_n injoine_v we_o any_o service_n he_o therewithal_o furnish_v we_o with_o ability_n to_o perform_v the_o same_o be_v also_o able_a to_o arm_v and_o preserve_v he_o when_o he_o do_v it_o but_o they_o bring_v a_o other_o reason_n to_o wit_n that_o nakedness_n have_v be_v unbeseeming_a a_o prophet_n i_o answer_v that_o this_o nakedness_n be_v no_o more_o dishonest_a than_o circumcision_n which_o spectacle_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o profane_a man_n be_v the_o most_o ridiculous_a thing_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v see_v the_o privy_a member_n be_v then_o discover_v i_o do_v not_o think_v neither_o will_v i_o any_o shall_v that_o the_o prophet_n strip_v himself_o so_o naked_a but_o that_o he_o coveuer_v those_o uncomely_a part_n which_o will_v have_v give_v but_o a_o foul_a and_o deform_a spectacle_n to_o the_o beholder_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o the_o people_n be_v teach_v what_o the_o lord_n mean_v hereby_o and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v move_v with_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n extraordinary_a that_o also_o which_o move_v i_o to_o be_v of_o this_o judgement_n be_v that_o which_o be_v say_v here_o by_o the_o hand_n or_o in_o give_v commission_n for_o albeit_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n be_v often_o find_v elsewhere_o yet_o we_o never_o meet_v with_o it_o in_o any_o place_n but_o it_o import_v some_o hide_a vehemency_n by_o which_o the_o effect_n itself_o be_v note_v out_o the_o prophet_n than_o set_v himself_o before_o god_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o citizen_n as_o the_o herald_n of_o the_o calamity_n that_o be_v to_o come_v and_o that_o not_o by_o word_n only_o but_o even_o by_o a_o visible_a sign_n also_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o like_a manner_n that_o it_o be_v not_o note_v 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as_o a_o time_n of_o truce_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v come_v to_o repentance_n also_o that_o he_o may_v thereby_o prove_v the_o faithfulness_n of_o his_o people_n that_o without_o delay_n they_o may_v pull_v themselves_o back_o from_o seek_v all_o unlawful_a succour_n three_o to_o the_o end_n the_o egyptian_n and_o ethiopian_n may_v know_v that_o their_o ruin_n be_v not_o far_o off_o howsoever_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o a_o well_o settle_a estate_n moreover_o the_o lord_n mean_v hereby_o to_o discover_v the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o wicked_a for_o doubtless_o many_o show_v their_o impiety_n in_o scoff_v at_o the_o prophet_n nakedness_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o the_o faithful_a be_v move_v with_o such_o a_o spectacle_n may_v learn_v
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sure_a fortress_n and_o have_v whole_o rely_v upon_o their_o command_n and_o authority_n the_o xxiii_o chapter_n verse_n 1._o the_o burden_n of_o tyre_n howle_v you_o ship_n of_o tarshish_n for_o it_o be_v destroy_v so_o that_o there_o be_v none_o house_n none_o shall_v come_v from_o the_o land_n of_o chittim_n it_o be_v reveal_v unto_o they_o tyre_n be_v a_o very_a rich_a city_n and_o great_o renown_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o traffic_n which_o all_o nation_n have_v with_o it_o as_o also_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o town_n of_o war_n and_o city_n habitable_a which_o it_o build_v as_o carthage_n which_o imitate_v the_o roman_a empire_n vtique_fw-la leptis_n gades_n and_o other_o city_n who_o all_o send_v their_o present_n to_o tyre_n hereby_o protest_v that_o they_o acknowledge_v this_o to_o be_v the_o mother_n city_n but_o isaiah_n threaten_v it_o with_o destruction_n prophecy_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o prophecy_n because_o it_o wrong_v the_o people_n of_o god_n as_o we_o may_v gather_v 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for_o thus_o his_o word_n shall_v lose_v their_o authority_n because_o man_n will_v esteem_v of_o his_o promise_n and_o threaten_n as_o thing_n of_o little_a weight_n ans_fw-fr but_o we_o must_v judge_v of_o the_o form_n of_o these_o word_n as_o of_o the_o sense_n of_o those_o which_o i_o have_v already_o expound_v god_n give_v sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o hezekias_n because_o he_o will_v not_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v neither_o have_v it_o be_v needful_a nor_o profitable_a to_o have_v send_v he_o this_o message_n have_v not_o the_o remedy_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n beside_o as_o it_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o god_n to_o humble_v his_o servant_n with_o fear_n and_o astonishment_n that_o by_o a_o voluntary_a condemn_v of_o himself_o he_o may_v by_o prayer_n and_o tear_n escape_v this_o chastisement_n so_o also_o it_o be_v no_o less_o his_o purpose_n to_o bring_v he_o low_o by_o this_o sharp_a and_o bite_a speech_n thou_o shall_v die_v to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v require_v life_n and_o 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the_o 39_o psalm_n say_v i_o hold_v my_o peace_n lord_n because_o thou_o do_v it_o if_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n power_n restrain_v we_o not_o we_o will_v never_o cease_v murmur_v and_o therefore_o job_n 39.37_o job_n 39.37_o consider_v that_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o god_n say_v i_o will_v lay_v my_o hand_n upon_o my_o mouth_n i_o will_v make_v humble_a supplication_n to_o my_o judge_n job_n 9.15_o hezekias_n then_o put_v himself_o to_o silence_n for_o he_o see_v it_o be_v but_o vain_a for_o he_o to_o stand_v dispute_v the_o case_n with_o god_n and_o thus_o he_o confess_v that_o he_o be_v but_o as_o a_o dead_a man_n because_o the_o lord_n make_v he_o feel_v how_o forcible_a his_o threaten_n be_v by_o reason_n whereof_o this_o good_a king_n conclude_v that_o he_o profit_n himself_o nothing_o at_o all_o with_o reply_n because_o discourse_n to_o and_o fro_o have_v no_o place_n in_o this_o behalf_n i_o grant_v that_o these_o word_n proceed_v indeed_o from_o despair_n for_o in_o 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to_o prove_v their_o auricular_a confession_n but_o so_o unapt_o that_o old_a dotard_n may_v laugh_v they_o to_o scorn_v for_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o he_o speak_v not_o here_o of_o confession_n but_o of_o a_o astonishment_n and_o tremble_a wherewith_o hezekias_n shall_v be_v smite_v even_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n as_o he_o himself_o here_o say_v verse_n 16._o o_o lord_n etc._n lord_n or_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v live_v after_o i_o shâ—l_v know_v the_o life_n of_o my_o spirit_n because_o thou_o have_v make_v i_o to_o sleep_v etc._n etc._n to_o they_o that_o overlive_v they_o and_o to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o they_o the_o life_n of_o my_o spirit_n shall_v be_v know_v that_o thou_o cause_v i_o to_o sleep_v and_o have_v give_v life_n to_o i_o the_o prophet_n word_n be_v so_o short_a that_o it_o have_v cause_v many_o interpretation_n among_o which_o this_o that_o follow_v be_v the_o most_o approve_a o_o lord_n other_o shall_v live_v after_o these_o year_n that_o be_v 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shall_v acknowledge_v it_o if_o we_o mean_v to_o be_v illuminate_v by_o jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v short_a christ_n what_o our_o condition_n be_v without_o christ_n he_o show_v under_o these_o borrow_a speech_n what_o our_o condition_n be_v till_o christ_n appear_v for_o our_o redemption_n to_o wit_n that_o we_o be_v all_o miserable_a poor_a and_o destitute_a of_o all_o good_a thing_n environ_v and_o overwhelm_v with_o infinite_a misery_n till_o christ_n have_v set_v we_o free_a from_o they_o but_o howsoever_o the_o word_n be_v here_o direct_v unto_o christ_n yet_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v thereby_o to_o instruct_v the_o faithful_a succour_v the_o remedy_n of_o all_o our_o evil_n be_v in_o christ_n if_o we_o seâ—ke_v unto_o he_o for_o succour_v and_o to_o teach_v they_o that_o it_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o in_o none_o but_o he_o upon_o who_o they_o must_v depend_v and_o to_o assure_v they_o that_o the_o remedy_n of_o all_o their_o evil_n be_v ready_a at_o hand_n if_o 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and_o tyranny_n by_o ashur_n he_o mean_v the_o chaldean_n who_o be_v join_v under_o one_o monarchy_n with_o the_o assyrian_n but_o he_o name_v the_o assyrian_a especial_o because_o he_o be_v the_o first_o who_o great_o afflict_a judeah_n and_o make_v away_o to_o this_o captivity_n verse_n 5._o now_o therefore_o what_o have_v i_o here_o say_v the_o lord_n that_o my_o people_n be_v take_v away_o for_o nought_o and_o they_o that_o rule_n over_o they_o make_v they_o to_o howl_v say_v the_o lord_n and_o my_o name_n all_o the_o day_n continual_o be_v blaspheme_v he_o prosecute_v and_o confirm_v that_o which_o i_o have_v say_v namely_o that_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o suffer_v his_o people_n to_o lie_v any_o long_o under_o this_o servitude_n in_o these_o word_n therefore_o he_o do_v as_o it_o be_v blame_v his_o own_o delay_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v shall_v i_o not_o manifest_v my_o power_n shall_v i_o not_o defend_v my_o people_n if_o pharaoh_n who_o be_v so_o lawful_a a_o 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