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to_o sleep_v in_o our_o vice_n although_o iniquity_n reign_v in_o all_o estate_n yea_o although_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o man_n leave_v that_o be_v pure_a and_o upright_o for_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o wickedness_n increase_v so_o much_o the_o more_o will_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v kindle_v both_o against_o small_a and_o great_a which_o we_o ought_v to_o take_v good_a heed_n of_o in_o this_o deluge_n of_o all_o mischief_n which_o we_o see_v at_o this_o day_n namely_o lest_o when_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n shall_v once_o begin_v to_o burn_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o utter_o consume_v by_o it_o verse_n 16._o for_o the_o leader_n of_o the_o people_n cause_v they_o to_o err_v and_o they_o that_o be_v lead_v by_o they_o be_v duour_v other_o translate_v they_o which_o
he_o utter_v a_o vehement_a speech_n in_o turn_v himself_o to_o the_o patriarch_n and_o god_n in_o speak_v to_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a testify_v to_o the_o live_n that_o that_o which_o he_o have_v long_o ago_o promise_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n which_o shall_v be_v innumerable_a as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n 22.17.28.14_o gen._n 13.16_o &_o 22.17.28.14_o shall_v not_o stretch_v itself_o to_o a_o confuse_a multitude_n who_o have_v cast_v off_o all_o true_a godliness_n but_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o interruption_n in_o this_o degenerate_a people_n till_o that_o a_o little_a while_n after_o they_o shall_v be_v renew_a he_o add_v also_o another_o consolation_n to_o wit_n that_o this_o little_a handful_n shall_v abound_v in_o justice_n for_o we_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v out_o of_o heart_n and_o to_o doubt_v of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n when_o we_o see_v the_o church_n of_o god_n oppress_v with_o such_o grievous_a calamity_n so_o as_o it_o seem_v it_o must_v fall_v into_o ruin_n those_o who_o be_v touch_v with_o true_a repentance_n know_v by_o experience_n that_o this_o be_v the_o heavy_a temptation_n of_o all_o other_o it_o be_v needful_a therefore_o that_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o faithful_a shall_v be_v fortify_v against_o it_o that_o by_o consider_v the_o fruit_n which_o shall_v come_v unto_o they_o from_o this_o discomfiture_n they_o may_v feel_v their_o grief_n assuage_v which_o fruit_n be_v this_o that_o thereby_o the_o whole_a earth_n shall_v be_v overspr_v with_o justice_n even_o as_o a_o river_n that_o overflow_v he_o touch_v this_o point_n before_o when_o he_o say_v that_o this_o remnant_n shall_v rest_v upon_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n in_o truth_n 20._o verse_n 20._o the_o word_n justice_n be_v diverse_o expound_v some_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n because_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n by_o it_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v rom._n 1.17_o now_o the_o gospel_n be_v publish_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v as_o a_o small_a remnant_n of_o the_o jew_n other_o have_v rather_o to_o take_v it_o thus_o as_o if_o this_o consumption_n be_v a_o testimony_n or_o witness_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n who_o do_v so_o grievous_o chastise_v his_o people_n but_o i_o have_v rather_o expound_v it_o more_o general_o thus_o this_o consumption_n shall_v suffice_v to_o fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n with_o justice_n those_o which_o shall_v remain_v be_v they_o never_o so_o few_o shall_v yet_o suffice_v notwithstanding_o to_o cause_v the_o river_n to_o run_v with_o justice_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v be_v cover_v therewith_o verse_n 23._o for_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n will_v make_v a_o consumption_n and_o shall_v place_v the_o bound_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o repetition_n do_v again_o pluck_v away_o the_o mean_n from_o these_o proud_a 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have_v think_v it_o best_a to_o resolve_v the_o letter_n vau_fw-fr into_o a_o particle_n of_o show_v the_o cause_n for_o he_o yield_v the_o reason_n wherefore_o he_o command_v the_o mede_n and_o persian_n to_o prepare_v a_o destruction_n and_o slaughter_n for_o the_o babylonian_n for_o i_o will_v rise_v up_o against_o they_o expound_v this_o phrase_n i_o will_v arise_v expound_v say_v he_o and_o this_o phrase_n where_o god_n say_v he_o will_v arise_v be_v very_o frequent_a thus_o also_o the_o prophet_n apply_v himself_o to_o our_o capacity_n because_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n be_v so_o high_a that_o we_o can_v not_o comprehend_v it_o we_o think_v he_o take_v his_o ease_n and_o be_v idle_a while_o he_o wink_v at_o the_o wicked_a and_o therefore_o when_o he_o will_v cause_v man_n to_o feel_v his_o power_n and_o give_v some_o testimony_n thereof_o by_o some_o visible_a work_n he_o say_v he_o will_v arise_v the_o epithet_n which_o he_o afterward_o add_v call_v he_o the_o lord_n of_o 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death_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a by_o the_o son_n and_o nephew_n he_o mean_v not_o only_o the_o posterity_n but_o the_o memory_n which_o the_o wicked_a will_v obtain_v so_o as_o they_o may_v be_v long_o renown_a after_o their_o death_n god_n take_v even_o this_o also_o away_o from_o babylon_n that_o so_o no_o remembrance_n shall_v remain_v thereof_o at_o all_o but_o only_a reproach_n and_o ignominy_n verse_n 23._o and_o i_o will_v make_v it_o a_o possession_n to_o the_o hedgehog_n and_o pool_n of_o water_n and_o i_o will_v sweep_v it_o with_o the_o beasome_a of_o destruction_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n he_o yet_o again_o confirm_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o he_o speak_v heretofore_o touch_v the_o future_a destruction_n of_o babylon_n to_o wit_n that_o man_n shall_v hereafter_o inhabit_v it_o no_o more_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o hideous_a cave_n into_o which_o wild_a beast_n shall_v retire_v some_o say_v that_o the_o word_n kipod_n which_o we_o have_v translate_v bicure_n signify_v a_o beaver_n other_o a_o hedgehog_n other_o a_o torteis_n but_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a by_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n that_o our_o prophet_n speak_v of_o a_o beast_n which_o frequent_v the_o water_n because_o afterward_o he_o mention_n a_o pool_n or_o marish_a which_o in_o deed_n proper_o belong_v to_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o place_n for_o howsoever_o babylon_n be_v not_o compass_v in_o with_o pool_n yet_o be_v it_o situate_v in_o a_o moist_a soil_n euphrates_n water_v the_o region_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o tigris_n on_o the_o other_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o drown_v it_o verse_n 24._o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v swear_v say_v sure_o like_a as_o i_o have_v purpose_v so_o shall_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o as_o i_o have_v consult_v it_o shall_v stand_v it_o be_v needful_a to_o add_v a_o oath_n for_o the_o more_o full_a confirmation_n of_o the_o threaten_a threaten_n the_o reason_n why_o god_n in_o fain_a to_o add_v a_o oath_n to_o his_o threaten_n for_o nothing_o be_v more_o hardly_o beat_v into_o our_o head_n then_o to_o hear_v tell_v of_o a_o present_a destruction_n of_o the_o wicked_a because_o we_o see_v they_o flourish_v furnish_v with_o all_o kind_n of_o help_n seem_v to_o be_v out_o of_o all_o danger_n &_o utterlie_o secure_a therefore_o we_o be_v at_o our_o wit_n end_v in_o behold_v they_o be_v so_o dazzle_v with_o their_o glory_n that_o we_o can_v scarce_o believe_v god_n when_o he_o threaten_v their_o ruin_n and_o perdition_n and_o therefore_o he_o add_v a_o oath_n that_o they_o may_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o hang_v in_o any_o suspense_n 22.14_o see_v the_o like_a in_o chap._n 22.14_o whence_o we_o may_v see_v how_o gracious_a &_o love_v he_o be_v towards_o we_o in_o succor_v our_o weakness_n by_o apply_v this_o remedy_n unto_o it_o for_o otherwise_o his_o bare_a word_n ought_v to_o suffice_v this_o serve_v then_o for_o the_o great_a consolation_n of_o the_o faithful_a 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the_o lord_n shall_v ceaâ—e_v to_o correct_v it_o the_o heal_a whereof_o he_o make_v mention_v before_o be_v inward_a but_o this_o latter_a be_v refer_v to_o the_o punishment_n and_o affliction_n in_o a_o word_n his_o meaning_n be_v that_o god_n will_v prepare_v a_o speedy_a remedy_n to_o heal_v all_o their_o disease_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n he_o find_v nothing_o in_o we_o that_o deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v do_v not_o chastisement_n come_v for_o sin_n punishment_n where_o god_n forgive_v the_o sin_n there_o he_o usual_o remit_v the_o outward_a punishment_n but_o sin_n be_v pardon_v so_o be_v also_o the_o correction_n which_o they_o have_v deserve_v and_o if_o so_o be_v we_o be_v chastise_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o our_o repentance_n be_v not_o yet_o such_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v to_o be_v short_a let_v we_o keep_v in_o mind_n this_o order_n which_o the_o prophet_n here_o set_v before_o us._n first_o man_n be_v prepare_v to_o repentance_n by_o 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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 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his_o watchtover_n day_n and_o night_n it_o serve_v to_o confirm_v the_o pprophecy_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v nothing_o be_v more_o certain_a than_o this_o vision_n for_o those_o who_o god_n send_v to_o watch_v be_v neither_o blind_a nor_o sleepy_a in_o the_o mean_a while_o he_o exhort_v and_o stir_v up_o the_o faithful_a by_o this_o example_n to_o be_v as_o attentive_a as_o himself_o that_o by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o word_n they_o may_v discover_v god_n power_n afar_o off_o verse_n 9_o and_o behold_v this_o man_n chariot_n come_v with_o two_o horseman_n and_o he_o answer_v and_o say_v babel_n be_v fall_v and_o all_o the_o image_n of_o her_o god_n have_v he_o break_v unto_o the_o ground_n by_o this_o we_o plain_o see_v that_o he_o bring_v not_o in_o the_o watchman_n of_o king_n balihazar_n for_o this_o kind_n of_o speech_n fit_v not_o such_o a_o person_n the_o prophet_n then_o by_o god_n commandment_n publish_v what_o shall_v fall_v out_o now_o this_o may_v be_v refer_v unto_o 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give_v his_o angel_n charge_v to_o keep_v those_o that_o be_v he_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o stumble_v or_o hurt_v their_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n psal_n 91.11_o otherwise_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o offence_n which_o will_v not_o easy_o overthrow_v they_o and_o make_v they_o quail_v much_o less_o shall_v they_o be_v able_a to_o pass_v through_o so_o many_o brier_n and_o thorn_n such_o crooked_a byway_n dangerous_a gulf_n and_o strait_a passage_n unless_o the_o lord_n shall_v draw_v they_o out_o and_o in_o the_o end_n deliver_v they_o let_v we_o therefore_o learn_v to_o commend_v our_o safety_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o to_o follow_v he_o for_o our_o guide_n and_o in_o thus_o do_v we_o shall_v be_v well_o direct_v yea_o we_o shall_v always_o escape_v although_o we_o be_v environ_v on_o every_o side_n with_o ambush_n the_o cunning_a device_n and_o the_o innumerable_a dangerous_a plot_n either_o of_o satan_n or_o the_o wicked_a which_o be_v his_o instrument_n 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as_o have_v be_v say_v for_o their_o exposition_n be_v far_o wide_a from_o the_o natural_a sense_n who_o extend_v it_o general_o to_o all_o the_o world_n because_o in_o what_o place_n soever_o we_o live_v god_n maintain_v we_o upon_o this_o condition_n that_o we_o behave_v ourselves_o uprightlie_o towards_o all_o the_o lord_n indeed_o have_v now_o cause_v his_o kingdom_n to_o spread_v into_o all_o place_n itself_o how_o far_o this_o land_n of_o uprightness_n may_v now_o be_v say_v to_o extend_v itself_o the_o land_n of_o uprightness_n therefore_o be_v wheresoever_o his_o name_n be_v call_v upon_o and_o thus_o we_o deserve_v a_o double_a condemnation_n if_o we_o yield_v not_o testimony_n of_o true_a thankfulness_n by_o give_v ourselves_o to_o piety_n &_o good_a work_n when_o god_n provoke_v we_o thereunto_o by_o so_o many_o of_o his_o benefit_n where_o he_o add_v that_o the_o reprobate_n shall_v see_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o to_o lessen_v the_o fault_n but_o rather_o 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etc._n jer._n 17.5_o &_o 7._o contrariwise_o satan_n accuse_v we_o for_o our_o vain_a hope_n therewithal_o solicit_v we_o unto_o despair_n draw_v we_o from_o evil_a to_o worse_o and_o in_o the_o end_n to_o use_v unlawful_a mean_n as_o rabshekeh_n here_o do_v who_o scorn_v the_o hope_n which_o the_o jew_n have_v in_o the_o egyptian_n help_n that_o he_o may_v bring_v they_o from_o that_o to_o rest_n upon_o god_n only_o but_o he_o put_v the_o assyrian_n between_o as_o if_o salvation_n can_v appear_v from_o no_o place_n else_o he_o name_v pharaoh_n but_o he_o also_o comprehend_v all_o egypt_n verse_n 7._o but_o if_o thou_o say_v unto_o i_o we_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v not_o that_o he_o who_o high_a place_n and_o who_o altar_n hezekiah_n take_v down_o and_o say_v to_o judah_n and_o to_o jerusalem_n you_o shall_v worship_v before_o this_o altar_n rabshekeh_fw-it use_v a_o argument_n which_o consist_v of_o these_o three_o member_n to_o wit_n either_o hezekiah_n think_v 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no_o doubt_n yet_o dote_v upon_o their_o old_a superstition_n and_o will_v easy_o have_v be_v draw_v to_o a_o revolt_n by_o this_o subtle_a device_n because_o the_o ancient_a religion_n forsooth_o which_o have_v long_a custom_n join_v with_o it_o be_v now_o change_v by_o hezekias_n who_o in_o their_o conceit_n be_v just_o punish_v for_o his_o rashness_n for_o example_n if_o any_o thing_n now_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o then_o well_o the_o papist_n by_o and_o by_o cry_n out_o with_o open_a throat_n that_o it_o be_v a_o just_a vengeance_n of_o god_n upon_o we_o because_o we_o have_v be_v so_o bold_a to_o abolish_v their_o tradition_n and_o ceremony_n receive_v for_o so_o many_o hundred_o year_n verse_n 8._o now_o therefore_o give_v hostage_n to_o my_o lord_n the_o
cedar_n thereof_o &_o the_o fir_n tree_n thereof_o and_o i_o will_v go_v up_o to_o the_o height_n of_o his_o top_n and_o to_o the_o forest_n of_o his_o fruitful_a place_n see_v how_o the_o indignity_n and_o spightfulnesse_n of_o this_o outrage_n be_v further_o amplify_v for_o the_o injury_n that_o be_v offer_v by_o a_o servant_n be_v not_o so_o easy_o put_v up_o as_o when_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o master_n because_o the_o baseness_n of_o the_o person_n make_v the_o wrong_n evermore_o intolerable_a and_o therefore_o the_o proud_a one_o of_o the_o world_n when_o they_o will_v threaten_v in_o the_o most_o despiteful_a sort_n they_o will_v brag_v that_o their_o will_n shall_v be_v execute_v by_o their_o servant_n and_o horsekeeper_n that_o they_o may_v make_v it_o know_v how_o base_o they_o esteem_v of_o those_o who_o they_o purpose_v to_o mischief_n by_o this_o circumstance_n than_o the_o prophet_n mean_v to_o show_v how_o execrable_a this_o blasphemy_n be_v when_o sennacherib_n be_v not_o content_a to_o vomit_v it_o out_o of_o his_o own_o mouth_n but_o have_v set_v on_o his_o servant_n rabshekeh_n to_o make_v he_o rend_v the_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n in_o piece_n as_o touch_v that_o which_o be_v recite_v afterward_o in_o the_o person_n of_o sennacherib_n some_o take_v it_o general_o for_o the_o former_a victory_n which_o he_o have_v win_v and_o by_o this_o mean_n have_v subdue_v many_o nation_n as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o but_o i_o have_v rather_o take_v it_o more_o particular_o in_o refer_v it_o to_o this_o last_o siege_n for_o when_o he_o see_v the_o whole_a land_n in_o a_o manner_n under_o his_o obeisance_n and_o the_o mountain_n which_o environ_v all_o the_o country_n possess_v by_o his_o soldier_n he_o brag_v as_o if_o he_o have_v get_v all_o and_o threaten_v that_o he_o will_v enjoy_v the_o castle_n mount_v libanon_n with_o his_o cedar_n fir-tree_n and_o other_o commodity_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v nothing_o shall_v let_v i_o to_o be_v master_n 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the_o doctrine_n as_o a_o burn_a lamp_n to_o give_v light_n unto_o they_o beside_o he_o speak_v to_o these_o afterward_o in_o the_o sixty_o chapter_n rise_v up_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v bright_a for_o the_o darkness_n shall_v cover_v the_o whole_a earth_n but_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v thou_o light_n because_o the_o jew_n than_o be_v blind_a in_o so_o clear_a light_n therefore_o he_o tax_v they_o by_o this_o particular_a reprehension_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o strive_v but_o in_o vain_a against_o those_o which_o be_v far_o off_o from_o i_o neither_o do_v i_o much_o marvel_n at_o their_o blindness_n but_o this_o be_v strange_a that_o such_o a_o thing_n shall_v befall_v my_o servant_n who_o have_v the_o clear_a light_n shine_v before_o their_o eye_n i_o be_o as_o one_o astonish_v to_o see_v they_o deaf_a who_o have_v the_o word_n continual_o sound_v in_o their_o ear_n the_o thing_n i_o teach_v they_o be_v so_o plain_a and_o evident_a that_o the_o very_a blind_a and_o deaf_a 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but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n john_n 3.16_o now_o when_o he_o exhort_v all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n err_v all_o have_v err_v he_o show_v that_o all_o man_n have_v hitherunto_o err_v out_o of_o the_o right_a way_n &_o have_v have_v no_o respect_n unto_o the_o true_a god_n for_o where_o infidelity_n reign_v there_o god_n can_v be_v discern_v from_o idol_n in_o a_o word_n he_o show_v that_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n arise_v from_o dote_v upon_o their_o own_o invention_n whereby_o they_o forsake_v the_o live_a god_n for_o from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o flow_v eternal_a and_o assure_a salvation_n describe_v the_o way_n to_o salvation_n describe_v the_o lord_n than_o reach_v out_o his_o hand_n to_o save_v all_o nation_n and_o show_v they_o what_o way_n they_o shall_v take_v to_o obtain_v it_o and_o thus_o it_o appear_v it_o fall_v not_o out_o by_o chance_n that_o the_o gospel_n be_v general_o preach_v unto_o all_o nation_n under_o heaven_n but_o that_o 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yet_o in_o your_o swaddle_a clout_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v be_v the_o protector_n of_o your_o life_n even_o unto_o the_o end_n and_o thus_o david_n reason_n thou_o o_o lord_n do_v draw_v i_o out_o of_o the_o womb_n thou_o give_v i_o hope_v even_o at_o my_o mother_n breast_n i_o be_v cast_v upon_o thou_o even_o from_o the_o womb_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n from_o my_o mother_n belly_n psal_n 22.9_o 10._o god_n promise_v the_o jew_n then_o that_o he_o will_v always_o be_v a_o father_n unto_o they_o the_o lord_n say_v david_n will_v finish_v the_o good_a work_n he_o have_v begin_v in_o i_o thy_o mercy_n o_o lord_n endure_v for_o ever_o therefore_o thou_o will_v not_o forsake_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o own_o hand_n psal_n 138_o 8._o this_o word_n i_o six_o time_n repeat_v be_v of_o great_a weight_n in_o my_o judgement_n although_o the_o interpreter_n expound_v it_o simple_o as_o a_o pronoune_n demonstrative_a but_o it_o signify_v here_o not_o only_a god_n eternal_a essence_n and_o that_o 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faithful_a shall_v not_o sink_v under_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o calamity_n before_o he_o promise_v that_o god_n will_v comfort_v they_o he_o exhort_v they_o quiet_o to_o sustain_v their_o sorrow_n for_o by_o the_o word_n poor_a he_o signify_v that_o the_o church_n in_o this_o world_n be_v subject_a to_o many_o affliction_n therefore_o that_o we_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o partake_v of_o god_n mercy_n let_v we_o learn_v under_o the_o cross_n and_o under_o many_o misery_n tear_n and_o groan_n to_o wait_v till_o we_o attain_v unto_o the_o possession_n of_o it_o verse_n 14._o but_o zion_n say_v the_o lord_n have_v forsake_v i_o and_o my_o lord_n have_v forget_v i_o infidelity_n a_o correction_n of_o the_o jew_n infidelity_n the_o lord_n mind_v further_o to_o amplify_v his_o grace_n complain_v that_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o close_v up_o that_o they_o have_v almost_o discourage_v he_o have_v not_o his_o infinite_a bounty_n surmount_v all_o their_o perverse_a imagination_n yet_o therewithal_o he_o endeavour_n to_o correct_v this_o vice_n that_o they_o may_v joyful_o embrace_v and_o as_o it_o be_v see_v the_o promise_a deliverance_n before_o hand_n which_o be_v offer_v they_o as_o also_o that_o see_v his_o forwardness_n to_o succour_v they_o they_o on_o the_o contrary_n may_v prepare_v themselves_o to_o hope_v well_o but_o this_o doctrine_n do_v now_o also_o appertain_v to_o we_o for_o when_o god_n defer_v his_o help_n all_o of_o we_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v too_o much_o perplex_v we_o think_v by_o and_o by_o god_n have_v forsake_v and_o reject_v us._n and_o thus_o despair_v easy_o prevail_v unless_o we_o be_v wise_a to_o prevent_v the_o same_o betimes_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v lest_o we_o be_v bereave_v of_o god_n grace_n true_o our_o infidelity_n manifest_v itself_o to_o the_o utmost_a in_o such_o doubt_n in_o that_o we_o neither_o quiet_o rest_n upon_o god_n promise_n nor_o patient_o bear_v his_o correction_n which_o lead_v we_o to_o 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promise_v promise_n why_o the_o prophet_n insist_v so_o long_o in_o press_v the_o promise_n the_o prophet_n therefore_o be_v wont_a to_o insist_v very_o much_o upon_o this_o point_n namely_o in_o confirm_v the_o people_n heart_n &_o in_o set_v their_o deliverance_n as_o it_o be_v before_o their_o eye_n now_o howsoever_o it_o seem_v auke_n and_o absurd_a to_o call_v to_o song_n of_o joy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o heaviness_n as_o in_o psal_n 137.4_o yet_o we_o have_v former_o show_v that_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n be_v very_o fit_a to_o awaken_v such_o as_o groan_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o care_n fear_v or_o sorrow_n he_o mention_n the_o desert_n or_o desolate_a place_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v hope_v for_o the_o re-edify_n thereof_o notwithstanding_o she_o now_o lay_v in_o the_o dust_n for_o this_o title_n agree_v better_a for_o the_o remove_n away_o of_o fear_n then_o if_o he_o have_v call_v she_o a_o happy_a or_o flourish_a city_n from_o the_o time_n 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god_n and_o if_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v affirm_v in_o regard_n of_o that_o deliverance_n out_o of_o babylon_n which_o be_v but_o a_o figure_n or_o shadow_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o our_o spiritual_a deliverance_n itself_o can_v that_o be_v attribute_v to_o man_n without_o offer_v great_a wrong_n unto_o god_n let_v we_o conclude_v then_o that_o as_o it_o appertain_v to_o god_n only_o to_o deliver_v his_o church_n so_o none_o but_o he_o can_v preserve_v her_o free_a estate_n verse_n 10._o the_o lord_n have_v make_v bare_a his_o holy_a arm_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o gentile_n and_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v see_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n way_n god_n discover_v his_o arm_n two_o way_n have_v make_v bare_a this_o be_v a_o similitude_n take_v from_o man_n of_o arm_n who_o turn_v up_o their_o sleeve_n when_o they_o prepare_v themselves_o to_o the_o combat_n though_o to_o make_v bare_a here_o signify_v not_o so_o much_o the_o make_n of_o the_o arm_n naked_a as_o the_o manifest_v of_o it_o and_o stretch_v it_o forth_o for_o when_o we_o sit_v still_o our_o arm_n be_v light_o fold_v one_o in_o another_o or_o we_o cover_v they_o so_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o senselesnes_n we_o imagine_v that_o god_n sit_v idle_a as_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v until_o he_o manifest_v his_o power_n he_o call_v it_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o holiness_n in_o regard_n that_o he_o shall_v display_v his_o power_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o people_n for_o there_o be_v here_o a_o mutual_a correspondency_n between_o god_n and_o his_o church_n which_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o he_o i_o grant_v that_o his_o arm_n be_v make_v bare_a in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o it_o be_v never_o call_v the_o arm_n of_o his_o holiness_n as_o in_o this_o place_n but_o when_o he_o give_v some_o special_a relief_n unto_o his_o church_n the_o power_n of_o god_n must_v be_v consider_v two_o way_n first_o general_o in_o the_o conservation_n of_o all_o the_o creature_n then_o especial_o in_o the_o protection_n of_o his_o church_n for_o the_o care_n he_o have_v thereof_o be_v particular_a and_o not_o common_a to_o other_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o gentile_n his_o meaning_n be_v that_o this_o deliverance_n shall_v be_v worthy_a of_o so_o great_a admiration_n that_o even_o the_o blind_a themselves_o shall_v see_v it_o whereas_o this_o noble_a spectacle_n be_v manifest_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n we_o therein_o perceive_v that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v not_o only_o of_o the_o bring_v again_o of_o zion_n as_o in_o vers_n 8._o which_o shall_v happen_v some_o few_o year_n after_o but_o of_o the_o general_a restauration_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n the_o rabbin_n therefore_o do_v malicious_o restrain_v this_o to_o the_o deliverance_n out_o of_o captivity_n from_o babylon_n and_o the_o christian_n on_o the_o other_o side_n unapt_o to_o our_o spiritual_a deliverance_n which_o we_o obtain_v by_o christ_n for_o we_o must_v begin_v at_o the_o deliverance_n under_o cyrus_n and_o go_v on_o still_o even_o till_o our_o own_o time_n thus_o than_o the_o lord_n begin_v to_o manifest_v his_o arm_n among_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n but_o afterward_o he_o make_v it_o appear_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o nation_n verse_n 11._o depart_v you_o depart_v you_o go_v out_o from_o hence_o and_o touch_v no_o unclean_a thing_n go_v out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o she_o be_v you_o clean_o that_o bear_v the_o vessel_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o now_o exhort_v the_o people_n to_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o depart_v babylon_n a_o exhortation_n encourage_v the_o jew_n to_o depart_v out_o of_o babylon_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n patient_o to_o endure_v their_o misery_n for_o as_o the_o overgreat_a haste_n of_o the_o
prophet_n speak_v here_o by_o way_n of_o comparison_n for_o under_o christ_n the_o lord_n speak_v so_o evident_o that_o he_o open_o manifest_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o teacher_n of_o his_o church_n and_o after_o he_o gather_v to_o himself_o a_o great_a number_n of_o disciple_n moreover_o this_o place_n accord_v with_o that_o of_o jeremiah_n chap._n 31.34_o and_o they_o shall_v teach_v no_o more_o every_o one_o his_o neighbour_n nor_o every_o man_n his_o brother_n say_v know_v the_o lord_n for_o all_o shall_v know_v i_o from_o the_o least_o of_o they_o to_o the_o great_a say_v the_o lord_n wherefore_o if_o it_o be_v of_o necessity_n that_o all_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o old_a time_n be_v the_o disciple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v so_o in_o these_o time_n see_v this_o prophecy_n proper_o belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v abundance_n of_o peace_n by_o the_o word_n peace_n he_o mean_v felicity_n felicity_n peace_n take_v for_o felicity_n that_o be_v all_o good_a thing_n hence_o we_o be_v to_o gather_v wherein_o man_n chief_a happiness_n consist_v namely_o felicity_n man_n chief_a felicity_n in_o have_v our_o mind_n illuminate_v of_o god_n to_o comprehend_v that_o salvation_n which_o be_v manifest_v to_o we_o in_o christ_n for_o as_o long_o as_o we_o be_v stranger_n to_o this_o knowledge_n we_o be_v the_o unhappy_a people_n under_o heaven_n for_o so_o the_o very_a blessing_n of_o god_n be_v turn_v into_o curse_n mala._n 2.2_o till_o they_o be_v sanctify_v unto_o we_o by_o faith_n verse_n 14._o in_o righteousness_n shall_v thou_o be_v establish_v and_o be_v far_o from_o oppression_n for_o thou_o shall_v not_o fear_v it_o and_o from_o fear_n for_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v near_o thou_o protector_n as_o god_n be_v the_o teacher_n of_o his_o church_n so_o will_v he_o be_v her_o protector_n his_o meaning_n be_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v the_o workman_n and_o master_n builder_n of_o his_o church_n i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o other_o expound_v it_o otherwise_o and_o take_v righteousness_n for_o good_a work_n which_o exposition_n have_v some_o show_n of_o reason_n in_o it_o because_o the_o prophet_n have_v before_o speak_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o the_o end_n we_o shall_v live_v holy_o and_o righteous_o but_o the_o prophet_n have_v another_o scope_n namely_o that_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v restore_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o god_n who_o will_v be_v her_o protector_n and_o defender_n for_o here_o he_o oppose_v righteousness_n to_o that_o violence_n and_o oppression_n whereby_o the_o church_n be_v ruinate_v or_o rather_o by_o this_o word_n he_o note_v out_o the_o firmness_n and_o stability_n of_o it_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v this_o shall_v be_v no_o build_n of_o stone_n nor_o timber_n which_o may_v have_v some_o fair_a gloss_n set_v upon_o it_o for_o a_o time_n because_o god_n will_v faithful_o maintain_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o in_o regard_n he_o be_v just_a he_o will_v cause_v she_o be_v restore_v to_o her_o perfect_a estate_n to_o stand_v for_o ever_o let_v man_n conspire_v what_o they_o will_v then_o to_o work_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o church_n their_o practice_n shall_v all_o come_v to_o nought_o because_o god_n will_v preserve_v she_o by_o his_o righteousness_n we_o have_v see_v the_o like_a speech_n heretofore_o this_o plain_a interpretation_n therefore_o content_v i_o this_o read_v the_o exposition_n of_o the_o verse_n follow_v for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o though_o the_o other_o may_v seem_v more_o plausible_a to_o many_o verse_n 15._o behold_v the_o enemy_n shall_v gather_v himself_o but_o without_o i_o whosoever_o shall_v gather_v himself_o in_o thou_o against_o thou_o shall_v fall_v world_n the_o church_n must_v not_o promise_v to_o herself_o any_o seem_v rest_v place_n in_o this_o world_n the_o sum_n be_v that_o albeit_o many_o rise_v up_o to_o overthrow_v the_o church_n yet_o shall_v all_o their_o plot_n and_o assault_n be_v defeat_v and_o vanish_v into_o smoke_n yea_o it_o seem_v that_o god_n not_o only_o promise_v help_v against_o the_o open_a enemy_n but_o also_o against_o they_o within_o for_o many_o creep_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n as_o if_o they_o mean_v to_o be_v her_o child_n but_o afterward_o they_o fall_v like_o viper_n to_o eat_v out_o the_o belly_n of_o their_o mother_n some_o translate_v in_o assemble_v he_o shall_v assemble_v against_o thou_o understand_v this_o of_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n in_o general_n this_o be_v the_o most_o receive_a interpretation_n neither_o do_v i_o reject_v it_o provide_v that_o we_o therewithal_o comprehend_v the_o wile_n ambush_n and_o treason_n wherewith_o the_o church_n be_v assail_v and_o no_o doubt_n but_o that_o be_v here_o express_v which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o second_o psalm_n to_o wit_n the_o tumult_n and_o conspiracy_n against_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n for_o not_o one_o but_o many_o nation_n rise_v up_o against_o she_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o the_o prophet_n here_o express_o join_v the_o domestic_a enemy_n and_o those_o from_o without_o who_o creep_v in_o to_o assail_v she_o in_o her_o own_o bosom_n as_o it_o be_v for_o it_o be_v say_v in_o thou_o against_o thou_o that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o shall_v set_v upon_o thou_o from_o within_o yea_o even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o to_o be_v short_a his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o church_n shall_v never_o enjoy_v such_o abundance_n of_o peace_n but_o she_o must_v look_v for_o many_o adversary_n that_o will_v assail_v she_o object_n but_o how_o agree_v these_o thing_n together_o may_v some_o say_v for_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n he_o say_v she_o shall_v be_v far_o from_o oppression_n and_o from_o fear_n for_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v nigh_o she_o and_o now_o he_o show_v she_o shall_v have_v intestine_a conspiracy_n ans_fw-fr but_o the_o prophet_n have_v add_v this_o in_o very_o fit_a season_n lest_o the_o faithful_a shall_v promise_v unto_o themselves_o a_o secure_a rest_a place_n in_o this_o world_n as_o if_o the_o wicked_a and_o hypocrite_n shall_v no_o way_n molest_v she_o the_o church_n than_o you_o see_v be_v so_o deliver_v from_o reproach_n and_o oppression_n that_o she_o be_v perpetual_o to_o encounter_v with_o open_a and_o secret_a enemy_n for_o satan_n will_v every_o day_n be_v raise_v up_o of_o new_a alarm_n against_o she_o so_o as_o by_o his_o good_a will_n she_o shall_v not_o have_v a_o minute_n of_o rest_n this_o therefore_o be_v a_o correction_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o former_a sentence_n teach_v the_o faithful_a to_o be_v always_o upon_o their_o watch_n and_o never_o to_o promise_v themselves_o any_o truce_n but_o for_o our_o comfort_n the_o prophet_n add_v a_o promise_n namely_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v protect_v she_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o danger_n without_o god_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o in_o vain_a or_o without_o any_o good_a success_n why_o the_o plot_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v all_o bring_v to_o nought_o and_o why_o for_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o plot_v of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v come_v to_o nought_o though_o they_o busy_v all_o their_o wit_n and_o do_v the_o worst_a they_o can_v they_o shall_v cast_v themselves_o headlong_o into_o a_o headless_a rage_n but_o the_o only_a hand_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v his_o people_n a_o happy_a evasion_n and_o issue_n now_o he_o allude_v to_o that_o which_o be_v say_v before_o namely_o that_o the_o chaldean_n shall_v come_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o god_n to_o destroy_v the_o land_n of_o judeah_n the_o people_n be_v then_o destroy_v because_o god_n be_v their_o enemy_n but_o now_o the_o enemy_n come_v to_o assail_v the_o church_n without_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v without_o his_o favour_n they_o shall_v flee_v and_o be_v confound_v which_o he_o better_o express_v by_o and_o by_o after_o say_v he_o that_o shall_v gather_v himself_o in_o thou_o against_o thou_o shall_v fall_v that_o be_v whatsoever_o he_o have_v imagine_v against_o thou_o shall_v fall_v upon_o his_o own_o head_n yea_o though_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v rise_v up_o against_o thou_o yet_o shall_v it_o crush_v and_o overwhelm_v itself_o by_o the_o own_o burden_n the_o particle_n in_o thou_o be_v to_o be_v note_v for_o when_o the_o lord_n drive_v our_o enemy_n far_o off_o from_o we_o than_o we_o grow_v confident_a but_o if_o they_o approach_v and_o draw_v near_o than_o we_o be_v out_o of_o heart_n therefore_o he_o say_v though_o they_o pierce_v even_o to_o thy_o inward_a part_n yet_o will_v the_o lord_n destroy_v they_o and_o deliver_v thou_o verse_n 16._o behold_v i_o have_v create_v the_o smith_n that_o blow_v the_o coal_n in_o the_o fire_n and_o
he_o that_o bring_v forth_o a_o instrument_n for_o his_o work_n and_o have_v create_v the_o destroyer_n to_o destroy_v the_o lord_n show_v how_o easy_a it_o be_v for_o he_o to_o deliver_v his_o church_n from_o the_o wicked_a enterprise_n of_o his_o enemy_n instrument_n god_n know_v how_o to_o work_v well_o by_o evil_a instrument_n for_o they_o can_v accomplish_v no_o more_o than_o that_o which_o he_o permit_v they_o to_o do_v yea_o he_o use_v they_o as_o his_o instrument_n to_o chastise_v his_o child_n withal_o now_o this_o may_v as_o fit_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o chaldean_n as_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o enemy_n which_o afterward_o molest_v the_o choose_a people_n of_o god_n if_o we_o receive_v the_o first_o sense_n god_n plain_o show_v that_o in_o a_o moment_n he_o can_v chase_v they_o away_o who_o he_o have_v bring_v together_o and_o bring_v they_o down_o who_o he_o have_v exalt_v and_o if_o we_o refer_v it_o to_o antiochus_n and_o his_o like_a the_o sense_n will_v not_o be_v much_o different_a to_o wit_n that_o even_o those_o shall_v not_o hurt_v as_o they_o will_v for_o they_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o remove_v their_o least_o finger_n without_o god_n leave_n object_n but_o do_v not_o the_o prophet_n seem_v to_o contradict_v himself_o for_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n he_o say_v that_o the_o wicked_a shall_v assail_v the_o church_n without_o the_o lord_n and_o here_o he_o show_v that_o they_o fight_v as_o it_o be_v under_o his_o colour_n and_o that_o under_o his_o conduct_n and_o authority_n they_o waste_v and_o destroy_v the_o church_n i_o answer_v ans_fw-fr we_o must_v consider_v the_o opposition_n namely_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v raise_v up_o the_o babylonian_n to_o scatter_v the_o church_n for_o we_o be_v to_o note_v the_o similitude_n of_o the_o deluge_n mention_v in_o the_o nine_o verse_n whereby_o he_o signify_v a_o utter_a destruction_n so_o as_o the_o church_n be_v then_o in_o a_o manner_n clean_o waste_v by_o the_o babylonian_n who_o 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they_o be_v to_o remember_v david_n as_o the_o mediator_n represent_v the_o person_n of_o christ_n for_o david_n christ_n david_n a_o figure_n of_o christ_n must_v not_o be_v consider_v here_o as_o a_o private_a man_n but_o with_o that_o title_n &_o person_n above_o mention_v the_o time_n also_o be_v to_o be_v note_v for_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v extinct_a under_o this_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o royal_a title_n obscure_v and_o profane_v it_o may_v seem_v that_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n be_v abolish_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o this_o family_n etc._n see_v psal_n 89.38_o etc._n etc._n he_o therefore_o command_v they_o by_o faith_n to_o look_v unto_o that_o royal_a seat_n of_o david_n which_o for_o a_o time_n be_v throw_v down_o verse_n 4._o behold_v i_o give_v he_o for_o a_o witness_n to_o the_o people_n for_o leader_n for_o or_o a_o leader_n a_o prince_n and_o a_o master_n unto_o the_o people_n now_o the_o prophet_n explane_n that_o yet_o better_a which_o 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to_o the_o lord_n for_o a_o name_n and_o for_o a_o everlasting_a sign_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v take_v away_o again_o he_o extolle_n god_n power_n which_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o people_n deliverance_n for_o he_o teach_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o change_n that_o the_o way_n shall_v be_v make_v very_o easy_a for_o their_o return_n some_o expound_v this_o allegorical_o and_o by_o thorn_n understand_v that_o such_o as_o endeavour_v to_o hurt_v and_o hinder_v other_o shall_v now_o become_v fir_n tree_n that_o be_v to_o say_v bearing_z fruit_n and_o bring_v profit_n to_o their_o neighbour_n but_o this_o exposition_n be_v too_o curious_a i_o deny_v not_o but_o these_o thing_n indeed_o appertain_v to_o christ_n kingdom_n and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v spiritual_o understand_v for_o the_o prophet_n begin_v at_o the_o return_n from_o babylon_n and_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a estate_n of_o the_o church_n until_o the_o manifestation_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o world_n 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the_o faithful_a mercy_n in_o wrath_n god_n still_o remember_v mercy_n lest_o the_o spirit_n shall_v fail_v for_o albeit_o he_o reason_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n yet_o this_o promise_n be_v particular_o direct_v to_o the_o church_n let_v we_o for_o ever_o then_o keep_v this_o point_n in_o our_o remembrance_n in_o our_o extreme_a anguish_n that_o so_o we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o god_n will_v stand_v to_o contend_v or_o to_o plead_v the_o case_n with_o us._n when_o he_o say_v that_o god_n be_v wrath_n it_o be_v by_o way_n of_o yield_v so_o much_o unto_o we_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o weakness_n of_o our_o flesh_n for_o in_o adversity_n we_o can_v conceive_v no_o otherwise_o of_o god_n but_o as_o of_o a_o angry_a judge_n and_o no_o
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holiness_n be_v nothing_o but_o vain_a and_o unprofitable_a thing_n so_o in_o this_o place_n he_o show_v wherein_o the_o true_a observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n consist_v to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v not_o think_v it_o to_o be_v in_o the_o outward_a rest_n from_o bodily_a labour_n but_o in_o the_o true_a renounce_n of_o ourselves_o that_o be_v in_o abstain_v from_o all_o wickedness_n violence_n voluptuousness_n and_o evil_a thought_n first_o by_o the_o word_n foot_n he_o mean_v their_o work_n for_o the_o jew_n dare_v not_o travail_v nor_o dress_v any_o flesh_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o yet_o they_o make_v no_o scruple_n at_o all_o to_o vex_v their_o poor_a neighbour_n and_o to_o scorn_v the_o afflict_a notwithstanding_o he_o come_v forthwith_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o will_n and_o word_n that_o he_o may_v comprehend_v all_o the_o part_n of_o that_o obedience_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o god_n the_o word_n delight_v aught_o to_o be_v refer_v unto_o god_n and_o not_o to_o man_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o please_v he_o better_o or_o be_v more_o acceptable_a unto_o he_o then_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o his_o pure_a worship_n he_o careful_o repeat_v that_o man_n do_v much_o overshute_v themselves_o if_o they_o contemn_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n to_o set_v up_o their_o unprofitable_a work_n in_o the_o stead_n thereof_o and_o also_o admonish_v we_o to_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o his_o only_a will_n moreover_o he_o mention_n some_o particular_n whereby_o he_o show_v that_o the_o true_a observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n consist_v in_o the_o renounce_n of_o over_o self_n and_o in_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n and_o therefore_o he_o lay_v the_o will_n for_o the_o foundation_n that_o from_o thence_o may_v flow_v word_n and_o deed_n for_o we_o light_o utter_v the_o conception_n of_o our_o understanding_n and_o by_o our_o word_n we_o manifest_v our_o will_n then_o follow_v the_o action_n 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to_o her_o child_n then_o to_o wander_v abroad_o to_o drink_v the_o lees_n and_o dregs_n which_o shall_v strangle_v and_o choke_v the_o wicked_a for_o if_o the_o child_n be_v thus_o chastise_v what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o stranger_n and_o reprobate_n it_o may_v be_v also_o that_o the_o dumeans_n molest_v god_n people_n while_o their_o neighbour_n assail_v they_o on_o all_o side_n of_o seir._n it_o be_v a_o mountain_n of_o idumea_n as_o it_o appear_v gen._n 14.6_o and_o under_o the_o name_n of_o this_o mountain_n he_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n now_o in_o this_o place_n he_o represent_v as_o in_o a_o glass_n those_o thing_n which_o have_v need_n of_o word_n of_o vehemency_n and_o see_v the_o idumean_n ask_v the_o watchman_n what_o be_v in_o the_o night_n it_o be_v very_o likely_a they_o be_v not_o far_o off_o and_o be_v in_o hazard_n of_o the_o common_a danger_n for_o he_o bring_v they_o not_o in_o inquire_v as_o curious_a to_o know_v what_o news_n but_o they_o ask_v 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to_o such_o a_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o it_o it_o be_v as_o much_o then_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v the_o lord_n will_v so_o deliver_v and_o restore_v his_o church_n that_o all_o shall_v know_v his_o righteousness_n for_o deliverance_n be_v a_o excellent_a testimony_n thereof_o he_o add_v praise_n in_o respect_n that_o such_o a_o benefit_n ought_v to_o be_v accompany_v with_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o end_n of_o righteousness_n be_v god_n glory_n and_o therefore_o he_o exhort_v we_o to_o beware_v of_o ingratitude_n see_v it_o be_v too_o unworthy_a a_o thing_n to_o have_v our_o lip_n shut_v up_o after_o the_o receive_n of_o so_o many_o benefit_n from_o god_n the_o lxii_o chapter_n verse_n 1._o for_o zions_n sake_n i_o will_v not_o hold_v my_o tongue_n and_o for_o jerusalems_n sake_n i_o will_v not_o rest_v until_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o break_v forth_o as_o the_o light_n and_o the_o salvation_n thereof_o as_o a_o burn_a lamp_n repetition_n the_o cause_n of_o these_o often_o 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faith_n to_o wait_v for_o their_o redemption_n though_o it_o be_v defer_v for_o a_o time_n yea_o that_o their_o hope_n shall_v not_o cease_v to_o answer_v god_n voice_n which_o sound_v continual_o in_o their_o ear_n we_o have_v daily_a experience_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o duty_n when_o satan_n labour_v with_o might_n and_o main_a to_o turn_v our_o foot_n out_o of_o the_o right_a way_n thus_o than_o the_o prophet_n not_o only_a show_n what_o he_o himself_o will_v do_v but_o by_o his_o example_n teach_v what_o end_n all_o faithful_a minister_n shall_v propound_v unto_o themselves_o to_o wit_n care_n what_o ought_v to_o be_v our_o principal_a care_n whole_o to_o employ_v their_o utmost_a endeavour_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n for_o when_o he_o say_v for_o zions_n sake_n it_o be_v to_o show_v that_o our_o principal_a care_n ought_v to_o extend_v itself_o about_o the_o procure_n of_o the_o perpetual_a safety_n and_o prosperous_a estate_n of_o the_o church_n as_o also_o that_o such_o deserve_v not_o the_o title_n of_o good_a and_o faithful_a pastor_n unless_o they_o have_v take_v the_o care_n of_o her_o welfare_n so_o to_o heart_n that_o they_o refuse_v no_o pain_n whatsoever_o for_o the_o bring_v thereof_o to_o pass_v some_o refer_v these_o word_n to_o prayer_n but_o i_o have_v rather_o refer_v it_o to_o preach_v and_o so_o the_o sense_n agree_v best_a namely_o that_o the_o prophet_n will_v not_o be_v discourage_v for_o any_o encumbrance_n or_o injury_n that_o he_o shall_v meet_v withal_o in_o the_o way_n neither_o will_v he_o suffer_v his_o zeal_n to_o be_v cool_v for_o any_o impediment_n whatsoever_o from_o pursue_v his_o office_n of_o publish_v that_o which_o god_n have_v enjoin_v he_o touch_v the_o church_n deliverance_n for_o have_v he_o live_v until_o this_o woeful_a desolation_n fall_v out_o no_o doubt_n but_o he_o shall_v have_v suffer_v many_o outrage_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o multitude_n infidelity_n as_o well_o as_o other_o prophet_n do_v but_o what_o ever_o come_v he_o protest_v that_o he_o be_v fortify_v with_o such_o invincible_a constancy_n that_o he_o will_v never_o be_v ashamed_a for_o any_o disgrace_n that_o man_n shall_v offer_v he_o but_o will_v manful_o hold_v on_o his_o course_n by_o this_o phrase_n of_o speech_n also_o he_o show_v that_o his_o prophecy_n be_v all_o true_a and_o therefore_o add_v the_o more_o authority_n unto_o they_o that_o after_o his_o death_n they_o may_v never_o cease_v to_o sound_v in_o the_o ear_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o faithful_a he_o take_v righteousness_n for_o the_o church_n right_a which_o during_o the_o time_n of_o her_o affliction_n seem_v to_o be_v condemn_v her_o righteousness_n break_v forth_o and_o appear_v then_o when_o she_o be_v restore_v unto_o her_o perfection_n and_o have_v recover_v she_o first_o estate_n for_o this_o righteousness_n be_v hide_v as_o long_o as_o they_o be_v captive_n salvation_n be_v couple_v with_o righteousness_n for_o who_o god_n justify_v or_o maintain_v their_o right_n such_o recover_v their_o salvation_n by_o the_o same_o mean_n hence_o we_o gather_v that_o we_o be_v most_o miserable_a and_o succourless_a while_o god_n withdraw_v his_o grace_n in_o regard_n of_o our_o frowardness_n the_o prophet_n therefore_o in_o other_o place_n have_v attribute_v that_o righteousness_n unto_o god_n which_o he_o now_o say_v belong_v unto_o the_o church_n we_o be_v undo_v then_o when_o we_o be_v deprive_v of_o god_n grace_n that_o be_v to_o say_v while_o we_o lie_v snort_v in_o our_o sin_n and_o god_n manifest_v his_o just_a judgement_n in_o punish_v we_o for_o they_o moreover_o the_o verb_n to_o break_v forth_o signify_v that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o church_n be_v hide_v and_o bury_v as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o time_n true_o she_o deserve_v to_o have_v be_v consume_v and_o bring_v to_o nothing_o before_o god_n nay_o more_o than_o that_o her_o great_a iniquity_n be_v come_v to_o such_o a_o height_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v expect_v but_o the_o just_a vengeance_n of_o god_n very_o it_o be_v so_o in_o respect_n of_o man_n who_o give_v the_o church_n thus_o afflict_v for_o lose_v and_o by_o their_o pride_n and_o cruelty_n deject_a she_o even_o almost_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o hell_n to_o be_v short_a he_o compare_v she_o with_o the_o world_n in_o respect_n whereof_o she_o be_v righteous_a when_o have_v be_v purge_v from_o her_o filthiness_n god_n begin_v to_o take_v her_o cause_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n by_o this_o then_o the_o prophet_n advertise_v we_o always_o to_o hope_v well_o touch_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o church_n though_o for_o a_o time_n she_o be_v plunge_v into_o a_o horrible_a darkness_n yea_o even_o into_o death_n itself_o for_o howsoever_o for_o a_o moment_n she_o seem_v to_o be_v overwhelm_v and_o forlorn_v yet_o have_v she_o god_n still_o for_o her_o defence_n in_o the_o heaven_n who_o after_o he_o have_v correct_v she_o in_o measure_n as_o it_o be_v in_o chap._n 27.8_o will_v at_o last_o manifest_v the_o care_n he_o have_v over_o she_o for_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o his_o righteousness_n shall_v break_v forth_o and_o be_v manifest_v namely_o in_o the_o salvation_n of_o such_o as_o he_o have_v choose_v for_o his_o people_n and_o heritage_n verse_n 2._o and_o the_o gentile_n shall_v see_v thy_o righteousness_n and_o all_o king_n thy_o glory_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v by_o a_o new_a name_n which_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v name_v now_o he_o show_v more_o full_o 1._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o prophet_n vehemency_n in_o verse_n 1._o why_o he_o protest_v before_o that_o he_o will_v not_o hold_v his_o tongue_n even_o because_o the_o faithful_a may_v be_v assure_v that_o salvation_n be_v not_o promise_v they_o in_o vain_a glory_n be_v here_o take_v for_o salvation_n in_o this_o place_n