law_n to_o their_o hand_n and_o before_o their_o eye_n wherein_o as_o st._n jerome_n and_o theodoret_n well_o interpret_v it_o god_n mean_v the_o meditation_n and_o practice_n of_o his_o law_n but_o they_o like_v unto_o the_o foolish_a patient_n which_o when_o the_o physician_n bid_v he_o take_v such_o a_o prescript_n eat_v up_o the_o paper_n they_o rest_v in_o the_o fringe_n and_o not_o in_o the_o garment_n in_o the_o ceremony_n not_o in_o the_o law_n for_o if_o these_o jew_n can_v but_o get_v a_o list_n of_o parchment_n upon_o their_o left_a arm_n next_o their_o heart_n and_o another_o scroll_n to_o tie_v upon_o their_o forehead_n and_o four_o corner_n of_o fringe_n or_o if_o these_o be_v deny_v a_o red_a thread_n in_o their_o hand_n though_o they_o may_v say_v with_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 16._o bless_a be_v thou_o of_o the_o lord_n i_o have_v fulfil_v the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n chap._n xvi_o verse_n 1._o i_o see_v the_o levites_n not_o long_o since_o draw_v their_o sword_n for_o god_n and_o moses_n against_o the_o rest_n of_o israel_n and_o that_o fact_n win_v they_o both_o praise_n and_o blessing_n now_o they_o be_v the_o forward_a in_o the_o rebellion_n against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n man_n of_o their_o own_o tribe_n there_o be_v no_o assurance_n of_o a_o man_n for_o one_o act_n who_o one_o sin_n can_v fasten_v upon_o another_o may_z yea_o the_o same_o sin_n may_v find_v a_o repulse_n one_o while_n from_o the_o same_o hand_n which_o another_o time_n give_v it_o entertainment_n and_o that_o yeildance_n lose_v the_o thank_n of_o all_o the_o former_a resistance_n it_o be_v no_o praise_n to_o have_v do_v once_o well_o unless_o we_o continue_v we_o see_v here_o likewise_o that_o outward_a privilege_n of_o blood_n can_v avail_v nothing_o against_o a_o particular_a call_n of_o god_n these_o reubenites_n have_v the_o right_a of_o the_o natural_a primogeniture_n yet_o do_v they_o vain_o challenge_v pre-eminence_n where_o god_n have_v subject_v they_o if_o all_o civil_a honour_n flow_v from_o the_o king_n how_o much_o more_o from_o the_o god_n of_o king_n his_o hand_n exalt_v the_o poor_a and_o cast_v down_o the_o mighty_a from_o their_o throne_n the_o man_n that_o will_v be_v lift_v up_o himself_o in_o the_o pride_n of_o his_o heart_n from_o under_o the_o foot_n of_o god_n be_v just_o tread_v in_o the_o dust_n verse_n 2._o there_o can_v be_v conceive_v a_o honour_n less_o worth_a emulation_n than_o this_o principality_n of_o israel_n a_o people_n that_o can_v give_v nothing_o a_o people_n that_o have_v nothing_o but_o in_o hope_n a_o people_n who_o their_o leader_n be_v fain_o to_o feed_v with_o bread_n and_o water_n which_o pay_v he_o no_o tribute_n but_o of_o ill_a word_n who_o command_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o burden_n and_o yet_o this_o dignity_n have_v draw_v together_o in_o a_o mutinous_a way_n 250_o captain_n of_o israel_n what_o wonder_n be_v it_o that_o the_o ten-ruler_n prevail_v so_o much_o with_o the_o multitude_n to_o dissuade_v they_o from_o canaan_n when_o three_o traitor_n prevail_v thus_o with_o 250_o ruler_n famous_a in_o the_o congregation_n and_o man_n of_o renown_n one_o man_n may_v kindle_v such_o a_o fire_n as_o all_o the_o world_n can_v quench_v one_o plaguesore_a may_v infect_v a_o whole_a kingdom_n the_o infection_n of_o evil_n be_v much_o worse_a than_o the_o act_n it_o be_v not_o like_o those_o leader_n of_o israel_n can_v err_v without_o follower_n he_o be_v a_o mean_a man_n that_o draw_v not_o some_o client_n after_o he_o it_o have_v be_v ever_o a_o dangerous_a policy_n of_o satan_n to_o assault_v the_o best_a he_o know_v that_o the_o multitude_n as_o we_o say_v of_o bee_n will_v follow_v their_o master_n verse_n 3._o moses_n and_o aaron_n you_o take_v too_o much_o upon_o you_o be_v the_o cry_n of_o a_o jew_n once_o and_o so_o it_o be_v still_o by_o many_o now_o a_o day_n who_o will_v manacle_v and_o confine_v they_o only_o to_o a_o ecclesiastic_a power_n and_o divest_v they_o quite_o of_o any_o civil_a authority_n though_o moses_n have_v both_o according_a to_o st._n aug._n in_o 98_o psal._n and_o david_n also_o place_v moses_n among_o the_o priest_n ps._n 99_o 6._o verse_n 5._o moses_n argue_v not_o for_o himself_o but_o appeal_v to_o god_n neither_o speak_v for_o his_o own_o right_n but_o his_o brother_n aaron_n he_o know_v that_o god_n immediate_a service_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v more_o precious_a than_o his_o government_n good_a magistrate_n be_v more_o tender_a over_o god_n honour_n than_o their_o own_o and_o more_o sensible_a of_o the_o wrong_n offer_v to_o religion_n than_o themselves_o and_o moses_n take_v the_o best_a course_n to_o appeal_v to_o god_n it_o be_v safe_a to_o trust_v god_n with_o his_o own_o cause_n if_o aaron_n have_v be_v set_v up_o by_o israel_n moses_n will_v have_v shelter_v he_o under_o their_o authority_n now_o that_o god_n do_v immediate_o appoint_v he_o his_o patronage_n be_v seek_v who_o the_o election_n be_v we_o may_v easy_o falter_v in_o the_o manage_n of_o divine_a affair_n and_o so_o our_o want_n of_o success_n can_v want_v sin_n god_n know_v how_o to_o use_v how_o to_o bless_v his_o own_o mean_n verse_n 9_o as_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o people_n and_o levites_n so_o betwixt_o the_o levite_n and_o priest_n the_o god_n of_o order_n love_v to_o have_v our_o degree_n keep_v while_o the_o levite_n will_v be_v look_v up_o to_o the_o priest_n moses_n send_v down_o their_o eye_n to_o the_o people_n the_o way_n not_o to_o repine_v at_o those_o above_o we_o be_v to_o look_v at_o those_o below_o we_o there_o be_v no_o better_a remedy_n for_o ambition_n than_o to_o cast_v up_o our_o former_a receipt_n and_o so_o compare_v they_o with_o our_o deserve_n and_o confer_v our_o own_o estate_n with_o inferior_n so_o shall_v we_o find_v cause_n to_o be_v thankful_a that_o we_o be_v above_o any_o rather_o than_o of_o envy_n that_o any_o be_v above_o we_o verse_n 12._o moses_n have_v chide_v the_o son_n of_o levi_n for_o mutiny_v against_o aaron_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o because_o they_o be_v of_o his_o own_o tribe_n now_o he_o send_v for_o the_o reubenites_n which_o rise_v against_o himself_o they_o come_v not_o and_o their_o message_n be_v worse_a than_o their_o absence_n moses_n be_v accuse_v of_o injustice_n cruelty_n falsehood_n treachery_n usurpation_n and_o egypt_n itself_o shall_v be_v commend_v rather_o than_o moses_n want_v a_o reproach_n innocency_n be_v no_o shelter_n from_o ill_a tongue_n malice_n never_o regard_v how_o true_a a_o accusation_n be_v but_o how_o spiteful_a verse_n 15._o now_o it_o be_v time_n for_o moses_n to_o be_v angry_a they_o dare_v not_o have_v be_v thus_o bold_a if_o they_o have_v not_o see_v his_o mildness_n lenity_n be_v ill_o bestow_v upon_o stubborn_a nature_n it_o be_v a_o injurious_a sencelesness_n not_o to_o feel_v the_o wound_n of_o our_o reputation_n it_o well_o appear_v moses_n be_v angry_a when_o he_o pray_v against_o they_o he_o be_v displease_v before_o but_o when_o he_o be_v most_o bitter_a against_o they_o he_o still_o pray_v for_o they_o but_o now_o he_o bend_v his_o very_a prayer_n against_o they_o look_v not_o to_o their_o offer_n there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a revenge_n than_o the_o imprecation_n of_o the_o righteous_a there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a judgement_n than_o god_n rejection_n of_o their_o service_n with_o we_o man_n what_o more_o argue_v the_o dislike_n of_o the_o person_n than_o the_o turn_n back_o of_o his_o present_a what_o will_v god_n accept_v from_o we_o if_o not_o prayer_n verse_n 22._o the_o same_o tongue_n that_o pray_v against_o the_o conspirator_n pray_v for_o the_o people_n as_o lewd_a man_n think_v to_o carry_v it_o with_o number_n corah_n have_v so_o far_o prevail_v that_o he_o have_v draw_v the_o multitude_n to_o his_o side_n god_n the_o avenger_n of_o treason_n will_v have_v consume_v they_o at_o once_o moses_n and_o aaron_n pray_v for_o the_o rebel_n although_o they_o be_v worthy_a of_o death_n and_o nothing_o but_o death_n can_v stop_v their_o mouth_n yet_o their_o merciful_a leader_n will_v not_o buy_v their_o own_o peace_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o such_o enemy_n o_o rare_a and_o imitable_a mercy_n the_o people_n rise_v up_o against_o their_o governor_n their_o governor_n fall_v on_o their_o face_n to_o god_n for_o the_o people_n so_o far_o be_v they_o from_o plot_v revenge_n that_o they_o will_v not_o endure_v god_n shall_v revenge_v for_o they_o verse_n 27._o moses_n have_v well_o hope_v that_o when_o these_o rebel_n shall_v see_v all_o the_o israelite_n run_v from_o they_o as_o from_o monster_n and_o shall_v hear_v that_o direful_a proclamation_n of_o vengeance_n against_o they_o howsoever_o they_o do_v before_o set_v a_o face_n on_o their_o conspiracy_n yet_o
verse_n 8_o &_o 9_o observe_v satan_n malice_n here_o against_o god_n church_n and_o service_n if_o they_o can_v whole_o destroy_v it_o hurt_v it_o and_o hinder_v it_o then_o in_o part_n as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v they_o will_v do_v it_o second_o by_o the_o answer_n of_o moses_n note_n on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o we_o must_v not_o yield_v a_o inch_n to_o these_o plot_n and_o fetch_v of_o the_o wicked_a but_o zealous_o must_v stand_v to_o the_o full_a observance_n of_o all_o god_n will_v according_a to_o his_o commandment_n and_o not_o according_a to_o the_o fancy_n either_o of_o other_o or_o of_o ourselves_o where_o the_o lord_n dispense_v not_o we_o must_v not_o dispense_v where_o all_o be_v bind_v to_o depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n we_o must_v not_o capitulate_v for_o some_o to_o go_v and_o some_o to_o stay_v family_n shall_v think_v upon_o this_o where_o the_o husband_n go_v to_o church_n but_o not_o the_o wife_n the_o father_n but_o not_o the_o son_n the_o servant_z but_o not_o the_o master_n moses_n will_v not_o do_v thus_o here_o but_o know_v all_o to_o be_v bind_v require_v all_o verse_n 23._o this_o be_v most_o wonderful_a the_o house_n of_o the_o egyptian_o and_o israelite_n join_v as_o it_o shall_v seem_v one_o close_a to_o another_o as_o we_o in_o these_o day_n do_v for_o else_o why_o be_v that_o sign_n give_v to_o the_o destroy_a angel_n exod._n 12._o 23._o if_o all_o the_o israelite_n have_v dwell_v by_o themselves_o and_o have_v not_o be_v mingle_v with_o the_o egyptian_n how_o able_a then_o be_v our_o god_n may_v we_o think_v who_o can_v thus_o make_v a_o separation_n betwixt_o his_o child_n and_o the_o wicked_a when_o he_o execute_v wrath_n though_o they_o be_v in_o one_o field_n in_o one_o house_n in_o one_o bed_n together_o yet_o he_o can_v choose_v the_o one_o and_o refuse_v the_o other_o fear_v we_o not_o then_o in_o the_o time_n of_o plague_n or_o war_n or_o other_o public_a calamity_n leave_v we_o shall_v perish_v with_o the_o wicked_a hand_n over_o head_n but_o remember_v this_o place_n and_o say_v in_o your_o heart_n with_o comfort_n o_o lord_n i_o know_v thou_o can_v make_v a_o separation_n in_o this_o calamity_n as_o thou_o do_v in_o that_o calamity_n betwixt_o the_o israelite_n and_o egyptian_n therefore_o i_o beseech_v thou_o save_v i_o from_o this_o sword_n of_o thou_o and_o let_v the_o light_n of_o thy_o mercy_n shine_v about_o my_o dwell_n as_o thy_o cheerful_a light_n do_v about_o the_o israelite_n chap._n xi_o verse_n 1._o this_o ever_o be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v god_n course_n first_o by_o gentle_a mean_n to_o entreat_v then_o in_o the_o end_n by_o power_n and_o judgement_n to_o compel_v when_o the_o former_a course_n will_v not_o serve_v in_o the_o old_a world_n when_o the_o people_n will_v not_o be_v reform_v the_o lord_n say_v his_o spirit_n shall_v no_o long_o strive_v with_o man_n mean_v in_o lenity_n and_o gentleness_n as_o until_o then_o it_o have_v do_v but_o now_o he_o will_v bring_v upon_o they_o one_o plague_n more_o as_o here_o upon_o egypt_n and_o this_o be_v the_o flood_n gen._n 6._o 17._o when_o sodom_n and_o gomorah_n will_v not_o be_v warn_v by_o any_o way_n of_o mercy_n use_v by_o a_o gracious_a god_n unto_o they_o many_o year_n than_o that_o one_o plague_n more_o of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n come_v from_o heaven_n thus_o also_o the_o lord_n deal_v with_o we_o first_o he_o entreat_v we_o by_o his_o word_n the_o mild_a way_n that_o can_v be_v then_o if_o this_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o lord_n come_v near_a and_o lay_v upon_o we_o his_o easy_a cross_n and_o then_o great_a our_o friend_n grow_v unkind_a our_o servant_n unfaithful_a our_o child_n undutiful_a our_o estate_n waste_v and_o our_o health_n be_v change_v to_o sickness_n and_o if_o all_o these_o work_v not_o upon_o we_o than_o the_o lord_n go_v to_o his_o quiver_n and_o take_v out_o a_o strong_a arrow_n to_o shoot_v at_o we_o as_o the_o sweat_a sickness_n the_o devour_a plague_n which_o shall_v sweep_v the_o land_n clean_o from_o such_o rebel_a spirit_n verse_n 3._o as_o the_o wicked_a stand_n in_o awe_n of_o god_n often_o and_o outward_o profess_v affection_n to_o he_o yet_o do_v not_o subject_v themselves_o to_o his_o will_n so_o be_v his_o servant_n honour_v also_o of_o man_n with_o a_o inward_a conceit_n of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v honest_a man_n when_o yet_o their_o doctrine_n will_v not_o be_v yield_v unto_o thus_o do_v god_n inward_o imprint_v their_o own_o damnation_n in_o their_o heart_n verse_n 5._o no_o honour_n or_o riches_n no_o friend_n or_o strength_n no_o pomp_n or_o port_n in_o this_o world_n may_v defend_v from_o god_n but_o he_o will_v smite_v all_o degree_n and_o therefore_o let_v all_o degree_n profit_v by_o it_o chap._n xii_o verse_n 4._o christ_n be_v not_o divide_v into_o divers_a house_n and_o family_n kingdom_n and_o country_n but_o he_o do_v unite_v and_o gather_v divers_a house_n and_o nation_n to_o make_v one_o church_n even_o as_o here_o many_o do_v eat_v one_o lamb._n we_o may_v not_o divide_v the_o lamb_n but_o we_o must_v gather_v ourselves_o to_o the_o lamb_n and_o that_o be_v the_o true_a church_n where_o people_n be_v so_o gather_v verse_n 6._o this_o keep_n of_o it_o from_o the_o ten_o to_o the_o fourteen_o day_n serve_v to_o prepare_v their_o heart_n to_o the_o right_n eat_v of_o it_o be_v a_o remembrance_n before_o their_o eye_n those_o four_o day_n before_o and_o also_o to_o prefigure_v unto_o we_o with_o what_o meditation_n and_o preparation_n we_o ought_v to_o come_v to_o the_o eat_n of_o the_o true_a pass-ove_a in_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n whereof_o this_o same_o be_v but_o a_o shadow_n second_o the_o fourteenrh_n day_n this_o lamb_n be_v offer_v because_o then_o the_o moon_n be_v at_o full_a and_o rise_v in_o her_o full_a light_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v set_v thereby_o may_v be_v shadow_v that_o the_o church_n usual_o signify_v by_o the_o moon_n rise_v with_o light_n in_o great_a fullness_n after_o the_o set_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o death_n of_o christ._n verse_n 7._o this_o show_v the_o effect_n and_o virtue_n of_o christ_n his_o blood_n the_o true_a paschal_n lamb_n ever_o to_o save_v from_o the_o destroy_a angel_n as_o many_o as_o shall_v be_v sprinkle_v with_o it_o that_o be_v shall_v make_v particular_a application_n of_o it_o to_o themselves_o for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o blood_n without_o sprinkle_v will_v help_v christ_n die_v for_o all_o sufficient_o but_o not_o effectual_o because_o all_o take_v not_o hold_v of_o and_o apply_v christ_n death_n to_o their_o soul_n verse_n 32._o pharaoh_n desire_v to_o be_v bless_v of_o those_o man_n who_o but_o even_o now_o be_v odious_a in_o his_o eye_n the_o same_o god_n can_v also_o pull_v down_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o proud_a and_o make_v they_o as_o glad_a of_o a_o minister_n prayer_n as_o they_o have_v malicious_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o he_o verse_n 34._o egypt_n be_v never_o so_o stubborn_a in_o deny_v passage_n to_o israel_n as_o now_o importunate_a to_o entreat_v it_o pharaoh_n do_v not_o more_o force_v they_o to_o stay_v before_o then_o now_o to_o depart_v who_o late_o they_o will_v not_o permit_v now_o they_o hire_v to_o go_v the_o israelite_n be_v equal_o glad_a of_o this_o haste_n who_o will_v not_o be_v ready_a to_o go_v yea_o to_o fly_v out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n they_o have_v what_o they_o wish_v there_o be_v no_o stay_n for_o a_o second_o invitation_n the_o loss_n of_o a_o opportunity_n be_v many_o time_n irrecoverable_a the_o love_n of_o their_o liberty_n make_v the_o burden_n of_o their_o dough_n light_n who_o know_v whether_o the_o variable_a mind_n of_o pharaoh_n may_v return_v to_o a_o denial_n and_o after_o all_o his_o stubbornness_n repent_v of_o his_o obedience_n it_o be_v foolish_a to_o hazard_v where_o there_o be_v certainty_n of_o good_a offer_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o continuance_n verse_n 36._o the_o egyptian_n rich_a jewel_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n be_v not_o too_o dear_a for_o the_o israelite_n who_o they_o hate_v how_o much_o rather_o have_v they_o need_v to_o send_v they_o away_o wealthy_a then_o to_o have_v they_o stay_v to_o be_v their_o executor_n their_o love_n to_o themselves_o obtain_v the_o enrich_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o now_o they_o be_v glad_a to_o pay_v they_o well_o for_o their_o old_a work_n and_o their_o present_a journey_n god_n people_n have_v stay_v like_o slave_n they_o go_v away_o like_a conqueror_n with_o the_o spoil_n of_o those_o that_o hate_v they_o arm_v for_o security_n and_o wealthy_a for_o maintenance_n verse_n 37._o a_o most_o wonderful_a increase_n from_o seventy_o soul_n which_o be_v all_o that_o come_v into_o egypt_n and_o most_o effectual_o it_o show_v we_o
the_o wise_a and_o mighty_a as_o he_o do_v balaams_n ass_n to_o confute_v his_o master_n verse_n 20._o husband_n see_v from_o hence_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o good_a man_n to_o have_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n with_o he_o wife_n and_o child_n see_v their_o duty_n to_o be_v follower_n willing_o of_o their_o husband_n or_o father_n call_v even_o into_o any_o country_n and_o when_o i_o look_v at_o moses_n his_o rod_n methinks_v i_o see_v little_a david_n march_v cheerful_o with_o his_o staff_n and_o scrip_n against_o huge_a goliath_n good_a lord_n what_o weapon_n be_v those_o against_o he_o then_o in_o man_n eye_n or_o this_o staff_n now_o in_o moses_n hand_n against_o pharaoh_n but_o god_n be_v the_o same_o both_o here_o and_o then_o and_o for_o ever_o strong_a in_o weakness_n and_o able_a to_o match_v a_o king_n sceptre_n with_o a_o stick_n or_o a_o staff_n or_o a_o stone_n or_o a_o word_n in_o the_o hand_n or_o mouth_n of_o one_o send_v and_o appoint_v by_o he_o verse_n 22._o god_n church_n be_v to_o he_o as_o a_o manchild_n to_o the_o father_n yea_o as_o the_o first-born_a which_o common_o be_v love_v most_o tender_o and_o in_o great_a honour_n now_o think_v with_o yourselves_o how_o you_o can_v endure_v to_o stand_v and_o look_v upon_o a_o abuse_n offer_v to_o your_o first-born_a and_o then_o think_v of_o god_n love_n to_o his_o church_n who_o affection_n as_o much_o excel_v you_o as_o god_n excel_v man_n now_o as_o tender_a father_n for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o child_n suffer_v they_o to_o lie_v in_o prison_n and_o to_o be_v school_v many_o way_n by_o want_n and_o affliction_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o they_o a_o love_n to_o they_o and_o a_o settle_a purpose_n to_o help_v they_o when_o a_o love_n may_v be_v know_v a_o love_n and_o a_o good_a a_o good_a so_o our_o god_n know_v his_o time_n and_o turn_n and_o our_o want_n perfect_o fit_v the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o most_o merciful_o that_o both_o our_o corruption_n and_o his_o goodness_n may_v best_o appear_v to_o the_o great_a benefit_n unto_o we_o he_o may_v see_v we_o humble_v and_o school_v and_o tame_v but_o undo_v and_o cast_v away_o for_o ever_o he_o can_v endure_v it_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v it_o verse_n 24._o i_o do_v not_o so_o much_o marvel_n that_o jethro_n give_v moses_n his_o daughter_n for_o he_o see_v he_o valiant_a wise_a learned_a noble_o breed_v as_o that_o moses_n will_v take_v she_o a_o stranger_n both_o in_o blood_n and_o religion_n the_o choice_n have_v like_a to_o have_v cost_v he_o dear_a in_o this_o verse_n his_o wife_n stand_v in_o his_o way_n for_o circumcision_n god_n stand_v in_o his_o way_n for_o revenge_n though_o he_o be_v now_o upon_o god_n message_n yet_o may_v he_o not_o be_v forbear_v in_o this_o neglect_n no_o circumstance_n either_o of_o the_o dearness_n of_o the_o solicitor_n or_o of_o our_o own_o engagement_n can_v bear_v out_o a_o sin_n with_o god_n those_o which_o be_v unequal_o yoke_v may_v not_o ever_o look_v to_o draw_v one_o way_n true_a love_n to_o the_o person_n can_v long_o agree_v with_o dislike_n of_o the_o religion_n he_o have_v need_v to_o be_v more_o than_o a_o man_n that_o have_v a_o zipporah_n lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n and_o can_v have_v true_a zeal_n in_o his_o heart_n learn_v further_o from_o hence_o all_o unquiet_a woman_n what_o your_o ignorance_n and_o your_o obstinacy_n bring_v your_o husband_n unto_o though_o they_o be_v as_o moses_n holy_a and_o virtuous_a they_o can_v serve_v god_n aright_o for_o you_o they_o can_v do_v what_o god_n require_v but_o you_o break_v their_o heart_n you_o cool_v their_o zeal_n you_o turn_v they_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o in_o the_o end_n you_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o fearful_a danger_n of_o god_n destroy_v they_o verse_n 26._o that_o which_o zipporah_n shall_v have_v esteem_v as_o a_o signal_n mercy_n to_o her_o child_n she_o interpret_v as_o a_o judgement_n and_o that_o very_a covenant_n of_o god_n of_o which_o circumcision_n be_v the_o seal_n which_o she_o shall_v have_v receive_v with_o the_o great_a return_n of_o thanks_o be_v entertain_v with_o disobedience_n both_o towards_o her_o husband_n and_o her_o god_n thus_o ignorant_a and_o unthankful_a people_n misinterpret_v and_o repine_v at_o the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o that_o which_o god_n design_v for_o a_o mercy_n and_o a_o blessing_n to_o they_o they_o take_v it_o as_o a_o judgement_n and_o a_o curse_n it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o be_v afflict_v faith_n david_n yet_o how_o many_o be_v there_o in_o the_o world_n that_o think_v otherwise_o and_o will_v choose_v rather_o to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o covenant_n than_o be_v circumcise_v to_o perish_v hereafter_o than_o be_v afflict_v here_o chap._n v._n verse_n 1._o pharaoh_n rage_v before_o much_o more_o now_o that_o he_o receive_v a_o message_n of_o dismission_n the_o monition_n of_o god_n make_v ill_a man_n worse_o the_o wave_n do_v not_o beat_v nor_o roar_v any_o where_o so_o much_o as_o at_o the_o bank_n which_o restrain_v they_o corruption_n when_o it_o be_v check_v grow_v mad_a with_o rage_n as_o the_o vapour_n in_o a_o cloud_n will_v not_o make_v that_o fearful_a report_n if_o it_o meet_v not_o with_o opposition_n a_o good_a heart_n yield_v at_o the_o still_a voice_n of_o god_n but_o the_o most_o gracious_a motion_n of_o god_n harden_v the_o wicked_a many_o will_v not_o be_v so_o desperate_o settle_v in_o their_o sin_n if_o the_o world_n have_v not_o control_v they_o how_o mild_a a_o message_n be_v this_o to_o pharaoh_n and_o yet_o how_o gall_a god_n command_v he_o that_o which_o he_o fear_v he_o take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o present_a servitude_n of_o israel_n god_n call_v for_o a_o release_n if_o the_o suit_n have_v be_v for_o mitigation_n of_o labour_n for_o preservation_n of_o their_o child_n it_o may_v have_v carry_v some_o hope_n and_o have_v find_v some_o favour_n but_o now_o god_n require_v that_o which_o he_o know_v will_n as_o much_o discontent_n pharaoh_n as_o pharaoh_n cruelty_n can_v discontent_n the_o israelite_n how_o contrary_a be_v god_n precept_n to_o man_n mind_n and_o indeed_o as_o they_o love_v to_o cross_v he_o in_o their_o practice_n so_o he_o love_v to_o cross_v they_o in_o his_o command_n before_o and_o their_o punishment_n after_o verse_n 4._o moses_n talk_v of_o sacrifice_n pharaoh_n talk_v of_o work_n any_o thing_n seem_v due_a work_n to_o a_o carnal_a mind_n save_v god_n service_n nothing_o superfluous_a but_o religious_a duty_n christ_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n necessary_a nature_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o that_o needless_a moses_n speak_v of_o devotion_n pharaoh_n of_o idleness_n it_o have_v be_v a_o old_a use_n as_o to_o cast_v fair_a colour_n upon_o our_o own_o vicious_a action_n so_o to_o cast_v evil_a aspersion_n upon_o the_o good_a action_n of_o other_o the_o same_o devil_n that_o speak_v in_o pharaoh_n speak_v still_o in_o our_o scoffer_n and_o call_v religion_n hypocrisy_n conscionable_a care_n singularity_n every_o vice_n have_v a_o title_n and_o every_o virtue_n a_o disgrace_n verse_n 8._o wicked_a man_n have_v no_o eye_n often_o to_o see_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o a_o thing_n but_o most_o apt_a and_o ready_a to_o devise_v a_o false_a let_v a_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v grieve_v extraordinary_o with_o the_o burden_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o with_o groan_n and_o sigh_n travail_v under_o the_o bitterness_n of_o it_o what_o say_v the_o wicked_a oh_o it_o be_v melancholy_a and_o the_o body_n must_v be_v purge_v festus_n imagine_v paul_n mad_a when_o he_o speak_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o soberness_n act._n 26._o 24._o and_o that_o much_o learning_n make_v he_o mad_a when_o learning_n be_v wisdom_n and_o make_v wise_a yea_o heli_n himself_o mistake_v anna_n a_o virtuous_a woman_n and_o deem_v she_o to_o be_v drink_v when_o ravish_v in_o her_o holy_a feel_n she_o be_v cry_v to_o god_n in_o fervent_a prayer_n 1_o sam._n 2._o verse_n 11._o the_o near_a that_o god_n draw_v to_o his_o church_n and_o child_n to_o do_v they_o good_a the_o more_o the_o devil_n rage_v in_o and_o by_o his_o member_n against_o they_o remember_v that_o example_n in_o mar._n 9_o 26._o how_o the_o foul_a spirit_n be_v command_v to_o depart_v rend_v and_o tear_v the_o party_n more_o and_o worse_o than_o ever_o before_o we_o can_v leave_v any_o sin_n wherein_o we_o have_v continue_v but_o by_o and_o by_o we_o shall_v be_v discourage_v sometime_o with_o threat_n sometime_o with_o show_n of_o peril_n and_o loss_n that_o may_v ensue_v but_o stand_v and_o shrink_v not_o and_o say_v in_o your_o heart_n now_o now_o be_v my_o god_n at_o hand_n for_o now_o i_o see_v and_o feel_v
only_o to_o the_o people_n but_o to_o the_o priest_n himself_o to_o sustain_v he_o yea_o and_o to_o countenance_n and_o favour_n and_o protect_v he_o too_o in_o the_o execution_n and_o exercise_n of_o his_o priestly_a office_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o first_o plantation_n of_o those_o two_o great_a cedar_n the_o secular_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n which_o that_o they_o may_v always_o agree_v as_o brethren_n god_n plant_v at_o first_o in_o those_o two_o brethren_n moses_n and_o aaron_n there_o though_o moses_n be_v the_o temporal_a and_o aaron_n the_o spiritual_a magistrate_n yet_o god_n say_v here_o to_o moses_n i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o not_o only_o to_o pharaoh_n but_o aaron_n thy_o brother_n shall_v be_v thy_o prophet_n for_o as_o he_o say_v exod_a 4._o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o instead_o of_o god_n so_o useful_a so_o necessary_a be_v man_n to_o man_n as_o that_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v of_o god_n incorporate_v in_o god_n subsist_v also_o by_o man._n verse_n 3._o concern_v this_o harden_v of_o pharaoh_n some_o understand_v it_o by_o permission_n i._n e._n god_n suffer_v he_o to_o be_v harden_v as_o we_o say_v in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n i._n e._n suffer_v we_o not_o to_o be_v lead_v greg._n moral_a 31._o cap._n 12._o say_v non_fw-la duritiem_fw-la contulit_fw-la sed_fw-la exigentibus_fw-la ejus_fw-la meritis_fw-la nulla_fw-la infu_fw-la sa_fw-it timoris_fw-la sensibilitate_fw-la mollivit_fw-la he_o do_v not_o impose_v hardness_n but_o his_o merit_n so_o deserve_v he_o soften_v he_o not_o by_o any_o infuse_a sense_n of_o fear_n this_o shall_v ever_o work_v in_o we_o care_n and_o zeal_n to_o crave_v at_o god_n hand_n fleshy_a heart_n which_o may_v tremble_v at_o his_o judgement_n and_o taste_v his_o mercy_n say_v with_o samuel_n speak_v on_o lord_n thy_o servant_n hear_v and_o with_o david_n o_o my_o god_n i_o be_o content_a to_o do_v it_o yea_o thy_o law_n be_v within_o my_o heart_n verse_n 10._o pharaoh_n be_v now_o from_o a_o staff_n of_o protection_n and_o sustentation_n to_o god_n people_n turn_v to_o a_o serpent_n that_o sting_v they_o to_o death_n god_n show_v himself_o in_o this_o real_a emblem_n do_v that_o sudden_o before_o he_o which_o satan_n have_v wrought_v in_o he_o by_o leisure_n and_o now_o when_o he_o crawl_v and_o hiss_v threaten_v peril_n to_o israel_n he_o show_v he_o how_o in_o a_o instant_n he_o can_v turn_v he_o into_o a_o senseless_a stick_n and_o make_v he_o if_o not_o useful_a yet_o fearless_a the_o same_o god_n which_o wrought_v this_o give_v satan_n leave_v to_o imitate_v it_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n the_o first_o plague_n that_o god_n mean_v to_o inflict_v upon_o pharaoh_n be_v delusion_n god_n can_v be_v content_a the_o devil_n shall_v win_v himself_o credit_n where_o he_o mean_v to_o judge_v and_o hold_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o miracle_n well_o lose_v to_o harden_v a_o enemy_n verse_n 12._o here_o we_o may_v see_v the_o end_n of_o falsehood_n and_o error_n at_o the_o last_o truth_n shall_v devour_v it_o in_o god_n good_a time_n for_o great_a be_v truth_n and_o prevail_v truth_n may_v be_v oppress_v for_o a_o time_n god_n so_o please_v either_o to_o punish_v or_o try_v his_o people_n but_o final_o suppress_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v god_n be_v strong_a than_o all_o his_o enemy_n moses_n than_o all_o enchanter_n shall_v disperse_v all_o dusky_a cloud_n bring_v his_o glorious_a truth_n out_o to_o bear_v sway_n again_o at_o his_o good_a pleasure_n verse_n 17._o this_o plague_n god_n bring_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o child_n which_o be_v drown_v and_o the_o river_n thus_o turn_v into_o blood_n complain_v to_o god_n for_o that_o slaughter_n we_o may_v further_o note_v a_o increase_n of_o terror_n in_o this_o miracle_n above_o the_o former_a of_o the_o serpent_n to_o signify_v that_o where_o mild_a mean_n will_v not_o serve_v god_n both_o can_v and_o will_v add_v sharp_a and_o heavy_a he_o increase_v his_o cross_n from_o good_n to_o body_n from_o body_n to_o mind_n from_o ourselves_o to_o our_o child_n and_o still_o make_v we_o abound_v with_o more_o want_n in_o great_a and_o sharp_a measure_n that_o we_o may_v repent_v and_o return_v if_o not_o in_o the_o end_n he_o can_v destroy_v we_o with_o misery_n that_o never_o shall_v have_v a_o end_n verse_n 20._o first_o god_n begin_v his_o judgement_n with_o water_n as_o the_o river_n nilus_n be_v to_o egypt_n instead_o of_o heaven_n to_o moisten_v and_o fatten_v the_o earth_n so_o their_o confidence_n be_v more_o in_o it_o than_o in_o heaven_n man_n be_v sure_a to_o be_v punish_v most_o and_o soon_a in_o that_o which_o they_o make_v a_o corrival_n with_o god_n this_o change_n also_o of_o the_o water_n into_o blood_n be_v a_o image_n of_o their_o future_a destruction_n they_o be_v afterward_o overwhelm_v in_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o now_o beforehand_o they_o see_v the_o river_n red_a with_o blood_n chap._n viii_o verse_n 3._o what_o a_o army_n be_v here_o against_o such_o a_o prince_n god_n can_v have_v make_v use_n of_o man_n or_o angel_n but_o here_o he_o will_v confound_v the_o pride_n of_o such_o a_o conceit_a king_n by_o a_o host_n of_o frog_n rather_o than_o by_o either_o of_o the_o other_o the_o lord_n by_o contemptible_a and_o base_a thing_n will_v cast_v down_o our_o high_a look_n if_o we_o swell_v against_o he_o and_o of_o this_o he_o will_v have_v all_o high_a mind_n at_o this_o day_n to_o make_v use_n unto_o humility_n before_o they_o find_v it_o too_o late_a verse_n 7._o god_n adversary_n seek_v often_o to_o impugn_v the_o truth_n by_o the_o self_n same_o mean_n whereby_o he_o do_v teach_v it_o as_o if_o scripture_n be_v allege_v satan_n will_v do_v the_o like_a mat._n 4._o if_o the_o true_a prophet_n use_v a_o sign_n then_o will_v zedekiah_n make_v he_o horn_n too_o and_o say_v when_o go_v the_o spirit_n from_o i_o to_o thou_o 1_o king_n 22._o 11._o all_o which_o god_n do_v suffer_v to_o draw_v we_o to_o true_a and_o sound_a knowledge_n without_o which_o we_o can_v stand_v but_o shall_v be_v shake_v to_o and_o fro_o with_o doubt_n and_o fear_n most_o unfit_a for_o believer_n col._n 1._o 23._o verse_n 8._o let_v this_o comfort_n god_n minister_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o contempt_n that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o force_v the_o wicked_a to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o he_o and_o they_o in_o their_o extremity_n they_o shall_v acknowledge_v our_o calling_n justify_v our_o love_n and_o wish_v our_o prayer_n thus_o many_o who_o at_o other_o time_n regard_v not_o minister_n either_o go_v to_o sea_n or_o to_o battle_n or_o be_v sick_a or_o vex_v at_o home_n will_v send_v and_o seek_v for_o the_o prayer_n of_o god_n minister_n and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o a_o sign_n of_o god_n omnipotent_a hand_n over_o all_o pharaoh_n whatsoever_o and_o that_o he_o can_v revenge_v our_o contempt_n and_o give_v our_o truth_n and_o careful_a walk_v in_o our_o place_n a_o due_a regard_n and_o reverence_n when_o he_o will_v with_o they_o and_o in_o they_o but_o here_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v why_o do_v pharaoh_n call_v now_o for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n rather_o than_o in_o the_o former_a plague_n why_o because_o this_o plague_n touch_v he_o near_o than_o the_o former_a when_o the_o river_n be_v blood_n he_o may_v have_v wine_n to_o drink_v and_o so_o not_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o that_o plague_n whence_o we_o see_v that_o howbeit_o other_o man_n harm_n shall_v affect_v we_o yet_o unless_o the_o lord_n touch_v ourselves_o we_o be_v dull_a and_o dead_a without_o sense_n which_o certain_o make_v god_n reach_v we_o a_o blow_n many_o time_n when_o otherwise_o he_o will_v spare_v we_o do_v we_o make_v but_o use_n of_o other_o man_n misery_n verse_n 10._o wicked_a man_n do_v not_o only_o defer_v their_o duty_n from_o day_n to_o day_n but_o put_v over_o other_o also_o that_o offer_v good_a thing_n unto_o they_o as_o for_o instance_n if_o a_o preacher_n tender_v his_o service_n this_o sunday_n he_o be_v tell_v the_o next_o will_v be_v far_o more_o fit_a and_o if_o he_o come_v the_o next_o sunday_n then_o be_v either_o the_o master_n from_o home_n the_o gentlewoman_n sick_a the_o wether_n too_o hot_a or_o cold_a or_o some_o such_o thing_n that_o be_v moses_n never_o so_o ready_a yet_o pharaoh_n be_v not_o ready_a but_o to_o morrow_n to_o morrow_n be_v still_o the_o song_n till_o the_o lord_n strike_v and_o all_o morrow_n end_v in_o their_o eternal_a torment_n verse_n 14._o the_o lord_n can_v have_v take_v the_o frog_n quite_o away_o but_o this_o be_v do_v to_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o miracle_n that_o they_o be_v frog_n indeed_o and_o no_o enchantment_n thereby_o to_o meet_v with_o the_o unbelief_n of_o the_o king_n
in_o set_v up_o the_o golden_a calf_n in_o the_o thirty_o second_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n to_o testify_v their_o great_a joy_n and_o thankfulness_n they_o bring_v stuff_n more_o than_o enough_o to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n even_o the_o woman_n bring_v their_o bracelet_n and_o earring_n and_o tablet_n glad_a they_o have_v any_o thing_n of_o price_n to_o dedicate_v to_o god_n and_o to_o seal_v up_o their_o thankfulness_n for_o this_o re-admittance_n into_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n the_o new_a convert_v act_v 19_o lose_v fifty_o thousand_o piece_n of_o silver_n in_o the_o burn_a of_o their_o book_n to_o gain_n christ_n all_o their_o curious_a art_n and_o author_n be_v not_o to_o be_v value_v with_o one_o verse_n of_o the_o gospel_n matthew_n at_o his_o conversion_n make_v a_o feast_n like_o a_o king_n for_o christ_n saint_n luke_n centurion_n when_o once_o he_o become_v a_o proselyte_n build_v a_o synagogue_n think_v it_o a_o happy_a purchase_n to_o gain_v eternal_a habitation_n by_o a_o temporal_a mansion_n verse_n 30._o bezalel_v be_v well_o descend_v of_o the_o honourable_a tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o aholiab_n not_o so_o well_o but_o from_o a_o mean_a tribe_n the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n it_o afford_v we_o this_o observation_n that_o god_n bestow_v not_o his_o gift_n ever_o according_a to_o birth_n but_o make_v they_o in_o virtue_n equal_a who_o earthly_a respect_n and_o humane_a descent_n have_v make_v very_o unequal_a neither_o do_v he_o yield_v they_o praise_v for_o birth_n but_o for_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o themselves_o and_o for_o a_o singular_a ability_n to_o teach_v other_o chap._n xxxvi_o verse_n 2._o though_o these_o two_o learned_a artisan_n be_v inspire_v by_o god_n who_o spirit_n be_v their_o master_n yet_o they_o be_v call_v by_o moses_n minister_n must_v have_v a_o outward_a as_o well_o as_o a_o inward_a call_n and_o must_v be_v send_v by_o man_n before_o they_o presume_v to_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n no_o man_n may_v come_v uncalled_a to_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n what_o then_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o such_o as_o come_v without_o a_o call_n to_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n christ_n will_v not_o let_v the_o devil_n preach_v he_o mark_v 1_o quia_fw-la extra_fw-la vocationem_fw-la as_o one_o well_o note_v because_o he_o have_v no_o call_n to_o such_o a_o office_n minister_n be_v ambassador_n and_o it_o be_v treason_n to_o enter_v upon_o a_o embassy_n before_o command_v by_o our_o prince_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v a_o man_n own_o ordainer_n as_o basils_n word_n be_v to_o clap_v down_o into_o moses_n chair_n upon_o a_o vain_a enthusiasm_n be_v profane_a presumption_n and_o vot_o to_o undertake_v our_o office_n but_o invade_v it_o be_v so_o esteem_v by_o god_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o that_o fearful_a irony_n to_o the_o false_a prophet_n i_o send_v they_o not_o yet_o they_o run_v run_v know_v nor_o why_o nor_o whither_o like_o ahimaaz_n in_o samuel_n and_o at_o length_n like_v he_o they_o can_v tell_v no_o tiding_n verse_n 6._o what_o large_a endowment_n be_v bestow_v upon_o the_o church_n by_o our_o devout_a and_o liberal_a predecessor_n insomuch_o that_o law_n be_v fain_o to_o restrain_v the_o bounty_n of_o those_o contribution_n but_o now_o the_o church_n may_v cry_v with_o the_o prophet_n my_o leanness_n my_o leanness_n what_o a_o shame_n this_o be_v among_o christian_n that_o sacrilege_n shall_v crowd_n in_o with_o religion_n why_o shall_v our_o better_a knowledge_n find_v we_o less_o conscionable_a o_o injurious_a zeal_n of_o those_o man_n that_o think_v the_o church_n can_v be_v holy_a enough_o unless_o she_o beg_v it_o be_v say_v of_o old_a that_o religion_n breed_v wealth_n and_o the_o daughter_n eat_v up_o the_o mother_n i_o know-not_a if_o the_o daughter_n devour_v the_o mother_n i_o be_o sure_a the_o man_n of_o these_o time_n will_v devour_v both_o daughter_n and_o mother_n when_o moses_n build_v the_o tabernacle_n we_o read_v here_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o withhold_v the_o people_n from_o give_v they_o be_v so_o forward_o but_o now_o will_v god_n we_o can_v stay_v their_o hand_n from_o rob_v the_o tabernacle_n there_o be_v many_o who_o call_v for_o a_o learned_a ministry_n in_o every_o parish_n yet_o still_o keep_v to_o themselves_o that_o which_o shall_v maintain_v this_o learning_n and_o this_o minister_n a_o strange_a perverseness_n to_o desire_v no_o benefice_n may_v be_v without_o cure_n and_o yet_o to_o require_v a_o cure_n without_o a_o benefice_n verse_n 7._o in_o the_o build_n of_o this_o sanctuary_n the_o stuff_n the_o people_n bring_v be_v sufficient_a nay_o too_o much_o say_v the_o text_n man_n may_v do_v and_o overdo_v if_o they_o rely_v upon_o their_o work_n and_o think_v to_o merit_v heaven_n by_o their_o action_n master_n say_v they_o in_o st._n john_n chap._n 6_o 28._o what_o shall_v we_o do_v that_o we_o may_v work_v the_o work_n of_o god_n we_o will_v still_o be_v work_v weave_v a_o web_n of_o our_o own_o righteousness_n spin_v a_o thread_n of_o our_o own_o to_o climb_v up_o to_o heaven_n by_o that_o we_o may_v say_v i_o will_v have_v heaven_n as_o my_o own_o purchase_n but_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n of_o that_o and_o learn_v to_o be_v in_o duty_n in_o respect_n of_o performance_n and_o yet_o out_o of_o duty_n in_o respect_n of_o dependence_n let_v we_o do_v all_o righteousness_n but_o rest_n in_o none_o rely_v upon_o none_o but_o only_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ._n chap._n xxxvii_o verse_n 1._o the_o ark_n be_v a_o chest_n or_o cabinet_n wherein_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n the_o covenant_n betwixt_o god_n and_o his_o people_n be_v keep_v and_o just_o so_o big_a every_o way_n this_o ark_n as_o be_v the_o mercy-seat_n verse_n 6._o to_o show_n that_o god_n covenant_n be_v answerable_a to_o his_o mercy_n and_o his_o mercy_n to_o his_o covenant_n get_v therefore_o into_o covenant_n with_o thy_o god_n and_o endeavour_v to_o keep_v that_o covenant_n and_o then_o thou_o may_v rest_v sure_a of_o his_o mercy_n and_o his_o gaace_n but_o neither_o of_o these_o belong_v to_o those_o that_o be_v without_o the_o covenant_n for_o as_o the_o mercy-seat_n be_v no_o large_a than_o the_o ark_n so_o neither_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n than_o the_o covenant_n and_o as_o the_o ark_n and_o mercy-seat_n be_v never_o asunder_o so_o god_n be_v near_o to_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o truth_n verse_n 6._o this_o merey-seat_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v a_o cover_n or_o coffer_v up_o of_o our_o sin_n the_o appease_n of_o a_o angry_a god_n by_o christ_n who_o be_v our_o propitiation_n or_o mercy-seat_n according_a to_o rom._n 3._o 25._o we_o be_v justify_v by_o jesus_n christ_n who_o god_n have_v set_v forth_o to_o be_v a_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n through_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n that_o be_v to_o cover_v and_o coffer_n up_o our_o sin_n in_o allusion_n to_o this_o text_n and_o the_o nine_o verse_n where_o the_o ark_n cover_v the_o two_o table_n within_o it_o and_o the_o mercy-seat_n cover_v the_o ark_n and_o the_o cherubim_v cover_v the_o mercy-seat_n and_o one_o another_o show_v christ_n cover_v the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n in_o who_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o mercy_n verse_n 8._o these_o cherubim_v here_o be_v to_o represent_v the_o holy_a angel_n attend_v upon_o god_n wait_v his_o command_n and_o look_v intentive_o into_o the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n especial_o that_o part_n of_o the_o mystery_n which_o concern_v our_o redemption_n as_o the_o cherubim_n do_v here_o into_o the_o mercy-seat_n and_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o propitiatory_a to_o show_v that_o the_o very_a angel_n have_v their_o establishment_n in_o and_o by_o christ_n so_o that_o if_o they_o need_v mercy_n how_o much_o more_o do_v we_o if_o their_o face_n be_v continual_o bend_v upon_o a_o saviour_n how_o can_v we_o look_v off_o it_o be_v true_a the_o angel_n be_v not_o redeem_v by_o christ_n but_o yet_o they_o be_v under_o christ_n as_o a_o head_n of_o government_n of_o influence_n of_o confirmation_n though_o not_o of_o redemption_n verse_n 9_o this_o represent_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n in_o both_o which_o there_o be_v but_o one_o truth_n and_o one_o doctrine_n the_o old_a have_v his_o face_n towards_o the_o new_a and_o the_o new_a also_o look_v towards_o the_o old_a for_o what_o be_v the_o old_a testament_n but_o the_o new_a obscure_a and_o what_o be_v the_o new_a testament_n but_o the_o old_a make_v plain_a and_o both_o the_o old_a and_o new_a look_n upon_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o true_a mercy-seat_n the_o seat_n of_o mercy_n they_o be_v save_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n by_o believe_v christ_n shall_v come_v and_o we_o
it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n to_o decline_v from_o his_o own_o institution_n we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o power_n which_o be_v wise_a to_o prescribe_v his_o own_o worship_n just_a to_o require_v what_o he_o have_v prescribe_v powerful_a to_o revenge_v that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o require_v chap._n xxvii_o verse_n 13._o after_o many_o painful_a and_o perilous_a erterprise_n now_o be_v moses_n draw_v to_o his_o rest_n he_o have_v bring_v his_o israelite_n from_o egypt_n through_o the_o sea_n and_o wilderness_n within_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o promise_a land_n and_o now_o himself_o must_v take_v possession_n of_o that_o land_n whereof_o canaan_n be_v but_o a_o type_n when_o we_o have_v do_v that_o we_o come_v for_o it_o be_v time_n for_o we_o to_o be_v go_v this_o earth_n be_v make_v only_o for_o action_n not_o for_o fruition_n the_o service_n of_o god_n child_n shall_v be_v ill_o reward_v if_o they_o must_v stay_v here_o always_o let_v no_o man_n think_v much_o that_o those_o be_v fetch_v away_o that_o be_v faithful_a to_o god_n they_o shall_v not_o change_v if_o it_o be_v not_o to_o their_o preferment_n it_o be_v our_o folly_n that_o we_o will_v have_v good_a man_n live_v for_o ever_o and_o account_v it_o a_o hard_a measure_n that_o they_o be_v he_o that_o lend_v they_o to_o the_o world_n owe_v they_o a_o better_a turn_n than_o this_o earth_n can_v pay_v they_o it_o be_v injurious_a to_o wish_v that_o goodness_n shall_v hinder_v any_o man_n from_o glory_n verse_n 14._o but_o what_o be_v this_o i_o hear_v displeasure_n mix_v with_o love_n and_o that_o to_o so_o faithful_a a_o servant_n as_o moses_n he_o must_v but_o see_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n he_o shall_v not_o tread_v upon_o it_o because_o he_o once_o long_o ago_o sin_v in_o distrn_v death_n though_o it_o be_v to_o he_o a_o entrance_n into_o glory_n yet_o shall_v be_v also_o a_o chastisement_n of_o his_o infidelity_n how_o many_o gracious_a service_n have_v moses_n do_v to_o his_o master_n yet_o for_o one_o act_n of_o distrust_n he_o must_v be_v gather_v to_o his_o father_n all_o our_o obedience_n can_v bear_v out_o one_o sin_n against_o god_n how_o vain_o shall_v we_o hope_v to_o make_v amends_o to_o god_n for_o our_o former_a trespass_n by_o our_o better_a behaviour_n when_o moses_n have_v this_o sin_n lay_v in_o his_o dish_n after_o so_o many_o and_o worthy_a testimony_n of_o his_o fidelity_n when_o we_o have_v forget_v our_o sin_n yet_o god_n remember_v they_o and_o although_o not_o in_o anger_n yet_o call_v for_o our_o arrearage_n alas_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o they_o with_o which_o god_n have_v ten_o thousand_o great_a quarrel_n that_o among_o many_o million_o of_o sin_n have_v scatter_v some_o few_o act_n of_o formal_a service_n if_o moses_n must_v die_v the_o first_o death_n for_o one_o fault_n how_o shall_v they_o escape_v the_o second_o for_o sin_v always_o even_o where_o god_n love_v he_o will_v not_o wink_v at_o sin_n and_o if_o he_o do_v not_o punish_v yet_o he_o will_v chastise_v how_o much_o less_o can_v it_o stand_v with_o that_o eternal_a justice_n to_o let_v wilful_a sinner_n escape_v judgement_n verse_n 16._o moses_n that_o be_v so_o tender_a over_o the_o welfare_n of_o israel_n in_o his_o life_n will_v not_o slacken_v his_o care_n in_o death_n he_o take_v no_o thought_n for_o himself_o for_o he_o know_v how_o gainful_a a_o exchange_n he_o must_v make_v all_o his_o care_n be_v for_o his_o charge_n some_o envious_a nature_n desire_n to_o be_v miss_v when_o they_o must_v go_v and_o wish_v that_o the_o weakness_n or_o want_n of_o a_o successor_n may_v be_v the_o foil_n of_o their_o memory_n and_o honour_n moses_n be_v in_o a_o contrary_a disposition_n it_o suffice_v he_o not_o to_o find_v contentment_n in_o his_o own_o happiness_n unless_o he_o may_v have_v a_o assurance_n that_o israel_n shall_v prosper_v after_o he_o carnal_a mind_n be_v all_o for_o themselves_o and_o make_v use_n of_o government_n only_o for_o their_o own_o advantage_n but_o good_a heart_n look_v ever_o to_o the_o future_a good_a of_o the_o church_n above_o their_o own_o against_o their_o own_o verse_n 18._o moses_n do_v well_o to_o show_v his_o good_a affection_n to_o his_o people_n but_o in_o his_o silence_n god_n will_v have_v provide_v for_o his_o own_o he_o that_o call_v he_o from_o the_o sheep_n of_o jethro_n will_v not_o want_v a_o governor_n for_o his_o choose_a to_o succeed_v he_o god_n have_v fit_v he_o who_o he_o will_v choose_v who_o can_v be_v more_o meet_a than_o he_o who_o name_n who_o experience_n who_o grace_n may_v supply_v yea_o revive_v moses_n to_o the_o people_n he_o that_o search_v the_o land_n before_o be_v fit_a to_o guide_v israel_n into_o it_o he_o that_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v the_o fit_a deputy_n for_o god_n but_o o_o the_o unsearchable_a counsel_n of_o the_o almighty_a age_a caleb_n and_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n be_v pass_v over_o and_o joshua_n the_o servant_n of_o moses_n be_v choose_v to_o succeed_v his_o master_n the_o eye_n of_o god_n be_v not_o blind_v either_o with_o gift_n or_o with_o blood_n or_o with_o beauty_n or_o with_o strength_n but_o as_o in_o his_o eternal_a election_n so_o in_o his_o temporary_a he_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_n and_o well_o do_v joshua_n succeed_v moses_n the_o very_a act_n of_o god_n of_o old_a be_v allegory_n where_o the_o law_n end_v there_o the_o saviour_n begin_v we_o may_v see_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n in_o the_o law_n only_a jesus_n the_o mediator_n of_o the_o new-testament_n can_v bring_v we_o into_o it_o so_o be_v he_o a_o servant_n of_o the_o law_n that_o he_o supply_v all_o the_o defect_n of_o law_n to_o we_o he_o have_v take_v possession_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n for_o we_o he_o shall_v carry_v we_o from_o this_o wilderness_n to_o our_o rest_n verse_n 22._o i_o do_v not_o hear_v moses_n repine_v at_o god_n choice_n and_o grudge_n that_o this_o sceptre_n of_o he_o be_v not_o hereditary_a but_o he_o willing_o lay_v hand_n upon_o his_o servant_n to_o consecrate_v he_o for_o his_o successor_n joshua_n be_v a_o good_a man_n yet_o he_o have_v some_o spark_n of_o envy_n for_o when_o eldad_n and_o medad_n prophesy_v he_o stomach_v it_o he_o that_o will_v not_o abide_v two_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n to_o prophesy_v how_o will_v he_o have_v allow_v his_o servant_n to_o sit_v in_o his_o throne_n what_o a_o example_n of_o meekness_n beside_o all_o the_o rest_n do_v he_o here_o see_v in_o this_o last_o act_n of_o his_o master_n who_o without_o all_o murmur_a assign_v his_o chair_n of_o state_n to_o his_o page_n it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o a_o gracious_a heart_n who_o god_n will_v please_v to_o advance_v emulation_n and_o discontentment_n be_v the_o affection_n of_o carnal_a mind_n humility_n go_v ever_o with_o regeneration_n which_o teach_v a_o man_n to_o think_v what_o ever_o honour_n be_v put_v upon_o other_o i_o have_v more_o than_o i_o be_o worthy_a of_o chap._n xxviii_o verse_n 3._o all_o sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n do_v as_o it_o be_v lead_v we_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o christ_n and_o point_v he_o out_o with_o the_o finger_n who_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 10._o he_o be_v both_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n he_o be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n as_o therefore_o these_o lamb_n be_v offer_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n so_o be_v christ_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o the_o end_n thereof_o he_o be_v the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n rev._n 13._o and_o as_o this_o daily_a offer_v be_v twice_o perform_v so_o we_o have_v daily_o need_v of_o reconciliation_n that_o his_o blood_n shall_v be_v continual_o apply_v unto_o we_o by_o faith_n and_o as_o we_o daily_a sin_n against_o he_o so_o we_o must_v have_v daily_a recourse_n unto_o he_o for_o remission_n of_o sin_n again_o this_o daily_a sacrifice_n import_v the_o daily_a sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o offer_v to_o god_n as_o our_o daily_a service_n due_a unto_o he_o and_o this_o for_o many_o reason_n first_o we_o have_v many_o sin_n we_o provoke_v god_n every_o day_n and_o therefore_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n daily_o to_o pray_v for_o forgiveness_n second_o we_o have_v daily_o want_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n daily_o to_o bewail_v they_o and_o daily_o to_o crave_v the_o supply_n of_o they_o both_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a blessing_n for_o body_n and_o soul_n three_o we_o have_v daily_a danger_n every_o creature_n if_o god_n give_v we_o over_o be_v able_a to_o work_v our_o