be_v a_o prey_n to_o their_o sword_n and_o therefore_o like_o person_n almost_o distract_v they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o come_v let_v we_o choose_v to_o ourselves_o a_o captain_n and_o under_o he_o let_v we_o march_v back_o again_o into_o egypt_n see_v nehem._n 9.17_o but_o they_o do_v not_o consider_v the_o difficulty_n they_o must_v needs_o meet_v with_o have_v they_o proceed_v in_o such_o a_o resolution_n they_o can_v not_o reasonable_o expect_v to_o be_v feed_v with_o manna_n from_o heaven_n in_o their_o return_n be_v in_o rebellion_n against_o god_n nor_o to_o have_v the_o red-sea_n divide_v for_o they_o again_o and_o if_o they_o shall_v though_o very_o unlikely_a ever_o get_v back_o into_o egypt_n what_o scorn_n and_o cruel_a bondage_n must_v they_o there_o expect_v if_o the_o egyptian_n oppress_v they_o before_o how_o much_o more_o hardly_o and_o severe_o will_v they_o deal_v with_o they_o now_o remember_v the_o death_n of_o their_o first-born_a and_o the_o drown_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o army_n in_o the_o red-sea_n but_o man_n in_o passion_n usual_o lose_v all_o consideration_n moses_n and_o aaron_n see_v they_o in_o such_o a_o rage_n and_o mutiny_n fall_v down_o on_o their_o face_n before_o they_o entreat_v they_o to_o desist_v from_o such_o a_o desperate_a purpose_n moses_n earnest_o persuade_v they_o not_o to_o dread_v the_o canaanite_n for_o god_n will_v go_v before_o they_o and_o fight_v for_o they_o deut._n 1.29_o 30_o 31._o and_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n rend_v their_o clothes_n testify_v that_o their_o heart_n be_v rend_v with_o grief_n and_o indignation_n at_o those_o blasphemous_a speech_n the_o people_n have_v utter_v against_o god_n they_o tell_v they_o the_o land_n they_o go_v to_o search_v be_v a_o exceed_a good_a land_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o they_o he_o will_v bring_v they_o into_o it_o therefore_o they_o shall_v take_v heed_n lest_o by_o their_o rebellion_n they_o provoke_v he_o to_o deprive_v they_o of_o it_o as_o 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servant_n and_o witness_n be_v in_o sudden_o cause_v the_o cloud_n the_o usual_a sign_n when_o he_o mean_v to_o speak_v to_o moses_n concern_v the_o people_n to_o descend_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o possible_o in_o a_o more_o glorious_a manner_n then_o ordinary_a thereby_o to_o astonish_v the_o people_n and_o to_o stop_v they_o in_o their_o furious_a attempt_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n how_o long_o will_v this_o people_n provoke_v i_o and_o how_o long_o will_v it_o be_v ere_o they_o believe_v i_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o sign_n and_o wonder_n i_o have_v show_v among_o they_o i_o be_o even_o ready_a to_o smite_v they_o with_o the_o pestilence_n and_o quite_o disinherit_v they_o and_o deprive_v they_o of_o this_o good_a land_n i_o promise_v to_o their_o father_n and_o in_o their_o stead_n to_o make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n than_o they_o moses_n humble_o intercede_v for_o they_o and_o make_v use_v of_o several_a argument_n to_o prevail_v with_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o first_o he_o say_v lord_z if_o thou_o shall_v destroy_v all_o this_o people_n as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o one_o man_n the_o egyptian_n will_v hear_v of_o it_o and_o will_v take_v occasion_n thereupon_o to_o reproach_v thy_o name_n they_o will_v say_v because_o thou_o can_v not_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o swear_v to_o give_v they_o therefore_o thou_o have_v slay_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n though_o they_o know_v thou_o bring_v they_o by_o thy_o almighty_a power_n out_o from_o among_o they_o however_o they_o will_v talk_v insult_o thereof_o to_o the_o nation_n who_o have_v hear_v the_o fame_n of_o thou_o and_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v among_o this_o people_n and_o have_v manifest_v thy_o presence_n frequent_o and_o apparent_o among_o they_o and_o that_o thy_o cloud_n stand_v over_o they_o and_o that_o thou_o go_v before_o they_o in_o the_o daytime_n in_o a_o pillar_n of_o a_o cloud_n and_o in_o a_o pillar_n of_o fire_n by_o night_n 2_o he_o humble_o desire_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o power_n and_o mercy_n may_v be_v manifest_v in_o pardon_v this_o people_n who_o by_o so_o many_o and_o great_a sin_n have_v so_o high_o provoke_v he_o according_a to_o what_o he_o himself_o have_v speak_v exod._n 34.6_o say_n the_o lord_n be_v long-suffering_a and_o of_o great_a mercy_n forgive_a iniquity_n and_o transgression_n and_o by_o no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n unto_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n by_o which_o word_n whilst_o moses_n sue_v for_o mercy_n to_o many_o of_o they_o he_o seem_v to_o intimate_v a_o assent_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n if_o he_o please_v to_o execute_v it_o upon_o some_o principal_a offender_n among_o they_o which_o if_o cut_v off_o there_o will_v be_v more_o safety_n for_o the_o rest_n only_o he_o desire_v he_o will_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o judgement_n remember_v mercy_n and_o will_v manifest_v as_o great_a a_o willingness_n and_o readiness_n to_o pardon_v they_o now_o as_o he_o have_v do_v from_o egypt_n until_o that_o time_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o give_v a_o gracious_a answer_n to_o moses_n prayer_n and_o according_o say_v to_o he_o i_o have_v pardon_v they_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n i_o will_v not_o destroy_v they_o all_o as_o one_o man_n at_o this_o present_a i_o will_v not_o cut_v off_o the_o whole_a nation_n as_o at_o first_o i_o threaten_v he_o further_o tell_v moses_n that_o he_o intend_v to_o get_v unto_o his_o name_n great_a glory_n by_o the_o miraculous_a thing_n that_o he_o will_v do_v for_o his_o people_n in_o carry_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o yet_o withal_o he_o will_v magnify_v his_o justice_n and_o severity_n in_o cut_v off_o those_o who_o have_v see_v the_o miracle_n he_o do_v for_o they_o in_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o wilderness_n have_v yet_o tempt_v he_o ten_o time_n spy_n time_n 1._o at_o the_o red-sea_n exod._n 14.11_o 2._o at_o marah_n exod._n 15.23_o 3._o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n exod._n 16.2_o 4._o when_o they_o keep_v manna_n till_o it_o stanke_z exod._n 16.20_o 5._o when_o they_o go_v out_o to_o gather_v manna_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n exod._n 16.27_o 6._o at_o rephidim_n for_o want_v of_o water_n exod._n 17.2_o 7._o when_o they_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n exod._n 32.1_o 8._o at_o taborah_n numb_a 11.1_o 9_o at_o kebroth-hattaavah_a longing_n for_o quail_n numb_a 11.4_o 10._o at_o this_o time_n after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o spy_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n but_o all_o of_o they_o that_o be_v twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o shall_v die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n except_v only_a joshua_n and_o caleb_n who_o be_v act_v by_o a_o better_a spirit_n and_o have_v follow_v he_o full_o and_o do_v what_o he_o require_v of_o they_o see_v numb_a 32.12_o these_o two_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o land_n and_o their_o seed_n shall_v possess_v it_o but_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o murmurer_n and_o mutineer_n their_o carcase_n shall_v fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o their_o child_n that_o they_o say_v will_v be_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o amorites_n these_o he_o will_v bring_v in_o and_o they_o shall_v know_v and_o enjoy_v the_o good_a land_n which_o their_o father_n have_v so_o reproachful_o reject_v yet_o he_o tell_v they_o their_o child_n shall_v wander_v in_o that_o wilderness_n forty_o year_n that_o be_v till_o they_o have_v make_v up_o the_o year_n of_o their_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n from_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n full_a forty_o year_n and_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o during_o this_o time_n these_o child_n shall_v bear_v their_o father_n whoredom_n that_o be_v their_o father_n unfaithfulness_n disloyalty_n and_o disobedience_n
moses_n and_o proclaim_v before_o he_o now_o hide_v in_o the_o hollow_a cleave_v of_o the_o rock_n the_o lord_n the_o lord_n merciful_a and_o gracious_a long-suffering_a and_o abundant_a in_o goodness_n and_o truth_n keep_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o forgive_a iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n upon_o man_n hearty_a repentance_n and_o that_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n and_o upon_o the_o child_n child_n unto_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n if_o they_o continue_v in_o their_o father_n transgression_n moses_n hear_v these_o thing_n instant_o bow_v his_o head_n towards_o the_o earth_n and_o worship_v exod._n 34._o from_o 1._o to_o 9_o sect_n xxv_o moses_n now_o stay_v again_o 40_o day_n and_o 40_o night_n in_o the_o mount_n without_o meat_n or_o drink_n vers_fw-la 28._o he_o humble_o and_o earnest_o beseech_v the_o lord_n with_o many_o press_a argument_n see_v deut._n 9.18_o 19_o and_o from_o 25._o to_o the_o end_n to_o pardon_v the_o people_n and_o to_o own_v they_o still_o for_o his_o inheritance_n 2.12_o inheritance_n see_v ps_n 33.12_o &_o zach._n 2.12_o and_o to_o go_v along_o with_o they_o and_o to_o manifest_v his_o gracious_a presence_n among_o they_o for_o they_o be_v he_o ackowledge_v a_o stiff-necked_a people_n and_o have_v need_n both_o of_o his_o mercy_n and_o conduct_n the_o lord_n be_v now_o appease_v renew_v his_o covenant_n with_o they_o upon_o certain_a condition_n and_o promise_n that_o his_o presence_n with_o they_o shall_v work_v more_o powerful_o than_o ever_o and_o show_v itself_o in_o more_o stupendous_a miracle_n then_o ever_o it_o have_v do_v before_o and_o that_o he_o will_v do_v terrible_a thing_n by_o they_o his_o almighty_a power_n and_o providence_n accompany_v of_o they_o and_o will_v give_v they_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o will_v drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o before_o they_o the_o condition_n he_o require_v of_o they_o to_o perform_v be_v these_o 1._o not_o to_o make_v a_o league_n or_o covenant_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n 23.32_o land_n see_v chap._n 23.32_o who_o he_o have_v determine_v to_o destroy_v for_o their_o sin_n nor_o to_o make_v marriage_n with_o they_o lest_o it_o shall_v ensnare_v they_o and_o draw_v they_o to_o be_v partaker_n in_o their_o idolatry_n and_o so_o in_o their_o punishment_n but_o shall_v destroy_v their_o altar_n image_n and_o grove_n and_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o shall_v especial_o be_v careful_a not_o to_o make_v to_o themselves_o any_o melt_a god_n such_o as_o the_o golden_a calf_n be_v for_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o jealous_a god_n and_o will_v not_o endure_v that_o any_o false_a god_n shall_v share_v with_o he_o in_o the_o worship_n that_o be_v peculiar_a to_o himself_o 2_o that_o they_o shall_v observe_v the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n 23.15_o bread_n see_v ch._n 23.15_o the_o feast_n of_o week_n or_o pentecost_n and_o the_o feast_n of_o booth_n or_o tabernacle_n at_o which_o three_o feast_n all_o their_o male_n shall_v appear_v before_o he_o with_o a_o offer_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n which_o he_o will_v account_v as_o give_v to_o himself_o and_o he_o will_v take_v care_n that_o none_o shall_v desire_v their_o land_n in_o their_o absence_n 3_o that_o the_o first-born_a male_n both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n shall_v be_v consecrate_v unto_o he_o see_v ch._n 22.29_o 30._o but_o the_o firstling_n of_o a_o ass_n shall_v be_v redeem_v with_o a_o lamb_n see_v exod._n 13.13_o 4_o that_o they_o shall_v careful_o observe_v the_o weekly_a sabbath_n 23.12_o sabbath_n see_v ch._n 23.12_o and_o not_o violate_v it_o either_o in_o seedtime_n or_o harvest_n 5_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o offer_v the_o blood_n vatab._n blood_n certain_o removebis_fw-la fermentatum_fw-la cum_fw-la immolas_fw-la pascha_fw-la vatab._n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n with_o leaven_n and_o that_o nothing_o thereof_o shall_v be_v leave_v till_o the_o morning_n 6_o that_o the_o first_o of_o their_o frist-fruit_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 7._o that_o they_o shall_v not_o seethe_v a_o kid_n in_o its_o mother_n milk_n which_o law_n be_v all_o enjoin_v ch._n 23._o and_o be_v now_o repeat_v these_o be_v the_o law_n that_o moses_n be_v to_o write_v down_o in_o a_o book_n and_o to_o enjoin_v the_o people_n to_o observe_v then_o the_o lord_n write_v the_o ten_o commandment_n on_o the_o table_n moses_n have_v bring_v up_o and_o give_v they_o unto_o he_o who_o bring_v they_o and_o the_o other_o law_n which_o himself_o have_v write_v unto_o the_o people_n and_o have_v see_v god_n glory_n in_o so_o great_a a_o measure_n and_o degree_n there_o be_v a_o dazzle_a brightness_n imprint_v by_o god_n on_o his_o face_n while_o he_o talk_v with_o he_o so_o that_o the_o skin_n of_o his_o face_n it_o face_n the_o glory_n of_o moses_n face_n signify_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o law_n which_o he_o bring_v 2_o cor._n 3.7_o 8._o his_o ministration_n be_v death_n and_o condemnation_n because_o the_o law_n give_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n but_o no_o pardon_n for_o it_o shine_v which_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o excellentiam_fw-la of_o sic_fw-la humilitas_fw-la propriam_fw-la jubet_fw-la ignorare_fw-la excellentiam_fw-la by_o the_o reflective_a ray_n and_o beam_n horn_v beam_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o shine_v from_o whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o horn_n be_v derive_v which_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o papist_n to_o paint_v mose_n face_n with_o two_o horn_n like_o a_o ox._n the_o vulgar_a latin_a say_v mose_n face_n be_v horn_v of_o the_o divine_a splendour_n which_o may_v assure_v the_o israelite_n he_o have_v be_v with_o god_n who_o teach_v and_o instruct_v he_o and_o that_o thereupon_o they_o may_v the_o more_o reverence_v he_o may_v fear_v break_v this_o law_n again_o aaron_z and_o the_o people_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o splendour_n of_o his_o face_n but_o be_v afraid_a flee_v from_o he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v some_o angel_n but_o moses_n call_v they_o back_o and_o put_v a_o veil_n on_o his_o face_n 16._o face_n ut_fw-la ipsum_fw-la mosaicae_n facici_fw-la splendorem_fw-la israelitae_n non_fw-la viderunt_fw-la ob_fw-la impositum_fw-la velamen_fw-la sic_fw-la carnales_fw-la judaei_n spiritualem_fw-la mosis_fw-la splendorem_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la ejus_fw-la summum_fw-la finem_fw-la atque_fw-la scopum_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la non_fw-la intelligebant_fw-la ob_fw-la sponte_fw-la attractam_fw-la mentis_fw-la caecitatem_fw-la quae_fw-la instar_fw-la velaminis_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la corda_fw-la eorum_fw-la &_o verum_fw-la legis_fw-la intellectum_fw-la quasi_fw-la obducti_fw-la neque_fw-la hoc_fw-la tolli_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la praedicationem_fw-la evangelij_fw-la &_o per_fw-la veram_fw-la conversionem_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la etc._n etc._n vide_fw-la 2_o cor._n 13.14_o 15_o 16._o whilst_o he_o speak_v with_o they_o and_o then_o deliver_v to_o they_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v he_o in_o charge_n but_o moses_n when_o he_o go_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o people_n take_v the_o veil_n off_o and_o it_o be_v like_a that_o this_o brightness_n on_o his_o face_n continue_v not_o all_o his_o life_n after_o but_o only_o during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o go_v to_o and_o fro_o between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n exod._n 34._o from_o 9_o to_o the_o end_n sect_n xxvi_o moses_n now_o enjoin_v they_o again_o a_o strict_a observation_n of_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o kindle_v a_o fire_n they_o fire_n but_o it_o be_v probable_a to_o kindle_v a_o fire_n to_o warm_v themselves_o by_o in_o the_o extreme_a cold_a of_o winter_n or_o when_o any_o other_o exigency_n of_o necessity_n or_o mercy_n require_v it_o be_v allow_v they_o thereon_o to_o dress_v meat_n or_o to_o 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bishop_n usher_n
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woman_n and_o next_o to_o he_o abel_n cain_n be_v a_o tiller_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o abel_n a_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n in_o cain_n evident_o appear_v the_o poison_n the_o devil_n have_v breathe_v into_o fall_v man._n and_o in_o abel_n the_o grace_n which_o be_v give_v to_o god_n people_n in_o and_o through_o jesus_n christ_n in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o both_o sacrifice_n cain_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n abel_n of_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o flock_n and_o of_o the_o fat_a and_o best_a thereof_o and_o by_o faith_n abel_n offer_v a_o more_o excellent_a sacrifice_n than_o cain_n by_o which_o he_o obtain_v witness_v that_o he_o be_v righteous_a heb._n 11.4_o for_o god_n show_v by_o some_o outward_a visible_a sign_n that_o he_o have_v respect_n to_o abel_n sacrifice_n either_o by_o fire_v 18.38_o fire_v see_v levit._n 9.24_o judg._n 6.21_o 1_o king_n 18.38_o it_o from_o heaven_n as_o some_o conceive_v or_o some_o other_o way_n but_o depise_v wicked_a cain_n this_o 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likewise_o he_o do_v judg._n 13.17_o 18._o but_o he_o bless_v he_o so_o jacob_n call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n peniel_n because_o he_o have_v there_o see_v the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o a_o humane_a shape_n face_n to_o face_n who_o have_v there_o manifest_v himself_o more_o clear_o to_o he_o than_o ever_o before_o and_o he_o have_v escape_v death_n notwithstanding_o this_o glorious_a sight_n which_o the_o godly_a use_v to_o fear_v when_o they_o see_v vision_n of_o god_n see_v exod._n 20.19_o judg._n 6.22_o 23._o &_o 13.22_o and_o now_o he_o look_v upon_o his_o life_n as_o safe_a and_o that_o god_n will_v preserve_v he_o from_o esau_n then_o the_o sun_n rise_v jacob_n pass_v
hand_n o_o lord_n be_v become_v glorious_a in_o power_n thy_o right_a hand_n have_v break_v and_o destroy_v the_o enemy_n and_o by_o thy_o glorious_a and_o excellent_a power_n thou_o have_v overthrow_v the_o egyptian_n who_o in_o rise_v up_o against_o thy_o people_n do_v rise_v up_o against_o thou_o thou_o do_v send_v forth_o thy_o wrath_n which_o consume_v they_o utter_o and_o speedy_o even_o as_o stubble_n be_v consume_v by_o the_o fire_n with_o the_o blast_n of_o thy_o nostril_n the_o water_n be_v gather_v together_o that_o be_v by_o a_o mighty_a wind_n raise_v by_o thy_o almighty_a power_n accompany_v with_o a_o great_a noise_n 10._o noise_n to_o this_o the_o prophet_n seem_v to_o have_v reference_n hab._n 3._o 10._o the_o sea_n be_v divide_v and_o the_o water_n be_v heap_v up_o on_o either_o side_n and_o stand_v like_o congeal_a or_o compact_a wall_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o enemy_n say_v i_o will_v pursue_v overtake_v and_o divide_v the_o spoil_n my_o lust_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v upon_o they_o i_o will_v draw_v my_o sword_n my_o hand_n shall_v destroy_v they_o but_o thou_o o_o lord_n do_v soon_o confound_v their_o vain_a imagination_n for_o thou_o do_v blow_v with_o a_o mighty_a wind_n and_o immediate_o the_o water_n come_v together_o again_o and_o the_o sea_n cover_v they_o they_o sink_v as_o lead_v in_o the_o deep_a water_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n among_o the_o god_n who_o among_o all_o the_o false_a god_n of_o the_o heathen_a or_o the_o mighty_a man_n on_o the_o earth_n be_v in_o any_o degree_n worthy_a to_o be_v compare_v to_o thou_o who_o be_v glorious_a in_o holiness_n fearful_a in_o praise_n that_o be_v to_o be_v praise_v with_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o filial_a fear_n and_o awfulness_n do_v wonder_n thou_o stretchedst_a out_o thy_o hand_n and_o the_o earth_n swallow_v they_o that_o be_v those_o of_o they_o who_o body_n be_v cast_v up_o by_o the_o wave_n upon_o the_o shore_n be_v throw_v into_o pit_n by_o we_o and_o there_o bury_v thou_o in_o thy_o great_a mercy_n have_v bring_v forth_o thy_o people_n who_o thou_o have_v redeem_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o have_v thus_o far_o lead_v they_o by_o thy_o almighty_a power_n and_o strength_n towards_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n where_o thou_o have_v determine_v to_o set_v up_o thy_o holy_a temple_n thy_o rest_a place_n psal_n 132.14_o the_o place_n which_o thou_o have_v choose_v where_o thy_o holy_a worship_n shall_v be_v set_v up_o and_o establish_v and_o where_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o dwell_v that_o be_v to_o afford_v thy_o special_a presence_n see_v 1_o king_n 9_o vers_fw-la 3._o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o song_n be_v prophetical_a begin_v at_o v._o 14._o the_o people_n shall_v hear_v and_o be_v afraid_a sorrow_n shall_v take_v hold_n on_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o palestina_n that_o be_v the_o report_n of_o this_o dreadful_a overthrow_n of_o pharaoh_n shall_v so_o amaze_v and_o astonish_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o palestina_n the_o duke_n of_o edom_n and_o the_o mighty_a man_n of_o moab_n 5.1_o moab_n see_v this_o prophecy_n fulfil_v numb_a 22.3_o josh_n 2.9_o &_o 5.1_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n that_o their_o very_a heart_n shall_v faint_v and_o melt_v with_o fear_n as_o wax_n do_v before_o the_o fire_n insomuch_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o still_o as_o a_o stone_n and_o israel_n shall_v pass_v over_o jordan_n into_o canaan_n without_o opposition_n thou_o will_v bring_v they_o in_o and_o plant_v they_o in_o the_o mountain_n of_o thy_o inheritance_n that_o be_v in_o canaan_n a_o mountainous_a country_n deut._n 11.11_o and_o particular_o thou_o will_v bring_v they_o to_o mount_n moriah_n which_o thou_o have_v choose_v as_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o where_o by_o thy_o own_o hand_n and_o power_n thou_o intend_v to_o establish_v thy_o sanctuary_n and_o where_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o dwell_v and_o to_o afford_v thy_o gracious_a presence_n the_o lord_n will_v reign_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n miriam_n hebrew_n miriam_n she_o be_v the_o sister_n of_o moses_n also_o but_o her_o reference_n to_o aaron_n be_v best_o know_v by_o reason_n of_o moses_n absence_n she_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o hur_z by_o the_o hebrew_n the_o sister_n of_o aaron_n who_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n numb_a 12.2_o and_o be_v one_o of_o the_o three_o principal_a guide_n which_o god_n give_v his_o people_n mich._n 6.4_o take_v a_o timbrel_n in_o her_o hand_n and_o the_o woman_n follow_v she_o play_v on_o their_o timbrel_n also_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n in_o public_a rejoice_n judg._n 11.34_o and_o they_o express_v their_o exultation_n and_o rapture_n of_o mind_n by_o lively_a motion_n and_o tripudiation_n of_o their_o body_n and_o when_o the_o man_n have_v sing_v a_o verse_n of_o this_o song_n than_o she_o with_o the_o woman_n sing_v it_o over_o again_o at_o least_o they_o repeat_v the_o first_o verse_n of_o it_o sing_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v triumph_v glorious_o the_o horse_n and_o his_o rider_n have_v he_o throw_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o possible_o they_o add_v for_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o as_o it_o be_v psal_n 136._o 2_o chron._n 5.13_o with_o this_o song_n of_o moses_n for_o victory_n over_o the_o egyptian-pharaoh_n the_o holy_a ghost_n compare_v the_o song_n of_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v victorious_a over_o the_o spiritual_a pharaoh_n viz._n the_o beast_n and_o antichrist_n rev._n 15._o from_o 1._o to_o 5._o exod._n 15._o from_o 1._o to_o 22._o sect_n vi_o the_o israelite_n be_v now_o come_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o red-sea_n they_o march_v three_o whole_a day_n through_o the_o wilderness_n of_o shur_n etham_n shur_n call_v also_o the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n numb_a 33.8_o one_o may_v be_v the_o general_a name_n of_o the_o whole_a wilderness_n and_o the_o other_o of_o some_o part_n of_o it_o it_o seem_v the_o wilderness_n on_o both_o side_n of_o the_o red-sea_n be_v call_v the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n but_o find_v no_o water_n all_o the_o way_n as_o for_o food_n it_o be_v probable_a they_o be_v sustain_v with_o that_o unleavened_a bread_n and_o other_o provision_n they_o have_v bring_v with_o they_o out_o of_o egypt_n at_o last_o they_o come_v to_o marah_n their_o five_o encamp_v where_o they_o find_v water_n indeed_o but_o it_o be_v so_o bitter_a they_o can_v not_o drink_v it_o hereupon_o they_o murmur_v against_o moses_n ask_v he_o in_o a_o discontent_a mood_n what_o they_o shall_v drink_v moses_n upon_o this_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n who_o show_v he_o a_o tree_n which_o when_o he_o have_v cast_v into_o the_o water_n the_o water_n be_v make_v sweet_a but_o the_o change_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o taste_n of_o the_o water_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o not_o to_o any_o virtue_n in_o that_o tree_n after_o god_n have_v thus_o try_v they_o and_o prove_v they_o not_o only_o by_o their_o want_n of_o water_n but_o by_o his_o present_a favourable_a deal_n with_o they_o in_o not_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o murmur_a as_o he_o may_v just_o have_v do_v he_o than_o admonish_v they_o by_o moses_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o this_o sin_n of_o murmur_v against_o he_o or_o distrust_v of_o he_o and_o to_o carry_v themselves_o more_o obedient_o towards_o he_o for_o the_o future_a and_o so_o he_o make_v this_o a_o statute_n and_o a_o ordinance_n that_o if_o they_o will_v do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o his_o sight_n and_o will_v obey_v his_o commandment_n and_o keep_v all_o his_o statute_n he_o will_v bring_v none_o of_o those_o disease_n and_o plague_n upon_o they_o which_o he_o have_v bring_v on_o the_o egyptian_n for_o he_o be_v their_o healer_n glasius_fw-la healer_n v._o 26._o medicus_n quia_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la periculis_fw-la &_o malis_fw-la tam_fw-la animarum_fw-la quam_fw-la corporum_fw-la quae_fw-la morbis_fw-la &_o morti_fw-la saepe_fw-la comparantur_fw-la homines_fw-la sibi_fw-la confisos_fw-la liberat_fw-la psal_n 103._o v._n 3._o glasius_fw-la and_o can_v heal_v not_o only_o their_o body_n but_o their_o soul_n also_o by_o forgive_a their_o sin_n and_o sanctify_v their_o nature_n exod._n 15._o from_o 22._o to_o 27._o sect_n vii_o from_o marah_n they_o remove_v to_o elim_n their_o six_o station_n famous_a for_o twelve_o well_n of_o water_n and_o 70_o palm-tree_n and_o here_o it_o seem_v they_o stay_v many_o day_n because_o the_o place_n be_v so_o pleasant_a and_o convenient_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o water_n and_o the_o shade_n exod._n 15._o vers_fw-la 27._o sect_n viii_o from_o elim_n they_o turn_v back_o again_o to_o the_o red-sea_n which_o be_v their_o seven_o station_n as_o appear_v from_o numb_a 33.10_o the_o lord_n so_o order_v it_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o
punish_v they_o for_o other_o provocation_n he_o will_v reckon_v with_o they_o for_o this_o sin_n also_o which_o according_o he_o do_v in_o aftertime_n see_v vers_fw-la 35._o but_o though_o he_o spare_v they_o for_o the_o present_a yet_o he_o declare_v that_o he_o himself_o will_v not_o go_v with_o they_o as_o before_o he_o have_v promise_v but_o bid_v moses_n go_v before_o they_o and_o lead_v they_o and_o he_o will_v send_v a_o create_a angel_n to_o go_v before_o they_o and_o to_o be_v their_o conductor_n and_o to_o lead_v they_o to_o canaan_n a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n but_o he_o himself_o will_v not_o long_o conduct_v they_o lest_o speak_v of_o himself_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n who_o be_v most_o provoke_v when_o they_o be_v affront_v to_o their_o face_n he_o shall_v consume_v they_o for_o their_o rebellion_n and_o disobedience_n in_o the_o way_n moses_n descend_v from_o the_o mount_n acquaint_v the_o people_n with_o these_o sad_a tiding_n further_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o repent_v of_o their_o great_a wickedness_n god_n will_v come_v among_o they_o and_o consume_v they_o in_o a_o moment_n therefore_o he_o command_v they_o to_o put_v off_o their_o ornament_n and_o to_o mourn_v before_o he_o and_o according_a as_o their_o repentance_n shall_v be_v true_a or_o false_a he_o will_v either_o spare_v or_o punish_v they_o when_o the_o people_n hear_v these_o thing_n they_o mourn_v exceed_o and_o strip_v themselves_o of_o their_o ornament_n and_o gorgeous_a apparel_n and_o put_v themselves_o into_o a_o habit_n more_o suitable_a to_o true_a penitent_n moses_n now_o remove_v his_o tent_n or_o tabernacle_n which_o he_o have_v former_o erect_v as_o it_o seem_v both_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o for_o matter_n of_o civil_a judgement_n afar_o off_o from_o the_o camp_n signify_v thereby_o god_n departure_n from_o they_o as_o a_o pollute_a people_n and_o those_o that_o desire_a counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o he_o 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not_o be_v swallow_v up_o when_o he_o pass_v by_o in_o such_o brightness_n and_o glory_n as_o be_v never_o show_v to_o mortal_a creature_n and_o he_o shall_v through_o this_o cleft_n have_v a_o glimpse_n of_o his_o back_n part_n that_o be_v a_o transitory_a vision_n and_o imperfect_a sight_n of_o his_o glory_n such_o as_o he_o be_v now_o capable_a of_o as_o we_o be_v say_v to_o see_v or_o know_v man_n but_o imperfect_o when_o we_o see_v only_o their_o back_n part_n and_o not_o their_o face_n for_o if_o he_o shall_v manifest_v his_o glory_n to_o he_o to_o the_o full_a it_o will_v be_v too_o much_o for_o defile_a infirmity_n and_o mortality_n to_o subsist_v under_o a_o man_n that_o will_v see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n must_v put_v off_o his_o mortality_n and_o die_v before_o he_o can_v see_v he_o in_o his_o glory_n exod._n 31._o vers_fw-la 18._o exod._n 32._o whole_a chapter_n exod._n 33._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xxiv_o the_o lord_n now_o command_v moses_n to_o frame_v and_o prepare_v two_o new_a table_n of_o stone_n like_o to_o the_o former_a wherein_o he_o will_v write_v his_o law_n anew_o and_o it_o seem_v from_o deut._n 10.1_o that_o he_o give_v he_o in_o charge_n at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o make_v a_o ark_n or_o chest_n of_o shittim-wood_n to_o keep_v these_o table_n in_o till_o that_o more_o curious_a and_o glorious_a ark_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n shall_v be_v make_v moses_n have_v do_v as_o god_n command_v he_o go_v up_o with_o the_o new_a table_n next_o morning_n into_o the_o mount_n no_o man_n go_v up_o with_o he_o neither_o be_v any_o man_n to_o be_v see_v in_o all_o the_o mount_n then_o the_o lord_n descend_v in_o the_o cloud_n and_o in_o some_o sensible_a sign_n of_o his_o presence_n pass_v before_o
those_o that_o profess_v themselves_o his_o people_n to_o carry_v themselves_o as_o those_o that_o serve_v a_o holy_a god_n with_o all_o possible_a care_n fear_v and_o reverence_n or_o else_o he_o will_v manifest_v his_o holiness_n and_o justice_n in_o punish_v of_o they_o see_v ezek._n 28.22_o and_o he_o have_v give_v they_o holy_a law_n as_o a_o mean_n of_o their_o sanctification_n he_o expect_v they_o shall_v walk_v answerable_o thereunto_o and_o to_o the_o great_a mercy_n he_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o they_o levit._n 22._o from_o 17._o to_o the_o end_n 11_o law_n concern_v the_o holy_a day_n and_o festival_n time_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o they_o 1._o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o all_o their_o dwell_n see_v act_n 15.21_o levit._fw-la 23._o from_o 1._o to_o 4._o 2_o the_o passover_n to_o be_v keep_v on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n at_o even_o or_o between_o the_o two_o evening_n that_o be_v between_o our_o three_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n and_o sunset_n at_o the_o latter_a of_o these_o which_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o fifteen_o day_n the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n begin_v and_o continue_v seven_o day_n the_o first_o day_n of_o which_o and_o the_o last_o be_v to_o be_v holy_a convocation_n and_o they_o be_v to_o do_v no_o servile_a they_o servile_a on_o the_o rest_n they_o may_v work_v unless_o the_o sabbath_n fall_v on_o any_o of_o they_o work_n therein_o what_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v that_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v on_o each_o of_o these_o seven_o day_n see_v numb_a 28._o from_o 18._o to_o 26._o on_o the_o second_o day_n of_o this_o feast_n they_o be_v to_o bring_v a_o sheaf_n of_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o their_o barley-harvest_n which_o be_v first_o ripe_a pentecost_n ripe_a see_v exod._n 9.31_o 32._o ruth_n 2.23_o their_o wheat-harvest_n be_v at_o pentecost_n in_o that_o country_n be_v ready_a about_o the_o end_n of_o our_o march_n or_o beginning_n of_o our_o april_n to_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v to_o wave_v it_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o then_o and_o not_o before_o they_o may_v reap_v their_o harvest_n and_o dress_v of_o the_o corn_n of_o it_o for_o themselves_o and_o a_o he-lamb_n be_v appoint_v peculiarly_a to_o accompany_v this_o sheaf_n beside_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n and_o those_o appoint_v for_o every_o one_o of_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o the_o meat-offering_a be_v to_o be_v double_a to_o the_o usual_a proportion_n in_o all_o other_o sacrifice_n of_o lamb_n 15.4_o lamb_n see_v numb_a 15.4_o perhaps_o because_o this_o be_v a_o gratulatory_a sacrifice_n for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o this_o be_v enjoin_v to_o be_v always_o observe_v by_o they_o as_o long_o as_o the_o levitical_a worship_n be_v to_o last_o from_o vers_fw-la 4._o to_o 15._o 3_o the_o feast_n of_o week_n or_o pentecost_n for_o from_o this_o second_o day_n they_o be_v to_o number_v seven_o complete_a sabbath_n or_o week_n which_o make_v 49_o day_n then_o on_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o seven_o sabbath_n or_o week_n which_o be_v the_o 50th_o day_n reckon_v the_o day_n on_o which_o they_o begin_v their_o account_n inclusive_o they_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o week_n or_o pentecost_n and_o to_o offer_v a_o new_a meat-offering_a unto_o the_o lord_n viz._n two_o wave-loave_n of_o two_o ten_o deal_v of_o fine_a flower_n to_o be_v make_v in_o some_o of_o their_o habitation_n of_o the_o new-wheat_n of_o their_o land_n and_o to_o be_v offer_v as_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o their_o wheat-harvest_n which_o be_v to_o be_v wave_v by_o the_o priest_n together_o with_o the_o peace-offering_n and_o these_o loaf_n be_v to_o be_v bake_v with_o leaven_n for_o though_o the_o meat-offering_n which_o be_v in_o part_n to_o be_v burn_v upon_o the_o altar_n be_v always_o to_o be_v without_o leaven_n see_v levit._n 2.11_o yet_o these_o of_o the_o first-fruit_n which_o be_v whole_o for_o the_o priest_n food_n be_v allow_v to_o be_v leaven_v they_o be_v also_o to_o offer_v with_o the_o bread_n seven_o lamb_n of_o the_o first_o year_n and_o one_o young_a bullock_n and_o two_o ram_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a and_o one_o kid_n for_o a_o sin-offering_a and_o two_o lamb_n of_o the_o first_o year_n for_o a_o peace-offering_a to_o these_o in_o this_o feast_n be_v to_o be_v add_v other_o oblation_n as_o we_o may_v see_v numb_a 28.27_o and_o whereas_o ordinary_o the_o priest_n have_v but_o the_o right_a shoulder_n and_o breast_n of_o the_o peace-offering_a 33._o peace-offering_a levit._fw-la 7.31_o 32_o 33._o here_o he_o be_v to_o have_v all_o because_o this_o be_v offer_v in_o general_a for_o the_o whole_a congreation_n and_o no_o man_n in_o such_o a_o common_a concernment_n have_v right_a to_o challenge_v a_o singular_a portion_n to_o himself_o all_o be_v assign_v to_o the_o priest_n this_o feast_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v as_o a_o holy_a convocation_n and_o no_o servile_a work_n to_o be_v do_v thereon_o partly_o by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o partly_o in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n 4._o law_n see_v sect._n 13._o of_o ch._n 4._o at_o this_o time_n of_o the_o year_n at_o mount_n sinah_n levit._n 23._o from_o vers_n 15._o to_o 22._o 4_o the_o feast_n of_o trumpet_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n so_o call_v because_o solemnize_v with_o blow_v of_o trumpet_n by_o way_n of_o rejoice_v as_o it_o be_v think_v through_o all_o the_o city_n of_o israel_n see_v psal_n 81.3_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o sabbath_n or_o a_o holy_a day_n and_o solemn_a feast_n unto_o the_o lord_n numb_v 29.1_o and_o they_o be_v to_o do_v no_o servile_a work_n thereon_o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o memorial_n to_o they_o that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o their_o new_a year_n as_o to_o civil_a affair_n month_n affair_n for_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n god_n appoint_v the_o month_n nisan_fw-la or_o abib_fw-la which_o answer_v to_o part_v of_o our_o march_n and_o part_n of_o our_o april_n to_o be_v the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n and_o that_o in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o come_n then_o out_o of_o egypt_n exod._n 12.2_o the_o seven_o month_n from_o thence_o be_v call_v tizri_n and_o begin_v about_o the_o middle_n of_o our_o september_n and_o have_v be_v former_o the_o first_o month_n of_o their_o year_n yea_o and_o so_o continue_v still_o for_o civil_a affair_n see_v sect._n 1._o of_o ch._n 1._o therefore_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n begin_v still_o at_o this_o month_n and_o be_v on_o the_o ten_o day_n thereof_o viz._n on_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n proclaim_v chap._n 25.9_o the_o first_o day_n of_o every_o month_n which_o be_v their_o new_a moon_n they_o keep_v as_o a_o holy_a day_n a_o day_n of_o special_a solemnity_n and_o thereon_o the_o priest_n do_v blow_v with_o their_o silver_n trumpet_n over_o their_o sacrifice_n see_v numb_a 10.10_o but_o the_o first_o day_n of_o this_o seven_o month_n be_v keep_v as_o a_o far_o more_o solemn_a festival_n the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v because_o this_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o their_o new_a year_n as_o to_o civil_a affair_n and_o it_o be_v also_o to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o special_a holiness_n of_o this_o month_n for_o as_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o every_o week_n be_v a_o sabbath_n and_o every_o seven_o year_n a_o sabbatical_a year_n so_o god_n will_v have_v the_o seven_o month_n of_o every_o year_n to_o be_v holy_a to_o himself_o in_o some_o singular_a manner_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o month_n what_o the_o sacrifice_n appoint_v for_o this_o feast_n be_v see_v numb_a 29._o from_o 1._o to_o 7._o levit._fw-la 23._o from_o vers_n 23._o to_o 26._o 5_o the_o day_n of_o atonement_n on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o this_o seven_o month_n on_o which_o day_n they_o be_v to_o afflict_v their_o soul_n by_o fast_v and_o abstinence_n from_o all_o fleshly_a delight_n as_o also_o by_o the_o inward_a duty_n of_o humiliation_n and_o contrition_n and_o that_o under_o the_o severe_a penalty_n of_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o case_n of_o presumptuous_a neglect_n the_o solemnity_n begin_v on_o the_o evening_n or_o forego_v the_o ten_o day_n levit._fw-la 23.32_o but_o the_o ten_o day_n to_o the_o evening_n be_v chief_o allot_v for_o this_o service_n on_o which_o there_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n just_a as_o much_o as_o on_o the_o first_o day_n see_v numb_a 29._o from_o 7._o to_o the_o 12._o on_o this_o day_n be_v the_o jubilee_n to_o be_v proclaim_v levit._fw-la 25.9_o levit._fw-la 23._o from_o vers_n 26._o to_o 33._o 6_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n which_o begin_v on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o this_o month_n and_o last_v seven_o day_n on_o this_o day_n it_o seem_v they_o make_v their_o booth_n
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chest_n of_o shittim-wood_n to_o keep_v those_o table_n in_o viz._n the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n which_o he_o take_v care_n to_o have_v make_v by_o bezaleel_n and_o there_o he_o place_v they_o and_o there_o he_o tell_v they_o they_o be_v at_o that_o day_n further_o he_o show_v they_o that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v go_v many_o journey_n forward_o and_o backward_o in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o at_o last_o they_o go_v from_o beeroth_n gerar._n beeroth_n contentus_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la moses_n recitatione_n historiarum_fw-la seu_fw-la rerum_fw-la neque_fw-la superstitiosè_fw-la circumstantias_fw-la locorum_fw-la tractavit_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la illi_fw-la propositum_fw-la mansiones_fw-la recensere_fw-la sed_fw-la beneficia_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o certis_fw-la mansionibus_fw-la praestita_fw-la celebrare_fw-la gerar._n of_o the_o child_n of_o jaakan_n to_o mosera_n probabilis_fw-la mosera_n abulensis_n duo_fw-la distincta_fw-la 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year_n after_o ch._n 10._o from_o 1._o to_o vers_n 12._o 15._o he_o now_o press_v they_o with_o many_o pathetical_a argument_n sincere_o to_o love_v and_o obey_v the_o lord_n and_o now_o o_o israel_n say_v he_o what_o do_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n to_o love_v he_o and_o serve_v he_o with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o statute_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n for_o thy_o good_a behold_v the_o visible_a heaven_n and_o the_o empiraean_a or_o three_o heaven_n the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n be_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o the_o earth_n with_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v he_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o and_o he_o need_v not_o any_o of_o his_o creature_n and_o he_o set_v his_o love_n on_o thy_o father_n and_o choose_v their_o seed_n after_o they_o out_o of_o his_o free_a grace_n above_o all_o other_o nation_n to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n circumcise_v therefore_o the_o foreskin_n of_o your_o heart_n that_o be_v put_v away_o from_o your_o heart_n all_o that_o oppose_v his_o holy_a will_n and_o be_v no_o more_o stiff-necked_a and_o disobedient_a to_o his_o will._n for_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n be_v lord_n of_o lord_n a_o great_a and_o mighty_a and_o terrible_a god_n who_o regard_v not_o person_n mere_o for_o their_o outward_a condition_n nor_o take_v reward_n that_o be_v will_v not_o pervert_v judgement_n by_o condemn_v the_o innocent_a or_o acquit_v the_o wicked_a for_o gift_n or_o reward_n as_o unrighteous_a judge_n use_v to_o do_v he_o do_v execute_v righteous_a judgement_n to_o all_o that_o be_v oppress_v psal_n 103.6_o particular_o to_o the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n and_o love_v the_o stranger_n and_o give_v he_o food_n and_o baiment_n you_o shall_v therefore_o in_o imitation_n of_o he_o love_n stranger_n for_o you_o yourselves_o be_v sometime_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o and_o cleave_v to_o he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n ch._n 16.13_o he_o be_v thy_o praise_n that_o be_v he_o it_o be_v who_o thou_o ought_v to_o praise_v continual_o and_o in_o who_o thou_o be_v to_o glory_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v thy_o chief_a glory_n and_o praise_n among_o other_o nation_n that_o this_o great_a and_o mighty_a jehovah_n be_v thy_o god_n and_o that_o thou_o be_v his_o people_n he_o be_v the_o god_n that_o have_v do_v for_o thou_o these_o great_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n so_o terrible_a to_o thy_o enemy_n which_o thy_o eye_n have_v see_v remember_v thy_o father_n that_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n be_v but_o threescore_o and_o ten_o 46.27_o ten_o see_v note_n on_o gen._n 46.27_o person_n and_o now_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v thou_o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n 16._o he_o address_v his_o speech_n to_o the_o ancient_a sort_n who_o be_v under_o twenty_o year_n chap._n xi_o old_n when_o they_o 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renew_v their_o covenant_n which_o their_o father_n make_v with_o god_n at_o horeb_n and_o to_o bind_v themselves_o more_o firm_o thereby_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o possible_o the_o same_o ceremony_n be_v observe_v now_o in_o this_o renew_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o be_v before_o observe_v at_o horeb_n see_v exod._n 24._o when_o their_o father_n first_o enter_v into_o it_o and_o to_o prepare_v they_o the_o better_a for_o it_o 1._o he_o repeat_v the_o great_a and_o manifold_a favour_n god_n have_v bestow_v on_o they_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o many_o of_o they_o who_o be_v then_o young_a may_v remember_v what_o god_n do_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o servant_n in_o egypt_n and_o the_o great_a plague_n whereby_o he_o tempt_v and_o try_v whither_o he_o will_v let_v israel_n go_v or_o no._n but_o though_o they_o have_v see_v all_o those_o great_a sign_n and_o wonder_n with_o their_o bodily_a eye_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o great_a perverseness_n and_o manifold_a provocation_n 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to_o the_o reubenites_n gadites_n and_o half_a the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n therefore_o say_v he_o consider_v all_o these_o great_a mercy_n god_n have_v bestow_v on_o you_o you_o ought_v to_o be_v very_o careful_a to_o observe_v the_o 〈◊〉_d â—ditions_n and_o article_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o you_o be_v now_o to_o enter_v into_o and_o to_o confirm_v with_o a_o oath_n that_o so_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o you_o and_o that_o you_o may_v prosper_v in_o all_o that_o you_o do_v attend_v therefore_o all_o of_o you_o with_o all_o seriousness_n to_o this_o solemn_a business_n you_o be_v now_o about_o behold_v you_o all_o stand_v this_o day_n before_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n the_o captain_n of_o your_o tribe_n your_o elder_n and_o officer_n you_o your_o wife_n and_o little_a one_o and_o the_o stranger_n that_o be_v in_o your_o camp_n even_o from_o the_o hewer_n of_o wood_n unto_o the_o drawer_n of_o water_n you_o be_v all_o meet_v together_o and_o stand_v here_o before_o the_o 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siege_n to_o jericho_n and_o how_o the_o man_n of_o jericho_n prepare_v to_o resist_v they_o shut_v up_o their_o gate_n against_o they_o though_o afterward_o they_o have_v not_o as_o it_o seem_v a_o heart_n to_o lift_v up_o a_o weapon_n in_o their_o own_o defence_n when_o they_o see_v their_o wall_n so_o miraculous_o to_o fall_v down_o they_o may_v remember_v how_o in_o the_o succeed_a war_n the_o lord_n deliver_v the_o amorites_n perizzites_n canaanites_n hittites_n girgashites_n hivites_n and_o jebusite_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o they_o prevail_v not_o against_o they_o by_o their_o own_o sword_n or_o bow_n but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n who_o send_v the_o hornet_n 12.8_o hornet_n see_v exod._n 23.28_o deut._n 7.20_o wisd_v 12.8_o among_o they_o great_a venomous_a fly_n that_o sting_v many_o of_o they_o to_o death_n as_o he_o have_v by_o they_o before_o annoy_v the_o subject_n of_o sihon_n and_o og_n upon_o which_o judgement_n many_o of_o they_o it_o be_v like_a flee_v out_o 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worship_v in_o egypt_n 7.42_o egypt_n hinc_fw-la liquet_fw-la quod_fw-la alibi_fw-la nuspiam_fw-la proditum_fw-la etiam_fw-la israelitas_fw-la non_fw-la paucos_fw-la in_o aegypto_n idola_fw-la coluisse_fw-la indicat_fw-la tamen_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la non_fw-la obscure_a ezek._n 23.3_o 8_o 19_o 21_o 27._o amos_n 5.25_o &_o actor_n 7.42_o it_o be_v like_a he_o fear_v there_o be_v still_o some_o such_o secret_a worshipper_n of_o idol_n among_o they_o as_o it_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o wilderness_n there_o be_v see_v amos_n 5.25_o 26._o act_n 7.42_o 43._o he_o show_v they_o there_o be_v so_o vast_a a_o difference_n between_o the_o true_a god_n that_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o have_v do_v so_o many_o and_o great_a wonder_n for_o they_o and_o idol_n that_o be_v mere_a vanity_n and_o nothing_o that_o one_o will_v scarce_o think_v it_o possible_a
raise_v up_o the_o name_n of_o the_o dead_a upon_o his_o inheritance_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o brethren_n and_o from_o the_o gate_n of_o his_o place_n that_o be_v from_o among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o bethlehem_n who_o daily_o go_v in_o and_o out_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o upon_o all_o civil_a occasion_n resort_v thither_o as_o to_o their_o place_n of_o judicature_n hereupon_o the_o elder_n and_o all_o the_o people_n there_o present_a declare_v that_o they_o be_v all_o witness_n to_o these_o transaction_n and_o so_o they_o wish_v boaz_n all_o happiness_n with_o ruth_n who_o he_o intend_v to_o take_v for_o his_o wife_n pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n that_o she_o may_v be_v to_o he_o what_o rachel_n he_o rachel_n here_o rachel_n be_v name_v before_o leah_n because_o she_o be_v jacob_n true_a and_o lawful_a wife_n leah_n be_v fraudulent_o put_v upon_o he_o and_o leah_n which_o then_o do_v build_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o 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prone_a to_o fall_v into_o therefore_o the_o lord_n have_v recompense_v i_o according_a to_o my_o righteousness_n according_a to_o my_o innocency_n which_o he_o see_v in_o i_o he_o now_o by_o a_o elegant_a apostrophe_n turn_v his_o speech_n to_o god_n extol_v his_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n towards_o the_o godly_a and_o his_o equal_a and_o just_a deal_n with_o the_o wicked_a with_o the_o merciful_a thou_o will_v show_v thyself_o merciful_a with_o the_o upright_o thou_o will_v show_v thyself_o to_o act_v upright_o with_o the_o pure_a thou_o will_v show_v thyself_o to_o act_v pure_o and_o holy_o but_o with_o the_o froward_a and_o perverse_a thou_o will_v show_v thyself_o wayward_a ejus_fw-la wayward_a v._o 27._o perverse_a age_n i._n e._n retribues_fw-la illi_fw-la secundum_fw-la perversitatem_fw-la ejus_fw-la and_o unpleasing_a inflict_v sharp_a judgement_n upon_o they_o as_o they_o walk_v contrary_a to_o thou_o so_o thou_o will_v walk_v contrary_a to_o they_o cross_v they_o in_o all_o 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be_v a_o buckler_n and_o shield_n to_o defend_v all_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o then_o in_o a_o way_n of_o thankful_a admiration_n he_o cry_v out_o who_o be_v a_o god_n save_o the_o lord_n and_o who_o be_v a_o rock_n save_o our_o god_n as_o for_o i_o i_o do_v declare_v that_o i_o have_v have_v all_o my_o strength_n and_o power_n from_o he_o he_o have_v make_v my_o way_n perfect_a or_o plain_a remove_v impediment_n and_o prosper_v my_o attempt_n and_o undertake_n so_o that_o i_o have_v not_o fail_v to_o perfect_v what_o i_o go_v about_o he_o make_v my_o foot_n like_o hind_n foot_n that_o be_v swift_a to_o escape_v danger_n and_o to_o stand_v safe_a upon_o my_o high_a place_n as_o hind_n speedy_o run_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o inaccessible_a rock_n and_o there_o be_v safe_a he_o teach_v my_o hand_n to_o war_n he_o have_v give_v i_o skill_n in_o military_a affair_n and_o to_o skill_n he_o have_v give_v i_o strength_n of_o body_n fit_a for_o war_n so_o that_o i_o be_o able_a not_o only_o 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and_o tender_a and_o the_o house_n that_o be_v to_o be_v build_v for_o the_o lord_n must_v be_v exceed_o magnificent_a and_o must_v excel_v all_o other_o have_v other_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o service_n itself_o and_o in_o the_o ornament_n appertain_v thereunto_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o world_n wonder_n it_o be_v far_o more_o excellent_a than_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o in_o its_o dimension_n far_o exceed_v it_o there_o be_v some_o great_a building_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o there_o be_v never_o any_o that_o have_v such_o costly_a material_n such_o curious_a workmanship_n such_o divine_a service_n such_o representation_n of_o god_n majesty_n and_o mercy_n and_o which_o prefigure_v such_o mystical_a spiritual_a and_o celestial_a thing_n as_o this_o temple_n have_v that_o
from_o their_o idolatry_n to_o serve_v the_o true_a and_o live_a god_n and_o hereunto_o the_o psalmist_n seem_v to_o allude_v psal_n 45.10_o harken_v o_o daughter_n and_o consider_v incline_v thy_o ear_n forget_v thy_o own_o people_n and_o thy_o fathers-house_n 1_o king_n ch._n 3._o v._n 1._o sect_n ccxvii_o solomon_n be_v now_o quiet_o settle_v and_o strengthen_v in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o and_o magnify_v he_o exceed_o and_o he_o love_v the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n and_o statute_n wherein_o david_n his_o father_n walk_v it_o seem_v the_o people_n after_o the_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n be_v separate_v do_v not_o think_v themselves_o bind_v to_o bring_v their_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o altar_n at_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o do_v offer_v they_o in_o such_o place_n as_o they_o think_v meet_a for_o such_o service_n to_o wit_n upon_o high_a hill_n and_o mountain_n indeed_o the_o high_a place_n of_o the_o heathen-idolater_n be_v always_o abominable_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o those_o god_n command_v the_o israelite_n to_o destroy_v and_o pull_v down_o numb_a 33.52_o but_o there_o other_o high_a place_n it_o seem_v be_v think_v at_o this_o time_n lawful_a 13._o lawful_a see_v 1_o sam._n 9.12_o etc._n etc._n and_o ch._n 10.5_o 13._o and_o according_o resort_v unto_o but_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v than_o all_o other_o high_a place_n for_o god_n solemn_a and_o prescribe_a worship_n and_o service_n be_v count_v abominable_a manasseh_n abominable_a and_o in_o this_o sin_n the_o ten_o tribe_n live_v they_o make_v priest_n of_o high_a place_n in_o the_o mountain_n and_o in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n and_o their_o altar_n be_v as_o heap_n in_o the_o furrow_n of_o the_o field_n 1_o king_n 13.32_o hos_fw-la 12.11_o yea_o solomon_n himself_o in_o his_o latter_a day_n fearful_o offend_v in_o permit_v this_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n 1_o king_n 11.7_o 8._o and_o judah_n itself_o fall_v into_o this_o sin_n in_o rehoboam_n reign_v 1_o king_n 14.23_o and_o in_o aftertime_n they_o build_v high-place_n to_o baal_n and_o to_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n 2_o chron._n 25.14_o and_o especial_o in_o the_o reign_v of_o ahaz_n joram_n and_o manasseh_n it_o seem_v solomon_n and_o the_o people_n do_v offer_v sacrifice_n and_o burn_v incense_n on_o such_o high_a place_n as_o these_o before_o mention_v that_o be_v devote_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o gibeon_n itself_o where_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o altar_n now_o be_v be_v account_v the_o great_a high_a place_n the_o most_o famous_a and_o most_o resort_v unto_o solomon_n therefore_o now_o gather_v together_o the_o prince_n and_o ruler_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o chief_a captain_n and_o commander_n of_o the_o people_n with_o they_o he_o go_v up_o to_o gibeon_n there_o in_o solemn_a manner_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o great_a mercy_n to_o he_o in_o thus_o peaceable_o settle_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n and_o there_o on_o the_o brazen_a altar_n make_v by_o moses_n which_o he_o and_o the_o great_a congregation_n now_o with_o he_o choose_v to_o worship_n god_n at_o rather_o than_o any_o other_o altar_n he_o offer_v a_o thousand_o burnt-offering_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o time_n he_o stay_v there_o and_o in_o that_o night_n after_o they_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o offer_v those_o burnt-offering_n god_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n among_o the_o manifold_a way_n whereby_o god_n of_o old_a make_v know_v his_o mind_n to_o his_o people_n dream_n be_v one_o and_o in_o dream_n sometime_o man_n hear_v a_o voice_n and_o apprehend_v the_o sense_n thereof_o return_v a_o answer_n thereunto_o and_o the_o thing_n god_n so_o make_v know_v unto_o they_o be_v true_a and_o certain_a and_o his_o servant_n to_o who_o he_o make_v they_o know_v be_v assure_v thereof_o god_n therefore_o in_o such_o a_o dream_n appear_v to_o solomon_n and_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v give_v he_o he_o answer_v o_o lord_n thou_o have_v show_v to_o david_n my_o father_n great_a mercy_n according_a as_o he_o walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n except_v righteousness_n all_o these_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o david_n inward_a disposition_n &_o outward_a conversation_n as_o to_o the_o general_a course_n of_o his_o life_n his_o frailty_n and_o fail_n still_o except_v and_o uprightness_n of_o heart_n and_o have_v reserve_v for_o he_o this_o great_a kindness_n to_o set_v his_o son_n upon_o his_o throne_n after_o he_o as_o it_o be_v this_o day_n which_o be_v a_o favour_n thou_o do_v not_o vouchsafe_v to_o saul_n and_o now_o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v gracious_o make_v i_o king_n instead_o of_o my_o father_n i_o be_o sensible_a that_o i_o be_o as_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a child_n and_o unfit_a to_o sway_v so_o great_a a_o sceptre_n as_o this_o be_v how_o shall_v i_o be_v able_a to_o go_v out_o or_o come_v in_o before_o this_o great_a people_n how_o shall_v i_o be_v able_a to_o lead_v they_o or_o govern_v they_o without_o thy_o especial_a direction_n and_o assistance_n i_o be_o indeed_o set_v up_o as_o supreme_a governor_n under_o thou_o of_o this_o vast_a multitude_n which_o thou_o have_v choose_v for_o thy_o peculiar_a people_n and_o have_v so_o increase_v they_o that_o they_o be_v almost_o innumerable_a according_a to_o thy_o gracious_a promise_n gen._n 15.5_o give_v therefore_o thy_o servant_n i_o pray_v thou_o a_o understand_a heart_n that_o i_o may_v right_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o evil_a for_o who_o be_v able_a right_o to_o judge_n and_o govern_v this_o great_a people_n without_o wisdom_n give_v he_o from_o thyself_o solomon_n have_v thus_o pray_v the_o lord_n be_v well_o please_v with_o the_o request_n he_o have_v make_v and_o say_v to_o he_o because_o thou_o have_v not_o ask_v for_o thyself_o long_a life_n nor_o riches_n nor_o victory_n over_o thy_o enemy_n but_o have_v ask_v a_o understand_a heart_n that_o thou_o may_v right_o govern_v this_o people_n and_o in_o hear_v cause_n may_v know_v what_o judgement_n to_o give_v behold_v thy_o request_n be_v grant_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o a_o wise_a and_o a_o understand_a heart_n and_o such_o a_o measure_n of_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n as_o no_o king_n before_o thou_o ever_o attain_v unto_o neither_o shall_v any_o after_o thou_o be_v like_a wisdom_n like_a some_o heathen_a monarch_n that_o possible_o exceed_v solomon_n in_o riches_n come_v far_o short_a of_o he_o in_o wisdom_n unto_o thou_o see_v chap._n 4.29_o 30_o 31._o moreover_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o that_o which_o thou_o do_v not_o ask_v viz_o riches_n and_o honour_n so_o that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v any_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n like_v unto_o thou_o either_o for_o riches_n or_o glory_n see_v 2_o chron._n 1.12_o and_o if_o thou_o will_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n and_o keep_v my_o statute_n as_o thy_o father_n david_n do_v i_o will_v lengthen_v out_o thy_o day_n also_o then_o solomon_n awake_v and_o perceive_v that_o god_n have_v indeed_o appear_v to_o he_o in_o this_o wonderful_a dream_n and_o he_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n with_o his_o noble_n and_o there_o before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n offer_v up_o many_o burnt-offering_n peace-offering_n in_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n to_o the_o lord_n for_o this_o great_a and_o extraordinary_a kindness_n manifest_v to_o he_o and_o he_o make_v a_o great_a feast_n for_o his_o noble_n and_o officer_n and_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v there_o gather_v together_o 1_o king_n ch._n 3._o from_o v._n 2_o to_o 16._o 2_o chron._n ch._n 1._o from_o v._n 1_o to_o 13._o sect_n ccxviii_o solomon_n be_v now_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n a_o very_a difficult_a case_n be_v bring_v before_o he_o in_o the_o decide_n of_o which_o he_o give_v a_o great_a evidence_n of_o that_o extraordinary_a wisdom_n the_o lord_n have_v furnish_v he_o with_o there_o come_v to_o he_o two_o woman_n that_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v victualler_n by_o profession_n but_o secret_o harlot_n and_o one_o of_o they_o say_v to_o he_o o_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n this_o woman_n and_o i_o dwell_v together_o in_o the_o same_o house_n and_o i_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n she_o be_v present_a at_o my_o labour_n and_o three_o day_n after_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n also_o and_o both_o our_o child_n be_v boy_n and_o we_o be_v all_o alone_a in_o the_o house_n there_o be_v no_o stranger_n with_o we_o and_o thus_o o_o king_n it_o happen_v as_o i_o very_o believe_v and_o be_o confident_a this_o woman_n over-laying_a her_o own_o child_n in_o the_o night_n and_o awake_v and_o find_v it_o dead_a by_o she_o and_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o disgrace_n that_o be_v like_a to_o fall_v upon_o she_o for_o her_o carelessness_n about_o her_o child_n
come_v to_o ahab_n and_o say_v to_o he_o thy_o servant_n benhadad_n say_v unto_o thou_o i_o pray_v thou_o let_v i_o live_v ahab_n reply_v be_v he_o yet_o alive_a he_o be_v my_o brother_n now_o the_o messenger_n do_v diligent_o observe_v whither_o any_o word_n will_v fall_v from_o he_o that_o signify_v any_o comfort_n to_o they_o and_o hasty_o catch_v at_o they_o and_o according_o hear_v these_o word_n they_o speedy_o reply_v thy_o brother_n benhadad_o yet_o live_v do_v he_o say_v he_o go_v and_o bring_v he_o unto_o i_o and_o he_o speak_v these_o word_n so_o as_o they_o perceive_v he_o intend_v good_a to_o their_o king_n then_o benhadad_n come_v forth_o to_o he_o and_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o come_v up_o into_o his_o chariot_n so_o that_o he_o not_o only_o show_v mercy_n to_o he_o who_o have_v before_o carry_v it_o so_o insolent_o towards_o himself_o but_o he_o high_o honour_v he_o benhadad_o be_v much_o wrought_v upon_o by_o this_o kindness_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o city_n which_o his_o father_n have_v take_v from_o ahab_n father_n or_o predecessor_n see_v chap._n 15.20_o he_o will_v now_o restore_v to_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v make_v street_n for_o his_o subject_n to_o meet_v and_o free_o trade_n in_o at_o damascus_n as_o his_o father_n have_v make_v in_o samaria_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v the_o former_a king_n of_o syria_n have_v great_a power_n over_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n ahab_n like_o a_o weak_a prince_n tell_v he_o he_o do_v accept_v those_o condition_n and_o will_v send_v he_o away_o upon_o that_o covenant_n and_o agreement_n and_o according_o so_o dismiss_v he_o thus_o slight_o do_v this_o weak_a and_o wicked_a king_n ahab_n pass_v over_o the_o great_a damage_n have_v be_v do_v to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n by_o the_o syrian_n invade_v their_o land_n two_o year_n together_o but_o how_o well_o benhadad_n perform_v his_o covenant_n will_v appear_v afterward_o by_o his_o detain_v ramoth-gilead_n so_o that_o ahab_n and_o jehoshaphat_n be_v fain_o to_o join_v their_o force_n to_o besiege_v it_o see_v ch._n 22.3_o nevertheless_o upon_o this_o league_n make_v there_o follow_v a_o three_o year_n cessation_n of_o arm_n between_o the_o two_o nation_n see_v 1_o king_n 22.1_o short_o after_o this_o victory_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o foreshow_v in_o himself_o as_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o prophet_n see_v isa_n 20.2_o 3_o 4_o jer._n 27.2_o a_o shadow_n of_o that_o calamity_n which_o be_v to_o come_v upon_o ahab_n require_v one_o of_o his_o neighbour_n by_o command_n from_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o make_v know_v unto_o he_o to_o smite_v he_o to_o wit_n with_o a_o sword_n so_o as_o to_o wound_v he_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v the_o better_o resemble_v a_o soldier_n that_o have_v be_v in_o the_o battle_n and_o be_v wound_v and_o bloody_a he_o may_v the_o better_a show_n ahab_n what_o he_o be_v to_o expect_v from_o the_o revenge_a hand_n of_o god_n for_o spare_v benhadad_o but_o this_o neighbour_n prefer_v his_o own_o reason_n before_o the_o command_n of_o god_n refuse_v to_o smite_v the_o prophet_n and_o be_v thereupon_o for_o his_o disobedience_n immediate_o slay_v by_o a_o lion_n as_o the_o prophet_n threaten_v he_o and_o hereby_o god_n anger_n against_o ahab_n for_o his_o miscarriage_n in_o not_o smite_v benhadad_o who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o destruction_n under_o a_o pretence_n of_o clemency_n be_v intimate_v then_o the_o prophet_n meet_v another_o man_n who_o he_o bid_v as_o he_o do_v the_o former_a to_o smite_v he_o and_o he_o smite_v he_o so_o that_o he_o wound_v he_o then_o the_o prophet_n depart_v and_o wait_v for_o the_o king_n by_o the_o way_n and_o disguise_v himself_o put_v ash_n upon_o his_o face_n besmear_v with_o blood_n that_o it_o can_v not_o easy_o be_v discern_v who_o he_o be_v that_o so_o the_o king_n not_o know_v he_o may_v the_o more_o impartial_o give_v his_o judgement_n in_o the_o case_n propound_v as_o the_o king_n pass_v by_o he_o cry_v unto_o he_o say_v thy_o servant_n o_o king_n go_v out_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o battle_n and_o behold_v a_o commander_n in_o the_o army_n turn_v aside_o to_o i_o and_o bring_v i_o a_o prisoner_n and_o charge_v i_o to_o keep_v he_o safe_a and_o to_o look_v to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v not_o escape_v if_o he_o do_v he_o tell_v i_o my_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o he_o or_o else_o i_o shall_v pay_v a_o talon_n much_o talon_n a_o talon_n of_o silver_n be_v reckon_v at_o three_o hundred_o seventy_o five_o pound_n of_o our_o money_n a_o talon_n of_o gold_n be_v ten_o time_n as_o much_o of_o silver_n for_o my_o neglect_n but_o so_o it_o be_v as_o thy_o servant_n be_v busy_a here_o and_o there_o the_o prisoner_n slip_v away_o from_o i_o ahab_n reply_v as_o thou_o have_v state_v the_o case_n so_o shall_v thy_o judgement_n be_v thou_o have_v decide_v the_o case_n against_o thyself_o and_o shall_v suffer_v according_o then_o the_o prophet_n wash_v off_o the_o ash_n from_o his_o face_n so_o that_o the_o king_n 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be_v cut_v off_o chap._n 1._o second_o he_o give_v a_o particular_a description_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o nineveh_n and_o lively_o set_v it_o forth_o by_o the_o dreadful_a approach_n of_o the_o enemy_n the_o terror_n of_o their_o army_n the_o taking_z of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o captivity_n of_o huzzah_n the_o queen_n and_o her_o maid_n and_o their_o mournful_a deportment_n under_o their_o captivity_n groan_v and_o bemoan_v their_o condition_n with_o the_o mournful_a voice_n of_o dove_n and_o taber_v or_o beat_v upon_o their_o breast_n to_o express_v their_o sorrow_n then_o he_o describe_v the_o spoil_n and_o plunder_v of_o the_o city_n the_o astonishment_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o how_o their_o face_n will_v gather_v blackness_n also_o the_o insult_a of_o the_o enemy_n at_o the_o desolation_n of_o this_o city_n which_o have_v be_v a_o habitation_n of_o lion_n that_o be_v of_o cruel_a oppressor_n ch._n 2._o three_o he_o set_v forth_o the_o cause_n of_o nineveh_n ruin_n the_o lord_n set_v himself_o against_o she_o for_o her_o great_a sin_n viz._n her_o cruelty_n and_o bloodguiltiness_n her_o falsehood_n her_o robbery_n and_o oppression_n and_o her_o filthy_a idolatry_n for_o all_o which_o she_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o shameful_a spectacle_n and_o lest_o nineveh_n presume_v upon_o her_o own_o strength_n shall_v think_v these_o calamity_n shall_v not_o befall_v she_o he_o show_v she_o be_v not_o comparable_a to_o populous_a no_o or_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n which_o yet_o be_v ruin_v and_o so_o shall_v she_o notwithstanding_o all_o her_o strong_a hold_n her_o numerous_a inhabitant_n strong_a gate_n repair_v tower_n multitude_n of_o merchant_n and_o her_o many_o counsellor_n prince_n and_o commander_n so_o that_o her_o bruise_n shall_v be_v incurable_a and_o her_o wound_n mortal_a chap._n 3._o hezekiah_n now_o die_v his_o act_n be_v write_v by_o isaiah_n and_o by_o those_o that_o write_v the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o all_o judah_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v he_o all_o the_o honour_n they_o possible_o can_v at_o his_o death_n he_o have_v be_v so_o pious_a and_o good_a a_o king_n and_o manasseh_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 2_o chron._n 32.32_o 33._o 2_o king_n 20.20_o 21._o manasseh_n the_o 14_o that_o reign_v in_o judah_n manasseh_n manasseh_n be_v twelve_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v about_o twenty_o four_o year_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o he_o reign_v fifty_o five_o year_n and_o so_o long_o than_o any_o of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n he_o do_v worse_a than_o all_o the_o king_n that_o go_v before_o he_o be_v carry_v away_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o such_o noble_n about_o he_o as_o do_v not_o in_o their_o heart_n approve_v the_o reformation_n of_o his_o good_a father_n he_o again_o set_v up_o the_o high_a place_n which_o his_o father_n have_v pull_v down_o he_o rear_v up_o altar_n for_o baal_n and_o make_v a_o grove_n as_o ahab_n have_v do_v 1_o king_n 16.33_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o idol_n he_o build_v altar_n to_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n to_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n in_o the_o two_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n where_o god_n have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v put_v his_o name_n that_o he_o alone_o may_v be_v there_o worship_v he_o make_v one_o of_o his_o son_n pass_v through_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n sacrifice_v he_o to_o molech_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v he_o continue_v long_o in_o his_o idolatry_n for_o he_o can_v not_o have_v a_o son_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v but_o twelve_o year_n of_o age_n he_o observe_v time_n esteem_v some_o day_n as_o lucky_a other_o as_o unlucky_a he_o use_v enchantment_n and_o deal_v with_o such_o as_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n and_o with_o wizard_n he_o set_v up_o a_o grave_a image_n in_o the_o temple_n contain_v a_o representation_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a grove_n he_o have_v make_v it_o make_v see_v 2_o king_n 23.6_o where_o it_o be_v say_v josiah_n bring_v out_o the_o grove_n from_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o brook_n kidron_n and_o burn_v it_o though_o god_n have_v say_v to_o david_n and_o solomon_n that_o he_o have_v choose_v that_o house_n to_o put_v his_o name_n there_o and_o will_v have_v his_o name_n alone_o there_o worship_v as_o long_o as_o that_o dispensation_n shall_v last_v and_o promise_v upon_o their_o obedience_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a to_o other_o land_n but_o they_o obey_v not_o and_o manasseh_n seduce_v they_o and_o make_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n go_v astray_o and_o do_v worse_o than_o all_o the_o
these_o seem_v write_v by_o jeremy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n after_o the_o temple_n and_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v destroy_v the_o woeful_a calamity_n of_o that_o city_n and_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v the_o chief_a subject_n thereof_o that_o passage_n chap._n 4.20_o the_o breath_n of_o our_o nostril_n the_o anoint_a of_o the_o lord_n be_v take_v in_o their_o pit_n of_o who_o we_o say_v under_o his_o shadow_n we_o shall_v live_v among_o the_o heathen_a be_v more_o proper_o applicable_a to_o king_n zedekiah_n than_o josiah_n the_o great_a city_n of_o tyre_n be_v now_o as_o it_o seem_v besiege_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o siege_n last_v thirteen_o year_n as_o josephus_n report_v antiq._n lib._n 10._o cap._n 11._o and_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o those_o thirteen_o year_n the_o neighbour_a nation_n as_o the_o moabite_n ammonite_n and_o edomite_n be_v also_o subdue_v by_o he_o according_a to_o the_o prediction_n of_o jeremy_n and_o ezekiel_n jer._n 27.5_o 6_o 7._o jer._n 48._o whole_a chapter_n jer._n 49._o whole_a chapter_n whilst_o nabuchadnezzar_n lie_v before_o tyre_n in_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n nebuzaradan_n captain_n of_o his_o guard_n carry_v away_o all_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o the_o number_n of_o seven_o hundred_o forty_o five_o person_n unto_o babylon_n these_o possible_o be_v such_o as_o have_v flee_v from_o the_o babylonian_n and_o hide_v themselves_o do_v return_v into_o the_o land_n and_o dwell_v therein_o for_o some_o time_n but_o be_v now_o carry_v away_o captive_a and_o bring_v to_o their_o brethren_n in_o babylon_n and_o this_o be_v the_o last_o and_o extreme_a depopulation_n which_o cause_v the_o very_a earth_n to_o lie_v untiled_a as_o god_n have_v before_o threaten_v jer._n ch._n 52._o v._n 30._o in_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o jeconiah_n the_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n fourteen_o year_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n ezekiel_n have_v that_o glorious_a vision_n of_o a_o new_a temple_n surpass_v the_o glory_n of_o zerubbabel_n of_o a_o new_a worship_n new_a land_n and_o new_a city_n which_o as_o here_o describe_v be_v uncapable_a of_o a_o literal_a meaning_n but_o signify_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o church_n by_o christ_n with_o the_o greatness_n honour_n and_o excellency_n thereof_o possible_o the_o evangelist_n allude_v to_o it_o in_o his_o celestial_a jerusalem_n rev._n 21.10_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n so_o we_o may_v say_v the_o sense_n of_o ezekiel_n land_n city_n and_o temple_n be_v mystical_a and_o spiritual_a it_o be_v general_o conceive_v that_o this_o vision_n import_v the_o great_a enlargement_n of_o the_o church_n under_o the_o gospel_n when_o the_o gentile_n shall_v be_v call_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o jew_n also_o as_o main_o concern_v though_o not_o sole_o intend_v in_o this_o vision_n bring_v home_n to_o the_o true_a messiah_n not_o exclude_v those_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n from_o have_v each_o one_o a_o child_n portion_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o prophecy_n ezekiel_n 40_o 41_o 42_o 43_o 44_o 45_o 46_o 47_o 48_o chapter_n tyre_n at_o last_o be_v give_v up_o to_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v render_v upon_o condition_n and_o not_o take_v by_o force_n as_o josephus_n report_v lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la apion_n nabuchadnezzar_n lay_v hold_n of_o the_o trouble_n and_o commotion_n that_o be_v in_o egypt_n between_o the_o king_n and_o his_o son_n amasis_n and_o peradventure_o solicit_v by_o amasis_n to_o assist_v he_o against_o his_o father_n he_o invade_v that_o country_n with_o his_o army_n and_o have_v get_v it_o into_o his_o hand_n even_o from_o see_z to_o the_o end_n thereof_o he_o make_v havoc_n not_o only_o of_o the_o egyptian_n but_o of_o the_o jew_n that_o dwell_v among_o they_o kill_v some_o and_o lead_v away_o the_o rest_n into_o captivity_n according_a to_o the_o several_a prophecy_n of_o jeremy_n and_o ezekiel_n jer._n 43._o from_o 8_o to_o the_o end_n jer._n 44._o whole_a chapter_n jer._n 46._o whole_a chapter_n ezek._n 29._o whole_a chapter_n ezek._n 30._o whole_a chapter_n ezek._n 31._o whole_a chapter_n nabuchadnezzar_n have_v finish_v his_o conquest_n return_v to_o babylon_n and_o there_o in_o his_o thirty_o five_o year_n as_o he_o lie_v at_o ease_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n in_o his_o own_o house_n have_v that_o remarkable_a dream_n of_o the_o great_a tree_n who_o destiny_n it_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v down_o the_o meaning_n whereof_o he_o can_v not_o learn_v from_o his_o magician_n and_o wizard_n of_o caldea_n but_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n unfold_v it_o to_o he_o and_o show_v he_o though_o with_o great_a astonishment_n that_o the_o dream_n be_v to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o himself_o and_o therefore_o exhort_v he_o to_o repentance_n dan._n 4._o from_o 1_o to_o 28._o nabuchadnezzar_n it_o seem_v about_o this_o time_n new-built_a babylon_n in_o a_o magnificent_a manner_n and_o raise_v also_o there_o many_o vast_a and_o stately_a structure_n among_o which_o that_o famous_a and_o so_o much_o renown_v garden_n bear_v upon_o pillar_n call_v the_o hang_a garden_n be_v one_o which_o he_o build_v in_o favour_n to_o his_o wife_n amyrtis_n who_o desire_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o hill_n in_o that_o low_a country_n as_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o in_o media_n as_o berosus_n report_v vid._n usher_n pag._n 94._o twelve_o whole_a month_n be_v no_o soon_o pass_v but_o nabuchadnezzar_n grow_v proud_a and_o insolent_a and_o boast_v of_o the_o magnificence_n of_o his_o building_n fall_v distract_v and_o be_v put_v from_o his_o house_n 5.21_o house_n some_o think_v he_o be_v possess_v by_o a_o evil_a spirit_n and_o that_o be_v mischievous_a he_o be_v drive_v from_o among_o man_n see_v ch._n 5.21_o and_o home_n spend_v seven_o year_n in_o the_o wood_n and_o field_n among_o beast_n but_o at_o the_o end_n of_o seven_o year_n be_v restore_v both_o to_o his_o right_a wit_n and_o kingdom_n again_o and_o thereupon_o public_o proclaim_v god_n great_a grace_n and_o mercy_n manifest_v unto_o he_o and_o his_o power_n over_o all_o nation_n and_o so_o depart_v this_o life_n when_o he_o have_v reign_v about_o twenty_o month_n copartner_n in_o the_o kingdom_n with_o his_o father_n and_o forty_o three_o year_n by_o himself_o alone_o dan._n 4._o from_o 28_o to_o the_o end_n after_o he_o come_v evilmerodach_n his_o son_n in_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o jeconiah_n he_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o throne_n give_v order_n for_o the_o enlarge_n of_o jeconiah_n lord_n jeconiah_n zedekiah_n die_v in_o prison_n at_o babylon_n jer._n 52.11_o and_o have_v only_o the_o honour_n of_o be_v bury_v as_o a_o prince_n and_o lament_v at_o his_o funeral_n by_o his_o people_n jer._n 34.5_o thou_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n and_o with_o the_o burn_n of_o thy_o father_n the_o former_a king_n which_o be_v before_o thou_o so_o shall_v they_o burn_v odour_n for_o thou_o and_o they_o will_v lament_v thou_o say_v ah_o lord_n for_o i_o have_v pronounce_v the_o word_n say_v the_o lord_n on_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o the_o twelve_o month_n and_o two_o day_n after_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o his_o prison-clothe_n and_o set_v above_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o court_n and_o reckon_v among_o the_o number_n of_o the_o king_n friend_n so_o that_o all_o his_o life_n time_n after_o he_o do_v eat_v at_o the_o king_n table_n and_o be_v use_v with_o all_o princely_a respect_n jer._n 52._o from_o 31_o to_o the_o end_n 2_o king_n 25._o from_o 27_o to_o the_o end_n evilmerodach_n be_v a_o man_n much_o hate_v for_o his_o vicious_a life_n have_v many_o attempt_n make_v upon_o he_o and_o at_o last_o be_v murder_v by_o neriglissarus_n his_o sister_n husband_n when_o he_o have_v reign_v little_o more_o than_o two_o year_n as_o josephus_n testify_v lib._n 1._o 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to_o he_o and_o hereupon_o there_o grow_v a_o deadly_a feud_n between_o the_o samaritan_n and_o jew_n which_o last_v to_o our_o saviour_n time_n see_v job_n 4_o 20._o hereupon_o he_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o remember_v those_o man_n and_o to_o punish_v they_o who_o have_v defile_v the_o priesthood_n by_o such_o unlawful_a marriage_n and_o that_o more_o special_a and_o strict_a covenant_n that_o god_n have_v make_v with_o aaron_n and_o his_o seed_n together_o with_o the_o levite_n concern_v their_o holy_a function_n see_v levit._n 21.6_o 7._o and_o numb_a 25.12_o 13._o thus_o nehemiah_n cleanse_v all_o priest_n and_o levite_n from_o all_o stranger_n that_o be_v force_v they_o to_o put_v away_o their_o strange_a wife_n and_o such_o child_n as_o they_o have_v by_o they_o or_o else_o force_v they_o to_o leave_v the_o temple_n and_o the_o land_n further_o he_o appoint_v such_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o david_n have_v former_o appoint_v 1_o chron._n 23.24_o etc._n etc._n and_o order_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v do_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o place_n and_o function_n and_o take_v care_n about_o the_o wood-offering_a and_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o which_o before_o chap._n 10.34_o 35._o he_o close_v the_o whole_a book_n with_o this_o prayer_n remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n for_o good_a nehem._n ch._n 13._o whole_a chapter_n the_o prophet_n malachi_n the_o last_o of_o all_o the_o prophet_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v contemporary_a with_o nehemiah_n malachi_n the_o prophecy_n of_o malachi_n for_o he_o not_o where_o exhort_v the_o people_n to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o haggai_n and_o zachary_n have_v do_v he_o reprove_v those_o disorder_n that_o nehemiah_n in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n say_v he_o find_v in_o his_o absence_n to_o be_v creep_v in_o among_o the_o jew_n as_o particular_o marriage_n with_o strange_a woman_n chap._n 2._o 11._o withhold_a tithe_n chap._n 3._o 8._o and_o corruption_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n chap._n 1._o 13._o and_o chap._n 2._o 8._o his_o prophecy_n be_v call_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o israel_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o malachi_n who_o ever_o he_o be_v his_o prophecy_n be_v authentic_a and_o the_o authority_n thereof_o notable_o confirm_v by_o be_v so_o often_o allege_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o in_o mat._n 11.10_o mark_v 1.2_o &_o luk._n 1.16_o 17._o the_o occasion_n and_o scope_n of_o it_o be_v this_o the_o jew_n be_v new_o return_v from_o captivity_n do_v for_o a_o while_n hearty_o serve_v god_n they_o build_v the_o altar_n lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n but_o then_o for_o a_o good_a while_o the_o work_n cease_v partly_o through_o the_o opposition_n of_o the_o samaritan_n and_o partly_o through_o their_o own_o sluggishness_n till_o haggai_n and_o zachary_n stir_v they_o up_o and_o darius_n encourage_v they_o they_o finish_v it_o and_o set_v up_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n therein_o aright_o but_o after_o relapsed_a to_o corruption_n and_o hypocrisy_n in_o god_n worship_n and_o to_o looseness_n in_o their_o life_n by_o mix_a marriage_n adultery_n divorce_n polygamy_n and_o other_o enormity_n hereupon_o god_n raise_v up_o this_o prophet_n who_o by_o his_o ministry_n endeavour_v to_o reclaim_v they_o and_o to_o reform_v those_o corruption_n in_o this_o his_o prophetic_a sermon_n he_o proceed_v much_o in_o the_o way_n of_o dialogue_n in_o it_o we_o may_v observe_v two_o part_n 1._o a_o reproof_n 2._o the_o effect_n of_o it_o in_o his_o reproof_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o these_o particular_n 1._o he_o aggravate_v the_o ungrateful_a wickedness_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o god_n singular_a love_n in_o elect_v they_o in_o jacob_n to_o be_v his_o people_n and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o they_o when_o he_o reject_v the_o edomite_n in_o