the_o enemy_n make_v to_o oppress_v i_o if_o he_o can_v verse_n 13._o note_v here_o how_o the_o law_n work_v without_o the_o gospel_n even_o rough_o and_o sharp_o and_o rigorous_o for_o do_v this_o do_v this_o and_o finish_v finish_v the_o work_n be_v still_o the_o voice_n whereby_o sin_n and_o the_o devil_n rage_v as_o here_o pharaoh_n do_v for_o sin_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 7._o 8_o 9_o then_o cry_v the_o true_a israelite_n o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n verse_n 24._o bless_a therefore_o be_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o sweet_a gospel_n which_o help_v all_o this_o rigour_n and_o give_v we_o comfort_n and_o deliverance_n in_o his_o son_n verse_n 16._o while_o possible_a task_n be_v impose_v there_o be_v some_o comfort_n their_o diligence_n may_v save_v their_o back_n from_o stripe_n but_o to_o require_v task_n not_o feazible_a be_v tyrannical_a and_o do_v only_o pick_v a_o quarrel_n to_o punish_v they_o can_v neither_o make_v straw_n nor_o find_v yet_o they_o must_v have_v it_o do_v what_o may_v be_v be_v tolerable_a but_o do_v what_o can_v be_v be_v cruel_a those_o that_o be_v above_o other_o in_o place_n must_v measure_v their_o command_n not_o by_o their_o own_o will_n but_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o inferior_n the_o task_n be_v not_o do_v the_o taskmaster_n be_v beat_v the_o punishment_n lie_v where_o the_o charge_n be_v they_o must_v exact_v it_o of_o the_o people_n pharaoh_n of_o they_o it_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o those_o that_o be_v trust_v with_o authority_n that_o their_o inferior_n fault_n be_v beat_v upon_o their_o back_n verse_n 21._o see_v the_o condition_n and_o lot_n of_o faithful_a minister_n in_o this_o wretched_a world_n first_o the_o king_n and_o now_o their_o brethren_n accuse_v they_o for_o do_v their_o duty_n while_o all_o be_v well_o good_a be_v the_o minister_n but_o when_o the_o cross_n come_v he_o and_o his_o doctrine_n away_o with_o that_o and_o away_o with_o he_o as_o jer._n 44._o 16_o etc._n etc._n now_o mark_v their_o reason_n for_o than_o have_v we_o plenty_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o stay_n of_o the_o multitude_n and_o this_o be_v the_o line_n they_o measure_v all_o thing_n by_o their_o prosperity_n in_o worldly_a matter_n and_o immunity_n from_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n any_o way_n chap._n vi_o verse_n 5._o miserable_a man_n remember_v and_o hear_v his_o friend_n when_o they_o be_v in_o prosperity_n but_o if_o adversity_n come_v neither_o hear_n nor_o see_v they_o but_o a_o proud_a scornful_a and_o bitter_a forget_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o so_o but_o when_o we_o be_v at_o the_o worst_a than_o he_o remember_v we_o than_o he_o hear_v our_o groan_n and_o sigh_n and_o pity_v help_v to_o our_o unspeakable_a comfort_n verse_n 7._o the_o end_n of_o all_o deliverance_n and_o of_o all_o benefit_n receive_v from_o god_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o that_o he_o may_v rule_v in_o we_o and_o over_o we_o 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and_o great_a remember_v he_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o play_v not_o cain_n part_n to_o say_v they_o can_v be_v forgive_v be_v thy_o enemy_n bitter_o bend_v against_o thou_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o can_v stop_v and_o stay_v they_o at_o his_o pleasure_n be_v their_o infirmity_n many_o he_o can_v heal_v they_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n be_v thy_o child_n untoward_a and_o unkind_a he_o can_v change_v they_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n last_o whatever_o grieve_v thou_o remember_v this_o that_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o shall_v ever_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o shall_v ever_o be_v thy_o lord_n to_o care_n for_o thy_o woe_n and_o relieve_v they_o only_o believe_v verse_n 9_o it_o be_v often_o a_o penalty_n lay_v upon_o the_o contemner_n of_o god_n grace_n that_o cleave_v altogether_o to_o the_o external_a favour_n of_o this_o life_n they_o taste_v not_o comfort_v in_o any_o affliction_n whereas_o the_o godly_a the_o more_o they_o be_v press_v down_o by_o god_n the_o more_o vehement_o they_o sigh_v unto_o god_n and_o look_v to_o his_o promise_n with_o patience_n and_o hope_n this_o also_o may_v teach_v god_n minister_n not_o to_o be_v cast_v down_o and_o discourage_v if_o their_o word_n be_v not_o hearken_v unto_o and_o regard_v since_o so_o worthy_a a_o man_n as_o moses_n find_v this_o measure_n the_o world_n will_v be_v the_o world_n crooked_a and_o perverse_a froward_a and_o unkind_a though_o we_o break_v our_o heart_n for_o their_o good_a verse_n 10._o before_o moses_n be_v bid_v to_o go_v to_o the_o people_n and_o now_o to_o pharaoh_n so_o be_v there_o never_o any_o time_n for_o man_n of_o place_n and_o public_a function_n to_o be_v idle_a now_o they_o must_v defend_v the_o oppress_a and_o wrong_v now_o they_o must_v comfort_v now_o they_o must_v chide_v see_v here_o likewise_o the_o bottomless_a mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o though_o he_o may_v just_o have_v cast_v off_o this_o people_n that_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o his_o word_n and_o message_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o but_o still_o continue_v to_o have_v mercy_n on_o they_o according_a to_o that_o of_o psalm_n 103._o 13._o verse_n 20._o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o amram_n the_o father_n of_o moses_n will_v think_v of_o the_o marriagebed_n in_o so_o troublesome_a a_o time_n when_o he_o know_v he_o shall_v beget_v child_n either_o to_o slavery_n or_o slaughter_n yet_o even_o now_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o this_o bondage_n he_o marry_v jochebed_n the_o drown_v of_o his_o son_n be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o evil_a as_o his_o own_o burn_n the_o thraldom_n of_o his_o daughter_n not_o so_o great_a a_o evil_a as_o the_o subjection_n unto_o sinful_a desire_n he_o therefore_o use_v god_n remedy_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o refer_v the_o sequel_n of_o his_o danger_n to_o god_n how_o necessary_a be_v this_o imitation_n for_o those_o that_o have_v not_o the_o power_n of_o contain_v perhaps_o we_o will_v have_v think_v it_o better_a to_o live_v childless_a but_o amram_n and_o jochebed_n dare_v not_o incur_v the_o danger_n of_o a_o sin_n to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n of_o a_o mischief_n verse_n 30._o behold_v i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n none_o in_o all_o egypt_n be_v comparable_o fit_a for_o this_o message_n which_o of_o the_o israelite_n have_v be_v bring_v up_o a_o courtier_n a_o scholar_n learned_a wise_a valiant_a experience_v the_o more_o fit_a any_o man_n be_v for_o whatsoever_o vocation_n the_o less_o he_o think_v himself_o forwardness_n argue_v insufficiency_n once_o before_o moses_n have_v take_v upon_o he_o and_o lay_v about_o he_o hope_v than_o they_o will_v have_v know_v that_o by_o his_o hand_n god_n have_v mean_v to_o deliver_v israel_n but_o now_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o point_n he_o cry_v i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n god_n best_a servant_n be_v not_o ever_o in_o a_o equal_a disposition_n to_o good_a duty_n it_o be_v our_o frailty_n that_o those_o service_n which_o we_o be_v forward_o to_o aloof_o off_o we_o shrink_v at_o near_o at_o hand_n how_o many_o of_o we_o can_v bid_v defiance_n to_o death_n and_o suggest_v answer_n to_o absent_a temptation_n which_o when_o they_o come_v to_o we_o we_o fly_v off_o and_o change_v our_o note_n and_o instead_o of_o action_n pretend_v excuse_n chap._n vii_o verse_n 1._o god_n have_v make_v one_o man_n able_a to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o god_n to_o another_o in_o procure_v his_o regeneration_n here_o and_o advancing_z his_o salvation_n hereafter_o neither_o have_v god_n determine_v that_o power_n of_o assist_v other_o in_o the_o character_n of_o the_o priesthood_n only_o but_o he_o have_v also_o make_v the_o prince_n and_o the_o secular_a magistrate_n a_o god_n that_o be_v able_a to_o do_v the_o office_n and_o the_o work_n of_o god_n not_o
suppose_v he_o have_v do_v but_o his_o duty_n in_o hold_v up_o the_o ark_n which_o be_v like_a to_o fall_v but_o god_n teach_v he_o that_o it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n think_v themselves_o the_o only_a man_n that_o serve_v god_n because_o of_o their_o long_a pray_v much_o fast_v etc._n etc._n but_o who_o require_v these_o thing_n at_o their_o hand_n say_v christ._n chap._n xiii_o verse_n 2._o what_o moses_n speak_v of_o false_a prophet_n may_v be_v speak_v of_o all_o bewitch_a sin_n with_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n if_o a_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n have_v give_v thou_o a_o sign_n and_o that_o sign_n come_v to_o pass_v if_o a_o sin_n have_v tell_v thou_o it_o will_v make_v thou_o rich_a and_o it_o have_v make_v thou_o rich_a if_o this_o dreamer_n draw_v thou_o to_o another_o god_n if_o this_o profit_n draw_v thou_o to_o a_o idolatrous_a i._n e._n to_o a_o habitual_a love_n of_o that_o sin_n for_o tota_n habemus_fw-la recentes_fw-la deos_fw-la quot_fw-la vitia_fw-la say_v st._n jerome_n yet_o though_o this_o dreamer_n be_v thy_o brother_n thy_o son_n how_o near_o how_o dear_a how_o necessary_a soever_o this_o sin_n be_v unto_o thou_o non_fw-la misereberis_fw-la say_v moses_n thy_o eye_n shall_v not_o pity_v that_o dreamer_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o of_o this_o pleasurable_a or_o profitable_a sin_n non_fw-la misereberis_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o hide_v it_o but_o pour_v it_o out_o in_o confession_n non_fw-la misereberis_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o pardon_v it_o no_o nor_o reprieve_v it_o but_o destroy_v it_o for_o the_o practice_n present_o not_o misereberis_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o turn_v out_o the_o mother_n and_o retain_v the_o daughter_n not_o leave_v the_o sin_n and_o retain_v that_o which_o be_v sinful_o get_v but_o divest_v all_o root_n and_o body_n and_o fruit_n by_o confess_v to_o god_n by_o contrition_n in_o thyself_o by_o restitution_n to_o man_n damnify_v verse_n 3._o as_o the_o spider_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o her_o 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be_v in_o their_o mouth_n when_o nothing_o but_o hell_n and_o destruction_n in_o their_o heart_n they_o be_v like_o eagle_n that_o sore_o aloft_o towards_o heaven_n not_o for_o any_o love_n of_o heaven_n but_o that_o they_o may_v spy_v their_o prey_n the_o soon_o and_o seize_v upon_o it_o the_o better_a verse_n 6._o we_o must_v rely_v upon_o and_o praise_n and_o bless_v god_n alone_o for_o can_v we_o rely_v upon_o man_n upon_o what_o man_n upon_o prince_n we_o have_v see_v they_o unkinged_a and_o unman_v too_o both_o their_o crown_n and_o their_o life_n take_v from_o they_o will_v thou_o rely_v upon_o great_a person_n in_o favour_n with_o prince_n have_v we_o not_o see_v often_o that_o the_o bedchamber_n of_o king_n have_v back_o doorsinto_o prison_n and_o that_o the_o end_n of_o that_o greatness_n have_v be_v but_o to_o have_v a_o great_a jury_n to_o condemn_v they_o will_v thou_o rely_v upon_o the_o prophet_n he_o can_v teach_v thou_o or_o upon_o thy_o brother_n he_o do_v love_v thou_o or_o upon_o thy_o son_n he_o shall_v love_v thou_o or_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o bosom_n she_o will_v say_v she_o love_v thou_o or_o upon_o thy_o friend_n he_o be_v as_o thy_o own_o soul_n yet_o moses_n here_o put_v a_o case_n when_o thou_o must_v depart_v from_o all_o these_o not_o consent_n no_o not_o conceal_v not_o pardon_v no_o not_o reprieve_n thou_o shall_v sure_o kill_v he_o say_v moses_n even_o this_o prophet_n this_o brother_n this_o son_n this_o wife_n may_v incline_v thou_o to_o the_o service_n of_o other_o god_n that_o prophet_n by_o what_o name_n or_o title_n soever_o he_o be_v call_v that_o brother_n how_o willing_o soever_o he_o divide_v the_o inheritance_n with_o thou_o that_o son_n how_o dutiful_a soever_o in_o civil_a thing_n that_o wife_n how_o careful_a soever_o for_o her_o own_o honour_n and_o thy_o child_n that_o friend_n how_o free_a soever_o of_o his_o favour_n and_o of_o his_o secret_n that_o incline_v thou_o to_o other_o god_n or_o to_o other_o service_n of_o the_o true_a god_n then_o be_v true_a verse_n 14._o man_n must_v be_v swift_a to_o hear_v slow_a to_o speak_v that_o be_v to_o censure_v and_o pass_v sentence_n athanasius_n pass_v for_o a_o sacrilegious_a person_n a_o profane_a wretch_n a_o bloody_a persecuter_n a_o blasphemer_n of_o god_n and_o be_v so_o condemn_v before_o he_o be_v hear_v by_o that_o pseudosynodus_fw-la sardicensis_fw-la and_o therefore_o god_n do_v command_v the_o israelite_n here_o that_o they_o shall_v inquire_v diligent_o before_o the_o judgement_n shall_v pass_v upon_o the_o offender_n even_o in_o such_o matter_n as_o concern_v his_o own_o worship_n he_o will_v not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o that_o preserve_v from_o idolatry_n without_o strict_a enquiry_n and_o search_v whether_o the_o thing_n be_v certain_a that_o such_o a_o abomination_n be_v wrought_v among_o they_o a_o rash_a precipitant_a course_n in_o matter_n of_o judgement_n have_v save_v many_o a_o guilty_a person_n and_o condemn_v as_o many_o innocent_a follow_v therefore_o god_n method_n inquire_v before_o you_o judge_v know_v the_o cause_n before_o you_o pass_v the_o sentence_n chap._n fourteen_o verse_n 1._o from_o hence_o we_o may_v observe_v how_o careful_a the_o lord_n be_v not_o to_o have_v his_o people_n imitate_v the_o fashion_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o fear_v one_o thing_n shall_v draw_v on_o another_o and_o in_o the_o end_n even_o idolatry_n and_o false_a worship_n we_o in_o these_o day_n be_v whole_o give_v to_o foreign_a fashion_n the_o lord_n in_o mercy_n save_o we_o from_o foreign_a sin_n oppression_n tyranny_n and_o massacree_n and_o continue_v his_o gospel_n and_o peace_n upon_o we_o prevent_v and_o confound_v their_o design_n that_o crafty_o endeavour_v the_o supplant_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o policy_n and_o safety_n verse_n 2._o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v a_o holy_a people_n unto_o god_n with_o a_o federal_a holiness_n which_o yet_o without_o a_o inherent_a holiness_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o life_n will_v profit_v a_o man_n no_o more_o than_o dive_v in_o the_o flame_n that_o abraham_n call_v he_o son_n or_o judas_n that_o christ_n call_v he_o friend_n a_o empty_a title_n yield_v but_o a_o empty_a comfort_n at_o last_o let_v we_o therefore_o endeavour_v a_o inward_a holiness_n to_o bear_v his_o mark_n his_o seal_n his_o covevant_n upon_o our_o heart_n then_o shall_v we_o be_v indeed_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n a_o choose_a generation_n a_o pick_v people_n the_o dear_o belove_v of_o god_n soul_n such_o as_o first_o he_o choose_v for_o his_o love_n and_o then_o love_v for_o his_o choice_n we_o shall_v be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n his_o people_n of_o purchase_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o septuagint_n such_o as_o comprehend_v as_o it_o be_v all_o god_n get_n his_o whole_a stock_n that_o he_o make_v any_o great_a reckon_n of_o and_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v king_n and_o priest_n unto_o god_n first_a king_n to_o rule_v in_o righteousness_n to_o lord_n it_o over_o our_o lust_n to_o triumph_v over_o all_o our_o spiritual_a adversary_n be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v we_o and_o lay_v down_o his_o lise_fw-fr for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v reign_v and_o live_v eternal_o and_o sure_o if_o king_n be_v double_o bind_v to_o serve_v god_n both_o as_o man_n and_o king_n what_o be_v we_o for_o this_o spiritual_a kingdom_n second_o priest_n to_o offer_v up_o to_o he_o the_o personal_a sacrifice_n of_o ourselves_o the_o verbal_a of_o praise_n and_o real_a of_o alms._n verse_n 8._o there_o be_v never_o any_o sure_a evidence_n of_o the_o cleanness_n of_o a_o creature_n among_o the_o jew_n then_o that_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v or_o to_o be_v kill_v and_o eat_v the_o lamb_n and_o the_o turtle_n emblem_n
wonderful_a this_o be_v a_o fearful_a fall_n verse_n 8._o every_o earth_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o adam_n but_o a_o garden_n a_o paradise_n what_o excellent_a pleasure_n and_o rare_a variety_n have_v man_n find_v in_o garden_n plant_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n and_o yet_o all_o the_o world_n of_o man_n can_v make_v one_o twig_n or_o leaf_n or_o spire_n of_o grass_n when_o he_o that_o make_v the_o matter_n undertake_v the_o fashion_n how_o must_v it_o need_v be_v beyond_o our_o capacity_n excellent_a no_o herb_n no_o tree_n no_o flower_n be_v want_v there_o that_o may_v be_v for_o ornament_n or_o use_n whether_o for_o sight_n or_o for_o scent_n or_o for_o taste_v the_o bounty_n of_o god_n wrought_v further_a than_o to_o necessity_n even_o to_o comfort_n and_o recreation_n why_o be_v we_o niggardly_a to_o ourselves_o when_o god_n be_v liberal_a but_o for_o all_o this_o if_o god_n have_v not_o there_o converse_v with_o man_n no_o abundance_n can_v have_v make_v he_o bless_v verse_n 9_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v a_o real_a tree_n in_o paradise_n but_o it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v immortality_n for_o no_o corruptible_a food_n can_v make_v the_o body_n incorruptible_a and_o if_o it_o can_v have_v give_v immortality_n it_o must_v have_v have_v a_o power_n to_o preserve_v from_o sin_n for_o by_o sin_v man_n become_v mortal_a therefore_o it_o be_v call_v the_o tree_n of_o life_n not_o effectiuè_n but_o significatiuè_fw-la as_o a_o sign_n of_o true_a immortality_n which_o adam_n shall_v have_v receive_v of_o god_n if_o he_o have_v continue_v in_o obedience_n and_o so_o also_o be_v that_o other_o tree_n call_v the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a not_o because_o it_o give_v knowledge_n but_o be_v a_o seal_n unto_o they_o of_o their_o miserable_a knowledge_n which_o they_o shall_v get_v by_o the_o experience_n of_o their_o transgression_n which_o be_v call_v a_o practical_a knowledge_n and_o yet_o here_o by_o the_o way_n though_o god_n forbid_v man_n to_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n yet_o not_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n to_o show_v that_o he_o desire_v we_o shall_v be_v saint_n not_o rabbi_n and_o doctor_n verse_n 15._o that_o which_o be_v man_n storehouse_n be_v also_o his_o workhouse_n his_o pleasure_n be_v his_o task_n paradise_n serve_v not_o only_o to_o feed_v his_o sense_n but_o to_o exercise_v his_o hand_n if_o happiness_n have_v consist_v in_o do_v nothing_o man_n have_v not_o be_v employ_v all_o his_o delight_n can_v not_o have_v make_v he_o happy_a in_o a_o idle_a life_n man_n therefore_o be_v no_o soon_o make_v than_o he_o be_v set_v to_o work_v neither_o greatness_n nor_o perfection_n can_v privilege_v a_o fold_a hand_n he_o must_v labour_v because_o he_o be_v happy_a how_o much_o more_o we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v so_o this_o first_o labour_n of_o his_o be_v as_o without_o necessity_n so_o without_o pain_n without_o weariness_n how_o much_o more_o cheerful_o we_o go_v about_o our_o business_n so_o much_o near_o we_o come_v to_o our_o paradise_n verse_n 17._o here_o be_v a_o double_a comfort_n from_o these_o word_n to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n the_o first_o consist_v in_o this_o in_o that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n that_o first_o name_v death_n morte_fw-la morieris_fw-la say_v god_n thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n i_o do_v the_o less_o fear_n and_o abhor_v death_n because_o i_o find_v it_o in_o his_o mouth_n even_o a_o malediction_n have_v a_o sweetness_n in_o god_n mouth_n for_o there_o be_v a_o blessing_n wrap_v up_o in_o it_o a_o mercy_n in_o every_o correction_n a_o resurrection_n upon_o every_o death_n from_o whence_o issue_n the_o other_o spiritual_a comfort_n that_o as_o god_n do_v cast_v upon_o the_o unrepentant_a sinner_n two_o death_n in_o the_o text_n a_o temporal_a and_o a_o spiritual_a death_n so_o have_v he_o breathe_v into_o we_o two_o life_n for_o so_o as_o the_o word_n for_o death_n be_v double_v morte_fw-la morieris_fw-la thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n so_o the_o word_n for_o life_n be_v express_v in_o the_o plural_a at_o the_o seven_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n chaim_n vitarum_fw-la god_n breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n of_o divers_a life_n though_o our_o natural_a life_n be_v no_o life_n but_o a_o continual_a die_a yet_o we_o have_v two_o life_n beside_o that_o a_o eternal_a life_n reserve_v for_o heaven_n but_o yet_o a_o heavenly_a life_n too_o a_o spiritual_a life_n even_o in_o this_o world_n verse_n 18._o one_o cause_n of_o marriage_n be_v to_o avoid_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o solitariness_n signify_v in_o these_o word_n it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o man_n to_o be_v alone_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v this_o life_n will_v be_v miserable_a &_o irksome_a to_o man_n if_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o give_v he_o a_o wife_n to_o bear_v a_o share_n in_o his_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n now_o if_o it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o man_n to_o be_v alone_o then_o be_v it_o good_a for_o he_o to_o have_v a_o companion_n and_o therefore_o as_o god_n create_v a_o pair_n of_o all_o other_o kind_n so_o also_o of_o this_o and_o this_o be_v that_o help_n in_o the_o text_n in_o which_o we_o see_v that_o god_n do_v provide_v a_o help_n for_o man_n before_o he_o see_v his_o own_o want_n and_o while_o adam_n sleep_v and_o think_v nothing_o god_n be_v work_v and_o lay_v out_o for_o his_o good_a and_o prepare_v he_o a_o helper_n show_v that_o man_n be_v strong_a by_o his_o wife_n for_o as_o god_n have_v knit_v the_o bone_n and_o sinew_n together_o for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o man_n body_n so_o have_v he_o knit_v man_n and_o woman_n together_o for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o their_o life_n because_o two_o be_v firm_a than_o one_o verse_n 20._o as_o adam_n give_v every_o creature_n the_o name_n according_a as_o he_o see_v the_o nature_n thereof_o to_o be_v so_o god_n give_v every_o man_n reward_n or_o punishment_n the_o name_n of_o a_o saint_n or_o devil_n in_o his_o purpose_n as_o he_o see_v he_o a_o good_a or_o a_o bad_a user_n of_o his_o grace_n when_o i_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o the_o record_n of_o heaven_n among_o the_o reprobate_n i_o shall_v never_o see_v the_o name_n of_o cain_n alone_o but_o cain_n with_o his_o addition_n cain_n that_o kill_v his_o brother_n not_o iuda_n name_v alone_o but_o judas_n with_o his_o addition_n judas_n that_o betray_v his_o master_n god_n do_v not_o begin_v with_o a_o morte_fw-la moriendum_fw-la some_o body_n must_v die_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v make_v some_o body_n to_o kill_v but_o god_n come_v to_o a_o morte_fw-la morieris_fw-la yet_o thou_o be_v alive_a and_o may_v live_v but_o if_o thou_o will_v rebel_v thou_o must_v die_v verse_n 21._o this_o sleep_n that_o man_n be_v cast_v into_o while_n his_o wife_n be_v create_v do_v teach_v we_o that_o our_o affection_n our_o lust_n and_o concupiscence_n shall_v sleep_v while_o we_o go_v about_o this_o action_n the_o choice_n of_o a_o wife_n for_o as_o the_o man_n sleep_v while_o his_o wife_n waâ—_n make_v so_o our_o flesh_n shall_v sleep_v while_o our_o wife_n be_v choose_v lest_o as_o the_o love_n of_o venison_n win_v isaac_n to_o bless_v one_o for_o the_o other_o so_o the_o love_n of_o gentry_n or_o riches_n or_o beauty_n shall_v make_v we_o take_v one_o for_o the_o other_o verse_n 22._o woman_n be_v not_o make_v of_o the_o head_n and_o therefore_o must_v not_o be_v the_o head_n nor_o yet_o of_o the_o foot_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o must_v not_o be_v set_v at_o his_o foot_n but_o the_o man_n must_v set_v she_o at_o his_o heart_n near_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o she_o come_v she_o which_o shall_v lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n be_v make_v in_o his_o bosom_n &_o shall_v be_v as_o close_v to_o he_o as_o the_o rib_n of_o which_o she_o be_v fashion_v verse_n 25._o comparative_o adam_n be_v better_a than_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o and_o yet_o we_o find_v no_o act_n of_o pride_n in_o adam_n when_o he_o be_v alone_o when_o there_o be_v none_o in_o the_o world_n but_o himself_o and_o his_o wife_n who_o be_v not_o another_o but_o himself_o though_o they_o be_v both_o naked_a they_o be_v neither_o of_o they_o ashamed_a soliture_n be_v not_o the_o scene_n of_o pride_n the_o danger_n of_o pride_n be_v in_o company_n when_o we_o meet_v to_o look_v upon_o one_o another_o thus_o in_o eve_n her_o first_o act_n be_v a_o act_n of_o pride_n a_o harken_v to_o that_o voice_n of_o the_o serpent_n you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n as_o soon_o as_o there_o be_v more_o than_o themselves_o there_o be_v pride_n how_o many_o have_v we_o know_v that_o have_v be_v content_a all_o the_o week_n at_o home_n alone_o
with_o their_o worky-day-face_n as_o well_o as_o with_o their_o worky-day-cloath_n and_o yet_o on_o sunday_n when_o they_o come_v to_o church_n and_o appear_v in_o company_n will_v mend_v both_o their_o face_n as_o well_o as_o their_o clothes_n chap._n iii_o verse_n 5._o the_o first_o sin_n that_o ever_o be_v be_v a_o ascend_a a_o climb_a too_o high_a when_o the_o pure_a understanding_n of_o all_o the_o angel_n fall_v by_o their_o ascend_n when_o lucifer_n be_v tumble_v down_o by_o his_o similis_fw-la ero_fw-la altissimo_fw-la i_o will_v be_v like_o the_o most_o high_a then_o the_o devil_n try_v upon_o they_o who_o be_v next_o to_o the_o angel_n in_o dignity_n upon_o man_n how_o that_o clamber_v will_v work_v upon_o he_o he_o present_v to_o man_n the_o same_o ladder_n he_o infuse_v into_o man_n the_o same_o ambition_n and_o as_o he_o fall_v with_o a_o similis_fw-la ero_fw-la altissimo_fw-la i_o will_v be_v like_o the_o most_o high_a so_o he_o overthrow_v man_n with_o a_o eritis_fw-la sicut_fw-la dii_fw-la you_o shall_v be_v like_a god_n it_o seem_v this_o fall_n have_v break_v the_o neck_n of_o man_n ambition_n and_o now_o we_o dare_v not_o be_v so_o like_o god_n as_o we_o shall_v be_v ever_o since_o this_o fall_v man_n be_v so_o far_o from_o affect_v high_a place_n than_o his_o nature_n be_v capable_a of_o that_o he_o be_v still_o grovel_v on_o the_o ground_n and_o participate_v and_o imitate_v and_o express_v more_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o beast_n than_o his_o own_o fond_a man_n that_o be_v thus_o cheat_v of_o a_o assurance_n of_o immortality_n by_o a_o false_a persuasion_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v immortal_a this_o eritis_fw-la sicut_fw-la dii_o have_v damn_v all_o the_o serpent_n persuade_v he_o if_o he_o do_v but_o taste_n he_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n when_o he_o have_v taste_v find_v himself_o worse_a than_o a_o man_n a_o very_a beast_n be_v thus_o at_o once_o fool_v out_o of_o his_o everlastingness_n and_o the_o favour_n of_o his_o maker_n verse_n 7._o till_o man_n have_v sin_v his_o eye_n wereshut_a but_o afterward_o he_o see_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o sin_n as_o david_n do_v and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o he_o be_v more_o ashamed_a of_o his_o nakedness_n than_o of_o his_o sin_n and_o therefore_o he_o endeavour_v by_o figg-leaved_a apron_n to_o cover_v his_o nakedness_n but_o we_o read_v of_o no_o preparation_n that_o be_v make_v to_o hide_v and_o take_v away_o the_o deformity_n of_o his_o sin_n thus_o many_o fear_n more_o to_o offend_v because_o of_o public_a shame_n than_o for_o any_o conscience_n of_o sin_n as_o cain_n rather_o grieve_v that_o he_o be_v make_v a_o vagabond_n than_o that_o he_o kill_v his_o brother_n verse_n 10._o how_o will_v he_o that_o be_v come_v abroad_o at_o midnight_n to_o do_v a_o mischief_n sneak_v away_o if_o he_o see_v the_o watch_n what_o a_o damp_n must_v it_o necessary_o cast_v upon_o any_o sinner_n in_o the_o near_a approach_n of_o his_o sin_n if_o he_o can_v see_v god_n see_v he_o before_o thou_o sin_v than_o he_o look_v love_o after_o the_o sin_n remember_v how_o adam_n will_v have_v say_v hide_v himself_o from_o god_n he_o that_o go_v one_o step_v out_o of_o god_n sight_n be_v loath_a to_o come_v into_o it_o again_o that_o therefore_o thou_o may_v begin_v thy_o heaven_n here_o put_v thyself_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n put_v god_n in_o thy_o sight_n in_o every_o particular_a action_n in_o all_o our_o sense_n in_o all_o our_o faculty_n we_o may_v see_v god_n if_o we_o will_v and_o therefore_o saint_n augustine_n in_o his_o twenty_o chapter_n de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la have_v collect_v place_n of_o scripture_n where_o every_o one_o of_o our_o sense_n be_v call_v a_o see_v there_o be_v a_o gustate_n &_o videte_fw-la and_o audite_fw-la and_o palpate_v taste_v and_o hear_v and_o feeling_n and_o all_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v call_v see_v let_v we_o therefore_o make_v use_n of_o our_o sense_n and_o endeavour_v always_o to_o see_v god_n as_o he_o always_o see_v we_o god_n see_v we_o at_o midnight_n he_o see_v we_o then_o when_o we_o have_v rather_o he_o look_v off_o if_o we_o see_v he_o so_o it_o be_v a_o bless_a interview_n verse_n 11._o wherefore_o be_v it_o may_v some_o ask_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n more_o than_o any_o other_o book_n do_v still_o speak_v in_o this_o singular_a person_n and_o in_o this_o familiar_a person_n still_o tu_fw-la and_o tibi_fw-la and_o te_fw-la who_o tell_v thou_o and_o have_v thou_o eat_v and_o so_o in_o other_o place_n thou_o must_v love_v god_n god_n speak_v to_o thou_o sure_o the_o scripture_n phrase_n be_v as_o ceremonial_a and_o as_o observant_a of_o distance_n as_o any_o and_o yet_o full_a of_o this_o familiar_a word_n to_o thou_o and_o thou_o you_o be_v to_o know_v then_o that_o in_o the_o scripture_n god_n either_o speak_v to_o the_o church_n his_o spouse_n and_o to_o his_o child_n and_o so_o he_o may_v be_v bold_a and_o familiar_a with_o they_o or_o else_o he_o speak_v so_o as_o that_o he_o will_v be_v think_v by_o thou_o to_o speak_v singular_o to_o thy_o soul_n in_o particular_a and_o therefore_o when_o thou_o hear_v his_o mercy_n distribute_v in_o that_o particular_a and_o that_o familiar_a phrase_n thou_o and_o thou_o and_o thou_o know_v not_o whether_o he_o speak_v to_o any_o other_o in_o the_o congregation_n or_o no_o be_v sure_a that_o he_o speak_v to_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o find_v that_o he_o mean_v thou_o but_o think_v that_o he_o speak_v rather_o to_o some_o other_o who_o faith_n and_o good_a life_n thou_o prefer_v before_o thy_o own_o do_v but_o begin_v to_o think_v now_o of_o the_o blessedness_n of_o that_o man_n to_o who_o thou_o think_v he_o speak_v and_o say_v to_o god_n with_o thy_o saviour_n my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o why_o be_v thou_o go_v to_o the_o other_o side_n or_o why_o to_o the_o next_o on_o my_o right_n or_o my_o left_a hand_n and_o leave_v out_o i_o why_o speak_v thou_o not_o comfortable_o to_o my_o soul_n and_o he_o will_v leave_v the_o ninety_o nine_o for_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v find_v such_o a_o weight_n and_o burden_n and_o load_v of_o his_o love_n upon_o thou_o as_o thou_o shall_v be_v fain_o almost_o to_o say_v with_o peter_n exi_n a_o i_o domine_fw-la o_o lord_n go_v far_o from_o i_o i._n e._n thou_o shall_v see_v such_o a_o obligation_n of_o mercy_n lay_v upon_o thou_o as_o put_v thou_o beyond_o all_o possibility_n of_o comprehension_n much_o more_o of_o retribution_n or_o of_o due_a and_o competent_a thanksgiving_n verse_n 12._o when_o adam_n say_v by_o way_n of_o alienation_n and_o transfer_v his_o fault_n the_o woman_n who_o thou_o give_v i_o and_o the_o woman_n say_v the_o serpent_n deceive_v i_o god_n take_v this_o by_o way_n of_o information_n to_o find_v out_o the_o principal_a but_o not_o by_o way_n of_o extenuation_n or_o alleviation_n of_o their_o fault_n every_o adam_n eat_v with_o as_o much_o sweat_n of_o his_o brow_n and_o every_o eve_n bring_v forth_o her_o child_n with_o as_o much_o pain_n in_o her_o travail_n as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o serpent_n in_o the_o case_n if_o a_o man_n sin_n against_o god_n who_o shall_v plead_v for_o he_o if_o a_o man_n lay_v his_o sin_n upon_o the_o serpent_n upon_o the_o devil_n it_o be_v no_o plea_n but_o if_o he_o lay_v they_o upon_o god_n it_o be_v blasphemy_n verse_n 15._o here_o be_v a_o heavy_a war_n denounce_v in_o this_o inimicitias_fw-la ponam_fw-la when_o god_n raise_v a_o war_n between_o the_o devil_n and_o we_o for_o if_o we_o can_v consider_v god_n to_o stand_v neutral_a in_o that_o war_n and_o meddle_v with_o neither_o side_n yet_o be_v we_o nigh_o a_o desperate_a case_n to_o be_v put_v to_o fight_v against_o power_n and_o principality_n against_o the_o devil_n how_o much_o more_o when_o god_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v the_o lord_n of_o that_o host_n too_o when_o god_n press_v the_o devil_n and_o make_v the_o devil_n his_o soldier_n to_o fight_v his_o battle_n and_o direct_v his_o arrow_n and_o his_o bullet_n and_o make_v his_o approach_n and_o attempt_n effectual_a upon_o we_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a war_n where_o there_o be_v not_o two_o side_n and_o yet_o that_o be_v our_o case_n for_o god_n use_v the_o devil_n against_o we_o and_o the_o devil_n use_v we_o against_o one_o another_o nay_o he_o use_v every_o one_o of_o we_o against_o ourselves_o so_o that_o god_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o we_o be_v all_o in_o one_o army_n and_o all_o for_o our_o destruction_n verse_n 20._o saint_n augustine_n propose_v to_o himself_o a_o wonder_n why_o the_o first_o woman_n be_v call_v at_o first_o and_o in_o her_o best_a state_n but_o isha_n virago_n which_o
action_n good_a without_o faith_n no_o faith_n without_o a_o word_n happy_a be_v that_o man_n which_o in_o all_o thing_n neglect_v the_o counsel_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n depend_v upon_o the_o commission_n of_o his_o maker_n verse_n 20._o no_o soon_o be_v noah_n come_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n but_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n not_o a_o house_n to_o himself_o but_o a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n our_o faith_n will_v ever_o teach_v we_o to_o prefer_v god_n to_o ourselves_o delay_v thankfulness_n be_v not_o worthy_a acceptation_n of_o those_o few_o creature_n that_o be_v leave_v god_n must_v have_v some_o they_o be_v all_o his_o yet_o his_o goodness_n will_v have_v man_n know_v that_o it_o be_v he_o for_o who_o sake_n they_o be_v preserve_v it_o be_v a_o privilege_n to_o those_o very_a bruit_n creature_n that_o they_o be_v save_v from_o the_o water_n to_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o fire_n unto_o god_n what_o a_o favour_n be_v it_o to_o man_n to_o be_v reserve_v from_o common_a destruction_n to_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o their_o maker_n and_o redeemer_n verse_n 21._o god_n have_v accept_v sacrifice_n before_o but_o no_o sacrifice_n be_v call_v odour_n quietis_fw-la it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o god_n smell_v a_o favour_n of_o rest_n in_o any_o sacrifice_n but_o that_o which_o noah_n offer_v after_o he_o have_v be_v various_o toss_v and_o tumble_v in_o the_o long_o hull_v of_o the_o ark_n upon_o the_o water_n and_o this_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n in_o which_o god_n himself_o may_v rest_v himself_o for_o god_n have_v a_o sabbath_n in_o the_o sabbath_n of_o his_o servant_n a_o fullness_n in_o their_o fullness_n a_o satisfaction_n when_o they_o be_v satisfy_v and_o be_v well_o please_v when_o they_o be_v so_o and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o he_o will_v not_o curse_v the_o earth_n again_o speak_v not_o general_o of_o all_o kind_n of_o curse_v the_o earth_n but_o only_o of_o this_o particular_a curse_n by_o water_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v add_v for_o a_o reason_n for_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v evil_a it_o be_v not_o mean_v that_o god_n will_v spare_v the_o earth_n and_o beast_n because_o man_n be_v subject_a to_o sin_n but_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v special_o for_o man_n that_o be_v he_o be_v by_o nature_n subdue_v to_o sin_n he_o be_v to_o be_v pity_v and_o not_o for_o every_o offence_n according_a to_o his_o desert_n to_o be_v judge_v for_o then_o the_o lord_n shall_v continual_o overflow_v the_o world_n moreover_o where_o it_o be_v say_v gen._n 6._o 6._o that_o the_o lord_n will_v destroy_v the_o world_n because_o the_o imagination_n of_o their_o heart_n be_v evil_a it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o the_o same_o cause_n shall_v be_v here_o urge_v why_o he_o will_v not_o therefore_o this_o be_v here_o add_v to_o show_v the_o original_n of_o this_o mercy_n not_o to_o proceed_v from_o man_n but_o god_n own_o favour_n chap._n ix_o verse_n 1._o there_o be_v a_o lawful_a nay_o a_o necessary_a desire_n of_o be_v better_a and_o better_o and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n for_o so_o every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o be_v better_a and_o better_o better_a to_o day_n than_o yesterday_o and_o too_o morrow_n than_o to_o day_n but_o even_o in_o temporal_a thing_n too_o there_o be_v a_o liberty_n give_v we_o nay_o there_o be_v a_o law_n a_o obligation_n lay_v upon_o we_o to_o endeavour_v by_o industry_n in_o a_o lawful_a call_v to_o mend_v and_o improve_v to_o enlarge_v ourselves_o and_o spread_v even_o in_o worldly_a thing_n and_o therefore_o when_o god_n deliver_v this_o commandment_n the_o second_o time_n to_o noah_n for_o the_o reparation_n of_o the_o world_n increase_v and_o multiply_v which_o be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o multiplication_n of_o child_n but_o in_o the_o enlargement_n of_o possession_n too_o he_o accompany_v it_o with_o this_o reason_n in_o the_o second_o vers_fw-la the_o fear_n of_o you_o and_o the_o dread_n of_o you_o shall_v be_v upon_o all_o and_o all_o be_v deliver_v into_o your_o hand_n which_o reason_n can_v have_v no_o relation_n to_o the_o multiply_a of_o child_n but_o to_o the_o enlarge_n of_o possession_n god_n plant_v tree_n in_o paradise_n in_o a_o good_a state_n at_o first_o at_o first_o with_o ripe_a fruit_n upon_o they_o but_o god_n purpose_n be_v that_o even_o those_o tree_n though_o well_o then_o shall_v grow_v great_a god_n give_v many_o man_n good_a estate_n from_o their_o parent_n at_o first_o yet_o god_n purpose_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v increase_v those_o estate_n he_o that_o leave_v no_o more_o than_o his_o father_n leave_v he_o if_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o himself_o shall_v hardly_o make_v a_o good_a account_n of_o his_o stewardship_n to_o god_n for_o he_o have_v but_o keep_v his_o talon_n in_o a_o napkin_n verse_n 13._o that_o little_a fire_n of_o noah_n which_o he_o kindle_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n through_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o faith_n purge_v the_o world_n and_o ascend_v up_o into_o those_o heaven_n from_o which_o the_o water_n fall_v and_o cause_v a_o glorious_a rainbow_n to_o appear_v therein_o for_o his_o security_n and_o here_o behold_v a_o new_a and_o a_o second_o rest_n first_o god_n rest_v from_o make_v that_o world_n now_o he_o rest_v from_o destroy_v it_o even_o while_o we_o cease_v not_o to_o offend_v he_o cease_v from_o a_o public_a revenge_n his_o word_n be_v enough_o yet_o withal_o he_o give_v a_o sign_n which_o may_v speak_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o promise_n to_o the_o very_a eye_n of_o man_n thus_o he_o do_v still_o in_o his_o bless_a sacrament_n which_o be_v as_o real_a word_n to_o the_o soul_n the_o rainbow_n be_v the_o pledge_n of_o our_o safety_n which_o even_o real_o signify_v the_o end_n of_o a_o shower_n and_o further_o the_o rainbow_n have_v two_o special_a colour_n in_o it_o one_o coeruleus_fw-la &_o exterior_a which_o be_v waterish_a be_v a_o sign_n the_o world_n shall_v not_o any_o more_o be_v drown_v the_o other_o rubeus_n which_o may_v be_v a_o sign_n the_o world_n shall_v be_v consume_v with_o fire_n thus_o all_o the_o sign_n of_o god_n institution_n be_v proper_a and_o significant_a verse_n 21._o who_o will_v think_v after_o all_o the_o favour_n that_o god_n have_v show_v noah_n to_o have_v find_v this_o righteous_a man_n lie_v drunken_a in_o his_o tent_n who_o will_v think_v that_o wine_n shall_v overthrow_v he_o that_o be_v preserve_v from_o the_o water_n that_o he_o who_o can_v not_o be_v taint_v with_o the_o sinful_a example_n of_o the_o former_a world_n shall_v begin_v the_o example_n of_o a_o new_a sin_n of_o his_o own_o what_o be_v we_o man_n if_o we_o be_v leave_v to_o ourselves_o while_o god_n uphold_v we_o no_o tentation_n can_v move_v we_o when_o he_o leave_v we_o no_o tentation_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o overthrow_v we_o behold_v he_o of_o who_o god_n in_o a_o unclean_a world_n have_v say_v thou_o only_o have_v i_o find_v righteous_a prove_v now_o unclean_a when_o the_o world_n be_v purge_v the_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o the_o former_a age_n the_o king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n unto_o the_o world_n renew_v be_v the_o first_o that_o renew_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n which_o he_o have_v reprove_v and_o which_o he_o see_v condemn_v for_o sin_n god_n best_o child_n have_v no_o fence_n for_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n which_o of_o the_o saint_n have_v not_o once_o do_v that_o whereof_o they_o be_v ashamed_a verse_n 22._o ungracious_a cham_n see_v his_o father_n nakedness_n and_o laugh_v at_o it_o his_o father_n shame_n shall_v have_v be_v he_o and_o shall_v have_v beget_v in_o he_o a_o secret_a horror_n and_o dejection_n how_o many_o graceless_a man_n make_v sport_n at_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o humiliation_n twice_o have_v noah_n give_v he_o life_n yet_o neither_o the_o name_n of_o father_n and_o preserver_n nor_o age_n nor_o virtue_n can_v shield_v he_o from_o the_o contempt_n of_o his_o own_o i_o fee_v that_o even_a god_n ark_n may_v nourish_v monster_n some_o filthy_a toad_n may_v lie_v under_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o further_o cham_n be_v not_o content_v only_o to_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o this_o filthy_a sight_n he_o go_v on_o to_o be_v a_o proclaimer_n of_o it_o sin_n do_v ill_a in_o the_o eye_n but_o worse_a in_o the_o tongue_n as_o all_o sin_n be_v a_o work_n of_o darkness_n so_o it_o shall_v be_v bury_v in_o darkness_n the_o report_n of_o sin_n be_v ofttimes_o as_o ill_o as_o the_o commission_n for_o it_o can_v never_o be_v blazon_v without_o uncharitableness_n seldom_o without_o infection_n oh_o the_o unnatural_a and_o more_o than_o chammish_a impiety_n of_o those_o son_n which_o rejoice_v to_o publish_v the_o nakedness_n of_o their_o spiritual_a parent_n even_o to_o their_o enemy_n verse_n 23._o behold_v here_o
let_v there_o be_v no_o profane_a person_n among_o we_o as_o be_v esau_n say_v the_o apostle_n heb._n 12._o and_o that_o there_o may_v not_o let_v not_o man_n take_v pleasure_n in_o pleasure_n spend_v too_o much_o time_n in_o it_o it_o be_v not_o simple_o a_o sin_n in_o esau_n to_o go_v a_o hunt_n but_o yet_o the_o more_o he_o use_v the_o more_o profane_a he_o grow_v by_o it_o and_o come_v at_o length_n to_o contemn_v his_o birthright_n god_n allow_v man_n to_o stoop_v to_o lawful_a delight_n and_o recreation_n for_o their_o body_n sake_n as_o the_o eagle_n to_o the_o prey_n or_o as_o gideon_n soldier_n to_o soop_v their_o handful_n not_o swill_v their_o belly_n full_a a_o honest_a heart_n be_v where_o his_o calling_n be_v such_o a_o one_o when_o he_o be_v elsewhere_o be_v like_o a_o fish_n in_o the_o air_n whereunto_o if_o it_o leap_v for_o recreation_n or_o necessity_n yet_o it_o soon_o return_v to_o his_o own_o element_n verse_n 34._o esau_n may_v be_v as_o great_a a_o glutton_n in_o his_o pottage_n as_o those_o greedy_a dog_n isa._n 56._o 12._o thus_o the_o poor_a may_v sin_v as_o much_o in_o their_o throat_n as_o the_o rich_a for_o man_n have_v talem_fw-la dentem_fw-la qualem_fw-la mentem_fw-la such_o a_o appetite_n as_o they_o have_v affection_n there_o be_v epicurism_n in_o course_n fare_v as_o well_o as_o dainty_n a_o esau_n luxury_n be_v in_o his_o mind_n more_o than_o his_o taste_n chap._n xxvi_o verse_n 1._o if_o the_o canaanite_n have_v amend_v by_o the_o former_a famine_n this_o latter_a have_v be_v prevent_v for_o god_n take_v no_o delight_n in_o the_o misery_n and_o affliction_n of_o his_o creature_n he_o first_o try_v gentle_a mean_n and_o if_o those_o will_v do_v no_o good_a rigid_a and_o severe_a course_n must_v be_v use_v first_o he_o chastise_v we_o with_o rod_n and_o then_o with_o scorpion_n if_o a_o single_a famine_n will_v not_o humble_v we_o that_o famine_n shall_v be_v double_v till_o we_o be_v bring_v low_a and_o continue_v upon_o we_o so_o long_o as_o we_o continue_v in_o our_o sin_n so_o that_o if_o we_o be_v destroy_v our_o destruction_n be_v from_o ourselves_o and_o if_o god_n do_v multiply_v his_o judgement_n upon_o we_o it_o be_v because_o that_o we_o do_v multiply_v our_o sin_n if_o man_n be_v not_o weary_a of_o sin_v what_o reason_n be_v there_o that_o god_n shall_v be_v weary_a of_o punish_v verse_n 7._o so_o long_o as_o we_o carry_v flesh_n and_o blood_n about_o we_o we_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o such_o passion_n as_o arise_v from_o that_o flesh_n and_o blood_n moses_n have_v his_o anger_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n their_o fear_n but_o now_o these_o passion_n must_v be_v keep_v within_o their_o bound_n or_o else_o they_o run_v out_o into_o sin_n as_o here_o isaac_n fear_n be_v too_o predominant_a it_o make_v he_o as_o it_o have_v do_v his_o father_n abraham_n call_v his_o wife_n his_o sister_n and_o in_o that_o to_o lie_v which_o sin_n be_v great_a in_o he_o than_o in_o his_o father_n because_o he_o be_v not_o warn_v by_o his_o father_n example_n now_o the_o child_n of_o god_n shall_v rather_o die_v than_o lie_v nec_fw-la prodam_fw-la nec_fw-la mentiar_fw-la say_v that_o good_a bishop_n in_o st._n augustine_n and_o that_o be_v a_o brave_a woman_n in_o st._n jerome_n that_o be_v on_o the_o rack_n resolve_v and_o answer_v the_o tormentor_n i_o have_v rather_o tell_v the_o truth_n and_o perish_v than_o lie_n and_o live_v the_o chameleon_n be_v the_o most_o fearful_a of_o all_o creature_n and_o do_v therefore_o change_v into_o all_o colour_n to_o save_v itself_o so_o will_v timorous_a person_n let_v we_o therefore_o fortify_v our_o heart_n against_o this_o passion_n that_o we_o may_v not_o fall_v into_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o passion_n verse_n 13._o isaac_n wax_v rich_a because_o the_o lord_n bless_v he_o verse_n 12._o it_o be_v god_n blessing_n that_o make_v rich_a godliness_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o both_o life_n now_o the_o promise_n be_v the_o unsearchable_a riches_n of_o christ_n ephes._n 3._o 9_o who_o be_v the_o heir_n of_o all_o and_o have_v godly_a man_n his_o coheir_n entail_v upon_o they_o riches_n and_o honour_n life_n and_o length_n of_o day_n the_o blessing_n of_o both_o hand_n and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n god_n do_v deny_v gain_n to_o godliness_n it_o be_v that_o it_o may_v be_v admire_v for_o itsself_n as_o have_v a_o selfsufficiency_n and_o a_o hide_a treasure_n of_o its_o own_o agrain_n of_o grace_n be_v worth_a all_o the_o gold_n of_o ophir_n and_o a_o remnant_n of_o faith_n of_o more_o value_n than_o the_o rich_a wardrobe_n thus_o a_o righteous_a man_n be_v the_o rich_a man_n in_o the_o world_n true_a piety_n have_v true_a plenty_n and_o whereas_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o fullness_n of_o their_o sufficiency_n be_v in_o strait_n the_o godly_a in_o the_o fullness_n of_o their_o strait_n be_v in_o all_o sufficiency_n verse_n 18._o origen_n extend_v this_o power_n far_o though_o not_o very_o confident_o perchance_o say_v he_o in_o every_o one_o of_o our_o soul_n there_o be_v this_o well_o of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n and_o this_o power_n to_o have_v power_n to_o open_v it_o whether_o our_o soul_n be_v intend_v by_o origen_n of_o we_o as_o we_o be_v man_n or_o of_o we_o as_o we_o be_v christian_n i_o pronounce_v not_o but_o divide_v it_o in_o all_o we_o as_o we_o be_v natural_a man_n there_o be_v this_o well_o of_o water_n of_o life_n abraham_n dig_v it_o at_o first_o the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a our_o heavenly_a abraham_n infuse_v it_o unto_o we_o at_o first_o in_o adam_n of_o who_o as_o we_o have_v the_o image_n of_o god_n though_o deface_v so_o we_o have_v this_o well_o of_o water_n though_o stop_v up_o but_o then_o the_o philistine_n have_v stop_v this_o well_o satan_n by_o sin_n have_v bar_v it_o up_o the_o power_n of_o open_v it_o again_o be_v not_o in_o the_o natural_a man_n but_o isaac_n dig_v it_o again_o isaac_n who_o be_v filius_fw-la laetitiae_fw-la the_o son_n of_o joy_n our_o isaac_n our_o jesus_n he_o open_v this_o well_o of_o life_n again_o to_o all_o that_o receive_v he_o according_a to_o his_o ordinance_n in_o his_o church_n he_o have_v give_v this_o power_n of_o keep_v open_a in_o themselves_o this_o well_o of_o life_n these_o mean_n of_o salvation_n verse_n 22._o when_o isaac_n servant_n have_v dig_v a_o first_o and_o a_o second_o well_o the_o herdsman_n of_o gerar_n contend_v about_o it_o say_v the_o water_n be_v we_o then_o his_o servant_n dig_v a_o three_o well_o and_o for_o that_o they_o strive_v not_o therefore_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o it_o rehoboth_n i._n e._n room_n for_o now_o say_v he_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v room_n for_o we_o thus_o we_o may_v say_v of_o all_o our_o comfort_n and_o mercy_n rehoboth_n that_o be_v room_n but_o of_o all_o our_o affliction_n that_o they_o be_v strait_n verse_n 30._o in_o a_o feast_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n extraordinary_a provision_n and_o extraordinary_a company_n both_o be_v lawful_a god_n have_v give_v we_o the_o creature_n not_o only_o for_o necessity_n but_o for_o delight_n and_o it_o be_v a_o clear_a argument_n that_o such_o use_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o feast_v be_v lawful_a because_o god_n have_v make_v more_o creature_n serve_v for_o the_o delight_n of_o man_n than_o he_o have_v make_v for_o the_o necessity_n of_o man_n if_o god_n have_v mean_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v nothing_o but_o maintain_v their_o life_n and_o serve_v their_o own_o necessity_n so_o as_o they_o may_v go_v on_o in_o their_o place_n and_o calling_n one_o half_a of_o the_o creature_n may_v have_v be_v spare_v but_o god_n make_v nothing_o in_o vain_a therefore_o he_o be_v willing_a we_o shall_v use_v the_o creature_n for_o moderate_a delight_n thus_o abraham_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n at_o the_o wean_n of_o isaac_n and_o isaac_n here_o make_v a_o feast_n for_o abimelech_n and_o phicol_n the_o chief_a captain_n of_o his_o army_n and_o the_o like_a example_n we_o have_v in_o divers_a other_o place_n and_o our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o be_v at_o a_o feast_n in_o cana_n of_o galilee_n where_o when_o wine_n fail_v he_o supply_v it_o by_o miracle_n verse_n 31._o man_n may_v do_v much_o and_o go_v far_o in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n people_n and_o yet_o not_o love_v they_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v love_v they_o may_v hold_v a_o outward_a correspondency_n with_o they_o in_o outward_a peace_n and_o neighbourhood_n they_o may_v live_v quiet_o by_o they_o and_o with_o they_o be_v free_a from_o quarrel_n suit_n contention_n vexation_n and_o opposition_n against_o they_o and_o in_o these_o respect_n may_v keep_v fair_a quarter_n with_o they_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o not_o love_v they_o as_o god_n people_n be_v to_o
which_o he_o do_v require_v hitherto_o tend_v all_o our_o earthly_a labour_n and_o industry_n oh_o that_o we_o be_v wise_a to_o consider_v this_o how_o small_a a_o debt_n we_o owe_v to_o nature_n how_o little_a will_v content_v it_o chap._n xxix_o verse_n 1._o so_o shall_v it_o be_v with_o a_o man_n after_o his_o communion_n with_o god_n in_o the_o sacrament_n as_o it_o be_v with_o jacob_n after_o his_o communion_n here_o with_o god_n in_o bethel_n then_o jacob_n lift_v up_o his_o foot_n and_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o east_n he_o lift_v up_o his_o foot_n he_o go_v with_o strength_n with_o spirit_n with_o cheerfulness_n and_o then_o he_o go_v that_o be_v after_o he_o have_v have_v that_o sweet_a fellowship_n with_o god_n in_o bethel_n he_o be_v so_o cheer_v and_o refresh_v with_o that_o spiritual_a bait_n that_o in_o the_o strength_n and_o force_n of_o that_o he_o go_v on_o lively_a and_o cheerful_o in_o his_o journey_n so_o when_o we_o have_v have_v fellowship_n with_o god_n in_o the_o sacrament_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o that_o heavenly_a bait_n at_o the_o sacrament_n we_o shall_v lift_v up_o our_o foot_n and_o go_v on_o cheerful_o lively_a lusty_o in_o our_o journey_n towards_o heaven_n verse_n 9_o master_n of_o family_n shall_v so_o order_v the_o duty_n of_o their_o family_n that_o every_o one_o under_o their_o jurisdiction_n may_v have_v such_o a_o employment_n as_o be_v most_o proper_a for_o he_o thus_o here_o rachel_n keep_v the_o sheep_n while_o leah_n have_v her_o task_n within_o door_n god_n have_v dispense_v his_o gift_n diverse_o for_o the_o common_a benefit_n to_o one_o man_n be_v give_v knowledge_n to_o another_o the_o gift_n of_o utterance_n to_o a_o three_o be_v give_v to_o speak_v with_o diverse_a tongue_n to_o a_o four_o the_o interpretation_n of_o those_o tongue_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o one_o but_o have_v something_o or_o other_o in_o he_o that_o be_v excellent_a and_o extraordinary_a some_o special_a talon_n to_o trade_n with_o some_o honey_n to_o bring_v to_o the_o common_a hive_n if_o he_o have_v but_o a_o heart_n to_o it_o let_v every_o man_n therefore_o according_a to_o his_o several_a ability_n improve_v his_o talon_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o donor_n and_o the_o common_a good_a verse_n 17._o god_n have_v two_o daughter_n the_o young_a which_o be_v heaven_n be_v fair_a and_o lovely_a like_o rachel_n and_o court_v by_o all_o the_o elder_a be_v repentance_n which_o with_o tear_n be_v blear-eyed_a like_a leah_n and_o neglect_v by_o most_o but_o if_o man_n ask_v as_o jacob_n for_o rachel_n god_n will_v answer_v as_o laban_n do_v jacob_n it_o be_v not_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n to_o marry_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a he_o that_o will_v not_o marry_v the_o leah_n of_o repentance_n shall_v never_o have_v the_o rachel_n of_o heaven_n verse_n 20._o jacob_n think_v seven_o year_n service_n a_o short_a time_n that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v rachel_n when_o his_o eye_n be_v upon_o his_o love_n he_o think_v seven_o year_n and_o seven_o to_o they_o but_o a_o small_a time_n do_v jacob_n account_v so_o many_o year_n but_o a_o small_a time_n and_o shall_v not_o we_o account_v seven_o day_n seven_o hour_n short_a admit_v it_o be_v more_o it_o be_v but_o a_o short_a time_n if_o we_o have_v heaven_n if_o we_o have_v rachel_n in_o our_o eye_n fix_v our_o eye_n upon_o immortality_n upon_o heaven_n and_o then_o all_o tribulation_n will_v seem_v not_o only_a light_n but_o nothing_o and_o not_o only_o short_a but_o as_o if_o they_o have_v never_o be_v but_o as_o yesterday_o or_o as_o yesterday_o be_v to_o a_o thousand_o year_n to_o eternity_n verse_n 23._o after_o the_o service_n of_o a_o hard_a apprenticeship_n have_v earn_v she_o who_o jacob_n love_v his_o wife_n be_v change_v and_o he_o in_o a_o sort_n force_v to_o a_o unwilling_a adultery_n his_o mother_n have_v before_o substitute_v he_o who_o be_v the_o young_a son_n for_o the_o elder_a and_o now_o not_o long_o after_o his_o father-in-law_n by_o the_o like_a fraud_n substitute_n to_o he_o the_o elder_a daughter_n for_o the_o young_a god_n come_v oftentimes_o home_n to_o we_o in_o our_o own_o kind_n and_o even_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o pay_v we_o our_o own_o when_o we_o look_v not_o for_o it_o verse_n 26._o many_o thing_n may_v be_v customable_a which_o yet_o be_v not_o commendable_a and_o use_v to_o be_v do_v which_o often_o be_v better_o undo_v such_o practice_n draw_v near_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o pharisee_n than_o of_o christ._n for_o what_o be_v it_o else_o that_o the_o pharisee_n do_v so_o much_o stand_v upon_o under_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o elder_n and_o what_o do_v they_o censure_v our_o saviour_n and_o his_o disciple_n so_o hardly_o for_o but_o their_o custom_n and_o what_o be_v it_o that_o our_o saviour_n do_v so_o deep_o tax_v they_o for_o but_o the_o observation_n of_o their_o superfluous_a and_o superstitious_a custom_n the_o father_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v most_o plain_a and_o pregnant_a in_o this_o point_n veritate_fw-la manifestata_fw-la cedat_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la veritati_fw-la for_o christ_n say_v i_o be_o the_o truth_n not_o i_o be_o the_o custom_n and_o in_o truth_n without_o this_o limitation_n and_o regard_n if_o man_n be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o name_n of_o custom_n and_o will_v inquire_v no_o further_o into_o any_o thing_n than_o what_o be_v the_o custom_n what_o have_v be_v use_v heretofore_o much_o injury_n and_o evil_n may_v be_v commit_v thus_o laban_n here_o deceive_v jacob_n pretend_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n it_o be_v not_o forsooth_o their_o custom_n to_o marry_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a but_o under_o that_o pretence_n he_o falsify_v his_o promise_n abuse_v his_o daughter_n and_o deceive_v his_o friend_n verse_n 28._o it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o it_o be_v a_o great_a cross_n to_o jacob_n to_o marry_v who_o he_o will_v not_o or_o to_o be_v disappoint_v of_o she_o who_o he_o desire_v and_o now_o he_o must_v begin_v a_o new_a hope_n where_o he_o make_v account_n of_o fruition_n to_o raise_v up_o a_o expectation_n once_o frustrate_v be_v more_o difficult_a than_o to_o continue_v a_o long_o hope_v draw_v on_o with_o likelihood_n of_o performance_n yet_o thus_o dear_o be_v jacob_n content_a to_o pay_v for_o rachel_n even_o fourteen_o year_n servitude_n common_o god_n child_n come_v not_o easy_o by_o their_o pleasure_n what_o misery_n will_v not_o love_n digest_v and_o overcome_v and_o if_o jacob_n be_v willing_o consume_v with_o heat_n in_o the_o day_n and_o frost_n in_o the_o night_n to_o become_v the_o son-in-law_n to_o laban_n what_o shall_v we_o refuse_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n verse_n 31._o rachel_n who_o jacob_n love_v be_v barren_a leah_n which_o be_v despise_v be_v fruitful_a how_o wise_o god_n weigh_v out_o to_o we_o our_o favour_n and_o cross_n in_o a_o equal_a balance_n so_o temper_v our_o sorrow_n that_o they_o may_v not_o oppress_v and_o our_o joy_n that_o they_o may_v not_o transport_v we_o each_o one_o have_v some_o matter_n of_o envy_n to_o other_o and_o of_o grief_n to_o himself_o thus_o leah_n envy_v rachel_n beauty_n and_o love_n rachel_n envy_v leahs_n fruitfulness_n yet_o leah_n will_v not_o be_v barren_a nor_o rachel_n blear-eyed_a and_o here_o also_o we_o see_v how_o the_o lord_n use_v to_o chastise_v the_o preposterous_a affection_n of_o his_o servant_n as_o iacob_n love_n with_o rachel_n barrenness_n verse_n 35._o leah_n have_v praise_v the_o lord_n before_o at_o rubens_n and_o simeons_n birth_n but_o now_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o a_o new_a benefit_n she_o praise_v he_o again_o which_o teach_v we_o that_o as_o god_n mercy_n be_v multiply_v towards_o we_o so_o we_o shall_v increase_v and_o go_v forward_o in_o give_v of_o thanks_o chap._n xxx_o verse_n 2._o though_o jacob_n be_v as_o tender_v a_o husband_n to_o rachel_n as_o she_o can_v be_v a_o mother_n of_o child_n if_o she_o have_v they_o yet_o his_o love_n keep_v within_o bound_n and_o he_o will_v love_v his_o wife_n so_o far_o as_o she_o love_v he_o and_o her_o god_n if_o rachel_n be_v angry_a with_o god_n jacob_n will_v be_v angry_a with_o rachel_n and_o if_o she_o inconsiderate_o will_v advance_v he_o to_o god_n seat_n and_o thrust_v god_n power_n into_o his_o hand_n jacob_n will_v make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o reprove_v she_o and_o condemn_v she_o by_o ask_v the_o question_n be_o i_o in_o god_n stead_n who_o carry_v the_o key_n of_o the_o womb_n under_o his_o own_o girdle_n moses_n be_v the_o meek_a man_n on_o earth_n yet_o when_o god_n glory_n be_v concern_v and_o a_o rebellious_a people_n have_v break_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n moses_n will_v break_v that_o table_n of_o stone_n wherein_o they_o be_v
bury_v in_o the_o highway_n be_v no_o good_a mark_n and_o therefore_o bury_v not_o thyself_o thy_o labour_n thy_o affection_n upon_o the_o world_n verse_n 22._o however_o infidel_n and_o idolater_n be_v destitute_a of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n yet_o they_o account_v it_o a_o special_a duty_n to_o honour_v the_o priest_n of_o their_o grove_n and_o altar_n and_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o receive_v any_o blessing_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o god_n unless_o they_o honour_v those_o that_o be_v esteem_v as_o his_o servant_n thus_o moses_n witness_v that_o when_o pharaoh_n during_o the_o dearth_n and_o famine_n that_o be_v in_o egypt_n have_v receive_v all_o the_o money_n buy_v all_o the_o cattle_n and_o purchase_v all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o people_n to_o supply_v their_o necessity_n and_o save_v their_o life_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o buy_v the_o priest_n land_n but_o sustain_v they_o for_o their_o office_n sake_n and_o be_v idolater_n and_o infidel_n thus_o bountiful_a in_o the_o maintain_n of_o their_o priest_n how_o then_o shall_v this_o serve_v to_o reprove_v our_o dulness_n and_o backwardness_n in_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o the_o eternal_a god_n how_o many_o be_v there_o that_o live_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o profess_v the_o true_a religion_n who_o yet_o to_o maintain_v a_o learned_a minister_n that_o be_v able_a to_o save_v their_o soul_n repine_v and_o grutch_v to_o give_v sixpence_n a_o quarter_n what_o a_o shame_n be_v it_o for_o those_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v with_o abundance_n that_o they_o shall_v spend_v all_o on_o their_o back_n and_o belly_n on_o hawk_n or_o hound_n or_o whore_n and_o nothing_o at_o all_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o comfort_n of_o their_o foul_n and_o help_v of_o their_o brethren_n verse_n 28._o just_o so_o many_o year_n as_o jacob_n have_v nourish_v joseph_n in_o canaan_n do_v joseph_n nourish_v jacob_n in_o egypt_n repay_v his_o father_n love_n to_o the_o utmost_a penny_n these_o be_v the_o sweet_a day_n and_o free_a from_o trouble_n that_o ever_o the_o good_a old_a patriarch_n see_v god_n reserve_v his_o best_a to_o the_o last_o mark_v the_o perfect_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o upright_a say_v the_o psalmist_n for_o be_v his_o beginning_n and_o middle_n never_o so_o troublesome_a the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n his_o after-end_n at_o least_o shall_v be_v peace_n a_o goshen_n he_o shall_v have_v either_o here_o or_o in_o heaven_n and_o a_o peace_n both_o in_o this_o world_n and_o the_o next_o the_o peace_n of_o conscience_n here_o and_o the_o peace_n that_o pass_v all_o understanding_n hereafter_o chap._n xlviii_o verse_n 1._o iacob_n have_v i_o love_v say_v god_n and_o yet_o this_o belove_a of_o god_n be_v under_o many_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n in_o his_o life_n and_o visit_v with_o sickness_n before_o his_o death_n and_o all_o this_o do_v very_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n providence_n for_o who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o chasten_v and_o scourge_v every_o son_n who_o he_o receive_v affliction_n be_v christ_n love-token_n when_o ignatius_n come_v to_o the_o wild_a beast_n now_o say_v he_o i_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o christian._n omnis_fw-la christianus_n crucianus_fw-la every_o true_a christian_a must_v take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v his_o saviour_n it_o be_v report_v of_o a_o ancient_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n lie_v upon_o his_o sick_a bed_n and_o be_v ask_v how_o he_o do_v and_o how_o he_o feel_v himself_o he_o point_v to_o his_o sore_n and_o ulcer_n whereof_o he_o be_v full_a and_o say_v hae_fw-la sunt_fw-la gemmae_fw-la &_o pretiosa_fw-la ornamenta_fw-la dei_fw-la these_o be_v god_n gem_n and_o jewel_n wherewith_o he_o deck_v his_o best_a friend_n and_o to_o i_o they_o be_v more_o precious_a than_o all_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n in_o the_o world_n verse_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o relate_v god_n mercy_n to_o we_o in_o the_o lump_n and_o by_o wholesale_n but_o we_o must_v instance_n in_o the_o particular_n both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n upon_o every_o occasion_n set_v they_o down_o one_o by_o one_o and_o cypher_v they_o up_o as_o david_n word_n be_v psal._n 9_o 1._o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o o_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v show_v forth_o or_o sum_v up_o all_o thy_o marvellous_a work_n when_o moses_n in_o exodus_fw-la meet_v with_o his_o father_n in_o law_n he_o reckon_v all_o the_o particular_a mercy_n that_o god_n have_v do_v for_o israel_n in_o egypt_n and_o at_o the_o red_a sea_n he_o omit_v none_o the_o true_o thankful_a keep_v a_o ephemerides_n a_o calendar_n and_o catalogue_n of_o god_n gracious_a deal_n with_o they_o and_o delight_n to_o their_o last_o to_o recount_v and_o sum_v they_o up_o we_o shall_v be_v like_a civit-box_n which_o still_o retain_v the_o scent_n when_o the_o civit_n be_v take_v out_o of_o they_o verse_n 7._o jacob_n make_v mention_n of_o rachel_n burial_n to_o put_v joseph_n in_o mind_n that_o rachel_n forsake_v her_o father_n house_n to_o live_v in_o canaan_n so_o to_o stir_v he_o up_o much_o more_o to_o leave_v egypt_n which_o be_v not_o his_o country_n as_o also_o that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o great_a desire_n to_o the_o place_n of_o his_o mother_n sepulchre_n verse_n 14._o jacob_n feel_v with_o his_o hand_n which_o be_v the_o elder_a and_o big_a for_o the_o word_n be_v he_o cause_v his_o hand_n to_o understand_v on_o purpose_n lay_v his_o right_a hand_n on_o ephraim_n in_o way_n of_o pre-eminence_n which_o show_v that_o god_n bestow_v his_o gift_n without_o respect_n of_o person_n as_o also_o it_o prefigure_v the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n instead_o of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v as_o the_o elder_a brother_n 3._o from_o this_o we_o may_v deduce_v a_o evident_a truth_n in_o experience_n that_o god_n dispensation_n towards_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o life_n be_v like_o jacob_n deal_n here_o with_o josephs_n son_n cross_a and_o strange_a for_o as_o he_o lay_v his_o right_a hand_n on_o the_o young_a and_o his_o left_a on_o the_o elder_a so_o do_v god_n ofttimes_o for_o the_o present_a distribute_v with_o his_o left_a hand_n cross_n to_o the_o good_a and_o with_o his_o right_a favour_n to_o the_o bad_a and_o not_o only_o in_o a_o literal_a sense_n as_o our_o saviour_n speak_v he_o make_v the_o sun_n to_o shine_v and_o the_o rain_n to_o fall_v upon_o the_o just_a and_o the_o unjust_a but_o in_o a_o metaphorical_a sense_n he_o cause_v the_o sun_n of_o prosperity_n to_o shine_v upon_o the_o unjust_a and_o the_o rain_n of_o adversity_n to_o fall_v upon_o the_o just._n verse_n 15._o when_o a_o curse_n fall_v upon_o the_o child_n the_o father_n be_v curse_v as_o in_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o child_n that_o father_n be_v bless_v thus_o joseph_n bring_v his_o two_o son_n manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n to_o his_o age_a father_n jacob_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v his_o blessing_n who_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o their_o head_n bless_v joseph_n say_v the_o text_n and_o say_v god_n before_o who_o etc._n etc._n and_o then_o it_o follow_v the_o angel_n which_o redeem_v i_o from_o all_o evil_a bless_v the_o lad_n now_o as_o jacob_n in_o blessing_n the_o child_n of_o joseph_n bless_v joseph_n himself_o so_o noah_n gen._n 9_o in_o curse_v the_o child_n of_o cham_n curse_a cham_n himself_o valerius_n l._n 1._o have_v observe_v concern_v the_o tyrant_n dionysius_n that_o though_o he_o escape_v free_a and_o untouched_a in_o person_n from_o the_o vengeance_n which_o his_o sacrilegious_a wickedness_n deserve_v yet_o his_o son_n be_v involve_v in_o so_o much_o misery_n that_o in_o they_o he_o be_v pasâ—_n feeling_n suffer_v and_o be_v dead_a pay_v dear_o for_o his_o stolue_v dainty_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n as_o well_o as_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o evil_n fall_v on_o posterity_n be_v reckon_v upon_o the_o father_n score_n and_o thus_o as_o it_o be_v with_o curse_n so_o likewise_o with_o blessing_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n though_o they_o be_v confer_v upon_o the_o child_n yet_o the_o father_n memory_n be_v bless_v and_o honour_v by_o they_o verse_n 17._o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o follow_v man_n blindfold_a how_o see_v soever_o those_o man_n be_v but_o it_o be_v safe_a and_o our_o duty_n to_o follow_v god_n blindfold_a how_o see_v soever_o we_o think_v ourselves_o to_o be_v we_o must_v not_o be_v displease_v as_o joseph_n be_v here_o with_o his_o father_n jacob_n when_o we_o see_v god_n lay_v his_o right_a hand_n upon_o ephraim_n and_o his_o left_a upon_o manasseh_n do_v thing_n cross_v to_o our_o thought_n much_o less_o may_v we_o take_v upon_o we_o to_o direct_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o joseph_n will_v jacob_n where_o we_o please_v the_o lord_n
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 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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
be_v in_o these_o day_n who_o grieve_v at_o a_o hour_n spend_v in_o the_o church_n but_o never_o of_o day_n and_o year_n spend_v in_o sin_n second_o observe_v that_o when_o we_o be_v once_o deliver_v out_o of_o spiritual_a egypt_n then_o do_v the_o devil_n muster_v up_o his_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n he_o can_v abide_v to_o loose_v his_o servant_n so_o his_o we_o be_v and_o he_o have_v lose_v we_o and_o his_o we_o must_v be_v again_o if_o by_o all_o his_o strength_n he_o can_v possible_o gain_v we_o a_o land_n that_o flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n may_v not_o be_v inherit_v without_o resistance_n out_o of_o egypt_n we_o may_v be_v deliver_v but_o from_o follow_v persecution_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v quite_o free_v think_v of_o that_o devil_n in_o the_o gospel_n who_o when_o he_o must_v needs_o depart_v and_o loose_v his_o possession_n do_v rend_v and_o tear_v the_o poor_a party_n most_o miserable_o mar._n 9_o 26._o verse_n 13._o in_o all_o spiritual_a conflict_n say_v thus_o with_o yourself_o o_o my_o soul_n fear_v not_o though_o satan_n thrust_v sore_o at_o thou_o and_o seek_v thy_o destruction_n but_o look_v unto_o he_o that_o be_v mighty_a than_o all_o hell_n believe_v his_o promise_n believe_v his_o word_n and_o the_o egyptian_n who_o thou_o have_v see_v to_o day_n thou_o shall_v never_o see_v again_o that_o be_v those_o fright_n and_o those_o fear_n enemy_n to_o thy_o peace_n thou_o shall_v never_o be_v trouble_v with_o they_o any_o more_o but_o god_n shall_v so_o drown_v they_o in_o the_o red_a sea_n of_o christ_n blood_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o hurt_v thou_o the_o lord_n shall_v fight_v for_o thou_o o_o my_o soul_n therefore_o stand_v still_o and_o wait_v upon_o he_o verse_n 14._o a_o silence_n before_o a_o not_o pray_v have_v not_o always_o a_o fault_n in_o it_o because_o we_o be_v often_o ignorant_a of_o our_o own_o necessity_n and_o ignorant_a of_o the_o danger_n that_o hang_v over_o we_o but_o a_o silence_n after_o a_o benefit_n evident_o 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notwithstanding_o sea_n before_o we_o hill_n about_o we_o and_o whatsoever_o it_o may_v be_v that_o be_v against_o we_o leave_v all_o to_o the_o lord_n who_o know_v his_o own_o purpose_n and_o will_v manifest_v the_o same_o in_o his_o good_a time_n forward_o forward_o say_v god_n here_o speak_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o go_v forward_o but_o why_o do_v moses_n cry_v thus_o in_o his_o heart_n to_o god_n when_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o he_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o egyptian_n because_o neither_o promise_n nor_o revelation_n hinder_v god_n child_n from_o use_v ordinary_a mean_n but_o do_v rather_o stir_v they_o up_o more_o and_o more_o to_o beg_v and_o crave_v the_o performance_n and_o effect_n of_o they_o verse_n 22._o if_o you_o look_v at_o the_o water_n on_o either_o side_n you_o may_v see_v the_o condition_n of_o god_n child_n in_o this_o world_n beset_v on_o the_o right_a side_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o prosperity_n and_o beset_v on_o the_o left_a side_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o adversity_n and_o yet_o through_o a_o true_a faith_n walk_v through_o both_o and_o hurt_v by_o neither_o they_o arrive_v on_o the_o other_o side_n safe_o when_o by_o either_o of_o these_o many_o other_o be_v destroy_v pray_v then_o for_o this_o faith_n chap._n xv._n verse_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o good_a form_n of_o give_v thanks_o when_o every_o particular_a person_n out_o of_o his_o own_o feel_n say_v i_o i_o good_a lord_n do_v yield_v unto_o thy_o majesty_n my_o bind_a thanks_o for_o myself_o and_o for_o my_o brethren_n for_o myself_o and_o for_o thy_o whole_a church_n and_o so_o every_o one_o feeling_n and_o every_o one_o thank_v the_o lord_n be_v praise_v of_o all_o as_o his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n reach_v to_o all_o thus_o david_n psal._n 118._o 28._o ay_o i_o again_o in_o my_o own_o person_n and_o with_o my_o own_o heart_n and_o with_o my_o own_o tongue_n so_o here_o i_o will_v sing_v when_o they_o be_v many_o thousand_o verse_n 5._o they_o sink_v as_o a_o stone_n that_o be_v without_o all_o recovery_n and_o help_n for_o a_o stone_n swim_v not_o out_o be_v cast_v in_o but_o go_v to_o the_o bottom_n and_o there_o abide_v fearful_a and_o very_a fearful_a be_v their_o destruction_n to_o the_o terror_n of_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v persecute_v the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o his_o people_n verse_n 6._o not_o our_o virtue_n not_o our_o merit_n not_o our_o army_n or_o man_n of_o may_v god_n servant_n do_v never_o rob_v he_o and_o cloth_n themselves_o but_o with_o moses_n here_o they_o give_v all_o to_o god_n where_o indeed_o it_o be_v due_a and_o say_v with_o david_n not_o unto_o we_o o_o lord_n not_o unto_o we_o but_o to_o thy_o name_n give_v the_o praise_n verse_n 7._o in_o that_o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v rise_v against_o god_n when_o they_o rise_v but_o against_o his_o people_n observe_v the_o union_n between_o god_n and_o his_o church_n even_o such_o as_o who_o so_o touch_v the_o one_o touch_v the_o other_o for_o he_o that_o touch_v you_o touch_v the_o apple_n of_o my_o eye_n zach._n 2._o 8._o and_o saul_n saul_n why_o persecute_v thou_o i_o i_o in_o my_o member_n and_o by_o my_o member_n verse_n 9_o the_o same_o ambition_n and_o covetousness_n that_o make_v pharaoh_n wear_v out_o so_o many_o judgement_n will_v not_o leave_v he_o till_o it_o have_v wrought_v out_o his_o full_a destruction_n all_o god_n vengeance_n have_v their_o end_n the_o final_a perdition_n of_o his_o enemy_n which_o they_o can_v rest_v till_o they_o have_v attain_v pharaoh_n therefore_o and_o his_o egyptian_n will_v needs_o go_v fetch_v their_o bane_n instead_o of_o their_o victory_n they_o brag_v of_o their_o conquest_n beforehand_o and_o give_v israel_n either_o for_o spoil_n or_o bondage_n but_o the_o sea_n will_v show_v they_o that_o it_o regard_v the_o rod_n of_o moses_n not_o the_o sceptre_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n as_o glad_a to_o have_v get_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n at_o such_o a_o advantage_n shut_v her_o mouth_n upon_o they_o extraordinary_a favour_n to_o wicked_a man_n be_v the_o forerunner_n to_o their_o ruin_n verse_n 19_o as_o the_o act_n of_o the_o egyptian_n for_o drown_v the_o israelitish_n child_n be_v cruel_a chap._n 1._o so_o be_v their_o own_o issue_n and_o punishment_n but_o just_a here_o the_o people_n must_v drown_v their_o male_n there_o themselves_o be_v drown_v here_o they_o die_v by_o the_o same_o mean_n by_o which_o they_o cause_v the_o poor_a israelitish_n infant_n to_o die_v that_o law_n of_o retaliation_n which_o god_n will_v not_o allow_v to_o we_o because_o we_o be_v fellow-creature_n he_o just_o practise_v on_o we_o god_n will_v have_v we_o read_v our_o sin_n in_o our_o judgement_n that_o we_o may_v both_o repent_v of_o our_o sin_n and_o give_v glory_n to_o his_o justice_n verse_n 20._o in_o common_a duty_n due_a to_o god_n none_o must_v sit_v out_o the_o deliverance_n concern_v both_o sex_n and_o therefore_o both_o sex_n be_v to_o thank_v god_n for_o it_o man_n and_o wife_n must_v join_v and_o agree_v together_o to_o honour_v he_o that_o save_v they_o joseph_n will_v go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o mary_n his_o wife_n will_v go_v with_o he_o no_o division_n no_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o in_o god_n matter_n if_o the_o one_o owe_v a_o duty_n the_o other_o think_v she_o do_v so_o too_o and_o with_o one_o heart_n according_a to_o one_o rule_n they_o both_o worship_n god_n and_o so_o come_v home_o verse_n 24._o a_o fit_a course_n it_o have_v be_v for_o a_o people_n so_o teach_v with_o pass_v favour_n to_o have_v assure_v themselves_o of_o future_a help_n in_o god_n good_a time_n and_o with_o patience_n and_o faith_n to_o
a_o beast_n to_o day_n none_o better_o to_o morrow_n none_o worse_o to_o day_n a_o god_n to_o morrow_n a_o devil_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n find_v this_o measure_n as_o well_o as_o moses_n in_o the_o text_n ready_a to_o be_v stone_v by_o those_o that_o even_o now_o when_o the_o sea_n be_v divide_v honour_a he_o as_o a_o god_n you_o can_v never_o give_v any_o people_n so_o many_o cause_n to_o stick_v unto_o as_o he_o do_v give_v this_o people_n to_o cleave_v unto_o he_o and_o yet_o they_o fail_v verse_n 6._o no_o evil_n in_o man_n can_v drive_v god_n from_o his_o promise_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o devil_n shall_v suggest_v that_o thou_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o mercy_n that_o thou_o be_v so_o great_a a_o sinner_n god_n can_v spare_v thou_o therefore_o trouble_v he_o not_o hope_v not_o in_o he_o for_o there_o be_v no_o mercy_n for_o such_o a_o one_o answer_v that_o thou_o do_v not_o rely_v upon_o thy_o own_o merit_n that_o thou_o do_v confess_v all_o that_o he_o say_v of_o thy_o unworthiness_n to_o be_v most_o true_a but_o tell_v he_o withal_o that_o thou_o do_v look_v at_o god_n promise_n and_o consider_v his_o truth_n and_o that_o thou_o do_v find_v here_o and_o every_o where_o that_o no_o evil_a in_o man_n can_v make_v he_o evil_a by_o break_v his_o promise_n and_o that_o therefore_o thou_o may_v not_o despair_v verse_n 8._o as_o the_o israelite_n can_v not_o travel_v to_o the_o earthly_a canaan_n but_o they_o must_v fight_v with_o amaleck_n in_o the_o way_n no_o more_o can_v we_o travel_v to_o our_o heavenly_a canaan_n without_o fight_v with_o amaleck_n the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n be_v fierce_a amalekite_n and_o they_o must_v be_v fight_v with_o and_o overcome_v as_o amaleck_n be_v or_o else_o we_o shall_v never_o see_v canaan_n poverty_n sickness_n cross_n by_o child_n slander_n with_o infinite_a more_o be_v amalekite_n and_o they_o stop_v you_o in_o your_o way_n to_o canaan_n so_o that_o without_o buckle_v with_o they_o you_o shall_v not_o pass_v verse_n 9_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o this_o the_o antiquity_n of_o muster_n and_o a_o warrant_n for_o they_o all_o do_v not_o go_v here_o but_o some_o and_o those_o choose_v out_o by_o a_o muster_n and_o view_v take_v by_o joshua_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n likewise_o how_o full_a of_o honour_n and_o credit_v it_o ever_o be_v in_o these_o case_n to_o be_v choose_v which_o if_o so_o then_o certain_o man_n shall_v not_o run_v away_o and_o hide_v themselves_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o hear_v of_o a_o muster_n towards_o as_o heretofore_o they_o do_v verse_n 11._o if_o we_o receive_v not_o what_o we_o pray_v for_o at_o first_o ask_v we_o raint_n and_o cease_v pray_v straight_o not_o remember_v how_o often_o we_o use_v a_o medicine_n for_o the_o body_n before_o we_o can_v be_v whole_a let_v we_o therefore_o amend_v this_o fault_n in_o our_o prayer_n hereafter_o and_o never_o forget_v the_o force_n of_o true_a and_o godly_a prayer_n while_o moses_n hold_v up_o his_o hand_n that_o be_v continue_v pray_v so_o long_o the_o israelite_n who_o he_o pray_v for_o prevail_v but_o when_o he_o give_v over_o the_o enemy_n prevail_v thus_o will_v it_o be_v in_o your_o case_n and_o my_o case_n and_o all_o other_o that_o be_v trouble_v verse_n 12._o this_o heaviness_n of_o moses_n hand_n may_v teach_v we_o the_o weakness_n of_o all_o flesh_n in_o christian_a exercise_n we_o can_v hold_v out_o and_o continue_v as_o we_o ought_v hut_n heaviness_n and_o dulness_n will_v steal_v upon_o we_o and_o seek_v to_o cool_v we_o and_o hinder_v we_o the_o help_n that_o aaron_n and_o hur_z perform_v unto_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o benefit_n of_o christian_a company_n in_o such_o holy_a exercise_n and_o the_o needful_a duty_n of_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o pray_v for_o we_o that_o god_n will_v be_v with_o his_o spirit_n that_o be_v strengthen_v he_o and_o quicken_v he_o and_o aid_v he_o so_o to_o pray_v and_o continue_v his_o prayer_n as_o the_o end_n may_v be_v to_o his_o glory_n and_o our_o comfort_n verse_n 14_o &_o 15._o all_o this_o have_v use_v to_o tell_v we_o how_o careful_a we_o must_v be_v in_o keep_v a_o register_n in_o our_o heart_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o favour_n towards_o we_o in_o ourselves_o in_o our_o friend_n in_o our_o country_n in_o our_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n or_o any_o way_n example_n in_o this_o kind_n be_v numerous_a as_o of_o deborah_n judith_n hester_n anna_n mary_n and_o that_o cleanse_v leper_n that_o return_v to_o give_v thanks_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o pass_v over_o the_o red_a sea_n all_o these_o build_v altar_n in_o their_o heart_n for_o god_n favour_n by_o be_v true_o and_o fervent_o thankful_a chap._n xviii_o verse_n 9_o the_o hearty_a joy_n that_o be_v in_o jethro_n when_o he_o hear_v what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o israel_n show_v we_o the_o right_a affection_n of_o a_o child_n of_o god_n when_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o his_o church_n or_o to_o any_o member_n thereof_o he_o envy_v not_o he_o grudge_v not_o much_o less_o speak_v ill_a but_o with_o a_o very_a love_a joy_n he_o be_v glad_a and_o bless_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o it_o verse_n 10._o after_o our_o deliverance_n from_o any_o affliction_n or_o danger_n there_o remain_v nothing_o on_o our_o part_n but_o to_o bless_v god_n for_o that_o deliverance_n thus_o when_o the_o israelite_n be_v safe_a on_o the_o shore_n and_o see_v their_o dead_a enemy_n come_v float_v after_o they_o upon_o the_o billow_n they_o do_v not_o cry_v more_o loud_a before_o than_o now_o they_o sing_v not_o their_o faith_n but_o their_o sense_n teach_v they_o now_o to_o magnify_v that_o god_n after_o their_o deliverance_n who_o they_o hardly_o trust_v for_o their_o deliverance_n and_o thus_o jethro_n here_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o deliverance_n of_o his_o people_n even_o nature_n teach_v the_o very_a gentile_n what_o both_o they_o and_o god_n own_o people_n ought_v to_o return_v for_o mercy_n and_o indeed_o a_o whole_a christian_n life_n be_v divide_v into_o pray_v and_o praif_v if_o we_o begin_v with_o petition_n we_o common_o conclude_v with_o thanksgiving_n thus_o by_o a_o holy_a craft_n we_o insinuate_v into_o god_n favour_n drive_v a_o trade_n betwixt_o earth_n and_o heaven_n receive_v and_o return_v import_v one_o commodity_n that_o of_o mercy_n and_o transport_v another_o that_o of_o thansgiving_n verse_n 19_o in_o this_o excellent_a man_n moses_n jethro_n his_o inferior_a by_o far_o find_v a_o just_a fault_n which_o tell_v we_o that_o no_o man_n be_v perfect_a in_o all_o thing_n but_o may_v receive_v counsel_n even_o from_o a_o mean_a person_n and_o let_v moses_n modesty_n in_o yield_v make_v our_o spirit_n humble_a in_o like_a occasion_n where_o god_n dwell_v it_o will_v be_v so_o and_o pride_n be_v a_o sure_a sign_n of_o a_o ill_a heart_n the_o head_n scorn_v not_o the_o foot_n and_o the_o very_a foot_n be_v careful_a for_o the_o head_n verse_n 22._o when_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o ruler_n you_o be_v god_n he_o mean_v not_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v like_o the_o epicure_n idle_a god_n which_o sit_v in_o his_o throne_n and_o let_v all_o inferior_a matter_n alone_o as_o too_o base_a for_o his_o eye_n nay_o rather_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v judge_n like_o himself_o who_o do_v not_o only_o weigh_v mountain_n and_o hill_n in_o his_o balance_n but_o the_o very_a dust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o therefore_o he_o set_v down_o judgement_n for_o small_a matter_n in_o this_o verse_n and_o as_o he_o say_v in_o deuteronomy_n vengeance_n be_v i_o so_o in_o the_o proverb_n he_o descend_v low_a and_o lay_v claim_v to_o the_o balance_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o all_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o bag_n be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o who_o be_v weak_a and_o low_a than_o the_o fatherless_a the_o widow_n and_o the_o poor_a and_o yet_o all_o judge_n have_v the_o lord_n letter_n commendatory_a in_o their_o behalf_n the_o tenor_n whereof_o be_v this_o do_v right_a to_o the_o poor_a and_o fatherless_a chap._n xix_o verse_n 7._o god_n may_v have_v impose_v upon_o they_o a_o law_n perforce_n they_o be_v his_o creature_n and_o he_o can_v require_v nothing_o but_o justice_n it_o have_v be_v but_o equal_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o obey_v their_o maker_n yet_o that_o god_n which_o love_v to_o do_v all_o thing_n sweet_o give_v the_o law_n of_o justice_n in_o mercy_n and_o will_v not_o imperious_o command_v but_o crave_v our_o assent_n for_o that_o which_o it_o be_v rebellion_n not_o to_o do_v how_o gentle_a shall_v be_v the_o proceed_n of_o fellow-creature_n who_o have_v a_o equality_n of_o be_v with_o a_o inequality_n of_o condition_n when_o their_o infinite_a
scent_n and_o savour_n of_o their_o action_n as_o the_o sound_n of_o their_o word_n chap._n xl._o verse_n 13._o moses_n that_o be_v appoint_v here_o to_o anoint_v and_o consecrate_v other_o be_v never_o anoint_v and_o consecrate_a himself_o that_o so_o we_o may_v learn_v not_o to_o value_v external_a sacrament_n or_o sign_n by_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o minister_n but_o by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n again_o that_o the_o invisible_a grace_n be_v of_o force_n without_o the_o visible_a sign_n when_o god_n will_v have_v it_o so_o as_o in_o moses_n here_o but_o then_o withal_o we_o must_v know_v that_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a command_n of_o god_n to_o moses_n who_o be_v then_o god_n vicegerent_n or_o vicar-general_a and_o therefore_o what_o he_o do_v god_n do_v and_o certain_o god_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o order_n may_v prescribe_v the_o form_n and_o manner_n of_o it_o verse_n 16._o observe_v how_o often_o from_o this_o to_o the_o two_o and_o thirty_o verse_n be_v repeat_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n and_o see_v how_o sweet_a command_v obedience_n be_v be_v it_o as_o acceptable_a to_o god_n to_o be_v serve_v with_o invention_n never_o will_v these_o repetition_n be_v make_v beware_v therefore_o of_o these_o way_n and_o in_o very_a reason_n conclude_v that_o if_o you_o expect_v from_o your_o servant_n your_o command_n to_o be_v fulfil_v according_a to_o your_o will_n much_o more_o may_v god_n expect_v the_o same_o obedience_n from_o you_o verse_n 32._o those_o that_o dispense_v god_n ordinance_n that_o wait_v upon_o his_o altar_n must_v come_v with_o clean_a hand_n and_o a_o pure_a heart_n holiness_n become_v every_o man_n well_o but_o best_a of_o all_o public_a person_n and_o that_o not_o only_o for_o example_n of_o good_a but_o liberty_n of_o control_a ill_n the_o snuffer_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n make_v to_o purge_v other_o must_v be_v of_o pure_a gold_n themselves_o and_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v to_o purify_v and_o cleanse_v the_o congregation_n must_v be_v first_o wash_v himself_o but_o now_o suppose_v the_o priest_n be_v unclean_a be_v vicious_a and_o who_o can_v say_v he_o be_v not_o so_o must_v â—he_n people_n notwithstanding_o seek_v the_o law_n at_o his_o mouth_n follow_v his_o doctrine_n yes_o certain_o for_o what_o if_o the_o sacrificer_n be_v unclean_a be_v the_o offer_v so_o scripture_n be_v scripture_n though_o the_o devil_n speak_v it_o verse_n 34._o that_o thus_o he_o may_v grace_v that_o outward_a place_n now_o appoint_v for_o holy_a assembly_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o so_o to_o the_o world_n end_n teach_v how_o great_a account_n all_o people_n ought_v to_o make_v of_o their_o church_n and_o church-meeting_n verse_n 36._o the_o child_n of_o israel_n journey_n to_o canaan_n be_v through_o the_o wilderness_n of_o arabia_n their_o guide_n be_v a_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n by_o day_n and_o a_o pillar_n of_o fire_n by_o night_n the_o manner_n of_o their_o journey_n be_v this_o when_o the_o pillar_n move_v 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man_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n they_o be_v to_o give_v up_o their_o account_n to_o god_n only_o and_o not_o to_o man_n for_o as_o they_o be_v next_o and_o immediate_a unto_o god_n and_o inferior_a to_o none_o but_o he_o so_o for_o all_o their_o action_n they_o shall_v reckon_v with_o he_o and_o if_o you_o object_n that_o of_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 13._o where_o the_o people_n call_v it_o a_o ordinance_n of_o man_n i_o answer_v the_o magistrate_n be_v so_o call_v not_o because_o man_n be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o or_o may_v dissolve_v it_o but_o first_o because_o man_n do_v execute_v it_o and_o not_o god_n or_o the_o angel_n second_o because_o it_o be_v ordain_v for_o the_o use_n benefit_n and_o profit_n of_o
man_n it_o be_v ordain_v for_o man_n verse_n 10._o in_o this_o seven_o year_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o require_v debt_n but_o some_o differance_n of_o opinion_n man_n have_v touch_v this_o some_o say_v their_o debt_n be_v clean_o lose_v other_o say_v no_o but_o for_o that_o year_n defer_v and_o forbear_v after_o demand_v lawful_o and_o pay_v willing_o which_o be_v more_o likely_a for_o as_o much_o as_o those_o politic_a lâ—ws_n of_o god_n be_v not_o ordain_v of_o god_n to_o overthrow_v justice_n but_o to_o preserve_v it_o and_o direct_v it_o in_o a_o commendable_a and_o fit_a manner_n among_o man_n now_o it_o be_v justice_n to_o let_v every_o man_n have_v his_o own_o and_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n wherefore_o that_o debt_n shall_v be_v forbear_v this_o seven_o year_n because_o that_o year_n there_o be_v notillage_n to_o make_v money_n of_o a_o right_a and_o true_a application_n of_o this_o may_v every_o feell_a heart_n make_v in_o these_o city_n and_o town_n where_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o lay_v his_o sore_a visitation_n of_o plague_n or_o any_o other_o infection_n thereby_o stop_v the_o trade_n whereby_o every_o man_n be_v enable_v to_o get_v for_o his_o maintenance_n and_o the_o discharge_n of_o such_o that_o be_v due_a from_o he_o to_o other_o god_n forbid_v but_o that_o mercy_n shall_v be_v find_v towards_o their_o brethren_n in_o those_o that_o look_v for_o mercy_n at_o god_n hand_n when_o man_n can_v receive_v money_n they_o can_v pay_v and_o no_o dishonest_a meaning_n make_v the_o stop_n but_o only_o the_o lord_n hand_n stay_v trade_n who_o will_v be_v rigorous_a in_o such_o a_o case_n when_o the_o earth_n rest_v and_o there_o be_v no_o tillage_n to_o raise_v money_n by_o you_o see_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n law_n here_o and_o be_v it_o not_o all_o one_o when_o trade_n cease_v let_v your_o bowel_n then_o show_v who_o child_n you_o be_v if_o the_o image_n and_o superscription_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o you_o sure_o you_o will_v show_v mercy_n and_o give_v some_o set_a time_n to_o your_o creditor_n that_o mean_v true_o read_v what_o god_n say_v isaiah_n 58._o 3._o etc._n etc._n and_o remember_v he_o be_v the_o same_o god_n still_o verse_n 19_o god_n by_o moses_n make_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n a_o song_n because_o as_o he_o say_v howsoever_o they_o do_v by_o the_o law_n they_o will_v never_o forget_v that_o song_n and_o that_o song_n shall_v be_v his_o witness_n against_o they_o therefore_o will_v god_n have_v we_o institute_v solemn_a memorial_n of_o his_o great_a deliverance_n that_o if_o when_o those_o dale_n come_v about_o we_o do_v not_o glorify_v he_o that_o may_v aggravate_v our_o condemnation_n chap._n xxxii_o verse_n 11._o the_o word_n speak_v here_o of_o god_n himself_o be_v thus_o applicable_a to_o his_o minister_n first_o the_o eagle_n stir_v up_o her_o nest_n the_o preacher_n stir_v and_o move_v and_o agitate_v the_o holy_a assertion_n of_o the_o congregation_n that_o they_o slumber_n not_o in_o a_o sencelessenesse_n of_o that_o that_o be_v say_v and_o then_o as_o it_o be_v add_v here_o she_o flutter_v over_o her_o young_a the_o preacher_n make_v a_o holy_a noise_n in_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o when_o he_o have_v awaken_v they_o by_o stir_v the_o nest_n he_o cast_v some_o clap_n of_o thunder_n some_o intimidation_n in_o denounce_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o he_o fling_v open_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n that_o they_o may_v hear_v and_o look_v up_o and_o see_v a_o man_n send_v by_o god_n with_o power_n to_o infuse_v his_o fear_n upon_o they_o so_o she_o flutter_v over_o her_o young_a but_o then_o as_o it_o follow_v there_o she_o spread_v abroad_o her_o wing_n she_o overshaddowe_n they_o she_o enwrap_v they_o she_o arm_v they_o with_o her_o wing_n so_o that_o no_o other_o terror_n no_o other_o flutter_v but_o that_o which_o come_v from_o she_o can_v come_v upon_o they_o the_o preacher_n do_v so_o infuse_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n into_o his_o auditory_a that_o first_o they_o shall_v fear_v nothing_o but_o god_n and_o then_o they_o shall_v fear_v god_n but_o so_o as_o he_o be_v god_n and_o god_n be_v mercy_n god_n be_v love_n and_o the_o minister_n shall_v so_o spread_v his_o wing_n over_o his_o people_n as_o to_o defend_v they_o from_o all_o inordinate_a fear_n from_o all_o diffidence_n and_o distrust_n in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n which_o be_v far_o express_v in_o the_o next_o clause_n she_o take_v they_o and_o bear_v they_o upon_o her_o wing_n when_o the_o minister_n have_v perform_v all_o the_o former_a act_n of_o his_o call_n than_o he_o set_v they_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o best_a wing_n and_o show_v they_o heaven_n and_o god_n in_o heaven_n rain_v down_o his_o blood_n into_o their_o emptiness_n and_o his_o balm_n into_o their_o wound_n and_o prepare_v their_o seat_n where_o he_o stand_v solicit_v their_o cause_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n verse_n 35._o in_o this_o we_o have_v a_o first_o and_o a_o second_o lesson_n first_o that_o since_o revenge_n be_v in_o god_n hand_n it_o will_v certain_o fall_v upon_o the_o malefactor_n god_n do_v not_o mistake_v his_o mark_n and_o then_o since_o revenge_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n no_o man_n must_v take_v revenge_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n or_o make_v himself_o his_o own_o magistrate_n or_o revenge_v his_o own_o quarrel_n and_o as_o we_o we_o that_o be_v christian_n have_v our_o author_n moses_n here_o that_o tell_v we_o this_o the_o natural_a man_n have_v his_o secular_a author_n theocritus_n that_o tell_v he_o as_o much_o reperit_fw-la deus_fw-la nocentes_fw-la god_n always_o find_v out_o the_o guilty_a man_n in_o which_o the_o natural_a man_n have_v also_o a_o first_o and_o second_o lesson_n too_o first_o that_o since_o god_n find_v out_o the_o malefactor_n he_o never_o escape_v and_o then_o since_o god_n do_v find_v he_o at_o last_o god_n seek_v he_o all_o the_o while_n though_o god_n strike_v late_o yet_o he_o pursue_v he_o long_o 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