withdraw_v his_o hand_n no_o fight_n no_o trust_n chap._n xii_o verse_n 1._o what_o be_v this_o i_o see_v be_v not_o this_o aaron_n that_o be_v brother_n in_o nature_n and_o by_o office_n joint_a commissioner_n with_o moses_n and_o be_v not_o this_o miriam_n the_o elder_a sister_n to_o moses_n which_o lay_v her_o brother_n in_o the_o reed_n and_o fetch_v his_o mother_n to_o be_v his_o nurse_n both_o prophet_n of_o god_n both_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o moses_n and_o do_v aaron_n repine_v at_o the_o honour_n of_o he_o who_o give_v himself_o that_o honour_n and_o save_v his_o life_n when_o he_o have_v sin_v so_o gross_o in_o make_v the_o calf_n do_v this_o miriam_n repine_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o he_o who_o life_n she_o save_v but_o now_o envy_n have_v so_o blind_v their_o eye_n that_o they_o can_v neither_o see_v this_o privilege_n of_o nature_n nor_o yet_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n choice_n miriam_n and_o aaron_n be_v in_o mutiny_n against_o moses_n who_o so_o holy_a as_o sin_n not_o what_o sin_n though_o never_o so_o unnatural_a that_o even_o the_o very_o best_a can_v avoid_v without_o god_n again_o who_o can_v look_v for_o love_n and_o prosperity_n at_o once_o when_o holy_a and_o meek_a moses_n find_v enmity_n in_o his_o own_o flesh_n and_o blood_n rather_o than_o we_o shall_v want_v a_o man_n enemy_n shall_v be_v those_o of_o his_o own_o house_n authority_n can_v fail_v of_o opposition_n if_o it_o be_v never_o so_o mild_o sway_v that_o common_a makebate_n the_o devil_n will_v rather_o raise_v it_o out_o of_o our_o own_o bosom_n to_o do_v well_o and_o hear_v ill_a be_v princely_a verse_n 2._o sedition_n do_v not_o ever_o look_v the_o same_o way_n they_o move_v wise_a man_n can_v easy_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o visor_n of_o action_n and_o the_o face_n the_o wife_n of_o moses_n be_v mention_v his_o superiority_n be_v shoot_v at_o pride_n be_v likely_a the_o ground_n of_o all_o sedition_n which_o of_o their_o face_n shine_v like_o moses_n which_o of_o they_o receive_v the_o law_n twice_o in_o two_o several_a table_n from_o god_n own_o hand_n and_o yet_o they_o dare_v say_v have_v god_n speak_v only_o by_o moses_n they_o do_v not_o deny_v moses_n his_o honour_n but_o they_o challenge_v a_o part_n with_o he_o and_o yet_o how_o unfit_a they_o be_v one_o a_o woman_n who_o her_o sex_n debar_v from_o rule_n the_o other_o a_o priest_n who_o his_o office_n sequester_v from_o earthly_a government_n self-love_n make_v man_n unreasonable_a and_o teach_v they_o to_o turn_v the_o glass_n to_o see_v themselves_o great_a other_o lesser_a than_o they_o be_v it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n willing_o and_o glad_o to_o see_v his_o equal_n lift_v over_o his_o head_n in_o worth_n and_o opinion_n nothing_o will_v more_o try_v a_o man_n grace_n than_o question_n of_o emulation_n that_o man_n have_v true_a light_n which_o can_v be_v content_a to_o be_v a_o candle_n before_o the_o sun_n of_o other_o verse_n 3._o carry_v a_o meek_a spirit_n along_o with_o you_o in_o all_o your_o action_n when_o christ_n ride_v as_o king_n to_o jerusalem_n he_o ride_v meek_a meek_a those_o that_o will_v accompany_v christ_n to_o his_o kingdom_n must_v be_v of_o the_o same_o spirit_n their_o king_n be_v of_o moses_n never_o fail_v but_o once_o and_o it_o be_v then_o when_o he_o lose_v this_o meek_a spirit_n numb_a 20._o 10._o expound_v psal._n 106._o 32._o they_o anger_v he_o at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n so_o that_o it_o go_v ill_o with_o moses_n for_o their_o sake_n for_o what_o reason_n see_v verse_n 23._o because_o they_o provoke_v his_o spirit_n so_o that_o he_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n god_n be_v ofttimes_o in_o the_o small_a and_o still_a voice_n when_o neither_o in_o the_o whirlwind_n nor_o the_o earthquake_n nor_o the_o fire_n 1_o king_n 19_o 11_o 12._o verse_n 4._o god_n may_v have_v speak_v so_o loud_a that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v have_v hear_v it_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v need_v to_o come_v forth_o for_o audience_n but_o now_o he_o call_v they_o out_o to_o the_o bar_n that_o they_o may_v be_v see_v to_o hear_v it_o do_v not_o content_v he_o to_o chide_v they_o within_o door_n the_o shame_n of_o their_o fault_n have_v be_v less_o in_o a_o private_a rebuke_n but_o the_o scandal_n of_o their_o repine_n be_v public_a where_o the_o sin_n be_v not_o afraid_a of_o the_o light_n god_n love_v not_o the_o reproof_n shall_v be_v smother_v verse_n 10._o it_o be_v time_n to_o look_v for_o a_o judgement_n when_o god_n depart_v so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v go_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o miriam_n the_o leprosy_n appear_v in_o her_o face_n her_o foul_a tongue_n be_v punish_v with_o a_o foul_a face_n since_o she_o will_v acknowledge_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o herself_o and_o her_o brother_n moses_n every_o israelite_n now_o see_v his_o face_n glorious_a she_o leprous_a deformity_n be_v a_o fit_a cure_n of_o pride_n because_o the_o venom_n of_o her_o tongue_n will_v have_v eat_v into_o the_o reputation_n of_o her_o brother_n therefore_o a_o poisonous_a infection_n eat_v into_o her_o flesh_n now_o have_v moses_n and_o miriam_n need_v to_o wear_v a_o vail_n the_o one_o to_o hide_v his_o glory_n the_o other_o her_o deformity_n verse_n 15._o the_o israelite_n be_v stay_v seven_o day_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o miriam_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o governor_n be_v a_o just_a stop_n to_o the_o people_n all_o of_o they_o smart_n in_o one_o all_o of_o they_o must_v stay_v the_o leisure_n of_o miriams_n recovery_n whosoever_o seek_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n shall_v find_v many_o let_n amalek_n og_n and_o the_o king_n of_o canaan_n meet_v with_o israel_n these_o resist_v but_o hinder_v not_o their_o passage_n their_o sin_n only_o stay_v they_o from_o remove_v affliction_n be_v not_o cross_n to_o we_o in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n in_o comparison_n of_o our_o sin_n chap._n xiii_o verse_n 2._o the_o base_a sort_n of_o man_n be_v common_o hold_v fit_a enough_o for_o intelligencer_n but_o moses_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n choose_v forth_o the_o best_a of_o israel_n such_o as_o be_v like_a to_o be_v most_o judicious_a in_o their_o enquiry_n and_o most_o credible_a in_o their_o report_n those_o that_o rule_v israel_n at_o home_n can_v best_o descry_v for_o they_o abroad_o what_o shall_v direct_v the_o body_n but_o the_o head_n man_n can_v judge_v but_o by_o appearance_n it_o be_v for_o he_o only_o that_o see_v the_o event_n ere_o he_o appoint_v the_o mean_n not_o to_o be_v deceive_v it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o israel_n to_o have_v send_v the_o offal_n of_o the_o multitude_n by_o how_o much_o less_o the_o credit_n of_o their_o person_n be_v by_o so_o much_o less_o be_v the_o danger_n of_o seducement_n the_o error_n of_o the_o mighty_a be_v arm_v with_o authority_n and_o in_o a_o sort_n command_v assent_v whether_o in_o good_a or_o evil_n greatness_n have_v ever_o a_o train_n to_o follow_v it_o at_o the_o heel_n verse_n 6._o among_o those_o twelve_o messenger_n which_o our_o second_o moses_n send_v through_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n there_o be_v but_o one_o judas_n but_o among_o those_o twelve_o which_o the_o former_a moses_n address_v through_o the_o same_o land_n there_o be_v but_o one_o caleb_n and_o yet_o those_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o mean_a these_o out_o of_o the_o head_n of_o israel_n as_o there_o be_v no_o society_n free_a from_o some_o corruption_n so_o it_o be_v hard_a if_o in_o a_o community_n of_o man_n there_o be_v not_o some_o faithfulness_n verse_n 27._o forty_o day_n they_o spend_v in_o this_o search_n and_o this_o cowardly_a belief_n in_o the_o search_n shall_v cost_v they_o forty_o year_n delay_n of_o the_o fruition_n who_o can_v abide_v to_o see_v the_o ruler_n of_o israel_n so_o base_o timorous_a they_o commend_v the_o land_n the_o fruit_n commend_v its_o self_n and_o yet_o they_o plead_v difficulty_n their_o shoulder_n be_v lade_v with_o the_o grape_n and_o yet_o their_o heart_n be_v overlay_v with_o unbelief_n it_o be_v a_o unworthy_a thing_n to_o plead_v hardness_n of_o achieve_v where_o the_o benefit_n will_v more_o than_o requite_v the_o endeavour_n our_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v above_o we_o know_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o be_v sweet_a and_o glorious_a the_o passage_n difficult_a the_o giantly_o son_n of_o anak_n the_o power_n of_o darkness_n stand_v in_o our_o way_n if_o we_o sit_v down_o and_o complain_v we_o shall_v once_o know_v that_o without_o shall_v be_v the_o fearful_a rev._n 21._o 8._o verse_n 30._o joshua_n be_v silent_a and_o wise_o spare_v his_o tongue_n for_o a_o further_a advantage_n only_o caleb_n speak_v i_o do_v not_o hear_v he_o say_v who_o be_o i_o to_o strive_v with_o the_o multitude_n
not_o worth_a thanks_o nay_o this_o very_a upbraid_v israelite_n shall_v save_v moses_n his_o life_n for_o if_o this_o man_n tongue_n have_v not_o cast_v he_o in_o the_o tooth_n with_o blood_n he_o have_v be_v surprise_v by_o pharaoh_n ere_o he_o can_v have_v know_v the_o fact_n be_v know_v now_o he_o grow_v jealous_a fly_n and_o escape_n no_o friend_n be_v so_o commodious_a in_o some_o case_n as_o a_o adversary_n verse_n 15._o god_n have_v always_o one_o place_n of_o refuge_n or_o other_o for_o his_o servant_n to_o fly_v unto_o if_o judea_n be_v dangerous_a for_o the_o child_n jesus_n in_o egypt_n he_o shall_v find_v safety_n and_o again_o if_o egypt_n threaten_v death_n to_o moses_n midian_a shall_v preserve_v he_o and_o improve_v he_o likewise_o for_o god_n by_o forty_o year_n exile_n fit_v moses_n for_o further_a light_n and_o advancement_n much_o he_o have_v learn_v in_o egypt_n but_o more_o in_o midian_a there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o he_o have_v good_a schoolmaster_n in_o pharaoh_n court_n but_o his_o own_o affliction_n be_v his_o best_a moses_n have_v never_o be_v so_o illuminate_v a_o doctor_n nor_o so_o excellent_a a_o ruler_n afterward_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v first_o humble_v here_o verse_n 17._o moses_n when_o he_o may_v not_o in_o egypt_n he_o will_v be_v do_v justice_n in_o midian_a in_o egypt_n he_o deliver_v the_o oppress_a israelite_n in_o midian_a the_o wrong_v daughter_n of_o jethro_n a_o good_a man_n will_v be_v do_v good_a wheresoever_o he_o be_v his_o trade_n be_v a_o compound_n of_o charity_n and_o justice_n but_o who_o will_v have_v think_v in_o this_o present_a condition_n as_o moses_n be_v so_o cast_v down_o with_o his_o own_o complaint_n that_o he_o will_v have_v have_v any_o feel_n of_o other_o yet_o how_o hot_a be_v he_o upon_o justice_n no_o adversity_n can_v make_v a_o good_a man_n neglect_v good_a duty_n he_o see_v in_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o shepherd_n the_o image_n of_o that_o other_o he_o leave_v behind_o he_o in_o egypt_n the_o maid_n daughter_n of_o so_o great_a a_o peer_n draw_v water_n for_o their_o flock_n the_o inhuman_a shepherd_n drive_v they_o away_o rudeness_n have_v not_o respect_n either_o to_o sex_n or_o condition_n if_o we_o live_v not_o under_o law_n this_o be_v our_o case_n may_v will_v be_v the_o measure_n of_o justice_n we_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o enjoy_v our_o own_o water_n verse_n 22._o it_o seem_v by_o this_o text_n that_o moses_n his_o affection_n be_v not_o so_o tie_v to_o midian_a that_o he_o can_v forget_v egypt_n he_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o midian_a what_o be_v he_o else_o in_o egypt_n sure_o either_o egypt_n be_v not_o his_o home_n or_o a_o miserable_a one_o and_o yet_o in_o reference_n to_o it_o he_o call_v his_o son_n gershom_n a_o stranger_n there_o much_o better_o be_v it_o to_o be_v a_o stranger_n there_o than_o a_o dweller_n in_o egypt_n how_o hardly_o can_v we_o forget_v the_o place_n of_o our_o abode_n or_o education_n although_o never_o so_o homely_a and_o if_o he_o think_v of_o his_o egyptian_a home_n where_o be_v nothing_o but_o bondage_n and_o tyranny_n how_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o that_o home_n of_o we_o above_o where_o be_v nothing_o but_o rest_n and_o blessedness_n verse_n 23._o this_o be_v a_o comfort_n to_o the_o godly_a as_o likewise_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o warn_v to_o all_o oppressor_n of_o god_n child_n they_o shall_v die_v and_o be_v pack_v and_o shall_v not_o continue_v to_o deal_v cruel_o with_o god_n inheritance_n the_o rod_n of_o the_o ungodly_a light_v upon_o the_o faithful_a but_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v it_o shall_v not_o rest_v and_o dwell_v upon_o they_o but_o however_o it_o be_v but_o just_a with_o god_n to_o let_v they_o sigh_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o bondage_n such_o sob_n of_o sorrow_n be_v but_o due_a to_o they_o that_o reject_v and_o will_v not_o see_v what_o god_n offer_v they_o of_o ease_n a_o singular_a warn_v to_o beware_v the_o rejection_n of_o god_n mercy_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v for_o such_o a_o refusal_n have_v ever_o a_o sure_a punishment_n attend_v upon_o it_o forty_o year_n ago_o god_n offer_v they_o deliverance_n by_o moses_n which_o when_o they_o refuse_v they_o be_v plague_v with_o forty_o year_n more_o of_o slavery_n but_o yet_o at_o length_n when_o they_o sigh_v god_n hear_v that_o very_o sorrowful_a breathe_n sweet_a father_n so_o it_o be_v ever_o with_o thou_o just_a to_o correct_v but_o gracious_a to_o give_v over_o not_o ever_o offend_v but_o in_o due_a time_n entreat_v pitiful_a love_a and_o of_o endless_a mercy_n chap._n iii_o verse_n 1._o that_o great_a man_n may_v not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o honest_a vocation_n the_o great_a that_o ever_o be_v have_v be_v content_a to_o take_v up_o with_o mean_a trade_n the_o same_o moses_n that_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n be_v a_o courtier_n be_v in_o this_o verse_n a_o shepherd_n the_o contempt_n of_o honest_a calling_n in_o those_o which_o be_v well_o bear_v argue_v pride_n without_o wit._n how_o constant_o do_v moses_n stick_v to_o his_o hook_n and_o yet_o a_o man_n of_o great_a spirit_n of_o excellent_a learning_n of_o curious_a education_n and_o if_o god_n have_v not_o call_v he_o off_o he_o have_v so_o end_v his_o day_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n how_o have_v he_o learn_v to_o subdue_v all_o ambitious_a desire_n and_o to_o rest_v content_a with_o his_o obscurity_n so_o he_o may_v have_v the_o freedom_n of_o his_o thought_n and_o full_a opportunity_n of_o holy_a meditation_n he_o willing_o leave_v the_o world_n to_o other_o and_o envy_v not_o his_o proud_a acquaintance_n of_o the_o court_n of_o pharaoh_n he_o that_o have_v true_a worth_n in_o himself_o and_o familiarity_n with_o god_n find_v more_o pleasure_n in_o the_o desert_n of_o midian_a than_o other_o can_v do_v in_o the_o palace_n of_o king_n verse_n 2._o this_o manner_n of_o appear_v may_v occasion_v we_o to_o remember_v how_o god_n use_v to_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o purpose_n and_o intent_n of_o his_o appear_v isai._n 6._o 1._o he_o be_v say_v to_o appear_v like_o a_o judge_n because_o as_o then_o the_o judgement_n of_o ifrael_n draw_v near_o at_o the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n it_o please_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o appear_v like_o a_o dove_n because_o that_o form_n may_v show_v the_o innocency_n and_o mild_a nature_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o now_o here_o like_o a_o bush_n burn_v but_o not_o consume_v that_o it_o may_v declare_v the_o present_a state_n of_o his_o people_n in_o egypt_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o church_n unto_o the_o world_n end_n verse_n 5._o in_o this_o appearance_n god_n mean_v to_o call_v moses_n to_o come_v yet_o when_o he_o be_v come_v inhibit_n he_o come_v not_o hither_o we_o must_v come_v to_o god_n but_o we_o must_v not_o come_v too_o near_o he_o when_o we_o mediate_v of_o the_o great_a mystery_n of_o his_o word_n we_o come_v to_o he_o we_o come_v too_o near_o he_o when_o we_o search_v into_o his_o counsel_n the_o sun_n and_o the_o fire_n say_v of_o themselves_o come_v not_o too_o near_o how_o much_o more_o the_o light_n which_o none_o can_v attain_v unto_o we_o have_v all_o our_o limit_n set_v we_o and_o very_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o for_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n have_v not_o more_o need_n of_o bound_n than_o man_n presumption_n moses_n must_v not_o come_v close_o to_o the_o bush_n at_o all_o and_o where_o he_o may_v stand_v he_o may_v not_o stand_v with_o his_o shoe_n on_o this_o command_n be_v significant_a what_o be_v the_o shoe_n but_o worldly_a and_o carnal_a affection_n if_o these_o be_v not_o cast_v off_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o holy_a place_n we_o make_v ourselves_o unholy_a how_o much_o less_o shall_v we_o dare_v to_o come_v with_o resolution_n of_o sin_n this_o be_v not_o only_o to_o come_v with_o shoe_n on_o but_o with_o shoe_n bemire_v with_o wicked_a filthiness_n the_o touch_n whereof_o profane_v the_o pavement_n of_o god_n and_o make_v our_o presence_n odious_a verse_n 6._o god_n can_v not_o describe_v himself_o by_o a_o more_o sweet_a name_n than_o this_o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n and_o of_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n yet_o moses_n hide_v his_o face_n for_o fear_n if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o the_o glorious_a god_n that_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n that_o dwell_v in_o light_n inaccessible_a who_o angel_n can_v behold_v here_o have_v be_v just_a cause_n of_o terror_n but_o why_o be_v moses_n so_o fright_v with_o a_o familiar_a compellation_n god_n be_v no_o less_o awful_a to_o his_o own_o in_o his_o very_a mercy_n great_a be_v thy_o mercy_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v for_o to_o they_o no_o less_o majesty_n shine_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n than_o in_o his_o judgement_n and_o justice_n
the_o wise_a and_o mighty_a as_o he_o do_v balaams_n ass_n to_o confute_v his_o master_n verse_n 20._o husband_n see_v from_o hence_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o good_a man_n to_o have_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n with_o he_o wife_n and_o child_n see_v their_o duty_n to_o be_v follower_n willing_o of_o their_o husband_n or_o father_n call_v even_o into_o any_o country_n and_o when_o i_o look_v at_o moses_n his_o rod_n methinks_v i_o see_v little_a david_n march_v cheerful_o with_o his_o staff_n and_o scrip_n against_o huge_a goliath_n good_a lord_n what_o weapon_n be_v those_o against_o he_o then_o in_o man_n eye_n or_o this_o staff_n now_o in_o moses_n hand_n against_o pharaoh_n but_o god_n be_v the_o same_o both_o here_o and_o then_o and_o for_o ever_o strong_a in_o weakness_n and_o able_a to_o match_v a_o king_n sceptre_n with_o a_o stick_n or_o a_o staff_n or_o a_o stone_n or_o a_o word_n in_o the_o hand_n or_o mouth_n of_o one_o send_v and_o appoint_v by_o he_o verse_n 22._o god_n church_n be_v to_o he_o as_o a_o manchild_n to_o the_o father_n yea_o as_o the_o first-born_a which_o common_o be_v love_v most_o tender_o and_o in_o great_a honour_n now_o think_v with_o yourselves_o how_o you_o can_v endure_v to_o stand_v and_o look_v upon_o a_o abuse_n offer_v to_o your_o first-born_a and_o then_o think_v of_o god_n love_n to_o his_o church_n who_o affection_n as_o much_o excel_v you_o as_o god_n excel_v man_n now_o as_o tender_a father_n for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o child_n suffer_v they_o to_o lie_v in_o prison_n and_o to_o be_v school_v many_o way_n by_o want_n and_o affliction_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o they_o a_o love_n to_o they_o and_o a_o settle_a purpose_n to_o help_v they_o when_o a_o love_n may_v be_v know_v a_o love_n and_o a_o good_a a_o good_a so_o our_o god_n know_v his_o time_n and_o turn_n and_o our_o want_n perfect_o fit_v the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o most_o merciful_o that_o both_o our_o corruption_n 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ever_o look_v to_o draw_v one_o way_n true_a love_n to_o the_o person_n can_v long_o agree_v with_o dislike_n of_o the_o religion_n he_o have_v need_v to_o be_v more_o than_o a_o man_n that_o have_v a_o zipporah_n lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n and_o can_v have_v true_a zeal_n in_o his_o heart_n learn_v further_o from_o hence_o all_o unquiet_a woman_n what_o your_o ignorance_n and_o your_o obstinacy_n bring_v your_o husband_n unto_o though_o they_o be_v as_o moses_n holy_a and_o virtuous_a they_o can_v serve_v god_n aright_o for_o you_o they_o can_v do_v what_o god_n require_v but_o you_o break_v their_o heart_n you_o cool_v their_o zeal_n you_o turn_v they_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o in_o the_o end_n you_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o fearful_a danger_n of_o god_n destroy_v they_o verse_n 26._o that_o which_o zipporah_n shall_v have_v esteem_v as_o a_o signal_n mercy_n to_o her_o child_n she_o interpret_v as_o a_o judgement_n and_o that_o very_a covenant_n of_o god_n of_o which_o circumcision_n be_v the_o seal_n which_o she_o shall_v have_v receive_v with_o the_o great_a return_n of_o thanks_o be_v entertain_v with_o disobedience_n both_o towards_o her_o husband_n and_o her_o god_n thus_o ignorant_a and_o unthankful_a people_n misinterpret_v and_o repine_v at_o the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o that_o which_o god_n design_v for_o a_o mercy_n and_o a_o blessing_n to_o they_o they_o take_v it_o as_o a_o judgement_n and_o a_o curse_n it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o be_v afflict_v faith_n david_n yet_o how_o many_o be_v there_o in_o the_o world_n that_o think_v otherwise_o and_o will_v choose_v rather_o to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o covenant_n than_o be_v circumcise_v to_o perish_v hereafter_o than_o be_v afflict_v here_o chap._n v._n verse_n 1._o pharaoh_n rage_v before_o much_o more_o now_o that_o he_o receive_v a_o message_n of_o dismission_n the_o monition_n of_o god_n make_v ill_a man_n worse_o the_o wave_n do_v not_o beat_v nor_o roar_v 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sam._n 2._o verse_n 11._o the_o near_a that_o god_n draw_v to_o his_o church_n and_o child_n to_o do_v they_o good_a the_o more_o the_o devil_n rage_v in_o and_o by_o his_o member_n against_o they_o remember_v that_o example_n in_o mar._n 9_o 26._o how_o the_o foul_a spirit_n be_v command_v to_o depart_v rend_v and_o tear_v the_o party_n more_o and_o worse_o than_o ever_o before_o we_o can_v leave_v any_o sin_n wherein_o we_o have_v continue_v but_o by_o and_o by_o we_o shall_v be_v discourage_v sometime_o with_o threat_n sometime_o with_o show_n of_o peril_n and_o loss_n that_o may_v ensue_v but_o stand_v and_o shrink_v not_o and_o say_v in_o your_o heart_n now_o now_o be_v my_o god_n at_o hand_n for_o now_o i_o see_v and_o feel_v
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and_o wolf_n but_o that_o rather_o he_o choose_v to_o confound_v pride_n by_o weakness_n and_o a_o rebel_a humour_n by_o so_o base_a a_o creature_n then_o second_o let_v we_o consider_v that_o if_o god_n can_v make_v so_o vile_a a_o creature_n too_o strong_a for_o a_o kingdom_n what_o resistance_n can_v i_o a_o single_a man_n make_v against_o god_n wrath_n if_o i_o pull_v it_o upon_o i_o by_o my_o sin_n his_o wrath_n can_v arm_v all_o the_o creature_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n against_o i_o and_o yet_o the_o least_o of_o they_o be_v far_o above_o my_o power_n as_o you_o see_v here_o verse_n 18._o the_o devil_n be_v powerful_a when_o god_n will_v suffer_v he_o but_o when_o god_n will_v restrain_v he_o what_o can_v he_o do_v add_v this_o to_o the_o story_n of_o job_n to_o the_o story_n of_o the_o herd_n of_o swine_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o from_o such_o place_n let_v we_o take_v comfort_n against_o our_o spiritual_a enemy_n for_o we_o see_v his_o weakness_n and_o the_o bridle_a 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other_o in_o prison_n we_o at_o liberty_n other_o in_o blindness_n we_o in_o light_n other_o slander_v we_o not_o touch_v other_o cross_v in_o their_o child_n and_o friend_n we_o comfort_v o_o bless_a god_n what_o a_o separation_n be_v this_o how_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v thankful_a to_o thou_o for_o it_o verse_n 28._o worldly_n mind_v man_n will_v be_v content_a to_o tolerate_v religion_n so_o it_o may_v still_o be_v join_v with_o their_o profit_n but_o if_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o o_o how_o bitter_a then_o how_o hard_o to_o endure_v it_o for_o these_o jew_n whole_o to_o depart_v from_o egypt_n be_v not_o for_o pharaoh_n profit_n for_o from_o their_o labour_n he_o have_v great_a gain_n and_o therefore_o by_o no_o mean_n may_v they_o go_v out_o of_o his_o land_n to_o sacrifice_v to_o their_o god_n but_o in_o the_o land_n he_o be_v content_a to_o endure_v it_o so_o he_o may_v be_v free_v from_o those_o plague_n that_o be_v upon_o he_o or_o if_o needs_o must_v be_v that_o they_o must_v go_v out_o of_o the_o land_n yet_o not_o far_o in_o any_o case_n chap._n ix_o verse_n 14._o god_n punish_v sinner_n first_o with_o one_o rod_n then_o with_o another_o and_o if_o these_o single_a chastisement_n will_v not_o serve_v then_o will_v he_o go_v to_o many_o plague_n heap_v wrath_n upon_o wrath_n and_o plague_n upon_o plague_n yea_o he_o will_v lay_v even_o all_o his_o plague_n upon_o we_o at_o once_o as_o he_o here_o speak_v to_o our_o utter_a confusion_n as_o also_o it_o be_v deut._n 28._o 15._o second_o god_n call_v they_o here_o his_o plague_n so_o that_o neither_o fortune_n nor_o chance_n rule_v rod_n and_o cross_n lay_v upon_o we_o but_o these_o still_o be_v god_n lay_v on_o and_o take_v off_o at_o his_o pleasure_n ib._n upon_o the_o heart_n that_o be_v inward_o and_o deep_o to_o smite_v we_o in_o arm_n hand_n leg_n be_v grievous_a unto_o we_o but_o when_o sorrow_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o heart_n it_o sting_v indeed_o and_o most_o bitter_o as_o prov._n 17._o 22._o &_o 15._o 13._o now_o the_o best_a way_n to_o prevent_v this_o doleful_a sorrow_n of_o heart_n lay_v on_o by_o a_o angry_a god_n be_v to_o take_v our_o sin_n to_o heart_n betimes_o verse_n 23._o whether_o we_o be_v hinder_v or_o further_v by_o weather_n let_v we_o cast_v up_o our_o eye_n to_o heaven_n for_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n still_o that_o rule_v these_o thing_n and_o by_o his_o will_n they_o come_v and_o go_v nature_n be_v his_o servant_n and_o the_o devil_n his_o rod_n neither_o of_o they_o work_v but_o as_o he_o appoint_v verse_n 24._o fire_n be_v mingle_v with_o hail_n to_o teach_v that_o god_n judgement_n shall_v not_o be_v single_a but_o even_o one_o upon_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o until_o we_o be_v either_o humble_v or_o destroy_v who_o will_v think_v it_o possible_a that_o any_o soul_n shall_v be_v secure_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o such_o variety_n of_o judgement_n to_o what_o a_o height_n of_o obduration_n will_v sin_n lead_v a_o man_n and_o of_o all_o sin_n 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be_v still_o inconstant_a in_o all_o her_o purpose_n sensible_a of_o present_a evil_n and_o improvident_a of_o future_a good_a chap._n x._o verse_n 2._o as_o this_o teach_v we_o the_o end_n of_o god_n work_n and_o wonder_n so_o the_o duty_n and_o office_n of_o all_o christian_a parent_n and_o governor_n even_o to_o teach_v their_o child_n and_o charge_v careful_o and_o zealous_o by_o they_o and_o in_o they_o to_o know_v the_o lord_n as_o also_o deut._n 6._o 6._o thus_o be_v god_n himself_o the_o author_n of_o that_o catechise_n and_o instruct_v of_o youth_n which_o be_v so_o much_o neglect_v in_o our_o day_n verse_n 3._o the_o drift_n of_o all_o cross_n and_o affliction_n in_o this_o life_n be_v to_o bring_v down_o the_o swell_a pride_n of_o our_o sinful_a heart_n that_o yield_a god_n what_o be_v due_a to_o he_o we_o again_o may_v from_o he_o reap_v mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n to_o our_o endless_a comfort_n never_o forget_v this_o say_n to_o king_n josiah_n 2_o chron._n 34._o 27._o because_o thy_o heart_n be_v tender_a etc._n etc._n verse_n 7._o so_o old_a be_v the_o accusation_n which_o to_o this_o day_n remain_v among_o wicked_a person_n ascribe_v unto_o religion_n and_o the_o professor_n thereof_o whatsoever_o evil_a happen_v among_o man_n be_v it_o death_n sickness_n war_n famine_n thus_o ahab_n tell_v elias_n that_o it_o be_v he_o that_o trouble_a israel_n by_o who_o indeed_o all_o israel_n have_v a_o blessing_n if_o they_o have_v know_v it_o but_o to_o prove_v the_o contrary_a read_v gen._n 18._o 32._o house_n and_o whole_a kingdom_n have_v be_v save_v but_o for_o one_o righteous_a man_n dwell_v therein_o as_o joseph_n daniel_n and_o the_o like_a
the_o elder_a shall_v suffer_v no_o less_o than_o the_o young_a the_o rich_a as_o well_o as_o the_o poor_a there_o be_v no_o regard_n with_o god_n of_o these_o thing_n verse_n 3._o he_o howl_v not_o out_o with_o any_o unseemly_a cry_n neither_o utter_v any_o word_n of_o rage_n and_o impatience_n but_o meek_o stoop_v to_o god_n will_v kiss_v the_o rod_n and_o hold_v his_o peace_n if_o thus_o aaron_n in_o so_o great_a a_o judgement_n how_o much_o more_o we_o when_o our_o friend_n die_v natural_o sweet_o and_o comfortable_o so_o that_o we_o may_v bold_o say_v we_o have_v not_o lose_v they_o but_o send_v they_o before_o we_o whether_o we_o hope_v also_o to_o follow_v verse_n 5._o that_o which_o the_o father_n and_o brother_n may_v not_o do_v the_o cousin_n be_v command_v dead_a carcase_n be_v not_o for_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n his_o justice_n be_v show_v sufficient_o in_o kill_v they_o they_o be_v now_o fit_a for_o the_o grave_a not_o the_o sanctuary_n neither_o be_v they_o carry_v out_o naked_a but_o in_o their_o coat_n it_o be_v a_o unusual_a sight_n for_o israel_n to_o set_v a_o linen_n ephod_n upon_o the_o beer_n the_o judgement_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o remarkable_a because_o they_o have_v the_o badge_n of_o their_o call_v upon_o their_o back_n nothing_o be_v either_o more_o please_v unto_o god_n more_o commodious_a to_o man_n then_o that_o when_o he_o have_v execute_v judgement_n it_o shall_v be_v see_v and_o wonder_v at_o for_o therefore_o he_o strike_v some_o that_o he_o may_v warn_v all_o verse_n 12._o this_o be_v add_v to_o comfort_n and_o strengthen_v the_o shake_a heart_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o live_a son_n who_o may_v by_o this_o strange_a punishment_n have_v be_v drive_v into_o doubt_n whether_o ever_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v please_v that_o they_o shall_v meddle_v again_o with_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o we_o see_v therein_o a_o gracious_a god_n who_o make_v not_o his_o promise_n void_a to_o all_o for_o the_o fault_n of_o some_o we_o must_v therefore_o cleave_v to_o our_o call_v and_o even_o so_o much_o the_o more_o painful_o go_v forward_o therein_o by_o how_o much_o we_o see_v other_o punish_v for_o ill_o do_v be_v teach_v therefore_o and_o school_v but_o never_o be_v discourage_v and_o fear_v from_o impose_v duty_n verse_n 20._o in_o that_o moses_n admit_v of_o a_o reasonable_a excuse_n we_o may_v learn_v to_o abhor_v pride_n and_o to_o do_v the_o like_a pride_n i_o say_v which_o scorn_v to_o hear_v what_o may_v be_v say_v against_o the_o conceit_n we_o have_v once_o harbour_v a_o modest_a man_n do_v not_o thus_o and_o therefore_o holy_a job_n have_v a_o ear_n for_o his_o servant_n and_o his_o maid_n and_o do_v not_o despise_v their_o judgement_n their_o complaint_n and_o grief_n when_o they_o think_v themselves_o evil_a entreat_v by_o he_o chap._n xi_o verse_n 2._o learn_v from_o hence_o our_o duty_n to_o depend_v upon_o the_o word_n and_o will_n of_o god_n in_o all_o thing_n yea_o even_o in_o our_o meat_n and_o how_o careful_a likewise_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v to_o seek_v cleanness_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n before_o that_o god_n who_o expect_v it_o in_o our_o very_a diet._n verse_n 3._o this_o typify_v a_o difference_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o the_o world_n some_o clean_a and_o some_o unclean_a for_o they_o that_o have_v a_o true_a faith_n and_o a_o good_a life_n by_o meditate_v in_o the_o word_n be_v such_o as_o divide_v the_o hoof_n and_o chew_v the_o cud_n and_o they_o be_v clean_o but_o such_o as_o do_v neither_o or_o but_o one_o be_v unclean_a as_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o god_n but_o live_v not_o well_o or_o he_o that_o live_v in_o a_o outward_a honesty_n but_o believe_v not_o right_o they_o again_o may_v be_v call_v clean_o divide_v the_o hoof_n who_o do_v not_o believe_v in_o great_a or_o in_o gross_a but_o discern_v and_o distinguish_v thing_n as_o christ_n and_o moses_n nature_n and_o grace_n not_o believe_v every_o spirit_n but_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n or_o no._n john_n 4._o 1._o for_o chew_v the_o cud_n they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o do_v it_o and_o so_o to_o be_v clean_o who_o meditate_v of_o that_o they_o hear_v lay_v it_o up_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o practise_v it_o in_o their_o conversation_n verse_n 5._o by_o the_o coney_n be_v figure_v out_o such_o man_n as_o lay_v up_o their_o treasure_n in_o the_o earth_n because_o the_o coney_n dig_v and_o scrape_v and_o make_v their_o berry_n in_o the_o ground_n whereas_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o lay_v up_o our_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n mat._n 6._o verse_n 6._o the_o hare_n be_v a_o very_a fearful_a creature_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o type_n of_o fearful_a man_n and_o woman_n despair_v of_o grace_n and_o shrink_v from_o god_n such_o person_n be_v unclean_a and_o exclude_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n rev._n 21._o 8._o verse_n 7._o the_o swine_n never_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n but_o have_v his_o mouth_n ever_o in_o the_o earth_n and_o mire_n care_v for_o nothing_o but_o his_o belly_n nourish_v only_o to_o be_v kill_v for_o his_o death_n have_v use_v his_o life_n have_v none_o a_o good_a caveat_n for_o the_o rich_a miserable_a wretch_n of_o the_o world_n who_o never_o profit_n any_o till_o they_o die_v a_o knife_n therefore_o for_o the_o hogg_n that_o we_o may_v have_v what_o be_v useful_a in_o he_o and_o death_n for_o such_o wretch_n that_o the_o commonwealth_n may_v have_v use_n of_o they_o baggs_n verse_n 14._o by_o the_o goss-hauk_n be_v shadow_v forth_o man_n that_o pray_v upon_o their_o weak_a brethren_n and_o neighbour_n by_o the_o vulture_n man_n that_o delight_v in_o war_n and_o contention_n by_o the_o raven_n unnatural_a parent_n that_o forsake_v their_o child_n unkind_a friend_n which_o shrink_v away_o ill_a husband_n that_o provide_v not_o for_o their_o family_n by_o the_o ostrich_n paint_a hypocrite_n and_o carnal_a man_n that_o have_v fair_a great_a feather_n but_o can_v fly_v by_o the_o seamew_n that_o live_v both_o on_o land_n and_o water_n such_o as_o will_v be_v save_v both_o by_o faith_n and_o work_n such_o ambodexter_n as_o the_o world_n have_v store_n of_o that_o carry_v two_o face_n under_o a_o hood_n fire_n in_o one_o hand_n and_o water_n in_o the_o other_o chap._n xii_o verse_n 2._o this_o serve_v to_o confute_v that_o gross_a error_n of_o pelagius_n deny_v the_o propagation_n of_o sin_n from_o parent_n to_o child_n but_o if_o the_o birth_n be_v clean_o the_o mother_n by_o the_o birth_n shall_v not_o be_v unclean_a as_o this_o purification_n do_v shadow_n that_o she_o be_v god_n will_v therefore_o have_v all_o man_n know_v what_o they_o be_v by_o nature_n and_o what_o by_o grace_n through_o the_o remedy_n provide_v christ_n our_o only_a righteousness_n and_o purity_n also_o that_o god_n have_v rather_o have_v they_o never_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n than_o to_o enter_v with_o corruption_n unsorrow_v for_o and_o uncare_v for_o verse_n 4._o although_o this_o ceremonial_a law_n of_o moses_n be_v abrogate_a and_o go_v yet_o honesty_n of_o nature_n and_o modesty_n in_o womankind_n be_v neither_o abrogate_a nor_o go_v therefore_o even_o still_o we_o retain_v in_o the_o church_n a_o lawful_a and_o laudable_a custom_n among_o woman_n that_o they_o shall_v stay_v a_o time_n after_o childbirth_n to_o gather_v strength_n in_o their_o house_n and_o then_o come_v to_o church_n to_o give_v god_n thanks_o and_o this_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o needful_a thing_n in_o regard_n of_o weakness_n a_o modest_a ceremony_n in_o regard_n of_o womanhood_n and_o a_o christian_a duty_n in_o regard_n of_o comfort_n and_o mercy_n receive_v to_o come_v to_o church_n there_o thankful_o to_o acknowledge_v god_n great_a mercy_n to_o they_o in_o both_o give_v they_o safe_a deliverance_n and_o blessing_n they_o with_o child_n to_o their_o comfort_n verse_n 5._o there_o be_v no_o sin_n in_o marriage_n if_o it_o be_v not_o abuse_v but_o because_o this_o be_v rare_a therefore_o after_o woman_n be_v deliver_v god_n appoint_v they_o to_o be_v purify_v show_v that_o some_o stain_n or_o other_o do_v creep_v into_o this_o action_n which_o have_v need_v to_o be_v repent_v and_o therefore_o when_o they_o pray_v 1_o cor._n 7._o 5._o st._n paul_n will_v not_o have_v they_o come_v together_o lest_o their_o prayer_n shall_v be_v hinder_v verse_n 8._o the_o sacrifice_n be_v indifferent_a whether_o turtle_n or_o pigeon_n turtle_n that_o live_v solitary_o and_o pigeon_n that_o live_v sociable_o be_v all_o one_o to_o god_n god_n in_o christ_n may_v be_v have_v in_o a_o active_a and_o sociable_a life_n denote_v in_o the_o pigeon_n and_o in_o the_o solitary_a and_o contemplative_a life_n set_v out_o in_o the_o turtle_n let_v not_o westminster_n despise_v the_o church_n nor_o the_o church_n
who_o can_v better_v order_n a_o army_n than_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o who_o more_o fit_a to_o lead_v his_o people_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n than_o he_o that_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n and_o he_o alone_o it_o be_v that_o do_v here_o marshal_v the_o camp_n of_o israel_n order_n the_o militia_n of_o his_o people_n and_o make_v they_o as_o a_o army_n terrible_a with_o banner_n terrible_a and_o full_a of_o majesty_n either_o to_o draw_v heart_n or_o to_o daunt_v they_o god_n be_v both_o the_o van_n and_o rear_n in_o the_o church_n army_n the_o lord_n will_v go_v before_o you_o and_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n will_v be_v your_o reward_n so_o that_o although_o satan_n muster_v up_o all_o his_o force_n tyrant_n heretic_n and_o the_o like_a that_o invade_v the_o church_n and_o assault_v she_o on_o all_o side_n yet_o they_o shall_v find_v her_o invincible_a many_o a_o time_n have_v they_o afflict_v i_o from_o my_o youth_n may_v israel_n say_v but_o they_o have_v not_o prevail_v against_o i_o psalm_n 129._o the_o church_n be_v invincible_a and_o only_o the_o church_n athens_n take_v upon_o she_o of_o old_a to_o be_v so_o and_o venice_n of_o late_o boast_v the_o like_a but_o time_n have_v confute_v the_o one_o and_o may_v soon_o do_v the_o other_o when_o the_o church_n shall_v stand_v firm_a because_o found_v on_o a_o rock_n verse_n 3._o god_n provide_v here_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n appoint_v officer_n and_o magistrate_n over_o they_o and_o leave_v they_o not_o to_o themselves_o which_o will_v have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o much_o contention_n every_o tribe_n have_v his_o certain_a captain_n and_o leader_n design_v by_o god_n who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o order_n and_o therefore_o give_v to_o his_o people_n ruler_n to_o fight_v their_o battle_n and_o to_o guide_v they_o in_o order_n and_o godliness_n faithful_n magistrate_n be_v needful_a for_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n who_o be_v not_o only_o a_o portion_n among_o believer_n but_o the_o chief_a part_n and_o stay_v of_o they_o in_o well-doing_n both_o in_o peace_n and_o war._n verse_n 10._o reuben_n be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o jacob_n and_o to_o he_o as_o the_o first-born_a the_o birthright_n do_v belong_v and_o yet_o we_o see_v verse_n 3._o that_o judah_n be_v place_v before_o he_o thus_o do_v god_n sometime_o show_v himself_o a_o just_a judge_n in_o punish_v sin_n and_o yet_o withal_o a_o merciful_a father_n to_o reuben_n in_o his_o posterity_n for_o whereas_o he_o have_v deserve_v to_o be_v race_v out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o god_n people_n because_o of_o his_o incest_n yet_o god_n allow_v reuben_n here_o the_o second_o place_n among_o the_o tribe_n so_o that_o allbeit_a he_o be_v punish_v just_o he_o be_v punish_v gentle_o thus_o god_n deal_v evermore_o he_o will_v punish_v sin_n but_o he_o will_v do_v it_o in_o mercy_n not_o in_o severity_n gentle_o not_o rigorous_o for_o correction_n and_o not_o seek_v the_o ruin_n of_o his_o child_n chap._n iii_o verse_n 1._o there_o be_v a_o natural_a generation_n and_o there_o be_v a_o moral_a or_o spiritual_a generation_n my_o father_n beget_v i_o the_o first_o way_n and_o my_o god_n or_o my_o teacher_n the_o second_o way_n thus_o here_o moses_n do_v regenerate_v what_o aaron_n have_v beget_v he_o be_v a_o father_n by_o his_o direction_n and_o instruction_n when_o aaron_n be_v only_o by_o nature_n the_o word_n deliver_v by_o god_n minister_n for_o our_o spiritual_a birth_n and_o education_n be_v not_o a_o dead_a letter_n a_o empty_a sound_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o for_o together_o with_o the_o word_n there_o go_v forth_o a_o regenerate_a power_n the_o exhortation_n thereof_o be_v operative_a mean_n of_o sanctification_n as_o when_o god_n say_v let_v there_o be_v light_n or_o christ_n say_v lazarus_n come_v forth_o the_o spirit_n make_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o word_n profitable_a and_o generative_a and_o hence_o minister_n be_v call_v father_n as_o moses_n here_o be_v father_n to_o aaron_n child_n who_o be_v therefore_o call_v his_o generation_n verse_n 4._o when_o god_n have_v former_o send_v his_o fire_n from_o above_o and_o command_v the_o continuance_n of_o that_o fire_n for_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n to_o fetch_v profane_a coal_n to_o god_n altar_n can_v savour_v of_o no_o less_o than_o presumption_n and_o sacrilege_n when_o we_o bring_v zeal_n without_o knowledge_n misconceit_n of_o faith_n carnal_a affection_n the_o device_n of_o our_o will-worship_n superstitious_a devotion_n unto_o god_n service_n we_o bring_v common_a fire_n to_o his_o altar_n these_o flame_n be_v neveâ—_n of_o his_o kindle_v he_o hate_v both_o altar_n fire_n priest_n and_o sacrifice_n and_o now_o behold_v â—he_n same_o fire_n that_o consume_v the_o sacrifice_n before_o consume_v the_o sacrificer_n it_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o god_n acceptation_n in_o consume_v the_o beast_n but_o while_o it_o destroy_v man_n the_o fearful_a sign_n of_o his_o displeasure_n by_o the_o same_o mean_v god_n can_v bewray_v both_o love_n and_o hatred_n and_o here_o one_o may_v have_v think_v that_o be_v but_o young_a man_n and_o not_o yet_o warm_a in_o their_o function_n both_o age_n and_o inexperience_n may_v have_v excuse_v they_o but_o no_o pretence_n can_v bear_v off_o a_o sin_n with_o god_n that_o no_o man_n may_v hope_v the_o plea_n either_o of_o birth_n or_o youth_n or_o of_o the_o first_o commission_n of_o evil_n may_v challenge_v pardon_n i_o see_v here_o young_a man_n son_n of_o the_o ruler_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o first_o offence_n strike_v dead_a verse_n 13._o the_o first-born_a be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n by_o several_a right_n first_o by_o right_a of_o redemption_n he_o that_o be_v save_v be_v not_o his_o own_o but_o his_o that_o save_v he_o he_o have_v save_v we_o from_o our_o enemy_n that_o we_o may_v serve_v he_o luke_n 1._o 74._o christ_n have_v therefore_o break_v the_o devil_n yoke_n from_o off_o our_o neck_n that_o we_o may_v take_v upon_o we_o 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it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n to_o decline_v from_o his_o own_o institution_n we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o power_n which_o be_v wise_a to_o prescribe_v his_o own_o worship_n just_a to_o require_v what_o he_o have_v prescribe_v powerful_a to_o revenge_v that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o require_v chap._n xxvii_o verse_n 13._o after_o many_o painful_a and_o perilous_a erterprise_n now_o be_v moses_n draw_v to_o his_o rest_n he_o have_v bring_v his_o israelite_n from_o egypt_n through_o the_o sea_n and_o wilderness_n within_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o promise_a land_n and_o now_o himself_o must_v take_v possession_n of_o that_o land_n whereof_o canaan_n be_v but_o a_o type_n when_o we_o have_v do_v that_o we_o come_v for_o it_o be_v time_n for_o we_o to_o be_v go_v this_o earth_n be_v make_v only_o for_o action_n not_o for_o fruition_n the_o service_n of_o god_n child_n shall_v be_v ill_o reward_v if_o they_o must_v stay_v here_o always_o let_v no_o 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more_o than_o i_o be_o worthy_a of_o chap._n xxviii_o verse_n 3._o all_o sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n do_v as_o it_o be_v lead_v we_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o christ_n and_o point_v he_o out_o with_o the_o finger_n who_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 10._o he_o be_v both_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n he_o be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n as_o therefore_o these_o lamb_n be_v offer_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n so_o be_v christ_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o the_o end_n thereof_o he_o be_v the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n rev._n 13._o and_o as_o this_o daily_a offer_v be_v twice_o perform_v so_o we_o have_v daily_o need_v of_o reconciliation_n that_o his_o blood_n shall_v be_v continual_o apply_v unto_o we_o by_o faith_n and_o as_o we_o daily_a sin_n against_o he_o so_o we_o must_v have_v daily_a recourse_n unto_o he_o for_o remission_n of_o sin_n again_o this_o 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verse_n 53._o they_o be_v to_o be_v drive_v out_o because_o their_o iniquity_n be_v now_o full_a they_o be_v as_o a_o harvest_n ready_a for_o the_o sickle_n or_o as_o a_o vine_n for_o the_o wine-press_n so_o be_v they_o ready_a for_o the_o vintage_n of_o god_n wrath_n which_o now_o come_v upon_o they_o to_o the_o utmost_a the_o sin_n of_o these_o canaanite_n fill_v the_o land_n with_o filthiness_n from_o corner_n to_o corner_n it_o overspread_v it_o as_o a_o deluge_n turn_v it_o into_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o its_o self_n as_o coporas_n which_o will_v turn_v milk_n into_o ink_n or_o leaven_v which_o turn_v a_o very_a passover_n into_o pollution_n and_o therefore_o god_n root_v they_o out_o and_o cause_v their_o land_n when_o it_o can_v bear_v they_o no_o long_o to_o spew_v they_o forth_o sin_n be_v filthiness_n in_o the_o abstract_n st._n james_n call_v it_o james_n 1._o 21._o the_o stink_a filth_n of_o a_o pestilent_a ulcer_n the_o superfluity_n and_o garbage_n of_o naughtiness_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v throw_v upon_o the_o dunghill_n it_o be_v no_o better_a than_o the_o devil_n excrement_n fit_a for_o nothing_o but_o the_o draught_n it_o set_v his_o limb_n in_o we_o and_o draw_v his_o picture_n upon_o we_o for_o malice_n be_v the_o devil_n eye_n oppression_n be_v his_o hand_n hypocrisy_n his_o cleave_a foot_n great_a â—â—â—s_n do_v great_o pollute_v and_o therefore_o god_n do_v great_o punish_v they_o chap._n xxxiv_o verse_n 3._o the_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v call_v canaan_n of_o canaan_n the_o son_n of_o cham_n who_o with_o his_o posterity_n dwell_v therein_o and_o this_o be_v now_o bound_v that_o they_o may_v inherit_v all_o that_o god_n have_v give_v they_o and_o divide_v no_o more_o than_o be_v give_v they_o this_o teach_v we_o that_o god_n set_v bound_n unto_o all_o man_n possession_n they_o must_v take_v no_o more_o nor_o usurp_v and_o presume_v any_o further_a than_o he_o have_v give_v which_o condemn_v all_o encroach_a and_o usurpation_n one_o upon_o another_o in_o kingdom_n and_o lordship_n as_o well_o as_o private_a possession_n when_o man_n can_v be_v content_a with_o their_o own_o but_o will_v stretch_v their_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n further_o god_n have_v make_v they_o great_a but_o they_o seek_v to_o make_v themselves_o great_a he_o have_v set_v they_o bound_n but_o they_o will_v know_v no_o bound_n so_o that_o from_o hence_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o the_o war_n which_o be_v take_v in_o hand_n upon_o ambition_n and_o enlarge_n of_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o empire_n only_o be_v a_o despise_n of_o god_n a_o shed_n of_o innocent_a blood_n and_o a_o pervert_n of_o that_o order_n which_o he_o have_v set_v in_o nature_n and_o nation_n verse_n 13._o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o nearness_n of_o god_n mercy_n shall_v encourage_v and_o embolden_v every_o one_o to_o be_v constant_a and_o courageous_a that_o we_o faint_v not_o in_o the_o last_o act_n this_o make_v moses_n say_v here_o this_o be_v the_o land_n which_o you_o shall_v inherit_v he_o do_v as_o it_o be_v point_v it_o out_o with_o the_o finger_n and_o bid_v they_o lift_v up_o their_o eye_n and_o behold_v the_o goodness_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o their_o father_n for_o as_o the_o consideration_n of_o judgement_n at_o hand_n and_o lie_v at_o the_o door_n aught_o to_o move_v terror_n and_o astonishment_n so_o when_o we_o behold_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n before_o our_o eye_n which_o be_v not_o prolong_v for_o many_o year_n it_o ought_v to_o inflame_v we_o with_o a_o holy_a zeal_n and_o desire_n to_o see_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o same_o verse_n 15._o consider_v here_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v and_o in_o this_o the_o state_n of_o christ_n church_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n some_o be_v at_o rest_n other_o be_v to_o pass_v further_o some_o have_v their_o inheritance_n and_o some_o have_v none_o some_o have_v town_n and_o city_n to_o dwell_v in_o and_o some_o be_v yet_o 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in_o secular_a affair_n and_o that_o god_n expect_v these_o thing_n of_o we_o his_o own_o deal_n dictate_v who_o when_o he_o do_v demand_v a_o allowance_n for_o himself_o to_o maintain_v his_o priest_n and_o levite_n withal_o albeit_o they_o be_v one_o of_o the_o least_o tribe_n yet_o it_o be_v so_o much_o as_o in_o all_o probability_n do_v far_o exceed_v all_o other_o tribe_n revenue_n and_o the_o same_o in_o such_o sort_n both_o for_o their_o own_o habitation_n and_o for_o their_o household_n provision_n and_o keep_n of_o their_o cattle_n for_o use_n and_o service_n about_o they_o be_v as_o commodious_a and_o fit_a as_o to_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o in_o very_a deed_n these_o thing_n be_v not_o too_o much_o the_o very_a estate_n of_o the_o minister_n due_o consider_v from_o reason_n will_v soon_o yield_v and_o confirm_v verse_n 8._o the_o levite_n be_v to_o have_v their_o glebeland_n out_o of_o the_o israelite_n possession_n according_a to_o the_o several_a ability_n of_o 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but_o they_o shall_v hear_v you_o be_v curse_v with_o a_o curse_n mal._n 3._o 8._o even_o with_o shallum_n curse_n jer._n 22._o 13_o 14._o that_o use_v his_o neighbour_n service_n without_o wage_n and_o will_v sacrilegious_o take_v in_o a_o piece_n of_o god_n window_n into_o his_o own_o verse_n 30._o yet_o if_o this_o one_o be_v a_o faithful_a witness_n say_v aristotle_n one_o faithful_a witness_n in_o some_o case_n may_v suffice_v in_o private_a offence_n howsoever_o and_o that_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o such_o mat._n 18._o 16._o st._n basil_n and_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n if_o thy_o brother_n a_o jew_n shall_v trespass_v against_o thou_o be_v a_o jew_n right_o thyself_o by_o degree_n first_o deal_v with_o he_o fraternal_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n betwixt_o thou_o and_o he_o alone_o verse_n 12._o second_o deal_v with_o he_o legal_o take_v with_o thou_o one_o or_o two_o witness_n more_o verse_n 16._o three_o deal_v with_o he_o jewish_o tell_v the_o church_n complain_v to_o the_o sanhedrim_n verse_n 17._o four_o if_o he_o shall_v neglect_v to_o hear_v they_o deal_v with_o he_o heathenish_o i._n e._n let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n make_v benefit_n of_o the_o roman_a power_n let_v caesar_n justice_n end_v the_o difference_n between_o you_o chap._n xxxvi_o verse_n 2._o the_o father_n of_o the_o child_n of_o gilead_n come_v not_o to_o moses_n in_o contempt_n or_o with_o a_o commotion_n as_o if_o they_o mean_v to_o gain_v that_o by_o force_n which_o they_o can_v not_o obtain_v by_o favour_n but_o they_o bear_v themselves_o lowly_a and_o dutiful_o as_o become_v they_o to_o the_o magistrate_n when_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n command_v my_o lord_n and_o again_o my_o lord_n be_v command_v
it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o inferior_n to_o reverence_n their_o superior_n in_o gesture_n in_o word_n and_o in_o deed_n because_o superior_n bear_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o be_v to_o their_o inferior_n in_o god_n place_n as_o moses_n be_v to_o aaron_n when_o god_n say_v exod._n 4._o thou_o shall_v be_v unto_o he_o instead_o of_o god_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v the_o place_n of_o subjection_n be_v not_o a_o unlawful_a call_v and_o that_o christianity_n do_v not_o abolish_v magistracy_n and_o civil_a authority_n but_o rather_o ratify_v and_o establish_v it_o verse_n 6._o marriage_n be_v not_o to_o be_v enforce_v upon_o any_o either_o by_o the_o magistrate_n or_o parent_n gen._n 24._o 57_o 1_o cor._n 7._o 39_o for_o this_o be_v to_o exeercise_v tyranny_n over_o our_o child_n for_o as_o child_n be_v to_o have_v the_o consent_n of_o their_o careful_a parent_n and_o not_o to_o dare_v to_o bestow_v themselves_o without_o their_o advice_n so_o likewise_o parent_n ought_v to_o have_v the_o consent_n of_o their_o child_n and_o not_o bestow_v they_o upon_o other_o against_o their_o will_n for_o that_o be_v to_o lay_v a_o evil_a foundation_n and_o to_o fill_v the_o house_n with_o jar_n and_o dissension_n and_o their_o child_n with_o misery_n who_o will_v beg_v with_o better_a will_n where_o they_o like_v than_o live_v without_o love_n in_o abundance_n verse_n 8._o every_o daughter_n shall_v be_v a_o wife_n unto_o one_o of_o the_o family_n which_o teach_v we_o that_o however_o the_o marry_n of_o many_o wife_n be_v practise_v among_o the_o patriarch_n and_o people_n of_o god_n yet_o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o one_o man_n shall_v have_v one_o wife_n and_o not_o wife_n but_o the_o main_a point_n we_o learn_v from_o hence_o be_v that_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n must_v remain_v and_o continue_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o tribe_n now_o if_o it_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n that_o every_o man_n keep_v his_o proper_a inheritance_n then_o certain_o distinction_n of_o inheritance_n be_v agreeable_a to_o his_o word_n we_o be_v teach_v likewise_o from_o this_o text_n that_o parent_n shall_v provide_v for_o their_o daughter_n as_o well_o as_o son_n and_o not_o to_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o wide_a world_n especial_o in_o these_o our_o day_n wherein_o more_o enquiry_n be_v make_v after_o what_o they_o have_v than_o what_o they_o be_v and_o what_o good_n be_v without_o they_o than_o what_o good_a quality_n be_v within_o nature_n teach_v that_o if_o any_o member_n be_v weak_a it_o be_v chief_o to_o be_v strengthen_v the_o woman_n be_v the_o weak_a and_o therefore_o need_v to_o be_v support_v verse_n 10._o these_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n obey_v the_o judgement_n of_o moses_n and_o marry_v in_o their_o tribe_n teach_v we_o at_o this_o day_n to_o rest_v in_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o not_o to_o run_v from_o court_n to_o court_v only_o in_o malice_n and_o a_o contentious_a spirit_n till_o we_o have_v enrich_v other_o and_o beggar_a ourselves_o there_o may_v be_v sometime_o a_o use_n of_o appeal_n or_o go_v about_o again_o upon_o better_a light_n but_o let_v not_o reason_n be_v pretend_v when_o they_o be_v not_o to_o satisfy_v our_o malice_n or_o revenge_n for_o god_n see_v and_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o peace_n will_v ever_o show_v his_o dislike_n of_o quarrel_v and_o contention_n a_o practical_a commentary_n upon_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n call_v deuteronomy_n chap._n i._o verse_n 22._o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v at_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n if_o the_o israelite_n have_v go_v to_o canaan_n without_o enquiry_n their_o confidence_n have_v possess_v it_o now_o they_o send_v to_o espy_v the_o land_n sixty_o thousand_o of_o they_o never_o live_v to_o see_v it_o and_o yet_o i_o see_v god_n in_o number_n 13._o enjoin_v they_o to_o send_v but_o enjoin_v it_o upon_o their_o instance_n some_o thing_n god_n allow_v in_o judgement_n their_o importunity_n and_o distrust_n extort_a from_o god_n this_o occasion_n of_o their_o overthrow_n that_o which_o the_o lord_n move_v unto_o prosper_v but_o that_o which_o we_o move_v he_o to_o first_o seldom_o succee_v what_o need_v they_o doubt_v of_o the_o goodness_n of_o that_o land_n which_o god_n tell_v they_o do_v flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n what_o need_v they_o doubt_v of_o obtain_v that_o which_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v when_o we_o will_v send_v forth_o our_o sense_n to_o be_v our_o scout_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o rather_o dare_v trust_v man_n than_o god_n we_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v deceive_v verse_n 27._o now_o be_v moses_n in_o danger_n of_o lose_v all_o the_o cost_n and_o care_n that_o ever_o he_o bestow_v upon_o israel_n his_o people_n be_v already_o go_v back_o to_o egypt_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o their_o body_n be_v return_v o_o you_o rebellious_a hebrew_n where_o shall_v god_n have_v you_o at_o last_o do_v ever_o moses_n promise_v to_o bring_v you_o to_o a_o 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dare_v not_o quit_v his_o shepherd_n crook_n without_o the_o call_n of_o god_n so_o now_o he_o dare_v not_o his_o sceptre_n except_o he_o be_v dismiss_v of_o he_o that_o call_v he_o no_o trouble_n no_o opposition_n can_v drive_v he_o from_o his_o place_n we_o be_v too_o weak_a if_o we_o suffer_v man_n to_o chase_v we_o from_o that_o station_n where_o god_n have_v set_v we_o but_o what_o be_v this_o note_a sin_n here_o that_o deserve_v god_n anger_n israel_n murmur_v for_o water_n god_n bid_v moses_n take_v the_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o rock_n to_o give_v water_n moses_n instead_o of_o speak_v and_o strike_v the_o rock_n with_o his_o voice_n strike_v it_o with_o his_o rod_n here_o be_v his_o sin_n a_o overreach_v of_o his_o commission_n a_o fearfulness_n and_o
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though_o god_n will_v not_o be_v serve_v for_o nought_o and_o therefore_o make_v large_a promise_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o be_v serve_v because_o of_o the_o promise_n but_o because_o of_o the_o precept_n and_o therefore_o that_o go_v first_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n that_o make_v bargain_n with_o his_o servant_n to_o hire_v they_o to_o serve_v he_o mat._n 4._o 9_o but_o though_o god_n make_v many_o and_o large_a promise_n to_o those_o that_o serve_v he_o yet_o he_o never_o make_v any_o bargain_n with_o they_o and_o therefore_o in_o all_o the_o obedience_n that_o be_v do_v to_o god_n the_o christian_a must_v first_o eye_n the_o command_n and_o then_o the_o promise_n it_o be_v not_o deny_v but_o i_o may_v look_v upon_o the_o promise_n as_o a_o motive_n as_o a_o encouragement_n as_o a_o obligation_n as_o a_o occasion_n to_o duty_n and_o obedience_n but_o not_o as_o the_o end_n and_o cause_n and_o ground_n of_o my_o obedience_n i_o may_v have_v respect_n unto_o the_o recompense_n of_o the_o 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faithful_a servant_n receive_v from_o he_o be_v as_o marrow_n which_o strengthen_v the_o bone_n and_o make_v they_o apt_a to_o do_v good_a thing_n and_o as_o a_o man_n that_o have_v his_o bone_n fill_v with_o marrow_n and_o have_v abundance_n of_o good_a blood_n and_o fresh_a spirit_n in_o his_o body_n he_o can_v endure_v to_o go_v with_o less_o clothes_n than_o another_o because_o he_o be_v well_o line_v within_o so_o it_o be_v with_o a_o heart_n that_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n he_o will_v go_v through_o difficulty_n and_o trouble_n and_o disease_n though_o outward_a comfort_n fail_v he_o verse_n 18._o as_o some_o schoolmaster_n have_v use_v that_o discipline_n to_o correct_v the_o child_n of_o great_a person_n who_o personal_a correction_n they_o find_v reason_n to_o forbear_v by_o correct_v other_o child_n in_o their_o name_n and_o in_o their_o sight_n and_o have_v wrought_v upon_o good_a nature_n that_o way_n so_o do_v almighty_a god_n correct_v the_o 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discover_v our_o adulterate_a coin_n by_o that_o silver_n touchstone_n of_o his_o law_n he_o that_o create_v the_o light_n and_o darkness_n must_v needs_o know_v both_o he_o see_v the_o exterior_a act_n thy_o light_n before_o man_n he_o view_v the_o hide_a vault_n and_o recess_n of_o that_o mind_n the_o darkness_n of_o thy_o heart_n therefore_o his_o law_n here_o be_v call_v a_o law_n of_o fire_n he_o plead_v in_o flame_n by_o this_o fire_n he_o examine_v thy_o dissemble_a humiliation_n and_o repentance_n thy_o solemn_a devotion_n the_o stubble_n and_o trash_n of_o thy_o performance_n verse_n 8._o in_o this_o chapter_n moses_n bless_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n give_v to_o each_o a_o benediction_n proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o its_o self_n all_o but_o levi_n in_o this_o text_n be_v for_o temporal_a end_n and_o their_o legacy_n be_v answerable_a moses_n give_v they_o as_o much_o as_o they_o care_v for_o zebulun_n and_o issachar_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o that_o be_v enough_o to_o stop_v their_o mouth_n benjamin_n shall_v be_v bless_v with_o repose_n &_o security_n and_o heel_n glad_o sit_v down_o with_o that_o but_o now_o it_o be_v not_o wealth_n nor_o ease_n nor_o honour_n that_o best_a suit_n with_o the_o ephod_n all_o worldly_a blessing_n be_v jewel_n of_o too_o low_a a_o price_n too_o faint_a a_o blaze_n and_o lustre_n to_o be_v set_v there_o and_o therefore_o of_o levi_n it_o be_v say_v here_o let_v thy_o thummim_n and_o thy_o urim_n be_v upon_o thy_o holy_a one_o that_o that_o be_v confer_v upon_o levi_n must_v be_v divine_a and_o heavenly_a urim_n and_o thummim_n perfection_n and_o illumination_n and_o both_o must_v proceed_v from_o god_n after_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o text_n thy_o urim_n and_o thy_o thummim_n and_o thy_o holy_a one._n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o our_o own_o perfection_n nor_o innate_a holiness_n nor_o our_o own_o illumination_n or_o private_a 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the_o multitude_n of_o the_o guilty_a that_o nothing_o can_v more_o aggravate_v it_o with_o man_n commonness_n may_v plead_v for_o favour_n with_o god_n it_o plead_v for_o judgement_n many_o hand_n draw_v the_o cable_n with_o more_o violence_n than_o few_o the_o leprosy_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v more_o loathsome_a than_o that_o of_o the_o part_n verse_n 5._o contentation_n be_v a_o rare_a blessing_n because_o it_o arise_v either_o from_o a_o fruition_n of_o all_o comfort_n or_o a_o not_o desire_v of_o some_o which_o we_o have_v not_o now_o we_o be_v never_o so_o bare_a as_o not_o to_o have_v some_o benefit_n never_o so_o full_a as_o not_o to_o want_v something_o god_n have_v much_o ado_n with_o we_o either_o we_o lack_v health_n or_o quietness_n or_o child_n or_o wealth_n or_o company_n or_o ourselves_o in_o all_o these_o we_o remember_v when_o we_o sit_v by_o the_o fleshpot_n of_o egypt_n and_o do_v eat_v free_o of_o their_o cucumber_n and_o melon_n and_o leek_n and_o onion_n every_o mind_n remember_v and_o affect_v that_o which_o be_v like_o its_o self_n carnal_a mind_n be_v for_o the_o fleshpot_n of_o egypt_n though_o buy_v with_o servitude_n spiritual_a be_v for_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n though_o redeem_a with_o famine_n and_o will_v rather_o die_v in_o god_n presence_n than_o live_v without_o he_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o delicate_a and_o full_a dish_n verse_n 8._o the_o same_o hand_n that_o rain_v manna_n into_o the_o israelite_n tent_n can_v have_v rain_v it_o into_o their_o mouth_n or_o lap_n god_n love_v we_o shall_v take_v pain_n for_o our_o spiritual_a food_n little_o will_v it_o have_v avail_v they_o that_o the_o manna_n lie_v about_o their_o tent_n if_o they_o have_v not_o go_v forth_o and_o gather_v it_o beat_v and_o bake_v it_o let_v salvation_n be_v never_o so_o plentiful_a if_o we_o bring_v it_o not_o home_n and_o make_v it_o we_o by_o faith_n we_o be_v no_o whit_n the_o better_a if_o the_o work_n do_v and_o mean_v use_v have_v be_v enough_o to_o give_v life_n no_o israelite_n have_v die_v their_o belly_n be_v full_a of_o that_o bread_n whereof_o one_o crum_n give_v life_n yet_o they_o die_v many_o of_o they_o in_o displeasure_n as_o in_o natural_a so_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n we_o may_v not_o trust_v to_o mean_n the_o carkal_n of_o the_o sacrament_n can_v give_v life_n but_o the_o soul_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o thing_n represent_v verse_n 9_o the_o meat_n of_o these_o israelite_n be_v strange_a but_o nothing_o so_o strange_a as_o their_o bread_n from_o the_o first_o day_n that_o their_o manna_n fall_v till_o their_o settle_n in_o canaan_n god_n wrought_v a_o perpetual_a miracle_n in_o this_o food_n a_o miracle_n in_o the_o place_n other_o bread_n rise_v up_o from_o below_o this_o fall_v down_o from_o above_o neither_o do_v it_o ever_o rain_v bread_n till_o now_o yet_o so_o do_v this_o heavenly_a shower_n fall_v that_o it_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n a_o miracle_n in_o the_o quantity_n 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