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 his_o yoke_n that_o be_v easy_a and_o his_o burden_n that_o be_v light_a serve_v we_o must_v still_o but_o after_o another_o manner_n as_o the_o israelite_n do_v when_o free_v from_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n yet_o thou_o shall_v keep_v this_o service_n say_v moses_n exod._n 12._o 25._o second_o the_o first-born_a be_v god_n by_o right_a of_o dilection_n as_o usual_o best_o belove_v that_o together_o with_o our_o child_n he_o may_v draw_v to_o himself_o the_o best_a of_o our_o affection_n three_o by_o right_a of_o sanctification_n they_o be_v saparate_v they_o be_v sanctify_v to_o the_o lord_n to_o wait_v on_o his_o altar_n to_o show_v that_o singular_a thing_n be_v expect_v of_o all_o that_o draw_v nigh_o unto_o god_n in_o any_o duty_n but_o especial_o in_o the_o office_n of_o the_o ministry_n those_o that_o stand_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o prince_n must_v be_v exact_a in_o their_o carriage_n god_n appoint_v both_o the_o weight_n and_o measure_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n to_o be_v twice_o as_o large_a as_o those_o of_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o imply_v that_o he_o expect_v much_o more_o from_o those_o that_o serve_v he_o there_o than_o he_o do_v from_o other_o chap._n iu._n verse_n 9_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v light_a essential_a and_o give_v light_a to_o every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o every_o man_n the_o light_n of_o reason_n to_o his_o own_o a_o supernatural_a light_n to_o know_v heavenly_a thing_n a_o affect_v transform_a light_n which_o shall_v change_v we_o into_o the_o same_o image_n with_o himself_o from_o glory_n to_o glory_n as_o the_o pearl_n by_o the_o often_o beat_v of_o the_o sunbeam_n upon_o it_o become_v radiant_a which_o will_v make_v we_o walk_v as_o the_o child_n of_o light_n like_v so_o many_o crystal_n glass_n with_o a_o light_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o each_o which_o appear_v throw_v every_o part_n of_o they_o and_o in_o respect_n of_o this_o light_n every_o create_a understanding_n in_o its_o high_a ability_n be_v at_o the_o most_o but_o as_o aeschilus_n say_v of_o fire_n steal_v by_o prometheus_n a_o beam_n of_o that_o light_a essential_a verse_n 19_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n must_v appoint_v the_o cohathite_n their_o several_a office_n and_o show_v they_o what_o part_n every_o particular_a person_n must_v bear_v that_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n do_v not_o break_v in_o among_o they_o and_o this_o consideration_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n ready_a to_o come_v upon_o offender_n aught_o to_o increase_v their_o care_n to_o do_v the_o duty_n that_o god_n require_v holy_a thing_n must_v be_v handle_v reverent_o religious_o whatever_o matter_n of_o god_n we_o meddle_v withal_o whether_o it_o be_v hear_v of_o his_o word_n or_o receive_v of_o the_o sacrament_n or_o call_v on_o his_o name_n we_o be_v
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 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by_o the_o word_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o poor_a sinner_n whereby_o the_o corruption_n of_o his_o nature_n be_v mortify_v and_o himself_o receive_v into_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n and_o communion_n with_o god_n verse_n 14._o in_o the_o first_o covenant_n that_o god_n make_v with_o his_o people_n as_o we_o see_v here_o that_o person_n that_o will_v not_o be_v circumcise_v that_o soul_n be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o just_o so_o in_o the_o second_o covenant_n that_o god_n make_v with_o his_o people_n the_o covenant_n of_o the_o gospel_n he_o that_o be_v not_o circumcise_v in_o heart_n and_o make_v new_a by_o regeneration_n he_o shall_v have_v no_o part_n with_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n joh._n 3._o 3_o the_o wise_a man_n be_v not_o privilege_v by_o his_o wisdom_n nor_o the_o strong_a man_n by_o his_o strength_n the_o king_n be_v not_o free_v by_o his_o crown_n and_o dignity_n nor_o the_o priest_n by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o key_n for_o if_o any_o one_o enter_v himself_o in_o covenant_n with_o god_n under_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o hope_n for_o benefit_n by_o that_o covenant_n as_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n do_v undergo_v the_o outward_a circumcision_n of_o the_o body_n so_o must_v he_o the_o inward_a circcmcision_n of_o the_o heart_n no_o circumcision_n no_o son_n of_o abraham_n no_o son_n of_o abraham_n no_o son_n of_o god_n verse_n 17._o abraham_n be_v old_a ere_o this_o promise_n and_o hope_n of_o a_o son_n be_v give_v and_o still_o the_o old_a the_o more_o uncapable_a yet_o god_n make_v he_o wait_v twenty_o five_o year_n for_o performance_n no_o time_n be_v long_o to_o faith_n which_o have_v learned_a to_o defer_v hope_n without_o faint_a and_o irksomeness_n abraham_n hear_v this_o news_n
be_v love_v abimelech_n and_o phicol_n desire_v to_o live_v peaceable_o and_o quiet_o with_o isaac_n that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o oath_n and_o a_o covenant_n between_o they_o but_o yet_o these_o be_v heathen_n can_v not_o love_v isaac_n as_o a_o godly_a man_n shall_v be_v love_v they_o depart_v from_o he_o in_o peace_n say_v this_o verse_n peace_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o love_n be_v another_o chap._n xxvii_o verse_n 2._o as_o isaac_n say_v here_o that_o he_o know_v not_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n so_o may_v we_o say_v both_o of_o the_o time_n and_o also_o of_o the_o place_n and_o manner_n of_o our_o death_n for_o death_n surprise_v some_o as_o abel_n when_o he_o be_v walk_v in_o the_o field_n other_o as_o uz_n when_o he_o be_v sit_v at_o his_o door_n some_o with_o job_n child_n at_o a_o feast_n other_o with_o the_o philistine_n sport_v in_o a_o theatre_n thus_o likewise_o may_v we_o say_v of_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o death_n there_o be_v a_o natural_a death_n when_o a_o man_n die_v as_o a_o lamp_n go_v out_o because_o there_o be_v no_o more_o oil_n to_o feed_v it_o and_o there_o be_v a_o violent_a death_n when_o the_o soul_n be_v thrust_v out_o of_o door_n and_o the_o lamp_n of_o life_n not_o burn_v but_o blow_v out_o josia_n die_v by_o the_o hurt_n of_o a_o arrow_n a_o prophet_n of_o god_n by_o the_o tooth_n of_o a_o lion_n abimelech_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o stone_n boast_v not_o thyself_o therefore_o of_o to_o morrow_n for_o thou_o know_v not_o what_o a_o day_n may_v bring_v forth_o if_o not_o a_o end_n of_o thy_o sin_n it_o may_v be_v a_o end_n of_o thy_o life_n if_o it_o bring_v not_o forth_o conversion_n it_o may_v bring_v forth_o confusion_n verse_n 4._o what_o have_v careless_a esau_n lose_v if_o have_v sell_v his_o birthright_n he_o may_v obtain_v the_o blessing_n or_o what_o have_v jacob_n gain_v if_o his_o brother_n venison_n may_v countervail_v his_o pottage_n yet_o thus_o have_v old_a isaac_n decree_v who_o be_v not_o now_o more_o blind_a in_o his_o eye_n than_o in_o his_o affection_n god_n have_v forewarn_v he_o that_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a yet_o isaac_n go_v about_o to_o bless_v esau._n the_o dear_a of_o god_n saint_n have_v be_v sometime_o transport_v with_o natural_a affection_n he_o see_v himself_o prefer_v to_o ishmael_n though_o the_o elder_a he_o see_v his_o father_n wilful_o forget_v nature_n at_o god_n command_n in_o bind_v he_o for_o sacrifice_n he_o see_v esau_n lewd_o match_v with_o heathen_n and_o yet_o he_o will_v remember_v nothing_o but_o esau_n be_v my_o first-born_a but_o how_o gracious_a be_v god_n that_o when_o we_o will_v will_v not_o let_v we_o sin_n and_o so_o order_v our_o action_n that_o we_o do_v not_o what_o we_o will_v but_o what_o we_o ought_v verse_n 8._o that_o god_n which_o have_v ordain_v the_o lordship_n for_o the_o young_a will_v also_o contrive_v for_o he_o the_o blessing_n what_o he_o will_v have_v effect_v shall_v not_o want_v mean_n the_o mother_n shall_v rather_o defeat_v the_o son_n and_o beguile_v her_o husband_n than_o the_o father_n shall_v beguile_v the_o choose_a son_n of_o his_o blessing_n what_o be_v jacob_n to_o rebecca_n more_o than_o esau_n or_o what_o mother_n do_v not_o more_o affect_v the_o elder_n but_o now_o god_n incline_v the_o love_n of_o the_o mother_n to_o the_o young_a against_o the_o custom_n of_o nature_n because_o the_o father_n love_v the_o elder_a against_o the_o promise_n the_o affection_n of_o parent_n be_v divide_v that_o the_o promise_n may_v be_v fulfil_v rebecca_n craft_n shall_v answer_v isaac_n partiality_n isaac_n will_v unjust_o turn_v esau_n into_o jacob_n rebecca_n do_v as_o cunning_o turn_v jacob_n into_o esau_n her_o desire_n be_v good_a her_o mean_n be_v unlawful_a god_n do_v ofttimes_o effect_v his_o just_a will_n by_o our_o wickedness_n yet_o neither_o thereby_o justify_v our_o infirmity_n nor_o blemish_v his_o own_o action_n verse_n 19_o here_o be_v nothing_o but_o counterfeit_v a_o feign_a person_n feign_a name_n feign_a venison_n a_o feign_a answer_n and_o yet_o behold_v a_o true_a blessing_n but_o to_o the_o man_n not_o to_o the_o mean_n those_o be_v so_o unsound_a that_o jacob_n himself_o do_v more_o fear_n their_o curse_n than_o hope_v for_o their_o success_n but_o rebecca_n presume_v upon_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n and_o her_o husband_n simplicity_n dare_v be_v his_o surety_n for_o the_o danger_n his_o counsellor_n for_o the_o carriage_n of_o the_o business_n his_o cook_n for_o the_o diet_n yea_o dress_n both_o the_o meat_n and_o the_o man_n and_o now_o she_o wish_v she_o can_v borrow_v esau_n tongue_n as_o well_o as_o his_o garment_n that_o she_o may_v secure_o deceive_v all_o the_o sense_n of_o he_o who_o have_v suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v more_o dangerous_o deceive_v by_o his_o affection_n but_o this_o be_v pass_v her_o remedy_n her_o son_n must_v name_v himself_o esau_n with_o the_o voice_n of_o jacob_n it_o be_v hard_a if_o our_o tongue_n do_v not_o bewray_v what_o we_o be_v in_o spite_n of_o our_o habit_n this_o be_v enough_o to_o work_v isaac_n to_o a_o suspicion_n to_o a_o enquiry_n not_o to_o a_o incredulity_n he_o that_o be_v good_a of_o himself_o will_v hardly_o believe_v evil_a of_o another_o and_o will_v rather_o distrust_v his_o own_o sense_n than_o the_o fidelity_n of_o those_o he_o trust_v all_o the_o sense_n be_v set_v to_o examine_v none_o stick_v at_o the_o judgement_n but_o the_o ear_n to_o deceive_v that_o jacob_n must_v second_v his_o dissimulation_n with_o three_o lie_n in_o one_o breath_n i_o be_o esau_n as_o thou_o bid_v i_o my_o venison_n onesin_n entertain_v fetch_v in_o another_o and_o if_o it_o be_v force_v to_o lodge_v alone_o either_o depart_v or_o die_v i_o love_v jacob_n blessing_n but_o i_o hate_v his_o lie_n i_o will_v not_o do_v that_o wilful_o which_o jacob_n do_v weak_o on_o condition_n of_o a_o blessing_n he_o that_o pardon_v his_o infirmity_n will_v curse_v my_o obstinateness_n verse_n 23._o good_a isaac_n have_v first_o set_v his_o hand_n to_o try_v whether_o his_o ear_n inform_v he_o aright_o and_o then_o feel_v the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o voice_n he_o suspect_v that_o honest_a heart_n can_v not_o think_v that_o the_o skin_n may_v more_o easy_o be_v counterfeit_v than_o the_o lung_n a_o small_a satisfaction_n content_v those_o who_o guiltiness_n have_v not_o make_v scrupulous_a isaac_n believe_v and_o bless_v the_o young_a son_n in_o the_o garment_n of_o the_o elder_n if_o our_o heavenly_a father_n smell_v upon_o our_o back_n the_o savour_n of_o our_o elder_a brother_n robe_n we_o can_v depart_v from_o he_o unblessed_a verse_n 27._o as_o isaac_n say_v of_o his_o son_n here_o the_o smell_n of_o my_o son_n be_v as_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v so_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n as_o he_o smell_v a_o savour_n of_o rest_n from_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o noah_n shall_v smell_v from_o we_o if_o we_o intend_v to_o be_v his_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o promise_n as_o jacob_n be_v the_o savour_n of_o medicinal_a herb_n of_o remorse_n and_o repentance_n and_o contrition_n and_o detestation_n of_o former_a sin_n and_o the_o savour_n of_o odoriferous_a and_o fragrant_a and_o aromatical_a herb_n work_v worthy_a of_o repentance_n amendment_n of_o life_n edification_n of_o other_o and_o zeal_n to_o his_o glory_n verse_n 32._o no_o soon_o be_v jacob_n go_v away_o full_a of_o the_o joy_n of_o his_o blessing_n than_o esau_n come_v in_o full_a of_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o blessing_n and_o now_o blow_v and_o sweat_v for_o his_o reward_n he_o find_v nothing_o but_o a_o repulse_v lewd_a man_n when_o they_o think_v they_o have_v earn_v of_o god_n and_o come_v proud_o to_o challenge_v favour_n receive_v no_o answer_n but_o who_o be_v thou_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o wicked_a fail_v they_o when_o they_o be_v at_o the_o high_a whereas_o god_n child_n find_v these_o comfort_n in_o extremity_n which_o they_o dare_v not_o expect_v verse_n 33._o both_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n wonder_v at_o each_o other_o the_o one_o with_o fear_n the_o other_o with_o grief_n isaac_n tremble_v and_o esau_n weep_v the_o one_o upon_o conscience_n the_o other_o upon_o envy_n isaac_n heart_n now_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v purpose_v the_o blessing_n where_o he_o do_v and_o that_o it_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o unto_o who_o it_o be_v give_v and_o not_o purpose_v hence_o he_o dare_v not_o reverse_v that_o which_o he_o have_v do_v with_o god_n will_v beside_o his_o own_o for_o now_o he_o see_v that_o he_o have_v do_v unwilling_a justice_n god_n will_v find_v both_o time_n and_o mean_n to_o reclaim_v his_o own_o to_o prevent_v their_o sin_n to_o manifest_v
who_o jacob_n service_n have_v make_v his_o father_n must_v now_o upon_o his_o wealth_n be_v flee_v from_o as_o a_o enemy_n jacob_n know_v his_o churlishness_n and_o therefore_o resolve_v to_o be_v rather_o unmannerly_a than_o injure_v well_o may_v he_o think_v that_o he_o who_o oppression_n change_v his_o wage_n so_o often_o in_o his_o stay_n will_v also_o abridge_v his_o wage_n in_o the_o part_n now_o therefore_o he_o wise_o prefer_v his_o own_o estate_n to_o laban_n love_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o regard_v too_o much_o the_o unjust_a discontentment_n of_o worldly_a man_n and_o to_o purchase_v unprofitable_a favour_n with_o too_o great_a loss_n verse_n 24._o the_o lord_n have_v a_o negative_a voice_n upon_o the_o motion_n of_o all_o creature_n he_o command_v the_o sun_n and_o it_o rise_v not_o it_o be_v a_o royal_a prerogative_n that_o the_o lord_n command_v the_o sun_n to_o rise_v but_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o power_n to_o stay_v the_o sun_n from_o rise_v lift_v up_o his_o prerogative_n to_o the_o high_a in_o all_o dispute_v about_o power_n he_o be_v resolve_v to_o be_v great_a who_o have_v the_o negative_a voice_n which_o check_n and_o give_v a_o super_fw-la sedeas_fw-la to_o all_o other_o this_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o god_n he_o can_v stay_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o man_n the_o sun_n dare_v not_o do_v his_o office_n to_o the_o day_n nor_o the_o star_n to_o the_o night_n if_o god_n say_v no._n thus_o also_o he_o stop_v man_n in_o his_o near_a preparation_n for_o any_o action_n when_o laban_n pursue_v jacob_n with_o hard_a thought_n against_o he_o and_o strong_a resolution_n to_o deal_v harsh_o with_o he_o the_o lord_n give_v a_o negative_a voice_n take_v heed_n that_o thou_o speak_v not_o to_o jacob_n either_o good_a or_o bad_a when_o god_n command_v laban_n shall_v not_o have_v the_o use_n of_o his_o own_o tongue_n verse_n 29._o as_o god_n sometime_o say_v to_o satan_n afflict_v the_o body_n of_o job_n but_o save_v his_o life_n so_o god_n say_v still_o to_o bloody_a wretch_n who_o be_v the_o limb_n of_o satan_n the_o body_n of_o such_o and_o such_o be_v in_o your_o hand_n the_o estate_n of_o such_o and_o such_o be_v in_o your_o hand_n but_o save_v their_o life_n the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n be_v never_o at_o the_o mercy_n of_o a_o creature_n though_o it_o be_v a_o common_a speech_n of_o man_n when_o they_o have_v a_o man_n under_o they_o now_o i_o have_v you_o at_o my_o mercy_n though_o some_o brag_v as_o laban_n do_v here_o to_o jacob_n it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o my_o hand_n to_o do_v you_o hurt_v yet_o god_n often_o check_v they_o as_o he_o do_v laban_n from_o so_o much_o as_o speak_a hurt_n creature_n though_o full_a of_o love_n can_v speak_v good_a and_o though_o full_a of_o malice_n they_o can_v speak_v bad_a if_o god_n forbid_v then_o much_o less_o can_v they_o do_v we_o hurt_v and_o least_o of_o all_o hurt_n our_o life_n if_o god_n withhold_v verse_n 32._o though_o jacob_n when_o he_o flee_v from_o his_o father-in-law_n laban_n be_v free_a enough_o himself_o from_o the_o theft_n of_o laban_n idol_n yet_o it_o be_v dangerous_o pronounce_v of_o he_o with_o whosoever_o thou_o find_v thy_o idol_n let_v he_o not_o live_v for_o his_o own_o wife_n rachel_n have_v steal_v they_o and_o caro_fw-la conjux_fw-la thy_o wife_n thyself_o thy_o weak_a part_n may_v insinuate_v much_o sin_n into_o thy_o action_n even_o when_o thy_o spit_n be_v at_o strong_a and_o thou_o in_o thy_o best_a confidence_n only_o thus_o these_o two_o case_n may_v differ_v rachel_n be_v able_a to_o cover_v those_o steal_a idol_n from_o her_o father_n find_v with_o that_o excuse_n the_o custom_n of_o woman_n be_v come_v upon_o i_o but_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o cover_v thy_o steal_a sin_n with_o say_v the_o infirmity_n of_o man_n be_v come_v upon_o i_o i_o do_v but_o as_o other_o man_n do_v verse_n 37._o when_o controversy_n arise_v the_o rule_n of_o love_n bid_v we_o refer_v our_o difference_n to_o the_o determination_n of_o brethren_n in_o the_o first_o and_o best_a time_n man_n do_v not_o present_o run_v to_o law_n and_o call_v one_o another_o before_o the_o judge_n they_o have_v daiesman_n and_o umpire_n to_o determine_v matter_n between_o they_o to_o bring_v every_o matter_n to_o the_o judgement-seat_n when_o possible_o a_o brother_n or_o a_o friend_n may_v take_v up_o the_o matter_n be_v a_o transgression_n against_o the_o law_n of_o love_n we_o shall_v rather_o labour_v after_o reconcilement_n than_o suit_n in_o law_n which_o be_v a_o cause_n not_o only_o of_o trouble_n and_o expense_n but_o of_o great_a breach_n and_o heartburning_n among_o friend_n and_o brethren_n it_o be_v rare_a if_o a_o man_n wrong_v not_o his_o soul_n by_o seek_v the_o right_n of_o his_o credit_n or_o estate_n verse_n 41._o the_o child_n of_o this_o world_n be_v wise_a in_o their_o generation_n omit_v no_o manner_n of_o mean_n to_o bring_v their_o purpose_n to_o pass_v we_o may_v observe_v by_o continual_a experience_n the_o nature_n of_o ungodly_a man_n they_o be_v subtle_a and_o cunning_a in_o their_o kind_n they_o watch_v their_o way_n and_o time_n to_o fit_v they_o to_o work_v out_o their_o wicked_a devise_n and_o invention_n thus_o do_v laban_n deal_v with_o jacob_n change_v his_o mind_n revoke_v his_o bargain_n alter_v his_o wage_n and_o murmur_v at_o his_o prosperity_n now_o see_v this_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n this_o shall_v on_o the_o other_o side_n teach_v we_o to_o deal_v wise_o and_o wary_o with_o they_o lest_o we_o be_v snare_v and_o circumvent_v by_o they_o we_o be_v set_v as_o upon_o a_o hill_n we_o be_v place_v as_o upon_o a_o stage_n if_o we_o profess_v christ_n jesus_n a_o small_a spot_n will_v be_v see_v in_o our_o garment_n it_o behoove_v we_o therefore_o to_o be_v wise_a as_o serpent_n and_o innocent_a as_o dove_n the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o enemy_n be_v join_v with_o wickedness_n our_o wisdom_n must_v be_v mix_v with_o godliness_n their_o wisdom_n be_v a_o circumvent_a by_o lay_v of_o snare_n our_o wisdom_n must_v be_v to_o be_v circumspect_a in_o avoid_v of_o snare_n verse_n 55._o behold_v laban_n follow_v jacob_n with_o one_o troop_n in_o this_o chapter_n and_o in_o chapter_n 23._o esau_n meet_v he_o with_o another_o both_o with_o hostile_a intention_n both_o go_v on_o till_o the_o utmost_a point_n of_o their_o execution_n both_o be_v prevent_v ere_o the_o execution_n god_n make_v fool_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o church_n he_o let_v they_o proceed_v that_o they_o may_v be_v frustrate_a and_o when_o they_o be_v go_v to_o the_o utmost_a reach_n of_o their_o tether_n he_o pull_v they_o back_o to_o their_o task_n with_o shame_n lo_o now_o jacob_n be_v leave_v by_o laban_n with_o a_o kiss_n of_o the_o one_o he_o have_v a_o oath_n tear_n of_o the_o other_o peace_n with_o both_o who_o shall_v need_v to_o fear_v man_n that_o be_v at_o league_n with_o god_n chap._n xxxii_o verse_n 1._o the_o rabbin_n note_v that_o jacob_n know_v these_o angel_n to_o be_v the_o same_o which_o he_o see_v ascend_v and_o descend_v the_o ladder_n and_o whereas_o jacob_n be_v not_o say_v to_o meet_v they_o but_o they_o to_o meet_v jacob_n therein_o appear_v the_o dignity_n and_o pre-eminence_n of_o the_o saint_n who_o the_o angel_n be_v ready_a to_o attend_v verse_n 9_o strong_a desire_n be_v importunate_a and_o will_v improve_v every_o interest_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o what_o be_v desire_v what_o we_o can_v carry_v upon_o our_o own_o interest_n we_o labour_v to_o carry_v upon_o any_o other_o more_o prevail_a name_n and_o interest_n jacob_n here_o move_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o prayer_n by_o the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n o_o god_n of_o my_o father_n abraham_n and_o god_n of_o my_o father_n isaac_n jacob_n do_v not_o pray_v to_o his_o father_n abraham_n but_o he_o make_v use_v of_o his_o father_n name_n as_o a_o motive_n in_o prayer_n and_o though_o all_o name_n and_o interest_n be_v swallow_v up_o in_o the_o name_n and_o interest_n of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o to_o the_o deserve_a a_o grant_n of_o what_o we_o pray_v for_o yet_o we_o may_v argue_v and_o plead_v with_o god_n in_o prayer_n for_o the_o church_n sake_n yea_o for_o our_o own_o child_n sake_n that_o god_n will_v do_v we_o good_a that_o we_o may_v be_v further_a instrumental_a for_o their_o good_a verse_n 10._o when_o a_o poor_a soul_n consider_v what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o he_o in_o admit_v he_o into_o communion_n with_o himself_o to_o eat_v bread_n at_o his_o table_n continual_o he_o cry_v out_o even_o weep_v for_o admiration_n as_o mephibosheth_n do_v 2_o sam._n 9_o what_o be_v thy_o servant_n
the_o large_a be_v our_o preparation_n the_o large_a be_v our_o vessel_n the_o large_a our_o vessel_n the_o large_a our_o dole_n at_o a_o sermon_n or_o sacrament_n if_o we_o carry_v not_o away_o as_o much_o as_o we_o will_v it_o be_v our_o own_o fault_n that_o by_o preparation_n we_o do_v not_o furnish_v ourselves_o with_o a_o large_a vessel_n verse_n 4._o this_o blind_a nature_n see_v to_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o sin_n ingratum_fw-la dixeris_fw-la omne_fw-la dixeris_fw-la some_o vice_n be_v such_o as_o nature_n smile_v upon_o though_o frown_v at_o by_o divine_a justice_n not_o so_o this_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n cause_v a_o soldier_n of_o his_o that_o have_v offer_v unkindness_n to_o one_o that_o have_v kind_o entertain_v he_o to_o be_v brand_v in_o the_o forehead_n with_o these_o two_o word_n hospes_fw-la ingratus_fw-la unthankfulness_n be_v a_o monster_n in_o nature_n a_o solecism_n in_o manner_n a_o paradox_n in_o divinity_n a_o parch_a wind_n to_o dry_v up_o the_o fountain_n of_o further_a favour_n benjamins_n fivefold_a mess_n be_v no_o small_a aggravation_n to_o the_o theft_n here_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n verse_n 12._o the_o grace_n which_o god_n find_v in_o we_o be_v like_o the_o silver_n which_o joseph_n find_v in_o benjamins_n sack_n of_o his_o own_o put_n in_o for_o our_o will_n herein_o be_v like_o the_o low_a sphere_n quae_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la mota_fw-la movet_fw-la move_v not_o unless_o it_o be_v first_o move_v why_o shall_v we_o then_o be_v loath_a to_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v all_o our_o ability_n of_o do_v good_a free_o from_o god_n and_o immediate_o by_o his_o grace_n when_o as_o even_o those_o faculty_n of_o nature_n by_o which_o we_o pretend_v to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o grace_n we_o have_v from_o god_n himself_o too_o for_o that_o question_n of_o the_o apostle_n involve_v all_o what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v thy_o natural_a faculty_n be_v no_o more_o thy_o own_o than_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v thy_o own_o but_o as_o thy_o body_n conceive_v in_o thy_o mother_n womb_n can_v not_o claim_v a_o soul_n at_o god_n hand_n nor_o wish_v a_o soul_n no_o nor_o know_v there_o be_v a_o soul_n to_o be_v have_v so_o neither_o by_o be_v a_o man_n endue_v with_o natural_a faculty_n can_v thou_o claim_v grace_n or_o wish_v grace_n nay_o those_o natural_a faculty_n if_o they_o be_v not_o pretincted_a with_o some_o infusion_n of_o grace_n before_o can_v make_v thou_o know_v what_o grace_n be_v or_o that_o grace_n be_v to_o a_o child_n right_o dispose_v in_o the_o womb_n god_n do_v give_v a_o soul_n to_o a_o natural_a man_n right_o dispose_v in_o his_o natural_a faculty_n god_n do_v give_v grace_n but_o that_o soul_n be_v not_o due_a to_o that_o child_n nor_o that_o grace_n to_o that_o man._n verse_n 14._o if_o i_o be_o bereave_v of_o my_o child_n say_v jacob_n here_o i_o be_o bereave_v which_o be_v speak_v by_o he_o not_o rash_o or_o desperate_o as_o if_o he_o care_v not_o what_o become_v of_o himself_o but_o through_o the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n in_o sacrifice_v his_o will_n unto_o go_n and_o this_o be_v according_a to_o that_o petition_n in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n thy_o will_v be_v do_v in_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o heaven_n a_o godly_a man_n say_v amen_o to_o god_n amen_o and_o put_v his_o fiat_fw-la and_o placet_fw-la to_o god_n as_o one_o say_v he_o can_v have_v what_o he_o will_v of_o god_n why_o how_o be_v that_o because_o whatever_o be_v god_n will_n that_o be_v he_o and_o thus_o to_o submit_v unto_o god_n will_n be_v to_o serve_v he_o with_o a_o true_a heart_n a_o heart_n true_o and_o entire_o give_v up_o to_o god_n delight_v to_o do_v his_o will_n and_o therefore_o well_o content_a to_o wait_v or_o if_o god_n see_v good_a to_o want_v what_o it_o most_o desire_n be_v it_o health_n or_o wealth_n or_o wife_n or_o child_n be_v ambitious_a rather_o that_o god_n will_v shall_v be_v do_v than_o our_o own_o and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v glorify_v though_o we_o be_v not_o gratify_v verse_n 16._o this_o iniquity_n which_o god_n be_v say_v here_o to_o find_v out_o be_v not_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o this_o present_a accusation_n whereof_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a but_o to_o their_o former_a trespass_n commit_v against_o joseph_n as_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n confess_v gen._n 42._o and_o by_o this_o we_o shall_v learn_v to_o look_v to_o god_n in_o our_o affliction_n whereof_o we_o see_v no_o evident_a cause_n verse_n 17._o how_o easy_a be_v it_o to_o find_v advantage_n where_o there_o be_v a_o purpose_n to_o accuse_v benjamins_n sack_n make_v he_o guilty_a of_o that_o whereof_o his_o heart_n be_v free_a crime_n seem_v strange_a to_o the_o innocent_a well_o may_v they_o abjure_v this_o fact_n with_o the_o offer_n of_o bondage_n and_o death_n for_o they_o which_o careful_o bring_v again_o that_o which_o they_o may_v have_v take_v will_v never_o take_v that_o which_o be_v not_o give_v they_o but_o thus_o joseph_n will_v yet_o dally_v with_o his_o brethren_n and_o make_v benjamin_n a_o thief_n that_o he_o may_v make_v he_o a_o servant_n and_o fright_v his_o brethren_n with_o the_o peril_n of_o that_o their_o charge_n that_o he_o may_v double_v their_o joy_n and_o amazedness_n in_o give_v they_o two_o brother_n at_o once_o our_o happiness_n be_v great_a and_o sweet_a when_o we_o have_v well_o fear_v and_o smart_v with_o evil_n verse_n 23._o josephs_n steward_n like_o a_o good_a man_n speak_v comfort_n and_o life_n unto_o these_o faint_a dis-spirited_n patriarch_n he_o know_v there_o be_v a_o war_n in_o their_o conscience_n and_o therefore_o he_o bring_v peace_n unto_o their_o afflict_a spirit_n to_o break_v the_o bruise_a reed_n to_o grieve_v one_o that_o be_v in_o the_o agony_n of_o his_o soul_n to_o strike_v the_o breath_n out_o of_o a_o man_n body_n who_o be_v give_v up_o the_o ghost_n be_v cruelty_n upon_o cruelty_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o complaint_n of_o saint_n cyprian_n against_o the_o persecutor_n of_o christian_n in_o his_o time_n in_o seruis_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la torquebantur_fw-la membra_fw-la sed_fw-la vulnera_fw-la they_o lay_v stripe_n upon_o stripe_n and_o lay_v wound_n upon_o sore_n and_o tortuture_v not_o so_o much_o the_o member_n of_o god_n servant_n as_o their_o bleed_a wound_n chap._n xlv_o verse_n 1._o when_o judah_n have_v serious_o report_v the_o danger_n of_o his_o old_a father_n and_o the_o sadness_n of_o his_o last_o complaint_n compassion_n and_o joy_n will_v be_v conceal_v no_o long_o but_o break_v forth_o violent_o at_o josephs_n voice_n and_o eye_n many_o passion_n do_v not_o well_o abide_v witness_n because_o they_o be_v guilty_a to_o their_o own_o weakness_n joseph_n send_v forth_o his_o servant_n that_o he_o may_v free_o weep_v he_o know_v he_o can_v not_o say_v i_o be_o joseph_n without_o a_o unbeseeming_a vehemence_n verse_n 4._o i_o be_o joseph_n never_o any_o word_n sound_v so_o strange_o as_o this_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o patriarch_n wonder_n doubt_v reverence_n joy_n fear_v guiltiness_n strike_v they_o at_o once_o no_o marvel_n if_o they_o stand_v with_o paleness_n and_o silence_n before_o he_o look_v on_o he_o and_o on_o each_o other_o the_o more_o they_o consider_v the_o more_o they_o wonder_v and_o the_o more_o they_o believe_v the_o more_o they_o fear_v for_o those_o word_n i_o be_o joseph_n seem_v to_o sound_v thus_o much_o to_o their_o guilty_a thought_n you_o be_v murderer_n and_o i_o be_o a_o prince_n in_o spite_n of_o you_o my_o power_n and_o this_o place_n give_v i_o all_o opprotunity_n of_o revenge_n my_o glory_n be_v your_o shame_n my_o life_n your_o danger_n your_o sin_n live_v together_o with_o i_o but_o now_o the_o tear_n and_o graicous_a word_n of_o joseph_n have_v soon_o assure_v they_o of_o pardon_n and_o love_n and_o have_v bid_v they_o turn_v their_o eye_n from_o their_o sin_n against_o their_o brother_n to_o their_o happiness_n in_o he_o and_o have_v change_v their_o doubt_n into_o hope_n and_o joy_n thus_o action_n salve_v up_o with_o a_o free_a forgiveness_n be_v as_o not_o do_v and_o as_o a_o bone_n once_o break_v be_v strong_a after_n well_o set_v so_o be_v love_n after_o reconcilement_n verse_n 5._o let_v we_o remember_v this_o in_o all_o oppression_n we_o meet_v with_o that_o they_o fall_v not_o upon_o we_o without_o divine_a providence_n what_o eliphaz_n say_v of_o affliction_n in_o general_n be_v true_a of_o oppression_n in_o particular_a it_o come_v not_o forth_o of_o the_o dust_n neither_o do_v it_o spring_n out_o of_o the_o ground_n and_o this_o truth_n be_v confirm_v by_o joseph_n in_o this_o text_n who_o though_o sell_v by_o his_o envious_a brethren_n into_o egypt_n yet_o say_v that_o god_n have_v send_v he_o into_o egypt_n
and_o his_o courtier_n and_o thus_o by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o the_o lord_n will_v evermore_o deliver_v his_o truth_n from_o false_a surmise_n his_o faithful_a minister_n from_o false_a imputation_n and_o write_v the_o wickedness_n of_o carnal_a man_n upon_o their_o face_n to_o their_o own_o confusion_n verse_n 15._o see_v the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n if_o god_n work_v not_o no_o soon_o be_v the_o rod_n off_o but_o wretched_a man_n fall_v to_o his_o old_a sin_n again_o when_o we_o be_v sick_a or_o distress_a any_o way_n we_o pretend_v repentance_n we_o pray_v we_o cry_v we_o vow_v but_o forasmuch_o as_o all_o rise_v from_o fear_n and_o not_o from_o love_n it_o vanish_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o fear_n be_v past_a and_o the_o devil_n return_v with_o seven_o worse_a than_o himself_o make_v our_o end_n more_o odious_a than_o ever_o our_o beginning_n be_v verse_n 17._o it_o have_v be_v as_o easy_a for_o the_o lord_n to_o have_v turn_v the_o dust_n into_o lion_n and_o bear_n 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 hand_n of_o god_n at_o all_o time_n upon_o he_o verse_n 19_o the_o wicked_a who_o for_o a_o time_n make_v show_v as_o if_o god_n be_v on_o their_o side_n in_o god_n good_a time_n shall_v be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o contrary_a to_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o great_a comfort_n of_o his_o church_n and_o child_n for_o what_o do_v these_o magician_n in_o effect_n say_v but_o that_o this_o which_o be_v now_o do_v pass_v our_o skill_n and_o albeit_o the_o creature_n be_v vile_a and_o base_a yet_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n such_o over_o we_o and_o our_o art_n that_o we_o can_v do_v the_o like_a but_o give_v he_o the_o victory_n and_o acknowledge_v ourselves_o sinful_a weak_a and_o wicked_a man_n verse_n 23._o whensoever_o we_o be_v free_a from_o any_o calamity_n which_o happen_v to_o other_o it_o be_v not_o by_o our_o own_o policy_n but_o by_o that_o gracious_a separation_n which_o the_o lord_n make_v how_o may_v we_o run_v into_o particular_n other_o sickly_a we_o healthy_a 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 incredulity_n among_o all_o these_o storm_n pharaoh_n sleep_v till_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n mighty_a thunder_n and_o hail_n mix_v with_o fire_n rouse_v he_o up_o a_o little_a verse_n 28._o pharaoh_n here_o as_o one_o betwixt_o sleep_v and_o wake_v start_v up_o a_o little_a and_o say_v god_n be_v righteous_a and_o i_o be_o wicked_a moses_n pray_v for_o we_o and_o present_o lay_v down_o his_o head_n again_o god_n have_v no_o soon_o do_v thunder_v than_o he_o have_v do_v fear_v all_o this_o while_o you_o never_o find_v he_o careful_a to_o prevent_v any_o one_o evil_a but_o desirous_a still_o to_o shift_v it_o off_o when_o he_o seek_v it_o never_o hold_v constant_a to_o any_o good_a motion_n never_o pray_v for_o himself_o but_o careless_o will_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o never_o yield_v god_n his_o whole_a demand_n but_o higle_v and_o dodge_v like_o some_o hard_a chapman_n that_o will_v get_v a_o release_n with_o the_o cheap_a wheresoever_o mere_a nature_n be_v she_o 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
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 so_o affect_v we_o if_o it_o be_v not_o with_o the_o danger_n of_o our_o own_o secure_a mind_n never_o startle_v till_o god_n come_v home_o to_o their_o sense_n verse_n 4._o the_o midianite_n join_v with_o the_o moabite_n in_o consultation_n in_o action_n against_o israel_n one_o will_v have_v think_v they_o shall_v have_v look_v for_o favour_n from_o moses_n for_o iethro_n sake_n who_o be_v both_o a_o prince_n in_o their_o country_n and_o father_n in_o law_n to_o moses_n and_o either_o now_o or_o not_o long_o before_o be_v with_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n neither_o be_v it_o unlike_a but_o that_o moses_n have_v find_v forty_o year_n harbour_n among_o they_o will_v have_v be_v what_o he_o may_v inclineable_a to_o favourable_a treaty_n with_o they_o but_o now_o they_o be_v so_o fast_o link_v to_o moab_n that_o they_o will_v either_o sink_v or_o swim_v together_o entireness_n with_o wicked_a consort_n be_v one_o of_o the_o strong_a chain_n of_o hell_n and_o bind_v we_o to_o a_o participation_n both_o of_o sin_n and_o punishment_n a_o easy_a occasion_n will_v knit_v wicked_a heart_n together_o in_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n verse_n 6._o their_o errand_n be_v devilish_a come_v curse_n israel_n that_o which_o satan_n can_v not_o do_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o og_n and_o seon_n he_o will_v now_o try_v to_o effect_v by_o the_o tongue_n of_o balaam_n if_o either_o strength_n or_o policy_n will_v prevail_v against_o god_n church_n it_o can_v not_o stand_v and_o why_o shall_v not_o we_o be_v as_o industrious_a to_o promote_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o bend_v both_o our_o hand_n and_o head_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o almighty_a when_o all_o help_n fail_v moab_n the_o magician_n be_v send_v for_o it_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o a_o desperate_a cause_n to_o make_v satan_n either_o our_o counsellor_n or_o refuge_n verse_n 9_o i_o shall_v wonder_v to_o hear_v god_n speak_v with_o a_o false_a prophet_n if_o i_o do_v not_o know_v it_o have_v be_v no_o rare_a thing_n with_o he_o as_o with_o man_n to_o bestow_v word_n where_o he_o will_v not_o bestow_v favour_n not_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n but_o the_o matter_n which_o he_o speak_v argue_v love_n he_o may_v speak_v to_o a_o enemy_n he_o speak_v peace_n to_o none_o but_o his_o own_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a brag_v god_n have_v speak_v to_o i_o so_o may_v he_o do_v to_o reprobate_n or_o devil_n but_o what_o say_v he_o do_v he_o say_v to_o my_o soul_n i_o be_o thy_o salvation_n have_v he_o indent_v with_o i_o that_o he_o will_v be_v my_o god_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v he_o i_o can_v hear_v this_o voice_n and_o not_o live_v god_n hear_v all_o the_o consultation_n and_o message_n of_o these_o moabite_n these_o messenger_n can_v not_o have_v move_v their_o foot_n or_o their_o tongue_n but_o in_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o which_o ask_v adam_n where_o he_o be_v ask_v balaam_n what_o man_n be_v these_o i_o have_v ever_o see_v that_o god_n love_v to_o take_v occasion_n of_o proceed_v with_o we_o from_o ourselves_o rather_o than_o from_o his_o own_o immediate_a prescience_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o lay_v open_v our_o want_n and_o confess_v our_o sin_n to_o he_o that_o know_v both_o better_o than_o our_o own_o heart_n because_o he_o will_v deal_v with_o we_o from_o our_o own_o mouth_n verse_n 12._o the_o reward_n of_o the_o divination_n have_v easy_o command_v the_o journey_n and_o curse_n of_o the_o covetous_a prophet_n if_o god_n have_v not_o stay_v he_o how_o oft_o be_v wicked_a man_n curse_v by_o a_o divine_a hand_n even_o in_o those_o sin_n which_o their_o heart_n stand_v to_o it_o be_v no_o thank_n to_o lewd_a man_n that_o their_o wickedness_n be_v not_o prosperous_a whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o overrun_v with_o evil_a but_o from_o this_o that_o man_n can_v be_v so_o ill_a as_o they_o will_v verse_n 15._o where_o wickedness_n meet_v with_o power_n it_o think_v to_o command_v all_o the_o world_n and_o take_v great_a scorn_n of_o any_o repulse_n so_o little_o be_v balack_n discourage_v for_o one_o refusal_n that_o he_o send_v so_o much_o the_o strong_a message_n more_o prince_n and_o more_o honourable_a o_o that_o we_o can_v be_v so_o importwate_a for_o our_o good_a as_o wicked_a man_n be_v for_o the_o compass_v of_o their_o design_n a_o denial_n do_v but_o whet_v the_o desire_n of_o vehement_a suitor_n why_o be_v we_o faint_v in_o spiritual_a thing_n when_o we_o be_v not_o deny_v but_o delay_v verse_n 22._o we_o that_o see_v only_a the_o outside_n of_o balaam_n may_v wonder_v why_o he_o that_o permit_v he_o to_o go_v afterward_o oppose_v his_o go_n but_o god_n that_o see_v his_o heart_n perceive_v what_o corrupt_a affection_n carry_v he_o he_o see_v that_o his_o covetous_a desire_n and_o wicked_a hope_n grow_v the_o strong_a the_o near_o he_o come_v to_o his_o end_n a_o angel_n be_v therefore_o send_v to_o withhold_v the_o hasty_a sorcerer_n our_o inward_a disposition_n be_v the_o life_n of_o our_o action_n according_a to_o that_o do_v the_o god_n of_o spirit_n judge_v we_o while_o man_n censure_v according_a to_o our_o external_a motion_n to_o go_v at_o all_o when_o god_n have_v command_v to_o stay_v be_v presumptuous_a but_o to_o go_v with_o a_o desire_n to_o curse_n make_v the_o act_n double_o sinful_a and_o fetch_v a_o angel_n to_o resist_v it_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o worthy_a employment_n of_o good_a angel_n to_o make_v secret_a opposition_n to_o evil_a design_n many_o a_o wicked_a act_n have_v they_o hinder_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o agent_n it_o be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o almignty_n to_o work_v by_o spirit_n and_o man_n it_o be_v therefore_o our_o glory_n to_o be_v thus_o set_v on_o work_n to_o stop_v the_o course_n of_o evil_a either_o by_o dissuasion_n or_o violence_n be_v a_o angelical_a service_n verse_n 28._o that_o no_o man_n may_v marvel_v to_o see_v balaam_n have_v vision_n from_o god_n and_o utter_a prophecy_n from_o he_o his_o very_a ass_n have_v his_o eye_n open_v to_o see_v the_o angel_n which_o his_o master_n can_v not_o and_o his_o mouth_n open_v to_o speak_v more_o reasonable_o than_o his_o master_n there_o be_v no_o beast_n deserve_v so_o much_o wonder_n as_o this_o of_o balaam_n who_o common_a sense_n be_v advance_v above_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o rider_n so_o as_o for_o the_o time_n the_o prophet_n be_v brutish_a and_o the_o beast_n prophetical_a who_o can_v but_o stand_v amaze_v at_o the_o eye_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o this_o silly_a creature_n for_o so_o dull_a a_o sight_n it_o be_v much_o to_o see_v a_o bodily_a object_n that_o be_v not_o too_o apparent_a but_o to_o see_v that_o spirit_n which_o his_o rider_n discern_v not_o be_v far_o beyond_o nature_n to_o hear_v a_o voice_n to_o come_v from_o that_o mouth_n which_o be_v use_v only_o to_o bray_v it_o be_v strange_a and_o uncouth_a but_o to_o hear_v a_o beast_n who_o nature_n be_v note_v for_o incapacity_n to_o out-reason_n his_o master_n a_o profess_a prophet_n be_v in_o the_o very_a height_n of_o miracle_n yet_o no_o heart_n can_v stick_v at_o these_o that_o consider_v the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o almighty_a in_o both_o our_o eye_n can_v no_o more_o see_v a_o beast_n than_o a_o beast_n can_v see_v a_o angel_n if_o he_o have_v not_o give_v this_o power_n to_o it_o and_o if_o his_o power_n can_v make_v the_o very_a stone_n to_o speak_v how_o much_o more_o a_o creature_n of_o sense_n we_o may_v wonder_v we_o can_v distrust_v when_o we_o compare_v the_o act_n with_o the_o author_n which_o can_v as_o easy_o create_v a_o voice_n without_o a_o body_n as_o a_o body_n without_o a_o voice_n there_o be_v no_o mouth_n into_o which_o god_n can_v put_v word_n and_o how_o oft_o do_v he_o choose_v the_o weak_a and_o unwise_a to_o confound_v the_o learned_a and_o mighty_a verse_n 32._o i_o hear_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o cruelty_n of_o balaam_n to_o his_o beast_n his_o first_o word_n to_o the_o unmerciful_a prophet_n be_v in_o expostulate_v the_o wrong_n we_o little_o think_v it_o but_o god_n shall_v call_v we_o to_o a_o account_n for_o the_o cruel_a unmerciful_a usage_n of_o his_o poor_a mute_a creature_n he_o have_v make_v we_o lord_n not_o tyrant_n owner_n not_o tormentor_n he_o that_o have_v give_v we_o leave_n to_o kill_v they_o for_o our_o use_n have_v not_o give_v we_o power_n to_o abuse_v they_o at_o our_o pleasure_n they_o be_v so_o our_o drudge_n as_o that_o they_o be_v our_o fellow_n by_o creation_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n the_o magician_n will_v easy_o strike_v israel_n with_o a_o curse_n when_o he_o wish_v for_o a_o sword_n to_o strike_v his_o harmless_a beast_n it_o be_v
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 spirit_n neither_o be_v this_o holy_a one_o one_o of_o our_o own_o make_n any_o invention_n of_o man_n but_o a_o order_n found_v by_o god_n himself_o verse_n 9_o though_o god_n do_v not_o call_v we_o as_o he_o do_v abraham_n to_o offer_v up_o our_o child_n yet_o he_o require_v we_o sometime_o to_o neglect_v both_o child_n and_o parent_n and_o all_o natural_a relation_n for_o his_o sake_n and_o sure_o in_o such_o a_o case_n piet_n as_o est_fw-la impium_fw-la esse_fw-la pro_fw-la domino_fw-la it_o be_v piety_n towards_o god_n to_o be_v unnatural_a to_o our_o friend_n our_o bless_a saviour_n have_v tell_v we_o he_o that_o love_v father_n or_o mother_n more_o than_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o mat._n 10._o another_o evangelist_n use_v a_o more_o harsh_a expression_n he_o that_o come_v to_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o all_o these_o luke_n 14._o strange_a that_o love_n its_o self_n shall_v require_v hatred_n but_o yet_o just_a not_o in_o a_o absolute_a but_o comparative_a sense_n we_o must_v not_o love_v father_n or_o mother_n more_o than_o he_o yea_o when_o their_o desire_n come_v in_o competition_n with_o his_o will_n we_o must_v hate_v they_o for_o he_o we_o must_v say_v with_o levi_n here_o nesio_fw-la vos_fw-la i_o know_v you_o not_o trample_v under_o foot_n all_o natural_a relation_n which_o will_v hinder_v we_o from_o obedience_n to_o divine_a invention_n verse_n 27._o god_n be_v with_o his_o child_n as_o christ_n be_v with_o peter_n when_o ready_a to_o sink_v into_o the_o sea_n stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o uphold_v he_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o we_o say_v the_o psalmist_n &_o what_o follow_v the_o god_n of_o jacob_n be_v our_o refuge_n divine_a presence_n exempt_v not_o from_o but_o be_v a_o refuge_n in_o the_o storm_n to_o this_o purpose_n moses_n expression_n here_o be_v yet_o full_a a_o man_n hand_n put_v under_o the_o chin_n keep_v he_o from_o sink_v into_o the_o water_n much_o more_o can_v the_o arm_n of_o a_o god_n uphold_v we_o in_o trouble_n and_o therefore_o these_o two_o be_v fit_o join_v together_o fear_v thou_o not_o for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o i_o will_v strengthen_v thou_o yea_o i_o will_v help_v yea_o i_o will_v uphold_v thou_o with_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o my_o righteousness_n isa._n 41._o 10._o chap._n xxxiv_o vers._n 4._o god_n be_v to_o the_o jew_n in_o general_a as_o he_o be_v to_o his_o principal_a servant_n among_o they_o moses_n he_o see_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n but_o he_o enter_v not_o into_o it_o the_o jew_n see_v christ_n but_o embrace_v he_o not_o abraham_n see_v his_o day_n and_o rejoice_v they_o see_v it_o i._n e._n they_o may_v have_v see_v it_o but_o wink_v at_o it_o judaei_n habuere_fw-la jus_o mendicandi_fw-la say_v a_o father_n the_o jew_n have_v a_o licence_n to_o beg_v they_o have_v a_o brief_a and_o may_v gather_v they_o have_v a_o covenant_n and_o may_v plead_v with_o god_n but_o they_o do_v not_o and_o therefore_o though_o they_o be_v inexcusable_a for_o their_o neglect_n of_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o more_o inexcusable_a for_o resist_v the_o light_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o that_o they_o and_o we_o may_v be_v absolute_o inexcusable_a if_o we_o continue_v in_o darkness_n after_o that_o god_n set_v up_o another_o light_n the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n verse_n 6._o as_o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v moses_n his_o body_n to_o be_v see_v when_o it_o be_v dead_a because_o than_o it_o can_v not_o speak_v to_o they_o it_o can_v not_o instruct_v they_o it_o can_v not_o direct_v they_o in_o any_o duty_n if_o they_o transgress_v from_o any_o so_o god_n himself_o will_v not_o be_v speak_v to_o by_o we_o but_o when_o he_o speak_v himself_o in_o his_o word_n where_o he_o be_v dumb_a we_o must_v be_v so_o too_o and_o therefore_o though_o there_o be_v decree_n in_o god_n yet_o they_o speak_v not_o to_o we_o at_o all_o till_o god_n himself_o exemplify_v they_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o they_o we_o must_v not_o then_o busy_a ourselves_o in_o a_o overcurious_a and_o 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