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have_v leave_v more_o doubtful_a since_o we_o know_v that_o angel_n assume_v body_n and_o those_o body_n be_v noâ—_n true_o humane_a so_o that_o in_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n be_v evident_o teach_v first_o that_o there_o be_v two_o distinct_a nature_n in_o christ_n the_o god_n head_n and_o the_o manhood_n for_o he_o say_v not_o the_o word_n be_v turn_v into_o but_o be_v make_v or_o become_v flesh_n second_o that_o these_o two_o nature_n do_v not_o constitute_v two_o person_n but_o only_o one_o christ_n for_o he_o say_v he_o be_v make_v flesh_n and_o not_o assume_v it_o three_o that_o this_o union_n be_v hypostatical_a or_o personal_a for_o he_o say_v the_o
that_o when_o elisabeth_n hear_v the_o salutation_n of_o mary_n the_o babe_n desire_n leap_v in_o her_o womb_n and_o elisabeth_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 42_o and_o she_o speak_v out_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n and_o say_v bless_a art_n thou_o among_o woman_n and_o there_o bless_a be_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o womb_n 43_o and_o whence_o be_v this_o to_o i_o that_o the_o mother_n of_o 1._o my_o lord_n shall_v come_v to_o i_o 44_o for_n lo_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o salutation_n sound_v in_o my_o ear_n the_o babe_n leap_v in_o my_o womb_n for_o joy_n 45_o and_o bless_v be_v 〈◊〉_d she_o that_o believe_v make_v for_o there_o shall_v be_v 10._o a_o performance_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v tell_v she_o from_o the_o lord_n 46_o and_o time_n mary_n say_v my_o soul_n do_v magnify_v the_o lord_n 47_o and_o my_o spirit_n have_v rejoice_v in_o god_n my_o saviour_n 48_o for_o he_o have_v regard_v the_o low_a estate_n of_o his_o hand-maiden_n for_o behold_v from_o henceforth_o all_o generation_n shall_v call_v i_o bless_v 49_o for_o he_o that_o be_v 8._o mighty_a have_v do_v to_o i_o great_a thing_n and_o holy_a be_v his_o name_n 50_o and_o his_o mercy_n be_v on_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n 17._o 51_o he_o have_v show_v strength_n with_o 1._o his_o arm_n he_o have_v scatter_v the_o proud_a 8._o in_o the_o imagination_n of_o their_o heart_n 52_o he_o have_v put_v down_o the_o mighty_a from_o their_o seat_n and_o exalt_v they_o of_o low_a degree_n 53_o he_o have_v fill_v the_o hungry_a with_o good_a thing_n and_o the_o rich_a he_o have_v send_v empty_a away_o 54_o he_o 18._o have_v holpen_v his_o servant_n israel_n mercy_n in_o remembrance_n of_o his_o mercy_n 55_o as_o he_o speak_v to_o our_o father_n to_o abraham_n and_o to_o his_o seed_n proper_a for_o ever_o 56_o and_o mary_n abode_n with_o she_o about_o three_o month_n and_o return_v to_o her_o own_o house_n reason_n of_o the_o order_n the_o order_n of_o this_o section_n require_v not_o much_o confirmation_n for_o it_o will_v plead_v for_o itself_o after_o the_o divine_a nature_n of_o christ_n be_v handle_v as_o in_o the_o section_n precede_v his_o humane_a be_v to_o be_v consider_v next_o and_o so_o be_v it_o here_o and_o first_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o conception_n but_o the_o conception_n of_o he_o forerunner_n john_n the_o baptist_n orderly_o describe_v and_o declare_v before_o harmony_n and_o explanation_n ver._n 5._o in_o the_o day_n of_o herod_n the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n or_o the_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o sect_n until_o shiloh_n come_v gen._n 49._o 10._o the_o word_n be_v to_o be_v read_v discretive_o or_o rather_o then_o and_o show_v that_o when_o the_o sceptre_n cease_v the_o lawgiver_n succeed_v and_o when_o both_o be_v go_v than_o messiah_n shall_v appear_v the_o sceptre_n continue_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o judah_n till_o the_o captivity_n into_o babylon_n and_o then_o it_o depart_v and_o be_v once_o fall_v it_o be_v never_o recover_v till_o he_o come_v to_o who_o it_o belong_v this_o jeremy_n tell_v express_o even_o at_o the_o very_a time_n when_o it_o be_v in_o fail_v jer._n 22._o 30._o write_v coniah_n childless_a for_o no_o man_n of_o his_o seed_n shall_v prosper_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n and_o rule_v any_o more_o in_o judah_n and_o so_o do_v ezekiel_n even_o just_a then_o when_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v set_v himself_o to_o fetch_v it_o away_o ezek._n 22._o 21._o etc._n etc._n remove_v the_o diadem_n and_o take_v off_o the_o crown_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v overturn_v overturn_v overturn_v it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o until_o he_o come_v who_o right_n it_o be_v and_o i_o will_v give_v it_o he_o after_o their_o return_n out_o of_o that_o captivity_n the_o lawgiver_n or_o the_o high_a court_n of_o the_o seventy_o elder_n sit_v at_o the_o helm_n and_o rule_v the_o state_n till_o the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o asmenean_a or_o maccabean_a family_n distemper_v all_o their_o ambition_n bring_v in_o a_o crown_n and_o that_o civil_a war_n and_o those_o the_o roman_n who_o subdue_v the_o nation_n and_o set_v herod_n king_n over_o they_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o antipater_n of_o the_o race_n of_o edom_n or_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o esau_n a_o generation_n that_o have_v be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n continual_o but_o never_o rule_v over_o they_o till_o now_o so_o that_o now_o be_v fulfil_v the_o word_n of_o isaac_n to_o his_o son_n esau._n thou_o shall_v serve_v thy_o brother_n jacob_n but_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o dominion_n thou_o shall_v break_v his_o yoke_n from_o off_o thy_o neck_n gen._n 27._o 40._o herod_n be_v bloody_a like_o the_o root_n of_o which_o he_o come_v which_o persecute_v his_o brother_n even_o in_o the_o womb_n and_o among_o other_o his_o cruelty_n which_o be_v very_o horrible_a and_o very_a many_o he_o slay_v the_o sanhedrin_n or_o the_o bench_n of_o the_o lxx_o judge_n and_o then_o be_v the_o lawgiver_n depart_v from_o between_o judah_n foot_n as_o the_o sceptre_n be_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n long_o before_o and_o then_o may_v the_o jew_n cry_v out_o as_o it_o be_v record_v they_o do_v though_o upon_o another_o occasion_n woe_n unto_o we_o for_o the_o sceptre_n be_v depart_v from_o judah_n and_o the_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o david_n come_v §_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a priest_n name_v zacharias_n of_o this_o name_n there_o have_v be_v a_o famous_a priest_n and_o a_o famous_a prophet_n in_o old_a time_n before_o zacharias_n the_o son_n of_o jehojada_n before_o the_o captivity_n 2_o chron._n 24._o and_o zacharias_n the_o son_n of_o barachias_n after_o zac._n 1._o 1._o and_o consonant_n it_o be_v that_o he_o in_o who_o priesthood_n and_o prophecy_n shall_v be_v strike_v dumb_a and_o even_o have_v their_o period_n because_o the_o great_a priest_n and_o prophet_n be_v so_o near_o at_o hand_n shall_v bear_v the_o same_o name_n with_o they_o in_o who_o priesthood_n and_o prophecy_n have_v in_o some_o manner_n cease_v before_o ss_z of_o miswritten_a the_o course_n of_o abia._n the_o priest_n be_v divide_v by_o david_n into_o four_o and_o twenty_o course_n 1_o chron._n 24._o not_o but_o that_o there_o have_v be_v course_n before_o of_o they_o but_o because_o there_o have_v not_o be_v so_o many_o for_o reason_n itself_o will_v tell_v we_o that_o since_o they_o be_v all_o bind_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o withal_o be_v so_o very_a many_o in_o number_n they_o can_v not_o serve_v there_o mix_o and_o confuse_o but_o must_v need_v have_v some_o distinction_n and_o order_n some_o of_o the_o jew_n say_v they_o be_v divide_v into_o eight_o course_n by_o moses_n four_o of_o eleazar_n and_o four_o of_o ithamar_n but_o for_o this_o they_o have_v no_o ground_n to_o show_v at_o all_o other_o that_o they_o be_v divide_v into_o sixteen_o by_o he_o namely_o eight_o and_o eight_o of_o either_o family_n and_o of_o the_o division_n itself_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v some_o probability_n in_o the_o text_n but_o not_o of_o the_o divider_n for_o speak_v of_o david_n distinguish_v they_o because_o they_o be_v grow_v more_o numerous_a it_o say_v 1_o chro._n 24._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o import_v thus_o much_o that_o there_o be_v one_o principal_a household_n add_v to_o every_o course_n of_o eleazar_n more_o than_o be_v before_o and_o so_o they_o become_v sixteen_o but_o of_o ithamar_n be_v only_o take_v those_o which_o be_v use_v before_o which_o be_v only_o eight_o and_o thus_o do_v they_o rise_v to_o 24._o see_v r._n solomon_n &_o dau._n kimehi_n in_o loc_n these_o course_n thus_o new_o increase_v by_o david_n for_o number_n and_o thus_o new_o rank_v by_o lot_n for_o order_n and_o both_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v build_v it_o be_v but_o little_a to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o they_o begin_v their_o round_n when_o the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n do_v first_o begin_v which_o round_o begin_v on_o the_o sabbath_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n about_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o the_o month_n tisri_n 2_o chron._n 7._o for_o on_o the_o 23_o day_n solomon_n dismiss_v all_o the_o people_n to_o their_o own_o house_n ver_fw-la 10._o after_o he_o have_v keep_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n seven_o day_n before_o according_a to_o the_o law_n beginning_n on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n and_o conclude_v on_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o day_n leu._n 23._o and_o the_o next_o day_n after_o or_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o day_n be_v a_o solemn_a
and_o usual_a division_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n by_o the_o hebrew_n into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o oraictha_n nebbyim_n chetubhim_n the_o law_n the_o prophet_n and_o the_o holy_a writ_n approve_v and_o follow_v by_o our_o saviour_n luk._n 24._o 44._o and_o allude_v to_o by_o the_o evangelist_n here_o before_o thy_o face_n etc._n etc._n thy_o way_n before_o thou_o the_o former_a be_v neither_o in_o the_o hebrew_n nor_o in_o the_o lxx_o at_o all_o the_o latter_a be_v in_o they_o both_o but_o clean_o contrary_a for_o they_o both_o have_v it_o the_o way_n before_o i_o but_o first_o the_o evangelist_n and_o apostle_n when_o they_o take_v on_o they_o to_o cite_v any_o text_n from_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v not_o so_o punctual_a to_o observe_v the_o exact_a and_o strict_a form_n of_o word_n as_o the_o pith_n of_o they_o or_o sense_n of_o the_o place_n as_o may_v be_v instance_a in_o many_o particular_n so_o that_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o word_n will_v not_o prejudice_v the_o agreement_n in_o sense_n be_v there_o not_o so_o flat_a difference_n of_o person_n as_o i_o and_o thou_o second_o the_o majesty_n of_o scripture_n do_v often_o show_v itself_o in_o requote_v of_o place_n in_o this_o that_o it_o allege_v they_o in_o difference_n of_o word_n and_o difference_n of_o sense_n yea_o sometime_o in_o contrariety_n not_o to_o make_v one_o place_n to_o cross_v or_o deny_v another_o but_o by_o the_o variety_n one_o to_o explain_v and_o illustrate_v another_o as_o in_o correspond_v place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n may_v be_v show_v at_o large_a as_o gen._n 10._o 22_o 23._o cite_v 1_o chron._n 1._o 17._o gen._n 36._o 12._o compare_v with_o 1_o chron._n 1._o 36._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 44._o parallel_v 2_o sam._n 21._o 8._o 2_o chron._n 3._o 15._o with_o jer._n 52._o 21._o and_o very_o many_o other_o place_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n wherein_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v pen_v a_o thing_n in_o one_o place_n do_v by_o variety_n of_o word_n and_o sense_n enlarge_v and_o expound_v himself_o in_o another_o and_o the_o same_o divine_a authority_n and_o majesty_n do_v he_o also_o use_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n both_o in_o parallel_a place_n in_o itself_o and_o in_o citation_n in_o it_o from_o the_o old_a so_o that_o this_o difference_n in_o hand_n betwixt_o my_o face_n in_o malachi_n and_o thy_o face_n in_o mark_n be_v not_o contradictory_n or_o cross_v one_o another_o but_o explicatory_a or_o one_o explain_v another_o and_o both_o together_o do_v result_v to_o the_o great_a mystery_n for_o christ_n be_v the_o face_n or_o presence_n of_o the_o father_n and_o so_o be_v he_o plain_o call_v exod._n 33._o 14._o and_o in_o christ_n the_o father_n come_v and_o reveal_v himself_o among_o man_n and_o the_o word_n in_o both_o place_n both_o in_o the_o prophet_n and_o in_o the_o evangelist_n be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o father_n in_o the_o one_o speak_v of_o the_o son_n and_o in_o the_o other_o to_o he_o in_o malachi_n thus_o behold_v i_o send_v my_o messenger_n before_o i_o to_o prepare_v the_o way_n before_o my_o face_n that_o be_v before_o the_o son_n as_o he_o be_v in_o his_o own_o nature_n the_o very_a brightness_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o express_a image_n of_o his_o person_n heb._n 1._o 3._o and_o in_o mark_n thus_o to_o prepare_v the_o way_n before_o thy_o face_n that_o be_v before_o thou_o o_o son_n when_o thou_o come_v to_o undertake_v the_o work_n of_o redemption_n and_o to_o publish_v the_o gospel_n and_o this_o change_n of_o person_n in_o grammatical_a construction_n be_v usual_a in_o the_o hebrew_n eloquence_n and_o rhetoric_n as_o 1_o sam._n 2._o 23._o my_o heart_n rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n i_o rejoice_v in_o thy_o salvation_n there_o be_v none_o holy_a as_o the_o lord_n for_o there_o be_v none_o beside_o thou_o etc._n etc._n zech._n 12._o 10._o they_o shall_v look_v upon_o i_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v and_o they_o shall_v mourn_v for_o he_o 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