1.16_o psal_n 92.14_o isa_n 25.6_o etc._n etc._n as_o rebekah_n signify_v or_o rebecchan_n hebr._n denote_v deliverance_n from_o death_n and_o inheritance_n of_o life_n expect_v and_o from_o this_o bless_a expectation_n some_o say_v she_o have_v her_o name_n and_o so_o be_v a_o notable_a type_n of_o the_o church_n 3._o as_o rebekah_n be_v woo_v by_o abraham_n servant_n gen._n 24.35_o etc._n etc._n show_v how_o the_o lord_n have_v blessed_v his_o master_n great_o etc._n etc._n so_o minister_n christ_n paranymph_n do_v woo_v the_o soul_n of_o people_n to_o be_v espouse_v to_o christ_n show_v forth_o his_o unsearchable_a riches_n eph._n 3.8_o and_o fullness_n of_o treasure_n col._n 1.18_o 19_o and_o 2.3_o we_o may_v not_o make_v any_o cold_a suit_n for_o christ_n but_o alway_n be_v warm_a in_o that_o work_n to_o make_v soul_n sick_a of_o love_n after_o he_o cant._n 2.5_o tell_v they_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o act_v 10.36_o and_o heir_n of_o all_o thing_n heb._n 1.2_o 3._o and_o who_o will_v not_o be_v marry_v to_o so_o rich_a and_o so_o great_a a_o heir_n 4._o as_o rebekah_n forsake_v her_o friend_n and_o her_o all_o for_o isaac_n and_o say_v i_o will_v go_v with_o this_o man_n from_o you_o all_o to_o he_o gen._n 24_o 58._o when_o it_o be_v inquire_v at_o her_o mouth_n about_o it_o ver_fw-la 57_o thus_o also_o the_o church_n christ_n hephzibah_n isa_n 62.4_o be_v no_o less_o willing_a to_o forsake_v all_o her_o carnal_a â—_z psal_n 45.10_o and_o to_o be_v bring_v unto_o christ_n by_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n ver_fw-la 14._o when_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n touch_v the_o heart_n isa_n 56.6_o and_o make_v willing_a heart_v psal_n 110.3_o he_o command_v his_o love_a kindness_n psal_n 42.8_o say_n go_v out_o my_o mercy_n and_o seize_v upon_o such_o a_o soul_n go_v out_o my_o love_a kindness_n take_v hold_v of_o such_o a_o heart_n and_o draw_v they_o from_o sin_n to_o god_n this_o be_v that_o make_v right_a volunteer_n indeed_o for_o all_o good_a 2_o cor._n 8.3_o 5._o as_o rebekah_n deck_v herself_o with_o the_o jewel_n that_o isaac_n send_v she_o when_o she_o be_v bring_v forward_o towards_o he_o yet_o cover_v they_o all_o with_o a_o veil_n so_o the_o church_n be_v adorn_v with_o all_o the_o choice_a ornament_n that_o her_o bless_a isaac_n send_v to_o she_o while_o she_o be_v hand_v towards_o he_o by_o his_o minister_n ezek._n 16.10_o to_o 14._o uxor_fw-la fulget_fw-la radiis_fw-la mariti_fw-la the_o wife_n do_v shine_v with_o the_o beam_n of_o her_o husband_n so_o do_v the_o church_n with_o all_o the_o excellent_a gift_n and_o grace_n of_o christ_n john_n 1.14_o 16._o eph._n 1.23_o yet_o do_v she_o cover_v all_o with_o the_o veil_n of_o humility_n wherewith_o she_o be_v clothe_v 1_o pet._n 5.12_o as_o moses_n cover_v his_o glory_n with_o a_o veil_n and_o know_v not_o that_o his_o face_n shine_v exod._n 34.29_o 33.35_o and_o those_o bless_a one_o of_o the_o father_n say_v when_o see_v we_o thou_o naked_a and_o clothe_v thou_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 25.37_o they_o will_v not_o know_v it_o unto_o pride_n etc._n etc._n the_o six_o parallel_n be_v as_o isaac_n meet_v rebekah_n when_o she_o come_v to_o he_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n enjoy_v she_o with_o great_a joy_n and_o rejoice_v with_o she_o all_o their_o day_n gen._n 24.63_o to_o 67._o so_o christ_n meet_v his_o church_n isa_n 64.5_o amos_n 4.12_o and_o she_o become_v his_o callah_n from_o the_o perfection_n of_o her_o beauty_n and_o bravery_n jer._n 2.32_o and_o his_o hephzibah_n from_o his_o delight_n in_o she_o isa_n 62.4_o he_o than_o rejoice_v over_o she_o as_o a_o bridegroom_n do_v over_o his_o bride_n ver_fw-la 5._o when_o he_o have_v purify_v she_o as_o esther_n chap._n 2._o ver_fw-la 9.15_o and_o sanctify_v she_o as_o eph._n 5.26_o yea_o beautify_v she_o with_o a_o inward_a as_o well_o as_o outward_a glory_n psal_n 45.8_o 13._o then_o he_o so_o rejoice_v in_o she_o as_o to_o rest_v in_o his_o love_n zeph._n 3.17_o he_o will_v seek_v no_o far_o as_o full_o satisfy_v in_o his_o choice_n and_o see_v all_o this_o be_v so_o how_o shall_v every_o good_a soul_n say_v as_o rebekah_n say_v hinder_v i_o not_o to_o go_v meet_v my_o isaac_n gen._n 24.56_o so_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o satan_n solicit_v we_o to_o stay_v a_o while_n in_o our_o old_a course_n and_o company_n and_o though_o we_o ride_v upon_o a_o trot_v camel_n a_o tiresome_a and_o tedious_a journey_n as_o rebekah_n do_v gen._n 24.61_o yet_o be_v it_o for_o a_o good_a husband_n so_o we_o must_v be_v content_a to_o suffer_v with_o and_o for_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v be_v glorify_v together_o when_o the_o marriage_n shall_v be_v consummate_v for_o now_o be_v only_o the_o time_n of_o our_o contract_n heaven_n will_v make_v amends_o for_o all_o he_o that_o ride_v though_o upon_o a_o trot_v beast_n and_o in_o a_o rainy_n day_n can_v think_v ill_o of_o either_o when_o it_o be_v to_o receive_v a_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n then_o the_o church_n shall_v light_v off_o her_o trot_v beast_n be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o her_o journey_n as_o rebekah_n do_v ver_fw-la 65._o and_o minister_n shall_v give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o stewardship_n as_o eleazar_n do_v ver_fw-la 66._o 2_o cor._n 11.2_o and_o isa_n 8.18_o and_o john_n 17.4_o then_o be_v she_o bring_v into_o a_o mansion-house_n of_o glory_n there_o to_o be_v ever_o with_o the_o lord_n 1_o thes_n 4.17_o the_o good_a lord_n make_v his_o church_n here_o loveworthy_a as_o rebekah_n be_v ver_fw-la 67._o fair_a courteous_a and_o virtuous_a a_o mate_n most_o meet_a for_o christ_n in_o all_o the_o world_n thus_o much_o of_o the_o first_o particular_a the_o offer_v come_v we_o second_o to_o the_o author_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o offer_v as_o a_o father_n to_o offer_v up_o his_o son_n his_o only_a son_n this_o god_n himself_o be_v say_v express_o to_o authorize_v gen._n 22.1_o in_o his_o tempt_v of_o abraham_n hereunto_o not_o for_o perdition_n as_o satan_n tempt_v but_o for_o probation_n only_o see_v before_o at_o large_a the_o difference_n betwixt_o god_n and_o satan_n tempt_v in_o the_o first_o division_n upon_o the_o agent_n or_o tryer._n inquiry_n here_o be_v to_o be_v answer_v 1._o about_o the_o legality_n or_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o act._n 2._o the_o difficulty_n 3._o the_o excellency_n of_o it_o 1._o it_o be_v legality_n will_v god_n command_v to_o kill_v who_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v answer_v 1_o the_o supreme_a lawgiver_n who_o make_v that_o law_n can_v out_o of_o his_o uncontrollable_a sovereignty_n dispense_v with_o his_o own_o law_n as_o that_o of_o thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v god_n notwithstanding_o that_o do_v authorize_v the_o israelite_n to_o spoil_v the_o egyptian_n of_o their_o jewel_n exod._n 12.35_o 36._o this_o be_v do_v by_o a_o special_a dispensation_n which_o none_o can_v grant_v but_o the_o lawmaker_n this_o be_v do_v by_o a_o extraordinary_a command_n and_o may_v not_o be_v make_v a_o precedent_n but_o in_o the_o same_o case_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o warrant_n for_o ordinary_o it_o be_v the_o wicked_a that_o borrow_v and_o pay_v not_o again_o psal_n 37.21_o but_o here_o the_o case_n and_o warrant_n be_v both_o extraordinary_a and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v a_o ordinary_a pattern_n for_o aftertime_n it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o spoil_v those_o that_o spoil_v his_o people_n ezek._n 39.10_o and_o it_o be_v just_a with_o man_n too_o when_o they_o have_v as_o here_o a_o express_a command_n answer_v 2._o god_n do_v not_o command_n abraham_n to_o do_v this_o as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o rebellion_n against_o his_o own_o moral_a law_n which_o be_v not_o now_o promulgate_v as_o after_o by_o moses_n nor_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v write_v in_o every_o man_n heart_n and_o so_o in_o abraham_n rom._n 2._o 14_o 15._o but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o great_a lawgiver_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o abraham_n shall_v well_o know_v it_o be_v god_n and_o not_o the_o devil_n who_o tempt_v he_o to_o this_o act_n which_o in_o itself_o seem_v so_o unnatural_a for_o a_o father_n to_o kill_v his_o own_o son_n and_o wherein_o god_n seem_v so_o contrary_a to_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o own_o positive_a precept_n and_o promise_n this_o abraham_n know_v well_o 1._o from_o special_a illumination_n 2._o from_o familiar_a experience_n of_o god_n speak_v to_o he_o who_o voice_n he_o know_v as_o well_o as_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o wife_n sarah_n 3._o this_o voice_n come_v not_o to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n which_o will_v have_v be_v more_o uncertain_a and_o less_o distinguishable_a from_o the_o devil_n deceit_n but_o while_o abraham_n be_v awake_a for_o it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o he_o stay_v
yea_o but_o when_o sir_n for_o he_o go_v not_o mat._n 21.29_o the_o eight_o remark_n be_v the_o variety_n of_o law_n give_v to_o the_o church_n in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o lively_a oracle_n or_o life_n give_v oracle_n of_o god_n act_v 7.38_o first_o the_o moral_a law_n speak_v by_o god_n himself_o in_o the_o audience_n of_o all_o the_o people_n which_o be_v call_v our_o life_n or_o the_o rule_n of_o a_o holy_a and_o spiritual_a life_n deut._n 32.46_o 47._o second_o the_o judicial_a law_n which_o be_v mere_o judaical_a and_o peculiar_a to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o which_o can_v fit_v every_o nation_n no_o more_o than_o any_o shoe_n can_v fit_v every_o foot_n though_o carolostadius_fw-la will_v have_v all_o magistrate_n to_o govern_v their_o subject_n by_o they_o in_o all_o nation_n the_o end_n of_o give_v the_o judicial_a law_n be_v to_o teach_v natural_a equity_n to_o which_o judicial_a law_n mention_v in_o chapter_n 21_o 22_o 23._o of_o exodus_fw-la must_v be_v add_v those_o direction_n that_o jethro_n give_v moses_n for_o substitute_v inferior_a magistrate_n exod._n 18._o which_o choice_n of_o elder_n be_v not_o make_v till_o israel_n departure_n from_o sinai_n deut._n 1.7_o 8._o nor_o can_v jethro_n offer_v sacrifice_n as_o he_o do_v exod._n 18.12_o before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v nor_o can_v moses_n make_v know_v god_n statute_n to_o the_o people_n as_o he_o do_v exod._n 18.13_o 16._o before_o himself_o know_v they_o so_o it_o be_v misplace_v for_o weighty_a reason_n as_o dr._n lightfoot_n observe_v harmony_n of_o old_a testament_n pag._n 65.66_o three_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v all_o typical_a and_o therefore_o temporary_a call_v a_o yoke_n too_o heavy_a for_o our_o father_n act._n 15.10_o yet_o their_o end_n and_o use_n be_v to_o prefigure_v and_o shadow_v out_o the_o gospel_n in_o its_o divers_a truth_n in_o which_o sense_n they_o continue_v still_o though_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o observation_n or_o practice_n yet_o in_o respect_n of_o instruction_n direction_n and_o testimony_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o truth_n the_o ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a law_n be_v a_o commentary_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o outwork_n to_o the_o moral_a law_n the_o ceremonial_a to_o the_o first_o table_n and_o the_o judicial_a to_o the_o second_o and_o they_o be_v call_v a_o wall_n of_o partition_n betwixt_o jew_n and_o gentile_n because_o they_o be_v make_v up_o of_o law_n that_o be_v hard_a as_o so_o many_o stone_n in_o nature_n and_o that_o be_v so_o many_o in_o number_n as_o make_v up_o a_o wall_n the_o number_n of_o both_o be_v reckon_v fifty_o seven_o when_o the_o moral_a law_n or_o decalogue_n be_v give_v by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n viuâ_fw-la voice_fw-la by_o his_o own_o audible_a voice_n with_o such_o terror_n that_o the_o people_n be_v not_o able_a to_o abide_v it_o but_o desire_n moses_n to_o be_v a_o mediator_n he_o hereupon_o draw_v near_o to_o god_n in_o the_o thick_a darkness_n receive_v seven_o and_o fifty_o precept_n ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a which_o when_o he_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n he_o tell_v the_o people_n of_o and_o write_v they_o in_o a_o book_n namely_o in_o his_o pentateuch_n the_o moral_a law_n show_v man_n what_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o with_o the_o same_o sight_n he_o see_v that_o he_o can_v do_v it_o this_o make_v man_n seek_v to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n for_o some_o sacrifice_n or_o ceremony_n to_o satisfy_v for_o his_o not_o do_v his_o duty_n to_o the_o decalogue_n wherein_o man_n may_v see_v soon_o that_o burn_v a_o dead_a beast_n be_v but_o a_o inconsiderable_a satisfaction_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o live_a man_n and_o that_o outward_a purisfying_n of_o man_n self_n can_v avail_v but_o little_a to_o the_o cleanse_n of_o a_o soil_a soul_n the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o thousand_o of_o ram_n and_o ten_o thousand_o river_n of_o oil_n will_v not_o do_v it_o nor_o can_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o body_n expiate_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o soul_n mic._n 6.6_o 7._o the_o jew_n weary_v god_n to_o the_o soul_n with_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o ceremony_n isa_n 1.13_o 14._o and_o david_n can_v say_v sacrifice_n thou_o will_v not_o but_o a_o break_a heart_n psal_n 51.16_o 17._o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o deficiency_n in_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n deliver_v sinful_a man_n up_o to_o the_o judicial_a law_n which_o hold_v forth_o the_o penalty_n of_o obstinate_a offender_n and_o discover_v to_o he_o what_o he_o deserve_v by_o the_o law_n of_o retaliation_n this_o law_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o three_o chapter_n exod._n 21_o 22_o and_o 23._o and_o thus_o all_o those_o three_o law_n the_o moral_a ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a be_v as_o a_o schoolmaster_n to_o whip_v we_o home_o to_o christ_n gal._n 3.24_o none_o of_o those_o law_n of_o mosâ—s_n can_v save_v we_o it_o be_v not_o moses_n or_o the_o law_n but_o joshua_n or_o jesus_n that_o bring_v israel_n into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n hereby_o we_o be_v constrain_v to_o seek_v out_o for_o a_o saviour_n the_o lord_n our_o redeemer_n for_o there_o be_v no_o other_o name_n under_o heaven_n whereby_o we_o can_v be_v save_v but_o by_o jesus_n christ_n act._n 4.12_o n.b._n the_o parable_n our_o lord_n himself_o propound_v tend_v something_o to_o this_o purpose_n as_o luk._n 10.30_o 31_o 32._o concern_v the_o man_n travel_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n and_o fall_v among_o thief_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o the_o man_n mention_v be_v travel_v the_o wrong_a way_n he_o shall_v have_v travel_v from_o jericho_n the_o place_n of_o god_n curseâ—_n to_o jerusalem_n the_o place_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o blessing_n not_o from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n as_o the_o man_n go_v out_o of_o god_n precinct_n and_o so_o out_o of_o god_n protection_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o he_o fall_v among_o thief_n thus_o the_o original_a sinner_n adam_n go_v the_o wrong_a way_n when_o he_o listen_v more_o to_o the_o serpent_n promise_n and_o to_o his_o wife_n eve_n proffer_n than_o he_o do_v to_o god_n precept_n 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particular_a call_v must_v not_o justle_v out_o the_o general_a for_o the_o former_a be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o latter_a as_o gen._n 24.13_o 27._o psal_n 90._o last_o 1_o cor._n 10.31_o the_o duty_n of_o our_o general_a call_v be_v to_o help_v we_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o our_o particular_a as_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o temple_n among_o the_o doctor_n be_v not_o any_o hindrance_n to_o he_o from_o go_v home_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o his_o parent_n luke_n 2.46_o 51._o there_o be_v a_o proper_a season_n for_o both_o and_o every_o thing_n be_v beautiful_a in_o its_o peculiar_a season_n subordinate_a thing_n be_v not_o contrary_a but_o may_v and_o must_v consist_v together_o christ_n converse_v in_o the_o temple_n rather_o qualify_v he_o for_o than_o obstruct_v he_o in_o his_o filial_a subjection_n so_o our_o converse_v with_o christ_n in_o the_o temple_n in_o way_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v our_o general_a call_v as_o god_n servant_n must_v make_v we_o return_v home_o better_a husband_n 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return_v home_o filâ—ed_v with_o meekness_n and_o lowliness_n which_o he_o have_v learn_v from_o christ_n by_o his_o converse_v with_o he_o in_o his_o ordinance_n mat._n 11.28_o 29._o but_o if_o any_o return_n home_o from_o god_n worship_n with_o sourness_n of_o spirit_n it_o be_v a_o infallible_a evidence_n that_o they_o have_v make_v no_o good_a bargain_n for_o their_o soul_n at_o that_o time_n for_o it_o be_v a_o undeniable_a truth_n that_o the_o duty_n of_o our_o general_a call_v shall_v better_o dispose_v we_o for_o the_o duty_n of_o our_o particular_a calling_n no_o man_n be_v bear_v principal_o to_o serve_v himself_o in_o his_o particular_a call_v but_o his_o god_n and_o himself_o in_o subordination_n to_o god_n and_o so_o the_o particular_a call_v must_v be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o general_a and_o prayer_n which_o be_v a_o duty_n of_o the_o general_a call_v must_v every_o morning_n fetch_v down_o a_o blessing_n upon_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o particular_a yea_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o pray_v for_o god_n blessing_n upon_o our_o labour_n in_o the_o morning_n only_o and_o so_o walk_v with_o a_o carnal_a careless_a frame_n of_o heart_n all_o the_o day_n in_o our_o worldly_a affair_n no_o but_o we_o shall_v drive_v on_o the_o trade_n of_o godliness_n as_o well_o as_o our_o own_o trade_n in_o holy_a ejaculation_n all_o the_o day_n long_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v both_o in_o god_n fear_n and_o in_o god_n favour_n all_o the_o day_n prov._n 23.17_o and_o this_o be_v divide_v aright_o for_o god_n he_o be_v a_o wise_a merchant_n indeed_o that_o can_v drive_v a_o trade_n in_o both_o indies_n but_o he_o be_v wise_a that_o can_v drive_v on_o his_o particular_a call_v on_o earth_n and_o his_o general_n in_o heaven_n those_o two_o son_n of_o adam_n be_v mindful_a of_o both_o those_o trade_n and_o calling_n and_o their_o practice_n be_v for_o we_o a_o pattern_n as_o be_v apparent_a from_o those_o particular_n 1._o cain_n and_o abel_n live_v not_o in_o the_o state_n of_o 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upon_o the_o sea_n shore_n this_o latter_a call_v also_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n gen._n 13.15_o resemble_v his_o carnal_a seed_n which_o with_o the_o curse_a serpent_n do_v seed_n upon_o dust_n but_o the_o former_a the_o star_n of_o heaven_n gen._n 15.5_o hold_v forth_o his_o seed_n of_o believer_n all_o heaven_n bear_v and_o shine_v as_o star_n in_o their_o generation_n according_o the_o lord_n design_n be_v double_a in_o give_v his_o law_n on_o sinai_n first_o unto_o the_o carnal_a seed_n it_o set_v out_o the_o old_a covenant_n of_o work_n which_o they_o have_v break_v and_o which_o god_n will_v not_o have_v whole_o blot_v out_o of_o the_o mind_n and_o memory_n of_o man_n thus_o the_o law_n strict_o or_o absolute_o take_v as_o it_o be_v give_v to_o adam_n as_o his_o way_n to_o life_n in_o his_o first_o estate_n so_o it_o shut_v up_o all_o these_o jew_n under_o it_o as_o legal_o dead_a except_o they_o will_v slay_v to_o christ_n see_v they_o can_v not_o attain_v to_o any_o 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his_o people_n deut._n 26.17_o 18._o and_o 29.10_o 11._o which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v with_o man_n fall_v out_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n but_o by_o a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o have_v this_o covenant_n on_o sinai_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n than_o be_v god_n injurious_a to_o israel_n in_o call_v they_o back_o from_o that_o covenant_n of_o grace_n give_v to_o abraham_n their_o father_n four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n before_o gal._n 3.17_o to_o this_o worse_a covenant_n as_o if_o god_n have_v begin_v with_o they_o in_o the_o spirit_n will_v now_o perfect_v they_o by_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 3.3_o whereas_o it_o be_v god_n plain_a method_n to_o lead_v his_o people_n from_o faith_n to_o faith_n rom._n 1.17_o and_o from_o grace_n to_o grace_n john_n 1.16_o job_n 17.9_o and_o prov._n 4.18_o but_o never_o from_o grace_n to_o work_n object_n 3._o but_o then_o why_o be_v the_o moral_a law_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n give_v to_o israel_n at_o 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2.3_o &_o exod._n 16.23_o 5._o gen._n 27.41_o all_o these_o be_v discover_v to_o be_v sin_n before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n even_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n but_o in_o moses_n time_n this_o light_n be_v almost_o extinguish_v and_o this_o law_n be_v obliterated_a and_o blot_v out_o by_o israel_n converse_v so_o long_o among_o the_o idolatrous_a as_o well_o as_o ignorant_a people_n of_o egypt_n indeed_o adam_n fall_n break_v this_o law_n and_o light_n in_o piece_n and_o afterward_o it_o grow_v dimmer_n and_o dim_a daily_o yea_o the_o shard_n of_o god_n image_n wherein_o man_n be_v create_v and_o be_v break_v by_o his_o fall_n become_v small_a and_o small_a every_o age_n after_o so_o that_o they_o can_v hardly_o be_v put_v together_o man_n successive_o mar_v their_o own_o conscience_n more_o and_o more_o and_o the_o devil_n step_v in_o to_o promote_v it_o the_o superseminator_fw-la sow_v tare_n to_o choke_v the_o good_a seed_n wherefore_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v 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isa_n 63.8_o etc._n etc._n that_o jacob_n fail_v herein_o notwithstanding_o his_o faith_n be_v the_o concurrent_a judgement_n of_o modern_a divine_n save_o the_o jesuit_n who_o will_v excuse_v he_o from_o lie_v by_o that_o of_o the_o angel_n raphael_n to_o tobit_n inquire_v of_o his_o pedigree_n answer_v i_o be_o ananias_n of_o azarias_n the_o great_a tobit_n 5.12_o which_o impertinent_a answer_n that_o the_o angel_n shall_v descend_v of_o tobit_n brethren_n and_o be_v of_o kin_n to_o tobit_n have_v with_o other_o reason_n impair_v the_o authority_n of_o that_o book_n which_o bring_v in_o a_o angel_n lie_v a_o evil_n which_o the_o good_a angel_n use_v not_o in_o canonical_a scripture_n and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o justify_v one_o lie_n
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ignorance_n and_o not_o only_o puff_v up_o question-sick_a soul_n but_o always_o produce_v evil_a effect_n and_o we_o must_v therefore_o pray_v against_o such_o dream_n that_o god_n lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n etc._n etc._n 2._o dream_n from_o the_o devil_n do_v inflame_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n to_o lust_n and_o revenge_n etc._n etc._n always_o tend_v to_o some_o sin_n or_o other_o as_o nocturnal_a pollution_n etc._n etc._n by_o this_o mean_v the_o body_n as_o well_o as_o mind_n of_o carnal_a sinner_n be_v frequent_o defile_v and_o sometime_o holy_a saint_n may_v be_v likewise_o pollute_v by_o impure_a dream_n for_o the_o devil_n of_o who_o device_n we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a 2_o cor._n 2.11_o may_v at_o some_o time_n take_v a_o advantage_n of_o a_o precious_a saint_n to_o fasten_v that_o sin_n upon_o he_o while_o asleep_o as_o he_o do_v upon_o righteous_a lot_n to_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o own_o daughter_n which_o he_o can_v prevail_v with_o they_o to_o commit_v when_o awake_a a_o notable_a example_n hereof_o also_o we_o have_v in_o cassianus_n collat._n 22._o cap._n 6._o who_o tell_v of_o a_o certain_a brother_n keep_v his_o body_n in_o subjection_n and_o due_o preserve_v his_o chastity_n by_o daily_a temperance_n and_o circumspection_n in_o all_o humbleness_n of_o soul_n yet_o be_v he_o upon_o a_o time_n so_o delude_v by_o the_o devil_n wiles_n in_o his_o sleep_n when_o he_o have_v be_v solemn_o prepare_v his_o soul_n for_o communion_n with_o his_o god_n he_o find_v his_o body_n defile_v while_o he_o be_v asleep_a with_o a_o impure_a flux_n this_o call_v loud_a on_o we_o for_o prayer_n and_o watch_v 3._o dream_n from_o the_o devil_n draw_v off_o man_n mind_n from_o the_o pure_a worship_n of_o god_n to_o idolatry_n heresy_n and_o all_o abomination_n therefore_o such_o dreamer_n be_v express_o forbid_v by_o god_n in_o deut._n 13.1_o a_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n public_o obtrude_a his_o damnable_a error_n for_o divine_a truth_n to_o draw_v man_n from_o god_n though_o he_o give_v a_o sign_n which_o by_o god_n permission_n may_v come_v to_o pass_v as_o janne_n and_o jambres_n seem_v to_o turn_v water_n into_o blood_n exod_n 7.22_o or_o as_o the_o jesuit_n to_o persuade_v the_o indian_n to_o embrace_v popery_n shall_v commend_v it_o to_o they_o by_o a_o sign_n of_o assurance_n foretell_v that_o the_o sun_n shall_v be_v eclipse_v at_o such_o a_o time_n to_o confirm_v his_o doctrine_n though_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o constant_a cause_n hereof_o in_o the_o common_a course_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o how_o eclipse_n continual_o occur_v in_o the_o two_o nodes_fw-la of_o the_o dragon_n head_n and_o tail_n may_v by_o this_o jesuitical_a trick_n be_v deceive_v yet_o both_o these_o sign_n though_o they_o come_v to_o pass_v of_o janne_n and_o of_o the_o jesuit_n be_v no_o better_a than_o cheat_v the_o latter_a be_v a_o natural_a and_o the_o former_a a_o diabolical_a work_n before_o both_o which_o the_o divine_a word_n whereby_o 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execrable_a to_o the_o soul_n which_o tremble_v at_o they_o when_o suggest_v as_o blasphemy_n and_o curse_v god_n job_n 1.11_o so_o sodomy_n buggery_n etc._n etc._n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v name_v among_o saint_n without_o utmost_a abhorrency_n and_o likewise_o self-murder_n or_o the_o murder_v of_o innocent_a person_n 1_o sam._n 16.15_o and_o 18.10_o etc._n etc._n the_o thought_n only_o thereof_o shall_v make_v our_o hair_n start_v up_o and_o our_o heart_n fall_v down_o yea_o and_o our_o whole_a flesh_n to_o shrink_v and_o shrivel_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n condemn_v such_o monstrous_a sin_n and_o the_o life_n or_o law_n of_o nature_n help_v the_o very_a gentile_n to_o do_v those_o thing_n contain_v in_o god_n law_n rom._n 2.14_o etc._n etc._n 3._o violent_a as_o well_o as_o sudden_a like_o a_o flash_n of_o lightning_n give_v the_o tempt_v no_o time_n to_o consider_v or_o the_o temptation_n and_o the_o tendency_n of_o it_o the_o tempter_n fiery_a dart_n eph._n 6.16_o sometime_o hurry_v away_o the_o soul_n into_o sin_n ere_o ever_o it_o be_v aware_a therefore_o our_o gain_v time_n against_o they_o and_o not_o close_v too_o soon_o with_o they_o to_o the_o burn_v of_o our_o hand_n and_o heart_n as_o half_o a_o victory_n over_o they_o god_n way_n be_v to_o lead_v gentle_o isa_n 40.11_o well_o know_v jacob_n tender_a flock_n can_v march_v lord_n esau_n hasty_a pace_n gen._n 33.13_o make_v many_o stop_n as_o the_o star_n do_v that_o guide_v the_o wiseman_n mat._n 2.2_o 7.9_o but_o the_o devil_n way_n be_v to_o hurry_v headlong_o by_o violence_n he_o do_v thus_o with_o christ_n body_n by_o divine_a permission_n from_o place_n to_o place_n mar._n 4.5_o 8._o and_o thus_o with_o the_o possess_a man_n luk._n 8.29_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v drive_v of_o the_o devil_n as_o the_o horse_n be_v with_o the_o rider_n so_o the_o greek_a signify_v and_o thus_o he_o do_v with_o the_o herd_n of_o swine_n mat_n 8.32_o make_v they_o run_v violent_o down_o a_o steep_a place_n thus_o also_o he_o do_v with_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n 2_o pet._n 2.17_o which_o be_v drive_v by_o the_o devil_n tempest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v so_o dreadful_a a_o storm_n as_o make_v christ_n disciple_n though_o seaman_n cry_v out_o when_o raise_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n mat._n 8.25_o 4._o furious_a as_o saul_n be_v to_o kill_v every_o one_o in_o his_o way_n when_o this_o evil_a spirit_n be_v upon_o he_o 1_o sam._n 19.9_o 10._o 5._o pertinacious_a that_o can_v be_v shake_v off_o as_o paul_n do_v the_o viper_n act._n 28.5_o that_o which_o satan_n put_v into_o judas_n heart_n be_v a_o obstinate_a evil_n do_v deliberate_o and_o out-faceing_a the_o all-seeing_a eye_n of_o his_o own_o master_n say_v be_v it_o 1_o etc._n etc._n 6._o insult_a thus_o the_o devil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d buffet_v or_o box_v paul_n 2_o cor._n 12.7_o and_o so_o shameful_o scoff_v he_o that_o he_o pray_v he_o may_v depart_v from_o he_o piscator_fw-la say_v it_o may_v be_v take_v proper_o not_o figurative_o indeed_o the_o precise_a indivisible_a point_n of_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o scum_n of_o our_o own_o deprave_a spirit_n which_o natural_o boil_v up_o of_o itself_o in_o we_o and_o the_o suggestion_n of_o satan_n either_o in_o our_o dream_n while_o asleep_o or_o in_o tentation_n when_o awake_a be_v hard_o to_o assign_v but_o satan_n in_o a_o word_n be_v usual_o as_o above_o and_o against_o the_o inclination_n of_o our_o own_o nature_n and_o against_o the_o light_n of_o our_o own_o conscience_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o sort_n of_o dream_n be_v the_o divine_a and_o pure_o spiritual_a call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divinitus_fw-la immissa_fw-la send_v of_o god_n to_o man_n to_o good_a man_n
contrary_a to_o this_o heathen_a shechem'_v practise_v here_o who_o though_o he_o have_v once_o enforce_v as_o well_o as_o entice_v dinah_n yet_o will_v he_o know_v she_o again_o no_o more_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o judah_n in_o the_o like_a case_n gen._n 38.26_o as_o a_o harlot_n he_o will_v not_o make_v that_o a_o sin_n of_o custom_n yet_o desire_v to_o enjoy_v she_o as_o a_o honest_a wife_n not_o as_o a_o dishonest_a whore_n 5._o and_o last_o shechem_n here_o do_v shame_v those_o precipitant_n and_o preposterous_a practice_n of_o steal_v wife_n without_o parent_n consent_v this_o very_a infidel_n will_v not_o dare_v to_o do_v so_o say_v to_o his_o father_n get_v i_o this_o damosel_n to_o wife_n gen._n 34.4_o that_o be_v with_o the_o consent_n of_o her_o father_n also_o he_o will_v not_o make_v dinah_n his_o wife_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o parent_n on_o both_o side_n he_o ask_v hamor_n his_o father_n consent_v and_o request_n he_o to_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o procure_v jacob_n her_o father_n consent_v also_o this_o pattern_n in_o concurrence_n with_o many_o other_o before_o as_o of_o the_o marriage_n of_o isaac_n of_o ishmael_n etc._n etc._n plain_o prove_v that_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o nation_n say_v wedlock_n can_v lawful_o be_v contract_v without_o the_o authority_n and_o consent_n of_o parent_n by_o their_o child_n and_o that_o civil_a law_n wherein_o the_o lawyer_n say_v non_fw-la concubitus_fw-la sed_fw-la consensus_fw-la nuptias_fw-la constituit_fw-la it_o be_v not_o copulation_n but_o consent_v both_o of_o parent_n and_o party_n that_o constitute_v a_o lawful_a wedlock_n all_o which_o three_o law_n aforesaid_a have_v their_o honourable_a descent_n from_o the_o divine_a law_n as_o from_o exod._n 22.17_o 18._o deut._n 22.28_o 29._o afore_o quote_v and_o many_o other_o as_o in_o the_o five_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n child_n be_v a_o principal_a part_n of_o their_o parent_n possession_n as_o job_n child_n be_v account_v by_o satan_n yea_o a_o piece_n of_o themselves_o as_o mat._n 15.22_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o cry_v the_o mother_n that_o be_v upon_o my_o daughter_n etc._n etc._n meet_v it_o therefore_o must_v be_v that_o child_n be_v dispose_v of_o in_o marriage_n by_o their_o parent_n consent_v which_o yet_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v ofttimes_o but_o a_o little_a regard_v notwithstanding_o the_o natural_a national_a civil_a and_o sacred_a sanction_n of_o that_o indubitable_a right_n and_o law_n it_o seem_v even_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o infidel_n or_o pagan_n be_v more_o honest_a and_o honourable_a than_o that_o of_o the_o popish_a papagan_o who_o ordinary_a custom_n be_v for_o child_n to_o contract_n and_o marry_v without_o consent_n of_o parent_n provide_v they_o have_v the_o pope_n dispensation_n for_o it_o whereas_o no_o such_o bull_n or_o dispense_v bill_n of_o that_o roman_a beast_n be_v in_o such_o case_n hear_v of_o in_o jacob_n time_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v how_o this_o plot_n and_o project_n be_v prosecute_v after_o it_o be_v first_o project_v first_o a_o treaty_n be_v propound_v by_o hamor_n with_o jacob_n about_o his_o son_n shechem'_v marry_v his_o only_a daughter_n dinah_n who_o he_o desire_v to_o purchase_v by_o endow_v with_o what_o dowry_n he_o will_v please_v to_o demand_v as_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o eastern_a country_n to_o buy_v their_o wife_n though_o it_o be_v we_o otherwise_o for_o father_n with_o we_o buy_v husband_n for_o their_o daughter_n by_o give_v both_o their_o person_n and_o some_o portion_n with_o they_o in_o marriage_n dinah_n here_o be_v desire_v to_o be_v buy_v at_o any_o price_n they_o will_v propound_v ask_v i_o never_o so_o much_o dotem_fw-la &_o donum_fw-la dowry_n and_o donative_n hebrew_n multiply_v you_o upon_o i_o vehement_o say_v shechem_n i_o will_v spare_v no_o cost_n to_o purchase_v she_o use_v other_o suasory_n argument_n to_o accomplish_v the_o match_n gen._n 34.8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o note_v here_o 1._o a_o fond_a father_n seek_v to_o satisfy_v the_o lust_n of_o a_o loose_a son_n who_o rather_o he_o shall_v have_v severe_o punish_v such_o parent_n say_v bernard_n be_v peremptores_fw-la potiùs_fw-la quà m_fw-la parent_n kill_v their_o son_n soul_n with_o fond_a kindness_n to_o their_o body_n like_o ape_n who_o kill_v their_o brat_n with_o cuddle_v they_o too_o vehement_o this_o young_a prince_n have_v but_o a_o licentious_a education_n usual_o with_o such_o quod_fw-la libet_fw-la licet_fw-la what_o they_o listen_v be_v judge_v lawful_a but_o alas_o unruly_a youth_n ofttimes_o put_v their_o age_a parent_n to_o much_o travel_n and_o trouble_v as_o shechem_n do_v hamor_n here_o samson_n after_o do_v he_o and_o the_o trojan_a paris_n to_o his_o and_o to_o his_o city_n troy_n which_o be_v destroy_v by_o his_o licentiousness_n as_o the_o city_n shechem_n be_v here_o by_o prince_n shechem_n looseness_n which_o two_o story_n run_v alike_o in_o many_o parallel_a line_n 2._o note_v here_o that_o shechem_n compare_v with_o amnon_n and_o our_o debauch_a one_o as_o before_o seem_v a_o honest_a man_n he_o appear_v praiseworthy_a and_o commendable_a as_o loose_a as_o he_o be_v in_o some_o respect_n for_o though_o his_o lust_n have_v be_v lewd_a to_o dinah_n in_o deflower_v she_o yet_o now_o it_o be_v his_o love_n not_o lust_n he_o will_v treat_v for_o marry_v she_o and_o his_o affection_n set_v such_o a_o high_a price_n upon_o her_o person_n after_o her_o prostitution_n that_o he_o will_v now_o put_v a_o punishment_n upon_o himself_o and_o fix_v a_o great_a fine_a upon_o his_o own_o head_n in_o both_o a_o dowry_n as_o a_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o injury_n do_v she_o deut._n 22.28_o 29._o and_o a_o donative_n as_o a_o purchase_n for_o a_o better_a propriety_n in_o she_o for_o shechem_n ver_fw-la 12._o use_v two_o word_n harabbu_n mohar_n u._fw-mi mattan_n he_o be_v in_o wedding-haste_n as_o we_o say_v to_o satisfy_v all_o objection_n for_o his_o former_a word_n mohar_n signify_v 1._o 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that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o a_o mediator_n wherein_o mosesâ—ypified_v â—ypified_z christ_n gal._n 3.19_o 1_o tim._n 2.3_o to_o mediate_v betwixt_o god_n and_o israel_n second_o their_o tergiversation_n or_o flight_n from_o the_o mountain_n as_o fright_v one_o retreat_v to_o their_o tent_n ver_fw-la 21._o for_o which_o do_v god_n commiserate_v their_o infirmity_n give_v they_o his_o commission_n deut._n 5.30_o as_o he_o have_v before_o give_v they_o his_o commendation_n in_o request_v a_o mediator_n deut._n 5.28_o 29._o the_o people_n be_v terrify_v seek_v for_o a_o mediator_n ver_fw-la 27._o which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n as_o a_o schoolmaster_n to_o drive_v we_o unto_o christ_n cal._n 3.24_o this_o humble_a motion_n please_v god_n and_o for_o the_o present_a he_o give_v they_o moses_n to_o mediate_v for_o they_o but_o far_a promise_v they_o a_o prophet_n like_o to_o moses_n who_o be_v christ_n our_o bless_a mediator_n deut._n 18.15_o 18._o act._n 3.22_o 26._o who_o office_n be_v to_o go_v near_o unto_o god_n and_o declare_v his_o mind_n to_o we_o which_o be_v fulfil_v in_o christ_n joh._n 1.18_o and_o 3.13_o and_o 8.28_o etc._n etc._n the_o law_n be_v give_v in_o this_o terrible_a manner_n for_o many_o reason_n 1._o to_o show_v forth_o the_o dreadful_a majesty_n of_o god_n 2._o to_o awaken_v the_o conscience_n of_o sinner_n 3._o to_o declare_v the_o controversy_n betwixt_o a_o holy_a god_n and_o sinful_a man_n without_o christ_n by_o who_o grace_n come_v and_o the_o gospel_n of_o grace_n invite_v those_o who_o the_o law_n exclude_v 4._o the_o law_n give_v out_o of_o the_o cloud_n intimate_v its_o obscurity_n without_o the_o gospel_n 2_o cor._n 3.13_o etc._n etc._n god_n be_v not_o clear_o see_v in_o the_o law_n for_o god_n be_v love_n 1_o joh._n 4.8_o 5._o all_o this_o dread_a and_o terror_n be_v to_o show_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o law_n how_o it_o be_v a_o kill_a letter_n like_o draco_n law_n write_v not_o in_o black_a but_o in_o blood_n hold_v forth_o justice_n only_o and_o not_o mercy_n manifest_v god_n will_n and_o man_n sin_n and_o to_o warn_v they_o of_o the_o wrath_n deserve_v summon_v they_o to_o appear_v before_o the_o judge_n and_o 6._o to_o assure_v that_o as_o the_o law_n be_v give_v at_o first_o with_o all_o this_o horror_n and_o affrightment_n so_o with_o much_o more_o unspeakable_a consternation_n of_o all_o flesh_n god_n will_v require_v it_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o all_o the_o world_n that_o have_v be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v must_v appear_v before_o the_o judge_n the_o three_o branch_n be_v the_o remedy_n of_o the_o people_n perplexity_n moses_n say_v to_o they_o fear_v not_o there_o be_v a_o prohibition_n yet_o fear_n that_o be_v a_o precept_n exod._n 20.20_o servile_a or_o slavish_a fear_n which_o startle_v and_o stare_v perplex_v once_o at_o the_o approach_n and_o apprehension_n of_o danger_n he_o forbid_v here_o yet_o promote_v he_o a_o filial_a and_o awful_a fear_n which_o be_v compound_v of_o reverence_n and_o love_n this_o must_v be_v a_o bridle_n from_o sin_n and_o a_o spur_n to_o holiness_n as_o well_o as_o beneficence_n be_v a_o bait_n to_o obedience_n isa_n 1.19_o 20._o or_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n run_v thus_o fear_v not_o this_o glorious_a appearance_n so_o much_o as_o to_o cry_v out_o let_v not_o god_n talk_v with_o we_o lest_o we_o dye_v ver_fw-la 19_o for_o they_o now_o have_v hear_v god_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o then_o die_v and_o this_o they_o acknowledge_v deut._n 5.24_o but_o such_o be_v the_o guilt_n of_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o fear_v shall_v god_n continue_v to_o speak_v to_o they_o any_o more_o they_o can_v not_o escape_v death_n moses_n wish_v they_o here_o to_o raise_v up_o their_o meditation_n from_o this_o terror_n in_o give_v the_o law_n to_o that_o future_a fearful_a appearance_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o he_o come_v to_o take_v vengeance_n upon_o all_o breaker_n of_o this_o law_n not_o only_a jew_n but_o all_o gentile_n etc._n etc._n for_o which_o day_n we_o must_v much_o more_o sanctify_v ourselves_o to_o day_n and_o to_o morrow_n as_o they_o do_v for_o receive_v the_o law_n when_o god_n come_v to_o require_v it_o our_o sanctification_n be_v not_o perfect_v in_o one_o day_n nor_o may_v we_o only_o promise_v obedience_n as_o they_o do_v but_o be_v as_o ready_a to_o perform_v it_o they_o promise_v universal_a obedience_n without_o any_o limitation_n exod._n 19.8_o yet_o soon_o forget_v their_o promise_n when_o they_o make_v a_o golden-calf_n etc._n etc._n our_o lord_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o parable_n the_o son_n that_o say_v to_o his_o father_n he_o will_v not_o go_v to_o work_v in_o his_o vineyard_n yet_o after_o repent_v be_v commend_v before_o he_o who_o say_v i_o go_v sir_n
the_o mountain_n for_o the_o elder_n ver_fw-la 1._o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n for_o moses_n and_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o for_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 2._o second_o the_o manner_n how_o wherein_o be_v relate_v what_o one_a moses_n do_v who_o 1._o write_v all_o god_n statute_n in_o a_o book_n ver_fw-la 4._o heb._n 9.19_o 2._o in_o the_o morning_n the_o very_a next_o day_n after_o the_o fifty_o day_n whereon_o the_o law_n be_v give_v he_o erect_v a_o altar_n to_o represent_v christ_n and_o twelve_o pillar_n to_o represent_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n who_o be_v both_o the_o party_n in_o the_o covenant_n 3._o he_o send_v the_o first_o bear_v who_o be_v the_o sacrificer_n till_o the_o levite_n be_v take_v in_o their_o stead_n numb_a 3.41_o etc._n etc._n to_o offer_v up_o burn_v offering_n and_o peace-offering_n both_o type_n of_o christ_n to_o sanctify_v the_o people_n for_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n ver_fw-la 5._o 4._o with_o half_a of_o the_o blood_n he_o besprinkle_v the_o altar_n and_o the_o book_n that_o lie_v upon_o it_o to_o be_v sanctify_v thereby_o ver_fw-la 6._o heb._n 9.19_o 5._o he_o take_v the_o volume_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o read_v it_o in_o the_o audience_n of_o the_o people_n that_o he_o may_v bring_v they_o into_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o covenant_n ver_fw-la 7._o ezek._n 20.37_o 6._o he_o take_v the_o other_o half_a of_o the_o blood_n and_o besprinkle_v the_o people_n or_o the_o twelve_o pillar_n or_o the_o seventy_o elder_n that_o do_v represent_v they_o ver_fw-la 8._o all_o which_o be_v pattern_n of_o those_o heavenly_a thing_n do_v by_o christ_n sanctify_v we_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o better_a covenant_n joh._n 17.19_o heb._n 9.13_o 14_o 18_o 23._o 1_o pet._n 1.2_o 2_o what_o both_o moses_n say_v and_o the_o people_n too_o one_a moses_n explain_v the_o covenant_n and_o command_n of_o god_n to_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 3_o and_o 8._o as_o if_o he_o have_v speak_v thus_o this_o whole_a people_n thus_o besprinkle_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v receive_v into_o god_n covenant_n care_n and_o custody_n yet_o upon_o that_o condition_n if_o they_o will_v exact_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o their_o god_n and_o in_o truth_n obey_v all_o his_o commandment_n 2_o the_o people_n promise_v their_o obedience_n to_o all_o these_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n ver_fw-la 3_o 7._o as_o they_o have_v do_v before_o exod._n 19.8_o and_o 20.10_o thus_o the_o covenant_n betwixt_o god_n and_o israel_n be_v establish_v by_o a_o mutual_a and_o willing_a consent_n though_o as_o yet_o they_o know_v not_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 8_o 3._o nor_o do_v mind_n the_o twelve_o pillar_n of_o stone_n represent_v to_o they_o how_o their_o hard_a stony_a nature_n be_v thereby_o resemble_v to_o they_o as_o the_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n do_v resemble_v their_o hard_a stony_a heart_n exod._n 31.18_o 2_o cor._n 3.3_o 3_o the_o issue_n and_o effect_v of_o this_o enter_v into_o covenant_n the_o elder_n of_o israel_n that_o before_o may_v not_o come_v near_o the_o lord_n now_o see_v his_o glory_n eat_v and_o drink_v before_o he_o and_o he_o lay_v not_o his_o avenge_a hand_n upon_o they_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11._o great_a joy_n it_o be_v also_o to_o all_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 15_o 17._o but_o moses_n be_v call_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n with_o his_o servant_n joshua_n ver_fw-la 12_o 13._o where_o he_o must_v abide_v to_o receive_v the_o table_n of_o stone_n and_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n with_o all_o the_o utensil_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n in_o who_o absence_n aaron_n and_o hur_z must_v manage_v all_o matter_n of_o controversy_n in_o the_o camp_n ver_fw-la 14._o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n on_o mount_n sinai_n appear_v all_o that_o time_n in_o their_o sight_n like_o consume_a fire_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o six_o day_n god_n prepare_v moses_n for_o receive_v the_o law_n as_o in_o six_o day_n he_o create_v the_o world_n and_o rest_v upon_o the_o seven_o gen._n 2.2_o the_o same_o number_n be_v here_o at_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n wherein_o god_n manifest_v as_o much_o wisdom_n as_o in_o make_v the_o world_n psal_n 19_o per_fw-la totum_fw-la upon_o the_o seven_o day_n god_n call_v moses_n alone_a into_o the_o cloud_n who_o stand_v at_o a_o distance_n with_o his_o servant_n till_o call_v of_o god_n that_o seven_o day_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o sabbath_n be_v call_v the_o seven_o day_n by_o a_o emphatic_a article_n as_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n be_v emphatical_o also_o call_v the_o lord_n day_n above_o other_o rev._n 1.10_o the_o people_n have_v but_o three_o day_n of_o preparation_n to_o receive_v the_o law_n exod._n 19.10_o 11._o but_o moses_n must_v have_v six_o to_o show_v what_o singular_a holiness_n be_v require_v of_o minister_n the_o measure_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n as_o the_o shekel_n cubit_n etc._n etc._n be_v double_a to_o the_o ordinary_a among_o the_o people_n minister_n must_v wish_v with_o elisha_n a_o double_a portion_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o they_o may_v save_v themselves_o and_o those_o that_o hear_v they_o moses_n abode_n in_o the_o cloud_n forty_o day_n and_o night_n ver_fw-la 18._o without_o eat_a bread_n or_o drink_v water_n deut._n 9.9_o the_o like_a number_n of_o day_n elias_n fast_v for_o revive_v the_o law_n which_o in_o his_o day_n be_v lose_v 1_o king_n 19.8_o and_o christ_n do_v the_o same_o when_o he_o enter_v into_o his_o ministry_n of_o give_v the_o gospel_n matth._n 4.2_o and_o it_o must_v be_v suppose_v that_o the_o lord_n enable_v moses_n to_o abide_v there_o forty_o day_n as_o well_o as_o to_o enter_v the_o cloud_n which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v exod._n 40.35_o n._n b._n if_o it_o be_v ask_v what_o become_v of_o joshua_n all_o this_o time_n for_o he_o come_v down_o with_o moses_n and_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o calf_n set_v up_o in_o the_o camp_n exod._n 32.17_o when_o moses_n bring_v the_o two_o table_n it_o be_v thus_o answer_v though_o it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o joshua_n go_v up_o with_o moses_n and_o come_v down_o with_o he_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n how_o high_a he_o go_v or_o whether_o he_o hear_v what_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v he_o stay_v still_o with_o moses_n during_o the_o six_o day_n preparation_n till_o god_n call_v his_o master_n from_o he_o into_o the_o cloud_n and_o like_o a_o faithful_a servant_n he_o stay_v in_o some_o place_n where_o his_o master_n appoint_v and_o know_v how_o to_o find_v he_o upon_o his_o return_n exod_n 32.17_o 18_o not_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o israel_n idolatry_n so_o have_v no_o meat_n from_o the_o camp_n nor_o do_v he_o fast_v the_o forty_o day_n as_o moses_n do_v but_o be_v as_o some_o say_v sustain_v all_o that_o time_n with_o manna_n etc._n etc._n in_o some_o extraordinary_a manner_n by_o the_o lord_n in_o this_o forty_o day_n and_o night_n conference_n which_o the_o lord_n hold_v with_o moses_n in_o the_o mount_n god_n give_v he_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n which_o be_v the_o shadow_a gospel_n for_o this_o infant_n church_n as_o before_o he_o have_v give_v the_o moral_a and_o the_o judicial_a law_n the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v to_o direct_v this_o church_n in_o the_o external_n worship_n of_o god_n as_o 1._o that_o a_o place_n be_v prepare_v for_o his_o public_a worship_n call_v then_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o as_o josephus_n say_v be_v a_o portable_a temple_n 2._o that_o the_o people_n now_o in_o covenant_n with_o their_o god_n must_v offer_v voluntary_o all_o material_n for_o the_o make_n of_o this_o tabernacle_n both_o for_o the_o outward_a fabric_n and_o all_o the_o inward_a utensil_n thereof_o exod._n 25_o 26_o 27_o and_o 30._o chapter_n 3._o god_n ordain_v the_o person_n to_o attend_v the_o service_n of_o this_o sanctuary_n and_o they_o be_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n who_o be_v direct_v both_o as_o to_o their_o garment_n and_o as_o to_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o ceremony_n of_o their_o consecration_n chap._n 28_o and_o 29._o 4._o god_n call_v forth_o and_o qualify_v the_o person_n for_o the_o whole_a workmanship_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n within_o and_o without_o as_o bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n with_o other_o who_o he_o fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o make_v they_o meet_v for_o the_o make_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o the_o manufacture_n thereof_o chap._n 31._o all_o which_o material_n must_v be_v exact_o make_v according_a to_o the_o pattern_n or_o model_n that_o god_n now_o show_v in_o a_o vision_n unto_o moses_n in_o the_o mount_n give_v he_o as_o be_v suppose_v a_o aetherial_a idea_n or_o platform_n both_o of_o person_n and_o thing_n as_o god_n afterward_o
not_o only_o to_o wait_v upon_o his_o office_n as_o a_o levite_n but_o also_o to_o pay_v his_o thank-offering_a unto_o god_n at_o shiloh_n for_o his_o mercy_n in_o reconcile_a he_o and_o his_o wife_n together_o to_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o her_o sin_n and_o to_o beg_v that_o god_n blessing_n may_v abide_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o future_a his_o journey_n to_o shilo_n please_v this_o good_a old_a man_n well_o therefore_o he_o press_v the_o levite_n to_o lodge_v with_o he_o say_v let_v all_o thy_o want_n be_v upon_o i_o just_o as_o our_o sweet_a saviour_n say_v to_o the_o penitent_a sinner_n as_o revel_v 3.20_o psal_n 24.7.9_o he_o bring_v he_o into_o his_o house_n make_v he_o and_o his_o merry_a with_o most_o liberal_a hospitality_n ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o second_o come_v the_o concomitant_n of_o the_o perpetration_n of_o unparalleled_a impiety_n wherein_o the_o agent_n the_o patient_n and_o the_o action_n in_o its_o circumstance_n be_v very_o considerable_a the_o three_o remark_n arise_v from_o this_o second_o part_n be_v the_o agent_n they_o be_v call_v son_n of_o belial_n for_o 22._o hebr._fw-la beni_n belignal_n man_n that_o be_v yokeless_a as_o the_o word_n signify_v neither_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o of_o man_n must_v yoke_v they_o most_o licentious_a and_o stigmatise_v villain_n break_v off_o the_o yoke_n even_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n like_v to_o the_o devil_n himself_o who_o be_v call_v belial_n 2_o cor._n 6.15_o and_o those_o be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o devil_n deut._n 13.13_o they_o be_v lawless_a and_o masterless_a monster_n breathe_v incarnate_a devil_n these_o flagitious_a fellow_n beset_v the_o house_n round_o about_o without_o door_n and_o mar_v all_o their_o mirth_n within_o door_n beat_v at_o the_o door_n as_o if_o they_o will_v have_v break_v it_o down_o cry_v vehement_o bring_v forth_o thy_o stranger_n that_o we_o may_v know_v he_o a_o modest_a expression_n of_o their_o most_o filthy_a lust_n according_a 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dog_n and_o worse_o for_o dog_n do_v not_o lust_n after_o dog_n but_o after_o bitch_n but_o those_o scoundrel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v scald_v in_o their_o own_o grease_n by_o their_o lust_n of_o man_n to_o man_n rom._n 1.27_o and_o to_o take_v they_o off_o from_o any_o such_o attempt_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o their_o intend_a action_n be_v both_o foolish_a and_o wicked_a and_o to_o quell_v their_o outrageous_a lust_n the_o more_o effectual_o the_o good_a old_a man_n make_v a_o rash_a and_o sinful_a offer_n to_o gratify_v their_o unruly_a lust_n by_o prostitute_v his_o own_o daughter_n and_o the_o levite_n concubine_n to_o they_o ver_fw-la 24._o n._n b._n i_o can_v but_o sometime_o wonder_v how_o that_o either_o so_o good_a a_o man_n dare_v venture_v to_o live_v in_o so_o wicked_a a_o place_n he_o belong_v to_o mount-ephraim_n near_o shilo_n or_o that_o those_o base_a benjamite_n do_v suffer_v so_o good_a a_o stranger_n to_o live_v among_o they_o we_o must_v suppose_v this_o good_a old_a man_n be_v mere_o surprise_v with_o the_o suddenness_n and_o violence_n of_o the_o assault_n and_o hereupon_o ignorant_o and_o inconsiderate_o offer_v this_o lesser_a sin_n to_o avoid_v a_o great_a and_o a_o more_o unnatural_a sin_n which_o he_o think_v they_o design_v though_o this_o be_v lawful_a in_o the_o evil_n of_o punishment_n to_o choose_v the_o lesser_a for_o avoid_v the_o great_a for_o so_o respective_o the_o lesser_a evil_n be_v good_a yet_o in_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n the_o rule_n be_v nullum_fw-la morale_fw-la malum_fw-la est_fw-la eligendum_fw-la the_o lesser_a be_v not_o to_o be_v choose_v no_o more_o than_o the_o great_a indeed_o of_o two_o inconvenience_n we_o may_v choose_v the_o lesser_a but_o of_o two_o evil_n that_o be_v moral_o so_o we_o must_v choose_v neither_o we_o must_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o rom._n 3.8_o we_o may_v not_o choose_v to_o do_v the_o least_o evil_a no_o not_o for_o the_o procure_n of_o the_o great_a good_a see_v the_o least_o and_o light_a sin_n be_v great_a if_o we_o be_v agent_n in_o it_o and_o make_v it_o our_o own_o by_o choice_n than_o the_o great_a wickedness_n wherein_o we_o be_v but_o mere_a patient_n and_o subject_n of_o other_o villainy_n beside_o this_o master_n of_o the_o house_n have_v no_o power_n to_o expose_v the_o chastity_n of_o his_o own_o innocent_a daughter_n much_o less_o of_o another_o man_n wife_n without_o ask_v consent_n yet_o must_v it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o close_a of_o all_o that_o this_o old_a man_n good_a intention_n for_o protect_v his_o guest_n do_v mitigate_v his_o sin_n the_o five_o remark_n be_v the_o perpetration_n of_o their_o villainy_n upon_o the_o concubine_n body_n ver_fw-la 25._o though_o their_o brutish_a and_o boundless_a lust_n have_v no_o ear_n insomuch_o that_o it_o be_v say_v they_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o old_a man._n hereupon_o to_o end_v the_o controversy_n some_o say_v the_o concubine_n go_v forth_o on_o her_o own_o accord_n and_o offer_v herself_o to_o they_o but_o the_o hebrew_n word_n kazak_v use_v in_o those_o word_n the_o man_n take_v his_o concubine_n oppose_v the_o former_a opinion_n for_o it_o imply_v that_o the_o levite_n not_o dare_v to_o go_v forth_o himself_o for_o fear_n of_o be_v abuse_v by_o they_o require_v the_o old_a man_n to_o hale_n his_o concubine_n out_o to_o they_o upon_o what_o new_a disgust_n it_o be_v not_o know_v but_o why_o the_o old_a man_n do_v not_o hale_v out_o his_o daughter_n also_o some_o at_o random_n render_v this_o reason_n that_o those_o miscreant_n be_v much_o enamour_a with_o the_o levite_n concubine_n but_o be_v not_o at_o all_o captivate_v with_o the_o ordinary_a face_n and_o feature_n of_o the_o old_a man_n daughter_n but_o i_o rather_o judge_v this_o come_v to_o pass_v from_o a_o just_a and_o overrule_a providence_n of_o god_n which_o make_v they_o forget_v have_v get_v the_o concubine_n to_o divert_v they_o the_o innocent_a virgin_n that_o she_o may_v be_v preserve_v in_o her_o chastity_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n yet_o suffer_v the_o concubine_n to_o be_v abuse_v for_o a_o deserve_a punishment_n of_o her_o former_a filthiness_n and_o unfaithfulness_n and_o no_o doubt_n but_o of_o the_o two_o the_o levite_n be_v more_o willing_a to_o expose_v his_o concubine_n that_o have_v so_o notorious_o disoblige_v he_o rather_o than_o the_o daughter_n of_o his_o host_n who_o have_v behave_v himself_o so_o oblige_o to_o he_o n._n b._n the_o innocent_a virgin_n by_o god_n mercy_n escape_v but_o the_o faulty_a concubine_n be_v kill_v partly_o with_o excessive_a abuse_n of_o her_o body_n and_o partly_o through_o fear_n and_o shame_n of_o ever_o look_v her_o lord_n in_o the_o face_n after_o this_o night_n work_n ver_fw-la 26._o thus_o god_n write_v her_o sin_n upon_o her_o punishment_n whoredom_n be_v her_o sin_n which_o she_o have_v choose_v ver_fw-la 2._o and_o now_o god_n inflict_v it_o as_o her_o judgement_n upon_o she_o though_o her_o husband_n have_v pardon_v she_o yet_o god_n will_v punish_v she_o at_o least_o as_o to_o this_o life_n thus_o the_o lord_n fill_v she_o with_o the_o evil_n of_o her_o own_o way_n prov._n 14.14_o a_o whorish_a woman_n be_v kill_v with_o whoredom_n the_o last_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v the_o consequent_n of_o this_o unheard_a of_o and_o matchless_a villainy_n which_o afford_v we_o in_o the_o close_a the_o six_o and_o last_o remark_n those_o beastly_a hell-hag_n vaijthgnalelu_n boh._n hebr._n the_o conjugation_n hâ—thpael_n denote_v the_o frequency_n of_o the_o act_n have_v take_v their_o lustful_a turn_v upon_o the_o concubine_n all_o the_o night_n long_o until_o they_o have_v almost_o turn_v her_o very_a soul_n out_o of_o her_o force_a body_n at_o the_o dawn_v of_o the_o day_n they_o let_v she_o go_v and_o scarce_o have_v
the_o use_n of_o her_o leg_n to_o reach_v her_o landlord_n door_n where_o she_o fall_v down_o dead_a ver_fw-la 26._o a_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o she_o whore-monger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v hebr._n 13.4_o as_o she_o have_v too_o often_o fall_v down_o in_o a_o way_n of_o sin_v at_o last_o she_o fall_v down_o in_o a_o way_n of_o suffer_v whether_o she_o repent_v before_o she_o die_v be_v unrevealed_a if_o charity_n do_v grant_v it_o than_o her_o suffer_a say_v great_a grotius_n be_v only_o a_o fatherly_a chastisement_n not_o proper_o a_o punishment_n but_o the_o psalmist_n say_v better_a god_n pardon_v eternal_o yet_o punish_v temporal_o psal_n 99.8_o for_o evil_a doer_n god_n will_v punish_v for_o the_o public_a good_a of_o humane_a society_n that_o she_o stay_v not_o still_o among_o those_o miscreant_n but_o be_v more_o mind_v to_o return_v to_o her_o husband_n may_v be_v some_o indication_n of_o her_o penitency_n yet_o hardly_o reach_v the_o door_n where_o he_o be_v so_o feeble_a their_o villainy_n have_v make_v she_o that_o she_o be_v not_o able_a to_o cry_v open_v the_o door_n nor_o to_o knock_v for_o its_o open_n otherwise_o the_o levite_n doubtless_o will_v have_v let_v she_o in_o because_o he_o have_v send_v she_o out_o among_o they_o to_o save_v himself_o from_o buggery_n this_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a because_o it_o be_v say_v ver_fw-la 27._o that_o her_o lord_n be_v the_o first_o up_o in_o the_o house_n and_o open_v the_o door_n it_o be_v likely_a to_o see_v what_o be_v become_v of_o his_o wife_n that_o they_o may_v go_v on_o their_o journey_n but_o find_v she_o at_o the_o door-threshold_n in_o a_o sleep_a posture_n he_o call_v to_o awake_v she_o and_o to_o raise_v she_o up_o ver_fw-la 28._o suppose_v she_o be_v come_v too_o late_o at_o night_n to_o be_v let_v in_o and_o so_o be_v there_o fall_v asleep_a but_o lie_v in_o that_o place_n and_o posture_n from_o daybreak_n to_o sunrise_a he_o find_v she_o in_o her_o long_a sleep_n indeed_o and_o neither_o so_o asleep_a as_o to_o be_v awaken_v nor_o sick_a of_o the_o sullen_n to_o be_v fetch_v out_o n._n b._n hereupon_o he_o take_v up_o her_o dead_a body_n lay_v it_o upon_o a_o ass_n and_o carry_v it_o home_o to_o mount-ephraim_n and_o there_o in_o a_o pang_n of_o zeal_n divide_v the_o dead_a carcase_n into_o twelve_o piece_n and_o send_v a_o piece_n to_o each_o tribe_n yea_o one_o to_o benjamin_n itself_o ver_fw-la 29._o for_o levi_n be_v disperse_v among_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o there_o can_v not_o be_v twelve_o without_o benjamin_n presume_v that_o the_o whole_a tribe_n will_v abhor_v the_o villainous_a action_n of_o this_o one_o city_n of_o their_o tribe_n as_o much_o as_o any_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n especial_o consider_v how_o the_o messenger_n by_o who_o the_o piece_n of_o the_o corpse_n be_v send_v do_v aggravate_v the_o villainy_n say_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o levite_n that_o send_v they_o i_o come_v to_o gibeah_n and_o the_o varlet_n thereof_o surround_v my_o lodging_n threaten_v to_o kill_v i_o if_o i_o will_v not_o prostitute_v my_o body_n to_o their_o unnatural_a lust_n or_o deliver_v up_o my_o concubine_n to_o they_o which_o i_o be_v force_v to_o do_v and_o they_o have_v force_v she_o so_o that_o she_o be_v dead_a judg._n 20.5_o this_o aggravation_n he_o hope_v may_v exasperate_v benjamin_n against_o this_o their_o own_o wicked_a city_n see_v a_o visible_a yet_o horrid_a spectacle_n be_v present_v to_o their_o eye_n which_o much_o more_o affect_v the_o mind_n than_o a_o bare_a report_n only_o relate_v to_o their_o ear_n can_v have_v do_v a_o see_v so_o sad_a a_o sight_n may_v stir_v up_o some_o zeal_n against_o the_o offender_n etc._n etc._n beside_o if_o one_o part_n have_v not_o be_v send_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o other_o eleven_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v slight_v and_o repute_v as_o enemy_n which_o will_v doubtless_o have_v be_v deem_v a_o sort_n of_o provocation_n to_o desert_n the_o other_o tribe_n as_o they_o causeless_o do_v they_o neither_o go_v nor_o send_v to_o the_o solemn_a assembly_n judg._n 20.3_o not_o once_o make_v use_n of_o any_o such_o apology_n n._n b._n this_o fact_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v various_o ventilate_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a or_o unlawful_a first_o those_o for_o the_o negative_a say_v it_o be_v a_o barbarous_a bloody_a and_o a_o inhuman_a act_n in_o itself_o to_o be_v do_v by_o a_o stranger_n hand_n much_o more_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o husband_n to_o mangle_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o his_o wife_n after_o so_o brutish_a a_o manner_n which_o be_v both_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o command_v burial_n of_o the_o dead_a though_o they_o be_v execute_v malefactor_n deut._n 21.23_o and_o also_o against_o the_o common_a principle_n of_o humanity_n and_o honesty_n which_o do_v condemn_v all_o such_o savage_a mangling_n of_o dead_a body_n but_o second_o it_o may_v be_v say_v for_o the_o affirmative_a that_o it_o be_v lawful_a in_o the_o levite_n case_n for_o 1._o this_o be_v in_o a_o time_n of_o israel_n anarchy_n when_o there_o be_v neither_o king_n nor_o judge_n to_o head_n the_o people_n or_o to_o who_o the_o levite_n may_v apply_v himself_o for_o a_o redress_n of_o his_o grievance_n and_o therefore_o be_v constrain_v to_o make_v his_o application_n unto_o every_o tribe_n distinct_o 2._o though_o this_o may_v have_v be_v do_v by_o messenger_n as_o indeed_o be_v do_v by_o the_o levite_n herein_o yet_o in_o such_o a_o profound_a lethargy_n do_v all_o israel_n lie_v at_o this_o time_n that_o a_o bare_a message_n by_o word_n of_o mouth_n only_o can_v not_o possible_o rouse_v they_o out_o of_o it_o and_o therefore_o this_o levite_n from_o a_o divine_a impulse_n and_o zeal_n for_o justice_n may_v judge_v this_o horrid_a spectacle_n also_o necessary_a and_o most_o effectual_a 3._o nor_o do_v he_o do_v this_o out_o of_o any_o design_n to_o dishonour_v the_o dead_a but_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o live_n to_o bring_v those_o belialist_n to_o condign_a punishment_n lest_o the_o very_a air_n shall_v be_v poison_v by_o the_o breath_n of_o those_o pest_n if_o permit_v any_o long_a to_o live_v in_o the_o land_n and_o more_o especial_o lest_o the_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o god_n shall_v fall_v upon_o the_o whole_a land_n for_o indemnify_v delinquent_n of_o the_o great_a magnitude_n and_o thus_o for_o public_a good_a the_o law_n allow_v of_o anatomy_n that_o dead_a body_n may_v be_v dissect_v that_o by_o search_v out_o the_o secret_n of_o nature_n both_o physician_n and_o surgeon_n may_v learn_v more_o skill_n out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a either_o to_o prevent_v or_o to_o cure_v those_o disease_n that_o be_v incident_a to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o live_n the_o levite_n intelligence_n which_o he_o send_v to_o all_o the_o tribe_n in_o so_o marvellous_a a_o manner_n sound_v a_o loud_a alarm_n to_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o promise_n insomuch_o that_o all_o israel_n do_v universal_o acknowledge_v there_o be_v never_o the_o like_a horrid_a villainy_n neither_o do_v nor_o see_v neither_o in_o their_o own_o time_n nor_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o ancestor_n hereupon_o it_o be_v general_o conclude_v to_o hold_v a_o solemn_a assembly_n wherein_o this_o lamentable_a tragedy_n may_v be_v serious_o search_v into_o every_o man_n speak_v free_o and_o to_o have_v speedy_a justice_n execute_v upon_o those_o desperate_a delinquent_n the_o actor_n of_o it_o that_o the_o land_n may_v not_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n if_o unpunished_a chap._n xx._n judges_n the_o twenty_o be_v a_o narrative_a of_o the_o punishment_n upon_o gibeah_n for_o this_o most_o horrible_a villainy_n and_o upon_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o benjamin_n for_o patronise_a that_o wicked_a and_o wretched_a town_n wherein_o observe_v 1._o the_o antecedent_n 2._o the_o concomitant_n 3._o the_o consequent_n first_o the_o antecedent_n be_v the_o general_a convention_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n except_v benjamin_n to_o consult_v what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o punish_v this_o abominable_a action_n this_o be_v describe_v 1._o by_o the_o person_n who_o convene_v namely_o both_o the_o people_n and_o the_o prince_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o 2._o by_o the_o number_n how_o many_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o ver_fw-la 2._o 3_o by_o the_o place_n where_o at_o mizpeh_n ver_fw-la 1.3_o 4._o by_o the_o act_n that_o pass_v at_o this_o general_a convention_n namely_o 1._o they_o cite_v the_o benjamite_n to_o appear_v ver_fw-la 3.2_o they_o hear_v the_o levite_n complaint_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o 6_o 7.3_o they_o demand_v the_o benjamite_n to_o deliver_v up_o the_o delinquent_n ver_fw-la 12_o 13.4_o they_o decree_v war_n against_o benjamin_n for_o their_o contumacy_n
sport_n or_o to_o some_o great_a feast_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o record_v but_o this_o be_v write_v that_o there_o samson_n licentious_a wander_v and_o wanton_a eye_n become_v a_o burning-glass_n to_o set_v his_o heart_n on_o fire_n to_o marry_v a_o daughter_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o upon_o his_o return_n home_o he_o beg_v his_o parent_n to_o get_v he_o she_o for_o a_o wife_n ver_fw-la 2._o n._n b._n though_o he_o live_v in_o time_n of_o ignorance_n and_o profaneness_n and_o though_o he_o have_v fix_v his_o affection_n upon_o this_o timnath-maid_n yea_o and_o though_o he_o have_v a_o warrant_n from_o god_n as_o some_o do_v sense_n ver_fw-la 4._o to_o do_v what_o he_o do_v yet_o will_v he_o not_o take_v a_o wife_n without_o his_o parent_n consent_v as_o gen._n 21.21_o and_o 24.3_o 26_o 34_o 35._o the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o dim_a light_n of_o the_o law_n can_v convince_v man_n conscience_n of_o this_o necessary_a duty_n in_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n oh_o than_o what_o a_o shame_n be_v it_o that_o this_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v no_o more_o yea_o so_o little_o observe_v in_o our_o land_n of_o goshen_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n samson_n parent_n at_o the_o first_o dissent_v from_o it_o and_o that_o upon_o good_a ground_n because_o god_n have_v forbid_v the_o israelite_n to_o make_v marriage_n with_o those_o curse_a uncircumcised_a nation_n exod._n 34.12.16_o deut._n 7.3_o whereof_o the_o philistine_n be_v a_o part_n ver_fw-la 3._o but_o when_o they_o understand_v by_o samson_n information_n that_o it_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n who_o can_v dispense_v with_o his_o own_o law_n as_o in_o hos_n 12._o for_o his_o own_o glorious_a end_n they_o then_o consent_v to_o it_o ver_fw-la 4._o and_o go_v down_o with_o their_o son_n to_o timnath_n ver_fw-la 5._o understanding_n that_o god_n in_o their_o son_n samson_n be_v seek_v a_o occasion_n against_o the_o philistine_n in_o his_o marriage_n with_o one_o of_o their_o daughter_n n._n b._n for_o by_o a_o particular_a inspiration_n samson_n may_v argue_v with_o his_o parent_n in_o this_o dilemma_n or_o double-horned_a argument_n which_o push_v both_o way_n the_o philistine_n will_v either_o grant_v i_o their_o daughter_n which_o i_o desire_v to_o marry_v or_o they_o will_v deny_v it_o if_o they_o deny_v to_o give_v she_o i_o then_o shall_v i_o take_v a_o occasion_n to_o assault_v they_o for_o the_o affront_v offer_v to_o i_o because_o they_o have_v disgrace_v i_o and_o if_o they_o grant_v she_o and_o gratify_v my_o desire_n then_o will_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o more_o benignity_n and_o benevolence_n towards_o i_o and_o all_o my_o people_n israel_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o affinity_n contract_v by_o the_o marriage_n n._n b._n but_o if_o they_o hereafter_o break_v those_o bond_n of_o affinity_n this_o will_v administer_v another_o occasion_n of_o a_o new_a quarrel_n against_o they_o by_o the_o importance_n of_o these_o argument_n together_o with_o his_o importunity_n his_o parent_n be_v overcome_v to_o accompany_v he_o that_o samson_n though_o a_o nazarite_n may_v carry_v on_o his_o courtship_n to_o a_o lady_n of_o the_o philistine_n though_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o infidel_n because_o they_o now_o say_v she_o please_v their_o son_n well_o not_o only_o for_o her_o beauty_n but_o for_o the_o design_n of_o god_n in_o order_n to_o israel_n deliverante_fw-la more_o especial_o therein_o the_o second_o remark_n upon_o the_o antecedent_n of_o his_o marriage_n be_v manoah_n his_o wife_n and_o son_n go_v down_o together_o to_o timnath_n that_o a_o solemn_a contract_n may_v be_v make_v betwixt_o samson_n and_o his_o sweetheart_n but_o in_o their_o joynt-journeying_a towards_o the_o city_n samson_n step_v aside_o at_o the_o vineyard_n from_o his_o parent_n upon_o some_o occasion_n not_o express_v it_o may_v be_v to_o ease_v nature_n or_o n._n b._n by_o some_o divine_a impulse_n for_o the_o follow_a encounter_n for_o a_o young_a lion_n in_o the_o prime_n of_o his_o strength_n rush_v out_o of_o the_o vineyard_n and_o roar_v fierce_o against_o he_o when_o find_v alone_o than_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v mighty_o upon_o he_o both_o stir_v up_o and_o augment_v his_o strength_n and_o valour_n so_o that_o he_o take_v the_o lion_n by_o the_o chap_n and_o rend_v he_o as_o speedy_o and_o as_o safe_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v but_o some_o tender_a kid_n though_o he_o have_v no_o weapon_n in_o his_o hand_n ver_fw-la 5_o 6._o this_o miraculous_a exploit_n be_v to_o confirm_v samson_n faith_n in_o his_o great_a undertake_n unto_o which_o the_o lord_n be_v now_o call_v he_o to_o be_v a_o judge_n for_o israel_n against_o the_o philistine_n as_o it_o befall_v david_n in_o the_o like_a case_n afterward_o 1_o sam._n 17.34_o n._n b._n and_o this_o essay_n do_v far_o exceed_v the_o poet_n story_n of_o their_o hereule_n encounter_v of_o a_o lion_n for_o they_o say_v he_o have_v a_o club_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o such_o be_v samson_n modesty_n that_o when_o he_o come_v up_o to_o his_o parent_n again_o from_o this_o diversion_n n._n b._n he_o tell_v not_o they_o of_o this_o wonderful_a work_n he_o have_v wrought_v as_o many_o braggadocio_n will_v have_v do_v not_o so_o much_o lest_o his_o parent_n shall_v reprove_v he_o therein_o but_o more_o especial_o lest_o they_o shall_v divulge_v it_o at_o timnath_n prudent_o ponder_v the_o prejudice_n that_o may_v arise_v thereby_o consider_v it_o be_v not_o yet_o a_o fit_a season_n to_o create_v jealousy_n and_o to_o awaken_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o philistine_n therefore_o samson_n keep_v silent_a and_o step_n on_o in_o the_o company_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n to_o timnath_n and_o there_o to_o solemnize_v this_o contract_n with_o the_o woman_n it_o be_v say_v he_o talk_v with_o she_o for_o 7._o from_o whence_o the_o rabbin_n report_v that_o samson_n convert_v she_o to_o the_o true_a religion_n by_o this_o conference_n n._n b._n but_o that_o be_v a_o uncertain_a report_n it_o may_v more_o probable_o be_v say_v that_o they_o be_v now_o contract_v by_o consent_n of_o parent_n on_o both_o side_n for_o that_o be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o heathen_n placuit_fw-la despondi_n nuptiis_fw-la hic_fw-la dictus_fw-la est_fw-la dies_fw-la terence_n and_o their_o marriage-day_n be_v at_o this_o first_o meet_v conclude_v when_o their_o wedding_n together_o may_v be_v solemnize_v and_o full_o complete_v for_o their_o bed_n together_o also_o the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o concomitant_n of_o samson_n marriage_n remark_n hereon_o be_v first_o when_o this_o convenient_a time_n be_v come_v for_o solemnize_n the_o marriage_n according_a to_o the_o unanimous_a agreement_n of_o the_o last_o meeting_n samson_n go_v down_o with_o his_o parent_n to_o be_v marry_v and_o turn_v aside_o to_o see_v the_o carcase_n of_o the_o lion_n behold_v there_o be_v a_o swarm_n of_o bee_n and_o honey_n in_o the_o carcase_n ver_fw-la 8._o n._n b._n because_o this_o must_v require_v a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n therefore_o some_o say_v there_o be_v a_o great_a space_n betwixt_o the_o time_n of_o his_o contract_n and_o the_o time_n of_o his_o marriage_n otherwise_o honey-comb_n can_v not_o have_v be_v find_v in_o the_o carcase_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n but_o such_o as_o so_o say_v do_v forget_v that_o lover_n hour_n be_v full_a of_o eternity_n every_o hour_n be_v a_o day_n every_o day_n a_o week_n every_o week_n a_o month_n and_o every_o month_n a_o year_n n._n b._n many_o reason_n may_v be_v render_v why_o that_o interspace_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v overlong_a it_o be_v only_o but_o a_o few_o day_n that_o be_v desire_v betwixt_o the_o agreement_n of_o marriage_n and_o rebecca_n go_v to_o be_v marry_v to_o isaac_n gen._n 24.55_o yet_o eleazar_n be_v in_o marriage-haste_n for_o his_o young_a master_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o that_o small_a delay_n n._n b._n as_o to_o the_o honey-comb_n in_o the_o carcase_n it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o this_o be_v do_v in_o a_o ordinary_a and_o common_a course_n of_o nature_n for_o bee_n do_v natural_o abhor_v all_o ill_a smell_n such_o as_o this_o new_a slay_v carcase_n can_v not_o want_v etc._n etc._n all_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o a_o overrule_a providence_n of_o god_n act_v herein_o after_o a_o supernatural_a manner_n in_o subserviency_n to_o his_o follow_a design_n n._n b._n no_o doubt_n but_o samson_n turn_v aside_o to_o see_v it_o that_o he_o may_v recognize_v god_n great_a work_n in_o his_o deliverance_n from_o so_o great_a a_o danger_n and_o be_v according_o thankful_a for_o it_o as_o psal_n 77.10_o to_o remember_v former_a favour_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n samson_n take_v of_o the_o honeycomb_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o go_v on_o eat_v till_o he_o come_v to_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n n._n b._n oh_o that_o we_o can_v feed_v upon_o
samson_n suspect_v as_o be_v suppose_v his_o wife_n have_v before_o overmuch_o familiarity_n ver_fw-la 20._o which_o cause_v he_o to_o compare_v she_o to_o a_o wanton_a heifer_n ver_fw-la 18._o the_o four_o remark_n upon_o the_o concomitant_n be_v the_o solution_n of_o samson_n enigmatical_a sentence_n which_o be_v twofold_a n._n b._n first_o literal_a which_o the_o brideman_n by_o the_o bride_n treachery_n to_o her_o bridegroom_n open_o declare_v before_o the_o sun_n be_v set_v upon_o the_o seven_o and_o last_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n ver_fw-la 18._o that_o they_o may_v win_v the_o wager_n samson_n hereupon_o acknowledge_v he_o have_v lose_v yet_o tell_v they_o have_v they_o not_o plough_v with_o his_o heifer_n they_o can_v not_o have_v find_v out_o his_o riddle_n n._n b._n which_o be_v a_o allegory_n wherein_o he_o reprove_v both_o his_o wife_n perfidiousness_n and_o their_o fraudulency_n in_o first_o entice_a and_o then_o in_o force_v his_o wife_n to_o discover_v her_o husband_n secret_n they_o expound_v the_o riddle_n indeed_o yet_o but_o in_o dark_a word_n say_v what_o be_v sweet_a than_o honey_n &_o c_o n._n b._n to_o which_o may_v be_v answer_v sugar_n have_v it_o be_v know_v in_o those_o time_n as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o day_n nor_o can_v they_o have_v hit_v upon_o honey_n have_v samson_n heifer_n draw_v even_o in_o the_o yoke_n of_o wedlock_n with_o himself_o which_o she_o do_v not_o but_o draw_v a_o contrary_a way_n n._n b._n as_o befall_v such_o marry_a couple_n that_o be_v unequal_o yoke_v 2_o cor._n 6.14_o or_o samson_n may_v call_v she_o his_o heifer_n because_o he_o suspect_v that_o his_o friend_n so_o call_v ver_fw-la 20._o have_v be_v too_o familiar_a with_o she_o as_o above_o n._n b._n some_o critic_n render_v the_o hebrew_n word_n begnanalti_fw-la in_o vitula_n meâ_fw-la in_o my_o heifer_n this_o chief_a brideman_n have_v be_v plough_v in_o she_o as_o well_o as_o with_o she_o but_o the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o that_o allegorical_a expression_n be_v as_o the_o plough_v with_o heifer_n turn_v up_o and_o discover_v the_o treasure_n that_o be_v hide_v in_o the_o ground_n so_o they_o have_v make_v use_n of_o his_o wife_n both_o by_o their_o fawn_n and_o frown_n to_o plough_v up_o and_o bring_v to_o light_v that_o mystery_n which_o lie_v hide_v in_o his_o obscure_a problem_n he_o have_v put_v forth_o to_o puzzle_v they_o n._n b._n second_o the_o mystical_a sense_n of_o samson_n riddle_n be_v twofold_a the_o first_o mystical_a sense_n be_v it_o be_v a_o express_a figure_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n revel_v 5.5_o and_o oft_o call_v a_o lion_n as_o well_o as_o a_o lamb._n n._n b._n now_o out_o of_o the_o carcase_n of_o this_o crucify_a christ_n come_v forth_o that_o sweet_a and_o save_a food_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n far_o sweet_a than_o honey_n or_o the_o honeycomb_n psal_n 19.10_o and_o 119._o ver_fw-la 103._o his_o flesh_n be_v meat_n indeed_o etc._n etc._n john_n 6.51_o and_o by_o his_o death_n he_o slay_v the_o devil_n of_o death_n mors_fw-la mortis_fw-la morti_fw-la mortem_fw-la quoque_fw-la morte_fw-la dedisset_fw-la there_o be_v honey_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n indeed_o psal_n 81.16_o to_o wit_n the_o rock_n christ_n hebr._n 2.14_o o_o death_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o death_n hos_fw-la 13.14_o n._n b._n the_o second_o be_v it_o covert_o employ_v likewise_o that_o the_o philistine_n though_o now_o they_o have_v strength_n on_o their_o side_n and_o exercise_v a_o rigorous_a dominion_n over_o israel_n and_o thereby_o do_v devour_v they_o upon_o all_o occasion_n yet_o at_o the_o last_o they_o shall_v become_v meat_n to_o the_o israelite_n psal_n 74.14_o who_o present_a affliction_n when_o sanctify_v may_v be_v compare_v to_o honey_n which_o always_o have_v its_o best_a in_o the_o bottom_n leave_v a_o sweet_a blessing_n behind_o they_o though_o grievous_a at_o present_a hebr._n 12.11_o god_n rod_n drop_v honey_n more_o than_o jonathans_n 1_o sam._n 14.27_o 43._o the_o three_o part_n be_v the_o consequent_n which_o be_v three_o first_o samson_n pay_v the_o wager_n he_o have_v lose_v by_o treachery_n to_o the_o thirty_o man_n with_o honesty_n but_o not_o without_o cruelty_n ver_fw-la 19_o n._n b._n for_o he_o go_v in_o a_o great_a pang_n of_o passion_n to_o askelon_n one_o of_o the_o principal_a city_n of_o the_o five_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o find_v the_o citizen_n gather_v together_o at_o their_o sport_n in_o the_o field_n he_o fall_v furious_o upon_o they_o slay_v thirty_o of_o they_o and_o strip_v they_o all_o the_o rest_n run_v away_o in_o a_o fright_a and_o not_o dare_v to_o make_v a_o rescue_n n._n b._n these_o man_n that_o samson_n murder_v may_v be_v innocent_a in_o the_o matter_n act_v at_o timnath_n all_o that_o can_v be_v say_v to_o clear_a samson_n from_o cruelty_n be_v that_o he_o act_v not_o herein_o as_o a_o private_a person_n from_o a_o spirit_n of_o revenge_n but_o as_o a_o constitute_v judge_n over_o israel_n against_o their_o enemy_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o god_n spirit_n n._n b._n the_o second_o be_v when_o he_o have_v honest_o pay_v what_o he_o have_v deceitful_o lose_v with_o those_o spoil_n he_o carry_v from_o askelon_n to_o timnath_n he_o pack_v up_o his_o all_o and_o depart_v from_o thence_o to_o his_o father_n house_n n._n b._n wish_v it_o may_v be_v that_o he_o have_v follow_v his_o father_n advice_n in_o not_o marry_v that_o uncircumcised_a philistine_n daughter_n which_o have_v so_o betray_v he_o and_o for_o so_o do_v he_o leave_v she_o behind_o he_o in_o anger_n n._n b._n the_o three_o be_v the_o perfidiousness_n of_o samson_n untamed_a heifer_n no_o soon_o have_v her_o husband_n turn_v his_o back_n but_o she_o marry_v the_o chief_a paranymph_n or_o brideman_n who_o samson_n have_v choose_v as_o his_o friend_n to_o be_v the_o master_n of_o the_o ceremony_n at_o his_o marriage_n and_o who_o have_v so_o sordid_o influence_v his_o wanton_a 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of_o devil_n his_o myrmidon_n of_o lust_n that_o war_n against_o our_o soul_n 1_o pet._n 2.11_o and_o we_o have_v but_o little_a of_o strength_n to_o resist_v they_o we_o shall_v follow_v the_o lamb_n and_o his_o gospel_n yea_o we_o shall_v love_v the_o gospel_n for_o the_o gospel_n sake_n not_o because_o it_o be_v fringe_v with_o ease_n and_o honour_n god_n take_v it_o kind_o from_o young_a people_n that_o they_o will_v follow_v he_o through_o a_o land_n that_o be_v not_o sow_o jer._n 2.1_o 2._o that_o make_v moses_n choice_n hebr._n 11.25_o and_o the_o spouse_n cant._n 8.5_o choose_v godliness_n though_o afflict_a and_o the_o gospel_n though_o persecute_v keep_v the_o word_n of_o patience_n revel_v 3.10_o god_n be_v tender_a of_o such_o esa_fw-mi 63.9_o to_o 15._o observe_v 2._o it_o be_v very_o comely_a and_o commendable_a yea_o and_o sweet_o corresponding_n with_o this_o scripture-pattern_n and_o precedent_n for_o mothers-in-law_n to_o carry_v to_o their_o daughters-in-law_n as_o if_o they_o be_v their_o own_o natural_a child_n thus_o naomi_n behave_v herself_o to_o ruth_n and_o orpah_n even_o to_o the_o last_o if_o she_o do_v no_o more_o or_o not_o so_o much_o to_o the_o latter_a as_o to_o the_o former_a until_o the_o see_v she_o comfortable_o care_v for_o in_o the_o world_n in_o ruth_n marriage_n to_o rich_a boaz_n it_o be_v because_o orpah_n desert_v naomi_n which_o ruth_n do_v not_o and_o so_o withdraw_v herself_o from_o the_o counsel_n and_o kindness_n of_o her_o mother_n by_o her_o return_v unto_o moab_n while_o both_o those_o daughter_n stay_v with_o their_o mother_n she_o treat_v they_o kind_o and_o do_v the_o best_a she_o can_v for_o they_o here_o she_o call_v they_o she_o daughter_n two_o time_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v natural_o bear_v of_o she_o you_o that_o be_v mother_n in_o law_n or_o step_v mother_n that_o be_v such_o as_o step_v in_o to_o be_v instead_o of_o natural_a mother_n you_o have_v need_n of_o grace_n to_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o nature_n which_o you_o can_v have_v that_o so_o you_o may_v adorn_v your_o place_n as_o daughter_n of_o sarah_n ought_v to_o do_v 1_o pet._n 3.3_o 5_o 6_o 7._o observe_v 3._o candour_n and_o kindness_n be_v a_o better_a way_n to_o prevail_v in_o persuasion_n than_o rigour_n moroseness_n and_o austerity_n man_n natural_o be_v a_o noble_a creature_n and_o will_v rather_o be_v draw_v than_o drive_v naomi_n like_o naphthali_n give_v goodly_a word_n gen._n 49.21_o good_a word_n do_v ingratiate_v both_o with_o good_a and_o bad_a man_n when_o especial_o they_o come_v not_o out_o of_o feign_a lip_n psal_n 17.1_o deut._n 33.23_o no_o noble_a nature_n will_v be_v huff_v and_o hector_v even_o unto_o that_o which_o be_v good_a it_o be_v good_a policy_n therefore_o to_o preserve_v a_o opinion_n of_o our_o love_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o those_o who_o we_o will_v persuade_v to_o any_o good_a and_o to_o treat_v they_o fair_o as_o she_o here_o v._o 12._o be_v there_o yet_o any_o son_n in_o my_o womb_n that_o they_o may_v be_v your_o husband_n the_o law_n require_v that_o the_o brother_n die_v without_o issue_n his_o widow_n shall_v not_o marry_v to_o a_o stranger_n but_o his_o brother_n shall_v take_v she_o to_o wife_n and_o shall_v raise_v up_o seed_n to_o his_o decease_a brother_n that_o the_o inheritance_n may_v not_o be_v alienate_v and_o a_o name_n lose_v in_o israel_n deut._n 25.5_o 6._o each_o one_o be_v to_o keep_v to_o his_o inheritance_n numb_a 36.7_o levit._fw-la 25.23_o hence_o observe_v 1._o a_o minori_fw-la ad_fw-la majus_fw-la from_o the_o lesser_a to_o the_o great_a i_o argue_v our_o spiritual_a inheritance_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v alienate_v much_o more_o than_o their_o temporal_a the_o kingdom_n of_o canaan_n be_v but_o a_o type_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v the_o antitype_n if_o naboth_n can_v say_v of_o the_o type_n only_o god_n forbid_v i_o shall_v alienate_v my_o inheritance_n when_o tempt_v to_o it_o by_o plausible_a pretence_n 1_o king_n 21.3_o which_o the_o lord_n indeed_o have_v forbid_v levit._n 25.23_o numb_a 36.7_o ezek._n 46.18_o how_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o say_v so_o of_o the_o antitype_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o its_o ordinance_n and_o of_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n religion_n be_v our_o inheritance_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v from_o our_o forefather_n and_o we_o shall_v say_v with_o naboth_n the_o lord_n forbid_v that_o we_o shall_v alienate_v it_o that_o we_o shall_v forfeit_v it_o or_o fool_n it_o away_o and_o not_o transmit_v it_o to_o our_o posterity_n for_o so_o do_v our_o own_o child_n may_v curse_v we_o their_o parent_n in_o another_o world_n it_o be_v religion_n that_o make_v england_n the_o lord_n land_n hos_n 9.3_o and_o immanuel_n land_n isa_n 8.8_o now_o assure_o if_o we_o do_v not_o live_v according_a to_o the_o lord_n law_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v permit_v to_o live_v in_o the_o lord_n land_n oh_o god_n forbid_v that_o our_o land_n shall_v cast_v we_o out_o 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part_n and_o main_a cause_n of_o his_o purchase_n hence_o observe_v 1._o a_o godly_a wife_n be_v a_o good_a purchase_n boaz_n can_v not_o think_v he_o pay_v too_o dear_a for_o this_o purchase_n see_v she_o be_v one_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o the_o price_n of_o such_o a_o one_o be_v far_o above_o ruby_n prov._n 31.10_o a_o good_a wife_n be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o real_a and_o royal_a gift_n bestow_v upon_o adam_n though_o ruth_n be_v a_o moabitess_n of_o that_o curse_a stock_n that_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o church_n to_o the_o ten_o generation_n deut._n 23.3_o hence_o some_o do_v censure_n boaz_n for_o marry_v ruth_n but_o unjust_o for_o she_o be_v a_o proselyte_n and_o a_o virtuous_a woman_n and_o come_v to_o trust_v under_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n she_o be_v not_o as_o solomon_n mistress_n of_o moab_n that_o steal_v away_o his_o heart_n from_o god_n neh._n 13.26_o v._o 11._o the_o lord_n make_v the_o woman_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v their_o prayer_n for_o a_o blessing_n on_o his_o marriage_n hence_o observe_v 1._o though_o marriage_n be_v not_o a_o sacrament_n as_o the_o romanist_n reckon_v it_o yet_o ought_v it_o to_o be_v solemnize_v and_o sanctify_v by_o prayer_n as_o it_o be_v both_o a_o holy_a ordinance_n of_o god_n prov._n 2.17_o and_o a_o honourable_a estate_n to_o man_n hebr._n 13.4_o that_o be_v come_v into_o thy_o house_n to_o possess_v it_o as_o a_o good_a not_o a_o evil_a spirit_n hence_o observe_v 2._o marriage_n be_v either_o a_o marriage_n or_o a_o merry-age_n the_o heathen_a can_v say_v every_o man_n at_o marriage_n bring_v into_o his_o house_n a_o good_a or_o a_o evil_a spirit_n so_o make_v it_o a_o heaven_n or_o a_o hell_n thereby_o like_v rachel_n and_o leah_n beautiful_a as_o rachel_n fruitful_a as_o leah_n hence_o observe_v 3._o beautifulness_n and_o fruitfulness_n be_v two_o marriage-blessing_n which_o god_n give_v to_o they_o that_o marry_v in_o the_o lord_n both_o those_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v pray_v for_o by_o man_n and_o both_o these_o be_v bless_v cement_v betwixt_o marry_a couple_n gen._n 24.16.67_o rebeccah_n be_v very_o fair_a and_o isaac_n love_v she_o and_o gen._n 30.20_o and_o job_n 19.17_o child_n be_v strong_a cement_v both_o with_o jacob_n and_o with_o job_n etc._n etc._n query_n 1_o why_o be_v it_o not_o say_v like_v sarah_n or_o rebeccah_n answer_v 1_o because_o those_o two_o rachel_n and_o leah_n leave_v their_o country_n as_o ruth_n do_v 2._o they_o desire_v offspring_n as_o she_o do_v 3._o from_o they_o spring_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n only_o but_o the_o edomite_n be_v from_o sarah_n and_o rebeccah_n 4._o the_o bethlemite_n be_v from_o leah_n and_o rachel_n rachel_n sepulchre_n be_v in_o the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n bethlehem_n gen._n 35.19_o query_n 2._o why_o be_v rachel_n set_v first_o answer_n because_o dear_a to_o jacob_n and_o his_o first_o thought_n do_v worthy_o in_o ephratah_n etc._n etc._n all_o this_o be_v become_v a_o jewish_a form_n of_o prayer_n observe_v 4._o every_o man_n ought_v to_o do_v worthy_o in_o his_o place_n and_o station_n all_o man_n shall_v be_v serviceable_a to_o god_n and_o profitable_a to_o man_n not_o inutile_fw-la pondus_fw-la terrae_fw-la as_o if_o bear_v only_o fruges_fw-la consumere_fw-la to_o no_o purpose_n or_o to_o bad_a purpose_n they_o be_v to_o bad_a purpose_n by_o who_o no_o body_n be_v better_a but_o some_o body_n worse_o see_v ezek._n 18.18_o v._o 12._o like_v the_o house_n of_o pharez_n who_o be_v the_o bethlemites_n progenitor_n gen._n 38.29_o of_o a_o numerous_a and_o honourable_a family_n see_v v._o 18._o and_o the_o blessing_n of_o this_o people_n prayer_n come_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o boaz_n and_o ruth_n hence_o observe_v it_o be_v good_a to_o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o prayer_n of_o other_o god_n gracious_o hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o this_o people_n for_o this_o couple_n for_o they_o have_v child_n wealth_n and_o honour_n of_o they_o descend_v many_o and_o mighty_a prince_n especial_o messiah_n the_o prince_n the_o two_o grand_a privilege_n of_o a_o child_n of_o god_n be_v first_o to_o be_v bear_v upon_o the_o wing_n of_o prayer_n while_o he_o live_v and_o second_o upon_o the_o wing_n of_o angel_n when_o he_o die_v v._o 13._o boaz_n take_v ruth_n this_o be_v do_v before_o solemn_a witness_n hence_o observe_v 1._o clandestine_v marriage_n be_v not_o warrant_v by_o the_o word_n some_o daughter_n be_v steal_v away_o without_o parent_n consent_n boaz_n take_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n not_o his_o whore_n he_o go_v in_o unto_o she_o a_o modest_a expression_n of_o the_o marriage_n duty_n hence_o observe_v 2._o no_o corrupt_a communication_n shall_v proceed_v out_o of_o our_o mouth_n eph._n 4.29_o no_o borborology_n no_o obscene_a or_o filthy_a speech_n the_o hebrew_a tongue_n be_v call_v holy_a some_o say_v because_o there_o be_v not_o one_o proper_a name_n in_o it_o that_o signify_v the_o privity_n of_o either_o sex_n or_o the_o act_n of_o copulation_n but_o it_o use_v a_o modest_a phrase_n or_o periphrasis_n the_o lord_n give_v her_o conception_n hence_o observe_v 3._o the_o key_n of_o the_o womb_n as_o of_o heaven_n of_o hell_n and_o of_o the_o heart_n hang_v at_o god_n girdle_n she_o have_v be_v marry_v to_o a_o young_a man_n yet_o have_v no_o child_n now_o she_o be_v marry_v to_o a_o old_a man_n yet_o have_v a_o child_n this_o be_v by_o the_o singular_a blessing_n of_o god_n yea_o and_o a_o son_n too_o which_o be_v more_o than_o a_o daughter_n to_o uphold_v the_o name_n and_o family_n even_o to_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n v._o 14._o and_n the_o woman_n say_v to_o naomi_n hence_o observe_v woman_n meeting_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v spend_v in_o vain_a and_o frivolous_a chat_n and_o idle_a prattle_n much_o less_o in_o ribaldry_n and_o scurrility_n here_o be_v a_o holy_a way_n of_o gossip_v so_o luke_n 1.58_o the_o time_n be_v not_o waste_v but_o spend_v in_o pray_v and_o praise_v of_o god_n that_o his_o name_n may_v be_v famous_a the_o man_n have_v pray_v thus_o before_o now_o the_o woman_n pray_v for_o the_o same_o hence_o observe_v 2._o it_o be_v a_o happy_a time_n when_o man_n and_o woman_n do_v even_o apart_o pray_v for_o the_o same_o blessing_n esther_n 4.16_o zech._n 12.12_o mercy_n will_v then_o come_v to_o god_n family_n and_o to_o our_o own_o v._o 15._o a_o restorer_n of_o thy_o life_n etc._n etc._n hence_o observe_v child_n ought_v to_o be_v restorer_n of_o life_n to_o their_o age_a parent_n and_o nourisher_n of_o their_o old_a age._n oh_o what_o a_o shame_n it_o be_v that_o so_o many_o child_n bring_v down_o the_o gray-hair_n of_o parent_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_a gen._n 42.38_o many_o break_v the_o heart_n of_o their_o parent_n few_o be_v restorer_n and_o comforter_n or_o nourisher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stork-like_a so_o famous_a for_o gratuity_n to_o their_o dam_n etc._n etc._n v._o 16._o naomi_n take_v the_o child_n and_o lay_v it_o in_o her_o bosom_n to_o wit_n next_o her_o heart_n hence_o observe_v love_n have_v a_o descend_a nature_n as_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n it_o descend_v better_a than_o ascend_v naomi_n be_v but_o mother-in-law_n to_o its_o mother_n yet_o behold_v her_o affection_n to_o it_o it_o be_v oft_o find_v that_o grandmother_n love_v their_o grandchild_n better_a than_o their_o own_o from_o the_o descend_a nature_n of_o love_n hereupon_o she_o become_v dry-nurse_n to_o it_o oh_o the_o ocean_n of_o love_n that_o descend_v from_o parent_n to_o child_n v._o 17._o the_o woman_n give_v it_o a_o name_n to_o wit_n those_o good_a woman_n v._o 14._o persuade_v the_o parent_n so_o to_o name_n it_o either_o at_o the_o birth_n or_o at_o the_o circumcision_n as_o usual_a they_o call_v he_o obed_n a_o serviteur_n so_o he_o be_v to_o naomi_n who_o he_o serve_v with_o comfort_n and_o restoration_n and_o so_o he_o be_v to_o god_n a_o serve_a son_n obed_n i._n e._n obedient_a the_o name_n obed_n put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o obedience_n and_o service_n to_o god_n and_o his_o parent_n mal._n 3.17_o as_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n motto_n i_o dieu_fw-fr i_o serve_v to_o suppress_v his_o pride_n etc._n etc._n v._o 18._o though_o he_o be_v mahlon_n legal_a son_n yet_o be_v he_o boaz'_v natural_a son_n the_o catalogue_n of_o who_o generation_n be_v set_v down_o to_o show_v that_o shiloh_n come_v of_o judah_n according_a to_o the_o promise_n which_o matthew_n transcribe_v matth._n 1.3_o 5._o pharez_n a_o breaker_n a_o type_n of_o christ_n who_o break_v the_o power_n of_o death_n and_o hell_n and_o the_o partition-wall_n than_o zarah_n the_o jew_n come_v forth_o again_o gen._n 38.29_o 30._o boaz_n beget_v of_o rahab_n matt._n 1.5_o as_o obed_n of_o ruth_n etc._n etc._n the_o
have_v little_a religion_n in_o she_o as_o appear_v by_o she_o deride_v david_n devotion_n 2_o sam._n 6.16.20_o etc._n etc._n yet_o have_v learn_v by_o the_o light_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o prefer_v a_o husband_n for_o good_a before_o a_o father_n for_o evil_n her_o conjugal_a affection_n make_v she_o more_o faithful_a to_o the_o former_a for_o his_o preservation_n than_o any_o filial_a fear_n can_v oblige_v she_o to_o the_o latter_a to_o become_v a_o abettor_n to_o her_o father_n for_o her_o husband_n destruction_n she_o know_v so_o much_o out_o of_o moses_n write_n that_o the_o man_n and_o the_o wife_n be_v but_o one_o flesh_n and_o so_o close_v together_o as_o to_o make_v but_o one_o piece_n so_o in_o preserve_v of_o david_n she_o seek_v she_o own_o preservation_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o mean_n whereby_o michal_n do_v deliver_v david_n she_o wrought_v wy_o in_o deceive_v 1._o saul_n pursivant_n and_o 2._o saul_n himself_o after_o she_o have_v dismiss_v david_n down_o through_o a_o window_n ver_fw-la 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o wherein_o first_o her_o faithfulness_n to_o david_n be_v demonstrate_v two_o way_n first_o in_o her_o advice_n to_o he_o if_o thou_o save_v not_o thy_o life_n this_o night_n to_o morrow_n thou_o shall_v be_v slay_v ver_fw-la 11._o some_o say_v jonathan_n david_n dear_a and_o faithful_a friend_n and_o michal_n brother_n send_v tiding_n to_o she_o of_o saul_n murder_v design_n or_o she_o may_v observe_v the_o sergeant_n hover_v about_o the_o house_n in_o the_o night_n and_o david_n have_v tell_v she_o how_o narrow_o he_o have_v escape_v his_o death_n before_o he_o come_v home_o to_o she_o she_o may_v prudent_o gather_v that_o her_o father_n fury_n will_v not_o so_o end_n but_o pursue_v he_o to_o his_o house_n her_o second_o demonstration_n of_o fidelity_n to_o david_n be_v her_o assistance_n of_o he_o to_o escape_v after_o her_o advice_n to_o he_o to_o flee_v from_o his_o danger_n ver_fw-la 12._o love_n be_v laborious_a she_o most_o love_o bestir_v herself_o to_o let_v david_n down_o at_o the_o casement_n because_o the_o door_n have_v sentinel_n set_v at_o they_o by_o saul_n to_o secure_a david_n whensoever_o he_o shall_v come_v forth_o there_o so_o david_n flee_v second_o now_o michal_n difficulty_n remain_v how_o to_o delude_v her_o father_n messenger_n and_o how_o to_o deceive_v her_o father_n himself_o that_o she_o discharge_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o daughter_n to_o he_o in_o both_o which_o michal_n be_v hardly_o hold_v to_o her_o shift_n of_o wit_n n._n b._n we_o usual_o say_v he_o woman_n wit_n at_o a_o pinch_n be_v more_o mercurial_a and_o ripe_a than_o that_o of_o a_o man_n who_o must_v have_v more_o time_n for_o deliberation_n as_o be_v above_o observe_v upon_o judge_n 13.23_o etc._n etc._n first_o michal_n crafty_a wit_n be_v set_v at_o work_n to_o deceive_v saul_n sergeant_n send_v to_o arrest_n david_n in_o order_n hereunto_o she_o take_v she_o teraphim_n hebr._n some_o superstitious_a image_n which_o she_o have_v keep_v secret_o david_n know_v nothing_o of_o it_o as_o rachel_n have_v her_o mammet_n whereof_o jacob_n be_v ignorant_a and_o dress_v this_o similitude_n of_o a_o man_n with_o goat_n hair_n about_o its_o head_n she_o lay_v it_o down_o in_o the_o bed_n to_o represent_v david_n with_o his_o hair_n on_o the_o pillow_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v sick_a in_o his_o bed_n and_o curtain_n draw_v close_o nothing_o but_o a_o glimmer_a light_n leave_v as_o be_v common_o do_v for_o a_o sick_a person_n that_o the_o deceit_n may_v not_o over-easy_o be_v discover_v ver_fw-la 13._o now_o when_o saul_n receive_v no_o account_n how_o his_o first_o messenger_n have_v speed_v the_o morning_n be_v come_v he_o doubt_v they_o prove_v perfidious_a to_o he_o though_o they_o only_o stand_v wait_v still_o for_o david_n come_v out_o at_o the_o door_n he_o hereupon_o send_v other_o messenger_n in_o the_o morning_n to_o who_o michal_n say_v that_o david_n be_v sick_a in_o bed_n ver_fw-la 24._o whereupon_o they_o depart_v with_o these_o tiding_n to_o saul_n as_o not_o dare_v to_o suspect_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o their_o superior_a the_o king_n daughter_n say_v to_o they_o and_o they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o gross_a piece_n of_o rude_a incivility_n to_o break_v into_o a_o sick_a man_n chamber_n to_o give_v he_o any_o unmannerly_a disturbance_n and_o so_o try_v the_o truth_n of_o michal_n allegation_n hereupon_o sanguinary_a saul_n who_o so_o greedy_o seek_v to_o suck_v david_n blood_n send_v other_o messenger_n the_o three_o time_n ver_fw-la 15._o with_o a_o large_a commission_n than_o either_o of_o the_o former_a not_o only_o to_o watch_v the_o door_n as_o the_o first_o be_v impower_v only_o to_o do_v nor_o only_a to_o inquire_v what_o be_v become_v of_o david_n see_v he_o come_v not_o out_o of_o door_n but_o also_o to_o break_v in_o and_o bring_v he_o away_o sick_a or_o well_o that_o he_o for_o his_o better_a security_n may_v himself_o slay_v he_o or_o see_v it_o do_v his_o envy_n be_v thus_o full_a of_o jealousy_n he_o suspect_v that_o either_o his_o former_a messenger_n have_v be_v bribe_v with_o gift_n or_o promise_n by_o michal_n or_o that_o michal_n make_v these_o excuse_n only_o to_o preserve_v her_o husband_n out_o of_o her_o father_n furious_a hand_n so_o be_v impatient_a of_o this_o delay_n he_o charge_v his_o last_o messenger_n to_o secure_v he_o but_o when_o they_o have_v break_v in_o they_o find_v nothing_o in_o the_o bed_n but_o a_o image_n instead_o of_o a_o sick_a man._n n._n b._n oh_o how_o blank_a they_o look_v when_o they_o see_v their_o bloody_a hope_n so_o handsome_o frustrate_v ver_fw-la 16._o but_o more_o blank_a assure_o be_v saul_n look_n when_o they_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o bird_n be_v fly_v when_o he_o have_v think_v to_o have_v make_v his_o breakfast_n that_o morning_n of_o he_o hereupon_o he_o come_v in_o a_o rage_n and_o let_v we_o fly_v at_o his_o daughter_n say_v why_o have_v thou_o deceive_v i_o so_o and_o send_v away_o my_o enemy_n ver_fw-la 17._o to_o which_o michal_n answer_v david_n threaten_v to_o kill_v i_o etc._n etc._n n._n b._n note_v well_o upon_o this_o whole_a history_n first_o that_o michal_n thus_o far_o be_v to_o be_v both_o commend_v and_o imitate_v by_o all_o good_a wife_n so_o far_o as_o her_o loyal_a love_n to_o her_o husband_n in_o seek_v his_o preservation_n extend_v yea_o and_o her_o wily_a wit_n in_o deceive_a deceiver_n ought_v not_o too_o rash_o to_o be_v condemn_v it_o be_v a_o old_a adage_n fallere_fw-la fallentem_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la fraus_fw-la to_o deceive_v a_o deceiver_n be_v no_o deceit_n if_o any_o sinful_a mean_n be_v not_o make_v use_n of_o thereunto_o bloody_a persecutor_n have_v be_v frequent_o frustrate_v by_o some_o lawful_a mean_n as_o those_o that_o seek_v after_o jeremy_n and_o barach_n jerem._n 36.26_o athanasius_n luther_n and_o other_o the_o lord_n hide_v they_o as_o he_o do_v david_n here_o n._n b._n how_o god_n providence_n and_o god_n promise_n seem_v contrary_a and_o contradictory_n as_o to_o david_n as_o before_o to_o joseph_n a_o crown_n be_v promise_v he_o yet_o a_o javelin_n be_v twice_o cast_v at_o he_o he_o be_v hunt_v as_o a_o partridge_n etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n 24.11_o and_o 26.20_o he_o must_v pass_v through_o manifold_a danger_n yet_o have_v he_o as_o manifold_a deliverance_n god_n by_o his_o providence_n make_v good_a his_o promise_n to_o david_n so_o that_o providence_n may_v not_o be_v judge_v of_o by_o piecemeal_n when_o all_o end_n of_o it_o meet_v much_o beauty_n may_v be_v behold_v in_o all_o its_o part_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n nâ—te_v well_o second_o nor_o be_v michal_n to_o be_v blame_v for_o thus_o delude_v those_o messenger_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o for_o her_o cunning_a contrivance_n manage_v her_o matter_n so_o as_o that_o saul_n send_v three_o time_n about_o one_o and_o the_o same_o business_n must_v needs_o become_v delatory_a work_n which_o be_v as_o design_o please_v to_o the_o love_a daughter_n as_o it_o be_v desperate_o displease_v to_o her_o impatient_a father_n for_o it_o be_v the_o daughter_n design_n to_o beget_v delay_n that_o her_o dear_a david_n may_v have_v time_n enough_o to_o escape_v far_o enough_o before_o saul_n send_v pursuer_n after_o he_o n._n b._n note_v well_o three_o nor_o be_v michal_n much_o blame-worthy_a though_o she_o do_v what_o deserve_v the_o character_n wherewith_o the_o grande_v cheat_n be_v brand_v with_o namely_o in_o deceive_v she_o own_o father_n but_o if_o it_o be_v consider_v how_o she_o do_v no_o more_o herein_o than_o to_o take_v away_o the_o sword_n out_o of_o a_o mad_a man_n hand_n and_o so_o prevent_v his_o great_a iniquity_n in_o embrue_v his_o hand_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o her_o innocent_a husband_n she_o
can_v not_o bind_v god_n herein_o for_o when_o god_n require_v justice_n to_o be_v do_v then_o sundry_a of_o saul_n son_n be_v destroy_v 2_o sam._n 21.8_o 14._o after_o this_o saul_n go_v home_o but_o david_n dare_v not_o trust_v his_o force_a protestation_n have_v find_v he_o so_o oft_o perfidious_a credulity_n he_o know_v to_o a_o hypocrite_n who_o be_v only_o convict_v but_o not_o convert_v have_v be_v but_o sublime_a folly_n and_o therefore_o have_v little_a hold_n of_o inconstant_a saul_n he_o still_o continue_v in_o the_o strong_a hold_n of_o engedi_n think_v such_o good_a thought_n as_o these_o be_v in_o saul_n wicked_a heart_n will_v not_o like_v their_o lodging_n long_o but_o soon_o be_v go_v etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n chap._n xxv_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o nabal_n churlishness_n etc._n etc._n to_o david_n while_o he_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n david_n wander_n herein_o afford_v those_o remark_n first_o the_o time_n when_o it_o be_v tell_v we_o when_o samuel_n be_v dead_a v._n 1._o n._n b._n samuel_n die_v about_o two_o year_n before_o saul_n death_n yet_o he_o live_v so_o long_o until_o he_o see_v the_o time_n wherein_o saul_n confess_v david_n will_v be_v king_n chap._n 24.20_o and_o while_o samuel_n live_v david_n by_o samuel_n counsel_n and_o assistance_n can_v more_o commodious_o converse_v in_o the_o kingdom_n but_o now_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o be_v constrain_v to_o pass_v from_o the_o wilderness_n of_o engedi_n where_o he_o have_v compose_v psalm_n the_o fifty_o seven_o give_v it_o the_o title_n altaschith_fw-mi that_o be_v destroy_v not_o because_o when_o his_o soldier_n move_v he_o to_o destroy_v saul_n in_o the_o cave_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o do_v it_o into_o this_o wilderness_n of_o â—aran_a which_o be_v in_o the_o southern_a border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n that_o so_o upon_o a_o pinch_n he_o may_v retire_v out_o of_o saul_n dominion_n when_o he_o have_v lose_v so_o fast_o a_o friend_n as_o samuel_n have_v be_v the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o discouragement_n david_n meet_v with_o in_o this_o place_n from_o nabal_n who_o live_v here_o after_o all_o his_o encouragement_n he_o former_o have_v from_o samuel_n who_o be_v now_o dead_a and_o bury_v in_o ramah_n n._n b._n this_o nabal_n be_v describe_v 1._o by_o his_o seat_n and_o habitation_n v._o 2._o 2._o by_o his_o wealth_n exceed_v rich_a in_o his_o stock_n of_o cattle_n as_o be_v of_o old_a account_v hence_o pecunia_fw-la money_n be_v derive_v a_o pecudibus_fw-la cattle_n v._o 2._o 3._o by_o his_o name_n nabal_n v._o 3._o which_o be_v paraphrase_a upon_o v._o 25._o signify_v a_o fool_n or_o the_o same_o with_o nebn_n o_o a_o knave_n 4._o by_o both_o his_o majoribus_fw-la and_o moribus_fw-la his_o ancestor_n and_o his_o manner_n though_o descend_v of_o caleb_n yet_o degenerate_v from_o so_o good_a a_o man._n n._n b._n therefore_o some_o take_v caleb_n here_o not_o proper_o but_o appellative_o as_o it_o signify_v a_o dog_n to_o signify_v that_o he_o be_v a_o dogged_a fellow_n have_v no_o sap_n of_o humanity_n in_o he_o a_o mere_a mammonist_n a_o golden_a brute_n not_o a_o natural_a but_o a_o atheistical_a fool_n psal_n 14.1_o he_o be_v both_o a_o church_n and_o a_o drunkard_n conveniunt_fw-la rerus_n nomina_fw-la saepe_fw-la suis_fw-la nabal_n have_v not_o his_o name_n for_o nought_o his_o nomen_fw-la be_v his_o omen_n 5._o he_o be_v describe_v by_o his_o yokesellow_n call_v abigail_n which_o signify_v her_o father_n joy_n whereof_o her_o father_n can_v not_o expect_v much_o in_o match_v his_o dear_a daughter_n to_o so_o morose_n a_o man._n n._n b._n may_v it_o not_o be_v fear_v that_o many_o a_o child_n be_v cast_v away_o upon_o wealth_n when_o matrimony_n be_v make_v mere_o a_o matter_n of_o money_n and_o not_o marry_v in_o the_o lord_n only_o 1_o cor._n 7.39_o the_o wife_n be_v commend_v here_o not_o only_o for_o be_v of_o a_o beautiful_a and_o comely_a countenance_n but_o also_o for_o have_v a_o good_a understanding_n and_o great_a prudence_n which_o she_o demonstrate_v afterward_o but_o the_o man_n be_v as_o much_o discommend_v for_o his_o morose_n humour_n a_o hard-hearted_a churl_n ver_fw-la 3._o a_o son_n of_o belial_n ver_fw-la 17._o she_o be_v unequal_o yoke_v etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o david_n discouragement_n this_o wealthy_a man_n have_v a_o vast_a sheepshearing_a v._n 4._o at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v a_o custom_n among_o the_o jew_n to_o make_v great_a feast_n in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o forefather_n who_o have_v be_v shepherd_n those_o feast_v day_n be_v day_n of_o much_o mirth_n and_o jollity_n therefore_o call_v a_o good_a day_n v._o 8._o see_v 2_o sam._n 13.23_o 24._o hereupon_o david_n send_v his_o messenger_n to_o nabal_n at_o his_o festival_n say_v it_o be_v not_o only_o easy_a for_o thou_o to_o spare_v we_o a_o little_a out_o of_o thy_o abundance_n but_o it_o be_v equal_a and_o just_a thou_o shall_v afford_v something_o out_o of_o thy_o exceed_n unto_o we_o who_o have_v be_v a_o guard_n unto_o thy_o flock_n both_o from_o unreasonable_a man_n and_o from_o unruly_a wild_a beast_n v._o 16._o we_o crave_v but_o little_a we_o will_v not_o be_v our_o own_o carver_n though_o we_o have_v deserve_v more_o yet_o shall_v we_o take_v thankful_o what_o thou_o will_v willing_o bestow_v upon_o we_o v._n 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o n._n b._n wherein_o we_o may_v behold_v what_o solomon_n say_v servant_n on_o horseback_n and_o prince_n walk_v on_o foot_n eccless_n 10.7_o here_o poor_a david_n though_o a_o anoint_v king_n yet_o speak_v all_o supplication_n to_o this_o rich_a churl_n who_o overflow_v with_o worldly_a wealth_n yet_o answer_v he_o rough_o though_o he_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n to_o relieve_v the_o necessitous_a deut_n 15.7_o and_o though_o david_n leave_v nothing_o unsay_v whereby_o to_o insinuate_v etc._n etc._n the_o four_o remark_n be_v nabal_n surly_a answer_n to_o david_n ambassador_n who_o have_v greet_v he_o in_o david_n name_n etc._n etc._n v._n 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o wherein_o this_o covetous_a caitiff_n and_o cormorant_n will_v not_o first_o know_v such_o a_o man_n as_o david_n though_o all_o israel_n know_v he_o and_o both_o own_a and_o honour_a he_o as_o their_o deliverer_n by_o destroy_v goliath_n etc._n etc._n second_o he_o make_v no_o more_o of_o david_n and_o his_o follower_n than_o a_o parcel_n of_o rogue_n and_o runagate_n compare_v they_o to_o unruly_a cattle_n that_o break_v their_o tedder_n or_o band_n and_o run_v away_o from_o their_o right_a owner_n the_o worst_a sort_n of_o runagate_n be_v apostate_n who_o run_v away_o from_o god_n the_o best_a master_n that_o employ_v his_o servant_n in_o most_o honourable_a work_n and_o pay_v they_o with_o most_o honourable_a wage_n three_o he_o will_v rather_o part_v with_o his_o blood_n than_o with_o his_o good_n to_o such_o fugitive_n though_o they_o be_v of_o his_o own_o tribe_n from_o who_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v hide_v his_o eye_n while_o he_o be_v wallow_v in_o wealth_n and_o plenty_n and_o they_o pinch_v with_o penury_n and_o poverty_n deut._n 12.12_o and_o 14.26_o 29._o and_o 15.7_o isa_n 58.7_o n._n b._n though_o david_n beg_v supply_n from_o nabal_n as_o a_o son_n from_o a_o father_n v._o 8._o give_v what_o come_v to_o thy_o hand_n unto_o thy_o servant_n and_o unto_o thy_o son_n david_n yet_o this_o unkind_a master_n can_v spare_v none_o of_o his_o superfluity_n for_o his_o servant_n nor_o can_v this_o unnatural_a father_n bestow_v any_o thing_n upon_o his_o son_n david_n but_o give_v he_o stone_n instead_o of_o bread_n contrary_a to_o the_o common_a law_n and_o light_n of_o nature_n matth._n 7.9_o 10_o 11._o though_o he_o know_v his_o son_n david_n have_v nothing_o to_o maintain_v himself_o and_o his_o six_o hundred_o follower_n a_o large_a family_n withal_o save_v only_o with_o the_o spoil_n take_v from_o the_o philistine_n and_o other_o adjacent_a neighbour_a nation_n who_o be_v all_o declare_a enemy_n to_o god_n israel_n and_o who_o will_v undoubted_o have_v plunder_v nabal_n of_o his_o numerous_a flock_n and_o herd_n as_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o sabean_o do_v job_n if_o david_n have_v not_o be_v as_o a_o wall_n between_o they_o and_o the_o plunderer_n as_o nabal_n own_o servant_n to_o who_o david_n appeal_v for_o 8._o do_v acknowledge_v ver_fw-la 16._o n._n b._n nay_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n see_v ingens_fw-la telum_fw-la necessitas_fw-la necessity_n know_v no_o law_n when_o penury_n pinch_v david_n soldier_n they_o do_v not_o make_v bold_a with_o some_o of_o nabal_n superfluity_n rather_o than_o themselves_o perish_v and_o pine_v away_o with_o want_n of_o necessary_n but_o pious_a david_n who_o have_v bind_v their_o hand_n from_o kill_a king_n saul_n when_o there_o be_v a_o motion_n and_o a_o
say_v further_o the_o king_n may_v do_v his_o pleasure_n with_o mephibosheth_n but_o he_o may_v have_v his_o diet_n with_o i_o and_o shall_v by_o i_o be_v royal_o entertain_v like_o a_o king_n son_n this_o be_v fair_o promise_v by_o a_o sordid_a pickthank_a suppose_v to_o be_v a_o canaanite_n by_o birth_n who_o afterward_o worm_v out_o his_o master_n chap._n 16.4_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v humble_a mephibosheth_n be_v exalt_v from_o his_o lurk_a hole_n at_o lodebar_v to_o live_v in_o jerusalem_n v._o 13._o though_o he_o be_v lame_a of_o both_o his_o foot_n and_o so_o unfit_a to_o diet_n at_o court_n and_o though_o david_n have_v resolve_v that_o none_o such_o shall_v come_v thither_o chap._n 5.8_o n._n b._n what_o great_a savour_n do_v christ_n afford_v we_o to_o feast_v we_o at_o his_o own_o table_n in_o the_o lord_n supper_n no_o doubt_n but_o we_o all_o come_v limp_a thither_o oh_o that_o we_o may_v be_v as_o humble_a as_o lame_a mephibosheth_n etc._n etc._n 2_o sam._n chap._n x._o this_o chapter_n relate_v the_o story_n of_o david_n send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n the_o cause_n and_o effect_n thereof_o remarks_n hereupon_o be_v first_o david_n be_v secure_o settle_v in_o his_o kingdom_n like_o a_o true_o grateful_a person_n indeavour_v to_o testify_v his_o gratitude_n unto_o all_o that_o have_v be_v kind_a to_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o adversity_n and_o now_o have_v do_v it_o at_o home_n to_o jonathan_n son_n he_o will_v do_v it_o abroad_o also_o to_o nahash_n son_n who_o father_n be_v now_o dead_a and_o who_o have_v show_v some_o kindness_n to_o david_n in_o distress_n and_o therefore_o he_o send_v ambassador_n to_o comfort_v the_o son_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n who_o have_v be_v so_o kind_a to_o he_o v._o 1_o 2._o n._n b._n what_o this_o kindness_n be_v that_o nahash_n show_v david_n the_o scripture_n do_v not_o declare_v but_o tradition_n tell_v we_o first_o the_o rabbin_n say_v that_o when_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n have_v slay_v david_n father_n mother_n and_o brethren_n who_o he_o have_v leave_v with_o he_o for_o safeguard_n from_o saul_n one_o of_o his_o brethren_n escape_v to_o nahash_n king_n of_o ammon_n who_o kind_o succour_v he_o second_o jerom_n say_v with_o who_o abulensis_n angelomus_n lyra_n and_o other_o do_v concur_v that_o when_o david_n flee_v from_o achish_a king_n of_o gath_n at_o the_o instigation_n of_o his_o lord_n that_o envy_v david_n he_o come_v to_o nahash_n king_n of_o ammon_n who_o give_v he_o courteous_a entertainment_n but_o not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o love_n to_o david_n as_o out_o of_o hatred_n to_o saul_n who_o be_v a_o common_a enemy_n to_o they_o both_o for_o as_o to_o himself_o saul_n have_v give_v he_o a_o great_a over_o throw_n before_o jabesh-gilead_n 1_o sam._n 11._o and_o as_o to_o david_n saul_n have_v drive_v he_o into_o strange_a country_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o life_n and_o therefore_o some_o humanity_n must_v be_v show_v he_o which_o he_o do_v and_o which_o david_n here_o requite_v the_o second_o remark_n be_v david_n ambassador_n of_o peace_n be_v treat_v with_o the_o gross_a disgrace_n v._o 3_o 4._o against_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n the_o young_a king_n that_o abuse_v those_o ambassador_n be_v hanun_n which_o signify_v gracious_a but_o he_o have_v grace_n in_o his_o name_n only_o not_o in_o his_o nature_n however_o david_n will_v be_v both_o grateful_a and_o gracious_a though_o hanun_n be_v never_o so_o graceless_a as_o he_o show_v himself_o here_o his_o prince_n do_v misrepresent_v david_n simplicity_n indeed_o to_o he_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o good_a say_v grotius_n here_o which_o may_v not_o sometime_o meet_v with_o malicious_a interpreter_n in_o the_o court_n of_o king_n those_o wicked_a man_n in_o their_o think_v thou_o that_o david_n etc._n etc._n muse_v as_o they_o use_v and_o measure_v david_n mind_n by_o their_o own_o malice_n it_o be_v that_o old_a hereditary_a hatred_n of_o those_o ammonite_n against_o israel_n deut._n 23.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o which_o suggest_v those_o satanical_a surmise_n and_o sinful_a counsel_n whereof_o themselves_o at_o last_o have_v the_o worst_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hesiod_n say_v evil_a counsel_n prove_v always_o pernicious_a to_o the_o evil_a counsellor_n peter_n martyr_n bring_v in_o those_o prince_n speak_v thus_o to_o their_o king_n david_n do_v but_o dissemble_v friendship_n to_o thou_o for_o he_o know_v god_n have_v command_v that_o israel_n shall_v not_o seek_v our_o peace_n nor_o our_o prosperity_n for_o ever_o deut._n 23.6_o and_o we_o know_v that_o david_n be_v a_o zealous_a promoter_n of_o the_o law_n of_o his_o god_n hereupon_o this_o young_a foolish_a arrogant_a king_n follow_v their_o fond_a counsel_n shave_v off_o one_o half_a of_o the_o ambassador_n beard_n and_o cut_v off_o their_o garment_n by_o the_o buttock_n etc._n etc._n v._n 4.1_o chron._n 19.4_o this_o horrid_a affront_n hanun_n act_v partly_o to_o deform_v and_o disgrace_v they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v deride_v by_o all_o spectator_n and_o partly_o to_o put_v a_o scorn_n upon_o their_o religion_n which_o forbid_v even_o in_o their_o mourning_n to_o mar_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o beard_n levit._n 19.27_o 28._o and_o deut._n 14.1_o yea_o and_o partly_o to_o make_v they_o bear_v a_o part_n in_o the_o ammonite_n mourning_n for_o the_o death_n of_o nahash_n hanun_n father_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o that_o country_n though_o forbid_v to_o israel_n and_o therefore_o be_v they_o bid_v to_o stay_v at_o jericho_n till_o their_o beard_n be_v grow_v v._o 5._o n._n b._n but_o hanun_n cut_v off_o their_o garment_n be_v the_o far_o worse_a affront_n because_o the_o israelite_n wear_v no_o breeches_n save_o the_o priest_n only_o when_o they_o minister_v before_o the_o lord_n that_o their_o nakedness_n may_v not_o appear_v exod._n 20.26_o &_o 28.42_o 43._o otherwise_o they_o wear_v long_o loose_a garment_n both_o for_o ease_v ornament_n modesty_n and_o comeliness_n now_o this_o be_v do_v in_o despite_n to_o david_n ambassador_n that_o not_o only_o their_o uncomely_a part_n but_o also_o their_o circumcision_n may_v be_v scoff_v at_o by_o the_o uncircumcised_a courtier_n and_o common_a people_n isa_n 20.4_o &_o 47.2_o &_o 50.6_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v david_n ill_a resentment_n of_o this_o sublime_a indignity_n do_v to_o those_o that_o represent_v his_o own_o person_n to_o this_o foppish_a king_n he_o prepare_v for_o a_o revenge_n feel_v his_o own_o cheek_n shave_v and_o his_o own_o coat_n cut_v and_o curtail_v in_o his_o ambassador_n but_o first_o he_o send_v they_o clothes_n to_o cover_v they_o etc._n etc._n and_o bid_v they_o stay_v in_o a_o obscure_a village_n for_o jericho_n be_v not_o build_v till_o long_v after_o 1_o king_n 16.34_o till_o their_o reproach_n be_v remove_v by_o the_o growth_n of_o their_o beard_n v._o 5._o the_o ammonite_n now_o too_o late_o understand_v how_o they_o stanke_z like_o loathsome_a carrion_n by_o this_o horrible_a fact_n so_o they_o hire_v the_o syrian_n who_o david_n have_v late_o subdue_v and_o who_o be_v therefore_o ready_a enough_o to_o join_v with_o they_o both_o for_o revenge_v themselves_o of_o david_n that_o make_v they_o tributary_n to_o he_o and_o to_o suppress_v his_o grow_a greatness_n n._n b._n the_o ammonite_n hire_v here_o thirty_o two_o thousand_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n with_o a_o thousand_o talent_n of_o silver_n 1_o chron._n 19.6_o 7._o to_o fight_n against_o israel_n army_n consist_v whole_o of_o footman_n hereupon_o david_n prudent_o send_v joab_n with_o his_o army_n to_o medebah_n a_o city_n in_o the_o border_n of_o ammon_n 1_o chron._n 19.7.9_o choose_v rather_o to_o make_v their_o country_n the_o seat_n of_o war_n than_o his_o own_o v._o 7._o the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o event_n of_o this_o preparation_n on_o both_o side_n v._o 8._o to_o 14._o wherein_o mark._n 1._o the_o ammonite_n be_v so_o wary_a as_o to_o put_v their_o army_n in_o array_n at_o the_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o their_o own_o city_n medeba_n that_o in_o case_n of_o a_o defeat_n they_o may_v have_v that_o bush_n at_o their_o back_n for_o a_o retreat_v shelter_n but_o the_o numerous_a syrian_n of_o all_o sort_n be_v place_v afar_o off_o in_o the_o open_a field_n to_o surround_v joab_n both_o in_o front_n and_o rear_n v._o 8_o 9_o mark_v 2._o joab_n like_o a_o accomplish_v general_n choose_v the_o choice_a man_n of_o israel_n wherewith_o to_o assault_v the_o syrian_n look_v upon_o they_o as_o a_o multitude_n of_o mercenary_n who_o will_v never_o stand_v it_o out_o if_o hot_o charge_v and_o if_o they_o be_v once_o beat_v the_o ammonite_n will_v quick_o flee_v thus_o with_o this_o stratagem_n and_o with_o his_o gallant_a oration_n to_o animate_v his_o brother_n abishai_n he_o fall_v on_o v._o
9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o mark_v 3._o general_n joab_n brave_a speech_n to_o his_o brother_n and_o his_o brigade_n so_o brave_a as_o may_v have_v become_v the_o mouth_n of_o a_o better_a man_n than_o joab_n be_v wherein_o he_o declare_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o issue_n of_o war_n that_o the_o best_a cause_n be_v not_o always_o blessed_v with_o the_o best_a success_n howbeit_o the_o concord_n of_o the_o chief_a commander_n be_v of_o great_a consequence_n and_o contribute_v much_o towards_o the_o victory_n as_o discord_n often_o do_v to_o disappoint_v it_o many_o sad_a instance_n whereof_o have_v be_v etc._n etc._n n._n b._n joab_n must_v just_o be_v jealous_a here_o that_o abishai_n will_v be_v offend_v at_o his_o cull_v out_o from_o his_o brigade_n all_o the_o choice_a man_n of_o valour_n to_o be_v under_o his_o conduct_n against_o the_o syrian_n and_o leave_v he_o the_o weak_a part_n wherewith_o to_o war_n against_o the_o ammonite_n therefore_o be_v it_o prudent_o promise_v by_o 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snare_n and_o many_o foolish_a and_o hurtful_a lust_n etc._n etc._n 1_o tim._n 6.9_o n._n b._n joseph_n a_o young_a man_n be_v fierce_o assault_v yet_o stout_o resist_v though_o he_o have_v as_o yet_o no_o wife_n when_o lo_o david_n a_o old_a man_n and_o one_o that_o have_v many_o wife_n and_o concubine_n be_v shameful_o foil_v it_o be_v monstrous_a to_o see_v green_a apple_n grow_v upon_o a_o old_a apple_n tree_n in_o wintertime_n when_o the_o top_n of_o it_o be_v cover_v with_o snow_n it_o be_v no_o less_o to_o see_v the_o sin_n of_o youth_n in_o a_o old_a decrepit_a goat_n what_o more_o odious_a than_o a_o old_a lecher_n who_o grey-head_n over_o abound_v with_o green-thought_n austin_n bless_v god_n that_o satan_n temptation_n do_v not_o meet_v together_o with_o his_o own_o corruption_n to_o draw_v it_o forth_o then_o be_v our_o great_a danger_n whether_o young_a or_o old_a and_o this_o may_v be_v a_o word_n of_o caution_n to_o the_o age_a that_o corruption_n can_v as_o easy_o 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claw_n into_o the_o oyster_n when_o it_o lie_v gape_v in_o the_o warm_a sun_n so_o do_v satan_n seize_v upon_o such_o as_o be_v pamper_v themselves_o in_o the_o sunshine_n of_o ease_n and_o pleasure_n fly_n settle_v not_o upon_o sweet_a perfume_n while_o they_o be_v hot_a but_o when_o they_o be_v cold_a so_o beelzebub_n the_o god_n of_o fly_n dare_v not_o venture_v upon_o that_o heart_n which_o be_v boil_v a_o good_a matter_n psal_n 45.1_o but_o when_o it_o become_v cold_a in_o devotion_n then_o be_v his_o tempt_v time_n to_o fill_v it_o with_o distraction_n 1_o cor._n 7.35_o if_o not_o with_o destruction_n n._n b._n it_o be_v at_o evening-tyde_n when_o david_n shall_v have_v be_v at_o his_o devotion_n as_o have_v be_v his_o custom_n psal_n 55.17_o see_v he_o will_v not_o be_v in_o the_o field_n to_o fight_v while_o
act_v on_o the_o house_n top_n or_o terrace_n etc._n etc._n and_o second_o this_o deed_n of_o darkness_n must_v be_v do_v with_o daylight_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o all_o the_o people_n thus_o he_o declare_v his_o sin_n as_o sodom_n isa_n 3.9_o and_o though_o hereby_o be_v fulfil_v that_o divine_a threaten_v chap._n 12.11_o 12._o yet_o this_o do_v not_o at_o all_o lessen_v absolom_n sin_n who_o sin_v free_o and_o malicious_o not_o only_o to_o satisfy_v his_o lust_n but_o also_o out_o of_o a_o politic_a design_n to_o corroborate_v himself_o in_o his_o present_a usurpation_n hushai_n be_v present_a yet_o force_v to_o dissemble_v at_o this_o present_a advice_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v achitophel_n counsel_n have_v common_o a_o suitable_a success_n attend_v it_o therefore_o have_v it_o as_o much_o veneration_n as_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n in_o the_o certainty_n of_o event_n but_o it_o be_v principal_o intend_v to_o declare_v david_n danger_n have_v achitophel_n against_o he_o who_o wicked_a counsel_n be_v as_o god_n oracle_n to_o the_o grand_a rebel_n absolom_n and_o to_o all_o his_o rebellious_a rout_n if_o it_o be_v ask_v how_o david_n do_v deal_v with_o he_o in_o his_o day_n it_o be_v answer_v no_o doubt_n but_o achitophel_n dissemble_v his_o wickedness_n while_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o council_n with_o david_n a_o good_a king_n but_o discover_v it_o desert_v david_n and_o fall_v in_o with_o wicked_a absolom_n but_o good_a david_n have_v a_o better_a counsellor_n than_o achitophel_n for_o himself_o say_v the_o statute_n of_o god_n be_v the_o man_n of_o his_o counsel_n so_o hebr._n psal_n 119.24_o 2_o sam._n chap._n xvii_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o consultation_n of_o absolom_n with_o his_o counsellor_n and_o courtier_n for_o the_o suppression_n of_o david_n and_o the_o small_a company_n with_o he_o the_o general_a part_n be_v two_o first_o the_o person_n consult_v and_o the_o second_o be_v the_o event_n of_o the_o consultation_n 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proclaim_v himself_o a_o rebel_n be_v weary_a and_o weak_a hand_v etc._n etc._n oh_o pestilent_a counsel_n and_o the_o ready_a way_n to_o win_v all_o when_o david_n be_v faint_a both_o with_o trouble_n of_o mind_n and_o toil_n of_o travel_n and_o to_o be_v set_v upon_o in_o the_o night_n too_o a_o time_n of_o dread_n especial_o to_o sleepy_a and_o tire_v traveller_n mark_v four_o then_o propose_v he_o the_o advantage_n of_o it_o say_v david_n only_o shall_v die_v by_o my_o hand_n so_o all_o his_o people_n shall_v return_v to_o thou_o in_o peace_n etc._n etc._n all_o this_o time_n he_o reckon_v without_o his_o host_n as_o we_o say_v not_o once_o recognise_v how_o god_n have_v deliver_v david_n from_o as_o eminent_a danger_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n when_o compass_v round_o about_o for_o which_o the_o place_n be_v name_v solang_n hammalekoth_v the_o rock_n of_o division_n 1_o sam._n 23.26_o 27._o and_o have_v not_o he_o be_v achi-tophel_a which_o in_o hebrew_n signify_v 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but_o here_o be_v a_o debauch_a israelite_n that_o must_v needs_o make_v himself_o a_o lawgiver_n to_o god_n people_n who_o be_v tickle_v with_o the_o fancy_n of_o his_o father_n murder_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o achitophel_n and_o of_o such_o a_o father_n as_o have_v ever_o be_v too_o fond_a of_o he_o and_o too_o indulgent_a to_o he_o sure_o the_o devil_n have_v fill_v his_o heart_n from_o corner_n to_o corner_n act._n 5.2_o mark_v second_o the_o mutability_n of_o man_n by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n god_n have_v determine_v david_n shall_v not_o die_v but_o absalon_n be_v doom_v to_o death_n by_o a_o divine_a decree_n therefore_o absolom_n be_v make_v so_o far_o mutable_a as_o to_o mislike_v achitophel_n crafty_a counsel_n which_o he_o now_o so_o high_o applaud_v and_o which_o have_v it_o be_v follow_v david_n in_o all_o likelihood_n have_v be_v destroy_v thereby_o mark_v three_o the_o marvellous_a providence_n of_o god_n absalon_n can_v acquiesce_v in_o his_o oracle_n 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romish_a church_n say_v ignorance_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o devotion_n yet_o god_n word_n say_v it_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o destruction_n my_o people_n be_v destroy_v for_o lack_n of_o knowledge_n hos_fw-la 4.6_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n law_n be_v no_o mother_n in_o israel_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 5._o the_o content_n of_o the_o letter_n wherein_o mordecai_n do_v not_o only_o give_v commission_n from_o the_o king_n for_o all_o the_o jew_n to_o stand_v upon_o their_o guard_n for_o secure_v their_o own_o life_n but_o also_o to_o kill_v all_o those_o who_o seek_v to_o kill_v they_o make_v use_n of_o the_o same_o word_n in_o hanian_n decree_n chap._n 3.13_o that_o all_o man_n may_v know_v the_o king_n mind_n be_v alter_v in_o give_v mordecai_n as_o large_a a_o commission_n to_o save_v the_o jew_n as_o ever_o haman_n be_v to_o destroy_v they_o the_o three_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v the_o consequent_n of_o this_o edict_n remark_n the_o first_o no_o soon_o be_v there_o 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to_o make_v he_o wise_a gen._n 3.6_o then_o he_o do_v cast_v down_o as_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o image_n of_o god_n stamp_v upon_o he_o at_o his_o creation_n and_o break_v it_o in_o piece_n beneath_o the_o mount_n of_o his_o primitive_a innocency_n after_o which_o fall_n he_o beget_v a_o son_n in_o his_o own_o image_n and_o not_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n gen._n 5.3_o yet_o some_o shard_n of_o the_o first_o break_a image_n still_o remain_v in_o all_o his_o off_o spring_n which_o be_v call_v synteresis_fw-la signify_v a_o remnant_n reserve_v or_o a_o natural_a conscience_n call_v by_o the_o apostle_n the_o light_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n write_v in_o man_n heart_n which_o serve_v to_o leave_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o excuse_n rom._n 1.20_o and_o 2.14_o 15._o and_o which_o be_v all_o one_o and_o the_o same_o with_o the_o moral_a law_n that_o be_v add_v because_o of_o transgression_n gal._n 3.19_o for_o by_o the_o light_n whereof_o the_o sin_n of_o 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which_o he_o understand_v not_o ver_fw-la 12._o the_o seven_o remark_n be_v god_n will_v not_o be_v want_v to_o his_o servant_n in_o strait_n but_o will_v dispose_v of_o matter_n in_o order_n to_o their_o deliverance_n when_o it_o may_v conduce_v to_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o their_o good_a thus_o it_o be_v here_o ver_fw-la 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n king_n aggrippa_n must_v come_v to_o congratulate_v festus_n who_o must_v declare_v the_o case_n of_o god_n oppress_a servant_n to_o the_o king_n how_o the_o jew_n at_o jerusalem_n desire_v judgement_n against_o paul_n indictâ_fw-la causâ_fw-la without_o a_o fair_a hear_n on_o both_o side_n festus_n must_v condemn_v this_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o nation_n to_o be_v a_o unjust_a desire_n and_o quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o roman_a custom_n especial_o against_o a_o roman_a citizen_n by_o this_o mean_v the_o wicked_a malice_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v make_v manifest_a and_o paul_n preservation_n be_v provide_v for_o yea_o and_o god_n design_n of_o paul_n publish_v the_o gospel_n at_o rome_n itself_o according_a to_o the_o divine_a revelation_n act_v 23.11_o be_v likewise_o hereby_o promote_v thus_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v see_v in_o the_o mount_n for_o his_o distress_a servant_n when_o it_o will_v have_v a_o tendency_n to_o his_o honour_n he_o will_v raise_v up_o some_o festus_n or_o other_o to_o open_v the_o oppress_a man_n cause_n as_o god_n do_v the_o chief_a butler_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o joseph_n gen._n 41.9_o etc._n etc._n and_o jonathan_n in_o david_n cause_n 1_o sam._n 18.3_o and_o 19.2_o etc._n etc._n the_o eight_o remark_n be_v it_o be_v notorious_a injustice_n in_o a_o judge_n to_o pass_v sentence_n of_o condemnation_n upon_o a_o person_n unheard_a and_o not_o permit_v to_o make_v his_o best_a defence_n for_o himself_o etc._n etc._n this_o baseness_n be_v below_o the_o roman_a gallantry_n while_o pagan_n v._o 16._o the_o accuser_n must_v stand_v face_n to_o face_n to_o the_o accuse_v nb._n the_o roman_a manner_n be_v the_o accuser_n sit_v in_o those_o seat_n that_o be_v at_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o the_o accuse_a and_o his_o advocate_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n the_o plaintiff_n have_v three_o hour_n allot_v he_o the_o defendant_n have_v six_o and_o if_o he_o be_v cast_v yet_o be_v he_o not_o give_v up_o to_o his_o adversary_n to_o be_v punish_v at_o pleasure_n as_o those_o jew_n will_v have_v have_v paul_n here_o but_o as_o the_o judge_n appoint_v it_o nor_o be_v this_o manner_n of_o administer_a justice_n only_o according_a to_o the_o excellent_a law_n of_o the_o roman_n but_o also_o according_a to_o that_o more_o excellent_a law_n of_o the_o jew_n give_v to_o they_o by_o god_n himself_o deut._n 21.4_o nay_o the_o contrary_a practice_n be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o all_o nation_n yet_o such_o a_o diabolical_a spirit_n of_o
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desperado_n do_v betake_v themseleves_fw-la to_o their_o boat_n act._n 27.30_o but_o keep_v their_o ship_n ply_v their_o oar_n and_o tug_v hard_o at_o they_o even_o all_o the_o three_o long_a watch_n of_o the_o night_n john_n 6.19_o when_o their_o sail_n be_v useless_a the_o boisterous_a wind_n not_o admire_v their_o hand_v out_o than_o their_o oar_n be_v useful_a which_o be_v well_o handle_v with_o hand_n all_o not_o only_o keep_v the_o ship_n more_o steady_a in_o the_o storm_n but_o carry_v they_o 30_o furlong_n even_o to_o a_o sight_n of_o their_o saviour_n n.b._n note_v well_o so_o christ_n church_n man_n must_v not_o even_o in_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n despair_v and_o cast_v away_o their_o oar_n their_o prayer_n and_o tear_n but_o ply_v they_o hard_o hand_n all_o god_n will_v be_v trust_v but_o not_o tempt_v by_o a_o wilful_a neglect_n of_o practicable_a mean_n in_o thus_o do_v thirty_o furlong_n more_o may_v bring_v we_o to_o a_o look_n on_o he_o who_o our_o soul_n look_v and_o 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from_o be_v all_o ruin_a by_o it_o so_o will_v he_o do_v with_o his_o church_n who_o affliction_n he_o see_v also_o exod._a 3.7_o 9_o as_o no_o stoâ—â—y_a sea_n nor_o the_o surly_a surge_n thereof_o do_v hinder_v christ_n from_o come_v in_o to_o the_o relief_n of_o his_o distress_a disciple_n who_o distress_n arise_v with_o the_o stress_n of_o the_o tempest_n and_o rather_o than_o not_o relieve_v they_o from_o ruin_n he_o will_v do_v what_o job_n say_v shall_v be_v do_v by_o god_n himself_o he_o will_v tread_v upon_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n job_n 9.8_o he_o hasten_v not_o to_o they_o in_o some_o other_o swift_a ship_n nor_o convey_v himself_o immediate_o among_o they_o in_o the_o sâ—me_a ship_n which_o he_o can_v have_v do_v by_o his_o divine_a power_n no_o less_o than_o transport_v his_o body_n after_o from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n but_o he_o come_v walk_v upon_o the_o proud_a wave_n as_o upon_o a_o level_a marble_n pavement_n whether_o by_o consolidate_v the_o surface_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o by_o suppress_v the_o gravity_n of_o his_o humane_a body_n by_o his_o divine_a power_n or_o both_o seem_v presumption_n to_o determine_v however_o infinite_o transcend_v the_o art_n of_o those_o water-walkers_a in_o our_o day_n who_o yet_o can_v tread_v the_o water_n with_o a_o dry_a foot_n christ_n need_v not_o here_o any_o transport-ship_n we_o now_o here_o talk_v of_o to_o carry_v man_n into_o flanders_n etc._n etc._n so_o will_v christ_n come_v to_o relieve_v his_o distract_v church_n leap_v over_o hill_n and_o mountain_n cant._n 2.8_o and_o his_o way_n be_v in_o the_o sea_n and_o his_o path_n in_o the_o great_a water_n yea_o his_o footstep_n be_v not_o know_v psal_n 77.19_o they_o be_v unsearchable_a rom._n 11.33_o 34._o oh_o that_o we_o may_v see_v or_o hear_v his_o go_n psal_n 68.24.10_o as_o christ_n come_v not_o to_o his_o ship_n the_o first_o watch_n spend_v all_o that_o time_n in_o pray_v for_o they_o on_o the_o mount_n then_o betwixt_o the_o cock-crowing_a and_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o day_n at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v usual_o dark_a christ_n come_v so_o he_o do_v to_o his_o church_n and_o so_o he_o do_v to_o his_o child_n n._n b._n note_v well_o 1._o to_o his_o church_n in_o general_a the_o first_o watch_n be_v under_o the_o law_n the_o second_o be_v under_o the_o prophet_n the_o three_o be_v the_o time_n of_o christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o four_o be_v when_o he_o come_v in_o glory_n till_o then_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v toss_v with_o tempest_n and_o he_o will_v find_v she_o weary_v with_o the_o yoke_n of_o antichrist_n etc._n etc._n but_o in_o particular_a this_o rolling_n tumble_v ark_n have_v interchangeable_o her_o time_n of_o deluge_n and_o tempest_n and_o her_o time_n of_o rest_a upon_o mount_n ararat_n christ_n observe_v his_o season_n of_o chain_a up_o or_o change_v the_o worry_n wolf_n and_o of_o give_v his_o church_n rest_v thereby_o act_v 9.31_o but_o they_o must_v wait_v till_o towards_o the_o morning_n and_o then_o the_o upright_o shall_v have_v dominion_n over_o their_o adversary_n psal_n 49.14_o and_o thus_o 2._o he_o deal_v also_o with_o his_o child_n he_o tarry_v till_o their_o first_o watch_n of_o the_o night_n be_v over_o under_o their_o self-reflection_n and_o the_o second_o watch_n under_o self-abhorrency_a and_o the_o three_o watch_n under_o a_o firm_a resolution_n for_o self-reformation_n then_o come_v he_o at_o the_o four_o watch_n to_o comfort_v they_o and_o cause_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n which_o be_v attend_v with_o horror_n and_o terror_n to_o conclude_v comfortable_o in_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n perform_v his_o own_o promise_n bless_a be_v they_o that_o mourn_v for_o they_o shall_v be_v comfort_v at_o the_o four_o watch_n math._n 5.4_o 11._o as_o when_o christ_n come_v to_o comfort_v his_o distress_a disciple_n they_o be_v far_o affright_v mistake_v their_o deliverer_n for_o a_o destroyer_n even_o so_o it_o be_v sometime_o with_o the_o church_n misapprehend_v more_o danger_n to_o be_v approach_v even_o when_o deliverance_n be_v at_o the_o door_n as_o christ_n come_v towards_o they_o walk_v upon_o the_o water_n and_o take_v long_a stride_n from_o the_o top_n of_o one_o swell_a wave_n to_o another_o the_o disciple_n mistake_v he_o for_o a_o spectrum_n that_o be_v some_o presage_n of_o their_o shipwreck_n or_o for_o that_o evil_a spirit_n that_o have_v raise_v the_o storm_n and_o be_v now_o come_v to_o carry_v they_o all_o away_o not_o only_o into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o deep_a sea_n but_o also_o into_o the_o bottomless_a and_o deep_a pit_n of_o hell_n hence_o arise_v both_o their_o terror_n and_o their_o clamour_n and_o they_o wish_v he_o far_o off_o from_o they_o and_o hence_o also_o it_o may_v be_v suppose_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o our_o lord_n will_v have_v pass_v by_o they_o mark_v 6.48_o not_o so_o much_o to_o try_v they_o a_o little_a long_o as_o out_o of_o a_o spare_a tenderness_n towards_o they_o foresee_v he_o shall_v become_v far_a affrightful_a to_o they_o suppose_v he_o some_o hobgoblin_n and_o no_o real_a man_n who_o solid_a body_n they_o think_v can_v not_o be_v bear_v up_o upon_o the_o fluid_a water_n but_o though_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n may_v something_o excuse_v their_o mistake_n yet_o certain_o be_v it_o their_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n in_o many_o respect_n as_o 1._o in_o measure_v christ_n act_n by_o their_o own_o humane_a and_o natural_a model_n as_o if_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o above_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n etc._n etc._n 2._o in_o their_o be_v so_o affright_v at_o the_o appearance_n suppose_v of_o one_o single_a phantasm_n while_o they_o be_v so_o many_o together_o who_o shall_v all_o have_v believe_v that_o as_o they_o be_v in_o christ_n precinct_n
not_o undertake_v this_o hazardous_a voyage_n without_o his_o express_a precept_n so_o they_o safe_o lie_v in_o the_o arm_n of_o christ_n protection_n and_o so_o long_o as_o he_o keep_v the_o insuring-office_n the_o devil_n himself_n can_v not_o harm_v they_o without_o their_o lords-permission_n and_o 3._o their_o vain_a imagination_n if_o the_o darkness_n be_v not_o so_o condense_v as_o to_o hinder_v they_o from_o behold_v the_o spectrum_n they_o may_v also_o have_v see_v and_o know_v their_o saviour_n have_v they_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o their_o sense_n not_o be_v disturb_v by_o their_o fancy_n and_o fear_n which_o be_v now_o get_v above_o their_o faith_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v below_o psal_n 56.3_o gen._n 15.1_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o the_o church_n thing_n seem_v to_o go_v backward_o ere_o they_o go_v forward_o though_o christ_n be_v come_v duplicantur_fw-la lateres_fw-la &_o venit_fw-la moses_n when_o the_o tale_n of_o brick_n be_v double_v then_o come_v moses_n 12._o as_o the_o disciple_n deserve_v reproof_n for_o their_o misbelief_n yet_o christ_n pity_v and_o pardon_v their_o perplexity_n and_o passion_n speak_v good_a word_n and_o comfortable_a to_o they_o say_v be_v of_o good_a cheer_n it_o be_v i_o be_v not_o afraid_a it_o be_v no_o nocturnal_a bugbear_n but_o your_o very_a saviour_n in_o who_o presence_n you_o have_v no_o just_a ground_n to_o fear_v your_o extremity_n be_v my_o opportunity_n i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o exod._n 3.14_o hereupon_o they_o desire_v he_o to_o come_v up_o into_o the_o ship_n when_o he_o have_v make_v they_o able_a to_o know_v it_o be_v he_o that_o speak_v as_o he_o ever_o do_v to_o his_o own_o people_n john_n 6.21_o n._n b._n note_v well_o thus_o christ_n cover_v our_o mistake_n we_o think_v sometime_o he_o be_v mad_a as_o mark_v 3.21_o when_o he_o exercise_v we_o with_o harsh_a providence_n though_o he_o do_v all_o thing_n well_o mark_v 7.37_o they_o mistake_v he_o for_o a_o spirit_n not_o only_o now_o but_o after_o luke_n 24.37_o till_o he_o have_v convince_v they_o by_o both_o be_v touch_v by_o they_o and_o by_o his_o eat_n with_o they_o v._o 39.42_o nor_o be_v this_o the_o only_a time_n of_o christ_n seem_v to_o go_v from_o they_o mark_v 6.48_o for_o he_o do_v so_o luke_n 24.28_o only_o that_o they_o may_v invite_v he_o both_o time_n let_v we_o do_v so_o also_o etc._n etc._n 13._o as_o still_o peter_n must_v be_v try_v for_o ask_v a_o sign_n and_o christ_n must_v be_v entertain_v though_o at_o hand_n before_o the_o storm_n cease_v etc._n etc._n n.b._n note_v well_o so_o we_o still_o hanker_v after_o sign_n and_o invite_v he_o not_o earnest_o to_o a_o constraint_n etc._n etc._n be_v this_o do_v the_o sea_n will_v be_v calm_a and_o as_o soon_o as_o christ_n set_v his_o foot_n upon_o the_o ship_n she_o will_v immediate_o be_v at_o shore_n our_o jesus_n set_v his_o foot_n upon_o the_o proud_a wave_n of_o wickedness_n as_o do_v joshua_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o his_o lofty_a adversary_n josh_n 10.24_o christ_n be_v not_o far_o off_o act_v 17.27_o rom._n 10.6_o etc._n etc._n constrain_v he_o to_o come_v in_o and_o he_o will_v bear_v the_o ship_n more_o than_o she_o bear_v he_o so_o can_v lift_v she_o into_o the_o haven_n of_o hope_n no_o soon_o be_v christ_n come_v into_o any_o heart_n but_o present_o conscience_n be_v becalm_v lust_n be_v our_o tempest_n while_o we_o love_v the_o lord_n we_o with_o peter_n can_v walk_v on_o the_o water_n but_o when_o we_o love_v the_o world_n then_o begin_v we_o to_o sink_v yet_o if_o then_o we_o cry_v to_o christ_n he_o have_v a_o helping-hand_n for_o we_o etc._n etc._n the_o romanist_n applaud_v this_o fact_n of_o peter_n but_o pareus_n show_v he_o believe_v not_o without_o a_o sign_n as_o the_o rest_n do_v and_o have_v it_o but_o with_o a_o check_n v._o 31._o mat._n 14._o chap._n xxii_o no_o soon_o be_v christ_n and_o peter_n come_v up_o into_o the_o ship_n mat._n 14.32_o but_o the_o wind_n cease_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v weary_a with_o blow_v so_o big_a and_o boisterous_a out_o of_o the_o devil_n mouth_n and_o now_o desire_a rest_n after_o its_o hard_a labour_n as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v then_o both_o the_o trial_n and_o trouble_v of_o the_o disciple_n and_o mariner_n end_v together_o and_o most_o happy_o end_v both_o in_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o knowledge_n and_o in_o glorify_v god_n ver_fw-la 33._o they_o all_o come_v and_o worship_v he_o as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n not_o by_o creation_n as_o adam_n luke_n 13.38_o and_o as_o the_o angel_n job_n 1.6_o nor_o by_o adoption_n as_o all_o believer_n john_n 1.12_o and_o 1_o john_n 3.1_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o by_o eternal_a generation_n prov._n 8.22_o and_o 2._o by_o personal_a union_n psal_n 2.7_o this_o new_a experience_n of_o deliverance_n from_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n make_v a_o deep_a impression_n upon_o the_o disciple_n spirit_n concern_v christ_n divine_a power_n and_o godhead_n than_o his_o miraculous_a feed_n of_o 5000_o with_o five_o loaf_n have_v do_v for_o than_o be_v they_o not_o in_o any_o imminent_a or_o eminent_a danger_n of_o die_v as_o here_o therefore_o be_v then_o secure_a they_o consider_v not_o so_o well_o that_o miracle_n mark_v 6.52_o n.b._n note_v well_o we_o be_v more_o teachable_a in_o adversity_n than_o in_o prosperity_n especial_o if_o god_n illuminate_v our_o mind_n then_o now_o when_o christ_n have_v bring_v the_o ship_n safe_a to_o shore_n over_o the_o bay_n betwixt_o bethsaida_n from_o whence_o his_o disciple_n launch_v out_o and_o capernaum_n not_o to_o the_o contrary_a side_n of_o the_o lake_n but_o only_o cross_v that_o bay_n or_o bosom_n on_o the_o same_o side_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v the_o people_n who_o he_o have_v feed_v with_o the_o loaf_n here_o do_v before_o follow_v he_o on_o foot_n from_o capernaum_n to_o bethsaida_n john_n 6.1_o mat._n 14.13_o and_o mark_v 6.32_o 33._o and_o come_v up_o to_o he_o in_o bethsaida_n desert_n where_o he_o feed_v they_o and_o now_o when_o his_o disciple_n return_v by_o sea_n again_o they_o be_v say_v to_o go_v over_o to_o bethsaidâ—â—_n mark_v 6.45_o and_o from_o thence_o to_o capernaum_n john_n 6.17_o coast_v still_o upon_o the_o same_o side_n yet_o meet_v they_o that_o astonish_a storm_n though_o they_o pass_v not_o over_o the_o lake_n to_o the_o other_o side_n beyond_o jordan_n aforementioned_a but_o that_o which_o be_v high_o remarkable_a here_o be_v that_o these_o very_a people_n which_o have_v foot_v it_o after_o christ_n from_o caperndum_n to_o bethsaida_n over_o a_o bridge_n near_o tiberias_n yet_o they_o return_v in_o ship_n back_o to_o capernaum_n that_o they_o may_v '_o meet_v with_o their_o bellies-filling_a jesus_n so_o much_o the_o soon_o john_n 6.22_o 23_o 24._o and_o they_o meeâ—_n with_o no_o storm_n in_o their_o voyage_n as_o the_o disciple_n have_v do_v to_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o world_n sail_v with_o fair_a gale_n of_o wind_n when_o the_o poor_a church_n be_v toss_v with_o tempest_n isa_n 54.11_o as_o also_o that_o the_o great_a grace_n must_v expect_v to_o encounter_v the_o great_a exercisâ—â—_n now_o christ_n be_v get_v to_o genezareth_n suppose_v to_o be_v the_o same_o country_n with_o cinneroâ—â—_n josh_n 11.2_o &_o 19.35_o however_o out_o of_o herod_n jurisdiction_n where_o he_o wrought_v his_o next_o miracle_n of_o heal_v all_o the_o sick_a in_o that_o country_n by_o their_o only_a touch_v the_o hem_n of_o his_o garment_n mat._n 14.34_o 35_o 36._o and_o mark_v 6.53_o to_o the_o end_n wherein_o we_o have_v these_o follow_a remark_n 1._o our_o lord_n go_v about_o do_v good_a act_v 10.38_o heal_v every_o where_o such_o as_o come_v 〈◊〉_d he_o yet_o harm_v none_o no_o not_o such_o as_o be_v refractory_n any_o where_n no_o not_o in_o obstinate_a samaria_n luke_n 9.53_o 56._o though_o his_o apostle_n do_v strike_v dead_a those_o two_o liar_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n act_v 5.5_o 10_o and_o do_v strike_v blind_a that_o sorcerer_n act_v 13.11_o by_o their_o gift_n of_o miracle_n but_o we_o have_v no_o such_o instance_n in_o christ_n the_o giver_n thereof_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v a_o people_n that_o have_v blow_v upon_o the_o gospel_n be_v more_o unkind_a to_o christ_n than_o they_o that_o have_v not_o have_v it_o before_o thus_o christ_n own_o countryman_n nazareth_n reject_v he_o and_o resolve_v to_o break_v his_o neck_n luke_n 4.29_o when_o this_o genezareth_n a_o emblem_n of_o the_o gentile_n conversion_n do_v kind_o receive_v christ_n and_o acknowledge_v he_o the_o messiah_n and_o they_o rejoice_v at_o his_o come_n among_o they_o etc._n etc._n the_o 3d_o remark_n be_v oh_o the_o matchless_a candour_n and_o kindness_n of_o christ_n to_o all_o comer_n to_o he_o he_o heal_v all_o promiscuous_o here_o
first_o adam_n yet_o can_v not_o do_v either_o to_o the_o second_o adam_n but_o he_o be_v conquer_v by_o he_o who_o with_o an_z apage_z command_v he_o out_o of_o his_o presence_n ver_fw-la 10._o n.b._n note_v well_o 2._o though_o those_o thief_n sin_n and_o satan_n can_v neither_o stop_v nor_o strip_v the_o second_o adam_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o only_o dismount_v the_o first_o adam_n from_o his_o primitive_a innocency_n which_o shall_v have_v sustain_v he_o but_o also_o stripe_v he_o of_o that_o robe_n of_o righteousness_n which_o shall_v have_v array_v he_o and_o of_o that_o majesty_n and_o glory_n wherewith_o he_o be_v create_v and_o crown_v psalm_n 8.5_o 6_o have_v dominion_n over_o all_o creature_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o if_o those_o thief_n prevail_v over_o such_o a_o green_a tree_n as_o adam_n be_v in_o his_o pure_a state_n it_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v what_o mischief_n they_o may_v do_v both_o to_o the_o habitual_a and_o backslide_n sinner_n n.b._n notewell_n 3._o nor_o be_v this_o all_o the_o damage_n those_o thief_n do_v to_o the_o first_o adam_n that_o original_a sinner_n but_o they_o stripe_v he_o so_o sore_o and_o wound_v he_o so_o deep_o as_o to_o leave_v he_o half_o dead_a that_o be_v they_o spoil_v he_o of_o his_o immortality_n of_o his_o posse_fw-la non_fw-la cadere_fw-la possibility_n of_o not_o fall_v wherein_o he_o be_v create_v and_o reduce_v he_o into_o a_o mortal_a state_n in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v gen._n 2.17_o to_o wit_n thou_o shall_v be_v a_o mortal_a for_o by_o this_o one_o man_n sin_n death_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o sin_n and_o death_n have_v reign_v from_o adam_n unto_o this_o day_n rom._n 5._o 12_o 14._o &_o heb._n 9.27_o yet_o in_o this_o sense_n those_o thief_n leave_v he_o but_o half_o dead_a not_o only_o because_o though_o his_o immortality_n seize_v upon_o his_o external_n body_n yet_o his_o internal_a soul_n remain_v immortal_a but_o also_o because_o he_o recover_v his_o fall_n by_o believe_v in_o that_o promise_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n gen._n 3.15_o as_o be_v make_v more_o manifest_a in_o my_o first_o volume_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o adam_n however_o all_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n be_v doom_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n not_o only_o half_a dead_a but_o whole_o dead_a even_o stark_o dead_a in_o sin_n eph._n 2.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o inference_n from_o hence_o be_v first_o sinner_n be_v great_a loser_n such_o as_o travel_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n from_o the_o blessing_n to_o the_o curse_n do_v forsake_v their_o own_o mercy_n with_o jonah_n jon._n 2.8_o while_o they_o follow_v lie_v vanity_n such_o may_v meet_v with_o a_o tempest_n a_o whale_n as_o he_o do_v yea_o and_o a_o hell_n itself_o jonah_n cry_v out_o of_o the_o belly_n of_o hell_n and_o the_o lord_n hear_v he_o jon._n 2.2_o but_o god_n will_v not_o hear_v impenitent_a one_o that_o howl_v in_o hell_n second_o if_o sin_n be_v such_o a_o notorious_a thief_n that_o both_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o man_n of_o god_n favour_n yea_o it_o rob_v the_o angel_n that_o fall_v as_o well_o as_o adam_n and_o still_o rob_v we_o of_o our_o spiritual_a grace_n the_o money_n that_o shall_v maintain_v we_o in_o our_o passage_n to_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o of_o many_o temporal_a blessing_n while_o we_o live_v upon_o earth_n as_o of_o our_o health_n wealth_n etc._n etc._n which_o we_o forfeit_v by_o our_o sin_n etc._n etc._n then_o three_o make_v a_o most_o strict_a search_n for_o this_o thief_n let_v not_o thy_o heart_n be_v as_o a_o hostess_n to_o entertain_v it_o nor_o thy_o sense_n be_v as_o door_n to_o let_v it_o enter_v nor_o thy_o affection_n as_o handmaid_n to_o attend_v it_o soul_n thou_o not_o be_v win_v over_o to_o jericho_n until_o thy_o heart_n and_o affection_n be_v win_v thither_o but_o if_o thy_o face_n be_v to_o jerusalem_n luke_n 9.53_o then_o god_n angel_n and_o a_o pillar_n of_o glory_n shall_v both_o protect_v and_o direct_v thou_o be_v sure_a to_o secure_v this_o thief_n etc._n etc._n if_o thou_o cry_v out_o thou_o shall_v not_o die_v deut._n 22.27_o as_o the_o betroth_a damosel_n therefore_o when_o thou_o see_v the_o thief_n a_o come_n to_o thou_o be_v sure_a thou_o consent_v not_o to_o his_o come_n as_o he_o do_v psalm_n 50.18_o but_o shut_v thy_o door_n against_o he_o and_o hold_v he_o fast_o as_o elisha_n do_v against_o the_o murder_a messenger_n 2_o kin._n 6.32_o if_o thou_o open_v thy_o door_n to_o he_o thou_o be_v then_o a_o partner_n with_o the_o thief_n and_o so_o a_o hater_n of_o thy_o own_o soul_n prov._n 29.24_o when_o the_o door_n be_v leave_v careless_o open_a than_o the_o thief_n come_v in_o hos_fw-la 7.1_o and_o he_o come_v not_o but_o for_o to_o steal_v kill_v and_o destroy_v john_n 10.10_o that_o be_v the_o have_v errand_n and_o though_o he_o be_v blame-worthy_a for_o do_v so_o bad_o yet_o who_o must_v we_o blame_v for_o leave_v open_a the_o door_n we_o be_v command_v to_o shut_v our_o chamber_n door_n and_o hide_v ourselves_o till_o the_o indignation_n be_v past_a isa_n 26.20_o but_o when_o this_o good_a shepherd_n this_o compassionate_a samaritan_n come_v and_o knock_v rev._n 3.20_o with_o the_o hammer_n of_o his_o word_n and_o with_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o spirit_n we_o must_v open_v to_o he_o immediate_o luke_n 12.36_o now_o come_v we_o to_o the_o remedy_n against_o this_o manifold_a malady_n aforenamed_a the_o remedy_n be_v threefold_a as_o the_o malady_n be_v but_o the_o former_a two_o be_v remedy_n imaginary_a only_o but_o no_o real_a remedy_n ver_fw-la 31_o 32._o as_o first_o remark_n one_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 31._o which_o be_v read_v by_o chance_n but_o it_o may_v be_v better_o read_v by_o providence_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o greek_a word_n signify_v the_o lord_n who_o order_v all_o casualty_n by_o his_o overrule_a providence_n it_o be_v the_o blind_a pagan_n that_o ascribe_v fortuitous_a thing_n to_o their_o blind_a goddess_n fortune_n whereas_o man_n way_n be_v not_o in_o himself_o etc._n etc._n jer._n 10.23_o and_o god_n tell_v moses_n pharaoh_n will_v go_v next_o morning_n to_o the_o river_n side_n exod._n 7.15_o and_o thus_o nebuthadnezzar_n stand_v with_o his_o army_n at_o the_o head_n of_o two_o way_n unresolved_a whether_o to_o march_v against_o ammon_n or_o against_o jerusalem_n he_o there_o cast_v lot_n and_o the_o lord_n dispose_v they_o prov._n 16.33_o so_o as_o to_o march_v against_o the_o latter_a ezek._n 21.20_o 21_o 22._o what_o be_v contingent_a to_o man_n be_v necessary_a to_o god_n homer_n can_v say_v all_o thing_n be_v chain_v to_o jove_n chair-foot_n sure_o i_o be_o they_o be_v so_o to_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o true_a jehovah_n so_o this_o greek_a word_n ver_fw-la 31._o exclude_v the_o purpose_n of_o man_n but_o not_o at_o all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n remark_n second_o a_fw-la certain_a priest_n come_v down_o that_o way_n and_o when_o he_o see_v he_o he_o pass_v by_o on_o the_o other_o side_n n.b._n note_v well_o this_o be_v not_o write_v to_o vilify_v all_o priest_n for_o christ_n himself_o be_v a_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedeck_v heb._n 7.11_o 15_o 17._o but_o it_o be_v to_o show_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o that_o legal_a priesthood_n be_v now_o become_v more_o compassionate_a to_o his_o neighbour_n man_n in_o a_o new_a evangelical_n way_n though_o priest_n under_o the_o law_n be_v ordain_v to_o show_v compassion_n heb._n 5.2_o 3._o yet_o now_o the_o comforter_n be_v come_v to_o endow_v a_o gospel-ministry_n with_o message_n of_o glad_a tiding_n and_o with_o gift_n of_o compassion_n judas_n ver_fw-la 22._o and_o with_o who_o he_o be_v to_o abide_v to_o the_o world_n end_n mat_n 28.20_o remark_n 3d_o this_o priest_n have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o show_v mercy_n unto_o this_o half_a dead_a man_n who_o therefore_o christ_n call_v his_o neighbour_n but_o he_o have_v no_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n towards_o he_o though_o he_o have_v this_o opportunity_n it_o be_v say_v here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o pass_v by_o on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o stand_v at_o a_o distance_n opposite_a to_o he_o as_o the_o greek_a word_n signify_v possible_o he_o may_v plead_v one_a i_o be_o in_o great_a haste_n in_o my_o journey_n and_o can_v stay_v here_o second_o i_o be_o afraid_a of_o the_o like_a harm_n by_o those_o thief_n myself_o or_o 3d_o above_o all_o i_o may_v not_o touch_v a_o dead_a carcase_n for_o that_o be_v pollution_n by_o the_o law_n thus_o this_o priest_n want_v a_o pity_a heart_n may_v cover_v his_o neglect_n with_o such_o slender_a excuse_n of_o fear_n and_o horror_n etc._n etc._n even_o the_o