21._o so_o that_o i_o come_v again_o jacob_n vow_v in_o all_o point_v ground_v upon_o the_o word_n and_o promise_n v._o 15._o then_o shall_v not_o as_o if_o otherwise_o not_o he_o be_v sure_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o thereupon_o vow_v this_o in_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n v._o 12._o this_o stone_n see_v on_o v._o 18._o and_o ch_n 31._o 45._o god_n house_n so_o perform_v ch_n 35._o 7_o 14._o the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o a_o sign_n of_o homage_n and_o subjection_n to_o god_n and_o therefore_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n thus_o by_o abraham_n and_o by_o jacob_n tithe_n pay_v before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n chap._n xxix_o verse_n 1._o theu_fw-la jacob_n be_v seventy_o five_o or_o seventy_o six_o year_n old_a see_v annotat._v on_o ver_fw-la 21._o east_n whence_o abraham_n come_v esay_n 41._o 2._o where_o job_n live_v afterward_o job_n 1._o 3._o but_o the_o particular_a place_n in_o the_o east_n here_o mean_v be_v haran_n v._o 4._o v._o 2._o a_o well_o so_o chap._n 24._o 11_o 15._o and_o exod._n 2._o 15_o 16_o 21._o a_o great_a stone_n to_o keep_v the_o store_n v._o 5._o the_o son_n of_o nahor_n that_o be_v the_o grandchild_n v._o 6._o be_v he_o well_o so_o ch_n 43._o 17_o 28._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 5_o 6._o 2_o sam_n 20._o 9_o v._o 8._o we_o can_v by_o right_a as_o ch_z 34._o 14._o 43._o 32._o or_o with_o our_o might_n and_o strength_n for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a stone_n v._o 2._o v._o 10._o roll_v the_o stone_n by_o his_o own_o strength_n or_o with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o shepherd_n v._o 11._o kiss_v rachel_n having_n first_o show_v she_o who_o he_o be_v ch_n 31._o 55._o v._o 12._o her_o father_n brother_n that_o be_v kinsman_n his_o sister_n son_n v._o 13._o v._o 13._o kiss_v he_o one_o man_n kiss_v another_o so_o ch_n 45._o 15._o exod._n 4._o 27._o 18._o 7._o luke_n 7_o 45._o rom_n 16._o 16._o 2_o cor._n 13._o 12._o traitorous_a be_v the_o kiss_n of_o joab_n and_o judas_n all_o these_o thing_n touch_v his_o father_n the_o birthright_n blessing_n esau_n his_o send_v away_o and_o the_o cause_n and_o end_n of_o it_o and_o vision_n by_o the_o way_n else_o laban_n may_v have_v wonder_v at_o his_o poor_a and_o solitary_a manner_n of_o come_v deut._n 26._o 5._o consider_v he_o see_v the_o servant_n rich_a manner_n oâ—_n come_v ch_z 24._o 10_o â—2_n 53._o we_o read_v not_o here_o of_o any_o letter_n or_o token_n send_v by_o he_o v._o 14._o sure_o thou_o be_v i_o doubt_v not_o of_o thy_o person_n and_o welcome_a thou_o be_v whatever_o the_o occasion_n of_o thy_o journey_n be_v v._o 15._o shall_v thou_o therefore_o serve_v i_o for_o nought_o see_v he_o in_o his_o month_n abide_v not_o idle_a but_o active_a and_o able_a cast_v about_o to_o procure_v his_o stay_n beautiful_a so_o esther_n chap._n 2._o 7._o so_o joseph_n chap._n 39_o 6._o v._o 18._o i_o will_v serve_v thou_o in_o some_o country_n and_o in_o some_o age_n man_n buy_v wife_n so_o david_n 1_o sam._n 18._o 25._o 2_o sam._n 3._o 14._o hos._n 3._o 2._o gen._n 34._o 12._o v._o 19_o it_o be_v better_a laban_n out_o of_o his_o churlishness_n and_o covetousness_n make_v use_n of_o jacob_n love_v proffer_n and_o yet_o by_o his_o general_a word_n and_o ambiguous_a speech_n may_v be_v suspect_v not_o to_o intend_v fair_a and_o ingenuous_a deal_n with_o jacob_n as_o soon_o after_o appear_v v._o 23._o v._o 20._o serve_v seven_o year_n for_o rachel_n there_o be_v two_o several_a opinion_n and_o there_o can_v be_v no_o more_o which_o must_v guide_v and_o rule_v the_o exposition_n of_o these_o word_n and_o some_o other_o also_o which_o be_v in_o the_o ensue_a passage_n of_o this_o history_n one_o be_v that_o jacob_n marry_v first_o at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o first_o seven_o year_n service_n and_o then_o have_v leah_n fraudulent_o put_v upon_o he_o in_o stead_n of_o rachel_n that_o he_o new_o contract_v the_o second_o time_n to_o have_v rachel_n for_o other_o seven_o year_n service_n but_o marry_v she_o a_o week_n after_o he_o have_v take_v leah_n and_o perform_v that_o seven_o year_n service_n for_o rachel_n after_o he_o have_v marry_v she_o and_o most_o expositor_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n but_o i_o conceive_v there_o be_v two_o strong_a argument_n against_o it_o one_o be_v that_o they_o be_v thereby_o force_v to_o hold_v that_o jacob_n twelve_o child_n be_v all_o bear_v within_o those_o seven_o year_n viz._n reuben_n simeon_n levi_n judah_n dan_n naphtali_n gad_n ashur_n issachar_n zebulun_n dinah_n joseph_n v._o 25._o ch_n 31._o 38_o 41._o you_o may_v say_v this_o may_v well_o enough_o be_v by_o four_o woman_n i_o confess_v it_o but_o consider_v the_o plain_a and_o pregnant_a passage_n of_o the_o sacred_a history_n in_o the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o their_o birth_n i_o hold_v it_o impossible_a for_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o none_o of_o they_o at_o any_o time_n have_v twin_n again_o leah_n have_v reuben_n simeon_n levi_n judah_n at_o several_a birth_n which_o will_v take_v up_o three_o or_o four_o of_o the_o seven_o year_n before_o rachel_n complain_v of_o barrenness_n or_o put_v case_n she_o complain_v soon_o than_o the_o history_n mention_n yet_o bilhah_n must_v have_v dan_n and_o naphtali_n at_o several_a birth_n before_o zilpah_n have_v gad_n and_o ashur_n at_o several_a birth_n and_o these_o last_o four_o son_n will_v take_v up_o three_o or_o four_o year_n and_o after_o all_o this_o leah_n have_v former_o leave_v bear_v when_o judah_n be_v bear_v v._o 35._o ch_n 30._o 9_o and_o when_o reuben_n her_o elder_a son_n be_v of_o age_n to_o find_v mandrake_n in_o the_o field_n then_o after_o her_o time_n of_o barrenness_n and_o after_o her_o maid_n zilpahs_n birth_n she_o then_o again_o conceive_v bear_n issachar_n and_o zebulun_n and_o dinah_n at_o several_a birth_n and_o last_o of_o all_o rachel_n bear_v jose_v all_o which_o must_v be_v do_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o one_o seven_o year_n according_a to_o that_o opinion_n which_o how_o it_o may_v stand_v with_o truth_n and_o without_o offer_v violence_n to_o the_o course_n of_o the_o history_n and_o to_o many_o word_n of_o the_o text_n i_o confess_v i_o can_v comprehend_v and_o a_o second_o argument_n against_o that_o opinion_n be_v take_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o judah_n age_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o hezron_n and_o hamul_n his_o grandchild_n when_o they_o with_o jacob_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n ch_n â—_o 1â—_n to_o open_v this_o we_o must_v first_o know_v that_o jacob_n be_v seventy_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o come_v down_o to_o laban_n which_o appear_v thus_o he_o be_v one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n ch_n 47._o 9_o and_o then_o joseph_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a viz._n thirty_o when_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o prison_n and_o advance_v by_o pharaoh_n ch_n 41._o 46._o after_o which_o pass_v seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o three_o of_o famine_n when_o jacob_n come_v down_o joseph_n then_o be_v forty_o year_n old_a it_o appear_v also_o that_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n after_o jacob_n come_v to_o laban_n ch_n 30._o 25._o 31._o 38_o 41._o take_v then_o those_o fourteen_o year_n before_o joseph_n be_v bear_v and_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o joseph_n age_n when_o his_o father_n stand_v before_o pharaoh_n out_o of_o his_o father_n age_n at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v then_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o and_o it_o will_v so_o be_v clear_a that_o jacob_n be_v seventy_o five_o or_o seventy_o six_o year_n old_a when_o he_o first_o come_v to_o laban_n now_o this_o be_v so_o judah_n the_o four_o son_n of_o jacob_n by_o leah_n must_v needs_o be_v by_o their_o opinion_n but_o three_o or_o four_o year_n elder_a than_o joseph_n jacob_n not_o 〈◊〉_d leah_n as_o they_o say_v till_o after_o his_o first_o seven_o year_n of_o service_n be_v end_v and_o so_o judah_n must_v be_v but_o forty_o three_o or_o forty_o four_o year_n old_a at_o most_o when_o he_o and_o his_o grandchild_n hezron_n and_o hamul_fw-la come_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n to_o compass_v this_o they_o must_v cast_v their_o reckon_n thus_o that_o judah_n marry_v at_o twelve_o year_n old_a and_o have_v er_fw-mi at_o thirteen_o that_o ere_o marry_v at_o twelve_o year_n old_a and_o onan_n his_o young_a brother_n ch_n 38._o 4._o marry_v at_o twelve_o year_n old_a that_o tamar_n remain_v a_o widow_n and_o wait_v till_o shâ—lah_n be_v grow_v and_o the_o day_n be_v multiply_v judah_n wife_n die_v and_o tamar_n bear_v to_o judah_n pharez_n and_o all_o this_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o three_o year_n that_o pharez_n marry_v at_o twelve_o year_n old_a and_o beget_v hezron_n and_o hamul_n and_o suppose_v
be_v offend_v with_o they_o reprove_v they_o make_v his_o saint_n smart_n for_o they_o as_o in_o the_o scripture_n plentiful_o appear_v that_o place_n num._n xxiii_o 21._o be_v blind_o bring_v against_o this_o truth_n as_o if_o they_o will_v make_v god_n a_o blind_a idol_n and_o not_o a_o omniscient_a god_n or_o as_o if_o that_o text_n have_v not_o relation_n to_o the_o saint_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n before_o that_o grace_n which_o they_o say_v be_v give_v in_o the_o new_a that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v acquit_v glorify_v by_o this_o my_o confession_n josh._n vii_o 19_o when_o thou_o speak_v in_o thy_o reproof_n by_o nathan_n and_o be_v clear_v clearly_n overcome_v be_v unreprovable_a and_o win_v the_o victory_n in_o judgement_n when_o thou_o judge_v in_o sentencing_a my_o sin_n and_o my_o punishment_n for_o it_o or_o when_o thou_o be_v judge_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n and_o in_o their_o censure_n for_o thy_o deal_n with_o i_o saint_n paul_n cite_v these_o word_n rom._n iii_o 4._o apply_v they_o from_o the_o hypothesis_n in_o david_n singular_a case_n to_o the_o thesis_fw-la to_o god_n general_a faith_n and_o truth_n in_o all_o his_o promise_n and_o proceed_n and_o thus_o the_o injustice_n of_o man_n do_v commend_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o iniquity_n this_o we_o call_v original_a sin_n verse_n 5_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o inhabit_v sin_n rom._n vii_o 17._o whereby_o all_o man_n be_v carnal_a sell_v under_o sin_n john_n iii_o 6._o rom._n vii_o 14._o the_o fountain_n of_o actual_a sin_n john_n ix_o 34._o ephes._n ii_o 1._o so_o as_o whole_a man_n be_v in_o evil_a and_o whole_a evil_n be_v in_o man_n the_o hide_a part_n the_o hide_v man_n of_o the_o heart_n 1_o pet._n iii_o 4._o thou_o shall_v make_v i_o thus_o rise_v up_o by_o faith_n to_o this_o hope_n verse_n 6_o or_o have_v make_v i_o thus_o oppose_v that_o integrity_n which_o god_n require_v to_o his_o present_a state_n of_o corruption_n by_o his_o foul_a fall_n contract_v to_o know_v wisdom_n 1_n john_n ii_o 4._o by_o his_o sin_n now_o eclipse_v with_o hyssop_n exod._n xii_o 22._o levit._fw-la fourteen_o 4_o 6_o 49._o verse_n 7_o num._n xix_o 6_o 18._o heb._n ix_o 19_o create_v ephes._n ii_o 10._o and_o iu_o 24._o jer._n xxxii_o 39_o verse_n 10_o ezek._n xi_o 19_o and_o xxxvi_o 26._o take_v not_o yet_o god_n holy_a spirit_n be_v in_o he_o even_o in_o this_o case_n verse_n 11_o and_o state_n of_o extremity_n free_a spirit_n free_o and_o bountiful_o bestow_v verse_n 12_o free_v i_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n make_v i_o free_a to_o righteousness_n 2_o cor._n iii_o 17._o rom._n vi_o 18._o 22._o bloodguiltinesse_n blood_n of_o uriah_n and_o other_o slay_v with_o he_o verse_n 14_o open_v thou_o my_o lip_n give_v i_o new_a occasion_n by_o the_o pardon_v of_o my_o sin_n verse_n 15_o yea_o give_v i_o the_o grace_n both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v the_o habit_n and_o ability_n and_o the_o grace_n to_o bring_v the_o habit_n into_o act_n to_o act_v it_o effectualy_a not_o sacrifice_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o psal._n xl._n 6._o indeed_o we_o find_v not_o express_v any_o sacrifice_n for_o murder_n verse_n 16_o or_o adultery_n or_o any_o capital_a crime_n the_o sacrifice_n the_o plural_a number_n be_v here_o use_v for_o the_o great_a emphasis_n and_o amplification_n verse_n 17_o and_o so_o judg._n vii_o 10._o 2_o chron._n xxiv_o 25._o and_o chap._n xxviii_o 3._o prov._n i._n 20._o mal._n i._n 6._o lam._n iii_o 22._o 2._o sam_n xxii_o 1._o unto_o zion_n the_o whole_a church_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o god_n judgement_n by_o his_o sin_n verse_n 18_o as_o 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 15._o and_o whole-burnt-offering_a see_v levit._n verse_n 19_o vi_o 23._o the_o edomite_n of_o edom_n chapter_n lii_o or_o idumea_n or_o adonite_n from_o adam_n a_o city_n in_o reuben_n or_o admah_n a_o city_n in_o judah_n or_o adam_n a_o town_n in_o naphtali_n or_o adummin_n in_o the_o border_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n the_o history_n of_o this_o be_v in_o 1_o sam._n xxi_o and_o xxii_o chapter_n here_o we_o have_v david_n 〈◊〉_d â—ation_n of_o doeg_n and_o imprecation_n against_o he_o and_o his_o own_o glorious_a 〈◊〉_d in_o god_n this_o 〈◊〉_d â—uch_o like_o the_o fourteen_o psalm_n chapter_n liii_o and_o so_o as_o i_o have_v say_v the_o lx._n and_o 〈◊〉_d cviii_o psalm_n be_v much_o alike_o 〈…〉_o fear_v be_v deut._n verse_n 5_o xxviii_o 65._o levit._fw-la xxvi_o 36._o job_n xv._o 21._o 〈…〉_o xviii_o 1._o 〈…〉_o citizen_n of_o ziph_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chapter_n livia_n josh._n xv._o 24._o have_v 〈…〉_o and_o wilderness_n of_o that_o name_n by_o it_o say_v 〈…〉_o this_o they_o do_v twice_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 19_o and_o again_o chap._n xxâ—i_n 1._o stranger_n tho_o of_o the_o same_o tribe_n verse_n 5_o yet_o at_o least_o they_o carry_v themselves_o so_o to_o he_o as_o job_n complain_v chap._n xix_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o so_o estrange_v from_o god_n psal._n lviii_o 3._o no_o stranger_n more_o strange_a than_o they_o that_o cast_v off_o the_o band_n of_o civility_n and_o nature_n wherein_o they_o be_v bind_v cut_v they_o off_o in_o thy_o wrath_n psal._n cxliii_o 12._o of_o imprecation_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o psal._n cix_o 14._o and_o make_v a_o noise_n in_o the_o earnestness_n of_o his_o prayer_n verse_n 2_o a_o doleful_a noise_n cast_a inquity_n upon_o i_o from_o themselves_o upon_o i_o chapter_n lv_o verse_n 3_o by_o unjust_a imputation_n and_o defamation_n my_o heart_n psal._n verse_n 4_o xxxi_o 9_o 12._o o_o that_o i_o have_v a_o passionate_a with_o verse_n 6_o as_o psal._n fourteen_o 7._o flee_v away_o as_o a_o bird_n psal._n xi_o 1._o swift_o and_o speedy_o wilderness_n as_o apoc._n verse_n 7_o xii_o 6_o 14._o divide_v their_o tongue_n their_o language_n verse_n 9_o and_o counsel_n as_o gen._n xi_o 7._o 2_o sam._n xvii_o 1_o 5_o 14._o not_o a_o enemy_n psal._n verse_n 12_o xli_o 9_o john_n xiii_o 18._o my_o equal_a my_o peer_n verse_n 13_o and_o chief_a counsellor_n this_o most_o likely_a aim_n at_o achitophel_n and_o the_o whole_a psalm_n to_o his_o distress_n in_o his_o flight_n from_o absolom_n and_o his_o conspiracy_n quick_a into_o hell_n as_o num._n verse_n 15_o xvi_o 32_o 33._o evening_n verse_n 17_o dan._n vi_o 10._o act_n iii_o 1._o and_o chap._n x._o 9_o battle_n 2_o sam._n verse_n 18_o xviii_o psal._n xxvii_o 2_o 3._o because_o they_o have_v no_o change_n in_o their_o temporal_a estate_n and_o prosperity_n verse_n 19_o job_n x._o 17._o david_n therefore_o bless_v god_n for_o affliction_n psalm_n cxix_o 67_o 71._o which_o yet_o shall_v have_v make_v they_o change_v from_o evil_a to_o good_a but_o it_o wrought_v no_o change_n in_o they_o but_o the_o contrary_a they_o be_v in_o evil_a unchangeable_a jer._n xiii_o 23._o draw_v sword_n psal._n verse_n 21_o lvii_o 4._o and_o lix_n 7._o and_o prov._n xii_o 18._o and_o xxx_o 14._o cast_v thy_o burden_n 1_o pet._n verse_n 22_o v._o 7._o the_o duty_n and_o triumph_v of_o faith_n half_o their_o day_n job_n xv._o verse_n 23_o 32_o 33._o and_o xxi_o 21._o psal._n xxxvii_o 35_o 36._o jeremy_n xvii_o 11._o eccles._n viii_o 12_o 13._o jonath_n elem_n rechokim_n many_o take_v not_o these_o word_n for_o a_o musical_a instrument_n chapter_n lvi_o but_o thus_o translate_v they_o concern_v the_o dumb_a dove_n in_o a_o far_a place_n understand_v they_o of_o david_n himself_o and_o his_o case_n and_o condition_n now_o in_o gath._n see_v psal._n xxxiv_o and_o the_o title_n of_o gath_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o amos_n vi_o 2._o michtam_fw-mi be_v a_o jewel_n or_o golden_a psalm_n i_o be_o afraid_a verse_n 3_o i_o will_v trust_v in_o thou_o faith_n and_o fear_n stand_v together_o and_o so_o fear_v and_o love_n in_o god_n i_o will_v praise_v his_o word_n so_o again_o verse_n 10._o 1_o sam._n xxx_o 6._o in_o his_o word_n and_o promise_n verse_n 4_o the_o popish_a text_n and_o translation_n and_o their_o wrest_a and_o force_v sense_n upon_o it_o both_o here_o and_o very_o frequent_o throughout_o this_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n be_v not_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o they_o shall_v they_o escape_v by_o iniquity_n it_o be_v not_o fit_a so_o to_o do_v verse_n 7_o let_v their_o painful_a iniquity_n breed_v their_o pain_n as_o psal._n vii_o 15._o and_o ix_o 15._o and_o x._o 2._o prov._n v._n 22._o my_o wander_n from_o saul_n presence_n to_o gath._n verse_n 8_o and_o he_o have_v many_o wander_n after_o this_o to_o the_o cave_n of_o adullam_n to_o mizpeh_n in_o moab_n to_o the_o forest_n of_o hareth_n in_o judah_n to_o keilah_n to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o ziph_n of_o maon_n to_o engedi_n hunt_v as_o a_o partridge_n in_o the_o mountain_n will_v not_o thou_o verse_n 9_o 2_o cor._n
they_o to_o be_v twir_n that_o at_o a_o year_n old_a they_o be_v carry_v into_o egypt_n for_o thus_o the_o reckon_n will_v rise_v to_o the_o forty_o three_o or_o forty_o four_o year_n of_o judah_n age_n but_o these_o suppose_a reckon_n seem_v so_o harsh_a in_o that_o age_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o most_o learned_a favourer_n of_o this_o opinion_n that_o they_o choose_v to_o ease_v or_o avoid_v this_o to_o say_v rather_o that_o hezron_n and_o hamul_n be_v not_o carry_v down_o into_o egypt_n but_o be_v bear_v afterward_o in_o egypt_n so_o the_o learned_a late_a annot._n on_o ch_z 46._o 12._o but_o this_o be_v to_o offer_v such_o plain_a violence_n to_o that_o text_n and_o to_o the_o drift_n of_o that_o whole_a chapter_n and_o give_v way_n for_o other_o bear_v after_o in_o egypt_n to_o be_v reckon_v in_o as_o well_o as_o they_o for_o why_o not_o other_o as_o well_o as_o they_o and_o so_o the_o whole_a number_n to_o be_v alter_v and_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n disappoint_v that_o i_o think_v upon_o due_a consideration_n have_v not_o many_o will_v comply_v with_o that_o conceit_n and_o the_o same_o annotator_n disclaim_v it_o themselves_o in_o their_o annotation_n on_o ch_n 38._o 1._o the_o other_o opinion_n whereunto_o my_o resolution_n bend_v be_v this_o that_o jacob_n be_v seventy_o five_o year_n old_a marry_v both_o sister_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o fourteen_o year_n service_n fulfil_v a_o week_n in_o keep_v the_o feast_n at_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o one_o and_o so_o again_o present_o after_o at_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o other_o and_o the_o enjoy_n not_o the_o want_n and_o hopeful_a expectation_n of_o rachel_n make_v his_o seven_o year_n service_n for_o she_o seem_v unto_o he_o to_o be_v buâ—_n a_o few_o day_n this_o addition_n of_o seven_o year_n to_o the_o former_a opinion_n give_v fair_a way_n to_o the_o birth_n of_o all_o the_o twelve_o child_n in_o that_o order_n and_o sequence_n of_o time_n as_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o word_n and_o context_n of_o the_o story_n do_v require_v and_o give_v further_a scope_n which_o yet_o be_v little_a enough_o for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o hezron_n and_o hamul_n in_o the_o fifty_o year_n of_o judah_n age_n as_o this_o opinion_n make_v it_o when_o he_o and_o they_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n the_o only_a difficulty_n here_o occur_v be_v the_o exposition_n of_o some_o word_n and_o sentence_n seem_v to_o favour_v the_o first_o opinion_n which_o yet_o may_v better_o receive_v a_o commodious_a interpretation_n then_o involve_v and_o entangle_v we_o in_o great_a perplexity_n and_o draw_v upon_o we_o the_o forementioned_a incongruity_n if_o not_o impossibility_n the_o text_n then_o here_o say_v that_o jacob_n serve_v seven_o year_n for_o rahel_n that_o be_v after_o he_o have_v marry_v she_o and_o so_o all_o expositor_n agree_v that_o indeed_o he_o do_v so_o though_o most_o of_o they_o infer_v it_o upon_o their_o construction_n of_o the_o 27._o and_o 28._o verse_n but_o a_o few_o day_n if_o he_o have_v not_o enjoy_v she_o by_o marriage_n all_o those_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o service_n they_o will_v have_v seem_v a_o longsome_a and_o tedious_a time_n for_o hope_v deser_v make_v the_o heart_n sick_a prov._n 13._o 12._o and_o love_n make_v man_n think_v everyday_n a_o year_n till_o they_o enjoy_v the_o party_n love_v v._o 21._o and_o jacob_n say_v that_o be_v have_v say_v for_o my_o day_n be_v fulfil_v that_o be_v i_o be_o full_a of_o day_n and_o ripe_a for_o marriage_n be_v now_o seventy_o five_o year_n old_a and_o my_o brother_n esau_n of_o my_o age_n be_v marry_v thirty_o five_o year_n ago_o ch_n 26._o 34._o that_o i_o may_v go_v in_o unto_o her_o not_o go_v away_o with_o she_o but_o use_v she_o as_o my_o wise_n while_o i_o perform_v my_o covenant_v service_n of_o seven_o year_n for_o she_o v._o 22._o and_o laban_n gather_v have_v gather_v the_o hebrew_n want_v a_o preterpluperfect_a tense_n v._o 23._o he_o take_v leah_n be_v veil_v as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o bring_v bride_n into_o the_o bride-chamber_n joel_n 2._o 16._o and_o unto_o their_o husband_n in_o the_o dark_a for_o modesty_n sake_n ch_n 24._o 65._o ch_n 38._o 15_o 16._o v._o 25._o what_o be_v this_o for_o he_o hate_v leah_n v._o 31._o do_v not_o i_o serve_v with_o thou_o for_o rachel_n covenant_n to_o serve_v with_o thou_o beguile_v i_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o by_o her_o silence_n or_o soft_a whisper_n likely_a upon_o her_o father_n direction_n which_o jacob_n also_o may_v impute_v to_o her_o modesty_n v._o 26._o not_o be_v so_o do_v in_o our_o country_n custom_n here_o only_o pretend_v to_o cover_v his_o accustom_a fraud_n else_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v so_o before_o and_o tell_v it_o v._o 27._o fulfil_v her_o wâ—â—k_n the_o week-feast_n for_o leah_n and_o keep_v she_o with_o thou_o reject_v she_o not_o the_o marriage-feast_n continue_v a_o week_n judg._n 14._o 10_o 12_o 15_o 17._o thus_o laban_n provide_v that_o jacob_n by_o voluntary_a consent_n to_o this_o marriage_n with_o leah_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a afterward_o to_o put_v she_o away_o give_v thou_o this_o also_o for_o the_o service_n all_o expositor_n here_o agree_v that_o jacob_n do_v not_o first_o serve_v these_o seven_o year_n and_o after_o marry_o rachel_n but_o marry_v she_o first_o and_o serve_v after_o v._o 28._o and_o fulfil_v her_o week_n leahs_n week_n for_o her_o marriage-feast_n or_o it_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o rachel_n week_n for_o her_o marriage-feast_n present_o succeed_v the_o other_o v._o 30._o and_o he_o go_v in_o also_o unto_o rachel_n at_o the_o first_o creation_n in_o adam_n time_n and_o again_o in_o noah_n time_n when_o there_o be_v most_o need_n of_o multiplication_n of_o mankind_n yet_o god_n allot_v but_o one_o woman_n for_o one_o man_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o law_n against_o plurality_n of_o wife_n be_v not_o yet_o so_o express_o and_o literal_o declare_v nor_o against_o the_o marriage_n of_o two_o sister_n as_o afterward_o it_o be_v leu._n 18._o 18._o yet_o this_o here_o in_o jacob_n can_v be_v allow_v unless_o beside_o a_o disposition_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n in_o it_o there_o be_v a_o dispensation_n by_o divine_a authority_n for_o it_o neither_o may_v it_o without_o like_a warrant_n be_v draw_v into_o example_n as_o neither_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n take_v hagar_n nor_o jacob_n take_v here_o of_o zilpah_n and_o bilhah_n v._o 31._o hate_a not_o simple_o but_o in_o comparison_n of_o rachel_n v._o 30._o so_o in_o deut._n 21._o 15._o mat._n 6._o 24._o luke_n 14._o 26._o john_n 12._o 25._o v._o 35._o now_o will_v i_o praise_v open_o in_o solemn_a manner_n this_o here_o apply_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v after_o apply_v to_o judah_n himself_o ch_z 49._o 8._o of_o judah_n the_o nation_n be_v afterward_o call_v jew_n and_o leave_v bear_v if_o but_o two_o year_n yet_o she_o can_v not_o have_v three_o child_n more_o viz._n issachar_n zebulun_n and_o dinah_n at_o several_a birth_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o one_o seven_o year_n yea_o the_o favourer_n of_o that_o opinion_n confess_v that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o above_o a_o half_a year_n that_o she_o stay_v ere_o she_o conceive_v again_o mr._n jackson_n on_o ch_z 30._o 9_o chap._n xxx_o verse_n 1._o rakehell_n envy_v her_o sister_n rachel_n fault_n ch_n 37._o 11._o num._n 11._o 29._o psal._n 106._o 16._o prov._n 27._o 4._o give_v i_o child_n lay_v the_o fault_n on_o her_o husband_n who_o yet_o have_v child_n by_o leah_n she_o speak_v this_o in_o a_o womanish_a passion_n never_o consider_v to_o who_o she_o speak_v or_o by_o what_o mean_v he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v her_o desire_n or_o else_o i_o die_v for_o grief_n prov._n 14._o 30._o it_o will_v be_v my_o death_n and_o i_o shall_v have_v no_o desire_n to_o live_v job_n 5._o 2._o barrenness_n count_v a_o reproach_n v._o 23._o v._o 2._o be_o i_o in_o god_n stead_n ch_n 50._o 19_o god_n only_o can_v give_v child_n ch_n 16._o 2._o 20._o 18._o psal._n 113_o 9_o 127._o 3._o therefore_o isaac_n and_o hannah_n and_o other_o go_v to_o god_n by_o prayer_n for_o child_n gen._n 25._o 21._o 1_o sam._n 1._o 10._o v._o 3._o bilhah_n by_o the_o example_n of_o sarah_n ch_n 16._o 2._o hear_v upon_o my_o knee_n bring_v forth_o and_o nurse_v on_o my_o knee_n ch_n 50._o 23._o that_o i_o may_v so_o she_o call_v they_o she_o and_o she_o give_v they_o name_n v._o 6_o 8._o claim_v a_o kind_n of_o motherhood_n in_o her_o handmaid_n issue_n the_o handmaid_n child_n by_o nature_n be_v the_o dame_n by_o adoption_n or_o in_o right_a of_o her_o husband_n by_o the_o law_n give_v afterward_o in_o exod._n 21._o 4._o and_o so_o
force_v confession_n and_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n though_o likely_a sleep_v afore_o yet_o now_o upon_o twenty_o year_n after_o gall_v afresh_o hos._n 5._o 15._o job_n 36._o 8_o 9_o 10._o therefore_o be_v this_o distress_n divers_n way_n joseph_n deal_v now_o with_o they_o as_o they_o have_v do_v with_o he_o judg._n 1._o 7_o mat._n 7._o 2._o jam._n 2._o 13._o v._o 24._o and_o weep_v ch._n 43_o 30_o move_v with_o their_o self-accusation_n and_o his_o own_o natural_a affection_n which_o be_v to_o o_o strong_a to_o be_v keep_v in_o by_o artificial_a disguise_n but_o that_o in_o secret_a it_o must_v have_v vent_n simeon_n and_o bind_v he_o that_o elder_a of_o they_o that_o be_v most_o against_o he_o reuben_n most_o and_o judah_n next_o be_v for_o he_o and_o simeon_n be_v chief_a in_o that_o bloody_a massacre_n of_o the_o sichemite_n before_o their_o eye_n though_o haply_o when_o they_o be_v go_v he_o may_v give_v he_o some_o more_o liberty_n ch_n 43._o 23._o v._o 25._o every_o man_n money_n let_v his_o father_n shall_v be_v in_o want_n thus_o do_v he_o unto_o they_o josoph_n do_v so_o or_o his_o steward_n at_o his_o command_n thus_o joseph_n reward_v evil_a with_o good_a rom._n 12._o 17_o 19_o mat._n 5._o 44._o v._o 27._o and_o as_o one_o of_o they_o v._n 35._o what_o judah_n say_v ch_n 43._o 21._o as_o if_o they_o have_v all_o open_v their_o sack_n and_o find_v their_o money_n in_o the_o inn_n â—is_n but_o a_o sum_n and_o cut_v off_o particular_n for_o brevity_n sake_n to_o joseph_n steward_n as_o not_o a_o thing_n material_a to_o their_o present_a purpose_n with_o he_o and_o they_o speak_v in_o haste_n v._o 28._o fail_v they_o suspect_v some_o plot_n lay_v for_o their_o ruin_n or_o at_o least_o some_o danger_n to_o simeon_n by_o it_o leu._n 26._o 36._o god_n have_v do_v they_o right_o acknowledge_v god_n hand_n and_o his_o providence_n in_o it_o v._o 35._o be_v afraid_a let_v also_o they_o shall_v be_v accuse_v of_o theft_n chap._n 44._o 5._o guilty_a conscience_n timorous_a leu._n 26._o 36._o v._o 36._o against_o i_o heavy_n to_o i_o though_o you_o make_v light_a of_o they_o v._o 37._o my_o two_o son_n that_o be_v slay_v two_o of_o my_o son_n for_o he_o have_v four_o ch_n 46._o 9_o or_o my_o two_o son_n here_o present_a or_o most_o dear_a to_o i_o a_o passionate_a speech_n yet_o such_o as_o may_v make_v jacob_n conceive_v he_o have_v some_o reason_n for_o his_o so_o confident_a undertake_n for_o benjamins_n return_n v._o 38._o for_o his_o brother_n be_v dead_a only_a brother_n by_o the_o mother_n ch_n 44._o 20_o 27_o 28._o to_o the_o grave_n see_v annot._n on_o ch_z 37._o 35._o here_o jacob_n betray_v too_o much_o passion_n and_o too_o little_a faith_n and_o patience_n chap._n xliii_o verse_n 1._o sore_o the_o long_o the_o sore_a v._o 2._o eat_v up_o near-hand_n a_o little_a food_n for_o present_a need_n not_o know_v there_o be_v five_o year_n of_o famine_n yet_o to_o come_v and_o he_o have_v a_o great_a family_n v._o 3._o solemn_o protest_v ch._n 42._o 15_o 20._o not_o see_v my_o face_n with_o favour_n and_o safety_n v._o 4._o thou_o food_n at_o thy_o command_n for_o thou_o and_o we_o all_o thy_o family_n v._o 5._o we_o will_v not_o go_v because_o it_o be_v vain_a and_o dangerous_a ch_n 44._o 26._o v._o 7._o ask_v we_o strict_o many_o thing_n pass_v between_o joseph_n and_o his_o brethren_n which_o be_v not_o so_o express_o relate_v in_o the_o story_n ch_n 44._o 22_o 19_o they_o can_v not_o upon_o joseph_n question_n honest_o avoid_v the_o telliug_n of_o their_o brother_n benjamin_n v._o 8._o and_o judah_n say_v he_o now_o fit_a to_o move_v and_o this_o the_o fit_a season_n the_o lad_n benjamin_n be_v now_o about_o twenty_o seven_o year_n be_v twelve_o or_o thirteen_o year_n young_a than_o joseph_n and_o bear_v after_o dinahs_n ravish_v and_o in_o the_o depart_n from_o bethel_n see_v annot._n on_o ch_z 35._o 18._o and_o now_o benjamin_n have_v nine_o or_o ten_o son_n ch_n 46._o 21._o see_v annot._n on_o ch_z 22._o 5._o lad_n comparative_o be_v the_o young_a v._o 11._o must_v be_v so_o no_o wisdom_n to_o strive_v against_o necessity_n better_o to_o adventure_v one_o to_o uncertain_a danger_n then_o to_o cast_v the_o whole_a family_n upon_o certain_a famine_n a_o present_v prov._n 18._o 16._o 21._o 14._o 17._o 8._o so_o jacob_n have_v try_v ch_n 32._o 20._o he_o use_v prudent_a mean_n as_o subservient_fw-fr to_z god_n providence_n nut_n of_o terebinth_n or_o the_o turpentine-tree_n v._o 12._o double_a money_n because_o the_o price_n of_o corn_n increase_v by_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o the_o money_n this_o beside_o jacob_n just_a deal_n v._o 14._o god_n almighty_n our_o chief_a trust_n must_v be_v in_o he_o prov._n 21._o 1._o if_o i_o be_v boreave_v esther_n 4._o 16._o contentation_n in_o god_n will_n refer_v all_o to_o he_o with_o patience_n v._o 18._o sâ—ek_v occasion_n guilty_a person_n be_v suspicious_a v._o 19_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n before_o they_o go_v in_o v._o 21._o every_o man_n money_n see_v annot._n on_o ch_z 42._o 27_o 35._o for_o haste_n they_o join_v together_o what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o inn_n and_o what_o be_v discover_v at_o home_n v._o 23._o your_o god_n it_o seem_v joseph_n teach_v his_o steward_n and_o family_n to_o fear_v god_n v._o 24._o wash_v their_o foot_n ch._n 18._o 4._o 24._o 32._o v._o 26._o they_o bring_v he_o the_o present_n each_o a_o part_n of_o it_o as_o they_o have_v divide_v it_o among_o themselves_o bow_a ch._n 37._o 9_o v._o 28._o thy_o servant_n our_o father_n ch_n 37._o 9_o v._o 30._o do_v yearn_n 1_n king_n 3._o 26._o v._o 32._o by_o himself_o asdruball_n become_v the_o viceroy_n here_o be_v three_o table_n abomination_n unto_o the_o egyptian_n for_o the_o hebrew_n be_v know_v to_o be_v keeper_n of_o sheep_n and_o so_o to_o kill_v eat_v and_o sacrifice_v such_o cattle_n as_o the_o egyptian_n worship_v ch_n 46._o 34_o exod_n 8._o 26._o the_o egyptian_n have_v flock_n of_o sheep_n ch_n 47._o 6._o ox_n exod._n 9_o 3_o 19_o but_o not_o to_o kill_v the_o sheep_n or_o kine_n or_o to_o eat_v the_o head_n of_o any_o beast_n but_o for_o delight_n and_o profit_n by_o their_o milk_n and_o wool_n and_o for_o commerce_n and_o haply_o those_o that_o keep_v they_o be_v stranger_n rather_o than_o egyptian_n v._o 33._o young_a hebt_n lest_o in_o age_n marvel_v seeing_n themselves_o so_o sea_v and_o that_o joseph_n appoint_v they_o their_o place_n according_a to_o each_o man_n age_n v._o 34._o mess_n the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n to_o have_v the_o meat_n set_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o to_o distribute_v to_o the_o guest_n 1_o sam._n 1._o 4_o 5._o 9_o 23_o 24._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 19_o five_o time_n to_o show_v his_o affection_n to_o he_o and_o to_o make_v trial_n whether_o his_o brethren_n will_v envy_v he_o for_o it_o 1_o sam._n 1._o 4_o 5._o drink_v and_o be_v merry_a yet_o with_o sobriety_n hag._n 1._o 6._o john_n 2._o 10._o cant._n 5_o 1._o chap._n xliv_o verse_n 2._o put_v my_o 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vanity_n he_o speak_v much_o for_o wisdom_n and_o against_o folly_n and_o prescribe_v many_o good_a rule_n for_o better_a thing_n for_o procure_v tranquillity_n unto_o the_o mind_n and_o peace_n and_o comfort_n to_o the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n eftsoon_o mind_v and_o mention_v among_o other_o thing_n a_o cheerful_a fruition_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o outward_a blessing_n and_o comfort_n of_o this_o life_n with_o gladness_n contentation_n and_o thankfulness_n as_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o last_o in_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n he_o conclude_v that_o in_o old_a age_n elegant_o describe_v by_o he_o and_o at_o death_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o to_o fear_v god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n be_v the_o whole_a of_o man_n both_o the_o whole_a duty_n and_o felicity_n of_o man_n the_o one_o and_o only_a thing_n wherein_o it_o consist_v the_o word_n solomon_n ethic_n verse_n 1_o his_o sapiential_a tractate_n of_o the_o sovereign_n good_a chapter_n i_o his_o retractation_n and_o penitential_a sermon_n his_o experiment_n of_o the_o preacher_n or_o of_o a_o preach_v soul._n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v feminine_a have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n understand_v the_o penitent_a convert_n gather_v himself_o to_o the_o church_n he_o again_o give_v himself_o this_o title_n chap._n i._n 2_o 12._o and_o vii_o 27._o and_o xii_o 8_o 9_o 10._o yet_o in_o those_o place_n it_o be_v construe_v with_o a_o masculine_a and_o so_o the_o feminine_a be_v sometime_o use_v for_o the_o common_a gender_n which_o be_v want_v with_o the_o hebrew_n the_o greek_n and_o latin_n render_v it_o in_o the_o masculine_a ecclesiastes_n david_n publish_v his_o repentance_n in_o psal._n li._n vanity_n of_o vanity_n psal._n cxliv_o 4._o and_o thirty-nine_o 5._o verse_n 2_o all_o adam_n be_v all_o abel_n even_o at_o his_o best_a estate_n altogether_o vanity_n and_o all_o worldly_a thing_n be_v so_o a_o heap_n a_o nest_n of_o vanity_n vanity_n in_o the_o abstract_n this_o the_o last_o issue_n and_o result_v the_o upshot_n of_o all_o his_o curious_a critical_a enquiry_n search_n and_o experiment_n what_o profit_n a_o chief_a point_n in_o the_o wise_a man_n compass_n verse_n 3_o be_v cvi_fw-la bono_fw-mi who_o will_v show_v we_o any_o good_a thus_o worldly_a man_n look_v after_o this_o psal._n iu._n 6._o yea_o wicked_a man_n in_o their_o overture_n of_o religion_n mal._n iii_o 14._o no_o profit_n towards_o the_o attainment_n of_o true_a happiness_n labour_v which_o etc._n etc._n a_o labour_n in_o order_n to_o thing_n above_o the_o sun_n will_v profit_v phil._n iii_o 20._o colos._n iii_o 1_o 2._o john_n vi_o 27._o no_o toilsome_a labour_n in_o earthly_a thing_n will_v do_v so_o nothing_o remain_v or_o abide_v with_o he_o nothing_o more_o be_v add_v to_o he_o by_o it_o it_o add_v nothing_o of_o real_a worth_n unto_o he_o at_o all_o that_o we_o shall_v find_v to_o be_v truth_n which_o be_v in_o habak_n ii_o 13_o 6._o one_o generation_n ecclesiasticus_fw-la fourteen_o 18._o verse_n 4_o mere_a man_n be_v but_o the_o dream_n of_o a_o dream_n a_o curious_a picture_n of_o nothing_o mortality_n be_v the_o stage_n of_o mutability_n the_o inward_a principle_n of_o change_n and_o alteration_n be_v always_o work_v the_o child_n thrust_v out_o the_o father_n but_o the_o earth_n whereon_o as_o on_o a_o stage_n the_o several_a generation_n act_v their_o part_n and_o go_v off_o other_o come_v on_o abide_v for_o ever_o till_o its_o time_n of_o change_n in_o the_o end_n of_o all_o 2_o pet._n iii_o 10._o see_v my_o observation_n on_o deut._n xv._o 17._o the_o duration_n of_o the_o earth_n oppose_v to_o every_o man_n duration_n not_o the_o motion_n or_o stand_v of_o it_o be_v here_o intend_a the_o sun_n psal._n xix_o 3._o verse_n 5_o there_o be_v
lovely_a her_o love_n want_v no_o rhetoric_n to_o display_v his_o part_n she_o think_v she_o can_v never_o speak_v enough_o of_o he_o whither_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o church_n speech_n be_v so_o full_o of_o affection_n and_o admiration_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 1_o what_o it_o wrought_v upon_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o here_o they_o double_v their_o demand_n as_o they_o do_v chap._n v._o 9_o thou_o fair_a tho_o she_o acknowledge_v herself_o black_a chap._n i._n 6._o and_o be_v now_o in_o a_o distress_n and_o a_o desertion_n that_o we_o may_v they_o can_v help_v she_o to_o satisfy_v her_o desire_n but_o they_o will_v join_v to_o seek_v he_o with_o she_o so_o much_o good_a they_o receive_v by_o her_o holy_a conference_n with_o they_o and_o so_o god_n bless_v the_o holy_a conference_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n zech._n viii_o 21._o and_o sure_o best_o it_o be_v to_o seek_v christ_n with_o the_o church_n in_o her_o company_n she_o be_v the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n and_o as_o that_o pillar_n of_o fire_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o guide_v and_o go_v before_o we_o be_v go_v down_o see_v before_o chap._n v._n 6._o verse_n 2_o but_o now_o she_o can_v tell_v it_o herself_o and_o tell_v it_o to_o other_o and_o she_o be_v ready_a so_o to_o do_v apt_a to_o communicate_v all_o she_o know_v all_o she_o can_v tell_v they_o 1_o cor._n xii_o 7._o not_o the_o pour_v out_o but_o the_o want_n of_o pour_v out_o dry_v up_o the_o stream_a of_o that_o oil_n of_o grace_n 2_o king_n iu_o 6._o into_o his_o garden_n chap._n iu_o 16._o i_o be_o my_o belove_n chap._n verse_n 3_o ii_o 16._o and_o chap._n vii_o 10._o here_o her_o faith_n revive_v and_o come_v what_o will_v come_v she_o rest_v upon_o this_o resolution_n thou_o be_v beautiful_a verse_n 4_o etc._n etc._n the_o church_n have_v confess_v her_o fault_n and_o seek_v so_o earnest_o to_o repair_v the_o breach_n and_o renew_v her_o love_n and_o interest_n in_o he_o christ_n hereupon_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o receive_v she_o and_o afresh_o so_o high_o to_o praise_v and_o commend_v she_o as_o former_o he_o have_v do_v ch_n iv_o which_o show_v that_o he_o be_v no_o changeling_n and_o make_v to_o her_o singular_a comfort_n jer._n iii_o 22._o as_o tirza_n josh._n xii_o 24._o 1_o king_n fourteen_o 17._o and_o chap._n xv._o 33._o so_o beautiful_a a_o city_n as_o jerusalem_n lam._n i_o 1._o and_o chap._n ii_o 15_o 16._o psal._n cxxii_o 3._o and_o xlviii_o 2._o and_o lxxxvii_o 3._o and_o cxxxii_o terrible_a to_o daunt_v enemy_n and_o draw_v heart_n unto_o she_o she_o be_v admirable_a inexpugnable_a turn_v away_o thy_o eye_n chap._n verse_n 5_o iu._n 9_o if_o she_o be_v sick_a of_o his_o love_n he_o be_v overcome_v by_o she_o no_o love_n lose_v between_o they_o threescore_o queen_n this_o verse_n be_v put_v hypothetica_o verse_n 8_o by_o way_n of_o supposition_n be_v it_o so_o my_o dove_n the_o rendition_n of_o the_o case_n verse_n 9_o and_o comparison_n yet_o allt_v hose_v will_v not_o equal_v thou_o yea_o even_o they_o themselves_o will_v yield_v the_o praise_n and_o blessing_n to_o thou_o deut._n xxxiii_o 29._o 2_o sam._n vii_o 23._o ps._n cxliv_o 15._o who_o be_v she_o verse_n 10_o etc._n etc._n many_o make_v this_o the_o praise_n which_o the_o queen_n and_o concubine_n give_v the_o church_n not_o hereby_o doubt_v but_o admire_v she_o and_o her_o excellency_n yet_o i_o see_v not_o but_o they_o may_v well_o be_v a_o continuation_n of_o christ_n speech_n in_o praise_v she_o not_o unlike_a to_o that_o in_o the_o four_o verse_n aforego_v i_o go_v down_o christ_n inspection_n and_o care_n of_o his_o church_n verse_n 11_o and_o congregation_n and_o how_o they_o fructify_v and_o flourish_v esay_n v._n 2._o matth._n xxi_o 34._o 1_o cor._n ix_o 7._o this_o phrase_n speak_v not_o a_o present_a ignorance_n in_o he_o no_o more_o than_o that_o phrase_n gen._n xviii_o 21._o or_o ever_o i_o be_v aware_a i._n e._n verse_n 12_o not_o ignorant_o but_o sudden_o as_o esay_n xlvii_o 11._o my_o soul_n etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v to_o denote_v the_o affectionate_a haste_n and_o desire_n wherewith_o christ_n be_v carry_v on_o in_o a_o kind_n of_o insensible_a manner_n to_o revisit_v his_o church_n and_o restore_v comfort_n to_o she_o to_o present_v his_o ardent_a and_o long_a affection_n to_o behold_v the_o flourishing_n and_o propagation_n of_o his_o church_n amminadab_n likely_a some_o swift_a charet-driver_n some_o translate_v it_o appellative_o my_o willing_a people_n some_o make_v the_o whole_a verse_n to_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o church_n confess_v her_o ignorance_n that_o christ_n be_v go_v down_o to_o that_o end_n as_o be_v express_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n but_o that_o he_o be_v go_v away_o from_o she_o in_o angry_a displeasure_n for_o her_o unworthy_a and_o sluggish_a neglect_n of_o he_o chap._n iii_o 3._o and_o therefore_o she_o drive_v on_o so_o furious_o to_o find_v he_o out_o again_o yea_o so_o furious_o that_o she_o over_o past_o he_o so_o obscure_a be_v this_o text_n and_o the_o meaning_n so_o dark_a and_o difficult_a to_o determine_v return_v etc._n etc._n various_a likewise_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o interpreter_n here_o i_o conceive_v the_o word_n fair_o come_v of_o as_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o church_n main_o and_o earnest_o recall_v she_o to_o return_v to_o he_o o_o shulamite_n not_o shunamite_n some_o make_v it_o the_o feminine_a of_o solomon_n and_o so_o to_o denote_v his_o wife_n the_o woman_n be_v usua_o call_v after_o their_o husband_n name_n esay_n iu._n 1._o and_o so_o his_o spouse_n be_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n throughout_o this_o song_n that_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o thou_o view_n and_o contemplate_v thou_o and_o thy_o beauty_n with_o complacency_n and_o delight_n what_o will_v you_o see_v seem_v best_a to_o be_v christ_n word_n still_o in_o answer_n of_o his_o own_o question_n as_o it_o be_v the_o company_n of_o two_o army_n as_o in_o that_o joyful_a day_n at_o mahanaim_n and_o the_o vision_n there_o of_o jacob_n gen._n xxxii_o 2._o the_o spouse_n here_o liken_v to_o these_o two_o army_n or_o that_o she_o be_v so_o guard_v and_o safe-guarded_n with_o such_o army_n as_o jacob_n there_o be_v yet_o some_o apply_v this_o to_o that_o intestine_a war_n within_o she_o of_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n fight_v as_o two_o army_n within_o she_o as_o the_o twin_n do_v in_o rebecca_n womb_n christ_n here_o to_o the_o ten_o verse_n continue_v his_o praise_v of_o she_o again_o run_v over_o every_o grace_n and_o ornament_n in_o she_o from_o the_o low_a to_o the_o high_a together_o with_o his_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n that_o he_o take_v in_o she_o and_o all_o under_o new_a and_o fresh_a simile_n and_o exemplification_n and_o thereupon_o in_o the_o ten_o verse_n and_o to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n the_o church_n renew_v the_o joyful_a profession_n of_o her_o love_n to_o he_o and_o of_o his_o desire_n towards_o she_o invite_v he_o to_o her_o assembly_n to_o see_v they_o how_o they_o prosper_v and_o she_o promise_v to_o give_v and_o devote_v all_o her_o best_a fruit_n whole_o to_o he_o for_o who_o alone_o she_o have_v bring_v they_o forth_o and_o by_o who_o blessing_n she_o flourish_v with_o all_o manner_n &_o sort_n of_o they_o both_o new_a and_o old_a how_o beautiful_a this_o beautifulness_n be_v ascribe_v chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o with_o admiration_n to_o sundry_a part_n of_o she_o and_o to_o her_o whole_a person_n oftentimes_o o_o prince_n daughter_n 1_n john_n iii_o 1._o john_n i._n 12._o 2_o cor._n vi_o 18._o the_o king_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o gallery_n christ_n himself_o verse_n 5_o yea_o and_o no_o earthly_a king_n but_o will_v find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o be_v tie_v to_o these_o walk_n and_o to_o be_v hold_v as_o it_o be_v prisoner_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o thou_o and_o thy_o bravery_n ps._n cxxxviii_o 4_o 5._o and_o xxvii_o 4._o be_v so_o astonish_v and_o never_o satisfy_v with_o the_o sight_n of_o thou_o and_o thy_o beauty_n and_o so_o overvalue_a it_o above_o his_o own_o and_o all_o other_o earthly_a glory_n whatsoever_o how_o fair_a such_o passionate_a admiration_n of_o she_o verse_n 6_o proceed_v from_o his_o wonderful_a love_n to_o she_o agree_v well_o to_o that_o say_n esay_n lxii_o 4_o 5._o and_o lxv_o 19_o zeph._n iii_o 17._o and_o can_v but_o procure_v some_o suitable_a reciprocal_a love_n to_o he_o ezra_n ix_o 13_o 14._o 2_o cor._n v._o 14._o palmtree_n the_o emblem_n and_o symbol_n of_o constancy_n verse_n 7_o and_o fruitfulness_n patience_n and_o victory_n psalm_n xcii_o 12_o 13._o apoc._n vii_o 9_o 10._o go_v up_o to_o the_o palmtree_n he_o will_v familiar_o dwell_v with_o his_o church_n