that_o in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v we_o our_o bread_n that_o be_v order_z it_o so_o by_o thy_o providence_n that_o we_o may_v not_o live_v by_o other_o man_n labour_n but_o upon_o food_n get_v by_o our_o own_o labour_n and_o so_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o whole_a petition_n will_v be_v this_o grant_v that_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o our_o life_n we_o may_v daily_o by_o our_o labour_n provide_v food_n for_o ourselves_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o be_v say_v in_o latin_a alieno_fw-la pane_fw-la vesci_fw-la not_o who_o another_o man_n maintain_v because_o they_o be_v industrious_a in_o his_o service_n but_o who_o like_a drone_n live_v idle_o at_o another_o man_n cost_n so_o juvenal_n begin_v his_o v_o the_o sat._n against_o parasite_n thus_o si_fw-mi te_fw-la propositi_fw-la nondum_fw-la pudet_fw-la atque_fw-la eadem_fw-la est_fw-la mens_fw-la ut_fw-la bona_fw-la summa_fw-la pute_fw-la aliena_fw-la vivere_fw-la quadra_fw-la si_fw-la potes_fw-la illa_fw-la pati_fw-la etc._n etc._n verse_n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ancient_n for_o the_o most_o part_n omit_v the_o use_n of_o point_n it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o these_o word_n shall_v be_v render_v if_o any_o man_n do_v not_o obey_v our_o word_n signify_v that_o man_n by_o a_o epistle_n i._n e._n write_v i_o word_n who_o it_o be_v or_o if_o any_o man_n obey_v not_o our_o word_n by_o this_o epistle_n note_v that_o man._n the_o former_a be_v prefer_v by_o erasmus_n and_o grotius_n and_o indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v often_o say_v than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o latter_a by_o beza_n and_o dr._n hammond_n beside_o these_o who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o excommunication_n make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v all_o one_o with_o to_o brand_n by_o excommunication_n but_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v produce_v a_o example_n of_o that_o signification_n for_o all_o lexicon_n indeed_o tell_v we_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o signify_v or_o notify_v but_o i_o do_v know_v whether_o it_o be_v ever_o use_v for_o to_o brand_n or_o set_v a_o mark_n of_o infamy_n upon_o a_o man_n ignominia_fw-la notare_fw-la i_o confess_v that_o be_v often_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o latin_a verb_n notare_fw-la but_o hence_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o greek_a verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o same_o verse_n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o seem_v the_o vulgar_a interpreter_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v render_v it_o loco_fw-la and_o that_o read_v be_v approve_v by_o grotius_n who_o explain_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o apostle_n thus_o deus_fw-la det_fw-la vobis_fw-la res_fw-la bonas_fw-la sive_fw-la thessalonicae_fw-la eritis_fw-la sive_fw-la in_o judaeam_n seu_fw-la syriam_fw-la redibitis_fw-la sive_fw-la aliò_fw-la migrabitis_fw-la god_n give_v you_o good_a thing_n whether_o you_o stay_v at_o thessalonica_n or_o whether_o you_o return_v into_o judaea_n or_o syria_n or_o wherever_o else_o you_o go_v this_o be_v sense_n good_a enough_o but_o most_o copy_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o choose_v to_o follow_v in_o this_o sense_n god_n give_v you_o always_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d peace_n by_o all_o mean_n ☞_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o english_a translation_n that_o be_v whether_o peace_n be_v take_v for_o all_o prosperity_n or_o for_o tranquillity_n which_o the_o heathen_n may_v let_v you_o enjoy_v or_o for_o concord_n which_o you_o may_v preserve_v among_o yourselves_o both_o public_o and_o private_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o scripture_n comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o peace_n this_o be_v certain_o the_o fit_a sense_n of_o these_o word_n if_o the_o whole_a assembly_n be_v consider_v which_o live_v at_o thessalonica_n and_o to_o which_o st._n paul_n write_v not_o to_o particular_a person_n who_o may_v take_v those_o journey_n which_o grotius_n speak_v of_o annotation_n on_o the_o first_o epistle_n of_o st._n paul_n the_o apostle_n to_o timothy_n i._n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o praemon_n what_o dr._n hammond_n here_o attempt_n in_o order_n to_o assign_v the_o time_n in_o which_o this_o epistle_n be_v write_v be_v contrary_a to_o what_o he_o say_v about_o the_o journey_n of_o timothy_n for_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o timothy_n be_v leave_v bishop_n at_o ephesus_n that_o present_o after_o he_o shall_v leave_v that_o city_n and_o travel_v with_o st._n paul_n and_o go_v to_o visit_v he_o as_o far_o as_o rome_n it_o be_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o timothy_n be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n after_o st._n paul_n be_v release_v from_o his_o bond_n and_o go_v from_o rome_n to_o asia_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n lxiu_o or_o the_o xi_o the_o of_o nero_n and_o that_o the_o year_n after_o this_o epistle_n be_v write_v as_o dr._n pearson_n in_o his_o annal_n paulinae_n think_v chap._n i._n verse_n 3_o &_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n these_o two_o verse_n must_v be_v join_v with_o the_o 18_o the_o all_o the_o rest_n which_o intervene_v be_v a_o parenthesis_n it_o be_v i_o confess_v a_o harsh_a hyperbaton_n but_o st._n paul_n be_v not_o curious_a about_o such_o thing_n verse_n 4._o note_n a._n what_o dr._n hammond_n say_v here_o about_o antiphanes_n as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o gnostick_n or_o valentinian_n genealogy_n he_o owe_v to_o irenaeus_n in_o lib._n 4._o c._n 19_o who_o affirm_v that_o that_o poet_n write_v such_o thing_n in_o his_o theogonia_n it_o be_v strange_a that_o comedy_n of_o antiphanes_n shall_v no_o where_o else_o be_v cite_v but_o perhaps_o this_o be_v not_o the_o name_n of_o a_o comedy_n but_o irenaeus_n refer_v to_o a_o place_n in_o which_o something_a be_v say_v upon_o that_o subject_a ☜_o viz._n the_o generation_n of_o the_o god_n as_o in_o aristophanes_n his_o ave_n we_o have_v something_o still_o extant_a about_o that_o matter_n as_o to_o hesiod_n the_o thing_n be_v plain_a if_o we_o read_v the_o begin_n of_o his_o theogonia_n and_o the_o valentinian_o be_v more_o than_o once_o upbraid_v with_o apply_v the_o fabulous_a story_n of_o that_o poet_n to_o their_o purpose_n by_o irenaeus_n and_o epiphanius_n but_o as_o to_o philistio_n who_o write_v mimic_n poem_n i_o very_o much_o doubt_n whether_o he_o be_v right_o reckon_v in_o the_o number_n of_o those_o who_o describe_v the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o go_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v our_o author_n be_v deceive_v as_o to_o he_o by_o misunderstand_v a_o passage_n in_o epiphanius_n in_o haeres_fw-la xxxiii_o which_o be_v that_o of_o the_o ptolemaite_n s._n 1._o where_o epiphanius_n speak_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o none_o of_o those_o ancient_a tragedian_n or_o their_o successor_n the_o mimic_n philistio_n i_o speak_v of_o and_o diogenes_n who_o write_v thing_n exceed_v all_o belief_n nor_o any_o of_o all_o those_o other_o writer_n and_o patcher_n up_o of_o fable_n can_v have_v forge_v so_o great_a a_o lie_n as_o these_o man_n temerè_fw-la suae_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la periculo_fw-la acti_fw-la finxerunt_fw-la act_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o their_o own_o life_n have_v bold_o invent_v and_o entangle_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n who_o believe_v they_o in_o foolish_a question_n and_o endless_a genealogy_n epiphanius_n here_o compare_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d falseness_n or_o incredibility_n of_o the_o fable_n which_o be_v write_v by_o the_o mimic_n poet_n with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o foolery_n of_o the_o valentinian_o but_o he_o do_v not_o say_v these_o latter_a owe_v their_o genealogy_n to_o the_o mimic_n verse_n 15._o note_n c._n i_o do_v not_o believe_v st._n paul_n here_o have_v a_o respect_n to_o the_o jew_n cabbala_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a very_o often_o signify_v to_o approve_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d approbation_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o pure_a greek_a phrase_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o allusion_n to_o the_o cabbala_n suidas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n be_v join_v with_o a_o accusative_a and_o genitive_a case_n and_o signify_v to_o approve_v as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i_o approve_v your_o manner_n so_o hesychius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d esteem_v worthy_a of_o acceptation_n so_o the_o old_a gloss_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d probo_fw-la acceptum_fw-la habeo_fw-la comprobo_fw-la i_o approve_v i_o account_v acceptable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d comprobat_fw-la and_o hence_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o hesychius_n interpret_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laudable_a see_v also_o my_o note_n on_o 1_o cor._n two_o 14_o verse_n 17._o note_n d._n i._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o imitation_n of_o a_o hebrew_n form_n of_o speech_n very_o common_a
not_o know_v what_o himself_o mean_v ibid._n note_v g._n i._n he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n be_v represent_v as_o much_o great_a than_o the_o four_o live_a creature_n as_o be_v god_n himself_o who_o the_o live_a creature_n praise_n and_o worship_n which_o be_v undoubted_o the_o angel_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v inquire_v who_o resemble_v they_o in_o the_o sanhedrim_n the_o only_a person_n that_o can_v be_v liken_v to_o they_o be_v the_o officer_n that_o wait_v upon_o the_o sanhedrim_n but_o between_o these_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n there_o be_v almost_o as_o much_o difference_n as_o between_o god_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o similitude_n to_o be_v seek_v for_o between_o they_o but_o in_o this_o that_o they_o may_v both_o be_v call_v minister_n ii_o this_o be_v much_o more_o likely_a than_o what_o be_v say_v by_o our_o author_n who_o to_o find_v out_o his_o own_o meaning_n make_v apostle_n inferior_a to_o a_o bishop_n which_o be_v utter_o false_a for_o the_o apostle_n have_v receive_v their_o commission_n from_o christ_n himself_o have_v a_o equal_a authority_n over_o all_o nation_n and_o in_o all_o city_n and_o therefore_o wherever_o they_o be_v have_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o first_o seat_n if_o any_o order_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o sit_v and_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o they_o themselves_o have_v ordain_v what_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n say_v of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o jerusalem_n just_a as_o if_o the_o apostle_n out_o of_o modesty_n have_v not_o aspire_v to_o it_o be_v with_o that_o learned_a writer_n leave_n not_o agreeable_a to_o thing_n themselves_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o apostle_n to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o bishopric_n of_o any_o one_o city_n because_o they_o be_v to_o spread_v the_o gospel_n through_o the_o whole_a world_n according_a to_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n nor_o can_v they_o without_o disparage_v themselves_o seek_v a_o dignity_n less_o than_o their_o own_o yet_o our_o author_n several_a time_n allege_v these_o inconsiderate_a word_n of_o clemens_n as_o if_o they_o be_v of_o some_o moment_n but_o you_o will_v say_v st._n james_n have_v hear_v the_o rest_n at_o length_n in_o act_n xv_o sum_n up_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o council_n after_o all_o be_v agree_v which_o be_v the_o office_n of_o a_o precedent_n but_o it_o do_v not_o therefore_o follow_v that_o he_o do_v that_o as_o precedent_n and_o so_o as_o a_o thing_n which_o of_o right_n belong_v to_o he_o but_o rather_o by_o the_o impulse_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n who_o may_v have_v pronounce_v that_o decree_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o any_o that_o be_v there_o present_a those_o holy_a man_n be_v not_o ambitious_a of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_o the_o pharisee_n and_o therefore_o among_o friend_n and_o those_o act_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n every_o thing_n doubtless_o be_v do_v without_o stand_v upon_o order_n or_o ceremony_n the_o effect_n of_o man_n pride_n and_o contention_n nor_o do_v i_o any_o more_o think_v that_o st._n james_n here_o act_v as_o a_o precedent_n than_o that_o he_o sit_v on_o a_o high_a throne_n with_o some_o four_o apostle_n attend_v on_o he_o as_o metropolitan_a and_o archbishop_n as_o our_o author_n call_v he_o and_o the_o bishop_n of_o judea_n sit_v round_o about_o which_o yet_o must_v have_v be_v do_v if_o this_o representation_n of_o the_o heavenly_a court_n be_v take_v from_o thence_o otherwise_o it_o have_v no_o more_o resemblance_n with_o the_o council_n of_o jerusalem_n than_o with_o any_o other_o consistory_n of_o judge_n iii_o the_o objection_n our_o author_n propose_v to_o himself_o be_v of_o no_o moment_n and_o may_v have_v be_v solve_v in_o one_o word_n from_o what_o he_o say_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o second_o answer_n for_o it_o be_v visible_a that_o the_o antiochian_o send_v to_o inquire_v at_o jerusalem_n because_o there_o be_v there_o a_o great_a many_o apostle_n and_o other_o disciple_n who_o have_v converse_v with_o christ_n on_o earth_n and_o have_v receive_v spiritual_a gift_n from_o he_o from_o heaven_n who_o if_o they_o have_v be_v in_o the_o most_o obscure_a village_n in_o all_o judea_n will_v nevertheless_o have_v be_v there_o consult_v they_o have_v no_o respect_n therefore_o to_o the_o metropolitan_a dignity_n of_o the_o city_n which_o our_o author_n here_o without_o reason_n make_v a_o show_n of_o and_o which_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o grandeur_n not_o know_v in_o those_o time_n of_o after_o age_n i_o say_v nothing_o in_o which_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o bishop_n to_o enter_v as_o it_o be_v into_o covenant_n with_o one_o another_o and_o attribute_v a_o great_a dignity_n to_o some_o seat_n than_o to_o other_o which_o constitution_n seem_v useful_a and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v change_v where_o it_o have_v obtain_v because_o it_o may_v be_v beneficial_a to_o the_o ordinary_a sort_n of_o christian_n verse_n 7._o note_n h._n i._n these_o thing_n be_v not_o only_a conjecture_n but_o most_o extravagant_a fancy_n in_o which_o i_o wonder_v our_o learned_a author_n can_v acquiesce_v there_o be_v not_o here_o so_o much_o as_o the_o least_o indication_n of_o the_o standard_n or_o standard-bearer_n of_o israel_n v._n nor_o any_o ground_n to_o imagine_v they_o allude_v to_o beside_o that_o which_o be_v say_v by_o the_o rabbin_n who_o be_v less_o acquaint_v with_o what_o be_v do_v of_o old_a than_o we_o and_o who_o invention_n be_v just_o say_v by_o our_o author_n to_o be_v absurd_a but_o why_o then_o do_v he_o believe_v they_o i_o confess_v i_o do_v understand_v ii_o on_o the_o contrary_a here_o be_v a_o manifest_a allusion_n to_o the_o cherubim_n who_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n not_o god_n himself_o and_o so_o it_o be_v they_o which_o be_v describe_v and_o not_o god_n of_o who_o see_v what_o i_o have_v say_v on_o exod._n twenty-five_o 18_o they_o be_v the_o officer_n and_o minister_n of_o god_n in_o execute_v his_o judgement_n which_o best_o of_o all_o agree_v to_o this_o place_n and_o not_o apostle_n who_o office_n be_v not_o to_o punish_v obstinate_a offender_n what_o our_o author_n here_o say_v out_o of_o eusebius_n and_o about_o some_o particular_a apostle_n be_v as_o absurd_a as_o the_o fiction_n of_o the_o rabbin_n verse_n 8._o note_n i._n but_o if_o we_o understand_v the_o attendant_n of_o god_n to_o be_v signify_v by_o those_o live_a creature_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v more_o probable_a those_o eye_n will_v denote_v the_o watchfulness_n of_o the_o angel_n in_o guard_v those_o who_o god_n commit_v to_o their_o care_n such_o another_o image_n present_v itself_o to_o the_o fancy_n of_o the_o poet_n when_o they_o describe_v argus_n as_o set_v by_o juno_n to_o watch_v her_o rival_n centum_fw-la luminibus_fw-la cinctum_fw-la caput_fw-la argus_n habebat_fw-la etc._n etc._n 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phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v elsewhere_o by_o st._n paul_n to_o signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o epistle_n viz._n in_o colos_n four_o 16_o and_o 1_o thess_n v_o 27_o but_o i_o do_v not_o rely_v only_o on_o this_o reason_n or_o the_o bare_a omission_n of_o the_o pronoun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o this_o do_v not_o hinder_v dr._n hammond_n who_o be_v a_o excellent_a divine_a but_o a_o indifferent_a grammarian_n from_o declare_v himself_o of_o another_o opinion_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o this_o verse_n which_o if_o i_o be_o not_o mistake_v be_v owe_v to_o a_o theological_a prejudice_n mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o animadversion_n ibid._n note_v g._n col._n 2._o lin._n 23._o after_o the_o word_n guilty_a of_o those_o sin_n i_o have_v already_o confute_v what_o dr._n hammond_n here_o say_v who_o will_v have_v do_v better_a to_o follow_v grotius_n who_o he_o so_o often_o have_v recourse_n to_o that_o none_o of_o the_o ancient_n have_v 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say_v of_o the_o sense_n of_o gen._n vi_fw-la 11_o be_v all_o mere_a conjecture_n which_o have_v no_o ground_n either_o in_o the_o history_n or_o the_o proper_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hhamas_fw-la do_v not_o signify_v violence_n but_o injury_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schih_v he_o be_v corrupt_v signify_v any_o change_n whatsoever_o for_o the_o worse_o and_o not_o only_a lust_n as_o any_o lexicon_n will_v show_v it_o be_v true_a the_o marriage_n of_o the_o ensidae_n with_o the_o cainites_n be_v a_o mean_n of_o corrupt_v all_o mankind_n but_o it_o do_v not_o thence_o follow_v that_o lust_n be_v their_o principal_a sin_n no_o more_o than_o from_o st._n peter_n join_v the_o man_n who_o live_v before_o the_o flood_n with_o the_o sodomite_n for_o to_o put_v they_o together_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o they_o be_v both_o sinner_n though_o their_o sin_n be_v different_a and_o both_o utter_o destroy_v though_o not_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n iv._o i_o grant_v a_o lustful_a person_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o what_o the_o apostle_n here_o say_v but_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v therefore_o that_o the_o vice_n which_o he_o mention_n in_o vers_fw-la 10_o and_o 11._o belong_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n sure_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o signify_v one_o give_v to_o venery_n though_o i_o confess_v idolater_n railer_n and_o drunkard_n have_v be_v often_o addict_v to_o lust_n v._o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v sometime_o take_v for_o a_o ravisher_n of_o boy_n or_o woman_n but_o as_o i_o say_v before_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n must_v show_v that_o the_o word_n be_v use_v in_o that_o sense_n as_o in_o the_o place_n allege_v out_o of_o harmenopulus_n which_o nevertheless_o i_o do_v not_o warrant_v because_o i_o have_v not_o look_v into_o he_o but_o the_o passage_n cite_v out_o of_o the_o sybillin_a oracle_n be_v certain_o wrest_v nor_o do_v i_o believe_v that_o our_o learned_a author_n take_v they_o out_o of_o the_o book_n itself_o for_o the_o first_o be_v in_o the_o first_o book_n not_o the_o second_o out_o of_o which_o he_o cite_v it_o and_o the_o place_n itself_o show_v that_o he_o misinterpret_v it_o for_o after_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v subjoin_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tyrant_n who_o be_v rather_o ravisher_n of_o good_n and_o possession_n than_o of_o men._n in_o the_o second_o be_v collect_v the_o name_n of_o several_a vice_n whether_o they_o have_v any_o affinity_n with_o one_o another_o or_o not_o and_o though_o man_n be_v call_v by_o the_o sibyl_n a_o race_n of_o adulterer_n idolater_n deceiver_n and_o person_n who_o breast_n be_v full_a of_o rage_n and_o she_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d snatch_v to_o themselves_o have_v a_o impudent_a mind_n it_o do_v not_o thence_o follow_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v here_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o ravish_a of_o a_o boy_n or_o a_o woman_n though_o there_o be_v nothing_o add_v which_o show_v the_o contrary_n but_o it_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o no_o rich_a man_n that_o have_v great_a possession_n will_v make_v another_o participate_v of_o they_o by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v understand_v two_o verse_n after_o that_o it_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o widow_n will_v private_o love_v other_o for_o gain_n which_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o last_o verse_n but_o two_o of_o the_o book_n the_o sibyl_n say_v that_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n of_o which_o she_o have_v before_o speak_v will_v come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o smell_n of_o brimstone_n shall_v be_v go_v in_o which_o i_o can_v tell_v whether_o she_o have_v any_o respect_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n vi_o in_o mat._n xxiii_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o their_o ordinary_a signification_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v oppose_v to_o they_o be_v not_o only_o that_o purity_n which_o consist_v in_o abstinence_n from_o carnal_a pleasure_n but_o from_o any_o sort_n of_o wickedness_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o place_n allege_v out_o of_o st._n luke_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v all_o kind_n of_o vice_n as_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rahah_n in_o gen._n vi_fw-la 5_o they_o who_o think_v otherwise_o can_v bring_v no_o argument_n either_o from_o the_o thing_n itself_o or_o
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that_o dull_a nation_n hardly_o understand_v the_o plain_a and_o expresse_v thing_n though_o frequent_o inculcate_v upon_o they_o and_o much_o less_o such_o as_o be_v obscure_a and_o intricate_a and_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o any_o thing_n be_v institute_v by_o god_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o they_o do_v not_o at_o all_o understand_v but_o that_o those_o type_n be_v give_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o christian_n be_v yet_o far_o more_o unlikely_a because_o if_o they_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v by_o we_o they_o be_v to_o be_v deduce_v from_o the_o write_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o authority_n alone_o will_v move_v we_o in_o this_o matter_n when_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v never_o have_v so_o much_o as_o dream_v of_o they_o so_o that_o in_o order_n to_o our_o understanding_n that_o kind_n of_o prediction_n the_o assistance_n of_o other_o divine_a person_n will_v have_v be_v necessary_a who_o for_o other_o reason_n we_o already_o believe_v viz._n for_o the_o 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volume_n which_o i_o have_v here_o but_o transient_o touch_v intend_v wherever_o there_o be_v a_o fit_a occasion_n to_o show_v the_o weakness_n of_o all_o that_o be_v allege_v in_o defence_n of_o type_n out_o of_o the_o apostle_n write_n verse_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v of_o that_o spiritual_a water_n which_o god_n make_v to_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n which_o water_n follow_v the_o camp_n so_o gen._n iii._o and_o elsewhere_o to_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n be_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n which_o must_v be_v careful_o observe_v lest_o any_o one_o think_v that_o the_o rock_n itself_o be_v here_o proper_o call_v spiritual_a that_o epithet_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o water_n which_o flow_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n which_o though_o not_o express_v be_v yet_o to_o be_v understand_v for_o no_o one_o will_v suppose_v that_o the_o rock_n from_o which_o the_o water_n proceed_v follow_v the_o israelite_n or_o be_v carry_v about_o with_o 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without_o it_o to_o wit_n by_o suppose_v only_o that_o this_o water_n be_v carry_v about_o by_o the_o israelite_n through_o the_o desert_n of_o arabia_n in_o leathern_a bottle_n or_o any_o other_o vessel_n that_o follow_v they_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o carriage_n for_o thus_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v by_o aelian_a var._n hist_o lib._n 12._o chap._n 40._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d about_o the_o convoy_n that_o follow_v xerxes_n which_o he_o begin_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o other_o provision_n full_a of_o magnificence_n and_o ostentation_n which_o follow_v xerxes_n water_n also_o follow_v he_o out_o of_o choaspes_n and_o this_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n if_o we_o believe_v herodotus_n lib._n 1._o c._n 188._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o carry_v water_n with_o they_o out_o of_o the_o river_n choaspes_n that_o run_v by_o susa_n of_o which_o alone_o and_o no_o other_o river_n the_o king_n drink_v ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v say_v grotius_n prefigure_v christ_n but_o it_o may_v every_o whit_n as_o well_o be_v interpret_v and_o that_o which_o may_v be_v say_v of_o that_o rock_n in_o a_o carnal_a sense_n may_v in_o a_o spiritual_a be_v affirm_v of_o christ_n as_o all_o the_o israelite_n drink_v of_o the_o water_n of_o that_o rock_n and_o yet_o those_o among_o they_o who_o rebel_v be_v destroy_v in_o the_o wilderness_n so_o all_o be_v equal_o enlighten_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n but_o whoever_o do_v not_o regulate_v his_o life_n according_a to_o it_o shall_v perish_v this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o need_v no_o typical_a prefiguration_n to_o explain_v it_o his_o discourse_n not_o be_v at_o all_o ground_v thereon_o or_o else_o this_o passage_n may_v be_v right_o paraphrase_a to_o the_o same_o sense_n thus_o and_o the_o case_n be_v the_o same_o of_o the_o water_n that_o flow_v out_o of_o that_o rock_n and_o those_o that_o drink_v of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o christian_n so_o in_o the_o parable_n of_o christ_n the_o part_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v often_o call_v the_o part_n of_o a_o parable_n because_o they_o be_v compare_v with_o one_o another_o and_o the_o case_n be_v the_o same_o in_o both_o as_o mat._n 13.19_o when_o any_o one_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o understand_v it_o not_o then_o come_v the_o wicked_a one_o and_o catch_v away_o that_o which_o be_v sow_v in_o his_o heart_n this_o be_v he_o which_o receive_v seed_n by_o the_o way_n side_n but_o he_o that_o receive_v the_o seed_n into_o strong_a place_n this_o be_v he_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o jew_n who_o the_o apostle_n follow_v do_v very_o frequent_o borrow_v comparison_n from_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o allude_v to_o the_o story_n of_o it_o so_o as_o often_o to_o apply_v the_o word_n of_o they_o to_o their_o purpose_n not_o that_o they_o think_v those_o place_n contain_v prefiguration_n of_o that_o which_o they_o accommodate_v they_o to_o but_o because_o they_o think_v it_o a_o piece_n of_o elegance_n to_o appear_v to_o take_v every_o thing_n out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n see_v gal._n four_o 24_o 25_o 16._o ibid._n note_v b._n i._n something_o but_o brief_o and_o obscure_o there_o be_v about_o this_o matter_n in_o rabbi_n solomon_n on_o numb_a xx_o 2_o perhaps_o take_v from_o the_o christian_n for_o it_o be_v not_o easy_o to_o be_v believe_v that_o all_o the_o late_a rabbin_n say_v they_o owe_v to_o ancient_a tradition_n it_o be_v certain_a neither_o the_o paraphrase_n of_o jonathan_n nor_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la have_v any_o thing_n about_o the_o water_n which_o follow_v