7._o 1â—…_n that_o there_o be_v no_o rain_n and_o that_o the_o land_n yield_v not_o her_o fruit_n and_o lest_o you_o perish_v quick_o from_o off_o the_o good_a land_n which_o the_o lord_n give_v you_o 18_o therefore_o 6._o therefore_o â—…p_n 6._o 6._o shall_v you_o lay_v up_o these_o my_o word_n in_o your_o heart_n and_o in_o your_o soul_n and_o 8._o and_o â—…p_n 6._o 8._o bound_v they_o for_o a_o sign_n upon_o your_o hand_n that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o frontlet_n between_o your_o eye_n 19_o and_o 7._o and_o â—…p_n 4._o 1â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 6._o 7._o you_o shall_v teach_v they_o your_o child_n speak_v of_o they_o when_o thou_o fit_a in_o thy_o house_n and_o when_o thou_o walk_v by_o the_o way_n when_o thou_o lie_v down_o and_o when_o thou_o rise_v up_o 20_o and_o thou_o shall_v write_v they_o upon_o the_o door-post_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o upon_o thy_o gate_n 21_o that_o you_o day_n may_v be_v multiply_v and_o the_o day_n of_o your_o child_n in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n swear_v unto_o your_o father_n to_o give_v they_o as_o the_o day_n of_o heaven_n upon_o the_o earth_n 25._o earth_n i._n e._n as_o long_o as_o this_o visible_a world_n last_v while_o the_o heaven_n keep_v its_o place_n and_o continue_v its_o influence_n upon_o earth_n until_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v dissolve_v compare_v psal._n 72._o 5._o and_o 81._o 5._o and_o 89._o 29._o jer._n 33._o 25._o 22_o for_o if_o you_o shall_v diligent_o keep_v all_o these_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v you_o to_o do_v they_o to_o love_v the_o lord_n your_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o to_o cleave_v unto_o he_o 23_o than_o will_v the_o lord_n drive_v out_o all_o these_o nation_n from_o before_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v possess_v great_a nation_n and_o mighty_a than_o yourselves_o 24_o 3._o 24_o 〈◊〉_d 1._o 3._o every_o place_n whereon_o the_o sole_n of_o your_o foot_n shall_v tread_v word_n tread_v not_o absolute_o as_o if_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v lord_n of_o all_o the_o world_n as_o the_o rabbiâ—…_n fond_o conceit_n but_o in_o the_o promise_a land_n as_o it_o be_v restrain_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n shall_v be_v you_o obedience_n you_o either_o by_o possession_n or_o by_o dominion_n to_o wit_n upon_o condition_n of_o your_o obedience_n 3._o obedience_n 〈◊〉_d 34._o 3._o from_o the_o wilderness_n southside_n wilderness_n to_o wit_n of_o sin_n on_o the_o southside_n and_o lebanon_n border_n lebanon_n and_o from_o lebanon_n or_o and_o to_o lebanon_n which_o be_v the_o northern_a border_n from_o the_o river_n the_o river_n euphrates_n dominion_n euphrates_n on_o the_o east_n so_o far_o their_o right_n of_o dominion_n extend_v but_o that_o their_o sin_n cut_v they_o short_a and_o so_o far_o solomâ—…_n extend_v his_o dominion_n even_o unto_o the_o uttermost_a sea_n 4._o sea_n the_o western_a or_o midland_n sea_n heb._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v general_o esteem_v the_o foremost_a and_o the_o southern_a on_o the_o right_a hand_n psal._n 89._o 12._o and_o consequent_o the_o northern_a on_o the_o left_a hand_n the_o western_a part_n must_v needs_o be_v behind_o of_o these_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n see_v gen._n 10._o 19_o and_o 15._o 18._o exod._n 23._o 31._o jos._n 1._o 3_o 4._o shall_v your_o coast_n be_v 25_o there_o shall_v no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o you_o for_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n shall_v lay_v the_o fear_n of_o you_o and_o the_o dread_n of_o you_o upon_o all_o the_o land_n that_o you_o shall_v tread_v upon_o as_o he_o have_v say_v unto_o you_o 26_o 15._o 26_o 〈◊〉_d 30._o 15._o behold_v i_o set_v before_o you_o choice_n you_o i_o propose_v they_o to_o your_o mind_n and_o to_o your_o choice_n this_o day_n a_o blessing_n and_o a_o curse_n 27_o 2._o 27_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o a_o blessing_n if_o you_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n which_o i_o command_v you_o this_o day_n 28_o and_o a_o 15._o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15._o curse_n if_o you_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n but_o turn_v aside_o out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o i_o command_v you_o this_o day_n to_o go_v after_o other_o god_n which_o you_o have_v not_o know_v i_o know_v which_o you_o have_v no_o acquaintance_n with_o nor_o experience_n of_o their_o power_n or_o wâ—…ome_v or_o goodness_n as_o you_o have_v have_v of_o i_o 29_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n have_v bring_v thou_o in_o unto_o the_o land_n whither_o thou_o go_v to_o possess_v it_o that_o thou_o shall_v reader_n shall_v heb._n 〈◊〉_d giâ—…_n i._n e._n speak_v or_o pronounce_v or_o cause_n to_o be_v pronounce_v so_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iâ—…_n uâ—…d_v 〈◊〉_d 1â—…_n â—…_n â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 3â—…_n 3_o prâ—…v_n â—…_n 9_o this_o be_v more_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dâ—…t_n 27._o 12_o 13_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 8._o 33._o whither_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n put_v 33._o 〈◊〉_d 2â—…_n 12_o â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 8._o 33._o the_o blessing_n upon_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o the_o curse_n upon_o mount_n ebal_n 30_o be_v they_o not_o on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n by_o the_o way_n where_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o canaanite_n which_o dwell_v in_o the_o champain_n over_o against_o gilgal_n use_v look_v towards_o 〈◊〉_d though_o at_o some_o considerable_a distance_n from_o it_o aâ—…_n this_o particle_n be_v sometime_o use_v beside_o the_o plain_n of_o moreh_n 31_o for_o you_o shall_v pass_v over_o jordan_n to_o go_v in_o to_o possess_v the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n â—…eth_v you_o and_o you_o shall_v possess_v it_o and_o dwell_v therein_o 32_o and_o you_o shall_v observe_v 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o to_o do_v all_o the_o statnâ—…_n and_o judgement_n which_o i_o set_v before_o you_o this_o day_n chap._n xii_o 1_o these_o be_v the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n which_o you_o shall_v observe_v to_o do_v in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o thy_o father_n give_v thou_o to_o possess_v it_o all_o the_o day_n that_o you_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n 2_o 5._o 2_o â—…ap_n â—…_n 5._o you_o shall_v utter_o destroy_v all_o the_o place_n scripture_n place_n temple_n chapel_n altar_n grouâ—…_n â—…_n appear_v from_o â—…her_a scripture_n wherein_o the_o nation_n which_o you_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d possess_v serve_v their_o god_n upon_o the_o high_a mountain_n 13._o mountain_n which_o the_o 〈◊〉_d use_v to_o employ_v for_o their_o idolatry_n see_v isa._n 5â—…_n 5._o â—…_n eâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 1â—…_n 〈◊〉_d â—…_n 13._o and_o upon_o the_o hill_n and_o under_o every_o green_a tree_n they_o tree_n aâ—…_n the_o 〈◊〉_d consecrate_v 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o they_o worship_v these_o under_o they_o 3_o and_o 〈…〉_o and_o 〈…〉_o you_o shall_v down_o shall_v heb._n 〈◊〉_d down_o overthrow_v their_o altar_n and_o break_v their_o pillar_n idol_n pillar_n upon_o which_o their_o image_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…_n all_o the_o memorial_n of_o they_o and_o the_o very_a name_n give_v to_o the_o place_n from_o the_o idol_n and_o burn_v their_o grove_n with_o fire_n and_o you_o shall_v hew_v down_o the_o grave_a image_n of_o their_o god_n and_o destroy_v the_o name_n of_o they_o e_z out_o of_o that_o place_n 4_o you_o shall_v not_o do_v so_o opposition_n so_o i._n e._n not_o worship_v he_o in_o several_a place_n mountain_n grouâ—…_n etc._n etc._n which_o sense_n iâ—…_n evident_a from_o the_o follow_a opposition_n unto_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n 5_o but_o unto_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n shall_v 12._o shall_v 1_o king_n 8._o 29._o 2_o chron._n 7._o 12._o choose_v out_o of_o all_o your_o tribe_n to_o put_v his_o name_n there_o 〈◊〉_d there_o i._n e._n to_o set_v up_o his_o worship_n 〈◊〉_d or_o which_o he_o shall_v call_v by_o his_o name_n as_o his_o house_n or_o dwelâ—…-place_n 〈◊〉_d to_o wit_n where_o the_o ark_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d the_o taâ—…rnacle_n or_o temple_n which_o be_v first_o 〈◊〉_d jos._n 18._o 1._o next_o and_o â—…pecially_o 〈◊〉_d even_o unto_o his_o habitation_n shall_v you_o seek_v and_o thither_o thou_o shall_v come_v 6_o and_o 3._o and_o lâ—…_n 17._o 3._o thither_o you_o shall_v bring_v your_o burnt-offering_n and_o your_o sacrifice_n 17._o sacrifice_n which_o be_v wise_o appropriate_v to_o thâ—…_n one_o and_o public_a place_n partly_o for_o the_o security_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o for_o the_o prevention_n of_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n which_o otherwise_o may_v more_o easy_o have_v creep_v in_o and_o partly_o to_o signify_v that_o their_o sacrifice_n be_v not_o accept_v for_o their_o own_o worth_n but_o by_o god_n gracious_a appointment_n and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o god_n altar_n by_o which_o they_o be_v sanctify_v and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n who_o the_o altar_n do_v manifest_o represent_v of_o which_o see_v below_o
by_o other_o author_n that_o i_o may_v go_v in_o and_o dress_v it_o for_o i_o and_o my_o son_n that_o we_o may_v eat_v it_o and_o die_v place_n die_v for_o have_v no_o more_o provision_n we_o must_v needs_o perish_v with_o hunger_n for_o though_o the_o famine_n be_v only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n yet_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o be_v in_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n which_o be_v feed_v by_o the_o corn_n of_o that_o land_n see_v act_n 12._o 20._o or_o the_o same_o famine_n may_v be_v in_o those_o part_n also_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o famine_n to_o wit_n the_o worship_n of_o baal_n be_v common_a to_o both_o place_n 13_o and_o elijah_n say_v unto_o she_o fear_v not_o go_v and_o do_v as_o thou_o have_v say_v but_o make_v i_o thereof_o a_o little_a cake_n first_o occasion_n first_o which_o he_o require_v as_o a_o trial_n and_o exercise_n of_o her_o faith_n and_o charity_n and_o obedience_n which_o he_o know_v god_n will_v gracious_o and_o plentiful_o reward_v and_o so_o this_o will_v be_v a_o great_a example_n to_o encourage_v other_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o same_o grace_n upon_o like_a occasion_n and_o bring_v it_o unto_o i_o and_o after_o make_v for_o thou_o and_o for_o thy_o son_n 14_o for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n trust_v israel_n in_o who_o i_o perceive_v thou_o trust_v the_o barrel_n of_o meal_n cruse_a meal_n i_o e._n the_o meal_n of_o the_o barrel_n a_o hypallage_n or_o metonymy_n so_o the_o cruse_a of_o oilâ—…or_n â—…or_z the_o oil_n of_o the_o cruse_a shall_v not_o waste_v neither_o shall_v the_o cruse_v of_o oil_n fail_v until_o the_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n give_v lord_n heb._n give_v send_v rain_n upon_o the_o earth_n 15_o and_o she_o go_v and_o do_v according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o elijah_n prophet_n elijah_n give_v glory_n to_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n by_o believe_v his_o prophet_n and_o she_o and_o he_o and_o her_o house_n do_v eat_v year_n eat_v or_o a_o full_a year_n many_o day_n it_o day_n i_o e._n a_o long_a time_n even_o above_o two_o year_n see_v chap._n 18._o 1._o heb._n day_n i._n e._n a_o full_a year_n as_o ver_fw-la 7._o namely_o before_o the_o follow_a event_n about_o her_o son_n happen_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o famine_n after_o it_o 16_o and_o the_o barrel_n of_o meal_n waste_v not_o spend_v not_o god_n still_o create_v new_a as_o fast_o as_o the_o old_a be_v spend_v neither_o do_v the_o cruse_a of_o oil_n fail_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o speak_v heb._n by_o the_o hand_n of_o by_o elijah_n 17_o ¶_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o these_o thing_n that_o the_o son_n of_o the_o woman_n the_o mistress_n of_o the_o house_n fall_v sick_a and_o his_o sickness_n be_v so_o sore_o that_o there_o be_v no_o breath_n 35._o breath_n or_o no_o soul_n or_o life_n as_o this_o hebrew_n word_n oft_o signify_v i._n e._n he_o die_v as_o be_v manifest_a from_o the_o follow_a verse_n see_v also_o heb._n 11._o 35._o leave_v in_o he_o 18_o and_o she_o say_v unto_o elijah_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o impatience_n thou_o wherein_o have_v i_o injure_v or_o provoke_v thou_o or_o why_o do_v thou_o come_v to_o sojourn_v in_o my_o house_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n seem_v to_o explain_v these_o if_o this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o they_o be_v word_n of_o a_o trouble_a mind_n favour_v of_o some_o rashness_n and_o impatience_n o_o thou_o man_n of_o god_n be_v thou_o come_v unto_o i_o nation_n i_o do_v thou_o come_v for_o this_o end_n that_o thou_o may_v severe_o observe_v my_o sin_n and_o by_o thy_o prayer_n bring_v down_o god_n just_a judgement_n upon_o i_o for_o they_o as_o thou_o have_v for_o the_o like_a cause_n bring_v down_o this_o famine_n upon_o the_o nation_n to_o call_v my_o sin_n to_o remembrance_n curse_n remembrance_n either_o 1._o to_o my_o remembrance_n that_o i_o shall_v by_o this_o dreadful_a judgement_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o knowledge_n and_o remembrance_n of_o my_o sin_n which_o have_v procure_v it_o or_o rather_o 2._o to_o god_n remembrance_n for_o god_n be_v oft_o say_v in_o scripture_n to_o remember_v sin_n when_o he_o punish_v they_o and_o to_o forget_v they_o when_o he_o spare_v the_o sinner_n see_v 2_o sem._n 16._o 10._o have_v i_o instead_o of_o the_o blessing_n which_o i_o expect_v from_o thy_o presence_n meet_v with_o a_o curse_n and_o to_o stay_v my_o son_n 19_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o she_o give_v i_o thy_o son_n arms._n son_n into_o my_o arms._n and_o he_o take_v he_o out_o of_o her_o bosom_n and_o carry_v he_o up_o into_o a_o loft_n observation_n loft_n a_o private_a place_n where_o he_o may_v more_o free_o and_o full_o pour_v out_o his_o soul_n to_o god_n and_o use_v such_o gesture_n or_o method_n as_o he_o think_v most_o proper_a without_o any_o offence_n or_o observation_n where_o he_o abide_v and_o lay_v he_o upon_o his_o own_o bed_n 20_o and_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v o_o lord_z my_o god_n have_v thou_o also_o bring_v evil_a upon_o the_o widow_n with_o who_o i_o sojourn_v by_o slay_v her_o son_n religion_n son_n a_o prayer_n full_a of_o powerful_a argument_n thou_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o can_v revive_v the_o child_n and_o my_o god_n and_o therefore_o wilt_v not_o do_v not_o deny_v i_o she_o be_v a_o widow_n add_v not_o affliction_n to_o the_o afflict_a deprive_v she_o not_o of_o the_o great_a support_n and_o staff_n of_o her_o age_n she_o have_v give_v i_o kind_a entertainment_n let_v she_o not_o fare_v the_o worse_a for_o her_o kindness_n to_o a_o prophet_n whereby_o wicked_a man_n will_v take_v occasion_n to_o reproach_n both_o she_o and_o religion_n 21_o and_o he_o measure_v he_o heb._n measure_v stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n 10._o child_n not_o as_o if_o he_o think_v this_o can_v contribute_v any_o warmth_n or_o life_n to_o the_o child_n but_o partly_o to_o express_v and_o withal_o to_o increase_v his_o grief_n for_o the_o child_n death_n and_o his_o desire_n of_o its_o revive_n that_o thereby_o his_o prayer_n may_v be_v more_o fervent_a and_o consequent_o more_o prevalent_a with_o god_n and_o partly_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o this_o miracle_n though_o wrought_v by_o god_n alone_o yet_o be_v do_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o elijah_n and_o in_o answer_n to_o his_o prayer_n compare_v 2_o king_n 4._o 34._o joh._n 9_o 6._o act._n 20._o 10._o three_o time_n and_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n successive_o lord_n first_o he_o stretch_v himself_o than_o he_o pray_v and_o that_o for_o three_o time_n successive_o and_o say_v o_o lord_z my_o god_n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v this_o child_n soul_n come_v part_n come_v heb._n into_o 〈◊〉_d inward_a part_n into_o he_o again_o it_o again_o by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o soul_n be_v go_v out_o of_o his_o body_n and_o therefore_o do_v subsist_v without_o it_o after_o death_n compare_v gen._n 35._o 18._o this_o be_v a_o great_a request_n but_o elias_n be_v encourage_v to_o make_v it_o partly_o by_o his_o zeal_n for_o god_n honour_n which_o he_o think_v be_v concern_v in_o it_o and_o will_v be_v eclipse_v by_o it_o partly_o by_o the_o experience_n which_o he_o have_v of_o his_o prevailingpower_v with_o god_n in_o prayer_n and_o partly_o by_o a_o divine_a impulse_n move_v he_o to_o desire_v it_o 22_o and_o the_o lord_n hear_v the_o voice_n of_o elijah_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o child_n come_v into_o he_o again_o and_o he_o revive_v 23_o and_o elijah_n take_v the_o child_n and_o bring_v he_o down_o out_o of_o the_o chamber_n into_o the_o house_n and_o deliver_v he_o unto_o his_o mother_n and_o elijah_n say_v see_v thy_o son_n live_v 24_o ¶_o and_o the_o woman_n say_v to_o elijah_n now_o by_o this_o i_o know_v doubt_v know_v now_o i_o be_o assure_v of_o that_o concern_v which_o i_o begin_v upon_o this_o sad_a occasion_n to_o doubt_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o thy_o mouth_n be_v truth_n idol_n truth_n that_o the_o god_n who_o thou_o profess_v be_v the_o true_a god_n and_o the_o doctrine_n and_o religion_n which_o thou_o teach_v be_v the_o only_a true_a religion_n and_o therefore_o henceforth_o i_o whole_o renounce_v the_o worship_n of_o idol_n chap._n xviii_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o many_o day_n that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o elijah_n in_o the_o three_o year_n month_n year_n either_o 1._o from_o the_o time_n when_o he_o go_v to_o hide_v himself_o by_o the_o brook_n cerith_n six_o month_n before_o which_o time_n the_o famine_n may_v begin_v though_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v to_o extremity_n and_o so_o this_o be_v in_o or_o
image_n or_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o dead_a man_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o dwell_v and_o speak_v in_o they_o 20_o 29._o 20_o luk._n 16._o 29._o to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o testimony_n practice_n testimony_n let_v this_o dispute_n between_o you_o and_o they_o be_v determine_v by_o god_n word_n which_o be_v here_o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n call_v the_o law_n to_o signify_v their_o obligation_n to_o believe_v and_o obey_v it_o and_o the_o testimony_n because_o it_o be_v a_o witness_n between_o god_n and_o man_n of_o god_n mind_n and_o will_n and_o of_o man_n duty_n and_o so_o these_o two_o title_n contain_v two_o argument_n against_o these_o idolatrous_a practice_n if_o they_o 19_o they_o your_o antagonist_n that_o â—…eek_v to_o pervert_v you_o v._o 19_o speak_v not_o according_a to_o this_o word_n it_o be_v because_o there_o be_v morning_n be_v heb._n no_o morning_n no_o light_n in_o they_o calamity_n they_o this_o proceed_v from_o the_o darkness_n of_o their_o mind_n because_o they_o be_v blind_a and_o will_v not_o see_v and_o god_n have_v shut_v their_o eye_n that_o they_o can_v see_v but_o these_o word_n be_v by_o divers_a learned_a interpreter_n understand_v not_o as_o a_o declaration_n of_o their_o ignorance_n but_o a_o commination_n and_o prediction_n of_o their_o misery_n light_n be_v most_o common_o use_v in_o scripture_n for_o comfort_n and_o happiness_n and_o darkness_n for_o sorrow_n and_o calamity_n and_o this_o sense_n seem_v to_o be_v much_o favour_v by_o the_o follow_a passage_n and_o then_o the_o word_n may_v be_v thus_o render_v assure_o for_o the_o hebrew_n particle_n asher_n be_v frequent_o use_v as_o a_o note_n of_o asseveration_n as_o 1_o sam._n 15._o 20._o psal._n 10._o 6._o &_o 95._o 11._o etc._n etc._n as_o have_v be_v more_o than_o once_o observe_v before_o not_o light_a or_o morning-light_n shall_v be_v for_o that_o may_v as_o well_o be_v understand_v as_o be_v to_o they_o a_o night_n of_o misery_n shall_v come_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v never_o have_v a_o morning_n of_o deliverance_n from_o it_o they_o shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o in_o endless_a calamity_n 21_o and_o they_o israelite_n they_o the_o idolatrous_a and_o apostatical_a israelite_n shall_v pass_v through_o it_o it_o it_o or_o iâ—…_n it_o to_o wit_n their_o own_o land_n which_o be_v easy_o understand_v out_o of_o the_o context_n and_o from_o the_o phrase_n itself_o the_o pronoun_n relative_n be_v put_v without_o a_o antecedent_n as_o it_o be_v in_o other_o place_n which_o have_v be_v former_o note_v they_o shall_v either_o pass_v through_o it_o into_o captivity_n or_o wander_v hither_o and_o thither_o in_o it_o like_o distract_a man_n not_o know_v whither_o to_o go_v nor_o what_o to_o do_v whereas_o if_o they_o have_v not_o forsake_v god_n they_o may_v have_v have_v a_o quiet_a and_o settle_a abede_n in_o it_o hardly_o bestead_v 25._o bestead_v sore_o distress_v as_o this_o word_n be_v use_v gen._n 35._o 16._o &_o job_n 30._o 25._o and_o hungry_a food_n hungry_a destitute_a of_o food_n and_o of_o all_o necessary_n which_o be_v oft_o signify_v by_o food_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o they_o shall_v be_v hungry_a they_o shall_v fret_v themselves_o and_o curse_v their_o king_n misery_n king_n either_o because_o he_o do_v not_o relieve_v they_o or_o because_o by_o his_o foolish_a counsel_n and_o course_n he_o bring_v they_o into_o these_o misery_n and_o their_o god_n they_o god_n either_o 1._o the_o true_a god_n or_o rather_o 2._o to_o idol_n to_o who_o they_o trust_v and_o who_o they_o now_o find_v too_o late_o unable_a to_o help_v they_o and_o look_v upward_o do_v upward_o to_o heaven_n for_o help_n as_o man_n of_o all_o nation_n and_o religion_n in_o great_a calamity_n use_v to_o do_v 22_o and_o â—…0_n and_o chap._n 5._o â—…0_n they_o shall_v look_v unto_o the_o earth_n comfort_n earth_n find_v no_o help_n from_o heaven_n they_o turn_v their_o eye_n downward_o look_v hither_o and_o thither_o for_o comfort_n and_o behold_v trouble_n and_o darkness_n dimness_n of_o anguish_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v drive_v to_o darkness_n misery_n darkness_n many_o word_n express_v the_o same_o thing_n be_v put_v together_o to_o signify_v the_o variety_n and_o extremity_n and_o continuance_n of_o their_o misery_n chap._n ix_o nevertheless_o the_o dimness_n shall_v not_o be_v such_o as_o be_v in_o her_o vexation_n part_n vexation_n the_o word_n thus_o render_v contain_v a_o mitigation_n of_o the_o forego_n threaten_v and_o so_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o verse_n may_v be_v this_o the_o calamity_n of_o this_o land_n and_o its_o inhabitant_n shall_v be_v great_a yet_o not_o such_o as_o that_o which_o be_v bring_v upon_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n by_o the_o king_n of_o assiria_n who_o at_o first_o indeed_o deal_v more_o gentle_o with_o they_o but_o afterward_o quite_o root_v they_o out_o and_o carry_v they_o away_o into_o a_o dreadful_a captivity_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v not_o to_o return_v no_o not_o when_o the_o messiah_n come_v into_o the_o world_n for_o after_o this_o darkness_n of_o which_o i_o have_v now_o speak_v there_o shall_v come_v a_o glorious_a light_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n the_o dutch_a interpreter_n take_v it_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o render_v the_o word_n thus_o but_o the_o land_n that_o be_v distress_v shall_v not_o be_v utter_o darken_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n they_o may_v be_v thus_o render_v according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n but_o darkness_n shall_v not_o be_v i._n e._n shall_v not_o abide_v or_o continue_v for_o to_o be_v be_v sometime_o put_v for_o to_o abide_v or_o continue_v to_o be_v as_o 1_o sam._n 12._o 14._o prov._n 23._o 5._o mat._n 17._o 4._o heb._n 8._o 4._o unto_o she_o to_o wit_n the_o land_n which_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o interpreter_n be_v understand_v here_o as_o it_o be_v ch_n 8._o 21._o to_o who_o this_o distress_n be_v or_o shall_v be_v she_o shall_v be_v distress_v and_o darken_v as_o i_o say_v before_o ch_n 8._o 22._o but_o not_o irrecoverable_o nor_o for_o ever_o some_o understand_v the_o word_n to_o be_v a_o aggravation_n of_o the_o darkness_n or_o misery_n threaten_v ch_z 8._o 22._o render_v the_o word_n thus_o for_o the_o dimness_n shall_v not_o be_v etc._n etc._n and_o so_o the_o sense_n be_v this_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o sleight_v a_o affliction_n as_o that_o which_o besâ—…l_v they_o by_o pull_v 2_o king_n 15._o 19_o nor_o as_o that_o which_o succeed_v it_o by_o tiglath-pilese_a who_o at_o the_o desire_n of_o ahaz_n do_v about_o this_o time_n make_v another_o invasion_n into_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 15._o 29._o and_o be_v a_o heavy_a stroke_n than_o the_o former_a but_o this_o shall_v be_v far_o heavy_a than_o either_o of_o they_o but_o the_o former_a sense_n seem_v better_a to_o agree_v both_o with_o the_o follow_a verse_n and_o with_o mat._n 4._o 13_o 14_o 15._o where_o these_o word_n be_v expoand_v as_o a_o promise_n and_o say_v to_o be_v fulfil_v by_o christ_n preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o these_o part_n when_o at_o the_o first_o israel_n first_o in_o the_o first_o invasion_n which_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n make_v upon_o israel_n he_o language_n he_o to_o wit_n god_n who_o be_v oft_o understand_v in_o such_o case_n and_o who_o be_v here_o suppose_a to_o be_v the_o author_n or_o inflicter_n of_o this_o judgement_n or_o it_o be_v a_o impersonal_a speech_n he_o afflict_v for_o be_v afflict_v than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o common_a in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n light_o afflict_v 29._o afflict_v either_o 1._o by_o pull_v or_o rather_o 2._o by_o tiglath-pilese_a who_o at_o this_o time_n invade_v and_o subdue_v these_o part_n as_o be_v express_v 2_o king_n 15._o 29._o the_o land_n of_o zebulun_n and_o the_o land_n of_o nephtali_n synecdoche_n nephtali_n these_o part_n be_v particular_o mention_v because_o this_o storm_n fall_v most_o heavy_o upon_o they_o but_o under_o they_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o land_n be_v understand_v by_o a_o common_a figure_n call_v synecdoche_n and_o afterward_o do_v more_o grievous_o afflict_v she_o be_v she_o either_o 1._o by_o tiglath-pilese_a or_o rather_o 2._o by_o shalmaneser_n who_o take_v saâ—…aria_n and_o carry_v israel_n into_o captivity_n 2_o king_n 17._o 5_o 6._o of_o which_o calamity_n though_o yet_o to_o come_v the_o prophet_n speak_v as_o if_o it_o be_v pass_v as_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o sea_n border_v sea_n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o land_n which_o border_v upon_o the_o sea_n to_o wit_n the_o lake_n of_o genesareth_n which_o be_v very_o common_o call_v a_o sea_n as_o mat._n 4._o 18._o joh._n 21._o 1._o etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o which_o the_o portion_n of_o zebulun_n and_o nephtali_n border_v side_n border_v or_o on_o
i_o the_o lord_n will_v hear_v they_o i_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n will_v not_o forsake_v they_o relief_n they_o when_o my_o poor_a people_n be_v come_v to_o the_o great_a extremity_n of_o danger_n and_o misery_n then_o will_v i_o appear_v for_o their_o relief_n 18._o i_o will_v open_v 3._o open_v chap._n 30._o 25_o &_o 35._o 7._o &_o 44._o 3._o river_n in_o high_a place_n river_n place_n upon_o the_o mountain_n where_o by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n there_o be_v no_o river_n and_o fountain_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o valley_n water_v valley_n or_o in_o the_o valley_n to_o wit_n in_o such_o of_o they_o as_o be_v not_o well_o water_v i_o will_v make_v the_o 35._o the_o psal._n 107._o 35._o wilderness_n a_o pool_n of_o water_n and_o the_o dry_a land_n spring_v of_o water_n gospel_n water_n these_o people_n who_o be_v like_o a_o dry_a and_o barren_a wilderness_n i_o will_v abundant_o water_v with_o my_o blessing_n and_o make_v they_o fruitful_a and_o bevatiful_a as_o the_o next_o verse_n show_v which_o may_v be_v understand_v either_o of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v in_o a_o wilderness_n condition_n till_o god_n bring_v they_o out_o of_o it_o or_o of_o the_o gentile_n convert_v to_o the_o true_a religion_n under_o the_o gospel_n 19_o 1â—…_n 19_o chap._n 55._o 1â—…_n i_o will_v plant_v in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o cedar_n the_o shittah-tree_n and_o the_o myrtle_n and_o the_o oyl-tree_n i_o will_v set_v in_o the_o desert_n the_o firtree_n and_o the_o pine_n and_o the_o box-tree_n together_o mention_v together_o tree_n which_o be_v both_o useful_a and_o pleasant_a to_o the_o eye_n and_o give_v a_o good_a shadow_n to_o the_o traveller_n which_o in_o those_o hot_a and_o parch_a country_n be_v very_o comfortable_a thus_o much_o be_v evident_a and_o confess_v but_o what_o particular_a tree_n these_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v seem_v to_o i_o improper_a to_o discourse_v here_o because_o only_o the_o learned_a be_v capable_a of_o judge_v in_o this_o case_n and_o they_o may_v consult_v my_o latin_a synopsis_n upon_o this_o and_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n where_o they_o be_v mention_v 20._o that_o they_o may_v see_v alone_o see_v or_o that_o man_n may_v see_v for_o it_o be_v a_o indefinite_a expression_n the_o sense_n be_v that_o all_o that_o see_v this_o wonderful_a change_n may_v consider_v it_o and_o may_v know_v that_o this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n alone_o and_o know_v and_o consider_v and_o understand_v together_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v this_o and_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n have_v create_v it_o 21._o near_o 21._o heb._n cause_n to_o come_v near_o produce_v your_o cause_n idol_n cause_n the_o prophet_n have_v plead_v god_n cause_n against_o the_o idolatrous_a gentile_n who_o he_o challenge_v to_o a_o dispute_n ver_fw-la 1._o he_o now_o renew_v the_o challenge_n and_o give_v they_o liberty_n and_o invitation_n to_o speak_v whatsoever_o they_o can_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o their_o idol_n say_v the_o lord_n bring_v forth_o your_o strong_a reason_n idol_n reason_n to_o prove_v the_o divinity_n of_o your_o idol_n say_v the_o king_n of_o jacob._n 22._o 10._o 22._o chap._n 45._o 21_o &_o 46._o 10._o let_v they_o idol_n they_o either_o the_o idol_n or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o the_o idolater_n in_o the_o name_n and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o their_o idol_n bring_v they_o forth_o and_o show_v we_o what_o shall_v happen_v see_v happen_v all_o future_a event_n which_o he_o divide_v into_o two_o sort_n in_o the_o follow_a clause_n the_o former_a and_o the_o late_a as_o we_o shall_v see_v let_v they_o show_v the_o former_a thing_n last_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v past_a for_o such_o thing_n may_v easy_o be_v know_v by_o man_n from_o history_n much_o more_o by_o the_o devil_n who_o possess_v and_o act_v in_o their_o idol_n but_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o shall_v short_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o may_v be_v better_o discern_v than_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v yet_o at_o a_o great_a distance_n so_o he_o propound_v the_o easy_a part_n first_o let_v we_o try_v whether_o they_o can_v foretell_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v eveâ—…_n at_o the_o door_n and_o if_o so_o we_o will_v try_v they_o further_o let_v they_o tell_v we_o what_o thing_n shall_v happen_v and_o in_o what_o order_n which_o first_o and_o which_o last_o what_o they_o be_v that_o we_o may_v they_o may_v heb._n set_v ouâ—…_n heart_n upon_o they_o consider_v they_o idol_n they_o heb._n and_o we_o will_v set_v our_o heart_n to_o it_o we_o will_v allow_v the_o argument_n its_o due_a weight_n and_o either_o fair_o answer_v it_o or_o give_v up_o our_o cause_n against_o idol_n and_o know_v information_n know_v that_o we_o may_v know_v or_o let_v we_o know_v by_o their_o information_n the_o latter_a end_n of_o they_o thing_n they_o the_o consequence_n of_o they_o whether_o the_o event_n do_v answer_v to_o their_o prediction_n or_o what_o thing_n happen_v next_o after_o those_o former_a thing_n or_o declare_v we_o thing_n for_o to_o come_v explain_v come_v to_o wit_n hereafter_o or_o after_o a_o long_a time_n which_o limitation_n may_v be_v easy_o gather_v both_o from_o the_o opposition_n of_o this_o clause_n to_o the_o former_a and_o from_o the_o next_o follow_v clause_n where_o it_o be_v so_o limit_a and_o explain_v 23._o show_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v hereafter_o that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o you_o be_v god_n go_n god_n that_o we_o may_v have_v if_o not_o a_o certain_a proof_n yet_o at_o least_o a_o probable_a argument_n of_o your_o deity_n it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o the_o devil_n have_v foretell_v future_a event_n by_o idol_n but_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o such_o prediction_n be_v but_o rare_a and_o oftentimes_o wâ—…re_o false_a and_o confute_v by_o the_o event_n and_o general_o be_v dark_a and_o doubtful_a as_o have_v be_v note_v and_o when_o they_o be_v verify_v by_o the_o event_n that_o be_v only_o do_v by_o divine_a permission_n and_o revelation_n for_o the_o trial_n or_o punishment_n of_o wicked_a man_n of_o which_o we_o have_v a_o instance_n deut._n 13._o 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o therefore_o do_v no_o more_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v god_n than_o the_o prediction_n make_v know_v by_o god_n unto_o the_o prophet_n prove_v they_o to_o be_v go_n yea_o 5._o yea_o jer._n 10._o 5._o do_v good_a or_o do_v evil_a evil_a evil_a protect_v and_o bless_v your_o worshipper_n who_o i_o intend_v to_o destroy_v and_o destroy_v my_o people_n who_o i_o design_n to_o save_v and_o then_o you_o have_v some_o colour_n to_o assert_v your_o deity_n but_o alas_o you_o can_v neither_o do_v good_a nor_o evil_a that_o we_o may_v be_v dismay_v and_o behold_v it_o together_o godhead_n together_o that_o i_o and_o my_o people_n may_v be_v astonish_v and_o confound_v and_o force_v to_o acknowledge_v your_o godhead_n 24._o behold_v 4._o behold_v chap._n 44._o 9_o 1_o cor._n 8._o 4._o you_o be_v nothing_o be_v or_o worse_o than_o nothing_o of_o nothing_o you_o nothing_o you_o late_o be_v nothing_o without_o any_o be_v at_o all_o and_o now_o you_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o divinity_n or_o virtue_n in_o you_o and_o your_o work_n action_n work_n either_o 1._o passive_o your_o workmanship_n all_o the_o cost_n and_o art_n which_o be_v lay_v out_o upon_o you_o or_o 2._o active_o all_o that_o you_o can_v do_v your_o operation_n be_v like_o your_o being_n there_o be_v no_o reality_n in_o your_o being_n nor_o efficacy_n in_o your_o action_n viper_n action_n or_o worse_a than_o of_o a_o viper_n of_o nought_o a_o abomination_n be_v he_o that_o choose_v you_o wickedness_n you_o he_o that_o choose_v you_o for_o his_o god_n be_v most_o abominable_a for_o his_o folly_n as_o well_o as_o his_o wickedness_n 25._o i_o have_v raise_v up_o hinder_v up_o you_o neither_o foreknow_v nor_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n but_o i_o do_v now_o foretell_v and_o will_v certain_o effect_v a_o great_a revolution_n and_o change_n in_o the_o world_n which_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o hinder_v one_o persian_a one_o which_o word_n though_o not_o express_v in_o the_o hebrew_n must_v necessary_o be_v understand_v as_o be_v oft_o design_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n by_o the_o pronoun_n he._n he_o understand_v one_o people_n or_o rather_o one_o person_n prince_n or_o general_n together_o with_o his_o people_n or_o force_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n some_o conceive_v that_o the_o prophet_n in_o this_o place_n speak_v of_o two_o several_a person_n in_o the_o first_o clause_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n who_o in_o scripture_n be_v common_o say_v to_o come_v from_o the_o north_n as_o jer._n 1._o 13_o 15._o &_o 4._o 6._o and_o in_o the_o next_o clause_n of_o cyrus_n who_o come_v from_o the_o
give_v answer_n suâ—…ble_a to_o his_o question_n or_o such_o as_o his_o word_n require_v know_v require_v heb._n know_v can_v we_o know_v can_v we_o certain_o know_v that_o he_o will_v say_v bring_v your_o brother_n down_o 8_o and_o judah_n father_n judah_n who_o for_o his_o age_n and_o prudence_n and_o penitent_a carriage_n for_o his_o youthful_a folly_n be_v most_o belove_v and_o regard_v by_o his_o father_n say_v unto_o israel_n his_o father_n send_v the_o lad_n 21._o lad_n so_o he_o call_v he_o because_o he_o be_v the_o young_a of_o all_o though_o he_o be_v now_o 30_o year_n old_a and_o a_o father_n of_o divers_a child_n see_v gen._n 30._o 22._o and_o 35._o 18._o and_o 41._o 46._o and_o 46._o 21._o with_o i_o and_o we_o will_v arise_v and_o go_v that_o we_o may_v live_v and_o not_o die_v both_o we_o and_o thou_o and_o also_o our_o little_a one_o 9_o i_o will_v be_v surety_n for_o he_o of_o my_o hand_n shall_v thou_o require_v he_o 3â—…_n he_o chap._n 44._o 3â—…_n if_o i_o bring_v he_o not_o unto_o thou_o and_o set_v he_o before_o thou_o then_o let_v i_o bear_v the_o blame_n offence_n blame_n heb._n be_v a_o offender_n to_o thou_o let_v i_o bear_v the_o guilt_n and_o shame_n and_o punishment_n due_a to_o so_o great_a a_o offence_n for_o ever_o 10_o for_o except_v we_o have_v linger_v sure_o now_o we_o have_v return_v this_o return_v or_o twice_o by_o this_o this_o second_o time_n 11_o and_o their_o father_n israel_n say_v unto_o they_o if_o it_o must_v be_v so_o now_o do_v this_o take_v of_o the_o best_a fruit_n in_o the_o land_n in_o your_o vessel_n and_o carry_v down_o the_o man_n a_o present_a a_o little_a balm_n and_o a_o little_a honey_n spice_n and_o myrrh_n 25._o myrrh_n of_o all_o which_o see_v gen._n 37._o 25._o nut_n follow_v nut_n that_o kind_n of_o nut_n which_o we_o call_v pistache_n as_o some_o hebrew_n and_o other_o expositor_n render_v the_o word_n for_o that_o be_v both_o a_o excellent_a fruit_n and_o peculiar_a to_o judea_n and_o syria_n and_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o almond_n which_o here_o follow_v and_o almond_n 12_o and_o take_v double_a money_n price_n money_n double_o to_o what_o you_o carry_v last_o either_o to_o procure_v more_o corn_n which_o may_v prevent_v the_o frequency_n of_o such_o perilous_a journey_n or_o because_o the_o continuance_n and_o increase_n of_o the_o scarcity_n have_v advance_v the_o price_n in_o your_o hand_n and_o the_o money_n that_o be_v bring_v again_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o your_o sack_n carry_v it_o again_o restore_v again_o for_o it_o be_v their_o money_n not_o we_o and_o therefore_o must_v be_v restore_v in_o your_o hand_n peradventure_o it_o be_v a_o oversight_n mistake_v oversight_n either_o in_o you_o or_o in_o the_o receiver_n of_o your_o money_n who_o through_o multitude_n of_o buyer_n and_o haste_n in_o his_o business_n may_v easy_o be_v mistake_v 13_o take_v also_o your_o brother_n and_o arise_v go_v again_o unto_o the_o man_n 14_o and_o god_n almighty_n give_v you_o mercy_n before_o the_o man_n that_o he_o may_v send_v away_o your_o other_o brother_n and_o benjamin_n etc._n benjamin_n or_o and_o i_o as_o i_o have_v be_v etc._n etc._n if_o i_o be_v bereave_v of_o my_o child_n i_o be_o bereave_v do_v bereave_v a_o expression_n whereby_o he_o submit_v himself_o and_o child_n to_o god_n will_v and_o providence_n whatever_o the_o issue_n shall_v be_v compare_v esth._n 4._o 16._o or_o thus_o as_o i_o have_v be_v already_o bereave_v of_o some_o of_o my_o dear_a child_n so_o i_o shall_v be_v bereave_v of_o the_o rest_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v leave_v solitary_a and_o if_o this_o be_v my_o portion_n god_n will_v be_v do_v 15_o and_o the_o man_n take_v that_o present_a and_o they_o take_v double_a money_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o benjamin_n and_o rise_v up_o and_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n and_o stand_v before_o joseph_n 16_o and_o when_o joseph_n see_v benjamin_n with_o they_o he_o say_v to_o the_o ruler_n of_o his_o house_n bring_v these_o man_n home_o and_o kill_v and_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d â—…_n kill_v slay_v and_o make_v ready_a for_o these_o man_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d shall_v heb._n 〈◊〉_d dine_v with_o i_o at_o noon_n roman_n noon_n the_o usual_a time_n for_o the_o more_o solemn_a meal_n in_o the_o east_n country_n as_o the_o evening_n be_v the_o time_n and_o the_o supper_n the_o great_a meal_n among_o the_o roman_n 17_o and_o the_o man_n do_v as_o joseph_n bid_v and_o the_o man_n bring_v the_o man_n into_o joseph_n house_n 18_o and_o the_o man_n be_v afraid_a because_o they_o be_v bring_v into_o joseph_n house_n and_o they_o say_v because_o of_o the_o money_n that_o be_v return_v in_o our_o sack_n at_o the_o first_o time_n be_v we_o bring_v in_o that_o he_o may_v we_o may_v heb._n roll_v himself_o upon_o we_o seek_v occasion_n against_o we_o and_o fall_v upon_o we_o and_o take_v we_o for_o bondman_n thief_n bondman_n the_o proper_a punishment_n for_o thief_n and_o our_o ass_n 19_o and_o they_o come_v near_o to_o the_o steward_n of_o joseph_n house_n and_o they_o commune_v with_o he_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n 20_o and_o say_v o_o sir_n 3._o sir_n chap._n 42._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o heb._n come_v 〈◊〉_d we_o come_v 〈◊〉_d we_o come_v indeed_o down_o at_o the_o first_o time_n to_o buy_v food_n 21_o and_o 27._o and_o chap._n 42._o 27._o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o inn_n that_o we_o open_v our_o sack_n and_o behold_v every_o man_n money_n be_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o sack_n our_o money_n in_o full_a weight_n and_o we_o have_v bring_v it_o again_o in_o our_o hand_n 22_o and_o other_o money_n have_v we_o bring_v down_o in_o our_o hand_n to_o buy_v food_n we_o can_v tell_v who_o put_v our_o money_n in_o our_o sack_n 23_o and_o he_o say_v peace_n be_v to_o you_o matter_n you_o no_o harm_n shall_v come_v to_o you_o for_o that_o matter_n fear_v not_o your_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o your_o father_n religion_n father_n thus_o he_o speak_v because_o joseph_n have_v instruct_v he_o as_o well_o as_o other_o of_o his_o family_n in_o the_o true_a religion_n have_v give_v you_o treasure_n in_o your_o sack_n there_o sack_n by_o his_o power_n and_o providence_n secret_o put_v it_o there_o i_o there_o heb._n your_o money_n come_v to_o i_o i_o have_v your_o money_n and_o he_o bring_v simeon_n out_o unto_o they_o 24_o and_o the_o man_n bring_v the_o man_n into_o joseph_n house_n and_o 32._o and_o chap._n 18._o 4._o and_o 24._o 32._o give_v they_o water_n and_o they_o wash_v their_o foot_n and_o he_o give_v their_o ass_n provender_n 25_o and_o they_o make_v ready_a the_o present_a against_o joseph_n come_v at_o noon_n for_o they_o hear_v that_o they_o shall_v eat_v bread_n there_o 26_o and_o when_o joseph_n come_v home_o they_o bring_v he_o the_o present_a which_o be_v in_o their_o hand_n into_o the_o house_n and_o bow_v themselves_o to_o he_o to_o the_o earth_n 27_o and_o he_o ask_v they_o of_o their_o peace_n their_o heb._n peace_n welfare_n and_o say_v father_n say_v heb._n be_v there_o peace_n to_o your_o father_n be_v your_o father_n well_o the_o old_a man_n 13._o man_n chap._n 42._o 11_o 13._o of_o who_o you_o speak_v be_v he_o yet_o alive_a 28_o and_o they_o answer_v thy_o servant_n 9_o servant_n by_o which_o expression_n deliver_v in_o jacobs_n name_n and_o by_o his_o order_n jacob_n himself_o make_v obeisance_n to_o he_o as_o be_v foretell_v gen._n 37._o 9_o our_o father_n be_v in_o good_a health_n he_o be_v yet_o alive_a and_o they_o bow_v down_o their_o head_n and_o make_v obeisance_n 29_o and_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o see_v 16._o see_v i._n e._n more_o narrow_o observe_v he_o have_v now_o more_o leisure_n than_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v have_v when_o he_o see_v he_o first_o ver_fw-la 16._o his_o brother_n benjamin_n his_o mother_n son_n and_o say_v be_v this_o your_o young_a brother_n 13._o brother_n chap._n 42._o 13._o of_o who_o you_o speak_v unto_o i_o and_o he_o say_v god_n be_v gracious_a unto_o thou_o my_o son_n dignity_n son_n so_o he_o call_v he_o not_o from_o special_a affection_n which_o he_o intend_v not_o yet_o to_o discover_v but_o because_o this_o compellation_n be_v common_o use_v when_o a_o man_n speak_v to_o another_o who_o be_v his_o inferior_a in_o age_n or_o dignity_n 30_o and_o joseph_n make_v haste_n for_o his_o bowel_n do_v yern_v etc._n yern_v his_o heart_n and_o inward_a part_n be_v vehement_o move_v as_o they_o common_o be_v upon_o occasion_n of_o any_o excessive_a passion_n of_o love_n pity_n grief_n or_o joy_n etc._n etc._n upon_o his_o brother_n and_o he_o seek_v where_o to_o weep_v and_o he_o enter_v into_o his_o chamber_n and_o weep_v there_o 31_o and_o he_o wash_v his_o
lord_n by_o who_o power_n and_o goodness_n the_o tree_n bring_v forth_o fruit_n to_o perfection_n 25_o and_o in_o the_o five_o year_n shall_v you_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o that_o it_o may_v yield_v unto_o you_o the_o increase_n thereof_o fruitful_a thereof_o that_o god_n may_v be_v please_v to_o give_v his_o blessing_n which_o alone_o can_v make_v they_o fruitful_a i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n 26_o etc._n 26_o chap._n 17._o 10._o etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v not_o eat_v any_o thing_n with_o the_o blood_n devil_n blood_n i._n e._n any_o flesh_n out_o of_o which_o the_o blood_n be_v not_o first_o pour_v see_v 1_o sam._n 14._o 32._o the_o jew_n write_v that_o the_o egyptian_n and_o other_o nation_n when_o they_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o the_o devil_n do_v eat_v part_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n beside_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v keep_v in_o basin_n for_o that_o end_n which_o also_o they_o believe_v to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o special_a food_n of_o the_o devil_n neither_o shall_v you_o use_v enchantment_n nor_o observe_v time_n 7._o time_n to_o wit_n superstitious_o by_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o cloud_n or_o star_n or_o otherwise_o by_o esteem_v some_o day_n lucky_a other_o unlucky_a see_v deut._n 18._o 10_o 11._o esth._n 3._o 7._o 27_o 5._o 27_o chap._n 21._o 5._o you_o shall_v not_o round_o the_o corner_n of_o your_o head_n thereof_o head_n i._n e._n your_o temple_n you_o shall_v not_o cut_v off_o the_o hair_n of_o your_o head_n round_o about_o your_o temple_n this_o the_o gentile_n do_v either_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o idol_n to_o who_o young_a man_n use_v to_o consecrate_v their_o hair_n be_v cut_v off_o from_o their_o head_n as_o homer_n plutarch_n and_o many_o other_o write_v or_o in_o funeral_n or_o immoderate_a mourning_n as_o appear_v from_o isa._n 15._o 2._o jer._n 48._o 37._o and_o the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v think_v concern_v the_o beard_n or_o the_o hair_n in_o the_o corner_n i._n e._n corner_n of_o the_o beard_n the_o reason_n then_o of_o this_o prohibition_n be_v because_o god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o people_n agree_v with_o idolater_n neither_o in_o their_o idolatry_n nor_o in_o their_o excessive_a sorrow_n no_o nor_o so_o much_o as_o in_o the_o appearance_n and_o outward_a signification_n or_o expression_n thereof_o neither_o shall_v thou_o mar_v the_o corner_n of_o thy_o beard_n 28_o you_o shall_v not_o 1._o not_o deut._n 14._o 1._o make_v any_o cut_n in_o your_o flesh_n 6._o flesh_n which_o the_o gentile_n common_o do_v both_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o their_o idol_n and_o in_o their_o solemn_a mourning_n jer._n 16._o 6._o for_o the_o dead_a 7._o dead_a heb._n for_o a_o soul_n i._n e._n either_o 1_o improper_o for_o a_o dead_a body_n as_o that_o word_n be_v sometime_o use_v as_o leu._n 19_o 28._o and_o 21._o 1._o numb_a 6._o 6â—…_n or_o 2._o proper_o for_o the_o soul_n you_o shall_v not_o cut_v your_o flesh_n or_o your_o body_n for_o your_o soul_n or_o upon_o pretence_n of_o do_v your_o soul_n any_o good_a either_o in_o way_n of_o mortification_n or_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n as_o they_o do_v 1_o king_n 18._o 28._o in_o like_a manner_n as_o other_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v to_o god_n the_o fruit_n of_o their_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o soul_n mic._n 6._o 7._o nor_o print_v any_o mark_n upon_o you_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n 29_o do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d not_o heb_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d prostitute_v thy_o daughter_n to_o cause_v she_o to_o be_v a_o whore_n prostitute_v whore_n as_o the_o gentile_n frequent_o do_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o some_o of_o their_o idol_n to_o who_o diverse_a woman_n be_v consecrate_v and_o public_o prostitute_v lest_o the_o land_n fall_v to_o whoredom_n and_o the_o land_n become_v full_a of_o wickedness_n 30_o 2._o 30_o chap._n 26._o 2._o you_o shall_v keep_v my_o sabbath_n and_o reverence_v my_o sanctuary_n you_o sanctuary_n not_o presume_v to_o approach_v it_o with_o irreverence_n or_o with_o any_o kind_n of_o uncleanness_n upon_o you_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n 31_o 16._o 31_o isa._n 8._o 19_o act_n 16._o 16._o regard_v not_o they_o that_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n 6._o spirit_n that_o have_v enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o the_o devil_n by_o who_o help_n they_o foretell_v many_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o acquaint_v man_n with_o secret_a thing_n see_v lev_n 20._o 27._o deut._n 18._o 11._o 1_o sam._n 28._o 3_o 7_o 9_o 2_o king_n 21._o 6._o neither_o seek_v after_o wizard_n operation_n wizard_n another_o name_n express_v the_o same_o thing_n for_o substance_n to_o wit_n person_n in_o league_n with_o the_o devil_n with_o some_o difference_n only_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o operation_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n 32_o thou_o shall_v rise_v up_o they_o up_o to_o do_v they_o reverence_v when_o they_o pass_v by_o for_o which_o end_n they_o be_v oblige_v as_o the_o jew_n say_v present_o to_o sit_v down_o again_o when_o they_o be_v pass_v that_o it_o may_v be_v manifest_a they_o arise_v out_o of_o respect_n to_o they_o before_o the_o hoary_a head_n and_o honour_v the_o face_n of_o the_o old_a man_n and_o fear_v thy_o god_n be_v god_n a_o reason_n of_o the_o former_a precept_n both_o because_o old_a man_n in_o some_o respect_n do_v most_o resemble_v god_n who_o be_v style_v the_o ancient_a of_o day_n dan._n 7._o 9_o 22._o and_o because_o this_o respect_n be_v due_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o themselves_o who_o may_v be_v unworthy_a or_o contemptible_a yet_o for_o god_n sake_n who_o require_v this_o reverence_n and_o who_o singular_a 〈◊〉_d old_a age_n be_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n 33_o and_o 9_o and_o exod._n 22._o 21._o and_o 23._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sojourn_v with_o thou_o in_o your_o land_n you_o 〈◊〉_d not_o oppress_v not_o or_o oppress_v vex_v he_o exaction_n he_o either_o with_o opprobrious_a expression_n or_o grievous_a exaction_n 34_o 49._o 34_o exod._n 12._o 49._o but_o the_o strange_a that_o dwell_v with_o you_o shall_v be_v unto_o you_o as_o one_o bear_v among_o you_o righteousness_n you_o either_o 1_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o common_a right_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v so_o it_o reach_v to_o all_o stranger_n or_o 2._o as_o to_o church-priviledge_n so_o it_o concern_v only_o those_o who_o be_v proselyte_n of_o righteousness_n and_o 19_o and_o deut._n 10._o 19_o thou_o shall_v love_v he_o as_o thyself_o for_o you_o be_v stranger_n such_o stranger_n and_o therefore_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o fear_n distress_n and_o misery_n of_o such_o which_o call_v for_o your_o pity_n and_o you_o ought_v to_o do_v to_o they_o as_o you_o will_v that_o other_o shall_v do_v to_o you_o when_o you_o be_v such_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n 35_o you_o shall_v do_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o judgement_n in_o mete-yard_n etc._n mete-yard_n in_o the_o measure_n of_o land_n or_o any_o dry_a and_o continue_a thing_n as_o cloth_n ribbon_n etc._n etc._n in_o weight_n or_o in_o measure_n measure_n measure_n in_o the_o measure_n of_o liquid_a or_o such_o dry_a thing_n as_o be_v not_o continue_v or_o contiguous_a as_o of_o corn_n or_o wine_n etc._n etc._n or_o the_o former_a may_v note_v great_a the_o latter_a less_o measure_n 36_o 1â—…_n 36_o deut._n 2â—…_n 1â—…_n prov._n 11._o 1._o and_o 16._o 11._o and_o 2â—…_n 1â—…_n just_a balance_n just_a 〈◊〉_d just_a heb._n 〈◊〉_d weight_n a_o just_a ephah_n and_o a_o just_a hin_n measure_n hin_n these_o two_o measure_n be_v name_v as_o most_o common_a the_o former_a for_o dry_a the_o latter_a for_o moist_a thing_n but_o under_o they_o he_o manifest_o comprehend_v all_o other_o measure_n shall_v you_o have_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n which_o bring_v you_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 37_o therefore_o man_n therefore_o because_o my_o blessing_n and_o deliverance_n be_v not_o indulgence_n to_o sin_n but_o great_a obligation_n to_o all_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o man_n so_o that_o if_o religion_n and_o righteousness_n be_v utter_o lose_v in_o the_o world_n they_o ought_v in_o all_o reason_n to_o be_v find_v among_o you_o as_o my_o peculiar_a people_n and_o free_v man_n shall_v you_o observe_v all_o my_o statute_n and_o all_o my_o judgement_n and_o do_v they_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n chap._n xx._n 1_o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 2_o 21._o 2_o chap._n 18._o 21._o again_o thou_o shall_v say_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n chapter_n israel_n here_o follow_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o crime_n forbid_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n 35._o chapter_n deut._n 18._o 10._o 2_o kin._n 17._o 17._o and_o 23._o 10._o jer._n 32._o 35._o whosoever_o he_o be_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n or_o of_o the_o stranger_n humanity_n stranger_n not_o only_o such_o as_o be_v proselyte_n but_o all_o other_o these_o be_v gross_a
it_o as_o we_o see_v exod._n 16._o 13_o 14._o â—…o_v the_o manna_n lie_v hide_v as_o it_o be_v between_o two_o bed_n of_o dew_n hence_o the_o phrase_n of_o hide_a manna_n rev._n 2._o 17._o 10_o then_o moses_n hear_v the_o people_n weep_v throughout_o their_o family_n every_o man_n in_o the_o door_n of_o his_o tent_n sin_n tent_n to_o note_v that_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o their_o sin_n and_o psal._n and_o psal._n the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v great_o moses_n also_o be_v displease_v verse_n displease_v partly_o for_o their_o great_a unthankfulness_n partly_o foresee_v the_o dreadful_a judgement_n come_v upon_o they_o and_o partly_o for_o his_o own_o burden_n express_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n 11_o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n wherefore_o have_v thou_o afflict_v thy_o servant_n and_o wherefore_o have_v i_o not_o find_v favour_n in_o thy_o sight_n 10._o sight_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o hear_v my_o prayer_n when_o i_o desire_v thou_o will_v excuse_v i_o and_o commit_v the_o care_n and_o government_n of_o this_o unruly_a people_n to_o some_o other_o person_n see_v exod._n 3._o 11._o and_o 4._o 10._o that_o thou_o lay_v the_o burden_n of_o all_o this_o people_n upon_o i_o 12_o have_v i_o conceive_v all_o this_o people_n have_v i_o gr._n i_o or_o bear_v they_o so_o gr._n beget_v they_o desire_n they_o be_v they_o my_o child_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o provide_v food_n and_o all_o thing_n for_o their_o necessity_n and_o desire_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o i_o carry_v they_o in_o thy_o bosom_n as_o a_o nurse_n father_n bear_v the_o sucking-child_n people_n sucking-child_n which_o expression_n show_v the_o tender_a care_n and_o affection_n that_o governor_n by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o have_v towards_o their_o people_n unto_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o swear_v unto_o their_o father_n 13_o whence_o shall_v i_o have_v flesh_n to_o give_v unto_o all_o this_o people_n for_o they_o weep_v unto_o i_o say_v give_v we_o flesh_n that_o i_o may_v eat_v 14_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o bear_v all_o this_o people_n they_o people_n i._n e._n the_o burden_n of_o provide_v for_o and_o satisfy_n of_o they_o alone_o 22._o alone_o obj._n how_o be_v he_o alone_o when_o there_o be_v other_o add_v to_o help_v he_o exod._n 18._o 21_o 24_o ans._n those_o be_v only_a assistant_n to_o he_o in_o civil_a cause_n and_o small_a matter_n but_o the_o hard_a and_o great_a affair_n such_o as_o this_o unquestionable_o be_v be_v bring_v to_o moses_n and_o determine_v by_o he_o alone_o exod._n 18._o 22._o because_o it_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o i_o 15_o and_o if_o thou_o deal_v thus_o with_o i_o 3._o i_o see_v 1_o king_n 19_o 4._o jon._n 4._o 3._o kill_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o out_o of_o hand_n if_o i_o have_v find_v favour_n in_o thy_o sight_n and_o let_v i_o not_o see_v my_o wretchedness_n it_o wretchedness_n heb._n my_o evil_n i._n e._n my_o intolerable_a anguish_n and_o torment_n arise_v from_o the_o insuperable_a difficulty_n of_o my_o office_n and_o work_n of_o rule_v this_o people_n and_o from_o the_o dread_n of_o their_o utter_a extirpation_n which_o they_o will_v bring_v upon_o themselves_o and_o the_o dishonour_n which_o thence_o will_v accrue_v to_o god_n and_o to_o religion_n as_o if_o not_o i_o only_o but_o god_n also_o be_v a_o impostor_n see_v be_v here_o put_v for_o feeling_n as_o to_o see_v death_n psal._n 89._o 48._o luk._n 2._o 26._o be_v to_o suffer_v it_o and_o to_o see_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n psal._n 50._o 23._o &_o 91._o 16._o be_v to_o enjoy_v it_o 16_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n gather_v unto_o i_o 29._o i_o see_v exod._n 4._o 29._o seventy_o man_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n 18._o israel_n of_o who_o see_v exod._n 3._o 16._o and_o 5._o 6._o levit._fw-la 4._o 15._o deut._n 16._o 18._o who_o thou_o know_v to_o be_v the_o elder_n people_n elder_n who_o thou_o by_o experience_n discerne_a to_o be_v elder_n not_o only_o in_o year_n and_o name_n and_o place_n but_o also_o in_o wisdom_n and_o gravity_n and_o authority_n with_o the_o people_n of_o the_o people_n and_o officer_n over_o they_o and_o bring_v they_o unto_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n that_o they_o may_v stand_v there_o with_o thou_o 17_o and_o i_o will_v come_v down_o 5._o down_o not_o by_o local_a motion_n but_o by_o my_o powerful_a presence_n and_o operation_n see_v gen._n 11._o 5._o and_o exod._n 34._o 5._o and_o talk_v with_o thou_o there_o and_o i_o 20._o i_o neh._n 9_o 20._o will_v take_v of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v upon_o thou_o and_o will_v put_v it_o upon_o they_o qualify_v they_o i._n e._n i_o will_v give_v the_o same_o spirit_n to_o they_o which_o i_o have_v give_v to_o thou_o but_o as_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o convey_v to_o they_o from_o or_o through_o moses_n but_o immediate_o from_o god_n so_o the_o spirit_n or_o its_o gift_n be_v not_o by_o this_o mean_v impair_v in_o moses_n the_o spirit_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v num._n 27._o 18._o joel_n 2._o 28._o joâ—…_n 7._o 39_o act._n 19_o 2_o 6._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 12_o 32._o and_o particular_o for_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophesy_n v._o 25._o whereby_o they_o be_v enable_v as_o moses_n have_v be_v and_o still_o be_v to_o discern_v hide_v and_o future_a thing_n and_o resolve_v doubtful_a and_o difficult_a case_n which_o make_v they_o fit_a for_o government_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o god_n will_v not_o and_o therefore_o man_n shall_v not_o call_v any_o person_n to_o any_o office_n for_o which_o they_o be_v not_o sufficient_o fit_a and_o qualify_v and_o they_o shall_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o people_n with_o thou_o that_o thou_o bear_v it_o not_o thyself_o alone_a 18_o and_o say_v thou_o unto_o the_o people_n sanctify_v yourselves_o 28._o yourselves_o i._n e._n prepare_v yourselves_o either_o to_o receive_v the_o miraculous_a blessing_n of_o god_n the_o flesh_n you_o desire_v or_o rather_o prepare_v to_o meet_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o judgement_n and_o to_o receive_v the_o punishment_n which_o god_n will_v inflict_v upon_o you_o for_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o ver_fw-la 20._o that_o god_n answer_v they_o with_o a_o curse_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o blessing_n prepare_v yourselves_o by_o true_a repentance_n that_o you_o may_v either_o obtain_v some_o mitigation_n of_o the_o plague_n or_o while_o your_o body_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o flesh_n you_o desire_v and_o eat_v ver_fw-la 33_o 34._o your_o soul_n may_v be_v save_v from_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n sanctify_v be_v oft_o use_v for_o prepare_v as_o jer._n 6._o 4._o and_o 12._o 3._o and_o 51._o 28._o against_o to_o morrow_n and_o you_o shall_v eat_v flesh_n for_o you_o have_v weep_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n complaint_n lord_n not_o secret_o in_o your_o closert_n but_o open_o and_o impudent_o in_o the_o door_n of_o your_o tent_n ver_fw-la 10._o calling_n heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o witness_v your_o cry_n and_o complaint_n say_v who_o shall_v give_v we_o flesh_n to_o eat_v for_o it_o be_v well_o with_o we_o in_o egypt_n therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v give_v you_o flesh_n and_o you_o shall_v eat_v 19_o you_o shall_v not_o eat_v one_o day_n nor_o two_o day_n nor_o five_o day_n neither_o ten_o day_n nor_o twenty_o day_n 20_o but_o even_o a_o day_n a_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d day_n whole_a month_n until_o it_o come_v out_o at_o your_o nostril_n do_v nostril_n which_o meat_n loathe_v and_o violent_o vomit_v up_o frequent_o do_v and_o it_o be_v loathsome_a unto_o you_o provocation_n you_o be_v glut_v with_o the_o abundance_n of_o it_o thus_o god_n destroy_v they_o by_o grant_v their_o desire_n and_o turn_v even_o their_o blessing_n into_o curse_n while_o he_o deal_v much_o more_o favourable_o with_o moses_n though_o he_o also_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o sin_n with_o the_o people_n i._n e._n impatience_n and_o murmur_a but_o god_n will_v make_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o person_n and_o person_n and_o between_o moses_n his_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n and_o the_o people_n presumptuous_a and_o oft_o repeat_v provocation_n because_o you_o have_v despise_v the_o lord_n it_o lord_n i._n e._n you_o have_v light_o esteem_v his_o bounty_n and_o manifold_a blessing_n in_o manna_n and_o other_o thing_n and_o have_v prefer_v the_o leek_n onion_n etc._n etc._n of_o egypt_n before_o they_o all_o you_o have_v slight_v and_o disinherit_v his_o promise_n and_o providence_n after_o so_o long_a and_o large_a experience_n of_o it_o which_o be_v among_o you_o judge_n you_o who_o be_v present_a and_o resident_a with_o you_o to_o observe_v all_o your_o carriage_n and_o to_o punish_v your_o offence_n this_o be_v add_v as_o a_o great_a aggravation_n of_o
the_o jew_n shall_v have_v less_o charity_n in_o it_o than_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n give_v to_o the_o gentile_n ox_n or_o his_o sheep_n go_v astray_o and_o hide_v thyself_o from_o they_o they_o they_o i._n e._n dissemble_v or_o pretend_v that_o thou_o do_v not_o see_v they_o or_o neglect_n and_o pass_v they_o by_o as_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o see_v they_o thou_o shall_v in_o any_o case_n bring_v they_o again_o unto_o thy_o brother_n 2_o and_o if_o thy_o brother_n be_v not_o nigh_o unto_o thou_o chargeable_a thou_o which_o may_v make_v the_o duty_n more_o troublesome_a or_o chargeable_a or_o if_o thou_o know_v he_o not_o he_o not_o which_o imply_v that_o if_o they_o do_v know_v the_o owner_n they_o shall_v restore_v it_o to_o he_o than_o thou_o shall_v bring_v it_o unto_o thy_o own_o house_n cattle_n house_n to_o be_v use_v like_o thy_o own_o cattle_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o thou_o until_o thy_o brother_n seek_v after_o it_o and_o thou_o shall_v restore_v it_o to_o he_o again_o charge_n again_o the_o owner_n as_o it_o may_v be_v presume_v pay_v the_o charge_n 3_o in_o like_a manner_n shall_v thou_o do_v with_o his_o ass_n and_o so_o shall_v thou_o do_v with_o his_o raiment_n and_o with_o all_o lose_a thing_n of_o thy_o brother_n which_o he_o have_v lose_v and_o thou_o have_v find_v shall_v thou_o do_v likewise_o thou_o may_v not_o hide_v thyself_o lose_v thyself_o i._n e._n dissemble_v that_o thou_o have_v find_v it_o or_o hide_v it_o i._n e._n conceal_v the_o thing_n lose_v 4_o thou_o shall_v not_o see_v thy_o brother_n ass_n or_o his_o ox_n fall_v down_o by_o the_o way_n and_o hide_v thyself_o from_o they_o thou_o shall_v sure_o help_v he_o 5._o he_o i._n e._n thy_o brother_n the_o owner_n compare_v exod._n 23._o 5._o to_o lift_v they_o up_o again_o 5_o the_o woman_n shall_v not_o wear_v that_o which_o pertain_v unto_o a_o man_n neither_o shall_v a_o man_n put_v on_o a_o woman_n garment_n unto_o garment_n to_o wit_n ordinary_o or_o unnecessary_o for_o in_o some_o case_n this_o may_v be_v lawful_a as_o to_o make_v a_o escape_n for_o one_o life_n now_o this_o be_v forbid_v partly_o for_o decency_n sake_n that_o man_n may_v not_o confound_v nor_o seem_v to_o confound_v those_o 〈◊〉_d which_o god_n have_v distinguish_v that_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil_n may_v be_v avoid_v such_o change_n of_o garment_n carry_v a_o manifest_a umbrage_n or_o sign_n of_o softness_n and_o effeminacy_n in_o the_o man_n of_o arrogance_n and_o impudence_n in_o the_o woman_n of_o lightness_n and_o petulancy_n in_o both_o and_o partly_o to_o cut_v off_o all_o suspicion_n and_o occasion_n of_o evil_a which_o this_o practice_n open_v a_o wide_a door_n unto_o for_o all_o that_o do_v so_o be_v abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n 6_o if_o a_o bird_n nest_n chance_v to_o be_v before_o thou_o in_o the_o way_n in_o any_o tree_n or_o on_o the_o ground_n whether_o they_o be_v young_a one_o or_o egg_n and_o the_o dam_n sit_v upon_o the_o young_a or_o upon_o the_o egg_n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o dam_n with_o the_o young_a 7_o but_o thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a let_v the_o dam_n go_v other_o go_v partly_o for_o the_o bird_n sake_n which_o suffer_v enough_o by_o the_o loss_n of_o its_o young_a for_o god_n will_v not_o have_v cruelty_n exercise_v towards_o the_o brute_n creature_n and_o partly_o for_o man_n sake_n to_o restrain_v their_o greediness_n and_o covetousness_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o monopolise_v all_o to_o themselves_o but_o may_v leave_v the_o hope_n of_o a_o future_a seed_n for_o other_o and_o take_v the_o young_a to_o thou_o that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o and_o that_o thou_o may_v prolong_v thy_o day_n 8_o when_o thou_o build_v a_o new_a house_n than_o thou_o shall_v make_v a_o battlement_n 27._o battlement_n i._n e._n a_o fence_n or_o breastwork_n because_o the_o roof_n of_o their_o house_n be_v make_v flat_a or_o plain_a that_o man_n may_v walk_v on_o they_o see_v judg._n 16._o 27._o 1_o sam._n 9_o 25._o 2_o sam._n 11._o 2._o neh._n 8._o 16._o mat._n 10._o 27._o for_o thy_o roof_n that_o thou_o bring_v not_o blood_n provision_n blood_n i._n e._n the_o guilt_n of_o blood_n by_o a_o man_n fall_n from_o the_o top_n of_o thy_o house_n through_o thy_o neglect_n of_o this_o necessary_a provision_n upon_o thy_o house_n if_o any_o man_n fall_v from_o thence_o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 9_o leu._n 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v not_o sow_v thy_o vineyard_n with_o divers_a seed_n worship_n seed_n either_o 1._o with_o divers_a kind_n of_o seed_n mix_v and_o sow_v together_o between_o the_o row_n of_o vine_n in_o thy_o vineyard_n which_o be_v forbid_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o field_n levit._n 19_o 19_o and_o here_o in_o the_o vineyard_n or_o 2._o with_o any_o kind_n of_o seed_n differ_v from_o that_o of_o the_o vine_n which_o will_v produce_v either_o herb_n or_o corn_n or_o fruit-bearing-tree_n who_o fruit_n may_v be_v mingle_v with_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o vine_n now_o this_o and_o the_o two_o follow_a precept_n though_o in_o themselves_o small_a and_o trivial_a be_v give_v according_a to_o that_o time_n and_o state_n of_o the_o church_n for_o document_n or_o instruction_n in_o great_a matter_n and_o particular_o to_o commend_v to_o they_o simplicity_n and_o sincerity_n in_o all_o their_o carriage_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n and_o to_o forbid_v all_o mixture_n of_o their_o invention_n with_o god_n institution_n in_o doctrine_n or_o worship_n lest_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o heâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fruit_n of_o thy_o seed_n 27._o seed_n heb._n the_o fullness_n of_o thy_o seed_n i._n e._n that_o seed_n when_o it_o be_v ripe_a and_o full_a see_v exod._n 22._o 29._o numb_a 18._o 27._o which_o thou_o have_v sow_o and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o vineyard_n be_v defile_v execrable_a defile_v either_o 1_o naturally_n corrupt_v or_o mar_v while_o one_o seed_n draw_v away_o the_o fat_a and_o nourishment_n of_o the_o earth_n from_o the_o other_o and_o so_o both_o be_v starve_v and_o spoil_v or_o rather_o 2._o legal_o and_o moral_o as_o be_v prohibit_v by_o god_n law_n and_o thereby_o make_v unclean_a as_o on_o the_o contrary_a thing_n be_v sanctify_v by_o god_n word_n allow_v and_o approve_v they_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 5._o heb._n be_v sanctify_v or_o be_v as_o a_o sanctify_a thing_n by_o a_o ellipsis_n of_o the_o particle_n as_o i._n e._n unlawful_a for_o the_o owner_n use_n as_o thing_n sanctify_a be_v or_o sanctify_v be_v put_v for_o pollute_v by_o a_o figure_n call_v euphemismus_n which_o be_v frequent_a in_o scripture_n as_o when_o blessing_n be_v put_v for_o â—…rsing_v as_o job_n 2._o 9_o and_o in_o other_o author_n as_o when_o they_o use_v sacred_a for_o execrable_a 10_o thou_o shall_v not_o plough_v with_o a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n together_o 19_o together_o either_o 1._o because_o the_o one_o be_v a_o clean_a beast_n the_o other_o unclean_a whereby_o god_n will_v teach_v man_n to_o avoid_v pollute_v themselves_o by_o the_o touch_n of_o unclean_a person_n or_o thing_n 2_o cor._n 6._o 14._o or_o 2._o because_o of_o their_o unequal_a strength_n whereby_o the_o weak_a the_o ass_n will_v be_v oppress_v and_o overwrought_a or_o 3_o for_o mystical_a reason_n of_o which_o see_v on_o v._o 8._o and_o levit._n 19_o 19_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d 11_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v not_o wear_v a_o garment_n of_o divers_a sort_n as_o of_o woollen_a and_o linen_n together_o 12_o thou_o shall_v make_v thou_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o 〈◊〉_d fringe_n world_n fringe_n or_o lace_n or_o string_n partly_o to_o bring_v the_o command_n of_o god_n to_o their_o remembrance_n as_o it_o be_v express_v numb_a 15._o 38._o and_o partly_o as_o a_o public_a profession_n of_o their_o nation_n and_o religion_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v discern_v and_o distinguish_v from_o stranger_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v more_o circumspect_a to_o behave_v themselves_o as_o become_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o own_o their_o god_n and_o religion_n before_o all_o the_o world_n upon_o the_o four_o 〈◊〉_d four_o hâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d quarter_n of_o thy_o vesture_n wherewith_o thou_o covere_v thyself_o garment_n thyself_o these_o word_n be_v either_o restrictive_a to_o the_o upper_a garment_n wherewith_o the_o rest_n be_v cover_v or_o argumentative_a why_o they_o shall_v use_v these_o thing_n because_o herewith_o they_o may_v possible_o fasten_v their_o garment_n and_o prevent_v the_o uncover_v themselves_o as_o may_v easy_o happen_v when_o they_o wear_v no_o breech_n but_o only_o loose_a garment_n 13_o if_o any_o man_n take_v a_o wife_n and_o go_v in_o unto_o she_o she_o she_o i._n e._n have_v have_v carnal_a knowledge_n of_o she_o and_o hate_v she_o 14_o and_o give_v occasion_n of_o speech_n diffamation_n speech_n heb._n of_o word_n i._n e._n of_o
who_o be_v desirous_a to_o be_v spectator_n of_o this_o wonderful_a work_n host_n ‡_o heb._n â—…ing_v host_n come_v after_o the_o ark_n the_o priest_n 4._o priest_n which_o be_v right_o supply_v here_o from_o v._o 4._o go_v on_o and_o blow_v with_o the_o trumpet_n 10_o and_o joshua_n command_v the_o people_n say_v you_o shall_v not_o shout_n insult_a shout_n because_o shout_v before_o the_o time_n appoint_v will_v be_v ineffectual_a and_o so_o may_v give_v they_o some_o discouragement_n and_o their_o enemy_n matter_n of_o insult_a nor_o †_o make_v any_o noise_n with_o hear_v ‡_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d your_o voice_n 〈◊〉_d be_v hear_v your_o voice_n neither_o shall_v any_o word_n proceed_v out_o of_o your_o mouth_n until_o the_o day_n i_o bid_v you_o shout_n then_o shall_v you_o shout_n 11_o so_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n compass_v the_o city_n go_v about_o it_o once_o and_o they_o come_v into_o the_o camp_n and_o lodge_v in_o the_o camp_n 12_o and_o joshua_n rise_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o the_o priest_n take_v up_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n 13_o and_o seven_o priest_n bear_v seven_o trumpet_n of_o ram_n horn_n before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n go_v on_o continual_o and_o blow_v with_o the_o trumpet_n and_o the_o arm_a man_n go_v before_o they_o but_o the_o rearward_n come_v after_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o priest_n go_v on_o and_o blow_v with_o the_o trumpet_n 14_o and_o the_o second_o day_n they_o compass_v the_o city_n once_o and_o return_v into_o the_o camp_n so_o they_o do_v six_o day_n 15_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n that_o they_o rise_v early_o about_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o day_n and_o compass_v the_o city_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n seven_o time_n only_o on_o that_o day_n they_o compass_v the_o city_n seven_o time_n 16_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o the_o seven_o time_n when_o the_o priest_n blow_v with_o the_o trumpet_n joshua_n say_v unto_o the_o people_n shout_n enemy_n shout_n to_o testify_v your_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n and_o thankfulness_n for_o this_o glorious_a mercy_n and_o to_o encourage_v yourselves_o and_o brethren_n and_o to_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o your_o enemy_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v you_o the_o city_n 17_o and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v †_o accurse_n 34._o accurse_n i_o e._n devote_v to_o utter_a destruction_n levit._n 27._o 21_o 29._o deut._n 12._o this_o he_o speak_v by_o instinct_n or_o direction_n from_o god_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o 1_o king_n 16._o 34._o even_o 〈◊〉_d ‡_o or_o 〈◊〉_d it_o and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o to_o the_o lord_n enemy_n lord_n partly_o because_o the_o first-fruit_n be_v appropriate_v to_o god_n partly_o lest_o the_o soldier_n be_v glut_v with_o the_o spoil_n of_o this_o rich_a city_n shall_v grow_v â—…ensual_a and_o sluggish_a in_o their_o work_n and_o partly_o to_o strike_v the_o great_a terror_n into_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o enemy_n only_o rahab_n the_o harlot_n shall_v live_v she_o and_o all_o that_o be_v with_o she_o in_o the_o house_n because_o â—…_n because_o chap._n 2._o â—…_n she_o hide_v the_o messenger_n that_o we_o send_v 18_o and_o you_o 17._o you_o deut._n 7._o 26._o &_o 13._o 17._o in_o any_o wise_a keep_v yourselves_o from_o the_o accurse_a thing_n lest_o you_o make_v yourselves_o accurse_v when_o you_o take_v of_o the_o accurse_a thing_n and_o make_v the_o camp_n of_o israel_n a_o curse_n punishment_n curse_n by_o provoke_v god_n to_o punish_v they_o for_o your_o sin_n in_o which_o they_o may_v be_v one_o way_n or_o other_o involve_v or_o at_o least_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o your_o sin_n for_o to_o speak_v proper_o god_n will_v not_o the_o case_n of_o adam_n sin_n only_o except_v punish_v one_o man_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o another_o as_o he_o have_v oft_o declare_v but_o the_o whole_a camp_n have_v sin_n of_o their_o own_o god_n may_v take_v what_o occasion_n he_o see_v fit_a to_o inflict_v this_o punishment_n and_o trouble_v it_o 19_o but_o all_o the_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o vessel_n of_o brass_n and_o iron_n 25._o iron_n except_o that_o of_o which_o image_n be_v make_v which_o be_v to_o be_v utter_o destroy_v exod._n 32._o 20._o deut._n 7._o 25._o be_v †_o consecrate_a unto_o the_o lord_n 23._o lord_n be_v first_o make_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o fire_n numb_a 31._o 22_o 23._o 〈◊〉_d ‡_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o lord_n priest_n lord_n to_o be_v employ_v whole_o for_o the_o service_n or_o use_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n not_o to_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o use_n of_o any_o private_a person_n or_o priest_n 20_o so_o the_o people_n shout_v when_o the_o priest_n blow_v with_o the_o trumpet_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o people_n hear_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n and_o the_o people_n shout_v with_o a_o great_a shout_n that_o 30._o that_o heb._n 11._o 30._o the_o wall_n fall_v down_o †_o flat_o so_o that_o the_o people_n go_v up_o into_o the_o 〈◊〉_d ‡_o heb._n under_o 〈◊〉_d city_n every_o man_n straight_o before_o he_o and_o they_o take_v the_o city_n 21_o and_o they_o utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o city_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n young_a and_o old_a to_o old_a be_v command_v to_o do_v so_o by_o the_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o every_o man_n life_n and_o be_v inform_v by_o god_n before_o that_o the_o canaanite_n be_v abominable_o wicked_a and_o deserve_v the_o severe_a punishment_n as_o for_o the_o infant_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o original_a sin_n and_o otherwise_o at_o the_o disposal_n of_o their_o creator_n as_o the_o clay_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o potter_n but_o if_o they_o have_v be_v whole_o innocent_a it_o be_v a_o great_a favour_n to_o they_o to_o take_v they_o away_o in_o infancy_n rather_o than_o reserve_v they_o to_o those_o dreadful_a calamity_n which_o those_o who_o survive_v they_o be_v liable_a to_o and_o ox_n and_o sheep_n and_o ass_n with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n 22_o but_o joshua_n have_v say_v unto_o the_o two_o man_n that_o have_v spy_v out_o the_o country_n go_v into_o the_o harlot_n house_n 6._o house_n which_o together_o with_o the_o wall_n upon_o which_o it_o lean_v be_v leave_v stand_v either_o by_o a_o special_a favour_n of_o god_n to_o she_o or_o for_o the_o reason_n allege_v upon_o v._o 6._o and_o bring_v out_o thence_o the_o woman_n and_o all_o that_o she_o have_v 31._o have_v chap._n 2._o 14._o hebr._n 11._o 31._o as_o you_o swear_v unto_o she_o 23_o and_o the_o young_a man_n that_o be_v spy_n go_v in_o and_o bring_v out_o rahab_n and_o her_o father_n and_o her_o mother_n and_o her_o brethren_n and_o all_o that_o she_o have_v and_o they_o bring_v out_o all_o her_o †_o kindred_n and_o leave_v they_o family_n ‡_o heb._n family_n without_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n purpose_n israel_n till_o they_o be_v cleanse_v from_o the_o impurity_n of_o their_o gentile_a state_n and_o instruct_v in_o the_o jewish_a religion_n and_o solemn_o admit_v into_o that_o church_n in_o the_o usual_a way_n to_o which_o rahab_v good_a counsel_n and_o example_n have_v doubtless_o very_o much_o prepare_v they_o and_o this_o stupendous_a work_n of_o god_n confirm_v their_o purpose_n 24_o and_o they_o burn_v the_o city_n with_o fire_n and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o only_o the_o silver_n and_o the_o gold_n and_o the_o vessel_n of_o brass_n and_o of_o iron_n they_o put_v into_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 25_o and_o joshua_n save_v rahab_n the_o harlot_n alive_a hereafter_o alive_a for_o that_o general_a command_a of_o root_n out_o the_o canaanite_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v some_o exception_n in_o case_n any_o of_o they_o have_v sincere_o and_o seasonable_o cast_v off_o their_o idolatry_n and_o wickedness_n and_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o israelite_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o and_o her_o father_n household_n and_o all_o that_o she_o have_v and_o she_o dwell_v in_o israel_n even_o unto_o this_o day_n because_o she_o hide_v the_o messenger_n which_o joshua_n send_v to_o spy_v out_o jericho_n 26_o ¶_o and_o joshua_n adjure_v they_o curse_n they_o or_o make_v they_o to_o swear_v cause_v the_o people_n or_o some_o in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o to_o swear_v for_o the_o present_a and_o succeed_a generation_n and_o to_o confirm_v their_o oath_n by_o a_o curse_n at_o that_o time_n say_v 34._o say_v 1_o king_n 16._o 34._o curse_v be_v the_o man_n before_o the_o lord_n mean_n lord_n i_o e._n from_o god_n presence_n and_o by_o his_o sentence_n as_o they_o be_v say_v to_o cast_v lot_n before_o the_o lord_n josh._n 18._o 8_o 10._o i._n e._n expect_v the_o decision_n from_o god_n he_o intimate_v that_o he_o do_v not_o utter_v this_o in_o a_o passion_n or_o
man_n and_o the_o affair_n of_o all_o king_n and_o kingdom_n be_v govern_v and_o of_o which_o he_o have_v late_o see_v so_o eminent_a a_o instance_n it_o be_v a_o foolish_a as_o well_o as_o wicked_a course_n even_o unto_o rehoboam_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o they_o shall_v kill_v i_o and_o go_v again_o to_o rehoboam_n king_n of_o judah_n 28_o whereupon_o the_o king_n take_v counsel_n and_o make_v two_o calf_n of_o gold_n religion_n gold_n in_o imitation_n of_o aaron_n golden_a calf_n and_o of_o the_o egyptian_n from_o who_o he_o be_v late_o come_v and_o this_o he_o the_o rather_o presume_v to_o do_v because_o he_o know_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v general_o very_o prone_a to_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n as_o their_o whole_a history_n show_v and_o that_o solomon_n example_n and_o countenance_n give_v to_o false_a worship_n have_v exceed_o strengthen_v those_o inclination_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n prepare_v for_o such_o a_o attempt_n especial_o when_o his_o proposition_n tend_v to_o their_o own_o ease_n and_o safety_n and_o profit_n which_o he_o know_v be_v much_o dear_a to_o they_o as_o well_o as_o to_o himself_o than_o their_o religion_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o it_o be_v too_o much_o for_o you_o stand_v you_o too_o great_a a_o trouble_n and_o charge_n and_o neither_o necessary_a nor_o safe_a for_o they_o as_o thing_n now_o stand_v to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n 8._o jerusalem_n exod._n 32._o 8._o behold_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n which_o bring_v thou_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n wilderness_n egypt_n not_o as_o if_o he_o do_v himself_o believe_v or_o think_v to_o persuade_v the_o people_n to_o believe_v that_o these_o calf_n be_v proper_o and_o true_o that_o very_a god_n of_o israel_n who_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n which_o be_v so_o monstrous_o absurd_a and_o ridiculous_a that_o no_o israelite_n in_o his_o right_a wit_n can_v believe_v it_o and_o have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o attain_v his_o end_n and_o satisfy_v his_o people_n that_o this_o will_v have_v make_v he_o both_o hateful_a and_o contemptible_a to_o they_o but_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o these_o image_n be_v visible_a representation_n in_o and_o by_o which_o he_o design_v to_o worship_n the_o true_a god_n of_o israel_n as_o appear_v partly_o from_o that_o parallel-place_n exod._n 32._o 4._o where_o see_v my_o note_n partly_o because_o the_o priest_n and_o worshipper_n of_o the_o calf_n be_v say_v to_o worship_n jehovah_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n be_v distinguish_v from_o those_o belong_v to_o baal_n 1_o king_n 18._o 21._o and_o 22._o 6_o 7._o and_o partly_o from_o ieroboam_n design_n in_o this_o work_n which_o be_v to_o quiet_a the_o people_n mind_n and_o remove_v their_o scruple_n about_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_n their_o god_n in_o that_o place_n as_o they_o be_v command_v which_o he_o do_v by_o signify_v to_o they_o that_o he_o do_v not_o intend_v any_o alteration_n in_o the_o substance_n of_o their_o religion_n nor_o to_o draw_v they_o from_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o ashteroth_n or_o milcom_a or_o any_o of_o those_o baal_n which_o be_v set_v up_o by_o solomon_n but_o to_o worship_n that_o selfsame_a god_n who_o they_o worship_v in_o jerusalem_n even_o the_o true_a god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n who_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n but_o only_o to_o vary_v a_o circumstance_n and_o that_o as_o they_o worship_v god_n at_o jerusalem_n by_o and_o before_o one_o visible_a sign_n even_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o sacred_a cherubim_n there_o so_o his_o subject_n shall_v worship_n god_n by_o another_o visible_a sign_n even_o that_o of_o the_o calf_n in_o other_o place_n and_o as_o for_o the_o change_n of_o the_o place_n he_o may_v suggest_v to_o they_o that_o god_n be_v present_a in_o all_o place_n where_o man_n with_o honest_a mind_n do_v call_v upon_o he_o that_o before_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v the_o best_a of_o king_n and_o prophet_n and_o people_n do_v pray_v and_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n in_o divers_a high-place_n without_o any_o scruple_n notwithstanding_o that_o restraint_n of_o god_n to_o one_o place_n deut._n 12._o 5_o etc._n etc._n that_o god_n will_v dispense_v with_o they_o also_o in_o that_o matter_n because_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o they_o at_o this_o time_n and_o god_n will_v have_v mercy_n rather_o than_o sacrifice_n and_o god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o dispense_v with_o his_o own_o ordinance_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n or_o great_a inconvenience_n as_o he_o do_v with_o circumcision_n for_o 40_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 29_o and_o he_o set_v the_o one_o in_o bethel_n and_o the_o other_o put_v he_o in_o dan_n kingdom_n dan_n which_o two_o place_n he_o choose_v for_o his_o people_n conveniency_n bethel_n be_v in_o the_o southern_a and_o dan_n in_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n 30_o and_o this_o thing_n become_v a_o sin_n witness_n sin_n i_o e._n a_o cause_n or_o occasion_n of_o great_a wickedness_n among_o that_o people_n not_o only_o of_o idolatry_n which_o be_v call_v sin_n by_o way_n of_o eminency_n not_o only_o of_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o calf_n wherein_o they_o pretend_v to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n but_o also_o of_o the_o worship_n of_o baal_n and_o of_o the_o utter_a desertion_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o impiety_n and_o abominable_a sin_n as_o be_v manifest_a from_o the_o history_n of_o that_o kingdom_n in_o which_o there_o be_v not_o one_o good_a king_n and_o very_o few_o of_o the_o people_n who_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o heinous_a crime_n as_o the_o prophet_n witness_n for_o the_o people_n go_v 11._o go_v the_o king_n counsel_n and_o example_n seduce_v they_o though_o it_o do_v not_o excuse_v their_o sin_n and_o they_o willing_o walk_v after_o this_o his_o wicked_a commandment_n hos._n 5._o 11._o to_o worship_n before_o the_o one_o calf_n one_o heb._n of_o the_o calf_n even_o unto_o dan_n god_n dan_n which_o be_v not_o here_o mention_v exclusive_o for_o that_o they_o go_v also_o to_o bethel_n be_v evident_a from_o ver_fw-la 32_o 33._o but_o for_o other_o reason_n either_o because_o that_o of_o dan_fw-mi be_v first_o make_v or_o best_a frequent_v the_o people_n in_o those_o part_n have_v be_v long_o leaven_v with_o idolatry_n see_v judg._n 18._o 30._o or_o to_o show_v the_o people_n readiness_n to_o comply_v with_o the_o king_n command_n and_o their_o zeal_n for_o idol_n that_o those_o who_o live_v in_o or_o near_o bethel_n have_v not_o patience_n to_o stay_v till_o that_o calf_n be_v finish_v but_o all_o of_o they_o be_v forward_o to_o go_v as_o far_o as_o dan_n which_o be_v in_o the_o utmost_a border_n of_o the_o land_n to_o worship_v a_o idol_n there_o when_o it_o be_v think_v too_o much_o for_o they_o to_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_n god_n 31_o and_o he_o make_v a_o house_n of_o high_a place_n old_a place_n or_o a_o house_n i._n e._n house_n or_o chapel_n in_o the_o high-place_n beside_o the_o famous_a house_n or_o temple_n which_o he_o build_v at_o dan_n and_o bethel_n he_o build_v also_o for_o his_o people_n better_a accommodation_n lesser_a temple_n upon_o divers_a high-place_n which_o be_v esteem_v sacred_a and_o venerable_a because_o their_o pious_a ancestor_n have_v serve_v god_n in_o they_o and_o thereby_o jeroboam_fw-la might_n not_o seem_v to_o bring_v in_o a_o new_a religion_n but_o only_o to_o revive_v the_o old_a and_o make_v priest_n of_o extremity_n of_o heb._n the_o extremity_n the_o 8._o the_o chap._n 13._o 33._o ezek._n 44._o 7_o 8._o low_a of_o the_o people_n tribe_n people_n which_o he_o may_v do_v either_o 1._o because_o the_o better_a sort_n refuse_v it_o as_o a_o office_n below_o their_o quality_n or_o 2._o because_o such_o will_v be_v satisfy_v with_o mean_a allowance_n and_o so_o he_o can_v put_v into_o his_o own_o purse_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o rich_a possession_n and_o revenue_n of_o the_o levite_n which_o doubtless_o he_o seize_v upon_o when_o they_o forsake_v he_o and_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n 2_o chron._n 11._o 13_o 14._o which_o also_o be_v very_o necessary_a for_o his_o present_a and_o press_a occasion_n the_o rather_o because_o he_o dare_v not_o yet_o lay_v grievous_a tax_n upon_o that_o people_n who_o have_v new_o cast_v off_o rehoboam_n for_o that_o very_a reason_n or_o 3._o because_o mean_v person_n will_v depend_v upon_o his_o favour_n and_o therefore_o be_v very_o pliable_a to_o his_o humour_n and_o firm_a to_o his_o interest_n and_o zealous_a to_o promote_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o calf_n but_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n proper_o signify_v from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v and_o may_v be_v translate_v thus_o out_o of_o all_o the_o
expect_v a_o cure_n and_o recover_v the_o leper_n 12_o be_v not_o amana_n not_o heb._n amana_n abana_n and_o pharpar_n river_n of_o damascus_n better_a than_o all_o the_o water_n of_o israel_n may_v i_o not_o wash_v in_o they_o and_o be_v clean_a please_v clean_a be_v there_o not_o as_o great_a a_o virtue_n in_o they_o to_o this_o purpose_n but_o he_o shall_v have_v consider_v that_o the_o cure_n be_v not_o to_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o water_n but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n who_o may_v use_v what_o mean_n and_o method_n of_o cure_n he_o please_v so_o he_o turn_v and_o go_v away_o in_o a_o rage_n 13_o and_o his_o servant_n come_v near_o and_o speak_v unto_o he_o and_o say_v my_o father_n mâ—…nd_n father_n or_o our_o father_n so_o they_o call_v he_o both_o to_o show_v their_o reverence_n and_o affection_n to_o he_o and_o to_o mitigate_v his_o exasperate_v mâ—…nd_n if_o the_o prophet_n have_v bid_v thou_o do_v some_o great_a thing_n will_v thou_o not_o have_v do_v it_o how_o much_o rather_o then_o when_o he_o say_v to_o thou_o wash_v and_o be_v clean_a 14_o then_o go_v he_o down_o and_o dip_v himself_o seven_o time_n in_o jordan_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o his_o flesh_n come_v again_o like_a unto_o the_o flesh_n of_o a_o little_a child_n disease_n child_n i_o e._n fresh_a and_o pure_a free_a from_o the_o least_o mixture_n or_o mark_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o 27._o and_o luk._n 4._o 27._o he_o be_v clean_a 15_o ¶_o and_o he_o return_v to_o the_o man_n of_o god_n kindness_n god_n to_o give_v he_o thanks_o and_o a_o recompense_n for_o his_o great_a kindness_n he_o and_o all_o his_o company_n and_o come_v and_o stand_v before_o he_o and_o he_o say_v behold_v now_o i_o know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n in_o all_o the_o earth_n but_o in_o israel_n idol_n israel_n by_o this_o wonderful_a work_n i_o be_o full_o convince_v that_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o that_o other_o god_n be_v but_o impotent_a idol_n now_o therefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o take_v a_o blessing_n 11._o blessing_n a_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n see_v on_o gen._n 33._o 11._o of_o thy_o servant_n 16_o but_o he_o say_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v before_o who_o i_o stand_v i_o will_v receive_v none_o and_o he_o urge_v he_o to_o take_v it_o but_o he_o refuse_v it_o refuse_v not_o that_o he_o think_v it_o simple_o unlawful_a to_o receive_v gift_n or_o present_n which_o he_o do_v receive_v from_o other_o chap._n 4._o 42._o but_o because_o of_o the_o special_a circumstance_n of_o the_o present_a case_n this_o be_v much_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o religion_n that_o the_o syrian_n shall_v see_v the_o generon_n piety_n and_o charity_n and_o kindness_n of_o his_o minister_n and_o servant_n and_o how_o much_o they_o despise_v all_o that_o worldly_a wealth_n and_o glory_n which_o the_o priest_n or_o prophet_n of_o the_o gentile_n so_o greedy_o seek_v after_o and_o that_o hereby_o naaman_n may_v be_v much_o confirm_v in_o that_o good_a religion_n which_o he_o have_v embrace_v and_o other_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o a_o love_n and_o like_n of_o it_o 17_o and_o naaman_n say_v shall_v there_o not_o then_o i_o pray_v thou_o â—…e_v give_v to_o thy_o servant_n two_o mule_n burden_n of_o earth_n religion_n earth_n wherewith_o i_o may_v make_v a_o altar_n of_o earth_n as_o be_v usual_a exod._n 20._o 24._o he_o desire_v the_o earth_n of_o this_o land_n because_o he_o think_v it_o more_o holy_a and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o proper_a for_o his_o service_n or_o because_o he_o will_v by_o this_o token_n profess_v and_o declare_v his_o conjunction_n with_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o constant_o put_v himself_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o great_a obligation_n to_o that_o god_n from_o who_o land_n this_o be_v take_v and_o though_o he_o may_v free_o have_v take_v this_o earth_n without_o ask_v any_o leave_n yet_o he_o rather_o desire_v it_o from_o the_o prophet_n gift_n as_o believe_v that_o he_o who_o have_v put_v so_o great_a a_o virtue_n into_o the_o water_n of_o israel_n can_v put_v as_o much_o into_o the_o earth_n of_o israel_n and_o make_v it_o as_o useful_a and_o beneficial_a to_o he_o in_o a_o better_a way_n and_o these_o thought_n though_o extravagant_a and_o groundless_a yet_o be_v excusable_a in_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o novice_n who_o be_v not_o yet_o thorough_o instruct_v in_o the_o true_a religion_n for_o thy_o servant_n will_v henceforth_o offer_v neither_o burnt-offering_a nor_o sacrifice_n unto_o other_o god_n but_o unto_o the_o lord_n 18_o in_o this_o thing_n the_o lord_n gr._n lord_n or_o be_v favourable_a to_o so_o gr._n pardon_v thy_o servant_n that_o when_o my_o master_n go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o rimmon_n remphan_n rimmon_n a_o syrian_a idol_n call_v here_o by_o the_o lxx_o remman_n and_o act._n 7._o 43._o remphan_n to_o worship_n there_o and_o he_o lean_v on_o my_o hand_n 2._o hand_n or_o arm_n as_o that_o word_n sometime_o signify_v both_o in_o scripture_n and_o other_o author_n or_o shoulder_n upon_o which_o the_o king_n lean_v either_o for_o state_n or_o for_o support_v compare_v chap._n 7._o 2._o and_o i_o bow_v myself_o in_o the_o house_n of_o rimmon_n when_o i_o bow_v down_o myself_o in_o the_o house_n of_o rimmon_n upright_o rimmon_n not_o in_o honour_n to_o the_o idol_n which_o i_o do_v here_o and_o shall_v there_o open_o renounce_v but_o only_o in_o compliance_n with_o the_o king_n infirmity_n and_o conveniency_n who_o can_v well_o bow_v if_o i_o stand_v upright_o the_o lord_n pardon_v thy_o servant_n in_o this_o thing_n practice_n thing_n because_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o appearance_n of_o evil_a in_o this_o action_n though_o do_v with_o a_o honest_a mind_n he_o desire_v the_o prophet_n prayer_n that_o god_n will_v not_o charge_v it_o upon_o he_o as_o idolatry_n nor_o be_v displease_v with_o he_o for_o that_o practice_n 19_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o go_v in_o peace_n he_o peace_n these_o word_n may_v contain_v a_o answer_n either_o first_o to_o his_o last_o petition_n five_o 18._o and_o so_o the_o sense_n may_v be_v this_o be_v not_o too_o solicitous_a about_o this_o matter_n go_v and_o the_o peace_n or_o blessing_n of_o god_n go_v along_o with_o thou_o so_o the_o prophet_n both_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o bless_v and_o direct_v he_o in_o this_o and_o all_o other_o thing_n and_o intimate_v that_o god_n will_v do_v so_o or_o second_o to_o the_o former_a v._o 17._o trouble_v not_o thyself_o about_o any_o of_o our_o earth_n but_o go_v to_o thy_o own_o land_n and_o i_o with_o thou_o from_o god_n and_o doubt_v not_o but_o god_n will_v give_v thou_o peace_n i._n e._n his_o favour_n and_o other_o blessing_n which_o be_v oft_o contain_v in_o this_o word_n if_o thou_o do_v persist_v in_o this_o religion_n which_o thou_o have_v now_o receive_v or_o rather_o this_o be_v only_o a_o farewell_n salutation_n wherewith_o the_o prophet_n dismiss_v he_o without_o any_o further_a answer_n to_o his_o request_n or_o instruction_n about_o his_o doubt_n which_o he_o forbear_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n which_o sometime_o give_v and_o sometime_o deny_v instruction_n to_o person_n or_o people_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a see_v act._n 16._o 6_o 7._o and_o the_o prophet_n by_o the_o spirit_n direction_n may_v forbear_v to_o give_v he_o particular_a answer_n partly_o because_o these_o matter_n be_v not_o of_o such_o importance_n as_o to_o concern_v the_o essence_n or_o foundation_n of_o religion_n and_o partly_o because_o he_o be_v yet_o but_o a_o novice_n and_o not_o able_a to_o bear_v all_o truth_n which_o be_v for_o a_o time_n the_o condition_n of_o the_o apostle_n joh._n 16._o 12._o nor_o fit_a to_o be_v press_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o hard_a duty_n which_o christ_n himself_o think_v not_o convenient_a for_o his_o disciple_n matth._n 9_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o therefore_o he_o at_o present_a accept_v of_o his_o profession_n of_o the_o true_a and_o his_o renunciation_n of_o the_o false_a religion_n and_o of_o this_o declaration_n that_o what_o he_o do_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o rimmon_n shall_v not_o now_o be_v as_o he_o have_v former_o intend_v and_o practise_v it_o a_o religious_a action_n towards_o the_o idol_n but_o only_o a_o civil_a respect_n to_o his_o master_n and_o what_o be_v necessary_a for_o he_o to_o know_v further_o about_o the_o lawfulness_n or_o sinfulness_n of_o that_o action_n the_o prophet_n may_v take_v another_o and_o a_o more_o convenient_a time_n to_o inform_v he_o so_o he_o depart_v from_o he_o ground_n he_o heb._n a_o little_a piece_n of_o ground_n a_o little_a way_n 20_o ¶_o but_o gehazi_n the_o servant_n of_o elisha_n the_o man_n of_o god_n say_v
the_o land_n in_o hebron_n but_o let_v we_o break_v up_o the_o assembly_n and_o disperse_v ourselves_o and_o send_v far_o and_o near_o about_o this_o work_n it_o be_v a_o metaphor_n from_o the_o sea_n or_o rivers_n which_o when_o the_o bank_n be_v break_v do_v sudden_o overflow_v the_o whole_a adjoin_a country_n unto_o our_o brethren_n every_o where_o that_o be_v leave_v do_v leave_v by_o which_o word_n he_o mind_v they_o of_o the_o great_a desolation_n and_o destruction_n which_o god_n for_o their_o sin_n have_v hitherto_o make_v among_o they_o and_o therefore_o advise_v that_o remnant_n who_o god_n have_v so_o gracious_o save_v in_o and_o from_o those_o dreadful_a ruin_n that_o they_o will_v more_o serious_o set_v themselves_o to_o seek_v god_n than_o they_o have_v former_o do_v in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o with_o they_o also_o to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v heb._n in_o the_o city_n of_o their_o 〈◊〉_d in_o their_o city_n and_o suburb_n that_o they_o may_v gather_v themselves_o unto_o we_o 3_o and_o let_v we_o about_o we_o heb._n bring_v about_o bring_v again_o the_o ark_n of_o our_o god_n to_o we_o for_o we_o inquire_v not_o at_o it_o place_n it_o the_o ark_n be_v then_o neglect_v and_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n either_o live_v in_o the_o gross_a neglect_n of_o the_o solemn_a worship_n of_o god_n or_o content_v themselves_o with_o go_v to_o gibeon_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n there_o not_o care_v though_o the_o ark_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v in_o another_o place_n in_o the_o day_n of_o saul_n since_o saul_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n but_o it_o be_v rather_o charge_v upon_o saul_n than_o he_o partly_o because_o samuel_n be_v exercise_v with_o continual_a war_n or_o expectation_n of_o war_n with_o the_o philistine_n all_v the_o time_n of_o his_o regency_n and_o therefore_o want_v the_o opportunity_n to_o bring_v back_o the_o ark_n which_o saul_n have_v and_o neglect_v partly_o because_o samuel_n take_v care_n to_o stir_v up_o and_o maintain_v religion_n among_o they_o by_o other_o mean_n and_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n whereas_o this_o be_v but_o one_o branch_n of_o saul_n impiety_n and_o be_v join_v with_o a_o contempt_n of_o all_o religion_n as_o the_o history_n of_o his_o life_n show_v and_o partly_o because_o it_o be_v more_o proper_a to_o accuse_v himself_o and_o the_o present_a generation_n who_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o neglect_n than_o to_o rake_v into_o the_o ash_n of_o their_o decease_a progenitor_n and_o lay_v his_o charge_n against_o those_o who_o be_v dead_a and_o gonâ—…_n some_o good_a while_n since_o 4_o and_o all_o the_o congregation_n say_v that_o they_o will_v do_v so_o for_o the_o thing_n be_v right_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o the_o people_n proposition_n people_n their_o conscience_n smite_v they_o for_o their_o former_a negligence_n and_o be_v full_o convince_v of_o the_o piety_n and_o reasonableness_n of_o this_o proposition_n 5_o so_o 2._o so_o 1_o sam._n 7._o 1._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 2._o david_n gather_v all_o israel_n representatives_n israel_n i_o e._n all_o the_o choose_a man_n of_o israel_n as_o it_o be_v phrased_a 2_o sam._n 6._o 1._o their_o elder_n and_o representatives_n together_o from_o shihor_n of_o egypt_n 5._o egypt_n of_o which_o see_v numb_a 34._o 5._o jos._n 13._o 3._o 1_o chron._n 13._o 5._o even_o unto_o the_o enter_v of_o hemath_n to_o bring_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n from_o kirjath-jearim_a 6_o and_o david_n go_v up_o and_o all_o israel_n to_o 60._o to_o 〈◊〉_d 1â—…_n 9_o 60._o baalah_n that_o be_v to_o kirjath-jearim_a 6._o kirjath-jearim_a which_o explication_n be_v justify_v by_o jos._n 15._o 9_o 60._o where_o the_o same_o city_n be_v call_v by_o both_o name_n obj._n they_o be_v say_v to_o go_v from_o this_o baale_n 2_o sam._n 6._o 2._o ans._n 1._o some_o learned_a man_n render_v that_o place_n also_o to_o baale_v the_o particle_n man_n be_v sometime_o use_v for_o to_o among_o the_o hebrew_n and_o especial_o among_o the_o arabian_n 2._o both_o be_v true_a they_o first_o go_v to_o baale_v for_o the_o ark_n as_o be_v here_o say_v and_o then_o go_v from_o baale_a to_o bring_v or_o to_o carry_v for_o the_o word_n signify_v either_o or_o carry_v from_o thence_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n as_o be_v there_o relate_v but_o of_o this_o and_o other_o difficulty_n or_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o relation_n see_v the_o note_n on_o 2_o sam._n 6._o which_o belong_v to_o judah_n to_o bring_v up_o thence_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n that_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubim_n who_o name_n be_v call_v on_o it_o m._n 7_o and_o they_o ride_v they_o heb._n make_v the_o ark_n to_o ride_v carry_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n in_o a_o new_a cart_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n and_o uzza_n and_o ahio_n drive_v the_o cart_n 8_o and_o david_n and_o all_o israel_n play_v before_o god_n with_o all_o their_o might_n and_o with_o sorgâ—…_n with_o heb._n sorgâ—…_n sing_v and_o with_o harp_n and_o with_o psaltery_n and_o with_o timbrel_n and_o with_o cymbal_n and_o with_o trumpet_n 9_o and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o threshing-floor_n of_o 6._o of_o call_v nachâ—…n_o â—…_n sam._n 6._o 6._o chidon_n uzza_n put_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o hold_v the_o ark_n for_o the_o ox_n it_o ox_n or_o sâ—…ok_v it_o stumble_v 10_o and_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o uzza_n and_o he_o smite_v he_o 15._o he_o numb_a 4._o 15._o because_o he_o put_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o ark_n and_o there_o he_o die_v before_o god_n 11_o and_o david_n be_v displease_v because_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v a_o breach_n upon_o uzza_n wherefore_o that_o place_n be_v call_v uâ—…a_n call_v that_o be_v breâ—…ch_v oâ—…_n uâ—…a_n perez-uzza_a to_o this_o day_n 12_o and_o david_n be_v afraid_a of_o god_n that_o day_n say_v how_o shall_v i_o bring_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n home_o to_o i_o 13_o so_o david_n remove_v david_n heb_fw-mi remove_v bring_v not_o the_o ark_n home_o to_o himself_o to_o the_o city_n of_o david_n but_o carry_v it_o aside_o into_o the_o house_n of_o obededom_a the_o gittite_n 14_o and_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n remain_v with_o the_o samily_n of_o obededom_a in_o his_o house_n three_o month_n and_o the_o lord_z bless_a 5._o bless_a as_o ch._n 26._o 5._o the_o house_n of_o obededom_a and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v chap._n fourteen_o 1_o now_o etc._n now_o 2_o sam._n 5._o 11_o etc._n etc._n hiram_n king_n of_o tyre_n send_v messenger_n to_o david_n and_o timber_n of_o cedar_n with_o mason_n and_o carpenter_n to_o build_v he_o a_o house_n 2_o and_o david_n perceive_v relate_v perceive_v by_o the_o remembrance_n of_o god_n promise_n and_o his_o providence_n comply_v with_o it_o etc._n etc._n but_o of_o this_o and_o the_o follow_a verse_n see_v the_o note_n on_o 2_o sam._n 8._o 12_o etc._n etc._n where_o the_o same_o history_n be_v relate_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v confirm_v he_o king_n over_o israel_n for_o his_o kingdom_n be_v lift_v up_o on_o high_a because_o of_o his_o people_n israel_n 3_o and_o david_n take_v yet_o take_v heb._n yet_o mo_z wife_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o david_n beget_v mo_z son_n and_o daughter_n 4_o now_o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o his_o child_n which_o he_o have_v in_o jerusalem_n shammua_n and_o shobab_n nathan_n and_o solomon_n 5_o and_o ibhar_n and_o elishua_n and_o elpalet_n 6_o and_o noga_n and_o nepheg_n and_o japhia_fw-la 7_o and_o elishama_n and_o 16._o and_o or_o eliaâ—…a_n 2_o sam._n 5._o 16._o beliada_n and_o eliphalet_n 8_o and_o when_o the_o philistine_n hear_v that_o 17._o that_o 2_o sam._n 5._o 17._o david_n be_v anoint_v king_n over_o all_o israel_n all_o the_o philistine_n go_v up_o to_o seek_v david_n and_o david_n hear_v of_o it_o and_o go_v out_o against_o they_o 9_o and_o the_o philistine_n come_v and_o spread_v themselves_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o rephaim_n 10_o and_o david_n inquire_v of_o god_n say_v shall_v i_o go_v up_o against_o the_o philistine_n and_o will_v thou_o deliver_v they_o into_o my_o hand_n and_o the_o lord_z say_v unto_o he_o go_v up_o for_o i_o will_v deliver_v they_o into_o thy_o hand_n 11_o so_o they_o come_v up_o to_o baalperazim_a and_o david_n smite_v they_o there_o then_o david_n say_v god_n have_v break_v in_o upon_o my_o enemy_n by_o my_o hand_n like_o the_o break_n forth_o of_o water_n therefore_o they_o call_v the_o name_n of_o that_o place_n breach_n place_n that_o be_v a_o place_n of_o breach_n baalperazim_a 12_o and_o when_o they_o have_v leave_v their_o god_n there_o david_n give_v a_o commandment_n and_o they_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n 13_o and_o the_o philistine_n yet_o again_o spread_v themselves_o abroad_o in_o the_o that_o the_o or_o that_o valley_n o._n
all_o the_o people_n shout_v with_o a_o great_a shout_n when_o they_o praise_v the_o lord_n because_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v lay_v 12_o but_o many_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n who_o be_v ancient_a man_n that_o have_v see_v the_o first_o house_n 1._o house_n which_o divers_a of_o they_o may_v very_o well_o do_v because_o it_o be_v destroy_v not_o quite_o sixty_o year_n ago_o as_o be_v manifest_a from_o 2_o king_n 25._o 2_o chr._n 36._o &_o ezek._n 40._o 1._o when_o the_o foundation_n of_o this_o house_n be_v lay_v before_o their_o eye_n weep_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n these_o voice_n partly_o because_o of_o the_o poor_a and_o small_a preparation_n make_v for_o this_o in_o comparison_n of_o what_o be_v make_v for_o the_o other_o temple_n partly_o because_o this_o temple_n be_v divest_v and_o destitute_a of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a glory_n of_o the_o former_a temple_n to_o wit_n the_o ark_n and_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n &_o c._n partly_o because_o these_o foundation-stone_n be_v far_o inferior_a to_o the_o former_a both_o for_o quantity_n and_o price_n 1_o king_n 7._o 9_o 10._o and_o partly_o because_o these_o foundation_n be_v of_o a_o far_o narrow_a compass_n than_o the_o former_a for_o although_o the_o foundation_n of_o this_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n strict_o so_o call_v be_v at_o least_o of_o equal_a largeness_n with_o those_o of_o the_o former_a by_o compare_v 1_o king_n 6._o 2._o &_o ezra_n 6._o 1_o 2_o 3._o yet_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o whole_a building_n belong_v to_o the_o first_o temple_n and_o adjoin_v to_o it_o or_o in_o the_o court_n of_o it_o be_v far_o large_a than_o these_o and_o many_o shout_v for_o joy_n 13_o so_o that_o the_o people_n can_v not_o discern_v the_o noise_n of_o the_o shout_n of_o joy_n from_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o weep_n of_o the_o people_n for_o the_o people_n shout_v with_o a_o loud_a shout_n and_o the_o noise_n be_v hear_v afar_o off_o chap._n iu._n 1_o now_o when_o the_o adversary_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n 10._o benjamin_n the_o samaritan_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 2_o 10._o hear_v that_o 〈◊〉_d that_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o child_n of_o the_o captivity_n build_v the_o temple_n unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n 2_o then_o they_o come_v to_o zerubbabel_n and_o to_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o let_v we_o build_v with_o you_o they_o you_o this_o they_o speak_v not_o sincere_o as_o appear_v from_o their_o disposition_n and_o design_n discover_v in_o the_o follow_a history_n but_o that_o by_o this_o conjunction_n with_o they_o they_o may_v pierce_v into_o their_o counsel_n and_o thereby_o get_v a_o opportunity_n to_o sin_n â—…me_v matter_n or_o pretence_n of_o accusation_n against_o they_o for_o we_o seek_v your_o god_n as_o you_o do_v etc._n do_v for_o so_o they_o do_v though_o in_o a_o mongrel_n way_n see_v 2_o kin._n 17._o 26_o etc._n etc._n and_o we_o do_v sacrifice_n unto_o he_o since_o the_o day_n of_o esarhaddon_n king_n of_o assur_n first_o assur_n son_n of_o sennacherib_n and_o after_o he_o king_n of_o assyria_n 2_o kin._n 19_o 37._o who_o bring_v or_o send_v these_o person_n hither_o either_o 1._o in_o the_o day_n of_o salmanasar_n who_o live_v and_o reign_v in_o assyria_n but_o eight_o year_n before_o esarhaddons_n reign_n and_o so_o esarhaddon_n may_v be_v one_o of_o his_o most_o eminent_a commander_n and_o the_o man_n by_o who_o that_o colony_n be_v send_v or_o 2._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o esarhaddon_n who_o send_v this_o second_o colony_n to_o supply_v and_o strengthen_v the_o first_o which_o bring_v we_o up_o hither_o 3_o but_o zerubbabel_n and_o jeshua_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n of_o israel_n say_v unto_o they_o we_o they_o heb._n iâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o you_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o we_o god_n we_o as_o be_v of_o another_o nation_n and_o religion_n and_o therefore_o not_o concern_v in_o cyrus_n his_o grant_n which_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o israelite_n and_o to_o the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n to_o build_v a_o house_n unto_o our_o god_n but_o we_o ourselves_o together_o 7._o together_o i_o e._n who_o be_v unite_v together_o by_o cyrus_n his_o grant_n in_o this_o work_n or_o alone_o as_o this_o word_n be_v sometime_o use_v as_o job_n 34._o 29._o psal._n 33._o 15._o hos._n 11._o 7._o will_v build_v unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n as_o king_n cyrus_n the_o king_n of_o persia_n have_v command_v we_o 4_o then_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n samaritan_n land_n heb._n of_o that_o land_n the_o present_a inhabitant_n of_o that_o province_n to_o wit_n the_o samaritan_n weaken_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n and_o trouble_v they_o in_o building_n describe_v building_n by_o false_a report_n and_o threat_n and_o other_o mean_v describe_v 5_o and_o hire_a counsellor_n against_o they_o work_n they_o who_o by_o their_o artifices_fw-la and_o interest_n in_o the_o persian_a court_n shall_v give_v some_o stop_n to_o their_o work_n to_o frustrate_v their_o purpose_n all_o the_o day_n of_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n religion_n persia_n for_o though_o cyrus_n still_o favour_v the_o jew_n yet_o he_o be_v then_o divert_v by_o his_o war_n and_o his_o son_n cambyses_n be_v leave_v his_o viceroy_n who_o be_v a_o very_a wicked_a prince_n and_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o religion_n even_o until_o the_o reign_n of_o darius_n king_n of_o persia_n 6._o persia_n heb._n and_o until_o etc._n etc._n i._n e._n not_o only_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o cyrus_n but_o also_o of_o cambyses_n and_o of_o the_o magician_n after_o who_o be_v this_o darius_n of_o who_o see_v chap._n 5_o &_o 6._o 6_o and_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o heb_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ahasuerus_n hand_n ahasuerus_n which_o be_v suppose_v by_o divers_a learned_a man_n to_o be_v from_o this_o time_n a_o common_a name_n to_o divers_a succeed_a king_n of_o persia._n and_o this_o make_v it_o seem_v doubtful_a who_o this_o be_v this_o be_v either_o 1._o xerxes_n the_o four_o and_o rich_a king_n of_o persia_n as_o he_o be_v call_v dan._n 11._o 2._o or_o rather_o 2._o cambyses_n the_o son_n and_o successor_n of_o cyrus_n as_o may_v appear_v 1._o because_o none_o but_o he_o and_o sâ—…nerdis_n be_v between_o cyrus_n and_o this_o darius_n 2._o because_o cambyses_n be_v know_v to_o be_v no_o friend_n to_o the_o jewish_a nation_n nor_o religion_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v very_o improbable_a that_o these_o crafty_a and_o malicious_a and_o industrious_a enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n will_v omit_v so_o great_a a_o opportunity_n when_o it_o be_v put_v into_o their_o hand_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n write_v they_o unto_o he_o a_o accusation_n against_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n 7_o and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o artaxerxes_n he_o artaxerxes_n either_o 1._o artaxerxes_n the_o son_n of_o xerxes_n or_o 2._o smerdis_n the_o magician_n or_o rather_o 3._o the_o same_o cambyses_n call_v by_o his_o chaldee_n name_n ahashuerus_n v._o 6._o and_o here_o by_o his_o persian_a name_n artaxex_v by_o which_o name_n he_o be_v here_o call_v in_o the_o inscription_n of_o this_o letter_n because_o so_o he_o be_v call_v by_o himself_o and_o other_o in_o the_o letter_n write_v either_o by_o he_o or_o to_o he_o write_v 〈◊〉_d write_v or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishlam_n mithridath_n tabeel_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o socieâ—…_n their_o heb._n socieâ—…_n company_n unto_o artaxerxes_n king_n of_o persia_n and_o the_o write_n of_o the_o letter_n be_v write_v in_o the_o syrian_a tongue_n and_o interpret_v character_n interpret_v or_o expose_v or_o declare_v the_o sense_n be_v it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o chaldee_n or_o syrian_a language_n and_o in_o the_o syrian_a character_n for_o sometime_o the_o chaldee_n or_o syrian_a word_n be_v write_v in_o the_o hebrew_n character_n and_o hebrew_n word_n be_v oft_o write_v in_o a_o english_a character_n in_o the_o syrian_a tongue_n 8_o rehum_n the_o chancellor_n and_o shimshai_n the_o secretary_n the_o or_o secretary_n scribe_n write_v a_o letter_n against_o jerusalem_n to_o artaxerxes_n the_o king_n in_o this_o sort_n 9_o then_o write_v rehum_n the_o chancellor_n and_o shimshai_n the_o scribe_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o sociâ—…_n their_o chald._a sociâ—…_n companion_n the_o dinaite_n the_o apharsathchites_n the_o tarpelite_n the_o apharsites_n the_o archevite_n the_o babylonian_n the_o susanchites_n the_o dehavite_v and_o the_o elamites_n part_n elamites_n several_a people_n thus_o call_v from_o the_o several_a place_n of_o that_o vast_a assyrian_a empire_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v fetch_v and_o who_o be_v unite_v together_o into_o one_o body_n and_o send_v as_o
in_o the_o next_o verse_n by_o this_o description_n of_o they_o him_z or_o they_o that_o hate_a peace_n although_o david_n seek_v peace_n with_o they_o v._o 7._o and_o so_o he_o speak_v either_o 1._o of_o the_o philistine_n among_o who_o he_o sojourn_v for_o a_o time_n but_o he_o do_v not_o seek_v peace_n with_o they_o but_o seek_v their_o ruin_n as_o the_o event_n show_v not_o do_v they_o wage_v war_n against_o he_o whilst_o he_o live_v peaceable_o among_o they_o or_o rather_o 2._o the_o courtier_n and_o soldier_n of_o saul_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o israelite_n who_o to_o curry_v favour_n with_o saul_n seek_v david_n ruin_n and_o that_o many_o time_n by_o treachery_n and_o pretence_n of_o friendship_n of_o which_o he_o oft_o complain_v in_o this_o book_n who_o as_o he_o elsewhere_o call_v heathen_a as_o psal._n 9_o 5_o &_o 59_o 5._o it_o be_v not_o strange_a if_o he_o compare_v they_o here_o to_o the_o savage_a arabian_n and_o among_o such_o person_n david_n be_v oft_o force_v to_o sojourn_v in_o saul_n time_n and_o with_o they_o he_o seek_v peace_n by_o all_o way_n possible_a but_o they_o hate_v peace_n and_o the_o more_o he_o pursue_v peace_n the_o more_o eager_o do_v they_o prosecute_v the_o war_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v 6_o my_o soul_n have_v long_o dwell_v with_o he_o that_o hate_v peace_n 7_o i_o be_o 〈◊〉_d be_o 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n of_o 〈◊〉_d for_o peace_n but_o when_o i_o speak_v they_o be_v for_o war_n psal._n cxxi_o a_o song_n of_o degree_n the_o matter_n of_o this_o psalm_n sufficient_o show_v that_o the_o psalmist_n be_v conflict_v with_o great_a difficulty_n and_o opposition_n and_o look_v hither_o and_o thither_o for_o help_v as_o man_n in_o such_o case_n use_v to_o do_v and_o then_o turn_v his_o eye_n to_o god_n and_o his_o providence_n and_o encourage_v himself_o by_o god_n promise_n make_v to_o his_o people_n 1_o come_v 1_o or_o shall_v i_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n to_o the_o hill_n whence_o shall_v my_o help_n come_v i_o will_v lift_v up_o my_o eye_n unto_o the_o 3._o the_o psal._n 87._o 1._o &_o 133._o 3._o hill_n distance_n hill_n either_o to_o zion_n and_o moriah_n which_o be_v call_v the_o holy_a mountain_n psal._n 87._o 1._o or_o rather_o 2._o to_o the_o hill_n in_o general_a whereof_o there_o be_v many_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o upon_o which_o the_o force_n which_o he_o hope_v will_v come_v to_o his_o aid_n may_v be_v see_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o whence_o come_v come_v come_v or_o may_v come_v heb._n will_v come_v my_o help_n 2_o 8._o 2_o psal._n 124._o 8._o my_o help_n come_v from_o the_o lord_n eye_n lord_n from_o god_n alone_o and_o therefore_o to_o he_o alone_o will_v i_o turn_v my_o eye_n which_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n 3_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v thy_o foot_n man_n foot_n he_o speak_v as_o it_o be_v from_o god_n to_o himself_o but_o withal_o to_o the_o encouragement_n of_o his_o follower_n and_o of_o all_o good_a man_n to_o be_v move_v mischief_n move_v to_o wit_n so_o as_o to_o fall_v into_o mischief_n he_o that_o keep_v thou_o will_v not_o slumber_v preservation_n slumber_v will_v not_o overlook_v nor_o neglect_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o thy_o preservation_n 4_o behold_v he_o that_o keep_v israel_n shall_v neither_o slumber_v nor_o sleep_n 5_o the_o lord_z be_v thy_o keeper_n the_o lord_n be_v thy_o shade_n scripture_n shade_n both_o to_o refresh_v thou_o and_o keep_v thou_o from_o the_o burn_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o to_o protect_v thou_o by_o his_o power_n from_o all_o thy_o enemy_n for_o which_o reason_n god_n be_v oft_o call_v a_o shadow_n in_o scripture_n upon_o thy_o right_a hand_n 31._o hand_n partly_o to_o uphold_v thy_o right_a hand_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a instrument_n of_o action_n and_o partly_o to_o defend_v thou_o in_o that_o place_n where_o thy_o enemy_n oppose_v thou_o of_o which_o see_v on_o psal._n 109._o 6._o and_o compare_v psal._n 16._o 8._o &_o 109._o 31._o 6_o the_o sun_n shall_v not_o smite_v thou_o heat_n thou_o with_o excessive_a heat_n by_o day_n nor_o the_o moon_n night_n moon_n with_o that_o cold_a and_o moisture_n which_o come_v into_o the_o air_n by_o it_o and_o with_o it_o intemperate_a heat_n and_o cold_n be_v the_o two_o spring_n of_o many_o disease_n he_o allude_v both_o to_o the_o condition_n of_o soldier_n or_o traveller_n who_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o open_a air_n by_o day_n and_o by_o night_n and_o also_o to_o the_o cloudy_a pillar_n which_o defend_v the_o israelite_n both_o by_o day_n and_o by_o night_n the_o sense_n be_v he_o shall_v protect_v thou_o from_o all_o evil_n both_o by_o day_n and_o night_n by_o night_n 7_o the_o lord_z shall_v preserve_v thou_o from_o all_o evil_n he_o shall_v preserve_v thy_o soul._n 8_o the_o lord_z shall_v preserve_v thy_o go_v out_o and_o thy_o come_n in_o 6._o in_o shall_v guard_n and_o assist_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o expedition_n and_o affair_n and_o action_n either_o at_o home_n or_o abroad_o so_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v numb_a 27._o 17._o deut._n 28._o 6._o from_o this_o time_n forth_o and_o even_o for_o evermore_o psal._n cxxii_o a_o song_n of_o degree_n of_o david_n this_o psalm_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v write_v by_o david_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o people_n when_o they_o come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o solemn_a feast_n 1_o i_o be_v glad_a when_o they_o say_v unto_o i_o let_v we_o go_v it_o go_v exhort_v one_o another_o to_o it_o as_o deut._n 33._o 19_o or_o we_o will_v go_v the_o sense_n be_v it_o delight_v i_o much_o to_o hear_v that_o the_o people_n who_o have_v so_o long_o live_v in_o the_o neglect_n or_o contempt_n of_o god_n worship_n be_v now_o ready_a and_o forward_o in_o it_o into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o our_o foot_n gr._n foot_n heb._n be_v stand_v so_o gr._n shall_v stand_v worship_n stand_v thither_o we_o shall_v come_v and_o there_o we_o shall_v make_v our_o abode_n during_o the_o time_n of_o solemn_a worship_n within_o thy_o gate_n o_o jerusalem_n remove_v jerusalem_n in_o that_o city_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v now_o fix_v we_o shall_v wander_v no_o more_o from_o place_n to_o place_n as_o the_o ark_n be_v remove_v 3_o jerusalem_n be_v build_v as_o a_o city_n that_o be_v 9_o be_v see_v 2_o sam._n 5._o 9_o compact_v together_o jebusite_n together_o partly_o in_o its_o building_n which_o be_v not_o disperse_v as_o they_o be_v in_o village_n nor_o divide_v into_o two_o city_n as_o it_o be_v before_o but_o unite_v and_o enlarge_v 1_o chron._n 11._o 7_o 8._o and_o principal_o in_o its_o government_n and_o religion_n which_o be_v distinct_a and_o opposite_a before_o david_n take_v the_o fort_n of_o zion_n from_o the_o jebusite_n 4_o 16._o 4_o exod._n 23._o 17._o deut._n 16._o 16._o whither_o the_o tribe_n tribe_n tribe_n not_o some_o few_o pious_a people_n of_o each_o tribe_n as_o in_o saul_n time_n and_o under_o the_o judge_n but_o whole_a tribe_n nor_o only_a one_o or_o two_o of_o the_o tribe_n as_o it_o be_v during_o the_o late_a civil_a war_n but_o all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n go_v up_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o lord_n thither_o lord_n who_o god_n have_v choose_v to_o be_v his_o people_n and_o who_o he_o have_v invite_v and_o require_v to_o resort_v thither_o unto_o the_o testimony_n of_o israel_n journey_n israel_n unto_o the_o ark_n which_o be_v oft_o call_v the_o testimony_n as_o exod._n 16._o 34._o levit._fw-la 16._o 13._o &_o 24._o 3._o numb_a 17._o 4._o and_o more_o full_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n as_o exod._n 26._o 33_o 34._o and_o elsewhere_o because_o of_o the_o table_n of_o the_o covenant_n lay_v up_o in_o it_o which_o be_v call_v god_n testimony_n and_o the_o table_n of_o the_o testimony_n as_o exod._n 25._o 16._o &_o 31._o 18_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o may_v well_o be_v call_v the_o testimony_n of_o or_o to_o israel_n because_o it_o be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o they_o and_o for_o their_o good_a or_o by_o or_o according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o israel_n i._n e._n god_n command_v give_v to_o israel_n which_o may_v be_v allege_v here_o as_o the_o reason_n which_o move_v they_o to_o this_o journey_n to_o give_v thanks_o unto_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n rest_n lord_n to_o worship_n god_n this_o one_o eminent_a part_n and_o action_n thereof_o be_v put_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n 5_o for_o city_n for_o this_o be_v add_v as_o another_o reason_n invite_v and_o oblige_v they_o to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o as_o another_o commendation_n of_o this_o city_n there_o sit_v there_o heb._n do_v sit_v be_v set_v throne_n of_o judgement_n it_o judgement_n the_o supreme_a court_n of_o justice_n for_o
their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o it_o 1_o by_o the_o river_n of_o babylon_n lord_n babylon_n either_o 1._o of_o the_o city_n of_o babylon_n and_o then_o the_o river_n be_v euphrates_n here_o call_v river_n for_o its_o greatness_n and_o by_o a_o common_a enallage_n of_o the_o plural_a for_o the_o singular_a as_o tigris_n also_o be_v nah._n 2._o 6._o yea_o and_o jordan_n psal._n 74._o 15._o or_o 2._o of_o the_o territory_n of_o babylon_n in_o which_o there_o be_v many_o river_n as_o euphrates_n which_o also_o be_v divide_v into_o several_a stream_n or_o rivuleâ—…s_n and_o tigris_n and_o other_o here_o they_o be_v either_o by_o the_o appointment_n of_o their_o lord_n for_o the_o make_n or_o repair_v of_o the_o work_n beside_o the_o river_n or_o by_o choice_n retire_v themselves_o thither_o from_o the_o noise_n and_o observation_n of_o their_o enemy_n as_o they_o have_v opportunity_n that_o they_o may_v disburden_v their_o oppress_a mind_n before_o the_o lord_n there_o we_o sit_v down_o 5._o down_o the_o usual_a posture_n of_o mourner_n ezra_n 9_o 4_o etc._n etc._n job_n 2._o 12._o isa._n 47._o 1_o 5._o yea_o we_o weep_v when_o we_o remember_v zion_n pollution_n zion_n either_o 1._o our_o former_a enjoyment_n in_o zion_n which_o great_o aggravate_v their_o present_a misery_n lam._n 1._o 7._o or_o 2._o zions_n present_a desolation_n and_o pollution_n 2_o we_o hang_v our_o harp_n by_o harp_n these_o be_v not_o without_o great_a probability_n suppose_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o some_o holy_a levite_n who_o have_v be_v accustom_v to_o music_n both_o vocal_a and_o instrumental_a in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n harp_n be_v here_o put_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o all_o instrument_n of_o music_n it_o be_v further_a to_o be_v observe_v that_o although_o the_o harp_n be_v use_v by_o the_o grecian_n in_o mourning_n yet_o it_o be_v use_v by_o the_o hebrew_n in_o reâ—…oycing_v as_o be_v manifest_a from_o gen._n 31._o 27._o 2_o chron._n 20._o 27_o 28._o psal._n 43._o 4_o etc._n etc._n this_o passage_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v either_o 1._o figurative_o signify_v only_o that_o they_o abandon_v all_o sign_n and_o mean_n of_o comfort_n or_o rather_o 2._o proper_o as_o the_o follow_a song_n be_v which_o the_o babylonian_n require_v they_o to_o sing_v to_o their_o harp_n and_o these_o harp_v they_o may_v either_o 1._o bring_v from_o jerusalem_n which_o they_o may_v desire_v to_o do_v to_o preserve_v those_o sacred_a utensil_n and_o their_o enemy_n may_v either_o permit_v or_o command_v they_o to_o do_v for_o their_o own_o delight_n or_o 2._o procure_v in_o babylon_n that_o they_o may_v sometime_o solace_v themselves_o with_o the_o practice_n of_o some_o of_o the_o temple-musick_n which_o they_o desire_v and_o intend_v to_o do_v but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o trial_n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o lay_v they_o by_o upon_o the_o willow_n 7._o willow_n which_o common_o grow_v upon_o the_o bank_n of_o river_n as_o they_o do_v by_o euphrates_n in_o such_o plenty_n that_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o brook_n of_o willow_n isa._n 15._o 7._o in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o 3_o for_o there_o they_o that_o carry_v we_o away_o captive_a require_v of_o we_o 〈◊〉_d we_o 〈◊〉_d word_n 〈◊〉_d a_o song_n and_o they_o that_o 〈◊〉_d that_o 〈◊〉_d lay_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 79._o 1._o waste_v we_o require_v of_o we_o mirth_n say_v sing_v we_o one_o of_o the_o song_n of_o zion_n religion_n zion_n such_o song_n as_o you_o use_v to_o sing_v in_o the_o temple_n at_o zion_n which_o they_o require_v either_o out_o of_o curiosity_n or_o to_o delight_v their_o ear_n or_o rather_o by_o way_n of_o scoff_v and_o insultation_n over_o they_o and_o their_o temple_n and_o religion_n 4_o how_o shall_v we_o sing_v the_o lord_n song_n service_n song_n those_o song_n which_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n and_o to_o be_v sing_v only_o to_o his_o honour_n and_o in_o his_o service_n in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d land_n of_o 〈◊〉_d strange_a land_n desire_n land_n when_o we_o be_v banish_v from_o our_o own_o temple_n and_o land_n and_o among_o those_o who_o be_v stranger_n and_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o to_o his_o worship_n so_o we_o shall_v prostitute_v and_o â—…rofane_a god_n ordinance_n and_o this_o answer_n they_o either_o express_v to_o their_o enemy_n or_o keep_v in_o their_o own_o breast_n when_o they_o refuse_v to_o comply_v with_o their_o desire_n 5_o if_o i_o forget_v thou_o thou_o thou_o if_o i_o do_v not_o retain_v a_o deep_a and_o sorrowful_a sense_n of_o thy_o ruin_n and_o misery_n or_o if_o i_o â—…dulge_v myself_o in_o mirth_n and_o jollity_n as_o if_o i_o have_v forget_v thou_o o_o jerusalem_n let_v my_o right_a hand_n action_n hand_n the_o chief_a instrument_n of_o play_v upon_o musical_a instrument_n and_o of_o other_o action_n forget_v she_o cunning_n use_v cunning_n i_o e._n lose_v its_o skill_n of_o play_v in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v only_o forget_v without_o express_v what_o to_o intimate_v the_o extent_n and_o generality_n of_o this_o wish_n let_v it_o forget_v or_o be_v disenable_v not_o only_o for_o play_v but_o for_o every_o action_n in_o which_o it_o be_v former_o use_v 6_o if_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v thou_o joy_n thou_o with_o affection_n and_o sympathy_n so_o as_o to_o damp_n my_o joy_n let_v my_o tongue_n cleave_v to_o the_o roof_n of_o my_o mouth_n 16._o mouth_n be_v make_v uncapable_a of_o sing_v or_o speak_v or_o â—…oving_v as_o it_o be_v in_o some_o disease_n compare_v job_n 29._o 10_o psal._n 22._o 16._o if_o i_o prefer_v not_o jerusalem_n above_o 〈◊〉_d above_o â—…eb_fw-mi the_o â—…ad_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o chief_a joy_n thing_n joy_n if_o i_o do_v not_o value_v and_o desire_n jerusalems_n prosperity_n more_o than_o all_o other_o delight_n and_o consequent_o if_o jerusalems_n misery_n do_v not_o so_o deep_o affect_v i_o as_o to_o hinder_v my_o delight_n in_o all_o other_o thing_n 7_o remember_v o_o lord_n they_o lord_n so_o as_o to_o punish_v they_o 12._o they_o 〈◊〉_d 49._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 25._o 12._o the_o child_n of_o edom_n humanity_n edom_n our_o constant_a and_o inveterate_a enemy_n who_o have_v no_o regard_n either_o to_o consanguinity_n or_o humanity_n in_o the_o day_n 12._o day_n in_o the_o time_n of_o its_o calamity_n or_o destruction_n which_o be_v oft_o call_v a_o day_n as_o job_n 18._o 20._o psal._n 37._o 13._o ezek._n 30._o 9_o hos._n 11._o 11._o obad._n v._n 12._o of_o jerusalem_n who_o say_v 14._o say_v to_o the_o babylonian_n who_o they_o assist_v and_o provoke_v against_o jerusalem_n of_o which_o see_n lam._n 4._o 11._o ezek._n 25._o 12._o obad._n v._n 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 14._o 〈◊〉_d 10._o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d make_v 〈◊〉_d raze_v it_o raze_v it_o even_o to_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o 8_o o_o daughter_n of_o babylon_n thereof_o babylon_n by_o which_o he_o understand_v the_o city_n and_o empire_n of_o babyloâ—…_n and_o the_o people_n thereof_o who_o be_v to_o be_v waste_v be_v heb._n waste_v destroy_v destruction_n destroy_v who_o be_v by_o god_n righteous_a and_o irrevocable_a sentence_n devote_v to_o certain_a destruction_n happy_a shall_v he_o be_v history_n be_v as_o be_v god_n instrument_n to_o vindicate_v his_o honour_n and_o execute_v his_o just_a judgement_n and_o fulfil_v his_o counsel_n and_o word_n which_o cyrâ—…s_n be_v to_o his_o own_o great_a glory_n and_o advantage_n as_o appear_v both_o from_o sacred_a and_o profane_a history_n we_o history_n heb._n that_o râ—…compenseth_v unto_o thou_o thy_o deed_n which_o thou_o do_v to_o we_o that_o 6._o that_o jer._n 50._o 15_o 29._o rev._n 18._o 6._o reward_v thou_o as_o thou_o have_v serve_v we_o cruelty_n we_o that_o shall_v use_v thou_o with_o equal_a cruelty_n 9_o happy_a shall_v he_o be_v that_o take_v and_o 16._o and_o isa._n 13._o 16._o dash_v thy_o little_a one_o against_o rock_n against_o heb._n the_o rock_n the_o stone_n 16._o stone_n as_o thou_o do_v use_v our_o little_a one_o so_o this_o be_v but_o a_o just_a reâ—…ation_n foretell_v here_o as_o also_o isâ—…_n 13._o 16._o psal._n cxxxviii_o a_o psalm_n of_o david_n this_o be_v a_o psalm_n of_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n for_o those_o great_a deliverance_n which_o he_o have_v grant_v to_o david_n from_o saul_n and_o other_o enemy_n by_o the_o remembrance_n whereof_o david_n encourage_v himself_o to_o trust_v in_o god_n in_o all_o his_o future_a difficulty_n 1_o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o with_o my_o whole_a heart_n angel_n heart_n psal._n 119._o 46._o gr._n before_o angel_n before_o the_o god_n necessary_a god_n either_o 1._o before_o the_o angel_n who_o be_v represent_v by_o the_o cherubim_v upon_o the_o ark_n who_o be_v call_v god_n psal._n 8._o 6._o &_o 97._o 7._o comp._n with_o heb._n 1._o 6._o &_o 2._o 7._o who_o also_o be_v present_a in_o the_o congregation_n of_o god_n peopleâ—…_n