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that_o the_o principal_a vine_n of_o the_o vineyard_n be_v pluck_v up_o by_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o the_o conqueror_n which_o bare_a sway_n as_o they_o list_v over_o the_o people_n who_o they_o have_v subdue_v where_o he_o say_v that_o these_o branch_n come_v to_o jaazer_n it_o be_v for_o amplification_n sake_n because_o this_o city_n be_v situate_v upon_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v they_o shall_v not_o only_o cut_v down_o some_o part_n of_o your_o vine_n but_o the_o whole_a country_n shall_v be_v lay_v waste_n from_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o some_o refer_v this_o to_o the_o enemy_n but_o i_o have_v rather_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o vine_n which_o stretch_v so_o far_o that_o they_o come_v to_o jaazer_n so_o as_o the_o sense_n shall_v be_v although_o these_o vine_n shall_v spread_v even_o unto_o jaazer_n and_o shall_v cover_v much_o land_n from_o thence_o unto_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o shall_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o nation_n tread_v they_o under_o foot_n so_o that_o the_o text_n run_v well_o because_o it_o be_v say_v afterward_o that_o the_o vine_n spread_v themselves_o unto_o the_o wilderness_n yea_o unto_o the_o sea_n thereby_o signify_v that_o it_o be_v a_o fruitful_a soil_n but_o especial_o for_o vine_n he_o add_v over_o the_o sea_n because_o in_o fertile_a ground_n they_o be_v wont_v to_o keep_v back_o the_o sea_n with_o rampire_n for_o gain_v of_o ground_n and_o they_o prevent_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o water_n with_o board_n and_o timber_n to_o enlarge_v the_o land_n verse_n 9_o therefore_o will_v i_o weep_v with_o the_o weep_n of_o jaazer_n and_o of_o the_o vine_n of_o sibmah_n o_o heshbon_n and_o elealeh_n i_o will_v make_v thou_o drink_v with_o my_o tear_n because_o upon_o thy_o summer_n fruit_n and_o upon_o thy_o harvest_n a_o shout_n be_v fall_v here_o the_o prophet_n take_v another_o person_n upon_o he_o as_o we_o have_v note_v before_o for_o he_o sorrow_n and_o complain_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o moabite_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o faithful_a have_v always_o tremble_v at_o god_n judgement_n neither_o can_v they_o ever_o so_o put_v off_o the_o bowel_n of_o pity_n but_o they_o have_v still_o compassion_n upon_o the_o wicked_a yet_o do_v he_o not_o describe_v his_o private_a affection_n here_o but_o his_o meaning_n be_v to_o get_v authority_n to_o his_o doctrine_n that_o none_o may_v doubt_v of_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o he_o represent_v the_o sorrow_n and_o heaviness_n which_o they_o shall_v all_o feel_v after_o the_o discomfiture_n as_o it_o be_v upon_o a_o scaffold_n in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o moabite_n and_o all_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v the_o better_o confirm_v the_o jew_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o promise_n which_o may_v otherwise_o have_v seem_v incredible_a unto_o they_o because_o upon_o thy_o summer_n fruit_n the_o expositor_n interpret_v this_o latter_a part_n diverse_o the_o verb_n naphal_a signify_v to_o fall_v and_o to_o run_v upon_o those_o which_o take_v it_o in_o the_o last_o signification_n refer_v the_o word_n hedad_n to_o the_o enemy_n themselves_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v the_o cry_n of_o the_o enemy_n shall_v run_v upon_o thy_o harvest_n so_o as_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o close_a opposition_n here_o between_o this_o cry_n and_o the_o sing_v whereof_o he_o will_v speak_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n other_o expound_v it_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o shall_v cast_v forth_o cry_v as_o if_o sing_v shall_v cease_v and_o as_o if_o the_o pleasant_a song_n and_o mirth_n of_o the_o reaper_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o rejoice_v after_o harvest_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o hear_v but_o i_o have_v rather_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o enemy_n wherein_o i_o follow_v jeremiah_n the_o faithful_a expositour_n of_o this_o place_n 48.32_o jer._n 48.32_o who_o say_v that_o the_o destroyer_n shall_v run_v upon_o thy_o summer_n fruit_n which_o isaiah_n call_v here_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o enemy_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v when_o thou_o shall_v prepare_v thyself_o to_o gather_v in_o thy_o harvest_n the_o enemy_n shall_v run_v upon_o thou_o from_o who_o thou_o shall_v hear_v this_o hideous_a cry_n instead_o of_o thy_o cheerful_a song_n and_o shall_v chase_v thou_o thence_o verse_n 10._o and_o gladness_n be_v take_v away_o and_o joy_n out_o of_o the_o plentiful_a field_n and_o in_o the_o vineyard_n shall_v be_v no_o sing_v nor_o shout_v for_o joy_n the_o treader_n shall_v not_o tread_v wine_n in_o the_o wine-presses_a i_o have_v cause_v the_o rejoice_v to_o cease_v he_o confirm_v his_o threaten_n by_o more_o word_n show_v that_o the_o whole_a region_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o lay_v waste_n so_o as_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o vintage_n nor_o harvest_n when_o he_o say_v that_o god_n will_v take_v away_o the_o song_n of_o the_o vine-dresser_n he_o respect_v the_o ancient_a custom_n for_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o dance_v and_o manifest_v their_o joy_n after_o the_o grape_n be_v gather_v in_o for_o which_o cause_n virgil_n virgil._n virgil._n say_v that_o the_o vine-dresser_n sing_v when_o his_o last_o labour_n about_o his_o vine_n be_v finish_v even_o as_o the_o mariner_n shout_v for_o joy_n when_o they_o be_v arrive_v in_o the_o haven_n for_o then_o have_v suffer_v much_o and_o escape_v many_o danger_n they_o hope_v to_o have_v rest_n and_o to_o obtain_v some_o refresh_n this_o be_v as_o much_o then_o as_o if_o the_o prophet_n have_v say_v be_v deprive_v of_o the_o revenue_n of_o their_o fruit_n nothing_o shall_v remain_v unto_o they_o but_o the_o bewail_a of_o their_o poverty_n verse_n 11._o wherefore_o my_o bowel_n shall_v sound_v like_o a_o harp_n for_o moab_n and_o my_o inward_a part_n for_o kir-hareseth_a the_o prophet_n under_o the_o person_n of_o a_o moabite_n do_v again_o describe_v a_o great_a lamentation_n proceed_v from_o such_o grievous_a sorrow_n that_o their_o bowel_n shall_v break_v or_o make_v a_o horrible_a noise_n for_o he_o will_v show_v the_o thing_n itself_o by_o the_o sign_n of_o it_o now_o we_o have_v already_o show_v whereunto_o these_o lively_a description_n tend_v to_o wit_n that_o have_v the_o thing_n demonstrate_v as_o it_o be_v in_o their_o sight_n we_o may_v the_o more_o confident_o expect_v the_o obtain_n of_o that_o which_o far_o surmount_v all_o our_o thought_n in_o that_o he_o name_v the_o chief_a city_n again_o he_o note_v out_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n take_v a_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a verse_n 12._o and_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o moab_n shall_v be_v weary_a of_o his_o high_a place_n then_o shall_v he_o come_v to_o his_o sanctuary_n his_o or_o sanctuary_n temple_n to_o pray_v but_o he_o shall_v not_o prevail_v he_o now_o return_v to_o the_o sentence_n which_o he_o touch_v in_o the_o second_o verse_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o idolater_n see_v their_o affair_n to_o succeed_v ill_a do_v run_v to_o idol_n think_v to_o 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call_v the_o most_o renown_a and_o frequent_a temple_n among_o the_o moabite_n a_o sanctuary_n and_o say_v they_o shall_v go_v thither_o but_o to_o no_o purpose_n now_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o holy_a history_n that_o the_o famous_a temple_n of_o the_o moabite_n be_v dedicate_v unto_o chemâ—sh_n 1._o king_n 11.7_o some_o expound_v the_o particle_n they_o shall_v not_o prevail_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o weary_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v so_o much_o strength_n as_o to_o go_v to_o the_o temple_n but_o the_o first_o sense_n be_v the_o fit_a as_o i_o think_v for_o he_o take_v away_o all_o hope_n from_o the_o moabite_n so_o as_o they_o shall_v find_v no_o succour_n no_o not_o in_o the_o god_n themselves_o this_o member_n and_o when_o be_v shall_v appear_v have_v great_a weight_n for_o
will_v have_v both_o of_o they_o as_o good_a reason_n be_v he_o shall_v and_o hereunto_o appertain_v that_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o strength_n matth._n 22.37_o the_o prophet_n teach_v then_o that_o all_o the_o faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n be_v bend_v and_o lead_v he_o to_o seek_v and_o desire_v the_o lord_n other_o take_v this_o word_n spirit_n for_o the_o regenerate_a part_n and_o thus_o by_o the_o soul_n they_o understand_v the_o natural_a man_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v supernatural_a but_o this_o can_v stand_v for_o the_o natural_a man_n never_o seek_v unto_o god_n yea_o and_o we_o know_v by_o experience_n what_o strife_n we_o have_v in_o ourselves_o when_o we_o aspire_v unto_o god_n as_o also_o with_o what_o great_a difficulty_n we_o wind_v ourselves_o out_o of_o this_o repugnancy_n this_o interpretation_n than_o need_v no_o 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use_n of_o affliction_n 7.13_o exod._n 7.13_o what_o use_v i_o pray_v you_o make_v pharaoh_n of_o the_o plague_n wherewith_o god_n smite_v he_o do_v not_o the_o blow_n which_o he_o feel_v make_v his_o heart_n the_o more_o hard_a but_o howsoever_o he_o speak_v general_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n before_o yet_o he_o only_o and_o proper_o mean_v god_n elect_v i_o deny_v not_o but_o this_o benefit_n redound_v sometime_o to_o hypocrite_n also_o to_o wit_n that_o they_o be_v now_o and_o then_o touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o god_n majesty_n yea_o and_o they_o be_v often_o restrain_v from_o break_v out_o even_o for_o fear_v of_o the_o whip_n notwithstanding_o because_o the_o prophet_n here_o describe_v the_o fruit_n of_o true_a repentance_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v only_o mean_v the_o child_n of_o god_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n now_o some_o read_v this_o verse_n by_o a_o interrogation_n thus_o shall_v the_o wicked_a 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of_o judea_n albeit_o we_o may_v also_o apply_v it_o to_o other_o country_n wherein_o god_n be_v now_o worship_v but_o at_o that_o time_n isaiah_n can_v give_v this_o title_n to_o none_o other_o because_o there_o be_v no_o knowledge_n of_o god_n but_o in_o judea_n for_o this_o cause_n he_o call_v judea_n the_o land_n of_o uprightness_n and_o thus_o i_o interpret_v it_o because_o the_o prophet_n use_v the_o word_n necochoth_v which_o be_v of_o the_o femenin_n gender_n and_o can_v no_o way_n be_v refer_v to_o man_n this_o land_n be_v adorn_v with_o this_o title_n in_o regard_n the_o law_n be_v in_o force_n there_o and_o for_o that_o the_o people_n be_v the_o peculiar_a choose_v of_o god_n therefore_o the_o prophet_n add_v this_o to_o aggravate_v the_o people_n unthankfulnes_n
prophet_n speak_v here_o by_o way_n of_o comparison_n for_o under_o christ_n the_o lord_n speak_v so_o evident_o that_o he_o open_o manifest_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o teacher_n of_o his_o church_n and_o after_o he_o gather_v to_o himself_o a_o great_a number_n of_o disciple_n moreover_o this_o place_n accord_v with_o that_o of_o jeremiah_n chap._n 31.34_o and_o they_o shall_v teach_v no_o more_o every_o one_o his_o neighbour_n nor_o every_o man_n his_o brother_n say_v know_v the_o lord_n for_o all_o shall_v know_v i_o from_o the_o least_o of_o they_o to_o the_o great_a say_v the_o lord_n wherefore_o if_o it_o be_v of_o necessity_n that_o all_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o old_a time_n be_v the_o disciple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v so_o in_o these_o time_n see_v this_o prophecy_n proper_o belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v abundance_n of_o peace_n by_o the_o word_n peace_n he_o mean_v felicity_n felicity_n peace_n take_v for_o felicity_n that_o be_v all_o good_a thing_n hence_o we_o be_v to_o gather_v wherein_o man_n chief_a happiness_n consist_v namely_o felicity_n man_n chief_a felicity_n in_o have_v our_o mind_n illuminate_v of_o god_n to_o comprehend_v that_o salvation_n which_o be_v manifest_v to_o we_o in_o christ_n for_o as_o long_o as_o we_o be_v stranger_n to_o this_o knowledge_n we_o be_v the_o unhappy_a people_n under_o heaven_n for_o so_o the_o very_a blessing_n of_o god_n be_v turn_v into_o curse_n mala._n 2.2_o till_o they_o be_v sanctify_v unto_o we_o by_o faith_n verse_n 14._o in_o righteousness_n shall_v thou_o be_v establish_v and_o be_v far_o from_o oppression_n for_o thou_o shall_v not_o fear_v it_o and_o from_o fear_n for_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v near_o thou_o protector_n as_o god_n be_v the_o teacher_n of_o his_o church_n so_o will_v he_o be_v her_o protector_n his_o meaning_n be_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v the_o workman_n and_o master_n builder_n of_o his_o church_n i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o other_o expound_v it_o otherwise_o and_o take_v righteousness_n for_o good_a work_n which_o exposition_n have_v some_o show_n of_o reason_n in_o it_o because_o the_o prophet_n have_v before_o speak_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o the_o end_n we_o shall_v live_v holy_o and_o righteous_o but_o the_o prophet_n have_v another_o scope_n namely_o that_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v restore_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o god_n who_o will_v be_v her_o protector_n and_o defender_n for_o here_o he_o oppose_v righteousness_n to_o that_o violence_n and_o oppression_n whereby_o the_o church_n be_v ruinate_v or_o rather_o by_o this_o word_n he_o note_v out_o the_o firmness_n and_o stability_n of_o it_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v this_o shall_v be_v no_o build_n of_o stone_n nor_o timber_n which_o may_v have_v some_o fair_a gloss_n set_v upon_o it_o for_o a_o time_n because_o god_n will_v faithful_o maintain_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o in_o regard_n he_o be_v just_a he_o will_v cause_v she_o be_v restore_v to_o her_o perfect_a estate_n to_o stand_v for_o ever_o let_v man_n conspire_v what_o they_o will_v then_o to_o work_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o church_n their_o practice_n shall_v all_o come_v to_o nought_o because_o god_n will_v preserve_v she_o by_o his_o righteousness_n we_o have_v see_v the_o like_a speech_n heretofore_o this_o plain_a interpretation_n therefore_o content_v i_o this_o read_v the_o exposition_n of_o the_o verse_n follow_v for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o though_o the_o other_o may_v seem_v more_o plausible_a to_o many_o verse_n 15._o behold_v the_o enemy_n shall_v gather_v himself_o but_o without_o i_o whosoever_o shall_v gather_v himself_o in_o thou_o against_o thou_o shall_v fall_v world_n the_o church_n must_v not_o promise_v to_o herself_o any_o seem_v rest_v place_n in_o this_o world_n the_o sum_n be_v that_o albeit_o many_o rise_v up_o to_o overthrow_v the_o church_n yet_o shall_v all_o their_o plot_n and_o assault_n be_v defeat_v and_o vanish_v into_o smoke_n yea_o it_o seem_v that_o god_n not_o only_o promise_v help_v against_o the_o open_a enemy_n but_o also_o against_o they_o within_o for_o many_o creep_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n as_o if_o they_o mean_v to_o be_v her_o child_n but_o afterward_o they_o fall_v like_o viper_n to_o eat_v out_o the_o belly_n of_o their_o mother_n some_o translate_v in_o assemble_v he_o shall_v assemble_v against_o thou_o understand_v this_o of_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n in_o general_n this_o be_v the_o most_o receive_a interpretation_n neither_o do_v i_o reject_v it_o provide_v that_o we_o therewithal_o comprehend_v the_o wile_n ambush_n and_o treason_n wherewith_o the_o church_n be_v assail_v and_o no_o doubt_n but_o that_o be_v here_o express_v which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o second_o psalm_n to_o wit_n the_o tumult_n and_o conspiracy_n against_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n for_o not_o one_o but_o many_o nation_n rise_v up_o against_o she_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o the_o prophet_n here_o express_o join_v the_o domestic_a enemy_n and_o those_o from_o without_o who_o creep_v in_o to_o assail_v she_o in_o her_o own_o bosom_n as_o it_o be_v for_o it_o be_v say_v in_o thou_o against_o thou_o that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o shall_v set_v upon_o thou_o from_o within_o yea_o even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o to_o be_v short_a his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o church_n shall_v never_o enjoy_v such_o abundance_n of_o peace_n but_o she_o must_v look_v for_o many_o adversary_n that_o will_v assail_v she_o object_n but_o how_o agree_v these_o thing_n together_o may_v some_o say_v for_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n he_o say_v she_o shall_v be_v far_o from_o oppression_n and_o from_o fear_n for_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v nigh_o she_o and_o now_o he_o show_v she_o shall_v have_v intestine_a conspiracy_n ans_fw-fr but_o the_o prophet_n have_v add_v this_o in_o very_o fit_a season_n lest_o the_o faithful_a shall_v promise_v unto_o themselves_o a_o secure_a rest_a place_n in_o this_o world_n as_o if_o the_o wicked_a and_o hypocrite_n shall_v no_o way_n molest_v she_o the_o church_n than_o you_o see_v be_v so_o deliver_v from_o reproach_n and_o oppression_n that_o she_o be_v perpetual_o to_o encounter_v with_o open_a and_o secret_a enemy_n for_o satan_n will_v every_o day_n be_v raise_v up_o of_o new_a alarm_n against_o she_o so_o as_o by_o his_o good_a will_n she_o shall_v not_o have_v a_o minute_n of_o rest_n this_o therefore_o be_v a_o correction_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o former_a sentence_n teach_v the_o faithful_a to_o be_v always_o upon_o their_o watch_n and_o never_o to_o promise_v themselves_o any_o truce_n but_o for_o our_o comfort_n the_o prophet_n add_v a_o promise_n namely_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v protect_v she_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o danger_n without_o god_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o in_o vain_a or_o without_o any_o good_a success_n why_o the_o plot_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v all_o bring_v to_o nought_o and_o why_o for_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o plot_v of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v come_v to_o nought_o though_o they_o busy_v all_o their_o wit_n and_o do_v the_o worst_a they_o can_v they_o shall_v cast_v themselves_o headlong_o into_o a_o headless_a rage_n but_o the_o only_a hand_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v his_o people_n a_o happy_a evasion_n and_o issue_n now_o he_o allude_v to_o that_o which_o be_v say_v before_o namely_o that_o the_o chaldean_n shall_v come_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o god_n to_o destroy_v the_o land_n of_o judeah_n the_o people_n be_v then_o destroy_v because_o god_n be_v their_o enemy_n but_o now_o the_o enemy_n come_v to_o assail_v the_o church_n without_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v without_o his_o favour_n they_o shall_v flee_v and_o be_v confound_v which_o he_o better_o express_v by_o and_o by_o after_o say_v he_o that_o shall_v gather_v himself_o in_o thou_o against_o thou_o shall_v fall_v that_o be_v whatsoever_o he_o have_v imagine_v against_o thou_o shall_v fall_v upon_o his_o own_o head_n yea_o though_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v rise_v up_o against_o thou_o yet_o shall_v it_o crush_v and_o overwhelm_v itself_o by_o the_o own_o burden_n the_o particle_n in_o thou_o be_v to_o be_v note_v for_o when_o the_o lord_n drive_v our_o enemy_n far_o off_o from_o we_o than_o we_o grow_v confident_a but_o if_o they_o approach_v and_o draw_v near_o than_o we_o be_v out_o of_o heart_n therefore_o he_o say_v though_o they_o pierce_v even_o to_o thy_o inward_a part_n yet_o will_v the_o lord_n destroy_v they_o and_o deliver_v thou_o verse_n 16._o behold_v i_o have_v create_v the_o smith_n that_o blow_v the_o coal_n in_o the_o fire_n and_o
ans_fw-fr the_o answer_n be_v easy_a for_o the_o lord_n offer_v we_o not_o salvation_n as_o be_v prevent_v by_o our_o merit_n nay_o he_o rather_o prevent_v we_o but_o he_o offer_v himself_o free_o to_o we_o and_o only_o require_v that_o we_o draw_v near_o unto_o he_o see_v then_o that_o of_o his_o own_o good_a will_v he_o call_v we_o to_o himself_o and_o offer_v his_o righteousness_n free_o we_o be_v to_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o deprive_v not_o ourselves_o of_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n now_o because_o the_o sabbath_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o moses_n and_o ezechiel_n exod._n 31.13.17_o ezech._n 21.13_o be_v the_o principal_a sign_n of_o god_n service_n therefore_o by_o the_o figure_n synecdoche_n it_o contain_v in_o itself_o all_o the_o exercise_n of_o piety_n a_o part_n be_v take_v for_o the_o whole_a we_o must_v understand_v the_o sabbath_n then_o with_o all_o his_o circumstance_n for_o god_n rest_v not_o himself_o content_v with_o the_o outward_a ceremony_n neither_o delight_n he_o in_o our_o idleness_n but_o he_o require_v that_o we_o free_o renounce_v ourselves_o that_o with_o hart_n and_o hand_n we_o may_v yield_v he_o absolute_a obedience_n the_o prophet_n also_o add_v another_o synecdoche_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n etc._n that_o keep_v his_o hand_n etc._n etc._n to_o note_v out_o charity_n the_o sum_n be_v that_o god_n be_v not_o serve_v aright_o unless_o true_a piety_n and_o innocence_n of_o life_n go_v together_o as_o also_o under_o these_o two_o part_n he_o have_v distinguish_v the_o manner_n of_o well_o live_v in_o a_o word_n here_o be_v a_o exposition_n of_o that_o true_a righteousness_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o in_o it_o we_o may_v rest_v for_o in_o vain_a shall_v any_o man_n seek_v a_o way_n of_o perfection_n out_o of_o it_o this_o then_o overthrow_v all_o devise_a worship_n and_o all_o superstition_n verse_n 3._o and_o let_v not_o the_o son_n of_o the_o stranger_n which_o be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n speakâ—_n and_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v sure_o separate_v i_o from_o his_o people_n neither_o let_v the_o eunuch_n say_v behold_v i_o be_o a_o dry_a tree_n the_o prophet_n show_v that_o this_o grace_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v such_o objection_n a_o prevention_n of_o a_o objection_n that_o those_o who_o be_v far_o off_o from_o he_o before_o and_o against_o who_o the_o gate_n be_v shut_v shall_v now_o obtain_v a_o new_a estate_n or_o shall_v be_v place_v again_o in_o their_o right_n and_o thus_o he_o meet_v with_o their_o complaint_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o say_v they_o be_v reject_v unworthy_a aliens_n or_o shut_v out_o for_o any_o infamous_a note_n because_o the_o lord_n will_v take_v away_o all_o let_n and_o impediment_n now_o this_o may_v be_v as_o well_o refer_v to_o the_o jew_n who_o temporary_a rejection_n have_v make_v they_o like_a to_o stranger_n as_o to_o the_o profane_a nation_n and_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o refer_v it_o both_o to_o the_o one_o and_o to_o the_o other_o that_o so_o it_o may_v agree_v with_o the_o pprophecy_n of_o hosea_n i_o will_v call_v they_o my_o people_n which_o be_v not_o my_o people_n hose_n 1.10_o moreover_o when_o he_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v to_o admonish_v they_o that_o this_o consolation_n only_o appertain_v to_o such_o as_o follow_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n call_v for_o there_o be_v many_o eunuch_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n show_v no_o mercy_n and_o many_o stranger_n which_o be_v not_o join_v to_o the_o lord_n this_o promise_n therefore_o be_v restrain_v to_o those_o who_o be_v call_v shall_v obey_v under_o stranger_n and_o eunuch_n he_o note_v out_o all_o such_o as_o seem_v unworthy_a to_o be_v repute_v among_o the_o number_n of_o god_n people_n who_o once_o have_v choose_v they_o for_o his_o peculiar_a inheritance_n and_o afterward_o banish_v they_o out_o of_o his_o land_n other_o nation_n be_v shut_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o every_o place_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n saint_n paul_n say_v in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n chap._n 2.12.13_o that_o the_o gentile_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o israel_n but_o be_v stranger_n from_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n without_o hope_n and_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n but_o now_o in_o christ_n jesus_n say_v he_o you_o which_o be_v once_o far_o off_o be_v make_v near_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n thus_o than_o the_o gentile_n may_v in_o the_o beginning_n doubt_v whether_o this_o benefit_n of_o adoption_n belong_v unto_o they_o or_o no_o see_v it_o be_v proper_o appropriate_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v how_o the_o apostle_n avoid_v this_o thing_n though_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v they_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n throughout_o all_o thâ—_n world_n mark_n 16.15_o for_o they_o think_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v have_v be_v profane_v if_o they_o shall_v indifferent_o publish_v it_o as_o well_o to_o the_o gentile_n as_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o same_o scruple_n may_v also_o trouble_v the_o mind_n even_o of_o the_o elect_a people_n in_o regard_n their_o banishment_n out_o of_o the_o holy_a land_n be_v a_o sign_n unto_o they_o of_o their_o rejection_n the_o prophet_n therefore_o will_v they_o to_o remove_v all_o such_o doubt_n as_o these_o out_o of_o their_o head_n under_o the_o word_n eunuch_n by_o the_o figure_n synecdoche_n he_o comprehend_v all_o those_o that_o bear_v any_o note_n of_o infamy_n upon_o they_o which_o may_v be_v a_o occasion_n to_o separate_v they_o from_o god_n people_n for_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o eunuch_n and_o such_o as_o have_v no_o child_n be_v reject_v of_o god_n and_o exclude_v out_o of_o the_o promise_n wherein_o he_o have_v say_v to_o abraham_n that_o his_o posterity_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o star_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n gen._n 15.5_o and_o 22.17_o in_o a_o word_n he_o withdraw_v all_o man_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o themselves_o that_o they_o may_v whole_o fix_v their_o mind_n upon_o the_o call_n of_o god_n that_o thus_o they_o may_v imitate_v the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n who_o consider_v not_o his_o body_n now_o dead_a neither_o the_o deadness_n of_o sarahs_n womb_n so_o as_o to_o enter_v into_o any_o dispute_n with_o himself_o through_o his_o own_o incredulity_n touch_v the_o power_n of_o god_n but_o above_o hope_n believe_v under_o hope_n rom._n 4.18_o 19_o 20._o the_o prophet_n than_o speak_v to_o the_o vile_a and_o contemptible_a lest_o they_o shall_v be_v discourage_v because_o as_o saint_n peter_n say_v god_n be_v no_o accepter_n of_o person_n 10.34.35_o act_n 10.34.35_o but_o in_o every_o nation_n he_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o work_v righteousness_n be_v accept_v of_o he_o verse_n 4._o for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n unto_o the_o eunuch_n that_o keep_v my_o sabbath_n and_o choose_v the_o thing_n that_o please_v i_o and_o take_v hold_v of_o my_o covenant_n 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their_o belly_n superstition_n fast_o of_o papist_n mere_o superstition_n they_o also_o hold_v flesh_n to_o be_v unclean_a and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n stuff_n themselves_o up_o to_o the_o throat_n with_o iuncket_n &_o delicate_a meat_n in_o a_o word_n if_o so_o be_v they_o eat_v and_o drink_v their_o fill_v only_o once_o in_o the_o day_n when_o they_o keep_v their_o fast_n they_o think_v then_o they_o have_v do_v a_o work_n of_o supererogation_n see_v then_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o all_o that_o which_o they_o do_v that_o may_v be_v approve_v of_o we_o may_v simple_o condemn_v they_o but_o isaiahs_n dispute_n be_v in_o another_o kind_n for_o the_o fast_n which_o the_o jew_n observe_v be_v laudable_a in_o itself_o because_o god_n have_v institute_v it_o levit_fw-la 23.27_o and_o 16.29.30_o but_o the_o false_a opinion_n only_o be_v condemn_v as_o for_o the_o papist_n we_o must_v condemn_v not_o only_o their_o false_a opinion_n but_o the_o institution_n of_o their_o fast_n 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