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be_v describe_v as_o much_o big_a than_o all_o the_o old_a jerusalem_n and_o a_o new_a jerusalem_n big_a than_o all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n solomon_n finish_v his_o temple_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 3000._o hence_o some_o gather_v that_o the_o spiritual_a temple_n shall_v be_v complete_v in_o 3000_o more_o and_o then_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n shall_v take_v place_n as_o the_o sabbath_n succeed_v the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o week_n in_o the_o build_n of_o this_o magnifical_a house_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o material_n be_v make_v ready_a before_o they_o be_v bring_v thither_o so_o that_o there_o be_v neither_o hammer_n nor_o axe_n nor_o any_o tool_n of_o iron_n hear_v in_o the_o house_n while_o it_o be_v in_o building_n 1_o king_n 6._o 7._o to_o teach_v we_o three_o thing_n 1._o that_o all_o true_a member_n of_o church_n must_v be_v sanctify_v and_o call_v to_o be_v saint_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 1_o 2._o hew_v by_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n and_o make_v live_v stone_n before_o admission_n 2._o that_o in_o the_o church_n militant_a upon_o earth_n all_o noise_n of_o jar_n and_o contention_n which_o be_v as_o the_o knock_n of_o iron_n instrument_n must_v be_v decline_v 3._o that_o in_o the_o church_n triumphant_a in_o heaven_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o sorrow_n nor_o suffering_n all_o noise_n of_o fear_n and_o tear_n shall_v be_v do_v away_o the_o state_n then_o shall_v be_v peaceable_a and_o joyful_a for_o which_o the_o saint_n be_v fit_v by_o the_o hammer_n of_o god_n word_n and_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o spirit_n upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o this_o low_a world_n there_o to_o enjoy_v rest_n and_o glory_n the_o sanctum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la of_o the_o temple_n or_o oracle_n so_o call_v because_o there_o god_n use_v to_o deliver_v divine_a answer_n or_o oracle_n exod._n 30._o 5._o and_o levit._n 16._o 2._o be_v the_o place_n prepare_v for_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n to_o rest_v in_o after_o its_o many_o remove_n and_o wander_n 1._o from_o the_o desert_n to_o gilgal_n 2._o from_o gilgal_n to_o shilo_n 3._o from_o shilo_n to_o the_o philistines_n 4._o from_o thence_o to_o bethshemesh_n 5._o from_o thence_o to_o kiriath_n jearim_n 6._o from_o thence_o to_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n and_o 7._o from_o thence_o to_o zion_n the_o city_n of_o david_n now_o solomon_n provide_v a_o rest_a place_n to_o wit_n the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o holy_a of_o holies_n for_o this_o best_a and_o most_o precious_a piece_n which_o have_v the_o law_n within_o it_o and_o the_o mercy-seat_n upon_o it_o far_o more_o precious_a than_o the_o palladium_n at_o troy_n the_o pessinuntium_n at_o rome_n or_o the_o image_n at_o athens_n make_v by_o canetias_n the_o artificer_n yet_o say_v by_o the_o covetous_a priest_n to_o be_v drop_v down_o from_o jupiter_n act._n 19_o 35._o as_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a evidence_n of_o god_n gracious_a presence_n and_o the_o lively_a type_n of_o christ_n in_o who_o be_v hide_v as_o in_o a_o ark_n or_o coffer_n all_o the_o treasure_n of_o god_n goodness_n col._n 2._o 3._o so_o that_o when_o solomon_n dedicate_v his_o glorious_a fabric_n which_o as_o josephus_n say_v dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o all_o its_o beholder_n by_o sacrifice_n and_o supplication_n he_o conclude_v his_o prayer_n say_v arise_v now_o therefore_o o_o lord_n god_n into_o thy_o rest_a place_n thou_o and_o the_o ark_n of_o thy_o strength_n 2_o chron._n 6._o 41._o whereby_o he_o invite_v the_o lord_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o his_o temple_n where_o his_o ark_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o transportative_a but_o settle_v for_o a_o long_a season_n psal_n 1_o â—2_n 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o the_o lord_n testify_v his_o acceptation_n of_o all_o both_o by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n which_o be_v keep_v alive_a till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n and_o by_o fill_v the_o house_n with_o his_o glory_n 2_o chro._n 7._o 1._o now_o be_v the_o church_n of_o god_n by_o his_o good_a hand_n upon_o she_o bring_v up_o to_o such_o a_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n and_o to_o such_o a_o perfection_n of_o dazzle_a splendour_n like_o that_o of_o the_o temple_n that_o religion_n be_v have_v in_o great_a veneration_n both_o by_o domestic_n and_o foreigner_n 1._o his_o own_o israel_n go_v home_o so_o refresh_v with_o the_o prayer_n and_o the_o blessing_n that_o they_o adore_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o goodness_n to_o they_o 1_o kin._n 8._o 66._o and_o both_o hiram_n king_n of_o yyre_n praise_v god_n for_o the_o blessing_n that_o the_o church_n have_v in_o solomon_n 1_o kin._n 5._o 7._o saying_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v love_v his_o people_n he_o have_v set_v a_o solomon_n over_o they_o 2_o chro._n 2._o 11._o hence_o some_o very_o think_v this_o hiram_n be_v a_o proselit_v prince_n and_o 2._o
all_o 1_o kin._n 11._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 1._o for_o david_n sake_n which_o be_v five_o time_n repeat_v there_o for_o his_o honour_n and_o 2._o for_o jerusalem_n sake_n both_o which_o have_v peculiar_a promise_n as_o 1._o david_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 16._o all_o perform_v by_o the_o promiser_n either_o in_o the_o type_n '_o or_o antitype_n 2._o jerusalem_n that_o holy_a city_n neh._n 11._o 1._o 18._o isa_n 52._o 1._o wherein_o zion_n and_o the_o temple_n stand_v and_o be_v the_o special_a type_n of_o the_o church_n psal_n 51._o 18._o isa_n 62._o 1_o 7._o and_o 66._o 20._o revel_v 21._o 2._o and_o therein_o god_n promise_v to_o david_n his_o servant_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o light_n or_o lamp_n always_o 1_o kin._n 11._o v._n 36._o to_o wit_n a_o royal_a successor_n that_o shall_v shine_v before_o his_o people_n which_o be_v most_o proper_o accomplish_v in_o christ_n luke_n 2._o 32._o the_o sceptre_n can_v not_o be_v take_v either_o by_o man_n or_o devil_n from_o judah_n until_o shilo_n come_v gen._n 49._o 10._o and_o then_o be_v he_o a_o light_n to_o the_o gentile_n as_o he_o have_v be_v and_o still_o be_v a_o glory_n to_o israel_n now_o though_o the_o devil_n that_o grand_a makebate_n of_o the_o world_n have_v a_o great_a hand_n in_o this_o rent_n or_o division_n together_o with_o his_o impious_a instrument_n jeroboam_n yet_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o great_a hand_n in_o it_o to_o ordain_v order_n and_o over-rule_v all_o for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n this_o thing_n be_v from_o i_o and_o the_o cause_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o devil_n 1_o kin._n 12._o 15.24_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n call_v rebellion_n ch._n 12._o 19_o so_o it_o be_v from_o the_o devil_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n both_o of_o solomon_n idolatry_n ch._n 11._o v._n 11._o and_o of_o rehoboam_n insolency_n so_o it_o be_v from_o god_n as_o a_o act_n of_o justice_n from_o the_o supreme_a judge_n am._n 3._o 6._o god_n here_o withdraw_v the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n from_o rehoboam_n and_o leave_v he_o to_o his_o own_o egregious_a folly_n as_o chap._n 22._o 23._o 2_o chron._n 25._o 20._o and_o 32._o 31._o god_n know_v how_o to_o order_v the_o disorder_n of_o the_o world_n to_o his_o own_o glory_n as_o have_v a_o overrule_a providence_n beyond_o man_n purpose_n and_o a_o overpouring_a power_n still_o to_o preserve_v his_o poor_a church_n though_o solomon_n have_v be_v share_v himself_o betwixt_o god_n and_o idol_n and_o therefore_o his_o servant_n jeroboam_n shall_v share_v the_o kingdom_n with_o his_o son_n rehoboam_n yea_o and_o bear_v away_o the_o better_a half_n from_o he_o yet_o judah_n still_o rule_v with_o god_n and_o god_n with_o they_o and_o be_v faithful_a with_o the_o saint_n when_o ephraim_n the_o ten_o tribe_n compass_v god_n about_o with_o lie_n hos_fw-la 11._o v._n 12._o that_o be_v while_o backslide_n israel_n go_v after_o their_o leaden_a priest_n make_v by_o jeroboam_n of_o the_o base_a of_o the_o people_n and_o their_o golden_a calf_n judah_n keep_v right_o to_o the_o temple-worship_n and_o firm_a in_o the_o true_a religion_n thus_o the_o most_o gracious_a god_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o wrath_n remember_v mercy_n and_o leave_v this_o blessing_n soon_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_a behind_o he_o that_o a_o lamp_n shall_v be_v light_v in_o jerusalem_n which_o the_o most_o boisterous_a blast_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o instrument_n shall_v not_o blow_v out_o the_o sixteenth_o plot_n against_o the_o church_n in_o canaan_n defeat_v by_o god._n chap._n xvi_o now_o when_o the_o devil_n have_v divide_v so_o great_a a_o share_n of_o david_n kingdom_n to_o himself_o by_o divine_a permission_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o soil_n hos_fw-la 9_o 3._o isa_n 8._o 8._o give_a way_n for_o his_o own_o glory_n to_o such_o sad_a encroachment_n he_o fall_v upon_o sow_v the_o curse_a seed_n of_o his_o tare_n upon_o the_o lord_n land_n among_o those_o tribe_n who_o disdain_v to_o live_v any_o 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hedge_n be_v go_v begin_v to_o lay_v waste_n god_n vineyard_n isa_n 5._o 5_o 6._o he_o now_o fall_v to_o work_v for_o debauch_v israel_n he_o first_o make_v they_o cast_v off_o their_o true_a sovereign_n and_o choose_v a_o false_a one_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la must_v be_v the_o man_n one_o that_o want_v neither_o craft_n nor_o courage_n to_o back_o this_o horse_n which_o have_v cast_v his_o rider_n next_o to_o achitophel_n the_o devil_n have_v not_o a_o crafty_a head_n to_o plot_n against_o the_o church_n than_o this_o leader_n of_o the_o faction_n and_o fraction_n as_o the_o subtle_a serpent_n infuse_v into_o he_o his_o subtlety_n for_o steal_v a_o sceptre_n so_o for_o secure_v it_o to_o he_o when_o he_o have_v steal_v it_o his_o plot_v head_n have_v this_o consider_a cap_n upon_o it_o it_o be_v but_o a_o pang_n of_o discontent_n that_o make_v i_o king_n violent_a thing_n be_v not_o permanent_a sudden_a paroxysme_n or_o fit_v of_o passion_n have_v as_o sudden_a 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to_o flame_n out_o against_o he_o tempora_fw-la mutantur_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o persona_fw-la etc._n etc._n now_o satan_n principal_a assaulter_n of_o the_o church_n be_v become_v the_o principal_n assault_v by_o satan_n in_o the_o church_n now_o satan_n prime_a apostle_n or_o as_o the_o word_n signify_v messenger_n with_o his_o credential_n and_o plenipotentiary_n letters-pattent_n from_o the_o sovereign_a sanhredrim_n for_o persecute_v the_o church_n become_v a_o prime_a apostle_n of_o christ_n with_o all_o apostolical_a qualification_n thereunto_o for_o the_o preserve_n and_o protect_v of_o the_o church_n this_o make_v the_o devil_n mad_a against_o he_o and_o not_o only_o to_o hinder_v he_o at_o every_o turn_n in_o his_o work_n as_o himself_o say_v 1_o thess_n 2._o 18._o but_o also_o do_v his_o utmost_a not_o only_o to_o hurt_v he_o yea_o and_o to_o hand_v he_o out_o of_o the_o way_n by_o some_o of_o those_o often_o peril_n he_o bring_v he_o into_o 2_o cor._n 11._o 14_o 24_o to_o 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who_o fame_n be_v spread_v for_o its_o faith_n all_o the_o world_n over_o by_o that_o resort_v which_o be_v to_o rome_n the_o queen_n of_o city_n now_o from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n rom._n 1._o 5_o to_o 8._o and_o 16._o 19_o and_o still_o that_o which_o be_v of_o great_a provocation_n be_v that_o not_o only_o the_o belove_a of_o god_n therefore_o hate_v of_o the_o devil_n be_v find_v in_o rome_n itself_o rom._n 1._o 7._o but_o even_o in_o nero_n very_a family_n phil._n 4._o 22._o this_o curse_a leaven_n of_o christianity_n as_o they_o call_v it_o have_v not_o only_o leaven_v rome_n the_o best_a and_o chief_a city_n in_o the_o world_n but_o also_o caesar_n own_o royal_a palace_n which_o be_v the_o best_a and_o chief_a building_n in_o that_o best_a and_o chief_a city_n all_o nero_n court_n ring_v of_o paul_n the_o prisoner_n and_o the_o preacher_n hereby_o the_o lord_n order_v the_o futherance_n of_o the_o gospel_n phil._n 1._o 12._o 13._o even_n where_o satan_n seat_n or_o 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his_o red_a horse_n together_o with_o his_o black_a and_o with_o his_o pale_a horse_n to_o bring_v war_n famine_n of_o the_o word_n especial_o yea_o death_n and_o hell_n too_o in_o those_o one_a ten_o bloody_a persecution_n revel_v 6._o 2_o 3_o 5_o 7._o this_o be_v the_o one_a branch_n of_o the_o 2d_o part_n of_o that_o book_n which_o john_n divide_v into_o two_o part_n one_a a_o history_n of_o thing_n then_o present_a 2d_o a_o prophecy_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v ch._n 1._o 19_o now_o this_o rage_n of_o this_o mad_a rider_n be_v the_o first_o of_o those_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o the_o whole_a of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v as_o a_o comedy_n represent_v on_o a_o theatre_n in_o a_o dramatic_a dress_n as_o in_o three_o act_n the_o 1._o be_v the_o tragical_a misery_n of_o the_o church_n 2._o her_o deliverance_n 3._o her_o doxology_n or_o magnify_v her_o deliverer_n so_o that_o though_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o devil_n yet_o always_o the_o end_n be_v the_o lord_n jam._n 5._o 11._o and_o that_o a_o good_a end_n for_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o church_n comfort_n as_o daniel_n assure_v the_o church_n how_o it_o shall_v be_v preserve_v to_o christ_n first_o come_v so_o john_n assure_v no_o less_o preservation_n to_o she_o from_o his_o time_n to_o christ_n 2d_o come_v indeed_o all_o the_o ten_o primitive_a persecutor_n be_v as_o red_a horse_n who_o the_o devil_n ride_v upon_o so_o bloody_a that_o for_o every_o day_n in_o the_o young_a except_v one_o 5000_o be_v murder_v as_o jerom_n write_v and_o the_o 1._o be_v bloody_a nero_n that_o monster_n of_o mankind_n notwithstanding_o his_o utinam_fw-la nescirem_fw-la literas_fw-la i_o wish_v i_o can_v not_o write_v my_o name_n to_o the_o execution_n of_o any_o during_o his_o plausible_a quinquennium_fw-la or_o five_o y._n reign_n who_o the_o devil_n spur_v up_o to_o burn_v rome_n his_o own_o imperial_a city_n sing_v upon_o his_o harp_n all_o the_o nine_o day_n it_o be_v burn_v the_o song_n of_o homer_n about_o 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7._o 11_o 24._o and_o 8._o 3_o 4._o so_o those_o locust_n here_o do_v prevail_v just_a the_o same_o term_n of_o time_n and_o then_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v the_o water_n be_v abate_v or_o abate_n 3._o as_o noah_n and_o his_o family_n the_o church_n only_o be_v deliver_v from_o that_o deluge_n so_o god_n seal_v one_o only_o be_v save_v from_o this_o antichristian_a deluge_n in_o the_o ark_n or_o church_n 3_o they_o be_v limit_v in_o their_o torment_n which_o they_o put_v other_o to_o their_o commission_n reach_v not_o to_o torment_n any_o to_o death_n to_o they_o it_o be_v give_v this_o be_v oft_o repeat_v in_o the_o revelation_n to_o show_v that_o antichrist_n and_o his_o auxiliary_n though_o bandy_n and_o bend_v all_o their_o fraud_n and_o force_n for_o destroy_a soul_n be_v so_o butt_v and_o bound_v by_o the_o great_a god_n that_o they_o all_o can_v do_v no_o more_o than_o be_v give_v they_o from_o above_o the_o popish_a locust_n be_v so_o confine_v in_o their_o commission_n that_o 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