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our_o service_n be_v agreeable_a for_o christ_n exhort_v and_o incourage_v the_o faithful_a minister_n to_o fight_v valiant_o until_o they_o have_v overcome_v this_o temptation_n so_o as_o set_v light_n by_o the_o malice_n of_o man_n they_o cheerful_o go_v on_o still_o in_o their_o call_n without_o suffer_v discontentment_n or_o carelessness_n to_o hinder_v their_o course_n if_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o purpose_n then_o to_o try_v our_o faith_n and_o patience_n so_o far_o as_o that_o it_o shall_v seem_v we_o labour_v in_o vain_a yet_o must_v we_o satisfy_v ourselves_o with_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n but_o if_o this_o consolation_n take_v no_o place_n in_o we_o then_o be_v it_o certain_a that_o we_o be_v not_o
mouth_n god_n speak_v for_o we_o ought_v to_o reject_v all_o such_o as_o broach_v their_o own_o invention_n albeit_o they_o shroud_v themselves_o never_o so_o much_o with_o the_o title_n of_o god_n name_n but_o let_v we_o a_o little_a see_v into_o the_o prophet_n meaning_n for_o have_v show_v that_o man_n conscience_n always_o waver_v till_o the_o lord_n have_v secure_v they_o it_o teach_v we_o to_o hold_v this_o principle_n that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o speak_v by_o his_o prophet_n 1.1_o act_n 28.25_o heb._n 1.1_o for_o otherwise_o our_o conscience_n will_v remain_v in_o doubt_n and_o perplexity_n still_o there_o be_v also_o great_a weight_n in_o these_o word_n in_o that_o he_o recite_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n for_o by_o the_o authority_n hereof_o he_o be_v harten_v on_o to_o perform_v his_o office_n and_o have_v keep_v thou_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o my_o hand_n though_o this_o be_v say_v in_o chap._n 49.2_o yet_o be_v it_o no_o needless_a repetition_n minister_n god_n will_v always_o protect_v his_o minister_n for_o hence_o we_o learn_v that_o god_n will_v undoubted_o defend_v his_o minister_n at_o all_o time_n that_o so_o be_v uphold_v by_o his_o succour_n he_o may_v fit_v they_o to_o pass_v through_o the_o pike_n now_o that_o we_o may_v be_v cover_v with_o this_o shadow_n two_o thing_n be_v require_v first_o that_o we_o be_v well_o assure_v that_o we_o publish_v nothing_o to_o the_o people_n but_o god_n word_n second_o that_o we_o do_v this_o at_o god_n command_n for_o such_o as_o rash_o intrude_v themselves_o may_v well_o crake_v of_o the_o title_n of_o teacher_n but_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o they_o shall_v turn_v their_o back_n when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o trial_n indeed_o but_o if_o we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n to_o witness_v with_o we_o that_o we_o be_v call_v of_o god_n then_o may_v we_o resolve_v ourselves_o assure_o of_o god_n aid_n and_o protection_n and_o that_o in_o the_o end_n we_o shall_v have_v the_o victory_n the_o end_n of_o the_o ambassage_n be_v add_v that_o i_o may_v plant_v the_o heaven_n say_v he_o that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o i_o may_v bring_v all_o thing_n into_o their_o right_a order_n i_o grant_v this_o be_v diverse_o expound_v but_o the_o most_o native_a sense_n as_o i_o think_v be_v that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v renew_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n because_o in_o christ_n as_o paul_n speak_v all_o thing_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v gather_v together_o in_o one_o eph._n 1.10_o for_o in_o regard_n that_o since_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o first_o man_n preach_v the_o world_n renew_v as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o the_o gospel_n preach_v we_o see_v nothing_o here_o but_o such_o horrible_a confusion_n as_o burden_n the_o very_a insensible_a creature_n and_o make_v they_o as_o it_o be_v to_o bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o our_o sin_n rom._n 8.22_o this_o disorder_n can_v no_o way_n be_v repair_v but_o in_o christ_n see_v then_o that_o the_o whole_a face_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v disfigure_v by_o this_o woeful_a desolation_n it_o be_v not_o say_v without_o cause_n that_o the_o faithful_a teacher_n do_v renew_v the_o world_n even_o as_o if_o god_n do_v cast_v heaven_n and_o earth_n into_o a_o new_a mould_n again_o by_o their_o hand_n by_o this_o let_v we_o take_v a_o taste_n of_o the_o grievousnesse_n of_o sin_n see_v such_o a_o horrible_a downfall_n have_v succeed_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n it_o be_v say_v then_o that_o the_o heaven_n be_v plant_v and_o the_o earth_n set_v upon_o her_o foundation_n when_o the_o lord_n establish_v his_o church_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o word_n this_o he_o do_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o minister_n who_o he_o direct_v by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n and_o defend_v they_o against_o all_o the_o fury_n and_o plot_n of_o their_o enemy_n that_o they_o may_v effectual_o accomplish_v the_o work_n impose_v upon_o they_o last_o he_o show_v that_o this_o ministry_n tend_v to_o a_o high_a end_n then_o to_o the_o visible_a form_n of_o this_o world_n which_o sudden_o vanish_v away_o to_o wit_n that_o he_o will_v raise_v up_o and_o nourish_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o faithful_a the_o hope_n of_o the_o bless_a life_n for_o the_o true_a restauration_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o the_o world_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o the_o elect_n may_v be_v gather_v into_o the_o unity_n of_o faith_n and_o that_o they_o all_o with_o one_o accord_n may_v aspire_v unto_o god_n people_n verse_n 15._o and_o in_o this_o verse_n thou_o be_v my_o people_n see_v he_o so_o love_o allure_v they_o by_o these_o word_n i_o be_o thy_o god_n by_o this_o we_o may_v see_v what_o account_n god_n make_v of_o his_o church_n and_o the_o salvation_n thereof_o in_o that_o he_o not_o only_o prefer_v it_o above_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o show_v that_o the_o stability_n of_o the_o world_n depend_v upon_o it_o we_o be_v also_o to_o observe_v what_o word_n it_o be_v which_o god_n will_v have_v preach_v for_o in_o it_o we_o have_v the_o rule_n of_o a_o godly_a life_n prescribe_v and_o beside_o it_o testify_v unto_o we_o our_o adoption_n wherein_o especial_o consist_v our_o salvation_n verse_n 17._o awake_v awake_a and_o stand_v up_o o_o jerusalem_n which_o have_v drink_v at_o the_o lord_n hand_n the_o cup_n of_o his_o wrath_n thou_o have_v drink_v the_o dregs_n of_o the_o cup_n of_o tremble_a and_o wring_v they_o out_o in_o regard_v the_o church_n be_v to_o sustain_v and_o endure_v many_o affliction_n the_o prophet_n furnish_v she_o with_o consolation_n and_o meet_v with_o a_o difficulty_n that_o may_v come_v between_o namely_o the_o enemy_n tyrannize_v over_o the_o poor_a jew_n when_o as_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n they_o feel_v no_o fruit_n of_o these_o promise_n his_o meaning_n be_v then_o that_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v restore_v and_o shall_v recover_v her_o full_a strength_n though_o now_o she_o be_v afflict_v and_o toss_v up_o and_o down_o with_o diverse_a tempest_n and_o by_o the_o word_n awake_v then_o he_o raise_v she_o from_o death_n and_o as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o her_o grave_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v no_o ruin_n can_v be_v so_o woeful_a nor_o any_o desolation_n so_o horrible_a that_o can_v let_v god_n from_o effect_v of_o this_o restauration_n such_o a_o consolation_n doubtless_o be_v of_o singular_a use_n for_o when_o sorrow_n have_v seize_v upon_o our_o heart_n we_o by_o and_o by_o think_v that_o the_o promise_n belong_v nothing_o at_o all_o unto_o us._n it_o be_v very_o needful_a then_o that_o we_o be_v often_o put_v in_o mind_n of_o this_o and_o may_v also_o have_v it_o ever_o in_o our_o sight_n namely_o that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o speak_v and_o thus_o call_v not_o such_o as_o be_v in_o a_o flourish_a estate_n but_o those_o that_o be_v bring_v low_a yea_o and_o dead_a for_o these_o he_o can_v awaken_v notwithstanding_o and_o raise_v up_o by_o his_o word_n for_o this_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n be_v not_o ordain_v for_o those_o that_o be_v in_o good_a plight_n but_o for_o the_o dead_a which_o have_v lose_v all_o hope_n which_o have_v drink_v etc._n etc._n the_o cup_n of_o wrath_n be_v take_v two_o way_n for_o sometime_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n give_v we_o a_o cup_n of_o wrath_n to_o drink_v when_o he_o smite_v we_o with_o giddiness_n and_o deprive_v we_o of_o sense_n and_o this_o we_o see_v often_o befall_v man_n in_o their_o affliction_n sometime_o also_o it_o be_v take_v simple_o for_o the_o bitter_a and_o smart_a blow_n wherewith_o he_o correct_v his_o child_n in_o wrath_n in_o which_o sense_n this_o word_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v in_o this_o place_n as_o it_o appear_v because_o the_o relative_a his_o be_v thereunto_o add_v neither_o do_v this_o cross_n that_o which_o be_v say_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o church_n be_v amaze_v and_o drink_v for_o this_o happen_v in_o regard_n the_o lord_n chastise_v she_o so_o severe_o now_o this_o be_v a_o similitude_n much_o use_v in_o the_o scripture_n by_o which_o the_o lord_n call_v his_o rod_n wherewith_o he_o correct_v his_o child_n a_o drink_n or_o potion_n divide_v to_o every_o one_o notwithstanding_o when_o it_o speak_v of_o the_o elect_a this_o word_n cup_n serve_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o measure_n which_o god_n keep_v in_o his_o judgement_n for_o he_o favour_v his_o blow_n though_o he_o chastise_v his_o people_n sharpelie_o see_v chap._n 27.8_o jer._n 30.11_o i_o take_v the_o word_n taraela_n for_o anguish_n or_o tremble_a wherewith_o man_n be_v seize_v when_o they_o feel_v themselves_o oppress_v with_o grievous_a affliction_n we_o may_v also_o say_v they_o be_v drink_v in_o regard_n they_o have_v swallow_v all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o cup_n so_o as_o their_o calamity_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 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