with_o their_o worky-day-face_n as_o well_o as_o with_o their_o worky-day-cloath_n and_o yet_o on_o sunday_n when_o they_o come_v to_o church_n and_o appear_v in_o company_n will_v mend_v both_o their_o face_n as_o well_o as_o their_o clothes_n chap._n iii_o verse_n 5._o the_o first_o sin_n that_o ever_o be_v be_v a_o ascend_a a_o climb_a too_o high_a when_o the_o pure_a understanding_n of_o all_o the_o angel_n fall_v by_o their_o ascend_n when_o lucifer_n be_v tumble_v down_o by_o his_o similis_fw-la ero_fw-la altissimo_fw-la i_o will_v be_v like_o the_o most_o high_a then_o the_o devil_n try_v upon_o they_o who_o be_v next_o to_o the_o angel_n in_o dignity_n upon_o man_n how_o that_o clamber_v will_v work_v upon_o he_o he_o present_v to_o man_n the_o same_o ladder_n he_o infuse_v into_o man_n the_o same_o ambition_n and_o as_o he_o fall_v with_o a_o similis_fw-la ero_fw-la altissimo_fw-la i_o will_v be_v like_o the_o most_o high_a so_o he_o overthrow_v man_n with_o a_o eritis_fw-la sicut_fw-la dii_fw-la you_o shall_v be_v like_a god_n it_o seem_v this_o fall_n have_v break_v the_o neck_n of_o man_n ambition_n and_o now_o we_o dare_v not_o be_v so_o like_o god_n as_o we_o shall_v be_v ever_o since_o this_o fall_v man_n be_v so_o far_o from_o affect_v high_a place_n than_o his_o nature_n be_v capable_a of_o that_o he_o be_v still_o grovel_v on_o the_o ground_n and_o participate_v and_o imitate_v and_o express_v more_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o beast_n than_o his_o own_o fond_a man_n that_o be_v thus_o cheat_v of_o a_o assurance_n of_o immortality_n by_o a_o false_a persuasion_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v immortal_a this_o eritis_fw-la sicut_fw-la dii_o have_v damn_v all_o the_o serpent_n persuade_v he_o if_o he_o do_v but_o taste_n he_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n when_o he_o have_v taste_v find_v himself_o worse_a than_o a_o man_n a_o very_a beast_n be_v thus_o at_o once_o fool_v out_o of_o his_o everlastingness_n and_o the_o favour_n of_o his_o maker_n verse_n 7._o till_o man_n have_v sin_v his_o eye_n wereshut_a but_o afterward_o he_o see_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o sin_n as_o david_n do_v and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o he_o be_v more_o ashamed_a of_o his_o nakedness_n than_o of_o his_o sin_n and_o therefore_o he_o endeavour_v by_o figg-leaved_a apron_n to_o cover_v his_o nakedness_n but_o we_o read_v of_o no_o preparation_n that_o be_v make_v to_o hide_v and_o take_v away_o the_o deformity_n of_o his_o sin_n thus_o many_o fear_n more_o to_o offend_v because_o of_o public_a shame_n than_o for_o any_o conscience_n of_o sin_n as_o cain_n rather_o grieve_v that_o he_o be_v make_v a_o vagabond_n than_o that_o he_o kill_v his_o brother_n verse_n 10._o how_o will_v he_o that_o be_v come_v abroad_o at_o midnight_n to_o do_v a_o mischief_n sneak_v away_o if_o he_o see_v the_o watch_n what_o a_o damp_n must_v it_o necessary_o cast_v upon_o any_o sinner_n in_o the_o near_a approach_n of_o his_o sin_n if_o he_o can_v see_v god_n see_v he_o before_o thou_o sin_v than_o he_o look_v love_o after_o the_o sin_n remember_v how_o adam_n will_v have_v say_v hide_v himself_o from_o god_n he_o that_o go_v one_o step_v out_o of_o god_n sight_n be_v loath_a to_o come_v into_o it_o again_o that_o therefore_o thou_o may_v begin_v thy_o heaven_n here_o put_v thyself_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n put_v god_n in_o thy_o sight_n in_o every_o particular_a action_n in_o all_o our_o sense_n in_o all_o our_o faculty_n we_o may_v see_v god_n if_o we_o will_v and_o therefore_o saint_n augustine_n in_o his_o twenty_o chapter_n de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la have_v collect_v place_n of_o scripture_n where_o every_o one_o of_o our_o sense_n be_v call_v a_o see_v there_o be_v a_o gustate_n &_o videte_fw-la and_o audite_fw-la and_o palpate_v taste_v and_o hear_v and_o feeling_n and_o all_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v call_v see_v let_v we_o therefore_o make_v use_n of_o our_o sense_n and_o endeavour_v always_o to_o see_v god_n as_o he_o always_o see_v we_o god_n see_v we_o at_o midnight_n he_o see_v we_o then_o when_o we_o have_v rather_o he_o look_v off_o if_o we_o see_v he_o so_o it_o be_v a_o bless_a interview_n verse_n 11._o wherefore_o be_v it_o may_v some_o ask_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n more_o than_o any_o other_o book_n do_v still_o speak_v in_o this_o singular_a person_n and_o in_o this_o familiar_a person_n still_o tu_fw-la and_o tibi_fw-la and_o te_fw-la who_o tell_v thou_o and_o have_v thou_o eat_v and_o so_o in_o other_o place_n thou_o must_v love_v god_n god_n speak_v to_o thou_o sure_o the_o scripture_n phrase_n be_v as_o ceremonial_a and_o as_o observant_a of_o distance_n as_o any_o and_o yet_o full_a of_o this_o familiar_a word_n to_o thou_o and_o thou_o you_o be_v to_o know_v then_o that_o in_o the_o scripture_n god_n either_o speak_v to_o the_o church_n his_o spouse_n and_o to_o his_o child_n and_o so_o he_o may_v be_v bold_a and_o familiar_a with_o they_o or_o else_o he_o speak_v so_o as_o that_o he_o will_v be_v think_v by_o thou_o to_o speak_v singular_o to_o thy_o soul_n in_o particular_a and_o therefore_o when_o thou_o hear_v his_o mercy_n distribute_v in_o that_o particular_a and_o that_o familiar_a phrase_n thou_o and_o thou_o and_o thou_o know_v not_o whether_o he_o speak_v to_o any_o other_o in_o the_o congregation_n or_o no_o be_v sure_a that_o he_o speak_v to_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o find_v that_o he_o mean_v thou_o but_o think_v that_o he_o speak_v rather_o to_o some_o other_o who_o faith_n and_o good_a life_n thou_o prefer_v before_o thy_o own_o do_v but_o begin_v to_o think_v now_o of_o the_o blessedness_n of_o that_o man_n to_o who_o thou_o think_v he_o speak_v and_o say_v to_o god_n with_o thy_o saviour_n my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o why_o be_v thou_o go_v to_o the_o other_o side_n or_o why_o to_o the_o next_o on_o my_o right_n or_o my_o left_a hand_n and_o leave_v out_o i_o why_o speak_v thou_o not_o comfortable_o to_o my_o soul_n and_o he_o will_v leave_v the_o ninety_o nine_o for_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v find_v such_o a_o weight_n and_o burden_n and_o load_v of_o his_o love_n upon_o thou_o as_o thou_o shall_v be_v fain_o almost_o to_o say_v with_o peter_n exi_n a_o i_o domine_fw-la o_o lord_n go_v far_o from_o i_o i._n e._n thou_o shall_v see_v such_o a_o obligation_n of_o mercy_n lay_v upon_o thou_o as_o put_v thou_o beyond_o all_o possibility_n of_o comprehension_n much_o more_o of_o retribution_n or_o of_o due_a and_o competent_a thanksgiving_n verse_n 12._o when_o adam_n say_v by_o way_n of_o alienation_n and_o transfer_v his_o fault_n the_o woman_n who_o thou_o give_v i_o and_o the_o woman_n say_v the_o serpent_n deceive_v i_o god_n take_v this_o by_o way_n of_o information_n to_o find_v out_o the_o principal_a but_o not_o by_o way_n of_o extenuation_n or_o alleviation_n of_o their_o fault_n every_o adam_n eat_v with_o as_o much_o sweat_n of_o his_o brow_n and_o every_o eve_n bring_v forth_o her_o child_n with_o as_o much_o pain_n in_o her_o travail_n as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o serpent_n in_o the_o case_n if_o a_o man_n sin_n against_o god_n who_o shall_v plead_v for_o he_o if_o a_o man_n lay_v his_o sin_n upon_o the_o serpent_n upon_o the_o devil_n it_o be_v no_o plea_n but_o if_o he_o lay_v they_o upon_o god_n it_o be_v blasphemy_n verse_n 15._o here_o be_v a_o heavy_a war_n denounce_v in_o this_o inimicitias_fw-la ponam_fw-la when_o god_n raise_v a_o war_n between_o the_o devil_n and_o we_o for_o if_o we_o can_v consider_v god_n to_o stand_v neutral_a in_o that_o war_n and_o meddle_v with_o neither_o side_n yet_o be_v we_o nigh_o a_o desperate_a case_n to_o be_v put_v to_o fight_v against_o power_n and_o principality_n against_o the_o devil_n how_o much_o more_o when_o god_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v the_o lord_n of_o that_o host_n too_o when_o god_n press_v the_o devil_n and_o make_v the_o devil_n his_o soldier_n to_o fight_v his_o battle_n and_o direct_v his_o arrow_n and_o his_o bullet_n and_o make_v his_o approach_n and_o attempt_n effectual_a upon_o we_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a war_n where_o there_o be_v not_o two_o side_n and_o yet_o that_o be_v our_o case_n for_o god_n use_v the_o devil_n against_o we_o and_o the_o devil_n use_v we_o against_o one_o another_o nay_o he_o use_v every_o one_o of_o we_o against_o ourselves_o so_o that_o god_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o we_o be_v all_o in_o one_o army_n and_o all_o for_o our_o destruction_n verse_n 20._o saint_n augustine_n propose_v to_o himself_o a_o wonder_n why_o the_o first_o woman_n be_v call_v at_o first_o and_o in_o her_o best_a state_n but_o isha_n virago_n which_o
be_v a_o name_n of_o diminution_n as_o she_o be_v take_v from_o the_o man_n for_o isha_n be_v but_o a_o she-man_n and_o when_o in_o her_o worse_a state_n when_o she_o have_v sin_v she_o be_v call_v eva_n mater_fw-la viventium_fw-la the_o mother_n of_o all_o live_n she_o have_v a_o better_a name_n in_o her_o worst_a estate_n but_o this_o be_v not_o in_o respect_n of_o her_o sin_n say_v that_o father_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o her_o punishment_n now_o that_o she_o be_v become_v mortal_a by_o a_o sentence_n of_o death_n pronounce_v upon_o she_o and_o know_v that_o she_o must_v die_v and_o resolve_v to_o dust_n now_o say_v he_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n in_o she_o of_o grow_v proud_a by_o any_o glorious_a title_n affliction_n have_v tame_v she_o and_o rectify_v she_o now_o and_o thus_o do_v god_n sometime_o bite_v and_o bridle_v we_o by_o affliction_n lest_o we_o be_v too_o proud_a verse_n 24._o see_v the_o unhappiness_n of_o man_n a_o little_a forbid_a fruit_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o frail_a creature_n must_v disinherit_v we_o of_o eternal_a life_n and_o man_n must_v be_v thrust_v out_o of_o door_n deprive_v of_o his_o everlasting_a habitation_n for_o two_o pretty_a toy_n a_o apple_n and_o a_o woman_n howsoever_o say_v chrysostome_n death_n hang_v not_o on_o the_o fruit_n but_o the_o tempter_n lamentable_a felicity_n which_o at_o the_o height_n be_v but_o conditionary_a and_o then_o fatal_a chap._n iu._n verse_n 5._o what_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o capital_a malice_n and_o mortal_a wrath_n in_o cain_n abel_n sacrifice_n be_v accept_v what_o be_v this_o to_o cain_n cain_n be_v reject_v what_o can_v abel_n remedy_v this_o o_o envy_v the_o corrosive_n of_o all_o ill_a mind_n and_o the_o root_n of_o all_o desperate_a action_n the_o same_o cause_n that_o move_v satan_n to_o tempt_v the_o first_o man_n to_o destroy_v himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n the_o same_o move_v the_o second_o man_n to_o destroy_v the_o three_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v cain_n joy_n to_o see_v his_o brother_n accept_v it_o shall_v have_v be_v his_o sorrow_n to_o see_v that_o himself_o have_v deserve_v a_o rejection_n his_o brother_n example_n shall_v have_v excite_v and_o direct_v he_o can_v abel_n have_v stay_v god_n fire_n from_o descend_v or_o shall_v he_o if_o he_o can_v reject_v god_n acceptation_n and_o displease_v his_o maker_n to_o content_v a_o brother_n be_v cain_n ever_o the_o far_a from_o a_o blessing_n because_o his_o brother_n obtain_v mercy_n how_o proud_a and_o foolish_a be_v malice_n which_o grow_v thus_o mad_a for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o because_o god_n or_o abel_n be_v not_o less_o good_a it_o have_v be_v a_o old_a and_o happy_a danger_n to_o be_v holy_a indifferent_a action_n must_v be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v offence_n but_o i_o care_v not_o what_o devil_n or_o what_o cain_n be_v angry_a that_o i_o do_v good_a or_o receive_v it_o verse_n 8._o now_o may_v adam_n see_v the_o image_n of_o himself_o in_o cain_n for_o after_o his_o own_o image_n beget_v he_o he_o adam_n slay_v his_o posterity_n cain_n his_o brother_n we_o be_v too_o like_o one_o another_o in_o that_o we_o be_v unlike_a to_o god_n however_o one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o these_o be_v brethren_n and_o but_o two_o brethren_n the_o beam_n of_o their_o affection_n shall_v have_v be_v so_o much_o the_o hot_a because_o they_o reflect_v mutual_o in_o a_o right_a line_n upon_o each_o other_o and_o yet_o behold_v here_o be_v but_o two_o brother_n in_o the_o world_n and_o one_o be_v the_o butcher_n of_o the_o other_o who_o can_v wonder_v at_o dissension_n among_o thousand_o of_o brethren_n thousand_o of_o christian_n when_o he_o see_v so_o deadly_a opposition_n between_o two_o and_o these_o the_o first_o root_n of_o brotherhood_n who_o can_v hope_v to_o live_v plausible_o and_o secure_o among_o so_o many_o cain_n when_o he_o see_v one_o cain_n the_o death_n of_o one_o abel_n verse_n 9_o no_o soon_o do_v abel_n blood_n speak_v to_o god_n than_o god_n speak_v to_o cain_n there_o be_v no_o wicked_a man_n to_o who_o god_n speak_v not_o if_o not_o to_o his_o ear_n yet_o to_o his_o heart_n what_o speech_n be_v this_o not_o a_o accusation_n yet_o such_o a_o enquiry_n as_o will_v infer_v a_o accusation_n god_n love_v to_o have_v a_o sinner_n accuse_v himself_o and_o therefore_o have_v he_o set_v his_o deputy_n in_o the_o breast_n of_o man_n neither_o do_v god_n love_v this_o more_o than_o nature_n abhor_v it_o cain_n answer_v stubborn_o the_o very_a name_n of_o abel_n wound_v he_o no_o less_o than_o his_o hand_n have_v wound_v abel_n conscience_n that_o be_v without_o remorse_n be_v not_o without_o horror_n wickedness_n make_v man_n desperate_a the_o murderer_n be_v angry_a with_o god_n as_o of_o late_a for_o accept_v his_o brother_n oblation_n so_o now_o for_o listen_v to_o his_o blood_n verse_n 11._o there_o be_v a_o holy_a league_n offensive_a and_o defensive_a betwixt_o god_n and_o his_o child_n god_n shall_v not_o only_o protect_v we_o from_o other_o but_o he_o shall_v fight_v for_o we_o against_o they_o our_o enemy_n be_v his_o enemy_n nolite_fw-la tangere_fw-la christos_fw-la meos_fw-la say_v god_n of_o all_o holy_a people_n you_o be_v as_o good_a touch_v i_o as_o touch_v any_o of_o they_o thus_o when_o cain_n have_v trespass_v against_o god_n himself_o in_o this_o that_o he_o will_v bind_v god_n to_o a_o acceptation_n of_o his_o sacrifice_n god_n come_v no_o far_o for_o that_o then_o to_o why_o do_v thou_o thus_o but_o in_o his_o murder_n commit_v upon_o his_o brother_n who_o be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n god_n proceed_v so_o much_o far_a as_o to_o say_v here_o now_o be_v thou_o curse_v from_o the_o earth_n when_o jeroboam_fw-la suffer_v idolatry_n god_n let_v he_o alone_o that_o concern_v but_o god_n himself_o but_o when_o jeroboam_fw-la stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o the_o prophet_n his_o hand_n wither_v verse_n 13._o and_o what_o be_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o punishment_n this_o from_o thy_o face_n shall_v i_o be_v hide_v it_o be_v not_o that_o god_n will_v not_o look_v gracious_o upon_o he_o but_o that_o god_n will_v not_o look_v at_o all_o upon_o he_o infinite_o desperate_a be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n put_v away_o a_o soul._n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o there_o do_v this_o comfort_n arise_v from_o the_o text_n that_o a_o imputation_n of_o sin_n arise_v from_o ourselves_o may_v be_v accompany_v with_o error_n â—nd_v mistake_v and_o we_o may_v impute_v that_o to_o ourselves_o which_o god_n do_v not_o impute_v for_o this_o word_n which_o some_o translate_v here_o iniquity_n be_v oftentimes_o in_o scripture_n use_v for_o punishment_n as_o well_o as_o for_o sin_n and_o so_o indifferent_o for_o both_o as_o that_o if_o we_o compare_v translation_n with_o translation_n and_o exposition_n with_o exposition_n it_o will_v be_v hard_a for_o we_o to_o say_v whether_o it_o can_v be_v say_v my_o iniquity_n be_v great_a than_o can_v be_v pardon_v or_o my_o punishment_n be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v bear_v and_o therefore_o we_o must_v have_v a_o care_n how_o we_o mis-impute_a god_n anger_n to_o ourselves_o arise_v out_o of_o his_o punishment_n his_o correction_n and_o infliction_n upon_o we_o that_o because_o we_o have_v cross_n in_o the_o world_n we_o can_v believe_v that_o we_o stand_v well_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n verse_n 14._o he_o that_o care_v not_o for_o the_o act_n of_o his_o sin_n shall_v care_v for_o the_o smart_n of_o his_o punishment_n for_o see_v this_o miscreant_n which_o have_v neither_o grace_n to_o avoid_v his_o sin_n nor_o to_o confess_v it_o now_o that_o he_o be_v convince_v of_o sin_n and_o curse_v for_o it_o how_o he_o howl_v how_o he_o exclaim_v the_o damn_a be_v weary_a of_o their_o torment_n but_o in_o vain_a how_o great_a a_o madness_n be_v it_o to_o complain_v too_o late_o he_o that_o will_v not_o keep_v his_o brother_n be_v cast_v out_o from_o the_o protection_n of_o god_n he_o that_o fear_v not_o to_o kill_v his_o brother_n fear_v now_o that_o whosoever_o meet_v he_o will_v kill_v he_o the_o trouble_a conscience_n project_v fearful_a thing_n and_o sin_n make_v even_o cruel_a man_n cowardly_a how_o bitter_a be_v the_o end_n of_o sin_n yea_o without_o end_n still_o cain_n find_v that_o he_o have_v kill_v himself_o more_o than_o his_o brother_n we_o shall_v never_o sin_v if_o our_o foresight_n be_v but_o as_o good_a as_o our_o sense_n the_o issue_n of_o sin_n will_v appear_v a_o thousand_o time_n more_o horrible_a than_o the_o act_n be_v pleasant_a verse_n 15._o some_o think_v this_o mark_n be_v a_o horrible_a tremble_a and_o shake_v of_o his_o whole_a body_n as_o the_o septuagint_n translate_v who_o for_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o vagabond_n read_v thou_o shall_v
bury_v in_o the_o highway_n be_v no_o good_a mark_n and_o therefore_o bury_v not_o thyself_o thy_o labour_n thy_o affection_n upon_o the_o world_n verse_n 22._o however_o infidel_n and_o idolater_n be_v destitute_a of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n yet_o they_o account_v it_o a_o special_a duty_n to_o honour_v the_o priest_n of_o their_o grove_n and_o altar_n and_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o receive_v any_o blessing_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o god_n unless_o they_o honour_v those_o that_o be_v esteem_v as_o his_o servant_n thus_o moses_n witness_v that_o when_o pharaoh_n during_o the_o dearth_n and_o famine_n that_o be_v in_o egypt_n have_v receive_v all_o the_o money_n buy_v all_o the_o cattle_n and_o purchase_v all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o people_n to_o supply_v their_o necessity_n and_o save_v their_o life_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o buy_v the_o priest_n land_n but_o sustain_v they_o for_o their_o office_n sake_n and_o be_v idolater_n and_o infidel_n thus_o bountiful_a in_o the_o maintain_n of_o their_o priest_n how_o then_o shall_v this_o serve_v to_o reprove_v our_o dulness_n and_o backwardness_n in_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o the_o eternal_a god_n how_o many_o be_v there_o that_o live_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o profess_v the_o true_a religion_n who_o yet_o to_o maintain_v a_o learned_a minister_n that_o be_v able_a to_o save_v their_o soul_n repine_v and_o grutch_v to_o give_v sixpence_n a_o quarter_n what_o a_o shame_n be_v it_o for_o those_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v with_o abundance_n that_o they_o shall_v spend_v all_o on_o their_o back_n and_o belly_n on_o hawk_n or_o hound_n or_o whore_n and_o nothing_o at_o all_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o comfort_n of_o their_o foul_n and_o help_v of_o their_o brethren_n verse_n 28._o just_o so_o many_o year_n as_o jacob_n have_v nourish_v joseph_n in_o canaan_n do_v joseph_n nourish_v jacob_n in_o egypt_n repay_v his_o father_n love_n to_o the_o utmost_a penny_n these_o be_v the_o sweet_a day_n and_o free_a from_o trouble_n that_o ever_o the_o good_a old_a patriarch_n see_v god_n reserve_v his_o best_a to_o the_o last_o mark_v the_o perfect_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o upright_a say_v the_o psalmist_n for_o be_v his_o beginning_n and_o middle_n never_o so_o troublesome_a the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n his_o after-end_n at_o least_o shall_v be_v peace_n a_o goshen_n he_o shall_v have_v either_o here_o or_o in_o heaven_n and_o a_o peace_n both_o in_o this_o world_n and_o the_o next_o the_o peace_n of_o conscience_n here_o and_o the_o peace_n that_o pass_v all_o understanding_n hereafter_o chap._n xlviii_o verse_n 1._o iacob_n have_v i_o love_v say_v god_n and_o yet_o this_o belove_a of_o god_n be_v under_o many_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n in_o his_o life_n and_o visit_v with_o sickness_n before_o his_o death_n and_o all_o this_o do_v very_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n providence_n for_o who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o chasten_v and_o scourge_v every_o son_n who_o he_o receive_v affliction_n be_v christ_n love-token_n when_o ignatius_n come_v to_o the_o wild_a beast_n now_o say_v he_o i_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o christian._n omnis_fw-la christianus_n crucianus_fw-la every_o true_a christian_a must_v take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v his_o saviour_n it_o be_v report_v of_o a_o ancient_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n lie_v upon_o his_o sick_a bed_n and_o be_v ask_v how_o he_o do_v and_o how_o he_o feel_v himself_o he_o point_v to_o his_o sore_n and_o ulcer_n whereof_o he_o be_v full_a and_o say_v hae_fw-la sunt_fw-la gemmae_fw-la &_o pretiosa_fw-la ornamenta_fw-la dei_fw-la these_o be_v god_n gem_n and_o jewel_n wherewith_o he_o deck_v his_o best_a friend_n and_o to_o i_o they_o be_v more_o precious_a than_o all_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n in_o the_o world_n verse_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o relate_v god_n mercy_n to_o we_o in_o the_o lump_n and_o by_o wholesale_n but_o we_o must_v instance_n in_o the_o particular_n both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n upon_o every_o occasion_n set_v they_o down_o one_o by_o one_o and_o cypher_v they_o up_o as_o david_n word_n be_v psal._n 9_o 1._o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o o_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v show_v forth_o or_o sum_v up_o all_o thy_o marvellous_a work_n when_o moses_n in_o exodus_fw-la meet_v with_o his_o father_n in_o law_n he_o reckon_v all_o the_o particular_a mercy_n that_o god_n have_v do_v for_o israel_n in_o egypt_n and_o at_o the_o red_a sea_n he_o omit_v none_o the_o true_o thankful_a keep_v a_o ephemerides_n a_o calendar_n and_o catalogue_n of_o god_n gracious_a deal_n with_o they_o and_o delight_n to_o their_o last_o to_o recount_v and_o sum_v they_o up_o we_o shall_v be_v like_a civit-box_n which_o still_o retain_v the_o scent_n when_o the_o civit_n be_v take_v out_o of_o they_o verse_n 7._o jacob_n make_v mention_n of_o rachel_n burial_n to_o put_v joseph_n in_o mind_n that_o rachel_n forsake_v her_o father_n house_n to_o live_v in_o canaan_n so_o to_o stir_v he_o up_o much_o more_o to_o leave_v egypt_n which_o be_v not_o his_o country_n as_o also_o that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o great_a desire_n to_o the_o place_n of_o his_o mother_n sepulchre_n verse_n 14._o jacob_n feel_v with_o his_o hand_n which_o be_v the_o elder_a and_o big_a for_o the_o word_n be_v he_o cause_v his_o hand_n to_o understand_v on_o purpose_n lay_v his_o right_a hand_n on_o ephraim_n in_o way_n of_o pre-eminence_n which_o show_v that_o god_n bestow_v his_o gift_n without_o respect_n of_o person_n as_o also_o it_o prefigure_v the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n instead_o of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v as_o the_o elder_a brother_n 3._o from_o this_o we_o may_v deduce_v a_o evident_a truth_n in_o experience_n that_o god_n dispensation_n towards_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o life_n be_v like_o jacob_n deal_n here_o with_o josephs_n son_n cross_a and_o strange_a for_o as_o he_o lay_v his_o right_a hand_n on_o the_o young_a and_o his_o left_a on_o the_o elder_a so_o do_v god_n ofttimes_o for_o the_o present_a distribute_v with_o his_o left_a hand_n cross_n to_o the_o good_a and_o with_o his_o right_a favour_n to_o the_o bad_a and_o not_o only_o in_o a_o literal_a sense_n as_o our_o saviour_n speak_v he_o make_v the_o sun_n to_o shine_v and_o the_o rain_n to_o fall_v upon_o the_o just_a and_o the_o unjust_a but_o in_o a_o metaphorical_a sense_n he_o cause_v the_o sun_n of_o prosperity_n to_o shine_v upon_o the_o unjust_a and_o the_o rain_n of_o adversity_n to_o fall_v upon_o the_o just._n verse_n 15._o when_o a_o curse_n fall_v upon_o the_o child_n the_o father_n be_v curse_v as_o in_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o child_n that_o father_n be_v bless_v thus_o joseph_n bring_v his_o two_o son_n manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n to_o his_o age_a father_n jacob_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v his_o blessing_n who_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o their_o head_n bless_v joseph_n say_v the_o text_n and_o say_v god_n before_o who_o etc._n etc._n and_o then_o it_o follow_v the_o angel_n which_o redeem_v i_o from_o all_o evil_a bless_v the_o lad_n now_o as_o jacob_n in_o blessing_n the_o child_n of_o joseph_n bless_v joseph_n himself_o so_o noah_n gen._n 9_o in_o curse_v the_o child_n of_o cham_n curse_a cham_n himself_o valerius_n l._n 1._o have_v observe_v concern_v the_o tyrant_n dionysius_n that_o though_o he_o escape_v free_a and_o untouched_a in_o person_n from_o the_o vengeance_n which_o his_o sacrilegious_a wickedness_n deserve_v yet_o his_o son_n be_v involve_v in_o so_o much_o misery_n that_o in_o they_o he_o be_v pasâ—_n feeling_n suffer_v and_o be_v dead_a pay_v dear_o for_o his_o stolue_v dainty_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n as_o well_o as_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o evil_n fall_v on_o posterity_n be_v reckon_v upon_o the_o father_n score_n and_o thus_o as_o it_o be_v with_o curse_n so_o likewise_o with_o blessing_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n though_o they_o be_v confer_v upon_o the_o child_n yet_o the_o father_n memory_n be_v bless_v and_o honour_v by_o they_o verse_n 17._o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o follow_v man_n blindfold_a how_o see_v soever_o those_o man_n be_v but_o it_o be_v safe_a and_o our_o duty_n to_o follow_v god_n blindfold_a how_o see_v soever_o we_o think_v ourselves_o to_o be_v we_o must_v not_o be_v displease_v as_o joseph_n be_v here_o with_o his_o father_n jacob_n when_o we_o see_v god_n lay_v his_o right_a hand_n upon_o ephraim_n and_o his_o left_a upon_o manasseh_n do_v thing_n cross_v to_o our_o thought_n much_o less_o may_v we_o take_v upon_o we_o to_o direct_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o joseph_n will_v jacob_n where_o we_o please_v the_o lord_n
only_o to_o the_o people_n but_o to_o the_o priest_n himself_o to_o sustain_v he_o yea_o and_o to_o countenance_n and_o favour_n and_o protect_v he_o too_o in_o the_o execution_n and_o exercise_n of_o his_o priestly_a office_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o first_o plantation_n of_o those_o two_o great_a cedar_n the_o secular_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n which_o that_o they_o may_v always_o agree_v as_o brethren_n god_n plant_v at_o first_o in_o those_o two_o brethren_n moses_n and_o aaron_n there_o though_o moses_n be_v the_o temporal_a and_o aaron_n the_o spiritual_a magistrate_n yet_o god_n say_v here_o to_o moses_n i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o not_o only_o to_o pharaoh_n but_o aaron_n thy_o brother_n shall_v be_v thy_o prophet_n for_o as_o he_o say_v exod_a 4._o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o instead_o of_o god_n so_o useful_a so_o necessary_a be_v man_n to_o man_n as_o that_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v of_o god_n incorporate_v in_o god_n subsist_v also_o by_o man._n verse_n 3._o concern_v this_o harden_v of_o pharaoh_n some_o understand_v it_o by_o permission_n i._n e._n god_n suffer_v he_o to_o be_v harden_v as_o we_o say_v in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n i._n e._n suffer_v we_o not_o to_o be_v lead_v greg._n moral_a 31._o cap._n 12._o say_v non_fw-la duritiem_fw-la contulit_fw-la sed_fw-la exigentibus_fw-la ejus_fw-la meritis_fw-la nulla_fw-la infu_fw-la sa_fw-it timoris_fw-la sensibilitate_fw-la mollivit_fw-la he_o do_v not_o impose_v hardness_n but_o his_o merit_n so_o deserve_v he_o soften_v he_o not_o by_o any_o infuse_a sense_n of_o fear_n this_o shall_v ever_o work_v in_o we_o care_n and_o zeal_n to_o crave_v at_o god_n hand_n fleshy_a heart_n which_o may_v tremble_v at_o his_o judgement_n and_o taste_v his_o mercy_n say_v with_o samuel_n speak_v on_o lord_n thy_o servant_n hear_v and_o with_o david_n o_o my_o god_n i_o be_o content_a to_o do_v it_o yea_o thy_o law_n be_v within_o my_o heart_n verse_n 10._o pharaoh_n be_v now_o from_o a_o staff_n of_o protection_n and_o sustentation_n to_o god_n people_n turn_v to_o a_o serpent_n that_o sting_v they_o to_o death_n god_n show_v himself_o in_o this_o real_a emblem_n do_v that_o sudden_o before_o he_o which_o satan_n have_v wrought_v in_o he_o by_o leisure_n and_o now_o when_o he_o crawl_v and_o hiss_v threaten_v peril_n to_o israel_n he_o show_v he_o how_o in_o a_o instant_n he_o can_v turn_v he_o into_o a_o senseless_a stick_n and_o make_v he_o if_o not_o useful_a yet_o fearless_a the_o same_o god_n which_o wrought_v this_o give_v satan_n leave_v to_o imitate_v it_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n the_o first_o plague_n that_o god_n mean_v to_o inflict_v upon_o pharaoh_n be_v delusion_n god_n can_v be_v content_a the_o devil_n shall_v win_v himself_o credit_n where_o he_o mean_v to_o judge_v and_o hold_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o miracle_n well_o lose_v to_o harden_v a_o enemy_n verse_n 12._o here_o we_o may_v see_v the_o end_n of_o falsehood_n and_o error_n at_o the_o last_o truth_n shall_v devour_v it_o in_o god_n good_a time_n for_o great_a be_v truth_n and_o prevail_v truth_n may_v be_v oppress_v for_o a_o time_n god_n so_o please_v either_o to_o punish_v or_o try_v his_o people_n but_o final_o suppress_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v god_n be_v strong_a than_o all_o his_o enemy_n moses_n than_o all_o enchanter_n shall_v disperse_v all_o dusky_a cloud_n bring_v his_o glorious_a truth_n out_o to_o bear_v sway_n again_o at_o his_o good_a pleasure_n verse_n 17._o this_o plague_n god_n bring_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o child_n which_o be_v drown_v and_o the_o river_n thus_o turn_v into_o blood_n complain_v to_o god_n for_o that_o slaughter_n we_o may_v further_o note_v a_o increase_n of_o terror_n in_o this_o miracle_n above_o the_o former_a of_o the_o serpent_n to_o signify_v that_o where_o mild_a mean_n will_v not_o serve_v god_n both_o can_v and_o will_v add_v sharp_a and_o heavy_a he_o increase_v his_o cross_n from_o good_n to_o body_n from_o body_n to_o mind_n from_o ourselves_o to_o our_o child_n and_o still_o make_v we_o abound_v with_o more_o want_n in_o great_a and_o sharp_a measure_n that_o we_o may_v repent_v and_o return_v if_o not_o in_o the_o end_n he_o can_v destroy_v we_o with_o misery_n that_o never_o shall_v have_v a_o end_n verse_n 20._o first_o god_n begin_v his_o judgement_n with_o water_n as_o the_o river_n nilus_n be_v to_o egypt_n instead_o of_o heaven_n to_o moisten_v and_o fatten_v the_o earth_n so_o their_o confidence_n be_v more_o in_o it_o than_o in_o heaven_n man_n be_v sure_a to_o be_v punish_v most_o and_o soon_a in_o that_o which_o they_o make_v a_o corrival_n with_o god_n this_o change_n also_o of_o the_o water_n into_o blood_n be_v a_o image_n of_o their_o future_a destruction_n they_o be_v afterward_o overwhelm_v in_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o now_o beforehand_o they_o see_v the_o river_n red_a with_o blood_n chap._n viii_o verse_n 3._o what_o a_o army_n be_v here_o against_o such_o a_o prince_n god_n can_v have_v make_v use_n of_o man_n or_o angel_n but_o here_o he_o will_v confound_v the_o pride_n of_o such_o a_o conceit_a king_n by_o a_o host_n of_o frog_n rather_o than_o by_o either_o of_o the_o other_o the_o lord_n by_o contemptible_a and_o base_a thing_n will_v cast_v down_o our_o high_a look_n if_o we_o swell_v against_o he_o and_o of_o this_o he_o will_v have_v all_o high_a mind_n at_o this_o day_n to_o make_v use_n unto_o humility_n before_o they_o find_v it_o too_o late_a verse_n 7._o god_n adversary_n seek_v often_o to_o impugn_v the_o truth_n by_o the_o self_n same_o mean_n whereby_o he_o do_v teach_v it_o as_o if_o scripture_n be_v allege_v satan_n will_v do_v the_o like_a mat._n 4._o if_o the_o true_a prophet_n use_v a_o sign_n then_o will_v zedekiah_n make_v he_o horn_n too_o and_o say_v when_o go_v the_o spirit_n from_o i_o to_o thou_o 1_o king_n 22._o 11._o all_o which_o god_n do_v suffer_v to_o draw_v we_o to_o true_a and_o sound_a knowledge_n without_o which_o we_o can_v stand_v but_o shall_v be_v shake_v to_o and_o fro_o with_o doubt_n and_o fear_n most_o unfit_a for_o believer_n col._n 1._o 23._o verse_n 8._o let_v this_o comfort_n god_n minister_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o contempt_n that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o force_v the_o wicked_a to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o he_o and_o they_o in_o their_o extremity_n they_o shall_v acknowledge_v our_o calling_n justify_v our_o love_n and_o wish_v our_o prayer_n thus_o many_o who_o at_o other_o time_n regard_v not_o minister_n either_o go_v to_o sea_n or_o to_o battle_n or_o be_v sick_a or_o vex_v at_o home_n will_v send_v and_o seek_v for_o the_o prayer_n of_o god_n minister_n and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o a_o sign_n of_o god_n omnipotent_a hand_n over_o all_o pharaoh_n whatsoever_o and_o that_o he_o can_v revenge_v our_o contempt_n and_o give_v our_o truth_n and_o careful_a walk_v in_o our_o place_n a_o due_a regard_n and_o reverence_n when_o he_o will_v with_o they_o and_o in_o they_o but_o here_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v why_o do_v pharaoh_n call_v now_o for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n rather_o than_o in_o the_o former_a plague_n why_o because_o this_o plague_n touch_v he_o near_o than_o the_o former_a when_o the_o river_n be_v blood_n he_o may_v have_v wine_n to_o drink_v and_o so_o not_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o that_o plague_n whence_o we_o see_v that_o howbeit_o other_o man_n harm_n shall_v affect_v we_o yet_o unless_o the_o lord_n touch_v ourselves_o we_o be_v dull_a and_o dead_a without_o sense_n which_o certain_o make_v god_n reach_v we_o a_o blow_n many_o time_n when_o otherwise_o he_o will_v spare_v we_o do_v we_o make_v but_o use_n of_o other_o man_n misery_n verse_n 10._o wicked_a man_n do_v not_o only_o defer_v their_o duty_n from_o day_n to_o day_n but_o put_v over_o other_o also_o that_o offer_v good_a thing_n unto_o they_o as_o for_o instance_n if_o a_o preacher_n tender_v his_o service_n this_o sunday_n he_o 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royal_a prophet_n sing_v bless_a be_v the_o people_n that_o know_v the_o joyful_a sound_n psalm_n 80_o 15._o that_o can_v discern_v and_o feel_v the_o comfortable_a sound_n of_o god_n word_n the_o free_a use_n of_o his_o ordinance_n serve_v god_n with_o cheerfulness_n and_o give_v he_o thanks_o with_o exaltation_n of_o heart_n and_o rapture_n of_o spirit_n verse_n 31._o why_o do_v moses_n so_o earnest_o desire_v this_o hobab_n to_o be_v their_o guide_n in_o the_o way_n be_v not_o the_o all-seeing_a eye_n of_o god_n sufficient_a have_v not_o he_o promise_v to_o conduct_v they_o and_o have_v they_o not_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n to_o go_v before_o they_o most_o true_a yet_o humane_a help_n when_o they_o may_v be_v have_v and_o god_n offer_v they_o to_o our_o hand_n may_v not_o be_v neglect_v the_o use_v of_o lawful_a mean_n do_v not_o oppose_v or_o affront_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n who_o it_o be_v true_a can_v work_v without_o mean_n but_o yet_o we_o must_v attend_v unto_o his_o will_n and_o not_o stand_v upon_o his_o naked_a power_n without_o his_o will_n verse_n 35._o it_o be_v a_o great_a encouragement_n to_o know_v the_o form_n that_o the_o saint_n prevail_v with_o god_n of_o old_a that_o god_n accept_v such_o prayer_n at_o their_o hand_n he_o that_o accept_v they_o then_o if_o we_o send_v they_o by_o the_o same_o spirit_n will_v accept_v they_o now_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o we_o have_v mention_n upon_o record_n of_o the_o prayer_n of_o abraham_n of_o jacob_n of_o moses_n here_o and_o in_o other_o place_n of_o david_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o divers_a other_o to_o what_o end_n and_o purpose_n but_o that_o we_o may_v thereby_o learn_v to_o fit_v ourselves_o with_o word_n to_o attain_v a_o habit_n of_o prayer_n by_o study_v these_o form_n for_o which_o reason_n also_o it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o all_o duty_n of_o piety_n and_o religion_n there_o be_v form_n set_v for_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o people_n there_o be_v a_o form_n set_v numb_a 6._o in_o time_n of_o repentance_n and_o humiliation_n the_o prophet_n set_v they_o a_o form_n joel_n 2._o and_o so_o here_o when_o the_o ark_n remove_v there_o be_v a_o form_n for_o that_o sacrifice_n arise_v o_o lord_n and_o let_v thy_o enemy_n be_v scatter_v and_o when_o the_o ark_n stand_v still_o return_v o_o lord_n to_o the_o many_o thousand_o of_o israel_n chap._n xi_o verse_n 4._o the_o thirst_n of_o israel_n be_v well_o quench_v and_o now_o they_o complain_v as_o fast_o for_o hunger_n the_o other_o mutiny_n for_o water_n be_v of_o some_o few_o malcontent_n this_o be_v of_o the_o whole_a troop_n not_o that_o none_o be_v free_a caleb_n joshua_n moses_n aaron_n miriam_n be_v not_o yet_o taint_v usual_o god_n measure_v the_o state_n of_o any_o church_n or_o country_n by_o the_o most_o the_o great_a part_n carry_v both_o the_o name_n and_o censure_n sin_n be_v so_o much_o great_a as_o they_o be_v universal_a so_o far_o be_v evil_a from_o be_v extenuate_v by_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o guilty_a that_o nothing_o can_v more_o aggravate_v it_o with_o man_n commonness_n may_v plead_v for_o favour_n with_o god_n it_o plead_v for_o judgement_n many_o hand_n draw_v the_o cable_n with_o more_o violence_n than_o few_o the_o leprosy_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v more_o loathsome_a than_o that_o of_o the_o part_n verse_n 5._o contentation_n be_v a_o rare_a blessing_n because_o it_o arise_v either_o from_o a_o fruition_n of_o all_o comfort_n or_o a_o not_o desire_v of_o some_o which_o we_o have_v not_o now_o we_o be_v never_o so_o bare_a as_o not_o to_o have_v some_o benefit_n never_o so_o full_a as_o not_o to_o want_v something_o god_n have_v much_o ado_n with_o we_o either_o we_o lack_v health_n or_o quietness_n or_o child_n or_o wealth_n or_o company_n or_o ourselves_o in_o all_o these_o we_o remember_v when_o we_o sit_v by_o the_o fleshpot_n of_o egypt_n and_o do_v eat_v free_o of_o their_o cucumber_n and_o melon_n and_o leek_n and_o onion_n every_o mind_n remember_v and_o affect_v that_o which_o be_v like_o its_o self_n carnal_a mind_n be_v for_o the_o fleshpot_n of_o egypt_n though_o buy_v with_o servitude_n spiritual_a be_v for_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n though_o redeem_a with_o famine_n and_o will_v rather_o die_v in_o god_n presence_n than_o live_v without_o he_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o delicate_a and_o full_a dish_n verse_n 8._o the_o same_o hand_n that_o rain_v manna_n into_o the_o israelite_n tent_n can_v have_v rain_v it_o into_o their_o mouth_n or_o lap_n god_n love_v we_o shall_v take_v pain_n for_o our_o spiritual_a food_n little_o will_v it_o have_v avail_v they_o that_o the_o manna_n lie_v about_o their_o tent_n if_o they_o have_v not_o go_v forth_o and_o gather_v it_o beat_v and_o bake_v it_o let_v salvation_n be_v never_o so_o plentiful_a if_o we_o bring_v it_o not_o home_n and_o make_v it_o we_o by_o faith_n we_o be_v no_o whit_n the_o better_a if_o the_o work_n do_v and_o mean_v use_v have_v be_v enough_o to_o give_v life_n no_o israelite_n have_v die_v their_o belly_n be_v full_a of_o that_o bread_n whereof_o one_o crum_n give_v life_n yet_o they_o die_v many_o of_o they_o in_o displeasure_n as_o in_o natural_a so_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n we_o may_v not_o trust_v to_o mean_n the_o carkal_n of_o the_o sacrament_n can_v give_v life_n but_o the_o soul_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o thing_n represent_v verse_n 9_o the_o meat_n of_o these_o israelite_n be_v strange_a but_o nothing_o so_o strange_a as_o their_o bread_n from_o the_o first_o day_n that_o their_o manna_n fall_v till_o their_o settle_n in_o canaan_n god_n wrought_v a_o perpetual_a miracle_n in_o this_o food_n a_o miracle_n in_o the_o place_n other_o bread_n rise_v up_o from_o below_o this_o fall_v down_o from_o above_o neither_o do_v it_o ever_o rain_v bread_n till_o now_o yet_o so_o do_v this_o heavenly_a shower_n fall_v that_o it_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n a_o miracle_n in_o the_o quantity_n that_o every_o morning_n shall_v fall_v enough_o to_o fill_v so_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o maw_n and_o mouth_n a_o miracle_n in_o the_o composition_n that_o it_o be_v sweet_a like_o hony-cake_n round_o like_o coriander_n transparent_a as_o dew_n a_o miracle_n in_o the_o quality_n that_o it_o melt_v by_o one_o heat_n by_o another_o harden_v a_o miracle_n in_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o fall_n that_o as_o if_o it_o know_v time_n and_o will_v teach_v they_o as_o well_o as_o feed_v they_o it_o fall_v double_a in_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o on_o the_o sabbath_n fall_v not_o a_o miracle_n in_o the_o continnance_n and_o cease_v that_o this_o shower_n of_o bread_n follow_v their_o camp_n in_o all_o their_o removal_n till_o they_o come_v to_o taste_v of_o the_o bread_n of_o canaan_n and_o then_o withdraw_v itself_o as_o if_o it_o have_v say_v you_o need_v no_o miracle_n now_o you_o have_v mean_n verse_n 18._o god_n tell_v the_o jew_n here_o that_o they_o have_v weep_v in_o his_o ear_n god_n have_v hear_v they_o weep_v but_o for_o what_o and_o how_o they_o weep_v for_o flesh_n there_o be_v a_o tincture_n a_o deep_a die_v of_o murmur_a in_o their_o tear_n christ_n go_v as_o far_o in_o the_o passion_n in_o his_o agony_n and_o he_o come_v to_o a_o passionate_a deprecation_n in_o his_o tristis_fw-la anima_fw-la and_o in_o this_o si_fw-mi possibile_fw-la and_o his_o transeat_fw-la calix_fw-la but_o as_o all_o these_o passion_n be_v sanctify_v in_o the_o root_n from_o which_o no_o bitter_a leaf_n nor_o crooked_a twigg_n can_v spring_v so_o they_o be_v instant_o wash_v with_o his_o veruntamen_fw-la a_o present_a and_o a_o full_a submit_v of_o all_o to_o god_n pleasure_n yet_o not_o my_o will_n o_o father_n but_o thou_o be_v do_v verse_n 22._o when_o our_o own_o provision_n fail_v than_o not_o to_o distrust_v the_o provision_n of_o god_n be_v a_o noble_a trial_n of_o faith_n shall_v our_o flock_n and_o herd_n be_v slay_v cry_v even_o moses_n whereas_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v god_n who_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o devour_v we_o can_v as_o easy_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o our_o stomach_n he_o that_o command_v the_o sea_n to_o stand_v still_o and_o guard_v we_o can_v as_o easy_o command_v the_o earth_n to_o nourish_v we_o he_o that_o make_v the_o rod_n a_o serpent_n can_v as_o easy_o make_v these_o stone_n bread_n why_o do_v we_o not_o wait_v on_o he_o who_o we_o have_v find_v so_o powerful_a now_o they_o set_v the_o mercy_n and_o love_n of_o god_n upon_o a_o wrong_a last_o while_o they_o measure_v it_o only_o by_o their_o present_a sense_n while_o we_o see_v our_o daily_a bread_n on_o our_o cupboard_n we_o believe_v let_v god_n
withdraw_v his_o hand_n no_o fight_n no_o trust_n chap._n xii_o verse_n 1._o what_o be_v this_o i_o see_v be_v not_o this_o aaron_n that_o be_v brother_n in_o nature_n and_o by_o office_n joint_a commissioner_n with_o moses_n and_o be_v not_o this_o miriam_n the_o elder_a sister_n to_o moses_n which_o lay_v her_o brother_n in_o the_o reed_n and_o fetch_v his_o mother_n to_o be_v his_o nurse_n both_o prophet_n of_o god_n both_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o moses_n and_o do_v aaron_n repine_v at_o the_o honour_n of_o he_o who_o give_v himself_o that_o honour_n and_o save_v his_o life_n when_o he_o have_v sin_v so_o gross_o in_o make_v the_o calf_n do_v this_o miriam_n repine_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o he_o who_o life_n she_o save_v but_o now_o envy_n have_v so_o blind_v their_o eye_n that_o they_o can_v neither_o see_v this_o privilege_n of_o nature_n nor_o yet_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n choice_n miriam_n and_o aaron_n be_v in_o mutiny_n against_o moses_n who_o so_o holy_a as_o sin_n not_o what_o sin_n though_o never_o so_o unnatural_a that_o even_o the_o very_o best_a can_v avoid_v without_o god_n again_o who_o can_v look_v for_o love_n and_o prosperity_n at_o once_o when_o holy_a and_o meek_a moses_n find_v enmity_n in_o his_o own_o flesh_n and_o blood_n rather_o than_o we_o shall_v want_v a_o man_n enemy_n shall_v be_v those_o of_o his_o own_o house_n authority_n can_v fail_v of_o opposition_n if_o it_o be_v never_o so_o mild_o sway_v that_o common_a makebate_n the_o devil_n will_v rather_o raise_v it_o out_o of_o our_o own_o bosom_n to_o do_v well_o and_o hear_v ill_a be_v princely_a verse_n 2._o sedition_n do_v not_o ever_o look_v the_o same_o way_n they_o move_v wise_a man_n can_v easy_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o visor_n of_o action_n and_o the_o face_n the_o wife_n of_o moses_n be_v mention_v his_o superiority_n be_v shoot_v at_o pride_n be_v likely_a the_o ground_n of_o all_o sedition_n which_o of_o their_o face_n shine_v like_o moses_n which_o of_o they_o receive_v the_o law_n twice_o in_o two_o several_a table_n from_o god_n own_o hand_n and_o yet_o they_o dare_v say_v have_v god_n speak_v only_o by_o moses_n they_o do_v not_o deny_v moses_n his_o honour_n but_o they_o challenge_v a_o part_n with_o he_o and_o yet_o how_o unfit_a they_o be_v one_o a_o woman_n who_o her_o sex_n debar_v from_o rule_n the_o other_o a_o priest_n who_o his_o office_n sequester_v from_o earthly_a government_n self-love_n make_v man_n unreasonable_a and_o teach_v they_o to_o turn_v the_o glass_n to_o see_v themselves_o great_a other_o lesser_a than_o they_o be_v it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n willing_o and_o glad_o to_o see_v his_o equal_n lift_v over_o his_o head_n in_o worth_n and_o opinion_n nothing_o will_v more_o try_v a_o man_n grace_n than_o question_n of_o emulation_n that_o man_n have_v true_a light_n which_o can_v be_v content_a to_o be_v a_o candle_n before_o the_o sun_n of_o other_o verse_n 3._o carry_v a_o meek_a spirit_n along_o with_o you_o in_o all_o your_o action_n when_o christ_n ride_v as_o king_n to_o jerusalem_n he_o ride_v meek_a meek_a those_o that_o will_v accompany_v christ_n to_o his_o kingdom_n must_v be_v of_o the_o same_o spirit_n their_o king_n be_v of_o moses_n never_o fail_v but_o once_o and_o it_o be_v then_o when_o he_o lose_v this_o meek_a spirit_n numb_a 20._o 10._o expound_v psal._n 106._o 32._o they_o anger_v he_o at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n so_o that_o it_o go_v ill_o with_o moses_n for_o their_o sake_n for_o what_o reason_n see_v verse_n 23._o because_o they_o provoke_v his_o spirit_n so_o that_o he_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n god_n be_v ofttimes_o in_o the_o small_a and_o still_a voice_n when_o neither_o in_o the_o whirlwind_n nor_o the_o earthquake_n nor_o the_o fire_n 1_o king_n 19_o 11_o 12._o verse_n 4._o god_n may_v have_v speak_v so_o loud_a that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v have_v hear_v it_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v need_v to_o come_v forth_o for_o audience_n but_o now_o he_o call_v they_o out_o to_o the_o bar_n that_o they_o may_v be_v see_v to_o hear_v it_o do_v not_o content_v he_o to_o chide_v they_o within_o door_n the_o shame_n of_o their_o fault_n have_v be_v less_o in_o a_o private_a rebuke_n but_o the_o scandal_n of_o their_o repine_n be_v public_a where_o the_o sin_n be_v not_o afraid_a of_o the_o light_n god_n love_v not_o the_o reproof_n shall_v be_v smother_v verse_n 10._o it_o be_v time_n to_o look_v for_o a_o judgement_n when_o god_n depart_v so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v go_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o miriam_n the_o leprosy_n appear_v in_o her_o face_n her_o foul_a tongue_n be_v punish_v with_o a_o foul_a face_n since_o she_o will_v acknowledge_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o herself_o and_o her_o brother_n moses_n every_o israelite_n now_o see_v his_o face_n glorious_a she_o leprous_a deformity_n be_v a_o fit_a cure_n of_o pride_n because_o the_o venom_n of_o her_o tongue_n will_v have_v eat_v into_o the_o reputation_n of_o her_o brother_n therefore_o a_o poisonous_a infection_n eat_v into_o her_o flesh_n now_o have_v moses_n and_o miriam_n need_v to_o wear_v a_o vail_n the_o one_o to_o hide_v his_o glory_n the_o other_o her_o deformity_n verse_n 15._o the_o israelite_n be_v stay_v seven_o day_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o miriam_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o governor_n be_v a_o just_a stop_n to_o the_o people_n all_o of_o they_o smart_n in_o one_o all_o of_o they_o must_v stay_v the_o leisure_n of_o miriams_n recovery_n whosoever_o seek_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n shall_v find_v many_o let_n amalek_n og_n and_o the_o king_n of_o canaan_n meet_v with_o israel_n these_o resist_v but_o hinder_v not_o their_o passage_n their_o sin_n only_o stay_v they_o from_o remove_v affliction_n be_v not_o cross_n to_o we_o in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n in_o comparison_n of_o our_o sin_n chap._n xiii_o verse_n 2._o the_o base_a sort_n of_o man_n be_v common_o hold_v fit_a enough_o for_o intelligencer_n but_o moses_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n choose_v forth_o the_o best_a of_o israel_n such_o as_o be_v like_a to_o be_v most_o judicious_a in_o their_o enquiry_n and_o most_o credible_a in_o their_o report_n those_o that_o rule_v israel_n at_o home_n can_v best_o descry_v for_o they_o abroad_o what_o shall_v direct_v the_o body_n but_o the_o head_n man_n can_v judge_v but_o by_o appearance_n it_o be_v for_o he_o only_o that_o see_v the_o event_n ere_o he_o appoint_v the_o mean_n not_o to_o be_v deceive_v it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o israel_n to_o have_v send_v the_o offal_n of_o the_o multitude_n by_o how_o much_o less_o the_o credit_n of_o their_o person_n be_v by_o so_o much_o less_o be_v the_o danger_n of_o seducement_n the_o error_n of_o the_o mighty_a be_v arm_v with_o authority_n and_o in_o a_o sort_n command_v assent_v whether_o in_o good_a or_o evil_n greatness_n have_v ever_o a_o train_n to_o follow_v it_o at_o the_o heel_n verse_n 6._o among_o those_o twelve_o messenger_n which_o our_o second_o moses_n send_v through_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n there_o be_v but_o one_o judas_n but_o among_o those_o twelve_o which_o the_o former_a moses_n address_v through_o the_o same_o land_n there_o be_v but_o one_o caleb_n and_o yet_o those_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o mean_a these_o out_o of_o the_o head_n of_o israel_n as_o there_o be_v no_o society_n free_a from_o some_o corruption_n so_o it_o be_v hard_a if_o in_o a_o community_n of_o man_n there_o be_v not_o some_o faithfulness_n verse_n 27._o forty_o day_n they_o spend_v in_o this_o search_n and_o this_o cowardly_a belief_n in_o the_o search_n shall_v cost_v they_o forty_o year_n delay_n of_o the_o fruition_n who_o can_v abide_v to_o see_v the_o ruler_n of_o israel_n so_o base_o timorous_a they_o commend_v the_o land_n the_o fruit_n commend_v its_o self_n and_o yet_o they_o plead_v difficulty_n their_o shoulder_n be_v lade_v with_o the_o grape_n and_o yet_o their_o heart_n be_v overlay_v with_o unbelief_n it_o be_v a_o unworthy_a thing_n to_o plead_v hardness_n of_o achieve_v where_o the_o benefit_n will_v more_o than_o requite_v the_o endeavour_n our_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v above_o we_o know_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o be_v sweet_a and_o glorious_a the_o passage_n difficult_a the_o giantly_o son_n of_o anak_n the_o power_n of_o darkness_n stand_v in_o our_o way_n if_o we_o sit_v down_o and_o complain_v we_o shall_v once_o know_v that_o without_o shall_v be_v the_o fearful_a rev._n 21._o 8._o verse_n 30._o joshua_n be_v silent_a and_o wise_o spare_v his_o tongue_n for_o a_o further_a advantage_n only_o caleb_n speak_v i_o do_v not_o hear_v he_o say_v who_o be_o i_o to_o strive_v with_o the_o multitude_n
now_o their_o heart_n will_v have_v misgive_v but_o lo_o these_o bold_a traitor_n stand_v impudent_o stare_v in_o the_o door_n of_o their_o tent_n as_o if_o they_o will_v outface_v the_o revenge_n of_o god_n as_o if_o moses_n have_v never_o wrought_v miracle_n before_o they_o as_o if_o no_o israelite_n have_v ever_o bleed_v for_o rebel_a those_o that_o shall_v perish_v be_v blind_v pride_n and_o infidelity_n obdure_v the_o heart_n and_o make_v even_o coward_n fearless_a verse_n 31._o in_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n case_n god_n may_v seem_v to_o proceed_v apace_o towards_o execution_n but_o yet_o it_o have_v all_o these_o pause_n in_o arrest_n of_o judgement_n and_o these_o reprieve_n before_o execution_n first_o when_o moses_n have_v information_n of_o their_o factious_a proceed_n he_o fall_v upon_o his_o face_n before_o god_n and_o lament_n and_o deprecates_n in_o their_o behalf_n verse_n 4._o he_o call_v they_o to_o a_o fair_a trial_n and_o examination_n the_o next_o day_n verse_n 5._o and_o they_o say_v we_o will_v not_o come_v verse_n 12._o and_o again_o which_o imply_v that_o moses_n cite_v they_o again_o we_o will_v not_o come_v verse_n 14._o and_o moses_n go_v up_o to_o they_o again_o and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n follow_v and_o all_o prevail_v not_o and_o then_o moses_n come_v to_o pronounce_v judgement_n verse_n 29._o and_o after_o and_o yet_o not_o present_o after_o the_o judgement_n execution_n follow_v verse_n 31._o thus_o still_o god_n go_v his_o own_o way_n to_o speak_v before_o he_o strike_v to_o lighten_v before_o he_o thunder_v to_o warn_v before_o he_o wound_v verse_n 41._o here_o instead_o of_o pray_v these_o israelite_n murmur_n instead_o of_o pray_v to_o god_n murmur_n against_o moses_n what_o have_v the_o righteous_a do_v it_o be_v the_o hard_a condition_n of_o authority_n that_o when_o the_o multitude_n fare_v well_o they_o applaud_v themselves_o when_o ill_o they_o repine_v against_o their_o governor_n who_o can_v hope_v to_o be_v free_a if_o moses_n and_o aaron_n escape_v not_o never_o any_o prince_n so_o merit_v a_o people_n he_o thrust_v himself_o upon_o the_o pike_n of_o pharaoh_n tyranny_n he_o bring_v they_o from_o a_o bondage_n worse_o than_o death_n his_o rod_n divide_v the_o sea_n and_o share_v life_n to_o they_o death_n to_o their_o pursuer_n who_o will_v not_o have_v think_v these_o man_n so_o oblige_v to_o moses_n that_o no_o death_n can_v have_v open_v their_o mouth_n or_o raise_v their_o hand_n against_o he_o yet_o now_o when_o their_o fellow_n be_v just_o punish_v of_o god_n they_o murmur_v against_o moses_n no_o marvel_n if_o we_o deal_v so_o with_o man_n when_o god_n receive_v this_o measure_n from_o we_o one_o year_n of_o famine_n one_o summer_n of_o pestilence_n make_v we_o overlook_a all_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n and_o more_o to_o mutiny_v at_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o evil_n than_o to_o praise_v he_o for_o our_o variety_n of_o good_a o_o god_n i_o have_v make_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o thy_o mercy_n if_o i_o have_v not_o learn_v to_o be_v content_a with_o thy_o correction_n chap._n xvii_o verse_n 1._o how_o desirous_a be_v god_n to_o give_v satisfaction_n even_o to_o the_o obstinate_a there_o be_v nothing_o more_o material_a than_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v assure_v their_o spiritual_a guide_n have_v their_o commission_n and_o call_v from_o god_n the_o want_n whereof_o be_v a_o prejudice_n to_o our_o success_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o but_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n will_v not_o receive_v good_a but_o from_o due_a messenger_n verse_n 2._o before_o god_n call_v all_o man_n be_v alike_o every_o name_n be_v alike_o write_v in_o their_o rod_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n in_o the_o letter_n in_o the_o wood_n neither_o the_o character_n be_v fair_a nor_o the_o staff_n more_o precious_a it_o be_v the_o choice_n of_o god_n that_o make_v the_o distinction_n so_o be_v it_o in_o our_o calling_n of_o christianity_n all_o be_v equal_o devoid_a of_o possibility_n of_o grace_n all_o equal_o liveless_a by_o nature_n we_o be_v all_o son_n of_o wrath_n if_o we_o be_v now_o better_o than_o other_o who_o separate_v we_o we_o be_v all_o crab-stock_n in_o this_o orchard_n of_o god_n he_o may_v graft_v what_o fruit_n he_o please_v upon_o we_o only_o the_o grace_n and_o effectual_a call_v of_o god_n make_v the_o difference_n verse_n 5._o before_o god_n wrought_v miracle_n in_o the_o rod_n of_o moses_n now_o in_o the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n as_o pharaoh_n may_v see_v himself_o in_o moses_n his_o rod_n who_o of_o a_o rod_n of_o defence_n and_o protection_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o venomous_a serpent_n so_o israel_n may_v see_v themselves_o in_o the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n every_o tribe_n and_o every_o israelite_n be_v of_o himself_o as_o a_o sear-stick_a without_o life_n without_o sap_n and_o if_o any_o one_o of_o they_o have_v power_n to_o live_v and_o flourish_v he_o must_v acknowledge_v it_o from_o the_o immediate_a power_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n verse_n 6._o these_o 12_o head_n of_o israel_n will_v never_o have_v write_v their_o name_n in_o their_o rod_n but_o in_o hope_n they_o may_v be_v choose_v to_o this_o dignity_n what_o a_o honour_n be_v this_o priesthood_n whereof_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n be_v ambitious_a if_o they_o have_v not_o think_v it_o a_o high_a preferment_n they_o have_v not_o so_o much_o envy_v the_o office_n of_o aaron_n what_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o this_o change_n be_v the_o evangelical_n administration_n of_o less_o worth_n than_o the_o levitical_a while_o the_o testament_n be_v better_a be_v the_o service_n worse_o how_o be_v it_o that_o the_o great_a think_v themselves_o too_o great_a for_o this_o employment_n how_o be_v it_o that_o under_o the_o gospel_n man_n be_v disparage_v with_o that_o which_o honour_v they_o under_o the_o law_n that_o their_o ambition_n and_o scorn_n meet_v in_o one_o subject_n verse_n 7._o these_o 12_o rod_n be_v not_o lay_v up_o in_o several_a cabinet_n of_o their_o owner_n but_o be_v bring_v forth_o and_o lay_v before_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v fit_a god_n shall_v make_v choice_n of_o his_o own_o attendant_n even_o we_o man_n hold_v it_o injurious_a to_o have_v servant_n obtrude_v upon_o we_o by_o other_o never_o shall_v that_o man_n have_v comfort_n in_o his_o ministry_n who_o god_n have_v not_o choose_v the_o great_a commander_n of_o the_o world_n have_v set_v every_o man_n in_o his_o station_n to_o one_o he_o have_v say_v stand_v thou_o in_o this_o tower_n and_o watch_n to_o another_o make_v thou_o good_a these_o trench_n to_o a_o three_o dig_v thou_o in_o this_o i_o he_o that_o give_v and_o know_v our_o ability_n can_v best_o set_v we_o on_o work_n verse_n 8._o this_o rod_n be_v the_o pastoral_a staff_n of_o aaron_n the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o israel_n god_n rectify_v his_o approbation_n of_o his_o charge_n by_o the_o fruit._n that_o a_o rod_n cut_v off_o from_o the_o tree_n shall_v blossom_v it_o be_v strange_a but_o that_o in_o one_o night_n it_o shall_v bear_v bud_n blossom_n and_o fruit_n and_o that_o both_o ripe_a and_o hard_a it_o be_v high_o miraculous_a the_o same_o power_n that_o revive_v the_o dead_a plant_n in_o winter_n in_o the_o spring_n do_v it_o here_o without_o earth_n without_o time_n without_o sun_n that_o israel_n may_v see_v and_o grant_v it_o be_v no_o reason_n his_o choice_n shall_v be_v limit_v who_o power_n be_v unlimited_a verse_n 10._o the_o same_o god_n which_o by_o many_o transient_a demonstration_n have_v approve_v the_o call_n of_o aaron_n to_o israel_n will_v now_o have_v a_o permanent_a memorial_n of_o their_o conjunction_n that_o whensoever_o they_o shall_v see_v this_o relic_n they_o may_v be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o presumption_n and_o infidelity_n the_o name_n of_o aaron_n be_v not_o more_o plain_o write_v in_o that_o rod_n than_o the_o sin_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o and_o how_o much_o more_o israel_n find_v rebellion_n beat_v with_o this_o rod_n appear_v in_o the_o follow_a complaint_n behold_v we_o be_v dead_a we_o perish_v god_n know_v how_o to_o extort_v glory_n to_o his_o own_o name_n from_o the_o most_o obstinate_a gainsayer_n chap._n xviii_o verse_n 20._o if_o the_o lord_n himself_o be_v aaron_n portion_n and_o his_o inheritance_n why_o shall_v not_o aaron_n content_v himself_o though_o he_o have_v no_o other_o inheritance_n among_o the_o people_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o god_n child_n who_o be_v his_o royal_a priesthood_n why_o shall_v not_o they_o rest_v well_o content_v although_o they_o want_v a_o inheritance_n inthe_n thing_n of_o this_o world_n and_o why_o may_v not_o every_o child_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n say_v god_n himself_o be_v my_o portion_n and_o god_n all-sufficient_a in_o himself_o be_v all-sufficient_a unto_o i_o
not_o so_o affect_v we_o if_o it_o be_v not_o with_o the_o danger_n of_o our_o own_o secure_a mind_n never_o startle_v till_o god_n come_v home_o to_o their_o sense_n verse_n 4._o the_o midianite_n join_v with_o the_o moabite_n in_o consultation_n in_o action_n against_o israel_n one_o will_v have_v think_v they_o shall_v have_v look_v for_o favour_n from_o moses_n for_o iethro_n sake_n who_o be_v both_o a_o prince_n in_o their_o country_n and_o father_n in_o law_n to_o moses_n and_o either_o now_o or_o not_o long_o before_o be_v with_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n neither_o be_v it_o unlike_a but_o that_o moses_n have_v find_v forty_o year_n harbour_n among_o they_o will_v have_v be_v what_o he_o may_v inclineable_a to_o favourable_a treaty_n with_o they_o but_o now_o they_o be_v so_o fast_o link_v to_o moab_n that_o they_o will_v either_o sink_v or_o swim_v together_o entireness_n with_o wicked_a consort_n be_v one_o of_o the_o strong_a chain_n of_o hell_n and_o bind_v we_o to_o a_o participation_n both_o of_o sin_n and_o punishment_n a_o easy_a occasion_n will_v knit_v wicked_a heart_n together_o in_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n verse_n 6._o their_o errand_n be_v devilish_a come_v curse_n israel_n that_o which_o satan_n can_v not_o do_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o og_n and_o seon_n he_o will_v now_o try_v to_o effect_v by_o the_o tongue_n of_o balaam_n if_o either_o strength_n or_o policy_n will_v prevail_v against_o god_n church_n it_o can_v not_o stand_v and_o why_o shall_v not_o we_o be_v as_o industrious_a to_o promote_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o bend_v both_o our_o hand_n and_o head_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o almighty_a when_o all_o help_n fail_v moab_n the_o magician_n be_v send_v for_o it_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o a_o desperate_a cause_n to_o make_v satan_n either_o our_o counsellor_n or_o refuge_n verse_n 9_o i_o shall_v wonder_v to_o hear_v god_n speak_v with_o a_o false_a prophet_n if_o i_o do_v not_o know_v it_o have_v be_v no_o rare_a thing_n with_o he_o as_o with_o man_n to_o bestow_v word_n where_o he_o will_v not_o bestow_v favour_n not_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n but_o the_o matter_n which_o he_o speak_v argue_v love_n he_o may_v speak_v to_o a_o enemy_n he_o speak_v peace_n to_o none_o but_o his_o own_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a brag_v god_n have_v speak_v to_o i_o so_o may_v he_o do_v to_o reprobate_n or_o devil_n but_o what_o say_v he_o do_v he_o say_v to_o my_o soul_n i_o be_o thy_o salvation_n have_v he_o indent_v with_o i_o that_o he_o will_v be_v my_o god_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v he_o i_o can_v hear_v this_o voice_n and_o not_o live_v god_n hear_v all_o the_o consultation_n and_o message_n of_o these_o moabite_n these_o messenger_n can_v not_o have_v move_v their_o foot_n or_o their_o tongue_n but_o in_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o which_o ask_v adam_n where_o he_o be_v ask_v balaam_n what_o man_n be_v these_o i_o have_v ever_o see_v that_o god_n love_v to_o take_v occasion_n of_o proceed_v with_o we_o from_o ourselves_o rather_o than_o from_o his_o own_o immediate_a prescience_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o lay_v open_v our_o want_n and_o confess_v our_o sin_n to_o he_o that_o know_v both_o better_o than_o our_o own_o heart_n because_o he_o will_v deal_v with_o we_o from_o our_o own_o mouth_n verse_n 12._o the_o reward_n of_o the_o divination_n have_v easy_o command_v the_o journey_n and_o curse_n of_o the_o covetous_a prophet_n if_o god_n have_v not_o stay_v he_o how_o oft_o be_v wicked_a man_n curse_v by_o a_o divine_a hand_n even_o in_o those_o sin_n which_o their_o heart_n stand_v to_o it_o be_v no_o thank_n to_o lewd_a man_n that_o their_o wickedness_n be_v not_o prosperous_a whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o overrun_v with_o evil_a but_o from_o this_o that_o man_n can_v be_v so_o ill_a as_o they_o will_v verse_n 15._o where_o wickedness_n meet_v with_o power_n it_o think_v to_o command_v all_o the_o world_n and_o take_v great_a scorn_n of_o any_o repulse_n so_o little_o be_v balack_n discourage_v for_o one_o refusal_n that_o he_o send_v so_o much_o the_o strong_a message_n more_o prince_n and_o more_o honourable_a o_o that_o we_o can_v be_v so_o importwate_a for_o our_o good_a as_o wicked_a man_n be_v for_o the_o compass_v of_o their_o design_n a_o denial_n do_v but_o whet_v the_o desire_n of_o vehement_a suitor_n why_o be_v we_o faint_v in_o spiritual_a thing_n when_o we_o be_v not_o deny_v but_o delay_v verse_n 22._o we_o that_o see_v only_a the_o outside_n of_o balaam_n may_v wonder_v why_o he_o that_o permit_v he_o to_o go_v afterward_o oppose_v his_o go_n but_o god_n that_o see_v his_o heart_n perceive_v what_o corrupt_a affection_n carry_v he_o he_o see_v that_o his_o covetous_a desire_n and_o wicked_a hope_n grow_v the_o strong_a the_o near_o he_o come_v to_o his_o end_n a_o angel_n be_v therefore_o send_v to_o withhold_v the_o hasty_a sorcerer_n our_o inward_a disposition_n be_v the_o life_n of_o our_o action_n according_a to_o that_o do_v the_o god_n of_o spirit_n judge_v we_o while_o man_n censure_v according_a to_o our_o external_a motion_n to_o go_v at_o all_o when_o god_n have_v command_v to_o stay_v be_v presumptuous_a but_o to_o go_v with_o a_o desire_n to_o curse_n make_v the_o act_n double_o sinful_a and_o fetch_v a_o angel_n to_o resist_v it_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o worthy_a employment_n of_o good_a angel_n to_o make_v secret_a opposition_n to_o evil_a design_n many_o a_o wicked_a act_n have_v they_o hinder_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o agent_n it_o be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o almignty_n to_o work_v by_o spirit_n and_o man_n it_o be_v therefore_o our_o glory_n to_o be_v thus_o set_v on_o work_n to_o stop_v the_o course_n of_o evil_a either_o by_o dissuasion_n or_o violence_n be_v a_o angelical_a service_n verse_n 28._o that_o no_o man_n may_v marvel_v to_o see_v balaam_n have_v vision_n from_o god_n and_o utter_a prophecy_n from_o he_o his_o very_a ass_n 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be_v in_o expostulate_v the_o wrong_n we_o little_o think_v it_o but_o god_n shall_v call_v we_o to_o a_o account_n for_o the_o cruel_a unmerciful_a usage_n of_o his_o poor_a mute_a creature_n he_o have_v make_v we_o lord_n not_o tyrant_n owner_n not_o tormentor_n he_o that_o have_v give_v we_o leave_n to_o kill_v they_o for_o our_o use_n have_v not_o give_v we_o power_n to_o abuse_v they_o at_o our_o pleasure_n they_o be_v so_o our_o drudge_n as_o that_o they_o be_v our_o fellow_n by_o creation_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n the_o magician_n will_v easy_o strike_v israel_n with_o a_o curse_n when_o he_o wish_v for_o a_o sword_n to_o strike_v his_o harmless_a beast_n it_o be_v
it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o inferior_n to_o reverence_n their_o superior_n in_o gesture_n in_o word_n and_o in_o deed_n because_o superior_n bear_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o be_v to_o their_o inferior_n in_o god_n place_n as_o moses_n be_v to_o aaron_n when_o god_n say_v exod._n 4._o thou_o shall_v be_v unto_o he_o instead_o of_o god_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v the_o place_n of_o subjection_n be_v not_o a_o unlawful_a call_v and_o that_o christianity_n do_v not_o abolish_v magistracy_n and_o civil_a authority_n but_o rather_o ratify_v and_o establish_v it_o verse_n 6._o marriage_n be_v not_o to_o be_v enforce_v upon_o any_o either_o by_o the_o magistrate_n or_o parent_n gen._n 24._o 57_o 1_o cor._n 7._o 39_o for_o this_o be_v to_o exeercise_v tyranny_n over_o our_o child_n for_o as_o child_n be_v to_o have_v the_o consent_n of_o their_o careful_a parent_n and_o not_o to_o dare_v to_o bestow_v themselves_o without_o their_o advice_n so_o likewise_o parent_n ought_v to_o 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inheritance_n then_o certain_o distinction_n of_o inheritance_n be_v agreeable_a to_o his_o word_n we_o be_v teach_v likewise_o from_o this_o text_n that_o parent_n shall_v provide_v for_o their_o daughter_n as_o well_o as_o son_n and_o not_o to_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o wide_a world_n especial_o in_o these_o our_o day_n wherein_o more_o enquiry_n be_v make_v after_o what_o they_o have_v than_o what_o they_o be_v and_o what_o good_n be_v without_o they_o than_o what_o good_a quality_n be_v within_o nature_n teach_v that_o if_o any_o member_n be_v weak_a it_o be_v chief_o to_o be_v strengthen_v the_o woman_n be_v the_o weak_a and_o therefore_o need_v to_o be_v support_v verse_n 10._o these_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n obey_v the_o judgement_n of_o moses_n and_o marry_v in_o their_o tribe_n teach_v we_o at_o this_o day_n to_o rest_v in_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o not_o to_o run_v from_o court_n to_o court_v only_o in_o malice_n and_o a_o contentious_a spirit_n till_o we_o have_v enrich_v other_o and_o beggar_a ourselves_o there_o may_v be_v sometime_o a_o use_n of_o appeal_n or_o go_v about_o again_o upon_o better_a light_n but_o let_v not_o reason_n be_v pretend_v when_o they_o be_v not_o to_o satisfy_v our_o malice_n or_o revenge_n for_o god_n see_v and_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o peace_n will_v ever_o show_v his_o dislike_n of_o quarrel_v and_o contention_n a_o practical_a commentary_n upon_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n call_v deuteronomy_n chap._n i._o verse_n 22._o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v at_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n if_o the_o israelite_n have_v go_v to_o canaan_n without_o enquiry_n their_o confidence_n have_v possess_v it_o now_o they_o send_v to_o espy_v the_o land_n sixty_o thousand_o of_o they_o never_o live_v to_o see_v it_o and_o yet_o i_o see_v god_n in_o number_n 13._o enjoin_v they_o to_o send_v but_o enjoin_v it_o upon_o their_o instance_n some_o thing_n god_n allow_v in_o judgement_n their_o importunity_n and_o distrust_n extort_a from_o god_n this_o occasion_n of_o their_o overthrow_n that_o which_o the_o lord_n move_v unto_o prosper_v but_o that_o which_o we_o move_v he_o to_o first_o seldom_o succee_v what_o need_v they_o doubt_v of_o the_o goodness_n of_o that_o land_n which_o god_n tell_v they_o do_v flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n what_o need_v they_o doubt_v of_o obtain_v that_o which_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v when_o we_o will_v send_v forth_o our_o sense_n to_o be_v our_o scout_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o rather_o dare_v trust_v man_n than_o god_n we_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v deceive_v verse_n 27._o now_o be_v moses_n in_o danger_n of_o lose_v all_o the_o cost_n and_o care_n that_o ever_o he_o bestow_v upon_o israel_n his_o people_n be_v already_o go_v back_o to_o egypt_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o their_o body_n be_v return_v o_o you_o rebellious_a hebrew_n where_o shall_v god_n have_v you_o at_o last_o do_v ever_o moses_n promise_v to_o bring_v you_o to_o a_o fruitful_a land_n without_o inhabitant_n to_o give_v you_o a_o rich_a country_n without_o resistance_n be_v not_o the_o grave_n of_o canaan_n as_o good_a as_o those_o of_o egypt_n what_o can_v you_o but_o die_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o anakim_v can_v you_o hope_v for_o less_o from_o the_o egyptian_n be_v there_o less_o hope_v from_o the_o enemy_n that_o shall_v be_v when_o you_o go_v under_o strong_a and_o expert_a leader_n than_o from_o the_o enemy_n that_o be_v when_o you_o shall_v return_v masterless_a feeble_a mind_n when_o they_o meet_v with_o cross_n they_o look_v not_o for_o repent_v of_o their_o good_a beginning_n and_o wish_v any_o difficulty_n rather_o than_o that_o they_o find_v how_o many_o have_v pull_v back_o their_o foot_n from_o the_o narrow_a way_n for_o the_o trouble_n of_o a_o good_a profession_n verse_n 28._o it_o have_v be_v happy_a for_o israel_n if_o caleb_n counsel_n have_v be_v as_o effectual_a as_o good_a but_o how_o easy_o have_v these_o ruler_n discourage_v a_o fainthearted_a people_n instead_o of_o lift_v up_o their_o ensign_n and_o march_v towards_o canaan_n they_o set_v they_o down_o and_o murmur_v i_o fear_v if_o there_o have_v be_v ten_o calebs_n to_o persuade_v and_o but_o two_o faint_a spy_n to_o discourage_v they_o those_o two_o coward_n will_v have_v prevail_v against_o those_o ten_o solicitor_n how_o much_o more_o now_o ten_o oppose_v and_o but_o two_o encourage_v a_o easy_a rhetoric_n draw_v we_o to_o the_o worse_a part_n yea_o it_o be_v hard_a not_o to_o run_v down_o the_o hill_n the_o faction_n of_o evil_n be_v so_o much_o strong_a in_o our_o nature_n than_o that_o of_o good_a that_o every_o least_o motion_n prevail_v for_o the_o one_o scarce_o any_o suit_n for_o the_o other_o verse_n 34._o that_o god_n which_o be_v invisible_o present_a while_o those_o israelite_n sin_v when_o they_o have_v sin_v show_v himself_o glorious_a and_o full_a of_o power_n they_o do_v not_o believe_v before_o that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v they_o into_o that_o good_a land_n of_o canaan_n now_o they_o shall_v believe_v but_o never_o enter_v they_o may_v have_v see_v god_n before_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o sin_n now_o they_o can_v choose_v but_o see_v he_o in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o sin_n unusual_o terrible_a that_o they_o may_v with_o shame_n and_o horror_n confess_v he_o able_a to_o defend_v able_a to_o revenge_v the_o help_n of_o god_n use_v to_o show_v its_o self_n in_o extremity_n he_o that_o can_v prevent_v evil_n conceal_v his_o aid_n till_o danger_n be_v ripe_a and_o then_o he_o be_v fearful_a as_o before_o he_o seem_v connivent_fw-la verse_n 37._o what_o a_o weary_a life_n do_v moses_n lead_v in_o these_o continual_a succession_n of_o conspiracy_n what_o do_v he_o gain_v by_o his_o troublesome_a government_n but_o danger_n and_o despite_n who_o but_o he_o will_v not_o have_v wish_v himself_o rather_o with_o the_o sheep_n of_o jethro_n than_o with_o these_o wolf_n of_o israel_n but_o as_o he_o dare_v not_o quit_v his_o shepherd_n crook_n without_o the_o call_n of_o god_n so_o now_o he_o dare_v not_o his_o sceptre_n except_o he_o be_v dismiss_v of_o he_o that_o call_v he_o no_o trouble_n no_o opposition_n can_v drive_v he_o from_o his_o place_n we_o be_v too_o weak_a if_o we_o suffer_v man_n to_o chase_v we_o from_o that_o station_n where_o god_n have_v set_v we_o but_o what_o be_v this_o note_a sin_n here_o that_o deserve_v god_n anger_n israel_n murmur_v for_o water_n god_n bid_v moses_n take_v the_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o rock_n to_o give_v water_n moses_n instead_o of_o speak_v and_o strike_v the_o rock_n with_o his_o voice_n strike_v it_o with_o his_o rod_n here_o be_v his_o sin_n a_o overreach_v of_o his_o commission_n a_o fearfulness_n and_o
familiar_a with_o god_n he_o see_v they_o can_v be_v content_a to_o be_v happy_a and_o merry_a without_o he_o he_o will_v not_o be_v happy_a without_o they_o they_o have_v profess_v to_o have_v forget_v he_o he_o seek_v to_o pray_v for_o they_o he_o that_o will_v ever_o hope_v for_o good_a himself_o must_v return_v good_a for_o evil_n unto_o other_o verse_n 21._o although_o moses_n do_v here_o stamp_n and_o burn_v their_o idol_n yet_o i_o do_v not_o hear_v any_o of_o they_o say_v he_o be_v but_o one_o man_n we_o be_v many_o how_o easy_o may_v we_o destroy_v he_o rather_o than_o he_o our_o god_n it_o be_v our_o act_n and_o we_o will_v maintain_v it_o here_o be_v none_o of_o this_o but_o a_o humble_a obeisance_n to_o the_o base_a revenge_n that_o moses_n shall_v impose_v god_n have_v set_v such_o a_o impression_n of_o majesty_n in_o the_o face_n of_o lawful_a authority_n that_o wickedness_n be_v confound_v in_o its_o self_n to_o behold_v it_o beside_o sin_n have_v a_o guiltiness_n in_o its_o self_n that_o when_o it_o be_v seasonable_o check_v it_o pull_v in_o his_o head_n and_o seek_v rather_o a_o hiding-place_n than_o a_o fort._n chap._n x._o verse_n 1._o israel_n recover_v the_o favour_n of_o renew_v the_o tabernacle_n but_o with_o a_o abatement_n hew_v thou_o two_o table_n god_n make_v the_o first_o table_n the_o matter_n the_o form_n be_v he_o now_o moses_n must_v show_v the_o next_o as_o god_n create_v the_o first_o man_n after_o his_o own_o image_n but_o that_o once_o deface_v adam_n beget_v cain_n after_o his_o own_o or_o as_o the_o first_o temple_n raise_v a_o second_o be_v build_v yet_o so_o far_o short_a that_o the_o israelite_n weep_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o it_o the_o first_o work_n of_o god_n be_v still_o the_o pure_a those_o that_o he_o secondary_o work_v decline_v in_o their_o perfection_n it_o be_v reason_n that_o though_o god_n have_v forget_v israel_n they_o shall_v still_o find_v they_o sin_v they_o may_v see_v the_o footstep_n of_o his_o displeasure_n in_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o agent_n verse_n 2._o when_o god_n have_v tell_v moses_n before_o i_o will_v not_o go_v before_o israel_n but_o my_o angel_n shall_v lead_v they_o moses_n so_o note_v the_o difference_n that_o he_o rest_v not_o till_o god_n himself_o undertake_v their_o conduct_n so_o may_v the_o israelite_n have_v note_v some_o remainder_n of_o offence_n while_o instead_o of_o that_o which_o his_o own_o hand_n do_v former_o make_v he_o say_v now_o hew_v thou_o and_o yet_o these_o second_o table_n be_v keep_v reverent_o in_o the_o ark_n when_o the_o other_o lay_v moulder_a in_o shiver_n upon_o sinah_n like_v as_o the_o repair_v image_n of_o god_n in_o our_o regeneration_n be_v preserve_v prefected_a and_o lay_v up_o at_o last_o safe_a in_o heaven_n whereas_o the_o first_o image_n of_o our_o create_a innocence_n be_v quite_o deface_v so_o the_o second_o temple_n have_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n exhibition_n though_o mean_a in_o frame_n the_o merciful_a respect_n of_o god_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o glorious_a outside_n or_o the_o inward_a worthiness_n of_o thing_n or_o person_n he_o have_v choose_v the_o weak_a and_o simple_a to_o confound_v the_o wise_a and_o mighty_a verse_n 4._o god_n do_v this_o work_n by_o moses_n moses_n hew_v and_o god_n write_v our_o true_a moses_n repair_v that_o law_n of_o god_n which_o we_o in_o our_o nature_n have_v break_v he_o receivesit_fw-la for_o we_o and_o it_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n no_o less_o than_o if_o the_o first_o character_n of_o his_o law_n have_v be_v entire_a we_o can_v give_v nothing_o but_o the_o table_n it_o be_v god_n that_o must_v write_v in_o it_o our_o heart_n be_v but_o a_o bare_a board_n till_o god_n by_o his_o finger_n engrave_v his_o law_n in_o they_o yea_o lord_n we_o be_v a_o â—â—â—gh_a quarry_n hew_v thou_o we_o out_o and_o square_v we_o fit_a for_o thou_o to_o write_v upon_o verse_n 12._o god_n forbid_v we_o not_o here_o a_o love_n of_o the_o creature_n proportionable_a to_o the_o good_a that_o that_o creature_n can_v do_v we_o to_o love_v fire_n as_o it_o warm_v i_o and_o meat_n as_o it_o feed_v i_o and_o a_o wife_n as_o she_o help_v i_o but_o because_o god_n do_v all_o this_o in_o all_o these_o several_a instrument_n god_n alone_o be_v centrical_o radical_o direct_o to_o be_v love_v and_o the_o creature_n with_o a_o love_n reflect_v and_o derive_v from_o he_o verse_n 17._o st._n peter_n take_v his_o text_n act_v 10._o 34._o from_o this_o text_n of_o moses_n where_o because_o the_o word_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o these_o here_o in_o precise_a term_n we_o find_v just_a occasion_n to_o note_n that_o neither_o christ_n in_o his_o preach_v nor_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o pen_v the_o scripture_n of_o the_o new-testament_n be_v so_o curious_a as_o our_o time_n in_o cite_v chapter_n and_o verse_n or_o such_o distinction_n no_o nor_o in_o cite_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o place_n there_o be_v a_o sentence_n cite_v thus_o indefinite_o heb._n 4._o 4._o it_o be_v write_v in_o a_o certain_a place_n without_o more_o particular_a note_n and_o to_o pass_v over_o many_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o one_o place_n isai._n 6._o 10._o and_o consider_v the_o same_o place_n as_o it_o be_v cite_v six_o several_a time_n in_o the_o new-testament_n we_o shall_v see_v that_o they_o stand_v not_o upon_o such_o exact_a quotation_n and_o cite_v of_o the_o very_a word_n as_o we_o do_v now_o adays_o verse_n 20._o it_o be_v a_o reverential_a fear_n of_o god_n as_o of_o a_o father_n that_o be_v here_o require_v cause_v we_o first_o to_o have_v high_a and_o honourable_a conception_n of_o god_n in_o our_o heart_n sanctify_v the_o lord_n god_n in_o your_o heart_n and_o let_v he_o be_v your_o dread_n and_o your_o fear_n isai._n 8._o 13._o second_o make_v all_o honourable_a mention_n of_o he_o with_o our_o mouth_n whether_o we_o speak_v to_o he_o or_o of_o he_o presume_v not_o in_o a_o sudden_a unmannerliness_n to_o blurt_n out_o the_o name_n of_o god_n much_o less_o to_o blaspheme_v it_o and_o bear_v it_o through_o with_o hideous_a oath_n and_o imprecation_n to_o speak_v evil_a of_o one_o father_n be_v death_n by_o plato_n law_n as_o well_o as_o by_o god_n law_n and_o suidas_n testify_v of_o the_o same_o plato_n and_o other_o heathen_n that_o when_o they_o will_v swear_v by_o their_o jupiter_n out_o of_o mere_a dread_n and_o reverence_n of_o his_o name_n they_o forbear_v to_o mention_v he_o break_v off_o their_o oath_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o those_o that_o only_o dare_v to_o owe_v the_o rest_n to_o their_o thought_n three_o walk_v before_o he_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o life_n with_o a_o holy_a bashfulness_n be_v evermore_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o presence_n and_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o those_o primitive_a christian_n act_n 9_o 31._o chap._n xi_o verse_n 6._o this_o element_n be_v not_o use_v to_o 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period_n of_o man_n day_n but_o that_o it_o be_v in_o man_n power_n to_o lengthen_v or_o shorten_v they_o but_o be_v there_o not_o a_o time_n appoint_v for_o man_n upon_o the_o earth_n job_n 7._o 1._o there_o be_v certain_o our_o bound_n be_v prescribe_v we_o and_o a_o pillar_n set_v by_o he_o who_o bear_v up_o the_o heaven_n which_o we_o be_v not_o to_o pass_v stat_n sua_fw-la cuique_fw-la dies_fw-la say_v the_o heathen_a poet_n our_o last_o day_n stand_v though_o all_o the_o rest_n run_v it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o turk_n that_o they_o shun_v not_o the_o company_n of_o those_o that_o have_v the_o plague_n but_o point_v to_o their_o forehead_n say_v it_o be_v write_v there_o at_o their_o birth_n
be_v the_o lord_n inheritance_n and_o when_o man_n begin_v wicked_o to_o alienate_v the_o same_o and_o usurp_v upon_o his_o sacred_a right_n than_o his_o re-claim_a and_o re-seizure_n thereof_o condemn_v the_o usurper_n of_o downright_a theft_n mal._n 3._o be_v it_o so_o then_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v god_n it_o be_v therefore_o but_o equity_n to_o pay_v they_o to_o god_n for_o equity_n require_v and_o justice_n bid_v that_o we_o give_v to_o every_o one_o his_o own_o on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o withhold_v they_o or_o to_o take_v they_o or_o any_o part_n of_o they_o from_o god_n be_v injury_n because_o so_o the_o right_a owner_n be_v wrong_v more_o see_v the_o owner_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o man_n but_o god_n it_o be_v impiety_n yea_o it_o be_v sacrilege_n the_o high_a and_o the_o horrible_a sin_n in_o that_o kind_n that_o can_v be_v verse_n 15._o christ_n as_o a_o prophet_n teach_v spiritual_o and_o powerful_o spiritual_o the_o word_n and_o the_o spirit_n go_v both_o together_o the_o word_n be_v but_o a_o dead_a letter_n in_o its_o self_n further_o than_o the_o spirit_n go_v along_o with_o it_o according_a to_o that_o of_o john_n 6._o 63._o if_o the_o spirit_n go_v with_o the_o word_n than_o the_o word_n prove_v spirit_n and_o life_n the_o spirit_n work_v free_o in_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o gospel_n the_o word_n be_v but_o a_o instrument_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o it_o work_v then_o second_o christ_n as_o a_o prophet_n teach_v powerful_o therefore_o the_o gospel_n be_v call_v the_o power_n of_o god_n unto_o salvation_n and_o he_o be_v say_v mat._n 7._o to_o teach_v as_o one_o have_v authority_n his_o word_n have_v a_o command_a power_n and_o authority_n over_o their_o spirit_n whensoever_o christ_n come_v to_o preach_v to_o thy_o soul_n he_o will_v come_v with_o power_n he_o will_v make_v a_o separation_n between_o thy_o soul_n and_o thy_o sin_n he_o will_v pluck_v thou_o off_o from_o thy_o base_a lust_n and_o curse_a practice_n as_o once_o he_o do_v paul_n and_o so_o will_v christ_n deal_v with_o thy_o soul_n who_o ever_o thou_o be_v that_o cleave_v as_o close_o to_o thy_o sin_n as_o thy_o skin_n to_o thy_o flesh_n he_o will_v fetch_v thou_o off_o from_o those_o by_o his_o powerful_a preach_v chap._n xix_o verse_n 4._o all_o sin_n than_o be_v not_o equal_a neither_o be_v all_o to_o be_v alike_o punish_v as_o by_o draco_n law_n they_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n which_o law_n be_v say_v to_o be_v write_v not_o with_o ink_n but_o blood_n because_o they_o punish_v every_o peccadillo_n almost_o with_o blood_n there_o be_v difference_n in_o sin_n and_o must_v be_v so_o in_o their_o punishment_n he_o that_o hate_v his_o neighbour_n and_o smite_v he_o that_o he_o die_v thy_o eye_n shall_v not_o pity_v he_o verse_n 13._o let_v he_o die_v without_o mercy_n let_v no_o man_n mediate_v for_o he_o lest_o he_o draw_v upon_o the_o land_n guilt_n of_o blood_n and_o hinder_v the_o manslayer_n from_o repentance_n but_o in_o case_n a_o man_n kill_v his_o neighbour_n ignorant_o here_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n to_o fly_v unto_o that_o he_o may_v live_v and_o here_o in_o a_o evangelical_n sense_n christ_n be_v our_o city_n of_o refuge_n to_o who_o if_o we_o fly_v when_o we_o be_v pursue_v by_o the_o guilt_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n we_o shall_v live_v none_o can_v take_v we_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n if_o we_o be_v in_o christ_n the_o rock_n temptation_n and_o opposition_n as_o wave_n dash_v upon_o we_o but_o break_v themselves_o verse_n 14._o how_o heinous_a a_o sin_n this_o be_v appear_v by_o this_o strict_a prohibition_n give_v by_o god_n himself_o back_v with_o a_o curse_n chap._n 27._o and_o that_o curse_v second_v with_o a_o woe_n by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n a_o vice_n so_o injurious_a that_o it_o be_v odious_a to_o the_o heathen_a and_o therefore_o the_o roman_n condemn_v the_o mean_a sort_n who_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o to_o the_o metal_n house_n and_o banish_v the_o better_a sort_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o three_o part_n of_o their_o estate_n so_o that_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v with_o what_o face_n our_o anabaptist_n assert_v a_o community_n of_o good_n i_o grant_v the_o primitive_a christian_n have_v all_o thing_n common_a but_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o regard_n of_o use_n not_o right_o and_o that_o by_o voluntary_a consent_n not_o necessary_a command_n the_o truth_n be_v that_o moral_a prohibition_n of_o steal_v must_v be_v abolish_v and_o the_o evangelical_n precept_n of_o charity_n be_v needless_a if_o either_o man_n may_v not_o erect_v bound_n of_o their_o possession_n or_o other_o may_v lawful_o remove_v they_o at_o pleasure_n verse_n 15._o to_o blame_v then_o be_v those_o that_o proceed_v upon_o every_o idle_a surmise_n supposition_n or_o report_n and_o here_o it_o be_v further_a to_o be_v note_v that_o three_o manner_n of_o person_n can_v make_v no_o credible_a witness_n or_o information_n first_o adversary_n for_o evil_a will_n do_v never_o speak_v well_o second_o ignorant_a man_n and_o those_o without_o judgement_n for_o he_o must_v be_v both_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o a_o honest_a man_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o witness_n for_o else_o if_o he_o be_v a_o wise_a man_n and_o not_o a_o honest_a man_n he_o be_v a_o knave_n and_o again_o if_o he_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n and_o no_o wise_a man_n he_o may_v be_v a_o fool_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v to_o be_v both_o wise_a and_o honest_a that_o be_v to_o be_v a_o witness_n three_o whisperer_n and_o blower_n in_o man_n ear_n that_o will_v spew_v out_o in_o hugger-mugger_n more_o than_o they_o dare_v a_o vow_n open_o to_o all_o such_o we_o must_v turn_v the_o deaf_a ear_n the_o tale-bearer_n and_o the_o tale-hearer_n be_v both_o of_o they_o abominable_a to_o god_n psalm_n 15._o what_o matter_n therefore_o soever_o be_v establish_v must_v be_v establish_v at_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n that_o be_v both_o honest_a and_o wise_a verse_n 20._o they_o shall_v fear_v with_o a_o reverential_a fear_n from_o which_o will_v spring_v sincere_a service_n aliorum_fw-la perditio_fw-la tua_fw-la sit_fw-la cautio_fw-la let_v other_o man_n destruction_n be_v your_o caution_n which_o be_v in_o the_o psalmist_n expression_n to_o wash_v our_o foot_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o wicked_a psalm_n 59_o 10._o when_o the_o righteous_a see_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v become_v more_o cautious_a and_o certain_o worthy_o be_v they_o make_v example_n that_o will_v not_o take_v they_o the_o fearful_a judgement_n that_o fall_v upon_o other_o shall_v be_v a_o terror_n to_o we_o it_o be_v a_o just_a presage_n and_o desert_n of_o ruin_n not_o to_o be_v warn_v chap._n xx._n verse_n 8._o all_o the_o lord_n soldier_n that_o fight_v his_o battle_n and_o enrol_v their_o name_n in_o his_o muster-book_n must_v be_v man_n of_o stout_a courage_n and_o valiant_a man_n at_o arm_n as_o they_o that_o go_v about_o a_o good_a work_n he_o receive_v none_o into_o his_o camp_n that_o be_v fainthearted_a which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o encourage_v themselves_o but_o discourage_v other_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n charge_v the_o herald_n at_o arm_n to_o make_v proclamation_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o the_o people_n whosoever_o be_v afraid_a and_o fainthearted_a etc._n etc._n god_n will_v have_v war_n make_v in_o his_o name_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v soldier_n go_v to_o they_o without_o fear_n if_o a_o man_n be_v afraid_a it_o be_v a_o sign_n he_o have_v no_o trust_n in_o god_n for_o he_o have_v power_n to_o overcome_v fearfulness_n this_o serve_v to_o reprove_v all_o those_o who_o want_v the_o virtue_n of_o valour_n and_o this_o gift_n of_o magnanimity_n do_v betray_v themselves_o and_o yield_v to_o most_o unequal_a condition_n and_o make_v a_o agreement_n upon_o dishonourable_a term_n when_o benhadad_o the_o king_n of_o aram_n lay_v siege_n to_o samaria_n and_o send_v unto_o ahab_n say_v thy_o silver_n and_o thy_o gold_n be_v i_o ahab_n stoop_v and_o submit_v himself_o unto_o he_o say_v my_o lord_n according_a as_o thou_o have_v say_v i_o be_o thou_o but_o our_o trust_n and_o confidence_n must_v be_v in_o god_n and_o then_o we_o shall_v not_o fear_v what_o man_n can_v do_v unto_o we_o verse_n 12._o the_o people_n of_o god_n may_v lawful_o make_v war_n both_o offensive_a and_o defensive_a against_o their_o enemy_n thus_o when_o amalek_n fight_v with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o rephidim_n moses_n say_v to_o joshua_n choose_v we_o out_o man_n and_o go_v sight_n amalek_n so_o he_o discomfit_v amalek_n and_o his_o people_n with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n many_o other_o testimony_n may_v be_v bring_v and_o