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it_o psal_n 48._o which_o be_v compose_v after_o this_o and_o as_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a in_o the_o day_n of_o jehosaphat_n for_o any_o paraphrase_n or_o comment_n upon_o that_o psalm_n i_o leave_v the_o learned_a reader_n to_o his_o own_o choice_n i_o will_v only_o commend_v one_o passage_n of_o 48._o calvin_n comment_n upon_o it_o which_o a_o ingenuous_a censurer_n of_o this_o great_a dr_n when_o he_o tread_v awry_o or_o speak_v harsh_o but_o a_o more_o friendly_a encomiast_n of_o he_o when_o he_o go_v aright_o have_v commend_v to_o i_o upon_o the_o close_a of_o that_o psalm_n walk_v about_o sionand_n goâ—_n round_o about_o she_o tell_v the_o tower_n thereof_o ver_fw-la 12._o etc._n etc._n argutum_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o solidum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o diligenter_fw-la notâ—ndum_fw-la quod_fw-la hic_fw-la â—alvinus_fw-la auguratur_fw-la &_o interpretatur_fw-la de_fw-la excidio_fw-la vrbis_fw-la &_o templi_fw-la ut_fw-la splendorem_fw-la templi_fw-la narrent_fw-la posteritati_fw-la non_fw-la opus_fw-la erat_fw-la auditu_fw-la &_o narratione_fw-la â—i_fw-la visibus_fw-la humanis_fw-la semper_fw-la pâ—tuisset_fw-la narrantur_fw-la posteritati_fw-la quâ—_n non_fw-la exhibentur_fw-la veluti_fw-la quotidiâ—â—â—â—â—â—cula_fw-la &_o spectacula_fw-la â—op_n in_o v_o 14._o this_o commendable_a observation_n upon_o the_o 48._o ps_n make_v a_o speech_n of_o this_o same_o calviâ—_n upon_o the_o principal_a passage_n of_o the_o 68_o psalm_n more_o harsh_a and_o distasteful_a to_o this_o ingeâ—â—oâ—s_n censurer_n and_o to_o other_o which_o have_v their_o sense_n exercise_v in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o prophecy_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v allege_v by_o the_o apostle_n or_o evangelist_n so_o be_v the_o 19_o 19_o v_o of_o this_o psalm_n urge_v by_o s._n paul_n to_o prove_v our_o saviour_n ascension_n ephes_n 4._o calvinus_n ait_fw-la paulus_n locum_fw-la hunc_fw-la subtilius_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la deflectit_fw-la mallem_fw-la dicere_fw-la divinius_fw-la ad_fw-la 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reside_v in_o jerusalem_n david_n haply_o who_o know_v best_o the_o tenor_n of_o god_n promise_n concern_v this_o business_n will_v not_o suffer_v it_o to_o go_v along_o with_o he_o when_o he_o flee_v from_o jerusalem_n as_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o suprisall_n by_o his_o son_n absalon_n chap._n 37._o of_o the_o concludency_n of_o the_o apostle_n allegation_n ephes_n 4._o 7._o 8._o out_o of_o the_o 18._o ver_fw-la of_o the_o 68_o psal_n but_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o parallel_n betwixt_o the_o prophet_n and_o our_o apostle_n the_o custom_n among_o the_o roman_n and_o other_o nation_n be_v to_o bestow_v congiaries_n or_o largess_n upon_o their_o friend_n or_o native_n when_o they_o lead_v their_o enemy_n captive_a in_o solemn_a triumph_n whether_o david_n lead_v any_o enemy_n of_o which_o he_o have_v conquer_v many_o in_o such_o triumph_n or_o whether_o he_o do_v mere_o as_o a_o prophet_n or_o sacred_a poet_n display_v his_o former_a victory_n get_v over_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n and_o 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he_o make_v he_o that_o remain_v have_v dominion_n over_o the_o noble_n among_o the_o people_n the_o lord_n make_v i_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o mighty_a v_o 12._o 13._o whether_o david_n when_o he_o compose_v the_o 68_o psalm_n do_v imitate_v the_o triumph_n of_o barach_n and_o deborah_n over_o sisera_n general_n of_o iabin_n host_n by_o matter_n of_o fact_n as_o by_o lead_v his_o captive_n in_o triumph_n which_o be_v most_o probable_a or_o only_o seek_v to_o exceed_v deborah_n in_o his_o song_n by_o more_o full_a expression_n of_o his_o thankfulness_n towards_o god_n who_o have_v give_v he_o great_a victory_n over_o great_a enemy_n be_v not_o manifest_a but_o it_o be_v more_o than_o matter_n of_o opinion_n or_o pious_a credulity_n that_o both_o the_o victory_n of_o barach_n and_o david_n over_o the_o visible_a enemy_n of_o god_n people_n or_o whatsoever_o other_o historical_a occasion_n deborah_n or_o barach_n or_o david_n have_v to_o utter_v their_o song_n be_v but_o type_n or_o ominous_a or_o lucky_a prenotion_n of_o that_o great_a victory_n
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forth_o and_o fight_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o or_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o nation_n &_o arise_v from_o the_o ambiguous_a or_o various_a importance_n of_o the_o hebrew_n particle_n or_o preposition_n beth_fw-mi which_o in_o composition_n admit_v as_o great_a a_o multiplicity_n of_o opposite_a or_o contrary_a sense_n as_o the_o latin_a preposition_n in_o or_o the_o greek_a particle_n alpha_fw-la do_v both_o which_o be_v sometime_o privative_a or_o pure_o negative_a sometime_o vehement_o affirmative_a as_o in_o that_o or_o other_o like_a speech_n quod_fw-la dixi_fw-la indictum_fw-la volo_fw-la the_o word_n indictum_fw-la be_v a_o mere_a negative_a and_o equivalent_a to_o non_fw-la dictum_fw-la and_o imply_v a_o revoke_v or_o repeal_n of_o what_o be_v say_v otherwhiles_o the_o same_o indictum_fw-la imply_v a_o peremptory_a declaration_n or_o denunciation_n be_v it_o of_o war_n or_o controversy_n etc._n etc._n the_o greek_a alpha_fw-la admit_v more_o variety_n sometime_o 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that_o speech_n of_o balaam_n numb_a 23._o v._n 23._o there_o be_v no_o enchantment_n bejacob_n most_o now_o render_v it_o against_o israel_n though_o some_o heretofore_o have_v render_v it_o there_o be_v no_o enchantment_n to_o be_v find_v in_o israel_n the_o sense_n in_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a be_v ambiguous_a because_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o israel_n be_v the_o accusative_a or_o ablative_a case_n if_o the_o accusative_a as_o some_o express_v it_o in_o israelem_n it_o may_v be_v as_o much_o according_a to_o the_o author_n of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_n meaning_n as_o adversus_fw-la israelem_fw-la against_o israel_n which_o be_v the_o most_o probable_a sense_n of_o that_o place_n however_o the_o most_o usual_a signisication_n of_o the_o same_o particle_n be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o latin_a in_o or_o intra_fw-la or_o other_o variation_n of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o subject_n wherein_o it_o be_v use_v the_o like_a variation_n of_o the_o hebrew_a 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