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trust_n by_o the_o same_o enemy_n which_o the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v shall_v by_o god_n appointment_n defeat_v the_o present_a mischievous_a design_n of_o syria_n and_o samaria_n against_o judah_n and_o all_o this_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v without_o any_o future_a harm_n or_o danger_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n by_o they_o so_o ahaz_n and_o his_o people_n will_v have_v rely_v entire_o upon_o god_n promise_n or_o faithful_o accept_v of_o the_o sign_n promise_v by_o his_o prophet_n but_o not_o believe_v this_o they_o be_v not_o establish_v ver_fw-la 9_o for_o so_o the_o prophet_n immediate_o after_o ahaz_n refusal_n of_o this_o sign_n do_v threaten_v ahaz_n and_o his_o people_n ver_fw-la 17._o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v upon_o thou_o and_o thy_o people_n and_o upon_o thy_o father_n house_n day_n that_o have_v not_o come_v from_o the_o day_n that_o ephraim_n depart_v from_o judah_n even_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o that_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n shall_v hiss_v for_o the_o fly_n that_o be_v in_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n and_o for_o the_o bee_n that_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o assyria_n and_o they_o shall_v come_v and_o shall_v rest_v all_o of_o they_o in_o the_o desolate_a valley_n and_o in_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o rock_n and_o upon_o all_o thorn_n and_o upon_o all_o bush_n the_o demerit_n of_o ahaz_n and_o of_o his_o people_n which_o do_v deserve_v the_o denunciation_n and_o execution_n of_o the_o plague_n here_o threaten_v be_v their_o too_o much_o confidence_n in_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o their_o distrust_n hence_o occasion_v of_o what_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v by_o his_o prophet_n isaiah_n and_o will_v have_v perform_v by_o other_o mean_n than_o by_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o assyrian_a so_o they_o will_v have_v rely_v upon_o they_o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o either_o ahaz_n or_o his_o people_n do_v distrust_v much_o less_o that_o they_o be_v punish_v for_o their_o distrust_n unto_o god_n promise_n concern_v the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n in_o the_o appoint_a time_n but_o for_o not_o accept_v the_o sign_n or_o pledge_n as_o well_o of_o his_o come_n as_o of_o their_o instant_a deliverance_n from_o the_o danger_n wherein_o then_o they_o stand_v 8._o but_o what_o probability_n or_o just_a presumption_n be_v there_o that_o any_o woman_n who_o be_v a_o virgin_n at_o the_o time_n when_o ahaz_n and_o isaiah_n meet_v in_o the_o high_a way_n of_o the_o fuller_n field_n shall_v upon_o the_o occasion_n mention_v become_v a_o marry_a woman_n and_o conceive_v a_o son_n according_a to_o the_o time_n intimate_v by_o the_o prophet_n all_o this_o i_o take_v it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a from_o the_o true_a and_o literal_a meaning_n of_o the_o 1_o 2_o 3_o and_o 4_o verse_n of_o the_o 8_o chapter_n which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o exegeticall_a exposition_n of_o the_o former_a prophecy_n chap._n 7._o vers_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16._o or_o a_o more_o legal_a ratification_n or_o new_a assumption_n of_o make_v good_a the_o assurance_n which_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n he_o have_v give_v moreover_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o take_v thou_o a_o great_a roll_n and_o write_v in_o it_o with_o a_o man_n pen_n concern_v maher-shalal-hash-baz_a and_o i_o take_v unto_o i_o faithful_a witness_n to_o record_v vriah_n the_o priest_n and_o zechariah_n the_o son_n of_o jeberechiah_n and_o i_o go_v unto_o the_o prophetess_n and_o she_o conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n then_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o i_o call_v his_o name_n maher-shalal-hash-baz_a for_o before_o the_o child_n shall_v have_v knowledge_n to_o cry_v my_o father_n and_o my_o mother_n the_o riches_n of_o damascus_n and_o the_o spoil_n of_o samaria_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o before_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n the_o child_n promise_v chap._n 7._o ver_fw-la 14_o and_o in_o this_o place_n according_a to_o the_o true_a connexion_n of_o the_o literal_a sense_n be_v in_o my_o apprehension_n one_o and_o the_o same_o though_o describe_v by_o two_o name_n the_o one_o import_v comfort_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n and_o this_o be_v give_v he_o before_o his_o conception_n the_o late_a import_v the_o sudden_a execution_n of_o the_o woe_n denounce_v against_o syria_n and_o samaria_n and_o be_v give_v he_o after_o his_o conception_n and_o lest_o we_o shall_v doubt_v whether_o this_o maher-shalal-hash-baz_a be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o emmanuel_n promise_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n he_o be_v instyle_v again_o by_o the_o very_a same_o name_n chap._n 8._o unto_o ver_fw-la 8._o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o i_o again_o say_v forsomuch_o as_o this_o people_n refuse_v the_o water_n of_o shiloah_n that_o go_v soft_o and_o rejoice_v in_o rezin_n remaliahs_n son_n now_o therefore_o behold_v the_o lord_n bring_v up_o