themselves_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v a_o note_n of_o some_o mystery_n as_o videmus_fw-la one_o of_o they_o be_v convert_v to_o christianity_n observe_v against_o his_o brethren_n which_o love_v darkness_n more_o than_o light_n the_o mystery_n notify_v in_o this_o particular_a as_o this_o author_n tell_v we_o be_v by_o their_o own_o rule_n in_o case_n wherein_o they_o be_v no_o party_n engage_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o be_v immediate_o after_o express_v in_o word_n assertive_a and_o plain_a that_o of_o his_o government_n and_o peace_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o end_n upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o his_o kingdom_n to_o order_v it_o and_o to_o establish_v it_o with_o judgement_n and_o with_o justice_n from_o henceforth_o even_o for_o ever_o the_o zeal_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n will_v perform_v this_o i_o refer_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o like_a charactericall_a representation_n unto_o the_o diligent_a reader_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o the_o original_a tongue_n or_o of_o ancient_a hebrew_n commentator_n who_o 4._o testimony_n in_o many_o case_n where_o they_o be_v no_o party_n be_v no_o way_n to_o be_v contemn_v and_o among_o other_o branch_n of_o that_o rule_n for_o interpret_n scripture_n which_o be_v constant_o receive_v among_o the_o ancient_a jew_n as_o peter_n martyr_n and_o bucer_n with_o other_o somewhere_o observe_v this_o representation_n of_o divine_a mystery_n by_o letter_n or_o character_n unusual_a may_v for_o aught_o i_o know_v be_v one_o 7._o as_o for_o the_o representation_n of_o like_a mystery_n by_o proper_a name_n of_o man_n especial_o who_o by_o their_o place_n or_o office_n be_v type_n or_o forerunner_n of_o christ_n that_o i_o presume_v no_o sober_a christian_n will_v except_v against_o or_o call_v in_o question_n and_o this_o representaon_n or_o prenotification_n of_o future_a mystery_n be_v exhibit_v either_o in_o the_o first_o imposition_n of_o name_n or_o in_o the_o change_n of_o name_n or_o in_o the_o several_a use_n of_o divers_a name_n when_o the_o same_o party_n retain_v more_o name_n than_o one_o there_o be_v scarce_o a_o son_n of_o jacob_n who_o name_n do_v not_o imply_v a_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n rachel_n do_v true_o prophesy_v of_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o benjamite_n when_o she_o call_v the_o father_n of_o that_o tribe_n at_o his_o birth_n benoni_n the_o son_n of_o her_o sorrow_n and_o jacob_n do_v as_o true_o prophesy_v when_o he_o change_v his_o name_n into_o benjamin_n the_o son_n of_o his_o right_a hand_n nun_n the_o ephramite_n do_v call_v his_o son_n hoseah_n by_o divine_a instinct_n or_o direction_n and_o moses_n do_v true_o prophesy_v when_o he_o change_v his_o name_n into_o jehoshua_n with_o what_o intention_n isaac_n or_o rebecca_n do_v call_v their_o young_a son_n jacob_n i_o know_v not_o or_o whether_o they_o have_v any_o other_o motive_n know_v to_o themselves_o to_o give_v he_o this_o name_n beside_o that_o which_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o birth_n do_v minister_v for_o he_o catch_v hold_v of_o his_o brother_n heel_n in_o the_o birth_n but_o this_o name_n jadgnakab_n hand_n in_o heel_n make_v afterward_o by_o close_a composition_n as_o it_o seem_v jagnakab_n do_v as_o the_o attempt_n signify_v by_o it_o in_o the_o birth_n portend_v that_o he_o shall_v supplant_v his_o elder_a brother_n and_o get_v the_o birthright_n from_o he_o 8._o after_o this_o name_n give_v he_o by_o his_o parent_n he_o be_v in_o his_o full_a age_n name_v israel_n by_o god_n himself_o by_o way_n of_o addition_n only_o without_o any_o change_n or_o determination_n of_o his_o former_a name_n or_o the_o omen_n of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v not_o without_o observation_n why_o he_o be_v sometime_o call_v jacob_n sometime_o israel_n in_o the_o same_o continue_a historical_a narration_n the_o name_n jacob_n characterize_n his_o present_a infirmity_n the_o name_n israel_n notify_v his_o recover_n or_o gather_v of_o strength_n but_o one_o of_o the_o most_o admirable_a prerepresentation_n literal_a not_o assertive_a of_o mystery_n plain_o afterward_o avouch_v and_o fulfil_v which_o i_o have_v either_o observe_v or_o find_v observe_v by_o other_o be_v in_o the_o benedictus_fw-la luke_n 1._o 68_o etc._n etc._n bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n for_o he_o have_v visit_v and_o redeem_v his_o people_n and_o have_v raise_v up_o a_o horn_n of_o salvation_n for_o we_o in_o the_o house_n of_o his_o servant_n david_n etc._n etc._n to_o perform_v the_o mercy_n promise_v to_o our_o forefather_n and_o to_o remember_v his_o holy_a covenant_n the_o oath_n which_o he_o swear_v to_o our_o father_n abraham_n that_o he_o will_v grant_v unto_o we_o that_o we_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n may_v serve_v he_o without_o fear_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n the_o sum_n of_o that_o which_o god_n have_v speak_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o holy_a prophet_n which_o have_v be_v since_o the_o world_n begin_v be_v now_o reavouch_v by_o zacharias_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o a_o literal_a assertive_a sense_n plain_a and_o easy_a even_o to_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n and_o yet_o the_o sum_n of_o all_o which_o zacharias_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n do_v now_o utter_a be_v clear_o represent_v to_o man_n of_o spiritual_a understanding_n in_o the_o scripture_n or_o experience_v in_o their_o spiritual_a sense_n in_o the_o very_a name_n of_o john_n baptist_n and_o of_o his_o parent_n for_o zacharias_n the_o baptist_n father_n be_v by_o interpretation_n the_o remembrance_n of_o god_n elizabeth_n his_o mother_n as_o much_o as_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n and_o the_o name_n john_n import_v the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n and_o all_o these_o put_v together_o sound_a as_o much_o as_o that_o god_n do_v now_o remember_v his_o people_n with_o that_o grace_n which_o he_o have_v swear_v to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o in_o his_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n that_o be_v with_o grace_n of_o deliverance_n from_o their_o enemy_n &_o their_o own_o sin_n be_v their_o great_a enemy_n with_o grace_n enable_v they_o to_o serve_v he_o in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n of_o more_o particular_n in_o this_o kind_n as_o they_o shall_v fall_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o prophecy_n or_o prefiguration_n concern_v christ_n hereafter_o chap._n 14._o 14_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fulfil_v according_a to_o all_o the_o former_a sense_n that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o scripture_n may_v be_v often_o than_o once_o fulfil_v according_a to_o each_o several_a sense_n the_o fulfil_n of_o any_o thing_n write_v suppose_v a_o foretell_v or_o presignification_n of_o the_o same_o and_o because_o matter_n relate_v by_o the_o evangelist_n and_o other_o sacred_a writer_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v of_o course_n and_o of_o purpose_n either_o foretell_v or_o prefigure_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o this_o phrase_n of_o fulfil_v that_o which_o be_v write_v be_v in_o a_o manner_n peculiar_a to_o these_o sacred_a writer_n not_o in_o use_n among_o secular_a historian_n yet_o the_o phrase_n be_v not_o therefore_o barbarous_a because_o not_o use_v by_o polite_a writer_n in_o the_o same_o subject_n that_o be_v in_o historical_a narration_n for_o it_o be_v use_v by_o tully_n and_o other_o most_o elegant_a writer_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n which_o sacred_a writer_n use_v it_o as_o because_o every_o man_n as_o be_v intimate_v before_o may_v foretell_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v by_o himself_o project_v or_o promise_v 1._o they_o be_v likewise_o say_v implere_fw-la promissa_fw-la to_o fulfil_v their_o own_o promise_n or_o to_o fulfil_v the_o omen_n or_o signification_n of_o their_o own_o name_n so_o a_o elegant_a poet_n say_v maxim_n 2._o qui_fw-la tanti_fw-la mensuram_fw-la nominis_fw-la imple_n now_o see_v this_o phrase_n this_o be_v do_v that_o the_o scripture_n may_v be_v fulfil_v be_v so_o frequent_a in_o the_o new_a testament_n maldonat_n do_v very_o well_o and_o like_v himself_o in_o unfolding_a the_o several_a way_n as_o he_o conceive_v they_o according_a to_o which_o the_o scripture_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fulfil_v almost_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o his_o learned_a commentary_n upon_o the_o four_o evangelist_n yet_o some_o question_n there_o may_v be_v whether_o he_o do_v all_o this_o which_o be_v so_o well_o and_o wise_o attempt_v by_o he_o so_o well_o and_o so_o judicious_o as_o might_n in_o reason_n have_v be_v expect_v from_o he_o 2._o the_o scripture_n say_v he_o so_o far_o as_o i_o can_v hitherto_o observe_v be_v say_v to_o be_v fulfil_v four_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o when_o that_o very_a thing_n be_v do_v or_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o prophet_n or_o other_o sacred_a
a_o review_n of_o the_o different_a way_n or_o manner_n how_o thing_n future_a be_v foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n now_o of_o divine_a testimony_n or_o prediction_n some_o be_v mere_o prophetical_a other_o prophetical_o typical_a and_o both_o these_o stem_n again_o do_v divide_v themselves_o into_o more_o branch_n some_o prediction_n mere_o prophetical_a be_v deliver_v in_o a_o plain_a grammatical_a or_o historical_a sense_n of_o word_n other_o in_o term_n allegorical_a or_o enigmatical_a of_o such_o prediction_n mere_o prophetical_a as_o be_v express_v in_o the_o plain_a grammatical_a or_o historical_a sense_n of_o word_n some_o do_v refer_v to_o one_o matter_n or_o fact_n or_o to_o some_o determinate_a point_n of_o time_n and_o in_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v to_o be_v but_o once_o fulfil_v other_o according_a to_o the_o same_o literal_a sense_n be_v to_o be_v fulfil_v sometime_o in_o the_o same_o sometime_o in_o a_o different_a measure_n often_o than_o once_o at_o divers_a time_n and_o in_o several_a age_n of_o such_o prediction_n as_o be_v to_o be_v but_o once_o fulfil_v and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o plain_a literal_a sense_n this_o affirmative_a be_v universal_o true_a the_o prophet_n have_v always_o a_o distinct_a knowledge_n or_o apprehension_n of_o the_o sum_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o event_n which_o be_v say_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o their_o say_n may_v be_v fulfil_v search_v all_o the_o prediction_n of_o our_o saviour_n incarnation_n nativity_n circumcision_n of_o his_o passion_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n whatsoever_o place_n in_o the_o prophet_n do_v literal_o refer_v to_o these_o point_n be_v to_o be_v but_o once_o fulfil_v for_o our_o saviour_n be_v to_o be_v but_o once_o incarnate_a but_o once_o to_o be_v bear_v to_o die_v but_o once_o to_o be_v raise_v from_o death_n once_o for_o all_o now_o if_o the_o prophet_n which_o do_v literal_o foretell_v these_o thing_n have_v not_o distinct_o foresee_v the_o substance_n at_o least_o of_o these_o evangelicall_n mystery_n they_o must_v either_o have_v rave_v in_o their_o prediction_n as_o it_o be_v presume_v the_o heathen_a prophet_n or_o apollo_n priest_n use_v to_o do_v or_o else_o have_v foretell_v they_o only_o after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o caiaphas_n do_v foretell_v his_o death_n and_o the_o fulfil_n of_o their_o prophecy_n though_o according_a to_o their_o plain_a literal_a assertive_a sense_n can_v not_o prove_v they_o to_o have_v be_v prophet_n proper_o so_o call_v that_o be_v man_n endow_v with_o the_o true_a spirit_n of_o divination_n for_o no_o man_n i_o think_v will_v say_v that_o caiaphas_n be_v thus_o qualify_v although_o he_o prophesy_v in_o some_o sort_n of_o our_o saviour_n death_n jeremy_n sure_o do_v foresee_v that_o the_o promise_a seed_n shall_v be_v conceive_v of_o a_o pure_a virgin_n when_o he_o utter_v that_o prophecy_n chap._n 31._o 22._o so_o do_v esaias_n foresee_v that_o the_o messiah_n who_o they_o continual_o expect_v shall_v be_v despise_v of_o many_o shall_v be_v a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n shall_v die_v and_o rise_v again_o when_o he_o utter_v that_o prophecy_n chap._n 35._o v._n 3._o but_o we_o have_v not_o the_o like_a inducement_n to_o believe_v that_o he_o do_v so_o distinct_o apprehend_v that_o the_o expect_a messiah_n shall_v be_v bring_v up_o in_o nazareth_n although_o this_o be_v foretell_v by_o he_o chap._n 11._o 1._o not_o in_o the_o plain_a literal_a sense_n but_o enigmatical_o 4_o where_o the_o prediction_n according_a to_o the_o plain_a literal_a sense_n be_v in_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v often_o fulfil_v than_o once_o the_o prophet_n which_o foretell_v it_o do_v always_o distinct_o foresee_v the_o event_n in_o the_o first_o place_n foretell_v or_o the_o first_o fulfil_n of_o his_o own_o prediction_n there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a necessity_n for_o we_o to_o believe_v or_o think_v that_o he_o have_v the_o like_a distinct_a foresight_n or_o apprehension_n of_o those_o event_n in_o which_o one_o &_o the_o selfsame_o prophecy_n be_v the_o second_o three_o or_o four_o time_n to_o be_v fulfil_v esaias_n distinct_o foresee_v the_o future_a inclination_n of_o these_o jew_n by_o their_o present_a disposition_n to_o draw_v near_o to_o god_n with_o their_o lip_n and_o be_v far_o from_o he_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o that_o their_o hypocrisy_n if_o continue_v will_v work_v their_o destruction_n otherwise_o he_o have_v but_o rave_v or_o but_o speak_v by_o guess_n but_o that_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o his_o reproof_n or_o prophetical_a admonition_n shall_v be_v more_o exact_o fulfil_v of_o the_o jew_n six_o hundred_o year_n after_o his_o time_n as_o it_o be_v we_o can_v determine_v whether_o he_o do_v foresee_v this_o or_o no._n in_o that_o vision_n make_v unto_o he_o chapter_n the_o 6._o he_o distinct_o foresee_v this_o people_n pronesse_n to_o wink_v withtheir_o eye_v &_o to_o harden_v their_o heart_n unto_o their_o own_o destruction_n and_o desolation_n of_o their_o country_n &_o out_o of_o his_o distinct_a foresight_n hereof_o he_o do_v deliver_v his_o message_n in_o a_o imperative_fw-it sense_n excaeca_v obdur_v a_o make_v blind_a their_o eye_n and_o harden_v their_o heart_n which_o in_o the_o prophetical_a use_n of_o these_o word_n be_v usual_o as_o much_o but_o no_o more_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o command_v to_o forewarn_v you_o of_o such_o a_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n now_o creep_v upon_o you_o that_o unless_o you_o repent_v your_o city_n shall_v be_v desolate_a etc._n etc._n but_o albeit_o we_o resume_v what_o we_o former_o grant_v and_o can_v now_o deny_v that_o esaias_n have_v a_o distinct_a apprehension_n of_o our_o saviour_n death_n and_o resurrection_n yet_o whether_o he_o have_v the_o like_a distinct_a apprehension_n or_o foresight_n of_o that_o excecation_n and_o obduration_n of_o his_o people_n which_o do_v presage_v the_o second_o desolation_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o destruction_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n as_o he_o have_v of_o the_o former_a make_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v questionable_a and_o the_o more_o probable_a part_n of_o the_o question_n be_v that_o he_o have_v not_o of_o the_o return_n of_o judah_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n esaias_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o 6._o chapter_n have_v a_o true_a prenotion_n yet_o neither_o so_o full_a nor_o distinct_a as_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n have_v when_o he_o see_v the_o captivity_n come_v upon_o they_o for_o from_o the_o book_n of_o jeremy_n not_o of_o isaiah_n daniel_n a_o prophet_n no_o way_n inferior_a to_o either_o of_o they_o learn_v the_o distinct_a time_n of_o his_o captive_a people_n return_n to_o their_o own_o land_n as_o for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n destruction_n or_o for_o the_o destruction_n of_o it_o at_o all_o that_o daniel_n do_v neither_o learn_v from_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n or_o of_o jeremy_n or_o of_o any_o book_n before_o extant_a for_o it_o be_v reveal_v unto_o he_o immediate_o from_o the_o author_n of_o truth_n himself_o and_o after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o that_o we_o can_v reasonable_o imagine_v either_o the_o substance_n or_o circumstance_n of_o what_o be_v then_o reveal_v to_o have_v be_v know_v to_o any_o prophet_n before_o he_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v true_a that_o divers_a prophecy_n both_o of_o isaiah_n and_o of_o jeremy_n be_v more_o exact_o fulfil_v in_o the_o desolation_n of_o judah_n by_o titus_n than_o they_o have_v be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o former_a desolation_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n 5_o but_o prediction_n prophetical_o typical_a as_o well_o as_o testimony_n mere_o prophetical_a be_v of_o two_o sort_n in_o some_o such_o prediction_n the_o plain_a literal_a sense_n do_v fit_v the_o antitype_n as_o well_o as_o it_o do_v the_o type_n as_o in_o the_o prediction_n before_o mention_v i_o will_v be_v to_o he_o a_o father_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v to_o i_o a_o son_n &_o in_o the_o like_o psal_n 72._o in_o other_o the_o literal_a inscription_n do_v fit_v the_o type_n only_o according_a to_o the_o plain_a literal_a or_o logical_a sense_n and_o the_o antitype_n only_o in_o the_o moral_a or_o symbolical_a sense_n of_o both_o sort_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o prophet_n always_o have_v a_o view_n or_o apprehension_n of_o that_o which_o be_v immediate_o foretell_v according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n or_o of_o the_o first_o fulfil_n of_o it_o the_o case_n be_v the_o same_o as_o it_o be_v in_o testimony_n mere_o prophetical_a but_o of_o that_o which_o be_v immediate_o signify_v not_o by_o word_n but_o by_o some_o matter_n of_o fact_n or_o historical_a event_n whereto_o the_o word_n in_o the_o literal_a sense_n immediate_o refer_v of_o such_o second_o event_n or_o of_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o prophecy_n both_o according_a to_o the_o literal_a and_o mystical_a sense_n the_o prophet_n have_v not_o
enunciative_a partly_o representative_a all_o enunciative_a or_o assertive_a testimony_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v may_v be_v reduce_v to_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o the_o former_a division_n that_o be_v to_o testimony_n mere_o prophetical_a but_o so_o can_v all_o representation_n of_o evangelicall_n mystery_n be_v reduce_v to_o prenotion_n mere_o typical_a or_o prefiguration_n real_a for_o there_o may_v be_v a_o true_a representation_n or_o decipher_v of_o mystery_n future_a as_o well_o in_o character_n of_o speech_n in_o single_a word_n or_o proper_a name_n as_o by_o matter_n of_o fact_n by_o man_n person_n or_o office_n legal_a ceremony_n or_o historical_a event_n we_o be_v then_o in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o treat_v in_o general_a of_o prenotion_n or_o testimony_n mere_o prophetical_a or_o express_o assertive_a in_o the_o second_o of_o prefiguration_n mere_o typical_a yet_o in_o their_o kind_n real_a as_o of_o legal_a ceremony_n of_o man_n person_n of_o historical_a event_n or_o matter_n of_o fact_n in_o the_o three_o place_n of_o prenotion_n or_o testimony_n typical_o prophetical_a that_o be_v in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o concurrence_n of_o express_a prophecy_n or_o prediction_n and_o of_o some_o matter_n of_o fact_n or_o real_a prefiguration_n of_o christ_n or_o mystery_n concern_v he_o in_o the_o four_o and_o last_o place_n we_o be_v to_o give_v some_o hint_n or_o general_a head_n of_o observation_n concern_v prenotion_n or_o representation_n of_o evangelicall_n mystery_n mere_o literal_a or_o verbal_a more_o particular_n of_o every_o kind_n of_o prenotion_n here_o mention_v shall_v by_o god_n assistance_n be_v discuss_v in_o the_o particular_a article_n concern_v our_o saviour_n incarnation_n conception_n birth_n death_n and_o passion_n chap._n 6._o 6._o of_o the_o first_o rank_n of_o testimony_n concern_v christ_n that_o be_v of_o testimony_n mere_o prophetical_a these_o be_v in_o number_n exceed_v many_o yet_o sundry_a of_o they_o either_o not_o well_o observe_v or_o not_o right_o explain_v by_o ordinary_a interpreter_n who_o as_o though_o they_o think_v to_o supererogate_v in_o not_o observe_v so_o many_o as_o may_v be_v observe_v or_o in_o not_o full_o display_v such_o as_o ordinary_o be_v observe_v oftentimes_o diminish_v the_o number_n of_o prenotion_n typical_o prophetical_a to_o make_v up_o the_o number_n of_o testimony_n mere_o prophetical_a testimony_n mere_o prophetical_a we_o account_v all_o such_o and_o only_o such_o prediction_n as_o according_a to_o the_o literal_a assertive_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n and_o in_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n by_o who_o they_o be_v register_v be_v applyable_a only_o to_o christ_n himself_o not_o to_o any_o legal_a type_n or_o shadow_n of_o he_o for_o all_o such_o prediction_n or_o bare_a assertion_n as_o be_v literal_o applyable_a to_o any_o other_o beside_o christ_n or_o to_o other_o with_o he_o belong_v unto_o the_o three_o member_n of_o the_o former_a division_n that_o be_v to_o testimony_n or_o prenotion_n typical_o prophetical_a or_o at_o least_o prophetical_o typical_a for_o some_o difference_n there_o be_v though_o not_o much_o betwixt_o these_o two_o expression_n as_o will_v appear_v hereafter_o 2._o all_o the_o prediction_n which_o we_o have_v in_o that_o fifty_o three_o chapter_n of_o isaiah_n be_v mere_o prophetical_a they_o can_v be_v literal_o avouch_v of_o any_o man_n of_o any_o creature_n but_o only_o of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o make_v a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n and_o infirmity_n for_o we_o man_n and_o for_o our_o salvation_n of_o the_o same_o rank_n be_v that_o particular_a prophecy_n of_o jeremy_n jer._n 31._o 22._o the_o lord_n have_v create_v a_o new_a thing_n in_o the_o earth_n the_o woman_n shall_v encompass_v the_o man_n but_o whether_o that_o other_o prophecy_n isai_n 7._o 14._o behold_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n emanuel_n be_v mere_o prophetical_a or_o prophetical_o typical_a will_v require_v further_a discussion_n in_o a_o more_o convenient_a place_n but_o for_o that_o prophecy_n zach._n 9_o 9_o rejoice_v great_o o_o daughter_n of_o zion_n shout_n o_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n behold_v thy_o king_n come_v unto_o thou_o a_o king_n just_a and_o lowly_a ride_v upon_o a_o ass_n and_o upon_o a_o colt_n the_o fâ—ale_n of_o a_o ass_n it_o be_v without_o all_o question_n mere_o prophetical_a and_o can_v be_v literal_o mean_v of_o none_o but_o of_o zion_n and_o jerusalem_n saviour_n alone_o and_o however_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o prediction_n may_v with_o more_o facility_n have_v be_v counterfeit_v by_o the_o fraudulent_a jew_n than_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o any_o other_o prophetical_a testimony_n before_o our_o saviour_n come_v in_o this_o manner_n to_o jerusalem_n or_o immediate_o after_o it_o yet_o for_o this_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n and_o more_o they_o have_v have_v no_o possible_a colour_n for_o disguise_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o prophetical_a prediction_n or_o evangelicall_n story_n how_o it_o be_v fulfil_v though_o out_o of_o their_o madness_n they_o may_v set_v up_o a_o king_n and_o cry_v and_o shout_n before_o he_o yet_o have_v they_o have_v no_o zion_n nor_o jerusalem_n whereunto_o they_o can_v have_v bring_v he_o for_o these_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n and_o more_o nor_o have_v they_o be_v permit_v to_o come_v near_o the_o place_n where_o it_o stand_v with_o any_o other_o than_o counterfeit_a joy_n be_v enforce_v for_o many_o generation_n to_o purchase_v the_o privilege_n or_o liberty_n of_o howl_v over_o the_o ruin_n of_o that_o zion_n and_o jerusalem_n unto_o which_o their_o expect_a messiah_n by_o the_o purport_n of_o the_o former_a prophecy_n be_v to_o come_v at_o a_o far_o high_a rate_n than_o they_o have_v buy_v the_o delivery_n of_o he_o into_o their_o power_n 4._o that_o the_o come_n of_o their_o king_n unto_o that_o zion_n and_o jerusalem_n which_o then_o be_v be_v foretell_v by_o their_o prophet_n zachary_n above_o two_o thousand_o year_n ago_o the_o jewist_n rabbin_n of_o this_o age_n confess_v that_o this_o prophecy_n be_v literal_o mean_v of_o their_o expect_a king_n or_o messiah_n they_o do_v not_o deny_v that_o this_o prophecy_n have_v be_v already_o literal_o fulfil_v according_a to_o every_o circumstance_n we_o christian_n very_o believe_v the_o particular_a manner_n how_o it_o be_v fulfil_v in_o and_o by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n will_v have_v its_o place_n in_o the_o article_n of_o his_o passion_n and_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o consecration_n to_o his_o everlasting_a priesthood_n now_o for_o the_o better_a confirmation_n of_o our_o faith_n unto_o this_o general_a that_o all_o the_o prediction_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o concern_v our_o saviour_n christ_n incarnation_n death_n and_o passion_n etc._n etc._n be_v dictate_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n who_o neither_o deceive_v any_o man_n nor_o can_v be_v deceive_v by_o man_n or_o wicked_a spirit_n we_o be_v in_o the_o next_o place_n brief_o to_o show_v how_o sacred_a testimony_n mere_o prophetical_a concern_v christ_n exhibit_v that_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 1._o cor._n 2._o 4._o unto_o all_o reasonable_a man_n that_o will_v serious_o weigh_v they_o together_o with_o the_o nature_n or_o subject_n of_o matter_n foretell_v and_o with_o the_o various_a circumstance_n of_o time_n and_o place_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o they_o be_v utter_v or_o fulfil_v chap._n 7._o what_o manner_n of_o prediction_n they_o be_v or_o of_o what_o matter_n the_o prediction_n must_v be_v which_o necessary_o infer_v the_o participation_n of_o a_o divine_a spirit_n every_o prophecy_n be_v a_o true_a prediction_n but_o every_o true_a prediction_n be_v not_o a_o prophecy_n any_o ordinary_a man_n that_o be_v arbitrator_n of_o his_o own_o action_n and_o master_n of_o his_o word_n may_v true_o foretell_v some_o event_n project_v or_o serious_o purpose_v by_o himself_o unless_o death_n or_o some_o extraordinary_a casualty_n prevent_v his_o accomplishment_n of_o they_o and_o no_o wise_a man_n will_v foretell_v the_o performance_n of_o what_o he_o promise_v or_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o purpose_n otherwise_o then_o with_o subordination_n either_o express_a or_o imply_v unto_o his_o good_a will_n or_o pleasure_n who_o see_v all_o thing_n even_o the_o very_a secret_a purpose_n of_o our_o heart_n much_o better_a than_o we_o ourselves_o do_v and_o work_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o counsel_n not_o of_o our_o will_n but_o of_o his_o own_o however_o though_o by_o his_o permission_n and_o assistance_n we_o make_v performance_n of_o whatsoever_o be_v for_o many_o year_n before_o promise_v or_o purpose_v by_o we_o 7._o yet_o this_o be_v no_o demonstration_n of_o a_o divine_a or_o prophetical_a spirit_n in_o we_o to_o arrogate_v or_o challenge_v the_o name_n of_o a_o prophet_n from_o the_o truth_n of_o such_o prediction_n be_v more_o
have_v fore-determine_a to_o be_v do_v those_o thing_n say_v peter_n act_v 3._o 18._o which_o god_n before_o have_v show_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o his_o prophet_n that_o christ_n shall_v suffer_v he_o have_v so_o fulfil_v yet_o say_v s._n paul_n act_v 13._o 27._o they_o that_o dwell_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o their_o ruler_n because_o they_o know_v he_o not_o nor_o yet_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o be_v read_v every_o sabbath_n day_n they_o have_v fulfil_v they_o in_o condemn_v he_o so_o then_o god_n be_v say_v to_o fulfil_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v of_o christ_n because_o he_o do_v order_n and_o direct_v all_o the_o counterplot_n and_o malicious_a intention_n of_o his_o enemy_n according_a to_o the_o model_n and_o inscription_n which_o have_v be_v exhibit_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n judas_n his_o treachery_n against_o his_o lord_n and_o master_n with_o its_o accurse_a success_n be_v exact_o forepicture_v by_o achitophel_n treason_n against_o david_n the_o malice_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o elder_n be_v foretell_v and_o forepicture_v by_o the_o like_a proceed_n of_o their_o predecessor_n against_o jeremy_n and_o other_o of_o god_n prophet_n which_o be_v christ_n forerunner_n and_o type_n and_o shadow_n of_o his_o persecution_n they_o then_o fulfil_v the_o scripture_n in_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n that_o their_o predecessor_n have_v do_v but_o in_o a_o worse_a manner_n and_o degree_n albeit_o they_o have_v no_o intention_n or_o aim_n to_o work_v according_a to_o those_o model_n which_o their_o predecessor_n have_v frame_v nor_o to_o do_v that_o unto_o christ_n which_o the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v shall_v be_v do_v unto_o he_o for_o so_o s._n peter_n act_v 3._o 17._o now_o brethren_n i_o wot_v that_o through_o ignorance_n you_o do_v it_o as_o do_v also_o your_o ruler_n 5._o but_o here_o i_o must_v request_v all_o such_o as_o read_v these_o and_o the_o like_a passage_n of_o scripture_n not_o to_o make_v any_o other_o inference_n or_o construction_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n language_n or_o manner_n of_o speech_n than_o such_o as_o they_o natural_o import_v and_o such_o as_o be_v congruous_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n if_o we_o say_v no_o more_o than_o this_o god_n do_v order_n or_o direct_v the_o avarice_n of_o judas_n the_o malice_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n the_o popularity_n of_o herod_n and_o ambition_n of_o pilate_n for_o accomplish_v of_o that_o which_o he_o have_v fore-determine_a concern_v christ_n we_o shall_v retain_v the_o form_n of_o wholesome_a doctrine_n in_o thus_o speak_v and_o think_v we_o think_v and_o speak_v as_o the_o spirit_n teach_v us._n but_o if_o any_o shall_v say_v or_o think_v that_o god_n do_v ordain_v either_o judas_n to_o be_v covetous_a or_o the_o high_a priest_n to_o be_v malicious_a or_o herod_n and_o pilate_n to_o be_v popular_a and_o ambitious_a to_o this_o end_n and_o purpose_n that_o they_o may_v respective_o be_v the_o betrayer_n and_o murderer_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n this_o be_v dangerous_a the_o orthodoxal_a truth_n and_o wholesome_a form_n of_o express_v it_o in_o this_o and_o the_o like_a point_n be_v acute_o set_v down_o in_o that_o distinction_n which_o for_o aught_o i_o find_v be_v unanimous_o embrace_v by_o the_o ancient_n and_o by_o all_o at_o this_o day_n that_o be_v moderate_a acknowledge_v to_o be_v true_a deus_fw-la ordinavit_fw-la lapsun_fw-it adami_n non_fw-la ordinavit_fw-la ut_fw-la adamus_n laberetur_fw-la god_n do_v dispose_v or_o order_n adam_n fall_n for_o by_o his_o all-seeing_a providence_n and_o all_o roll_a power_n he_o turn_v his_o fall_n into_o his_o own_o and_o our_o great_a good_a but_o he_o do_v not_o decree_n ordain_v or_o order_n that_o adam_n shall_v fall_v or_o commit_v that_o transgression_n by_o which_o he_o fall_v for_o so_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v the_o author_n both_o of_o adam_n first_o sin_n and_o of_o all_o the_o sin_n which_o be_v necessary_o derive_v to_o we_o from_o he_o for_o no_o man_n i_o think_v will_v deny_v that_o god_n be_v the_o sole_a author_n of_o all_o his_o own_o ordinance_n and_o decree_n or_o of_o whatsoever_o he_o have_v fore-decreed_a or_o fore-determine_a we_o for_o to_o do_v chap._n 12._o 12_o of_o the_o several_a sense_n of_o scripture_n especial_o of_o the_o literal_a and_o mystical_a without_o knowledge_n of_o scripture_n there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a knowledge_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o know_v the_o scripture_n be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o know_v the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o they_o intend_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n i_o will_v not_o here_o dispute_v whether_o every_o portion_n of_o scripture_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n admit_v more_o sense_n intend_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n than_o one_o or_o whether_o in_o some_o sense_n or_o other_o every_o passage_n in_o moses_n write_n in_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n or_o sacred_a history_n do_v point_n either_o immediate_o or_o mediate_o at_o christ_n or_o at_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v but_o that_o divers_a place_n allege_v by_o the_o evangelist_n out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o prove_v that_o jesus_n who_o the_o jew_n do_v crucify_v be_v their_o expect_a messiah_n admit_v more_o sense_n i_o take_v as_o grant_v the_o question_n be_v how_o many_o sense_n either_o the_o place_n allege_v by_o the_o evangelist_n or_o apostle_n or_o other_o passage_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n may_v respective_o admit_v and_o in_o this_o quaere_fw-la i_o will_v not_o be_v contentious_a but_o only_o crave_v that_o liberty_n which_o i_o willing_o grant_v to_o other_o in_o all_o like_a case_n that_o be_v to_o make_v my_o own_o division_n and_o to_o follow_v my_o own_o expression_n of_o every_o several_a sense_n or_o branch_n of_o this_o division_n that_o so_o i_o may_v refer_v the_o particular_a explication_n of_o every_o type_n of_o every_o prophecy_n or_o other_o praenotion_n of_o christ_n which_o have_v be_v fulfil_v without_o perplexity_n or_o confusion_n to_o its_o proper_a or_o general_a head_n that_o sense_n of_o scripture_n in_o my_o expression_n may_v happy_o be_v refer_v unto_o the_o literal_a which_o in_o some_o other_o man_n language_n will_v be_v account_v figurative_a or_o allegorical_a that_o sense_n again_o according_a to_o my_o division_n may_v be_v reduce_v unto_o the_o literal_a mystical_a or_o moral_a which_o some_o great_a divine_n make_v a_o distinct_a sense_n from_o all_o these_o to_o wit_n anagogical_a or_o admit_v all_o these_o and_o more_o sense_n of_o scripture_n i_o may_v perhaps_o sometime_o touch_v upon_o another_o sense_n which_o be_v not_o to_o my_o apprehension_n reducible_a to_o any_o of_o these_o 2._o the_o several_a sense_n of_o scripture_n especial_o such_o as_o more_o immediate_o point_n at_o christ_n can_v be_v better_a notify_v or_o more_o commodious_o reduce_v to_o their_o several_a head_n then_o by_o a_o review_n of_o the_o several_a way_n by_o which_o god_n from_o the_o beginning_n do_v intimate_v or_o manifest_v his_o will_n his_o good_a will_n towards_o mankind_n in_o he_o and_o through_o he_o which_o be_v to_o come_v and_o the_o way_n by_o which_o god_n do_v manifest_a christ_n to_o come_v be_v in_o the_o general_n two_o either_o by_o word_n assertive_a and_o express_v prediction_n or_o by_o way_n of_o picture_n and_o representation_n or_o by_o a_o concurrence_n of_o both_o which_o three_o way_n be_v no_o way_n opposite_a to_o the_o two_o former_a but_o rather_o a_o friendly_a combination_n of_o they_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o division_n to_o wit_n praenotion_n of_o christ_n representative_a may_v as_o heretofore_o it_o have_v be_v be_v subdivide_v into_o representation_n real_a as_o by_o type_n historical_a event_n or_o other_o matter_n of_o fact_n or_o into_o representation_n mere_o literal_a verbal_a or_o nominal_a the_o first_o general_a branch_n of_o this_o division_n that_o be_v prenotion_n of_o christ_n deliver_v in_o word_n express_o assertive_a exhibit_v to_o we_o that_o which_o we_o common_o call_v the_o literal_a or_o grammatical_a sense_n for_o that_o as_o best_o divine_v agree_v be_v the_o literal_a sense_n or_o meaning_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v immediate_o signify_v by_o word_n assertive_a whether_o legal_a prophetical_a or_o historical_a without_o any_o intercourse_n or_o intervention_n of_o any_o type_n or_o matter_n of_o fact_n whether_o the_o word_n be_v logical_a &_o proper_a allegorical_a or_o otherways_o figurative_a skill_v not_o much_o the_o variety_n of_o expression_n by_o word_n assertive_a if_o so_o the_o word_n immediate_o express_v the_o matter_n foretell_v without_o intervention_n of_o type_n or_o matter_n of_o fact_n do_v not_o divide_v or_o diversify_v the_o literal_a sense_n as_o when_o god_n foretell_v that_o the_o wilderness_n shall_v be_v plant_v with_o pleasant_a tree_n isa_n 41._o 19_o etc._n etc._n that_o the_o wolf_n shall_v
dwell_v with_o the_o lamb_n that_o the_o leopard_n shall_v lie_v down_o with_o the_o kid_n and_o the_o calf_n and_o the_o young_a lion_n and_o the_o fatle_a together_o the_o form_n of_o speech_n be_v figurative_a and_o in_o the_o language_n of_o saecular_a rhetoritian_n allegorical_a and_o so_o that_o other_o of_o the_o vineyard_n isaiah_n 5_o be_v parabolical_o figurative_a and_o yet_o the_o sense_n of_o all_o these_o place_n be_v in_o the_o school_n of_o divinity_n as_o true_o literal_a as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v the_o woman_n seed_n shall_v bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n or_o that_o in_o abraham_n seed_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v for_o by_o the_o tree_n wherewith_o the_o wilderness_n be_v to_o be_v plant_v by_o the_o wolf_n and_o by_o the_o lamb_n by_o the_o leopard_n and_o the_o kid_n etc._n etc._n divers_a sort_n of_o man_n be_v immediate_o mean_v and_o to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o all_o or_o any_o of_o the_o prophecy_n it_o be_v not_o require_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o transformation_n either_o of_o man_n into_o tree_n leopard_n wolf_n or_o lion_n etc._n etc._n or_o of_o these_o or_o like_a creature_n into_o man_n for_o how_o ever_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n in_o all_o these_o place_n be_v literal_a yet_o it_o be_v literal_o allegorical_a and_o of_o the_o literal_a or_o verbal_a allegory_n that_o maxim_n be_v most_o true_a sensus_fw-la allegoricus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la argumentativus_fw-la no_o firm_a argument_n can_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o allegorical_a parabolicall_a or_o other_o figurative_a signification_n of_o word_n as_o we_o may_v not_o infer_v that_o the_o wilderness_n be_v to_o be_v plant_v with_o tree_n or_o that_o the_o wolf_n and_o the_o lamb_n the_o leopard_n and_o the_o kid_n be_v to_o consort_v as_o well_o together_o on_o dry_a land_n as_o sometime_o they_o do_v in_o noah_n ark_n while_o the_o deluge_n last_v before_o these_o prophecy_n can_v be_v fulfil_v according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n as_o this_o sense_n in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v oppose_v unto_o the_o allegorical_a for_o that_o in_o the_o apostle_n language_n be_v say_v to_o be_v speak_v allegorical_o which_o be_v not_o immediate_o foretell_v or_o signify_v by_o word_n whether_o proper_a or_o figurative_a but_o foreshadowed_n by_o some_o real_a event_n by_o man_n person_n or_o their_o office_n or_o by_o matter_n of_o type_n or_o fact_n it_o be_v write_v say_v our_o apostle_n gal._n 4._o 22_o 23._o that_o abraham_n have_v two_o son_n the_o one_o by_o a_o bondmaid_n the_o other_o by_o a_o free_a woman_n but_o he_o who_o be_v of_o the_o bondwoman_n be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n but_o he_o of_o the_o free_a woman_n be_v by_o promise_n which_o thing_n be_v a_o allegory_n for_o these_o be_v the_o two_o covenant_n the_o evangelicall_n mystery_n imply_v in_o this_o allegory_n and_o unfold_v by_o our_o apostle_n be_v not_o immediate_o notify_v by_o any_o word_n or_o proposition_n in_o the_o history_n of_o sarah_n and_o hagar_n and_o their_o son_n but_o only_a fore-pictured_n by_o matter_n of_o fact_n or_o by_o the_o thing_n themselves_o which_o the_o word_n according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n do_v immediate_o foresignify_a for_o the_o word_n hagar_n do_v in_o that_o story_n literal_o signify_v sarahs_n handmaid_n or_o bondwoman_n but_o this_o bondwoman_n and_o her_o son_n and_o their_o estate_n or_o condition_n of_o life_n do_v excellent_o represent_v the_o estate_n and_o condition_n of_o such_o as_o do_v adhere_v unto_o the_o law_n after_o the_o gospel_n be_v proclaim_v and_o the_o gospel_n with_o the_o happy_a estate_n of_o such_o as_o embrace_v it_o be_v not_o fore-signified_n by_o the_o name_n sarah_n or_o by_o the_o name_n isaac_n but_o by_o their_o estate_n and_o condition_n who_o be_v so_o name_v most_o of_o our_o apostle_n argument_n throughout_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v draw_v not_o from_o the_o literal_a but_o from_o the_o allegorical_a sense_n yet_o god_n forbid_v that_o we_o shall_v say_v or_o think_v that_o his_o argument_n do_v not_o conclude_v i_o shall_v rather_o say_v if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o compare_v sacred_a testimony_n or_o authority_n one_o with_o another_o that_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o allegorical_a sense_n of_o scripture_n be_v most_o admirable_o if_o not_o most_o firm_o concludent_fw-la for_o they_o be_v argument_n of_o proportion_n and_o presuppose_v four_o term_n at_o the_o least_o either_o express_v or_o imply_v and_o the_o allegorical_a sense_n of_o scripture_n always_o include_v the_o mystical_a though_o the_o mystical_a do_v not_o always_o include_v the_o allegorical_a for_o wheresoever_o any_o evangelicall_n mystery_n be_v foreshadowed_n by_o any_o type_n by_o any_o historical_a event_n or_o matter_n of_o fact_n there_o be_v a_o latent_fw-la mystical_a sense_n though_o not_o express_v by_o word_n or_o letter_n 3._o but_o it_o oftentimes_o so_o fall_v out_o and_o as_o i_o take_v it_o always_o in_o testimony_n either_o typical_o prophetical_a or_o prophetical_o typical_a that_o there_o be_v a_o inseparable_a concurrence_n or_o combination_n of_o the_o literal_a and_o mystical_a sense_n though_o not_o always_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n sometime_o the_o literal_a sense_n according_a to_o the_o same_o propriety_n or_o signification_n of_o word_n do_v fit_v the_o antitype_n or_o body_n as_o well_o as_o the_o type_n or_o shadow_n as_o whether_o we_o apply_v that_o speech_n exod._n 12._o 46._o you_o shall_v not_o break_v a_o bone_n thereof_o unto_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n or_o to_o christ_n who_o be_v mystical_o foreshadowed_n by_o it_o the_o literal_a sense_n be_v the_o very_a same_o there_o be_v no_o variety_n in_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n christ_n have_v as_o true_a bone_n as_o the_o paschall_n lamb_n and_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o bone_n be_v literal_o fore-prophecied_n in_o the_o law_n concern_v the_o paschall_n lamb_n but_o withal_o mystical_o fore-pictured_n by_o the_o observance_n or_o practice_n of_o that_o law_n sometime_o again_o the_o literal_a sense_n do_v better_a befit_v the_o antitype_n than_o the_o type_n as_o those_o word_n forementioned_a 2._o sam._n 7._o 14._o i_o will_v be_v his_o father_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v my_o son_n be_v more_o proper_a in_o respect_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o antitype_n then_o of_o solomon_n who_o be_v the_o type_n or_o shadow_n of_o his_o sonship_n so_o that_o our_o saviour_n incarnation_n or_o nativity_n be_v collateral_o foreprophecy_v with_o the_o nativity_n of_o solomon_n and_o his_o royal_a office_n and_o favour_n with_o god_n mystical_o foresignify_v by_o salomon_n person_n and_o office_n 4._o but_o many_o time_n the_o expression_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o well_o in_o testimony_n typical_o prophetical_a as_o prophetical_o typical_a be_v like_o inscription_n or_o motto_n in_o imprese_n or_o emblem_n now_o these_o inscription_n beside_o the_o plain_a literal_a native_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n have_v a_o further_a symbolical_a importance_n or_o moral_a signification_n no_o man_n that_o see_v that_o devise_n of_o bulrush_n couch_v in_o a_o swell_a stream_n with_o this_o inscription_n flectimur_fw-la non_fw-la frangimur_fw-la undis_fw-la but_o will_v acknowledge_v the_o plain_a literal_a sense_n to_o point_v immediate_o at_o they_o yet_o beside_o this_o literal_a sense_n they_o have_v this_o symbolical_a importance_n partly_o employ_v in_o the_o word_n themselves_o and_o partly_o represent_v by_o the_o body_n of_o the_o devise_n that_o he_o which_o give_v this_o devise_n have_v learn_v that_o lesson_n of_o the_o poet_n dum_fw-la furor_fw-la in_o cursu_fw-la est_fw-la currenti_fw-la cede_fw-la furori_fw-la that_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o stoop_v awhile_o unto_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o time_n not_o without_o hope_n to_o bear_v up_o his_o head_n again_o and_o to_o overtop_v his_o adversary_n after_o the_o present_a tyranny_n be_v overpast_v cxxvii_o as_o bulrush_n do_v the_o water_n wherein_o they_o grow_v when_o the_o flood_n unto_o who_o violence_n for_o a_o while_o they_o yield_v have_v spend_v its_o strength_n that_o forecited_a say_n of_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 118._o 22._o the_o stone_n which_o the_o builder_n refuse_v be_v become_v the_o head_n stone_n in_o the_o corner_n this_o be_v the_o lord_n do_v and_o it_o be_v marvellous_a in_o our_o eye_n according_o to_o the_o literal_a sense_n be_v terminate_v to_o a_o historical_a event_n then_o present_a or_o fresh_a in_o memory_n and_o if_o we_o may_v rely_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o scholastic_a history_n the_o historical_a event_n or_o matter_n of_o fact_n to_o which_o these_o word_n literal_o and_o immediate_o refer_v be_v a_o remarkable_a stone_n for_o which_o the_o builder_n of_o the_o temple_n can_v find_v no_o convenient_a place_n in_o the_o intermediate_v structure_n which_o yet_o unexpected_o prove_v the_o fit_a corner_n stone_n
if_o we_o shall_v not_o glorify_v christ_n as_o god_n but_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o we_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n the_o meaning_n be_v nor_o that_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o ground_n our_o faith_n only_o upon_o the_o actual_a apprehension_n or_o intention_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n but_o especial_o upon_o the_o intent_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o sacred_a spirit_n by_o who_o they_o speak_v and_o be_v inspire_v for_o as_o i_o say_v before_o they_o be_v sometime_o or_o in_o some_o respect_v his_o agent_n in_o other_o his_o organ_n only_o nor_o be_v we_o bind_v to_o believe_v that_o his_o inspiration_n or_o instruction_n such_o as_o concern_v the_o particular_a point_n whereto_o they_o speak_v be_v always_o comprehend_v by_o those_o that_o be_v plentiful_o inspire_v by_o he_o for_o his_o inspiration_n be_v oft_o time_n more_o plentiful_a than_o their_o capacity_n be_v and_o yet_o the_o overflow_v not_o spill_v but_o plentiful_o diffuse_v to_o after-age_n in_o matter_n of_o fact_n or_o historical_a event_n 17_o if_o we_o do_v not_o so_o much_o contemplate_v these_o in_o themselves_o as_o the_o sweet_a disposition_n of_o they_o by_o the_o divine_a all-seeing_a providence_n last_o in_o those_o place_n of_o prophetical_a prediction_n which_o admit_v either_o amphibology_n of_o construction_n or_o equivocal_a sense_n of_o word_n or_o both_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o shall_v distinct_o apprehend_v both_o construction_n or_o sense_n but_o only_o that_o which_o they_o intend_v and_o yet_o their_o say_n may_v be_v and_o have_v be_v fulfil_v in_o both_o yet_o this_o last_o branch_n of_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o former_a question_n will_v bring_v forth_o another_o whether_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o scripture_n without_o prejudice_n to_o their_o sacred_a truth_n admit_v amphibology_n or_o equivocal_a literal_a sense_n chap_n 17._o whether_o divine_a prophecy_n or_o prediction_n concern_v christ_n may_v admit_v amphibology_n or_o ambiguous_a sense_n be_v i_o in_o this_o place_n to_o meddle_v with_o the_o manner_n of_o christ_n presence_n in_o the_o sacrament_n a_o point_n which_o in_o due_a time_n and_o place_n will_v come_v to_o be_v discuss_v in_o these_o commentary_n i_o shall_v sure_o balk_v that_o say_n of_o s._n peter_n act_v 3._o 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v in_o our_o read_n who_o the_o heaven_n must_v receive_v or_o contain_v until_o the_o time_n of_o restitution_n this_o one_o place_n in_o some_o man_n judgement_n will_v sufficient_o conclude_v for_o we_o in_o that_o great_a controversy_n concern_v christ_n transubstantiall_a or_o consubstantial_a presence_n in_o the_o sacrament_n for_o if_o the_o heaven_n must_v contain_v his_o body_n or_o humane_a nature_n until_o the_o time_n of_o restitution_n he_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v present_a according_a to_o this_o nature_n in_o the_o sacrament_n while_o it_o be_v celebrate_v here_o on_o earth_n but_o to_o this_o allegation_n the_o lutherane_n long_o since_o have_v shrewd_o reply_v by_o make_v a_o quite_o contrary_a construction_n of_o the_o word_n allege_v without_o alteration_n of_o any_o letter_n or_o point_n though_o not_o without_o some_o amphibologie_n in_o the_o whole_a sentence_n beside_o a_o equivocal_a or_o double_a signification_n of_o one_o word_n first_o than_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o the_o word_n forecited_a may_v without_o violencence_n to_o any_o rule_n of_o grammar_n be_v construe_v as_o if_o they_o be_v thus_o transpose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o he_o must_v receive_v the_o heaven_n rather_o than_o the_o heaven_n he_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o fraud_n or_o covin_z may_v import_v as_o much_o as_o to_o take_v the_o possession_n or_o government_n of_o heaven_n which_o our_o saviour_n after_o his_o resurrection_n do_v and_o be_v to_o retain_v both_o possession_n and_o dominion_n of_o heaven_n and_o all_o thing_n else_o until_o the_o time_n of_o restitution_n whereof_o s._n peter_n there_o speak_v camil_n for_o so_o camillus_n be_v say_v by_o a_o good_a author_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v receive_v the_o city_n that_o be_v to_o have_v take_v the_o government_n of_o it_o upon_o he_o and_o the_o hebraisme_n whereof_o the_o greek_a in_o the_o new_a testament_n have_v for_o the_o most_o part_n some_o tincture_n or_o relish_n be_v not_o averse_a from_o this_o interpretation_n for_o so_o say_v the_o psalmist_n speak_v i_o take_v it_o by_o way_n of_o prophetical_a type_n of_o our_o saviour_n exaltation_n when_o i_o shall_v receive_v the_o congregation_n i_o will_v judge_v upright_o psal_n 75._o 2._o now_o our_o saviour_n receive_v of_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o world_n itself_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v without_o interruption_n without_o dispensation_n for_o he_o be_v perpetual_a governor_n of_o it_o but_o that_o heaven_n do_v so_o indispensable_o receive_v or_o contain_v our_o saviour_n body_n or_o humane_a nature_n that_o he_o may_v not_o at_o any_o time_n go_v or_o be_v out_o of_o it_o until_o the_o time_n of_o restitution_n or_o the_o last_o day_n be_v more_o than_o any_o man_n safe_o may_v affirm_v sure_o he_o be_v present_a with_o s._n paul_n and_o be_v see_v by_o he_o after_o another_o manner_n than_o he_o be_v present_a with_o or_o see_v by_o the_o lutheran_n or_o papist_n in_o their_o sacrament_n and_o how_o erroneous_a soever_o their_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o christ_n presence_n in_o the_o sacrament_n be_v this_o text_n can_v be_v of_o no_o great_a use_n to_o refute_v they_o 2._o yet_o some_o have_v reply_v upon_o the_o lutheran_n that_o by_o the_o forecited_a interpretation_n of_o this_o text_n they_o make_v s._n peter_n a_o most_o sacred_a writer_n doubtless_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o language_n of_o ashdod_n as_o ambiguous_o as_o apollo_n while_o he_o do_v best_o deserve_v or_o brook_v the_o stile_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ever_o do_v in_o his_o heathenish_a oracle_n but_o this_o reply_n with_o what_o eloquence_n soever_o it_o may_v be_v press_v upon_o the_o lutheran_n may_v by_o they_o be_v as_o easy_o and_o yet_o as_o forcible_o retort_v upon_o such_o as_o make_v it_o for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n to_o grant_v that_o these_o sacred_a oracle_n may_v admit_v amphibology_n or_o a_o scandal_n to_o give_v such_o interpretation_n as_o may_v occasion_v other_o thus_o to_o conceive_v of_o they_o the_o fault_n and_o scandal_n for_o aught_o i_o conceive_v must_v be_v equal_o divide_v between_o the_o lutheran_n interpreter_n and_o their_o opposite_n for_o if_o either_o will_v yield_v to_o other_o in_o their_o interpretation_n of_o this_o text_n either_o for_o the_o right_a place_n or_o construction_n of_o the_o word_n or_o for_o the_o various_a signification_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o word_n there_o can_v be_v no_o scandal_n give_v or_o take_v he_o in_o this_o case_n give_v the_o great_a scandal_n if_o a_o scandal_n it_o be_v to_o grant_v amphibology_n in_o prophetical_a or_o apostolical_a write_n who_o be_v most_o peremptory_a in_o his_o own_o opinion_n or_o fast_o wed_v to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o his_o own_o sect_n or_o faction_n for_o myself_o i_o thank_v god_n i_o can_v with_o patience_n and_o christian_n charity_n permit_v either_o party_n to_o embrace_v their_o own_o interpretation_n of_o this_o place_n be_v full_o resolve_v that_o to_o grant_v either_o amphibologicall_a or_o equivocal_a sense_n or_o both_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sentence_n whether_o of_o moral_a or_o prophetical_a write_n can_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o that_o sacred_a esteem_n which_o all_o man_n ought_v to_o have_v and_o may_v have_v of_o they_o and_o he_o that_o will_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o distinguish_v the_o dictate_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o the_o answer_n of_o apollo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o this_o division_n or_o difference_n that_o the_o one_o do_v admit_v ambiguous_a construction_n whether_o for_o amphibology_n or_o equivocal_a sense_n which_o the_o other_o do_v not_o admit_v shall_v in_o this_o do_v neither_o much_o prejudice_n the_o heathen_a apollo_n nor_o much_o magnify_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n 3._o to_o the_o objection_n we_o be_v to_o answer_v anon_o our_o position_n for_o the_o present_a be_v that_o many_o passage_n as_o well_o in_o the_o prophet_n as_o other_o sacred_a oracle_n may_v and_o do_v admit_v both_o amphibology_n and_o ambiguous_a sense_n and_o that_o the_o same_o prophecy_n be_v oft_o time_n fulfil_v according_a to_o both_o sense_n that_o in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o moral_a precept_n which_o be_v ambiguous_a we_o do_v not_o offend_v unless_o we_o choose_v the_o sinister_a or_o less_o safe_a part_n in_o our_o practice_n it_o be_v so_o in_o this_o case_n as_o in_o doubtful_a opinion_n the_o one_o part_n be_v usual_o more_o safe_a
a_o speak_a picture_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n into_o the_o world_n after_o the_o light_n of_o prophecy_n or_o revelation_n whether_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n or_o by_o voice_n from_o heaven_n have_v be_v far_o remove_v from_o the_o hemisphere_n of_o judaea_n until_o they_o begin_v to_o return_v again_o in_o john_n baptist_n and_o his_o father_n zacharias_n who_o be_v as_o the_o day_n star_n or_o dawn_n to_o usher_v in_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n who_o be_v to_o continue_v his_o course_n from_o the_o one_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o other_o with_o more_o indefatigable_a courage_n and_o with_o more_o comfortable_a warmth_n than_o this_o visible_a sun_n do_v visit_v the_o earth_n he_o be_v that_o strong_a man_n that_o gebor_n unto_o who_o the_o psalmist_n compare_v the_o sun_n in_o its_o strength_n for_o gebor_n be_v its_o proper_a title_n and_o i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o kingdom_n begin_v here_o on_o earth_n though_o descend_v from_o heaven_n where_o it_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v be_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n intend_v according_a to_o the_o mystical_a sense_n of_o that_o psalm_n which_o be_v not_o a_o history_n only_o but_o a_o true_a prophecy_n 18._o and_o our_o apostle_n allegation_n of_o the_o four_o verse_n of_o this_o psalm_n rom._n 10._o 18._o their_o sound_n go_v into_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o their_o word_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o allusive_a only_o but_o argumentative_a and_o fulfil_v in_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n in_o the_o mystical_a sense_n as_o it_o have_v be_v before_o those_o time_n daily_o verify_v in_o the_o literal_a 9_o but_o mere_a ignorance_n in_o these_o and_o the_o like_a parable_n of_o our_o saviour_n who_o knowledge_n near_o concern_v the_o generation_n in_o which_o and_o for_o who_o good_a he_o utter_v they_o however_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o much_o concern_v we_o of_o this_o age_n and_o nation_n can_v be_v so_o prejudicial_a to_o all_o good_a christian_n as_o the_o ignorance_n of_o other_o parable_n and_o proverbial_a speech_n of_o he_o which_o alike_o near_o concern_v mankind_n yet_o a_o ignorance_n there_o be_v of_o many_o rite_n and_o custom_n unto_o which_o both_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o his_o explication_n of_o they_o which_o concern_v man_n redemption_n by_o he_o punctual_o refer_v according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n most_o of_o we_o know_v not_o he_o as_o our_o redeemer_n because_o be_v know_v not_o ourselves_o nor_o that_o miserable_a bond_n of_o servitude_n which_o he_o do_v dissolve_v for_o we_o all_o and_o this_o we_o know_v not_o because_o we_o consider_v not_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o legal_a servant_n unto_o cruel_a &_o tyrannical_a lord_n we_o be_v servant_n to_o a_o most_o cruel_a tyrant_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o our_o redemption_n become_v true_o and_o proper_o a_o servant_n to_o his_o father_n before_o he_o become_v our_o lord_n in_o special_a and_o so_o must_v we_o be_v servant_n to_o he_o in_o special_a before_o we_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o we_o must_v be_v son_n before_o we_o be_v heir_n and_o son_n by_o adoption_n before_o we_o be_v make_v king_n and_o priest_n unto_o his_o father_n i_o never_o read_v that_o passage_n of_o our_o apostle_n rom._n 8._o 15._o you_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n again_o to_o fear_v but_o you_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n whereby_o we_o cry_v abba_n father_n but_o i_o always_o conceive_v there_o be_v somewhat_o more_o contain_v in_o it_o than_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o lexicon_n or_o vulgar_a scholiast_n yet_o what_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o particular_a i_o learn_v of_o late_a from_o a_o 4._o learned_a professor_n of_o another_o faculty_n which_o he_o have_v adorn_v by_o his_o more_o than_o ordinary_a skill_n in_o sacred_a antiquity_n and_o miscellane_n philologie_n now_o if_o we_o value_v the_o apostle_n word_n per_fw-la quem_fw-la clamamas_fw-la abba_n pater_fw-la with_o reference_n to_o the_o legal_a custom_n or_o manner_n by_o which_o some_o sort_n of_o slave_n by_o birth_n and_o condition_n do_v claim_v the_o privilege_n of_o manumission_n or_o of_o adoption_n among_o the_o ancient_a jew_n the_o expression_n be_v full_a of_o elegancy_n and_o most_o divine_a the_o manner_n of_o the_o adoption_n to_o hereditament_n temporal_a be_v a_o kind_n of_o typical_a prophecy_n of_o our_o adoption_n to_o our_o eternal_a inheritance_n in_o the_o heaven_n 10._o be_v we_o as_o well_o acquaint_v either_o with_o boy_n play_n in_o ancient_a time_n as_o with_o our_o christmas_n sport_n or_o with_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o olympic_a game_n as_o we_o be_v with_o our_o country_n may-game_n or_o horserace_n we_o may_v be_v more_o beholden_a to_o ourselves_o in_o many_o point_n then_o to_o ordinary_a profess_a expositor_n of_o sacred_a writ_n for_o even_o unto_o childish_a sport_n the_o father_n of_o the_o fatherless_a and_o guardian_n of_o the_o helpless_a our_o saviour_n himself_o sometime_o refer_v we_o for_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o his_o parable_n as_o in_o matthew_n 11_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v lyra_n or_o theophilact_n in_o matter_n of_o fact_n but_o whereunto_o shall_v i_o liken_v this_o generation_n it_o be_v like_a unto_o child_n sit_v in_o the_o market_n and_o call_v unto_o their_o fellow_n and_o say_v we_o have_v pipe_v unto_o you_o and_o you_o have_v not_o dance_v we_o have_v mourn_v unto_o you_o and_o you_o have_v not_o lament_v for_o john_n come_v neither_o eat_n nor_o drink_v and_o yet_o they_o say_v he_o have_v a_o devil_n the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o they_o say_v behold_v a_o man_n gluttonous_a and_o a_o wine_n bibber_v a_o friend_n of_o publican_n and_o sinner_n but_o wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o her_o child_n but_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o positive_a custom_n among_o child_n as_o lyra_n and_o theophilact_n relate_v i_o will_v not_o dispute_v pro_fw-la or_o con_v however_o mat._n maldonats_n observation_n upon_o the_o place_n be_v of_o very_o good_a use_n for_o any_o that_o either_o intend_v to_o make_v a_o comment_n or_o to_o read_v commentator_n upon_o our_o saviour_n parable_n with_o liberty_n of_o judgement_n or_o discretion_n the_o best_a be_v jansenius_n have_v better_a expound_v this_o place_n with_o reference_n unto_o child_n sport_n in_o general_a than_o lyra_n or_o theophilact_n have_v do_v although_o we_o grant_v they_o such_o a_o peculiar_a kind_n of_o sport_v as_o they_o suppose_v be_v then_o in_o use_n verum_fw-la ut_fw-la ludi_fw-la genus_fw-la hoc_fw-la incertum_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la nec_fw-la convenit_fw-la literae_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o litera_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la hi_o quidem_fw-la dicere_fw-la cantavimus_fw-la vobis_fw-la &_o non_fw-la saltastis_fw-la alijs_fw-la vero_fw-la lamentavimus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la plorastis_fw-la sed_fw-la utrumque_fw-la eisdem_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la et_fw-la vana_fw-la est_fw-la nicolai_n interpretatio_fw-la qui_fw-la ideo_fw-la dictum_fw-la put_v at_o coaequalibus_fw-la suis_fw-la dicunt_fw-la quia_fw-la pveri_fw-la divisi_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o dvas_fw-la aequales_fw-la part_n coaequales_n enim_fw-la proprie_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la coaetanei_n &_o graecè_fw-la in_o matthaeo_n est_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idest_fw-la sodalibus_fw-la proinde_fw-la simplicius_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sine_fw-la specialis_fw-la alicujus_fw-la ludi_fw-la imaginatione_fw-la exemplum_fw-la hoc_fw-la intelligere_fw-la secundùm_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la communem_fw-la puerorum_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o foro_fw-la &_o laetioribus_fw-la locis_fw-la civitatum_fw-la congregati_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la student_fw-la ludendo_fw-la effingere_fw-la quicquid_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la vident_fw-la seriò_fw-la agi_fw-la itaque_fw-la aliquando_fw-la nupiias_fw-la effingunt_fw-la &_o nuptiales_fw-la laetitias_fw-la tibiarum_fw-la aut_fw-la aliorum_fw-la instrumentorum_fw-la cantu_fw-la imitantur_fw-la aliquando_fw-la vero_fw-la funeralia_fw-la obsequia_fw-la expriment_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la apud_fw-la judaos_n planctibus_fw-la &_o lamentatione_fw-la quorundam_fw-la ac_fw-la lugubrium_fw-la decantatione_fw-la solent_fw-la homines_fw-la ad_fw-la tristitiam_fw-la &_o fletum_fw-la provocari_fw-la haec_fw-la dum_fw-la imitantur_fw-la pveri_fw-la fit_v frequent_a ut_fw-la quod_fw-la joco_fw-la agunt_fw-la nonsit_fw-la efficax_n vel_fw-la ad_fw-la tripudia_fw-la nuptialia_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la fletus_fw-la funer_n ale_n provocando_n 11._o but_o as_o for_o the_o olympic_a game_n or_o the_o like_a whether_o elsewhere_o institute_v in_o imitation_n of_o they_o or_o before_o they_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o apostle_n and_o other_o sacred_a writer_n s._n paul_n especial_o have_v both_o see_v they_o and_o make_v good_a use_n of_o they_o for_o the_o more_o lively_a expression_n of_o many_o christian_a duty_n and_o unless_o we_o know_v the_o particular_a agonisticon_n custom_n unto_o which_o their_o word_n refer_v we_o shall_v but_o play_v at_o blind_a man-buffe_n in_o our_o exposition_n of_o they_o or_o in_o our_o exhortation_n to_o such_o
among_o the_o best_a divine_n of_o this_o age_n theodoret_n among_o the_o ancient_n melancthen_o and_o moller_n among_o modern_a writer_n have_v better_o attempt_v this_o profitable_a work_n than_o they_o have_v be_v second_v the_o historical_a occasion_n and_o other_o circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n wherein_o these_o psalm_n be_v write_v 15_o be_v they_o know_v according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n will_v lead_v we_o by_o a_o fair_a and_o safe_a way_n as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o three_o unto_o the_o just_a product_n or_o capacity_n of_o the_o true_a allegorical_a and_o mystical_a sense_n in_o which_o they_o be_v fulfil_v but_o as_o our_o case_n now_o stand_v the_o luxuriant_a and_o perplex_a branch_n of_o such_o force_a allegory_n as_o man_n fancy_v to_o themselves_o or_o frame_v by_o guess_n without_o any_o perfect_a scale_n or_o proportion_n from_o the_o true_a historical_a sense_n have_v occasion_v many_o judicious_a divine_n to_o doubt_v or_o question_n whether_o those_o thing_n which_o by_o the_o evangelist_n be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v that_o the_o scripture_n may_v be_v fulfil_v do_v always_o imply_v some_o concludent_fw-la proof_n or_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n calvin_n for_o be_v sometime_o too_o bold_a sometime_o too_o spare_v in_o the_o exposition_n of_o such_o place_n as_o the_o evangelist_n say_v be_v fulfil_v in_o christ_n be_v deep_o tax_v by_o the_o lutheran_n general_o and_o by_o many_o of_o the_o romish_a church_n but_o christian_a charity_n will_v persuade_v man_n of_o sober_a passion_n that_o it_o be_v rather_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v give_v offence_n unto_o the_o jew_n than_o any_o desire_n or_o inclination_n to_o comply_v with_o they_o which_o make_v he_o sometime_o give_v the_o same_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n which_o they_o do_v without_o expression_n of_o or_o search_v after_o far_a mystery_n than_o the_o letter_n itself_o do_v minister_v how_o ever_o it_o be_v if_o calvin_n be_v liable_a to_o a_o judgement_n jansenius_n sasbout_n and_o maldonat_n three_o of_o the_o most_o judicious_a commentator_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n for_o these_o many_o year_n be_v liable_a to_o a_o council_n for_o their_o unadvised_a presumption_n in_o this_o kind_n one_o of_o they_o deny_v that_o often_o forecited_a place_n i_o will_v be_v to_o he_o a_o father_n and_o be_v shall_v be_v to_o i_o a_o son_n to_o be_v literal_o mean_v of_o solomon_n wherein_o he_o give_v just_a offence_n unto_o the_o jew_n and_o by_o superstitious_a fear_n of_o commit_v that_o error_n whereof_o calvin_n be_v often_o accuse_v do_v fall_v into_o the_o contrary_n the_o two_o other_o question_n whether_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n out_o of_o egypt_n have_v i_o call_v my_o son_n be_v proper_o fulfil_v in_o our_o saviour_n or_o only_o say_v to_o be_v fulfil_v per_fw-la accommodationem_fw-la by_o way_n of_o allusion_n that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o we_o may_v say_v that_o of_o the_o poet_n omnis_fw-la in_o ascanio_n chari_fw-la stat_fw-la cura_fw-la parentis_fw-la be_v fulfil_v in_o any_o father_n or_o mother_n who_o we_o see_v to_o dote_v upon_o or_o much_o to_o delight_n in_o their_o lovely_a son_n and_o this_o be_v the_o explicit_a meaning_n of_o maldonat_n three_o rule_v before_o cite_v in_o what_o sense_n the_o scripture_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fulfil_v 2._o that_o this_o be_v his_o meaning_n in_o that_o place_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o his_o comment_n on_o that_o other_o say_v of_o s._n matthew_n chap._n 13._o ver_fw-la 34_o 35._o all_o these_o thing_n speak_v jesus_n unto_o the_o multitude_n in_o parable_n and_o without_o a_o parable_n speak_v he_o not_o unto_o they_o that_o it_o may_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v speak_v by_o the_o prophet_n say_v i_o will_v open_v my_o mouth_n in_o parable_n i_o will_v utter_v thing_n which_o have_v be_v keep_v secret_a since_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n his_o observation_n upon_o this_o place_n be_v in_o his_o own_o word_n english_v thus_o the_o particle_n that_o do_v not_o denote_v the_o cause_n why_o our_o saviour_n speak_v in_o parable_n for_o he_o do_v not_o thus_o speak_v to_o the_o end_n that_o david_n saying_n may_v be_v fulfil_v but_o because_o his_o auditor_n be_v unworthy_a of_o such_o perspicuous_a declaration_n as_o he_o use_v to_o his_o disciple_n in_o private_a this_o he_o take_v as_o grant_v from_o our_o saviour_n speech_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14._o therefore_o speak_v i_o to_o they_o in_o parable_n because_o they_o see_v see_v not_o and_o hear_v they_o hear_v not_o neither_o do_v they_o understand_v and_o in_o they_o be_v fulfil_v the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n which_o say_v by_o hear_v etc._n etc._n the_o abstract_n of_o his_o observation_n upon_o ver_fw-la 34_o 35._o be_v this_o that_o it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o our_o evangelist_n meaning_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o david_n prophecy_n be_v proper_o fulfil_v by_o our_o saviour_n parable_n see_v david_n discourse_n as_o he_o conceive_v be_v indeed_o no_o prophecy_n but_o a_o historical_a narration_n of_o matter_n past_a beside_o that_o the_o word_n which_o the_o psalmist_n there_o use_v do_v not_o signify_v such_o parable_n as_o our_o saviour_n in_o this_o 13._o chapter_n mean_v but_o rather_o such_o pithy_a sentence_n as_o the_o greek_n call_v apothegm_n maldonats_n conclusion_n therefore_o be_v that_o the_o evangelist_n according_a to_o his_o usual_a manner_n do_v only_o accommodate_v that_o which_o david_n have_v speak_v to_o our_o saviour_n speech_n in_o this_o place_n to_o which_o they_o have_v some_o affinity_n or_o similitude_n though_o no_o concludent_fw-la congruity_n and_o for_o our_o better_a satisfaction_n he_o refer_v we_o to_o his_o comment_n upon_o matth._n 2._o 15._o that_o be_v indeed_o to_o his_o three_o rule_n in_o what_o sense_n the_o scripture_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fulfil_v but_o in_o this_o and_o other_o like_a passage_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n this_o author_n only_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v how_o easy_a a_o matter_n it_o be_v for_o good_a divine_n sometime_o to_o spend_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o learning_n and_o wit_n to_o no_o good_a purpose_n especial_o when_o they_o strive_v to_o be_v hypercritical_a or_o to_o be_v censorious_a of_o other_o pious_a endeavour_n though_o perhaps_o not_o so_o accurate_a 3._o to_o revise_v these_o his_o animadversion_n ordine_fw-la retrogrado_fw-it that_o be_v begin_v with_o the_o last_o and_o end_v with_o the_o first_o no_o man_n do_v say_v that_o the_o narration_n in_o that_o psalm_n be_v prophetical_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o matter_n literal_o and_o immediate_o signify_v by_o the_o word_n themselves_o yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o these_o matter_n though_o past_a as_o god_n wonder_n in_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o conduct_v of_o his_o people_n to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o their_o rebellious_a behaviour_n in_o it_o be_v true_a type_n or_o shadow_n of_o the_o like_a event_n in_o future_a time_n there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n in_o that_o psalm_n relate_v which_o in_o the_o mystical_a sense_n do_v not_o fore-represent_a some_o parallel_n event_n when_o the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n shall_v come_v in_o person_n to_o expostulate_v with_o his_o people_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o david_n do_v with_o the_o people_n of_o his_o time_n which_o he_o do_v not_o in_o his_o own_o name_n or_o authority_n but_o in_o the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o lord_n and_o god_n for_o so_o he_o begin_v that_o psalm_n give_v ear_n o_o my_o people_n to_o my_o law_n incline_v your_o ear_n to_o the_o word_n of_o my_o mouth_n i_o will_v open_v my_o mouth_n in_o a_o parable_n i_o will_v utter_v dark_a say_n of_o old_a this_o preamble_n can_v literal_o be_v apply_v to_o david_n or_o any_o prophet_n save_v only_o as_o he_o be_v a_o type_n or_o shadow_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v the_o psalmist_n word_n immediate_o follow_v though_o apophthegmaticall_a and_o pithy_a be_v plain_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o literal_a sense_n if_o you_o consider_v they_o only_o as_o matter_n of_o fact_n forepast_a be_v know_v and_o have_v be_v teach_v at_o the_o least_o by_o some_o of_o their_o father_n though_o perhaps_o forget_v by_o posterity_n however_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o mystical_a importance_n or_o as_o they_o contain_v a_o proportionable_a parallel_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n with_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n they_o be_v sentence_n both_o hard_a and_o dark_a and_o such_o as_o do_v require_v a_o better_a paraphra_v upon_o david_n or_o the_o author_n of_o this_o psalm_n than_o he_o be_v of_o moses_n or_o of_o the_o sacred_a historian_n before_o his_o time_n for_o by_o the_o parable_n mean_v in_o ver_fw-la 2._o of_o this_o psalm_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v s._n matthewes_n paraphrase_n upon_o these_o word_n be_v mean_v thing_n which_o have_v be_v
always_o a_o distinct_a foresight_n or_o apprehension_n such_o as_o they_o sometime_o have_v be_v by_o extraordinary_a privilege_n or_o dispensation_n it_o be_v no_o necessary_a appendix_n of_o the_o ordinary_a gift_n of_o prophecy_n less_o appendant_a thereon_o than_o the_o prenotion_n or_o foresight_n of_o the_o second_o or_o three_o event_n be_v upon_o the_o foresight_n or_o apprehension_n of_o the_o first_o for_o in_o that_o case_n the_o same_o prophecy_n though_o often_o fulfil_v be_v yet_o always_o fulfil_v only_o according_a to_o a_o full_a importance_n or_o growth_n of_o the_o same_o literal_a sense_n without_o the_o intervention_n or_o mixture_n of_o any_o matter_n of_o fact_n which_o can_v proper_o be_v call_v a_o real_a type_n or_o map_n of_o that_o which_o afterward_o happen_v as_o if_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n do_v not_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o ordinary_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n foresee_v the_o second_o or_o three_o remarkable_a fulfil_n of_o that_o prophecy_n this_o people_n draw_v near_o i_o with_o their_o lip_n but_o be_v far_o from_o i_o in_o their_o heart_n it_o be_v less_o probable_a that_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n shall_v foresee_v the_o second_o or_o more_o exact_a accomplishment_n of_o that_o prophecy_n behold_v the_o day_n be_v come_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o they_o shall_v no_o more_o say_v the_o lord_n live_v which_o bring_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n but_o the_o lord_n live_v which_o bring_v up_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o north_n country_n etc._n etc._n jerem._n 23._o 7_o 8._o for_o in_o the_o second_o fulfil_n of_o this_o prophecy_n beside_o the_o improvement_n or_o sublimation_n of_o the_o literal_a sense_n there_o be_v a_o intervention_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n or_o type_n 6_o again_o if_o it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o the_o prophet_n have_v always_o or_o for_o the_o most_o part_n such_o a_o distinct_a foresight_n of_o the_o antitype_n as_o they_o have_v of_o the_o type_n or_o if_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o they_o have_v no_o such_o apprehension_n of_o the_o antitype_n when_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o their_o word_n do_v though_o in_o a_o different_a degree_n true_o fit_a both_o then_o be_v there_o no_o probability_n that_o they_o shall_v foresee_v the_o second_o accomplishment_n of_o such_o prophecy_n as_o no_o way_n reach_v the_o antitype_n in_o the_o plain_a literal_a or_o grammatical_a sense_n but_o by_o symbolical_a or_o emblematical_a importance_n isaiah_n no_o doubt_n have_v a_o clear_a foresight_n of_o eliakims_n admission_n into_o shebnah_n office_n who_o deposition_n he_o likewise_o foresee_v but_o that_o he_o foreknow_v the_o harmony_n between_o the_o deposition_n of_o shebnah_n which_o he_o know_v will_v short_o be_v fulfil_v and_o the_o rejection_n of_o the_o jewish_a ruler_n or_o between_o eliakims_n advancement_n and_o our_o saviour_n exaltation_n after_o his_o resurrection_n we_o have_v no_o probable_a inducement_n to_o believe_v but_o inducement_n many_o to_o persuade_v we_o that_o the_o foreknowledge_n of_o thing_n thus_o foreprophecy_v and_o foreshadowed_a be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n reserve_v unto_o the_o holy_a spirit_n not_o impart_v to_o the_o prophet_n who_o in_o foretell_v or_o foreshadow_v the_o antitype_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n his_o organ_n only_o though_o his_o agent_n in_o the_o prediction_n of_o the_o type_n and_o do_v engage_v their_o credit_n only_o for_o the_o first_o fulfil_n of_o the_o prophecy_n or_o for_o their_o fulfil_n in_o general_n of_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o prophet_n who_o he_o do_v employ_v in_o representation_n of_o mystery_n to_o come_v we_o may_v have_v a_o proportionable_a scale_n in_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o extraordinary_a herald_n or_o other_o inventor_n of_o such_o device_n as_o they_o give_v and_o the_o ordinary_a painter_n a_o ordinary_a scholar_n that_o shall_v see_v a_o paint_a eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n with_o this_o inscription_n totion_n adimit_fw-la quo_fw-la ingrata_fw-la refulget_fw-la will_v easy_o apprehend_v that_o this_o word_n ingrata_fw-la refer_v to_o the_o moon_n but_o what_o ingratitude_n or_o ingrateful_a person_n the_o moon_n in_o this_o devise_n shall_v represent_v that_o he_o can_v not_o learn_v from_o skill_n in_o paint_v but_o from_o the_o history_n of_o the_o time_n or_o from_o the_o author_n of_o this_o devise_n which_o to_o my_o remembrance_n be_v a_o italian_a prince_n who_o have_v be_v bring_v under_o a_o cloud_n much_o prejudice_v in_o his_o honour_n &_o fortune_n by_o a_o unthankful_a plant_n of_o his_o stock_n who_o his_o favour_n and_o countenance_n have_v advance_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o cardinal_n or_o if_o one_o shall_v entreat_v a_o skilful_a painter_n to_o represent_v three_o small_a vessel_n in_o the_o same_o river_n distant_a one_o from_o another_o near_o upon_o the_o same_o line_n one_o of_o they_o use_v the_o furtherance_n of_o oar_n and_o wind_n to_o go_v speedy_o against_o the_o stream_n another_o the_o benefit_n of_o oar_n to_o outrun_v the_o stream_n and_o a_o three_o in_o the_o middle_n move_v neither_o swift_o nor_o slowly_a than_o the_o stream_n itself_o do_v with_o this_o motto_n or_o inscription_n videor_fw-la occursari_fw-la utrisque_fw-la the_o engrosser_n of_o this_o devise_n from_o his_o own_o experience_n will_v easy_o conceive_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o inscription_n in_o the_o grammatical_a or_o natural_a construction_n of_o the_o word_n and_o may_v conjecture_v in_o general_a that_o they_o import_v somewhat_o more_o than_o a_o bare_a representation_n of_o what_o we_o see_v by_o daily_a experience_n verify_v of_o thing_n float_v in_o the_o water_n for_o while_o we_o row_v swift_o by_o they_o we_o think_v they_o come_v against_o we_o when_o they_o go_v the_o same_o way_n which_o we_o do_v but_o more_o gentle_o and_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o such_o man_n in_o our_o time_n as_o will_v not_o combine_v with_o faction_n spirit_n either_o with_o such_o as_o by_o help_n of_o art_n and_o other_o potency_n direct_o oppose_v the_o truth_n or_o such_o as_o follow_v it_o with_o furious_a zeal_n or_o indiscretion_n he_o that_o seek_v to_o hold_v the_o middle_a course_n betwixt_o these_o opposite_n regulate_v as_o well_o his_o affection_n as_o his_o opinion_n by_o the_o placide_fw-la current_n of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n neither_o strive_v against_o it_o nor_o seek_v to_o outrun_v it_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o oppose_v both_o party_n and_o come_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v crush_v between_o they_o but_o this_o moral_n be_v more_o than_o the_o engrosser_n of_o such_o a_o devise_n can_v apprehend_v without_o further_a instruction_n than_o the_o review_n of_o his_o own_o work_n or_o the_o grammatical_a sense_n of_o the_o inscription_n suppose_v he_o understand_v latin_a will_v afford_v he_o now_o the_o prophet_n in_o many_o case_n be_v but_o the_o engrosser_n of_o such_o vision_n or_o representation_n of_o mystery_n to_o come_v as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v dictate_v unto_o they_o whether_o by_o word_n or_o matter_n of_o fact_n or_o both_o way_n the_o full_a importance_n of_o many_o such_o representation_n neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v reveal_v save_v only_o by_o he_o which_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n not_o by_o measure_n 7._o if_o enoch_n moses_n elias_n and_o the_o whole_a fellowship_n of_o prophet_n which_o foretell_v our_o saviour_n come_n whither_o first_o or_o second_o have_v be_v spectator_n of_o all_o his_o miracle_n or_o eare-witness_n of_o all_o his_o word_n every_o one_o of_o they_o will_v have_v learn_v more_o from_o he_o than_o all_o of_o they_o know_v before_o each_o of_o they_o will_v have_v be_v able_a to_o make_v better_a construction_n of_o one_o another_o word_n than_o any_o of_o they_o without_o his_o interpretation_n can_v have_v make_v of_o his_o own_o it_o be_v a_o lamentable_a negligence_n in_o many_o interpreter_n not_o to_o observe_v or_o seek_v after_o the_o manifest_a proof_n which_o our_o saviour_n give_v of_o his_o immense_a prophetic_a spirit_n from_o which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o gather_v only_o moral_a doctrine_n and_o use_n for_o that_o say_n though_o deliver_v by_o author_n not_o canonical_a be_v yet_o canonical_a and_o universal_o true_a never_o speak_v man_n like_o this_o man_n and_o thus_o he_o speak_v as_o well_o in_o interpretation_n of_o prophetical_a prediction_n or_o legal_a ceremony_n as_o in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n 8._o brief_o then_o if_o we_o have_v no_o better_a interpreter_n of_o the_o prophet_n than_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o or_o no_o clear_a apprehension_n of_o the_o mystery_n now_o exhibit_v than_o they_o have_v when_o they_o foretell_v they_o this_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o confirm_v our_o faith_n that_o they_o speak_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n more_o than_o sufficient_a to_o leave_v we_o without_o excuse_n
the_o suffering_n of_o death_n as_o our_o apostle_n have_v it_o ver_n 9_o but_o to_o be_v make_v low_a than_o the_o angel_n after_o this_o manner_n be_v to_o be_v make_v a_o great_a deal_n low_o than_o they_o or_o the_o mean_a of_o man_n as_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v though_o but_o for_o a_o little_a time_n 6_o but_o the_o utmost_a extent_n of_o that_o variety_n of_o sense_n which_o may_v arise_v either_o from_o the_o different_a signification_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o word_n or_o from_o amphibologie_n of_o construction_n from_o diversity_n of_o point_n or_o change_n of_o letter_n be_v not_o infinite_a and_o if_o we_o shall_v examine_v all_o the_o possible_a change_n of_o point_n or_o letter_n which_o the_o rabbin_n or_o other_o imagine_v there_o will_v not_o appear_v any_o such_o difference_n throughout_o the_o whole_a bible_n for_o the_o quality_n or_o morality_n of_o the_o several_a sense_n thus_o occasion_v as_o the_o alteration_n of_o one_o point_n often_o do_v in_o secular_a write_n not_o any_o such_o as_o be_v in_o that_o ambiguous_a answer_n which_o a_o bishop_n of_o this_o land_n sometime_o give_v to_o a_o wicked_a proposal_n edvardum_fw-la occidere_fw-la nolite_fw-la timere_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la have_v be_v point_v this_o say_n as_o it_o may_v have_v be_v point_v his_o counsel_n have_v be_v good_a and_o ghostly_a but_o leave_v the_o point_n of_o it_o to_o their_o discretion_n which_o ask_v his_o resolution_n his_o deal_n be_v impious_a and_o diabolical_a but_o the_o founder_n of_o a_o abbey_n do_v leave_v this_o inscription_n upon_o the_o frontispiece_n thus_o right_o point_v porta_n paten_n esto_fw-la nulli_fw-la claudatur_fw-la honesto_fw-la the_o turn_n of_o one_o point_n out_o of_o his_o place_n thus_o porta_n paten_n esto_fw-la nulli_fw-la claudatur_fw-la honesto_fw-la do_v turn_v the_o abbot_n as_o the_o tradition_n be_v out_o of_o his_o place_n sicque_fw-la anum_fw-la ob_fw-la punctum_fw-la perdit_fw-la robertus_fw-la asylum_n but_o the_o variety_n of_o point_v or_o change_v letter_n which_o have_v be_v by_o divers_a imagine_v in_o the_o hebrew_n expose_v no_o man_n to_o the_o like_a danger_n can_v give_v no_o countenance_n to_o any_o lewd_a or_o wicked_a practice_n a_o various_a read_n may_v sometime_o hinder_v or_o encumber_v the_o true_a mystical_a or_o spiritual_a sense_n it_o never_o deprave_v the_o moral_a sense_n and_o ofttimes_o again_o it_o further_v the_o true_a and_o mystical_a sense_n as_o that_o place_n of_o jeremy_n chap._n 25._o ver_fw-la 38._o be_v very_o ambiguous_a and_o various_o render_v by_o divers_a good_a interpreter_n some_o read_v the_o land_n shall_v be_v desolate_a because_o of_o the_o fierceness_n of_o the_o grecian_a as_o if_o greece_n have_v take_v the_o name_n of_o iönia_n from_o the_o hebrew_n jonah_n which_o be_v the_o word_n use_v in_o that_o place_n other_o and_o those_o of_o good_a note_n read_v because_o of_o the_o fierceness_n of_o the_o dove_n most_o of_o modern_a writer_n read_v because_o of_o the_o fierceness_n of_o the_o oppressor_n or_o tyrant_n the_o participle_n or_o the_o verbal_a as_o some_o good_a hebrician_n observe_v be_v both_o active_a &_o passive_a either_o a_o oppressor_n or_o a_o oppress_v from_o the_o passive_a signification_n the_o dove_n have_v its_o name_n in_o the_o hebrew_n because_o it_o be_v so_o simple_a a_o creature_n expose_v to_o oppression_n without_o active_a ability_n to_o oppress_v other_o howsoever_o we_o translate_v it_o in_o this_o place_n or_o in_o the_o like_o jerem._n 46._o 16._o there_o will_v be_v no_o danger_n in_o the_o moral_a sense_n nor_o no_o controversy_n about_o the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o prophecy_n in_o nabuchadnezzar_n who_o be_v no_o dove_n for_o disposition_n unless_o it_o be_v for_o his_o folly_n after_o his_o conquest_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o neighbour_n country_n 7_o yet_o dare_v i_o not_o condemn_v the_o vulgar_a 22._o translation_n or_o some_o ancient_a interpreter_n who_o follow_v the_o vulgar_a or_o the_o same_o translation_n which_o the_o vulgar_a make_v neither_o of_o they_o as_o in_o charity_n i_o presume_v be_v ignorant_a that_o the_o word_n may_v bear_v the_o same_o translation_n which_o the_o most_o now_o follow_v both_o of_o they_o may_v have_v better_a reason_n of_o the_o two_o know_a sense_n which_o the_o original_n may_v well_o bear_v to_o choose_v that_o sense_n which_o they_o embrace_v than_o i_o have_v to_o approve_v the_o contrary_n for_o however_o the_o dove_n be_v a_o silly_a impotent_a creature_n in_o itself_o yet_o be_v it_o a_o nurse_n mother_n as_o some_o ancient_a writer_n say_v unto_o semiramis_n that_o great_a foundress_n of_o babylon_n and_o be_v the_o royal_a ensign_n of_o the_o babylonish_n empire_n sometime_o as_o terrible_a to_o the_o eastern_a nation_n as_o the_o roman_a eagle_n be_v to_o the_o western_a and_o it_o be_v not_o unusual_a even_o for_o sacred_a writer_n to_o decipher_v the_o tyrannical_a or_o revenge_a power_n of_o great_a sovereignty_n by_o their_o ensign_n whether_o these_o be_v by_o nature_n terrible_a or_o weak_a and_o thus_o our_o saviour_n himself_o describe_v the_o sagacity_n and_o potency_n of_o the_o roman_a force_n by_o their_o ensign_n this_o latter_a read_n à _fw-fr fancy_n columbae_fw-la do_v much_o better_a characterise_v the_o swiftness_n of_o nebuchadnezzars_n come_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o jew_n speedy_a flight_n from_o out_o that_o land_n than_o if_o we_o read_v from_o the_o face_n or_o wrath_n of_o the_o oppressor_n or_o as_o the_o seaventie_n have_v it_o from_o the_o mighty_a sword_n the_o prophet_n in_o that_o 46._o cap._n v_o 16._o imply_v that_o unless_o they_o take_v their_o flight_n in_o time_n they_o shall_v wish_v when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o that_o they_o have_v wing_n like_o a_o dove_n to_o fly_v away_o and_o be_v at_o rest_n the_o author_n of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a differ_v in_o many_o place_n from_o our_o modern_a translation_n not_o out_o of_o ignorance_n of_o the_o different_a sense_n which_o the_o original_n may_v bear_v but_o out_o of_o choice_n and_o although_o he_o sometime_o err_v yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n causâ—â—_n habet_fw-la error_n honestas_fw-la he_o have_v some_o probable_a reason_n so_o to_o err_v nor_o do_v the_o error_n howsoever_o occasion_v induce_v any_o dangerous_a depravation_n either_o of_o the_o moral_a or_o prophetical_a sense_n sometime_o he_o aim_v at_o some_o further_a mystery_n than_o the_o contrary_a read_n which_o the_o hebrew_n suppose_v it_o be_v always_o point_v as_o now_o we_o have_v it_o will_v reach_v unto_o there_o be_v as_o great_a a_o difference_n in_o the_o read_n of_o one_o or_o two_o word_n without_o alteration_n of_o any_o consonant_n in_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o isaiah_n betwixt_o the_o vulgar_a translation_n &_o we_o as_o in_o any_o place_n which_o i_o have_v observe_v that_o verse_n we_o read_v cease_v you_o from_o man_n who_o breath_n be_v in_o his_o nostril_n for_o wherein_o be_v he_o to_o be_v account_v of_o and_o thus_o we_o read_v it_o upon_o supposition_n that_o the_o original_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v thus_o point_v the_o vulgar_a latin_a according_a to_o forerius_n his_o emendation_n of_o it_o thus_o quiescite_fw-la ergò_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la cujus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la in_o naribus_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la excelsus_fw-la reputatus_fw-la est_fw-la ipse_fw-la and_o thus_o both_o he_o and_o the_o former_a vulgar_a read_v it_o presume_v that_o the_o original_a word_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o refer_v the_o determination_n of_o this_o various_a read_n to_o accurate_a and_o unpartial_a critic_n of_o the_o hebrew_n dialect_n earth_n for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o must_v confess_v the_o material_a circumstance_n of_o the_o text_n may_v in_o line_n unto_o that_o read_n which_o the_o vulgar_a follow_v and_o s._n jerom_n approve_v yea_o be_v very_o zealous_a for_o it_o but_o it_o may_v be_v question_v whether_o the_o original_a bamah_n do_v usual_o or_o in_o any_o other_o place_n beside_o this_o denote_v the_o height_n or_o dignity_n of_o any_o man_n person_n or_o place_n though_o it_o be_v the_o usual_a word_n for_o express_v those_o high_a place_n which_o be_v dedicate_v unto_o idol_n but_o this_o question_n i_o submit_v to_o the_o same_o reference_n with_o the_o former_a more_o general_a it_o suffice_v that_o there_o be_v no_o harm_n in_o either_o sense_n 8._o however_o if_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n do_v admit_v such_o amphibology_n or_o various_a sense_n as_o these_o place_n last_o allege_v by_o we_o do_v why_o do_v we_o christian_n blame_v the_o heathen_a oracle_n for_o give_v doubtful_a or_o ambiguous_a answer_n or_o wherein_o do_v the_o scripture_n afford_v more_o manifest_a document_n of_o a_o divine_a spirit_n speak_v in_o they_o if_o prophetical_a oracle_n be_v as_o ambiguous_a for_o the_o
dare_v not_o either_o peremptory_o affirm_v or_o deny_v the_o point_n more_o questionable_a and_o more_o useful_a for_o our_o edification_n will_v be_v to_o inquire_v what_o the_o apostle_n mean_v by_o these_o word_n know_v you_o not_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v in_o you_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o enquiry_n be_v two_o the_o first_o what_o manner_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o they_o be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v the_o second_o what_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n they_o be_v to_o have_v of_o his_o be_v in_o they_o or_o whether_o for_o christ_n to_o be_v in_o they_o be_v all_o one_o as_o for_o they_o to_o be_v in_o christ_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o regeneration_n and_o adoption_n or_o all_o one_o as_o to_o be_v elect_v that_o be_v irreversible_o ordain_v unto_o glory_n and_o whether_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v all_o this_o certitudine_fw-la fidei_fw-la by_o the_o certainty_n of_o faith_n 2._o to_o this_o we_o answer_v that_o neither_o all_n nor_o any_o of_o those_o point_n be_v necessary_o to_o be_v believe_v by_o these_o corinthian_n much_o less_o by_o ordinary_a christian_n at_o this_o day_n albeit_o we_o grant_v the_o word_n reprobate_n to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o strict_a sense_n that_o be_v for_o man_n irreversible_o fit_v for_o destruction_n for_o so_o it_o may_v be_v take_v and_o in_o my_o opinion_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v in_o that_o place_n if_o in_o any_o but_o so_o take_v it_o we_o must_v rate_v our_o apostle_n mean_v in_o the_o word_n precedent_n know_v you_o not_o that_o christ_n be_v in_o you_o by_o that_o peculiar_a reference_n which_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o those_o corinthian_n have_v unto_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o rebellious_a israelite_n who_o after_o so_o many_o wonder_n and_o manifest_a document_n of_o god_n peculiar_a providence_n over_o they_o do_v tempt_v he_o and_o require_v further_a sign_n whether_o god_n be_v among_o they_o or_o no._n exod._n 17._o 7._o and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n massah_n and_o meribah_n because_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o because_o they_o tempt_v the_o lord_n say_v be_v the_o lord_n among_o we_o or_o not_o unto_o the_o same_o height_n of_o iniquity_n those_o pharisee_n be_v come_v who_o after_o they_o have_v see_v so_o many_o miracle_n do_v by_o our_o saviour_n as_o do_v full_o testify_v that_o he_o be_v that_o very_a god_n who_o their_o father_n have_v thus_o tempt_v in_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o come_v forth_o unto_o he_o and_o begin_v to_o question_v with_o he_o seek_v of_o he_o a_o sign_n from_o heaven_n tempt_v he_o mark_v 8._o 11._o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o this_o heavenly_a physician_n of_o their_o soul_n upon_o this_o desperate_a crisis_n sigh_v deep_o in_o his_o spirit_n and_o say_v why_o do_v this_o generation_n seek_v after_o a_o sign_n very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o sign_n give_v to_o this_o generation_n and_o he_o leave_v they_o ver_fw-la 12_o 13._o now_o these_o corinthian_n after_o unquestionable_a experiment_n of_o many_o miraculous_a effect_n of_o christ_n power_n wrought_v among_o they_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o paul_n do_v seek_v after_o a_o further_a proof_n or_o sign_n of_o christ_n speak_v in_o he_o 2_o cor._n 13._o 3._o and_o for_o their_o satisfaction_n he_o exhort_v they_o to_o examine_v themselves_o whether_o christ_n be_v not_o in_o they_o not_o in_o he_o alone_o and_o this_o they_o may_v know_v unless_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v such_o reprobate_n as_o the_o forementioned_a rebellious_a israelite_n be_v for_o it_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o symptom_n or_o crisis_n of_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n or_o of_o man_n reject_v by_o god_n and_o leave_v of_o christ_n to_o murmur_v doubt_v or_o question_n whether_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n of_o heal_v and_o other_o wonderful_a effect_n of_o christ_n power_n manifest_v by_o paul_n ministry_n do_v not_o true_o testify_v that_o his_o commission_n be_v from_o heaven_n or_o that_o christ_n be_v among_o they_o to_o wit_n in_o that_o church_n for_o so_o the_o original_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o his_o place_n to_o be_v take_v as_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o when_o cur_n saviour_n say_v to_o the_o pharisee_n luke_n 17._o 21._o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v within_o you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o power_n of_o it_o be_v manifest_v among_o you_o but_o he_o mean_v not_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o they_o to_o who_o he_o speak_v and_o so_o the_o septuagint_n who_o the_o evangelist_n and_o apostle_n follow_v render_v the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o forcited_a place_n ex._n 17._o 7_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o lord_n in_o we_o or_o no_o so_o that_o neither_o our_o saviour_n expression_n nor_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 2_o cor._n 9_o do_v infer_v any_o more_o than_o we_o have_v say_v 3_o it_o be_v not_o all_o one_o for_o any_o among_o we_o to_o doubt_v or_o question_n whether_o the_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o the_o apostle_n creed_n or_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n as_o to_o doubt_v or_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o he_o himself_o be_v personal_o in_o the_o estate_n of_o life_n or_o a_o choose_a vessel_n to_o doubt_v of_o the_o former_a general_n be_v infidelity_n a_o sin_n not_o incident_a to_o a_o true_a christian_a but_o many_o among_o we_o may_v doubt_v of_o the_o late_a point_n and_o yet_o be_v as_o good_a christian_n as_o those_o who_o think_v they_o have_v assurance_n of_o faith_n that_o they_o be_v predestinate_v and_o condemn_v all_o other_o as_o reprobate_n in_o the_o worst_a sense_n who_o do_v not_o as_o certain_o believe_v that_o they_o live_v in_o christ_n as_o that_o christ_n die_v for_o sinner_n but_o this_o be_v no_o part_n of_o our_o apostle_n mean_v in_o that_o passage_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o question_n between_o he_o and_o they_o be_v not_o about_o special_a belief_n of_o personal_a election_n but_o about_o this_o general_a whether_o he_o be_v a_o true_a apostle_n or_o no_o or_o whether_o the_o miracle_n which_o have_v be_v manifest_v among_o they_o by_o his_o ministry_n be_v wrought_v by_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n or_o no._n if_o they_o continue_v in_o this_o doubt_n or_o tempt_v of_o god_n they_o will_v as_o he_o forewarn_v they_o hereby_o prove_v themselves_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v such_o as_o the_o murmur_a israelite_n have_v be_v or_o such_o as_o the_o present_a generation_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v that_o be_v cast_v off_o from_o be_v god_n church_n or_o people_n so_o that_o if_o we_o take_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o strict_a and_o severe_a sense_n it_o rather_o import_v a_o national_a or_o provincial_a rejection_n of_o that_o people_n from_o be_v his_o people_n or_o from_o his_o residency_n among_o they_o by_o his_o public_a spirit_n than_o a_o personal_a reprobation_n of_o every_o particular_a or_o individual_a for_o to_o pronounce_v thus_o much_o of_o every_o jew_n that_o have_v not_o adjoin_v himself_o to_o christ_n body_n the_o church_n since_o the_o general_a rejection_n of_o that_o nation_n be_v beyond_o my_o commission_n altogether_o without_o the_o praecinct_n of_o this_o present_a inquisition_n which_o be_v only_o to_o show_v the_o true_a use_n of_o sacred_a philologie_n for_o find_v out_o the_o just_a extent_n and_o value_n of_o many_o passage_n aswell_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o in_o the_o new_a who_o grammatical_a sense_n be_v for_o the_o substance_n usual_o plain_a but_o indeterminable_a for_o quantity_n without_o observance_n of_o their_o peculiar_a reference_n either_o to_o some_o special_a matter_n of_o fact_n record_v in_o scripture_n or_o to_o some_o sacred_a passage_n more_o ancient_a 4._o what_o place_n of_o scripture_n be_v there_o less_o controversible_a for_o grammatical_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n then_o that_o of_o s._n paul_n rom._n 9_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o will_v say_v unto_o i_o why_o do_v he_o yet_o find_v fault_n or_o chide_v for_o who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n to_o this_o effect_n a_o ordinary_a scholar_n in_o any_o extraordinary_a grammar_n school_n in_o this_o kingdom_n will_v at_o first_o sight_n render_v the_o original_n but_o concern_v the_o extent_n of_o the_o same_o word_n take_v in_o this_o unquestionable_a sense_n there_o be_v and_o have_v be_v much_o controversy_n among_o great_a professor_n of_o divinity_n many_o extend_v they_o to_o reprobate_n in_o general_a as_o if_o our_o apostle_n have_v say_v why_o do_v he_o find_v fault_n with_o reprobate_n see_v he_o