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israel_n and_o 2._o cozbi_fw-la hebrew_n signify_v a_o lie_n her_o father_n zur_n be_v a_o king_n of_o midian_a numb_a 25.15_o and_o 31.8_o and_o balaam_n a_o figure_n of_o antichrist_n all_o which_o join_v together_o to_o seduce_v the_o christian_a church_n to_o their_o abomination_n of_o fornication_n and_o idolatry_n by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o balaam_n rev._n 2.14_o as_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n send_v forth_o her_o maiden_n to_o invite_v to_o the_o gospel-feast_n prov._n 9.1_o to_o 5._o so_o the_o foolish_a woman_n the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n entice_v many_o yea_o strong_a one_o out_o of_o the_o way_n to_o her_o steal_a water_n ver_fw-la 13_o 18._o and_o prov._n 7.26_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o rev._n 16.13_o 14._o and_o 17.1_o 5._o though_o she_o pretend_v to_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o zur_n or_o rock_n christ_n yet_o be_v she_o depart_v from_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n their_o father_n the_o six_o remark_n be_v that_o which_o shut_v up_o chap._n 25._o in_o ver_fw-la 17_o 18._o namely_o god_n charge_n to_o israel_n that_o they_o execute_v his_o vengeance_n upon_o the_o midianite_n which_o be_v do_v by_o moses_n before_o his_o death_n numb_a 31.2_o etc._n etc._n jehovah_n say_v tsaror_n distress_n that_o be_v war_n against_o they_o ver_fw-la 17._o first_o god_n punish_v his_o own_o people_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o now_o decree_v vengeance_n against_o their_o enemy_n thus_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v his_o church_n adversary_n lo_o i_o begin_v to_o bring_v evil_a upon_o the_o city_n call_v by_o my_o name_n and_o shall_v you_o be_v utter_o unpunished_a you_o shall_v not_o be_v unpunished_a jer._n 25.29_o israel_n shall_v ruin_v those_o that_o will_v ruin_v they_o the_o seven_o remark_n be_v this_o vengeance_n be_v not_o doom_v also_o against_o the_o moabite_n though_o they_o be_v faulty_a in_o corrupt_v the_o israelite_n ver_fw-la 2._o for_o 1._o moab_n be_v now_o spare_v for_o lot_n sake_n deut._n 2.9_o as_o be_v also_o ammon_n ver_fw-la 19_o 2._o because_o christ_n be_v to_o come_v of_o ruth_n the_o moabitess_n 3._o yet_o their_o doom_n be_v only_o delay_v for_o it_o be_v again_o declare_v deut._n 23.3_o 4._o and_o at_o last_o execute_v by_o david_n 2_o sam._n 8.2_o 4._o the_o midianite_n be_v more_o malicious_a and_o mischievous_a than_o the_o moabite_n 1._o in_o detain_v of_o balaam_n when_o balak_n have_v dismiss_v he_o in_o high_a displeasure_n numb_a 31.8_o for_o though_o balaam_n give_v that_o pestilent_a counsel_n to_o balak_n rev._n 2.14_o yea_o and_o the_o daughter_n of_o moab_n do_v prostitute_v themselves_o numb_a 25.1_o 2._o yet_o balak_n at_o first_o do_v not_o much_o regard_n that_o counsel_n but_o turn_v balaam_n off_o with_o shame_n numb_a 24.11_o 25._o but_o the_o midianite_n retain_v he_o and_o among_o they_o he_o be_v slay_v numb_a 31.8_o but_o 2._o cozbi_fw-la a_o king_n daughter_n of_o midian_a be_v meretrix_n meretricissima_fw-la the_o grand_a whore_n that_o be_v the_o 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muster_n they_o be_v fifty_o nine_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o man_n of_o war_n numb_a 1.22_o 23._o there_o remain_v only_o at_o the_o next_o muster_n numb_a 26.1_o 14._o but_o twenty_o two_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o man_n because_o zimri_n be_v a_o prince_n of_o that_o tribe_n and_o bring_v that_o harlot_n chozbi_n unto_o his_o brethren_n numb_a 25.6_o 15._o it_o be_v probable_a that_o many_o of_o the_o simeonites_n take_v part_n with_o he_o and_o perish_v in_o the_o plague_n aforemention_v and_o moses_n bless_v all_o the_o other_o tribe_n before_o his_o death_n make_v no_o express_a mention_n of_o the_o simeonites_n in_o deut._n 33._o n._n b._n those_o sinner_n be_v cut_v short_a by_o the_o plague_n and_o death_n who_o think_v to_o excuse_v their_o sin_n by_o the_o example_n of_o their_o superior_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o the_o female_a sex_n to_o inherit_v in_o the_o failure_n of_o male_n numb_a 27._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o the_o 12_o though_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n so_o notorious_o diminish_v be_v increase_v since_o the_o first_o muster_n numb_a 2.21_o above_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n of_o war_n numb_a 26.34_o such_o a_o fruitful_a vine_n be_v joseph_n according_a to_o jacob_n prophecy_n gen._n 49.22_o none_o of_o all_o the_o other_o tribe_n have_v half_a so_o much_o increase_v yet_o zelophehad_v of_o that_o tribe_n leave_v no_o son_n but_o all_o daughter_n numb_a 26.33_o this_o occasion_v the_o question_n concern_v the_o right_n of_o succession_n whether_o where_o male-issue_n be_v fail_v the_o female_a may_v be_v her_o father_n heir_n or_o be_v put_v off_o with_o a_o portion_n only_o zelophehad_n daughter_n in_o this_o case_n do_v sue_v for_o their_o father_n inheritance_n who_o die_v in_o his_o own_o sin_n not_o draw_v other_o into_o it_o as_o korah_n etc._n etc._n do_v ver_fw-la 3._o but_o by_o a_o natural_a and_o ordinary_a death_n the_o common_a wage_n of_o all_o mortal_n rom._n 6.23_o so_o make_v no_o forfeiture_n as_o other_o rebel_n hang_v up_o in_o gibbet_n in_o terrorem_fw-la do_v neither_o modesty_n shame_n or_o sorrow_n make_v they_o silent_a but_o they_o plead_v for_o their_o part_n in_o canaan_n a_o land_n not_o yet_o conquer_v which_o be_v a_o proof_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o can_v not_o but_o encourage_v other_o ver_fw-la 4._o oh_o that_o we_o may_v do_v so_o for_o our_o part_n in_o heaven_n whereof_o canaan_n be_v a_o type_n the_o lord_n approve_v of_o their_o suit_n and_o settle_v a_o divine_a law_n for_o it_o ver_fw-la 7_o 11._o diametrical_o apposite_a to_o the_o salic_a law_n of_o the_o french_a soul_n have_v no_o sex_n beside_o male_a and_o female_a both_o be_v one_o in_o christ_n gal._n 3.28_o 29._o the_o three_o remark_n be_v joshua_n inauguration_n into_o moses_n place_n numb_a 27._o from_o ver_fw-la 12_o to_o the_o end_n god_n grant_v moses_n to_o see_v canaan_n before_o his_o death_n but_o not_o to_o enter_v it_o which_o he_o earnest_o desire_v but_o it_o can_v not_o be_v deut._n 3.23_o 26._o because_o of_o his_o pang_n of_o passion_n in_o smite_v the_o rock_n twice_o to_o which_o he_o shall_v but_o have_v speak_v once_o numb_a 20.8_o 11_o 12_o 24._o for_o this_o rebellion_n moses_n must_v die_v short_a of_o canaan_n here_o ver_fw-la 13.14_o but_o before_o his_o death_n he_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v give_v israel_n a_o good_a governor_n to_o succeed_v he_o ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17._o god_n appoint_v and_o qualify_v joshua_n who_o be_v ordain_v by_o moses_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o institution_n of_o ceremonial_a law_n for_o several_a sacrifice_n upon_o their_o sabbath_n and_o solemn_a feast_n as_o passover_n pentecost_n or_o first-fruit_n and_o on_o the_o feast_n of_o trumpet_n of_o
600000_o soldier_n every_o man_n enter_v in_o straight_o before_o he_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o whole_a wall_n nor_o can_v that_o be_v but_o rahab_n house_n which_o be_v build_v on_o the_o wall_n must_v fall_v with_o it_o as_o the_o people_n shout_v do_v show_v their_o faith_n so_o may_v it_o shake_v the_o wall_n in_o god_n hand_n and_z no_o doubt_n but_o as_o it_o encourage_v one_o another_o so_o it_o do_v profound_o confound_v discourage_v and_o terrify_v the_o enemy_n the_o second_o consequent_a be_v they_o utter_o destroy_v all_o mankind_n young_a and_o old_a and_o all_o beast_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 21._o some_o suppose_v this_o a_o act_n of_o cruelty_n in_o the_o army_n especial_o the_o slaughter_n of_o all_o the_o infant_n answ_n 1._o god_n have_v express_o command_v it_o deut._n 20.16_o 17._o therefore_o be_v it_o obedience_n to_o the_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o every_o man_n life_n and_o who_o may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o matth._n 20.15_o and_o not_o cruelty_n 2._o israel_n know_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v now_o full_a gen._n 15.16_o they_o have_v fill_v up_o their_o epha_n in_o abominable_a wickedness_n therefore_o deserve_v the_o severe_a punishment_n 3._o as_o for_o the_o infant_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o original_a sin_n whereof_o the_o wage_n be_v death_n rom._n 6.23_o they_o be_v at_o the_o disposal_n of_o their_o creator_n as_o the_o clay_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o potter_n beside_o see_v the_o reason_n of_o god_n judgement_n be_v oft_o time_n too_o wonderful_a for_o our_o shallow_a understanding_n job_n 42.3_o we_o must_v not_o instruct_v god_n job_n 40.2_o nor_o be_v his_o counsellor_n rom._n 11.34_o and_o suppose_v they_o whole_o innocent_a it_o be_v a_o favour_n to_o die_v in_o their_o infancy_n rather_o than_o be_v reserve_v for_o such_o dreadful_a calamity_n as_o they_o that_o survive_v be_v expose_v unto_o it_o be_v no_o true_a mercy_n but_o foolish_a pity_n to_o spare_v those_o who_o god_n will_v have_v destroy_v 1_o king_n 20.42_o the_o three_o consequent_a be_v the_o save_n of_o rahab_n and_o all_o in_o her_o house_n ver_fw-la 25._o according_a to_o the_o command_n ver_fw-la 17._o which_o exception_n extend_v as_o some_o suppose_v to_o their_o good_n as_o well_o as_o to_o their_o life_n see_v it_o be_v say_v all_v that_o she_o have_v for_o 23._o both_o the_o person_n and_o the_o householdstuff_n be_v bring_v without_o the_o camp_n as_o unclean_a until_o they_o be_v legal_o purify_v numb_a 31.19_o 20._o and_o until_o rahab_n and_o the_o woman_n by_o baptism_n say_v great_a grotius_n and_o the_o male_n by_o circumcision_n be_v incorporate_v into_o the_o church_n unto_o which_o rahab_n good_a counsel_n and_o this_o stupendous_a miracle_n of_o god_n have_v undoubted_o prepare_v they_o all_o these_o be_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o gentile_n save_v alive_a ver_fw-la 25._o notwithstanding_o those_o severe_a command_n to_o show_v none_o of_o those_o curse_a nation_n any_o mercy_n exod._n 23.32_o 33._o and_o 34.12.15_o deut._n 7.2_o which_o must_v be_v moderate_v by_o a_o common_a equity_n the_o life_n of_o the_o law_n and_o take_v conditional_o if_o they_o renounce_v not_o their_o idolatry_n and_o return_v not_o by_o repentance_n unto_o god_n thus_o as_o the_o lord_n glorify_v his_o justice_n in_o root_n out_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o amorites_n as_o well_o as_o this_o jericho_n so_o be_v he_o gracious_o please_v to_o glorify_v his_o mercy_n to_o rahab_n and_o her_o kinsfolk_n as_o he_o do_v afterward_o to_o the_o gibeonite_n chap._n 9_o etc._n etc._n in_o save_v they_o from_o that_o general_a deluge_n of_o destruction_n and_o that_o which_o give_v a_o great_a lustre_n to_o this_o work_n of_o wonder_n be_v that_o here_o so_o many_o gentile_n shall_v be_v willing_a to_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o the_o house_n of_o so_o contemptible_a a_o woman_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a righteous_a lot_n a_o man_n of_o the_o great_a figure_n and_o authority_n can_v not_o persuade_v so_o much_o as_o his_o two_o son_n in_o law_n to_o escape_v the_o flame_n of_o sodom_n with_o he_o though_o he_o true_o forewarn_v they_o yet_o he_o seem_v as_o a_o mocker_n to_o they_o gen._n 19.14_o nor_o can_v great_a abraham_n himself_o decoy_n his_o kindred_n to_o canaan_n along_o with_o he_o gen._n 12.3_o act_n 7.3_o rahab_n out_o shine_v they_o both_o in_o her_o success_n this_o seem_v a_o type_n of_o our_o joshua_n or_o jesus_n to_o who_o when_o rahab_n that_o be_v the_o church_n have_v submit_v present_o the_o gentile_n flock_v in_o for_o salvation_n the_o four_o consequent_a be_v the_o severe_a caution_n against_o israel_n sacrilegious_o rob_v god_n of_o any_o part_n of_o his_o right_n and_o that_o under_o the_o penalty_n of_o a_o most_o direful_a curse_n if_o any_o of_o they_o pervert_v any_o of_o the_o accurse_a thing_n to_o their_o own_o private_a use_n ver_fw-la 18._o according_a to_o the_o law_n deut._n 7.26_o this_o be_v fair_a warning_n for_o that_o soul_n sinner_n achan_n but_o that_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o silver-lover_n be_v dare_v and_o desperate_a as_o appear_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n etc._n etc._n objection_n seem_v not_o this_o too_o severe_a to_o forbid_v the_o soldier_n the_o spoil_n of_o the_o city_n answer_v 1_o it_o be_v wonderful_a continency_n in_o the_o soldery_n now_o want_v all_o thing_n of_o country_n provision_n by_o their_o so_o long_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o 600000_o man_n hand_n save_o only_a achan_n to_o be_v tie_v up_o from_o take_v spoil_n and_o the_o plunder_n of_o the_o rich_a city_n in_o canaan_n only_o by_o one_o little_a word_n of_o command_n but_o 2._o jericho_n be_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o that_o curse_a country_n so_o must_v whole_o be_v devote_v to_o god_n and_o offer_v up_o a_o whole_a burnt-offering_a 3._o the_o hungry_a soldier_n may_v have_v be_v so_o glut_v with_o the_o spoil_n of_o this_o rich_a city_n that_o it_o will_v in_o all_o likelihood_n have_v make_v they_o sitter_n for_o idleness_n and_o luxury_n than_o for_o march_v forward_o in_o a_o martial_a conquest_n of_o canaan_n 4._o the_o whole_a army_n be_v thus_o admonish_v by_o the_o prohibition_n and_o so_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o expect_a prey_n may_v understand_v that_o the_o conquest_n of_o jericho_n be_v accomplish_v sole_o by_o the_o almighty_a power_n of_o god_n and_o not_o by_o any_o of_o their_o prowess_n and_o valour_n as_o be_v afterward_o do_v in_o subdue_a all_o the_o other_o city_n 5._o this_o severity_n be_v exercise_v upon_o this_o city_n at_o their_o first_o land_v in_o canaan_n to_o strike_v the_o great_a terror_n upon_o the_o other_o canaanitish_a city_n which_o they_o have_v to_o conquer_v and_o if_o possible_a to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o submission_n n._n b._n but_o all_o the_o silver_n and_o gold_n except_o that_o of_o which_o image_n be_v make_v that_o be_v utter_o to_o be_v destroy_v exod._n 32.20_o deut._n 7.25_o for_o prevent_v future_a idolatry_n be_v purify_v by_o fire_n numb_a 31.22_o 23._o be_v whole_o employ_v for_o tabernacle_n service_n and_o not_o for_o any_o private_a use_n ver_fw-la 19_o this_o grand_a history_n of_o jericho_n overthrow_n i_o can_v pass_v over_o without_o make_v some_o short_a inference_n in_o the_o mystery_n thereof_o as_o first_o there_o be_v a_o jericho_n within_o we_o a_o law_n of_o sin_n a_o foul_a body_n of_o corruption_n our_o unrenewed_a part_n we_o shall_v go_v every_o day_n once_o about_o its_o wall_n as_o israel_n do_v here_o and_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n seven_o time_n if_o we_o hearty_o wish_v the_o fall_n thereof_o alas_o we_o war_n against_o our_o corruption_n but_o to_o half_a part_n so_o conquer_v we_o but_o to_o half_a part_n second_o as_o we_o shall_v every_o day_n once_o at_o the_o least_o take_v a_o full_a view_n of_o those_o strong_a hold_n of_o satan_n in_o we_o 2_o cor._n 10.4_o half_a about_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o tell_v all_o its_o tower_n as_o psal_n 48.12_o so_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n we_o shall_v view_v it_o seven_o time_n as_o much_o as_o on_o the_o week_n day_n as_o god_n do_v then_o honour_v his_o sabbath_n with_o the_o fall_n of_o jericho_n wall_n upon_o that_o day_n so_o now_o our_o spiritual_a enemy_n receive_v the_o great_a damage_n upon_o our_o sabbath_n day_n therefore_o then_o go_v you_o seven_o time_n about_o and_o do_v it_o not_o negligent_o they_o be_v curse_v that_o do_v so_o jer._n 48.10_o god_n will_v honour_v his_o own_o day_n with_o their_o fall_n and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o david_n god_n thou_o may_v leap_v over_o these_o wall_n psal_n 18.29_o three_o we_o must_v in_o order_n hereunto_o frequent_a the_o mean_n gospel_n minister_n be_v the_o ram_n horn_n that_o be_v oft_o sound_v and_o
abimelech_n by_o a_o witty_a and_o woody_n wile_n make_v a_o shift_n to_o burn_v both_o the_o tower_n and_o the_o sacred_a fort_n wherein_o about_o a_o thousand_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v burn_v and_o baal-berith_a their_o helpless_a block_n become_v a_o burnt-offering_a with_o they_o from_o thence_o abimelech_n march_v to_o thebez_n near_o millo_n out_o of_o which_o fire_n come_v forth_o and_o devour_v he_o according_a to_o jotham_n prophetic_a curse_n ver_fw-la 20._o the_o town_n people_n run_v into_o their_o strong_a tower_n that_o be_v not_o slay_v in_o the_o take_n the_o town_n take_v up_o great_a stone_n to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o tower_n which_o be_v flat_o roof_v to_o beat_v off_o the_o assailant_n abimelech_n intoxicate_v with_o his_o former_a success_n be_v not_o timorous_a but_o too_o temerarious_a he_o be_v foolhardy_a go_v hare_v to_o the_o door_n to_o burn_v it_o also_o but_o a_o woman_n throw_v down_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o millstone_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o break_v his_o scull_n there_o lay_v this_o bramble_n brain_v and_o this_o bring_v in_o the_o last_o part_n of_o his_o history_n i._n e._n his_o death_n describe_v by_o its_o concomitant_n and_o consequent_n first_o the_o concomitant_n he_o die_v desperate_o in_o his_o sin_n his_o wicked_a life_n end_v in_o a_o woeful_a death_n he_o take_v care_n of_o his_o credit_n but_o none_o of_o his_o soul_n say_v to_o his_o armour-bearer_n slay_v thou_o i_o and_o let_v it_o not_o be_v say_v a_o woman_n slay_v i_o yet_o this_o mean_n whereby_o he_o think_v to_o smother_v it_o do_v divulge_v it_o the_o more_o 2_o sam._n 11.21_o n._n b._n behold_v the_o just_a hand_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o he_o have_v slay_v his_o seventy_o brethren_n upon_o a_o stone_n ver_fw-la 5._o and_o now_o he_o lose_v his_o own_o life_n by_o a_o stone_n his_o head_n have_v steal_v the_o crown_n of_o israel_n and_o now_o a_o woman_n of_o israel_n break_v his_o head_n into_o piece_n for_o so_o do_v his_o sin_n be_v write_v upon_o his_o punishment_n second_o the_o consequent_n of_o his_o death_n his_o army_n immediate_o disperse_v not_o stay_v to_o take_v the_o tower_n etc._n etc._n to_o revenge_n their_o king_n death_n but_o likely_a be_v glad_a to_o be_v rid_v of_o such_o a_o tyrant_n who_o enter_v like_o a_o fox_n reign_v like_o a_o lion_n and_o die_v like_o a_o dog_n this_o curse_a bramble_n be_v fit_a for_o nothing_o but_o as_o to_o burn_v other_o so_o to_o be_v burn_v itself_o for_o the_o wrong_n do_v to_o his_o father_n that_o heinous_a sin_n have_v a_o heavy_a punishment_n and_o jotham_n prove_v a_o true_a prophet_n though_o it_o be_v three_o year_n after_o he_o have_v utter_v his_o prophecy_n ver_fw-la 46_o 47_o 48_o 49_o 50._o to_o the_o end_n judge_n chap._n x._o judges_n the_o ten_o relate_v israel_n relapse_v and_o repent_v in_o general_a for_o they_o enjoy_v peace_n under_o their_o seven_o judge_n tolah_n and_o under_o their_o eight_o judge_n jair_a but_o after_o they_o they_o relapse_v into_o idolatry_n and_o be_v oppress_v by_o the_o ammonite_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o in_o this_o chapter_n be_v the_o double_a state_n of_o israel_n to_o be_v consider_v first_o the_o state_n of_o their_o liberty_n 1._o under_o judge_n tola_n and_o 2._o under_o judge_n jair_a from_o ver_fw-la 1._o to_o ver_fw-la 6._o the_o remark_n upon_o this_o first_o state_n be_v first_o this_o tola_n be_v describe_v by_o his_o parent_n ancestor_n tribe_n and_o seat_n ver_fw-la 1._o and_o by_o his_o life_n death_n and_o burial_n ver_fw-la 2._o he_o thrust_v not_o himself_o into_o this_o office_n as_o abimelech_n the_o usurper_n have_v do_v but_o be_v raise_v up_o by_o god_n and_o be_v according_o qualify_v to_o reduce_v israel_n into_o right_a order_n when_o notorious_o disorder_v by_o abimelech_n tyranny_n to_o abolish_v idolatry_n which_o much_o abound_v during_o abimelech_n licentious_a monarchy_n and_o to_o restore_v religion_n to_o its_o native_a purity_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v work_n enough_o for_o tola_n though_o he_o have_v not_o as_o we_o read_v any_o oppress_v enemy_n to_o deliver_v israel_n from_o in_o his_o day_n n._n b._n he_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o issacher_n gen._n 46.13_o a_o tribe_n of_o a_o sluggish_a disposition_n gen._n 49.14_o fit_a for_o subjection_n in_o couch_v than_o for_o dominion_n in_o command_v and_o not_o much_o memorize_v in_o her_o man_n any_o where_o deborah_n do_v indeed_o celebrate_v they_o in_o her_o song_n for_o have_v valiant_a prince_n and_o people_n that_o assist_v she_o judge_v 5.15_o and_o david_n make_v great_a account_n of_o they_o in_o his_o day_n for_o their_o understanding_n in_o the_o time_n etc._n etc._n 1_o chron._n 12.32_o this_o tola_n likely_a be_v such_o a_o one_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d by_o way_n of_o eminency_n who_o know_v what_o israel_n ought_v to_o do_v and_o who_o by_o a_o prudent_a and_o pious_a government_n keep_v they_o from_o sedition_n and_o civil_a war_n from_o oppression_n and_o tyranny_n as_o also_o from_o idolatry_n for_o twenty_o and_o three_o year_n while_o he_o live_v in_o samaria_n where_o likewise_o he_o lay_v bury_v ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o the_o second_o remark_n relate_v to_o judge_v jair_a who_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a wealth_n and_o worth_n in_o gilead_n have_v thirty_o son_n that_o be_v lord_n of_o thirty_o city_n and_o that_o ride_v upon_o thirty_o mule_n of_o state_n like_o judge_n or_o man_n of_o the_o great_a figure_n and_o quality_n as_o judge_n 5.10_o and_o 12.14_o 2_o sam._n 13.29_o and_o 18.9_o 1_o king_n 1.33.38_o 44._o and_o these_o be_v all_o prince_n subordinate_a to_o judge_n jair_a n._n b._n note_v well_o this_o be_v not_o that_o jair_n who_o moses_n mention_v numb_a 32.41_o for_o that_o be_v above_o three_o hundred_o year_n before_o this_o and_o he_o have_v but_o twenty_o three_o small_a town_n conquer_a from_o the_o canaanite_n 1_o chron._n 2.22_o but_o this_o man_n son_n have_v thirty_o city_n suppose_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o addition_n but_o now_o wall_v about_o and_o fortify_v for_o this_o judge_n jair_n honour_n and_o therefore_o be_v call_v hanoth-jair_a after_o his_o name_n give_v they_o by_o his_o honourable_a ancestor_n and_o now_o both_o increase_v beautify_v and_o fortify_v in_o his_o day_n this_o judge_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n beyond_o jordan_n he_o judge_v israel_n twenty_o and_o two_o year_n appease_v all_o tumult_n such_o as_o have_v break_v forth_o in_o abimelech_n tyranny_n restore_v the_o true_a religion_n and_o administer_a justice_n according_a to_o god_n law_n n._n b._n the_o sequel_n demonstrate_v that_o judge_v jair_a can_v not_o reclaim_v they_o all_o his_o day_n though_o he_o do_v his_o endeavour_n then_o this_o judge_n die_v and_o so_o go_v to_o be_v judge_v at_o the_o tribunal_n of_o the_o supreme_a judge_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o hebr._n 9.27_o the_o second_o state_n of_o israel_n be_v their_o state_n of_o slavery_n after_o a_o long_a state_n of_o liberty_n the_o lord_n sell_v they_o again_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n this_o state_n be_v describe_v 1._o by_o its_o cause_n ver_fw-la 6_o 7._o 2._o by_o its_o adjunct_n of_o time_n person_n and_o place_n ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o and_o 3._o by_o its_o effect_n bring_v israel_n to_o repentance_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 10._o to_o 16_o etc._n etc._n the_o first_o remark_n hereupon_o be_v the_o move_a cause_n of_o their_o bondage_n now_o be_v the_o break_v forth_o of_o their_o old_a itch_n of_o idolatry_n and_o that_o worse_a than_o ever_o after_o a_o long_a restraint_n for_o they_o worship_v not_o only_a baalim_fw-la and_o ashtaroth_n as_o former_o but_o they_o must_v have_v cheimosh_fw-mi and_o molcch_n and_o dagon_n also_o mean_v while_o they_o quite_o forsake_v the_o lord_n because_o his_o service_n be_v too_o severe_a but_o the_o service_n of_o idol_n be_v more_o flesh-pleasing_a allow_v of_o stage-play_n dance_n comedy_n tragedy_n and_o such_o like_a mad_a merriment_n and_o because_o they_o see_v those_o idol-worshiper_n flourish_v in_o wealth_n and_o honour_n while_o themselves_o be_v poor_a and_o contemptible_a and_o last_o because_o themselves_o be_v but_o few_o compare_v with_o the_o idolatrous_a world_n therefore_o the_o lord_n sell_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o with_o who_o they_o hope_v to_o ingratiate_v by_o serve_v their_o go_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v it_o be_v say_v that_o year_n they_o vex_v they_o for_o 8._o both_o the_o person_n vex_v and_o the_o time_n of_o their_o be_v vex_v be_v just_a matter_n of_o inquiry_n as_o to_o the_o person_n vex_v it_o be_v answer_v though_o the_o philistine_n be_v name_v in_o ver_fw-la 7._o as_o well_o as_o the_o ammonite_n to_o be_v the_o vex_a person_n yet_o in_o the_o history_n of_o jephtab_n the_o ammonite_n be_v the_o principal_a person_n that_o
remedy_n first_o upon_o the_o malady_n this_o be_v threefold_a the_o one_a remark_n be_v this_o man_n wander_v the_o wrong_a way_n depart_v from_o the_o holy_a city_n jerusalem_n which_o hebrew_n name_v jereu_n shalom_n signify_v they_o shall_v see_v peace_n and_o shimet_fw-la find_v it_o a_o place_n of_o peace_n while_o he_o continue_v in_o it_o 1_o kin._n 2.36_o 41_o 42_o 46_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o do_v this_o certain_a man_n in_o the_o parable_n the_o thief_n do_v not_o dare_v to_o assault_v he_o while_o he_o stay_v in_o this_o mountain_n of_o rock_n among_o which_o it_o be_v build_v josh_n 18.28_o and_o 2_o sam._n 5._o ver_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o it_o be_v a_o strong_a city_n of_o refuge_n yea_o glorious_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o it_o ps_n 87.3_o it_o be_v wall_n be_v call_v salvation_n and_o its_o gate_n praise_v isa_n 60.18_o god_n love_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o isa_n 49.16_o and_o he_o delight_v to_o dwell_v in_o it_o ps_n 132.13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n the_o old_a jerusalem_n be_v the_o more_o famous_a for_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n which_o have_v a_o most_o glorious_a and_o graphical_a description_n of_o all_o its_o part_n rev._n 21._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la oh_o how_o foolish_a be_v this_o certain_a man_n to_o turn_v his_o back_n upon_o such_o a_o bless_a place_n the_o terminus_n a_o quo_fw-la from_o whence_o he_o go_v but_o more_o especial_o consider_v the_o terminus_n ad_fw-la quem_fw-la the_o curse_a place_n that_o he_o turn_v his_o face_n towards_o which_o be_v jericho_n signify_v the_o moon_n hebr._n that_o be_v place_v under_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n rev._n 12.1_o and_o it_o be_v curse_v by_o joshua_n joshua_n 6.17_o as_o a_o kind_n of_o first_o fruit_n of_o that_o curse_a country_n dedicate_v to_o divine_a justice_n levit._n 27.28_o though_o hiel_n presume_v to_o redeem_v this_o place_n so_o devote_v to_o god_n curse_n and_o to_o rebuild_v it_o 1_o kin._n 16.34_o yet_o do_v he_o pay_v most_o dear_o for_o 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life_n he_o lead_v by_o his_o leave_v canaan_n and_o his_o converse_v so_o much_o among_o the_o curse_a philistine_n last_o remember_v the_o prodigal_n who_o by_o leave_v his_o father_n house_n make_v himself_o more_o miserable_a than_o the_o very_a hog_n that_o he_o keep_v therefore_o little_a child_n abide_v in_o christ_n and_o continue_v you_o in_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n 1_o john_n 2.28_o and_o john_n 15.9_o the_o second_o malady_n of_o this_o man_n remark_n the_o 2d_o be_v his_o fall_n among_o thief_n ver_fw-la 30._o hence_o great_a grotins_n gloss_n be_v that_o this_o portion_n of_o scripture_n be_v a_o true_a history_n of_o a_o matter_n of_o fact_n that_o happen_v in_o that_o time_n and_o place_n because_o the_o roadway_n betwixt_o jericho_n and_o jerusalem_n be_v notorious_o infest_a with_o robber_n as_o our_o high_a way_n near_o london_n be_v too_o well_o know_v to_o be_v and_o as_o savoy_n or_o salvoy_n be_v of_o old_a call_v malvoy_n which_o signify_v a_o evil_a way_n 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efficient_a cause_n of_o all_o evil_a and_o death_n be_v the_o final_a effect_n of_o evil_a rom._n 5_o 12._o and_o satan_n be_v a_o most_o dangerous_a thief_n as_o he_o have_v get_v the_o upper_a ground_n of_o man_n for_o he_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n eph._n 2.2_o which_o be_v about_o the_o earth_n where_o man_n walk_v and_o sin_n be_v no_o less_o dangerous_a a_o thief_n for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o man_n beel_n do_v compass_v he_o about_o ps_n 49.5_o and_o so_o if_o leave_v to_o himself_o he_o be_v ever_o in_o danger_n to_o have_v his_o heel_n trip_v up_o thereby_o and_o last_o death_n come_v oft_o as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n upon_o man_n 1_o thes_n 5.2_o 2_o pet._n 3.10_o revel_v 16.15_o and_o 3.3_o etc._n etc._n n.b._n note_v well_o 3._o the_o original_a sinner_n adam_n fall_v among_o these_o thief_n when_o he_o mind_v more_o satan_n promise_n and_o eve_n proffer_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n than_o he_o do_v of_o god_n precept_n against_o it_o his_o harken_v and_o hanker_a after_o honour_n of_o the_o devil_n give_v make_v he_o walk_v the_o wrong_a way_n from_o the_o tree_n of_o lifts_z to_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a this_o make_v he_o to_o sin_n that_o great_a of_o sin_n reckon_v to_o be_v next_o unto_o that_o unpardonable_a sin_n the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n see_v it_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o so_o much_o light_n life_n love_n and_o liberty_n such_o as_o never_o any_o mortal_a man_n have_v his_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o rebellion_n of_o a_o poor_a peasant_n upon_o the_o dunghill_n but_o of_o the_o high_a favourite_n in_o the_o court_n even_o in_o paradise_n itself_o hereupon_o bernard_n descant_v si_fw-la hoc_fw-la adamo_n contigisseâ_n in_o paradiso_fw-la quid_fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o seerquilinio_fw-la if_o adam_n fall_v among_o thief_n in_o paradise_n itself_o oh_o what_o fall_v may_v befall_v we_o that_o be_v cast_v upon_o the_o dunghill_n of_o this_o evil_a world_n satan_n make_v adam_n sin_n and_o his_o sin_n bring_v forth_o death_n the_o fruit_n of_o his_o fall_n from_o obedience_n and_o innocency_n etc._n etc._n n.b._n note_v well_o 4._o the_o habitual_a and_o unconverted_a sinner_n drive_v the_o trade_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o chief_a place_n of_o his_o trade_n be_v jericho_n satan_n lead_v he_o captive_a at_o his_o will_n 2_o tim._n 2.26_o and_o such_o must_v needs_o go_v yea_o run_n the_o wrong_a way_n who_o the_o devil_n drive_v such_o as_o be_v not_o only_o sell_v under_o sin_n as_o we_o all_o be_v by_o adam_n rom._n 7.14_o but_o they_o sell_v themselves_o to_o sin_n with_o ahab_n 1_o kin._n 21.20_o who_o be_v past_a feeling_n give_v themselves_o over_o to_o work_v all_o kind_n of_o wickedness_n
if_o any_o man_n think_v to_o war_n against_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n with_o ten_o thousand_o suppose_v good_a work_n god_n justice_n will_v war_n against_o that_o man_n with_o twenty_o thousand_o real_o bad_a work_n and_o overcome_v he_o whoever_o dare_v come_v ride_v to_o christ_n upon_o the_o dromedary_n of_o good_a work_n christ_n will_v say_v to_o such_o i_o know_v you_o not_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n math._n 7.23_o and_o so_o be_v send_v empty_a away_o it_o be_v best_a come_v to_o christ_n as_o abigail_n to_o david_n say_v let_v thy_o handmaid_n be_v a_o servant_n to_o wash_v the_o foot_n of_o thy_o servant_n this_o be_v more_o meet_a than_o to_o be_v make_v thy_o queen_n 1_o sam._n 25.41_o or_o as_o mephibosheth_n say_v to_o he_o will_n my_o lord_n look_v upon_o such_o a_o dead_a dog_n as_o i_o be_o 2_o sam._n 9.8_o the_o three_o reason_n to_o prove_v the_o insufficiency_n of_o moral_a righteousness_n for_o man_n salvation_n be_v because_o as_o man_n first_o sin_v lie_v beyond_o he_o and_o without_o he_o in_o adam_n so_o man_n full_a satisfy_n of_o god_n justice_n for_o his_o sin_v lie_v beyond_o and_o without_o he_o in_o christ_n the_o first_o adam_n bring_v all_o mankind_n into_o captivity_n to_o sin_n to_o misery_n and_o to_o death_n itself_o as_o he_o be_v the_o public_a person_n and_o representative_a of_o the_o whole_a race_n just_a as_o a_o parliament_n man_n represent_v his_o whole_a country_n for_o which_o he_o act_v in_o the_o grand_a counsel_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o so_o whatever_o he_o do_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o do_v by_o they_o all_o thus_o also_o the_o scripture_n speak_v as_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o so_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n because_o all_o have_v sin_v to_o wit_n in_o adam_n rom._n 5.12_o therefore_o no_o man_n no_o not_o the_o most_o refine_a moral_a man_n can_v become_v his_o own_o redeemer_n out_o of_o this_o captivity_n this_o be_v the_o work_n appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o second_o adam_n who_o jacob_n call_v his_o redeem_v angel_n gen._n 48.16_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v the_o other_o public_a person_n who_o represent_v likewise_o all_o that_o be_v choose_v in_o he_o and_o deliver_v they_o from_o wrath_n to_o come_v 1_o thess_n 1.10_o and_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a scope_n of_o the_o apostle_n argue_v in_o his_o compare_v those_o two_o public_a person_n the_o two_o adam_n together_o show_v at_o large_a how_o the_o whole_a malady_n of_o mankind_n come_v by_o the_o first_o adam_n and_o the_o whole_a remedy_n come_v by_o the_o second_o rom._n 5.14_o to_o the_o end_n and_o again_o the_o same_o apostle_n argue_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n say_v since_o by_o man_n come_v death_n by_o man_n come_v also_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a for_o as_o in_o adam_n all_o dye_n even_o so_o in_o christ_n all_o that_o be_v unite_v to_o he_o and_o find_v in_o he_o phil._n 3.9_o shall_v be_v make_v alive_a 1_o cor._n 15.21_o 22._o thus_o it_o plain_o appear_v by_o these_o and_o many_o more_o scripture_n too_o long_o to_o relate_v that_o our_o bless_a mediator_n be_v the_o only_a redeemer_n of_o mankind_n and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o best_a of_o man_n to_o redeem_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n many_o more_o argument_n and_o reason_n may_v be_v add_v to_o demonstrate_v this_o great_a truth_n which_o i_o shall_v only_o name_v as_o four_o the_o great_a doctrine_n of_o repentance_n aught_o to_o be_v preach_v unto_o all_o man_n both_o to_o those_o that_o be_v mere_o moral_a though_o attain_v to_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o philosophical_a morality_n such_o as_o sundry_a pagan_n cato_n seneca_n plato_n etc._n etc._n do_v shine_v within_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o to_o those_o who_o be_v notorious_o defective_a in_o their_o moral_n and_o be_v exceed_o gross_a in_o their_o way_n of_o immorality_n now_o these_o latter_a be_v easily_o convince_v and_o reduce_v to_o repentance_n than_o the_o former_a have_v no_o reed_n of_o his_o own_o righteousness_n to_o lean_v upon_o i_o have_v in_o my_o ministry_n find_v it_o hard_a work_n to_o unbottom_v a_o mere_a moralist_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o may_v be_v add_v five_o that_o our_o lord_n have_v command_v every_o man_n to_o pray_v forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n luke_n 11.4_o which_o be_v call_v our_o debt_n unto_o divine_a justice_n mat._n 6.9_o 12._o now_o see_v all_o man_n have_v sin_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n rom._n 3.9_o 23_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o sin_v not_o 1_o kin._n 8.46_o no_o not_o the_o most_o moral_a man_n in_o the_o world_n if_o any_o say_v so_o they_o deceive_v themselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o they_o etc._n etc._n 1._o john_n 1.8_o 9_o 10._o who_o can_v say_v i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o my_o sin_n prov._n 20.9_o some_o indeed_o as_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi luke_n 18.11_o and_o the_o young_a man_n mat._n 19.20_o may_v say_v so_o proud_o but_o there_o be_v none_o that_o can-say_a so_o true_o save_o the_o sinless_a son_n of_o god_n john_n 8.46_o which_o of_o you_o convince_v i_o of_o sin_n pilate_n his_o judge_n say_v i_o find_v in_o he_o no_o fault_n at_o all_o john_n 18.38_o he_o be_v like_o man_n in_o all_o thing_n sin_o only_o except_v hebr._n 4.15_o 1_o pet._n 2.22_o where_o be_v boast_v then_o rom._n 3.27_o see_v all_o man_n be_v sinner_n and_o have_v need_n of_o a_o saviour_n to_o purchase_v a_o pardon_n for_o their_o sin_n no_o moral_a righteousness_n can_v save_v fall_v mankind_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n note_v well_o this_o be_v a_o observation_n worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n that_o all_o the_o holy_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n yea_o and_o the_o holy_a lord_n himself_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o jew_n who_o make_v their_o boast_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 2.23_o chief_o because_o they_o all_o unanimous_o teach_v that_o man_n salvation_n must_v be_v look_v for_o by_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n and_o not_o by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n etc._n etc._n thus_o have_v do_v with_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o parable_n the_o second_o physician_n of_o no_o value_n be_v the_o levite_n luke_n 10.32_o where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o pass_v by_o this_o sad_a object_n also_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o levite_n there_o be_v various_a gloss_n as_o well_o as_o upon_o the_o priest_n here_o omit_v all_o other_o i_o mention_v but_o that_o one_o which_o interpret_v this_o priest_n to_o be_v angel_n and_o this_o levite_n to_o be_v man_n and_o though_o both_o angel_n and_o man_n behold_v this_o miserable_a man_n dismount_v strip_v and_o wound_v etc._n etc._n yet_o neither_o of_o the_o two_o have_v either_o will_n or_o power_n to_o help_v he_o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o sound_a sense_n in_o my_o sentiment_n be_v that_o of_o formal_a holiness_n which_o carry_v a_o correspondency_n to_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o levitical_a law_n and_o which_o can_v save_v a_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n enquiry_n the_o first_a what_o be_v this_o formal_a holiness_n signify_v by_o the_o levite_n answer_v it_o be_v a_o outward_a profession_n of_o religion_n without_o the_o inward_a power_n thereof_o such_o a_o formal_a professor_n this_o levite_n seem_v to_o be_v who_o be_v more_o for_o the_o cerenony_n than_o for_o the_o substance_n of_o religion_n possible_o he_o as_o well_o as_o the_o priest_n may_v fear_v legal_a pollution_n for_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n forbid_v such_o to_o touch_v the_o dead_a levit._n 11.8_o &_o deut._n 14.8_o not_o only_o the_o dead_a carcase_n of_o unclean_a creature_n but_o also_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o a_o man_n slay_v in_o the_o field_n as_o he_o may_v suppose_v this_o man_n to_o be_v numb_a 19.16_o but_o the_o legal_a strictness_n and_o niceness_n of_o this_o levite_n be_v a_o iniquity_n for_o the_o man_n be_v but_o half_a dead_a therefore_o to_o show_v mercy_n in_o save_v the_o life_n of_o the_o man_n be_v his_o indispensable_a duty_n by_o 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the_o belly_n of_o the_o earth_n his_o grave_a and_o with_o jonah_n be_v cast_v upon_o dry_a ground_n mat._n 12.40_o and_o preach_v after_o etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o five_o figure_n or_o type_n of_o our_o lord_n resurrection_n even_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n time_n long_o before_o his_o incarnation_n this_o great_a truth_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n be_v second_o confirm_v as_o by_o those_o aforesaid_a figure_n so_o by_o testimony_n of_o two_o sort_n 1._o the_o forego_n and_o 2._o the_o follow_v testomines_n one_a the_o forego_n such_o as_o be_v long_o before_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o the_o figure_n afore-related_n and_o these_o be_v the_o prophecy_n of_o our_o lord_n resurrection_n such_o as_o 1._o that_o of_o moses_n gen._n 3.15_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n to_o wit_n in_o conquer_a sin_n death_n hell_n and_o the_o devil_n which_o christ_n can_v not_o have_v conquer_v unless_o he_o rise_v from_o 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to_o countribute_v to_o he_o either_o a_o lamb_n or_o a_o sheep_n or_o a_o ox_n or_o a_o camel_n etc._n etc._n to_o stock_n he_o again_o as_o some_o say_v or_o however_o a_o piece_n of_o money_n and_o a_o ear-ring_n of_o gold_n every_o one_o give_v he_o as_o a_o recompense_n of_o his_o loss_n job_n 42.11_o and_o the_o lord_n bless_v all_o even_o to_o a_o duplication_n of_o all_o v._o 12._o yea_o some_o learned_a man_n say_v the_o lord_n do_v not_o only_o double_a job_n good_n but_o also_o his_o grace_n which_o be_v much_o impair_v by_o his_o unsufferable_a suffering_n especial_o when_o he_o curse_v the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n through_o impatience_n though_o he_o do_v not_o as_o the_o devil_n both_o suggest_v and_o expect_v curse_v god_n to_o his_o face_n job_n 1.11_o and_o 3.8_o so_o sore_o do_v this_o severe_a shower_n of_o distress_n fall_v upon_o he_o that_o it_o do_v not_o only_o wet_v he_o to_o the_o skin_n though_o he_o secure_v himself_o dry_a under_o the_o shield_n of_o 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beautify_v and_o whereof_o god_n complain_v gen._n 6.5_o 7._o and_o row_n 5.12_o yet_o not_o altogether_o without_o a_o remedy_n for_o that_o dreadful_a defection_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n be_v happy_o repair_v by_o the_o bless_a refection_n of_o the_o second_o adam_n the_o lord_n most_o gracious_o find_v a_o ransom_n for_o fall_a man_n job_n 33.24_o the_o promise_a seed_n of_o the_o woman_n christ_n be_v a_o cover_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o a_o cure_n also_o so_o that_o adam_n and_o the_o elect_a world_n in_o he_o be_v deliver_v from_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n he_o be_v redeem_v from_o the_o infernal-deep_a in_o the_o history_n of_o this_o grand_a malady_n there_o be_v sundry_a branch_n considerable_a describe_v as_o 1_o the_o tempter_n and_o author_n of_o the_o temptation_n gen._n 3.1_o 2_o the_o temptation_n itself_o whereof_o we_o have_v a_o description_n in_o v._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o 3_o man_n free_a inclination_n assent_n and_o consent_v to_o it_o v._o 6._o which_o bring_v forth_o his_o sin_n and_o fall_n 4_o then_o follow_v the_o sad_a consequent_n thereof_o which_o be_v principal_o three_o 1._o his_o arraignment_n at_o god_n bar._n 2._o his_o doom_n pass_v upon_o he_o there_o 3._o his_o ejectment_n out_o of_o paradise_n in_o the_o follow_a verse_n to_o the_o end_n thus_o the_o act_n of_o god_n providence_n succeed_v the_o act_n of_o his_o creation_n 1._o of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o to_o wit_n the_o tempter_n which_o indeed_o be_v two_o in_o one_o satan_n in_o the_o serpent_n and_o this_o union_n athanasius_n doubt_v not_o to_o compare_v with_o the_o union_n of_o the_o two_o nature_n in_o one_o christ_n quaest_n 20._o tom._n 2._o pag._n 363._o which_o collation_n or_o comparison_n be_v not_o altogether_o inconvenient_a except_o that_o the_o union_n of_o the_o two_o nature_n in_o christ_n be_v a_o indissoluble_a union_n and_o everlasting_a but_o this_o union_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o serpent_n be_v but_o for_o a_o short_a time_n make_v only_o for_o this_o seduce_a work_n it_o be_v true_a moses_n mention_n only_o the_o serpent_n both_o in_o the_o action_n and_o in_o the_o doom_n for_o the_o action_n call_v the_o seducer_n the_o serpent_n but_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o satan_n at_o all_o the_o 1_o reason_n be_v this_o moses_n act_v the_o part_n only_o of_o a_o historian_n but_o not_o of_o a_o interpreter_n also_o and_o therefore_o he_o report_v thing_n that_o be_v visible_a and_o as_o they_o appear_v without_o any_o intimation_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v invisible_a in_o the_o serpent_n thus_o the_o story_n of_o samuel_n apparition_n after_o his_o death_n to_o saul_n call_v it_o plain_o samuel_n because_o it_o so_o appear_v although_o it_o be_v undoubted_o satan_n in_o the_o similitude_n of_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n 28.11_o 14._o inasmuch_o as_o the_o dead_a have_v no_o mantle_n to_o bring_v along_o with_o they_o from_o the_o grave_a or_o place_n of_o the_o dead_a thus_o also_o moses_n call_v the_o three_o angel_n that_o appear_v unto_o abraham_n three_o man_n because_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o gen._n 18.2_o and_o that_o angel_n who_o wrestle_v with_o jacob_n and_o be_v indeed_o the_o lord_n of_o angel_n yet_o moses_n call_v he_o a_o man_n because_o he_o so_o appear_v gen._n 32.24_o moreover_o moses_n mention_n not_o the_o name_n of_o the_o devil_n because_o he_o have_v not_o at_o all_o mention_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o creation_n or_o corruption_n and_o fall_v of_o angel_n and_o 3._o such_o be_v the_o rudeness_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o who_o and_o to_o who_o moses_n write_v that_o they_o can_v not_o well_o conceive_v of_o any_o other_o but_o of_o the_o visible_a creature_n 4._o last_o moses_n do_v then_o use_v dark_a expression_n because_o the_o clear_a light_n and_o full_a understanding_n of_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v defer_v and_o refer_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o though_o moses_n do_v not_o speak_v express_o of_o the_o creation_n of_o angel_n with_o other_o creature_n yet_o do_v he_o it_o tacit_o and_o implicit_o gen._n 1.1_o and_o 2._o 1._o for_o if_o god_n create_v all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n than_o he_o must_v create_v the_o angel_n see_v they_o be_v creature_n psal_n 104.4_o and_o in_o heaven_n mat._n 18.10_o therefore_o be_v they_o call_v the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 24.36_o gal._n 1.8_o and_o as_o all_o sublunary_a creature_n be_v the_o host_n of_o god_n on_o earth_n his_o foot_n army_n or_o nether_a force_n so_o the_o angel_n be_v the_o host_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n his_o horse_n army_n or_o upper_a force_n gen._n 2.1_o and_o 31.1_o 2._o numb_a 22.31_o josh_n 5.1.3_o 2_o king_n 6.17_o and_o 19.35_o 1_o king_n 22.19_o mat._n 26.53_o and_o luke_n 2.13_o neither_o can_v it_o suit_v with_o moses_n propose_v holy_a design_n of_o write_v which_o be_v to_o show_v the_o creation_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o god_n and_o nothing_o be_v eternal_a but_o god_n to_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n altogether_o the_o creation_n of_o those_o most_o excellent_a creature_n beside_o moses_n make_v mention_n of_o the_o angel_n with_o a_o flame_a sword_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o paradise_n gen._n 3.24_o see_v more_o suprà _fw-la it_o be_v likely_a they_o be_v create_v with_o the_o heaven_n in_o the_o first_o day_n see_v those_o morning_n star_n and_o son_n of_o god_n do_v sing_v praise_n when_o god_n fasten_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n job_n 38.4_o 6_o 7._o and_o it_o be_v as_o likely_a that_o the_o evil_a angel_n do_v fall_v from_o their_o angelical_a perfection_n immediate_o after_o their_o creation_n as_o man_n through_o the_o devil_n malice_n do_v fall_v from_o his_o perfect_a state_n immediate_o after_o his_o for_o it_o be_v express_o say_v the_o devil_n persist_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n but_o he_o leave_v that_o proper_a station_n assign_v to_o he_o for_o his_o ministration_n in_o the_o heaven_n john_n 8.44_o and_o judas_n 6._o and_o 2_o pet._n 2.4_o and_o he_o draw_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o angel_n with_o he_o into_o his_o rebellion_n against_o god_n whereby_o they_o all_o as_o rebel_n with_o he_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o heaven_n and_o confine_v to_o the_o prison_n of_o hell_n hence_o arise_v the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n implacable_a and_o everlasting_a malice_n against_o god_n and_o because_o god_n be_v out_o of_o his_o reach_n against_o man_n god_n masterpiece_n by_o all_o this_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v then_o a_o malicious_a devil_n against_o man_n a_o envious_a one_o or_o enemy_n his_o enemy_n mat._n 13.25_o 28_o 39_o a_o enemy_n both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n who_o be_v wakeful_a and_o watchful_a to_o sow_v tare_n where_o god_n have_v sow_v good_a seed_n in_o the_o field_n of_o man._n for_o satan_n since_o his_o fall_n neither_o think_v nor_o desire_n nor_o endeavour_n nor_o speak_v nor_o work_v any_o other_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v hateful_a to_o god_n and_o hurtful_a to_o man._n the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n that_o fall_v with_o he_o do_v nothing_o but_o deceive_v man_n 1_o king_n 22.22_o 23._o provoke_v they_o to_o sin_n 1_o sam._n 18.9_o 10._o 2_o sam._n 24.1_o and_o 1_o chron._n 21.1_o rage_v cruel_o against_o they_o job_n 1.11_o 14_o to_o the_o end_n and_o job_n 2.5_o 7._o mat._n 8.28_o and_o 9.32_o and_o how_o malicious_a be_v that_o devil_n so_o to_o tear_v that_o good_a man_n mark_v 9.20_o how_o merciless_a be_v he_o so_o to_o cast_v he_o into_o the_o two_o merciless_a element_n sometime_o into_o the_o fire_n and_o sometime_o into_o the_o water_n v._o 22._o and_o every_o where_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n yea_o design_v to_o draw_v all_o mankind_n into_o the_o same_o everlasting_a perdition_n with_o himself_o 1_o john_n 3.8_o 9_o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o eph._n 6.12_o and_o many_o other_o place_n this_o devil_n quasi_fw-la do_v evil_a begin_v to_o do_v evil_a to_o the_o first_o man_n that_o be_v upon_o earth_n and_o will_v never_o end_v so_o do_v until_o the_o last_o man_n expire_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o second_o branch_n to_o wit_n his_o do_v evil_a to_o our_o first_o parent_n seduce_v they_o by_o his_o lie_n that_o they_o may_v forfeit_v their_o life_n and_o plunge_v themselves_o headlong_o into_o eternal_a death_n gen._n 3.1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n john_n 8.44_o 2_o cor._n 11.3_o how_o satan_n manage_v that_o matter_n of_o malice_n against_o man_n i_o have_v large_o relate_v in_o nine_o particular_n see_v my_o church_n history_n the_o first_o plot_n from_o page_n 3._o to_o the_o 9th_o page_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o here_o insist_v upon_o that_o take_v only_o some_o remark_n for_o a_o further_o and_o full_a illustration_n of_o the_o tempter_n first_o and_o most_o fierce_a temptation_n the_o first_o remark_n be_v the_o tempter_n
and_o not_o to_o follow_v she_o in_o it_o but_o the_o grand_a aggravation_n of_o all_o be_v when_o man_n can_v not_o come_v to_o be_v like_o god_n in_o deity_n as_o the_o devil_n have_v deceive_v he_o he_o will_v then_o make_v god_n like_o himself_o in_o iniquity_n this_o adam_n do_v in_o transmit_v his_o fault_n upon_o god_n as_o if_o god_n have_v be_v the_o principal_a therein_o and_o himself_o but_o accessary_a both_o to_o god_n and_o the_o woman_n oh_o the_o unparallelled_a gentleness_n of_o god_n in_o make_v no_o reply_n to_o adam_n frivolous_a apology_n well_o may_v he_o say_v fury_n be_v not_o in_o i_o isa_n 27.4_o god_n turn_v from_o he_o to_o eve_n gen._n 3.13_o who_o confess_v the_o fact_n yet_o deny_v the_o fault_n impute_v it_o to_o the_o serpent_n fraud_n rather_o than_o to_o her_o own_o ambitious_a affection_n and_o too_o too_o liquorish_a appetite_n thus_o sin_v and_o shift_v come_v into_o the_o world_n both_o together_o oh_o what_o woeful_a work_n adam_n and_o eve_n here_o make_v to_o undo_v themselves_o and_o all_o their_o posterity_n first_o eve_n teach_v adam_n to_o sin_n against_o god_n and_o then_o adam_n teach_v eve_n to_o hide_v her_o sin_n from_o god_n eve_n hear_v how_o adam_n have_v transfer_v his_o sin_n upon_o she_o now_o when_o god_n come_v to_o arraign_v she_o say_v what_o have_v thou_o do_v she_o learn_v by_o her_o husband_n example_n to_o throw_v off_o the_o gild_n from_o herself_o to_o the_o serpent_n say_v the_o serpent_n beguile_v i_o etc._n etc._n wherein_o though_o she_o lie_v not_o yet_o this_o excuse_n do_v treble_o tax_v herself_o 1._o that_o she_o have_v hearken_v to_o the_o serpent_n lie_v more_o than_o to_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n 2._o that_o she_o be_v not_o content_a with_o that_o happy_a state_n wherein_o god_n have_v make_v she_o but_o have_v affect_v a_o deity_n of_o the_o devil_n promise_v 3._o neither_o can_v the_o devil_n have_v thus_o deceive_v she_o unless_o she_o have_v be_v willing_a to_o be_v so_o deceive_v therefore_o the_o yield_n of_o her_o assent_n and_o consent_n from_o her_o free_a will_n to_o the_o devil_n deception_n be_v she_o own_o crime_n not_o the_o serpent_n after_o this_o personal_a examination_n the_o most_o just_a judge_n proceed_v in_o a_o judiciary_n way_n to_o pronounce_v sentence_n upon_o the_o sinner_n and_o first_o he_o begin_v with_o the_o serpent_n and_o satan_n in_o he_o who_o god_n examine_v not_o as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o tempt_v that_o he_o may_v bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n but_o god_n will_v show_v no_o mercy_n to_o the_o tempter_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v doom_v immediate_o without_o any_o examination_n because_o his_o sin_n be_v from_o himself_o he_o have_v none_o to_o seduce_v he_o unto_o sin_n but_o sin_v out_o of_o mere_a malice_n against_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o angelical_a light_n and_o strong_a obligation_n of_o celestial_a love_n because_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o v._o 14._o the_o fact_n be_v so_o obvious_a the_o devil_n can_v not_o deny_v it_o so_o notorious_a he_o have_v none_o to_o blame_v but_o himself_o god_n praefix_n this_o to_o show_v he_o be_v not_o judge_v without_o cause_n it_o be_v the_o devil_n hatred_n to_o god_n who_o goodness_n he_o have_v blaspheme_v to_o man_n and_o his_o envy_n to_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v happy_a when_o himself_o have_v lose_v his_o happiness_n which_o prompt_v he_o to_o sin_n upon_o this_o conviction_n the_o judge_n pass_v sentence_n thou_o be_v curse_v etc._n etc._n in_o which_o there_o be_v four_o part_n 1._o he_o be_v curse_v above_o all_o cattle_n 2._o he_o must_v crawl_v and_o creep_v upon_o his_o belly_n 3._o he_o must_v lick_v up_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o his_o meat_n 4._o he_o must_v live_v under_o a_o fatal_a enmity_n forever_o v._o 14_o 15._o all_o which_o have_v a_o double_a sense_n the_o one_a literal_a pertain_v to_o the_o serpent_n as_o satan_n organ_n and_o instrument_n the_o 2d_o mystical_a pertain_v to_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a actor_n and_o author_n of_o all_o for_o it_o can_v rational_o be_v imagine_v that_o so_o much_o divine_a severity_n shall_v be_v execute_v upon_o the_o corporal_a serpent_n who_o can_v not_o sin_n inasmuch_o as_o the_o law_n be_v not_o give_v to_o he_o but_o to_o man_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o transgression_n rom._n 4.15_o and_o the_o spiritual_a serpent_n the_o devil_n the_o chief_a abettor_n shall_v escape_v scotfree_a therefore_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o the_o author_n be_v doom_v with_o the_o organ_n and_o if_o the_o organ_n have_v so_o dreadful_a a_o doom_n according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n how_o much_o more_o dreadful_a be_v the_o doom_n according_a to_o the_o mystical_a sense_n upon_o the_o principal_a author_n who_o must_v therefore_o be_v principal_o understand_v in_o this_o doom_n of_o the_o serpent_n 1._o the_o doom_n on_o the_o organ_n and_o 2._o on_o the_o author_n may_v be_v distinct_o consider_v 1._o that_o on_o the_o serpent_n who_o have_v his_o share_n in_o the_o punishment_n as_o he_o have_v be_v the_o devil_n instrument_n for_o the_o severity_n of_o divine_a justice_n be_v declare_v against_o the_o instrument_n of_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o against_o author_n of_o it_o exod._n 32.20_o leu._n 20.15_o 16._o though_o they_o can_v be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n whereof_o man_n only_o be_v capable_a yet_o the_o law_n say_v there_o that_o the_o beast_n shall_v be_v burn_v wherewith_o the_o beastly_a man_n have_v carnal_a copulation_n to_o show_v the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o not_o only_o the_o law_n of_o god_n judge_v thus_o against_o the_o organ_n or_o instrument_n but_o also_o the_o law_n of_o man_n for_o a_o judge_n condemn_v not_o only_o the_o forger_n of_o false_a bond_n deed_n etc._n etc._n but_o also_o the_o very_a pen_n wherewith_o they_o be_v write_v and_o not_o only_o the_o murderer_n but_o also_o the_o very_a weapon_n wherewith_o the_o murder_n be_v commit_v and_o as_o the_o body_n of_o the_o reprobate_n which_o be_v but_o the_o organ_n of_o their_o sinful_a soul_n be_v doom_v to_o damnation_n so_o be_v the_o serpent_n here_o doom_v for_o lend_v his_o body_n mouth_n and_o tongue_n in_o this_o first_o sin_n to_o the_o devil_n hereupon_o 1_o he_o who_o be_v a_o beautiful_a and_o delightful_a beast_n to_o behold_v without_o all_o doubt_n before_o now_o become_v accurse_v above_o all_o cattle_n and_o most_o hateful_a to_o god_n man_n and_o all_o the_o other_o beast_n which_o all_o do_v shun_v as_o their_o common_a enemy_n 2._o he_o be_v cut_v short_a by_o the_o foot_n and_o make_v to_o wriggle_v on_o his_o belly_n that_o before_o this_o the_o serpent_n have_v leg_n to_o lift_v he_o up_o a_o little_a from_o the_o ground_n which_o may_v improve_v by_o satan_n artifice_n put_v he_o into_o a_o better_a decorum_n for_o confer_v and_o converse_v with_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o improbable_a because_o he_o be_v consort_v with_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n gen._n 3.1_o which_o be_v distinguish_v in_o kind_n from_o creep_a thing_n gen._n 1.25_o now_o as_o satan_n by_o his_o sin_n of_o a_o angel_n become_v a_o devil_n so_o the_o serpent_n by_o this_o sin_n of_o a_o walk_a beast_n become_v a_o creep_v thing_n and_o confine_v to_o that_o painful_a posture_n of_o motion_n 3._o dust_n must_v be_v his_o diet_n which_o his_o crawl_a upon_o the_o ground_n must_v raise_v up_o to_o his_o mouth_n and_o if_o he_o feed_v on_o any_o other_o food_n yet_o it_o be_v that_o every_o foot_n do_v tread_v upon_o so_o must_v have_v dust_n or_o dirt_n upon_o it_o to_o defile_v it_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o the_o serpent_n go_v before_o in_o a_o more_o erect_a posture_n than_o now_o for_o the_o more_o noble_a a_o creature_n be_v the_o more_o erect_v that_o creature_n go_v as_o beast_n be_v more_o noble_a than_o creep_a thing_n and_o man_n than_o beast_n yea_o and_o nobleman_n than_o rustic_n be_v more_o erect_a in_o their_o go_n and_o that_o he_o feed_v before_o upon_o fruit_n but_o now_o he_o be_v either_o famish_a or_o fare_v worse_a than_o any_o other_o creature_n 4._o instead_o of_o that_o amity_n and_o familiarity_n he_o have_v with_o the_o woman_n god_n inflict_v a_o everlasting_a enmity_n betwixt_o he_o and_o she_o yea_o the_o brood_n of_o serpent_n and_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n be_v irreconcilable_a enemy_n to_o each_o other_o so_o that_o serpent_n dare_v no_o more_o go_v abroad_o open_o but_o hide_v themselves_o in_o hole_n and_o hedge_n this_o implacable_a enmity_n be_v more_o forcible_a betwixt_o the_o female_a sex_n and_o the_o serpent_n insomuch_o that_o a_o woman_n be_v more_o affright_a than_o a_o man_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o serpent_n and_o the_o serpent_n be_v affright_v at_o
of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v altogether_o improbable_a if_o not_o impossible_a that_o cain_n who_o be_v a_o wicked_a one_o and_o of_o the_o wicked_a one_o 1_o joh._n 3.12_o shall_v be_v a_o son_n of_o paradise_n or_o be_v beget_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n adam_n may_v have_v hope_n of_o a_o offspring_n by_o eve_n after_o their_o sin_n and_o their_o doom_n for_o their_o sin_n because_o he_o have_v hear_v both_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n and_o the_o threaten_n of_o a_o dolorous_a birth_n therefore_o in_o this_o hope_n he_o go_v in_o unto_o his_o wife_n which_o the_o holy_a tongue_n all_o along_o express_v by_o jadang_v or_o know_v she_o upon_o this_o god_n give_v eve_n the_o blessing_n of_o conception_n and_o then_o have_v she_o smart_a experience_n both_o of_o the_o sorrow_n of_o conceive_v and_o of_o pain_n in_o bring_v forth_o according_a to_o the_o divine_a doom_n pass_v upon_o she_o for_o her_o sin_n gen._n 3.16_o yet_o this_o pious_a mother_n at_o the_o birth_n of_o cain_n her_o first-born_a do_v acknowledge_v god_n goodness_n for_o save_v she_o from_o those_o sorrow_n and_o peril_n of_o birth_n and_o deliver_v she_o of_o a_o lovely_a son_n such_o as_o the_o world_n have_v never_o see_v before_o and_o therefore_o she_o will_v consecrate_v he_o to_o god_n as_o she_o have_v receive_v he_o from_o god_n say_v i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n gen._n 4.1_o although_o in_o this_o the_o good_a woman_n be_v great_o deceive_v by_o her_o son_n degenerate_v into_o the_o devil_n offspring_n as_o many_o good_a parent_n be_v and_o may_v be_v deceive_v in_o the_o hope_n of_o their_o child_n yet_o must_v they_o bless_v god_n for_o give_v they_o child_n which_o be_v blessing_n in_o themselves_o psal_n 127.3_o and_o 128.3_o 4._o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o curse_n of_o barrenness_n thus_o eve_n acknowledge_v god_n goodness_n in_o give_v she_o seth_n gen._n 4.25_o who_o the_o devil_n in_o cain_n can_v not_o compass_v to_o kill_v as_o he_o do_v abel_n in_o who_o her_o expectation_n be_v not_o disappoint_v as_o it_o be_v in_o her_o first-born_a who_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o her_o husband_n unto_o who_o she_o be_v put_v in_o subjection_n gen._n 3.16_o she_o call_v cain_n which_o signify_v possession_n herein_o therefore_o eve_n do_v not_o usurp_v any_o authority_n that_o belong_v not_o to_o she_o but_o adam_n willing_o indulge_v she_o in_o this_o common_a right_n and_o gratify_v she_o in_o be_v so_o grateful_a to_o god_n for_o the_o blessing_n of_o fruitfulness_n her_o say_n i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n though_o fallitur_fw-la augurio_fw-la spes_fw-la bona_fw-la saepe_fw-la svo_fw-la child_n be_v certain_a care_n but_o uncertain_a comfort_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o eve_n experience_v many_o molestation_n in_o the_o education_n of_o her_o offspring_n and_o perceive_v that_o cain_n be_v not_o like_o a_o man_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o like_v to_o be_v that_o man_n the_o lord_n the_o messiah_n promise_v call_v she_o second_o son_n abel_n which_o signify_v first_o vanity_n either_o 1_o because_o she_o then_o understand_v the_o vanity_n of_o her_o own_o thought_n in_o mistake_v cain_n for_o the_o promise_a seed_n or_o 2._o because_o she_o be_v now_o more_o sensible_a of_o the_o vanity_n of_o humane_a life_n unto_o which_o all_o be_v subject_a in_o their_o fall_a and_o mortal_a state_n or_o 3._o because_o as_o some_o say_v she_o foresee_v that_o abel_n will_v be_v murder_v by_o cain_n sudden_o subtle_o and_o sinful_o so_o he_o will_v be_v a_o most_o memorable_a monument_n of_o humane_a misery_n and_o vanity_n or_o 4_o our_o first_o parent_n repent_v of_o their_o sinful_a fall_n resolve_v as_o other_o say_v to_o devote_v their_o first-born_a son_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o law_n be_v ever_o after_o observe_v till_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v bring_v in_o by_o moses_n law_n instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a exod._n 22.29_o numb_a 8.15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o their_o second_o son_n to_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n which_o compare_v to_o god_n worship_n be_v but_o vanity_n therefore_o they_o call_v his_o name_n abel_n and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n habel_n signify_v second_o luctus_n lamentation_n because_o he_o be_v the_o first_o grand_a cause_n of_o his_o parent_n long_a lamentation_n when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v murder_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o that_o bloody_a butcher_n his_o brother_n cain_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o the_o lord_n and_o messiah_n that_o he_o be_v rather_o the_o messenger_n and_o first-born_a of_o the_o devil_n though_o he_o be_v the_o first-born_a and_o so_o the_o highpriest_n of_o the_o family_n yea_o a_o devil_n incarnate_a thus_o to_o devour_v and_o destroy_v his_o own_o and_o only_a brother_n abel_n â_o hence_o those_o famous_a remark_n follow_v may_v natural_o be_v infer_v 1._o such_o be_v the_o unspeakable_a goodness_n of_o a_o most_o gracious_a god_n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n he_o will_v not_o abolish_v his_o own_o blessing_n promise_v upon_o marriage_n but_o ratify_v it_o with_o the_o blessing_n of_o conception_n and_o birth_n even_o in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n for_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o elect_n which_o shall_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n thereby_o 2._o it_o be_v not_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n to_o create_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n a_o continue_a succession_n of_o mankind_n as_o he_o have_v alone_o the_o first_o man_n but_o marriage_n be_v god_n own_o ordinance_n whereby_o the_o world_n must_v be_v propagate_v as_o by_o mean_n lawful_a holy_a and_o well_o please_v to_o god_n who_o ordain_v it_o before_o the_o fall_n so_o that_o all_o reproacher_n of_o this_o holy_a and_o honourable_a ordinance_n heb._n 13.4_o be_v reproacher_n of_o god_n himself_n the_o ordainer_n of_o it_o such_o be_v the_o romanist_n who_o impose_v that_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n in_o forbid_v it_o to_o their_o votary_n 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all_o this_o be_v right_o spell_v and_o put_v together_o in_o god_n school_n afford_v we_o this_o divine_a maxim_n viz._n earthly_a possession_n be_v but_o vanity_n the_o sixth_z famous_a remark_n be_v the_o marvellous_a and_o absolute_a power_n which_o the_o principal_a potter_n have_v over_o his_o clay_n in_o frame_v and_o form_v of_o earthen_a vessel_n whether_o in_o the_o womb_n or_o in_o the_o world_n god_n sovereignty_n be_v eminent_o observable_a in_o respect_n of_o order_n as_o well_o as_o end_n as_o god_n end_n be_v wonderful_a in_o make_v up_o some_o clay_n vessel_n for_o honour_n and_o other_o for_o dishonour_n according_a to_o his_o own_o uncontrollable_a counsel_n and_o pleasure_n so_o god_n order_n have_v unsearchable_a wisdom_n in_o it_o here_o in_o frame_v and_o form_v first_o not_o the_o
he_o be_v impassable_a therefore_o that_o any_o thing_n shall_v grieve_v he_o be_v impossible_a the_o cause_n by_o a_o metonymy_n be_v put_v for_o the_o effect_n the_o second_o enquiry_n how_o do_v god_n resolve_v to_o ruin_v man_n how_o do_v he_o resolve_v to_o mar_v man_n as_o he_o do_v repent_v to_o make_v man_n answ_n this_o be_v the_o positive_a part_n as_o the_o former_a be_v the_o negative_a and_o both_o must_v be_v understand_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n who_o usual_o say_v in_o case_n of_o high_a displeasure_n i_o will_v consult_v no_o more_o i_o will_v dally_v and_o delay_v no_o long_o i_o will_v resolve_v to_o ruin_v they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o my_o hand_n thus_o say_v god_n here_o my_o spirit_n shall_v not_o always_o strive_v etc._n etc._n gen._n 6.3_o that_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n in_o those_o few_o godly_a patriarch_n who_o live_v in_o that_o corrupt_a and_o incorrigible_a age_n do_v strive_v with_o the_o stubborness_n of_o that_o old_a 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god_n hate_v man_n for_o sin_n sake_n and_o beast_n for_o man_n sake_n he_o will_v be_v revenge_v of_o both_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v create_v for_o man_n perish_v with_o man_n what_o have_v those_o poor_a sheep_n do_v as_o 2_o sam._n 24.18_o they_o all_o alas_o be_v undo_v by_o man_n sin_n and_o be_v for_o his_o punishment_n to_o be_v mar_v with_o he_o as_o they_o be_v make_v for_o he_o this_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o that_o bondage_n which_o the_o creature_n be_v still_o subject_a to_o and_o grievous_o groan_v under_o yet_o wait_v for_o deliverance_n from_o it_o rom._n 8.21_o 22._o the_o second_o particular_a be_v the_o causa_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o impulsive_a procure_v cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o all_o this_o divine_a displeasure_n in_o so_o repent_v of_o make_v man_n and_o so_o resolve_v for_o mar_v man_n and_o the_o whole_a sublunary_a creation_n for_o man_n sake_n be_v man_n sin_n in_o general_n and_o it_o be_v all_o kind_n of_o sin_n in_o all_o sort_n and_o sex_n also_o in_o particular_a as_o the_o evangelist_n luke_n do_v most_o round_o deiver_n it_o in_o a_o most_o elegant_a asyndeton_fw-la say_v universal_o they_o ate_n they_o drink_v they_o marry_v etc._n etc._n luk._n 17.27_o 28._o without_o the_o copulative_a and_n between_o these_o action_n as_o if_o they_o pass_v without_o intermission_n from_o eat_v to_o drink_v from_o drink_v to_o marry_v etc._n etc._n they_o follow_v these_o thing_n so_o close_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v their_o sole_a and_o singular_a work_n and_o they_o bear_v for_o no_o other_o end_n in_o the_o world_n summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la in_o ventre_fw-fr aut_fw-la sub_fw-la ventre_fw-fr posuerunt_fw-la those_o antediluvian_n belly-god_n make_v their_o gut_n their_o god_n which_o be_v but_o a_o dunghill_n deity_n so_o render_v themselves_o far_o worse_o than_o the_o sorry_a scavenger_n who_o live_v honest_o by_o empty_v privy_n but_o those_o live_v wicked_o as_o if_o only_a to_o fill_v they_o eat_v and_o drink_v on_o 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their_o belly_n whoredom_n and_o wine_n etc._n etc._n have_v take_v away_o their_o heart_n hos_fw-la 4.11_o all_o universal_o be_v no_o better_o hence_o the_o second_o observation_n a_o universal_a or_o general_a defection_n be_v amost_a certain_a forerunner_n of_o a_o universal_a and_o general_a destruction_n all_o here_o of_o all_o sort_n and_o sex_n be_v depart_v from_o god_n all_o kind_n of_o sin_n be_v common_a among_o man_n in_o family_n be_v find_v promiscuous_a lust_n unlawful_a match_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o state_n abound_v tyranny_n violence_n oppression_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o injustice_n in_o the_o church_n appear_v contempt_n of_o god_n command_n abuse_v of_o god_n patience_n unto_o presumption_n and_o a_o despite_n of_o his_o bounty_n unto_o a_o fatal_a security_n in_o sin_n all_o these_o aforesaid_a abomination_n they_o wrought_v in_o god_n sight_n and_o god_n seem_v for_o a_o long_a time_n silent_a and_o unconcerned_a therefore_o their_o heart_n grow_v fat_a as_o brawn_n they_o be_v set_v upon_o their_o villainy_n and_o will_v lose_v no_o time_n therein_o hence_o our_o saviour_n say_v they_o do_v know_v nothing_o nor_o indeed_o will_v know_v any_o thing_n until_o the_o very_a day_n that_o the_o flood_n come_v mat._n 24.38.39_o into_o such_o a_o dead_a lethargy_n be_v they_o cast_v by_o their_o notorious_a impiety_n all_o flesh_n have_v corrupt_v his_o way_n gen._n 6.12_o this_o be_v a_o ready_a preparation_n and_o provocation_n on_o man_n part_n for_o a_o universal_a perdition_n from_o god_n justice_n they_o be_v now_o grow_v ripe_a and_o ready_a for_o god_n sharp_a sickle_n rev._n 14.15_o 18._o â_o note_v the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a in_o the_o earth_n gen._n 6.5_o the_o world_n be_v now_o grow_v so_o foul_a with_o sin_n that_o god_n see_v it_o high_a time_n to_o wash_v it_o clean_o with_o a_o flood_n a_o deluge_n of_o sin_v must_v now_o bring_v a_o deluge_n of_o suffer_v and_o their_o sin_n so_o heinous_a have_v give_v the_o very_a earth_n so_o deep_a a_o tincture_n and_o a_o stain_n so_o engrain_v that_o it_o must_v lie_v soak_v under_o water_n for_o about_o a_o twelvemonth_n before_o it_o can_v be_v rinse_v and_o fit_v for_o man_n life_n again_o the_o old_a world_n have_v heap_v up_o such_o a_o multitude_n of_o horrid_a sin_n as_o the_o top_n thereof_o high_a than_o babel_n tower_n reach_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o fetch_v such_o a_o flood_n of_o water_n from_o thence_o as_o reach_v up_o again_o to_o heaven_n there_o be_v a_o grand_a superfluity_n of_o naughtiness_n jam._n 1.21_o before_o there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o superfluity_n of_o overflowing_n of_o the_o flood_n man_n sin_n go_v over_o their_o head_n as_o david_n do_v psal_n 38.4_o before_o god_n judgement_n which_o their_o sin_n send_v for_o come_v down_o upon_o their_o head_n the_o world_n be_v drown_v in_o wickedness_n before_o it_o be_v drown_v in_o water_n their_o sin_n be_v write_v on_o their_o punishment_n the_o second_o note_n be_v sin_n have_v its_o advance_n the_o same_o way_n that_o it_o first_o have_v its_o original_a both_o for_o organ_n object_n and_o subject_a as_o a_o woman_n be_v the_o subject_a of_o the_o first_o sin_n so_o woman_n be_v here_o satan_n instrument_n to_o promote_v sin_n as_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o apple_n be_v the_o object_n that_o bewitch_v the_o first_o sinner_n so_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n be_v that_o the_o tempter_n present_v to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o render_v they_o manifold_a the_o son_n of_o the_o devil_n it_o be_v say_v there_o be_v scarce_o any_o notorious_a sin_n but_o a_o woman_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o it_o as_o be_v observe_v quite_o through_o the_o word_n and_o through_o the_o world_n and_o the_o organ_n satan_n use_v both_o in_o procreating_a and_o procure_v the_o first_o
the_o chaldean_n or_o romanist_n and_o touch_v not_o at_o all_o of_o their_o unclean_a thing_n 2_o cor._n 6.17_o lest_o we_o partake_v of_o their_o plague_n revel_v 18.4_o etc._n etc._n thus_o abraham_n be_v call_v out_o of_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n the_o six_o note_n be_v those_o babel-builder_n erect_v a_o fabric_n of_o their_o own_o frame_n with_o brick_n of_o their_o own_o burn_v 5164_o pace_n from_o the_o ground_n have_v its_o basis_n and_o circumference_n proportionable_a to_o its_o height_n to_o secure_v they_o say_v josephus_n from_o another_o flood_n they_o therefore_o design_v its_o top_n shall_v reach_v to_o heaven_n gen._n 11.4_o though_o some_o say_v it_o be_v not_o so_o high_a as_o ararat_n from_o whence_o they_o late_o descend_v that_o phrase_n be_v but_o a_o hyperbolical_a speech_n wherein_o too_o much_o be_v speak_v that_o enough_o may_v be_v believe_v and_o all_o to_o declare_v their_o ambition_n and_o idolatry_n worship_v the_o work_n of_o their_o own_o hand_n 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to_o heaven_n because_o they_o love_v heaven_n but_o to_o get_v a_o name_n and_o fame_n on_o earth_n what_o we_o do_v out_o of_o ambition_n and_o not_o out_o of_o conscience_n in_o god_n worship_n there_o be_v babel_n in_o we_o 4._o when_o we_o forsake_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v our_o strong_a tower_n prov._n 18.10_o and_o abide_v not_o in_o christ_n 1_o john_n 2.28_o but_o go_v down_o to_o the_o plain_n as_o those_o do_v from_o ararat_n and_o raise_v up_o mount_n of_o our_o own_o righteousness_n what_o be_v this_o but_o a_o multiply_a of_o earth_n for_o poor_a aunt_n to_o climb_v up_o to_o heaven_n coelum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la petimus_fw-la stulittiâ_fw-la say_v horace_n this_o sublime_a folly_n and_o idolatry_n abraham_n be_v call_v from_o and_o so_o be_v all_o his_o seed_n 5._o god_n call_v abraham_n and_o we_o in_o he_o from_o the_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n it_o hinder_v babel_n the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n do_v build_v zion_n act_v 2._o but_o our_o zion_n go_v on_o no_o fast_a because_o our_o tongue_n be_v divide_v and_o we_o quarrel_v about_o word_n as_o they_o do_v dubartas_n as_o if_o we_o be_v building_n babel_n not_o zion_n it_o be_v a_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o a_o war_n about_o word_n most_o the_o good_a god_n amend_v this_o fault_n the_o 2_o terminus_n à _fw-la quo_fw-la or_o place_n from_o whence_o god_n call_v abraham_n be_v haran_n or_o charan_n which_o signify_v wrath_n as_o before_o this_o place_n be_v not_o the_o near_a way_n from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n we_o appear_v in_o the_o map_n of_o that_o country_n but_o it_o be_v a_o chief_a city_n famous_a for_o the_o overthrow_n of_o crassus_n terah_n and_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v tempt_v out_o of_o their_o direct_a way_n to_o go_v thither_o and_o to_o stay_v five_o year_n there_o where_o they_o get_v much_o wealth_n gen._n 11.31_o and_o 12.5_o act_n 7.4_o until_o god_n come_v the_o second_o time_n to_o abraham_n testify_v to_o he_o concern_v haran_n as_o be_v once_o say_v concern_v athens_n that_o famous_a city_n of_o greece_n it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a city_n to_o pass_v through_o but_o unsafe_a to_o dwell_v in_o this_o haran_n it_o seem_v be_v so_o delightful_a a_o city_n to_o dwell_v in_o that_o nahor_n and_o terahs_n household_n which_o come_v with_o abraham_n from_o ur_fw-la stay_v there_o gen._n 24.4_o 10_o 15._o yet_o be_v it_o dangerous_a as_o well_o as_o delightful_a to_o dwell_v in_o for_o such_o as_o stay_v there_o and_o go_v not_o thence_o with_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n to_o canaan_n do_v fall_v to_o idolatry_n gen._n 31.30_o 53._o as_o before_o and_o josh_n 24.2_o or_o 2._o if_o they_o be_v not_o tempt_v thither_o by_o the_o tempt_v devil_n it_o may_v be_v say_v they_o be_v purposely_o lead_v about_o by_o the_o most_o wise_a god_n as_o be_v abraham_n offspring_n afterward_o exod._n 13.17_o 18._o whereas_o the_o distance_n betwixt_o egypt_n and_o canaan_n in_o the_o direct_a way_n be_v as_o philo_n say_v not_o much_o above_o three_o day_n journey_n yet_o god_n lead_v they_o about_o god_n do_v careful_o choose_v their_o way_n nor_o the_o near_a but_o the_o safe_a for_o they_o he_o tempt_v not_o above_o what_o we_o be_v able_a but_o so_o order_v the_o matter_n that_o evil_n shall_v not_o be_v ready_a for_o we_o until_o we_o be_v ready_a for_o they_o here_o terah_n die_v than_o abraham_n be_v command_v to_o leave_v his_o father_n house_n not_o in_o ur_fw-la to_o make_v his_o work_n more_o easy_a some_o say_v this_o haran_n be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o border_n of_o canaan_n old_a terah_n reach_v no_o far_o no_o more_o have_v abraham_n do_v have_v not_o god_n give_v he_o a_o second_o pull_v as_o the_o earth_n need_v the_o former_a and_o the_o latter_a rain_n to_o bring_v on_o the_o joy_n of_o harvest_n so_o abraham_n and_o all_o his_o seed_n need_v a_o former_a and_o a_o latter_a pull_n to_o bring_v on_o that_o joy_n in_o believe_v a_o joy_n unspeakable_a and_o full_a of_o glory_n the_o first_o pull_n bring_v we_o only_o to_o the_o border_n of_o canaan_n from_o sin_n to_o duty_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o valley_n of_o anchor_n which_o signify_v trouble_v josh_n 7.6_o or_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n under_o some_o strong_a conviction_n yet_o this_o be_v a_o door_n of_o hope_n hos_n 2.15_o isa_n 65.10_o a_o happy_a inlet_n into_o the_o promise_a land_n there_o they_o begin_v to_o eat_v first_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o land_n josh_n 5.10_o at_o this_o door_n they_o hope_v to_o have_v the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o whole_a whereof_o that_o valley_n be_v a_o pledge_n and_o earnest_n it_o be_v thus_o with_o a_o christian_a who_o be_v bring_v first_o into_o a_o wilderness_n hos_n 2.14_o and_o into_o a_o valley_n or_o low_a condition_n by_o sense_n of_o sin_n and_o fear_n of_o wrath_n and_o thence_o set_v upon_o pisgah_n or_o everlasting_a mountain_n alas_o we_o need_v convert_v grace_n often_o and_o confirm_v grace_n often_o the_o 3d_o be_v terminus_n ad_fw-la quem_fw-la or_o place_n whither_o abraham_n be_v call_v this_o be_v not_o name_v god_n do_v not_o tell_v it_o he_o in_o his_o ear_n yet_o show_v it_o he_o to_o his_o eye_n gen._n 12.7_o and_o chap._n 13.14_o v._o and_o see_v the_o more_o certain_a sense_n be_v believe_v according_a to_o the_o proverb_n this_o country_n thus_o show_v and_o promise_v to_o abraham_n be_v canaan_n a_o land_n that_o lie_v in_o asia_n the_o less_o and_o so_o call_v from_o canaan_n the_o son_n of_o cham_n the_o son_n of_o noah_n who_o possess_v it_o yet_o there_o be_v this_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o person_n and_o the_o possession_n call_v after_o his_o name_n the_o man_n noah_n '_o son_n be_v curse_v of_o his_o father_n gen._n 9.25_o but_o the_o land_n be_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n heb._n 11.9_o be_v blessed_v of_o its_o god_n it_o be_v call_v jehovah_n land_n hos_n 9.3_o and_o immanuels_n land_n isa_n 8.8_o the_o land_n be_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n leu._n 25.23_o and_o god_n blessed_v this_o his_o own_o land_n so_o as_o to_o make_v it_o the_o most_o goodly_a country_n abound_v with_o all_o blessing_n deut._n 8.7_o 8_o 9_o and_o 11.11_o 12._o yea_o the_o glory_n of_o all_o land_n ezek._n 20.6_o flow_v with_o choice_n and_o cheap_a commodity_n so_o that_o it_o may_v well_o be_v call_v macaria_n or_o the_o bless_a country_n the_o hebrew_n word_n canaan_n signify_v a_o merchant_n for_o this_o curse_a canaan_n with_o his_o offspring_n the_o canaanite_n do_v drive_v the_o merchandise_n and_o trade_n of_o wickedness_n for_o which_o that_o bless_a land_n be_v to_o spew_v they_o out_o levit._n 18.25_o to_o make_v room_n for_o the_o bless_a seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o therefore_o be_v it_o promise_v to_o he_o even_o when_o and_o
or_o few_o of_o they_o in_o scripture-record_n who_o mind_v any_o thing_n of_o christ_n come_v he_o come_v to_o his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o not_o john_n 1.11_o but_o after_o this_o oh_o how_o do_v this_o barren_a church_n sing_v etc._n etc._n when_o three_o thousand_o of_o they_o be_v bring_v forth_o at_o one_o sermon_n act_v 2.37_o 39_o 41._o 2._o the_o gentile_a church_n be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n as_o a_o lone_a woman_n or_o widow_n as_o it_o be_v altogether_o barren_a and_o without_o hope_n of_o issue_n while_o the_o gentile_n be_v without_o christ_n without_o hope_n and_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n eph._n 2.1_o 2_o 12._o yet_o afterward_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n time_n the_o gentile_a church_n which_o before_o have_v bring_v forth_o only_o here_o and_o there_o a_o proselyte_n or_o two_o as_o jethro_n etc._n etc._n have_v a_o more_o numerous_a and_o glorious_a offspring_n than_o ever_o the_o jewish_a synagogue_n have_v thus_o sarah_n though_o at_o first_o barren_n have_v a_o far_o great_a issue_n than_o hagar_n yea_o and_o hannah_n than_o peninnah_n notwithstanding_o both_o be_v reproach_v for_o their_o former_a barrenness_n gen._n 16.4_o and_o 1_o sam._n 1.6_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o second_o resemblance_n be_v the_o unwarrantable_a way_n sarah_n take_v to_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o she_o own_o fruitfulness_n in_o give_v hagar_n to_o her_o husband_n that_o she_o may_v obtain_v child_n by_o her_o bondwoman_n gen._n 16.1_o 2._o gal._n 4.22_o god_n have_v promise_v a_o seed_n to_o abraham_n but_o not_o express_o as_o yet_o whether_o by_o sarai_n or_o no_o hereupon_o sarai_n propound_v her_o handmaid_n as_o a_o secondary_a wife_n or_o bed-fellow_n to_o her_o husband_n because_o the_o child_n of_o bond-servant_n belong_v to_o their_o master_n and_o mistress_n by_o the_o law_n exod._n 21.4_o thus_o rachel_n reckon_v the_o issue_n of_o her_o handmaid_n billah_n must_v be_v she_o gen._n 30.3_o 6_o and_o 8._o and_o thus_o sarah_n seek_v a_o seed_n to_o abraham_n according_a to_o god_n promise_n though_o she_o be_v not_o the_o mother_n thereof_o that_o so_o the_o blessing_n god_n have_v annex_v to_o his_o promise_n may_v be_v obtain_v the_o hebrew_n most_o improbable_o say_v this_o hagar_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o pharaoh_n to_o put_v the_o more_o honour_n upon_o abraham_n in_o this_o act_n and_o to_o equal_v he_o with_o solomon_n who_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o another_o pharaoh_n but_o king_n daughter_n be_v most_o unfit_a to_o be_v handmaid_n who_o be_v bring_v up_o mistress_n of_o the_o high_a rank_n and_o have_v paul_n be_v of_o that_o mind_n he_o have_v never_o style_v she_o a_o bondwoman_n gal._n 4.22_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a she_o be_v one_o of_o those_o maid_n of_o pharaoh_n house_n which_o be_v give_v to_o sarai_n gen_n 12.16_o whatever_o she_o be_v and_o whatever_o good_a aim_n sarai_n may_v haven_n in_o give_v she_o to_o abraham_n yet_o the_o mean_n be_v naught_o this_o expedient_a for_o have_v seel_z be_v not_o according_a to_o god_n because_o it_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o the_o first_o institute_v wedlock_n gen._n 2.14_o but_o it_o be_v after_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 4.23_o sarai_n be_v over-has_o and_o abraham_n be_v over-facile_a they_o be_v both_o blame-worthy_a for_o want_v of_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n as_o if_o his_o power_n can_v not_o have_v perform_v it_o beyond_o the_o common_a course_n of_o nature_n in_o their_o old_a age_n and_o for_o violation_n of_o wedlock_n contrary_n to_o its_o first_o institution_n mal._n 2.15_o and_o gen._n 2.24_o this_o act_n may_v be_v their_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n and_o of_o infirmity_n as_o be_v also_o their_o and_z the_o other_o patriarch_n polygamy_n practise_v in_o that_o time_n and_o their_o slip_n out_o of_o god_n way_n bring_v much_o evil_n upon_o they_o sarai_n be_v whip_v with_o her_o own_o rod_n hefiod_n say_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d evil_a counsel_n prove_v always_o worst_a to_o the_o counsellor_n hagar_n now_o pregnant_a with_o child_n despise_v sarah_n her_o barren_a mistress_n as_o prov._n 30.21_o her_o sin_n be_v write_v upon_o her_o punishment_n gen._n 16.4_o 5._o she_o be_v despise_v as_o one_o reject_v concern_v god_n promise_v and_o abraham_n be_v disturb_v with_o those_o domestic_a dissension_n betwixt_o the_o mistress_n and_o her_o handmaid_n hereby_o be_v also_o figure_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o two_o mother_n the_o bondwoman_n and_o the_o free_a the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n and_o thus_o likewise_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o the_o church_n of_o god_n take_v some_o wrong_a way_n for_o accomplish_v divine_a promise_n follow_v and_o find_v out_o false_a rest_n fetch_v peace_n from_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n rather_o than_o from_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n this_o be_v to_o establish_v hagar_n the_o bondwoman_n in_o the_o place_n of_o sarah_n the_o free_a out_o of_o who_o spring_v the_o messiah_n that_o bless_a prince_n of_o all_o true_a peace_n and_o such_o mistake_a method_n to_o peace_n always_o end_v in_o sad_a disturbance_n as_o this_o in_o the_o history_n do_v beside_o there_o be_v this_o other_o mystery_n that_o such_o as_o put_v confidence_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n as_o the_o proud_a pharisee_n do_v luk._n 18.10_o 11._o will_v despise_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o new-covenant_n as_o hagar_n do_v sarah_n rom._n 10.3_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n by_o christ_n the_o three_o mystery_n of_o sarah_n person_n in_o the_o history_n of_o her_o life_n be_v in_o her_o beauty_n she_o have_v a_o fair_a and_o beautiful_a countenance_n a_o most_o lovely_a look_v and_o comely_a complexion_n gen._n 12.11_o which_o plato_n call_v the_o principality_n of_o nature_n outward_a beauty_n be_v very_o attractive_a which_o yet_o sarai_n keep_v although_o she_o be_v now_o about_o or_o above_o sixty_o year_n old_a be_v not_o impair_v by_o breed_v or_o bear_v of_o child_n or_o it_o be_v preserve_v by_o god_n for_o the_o serve_v of_o his_o providence_n which_o follow_v thereupon_o and_o here_o we_o see_v how_o beauty_n may_v be_v a_o double_a snare_n both_o to_o they_o that_o have_v it_o and_o to_o they_o that_o love_v it_o yet_o sarah_n have_v a_o better_a even_o a_o inward_a beauty_n her_o chief_a beauty_n be_v that_o of_o the_o hide_a man_n of_o the_o heart_n 1_o pet._n 3.4_o 6._o gratior_fw-la est_fw-la pulchro_fw-la veniens_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la virtus_fw-la that_o virtue_n have_v a_o better_a grace_n which_o shine_v from_o a_o comely_a face_n where_o these_o two_o meet_a they_o have_v a_o most_o happy_a conjunction_n and_o draw_v all_o heart_n to_o they_o as_o esther_n obtain_v favour_n of_o all_o that_o look_v upon_o she_o esth_n 2.15_o otherwise_o where_o beauty_n be_v without_o grace_n and_o virtue_n it_o be_v like_o a_o jewel_n in_o a_o swine_n snout_z prov._n 11.22_o it_o want_v that_o which_o shall_v consecrate_v and_o sanctify_v it_o as_o in_o aurelia_n orestilla_n cujus_fw-la praeter_fw-la formam_fw-la nihil_fw-la unquam_fw-la bone_fw-la laudavit_fw-la have_v nothing_o commendable_a to_o good_a man_n save_v only_o deceitful_a favour_n and_o vain_a beauty_n prov._n 31.30_o it_o be_v not_o thus_o but_o better_a with_o sarah_n here_o who_o be_v therefore_o make_v a_o figure_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o gal._n 4.26_o and_o of_o the_o new-testament_n church_n v._o 24._o which_o be_v the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v all_o fair_a cant._n 1.15_o and_o 4.1_o etc._n etc._n well_o look_v and_o well_o like_n to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n in_o old_a age_n psal_n 92.14_o and_o thus_o as_o with_o the_o church_n of_o god_n so_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v with_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o shall_v pray_v as_o psal_n 90.17_o oh_o let_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o i_o the_o four_o mystery_n of_o sarah_n person_n in_o the_o history_n of_o her_o life_n be_v in_o her_o suffering_n the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v that_o she_o twice_o do_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o two_o king_n pharaoh_n gen._n 12._o and_o abimelech_n gen._n 20._o both_o which_o may_v have_v ravish_v she_o and_o make_v her_o disloyal_a to_o her_o husband_n yet_o god_n mof_n gracious_o prevent_v it_o in_o both_o place_n by_o plague_a the_o former_a and_o disease_v the_o latter_a out_o of_o both_o these_o two_o king_n court_n god_n bring_v she_o off_o with_o innocency_n honour_n and_o advantage_n oh_o how_o many_o snare_n of_o tentation_n god_n carry_v his_o church_n and_o our_o soul_n through_o oft_o we_o be_v in_o the_o briar_n as_o sarah_n be_v 1._o in_o egypt_n when_o god_n famish_a abraham_n out_o of_o canaan_n the_o glory_n of_o all_o land_n ezek._n 20.6_o thither_o which_o be_v the_o granary_n of_o the_o world_n the_o hebrew_n make_v this_o a_o fault_n in_o abraham_n for_o
which_o his_o posterity_n say_v they_o suffer_v so_o long_o and_o so_o hard_a a_o bondage_n in_o egypt_n burr_n as_o god_n must_v be_v trust_v so_o he_o may_v not_o be_v tempt_v by_o neglect_n of_o lawful_a mean_n so_o it_o be_v not_o diffidence_n but_o obedience_n in_o abraham_n to_o seek_v out_o necessary_a supply_n gen._n 12.10_o however_o no_o soon_o be_v he_o come_v thither_o but_o his_o wife_n beauty_n have_v like_a to_o have_v betray_v she_o and_o he_o for_o her_o sake_n have_v not_o god_n overrule_v the_o matter_n assoon_o as_o some_o pickthank_a people_n see_v she_o they_o tell_v tiding_n hereof_o to_o pharaoh_n parasite_n or_o courtier_n and_o they_o to_o the_o king_n if_o a_o ruler_n hearken_v to_o lie_n all_o his_o servant_n say_v solomon_n be_v wicked_a prov._n 29.12_o flatter_v courtier_n please_v prince_n humour_n to_o a_o hair_n as_o doeg_n do_v saul_n and_o gratify_v their_o lust_n though_o to_o the_o procure_n of_o their_o own_o plague_n as_o here_o and_o 2_o chron._n 24.17_o 18._o where_o the_o court-parasite_n fawn_v upon_o young_a joash_n and_o flatter_v he_o into_o wicked_a way_n fair_a word_n make_v fool_n fain_o as_o say_v the_o proverb_n insinuate_v he_o have_v be_v a_o king_n without_o a_o kingdom_n and_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o his_o subject_n during_o jehojadahs_n day_n now_o that_o he_o be_v dead_a himself_o must_v assume_v his_o royal_a power_n and_o give_v liberty_n for_o man_n to_o live_v as_o they_o listen_v and_o not_o confine_v they_o to_o god_n temple_n etc._n etc._n thus_o likewise_o sarah_n be_v send_v for_o to_o court_n by_o the_o like_a insinuation_n and_o probable_o be_v by_o a_o marvellous_a providence_n put_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o order_n to_o pharaoh_n bed_n as_o esther_n be_v purify_v for_o a_o time_n in_o order_n to_o ahasuerus_n esth_n 2.8_o or_o as_o other_o say_v for_o no_o worse_a purpose_n than_o to_o woo_v and_o win_v her_o good_a will_n to_o become_v his_o wife_n and_o therefore_o do_v be_v entreat_v abraham_n well_o for_o her_o sake_n gen._n 11.15_o 16._o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v a_o backfriend_n but_o solicit_v his_o sister_n for_o her_o free_a consent_n thus_o she_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o briar_n so_o that_o neither_o she_o can_v extricate_v herself_o nor_o can_v her_o husband_n help_v or_o so_o much_o as_o own_o her_o then_o come_v god_n undoubted_o at_o both_o their_o prayer_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d as_o out_o of_o a_o engine_n both_o to_o save_v sarahs_n chastity_n and_o her_o husband_n life_n the_o lord_n plague_v pharaoh_n with_o great_a plague_n say_v the_o hebrew_n or_o torment_v he_o with_o torment_n as_o set_v upon_o the_o rack_n say_v the_o greek_a v._o 17._o not_o because_o he_o have_v defile_v she_o but_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o defile_v she_o god_n give_v he_o this_o diversion_n he_o have_v then_o something_o else_o to_o think_v on_o than_o the_o satisfy_n of_o his_o lust_n the_o hebrew_n say_v that_o sarah_n have_v a_o tutelar_a angel_n who_o upon_o her_o prayer_n to_o god_n vaienagang_n nagagnim_n smite_v pharaoh_n with_o plague_n either_o with_o a_o tumour_n upon_o his_o groin_n or_o with_o a_o ulcer_n upon_o his_o privy_a part_n or_o with_o a_o gonorrhoea_n such_o a_o run_v of_o the_o reins_o as_o render_v he_o incapable_a of_o defile_v sarah_n and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o she_o after_o gen._n 20.16_o thus_o she_o be_v reprove_v so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o she_o here_o thus_o she_o be_v preserve_v the_o lord_n be_v the_o preserver_n of_o all_o those_o that_o hang_v their_o hope_n and_o their_o help_n upon_o he_o who_o be_v call_v the_o hope_n of_o israel_n and_o saviour_n thereof_o in_o time_n of_o trouble_n jer._n 14.8_o 9_o these_o thing_n be_v a_o allegory_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d gal._n 4.24_o what_o god_n be_v here_o to_o sarah_n that_o he_o be_v to_o his_o church_n she_o have_v a_o tutelar_a angel_n indeed_o even_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n mal._n 3.1_o and_o of_o god_n presence_n isa_n 63.9_o her_o redeemer_n who_o redeem_v she_o from_o all_o evil_a gen._n 48.16_o he_o will_v come_v as_o out_o of_o a_o engine_n and_o preserve_v his_o people_n when_o at_o a_o pinch_n abraham_n have_v do_v all_o he_o can_v and_o it_o be_v but_o a_o sorry_a shift_n to_o deny_v his_o own_o wife_n this_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o briar_n and_o he_o can_v find_v no_o way_n out_o he_o commend_v his_o case_n to_o god_n for_o preserve_v his_o wife_n chastity_n and_o no_o doubt_n he_o have_v many_o a_o heavy_a heart_n for_o she_o who_o suffer_v by_o his_o default_n and_o she_o again_o for_o he_o god_n upon_o their_o repentance_n provide_v gracious_o for_o they_o both_o she_o be_v keep_v unpolluted_a and_o he_o be_v great_o enrich_v for_o her_o sake_n though_o the_o rabbi_n say_v it_o be_v because_o he_o have_v teach_v egypt_n astronomy_n they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o safe_o dismiss_v with_o the_o king_n own_o conduct_n gen._n 12.20_o 1._o oh_o what_o a_o shame_n it_o be_v that_o this_o heathen_a king_n shall_v abhor_v adultery_n whereas_o many_o king_n now_o call_v christian_n and_o shall_v know_v better_a thing_n even_o wallow_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o 2._o oh_o how_o sad_a it_o be_v for_o saint_n to_o fall_v just_o under_o the_o reproof_n of_o sinner_n god_n have_v reprove_v pharaoh_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o pharaoh_n reprove_v abraham_n ver_fw-la 18._o for_o tell_v he_o a_o lie_v out_o of_o fear_n we_o shall_v lead_v shine_a life_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o world_n 1_o pet_n 2.9_o etc._n etc._n 3._o oh_o who_o will_v not_o serve_v such_o a_o god_n as_o turn_v our_o error_n and_o evil_a counsel_n into_o the_o great_a good_a as_o here_o etc._n etc._n 2._o sarah_n be_v in_o danger_n again_o in_o gerar_n as_o before_o in_o egypt_n for_o her_o beauty_n though_o at_o that_o time_n ninety_o year_n old_a gen._n 10.1_o 2._o lis_n est_fw-la cum_fw-la formâ_fw-la magna_fw-la pudicitiae_fw-la her_o beauty_n be_v her_o bane_n this_o time_n also_o have_v not_o god_n who_o miraculous_o preserve_v it_o to_o this_o great_a age_n be_v her_o guardian_n and_o preserve_v she_o also_o abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o brood_n of_o traveller_n be_v oft_o journey_v from_o one_o place_n and_o sojourn_v in_o another_o hence_o be_v he_o call_v abram_n the_o hebrew_n of_o heber_n which_o signify_v a_o pilgrim_n or_o stranger_n so_o he_o be_v while_n on_o earth_n expect_v his_o home_n in_o heaven_n he_o be_v drive_v out_o from_o the_o plain_n of_o mamre_n gen._n 18.1_o with_o 20._o either_o by_o famine_n as_o his_o son_n isaac_n be_v after_o gen._n 26.1_o or_o for_o sorrow_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o sodom_n ruin_n or_o as_o annoy_v by_o that_o pestilent_a air_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o sulphurous_a rubbish_n thereof_o or_o as_o loathe_n lot_n incest_n or_o as_o desirous_a to_o do_v good_a to_o many_o however_o that_o this_o remove_v bring_v he_o into_o a_o snare_n be_v certain_a though_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o be_v uncertain_a he_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o sin_n the_o second_o time_n both_o against_o piety_n towards_o god_n in_o distrust_v he_o and_o use_v indirect_a mean_n and_o ââainst_a charity_n towards_o his_o neighbour_n in_o expose_v his_o wife_n to_o abimelech_n pleasure_n and_o âââelech_n to_o god_n displeasure_n no_o doubt_n but_o abraham_n have_v repent_v of_o his_o former_a dissimulââ_n ãâã_d which_o make_v the_o lord_n move_v pharaoh_n to_o deal_v kind_o with_o he_o so_o as_o to_o give_v he_o sheepâââ_n ox_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 12.16_o the_o best_a of_o man_n be_v but_o man_n at_o the_o best_a and_o may_v fall_v again_o ãâã_d the_o same_o sin_n they_o have_v true_o repent_v of_o none_o be_v able_a to_o define_v how_o oft_o and_o into_o how_o heinous_a but_o sure_o not_o oft_o into_o the_o same_o sin_n which_o be_v heinous_a and_o scandalous_a it_o be_v a_o great_a remark_n put_v upon_o the_o patriarch_n judah_n that_o he_o know_v tamar_n again_o no_o more_o gen._n 38.26_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n of_o custom_n that_o which_o be_v so_o be_v no_o infirmity_n of_o saint_n but_o rather_o a_o enormity_n of_o sinner_n who_o can_v cease_v from_o sin_n 2_o pet._n 2.14_o god_n give_v it_o as_o a_o great_a aggravation_n upon_o israel_n sin_n say_v this_o have_v you_o do_v again_o mal._n 2.13_o and_o how_o oft_o do_v they_o provoke_v he_o in_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 78.40_o it_o be_v a_o graceless_a one_o that_o drive_v the_o trade_n of_o sin_n here_o again_o sarah_n be_v take_v into_o the_o king_n of_o palestina_n court_n as_o before_o into_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o god_n through_o his_o tender_a care_n over_o his_o child_n fetch_v she_o off_o and_o out_o without_o harm_n gen._n 20.1_o 2_o 3._o joshephus_n
say_v and_o that_o very_o probable_o no_o soon_o be_v sarah_n take_v into_o abimelech_n court_n but_o he_o and_o his_o whole_a family_n be_v smite_v of_o god_n with_o some_o deadly_a disease_n when_o his_o physician_n consult_v with_o can_v give_v neither_o satisfaction_n nor_o cure_n then_o god_n tell_v he_o in_o a_o dream_n if_o he_o perfect_v his_o sin_n he_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a man_n etc._n etc._n by_o this_o disease_n come_v as_o out_o of_o a_o engine_n immediate_o from_o god_n he_o be_v restrain_v from_o sin_n ver_fw-la 6._o and_o 17._o and_o constrain_v to_o restore_v sarah_n to_o her_o husband_n all_o which_o teach_v we_o 1._o that_o even_o king_n themselves_z may_v not_o be_v licentious_a to_o do_v what_o they_o listen_v but_o they_o be_v under_o limitation_n both_o of_o humane_a and_o divine_a law_n 2._o adultery_n even_o in_o king_n be_v punishable_a with_o death_n both_o pope_n and_o emperor_n have_v be_v just_o cut_v off_o by_o the_o just_a hand_n of_o god_n in_o and_o for_o this_o abominable_a sin_n 3._o ignorance_n can_v altogether_o excuse_v sin_n as_o in_o abimelech_n here_o it_o may_v excuse_v à _fw-la tanto_fw-la something_o luke_n 12.48_o but_o not_o à _fw-la toto_fw-la altogether_o 4._o the_o whole_a family_n may_v be_v bless_v or_o curse_v for_o the_o master_n sin_n as_o here_o ver_fw-la 17_o 18._o and_o luke_n 19.9_o this_o day_n salvation_n be_v come_v to_o thy_o house_n as_o thou_o be_v a_o son_n of_o abraham_n thus_o also_o the_o sin_n of_o king_n bring_v plague_n upon_o kingdom_n 2_o sam._n 24.17_o delirant_fw-la reges_fw-la plectuntur_fw-la achivi_fw-la ver_fw-la 9_o here_o thou_o have_v bring_v on_o i_o and_o on_o my_o kingdom_n this_o great_a sin_n 5._o so_o dear_a to_o god_n be_v his_o saint_n that_o he_o severe_o punish_v even_o king_n for_o their_o sake_n he_o suffer_v no_o man_n to_o wrong_v they_o so_o as_o though_o they_o may_v heavy_o oppress_v they_o they_o shall_v ever_o utter_o suppress_v they_o psal_n 105.14_o 15._o touch_v not_o my_o anoint_v be_v speak_v to_o not_o of_o king_n be_v wise_a now_o therefore_o o_o you_o king_n kiss_v the_o king_n of_o king_n lest_o he_o be_v angry_a psal_n 2.10_o revel_v 19.16_o potentes_fw-la potenter_fw-la torquebuntur_fw-la ingentia_fw-la beneficia_fw-la flagitia_fw-la supplicia_fw-la great_a sin_n under_o great_a mercy_n bring_v great_a plague_n and_o judgement_n 6._o thing_n wilful_o take_v away_o must_v be_v willing_o restore_v non_fw-la remittitur_fw-la peccatum_fw-la nisi_fw-la restituatur_fw-la ablatum_fw-la knowledge_n must_v reform_v wherein_o ignorance_n have_v offend_v till_o sarah_n be_v restore_v no_o mercy_n can_v be_v expect_v last_o those_o two_o captivity_n of_o sarah_n may_v resemble_v the_o two_o captivity_n of_o her_o seed_n the_o old_a testament_n church_n first_o in_o egypt_n under_o ten_o plague_n two_o in_o babylon_n send_v out_o with_o good_a condition_n thus_o it_o befall_v both_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o âââl_n of_o a_o christian_a they_o be_v sometime_o captivate_v by_o beelzebub_n that_o prince_n of_o black_a gypsy_n ãâã_d devil_n or_o by_o abaddon_n that_o god_n of_o this_o world_n which_o lie_v in_o wickedness_n 1_o john_n 5.19_o or_o king_n of_o all_o the_o uncircumcised_a in_o the_o mystery_n as_o sarah_n be_v in_o the_o history_n yet_o both_o be_v not_o only_o seasonable_o and_o safe_o rescue_v but_o also_o bring_v off_o abundant_o enrich_v as_o she_o be_v with_o her_o sheep_n and_o ox_n etc._n etc._n come_v rich_a out_n of_o temptation_n than_o they_o go_v into_o it_o which_o leave_v they_o through_o sanctify_a grace_n always_o better_a than_o it_o find_v they_o oh_o that_o there_o be_v that_o beauty_n in_o we_o which_o be_v in_o she_o the_o five_o mystery_n of_o sarah_n person_n in_o the_o history_n of_o her_o life_n be_v her_o constancy_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o her_o husband_n she_o be_v a_o love_v and_o loyal_a wife_n to_o he_o not_o hanker_a after_o strange_a no_o not_o though_o royal_a flesh_n as_o be_v pharaoh_n and_o abimelech_n abraham_n be_v a_o cover_n of_o eye_n to_o she_o gen._n 20.16_o her_o reverend_a regard_n to_o such_o a_o reverend_a husband_n make_v he_o a_o better_a veil_n betwixt_o her_o eye_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o wanton_a person_n than_o that_o veil_n which_o abimelech_n give_v a_o thousand_o shekel_n of_o shilling_n to_o her_o husband_n to_o purchase_v for_o she_o that_o she_o may_v cover_v her_o face_n with_o it_o whereby_o she_o may_v be_v know_v to_o be_v a_o modest_a matron_n as_o well_o as_o a_o marry_a woman_n in_o subjection_n to_o the_o man_n gen._n 24.65_o and_o 1_o cor._n 11.3_o 6_o 7_o 10._o hence_o the_o supouse_n take_v it_o ill_o that_o her_o veil_n be_v pull_v off_o whereby_o she_o may_v be_v judge_v to_o be_v a_o light_n and_o dishonest_a woman_n cant._n 5.7_o we_o shall_v shun_v and_o be_v my_o of_o the_o very_a show_n and_o shadow_n of_o sin_n if_o either_o we_o tender_v our_o credit_n abroad_o or_o our_o comfort_n at_o home_n oh_o what_o a_o comfortable_a companion_n be_v sarah_n to_o abraham_n in_o all_o his_o travel_n and_o trouble_n do_v he_o good_a and_o not_o evil_a all_o her_o day_n prov._n 31.12_o she_o be_v constant_a in_o her_o conjugal_a yoke_n carry_v on_o and_o even_o her_o part_n thereof_o not_o draw_v the_o contrary_a way_n and_o do_v stick_v to_o he_o with_o faithful_a affection_n in_o all_o change_n and_o chance_n whatsoever_o yea_o though_o she_o suffer_v many_o hardship_n as_o before_o with_o he_o and_o be_v oft_o put_v very_o hardly_o to_o it_o yet_o be_v she_o not_o afraìd_v with_o any_o amazement_n 1_o pet._n 3.6_o drive_v out_o all_o servile_a fear_n of_o the_o world_n with_o a_o strong_a filial_a fear_n of_o god_n as_o the_o strong_a nail_n drive_v out_o the_o weak_a oh_o that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o christian_n can_v be_v so_o constant_a and_o faithful_a to_o their_o lord_n and_o husband_n as_o she_o be_v to_o she_o hos_n 3.3_o we_o must_v bear_v his_o cross_n after_o he_o luke_n 9.23_o here_o on_o earth_n if_o we_o will_v wear_v his_o crown_n with_o he_o in_o heaven_n the_o six_o mystery_n of_o sarah_n person_n in_o the_o history_n of_o her_o life_n be_v in_o have_v her_o fault_n transmit_v from_o herself_o to_o her_o husband_n as_o gen._n 18.13_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o abraham_n wherefore_o do_v sarah_n laugh_v here_o be_v sarah_n sin_n double_v 1._o her_o unbelief_n of_o god_n promise_n 2._o her_o untruth_n she_o cover_v her_o unbelief_n withal_o yet_o all_o be_v charge_v upon_o abraham_n the_o wife_n sin_n reflect_v upon_o her_o husband_n and_o this_o be_v not_o all_o learn_v from_o hence_o but_o it_o teach_v also_o that_o the_o spouse_n belove_v bear_v upon_o he_o all_o her_o transgression_n sure_o he_o have_v bear_v our_o grief_n and_o the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o peace_n be_v upon_o he_o isa_n 53.4_o 5._o he_o bear_v our_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o body_n upon_o the_o tree_n 1_o pet._n 2.24_o he_o the_o true_a scape-goat_n take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n joh_n 1.29_o bear_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o forgetfulness_n leu._n 16.21_o as_o this_o be_v a_o continual_a practice_n of_o christ_n for_o we_o so_o this_o posture_n of_o his_o carry_v away_o our_o sin_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o perpetual_a picture_n bear_v about_o in_o our_o heart_n see_v his_o satis-passion_n be_v our_o satisfaction_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o whatever_o be_v penal_a and_o satisfactory_a to_o divine_a justice_n that_o belong_v to_o sin_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v make_v free_a joh._n 8.36_o he_o be_v content_a to_o go_v down_o to_o the_o winepress_n that_o we_o may_v be_v bring_v up_o into_o the_o wine-cellar_n or_o into_o the_o banqueting-house_n isa_n 63.3_o cant._n 2.4_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o those_o that_o offer_v their_o burnt-offering_n of_o old_a to_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o beast_n offer_v signify_v the_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n upon_o christ_n this_o be_v do_v now_o by_o faith_n oâ_n that_o as_o christ_n be_v crucifixus_fw-la so_o he_o may_v be_v cordifixus_n fix_v to_o our_o heart_n as_o to_o his_o cross_n the_o last_o mystery_n of_o sarahs_n person_n in_o the_o history_n of_o her_o life_n be_v she_o in_o conjunction_n with_o hagar_n and_o with_o their_o two_o son_n represent_v the_o two_o covenant_n gal._n 4.24_o etc._n etc._n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o main_a mystery_n and_o that_o which_o have_v most_o manifest_a manuduction_n to_o it_o by_o the_o bless_a apostle_n under_o the_o infallible_a conduct_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o this_o main_a or_o principal_a mystery_n there_o be_v manifold_a member_n all_o couple_v together_o in_o couple_n and_o compare_v per_fw-la pares_fw-la by_o pair_n as_o 1._o here_o be_v the_o shadow_n or_o type_n 2._o here_o be_v the_o body_n
righteousness_n deut_n 9.4_o 6._o but_o god_n grace_n save_v i_o tit._n 3.4_o 5._o the_o time_n will_v fail_v to_o speak_v of_o all_o the_o difference_n how_o the_o two_o covenant_n have_v a_o sixth_z difference_n in_o their_o differ_a object_n the_o first_o be_v make_v with_o man_n in_o his_o state_n of_o perfection_n before_o the_o fall_n while_o he_o be_v without_o sin_n but_o the_o second_o be_v give_v to_o man_n in_o his_o state_n of_o imperfection_n and_o impotency_n after_o the_o fall_n and_o when_o he_o be_v drown_v in_o sin_n in_o which_o state_n the_o condition_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v become_v impossible_a to_o be_v fulfil_v by_o man_n though_o they_o be_v possible_a while_o he_o be_v potent_a and_o perfect_a rom._n 8.3_o isa_n 48.8_o 1_o king_n 8.46_o prov._n 20.9_o and_o 30.12_o eccles_n 7.20_o etc._n etc._n 1_o john_n 1.8_o etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o two_o covenant_n differ_v in_o time_n as_o well_o as_o in_o object_n the_o one_o be_v before_o and_o the_o other_o after_o the_o fall_n how_o may_v this_o provoke_v man_n to_o come_v from_o under_o the_o law_n which_o be_v a_o hard_a master_n and_o impose_v a_o heavy_a yoke_n act_n 15.10_o and_o the_o first_o covenant_n which_o have_v impossible_a as_o well_o as_o unbearable_a condition_n and_o get_v under_o the_o second_o covenant_n out_o of_o adam_n into_o christ_n the_o condition_n whereof_o by_o the_o influence_n of_o grace_n which_o the_o first_o want_v be_v possible_a and_o who_o yoke_n be_v easy_a mat._n 11.29_o 30._o note_v 1_o well_o be_v they_o call_v foolish_a galatian_n gal._n 3.1_o because_o they_o desire_v to_o be_v under_o the_o law_n gal._n 4.21_o they_o have_v more_o than_o a_o month_n mind_n to_o put_v themselves_o under_o that_o cruel_a taskmaster_n which_o require_v such_o a_o tale_n of_o brick_n but_o find_v no_o straw_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v reveal_v to_o they_o yet_o be_v they_o ambitious_a of_o slavery_n yea_o of_o plain_a beggary_n as_o it_o be_v call_v ver_fw-la 9_o be_v willing_a to_o live_v and_o die_v under_o that_o covenant_n they_o be_v bear_v under_o this_o be_v a_o desire_n too_o universal_a be_v but_o natural_a and_o connatural_a to_o all_o to_o continue_v in_o that_o estate_n wherein_o they_o be_v breed_v as_o well_o as_o bear_v this_o be_v that_o which_o make_v so_o many_o rejoice_v in_o their_o state_n of_o bondage_n as_o know_v no_o better_a and_o dance_v as_o it_o be_v end-way_n to_o hell_n with_o severe_a yet_o insensible_a bolt_n upon_o the_o foot_n of_o their_o soul_n note_v 2._o though_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v through_o grace_n possible_a in_o fulfil_v its_o condition_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n yet_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o accomplish_v any_o complete_a obedience_n in_o the_o state_n of_o corruption_n and_o therefore_o to_o suppose_v a_o man_n may_v now_o be_v save_v thereby_o be_v tantamount_n to_o suppose_v either_o a_o new_a creation_n of_o man_n or_o that_o man_n be_v not_o fall_v but_o be_v still_o in_o his_o state_n of_o perfection_n as_o adam_n be_v at_o first_o and_o by_o consequence_n that_o man_n have_v no_o need_n of_o god_n covenant_n of_o grace_n as_o then_o adam_n have_v not_o so_o the_o doctrine_n of_o perfection_n be_v a_o lie_a doctrine_n the_o seven_o difference_n be_v those_o two_o covenant_n have_v differ_v foundation_n the_o first_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o free_a will_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n the_o second_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o free_a grace_n and_o fullness_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o second_o adam_n our_o dear_a redeemer_n hence_o it_o be_v 1._o that_o god_n deal_v alike_o with_o the_o like_a in_o the_o first_o covenant_n yet_o put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o such_o as_o be_v alike_o in_o the_o second_o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o justice_n the_o second_o of_o mercy_n now_o justice_n be_v due_a but_o mercy_n be_v free_a god_n say_v i_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o who_o i_o will_v but_o say_v not_o i_o will_v deal_v just_o with_o who_o i_o will_v for_o he_o can_v deal_v unjust_o with_o any_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n will_v do_v right_a gen._n 18.25_o for_o his_o pass_v of_o judgement_n be_v the_o last_o and_o high_a appeal_n but_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o who_o he_o will_v rom._n 9.15_o for_o mercy_n be_v his_o own_o and_o he_o may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o and_o man_n eye_n must_v not_o be_v evil_a because_o he_o be_v good_a mat._n 20.14_o 15._o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o method_n of_o divine_a mercy_n to_o be_v oft_o manifest_v upon_o the_o most_o unworthy_a and_o to_o prefer_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a as_o jacob_n before_o esau_n ephraim_n before_o manasseh_n and_o the_o gentile_n the_o young_a brother_n in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o prodigal_n luke_n 15.12_o 25._o before_o the_o jew_n the_o elder_a yea_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n do_v oft_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o most_o graceless_a and_o he_o show_v mercy_n to_o the_o vile_a of_o sinner_n 1_o tim._n 1.15_o find_v as_o many_o motive_n to_o draw_v it_o forth_o in_o the_o worst_a as_o in_o the_o best_a by_o nature_n whereas_o according_a to_o the_o first_o covenant_n where_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n in_o work_n there_o justice_n make_v no_o difference_n in_o wage_n and_o see_v the_o work_n of_o all_o mankind_n be_v evil_a in_o adam_n who_o be_v the_o public_a person_n the_o parliament-man_n represent_v the_o whole_a country_n of_o his_o posterity_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n therefore_o the_o second_o covenant_n find_v all_o alike_a sinner_n and_o object_n of_o justice_n yet_o show_v mercy_n to_o some_o as_o it_o please_v god_n rom._n 9.12_o 18_o 20._o mic._n 7.18_o hence_o it_o be_v 2._o that_o one_o sin_n break_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n but_o many_o sin_n will_v not_o break_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v but_o one_o offence_n in_o adam_n that_o bring_v guilt_n and_o condemnation_n upon_o himself_o and_o upon_o all_o his_o posterity_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o the_o second_o covenant_n be_v of_o many_o offence_n unto_o justification_n rom._n 5.16_o not_o many_o sin_n before_o our_o conversion_n nor_o many_o sin_n after_o it_o can_v break_v this_o covenant_n psal_n 89.31_o 34._o take_v here_o a_o short_a recapitulation_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a difference_n between_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n 1._o they_o differ_v in_o term_n the_o former_a be_v conditional_a but_o the_o latter_a absolute_a 2._o in_o mean_n the_o second_o be_v with_o a_o mediator_n but_o the_o first_o without_o one_o 3._o in_o manner_n the_o first_o accept_v the_o action_n and_o then_o the_o person_n but_o the_o second_o accept_v the_o person_n first_o and_o then_o the_o action_n 4._o in_o the_o measure_n there_o be_v indeed_o great_a grace_n and_o undeserved_a favour_n in_o the_o former_a but_o there_o be_v far_o great_a grace_n yea_o the_o great_a of_o all_o in_o the_o latter_a 5._o in_o the_o matter_n the_o first_o put_v man_n life_n and_o salvation_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n leave_v he_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o manage_v it_o by_o his_o own_o strength_n but_o the_o second_o put_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n col._n 3.3_o who_o be_v able_a to_o save_v psal_n 89.19_o isa_n 33.22_o yea_o to_o the_o uttermost_a heb._n 7.25_o 6._o in_o the_o object_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o subject_a or_o matter_n the_o first_o be_v make_v with_o man_n while_o sinless_a and_o holy_a but_o the_o second_o when_o he_o become_v sinful_a and_o unholy_a etc._n etc._n 7._o in_o the_o foundation_n the_o first_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o free_a will_n of_o man_n but_o the_o second_o upon_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n this_o may_v help_v both_o understanding_n and_o memory_n the_o eight_o difference_n be_v they_o differ_v in_o their_o duration_n the_o first_o covenant_n be_v in_o some_o sound_a sense_n abolish_v col._n 2.14_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o second_o abide_v for_o ever_o indeed_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_v stand_v in_o force_n upon_o all_o man_n out_o of_o christ_n to_o all_o eternity_n for_o 1._o by_o that_o covenant_n sin_n be_v impute_v and_o the_o curse_n of_o that_o covenant_n be_v inflict_v for_o ever_o 2._o all_o that_o now_o remain_v under_o the_o first_o covenant_n in_o a_o christless_a condition_n be_v still_o under_o the_o curse_n of_o that_o covenant_n and_o thereby_o perish_v for_o ever_o yet_o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v utter_o abolish_v by_o christ_n to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o he_o as_o their_o representative_a head_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o observe_v for_o a_o right_a understanding_n of_o this_o great_a truth_n that_o the_o covenant_n of_o
appear_v when_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v particular_o of_o its_o property_n which_o be_v a_o spring_n of_o comfort_n never_o dry_v up_o death_n end_v other_o covenant_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n or_o woman_n etc._n etc._n but_o neither_o death_n nor_o desertion_n disannul_v this_o he_o be_v still_o abraham_n god_n though_o dead_a he_o shall_v rise_v he_o lose_v none_o of_o he_o the_o last_o difference_n to_o omit_v many_o other_o for_o brevity_n sake_n be_v the_o two_o covenant_n differ_v in_o their_o end_n and_o effect_n 1._o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v design_v only_o to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o second_o so_o that_o the_o former_a be_v as_o a_o glass_n to_o discover_v unto_o man_n his_o malady_n and_o misery_n by_o sin_n but_o the_o latter_a his_o remedy_n and_o relief_n by_o christ_n it_o be_v as_o a_o schoolmaster_n to_o whip_v we_o home_o to_o he_o gal._n 3.24_o 2._o the_o first_o be_v to_o discover_v sin_n and_o so_o wound_n and_o terrify_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o sinner_n as_o oft_o to_o cast_v spark_n of_o hell-fire_n into_o the_o conscience_n and_o firebrand_n of_o dreadful_a despair_n into_o the_o wound_a spirit_n it_o be_v a_o judge_n to_o condemn_v sin_n if_o not_o a_o bridle_n to_o restrain_v it_o but_o the_o second_o do_v most_o gracious_o not_o only_a cover_n sin_n but_o also_o cure_v the_o soul_n of_o sin_n both_o in_o its_o guilt_n and_o filth_n pronounce_v a_o pardon_n and_o promise_v also_o a_o power_n yea_o remove_v the_o curse_n and_o apply_v the_o blessing_n 3._o the_o first_o be_v the_o ministration_n of_o death_n and_o a_o kill_v letter_n which_o though_o it_o propose_v a_o way_n to_o life_n yet_o promise_v no_o power_n to_o attain_v it_o and_o no_o pardon_n to_o the_o transgressor_n of_o it_o but_o curse_v as_o well_o as_o accuse_v and_o condemn_v to_o death_n but_o the_o second_o be_v the_o ministration_n of_o life_n as_o it_o communicate_v the_o quicken_a spirit_n that_o heavenly_a manna_n which_o be_v rain_v down_o in_o the_o sweet_a dew_n of_o evangelical_n doctrine_n gal._n 3.2_o and_o 2_o pet._n 1.22_o therefore_o be_v it_o call_v the_o ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n 2_o cor._n 3_o 6_o 7_o 8._o which_o not_o only_o propound_v a_o way_n to_o life_n but_o also_o promise_v such_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o shall_v raise_v up_o sinner_n from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n and_o restore_v they_o to_o a_o life_n of_o holiness_n and_o happiness_n the_o word_n of_o david_n he_o shall_v sure_o die_v be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n or_o the_o law_n but_o the_o word_n of_o nathan_n thou_o shall_v not_o die_v 2_o sam._n 12.5_o 13._o be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o second_o covenant_n or_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o former_a you_o have_v david_n award_v death_n to_o sin_n in_o the_o latter_a nathan_n award_v life_n to_o repentance_n for_o sin_n 4._o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v so_o full_a of_o rigour_n and_o exactness_n that_o it_o weigh_v obedience_n by_o the_o balance_n and_o if_o there_o be_v but_o the_o least_o grain_n want_v it_o will_v repute_v it_o too_o light_a and_o reject_v it_o as_o not_o current_a coin_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n it_o be_v like_o the_o law_n of_o the_o nazarite_n numb_a 6.12_o if_o a_o man_n do_v not_o observe_v exact_o all_o the_o ceremony_n command_v all_o the_o thirty_o day_n of_o his_o separation_n but_o offend_v in_o any_o one_o circumstance_n either_o in_o the_o middle_n or_o at_o the_o end_n of_o that_o term_n of_o time_n all_o his_o former_a observance_n though_o never_o so_o strict_o perform_v must_v be_v lose_v and_o the_o man_n must_v begin_v the_o world_n again_o he_o must_v renew_v the_o term_n of_o another_o thirty_o day_n as_o if_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o at_o all_o before_o one_o small_a pollution_n though_o at_o unaware_o contract_v may_v nullify_v many_o day_n purification_n thus_o the_o law_n of_o work_n require_v a_o perfect_a perfonal_a and_o perpetual_a observation_n and_o obedience_n yea_o and_o curse_v he_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n command_v deut._n 27.26_o gal._n 3.10_o and_o whosoever_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o do_v but_o fail_v in_o one_o point_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o jam._n 2.10_o whoever_o follow_v not_o the_o direction_n of_o it_o to_o a_o hair_n breadth_n must_v fall_v under_o the_o correction_n of_o it_o to_o its_o utmost_a extremity_n but_o the_o second_o covenant_n examine_v or_o try_v all_o obedience_n not_o by_o the_o balance_n but_o by_o the_o touch_n stone_n and_o what_o it_o find_v sincere_a that_o it_o accept_v though_o it_o be_v imperfect_a look_v always_o at_o truth_n more_o than_o at_o measure_n and_o at_o the_o willingness_n of_o the_o offerer_n more_o than_o at_o the_o worthiness_n of_o the_o offer_n 2_o cor._n 8.12_o so_o low_o do_v god_n highness_n in_o this_o second_o covenant_n stoop_v to_o our_o meanness_n as_o to_o accept_v of_o a_o little_a of_o the_o best_a gen._n 43.11_o sic_fw-la 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of_o work_n betwixt_o a_o holy_a god_n and_o holy_a adam_n in_o his_o state_n of_o perfection_n but_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o mercy_n with_o a_o stiff-necked_a people_n deut._n 9.6_o wherein_o he_o love_v they_o not_o because_o they_o be_v lovely_a but_o because_o he_o love_v they_o deut._n 7.7_o 8._o 1_o sam._n 12.22_o mere_o from_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o goodness_n 2_o thes_n 1.12_o &_o deut._n 7.9_o 12._o god_n join_v covenant_n and_o mercy_n together_o as_o also_o 2_o chron._n 6._o v._o 14._o 2_o king_n 13.23_o &_o neh._n 1.5_o to_o show_v his_o covenant_n do_v flow_v from_o his_o mercy_n arg._n 4._o that_o covenant_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o abraham_n be_v grant_v by_o all_o to_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o as_o that_o covenant_n at_o first_o find_v adam_n a_o apostate_n so_o after_o it_o find_v abraham_n a_o idolater_n josh_n 24.2_o it_o be_v not_o grace_n in_o fall_a adam_n or_o in_o idolatrous_a abraham_n that_o draw_v god_n into_o 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to_o sinai_n covenant_n be_v expound_v as_o point_v out_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v no_o other_o than_o their_o gospel_n the_o seven_o argument_n that_o covenant_n make_v with_o a_o mediator_n be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o so_o be_v that_o of_o sinai_n gal._n 3.19_o adam_n have_v no_o need_n of_o one_o before_o the_o fall_n israel_n have_v moses_n their_o mediator_n not_o redemption_n sed_fw-la relationis_fw-la wherein_o he_o be_v a_o typical_a mediator_n only_o the_o second_o answer_n be_v the_o law_n press_v upon_o israel_n on_o sinai_n be_v not_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_v but_o a_o dark_a dispensation_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o consider_v four_o thing_n one_a that_o the_o law_n give_v upon_o mount_n sinai_n be_v take_v either_o strict_o or_o large_o 1._o strict_o as_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v press_v upon_o israel_n for_o a_o exact_a rule_n of_o all_o righteousness_n and_o 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to_o beat_v or_o his_o heart_n to_o pant_v and_o his_o lung_n to_o breath_n 2._o large_o as_o the_o law_n contain_v the_o whole_a doctrine_n deliver_v upon_o mount_n sinai_n with_o all_o the_o precept_n and_o promise_n which_o may_v be_v reduce_v thereunto_o all_o the_o ceremony_n and_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v show_n and_o shadow_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o body_n so_o it_o be_v a_o dark_a dispensation_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n to_o israel_n 2_o consider_v the_o offspring_n of_o abraham_n the_o jew_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n there_o be_v his_o carnal_a and_o his_o spiritual_a seed_n represent_v to_o we_o in_o god_n promise_n to_o abraham_n gen._n 22.17_o i_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n
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we_o may_v have_v be_v in_o judas_n place_n and_o he_o in_o we_o how_o may_v we_o be_v now_o fry_a in_o the_o furnace_n of_o hell_n 3._o we_o have_v but_o a_o little_a love_n to_o bestow_v give_v it_o all_o to_o god_n gen._n 43.11_o who_o love_v thou_o with_o great_a love_n eph._n 2.4_o and_o that_o from_o eternity_n and_o will_v let_v thou_o blacken_v his_o fair_a love_n with_o thy_o feeble_a and_o sinful_a love_n man_n have_v many_o more_o motive_n to_o admire_v this_o covenant_n of_o redemption_n which_o give_v be_v and_o life_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o reconciliation_n in_o meditation_n as_o 1._o that_o not_o only_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n be_v thus_o deep_o concern_v and_o that_o from_o all_o eternity_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a but_o also_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v concern_v in_o it_o though_o god_n the_o father_n be_v the_o author_n and_o god_n the_o son_n be_v the_o mediator_n of_o it_o yet_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v likewise_o the_o seal_n of_o this_o bless_a covenant_n as_o the_o sequel_n may_v make_v more_o manifest_a for_o first_o god_n the_o father_n be_v the_o author_n and_o original_a or_o fountain_n thereof_o it_o be_v jehovah_n elshaddi_n gen._n 17.1_o 2._o the_o father_n have_v the_o first_o hand_n in_o it_o i_o will_v do_v it_o i_o even_o i_o gen._n 9.9_o which_o emphatical_a duplication_n of_o the_o person_n i_n import_v both_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o author_n and_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o action_n the_o father_n make_v the_o first_o motion_n for_o bring_v mankind_n into_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o covenant_n ezek._n 20.37_o it_o be_v the_o father_n honour_n to_o be_v first_o in_o their_o redemption_n as_o it_o be_v the_o woman_n dishonour_n to_o be_v first_o in_o their_o transgression_n 1_o tim._n 2.14_o it_o be_v the_o father_n who_o be_v the_o fountain_n god_n the_o father_n be_v in_o christ_n the_o son_n reconcile_a the_o world_n to_o himself_o 2_o cor._n 5.19_o it_o be_v the_o father_n that_o 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concern_v the_o christian_a church_n see_v isa_n 40._o to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o prophecy_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o christ_n do_v glorious_a thing_n for_o his_o church_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o humiliation_n luke_n 13.17_o how_o much_o more_o will_v he_o do_v for_o she_o in_o his_o day_n of_o exaltation_n nihil_fw-la honorificum_fw-la non_fw-la praedicatur_fw-la de_fw-fr ecclesiâ_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la quin_fw-la sit_fw-la honorifi-centissimum_a all_o honourable_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o she_o which_o be_v the_o place_n of_o residence_n for_o the_o great_a king_n mat._n 5.35_o the_o god_n of_o glory_n act_v 7.1_o especial_o the_o last_o thing_n the_o best_a wine_n come_v last_o john_n 2.10_o satan_n give_v his_o best_a first_o honey_n in_o the_o mouth_n pleasure_n in_o sin_n but_o a_o sting_n in_o the_o tail_n pain_n for_o sin_n but_o christ_n quite_o contrary_a his_o work_n be_v worst_a at_o first_o the_o best_a be_v behind_o sweet_a wage_n 2._o tim._n 2.12_o the_o best_a 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be_v but_o a_o false_a peace_n ground_v it_o may_v be_v upon_o good_a meaning_n external_a profession_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o a_o right_a and_o true_a peace_n be_v always_o the_o daughter_n of_o not_o a_o seem_a but_o a_o save_a faith_n which_o be_v not_o only_o a_o grace_n that_o pacify_v the_o conscience_n rom._n 5.1_o etc._n etc._n but_o that_o purify_v also_o both_o the_o heart_n act._n 15.9_o and_o the_o life_n 1_o joh._n 3.3_o 4._o but_o profaneness_n as_o well_o as_o presumption_n be_v a_o attendant_n to_o a_o false_a peace_n deut._n 29.19_o thus_o those_o presumer_n have_v the_o devil_n peace_n matth._n 7.21_o 23._o thought_n very_o they_o have_v be_v sail_v all_o along_o towards_o heaven_n be_v lull_v fast_o asleep_a in_o the_o cradle_n of_o security_n and_o know_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_a until_o they_o be_v land_a upon_o the_o shore_n of_o everlasting_a death_n and_o darkness_n and_o hear_v also_o that_o direful_a sentence_n depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o 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design_v noose_n they_o let_v they_o alone_o until_o the_o three_o day_n v._o 25._o which_o be_v ever_o the_o worst_a day_n to_o those_o that_o be_v wound_v wound_n receive_v be_v then_o most_o sore_o and_o painful_a this_o give_v simeon_n and_o levi_n their_o wish_a opportunity_n both_o for_o a_o rescue_n of_o their_o sister_n and_o for_o a_o revenge_n of_o her_o rape_n they_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o their_o other_o brethren_n assault_v the_o citizen_n while_o they_o be_v so_o sore_o that_o they_o can_v not_o stir_v in_o their_o own_o defence_n kill_v with_o confidence_n both_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o people_n with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n v._o 26_o 27._o delirant_fw-la reges_fw-la plectuntur_fw-la achivi_fw-la one_o only_o sin_v all_o suffer_v a_o little_a leaven_n leaven_v the_o whole_a lump_n 1_o cor._n 5.2_o 6._o especial_o when_o that_o sour_a leaven_n of_o sin_n be_v find_v first_o in_o the_o head_n sin_n of_o prince_n bring_v punishment_n upon_o their_o 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way_n of_o carnal_a confidence_n 2_o sam._n 24.15_o 17._o and_o 1_o chron._n 21.12_o how_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o hezekiah_n pride_n and_o ingratitude_n to_o god_n impute_v for_o a_o punishment_n upon_o his_o people_n 2_o chron._n 32.25_o 31._o people_z pay_v for_o prince_n sin_n as_o here_o all_o the_o male_n be_v massacre_v by_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n because_o the_o wrong_n their_o sister_n suffer_v be_v do_v by_o a_o male_a yea_o a_o prince-male_a in_o who_o all_o male-administrations_a be_v abominable_a both_o to_o god_n and_o man._n and_o the_o rage_n of_o simeon_n and_o levi_n be_v raise_v to_o such_o a_o height_n of_o revenge_n at_o this_o abominable_a act_n in_o a_o prince_n to_o their_o sister_n that_o the_o murder_n of_o all_o the_o male_n must_v not_o alone_o satisfy_v it_o but_o they_o strip_v the_o slay_a and_o plunder_v the_o whole_a city_n of_o all_o their_o good_n gen._n 34.27_o 28_o 29_o etc._n etc._n the_o next_o subject_n of_o discourse_n be_v how_o the_o good_a old_a patriarch_n resent_v the_o treachery_n and_o cruelty_n of_o his_o son_n after_o the_o slaughter_n and_o spoil_n of_o the_o shechemite_n this_o plain_o appear_v in_o his_o smart_a expostulation_n with_o they_o and_o most_o sharp_a reproof_n of_o they_o v._o 30._o wherein_o he_o evident_o witness_v a_o utter_a abhorrence_n of_o their_o abominable_a wickedness_n and_o whereby_o jacob_n make_v a_o undeniable_a vindication_n of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v no_o abettor_n much_o less_o the_o author_n of_o such_o unparalleled_a impiety_n which_o yet_o be_v commend_v for_o laudable_a zeal_n in_o the_o apocryphal_a judith_n chap._n 9.2_o this_o be_v one_o argument_n for_o explode_v that_o book_n from_o the_o sacred_a canon_n of_o scripture_n whereas_o the_o true_a canonical_a penman_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v so_o much_o condemn_v it_o for_o a_o matchless_a villainy_n for_o first_o jacob_n damn_v the_o heinousness_n of_o this_o hellish_a act_n in_o this_o his_o pious_a pithy_a and_o 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to_o come_v forth_o a_o most_o beautiful_a church_n out_o of_o our_o present_a confusion_n as_o be_v do_v a_o most_o beautiful_a world_n out_o of_o that_o primitive_a chaos_n it_o be_v a_o excellent_a observation_n of_o dr._n reinolds_n on_o psal_n 110.5_o that_o as_o a_o man_n by_o a_o chain_n make_v up_o of_o divers_a metal_n some_o of_o its_o link_n frame_v of_o gold_n other_o of_o silver_n some_o of_o brass_n other_o of_o iron_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v draw_v out_o of_o a_o pit_n as_o jeremy_n be_v with_o cord_n jer._n 38.12_o so_o the_o lord_n by_o a_o contexture_n and_o concurrence_n of_o several_a subordinate_a dispensation_n of_o providence_n which_o even_o seem_v to_o have_v no_o manner_n of_o dependency_n one_o of_o another_o or_o natural_a coincidency_n one_o with_o another_o as_o the_o link_n of_o the_o chain_n real_o have_v have_v oft-time_n wrought_v and_o bring_v about_o the_o deliverance_n and_o exaltation_n of_o his_o servant_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o of_o his_o only_a oh_o how_o wonderful_a be_v every_o step_n of_o providence_n in_o all_o these_o passageâ_n 1._o concern_v joseph_n himself_o who_o must_v first_o be_v humble_v the_o very_a method_n god_n take_v with_o david_n make_v he_o first_o as_o a_o wean_a child_n with_o affliction_n psal_n 131.2_o and_o then_o exalt_v he_o 2._o concern_v jacob_n his_o father_n who_o be_v teach_v in_o joseph_n sale_n and_o all_o other_o parent_n not_o to_o overlove_v creature-comfort_n for_o that_o be_v the_o highway_n to_o over-live_a they_o as_o jacob_n think_v he_o have_v do_v his_o joseph_n whereby_o he_o be_v excite_v to_o fix_v his_o affection_n more_o upon_o heavenly_a object_n that_o can_v perish_v and_o 3._o concern_v joseph_n brethren_n who_o by_o this_o very_a mean_n of_o their_o sell_v joseph_n into_o egypt_n be_v when_o famish_v out_o of_o canaan_n bring_v into_o that_o long_o ago_o accurse_v country_n of_o cham_n or_o egypt_n where_o their_o posterity_n suffer_v most_o hard_a and_o long_a bondage_n which_o happen_v as_o be_v suppose_v for_o this_o very_a sin_n of_o their_o progenitor_n in_o their_o sell_v joseph_n thither_o then_o the_o last_o buyer_n or_o purchaser_n of_o poor_a joseph_n the_o slave_n be_v potiphar_n who_o moses_n describe_v by_o a_o double_a denomination_n 1._o by_o saris_n which_v the_o septuagint_n read_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d a_o eunuch_n but_o such_o a_o one_o he_o be_v not_o for_o he_o have_v both_o a_o wife_n that_o tempt_v joseph_n gen._n 39.7_o 9_o 12._o and_o also_o a_o daughter_n joseph_n after_o marry_v gen._n 41.46_o as_o some_o sense_n it_o from_o the_o affinity_n of_o the_o name_n therefore_o he_o can_v not_o proper_o be_v a_o geld_a man_n as_o isa_n 56.3_o 4_o 5._o and_o matth._n 19.12_o where_o the_o same_o word_n be_v so_o use_v but_o because_o eunuch_n be_v chamberlain_n to_o the_o king_n woman_n esth_n 2.3_o and_o 4.4_o as_o harbonah_n be_v to_o king_n ahasuerus_n esth_n 7.9_o and_o consequent_o courtier_n therefore_o it_o become_v a_o name_n of_o court-honour_n or_o office_n so_o we_o well_o read_v it_o a_o officer_n of_o pharaoh_n 2._o by_o shar-hitbachim_a which_o signify_v a_o prince_n of_o the_o slaughterman_n because_o he_o have_v as_o keeper_n of_o the_o king_n prisoner_n the_o chief_a authority_n over_o all_o malefactor_n and_o be_v to_o see_v execution_n do_v upon_o they_o as_o a_o sheriff_n with_o we_o therefore_o it_o be_v read_v captain_n of_o the_o king_n guard_n to_o this_o great_a courtier_n who_o have_v a_o double_a office_n at_o pharaoh_n court_n be_v poor_a joseph_n providential_o sell_v and_o not_o to_o any_o mean_a man_n for_o to_o be_v his_o slave_n or_o servant_n now_o moses_n mention_v a_o double_a humiliation_n of_o joseph_n together_o with_o a_o double_a exaltation_n of_o he_o both_o as_o prelude_v and_o presage_v of_o that_o grand_a preferment_n god_n confer_v upon_o he_o alter_v all_o first_o he_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o merchant_n of_o midian_a to_o this_o egyptian_a courtier_n be_v at_o first_o employ_v as_o a_o vile_a drudge_n to_o he_o that_o gypsy-lord_n use_v this_o white_a and_o beautiful_a boy_n no_o better_o than_o our_o english_a lord_n do_v now_o their_o black_n who_o they_o make_v the_o skullion_n in_o their_o kitchen_n at_o first_o god_n then_o step_v in_o to_o mitigate_v joseph_n affliction_n and_o to_o make_v his_o servant_n of_o a_o slave_n or_o servant_n to_o become_v by_o degree_n a_o master_n first_o in_o potiphar_n palace_n and_o second_o in_o potiphar_n prison_n first_o in_o his_o palace_n and_o family_n moses_n mention_n three_o cause_n of_o this_o mutation_n from_o a_o servant_n to_o a_o master_n the_o first_o be_v principal_a primary_n and_o efficient_a the_o other_o two_o be_v as_o auxiliary_n subservient_fw-fr adjutories_n 1._o the_o presence_n of_o
be_v angry_a have_v all_o be_v true_a that_o his_o wife_n tell_v he_o a_o man_n common_o consult_v the_o death_n of_o he_o who_o have_v abuse_v his_o wife_n and_o he_o can_v accept_v of_o no_o ransom_n to_o save_v the_o adulterer_n so_o say_v solomon_n concern_v the_o rage_n of_o jealousy_n and_o its_o reject_v all_o ransom_n prov._n 6.34_o 35._o this_o relation_n of_o the_o wife_n be_v believe_v by_o the_o husband_n when_o it_o be_v not_o only_o affirm_v by_o word_n and_o tear_v as_o say_v josephus_n but_o also_o confirm_v by_o the_o coat_n show_v it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o potiphar_n be_v a_o martial_a man_n and_o master_n of_o the_o slaughter_n man_n as_o be_v before_o note_v do_v not_o hereupon_o make_v a_o slaughter_n of_o joseph_n and_o present_o put_v he_o to_o death_n that_o this_o be_v not_o do_v can_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o former_a respect_n that_o potiphar_n bear_v to_o joseph_n for_o this_o most_o of_o all_o must_v aggravate_v the_o crime_n the_o more_o respect_n the_o more_o rage_n for_o such_o a_o roguish_a requital_n it_o must_v therefore_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n and_o to_o god_n only_o who_o know_v joseph_n innocency_n it_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n providence_n that_o manacld_v this_o court-marshal_n hand_n when_o so_o incense_v against_o joseph_n for_o so_o capital_a a_o crime_n natural_a agent_n can_v act_n without_o the_o leave_n of_o supernatural_a providence_n fire_n may_v blaze_v but_o it_o shall_v not_o burn_v unless_o god_n bid_v it_o do_v so_o exod._n 3.3_o dan._n 3.21_o 22._o â_o oh_o then_o what_o sufficient_a security_n have_v innocent_a one_o under_o god_n power_n and_o favour_n against_o both_o angry_a man_n and_o enrage_a devil_n yet_o though_o joseph_n be_v not_o slaughter_v here_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n gen._n 39.20_o yea_o into_o a_o dungeon_n gen._n 40.15_o and_o where_o he_o have_v hard_a treatment_n as_o david_n tell_v we_o psal_n 105.18_o he_o be_v so_o lade_v with_o fetter_n there_o that_o the_o iron_n enter_v into_o his_o soul_n that_o be_v do_v eat_v into_o his_o flesh_n and_o all_o by_o mean_n of_o this_o whorish_a woman_n of_o who_o ambrose_n observe_v well_o that_o because_o she_o be_v such_o a_o slut_n she_o quite_o lose_v the_o name_n of_o joseph_n mistress_n so_o she_o be_v no_o where_o call_v though_o she_o be_v so_o yet_o potiphar_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o joseph_n master_n and_o joseph_n acknowledge_v himself_o his_o servant_n but_o he_o will_v not_o be_v style_v her_o servant_n especial_o in_o the_o service_n of_o sin_n to_o who_o he_o do_v owe_v no_o such_o service_n wherefore_o she_o be_v not_o dignify_v with_o a_o name_n by_o moses_n as_o joseph_n master_n be_v who_o the_o holy_a ghost_n call_v potiphar_n but_o no_o name_n be_v vouchsafe_v to_o his_o mistress_n like_o the_o rich_a glutton_n in_o luke_n ch._n 16.19_o not_o once_o name_v as_o lazarus_n be_v though_o poor_a and_o little_a set_v by_o of_o man_n yet_o god_n know_v he_o as_o he_o do_v moses_n exod._n 33.12_o by_o name_n whereas_o the_o name_n both_o of_o that_o rich_a man_n and_o of_o this_o rude_a and_o lend_v woman_n be_v write_v only_o on_o the_o earth_n jer._n 17.13_o not_o in_o heaven_n luk._n 10.20_o nor_o in_o the_o sacred_a record_n easy_o cancel_v rot_v above_o ground_n and_o leave_v only_o for_o a_o reproach_n this_o clamorous_a and_o strenuous_a strumpet_n be_v only_o style_v potiphar_n wife_n and_z she_z and_o she_o but_o not_o at_o all_o be_v she_o once_o name_v by_o any_o proper_a name_n or_o once_o call_v joseph_n mistress_n so_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n shall_v not_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o church_n for_o though_o a_o harlot_n be_v a_o woman_n yet_o not_o a_o true_a woman_n so_o rome_n be_v not_o a_o true_a but_o a_o false_a church_n and_o it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a also_o that_o while_o she_o thus_o clamour_n and_o declaim_v against_o joseph_n and_o accuse_v he_o of_o filthiness_n she_o likewise_o accuse_v her_o husband_n of_o foolishness_n say_v the_o hebrew_n servant_n so_o she_o style_v he_o in_o scorn_n as_o the_o jew_n call_v christ_n a_o nazarite_n in_o contempt_n joh._n 19.19_o and_o 1.46_o and_o his_o follower_n galilean_n mark_v 14.70_o and_o act._n 2.7_o who_o thou_o bring_v and_o bring_v unto_o we_o etc._n etc._n gen._n 49.17_o in_o which_o word_n she_o implicit_o lay_v the_o blame_n upon_o her_o lord_n just_a as_o adam_n do_v in_o the_o first_o sin_n say_v the_o woman_n who_o thou_o give_v i_o gen._n 3.12_o wherein_o he_o devolve_v the_o sin_n upon_o god_n himself_o imply_v if_o thou_o have_v not_o give_v i_o a_o woman_n i_o shall_v not_o thus_o have_v sin_v so_o here_o her_o word_n import_v the_o same_o fault_n in_o potiphar_n intimate_v if_o thou_o have_v not_o buy_v and_o bring_v this_o hebrew_n such_o a_o affront_n will_v not_o have_v be_v offer_v i_o so_o that_o some_o part_n of_o the_o crime_n she_o impute_v to_o her_o lord_n foolishness_n as_o the_o other_o part_n to_o his_o servant_n filthiness_n and_o without_o doubt_v her_o design_n in_o thus_o transmit_v the_o fault_n upon_o her_o husband_n be_v to_o stir_v he_o up_o the_o more_o for_o acquit_v himself_o the_o better_a to_o fall_v foul_a upon_o poor_a joseph_n with_o the_o great_a rigour_n and_o severity_n but_o sure_o potiphar_n be_v too_o credulous_a of_o his_o wife_n word_n and_o tear_n as_o josephus_n say_v omit_v the_o further_o and_o full_a inquiry_n into_o the_o fact_n credulity_n be_v a_o note_n of_o folly_n prov._n 14.15_o the_o simple_n believe_v every_o word_n this_o wanton_a woman_n with_o her_o word_n and_o weep_a can_v draw_v potiphar_n any_o way_n with_o a_o wet_a finger_n and_o persuade_v he_o to_o any_o thing_n especial_o in_o a_o case_n of_o jealousy_n which_o cast_v a_o mist_n before_o his_o mind_n and_o make_v he_o too_o light_a of_o belief_n so_o as_o to_o condemn_v the_o man_n rash_o before_o he_o have_v examine_v the_o matter_n thorough_o philo_z well_o observe_v that_o when_o she_o show_v joseph_n coat_n have_v not_o her_o husband_n be_v blind_v he_o may_v have_v more_o rational_o suspect_v it_o to_o bean_n evidence_n of_o his_o wife_n violence_n to_o his_o servant_n rather_o than_o a_o sign_n of_o he_o to_o she_o epicharmus_n rule_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v not_o light_a of_o belief_n have_v be_v of_o good_a use_n here_o for_o set_v the_o saddle_n upon_o the_o right_a beast_n in_o his_o due_a administration_n of_o justice_n potiphar_n do_v not_o true_o try_v before_o he_o do_v thorough_o trust_v he_o shall_v have_v look_v twice_o before_o he_o have_v leap_v once_o a_o impartial_a examination_n of_o both_o party_n may_v have_v prevent_v his_o unjust_a condemnation_n of_o the_o whole_o innocent_a party_n it_o be_v equal_o a_o crime_n to_o be_v over-credulous_a as_o to_o be_v over-censorious_a both_o these_o two_o way_n potiphar_n offend_v 1._o in_o be_v over-credulous_a to_o his_o flatter_v yet_o faithless_a wife_n and_o 2._o in_o be_v over-censorious_a of_o his_o false-impeached_n yet_o faithful_a servant_n he_o be_v judge_n in_o the_o cause_n and_o shall_v have_v lend_v both_o his_o ear_n to_o hear_v the_o defendant_n as_o well_o as_o the_o plaintiff_n yet_o as_o if_o he_o have_v but_o one_o ear_n for_o the_o latter_a the_o former_a be_v cast_v before_o his_o cause_n be_v ever_o hear_v and_o then_o cast_v into_o prison_n where_o we_o must_v leave_v he_o until_o the_o time_n that_o his_o word_n come_v psal_n 105.19_o his_o liberate_a or_o deliver_v word_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o he_o have_v 2._o some_o mitigation_n of_o his_o malady_n which_o at_o last_o usher_v in_o his_o high_a exaltation_n section_n the_o seven_o josephus_n relate_v how_o this_o judge_n potiphar_n most_o high_o commend_v his_o wife_n chastity_n and_o loyalty_n whereof_o he_o have_v now_o so_o clear_a a_o witness_n but_o poor_a joseph_n he_o condemn_v for_o a_o most_o ungrateful_a wretch_n forget_v all_o his_o master_n kindness_n confer_v upon_o he_o and_o for_o a_o most_o notorious_a whore_n master_n that_o will_v have_v ravish_v the_o judge_n wife_n and_o his_o own_o mistress_n therefore_o he_o though_o never_o hear_v what_o he_o can_v say_v for_o himself_o in_o the_o judge_n judgement_n deserve_v the_o most_o direful_a doom_n that_o can_v be_v denounce_v against_o he_o hereupon_o he_o be_v doom_v into_o a_o dungeon_n so_o the_o place_n of_o his_o imprisonment_n be_v express_o explain_v gen._n 40.15_o and_o 41.14_o until_o his_o sentence_n of_o death_n or_o day_n of_o execution_n the_o hebrew_a word_n sohar_n gen._n 39.20_o signify_v the_o round-house_n or_o round-tower_n of_o sahar_n round_o cant._n 7.2_o perhaps_o from_o the_o grind_a mill_n which_o the_o prisoner_n be_v force_v to_o turn_v round_o as_o judg._n 16.21_o yet_o borachia_n in_o
they_o that_o they_o despise_v he_o and_o call_v he_o blasphemer_n etc._n etc._n as_o joseph_n brethren_n call_v he_o dreamer_n gen._n 37.19_o 3._o they_o conspire_v the_o death_n of_o joseph_n so_o do_v the_o jew_n against_o jesus_n ut_fw-la suprà _fw-la 4._o they_o strip_v joseph_n cast_v he_o into_o a_o pit_n when_o they_o have_v condemn_v he_o gen._n 37.23_o 24._o thus_o they_o deal_v with_o jesus_n mat._n 27.28_o cast_v he_o when_o judge_v and_o stripe_v into_o a_o horrible_a pit_n of_o misery_n psal_n 28.1_o 5._o both_o be_v sell_v as_o above_o and_z 6._o joseph_n when_o sold_n be_v hurry_v to_o potiphar_n and_o jesus_n to_o the_o high_a priest_n 7._o the_o jewish_a synagogue_n as_o base_a to_o jesus_n as_o potiphar_n wanton_a wife_n to_o joseph_n 8._o joseph_n betwixt_o butler_n save_v and_o baker_n hang_v so_o jesus_n betwixt_o two_o thief_n one_o penitent_a the_o other_o impenitent_a 9_o as_o joseph_n at_o thirty_o after_o three_o year_n be_v release_v so_o jesus_n about_o thirty_o after_o three_o day_n be_v raise_v thus_o congruous_a be_v the_o type_n with_o the_o antitype_n herein_o but_o much_o more_o in_o the_o exalt_v state_n as_o joseph_n so_o jesus_n bow_n abode_n in_o strength_n and_o as_o joseph_n be_v raise_v out_o of_o the_o dungeon_n seat_v at_o pharaoh_n right_a hand_n save_v egypt_n and_o his_o brethren_n from_o perish_v so_o jesus_n be_v raise_v out_o of_o death_n dungeon_n seat_v at_o his_o father_n right_a hand_n and_o save_v his_o church_n and_o brethren_n from_o utter_a destruction_n more_o particular_o 1._o as_o joseph_n be_v so_o jesus_n be_v the_o grand_a zapnath_n paaneach_n the_o revealer_n of_o secret_n joh._n 1.18_o and_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n isa_n 4.3.11_o act._n 4.12_o 2._o as_o joseph_n have_v fullness_n of_o all_o food_n lay_v up_o for_o the_o hungry_a so_o it_o please_v the_o father_n that_o in_o our_o jesus_n shall_v all_o fullness_n dwell_v col._n 1.19_o 3._o as_o joseph_n full_a garner_n invite_v all_o land_n to_o come_v to_o he_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n for_o supply_v yea_o even_o his_o very_a brethren_n who_o have_v be_v so_o brutish_a to_o he_o so_o our_o jesus_n his_o fullness_n invite_v all_o land_n to_o look_v unto_o he_o to_o be_v save_v isa_n 45.22_o he_o have_v gift_n even_o for_o the_o rebellious_a psal_n 68.18_o act._n 3.20_o 4._o as_o joseph_n provide_v storehouse_n for_o every_o city_n that_o they_o need_v not_o to_o travail_n far_o gen._n 41.48_o so_o jesus_n lay_v up_o food_n in_o every_o city_n it_o be_v our_o happiness_n that_o the_o word_n that_o bread_n of_o life_n we_o have_v so_o nigh_o we_o it_o be_v bring_v home_n to_o our_o house_n god_n rains_n down_o manna_n at_o our_o tent_n door_n rom._n 10.8_o we_o need_v not_o say_v who_o shall_v go_v up_o to_o heaven_n to_o fetch_v it_o for_o we_o neither_o be_v it_o beyond_o sea_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 30.13_o 14._o manna_n be_v rain_v down_o round_o about_o the_o camp_n exod._n 16.13_o it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o their_o step_v out_o of_o their_o tent_n door_n and_o it_o lay_v ready_a there_o for_o they_o yea_o quail_n as_o well_o as_o manna_n which_o come_v down_o in_o the_o dew_n as_o christ_n that_o angel_n food_n do_v in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n bless_a be_v god_n we_o have_v yet_o neither_o a_o famine_n of_o bread_n as_o those_o poor_a egyptian_n then_o have_v nor_o a_o famine_n of_o the_o word_n we_o need_v not_o go_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n etc._n etc._n to_o seek_v it_o and_o yet_o not_o find_v it_o as_o amos_n 8.11_o 12._o yet_o though_o the_o word_n be_v nigh_o we_o our_o joseph_n or_o jesus_n his_o storehouse_n be_v in_o every_o city_n and_o in_o every_o part_n in_o this_o city_n some_o be_v so_o lazy_a they_o will_v not_o stir_v to_o the_o door_n to_o it_o nay_o some_o be_v so_o wretched_a that_o unless_o god_n will_v set_v up_o a_o pulpit_n at_o a_o playhouse_n or_o alehouse_n door_n they_o will_v not_o come_v to_o hear_v it_o 5._o as_o there_o be_v no_o press_v to_o joseph_n till_o plain_a poverty_n most_o penury_n most_o powerful_o pinch_v they_o gen._n 42.1_o 2._o they_o be_v hopeless_a and_o helpless_a as_o to_o themselves_o gaze_v upon_o one_o another_o as_o at_o their_o wit_n end_n and_o not_o know_v whither_o to_o turn_v they_o so_o till_o we_o be_v empty_v of_o all_o the_o dough_n of_o our_o own_o righteousness_n we_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n with_o we_o exod._n 12.34_o 39_o then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o do_v we_o hunger_n after_o the_o heavenly_a manna_n it_o be_v the_o pinch_a soul_n that_o prize_v christ_n that_o soul_n cry_v like_o one_o ready_a to_o perish_v by_o famine_n give_v i_o bread_n give_v i_o christ_n or_o i_o die_v i_o can_v live_v without_o he_o i_o dare_v not_o die_v without_o he_o 6._o as_o joseph_n the_o viceroy_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n have_v the_o king_n privy-seal_n a_o gold_n chain_n and_o royal_a rubes_fw-la do_v make_v himself_o strange_a and_o spââe_o rough_o to_o his_o almost_o famish_a brethren_n when_o they_o come_v to_o he_o for_o corn_n gen._n 42.7_o notwithstanding_o their_o bow_n to_o he_o ver_fw-la 6._o wherein_o they_o unwitting_o accomplish_v his_o prophetic_a dream_n which_o those_o mocker_n little_o think_v ever_o to_o have_v do_v to_o that_o dreamer_n that_o he_o may_v bring_v they_o the_o soon_o to_o a_o sight_n and_o sense_n of_o their_o sin_n yet_o all_o along_o scatter_a pledge_n of_o his_o favour_n to_o they_o as_o fill_v their_o sack_n and_o restore_v their_o money_n ver_fw-la 25_o 28._o this_o be_v all_o the_o revenge_n he_o design_v against_o they_o for_o all_o their_o roguery_n against_o he_o he_o steal_v these_o two_o kindness_n upon_o they_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o strangeness_n and_o roughness_n towards_o they_o even_o so_o deal_v our_o dear_a jesus_n with_o his_o brethren_n though_o they_o come_v bow_v before_o he_o he_o hide_v his_o love_n from_o job_n but_o it_o be_v from_o increasement_n of_o love_n to_o make_v he_o know_v his_o transgression_n and_o his_o sin_n job_n 13.23_o 24_o and_o 19.11_o job_n judge_v himself_o as_o hate_v of_o god_n like_o a_o enemy_n all_o that_o fire_n of_o wrath_n which_o he_o complain_v of_o be_v but_o to_o burn_v up_o his_o corruption_n only_o and_o to_o sever_v the_o sin_n which_o god_n hate_v from_o the_o son_n who_o god_n love_v jesus_n be_v never_o near_o mary_v magdalen_n than_o when_o she_o be_v blear_v with_o tear_n for_o his_o absence_n john_n 20.13_o 16._o and_o though_o he_o speak_v rough_o to_o the_o syrophoenician_n woman_n call_v her_o a_o gentile-dog_n yet_o have_v he_o a_o design_n of_o love_n upon_o she_o mat._n 15.25_o 28._o he_o give_v her_o the_o key_n of_o his_o full_a treasury_n not_o only_o fill_v her_o sack_n but_o also_o restore_v not_o her_o money_n but_o what_o be_v better_a her_o daughter_n our_o jesus_n the_o father_n viceroy_n lord_n of_o all_o act_v 10.36_o have_v the_o signet_n of_o the_o everlasting_a gospel_n and_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o royal_a robe_n of_o the_o rich_a righteousness_n do_v sometime_o take_v state_n upon_o he_o seem_v as_o a_o stranger_n jer._n 14.8_o 9_o and_o suffer_v the_o child_n of_o light_a to_o walk_v a_o while_n in_o darkness_n isa_n 50.10_o till_o they_o be_v due_o true_o and_o thorough_o humble_v then_o do_v he_o they_o good_a at_o the_o latter_a end_n deut._n 8.16_o 7._o as_o joseph_n can_v no_o long_o refrain_v himself_o than_o while_o his_o brethren_n be_v bring_v lieu_n enough_o upon_o the_o rack_n of_o conscience_n gen._n 42.21_o 28_o 35._o and_o 43.18_o and_o 44.13_o 14_o 16_o 34._o but_o passionate_o proclaim_v i_o be_o joseph_n your_o brother_n gen._n 45.1_o 3._o no_o soon_o have_v their_o sin_n find_v they_o out_o numb_a 31.23_o their_o own_o gild_n make_v they_o timorous_a and_o every_o strange_a occurrence_n affright_v they_o make_v they_o mistake_v and_o misinterpret_v mercy_n for_o mischief_n but_o immediate_o they_o have_v joseph_n steward_n comfort_v their_o distress_a conscience_n say_v peace_n be_v unto_o you_o fear_v not_o etc._n etc._n gen._n 43.20_o 23._o but_o bring_v benjamin_n with_o they_o than_o they_o shall_v be_v cheat_v with_o the_o best_a of_o good_a cheer_n they_o be_v rich_o feast_v and_o make_v exceed_o merry_a v._o 29.30_o 34._o yet_o all_o this_o while_n they_o know_v not_o that_o all_o this_o kindness_n come_v from_o joseph_n their_o brother_n this_o be_v a_o high_a point_n of_o heavenly_a wisdom_n in_o joseph_n who_o well_o know_v how_o hypocrite_n will_v hang_v down_o their_o head_n like_o a_o bulrush_n isa_n 58.5_o while_o some_o storm_n of_o trouble_n lie_v upon_o they_o yet_o if_o fair-weather_n follow_v they_o lift_v up_o their_o head_n as_o bolt-upright_a as_o ever_o something_o they_o will_v do_v
about_o sin_n but_o nothing_o or_o not_o enough_o against_o sin_n have_v joseph_n present_o entertain_v and_o embrace_v they_o as_o his_o brethren_n they_o will_v soon_o have_v glory_v in_o their_o wickedness_n than_o repent_v of_o it_o they_o have_v now_o lie_v long_o in_o their_o sin_n and_o it_o be_v get_v into_o the_o very_a grain_n of_o they_o yea_o even_o incorporate_v with_o they_o therefore_o a_o little_a repentance_n can_v not_o carry_v it_o out_o and_o off_o hereupon_o do_v he_o after_o all_o this_o kindness_n try_v another_o trick_n which_o bring_v they_o into_o a_o more_o grievous_a agony_n before_o he_o make_v himself_o know_v to_o they_o gen._n 44.1_o 10_o 13._o that_o probable_o also_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o love_n to_o benjamin_n may_v be_v try_v thereby_o when_o joseph_n cup_n be_v find_v in_o benjamin_n sack_n than_o they_o cry_v god_n have_v find_v out_o our_o iniquity_n v._n 6._o recall_v to_o mind_n by_o this_o divine_a cup_n their_o cruel_a conspiracy_n against_o their_o brother_n joseph_n as_o gen._n 42.21_o 22._o and_o now_o think_v that_o god_n have_v meet_v with_o they_o for_o it_o and_o will_v pay_v they_o home_o in_o their_o own_o coin_n they_o have_v sell_v he_o a_o slave_n into_o egypt_n now_o all_o they_o themselves_o must_v be_v slave_n in_o egypt_n just_o so_o our_o dear_a jesus_n deal_v with_o sinner_n who_o he_o seek_v and_o save_v from_o their_o sin_n not_o say_v at_o the_o first_o sight_n i_o be_o joseph_n your_o brother_n i_o be_o jesus_n your_o saviour_n but_o like_v a_o skilful_a chirurgeon_n he_o first_o use_v corrosive_n and_o then_o cordial_n old_a fester_a and_o putrified_a sore_n must_v have_v the_o peccant_a humour_n draw_v out_o before_o it_o be_v heal_v up_o peccata_fw-la extrinsecus_fw-la radere_fw-la &_o non_fw-la intrinsecus_fw-la eradicare_fw-la fictio_fw-la est_fw-la say_v bernard_n the_o good_a samaritan_n who_o represent_v our_o saviour_n first_o pour_v in_o wine_n to_o search_v the_o wound_n and_o then_o oil_n to_o supple_a they_o luk._n 10.33_o 34._o it_o be_v christ_n method_n to_o apply_v first_o the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o then_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o gospel_n so_o we_o bring_v but_o our_o benjamin_n or_o best_o belove_a sin_n to_o he_o he_o pronounce_v those_o bless_a that_o first_o do_v mourn_v for_o sin_n even_o with_o a_o funeral_n mourn_v or_o sorrow_n as_o the_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d signify_v and_o then_o after_o be_v comfort_v matth._n 5.4_o he_o therefore_o will_v have_v his_o disciple_n first_o sound_o toss_v with_o tempest_n and_o sore_o trouble_v before_o they_o be_v help_v and_o comfort_v with_o those_o comfortable_a word_n it_o be_v i_o be_v not_o afraid_a matth._n 14.24_o 26_o 27._o and_o this_o comfort_n come_v not_o till_o the_o four_o watch_n of_o the_o night_n too_o v._n 2d_o all_o the_o three_o former_a watch_n must_v they_o be_v sweat_v and_o swoon_v under_o their_o own_o fear_n and_o toilsome_a trouble_n by_o both_o boisterous_a and_o contrary_a wind_n thus_o god_n deal_v with_o the_o church_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n isa_n 54.11_o christ_n work_v his_o cure_n in_o this_o way_n first_o he_o cast_v down_o and_o then_o he_o raise_v up_o first_o he_o wound_n and_o then_o he_o heal_v hos_fw-la 6.1_o 2._o after_o sin_v there_o must_v be_v a_o sorrow_n and_o then_o these_o april_n shower_n of_o sorrow_n after_o a_o godly_a sort_n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o bring_v forth_o the_o may-flower_n of_o peace_n and_o joy_n in_o believe_v rom._n 15.13_o godly_a sorrow_n work_v up_o into_o a_o gospel-comfort_n such_o as_o sow_v in_o tear_n shall_v reap_v in_o joy_n psal_n 126.5_o and_o christ_n will_v have_v some_o proportion_n betwixt_o sin_v and_o sorrow_v manasseh_n have_v great_o sin_v and_o he_o as_o great_o sorrow_v 2_o chron._n 33.11_o 12._o ahab_n humble_v himself_o but_o not_o great_o as_o he_o do_v who_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n be_v more_o than_o skin_n deep_a humiliation_n for_o sin_n must_v be_v sound_a and_o soak_a or_o else_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n not_o prove_v repentance_n unto_o life_n never_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o it_o must_v be_v due_a if_o true_a yea_o deep_a and_o daily_o those_o that_o be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n hear_v not_o present_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n your_o sin_n be_v forgive_v but_o be_v bid_v to_o repent_v on_o act._n 2.37_o 38._o that_o be_v satisfy_v not_o your_o soul_n with_o this_o remorse_n for_o sin_n you_o now_o feel_v but_o dwell_v a_o while_n upon_o this_o work_n of_o repentance_n and_o go_v throughstitch_n with_o it_o peter_n prescribe_v repent_v even_o to_o a_o transmentation_n or_o change_v of_o mind_n as_o the_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d signify_v to_o be_v the_o best_a remedy_n against_o remorse_n or_o compunction_n he_o bid_v they_o never_o leave_v circumcise_n their_o heart_n till_o they_o find_v their_o soul_n as_o sore_o as_o the_o shechemite_n do_v their_o body_n at_o the_o three_o day_n gen._n 34_o 25._o though_o those_o crucifier_n of_o christ_n be_v punctual_o prick_v and_o pierce_v as_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d signify_v and_o they_o feel_v the_o very_a nail_n wherewith_o they_o have_v nail_v christ_n to_o the_o cross_n stick_v fast_o as_o so_o many_o sharp_a dagger_n or_o sting_n of_o scorpion_n in_o the_o side_n of_o their_o conscience_n yet_o it_o seem_v in_o the_o apostle_n sentiment_n they_o have_v not_o yet_o repent_v the_o pattern_n both_o of_o joseph_n and_o of_o jesus_n yea_o and_o of_o this_o simon_n bar-jonah_n too_o must_v teach_v we_o our_o practice_n in_o the_o like_a case_n it_o be_v very_o a_o fault_n and_o folly_n to_o mistake_v the_o disease_n or_o malady_n for_o the_o cure_n and_o remedy_n to_o be_v overforward_a in_o administer_a comfort_n this_o be_v to_o apply_v corroborate_n cordial_n unto_o full_a and_o foul_a stomach_n which_o more_o require_v some_o purge_v potion_n it_o be_v only_o the_o feeble-minded_n such_o as_o be_v ready_a to_o sink_v and_o be_v swallow_v up_o of_o overmuch_a sorrow_n who_o must_v be_v comfort_v 1_o thess_n 5.14_o 2_o cor._n 2.7_o and_o such_o certain_o be_v joseph_n brethren_n at_o this_o time_n they_o be_v plunge_v into_o a_o worse_a pit_n of_o perplexity_n than_o that_o be_v they_o have_v throw_v joseph_n into_o and_o now_o when_o they_o be_v dispirited_a and_o just_a sink_v into_o the_o gulf_n of_o slavery_n and_o misery_n joseph_n come_v with_o a_o cordial_n and_o shore_n they_o up_o with_o his_o shoulder_n say_v to_o they_o i_o be_o joseph_n your_o brother_n just_a as_o jesus_n say_v to_o his_o brethren_n or_o disciple_n in_o distress_n it_o be_v i_o be_v not_o afraid_a gen._n 45.3_o 4_o 5._o there_o be_v many_o more_o congruity_n that_o do_v occur_v and_o offer_v themselves_o to_o observation_n as_o 8._o joseph_n typify_v jesus_n in_o his_o name_n not_o only_o in_o that_o egyptian_a zaphnath_n paaneach_n aforemention_v but_o also_o in_o his_o hebrew_a name_n both_o proper_a and_o metaphorical_a as_o 1._o his_o 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he_o overtop_v all_o his_o brethren_n both_o in_o stature_n and_o in_o number_n as_o joseph_n so_o jesus_n be_v a_o bless_a branch_n zech._n 6.12_o a_o green_a firr-tree_n that_o make_v long_a reach_n upward_o hos_fw-la 14.8_o above_o all_o his_o fellow_n psal_n 45.7_o who_o anoint_v be_v for_o they_o as_o well_o as_o above_o they_o as_o he_o be_v high_a in_o stature_n than_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n psal_n 89.27_o have_v pre-eminence_n above_o all_o col._n 1.18_o so_o more_o in_o number_n than_o the_o thousand_o of_o manasseh_n or_o the_o ten_o thousand_o of_o ephraim_n who_o can_v tell_v his_o generation_n isa_n 53.8_o christ_n cross_n be_v a_o fruitful_a bough_n or_o tree_n that_o bring_v forth_o a_o numerous_a offspring_n or_o holy_a seed_n and_o his_o death_n give_v life_n to_o
again_o still_o my_o promise_n which_o though_o seal_v be_v not_o date_v shall_v in_o no_o wise_a be_v disannul_v but_o shall_v in_o due_a time_n have_v its_o full_a accomplishment_n god_n love_v to_o go_v a_o way_n of_o his_o own_o sometime_o he_o fetch_v a_o compass_n as_o before_o and_o go_v about_o and_o about_o while_o he_o go_v about_o to_o fulfil_v his_o word_n hereupon_o david_n declare_v express_o how_o god_n send_v a_o famine_n as_o all_o public_a calamity_n be_v of_o his_o send_n for_o punish_v the_o wicked_a and_o for_o prove_v the_o godly_a psal_n 105.16_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a cause_n and_o first_o occasion_n of_o israel_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n ver_fw-la 23._o therein_o the_o divine_a decree_n begin_v to_o work_v concern_v israel_n sojourn_v and_o suffer_v hardship_n in_o egypt_n by_o a_o wonderful_a providence_n there_o be_v a_o sore_a famine_n at_o the_o same_o time_n both_o in_o canaan_n and_o in_o egypt_n by_o god_n shut_v up_o his_o hand_n of_o bounty_n and_o withhold_v his_o blessing_n whereby_o their_o staff_n they_o lean_v upon_o be_v break_v this_o god_n conceal_v from_o the_o father_n though_o a_o prophet_n before_o he_o send_v it_o and_o therefore_o jacob_n make_v no_o provision_n beforehand_o though_o he_o then_o live_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o all_o land_n ezek._n 20.6_o for_o fatness_n and_o fruitfulness_n insomuch_o that_o when_o his_o father_n isaac_n sow_v in_o that_o land_n which_o he_o only_o hire_v then_o for_o his_o use_n and_o that_o in_o a_o time_n of_o famine_n too_o he_o have_v a_o hundred_o sell_v increase_v which_o be_v the_o very_a utmost_a that_o our_o lord_n mention_n mat._n 13.23_o in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o sour_a gen._n 26.12_o yet_o his_o son_n jacob_n meet_v at_o this_o time_n with_o no_o such_o overflow_a measure_n so_o his_o store_n be_v soon_o exhaust_v when_o the_o starve_a famine_n fall_v upon_o his_o family_n but_o god_n reveal_v this_o approach_a judgement_n to_o jacob_n son_n joseph_n a_o prophet_n also_o seven_o year_n before_o it_o come_v hereupon_o he_o lay_v up_o store_n in_o abundance_n in_o egypt_n jacob_n the_o father_n be_v famish_v at_o home_n while_o josâph_n the_o son_n be_v feed_v to_o the_o full_a abroad_o the_o emptiness_n of_o jacob_n barn_n drive_v he_o out_o of_o canaan_n and_o the_o fullness_n of_o joseph_n garner_n draw_v he_o down_o to_o egypt_n remark_n the_o second_o oh_o that_o christ_n fullness_n may_v incite_v and_o entice_v we_o as_o merchant_n to_o the_o indies_n etc._n etc._n full_a of_o spice_n pearl_n and_o precious_a commodity_n as_o bee_n to_o pleasant_a meadow_n full_a of_o fragrant_a flower_n afford_v sweet_a thyme_n to_o that_o laborious_a little_a insect_n as_o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n to_o solomon_n full_a of_o wisdom_n to_o satisfy_v her_o soul_n in_o all_o her_o abstruse_a question_n and_o as_o jacob_n and_o all_o his_o family_n to_o joseph_n in_o egypt_n where_o he_o have_v fullness_n of_o corn_n for_o they_o all_o in_o that_o extreme_a famine_n which_o they_o the_o bless_a church_n smart_v under_o as_o well_o as_o their_o neighbour_n the_o curse_a canaanite_n so_o have_v abraham_n and_o his_o family_n and_o so_o have_v isaac_n and_o his_o family_n do_v before_o gen._n 12.10_o and_o 26.1_o saint_n have_v their_o share_n in_o common_a calamity_n both_o the_o good_a fig_n and_o the_o bad_a be_v carry_v captive_a jer._n 24.1_o 3_o 5_o 8._o the_o sharp_a sickle_n cut_v down_o the_o corn_n and_o the_o weed_n both_o together_o at_o the_o harvest_n so_o that_o fullness_n both_o of_o abundance_n and_o of_o redundance_n which_o it_o have_v please_v the_o father_n col._n 1.19_o do_v dwell_v in_o our_o joseph_n in_o our_o jesus_n shall_v be_v a_o strong_a charm_n and_o a_o irrestistible_a invitation_n to_o draw_v we_o effectual_o to_o he_o see_v he_o be_v anoint_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o gladness_n not_o only_o above_o but_o also_o for_o his_o fellow_n heb._n 1.9_o then_o shall_v we_o return_v as_o jacob_n son_n with_o sack_n full_a of_o corn_n with_o heart_n full_o fraught_v with_o the_o rich_a treasure_n of_o grace_n and_o truth_n john_n 1.16_o do_v they_o go_v as_o austin_n say_v three_o hundred_o mile_n to_o get_v food_n of_o joseph_n for_o their_o body_n and_o shall_v we_o think_v much_o to_o stir_v a_o few_o step_n in_o this_o city_n say_v it_o be_v a_o few_o mile_n in_o the_o country_n to_o get_v food_n for_o our_o soul_n oh_o how_o shall_v poor_a empty_a creature_n press_v towards_o a_o full_a christ_n for_o a_o seasonable_a and_o a_o satisfactory_a supply_n alas_o we_o be_v make_v all_o up_o of_o mere_a want_n and_o he_o be_v all_o fullness_n to_o make_v up_o our_o want_n we_o shall_v press_v towards_o this_o precious_a prize_n phil._n 3.14_o especial_o if_o a_o famine_n of_o the_o word_n fall_v upon_o we_o as_o be_v threaten_v amos_n 8.11_o 12._o which_o god_n may_v just_o call_v for_o psal_n 105.16_o for_o our_o loathe_n of_o the_o heavenly_a manna_n and_o account_v light_n of_o it_o numb_a 11.6_o and_o 21.5_o mat._n 22.5_o light_o come_v by_o be_v but_o light_o set_v by_o citò_fw-la parta_fw-la vilescunt_fw-la alas_o 1._o how_o have_v we_o like_o wanton_a child_n play_v the_o wanton_n with_o wholesome_a food_n we_o have_v waste_v it_o instead_o of_o supply_v our_o want_n with_o it_o many_o stomach_n have_v be_v so_o nice_a and_o squeasie_n that_o they_o have_v even_o nauseated_a the_o bread_n of_o life_n their_o palate_n have_v be_v too_o dainty_a and_o delicate_a too_o critical_a and_o curious_a to_o find_v the_o genuine_a flavour_n and_o savour_n of_o angel_n food_n plain_a preach_v have_v be_v plain_o puff_v at_o and_o disrelished_a 2._o and_o like_o froward_a child_n how_o have_v we_o quarrel_v about_o the_o cup_n till_o we_o have_v almost_o spill_v all_o the_o wine_n it_o be_v but_o a_o righteous_a thing_n with_o the_o most_o righteous_a god_n who_o do_v always_o right_a gen._n 18.25_o to_o teach_v we_o more_o wisdom_n than_o either_o to_o quarrel_v or_o be_v wanton_a he_o may_v take_v all_o away_o say_v i_o will_v not_o feed_v you_o zech._n 11.9_o that_o we_o may_v better_o know_v the_o worth_n of_o those_o blessing_n by_o the_o want_n of_o they_o thus_o have_v he_o deal_v with_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n of_o old_a thus_o with_o bohemia_n the_o palatinate_n and_o many_o other_o part_n of_o germany_n etc._n etc._n of_o late_a and_o thus_o with_o that_o large_a region_n of_o nubia_n in_o africa_n which_o have_v as_o it_o be_v think_v profess_v the_o christian_a faith_n from_o the_o very_a time_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o now_o have_v embrace_v mahometism_n their_o candlestick_n be_v remove_v rev._n 2.5_o this_o bring_v in_o the_o three_o remark_n 3._o oh_o that_o we_o âây_v not_o be_v like_o the_o murmurer_n in_o the_o wilderness_n cry_v out_o our_o soul_n loathe_v this_o light_a bread_n numb_a 21.5_o or_o like_o those_o other_o people_n who_o sin_n of_o formality_n indifferency_n and_o supine_n security_n be_v the_o great_a snuff_n that_o dim_v their_o light_n and_o at_o last_o put_v it_o out_o as_o loathe_v of_o meat_n and_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v be_v two_o sure_a sign_n of_o a_o sick_a and_o shrewd_a symptom_n of_o a_o die_a body_n so_o be_v carelessness_n of_o hear_v and_o coldness_n of_o pray_v both_o these_o duty_n become_v irksome_a and_o if_o not_o disuse_v yet_o do_v without_o delight_n certain_a sign_n and_o symptom_n of_o a_o sick_a and_o die_a soul_n whether_o the_o soul_n be_v consider_v as_o relate_v to_o christian_n in_o particular_a or_o to_o the_o church_n in_o general_n a_o disrelish_v of_o duty_n usher_v in_o a_o disuse_n and_o discontinuance_n of_o it_o and_o the_o father_n will_v not_o feed_v such_o froward_a and_o wanton_a child_n that_o vineyard_n which_o bring_v nothing_o but_o wild_a and_o sour_a grape_n wild_a notion_n a_o sour_a spirit_n against_o each_o other_o the_o vine-dresser_n will_v lay_v desolate_a isa_n 5.1_o 2_o 5_o 6._o it_o bring_v forth_o nothing_o but_o stink_a stuff_n as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v that_o be_v nought_o and_o noisome_a grape_n of_o sodom_n and_o cluster_n of_o gomorrah_n deut._n 32.32_o 33._o their_o wicked_a nature_n produce_v wicked_a work_n behold_v here_o be_v nothing_o visible_a but_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n instead_o of_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n gal._n 5.19_o 22._o therefore_o say_v god_n i_o will_v lay_v it_o waste_v utter_o ruin_v it_o and_o root_v it_o up_o and_o never_o save_v they_o for_o a_o sin_v stock_n any_o long_o thus_o god_n old_a house_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n be_v leave_v desolate_a mat._n 23.38_o first_o by_o the_o babylonian_n before_o christ_n and_o then_o by_o the_o roman_n after_o he_o by_o who_o god_n take_v away_o the_o gospel_n from_o jerusalem_n bring_v desolation_n not_o only_o upon_o his_o
their_o situation_n as_o gen._n 49.13_o jacob_n speak_v there_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v joshua_n divide_v the_o land_n and_o appoint_v every_o tribe_n where_o they_o shall_v dwell_v thus_o god_n who_o set_v out_o the_o bound_n of_o all_o man_n habitation_n act_n 17.26_o give_v jacob_n a_o divine_a revelation_n to_o know_v above_o the_o reach_n of_o either_o devil_n or_o angel_n without_o it_o how_o his_o son_n shall_v be_v situate_v in_o the_o world_n and_o 4._o their_o succession_n from_o one_o generation_n to_o another_o oh_o how_o many_o thousand_o dark_a night_n do_v this_o dim-sighted_n and_o die_a patriarch_n see_v through_o and_o about_o two_o thousand_o year_n forward_o until_o shilo_n come_v into_o the_o world_n die_v jacob_n bestow_v his_o last_o and_o best_a patriarchal_a blessing_n upon_o all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n so_o it_o be_v express_o say_v gen._n 49.28_o though_o the_o legacy_n he_o leave_v to_o reuben_n simeon_n and_o levi_n seem_v rather_o a_o curse_n than_o a_o blessing_n yet_o if_o we_o consider_v how_o these_o his_o three_o son_n have_v 1._o their_o lot_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n 2._o their_o room_n upon_o the_o high-priest_n breastplate_n and_o 3._o their_o share_n in_o that_o eminent_a seal_v mention_v in_o revel_n 7._o equal_a with_o all_o the_o rest_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o they_o be_v not_o curse_v but_o bless_v by_o jacob_n and_o be_v therefore_o reckon_v as_o three_o of_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n in_o all_o after_o age_n omit_v all_o the_o particular_a benediction_n of_o every_o tribe_n because_o moses_n mention_n they_o again_o deut._n 33._o i_o shall_v here_o insist_v only_o upon_o that_o single_a sentence_n insert_v in_o dan_n blessing_n i_o have_v wait_v for_o thy_o salvation_n o_o lord_n gen._n 49.18_o which_o be_v a_o pious_a and_o ponderous_a ejaculation_n of_o this_o die_a patriarch_n without_o any_o connexion_n either_o with_o that_o which_o go_v before_o or_o with_o that_o which_o follow_v after_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o limit_v to_o any_o rule_n of_o method_n or_o logical_a order_n jacob_n seem_v here_o to_o be_v transport_v into_o a_o divine_a ecstasy_n or_o rapture_n make_v a_o strange_a rhetorical_a apostrophe_n turn_v his_o speech_n from_o his_o son_n to_o god_n and_o from_o benediction_n to_o invocation_n his_o word_n here_o be_v hebrew_n but_o three_o lishugnathekah_n kivethi_fw-la jehovah_n be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d much_o in_o a_o little_a and_o because_o of_o its_o brevity_n suavity_n and_o fullness_n be_v true_o call_v a_o golden_a sentence_n why_o this_o sudden_a exclamation_n be_v insert_v among_o his_o many_o benediction_n without_o any_o coherence_n either_o with_o the_o antecedent_n or_o with_o the_o consequent_a various_a author_n have_v render_v various_a reason_n the_o first_o reason_n be_v some_o of_o the_o father_n say_v that_o this_o prophetic_a patriarch_n foresee_v antichrist_n rise_v out_o of_o this_o tribe_n of_o dan_n whereof_o he_o be_v now_o speak_v he_o make_v here_o a_o confession_n of_o his_o faith_n against_o antichrist_n how_o this_o be_v a_o mistake_n in_o the_o father_n i_o have_v at_o large_a show_v in_o my_o discovery_n of_o antichrist_n page_n 10.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o the_o second_o reason_n be_v that_o of_o modern_a author_n who_o think_v it_o be_v rather_o a_o holy_a sigh_n a_o heavenly_a groan_n to_o god_n feel_v himself_o faint_a and_o almost_o spend_v with_o speak_v in_o his_o death-bed-sickness_n now_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o so_o to_o be_v free_v from_o all_o such_o weakness_n as_o he_o at_o that_o time_n wrestle_v with_o this_o wish_n be_v suitable_a to_o old_a simeon_n luke_n 2.29_o and_o paul_n phil._n 1.23_o the_o three_o reason_n be_v say_v other_o jacob_n by_o his_o prophetic_a spirit_n foresee_v the_o great_a defection_n that_o will_v after_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o their_o infection_n with_o idolatry_n judg._n 18.30_o and_o 1_o king_n 12.30_o for_o which_o it_o be_v suppose_v dan_n be_v leave_v out_o in_o the_o seal_v revel_v 7._o hereupon_o he_o dart_v up_o this_o desire_n to_o god_n for_o they_o and_o for_o himself_o in_o they_o have_v a_o eye_n at_o samson_n of_o that_o tribe_n their_o saviour_n especial_o at_o christ_n the_o world_n saviour_n of_o who_o samson_n be_v but_o a_o type_n correspond_v with_o this_o antitype_n in_o many_o particular_n of_o his_o birth_n life_n and_o death_n there_o be_v yet_o a_o four_o opinion_n that_o this_o patriarch_n may_v speak_v these_o word_n to_o his_o son_n dan_o read_v the_o word_n thus_o i_o expect_v jehovah_n to_o be_v thy_o salvation_n o_o dan_o for_o this_o tribe_n in_o general_n and_o samson_n in_o particular_a be_v sore_o oppress_v by_o the_o enemy_n as_o appear_v in_o judg._n 1.34_o and_o 18.1_o 30_o 31._o and_o 16.16_o 17_o 21_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o this_o ejaculation_n may_v well_o enough_o cohere_v with_o jacob_n sudden_a and_o smother_v meditation_n out_o of_o which_o it_o do_v issue_n though_o it_o do_v not_o with_o the_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_a matter_n but_o take_v the_o word_n as_o in_o our_o read_n and_o they_o hold_v forth_o this_o golden_a and_o great_a truth_n this_o divine_a doctrine_n that_o as_o jacob_n do_v so_o all_o the_o child_n of_o jacob_n ought_v to_o wait_v on_o god_n for_o his_o salvation_n wherein_o three_o grand_a considerable_n offer_v themselves_o 1._o the_o object_n 2._o the_o author_n 3._o the_o action_n 1._o the_o object_n in_o jacob_n eye_n be_v salvation_n a_o most_o comprehensive_a word_n contain_v though_o not_o in_o its_o strict_a yet_o in_o its_o large_a sense_n both_o freedom_n from_o all_o evil_a and_o fruition_n of_o all_o good_a so_o it_o be_v the_o best_a of_o all_o desirable_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n worth_n wait_v for_o it_o must_v be_v salvation_n which_o be_v threefold_a first_o temporal_a and_o external_n exod._n 14.13_o 2_o chron._n 20.17_o outward_a deliverance_n out_o of_o eminent_a danger_n this_o jacob_n may_v include_v but_o it_o be_v not_o all_o he_o design_v as_o the_o whole_a and_o sole_a of_o his_o desire_n therefore_o onkelos_n or_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n read_v it_o thus_o i_o expect_v not_o the_o salvation_n of_o gideon_n for_o that_o be_v but_o temporal_a nor_o that_o of_o samson_n for_o that_o be_v but_o transitory_a but_o it_o be_v redemption_n by_o shilo_n that_o my_o soul_n desire_v which_o lead_v to_o second_o salvation_n be_v spiritual_a and_o internal_a rom._n 1.16_o and_o heb._n 2.3_o it_o be_v potential_o in_o the_o word_n preach_v as_o the_o harvest_n be_v potential_o in_o the_o seed_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o bring_v salvation_n tit._n 2.11_o thus_o be_v we_o save_v from_o our_o sin_n mat._n 1.21_o by_o grace_n eph._n 2.8_o and_o from_o a_o untoward_a generation_n act_v 2.40_o as_o when_o god_n take_v a_o soul_n and_o fill_v it_o as_o a_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n with_o wrath_n and_o horror_n this_o be_v metaphorical_o call_v a_o hell_n and_o damnation_n in_o this_o world_n so_o when_o god_n enlarge_v the_o heart_n and_o fill_v it_o as_o a_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n with_o grace_n and_o mercy_n this_o be_v a_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o salvation_n three_o it_o be_v glorious_a and_o eternal_a this_o be_v the_o usual_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v the_o common_a notion_n of_o that_o unspeakable_a joy_n and_o felicity_n which_o the_o father_n bestow_v on_o his_o adopt_a child_n in_o another_o world_n when_o he_o come_v to_o they_o by_o sickness_n and_o death_n knock_v off_o their_o shackle_n of_o a_o miserable_a life_n and_o hand_n they_o into_o his_o heavenly_a mansion_n of_o everlasting_a bliss_n the_o second_o thing_n after_o this_o object_n be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o jacob_n call_v it_o thy_o salvation_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n alone_o beside_o he_o there_o be_v no_o saviour_n isa_n 43.11_o salvation_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n joâ_n 2.9_o and_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o lord_n only_o psal_n 3.8_o therefore_o be_v he_o call_v the_o god_n of_o salvation_n psal_n 68.19_o 20._o and_o psal_n 25.5_o the_o god_n that_o give_v omnimodam_fw-la salutem_fw-la as_o hebr._n jeshugnatha_n have_v one_o letter_n more_o than_o ordinary_a import_v even_o all_o manner_n of_o salvation_n he_o save_v we_o from_o ten_o thousand_o death_n and_o danger_n he_o save_v we_o to_o day_n and_o will_v or_o at_o least_o can_v save_v we_o to_o morrow_n all_o kind_n of_o salvation_n external_n internal_a and_o eternal_a be_v from_o the_o lord_n none_o of_o they_o come_v from_o king_n or_o from_o parliament_n or_o from_o navy_n or_o army_n the_o word_n be_v exclusive_a it_o be_v from_o the_o lord_n only_o it_o be_v not_o from_o any_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a asunder_o no_o nor_o from_o all_o they_o
veneration_n and_o godly_a affection_n to_o so_o worthy_a a_o parent_n and_o patriarch_n who_o have_v so_o long_o mourn_v for_o he_o when_o he_o suppose_v his_o son_n be_v devour_v by_o a_o evil_a beast_n therefore_o he_o honour_v he_o with_o these_o solemnity_n and_o partly_o to_o preserve_v the_o corpse_n sweet_a so_o long_o as_o the_o many_o day_n time_n of_o mourn_v and_o the_o long_a journey_n to_o machpelah_n his_o buryingplace_n in_o canaan_n require_v but_o principal_o to_o testify_v his_o faith_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o that_o incorruption_n he_o hope_v for_o at_o the_o last_o day_n the_o second_o remark_n of_o joseph_n concern_v jacob_n also_o be_v the_o funeral_z solemnity_n of_o his_o father_n interment_n when_o joseph_n have_v get_v leave_n of_o pharaoh_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o messenger_n for_o he_o be_v a_o mourner_n must_v not_o come_v before_o king_n esth_n 4.2_o to_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o command_n of_o his_o father_n together_o with_o the_o obligation_n of_o his_o solemn_a oath_n the_o sacredness_n whereof_o and_o the_o execration_n of_o perjury_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n discover_v to_o these_o heathen_n pharaoh_n and_o his_o courtier_n he_o march_v to_o canaan_n with_o a_o most_o pompous_a retinue_n both_o of_o courtier_n counsellor_n captain_n and_o a_o strong_a convoy_n or_o conduct_n for_o their_o defence_n in_o case_n of_o opposition_n and_o there_o afford_v his_o father_n a_o most_o honourable_a burial_n gen._n 50.4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o make_v a_o grievous_a mourn_v for_o he_o beyond_o jordan_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o the_o place_n be_v thence_o call_v abel-mizraim_a the_o mourn_v of_o the_o egyptian_n which_o be_v a_o good_a providence_n for_o confirm_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o be_v to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n afterward_o by_o this_o stand_a monument_n of_o jacob_n transportation_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o canaan_n for_o his_o burial_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v joseph_n kindness_n to_o his_o brethren_n who_o have_v be_v notorious_o unkind_a to_o he_o and_o who_o be_v now_o jealous_a he_o will_v be_v revenge_v of_o they_o ver_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o see_v the_o force_n of_o conscience_n though_o for_o a_o while_o it_o be_v still_o and_o seem_o asleep_a yet_o be_v faithful_a in_o record_v and_o fearful_a in_o reprove_v albeit_o it_o do_v not_o always_o execute_v the_o act_n of_o accuse_v yet_o then_o have_v it_o always_o the_o habit_n of_o it_o and_o when_o awaken_v with_o loss_n and_o cross_n bring_v old_a sin_n to_o a_o new_a reckon_n what_o they_o say_v to_o joseph_n of_o their_o father_n command_n look_v like_o a_o loud_a lie_n ver_fw-la 16._o for_o have_v jacob_n know_v of_o their_o ill_a usage_n of_o joseph_n he_o will_v have_v brand_v they_o with_o it_o gen._n 49._o as_o he_o do_v simeon_n and_o levi_n for_o their_o cruelty_n and_o he_o will_v himself_o have_v speak_v to_o joseph_n before_o he_o die_v for_o pardon_v they_o they_o repent_v this_o purchase_v joseph_n be_v pardon_n and_o he_o nourish_v they_o that_o will_v have_v starve_v he_o in_o the_o waterless_a pit_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 37.22_o 24._o the_o four_o remark_n be_v concern_v joseph_n in_o four_o respect_n 1._o his_o age_n ver_fw-la 22._o 2._o his_o offspring_n ver_fw-la 23._o 3._o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n ver_fw-la 24_o 25._o and_o 4._o his_o death_n and_o burial_n ver_fw-la 26._o first_o of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o joseph_n age_n he_o live_v a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n ver_fw-la 22._o mark_v the_o divine_a comment_fw-fr god_n make_v upon_o solomon_n sapiential_a say_n prosperity_n be_v set_v over_o against_o adversity_n eccles_n 7.14_o and_o the_o marvellous_a proportion_n of_o both_o he_o do_v not_o only_o receive_v good_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o evil_a job_n 2.10_o but_o also_o his_o good_a far_o exceed_v his_o evil_n see_v for_o his_o about_o thirteen_o year_n adversity_n he_o enjoy_v after_o that_o full_a eighty_o year_n of_o the_o most_o honourable_a prosperity_n even_o as_o much_o happiness_n as_o this_o low_a world_n can_v well_o afford_v he_o thus_o also_o god_n deal_v with_o job_n give_v he_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n of_o temporal_a as_o well_o as_o spiritual_a blessing_n in_o abundance_n after_o the_o lord_n turn_v his_o captivity_n job_n 42.10_o 12_o 16_o 17._o thus_o god_n honour_v joseph_n in_o egypt_n where_o he_o have_v no_o divine_a oracle_n or_o angel_n to_o speak_v to_o he_o as_o the_o other_o patriarch_n have_v yet_o be_v he_o all_o along_o like_o a_o pearl_n in_o a_o puddle_n keep_v his_o virtue_n still_o wherever_o he_o come_v as_o god_n be_v with_o he_o gen._n 39.2_o and_o last_o so_o god_n fear_v be_v before_o he_o ver_fw-la 9_o though_o the_o iron_n enter_v into_o his_o soul_n psal_n 105.18_o or_o his_o soul_n come_v into_o iron_n hebrew_a yet_o sin_n can_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o heart_n because_o it_o be_v fraught_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n when_o it_o be_v suggest_v to_o he_o that_o his_o become_v a_o minion_n to_o one_o of_o the_o great_a lady_n in_o egypt_n will_v not_o only_o afford_v he_o much_o carnal_a pleasure_n but_o also_o release_v he_o out_o of_o prison_n and_o advance_v he_o to_o the_o high_a worldly_a honour_n he_o contemn_v the_o temptation_n furnish_v the_o tempter_n with_o nothing_o but_o wet_a tinder_n to_o strike_v fire_n upon_o resolve_v to_o lie_v still_o in_o the_o dust_n rather_o than_o rise_v by_o any_o way_n of_o wickedness_n this_o be_v strong_a faith_n and_o therefore_o be_v he_o make_v the_o ten_o exemplary_a witness_n of_o faith_n heb._n 11.22_o second_o joseph_n offspring_n god_n bless_v he_o for_o his_o holiness_n with_o so_o long_a a_o life_n after_o his_o affliction_n that_o he_o live_v to_o see_v his_o son_n ephraim_n grand_a child_n child_n gen._n 50.23_o yea_o and_o to_o dance_n and_o dandle_v with_o great_a delight_n upon_o his_o lap_n the_o grandchild_n of_o his_o son_n manasseh_n this_o be_v another_o branch_n of_o god_n blessing_n upon_o he_o for_o his_o holiness_n shine_v forth_o so_o splendid_o in_o he_o notwithstanding_o his_o want_n of_o those_o help_n in_o egypt_n of_o god_n or_o angel_n speak_v audible_o to_o he_o which_o his_o forefather_n have_v dr._n lightfoot_n affirm_v that_o ephraim_n at_o joseph_n death_n can_v not_o be_v less_o than_o threescore_o and_o fifteen_o year_n old_a and_o therefore_o that_o passage_n concern_v ephraim_n son_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o man_n of_o gath_n 1_o chron._n 7.21_o 22_o 23._o seem_v to_o be_v not_o very_o long_o after_o joseph_n death_n if_o not_o before_o it_o it_o be_v probable_a say_v he_o that_o three_o generation_n of_o ephraim_n mention_v gen._n 50.23_o be_v the_o person_n so_o unhappy_o slay_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n in_o those_o ancient_a time_n it_o be_v usual_a for_o one_o country_n to_o invade_v another_o adjacent_a as_o philistines_n or_o man_n of_o gath_n the_o egyptian_n their_o next_o neighbour_n and_o to_o carry_v thence_o their_o booty_n this_o probable_o have_v be_v do_v upon_o goshen_n the_o utmost_a part_n of_o egypt_n and_o border_v on_o the_o philistines_n the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n presume_v on_o their_o number_n and_o strength_n may_v attempt_v to_o requite_v the_o plunderer_n and_o recover_v their_o loss_n wherein_o they_o miscarry_v as_o be_v relate_v for_o which_o ephraim_n mourn_v many_o day_n etc._n etc._n three_o joseph_n last_o will_v and_o testament_n gen._n 50.24_o 25._o which_o he_o deliver_v by_o faith_n heb._n 11.22_o consist_v of_o two_o branch_n 1._o his_o mention_v israel_n exodus_fw-la or_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n foresee_v they_o will_v be_v hardly_o use_v after_o his_o decease_n yet_o god_n will_v visit_v they_o with_o grace_n and_o mercy_n after_o he_o have_v visit_v they_o with_o justice_n and_o anger_n to_o wean_v they_o from_o the_o idolatry_n of_o egypt_n that_o they_o may_v not_o carry_v it_o along_o with_o they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o because_o they_o be_v taint_v therewith_o therefore_o the_o lord_n air_v and_o sweeten_v they_o from_o the_o stench_n thereof_o full_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o then_o bring_v they_o into_o canaan_n joseph_n live_v with_o his_o brethren_n after_o his_o return_n with_o they_o from_o burying_n jacob_n in_o egypt_n fifty_o three_o year_n or_o more_o in_o great_a peace_n and_o plenty_n but_o at_o his_o death_n begin_v their_o egyptian_a bondage_n their_o liberty_n and_o worldly_a felicity_n die_v with_o joseph_n as_o afterward_o israel_n prosperity_n die_v with_o josiah_n yet_o die_v joseph_n foretell_v they_o by_o faith_n that_o the_o promise_n of_o fetch_v they_o forth_o and_o give_v they_o canaan_n will_v assure_o be_v accomplish_v which_o prophecy_n of_o joseph_n be_v fulfil_v
25._o they_o must_v be_v pharaoh_n slave_n and_o drudge_n in_o building_n treasure_n city_n for_o he_o exod._n 1.11_o at_o this_o juncture_n moses_n be_v bear_v bring_v out_o of_o eminent_a danger_n bring_v up_o a_o courtier_n by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n banish_v thence_o into_o midian_a and_o there_o marry_v etc._n etc._n exod._n 2._o from_o midian_a god_n call_v moses_n send_v he_o ambassador_n to_o pharaoh_n with_o small_a success_n chap._n 3.4_o 5_o 6._o pharaoh_n harden_v his_o own_o heart_n add_v sin_n to_o sin_n the_o devil_n harden_v it_o as_o god_n jailor_n and_o as_o a_o spirit_n tempt_v to_o sin_n but_o god_n harden_v it_o in_o a_o judiciary_n way_n as_o a_o punishment_n for_o his_o sin_n then_o come_v the_o ten_o plague_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o people_n chap._n 7.8_o 9,10_o 11._o each_o high_a and_o deep_a drench_a than_o other_o second_o the_o concomitant_n when_o god_n have_v by_o his_o ten_o stroke_n at_o pharaoh_n hard_a heart_n extort_a a_o dismission_n of_o his_o people_n out_o of_o the_o tyrant_n hand_n israel_n begin_v his_o journey_n out_o of_o egypt_n have_v first_o the_o law_n of_o a_o yearly_a passeover_n ordain_v for_o their_o observance_n chap._n 12._o and_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o first-born_a chap._n 13._o they_o depart_v from_o succoth_n not_o the_o right_a way_n to_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n by_o palestine_n but_o to_o the_o red_a sea_n by_o the_o wilderness_n thence_o come_v to_o aetham_n etc._n etc._n pharaoh_n pursue_v they_o chap._n 14._o and_o be_v drown_v for_o which_o be_v sing_v a_o song_n chap._n 15._o at_o their_o come_n to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n they_o want_v meat_n chap._n 16._o at_o rephidim_n they_o want_v drink_v and_o be_v assault_v by_o the_o amalekite_n chap._n 17._o moses_n complain_v of_o the_o burden_n that_o the_o government_n of_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n etc._n etc._n shall_v lay_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n chap._n 18._o then_o they_o come_v to_o mount_n sinai_n the_o place_n design_v for_o meeting_n god_n exod._n 3._o and_o chap._n 19_o three_o the_o consequent_n be_v two_o great_a thing_n first_o the_o giving_z of_o the_o law_n and_o second_o the_o erect_v of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o to_o the_o first_o there_o be_v 1._o the_o preparation_n for_o it_o chap._n 19_o 2._o the_o promulgation_n of_o it_o chap._n 20._o not_o only_o of_o the_o moral_a but_o also_o of_o the_o ceremonial_a and_o political_a law_n chap._n 21_o 22_o 23._o then_o 3._o the_o confirmation_n of_o all_o by_o a_o solemn_a covenant_n enter_v into_o betwixt_o god_n and_o israel_n chap._n 24._o and_o when_o forsey_v by_o the_o golden_a calf_n be_v again_o renew_v with_o the_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 34._o as_o to_o the_o second_o the_o pitch_v of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o form_n 1._o be_v show_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o monte_n 2._o the_o matter_n and_o 3._o the_o maker_n of_o it_o all_o prescribe_v by_o god_n and_o describe_v in_o his_o word_n chap._n 25.26_o 27_o 31._o 4_o the_o worshipper_n in_o it_o the_o priests_z habit_n ordination_n and_o office_n chap._n 28_o 29_o and_o 30._o next_o follow_v the_o obstruction_n of_o this_o work_n by_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n chap._n 32._o but_o it_o be_v remove_v by_o a_o reformation_n chap._n 33._o upon_o which_o the_o material_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v bring_v together_o and_o all_o place_v in_o their_o due_a form_n and_o order_n for_o erect_v the_o tabernacle_n chap._n 35_o 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o and_o last_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v complete_o erect_v god_n himself_o come_v and_o consecrate_v it_o chap._n 40._o now_o come_v we_o to_o make_v remark_n upon_o all_o these_o three_o premise_n the_o first_o rank_n be_v from_o the_o antecedent_n of_o israel_n deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o first_o remark_n from_o hence_o be_v that_o divine_a compassion_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n deliverance_n out_o of_o her_o deep_a distress_n and_o not_o any_o desert_n on_o her_o part_n etc._n etc._n the_o church_n of_o god_n have_v lie_v long_o even_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n in_o a_o distress_a state_n god_n have_v turn_v the_o egyptian_n heart_n to_o hate_v his_o people_n psal_n 105.25_o as_o much_o as_o they_o have_v love_v they_o before_o during_o all_o the_o time_n of_o joseph_n government_n this_o fault_n we_o may_v not_o father_n upon_o god_n as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o sin_n for_o he_o be_v not_o of_o any_o jam._n 1.13_o 14_o 15_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v so_o it_o be_v abominable_a to_o think_v it_o man_n inclination_n to_o good_a be_v proper_o and_o peculiar_o from_o god_n but_o his_o inclination_n to_o evil_n be_v from_o his_o own_o deprave_a heart_n draw_v out_o by_o satan_n suggestion_n and_o must_v be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n only_o by_o accident_n god_n do_v this_o say_v david_n that_o be_v not_o positive_o but_o permissive_o in_o give_v the_o egyptian_n a_o occasion_n to_o hate_v his_o people_n for_o by_o his_o multiply_v they_o so_o marvellous_o through_o his_o blessing_n etc._n etc._n they_o conceit_v that_o the_o israelite_n will_v soon_o grow_v strong_a than_o themselves_o etc._n etc._n psal_n 105.24_o one_o and_o the_o same_o fire_n soften_v wax_n but_o harden_v clay_n god_n do_v not_o infuse_v this_o envy_n into_o they_o the_o sun_n set_v be_v only_o by_o accident_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o night_n whereof_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o proper_a cause_n etc._n etc._n all_o heart_n be_v in_o god_n hand_n who_o fashion_v they_o as_o to_o their_o like_n or_o dislike_n of_o other_o at_o his_o pleasure_n yet_o without_o sin_n this_o be_v a_o judiciary_n act_n in_o god_n to_o suffer_v the_o egyptian_n thus_o hardly_o to_o handle_v the_o hebrew_n 1._o because_o some_o of_o they_o be_v fall_v to_o idolatry_n ezek._n 20.5_o 7_o 8._o and_o 23.3_o 8._o josh_n 24.14_o 2._o to_o wean_v they_o from_o egypt_n and_o to_o make_v they_o long_o for_o canaan_n 3._o that_o by_o a_o just_a title_n they_o may_v spoil_v their_o spoiler_n 4._o that_o god_n may_v glorify_v himself_o by_o pour_v forth_o his_o ten_o plague_n upon_o egypt_n 5._o because_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o amorites_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o egyptian_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a gen._n 15.16_o and_o 6._o because_o the_o hebrew_n be_v not_o bring_v to_o a_o true_a and_o due_a humiliation_n for_o their_o sin_n till_o their_o long_a and_o hard_a affliction_n hand_v they_o to_o a_o save_a sense_n thereof_o how_o remiss_a they_o be_v in_o their_o repentance_n and_o how_o hardly_o wrought_v up_o to_o it_o god_n complaint_n of_o they_o do_v demonstrate_v ezek._n 20.7_o 8._o that_o be_v i_o may_v say_v what_o i_o will_v they_o will_v do_v what_o they_o listen_v so_o that_o god_n be_v so_o high_o provoke_v with_o their_o obstinacy_n as_o his_o justice_n make_v he_o say_v i_o be_o just_a ready_a to_o resolve_v your_o ruin_n in_o egypt_n and_o never_o redeem_v you_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n god_n have_v as_o much_o ado_n to_o forbear_v kill_v they_o as_o he_o have_v moses_n in_o the_o same_o country_n for_o neglect_v to_o circumcise_v his_o child_n exod._n 4.24_o the_o design_a law_n giver_n must_v not_o be_v a_o lawbreaker_n but_o behold_v how_o god_n mercy_n triumph_v over_o his_o justice_n jam._n 2.13_o but_o i_o wrought_v for_o my_o own_o name_n sake_n etc._n etc._n ezek._n 20.9_o 10._o no_o soon_o be_v israel_n bring_v to_o a_o right_a sense_n of_o their_o sin_n so_o as_o they_o sigh_v groan_v and_o cry_v to_o god_n but_o immediate_o divine_a bowel_n begin_v to_o yern_v and_o to_o be_v broach_v and_o bleed_v over_o they_o exod._n 2.23_o 24_o 25._o and_o 3.7_o 8_o and_o 6.5_o and_o 22_o 23_o 27._o when_o israel_n understand_v that_o god_n have_v a_o see_a eye_n a_o hear_v ear_n and_o a_o commiserate_a heart_n together_o with_o his_o promise_n of_o a_o help_a hand_n they_o fall_v down_o prostrate_a to_o adore_v he_o exod._n 4.31_o etc._n etc._n and_o then_o begin_v divine_a bowel_n to_o yern_v and_o to_o flow_v forth_o free_o and_o full_o in_o order_n to_o their_o deliverance_n thus_o say_v god_n when_o israel_n be_v a_o child_n than_o i_o love_v he_o and_o call_v my_o son_n out_o of_o egypt_n hos_n 11.1_o that_o be_v not_o so_o much_o 1._o because_o all_o young_a thing_n be_v lovely_a especial_o child_n not_o only_o for_o their_o pretty_a feature_n but_o for_o their_o innocency_n ignosceney_n etc._n etc._n but_o rather_o when_o israel_n be_v unlovely_a a_o mere_a child_n have_v nothing_o of_o worth_n in_o he_o to_o make_v he_o desirable_a while_o he_o be_v a_o infant_n in_o his_o birth-blood_n ezek._n 16.6_o etc._n etc._n the_o church_n infancy_n take_v date_n from_o her_o be_v in_o egypt_n
which_o come_v out_o against_o they_o and_o devote_v the_o spoil_n that_o they_o take_v but_o the_o payment_n of_o their_o promise_n in_o utter_o destroy_v their_o city_n be_v not_o till_o long_v after_o that_o they_o come_v into_o their_o hand_n as_o judg._n 1.17_o for_o arad_n and_o its_o king_n remain_v until_o joshua_n conquest_n josh_n 12.14_o however_o moses_n conquest_n of_o those_o canaanite_n here_o give_v some_o glimpse_n of_o god_n perform_v his_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v give_v israel_n the_o land_n of_o promise_n therefore_o they_o call_v the_o place_n of_o their_o victory_n hormah_n that_o be_v devotement_n by_o which_o name_n they_o set_v up_o a_o memorial_n both_o of_o god_n mercy_n to_o they_o in_o their_o victory_n and_o of_o their_o own_o duty_n in_o keep_v their_o vow_n afterward_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v a_o new_a impatiency_n and_o murmur_a of_o the_o people_n for_o their_o turn_n clean_o back_o again_o in_o compass_v the_o land_n of_o edom_n when_o they_o be_v deny_v a_o passage_n through_o it_o numb_a 20.18_o 21._o deut._n 2.5_o which_o be_v the_o nigh_a way_n this_o they_o take_v heinous_o at_o the_o hand_n both_o of_o god_n and_o moses_n murmur_v against_o both_o their_o soul_n be_v grieve_v that_o they_o be_v now_o so_o near_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n must_v be_v turn_v backward_o to_o fetch_v a_o new_a compass_n again_o this_o new_a murmur_a displease_v the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o 6._o therefore_o send_v he_o fiery_a serpent_n among_o they_o because_o they_o also_o in_o a_o fume_n scorn_v manna_n with_o a_o scornful_a word_n hakilokel_n by_o double_v the_o letter_n they_o more_o vehement_o vilify_v that_o food_n of_o angel_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d quasi_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d fit_a to_o be_v cast_v to_o dog_n than_o to_o men._n hakelokel_n the_o 72_o rabbi_n interpreter_n who_o best_o understand_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n read_v it_o in_o greek_a by_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d inanem_fw-la vacuum_fw-la a_o vain_a abject_a empty_a thing_n leave_v their_o stomach_n empty_a by_o its_o levity_n though_o they_o cram_v themselves_o with_o never_o so_o much_o of_o it_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o of_o so_o light_a a_o digestion_n that_o they_o feel_v it_o not_o in_o their_o hot_a stomach_n in_o comparison_n of_o other_o meat_n thus_o they_o despise_v this_o manna_n as_o if_o god_n be_v not_o wise_a enough_o for_o they_o which_o be_v rain_v down_o from_o heaven_n psal_n 78.23_o 24._o and_o be_v also_o a_o spiritual_a as_o well_o as_o corporal_n food_n to_o they_o a_o figure_n of_o that_o heavenly_a and_o hide_a manna_n wherewith_o christ_n feed_v his_o people_n unto_o eternal_a life_n rev._n 2.17_o joh._n 6.48.49_o 50_o 51._o so_o the_o contempt_n of_o this_o be_v the_o contempt_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o grace_n thus_o belly-god_n loath_a and_o leave_v the_o gospel_n to_o their_o own_o perdition_n phil._n 3.18_o 19_o this_o great_a sin_n have_v a_o great_a punishment_n and_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o plague_n as_o be_v peculiar_a to_o those_o murmurer_n against_o the_o messiah_n their_o god_n and_o guide_n as_o it_o be_v interpret_v 1_o cor._n 10.9_o as_o well_o as_o against_o moses_n nor_o do_v we_o read_v that_o any_o such_o punishment_n befall_v any_o other_o prevaricatour_n in_o any_o age_n or_o place_n the_o soul_n of_o those_o sinner_n loathe_v not_o only_o their_o food_n god_n give_v they_o but_o also_o their_o way_n that_o god_n lead_v they_o both_o for_o the_o longsomeness_n and_o lonesomeness_n of_o it_o and_o more_o especial_o for_o its_o crookedness_n as_o if_o god_n make_v they_o tread_v a_o maze_n lead_v they_o in_o and_o out_o and_o some_o time_n round_o about_o and_o for_o the_o many_o want_n and_o woeful_a trouble_n that_o they_o find_v therein_o n.b._n whereas_o this_o way_n into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o way_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n through_o the_o wilderness_n of_o this_o present_a evil_a world_n gal._n 1.6_o call_v the_o wilderness_n of_o peoples_n ezek._n 20.35_o into_o which_o kingdom_n we_o can_v enter_v but_o through_o much_o tribulation_n act._n 14.22_o we_o must_v suffer_v much_o persecution_n 2_o tim._n 3.12_o because_o the_o gate_n be_v straight_o and_o the_o way_n that_o lead_v into_o it_o be_v narrow_a mat_n 7.13_o 14._o and_o we_o be_v to_o go_v through_o fire_n and_o water_n psal_n 66.12_o therefore_o need_v we_o have_v more_o faith_n and_o patience_n against_o humane_a frailty_n than_o those_o sinner_n have_v lest_o we_o know_v not_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o they_o psal_n 95.10_o so_o err_v in_o our_o heart_n and_o tempt_v christ_n in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o they_o do_v and_o thereby_o come_v to_o be_v destroy_v of_o serpent_n 1_o cor._n 10.9_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v israel_n twist_a sin_n a_o complication_n both_o of_o loathe_v the_o way_n god_n lead_v they_o and_o of_o manna_n wherewith_o god_n feed_v they_o bring_v fiery_a serpent_n to_o twist_v about_o the_o body_n of_o those_o murmurer_n and_o dangerous_o to_o sting_v they_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 6._o their_o new_a murmur_a bring_v this_o new_a malady_n never_o hear_v of_o either_o before_o or_o after_o hanechashim_n haseraphim_n fiery_a serpent_n not_o only_o so_o call_v because_o they_o be_v of_o a_o fiery_a colour_n but_o because_o such_o as_o be_v sting_v by_o they_o burn_v with_o extreme_a heat_n and_o thirst_n they_o be_v now_o most_o just_o punish_v with_o burn_a serpent_n who_o have_v so_o much_o imitate_v the_o virulency_n of_o serpent_n their_o tongue_n in_o their_o murmur_n have_v be_v full_a of_o deadly_a poison_n and_o set_v on_o fire_n from_o hell_n and_o now_o be_v they_o parch_v and_o scorch_v with_o venomous_a heat_n and_o torment_n such_o as_o be_v the_o like_a hell_n of_o any_o other_o as_o those_o ungrateful_a israelite_n have_v causeless_o cry_v out_o of_o thirst_n so_o now_o god_n give_v they_o cause_n enough_o to_o cry_v for_o see_v such_o as_o be_v sting_v be_v torment_v with_o most_o vehement_a thirst_n and_o can_v not_o be_v satisfy_v though_o they_o drink_v never_o so_o large_o but_o be_v present_o as_o thirsty_a as_o before_o nor_o can_v either_o nature_n or_o the_o art_n of_o man_n cure_v the_o bite_n of_o those_o serpent_n which_o be_v sly_v as_o well_o as_o fiery_a serpent_n as_o some_o suppose_v from_o isa_n 14.29_o and_o 30.6_o and_o which_o make_v many_o of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n to_o die_v n.b._n as_o god_n judgement_n be_v inevitable_a we_o can_v either_o avert_v or_o avoid_v they_o so_o they_o be_v incurable_a by_o man_n and_o unbearable_a also_o no_o man_n can_v abide_v they_o though_o the_o wilderness_n abound_v with_o serpent_n deut._n 8.15_o yet_o hitherto_o god_n keep_v they_o up_o from_o hurt_v israel_n till_o now_o their_o sin_n set_v they_o loose_v as_o god_n say_v i_o will_v command_v the_o serpent_n and_o he_o shall_v bite_v they_o amos_n 9.3_o the_o five_o remark_n be_v the_o marvellous_a remedy_n to_o this_o matchless_a malady_n which_o be_v remove_v by_o manifold_a mean_n as_o 1._o by_o the_o penitency_n of_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 7._o the_o affliction_n which_o god_n inflict_v upon_o his_o people_n be_v a_o bless_a mean_n when_o sanctify_v by_o his_o grace_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o sense_n and_o sight_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o by_o a_o humble_a acknowledgement_n of_o they_o to_o seek_v unto_o god_n for_o redress_v the_o evil_a of_o punishment_n which_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n bring_v upon_o they_o when_o god_n slay_v they_o than_o they_o seek_v he_o etc._n etc._n psal_n 78.34_o and_o in_o their_o affliction_n they_o will_v seek_v i_o early_o hos_fw-la 5.14_o etc._n etc._n thus_o even_o heart-hardened_n pharaoh_n be_v force_v to_o confess_v his_o sin_n when_o he_o lie_v upon_o the_o rack_n of_o the_o plague_n and_o to_o seek_v help_n of_o god_n exod._n 9.27_o 28._o the_o 2_o d._n mean_n be_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o moses_n their_o minister_n who_o they_o desire_v to_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o this_o their_o desire_n be_v right_o place_v for_o their_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o the_o removal_n of_o punishment_n until_o there_o first_o be_v a_o real_a repentance_n for_o and_o a_o cordial_a confession_n of_o sin_n without_o which_o divine_a plague_n be_v not_o only_o continue_v but_o increase_v levit._n 26.21_o 23_o 24_o 28._o moses_n than_o pray_v for_o the_o people_n for_o 7._o his_o meekness_n wrought_v a_o unmindfulness_n of_o all_o their_o injury_n do_v to_o he_o and_o make_v he_o ready_a not_o only_o to_o pardon_v they_o but_o also_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o thus_o samuel_n do_v in_o the_o like_a case_n when_o israel_n reject_v he_o for_o their_o governor_n who_o be_v so_o prevalent_a with_o god_n as_o to_o open_v
beast_n to_o satisfy_v their_o lust_n etc._n etc._n thus_o here_o it_o be_v say_v israel_n bow_v down_o to_o their_o god_n ver_fw-la 2._o call_v shame_n hos_n 9.10_o these_o two_o sin_n meet_v together_o in_o one_o act_n as_o oft_o do_v vice_n and_o impudence_n the_o seven_o remark_n be_v man_n may_v go_v far_o towards_o heaven_n and_o have_v many_o deliverance_n in_o their_o way_n yet_o fall_v foul_o into_o heinous_a sin_n to_o provoke_v god_n so_o as_o to_o make_v they_o fall_v short_a of_o heaven_n oh_o stand_v and_o wonder_n that_o israel_n shall_v be_v thus_o leave_v of_o god_n to_o themselves_o in_o sin_v those_o two_o heinous_a sin_n when_o upon_o the_o very_a border_n of_o canaan_n their_o preservation_n for_o forty_o year_n be_v but_o a_o reservation_n for_o this_o present_a and_o worst_a judgement_n thus_o those_o double_a sinner_n of_o israel_n idolater_n and_o adulterer_n who_o god_n have_v guide_v through_o the_o wilderness_n for_o forty_o year_n who_o have_v see_v god_n wonderful_a work_v all_o along_o and_o feel_v his_o punishment_n both_o for_o their_o own_o and_o their_o father_n sin_n and_o who_o be_v deliver_v from_o many_o enemy_n round_o about_o and_o now_o ready_a to_o enter_v the_o promise_a land_n a_o type_n of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n yet_o now_o abide_v in_o abel-shittim_n their_o last_a station_n they_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o anger_n ver_fw-la 3._o and_o the_o plague_n break_v in_o upon_o they_o psal_n 106.29_o which_o cut_v they_o off_o and_o so_o prevent_v they_o of_o enter_v canaan_n heb._n 3.16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o the_o eight_o remark_n be_v man_n be_v sinful_a self_n be_v his_o worst_a enemy_n though_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o great_a yet_o our_o own_o wicked_a heart_n be_v the_o worst_a adversary_n neither_o balaam_n nor_o his_o master_n beelzebub_n can_v by_o any_o mean_n bring_v israel_n under_o the_o wrath_n and_o curse_n of_o god_n hitherto_o by_o any_o enchantment_n or_o otherwise_o yet_o when_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n meet_v with_o and_o draw_v out_o the_o corruption_n of_o those_o wicked_a israelite_n through_o the_o pestilent_a counsel_n of_o balaam_n then_o do_v they_o take_v fire_n and_o fall_v into_o those_o aforesaid_a soul_n sin_n which_o by_o their_o own_o default_n bring_v they_o both_o under_o the_o wrath_n and_o curse_n of_o god_n by_o their_o own_o corruption_n the_o second_o part_n now_o follow_v namely_o the_o remove_n of_o this_o impediment_n or_o stumble_a block_n which_o be_v twofold_a 1._o either_o mediate_o by_o man_n be_v justice_n excecute_v and_o 2._o immediate_o by_o god_n himself_o in_o the_o plague_n 1._o the_o principal_a man_n that_o be_v ringleader_n in_o the_o transgression_n be_v in_o the_o general_n sentence_v to_o be_v hang_v by_o the_o judge_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v not_o defile_v themselves_o 2._o zimri_n a_o captain_n in_o particular_a be_v slay_v by_o phinehas_n the_o first_o remark_n from_o hence_o be_v though_o moab_n and_o midian_a with_o their_o daughter_n be_v the_o main_a beginner_n of_o this_o abominable_a mischief_n yet_o god_n first_o begin_v to_o punish_v and_o purge_v his_o church_n for_o god_n begin_v at_o his_o sanctuary_n ezek._n 9.6_o and_o his_o judgement_n must_v begin_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 1_o pet._n 4.17_o notwithstanding_o they_o do_v not_o end_v there_o the_o midianite_n must_v not_o expect_v to_o pass_v unpunished_a for_o god_n give_v order_n to_o destroy_v they_o ver_fw-la 17._o and_o chap._n 31.2_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o and_o not_o the_o moabite_n do_v follow_v upon_o ver_fw-la 17._o for_o they_o be_v chief_a in_o the_o mischief_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o great_a grandee_n of_o the_o world_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o stroke_n of_o justice_n for_o it_o be_v say_v here_o to_o the_o judge_n of_o israel_n hang_v up_o those_o head_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n for_o 5._o their_o greatness_n and_o grandeur_n shall_v not_o bear_v they_o out_o or_o protect_v they_o potentes_fw-la potenter_fw-la torquebuntur_fw-la chief_a man_n shall_v have_v chief_a torment_n they_o shall_v die_v the_o accurse_a death_n as_o hang_v be_v deut._n 21.23_o those_o dissolute_a chieftain_n bring_v this_o curse_n upon_o themselves_o and_o as_o they_o have_v sin_v public_o so_o they_o suffer_v public_o before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o sun_n so_o for_o ever_o to_o be_v remember_v mic._n 6.5_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v when_o impartial_a justice_n be_v execute_v upon_o sinner_n gentle_a or_o simple_a to_o the_o extirpation_n of_o sin_n out_o of_o church_n and_o state_n than_o the_o fierce_a anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v turn_v away_o from_o that_o people_n god_n be_v a_o god_n of_o such_o pure_a eye_n as_o he_o can_v look_v upon_o sin_n but_o he_o must_v loathe_v it_o he_o can_v behold_v it_o but_o he_o must_v punish_v it_o hab._n 1.13_o and_o to_o do_v justice_n and_o judgement_n without_o partiality_n be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o the_o lord_n than_o sacrifice_n prov._n 21.3_o especial_o upon_o delinquent_n prince_n who_o sin_n with_o a_o thousand_o hand_n as_o they_o be_v public_a looking-glass_n for_o people_n to_o dress_v themselves_o by_o regis_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la totus_fw-la componitur_fw-la orbis_n the_o four_o remark_n from_o ver_fw-la 6._o prince_n zimri_n have_v sure_o hatch_v his_o heart_n over_o with_o the_o high_a impudence_n of_o hell_n who_o be_v so_o brazen-browed_n as_o not_o to_o be_v content_a with_o the_o common_a people_n to_o commit_v fornication_n without_o the_o camp_n or_o tent_n of_o israel_n but_o he_o bo_o va_fw-fr jakâèb_n el_fw-es achau_n eth_z hammidianith_n hebr._n bring_v his_o whore_n chozbi_n into_o the_o camp_n among_o his_o brethren_n not_o only_o to_o incite_v they_o to_o the_o like_a lustful_a lasciviousness_n but_o also_o dare_o to_o outface_v god_n himself_o who_o walk_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o camp_n deut._n 23.14_o with_o his_o notorious_a fornication_n void_a of_o all_o shame_n to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o act_n both_o by_o god_n and_o men._n the_o five_o remark_n be_v zimri_n wicked_a act_n be_v aggravate_v also_o with_o other_o notorious_a circumstance_n that_o he_o a_o prince_n who_o shall_v have_v show_v a_o better_a pattern_n to_o the_o people_n dare_v to_o commit_v this_o lewd_a filthiness_n among_o his_o people_n while_o they_o be_v bewail_v the_o sad_a judgement_n of_o the_o pestilence_n now_o rage_v among_o they_o ver_fw-la 6._o so_o that_o his_o sin_v with_o such_o a_o high_a hand_n show_v his_o contempt_n not_o only_o of_o moses_n and_o the_o congregation_n but_o of_o god_n himself_o and_o his_o judgement_n and_o so_o of_o all_o religion_n yea_o and_o with_o a_o profligate_n purpose_n as_o some_o say_v to_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n to_o a_o open_a rebellion_n the_o six_o remark_n be_v the_o extraordinary_a motion_n that_o come_v upon_o phinehas_n to_o perform_v that_o heroic_a act_n of_o execute_v justice_n upon_o those_o filthy_a sinner_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o the_o congregation_n weep_v for_o the_o sin_n and_o punishment_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o baal_n peor_n ver_fw-la 3._o they_o be_v take_v as_o the_o adulteress_n joh._n 8.4_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d in_o ipso_fw-la furandi_fw-la actu_fw-la in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o theft_n this_o fact_n of_o phinehas_n ver_fw-la 1._o who_o be_v but_o a_o priest_n son_n and_o no_o ordinary_a magistrate_n and_o not_o proceed_v judicial_o with_o those_o malefactor_n but_o thrust_v a_o prince_n of_o israel_n and_o a_o princess_n of_o midian_a through_o their_o body_n with_o his_o javelin_n so_o sudden_o give_v they_o no_o time_n for_o repentance_n may_v seem_v blame-worthy_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n but_o this_o be_v do_v by_o no_o private_a authority_n of_o phinehas_n but_o either_o by_o the_o appointment_n of_o moses_n ver_fw-la 5._o in_o who_o sight_n the_o sin_n be_v commit_v ver_fw-la 6._o or_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a motion_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n as_o ehud_n case_n be_v in_o the_o slay_v of_o eglon_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v make_v any_o rule_n of_o practice_n etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o remark_n be_v that_o this_o famous_a fact_n of_o phinehas_n his_o justice_n in_o slay_v those_o two_o infamous_a sinner_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o flagrancy_n of_o both_o their_o lust_n may_v not_o be_v misjudge_v by_o any_o man_n afterward_o therefore_o god_n himself_o both_o justifi_v and_o reward_v it_o here_o ver_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13._o as_o a_o holy_a work_n do_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n and_o for_o a_o far_a divine_a testimony_n of_o the_o vindication_n of_o phinehas_n fact_n god_n withdraw_v his_o destroy_a plague_n upon_o it_o from_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 8._o the_o eight_o remark_n be_v twenty_o and_o four_o thousand_o die_v notwithstanding_o before_o the_o plague_n be_v stay_v namely_o all_o the_o
mischief_n to_o israel_n may_v perish_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o israel_n among_o the_o perish_a midianites_n who_o as_o some_o say_v sin_v that_o unpardonable_a sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n because_o so_o much_o light_n in_o god_n mystery_n be_v give_v to_o he_o as_o above_z thus_o as_o shimei_n seek_v his_o servant_n and_o lose_v his_o life_n so_o balaam_n do_v by_o seek_v his_o wage_n etc._n etc._n he_o who_o have_v say_v god_n see_v no_o sin_n in_o jacob_n now_o say_v they_o have_v sin_v and_o now_o may_v be_v curse_v and_o conquer_v yet_o god_n baffly_v he_o herein_o and_o disappoint_v his_o own_o desire_n of_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a he_o die_v among_o the_o wicked_a as_o ezek._n 32.27_o 28._o oh_o that_o god_n will_v cause_v the_o false_a prophet_n and_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n for_o who_o they_o act_n and_o by_o who_o they_o be_v act_v to_o pass_v out_o of_o our_o land_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n zech._n 13.2_o the_o six_o remark_n be_v the_o great_a spoil_n and_o prey_n both_o of_o thing_n animate_v and_o inanimate_a which_o those_o conquer_a israelites_n the_o twelve_o thousand_o soldier_n obtain_v from_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o conquer_a midianites_n v._o 9_o 10_o 11._o as_o appear_v more_o large_o by_o the_o distribution_n thereof_o v._o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35._o whereinis_fw-la one_o half_a of_o the_o prey_n be_v give_v to_o the_o twelve_o thousand_o soldier_n who_o have_v hazard_v their_o life_n in_o the_o war_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o the_o vast_a body_n of_o israel_n that_o stay_v still_o in_o the_o camp_n v._o 25_o 26_o 27._o so_o that_o though_o the_o two_o part_n of_o the_o prey_n be_v make_v equal_a yet_o the_o two_o party_n betwixt_o who_o they_o be_v divide_v be_v very_o unequal_a for_o the_o twelve_o thousand_o warrior_n have_v one_o half_a of_o the_o whole_a prey_n whereas_o the_o other_o half_o be_v divide_v among_o almost_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o that_o war_v not_o in_o this_o expedition_n david_n do_v indeed_o decree_v another_o order_n of_o division_n concern_v the_o spoil_n of_o war_n as_o his_o part_n be_v that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o battle_n so_o shall_v his_o part_n be_v that_o stay_v with_o the_o stuff_n they_o shall_v part_v alike_o 1_o sam._n 30.24_o 25._o where_o that_o case_n be_v differ_v from_o this_o for_o there_o first_o david_n man_n do_v go_v forth_o with_o mind_n prepare_v to_o fight_v but_o be_v weary_v with_o their_o march_n sit_v down_o to_o refresh_v themselves_o that_o after_o a_o little_a rest_n they_o may_v also_o fall_v on_o upon_o the_o enemy_n second_o their_o stay_n with_o the_o carriage_n so_o nigh_o the_o enemy_n do_v expose_v they_o to_o the_o peril_n of_o their_o life_n as_o well_o as_o if_o they_o have_v fight_v yea_o sometime_o such_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n than_o they_o that_o manage_v the_o battle_n where_o the_o enemy_n be_v more_o covetous_a than_o valorous_a and_o wheel_n about_o to_o plunder_v the_o carriage_n etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o remark_n be_v israel_n army_n do_v also_o burn_v down_o all_o the_o city_n of_o midian_a and_o all_o their_o castle_n v._o 10._o which_o the_o chaldee_n expound_v their_o temple_n be_v place_n of_o their_o idolatrous_a worship_n and_o house_n of_o heathenish_a adoration_n etc._n etc._n two_o reason_n may_v be_v render_v why_o those_o be_v thus_o destroy_v the_o first_o be_v lest_o they_o shall_v make_v use_n of_o those_o place_n again_o at_o another_o time_n for_o their_o superstitious_a service_n for_o this_o cause_n our_o henry_n the_o eight_o demolish_v so_o many_o monastery_n say_v corvorum_fw-la nidos_fw-la esse_fw-la penitùs_fw-la diruendos_fw-la ne_fw-la iterùm_fw-la corvi_n ad_fw-la cohabitandum_fw-la convolent_a those_o crow-nest_n be_v utter_o to_o be_v destroy_v lest_o the_o crow_n shall_v rally_v again_o and_o fly_v together_o to_o a_o far_o employ_v they_o for_o their_o foul_a work_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v rather_o lest_o sloth_n or_o avarice_n shall_v have_v draw_v any_o of_o the_o israelite_n to_o roost_v themselves_o in_o any_o of_o those_o crow-nest_n and_o thereby_o neglect_v to_o pass_v over_o into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n therefore_o their_o city_n castle_n and_o temple_n be_v all_o destroy_v the_o eight_o remark_n be_v the_o expiation_n of_o the_o conqueror_n from_o their_o ceremonial_a pollution_n contract_v by_o bloodshed_n from_o v._o 13_o to_o 25._o as_o melchisedeoh_n meet_v abraham_n return_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o king_n gen._n 14._o so_o moses_n meet_v those_o child_n of_o abraham_n return_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o these_o king_n of_o midian_a to_o congratulate_v their_o return_n with_o victorious_a revenge_n and_o to_o receive_v a_o rich_a present_n for_o the_o camp_n that_o go_v not_o out_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o conqueror_n v._o 12_o 13._o yet_o this_o stop_v not_o moses_n mouth_n as_o bribe_n do_v too_o many_o judge_n hos_fw-la 4.18_o etc._n etc._n for_o he_o be_v wroth_a with_o the_o captain_n for_o save_v the_o woman_n alive_a say_v that_o these_o be_v the_o tempt_a tool_n by_o balaam_n counsel_n unto_o israel_n v._o 14_o 15_o 16._o though_o moses_n be_v the_o meek_a man_n upon_o earth_n in_o his_o own_o matter_n yet_o be_v he_o bless_o blow_v up_o with_o zeal_n notwithstanding_o his_o transport_n of_o joy_n for_o the_o victory_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o his_o god_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n to_o who_o belong_v the_o victory_n psal_n 98.1_o he_o be_v a_o lamb_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n but_o a_o lion_n in_o god_n holy_a zeal_n be_v the_o cream_n of_o all_o the_o affection_n from_o hence_o he_o pass_v the_o sentence_n say_v have_v you_o save_v those_o alive_a by_o who_o you_o so_o late_o sin_v and_o so_o late_o suffer_v let_v all_o those_o woman_n who_o have_v know_v man_n be_v kill_v v._o 17._o this_o be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o expiation_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v cruelty_n in_o it_o that_o all_o those_o captive_a woman_n who_o have_v know_v man_n shall_v be_v slay_v after_o quarter_n be_v give_v they_o but_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o soldier_n have_v spare_v those_o woman_n not_o take_v notice_n either_o of_o god_n command_n for_o spare_v the_o woman_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 20_o 13._o or_o they_o have_v no_o notice_n that_o this_o war_n be_v god_n vengeance_n upon_o the_o woman_n for_o their_o be_v so_o mischievous_a to_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n beside_o woman_n and_o child_n be_v unable_a for_o war_n be_v not_o fear_v to_o fight_v the_o conqueror_n and_o therefore_o be_v usual_o spare_v but_o moses_n in_o this_o case_n may_v have_v a_o warrant_n from_o god_n to_o give_v out_o this_o command_n just_o since_o all_o these_o by_o their_o sin_n be_v liable_a to_o god_n justice_n at_o all_o time_n and_o be_v to_o give_v up_o their_o life_n by_o what_o kind_n of_o death_n the_o lord_n please_v god_n be_v the_o lord_n both_o of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o can_v do_v nothing_o unjust_o be_v justice_n itself_o and_o their_o little_a one_o must_v be_v slay_v as_o a_o punishment_n to_o their_o parent_n for_o their_o heinous_a wickedness_n and_o lest_o they_o shall_v live_v to_o revenge_v their_o parent_n slaughter_n but_o they_o reserve_v the_o virgin_n who_o virginity_n may_v be_v know_v 1._o by_o inspection_n of_o matron_n on_o the_o token_n deut._n 22.15_o 17_o etc._n etc._n 2._o by_o their_o age_n non_fw-la apta_fw-la viro._n uncapable_a to_o receive_v man._n 3._o by_o the_o revelation_n of_o god_n 4._o a_o probable_a conjecture_n and_o no_o moral_a certainty_n be_v requisite_a yet_o this_o be_v one_o of_o solomon_n secret_n prov._n 30.19_o those_o virgin_n be_v reserve_v either_o for_o wife_n if_o convert_v or_o for_o servant_n or_o for_o slave_n to_o be_v sell_v etc._n etc._n the_o nine_o remark_n be_v the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o expiation_n which_o be_v pure_o legal_a as_o the_o former_a be_v seem_o cruel_a here_o person_n and_o thing_n be_v purify_v by_o ceremony_n only_o and_o herein_o appear_v more_o mercy_n than_o cruelty_n from_o v._o 19_o to_o 26._o war_n though_o lawful_a and_o take_v up_o upon_o god_n command_n as_o this_o be_v yet_o v._n 19_o show_n from_o god_n it_o have_v a_o pollute_a property_n at_o least_o a_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n contract_v by_o he_o that_o kill_v as_o well_o as_o by_o he_o that_o touch_v the_o party_n kill_v numb_a 19.14_o which_o shall_v teach_v all_o man_n not_o to_o have_v foot_n swift_a to_o shed_v blood_n rom._n 3.15_o and_o thing_n take_v captive_a as_o well_o as_o person_n must_v be_v purify_v v._o 20_o etc._n etc._n beside_o the_o common_a ordinance_n of_o purify_n by_o the_o water_n of_o purification_n numb_a 19.9.12_o 15_o 19_o eleazdr_n here_o declare_v from_o god_n a_o particular_a law_n of_o purify_n by_o fire_n those_o vessel_n
out_o the_o sacrilegious_a person_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14._o and_o 2._o the_o punishment_n to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o he_o ver_fw-la 15._o behold_v how_o god_n aggravate_v achan_n sin_n by_o the_o several_a circumstance_n of_o it_o ver_fw-la 11._o this_o achan_n shall_v have_v do_v and_o thus_o we_o shall_v do_v levit._fw-la 16.21_o and_o so_o prevent_v the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 11.31_o behold_v god_n mercy_n at_o one_o time_n that_o he_o be_v but_o six_o day_n in_o make_v the_o world_n yet_o take_v six_o day_n to_o destroy_v jericho_n give_v they_o that_o time_n wherein_o to_o repent_v and_o last_o behold_v god_n justice_n at_o another_o time_n that_o he_o who_o will_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o ten_o righteous_a man_n have_v spare_v five_o wicked_a city_n gen._n 18.32_o yet_o will_v not_o be_v content_a here_o to_o drown_v in_o oblivion_n this_o one_o sin_n of_o achan_n notwithstanding_o the_o many_o righteous_a one_o that_o make_v up_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o joshua_n day_n the_o 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sincerity_n have_v not_o only_o the_o form_n of_o godliness_n but_o the_o power_n also_o 2_o tim._n 3.5_o which_o christ_n call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d a_o little_a little_a flock_n luke_n 12.32_o a_o very_a small_a few_o doubtless_o as_o no_o saint_n shall_v be_v lose_v by_o he_o joh._n 6.39_o and_o 17.12_o so_o no_o sinner_n can_v possible_o lurch_v he_o who_o know_v all_o thing_n joh._n 21.17_o etc._n etc._n every_o individual_a sinner_n shall_v then_o be_v find_v out_o by_o his_o own_o sin_n numb_a 32.23_o much_o more_o by_o the_o searcher_n of_o all_o heart_n act._n 1.24_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n as_o achan_n be_v fâââd_v out_o here_o by_o lot_n second_o observe_v here_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o sinner_n when_o the_o inquest_n have_v find_v he_o out_o ver_fw-la 19_o wherein_o joshua_n the_o judge_n 1._o use_v a_o candid_a compellation_n to_o he_o call_v he_o my_o son_n to_o show_v respect_n to_o his_o person_n and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o give_v judgement_n against_o he_o out_o of_o any_o rage_n or_o revenge_n but_o 2._o his_o aim_n be_v only_a god_n glory_n and_o israel_n peace_n and_o 3._o say_v hide_v not_o thy_o fact_n from_o i_o thou_o can_v not_o hide_v it_o as_o thou_o see_v from_o a_o all_o see_v god_n who_o have_v discover_v thou_o to_o be_v the_o sinner_n by_o his_o lot_n to_o confess_v sin_n be_v the_o way_n to_o find_v mercy_n prov._n 28.13_o 1_o john_n 1.9_o etc._n etc._n three_o observe_v here_o achan_n confession_n 1._o in_o its_o form_n which_o be_v either_o general_n ver_fw-la 20._o or_o special_a and_o particular_a ver_fw-la 21._o and_o 2._o the_o adjunct_n thereof_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o achan_n confess_v be_v real_o confirm_v ver_fw-la 22_o 23._o lest_o any_o of_o his_o friend_n shall_v imagine_v his_o confession_n be_v force_v from_o he_o hence_o note_v the_o first_o be_v see_v how_o satan_n have_v gag_v achan_n and_o have_v harden_v his_o heart_n by_o that_o deceitful_a sin_n of_o curse_a covetousness_n the_o poisonful_a property_n whereof_o be_v to_o change_v man_n heart_n into_o earth_n and_o mud_n and_o afterward_o to_o congeal_v and_o freeze_v they_o into_o a_o icy_a flint_n and_o adamant_n for_o though_o the_o lord_n in_o dispose_v of_o the_o lot_n to_o discover_v the_o sacrilege_n come_v near_o and_o near_a achan_n at_o every_o step_n 1._o the_o lord_n by_o lot_n take_v his_o tribe_n of_o judah_n 2._o his_o family_n of_o the_o zarhites_n and_o 3._o his_o household_n of_o zabdi_n before_o that_o household_n be_v call_v forth_o man_n by_o man_n to_o take_v himself_o ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o yet_o all_o this_o while_n achan_n conscience_n awake_v not_o he_o repent_v not_o he_o confess_v not_o his_o fault_n satan_n know_v that_o the_o sinsick_a soul_n have_v no_o way_n to_o purge_v or_o exonerate_v itself_o but_o upward_o confession_n be_v its_o spiritual_a vomit_n he_o therefore_o hold_v the_o lip_n close_o so_o long_o as_o he_o can_v that_o the_o heart_n may_v have_v no_o vent_n to_o disburden_v itself_o the_o second_o note_n hence_o be_v no_o person_n shall_v dare_v to_o sin_n in_o hope_n of_o secrecy_n for_o no_o sin_n can_v be_v secret_a to_o a_o omniscient_a god_n 2_o chron._n 16.9_o psal_n 139._o 2_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n to_o 14._o heb._n 4.13_o etc._n etc._n as_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n will_v haunt_v the_o most_o secret_a sinner_n like_o a_o bloodhound_n at_o his_o heel_n and_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o will_v pursue_v and_o overtake_v he_o numb_a 32.23_o so_o it_o be_v god_n great_a work_n to_o bring_v to_o light_v the_o most_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n 1_o cor._n 4.5_o our_o secret_a sin_n be_v in_o the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n psal_n 90.8_o therefore_o do_v david_n desire_n to_o be_v purge_v from_o they_o psal_n 19.12_o nothing_o be_v so_o secret_a but_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v manifest_a etc._n etc._n luke_n 8.17_o some_o man_n sin_n be_v open_a beforehand_o go_v before_o to_o judgement_n and_o other_o do_v follow_v after_o 1_o tim._n 5.24_o whoso_o hide_v his_o sin_n shall_v not_o prosper_v prov._n 28.13_o achan_n hide_v his_o sin_n so_o long_o as_o he_o can_v with_o his_o steal_a stuff_n in_o his_o tent_n but_o at_o last_o all_o come_v to_o light_n nor_o do_v he_o prosper_v because_o he_o put_v god_n to_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o as_o those_o miscreant_n do_v jer._n 2.35_o the_o three_o note_n be_v it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o learned_a author_n that_o achan_n die_v a_o true_a penitent_n and_o so_o escape_v eternal_a damnation_n because_o he_o seem_v to_o make_v a_o sincere_a and_o ingenuous_a confession_n and_o load_v his_o sin_n with_o all_o loathsome_a yet_o just_a aggravation_n ver_fw-la 19_o 20._o wherein_o he_o judge_v himself_o to_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o glorious_a attribute_n and_o express_v command_n of_o that_o god_n who_o have_v choose_v he_o and_o all_o israel_n to_o be_v the_o peculiar_a people_n of_o his_o care_n and_o love_n so_o be_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v unto_o condemnation_n 1_o cor._n 11.31_o 32._o this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n that_o he_o both_o by_o his_o confession_n and_o by_o his_o death_n whereby_o he_o satisfy_v the_o law_n obtain_v mercy_n from_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a in_o this_o point_n and_o join_v forsake_v with_o confess_v for_o find_v favour_n prov._n 28.13_o he_o must_v stand_v or_o fall_v to_o his_o own_o master_n rom._n 14.4_o this_o may_v probable_o be_v say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o have_v a_o hope_v his_o soul_n may_v live_v after_o his_o body_n be_v dead_a for_o by_o what_o other_o hope_n can_v this_o man_n be_v bring_v to_o confess_v such_o a_o capital_a crime_n as_o this_o for_o which_o he_o be_v sure_a to_o die_v if_o
he_o have_v not_o some_o hope_n in_o his_o death_n as_o solomon_n say_v concern_v the_o righteous_a prov._n 14.32_o the_o three_o part_n be_v how_o achan_n be_v punish_v for_o his_o sin_n remark_n upon_o this_o be_v first_o the_o place_n and_o the_o name_n of_o it_o ver_fw-la 24._o the_o place_n of_o the_o punishment_n be_v the_o valley_n of_o anchor_n which_o signify_v trouble_n so_o call_v by_o anticipation_n because_o not_o only_o all_o israel_n be_v trouble_v here_o for_o achan_n sacrilege_n but_o also_o himself_o and_o all_o his_o be_v trouble_v here_o with_o a_o double_a trouble_n express_v ver_fw-la 15._o and_o 25._o this_o valley_n be_v nigh_o to_o jericho_n and_o be_v fertile_a fat_a and_o full_a of_o vine_n isa_n 65.10_o it_o be_v thought_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o engedi_n oft_o mention_v in_o the_o canticle_n and_o it_o be_v a_o inlet_n into_o canaan_n call_v therefore_o a_o door_n of_o hope_n hos_n 2.15_o because_o here_o israel_n begin_v to_o eat_v first_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n whereof_o this_o valley_n be_v a_o pledge_n and_o earnest_n assoon_o as_o they_o have_v remove_v the_o accurse_a thing_n from_o they_o etc._n etc._n according_o the_o first_o fruit_n and_o earnest_n of_o the_o spirit_n give_v to_o we_o breed_v a_o assure_a hope_n of_o the_o harvest_n of_o happiness_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a bargain_n of_o salvation_n by_o christ_n this_o valley_n of_o trouble_n be_v not_o a_o place_n to_o abide_v long_o in_o but_o be_v a_o inlet_n to_o mercy_n and_o hope_n set_v we_o upon_o pisgah_n give_v a_o prospect_n of_o heaven_n as_o moses_n have_v of_o canaan_n as_o it_o be_v the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v hebr._n 11.1_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o punishment_n itself_o which_o be_v double_a 1._o to_o be_v stone_v with_o stone_n and_o 2._o to_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n ver_fw-la 15._o and_o 25._o first_o stoning_n with_o stone_n be_v the_o punishment_n appoint_v for_o presumptuous_a offender_n and_o for_o 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who_o have_v such_o excellent_a law_n to_o direct_v they_o and_o such_o a_o all-sufficient_a god_n to_o provide_v for_o they_o as_o he_o have_v do_v for_o achan_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v son_n and_o daughter_n ox_n ass_n and_o sheep_n together_o with_o a_o well_o furnish_v tent_n ver_fw-la 24._o therefore_o have_v no_o colour_n of_o necessity_n to_o induce_v he_o unto_o this_o folly_n a_o double_a doom_n be_v upon_o he_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o person_n and_o thing_n thus_o doom_v and_o execute_v be_v 1._o achan_n and_o his_o accomplice_n that_o be_v his_o son_n and_o daughter_n which_o be_v part_n of_o his_o good_n together_o with_o 2._o all_o his_o other_o good_n animate_v and_o inanimate_a both_o those_o that_o god_n have_v give_v he_o by_o his_o providence_n and_o those_o that_o he_o have_v take_v to_o himself_o by_o a_o sacrilegious_a stealth_n even_o he_o and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v ver_fw-la 15.24_o objection_n 1._o but_o this_o doom_n seem_v hard_a and_o unjust_a if_o not_o absurd_a as_o it_o be_v double_v no_o person_n can_v be_v both_o stone_v to_o death_n and_o burn_v to_o death_n too_o answ_n 1._o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n concern_v achan_n deserve_v this_o double_a doom_n for_o he_o commit_v his_o sacrilege_n most_o probable_o upon_o the_o sabbath-day_n which_o be_v the_o seven_o day_n wherein_o israel_n compass_v jericho_n seven_o time_n and_o take_v the_o city_n so_o he_o be_v a_o sabbath_n breaker_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v stone_v numb_a 15.32.36_o and_o god_n doom_v he_o to_o be_v burn_v because_o he_o be_v a_o sacrilegious_a sinner_n steal_v thing_n from_o god_n himself_o as_o they_o be_v devote_v to_o god_n by_o a_o curse_n and_o all_o accurse_a thing_n be_v doom_v to_o be_v burn_v deut._n 13.16_o this_o be_v god_n doom_n upon_o achan_n josh_n 7.15_o and_o execute_v by_o joshua_n ver_fw-la 25._o yet_o may_v not_o we_o suppose_v that_o he_o be_v burn_v alive_a but_o it_o be_v only_o his_o carcase_n after_o he_o 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sovereignty_n and_o a_o more_o absolute_a power_n over_o man_n than_o one_o man_n have_v over_o another_o there_o can_v be_v no_o injustice_n in_o god_n who_o will_n be_v not_o only_a recta_fw-la but_o regula_n both_o right_a and_o the_o rule_n of_o right_n he_o punish_v the_o iniquity_n of_o father_n upon_o their_o child_n exod._n 20.5_o he_o may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o matth._n 20.15_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v a_o account_n to_o we_o for_o his_o do_n job_n 33.13_o none_o may_v say_v to_o god_n what_o do_v thou_o much_o less_o than_o to_o a_o king_n eccles_n 8_o 4._o it_o be_v not_o safe_a for_o silly_a man_n of_o a_o shallow_a mind_n to_o reprehend_v the_o work_n of_o god_n which_o he_o can_v comprehend_v etc._n etc._n second_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a but_o those_o son_n and_o daughter_n be_v accessory_n as_o achan_n be_v principal_a in_o the_o sin_n for_o achan_n be_v now_o old_a as_o be_v the_o five_o from_o judah_n see_v ver_fw-la 1._o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n must_v likely_o be_v grow_v up_o and_o so_o capable_a of_o know_v and_o conceal_v or_o reveal_v this_o fact_n they_o live_v in_o the_o same_o tent_n with_o their_o father_n nor_o be_v they_o call_v children_n much_o less_o infant_n nor_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a because_o it_o be_v not_o say_v so_o for_o divers_a circumstance_n be_v omit_v in_o scripture-history_n which_o sometime_o be_v supply_v from_o other_o place_n hereunto_o add_v the_o rabbi-talmudists_a do_v rational_o affirm_v that_o they_o must_v be_v conscious_a of_o their_o father_n fact_n for_o he_o can_v not_o dig_v and_o hide_v those_o accurse_a thing_n in_o the_o tent_n wherein_o they_o dwell_v but_o most_o easy_o must_v they_o know_v of_o it_o three_o consider_v these_o son_n and_o daughter_n may_v not_o die_v simple_o for_o their_o father_n sin_n but_o only_o pay_v that_o debt_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o their_o own_o sin_n which_o debt_n god_n the_o supreme_a lord_n may_v require_v when_o and_o how_o he_o please_v and_o now_o they_o die_v honourable_o thus_o far_o that_o this_o severity_n upon_o they_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o new_a erect_a empire_n may_v be_v so_o in_o terrorem_fw-la to_o after_o age_n as_o to_o prevent_v the_o death_n of_o million_o that_o will_v beware_v of_o such_o pernicious_a practice_n by_o their_o dreadful_a example_n who_o if_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n do_v not_o yet_o the_o love_n of_o their_o own_o life_n and_o of_o their_o dear_a child_n life_n will_v powerful_o restrain_v they_o aliorum_fw-la perditio_fw-la posterorum_fw-la fiat_fw-la cautio_fw-la their_o direful_a woe_n be_v a_o warning_n to_o posterity_n objection_n 2._o as_o to_o the_o thing_n 2_o that_o perish_v with_o
tribe_n must_v be_v honour_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o messiah_n the_o lion_n of_o this_o tribe_n who_o by_o his_o sceptre_n shall_v rule_v all_o nation_n gen._n 49.8_o as_o likewise_o because_o this_o tribe_n march_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o caleb_n their_o general_n unto_o who_o joshua_n have_v allot_v hebron_n josh_n 14.8.13_o ten_o or_o twelve_o year_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n before_o this_o all_o which_o time_n be_v spend_v in_o divide_v the_o land_n and_o bring_v every_o tribe_n into_o its_o possession_n so_o that_o caleb_n have_v hitherto_o little_a leisure_n because_o of_o public_a service_n or_o if_o he_o have_v any_o leisure_n he_o know_v himself_o distinct_a from_o the_o public_a too_o weak_a to_o work_v his_o own_o settlement_n especial_o consider_v the_o canaanite_n during_o this_o interval_n of_o time_n have_v gather_v great_a strength_n hereupon_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o of_o simeon_n do_v unanimous_o engage_v for_o he_o they_o make_v he_o their_o general_n so_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o caleb_n hebron_n and_o debir_n be_v conquer_a and_o the_o anakins_n subdue_v judg._n 1.2.3.9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n thus_o caleb_n become_v thus_o far_o joshua_n successor_n in_o the_o generalship_n though_o but_o over_o two_o tribe_n and_o who_o more_o fit_a than_o he_o who_o have_v be_v joshua_n faithful_a partner_n in_o espy_v canaan_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o the_o same_o story_n set_v down_o in_o josh_n 15.14_o come_v in_o there_o as_o some_o suppose_v by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n n._n b._n it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o improbable_a that_o god_n will_v not_o have_v so_o faithful_a a_o servant_n of_o he_o as_o caleb_n have_v be_v who_o follow_v the_o lord_n so_o full_o etc._n etc._n numb_a 14.24_o etc._n etc._n to_o depart_v this_o world_n in_o obscurity_n without_o bear_v any_o considerable_a figure_n therein_o before_o his_o death_n therefore_o the_o lord_n confer_v this_o signal_n honour_n upon_o he_o to_o become_v a_o chief_a general_n to_o judah_n and_o simeon_n whole_a tribe_n though_o not_o universal_o so_o over_o all_o the_o other_o tribe_n as_o joshua_n have_v be_v and_o though_o he_o be_v not_o constitute_v one_o of_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o israel_n as_o othniel_n etc._n etc._n for_o these_o be_v extraordinary_o raise_v up_o of_o god_n after_o caleb_n to_o save_v israel_n from_o those_o sad_a calamity_n which_o come_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o abominabl_a apostasy_n which_o happen_v not_o in_o caleb_n time_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o success_n of_o this_o first_o expedition_n which_o be_v express_o say_v to_o be_v whole_o transact_v after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n ver_fw-la 1._o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o of_o simeon_n have_v first_o for_o humane_a help_v the_o kenites_n to_o assist_v they_o ver_fw-la 16._o be_v the_o posterity_n of_o jethro_n moses_n father_n in_o law_n who_o leave_v their_o own_o country_n and_o for_o religion-sake_n follow_v israel_n into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n who_o saul_n respect_v in_o his_o time_n for_o old_a kindness_n 1_o sam._n 15.6_o but_o second_o for_o divine_a help_n the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n ver_fw-la 4._o and_o 19_o by_o who_o assistance_n principal_o they_o become_v victorious_a over_o 1._o bezek_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o 2._o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 8._o 3._o hebron_n ver_fw-la 9_o to_o 16._o 4._o hormah_n ver_fw-la 17._o 5._o gaza_n askelon_n and_o ekron_n ver_fw-la 18._o the_o first_o of_o all_o these_o be_v most_o famous_a in_o the_o narrative_a the_o king_n whereof_o be_v describe_v first_o by_o his_o name_n adonibezek_n that_o be_v lord_n or_o king_n of_o bezek_n second_o by_o his_o state_n he_o lose_v the_o field_n flee_v be_v take_v and_o have_v his_o thumb_n and_o great_a toe_n cut_v off_o that_o he_o may_v no_o more_o fight_v with_o his_o hand_n nor_o run_v away_o with_o his_o foot_n ver_fw-la 5_o 6._o and_o three_o by_o his_o cruelty_n ver_fw-la 7._o he_o have_v do_v the_o same_o to_o threescore_o and_o ten_o king_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v do_v to_o he_o by_o divine_a direction_n to_o retaliate_v upon_o himself_o his_o own_o barbarous_a tyranny_n over_o other_o who_o he_o have_v thus_o inhumane_o torture_v and_o then_o tread_v upon_o they_o lie_v under_o his_o table_n as_o trophy_n of_o his_o victory_n however_o here_o be_v a_o overrule_a hand_n of_o god_n in_o suffer_v such_o civil_a uncivil_a war_n among_o the_o canaanite_n wherein_o one_o tyrant_n subdue_v so_o many_o of_o their_o king_n this_o make_v the_o conquest_n of_o canaan_n the_o more_o easy_a to_o israel_n for_o judah_n etc._n etc._n under_o caleb_n conduct_n conquer_v seventy_o king_n in_o the_o conquest_n of_o one_o adonibezek_n this_o tyrant_n they_o bring_v before_o jerusalem_n to_o strike_v a_o terror_n upon_o the_o jebusite_n and_o there_o they_o kill_v he_o in_o terrorem_fw-la to_o all_o such_o tyrant_n then_o sack_n and_o burn_v the_o city_n ver_fw-la 8._o moreover_o the_o city_n hormah_n we_o find_v be_v once_o utter_o destroy_v by_o moses_n numb_a 21.3_o but_o be_v since_o that_o time_n re-edified_n as_o a_o city_n anathematise_v and_o devote_v to_o destruction_n as_o the_o word_n hormah_n hebr._n signify_v it_o be_v utter_o destroy_v the_o second_o time_n here_o ver_fw-la 17._o n._n b._n now_o by_o a_o small_a transposition_n of_o one_o letter_n and_o lay_v by_o the_o aspirate_n which_o be_v usual_a as_o in_o anna_n and_o hannah_n than_o horma_n resemble_v roma_n devote_v to_o destruction_n also_o roma_fw-it diu_fw-la titubans_fw-la variis_fw-la erroribus_fw-la acta_fw-la corruet_fw-la &_o mundi_fw-la desinet_fw-la esse_fw-la caput_fw-la rome_n be_v once_o destroy_v when_o it_o be_v pagan_a and_o when_o now_o papagan_a the_o second_o time_n it_o shall_v be_v destroy_v the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o sad_a consequence_n of_o this_o victorious_a success_n namely_o israel_n sin_n and_o god_n punish_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n first_o israel_n sin_v in_o suffer_v those_o sinful_a nation_n contrary_a to_o god_n command_n to_o live_v among_o they_o those_o sinner_n become_v snare_n and_o trap_n etc._n etc._n to_o israel_n as_o they_o have_v be_v forewarn_v exod._n 23.32_o josh_n 23.13_o and_o numb_a 33_o 55_o etc._n etc._n for_o by_o converse_v with_o they_o they_o learn_v their_o work_n serve_v their_o idol_n sacrifice_v their_o son_n and_o daughter_n to_o devil_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 106.34_o 35_o 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o in_o which_o dreadful_a apostasy_n they_o impudent_o declare_v their_o horrible_a ingratitude_n to_o that_o most_o gracious_a god_n who_o by_o such_o a_o mighty_a and_o miraculous_a hand_n have_v bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o bondage_n of_o egypt_n have_v feed_v they_o forty_o year_n with_o daily_a miracle_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o have_v now_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n drive_v out_o the_o curse_a canaanites_n bring_v they_o into_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n beside_o their_o shameful_a sin_n bewray_v their_o most_o shameless_a persidiousness_n in_o so_o soon_o break_v that_o solemn_a covenant_n which_o joshua_n have_v late_o swear_v they_o into_o twice_o josh_n 8.33_o etc._n etc._n and_o josh_n 24.14_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o stupendous_a obligation_n yet_o sundry_a tribe_n be_v brand_v here_o for_o their_o sinful_a neglect_n of_o rout_v out_o those_o sinful_a nation_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o inlet_n of_o all_o their_o apostasy_n either_o out_o of_o cowardly_a fear_n or_o love_n of_o ease_n etc._n etc._n for_o this_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v find_v fault_n with_o ver_fw-la 19_o benjamin_n ver_fw-la 21._o manasseh_n ver_fw-la 27_o 28._o ephraim_n ver_fw-la 29._o zabulon_n ver_fw-la 30._o asser_n ver_fw-la 31_o 32._o naphthali_n ver_fw-la 33._o but_o above_o all_o dan_fw-mi be_v singular_a in_o this_o sinful_a sloth_n ver_fw-la 34_o 35_o 36._o which_o occasion_v through_o the_o straitness_n of_o their_o border_n their_o expedition_n to_o laish_n mention_v judg._n 18_o etc._n etc._n second_o god_n punish_v they_o for_o those_o sin_n psal_n 106.40_o 41_o 42._o his_o wrath_n be_v kindle_v against_o they_o etc._n etc._n therefore_o 1._o god_n refuse_v to_o drive_v out_o the_o nation_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v judg._n 3.1_o 2_o 3._o etc._n etc._n and_o 2._o god_n deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o cruel_a oppressor_n round_o about_o and_o render_v all_o their_o erterprise_n unsuccessful_a judg._n 2.14_o 15._o chap._n ii_o jvdge_n the_o second_o chapter_n give_v a_o account_n how_o the_o messiah_n himself_o come_v as_o the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o his_o sheep_n hebr._n 13.20_o and_o as_o the_o chief_a bishop_n of_o our_o soul_n 1_o pet._n 2.25_o to_o make_v his_o solemn_a visitation_n just_a as_o joseph_n seek_v his_o brethren_n and_o find_v they_o in_o dothan_n which_o signify_v defection_n gen._n 37.17_o so_o this_o bless_a joseph_n or_o jesus_n who_o be_v not_o
purpose_n to_o fix_v or_o reside_v there_o but_o only_o to_o take_v up_o his_o lodging_n there_o for_o one_o night_n hereupon_o micah_n be_v transport_v with_o this_o providence_n and_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o it_o will_v much_o more_o countenance_v his_o idolatrous_a service_n when_o it_o be_v officiate_v by_o a_o levite_n than_o by_o his_o own_o son_n who_o be_v but_o a_o layman_n and_o a_o ephraimite_n he_o invite_v he_o to_o the_o employ_v with_o a_o company_n of_o court_v compliment_n ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o wherein_o note_n first_o credulous_a micah_n do_v not_o either_o call_n for_o his_o testimonial_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o such_o elder_n as_o be_v of_o know_a fidelity_n in_o the_o church_n approve_v of_o this_o nagner_n or_o young_a man_n ability_n &c_n &c_n nor_o do_v he_o examine_v he_o himself_o concern_v his_o qualification_n for_o the_o office_n though_o he_o think_v himself_o sufficient_a to_o ordain_v this_o levite_n to_o officiate_v but_o only_o ask_v he_o whence_o come_v thou_o this_o be_v a_o raw_a and_o rude_a election_n and_o vocation_n to_o a_o pretend_a divine_a function_n second_o micah_n propose_v a_o most_o slender_a stipend_n a_o small_a salary_n to_o he_o ten_n shekel_n of_o silver_n by_o the_o year_n a_o double_a suit_n of_o apparel_n so_o hebr._n one_o for_o summer_n and_o another_o for_o winter_n and_o his_o victual_n this_o be_v but_o a_o poor_a pittance_n for_o a_o levite_n from_o a_o man_n of_o so_o great_a a_o estate_n micah_n have_v eleven_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n to_o bestow_v upon_o his_o idol_n yet_o can_v scarce_o from_o the_o penuriousness_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o from_o his_o contempt_n of_o the_o ministry_n afford_v ten_o shekel_n for_o his_o priest_n maintenance_n however_o what_o be_v want_v of_o sufficient_a wage_n he_o supply_v it_o with_o empty_a compliment_n call_v he_o father_n though_o much_o young_a than_o himself_o who_o have_v a_o son_n as_o old_a as_o the_o levite_n who_o he_o have_v ordain_v to_o the_o same_o office_n but_o now_o upon_o the_o reason_n abovementioned_a must_v be_v degrade_v and_o give_v place_n of_o be_v priest_n to_o this_o new-comer_n the_o levite_n n.b._n it_o be_v well_o if_o many_o faithful_a minister_n do_v not_o meet_v with_o such_o micah_n in_o our_o day_n that_o grudge_v they_o competent_a mean_n and_o maintenance_n yet_o disdain_v not_o to_o allow_v they_o as_o their_o padre_n enough_o of_o cap_n and_o compliment_n as_o if_o they_o be_v of_o the_o chameleon_n kind_n and_o can_v live_v upon_o the_o air_n of_o empty_a title_n it_o be_v sad_a that_o luther_n be_v force_v to_o complain_v parish_n and_o school_n be_v so_o robe_v as_o if_o they_o design_v to_o starve_v we_o in_o the_o ministry_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n and_o heylin_n in_o his_o goography_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o ireland_n former_o minister_n have_v no_o more_o for_o their_o maintenance_n than_o the_o pasture_n of_o two_o milk-cow_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o whole_a county_n of_o connaught_n the_o stipend_n of_o the_o incumbent_n be_v not_o above_o forty_o shilling_n and_o in_o some_o place_n but_o sixteen_o shilling_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la this_o last_o sum_n be_v much_o what_o the_o like_a allowance_n that_o micah_n assord_v his_o levite_n if_o a_o shekel_n of_o silver_n be_v according_a to_o the_o common_a computation_n reckon_v at_o two_o shilling_n and_o six_o penny_n than_o the_o levite_n have_v in_o his_o ten_o shekel_n twenty_o five_o shilling_n by_o the_o year_n three_o note_v here_o this_o hunger-bitten_a levite_n that_o be_v ready_a to_o snap_v at_o any_o thing_n and_o can_v not_o tell_v where_o to_o make_v a_o better_a bargain_n for_o himself_o accept_v of_o the_o offer_n upon_o those_o sordid_a term_n ingens_fw-la telum_fw-la necessitas_fw-la necessity_n know_v no_o law_n but_o consider_v that_o this_o levite_n be_v nagner_n pver_fw-la a_o novice_n and_o likewise_o infect_v with_o the_o contagion_n of_o the_o time_n in_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n one_o that_o will_v murder_n soul_n for_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n ezek._n 13.19_o even_o this_o salary_n though_o small_a be_v enough_o and_o too_o much_o for_o he_o see_v he_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o devil_n drudgery_n while_o he_o be_v officiate_a in_o idol-service_n but_o that_o which_o be_v the_o great_a aggravation_n of_o this_o novice_n sin_n be_v that_o he_o be_v describe_v to_o be_v moses_n great_a grandson_n judg._n 18_o 30._o where_o he_o be_v call_v jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o gershom_n the_o son_n of_o moses_n so_o it_o be_v exod._n 2.22_o and_o 18.3_o but_o here_o it_o be_v the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n say_v learned_a buxtorf_n for_o moses_n honour_n lest_o it_o shall_v reflect_v upon_o so_o good_a a_o man_n to_o have_v so_o bad_a a_o grandson_n therefore_o manasseh_n in_o the_o hebrew_n with_o the_o n_n at_o the_o top_n that_o it_o may_v be_v put_v in_o or_o leave_v out_o with_o the_o unprick_v letter_n so_o without_o the_o nun_n it_o may_v be_v read_v moses_n but_o with_o it_o manasses_n to_o show_v that_o this_o jonathan_n though_o he_o be_v of_o moses_n that_o man_n of_o god_n by_o propagation_n yet_o as_o he_o be_v a_o degenerate_a plant_n he_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v of_o manasses_n that_o notorious_a idolater_n by_o imitation_n but_o this_o rabbinical_a criticism_n seem_v to_o be_v over_o curious_a and_o somewhat_o reflect_v upon_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o sacred_a text_n see_v that_o idolatrous_a king_n manasses_n be_v long_o after_o this_o jonathan_n and_o there_o may_v be_v other_o man_n of_o the_o same_o name_n of_o gershom_n and_o manasses_n from_o who_o this_o jonathan_n descend_v the_o five_o remark_n be_v idolatry_n be_v a_o compound_v of_o foppery_n and_o impiety_n ver_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13._o micah_n entertain_v this_o novice_n cherish_v he_o as_o a_o son_n though_o he_o be_v by_o his_o office_n as_o a_o father_n to_o he_o he_o consecrate_a he_o as_o he_o have_v do_v his_o own_o son_n before_o ver_fw-la 5._o know_v that_o the_o levite_n be_v no_o less_o exclude_v by_o the_o law_n from_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n than_o the_o lay-people_n for_o that_o office_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n but_o this_o levite_n be_v near_o akin_a to_o it_o than_o his_o lay-son_n be_v yet_o the_o priest_n office_n be_v so_o sacred_a a_o thing_n and_o of_o such_o veneration_n with_o this_o idolatrous_a micah_n that_o neither_o his_o own_o son_n nor_o this_o levite_n must_v enter_v upon_o it_o until_o he_o have_v solemn_o consecrate_a they_o to_o it_o and_o when_o all_o this_o be_v do_v behold_v how_o he_o bless_v himself_o in_o his_o blind_a devotion_n say_v now_o i_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v i_o good_a see_v i_o have_v a_o levite_n to_o my_o priest_n for_o 13._o whereas_o his_o whole_a unwarrantable_a practice_n of_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n rather_o expose_v he_o to_o god_n wrath_n and_o be_v more_o likely_a to_o bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o he_o and_o not_o a_o blessing_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n fallitur_fw-la augurio_fw-la spes_fw-la bona_fw-la saepe_fw-la svo_fw-la for_o here_o be_v a_o whole_a bundle_n of_o sin_n 1._o idolatry_n 2._o his_o invitation_n of_o this_o young_a man_n to_o it_o 3_o here_o be_v a_o threefold_a breach_n of_o the_o priesthood_n as_o institute_v by_o god_n for_o this_o levite_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o the_o priesthood_n as_o not_o of_o aaron_n stock_n nor_o can_v he_o a_o ephraimite_n ordain_v this_o belong_v to_o the_o highpriest_n nor_o ought_v he_o to_o seduce_v a_o priest_n to_o idolatrous_a worship_n now_o for_o micah_n to_o promise_v prosperity_n to_o himself_o be_v not_o from_o jehovah_n but_o from_o his_o idol_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xviii_o jvdge_n the_o eighteen_o declare_v how_o idolatry_n be_v translate_v out_o of_o this_o one_o private_a family_n of_o micah_n into_o the_o whole_a public_a tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o this_o public_a idolatry_n be_v describe_v first_o by_o its_o cause_n and_o second_o by_o its_o accident_n first_o its_o cause_n be_v either_o efficient_a or_o material_a the_o external_n efficient_a cause_n be_v threefold_a 1._o the_o anarchy_n in_o israel_n ver_fw-la 1.31_o 2._o the_o narrowness_n of_o dan_n inheritance_n ver_fw-la 1._o 3._o the_o searcher_n send_v forth_o for_o enlargement_n of_o their_o border_n and_o in_o their_o way_n meet_v with_o micah_n house_n in_o mount-ephraim_n and_o know_v his_o priest_n they_o consult_v he_o touch_v their_o enterprise_n upon_o laish_n and_o he_o bid_v they_o go_v on_o and_o prosper_v ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o then_o the_o material_a cause_n of_o this_o public_a idolatry_n be_v relate_v the_o army_n of_o the_o danite_n thus_o encourage_v to_o proceed_v steal_v all_o the_o idolatrous_a trinket_n while_o the_o solder_v keep_v the_o priest_n who_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o they_o in_o
seem_v very_o long_o for_o those_o child_n of_o light_a to_o walk_v in_o such_o a_o place_n of_o darkness_n for_o eight_o year_n together_o if_o so_o the_o time_n of_o their_o suffer_v bear_v a_o due_a proportion_n to_o the_o time_n of_o their_o sin_v the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o marvellous_a proportion_n god_n observe_v as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o geometrical_a rule_n in_o proportion_v israel_n suffer_v to_o the_o proportion_n of_o their_o sin_v both_o in_o this_o time_n of_o their_o slavery_n and_o in_o all_o the_o other_o follow_v time_n also_o as_o israel_n sin_v increase_v in_o magnitude_n be_v no_o better_a by_o their_o former_a opression_n but_o ever_o return_v with_o the_o dog_n to_o his_o vomit_n etc._n etc._n so_o their_o suffer_v increase_v in_o multitude_n every_o term_n of_o their_o slavery_n rise_v high_a and_o high_o they_o serve_v this_o chusan_n eight_o year_n and_o because_o not_o better_v thereby_o they_o serve_v eglon_n eighteen_o year_n ver_fw-la 14._o and_o afterward_o jabin_n twenty_o year_n judg._n 4.3_o etc._n etc._n with_o the_o froward_a god_n will_v deal_v froward_o psal_n 18.26_o when_o lesser_a correction_n can_v not_o restrain_v they_o from_o sin_n god_n lay_v heavy_a punishment_n upon_o they_o and_o punish_v they_o seven_o time_n more_o yea_o and_o seven_o time_n more_o and_o yet_o seven_o time_n more_o to_o that_o as_o he_o have_v threaten_v levit._n 26.18.21.24.28_o they_o must_v be_v sure_a of_o this_o if_o their_o mind_n mend_v not_o they_o shall_v see_v no_o end_n of_o their_o misery_n it_o be_v not_o meet_a for_o man_n to_o abuse_v god_n mercy_n and_o his_o readiness_n to_o deliver_v they_o once_o and_o again_o from_o misery_n nor_o be_v it_o meet_v that_o god_n shall_v cast_v down_o the_o buckler_n first_o therefore_o do_v three_o time_n raise_v up_o his_o note_n of_o threaten_v to_o reduce_v they_o into_o obedience_n and_o he_o raise_v it_o all_o by_o seven_o which_o be_v discord_n in_o music_n such_o say_n by_o seven_n do_v prove_v heavy_a song_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o they_o more_o heavy_a pang_n to_o those_o that_o will_v not_o be_v reclaim_v by_o they_o god_n will_v not_o give_v over_o punish_v until_o man_n do_v give_v over_o sin_v the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o redeemer_n that_o the_o lord_n raise_v up_o to_o redeem_v israel_n out_o of_o their_o first_o slavery_n be_v othniel_n for_o 9_o which_o god_n will_v not_o yet_o do_v for_o they_o until_o they_o humble_v themselves_o cast_v down_o the_o buckler_n first_o when_o god_n they_o see_v will_v get_v the_o better_a of_o they_o they_o be_v bring_v into_o most_o grievious_a misery_n by_o this_o oppress_v tyrant_n and_o find_v no_o relief_n from_o their_o idol_n which_o they_o worship_v they_o then_o return_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o repentance_n and_o cry_v to_o he_o for_o the_o pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o for_o send_v they_o a_o saviour_n hereupon_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v a_o none_o such_o god_n forgive_a even_o none-such_a sinner_n mic._n 7.18_o stir_v up_o othniel_n with_o extraordinary_a influence_n of_o his_o spirit_n to_o undertake_v their_o deliverance_n which_o now_o they_o so_o earnest_o pray_v for_o ver_fw-la 10_o othniel_n or_o othoniel_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v the_o time_n or_o hour_n of_o god_n intimate_v hereby_o that_o god_n time_n and_o his_o hour_n be_v now_o come_v as_o john_n 2.4_o for_o israel_n deliverance_n n.b._n and_o this_o deliverer_n who_o god_n send_v to_o redeem_v israel_n when_o sell_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o this_o terrible_a tyrant_n be_v a_o type_n of_o our_o dear_a redeemer_n the_o lord_n jesus_n who_o be_v send_v of_o god_n to_o redeem_v we_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o our_o spiritual_a enemy_n that_o we_o may_v serve_v god_n without_o fear_n etc._n etc._n luke_n 1.74_o 75._o and_o thus_o all_o the_o other_o judge_n be_v type_n of_o christ_n though_o some_o more_o eminent_o than_o other_o as_o the_o sequel_n may_v manifest_v here_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o othniel_n give_v he_o prudence_n prowess_n and_o magnanimity_n to_o make_v war_n against_o this_o tyrannical_a oppressor_n and_o have_v vanquish_v he_o in_o battle_n he_o restore_v rest_n to_o god_n israel_n govern_v his_o people_n in_o peace_n and_o in_o the_o profession_n and_o practice_n of_o god_n true_a religion_n according_a to_o his_o law_n the_o five_o remark_n be_v the_o lond_n have_v rest_n forty_o year_n ver_fw-la 11._o that_o be_v from_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n to_o the_o death_n of_o othniel_n the_o eight_o year_n of_o slavery_n under_o the_o syrian_n be_v include_v as_o be_v a_o frequent_a way_n of_o reckon_n in_o scripture_n record_v the_o round_a number_n which_o give_v the_o main_a denomination_n and_o not_o insist_v upon_o the_o fraction_n or_o break_a number_n as_o numb_a 14.33_o act_n 7.14_o etc._n etc._n where_o some_o odds_o be_v etc._n etc._n god_n mercy_n triumph_n over_o his_o justice_n jam._n 2.13_o and_o be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n psal_n 145.8_o 9_o here_o he_o give_v to_o his_o penitent_a people_n forty_o year_n liberty_n for_o eight_o year_n slavery_n the_o second_o story_n of_o israel_n slavery_n which_o follow_v from_o ver_fw-la 12._o to_o ver_fw-la 30._o under_o eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n afford_v many_o remark_n as_o first_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o godly_a governor_n be_v sometime_o the_o loss_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n othniel_n die_v ver_fw-la 11._o and_o almost_o all_o godliness_n die_v with_o he_o for_o israel_n immediate_o relapse_v into_o their_o old_a idolatry_n notwithstanding_o the_o former_a experience_n they_o have_v of_o the_o manifold_a misery_n which_o they_o by_o the_o like_a sin_n have_v bring_v upon_o themselves_o and_o of_o god_n great_a mercy_n in_o work_v their_o deliverance_n they_o do_v evil_a again_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 12._o neither_o ministry_n nor_o misery_n nor_o miracle_n nor_o mercy_n can_v mollify_v their_o hard_a heart_n nor_o can_v any_o mean_n constrain_v they_o to_o keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o obedience_n but_o make_v new_a out_o burst_v into_o notorious_a extravagancy_n insomuch_o that_o the_o lord_n come_v forth_o in_o his_o hot_a displeasure_n strengthen_v eglon_n to_o oppress_v they_o and_o weaken_v israel_n to_o oppose_v his_o oppression_n ver_fw-la 12._o n.b._n it_o be_v god_n work_n to_o strengthen_v or_o weaken_v the_o arm_n of_o either_o party_n ezek._n 30.24_o 25._o so_o that_o they_o can_v neither_o defend_v themselves_o nor_o offend_v their_o enemy_n when_o god_n so_o break_v the_o arm_n as_o no_o mean_n nor_o medicine_n can_v patch_v it_o up_o again_o and_o sure_o i_o be_o this_o be_v a_o sure_a sign_n of_o dreadful_a divine_a wrath_n when_o the_o arm_n of_o zion_n be_v weaken_v and_o the_o arm_n of_o babylon_n be_v strengthen_v as_o it_o be_v now_o when_o courage_n be_v find_v in_o eglon_n and_o cowardice_n in_o israel_n through_o the_o curse_a gild_n of_o their_o own_o corrupt_a conscience_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v no_o soon_o have_v israel_n sin_v away_o their_o god_n who_o be_v their_o defence_n but_o the_o moabite_n under_o eglon_n their_o king_n bestir_v themselves_o to_o tyrannize_v over_o they_o nor_o may_v this_o be_v wonder_v at_o because_o of_o the_o ancient_a enmity_n moab_n have_v against_o israel_n for_o though_o israel_n be_v not_o injurious_a to_o moab_n in_o their_o wander_n through_o the_o wilderness_n deut._n 2.9_o yet_o in_o the_o business_n of_o balaam_n numb_a 25.1_o moses_n make_v a_o dreadful_a slaughter_n upon_o their_o confederate_n numb_a 31.7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n and_o themselves_o be_v exclude_v even_o to_o the_o ten_o generation_n from_o come_v into_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n deut._n 23.2_o 4._o for_o their_o hire_v of_o balaam_n to_o curse_v they_o all_o this_o must_v needs_o high_o incense_v they_o against_o israel_n and_o be_v enemy_n to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o true_a religion_n they_o watch_v all_o opportunity_n to_o ruin_v they_o and_o that_o they_o may_v effect_v it_o at_o this_o time_n they_o call_v into_o their_o confederacy_n the_o ammonite_n and_o amalekite_n both_o of_o the_o like_a malice_n against_o israel_n and_o prevail_v by_o this_o threefold_a cord_n eglon_n possess_v himself_o of_o jericho_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o so_o a_o king_n of_o moab_n make_v himself_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o keep_v his_o court_n even_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n in_o the_o city_n of_o palm-tree_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o moab_n old_a malice_n do_v spur_v they_o to_o spoil_n israel_n now_o bring_v into_o subjection_n and_o now_o they_o lay_v load_n upon_o their_o slave_n and_o make_v their_o life_n as_o bitter_a to_o they_o as_o the_o bondage_n of_o egypt_n have_v do_v before_o n._n b._n those_o moabite_n be_v ever_o apt_a to_o dream_v of_o lie_a comfort_n to_o themselves_o as_o they_o do_v when_o they_o fancy_v water_n
the_o same_o god_n who_o have_v wrought_v a_o double_a miracle_n 1._o by_o it_o as_o a_o instrument_n wherewith_o to_o slay_v a_o thousand_o philistine_n and_o 2._o upon_o it_o in_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o fountain_n to_o quench_v samson_n thirst_v may_v add_v one_o circumstance_n more_o namely_o to_o fix_v it_o so_o in_o the_o ground_n as_o to_o make_v it_o unremovable_a and_o 3._o the_o word_n unto_o this_o day_n be_v understand_v only_o until_o samuel_n time_n who_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n of_o judge_n and_o it_o may_v well_o enough_o remain_v so_o long_o be_v less_o than_o a_o hundred_o year_n yet_o hierom_n say_v it_o remain_v till_o his_o time_n as_o a_o testimony_n to_o posterity_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o glorious_a work_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o consequent_a be_v though_o the_o israelite_n have_v deal_v unkind_o with_o samson_n before_o yet_o now_o after_o this_o victory_n they_o public_o own_a and_o acknowledge_v he_o as_o their_o general_n judge_n ver_fw-la 29._o plead_v their_o cause_n and_o avenge_a their_o wrong_n against_o the_o philistine_n who_o at_o this_o time_n tyrannize_v over_o israel_n for_o twenty_o year_n for_o samson_n do_v but_o begin_v to_o deliver_v israel_n judge_v 13.5_o their_o complete_a deliverance_n be_v reserve_v for_o david_n and_o this_o clause_n of_o his_o judgeship_n twenty_o year_n while_o the_o philistine_n have_v dominion_n over_o they_o clear_v up_o this_o truth_n that_o the_o time_n of_o israel_n judge_n and_o of_o their_o oppression_n be_v include_v as_o contemporary_a which_o justify_v the_o account_n of_o time_n give_v in_o 1_o king_n 6.1_o judge_n chap._n xvi_o jvdge_n the_o sixteenth_o declare_v the_o last_o concern_v of_o samson_n life_n death_n and_o burial_n where_o we_o have_v first_o the_o remark_n upon_o the_o last_o action_n of_o his_o life_n as_o first_o his_o go_v down_o to_o gaza_n ver_fw-la 1._o a_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o philistine_n two_o thing_n may_v 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to_o the_o pure_a all_o thing_n be_v pure_a tit._n 1.15_o howbeit_o it_o be_v not_o very_o safe_a to_o graft_v into_o a_o bad_a stock_n or_o to_o marry_o into_o a_o wicked_a family_n lest_o it_o bring_v a_o curse_n and_o not_o a_o blessing_n partake_v of_o their_o sin_n and_o of_o their_o plague_n too_o as_o ahab_n and_o azariah_n do_v v._o 9_o the_o lord_n grant_v you_o may_v find_v rest_n hence_o obser_n 1._o man_n maker_n be_v the_o chief_a maker_n of_o all_o man_n and_o woman_n marriage_n in_o the_o world_n the_o heathen_a philosopher_n make_v cecrops_n lycurgus_n or_o numa_n the_o first_o author_n and_o enditer_n of_o the_o law_n of_o marriage_n but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n tell_v we_o from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o the_o great_a god_n be_v its_o author_n and_o instituter_n and_o that_o in_o paradise_n gen._n 2.18_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n both_o from_o divine_a deliberation_n and_o divine_a determination_n to_o provide_v a_o helpmeet_a for_o man_n hence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o covenant_n of_o god_n prov._n 2.17_o and_o therefore_o honourable_a to_o all_o heb._n 13.4_o religious_a naomi_n look_v up_o here_o unto_o god_n say_v in_o effect_n the_o lord_n grant_v you_o good_a husband_n n._n b._n god_n shall_v be_v serious_o seek_v to_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a a_o moment_n which_o concern_v the_o whole_a life_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n marriage_n if_o with_o a_o bad_a consort_n become_v a_o marre-age_n but_o if_o with_o a_o good_a consort_n it_o become_v a_o merry-age_n let_v they_o marry_v only_o in_o the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 7.39_o not_o in_o pluto_n the_o heathen_a god_n of_o riches_n nor_o in_o venus_n the_o heathen_a goddess_n of_o pleasure_n but_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v sad_a now_o a_o day_n when_o do_v non_fw-la deus_fw-la a_o great_a bag_n not_o the_o great_a god_n be_v principal_o seek_v after_o to_o make_v up_o most_o marriage_n and_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o 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sursùm_fw-la &_o grave_a deorsùm_fw-la and_o be_v restless_a out_o of_o it_o so_o the_o rabbin_n say_v requiret_fw-la vir_fw-la costam_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o requirit_fw-la faemina_fw-la sedem_fw-la svam_fw-la the_o man_n miss_v his_o rib_n that_o be_v take_v out_o of_o his_o side_n and_o the_o woman_n will_v be_v under_o the_o man_n arm_n from_o whence_o she_o be_v take_v oh_o look_v up_o to_o god_n then_o you_o unmarried_a one_o and_o cry_v with_o good_a naomi_n the_o lord_n grant_v i_o rest_n for_o my_o rove_a affection_n in_o the_o house_n of_o some_o good_a consort_n that_o i_o may_v live_v in_o peace_n and_o plenty_n with_o content_a and_o comfort_n all_o my_o day_n know_v that_o your_o marriage_n be_v of_o all_o your_o civil_a affair_n of_o the_o great_a importance_n have_v a_o influence_n upon_o your_o whole_a life_n it_o be_v either_o your_o make_n or_o mar_n in_o this_o world_n it_o be_v like_o a_o stratagem_n in_o war_n wherein_o a_o miscarriage_n can_v be_v recall_v when_o 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mercy_n be_v not_o miserly_n and_o charity_n be_v no_o churl_n as_o before_o at_o large_a observe_v 2._o from_o v._o 8._o have_v not_o i_o charge_v the_o young_a man_n not_o to_o touch_v thou_o to_o wit_n with_o either_o a_o wanton_a or_o a_o wrong_v touch_n thus_o the_o lord_n charge_v a_o evil_a world_n not_o to_o wrong_v his_o church_n for_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o both_o psal_n 105.15_o act._n 10.36_o hence_o also_o learn_v this_o observe_v 1._o that_o master_n of_o family_n shall_v so_o charge_v and_o govern_v their_o family_n that_o no_o wicked_a thing_n shall_v dwell_v with_o they_o thus_o job_n 11.14_o and_o 22.23_o thus_o david_n psal_n 101.2_o etc._n etc._n every_o master_n of_o a_o family_n shall_v make_v nebuchadnezzar_n law_n that_o nothing_o be_v say_v or_o do_v by_o those_o under_o their_o charge_n against_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n dan._n 3.29_o drink_v of_o that_o which_o the_o young_a man_n have_v draw_v too_o wit_n not_o without_o hard_a labour_n in_o those_o hot_a country_n and_o therefore_o the_o courtesy_n and_o kindness_n of_o boaz_n to_o ruth_n be_v the_o great_a herein_o yet_o nothing_o to_o the_o kindness_n of_o god_n who_o give_v the_o water_n of_o life_n to_o thirsty_a soul_n john_n 4.10_o hence_o observe_v 2._o god_n kindness_n be_v great_a to_o we_o than_o that_o of_o boaz_n to_o ruth_n for_o first_o he_o gives_z water_n of_o life_n that_o revive_v a_o swoon_a soul_n second_o he_o give_v it_o free_o to_o every_o one_o that_o be_v a_o thirst_n without_o money_n or_o without_o price_n isa_n 55.1_o and_o revel_v 22.17_o not_o only_o to_o a_o ruth_n but_o to_o all_o comer_n yea_o to_o the_o unworthy_a ezek._n 16.6_o 8._o three_o such_o live_a water_n god_n give_v to_o we_o as_o make_v we_o never_o to_o thirst_v again_o
bear_v such_o therefore_o be_v he_o only_o set_v apart_o to_o attend_v upon_o this_o work_n as_o some_o say_v however_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o ark_n abide_v here_o for_o twenty_o year_n v._o 2._o n._n b._n it_o be_v not_o carry_v to_o shilo_n its_o former_a place_n because_o either_o that_o place_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o philistine_n when_o they_o take_v the_o ark_n captive_a as_o be_v intimate_v jer._n 7.12_o 14._o and_o 26.6_o 9_o compare_v with_o this_o history_n or_o if_o shilo_n be_v not_o destroy_v yet_o be_v it_o abhor_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o abomination_n there_o commit_v by_o those_o profane_a priest_n the_o son_n of_o eli._n n._n b._n this_o kiriath_n jearim_n which_o signify_v the_o city_n of_o the_o wood_n be_v now_o become_v the_o place_n of_o the_o ark_n residence_n to_o which_o the_o psalmist_n allude_v we_o hear_v of_o it_o at_o ephratah_n or_o at_o shiloh_n in_o ephraim_n we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o field_n of_o the_o wood_n or_o at_o kiriath_n jearim_n psal_n 132.6_o after_o it_o be_v lose_v to_o shiloh_n it_o be_v find_v here_o where_o a_o eleazar_n attend_v it_o when_o both_o the_o line_n of_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n be_v out_o of_o that_o service_n the_o first_o line_n fail_v in_o jephtah_n time_n as_o above_o and_o the_o latter_a now_o interrupt_v by_o the_o death_n of_o phinehas_n eli_n son_n 1_o sam._n 14.3_o and_o this_o time_n be_v long_o ere_o samuel_n can_v reclaim_v israel_n from_o idolatry_n they_o be_v lose_v to_o the_o ark_n when_o it_o be_v not_o lose_v to_o they_o the_o second_a remark_n be_v the_o general_a convention_n that_o samuel_n call_v to_o mispeh_n both_o for_o reform_v their_o lose_a religion_n and_o for_o recover_v their_o lose_a liberty_n first_o touch_v their_o religion_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v be_v so_o long_o insensible_a neither_o the_o late_a loss_n of_o the_o ark_n nor_o the_o great_a slaughter_n of_o their_o army_n can_v bring_v they_o to_o a_o right_a sense_n of_o their_o sin_n as_o not_o for_o twenty_o year_n together_o never_o to_o lament_v after_o the_o lord_n nor_o after_o his_o ark_n now_o bring_v among_o they_o to_o kiriath_n jearim_n where_o they_o let_v it_o lay_v in_o a_o obscure_a place_n so_o near_o the_o philistine_n n._n b._n and_o where_o indeed_o it_o lay_v all_o samuel_n day_n until_o david_n fetch_v it_o up_o from_o thence_o 2_o sam._n 6.2_o which_o be_v forty_o year_n after_o act_v 13.21_o and_o now_o be_v it_o twenty_o year_n before_o samuel_n can_v bring_v israel_n to_o this_o solemn_a repentance_n relate_v here_o v._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o they_o be_v so_o habituate_v and_o harden_v in_o their_o idolatry_n and_o sinful_a practice_n be_v so_o root_v in_o they_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o samuel_n powerful_a preach_v so_o frequent_o among_o they_o they_o refuse_v to_o return_v until_o god_n stop_v they_o in_o their_o curse_a carrier_n by_o let_v loose_a the_o band_n of_o the_o philistine_n upon_o they_o and_o grievous_o to_o oppress_v they_o and_o thereby_o god_n make_v their_o heart_n general_o more_o malleable_a to_o the_o hammer_n of_o his_o word_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o samuel_n n._n b._n then_o it_o be_v say_v they_o universal_o lament_v after_o the_o lord_n and_o after_o his_o ark_n they_o have_v so_o long_o neglect_v cleave_v so_o close_o to_o baalim_fw-la &_o ashtaroth_n until_o they_o be_v almost_o choke_v with_o they_o so_o now_o be_v they_o willing_a to_o abandon_v they_o and_o to_o embrace_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o order_n hereunto_o israel_n be_v as_o it_o be_v baptise_a and_o wash_v from_o the_o filth_n of_o their_o idolatry_n this_o be_v do_v either_o 1._o figurative_o by_o pour_v forth_o whole_a river_n of_o tear_n out_o of_o their_o eye_n to_o testify_v their_o excessive_a sorrow_n for_o their_o sin_n as_o psal_n 6.6_o 7_o 8._o and_o 119.136_o jer._n 9.1_o lam._n 3.48_o 49._o or_o 2._o they_o pour_v water_n out_o before_o the_o lord_n literal_o proper_o and_o real_o because_o it_o be_v say_v they_o first_o draw_v it_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v a_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n suitable_a to_o those_o time_n usual_a in_o their_o legal_a purification_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n samuel_n strike_v with_o his_o hammer_n while_o the_o iron_n be_v hot_a it_o be_v say_v he_o then_o judge_v israel_n in_o mispah_n v._o 6._o that_o be_v he_o then_o reform_v all_o abuse_n against_o god_n and_o his_o law_n and_o redress_v all_o injury_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n so_o render_v they_o capable_a of_o the_o follow_a mercy_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v second_o touch_v the_o recovery_n of_o their_o liberty_n from_o the_o philistine_n tyranny_n samuel_n begin_v at_o the_o right_a end_n in_o reform_v religion_n first_o and_o then_o restore_v civil_a liberty_n which_o be_v thus_o obtain_v from_o the_o lord_n first_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n who_o have_v former_o behold_v with_o amazement_n the_o return_n of_o god_n ark_n against_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 6.12_o 17._o come_v forth_o with_o their_o force_n against_o israel_n when_o they_o be_v fast_v and_o pray_v at_o this_o general_a convention_n which_o they_o look_v upon_o as_o the_o foundation_n of_o their_o rebellion_n from_o under_o the_o philistine_n yoke_v of_o oppression_n and_o on_o who_o they_o design_v to_o assault_v while_o unarmed_a that_o so_o they_o may_v blast_v the_o bud_n of_o any_o insurrection_n second_o israel_n hear_v of_o it_o and_o fear_v a_o assault_n be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o of_o such_o heinous_a impiety_n insomuch_o that_o as_o they_o dare_v not_o look_v man_n in_o the_o face_n in_o a_o battle_n against_o the_o philistine_n so_o nor_o much_o less_o dare_v they_o look_v god_n in_o the_o face_n in_o a_o prayer_n for_o their_o own_o deliverance_n but_o they_o press_v upon_o samuel_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o as_o moses_n have_v do_v for_o their_o forefather_n than_o it_o be_v the_o cry_n deliver_v us_o from_o the_o egyptian_n know_v it_o be_v deliver_v us_o from_o the_o philistine_n v._n 7_o 8._o three_o samuel_n in_o imitation_n of_o divine_a bounty_n do_v more_o for_o israel_n than_o they_o desire_v he_o not_o only_o pray_v for_o they_o which_o be_v all_o that_o they_o request_v but_o he_o also_o sacrifice_n for_o they_o to_o the_o lord_n n._n b._n he_o take_v a_o suck_v lamb_n etc._n etc._n v._n 9_o wherein_o observe_v first_o it_o be_v a_o lamb_n a_o figure_n of_o christ_n that_o spotless_a lamb_n of_o god_n by_o who_o we_o prevail_v over_o all_o our_o spiritual_a enemy_n as_o israel_n do_v here_o over_o the_o philistine_n and_o probable_o samuel_n propose_v it_o purposely_o to_o point_v out_o to_o the_o people_n that_o peace_n and_o salvation_n must_v only_o be_v expect_v from_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n second_o it_o be_v not_o magnificum_fw-la munus_fw-la say_v mendoza_n no_o costly_a sacrifice_n it_o be_v no_o fat_a ox_n but_o a_o suck_v lamb_n even_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o lamb_n of_o the_o least_o and_o low_a price_n to_o show_v that_o the_o lord_n look_v more_o at_o the_o willingness_n of_o the_o offerer_n than_o at_o the_o worthiness_n of_o the_o offer_n three_o it_o be_v a_o sucking-lamb_n hebr._n teleh_n chaleb_n a_o lamb_n of_o milk_n which_o the_o vulgar_a false_o read_v a_o fat_a lamb_n but_o suck_v which_o it_o may_v be_v though_o it_o be_v more_o than_o eight_o day_n old_a and_o so_o that_o law_n exod._n 23.19_o be_v not_o violate_v nor_o be_v that_o law_n which_o command_v the_o divide_v of_o the_o part_n etc._n etc._n levit._n 1.12_o though_o samuel_n offer_v up_o this_o whole_a lamb_n perhaps_o with_o tail_n foot_n and_o entrail_n for_o he_o have_v no_o time_n to_o put_v it_o into_o part_n according_a to_o custom_n for_o samson_n former_a case_n be_v now_o become_v samuel_n the_o philistine_n be_v upon_o he_o just_o ready_a to_o fall_v on_o v._o 10._o four_o it_o be_v a_o suck_v lamb_n ready_a to_o be_v wean_v and_o so_o it_o be_v take_v off_o from_o the_o ewe-dam_n to_o teach_v israel_n that_o they_o must_v be_v wean_v from_o their_o former_a wickedness_n and_o become_v now_o a_o new_a people_n dedicate_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o all_o holiness_n n._n b._n that_o samuel_n do_v not_o transgress_v any_o law_n of_o god_n appear_v in_o this_o that_o the_o lord_n accept_v his_o offer_n and_o answer_v by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o though_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v that_o fire_n from_o heaven_n do_v fall_v upon_o samuel_n sacrifice_n to_o consume_v it_o the_o usual_a token_n of_o divine_a acceptance_n yet_o do_v it_o fall_v foul_a upon_o samuel_n and_o israel_n enemy_n when_o god_n thunder_v upon_o the_o philistine_n wherewith_o he_o do_v not_o only_o fright_v they_o but_o fire_v they_o also_o with_o spire_n of_o
1_o tim._n 5.6_o the_o 2d_o remark_n be_v the_o philistine_n fresh_a invasion_n of_o judea_n whereof_o we_o have_v a_o account_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o ver_fw-la 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 17_o 18_o 23._o the_o old_a enemy_n of_o israel_n the_o philistine_n mustar_n thirty_o thousand_o charet_n and_o six_o thousand_o horseman_n and_o footman_n innumerable_a ver_fw-la 5._o josephus_n say_v they_o be_v three_o hundred_o thousand_o footman_n and_o invade_v the_o land_n n._n b._n the_o provocation_n be_v this_o the_o first_o design_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v to_o free_a judea_n of_o the_o garrison_n or_o citadel_n which_o the_o philistine_n have_v frame_v therein_o to_o suppress_v all_o sedition_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o israelite_n in_o subjection_n to_o they_o after_o they_o have_v get_v dominion_n over_o they_o therefore_o this_o new_a king_n and_o his_o son_n jonathan_n by_o his_o father_n order_n fall_v upon_o the_o philistine_n at_o geba_n in_o benjamin_n not_o far_a from_o gibeah_n that_o their_o own_o country_n may_v first_o be_v clear_v of_o their_o oppressor_n jonathan_n a_o brave_a heroic_a prince_n with_o his_o small_a band_n of_o man_n and_o those_o bad_o arm_v for_o the_o philistine_n have_v either_o slay_v all_o their_o black-smith_n or_o carry_v they_o away_o so_o as_o neither_o sword_n nor_o spear_n be_v find_v with_o any_o israelite_n save_v with_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n ver_fw-la 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o fall_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o night_n as_o be_v well_o suppose_a when_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o garrison_n be_v fast_o asleep_a and_o with_o their_o club_n and_o instrument_n of_o agriculture_n etc._n etc._n slay_v the_o soldier_n and_o take_v the_o citadel_n into_o his_o hand_n n._n b._n saul_n know_v well_o that_o this_o be_v enough_o to_o anger_v those_o wasp_n the_o philistine_n to_o be_v thus_o drive_v out_o of_o any_o of_o their_o hive_n or_o holes_n he_o hereupon_o sound_v a_o alarm_n of_o war_n all_o the_o country_n over_o ver_fw-la 3_o 4._o and_o indeed_o because_o god_n be_v not_o consult_v with_o by_o samuel_n this_o noble_a exploit_n of_o heroick_n jonathan_n prove_v not_o as_o yet_o so_o happy_a and_o successful_a for_o the_o spoiler_n from_o the_o philistine_n innumerable_a army_n turn_v three_o way_n to_o waste_v israel_n country_n and_o to_o plunder_v at_o pleasure_n there_o be_v none_o but_o a_o naked_a people_n to_o prevent_v those_o woe_n of_o war_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 17_o 18._o the_o 3d._n remark_n be_v israel_n malady_n be_v mighty_a but_o their_o remedy_n be_v impotent_a and_o inconsiderable_a notwithstanding_o their_o new_a king_n ver_fw-la 5_o 6_o 7._o their_o enemy_n the_o philistine_n fill_v the_o whole_a field_n with_o their_o force_n the_o israelite_n be_v sensible_a how_o they_o stanke_z in_o the_o nostril_n of_o their_o foe_n the_o philistine_n ver_fw-la 4_o who_o will_v now_o undoubted_o devour_v they_o with_o their_o vast_a multitude_n ver_fw-la 5._o this_o great_a strait_n do_v great_o distress_v they_o ver_fw-la 6._o and_o though_o saul_n their_o new_a king_n have_v sound_v a_o trumpet_n to_o call_v all_o the_o tribe_n together_o to_o his_o camp_n for_o their_o own_o defence_n yet_o most_o of_o they_o do_v desert_n he_o some_o hide_v themselves_o in_o several_a holes_n for_o 6_o and_o other_o shrink_v and_o sneak_v away_o over_o jordan_n to_o be_v far_o off_o from_o danger_n ver_fw-la 7._o so_o that_o there_o remain_v only_o six_o hundred_o man_n to_o follow_v saul_n ver_fw-la 15._o and_o even_o those_o few_o follow_v he_o tremble_v ver_fw-la 7._o a_o likely_a army_n to_o conquer_v a_o enemy_n that_o so_o far_o exceed_v they_o in_o arm_n order_n number_n and_o courage_n n._n b._n oh_o what_o a_o sad_a prospect_n have_v we_o here_o of_o israel_n who_o have_v promise_v themselves_o such_o profound_a prosperity_n may_v they_o but_o once_o be_v honour_v with_o have_v a_o king_n and_o now_o they_o have_v he_o with_o a_o vengeance_n it_o be_v now_o worse_o with_o they_o than_o it_o have_v be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n god_n love_v to_o confute_v the_o vanity_n of_o man_n when_o they_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o a_o arm_n of_o flesh_n they_o have_v former_o presume_v a_o king_n will_v cure_v they_o of_o all_o disaster_n and_o now_o that_o carnal_a confidence_n conclude_v in_o this_o present_a confusion_n god_n learn_v they_o this_o lesson_n that_o they_o no_o less_o need_v his_o help_n now_o with_o a_o king_n than_o they_o do_v before_o when_o they_o have_v no_o king_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o a_o prince_n to_o procure_v their_o peace_n without_o god_n favour_n n._n b._n it_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o peace_n who_o will_v cause_v the_o strong_a sinew_n in_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n to_o crack_v when_o he_o take_v man_n to_o task_n as_o he_o do_v here_o israel_n the_o four_o remark_n be_v saul_n sorry_a remedy_n against_o his_o present_a malady_n in_o sacrifice_v before_o samuel_n come_v to_o he_o ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o samuel_n have_v give_v to_o saul_n a_o stand_a rule_n to_o observe_v while_o they_o two_o live_v thou_o shall_v tarry_v at_o gilgal_n seven_o day_n until_o i_o come_v and_o offer_v sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 10.8_o this_o rule_n saul_n shall_v have_v observe_v in_o all_o time_n of_o difficulty_n such_o as_o invasion_n of_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n where_o josephus_n affirm_v that_o this_o be_v to_o be_v constant_o practise_v upon_o all_o such_o occasion_n though_o it_o be_v but_o once_o relate_v to_o be_v do_v and_o saul_n here_o stay_v not_o complete_a seven_o day_n see_v the_o last_o day_n be_v not_o finish_v when_o samuel_n come_v to_o gilgal_n for_o he_o come_v upon_o the_o seven_o day_n with_o a_o purpose_n to_o sacrifice_n but_o saul_n too_o short_a spirit_v have_v do_v it_o before_o n._n b._n the_o same_o saul_n who_o have_v be_v among_o the_o prophet_n chap._n 10.12_o will_v likewise_o intrude_v himself_o here_o to_o be_v now_o among_o the_o priest_n his_o patience_n have_v not_o its_o perfect_a work_n jam._n 1.3_o 4_o he_o stay_v not_o out_o his_o full_a time_n and_o no_o doubt_n but_o samuel_n have_v divine_a direction_n for_o his_o stay_n so_o long_o before_o he_o come_v upon_o the_o seven_o day_n to_o discover_v the_o hypocrisy_n that_o lie_v lurk_v in_o saul_n heart_n for_o samuel_n come_v soon_o enough_o to_o offer_v up_o the_o evening-sacrifice_n which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v before_o sunsetting_a exod._n 29.38_o 39_o so_o saul_n wait_v only_o six_o whole_a day_n and_o but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o seven_o upon_o which_o day_n saul_n say_v bring_v the_o burnt-offering_a etc._n etc._n to_o i_o if_o he_o offer_v it_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n as_o vzziah_n do_v after_o his_o sin_n be_v the_o great_a but_o samuel_n come_v before_o he_o have_v offer_v the_o peace_n offer_v n._n b._n how_o samuel_n resent_v saul_n precipitancy_n we_o be_v tell_v ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o saul_n indeed_o will_v have_v salve_v up_o the_o matter_n have_v it_o be_v practicable_a when_o his_o own_o heart_n have_v smite_v he_o at_o the_o tiding_n of_o samuel_n approach_n for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o therefore_o give_v he_o he_o a_o double_a honour_n both_o of_o meeting_n and_o of_o salute_v he_o v._o 10._o saying_n the_o lord_n bless_v thou_o the_o common_a salutation_n samuel_n desirous_a to_o bring_v saul_n to_o a_o sense_n and_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n ask_v he_o what_o have_v thou_o do_v though_o he_o know_v well_o enough_o the_o altar_n still_o smoke_v with_o his_o sacrifice_n saul_n answer_n v._o 11_o 12._o discover_v his_o hypocrisy_n that_o by_o no_o mean_n will_v be_v bring_v to_o accuse_v himself_o he_o do_v not_o only_o excuse_v himself_o but_o also_o he_o accuse_v all_o other_o he_o can_v think_v of_o as_o 1._o his_o soldier_n for_o run_v from_o he_o 2._o his_o enemy_n for_o press_v so_o hard_o upon_o he_o and_o 3._o samuel_n himself_o for_o not_o come_v within_o the_o time_n appoint_v as_o one_o who_o have_v forget_v his_o own_o promise_n etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o 4._o god_n himself_o as_o we_o may_v say_v must_v not_o escape_v his_o censure_n say_v i_o fear_v god_n will_v be_v angry_a if_o i_o neglect_v this_o duty_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n love_v the_o breach_n of_o his_o own_o law_n n._n b._n samuel_n reply_n v._o 13_o 15._o wherein_n 1._o he_o tantamount_n call_v saul_n fool_n a_o word_n that_o seem_v too_o saucy_a from_o a_o subject_a to_o a_o king_n but_o samuel_n stand_v in_o god_n stead_n here_o thus_o the_o prophet_n use_v to_o deal_v roundly_o with_o king_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o 1_o king_n 14.6_o and_o 18.18_o and_o 21.19_o and_o 2_o king_n 1.16_o and_o 3.13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n and_o sure_o samuel_n say_v right_a
at_o his_o alcend_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n suppose_v he_o have_v be_v bury_v in_o it_o which_o can_v upon_o any_o solid_a ground_n be_v suppose_v yet_o have_v be_v bury_v about_o two_o year_n before_o this_o time_n his_o body_n must_v needs_o be_v so_o putrify_v and_o his_o mantle_n so_o mar_v much_o more_o that_o the_o devil_n can_v not_o assume_v either_o but_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a aerial_a show_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v make_v to_o represent_v samuel_n and_o to_o act_v his_o part_n but_o no_o real_a thing_n more_o of_o this_o subject_n may_v be_v meet_v with_o in_o descant_v upon_o the_o follow_a verse_n the_o nine_o remark_n be_v how_o the_o dialogue_n be_v transact_v betwixt_o saul_n and_o satan_n mark_v first_o saul_n greet_v the_o spectrum_n with_o congee_n and_o adoration_n v._o 14._o mark_v second_o mock_v samuel_n complain_v that_o he_o have_v disquiet_v he_o v._o 15._o which_o the_o true_a samuel_n will_v not_o have_v say_v have_v he_o come_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_n when_o god_n send_v moses_n and_o elias_n at_o the_o transfiguration_n of_o christ_n matth_n 17.3_o they_o complain_v not_o of_o any_o disquietment_n and_o as_o this_o elias_n or_o elijah_n say_v to_o ahaziah_n be_v it_o because_o there_o be_v not_o a_o god_n in_o israel_n that_o thou_o send_v to_o beelzebub_n the_o god_n of_o ekron_n 2_o king_n 1.2_o 3._o so_o the_o true_a samuel_n will_v have_v say_v to_o saul_n such_o word_n how_o have_v thou_o sin_v thy_o god_n away_o that_o now_o thou_o be_v constrain_v to_o make_v the_o devil_n and_o this_o witch_n thy_o refuge_n etc._n etc._n mark_v three_o saul_n answer_v pardon_v i_o for_o disquiet_v thou_o because_o my_o distress_n have_v force_v i_o to_o this_o unmannerly_a incivility_n i_o be_o at_o a_o nonplus_n and_o none_o but_o thyself_o can_v direct_v i_o as_o former_o thou_o have_v do_v in_o thy_o life_n time_n what_o be_v best_a to_o be_v do_v by_o i_o in_o this_o distress_a condition_n v._o 15._o so_o that_o god_n have_v so_o blind_v saul_n eye_n for_o his_o great_a condemnation_n that_o he_o very_o believe_v satan_n in_o samuel_n shape_n and_o garb_n and_o act_v his_o part_n be_v the_o very_a real_a samuel_n raise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o have_v it_o be_v so_o yet_o be_v it_o false_a that_o saul_n have_v disquiet_v he_o for_o he_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n that_o be_v the_o witch_n work_v but_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o only_o mark_v four_o the_o spectrum_n answer_n wherefore_o do_v thou_o ask_v of_o i_o v_o 16._o know_v thou_o not_o that_o i_o can_v favour_v thou_o see_v thou_o be_v god_n enemy_n god_n will_v do_v for_o david_n what_o i_o tell_v thou_o off_o etc._n etc._n v._n 17._o as_o satan_n have_v personate_v samuel_n in_o his_o form_n so_o now_o in_o his_o word_n in_o all_o this_o conference_n and_o god_n permit_v both_o saul_n to_o think_v it_o be_v the_o true_a samuel_n for_o his_o sore_a punishment_n and_o this_o evil_a spirit_n to_o speak_v so_o grave_o so_o severe_o and_o so_o divine_o as_o samuel_n himself_o can_v not_o have_v deliver_v himself_o in_o a_o more_o elegant_a and_o succinct_a oration_n n._n b._n no_o divine_a of_o the_o high_a rank_n can_v have_v preach_v any_o funeral_n sermon_n better_a than_o the_o devil_n do_v saul_n here_o etc._n etc._n yet_o the_o devil_n design_n be_v to_o nourish_v saul_n and_o to_o encourage_v other_o in_o this_o wicked_a way_n of_o consult_v with_o witch_n yea_o and_o god_n comples_fw-la this_o lie_a spirit_n to_o tell_v some_o truth_n as_o matth._n 8.29_o such_o as_o the_o rend_n of_o saul_n kingdom_n from_o he_o because_o the_o whole_a be_v not_o at_o first_o take_v from_o saul_n posterity_n but_o a_o part_n of_o it_o be_v hold_v for_o a_o while_n by_o ishbosheth_n his_o son_n see_v the_o like_a 1_o king_n 11.31_o in_o rehoboam_n reign_n etc._n etc._n mark_v five_o the_o spectrum_n tell_v saul_n of_o his_o sin_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o suffering_n but_o with_o notorious_a partiality_n saul_n have_v commit_v many_o heinous_a sin_n for_o which_o he_o deserve_v rejection_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o murder_v of_o so_o many_o of_o the_o lord_n priest_n the_o persecute_v of_o innocent_a david_n against_o his_o own_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n and_o that_o sin_n now_o to_o wit_n his_o resort_v to_o a_o witch_n for_o relief_n but_o the_o devil_n name_v not_o a_o word_n of_o these_o save_v only_o that_o concern_v amalek_n v._o 18._o n._n b._n note_v well_o the_o wile_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o method_n here_o he_o have_v before_o tempt_v saul_n to_o spare_v amaleck_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o work_n of_o mercy_n and_o when_o he_o have_v overcome_v he_o to_o commit_v it_o than_o he_o accuse_v he_o for_o it_o and_o press_v it_o upon_o his_o conscience_n now_o in_o distress_n to_o bring_v he_o into_o despair_n for_o this_o horrible_a sin_n but_o such_o a_o preacher_n be_v the_o devil_n here_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o pious_a preacher_n to_o declare_v the_o whole_a counsel_n of_o god_n act._n 20.27_o and_o not_o to_o mince_v the_o matter_n as_o the_o devil_n do_v here_o tell_v saul_n of_o one_o sin_n only_o and_o pass_v over_o other_o in_o silence_n nor_o ought_v minister_n to_o administer_v corrosive_n when_o cordial_n be_v needful_a nor_o on_o the_o contrary_a cordial_n for_o corrosive_n but_o a_o word_n in_o season_n isa_n 50.4_o mark_v sixthly_a this_o mock-samuel_n come_v in_o with_o his_o moreover_n to_o morrow_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n shall_v be_v with_o i_o etc._n etc._n v._o 19_o here_o he_o lay_v more_o load_n upon_o this_o already_o despair_v wretch_n saul_n that_o he_o may_v hurry_v he_o headlong_o to_o hell_n thus_o satan_n play_v the_o fawn_a parasite_n with_o saul_n until_o he_o have_v sin_v but_o now_o after_o he_o have_v sin_v he_o prove_v a_o cruel_a tyrant_n to_o he_o this_o in_o the_o general_a n._n b._n note_v well_o and_o more_o particular_o mark_v this_o mock-samuel's_a double_a quibble_n in_o his_o two_o ambiguous_a expression_n exact_o like_o the_o devil_n oracle_n at_o delpho_n which_o may_v be_v take_v in_o a_o double_a sense_n either_o good_a or_o evil_a to_o save_v the_o devil_n credit_n however_o the_o event_n happen_v which_o he_o can_v but_o give_v his_o conjecture_n thereof_o from_o the_o probability_n of_o his_o compare_v cause_n with_o cause_n so_o may_v be_v mistake_v the_o first_o quibble_n here_o be_v to_o morrow_n which_o strict_o take_v signify_v the_o next_o day_n and_o so_o the_o devil_n lie_v for_o it_o be_v two_o or_o three_o day_n after_o this_o that_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n be_v slay_v see_v the_o philistine_n be_v now_o but_o prepare_v for_o the_o battle_n achish_n create_v david_n his_o captain_n of_o the_o lifeguard_n v._o 2._o here_o but_o it_o be_v from_o the_o disgust_n of_o the_o philistine_n lord_n david_n be_v dismiss_v chap._n 29.2_o etc._n etc._n but_o if_o morrow_n be_v large_o take_v as_o oft_o it_o be_v for_o a_o time_n near_o approach_v as_o exod._n 13.14_o deut._n 6.20_o josh_n 4.6_o 21._o in_o all_o which_o place_n it_o be_v read_v the_o time_n to_o come_v but_o more_o plain_o matth._n 6.34_o so_o satan_n save_v his_o credit_n as_o the_o man_n do_v in_o his_o motto_n good_a ale_n to_o morrow_n for_o nothing_o the_o second_o of_o satan_n quibble_n be_v shall_v be_v with_o i_o that_o be_v in_o a_o good_a state_n if_o understand_v of_o samuel_n or_o in_o a_o bad_a state_n if_o understand_v of_o satan_n who_o be_v think_v by_o saul_n to_o be_v samuel_n and_o therefore_o flatter_v he_o into_o a_o opinion_n of_o his_o future_a felicity_n especial_o for_o his_o die_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n for_o his_o israel_n but_o the_o true_a sense_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o not_o either_o hell_n or_o heaven_n for_o heaven_n be_v too_o good_a a_o place_n for_o wicked_a saul_n and_o hell_n too_o bad_a a_o place_n for_o godly_a jonathan_n hereby_o also_o satan_n persuade_v saul_n that_o the_o soul_n die_v with_o the_o body_n etc._n etc._n the_o ten_o remark_n be_v saul_n consternation_n he_o swoon_v at_o the_o sad_a tiding_n v._o 20._o when_o saul_n have_v seek_v the_o devil_n as_o he_o shall_v have_v seek_v god_n by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n than_o the_o devillurche_n he_o in_o this_o forlorn_a state_n for_o we_o find_v not_o a_o word_n more_o of_o or_o from_o this_o mock-samuel_n but_o the_o witch_n come_v and_o commiserate_v he_o after_o this_o private_a conferrence_n v._o 21._o prepare_v a_o morsel_n for_o revive_v he_o after_o his_o long_a fast_n saul_n be_v sullen_a yet_o she_o with_o his_o servant_n compel_v he_o to_o eat_v for_o loath_a she_o be_v he_o shall_v die_v within_o her_o door_n lest_o she_o shall_v be_v question_v for_o
truth_n for_o saul_n have_v indeed_o fall_v upon_o his_o own_o weapon_n but_o his_o coat_n of_o mail_n have_v hinder_v it_o from_o pierce_a deep_a enough_o to_o be_v so_o speedy_o a_o mortal_a wound_n but_o that_o the_o philistine_n may_v come_v and_o catch_v he_o alive_a and_o abuse_v he_o and_o though_o it_o be_v say_v when_o his_o armour-bearer_n see_v that_o saul_n be_v dead_a he_o slay_v himself_o 1_o sam._n 31.5_o which_o yet_o dr._n lightfoot_n sense_v thus_o when_o he_o see_v saul_n have_v give_v himself_o so_o deadly_a a_o wound_n he_o do_v the_o like_a and_o die_v indeed_o but_o saul_n wound_n be_v not_o of_o so_o quick_a a_o dispatch_n therefore_o he_o desire_v this_o man_n to_o kill_v he_o outright_o n._n b._n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o yet_o upon_o a_o more_o serious_a inquest_n into_o particular_n this_o whole_a story_n seem_v more_o probable_o to_o be_v a_o pack_n of_o lie_n one_o stitch_v to_o another_o for_o these_o reason_n the_o first_o be_v it_o be_v altogether_o improbable_a either_o that_o saul_n after_o he_o have_v give_v himself_o such_o a_o deadly_a wound_n whereof_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v shall_v be_v able_a to_o call_v he_o and_o spend_v so_o many_o word_n in_o talk_v with_o he_o or_o that_o this_o man_n shall_v dare_v to_o stay_v so_o long_o in_o this_o discourse_n with_o saul_n see_v he_o also_o be_v flee_v with_o the_o whole_a army_n to_o save_v his_o own_o life_n which_o he_o may_v have_v lose_v by_o make_v this_o halt_n have_v the_o philistine_n overtake_v he_o in_o their_o pursuit_n which_o saul_n fear_v for_o himself_o during_o this_o parley_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v probable_a that_o saul_n shall_v desire_v to_o die_v rather_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o uncircumcised_a amalekite_n than_o of_o the_o uncircumcised_a philistine_n which_o he_o so_o much_o fear_v he_o can_v not_o put_v any_o such_o difference_n between_o they_o see_v amalek_n be_v more_o accurse_v and_o devote_v to_o destruction_n than_o the_o philistine_n the_o three_o reason_n be_v it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o saul_n fall_v upon_o his_o own_o sword_n 1_o sam._n 31.4_o but_o this_o fellow_n say_v he_o fall_v upon_o his_o own_o spear_n v._o 6._o here_o gnal_n chanatho_n hebr._n whereas_o it_o be_v ethbachereb_n his_o sword_n the_o four_o reason_n be_v it_o be_v as_o express_o say_v that_o saul_n armour-bearer_n be_v yet_o alive_a see_v that_o saul_n be_v dead_a 1_o sam._n 31.5_o which_o doubtless_o he_o will_v thorough_o know_v before_o he_o do_v kill_v himself_o the_o five_o reason_n be_v have_v the_o armour-bearer_n be_v yet_o alive_a when_o saul_n call_v this_o amalekite_n to_o dispatch_v he_o he_o will_v certain_o have_v hinder_v he_o from_o do_v that_o which_o himself_o dare_v not_o do_v 1_o sam._n 31.4_o the_o six_o reason_n nor_o can_v that_o be_v more_o probable_a which_o he_o tell_v david_n i_o take_v the_o crown_n that_o be_v upon_o his_o head_n v._n 10._o but_o look_v rather_o like_o a_o lie_n for_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a saul_n will_v wear_v his_o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n in_o battle_n this_o will_v have_v make_v he_o a_o fair_a mark_n to_o his_o enemy_n who_o they_o chief_o aim_v at_o a_o wise_a general_n will_v rather_o disguise_v himself_o as_o 1_o king_n 22.30_o than_o be_v so_o fond_o expose_v etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o reason_n the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n do_v manifest_o ascribe_v saul_n death_n to_o be_v his_o own_o action_n 1_o sam._n 31.4_o 5._o even_o to_o his_o fall_n upon_o his_o own_o sword_n which_o must_v be_v of_o more_o credit_n with_o we_o than_o a_o artificial_o compose_v speech_n of_o a_o accurse_a amalekite_n who_o have_v teach_v his_o tongue_n to_o tell_v lie_n jerom._n 9.5_o and_o all_o to_o curry_v favour_n with_o david_n from_o who_o he_o promise_v to_o himself_o some_o great_a preferment_n by_o thus_o gloss_v with_o he_o n._n b._n note_v well_o first_o thus_o far_o it_o be_v true_a that_o this_o fellow_n bring_v saul_n crown_n etc._n etc._n to_o david_n how_o he_o come_v by_o it_o be_v the_o question_n the_o rabbin_n relate_v that_o as_o the_o armour-bearer_n be_v doeg_n so_o this_o man_n be_v his_o son_n and_o as_o the_o father_n have_v the_o crown_n in_o his_o custody_n to_o carry_v it_o before_o the_o king_n in_o state_n and_o now_o see_v saul_n be_v like_a to_o wear_v it_o no_o long_o and_o that_o himself_o be_v resolve_v to_o die_v with_o the_o king_n he_o give_v saul_n royal_a crown_n and_o bracelet_n to_o this_o fellow_n his_o son_n advise_v he_o to_o carry_v they_o to_o david_n ut_fw-la in_o ejus_fw-la gratiam_fw-la se_fw-la insinuaret_fw-la so_o to_o win_v the_o favour_n of_o he_o who_o he_o call_v his_o lord_n who_o he_o own_v as_o king_n now_o saul_n be_v dead_a n._n b._n second_o this_o very_a sword_n wherewith_o at_o god_n command_n saul_n shall_v have_v cut_v off_o the_o amalekite_n but_o spare_v they_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o his_o own_o death_n and_o as_o some_o say_v a_o amalekite_n one_o who_o saul_n have_v spare_v with_o agag_n must_v push_v it_o forward_o and_o saul_n who_o have_v be_v so_o cruel_a to_o david_n all_o along_o be_v now_o become_v cruel_a to_o himself_o thus_o god_n fill_v man_n with_o the_o evil_a of_o their_o own_o way_n prov._n 14.14_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o this_o relation_n which_o be_v twofold_a first_o what_o david_n do_v v._o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o and_o second_o what_o david_n say_v thereupon_o shall_fw-mi 17_o 18._o etc._n etc._n first_o what_o david_n do_v as_o 1._o he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n v._o 11._o which_o be_v usual_o do_v in_o those_o day_n to_o testify_v a_o extremity_n of_o passion_n without_o regard_n either_o to_o damage_n or_o decency_n &_o regis_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la his_o man_n do_v the_o same_o with_o david_n 2._o they_o all_o mourn_v weep_v and_o fast_v until_o even_o v._o 12._o though_o upon_o their_o own_o private_a account_n they_o have_v but_o small_a cause_n to_o do_v so_o yet_o upon_o the_o public_a account_n there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o so_o do_v because_o a_o great_a blow_n now_o be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o that_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o uncircumcised_a who_o will_v by_o this_o mean_n exalt_v their_o dagon_n above_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o there_o be_v cause_n enough_o of_o this_o humiliation_n because_o israel_n have_v bring_v this_o fatal_a overthrow_n upon_o their_o own_o head_n for_o their_o many_o grievous_a sin_n yea_o though_o saul_n be_v their_o capital_a and_o irreconcilable_a enemy_n yet_o be_v he_o the_o lord_n be_v anoint_v and_o one_o that_o have_v fight_v the_o battle_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o good_a success_n therefore_o it_o may_v not_o be_v marvele_v at_o that_o though_o david_n be_v so_o well_o please_v with_o nabal_n death_n yet_o he_o thus_o mourn_v for_o saul_n because_o the_o case_n be_v not_o alike_o beside_o many_o brave_a man_n be_v fall_v in_o battle_n out_o of_o israel_n but_o above_o all_o david_n dear_a jonathan_n as_o afterward_o 3._o david_n do_v after_o all_o this_o arraign_v examine_v condemn_v and_o execute_v the_o amalekite_n that_o come_v to_o curry_v favour_n with_o he_o v._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o wherein_o david_n like_o a_o just_a judge_n give_v he_o a_o fair_a trial_n in_o a_o judiciary_n way_n and_o though_o the_o fellow_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o amalekite_n v._o 8._o yet_o david_n ask_v he_o again_o who_o he_o be_v either_o for_o fear_v of_o his_o mistake_n in_o not_o mind_v his_o story_n well_o enough_o because_o of_o his_o great_a grief_n or_o it_o be_v to_o try_v the_o man_n whether_o he_o will_v agree_v with_o himself_o in_o tell_v his_o tale_n then_o david_n say_v why_o do_v not_o thou_o refuse_v to_o kill_v the_o king_n as_o his_o armour-bearer_n have_v do_v how_o know_v thou_o but_o some_o providence_n may_v have_v happen_v for_o save_v his_o life_n notwithstanding_o his_o most_o eminent_a danger_n etc._n etc._n thou_o confess_v thou_o kill_v the_o king_n thou_o shall_v be_v kill_v n._n b._n note_v well_o a_o just_a hand_n of_o god_n on_o this_o amalekite_n for_o his_o lie_v as_o david_n before_o have_v as_o it_o be_v sacrifice_v a_o whole_a band_n of_o amalekite_n to_o saul_n funeral_n 1_o sam._n 30.17_o before_o he_o have_v intelligence_n of_o saul_n death_n so_o now_o he_o sacrifice_v this_o intelligencer_n thereof_o on_o the_o same_o account_n which_o david_n may_v lawful_o do_v both_o because_o god_n have_v command_v that_o all_o the_o amalekite_n may_v be_v slay_v as_o before_o and_o because_o david_n at_o saul_n death_n be_v now_o virtual_o the_o king_n 2._o what_o david_n say_v as_o well_o as_o do_v namely_o david_n elegy_n or_o funeral_n song_n upon_o
by_o many_o mean_n as_o first_o by_o curse_v the_o murderer_n v._o 29._o where_o joab_n child_n have_v a_o lamentable_a legacy_n leave_v they_o by_o his_o iniquity_n second_o in_o not_o only_o make_v a_o public_a lamentation_n at_o abner_n funeral_n but_o also_o in_o cause_v joab_n to_o join_v therein_o that_o he_o may_v both_o expose_v he_o to_o public_a shame_n for_o be_v the_o actor_n of_o it_o and_o more_o especial_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o sense_n and_o sight_n of_o his_o heinous_a sin_n in_o commit_v it_o and_o to_o a_o true_a repentance_n if_o possible_a for_o it_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o such_o a_o public_a lamentation_n both_o of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n that_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o it_o five_o 3â_n three_o in_o give_v abner_n such_o a_o pompous_a funeral_n at_o hebron_n where_o he_o water_a abner_n sepulchre_n with_o his_o own_o tear_n which_o be_v a_o further_a testimony_n of_o his_o innocency_n in_o it_o v._o 32_o 33._o four_o in_o brand_a joab_n before_o all_o the_o people_n for_o his_o sordid_a assassinate_v such_o a_o man_n of_o valour_n as_o can_v and_o will_v have_v match_v he_o have_v they_o fight_v upon_o equal_a term_n bewail_v abner_n that_o he_o die_v not_o as_o the_o fool_n nabal_n do_v nor_o be_v his_o hand_n manacle_v nor_o his_o foot_n fetter_v etc._n etc._n v._n 34._o though_o his_o hand_n be_v tie_v from_o slay_v the_o lord_n priest_n at_o saul_n command_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o so_o now_o five_o in_o his_o fast_v as_o well_o as_o mourn_v his_o chieftain_n entreat_v he_o to_o allay_v his_o great_a grief_n with_o the_o funeral_n feast_n and_o a_o cup_n of_o consolation_n according_a to_o custom_n jer._n 16.7_o &_o ezek._n 24.17_o but_o he_o refuse_v until_o sunsetting_a v._o 35._o n._n b._n note_v well_o first_o all_o these_o evidence_n of_o david_n innocency_n be_v a_o high_a point_n of_o prudence_n as_o well_o as_o piety_n the_o people_n be_v well_o please_v v._o 36_o 37._o to_o see_v david_n strip_v himself_o of_o his_o royal_a robe_n and_o follow_v the_o corpse_n as_o a_o true_a mourner_n from_o which_o king_n be_v usual_o exempt_v he_o true_o mourn_v not_o only_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o abner_n in_o who_o he_o lose_v the_o present_a project_n of_o gain_v all_o israel_n to_o his_o side_n but_o also_o for_o joab_n murder_n defile_v the_o land_n n._n b._n note_v well_o second_o his_o courtier_n object_v why_o do_v thou_o not_o punish_v the_o murherer_n of_o this_o great_a man_n v._o 38._o david_n answer_v v._o 39_o i_o be_o force_v to_o forbear_v justice_n lest_o with_o my_o right_a hand_n i_o cut_v off_o my_o left_a those_o son_n of_o zeruiah_n be_v so_o potent_a in_o the_o army_n they_o may_v serve_v i_o as_o abner_n serve_v ishbosheth_n but_o david_n be_v weak_a in_o faith_n than_o in_o force_n this_o be_v but_o carnal_a reason_n for_o he_o have_v god_n promise_n for_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v have_v do_v justice_n upon_o joab_n and_o have_v cast_v himself_o upon_o god_n providence_n for_o the_o issue_n david_n have_v god_n warrant_n for_o it_o gen._n 9.6_o exod._n 21.14_o fiat_n justitia_fw-la ruat_fw-la coelum_fw-la justice_n must_v be_v do_v whatever_o come_v but_o david_n turn_v he_o over_o to_o god_n to_o punish_v he_o 1_o king_n 2.5_o 6._o etc._n etc._n 28.34_o 2_o sam._n chap._n iu._n this_o chapter_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o decrease_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n as_o the_o former_a do_v of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n which_o two_o house_n be_v allegory_n for_o as_o there_o be_v constant_a opposition_n and_o continual_a skirmish_v for_o a_o long_a time_n between_o the_o two_o house_n of_o saul_n and_o david_n even_o so_o in_o a_o double_a emblem_n there_o be_v first_o betwixt_o christ_n and_o antichrist_n while_o the_o world_n endure_v and_o second_o betwixt_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n while_o their_o life_n do_v last_o this_o double_a type_n hold_v forth_o a_o double_a mystery_n in_o the_o history_n both_o in_o a_o general_n and_o in_o a_o particular_a respect_n first_o as_o to_o the_o general_n ishbosheth_n kingdom_n be_v found_v upon_o a_o arm_n of_o flesh_n namely_o humane_a power_n and_o policy_n and_o not_o any_o divine_a word_n to_o warrant_v it_o but_o rather_o on_o the_o contrary_a to_o abolish_v it_o therefore_o must_v it_o in_o god_n time_n decrease_v though_o it_o look_v never_o so_o big_a with_o so_o many_o tribe_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o belly_n of_o it_o at_o its_o first_o beginning_n whereas_o david_n kingdom_n be_v found_v upon_o a_o sure_a word_n of_o prophecy_n and_o promise_v of_o god_n which_o be_v at_o the_o first_o support_v with_o one_o tribe_n only_o at_o hebron_n yet_o must_v it_o in_o god_n time_n great_o grow_v have_v both_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n to_o warm_v water_n and_o nourish_v it_o into_o a_o kindly_a growth_n even_o so_o the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n though_o at_o the_o first_o it_o be_v enlarge_v almost_o over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o whole_a world_n lie_v in_o wickedness_n 1_o john_n 5.19_o yet_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o shall_v grow_v weak_a and_o weak_a as_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n do_v ch._n 3.1_o until_o at_o last_o our_o lord_n shall_v destroy_v the_o man_n of_o sin_n utter_o with_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n and_o with_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o come_n 2._o thes_n 2.8_o whereas_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n our_o bless_a david_n though_o it_o be_v but_o as_o a_o little_a stone_n the_o kingdom_n of_o a_o stone_n at_o the_o first_o yet_o shall_v it_o become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o a_o mountain_n to_o fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n dan._n 2.35.45_o in_o like_a manner_n if_o those_o two_o house_n of_o saul_n and_o david_n be_v particular_o consider_v they_o represent_v the_o two_o opposite_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n in_o our_o spiritual_a warfare_n what_o can_v we_o see_v in_o the_o shulamite_n or_o one_o at_o peace_n with_o god_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v and_o so_o be_v every_o true_a believer_n but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o company_n of_o two_o army_n cant._n 6.13_o and_o these_o two_o be_v contrary_a each_o to_o other_o gal._n 5.17_o so_o that_o we_o can_v do_v the_o thing_n that_o we_o will_v as_o we_o can_v do_v the_o good_a thing_n we_o will_v because_o of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v satan_n lieutenant_n general_n consist_v of_o innumerable_a lust_n and_o corruption_n that_o do_v oppose_v we_o so_o we_o can_v do_v the_o evil_a thing_n we_o will_v because_o of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v god_n lieutenant_n general_n consist_v of_o a_o company_n of_o evangelical_n grace_n that_o do_v stop_v we_o in_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n stop_v balaam_n in_o his_o perverse_a way_n now_o because_o he_o that_o be_v in_o we_o be_v great_a than_o he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n against_o we_o 1_o joh._n 4.4_o therefore_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n like_o that_o of_o saul_n grow_v weak_a and_o weak_a though_o it_o seem_v never_o so_o invincible_o strong_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o christian_a warfare_n and_o be_v at_o the_o last_o final_o abolish_v whereas_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o spirit_n like_o that_o of_o david_n grow_v strong_a and_o strong_a though_o it_o seem_v at_o the_o first_o but_o as_o little_a as_o a_o grain_n of_o mustardseed_n yet_o grow_v it_o into_o a_o great_a tree_n math._n 13.31_o 32._o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n and_o so_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n the_o remark_n upon_o the_o particular_n of_o his_o chapter_n after_o this_o general_a double_a allegory_n be_v first_o the_o death_n of_o abner_n do_v not_o only_a dispirit_fw-fr ishbosheth_n but_o also_o put_v all_o the_o people_n into_o a_o deep_a consternation_n v._o 1._o n._n b._n note_v well_o the_o most_o wise_a god_n will_v never_o suffer_v evil_a to_o be_v do_v unless_o he_o know_v how_o to_o bring_v some_o good_a out_o of_o that_o evil_n indeed_o joab_n have_v his_o end_n in_o thus_o base_o under_o colour_n of_o friendship_n to_o stab_v such_o a_o prince_n in_o israel_n as_o abner_n be_v namely_o to_o revenge_v his_o brother_n asahel_n death_n by_o he_o and_o to_o secure_v his_o own_o place_n of_o generalship_n from_o he_o but_o god_n have_v his_o end_n also_o as_o well_o as_o joab_n his_o and_o that_o be_v first_o to_o punish_v abner_n just_o as_o for_o all_o his_o other_o sin_n so_o more_o especial_o for_o his_o rebellion_n against_o david_n his_o lawful_a lord_n and_o sovereign_n contrary_a to_o his_o own_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n chap._n 3.9_o for_o compass_v his_o worldly_a honour_n and_o wicked_a design_n in_o which_o
and_o take_v most_o liberty_n to_o gaze_v upon_o wanton_a object_n their_o fullness_n of_o bread_n produce_v ease_n and_o idleness_n etc._n etc._n ezek_n 16.49_o n._n b._n 2._o that_o she_o so_o willing_o come_v with_o the_o first_o messenger_n without_o any_o jealousy_n of_o a_o snare_n to_o she_o after_o such_o too_o open_a a_o wash_v herself_o in_o the_o view_n of_o the_o court._n n._n b._n 3._o that_o she_o so_o easy_o yield_v unto_o david_n tempt_v she_o without_o any_o reluctancy_n forget_v her_o fidelity_n to_o her_o honourable_a husband_n choose_v rather_o to_o be_v a_o base_a harlot_n to_o a_o king_n than_o a_o honest_a wife_n to_o a_o good_a subject_n n._n b._n but_o other_o think_v that_o see_v the_o scripture_n do_v report_v she_o to_o be_v a_o virtuous_a wise_a and_o modest_a woman_n as_o appear_v by_o all_o that_o sage_a counsel_n she_o give_v to_o her_o son_n solomon_n prov._n 1.8_o and_o 6.20_o and_o 31.1_o 2_o 3_o throughout_o as_o a_o woman_n that_o fear_v the_o lord_n v._o 29_o etc._n etc._n therefore_o they_o judge_v that_o she_o do_v not_o bath_n herself_o in_o her_o open_a garden_n but_o in_o her_o private_a chamber_n and_o that_o david_n spy_v she_o through_o a_o casement_n accidental_o leave_v open_a yet_o this_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o bathsheba_n be_v a_o woman_n so_o honourable_a both_o by_o parentage_n and_o by_o marriage_n want_v both_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o her_o husband_n in_o prostitute_v herself_o at_o all_o to_o david_n lustful_a insinuation_n though_o she_o now_o want_v vriah_n be_v at_o this_o time_n with_o joab_n besiege_v rabbah_n and_o be_v now_o free_v from_o her_o menstruous_a pollution_n which_o make_v her_o apta_n viro_fw-la apt_a to_o conceive_v upon_o david_n congress_n the_o seven_o description_n and_o character_n of_o her_o person_n be_v she_o immediate_o conceive_v after_o her_o deal_n with_o david_n v._n 5._o and_o find_v the_o certainty_n hereof_o by_o the_o cessation_n of_o the_o custom_n of_o woman_n she_o write_v for_o letter_n blush_v not_o to_o let_v david_n know_v that_o she_o be_v with_o child_n by_o he_o or_o she_o send_v before_o to_o signify_v her_o come_n that_o she_o may_v have_v the_o more_o free_a and_o private_a access_n that_o they_o two_o may_v secret_o consult_v together_o of_o the_o most_o likely_a mean_n to_o hide_v their_o sin_n and_o shame_n therefore_o say_v she_o consider_v what_o to_o do_v for_o thy_o honour_n and_o for_o my_o safety_n have_v bring_v i_o into_o a_o double_a danger_n both_o of_o the_o rage_n of_o my_o husband_n at_o his_o return_a home_n and_o of_o the_o lash_n of_o god_n law_n which_o command_v that_o every_o adulteress_n must_v be_v stone_v deut._n 22.21_o joh._n 8.5_o yea_o both_o thou_o the_o adulterer_n and_o i_o the_o adulteress_n must_v both_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o moses_n law_n levit._n 20.10_o it_o be_v a_o iniquity_n to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o judge_n job_n 31.11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n and_o 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therefore_o it_o can_v be_v no_o natural_a want_n but_o a_o lustful_a and_o sinful_a wantonness_n in_o david_n thus_o base_o to_o abuse_v the_o wise_a of_o so_o honourable_a a_o neighbour_n and_o so_o loyal_a a_o subject_a n._n b._n no_o doubt_n but_o satan_n provoke_v david_n as_o 1_o chron._n 21.1_o that_o be_v dog_v he_o daily_o and_o due_o without_o respite_n till_o he_o have_v put_v he_o to_o the_o foil_n and_o give_v he_o this_o foul_a fall_n but_o as_o david_n through_o the_o sure_a mercy_n of_o god_n covenant_n of_o grace_n 2_o sam._n 23.5_o isa_n 55.3_o act._n 13.34_o happy_o recover_v from_o his_o down-fall_a by_o unfeigned_a repentance_n so_o undobted_o do_v bathsheba_n as_o appear_v both_o by_o the_o birth_n of_o solomon_n of_o her_o body_n for_o as_o god_n anger_n be_v declare_v by_o the_o death_n of_o that_o child_n which_o be_v beget_v in_o adultery_n so_o his_o reconciliation_n to_o they_o both_o be_v demonstrate_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v delight_v in_o a_o child_n bear_v in_o wedlock_n of_o the_o same_o woman_n call_v jedidiah_n the_o lord_n be_v belove_v and_o it_o also_o appear_v by_o that_o choice_a poem_n his_o mother_n teach_v he_o for_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o wife_n prov._n 31._o etc._n etc._n so_o bathsheba_n be_v the_o other_o bush_n that_o burn_v but_o be_v not_o consume_v this_o be_v another_o wonder_n the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v david_n add_v murder_n to_o his_o adultery_n instead_o of_o repent_v for_o his_o sin_n remarks_n hereupon_o be_v first_o david_n contrivement_n to_o conceal_v his_o sin_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n not_o regard_v the_o all_o see_v eye_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o mark_v well_o first_o david_n send_v for_o vriah_n to_o come_v home_o in_o all_o haste_n from_o the_o siege_n at_o rabbah_n v._o 6._o which_o be_v the_o result_n of_o david_n and_o bathshebah_n secret_a consult_v chrysostom_n on_o psal_n 51._o do_v bring_v in_o bathsheba_n to_o david_n cry_v out_o o_o king_n i_o be_o undo_v i_o be_o with_o child_n the_o fruit_n of_o my_o sin_n bud_v i_o carry_v my_o own_o accuser_n within_o i_o my_o betrayer_n be_v in_o my_o womb_n my_o husband_n will_v kill_v i_o etc._n etc._n v._n 5._o from_o whence_o that_o father_n infer_v n._n b._n admire_v my_o brethren_n what_o bitterness_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o sweet_a sin_n oh_o bless_v god_n for_o your_o freedom_n from_o such_o foul_a offence_n bathsheba_n have_v make_v conscience_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n in_o purify_n herself_o from_o natural_a uncleanness_n yet_o make_v a_o desperate_a venture_n to_o break_v the_o moral_a law_n and_o defile_v herself_o with_o moral_a pollution_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n smart_a reflection_n upon_o the_o fact_n and_o fear_v of_o a_o fatal_a issue_n cause_v her_o hideous_a outcry_n wherefore_o david_n to_o calm_v her_o cry_n and_o to_o prevent_v her_o suffering_n whereof_o he_o also_o be_v sure_a to_o have_v a_o great_a share_n of_o shame_n at_o least_o now_o cast_v about_o how_o to_o colour_n and_o cover_v his_o sin_n with_o some_o seem_a fair_a and_o plausible_a pretence_n though_o all_o will_v not_o do_v god_n so_o dispose_v that_o david_n sin_n shall_v come_v to_o light_n however_o he_o drive_v his_o design_n so_o far_o as_o it_o will_v go_v without_o rub_n mark_v 1._o he_o send_v for_o uriah_n that_o he_o return_v home_o and_o lie_v with_o his_o wife_n may_v believe_v this_o now_o beget_v child_n to_o be_v of_o his_o own_o beget_v thus_o david_n not_o unlike_o the_o devil_n matth._n 13.25_o have_v sow_v another_o man_n ground_n and_o he_o will_v now_o fain_o father_n his_o bastard-brood_n upon_o he_o this_o be_v high_a injustice_n and_o theft_n say_v peter_n martyr_n here_o in_o david_n to_o intrude_v a_o child_n of_o his_o beget_v into_o the_o inheritance_n of_o vriah_n and_o thereby_o to_o rob_v the_o right_a heir_n if_o he_o have_v any_o after_o lawful_o beget_v of_o their_o own_o due_a patrimony_n mark_v 2._o the_o discourse_n betwixt_o david_n and_o vriah_n upon_o his_o return_n at_o royal_a summons_n v._o 7._o it_o be_v determine_v before_o hand_n by_o david_n to_o discourse_n he_o about_o the_o state_n of_o the_o camp_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o army_n before_o rabath_n and_o according_o david_n do_v so_o wherein_o he_o show_v himself_o but_o a_o bungler_n both_o in_o commit_v and_o in_o cover_v his_o sin_n lust_n be_v but_o a_o stranger_n to_o he_o as_o nathan_n call_v it_o in_o his_o parable_n 2_o sam._n 12.4_o he_o ask_v he_o such_o frivolous_a question_n which_o any_o common_a messenger_n can_v have_v answer_v and_o no_o doubt_n but_o this_o be_v do_v by_o daily_a post_n that_o pass_v between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o camp_n and_o there_o be_v not_o neeed_o
back_n the_o lord_n have_v cause_v thy_o sin_n to_o pass_v over_o from_o thou_o to_o christ_n the_o lord_n lay_v our_o iniquity_n upon_o he_o isa_n 53.6_o and_o will_v not_o impute_v thy_o sin_n to_o thou_o but_o to_o he_o thy_o surety_n rom._n 4.8_o heb._n 7.22_o upon_o who_o back_n all_o our_o sin_n do_v meet_v etc._n etc._n mark_v three_o when_o david_n be_v deceive_v with_o nathan_n enigmatical_a discourse_n in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o cade_n lamb_n etc._n etc._n and_o denounce_v unwitting_o this_o severe_a sentence_n against_o himself_o the_o man_n that_o have_v do_v it_o shall_v sure_o die_v v._n 5._o this_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o law_n award_v death_n to_o sin_n rom._n 6.23_o gal._n 3.10_o etc._n etc._n thus_o this_o wage_n be_v award_v as_o saul_n doom_n for_o his_o service_n who_o as_o he_o run_v out_o his_o life_n in_o hypocrisy_n so_o die_v he_o like_o a_o fool_n at_o last_o but_o this_o word_n here_o to_o david_n thou_o shall_v not_o die_v be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o gospel_n award_v life_n to_o repentance_n for_o sin_n and_o believe_v in_o christ_n act_v 2.38_o 39_o 40._o &_o 16.31_o &_o 20_o 21_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v david_n doom_n for_o his_o comfort_n thy_o surety_n die_v for_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o die_v mark_v four_o the_o parity_n and_o disparity_n of_o saul_n and_o david_n doom_n as_o be_v witty_o yet_o wise_o observe_v by_o bernard_n as_o to_o the_o parity_n or_o congruity_n they_o be_v both_o king_n and_o sin_v both_o be_v warn_v by_o prophet_n both_o repent_v both_o confess_v and_o both_o be_v answer_v the_o word_n of_o both_o their_o confession_n be_v alike_o to_o the_o prophet_n i_o have_v sin_v and_o both_o their_o answer_n be_v alike_o in_o part_n from_o the_o prophet_n dominus_fw-la transtulit_fw-la the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o be_v the_o answer_n to_o they_o both_o but_o now_o behold_v the_o disparity_n and_o the_o vast_a difference_n betwixt_o those_o two_o answer_n both_o in_o word_n and_o matter_n for_o first_o david_n though_o he_o have_v but_o a_o single_a transtulit_fw-la yet_o it_o be_v dominus_fw-la transtulit_fw-la peccatum_fw-la the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o thy_o sin_n but_o second_o saul_n though_o he_o have_v a_o double_a transtulit_fw-la or_o translation_n yet_o be_v they_o both_o sad_a one_o and_o a_o curse_n with_o both_o of_o they_o as_o 1._o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o thy_o kingdom_n from_o thou_o 1_o sam._n 15.26_o and_o 2._o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o his_o spirit_n from_o thou_o 1_o sam._n 16.14_o and_o this_o latter_a translation_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o former_a etc._n etc._n the_o four_o remark_n be_v notwithstanding_o this_o remission_n of_o david_n sin_n yet_o this_o excuse_v he_o not_o from_o temporal_a punishment_n v._o 14._o though_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o god_n that_o forgive_v david_n yet_o will_v he_o take_v vengeance_n of_o his_o scandalous_a practice_n psal_n 99.8_o god_n forgive_v he_o the_o guilt_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n due_a to_o it_o yea_o and_o that_o temporal_a death_n which_o david_n have_v denounce_v against_o himself_o v._o 5._o and_o which_o he_o now_o fear_v though_o as_o king_n he_o be_v above_o the_o lash_n of_o the_o law_n and_o next_o to_o he_o be_v his_o queen_n bathsheba_n also_o yet_o he_o well_o know_v that_o a_o offend_a god_n can_v punish_v they_o both_o who_o the_o magistrate_n can_v not_o come_v at_o so_o god_n have_v threaten_v levit._n 26.14_o 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o though_o god_n do_v pardon_n eternal_o yet_o may_v he_o punish_v temporal_o both_o for_o the_o vindication_n of_o his_o own_o justice_n from_o partiality_n in_o pardon_v a_o more_o heinous_a act_n in_o david_n than_o be_v find_v in_o saul_n life_n yet_o reject_v yea_o and_o for_o the_o vindication_n of_o religion_n too_o as_o if_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o form_n of_o profession_n without_o the_o power_n of_o piety_n mark_v first_o the_o commination_n of_o this_o temporal_a punishment_n the_o child_n beget_v in_o adultery_n shall_v die_v because_o thou_o have_v cause_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o blaspheme_v that_o be_v render_v as_o the_o reason_n not_o only_o the_o ammonite_n and_o pagan_n but_o also_o the_o profane_a among_o god_n people_n will_v lay_v reproach_n upon_o religion_n and_o rail_v against_o the_o lord_n as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o author_n or_o at_o least_o the_o abettor_n of_o such_o impious_a act_n for_o his_o pardon_v or_o at_o least_o connive_v at_o great_a crime_n in_o david_n who_o he_o have_v prefer_v to_o be_v king_n yet_o punish_v lesser_o sin_n in_o saul_n who_o he_o have_v reject_v from_o his_o kingdom_n n._n b._n this_o imply_v that_o though_o david_n take_v so_o much_o care_n to_o colour_n and_o cover_v his_o sin_n yet_o all_o will_v not_o do_v it_o get_v wind_n among_o other_o both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o either_o from_o his_o over-hasty-marriage_n with_o bathsheba_n or_o from_o the_o sudden_a swell_a of_o her_o womb_n or_o from_o the_o blab_n of_o servant_n or_o from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o vriah_n such_o surmise_n at_o least_o arise_v as_o do_v occasion_n some_o blasphenies_n which_o be_v not_o bearable_a rom._n 2.24_o it_o be_v call_v chillul_n hashem_n isa_n 52.5_o ezek._n 36.20.23_o a_o great_a evil_n mark_v second_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o punishment_n upon_o his_o child_n the_o lord_n strike_v it_o etc._n etc._n v._n 15._o it_o be_v so_o sick_a that_o david_n despair_v of_o its_o recovery_n by_o any_o natural_a mean_n therefore_o make_v he_o use_v of_o spiritual_a remedy_n as_o fast_v and_o prayer_n with_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d humicubatio_fw-la lay_v all_o night_n upon_o the_o earth_n v._o 16._o in_o which_o time_n some_o say_v he_o pen_v that_o penitential_a psalm_n the_o fifty_o first_o which_o he_o after_o publish_v however_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o he_o have_v now_o get_v good_a assurance_n of_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o own_o sin_n insomuch_o as_o he_o take_v that_o holy_a boldness_n to_o sue_v and_o supplicate_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o sick_a child_n which_o duty_n he_o know_v be_v the_o best_a lever_n at_o a_o dead_a lift_n w_v his_o devotion_n with_o due_a humiliation_n etc._n etc._n mark_v three_o his_o faithful_a servant_n the_o courtier_n come_v to_o comfort_v he_o in_o his_o mourn_a but_o he_o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v v._o 17._o n._n b._n though_o all_o this_o time_n he_o be_v do_v contrary_a to_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n the_o child_n shall_v sure_o die_v v._o 14._o yet_o do_v david_n well_o as_o judas_n serve_v the_o secret_a will_n of_o god_n yet_o do_v ill_a david_n know_v not_o that_o it_o be_v god_n absolute_a will_n it_o may_v be_v conditional_a only_o like_o that_o to_o abraham_n slay_n thy_o son_n etc._n etc._n mark_v four_o the_o child_n die_v upon_o the_o seven_o day_n after_o its_o birth_n v._o 18._o so_o dye_v without_o circumcision_n yet_o be_v save_v v._o 23._o gratia_n non_fw-la est_fw-la alligata_fw-la symbolis_fw-la grace_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o outward_a sign_n it_o be_v not_o the_o want_n but_o the_o contempt_n of_o they_o say_v st._n ambrose_n that_o be_v dangerous_a when_o they_o may_v be_v have_v yet_o careless_o neglect_v for_o which_o moses_n narrow_o escape_v exod._n 4.24_o mark_v five_o when_o david_n understand_v by_o his_o servant_n whisper_v that_o god_n will_n be_v declare_v in_o the_o child_n death_n he_o give_v over_o pray_v know_v better_a than_o the_o romish_a church_n which_o pray_v for_o soul_n depart_v that_o it_o be_v both_o ineffectual_a and_o sinful_a this_o also_o make_v against_o their_o limbus_fw-la infantum_fw-la whereof_o pelagius_n say_v peter_n martyr_n be_v the_o first_o inventor_n then_o david_n arise_v v._o 19_o he_o wash_v himself_o from_o his_o legal_a pollution_n numb_a 19.14_o then_o go_v into_o god_n tabernacle_n v._o 20._o and_o there_o thank_v a_o take_v as_o well_o as_o a_o give_a god_n job_n 1.21_o &_o 2.10_o say_v the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v do_v act_v 21.14_o prefer_n god_n worship_n before_o his_o necessary_a food_n job_n 23.12_o mark_v sixthly_a david_n turn_n so_o sudden_o his_o sorrow_n into_o satisfaction_n be_v a_o riddle_n to_o his_o courtier_n which_o he_o resolve_v to_o they_o v._o 21_o 22_o 23._o say_v awhile_o i_o pray_v i_o know_v not_o but_o god_n may_v be_v gracious_a to_o i_o in_o the_o child_n life_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n whereas_o no_o doubt_n but_o god_n be_v more_o gracious_a to_o david_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n which_o have_v it_o live_v he_o can_v never_o have_v look_v upon_o without_o grief_n and_o shame_n so_o that_o god_n cross_v he_o with_o a_o blessing_n as_o oft_o he_o do_v we_o deus_fw-mi that_fw-mi iratus_fw-la quod_fw-la negate_fw-la propitius_fw-la god_n grant_v when_o angry_a
glitter_a glory_n as_o the_o mobile_n be_v at_o herod_n grandeur_n when_o clothe_v with_o a_o cloak_n of_o silver_n act._n 12.21_o 22._o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n good_a david_n can_v be_v silent_a when_o he_o see_v how_o his_o son_n pride_n thus_o bud_v ezek._n 7.10_o he_o shall_v have_v endeavour_v to_o cross_v it_o and_o to_o crush_v it_o in_o the_o bud_n but_o alas_o he_o be_v too_o much_o blind_v with_o the_o fondness_n of_o his_o fatherly_a affection_n and_o god_n holy_a hand_n be_v in_o it_o to_o bring_v upon_o david_n those_o evil_n out_o of_o his_o own_o house_n which_o he_o have_v threaten_v chap._n 12.11_o for_o his_o sin_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o mean_n whereby_o absalon_n steal_v away_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n from_o their_o right_a owner_n his_o own_o father_n v._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o all_o the_o mean_n he_o use_v be_v all_o far_a addition_n to_o his_o most_o princely_a pomp_n etc._n etc._n herein_o mark_v 1._o that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o more_o 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you_o have_v be_v mad_a for_o a_o king_n now_o shall_v you_o have_v so_o many_o king_n that_o you_o shall_v not_o know_v which_o of_o they_o to_o follow_v and_o many_o of_o you_o shall_v perish_v in_o follow_v the_o usurper_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o and_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o king_n samuel_n foretell_v they_o of_o they_o see_v fulfil_v in_o absalon_n but_o this_o account_n from_o saul_n first_o year_n make_v it_o more_o than_o forty_o year_n the_o three_o opinion_n reckon_v these_o forty_o year_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o david_n reign_n in_o hebron_n who_o reign_v in_o all_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o last_o of_o which_o absalon_n raise_v his_o rebellion_n have_v catch_v hold_v of_o a_o predication_n say_v rabbi_n levi_n that_o david_n shall_v reign_v no_o long_o and_o lest_o solomon_n shall_v succeed_v he_o set_v up_o for_o the_o succession_n himself_o in_o david_n last_o year_n n._n b._n but_o as_o reckon_a from_o the_o first_o year_n of_o saul_n reign_n make_v the_o time_n 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etc._n so_o that_o it_o be_v say_v here_o god_n move_v david_n as_o it_o be_v say_v god_n stir_v up_o saul_n against_o david_n 1_o sam._n 26.19_o and_o god_n bid_v shimei_n curse_v he_o 2_o sam._n 16.10_o and_o god_n bid_v a_o lie_a spirit_n deceive_v ahab_n to_o his_o destruction_n 1_o king_n 22.22_o and_o god_n turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o hate_v his_o people_n psal_n 105.25_o and_o god_n make_v man_n to_o err_v from_o his_o way_n isa_n 63.17_o and_o god_n send_v strong_a delusion_n 2_o thes_n 2.11_o and_o god_n hardem_n pharaoh_n heart_n etc._n etc._n god_n be_v say_v to_o do_v all_o these_o thing_n as_o a_o just_a judge_n to_o punish_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o not_o by_o infuse_v sin_n but_o by_o withdraw_a grace_n which_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v unto_o any_o etc._n etc._n deus_fw-la removet_fw-la prohibens_fw-la scilicet_fw-la gratiam_fw-la svam_fw-la say_v peter_n martyr_n god_n remove_v his_o grace_n that_o hinder_v sin_n that_o he_o may_v punish_v sin_n with_o sin_n when_o he_o be_v angry_a as_o god_n be_v here_o with_o israel_n v._o 1._o which_o though_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d dict_n sed_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d intellecta_fw-la though_o it_o be_v speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n who_o punish_v when_o they_o be_v angry_a but_o must_v be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n who_o can_v be_v subject_a to_o any_o human_a passion_n mark_v second_o it_o be_v express_o say_v satan_n stand_v up_o against_o israel_n and_o provoke_v david_n etc._n etc._n 1_n chron._n 21.1_o stand_v be_v the_o plantiff_n posture_n at_o man_n tribual_a satan_n signify_v a_o adversary_n and_o a_o accuser_n rev._n 12.10_o and_o a_o plaintiff_n at_o law_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 8._o he_o be_v repesent_v in_o this_o posture_n of_o stand_v before_o god_n tribunal_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n condescend_v to_o our_o capacity_n job_n 1.6_o psal_n 109.6_o 1_o king_n 22.21_o zach._n 3.1_o and_o so_o in_o 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in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n or_o it_o be_v for_o their_o so_o little_a regarding_n and_o their_o so_o oft_o revolt_a from_o david_n kingdom_n under_o absalon_n and_o sheba_n it_o be_v for_o some_o general_a sin_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n well_o know_v to_o god_n though_o unknown_a to_o we_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v so_o angry_a with_o israel_n as_o to_o send_v a_o plague_n upon_o they_o n._n b._n therefore_o say_v peter_n martyr_n out_o of_o gregory_n subject_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v angry_a at_o their_o prince_n when_o they_o fall_v into_o any_o vice_n but_o rather_o ascribe_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o fall_n unto_o themselves_o and_o to_o their_o own_o sin_n because_o a_o prince_n otherwise_o good_a may_v be_v leave_v to_o fall_v for_o the_o fault_n of_o their_o people_n as_o david_n be_v here_o god_n be_v so_o far_o angry_a with_o israel_n as_o to_o desert_n david_n and_o leave_v he_o to_o himself_o so_o that_o he_o yield_v to_o that_o satanical_a suggestion_n especial_o when_v not_o bare_o tempt_v but_o violent_o prot_n voke_v thereto_o it_o daily_o dog_v he_o till_o it_o conquer_v he_o his_o close_n herewith_o bring_v a_o dreadful_a destruction_n upon_o his_o people_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v how_o the_o lord_n be_v displease_v with_o david_n as_o well_o as_o with_o israel_n for_o his_o many_o sin_n also_o as_o well_o as_o for_o his_o number_v the_o people_n first_o some_o say_v for_o his_o injury_n to_o uriah_n because_o he_o be_v last_o name_v among_o his_o worthy_n in_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o chap._n 23._o immediate_o precede_v this_o ver_fw-la 1._o where_o it_o be_v say_v god_n be_v angry_a again_o second_o other_o say_v that_o david_n heart_n begin_v now_o to_o be_v prick_v up_o with_o pride_n at_o his_o present_a peace_n and_o prosperity_n and_o at_o the_o large_a catalogue_n of_o brave_a hero_n that_o divine_a providence_n have_v now_o provide_v for_o he_o hereupon_o he_o be_v prompt_v to_o take_v a_o catalouge_n of_o his_o people_n also_o therefore_o the_o lord_n see_v it_o a_o seasonable_a time_n to_o prick_v this_o bladder_n of_o pride_n with_o the_o pin_n of_o a_o plague_n the_o effect_n of_o his_o arrogancy_n and_o curiosity_n etc._n etc._n god_n have_v his_o holy_a hand_n both_o in_o his_o sin_n and_o in_o his_o punishment_n n._n b._n for_o 1._o god_n hold_v the_o devil_n like_o a_o dog_n in_o a_o string_n lose_v he_o off_o at_o david_n as_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o beast_n may_v suffer_v his_o dog_n to_o bait_v the_o beast_n during_o his_o pleasure_n thus_o satan_n by_o god_n sufferance_n bull-bait_n david_n and_o weary_v he_o with_o his_o renew_a provocation_n until_o he_o have_v fasten_v his_o temptation_n upon_o he_o go_v number_n the_o people_n
etc._n etc._n pretend_v great_a profit_n to_o he_o for_o thereby_o he_o may_v lay_v a_o tax_n upon_o every_o poll_n and_o much_o enrich_v his_o own_o coffer_n hereupon_o david_n bid_v joab_n to_o do_v it_o second_o how_o god_n have_v his_o holy_a hand_n in_o the_o punishment_n appear_v after_o objection_n how_o can_v this_o act_n of_o david_n be_v but_o a_o civil_a act_n and_o frequent_o practise_v by_o king_n be_v so_o great_a a_o sin_n to_o deserve_v so_o great_a a_o plague_n answer_v it_o be_v true_a it_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o great_a prince_n to_o tax_n their_o people_n with_o a_o universal_a tax_n by_o poll_n this_o be_v certify_v not_o only_o by_o civil_a but_o also_o by_o sacred_a story_n the_o holy_a scripture_n tell_v we_o of_o agustus_n caesar_n tax_v the_o subject_n of_o his_o dominion_n far_o large_a than_o that_o of_o david_n his_o be_v of_o the_o whole_a roman_a world_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n luk._n 2.1_o and_o probable_o with_o far_o more_o pride_n and_o vain_a glory_n than_o this_o be_v do_v by_o david_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o impute_v to_o he_o as_o any_o heinous_a sin_n yea_o and_o moses_n number_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n without_o sin_n numb_a 1._o ver_fw-la 2_o 3._o and_o this_o be_v do_v to_o prevent_v a_o plague_n every_o head_n pay_v the_o redemption_n of_o their_o soul_n exod._n 30.11_o answer_v the_o second_o though_o all_o this_o be_v grant_v yet_o david_n doubtless_o sin_v in_o thus_o do_v for_o that_o expression_n of_o he_o that_o i_o may_v know_v the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n for_o 2._o seem_v to_o point_v direct_o at_o david_n sin_n in_o that_o matter_n see_v there_o be_v then_o no_o important_a reason_n either_o for_o church_n or_o state_n to_o require_v it_o at_o this_o time_n therefore_o must_v it_o proceed_v either_o from_o his_o curiosity_n or_o from_o vain_a glory_n or_o carnal_a confidence_n in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o creature_n with_o a_o distrust_n of_o god_n providence_n which_o a_o all-seeing_a god_n distinct_o observe_v and_o something_o thereof_o job_n himself_o suspect_v and_o though_o caesar_n do_v so_o for_o his_o pleasure_n without_o punishment_n yet_o david_n shall_v not_o do_v so_o god_n will_v bear_v with_o that_o in_o other_o he_o will_v not_o bear_v in_o his_o own_o amos._n 3.2_o the_o philistine_n may_v cart_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n but_o if_o david_n do_v so_o he_o smart_v for_o it_o and_o as_o to_o moses_n god_n bid_v he_o do_v so_o but_o david_n do_v this_o of_o his_o own_o head_n without_o any_o divine_a direction_n answer_v the_o three_o how_o can_v this_o action_n of_o david_n be_v good_a when_o general_n joab_n a_o man_n more_o a_o soldier_n than_o a_o casuist_n soldier_n use_v not_o to_o trouble_v themselves_o with_o case_n of_o conscience_n see_v it_o to_o be_v evil_a and_o unseasonable_a ver_fw-la 3_o 4._o and_o 1_o chron._n 21.3_o wherein_o mark_n first_o joab_n judge_n there_o be_v no_o just_a cause_n for_o so_o tedious_a and_o troublesome_a a_o task_n at_o this_o time_n see_v there_o be_v now_o no_o fear_n of_o any_o sedition_n but_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v entire_o devote_v to_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o david_n and_o not_o now_o blow_v up_o in_o any_o part_n any_o new_a rebellion_n mark_v second_o this_o will_v create_v say_v joab_n a_o endless_a disturbance_n to_o thy_o subject_n and_o give_v they_o a_o grievous_a avocation_n from_o their_o necessary_a employment_n by_o their_o daily_a attendance_n for_o many_o month_n to_o be_v poll_v in_o every_o city_n this_o will_v make_v they_o murmur_v mark_v three_o beside_o their_o dissatisfaction_n with_o the_o vanity_n and_o vain_a glory_n of_o this_o action_n it_o will_v also_o involve_v the_o people_n into_o a_o participation_n of_o thy_o pride_n and_o curiosity_n if_o not_o of_o thy_o creature-confidence_n so_o god_n may_v punish_v they_o for_o this_o sin_n as_o he_o common_o do_v people_n suffer_v for_o their_o prince_n sin_n 1_o chron._n 21.3_o etc._n etc._n n._n b._n joab_n have_v here_o more_o piety_n at_o least_o more_o policy_n than_o holy_a wise_a david_n have_v and_o decline_v this_o god-displeasing_a act._n n._n b._n 2._o joab_n very_o judicious_o have_v a_o nail_n to_o drive_v in_o dissuade_v david_n from_o this_o design_n dip_v it_o first_o in_o oil_n that_o it_o may_v drive_v the_o deep_a say_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n how_o many_o soever_o they_o be_v make_v they_o a_o hundred_o time_n more_o this_o he_o wise_o wish_v lest_o david_n shall_v suspect_v that_o he_o dissuade_v he_o out_o of_o disaffection_n to_o he_o n._n b._n three_o joab_n have_v more_o sagacity_n and_o sapience_n say_v peter_n martyr_n for_o his_o sovereign_n than_o he_o have_v for_o himself_o say_v why_o do_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n delight_n in_o this_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v so_o set_v upon_o it_o without_o colour_n of_o cause_n and_o mere_o for_o thy_o mind_n sake_n this_o will_v oft_o have_v be_v happy_a counsel_n to_o himself_o have_v he_o not_o be_v better_o at_o give_v than_o at_o take_v counsel_n n._n b._n four_o the_o best_a king_n may_v sometime_o be_v too_o sovereign_a as_o the_o school-man_n phrase_v it_o both_o grace_n and_o wit_n be_v asleep_a in_o one_o of_o the_o best_a of_o human_a breast_n as_o here_o in_o david_n a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o unalterable_a resolve-royal_a in_o number_v the_o people_n at_o the_o king_n importunity_n mark_v first_o joab_n perceive_v david_n will_v not_o be_v dissuade_v neither_o by_o he_o nor_o by_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n that_o do_v second_v he_o loath_a he_o be_v to_o lose_v again_o the_o king_n favour_n by_o far_o dispute_v or_o disobey_v his_o command_n ver_fw-la 4._o hereupon_o they_o like_v obsequious_a courtier_n begin_v their_o computation_n of_o poll_n the_o people_n in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o david_n dominion_n beyond_o jordan_n ver_fw-la 5._o mark_v second_o joab_n take_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n and_o their_o company_n with_o he_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v they_o pitch_v in_o aroer_n probable_o say_v peter_n martyr_n to_o over-awe_n the_o people_n who_o may_v be_v unwilling_a enough_o to_o be_v put_v to_o this_o unnecessary_a trouble_n and_o more_o especial_o to_o pay_v poll-money_n if_o require_v of_o they_o no_o wonder_n if_o joab_n go_v thus_o well_o guard_v not_o only_o for_o the_o pomp_n of_o a_o general_n but_o for_o his_o safety_n also_o in_o fear_n of_o resistance_n etc._n etc._n mark_v three_o joab_n pass_v through_o the_o other_o part_n of_o israel_n to_o poll_n the_o people_n according_a to_o the_o king_n command_n behold_v how_o joab_n differ_v from_o himself_o as_o peter_n martyr_n well_o observe_v when_o david_n bewail_v the_o death_n of_o absalon_n he_o can_v handle_v the_o king_n courageous_o and_o with_o his_o roughness_n reduce_v david_n out_o of_o his_o melancholic_a dump_n for_o than_o be_v he_o but_o act_v the_o part_n of_o too_o fond_a a_o father_n but_o now_o come_v to_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o resolute_a king_n joab_n oppose_v he_o molliori_fw-la brachio_n with_o a_o soft_a hand_n though_o he_o know_v it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n and_o though_o he_o have_v find_v already_o how_o hateful_a a_o thing_n this_o poll-tax_n be_v to_o the_o people_n beyond_o jordan_n yet_o he_o tame_o here_o not_o only_o receive_v the_o king_n commission_n against_o the_o light_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n but_o execute_v it_o also_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n that_o he_o may_v not_o lose_v the_o king_n favour_n mark_v four_o the_o time_n take_v up_o for_o this_o poll-tax_n be_v nine_o month_n and_o twenty_o day_n ver_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8._o so_o that_o joab_n count_a time_n be_v much_o near_o the_o count_a time_n of_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o then_o he_o bring_v forth_o his_o number_n as_o his_o child_n n._n b._n so_o long_o do_v david_n lie_v again_o insensible_a of_o his_o sin_n in_o number_v the_o people_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o about_o the_o same_o term_n of_o time_n after_o he_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o bathsheba_n he_o lay_v senseless_a of_o that_o sin_n till_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v as_o be_v note_v before_o upon_o that_o story_n and_o repent_v not_o all_o those_o intervening_a month_n which_o show_v that_o god_n child_n may_v not_o only_o be_v deep_o drench_v in_o the_o wave_n of_o sin_n but_o even_o lay_v under_o they_o for_o some_o time_n and_o perhaps_o sink_v twice_o to_o the_o bottom_n etc._n etc._n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o yet_o sin_n do_v not_o dwell_v in_o david_n as_o a_o owner_n or_o home-dweller_n it_o be_v only_o a_o stranger_n or_o a_o traveller_n to_o he_o chap._n 12.4_o mark_v
christ_n our_o highpriest_n heb._n 3.1_o do_v tread_v the_o wine_n press_v alone_o isa_n 63.3_o and_o beside_o he_o there_o be_v no_o saviour_n isa_n 43.11_o and_o himself_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o atonement_n but_o once_o offer_v also_o heb._n 9.28_o though_o popish_a mass-monger_n make_v their_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n of_o christ_n body_n a_o daily_a work_n and_o in_o a_o thousand_o place_n at_o once_o and_o often_o too_o and_o the_o apostle_n far_o argue_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n signify_v by_o this_o type_n how_o the_o way_n into_o the_o holy_a that_o be_v into_o heaven_n typify_v thereby_o v._o 12.24_o be_v not_o yet_o make_v manifest_a heb_fw-mi 9.8_o 9_o and_o the_o same_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o christ_n be_v that_o new_a and_o live_a way_n heb._n 10.19_o 20._o this_o way_n into_o the_o holy_a be_v open_v when_o at_o christ_n offer_v up_o his_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o at_o his_o expiration_n the_o veil_n of_o the_o temple_n betwixt_o the_o holy_a and_o most_o holy_a place_n be_v rend_v from_o the_o top_n to_o the_o bottom_n mat._n 27.51_o whereby_o it_o be_v lay_v open_a unto_o all_o both_o priest_n and_o people_n whereby_o a_o period_n be_v put_v to_o the_o levitical_a liturgy_n and_o that_o now_o there_o be_v free_a access_n for_o all_o saint_n call_v a_o royal_a priesthood_n priest_n to_o god_n and_o prince_n to_o man_n 1_o pet._n 2.9_o revel_v 1._o v._n 6._o both_o unto_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n here_o and_o unto_o the_o throne_n of_o glory_n hereafter_o god_n institution_n of_o this_o veil_n be_v record_v exod._n 26.31_o 32_o 33._o where_o the_o end_n of_o it_o be_v declare_v as_o not_o only_o to_o divide_v the_o holy_a place_n from_o the_o most_o holy_a but_o also_o so_o to_o darken_v it_o that_o neither_o priest_n or_o people_n may_v either_o pry_v or_o press_v into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o shecinah_n or_o god_n glorious_a appearance_n and_o though_o god_n say_v i_o will_v appear_v upon_o the_o mercy-seat_n in_o a_o cloud_n levit._n 16.2_o psal_n 18.11_o 1_o king_n 8.10_o 11._o because_o no_o mortal_a man_n can_v behold_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o immortal_a god_n yet_o so_o much_o light_n be_v communicate_v by_o this_o cloud_n of_o god_n presence_n as_o that_o the_o highpriest_n may_v with_o moses_n behold_v the_o backpart_n of_o god_n and_o may_v have_v light_a enough_o to_o discern_v how_o distinct_o to_o do_v his_o duty_n within_o the_o veil_n for_o as_o the_o holy_a both_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o of_o the_o temple_n according_o have_v not_o light_n make_v to_o they_o so_o they_o be_v in_o that_o respect_n the_o type_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n which_o have_v no_o need_n of_o the_o sun_n nor_o of_o the_o moon_n to_o shine_v into_o it_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n do_v enlighten_v it_o and_o the_o lamb_n be_v the_o light_n thereof_o rev._n 21.23_o even_o so_o here_o when_o the_o highpriest_n enter_v in_o there_o be_v no_o external_a light_n and_o himself_o kindle_v a_o smoke_n at_o his_o entrance_n into_o it_o as_o above_o so_o that_o he_o see_v nothing_o because_o the_o lord_n dwell_v in_o the_o cloud_n yet_o the_o lamb_n be_v the_o light_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n n._n b._n 1._o p._n cunaeus_n in_o his_o jewish_a republic_n tell_v we_o of_o two_o person_n that_o venture_v within_o the_o veil_n though_o not_o priest_n pompey_z and_o heliodorus_n first_o pompey_n presume_v yet_o perish_v not_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o heaven_n a_o phrase_n much_o in_o the_o rabbie_n mouth_n as_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n do_v levit._n 10.2_o and_o be_v ask_v at_o his_o come_n out_o what_o he_o see_v answer_v that_o the_o house_n be_v full_a of_o a_o cloud_n therefore_o they_o call_v the_o jew_n nubicolae_n worshipper_n of_o a_o cloud_n think_v before_o they_o worship_v the_o egyptian_a ox_n apis_n a_o idol_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o presumer_n be_v heliodorus_n who_o be_v no_o highpriest_n be_v for_o his_o presumptuous_a pry_n strike_v with_o madness_n the_o apocryphal_a 2_o machab._n 3.26_o 27._o speak_v something_o to_o this_o story_n how_o he_o take_v away_o the_o holy_a treasure_n v._o 6_o 7_o 13_o 23._o which_o pompey_n do_v not_o though_o he_o presume_v to_o pass_v into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n so_o escape_v scotfree_a ross_n hist._n of_o the_o world_n n._n b._n 2._o maimonides_n tell_v a_o story_n how_o the_o highpriest_n come_v into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n with_o all_o reverence_n and_o godly_a fear_n towards_o the_o cloud_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o mercy_n seat_n and_o when_o he_o have_v do_v his_o duty_n of_o expiation_n and_o have_v fill_v the_o house_n with_o the_o smoke_n of_o his_o incense_n he_o go_v out_o backward_o by_o little_a and_o little_a leisurely_o with_o his_o face_n towards_o the_o cloud_n on_o the_o mercy_n seat_n where_o god_n have_v perform_v his_o promise_a presence_n exod._n 25.22_o until_o he_o get_v without_o the_o veil_n then_o make_v a_o short_a prayer_n he_o hasten_v to_o show_v himself_o to_o the_o people_n lest_o they_o shall_v fear_v he_o be_v dead_a in_o the_o oracle_n because_o of_o that_o word_n of_o god_n lest_o he_o die_v levit._n 16.2_o they_o ever_o fear_v danger_n and_o chaskuni_fw-la add_v it_o be_v necessary_a for_o he_o first_o to_o darken_v the_o house_n with_o incense_n lest_o the_o glorious_a majesty_n of_o god_n shall_v overwhelm_v he_o and_o after_o that_o to_o bring_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o atonement_n to_o expiate_v his_o own_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o own_o family_n lest_o be_v shall_v die_v for_o they_o there_o n._n b._n 3._o the_o cloud_n wherein_o god_n appear_v in_o this_o most_o holy_a place_n be_v not_o that_o cloudy_a pillar_n which_o have_v so_o long_o rest_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o the_o camp_n of_o israelâs_n âs_z conduct_n in_o all_o their_o removal_n and_o which_o so_o fill_v the_o tabernacle_n with_o its_o glory_n that_o moses_n can_v not_o enter_v into_o it_o exod._n 40.34_o 35._o if_o so_o the_o highpriest_n can_v not_o have_v enter_v no_o more_o than_o moses_n therefore_o theodoret_n say_v well_o god_n do_v not_o appear_v to_o the_o highpriest_n here_o in_o a_o cloud_n smoak_n and_o fire_n as_o he_o do_v to_o all_o israel_n but_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d in_o a_o lightsome_a cloud_n and_o that_o which_o be_v not_o continual_o upon_o the_o mercy-seat_n but_o only_o to_o meet_v the_o highpriest_n there_o once_o a_o year_n n._n b._n 4._o the_o dimension_n of_o this_o oracle_n v._o 16_o 20._o here_o as_o the_o most_o holy_a in_o the_o tabernacle_n take_v up_o one_o three_o part_n of_o it_o the_o length_n whereof_o be_v thirty_o cubit_n long_o and_o ten_o cubit_n must_v be_v the_o proportion_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a as_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a tabernacle_n hence_o beda_n and_o cajetan_n do_v observe_v the_o same_o from_o solomon_n temple_n which_o be_v express_o say_v here_o to_o be_v twenty_o cubit_n in_o length_n twenty_o cubit_n in_o breadth_n and_o twenty_o cubit_n in_o height_n v._o 20._o this_o be_v the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o sixty_o cubit_n the_o measure_n of_o the_o whole_a temple_n as_o above_o hence_o they_o gather_v that_o the_o most_o holy_a in_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v ten_o cubit_n long_o ten_o cubit_n broad_a and_o ten_o cubit_n high_a the_o three_o part_n of_o thirty_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o whole_a tabernacle_n which_o be_v undoubted_o as_o above_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o temple_n though_o but_o half_a so_o large_a in_o measure_n and_o this_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o both_o those_o oracle_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o temple_n be_v exact_o four_o square_a which_o be_v a_o great_a beauty_n in_o building_n and_o wherein_o they_o both_o be_v figure_n of_o that_o new_a and_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n which_o be_v build_v four_o square_a also_o revel_v 21.16_o the_o length_n breadth_n and_o height_n be_v equal_a etc._n etc._n the_o furniture_n of_o it_o fall_v in_o together_o with_o the_o other_o afterward_o chap._n 7._o 1_o king_n chap._n vii_o this_o chapter_n give_v a_o account_n both_o of_o solomon_n civil_a structure_n and_o of_o his_o sacred_a furniture_n for_o the_o temple_n remark_n the_o first_o in_o general_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o chapter_n relate_v the_o story_n of_o three_o of_o solomon_n stately_a structure_n for_o civil_a use_n and_o end_n namely_o his_o own_o city-palace_n another_o for_o his_o queen_n and_o a_o three_o his_o country-palace_n for_o wholesome_a air_n and_o pleasant_a walk_n from_o v._o 1_o to_o 12._o the_o reason_n of_o this_o relation_n in_o this_o place_n as_o it_o be_v by_o intrusion_n betwixt_o the_o sacred_a structure_n and_o the_o sacred_a furniture_n be_v because_o the_o holy_a spirit_n will_v make_v mention_n of_o all_o solomon_n fabric_n
of_o solomon_n apostasy_n transcendent_a divine_a kindness_n do_v great_o aggravate_v humane_a vnkindness_n a_o double_a bond_n indeed_o he_o break_v here_o yea_o a_o true_o golden_a obligation_n mark_v 4._o to_o despise_v god_n express_a command_n be_v a_o heinous_a offence_n ver_fw-la 10._o as_o gen._n 2.17_o 2_o sam._n 12.9_o such_o rebellion_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n 1_o sam._n 15.22_o 23._o mark_v 5._o the_o equity_n of_o god_n proceed_n against_o solomon_n ver_fw-la 11._o god_n love_v to_o retaliate_v solomon_n have_v share_v god_n service_n betwixt_o god_n and_o idol_n and_o now_o solomon_n servant_n must_v share_v the_o kingdom_n with_o his_o only_a son_n of_o so_o many_o wife_n and_o concubine_n ver_fw-la 12._o and_o chap._n 12.16_o 17._o mark_v 6._o in_o wrath_n god_n remember_v mercy_n hab._n 3.2_o here_o be_v a_o double_a alloy_n of_o this_o divine_a judgement_n for_o solomon_n sin_n ver_fw-la 12.13_o as_o 1._o there_o be_v this_o mixture_n of_o mercy_n that_o the_o doom_n foretell_v shall_v not_o be_v execute_v in_o solomon_n day_n for_o david_n sake_n as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a aggravation_n of_o a_o son_n sin_n in_o swerve_v from_o the_o approve_a pattern_n of_o a_o pious_a father_n ver_fw-la 4._o so_o here_o this_o sinful_a son_n have_v his_o punishment_n lessen_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o godly_a parent_n yet_o solomon_n son_n fare_v the_o worse_a for_o solomon_n sin_n and_o the_o father_n be_v punish_v in_o the_o son_n the_o 2._o mitigation_n of_o god_n sentence_n of_o wrath_n be_v all_o shall_v not_o be_v rend_v away_o but_o reserve_v one_o tribe_n for_o he_o benjamin_n be_v include_v in_o judah_n so_o much_o as_o lay_v within_o he_o josh_n 19.1_o 9_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v the_o punishment_n god_n inflict_v upon_o solomon_n person_n for_o his_o personal_a sin_n etc._n etc._n remarks_n hereupon_o be_v 1._o the_o lord_n stir_v up_o a_o adversary_n against_o he_o ver_fw-la 14_o to_o 22._o wherein_o mark_n 1._o though_o god_n be_v so_o gracious_a to_o solomon_n as_o to_o put_v off_o the_o time_n of_o punish_v his_o sin_n until_o the_o reign_n of_o his_o son_n as_o before_o yet_o must_v not_o himself_o pass_v altogether_o unpunished_a jer._n 30.11_o mark_v 2._o hadad_n be_v the_o first_o adversary_n who_o god_n stir_v up_o n._n b._n not_o by_o infuse_v this_o malice_n into_o he_o but_o by_o over_o rule_v that_o rage_n wherewith_o the_o devil_n have_v beforehand_o fill_v his_o heart_n as_o a_o instrument_n of_o his_o justice_n to_o punish_v solomon_n sin_n though_o hadad_n himself_o seek_v his_o own_o end_n to_o revenge_v his_o own_o quarrel_n n._n b._n thus_o a_o skilful_a workman_n will_v use_v crooked_a tool_n wherewith_o he_o make_v straight_o and_o smooth_a work_n mark_v 3._o this_o hadad_n be_v describe_v here_o to_o be_v of_o the_o royal_a seed_n of_o edom_n fly_v for_o his_o life_n while_n but_o a_o child_n in_o david_n day_n when_o joab_n have_v a_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n to_o kill_v all_o the_o male_n of_o edom_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17._o mark_v 4._o pharaoh_n entertain_v he_o kind_o give_v he_o both_o a_o house_n to_o live_v in_o and_o a_o wife_n to_o live_v with_o ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20._o as_o not_o know_v but_o that_o himself_o may_v one_o day_n have_v as_o much_o need_n to_o borrow_v mercy_n as_o now_o he_o have_v to_o lend_v it_o mark_v 5._o peter_n martyr_n say_v this_o be_v the_o same_o pharaoh_n that_o have_v give_v his_o daughter_n to_o solomon_n in_o marriage_n though_o he_o know_v it_o can_v not_o be_v well_o resent_v by_o hadad_n but_o great_a king_n make_v small_a account_n of_o such_o match_n in_o cross-marriage_n upon_o politic_a design_n in_o hedge_v with_o contrary_a party_n therefore_o this_o pharaoh_n give_v his_o queen_n sister_n to_o this_o hadad_n as_o well_o as_o his_o daughter_n to_o solomon_n mark_v 6._o hadad_n lady_n though_o she_o be_v a_o princess_n yet_o give_v she_o suck_v to_o her_o child_n ver_fw-la 20._o as_o sarah_n that_o princess_n have_v do_v before_o she_o gen._n 22.1_o 8._o mark_v 7._o this_o hadad_n return_v from_o egypt_n into_o edom_n when_o david_n be_v dead_a and_o joab_n be_v slay_v by_o solomon_n ver_fw-la 21_o 22._o wherein_o he_o undeniable_o beg_v leave_v of_o pharaoh_n to_o return_v home_o into_o his_o country_n n._n b._n patri_fw-la be_o cuique_fw-la amat_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la pulchram_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la propriam_fw-la say_v the_o orator_n we_o all_o natural_o affect_v our_o own_o native_a country_n oh_o that_o we_o can_v long_o as_o much_o to_o get_v to_o heaven_n which_o bernard_n call_v repatriâsse_n to_o go_v to_o heaven_n be_v to_o go_v home_o again_o to_o which_o peter_n martyr_n add_v it_o be_v pity_n the_o delight_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v take_v off_o our_o long_n to_o depart_v into_o a_o better_a world_n mark_v 8._o hadad_n be_v thus_o importunate_a to_o return_v home_o to_o edom_n that_o he_o may_v revenge_v himself_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o david_n and_o that_o he_o may_v recover_v his_o father_n kingdom_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o record_v wherein_o this_o hadad_n be_v mischievous_a to_o solomon_n n._n b._n though_o he_o can_v not_o upon_o his_o speedy_a return_n recover_v the_o kingdom_n of_o edom_n absolute_o to_o himself_o yet_o some_o suppose_n that_o with_o solomon_n good_a leave_n through_o his_o father_n pharaoh_n mediation_n he_o reign_v over_o edom_n under_o the_o law_n of_o tribute_n pay_v to_o israel_n which_o yet_o in_o the_o last_o day_n of_o solomon_n he_o deny_v to_o pay_v n._n b._n so_o long_o as_o solomon_n hold_v fast_o his_o integrity_n god_n preserve_v he_o from_o all_o hadad_n project_n and_o possible_o pharaoh_n may_v lay_v his_o charge_n upon_o he_o not_o to_o enterprise_v any_o evil_n against_o his_o son_n solomon_n but_o what_o he_o at_o first_o can_v not_o effect_v be_v in_o time_n bring_v to_o pass_v hadad_n lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o edom_n utter_a revolt_n 2_o king_n 8.20_o 22._o with_o gen._n 27.40_o the_o second_o remark_n upon_o this_o second_o part_n be_v the_o second_o adversary_n god_n raise_v up_o against_o backslide_a solomon_n to_o wit_n rezon_n ver_fw-la 23_o 24_o 25._o wherein_o mark._n 1_o twist_v sin_n against_o god_n bring_v twist_v judgement_n from_o god_n some_o suppose_v this_o rezon_n be_v stir_v up_o by_o hadad_n yet_o god_n by_o dispose_v of_o all_o man_n heart_n be_v say_v to_o stir_v up_o both_o these_o adversary_n to_o scourge_n solomon_n for_o his_o impiety_n against_o both_o table_n mark_v 2._o this_o rezon_n deal_v perfidious_o with_o his_o own_o lord_n by_o lurch_a he_o and_o flee_v from_o he_o when_o he_o see_v hadadezer_n be_v like_a to_o be_v defeat_v by_o david_n 2_o sam._n 8.3_o 4._o and_o 10.18_o he_o that_o leave_v his_o liege-lord_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o conflict_n with_o joab_n and_o be_v such_o a_o false_a friend_n as_o be_v rather_o a_o cause_n of_o than_o a_o companion_n in_o his_o king_n calamity_n no_o wonder_n if_o he_o prove_v a_o false_a friend_n to_o solomon_n as_o well_o as_o hadad_n mark_v 3._o this_o rezon_n rally_v his_o master_n be_v rout_v force_n become_v their_o captain_n live_v till_o now_o upon_o robbery_n like_o arabian_n and_o be_v increase_v in_o strength_n drive_v out_o david_n garrison_n 2_o sam._n 8.6_o out_o of_o damascus_n while_o solomon_n be_v wallow_v in_o luxury_n before_o which_o time_n he_o have_v no_o adversary_n 1_o king_n 15.4_o and_o make_v himself_o king_n over_o syria_n in_o damascus_n now_o hadad_n and_o rezon_n confederate_a to_o afflict_v israel_n for_o solomon_n sin_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v upon_o the_o three_o adversary_n god_n raise_v up_o against_o solomon_n for_o his_o sin_n namely_o not_o only_o those_o two_o stranger_n hadad_n and_o rezon_n but_o also_o his_o own_o domestic_a servant_n jeroboam_n ver_fw-la 26_o to_o ver_fw-la 40._o wherein_o mark_n 1._o god_n have_v many_o arrow_n in_o his_o quiver_n to_o shoot_v at_o the_o hairy_a scalp_n of_o such_o sinner_n as_o go_v on_o in_o their_o sin_n psal_n 68.21_o deut._n 32.23_o it_o be_v say_v by_o the_o pagan_a poet_n of_o his_o heathen_a jove_n si_fw-mi quoties_fw-la peccent_fw-la homines_fw-la sva_fw-la fulmina_fw-la mittat_fw-la jupiter_n exiguo_fw-la tempore_fw-la inermis_fw-la erit_fw-la if_o their_o jupiter_n shall_v so_o oft_o cast_v his_o thunderbolt_n as_o man_n offend_v he_o his_o armoury_n will_v soon_o be_v exhaust_v and_o empty_a but_o this_o can_v be_v say_v of_o the_o true_a johovah_n who_o have_v a_o inexhaustible_a armoury_n of_o arrow_n etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n of_o host_n shoot_v this_o three_o arrow_n jeroboam_n against_o backslide_v solomon_n mark_v 2._o jeroboam_n be_v prefer_v by_o king_n solomon_n see_v he_o a_o man_n of_o great_a activity_n and_o accomplishment_n to_o be_v ruler_n over_o the_o whole_a
talis_fw-la grex_n like_o prince_n like_a people_n regis_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la etc._n etc._n people_z dress_v themselves_o by_o the_o looking-glass_n of_o their_o prince_n judah_n build_v they_o high_a place_n though_o they_o have_v the_o temple_n and_o holy_a levite_n to_o instruct_v they_o which_o israel_n want_v therefore_o be_v it_o worse_o in_o they_o and_o their_o idolatry_n usher_v in_o sodomy_n do_v in_o honour_n to_o their_o idol_n therefore_o in_o the_o great_a scorn_n those_o sodomite_n in_o hebrew_n be_v call_v kedesh_n holy_a one_o as_o consecrate_v to_o venus_n or_o priapus_n act_v unnatural_o in_o a_o pretence_n of_o worship_n n._n b._n god_n have_v no_o visible_a church_n upon_o earth_n but_o here_o and_z oh_o what_o a_o miserable_a prospect_n have_v she_o now_o when_o israel_n worship_v jeroboam_n calf_n and_o judah_n be_v corrupt_v with_o idolatry_n and_o sodomy_n oh_o how_o low_o be_v she_o sometime_o bring_v and_o as_o the_o moon_n wane_v away_o yet_o recover_v and_o rise_v again_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 4._o judah_n sin_n and_o god_n punish_v ver_fw-la 25_o 26_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o five_o year_n god_n send_v shishak_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o punish_v judah_n one_a not_o israel_n for_o spare_v justice_n and_o impunity_n harden_v and_o ripen_v they_o to_o a_o total_a destruction_n but_o judah_n chastize_v mercy_n bring_v they_o to_o be_v humble_v and_o so_o preserve_v 2_o chron._n 12.6_o 7._o god_n grant_v they_o some_o deliverance_n rehoboam_n hire_v shisak_n off_o with_o his_o treasure_n and_o golden_a shield_n as_o hezekiah_n do_v senacherib_n 2_o king_n 18.14_o 15._o and_o he_o do_v not_o plunder_v jerusalem_n as_o josephus_n say_v two_o this_o be_v not_o do_v till_o the_o five_o year_n of_o rehoboam_n p._n martyr_n say_v in_o his_o three_o first_o year_n religion_n flourish_v in_o his_o four_o it_o be_v corrupt_v and_o in_o his_o five_o year_n he_o be_v punish_v because_o they_o have_v transgress_v against_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 12._o 2_o 8_o etc._n etc._n 3_o jeroboam_n have_v live_v in_o the_o court_n of_o shishak_n and_o marry_v a_o wife_n there_o as_o some_o say_v of_o the_o blood_n royal_a who_o after_o be_v force_v to_o disguise_v herself_o etc._n etc._n as_o before_o her_o husband_n stir_v up_o this_o king_n of_o egypt_n to_o invade_v rehoboam_n country_n which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v until_o judah_n have_v sin_v and_o even_o then_o in_o wrath_n god_n remember_v mercy_n hab._n 3.2_o mark_v 5._o these_o branch_n also_o one_a jerusalem_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o neither_o nabuchadnezzar_n nor_o titus_n vespasian_n can_v take_v it_o but_o by_o a_o long_a siege_n yet_o now_o god_n smite_v they_o with_o such_o a_o fear_n for_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o soon_o give_v it_o up_o to_o shishak_n upon_o composition_n two_o rebohoam_v get_v some_o good_a by_o his_o affliction_n for_o he_o frequent_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 28._o here_o not_o the_o high_a place_n yet_o even_o there_o he_o fear_v treachery_n therefore_o have_v he_o man_n with_o brazen_a shield_n to_o guard_v he_o three_o though_o no_o invasive_a war_n with_o army_n be_v betwixt_o judah_n and_o israel_n all_o rehoboam_n reign_n after_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o god_n chap._n 12.24_o and_o not_o revive_v till_o abijam_n reign_n 2_o chron._n 13._o yet_o be_v there_o frequent_a skirmish_n in_o defensive_a act_n of_o hostility_n betwixt_o the_o party_n of_o rehoboam_n and_o jeroboam_n upon_o the_o border_n of_o each_o their_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 30._o god_n have_v not_o forbid_v say_v p._n martyr_n their_o own_o defence_n 1_o king_n chap._n xv._o this_o chapter_n be_v the_o history_n of_o four_o king_n two_o of_o judah_n and_o two_o of_o israel_n the_o two_o of_o judah_n be_v abijam_n and_o asa_n remark_n upon_o the_o first_o be_v first_o the_o son_n of_o rehoboam_n be_v call_v abijah_n 2_o chron._n 12.16_o which_o signify_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o father_n but_o here_o be_v call_v abijam_n which_o signify_v my_o father_n be_v a_o sea_n his_o father_n give_v he_o the_o former_a name_n while_o he_o hold_v his_o integrity_n and_o probable_o with_o respect_n unto_o that_o promise_v make_v to_o david_n i_o will_v be_v his_o father_n etc._n etc._n 2_o sam._n 7.15_o but_o because_o this_o abijah_n walk_v not_o in_o the_o way_n of_o david_n therefore_o he_o be_v call_v here_o abijam_n because_o his_o father_n rehoboam_n keep_v not_o constant_a in_o goodness_n but_o waver_v like_o a_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n toss_v away_o by_o the_o wind_n james_z 1.6_o the_o reason_n why_o rehoboam_n make_v this_o man_n king_n rather_o than_o any_o of_o his_o many_o son_n be_v render_v because_o he_o love_v maachah_n this_o son_n mother_n above_o all_o his_o other_o wife_n 2_o chron._n 11.21_o 22._o remark_n the_o second_o though_o this_o abijah_n make_v a_o fair_a profession_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v good_a at_o the_o first_o 2_o chron._n 13.12_o yet_o have_v he_o a_o soon_o corrupt_a heart_n and_o show_v himself_o in_o his_o foul_a colour_n afterward_o for_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o wicked_a way_n of_o his_o father_n rehoboam_n latter_a reign_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o inherit_v his_o father_n sin_n no_o less_o than_o his_o crown_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n therefore_o that_o after_o his_o spend_v three_o year_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v nothing_o of_o kin_n to_o his_o good_a grandfather_n david_n his_o reign_n be_v so_o short_a see_v it_o be_v so_o wicked_a he_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n to_o who_o he_o be_v a_o great_a scourge_n by_o god_n own_v he_o for_o david_n sake_n ver_fw-la 4._o not_o only_o make_v he_o a_o lamp_n in_o jerusalem_n but_o also_o a_o firebrand_n to_o consume_v five_o hundred_o thousand_o idolatrous_a israelite_n as_o before_o and_o recover_v bethel_n from_o jeroboam_n where_o one_o of_o his_o golden_a calf_n be_v set_v up_o 2_o chron._n 13.16_o 19_o but_o he_o destroy_v not_o that_o idol-worship_n there_o for_o which_o probable_o god_n shorten_v his_o reign_n and_o life_n ver_fw-la 8._o the_o second_o king_n of_o judah_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v asa_n a_o good_a king_n ver_fw-la 9_o remark_n the_o first_o asa_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n current_n of_o jeroboam_n n._n b._n who_o live_v to_o see_v three_o succession_n in_o judah_n throne_n rehoboam_n abijam_n and_o asa_n though_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n with_o a_o accent_n and_o of_o the_o great_a size_n make_v israel_n to_o sin_v so_o oft_o repeat_v yet_o do_v this_o wretch_n live_v until_o the_o second_o year_n of_o this_o good_a sad_a disease_n as_o before_o so_o that_o he_o die_v in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n a_o little_a before_o the_o sword_n of_o baasha_n destroy_v his_o family_n 2_o chron._n 13.20_o whereas_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n this_o good_a king_n asa_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n after_o the_o schism_n and_o continue_v until_o the_o eight_o king_n of_o that_o kingdom_n of_o which_o there_o be_v five_o distinct_a family_n all_o destroy_v one_o the_o other_o the_o five_o stock_n or_o family_n be_v these_o 1._o jeroboam_n chap._n 12.20_o 2._o baasha_n v._o 29._o here_o 3._o zimrie_n ch._n 16.10_o 4._o tibna_n chap._n 16.21_o and_o 5._o omri_n chap._n 16.12_o it_o be_v say_v here_o asa_n reign_v forty_o and_o one_o year_n v._n 10._o he_o live_v to_o see_v all_o those_o great_a change_n in_o that_o idolatrous_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n thus_o speedy_o do_v idolatry_n root_v out_o so_o many_o family_n when_o good_a asa_n have_v a_o long_a reign_n grant_v he_o though_o his_o bad_a father_n be_v soon_o cut_v off_o remark_n the_o second_o that_o this_o asa_n become_v a_o good_a king_n reign_v upright_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o do_v david_n his_o great_a grandfather_n v._o 11._o be_v matter_n of_o admiration_n see_v he_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o abijam_n and_o of_o the_o soil_n of_o maachah_n both_o of_o they_o wicked_a and_o both_o idolatrous_a n._n b._n hereby_o god_n will_v have_v we_o see_v say_v dr._n hall_n that_o grace_n be_v from_o heaven_n nor_o needs_o he_o the_o help_n of_o these_o earthly_a conveyance_n shall_v not_o the_o child_n of_o good_a parent_n sometime_o prove_v evil_a and_o the_o child_n of_o bad_a parent_n good_a grace_n will_v seem_v natural_a and_o the_o giver_n of_o grace_n will_v not_o have_v thanks_o give_v he_o for_o his_o free_a grace_n thus_o we_o have_v see_v a_o fair_a flower_n spring_v out_o of_o filthy_a dung_n and_o a_o sweet-fruited_n tree_n arise_v out_o of_o a_o sour_a stock_n peter_n martyr_n add_v here_o that_o this_o be_v say_v to_o the_o just_a praise_n of_o asa_n who_o be_v train_v up_o under_o impious_a and_o idolatrous_a maachah_n yet_o
wretch_n ahaz_n make_v unto_o god_n for_o vouchsafe_v he_o all_o those_o mercy_n mark_v 1_o no_o soon_o have_v tiglath-pilese_a take_v damascus_n but_o away_o hasten_v ahaz_n thither_o to_o congratulate_v his_o victory_n and_o to_o ingratiate_v himself_o far_a with_o his_o great_a deliverer_n 2_o king_n 16.10_o but_o god_n cross_v he_o of_o his_o expectation_n of_o a_o far_a continuance_n of_o assyrian_a favour_n for_o that_o king_n distress_v he_o but_o strengthen_v he_o not_o 2_o chron._n 28.20_o n.b._n this_o assyrian_a beast_n observe_v the_o hedge_n to_o be_v now_o low_a go_v over_o it_o and_o though_o he_o have_v help_v ahaz_n against_o the_o syrian_n yet_o hereby_o he_o smooth_v his_o own_o way_n into_o canaan_n for_o syria_n lay_v between_o they_o have_v hitherto_o be_v a_o bulwark_n against_o the_o assyrian_n so_o that_o though_o the_o syrian_n have_v be_v troublesome_a the_o assyrian_n become_v much_o more_o invade_v the_o land_n in_o the_o very_a next_o reign_n mark_v 2._o ahaz_n see_v a_o altar_n of_o a_o excellent_a structure_n in_o damascus_n send_v the_o pattern_n of_o it_o to_o vrijah_n the_o temporize_a high_a priest_n who_o comply_v with_o the_o king_n command_n contrary_a to_o god_n command_n and_o the_o light_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n if_o he_o be_v the_o same_o mention_v isa_n 8.1_o 2._o this_o new_a altar_n he_o make_v ready_a for_o ahaz'_v return_v from_o compliment_v tiglath_n pileser_fw-ge a_o king_n 16.11_o 12._o mark_v 3_o ahaz_n himself_o offer_v upon_o this_o new_a altar_n the_o apostate_n vrijah_n suffer_v he_o to_o do_v so_o whereas_o zealous_a azariah_n will_v not_o suffer_v ahaz'_v his_o grandfather_n vzziah_n a_o far_o better_a man_n to_o do_v it_o and_o though_o vzziah_n be_v smite_v with_o leprosy_n for_o so_o do_v yet_o ahaz_n be_v smite_v with_o a_o far_o worse_a plague_n to_o wit_n with_o a_o incurable_a obduration_n 2_o chron._n 28.22_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o five_o mark_n and_o here_o he_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o syrian_a god_n ver_fw-la 13._o that_o can_v not_o save_v themselves_o mark_v 4._o instead_o of_o a_o reformer_n he_o turn_v deformer_n of_o god_n temple_n thrust_v god_n altar_n out_o of_o its_o place_n and_o use_v to_o make_v room_n for_o his_o syrian_a and_o fine_a one_o ver_fw-la 14_o 15._o and_o of_o the_o brazen_a altar_n lyra_n say_v he_o make_v his_o famous_a dyal_n mention_v chap._n 20.11_o he_o also_o remove_v musach_n sabbati_fw-la the_o covert_a wherein_o the_o priest_n repose_v themselves_o and_o the_o gallery_n betwixt_o his_o palace_n and_o the_o temple_n and_o all_o this_o he_o do_v to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o tiglath-pileze_a by_o all_o this_o public_a contempt_n cast_v on_o god_n worship_n vrijah_n have_v once_o debauch_v his_o conscience_n conform_v to_o all_o ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o mark_v 5._o though_o god_n plague_v he_o with_o many_o adversary_n as_o edomite_n philistine_n and_o assyrian_n 2_o chron._n 28.16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o yet_o so_o stubborn_a and_o stiffnecked_a be_v ahaz_n that_o his_o distress_n make_v he_o worse_o ver_fw-la 22._o resolve_v rather_o to_o break_v than_o bend_v so_o that_o this_o monster_n of_o mankind_n become_v a_o brand_a belialist_n this_o be_v that_o king_n ahaz_n stigmatise_v to_o make_v up_o a_o triumvirate_n 1._o cain_n gen._n 4_o 15._o 2._o dathan_n numb_a 26.9_o and_o 3._o ahaz_n here_o who_o shut_v up_o the_o house_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 23_o 24_o 25._o yet_o die_v a_o natural_a death_n though_o a_o detestable_a wretch_n all_o change_a their_o temporal_a into_o eternal_a woe_n etc._n etc._n god_n put_v off_o punish_v some_o wicked_a man_n here_o for_o hereafter_o 2_o king_n chap._n xvii_o this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o expiration_n and_o extirpation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o samaria_n or_o that_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n wherein_o antecedent_n concomitant_n and_o consequent_n be_v very_o considerable_a remarks_n first_o upon_o the_o antecedent_n be_v first_o a_o description_n of_o this_o last_o king_n of_o israel_n hoshea_n who_o name_n signify_v salvation_n yet_o his_o traitorous_a and_o king-killing_a nature_n quite_o contrary_a to_o his_o name_n bring_v and_o wrought_v destruction_n both_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o samaritan_n kingdom_n though_o this_o king_n be_v bad_a enough_o in_o slay_v his_o sovereign_n chap._n 15.30_o and_o set_v himself_o in_o his_o stead_n reign_v four_o year_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n and_o five_o year_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n ver_fw-la 14._o yet_o be_v he_o not_o so_o bad_a as_o those_o king_n that_o go_v before_o he_o ver_fw-la 2._o for_o he_o suffer_v his_o subject_n to_o go_v up_o to_o the_o passover_n say_v lavater_n celebrate_v by_o hezekiah_n when_o he_o invite_v they_o 2_o chron._n 30.11_o remark_n the_o second_o notwithstanding_o this_o hoshea_n be_v not_o so_o notorious_o bad_a as_o jeroboam_n have_v be_v who_o forbid_v the_o ten_o tribe_n to_o worship_n god_n at_o jerusalem_n 1_o king_n 12.28_o yet_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o israelite_n sinâ_n be_v now_o full_a vengeance_n come_v upon_o they_o without_o remedy_n chap._n 23.26_o of_o 2_o king_n for_o now_o the_o lord_n let_v loose_a shalmaneser_n the_o son_n of_o tiglath_n pilezer_n and_o father_n to_o sennacherib_n he_o come_v up_o against_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o into_o vassalage_n ver_fw-la 3._o and_o execute_v many_o other_o outrageous_a cruelty_n intimate_v in_o hos_n 10.14_o n.b._n this_o show_v that_o god_n execute_v his_o judgement_n not_o only_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o present_a time_n but_o also_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o former_a time_n hoshea_n small_a sin_n add_v to_o the_o great_a sin_n of_o his_o predecessor_n they_o be_v now_o great_a aggravation_n and_o do_v still_o more_o high_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o great_a indignation_n remark_n the_o three_o though_o this_o hoshea_n be_v content_a to_o pay_v tribute_n according_a to_o his_o covenant_n swear_v to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n yet_o soon_o be_v he_o weary_a of_o that_o vassalage_n and_o thereupon_o send_v to_o so_o king_n of_o egypt_n betwixt_o who_o and_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n there_o be_v continual_a emulation_n for_o his_o aid_n and_o assistance_n ver_fw-la 4._o which_o being_n promise_v hoshea_n by_o so_o he_o pay_v no_o more_o the_o annual_a tribute_n to_o assyria_n according_a to_o custom_n and_o covenant_n this_o enrage_a shalmaneser_n whereupon_o he_o come_v up_o and_o besiege_v samaria_n the_o septuagint_n read_v it_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d to_o hedge_v up_o the_o city_n and_o so_o strong_a and_o well_o fortify_v be_v samaria_n that_o it_o hold_v out_o three_o year_n siege_n ver_fw-la 5._o at_o the_o end_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n take_v it_o put_v hoshea_n in_o prison_n to_o make_v sure_a of_o he_o when_o he_o have_v complete_v his_o conquest_n over_o the_o country_n as_o well_o as_o city_n and_o when_o he_o have_v do_v that_o work_n he_o than_o carry_v away_o both_o the_o king_n till_o then_o fetter_v in_o prison_n and_o his_o subject_n also_o all_o captive_n into_o assyria_n and_o into_o media_n then_o in_o subjection_n to_o the_o assyrian_n ver_fw-la 6._o not_o only_o to_o replenish_v those_o country_n but_o also_o to_o cut_v off_o all_o hope_n of_o their_o return_v into_o their_o own_o country_n see_v those_o captive_n be_v remove_v so_o far_o distant_a from_o canaan_n remark_n the_o four_o the_o procure_a cause_n of_o this_o utter_a rejection_n of_o israel_n or_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v describe_v from_o ver_fw-la 7._o to_o ver_fw-la 18._o mark_v 1_o god_n accuse_v they_o for_o worship_v strange_a god_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a ver_fw-la 7.8_o which_o grotius_n call_v gravis_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d gravium_fw-la malorum_fw-la a_o grievous_a catalogue_n of_o the_o people_n grievous_a sin_n and_o their_o long_a continuance_n in_o they_o even_o from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n which_o deliverance_n do_v much_o aggravate_v their_o so_o soon_o learning_n to_o be_v idolatrous_a after_o it_o ezek._n 20.8_o etc._n etc._n but_o much_o more_o their_o continue_v so_o long_o to_o be_v such_o though_o god_n long_o before_o this_o have_v threaten_v that_o their_o land_n shall_v spew_v they_o out_o for_o such_o abomination_n leu._n 18.26_o 28._o mark_v 2._o they_o be_v blame_v both_o for_o affront_a the_o right_a object_n and_o for_o debauch_v the_o right_a office_n and_o action_n of_o divine_a worship_n ver_fw-la 9.10_o 11_o 12._o the_o first_o they_o do_v in_o contemn_v god_n temple_n prefer_v their_o high_a place_n before_o god_n house_n and_o adore_v their_o own_o image_n before_o himself_o the_o most_o high_a and_o they_o do_v the_o second_o in_o work_v wicked_a thing_n on_o purpose_n to_o prooke_v god_n instead_o of_o worship_v he_o according_a to_o god_n word_n with_o any_o purpose_n to_o
say_v masius_n out_o of_o junius_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o mountain_n round_o the_o city_n psal_n 125.2_o and_o mistrust_v the_o fidelity_n of_o the_o porter_n he_o charge_v his_o own_o faithful_a servant_n to_o see_v that_o the_o gate_n be_v not_o open_v till_o the_o sabbath_n be_v over_o that_o all_o profanation_n of_o it_o may_v be_v prevent_v and_o the_o pious_a exercise_n thereof_o perfect_o preserve_v remark_n the_o four_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o remedy_n ver_fw-la 20_o 21_o 22._o mark_v 1_o by_o this_o expedient_a of_o shut_v the_o gate_n the_o merchant_n and_o huckster_n whether_o native_n or_o stranger_n be_v shut_v out_o and_o can_v not_o come_v in_o with_o their_o vendible_a commodity_n bring_v out_o of_o the_o country_n overnight_o but_o so_o greedy_a be_v they_o of_o gain_n that_o they_o wait_v two_o sabbath_n week_n after_o week_n hope_v they_o may_v meet_v with_o some_o opportunity_n to_o slip_v into_o the_o city_n with_o their_o ware_n if_o the_o gate_n have_v be_v open_v on_o any_o other_o occasion_n mark_v 2._o when_o nehemiah_n see_v that_o their_o lust_n of_o covetousness_n be_v so_o tenacious_a and_o pertinacious_a cleave_v so_o close_o to_o they_o as_o to_o cause_v they_o to_o cleave_v close_o to_o the_o suburb_n time_n after_o time_n and_o will_v not_o pack_v off_o he_o fear_v the_o suburb_n may_v be_v debauch_v by_o they_o threaten_v to_o lay_v hold_n on_o they_o put_v they_o in_o the_o stock_n or_o cast_v they_o into_o prison_n and_o seize_v on_o their_o good_n etc._n etc._n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o power_n the_o persian_a king_n have_v give_v he_o say_v grotius_n here_o as_o also_o in_o ver_fw-la 8._o this_o be_v a_o charm_n that_o set_v they_o all_o a_o pack_v mark_v 3_o when_o thus_o fair_o rid_v of_o those_o foul_a trouble-town_n he_o as_o governor_n command_v the_o levite_n to_o come_v and_o keep_v the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n that_o no_o profane_a person_n shall_v enter_v therein_o and_o to_o sanctify_v the_o sabbath_n not_o 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failures_n which_o move_v he_o to_o plead_v the_o multitude_n of_o god_n mercy_n as_o david_n do_v psalm_n 51.1_o god_n mercy_n be_v great_a be_v the_o best_a ground_n of_o man_n hope_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o our_o many_o and_o great_a sin_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o part_n relate_v to_o the_o four_o malady_n and_o remedy_n remarks_n first_o upon_o this_o four_o malady_n as_o first_o this_o quick-sighted_a governor_n as_o before_o soon_o see_v some_o jew_n that_o have_v marry_a wife_n of_o ashdod_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 23._o that_o be_v daughter_n of_o the_o philistine_n etc._n etc._n inveterate_a enemy_n to_o israel_n n.b._n one_o woo_a wonder_n that_o any_o jew_n who_o be_v of_o the_o holy_a seed_n and_o profess_v the_o true_a religion_n dare_v take_v outlandish_a wife_n of_o a_o false_a religion_n which_o be_v no_o better_a than_o irreligion_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o cohabit_v with_o they_o as_o hoshebu_n nâshim_n hebr._n signify_v especial_o consider_v how_o ezra_n have_v reform_v those_o strange_a marriage_n ezra_n 10.10_o 17_o etc._n etc._n and_o nehemiah_n have_v so_o solemn_o swear_v they_o by_o a_o covenant_n to_o the_o contrary_a chap._n 10.29_o 30._o but_o the_o wonder_n may_v cease_v by_o the_o apostle_n distinction_n these_o be_v jew_n outward_o only_a rom._n 2.28_o remark_n the_o second_o nehemiah_n smart_o observe_v also_o how_o the_o child_n of_o these_o mix_a marriage_n chat_v si_fw-la medabbar_a hebr._n speak_v half_o the_o language_n of_o ashdod_n ver_fw-la 2d_o which_o their_o mother_n have_v instill_v into_o they_o together_o with_o their_o principle_n and_o manner_n because_o say_v sanctius_n mother_n be_v most_o familiar_a with_o child_n and_o so_o have_v the_o great_a advantage_n either_o to_o perfume_v or_o to_o poison_v they_o they_o can_v not_o speak_v the_o jew_n language_n though_o it_o be_v their_o father_n speech_n but_o have_v a_o mixture_n both_o of_o their_o mother_n speech_n and_o spirit_n here_o partus_fw-la sequitur_fw-la ventrem_fw-la the_o birth_n follow_v the_o belly_n as_o the_o conclusion_n follow_v the_o weak_a proposition_n n.b._n all_o evil_a be_v down_o hill_n with_o wind_n and_o tidâ_n so_o as_o child_n be_v bring_v more_o easy_o by_o the_o mother_n to_o learn_v evil_a than_o by_o the_o father_n to_o learn_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a child_n do_v more_o general_o matrizare_n than_o patrizare_n common_o take_v after_o the_o mother_n as_o do_v most_o of_o those_o idolatrous_a king_n of_o judah_n and_o follow_v the_o worse_a side_n though_o it_o be_v the_o weak_a vessel_n etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o this_o four_o malady_n of_o mix_a marriage_n make_v learned_a man_n unanimous_o affirm_v that_o this_o be_v the_o very_a time_n wherein_o god_n send_v malachi_n the_o last_o prophet_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n prophet_n to_o reprove_v this_o very_a sin_n as_o well_o as_o nehemiah_n to_o remove_v it_o which_o he_o do_v mal._n 2.11_o compare_v with_o neh._n 13.23_o 28._o and_o dr._n lightfoot_n observe_v other_o harmony_n betwixt_o these_o two_o the_o sacred_a reprover_n and_o the_o civil_a reformer_n as_o 1._o in_o this_o of_o unlawful_a marriage_n so_o 2._o against_o their_o sinful_a detension_n of_o tithe_n mal._n 3.8_o with_o neh._n 13.10_o 11._o and_o 3._o against_o other_o profaneness_n mal._n 1.13_o and_o 2.8_o with_o neh._n 13.15_o etc._n etc._n some_o indeed_o suppose_v this_o malachi_n which_o signify_v my_o messenger_n to_o be_v ezra_n because_o ezra_n be_v the_o lord_n special_a messenger_n therefore_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o latter_a writer_n suppose_v ezra_n and_o malachy_n to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n but_o that_o matter_n be_v not_o material_a whoever_o he_o be_v this_o prophet_n of_o god_n find_v that_o manoah_n can_v not_o cry_v loud_a enough_o say_v to_o his_o son_n samson_n be_v there_o never_o a_o woman_n among_o the_o daughter_n of_o thy_o brethren_n or_o among_o all_o god_n people_n that_o thou_o go_v to_o take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o uncircumcised_a philistine_n but_o those_o jew_n of_o this_o day_n turn_v the_o deaf_a ear_n to_o manoah_n cry_n judg._n 14.3_o those_o jew_n here_o when_o new_o return_v out_o of_o their_o captivity_n and_o scarce_o well_o warm_v in_o their_o own_o nest_n at_o home_n but_o fall_v afresh_o into_o their_o old_a trade_n of_o treachery_n and_o work_v wicked_o with_o both_o hand_n earnest_o in_o take_v to_o themselves_o wife_n of_o the_o philistine_n who_o be_v of_o the_o curse_a canaanites_n josh_n 13.2_o 3._o secândly_o remark_n upon_o the_o four_o remedy_n follow_v as_o first_o nehemiah_n severity_n against_o those_o delinquent_n to_o redress_n and_o reform_v that_o god_n provoke_v malady_n ver_fw-la 25._o his_o holy_a zeal_n so_o transport_v he_o that_o he_o with_o much_o earnestness_n execute_v unusual_a punishment_n upon_o they_o say_v grotius_n in_o the_o general_n he_o inflict_v just_a punishment_n upon_o the_o offender_n both_o by_o deed_n and_o by_o word_n 1._o by_o deed_n in_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o society_n and_o privilege_n of_o god_n people_n so_o say_v sanctius_n vatablus_n etc._n etc._n and_o wolphius_n add_v he_o spare_v not_o prince_n nor_o priest_n no_o more_o than_o the_o common_a people_n and_o it_o be_v say_v he_o smite_v some_o of_o the_o worst_a of_o those_o sinner_n which_o he_o may_v do_v as_o chief_a governor_n or_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v do_v deut._n 25.2_o yea_o and_o pluck_v off_o their_o hair_n as_o baldness_n be_v a_o badge_n of_o slavery_n and_o sorrow_n isa_n 3.24_o and_o 15.2_o jer._n 48.37_o ezek._n 29.18_o and_o 2._o by_o word_n sharp_o reprove_v they_o for_o break_v their_o oath_n and_o bring_v the_o curse_n they_o have_v imprecate_v upon_o themselves_o chap._n 10.29_o and_o then_o make_v they_o swear_v again_o aggravate_v their_o sin_n by_o a_o argument_n
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âiâ_n necessary_a to_o know_v as_o previous_a thereunto_o the_o twofold_a estate_n of_o christ._n 1._o his_o estate_n of_o humiliation_n 2._o his_o estate_n of_o exaltation_n the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o our_o present_a discourse_n in_o his_o estate_n of_o humiliation_n there_o be_v divers_a degree_n or_o step_n like_o a_o king_n come_v down_o from_o his_o throne_n descend_v step_n by_o step_n till_o he_o come_v to_o the_o last_o and_o low_a step_n so_o the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v gradual_o descend_v from_o his_o royal_a throne_n from_o that_o glory_n which_o he_o have_v with_o the_o father_n before_o the_o world_n be_v found_v john_n 17.5_o and_o do_v abase_v himself_o to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n so_o pass_v he_o low_a and_o low_a to_o his_o die_a day_n phil._n 2_o 6_o 7_o 8._o empty_v himself_o as_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d there_o signify_v all_o along_o by_o pass_v through_o many_o little_a death_n be_v all_o his_o life_n long_o 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he_o redeem_v one_o part_n of_o man_n only_o with_o that_o part_n which_o he_o assume_v he_o have_v therefore_o a_o body_n to_o redeem_v our_o body_n and_o a_o soul_n to_o redeem_v our_o soul_n so_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n come_v to_o be_v redeem_v by_o christ_n who_o take_v the_o whole_a nature_n in_o his_o inparnation_n yea_o it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o god_n send_v his_o son_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.3_o omne_fw-la simile_n non_fw-la est_fw-la idem_fw-la every_o like_a be_v not_o the_o same_o say_v the_o philosopher_n christ_n indeed_o take_v not_o only_o man_n be_v whole_a nature_n but_o also_o the_o infirmites_n thereof_o which_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n 1._o those_o that_o be_v sinful_a these_o christ_n take_v not_o for_o no_o sin_n be_v in_o he_o 1_o pet._n 2.22_o he_o know_v no_o sin_n 2_o cor_fw-la 5.21_o with_o a_o practical_a knowledge_n though_o with_o a_o intellectual_a he_o know_v it_o else_o he_o can_v not_o have_v reprove_v it_o the_o sanctity_n of_o christ_n nature_n do_v exclude_v all_o sinful_a infirmity_n just_a as_o hot_a coal_n swallow_v up_o the_o water_n that_o be_v drop_v upon_o they_o but_o 2._o there_o be_v other_o infirmity_n of_o our_o nature_n call_v penal_a which_o be_v unblameable_a passion_n and_o void_a of_o sin_n such_o as_o to_o be_v hungry_a thirsty_a weary_a etc._n etc._n these_o be_v universal_a to_o all_o the_o child_n of_o adam_n there_o be_v also_o such_o infirmity_n beside_o these_o common_a and_o universal_a which_o be_v only_a personal_n as_o to_o have_v divers_a disease_n which_o arise_v from_o particular_a procure_a cause_n these_o properly_z christ_n take_v not_o on_o he_o for_o he_o assume_v not_o any_o man_n person_n but_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n yet_o by_o way_n of_o proportion_n christ_n be_v say_v to_o take_v our_o infirmity_n and_o to_o bear_v our_o sickness_n matth._n 8.17_o as_o he_o bear_v our_o sin_n 1_o pet._n 2.24_o so_o by_o participation_n he_o bear_v our_o sickness_n for_o we_o may_v thank_v the_o former_a for_o the_o latter_a rev._n 2.22_o jezebel_n bed_n of_o security_n in_o sin_n soon_o bring_v she_o to_o a_o bed_n of_o sickness_n asa_n lay_v god_n prophet_n by_o the_o heel_n and_o god_n soon_o after_o lay_v asa_n by_o the_o heel_n disease_v he_o in_o his_o foot_n 2_o chron._n 16.10_o 12._o sin_n be_v a_o universal_a sickness_n as_o well_o as_o the_o proper_a cause_n of_o its_o kind_n john_n 5.14_o 1_o cor._n 11.30_o etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n why_o christ_n take_v upon_o he_o not_o only_o our_o nature_n but_o also_o these_o frailty_n of_o our_o nature_n which_o yet_o in_o he_o be_v sinless_a infirmity_n be_v four_n first_o for_o satisfaction_n sake_n that_o he_o may_v satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n he_o that_o must_v saâââe_v for_o they_o must_v undergo_v the_o whole_a punishment_n of_o they_o in_o the_o way_n of_o expiation_n henââ_n the_o prophet_n say_v he_o bear_v our_o grief_n carry_v our_o sorrow_n be_v wound_v for_o our_o transgression_n bruise_v for_o our_o iniquity_n and_o become_v surety_n for_o our_o sin_n etc._n etc._n isa_n 53_o 4_o 5_o 6_o ãâã_d dan._n 9.24_o 26._o so_o that_o it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v say_v in_o sano_fw-la sensu_fw-la that_o christ_n lay_v down_o to_o be_v sick_a for_o we_o as_o to_o die_v for_o we_o see_v all_o his_o sorrow_n be_v not_o at_o all_o for_o himself_o ãâã_d just_a one_o but_o whole_o and_o sole_o for_o our_o sake_n who_o be_v sinner_n second_o to_o strengthen_v faith_n in_o the_o incarnation_n that_o we_o may_v know_v he_o be_v a_o very_a man_n because_o he_o have_v the_o common_a weakness_n of_o mankind_n as_o eat_v sleep_a and_o such_o like_a whereas_o have_v not_o he_o be_v subject_n to_o all_o our_o frailty_n we_o may_v have_v doubt_v whether_o he_o have_v be_v man_n or_o no_o but_o this_o help_n out_o belief_n etc._n etc._n three_o for_o our_o example_n that_o as_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o hunger_n thirst_v cold_a and_o nakedness_n so_o we_o 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and_o 5.7_o and_o 7.25_o judas_n v._n 24._o concern_v the_o conception_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o first_o step_n of_o his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n come_v that_o the_o divine_a nature_n of_o the_o second_o person_n as_o it_o be_v step_v out_o of_o heaven_n to_o assume_v humane_a nature_n and_o its_o frailty_n upon_o earth_n according_a to_o the_o covenant_n betwixt_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v three_o grand_a inquiry_n exceed_v cosiderable_a here_o about_o the_o manner_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n and_o take_v our_o flesh_n upon_o he_o first_o of_o what_o matter_n christ_n be_v conceive_a second_o by_o what_o power_n this_o conception_n be_v complete_v and_o three_o what_o strange_a commotion_n there_o be_v about_o
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house_n of_o israel_n after_o they_o have_v be_v as_o probationer_n a_o twelvemonth_n with_o he_o to_o learn_v the_o gospel_n of_o the_o kingdom_n from_o his_o mouth_n mat._n 10._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la and_o chap._n 9_o ver_fw-la 1._o mark_v 6._o v._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o luke_n 9.1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n which_o some_o call_v christ_n concio_fw-la ad_fw-la clerum_fw-la his_o sermon_n to_o the_o clergy_n instruct_v they_o what_o to_o do_v how_o to_o teach_v and_o the_o measure_n they_o must_v expect_v in_o their_o ministry_n etc._n etc._n second_o when_o christ_n have_v do_v document_v his_o minister_n then_o preach_v he_o a_o vindication_n sermon_n for_o the_o ministry_n both_o john_n baptist_n and_o his_o own_o mat._n 11.1_o 2_o to_o the_o end_n the_o end_n of_o his_o former_a sermon_n be_v
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nor_o beat_v it_o nor_o push_v it_o home_n but_o he_o love_o lay_v it_o upon_o his_o own_o shoulder_n well_o know_v its_o disability_n for_o return_v and_o so_o bring_v it_o home_o to_o the_o fold_n n._n b._n note_v well_o 1._o the_o infirmity_n of_o our_o feeble_a knee_n hebr._n 12.12_o our_o own_o clay_n leg_n can_v carry_v we_o to_o heaven_n when_o leave_v to_o ourselves_o as_o hezekiah_n be_v 2._o chron._n 32.31_o then_o we_o fall_v unless_o everlasting_a arm_n be_v underneath_o we_o deut._n 33.27_o to_o hold_v up_o our_o go_n in_o god_n path_n psal_n 17.5_o a_o good_a man_n may_v fall_v but_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v utter_o cast_v down_o for_o the_o lord_n uphold_v he_o with_o his_o hand_n ps_n 37.23_o 24._o n._n b._n note_v well_o 2._o the_o tender_a love_n of_o our_o lord_n to_o his_o lose_a sheep_n not_o only_o in_o toil_a himself_o so_o much_o to_o find_v we_o nullum_fw-la non_fw-la movit_fw-la lapidem_fw-la he_o leave_v no_o stone_n unturned_a up_o to_o find_v we_o out_o but_o also_o when_o find_v out_o to_o take_v we_o by_o the_o arm_n and_o teach_v we_o to_o go_v and_o to_o pace_n god_n precept_n as_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d septuagint_n signify_v hos_fw-la 11.3_o 4._o like_o weaklimbed_a nursling_n be_v support_v by_o their_o nurse_n arm_n etc._n etc._n nor_o be_v this_o all_o our_o lord_n love_v to_o we_o but_o he_o likewise_o bear_v his_o lamb_n in_o his_o bosom_n isa_n 40.11_o yea_o moreover_o as_o if_o all_o the_o aforesaid_a be_v still_o too_o little_a this_o good_a shepherd_n lay_v his_o lose_a lamb_n upon_o his_o own_o shoulder_n as_o here_o wherein_o the_o high_a priest_n under_o the_o law_n be_v a_o type_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o bear_v all_o the_o 12._o tribe_n of_o israel_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n exod._n 28.12.25.29_o n._n b._n note_v well_o 3._o the_o safety_n of_o the_o saint_n while_o they_o abide_v hos_fw-la 3.3_o john_n 15.9_o 1_o john_n 2.28_o upon_o their_o shepherd_n shoulder_n which_o be_v more_o strong_a than_o the_o shoulder_n of_o samson_n judg._n 16.3_o in_o his_o bear_n away_o triumphant_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o death_n and_o hell_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v also_o so_o high_a that_o satan_n himself_o though_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n can_v reach_v they_o the_o serpent_n may_v reach_v christ_n heel_n but_o he_o can_v christ_n head_n or_o shoulder_n gen._n 3.15_o christ_n bear_v his_o redeem_a upon_o eagle_n wing_n exod._n 19.4_o deut._n 32.11_o 12._o n.b._n note_v well_o 4._o learn_v to_o love_v our_o lord_n for_o his_o not_o disdain_v to_o burden_v his_o holy_a shoulder_n both_o with_o the_o sin_n and_o with_o the_o foul_n of_o such_o worthless_a worm_n as_o we_o be_v and_o learn_v to_o lean_v upon_o he_o isa_n 50.10_o cant._n 8.5_o and_o not_o upon_o thy_o own_o self_n prov._n 3.5_o than_o thou_o need_v not_o fear_n in_o a_o evil_a day_n psal_n 49.5_o n._n b._n note_v well_o 5._o christ_n have_v all_o the_o furniture_n of_o a_o shepherd_n not_o the_o instrument_n of_o a_o foolish_a or_o idol_n shepherd_n zech._n 11.15_o 17._o but_o of_o a_o royal_a shepherd_n call_v a_o prince_n ezek._n 34.12_o 24._o the_o furniture_n christ_n have_v be_v 1._o his_o shepherd_n scrip_n or_o bag_n out_o of_o which_o david_n take_v his_o small_a stone_n wherewith_o he_o smite_v gosiah_n 1_o sam._n 17_o 40_o 49._o thus_o christ_n hurl_v three_o scripture_n as_o smooth_a stone_n at_o satan_n head_n mat._n 4.4_o 7_o 10._o and_o overthrow_v he_o 2._o he_o have_v his_o shepherd_n rook_n or_o staff_n whereby_o he_o drive_v on_o the_o slothful_a to_o mend_v their_o pace_n prov._n 4.12_o 1_o cor._n 9.22_o whereby_o he_o pull_v back_o the_o unruly_a when_o disorderly_a and_o
his_o portion_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o own_o freewill_n he_o play_v the_o bankrupt_a and_o bring_v in_o the_o second_o state_n of_o degeneration_n by_o excess_n of_o riot_n which_o be_v the_o miserable_a fruit_n of_o man_n eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n then_o the_o three_o state_n of_o regeneration_n be_v a_o bless_a remedy_n to_o his_o curse_a malady_n by_o repent_v of_o sin_n and_o return_v to_o god_n and_o catch_a hold_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n lean_v on_o our_o lord_n for_o life_n and_o salvation_n cant._n 8.5_o isa_n 50.10_o remark_n 4._o man_n in_o general_n be_v call_v and_o compare_v to_o two_o son_n here_o for_o all_o mankind_n in_o adam_n be_v equal_o god_n son_n and_o daughter_n but_o all_o in_o he_o sin_v and_o dye_v there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o adam_n seed_n first_o some_o be_v such_o as_o belong_v to_o god_n by_o the_o right_n of_o creation_n only_o as_o they_o be_v god_n creature_n second_o other_o belong_v to_o he_o by_o regeneration_n also_o john_n 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for_o the_o devil_n drudgery_n such_o as_o have_v be_v in_o high_a place_n of_o the_o church_n seem_v to_o sit_v near_o christ_n but_o lose_v their_o little_a taste_n of_o religion_n and_o that_o life_n of_o god_n they_o seem_v to_o have_v do_v become_v the_o most_o pestilent_a persecutor_n of_o christ_n and_o truth_n this_o wretched_a hypocrite_n can_v deal_v plain_o and_o above_o board_n with_o his_o curse_a comrade_n in_o give_v they_o a_o sign_n whereby_o they_o may_v true_o and_o rea_o know_v he_o while_o he_o give_v his_o lord_n a_o dissemble_a kiss_n and_o backslide_v out_o of_o the_o good_a way_n he_o become_v a_o captain_n to_o those_o in_o a_o evil_a way_n n._n b._n note_v well_o but_o mark_v the_o issue_n when_o he_o have_v sell_v his_o master_n for_o thirty_o penny_n which_o another_o will_v not_o have_v do_v for_o a_o thousand_o world_n because_o the_o ware_n he_o sell_v be_v the_o riches_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v thus_o treacherous_o 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his_o conscience_n be_v his_o betray_v his_o love_a lord_n with_o a_o kiss_n under_o colour_n of_o friendship_n just_o so_o his_o sin_n have_v betray_v his_o soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o satan_n with_o a_o sign_n of_o love_n the_o tempter_n be_v a_o parasite_n till_o we_o have_v sin_v but_o a_o tyrant_n after_o the_o act_n now_o the_o wage_n of_o wickedness_n begin_v to_o burn_v in_o his_o purse_n but_o worse_a in_o his_o conscience_n matth._n 27.3_o 4_o 5._o up_o he_o vomit_v all_o confess_v his_o sin_n open_o in_o the_o temple_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v covert_o in_o the_o garden_n the_o priest_n he_o confess_v to_o prove_v miserable_a comforter_n deal_v with_o he_o as_o the_o devil_n do_v with_o his_o witch_n bring_v they_o into_o the_o briar_n and_o then_o lurche_n they_o hence_o go_v he_o and_o hang_v himself_o etc._n etc._n as_o a_o warning_n 1._o to_o those_o that_o kiss_v christ_n at_o church_n yet_o betray_v he_o in_o their_o trade_n etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o carry_v cunning_o in_o catch_v all_o they_o can_v and_o sin_v close_o all_o will_v be_v out_o when_o the_o book_n be_v open_v revel_v 20.12_o whereof_o judas_n read_v but_o two_o line_n 3._o that_o confess_v to_o a_o priest_n and_o not_o to_o god_n may_v meet_v judas_n hang_v himself_o 2._o judas_n have_v as_o before_o point_v out_o jesus_n to_o the_o jew_n etc._n etc._n that_o come_v to_o apprehend_v he_o yet_o can_v they_o not_o come_v to_o their_o purpose_n without_o a_o precede_a parley_n though_o there_o come_v a_o company_n of_o soldier_n who_o be_v roman_n want_v no_o courage_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o servant_n who_o be_v jew_n want_v no_o malice_n yea_o and_o some_o of_o their_o master_n too_o to_o prompt_v they_o on_o for_o such_o be_v they_o that_o christ_n speak_v to_o this_o be_v your_o hour_n and_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n luke_n 22.52_o 53._o yet_o none_o of_o these_o man_n of_o may_v and_o malice_n can_v with_o all_o their_o arm_n lay_v a_o arm_n to_o attack_v this_o unarm_a man_n till_o he_o who_o be_v lord_n of_o his_o own_o life_n give_v they_o leave_v n._n b._n note_v well_o this_o curse_a crew_n come_v indeed_o out_o against_o christ_n as_o against_o a_o thief_n who_o steal_v nothing_o from_o mankind_n but_o death_n and_o damnation_n both_o secret_o and_o in_o the_o night_n with_o a_o great_a clutter_v of_o people_n with_o a_o grievous_a clash_n of_o weapon_n so_o that_o they_o awake_v a_o young_a man_n out_o of_o his_o sleep_n etc._n etc._n mar._n 14.51_o 52._o and_o with_o so_o many_o lanters_n and_o torch_n as_o if_o they_o will_v turn_v the_o night_n darkness_n into_o daylight_n the_o better_a to_o discern_v christ_n by_o face_n this_o they_o do_v to_o make_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o he_o who_o they_o come_v to_o catch_v be_v the_o very_a varlet_n in_o the_o world_n and_o one_o flee_v from_o justice_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o have_v their_o cause_n and_o their_o conscience_n be_v good_a they_o may_v have_v take_v a_o fit_a time_n and_o give_v christ_n a_o fair_a carriage_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o adversary_n have_v all_o these_o advantage_n yet_o can_v one_o man_n lie_v hold_v upon_o christ_n who_o be_v under_o all_o disadvantage_n till_o himself_o please_v for_o the_o order_n of_o the_o history_n lie_v thus_o n._n b._n note_v well_o judas_n come_v up_o first_o and_o kiss_v christ_n with_o his_o kill_a kiss_n bid_v his_o fellow-villain_n lay_v hold_v on_o he_o who_o he_o have_v kiss_v they_o thereupon_o draw_v up_o near_o he_o jesus_n step_v forward_o to_o meet_v his_o murderer_n in_o the_o very_a face_n hereat_o they_o stand_v as_o it_o be_v stupify_v christ_n ask_v they_o who_o seek_v you_o as_o christ_n have_v immediate_o before_o this_o think_v good_a to_o sting_v judas_n conscience_n by_o that_o cut_a question_n friend_n wherefore_o be_v thou_o come_v do_v thou_o betray_v the_o son_n of_o man_n with_o a_o kiss_n luke_n 22.48_o though_o christ_n know_v well_o enough_o why_o he_o come_v yet_o to_o convince_v his_o conscience_n of_o his_o putid_v hypocrisy_n paint_v over_o with_o cry_v rabbi_n rabbi_n mar._n 14.45_o and_o pretend_v a_o pity_n of_o his_o master_n misery_n by_o ask_v he_o come_v thou_o as_o a_o friend_n or_o as_o a_o foe_n if_o as_o a_o friend_n what_o mean_v those_o sword_n if_o as_o a_o foe_n what_o mean_v this_o kiss_n some_o suppose_n judas_n design_v to_o carry_v his_o treachery_n on_o so_o cunning_o as_o if_o his_o hand_n have_v not_o be_v at_o all_o in_o this_o conspiracy_n therefore_o kiss_v he_o christ_n as_o a_o friend_n and_o will_v have_v be_v so_o reckon_v still_o but_o haeret_fw-la lateri_fw-la lethalis_fw-la arundo_fw-la those_o cut_a question_n of_o christ_n stick_v fast_o in_o his_o conscience_n like_o dart_n etc._n etc._n at_o lest_o when_o he_o see_v christ_n condemn_v hope_v likely_a that_o christ_n will_v deliver_v himself_o by_o a_o miracle_n as_o he_o have_v do_v at_o other_o time_n matth._n 27.3_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n so_o likewise_o this_o 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they_o in_o honesty_n for_o he_o have_v moral_a justice_n which_o he_o will_v have_v act_v luke_n 23.20_o etc._n etc._n and_o a_o natural_a conscience_n which_o restrain_v he_o from_o that_o foul_a act_n of_o injustice_n he_o be_v persuade_v in_o his_o mind_n that_o jesus_n be_v innocent_a and_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o envy_n have_v deliver_v jesus_n into_o his_o hand_n mat._n 27.18_o by_o the_o frivolous_a charge_n they_o bring_v against_o he_o loath_a he_o be_v to_o sin_n against_o the_o light_n of_o his_o conscience_n though_o but_o a_o heathen_a how_o many_o christian_n as_o well_o as_o those_o jew_n do_v pilate_n excel_v herein_o though_o a_o poor_a pagan_n n.b._n note_v well_o alas_o how_o many_o fall_n short_a of_o this_o heathen_a in_o this_o his_o honesty_n who_o may_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n at_o the_o last_o day_n to_o condemn_v they_o as_o mat._n 12.41_o 42._o n.b._n look_v how_o the_o leper_n conscience_n smore_o they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o jollity_n say_v to_o they_o we_o do_v not_o well_o to_o tarry_v here_o etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 7.9_o so_o man_n conscience_n tell_v they_o they_o do_v not_o well_o to_o swear_v whore_n lie_v etc._n etc._n yet_o even_o those_o call_v christian_n go_v on_o still_o in_o such_o lend_v course_n that_o even_o this_o blind_a heathen_a may_v shame_v they_o out_o of_o their_o sin_n but_o if_o not_o their_o rebel_n against_o light_n job_n 24.13_o and_o their_o continue_a course_n in_o sin_n against_o the_o check_n and_o chide_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n will_v be_v costly_a to_o they_o at_o the_o last_o to_o have_v a_o worm_n or_o snake_n crawl_v in_o a_o man_n bowel_n though_o it_o shall_v keep_v quiet_a sometime_o be_v judge_v worse_o ro_o he_o than_o the_o worst_a of_o death_n yet_o be_v this_o nothing_o to_o the_o worm_n of_o conscience_n n._n b._n note_v well_o which_o be_v a_o furious_a reflection_n of_o the_o soul_n upon_o itself_o and_o upon_o its_o own_o wilful_a folly_n and_o now_o most_o 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wherein_o which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o this_o never-dying-worm_n be_v unremovable_o seat_v and_o go_v along_o with_o they_o to_o torment_v they_o for_o ever_o as_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n alas_o how_o many_o go_v dance_v in_o their_o bolt_n and_o delight_v in_o their_o bondage_n down_o to_o hell_n to_o who_o the_o preach_a of_o damnation_n be_v but_o like_o the_o paint_n of_o a_o toad_n which_o man_n can_v look_v upon_o and_o handle_v without_o affrightment_n conscience_n i_o say_v 1_o cor._n 10.27_o 29._o which_o be_v god_n spy_n and_o man_n overseer_n be_v too_o little_o observe_v in_o a_o angry_a conscience_n we_o may_v read_v a_o angry_a god_n the_o five_o circumstance_n in_o christ_n indictment_n be_v the_o matter_n of_o their_o accusation_n which_o be_v reduce_v to_o three_o head_n 1._o his_o pervert_v the_o people_n 2._o forbid_v to_o pay_v tribute_n to_o caesar_n 3._o his_o make_a himself_o a_o king_n luke_n 23.1_o 2._o his_o accuser_n will_v first_o have_v impose_v upon_o pilat_n belief_n in_o the_o general_n say_v if_o he_o be_v not_o a_o malefactor_n etc._n etc._n john_n 18_o 30._o they_o seem_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o break_v their_o own_o law_n of_o slay_v the_o innocent_a exod._n 23.7_o all_o who_o christ_n cure_v can_v have_v answer_v he_o be_v no_o malefactor_n but_o a_o benefactor_n to_o they_o have_v they_o ask_v other_o as_o christ_n bid_v they_o john_n 18.21_o how_o many_o may_v have_v stand_v up_o to_o witness_n for_o he_o more_o than_o as_o their_o many_o false_a witness_n they_o suborn_v to_o witness_v against_o he_o have_v they_o ask_v nicodemus_n one_o of_o the_o sanhedrim_n he_o can_v witness_v that_o no_o man_n can_v do_v such_o miracle_n as_o he_o do_v except_o god_n be_v with_o he_o john_n 3.2_o or_o the_o blind_a man_n john_n 9.33_o or_o the_o people_n mark_v 7.37_o they_o will_v have_v say_v he_o be_v no_o malefactor_n but_o do_v all_o thing_n well_o or_o their_o own_o officer_n and_o sergeant_n send_v to_o take_v he_o without_o legal_a summons_n they_o can_v tell_v they_o never_o man_n speak_v like_o this_o man_n john_n 7.46_o yet_o must_v innocent_a jesus_n be_v a_o malefactor_n though_o they_o can_v not_o prove_v what_o evil_n he_o have_v do_v luke_n 23.22_o even_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o heathen_a judge_n before_o who_o these_o shameless_a chief_a priest_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o turn_v sordid_a informer_n against_o their_o own_o countryman_n yea_o the_o best_a of_o that_o country_n and_o most_o innocent_a of_o all_o mankind_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o hereof_o more_o particular_o 1._o represent_v he_o a_o seducer_n and_o perverter_n of_o the_o people_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d gr._n as_o if_o he_o have_v turn_v they_o up_o side_n down_o and_o make_v they_o run_v out_o of_o their_o right_a mind_n and_o wit_n luke_n 23.2_o and_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o sedition_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d gr._n for_o 5._o as_o if_o he_o have_v cause_v a_o earthquake_n in_o they_o to_o throw_v their_o church_n and_o state_n from_o off_o the_o hinge_n thus_o christ_n be_v accuse_v by_o those_o wicked_a priest_n who_o be_v far_o worse_o than_o pilate_n of_o the_o same_o crime_n that_o elijah_n be_v by_o wicked_a ahab_n for_o be_v a_o troubler_n of_o israel_n 1_o king_n 18_o 17._o who_o only_o call_v people_n off_o from_o the_o worship_n of_o idol_n to_o the_o true_a god_n as_o the_o messiah_n do_v the_o jew_n from_o their_o corrupt_a conversation_n not_o pervert_v nor_o subvert_v but_o true_o convert_v they_o into_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n the_o same_o false_a accusation_n tertullus_n lay_v to_o paul_n charge_n act_v 24.5_o n._n b._n note_v well_o now_o if_o so_o precious_a a_o man_n as_o paul_n than_o who_o say_v chrysostom_n the_o earth_n never_o bear_v a_o better_a since_o it_o bear_v christ_n be_v count_v and_o call_v ãâã_d pest_n etc._n etc._n let_v we_o not_o think_v much_o if_o we_o be_v so_o slander_v etc._n etc._n 2._o as_o they_o accuse_v christ_n to_o pilate_n of_o his_o heretical_a doctrine_n or_o heresy_n in_o their_o first_o charge_n so_o now_o of_o sedition_n both_o in_o the_o law_n be_v make_v capital_a crime_n deut._n 17.2_o 8_o 12._o in_o deny_v tribute_n to_o cesar_n which_o be_v notorious_o contrary_a to_o both_o his_o preach_a and_o practice_n mat._n 22.21_o &_o mat._n 17.24_o 25._o he_o render_v to_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n and_o rather_o than_o offend_v those_o who_o may_v well_o have_v exempt_v so_o public_a and_o so_o profitable_a a_o person_n work_v a_o miracle_n for_o payment_n of_o his_o tribute_n etc._n etc._n 3._o they_o accuse_v he_o likewise_o for_o make_v himself_o a_o king_n which_o be_v more_o false_a than_o the_o former_a in_o both_o which_o they_o make_v he_o guilty_a of_o high-treason_n especial_o in_o this_o last_o yet_o most_o false_o for_o when_o that_o people_n who_o belly_n he_o have_v fill_v with_o a_o miracle_n of_o multiply_v the_o five_o loaf_n will_v have_v make_v he_o king_n by_o force_n john_n 6.15_o etc._n etc._n he_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o they_o and_o abscond_v in_o a_o mountain_n apart_z to_o avoid_v that_o royal_a honour_n which_o their_o blind_a devotion_n will_v have_v confer_v upon_o he_o as_o the_o superstitious_a still_o do_v with_o their_o will-worship_n at_o this_o day_n nay_o jesus_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v ambitious_a to_o be_v make_v a_o king_n n._n b._n note_v well_o that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v make_v so_o much_o as_o a_o judge_n in_o civil_a matter_n no_o not_o the_o low_a office_n of_o a_o arbitrator_n luke_n 12.14_o allude_v to_o the_o taunt_v cast_v upon_o moses_n exod._n 2.14_o because_o his_o errand_n into_o the_o world_n be_v not_o to_o be_v busy_v about_o secular_a but_o
sin_n hence_o do_v the_o tempter_n tempt_v mortal_n the_o more_o to_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v exercise_v his_o power_n over_o death_n the_o more_o among_o they_o but_o christ_n in_o the_o grave_a as_o it_o be_v cut_v the_o devil_n throat_n with_o his_o own_o weapon_n death_n and_o that_o in_o death_n be_v own_o den_n both_o death_n and_o the_o devil_n lose_v their_o dominion_n rom._n 6.9_o three_o as_o in_o respect_n of_o both_o death_n and_o devil_n so_o in_o respect_n of_o sin_n also_o our_o saviour_n be_v bury_v that_o our_o sin_n may_v be_v bury_v with_o he_o only_o with_o this_o difference_n he_o have_v his_o burial_n for_o three_o day_n only_o and_o then_o have_v his_o resurrection_n out_o of_o his_o grave_n but_o he_o make_v such_o a_o burial_n of_o our_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o grave_a as_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o without_o any_o resurrection_n at_o all_o thereof_o that_o sin_n which_o be_v once_o bury_v in_o christ_n grave_n shall_v never_o rise_v again_o either_o 1._o to_o be_v remember_v before_o god_n any_o more_o isa_n 43.25_o heb._n 8.12_o or_o 2._o to_o reign_v over_o we_o any_o more_o rom._n 6.14_o with_o 5.21_o etc._n etc._n as_o sin_n be_v then_o so_o full_o remit_v by_o god_n as_o no_o more_o to_o be_v remember_v and_o as_o if_o it_o have_v never_o be_v commit_v against_o god_n so_o sin_n lose_v not_o only_o its_o damn_v but_o also_o its_o domineer_a power_n in_o the_o grave_a of_o christ_n god_n cast_v sin_n into_o the_o deep_a sepulchre_n of_o our_o sweet_a saviour_n and_o into_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n mic._n 7.18_o so_o as_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v buoy_v up_o again_o either_o to_o damn_v or_o domineer_v if_o not_o to_o defile_v we_o inference_n hence_o be_v one_a as_o christ_n break_v not_o down_o from_o the_o cross_n though_o his_o murderer_n wish_v he_o to_o do_v so_o but_o stay_v there_o till_o he_o have_v complete_v his_o redemption-work_a and_o till_o joseph_n and_o nicodemus_n take_v he_o down_o so_o he_o be_v content_a to_o continue_v in_o the_o tomb_n till_o god_n raise_v he_o thence_o act_v 13.30_o which_o teach_v that_o christian_n ought_v not_o to_o break_v prison_n but_o wait_v there_o till_o the_o time_n that_o their_o word_n come_v as_o good_a joseph_n do_v psal_n 105.18_o 19_o and_o as_o do_v this_o good_a jesus_n who_o say_v to_o we_o i_o be_o joseph_n your_o brother_n gen._n 45.4_o and_o who_o we_o cast_v into_o the_o grave_a as_o they_o do_v he_o into_o the_o pit_n out_o of_o which_o joseph_n scramble_v not_o but_o be_v passive_a till_o take_v out_o etc._n etc._n the_o second_o inference_n be_v as_o christ_n literal_a our_o redeem_v lord_n will_v not_o always_o lie_v bury_v but_o only_o till_o the_o three_o day_n and_o then_o rise_v again_o so_o christ_n mystical_a his_o redeem_a church_n shall_v not_o always_o be_v bury_v but_o after_o two_o day_n she_o shall_v be_v revive_v and_o the_o three_o day_n god_n will_v raise_v she_o up_o and_o she_o shall_v live_v in_o his_o sight_n hos_n 6.2_o 3._o the_o grave_n shall_v be_v open_v ezek._n 37.12_o she_o shall_v not_o always_o lie_v among_o the_o pot_n psal_n 68.13_o the_o 3d_o inference_n be_v christ_n go_v into_o the_o grave_n have_v perfume_a sanctify_a and_o consecrate_a the_o grave_a to_o all_o the_o godly_a that_o place_n of_o stench_n and_o rottenness_n mat._n 23.27_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o sweet_a bed_n for_o sleep_v peaceable_o in_o till_o the_o resurrection_n isa_n 57.2_o we_o may_v not_o fear_v to_o go_v down_o where_o our_o best_a friend_n footstep_n be_v before_o we_o the_o worst_a of_o the_o saint_n suffering_n be_v to_o be_v bury_v they_o can_v go_v no_o low_o etc._n etc._n christ_n have_v by_o his_o burial_n make_v it_o a_o portal_n to_o eternal_a life_n at_o the_o last_o day_n by_o his_o pass_v through_o it_o as_o we_o be_v bury_v with_o he_o by_o baptism_n rom._n 6.4_o as_o his_o death_n kill_v sin_n so_o his_o burial_n bury_v it_o therefore_o the_o baptise_a shall_v die_v to_o sin_n and_o live_v to_o god_n ver_fw-la 2_o 6_o 9_o &_o 2_o cor._n 5.15_o not_o root_a sin_n out_o of_o the_o grave_a to_o make_v a_o stench_n again_o as_o carcase_n infect_v the_o country_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o inference_n be_v learn_v hence_o the_o force_n of_o sincere_a love_n to_o our_o lord_n joseph_n and_o nicodemus_n though_o rich_a ruler_n both_o yet_o disdain_v not_o to_o soil_n and_o foil_v their_o hand_n with_o the_o blood_n that_o come_v out_o of_o christ_n wound_n they_o take_v he_o down_o from_o the_o cross_n etc._n etc._n with_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o not_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o servant_n love_n expel_v all_o squeamish_a niceness_n to_o climb_v a_o tree_n be_v boy_n work_v yet_o zaccheus_n think_v it_o no_o shame_n from_o love_n to_o look_v on_o christ_n luk._n 19.4_o thus_o weak_a and_o timorous_a disciple_n may_v have_v strong_a affection_n to_o christ_n which_o may_v last_v long_o than_o these_o of_o the_o strong_a now_o judas_n have_v betray_v he_o peter_n have_v deny_v he_o and_o all_o the_o other_o open_a disciple_n be_v run_v away_o save_o john_n who_o yet_o dare_v not_o so_o open_o own_o a_o crucify_a christ_n yet_o these_o two_o night-bird_n stick_v to_o he_o under_o the_o great_a disgrace_n in_o the_o open_a daylight_n which_o show_v weak_a brethren_n may_v not_o be_v despise_v rom._n 14.4_o they_o may_v stand_v when_o those_o of_o great_a ability_n may_v fall_v etc._n etc._n the_o 5_o inference_n be_v learn_v hence_o to_o bury_v all_o our_o sin_n in_o the_o grave_a of_o christ_n which_o we_o will_v not_o do_v till_o they_o be_v dead_a col._n 3.1_o rom._n 8.13_o break_v its_o leg_n the_o thief_n be_v so_o then_o bury_v it_o and_o hate_v it_o as_o loathsome_a corpse_n bury_v thy_o dead_a out_o of_o thy_o sight_n though_o love_v before_o as_o abraham_n do_v sarah_n and_o when_o bury_v cast_v mould_n on_o it_o that_o the_o devil_n may_v not_o come_v to_o put_v life_n into_o it_o again_o and_o make_v thy_o end_n worse_o than_o thy_o beginning_n we_o 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way_n of_o faith_n so_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o history_n of_o those_o three_o instance_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n may_v be_v this_o to_o show_v that_o christ_n raise_v up_o to_o spiritual_a life_n all_o sort_n of_o sinner_n that_o be_v dead_a dead_a in_o sin_n according_a to_o the_o several_a degree_n therein_o the_o psalmist_n david_n most_o divine_o denote_v there_o be_v three_o degree_n of_o evil_a person_n evil_a action_n and_o evil_a state_n or_o condition_n psalm_n 1.1_o where_o we_o have_v a_o most_o elegant_a climax_n or_o gradation_n go_v low_a and_o low_a towards_o hell_n and_o damnation_n one_a there_o be_v 1._o the_o ungodly_a 2._o the_o sinner_n and_o 3._o the_o scornful_a person_n two_o as_o to_o action_n there_o be_v 1._o walk_v 2._o stand_v and_o 3._o sit_v all_o these_o be_v worse_o and_o worse_o so_o three_o as_o to_o state_n there_o be_v 1._o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o ungodly_a 2._o the_o way_n of_o sinner_n and_o 3._o the_o seat_n of_o the_o scornful_a or_o 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the_o three_o hour_n of_o their_o life_n 2._o other_o till_o the_o six_o and_o nine_o and_o 3._o yet_o other_o till_o the_o eleven_o where_o just_a expire_a mat._n 20.3_o 5_o 6._o christ_n call_v and_o quicken_v dead_a sinner_n at_o all_o these_o three_o term_n of_o time_n 1._o such_o as_o be_v find_v new_o dead_a in_o the_o chamber_n of_o sin_n as_o jairus_n daughter_n be_v find_v dead_a in_o the_o house_n when_o christ_n come_v to_o raise_v she_o up_o to_o life_n mat._n 9_o etc._n etc._n so_o such_o sinner_n as_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n by_o consent_n only_o as_o solomon_n tempt_v youngster_n to_o cast_v in_o his_o lot_n of_o consent_n with_o the_o tempter_n prov._n 1.10_o 13._o if_o thought_n beget_v delight_n and_o contemplative_a delight_n do_v beget_v consent_n as_o in_o he_o who_o will_n comply_v to_o go_v along_o with_o the_o flatter_a harlot_n prov._n 7.21_o such_o a_o one_o if_o christ_n find_v he_o with_o a_o time_n of_o love_n before_o the_o act_n and_o pluck_v he_o as_o a_o brand_n out_o of_o the_o fire_n be_v indeed_o find_v dead_a in_o sin_n yet_o still_o in_o the_o house_n or_o chamber_n not_o yet_o carry_v out_o etc._n etc._n two_o such_o sinner_n on_o who_o corrupt_a consent_n beget_v and_o bring_v forth_o the_o curse_a act_n of_o sin_n wherein_o a_o dart_n strike_v through_o the_o liver_n of_o the_o actor_n prov._n 7.23_o be_v with_o the_o widow_n son_n luke_n 7._o bear_v out_o upon_o the_o devil_n bier_n towards_o a_o burial_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o hell_n if_o christ_n meet_v they_o not_o in_o the_o way_n to_o stop_v and_o quicken_v they_o these_o be_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o chamber_n and_o out_o of_o the_o house_n in_o order_n to_o be_v bury_v but_o three_o such_o sinner_n in_o who_o delight_n bring_v forth_o consent_n consent_v the_o action_n and_o the_o action_n custom_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n a_o necessity_n of_o sin_v be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v with_o lazarus_n rot_v and_o stink_v in_o the_o grave_a of_o sin_n yet_o even_o these_o thus_o far_o go_v christ_n can_v quicken_v and_o raise_v up_o to_o newness_n of_o life_n as_o he_o do_v lazarus_n he_o can_v bring_v sinner_n back_o from_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o hell_n to_o heaven_n three_o as_o the_o manner_n of_o christ_n rise_n be_v wonderful_o singular_a in_o his_o leave_v behind_o he_o in_o the_o grave_a all_o the_o ornament_n of_o death_n in_o order_n all_o the_o signature_n of_o mortality_n which_o never_o be_v do_v by_o any_o other_o and_o which_o shall_v also_o teach_v we_o when_o we_o be_v raise_v up_o from_o profaneness_n to_o a_o profession_n of_o religion_n to_o put_v off_o the_o old_a man_n etc._n etc._n ephes_n 4.24_o retain_v none_o of_o our_o grave-cloath_n but_o leave_v all_o as_o he_o do_v behind_o we_o not_o one_o rag_n of_o sin_n unrepented_a of_o whereby_o the_o devil_n may_v keep_v possession_n of_o we_o etc._n etc._n so_o christ_n rising_n be_v in_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o company_n that_o rise_v with_o he_o though_o he_o die_v alone_o as_o in_o point_n of_o time_n etc._n etc._n yet_o do_v he_o not_o rise_v alone_o for_o many_o saint_n rose_n with_o he_o mat._n 27.52_o 53._o to_o show_v he_o rise_v not_o again_o as_o a_o private_a but_o as_o a_o public_a person_n that_o we_o may_v know_v his_o resurrection_n appertain_v to_o we_o and_o though_o we_o die_v yet_o by_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n we_o shall_v all_o rise_v again_o what_o the_o evangelist_n matthew_n say_v here_o of_o the_o saint_n rise_v it_o be_v speak_v by_o anticipation_n for_o relate_v the_o whole_a story_n of_o they_o at_o once_o for_o they_o rise_v not_o till_o christ_n be_v rise_v the_o first_o earthquake_n at_o christ_n death_n open_v their_o grave_n only_o but_o it_o be_v the_o second_o earthquake_n at_o his_o resurrection_n which_o revive_v their_o bury_a body_n and_o bring_v they_o forth_o alive_a etc._n etc._n six_o inquiry_n be_v to_o be_v answer_v in_o this_o historical_a relation_n the_o one_a be_v what_o sort_n of_o man_n be_v then_o raise_v answer_v it_o be_v say_v they_o be_v saint_n in_o the_o general_n not_o one_o wicked_a among_o they_o for_o they_o have_v no_o part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n rev._n 20.6_o and_o no_o part_n in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v not_o their_o head_n christ_n indeed_o will_v raise_v they_o at_o the_o last_o day_n by_o the_o power_n of_o a_o just_a and_o almighty_a judge_n not_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o a_o redeem_v and_o rise_v jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o saint_n only_o and_o they_o be_v his_o member_n as_o the_o head_n be_v get_v above_o the_o water_n draw_v up_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o leave_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o little_a toe_n behind_o so_o christ_n be_v lift_v up_o out_o of_o the_o den_n of_o death_n draw_v up_o all_o his_o saint_n to_o he_o john_n 12.32_o the_o saint_n rise_v with_o christ_n who_o be_v therefore_o call_v a_o quicken_a spirit_n 1_o cor._n 15.45_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o union_n with_o christ_n their_o head_n but_o the_o wicked_a rise_n by_o the_o almighty_a power_n of_o god_n with_o cain_n nimrod_n pharaoh_n herod_n judas_n and_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o wicked_a rabble_n oh_o than_o what_o a_o bless_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o saint_n a_o sanctify_a godly_a soul_n such_o and_o such_o only_o be_v interest_v in_o all_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o how_o deplorable_a be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o wicked_a etc._n etc._n the_o 2d_o inquiry_n be_v how_o many_o rose_n answ_n a_o multitude_n many_o body_n of_o saint_n say_v the_o evangelist_n he_o do_v not_o say_v all_o but_o many_o only_a for_o
for_o she_o tell_v the_o disciple_n who_o be_v mourning_n and_o weep_v mar._n 16.10_o that_o they_o have_v take_v the_o lord_n out_o of_o the_o sepulchre_n and_o we_o know_v not_o where_o they_o have_v lay_v he_o john_n 20.2_o and_o so_o she_o say_v likewise_o to_o the_o suppose_a gardener_n ver_fw-la 15._o thus_o do_v she_o trouble_v they_o with_o this_o her_o conceit_n that_o the_o lord_n body_n be_v remove_v by_o the_o jew_n but_o for_o what_o end_n or_o to_o what_o place_n she_o know_v not_o therefore_o be_v she_o send_v the_o second_o time_n to_o assure_v they_o of_o his_o resurrection_n she_o and_o the_o other_o good_a woman_n have_v be_v seek_v the_o live_n among_o the_o dead_a luke_n 24.5_o as_o we_o do_v in_o a_o dead_a world_n pleasure_n treasure_n and_o honour_n or_o in_o dead_a worship_n etc._n etc._n hence_o the_o angel_n say_v not_o only_o he_o be_v not_o here_o but_o also_o he_o be_v rise_v and_o not_o remove_v as_o thou_o think_v matth._n 28.4_o the_o four_o testimony_n 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once_o a_o fear_n because_o of_o his_o greatness_n and_o a_o familiarity_n with_o it_o because_o of_o his_o graciousness_n with_o those_o two_o wing_n the_o good_a woman_n fly_v to_o tell_v the_o tiding_n unto_o the_o disciple_n who_o at_o first_o think_v they_o but_o idle_a tale_n though_o their_o lord_n have_v again_o and_o again_o foretell_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o learn_v hence_o that_o a_o low_a faith_n so_o it_o be_v but_o true_a be_v acceptable_a to_o christ_n and_o save_v to_o the_o soul_n these_o disciple_n can_v not_o believe_v that_o christ_n shall_v die_v until_o he_o be_v dead_a nor_o will_v they_o believe_v he_o shall_v rise_v again_o no_o not_o when_o he_o be_v rise_v indeed_o however_o perplex_a peter_n and_o belove_a john_n run_v to_o the_o sepulchre_n and_o try_v conclusion_n though_o john_n be_v the_o young_a man_n exceed_v peter_n in_o swiftness_n and_o come_v first_o to_o the_o sepulchre_n yet_o peter_n the_o elder_a man_n exceed_v john_n in_o boldness_n for_o it_o 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but_o a_o little_a while_n humble_v under_o christ_n mighty_a hand_n then_o move_v he_o his_o second_o question_n with_o tremble_a and_o astonishment_n lord_n what_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o to_o do_v act_n 9.6_o oh_o what_o a_o strange_a change_n be_v apparent_a here_o wrought_v by_o a_o immediate_a and_o omnipotent_a hand_n of_o christ_n how_o soon_o be_v saul_n alter_v from_o himself_o he_o be_v now_o not_o only_o another_o man_n as_o his_o old_a namesake_n king_n saul_n be_v 1_o sam._n 10.6_o but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o quite_o contrary_a creature_n not_o a_o wolf_n as_o before_o but_o now_o a_o lamb._n the_o wolf_n that_o have_v heinous_o hunt_v and_o hideous_o howl_v for_o catch_v his_o prey_n now_o gentle_o couch_v here_o like_o a_o harmless_a sheep_n yea_o and_o which_o be_v more_o admirable_a be_v become_v both_o willing_a and_o desirous_a to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o shepherd_n he_o that_o have_v be_v so_o violent_a to_o oppose_v be_v now_o make_v a_o volunteer_n to_o 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also_o to_o rise_v again_o christ_n do_v not_o strike_v saul_n down_o to_o confound_v he_o but_o to_o convert_v he_o his_o heavy_a revengeful_a hand_n can_v have_v do_v the_o former_a psal_n 2.12_o so_o have_v make_v he_o to_o perish_v in_o his_o way_n of_o wickedness_n but_o his_o gracious_a and_o compassionate_a heart_n do_v the_o latter_a that_o he_o may_v become_v a_o monument_n of_o mercy_n upon_o divine_a record_n to_o all_o generation_n 1_o tim._n 1.13_o 14_o 15._o saul_n do_v but_o fall_v to_o rise_v again_o christ_n thus_o smite_v he_o to_o heal_v he_o who_o otherwise_o will_v have_v smite_v christ_n in_o his_o member_n to_o have_v wound_v himself_o against_o the_o prick_n he_o kick_v at_o this_o be_v a_o favourable_a though_o a_o affright_v stroke_n that_o do_v strike_v down_o with_o a_o design_n to_o raise_v up_o again_o n.b._n why_o shall_v we_o not_o humble_v ourselves_o under_o that_o hand_n which_o have_v therefore_o cast_v we_o down_o when_o a_o very_a little_a time_n 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deputy_n from_o the_o faith_n n.b._n oh_o unhappy_a prince_n in_o have_v such_o parasitical_a clawback_n so_o familiar_o in_o their_o presence_n this_o magician_n be_v say_v to_o be_v with_o the_o deputy_n have_v too_o much_o of_o the_o proconsul_n ear_n former_o and_o now_o will_v have_v turn_v he_o away_o from_o his_o eternal_a happiness_n the_o great_a opposer_n of_o the_o sacred_a truth_n have_v be_v the_o great_a courtier_n the_o unclean_a spirit_n those_o internal_a frog_n thrust_v themselves_o into_o king_n palace_n rev._n 16.14_o as_o the_o plague_n of_o frog_n do_v into_o king_n pharaoh_n palace_n and_o bedchamber_n exod._n 8.3_o this_o be_v a_o pestilent_a place_n for_o impostor_n to_o be_v present_a in_o and_o so_o become_v a_o plague_n to_o too_o many_o over-credulous_a potentate_n too_o easy_o impose_v upon_o the_o arrian_n creep_v into_o king_n court_n in_o their_o time_n and_o the_o jesuit_n learn_v of_o they_o to_o do_v the_o same_o and_o the_o like_a do_v the_o 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accommodation_n and_o comfort_n which_o be_v to_o he_o interpretative_o no_o less_o than_o a_o bid_n he_o go_v serve_v other_o go_n thus_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n wish_v himself_o in_o the_o wilderness_n when_o he_o be_v weary_v out_o by_o the_o ungodly_a practice_n of_o his_o ungodly_a countryman_n jer._n 9.2_o the_o good_a lord_n bless_v we_o from_o any_o such_o like_a occasion_n that_o our_o israelites_n in_o the_o church_n may_v not_o become_v worse_o than_o the_o very_a pagan_a ishmalite_n have_v the_o character_n that_o aaron_n give_v of_o israel_n thou_o know_v that_o this_o people_n be_v set_v on_o wickedness_n whole_o exod._n 32.22_o and_o indeed_o so_o be_v the_o whole_a world_n 1_o joh._n 5.19_o with_o 2.16_o a_o godly_a man_n desire_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v to_o converse_v with_o the_o holy_a god_n but_o as_o little_a as_o may_v be_v with_o unholy_a man_n a_o certain_a good_a woman_n cry_v upon_o her_o deathbed_n and_o doubt_v of_o her_o salvation_n lord_n send_v 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